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|National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.); United States. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.; United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.; University of Maryland, College Park.
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Someone asked for a story. I'll try to oblige. I'm a tech worker. I worked for a company that does work in third world countries, and so for two months I found myself in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Interesting place, and I came away with a lot of stories. Here's one.
Here in the states, I am a mediocre bowler. My score hovers between 120 and 140. I'm not what you would consider champion material though I have bowled on several league teams.
While I was in Tashkent I found a bowling alley -- the Yulduz lanes -- and I went on in and started bowling one day. It was a nice diversion from the dearth of work I had to do. And I'm serious about a dearth of work: this was a USAID project.
The bowling alley was pretty nice, but the shoes were the Piece de Resistance. Bright green with velcro straps and "YULDUZ" emblazoned on the side. As soon as I saw them I knew I had to have them. They were precious to me. I bowled a few games and was getting ready to leave when one of the managers came over to me.
"You are very good!"
"Ha!" I learned during my trip that Uzbeks can't really bowl and they can't really shoot pool. But at least they fail with gusto. "I guess ... I try."
"Would you like to bowl in tournament?"
"Heck yeah!"
And so I was entered into the quarterly Yulduz bowling tournament.
(As an aside, I got something like 6th in the tourney. Everyone who did better was non-Uzbek. My prize was a bright red bowling pin and a bright pink ball polishing towel. I still display them with pride.)
Anyway, before the manager walked off I asked him about the shoes.
"How much do the shoes cost?"
"What? You want to buy shoes?"
"Yes! How much do you want for them?"
"Many prices. Come see shoes in shop."
"No! The house shoes. These I just bowled in."
"Oh, no, I cannot sell. We have other shoes!"
He showed me the other shoes -- plain regular bowling shoes. Boring. BORING! I wanted the green shoes.
I don't usually have much call for pride, having thrown it away years ago. I pleaded with him, "Please, sell me these shoes! Please!"
His demeanor changed slightly and he led me to a room in the side of the bowling alley. Inside were the actual owners of the place -- a group of mean-looking Koreans smoking bad Russian cigarettes. We had interrupted a discussion and the only thing they wanted to do now was glare at the manager and me. They obliged. The manager began speak to them in Russian.
"This man is American and wants to buy a pair of our shoes."
Did I mention I'm conversational in Russian? Better at hearing than speaking, though.
The Koreans laughed him off. "No! Sell him shoes from the shop."
"He ... he wants to buy these shoes!"
They looked at me with a look that is hard to convey but you know when you see it. I call it the "What the fuck, foreigner?" stare. You may have given it, you may have received it. It's the one when suddenly you realize there's a great cultural rift between you and someone else, and their culture appears to be absolutely retarded.
"No. He cannot buy those shoes!"
I couldn't hold myself back any longer and I piped in, in bad Russian.
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They shook their heads. Desperate, I reached into my wallet and pulled out all the American cash I had on me -- a whopping $30 (Uzbekistan: population 20 million, government: totalitarian dictatorship, average monthly income: $40 US). Their jaws dropped and it wasn't even a second before one hollered at the manager: "Go! Get a box! Sell him the shoes! Go! Go!"
Then to me, with a huge smile and in English: "But we take your money!"
I handed them the cash and the manager and I walked back into the bowling alley. As the door shut behind us, the unmistakable sound of raucous laughter erupted from the room we had left.
As I see it, though, it was a win-win situation all around. I got the absolute coolest bowling shoes made on the planet, and everyone else got irrefutable proof that Americans are fucking insane.
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Band Photo: Illdisposed (?)
Formed: 1991
From: Aarhus, Denmark
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Illdisposed News
Below is our complete Illdisposed news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Illdisposed Gearing Up To Record Album
After releasing "With the Lost Souls on Our Side" last year, Illdisposed has now checked in with the following update about recording new material:
"New album in the making!!! Since our last tour in November 2014, we have been in songwriting mode.
"Thirteen new songs are ready, and we are currently giving them a finishing touch before entering the studio in a couple of months. Once again, we've picked the Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark, with Tue Madsen behind the desk.
"The new album will be quite different from anything we've made before. It will be fast, brutal and even have some black metal influences now and then - but still with the classic Illdisposed heaviness and subwoofer on top." More...
Illdisposed To Celebrate 25th Anniversary
Illdisposed to set to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary with a new album and extended live shows in 2016.
The Danish death metal group originally formed in 1991, and in order to celebrate this milestone in the band's career Illdisposed will record a new album and play several extensive shows with material never performed live before.
Not only will the shows contain songs from the first albums but also classics from "Kokaiinum," "1-800 Vindication," and "Burn Me Wicked." The band originally released debut album "Four Depressive Seasons" all the way back in 1993. Stay tuned for more details. More...
Illdisposed Streaming New Track
Danish death metal act Illdisposed is streaming the new track "Light in the Dark" (heard in the player below). The song appears on the upcoming release "With the Lost Souls on Our Side," which is due out June 27th via Massacre Records.
The album is the band's twelfth album and the first studio release to feature bassist Kussen, who joined in 2012, and drummer Kim Langkjaer Jensen, who joined in 2013. The track list for the album is:
1. Going Down
2. The Way We Choose
3. Light in the Dark
4. I Am What I Am
5. Tugging at Your Heart
6. A Dreaded Pursuer
7. To Be Dealt With
8. On a Clouded Morning
9. No More Devil to Show
10. The Plan
Check out "Light in the Dark" here: More...
Illdisposed Finishes Work On New Album
Illdisposed has finished the recording for an upcoming album at Denmark's Antfarm Studio. Tue Madsen will be handling the mix for "With The Lost Souls On Our Side," due out June 27th via Massacre Records.
This will be the first album with new drummer Kim Langkjær Jensen, who permanently joined the band in Autumn, 2013.
Lasse Hoile once again created the cover artwork, and he was also responsible for the artwork of the band's previous records "1-800 Vindication," "Burn Me Wicked," and "There Is Light... But It's Not For Me." More...
Illdisposed Festival Footage Available
Fan-filmed footage has been posted online, courtesy of YouTube user "chibasik," of Denmark act Illdiposed performing live at the Metal Crowd Festival in Belarus during August, 2013. Check out the performance of "Dark" in the player provided below.
Illdisposed To Embark On New Tour Dates
Denmark's Illdisposed will be embarking on the "Sense the Darkness" tour this coming May in support of the band's latest full-length of the same name. Details can be found via Facebook and the dates are as follows:
09.05.2013 DE Berlin - K17
10.05.2013 DE Hagen - Kultopia
11.05.2013 DE Frankfurt - Nachtleben
12.05.2013 DE Aalen - Rock It
15.05.2013 DE München - Backstage Club
17.05.2013 DE Wachenroth - Toxicity
18.05.2013 DE Waldkirchen - AZ Dorftrottel
14.-15.06.2013 DK Copenhagen - Copenhell
26.07.2013 DE Obersinn - Eisenwahn Festival
27.07.2013 DE Lörrach - Baden In Blut Open Air
15.-17.08.2013 DE Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze Open Air
24.-25.08.2013 BY Rechitsa - Metal Crowd Festival More...
Illdisposed Posts New Music Video
Danish death metal band Illdisposed posted a new music video for the song "Eyes Popping Out." The song appears on the band's latest and 11th LP "Sense the Darkness," which was issued this past September through Massacre Records.
Check out "Eyes Popping Out" here:
Illdisposed Recruits New Bassist
Denmark's Illdisposed has issued the following announcement about recruiting a new bassist after the departure of Jonas Mikkelsen:
"May we introduce our new bass player. He goes by the name of Kussen. That's Danish for 'The Cunt.' Unfortunately Jonas couldn't find the time to keep up with our activities anymore." More...
Illdisposed Streams New Track "Eyes Popping Out"
Danish death metal band Illdisposed is streaming the new song "Eyes Popping Out." The song appears on the band's forthcoming eleventh release "Sense the Darkness," which is scheduled to drop on September 21, 2012 through Massacre Records.
The track list for "Sense the Darkness" is as follows:
1. Sense the Darkness
2. We Do This Alone
3. The Poison
4. Eyes Popping Out
5. Another Kingdom Dead
6. Time to Dominate
7. She's Undressed
8. Never Compromise
9. War
10. Stop Running
11. Desire
12. I Am Possessed
13. Too Blind to See
Check out "Eyes Popping Out" More...
Illdisposed Reveals New Album Artwork
Illdisposed has posted the cover artwork online for the band's upcoming new album "Sense The Darkness," which was created by Mircea Gabriel Eftemie and can be viewed below. "Sense The Darkness" is the follow-up to previous studio album "There is Light (But it's Not For Me)."
Photos from the band's time at Antfarm Studios working on the album can be found at this location.
Illdisposed To Record New Album
Last month Denmark's Illdisposed released a new digital compilation album titled "The Best Of Illdisposed 2004-2011." The band has now announced it is finished writing for a proper upcoming full-length release, and the group will hit Antfarm Studio with Tue Madsen to begin recording on May 18th, 2012.
Further details on the new album will be announced as they are made available. Illdisposed is also heading out on tour tomorrow, with info available in the tour poster below. More...
Illdisposed To Release "Best Of" Album
On April 6th, 2012 Massacre Records will be releasing "The Best Of Illdisposed 2004-2011," which will be available solely in digital format. The track listing for the compilation is as follows:
1. Your Own Best Companion
2. Heaven Forbid
3. Rape
4. I Believe In Me
5. Dark
6. Still Sane
7. For the Record
8. To Those Who Walk Behind Me
9. Case Of The Late Pig
10. Throw Your Bolts
11. When You Scream (Remix) (Bonus Track)
12. Throw Your Bolts (Live) (Bonus Track)
This "best of" compilation is the follow-up to the 2011 Illdisposed album "There is Light (But it's Not For Me)."
Massive Assault To Play Protzen Open Air
Massive Assault, which is currently working on a new album, has announced an appearance at the upcoming Protzen Open Air 2012. The festival takes place from June 22nd - 24th and will also feature Malevolent Creation, Hatesphere, Illdisposed, and more. Further details are available through the festival's website here.
Illdisposed Announces European Shows
Denmark's Illdisposed, which recently split with guitarist Franz Helboss, has now announced new upcoming tour dates in September and October.
The show details are as follows:
30.09 DK Copenhagen - The Rock
01.10 DK Agger - De Sorte Huse
02.10 DE Berlin - K17
03.10 DE Jena - F-Haus
05.10 DE Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik
06.10 DE Bayreuth - TBA
07.10 AUT Wien - Escape
08.10 AUT Klagenfurt - Volxhaus
09.10 HUN Budapest - Club 202
11.10 SK Bratislava
12.10 DE Cottbus - Gladhouse
13.10 DE Essen - Turock
14.10 DE Rostock - Alte Zuckerfabrik
29.10 DE Ahrtal - Circle Pit Festival
03.11 DK Aalborg Metal Festival
Illdisposed Splits With Guitarist
Denmark's Illdisposed has issued the following brief announcement about parting ways with guitarist Franz Helboss:
"Illdisposed has parted ways with guitarplayer Franz Hellboss, he is now replaced by 'smukke' Ken Holst who has been playing the last two shows with the band. All the best to Franz and his family in the future."
For more information on the band, head over to the Illdisposed MySpace page. Illdisposed also released the new album "There is Light (But it's Not For Me)" back in April. You can check out the artwork and track listing below. More...
Illdisposed Comments On Rumors Of Canceled Shows
Denmark's Illdisposed has issued the following update about reports that the band had canceled upcoming tour dates:
"We wanted to make a short statement regarding the upcoming tour and all the rumors regarding it being canceled. Our EX-booker M.A.D. fucked up major and when we asked for more info we got no answers, so decided to fire them.
"M.A.D. then sent out a mass mail to all promoters saying the tour has been canceled, which is not the case. We have been working overtime trying to save this tour and thanks to a lot of friends, understanding promoters and other agencies helping us out - we have done the impossible - ILLDISPOSED WILL BE ON TOUR!
"A few shows did get canceled out of allegiance to M.A.D. - these shows being Stuttgart and Berlin. We will play these cities in the fall though.
"Joining us will be our Danish bro's Croceel for the entire tour - and our label mates But We Try It will join on 4 dates. So, If you ever reviewed us, saw us play at a club show or Festival - even if you never even heard of us - please come down to the shows - tell your friends, family and neighbors that Illdisposed is coming to a town near you!"
You can also check out the cover artwork, track listing, and album chart positions for the band's new release "There is Light (But it's Not For Me)" by heading over here.
Illdisposed Announces New Album Chart Position
Denmark's Illdisposed has announced that the band's new album "There is Light (But it's Not For Me)" entered the official Danish album chart at position number 78. This is the band's fifth album in a row to enter the charts. Illdisposed also recently announced an appearance at the upcoming Metal Splash Open Air festival. The cover artwork for the new album can be viewed below.
The track listing is as follows:
1. Your Own Best Companion
2. Heaven Forbid
3. Our Words Betrayed
4. The Taste Of You
5. As The Day Rottens
6. Reality To Fall
7. Step Into My Winter
8. Rape
9. Sunday Black
10. We
Illdisposed To Perform At Metal Splash Open Air
Illdisposed has been announced to play at Germany's Metal Splash Open Air. The festival occurs on July 16th at the Weichelsee in Rotenburg (Wümme). For further information visit this location. Besides Illdisposed the following bands are already confirmed to play: Cataract, Cripper, Black-Out Beauty, Maintain, Descend, Craving and Bloodwork.
Illdisposed will also be releasing the new album "There is light (but it's not for me)" on April 1st, 2011. The track listing is as follows:
1. Your Own Best Companion
2. Heaven Forbid
3. Our Words Betrayed
4. The Taste Of You
5. As The Day Rottens
6. Reality To Fall
7. Step Into My Winter
8. Rape
9. Sunday Black
10. We
Illdisposed Posts New Song Online
Danish band Illdisposed has posted a new song online titled "Sunday Black," which is off the band's upcoming album "There is light (but it's not for me)." The song is available for streaming through the band's MySpace page. Illidposed also recently announced upcoming European shows and posted another new song online titled "Heaven Forbid."
The new album is set for release on April 1st, 2011, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Your Own Best Companion
2. Heaven Forbid
3. Our Words Betrayed
4. The Taste Of You
5. As The Day Rottens
6. Reality To Fall
7. Step Into My Winter
8. Rape
9. Sunday Black
10. We
Illdisposed Announces European Shows
Danish metal act Illdisposed has announced a series of upcoming tour dates in support of the band's new album "There Is Light (But It's Not For Me)." The updates list of tour dates is as follows:
01.04. DK Svendborg - Harders
02.04. DK Roskilde - Gimle
08.04. DK Lyngby - Templet
09.04. DK Copenhagen - The Rock
15.04. DK Kolding - Pitstop
16.04. DK Sønderborg - Sønderborghus
20.04. DK Frederikshavn - Det Musiske Hus
21.04. NO Stavanger - Tribute
22.04. NO Kristiansand - På Hjørnet
23.04. NO Oslo - Inferno Fest
28.04. DK Aarhus - Voxhall
29.04. DK Randers - Tante Olga
30.04. DK Odense - Posten
13.05. DE Rostock - Zuckerfabrik
16.05. DE Berlin - Cassiopeia
17.05. DE Marburg - KFZ
18.05. DE Weinheim - Cafe Central
19.05. DE Stuttgart - JUHA West
20.05. CH Bern - ISC Club
21.05. AT Millstatt - Bergwerk
24.05. SLO Ljubljana - Menza Pri Koritu
25.05. AT Vienna - Viper Room
26.05. AT Graz - Explosiv
16.07. DE Rotenburg Wümme - Metal Splash Open Air
The band is also currently streaming a new song from the album online titled "Heaven Forbid." Details can be found at this location.


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Study finds African immigrants' success in U.S. depends on nationality
An ongoing study by Dr. Kefa M. Otiso, geography, has shown that African immigrants in the United States are generally more educated and earn higher salaries than immigrants from elsewhere. The African immigrants' success, however, depends on what country they come from, he has found.
Dr. Kefa Otiso
Otiso began the study nearly six years ago. An immigrant from Kenya, he was interested to see how the nearly 1.5 million other African immigrants are "faring in the U.S., and how they are being incorporated into American society."
The study shows that, overall, African immigrants perform better than the rest of the U.S. population in education and employment.
"Many African immigrants are successful because of their good work ethic, focus and a drive to succeed that is honed by the limited socioeconomic opportunities of their native African countries," Otiso said.
The average annual personal income of African immigrants is about $26,000—nearly $2,000 more than that of workers born in the U.S. This might be because 71 percent of the Africans 16 years and older are working, compared to 64 percent of Americans, Otiso said.
Success is higher among Africans from English-speaking countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt, Otiso found. Immigrants from these countries are able to better adapt and take advantage of educational, social and economic opportunities available in the U.S.
Otiso reported the first results of his study at the Kenyan Diaspora investment forum last March, and they were published in Mshale, a newspaper for African people, in June.
Otiso said he fits many of the typical characteristics of African immigrants in the U.S. Based on Census data from 2000, a larger percentage of African immigrants have higher educational qualifications than Americans, which results in higher per capita incomes. Most African immigrants are also male, and they earn more than their female counterparts by the same margin as in the U.S. population as a whole.
He wants the study's representation of the different groups of African immigrants to help policy-makers and social service agencies better serve these groups.
"I hope that my research could help Americans understand and appreciate the role of the highly skilled African immigrants in the U.S. economy, and help American cities with high numbers of African immigrants to find ways of assisting them to join the American mainstream."
According to Otiso, help is especially needed for immigrants from Somalia. They have to overcome many difficulties before blending in with the U.S. population.
"Somalis face many hurdles on their journey to the American mainstream," Otiso said. "They are racial minorities, religious minorities and are often linguistically isolated, unlike immigrants from Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana who come into the U.S. with good English language skills."
He continued by saying Somalis are often less financially, socially, educationally and emotionally prepared because many have come as refugees following the outbreak of the Somali civil war in the early 1990s. Columbus has the second-largest concentration of Somalis of any U.S. city.
"Because these immigrants come from a continent that is often cast in an unfavorable light in the U.S. media, there is a tendency for many Americans to miss the vital contribution of these immigrants to meeting critical U.S. domestic labor needs, enhancing American global economic and technological competitiveness and helping America build critical economic, cultural and diplomatic links with the increasingly strategic African continent," Otiso said.
Including Otiso, BGSU employs eight faculty members from Africa. There are currently 163 international students enrolled from 12 African countries. The largest number of students come from Kenya, followed by Ghana and Tanzania.


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In response to the WatchDog's request for the U.S. EPA's press policy, EPA seems to be saying that it doesn't have one. Or that paradoxically EPA staff can talk to reporters but are forbidden to talk to reporters. Or that EPA does not respond to requests for information. Even though the WatchDog finally got a partial response to its June 10, 2014, FOIA request for EPA policies on news media access to EPA employees on April 29, 2015, nothing was revealed. Puzzled? So are we.
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"Discussing climate change is out of bounds for workers at a state agency in Wisconsin. So is any work related to climate change — even responding to e-mails about the topic. A vote on Tuesday by Wisconsin's Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, a three-member panel overseeing an agency that benefits schools and communities in the state, enacted the staff ban on climate change."
Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi has published a story detailing the unfolding of the Obama spin-control saga and the resulting uneasy standoff. Several SEJ members are mentioned, as is Tom Reynolds (pictured), Associate Administrator for EPA's Office of Public Affairs, who justified press office chaperoning of agency experts and portrayed the typical reporter as inexperienced and ignorant.
The U.S. EPA has been stonewalling a June 2014 SEJ request for documents describing its policies for dealing with news media. Now SEJ is appealing the long delay in responding to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by calling it what it is — a denial of information.
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A developer has submitted its plans to build a resort on part of an ecologically rich wetland in Tai Po, triggering objections from environment group WWF. Sun Hung Kai Properties wants to build a 130-room resort, reportedly in conjunction with spa resort operator Banyan Tree, at Sham Chung. The site includes 40 per cent of the wetland which the developer suggests zoning for uses including ecotourism. WWF senior conservation officer Alan Leung Sze-lun said Sham Chung was a habitat for the Hong Kong paradise fish, a valuable wetland species. A Sun Hung Kai spokesman said an advisory committee would ensure mangroves and streams were well conserved.
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America Ferrera and Morgan Freeman Go to Fishtail, Stevie Wonder Leaves $1,000 Tip
And more in our weekly celebrity-foodie roundup.By Bridget Wade
And more in our weekly celebrity-foodie roundup.By Bridget Wade
Get a drink or a snack from noon to 9 p.m. most days.By Aileen Gallagher
In June, meatballs took center stage.By Daniel Maurer
The sun is shining in Bryant Park and the New York 'Sun' is back.By Daniel Maurer
Starting Friday, meatball and soft-shell-crab sandwiches in a porch swing.By Daniel Maurer
Another inexpensive dinner option from Tom Colicchio and Co.By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
How's Tom Colicchio's new cookbook doing, and do people really buy these things in general? We crunch the numbers.By Daniel Maurer
Recipes from 'wichcraft, just in time for the recession.By Aileen Gallagher
Plus: Sullivan St. treats at 'wichcraft, and free ceviche at Desnuda, all in our morning news roundup.By Leila Cohan-Miccio
The 'Top Chef' judge explains how to eat for less at Craft.By Blythe Sheldon
Bigger news may lie ahead.By Daniel Maurer
Tom Colicchio will appear on Martha Stewart's radio show and open a new 'wichcraft in Herald Square.By Daniel Maurer
The onetime 'Iron Chef' judge says he has the best protein shake recipe ever. He likes real food, too!By As told to Daniel Maurer
Things just get better and better at Tom Colicchio's sammy chain.
Astoria: New Mexican restaurant Luna de Juarez at 25-98 Steinway is ready to be sampled. [Joey in Astoria] Bronx: Coca-Cola's added a handful of hybrid-electric trucks to its 90-vehicle delivery fleet based in the South Bronx. [NYP] Cobble Hill: Sahadi's has put up a new sign, possibly in preparation for the onslaught of Trader Joe's. [Lost City] East Village: A sushi bar called Nori will refill the Hip-Hop-Chow space on Second Avenue in hopes that this more banal concept will survive in the space for more than a few months. [Eater] Meatpacking District: Paparazzi aren't the only ones not allowed to photograph the hallowed spaces of Socialista; civilians were hampered from shooting as well. [Down by the Hipster] Rockefeller Center: An eggplant sandwich "invented by three teenagers from New York City who spent a summer learning about the food business as part of a program connected to the Fresh Air Fund" (which will also snag some of the proceeds) has been added to the menu of 'wichcraft's newest location at 1 Rockefeller Plaza near 50th Street and will be available at ten other locations by next week. [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Regional-food gurus Jane and Michael Stern say that their favorite New York sandwich is … the bacon, egg, and gorgonzola from 'wichcraft. [NYDN] One of New York's top burger experts evaluates Steve Cuozzo's takedown of Shake Shack in the Post, taking issue with key points in the article. [AHT] Chef Michael Schulson is said, in an unconfirmed report, to be leaving Buddakan. [Eater]


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Slacklining is similar to tightrope walking; however, the main difference is that the latter is performed with a wire or rope anchored very rigidly, instead of the dynamic experience that a slackline offers.
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This training session will provide staff with an explanation of the relevance and value of Equality Impact Assessments in the context of promoting and mainstreaming equality and diversity, to gain practical skills to conduct Equality Impact Assessments, to consider actions to achieve and promote equality following an assessment and to consider practical approaches to engaging stakeholders.
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The Troika is one of the most prestigious and preferred addresses in the city of Kuala Lumpur. This mixed development project, which has a gross development value of RM650 mil, is undertaken by established property developer BRDB and designed by world-renowned British architectural firm Foster & Partners.
Located at the intersection of Pesiaran KLCC and Jalan Binjai in the affluent Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) enclave, The Troika is listed as one of the top ten most expensive luxury condominiums in the country. The security features at The Troika are rather run of the mill. These include card access control at all main entry points, automatic boom-gate and CCTVcameras at strategic access points.
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When the Library Is Located in Prime Real Estate: A Case Study on the Loss of Space from the Duke University Medical Center Library and Archives
Thibodeau, Patricia L., Journal of the Medical Library Association
The Duke University Medical Center Library and Archives is located in the heart of the Duke Medicine campus, surrounded by Duke Hospital, ambulatory clinics, and numerous research facilities. Its location is considered prime real estate, given its adjacency to patient care, research, and educational activities. In 2005, the Duke University Library Space Planning Committee had recommended creating a learning center in the library that would support a variety of educational activities. However, the health system needed to convert the library's top floor into office space to make way for expansion of the hospital and cancer center. The library had only five months to plan the storage and consolidation of its journal and book collections, while working with the facilities design office and architect on the replacement of key user spaces on the top floor. Library staff worked together to develop plans for storing, weeding, and consolidating the collections and provided input into renovation plans for users spaces on its mezzanine level. The library lost 15,238 square feet (29%) of its net assignable square footage and a total of 16,897 (30%) gross square feet. This included 50% of the total space allotted to collections and over 15% of user spaces. The top-floor space now houses offices for Duke Medicine oncology faculty and staff. By storing a large portion of its collection off-site, the library was able to remove more stacks on the remaining stack level and convert them to user spaces, a long-term goal for the library. Additional space on the mezzanine level had to be converted to replace lost study and conference room spaces. While this project did not match the recommended space plans for the library, it underscored the need for the library to think creatively about the future of its facility and to work toward a more cohesive master plan.
Duke University Medical Center Library and Archives (MCLA) was created to be the center of educational, health care, and research endeavors. It is located in the heart of the medical center campus in the Seeley G. Mudd Building. The Duke Medicine campus includes Duke University Hospital, Duke Clinics (an ambulatory center), the school of medicine, and the school of nursing. MCLA is located on a walkway between the hospital and the buildings that hold the clinics and school of medicine. The Duke University Cancer Center is part of the clinic facility and is the closest ambulatory service to the library building. More than ninety buildings that support clinical and basic science faculty and the research enterprise surround MCLA.
The library facility is embedded in the Mudd building, which has interesting architectural features. The building was designed as an inverted pyramid, with the top floors being the largest floors. Each floor of the building is also L-shaped, with the long wings on the uppermost floors designed to accommodate long ranges of shelving for books and journals.
In 2007, Duke Medicine was experiencing high volumes in patient care. The hospital needed to expand their facility to accommodate its patient volume, and the cancer center, identified as a major service area, required expansion as well. The footprints of the two projects would extend toward each other, requiring the demolition of Duke Medicine's oldest research building, the Bell building. With the elimination of the Bell building and renovations in the cancer center, office space had to be found for the Duke Medicine oncology faculty and support staff. The library facility offered a prime location between the hospital and clinics where oncology delivered services.
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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. � Tim Thomas took a few hunting trips during his sabbatical from hockey, including one journey to Florida where he ended up snagging an alligator.
He�s back in Florida, and gators aren�t exactly on his mind this time.
Declaring himself �reborn� after more than a year off, Thomas was back on NHL ice on Tuesday, working out with the Florida Panthers for the first time since agreeing to a tryout deal with the club. The goaltender with two Vezina Trophies and a Stanley Cup on his resum� will accompany the Panthers starting Wednesday for their three-game, four-day road trip to Dallas, San Antonio and Tampa, Fla.
�After 14 years of pro hockey, I got tired and I needed a break,� Thomas said. �Now I�m energized and I�m looking forward to it.�
Thomas came to Florida to compete for a starting job and will need to beat out Jacob Markstrom to win that role. Markstrom has been the Panthers� goalie of the future for some time and arrived in this camp expecting to finally be the No. 1 guy � especially with veteran Scott Clemmensen recovering from knee surgery that may keep him off the ice until next month.
Markstrom didn�t seem bothered in any way by Thomas� arrival.
�It�s the best league in the world,� Markstrom said. �It�s not supposed to be easy. It�s going to be a fun experience and I�m really excited.�
For his part, Thomas said he is willing to help Markstrom however he can.
�I never competed against the other goalie on my team,� Thomas said. �That�s the way that people want to frame it, that it�s a competition between goalies, but that�s not the way I look at it. I�m competing against myself. And if I play the best that I can, I�m going to get the results that I want and I�m going to get the playing time that I want.�
Thomas agreed to the deal on Monday and all indications are that the tryout is a mere precursor to an actual contract for the 39-year-old goalie who was outstanding with the Boston Bruins for parts of eight seasons, posting a 2.45 goals-against average in 362 starts.
He decided to take last season off to focus on family, faith and friends, as he put it, and said Tuesday that he largely steered his mind away from hockey. Thomas didn�t even watch games during the season � until the playoffs, when the lure of watching teams compete for the Stanley Cup was something he could not ignore.
�When it came playoff time, I started to watch some hockey and started to get the competitive juices flowing and I saw my former team, the Boston Bruins, have the success they had,� Thomas said. �I was so proud of those guys and what they did.�
The Bruins went to the Stanley Cup finals, losing in six games to the Chicago Blackhawks. It�s maybe a little ironic that Thomas wound up in Florida; his former team was two wins shy of another Cup without him, and the team that beat Boston was partially built by Dale Tallon, who now is the Panthers� general manager.
Tallon and Thomas talked plenty over the course of the last week to get the tryout deal worked out, and Panthers coach Kevin Dineen was impressed with what he saw from the goalie in his first practice.
�As advertised,� Dineen said. �He came in and gave that high-compete level. He works on every shot and everything that I heard about him we saw in practice today, so it was a good day.�
Dineen said he�s willing to give Thomas a few days to get acclimated before putting him into game action.
Thomas has become a bit of a polarizing figure for some of his off-ice decisions, such as taking the year off when he was still under contract and skipping the Bruins� trip to the White House after the 2011 title because of political beliefs.
He addressed it all and more Tuesday � �I�ve got better things to think about,� he said � and insisted that his focus now is more on what�s ahead than what�s already happened. �I�m here to play hockey,� Thomas said.
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A sad lossWritten by Gail J. Cohen
It is with great sadness that I sit to write my editorial for this issue. Upon arriving at work this morning, I was greeted with an e-mail message from a journalist colleague in Quebec notifying me that Mike King, our correspondent in Montreal, had passed away over the weekend from a brain aneurysm. He was 51.
Counsels of perfectionWritten by Philip Slayton
Does Canada really need a federal securities regulator?Written by Bryan Haynes
It's all about moneyWritten by Gail J. Cohen
This issue of Canadian Lawyer is all about money. Our cover story, "Good business or cheating the taxman?" takes a look at offshore financial centres, not something that is much talked about within the Canadian legal scene but which has become more and more part of the practice of business and corporate-commercial law internationally. Offshore financial centres, or offshore tax havens as they are more commonly referred to, have been the subject of heightened international scrutiny and pressure in recent years from governments in the developed world. We take a look at how Canada and Canadian companies and law firms are using the system.
Do not be afraidWritten by Gail J. Cohen
The recent Legal Marketing Association annual conference really spelled out how law firm marketing has shifted over the past few years. When I started writing on legal issues 13 years ago, most firms didn't have a marketing person, let alone a department. That has changed and most dramatically over the last year to 18 months, those departments have become the focus of business development for the firms. Publisher Karen Lorimer attended the LMA and wrote a piece for our canadianlawyermag.com on the attitudinal transition. Well worth the read.
There can be too much civilityWritten by Philip Slayton
A good day in GothamWritten by Gail J. Cohen
It's not the Oscars but award season is upon us in the business-to-business magazine industry as well. Canadian Lawyer has a long history of winning awards for our top-notch editorial and art direction. But this year, the magazine has added a new feather to our cap, winning an American Business Media Jesse H. Neal Award for best single article for "War of the words," our March 2009 cover story by Lisa Gregoire that examined the battle over the right to free speech versus the outlawing of hate speech.
Taking care of business: the case for commercial courtsWritten by Bryan Haynes
Commercial courts have been established in various business centres around the world and are common in developed countries. Factors leading to their establishment in other jurisdictions are very much present in Canada, namely, a judiciary lacking expertise in commercial matters, overwhelmed dockets, and complex commercial disputes requiring expeditious resolution. The results are overwhelmingly positive. Canada would benefit from instituting commercial courts in all of its major commercial centres.
Legal athletic supportersWritten by Gail J. Cohen
As I write, Canada is in the grip of Olympic fever. Alexandre Bilodeau's gold medal resulted in the roar of victory heard across the country; tremendous amounts of fist pumping; and spontaneous outbursts of O Canada on the streets. It was a beautiful thing.


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7 Not Fun Things About the Beach When You're a MomChristine Coppa
As I've mentioned before, my family has a place a block from Bradley Beach, NJ. JD and I go down most weekends. I love the beach. In fact, this past Saturday I actually got to relax on the beach, thanks to Uncle Carlo. I had a kid-free day that I totally needed. But this doesn't mean life's a beach when you're a parent. I absolutely love the expressions on random parents' faces as they attempt to apply sunscreen (and scream "no lotion, no ocean!") on their sandy kids, drag a haul of crap off the beach while their child screams, "I'm not leaving!" and then there's the parents who force lifeguards to retrieve their kids from the ocean because they refuse to come out. It's all so comical—and admittedly annoying. I'm right there with ya people. It's like how many Capri Suns do I pack today? Oh, the pretzels, cheese crackers, chips, berries and fruit snacks aren't good enough? Today you want "brown crackers?" What are brown crackers!!!??? And here, some more not so fun, yet laughable beach things that I endure most weekends.
1. JD loves the sand. He loves to dig to China and make sandcastles. But when he's sweaty and wet he hates that sand sticks to him. I bring him back and forth to the ocean to wash his hands and keep a spray bottle in my bag, but for whatever reason, "My hands are too sandy, feed me mommy" always comes out of his mouth at lunch time. I feed him his turkey sandwich and veggie sticks.
2. JD is not fond of the ocean, but when it's 100 degrees on the beach he needs to get wet for health reasons. Dunking him in is never a blast, but it must be done. Hearing him scream, "You tricked me. I'm mad!" is never a good time. But, hey, at least he cooled off. And I'm chasing him down the beach. "Get back here, now!"
3. Sometimes I just want to veg out. I did on Saturday, but on Sunday JD and I walked a mile, collected shells, played football, splashed in a sandbar and went up to Lobster Fest for ice cream and lemonade several times. We also went to the bathroom several times (hence the lemonade runs). It's so much fun, but it's also exhausting.
4. The great exodus: This is when we have to collect everything, but we're hot, sweaty, tired, hungry, thirsty and sandy. Uncle Carlo takes thirty minutes to collapse his beach chair and strap it to his back. The whole time, JD is saying, "hold me, mama, I'm too tired to walk. My feet are burning off."
5. The showering: Before exiting the beach we access the outdoor shower. I'm the mom with the kid who wants to spend twenty minutes getting every grain of sand off his body. "Did you bring soap, mama?" And then steps into fresh hot sand with his wet foot and freaks out. Mom drags child off beach. Threatens no ice cream after dinner.
6. Having every intention of going out to a bar or club while grandma babysits, but falling asleep in bed with your kid at 8:30 PM. That was me on Sat.
7. Returning north and realizing there is no one to help me carry the bags and laundry upstairs. Oh, and doing the beach laundry on Sunday night.
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This is as solid an essay as you will find on the history and legacy of Sherman's March. And yet there is something missing in this story. Continue reading "The Re-Construction of Sherman's March"
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The History of Sherman's March is Finally Becoming History
Yesterday the New York Times published a piece by Alan Blinder on Southern memory of Sherman's March and the new marker commemorating its 150th anniversary. The article pretty much raises the same questions about our Civil War memory in the South as other events during the sesquicentennial. The theme of the article is struggle. White Southerners are supposedly struggling with how to commemorate and remember Sherman's presence in Georgia in 1864, but what emerges by the end is how little resistance there seems to be. In short, the author overstates his case. Continue reading "The History of Sherman's March is Finally Becoming History"
Not Your Grandfather's "March to the Sea"
Update: Thanks to Craig Swain for sending along this link which includes information about an older marker. It offers a clear point of comparison with how our understanding of the campaign has evolved.
This week the Georgia Historical Society will dedicate the latest in its series of roadside markers commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The marker featured above, commemorating the start of "Sherman's March", will be located on the grounds of the Jimmy Carter library. Continue reading "Not Your Grandfather's "March to the Sea""
The Lovett School in Atlanta Remembers the Civil War
Even if you just have just a few minutes check out this wonderful dramatic reading focused on the Civil War in Georgia performed by students a The Lovett School in Atlanta. This is one of the best student productions that I've seen in quite some time and serves as a useful model to connect an entire school community to its past. Well done.
[Uploaded to Vimeo on September 5, 2014]
What the Yankees Did To Who?
While in Gettysburg I picked up Stephen Davis's most recent book, What the Yankees Did to Us: Sherman's Bombardment and Wrecking of Atlanta (Mercer University Press, 2012). The book has received mixed reviews, but I decided to give it a chance. While the book thus far lacks an analytical edge those of you looking for excruciatingly detailed descriptions of pre-war and wartime Atlanta will be rewarded. It's not that I don't appreciate the many anecdotes included in the book, it's that I also expect a historian to provide a close analysis of these sources. Continue reading "What the Yankees Did To Who?"


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|A Prophecy! Ok Not Really! Merely a Prediction!
Nov. 30th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
A few years ago the good people of Utah voted down an initiative that would have allowed hotter radioactive waste to be brought into the state.
The company that encases such waste in glass before dumping it in the desert sported the doublespeak name of EnviroCare. It has since been purchased by Steve Creamer, who got rich by brining New Jersey garbage to Utah. Utahns might remember him from the SynCrete fiasco or the Quail Creek Dam failure. Most likely they've never heard of him though. Read more »
|Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Parental Guilt In A Two Working Parent Family
Nov. 30th, 2006 at 11:25 am
My wife and I both work full-time which means that our one-year-old goes to daycare at least 3 days a week (we each work from home one day a week). As is typical of daycare, he often comes home sick — particularly in the winter. As the daycare provider tries to limit sick kids from spreading illness, sometimes we have to keep him home. That means one of us has to stay home with him. The challenge occurs when we each have so much going on at work that we cannot stay with him. However, we have usually managed to have the person with the least amount going on at work stay home with him. Two weeks ago we hit a point where I had to travel for a work meeting that I could not cancel and had to be there and my wife was being trained in a new position at her job. Therefore, it was really challenging for either of us to stay home that day even though he was clearly sick. What were we to do? First came the parental guilt. We both felt horrible and very torn between going to work and staying home with him. The typical family quotations of "no success can compensate for failure in the home" and "the greatest work you will do will be within the walls of your home" came into my mind and did nothing but make me feel guilty. An older woman from our ward offered to stay with him for the day. Everything worked out ok, but I felt terribly guilty as I took the plane to the meeting and flew home again in the afternoon. I felt like a terrible parent for letting someone else "raise" my child. How do we reconcile these feelings? Should I or my wife have stayed home with him? Am I just a naive new parent or are these feelings typical of the ones parents have through the years — weighing doing something with the kids vs going hometeaching, going on to your kids soccer game vs an important work meeting.
|Anxiety and Baptismal Services
Nov. 28th, 2006 at 11:00 am
I can remember a point as a missionary where the mission president taught us that we should be worried, that we should be anxious. Being a steward means caring about the people you work with. It means that you worry about things to a degree that you think about potential problems that might arise and plan ways to prevent those problems from happening. Read more »
|Fornicating cows
Nov. 26th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
I'm reading a wonderful book, found serendipitously in the back shelves of the library, called Provinces of Night, by William Gay. It's one of those books you don't want to end.
I read this last night and thought it was funny and worth sharing, just a little nugget from this remarkable book:
|Sorry Is Not Enough
Nov. 24th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
Many Seinfeld fans were appalled this week as former Kramer actor Michael Richards spewed nearly three minutes of racial epithets when two African Americans interrupted his stand-up routine at the Laugh Factory. Richards has called Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to apologize for the outburst. Jesse Jackson accepted his apology and advised him to get help. Curiously, however, Reverend Al Sharpton's answer was "Sorry is not enough." Read more »
|I'm grateful for poor health
Nov. 21st, 2006 at 8:48 am
I read recently that you cannot be depressed and grateful at the same time. I will work on changing my attitude.
|Sarbanes-Oxley Effect?
Nov. 20th, 2006 at 6:43 pm
The Church's general counsel for international matters, Bill Atkin, recently gave a lunch presentation to the international subcommittee of the Utah State Bar. He spoke generally of his career in international law as a partner at Baker & McKenzie and also about some of the work he is called upon to do as counsel for the Church. Read more »
|Tithing – 10% Of Increase To The Church, But What Fund?
Nov. 17th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
I had an interesting conversation with a friend at Church. He was planning on paying tithing this year and was wondering if he could split his tithing between the tithing fund, humanitarian fund and the perpetual education fund – 3.3% into each fund. He said that as long as it was a tithe (10%) and paid to the Church, that is all that is asked. He said that he obviously would pay fast offering separately as that is specified as a separate donation in the scriptures. I was a little perplexed and checked the handbook of instructions and the scriptures and, technically, I guess he is right. It only states that one should pay 10% of increase as tithing. It does not say it has to go into the tithing fund. So if he pays his 10% to these different funds, is he a full tithe payer? We had another member of our ward who wanted to pay his 10% to the charity of his choice. In this case, while it is noble to give 10% to any cause, it does state that it should be given to God, so donating 10% to the Red Cross does not count. Thoughts?
|The Do's and Don'ts of LDS Blogging
Nov. 15th, 2006 at 5:27 pm
Joseph Smith taught that he wanted to teach the Saints correct principles and then let them govern themselves. The internet and blogging seems to offer an arena that is especially resistant to official control. Also, to this point in time, I don't feel the Church leadership has made any effort to curtail or control LDS blogging. So, blogging offers an opportunity to put Joseph Smith's idea about correct teaching and self-imposed limitations to the test.
To say this more straightforwardly, if there are unique LDS blogging standards of any kind, they are self-imposed and they should have emerged on their own. Since the blogosphere is a public space, these LDS blogging standards (assuming they exist) should be observable.
The title of this post may be deceptive. It sounds like a statement. Really I want to ask three related questions.
1) Are there unique LDS blogging standards?
2) If yes, what are they?
3) If not, should there be?
|Going deep.
Nov. 13th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
As far as I'm concerned, free will coexists with divine preordination just fine. However, it apparently hinges on a different understanding of "preordination" than other Christians have.
|12 Million Mormons or 4 Million?
Nov. 13th, 2006 at 9:16 am
12 Million Members or 4-6 Million Members?
The Church often touts its membership numbers and growth. There is considerable pride amongst members of the Church every time we hit a new milestone such as 12 Million members. Media reports speak about the fast growth of the Church. However, there are some interesting data available regarding the convert retention rates in the Church. Several published articles have discussed the disconnect between the number of members listed in LDS membership records and the actual self-reported religious affiliation seen in country Census reports. Usually the self-reported LDS population is 30-50% of the membership reported for that country by headquarters. Based on that information, the actual number of active members is somewhere between 4-6 Million. While this number is considerably more accurate a measure of actual members, why doesn't the Church report this number? Why not report the number of recommend holding adults? What about the number of full tithe payers? What about average weekly sacrament meeting attendance? While each of these numbers is something the Church could report, it chooses total baptized members regardless of whether they recognize their Mormonness or not. The problem is that the Church could not suddenly report that they had lost 2/3 of their membership as that would be poor PR. So what should the Church do? Does it matter that we are overrepresenting our actual membership? Read more »
|Looking for the Temple in the Book of Mormon (part 2 of 6)
Nov. 10th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
I'm going to press on to Chapter 2 of Mosiah. Again I want to emphasize that I'd like this to be a collaborative project. I want to see what other people find. Please post your own findings below and I'll incorporate them into the table, along with a link giving you credit.
In this chapter the population gathers at the temple and King Benjamin begins his address, with the hope that the mysteries of God can be shown to the people. The idea of "mysteries" is often a scriptural indicator that material related to the temple is being discussed.
Nov. 9th, 2006 at 10:38 am
I came across this organization while working on a book about suicide for Mormons. They were helpful in having the book published. I keep copies of the book on hand and give them away fairly frequently, which is really sad.
In my last order, I received a couple of other books by mistake, one was a book about mental illness and the other, a book about addiction. I decided to keep these as they are very well done and specifically addressed to LDS people. Read more »
|Sense of Entitlement
Nov. 8th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Corey is an LDS artist, and we're proud to present the following guest post by him:
When and how do we sense that we are entitled to things? Does it depend upon our "class," our intelligence, or just our family background? Should we be working to avoid this sense of entitlement, or do we just need to find a balance? Read more »
|BYU, Pfizer and Turning The Other Cheek
Nov. 7th, 2006 at 8:28 am
See the excerpt below from The Deseret News:
This is an interesting case which reminds me of how we are counseled to extend charity and "turn the other cheek.â€Â It appears that BYU very naively assumed that by not patenting the discovery and partnering with Monsanto they would be treated fairly. Of course this did not happen according to BYU. Monsanto (Now Pfizer) seems to think otherwise. If BYU is a Christian university that truly believes and should follow Gospel tenets, then should it be willing to "turn the other cheek†in a case like this? I would say no, but when should a Mormon institution practice what it preaches? What should be the criteria when it should be charitable and forgiving and when should it play hardball? These are hard questions that extend beyond Mormon institutions to each of us. When should we be charitable and extend mercy? When should we play hardball?  Is it when small amounts of money are involved, large amounts? What about when people's feelings are involved? How do we keep ourselves from being taken advantage of while still trying to be Christlike in our interactions with our fellow humans?
|Six Bishops In Four Years
Nov. 6th, 2006 at 7:41 am
After our marriage we moved into married student housing (apartments) in Salt Lake City. For the next four years we always attended the ward to which we belonged geographically. Despite that, due to a chain of unusual circumstances, we had six bishops in four years. Read more »
|Across the cultural divide.
Nov. 5th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
As I sat in Relief Society today I noticed someone new. She was wearing a beautiful blue sari with gold embroidery on the edge and some of the dangly, jingly Indian jewelry; there were flowers in her hair and a bindi on her forhead. I was intrigued that someone like her would be at our church. I asked my neighbor who the visitor was.
"Oh, that's Maggie," she said. "She's getting baptized today."
|To VT or not to VT; that is the question.
Nov. 4th, 2006 at 10:01 am
Without going into the gorey details, I have been really struggling lately. Only recently have I admitted to myself that I am depressed by these burdens I've been carrying. Ever since General Conference I've felt as though I've been bleeding faith; I have been drowning in this mess to the point that I feel as though I am clinging to the last little branch of faith that I have left and it is all that is keeping me from being swept away.
|Looking for the Temple in the Book of Mormon (1 of 6)
Nov. 3rd, 2006 at 11:06 am
I would like to try something here that will be similar to my Where the Wild Things Are post, but in a much more serious mindset. Also, I'd like it to be interactive, which means I'd like your help, if you'd be so kind.
While reading By the Hand of Mormon a few years ago I took special note of pages 123 and 124 in which research around King Benjamin's address is mentioned. Being somewhat ignorant of anything about this address other than the text itself I was intrigued to see how much research had gone into it, and how it mirrored many ancient ceremonies.
I then decided to start looking for similarities between the first six chapters of Mosiah and our modern temple ordinances. I was surprised by the abundance of references. Showing them to others I found that they found things that I had missed. Read more »
|Elder Erkle, I'm going to beat the **** out of you!
Nov. 2nd, 2006 at 11:04 am
I have a sweet and kind friend who struggled in life much as I did, leaving him with a somewhat lowered self image. He's turned that around in a magnificent fashion, giving back to society in a quiet and Christ-like manner. You wouldn't believe the things he's accomplished for our community, and you'll never know, because he's threatened me with my life if I spilled those beans. (that actually happens a lot to me).
 Yesterday I was asking him how he turned his life around, how he achieved the peace and faith that emanates from his countenance. His reply was that there were turning points in his life, and he shared one with me. Read more »


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Here's my TAB setup. It's being used for commuting to school and daycare with my 5yo at the moment. He's thrilled to be on the back hooting and shouting, and pumping his fist every time we see a bike silhouette on the road.
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Here's my TAB setup. It's being used for commuting to school and daycare with my 5yo at the moment. He's thrilled to be on the back hooting and shouting, and pumping his fist every time we see a bike silhouette on the road.
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my GT, my mom and her townie 7d and my nephew in my cheapo trailer :)
^absolutely...i kinda like the extra weight sometimes for a harder workout :)
Couple of short videos, of a trip...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbaO7bvdJYI :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95B1dnA0hVk :thumb:
17 mile kinda muddy ride yesterday. Really need to improve the fender situation for the trail-a-bike. (my bike has full cascadia fenders but the epic mudflap came off the rear one, and the crud catcher on the t-a-b also had broken off)
This is our train, the kids call it the Blue-choo-train
all items purchased on craigslist for a total of $120 ($75,$35,$10 respectively) as I wanted a separate "hybrid" bike ('88 Trek 820 with slick fatboys) to keep always connected to the tag. I wanted an easier way to get the kids to school since they are both still using training wheels and preschool is 1 mile one way and 1st grade is 1 mile the opposite way with the same starting time (luckily my daughter can be to preschool 15-20 minutes early) and we can get to the grade school in about 10 minutes (not bad for 2 miles uphill-ish I guess) blah blah blah, here's the pic
home from school today, snow day:
Bought a Burley today. We have a nice MUT that runs about 45 miles in my town so we have lots of options if we drive a few minutes and start at the park. This summer a bridge will be completed that links the MUT to a point about 1000ft from my front door! Looking forward to getting in some riding with my daughter. We went around the neighborhood a few times tonight and she was good - didn't cry or make noise, I think she was mostly trying to figure out what the heck was going on :).
I picked up this Allez just after she was born to use as a commuter/trailer hauler. I'm thrilled with it. It's my second steel bike and I am loving the ride.
Here's a family cycling vid taken in the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California:
A couple shots from our ride from Boston to Seattle last summer. First one is somewhere in Ontario, Canada, second one is in Idaho. Our son was 11 in the first photo and had turned 12 by the time the second photo was taken. We highly recommend touring as a family activity!
Reach the Beach #1 with my girls.
Bridge pedal ride w/family (Portland Oregon)
My son graduated from a child carrier to his new Adams Trail-a-Bike Original Folder Compact this past weekend. He was scared and screamed, "No, Daddy!" for the first half a block, but that was soon followed by yelps of delight and a request for more bike rides! As a bonus, we also had some great biking weather this weekend. Also bought a second hitch so his Mom and I can switch it from bike to bike, depending on our shifts.
Cute families everybody
Got my grandkids some new run bikes for their birthday and they took a ride with my son today:
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^Bad to the bone!
Our "crazy (bike) train". An early Cannondale tandem (jumbo captain, xl stoker) + a 1st generation Adams tandem. Our 3yo daughter is a happy stoker with a pink basket and bell.
And here it is waiting for the stoker to take a picture. The kids have stocking hats on under their helmets - this was in early May.
^^^Awesome! :thumb:
Got out this past week for a nice ride to the park.
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Whether you're a popup dishing out paella from the back of a van or serving hundreds of ravenous diners in a Michelin star restaurant, cooking up a success requires more than just culinary ingenuity. Surviving in the fast-paced food industry, where hunger for ontrend cuisines is as fickle as it is insatiable, means keeping overheads low and budgets carefully streamlined, without spoiling your customers' appetites.
One way food businesses can make savings is by cutting energy usage. The kitchen is the biggest source of energy consumption for a food business, responsible for almost half the energy used. As well as equipment involved in the preparation and cooking of food, ventilation, heating and air conditioning are all major culprits for spiralling energy costs.
After staff wages, energy is Lime restaurant's biggest cost. Sohail Rana, co-owner of the Indian eatery in Nottingham and E.ON customer, claims they were spending between £8,000 and £9,000 to power their business each year. However, after making a few simple changes to the way they run their award-winning enterprise, they have managed to save over £1,400 without having to compromise on customers' dining experience.
Rana explains that it wasn't until they installed an energy monitor, supplied free by E.ON, that they realised the impact their air conditioning and heating units were having on energy consumption.
He says: "The air conditioning and heating unit used to work on timer before, so it would come on before staff even arrived and turned off at a fixed time in the evening after everyone had left. So we completely changed the way we operated that. We now use it for about three or four hours less per night."
The popular business also took steps to install low energy and LED lightbulbs and invested in more energy efficient equipment, such as fridges and a new dual fryer with a smaller basket for use during quieter hours.
The simplest measure a business can take to improve energy efficiency is changing the behaviour and habits of staff. Making sure employees are aware of the impact they can have to make the restaurant more successful, more sustainable and cheaper to run.
"Staff education is very important so we're all pointing in the same direction," Rana says. "We lead by example and have noticed that if we as managers do something, the staff do start to adopt that kind of attitude as well. So, at the end of the evening when the last diner has left, another member of staff has probably already switched the air conditioning units off, rather than me having to go round and do that."
Worths Bakery in Sidcup, Kent, has also seen savings after getting on top of its energy usage. The sandwich shop and buffet service, which is also an E.ON customer, is reliant on a smorgasbord of equipment, from fridges and freezers to air conditioning, display cabinets, dishwashers and more. Every piece of equipment is crucial and each one relies on electricity. Energy is, therefore, one of its biggest overheads.
By following some simple pieces of advice from energy suppliers, E.ON, such as checking meters twice a day and always turning equipment off rather than leaving it on standby, the bakery claims it has significantly improved efficiency and reduced the cost of its energy bill.
Owner Soner Biler explains: "Experience in this sector has taught us the importance of managing each cost, so looking for ways in which we can save energy is a top priority and an ongoing challenge we set ourselves as a business.
"In order to truly comprehend how to cut costs and reduce wastage, we need to really understand the information being presented to us. We have been using an E.ON energy monitor for the past six months and not only do we understand more clearly where our energy use is happening, we are now able to make changes that can have a real impact on our bill.
"Combined with the advice we have received directly from E.ON's customer service team this has helped us to start making significant savings each quarter, amounting to around £800 annually."
One of E.ON's energy experts Andrew Kneeshaw, from E.ON's partner Gateway Energy Solutions, advises small food businesses rushing out to buy new equipment to check the kit's energy efficiency rating first. It may not be the sexiest part of a piece of cooking equipment, but it is what will save you money at the end of day.
The problem with energy usage, he explains, is that it's not like a dripping tap or food wastage which is very visible.
Kneeshaw concludes: "You may not always be aware that you're using more energy than you need to. It might well be that it is not until three months down the line when you get your gas or electricity bill that you notice the costs are higher than they should be. But by that time, the horse has bolted.
"It's a matter of making a connection between the actual wastage itself and the effect that it is having."
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From the Sony Bravia deal?
I bought one just before Christmas (In Aus) and sent off the docs. It says it should be here within 28 working days.
Who says you don't need more than 1 PS3?
From the Sony Bravia deal?
I bought one just before Christmas (In Aus) and sent off the docs. It says it should be here within 28 working days.
Who says you don't need more than 1 PS3?
28 working days is about 6 weeks, so don't expect it to arrive any sooner than 3 weeks.
Quite a number of people phone sony and ask if their claim mail have arrive yet, the guy/lady said they don't know yet coz there's a bag of mail that have not been open.
So I guess its gonna take as much as 6 weeks.
sometimes even more. For my example, it took them 8 weeks to send GoW demo disc from playstation underground and also took more then 6 weeks for the free casino royale to arrive @ my friend's house in London.
Anyone know if this deal applies in the UK? ive searched the sony and sony card site but it dont say!
I think it's just Aus and the US at the moment.
I received my casino royale disc within a week of registering on line. So I guess it's a lottery :-D
Bought a 40" W on the 24th of December.
Sent the stuff to Sony on the 27th.
It's a hard wait.
Bought mine on the 26th and send on the 27th.
I just heard sony start processing the mail today 07/01/08. If they do first come first serve, we would expect to receive the ps3 within two weeks from now, but who knows.
Received today!!!!!!
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It was registered post but the postman just dumped it on my doorstep!
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Stuck to the ice by DracozekWatch
©2013-2016 Dracozek
Here you see is Lugia and he attempted to lick a spike of ice from the roof of an ice cave, he got his tongue stuck, pretty silly thing to do eh? XD
I hope you enjoy. ^^
Lugia (c) Nintendo
I hope you enjoy. ^^
Lugia (c) Nintendo
I triple dog dare you!
You are daring me to be stuck like this? X3
Hey Draco. You once told me you had your tongue stuck to ice. What was it like? XD
It had an unbearable, freezing feeling. XD
that is not a myth believe it or not!
looks like someone needs some hot water XD
Just hope and pray that noise or shaking doesn't accrue while he's stuck on there. Oo
silly lugia owo
Oh lugia... Hopefully ya have a fire attackf or that...
Epic fail, Lugia! Epic fail!
And now Lugia knows not to lick ice. XD
Poor Lugia. A fire pokemon should help him.
Yeah as he can't pull, Charizard could help. ^^
Aww poor Lugia. Time to Aeroblast?
That's what you get when you try that. XD


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Let's take a breather from the current product and check in with some notable 2014 Reds that aren't with the organization anymore, including prospects that were seemingly part of the club's future. 1,326 more words
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The pine
Much attention has been put on the Reds' situation out there in left field this offseason, leading to the trade for Marlon Byrd. Some think Byrd isn't a large enough improvement to make a difference in the 2015 Reds. 327 more words
Jack Hannahan is going to Korea
Rather than take a minor-league deal from an MLB team veteran infielder Jack Hannahan has signed a one-year, $1 million contract with a team in South Korea, … 71 more words
Twins interested in Jack Hannahan
The Minnesota Twins have interest in free agent 1B/3B Jack Hannahan according to Darren Wolfson of ESPN 1500
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#MNTwins called on ex-#Gophers/Indians/Reds 3B Jack Hannahan.
Twins interested in Jack Hannahan
From Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN comes word that the Twins have "called on" free agent infielder Jack Hannahan. Wolfson says the Twins wanted Hannahan two years ago when he was a free agent and remain interested in working something out with the Twin Cities native despite his recent struggles. 43 more words
Reds decline options on Ryan Ludwick, Jack Hannahan
Cincinnati picking up a $10 million option on Johnny Cueto for next season was a no-brainer decision and at the opposite end of the spectrum so are… 120 more words
Reds pick up Cueto option and no longer have Jack for that [Update: Ludwick]
Reports (Chris Cotillo) indicate the Reds made two roster moves today that surprised no one.
First, the club picked up the option on Johnny Cueto's 2015 contract, paying the starting pitcher $10 million this season. 86 more words


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Lunch & Learn series at the Cleveland Clinic
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The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health presents the Lunch & Learn series. All programs are designed for family and professional caregivers, featuring topics of interest to those who care for individuals with ALS, Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's, dementia and other neurocognitive disorders. Feel free to bring your lunch and drinks and dessert will be provided.
All educational programs are offered free of charge and are scheduled in the Keep Memory Alive Event Center at 888 W. Bonneville Avenue.
The Fall schedule is as follows:
• October 6: Medicare Part D Update, presented by Sharon Goldstrohm, Aging & Disability Services Division, SHIP
• October 13: Music Therapy through Music 4 Life, presented by Judith Pinkerton, MT-BC, Center for Creative Therapeutic Arts
• October 20: Center for Brain Health Update 2010 and Beyond, presented by Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, Director, CCLRCBH
• October 27: Preserving Memories, Creating Keepsakes
• November 3: Reality Changes and Dementia, presented by Dr. Dylan Wint, Neuropsychiatrist, CCLRCBH
• November 10: Holidays: Joys and Stresses, presented by Donna Munic, PhD, CCLRCBH
• November 17: Preventing Falls, presented by Karen Picus, EdD, OTR/L, Associate Professor, Touro University Nevada
When: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010
Where: Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 West Bonneville Ave., Las Vegas
Cost: Free
Age limit: All ages
Categories: Activities-Health, Lectures, Downtown
Event posted Oct. 5, 2010
Last updated Oct. 5, 2010
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