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Broadway, Tivoli, (845) 757-2100. Serving dinner Wed-Sun from
5 until closing. AE, MC, V.
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price range: $$9 (vegetarian burger) to $26 (grilled
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storybook hotel
a sleepy hollow of Dutchess County, sloping up from the Hudson
Rivers bank, the little village of Tivoli yawned and allowed
itself to become a ferry site. Soon, or as soon as things
happened in the 18th century, it became home to Hudson fishermen.
Times passed. Brickmaking ensued. Then the village began attracting
Utopian sects, most notably the Dorothy Day-inspired Catholic
Worker Farm, although none of them got closer to the village
than its outskirts.
Easing to the end of the 20th century, the pace quickened.
Real estate was sold. Somebody tried to buy up the downtown.
The slow northward surge of Manhattanites drew near, and nearby
Bard College grew from a haven for brainy postwar refugees
to its present reputation as red-diaper heaven. Well-heeled
Bard kids looked for fun. They found downtown Tivoli.
It seems to offer more restaurants per square inch than many
a city, and those eateries tend to be simultaneously trendy
and wise, finding and following new cuisine tributaries well
before they get anywhere near the Albany area.
Helped, of course, by the nearby Culinary Institute of America,
which churns out impressive numbers of ambitious chefs each
year. Brian Kaywork is a 2002 CIA grad, and was tapped to
head the kitchen of Madalins Table as Joseph Cicileo, Anthony
Cicileo and Domenic Scarpulla launched into buying and refurbishing
the place.
Built in 1909, it was the Hotel Morey for a good long time,
but it changed hands, the hotel business fell off, and it
declined into a past-its-prime bar. When the Cicileos and
Scarpulla got hold of it, they spent two years refurbishing
its 11 rooms, bar and restaurant, which reopened in 2006.
Kaywork already was known for his work at the now-shuttered
Mina in Red Hook, and thus was familiar with nearby sources
for meats and vegetables, which is as local as it possibly
can be.
And he achieves his acclaimed cuisine through simplicity and
detail. Sweetbreads, for example, served as a $14 appetizer
during our visit, were presented with fresh string beans and
a sauce of butter and vermouth. The sweetbread itself, sautéed
to an elegant crispness, perched atop, halved, otherwise unadorned.
Flavors spoke for themselves.
A broad, covered porch wraps around two sides of the hotel.
Not surprisingly, its crowded with tables and makes a very
comfortable dining spot because the village itself is so picturesque
and the Bard-ites trooping through with family and friends
are no less colorful.
Inside is a glorious old bar, nearly 20 feet long, with a
few casual tables nearby; across the hall is a more formal
dining room that was completely empty the afternoon of our
visit. Nobody wants to sit inside on a day like this, said
Dolores Cicileo, mother of Anthony and Joseph and usually
to be found at the front desk.
We settled on the porch, sipped drinks, relaxed. Thought briefly
about seeking out some Utopians to show us the way, then decided
that menu was as good a road map for life as anything.
Finger food can be exotic, as in the roasted quail appetizer
($14) that was one of the daily specials. You do have to work
at the bird, but the meat is rich and thus rewarding and it
was served with seasoned farro, a spelt-like grain, cooked
with the giblets in a dirty-rice-like manner.
Soft-shelled crabs were another appetizer special ($14), and
these were plates you could treat like tapas if youre there
for a cocktail (peach bellini for me, thanks). Among the regular-menu
appetizers are Moroccan fried chickpeas ($9), a Niçoise salad
(available in two sizes, $11 and $18), seared scallops in
pesto and truffle oil ($14) and a not-so-simple mesclun salad
($9) that proved to have pickled beets and spicy pumpkin seeds
among its tasty components.
Entrées range from a vegetarian mushroom lasagna ($18) to
grilled lamb chops with tomato-kalamata olive chutney ($26);
we sampled the shrimp risotto ($14 and $21, with the smaller
one quite sufficient), prepared gumbo style with smoked chicken,
a good amount of garlic, and onions, tomatoes, and red bell
peppers giving it color and spreading the flavors.
Want a good chicken dish? Its the invariable choice of my
Ill-be-safe-with-that spouse, who enjoyed the roasted bird
($22) on its bed of broccoli rabe. The chef works a prosciutto
stuffing into the critter, and livens it with poultrys natural
herb accompaniment, thyme.
With the river so close and the hotel atmosphere so much of
the past, I got to thinking about when seafood was uncontaminated
and plentiful, and ordered the (not from the Hudson) rainbow
trout ($22). Leave the tail and head in place: Im not squeamish.
Besides, the skin was given a brittle, crisp finish, so I
gave myself the option of sneaking a taste or two from the
Served with a bacon-shallot vinaigrette, the fish yielded
cutlets of sweet, punchy flavor with the expected tenderness,
enhanced by an accompaniment of cooked-just-right veggies.
We were there on the early side for dinner, and the place
filled quickly as we eased towards the end of our meal. It
was after the entrée service that things fell apart, which
is the fate of having a single server exclusive to your table.
Dessert took so long to arrive that I sent mine back. (Good
business sense would suggest that the other dessert that was
served would have been comped, but I fear they were too harried
to be so hip.)
Other than that, Madalins Table offered what you hope for
in a vacation dinner out, even if youre taking that vacation
not very far from home.
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lunch and dinner menus, a Friday happy hour (or
three hours, from 5-8) with complimentary buffet,
Tue-Thu $20 dinner specials and a martini menu
are some of the new features at Parisis Steakhouse
(11 N. Broadway, Schenectady). Among the dinner
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piccatta ($18), pork osso bucco ($26) and, in
an intriguing concept, ravioli au poivre
($20). And, of course, Parisis signature steaks,
including an 8-oz. filet mignon ($29), a 16-oz.
Delmonico ($32), a 16-oz. New York strip ($30),
and the mighty chateaubriand for two ($70), all
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demi-glace, a Béarnaise, and one thats built
on a shot of Jack Daniels. Call 374-0100 for more
info. . . . Honest Weight Food Co-op has
launched a new website designed to make your shopping
easier. The site (honestweight.coop) now sports
tabbed navigation so you can quickly find the
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features on local producers and information about
healthy food and sustainable agriculture, among
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Awlaki goes further, arguing that Muslims have the right to wage jihad in order to spread Allah's law. As evidence for this proposition, he writes (emphasis added):
While the legal wrangling continues to play out, Judge Bates is clearly right to be skeptical that Anwar al Awlaki ever wanted the law suit filed on his behalf. And while the ACLU and CCR do not think the U.S. government has the legal authority to kill the al Qaeda cleric, Awlaki believes that Islamic law justifies the indiscriminate killing of Americans. He believes that this is so obvious that Muslims do not even need to consult "divine guidance."
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The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has expressed disappointment at the Government's response and revised proposal with regard to offshore employment intermediaries.
APSCo has advised that it continues to support the Government in its commitment to reduce tax avoidance, however it says that the new proposals will place a very heavy administrative burden on employment businesses.
Samantha Hurley, Head of External Affairs for APSCo says: "The Government had originally proposed that the offshore employer would be responsible for accounting for the national insurance and income tax of the workers employed outside the UK but providing services in the UK. In the case of a default the employers' obligations would move to the intermediary contracting directly with the end-user client (Intermediary 1) – i.e. an agency, neutral vendor or master vendor."
"We felt that this would impose a heavy administrative burden on employment businesses and could, in some cases, encourage offshore employers to default knowing that they were outside UK legislation, leaving the recruitment business with unquantifiable risk. However the Government has now decided that obligations will fall immediately and wholly to Intermediary 1 and in the case of a default, the obligation will not be passed onto an end user."
She continued: "While we obviously support any initiative to reduce tax avoidance, this proposal will mean not only a substantial increase in administration, but also significant contractual changes for employment businesses acting as intermediaries. If an employment business or umbrella further down the chain cannot prove to Intermediary 1's satisfaction that a worker is being employed onshore then intermediary 1 will need the contractual right to deduct tax and national insurance at source."
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Tryed again, i cant reboot if i did it would get the old recovery back, so in a push method it worked,
Now SuperSU, i might get a ROM but aint sure yet, Do kernels work on the stock rom aswell?
Since the last stable release you can overclock up to 1704 Mhz... and no more 1.5 Ghz step, I don't know the reason.
As I said, BOEFFLA works almost on every rom, but you habe to flash a different zip file for Samsung and AOSP roms.
Why can't you get a custom recovery? Are you sure to flash them reproducing properly the reported Odin guide (what to check in app, where to write file, etc.)?
It's a strange problem, rom "might" be cause by replacing the new recovery with the stock one, I think, but I'm not absolutely sure.
Well like i said i've fixed that,
The standard way to flash doesnt work, As once i get booted in Samsung ROM, It fixes it, So you have to goto your Recovery immeaditly when youve flashed it, and flash it again in the custom recovery, and then it does work.
Well i will see, aint sure yet if i will do it the kernel and romming.
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This, according to the maker, is the world's fastest station wagon, the G-Power M5 Hurricane RS Touring - but then, any conversion based on BMW's five-litre, V10 M5 is going to be something special, right?
Right - check the numbers:
551kW at 7500rpm; 750Nm at 5000rpm; 0-100: 4.5sec; 0-200: 9.7sec; 0-300: 26.0sec; Top speed: 360km/h (limited).
Eish! How's it done?
Each bank of the V10 engine has a ASA T1-316 supercharger, feeding through a twin-scroll, water-cooled intercooler finished in G-Power's signature characteristic orange. The cast-alloy intercooler replaces the normal plastic airbox above the engine, where its short inlet plumbing produces same the hair-trigger response as the standard M5 - but with considerably more muscle.
Inside, there are lightweight, precisely balanced Mahle high-performance forged pistons with lower compression and increased stiffness, running on special conrods and gudgeon pins. The result is 179kW and 230Nm more than the standard M5 Touring.
Running a two-ton station wagon at 360km/h also requires some chassis tweaks; the RS coil-over suspension has nine-way adjustability for compression and rebound, and infinitely variable ride height. The Hurricane also runs on special 20" Silverstone Diamond double-spoked, dished rims and Michelin Pilot Sport tyres - 255/35 in front and 285/30 at the rear.
Stopping the monster is entrusted to 396mm discs with six-pot callipers in front and 380mm platters gripped by four-piston callipers at the rear. Ceramic brakes are an extra-cost option.
The interior has also been completely re-trimmed in premium leather and alcantara - even the original seat cushions are reshaped to provide more lateral support before being re-upholstered. G-Power's trademark diamond stitching covers almost ever surface - including the headliner, floor mats and the flolr of the luggage compartment, with G-Power logos embossed on the seats and headliner.
Only 1025 of these wild wagons will be built, at a starting price of €242 016.80 (about R2.8 million) ex factory, without local taxes. The cost to land one in South Africa (assuming G-Power will build you a RHD version) would be about double that.
BMW SA also cautions that it would be unable to service or repair a G-Power conversion.
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This is awesome! But to fork out more than R5million for a stationwagon? Insane!
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My New Hakuhodo Brush - A Dupe for MAC 217! + My New Diet
|Bottom: Hakuhodo J5523. Top: Mac 217.
Appearance-wise, the Hakuhodo J5523 differs in the length of its handle; shorter than MAC brushes. Feels softer though, and effortlessly blends out even the harshest of lines easily.
Oh, and for the record, my MAC 217 is actually clean--Sugarpill eyeshadows have permanently dyed the bristles, however. Bad, bad! I'm trying to figure out how to get it out now without damaging the bristles...
Oh, and for the record, my MAC 217 is actually clean--Sugarpill eyeshadows have permanently dyed the bristles, however. Bad, bad! I'm trying to figure out how to get it out now without damaging the bristles...
My New "Diet"For over a month now, I've been following a different "diet"--something you may be aware of if you follow my instagram. I recently switched to a vegetarian lifestyle because I was just so tired of eating meat, and I couldn't be happier with my decision.
Since going vegetarian, I've felt pretty good--I don't feel deprived, I'm eating a ton of vegetables and fruits, and I've been getting more interested in cooking my own food (I'm a terrible cook, btw). Eating out is a bit interesting, but I've found ways to find meatless dishes. Eating at any fast food establishments is pretty much a no go now though.
Also, I've lost some weight as well, which is cool since I'm not counting calories or trying to restrict my food intake :)
Also, I've lost some weight as well, which is cool since I'm not counting calories or trying to restrict my food intake :)
Last weekend I made this really yummy pasta bake. I layered pasta with a mix of quinoa, vegetables, mushrooms, alfredo sauce and mozzarella cheese...tasted great! Even my husband ate it, which is a miracle since he lives on pizza and Twizzlers...
Had any good noms lately? :)
Had any good noms lately? :)
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June 26, 2014
How I Re-Use My Old Eyeshadows!
Well now I figured out how to!
Rub some eyeshadow onto your finger and rub it onto paper or a canvas to create a soft, colorful background for your drawings. The color does need to be built up, but it does create a nice effect--reminds me of the really soft backgrounds I'd see in Fushigi Yugi manga :)
I've been slowly working on this drawing for a while now--can't actually complete it though because I ran out of brown and black markers. Grr! I'm not even sure if the same brand is still available at Michaels, but I'd really like to get this finished someday.
How do you you re-use your old eyeshadows?
How do you you re-use your old eyeshadows?
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Argentine intelligence report details Iranian hand in Buenos Aires bombings
Three weeks ago, Miguel Tomas, the head of the Argentinian intelligence services, SIDE, met in Israel with the head of Mossad, Meir Dagan and senior Foreign Ministry officials. He presented his Israeli counterparts with a copy of a top secret report that blames Iran and Hezbollah for the bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) community center in Buenos Aires in July 1994 that left 85 people dead.
The report also states, although as a footnote, that Iran and Hezbollah were behind the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in March 1992 that killed 29 people and injured scores.
The report, which is thousands of pages long, contains transcripts of interrogations and wire taps, border control records and notes by name dozens of Iranian government officials, diplomats and intelligence officers, Hezbollah operatives and Argentinians and other South Americans who colluded in planning and executing the AMIA bombing.
The report concludes eight years of investigation into the bombing along with Mossad, the CIA and other intelligence agencies. Dagan and other Israeli officials have called the report "professional, poignant and bravely executed." Although Tomas, a senior Peronist Party member, was a political appointment and has headed Argentina's intelligence services for only a year, he did not hesitate to point an accusing finger at those held responsible for the bombing. Among those cited by the report are Iran's spiritual leader Ali Khamenei, who used to hold responsibility for the Islamic republic's intelligence services, the Iranian ambassador to Argentina at the time of the bombing, and Imad Mughniyah, Hezbollah's operations officer, who is known to have close contacts with Iranian intelligence.
Mughniyah was behind the kidnapping of a TWA airliner to Beirut in 1985 and a number of kidnappings of Westerners in Lebanon during the 1980s. Mughniyah appears on the FBI's list of most wanted terrorists and has a $25-million price on his head. He is also believed to be a high priority target of Israeli intelligence and, according to foreign sources, Israel has tried several times to assassinate him, most notably in Beirut in 1994, when a car bomb exploded outside his brother's house.
Although the report repeats the accusations of Israeli intelligence that Iran and Hezbollah were behind both the AMIA and the embassy bombings, this is the first time a non-Israeli or non-Jewish organization has clearly stated that Iran and its intelligence services initiated and executed the attacks.
False identities
The report includes border control records that show Iranian diplomats and government officials entered and left the country under false identities shortly before the AMIA bombing, and transcripts of telephone conversations between the Iranian Embassy in Buenos Aires and suspected Hezbollah operatives in neighboring countries.
The report also contains hundreds of pages of the testimony of Abdul Gassan Masbani, a senior Iranian intelligence officer who defected to Germany in 1996. Part of Masbani's testimony was published by the New York Times in July 2002. Masbani claims that Ali Khamenei and Hassan Rafsanjani, the Iranian president at the time of the bombings, were behind the two attacks and also supervised and financed the operations.
According to the SIDE report, the Iranian minister for intelligence affairs, Ali Falahian, was put in charge of the operations and recruited Hezbollah as subcontractors for the attacks.
Hezbollah placed its operations officer, Imad Mughniyah, in charge of the plan and he in turn was assisted by Iranian intelligence officers stationed in the Iranian Embassy and by local collaborators.
Hatred of Israel
The Argentinian report claims the attacks were motivated by hatred of Israel and the Jewish people and a desire to punish the regime of Carlos Menem for rescinding the commitment of his predecessor Raoul Alfonsin to provide Iran with knowhow and equipment for its nuclear reactors.
The report also claims that the presence of a large Jewish community and a strong pro-Iranian Muslim community living on the triangle between Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay, that could provide support for the operation was a major factor influencing the choice of target.
On the basis of the report, Argentinian federal judge Juan Jose Galiano, who has been investigating the affair for eight years, issued arrest warrants at the end of last week against Ali Falahian; Ali Akhbar Parvarash, who was education minister and at the time of the terror attack headed a religious delegation to an Islamic convention in Buenos Aires; Muhsen Rabbani, who was the Iranian cultural attache in Buenos Aires, but in fact was a representative of Iranian intelligence; and Barat Ali Balesh Abadi, who was a courier working for Iranian intelligence, and had a diplomatic passport. Although the report states the bombings were executed by Hezbollah operatives, Galiano did not issue a single arrest warrant against Hezbollah agents. Galiano also refrained from pointing a finger at the Iranian leadership and prefered instead to talk of "radical elements" in Iran.
Galiano's wording has further deepened the suspicions of the Argentinian Jewish community, which has previously accused both Galiano and the Argentinian judicial establishment of covering up the affair. Relatives of the victims claim that although the SIDE report is important, it diverts attention from suspects in Argentina itself, including collaborators and former police officers, who perhaps knew about the attacks but did nothing to prevent them.
However, the foreign office in Jerusalem has already expressed its gratitude to the Argentinian government. The Iranians for their part have summoned the Argentinian charge d'affaires in Tehran and warned him that if what they called "the smear campaign" against Iran continued, relations between the two countries would be undermined.


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NORTH KINGSTOWNŌĆöFor many people, January is a time of great promise.
Sure, the weather is far from fantasticŌĆöitŌĆÖs cold, itŌĆÖs snowy, itŌĆÖs icyŌĆöbut, still, itŌĆÖs time for a new year and, in that way, January acts as a sort of reset button for a lot of our bad behaviors.
But what happens when we turn the page into February? Do we slide back into our old habits or do we find a way to stay on the right track?
For Fabulous Fitness owner Eddie Brandt, the answer is simple: There is no such thing as a reset button.
If you want to change something about yourself, it doesnŌĆÖt matter when you do it, just that you do it.
ThatŌĆÖs why Tuesday night, under the dim lights of his open-air ŌĆ£wellness centerŌĆØ located at 7665 Post Road in North Kingstown, Brandt sat atop a blue medicine ball teaching a Zumba/Strengthening class to a handful of some of his most dedicated clients, clients that showed up despite the icy chill in the air and a fresh coat of snow that had dropped on the area earlier that morning.
ŌĆ£Well, the thing to do is just take an action,ŌĆØ Brandt said. ŌĆ£It doesnŌĆÖt always have to be ŌĆśI want to feel like itŌĆÖ. DonŌĆÖt always go by your feelings. Take the action because sometimes weŌĆÖve been in such a sedentary state, watching television, going home, staying in our routine. Say ŌĆśIŌĆÖm going to take this action, even if I donŌĆÖt feel like doing itŌĆÖ because with the action, the feelings will follow.ŌĆØ
For many local gyms and health clubs, January is a month that sees a renewed interest in getting fit. Whether itŌĆÖs because of new yearŌĆÖs resolutions or a desire to get ready for the summer beach season, the first of the year inspires many people to find their way back into workout rooms who either havenŌĆÖt been there before or havenŌĆÖt been there in a long time.
ŌĆ£Definitely, definitely more,ŌĆØ Brandt said when asked if his center has seen an increase in membership since the start of the year. ŌĆ£And itŌĆÖs always going to be ŌĆ" IŌĆÖve notice people from the ages of 30-50 that have put on a couple of extra pounds over the years and are having trouble getting them off.ŌĆØ
Brandt suggests to his new clients, especially ones who are trying to meet certain goals or resolutions, to stick to what he calls the RPM resolution.
ŌĆ£R would be a reasonable resolution,ŌĆØ he explains. ŌĆ£The P would stand for a planned resolution and M for measurable resolution so be reasonable with weight loss, make it something that we plan and structure and that you can measure so that you can have success as you move toward your goal.ŌĆØ
His clientŌĆÖs swear by his strategies.
Take Lynda Knisley, for instance.
Standing in Fabulous Fitness 20 minutes before Tuesday nightŌĆÖs class, Knisley talked about all the weight Brandt has already helped her lose and how much better she feels because of it.
ŌĆ£I started when Eddie opened up and I had done a weight loss thing years ago and had started getting back to where I was before I did that and that basically motivated me to get back into shape,ŌĆØ she said. I wanted to ŌĆØget back into the clothes that used to fit me and the classes are varied enough that you get to do things that are fun and itŌĆÖs not just the boring, same things over and over again.ŌĆØ
Knisley, who won BrandtŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Trim The FatŌĆØ Fitness Challenge back in November, says staying motivated to work out in winter isnŌĆÖt easy but, if you can accomplish it, itŌĆÖs quite rewarding.
ŌĆ£In the winter time, you tend to feel more lethargic because youŌĆÖre not getting that exercise so having a program like this available makes it easier because youŌĆÖre not going to get outside and walk,ŌĆØ she said. ŌĆ£In the summertime, I have a walking routine but right now thatŌĆÖs impossible so having an alternative, to come in here and be able to do the different things that he offers still keeps you going.ŌĆØ
Warwick resident Lisa Kane agrees.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs so worth it because I feel like ŌĆ" I didnŌĆÖt think I could do the things that IŌĆÖve been doing,ŌĆØ she said. ŌĆ£Like pushups and stuff like that and I can actually feel my stomach muscles now. It happens. It happens little by little but it does happen. I feel awesome. I see some of the muscles in my arms now and itŌĆÖs worth it, itŌĆÖs so worth it.ŌĆØ
Whether you go to Fabulous Fitness, any of the other three local gyms/health clubs in North Kingstown, or work out on your own, the message is clear: If you had a new yearŌĆÖs resolution, or even if you didnŌĆÖt, itŌĆÖs never too late to get back on the road to fitness.
ŌĆ£If you need to do it, you need to get started,ŌĆØ Knisley said. ŌĆ£Get started and it will all fall into place. DonŌĆÖt put it off because it doesnŌĆÖt get any easier.ŌĆØ


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Alan Dawson, His performance credits are staggering, like reading a who's who in jazz: Oscar Peterson, George Shearing, Charles Mingus, Woody Shaw, Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Reggie Workman, Quincy Jones, Dexter Gordon, Tal Farlow, Earl Hines, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Frank Morgan, Hank Jones, Frank Foster, Phineas Newborn, Charles McPhereson, Jaki Byard, Teddy Wilson, Booker Ervin, James Williams, Phil Wilson, Terry Gibbs, and many others.
Equally impressive are his former students who have gone on to become their own innovators: Tony Williams, Terri Lyne Carrington, Steve Smith, Joe LaBarbera, Joe Corsello, Kenwood Dennard, John "J.R." Robinson, Casey Scheuerell, Harvey Mason, Vinnie Colaiuta, Keith Copeland, Jake Hanna, Bobby Ward, Akira Tana, and many, many, others.
George "Alan" Dawson was born in 1929 in Marietta, Pennsylvania and raised in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. He studied drumset for four years with percussionist Charles Alden before serving in the Army for Korean War duty. Dawson played with the Army Dance Band while stationed at Fort Dix from 1951-1953. During his army experience, Dawson was able to dive into the post-bop era by performing with pianist Sabby Lewis' eight-piece band, and after his release from the Army he embarked on a three-month tour of Europe with Lionel Hampton.
During the mid-'50s. Dawson returned to Boston where he maintained an active recording career and did clinics and some brief tours. In 1957 he became the house drummer at Wally's Paradise in Boston and also began an eighteen-year association at the Berklee College of Music.
From 1963-1970, Dawson was the house drummer at Lennie's On The Turnpike, in Peabody, Massachusetts, where he had the opportunity to perform with many leading artists. Dawson subsequently became Boston's drummer of choice for local players as well as touring jazz giants. From 1968-1975 Alan worked with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and toured with Brubeck's family band, Two Generations of Brubeck.
In 1975, Dawson suffered a ruptured disc and needed surgery. He stopped all touring, ended his tenure at Berklee and returned to limited teaching at his home in Lexington, a suburb of Boston. Dawson formed a quartet with James Williams, Bill Pierce and Richard Reid, and established a more staid and relaxed lifestyle. Dawson's decision to limit his teaching to thirty hours per week resulted in an impressive waiting list of students who wanted to learn his "ritual" for practice, his secret to independence, his obsession in obtaining musical variation, and his quest for control of sound, color and swing.
Dawson's approach to teaching was simple. He primarily taught people to play music, and the instrument itself was secondary. Dawson felt very strongly about drummers knowing the melodies and forms of tunes in order to better fulfill their role in accompanying.
Dawson realized that some students were more talented than others, but he was equally proud of them all. Alan truly believed that, as a teacher, he had gotten back more than he gave.
Tony Williams once stated: "Alan Dawson was one of the best drummers in the world. That's a fact, not just my opinion. I met Mr. Dawson when I was nine years old. He went out of his way to encourage me, help me and to see that I had opportunities to develop my meager skills. For example, on Saturday nights he would drive one hundred miles out of his way to pick me up in Roxbury, drive to Cambridge to let me perform with his trio and gain valuable experience, and then return me safely home before returning home himself to Lexington. I was twelve years old. Every drummer, local and worldwide, knew of his legendary speed, precision and control. Mr. Dawson didn't only teach me to play the drums, he taught me how to conduct myself as a musician and as a man. Thank you, Alan Dawson."
On February 23, 1996, Dawson died of leukemia.
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What better way to test the security of an online system than to openly invite hackers to break into it?
That's exactly what election officials in Washington, D.C., did last week as they prepared their "Digital Vote By Mail" system to go online. The project aimed to allow Washington, D.C., voters who were overseas to cast their ballots over the Internet.
But when the D.C. Board of Elections & Ethics conducted a test of the system last week, they were surprised to call up the prototype D.C. voting website, only to hear the University of Michigan fight song. ...


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The Navy began its investigation in January after two men - one a midshipman and the other a former student at the academy - allegedly found the videos in Cmdr. Kevin J. Ronan's home and turned them over to authorities. (AP Photo/Kathleen Lange)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - An expert on Islam is joining the U.S. Naval Academy this fall.
Akbar Ahmed, a cultural anthropologist and former Pakistani official, will fill a new chair for Middle East Studies. He'll teach courses, advise midshipmen and faculty, and assist in research projects.
Ahmed has promoted interfaith relations through his books,
television appearances and public dialogues with Judea Pearl, the
father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
His most recent book, published in 2007, is "Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization."
Ahmed previously taught at American, Princeton, Harvard and Cambridge universities.
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Unemployment remains high, and structural, but also stagnant.
But this kind of politicking is exactly the kind of thing that turns successful companies into stagnant ones.
The world is stagnant for a brief moment before exploding, and in that time, 16-year-old Jenny is languishing and bored.
Consider, for example, whether it makes sense to plow ever-greater sums into college educations if wages are stagnant?
Most importantly, the biggest issue facing the country is our stubborn, stagnant unemployment.
The wide sea of commerce was stagnant; upon the realm of Industry settled down a sullen lethargy.
Her conversion was an event that broke the lethargy of their stagnant life.
They delight in those steaming marshes which are pestilential to other beings, and wallow in stagnant water.
Without him life would be stagnant, energy and virtue purposeless.
The fosse has since been filled up, on account of the malaria produced by the stagnant water which it contained.
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bluestarlight 8 years
I really like the fire there, as your eating on a cold day. It's very creative and it looks comfy.
katebmore 8 years
I can't handle another Bravo show! This one looks good but I'm already hooked on Top Chef and Flipping Out. I need to leave the house at some point... ;o)
JaimeLeah526 8 years
I like the fireplace area and the red thing on the wall but the rest is not my style.
saffy1227 8 years
that looks soo cool
mme-sky 8 years
I watch this show mostly for the design of the hotel -- fortunately the show isn't quite as contrived as i thought it might be -- it doesn't feel like the staff is put in totally artificial situations or anything.
aflower 8 years
casa, i love the midday muse. SUCH A GOOD IDEA! i check it every day.
skyeyes 8 years
I've been there and it was incredible! So beautiful and stylish.
vintagesugar 8 years
This is fabulous beyond words! Gotta watch the show.
vintagesugar 8 years
This is fabulous beyond words! Gotta watch the show.
bizzybee 8 years
I need to watch this show. Have been a fan of Adler's for awhile. He was always so gracious on Top Design.
millarci 8 years
It is a little busy but still nice.
designergirl 8 years
I hate the room. It's so busy, and the watermelon colors with the brown neutrals doesn't do it for me, either. The man only has nice vases, in my opinion.
arienne 8 years
Last episode Jonathon Adler went to the hotel to critique how well they were keeping up the design. Very interesting!
MissLee82 8 years
Wow!!! That is a beautiful room!! I can't wait to get my TV hooked up so I can start watching his show.♥
MissLee82 8 years
Wow!!! That is a beautiful room!! I can't wait to get my TV hooked up so I can start watching his show. ♥
rubialala 8 years
I just watched this show today and it's great. I see flashes of rooms and I'm like...ooo what's that? I want that!
annyshears1959 8 years
what a nice romantic place. love the fire place and great colors
intensebandgeek 8 years
Wow! That looks beautiful!
intensebandgeek 8 years
Wow! That looks beautiful!
vinnie 8 years
i've been in this room at the parker. i felt like i had traveled back in time. it was unnerving. this photo is lovely though. i love jonathan adler
shulvrkrp 8 years
Is this show a "real" reality show? Or is it fiction? It looks so staged on the previews on Bravo.....?????????
SweetDream 8 years
That is such a great place for a get together!
crispet1 8 years
Its an entertaining show.
crispet1 8 years
Its an entertaining show.
yiddidea 8 years
I keep meaning to add the show to my tivo. After seeing that room I am not going to forget! I absolutely love everything about it!


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|Causal assessment of occupational standing or walking and low back pain: results of a systematic review.
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|BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Low back pain (LBP) is a widespread musculoskeletal condition that frequently occurs in the working-age population. Numerous occupational physical activities have been implicated in its etiology.
PURPOSE: To conduct a systematic review establishing a causal relationship between occupational standing or walking and LBP.
STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review of the literature.
SAMPLE: Studies reporting an association between occupational standing or walking and LBP.
OUTCOME MEASURES: Numerical association between exposure to standing or walking and the presence of LBP.
METHODS: A systematic review was performed to identify, evaluate, and summarize the literature related to establishing a causal relationship, according to Bradford-Hill criteria for causality, between occupational standing or walking and LBP. A search was conducted using MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and Occupational Safety and Health database, gray literature, hand-searching occupational health journals, reference lists of included studies, and expert knowledge. Evaluation of methodological quality was performed using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.
RESULTS: This search yielded 2,766 citations. Eighteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Five were high-quality studies related to standing, and two were high-quality studies related to walking. For occupational standing and LBP, there was moderate to strong evidence against the association criterion, the only study examining dose response did not support this criterion, four studies examining temporality failed to support this criterion, and only one study discussed the biological plausibility criterion. For occupational walking and LBP, there was moderate evidence against a causal relationship with respect to the association, temporality, dose response, and biological plausibility criteria. No studies assessed the experiment criterion for these activities.
CONCLUSIONS: A summary of existing studies was not able to find any high-quality studies that satisfied more than two of the Bradford-Hill causation criteria for occupational standing or walking and LBP. Based on the evidence reviewed, it is unlikely that occupational standing or walking is independently causative of LBP in the populations of workers studied.
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Montgomery Council Committee to Discuss Office of Legislative Oversight Report on Youth and Work in Montgomery County Also on Monday, March 24: Proposed Historic Designation for Park Properties, Including Wheaton Youth Center
The Montgomery County Council's Education Committee and its Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will meet jointly at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 24, for a worksession on the County's Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) report on "Youth and Work in Montgomery County." The report examines the availability of educational and employment services for at-risk, disconnected youth who are not in school, working or on pathways to self-sufficiency.
The report follows up OLO's 2012 alternative education report that found that struggling students in Montgomery County Public Schools have limited access to its career and technology education programs that prepare students for the workforce.
At 3 p.m. in the Seventh Floor Hearing Room, the PHED Committee will hold a worksession on seven park properties the County Planning Board has recommended for designation to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation. The properties are the Wheaton Youth Center; Stubbs Barn in Wheaton Regional Park; the Rock Creek Recreation Center in Chevy Chase; the Pinecrest Recreation Center in Silver Spring; the Ken-Gar Palisades Recreation Center in Kensington; the Veirs Mill Recreation Center in Wheaton; and the Norbeck Rosenwald School in Rockville.


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Juxtapoz Presents: Greg "Craola Simkins" - Good KnightJuxtapoz // Friday, May 30, 2014
"Good Knight" is the latest series from Craola, revisting the fears and curiosities of childhood, dragging them from dreamland into reality. Video, photos and more after the jump..
Studio Visit: Shark Toof: "I'm Shark Toof, Who The Hell Are You" @ Inner State Gallery, DetroitJuxtapoz // Monday, May 19, 2014
Shark Toof's latest solo exhibition opened this past weekend at Inner State Gallery in Detroit. In conjunction with the exhibition, titled "I'm Shark Toof, Who the Hell Are You?", we recently stopped by his studio for a sneak peek at what he's been working on. Photos and more after the jump…
In L.A.: This Crazy Life @ New Image ArtJuxtapoz // Thursday, May 08, 2014
We recently stopped by New Image Art for the opening reception of "This Crazy Life," a group exhibition featuring Gregory Bojorquez, Patrick Martinez, and Michael Vasquez. Each piece in the show encompasses the commonalities of the rough lifestyles that are faced on a day-to-day-bases in inner/urban cities. Photos and more after the jump...
In L.A.: Chad Muska @ WerkartzJuxtapoz // Tuesday, April 29, 2014
This past weekend we stopped by artist and professional skater Chad Muska's private studio for a very special one night solo exhibition of his latest work, "Alignment." The show was at Muska's private studio in Los Angeles, open to the public for the first time with work spanning textural painting, sculpture, and more. Photos and more after the jump...
In L.A.: Mark Whalen @ Merry Karnowsky GalleryJuxtapoz // Thursday, April 10, 2014
This past weekend we stopped by Merry Karnowsky Gallery for the opening of Mark Whalen's latest exhibition "Stranded." From his beginnings in Sydney Australia, Mark Whalen has evolved into an artist whose meticulously crafted paintings and sculptures examine the human experience by exploring invention, communication, emotion, sexuality, interaction and ritual – all with an undercurrent of quiet absurdity. Photos and more after the jump.
IN L.A.: Cleon Peterson @ New Image ArtJuxtapoz // Monday, March 10, 2014
Cleon Peterson, who we have been huge fans of for years (and recently contributed a surfboard to our UNIV x Chandran Gallery x Juxtapoz fundraiser for Waves For Water), just opened a fantastic show at New Image Art Gallery in Los Angeles a few weekends back. We checked it out, and through the throngs of friends and followers, enjoyed the packed house.
IN L.A.: Women Who Ride @ Riverside Art MuseumPhotography // Thursday, January 02, 2014
We recently stopped by the opening reception for "Women Who Ride" an exhibition of photographs by Lanakila MacNaughton, at the Riverside Art Museum in Riverside, California. The exhibition features the works of the Portland, Oregon based photographer, who documentts a new wave of modern female motorcyclists. More after the jump…
In LA: Eric White "All Of This Has Not Occurred" @ Martha Otero, Los AngelesJuxtapoz // Wednesday, November 13, 2013
If you have received your copy of the December 2013 issue (and if you subscribe now you can get that issue for free), then you know we had a grand feature on NYC-based Eric White, written by Carlo McCormick. And if you saw that piece, you know that we were printing it in conjunction with White's solo show, "All of This Has Not Occurred," that opened at Martha Otero Gallery in LA this past weekend. We plan these things.
In LA: Lari Pittman "From A Late Western Impaerium" @ Regen ProjectsJuxtapoz // Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Some shows need to be seen in person, in a big spacious gallery, where gigantic canvases can overwhelm you in their peaceful positioning. And even though we just used a bunch of words that mean there are big paintings hanging at Regen Projects this month in Lari Pittman's "From A Late Western Impaerium," there are also highly detailed drawings and paintings that also suck you into their mysterious language and context. Here are some photos from the opening this past weekend...
IN L.A.: Black Moon @ Sloan Fine ArtJuxtapoz // Wednesday, November 06, 2013
This past weekend we were invited to attended the opening reception of Black Moon, a very special two-day exhibition at Sloan Fine Art featuring new works by four amazingly talented Los Angeles based artists, Jessicka Addams, Camille Rose Garcia, Elizabeth McGrath and Marion Peck. Photos and more after the jump…


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How is the Burning in the bosom and Stupor of thought?
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The central feature of pride is enmity—enmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen. Enmity means "hatred toward, hostility to, or a state of opposition." It is the power by which Satan wishes to reign over us." -Ezra Taft Benson
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I think this is different for me - what I do not understand is what is going on with the rest of you. But for me the burning in the bosom is like an epiphany of understanding and knowledge. A realization that I understand and know the answer. The operative words here is understanding and knowing.
It is clear and there is no doubt - I have found what I am looking for - I have "the answer" and I know to the core of my being that it is right. For me it is not an - oh gee this feels good thing. That is the heart warming feeling I get when my wife cuddles close and tells me she loves me. This heart warming and good feeling but not the understanding and knowledge that from time to time comes from much effort.
And for me there are many time I get nothing - and to me this is not the "stupor of thought". It is what it is - nothing. Which means to me I have to work harder at understanding. This happens a lot to me in my quest for understand and enlightenment.
For me the stupor of thought is the opposite of the burning that I have found the right answer. It is like a wow - is this really off track, stupid and is sick and wrong. This is not the answer at all but a bad mistake. A realizing that this is not the intelligent direction to go or the effort to be supported. It is wrong! And there have been many things I have greatly desired that after study and effort I have still wanted but I have also had the notion that it is wrong - very wrong - despite all the logic, hope and desire otherwise. And if asked I can give specific examples that have resulted from discussions on this very forum - and when that happens I usually withdraw and end my comments or at least the logic I was employing.
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Traveler! I can completely relate to this!
Posted 19 December 2012 - 11:36 AM
I think this is different for me - what I do not understand is what is going on with the rest of you.
Clarify what you mean by what is going on with the rest of us?
But for me the burning in the bosom is like an epiphany of understanding and knowledge. A realization that I understand and know the answer. The operative words here is understanding and knowing.
It is clear and there is no doubt - I have found what I am looking for - I have "the answer" and I know to the core of my being that it is right. For me it is not an - oh gee this feels good thing.
In my experience, when I hear people speak about the burning of the bosom I am reminded of testimonies when someone prays and they say, "I felt an overwhelming peace, and I new it was right, my heart literally burned within me."
My experience with the spirit is as you have suggested, a ray of intelligence enters into my mind, and I know the answer is right -- or as you have suggested "an epiphany of understanding and knowledge."
A stupor of thought for me, I am still left with confusion.
Posted 19 December 2012 - 12:12 PM
When I have a stupor of thought, I've learned to recognize it (typically in hindsight) as being when what I think and want seem like fine and good things (like Anddenex's friend's mom), but I have a different feeling that I can't shake, and it just nags at me. When my heart and mind are uncomfortably at odds, I am experiencing a stupor of thought.
If we're going to be stupid about this, we're going to be stupid on my terms. -- my husband
Posted 19 December 2012 - 12:21 PM
As if anyone could knowingly commit sin without being changed both in spirit, body, and mind. Let me say this again, sin changes who we are! -james12
We cannot become like God without becoming like God. -The Folk Prophet
We are a society of the damned. -Just_A_Guy
Impenetrability! That's what I say!
Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:00 PM
All I can say is you learn to recognize when the Spirit is touching you and that may or may not have anything to do with an actual burning in the bosom - it does not with me.
Worship without sacrifice is just words
Posted 19 December 2012 - 03:12 PM
Wow, for your friend's mom this was literal: "...you shall have a stupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which is wrong"
I don't think I've ever experienced a literal "burning of the bosom," and I suspect that most people haven't, either. We all feel the Spirit in different ways. For me, I know I'm feeling the Spirit when what I think and what I feel come together and align. The scriptures say "I will tell you in your heart and in your mind." That's how it works for me.
When I have a stupor of thought, I've learned to recognize it (typically in hindsight) as being when what I think and want seem like fine and good things (like Anddenex's friend's mom), but I have a different feeling that I can't shake, and it just nags at me. When my heart and mind are uncomfortably at odds, I am experiencing a stupor of thought.
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"Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything." Marcus Tullius Cicero
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:11 PM
Once you begin to put your life in order, seek to put off the natural man, make a serious study of the scriptures through fasting and praying, and being obedient to all commandments, you will become purified and you will experience this. As you continue on this path to coming unto Christ, you will experience it more often.
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Posted 30 December 2012 - 09:49 PM
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My blog: http://latterdaylamanite.com
Posted 05 January 2013 - 10:45 PM
How would you describe the burning in the bosom and the stupor of thought? Any experiences with these?
How can you tell when your feelings are a burning in the bosom and not your own desires / or if it is really a stupor of thought that comes from Heaven and not your own fears?
Thank you!
For most purposes, I can tell based on whether the burning feeling or stupor of thought came from my own effort. If yes, there's a chance I forced it. If no, then it was the Spirit.
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I personally feel that there are often times when people do confuse emotion with answers to their prayers, but this is expected. We are all exercising our gift. Recieving an answer to ones prayer is a gift from God and like any other gift, must be exercised to grow. I believe it is usually easier for those who pray often with sincere prayer to better understand how prayers are answered. Prayers are answered through people or events all the time. Sometimes my prayers are not answered immediately, but the knowledge flows when the time comes due to use that knowledge, ie. teaching a lesson or giving a talk. For me, when I pray about a specific question, I do not feel as though I get an answer most of the time. I have to dwell on the subject even more, attack the question from other angles, and at some point I may find something I have missed or I become more concrete in the answer I believe is right. The scriptures teach us in D&C to try to come up with the answer we believe is right and take it to the our Father through prayer to find out if it is right or not.
Only becuase this is a blog, will I share a few peronal experiences that I will forever charish about how God can use us to answer the prayers of others and how the Holy Ghost can protect us in the same way that God uses him to anwer prayers with a direct answer.
When i was a missionary serving on an Indian Reservation, my trainee, a team teacher, and I were teaching a part memeber family. Half-way through the lesson, I had a powerful impression come over me. I ended the lesson immediately, closed with a prayer, and left. My companion was furious with me and kept asking me "what are you doing? Why did you end that lesson before we were done?" I told him that I did not know exactly, but something was wrong. We drove off the reservation back towards town. I told the driver to pull into a subdivision. I was so confused, but did not understand what I was feeling. I saw a home of a family that we reactivated and baptized the children just two months prior. The feeling came over me to visit them. After knocking on the door, the wife opened the door and looked to be in shock. She began to cry and I was really confused. We entered the home and met her parents who were not members of the church. We had an amazing lesson which I will not forget. It lasted for about 1.5 hours. After the lesson, the parents wanted to go to church and continue taking the lessons in their home area. The wife told me that her and husband had tried to contact us all day, but we never answered called her back. She said that she kept pleading with God to send the missionaries over to teach her family. I now understood what happened. God wanted to answer his daughters prayer. To end such a beautiful story, I have since recieved pictures of both families, along with their three little children, all dressed in white at the temple. The point of this story is that God does not always give you a direct answer when you ask.
Towards the end of my mission, I planned on extended it. One day I knelt in prayer one night when I couldnt' sleep and stayed up until 11:30 reading my scriptures. I asked God if I should extend my mission. I just wanted confirmation. I recieved such a powerful answer IMMEDIATELY-NO! I literally thought I heard the words in my mind and my whole body felt an overwhelming sensation at the same time. I think the words "it shook me" would be appropriate. I never get answers like this but they do happen. I contacted President the next day and explained to him that he needed to find a new AP after all. I don't know for sure that it is related, but the day after I returned home, I ran into an old friend, taught and baptized him within a few weeks, and he told me that the day I met him, he was desperate for help.
One final story just to give insight to anyone interested as to how God can answer prayers in a very unusual way. Let me first state that I do not share this story and charish it. I have never had an experience like this before or after.
My companion and I would go on splits every weekday in the evening to cover more ground and teach more families. One brother came out with us weekly. He was so dedicated and I loved him dearly. We were driving down a road in a residential neighborhood. Roughly 300 yards away, there was a turn to the left. At the turn, there was a large tree that blocked the view of home and their driveway. I saw a man run out of him home in a hurry and he disappeared behind the large tree. A powerful impression came over me and I had an experience that i have to describe as a vision. I saw this man jump into his car, and slam the gas in reverse down the driveway. I knew by the experience that he was going to hit us. I yelled out before realizing it and said "STOP!" Without hesitation, the driver hit the breaks and asked, "What is going to happen?" I replied with "We are going to get hit." Immediately after that, right in front of us, the car came barrelling across the road out from behind that large tree blocking the driveway. This was right in front of us. It was literally at the exact spot we should of been if the driver did not hit the breaks. The driver put his hand on my knee and said, "you were inspired to say that." I was shaken up and very emotional. Take what you want from the story. I did not change any facts, but I will forever charish memories like these, but they are RARE.
I have often wondered how our spirituality is coupled with experiences in life and how we recieve answers to our prayers. My mission was the most spiritual time in my life where I sacrificed everything without hesitation and believed in obedience with exactness. Missionaries pray non-stop. After the mission you return home, you are not surrounded with constant spirituality, you do not pray as much, and life seems to distract you in so many ways.
I do know that God does answer our prayers, we just have to exercise that gift and keep attempting to better understand it and I promise you it will grow.
I want to say thanks to all of the posters so far. I agree with what has been said. You have provided great examples of how prayers are answered.
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the winds have not been friendly huh? That is what Mark was saying...
Yeah constant onshores, very few actual groundswells so pretty much every time it's actually been offshore its been tiny or flat.
Because of the constant onshores a lot of sand has blown up the beaches so banks have been shitty too.
Ye useless year, bring on more travelling!
Had a bit more success at Porthmeor today on the 600. Got to my feet on a few waves, messed up a few as well though. I'm putting this partly down to lack of fitness (surfed 6 times since April, thought I was fitter than I actually am!) and partly being on a board 8" shorter than I'm used to. With my lack of fitness I was surprised how well the board paddled, really impressed with that.
So I can paddle it and get into waves, but it felt super twitchy when I was up on my feet. Pretty sure I would get used to that fairly quickly with some good waves.
I'm still pretty torn between a 600 and 602 though, and still think that maybe a Dominator would be better for me. Maybe slightly less responsive to make a for a better transition from a big board?


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WESTON -- It's not what one normally sees in a Weston neighborhood: a 14-year-old girl, jogging while carrying a jar of peanut butter aloft.
But Peyton Medick isn't a typical girl, and she's not just jogging. She's training for the Olympics.
On Monday, Peyton will trade her jar of Jif for a torch and jog through Aylesbury, England, carrying the Olympic Flame on its way to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Peyton is one of 22 Americans selected by Coca-Cola Co. -- a sponsor of the games -- to carry the torch. She's the founder of Peyton's Promise, a local organization that collects money and food to feed the hungry across America.
Peyton knows the streets in Aylesbury will be lined with people watching the torch travel to London, and because only her mom, Teena, is traveling abroad with her, she came up with another way for friends and family to support her.
Her younger brother, Christian, 12, and dad, Mike, will stay at home and watch Peyton through an online video feed of the torch relay. Peyton is challenging people to support her through Peyton's Promise by donating a large jar of peanut butter as a way to cheer her on from a distance.
"This isn't about me," Peyton said. "It's about the exposure carrying the torch will bring to the problem of hunger. Supporting food pantries is supporting me."
Using essays written by Peyton about her charity work, Teena Medick nominated her daughter to be a part of Olympic history. Peyton learned she was selected in September when she came home from school to find a picture of London on the family's computer screen.
"My mom asked me if I knew what city was pictured, and what was happening there in the summer," Peyton said. "Then she told me I would be carrying the torch, and I was so excited I didn't believe her -- I had no idea."
Coca-Cola, a supporter of the Olympics since 1928, chose 22 Americans based on their commitment to making a difference in their communities. In just five years, Peyton's Promise has served the Wausau area and beyond by collecting more than 70 tons of food for pantries. Coca-Cola is paying for the Medicks' trip to England.
Teena Medick said she will have a hard time fighting the tears when watching her daughter running with the torch alongside Olympians including Michelle Kwan, the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, and 1992 Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders. Peyton will carry the torch for about 330 yards.
"When she can be recognized on this level, I'm just beyond proud," Teena Medick said. "Our daughter is going to be a part of a group that is making a difference in the world. I hope she inspires other kids to follow their passions."


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With all of the tests and complications of growing up, Caroline Kirkpatrick believes parents want a teacher who will love and inspire their child. She gave up a job in the oil industry to follow her passion... one that's making a difference in the lives of the next generation.
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'Have a nice day?' Free Press Reporter Tim Johnson explores everyday phrases that he thinks we can do without. / RYAN MERCER/FREE PRESS
If you think the relentless rise of social media is putting old-fashioned face-to-face civility at risk, youll probably think its heretical to bad-mouth the face-to-face expressions that seem to represent the height of civility these days.
Well, too bad. Civility can be annoying.
1. Have a nice day! This might seem to be an easy target because it gets so much derisive comment, but its no pushover, really, because no matter how much fun is made of it, it never goes away. In one variant or another (such as haue gooday in Olde England, or have a good one in contemporary New England), it has been with us since at least medieval times. Around here its heard most commonly from cashiers. Its their valediction after they hand you your change and your receipt. I dont know if saying Have a nice day is in their job description or part of their training, but I wouldnt be surprised if it were.
Now, perhaps you think cashiers and their pet phrase are becoming obsolete. After all, self-service checkout kiosks at supermarkets are proliferating, and none of those Im familiar with (Shaws, Price Chopper), even the ones with automated voices, say Have a nice day!
Moreover, our political leaders keep telling us that jobs of the future will require post-secondary education, so you might assume that the supermarkets of the future will be needing employees who can write the software for those kiosks, not stand at cash registers taking customers money and making small talk.
Well, think again. Vermonts Department of Labor has projected the occupations with the most openings in the state from 2010 through 2020, and which do you suppose is No. 1? Cashiers.
Not only that, No.2, Retail salespersons, and No 4, waiters and waitresses, are also in the habit of saying Have a nice day, so dont expect to stop hearing that any time soon. Alas, software engineers are not in the Top 25 nor are any other occupations that require science, technology, engineering and math degrees, oddly enough so if those highly skilled high-tech workers have a valediction other than have a nice day, were not likely to hear it very often.
When did Have a nice day really start spreading? Maybe in the 70s, along the smiley face. Its the title of a Bon Jovi song (refrain: When the world gets in my face, I say, Have a nice Day), but I prefer The Ramones version, part of which goes:
I heard it from the landlord
When he kicked me out
I heard from the spirits
As they possessed my house
Have a nice day. Thats all I hear every day
Have a nice day. I dont believe a word you say.
Ah, yes: One of the recurrent raps against Have a nice day is its presumed insincerity. Thats apparently why the British and the Europeans look down their noses at this rank Americanism it comes across as phony or pretentious. There was even a research project in Germany that concluded that employees who were obligated to say this phrase and appear cheerful were more likely to get sick or depressed. These findings are nicely summarized in a brief essay by British journalist Allan Hall under the title, Have a nice day and a short life.
Its not the insincerity that bothers me, though. Ive always believed some measure of insincerity is essential in routine social interactions otherwise, society would fall apart. Imagine what it would be like if everyone responded sincerely to How are you? And do you suppose that our political leaders could function, much less get elected, if they always said was really on their minds? Of course not.
No, what I dont like is being gratuitously told what to do, and specifically, what sort of day to have. I wouldnt mind so much if speaker were sardonic (Have an uneventful day! say, or Have a nonviolent day!) But Id really prefer a valediction that doesnt ask anything of me at all. Why not simply Goodbye? Or, perhaps cashiers could be taught to say Farewell instead.
I think the Hawaiians might be on to something by using the same word coming and going, Aloha. Yo might serve that purpose round here: You put your items on the checkout counter and the cashier says Yo. You take your change and receipt, and you walk away to another Yo. Is that asking too much?
2. Enjoy! This is the standard comment from the waiter or waitress who brings you your food. I have the same objection to this as to Have a nice day! I sometimes find myself thinking in response, How dare you tell me to enjoy my food!
Maybe Im naïve, but I think there still are quite a few verbs left that deserve better than to be used in the command form. Enjoy is one of them. (Here a few others: disdain, feign; aspire, perspire; derogate, abrogate.)
Granted, eat is not one of those verbs. If the waiter laid my plate on the table and said, Eat! I wouldnt mind. But Enjoy! is another matter. Theres something cloying, manipulative and, yes, distasteful about being told to enjoy something that might, for all you know, be bland or even execrable.
Mercifully, Enjoy! hasnt been taken up by the supermarket cashiers. Imagine going through the checkout line with nothing but a bottle of vinegar and being told, Enjoy! That never happens, at least not yet, which makes having a nice day a little less unlikely.
3. Going forward. Some time in the last few years, this became a favorite phrase of the managerial/executive/political elite. These people used to be called the ruling class, but for some reason that term fell out of favor. Lets just say that the poor working stiffs among us are not the ones who talk about going forward. Thats because they also dont obsess about strategic planning, which going forward often has something to do with.
This is a curious phrase, because its usually superfluous that is, unnecessary in that its used to refer to the future when that context is already clear. But the phrase also carries an inherently positive spin, in that going suggests motion, which in our society is always a good thing, and forward implies progress, another undeniably good thing.
Never mind that standing still, every once in a while, is the best course of action. And never mind that one persons idea of whats forward might well be anothers idea of whats regressive.
At least we have strategic plans to fall back on. I dont know why, but whenever I hear moving forward it makes me think of Voltaires Dr. Pangloss, who famously said: All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.
4. Thank you. Have you noticed that TV and radio anchors always thank the reporters in the field at the end of their dispatches? If I were one of those reporters, Id be thinking to myself: Who are you to be thanking me? This news gathering we do is a group enterprise. By thanking me, you make it sound like it belongs more to you, the copy reader, than to me, the reporter. How presumptuous of you! Have a nice day!
The problem with thank you is that it is overused to the point that its losing any meaning. Its not at all uncommon for the rejoinder to Thank you to be ... another Thank you! Thanks for the thanks, in other words. Whatever happened to Youre welcome? Then there are those signs that say, Thank you for not smoking. What that really means is, Please dont smoke.
Thats not the only case in which please and thank you are confused with each other. (Whos to blame for this? Sesame Street?) Thank you really should be an expression of gratitude, but often its just a gimme in disguise, as in, Thank you for your support, when thats said to someone who hasnt yet provided the solicited donation.
Then theres thank you in the workplace, which is heard much more frequently these days, I think, than it was a generation or two ago. Is that because theres more gratitude afloat on the shop floor now? Not necessarily. More likely its because thank you has become an implicit tag of status. Whos doing all the thanking in the office? Almost always, its a supervisor thanking a subordinate ... seldom the other way around. Saying thank you is a soft way of saying, Im the boss. Im more responsible for this company than you are, and thats why Im in a position to do the thanking.
We newspaper reporters dont have deal with patronizing anchors, but we do occasionally have to endure thank yous from news sources the people we write about. These thank yous make me rather uncomfortable, and heres why:
Im happy to be thanked for doing somebody a favor, or for going above and beyond to help somebody out. But thats not what Im doing when I write a newspaper article. Im writing the article because its thought to be newsworthy and of public interest, or because Ive been assigned to write it. Im not doing it as a favor, but because its my job, for which Im paid. Call me a curmudgeon, but I dont think its necessary to thank people for simply doing their jobs. The ones who really deserve thanks are the volunteers and the unpaid interns.
On the other hand, reading a newspaper story is a voluntary act, so Ill grudgingly admit that it might be appropriate for me to thank you, on behalf of my bosses, for reading this one.
Contact Tim Johnson at 660-1808 or tjohnson@burlington freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ Flyonthe.


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