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The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Máirtin Ó Muilleoir, today (26 November 2013) signed the C.S. Lewis 'Chapter One' book which is on display at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. Belfast Cathedral is marking the 50th anniversary of the death of C.S. Lewis by providing a special book allowing members of the public to inscribe their reflections on the impact of Lewis' work on them.
C.S. Lewis has lasting links with St Anne's Cathedral as his uncle Sir William Ewart and several of the Ewart family are commemorated in the Cathedral. Cathedral Librarian Paul Gilmore (pictured right with the Lord Mayor and the Very Revd John Mann, Dean of Belfast, at St Anne's) explained: 'George Herbert Ewart was a linen manufacturer and member of the Board of the Cathedral from 1903 until his death in 1924. His widow and children had the Pillar of Industry carved in his memory in 1927. James Mathewson Ewart, the fourth son of Sir William Ewart and Lady Isabella Ewart, was born in Belfast in 1854 and died in New York in 1898. A reredos carved by Rosamund Praeger, "As the Shadow of a Great Rock in a Weary Land", now stands in the Ambulatory as a memorial to him.'
But Paul stressed this event is about Lewis in his own right, as a storyteller, scholar and Christian apologist. 'We have chosen to commemorate Lewis in a large leather bound book which has been specially made for the occasion,' Paul said.
'We have called it C S Lewis' Chapter One because Lewis saw death as beginning "Chapter One of that great story" and this fits with the theme of this event because it is not simply about remembering someone who died the same day as JFK and Aldous Huxley. It is about celebrating his enduring legacy and that is why people are invited to contribute a line or an essay, a comment or a quotation, which captures for them how Lewis' legacy has enriched their lives and fed their imagination.'
The book has been crafted to resemble a leather bound book referred to in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. ('…a whole series of rooms that led into each other and were lined with books – most of them very old books and some bigger than a Bible in a church').
Paul said that all ages are welcome to come and write in the book 'because all ages read Lewis'. The book will now be available to sign for a year and people are encouraged to read a C.S. Lewis work during the year and write their responses.
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When i get at work and look in job monitor, sometimes i found a job still
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message is: "begin writing"
As I have a robot with only one drive the rest of the jobs keep queued and
go out of the backup window. No problems seem to appear neither the master
server nor the client. If I restart the job manually it goes well.
Does anybody have the same problem or know why jobs sometimes keep active
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In order to print to the plotters you must be logged into the Novell Network with your Clemson University username and password. If you are a student you are able to plot to CCIT PLOT 36 or CCIT PLOT 42. If you are an employee you can choose between CCIT PLOT 36 or CCIT PLOT 42 to use your employee tigerstripe funds, or you can use the CCIT PLOT DEP 36 or CCIT PLOT DEP 42 for submitting account code for department charge.
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One of the few Indian software companies to rely on inorganic growth in a big way, HCL Technologies is now betting big on infrastructure services and business process outsourcing (BPO) space.
Started in 1976 as a garage outfit when India had no more than 250 computers, HCL is now a $850 million software giant with presence in 25 locations in the US, Europe, Japan, ASEAN and the Pacific Rim. Shiv Nadar, chairman and the man behind HCL talks to Pragati Verma about the company's strategies to beat the blue down.


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Seeking Standards in Tourism Measurement
My print column this week examines the competition between Orlando and New York for the title of the U.S.'s most-visited city. New York announced in January that it had attracted 48.7 million visits last year, just above the 48.6 million forecast by Orlando. The Florida tourist destination took back the lead last week, announcing it had attracted 51.5 million visits in 2010, making it the first U.S. destination to top 50 million. Both cities measure visitors differently, as do many travel destinations, and none is required to disclose its methodology; New York chooses not to.
"It would be great if there were a consistent basis" for these numbers, said hospitality consultant Ted Mandigo.
"Standardization is one of the issues work with membership on, said Victoria Isley, chief operating officer of Destination Marketing Association International, a trade group. "We're working on tools to standardize methodology but we take into consideration unique community aspects." She added that in her capacity as a destination marketer for cities of various sizes, and her role with the trade association, she's found that destinations seek in good faith to report an accurate number. "Credibility is key for any destination marketing organization," Ms. Isley said.
Even if there were standardization of visitor counting, determining whether people actually visited a place they said they did, as opposed to another, "gets murky unless you show people maps or follow people around," said Michael Erdman, director of research at Longwoods International, which provides domestic visitor counts for more than a dozen states and some major cities, including New York. "That's the survey business." Measurement is especially tough for domestic visitors, since they can arrive and leave destinations by plane, train, automobile — or boat or bicycle. Most cities use data from online-survey firms such as Longwoods that ask Americans where they have visited in the last three months.
Another such company is D.K. Shifflet & Associates. Douglas Shifflet, the company's founder, chairman and chief executive, is pushing for standardization of travel data, and an adoption of person-days, as opposed to visitors or visits, as the standard. Shifflet acknowledged that his own company could push the industry in that direction by publishing its visitor and person-day trip counts for U.S. destinations, while selling more detailed reports to clients, as many research companies do in other industries. His company has looked into publishing such top-level numbers, but "we haven't quite settled on how to do it," Shifflet said.


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PAZ Ecovillage is an oasis of biodiversity that represents a Permanent Autonomous Zone, or PAZ, dedicated to self-reliance, self-expression, sustainability, peace, and freedom from the conventional standards of society by utilizing the path of least resistance: the natural environment, conserving its resources, and living with the Earth in cohesion in a consensus-based community.
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There will be dedicated areas around the property for outdoor art installations and art showings, as well as a school building, a holistic and naturopathic healing arts center, an events amphitheater for music and dance performances, and an independent travelers' hostel, all in the planning stages for the near future.


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FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its main interest rate steady at a record low of 1.0% on Thursday, a spokesman said, despite tight credit and concern that the euro zone could be hit by deflation.
In London, the Bank of England left its key lending rate unchanged at 0.50%, but surprised markets by saying it will pump in an extra ?50 billion (e59 billion, $84 billion) into the economy. The British central bank decided "to continue with its programme of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves and to increase its size by ?50 billion to ?175 billion," a statement said.


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HMRC reaches out to higher rate taxpayers
HMRC launched a campaign last week to offer higher rate taxpayers a time-limited opportunity to pay up under their Tax Return Initiative.
The initiative is aimed specifically at people liable to pay tax at rates of 40 per cent and above who have been told to submit a self-assessment tax return for 2009/2010 or earlier and failed to do so, although the campaign is also available to anyone who has tax returns to submit for this period. Those affected could include pensioners. If their income is above a certain level, their age-related allowance is reduced and they may need to fill in a tax return.
Reduced penalties and improved terms are available until for those who take part in the initiative, and pay the contributions they owe by the deadline of 2 October. Penalties of up to 100 per cent of the tax due and a criminal investigation could follow non-payment.
However, Alistair Cunningham, director of Surrey-based Wingate Financial Planning, disagreed with the principle of the amnesty. He said: "I understand why HMRC would offer an amnesty for the likes of offshore accounts, but it should be able to access quite easily who has not paid these self-assessment tax bills.
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KITTERY, Maine — Kittery Estates, 220 State Road, Kittery, Maine, will offer the following programs free and open to the public in January for people of all ages to help beat the winter blues:
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1Justifiable by argument: a morally defensible penal system
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acceptable, satisfactory, valid, legitimate, warrantable, permissible, excusable, pardonable, understandable, condonable, vindicable
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secure, safe, fortified, protectable, able to be protected, holdable;
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- Commercial country music might defensibly be described as a 'verbal' art form.
Middle English (in the sense 'capable of giving protective defence'): from late Latin defensibilis, from Latin defendere (see defend).
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Expressing derision: yah, you missed!
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Natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the early 17th century.
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Non-standard spelling of you, used in representing informal or dialectal speech. 'See yah around!' Billy bawled
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Denver (AP) Colorado has begun paying unemployment benefits with a visa debit card instead of a paper check.
The State Department of Labor and Employment began using the Colorado Automated Payment card on Monday to pay unemployment benefits.
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Hello and welcome to What Are You Reading?, our weekly look at all the comics and other stuff we've been reading lately. Our special guests today are Brendan Tobin and Pedro Delgado, who run the March MODOK Madness site. And with this being March, the madness is in full swing, so head over there to check out a lot of fun art featuring everyone's favorite big-headed villain.
To see what Brendan, Pedro and the Robot 6 crew have been reading, click below.
If for some reason you've not already read Beasts of Burden, the Eisner-winning Dark Horse series by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson about a group of dogs and cats that investigates supernatural events, maybe this will pique your interest: Paris publisher Delcourt has released a nice trailer for the French edition of Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, in which the Wise Dog Society must contend with demonic cannibal frogs, tortured spirits, a secret rat society and a resurrection in the Burden Hill cemetery.
"I'm usually not a big fan of the animated comic book trailer thing, but I have to admit I was kind of knocked out to see this, and not just because it's something I worked on," Dorkin writes. "It looks pretty swell, someone really spent time on this and Jill's art looks great, of course. It's like an animatic for an animated film, with music and titles, it's very professional and it honestly freaked me out when I first saw it because I figured it was going to be a french person thumbing through a printed copy of the book. Which it isn't."


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As she labors behind the scenes, far away from the front lines of disaster relief in her native New Jersey, Claudia Piacente often wonders how much her efforts help the people walloped by the one-two punch of Superstorm Sandy and the nor'easter on its heels.
She rarely leaves the office but sometimes an encouraging word filters back to the 25-year-old AmeriCorps volunteer working with the Silicon Valley chapter of the American Red Cross.
"One driver came back from the Boys and Girls Club in Jersey City with 10 drawings by little kids, thanking us for food and water," said Piacente, who currently lives in San Jose and works as a disaster preparedness instructor. "Mostly lopsided drawings of red crosses, asymmetrical emergency response vehicles, drawings of chicken pies and the food we gave them. ... It makes you say, 'I am making an impact, I am helping.'"
Since she knows the territory, Piacente was assigned as a truck coordinator, sending out food-and-supply laden emergency response vehicles where they're needed most.
Claudia is one of 38 volunteers from the South Bay chapter who recently deployed to the disaster area. In the region stretching from Monterey to Solano counties, a total of 139 Red Cross volunteers have made the trip, according to spokeswoman Pooja Trivedi.
Stuart Chessen of Cupertino drove for six days across the country in the Silicon Valley chapter's emergency response vehicle, a 24-foot-truck with a window in the side for doling out necessities. He picks up hundreds of hot meals from the Southern Baptist-run mega-kitchens that were also trucked to the area and takes food into the mauled areas of Long Island. He's seen a boat shoved up on someone's front lawn and a car perched on top of a fence post, and piles upon piles of refuse on the curbs.
"Mattresses, a lot of walling," he said. "The dry wall all has to be pulled up. Everything's mildewy now."
Chessen's witnessed the frustration that comes from being without electricity and gas service for weeks.
But the volunteer sees a lot more than that. There's a sense of camaraderie among those in some of the areas hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy two weeks ago, he said.
"You see people meeting their neighbors, sometimes for the first time ever, or they haven't talked to them in a long time," he said. "It's a good thing. They're trying to help each other, sharing things. Someone will say, 'I have a fire going, come on in to warm up.'"
Chessen, a 64-year-old retired manufacturing engineer, is part of a three-person food-serving team rounded out by Shelley Giles of West San Jose and Rita Maisak of Ogden, Utah. The trucks get a hearty reception wherever they go, he said.
"People are happy to see us," he said. "We've been getting waves and honks. And not the usual kind of New York honk, and full-handed waves."
Chessen said roughly half the homes in the areas they've been serving food remain unoccupied. Many are still without power, particularly the large apartment buildings that have the main power box in the basement.
"People are perturbed that the power company hasn't put it back on sooner," he said. "But it's very slow and tedious. They actually bring in the fire department when they turn the power back on because they don't know what's going to happen."
Red Cross response director Tom Busk said while after a disaster, restoring utilities "never happens fast enough" for those affected and patience can wear thin at times, overall he sees a strong sense of resilience.
Chessen said he sometimes sees indications that a sense of humor can't be drowned.
"Today was 60 degrees, but it's cold in those houses, like a refrigerator," Chessen said. "The basements are full of water. But I saw a sign the other day, it said 'House for sale, with indoor swimming pool.'"
Chessen said he'll be there until Monday, working days and spending nights in an upstairs room of the Deer Park fire station along with about 75 other Red Cross volunteers. Then he'll return home to his wife, leaving the truck behind if they still need it.
Busk said that while they've "turned the corner," a lot of work needs to be done and teams will remain for the duration.
"We're going to hang out here," he said, "until we know we're no longer needed at all."
Contact Eric Kurhi at 408-920-5852. Follow him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Financial donations can be made to the American Red Cross on the organization's website, www.redcross.org or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS. People can also text message REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
For information from the Silicon Valley chapter on disaster preparedness, health and safety classes, volunteer opportunities and financial contributions, visit www.redcross.org/siliconvalley or call 1-877-727-6771.
The Red Cross also offers a service on which people can register to make finding friends and relatives easier in the event of a disaster. More information about registering is available on the website or by calling the Red Cross, or from a smartphone, visit www.redcross.org/safeandwell.


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Lilly Pad - Spacious Bayfront Vacation Home
|Per week
|$2,273 - $3,135
The third bedroom also serves as a game room and has a day bed with a popup trundle that can be used either as 2 twins or 1 queen bed. The game room also has French doors opening to the lower deck and the back yard. Look for all of the board games that are kept in this room. Equipped with a wet bar this room can be used as a second family room.
The fourth and final bedroom was furnished with children in mind. There are two twin bunk beds and the linens are all in primary colors. The children will love to hang out and play here. A third full bathroom is just outside this room and in it are the washer and dryer.
* Texas Seaport Museum
* Moody Gardens
* Railroad Museum
* Galveston Island State Park
* Ocean Star
* The Grand 1894 Opera House
* Lone Star Flight Museum
Property Rates
|Aug 29 2016
|Sep 09 2016
|1 Week
|Sep 10 2016
|Nov 01 2016
|1 Week
|Nov 02 2016
|Dec 31 2016
|1 Week
|Check In: 4 p.m.
|Deposits: Security Deposit of $300.00 is required for all rentals.
|Payment Options: American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
|Other Fees: There is a $100 pet fee.
Reviews for this vacation home rental in Galveston, Texas
Jodi Fontenot
Lake Charles, LA
Ripped off
June 13, 2013
I am sorry to say that I ignored the reviews on this one and paid for it!!!! Literally!!!! Be warned you will NEVER receive your deposit back or even have the owner return your call when it is time for a refund. The home is in sad shape, we had a dryer smoke up the whole house, the screens are torn in the screened patio, allow all the bugs in. We went and bought towels. No patio furniture on the upper deck, bird nest with dead birds in the BBQ. I would not recommend this place to anyone. Wish VRBO screened their properties. I have used them before with great places, unfortunately this isn't one of them
Sherry Ann Eisenschenk Hohmann
Edina, MN
Worst rental ever
March 11, 2013
Terrible experience. Water leaks in every bedroom when it rained. Screens were all ripped up so we couldn't open windows without bugs coming in. All patio furniture was in terrible shape, we were concerned to sit in it. Thousands of ants at the pool bit the kids so they wouldn't swim. Huge spiders in the pool, in fact the pool wasn't clean when we arrived. Air conditioning didn't work when we arrived, had to wait for someone to arrive to fix. Grill was missing a top so we had to go buy a new one, left it there. Wet, moldy sheets and towels were left in the dryer. Floors were dirty, terrible in bathroom downstairs. Finally, owner never returned my $500 deposit despite my many attempts to contact her. In previous reviews, the same thing happened. I'm not sure why this posting isn't showing previous reviews? I think the owner created a new listing to remove the bad feedback. Shame on me for renting this place. Trust me, pick another property to rent.
Erika Andrade
January 23, 2013
My family rented this property for a nice, relaxing, weekend trip and the overall stay was ok but it has been 8 months and we have not received our $750 deposit. I keep calling her, leaving voicemails, and she has yet to return my call. I know she hears the voicemails because at one point voicemail is full and then it isn't.
Margaret Schafer
Toronto, Canada
You will never get your deposit back!
December 4, 2012
The owner has yet to return our security deposit of $500 and it has been over 6 months since we rented it. She will not return calls, e-mails or letters. We left the place in immaculate condition, even according to the manager. We actually cleaned out her disgusting grill so we could use it. The pool was the saving grace in it all. Unless the owner grows a conscience and returns our money I would NOT recommend renting this property! I will happily write a new review if she does, otherwise, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!
Susan Nowak
Spring, TX
Don't rent!
September 18, 2012
House was nice but the owner never returned my security deposit or responded to any of my attempts to contact her about it. Not worth the price and hassle!
Karen Fox
Bad customer service
July 23, 2012
We just stayed at The Lily Pad this past week. July 15 thru the 22nd. Upon arrival we immediately noticed torn screens on a few of the windows. The "screened in" patio is non exesitint . The door is broken and the screen is torn. The supposed table and chairs in this area consisted of a rusted out old table and one chair that the seat was broken in therefore could not be used. Second thing that was noticed was the pool was dirty. Third thing the carpets were covered in balls of what looked like pet hair which led us to believe the carpets were not vacuumed before our arrival. On Monday morning the pool man arrived to inform us that the pump on the pool was broken. New part was ordered and would not be in until Wednesday morning. So the pool that we paid to use and the only reason we rented this house was unusable for four out of the seven days of our stay. Upon trying to contact the owner regarding this , she would not return repeated phone calls and or emails. It is now 8 days later and nothing. She did however answer the phone for the gentlemen that she pays to deliver and pick up keys but could not be botherd to answer for the customer that just paid $3600 to stay there. Very bad way to do business and just a rotten way to be period! I am praying that she sends us back our deposit promptly and efficiently seemings we left the house in better condition then we found it. In short I would not recommend this vacation home to anyone


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If in your heart an intense uneasiness does not burn to the point of embracing you to the consummation of yor body, you cannot invoke neither God nor the Holy Spirit. And you do not know how to ask, and that is why your hour has not reached you.
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Ekaterinoslav City in 1905: Workers, Jews, and Violence 1
In all the upheaval of 1905 in Russia, one of the most violent and volatile areas was Ekaterinoslav Province, which included Donbass coal miners, militant railroaders, and heavy industrial factory workers in and around the mines, the towns, and the province's capital city. Although protest and upheaval were by no means new to the region, in 1905 the province witnessed not only a chain of strikes, meetings, and demonstrations throughout the year, but one of the largest and most militant armed uprisings in December and several destructive anti-Jewish pogroms among the hundreds that swept South Russia in October. 2
1 This article was made possible thanks to research travel grants from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, North Carolina State University, to the able library and archival assistance of Molly Molloy and Diana Dzuba, and to Reginald Zelnik's astute editing suggestions.
2 This characterization of the region is most fully and persuasively outlined in Charters Wynn's important study, Workers, Strikes, and Pogroms: The Donbass-Dnepr Bend in Late Imperial Russia, 1870–1905 (Princeton, 1992). The present essay, though greatly indebted to Wynn's pioneering work, seeks to build on, critique, and modify some of its conclusions.


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$5M to improve cellphone service in southern Vt.By LISA RATHKE
The Associated Press | December 29,2012MONTPELIER The state is investing $5 million to improve cellphone service in 21 southern areas and is on track to provide access to high-speed Internet service everywhere by the end of next year, Gov. Peter Shumlin said Friday.
The Vermont Telecommunications Authority, whose missions include securing access to affordable broadband services for all homes and businesses in the state and making sure its telecommunications infrastructure is continuously upgraded, has approved the grant to VTel Wireless, an affiliate of Vermont Telephone based in Springfield.
The project will use 27 of the towers or other structures that are already planned for VTels significant broadband project and new small cell sites on utility poles that are along fiber-optic lines that VTel owns or is developing, said Christopher Campbell, executive director of the Vermont Telecommunications Authority.
This project is an important step forward toward providing cellular access across the state, Campbell said.
VTel Wireless will be starting its own retail cellular service, with roaming agreements with national carriers.
The investment for cellular equipment through VTel Wireless will fill in some of the most challenging gaps in the southern part of the state, Shumlin said.
Service, he said, will improve on:
Andover Road between Andover and Weston;
Route 7 in Pownal;
Route 9 in Marlboro and Wilmington;
Routes 100 and 100A in Plymouth;
Route 100 in Wardsboro;
Route 103 in Mount Holly; and
Route 133 from Pawlet to Middletown Springs.
The state also is on target to get broadband computer service to every home and business by the end of 2013, Shumlin said. Now, 95.6 percent of Vermont E911 addresses are connected, compared with 87 percent when the project was started. That leaves 4.2 percent still lacking service.
Help is on the way, and we expect to have you connected by our deadline, Shumlin said.
The only holdups could be an extraordinarily snowy winter or if communities challenge the placement of cell equipment, he said.
Speed of the connection, too, has improved. The average speed has increased from 5.5 megabits per second to 9, making Vermont one of the leading states in average connection speed, said Connect Vermont Chief Karen Marshall.MORE IN Vermont NewsCOLCHESTER Youthful masterpieces of Mozart and Mendelssohn, played brilliantly, opened the... Full StoryMONTPELIER A requested recount of ballots cast in this months Democratic primary for one of... Full StoryBARRE TOWN It took several years and two trips to the Vermont Supreme Court, but a group of... Full Story
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Maybe it was because I had first heard Southern Culture on the Skids in the mid-'90s, during the "Seinfeld" reign, that I've always thought of the band as a Seinfeld-esque group with a Southern perspective.
SCOTS, as they're also called, often mixes the sounds of surf rock, rockabilly, garage and country - or Southern twang and roll, as they describe it - with lyrics based on slice of life stuff found in everyday Southern culture.
And it's often with tongue pressed firmly in the side of a cheek.
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Southern Culture on the Skids will take the stage at the Adelphia in Marietta Tuesday.
Throughout the band's long and varied career, this has led to songs about sex, drinking corn liquor, cheap motels, houses with wheels and, yes, banana pudding.
The Seinfeld analogy is one I raised with Rick Miller, the band's primary songwriter, during an interview in promotion of the group's Tuesday appearance in Marietta.
"I've never heard that analogy before, but you're exactly right," he said. "A lot of (our songs) are little things out of our daily lives that we've grown up with. With that kind of sense of humor - that's a good analogy."
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What: Southern Culture of the Skids concert.
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Where: The Adelphia, 203 Second St., Marietta.
Opening act: The Rattle Trap String Band.
How much: $15.
Formed in 1983 out of Chapel Hill, N.C., SCOTS consists of Miller, drummer Dave Hartman and bassist/vocalist Mary Huff.
Their songs have appeared on numerous video games, movies and compilations, and their latest album, the group's 12th, was just released in August. Named after the group's recording studio in rural North Carolina, The Kudzu Ranch, the album is another in a long line of humorous, infectious and, ultimately, danceable albums the group's released since its first in 1986.
These songs, curiously enough, almost always take shape in a car.
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When it's time to write, Miller heads out on the rural backroads of North Carolina with a journal and pen in tow.
"It's a great form of meditation," he said. "You can drive for 20 minutes and find a few things to write about. It gets a little hairy in the country roads, trying to jot something down on the steering wheel ... but I've always enjoyed writing like that."
The song sketches often get set aside for later, when it's time to record a new album, but if an idea for a riff accompanies the lines, Miller will often flesh out the song more fully when he gets home.
With a guitar and a beat box, to set the proper tempo or feel of the song, Miller makes a few demos and then shares them with Huff, especially if it's a song he wants her to play. Before the song makes an album, it's usually played live and multiple takes are tried.
"We have our own studio and that helps," he said. "We have four different takes on some songs, which we'll offer as downloads."
Some songs, like "High Life," on the new record, are available as an electric, acoustic and rockabilly version. The song "Bad Boys" is garage rock on the album but the alternate take is more straight-up rock, with a country feel.
Miller said deciding which track to select for the album can get dicey.
"We basically fight with one another" to decide which take makes the album, he said. "The person who sings it gets the last call usually. Dave and I really liked the rockabilly version of 'Bad Boys,' but Mary liked the garage version of it because she does deliver it with a snarl, and she's right that it is better.
"We've been a band so long it's like fighting with your family over what channel to watch. Usually the fights are OK, but a lot of people get shot over stuff like that sometimes."
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Why did you have -- or why are you considering having -- weight-loss surgery?There are several reasons I opted for gastric bypass -- I had obesity-related illnesses, I could not lose the weight on my own, my insurance would cover the procedure, etc. But the bottom line is, I was afraid to die young. And that is why I had the surgery ultimately. What is your top reason for having weight loss surgery? READ MORE
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To save my life!!!!! I also wanted to be thin again. While I am not thin, I have lost over 100 lbs and I look good. Most importantly I am healthy. READ MORE
I have progressive MS, and was losing mobility fast In order to stay mobile for as long as possible I decided to have a gastric bypass. I will still progress, but I hope it will be slower now that I have lost about 130lbs.READ MORE
Health GuideJanuary 26, 2013
Good for you! I always am pleased to hear about other people taking control of their health and their lives. Congrats on the 130-lb weight loss! I truly hope that you delay your MS symptoms as long as possible. I wish continued good health to you.
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I just thought I'd pass htis along for your consideration. This morning I've been listening to many of the thought leaders in the Paleo movement (a Paleo diet is very similar to the bariatric diet so you are probably following this eating plan). Anyway, one of the thought leaders, Dr. Terry Wahls published this book, which may be beneficial to you. I hope it helps!
Minding My Mitochondria 2nd Edition: How I overcame secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and got out of my wheelchair.
Dr. Terry Wahls is a board certified internal medicine physician and clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she teaches internal medicine residents in their primary care continuity of care clinics, sees patients in a traumatic brain injury clinic and conducts clinical trials. She is also a patient with a chronic progressive neurological disorder, secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. Dr. Wahls did not give up. Instead she began reading the medical literature night after night, looking for her own answers about what drove disability in the setting of MS. She created new theories which she then tested upon herself with results that stunned her family, her physician and herself for she got up, out of the wheelchair. She now able to bicycle 18 miles.
Grateful to have her life back, Dr. Wahls has been committed teaching both the medical community and the lay public about the power of the Wahls Diet™ and the Wahls Paleo Diet™ to restore health and vitality. She has founded The Wahls Foundation to support education and research about the impact of the Wahls Diet™ and the Wahls Paleo Diet™ coupled with exercise on multiple sclerosis and other chronic disease. She is also the lead scientist for a funded clinical trial testing the effectiveness of the interventions she used so successfully on herself in others with secondary progressive MS.
Favorable preliminary results were presented at the international 2011 Neuroscience conference in Washington D.C.


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interesting sword design for the guy on the left (in his hand). what was the inspiration?
So much awesomeness!! I love these!
great job i like him
This concept artwork looks really nicely done!
Damn I can do only evil armor! I have to study your concept arts!
bautiful draw... if you want see my draw or go on channel of youtube
This is so beautiful I can't even TT ^ TT
Nice sword!
great pose and angle of the female figure
Nice !
Do you use any lighting references or is that all just from your head? Brilliant work as usual btw.
classic its the best
Awesomely done
Sweet sketch works!
Dang, man, that is a cool sword.
Your pencil work and paintings are equally magnificent.
I love it!
I've been a long time fan of your work, and every one of your drawings is like a reminder for me to take a break from all the digital painting and do some graphite work. thank you for being a source of inspiration
I like the guy's sword. Very basic, yet still appealing.
Looks nice! love the detail
I will never get tired of your pencil drawings.
oh i like that 2nd sketch a lot
I love everything you draw! XD


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1950's Illustration: When Mass Media Met Pop Culture
A Short Overview of Illustrations From the Age When Mass Media Met Pop Culture
Welcome to the wonderful world of the 1950's illustration. It is filled with illusion, abundance, naiveness and optimism. In no other time in history has illustration been so incorporated into the society – representing and defining it's ways and norms – as it was in the 1950's.
Illustrations were everywhere; on books, and magazines, and billboards. They covered food and beverage packing, they were even on Television. The 1950's were a Golden Era of Illustration.
The 50's in the United States were a time of constant expanding of advertising and media tools, and illustration became a common and popular method of transferring ideas. But the 50's illustrations are about more than just selling brands. They offer a story. They reveal the decade's political, economical and social events.
Life in the 1950's was simple and comfortable. And for those who rode on top of the the wave of the rising middle class – even luxurious.
Following the end of WWII western economies bloomed, and consumerism began to spread. During the 50's the average salary in the USA went up by 50%, a middle class arouse, credit card was introduced, babies were booming all around, a good future was there for everyone.
Men were supporting their families working long hours in office job. Finally, they could afford to own a car.
Housewives were still nice and polite smiling happily while following the on box recipes from the newly introduced out of the box products, cleaning their new all electric house and trying to stay fit and with the latest fashion.
In a decade marked by economical growth, there were many new brands and products that came to life.
Big Depression was over, WWII ended, and people were living a new kind of life, which meant treating your self good.
Increased leasure time lead to fast food restaurants and outdoor cinemas spreading everywhere.
Everyone seemed to live a dream come true – happy and content.
To this ideal world there was just one threat. An invisible yet deeply threatening Cold war was over everyone's heads. Still, all worked hard to maintain the illusion of a dream come true reality.
For having more than their basic needs taken care off – people started searching for more, looking up in the skies. Soviet Satellite Sputnik Launched Space Age.
Following the evolving of mass media – popular culture was created.
It was all about radio, jukebox, drive in movies and TV.
1956 belonged entirely to "The King". Mass media helped Elvis become the first pop culture product to become a global icon.
The motion picture industry took over showbiz. By 1958, there were more than 5,000 drive-in's in the U.S. More than 10.5 million US homes had a TV set.
Young people wanted new and exciting symbols of rebellion and Hollywood responded. Anti-hero's like Marlon Brando took on the role, and sexy non conformist anti-heroines like Marilyn Monroe added excitement.
Illustrators were a necessary assets in the advertising industry, in the Movies-TV industry, and even around the news desks in the leading newspaper.
Extremely fruitful was the field of children's illustration, characterised by flat characters, use of bright colors, expanded color palettes and basically no 3 dimensional space.
Theodor Seuss Geisel – better known under the pen name Dr. Seuss – might be considered the most famous illustrators of his time. After drawing political cartoons during WWII, Geisel returned to children's books. In 1955 he published his most known book – The Cat in the Hat – based on simplified vocabulary accompanied by distinct drawing style, verse rhythms and incredible imaginative power.
Mary Blair began working for Disney in 1934. Rather than faithfully reproducing the old illustrators Mary used a new approach – flat color, complementary contrast and various color shades creating her own, widely recognisable world. Her illustrations are poetry and we still read them with ease and excitement as they in the 50's did.
At the beginning of his career Art Seiden did corporate and advertising work for some of the largest companies in America. However, his unique style expressed mainly through use of transparent watercolours and gouache showed to be the biggest match on children's book illustration. Seiden illustrated over 300 books.
It would be impossible to conclude the 50's without the famous Pin Up girls. According to Great American Pin Up Gallery 'Every business, restaurant, theatre, club and locker room was decorated with these beauties.' They offer a new fresh view on sexual freedoms that were evolving at the time.
We just love Fifties illustration. It brings us into some other time, a time where it all started – consumerism, fast food, liberate sex. A naive world created by innovative people who believed in a better future.
- todaysinspiration.blogspot.com
- animationarchive.org
- loti.com
- fiftiesweb.com
- flicker.com – Big thanks to all the people who uploaded this wonderful material!
- thepeoplehistory.com
- chickenhead.com
- plan59.com
- ffffound.com
- greatamericanpinup.com
- wikipedia.org
Martina Skender is a freelance graphic designer from Croatia currently living and learning about Israel. She worked for theater, print and web. She likes to observe, draw and post her drawings on her draw everything blog. /// portfolio


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Pew Study: Some State Tax Incentives Turn Into Traps
A new study by the Pew Center on the States says some states are creating tax traps for themselves by setting up tax incentives for economic development that are open-ended or otherwise lack sufficient controls.
Louisiana, for example, approved a tax exemption back in 1994 for horizontal natural gas drillers, according to Pew. It cost the state practically nothing – just $285,000 in forgone revenues – as recently as 2007. But the rapid expansion of horizontal drilling in the last few years raised the price tag to $239 million in 2010, Pew said.
New Mexico's tax credit for creating high-wage jobs cost the state just $9.3 million in fiscal 2011. But a year later, the cost had more than quintupled to $48 million, Pew said in the report.
"That might have been a positive development if it signaled an economic boom and showed that the credit was working—but there was no matching increase in high-wage jobs," according to the report. "Instead, state officials believed the costs were rising primarily because businesses were learning they could claim credits for jobs they had created years earlier without knowing about the tax credit."
The Pew study found that only four of 16 major state economic development bills between 2007 and 2011 contained both rigorous fiscal estimates and caps on annual expenditures for the tax incentives involved. Five of the bills lacked either control.
The report comes as state and local tax incentives have grown in popularity as a way for states and localities to compete in attracting and retaining businesses and jobs. But their effectiveness has been questioned by critics, including Pew.


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SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) volunteered at various community relations (COMREL) projects during a three-day port visit to the Republic of Singapore.
While in port, 41 Sailors participated in four COMREL events to promote goodwill between the U.S. and their Singaporean hosts.
"Volunteering while we're in port gives Sailors a chance to see a different side of the Singaporean culture and fosters relations between the United States and Singapore," said Religious Programs Specialist 1st Class Russell Trimp, community relations coordinator for commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific.
While interacting with locals, Sailors also assisted with landscaping, cleaning and maintenance projects for a variety of Singapore-based organizations including the Children's Society Sunbeam Place, a shelter for children who come from disadvantaged families.
"It's always nice to see the excitement on the kids' faces," said Chief Electrician's Mate Olalekan Oyawale, from Indianapolis. "You could tell they didn't want us to leave."
Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Charity Winiarski from Castaic, Calif. was one of the Sailors who visited the Catholic AIDS Response Effort (CARE), an organization that runs a shelter for homeless people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
"I really like to help people out whenever I'm given the chance," said Winiarski, "even if we help make other people's lives better for a short amount of time, it's worth it."
The visit served as the highlight of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group's (JCSCSG) return to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) after spending more than five months operating with and supporting U.S. Naval Force Central Command.
The JCSCSG, consisting of Stennis, Carrier Air Wing 9, Destroyer Squadron 21 and Mobile Bay, is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet AOR conducting maritime security operations.
For more information on the JCSCSG visit www.stennis.navy.mil or www.facebook.com/stennis74
For more information, visit www.navy.mil, www.facebook.com/usnavy, or www.twitter.com/usnavy
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Awful Cold OvernightUPDATED 6:25 PM EST Dec 11, 2013
Temperatures will drop to dangerous levels overnight and early Thursday.Video Transcript
(DON'T TALK) An arctic cold front will bring a blast of awful cold overnight and Thursday. An arctic cold front will race across the Tri-State this evening. Winds will increase this evening, along with clouds and a few snow showers or passing flurries. No accumulation is expected, but temperatures will crash into the teens. Windchills will drop to dangerous levels through Thursday morning, possibly as low as 5 below. Actual temperatures will fall to between 0 and 5 above. Frigid sun will de little to help warm us Thursday as temperatures barely creep above 20. Thursday night will be clear and very cold again. High pressure will linger through the day Friday providing sunshine. Friday will be slightly milder with temperatures climbing into the middle 30's. Another storm center will impact the Tri-State Friday night and Saturday. Clouds will increase Friday afternoon with a wintry mix expected late Friday night. Light accumulations of snow are expected, before changing over to rain on Saturday. as of now, this doesn't look like a significant storm for the Tri-State with overall snow being light and temperatures climbing above freezing Saturday changing the mix to plain rain. Colder air will return Saturday night switching any lingering showers over to snow showers, but no accumulation is expected. Temperatures remain chilly for the start of next week. The track of Friday nights/Saturday storm is not set in stone and any slight track farther south could lead to more significant impacts and heavier snow. STAY TUNED... HE'S SIX... AND ALREADY LABELED... A SEXUAL HARASSER!
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Doesn't time fly by quickly? It seems like just yesterday we were buying our textbooks to get ready for the first day of school, and now we only have one term left! You may be busy with classes and studying, but don't get so busy that you forget to do these five things before the end of the school year:
1. Connect
Not with friends, but with your professors! You're going to want to establish and maintain a relationship with them before parting. Letters of recommendation may be needed for any internship or job you want to apply for over the summer, or if you're graduating. (This is why it's helpful to introduce yourself to your professors before the start of the term.)
2. Link Up
On LinkedIn! Sure, you've heard your classmates and professors talk about this site, but is it really helpful? Turns out, 93 percent of job recruiters look to LinkedIn for their next employee. This is a growing trend for future employment. Connect with professors, classmates, co-workers, and other business professionals. Just remember that LinkedIn has a different purpose than Facebook.
3. Portfolio
Put it together. Why before the school year is over? A lot of universities have advanced computer programs to assist in portfolio building. Movie editing software, resume templates, etc. All will help with putting the finishing touches on your secret weapon. When you're finished, have someone in the career center look it over.
4. Stay On Track
I can't stress enough the importance of meeting with a counselor to be sure you're on track to graduating when you want to. Make sure the classes you're taking count toward your degree.
5. Be Prepared
At the end of each term, you may feel differently about post-grad plans. Make sure that any options you are considering will still be available (ex. Peace Corp, AmeriCorp, etc.), and that you will be a qualified candidate. Some programs only take young adults up to a certain age, or require you to have a specific degree or course experience. Consider following the programs you're interested in via Twitter or Facebook – that way, if any changes are made, you'll know right away.
Have any other tips for finishing the year on a positive note? Let us know in the comments!
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Sullivan man charged in gun-point robbery
MONTICELLO - A Sullivan County man has been charged in a Thursday gun-point robbery in the Town of Thompson after he was arrested on Friday night for an unrelated drug charge.
Sheriff's deputies say Steven Slezak, 29, is accused robbing two men of $350 around 4 p.m. as they walked near the intersection of schoolhouse road. The men, residents of Obernburg, reported that a man displayed a handgun and demanded money. The investigation was hampered by severe weather but deputies continued the investigation the next day and were able to identify Slezak as the suspect. On Friday night, Monticello police spotted him on the corner of Landfield Avenue and North Street, and he was arrested for possession of heroin, and turned over to the sheriff's office.
Slezak has been charged with first-degree robbery, arraigned and sent to the Sullivan County Jail on no bail.
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Knight Foundation Commits $2.3 Million for Innovation Phase of College Hill Project
The University announced the next step in revitalizing the College Hill Corridor on Sept. 21 with a new effort to boost entrepreneurship and attract homegrown businesses to the city's downtown. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is providing $2.3 million for the effort that includes continuing the College Hill Alliance's successful work in promoting a sense of place for the Corridor that connects Mercer University with the city's downtown. Local leaders announced the initiative today in Mercer Village, a symbol of the Alliance's efforts to reshape the city's first neighborhoods.
With the grant, the College Hill Alliance will work to create an "Innovation Corridor" to attract talent and keep Macon's college graduates in town with help from Jumpstart America, a nationally recognized non-profit that accelerates the success of entrepreneurs and their companies, and creates a business climate that supports them.
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I came out in a severe rash all over my head and face, it felt like a bad sunburn and someone rubbing it with sandpaper all the time, it was very painfull for about 2 weeks, even the pain meds from my doc did not work
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I am am Male diagnosed with phase 2 throat cancer in the tonsils. First few weeks on Erbitux were fine and then the acne kicked in. Doctors prescribed minocyline and it mostly cleared up. But by week 4 my gut was unable to take solid foods (lost 40 lbs during treatment) after treatment my gut was still bad and tests showed H.Pylori so this may have been present all along but early treatment would have made my conditions much less severe (Erbitux targets all mucosal cells). If you have stomach problems do not let your doctor ignore them as a course of Losec would likely have kept the H.Pylori and tender stomach at bay long enough to finish treatment. 4 weeks after Erbitux and radition are finished my gut is just starting to accept solids (after treatment for H.Pylori)though my mouth has taken this long to start to heal from the radiation. Still suffering from extreme dry mouth though this from what I was told before treatment is a result of damage to the salivary glands done by the radiation treament. The surface skin on my neck healed in record time likely due to a mixture of skin lotions and one in particular seemed to work wonders (called Natures Aid). I only wish I healed internally as quick! Going for a follow up CAT scan in 3 weeks so keeping my fingers crossed.
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My husband almost died yesterday from a severe allergic reaction only seconds into his first treatment. After a short ambulance ride from the cancer center to the hospital, he was stabilized in ER & is now in intensive care & feeling better. They are concerned that he might have had heart damage & are currently doing a blood test every 6 hours hoping his level will stabilize or decline. Other than his oral cancer, he has been very healthy with no known allergies or other medical problems. Very scary.
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Nearly Killed my mother in law. After 1 treatment she was unable to walk with out assitance,was almost completly unresponsive. She had to be hospitalized for over a week. Please think long and hard about taking this drug. It is not as safe as tylenol as we were told. Its side effects are Not less than you have with tylenol! Do your reaserch as a family and make a well informed decison before taking this drug. Remember the goal is to improve your quailty of life not ruin it!
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had drug with radiation. Rash was inside and outside body. Tough to deal with. 2month post, gray eyebrows started growing dark brown and long/narley. mustache hair increased from barely there. 6month post, still have some rash new yet. headaches and mucous (bad smell).
first 8 infusions caused shadowy area on PET that was needle biopsied cancer to disappear. Three months later PET showed hot spot in a different area, on my tongue, and after 7 infusions, the number value went down but it was still present so am taking more treatments.
I have a stage 4 squamous cell sinus tumor. After 3 tx/s of the Erbitux I could see the tumor shrinking. I've had no problems with this drug.
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I'm taking for mouth/throat cancer. The bad face acne is clearing after 3 wks with hydrocortizone. Cuticle skin is splitting and getting infected, dry skin is tolerable but extremely dry hands. Messing up my mouth badly. Thank God, tho, no nausea or heart side effects, so i rate this well.
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Distance learning programs at EAU
Master of Theology in Liberal Catholic Studies
1. Introduction
Thank you for your interest in the European-American University Master of Theology in Liberal Catholic Studies program. The program is designed to be completed within twenty-two months by a student devoting ten to twelve hours a week, working by distance learning.
The program is outlined below, but individual details may be varied on the initiative of the Mentor and/or student, always subject to ratification by the University. In principle, the aim is to provide a fully bespoke, individualized learning experience that takes into account the particular strengths, interests and previous learning of the student, and thus offers a flexible but rigorous route to the degree.
The reader should note that the reference to "Liberal Catholic Studies" is specifically related to the history of the Liberal Catholic Church, established in 1915, and those churches that have developed from it. It is not concerned with the liberal aspects of Roman Catholicism or with religious liberalism in general.
The program currently consists of six modules, listed below with their main topics.
A. History of the Liberal Catholic movement
Origins in Old Catholicism. Wedgwood and the creation of the L.C.C. Subsequent history of the movement and its successor communities.
B. Theosophy
History of the Theosophical Society. Theosophy as a philosophy of religion. Influence of Theosophy on the Liberal Catholic movement.
C. C.W. Leadbeater
Life and philosophy of C.W.L. His influence on Liberal Catholicism. His theological importance.
D. Devotional and other literature of the Liberal Catholic movement
Study of liturgical and other works of Liberal Catholicism, including the writings of Wedgwood and Matthews.
E. Theology of Liberal Catholicism
Study of the theological position of Liberal Catholicism and of the movement today. Relations with other movements within the I.S.M. Relations to the positions of the mainstream denominations.
F. A Dissertation Topic
2. Aims and objectives
The program is aimed at the ordained or layperson, whether or not a Liberal Catholic, who desires to understand the origins, philosophy and faith that has brought about the Liberal Catholic movement. It offers the opportunity to assess all the important strands that have contributed to the movement, without being exclusively devoted to the point of view of any one of the present-day churches that make that movement up. It will produce scholars with an in-depth understanding of Liberal Catholicism that would be useful for prospective ordinands or those in the early stages of a ministerial vocation, as well as those from other backgrounds who seek to relate to Liberal Catholics in a meaningful and respectful way.
3. Methods of delivery
The delivery of the teaching for the course is by distance learning. Students will be assigned a Mentor who will be a practitioner in the field and/or an established academic. They will work out the exact details of what is to be studied and how this will be assessed in co-operation with the Mentor with this learning contract then ratified by the University. In most cases, students will communicate with their Mentor via electronic communications (e-mail, fax) although some Mentors prefer to work via postal mail, and many will also offer telephone support.
4. Course materials
The chosen methods of learning are designed to offer the student the maximum of flexibility and scope in tackling the program.
The individualized nature of the program means that traditional course materials in the form of structured course notes are rarely appropriate or practical, although it is hoped that where possible, Mentors will make their notes on particular topics available to the student. Students are, of course, responsible for creating their own course notes based on their reading and related work.
Most work within the program will consist of directed readings from key texts selected by the Mentor. The student will be responsible for obtaining books, which are not included in the tuition fees, although both the Mentor and the University will endeavor to assist in the event of any difficulty in obtaining books. The Mentor will set regular assignments based on the directed reading, most of which will be in the form of an essay or paper. Mentors will also provide guidance on background reading for each topic.
5. Entry requirements
The usual minimum requirements for entry to the course are as follows:
- Completion of a first degree or an equivalent theological qualification. In some cases completion of the requirements for ordination will be taken in lieu of a first degree.
- Candidates will normally have attained the age of twenty-eight years. All candidates will be expected to show a proficiency in the English language.
It is a key principle of the University that each application should be considered on its own merits, and admission to the course and all interpretations as to the eligibility for such admission remain at the discretion of the University.


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Nail art is fun, and The Illustrated Nail, the Tumblr of an artistic manicurist, has a lot of it. It's not clear if The Illustrated Nail is a salon or if the Tumblr manager just shows up at your house to create dazzling nails, but we can at least enjoy the pictures.
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Lots of empty spaces at new Yarmouth park and rideUPDATED 7:24 PM EST Dec 10, 2013
A newly opened park and ride off I-295 exit 15 in Yarmouth is mainly empty.Video Transcript
"YOU BUILD IT- AND THEY WILL COME." THAT'S WHAT THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS SAID ABOUT A NEW 3- HUNDRED SPACE "PARK AND RIDE" IN YARMOUTH. BUT SOME ARE CALLING THE 1- MILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG A WASTE OF MONEY- OTHERS ARE CALLING PARK AND RIDE A JOKE. WMTW NEWS 8S JIM KEITHLEY IS LIVE IN YARMOUTH TONIGHT WITH THE DETAILS. WE'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY - THE CRITICS SAY IN THE THREE WEEKS SINCE IT'S BEEN OPEN THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN CARS USING THE PARK AND RIDE. SUPPORTERS SAY - GIVE IT CHANCE, PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT YET. THE MILLION DOLLAR PARK AND RIDE WAS PART OF A BIGGER PROJECT -THE REVAMPING OF EXIT 15 OF THE I-295 INTERCHANGE IN YARMOUTH. THE NEW LOT HAS ONLY BEEN OPEN FOR USE FOR THREE WEEKS. THE SIERRA CLUB OF MAINE WAS OPPOSED FROM THE BEGINNING SAYING IT WAS NOT HAPPY THAT THREE ACRES OF TREES WERE CLEARED TO MAKE ROOM FOR A 300-SPACE PARKING LOT. "I've been driving by here every day, I count the cars and maybe you know down the here every day, I count the cars and maybe you know down the road this will all be full you know down the road this will all be full but I doubt it." "I've counted no more than five cars and that white truck has been here every day since it started, so that guy is really committed. THERE'S A VISITOR'S CENTER WITH A PARK AND RIDE JUST TWO MILES AWAY - ALL OF 30 PARK AND RIDE SPACES ARE USUALLY FULL. THE MAINE D-O-T SAYS DESPITE THE CRITICISM, THERE IS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR THE NEW SUPER-SIZED LOT AND THEY SAY STUDIES SHOWED THE NEED IS THERE AND THE PROJECT WAS CONSIDERED A "REGIONAL PRIORITY." YARMOUTH'S TOWN MANAGER AGREES THAT IT'S TOO EARLY TO CRITICIZE - AND THINKS COMMUTERS AND CAR-POOLERS WILL DISCOVERED THE YARMOUTH LOT. "I think the criticism about the parking lot being under necessary, over-built is premature. The town was never the advocate for, or the sponsor of that project. The DOT thought that was the appropriate thing to do and it was part of an interchange improvement that included a north-bound ramp which we previously didn't have, so it was a bit of a package deal." AND A DEAL THE D- O-T SAYS WILL PAY OFF IN THE LONG RUN. SAXE SAYS IT'S TOO LATE FOR THE TREES THAT WERE CUT DOWN, SHE'LL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR THESE SIGNS THAT WERE PLANTED INSTEAD -- BUT SHE IS PUTTING THE D-O-T ON NOTICE. "I'll come talk to you in a year, but I will be at your meetings and listening really hard about how you're spending public money." THE STATE PAID 20-PERCENT OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARK AND RIDE- THE REST CAME FROM FEDERAL FUNDS. THERE ARE MORE THAN 50 PARK AND RIDE LOTS ACROSS THE STATE - THE DOT SAID ONE ON MARGINAL WAY IN PORTLAND WITH 200- SPACES IS STILL SOMEWHAT NEW AND IS ALREADY AT CAPACITY. LIVE IN YARMOUTH, JIM KEITHLEY WMTW NEWS 8.
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The company stated that only 1% of its accounts were accessed during the security vulnerability's window and that an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the error is now underway. Although the 1% figure doesn't sound serious, Dropbox has about 25 million users, so this means that about 250,000 accounts were accessed while the issue was live.
Flaws of this nature are a serious problem for Dropbox, as the service is used by many organizations (including MakeUseOf) to share information related to ongoing projects. The service has come under fire in recent months for a number of security related issues, including misleading statements about file encryption that eventually resulted in a formal complaint by the FTC.
There are a couple of things you can check to make sure that your Dropbox account was not compromised during those critical 4 hours.
- First of all, check this page which goes into detail about all the recent activity in your Dropbox account. It will show you if someone has removed or added any files to your account without your knowledge and permission, as well as if any of your files were shared with anyone.
- This page shows all the computers and mobile devices which are currently linked to your account. See a computer or device you don't recognize? Or has one of your computers or mobile devices been removed? Then someone has probably accessed your account. Boot them off and change your password immediately.
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Funding Opportunities
The Office of Sponsored Programs can help match interested CMC faculty and staff with funding opportunities
As a service to CMC faculty, staff and administration, the Office of Sponsored Programs routinely searches for funding opportunities through a variety of governmental and non-governmental organizations. To conduct your own search, click on the links below.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
The CFDA gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally recognized Indian tribal governments; territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and non-profit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. After you find the program you want, contact the office that administers the program and find out how to apply.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is a biweekly subscriber newspaper for non-profit organizations that includes a list of grant opportunities.
Colorado Association of Funders (CAF)
CAF is a non-profit regional membership organization for grant-makers throughout the state of Colorado. The membership directory is a good starting point to find grant opportunities in the state.
Colorado Department of Education
This site is designed to be a central resource for all State and Federal grant opportunities, either administered or recognized by the Colorado Department of Education.
This is the U.S. Government's one-stop virtual marketplace. Through this single point of entry, commercial vendors and government buyers are invited to post, search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community.
Foundation Center
This subscriber service has links to hundreds of foundations that offer grant opportunities.
This web site updates grant opportunities on a daily basis for the entire Federal government.
This website contains more than 13,000 funding opportunities provided by more than 4,000 sponsoring organizations. Contact the CMC Office of Sponsored Programs for assistance when using this site.
This website provides information on more than 1.8 million non-profit organizations. If you are looking for a partner on a grant-funded program, this is a good place to start.
The National Institutes of Health hosts this funding opportunities web site.
This grant opportunities web site is hosted by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
TRIO Program
The U.S. Department of Education funds educational opportunity outreach programs designed to motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds through TRIO in the Office of Postsecondary Education.
This is the official web site of the U.S. Government. Whatever you need or want from the U.S. Government, you should be able to find it here.
This searchable web site includes information on every Federal grant and contract. Find out who received the award, the amount of the award, the funding agency, and more.


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Ace Hood is riding high off the success of his new single 'Bugatti' and looks to keep the momentum going. He decides to unleash the visual for 'Goin Down' featuring Meek Mill off his "Starvation 2″ mixtape. Directed by Edgar Esteves. Ace's new album "Trials & Tribulations" will be released on July 24th.
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Definition of culpability in English:
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Responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame: a level of moral culpability
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There was little doubt that once CEO Elon Musk and Tesla announced they would locate their electric vehicle battery "Gigafactory" in Nevada, that Silver State lawmakers would vote in a special legislative session to support targeted tax breaks and incentives – even at the breathtaking amount of $1.3 billion.
Gov. Brian Sandoval, the courter, would have appeared an extreme fool if he didn't already have the political backing needed for the deal. But there were other mini-surprises: Unanimity at the legislature; four separate bills passed to construct the package; and benefits enjoyed by other industries in Nevada that were rescinded to help with the Tesla payoff.
Tesla's once-Teflon Tony Stark Elon Musk, the adored Paypal/SpaceX/electric-car innovator who's been showered with unmitigated media praise and highly inflated stock values, has another lithium ion battery fire to explain.
This one happened after a Model S crash in Mexico. The last one happened less than a month ago in Kent, Wash. Since then Tesla's share price has fallen from $193.90 on Sept. 30 to $160.58 this afternoon. The irrational exuberance that made the electric automaker the darling of Wall Street has now become merely excitable, although still unjustifiably so. Even Musk himself told Bloomberg last week, "The stock price that we have is more than we have any right to deserve."
We've already seen Fisker Karmas spontaneously ignite in a Texas garage and a supermarket parking lot in California, which were blamed on isolated incidents.
But now the taxpayer-subsidized ($193 million) electric automaker has seen several of its $102,000+ luxury hybrids go up in smoke all at once, thanks to Hurricane Sandy.
Jalopnik.com reported Tuesday night that approximately 16 of the Karmas that were parked in Port Newark, N.J. Monday night as Hurricane Sandy approached were submerged by the storm surge. According to the Web site's unidentified source, the vehicles then "caught fire" and "exploded." Jalopnik has exclusive photos of the Karmas in which they all were thoroughly destroyed by what must have been an intense inferno.
The electric vehicle fire in Woodside, Calif. about a week ago has led to the third recall in the short life of taxpayer-subsidized ($193 million in stimulus) Fisker Automotive and its plug-in hybrid model, the Karma.
The first two recalls were caused by problems with batteries produced by Fisker's similarly troubled supplier and business partner, A123 Systems. The company said this time the fire was caused by a failure in a cooling fan, which caused overheating while the vehicle's owner shopped for groceries inside a store. About 2,400 Karmas – 1,400 of which are in the possession of customers – will need to be recalled.
Another government-funded electric vehicle has burned.
This time it's the second fire in a Fisker Karma, which received $193 million out of a $529 million award from a Department of Energy loan guarantee before the cabinet agency cut the company off for failure to meet still-undisclosed milestones. This blaze (video), according to a report on the automotive Web site Jalopnik, occurred in a Woodside, Calif. parking lot while its owner was inside a store shopping for groceries.
Fisker Automotive has implied that the Texas owner of one of its Karma models committed "fraud" or "malicious intent" in blaming the luxury electric vehicle for his garage fire last week, after he had to rescue his wife, mother and child from flames that spread quickly to his house.
The company's claim could be a fatal public relations move, as the chief investigator in Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office, Robert Baker, has also blamed the fire on the Karma. Fisker, recipient of $193 million (out of a $529 million total guarantee) loan backed by taxpayers via the Department of Energy, has suffered a series of publicity blunders including two recalls, a Karma breakdown at Consumer Reports' test facility, a SEC investigation of its primary venture capital raisers, layoffs, and a cutoff of its loan by DOE.
The administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 6 office in Dallas, who boasted on video that he sought to "crucify" oil and gas companies as examples much like the Roman empire, has a history of environmental activism and overzealous statements.


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Antrim: On lookout for meth
Police officials are clear: There are no meth-related investigations currently open in the eastern portion of the Monadnock region. But they say they've heard rumors that the powerful drug and the extremely explosive labs used to create it may be finding their way into the region
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