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The Power of Independent Thinking
The War on Everything
Recorded: Monday, April 14, 2014
Research Fellow Anthony Gregory, author of "The Power of Habeas Corpus in America,"
discusses how politicians love to declare war on social and economic issues, and how these "wars" only manage to increase government power while reducing liberty.
Experts: Anthony GregoryType: Independent Institute TVIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Free Speech, Freedom, Government Power, Government Secrecy, History (U.S), Immigration, Law Enforcement, Regulation and Deregulation, Terrorism and National Crises
Robert Higgs Discusses Crisis and Leviathan
Recorded: Friday, March 28, 2014
Robert Higgs discusses his book 'Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government' at the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Government Waste/Pork, History (U.S), Political Ideology and Philosophy
Robert Higgs - Crisis, Leviathan, and the National Security State
Recorded: Thursday, February 27, 2014
"Crisis, Leviathan, and the National Security State" by Robert Higgs was a speech sponsored by The Future of Freedom Foundation February 15, 2014 at the 2014 International Students for Liberty Conference in Washington D.C.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: TelevisionIssues: Constitutional Law, Defense and Foreign Policy, Economic Policy, Free Speech, Freedom, Government Power, History (U.S), Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privacy, Terrorism and National Crises
Robert Higgs on Regime Uncertainty Past and Present
Recorded: Friday, February 21, 2014
Senior Fellow and author Robert Higgs speaks with Caleb Brown of the Cato Institute on the subject of Regime Uncertainty Past and Present.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Constitutional Law, Culture/ Society, Government Power, History (International), History (U.S), Political Ideology and Philosophy
Ivan Eland on The Tom Woods Show
Recorded: Monday, February 17, 2014
Ivan Eland, author of Recarving Rushmore, appeared on the The Tom Woods Show. Eland talks about U.S. Presidents on the merits of their policies and whether those strategies contributed to peace, prosperity, and liberty.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: RadioIssues: Economic History and Development (U.S.), History (U.S), Political Ideology and Philosophy
Lawrence McQuillan on The Jason Lewis Radio Show
Recorded: Thursday, January 16, 2014
Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan was a guest on the Jason Lewis radio show. He discussed the economics and history of totalitarianism vs capitalism in terms of policies such as higher taxes for corporations, farm subsidies, price and rent controls and endless money supply and how history can show us which of these stifle prosperity. Private property and individualism are the foundations of freedom, argues McQuillan.
Experts: Lawrence J. McQuillanType: RadioIssues: Culture/ Society, Government Power, History (International), History (U.S), Political Ideology and Philosophy, Property Rights
Alvaro Vargas Llosa on WLRNs Tropical Currents show
Recorded: Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa, author of Global Crossings, appeared on WLRN radios Tropical Currents show, hosted by Joseph Cooper and Bonnie Berman in Miami, Florida. The author talks about how America has gone from a nation of immigrants, to become skeptical, even critical of receiving others on our shores and borders.
Experts: Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: RadioIssues: Culture/ Society, Latin America, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy
Robert Higgs Discusses Independence Day on the Scott Horton Radio Show
Recorded: Thursday, July 4, 2013
Senior Research Fellow Robert Higgs talks with Scott Horton about his classic The Transformation of the American Economy 1865-1914; the July 4th celebration of statism and American mythology. Check out some of Robert Higgs books mentioned on the program.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Culture/ Society, History (U.S), Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy


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Backupify was recently on the receiving end of great news as they gain $9 million in Series C funding. This particular round was participated in by Symantec Corp. as well as Lowercase Capital, Avalon Ventures and General Catalyst Partners.
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Fall Fiesta Celebrates Hispanic Culture
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The cuisine of Latin America and the Caribbean will be available for tasting at the Fall Fiesta at Vol State. It's part of an expanded food cook-off contest. This is the third year for the Fiesta in Gallatin, which celebrates Hispanic culture.
"We'll have a talent show and several new contests for the kids," said Eric Melcher, Coordinator of Communications. "The inflatable jumping games are always a favorite. We try and make this a fun event for the entire family."
An exhibition of cultural dances from many different countries will be performed by the Hispano America dance troupe. Sports skills will be on display at the soccer tournament. Teams of five people are welcome to play in the half-field competition, but they should sign up at the beginning of the Fiesta at 10 a.m.
"Live music is always a big part of the Fiesta. The Son Latino band is returning this year," Melcher said. "They have quite the following in Nashville."
In addition to the food cook-off contest at 11 a.m. there will be a free lunch and drinks starting at noon.
The Fall Fiesta at Vol State will be held on Saturday, October 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is held the Volunteer State Community College campus at 1480 Nashville Pike in Gallatin. It is free and open to everyone. Families are encouraged to bring a blanket and chairs and spend the day. For more information in English call 615-230-3570 or Spanish at 615-230-4846.
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Tercero del Sur
It's an historical house totally recycled, preserving the essence and style of the place.
Our trilingual staff will help you have a great stay!
Feel free to invite your friends over to enjoy our awesome bbqs or just chill in the rooftop terrace!
We offer big rooms - private ensuite or with shared bathroom and shared dorms- housekeeping, continental breakfast included, free internet, Wi-Fi, access to the kitchen, individual heating and fan or A/C, sommiers, cotton towels, 24 hour front desk, BBQ, solarium and individual lockers.
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Check in time: 12 noon
Check out time: 10 am
Continental breakfast included
Please note that due to new regulations with Visa & Mastercard this hostel requires the 3 digit security from the back of your credit card ! Please contact us if you have any questions.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
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- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Bicycle hire
- Board Games
- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
- Café
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- Common Room
- Currency Exchange
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
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- Hot Showers
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- Self-Catering Facilities
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- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
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- Meeting Rooms
- Outdoor Terrace
- Pet Friendly
- Safe Deposit Box
- Shuttle Bus
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Towels Included
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Check in time: 13
Check out time: 9 am
Cancellation policy: 48 hours; late cancellations and no shows will be charged the amount of the first night
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From Ezeiza International Airport:
Taxi: USD 65 and it takes 30 min aprox.
Shuttle bus AR$ 70. Email us to book it, it leaves you right at the hostel's front door in 45 minutes!
Transfer: Manuel Tienda Leon from the Airport to Retiro train station AR$ 85 aprox and then bus n 152 AR$ 4. 1 hour and 15 minutes aprox.
From Airport Jorge Newberry (domestic):
Taxi USD 10 aprox and 20 minutes
Bus n 45 to Independencia Avenue AR$ 4 and a 4 blocks walk. 45 minutes
From Retiro Bus Station: Bus n 152 to Independencia Avenue AR$ 4 and a 2 blocks walk. 10 minutes.
Located Near
Tercerodel Sur is located in the very heart of San Telmo, the historical district of the city, surrounded by bars, pubs, art gallerys and restaurants. 50 meters from the Sunday's Antiques Fair, 600 meters from Plaza de Mayo and Casa Rosada, 300 meters from Puerto Madero, 500 meters from subway, 800 meters from Florida street, 1100 meters from La Boca district, 10 minutes bus ride to Recoleta district.


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I propose a new Gold level Sportsmanship badge. I earned the silver badge June 4th, and I continue to vote for competing answers. I would like to feel that I am working toward something, not because I would otherwise cease to vote for these answers, which clearly I have not, but because it adds to the fun of the site, just like the other badges.
Following the ratios of some other badges, since the silver is at 100, perhaps 400 votes for competing answers is a good level?
When I asked this question I was unaware that all votes for competing answers were counted, believing it was limited to the number of questions. Since in fact all votes are counted I think the threshold needs to be higher, perhaps 1000 votes as suggested by user unknown.
This feature request is fairly popular but has failed to reach critical mass. If anyone has new ideas about how this request might be changed to make it more likely to succeed please share them.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Lessons from the Poor: The Power of Entrepreneurship
Recorded: Thursday, November 13, 2008
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At this Policy Forum, Independent Institute Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa, former Bolivian President Jorge Quiroga, economist William Easterly, and a group of policy experts discuss the findings of the book, Lessons from the Poor. The speakers examine real-world examples of entrepreneurship and why instead of redistributing existing wealth, governments should free people so that they can create it.
Experts: William R. Easterly, Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Economic History and Development (International), Economic Policy
Is the War on Terror Creating Terrorism?
Recorded: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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Is it possible that the U.S. governments response to the 9/11 attacks has served al-Qaeda interests? Despite the hype, U.S. law-enforcement officials have found little evidence of serious terrorist activities inside the country, compelling them to escalate their use of prosecution and entrapment to justify their enormous budgets.
Experts: Ivan Eland, Ian S. Lustick, D. Gareth PorterType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, History (International), Terrorism and National Crises
Innovative Solutions for Iraq
Recorded: Thursday, February 16, 2006
The recent elections in Iraq have not resolved the main problems therea constitutional crisis, continued terrorism, a potent Sunni rebellion, and fighting between religious and ethnic groups that could result in a full-blown civil war. Is the Iraq war a hopeless quagmire that has been lost, or can the U.S. still foster a united, peaceful and prosperous Iraq?
Experts: Peter Brookes, Ivan Eland, Lawrence J. Korb, Lt. Gen. William E. Odom (Ret.), D. Gareth PorterType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy


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Search for Tsunade
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The Search for Tsunade Arc spans from chapters 139 to 171 of the manga and episodes 81 to 100 of the Naruto anime. The beginning of the arc is sometimes referred to as the "Return of Itachi Arc". The arc entails Naruto meeting the Akatsuki members Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, his training to learn Rasengan, and meeting up with Tsunade. It also covers the battle between Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Tsunade. In the anime, discussion of Rock Lee's surgery takes place here instead of the Sasuke Retrieval Arc. This arc is preceded by the Invasion of Konoha Arc and is followed by the Sasuke Retrieval Arc in the manga and the Land of Tea Arc in the anime.
Return of Itachi
After Naruto defeated Gaara, helping save the village from destruction, Jiraiya was approached by Konoha's village elders, who asked Jiraiya to become the new Hokage. He respectfully declined the offer, feeling that, if he couldn't stop the Third Hokage from getting killed, he didn't deserve the title. Instead he offered to find his former team-mate and fellow Sannin, Tsunade, and ask her to become the new Hokage. Jiraiya then asked for one condition: that he could take Naruto along with him for extra training and for his protection. Jiraiya then approached Naruto at the Ramen Ichiraku, and asked him to accompany him on his journey. At first Naruto refused, and the only way he was able to convince Naruto to go with him was by telling Naruto that he could teach him a new jutsu which was stronger than Sasuke's Chidori. Naruto quickly agreed, and set out on the journey with him. The reason Jiraiya wanted to take him on his journey was so that he could protect Naruto from the Akatsuki, an organisation that was after the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and the rest of the tailed beasts. Jiraiya wanted to make Naruto strong enough to eventually fight on his own against Akatsuki.
However, not everything went according to plan. Two strangers in black garb examined the damage to the village from a distance, having arrived shortly after Jiraiya and Naruto's departure with the purpose of searching for Naruto. Kakashi, waiting for Sasuke to finish his lunch, ran into Asuma and Kurenai in the middle of the village, in which they noticed the two strangers drinking tea nearby, having overheard the jōnin's conversation about Naruto's departure with Jiraiya. These two strangers started heading out of the village when they encountered Asuma and Kurenai.
The pair then introduced themselves: the larger one introduced himself as Kisame Hoshigaki, a missing-nin from Kirigakure. The other, more menacing one introduced himself as Itachi Uchiha and, after a short battle, Asuma and Kurenai learned that they were no match for these powerful adversaries. However, at the last moment, Kakashi arrived to assist in the battle. Kisame eagerly attempted to fight Kakashi, but Itachi cautioned that Kisame would not get away uninjured if he fought Kakashi head on, opting instead to take care of him himself. Itachi was so fast that the Jōnin couldn't see him forming any hand signs, and a battle of jutsu initiated soon after. Itachi then activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kakashi was caught in Itachi's genjutsu, Tsukuyomi.
Tsukuyomi showed Kakashi tied to a plank of wood levitating over an endless ocean. Itachi then appeared in front of him and began to stab Kakashi with a sword. Then seemingly more clones appeared of Itachi with their own swords and began to stab Kakashi over and over again into what appeared to be three days, but, in actuality, only one second had passed. With Kakashi incapacitated, Kisame charged at the jōnin. Asuma and Kurenai were helpless until Might Guy appeared in a spectacular fashion, kicking Kisame away. Kisame was about to counter-attack, until Itachi declared that this fight had gone on for long enough, and that they weren't there to start a war, vanishing afterwards.
Naruto and Jiraiya made a stop at a post-station a short distance away from the village. While Kakashi was in the hospital, the jōnin were discussing why Itachi would come back to the village before figuring out that he was after Naruto, during which Sasuke walked in asking what had happened to Kakashi. Inadvertently, Sasuke learned that Itachi had come back to the village and was looking for Naruto. Sasuke hurried around the village, first going to Naruto's apartment, then the ramen shop, where he learned that Naruto had left with Jiraiya and that they had stopped at the post-station outside the village.
Sasuke started to run towards the station when Jiraiya eyed a beautiful woman and told Naruto to go back to the hotel room and practice moulding of chakra while Jiraiya took the woman out on a date. Sasuke reached the post-station but not before Itachi and Kisame found Naruto first. They forced Naruto out into the hallway and, right before Itachi and Kisame could take Naruto away, Sasuke appeared behind Itachi.
Brothers Reunion
Sasuke glared at Itachi intensely, and Kisame noticed how much Sasuke and Itachi looked alike, prompting him to ask who he was. Itachi replied, "He's my younger brother." Sasuke activated his Chidori and declared, "I've lived my life like you told me to: I've resented you, and hated you, and now I am going to kill you," and then charged at Itachi. However, Itachi stopped Sasuke's Chidori, and broke Sasuke's wrist. Soon after this, Jiraiya appeared after being temporarily fooled by Itachi placing a genjutsu on the woman Jiraiya had taken out.
As Kisame held off the recently returned Jiraiya, Sasuke was nearly beaten to death, and Itachi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to injure Sasuke mentally using Tsukuyomi. Finally managing to intervene, Jiraiya used his Summoning: Toad Mouth Bind to force Itachi and Kisame to flee via Amaterasu. While Naruto and Jiraiya tended to Sasuke, Might Guy appeared to take Sasuke back to Konoha.
Later, Jiraiya told Naruto that the Akatsuki were after the Nine-Tails inside Naruto. Naruto understood that he must become stronger, so that he could protect himself and the people he cared about, and Naruto and Jiraiya resumed their search for Tsunade.
Search for Tsunade
The search for Tsunade led Naruto and Jiraiya to Tanzaku Town. At the same time, Orochimaru and Kabuto were also looking for Tsunade so that she could heal Orochimaru's arms. While Jiraiya prowled the town "looking for information" (or hitting on young ladies), Naruto practised the three steps required for learning the move that was stronger than Chidori: the Rasengan. The first step emphasised rotation, practised by trying to pop a water balloon. The second step was power, practised by exploding a rubber ball. The third step emphasised control, and the power and rotation in the first two steps must be used at 100%, while maintaining the ball of chakra inside a regular balloon without popping the balloon. When Naruto finished the first two steps, Jiraiya finally found out that Tsunade was at Tanzaku Town, and they headed out, with Naruto working on the third step along the journey.
When Jiraiya and Naruto finally arrived at Tanzaku Town, Orochimaru had already reached Tsunade first. Orochimaru offered Tsunade an exchange: if she healed Orochimaru's arms, Orochimaru would bring Tsunade's little brother and lover back to life using Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation. However, Tsunade must provide two human sacrifices. Orochimaru extended his deadline for her decision to a week, and left her to ponder the decision.
That night, Jiraiya and Naruto went to a bar to eat and find information about Tsunade, only to find Tsunade herself there, along with her assistant, Shizune. However, she declined Jiraiya's offer to become the Fifth Hokage, saying that only fools would want the title of Hokage. This irritated Naruto greatly, and Naruto and Tsunade headed outside to "fight". Tsunade easily handled Naruto using only one finger, but, when Naruto declared that it was his dream to become Hokage, Tsunade immediately saw the resemblance between Naruto and her brother and lover. Her reverie left Tsunade open, and Naruto took the opportunity to try to use Rasengan on her, although it was still incomplete. Upon seeing the Rasengan, Tsunade made a bet with him: if he could master Rasengan in a week, she would give him the necklace of the First Hokage. If he lost, she would confiscate his frog wallet and all its contents. Naruto accepted after learning the value of the necklace, and went away to train. Shizune was surprised that Tsunade had used the necklace in a bet, since the people that Tsunade had tried to give it to (her brother and her lover) had both died horribly the next day. Shizune explained this, and Naruto toughened his resolve to get it, not returning to the hotel at all for six days. On the sixth day, Shizune found Naruto unconscious and brought him back, and Naruto recovered after just a night's sleep because of the Nine-Tails' chakra. It was also during that night where Orochimaru dispatched Kabuto to assassinate Shizune to avoid any interference in his plan, and Shizune tried to stop Tsunade from going to meet Orochimaru, only to be knocked out by Tsunade.
Battle of the Sannin
Naruto woke up the next day to find out from Shizune that Tsunade was going to meet with Orochimaru, then Jiraiya arrived revealing that Tsunade had drugged his sake the previous night. Unaware that Kabuto was observing them and was surprised to find both Naruto and Jiraiya there, he chose to retreat just as the three rushed off to find her. Tsunade arrived, and attempted to secretly kill Orochimaru with her medical jutsu, only to be stopped by Kabuto himself revealing her intentions, as he was also a medical ninja. As Tsunade begins the fight Kabuto suggests to Orochimaru that they need to look for another place to fight before Tsunade can receive further aid, revealing that Jiraiya was nearby, so the two lured Tsunade to an open grass field to buy some time to capture her. Although at first she was able to hold Kabuto off, Kabuto was able to get the upper hand by exploiting Tsunade's hemophobia. That was when Jiraiya, Naruto, and Shizune arrived in time to stop Kabuto from killing Tsunade. Naruto was surprised to find Kabuto there and fighting Tsunade, but is quickly informed by Jiraiya that his headband clearly represents that Kabuto works for Orochimaru.
While Jiraiya tried his best to hold off Orochimaru, despite his handicap of being unable to fully control his chakra due to Tsunade's potion, Naruto and Shizune tried to protect Tsunade. Kabuto knocked out Shizune and proceeded to attack Tsunade, but Naruto intercepted him. Infuriated, Kabuto began to pummel Naruto, all the while telling Naruto that he was only a ninja by luck and that he could never dream of being on the same level as Sasuke. This only fuelled Naruto's resolve, and, when Kabuto charged at him with a kunai, Naruto allowed his hand to be impaled by the weapon, effectively holding Kabuto in position. He then used a shadow clone to mould chakra into his free hand, and hit Kabuto in the stomach with a fully formed Rasengan, which shocked both Tsunade and Orochimaru. The Rasengan was so powerful that, even with Kabuto's excellent regeneration ability, there was still too much damage for Kabuto to repair immediately. However, prior to getting hit by the Rasengan, Kabuto had severed Naruto's arteries leading to the heart, meaning that Naruto would soon die.
Touched by Naruto's resolution, Tsunade vowed to heal Naruto, as he couldn't recover by himself as the Nine-Tails' chakra couldn't be used if the heart's arteries were cut. Tsunade was able to heal Naruto, but Orochimaru realised that Naruto had become too powerful, and that his only chance to kill Naruto would be right now. Orochimaru lunged at Naruto with the Kusanagi sword, but Tsunade used her body to shield Naruto. When Orochimaru questioned her actions, she told Orochimaru that it was because Naruto would be the future Hokage, after which she determinedly announced, "And from today onwards, I too will put my life on the line to protect the Leaf, because I am the Fifth Hokage!" Tsunade then finally overcame her haemophobia.
Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru all used the Summoning Technique, and they summoned Katsuyu the slug, Gamabunta the toad, and Manda the snake respectively. After a short battle between the summoned beasts, Tsunade was able to drive Gamabunta's sword down through Manda's mouth, leaving him pinned to the ground. Since Manda couldn't move anymore, he left. Tsunade then proceeded to beat up Orochimaru with her monstrous strength. Orochimaru admitted that his plan had failed, but warned Tsunade that he could still revive his arms using another technique, before leaving with Kabuto.
Tsunade then put her necklace on Naruto, saying that, just once more, she wanted to believe. When Naruto finally came around, the fight was over, and Gamabunta and Katsuyu were gone. Upon hearing that Tsunade had accepted the title of Fifth Hokage, Naruto proceeded to run down the reasons why she wasn't a good choice (and there were quite a few). Annoyed, Tsunade once again challenged Naruto to a fight outside. And, once again, she handled Naruto with ease, but, instead of flicking him away with a finger, she symbolically planted a kiss on his forehead, as she had done with Nawaki and Dan when she had given them the necklace, and told him that he would "make a fine man", whilst thinking to herself that he would make an excellent Hokage too. With that, Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya and Naruto headed back to Konoha.
The New Hokage
Upon their return, Naruto heard that the village of Konoha must continue their missions as normal. Iruka explained to Naruto (over a bowl of ramen, of course) that they must not show other villages that they were currently weak, so they must do as many missions as they had done before Orochimaru's invasion, even though their strength had been cut in half.
Tsunade was well-known as a great medical ninja, and she healed Sasuke and Kakashi of their ailments received during the fight with Itachi. She visited Lee (who was badly injured during his fight with Gaara in the Chūnin Exam preliminary round) after persistent nagging from many characters, and told him that he should give up being a ninja. There were fragments of bone in his spine, and the one operation that could be done (and could only be done by her) had a 50% chance of either curing or killing him.
Konohamaru, grandson of the Third Hokage, became upset at the thought of a new Hokage, especially a woman, and showed his anger by lashing out at his friends (including Naruto) and locking himself in Tsunade's new office. While this took place, Tsunade was introduced to the large amount of work required of a Hokage, and was reluctant at first, but found herself oddly interested in Lee's case. Konohamaru's friends, Moegi and Udon, along with Naruto, tried to find ways to get Konohamaru out, as he had set a great deal of obstacles leading to Tsunade's new office. Tsunade, who was looking for a book in her new office, managed to successfully get in, destroying all of Konohamaru's obstacles with her mighty strength. Naruto and Konohamaru were walking down the street and they overheard Shizune talking to Tsunade. They heard the Fifth Hokage state her concern and her motivation to help Lee. This convinced Konohamaru that Tsunade really was a good replacement for his grandfather.
Just minutes before Tsunade was inaugurated as the Fifth Hokage in front of the villagers, Shizune stumbled upon an open book on Tsunade's desk. It showed a series of mathematical equations surrounding a chart of a body. "50%" was written and crossed out, followed by an arrow pointing to a circle, which contained "58%", and Shizune could only smile.


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While the AMVOX2 DBS Transponder has become the ultimate accessory for the ultimate sports car for DBS owners, the AMVOX3 Tourbillon GMT achieves a degree of perfection that even the most demanding Aston Martin and watchmaking connoisseur might hardly imagine possible. The collaboration definitely proclaims its membership to the most select fine watchmaking circles: the first ever round ceramic case by Jaeger-LeCoultre, the in-house automatic Calibre 988 tourbillon movement, and – just as a sports watch is equipped with an engine on-par with its ambitions – a patented high-tech oscillating weight affording a considerable improvement in winding performances.
Both these new and exciting AMVOX watches were showcased on the eve of the Paris Motor Show.


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Peoria's history, population, vision/mission statements, sustainability efforts, redistricting, and construction projects. Info on the P83 district, schools, the Peoria Leadership Institute seminar, and diversity.
Information on the City Council including agendas , the Mayor, the Municipal Court, City Manager and ADA along with the city's various initiatives.
News from the city of Peoria, press releases from the Office of Communications, links to RSS feeds and E-News signup. View programming on Channel 11, PeoriaTV.
Information on the employment process, a listing of current open jobs, how to apply on-line and a list of all jobs and salaries at the city.
A listing of links to directories of city services, including all online e-services.
The city of Peoria Municipal Complex is home to City Hall, the Council Chambers, the Main Library, the Development and Community Services Building, the Public Safety Administration Building, and the Municipal Court.
A listing of links to maps available on the city of Peoria Website.
The City of Peoria budget is managed by the Management and Budget Division. Find copies of the latest Program Budget and the CIP here.
The City Code and Zoning Ordinace, with updates are located here. Also, find the City Charter, and legal statements related to the website, including our Privacy Notice.
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How to pay bills you may have with the city, including water, sewer and trash collection fees, recreation program and class fees, traffic fines and more. Setup water and sewer service.
Home and Property Resources includes information on trash pickup,water conservation, swimming pool issues and recycling, along with other relevant information for homeowners.
Neighborhood Resources includes information on dealing with graffiti removal, block parties, animal control, street repairs, odors and other neighborhood related quality of life issues.
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Search for scheduled events and meetings in the city including documents relating to city council meetings and other meetings.
This section contains information and links to the Peoria Public Library's website, the Arts Commission, the Center for Performing Arts, and Annual Arts festivals and Celebrations.
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Information on bus routes, park and ride, dial a ride and bicycle paths. Also, road closures and lane restrictions.
Use this page to find information on the city of Peoria website of interest to builders and developers.Included are inspections, zoning and zoning ordinance, the city code, general plan, permitting, and impact fees.
How to get a business license, tax license, sales tax schedules/forms, register to use the online eTax system, pay taxes and fees. Bidding on contracts with the city and auctions, trash collection, recycling, traffic counts.
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Information on Building Permits. Find out about permits for signs, temporary use of property, filming, and alarms. Download forms and track applications for development, building, planning and engineering permits.
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Economic Development Services offers Business and Real Estate Development, and other assistance for businesses and developers, on the website PeoriaAZSmart.com.
The Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres conduct spring training at the Peoria Sports Complex each February and March. Everything you need to know is at PeoriaSpringTraining.com.
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Ariz. (March 20, 2007) – A professional association for commercial real
estate has selected a Peoria development for its annual Talk of the Town award.
Arizona chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
honored the Thunderbird Office Park @ 101, on 83rd Avenue north of Thunderbird
Road, for being one of the most talked about developments in the Valley. That
makes 2007 the fourth straight year a project in Peoria has been honored for
design or architecture.
"This is a
big deal in the real estate world," said Steve Prokopek, the city's economic
development director. "It means it was the most discussed, in a positive way,
among brokers and developers this year."
Thunderbird Office Park @ 101 comprises two structures. Building A fronts 83rd
Avenue and is designed for small users. Building B backs up to Loop 101 and
offers large corporate or institutional users visibility from the freeway.
Western International University is the anchor tenant, joined by Countrywide
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project was developed by Helmholdt Real Estate of Paradise Valley and McShane
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and built by McShane Construction Corp., a subsidiary of McShane Cos.
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principals of Helmholdt Real Estate. "It puts a cap on a project that was a
wonderful team effort among construction brokers, leasing consultants, the
general contractor and the city of Peoria. The project certainly has experienced
a lot of success, as evidenced by the WIU sign visible from Loop 101."
award-winning projects in Peoria since 2004 are Cibola Vista Resort and Spa,
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Land use profile of China
The story of land use in China over the last century is as dramatic as the tale of the country's radical economic transformation. Endless acres of rural lands, that just a few decades ago were farmed by peasant collectives as part of Mao Zedong's massive agricultural campaigns, today host brand new condominium developments, as China's cities rapidly fan out past their existing boundaries. Giant factories dot the countryside in even the most remote provinces and manufacture all sorts of goods for export into the international market. In many ways, this process of shifting landscapes indicates an accumulation of wealth in regions that still suffer considerably from high poverty rates.
The human cost of the rural construction boom can often be measured in the number of displaced peasant families, who typically have little recourse to prevent the repurposing of their multi-generational homelands. Rapid development has also had an effect on China's ecosystems, and erosion and industrial pollution are now major concerns in most parts of the country.
These changes in the Chinese landscape can be attributed to macro-level, underlying catalysts in the form of state policy and values, as well as proximate, micro-level forces, such as the decisions of local officials.
History of Chinese land use
The formative years of the People's Republic of China were marked by large-scale agricultural campaigns, the most famous of these known today as the "Great Leap Forward". This particular campaign, which began in the late 1950s and continued for about five years into the early 1950s, represented an effort on the part of Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong to fund his vision of a Soviet-style industrialized socialist republic with profits extracted from agricultural surplus[1]. China's lack of a true proletariat class and its considerable rural history meant that the peasants were to be the vanguard of the socialist revolution under the new regime, which highlighted a major departure of Maoist ideology from the Marxism of the Soviet Union[2].
To facilitate the colossal levels of crop production necessary for the success of the project, the government relocated millions of Chinese citizens from regions that had been reclaimed for agricultural purposes. These displaced citizens were organized into farmers' communes. Many of these repurposed areas had retained private landlord ownership structures prior to the Land Reform Campaign of 1950-52, during which all of the lands in the nation were collectivized under state proprietorship[3]. Intensive cultivation and the transfer of non-agricultural expanses into production caused some of the first instances of widespread ecological destruction in modern China. In the northwest of the country, for instance, sharp increases in the frequency of dust storms correlated directly with the campaign's upswings in farming activities and not with deviations in weather patterns[4].
Current land use trends
While the state still claims exclusive ownership over all lands in China, land use policy looks strikingly different today than it did fifty years ago. The laws under Mao were characterized by "free use (no land prices, taxes or fees), permanent possession (no expiration) and static land use (prohibition of sale, lease, mortgage, exchange and donation)"[5], while today's land administration features "re-generation of land markets, land taxes and land fees, separation of land usage rights from land property rights, upgrade of land productivity, and prosperity of real estate"[6].
The first steps in this process came with the introduction of the household responsibility system in 1978, during the beginnings of the opening-up reforms under Deng Xiaoping[7],[8]. The system set production quotas for each household and eventually permitted families to sell their post-quota surplus. The incomes of many peasant households drastically improved[9]. The reforms further fragmented the rural landscape, as land rights shifted the industrial production unit from the collective to the household in the form of township enterprises[10].
However, until quite recently, state planning was the de facto approach to land use in China, even amidst the sharply accelerated growth of the past few decades. The current National Master Land Use Plan, which was first implemented in 1997, outlines policy priorities for land use through 2010. The strategy aims to "preserve cultivated land and to restrain non-agricultural use of land"[11] by mandating that every conversion from agricultural land for other purposes must be balanced by a supplementation of new farmlands. Under this plan, three important regulations restrict the freedom of provincial officials to lease development and construction rights. These include quotas limiting new construction, preserved rates for agricultural land, and mandated post-conversion farmland supplementation[12]. Thus, even as urbanization and industrialization emerge as potent forces in land use, state planning still limits these trends, to some extent.
"Zhejiang model"
A new paradigm in land use regulation is becoming popular in China, especially among advocates of the expansion of urban areas. The "Zhejiang model", so called because of its origins within the Zhejiang province, operates to enhance the ability of provincial officials to trade land development rights through land consolidation[13].
The model works within the stipulations of the National Master Land Use Plan, and it considerably increases the availability of construction land. For instance, one hundred hectares of consolidated land could produce ten hectares of arable land for agricultural reclamation, which would then allow the local government to acquire an additional allowance of seven hectares of eligible construction land under the current quota system[14]. Land development rights trading provides a major source of fiscal revenue for provinces and local governments[15],[16], so the potential for the "Zhejiang model" to maximize their quotas appeals to many Chinese officials.
However, the continued investment in new construction land does not necessarily accrue financial benefits for the nation's macroeconomy. Some[17] contend that an analysis of the capital-output ratio for residential and industrial development between 1995 and 2008 suggests that the construction booms in China have in no way contribured to economic growth[18]. They argue that, in fact, the escalation of development projects may actually be harming the economy's ability to grow sustainably[19]
There are additional, substantial risks in the continued spread of urban and industrial networks. While land consolidation is supposed to redress a deficiency in agricultural space, the reality is that the conversion of such wide swaths of fertile land for non-agricultural purposes has contributed to a reduced capacity to grow cereals, which ultimately threatens Chinese food security[20],[21]. Farmers, who do not own their lands despite multigenerational residency, often find themselves evicted from their homes and become part of the millions in migrant communities existing on the fringes of China's megacities. Some[22] argue that such uncertain entitlement to land discourages farmers from practicing responsible stewardship and instead contributes to overexploitation of land resources[23]. Furthermore, the transformation of previously rural regions into denser, manufacturing economies can cause "soil pollution through waste disposal, acid deposition from urban air pollution, and an increased risk of flooding due to urbanization"[24].
The expansion of urban and industrial landscapes into China's rural provinces may be threatening a shortage of farmlands just as demand for agricultural products is increasing significantly. The two primary drivers of this demand are emergent biofuel needs and a growing affluent urban citizenry.
Demographic changes and land use
China's demographics began to undergo significant transformations with the introduction of the household responsibility system. The period directly following the policy change saw a mechanical expansion of rural villages that continued throughout the 1980s[25]. As families began to profit from their surplus crops, many households developed orchards, or "economic forests", as alternatives to the cotton and coarse grain land that were previously devoted to fulfilling heavy state quotas.
In the 1990s, the rising incomes of rural households and an emphasis on improved quality of life drove patterns of "sprawling expansion"[26]. Residents built new houses on the periphery of the villages, motivated by low costs for land, potage, and water supply extension, education services expansion, and construction[27]. Overall, citizens placed greater weight on luxuries such as increased living area and pleasing aesthetics, but most families still cultivated their lands for agricultural profit[28].
More recently, however, the Chinese population has become increasingly urban. Out of fifty households in the QIanzhai village in Shandong Province, for instance, only ten continue to farm for a living, according to a 2008 survey[29]. Instead, forty households, by contrast, received the bulk of their income from family members who were sent to the cities for manufacturing jobs[30]. The country's burgeoning urban lifestyles have not only stimulated the growth of economic capitals such as Shanghai - they have also contributed to a recentralization of rural villages. Desires for metropolitan services have motivated affluent peasants to abandon the farms in favor of more convenient rural "downtowns"[31]. However, just as Chinese begin to leave the farms, those same cosmopolitan tastes are propelling a surge in demand for agricultural production.
The Chinese government has made an effort to farm previously uncultivated lands in order to replace the crop production capacity of urbanized arable lands. However, many of these newly cultivated lands are thought to be significantly less productive than would be necessary to compensate for the crop production lost to increased development on agricultural land [32].
Despite China's massive size, the country's actual "endowment of land and water resources, on a per capita basis, is notably below the world average"[33]. These circumstances are especially worrying because, as an increasingly affluent society, China's per capita demand for these same resources is growing remarkably quickly as diets continue to change[34]. The increased consumption of meat, for instance, has stimulated an expanding animal farm economy, which remains one of the most exacting industries on natural resource extraction and pollution sinks[35].
Biofuel production
In response to both international pressures as well as the domestic strain of rising oil prices, China has recently devoted a great deal of policy attention to the development of a biofuel market. The government has particularly emphasized ethanol, or corn-based fuel. The state has revealed a series of plans aimed at the expansion of ethanol growth as a means of climate change mitigation and energy independence.
One of these national plans, the "Special Development Plan for Denatured Fuel Ethanol and Bio-ethanol Gasoline for Automobilies in the Tenth Five-Year", was created in 2001 to test the ability of the Chinese industrial and agricultural markets to support ethanol production and refinement. Following a series of automobile tests to determine the efficiency of the fuel, four refinery plants were established, and nine provinces were selected for pilor programs of ten percent ethanol gasoline[36].
The passage of the Renewable Energy Law came soon after these programs and reiterated the cental government's goal of a clean energy economy. The Renewable Energy Law mandated the development of the "Middle and Long Term Development Plan of Renewable Energy", which was released in 2007[37]. The plan calls for the production of 10 million tons of ethanol biomass by 2020 as well as the continued mandatory mixing of ten percent ethanol in gasoline in the same nine provinces to secure the biofuel market; the waiver of a five percent consumption tax on ethanol; the refunding of a seventeen percent value-added tax to the bio-ethanol production plants; and a direct subsidy to biofuel plants to ensure a significant level of profit[38].
Yet, in China, as in many other countries, the expansion of the ethanol market has accompanied a rise in food prices[39]. These price increases, combined with the conversion of arable lands for urban and industrial purposes, has severely hampered the Chinese central government's food security goals. In the 1990s, the government set a target of grain self-sufficiency, to be completed within the decade. The measure was successful, and China remains a net exporter of grain products[40].
However, the country still struggles to produce adequate amounts of soybeans, which constitute a large share of the typical Chinese diet[41]. As it became increasingly clear that ethanol demands on agricultural production would threaten the current levels of food security, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a decree that stipulated that "biofuel must not compete with grain over land, must not compete with consumers for food, and not enter competition with livestock over feeds, and must not inflict harm on the environment"[42].
In the efforts to prohibit future increases on grain demand for biofuel production, some suggest a switch to alternative biofuel sources such as cassava or sugarcane[43]. However, they contend[44], the subsidies required to maintain this market would be substantial[45]. While farm value would be added to the grain market and farmers in this industry would likely benefit, increased feed prices would negatively impact those in the livestock industry. The already particularly impoverished Tibetan autonomous region might be especially affected in this scenario, because of its lack of suitability for grain production and heavy reliance on livestock[46]. Finally, the additional requirements of farmland necessitated by the ethanol market would contribute to already-existing patterns of land degradation in regions such as the Ordos and Loess plateaus. Such regions are subject to intensive cultivation to offset arable land conversions, and further intensification might threaten long-term sustainability of food production due to land degradation, pollution, and declining soil fertility[47]. The forms of land degradation that often result from these scenarios include desertification, secondary salinity, loss of agricultural use, deforestation, grassland degradation, and the loss of wetlands.
In China, land use master plans are issued at different levels of government, including the national, provincial, municipal, county/town, and village levels[48]. All levels, below the national level, are collectively referred to as "local land use master plans"[49]. The Ministry of Land and Resources promulgates regulations for land use and for the review of land use master plans and Strategic Environmental Assessments[50],[51]. The Ministry supervises the development of national and cross-provincial land use plans[52], while local land administration departments review local land use master plans[53].
Strategic Environmental Assessments
The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) became a required element of land use planning in China following the passage of 2003's Environmental Impact Assessment Law [54]. The assessment process is reminiscent of the Environmental Impact Assessment requirements instituted in the United States through NEPA.
SEA rules apply to all plans developed at the municipal level or higher[55]. Businesses are also required to follow the SEA process when planning to construct new facilities or expand existing structures [56].
Each draft land use plan must include a chapter or illustration on the project's environmental impacts. This Environmental Impact Statement must contain an analysis of the current environmental conditions of the proposed site; a forecast of environmental impacts that might result from implementation of the plan; and suggestions for mitigation measures[57]. This system is designed to ensure that consideration of a project's environmental impacts will be incorporated into that project's planning stages[58].
Certain forms of land use planning require a separate, supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to be filed in addition to the standard draft plan chapter[59]. These special plans are required for development of industrial, agricultural, animal husbandry, or forestry facilities; for utilization energy resources; for urban construction or traffic projects; for water conservation plans; or for projects which will affect tourism or natural resources[60]. The supplemental statement must be fuled after the draft plan is developed but before its submission and approval[61]. Furthermore, if a plan may have an adverse environmental impact or affect the public interest, then public debates must be held during the planning stages[62].
Local land administration departments are responsible for the implementation of draft plans, and are therefore responsible for choosing the technical agency which will conduct the SEA. These departments must also oversee a follow-up assessment after the approval of the draft plan[63].
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The Power of Independent Thinking
P.J. O'Rourke Talkin Bout His Generation
Recorded: Thursday, February 13, 2014
P.J. O'Rourke, a Member of the Board of Advisors for the Independent Institute, is Americas leading political humorist and the best-selling author of over twenty books. He spoke at an event held on February 13, 2014 at the Independent institute in Oakland, CA.
Experts: P. J. ORourkeType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Culture/ Society, Entertainment, Political Ideology and Philosophy
P.J. O'Rourke Talkin Bout His Generation
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Is the Second Amendment an Individual Right?
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Americas most provocative humorist, P. J. ORourke, has read pioneering economist Adam Smiths The Wealth of Nations, first published in 1776, so we dont have toand the results are as entertaining as they are enlightening.
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Recorded: Tuesday, September 21, 1999
With the recent school massacre in Littleton, Colorado; the shootings of Jewish children in Los Angeles; and rampant drive-by shootings and other atrocities, what can and should be done to protect the innocent against violence in American society? Can government protect the citizenry against gun-related violence? What is the record of individual self-defense against violence in Britain and the U.S.? In this very timely Independent Policy Forum, acclaimed historian Joyce Lee Malcolm and civil rights attorney Don Kates will examine gun laws, violence, and rights.
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Apostle Robert Burgess
We are sorry to announce the death of our web site founder and Burning Bush Bible School administrator. Apostle Robert Burgess who passed away on March 25, 2008 at Lome, Togo, while on a missions trip to West Africa . He is also buried in Lome, Togo.
Dimensions of Truth web site is now maintained by Lampstand Communication Australia and features servants of God who were known by Robert. Much of his original content has been preserved and can be found below.
Apostle Robert Burgess will be greatly missed. In the past this web site also contained the "Great Eagle Ministries Forum" and is where hundreds of truth seekers from around the world came to meet and fellowship. They searched the internet far and wide for spiritual guidance from one who could father and disciple them in the ways of the Kingdom of God. Robert Burgess was God's Man for the job in that time and season.
Apostle Robert Burgess
Please find writings of Apostle Robert Burgess below : They are a mixture of articles and excerpts from his life at the Great Eagle Ministries Forum, a website that was administred and managed by him for the body of Christ for many years.
- The Arrow Story
- My Call to the Ministry
- Two Wings
- Face to Face
- Beautiful Feet of Jesus
- A Vision of the Ark of God's Glory
- Apples of Gold
- The Eighth Person
- Foot Washing
- Israel's Last Nine camps in the Wilderness
- Qualifications for the Priesthood
- Grapes of Eshcol | Numbers 13
- Principles of Asher and Naphtali
- Principles of Simeon and Levi
- Principles of Reuben Behold a Son
- Revelation of the Ground
- Robert Burgess m3p Sermons
Apostle Robert Burgess Testimony
I started out as a young boy growing up in a Christian home with parents that loved me very much.
But as young people often do, the love of my parents was not really appreciated then for what it was. My mother always took me to church, and some of it must have worn off, because in later years I found that those things which were taught and the miracles I witnessed in that old "Latter Rain" church got hold of me finally. I spent a few years in the Army where I learned to play guitar and started singing a lot.
When I got out of the service I began playing and singing professionally, where I met a lot of big country music performers and got connected with an agent who booked our group on the road steadily. But I could never feel at home in the bars and nightclubs, and although I really tried to fit in, I could not. Finally, after a few years of this, I settled down and married, and after about two more years I had an experience that was truly life changing.
I was working 6 nights a week at this little club in Anacortes, WA and during the daytime I was doing some work with another fellow in the woods, cutting shake blocks. It was one day, high on a mountainside in the Cascade range, while my friend was cutting cedar snags on the other side of hill, that all at once I heard a voice speaking to me.. I knew I was either going crazy, or else the Lord was speaking to me.. I don't recall ever hearing his voice before, but it seemed strangely familiar, as if I had heard it before, but couldn't recall when or where. He told me he wanted me to serve him, to work side by side with him.. I tell you folks, I was scared, because this was not something I had ever experienced before; I literally, audibly, heard His voice and there was no one else within a half a mile of me.
So I began to think about this, "Who in their right mind, I thought would turn down an opportunity to work side by side with the Creator of the whole Universe?" As I began to dwell on this thought, everything around me began to look different, the mountains looked cleaner, the air smelled fresher; even the little birds singing sounded better.
I made up my mind that I would take him up on His offer, so I said to Him, "I will serve you, but Lord, there are so many churches out there, and they all claim to be the right one; and yet they are all totally different from the others, they can't possibly be all right.." So I said, "Lord I will serve you, but you will have to help me, cause I don't know what to do." I didn't say anything to anyone about it, but went on home that night feeling like God was in control.. About three days later, on a Saturday afternoon a minister came knocking on my door, and I knew the Lord had sent him, because as long as I had lived in that house not even one person had come from any church to visit.. Later on he told me that the Lord had been dealing with him for three straight days to come and see me, but he kept arguing with God about it until he finally broke down and obeyed Him. He was from a little Independent Pentecostal Church just down the road from where we lived.. We knelt together in prayer that day and I accepted Jesus into my heart, and promised to attend church in the morning, which I did.
About a month later I received the "Baptism in the Holy Ghost" and began bringing messages in tongues and Prophesying almost immediately. I began to have visions, and once was "caught up" to the third heaven where I saw Jesus on His beautiful white throne.. These things were so glorious to such a one as me, yet I found that as I tried to share them with others in the church they got mad at me. Was it possible that Christians were subject to the same sins of jealousy as those in the music world that I had just come out of?? I could hardly believe it!!
Then I began to study my Bible and found that it was always so that when God began to move in someone's life and restore the years the devil had destroyed, that there would be some kind of element around him, either friends, or family, or fellow church members who would try to put him in his place. But God was determined that he was going to do a quick work in me and make up for all the years the enemy had devoured out of my life. To make a long story short, I began preaching and took a seat as Pastor of this little flock after being saved only a little over one year.. Well, needless to say I got some pretty rough treatment from some of the other ministers on the block, and even though the Lord was blessing our efforts by saving souls, and healing the sick, etc., thereby enlarging the church greatly, there was the accusations against me that I was a "Novice," and shouldn't be allowed in such an office. Beloved, I have known men who were in the Ministry for many years who were more "Novices" in the things of God than a one year old baby Christian who had an honest heart, and a sincere zeal for the work of the Lord.
Over the next twenty years or so, our work in the Ministry branched out to the Native peoples of the US and Canada where we travelled extensively preaching, teaching, playing the Steel Guitar, and helping plant and establish churches from Oklahoma to Ontario.
Then about ten years ago something happened that nearly devastated me physically, emotionally, financially, and yes, even spiritually.. Let's just say that the devil never gives up trying to destroy what God has ordained to do in a person's life. But alongside of that fact, it is equally true that GOD never gives up on what He has ordained to do in an individual..
So where do we go from here?? In 2004 the Lord opened the doors to the mission fields of Africa and since then we have been there three times ministering to the Tribal peoples of seven nations of Africa, and are presently making plans to go again. We are encouraged by the Holy Ghost that there is still a mighty work for us to do in Christ Jesus, and there are still multitudes of souls to be harvested.
God has not called the Ministry to build tall monuments to themselves here on this earth; but he has called us to the building up of the TRUE CHURCH which is His Body, His Bride. Maybe someone reading this feels discouraged, you may think God has forsaken you; but my dear Brother and Sister our God is faithful, and "What He has promised THAT will He DO." Our adversary, the devil, is working overtime right now to do all he can to thwart the Lord from performing the Glorious work which is nearly finished. We need to come together in a right spirit and pray for one another earnestly that the Body of the Lord would be healed of all infirmities of the flesh and of the spirit.. If you are discouraged, maybe your life has been ruined by some terrible thing, you need to let us know so we can pray for you and encourage your heart until God brings the answer..
The answer is there beloved, it is in Him.
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Gift went to Poland to my daughter and she said "OMG! I received your packet yesterday! It's so awesome!!!! I got the letter from Hogwarts at last! Yay! :D...Read complete review
Gift went to Poland to my daughter and she said "OMG! I received your packet yesterday! It's so awesome!!!! I got the letter from Hogwarts at last! Yay! :D You're better than Dumbledore! (and quicker) xD I love it deeply, it's such great envoy to my HP adventure, thank you! <3 i understand truly why you couldn't wait for X-mas :)"Could it get any better than that?
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My Dad got my sister and I Hogwarts acceptance letters for our birthdays. We were hoping that the letters would be ACTUAL letters, and possibly in an envelope closed with the Hogwarts seal in...Read complete review
My Dad got my sister and I Hogwarts acceptance letters for our birthdays. We were hoping that the letters would be ACTUAL letters, and possibly in an envelope closed with the Hogwarts seal in wax.I honestly wasn't to upset that this didn't happen, however, i was upset that pretty much everything has a copyright sign next to it. And, at the bottom of the letter it says it is all copyrighted.I was also disappointed that there is a dotted line underneath the part of the letter with your personalized name. I was really expecting something really cool, but i was just disappointed.
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Make your own
By c
from London, England
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This is a very un authentic product... I have read all of the reviews and an authentic Hogwarts letter does NOT have copyright all over it. I created my own hogwarts letter in half an hour on a writing app on my computer and it looks amazing! Just teabag it after with a brown coloured tea bag and it looks great!!! And it costs you nothing :)
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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(5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
By P0TTERL0VER
from Albuquerque, NM
About Me Collector
To be honest, this product does not have great detail. Your name does not look authentic or handwritten like the rest of the letter. Very poor job I have to say! Sill there is some ups to it like it a very nice decoration for someones room.
(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)
By J
from Santa Maria
Very disappointed in this product. The writing isn't even clear, I was expecting it to look like real writing but it's just printed on plastic and very blurry. Price also dropped a few days after ordering.
(10 of 13 customers found this review helpful)
Oh...so that's it
By B
from Milwaukee, WI
About Me Avid Reader, Collector, Movie Buff
For the price, this seems cheap. The font is fairly plain and the letter itself is simply a bit of plastic with an image and a stand. I received it as a Christmas gift and can't say I'd buy it for anyone else.
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pretty neat but printed incorrectly
By HP lover
from Cinci, OH
I do love my Hogwarts acceptance letter! However, they printed the first part of my address next to my name at the top of the letter. It was a great gift, but would be better if printed correctly.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
(6 of 8 customers found this review helpful)
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loved this product, the only drawback i could see was the font used to enter the name isnt the same font that the letter is written in. and it isnt the same size font as the letter is written in. but other then that it rocks, love it.
(10 of 11 customers found this review helpful)
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By Capn_Pink
from California
This Hogwarts acceptance letter is great, and a nice idea. The only thing I really didn't like was that where your name goes, the text is not only boring bold Helvetica, but it is also straight over a dotted line. I would have really enjoyed this a lot more if they at least tried to make it match the writing.
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We purchased the first one for our son's girlfriend as they both love Harry Potter and this was a fun gift, a really fun personalized gift that brought an exciting reality to the imagination of the books. This acceptance letter received so many oohhhs and ahhhs when she opened, we have purchased several more for our family members and they have loved it. It made the book come alive for them.
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First of all, my apologies for not posting last Monday. It was the end of a long weekend – away, no less – and I spent most of the morning throwing up. As such, social media and networking was, unfortunately, not really on my radar. Sigh. Anyway, I'm back now and hopefully won't be having any more days of being AWOL.😦
Today I want to talk about one of the banes of my existence – titles.
I am rubbish at titles. I don't shy from that fact. Every story I've ever written has either had between six and ten titles, or landed the first one I thought of (and hated from that moment onwards). My working titles are as changeable as the weather, and perhaps as reliable too. So I am in absolute awe of anyone who can seemingly pick a brilliant title out of thin air and stick with it, because as you can appreciate it's not something I've ever achieved.
Some of the best stories in literature have amazing titles. Jane Austen, for example, is someone who was incredible at titling her works; the Bronte sisters likewise seemed to have a talent for it. More recently people like Jodi Picoult or Neil Gaiman have impressed me, among others. Or, really, just about anyone who has a book out there – chances are, if it's published (via a publishing house or by yourself), then it's got a better title than I could come up with.
Now, I know there are tricks to it. Some people use song titles or lyrics, or variations thereof. Some use lines from well known literature, such as the quote that comprises my title today. Some can just grab a phrase from the book itself that really lends itself to that purpose, like Lee Fullbright did with The Angry Woman Suite, which I reviewed on Friday. But the thing is, when it comes down to it, I can just never seem to get it right. Am I too fussy? Perhaps. Maybe I'm just a perfectionist. But it's something I wish I could do. Because let's face it, people judge books on their titles. Without a snappy title, many otherwise excellent books just get put aside or ignored for their flashier rivals. And without an edge to get people to check out my work in the crowded marketplace, what chance do I have?
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