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By popular demand the non-prophecy is back. FYI: I'm not gassed; I understand this is not in accordance with a new wave of demand to hear from the one and only guy behind the guy. Our message board has suffered of recent and I'll do my best to spark some conversation with the latest installment. There are a lot of little things I feel the need to address that all fall into the facets of one main category: Ghetto Celebrity. In other words, the world through the eyes of Joe Beats since my last addition to the archive.
Part 2
Anytime I hear a song title, line, or verse with the word "hate" in it, I pretty much know what the material will be like before listening. Most times, the word is a manifestation of that particular artist's guilty conscious. They've conformed to a trend and know they'll hear a ton of shit about it. At this point they fire first and set up the indefenseable wall of "if you don't like this, you're a hater." Or normally I would think of the term as those that doubt a given contributor out of pure jealousy. Meaning, they feel as if they could do a better job had they the same stage. Hence the word "jealousy" of the other's opportunity to spread whatever it is they do. Of recent though I've experienced a new form of hate; still in the Puff Daddy sense. This kind falls somewhere in between the "build you up to break you down" option and "I know those guys" aspect. It's best to follow up with some examples.
This all started after the Lupo's show in Providence. That night I got a chance to see a slew of people I hadn't seen for a long time. Normally the conversation would end with me having to find a pen and piece of paper to write my email down. Either that or I would do as I normally do and have an honest conversation with them, no matter how much of an asshole I look or feel like afterward. Sometimes I drift. Sometimes I'll give a harsh opinion on the latest kid you're working with. Sometimes I'll use what you should know against you and be the hero. Sometimes I'll use what you should already know against you and be the bad guy. Sometimes I'm quiet. Sometimes I'll obviously tell you what you want to hear to just to get the hell away. Sometimes I'll slip in really personal stuff about myself to justify my future or past actions. Sometimes I'll play dumb. Scratch that. Most times, I play dumb. For the most part though, my point is to prove I'm pretty open. I want to show people I'm happier, not cockier. That said, I've attempted to extend myself further to those who have showed support. Maybe be the first to say hello or initiate a conversation. What I do get in return?
-"ahhh, that was just Joe Beats on the other line, I let him go." (nice try)
-"ahhh, yeah I saw him the other night and didn't show him any love." (bitch ass)
-"ahhh, he's bipolar." (wooooooo, does that mean I'm genius?)
-"ahhh, I called up Joe Beats and told him to get his ass in gear." (haha)
I just sit back and watch as certain heads will try and dis me publicly or in some political way. This is a local thing. The old supporter or fan will now turn his/her snub their nose up at you, not extend their hand, or turn their back on you. Why? I have my own theories. I want to say it has something to do with people not wanting to share us with the rest of the country or world but that doesn't feel or sound right. The only thing I can come up with is what I feel as it's happening. It seems as if they try and do it to make themselves look better than someone who is apart something not local anymore, someone doing something elsewhere. I don't know about anyone else -like Sage- but I'm thinking it has to do with part one and it's just me. Why? Because in their mind, whenever we went our seperate ways they viewed it as a race to see who could do the most the fastest. One track later on an album distributed worldwide and I guess I'm the winner. Jeez, you people give up too easily.
Tue Aug 13, 2002 12:10 pm
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those old fans can be such assholes, just because u give them an honest remark. it either u respect their opinion, or don't be a fucken fan at all, that is bullshit. people go their own seperate ways to express their own views, or in joey beats's case, to work with a different style, that all it is, it not to see who get's more done and that kinda shit.
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Tue Aug 13, 2002 1:56 pm
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Joe Beats just fucked ya head up
Thanks, Joe, this answers a lot of nagging questions I had.
My prediction is that the Non-Prophets lp will be better received by rap fans, as much as
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was better received by avant 'tard fans. Hate me now.
Tue Aug 13, 2002 2:52 pm
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I'm somewhat lost by this non prophecy..
I understand what you're getting at.. but i'm at all too familiar with all the shit going on in your local scene..
But I am glad to see you irritated.. (sorry) i think in a way it's good for artists to feel that they're being given the shit end.. and that they're being underrated.. in most cases it only perpetuates the ridiculoid heat to be brought into the onslaught.. that's a good thing..
Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:09 pm
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If you hadn't gone around not being Korean, none of this would have happened.
You can't say that you weren't warned!
Wed Aug 14, 2002 3:08 am
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Incidentally, this makes no sense unless you read Part 1 elsewhere in the forum. I read Part 2 first, because I just refuse to follow the Man's rules, and I was completely lost.
Wed Aug 14, 2002 6:45 am
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you whiny little bitch
That entire little novel you just wrote was a crock of shit. Complain complain complain. It's very funny that you care so much about your little Rhode Island hip hop scene. Boo Motherfucking Hoo. Joe Beats doesn't get his "respect due". Maybe if you spent half the time on your beats that you do running around being an arrogant shithead you might get love. That little section where you break down how you size people up and invent a different image for yourself everytime you converse with someone at a show is unreal. Are you that self-consious? "sometimes i tell you what you already should have known and be the hero" Wow kid. I didn't know that skinny crackhead looking dudes who resemble a bald Cher recovering from an addiction to OC's could be such a jewel dropper. Get the fuck over yourself. Your shit ain't that hot.
Thu Aug 15, 2002 12:16 pm
You must be a victim...
carry on...
Thu Aug 15, 2002 12:18 pm
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"One track later on an album distributed worldwide and I guess I'm the winner."
Man, that had me on the floor.
Thu Aug 15, 2002 12:32 pm
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Vanishing before my very eyes.
Joe wants a pat on the head. You're a good boy, Joey. But, why do you feed off other people's reactions so much? I would think you shouldn't give a rat's ass about other people at this point. This little non-prophecy made me laugh. It showed me the various sides of Joe that are irrelevant to whoever the real Joe is. (Now, my pet, I'm not claiming to know the real you.) And, "fear" you, Joe? (Remember how that made me laugh.) After reading this, I think we all should. You play people and don't even seem to get a real thrill out of it. What's the matter with you, man? I ask because your Joe Beat-ness is vanishing from my memory. The boy who rarely speaks with a serious tone suddenly wants to shout out, once again, what the deal is and wants everyone to pay attention.
You'll get your due. However, relying on the average subidiot for it won't happen.
Signing off.
Thu Aug 15, 2002 12:44 pm
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Re: Vanishing before my very eyes.
am i a prophet?
Thu Aug 15, 2002 12:54 pm
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Location: White America
"One track later on an album distributed worldwide and I guess I'm the winner."
Hahaha...so you had one beat on a garbage album that a few thousand nerds bought and all of a sudden you're life's biggest winner?
Get the fuck over yourself. 99% of hip-hop fans don't even know who you are. You're nothing without Sage. You sit here all day composing self-righteous essays to look good in front of these little high school faggots who don't know any better.
Write a novel about that, loser.
Thu Aug 15, 2002 2:27 pm
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Location: Queens, NYC
You missed a bunch of whiny episodes beforehand, this actually clarifies much of his eBehavior to date.
I thought it was good. I like Joe's writing. And above all, it's honest.
Thu Aug 15, 2002 2:40 pm
I love it how people automatically assume I'm really being serious with that last comment.
Do I really think I'm something special just because I have one track on one LP?? Or am I cracking on those who do and treat me accordingly?
The idiots.
Carry on.
Thu Aug 15, 2002 3:20 pm
Joined: 06 Jul 2002
Posts: 206
Location: pensacola, florida
damn it...
i feel left out joe. what track is this everybody's running mouths about.
"one track on a worldwide album" somebody drop a fuck track name and what album its on.
and explain very slowly how i missed it...
i thought i was on top of things,
adam from pensacola
Thu Aug 15, 2002 4:49 pm
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Minutes of the meeting of the AfriNIC Board of Trustees Cairo, 16th January 2002 Board Members Present: * Nii Quaynor * Tarek Kamel * Theo Kramer * Richard Bell * Zakaria Amar * Haja Ramboasalama * Cyriaque Kouma * Charles Musisi * Yann Kwok Observers Present: * Brian Longwe * Marc Elkins * Mouhamet Diop * Mohammed Hassi Rahou * Ayitey Bulley *
Manal Ismail Dr Kamel welcomed the Board to Cairo. Dr Quaynor presented a suggested list of agenda items which was subsequently discussed and amended by the members present.
Objectives: 1. To ratify that the interim entity is adequate 2. To choose a neutral party to recommend the appropriate legal entity and country for AfriNIC bylaws It was resolved that:· 3. The interim secretariat established in Ghana will be used in the meantime until the proper legal entity is formed upon consultation with the community 4. The legal entity remains the top priority of AfriNIC and steps should be taken to establish the appropriate entity, after consultation from a firm of lawyers. The latter will review if they are any legal uncertainties with the interim secretariat and suggest a suitable country for the final entity 5. The Board will set up the criteria required for the legal entity selection for the AfriNIC bylaws Persons Assigned: Team Leader - Theo Kramer Team - Pierre Dandjinou, Charles Musisi Deadline - 20 Feb 2002 The motion was proposed by Theo Kramer, seconded by Richard Bell and unanimously voted.
2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH RIPE It was resolved that: 0. The BoT will review the proposed agreement with RIPE, with a view to sign an agreement with RIPE by the next ICANN meeting in Accra Persons Assigned: Team Leader - Yann Kwok Team - Charles Musisi, Theo Kramer, Mouhamet Diop, Christine Arida Clovis Deadlines: a. Board of Trustees to agree and report by 20 Feb 2002 b. To sign agreement on or before Accra Meeting in March The motion was proposed by Theo Kramer, seconded by Tarek Kamel and unanimously voted.
It was resolved that: 0. Kyoko Day is to be appointed for 6 months (non-renewable) as Business Manager, on the condition that she manages to find her own funding (though AfriNIC will provide all necessary paperwork to allow her to seek the required funding) 1. In parallel, the Board of Trustees will have a call for proposal for the hostmasters and the Executive Director Persons Assigned: Team Leader - Zakaria Amar Team - Nii Quaynor, Richard Bell and Cyriaque Kouma Deadline - To report to the Board by 20 Feb 2002 The motion was proposed by Richard Bell, seconded by Zakaria Amar and unanimously voted.
It was resolved: 0. To have a revised call for proposal for the host country, publishing the evaluation criteria (including weight & percentage) and time frame 1. To have a suitable outreach program to inform the community of the proposal 2. That the BoT reviews and approves the revised call for proposal Persons Assigned: Team Leader - Tarek Kamel Team - Christine Arida Clovis, Manal Ismail, Haja Ramboasalama Deadlines: c. To issue the revised Call for Proposal to the Board - 20 Feb 2002 d. For the Board to approve the Call for Proposal - 15 Mar 2002 e. To issue the Call for Proposal to the public - 15 Mar 2002 f. For the community to submit their responses - 15 Jun 2002 g. For the Board to evaluate and select - 15 Sep 2002 h. For the Board to announce the selected host country - 15 Oct 2002 The motion was proposed by Tarek Kamel, seconded by Charles Musisi and unanimously voted.
It was resolved that: 0. Yann Kwok is to be appointed as secretary of the Board 1. Charles Musisi will take over the AfriNIC mailing list 2. The AfriNIC website is being handled by Theo Kramer 3. The contact details are to be lodged with Board for the mailing list, website and domain 4. The meeting schedules for the next three meetings are: * ICANN Accra (March 2002) * Lomé, Togo (May 2002) * Nairobi, Kenya (July 2002) (Proposed AGM) Persons Assigned: Team Leader - Yann Kwok French Translation of Board meetings - Zakaria Amar The motion was proposed by Theo Kramer, seconded by Zakaria Amar and unanimously v oted.
It was resolved that: 0. The Board should define the roles and responsibilities of the interim secretariat, after which: 1. The two members of the Board from each region to suggest a suitable candidate to the interim secretariat (those members will be listeners to the Board's mailing list) 2. One person from each region should join and provide additional resources to the interim secretariat 3. The interim secretariat can request additional help from outside members, after consultation with the Board or its sub-committees 4. The interim secretariat has no decision-making ability nor any voting power Person Assigned: Coordinator - Ayitey Bulley Responsibilities Assigned: e. To provide banking information f. To coordinate flights and accommodation issues for each meeting g. To carry out such secretarial and admin functions as they're requested to do by the Board or its designated sub-committees h. To report to the Board quarterly or at each meeting, whichever is sooner The motion was proposed by Zakaria Amar, seconded by Charles Musisi and unanimously voted.
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We recently released our Medicines in Development for Neurological Disorders report, which includes 38 medicines for multiple sclerosis (MS). It is a condition that impacts approximately 500,000 Americans. We recently had an opportunity to speak with Jodi Dwyer, a health activist who has MS and hope for a cure.
MS Can't Take Away Hope
What were your thoughts when you were first diagnosed?
I was diagnosed with MS on Friday, September 26, 2008. I can remember the moment like it was yesterday. When I heard the words, "You have MS" I was in shock. Not only did I not know anyone with MS but I couldn't believe that I was "sick." Unlike many others, my diagnosis with MS happen very quickly. I had my first major symptoms the day before hearing the news. I consider myself lucky to have found out so quickly so that I could start treatment immediately. I now know many others who took years to find out their diagnosis. Not only must that be completely frustrating to not know what is wrong but it is critical time that you could/should be on treatment.
What is it like living with MS? How has it changed your life?
Living with a chronic illness like MS is in one word. . . unpredictable! Quite honestly I never know what each day is going to bring. Some days I feel great and others not so much. Fatigue is my worst and most regular symptom and it can come out of nowhere. It is a challenge with working full-time and leading a full and active life. But at the same time my life is what I would consider to be "normal." One of the reasons I blog is to show that despite MS I lead a busy life doing many of the same things I did before being diagnosed.
What led you to start your blog?
When I started my blog it was with the intention of keeping my family, friends, supporters and donors up to date about my MS journey. I wanted to tell people about the MS events I was participating in and thank them for donating to my fundraising. As I became more comfortable sharing my story I started sharing more about my life with MS, dealing with symptoms, giving myself injections weekly and raising awareness. I figured if I didn't know much about MS prior to being diagnosed it was likely that many others didn't either. I could raise awareness about MS while showing it is still possible to live a full and active life. Additionally, I used my blog as a way to connect with others who have MS. When I was first diagnosed (about 1.5 years before I started my blog) I couldn't find any blogs written by people with MS. I hoped that my blog might help someone else who was newly diagnosed with MS. I am happy to report that I have since connected with many other MS (and other chronic illness) bloggers and made some great friends!
How does patient advocacy make a difference in your opinion?
Patient advocacy is so very important. I am the one living with MS - not my doctors. . . not the researchers. . . if I don't speak up about what it is like to live with MS how will anyone know? If I don't raise awareness about what MS is who will? If I must live with MS I will make the most of it and raise as much awareness and money as I can. Then maybe someday I won't be a "patient" and I can focus my advocacy efforts on something else!
How have treatment options for MS advanced?
In the almost five years since I've been diagnosed with MS there have been so many amazing advances in treatment options. I've said before and I'll say it again, if I had to be diagnosed with MS now is a pretty good time for it to happen. I think MS is a much different illness than it was twenty years ago and this is due to the treatments now available.
When I was diagnosed the only treatment options were injections. Now there are three oral medications approved by the FDA. Today when someone hears the words, "You have MS" they have a choice of treatments that includes taking a pill rather than doing an injection. That is huge! Take it from me - someone who did injections for almost five years. Not only is it amazing to have more choices but it is amazing that the treatments available now are literally changing the course of the illness. People are living healthier lives with less relapses. I've been relapse free since my original diagnosis. My neurologist, along with the majority of MS neurologists out there, feel that patients should be on treatment as soon as diagnosed. I would have to agree considering it has worked for me. I'm in the process of changing treatments to an oral treatment since I've had enough of doing injections. The oral treatments are showing to be just as effective at preventing relapses so I'm excited to be switching.
It is so important the research to find a cure for MS continues. I really believe we are on a verge of learning great things about MS but without continue funding for research we will not find the answers we need for a cure. This is why I continue to fundraise each and every day. In the almost five years since I was diagnosed with MS I have led my team, The Bean Team, in raising over $50,000 for The National MS Society Greater New England Chapter. We are a small team and this money is raised simply by asking family and friends to donate. It just goes to show that if you don't ask you won't get donations but if you do you'd be amazed at how generous people are!
What is your hope for the future?
My hope for the future is. . . a cure for MS! Until the day we find a cure I hope I will continue to live a full, active and happy life. I hope I will continue to do well on the MS treatments available to me. I hope I will continue to inspire others with MS and other chronic illnesses. I hope I will give others hope. MS takes away our control but can't take away our HOPE!
Jodi lives in Boston and is a clinical social worker by profession. Her hobbies include volunteering, traveling, blogging and spending time with her family (especially her two nieces). She is currently training and fundraising for the MS Challenge Walk. In September she will walk 50 miles in 3 days across Cape Cod with The Bean Team.


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We have received the following two emails in response to the request for information on the William Tarbutton descendants. The original posting is here. (Click Link)
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I descend from Joseph A. Tarbutton s/o William B. Tarbutton. I noticed on Ancestry that two William Tarbuttons were apparently combined. Since Wood county is a burnt county, makes research more difficult. William B, and wife Eliza died before the 1880 census, and their children were scattered about. Joseph married Mary Cogswell in 1880 in Wood co., she is the daughter of Levi Cogswell and Sallie Wallace (He from Gwinnett co. Ga. , Sallie Marion co. Miss, or was it Hancock co. , don't have my data in front of me and since its 2:20 a.m. don't want to get up.) Joe Tarbutton and his in-laws moved to Shelby co. Tx. Mary Cogswell Tarbutton died in 1890 and is buried in Shelby co., Joe remarried to a Mary Ann Sanders , they are living in Houston co. on the 1900 census, but kids from the 1st marriage are living with the Cogwells in Shelby co. Mary Sanders divorced Joe and moved back to Ark, found info on the second family with the help of Ancestry.com. Joe died of Brights disease (kidney problems) in 1906, I think. Idella married a Cansler and lived in Walker co. and had a bunch of kids. Robert lived in Rains county. I think James married and died young in the 1890's , don't know what happen to Mary if she lived long-she just disappeard. Didn't even know William or James existed till they were listed on the census. My great gdmtr Maud Tarbutton Martin died in 1937 at age 57 (I think-could be 1939). On my line people died young; even though Levi and Sallie Cogswell lived to be elderly, of 7 children only one lived to be in her seventies, only two were living on the 1900 census. Joseph's parents died young, Joe died young, and his siblings lived away. Information gets lost.
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Reread the query. Got up and got my papers. This is what I have.
Joseph A. Tarbutton born Oct 1858 (soundex) died 1906 Shelby co, Tx
s/o William Tarbutton and Elizabeth Ann/Eliza Scarborough (name has a lot of vowels). Elizabeth is the dau. of Stephen and his wife Winney (Tarbutton), William and Eliza were cousins-possibly 1st. cousins. William Tarbutton father was probably Joseph Tarbutton he is on the 1860 mortatily schedule-so he died in 1859 at age 86 of consumption and was born in Maryland. Seems all the Tarbutton men are either John, Joseph or William and the women are all name Mary or Elizabeth. Is Ron Tarbutton from Robert Tarbutton line, brother of my Joseph?
Patricia Jones
21410 West Martin
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By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Often included on popular short lists of potential papal candidates, Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze could be a natural choice for a conclave seeking to continue Pope John Paul II's style of papacy.
Like Pope John Paul, the 72-year-old cardinal is often described as theologically conservative, yet strongly marked by the Second Vatican Council's positive vision of engaging the world.
Since October 2002 he has headed the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, which in 2004 issued an important document that took aim at a wide range of liturgical abuses.
"He'd be like the pope" were he elected, said a former official at the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, which the cardinal headed from 1985-2002, because "even if you disagreed with him, you would know you were working with a clearly committed Christian."
A charismatic, humorous and down-to-earth speaker, the cardinal vigorously encourages contact and cooperation among different religious believers because he says all people are sons and daughters of one God, and because it is the "best hope" for promoting justice and peace in an increasingly globalized world.
Catholics who oppose dialogue or think it unnecessary, he said during a 1999 Vatican press conference, "are to be helped to come out of their entrenched position."
At the same time, however, Cardinal Arinze has emphasized that the church's primary mission is evangelization and that dialogue should not obscure proclaiming Christ as universal and sole savior.
While most of the cardinal's Vatican career was dedicated to dialogue with followers of other religions, he always insisted that the dialogue was meaningless unless Catholics were firmly Catholic.
In his promotion to the congregation for worship and sacraments, Cardinal Arinze moved to what he described as the heart of the church -- concern for the way in which Catholics celebrate the Mass and the sacraments.
In "God's Invisible Hand," a 2003 book-length interview, Cardinal Arinze said his new job involved plenty of dialogue as the Vatican sought to balance the need to allow local cultural gifts to be expressed in the liturgy and to ensure that the rites were fully Catholic and dignified.
In April 2004 he released "Redemptionis Sacramentum" ("The Sacrament of Redemption"), an instruction emphasizing the obligation to follow the church's liturgical norms, including the requirement that Catholics in a serious state of sin must go to confession before receiving the Eucharist.
At a press conference marking the release of the document, the cardinal refused to answer a question about whether Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry, at that time the presumed Democratic nominee for U.S. president and a supporter of legalized abortion, should be denied Communion unless he went to confession and repented for his position.
"The norm of the church is clear," he said. "The church exists in the United States. There are bishops there, let them interpret it."
However, when asked more generally if a priest should refuse Communion to a politician who supports abortion, Cardinal Arinze said, "Yes."
"If the person should not receive Communion, then he should not be given it," the cardinal said.
Cardinal Arinze also weighed in on the controversy of whether or not priests and bishops should give Communion to members of Rainbow Sash, which describes itself as an organization of gay and lesbian Catholics and their families and friends.
The group has criticized church statements on homosexuality, and members sometimes attend Mass and receive Communion wearing the sash.
In a February 2005 statement, the cardinal said, "Rainbow Sash wearers are showing their opposition to church teaching on a major issue of natural law and so disqualify themselves from being given holy Communion."
Although he has said his obligations to attend papal liturgies and to travel around the world made it impossible for him to have the kind of direct pastoral experiences he would have liked in Rome, Cardinal Arinze made it a point to celebrate Mass annually at Rome's Regina Coeli prison.
In "God's Invisible Hand," he insisted he was not unusual and that many Vatican officials had regular pastoral commitments.
Unfortunately, he said, most people think priests and bishops working at the Vatican "are just ecclesiastical bureaucrats."
In his long tenure at the helm of interreligious dialogue, Cardinal Arinze made clear that respect for believers of other faiths should not lead Catholics to downplay their own beliefs.
"Catholics are too shy to show their religion is important," he told a gathering of U.S. black Catholics in 1997. "Too shy to make the sign of the cross in a restaurant. Too shy to pull out their rosary on a bus or to speak to other persons about Jesus Christ."
If Catholics today won souls at the rate that the early Christians did, he said, the pope would soon have to close the interreligious council "because there would be nobody left to talk to."
Cardinal Arinze warned of a "great risk" when Catholics engage in interreligious dialogue without being firmly grounded in their own faith. He has urged believers to choose saints as models suited to their particular walk of life.
The cardinal's own conversion to Catholicism came through his contact with a saintly Nigerian priest.
At the age of 9, Cardinal Arinze was baptized by Father Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, whom Pope John Paul beatified during a 1998 visit to Nigeria.
The cardinal said Blessed Tansi was the first priest he ever knew and "I wanted to be like him."
Cardinal Arinze was born Nov. 1, 1932, in Eziowelle, a town in the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria. He entered the minor seminary in Nuewi at the age of 15.
After philosophy studies at Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu, he began studying theology at Rome's Urbanian University in 1955. He wrote his doctoral dissertation in 1960 on sacrifice in the traditional religion of Nigeria's Ibo people and how their notion of sacrifice could be used by Catholics when explaining the sacrifice of the Mass.
He was ordained a priest in 1958 in Rome, and in the 1961-62 school year taught liturgy and philosophy at Enugu's major seminary. In 1964 he earned a diploma from the University of London's Institute of Pedagogy.
In July 1965 he was named coadjutor archbishop of the Onitsha Archdiocese and became its archbishop two years later.
Cardinal Arinze attended the Second Vatican Council's historic last session, which saw approval of the declarations on interreligious relations and religious freedom and the document charting the church's course in the modern world.
Over the next two decades when he headed the Onitsha Archdiocese, the number of Catholics in his care nearly doubled, growing from roughly 20 percent to 65 percent of Onitsha's population.
During and after Nigeria's 1967-70 civil war -- a conflict that exacerbated interethnic and Muslim-Christian tensions -- Cardinal Arinze was at the forefront of humanitarian and reconciliation efforts.
He was elected president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria in 1979, a post he held until named to head the Vatican's interreligious council.
He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul May 25, 1985, and served as a delegate president during the 1994 Synod of Bishops for Africa. With the pope in the hospital recovering from a broken thigh bone, Cardinal Arinze presided at the synod's closing Mass, a liturgy enlivened by African drums and swaying dance.
As a convert from a traditional African religion, the cardinal firmly advocates inculturation as a means of making Christianity less foreign to non-Westerners.
But in many disciplinary areas, the cardinal is markedly more traditional.
During a speech to university students in 1999, he said modern youth, though "spiritually hungry," were turned off by liturgical celebrations "that are not according to the books of Rome" and by religious orders that abandon traditional garb and push for a rethinking of celibacy requirements.
These religious "tell us it is Vatican II, but it is not Vatican II, or Vatican III or Vatican VII," he said.
In 1986, the cardinal was called upon to organize an unprecedented gathering of 150 leaders from 15 major world religions to pray for peace in Assisi, Italy. Ever since, participants at Vatican interreligious meetings have invoked the "spirit of Assisi" as a concrete sign that differences can be overcome.
When organizing a 1999 meeting, however, the cardinal said he was "attentive to avoid even the appearance" of communal prayer, which risked appearing to give equal value to each tradition's prayers. Over the years, some had criticized the Assisi gathering for what they saw as an exercise in religious relativism.
In 1991, in collaboration with the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Arinze helped prepare a document exploring the relationship between interreligious dialogue and evangelization.
"The church wants both dialogue and conversions," Cardinal Arinze said, and "the Holy Spirit will guide the local church" as it determines its approach in meeting new people and responding to their needs.
In 1998, he signed an agreement forming a joint committee for dialogue with Muslim leaders at Cairo's Al-Azhar University, the main center for Islamic scholarship for the world's 1 billion Sunni Muslims.
In 1995, the cardinal began writing an annual letter of greeting to Hindus and Buddhists on their principal religious feasts, as he already was doing with Muslims.
Officials who have worked under Cardinal Arinze say he is well-organized, works long hours and listens well to his staff.
"He's very conscientious, almost too much so, in the sense that he wants to approve every word that goes out of the office," said one former official.
At the same time, Cardinal Arinze has "got a lot of the African egalitarianism, in the sense that he's not a prince-bishop kind of person," he said.
Cardinal Arinze speaks English, Italian, French, German and his own Ibo language, and he understands Spanish and Latin.


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Firms Back Away From Self-Employed
Being self-employed could hurt your chances of landing a corporate job, new research has found.
In a two-year field experiment, researchers found that self-employed individuals who sought company jobs scored significantly fewer interviews than peers who were employed by companies.
The researchers, from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the University of Vienna and the Munich School of Management, sent pairs of fictitious resumes and cover letters to nearly 100 real job postings in the human-resources field in the United Kingdom.
In each pair of applications, the candidates' job histories were virtually identical except for the applicants' most recent position; one had worked most recently as an independent HR consultant, while the other had worked in a corporate HR department.
The researchers found that employers were far more likely to express interest in the applicant who had most recently worked in a corporate job.
Overall, the self-employed candidate received 63% fewer positive responses such as requests for salary expectations than the candidate with the corporate job. The disparity was particularly sharp for men, who were viewed more harshly than women if they came from a self-employed background, although the researchers are not yet sure why.
The researchers suggest that corporate employers, not surprisingly, prefer candidates with a similar corporate employment history, because larger firms may require different social skills than an entrepreneurial venture might.
Entrepreneurs "may be very able and productive managers themselves, as long as they don't have a boss," says lead author Philipp Koellinger, an associate professor of economics and entrepreneurship at Erasmus University. "Employers may attach that stereotype to everyone who was self-employed."
The study also suggests that striking out on your own could adversely affect future employment in the corporate world.
"Having previously been self-employed is in itself a negative signal on the job market," the researchers write. "The choice to become an entrepreneur can result in an involuntary lock-in, a factor that should be taken into account in planning one's future career," the researchers write.
The study will be presented in August at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, a consortium of management scholars.


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For many seniors, living independently at home is a less costly and more welcome alternative to moving to a seniors facility. However, the design of our homes does not always address accessibility issues that sometimes come with growing older. Seniors can have some difficulty carrying out daily activities because of stairs, hard-to-reach switches and cupboards, bathroom fixtures that are awkward or narrow halls and doorways.
Some of these barriers can be eliminated without major home repairs or having a big impact on your budget. In general, adapting the space in a home to accommodate an aging resident should result in enough space for a wheelchair or walker. This includes wide aisles and doorways, large toe kicks and adjusted countertop heights. Here are some more specific bathroom ideas to keep in mind when remodelling for the future.
- Install a bowl that hangs over the edge of the vanity to accommodate a wheelchair.
- Install a single lever faucet with a retractable nozzle for easier reach.
- Have a mirror that tilts forward, for comfortable use by a wheelchair-user.
- Provide a side-entry walk-in tub, or convert your existing tub to a height-adjustable shower head.
- Install backing behind walls for grab bars, especially in the tub/ shower and toilet areas. If you're remodelling the bathroom and you're tearing out tiles around the tub, then it's a logical time to put in reinforcement for grab bars.
- Install faucets with single-handle controls or infrared sensors.
- Buy a special toilet or retrofit an existing toilet to raise the seat 17 inches from the floor.
- Include a large roll-in shower with a seat, separate the tub and shower, or replace the tub and shower combination with just a shower.
More on this next week, when we'll take a look at changes - many of them simple - that can be made to the kitchen to provide easier and safer living conditions for seniors.
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In the final volume of his bestselling series on British warship development, David K. Brown brings the knowledge and experience of a long career as a naval constructor to this account of the Royal Navy's response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties and the construction of the fleet in World War II. He focuses on such principal pre-war developments as the first purpose-built aircraft carriers and the growing perception of the threat of air attack to warships. The book covers all the wartime construction programs, such as the massive expansion in escort ships to counter the U-boat menace and the development of the amphibious warfare fleet for the D-Day landings in 1944. Full analysis is also provided of the experience of wartime damage, as well as the once top-secret pre- and post-war damage trials. Some two hundred contemporary photographs are displayed throughout the text.


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Safe Zone Frequently Asked Questions
- Why have a Safe Zone program?
- Is Safe Zone appropriate at a Jesuit university?
- Who can become a Safe Zone member? What is the time commitment?
- Can gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people be Safe Zone members?
- Why should we have a sign showing support for only LGBTQ persons?
- What about the people on campus who don't become Safe Zone members?
- What if I just want to show support, I don't have time to provide ongoing counseling?
Homosexuality is an invisible diversity, both in its members and its supporters. The Safe Zone program helps to create a more accepting atmosphere on campus by providing visual statements of support and safe space. Many universities from Boston College, NYU, Georgetown, and Duke to Washington University, University of Illinois, and University of Missouri have already implemented similar programs.
To see a partial list of other schools with a Safe Zone program visit the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) website.
Is Safe Zone appropriate at a Jesuit university?
Yes. Students are educated at Saint Louis University in the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, the care of the whole person. Briefly stated, the mission of University is "the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity." We, as the university community, prepare to become global citizens by creating a university community that welcomes people from all backgrounds and encourages dialogue between groups to promote understanding and inclusion.
Programs like Safe Zone help to increase awareness and support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community on campus while also starting this dialogue. Many Jesuit Universities have Safe Zone programs, including Georgetown University, Santa Clara University, University of San Francisco, Boston College and Loyola University Chicago. The Safe Zone program at Saint Louis University was developed with input and support from campus stakeholders.
In addition, approximately 4% of U.S. the population is part of the LGBTQ community. This means that LGBTQ students are present on every college campus, many of whom are in various stages of identity development and are in need of support regardless of the school's affiliation.
Who can be a Safe Zone member? What is the time commitment?
Members must attend one 3-hour training session. Membership is open to all members of the university community. After the initial training session, participation in other events on campus is voluntary.
Can gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people be Safe Zone members?
Yes. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people are not excluded from being members. Training is geared toward heterosexual allies, but all are welcome to attend training and further their education, understanding, and awareness around LGBTQ issues.
Why should we have a sign showing support for only LGBTQ persons?
The reality is not all people on campus are supportive, knowledgeable and understanding of LGBTQ people. While the Oath of Inclusion recognizes our diverse and vibrant community, it is important for LGBTQ persons to be affirmed regardless of their social identity. Safe Zone members commit to furthering their own education and awareness about the LGBTQ community, and acting as a support for this community on the Saint Louis University campus.
What about the people on campus who don't become Safe Zone members?
The intention is not to make those who do not participate in the Safe Zone program look bad, it is to show support and affirmation on campus as we work to build a more inclusive campus community. Participation in the Safe Zone program is voluntary and no one will be pressured to become a member. In fact, it is likely that there are a number of allies on campus that are are not able to be trained through Safe Zone for various reasons.
What if I just want to show support, I don't have time to provide ongoing counseling?
Safe Zone members are not expected to be "experts" or counselors. One of the reasons we require attendance at the training session is to provide knowledge about how and where to refer someone to a counselor or other resources on campus.


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Red Flag for Gold: Is Fear Fading?
Gold is the stuff myths are made of.
Among the myths: that it is a store of value, a hedge against inflation or a hard alternative currency.
Its behavior over recent decades suggests that it has been inconsistent in those roles. It has done better as something simpler: a bet on fear.
Gold rose on basic economic fears in the 2000s but fell back starting in 2011 as those fears abated. Now, with fears spreading again about the withdrawal of Federal Reserve stimulus and about global growth, gold has rebounded 11% since mid-December.
Experienced gold analysts are warning clients to be careful: If the fears subside, the price of gold could do the same.
"Gold goes up as an insurance policy and then it is sold at a loss when people no longer want insurance," said Rhona O'Connell, head of metals research and forecasts at Thomson Reuters GFMS, a research firm known for its work on gold.
Gold could move higher in the short run, but Ms. O'Connell says its price is likely to have trouble making significant gains before 2016 at least, because basic economic confidence has improved.
Sameer Samana, senior international strategist at brokerage firm Wells Fargo Advisors, is urging clients to treat gold's rebound as an opportunity to sell anything they still have.
"What we have found in our work is that a broad basket of commodities is a better hedge against inflation, a greater diversification and a better hedge against the dollar," Mr. Samana said.
Gold does well "when you are very nervous about the world," he said.
He thinks metals like copper, aluminum and zinc, which unlike gold are used primarily in industry, are a better bet in a time of economic recovery.
Gold differs from almost every other investment in an important way: In practical terms, gold isn't very useful. A small amount is used for rings, necklaces, watches, dental implants and electronic connectors. But the vast majority is hoarded in the form of bars, coins or, in the developing world, heavy jewelry that is treated more as a protection against disaster than an adornment.
Unlike stock, gold doesn't offer a share in a business's results. It doesn't pay dividends or interest. It doesn't grow things like farmland, provide shelter like a building or have industrial uses like most commodities. The one time it is useful is when people are fearful and flee to it.
Gold soared in the 1970s amid oil crises, the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, runaway inflation and a volatile stock market. After that, gold's price collapsed as the world economy recovered.
Gold rebounded in the 2000s as stocks and the U.S. economy endured disastrous troubles. But gold peaked in 2011, the year Standard & Poor's downgraded U.S. sovereign debt and stocks nearly went into a bear market, defined as a 20% fall from a high. Economic stability since then has put a lid on gold.
What is most disappointing about gold is that, despite its gains, it never came close to a return to its 1980 record when inflation is taken into account.
Gold futures hit a record $825.50 in New York on Jan. 21, 1980, which in today's dollars is $2,481.98. Gold's 2011 high was $1,950.15 in today's dollars, 27% short of a record. On Friday, gold futures closed at $1,323.90.
Stocks have hit inflation-adjusted records repeatedly since 1980, most recently in December and January. Gold never has. Today it is barely halfway back to where it was in 1980, taking inflation into account.
What that means is that since the 1970s, gold has worked better as a speculative bet on fear than as a store of value. Since Western economies tend to experience more stability than fear, gold is a risky thing for Western investors to hold most of the time.
The Permanent Portfolio, a San Francisco-based mutual fund that offers a mix of bonds, gold, stocks and foreign investments, saw its size balloon to $17 billion a year ago from just $57 million at the start of 2000. Now it is back to $9 billion.
Michael Cuggino, president of Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds Inc., says gold wasn't the only reason for redemptions; investors have fled bonds and other conservative investments. Some have returned to his fund since gold began recovering in December.
Still, "when people got concerned about gold in the second quarter of last year, there were more redemptions than previously," he said.
Mr. Cuggino thinks gold prices probably will edge upward in the future, but he sees the market mentality shifting.
"People talk about diversification but they don't always live it," he said. Right now, investors seem to him more concerned about returns than protection.
One reason for gold's rebound is demand in China and India. Worries about developing-world economies helped fuel that demand. As Western investment funds sold gold, Swiss refineries worked overtime to recast big bars favored by Western banks into smaller ones preferred in Asia.
But Asian hoarders are sophisticated. They buy when gold is down and sell when it is up. Asian demand isn't strong enough to offset continued Western selling, according to Ms. O'Connell of Thomson Reuters GFMS.
"Physical demand puts a cushion under price. It isn't enough to turn prices higher in the face of weakness in investment demand," she said.
What would sustain gold's rebound is more fear. Without that, gold could have trouble getting back to 2011 or 2012 levels.


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The junior suite is composed by a wide bedroom featuring a confortable sitting area providing a sofa; All junior suite have at least two winfows, which gives a nice brightness to the ambience. Junior suites can also welcome, on request an additional bed, with a daily supplement.
Refined furnished, the rooms are equipped with all the conforts: hairdryer, tv color LCD (TV sat),free wireless internet, minibar, air conditioning, safety box, direct phone


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The empire has struck back against San Jose's antitrust lawsuit over the long-running Oakland A's stadium stalemate.
Lawyers for Major League Baseball on Wednesday moved to toss the lawsuit out of court, arguing in legal papers that a federal judge should dismiss the case because its claims are barred by baseball's antitrust exemption and the fact it would lead to "absurd results" for the sport and cities around the country.
In addition, the league argues that San Jose cannot show it has been injured by baseball's indecision over whether to allow the A's to move to the city because of the San Francisco Giants' claim of territorial rights to the South Bay.
"The alleged harms are too remote and speculative to support an antitrust claim," wrote San Francisco attorney John Keker, who is leading the league's defense. "If (San Jose's claims were supported), it would lead to absurd results: every time a franchise contemplated relocation, MLB would be subjected to suits from any city that desires a team and from any city that does not want to lose a team."
U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte, who is handling the case, is expected to hear the issue in early October.
Phil Gregory, one of San Jose's lawyers, said the city's antitrust case is on firm legal ground and officials will file opposing arguments in September. Gregory added that San Jose has been harmed by the league's actions, noting the city has an option agreement with the A's to build a stadium on city-owned land that can't move forward because MLB has stalled the team's move.
After four years of waiting for an answer from baseball's owners on the A's fate, San Jose city officials this summer sued the league, maintaining there is a "blatant conspiracy" to keep the team from moving to San Jose. The lawsuit challenged baseball's cherished antitrust exemption, which has been in place since a 1922 U.S. Supreme Court decision.
A's owner Lew Wolff has backed moving the A's to San Jose, despite Oakland's ongoing efforts to come up with a stadium project to keep the team in the East Bay. Wolff, however, has said he did not support taking legal action against Major League Baseball.
But with the A's in the heat of a pennant race, the legal battle will now heat up.
In court papers, MLB lawyers insist the antitrust exemption carved out by the Supreme Court blocks San Jose's legal arguments. And they point out that San Jose, which does not even have final city approval for a stadium, is unable to show the league's conduct has harmed the city from an anti-competitive standpoint.
"San Jose is a city," the league's lawyers say. "And, like many cities, it may want to host a Major League Club in a brand new revenue-producing stadium, and to entertain fans in its local businesses. San Jose is not, however, a Major League club, a potential purchaser of a Major League club, or the owner of a stadium that is available for lease to a Major League club."
Howard Mintz covers legal affairs. Contact him at 408-286-0236, or follow him at Twitter.com/hmintz.


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HOUSTON (January 14, 2013)--Former President George H.W. Bush, 88, was discharged Monday from a Houston hospital after nearly two months of treatment for illness that began as a bronchitis-related cough.
Spokesman Jim McGrath said earlier Monday that the Bush family was hopeful the former president would be released early this week from Methodist Hospital, but the final word came from Bush's doctors.
Antibiotics and steroids were prescribed to treat the cough.
Doctors consistently said the illness wasn't life-threatening, but said they wanted to prevent it from worsening to pneumonia.
McGrath couldn't say if Bush would return to his Houston home or would be sent to a rehabilitation facility.
The nation's oldest living ex-president and his wife, Barbara, spend winters in Houston and summers at their home in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Bush has been hospitalized since Nov. 23, and spent a week in intensive care last month.


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Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck Dies
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck has died at the age of 91 years old.
The music pioneer, who was born in Concord, California, on December 6, 1920, was known for such standards as "In Your Own Sweet Way," "The Duke" and the classic piece "Take Five"–performed in 5/4 time–from his bestselling 1959 album "Time Out." 'Take Five" delivered the kind of success that is almost never seen in today's music world–a jazz number that becomes a crossover pop hit. 'Time Out" became the first jazz album to sell more than a million copies.
Brubeck, who became one of the most popular and influential jazz performers of the 1950s and 1960s, often experimented with inventive tonalities and challenging time signatures.
His later life was littered with accolades. Bill Clinton gave him the National Medal of the Arts in 1994, and President Barack Obama celebrated his work at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009.
At a Kennedy Center honoree reception, President Obama said that Brubeck used the piano to "work the war out of his system" after his service in World War II in Gen. George Patton's army. "His sound, the distinctive harmonies and improvisations of the Dave Brubeck Quartet would change jazz forever," President Obama said about Brubeck.
Obama also said that in 1971 in Honolulu, Hawaii, his father, whom he saw only briefly as a child, took him to his first jazz show–and it was a Dave Brubeck concert. "I've been a jazz fan ever since," the President said.
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Church to make training center out of shipping box
RANCHO BERNARDO Volunteers at Maranatha Chapel are converting a 40-foot shipping container into a job training center for women in Paraguay.
The container is being refurbished with windows and doors and is scheduled to be shipped April 1 to the Women's Center of Hope at the Su Refugio orphanage, near the town of Tobati, east of the capital of Asunción. The center helps orphans, windows and single mothers.
Maranatha members are donating supplies and a refurbished 60-foot by 40-foot playground, which is set to be shipped to the orphanage inside the container.
A Family Day will be held Feb. 16 for community members to help paint a bright mural on the container. Children are invited to make art projects to be displayed at the orphanage.
The effort, called "The James 127 Project" is part of the Su Refugio Ministries in partnership with two nonprofits Cargo of Dreams and Kids Around the World.
The Family Day is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Maranatha's parking lot, 10752 Coastwood Road. A Gourmet Food Truck festival will be set up on-site, with proceeds supporting Maranatha Chapel's student missionary program.
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Just wanted to start a new thread on this subject.
What is your favorite non techno running song?
Mine is:
Coach Jesse
Who says you can't go home by Bon Jovi
Vespagirl4 There's a few good Bon Jovi running songs.
My favorite running song for today:
Coach Jesse
For some reason 'Good Vibrations' The Beech Boys will give you energy and is a awesome running song
Heh. For the five-minute warmup I'm partial to "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by the Proclaimers. Really sets a good walking pace.
While I'm running, I really enjoy "Godzilla" by Blue Oyster Cult, "La Bel Age" by Pat Benatar, "Missionary Man" by the Eurythmics, and "Hole in my Heart (All The Way To China)" by Cyndi Lauper. There's also, believe it or not, "Ready Steady Go" by L'arc en Ciel, a Japanese rock band.
Holly 80's misterterrific!!! I like it!
Volcanogod Beach Boys always get me going.
My favorite running song for today:
Coach Jesse
My favorite running song for today:
Coach Jesse
I've received large responses on running songs so I made a running music page on my website. It's still in the making. Please feel free to give me some of your favorite running songs.
Coach Jesse
I added a running music page to my website. Please let me know what you think.
Music and playlists are an important tool for the modern runner.
Please share your favorite running songs!
Coach Jesse
Just to show you how old I am.
I have 3 playlists I use:
I have a bunch of 70's hard rock stuff that I should put onto more playlists. You should see me running with my James Brown list.... Several times his songs start with a "one two uh one two three four). I end up saying it out loud then I pour it on for 15 to 20 seconds. I wonder what the others around me think.
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Grohe 28897EN0 Brushed Nickel Relexa Ultra Multi-Function Hand Shower with SpeedClean Technology
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California Non-Compliant Shower Head - 2.0 GPM MaximumThis item cannot be shipped to the following location(s): CA
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- Covered under Grohe's limited lifetime warranty
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- The perfect synthesis of form and function
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- Designed to easily install with standard 1/2" wall supply elbows or shower arm diverters
- ADA compliant
- All hardware required for installation of included components is included
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A great all encompassing spray pattern with a refreshing and relaxing effect.Rain
Mimicking warm summer rain, the spray provides a full and even coverage.Jet
A focused circular spray, which delivers a refreshing bust of water.Massage
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Enriched with air for bigger and softer water droplets.
Product Technologies / Benefits:
- SpeedClean: Never letting hard-water or grime stop you from enjoying your showerhead to the fullest. Showerheads with Grohe's SpeedClean technology have spray nozzles made of high quality silicon material. A simple wipe of a finger ensures a like-new water flow. Yet another way Grohe ensures you make the most of your water experience.
Hand Shower Specifications:
- Multiple spray patterns that are easily adjustable
- Flow Rate: 2.5 GPM (gallons-per-minute)
- Hand Shower Height: 7-1/2"
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At Grohe design goes deeper than just aesthetic trappings. It is a quality feature and is targeted toward the perfect synthesis of form and function. The result is joyous experience you have every time you use one of their products. Grohe subscribes to a straight forward and consumer-centric design philosophy; grounded in the belief that good design must transcend form and function to create an emotional bond with its users. With a reputation built on performance and longevity, Grohe products are sure to surprise and delight users with every interaction for years of unsurpassed performance. With Grohe's specialist knowledge it is second to none as they continue to push boundaries, challenge pre-conceptions and create new and exciting ways for their customers to enjoy water.
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Our SKU: 28 897
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3 Questions from the Community
The 2.5 GPM flow rate on the Grohe 28 897 is the standard for handshowers and showerheads alike. The eco models will have a lower flow but no models will have a higher flow.
2.5 GPM Flow Rate - Qhy is this mentioned here and not on any of the other handhelds? Is this good or more restrictive?
A. The 2.5 GPM flow rate on the Grohe 28 897 is the standard for handshowers and showerheads alike. The eco models will have a lower flow but no models will have a higher flow.
The Grohe 28 897 is has the GROHE DreamSpray® Technology, it is at the heart of all GROHE showers. This creates optimal water distribution for an unparalleled showering experience. The advanced shower engine creates an equal flow of water distribution through each and every single nozzle resulting in the ultimate shower.
I cannot find a shower head that gives me a real needle spray...they all have water restrictors....and that makes 2 in the system....thus I can't get the soap out of my short hair....it is taking me 2-3 times the water it used to to take a shower....will this give me back some of the water pressure?
A. The Grohe 28 897 is has the GROHE DreamSpray® Technology, it is at the heart of all GROHE showers. This creates optimal water distribution for an unparalleled showering experience. The advanced shower engine creates an equal flow of water distribution through each and every single nozzle resulting in the ultimate shower.
The Grohe 28 897 can be installed easliy. This is compatible with the Grohe 28 917 Relexa Ultra Five Function Hand Shower with Slide Bar, Grohe 28 417 59" Metal Hand Shower Hose with 1/2 Inch Connection, Grohe 27 708 Euphoria Cube Wall Supply Elbow 1/2" Connection
What accessories are necessary with this hand shower? Can I install it myself?
A. The Grohe 28 897 can be installed easliy. This is compatible with the Grohe 28 917 Relexa Ultra Five Function Hand Shower with Slide Bar, Grohe 28 417 59" Metal Hand Shower Hose with 1/2 Inch Connection, Grohe 27 708 Euphoria Cube Wall Supply Elbow 1/2" Connection
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GROHE provides the following warranties on its products to the original purchaser, installed in a residential application. This warranty is effective for all faucets sold after January 1, 1997. Grohe will send customers back to original place of purchase if parts wont fix the issue but they want to trouble shoot it with a customer first
Mechanical Warranty
A Limited Lifetime Warranty is provided on all mechanical parts to be free from manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for as long as the original purchaser owns their home.
General Finish WarrantyTM
A Limited Lifetime Warranty is provided on all GROHE product finishes to the original purchaser against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. At its option, GROHE will repair or replace any part or finish that proves to be defective in material and/or workmanship under normal installation, use and service.
To obtain warranty repair or replacement the faulty part or product is to be sent along with proof-of-purchase (original sales receipt) from the original consumer purchaser to:
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241 Covington Drive
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
This warranty is extended to the original consumer owner, but does not cover installation or any other labor charges and shall not apply to any products or parts of products which have been:
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- Damaged as a result of misuse, negligence, accident or faulty installation or maintenance; or
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- Damaged by the effects of dirt, limescale or aggressive cleaners.
This warranty excludes all industrial, commercial, and business usage whose purchasers are extended a one (1) year limited warranty from the date of purchase, with all other terms of this warranty. (See following for commercial products.)
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GROHE warrants its products installed in a commercial application to be free from manufacturing defects for a period of one (1) year from the date of acquisition by original owner. Replaced products or parts are warranted only for the period remaining under the initial warranty.
This warranty is limited solely to the above and this warranty and any warranties implied by state law will apply only for the applicable warranty period specified herein. Also, GROHE will not be liable for any loss, damage, expense or incidental or consequential damages of any kind, whether based on warranty, contract or negligence and arising in connection with the sale, use or repair of the product. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of consequential damage or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Unless otherwise contrary to state law governing the purchase, GROHE's liability will not exceed the contract price for the product claimed to be defective or unsuitable.


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A friend from church gave me an old treadmill which she described apologetically as "state-of-the-art 1985."
"It's as loud as a helicopter," she warned, "but we just replaced the belt."
Never mind that the belt is as narrow as a balance beam, get this -- the speed adjustment knob goes from turtle to rabbit. I love that knob more than words can say.


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Highlights include Dovedale for splendid walking amid dramatic
limestone scenery or, for flatter walks, try the Tissington Trail,
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along a former rail-line.
Enjoy a fabulous doggy day out at the magnificent Chatsworth
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a great spot for picnics and is open free throughout the year. Or
follow the trails through Stand Wood, behind the house, brimming
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A tempting walk for you and your pet in The Peak District...
Another good place to go is Peveril Castle, set high on a hill
overlooking the pretty town of Castleton. The long distance
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and alongside the River Dove.
From off season breaks to longer summertime stays, a pet
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The first sanctioned day of practice for girls basketball and gymnastics was Monday.
First things being first, gymnastics got going by setting up the gymnastics equipment at the National Guard Armory on Armstrong Boulevard.
The girls on the team pitched in to have all of the vaults, bars and beams ready to go on Tuesday when they begin to practice. Their season opener at home is on Dec. 6, vs. Windom.
Head Coach Rachel Aamot thinks the team will be a little deeper this year as she expects about ten more girls out for the sport.
It was also the first day of practice for the girls basketball team on Monday. This is Adam Schroeder's first year as the head coach of the girls basketball team.
On the first day of practice there were approximately 32 girls out for the sport.
Schroeder said this first iteration of the SJA Saints will be very young. There are a few seniors out, but there are no juniors and there are a lot of sophomores and freshmen.
The first couple of days of practice involved working on fundamentals.
The Saints open the season vs. Jackson County Central at home on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Girls basketball will be the first of the winter sports to get underway.
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Free Penny Stocks Alert Ticker ICNM Icon Media Holdings
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Strap in for a nice ride on Ticker ICNM Icon Media Holdings for tomorrow! ICNM Icon Media Holdings is a diversified global consumer products e-commerce company. Stock Legends has the full research report and analysis right here.. Their major business line is in Wall Art such as pictures and posters. There is a huge market for things like this and by being diversified from wall art to movie posters they are able to put together an impressive book of business. Take the time to read the Due Diligence below and watch the video chart above. The stock price is currently @ .07 and we are thinking there will be some excellent profits made from its current level.
Icon Media is in the business of global consume products and ecommerce based sales. They buy and sell high margin based products for a profit and have other direct markets in the movie decor, and memorabilia segments of the market. ICNM can be found conducting business in many well known venues world wide such as Amazon, Amazon Uk, Ebay just to name a few. Icon Media has been the go to place for over 10 years for people that are interested in products geared towards the average movie lover. Typically in the public segment we will see numerous companies that come unto the public market only to leave almost as fast as they showed up. So the fact that Icon Media has had both feet on the ground for such an extended period of time gives you idea as to the goals and strategies that they are implementing. Some of the key sites that ICNM operates are below:
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Check out some horses
Published: Friday, July 19, 2013 at 9:53 p.m.
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The Terrebonne Livestock Association will hold its monthly horse show next month.
The show will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Houma Air Base Arena, 121 Moffet Road.
The show includes judged and speed events.
Admission is free.
For details, call Kim Triche at 804-7932.
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"From three millennia"
by Leo Baeck
Leo Baeck: Aus drei Jahrtausenden. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen und Abhandlungen zur Geschichte des jüdischen Glaubens (From three millennia. Scientific research and essays on the history of the Jewish faith)
© Jewish Museum Berlin, gift of Wolfgang Hamburger, photo: Jens Ziehe
When the Berlin publishing firm "Schocken" published Leo Baeck's compilation of essays from three millennia ("Aus drei Jahrtausenden"), it was with the approval of the Gestapo. The Gestapo revoked the approval, however, straight after the book was released so that virtually the whole edition was reduced to pulp. Just a few copies made it abroad before the ban was imposed. These precious collectors' pieces outlasted the Third Reich in libraries of the USA, Jerusalem, and Copenhagen. Leo Baeck himself did not possess a copy of his important work when he emigrated to London following his liberation from Theresienstadt in 1945.
The essays are concerned with Baeck's interpretations of the Jewish faith. Published in the year 1938, they can be construed as challenging the Nazi ideology. A second edition of the volume, published in 1959, compiled 22 of the originally 24 diverse essays that Baeck had written over four decades.
This rare copy of the first edition, from the collection of the Jewish Museum Berlin, was given to the Museum by Wolfgang Hamburger in 2004. Born in Szczecin, the rabbi began studying at Berlin's Academy of Jewish Research in fall 1939. Hamburger was condemned to forced labor from 1941. He was one of the first students to take up studies again in Berlin after 1945. He emigrated to the USA in 1947, where he still lives today.
The handwritten note "Wolfgang Hamburger, 12. März 1942" in the front of the book is commemorative of the book's first owner.
Object Details:
Leo Baeck
Aus drei Jahrtausenden. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen und Abhandlungen zur Geschichte des jüdischen Glaubens
(From three millennia. Scientific research and essays on the history of the Jewish faith)
Berlin : Schocken, 1938
Inscription: Wolfgang Hamburger / 12. März 1942
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The Tippmann TPX Pistol Magazine 2 Pack will be release in mid April, 2009. The same time as the Tippmann TPX Pistol paintball gun itself. The
Each magazine has an 8 ball capacity. Unlike some other paintball pistols, the Tippmann TPX Pistol has it's CO2 cartridge underneath the barrel instead of the magazine. This helps keeps the cost of the magazines down. At release date they're only going to be $39 for the 2 pack.
The quick release feature on the magazines makes them a snap to reload quickly without losing air from the pistol.
You can order the Tippmann TPX Pistol Magazine 2 Pack, the TPX Pistol, and other Tippmann TPX Upgrades like the TPX Pistol Leg Holster at TippmannParts.com.