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. LOVE. This, above all things, distinguishes Christianity. It constitutes the great divide that sets Christianity apart from the world and the religions of this world. It is not just some warm, wishy-washy, and impulsive fuzzy feeling (amounting specifically to nothing). (This may distinguish human love at times). In its New Testament meaning, it is a profound word that has definite body (with legs to walk upon) and purpose. Hence, in its execution and fulfillment, it is expressed in the most meaningful of ways. And the word we are talking about is agapé.
Can Love Be Commanded?
WE HEAR people say that love can't be commanded. Is this true? Can love be commanded? The answer is yes. The answer is no. It is just according to what kind of love you are talking about. In the New Testament we find two words for love, agapao and phileo (both verbs). Agapao becomes a noun in the well-known word, AGAPÉ. On the other hand, we find no noun for phileo love (interestingly, noun spin offs are seen in words translated "friend" and "kiss"). Agapao (AGAPÉ) love involves the intellect and the will; it involves purpose, esteem and respect; it involves choice. However, phileo love is the love of natural inclination; it is instinctive; it is the love of emotion. It is spontaneous, involuntary; it just happens. We might say that one puts the emphasis on devotion, whereas in the other, emotion prevails.
Therefore, agapao love (involving the intellect and the will) can be commanded, and it is commanded (as in the great commandment, loving our enemies, and elsewhere throughout the New Testament). But phileo love, in its basic inherent meaning, is not commanded (except indirectly). It is more of a natural and spontaneous response; it just happens. We are to love (agapao) our enemies, but it is hard to be emotional about it (phileo). We can have high esteem (agapao) for them (in the sense of respecting God's image in them and wishing them well) and not even like (phileo) them (it would be hard to be emotional about it).
Can love be commanded? Yes and no. These are our conclusions from a word study.—J.E.G.
"The Greek word agapé (love) seems to have been virtually a Christian invention -- a new word for a new thing (apart from about twenty occurrences in the Greek version of the Old Testament, it is almost non-existent before the New Testament). Agapé draws its meaning directly from the revelation of God in Christ. It is not a form of natural affection, however, intense, but a supernatural fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). It is a matter of will rather than feeling (for Christians must love even those they dislike—Matthew 5:44-48). It is the basic element in Christ-likeness.
"Read 1 Corinthians 13 and note what these verses have to say about the primacy (vv. 1-3) and permanence (vv. 8-13) of love; note too the profile of love (vv. 4-7) which they give." (a well-worded quotation from one James Packer)
In 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, we find how this love should find expression through us, both passively and actively: "Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." (NKJV)
In this article, for our lesson, we would like to selectively pick out some Scriptures and look into a few of the many ways that love can find expression through us. We can examine this from the viewpoint of how God expresses His love toward us. Then we can highlight it from our personal perspective. Keep 1 Corinthians 13 in mind as we notice various Scriptures.
"For God So Loved
the World That He Gave"
"For God so loved the world, that He gave…" Yes, He gave. Highlight these all-important words. They represent the great characterizing expression of love, emanating from God Himself. Romans 5:8 reads, "But God commendeth [demonstrated] His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." This same thought is emphasized in 1 John 4:9-11, with the admonition, "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought to love one another." In what God has done we have the ultimate example of giving and the ultimate expression of love which we are to emulate.
God gave "His only begotten Son" (John 3:16). While God the Father was giving, the Son was giving. The apostle Paul spoke of "the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me" (Galatians 2:20). Toward the end of his ministry, Jesus instructed his disciples, "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:12-13). And from this statement of love later comes Paul's admonition in Ephesians 5:1 and 2, "Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children: And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us…" (These Ephesian verses sort of sum it up, including God the Father and the Son, Christ, in this exhortation on love).
Our "Work and Labour of Love"
Love is the embodiment of
genuine care and concern that is unselfishly expressed in giving and in
selfless kindred acts. It is active. Paul, indirectly illustrates this
love, when he wrote, dealing with the problems in the church at
Love "in Deed and in Truth"
A very expressive and impressive section of Scripture is found in 1 John 3:16-18. It reads, "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him [has no pity], how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." Here is echoed the words of Jesus as we noticed in John 15:12-13. Here we see, even as James said that faith without works is dead (James 2:15-18), love without works is likewise dead. Love is not just something we talk about; it is not just something we "feel," it is something that we do out of unselfish concern.
"No Murderer," "Lay Down
Our Lives," Sustain Life
And this Scripture in 1 John 3:16-18 is further accented when we read the verses right before it (verses 14 and 15). "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him." John goes on to say, as we noticed, "we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren" (not hate them and in our hearts be guilty of murder). One way of doing this, just the opposite of murder, is in helping them sustain their lives. We see their need and give unto them of "this world's goods." To the one who is not properly clothed and "destitute of daily food," we do more than say, "Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled," not giving them that which is "needful to the body" (James 2:15-16). We do more than say, "I am sorry for you." We help. We give of our means and of ourselves.
We Can Give Without Loving,
But We Cannot Love Without Giving
But we always
need to remember 1 Corinthians 13:3, "And though I bestow all my goods
to feed
the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity
it profiteth me nothing." "For
the gift without the giver is bare" (
II. "If you love me, keep my commandments"
"If You Love Me…"
The Lord said to His disciples, "If you love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15). Many, many years later the apostle John would write in his Second Epistle to the "elect lady" that he was not writing a new commandment to her, "but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another: And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it" (2 John, verses 5 and 6).
Love Prompts Obedience
Genuine love prompts obedience. There are different legitimate motives that move us to obedience, but love is the most basic and compelling. In our initial relationship to God, the "goodness of God" leads us to repentance (Romans 2:4). Then, as John said, "We love him, because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19). And this love is continually made evident by our responding in obedience. "Lord, what will you have me do?" According to Christ, our love finds fulfillment and expression in keeping His commandments. This does not detract from our personal relationship to Him, but strikingly makes it obvious.
The Old Testament
and the New Testament
This unambiguous truth is nothing new in the Bible. Many times we leave out the concept of love when we talk about the Old Testament, but love definitely is there (although encased in a legal context). In listing the Ten Commandments, God said that He was showing "mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my command- ments" (Deuteronomy 5:10). This matter of loving Him and keeping His commandments is stated time and time again (Deuteronomy 7:9; 11:1; 30:16, 20; etc.). Then in His two-pronged answer to the question about the great commandment in the Law, the Lord Jesus summed it up by relating it to love (Matthew 22:36-40). (And, we might add for purposes of clarity, in comparison with the Old Testament Law, the New Testament is not a legal system per se; it is "the faith." Commands are more informally stated, as we think in terms of the "obedience to the faith," Romans 1:5, not in terms of a set of rules—but commands are commands, and are not any less important, and in the keeping of these commandments love prevails as a definite expression of love).
Yes, the Lord Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments." Many of His commandments were spoken during His ministry. After His resurrection, He gave the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). It ended by saying, "Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you…" The Lord had said that when the Holy Spirit came, whom he would send, He would guide the apostles into all truth involving the New Testament (John 14:26). Consequently, the apostle Paul would say later that the things he was writing were "the commandments of the Lord" (1 Corinthians 14:37). They were as if the Lord was speaking directly. The commandments of the Lord involve the whole spectrum of the New Testament. Our love for the Lord, if it is real, will move us to search out what the Lord has said and put it into practice.
Love Begins and Ends in
Keeping the Lord's Commandments
Keeping the commandments of the Lord begins in love and ends in love (the command to love, itself, being the most prominent commandment that prompts us to obey all other commandments). Love gets us on the way to obeying the Lord's commands, as we walk in love (Ephesians 5:1-2; 2 John, verses 5 and 6). Then in obedience to the commands we perfect this love. John said that "whoso keepeth his Word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him" (1 John 2:5). Interestingly, that which got us started in obeying the Lord's commands is the goal we are reaching for in obeying His commands. Paul asserted, "Now the end [goal] of the commandment is charity [love] out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned" (1 Timothy 1:5). How amazing! Truly, keeping the Lord's commandments is a genuine expression of love for Him. We want to please Him.
II. Love "rejoiceth not in iniquity, but
rejoiceth in the truth" (1 Corinthians 13:6).
Rejoiced In and Appreciated
Under this point, the consideration of an expression of love that we are now looking at involves truth. We see evidence and expression of this love by rejoicing in the truth, with a negative backside (which we will also notice shortly). We are to "receive" the love of the truth that we might be saved (2 Thessalonians 2:10), and having received it, we are to rejoice in it with appreciation and thanksgiving (Romans 1:18-22), or we will lose it. When men do not love the truth, and accordingly do not manifest meaningful expressions of it, Paul says, "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables" (2 Timothy 4:3-4). (Lust is the illicit parallel and opposite of love).
"What Is Truth?"
In responding to Jesus, Pilate asked, "What is truth?" (John 18:38). And we ask, from the New Testament perspective, "What is truth?" For one thing, when we talk about loving the truth, we are talking about God who cannot lie (Titus 1:2). We are talking about Christ, who said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6). We are talking about the Holy Spirit, who is called "the Spirit of truth" (John 16:13; 1 John 5:6), and His revelation to us. In other words, we are talking about the Word of God, of which Jesus prayed to the Father, "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy Word is truth" (John 17:17). All of these great truths, including salvation and the way that we are to live, are embodied in the Scriptures (and from our Christian perspective, in the New Testament, 2 Peter 1:12). In these great truths we rejoice.
The Positive and Negative Backside
As we implied, there is a negative and a positive side in the expression of love for the truth. Love "rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth." Taking it a step further, in talking about Christ, Hebrews 1:9 says, "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows." Really, the Bible teaches that if we have an intense love for what is right, we will hate the wrong. The flip side of the coin of love is hate (in a wholesome sense). The Psalmist wrote, "I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way" (Psalms 119:127-128). In the New Testament, John that great apostle of love hated the "deeds" and "doctrine of the Nicolaitanes" (Revelation 2:6, 15). Yes, the apostle Paul instructs us in Romans 12:9, "Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." It is that simple. This is how our love for truth is expressed.
A Word of Warning
Perhaps a word
of warning is in order, as we give a little more attention to a
Scripture that
we have already mentioned. There is not much respect or love for truth
in the
realm of religion today. "Believe whatever you like; it doesn't
matter." The
Scripture we are talking about is found in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2.
It is
very sobering. Here a falling away from the true church is prophesied
with the
eventual coming of the man of sin. With the coming of this apostasy,
asserts, "Because they received not the love of the truth, that they
might be
saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that
they should
believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the
truth, but
had pleasure in unrighteousness" (2 Thessalonians 2:10b-12). Note. If
we do not
love the truth, we set ourselves up for the devil (who is the father of
lie—John 8:44), apostasy and delusion. May our love for the truth never
Let us unwaveringly hold to it—love,
value and appreciate it!
IV. "As many as I love, I rebuke
and chasten: be zealous therefore,
and repent" (Revelation 3:19).
An Expression of Love
Some would hesitate to think of rebuke as an expression of love. But that is what our Lord said, "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten." Hebrews 12:5-6, which is a quotation from Proverbs 3:11-12, reads, "My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth." This is an extended concept of a father correcting his children. Proverbs 13:24 further reads, "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes [promptly]." Love does not want an errant person or child to continue in a way that is not for their well-being (a way that may even mean their destruction or eternal damnation). To not take action, as Proverbs said, is equivalent to hating them. Sometimes rebuke is just what is needed to get a person's attention, to shake them up a little, and to turn them around. Love will not stand idly by.
Expressed in Love
Rebuke, in more places than one, is enjoined in the New Testament (Luke 17:3; 2 Timothy 4:2; Titus 1:13; 2:15; etc.). But for rebuke to be an expression of love, it must be an expression of love, i.e., expressed in love. Along with love, other important ingredients are humility and meekness. Galatians 6:1 admonishes us, "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness: considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted." (There is no room for self-righteousness. But different kinds of rebuke are appropriate under different kinds of circumstances involving different kinds of people). Consider Matthew 7:1-5. Add longsuffering, as we exercise humility and meekness (2 Timothy 4:2). With this combination, people will be more disposed to receive what we have to say as being an expression of love.
"Provoke Not Your Children"
To these thoughts, which included reference to human fathers, and, to their rebuke and love, we add the following. Here, too, for the rebuke to be an expression of love it should be expressed in love. The apostle Paul instructs, "And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4).
"Rebuke and Chasten"
Paul did not hesitate to rebuke and take corrective measures when this was needed in the churches (Read 1 and 2 Corinthians). Fathers and families should not hesitate to do this (Eli didn't do this in the Old Testament—1 Samuel 3:11-14). Remember, the Lord said, "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent" (Revelation 3:19).
Concluding Statement
This concludes our article on "Expressions of Love." There is so much that could be and should be said, but we have been somewhat selective in highlighting the truths we have tried to bring out. Christianity is the ultimate expression of love. Consequently, every facet of a Christian's life should be permeated with love. Let us live accordingly, ever keeping these wonderful truths before us, as we spread the gospel of Christ. Amen.
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Watchmen: The End Is Nigh (2009)
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A beat 'em up set just before the movie, follows two Rorschach and Nite Owl's unrelated cases. First they search for an escaped convict which leads them to a conspiracy. In second, they try to find the potential victim of a porn ring.
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Penske profit surges, dealer shares rally
DETROIT, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Penske Automotive Group
(PAG.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the No. 2 U.S. auto dealership group, reported a more
than 50 percent gain in fourth-quarter earnings, topping
analyst expectations and igniting a rally in its shares and
shares of other auto retailers.
Penske's shares closed at their highest since 2008,
extending a rally that has taken the stock up almost 85 percent
over the past eight months as the recovery in U.S. auto sales
has gathered steam.
Ford to cut debt by another $3 bln
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co will pay down another $3 billion in debt in the first quarter as it works toward regaining its investment grade rating in the final stage of its four-year turnaround.
Shares of Ford rose over 1.5 percent to $16.20 in after-hours trading after closing at $15.95 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Ford to cut debt by another $3 billion, shares up
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will pay down another $3 billion in debt in the first quarter as it works toward regaining its investment grade rating in the final stage of its four-year turnaround.
Shares of Ford rose over 1.5 percent to $16.20 in after-hours trading after closing at $15.95 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Long after break-up, GM still needs GMAC
NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Breaking up is hard to do — as
General Motors Co (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is still learning after a four-year
separation from the finance company that once shared its name.
As GMAC, now renamed Ally Financial, prepares for a stock
offering to start repaying taxpayers for its $17 billion
bailout, GM is being forced to rethink its go-it-alone strategy
— and some analysts and bankers say GM still needs
its former affiliate, after all.
AutoNation profit gains on U.S. auto recovery
DETROIT (Reuters) – AutoNation Inc (AN.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the No. 1 U.S. auto retail group, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit as its dealerships brought in a larger share of sales in a recovering U.S. market for cars and trucks.
Its shares rose almost 6 percent in morning trade.
Chief Executive Mike Jackson said he expects the U.S. auto industry to post a second consecutive year of double-digit sales growth in 2011, even with major automakers holding back from offering the kinds of deep discounts that characterized sales gains in the past decade.
Auto sales seen losing momentum in January
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. auto sales lost momentum in the final weeks of January, auto executives and a leading analyst cautioned on Monday, setting the stage for a softer start to 2011 than the industry had expected.
J.D. Power, which gathers sales data from almost 9,000 U.S. car dealerships, issued an unusual update to its monthly sales forecast on the eve of the Tuesday sales report, cautioning that consumers had pulled back from purchases ahead of the crucial end of the month.
Jan US auto sales seen up slightly despite weather
DETROIT, Jan 31 (Reuters) – U.S. auto sales for January are
expected to be up 15 percent or more despite the disruption of
winter storms during the month, a result that would show the
momentum of a sales recovery now a year-and-a-half old.
But as they prepared to close the books on the month's
crucial final weekend, both Ford Motor Co (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Chrysler
Group LLC suggested industry-wide sales could fall short of the
most bullish forecasts.
China's BAIC eyes overseas expansion
DETROIT (Reuters) – Even before it launches the first passenger cars under its own brand at home, China's BAIC has set its sights on expansion overseas.
"If you want to be a sustainable automaker, you have to be global," Wang Dazong, president of Beijing Automotive, told Reuters on the sidelines of the Detroit auto show.
Volvo seeks "2nd home market" in China
DETROIT (Reuters) – Volvo Car expects China to become its biggest market as early as next year and its "second home market" after Sweden as the Chinese-owned automaker looks for sales to grow more than six times by 2015, a top company executive said.
Volvo, owned by the parent of Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (0175.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), is aiming to boost sales in China to 200,000 cars by 2015 from a little over 30,000 last year, riding the wave of rapid growth in the world's biggest market, especially for premium vehicles, the head of its China operations said.
Toyota sees Tesla EV battery cost at 1/3
DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp's (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (TM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) top engineer said the batteries that would power the electric RAV4 crossover being developed with Tesla Motors (TSLA.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) could cost as little as one-third of the electric car batteries being developed by conventional automakers.
Silicon Valley startup Tesla links together thousands of lithium-ion batteries used in laptops to power its zero-emission Roadster sports car, while automakers with electric models such as Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Nissan Motor Co (7201.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) use expensive batteries developed specifically for EV use.


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Archinect - News 2015-12-01T06:18:38-05:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/118506903/urban-omnibus-travels-the-brooklyn-queens-divide Urban Omnibus travels the Brooklyn-Queens Divide Alexander Walter 2015-01-16T14:57:00-05:00 >2015-01-23T00:05:32-05:00
As a researcher interested in the intersection of urban form and place, Joseph Heathcott set out to explore how one of New York's borders shapes the lived experience and physical environment of its surroundings. Through historical research, photography, and deep observation, he traces the city's only major internal land boundary — the Brooklyn-Queens border — and draws out the social and spatial conditions of this largely invisible urban seam.

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Robert González wants to create a 3D digital replica of Downtown El Paso, using lasers. The director of Texas Tech's fledgling architecture program in El Paso says the student project would be part of a new historic preservation program he is developing here. The project would create a permanent record, in 3D, of El Paso's most historic and endangered buildings.

 An exhibition of 3D captured border cities from around the world projected onto giant scrims filling an abandoned maquilladora, might be an interesting project.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/72374655/winners-of-borderless-designing-future-asean-borders Winners of Borderless: Designing Future ASEAN Borders Alexander Walter 2013-05-02T18:21:00-04:00 >2013-05-06T13:51:45-04:00
Winning design schemes have just been announced in the international competition Borderless: Designing Future ASEAN Borders. The competition brings attention to the spaces along the borders of the 10 members of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the aim of improving their existing conditions.

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In an ambitious project, the states of North Carolina and South Carolina are trying to set the record straight. After years of historical research and old-fashioned survey work mixed with global positioning technology, they are moving the boundary back to where it belongs.

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For this brief phase in international relations, then, the U.S./Mexico border formally included a strange, pop-up entry/exit point. A kind of embassy of the porous. Passport stamps from the experience must surely stand as some of the most unique in the world, like some variation on philatelic collecting.

 "Architect and designer Quilian Riano was on hand for the crossing, and these are his photographs reproduced here. By way of email, Riano described the physical terrain where they crossed beneath and through the border, remarking that the hydrological status of the land there 'really makes you think about how arbitrary borders are.'"
 http://archinect.com/news/article/1902069/berkeley-prof-reimagines-us-mexico-border Berkeley Prof Reimagines US / Mexico Border Paul Petrunia 2011-04-05T19:10:45-04:00 >2011-11-29T20:46:03-05:00
"It would be easy for me to raise a picket sign and as an architect say, 'Down with this wall!'" Rael said in a release. "I have to accept the wall because it exists, but as a designer I see that something better is possible. Why not do something intelligent, something incredible? I envision not just a 'dumb wall,' but a social infrastructure that connects and improves lives on both sides."

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Japanese line up to reserve iPhone 3GS
updated 04:00 pm EDT, Thu June 18, 2009
Japanese iPhone 3GS lineup
Japanese carrier Softbank today opened up reservations for the iPhone 3GS, allowing people to pre-order the device. As neither Apple nor Softbank have allowed online pre-orders in the country, lineups formed outside of Softbank retail stores, with as many as 200 people showing up at the flagship outlet by 1AM. Though crowds at the outlet disappeared towards the afternoon, they are said to have grown again in the evening.
The 3GS is due to launch in Japan on June 26th, with pre-orders being processed on a first-come-first-served basis. Lineups may indicate a continuance of strong support in country, though to what degree is uncertain. On the day of the iPhone 3G's launch in 2008, some 1,500 people queued up at the Softbank flagship store; it is unknown how many of these were pre-order customers.


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Julian Sanchez (Epistemic Closure, Technology, and the End of Distance), Andrew Sullivan (The Closing Of The Conservative Mind: An Update), and Tyler Cowen (Is the conservative mind more closed?) are discussing comparative Epistemic Closure closure of conservatives and liberals. I don't understand the idea as a subtle matter of philosophy, but is being used to describe Conservatives more unwilling to change their minds in response to facts than liberals are.
We've discussed this before, (I stand by my position that the left is also anti-intellectual, Both parties are firmly tied to anti-intellectualism) so it shouldn't be a surprise that I don't agree with this claim. To know if people's minds are open it is not enough to ask if they believe facts supported by evidence. It is also critical that people believe them because of the evidence. But it isn't enough that they believe them because of the evidence, they must understand how the evidence makes the claim true.
For example, there are many reasons why you could believe that Greenland is an island. You could believe that Greenland is an Island because your 7th grade social studies teacher said that it was an island. You could believe that Greenland is an island because you've heard that there are maps that show that Japan is an island, whatever an island is. Or, perhaps you know that an island is a body of land surrounded on all sides by water and you've seen a picture (or heard from a reliable source) that indicates Greenland is surrounded on all sides by water and so thereby you both know what is an island and what is not and have the evidence to know that Greenland meets that test. That may seem like a strained example, but in Southern California many people refer to "Coronado Island" when it really is "Coronado Peninsula" because they don't know what an island is, have never looked at the map, or have simply have heard other people call it that.
So it isn't being right that makes you open minded. Instead, it is following a process of reason and fact gathering that makes you open-minded. I am deeply skeptical that this process utilized more fully among liberals than conservatives. It simply depends on the subject. Anthropogenic climate change and evolution (except for people) might be in the liberals favor, while the effectiveness of markets and human nature might be in conservatives' favor.


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- A Chattanooga theater will screen an independent film based on a crematory scandal in in North Georgia.
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As you can see from the subject, I am getting an error from the latest version of
xnoise after install. I have tried installing
gstreamer 1.0 good, bad and ugly plugins. I am using Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit.
Any ideas as to a solution?
As you can see from the subject, I am getting an error from the latest version of
Any ideas as to a solution?
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I got the same error message from Totem after upgrading my ALSA-only system from Quantal to Raring. (I removed PulseAudio long ago because it causes intolerable problems.) Turns out the new version of Totem uses gstreamer1.0 instead of gstreamer0.10, and although I've had the gstreamer0.10-alsa installed for a long time, the upgrade process wasn't smart enough to install gstreamer1.0-alsa when it was installing the other gstreamer1.0 packages.
Manually installing gstreamer1.0-alsa made Totem work again.
In my case, installing
The probable problem is that you are using
you could reinstall/compile it after you have installed
I apparently also had the same issue, which was removed using the above method.
I had this problem and after installing gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio , everything is working. I recommend installing that package.


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Wilson County's unemployment rate increased by 0.8 percent in June.
According to figures released Thursday by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, June's jobless rate in Wilson County was up 0.8 percent to 5.8 percent from April's rate of 5.0 percent.
Rates increased in all 95 counties in June.
Wilson County ranks third in the state behind Lincoln and Williamson counties, respectively, for the lowest unemployment rate in June.
Scott County had the highest jobless rate with 14.2 percent.
Wilson County's rate in June represented 3,710 unemployed workers compared to a 63,990-person workforce and does not include those who did not file with the labor department or no longer receive benefits.
Among Tennessee's larger cities, Lebanon's rate for June increased 0.8 percent from May's 5.6 percent. The city's rate represents 880 unemployed workers compared to a 13,790-person labor force.
The Nashville-Murfreesboro metropolitan area, which includes Wilson County, increased by 0.9 percent in June compared to May's 5.1 percent. The rate represents 51,570 unemployed workers compared to an 861,910-person workforce.
Tennessee's unemployment rate for June lands at 7.4 percent, up 1.1 percent from May. The statewide rate represents 226,800 jobless workers compared to a 3.07-million-person workforce.
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Anyone and everyone can post your runs, cross-training, abdominal work, rest days, race plans, training questions, etc. The only stupid question is the one you did not post. There's a great mix of beginners and veterans, runners and walkers, and maniacs and returners (from injury, to running, to RWOL). We're all a little crazy here too! While this thread is a terrific source of motivation for runners and serves as outstanding accountability, you'll quickly find this remarkable group to be highly supportive of all life experiences. So, come on in, put your feet up and stay awhile (not literally)! And whoever is up first is welcome to start the thread and we definitely keep some weird hours around here.
Good morning, Runners! Up and at 'em! 4+ a little done for me, legs felt like concrete after my 10K on Sunday but I just took it easy. Really a gorgeous morning and I have no complaints.
Some great running & races going on--sounds like the BF is ramping up for race season.
Morning A fast Turtle.....I would but my system is on the blink today.
Catch up later, 5 & 5 today, is there an echo in here? or 4 & 3, we shall see. Back later.
Have a great day all.
Morning Turtle and Linguini!
Not sure what my plan is for this afternoon...I'll say 3 miles and will go from there. My "planned 3mi" yesterday was 3.9mi in total but that included slow warmup and .25 walk/cool down at the end, so I don't think I was far off.
Stretched, foam rolled and did core work this morning before work...now the 8hr wait until I can go home and run..haha!
Good morning fellow runners and Mr. Garmin! Today I will run 7 or 9 miles at an undisclosed pace and on an undisclosed course. I love random running!
Mr. Garmin goes running with me today! In an effort to ramp up my mileage for marathon training, which begins May 19th, I will try to get in 50+ miles for the week. I will get in a 14ish mile LR on Sunday.
I keep fantasizing about doing training runs at a 6's pace. I know the day will come. It will just take much more training and hard work. After my FM in October, I want to join the gym and do some strength training during the off season. I think that may get me to the next level.
A Moving Turtle - I agree with linguini in renaming you. You are more of a fast Turtle! Way to get the 4 miles in already! I am just waking up myself!
linguini - Good morning! Enjoy your double again!
Roll Tide Runner - Enjoy your 3 miles. A friend of mine is an Alabama native. I always taunt him via text whenever any of the Bama teams play.
Have a great day everyone! Run long, hard, and fast! God bless you all!
Run Long, Hard and Fast!
My Bucket Got a Hole in It ~ TuesDAILIES!
Good morning Turtle, linguini & Tide! Monday: SRD. Need to finish my trail shoe project where I added a plastic rock plate, mow the yard and get in a couple of easy runs. Have a great day!
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Good morning every one! I have between 8 and 10 miles planned for tonight. I'll do at least 3.5 of those miles at a faster pace then slow it down to between 8:00 and 8:20 mpm for the remaining miles.
Good morning Runners! Day 1 of P90 X went ok yesterday. Back to running with 5 miles after work. Have a happy Tuesday all!
I burp in parking garages to assert my dominance
^^that's pretty fast for your overall pace!
SUS - Have a good run with the Garmin. Something new?
5.5 this morning. Little tight after a late 5K last night and HM on Sunday. Hope tomorrow is better.
Good morning. I had a nice 3 mile run last night, and even included a 0.4 mile long, rocky hill for the first time since coming back from my AT injury. I feel good today, so I am excited!
I have a 2000 m swim planned for tonight.
Morning, all! It will be Taco Tuesday (well, actually "nacho Tuesday") for the teachers at my son's school. I am in charge of Teacher Appreciation Week for our PTO, and we're going to set up a nacho bar in the teacher's lounge for them today.
I went out early for 5.65 recovery miles, which were very, very slow. But it was nice to only need my headlamp for the first 20 minutes or so and to hear the spring peepers down in the retention ponds along my route.
14,000+ miles and still running rebounding from knee surgery!
Got in 3.5 last night and felt amazing. SRD today.
NYC Half Marathon 3/16/2014 2:28:06
Yesterday was SRD. Today I'm planning on my normal 3.78 mile run if I can find a time between the rain, otherwise it might turn into URD.
You never regret the runs you take. You only regret the ones you don't.
PRs: 5K 26:51, 8K 48:08, 5 Mile (trail) 1:01:09, 10K 1:03:49
Good morning. Got in about 11 miles total last night. In the middle were intervals 2 x (8 x 400m @ 7:55). The track where I was going to do these intervals was occupied by a soccer match, so I had to do them on the back roads. Was a nice night for running.
After work I have 7 miles planned. Part of that will be with some friends of mine.. looking forward to it.
I've turned off the lap chime on my Garmin and hardly look at it during my training runs these days (other than to check my pace and know where to turn around), but the idea of actually running without it freaks me out. I'm too much of a data geek and love having the history (3 years now) in SportTracks.
Good Morning!
Sus: You'll speed up some while doing your M plan. The higher miles will help. If you aren't doing hills, you may want to start working them in now. Not only 10 second sprints, but 5 x 3 min @5K up a pretty steep slope.
Step: I bet the staff really appreciate it! Sounds tasty.
Planning on running after work, just not sure how far or just what it will be.
Ran my first mile this morning. Ran about .2 then walked for 20yds or so gasping for air. I believe this is my introduction to run/walk breaks. I think I need to slow down and relax, this stress has got the best of me....
LUR- Definitely slow down that pace. When you think you're going slow enough, you're probably still going too fast...Also, warm up with a 5 minute walk at a nice clip, it definitely helps "prime the pump" for your running.
My legs are a wee bit fatigued after that hard run on Sunday. May skip the planned run for today, haven't decided. Will definitely do some strength training later on...the new exercises I incorporated were great, but I'm definitely glad I started off light (only one-half the recommended reps, with one set instead of two). I had one muscle that was really sore the next day--I think it was the tensor fasciae latae?
Also, does an hour of weed eating count as XT? The only other thing on the schedule is some GRE studying...still brushing up on all that math I thought it was safe to forget.
Yes, slow down. You may need to run so slow you feel like walking. The goal right now is to complete the workout. Are you using a plan?
No plan as yet, and pretty much goal-less other than to run a mile non-stop and build mileage from there. Anything you would suggest? Ultimate goal is just take care of myself.
Good morning Turtle, linguini & Tide! Monday: SRD. Need to finish my trail shoe project where I added a plastic rock plate, mow the yard and get in a couple of easy runs. Have a great day!
12 miles 1:54:16 - 9:31 avg. pace - very easy
Ran 6x800 today, 2:30 rests in-between. Best was 3:23.2 (6:47 pace), slowest was 3:29.6 (6:59 pace). Followed up by x-training: strength, cardio, core.
New Years Eve Double (Half-Marathon), 12/31/2014, 1:39:59
New Years Day Double (Half-Marathon), 1/1/2015, 1:45:33
Fresh15 (15K as a pacer), 3/7/2015, 1:18:57 (leading the 1:20 group)
Davy Crockett Bear Chase (Marathon), 4/11/2015, 3:34:28
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Morning all!
Should be hitting an easy 4 this morning, but I am so exhausted I could barely drag myself out of bed. It's not a day I need to rest from running, just I need another 6 hours or so of sleep.
Hope everyone else is feeling better than I am!
This Year's Runs4/18 Annapolis Beer Run (5k) 26:11
When I used to be fast (2013)
Great Aloha Run (8.15mi) 1:12.55
Hapalua Half Marathon 1:55.32
Army APFT (2mi) 13:15
Jamba Banana Man Chase (5k) 21:15
Bill Beauchamp 10k 46:50
Aloha State Games 10k 46:46
Should be hitting an easy 4 this morning, but I am so exhausted ...
I did 4.29 miles in about 43 minutes, with a bit of cooldown at the end. I ended up feeling good and Bella dragged me a bit faster than my expected "easy" pace.
Hello Runners!
5 miles easy run.
I'm home early and will be making shrimp and scallop rice and Tilapia fillets.
4.25 miles at 9:50 pace. Felt decent, glad I'm tapering though. Hope everyone has a great day.
Decided on 3 & 3 to hit my suggested HR range for the day, was feeling like I needed something short today. Was going to trim the hedge too, but it started raining, oh well, so much for the cross training today.
then there's that never-ending pile of laundry... does that count?
Search for Couch to 5k or C25k - the plans, which are usually written by time, use a run/walk method to gradually ease you up to running for 30 minutes without a break. You can find podcasts to listen to that will tell you when to walk, when to run.
For example, the first week (running every other day), might have you walk a 5--minute warm-up, then do 20 minutes of run 30 seconds, walk 90 seconds; by week 4, you might be running for 2 minutes, walking for 30 seconds.
Welcome to running and the Dailies!
Evening All!
My 3 mi run became 3.75mi...did 3 miles at easy pace, half mile super easy, and .25 walk...trying to get better at the warm up and cool down parts of the workouts and by better, I mean include them...I have always included some walking at the end, but now I am working to drop the pace down in steps over 5-10 min and ease into a walk....my legs like me much better now.....I warmed my legs up today with 10 min on the elliptical because walking at the beginning annoys me.
Moth: Amazing the difference in a few days of what is a very easy pace and what isn't...why couldn't your body have waited another day to be feverish this last weekend.
Jcjoy: Don't you love those runs that just feel great?? Sometimes I start a run and know from the beginning that it is just going to be a good one.
Step: Nachos sound sooo yummy! Early morning runs are great when you get the watch and hear nature wake up along the way...as long as nature isn't too big or scary..haha
SUS: If I were you, I would be doing a seriously happy dance when you hit that 50 miles...what a great milestone! I was thrilled hitting 15mi the first time and then 20 mi...25mi is next on the list and maybe this week..who knows! Since I live in Georgia (born in Alabama), I am a serious annoyance being a Bama fan, but I can only cheer for my Tide..I can't be an Auburn fan..haha
Busy day, but I managed to pull off the double - 5 and 5. Should end up at around 45 miles for the week this week.
We had some leftovers for dinner, and then I shared a Chocholate shake with the kids. Used unsweetened almond milk, a bannana, a little coccoa powder, ice, and a few handfulls of spinach. The kids loved it, and asside from the slight green tint (and they watched me make it), they would have never known there was spinach in there. My wife was right.... with the kids graciously consuming leaffy greans now, the Vitamix was worth the price!
Just did a quick 3.1 miles with a decent kick finish the last 1/4 mile as I lead up to my first 10k race this Saturday. Let the taper begin...
When I'm gassy, I tend to Fartlek Post 45 PRs 5k 22:16 (2014), Double 5k 21:41 (2015) 4 Mile 30:53 (2014), 10k 53:24 (2013)
9.01 miles @ 7:39 pace done. Call it a tempo run of sorts.
Nice progression run SUS!
Nice run, Sus!
Life: Step pretty much covered it. Welcome!
Cerveza: Good luck this weekend.
Linguini: Love the avatar.
Tim: nice workout today.
Moth: Hope you're feeling better.
12 miles tonight, easy pace. Feeling strong. Running easy. Had another chiropractor visit tonight. Hoping to get this sciatic nerve thing settled soon. It is getting better.


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Non Trek Fic: Quinn's Code (A Daria AU)
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15 minutes later Mack pulled up his white Plymouth Valiant in front of a small two story house with a ramshackle yard. Quinn and Kristen got out. Eeeewww! Quinn said.
They say that her mother works double shifts at the hospital to meet the mortgage repayments, Mack said as he got out of the car.
Ok, Quinn said.
Kristen rang the doorbell. Soon afterwards the door was opened by a teen with long blonde hair which covered one side of her face.
Hi, Mack. What brings you and your friends here? she asked in a soft and relaxed voice.
Somebody would like to join the Computer Club and Jodie said that you handle the membership applications, Mack said.
Jennifer was then in thought. Oh, come right in, please don't mind the mess, she said.
A few minutes later, Mack, Kristen and Quinn were sitting at a breakfast bar as Jennifer served them diet sodas.
So, you are Quinn Morgendorffer right? I heard about the new freshman Geek, but I had to see for myself, Jennifer said.
Yeah, Quinn said.
Your sister is a sophomore, right? Jennifer said.
She isn't popular, is she? Quinn asked.
There is no way she could become popular, with that attitude of hers, Jennifer said.
Thank goodness, Quinn said.
That's not the way I would have put it, Mack said, responding to Jennifer.
Jennifer shrugged. Anyway, when she came into history class, Mr DeMartino asked her about Manifest Destiny.
What did she say? Quinn asked, eager for any 'dirt' on her sister.
Jennifer began to explain what occurred in History class...
History Class
Daria came into the classroom.
Class, we have we have a new
joining us today. Please welcome Daria Morgendorffer. Daria, raise your hand, please, Mr Anthony DeMartino said.
Daria raised her hand.
Daria! As long as you have your hand raised... Mr DeMartino chuckled. Last week we began a unit on westward expansion. Perhaps you feel it's
to be asked a question on your first day of class.
Excuse Me? Daria asked, nonplussed.
Daria, can you concisely and unemotionally sum up for us the doctrine of Manifest Destiny?
Manifest Destiny was a slogan popular in the 1840s. It was used by people who claimed it was God's will for the U.S. to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. These people did not include many Mexicans. Daria said, concisely and unemotionally, albeit with rather thick sarcasm.
'Wow, that is concise,' Jennifer thought.
Mr DeMartino was surprised Very good, Daria. Almost... suspiciously good. All right, class. Who can tell me which war Manifest Destiny was used to justify? He looked to someone in the class whom was wearing a football outfit. Kevin! How about you?
The Vietnam War? Kevin Thompson asked.
That came a little later, Kevin... a
hundred years
later. A lot of good men died in that conflict, Kevin. I believe we
it to them to
at least get the century right!
Mr DeMartino said, (more than) annoyed at Kevin's stupidity.
Uh... Operation Watergate? Kevin asked.
Mr DeMartino was even more annoyed.
End of Flashback
Interesting, but that Kevin sounds rather stupid! Quinn said.
Oh, Stupid does not begin to describe it. He doesn't get it through his thick head that I don't like being called
Mack said.
You know him? Quinn asked. 'of course he does,' she thought.
Unfortunately, yes. It's also unfortunate that he's the junior-varsity Quarterback, Mack said. Jennifer left the kitchen (unnoticed by Quinn and Mack, but not by Kristen)
So you are on the team? Quinn asked.
As a running back, Mack said.
Ok, Quinn said. She noticed that Jennifer was gone. Where's Jennifer?
Jennifer entered her bedroom and opened a drawer immediately to the left of the door. She grabbed one of the Computer Club membership applications and then went back downstairs.
Here is the membership form, she said, handing it to Quinn.
Thanks! Quinn said. She began to fill it out.
20 minutes later, Quinn had finished filling out the form. She handed it back to Jennifer.
Jennifer read over the form and then placed it in her backpack. I will show it to the office in the morning, but as far as I am concerned you are now a member of the Lawndale High Computer Club, Jennifer said.
Yes! Quinn squealed. When is the next meeting?
Wednesday at Lunch, it will be in the main computer lab, Jennifer said.
Cool, Quinn said.
The Valiant pulled up in front of a two story house larger than Jennifer's but smaller than Jodie's. Quinn got out of the car and immediately thought that it looked rather foreboding. She could see black curtains in two of the upstairs windows, to the right of the front door. So why did Cindy not want to come here again? she asked Kristen.
Andrea creeps her out, Kristen said.
Now her house is giving me the creeps, Quinn said. Like an icky feeling that I can't describe.
You and me, both, Mack said as he got out the car.
Let's get this over with, Quinn said as she walked towards the front door.
Quinn rang the door bell. About 10 seconds later the door was opened by a Goth chick whom looked more Gothic than Kristen did. Quinn could see why she would creep Cindy out.
Who are you? she asked, looking at Quinn.
Andrea, this is Quinn Morgendorffer, Mack said.
I would like to join the Programming Club, Quinn said.
Oh, come right in, Andrea said, without preamble.
The living room was sparsely decorated, with throw rugs on the floor and paintings on the wall. The stairs to the second level were at the back of the room, adjacent to the door to the kitchen. On the TV was a paused scene of blood being splattered. Quinn saw the TV and fought back the nausea that appeared in her throat. Eeewww! What is that? she asked.
American Psycho
, I recently bought the tape, Andrea said.
Yuck! Mack mumbled.
Ick, Andrea! Kristen said.
Fine, I'll eject it! Andrea said, getting the hints from her guests. She picked up the VCR remote and pressed eject. She then picked up the TV remote and muted the resulting static. Finally she used the stereo system remote to start a previously paused CD.
Hip, Hip to be a square...
It was Huey Lewis and the News'
Hip to be Square.
Andrea danced to the beat for a short while before pausing the CD again.
Come on, the stuff is in my room, Andrea said.
Okay... Quinn said, as Andrea started going up the stairs.
The upstairs corridor was dark, with the only light coming up the stairs, from a window at one end of the hallway and a slightly open doorway opposite the stairwell. The sound of dripping water could be heard from the bathroom, making the place seem even more eerie. That faucet needs to be repaired, Andrea said. Only one of many things wrong with this house, she added, as she lead her guests towards her bedroom.
There isn't a ghost, is there? Quinn asked. Andrea simply unlocked her bedroom door (marked Andrea's Lair Enter at Own Risk) and opened it.
Andrea's room was all black. Black curtains, black walls, black carpet, black ceiling, black bed covers. Just about the only things that weren't black were the power outlets and various other items, including some decorations. There was a heavy smell of incense and red candles burned in various locations around the room, including around Andrea's computer set-up. Are those cases custom made? Quinn asked.
Yes. Cost my parents a bundle too. They are now making noises about me needing to get a job. Like, I don't have enough to deal with already, Andrea said. She opened a drawer below one of the computers and took out a Programming Club membership application form.
She gave it to Quinn.
Thanks! Quinn said. She sat at the computer desk, and began to fill it out, whilst Andrea opened her bar fridge (hidden next to the computer desk) and took out four sodas.
List the the Programming Languages that you have any level of skill in, Quinn read. 'Ok,' she thought as she started writing down the languages that came off the top of her head.
Quinn completed the form and handed it to Andrea. Andrea read it and signed it. You are now a probationary member of the Programming Club, she said.
Probationary? Quinn asked.
I will test you on your proficiency in the languages that you listed, prior to giving you full membership, Andrea said.
Ok, Quinn said. 'That's not so bad,' she thought.
You can come over tomorrow and I'll start by testing you on BASIC, Andrea said.
That will be ok, Quinn said, warily. 'Best to get it over with as quickly as possible,' she thought.
Good, I'll see you here, tomorrow before 4:00, Andrea said. It wasn't a question.
I will be here, Quinn said. Being in the Programming Club was worth being in the Hecuba's creepy house many times a week.
Mack's Valiant stopped outside a large red brick house on Glen Oaks Lane. (Larger than the Hecuba's but smaller than the Landon's). Quinn and Kristen got out. Bye, Mack. I'll see you at school, Quinn said. Mack waved and drove off. Quinn looked at the drive way. Her father's Lexus was there, but her mother's SUV wasn't. 'She was always a workaholic,' she thought.
Come on, I'll introduce you to my father, Quinn said as she walked to the door.
What about Daria? Kristen asked.
Most likely she would be in her room, Quinn said. There was an uneasiness in her voice that told Kristen that Daria's room would be unusual.
'Cannot be any more unusual than Andrea's surely?' she mused.
I must warn you, he is prone to going into rants, Quinn said.
What sort of rants? Kristen asked.
Oh, about his teenage years... Quinn said.
Jake Morgendorffer was reading the paper in the kitchen when Quinn and Kristen entered from the living room.
Daddy, this is my new friend, Kristen.
Hi, Quinn, Kristen.
Hi, Mr Morgendorffer, Kristen said.
You're Goth? Jake asked.
What of it? Kristen asked.
Nothing, Jake said.
It's not 'nothing' Daddy, Quinn said, wondering where her Father was going with his questioning.
I have heard a lot of things about Goths, Jake said, in thought.
A lot of those things may not be true about me, Kristen said. 'Although they may be of Andrea,' she thought.
Great! Jake said.
Linda Griffin arrived home from her job at KSBC (as Vice-President of Marketing). When she opened the front door she saw her daughter Sandi sitting on the couch, moping. She entered the house and slammed the door. Sandi, what is wrong? she asked, her tone implying that she expected an answer, pronto.
Hi, Mother, Sandi said. She sighed and then began to tell her mother about Quinn, her geekiness and her popularity.
Once Sandi had finished telling her about Quinn and the changed situation at the school, Linda put her hands on her hips and gave a disapproving look. Sandi, I told you. If you loose control, you need to get back in control!
But how, Mother? Sandi asked, with exasperation.
You know the social dynamics of that place better than I do. You figure it out! Linda said.
Ok, Sandi said, as her mother went up the stairs. ''Typical Mother, she gives me general advice but not the specifics!' she thought. She knew she would have to sleep on the problem. She heard her brothers fighting in the den. 'What are they up to now?' she pondered. She then went towards the den.
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An ugly Jay Cutler interception. A completion for 11 yards on third-and-13. Seven sacks of the quarterback allowed.
An ugly Jay Cutler interception.
A completion for 11 yards on third-and-13.
Seven sacks of the quarterback allowed.
And a stingy defense that made a lot of plays, despite the 24-17 outcome from the Chicago Bears' first exhibition game in Carolina tonight.
So at first look: New coaching staff, but same ol' Bears.
I know we shouldn't get all worked up from the first preseason game of the new Marc Trestman era. But … the first play — the offense's very first play.
Cutler's first pass of the preseason became his first interception in a split second. And I'm not the only one who eventually noticed that it was at least partially second-year wideout Alshon Jeffery's fault for stopping his route. But that does little to ease the sting, or stop the memories of years past — the past three, full of ugly Cutler INTs, to be exact.
"It was an unfortunate start. I have to put the ball on Alshon's (Jeffery) other shoulder," Cutler told reporters after the game.
"We had some good stuff after that; we had some bad stuff. It was a typical preseason game. We just have to take a look at it and get better next week."
And there's a lot of room to improve. At least from the starters, and mostly on the offensive side of the ball.
Offenses led by Cutler or No. 1 backup Josh McCown were 0-for-5 on third downs, and it wasn't until third-stringer Matt Blanchard struck with a 58-yard pass to Marquess Wilson and way-down-the-depth-chart Michael Ford scored from four yards out early in the fourth quarter that the Bears' offense hit pay dirt.
A defense that forced a league-high 44 turnovers last year forced four more Friday to keep the Bears in the game.
Starting defensive tackle Henry Melton was concussed on his first play, but the D still stood strong most of the way, giving up just 200 yards passing with a longest play of 24 yards in Game 1 for the Trestman regime.
Rookie linebacker Jon Bostic jumped a route and returned an interception 51 yards for a touchdown, and young receivers like Wilson (4 receptions for 82 yards) and Joe Anderson (2-27) showed flashes of potential as well.
And let's not forget: Who cares about the final score.
Certainly not Packers fans Saturday morning, nor should Bear fans either. It's hard not to dwell, just a bit, however, on that first play, and some of the same ol' ugliness the Bears have shown before that came out again during the team's first dress rehearsal for the 2013 season.
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Her first fires were small and set weeks apart, but they alarmed police because they were so close to buildings. Vehicles, the contents of trash cans and items in a garage are among what was set ablaze. Damage ranged from the minor to total losses.
Among the most serious blazes were: a Jan. 23 vehicle fire from newspaper stuffed in the side door of a 2009 Mercedes-Benz parked at an Irvine apartment complex; a Feb. 14 acrylic U.S. flag set on fire at the side of an Irvine home; a Feb. 14 garage fire at a different Irvine home, where a pack of cigarettes was torched; an April 2 vehicle fire started by paper stuffed between the spare tire and license plate of a 2003 Hummer parked at an Irvine apartment complex, followed by the torching of a 2003 Infiniti when a burning newspaper was dropped in an open window.
Investigators not only discovered a pattern to the fires, but DNA evidence left at three locations pointed to the arsonist being a woman, according to Irvine police investigators, who deployed strategic surveillance locations. Just after 8 a.m. on May 21, Spires was arrested at Springbook Elementary School, which is in Irvine's Woodbridge area and where a stack of pizza boxes had been set on fire next to the administration building. Detectives were able to put out the fire before the building sustained any damage.
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Oak Ridge comes from behind to beat Sheldon, 7-4By: Staff Report
Oak Ridge rebounded from a 3-0 deficit with four runs in the fifth inning on its way to a 7-4 win over Sheldon Monday.
The win improved the team's Delta River League record to 4-3, as they sit a game behind Jesuit and Pleasant Grove, who are 5-2. The Marauders were upset by Ponderosa, 9-7, on Monday.
Logan Denholm led off the fifth inning with a double and scored on FP Santangelo's single. Tanner Ales later knocked in Chris Roppolo, who reached base on a fielder's choice and Oak Ridge tied the game when Alec de Watteville, who had singled, scored on a Sheldon error.
A second Sheldon error of the inning scored pinch runner Jon Seim, giving Oak Ridge a 4-3 lead.
The Trojans tacked on another run in the sixth when John Rico scored on Mickey Meinhofer's grounder.
Sheldon got a run back off Austin Root in the bottom of the sixth, tightening the game to 5-4, but the Trojans rallied for two insurance runs in the seventh on Denholm's two-run single.
Root pitched a completed game, as he allowed seven hits but also struck out seven. Denholm had a pair of hits to go along with his two RBIs, while de Watteville also had two hits. Santangelo and Marston finished the game with three hits.
The defensive play of the game came from Meinhofer in the bottom of the sixth with Oak Ridge nursing a one-run lead. Sheldon's Brandon Langan scorched a one-hopper up the middle, which Meinhofer made a diving grab of and threw to de Watteville to get the out at second base to end the inning.
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I know I might be sounding like a spoilt brat when I say this but the truth is I don't want my brother to start riding. I was talking about it to my mum earlier and she was asking me about lessons - where I go riding. I have hardly ever had a lesson there and she is talking about it straight away!!! I mean to be honest my brother cannot ride. And I know he should have a lesson but I haven had a lesson in about 6 months!!
The other reason is one that is really bugging me. My brother doesn't really like horses, he just wants to ride the 16 handers and go really fast, or that is what it has always sounded like anyway. He asks if he can go riding and my parents don't take long to say yes. I have apparently loved horses all my life and it took me years to convince them to let me ride. I started when I was 8 and am now 14. Now to me that is extremely unfair.
However I don't want to say anything and am just hoping that he gets put off by the fact that he has to grow before he can ride the bigger horses and has to actually learn to ride before he can go galloping off into the sunset or whatever he wants to do.
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Men's conference: Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, is taking registration for the April 13 Live4More Men's Discipleship Conference with Bishop John Noonan, Peter Herbeck of Renewal Ministries and Fr. Michael Fones. 321-773-2783.
Spiritual seminar: First Church of Christ, Scientist, 235 Indian River Road, Cocoa, will have a lecture on "Spiritual Self-Worth," with Rob Gilbert at 11 a.m. today. 321-632-7412.
Church fundraiser: Crossroads Community Church, 2436 Croton Road, Melbourne, is holding a Community Flea Market fundraiser 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 9. 321-259-3356.
Vietnamese new year: White Sands Buddhist Center, 4640 Knost Dr., Mims, will hold a new year celebration honoring the Vietnamese Year of the Snake, 4 p.m. Feb. 10. Zen Master Khai Thien will speak at 5 p.m. 1-407-947-0955.
Teen dating seminar: First Baptist Church of Merritt Island, 140 Magnolia Ave., will hold a lecture on "Dating, Waiting, Sex and Second Chances," 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 12. 321-323-9119.
Divorce workshop: Faith Presbyterian Church, 1900 S. Tropical Trail, Merritt Island, is hosting a divorce recovery workshop 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Feb. 9 and continuing every Saturday. 321-452-1715.
Community concert: Great Outdoors Community Church, 144 Plantation Dr., Titusville, will present Mark Bishop in concert 6 p.m. Feb. 10. 321-385-9731.
Recruiter speaks: Centerpointe Church, 891 Coply St., Palm Bay, will present Abby Kohut, a national recruiter and author at 10 a.m. Feb. 13. 321-723-1216.
Women in the scriptures: Community Chapel of Melbourne Beach is sponsoring a Community Ladies Bible Study beginning 9:45 a.m. every Thursday through March 7. Donation: $7. 321-722-9117.
Piano trio: Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 106 N. Riverside Dr., Indialantic, will host the Storioni Piano Trio, Amsterdam, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22. Tickets: $20 for adults, $10 for students. 321-213-5100.
Bluegrass concert: Advent Lutheran Church, 7550 N. Wickham Road, will host the 15-member Wissman Family gospel band 7 p.m. Feb. 22. 321-259-8515.
Musical conversation: Unity Church of Melbourne, 1745 Trimble Road, is introducing musical artists during an "In the Round," concert 7 p.m. Feb. 24. Tickets: $20. 321-254-0313.
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Under the large picture of of my reserved Model S on the "My Tesla" page, there was always a button for viewing my design. That has now disappeared, and there are no buttons there any more.
Is this a bug, or is this what happens right before it gets built? (Yes, I'm a bit excited)
Looking at the source of the website, there is a link there that says Design & Build, but it's hidden....
Dunno- But mine is the same...
I called Tesla today. They said they are updating the website, and it is not done yet.
The button for selecting service plan options, new last week, is also missing and is discussed in another thread.
Happened to me too, I emailed the rep and they fixed it.
is this happening to everyone or 40kWh only?
Happened to everyone. TM says it is an issue with the website and they are updating. No meaning behind it.
This happened to me as well. Today and got a call from Tesla giving me the window of delivery April 26 to May 10. I also now have button "Delivery" that has a checklist of items, including the delivery window, choice of delivery or pickup, and much more...I don't know details yet until I get home. It would inconvenient for work to bother my Tesla decisions...so I'll have to wait.
Could just be a coincidence, but in my case...yes...exciting.
Congratulations! Did you order a 40, 60, or 85? Does your status still say something such as "The Tesla factory is building your Model S" or is it different now?
bt77057 when did you reserve?
I'm told it should be less than 60 days til delivery, but my lease is up in 60 days, so hope that's accurate!
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Granite City, Ill (KSDK) -- A former Granite City resident will spend the rest of his life in prison after receiving a new sentence for murdering a 60-year-old woman in 2006.
The Madison County State's Attorney's Office said Brian Gary pleaded guilty to the murder of Carol Newby, 60, on July 12, 2007 and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. He appealed it on the grounds that he should be classified as a habitual criminal and sentenced to life in prison.
Gary had two previous Class X felony convictions.
The Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court sent the case to Madison County and Gary was allowed to withdraw his original plea. Gary agreed to a stipulated bench trial where both parties agreed to the evidence. He was found guilty on September 26, 2012.
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The FEMA coffins found in Madison Georgia. Supposedly, there were nearly 500 000 of these so called "Coffin Liners" or "Grave Liners" that so many people call them. The manufacturer is called Vanguard and they are located off Interstate 20 in Madison. Popular Mechanics reported that there were no where near half a million coffin liners. After Jesse Ventura visited the site with Alex Jones, they stated that trucks drove in to haul these coffins away.
Of course, Popular Mechanics will try to debunk anything conspiracy theorists like me say. However, they really hate my entire website when you put all the conspiracies together in one spot, because it completely paints another picture than what mainstream media is telling us. These plastic coffin liners may be just what Popular Mechanics states. Just liners to protect coffins from the surrounding soil from collapsing in on top of coffins. However, with such a huge stockpile, one can get the wrong idea. However, that still doesn't mean our leaders have committed Treason in this country. There is extremely high evidence of Treason on multiple accounts. Look through the rest of this website. You'll see what I mean.


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Arise, oh you underemployed therapists of America, and rejoice! For relief is at hand: Not only can you anticipate a profitable surge in gay-couples-therapy sessions, as gay marriage, and divorce, become commonplace—nay, even humdrum (and by the way, thank you, Ted Olson!)—but you can also expect to see a boomlet in 50-minute-hours with couples whose love lives are suffering from green friction. That's green as in lettuce, not "lettuce."
Gordon Fleming and Shelly Cobb are one such pair struggling over too much and not enough of that in their relationship. Mr. Fleming, says the New York Times, "bikes 12 1/2 miles to and from his job at a software company outside Santa Barbara, Calif. He recycles as much as possible and takes reusable bags to the grocery store." Yet "Ms. Cobb chides him for running the water too long while he shaves or showers.
You can rely on the Times to climb on top of that "rise in bickering between couples and family members over the extent to which they should change their lives to save the planet" and plant its flag there:
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After having a pretty stressful 4 or 5 days I really needed a good run. Doc didn't say not to run so I got together with my RB's for our usual Monday 5 Miler. Hilly Route - backwards (gotta work on that).
I decided life was to short and I pulled out my new running shoes to wear. I have had them about an month and was waiting to get a few more miles out of my old ones first. But then I thought how terrible it would be IF something were to happen and there sat my new shoes with no miles on them.
It is also a beautiful 54 degrees today. A little windy but oh so nice. I arrive at RB-S's house and they both come out of the house in long sleeve shirts and pants. I just laugh at them, I am in a Tank Top and Shorts. They tell me I might regret it because it gets pretty windy on parts of our route. After about 3/4 of mile I am not the one regretting what I was wearing. I was loving it!
Not to get into to many details but DH has been less than supportive about my health scare so I have been a little upset. We start off and I am just running - fast! All the sudden I notice I have dropped RB-R and RB-S is breathing hard. I apologize and try and slow it down some. They ask what is going on and I share with them my frustration. My pace picks up again and I catch it and slow down. This goes on for most of the run. By the time we get to the final 1/2 mile which is a monster hill we are all tired. RB-R is about a 1/4 mile behind so we stop at the base of the hill and wait for her. We check our pace for the first 4 1/2 miles. It is a PR for that route by quite a bit. We agree to walk halfway up the hill then start running again. This hill is tough even walking up it. I hit the halfway mark and start running again, finishing strong. Our time is only 40 seconds off a PR for the entire route. Next time I will conquer that hill and not walk it.
I apologize for pushing the pace to much but they enjoyed the speed so all is good.
It felt so good to get out there and run hard and not have a ton of clothing on. It helped clear my mind and get some frustration out. Hoping for another warm weather run tomorrow before the snow hits AGAIN.
Happy Running!
Rock on and keep on running.....
Good job on those hills!
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I'm glad that you got a good run in I am not glad that it might snow again, and right before the weekend Are you still planning on running the 5k Saturday?
Yes, unless they find something on the heart monitor that says I shouldn't. It is supposed to be back up to 46 degrees.
Good job pushing the RB's. One more warm one before the snow.
Husbands may seem not to care because that's how we deal with being helpless.
Attitude is everything
A good hard run = less frustration. You'll work it out. Great job on the run.
Run on everyone.....................Steve
It's almost impossible to not wear new shoes. I just bought a pair even though I can get some more mileage out of my other pair. I'll probably just rotate them in and out for a bit.
Love how you finish strong on a hill. Hope the health issues resolve themselves.


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As we get closer to Oct. 1, there is a lot of news and noise around the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While the new health plans created under the ACA are not effective until Jan. 1, 2014, the process of purchasing can begin on Oct. 1. In order to help our members understand the changes and how it may impact them, we sat down with Steve Kammeyer, director of Health Insurance Services for Farm Bureau, and asked him some questions.
Does the ACA impact me?
The simple answer is yes. It will affect almost everyone in some manner. However, there is really very little impact on those who are 65 and older who have Medicare coverage and a Medicare Supplement policy. Those covered under group plans through their employer should visit with their employer on what changes are in store. The bulk of changes come from those purchasing individual coverage and that is what we will discuss today.
What is the importance of the Oct. 1 date?
Oct. 1 is the first date of the Annual Election Period (AEP). The AEP is a period of time when you can purchase the new ACA compliant policies. The AEP this year runs from Oct. 1 through March 31, 2014. If you enroll between Oct. 1, 2013 and Dec. 15, 2013, you will have a Jan. 1, 2014, effective date. If you enroll later than that, your effective date will be later. In future years, the AEP is scheduled to run from Oct. 1-Dec. 7, with effective dates of Jan. 1. During this time, the insurance company must accept your application for coverage and there is no underwriting and no exclusions or denials because of health condition.
Is that the only time I can buy health insurance?
It is not the only time you can buy, but it is the only time you can buy without a qualifying life event. A qualifying life event can make you eligible for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). Examples of a qualifying life event include:
Loss of coverage through your employer group or other group plan;
Moving to a new state;
Certain changes in your income;
Changes in family size (marriage, divorce, birth of a child).
The only two enrollment options to buy individual health insurance are during the AEP or during an SEP which occurs because of a qualifying life event.
What options do I have?
If you have purchased a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) policy through your Farm Bureau agent, you will have some options to consider. You have received or will soon be receiving a renewal package from BCBSNE. In that mailing you learned that you can no longer keep your current plan design and must move to a new ACA compliant plan. BCBSNE has mapped you into one of the new plans and that plan is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2014. You have a few options at this point:
You can check the box indicating that you want to move to the plan you were mapped into, and you will be moved to that new plan on Jan. 1, 2014.
You can also select to move to any other plan that BCBSNE offers and those options are all laid out in the communication you received from them. You simply have to mark the box of the plan that you would like to select and return it to BCBSNE, and you will be moved to that new plan on Jan. 1, 2014.
If you do nothing you will be automatically moved to the mapped plan on Jan. 1, 2014.
How do I know what is right for me and determine what I need to do?
There are many different things to consider when comparing the plans. The best thing to do is to
contact your local Farm Bureau agent
. They are trained on the ACA as well as the new plans available. They can help you sort out your options and make the right decision for you and your family.
If you don't currently work with a Farm Bureau agent, you can locate one by going to
fbfs.com and use the agent locator tool
. They are standing by ready to help you with all of your insurance needs.
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The dark, creamy filling left under your fingernails after scratching your nuts and/or gooch. ( if white color, you may be at risk of a yeast infection :) )
As i was picking my nose, there was a skight scent of nut residue.
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Posts Tagged 'Dan Karpiel'
Rockies Snake-Bitten on Opening Day
Colorado Falls to Arizona 7-6 in 11 Innings By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer There was some good, more bad and an awful lot of ugly at Coors Field on Friday afternoon. The Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks played a game that, aside from the Chamber of Commerce weather, was utterly forgettable. Less forgettable for the D-Backs, however, as they walked away from the eleven inning, four-hour-and-four-minute affair with a 7-6 victory. Ubaldo Jimenez, the Rockies pitching ace, looked more like a ... Full Story
Broncos fire McDaniels, name interim head coach
Eric Studesville Interim Head Coach Where do the Broncos go from here? By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer It wasn't the decision that was the big surprise, but rather the timing. In case you have not heard the news, on Monday afternoon Denver Broncos President and CEO Pat Bowlen announced his decision to relive embattled Head Coach Josh McDaniels. McDaniels' firing was not surprising given the nearly constant turmoil that has surrounded the 34 year old head coach, and de facto Football Czar, ... Full Story
Denver Broncos Need to Toughen-Up
Broncos must improve last-ranked run offense in NFL season's second half By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer When Josh McDaniels was introduced as the 12th head coach in Denver Broncos history, he explained that he wanted to assemble a tough, physical football team. That "tough, physical" mantra has been reiterated more than a few times over the last two-plus years. Yet, right now McDaniels' Broncos have all the toughness of the cast of "Glee." Toughness and physicality on the football ... Full Story


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Make me sick to my stomach when I read this. He is a sicko!
Beyond help. Thank God there was not a child anywhere near.
I will be happy to shop at an outlet mall in Pooler instead of going to the Outlets in Savannah (TJ Maxx, Marshall's, Ross), etc.


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Dodge Challenger pulls double duty as emergency delivery room
Last night outside Tacoma, Wash., the driver of a Dodge Challenger lost a race to the hospital with his newborn daughter, who decided to arrive a bit earlier than expected. According to the Washington State Patrol, the father pulled over and helped the mother deliver the baby in the front seat. All three are doing well, and one little girl has a great story about starting life in the fast lane.