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Why without Christmas there can be no dignity, liberty or equality
Oak Hill College in London invited me to contribute the following short article (part 1 features in this post) to their winter 2014 edition of Commentary.
Our pattern for compassion
Richard Dawkins can't stay out of the headlines for long. Mostly recently, Dawkins has caused a stir when tweeting in reply to a woman expressing her moral dilemma. What would she do if she discovered she was pregnant carrying a child with Down's syndrome? Dawkins volunteered his judgement and his answer is a sobering one; 'abort it and try again. It would be immoral to bring it into the world if you have a choice.' A considerable disquiet ensued and Dawkins offered a speedy clarification writing it would be 'immoral from the point of view of the child's own welfare.' There is an obvious and evident lack of compassion in Dawkins' reductionist argument. But as he is quick to point out his argument is a rational response from his atheistic perspective. 'Those who took offence because they know and love a person with Down's syndrome, and who thought I was saying that their loved one had no right to exist, I have sympathy for this emotional point, but it is an emotional one not a logical one.'
Compassion: An unexpected virtue
At the other end of the Atheistic spectrum is author Bruce Sheiman. His book, An Atheist Defends Religion, certainly has a title designed to grab your attention and Sheiman's book is unusual in its defence of religion. We might go so far as to say a lone voice amidst the hubbub of a more militant atheism vocal in its refusal to recognise that religion is capable of making any positive contribution to advancing the welfare of human-kind. So why is Sheiman moved to write a more generous estimation of a life lived for God? Not least because he recognises that Christ's coming into the world paved the way for a brand new view of humanity. Apart from Jesus the world would have looked very different. In his historical survey Sheiman concludes that before Christianity 'a commitment to human dignity, personal liberty, and individual equality did not previously appear in any other culture.' It was a distinctly Christian view of humanity that led to a radical acceptance of the place and need of others. 'Once we see ourselves as free individuals, and to the extent that we understand that we are all creatures of one God, we understand that freedom and dignity are the right of all people.' Here's an observation from outside of the church – Jesus' followers committed to seeing the world differently and that included how they chose to view and treat others, especially those in need. In this article I want to explore briefly one particular expression of that impact – the place of compassion. Put simply, the gospel calls on us to feel something for those who are less fortunate than ourselves and that in turn leads to action.
Compassion: The supreme virtue
Jesus saw people as no-one had ever seen them. C.H. Spurgeon said 'If you would sum up the whole character of Christ in reference to ourselves, it might be gathered into this one sentence, "He was moved with compassion." And J.C. Ryle observes 'It is a curious and striking fact, that of all the feelings experienced by our Lord when upon the earth, there is none so often mentioned as "compassion". Nine times over the Spirit has caused the word 'compassion' to be written in the Gospels.' The Bible word we translate as compassion describes, first of all a feeling, an emotion that comes from the heart (or more literally the bowels!) and so Jesus was moved by feelings of concern and sympathy. Those feelings compelled him to come to the aid of those in need. A quick word-search and we might remember the compassion Jesus showed an ostracized leper when he not only healed but first touched the unclean man (Mark 1:40-42), or his decision to delay his entrance into Jerusalem because of the cry of two blind men (Matt. 20:29-34). Jesus weeps with Mary and Martha over the death of Lazarus (John 11:32-36) and he is moved more by the fate of those who stood under God's judgement than his own on his journey to the cross (Matt.23:37). There never was a heart like his.
Is Richard Dawkins leading people to Jesus?
Fascinating article on the Telegraph web site on the intellectual bankruptcy of the new atheism espoused by Dawkins.
Worth a reading this weekend is this Spectator article on the inability of atheism to provide a foundation for morality and ethics. In Douglas Murray's piece 'Can human life be sacred in a post-Christian world?' his honest answer is 'it's disturbingly hard to say so.'
(HT: Tony Watkins)
What Christians must learn from the 'new atheists' if only we will listen
Two articles in the past week, both on the Telegraph website, highlight the growing embarrassment that so many atheists find with the posturing of Richard Dawkins.
Brendon O'Neill confesses that 'things are now so bad that I tend to keep my atheism to myself' in his article How atheists became the most colossally smug and annoying people on the planet.
Matthew Norman writes in his piece Come in Agent Dawkins, your job is done, 'as one who became a devout atheist at the age of nine' but also asks 'is there any stronger argument against the existence of a benign deity today than the existence of Richard Dawkins?'
It seems to me there are many lessons for Christians to learn from these articles. Let's fill our apologetic with love and compassion as well as contending for truth. Let's also watch out for the pride and posturing in our words that do nothing to commend our cause.
Atheism has failed says Chief Rabbi
Fascinating article in this week's Spectator from Jonathan Sacks,the chief Rabbi on the failure of atheism to find an answer to the question 'why be good?'
I have not yet found a secular ethic capable of sustaining in the long run a society of strong communities and families on the one hand, altruism, virtue, self-restraint, honour, obligation and trust on the other. A century after a civilisation loses its soul it loses its freedom also. That should concern all of us, believers and non-believers alike.
No need to be embarrassed by the Trinity
A small group of Muslim men turned up at church from the local mosque to ask a few questions on Sunday evening. Unsurprisingly conversation soon turned to the Trinity. As it turned out we had just returned from a church weekend away reflecting on how essential the doctrine of the trinity is if we are how to live well in the world. Here's a sketch of my notes from a talk I gave on the weekend.
A. How does God define our relationships?
I wonder when you last spent some time thinking about the Trinity? I guess many Christians find understanding what it means that we believe in One God in three persons a little confusing if not a little awkward to explain. Maybe we find the trinity intellectually embarrassing if and when we are challenged by a non-Christian and I suspect we do find the doctrine a little irrelevant when it comes to living everyday life.
Well this morning its not my place to give a defence of what Christians believe or the history. But my job in just 30 minutes is to show you how life-changing it is to know that you love and serve a God of relationships.
The Bible affirms that there is One God in three persons. That means because God is eternal relationships (between Father, Son and Spirit) have always been at the heart of ultimate reality. And my big point this morning is that ONLY the Christian can say that!
And that means that only the Christian has a foundation for relations.
Whoever we are, our doctrine of God IS the foundation for our relationships.
B. What we think of God defines and shapes the nature of our relationships
Maybe the best way to look at this truth is by way of comparison with the other ways of looking at relationships.
1. Atheism
The dilemma of modern man is simple: he does not know why man has any meaning. He is lost. Man remains a zero. This is the damnation of our generation. – Francis Schaeffer in He is There and He is not silent.
We don't know how to live in the world and we cannot agree how we should live in this world;
- If there is no God then there is no basis or standard for relationships (there is nothing informing our relationships!)
- We can recognise the problems in our relationships but cannot find a binding answer (the world would be a better place if we all got along…but we can't agree on what that means)
- We define relationships for ourselves (every man, and woman, does as he sees fit)
- Relationships are an aspect of 'survival of the fittest'
Richard Dawkins summed up how the absence of God impacts his ethics in the following sobering words: If someone used my views to justify a completely self-centred lifestyle, which involved trampling all over other people in any way they chose I think I would be fairly hard put to argue against it on purely intellectual grounds.
Fellow Oxford intellectual Peter Atkins puts it this way when quoted by Richard Dawkins in Unweaving the rainbow: We are children of chaos, and the deep structure of change is decay. At root, there is only corruption, and the unstemmable tide of chaos. Gone is purpose; all that is left is direction. This is the bleakness we have to accept as we peer deeply and dispassionately into the heart of the Universe.
Is it enough to believe in 'god' to understand the nature of relationships and living well in the world? As we will see the answer is 'no'. All depends on the nature of that god.
No word is as meaningless as is the word god. Of itself it means nothing unless content is put into it. – Francis Schaeffer.
2. Islam
- God is not a personal god. He exists in 'splendid isolation.' Even in paradise God will not be with us.
- God and relationships are separate thing – God is not a God of relationships for before he ever created he was alone.
- God cannot inform our relationships (we cannot look to him to teach us) and our relationships are not an aspect of image-bearing.
- When God is teaching us about relationships he is not teaching us about himself
- God may be loving (toward his creation) but he is NOT love because in eternity he has no-one to love. He had to create in order to love and experience love.
3. Pantheism (Hindism, New Age, etc..)
- God is an impersonal force
- Impersonal forces cannot define or inform personal relationships. In fact, more than that, they undermine relationships. The holy men of Hinduism retreat from relationships and community.
- Our final goal as human beings is to join the impersonal ie become one with the impersonal force.
- Relationships and personality are temporary
The truth is that if you exchange the truth about God for a lie it will not only damage you but destroy community and confuse society.
Look with me at Romans 1:18-30. What is the result of humanity suppressing the truth about God. It is two things i) a turning to worshipping other gods and ii) a break down of relationships. The SIN of rejecting God leads to all sorts of SINS damaging to community. Looking at the list at the end of the chapter (vv.28-30)
Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.
4. Christianity
Only Christianity has at its heart a God who IS a God of relationships and God's own relationship makes your relationships meaningful.
C. What can we learn from the God of relationships?
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit have always existed in perfect relationship. They express and define perfect love.
Therefore (for example) we can learn how to love one another within a marriage by learning from the relationship between Father and Son.
|Bible verses
|Nature of relationship
|John 14:31, 3:35
|Perfect love seen in a desire to bless the other.
|John 17:1,4
|Other-person centredness. A seeking after the glory of another ahead of own. Love involves service, sacrifice.
|John 10:30
|Unity. One in Being. One in purpose. One in ministry.
|John 5:30
|Difference. Unity does not mean uniformity. There is an order to the relationships. The Son does the will of the Father and obeys him even though they are both fully God.
As God's image bearers in the world God shapes and defines our relationships. Whether that be relationships between husband and wife, parent and child, employer and employee, authorities and those subject to authority. All our relationships reflect in some way the God of relationships. Our relationships are defined by love, other-person centredness, unity yet difference.
Reasons to rejoice in the Trinity!
There is no other sufficient philosophical answer than the one I have outlined. You can search through university philosophy, underground philosophy, filling station philosophy – it does not matter—there is no other sufficient philosophical answer to existence, to Being, than the one I have outlined. There is only one thought, whether the East, the West, the ancient, the modern, the new, the old. Only one fills the philosophical need of existence, of Being, and it is the Judeo-Christian God –not just an abstract concept, but rather that this God is really there. He exists. There is no other answer, and orthodox Christians ought to be ashamed of being been defensive for so long. It is not a time to be defensive. There is no other answer. – Francis Schaeffer, He is There and he is not silent
Part 2 of this series will consider just how our relationships are to be based on the God of relationships.
World's leading physicist and atheist finds Richard Dawkins an embarrassment to science
Professor Peter Higgs (he of the Higgs boson particle) has offered his own response as an atheist and scientist to the fundamentalist philosophy of Richard Dawkins.
Admitting to sharing in the embarrassment of many in the scientific community over Dawkins extra-scientific comments Higgs said Dawkins in a way is almost a fundamentalist himself, of another kind
In discussing faith and science Higgs went on to say I don't happen to be one [a believer] myself, but maybe that's just more a matter of my family background than that there's any fundamental difficulty about reconciling the two.
(HT: David Robertson)
A piece I've written for Evangelicals Now 'No one kills in the name of atheism?'
Originally a post on this blog Evangelicals Now have edited and published it for a wider audience
This section of a documentary entitled The trouble with atheism presented by Rod Liddle also highlights the extreme violence conducted by atheist states in the past century.
Melvyn Bragg on the ignorance of Dawkins and de Botton
( HT: Mez McConnell)
Janet Daley reflects on what turned out to be a bad week for Atheism
Janet Daley in the Telegraph a couple of days ago reflects on why the last week was a bad week for atheism
New Statesman – why Dawkins is wrong on God & science
After Richard Dawkins guest-edited the Christmas edition of the New Statesman Mehdi Hasan replied with a good summary of exactly why he is wrong on the issue of the relationship between God and science
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Mc Donald's Steyr: A standard McDonald's, what else?
One of the tough things about traveling with young children (especially picky eaters) can be mealtime. It is stressful to eat every meal out, unfamiliar foods can be challenging, and long restaurant meals can eat into the time you'd like to spend seeing the sights (not to mention the fact that you want to spend some of that precious good behavior in a museum). But at some point during our hike in Steyr it was a safe bet my kids were going to get hungry and demanded to be fed.
I always look for restaurants that are relatively quick, interesting for the kids, and likely to have something that they will eat. When I can, I try to dine outdoors or in a space where there is something interesting for the kids to watch. Since I am a foody and want to have authentic food experiences, I tend to dine in local places rather than chains. So I can hear you all hear saying "Why the hell did he go to a McDonalds'?". You are correct that I am definitely not the fast food junk at all, I usually ignore the McDonald's everywhere I go. The McDonald's in Steyr was an exception ... and it's a standard McDonalds, what the heck should I say?
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Gasthaus Lattner-Korntner: The food! The atmosphere! The view!
A few minutes drive outside of Steyr in Nussbach, this is well worth the trip. There is nothing like enjoying your meal of Wiener Schnitzel on the terrace with the sight of the mountains, the smell of the country, and the sounds of the cowbells in the nearby pastures. For me, it's a "must visit" whenever I'm in the area. HIGHLY recommended. (You may even choose to stay over - their Pension Mario is across the road - LOVELY!)
Favorite Dish: Wiener Schnitzel beyond compare - served with rice and salads. But, honestly, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Don't see what you want - Herta Korntner will see what she can do to accommodate your food needs.
Don't forget the Schnapps!!
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Bräuhof Restaurant: A recommendation for dinner
Elisabeth and I had the pleasure of dining with Michael (globetrott) in Steyr. We went to a restaurant right on the Stadtplatz. Forutnately I have a picture and remember what we ate. The food was good and we had great company of course.
Unfortuantely, that day, Liz tipped over a lit candle behind her and the hot wax spilled all over her brand new ski jacket. Fortunately, the dry cleaners were able to get the wax off. Bless them!
Favorite Dish: I had the Schwein medallions (pork medallions) and Liz had vegetable croquettes. Michael only had a soup. It was a "Veltliner-Schaumsuppe" which I'm not exactly sure what it is... but Liz thinks it's a wine based soup.
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Hotel Mader Restaurant: gorgeous breakfast with a touch of friendship...
Unfortunately there was no time to try the Hotel Mader restaurant bigger meals and I would have needed more than my only morning to even taste all of the breakfast buffet but for sure I can advice it!
In my pic the apartment where Franz Schubert hold some of his private concerts and in Steyr he composed his Piano Quintet in A.
Sorry I cannot provide the price for breakfast as it was included in my stay overnight but I do hope they serve it also to not guests because it's the place I would choose looking for one.
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I had a most wonderful Austrian meal in the Hotel Mader. I will be writing more on my other pages. The Chef in Hotel Mader prepared my food exactly as I asked -- even though Turkey schnitzel was not on the menu they were most happy to prepare it!
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Chinese food is served with some Gösser beer from Styria.... Hmmm... what an interesting combination. :-)), but maybe it goes well with wine too ....
Favorite Dish: I have to check it next time, but I prefer local food, because chinese food can never be such delicious as it was in China .....
And I always try to local specialities.....
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Hotel / Gasthof Mader: Great food in historic surroundings
Gasthof Mader is a very nice "Gasthof" (restaurant). I came here for dinner after I was very hungry from driving. They have great food and the ambiente is also very cosy and nice.
Favorite Dish: I dried the "Zwiebelrostbraten" (that is a roasted beef with roasted onions and onion sauce) and a small beer (because I had to drive..).
But the "Tafelspitz" (that is boiled beef) is also very recommendable. It is served with some horseraddish sauce here.
Very delicious!
They also have some mouth-watering desserts on the menu, but unfortuneatly I didn't try them.
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Stockholm - Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson and South Korean technology group Samsung have agreed to drop a long-running dispute over patents, the Swedish firm said Monday.
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The following are the names of famous Scottish-Americans:
|Alexander Hamilton
|Statesman, 1st Sec. of Treasury, on of main authors of the Federalist essays. Father was Scottish
|Patrick Henry
|Patriot, orator
|John D. Witherspoon
|Educator, Statesman, and only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. Ancestor of actress Reese Witherspoon
|Capt. William Kidd
|Pirate off of Long Island in the 1690s. Son of a Scottish Presbyterian minister
|J. M. Barrie
|Scottish Novelist that wrote Peter Pan
|Daniel Boone
|Frontiersman and pioneer of Ulster Scottish ancestry
|Christopher "Kit" Carson
|Buffalo hunter and western frontiersman
|William Rogers Clark
|Army office and explorer
|Davy Crocket
|Frontiersman, congressman and defender of the Alamo
|James Mackay
|Born Arrichliney, Scotland, traveled and mapped area as far west as the Rockies. Moved to St. Charles, MO around 1796 and became commandant. Was awarded 46,000 acres in St. Charles and Lincoln Counties. Consulted with Meriwether Lewis about his maps before Lewis & Clark Expedition. Built the 1st brick house in St. Louis in 1819.
|Stephen A. Douglas
|Civil War era congressman and senator
|Flora MacDonald
|Helped Prince Charles escape prison and his pursuers. Immigrated to the Carolinas for a period of time.
|Bess Truman (Elizabeth Virginia Wallace)
|First Lady and wife of President Harry S. Truman
|Mary Lyon
|Pioneer if advancing education for women in the U.S. and the first school principal in the U.S.
|Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
|Graduate of Edinburgh University Medical School and co-founder of Harvard Medical School
|Elinore Pruitt Stewart
|Author and homesteader who wrote a book, "Letters of a Woman Homesteader" in the early 1900s describing the trials of a woman homesteader
|Marie L. McLaughlin
|Author of the book, "Myths of the Sious". She was 1/4 Sioux. Her maternal grandfather was Captain Duncan Graham, a Scotsman by birth.
|Sam Houston
|Father of Texas independence and 1st President of Texas
|Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
|Confederate Civil War General
|John Paul Jones
|Naval hero of the Revolution and founder of the U. S. Navy
|Henry Knox
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If you're gay, you likely haven't devoted a lifetime of study to the actual process required for getting married. But now with the passage of Referendum 74 and the start tomorrow statewide of the issuance of marriage licenses for gays and lesbians, there are some things you might want to know.
The first is that if you want to get your marriage license tomorrow, you need to drive to Port Orchard. That's where the Office of the Kitsap County Auditor is located.
I spoke with Nancy Lawrence, Recording and Licensing Manager for the Kitsap County Auditor. I asked her if she's expecting big crowds tomorrow, and she said they hadn't been because they had hardly received any calls but then, suddenly, today, they got 35 inquiries. Lawrence said, "We are prepared. We beefed up our staffing." Since they only have a staff of five and four computers, you might be wise to anticipate some delays.
Lawrence said that one couple is planning on showing up at 6:30 in the morning so they can get the first appointment at 8 a.m. She added, "We're very excited. This is a historic day."
To get your license issued on the same day, both you and your partner need to go to Lawrence's office in the Administration Building at 614 Division Street in Port Orchard (see map below), no appointment necessary, sometime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday. However, if you're not in a rush, you can request that an application be sent to you. In that case, you will need to have your signatures notarized before returning the paperwork. Once the license is issued, whether via mail or in person, there is a three-day waiting period before you can use it. So the earliest you'd be able to get married is Sunday. But if you're not in a big hurry, you've got 60 days to use it before it expires. Of course you can only use it in Washington.
You'll be sworn in so there's no need to bring documentation. However, if either of you has been married before or is a registered domestic partner, you need to meet the requirements of the state in which you were divorced or registered. If your divorce was issued in Kitsap County, the paperwork must be finalized and filed at the Clerk's office before you can apply to get married again. Special rules apply if you're not yet 18—call ahead.
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Anyone used one of these?
Anyone used one of these?
I made something like that for bringing my bike on the train when I lived in Europe. I haven't used it in the US though. I made it out of a couple of super-cheap fleece blankets, a long zipper, some velcro, some buckles, and a couple of long pieces of webbing. The bike went in upside down with the handlebars turned and the wheels off, and the wheels went in big pockets on either side. It took only a few minutes to pack and unpack and was light and compact enough to carry in my saddlebag on a ride. It was easy to carry and worked well.
I wouldn't try checking the bike as airline luggage that way, though. And I haven't tried it on Amtrak in the US - they seem to be much more uptight about not letting people clog up the trains with gigantic suitcases, even though their checked luggage system (where it exists at all) really sucks. It would probably work well on a bus, provided that you can pay attention to how stuff gets packed in with it, and it would probably work on public transit or commuter trains.
I've been looking for something like this for a while now because it will save me so much money in fees and stop delays when I get the 'no bike carriage' problem. Most European trains and the Channel Tunnel allow oversized luggage on for free. Many have specific regulation stating that a bagged bike with the wheels off is ok.
Any Europeans experienced this?
I have something similar for my folding bike and it works well for it's designed purpose.
I have to wonder how a bag like the one in the link would be treated on Amtrak if you wanted to carry it on. Being able to hop on trains in stations with no baggage service would be pretty nice.
Housse is a French word for cover. The French railroads used to require a cardboard housse for bikes on many trains. Unlike the bag in the photo (which I have used on TGV trains in France for my folding bike), the cardboard housse was open on the bottom and only covered the drive train. You could still roll the bike on its wheels, I think. Air France also used them over 10 years ago. I have no idea if they still do. BTW, these days, most French non-TGV trains have hooks to hang bikes, which makes it very easy to bring a bike on board.
Interesting. Non SNCF woul b local rains I take it.
Nearly 100 percents of Russian cyclotravellers use something like this for years, the idea is definetly good. Funny, but it was impossible to find something like this in Germany, everything is too bulky, expensive and not really suitable for touring. Typical weight is about 1 kilo, they last easily for 10-20 trips and you can use it as a rain cover and even a bivvy
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Mikhalit, love the photo. What does it say?
And does this russian bag have a name?
It says PIK 99 (manufacturer), TransBaikal trip 2001, by local cycling club Velopiter (St. Petersburg). Note, these pictures are not mine but from the Pik99 page.
There are at least two companies making such, both based in St. Petersburg: Pik99 and Equip.ru (links lead to their bike bags).
There is one killer feature, use it as a Spinnaker sail when the terrain allows


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Gisele & Tom Bring Little Jack to Costa Rica For Their Wedding!
Gisele & Tom Bring Little Jack to Costa Rica For Their Wedding!
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Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady made a quick stop in NYC this week before heading down to Costa Rica for their second wedding this weekend. It looks like Tom got to bring his best man, his son Jack, with him after all. Gisele was spotted taking a quiet walk yesterday while Tom and Jack went for a swim together this morning. Awww. Perhaps Bridget wasn't so mad about Gisele's comments and flashy naked photo shoot after all. Tom and Gisele first tied the knot last month in LA, but this time their closest family and friends get to join in the celebration — and enjoy a luxurious vacation while they're at it.
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With these four games combined your Friday adventure into Freedom will be complete! Allow me to introduce you.
First up we have the lovely Project Dualis which is a story of two sisters, Yuki and Yumi, who are linked together more closely than what it would first seem. Over there is the powerfully spooky title The Piano. The Piano is a first-person Horror/Ambient Game about John Barnerway who is trapped in his own limbo. Perfect for a free Halloween scare!
Next we have Dengen Chronicles. DC is the most engaging online customizable card game in the Manga universe. The innovative addition of strategy and role-playing aspects makes the gameplay original and intense. Last but not least is The Burrow, a short interactive experience. The narrative develops through the player's interaction with the game's world. Every exchange is significant and becomes a part of the narrative.
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August 09, 2013
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a $19 million New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program to encourage the purchase of battery-electric commercial trucks as well as other energy-efficient transportation, including hybrid and compressed natural gas trucks.
The truck voucher program will include two voucher funds: $9 million for battery-electric truck vouchers offered in 30 counties around the state that did not meet federal clean air standards, primarily downstate New York, the Capital Region and Western New York; and a $10 million alternative fuels voucher fund for New York City, which also includes compressed natural gas, hybrid-electric vehicles and retrofitting diesel engines with emission control devices.
"The Truck Voucher Incentive Program is another important step that New York State is taking to meet clean air standards," said Governor Cuomo. "This program highlights the State's commitment to developing, promoting, and implementing new measures that lower emissions and reduce our carbon footprint. By focusing on advanced transportation technologies, including electronic and hybrid vehicles, we can provide cleaner communities in which to live and work."
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is administering the program, with funding from the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program and in partnership with the New York State Department of Transportation and the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT).
The program is directed toward class 3 to 8 trucks, which include large pick-ups, delivery vans, box trucks, buses, tractor trailers, garbage trucks, and construction vehicles such as cement and dump trucks. Under the terms of the program, NYSERDA approved vehicle manufacturers, dealers and retrofit providers which will receive the vouchers, allowing them to pass on the full incentive in a lower vehicle price to buyers.
The electric truck vouchers will be available beginning today with vouchers accepted for purchases of eligible vehicles meeting program guidelines. The alternative fuels voucher and diesel retrofit funding for NYC will be rolled out in late August and September, respectively.
Today's announcement complements the Governor's Charge NY program, which looks to stimulate demand for EVs and investments in infrastructure, and includes funding from NYSERDA, the New York Power Authority and tax credits. Governor Cuomo has directed the Public Service Commission (PSC) to review existing policies and regulations to ensure the evolution of the electric vehicle market in New York.
"Under Governor Cuomo's leadership, New York is making business- and government-related transportation cleaner and more affordable," said Francis J. Murray Jr., President and CEO, NYSERDA. "By promoting electric trucks as well as other energy-efficient transportation solutions, the State will lessen its dependence on foreign petroleum while incentivizing municipalities and businesses to embrace more environmentally friendly transportation technologies."
The transportation sector is responsible for three-fourths of petroleum consumption in this country, and 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in New York, so reducing emissions through alternative-fueled vehicles and improving the performance of diesel trucks can have a significant impact. NYSERDA estimates that this program could encourage the purchase or retrofit of up to 1,000 low-emission trucks in areas of the state with the poorest air quality.
"Governor Cuomo recognizes that transportation is key to economic growth and this new voucher program is a perfect example of that," State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald said. "Using our Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funding, this program will improve air quality, incentivize companies to purchase alternative fuel vehicles and support emerging businesses that are creating jobs in New York State."
"These investments have already helped dozens of companies operate greener fleets on New York City's streets," said NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. "With this new infusion we can now go the extra mile and convert an additional 500 trucks to cleaner technology so they can keep New York moving in a way that enhances the economy and the health of all New Yorkers."
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605 has now received an invitation to perform its newest work at the 10th Anniversary edition of Fall For Dance Festival (FFD), hosted by the prestigious New York City Centre in Manhattan. This incredible opportunity marks 605's NYC debut, and its largest venue to date, performing for over 2700 attendees each night. This year, 605 Collective is one of 20 companies invited from around the world, sharing the stage with the likes of Doug Elkins, The Royal Ballet, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alvin Ailey, and Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. FFD is a major platform for showcasing both rising choreographers and legends of contemporary dance. 605 stands to gain tremendous exposure from this engagement, opening new doors that may support future creation projects, and launching the company forward with new international touring opportunities.
Directly following FFD, the company prepares for its next major Canadian tour, continuing to help build dance audiences in remote communities on the Made In BC: Dance on Tour network, as well as performing in larger venues in Eastern Canada (see dates below). As a non-for-profit organization, part of our mandate is to bring dance to anyone and everyone, sharing our work with as broad an audience as possible, and we need your help to keep expanding our reach.
What We Need & What You Get:
We need to raise over $2500 to assist with the company's Fall 2013 travel expenses, which include costs for flights and ground transport, extra baggage and shipment for costumes, set pieces, and equipment, and hotel accommodation for 8 travelling company members in each of the visited cities:
605 Collective Fall 2013 Touring Dates:
September 27th - 28th, 2013 - Fall For Dance Festival, New York City Center, NYC
October 20th, 2013 - Dance Allsorts, Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver, BC
Oct 21st-24th, 2013 - Outreach/Community Engagement Residency in Golden, BC
October 25th, 2013 - Kicking Horse Culture, Golden BC
October 30th, 2013 - Mount Elizabeth Theatre, Kitimat, BC
November 2nd, 2013 - Lester Centre for the Arts, Prince Rupert, BC
November 9th, 2013 - Crimson Coast Dance, The Port Theatre, Nanaimo, BC
November 14th - 16th, 2013 - DanceWorks, Enwave Theatre, Toronto, ON
November 20th - 23rd, 2013 - Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby, BC
November 30th, 2013 - Harbourfront Theatre, Summerside, PEI
December 5th - 7th, 2013 - Live Art Dance, Sir James Dunn Theatre, Halifax, NS
Travelling from coast to coast is expensive for our young company, and costs can add up very quickly. Every dollar raised makes a difference, and your support will help us pull it off.
About the Perks:
- An 8x10 Print of 605 Collective - Choose from one of three photos taken of the company's dancers in action by dance photographer extraordinaire David Cooper. (Please See Gallery for Options) Photo can be signed, or left unsigned, and delivered by Mail to specified address.
- Complimentary Tickets to a 605 performance - Claimants can chose from any of the above dates/cities listed, with the tickets (general seating) available at the box office for pick-up under specified name.
For "The Big Apple" Perk Only:
- Post-Show "Meet The Artists" - Stick around after the performance and meet 605's dancers and crew for a personal thank-you. Ask questions, and learn about the 605's creation process and "behind-the-scenes" of a dance performance.
- Can't make it to a show? Rather than tickets, receive a DVD of Archival Performance Footage from one of 605's live dance productions to watch whenever you'd like.
605 Collective has a proven track record of successfully touring and performing its energetic work, reaching thousands of people in 34 cities across Canada/USA with a countless number of shows. By giving to this cause you are helping these young artists take full advantage of their largest opportunity to date. If we are successful beyond our goal with this campaign, all additional funds will be put towards future touring and dissemination.
All young dancers and choreographers have a goal of sharing their work on a big and beautiful stage, in front of a large audience, and in a cultural hub like New York - you can help us make this a reality.
Other Ways To Support 605:
"Start Spreadin' The News....!" If you're unable to contribute financially, you can still be a part of it:
- Help get the word out and make some noise about our campaign! You can easily share a link to this page with friends and fellow dance-lovers from your Facebook/Twitter accounts or a with personal email.
- Simply "Like" 605's Facebook Page, and invite others to join, so you can stay up-to-date with all of 605's ongoing activity and performances.
- Come attend one of our shows and bring your friends. Dance is a powerful, ephemeral experience best taken in live. We'd love to see you in our audience.
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1 cup turbinado sugar or 3/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup cornmeal
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla
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Archive for the 'DNA' Category
An April Fools Crime-Solving Puzzle: How Sharp Is Your Protagonist?
Detectives Slim N. None and Frank Lee Iduncare caught the case of their careers when Captain I. Giterdun assigned them to investigate the murder of one of Savannah's most popular ghost tour managers, I.C. Spooks.
The two top cops arrived on the scene and found Ms. Spooks' body (her friends call her Ida, they'd learned) lying in a cobblestone alley just off River Street, near the entrance to the Gulp 'Em Down Oyster Bar and Rot Gut Drink Emporium.
No witnesses and no obvious clues. No weapon and no sign of injury or open wounds. Not even so much as a chipped fingernail. No footprints on the stones. Not a single thing to go on. Well, except for a tiny dot of something reddish brown on the tip of the victim's right index finger. None said the drop certainly looked like blood. To be certain, though, they'd have to wait for the autopsy report, hoping the M.E. would come up with the impossible. In the meantime, the detectives did what they do best…knocked on doors and asked a lot of questions. In other words, they pestered people until they either talked or slammed the door in the eager faces of the two detectives. The latter being the more common occurrence.
Turns out that it was DNA that solved the Spooks murder case. Below are the possible findings of Savannah detectives and medical examiner Y. N. Sizion. Nine of the things listed could be true scenarios. One, however, is not. Do you have what it takes to spot the April Fools finding? Well, let's see if your protagonist really knows her DNA, or, if her knowledge was gained from watching Castle reruns.
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1. After developing a list of ten perfectly possible perpetrators, a positive match to suspect number ten was discovered by matching DNA from the crime scene to the DNA found in a recently-formed dental mold (the suspect was fitted for a new crown the day prior to the murder).
2. The suspect was identified by matching DNA found at the crime scene to DNA found on the mouth opening of a seriously shrunken ski mask located in a overflowing and lopsided clothes basket in the suspect's apartment.
3. The medical examiner found a single foreign hair (no root) lodged deep in the throat of the victim. DNA found in the hair matched the DNA of one of the suspects.
4. The killer had forced oral copulation on the victim prior to her death. The victim's DNA matched DNA swabbed from the suspect's "private part." The comparison was made several hours after the offense.
5. DNA found on a cigarette butt lying near the victim's body matched the DNA of one of the ten suspects. Faced with the DNA evidence linking him to the crime scene, he, suspect number seven, confessed to the murder.
6. Detective Iduncare found a crumpled postcard wedged between the north side trolley rail and a loose cobblestone. DNA found on the back of the card's postage stamp was a positive match to suspect number four.
7. None and Iduncare were pleased and positively elated when the lab identified suspect number five by matching the DNA found at the crime scene to the DNA extracted from the suspect's red blood cells.
8. A scientist from the lab called Iduncare to deliver the news he'd been waiting to hear…yes, the scientist had indeed discovered DNA on Spooks' body, but what she'd found was a mixture, meaning there could have been more than one suspect. She went on to say that since her discovery was a mixture, she would not and could not positively include or exclude any one person as a suspect in the crime.
9. Detective None interviewed the Gulp 'Em Down bartender and learned the poor woman had a nasty cold. She also said that, out of curiosity, she'd walked over to have a look at the body where she engaged in one of the worst coughing and sneezing fits of her entire 27 years on the planet. And, yes, she probably sprayed the corpse with quite a bit a spittle in the process. "That wasn't a problem, was it?" the pink and green-haired woman asked while using a wadded bar napkin to mop the end of her dripping nose. Detective None learned from the folks at the lab that blowing cold remnants on a dead body could indeed compromise whatever DNA they found.
10. During the testing, scientists found the DNA of several people on the victim's body, including that of None and Iduncare, who should have worn gloves while processing the crime scene.
After the lab results finally came back, and all was sorted through and pawed at by a team of prosecutors, None and Iduncare were finally able to slap the cuffs onto the wrists of their suspect(s).
And, future ghost tours were proud to boast of a brand new spirit, the recently departed I.C. Spooks, whose her ghost could often be seen peering out at tourists from behind the windows of various businesses and storefronts along the riverfront.
*Top photo – Savannah-Chatham Metro Police Department
* Bottom photo – I.C. (Ida) Spooks
DNA Testing: Is It Really All That Complicated?
DNA testing is a great tool for law enforcement. It's been used to convict criminals in a wide variety of cases, including, murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, and even blackmail. DNA testing is also used as a means to exonerate the innocent.
DNA testing is pretty darn accurate as long as investigators and scientists handle crime-scene evidence properly, without contaminating it. Something as simple as sneezing on a piece of evidence can ruin a detective's chances of solving a homicide.
Every cell in the human body has DNA except red blood cells; therefore, almost anything a suspect handled could contain DNA. Even a hairbrush or hat can contain a murderer's dandruff. Keeping that in mind, crime scene investigators locate and collect items they think a suspect may have touched—cigarette butts, bloody clothing, weapons, paper, drinking glass, etc. The evidence is then turned over to a forensic lab and its scientists for testing.
At the lab, items are logged in and then they wait on a shelf until their time "on the bench" rolls around. Could be days, weeks, or even months. Wait time depends on the backlog of cases. Of course, some high-profile or other urgent cases warrant a move to the front of the line.
The time to conduct the actual testing is pretty quick, not including prep time, no troubles with equipment, etc.
The first step in the testing process is to extract DNA from the evidence sample. To do so, the scientist adds chemicals to the sample, a process that ruptures cells. When the cells open up DNA is released and is ready for examination.
DNA is actually visible to the naked eye. The slimy glob in the center of the circle below is DNA.
DNA is tested in devices like the one below. They're called genetic analyzers.
DNA is loaded into wells inside the genetic analyzer. There are 96 wells in the gray, rectangular block shown below (inside the analyzer).
An electric current separates the DNA, sending it from the wells through narrow straw-like tubes called capillaries. During its journey through the analyzer, DNA passes by a laser. The laser causes the DNA loci (a gene's position on a chromosome) to fluoresce as they pass by, which allows a tiny camera to capture their images.
The image below shows DNA's path through the genetic analyzer.
Doctor Smith points to the row of eight capillaries, one for each well in the corresponding line of wells (12 rows of 8 wells).
At the end of the testing, the equipment produces a graph/chart called an electropherogram.
Peaks on the graph depict the amount of DNA strands at each location. It is this unique pattern of peaks and valleys that scientist use to match or exclude suspects.
Or, in the case of paternity testing, to include or exclude someone as a parent.
The image below is an electropheragram showing the DNA of a strawberry.
Another method of obtaining DNA results is to "run a gel." This procedure, like it's modern day counterpart the genetic analyzer, separates and measures DNA strands.
DNA testing by electrophoresis (gel testing)
Weighing the agar gel (powder at this stage).
Mixing the gel with water.
Gel in chamber. After mixing with water the gel "sets" to the consistency of Jell-O.
Gels are like flat sponges, with many tiny holes, nooks, and crannies.
Injecting DNA into the gel. Pre-formed wells are in place to receive the DNA.
Attaching positive and negative electrodes to the chamber.
Electrical current is the force that causes the DNA strands to move across and through the gel.
Introducing electric current to the gel.
Short strands move quicker and farther than longer strands. Strands of the same or similar lengths wind up grouped together.
Staining the DNA groups makes them visible on the gel. After staining, the completed gel is placed onto an illuminator for viewing.
Gels are then photographed for later use, possibly in criminal or civil trials.
*Above and below photos courtesy of world renowned DNA expert Dr. Dan Krane. Some of you will remember Dr. Krane from his wonderful presentation at the WPA.
DNA is introduced to the testing equipment which then moves through the processes to produce a visible result. It's not a series of steps where someone could stop, take a look at the incomplete process, and then make a guess as to whether or not someone could be included or excluded as a suspect.
It's not until the entire process is complete that experts will be able to compare DNA results—suspect DNA to DNA found at a crime scene. Or, to compare test results to human DNA for the purpose of excluding someone as a suspect. There is no midway "make-a-guess-and-leak-to-the-press" point. When it's done, it's done.
Below are the DNA test results of a rape victim and two suspects. Obviously, neither of the suspects' DNA matches that of the victim. However, suspect number two is a perfect match for the DNA found on the victim's body.
It's true that excluding someone as a suspect is an often quicker process than identifying the bad guy. This is so because officers already know the identities of some of these people and have collected their DNA samples for testing/comparison.
However, the killer's identity is probably an unknown at this point because police have not been able to obtain "matchable" evidence from the actual perpetrator. Therefore investigators must begin their quest for a DNA match by conducting good old-fashioned police work—interviewing witnesses and suspects, lifting fingerprints, collecting and identifying physical evidence, and knocking on doors and talking to neighbors, friends, family, etc. Whatever it takes to lead them to the killer and his DNA.
Of course, there's always the possibility that the killer's DNA is already tucked away in a computer database, such as CODIS. A quick run-through in the computer system will bring up several close matches, or a positive ID. Remember, though, if the DNA is not in the database investigators must rely on basic investigative skills (please re-read the paragraph preceding this one).
In short, DNA testing is, well, DNA testing. There is no point in the middle of the of the procedure that would allow investigators to exclude anyone as a suspect. The process must run its course to be of use.
*My thanks to Dr. Stephanie Smith for allowing me to hang out in her lab to take the above photos.
Did you know DNA is used to…
Determine pedigree in livestock.
Authenticate caviar and wine.
Identify endangered and protected wildlife species (to prosecute poachers).


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Identify asymptomatic persons at high risk for coronary morbidity and mortality.
Modify risk factors for ASCVD, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, physical inactivity, poor dietary habits, excessive alcohol consumption, and tobacco use.
Consider the use of aspirin for primary and secondary prevention in individuals at high risk for ASCVD events.
Do not screen for CHD in asymptomatic persons except in special circumstances.
Use a risk stratification approach based on the estimated pretest probability of CAD.
Use exercise electrocardiographic testing as a primary modality in individuals with low pretest probabilities for CAD.
Consider the addition of stress radionuclide imaging, stress echocardiography, and invasive coronary angiography in individuals with higher pretest probabilities for CAD.
Consider additional testing to evaluate for causes of chest pain other than CAD and to look for cardiac and extracardiac conditions that can produce secondary angina in the absence of significant CAD.
Consider consulting a cardiovascular disease specialist in the following settings: indeterminate results or high-risk features on noninvasive testing, new onset or newly recognized HF, new onset atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes, including MI, refractory angina, and survivors of sudden cardiac arrest.
Evaluate and treat all patients with acute coronary syndromes in a monitored setting.
Prescribe aspirin and/or dual antiplatelet therapy in all patients with CAD.
Implement risk-factor modification as recommended for prevention.
Use β-blockers, ACE inhibitors, or ARB therapy and calcium channel blockers as first-line antihypertensives.
Consider high-intensity statin therapy in individuals with CAD.
Treat angina medically with β-blockers, calcium channel blockers, and long-acting nitrates, and consider the addition of ranolazine in refractory cases.
Treat conditions producing secondary angina, such as anemia and HF.
Consider coronary revascularization in high-risk patients: those with left-main stenosis, three-vessel CAD, and low LVEF; sudden cardiac arrest survivors; and those with angina refractory to medical therapy.
Consider the addition of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and/or digitalis glycosides to existing therapy with β-blockers and ACE or ARB therapy in patients with CAD and HF.
Refer specific subsets of patients with CAD and LVEF less than 40% for ICD or CRT implantation.
Refer patients with CAD and angina, acute coronary syndromes, and ischemic cardiomyopathy for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.
Provide ongoing patient education, monitor for changes in clinical condition, and continue risk-factor modification during all follow-up visits.
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text: Weingarten Realty Investors Company Profile (NYSE:WRI) Analyst RatingsEarningsDividendsInsider TradesCompany ProfileSocial ActivityToday's Chart Consensus Ratings for Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI) (?) The ratings breakdown includes the most recent rating from each analyst that has rated the stock within the last twelve months. The ratings score is a calculation of the average number of sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). The consensus price target is a mean average of the most recent price target set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.Ratings Breakdown: 1 Hold Rating(s), 1 Buy Rating(s)Consensus Rating:Buy (Score: 2.50)Consensus Price Target: $39.00 (10.70% upside) Analysts' Ratings History for Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI) Show: All Ratings For This Stock Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetActions8/14/2015Citigroup Inc.Reiterated RatingBuy$37.00 -> $39.00 7/2/2015Citigroup Inc.UpgradeNeutral -> Buy$37.00 3/20/2015Citigroup Inc.Reiterated RatingHold$35.00 -> $37.00 12/16/2014Citigroup Inc.DowngradeBuy -> Neutral 12/2/2014Cowen and CompanyDowngradeOutperform -> Market Perform 7/28/2014RBC CapitalBoost Price Target$36.00 -> $38.00 6/20/2014Cowen and CompanyBoost Price Target$34.00 -> $35.00 4/29/2014Citigroup Inc.Reiterated RatingBuy$35.00 3/21/2014ArgusUpgradeBuy 3/19/2014Cowen and CompanyReiterated RatingOutperform$34.00 (Data available from 11/28/2013 forward) Earnings History for Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallActions10/29/2015Q216$0.55$0.56$128.09 million$130.80 millionViewListen 7/28/2015Q116$0.53$0.54$125.14 million$126.80 millionViewListen 4/28/2015Q1$0.52$0.52$118.47 million$125.60 millionViewN/A 2/17/2015Q414$0.50$0.51$126.10 millionViewN/A 10/23/2014Q314$0.50$0.53$126.80 million$130.50 millionViewN/A 7/24/2014Q214$0.50$0.51$123.98 million$130.19 millionViewN/A 4/24/2014Q114$0.49$0.49$125.49 million$127.60 millionViewN/A 2/13/2014Q413$0.48$0.48$125.50 millionViewN/A 11/1/2013Q313$0.47$0.51$130.40 million$130.70 millionViewN/A 7/31/2013Q213$0.47$0.37$132.01 millionViewN/A 4/30/2013Q113$0.46$0.48$121.82 million$131.70 millionViewN/A 2/14/2013Q412$0.45$0.47$129.38 million$131.90 millionViewN/A 10/29/2012Q312$0.44$0.46$127.18 million$129.54 millionViewN/A 8/7/2012$0.45$0.47ViewN/A 5/8/2012$0.46$0.46ViewN/A 3/1/2012$0.45$0.48ViewN/A 10/31/2011$0.45$0.47ViewN/A 8/2/2011$0.34$0.44ViewN/A 5/5/2011$0.43$0.42ViewN/A 2/28/2011$0.44$0.33ViewN/A (Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Current Dividend Information for Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI)Annual Dividend:$1.38Dividend Yield:3.92%Payout Ratio:63.59%Dividend Growth:5.70% (3 Year Average)Dividend History for Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI)AnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable DateShare10/29/2015quarterly$0.353.86%12/4/201512/8/201512/15/2015 7/28/2015quarterly$0.353.92%9/3/20159/8/20159/15/2015 4/28/2015quarterly$0.354.15%6/4/20156/8/20156/15/2015 2/17/2015quarterly$0.353.76%3/5/20153/9/20153/16/2015 12/12/2014special$0.253.88%12/19/201412/23/201412/30/2014 10/23/2014quarterly$0.333.74%12/4/201412/8/201412/15/2014 7/24/2014quarterly$0.333.87%9/4/20149/8/20149/15/2014 4/24/2014quarterly$0.334.23%6/3/20146/5/20146/13/2014 2/13/2014quarterly$0.334.33%3/4/20143/6/20143/14/2014 10/31/2013quarterly$0.313.85%12/3/201312/5/201312/13/2013 7/31/2013quarterly$0.313.84%9/3/20139/5/20139/13/2013 4/30/2013quarterly$0.313.5%6/4/20136/6/20136/14/2013 2/15/2013quarterly$0.314.03%3/5/20133/7/20133/15/2013 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trading History for Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionActions5/29/2015Marc J ShapiroDirectorBuy20,000$33.95$679,000.00 5/4/2015Robert J CruikshankDirectorSell1,500$33.54$50,310.00 3/11/2015Stephen A LasherDirectorSell20,000$34.75$695,000.00 3/2/2015Johnny HendrixCOOSell21,158$36.19$765,708.02 2/27/2015Robert J CruikshankDirectorSell3,951$35.94$141,998.94 2/20/2015Melvin A DowDirectorSell4,094$36.48$149,349.12 2/4/2015Richard David WilliamsDirectorBuy5,000$0.03$125.00 12/9/2014Robert J CruikshankDirectorSell1,500$34.83$52,245.00 11/25/2014Richard David WilliamsDirectorBuy25,000$0.03$750.00 11/6/2014Johnny HendrixVPSell100,743$36.76$3,703,312.68 11/4/2014Johnny HendrixVPSell100,743$36.76$3,703,312.68 11/4/2014Stephen C RichterCFOSell44,232$36.71$1,623,756.72 5/6/2014Stephen RichterCFOSell8,359$31.20$260,800.80 3/7/2014Robert CruikshankDirectorSell3,500$30.21$105,735.00 2/25/2014Melvin DowDirectorSell6,357$30.72$195,287.04 12/12/2013Robert CruikshankDirectorSell1,998$27.84$55,624.32 8/30/2013Thomas RyanDirectorBuy2,000$29.05$58,100.00 8/26/2013Thomas RyanDirectorBuy2,000$29.29$58,580.00 5/10/2013Stephen A LasherDirectorSell67,000$35.59$2,384,530.00 8/15/2012Thomas L RyanDirectorBuy1,000$27.43$27,430.00 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) About Weingarten Realty Investors Weingarten Realty Investors is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company's primary business is leasing space to tenants in the shopping centers it owns or leases. It is engaged in the business of owning, managing and developing shopping centers and other commercial centers. The Company also provides property management services. The Company's properties consist primarily of neighborhood and community shopping centers. As of December 31, 2014, the Company owned or operated under long-term leases, either directly or through its interest in real estate joint ventures or partnerships, a total of 234 developed income-producing properties and three properties under various stages of construction and development. The portfolio of properties contains approximately 45.3 million square feet of gross leasable area that is either owned by the Company or others. It also owned interests in 34 parcels of land held for development that totaled approximately 25.3 million square feet. Headlines: (11/25) Weingarten Realty (WRI) Gets Rating Upgrade from Moody's (11/24) Weingarten Realty Investors Sees Large Volume Increase (WRI) (11/1) Weingarten Realty Is A Prime-Time Player (2/18) Weingarten Realty Investors Stock Upgraded (WRI) (5/27) Weingarten Realty Investors to Present at NAREIT Investor Forum (9/26) Weingarten Realty Investors's Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares Crosses Above 6.5% Yield Territory (10/28) Weingarten Realty Investors : reports 3Q results (1/20) Weingarten Realty Investors (WRI) Completes Portfolio Transformation; Boosts FY14 FFO Outlook (12/13) Weingarten Realty Investors Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates (2/18) Weingarten Realty Investors Announces Creation of ATM Equity Offering SM Industry, Sector and Symbol: Sector: Finanical Services Industry: REIT - Retail Sub-Industry: Retail REITs Exchange: NYSE Symbol: WRI CUSIP: 94874110 Key Metrics: Previous Close: $34.7050 Day Moving Average: $34.70200 Day Moving Average: $33.81P/E Ratio: 21.88P/E Growth: 3.30Market Cap: $4.37BCurrent Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.17 EPS Additional Links: View WRI on Google FinanceView WRI on Yahoo FinanceView WRI's Company Profile on ReutersSearch for Weingarten Realty Investors on Google Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI) Chart for Saturday, November, 28, 2015