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The Question: Should whistleblowers be punished?
- Irish News
- January 21, 2017, 00:00
The imminent release of Chelsea Manning but lack of clemency for Edward Snowden have highlighted the high costs of whistleblowing (...)
The Question: What is 'kompromat'?
- Irish News
- January 14, 2017, 00:00
BuzzFeed's Trump dossier, with its allegations of Moscow hotel antics, depends on the Russian tactic of gathering compromising mat(...)
Ten years ago, simple little iPhone upended all kinds of industries
- Innovation
- January 12, 2017, 01:00
With an smartphone, you no longer had to be sitting down, 'at your computer', to be online
Has shift to cloud made Consumer Electronics Show irrelevant?
- Irish News
- January 7, 2017, 00:00
Without heavyweight keynote events, Las Vegas gizmo expo feels more like a toy show
Has social media led the world to lose its hold on reality?
- Irish News
- December 31, 2016, 00:00
The Questions of the Year, including - was Leicester City's triumph a bad omen?
The Question: Can prequels be as good as original films?
- Irish News
- December 24, 2016, 00:00
Underwhelming Star Wars film Rogue One exposes the limitations of the prequel
The Question: Should the United Nations have hired Wonder Woman?
- Irish News
- December 17, 2016, 00:00
Nearly 45,000 people rejected the comic book character as a female role model
The Question: Why are our 15-year-old students so swotty?
- Irish News
- December 10, 2016, 00:00
Results of OECD survey are testament to importance of education in Irish culture
After globalisation, will automation mean even greater unrest?
- Business
- December 8, 2016, 06:13
A whole range of jobs will be obsoleted by technology, with far-reaching risks
The Question: Will the Irish ever accept water meters?
- Irish News
- December 3, 2016, 00:01
Historians will one day wonder why it was the provision of water services that spurred revolt
Rebel Mission: San Francisco's role in the 1916 Rising
- Abroad
- December 2, 2016, 15:00
The California city's Walking the Rebellion tour includes curiosities like the site of the Sinn Féin Shoe Store, which helped fund(...)
The Question: Has Trump handed 21st-century dominance to China?
- Irish News
- November 26, 2016, 00:00
US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a major boost for Beijing
The Question: Why were we captivated by the supermoon?
- Irish News
- November 19, 2016, 00:00
In a time of turbulence, the collective admiration of the closest full moon of the century so far is heartening
In a Trumpkin world truth and facts have lost all value
- Business
- November 17, 2016, 05:34
Impact of fake news must be acknowledged by Zuckerberg
New Yorkers regain their voice as they protest Trump's win
- November 10, 2016, 13:24
Massive protest by shocked Clinton supporters stops traffic and brings NYPD out in force
QUESTION: Can a Pirate Party take power in an election?
- Irish News
- November 5, 2016, 00:00
The Icelandic Pirate Party didn't do quite as well as polls had predicted, a recurring issue for outsider activist parties
Are theme park rides safe?
- Irish News
- October 29, 2016, 01:00
Assessing safety levels requires comprehensive data, which are surprisingly hard to collate
In our rush to build Internet of Things we have left ourselves vulnerable to attacks
- Business
- October 27, 2016, 05:19
It may be anathema to Silicon Valley but government regulation is vital for safe innovation
The Question: Did JobBridge do its job?
- Irish News
- October 22, 2016, 00:00
Leo Varadkar has closed the national internship scheme, which generated significant controversy over its five years
It's not an election. It's 'America's Next Top Politician'
- TV, Radio, Web
- October 20, 2016, 18:00
The world thinks it's watching a conventional political race, but Donald Trump has been participating in a reality-television show(...)
The Question: Are taxes on sugary drinks effective?
- Irish News
- October 15, 2016, 00:00
Michael Noonan announced a tax on sugary drinks on the same day as the World Health Organisation made its case
The Question: How much must readers know about authors?
- Irish News
- October 8, 2016, 00:00
The unmasking of Elena Ferrante undermines the relationship of readers and writers
The Question: Why would Disney buy Twitter?
- Irish News
- October 1, 2016, 00:00
The social network is in trouble. The House of Mouse could be interested in its streaming-TV potential. But buying Troll Towers wo(...)
A tipping point month for autonomous transport
- Business
- September 29, 2016, 05:28
Uber has in the past few weeks begun testing self-driving taxis in Pittsburgh
The Question: Should we be interested in Brangelina's split?
- Irish News
- September 24, 2016, 01:00
Pitt and Jolie were an avatar of true love, like the fairytale couples of our childhood
The Question: Are university rankings bad for students?
- People
- September 10, 2016, 06:00
International league tables may sound comprehensive, but it's unclear how they help students
Apple tax strategy contains seeds of challenge to nation states
- Business
- September 8, 2016, 05:30
Tempering corporate self-interest so it does not damage democracy is a key challenge
The Question: Can the Olympics ever be apolitical?
- Irish News
- August 27, 2016, 05:00
Feyisa Lilesa's solidarity sign to Ethopians is the latest political act at a games
Supertop releases follow-up to iOS podcast app Castro
- Technology
- August 25, 2016, 05:36
'Inbox triage system' in Castro 2 enables users to manage volume of podcasts
The Question: Should we replace Mr, Mrs and Ms with the gender-neutral Mx?
- Irish News
- August 19, 2016, 19:00
Oxford City Council wants to drop titles that exclude transgender people
Bad design choices by carmakers can end up as fatal flaws
- Business
- August 17, 2016, 16:32
The parents of actor Anton Yelchin are blaming Fiat Chrysler for their son's death
The Question: What's going on with Olympic tickets?
- Irish News
- August 13, 2016, 05:00
Kevin Mallon of THG Sports was arrested in Rio over an alleged illegal ticket-selling scheme. Fraud seems to have become a perenni(...)
Why are millennials having less sex?
- People
- August 5, 2016, 12:30
A major new US study finds that those born in the 1980s and 1990s are having less sex than their predecessors
The Question: Where is the nostalgia for the VCR (RIP)?
- Irish News
- July 30, 2016, 05:00
Final firm still producing VCRs to cease production after selling mere 750,000 last year
Davin O'Dwyer: Twitter faces fundamental challenges over torrent of bile
- Business
- July 28, 2016, 06:00
Opinion: Offensive speech raises questions about social effects of disruptive technology
Donald Trump's wall is a medieval concept not worth revisiting
- Opinion
- July 25, 2016, 06:30
The flip side of the security offered by living inside walls is a lack of freedom
Question: How did technology affect Turkey coup attempt?
- Irish News
- July 23, 2016, 05:00
Erdogan has condemned social media yet he used it to address the Turkish people
The Irish of Silicon Valley
- Abroad
- July 16, 2016, 11:00
The Irish emigrant experience in Silicon Valley has changed from one of survival to one of ambition, and from one of permanent dis(...)
The Question: Should we worry about misleading statistics?
- Irish News
- July 16, 2016, 05:00
The Big Mac Index can spot when books are being cooked. What might it see in Ireland's revised GDP figure?
Can 'Silicon Roundabout' weather Brexit uncertainty?
- Business
- July 14, 2016, 10:30
It is important to appreciate what goes into making a technology start-up ecosystem
Dubliner John O'Farrell is turning things around in Silicon Valley
- Technology
- July 7, 2016, 07:00
Partner in venture capital firm a16z says firm's fresh approach is paying dividends
The Question: What good will paid paternity leave do?
- Irish News
- June 25, 2016, 05:00
Ireland's new dual parental leave will benefit the whole economy, but we have a long way to go before we match Sweden
Apple: how data harvesting is core to it addressing privacy
- Business
- June 20, 2016, 08:00
Company prepares to deploy 'differential privacy' as it develops user services
The Question: Is coffee good for you?
- Irish News
- June 18, 2016, 05:00
The World Health Organsation has reversed its view that coffee may be carcinogenic. But as it's a hot drink it could still be dang(...)
If #NotAllMen winds you up - here is the mansplanation
- Opinion
- June 17, 2016, 10:58
A thought experiment for men who don't understand feminism and feminists
The Question: Why is Brock Turner's mugshot so important?
- June 11, 2016, 05:00
Usually in the US, police departments release mugshots of their arrests. But in the case of Turner, they didn't
Neil Young review: still rockin' supreme in the free world
- Music
- June 9, 2016, 17:22
From the bucolic opening to the focused fury of a 15-minute guitar jam, Young is still one of music's most astounding sights and s(...)
The Question: What's behind Donald Trump's media spat?
- Irish News
- June 4, 2016, 05:00
The Republican presidential candidate says he raised $6m for US military veterans. Journalists at the Washington Post and Associat(...)
Missing the boat in tech is a question of life or death
- Business
- May 30, 2016, 07:30
Apple could be in a similar position to BlackBerry's almost a decade ago
The Question: Is Netflix about to become more European?
- Culture
- May 28, 2016, 04:00
The European Commission wants at least 20 per cent of streaming networks' programming to be local. Anglophone countries tend to sc(...)
Facing the Facebook facts: algorithms are biased too
- Business
- May 16, 2016, 07:45
Innovation Talk: latest furore reveals fear of the company's unprecedented power
The Question: Can a queen express opinions?
- May 14, 2016, 05:45
Queen Elizabeth was overheard saying Chinese officials were hard to deal with when President Xi Jinping visited the UK. It seems (...)
The Question: Why are iPhone sales falling?
- Irish News
- April 30, 2016, 05:00
Apple's quarterly results show profits and revenue down for the first time in 13 years
Tay the Microsoft bot easy prey for humanity's drivel
- Business
- April 25, 2016, 07:00
'Mark Zuckerberg, for one, has promised/threatened a new generation of chatbots operating inside the Facebook Messenger app'
The Question: Why is the EU going after Android?
- Irish News
- April 23, 2016, 05:00
Google's free smartphone software 'restricts competition' – ironically for an operating system designed as a defence against Micro(...)
Mapping world with three little words for every location
- Business
- April 18, 2016, 08:00
Start-up aims to eliminate problems across globe caused by poor addressing
The Question: Is violence ever acceptable as entertainment?
- Irish News
- April 16, 2016, 05:00
Mixed martial artist Joao Carvalho died after fighting Charlie Ward. Watch the likes of 'Batman v Superman' and you see that rele(...)
The Question: Should media pay criminals for their stories?
- Irish News
- April 9, 2016, 05:00
RTÉ's soft Michaella McCollum interview has raised more than a few ethical issues
40 years of Apple is a timeline for innovation and personal computing
- Business
- April 1, 2016, 12:00
History of the IT giant often affords too much significance to Jobs - and plays down the multiple missteps along the way
The Question: Should male tennis players be paid more than women?
- Irish News
- March 26, 2016, 04:00
As Indian Wells tournament boss Raymond Moore resigns, what of his comments?
The Question: Are computers now cleverer than us?
- Irish News
- March 19, 2016, 04:00
AlphaGo's board-game victory should serve as a warning about artificial intelligence
Davin O'Dwyer: Does social media feed into political upheaval?
- Business
- March 14, 2016, 07:30
With traditional media disrupted, Facebook is setting the agenda for political discourse
The Question: Why is there a war on exclamation marks?
- Irish News
- March 12, 2016, 04:00
UK department of education move curbs use of exclamation marks by students
The Question: Is Vienna better than Dublin?
- Life & Style
- February 27, 2016, 04:00
The Austrian capital has the best quality of life of any city, according to Mercer's annual survey. But you can't help loving our (...)
Apple takes a stand against becoming Big Brother
- Business
- February 22, 2016, 07:30
Chief executive Tim Cook says US government is seeking 'a back door to the iPhone'
The Question: Why is the ECB getting rid of the €500 note?
- Irish News
- February 20, 2016, 04:00
Large-denomination notes may help criminals but a war on cash raises other issues too
The Question: Should we just ignore 'masculinists'?
- Irish News
- February 13, 2016, 04:00
Daryush Valizadeh, aka Roosh V, could be called a professional online misogynist. Most of us wish we had never heard of him
Terry Wogan and the end of a broadcasting era
- People
- February 6, 2016, 01:00
The media landscape means it will be impossible for anybody to follow in his footsteps
Are Uber protesters latter-day Luddites or laudable activists?
- Business
- February 1, 2016, 09:00
Ride-hailing service has sparked global opposition to its on-demand business model
Oregon siege potential totem for US extremists
- January 30, 2016, 01:00
What has the Oregon stand-off got to do with previous armed sieges?
Issues & Questions: Are we wrong to mourn Bowie on social media?
- Irish News
- January 16, 2016, 01:00
The outpouring of grief on Twitter and Facebook generates a good deal of cynicism
Innovation Talk: In the cult of the start-up, inequality gets short shrift
- Business
- January 11, 2016, 07:00
'Paul Graham's essay stands exposed as a rather flimsy defence of the sort of money-obsessed start-up culture that he represents' (...)
Twitter is doing what? Expanding its character limit to 10,000
- Technology
- January 9, 2016, 01:00
As a publicly traded company, the social media needs growth to bolster share value
The story behind the hoverboard - this year's Christmas craze
- Consumer
- December 19, 2015, 01:01
The scooter's mysterious origins have led to concerns over safety and standards
Innovation Talk: Virtual reality will blow your mind and displace it
- Business
- December 14, 2015, 07:30
Until you try it, it is hard to imagine just how much it can alter your perception
Questions of the Week: Is France playing into hands of Islamic State?
- Irish News
- November 28, 2015, 01:00
The country is resisting more refugees, so was the terrorist attack a success for Isis?
Reactions to Charlie Sheen's HIV status not so positive
- Health
- November 21, 2015, 01:00
Actor's reluctant chat show revelation shows that Aids still carries disturbing social stigma
Mobile computing will eat the world and change the menu
- Business
- November 16, 2015, 07:00
Web Summit talk by Benedict Evans showed just how revolutionary the smartphone is
Questions and issues of the week: The end of an era for Betamax
- Technology
- November 14, 2015, 01:00
VHS won the video format war, but its less favoured cousin is a trove of 1980s nostalgia
Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky wears his success well
- Technology
- November 12, 2015, 07:00
Smartwatch company made shrewd use of crowdfunding to raise finance
Dutch start-up aims to make journalism pay
- Technology
- November 9, 2015, 07:33
Blendle's model of micropayments for articles makes it "iTunes for the press"
Paddy Cosgrave - 'Ireland will always be in our hearts'
- Technology
- November 5, 2015, 18:30
Web Summit founder invites Portuguese dignitaries into spotlight as event quits Dublin
Web Summit: Media companies need to go where the social platforms are
- Technology
- November 5, 2015, 15:29
The opportunity lies in 'finding new ways of finding new audiences'
Web Summit: Portugal delivers its 'best little country for business' pitch
- Technology
- November 5, 2015, 13:13
Lunchtime wrap: Final morning brings fashion, music and health tech into the spotlight
Web Summit: Twitter would have been perfect for Oscar Wilde
- Technology
- November 5, 2015, 12:20
Digital platforms have transformed delivery of satire, opening it to all
Lisbon takes centre stage at Web summit
- Technology
- November 5, 2015, 10:46
Portuguese deputy prime minister says move 'will help the Web Summit grow more internationally'
Web Summit: Behind the myth of 'the man who fired Steve Jobs'
- Technology
- November 5, 2015, 01:00
Co-founder of Obi Worldphone not offended by 'creative liberties' taken in new film
Web Summit: Stripe now ingrained in US online payments space
- Technology
- November 4, 2015, 11:59
John Collison one of the highlights of the second day sessions
Web Summit: 'My little start-up has had revenues of more than $900 billion'
- Technology
- November 4, 2015, 07:00
Michael Dell on growing the PC maker from college dorm room to billion dollar company
Kickstarter boss tells Web Summit public value as vital as profit
- Technology
- November 3, 2015, 21:57
Crowdfunding platform has forgone potential fortune from going public or selling
Web Summit: Michael Dell bullish on EMC deal
- Technology
- November 3, 2015, 13:20
Oculus VR founder sees 'perfect virtual reality' in his lifetime
Heaslip hails GPS as biggest tech innovation in rugby
- Technology
- November 3, 2015, 11:13
Irish international talks of his World Cup disappointment
Losing coppers that cost too much to mint
- Consumer
- October 24, 2015, 01:00
Central Bank hopes to reduce number of one and two cent coins in use by 85-90 per cent
Online advertising a product serving no one
- Business
- October 5, 2015, 07:00
It's all bad – advertisers get duped, publishers get their websites polluted and readers endure privacy-trammelling trackers
Water on Mars: space agencies face red tape on Red Planet
- Science
- October 3, 2015, 01:00
UN treaty forbids exploration that could contaminate environment on other planets
To like or to dislike, that is the question
- Technology
- September 19, 2015, 01:02
What's not to 'dislike' about Facebook's proposed button?
Will television become dominated by apps?
- Technology
- September 12, 2015, 01:00
As the new Apple TV enters the market, are we ready to give up on channel-browsing?
Innovation Talk: Amazon will have to adapt but Wall Street won't like it
- Business
- August 31, 2015, 07:00
Jeff Bezos's company sells its notorious corporate culture as beneficial to investors
Amazon exposé highlights US cult of overworking
- Work
- August 22, 2015, 01:00
'New York Times' piece followed 'Lancet' findings on the harmful effects of long hours
Why Google played the Alphabet card
- Technology
- August 11, 2015, 13:22
From an Irish perspective, the primary interest will be in how the creation of Alphabet affects the company's global tax operation(...)


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Psalm 111:10; Psalm 119:66; Proverbs 2:2-6; 1 Timothy 4:6; 1 Timothy 6:3-4; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 4:2-3; Titus 1:9; Titus 2:1
Is it enough to "believe in Jesus" in some amorphous sense that divorces "faith" from any particular doctrine about Him, or is doctrine—and the content of our faith—really important after all?
Scripture plainly teaches that we must be sound in the faith—which is to say that doctrine does matter (1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Timothy 4:2-3; Titus 1:9; 2:1). It matters a lot.
"If anyone advocates a different doctrine, and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, he is conceited and understands nothing" (1 Timothy 6:3-4, emphasis added).
Sound, biblical doctrine is a necessary aspect of true wisdom and authentic faith. The attitude that scorns doctrine while elevating feelings or blind trust cannot legitimately be called faith at all, even if it masquerades as Christianity. It is actually an irrational form of unbelief.
God holds us accountable for what we believe as well as how we think about the truth He has revealed. All Scripture testifies to the fact that God wants us to know and understand the truth. He wants us to be wise. His will is that we use our minds. We are supposed to think, meditate, and above all, to be discerning.
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God's Word makes it abundantly clear that He wants us to use our minds. And one of the most vital duties facing every Christian—especially in an era (such as ours) when the church is overrun with contradictory ideas and spiritual confusion—is the duty of discernment.
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The Robinson silver commemorative half dollar is actually one of the 1935 to 1939 Arkansas issues. The obverse states "Arkansas Centennial 1836-1936" as do all Arkansas half dollars, but the obverse designed replaced the dual heads of Ms. Liberty and the Indian chief with the bust of Arkansas Senator Joseph T. Rodinson. This design was merely an attempt by the Arkansas Centennial Commission to expand its commemorative coin offering...and it's profit off of the collectors of the day. That 25,265 Robinsons were distributed at the issue price of $1.85 per coin shows there was certainly some success with this strategy.
Today, Robinsons are of course part of 144 piece complete 1892-1954 silver commemorative date, mint mark, and variety set. And Robinsons are also considered a seperate type (in a mild stretch of the concept) and so they are part of the 50 piece commemorative type set. Robinsons are somewhat more scarce than many commemoratives of the era such as the Maryland, Gettysberg, Albany, Elgin, Roanoke, etc. Robinsons are most similar in rarity to the Connecticuts. The typical Robinson has frosty white luster. Marks on the cheek of Senator Robinson are the most usual problem. But Robinsons do appear in Superb Gem MS66 condition often, and there are a good number of MS67s.


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Celebrate Black History Month with Garrett Popcorn Shops® and The HistoryMakers®! The HistoryMakers® honorees John Rogers, Monroe Anderson and Robin Robinson will make an appearance at our 27 West Jackson Shop on Monday, February 27 at 12p.m. Rogers, Anderson and Robinson will be on-hand to greet customers, sign autographs and shake up a bag or two of The Chicago Mix! We hope to see you there.
More about Monday's guests:
John Rogers is the founder of Ariel Capital Management Corporation. He started Ariel Capital with money from his friends and family, but the corporation grew and is now responsible for over $7.5 billion in assets. Rogers also is active within the community, serving as Chairman of the Chicago Urban League.
Monroe Anderson is a veteran Chicago journalist who was press secretary for Chicago Mayor Eugene Sawyer. Anderson was also an editor for N'DIGO and SaVoy magazines.
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History of TRIO Programs: The history of TRIO is progressive. It began with Upward Bound, which emerged out of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 in response to the administration's War on Poverty. In 1965, Talent Search, the second outreach program, was created as part of the Higher Education Act. In 1968, Student Support Services, which was originally known as Special Services for Disadvantaged Students, was authorized by the Higher Education Amendments and became the third in a series of educational opportunity programs. By the late 1960's, the term "TRIO" was coined to describe these federal programs. ...Read More
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My Della Terra order showed up. A day early. :)
I also got an extra tea sample.
Woot, my Gaiwan and Cha Hai arrived! They also included a silver needle sample (not pictured)
Sooo much packing tape!!! It was bubble wrapped and taped like one of those mean xmas gifts. Box – super tape. Everything inside box wrapped with a huge piece of bubble wrapped coated entirely with packing tape. After that – each item was individually wrapped in bubble wrap + packing tape. Then each box was super packing taped shut. Inside each box was the teaware, wrapped in bubble wrap + more tape. WOW.
Though boooo.. still no Bluebird Tea Co order. Must be sitting in customs or something /cry
I'm so excited. It's like Christmas. I got my Tealux order too. Yeah!!! I got:
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It's a little bit of everything. Lots of stuff in here I've never tried before. It's Friday – it's suppose to snow, might have to curl up in my jammies and drink tea all weekend….
My swap from Scheherazade arrived! Yay for new teas and tes…I am really not going to make it to catching up to dinosara but ill still try….if my taste buds cooperate…stupid sick.
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Recently, I received swaps from yssah and Marcel Duchamp. My ginormous Harney & Sons order also came in:
My Bluebird Tea Co order finally came!
I also got my swap from Rachel Sincere, woooot!
My mail guy was like "sigh. Yet another tea package for you. Hold on, another package for you too. Tea?"
My Butiki order is here! YAY! So excited to try these teas! =)
Yay, glad everything arrived safely! :)
Me too! Gonna be trying a bunch out a little later when I have time to savor them. =)
nice! :)
I got my first ever marshmallow treat genmaicha from 52teas…about to drink some.
I also got my order from Butiki!!! Stacy included 4 samples! Thank you, Stacy!! The box smelled like the 4 oz. of maple pecan oolong I bought! Haha! I did a little happy dance when I opened it!!
I think I have way too much tea now….better try to drink up some of this!!! :)
You're welcome! :) Mmmm, Maple Pecan Oolong smell. If only I could make it into a perfume.
Oh Stacy, I would totally buy that perfume. Heck yeah!
I hope my marshmallow treat genmaicha is waiting for me when I get home from work too, Tealizzy! :D
Ha! I got 4oz of that in the mail today too and it smelled soooooooo wonderful!


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We want to close this series on repentance and assurance by highlighting two sermons from John MacArthur. Both address the issue of assurance—from different perspectives.
As we've seen throughout this blog series, Scripture reveals that true repentance leads to lasting assurance. And assurance is not to be underestimated—it's a taste of heaven here on earth. It's a glimpse ahead to the joys and blessings that await us in eternity. And it's a gift from the Lord—one that too many believers forfeit or reject.
Why then do so many Christians miss out on the benefits of assurance? A variety of factors can contribute to weak and failing confidence in salvation—underestimating God; overestimating sin; misunderstanding grace, mercy, and forgiveness; and lacking trust in the promises of God.
Nagging, overactive consciences can also cause Christians to doubt or question their assurance. John MacArthur addresses that issue directly in this short audio clip.
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That's an excerpt from John's sermon "Why Christians Lack Assurance." And if you've ever struggled with confidence about your salvation—as most believers have from time to time—it's a message you ought to listen to. It's a warning to avoid the sinful patterns and spiritual immaturity that rob believers of their assurance.
You should also listen to John's sermon called "Resting in the Assurance of Our Salvation." In it, he explains the valuable and vital role of assurance in every believer's life, and he extols the great blessings and benefits of confidently resting in the promises of the Lord.
We know both messages will be a comfort and an encouragement to you.
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In the sermon "Why Christians Lack Assurance", Mr. Macarthur says:
"Do I have so much of sin in my life? Is there so much of the presence of the flesh in my life that I'm not really new? I'm not really changed? How do you know?
Oh, I think it's easy to know. Paul knew because he loved the Law of God and he hated the sin that he saw in him. Before you came to Christ you loved the sin and hated the Law of God. It's about an affection, isn't it? That's why Jonathan Edwards wrote so much about religious affections because they really are the mark of salvation. You once lived in sin and you relished it and you loved it. Now you desire deliverance from it. You once were self-confident and trusted in your own goodness, and now you judge yourself as a sinner before God. You once wanted nothing to do with God and you wanted to run away from His authority, or rebel against it. Now you want everything to do with Him, you desire Him, you desire to know Him and to yield to Him and to please Him. And that's the indication that you're new. You used to deny that you're a sinner, now you confess that you're a sinner. You used to have no interest in cleansing your heart, now you long to have it cleansed. You used to run from any attitude of penitence and now there is penitence in your heart upon any and every sin. And so it's that affection that runs toward the Law of God, toward God Himself, toward Christ."
Thank you Mr. Macarthur, that's exactly what I needed to hear. Glory be to our God who's full of mercy and love for his children.
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I didn't listen to the sermons yet. I sometimes like to read the comments straight away. Brigitte it must be said that is an excellent post. If you don't mind I am going to copy that to my blog that no one reads to encapsulate it in time.
Good synopsis and I really think it will make a good talking point with people. Thank you for your contribution here and God bless you richly in Jesus name!
It is amazing that contemporary culture has so often depicted the Christian faith as a non-intellectual enterprise. It is a pursuit that you never master, there is always more to learn, and you never stop growing. Additionally, if you're like me, you often need to be reminded of very precious truths that you've forgotten. I know that it was not by accident that I tuned in to that 8 minute clip tonight. Thank you all so much for your ministry. May God continue to bless your work.
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Questlove's controversial musical intro for Michele Bachmann on Jimmy Fallon's show may have stolen the headlines – the band played Fishbone's "Lyin' Ass B—-". But there was something else musical going on during the Monday broadcast that shouldn't go unnoticed.
M83′s new CD, Hurry Up We're Dreaming, is out now via Mute. This electronica-rock hybrid is already storming up the charts. Eighties ambience, anthemic hooks, and arena-sized sonics combine in a memorable melange. But don't call M83 retro: they stand out distinctly from the pack of eighties nostalgists. On Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, they've amalgamated and transmuted synth signatures past into an ebullient music for the present.


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""Flying is like good music. It elevates the spirit and it's an exhilarating freedom. I love the machines, I love the aviation community. I used to own airplanes and have pilots flying them for me, but I finally realized they were having more fun than I was." —actor and pilot Harrison Ford, in the Daily Mail (UK) "
Cessna Citation Sovereign
Since being certified in 2004, this $17 million midsize jet has become one of Cessna's most popular models. One reason is that it can carry eight passengers almost 2,700 miles. Another is that it can take off and land on short runways. and then there's its intentionally simple suite of technologies, which helps minimize maintenance costs and down time.
Cessna Aircraft has delivered more than 5,100 business jets and the Citation Sovereign (CE-680) is one of its current top-sellers, with more than 160 handed over since the FAA certified this midsize model in 2004. Fractional companies account for more than a third of those sales, and the rest have been to a wide cross section of other operators, including many in Europe and Asia. Indeed, 50 percent of Sovereigns are sold outside the U.S. And, despite an annual production rate of better than 70, the order backlog trails a full two years.
What makes the Sovereign so popular? For starters, it will carry four passengers and ample luggage 2,847 nautical miles. It can take off from runways shorter than 4,000 feet and land at some shorter than 3,000 feet. Plus, it climbs like a bullet-4,000 to 5,000 feet per minute through the lower altitudes-without being a gas glutton.
Merle Van Sante, a 14,000-hour contract pilot who has flown several Sovereigns, believes unmatched utility explains its popularity. "If you want range, you've got range," he said. "Short field? No problem. Fast climb? You've got that. Need to haul eight or nine people? You can. It just seems to do it all."
And it does it with an intentionally simple suite of technologies. Looking for computer-driven, fiber-optic fly-by-wire flight controls and a lot of other whiz-bang? Or even powered or power-boosted flight controls? You've come to the wrong place. Think good old-fashioned mechanical controls and cables, and a smattering of hydraulics. Aside from the glass-panel Honeywell Primus Epic avionics, digital engine controls, LED cabin lights and optional Airshow in-flight entertainment system, there are few hints that this airplane was designed anytime after 1989. Apparently, that's just the way Cessna, and its customers, like it.
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"We designed this airplane to keep complexity down," said Terry Shriner, Cessna's senior program manager for the Sovereign. "That gives it the reliability operators need for quick turn times and high utilization. Simple systems mean the airplane has fewer complex components to break."
Some Sovereign operators fly their airplanes more than 1,000 hours per year and the overall fleet passed 100,000 hours in November. Shriner said the Sovereign's mechanical controls produce "pleasant" forces. "Pleasant" is one of those pejorative words in aviation.
The airplane's "roll has a much heavier feel to it," said pilot Van Sante, who has logged 200 hours in Sovereigns. "It feels more like driving a bus than a sports car." In fairness, so do lots of other airplanes, but pilots used to smaller Citations will find that the forces required to turn a Sovereign are demonstrably heavier.
From the cruciform tail to the trenched center aisle in the passenger cabin, the Sovereign harkens back to the first transcontinental business jets of the 1960s, such as the Rockwell Sabreliner 65. Cessna claims the aircraft falls inside the super-midsize category. Well, that's stretching a point. OK, more than stretching a point. The Sovereign has nowhere near the cabin volume, wide floors or headroom of a true super-midsize such as a Gulfstream G200 or a Falcon 2000, but then it costs millions less, too.
The Sovereign has the same 66-inch tube width at the shoulders as the smaller Citation XLS and the faster and longer Mach 0.92 Citation X. The trenched drop-floor center aisle provides 68 inches of headroom. The passenger cabin is just over 25 feet long. Eight individual slide, swivel and reclining passenger seats are arranged in two facing "club 4" configurations. You can substitute two- and three-place couches for some of these seats at additional cost, but that's not a listed option. Room exists for an additional single side-facing seat opposite the aircraft entry door.
The standard right-hand refreshment center is located forward of the main entry door. It is 31 inches wide and holds two hot-beverage tanks, an ice drawer, a trash receptacle and storage. Unless you really need that side-facing forward seat, junk it in favor of the optional extended refreshment center. The eight-cubic-foot coat closet opposite the refreshment center can hold 140 pounds. A 27-cubic-foot hanging closet in the aft cabin (inside the lavatory) can accommodate 415 pounds. The main 100-cubic-foot baggage hold is in the tail cone and can accommodate 1,000 pounds; it is heated but not accessible from the passenger cabin. Sliding divider doors separate the functional, but not plush, lavatory from the main cabin. The lavatory features an externally serviced flushing toilet, sink, vanity and some storage. Overall cabin noise is low for an airplane in this category and lighting and ventilation are excellent.
Cessna instituted an innovative maintenance program for the Sovereign that makes extensive use of fault analysis in determining service and replacement intervals. The program has significantly reduced downtime and costs compared with previous models and is just another reason that simplicity is Sovereign.
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Fit was good, brass fittings were better than OEM nylon bushings. Overall part was upgrade from OEM
Used another brand before and the Pivot Works seem to be made a little heavier duty. I will only buy Pivot Works from now on.
Bearing kit fit just fine and easy to install
The pivot bearing kit was not to hard to replace.
while taking apart my 2001 Cr125 i found my swingarm bearings were dust. all the bearings were rusted, seals where gone. bought this kit and it fells amazing and at a good price, you get what you pay for in this case. an AMAZING product. came with everything and was easy to install.
A very high quality product. Came with all needed bearings, seals and dust caps. Easy to put in and very durable.
This is the first time I had an issue with Pivot Works. I was short two bearings in the kit I ordered. I called Pivot Works and they promptly mailed me the missing items. Good thing we weren't waiting to race!
Good product. Cheaper than OEM.
Went with the full swing arm bearing kit from PW instead of trying to order all the little pieces. The bearings on my 250F were hammered upon Insp. and I needed to be leaving on a Moto Vacation in less then a week. The kit had all of parts to replace everything back to factory. It is also about 20 dollars cheaper then OEM with a lifetime warranty
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I replace the bearings once a year for good measure (mostly because I never grease them and figure they probably need it after a year of power washing...) The SA bearings are in good shape when I pull them out and I'm certain they will be next year.
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CHICAGO – BP Products North America Inc., the exclusive energy partner of Team USA through 2016, and New York and New Jersey BP station owners have launched a fundraising campaign in support of four local Paralympic Sport Clubs by selling window clings for $1 at participating BP stations now through February 28, 2013. The proceeds will help fund new equipment, participant outreach, training for coaches and competitive athlete scholarships, to further the Paralympic Sport Clubs' mission of providing competitive and recreational sports opportunities for individuals with physical and visual disabilities.
BP Branded Marketers donated more than $300,000 in 2012 to 20 Paralympic Sport Clubs in 19 areas around the country. More than 80 percent of those donations have come from New York and New Jersey BP Branded Marketers who presented $240,000 of the donated funds to four local Paralympic Sport Clubs in the New York and New Jersey area.
Increasing Paralympic sport programs nationally is an important community need. There are currently more than 21 million Americans with physical and visual disabilities. While 80 percent of the U.S. Olympic Committee's network of Paralympic Sport Clubs reported an increase in program recruitment and participation during the past year, the majority of them face funding challenges. Of the 186 Paralympic Sport Clubs in the U.S., 60 percent of them operate on a total budget of less than $150,000.
"Participation in Paralympic sport has a profound positive impact on the lives of individuals with physical and visual disabilities," said Charlie Huebner, U.S. Olympic Committee Chief of Paralympics. "This grassroots support from BP, its Branded Marketers and customers is not only going to help us grow Paralympic sport, it will also help improve the lives of thousands of individuals."
While the focus of the Paralympic Sport Clubs is on providing opportunities to be physically fit and active, individuals who have the interest and skills to pursue sport at a higher competitive level are also supported by the Paralympic Sport Clubs.
"Without the North Jersey Navigators Paralympic Sport Club, I wouldn't be where I am today. The Paralympic Sport Club has not only given me the opportunity to compete at an elite level, but has provided me with great support and a sense of community," said Ray Martin, a four-time gold medalist in track and field at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. "Paralympic Sport Club members and aspiring athletes alike are grateful to sponsors like BP who are dedicated to the cause and helping to elevate the Paralympic movement."
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""It's not so much a frenzy as it was before, but in the long term it's going in the right direction." "
Aston Martin DBS
Your smileage may differ, but in the eyes and ears of this beholder, no car packs quite the visual and sonic punch of the Aston Martin DBS. From its wide crouch, broad haunches and wraparound tail lights to the subtle flares, flows, channels and curves downwind from its hallmark pinched-corner grille, the DBS is a riveting spectacle from any angle.
On the day of delivery, the car tested looked shiny black in heavy rain falling from a leaden sky. Next day, the sun shone bright to reveal a galaxy of red metallic flecks, glinting like fragments of ruby set in transparent black and giving the paint a holographic depth. People who like cars stare at this one whether it's moving or stationary. Jaws drop before faces turn to smiles.
Beneath the hood is a 510-hp, 6.0-liter front mid-mounted V12 that sounds the way a dirty dozen should-to hell with socially sensitive muffling. Encircling the DBS and ricocheting back at the driver off the flanks of opposing traffic, its hard-charging noise is quite simply magnificent, thanks to four overhead cams, variable geometry in the intakes and active bypass valves that manipulate the exhaust-pipe acoustics. You'll detour to take this car through a tunnel.
With 50 percent more instruments in the bandstand, the Aston's noise is as distinctive and as cop-magnetic as that of the Ferrari F430's V8. At about 5500 rpm, some power-boosting inlet-geometry and outflow tweaking combines with the harmonics of the power pulses to produce veritable trumpet blasts out the twin tailpipes. At 6500 rpm in first, flicking the upshift paddle fixed on the steering column and lightly lifting the accelerator prompts the exhaust note to do a staccato trombone slide into second, spitting a fusillade of flinty decibels into the wake as the forward lunge gets its second wind, with four more winds in store to reach a book maximum speed of 191 mph.
Zero to 60 mph takes 4.3 seconds-not a blisteringly swift dash, but the V12 soundtrack and the dynamic feel of the car more than compensate for any laggard tenths of a second. This is an automobile that's driven to stir the soul as much as to move the cold, dead hands of a stopwatch. Pushed hard, the TouchTronic 2 six-speed SMG transmission-a new option for 2009 to augment the six-speed three-pedal true manual that had been the only choice on the DBS-shifts with an abruptness more in keeping with the marque's racing genes.
Since 2004, Aston Martin engines (V8s and V12s) have been built by 100 Aston Martin people in a dedicated engine plant in Cologne, Germany. Each car carries plaques announcing "Handbuilt in England," but (like BMW's Rolls-Royce and VW's Bentley) they all contain engines made in the land of obsessive engineering and legendary tolerances. Nobody's complaining.
This is not to say that English slouches slap together the bodywork as if in a bygone era. For a weight loss of about 66 pounds, carbon-fiber panels are used for the trunk enclosure, trunk lid, door openings surrounds, front fenders and hood. Aston Martin design director Marek Reichman notes that the material places no restrictions on form or shape and "allowed us to wrap bodywork around the 20-inch wheels and maintain the precise relationship between the wheel and the bodywork."
The new panel-making process also delivers what Aston Martin claims to be "an industry-best surface finish, thanks to a patented 'surface veil' process" that applies a 200-micron layer of epoxy and glass to the panel for a "Class A surface that is in line with Aston Martin's tradition of high-quality finishes." As noted earlier, the bodywork finish on the DBS tested was stunning and a testament to these claims.
The DBS derives great rigidity from a lightweight frame of pressed, extruded and cast aluminum parts bonded together. The "front mid-mounted engine" sits well back in the DBS, helping to place 85 percent of the car's weight within its wheel base for a low polar moment of inertia and great handling.
The DBS uses two valves to set the dampers to five positions, for instant adjustment of the car's ride and handling characteristics. Electronics determine the optimum damper settings by establishing the prevailing driving conditions and the demands the driver is placing on the car. The brains do this by monitoring throttle position, brake position, steering-wheel rotation and vehicle speed.
The DBS is Aston's first application of carbon ceramic brakes on a street-legal car. They work better than steel, and they are about 26 pounds lighter, reducing unsprung weight and rotational mass for even more capable suspension.
What else does nearly $300,000 buy? In addition to the usual high-end auto accoutrements, not an ignition key but instead an ECU ("Emotion Control Unit") made of stainless steel and glass crystal; a 1,000-watt Bang & Olufsen audio system; 2+2 or 2+0 seating (don't expect any human more than a few years out of the womb to suffer the back "seats"-stay with the standard 2+0 configuration so you and your traveling companion will gain some storage space behind you); a frosted crystal glass ashtray; and in the trunk an umbrella, made in England, not China.
Despite the obsession of the Aston Martin people tasked with machining and assembling the engine and making, prepping, sanding and painting the body, the car is still a machine and it isn't perfect. A stitch line in the A-pillar leather wavered just slightly on its journey down the left side of the windscreen, and the vanity mirrors in the sun visors gave a carnival reflection. I could live with those imperfections in this pinnacle powerhouse of a car.
Aston Martin DBS stats
Engine: V12, 6.0 liters, 48 valves
Engine output: 510 hp @ 6500 rpm; 420 lb-ft @ 5750 rpm
Transmission: six-speed, sequential manual
Weight: curb, 3,836 lb
Power loading: 7.52 lb/hp
Drag Cd: -
Top speed: 191 mph
Zero to 60 mph: 4.3 sec
Fuel capacity: 20.5 U.S. gal
City/highway (EPA): 12/18 mpg
Test average: 10.3 mpg
Test tires: Pirelli P Zero; Front: 245/35ZR20, Rear: 295/30ZR20
Standard retail price: $270,400
Price as tested: $276,260
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Cozy main avenue/train station- G
Size45 m²
Floor No.0(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Pets allowed
- Smoking allowed
- Suitable for events
- Elevator in building
- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Rue de Dijon, 06000 Nice, France
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Forget about your car! The apartment is located few steps away from the main avenue (1 min), shopping (1 min), the basilica Notre Dame (5 min), the pedestrian zone (15 minutes), the old town (15 min), the famous Promenade des Anglais (16 min), the beach (16 min) and so many other pretty places. Whether you are looking for traditional or modern restaurants, shopping, nightlife, beach, walk on the beach or cultural tours, everything is within walking distance!
You'll find close by many renting car agencies along with several public stations of the city hall for renting bikes and cars (the so-called "vélos et autos bleus"). In addition, because the main avenue is well served, visiting all our magnificent Nice and its beautiful surroundings (the extravagant Monaco, the luxurious Cannes, the authentic Antibes, the charming Grasse, the Italian border etc. ..) by train, car, tram or bus, is nice and easy!
Discover our charming neighborhood and our splendid city under the sun rays that daily offers the French Riviera. We rent several apartments in Nice and are very responsive to our guests questions. It is always a pleasure for us to receive people from all over the world. Whenever possible, we will try our best to adapt ourselves to your requests. Pets are very welcome with prior agreement. We offer attractive rates for longer stays. Do not hesitate to contact us!
Please take into account that, as we want you to have a spotless apartment on arrival (and not clean as the previous guests intend), cleaning is a mandatory additional fee for everybody and is made by professionals after each stay. All other expenses are included. The balance, refundable deposit and a copy of an ID document (for insurance purposes) are to be provided before entering the flat.
With the hope that our apartment will allow you to make the most of our "bella Nizza", we are looking forward meeting you!
** Prices and options **
- Linen, towels, water, electricity and heating included in the price.
- Cleaning is a mandatory additional fee.
- Pets are very welcome with prior agreement.
- Attractive rates for longer stay available on request.
- Possibility to rent for less than a week.
** Departures and arrivals ** **
- We will directly meet at the apartment.
- The exact arrival times and departure will be agreed in advance.
- Arrivals are preferably after 5 pm.
- Departures are preferably before 10 am.
- When possible, you will be able to leave your luggage.
** To reach the apartment **
The apartment is located at the ground zero of the 5 rue de Dijon. It is easily accessible by most means of transport.
- By plane, take bus 23 (33 min) or 99 (27 min) towards the stop "Gare Sncf".
- By train from the central station (Gare Sncf), walk 400 meters (5 min).
- By car, take exit "Thiers" from the city's internal fast lane (voie Mathis).
Last but not least, various public parking facilities (and also streets with free parking spots) are close by => http://www.nice.fr/Transport/Parking-auto#plan2
House rulesDeposit 200 euros
** Late Check-ins till midnight and check-ins on sunday **
We are not available to receive guests after 8pm from monday till saturday or on sunday the whole day. Nevertheless, we can send a trusted contact person that will ask you on arrival an aditionnal fee of 20 euros.
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beautiful apartment, we were surprised to see that the reality was worthy photos! spacious, very comfortable, look the only thing we have not found, c is the washing machine ... for a weekend this is not serious but can be for longer it can be missed! Lovely location, including bakery facing the mmeuble! no complaints!
superbe appartement, on a été surpris de voir que la réalité était digne des photos!!!
spacieux, très confortable, attention la seule chose que nous n avons pas trouvé, c est le lave linge... pour un weekend ce n est pas grave mais peut etre pour plus longtemps ça peut manquer!!!
quartier génial, notamment la boulangerie face à l mmeuble!
rien à redire!!!
Thank you very much for your hospitality! The apartment is well located and also very well equipped! Perfect for a couple! I highly recommend the apartment!
Merci beaucoup pour votre accueil!
L'appartement est bien situé et aussi très bien équipé! Parfait pour un couple!
Je recommande vivement l'appartement!
the first nice location u can walk to beach with in 5 mins that is the great part to me
me and my wife we almost spent time on the beach in nice of course u can
go old town it's little fat away but i only went to old town 1time only
if u stay in nice , i think u dont wanna do any thing just wanna lay down on the
beach So here is the best way in nice
We had a great stay in Nice, the property is very close to the tram, train, bike hire and a 10-15 minute walk to the old town. It is also close to a supermarket (monoprix) so we saved money cooking after a day on the beach. The apartment was clean, simplistic and with a spacious living area and the host was very flexible with our arrival and departure times.
Warm 2nd time I come ..... In addition the sheets and towels ..... For me the top
Accueil chaleureux 2émes fois que je viens .....En plus les draps et linges.....Pour moi le top
The host is service-minded, reliable and flexible. The apartment was small though fulfilled all the basic requirements, incl. a reasonably comfortable bed, basic kitchen and a surprisingly nice bathroom and toilet. Though the furniture is mainly IKEA quality (or lack thereof) it is a good place to spend a weekend in walking distance from the promenade (5 min), place Massena (15 min) and the old city (18 min). It's even got a Blue Bikes (Velobleue) station right next to the entrance. Even though the street outside is heavily trafficed, the windows blocked most of the noise and we had a lovely time in Nice. I can recommend a stay at Blvd Grosso for any young couple on a low budget trip to Nice.
Salvatore is a nice and helpful guy. The contact before we arrived was good and our early check-out was not a problem.
The appartment looks exactly like the pictures and was clean, but it is quite small and I would not recommend it for very tall people, more than 2 people or for a stay of more than 2-3 nights.
The location is great, next to the old town, 10 min. walk to the beach and with a nice view of the Garibaldi Square and the mountains outside Nice. The square has some traffic which starts very early in the morning so bring earplugs if you want to sleep with the windows open.
I have been a month in Niza and I've stayed in the studio on the Boulevard François Grosso. The studio was very nicely decorated, very clean and very bright too well that the studio is so close to the beach. Shopping are also nearby. Of course it was not big bother me in the studio a little noisy due to road traffic, but nonetheless has. It would be beneficial if you would notify the tenants that you are responsible for the linens and towels. Salvatore was always courteous and very pleasant. I can recommend the studio to anyone.
Ich bin eine Monat lang in Niza gewesen und hab mich im Studio am Boulevard François Grosso aufgehalten. Das Studio war sehr nett eingerichtet, sehr sauber und sehr hell. Auch gut, dass das Studio so nahe am Strand liegt. Einkaufsmöglichkeiten befinden sich auch in der Nähe.
Natürlich war es im Studio ein wenig laut wegen des Strassenverkehrs, doch nicht desto trotz hat es mich nicht gross gestört. Es wäre von Vorteil, wenn man den Mietern mitteilen würde, dass man selbst für die Bettwäsche bzw. Geschirrtücher verantwortlich ist.
Salvatore war stets zuvorkommend uns sehr nett. Ich kann das Studio jedem empfehlen.
Very nice host and a very nice apartment. We were much satisfied with our stay here!
We stayed 5 days and everything was perfect! The studio had everything we needed, the location just great and Salvatore top! We are arriving late in Nice, 21:30, no worries, Salvatore was there to greet us. He advised us on all our questions and was a pleasure to answer. And more to finish the day of departure, our flight was late, we had to make the studio for 12:00 but we arranged with Salvatore to retrieve the luggage later. He does everything to help you. I advise anyone that studio for a stay in Nice.
Nous avons séjourné 5 jours et tout était parfait! Le studio avait tout se qu'il fallait, l'emplacement juste géniale et Salvatore top!
Nous somme arrivés tard à Nice, 21:30, pas de soucis, Salvatore était là pour nous accueillir. Il nous a conseillé sur toutes nos questions et se faisait une joie d'y répondre.
Et en plus pour finir, le jour de départ, notre vol était assez tard, nous avons dû rendre le studio pour les 12:00 mais on s'est arrangé avec Salvatore pour récuperer les bagages plus tard. Il fait tout pour vous rendre service.
Je conseille à n'importe qui ce studio pour un séjour à Nice.
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2nd Annual "Take Your Child to the Library" Day!
Category: Kids
Join us at 9:30 AM for a Pancake Breakfast Storytime for ages 3+. (Limited to 20 particpants plus adult. Please register @ 203-594-5002)
Come in and explore the Children's Room using our challenging scavenger activity. If you complete all the activities, a prize bag is yours!
There will be arts & crafts activities and at 1:30 PM, all are invited for a story and harp music in the gallery followed by refreshments.
The performance artists are Harpist, Wendy Kerner and Gina Wilson, Executive Director of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra.
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Bourne's Montreal Interview With Pianist Bill Charlap
July 5, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.Add new comment | Filed under: FIJM, FIJM 2013, Interviews, michael bourne
Pianist Bill Charlap talks with WBGO's Michael Bourne about his performances at the Montreal nightclub "Le Upstairs," as part of the Festival International du Jazz de Montreal. Enjoy!
Guitarist Nir Felder On Dexter Gordon Tribute In Montreal
July 5, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.
Guitarist Nir Felder talks with WBGO's Simon Rentner about his concert recreation at the Festival International du Jazz de Montreal of saxophonist Dexter Gordon's 1963 album "Our Man In Paris" and his upcoming CD, which will be released by Okeh/Sony later this year. Enjoy!
Bourne's Montreal: Alain Caron, Steve Kuhn Trio at Gesu
July 5, 2013. Posted by Michael Bourne.Add new comment | Filed under: FIJM, FIJM 2013, Jazz Alive, Live Music, Live Music Blogging, michael bourne
Alain Caron was honored with the Montreal jazzfest's Oscar Peterson Award, a lifetime achievement award honoring a Canadian artist. He's the first musician to be honored twice.
In the 70's and 80's, Caron played electric bass in a very popular Quebecois jazz/rock power trio called Uzeb.
They were honored with the OP Award as a group in 1972, and played their farewell concert on the festival's biggest outdoor stage back then, the first of the festival's Grands Evenements that I attended.
I remember the group blasting into the night as tens of thousands of festgoers rocked the street.
Alain Caron blasted again at the Gesu -- although he always looked so calm, meandering casually around the stage while the band blew the roof off.
I can't remember a concert so loud (without being deafening) and so rocking at the Gesu. Something to do with musical dynamics, not the artifice of rock volume.
Caron's tunes have solid hooks, and his drummer, Damien Schmitt, is the dynamo. Playing two differently tuned bass drums, various other drums, and cymbals aplenty. Playing with staggering speed and sounding like a firefight of machine guns and cannons.
I pretty much lost interest in electric jazz/rock "fusion" -- or whatever it's still called -- back in the 70's, but live at the Gesu, feeling again the thunder of Caron's music was great fun.
"Jazz dans la nuit" concerts at the Gesu have been a festival of wonderful trios, and especially superb drummers. Bill Stewart with Peter Bernstein and Larry Goldings. Justin Faulkner with Jacky Terrasson. Dave King with The Bad Plus. Joey Baron with Steve Swallow and Steve Kuhn.
All trios that play beyond the ancient concept of a pianist playing the lead with the bassist walking harmony and the drummer keeping time. Each of these trios uniquely created together a fourth musical presence. Drummers were melodic. Bassists played the lead sometimes. Pianists whipped up some grooves.
I especially enjoyed Joey Baron, playing quietly, quickly, tunefully, every which way, always with a smile. Joey said he's happy playing with masters like Swallow and Kuhn. The Steves were as inspired by Joey. Kuhn's "Oceans in the Sky" was a symphonic whirlwind. Kuhn's "The Zoo" was a charming encore.
Bassist Alain Caron With Simon Rentner in Montreal
July 5, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.
Bassist Alain Caron talks with Simon Rentner about his new album, Multiple Faces, and performances at the Festival International du Jazz de Montreal. Enjoy!
The Bad Plus: The Montreal Interview With Simon Rentner
July 5, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.
The members of The Bad Plus trio - pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King - talk with WBGO's Simon Rentner about their performances at this year's Festival International du Jazz de Montreal. Enjoy!


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And yeah, he made some a-hole quotes that were printed, and pitchers gripes of lazyness about catching warm ups or something as well.
If the pitching staff doesn't like a catcher, forgettaboutit.
And yeah, he made some a-hole quotes that were printed, and pitchers gripes of lazyness about catching warm ups or something as well.
If the pitching staff doesn't like a catcher, forgettaboutit.
AJ is an a******** but when you win people are willing to take it. Ozzie used to make jokes about how bad AJ's personality is, I don't know if he still does. It was pretty common knowledge that AJ was one of the most hated players in the league. During spring training with the Giants AJ took a ball to the nuts and the trainer ran out to him and ask him how did it feel and he replied by punching the trainer in the nuts and saying "like this".
What's the rumpus?
I'm not claiming he is a clubhouse cancer. Frankly, I don't think fans have the first clue as to who is or isn't a clubhouse cancer.
I always heard A.J. Pierzynski got a bad rap in SanFransico because one time instead of going over the opposing teams lineups he was playing cards and also I heard that alot of the SF players were really religous and A.J. rubbed those guys the wrong way. He does seem kinda arrogant though and i've heard he sometimes acts like a diva. There was a story once about him and the batboy or clubhouse kid and he went off on the poor kid for not packing his bats in the way he liked em packed. I would say he's well liked though in the Sox clubhouse unlike Frank Thomas who was despised by most teammates.
In a spring training game he payed 100 bucks to any Sox hitter who hit a homerun off any of those Giants pitchers who gave him the slacker rap.
"(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack
"I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)
Other sports rely more on chemistry since each play involves all the players on the floor/field/ice.
You're right; it absolutely cannot be measured. You also can't measure exactly when it's time to end a job, or a marriage, either, but at some point you decide the negatives outweigh the positives. Same thing with clubhouse cancers. Just because it can't be quantified doesn't mean it isn't something people who run baseball teams don't have to deal with.
For example, last year, the Mariners -- a sabermetric team if ever there was one -- decided to cut Milton Bradley after only 28 games. Granted, he was having a horrible year, and coming off his worst season ever, in which he appeared in just 73 games. But we're talking about a 33-year-old only three years removed from a fantastic 2008 season, and who had been a damn fine ballplayer up to that point.
Yet, because the Mariners couldn't find anyone who wanted this clubhouse cancer in a trade, they decided to eat his $13 million contract and just release him.
From a cold-eyed analystical standpoint, the smart thing to do would have been to either keep letting him play (after all, it was just May when they jettisoned him); or else bench him in hopes that a little time off would help him regain his earlier form. You wouldn't just release a 33-year-old player who had been, up until recently, a really good ballplayer...unless there were other issues that made it not worth having him around.
In the real world, when you're talking about a headcase like Bradley, keeping him on the team was apparently far more trouble than it was worth. So Jack Z, of Moneyball fame, decided to pay Bradley $13 million to leave, and stop poisoning his clubhouse.
"Hey Mr. McGraw! Can I pitch to-day?"
Don't know if I missed it but did anyone say Carl Everett? He was a #1 pick by the Yankees and they let him go to the Marlins in the expansion draft. He also played for Boston and the Mets. During his time with the Mets there was a front-page story detailing how his children, when dropped off at the Shea Stadium daycare center for players families, had bruises that suggested they were beaten and/or abused. I'm not sure what Everett's defense was....he may have blamed his wife. But I certainly remember the headlines in the NY Daily News.
Scott Rolen and Stormin' Gorman Thomas.
I remember reading as a kid in the mid or late 80s that Thomas had ticked off his Brewers teammates time and again by faking injury so he wouldn't have to do his running either in spring training or before games (or both). Rather he would just take it easy on the bench by himself and watch everyone else run. Cancer? I don't know. I just remember that apparently this went over like a fart in church for a few Brewer players.
I love Scotty Rolen and will always remember his production and great glove work for my Birds during the great years in the mid 00s, but he was well known to have blow outs with management in St Louis and also Philly I believe. Again, cancer? Don't know. Just not conducive to a positive clubhouse atmosphere when you got issues like that.
"It ain't braggin' if you can do it." Dizzy Dean
According to the recent biography of Roy Campanella after about 1952 Jackie Robinson was a clubhouse cancer in Brooklyn, especially among the black players. According to the author because of this Robinson trades were routinly rumored for the last five years of his career. I've read a lot about Robinson and don't know if I'm ready to believe he was a cancerous element in the Dodgers clubhouse, but I do believe that even in the best circumstances that he would have been a difficult person to get along with.
"(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack
"I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)
There are many good candidates who have been mentioned on the last several years. A few seem mentally unhinged, but most just seem like lousy people.
I'd like to offer up Jake Powell, who preceded Rocker by three decades. His response to an anti-black tirade he broadcast was to go to saloons in Harlem, identify himself, and buy everyone drinks. Years later he was arrested for passing a bad check and blew his brains out in a police station. Then there is Ben Chapman, a vicious bigot as a player and as a manager.
Let us not forget the famous "Cap" Anson, who re-segregated organized baseball, which action lasted almost 70 years.
Roy and Jackie did not get along so that probably plays a part in any story being told.
Walter and Jackie also didn't get along. Bavasi claims/hints that Walter ordered the trade because Jackie partied too much.
Jackie had already decided to quit baseball before the trade to the Giants. He had sold the exclusive rights to the announcement to Look Magazine and had a signed a contract with Chock Full O'Nuts restaurants before the trade was ever made. He had sold the rights to Look Magazine two years earlier as part of three part series.
When news of Robinson's retirement leaked Bavasi and Walter were furious and that is when the barbs came out.
During all of these squabbles Robinson made some, what he thought were off the record comments, about how much Campy had left and the reporter ran with it. What Robinson actually said is disputed but regardless of that the always "respectable" Dick Young went running to Campy and informed him that Jackie said that he, Campy, was washed up and what did he think about that. It was at that moment that Campy unloaded on Young just what he thought of Robinson. Accused him of stirring stuff up in the clubhouse, making a lot of trouble, and creating a lot of enemies. There is some truth to that. Jackie believed a black celebrity needed to be a vocal activist for his culture and society. Campy was much more laid back and easy going. Campy didn't like to stir up trouble or rock the boat publicly and the two clashed at times because of this.
At the bottom line, a baseball dugout and the clubhouse are dorms where young, often immature and fragile egos are housed together for much of a year, and tossed into competitive arenas to survive their "time in the sun."
There is also a backdrop of pseudo-macho history and tradition [much posturing BS] that engenders edginess and resentment, grudges and revenge ... a kind of schoolyard mentality imposed upon [today] competing young millionaires.
Then too, you get some genuinely sick puppies and over-inflated egos tossed into the mix. Fold in managers whose authority status is as permanent as yesterday's jock strap; and you have a real family affair.
The guys I most admire are the gentle giants. These are the pros, the peacekeepers, the players who grind it out year in and year out, leading [if at all] by quiet example: Charlie Keller, Bill Dickey, Ted Williams [when he drew criticism, he drew all flak to himself - to the clubhouse]; Harmon Killebrew, Frank Howard, Gil Hodges, Hank Greenberg, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Tim Raines.
They were big, either by sheer size, talent, effort, or example ... or a combination of all of the above. The brats, cheap-shot artists, clubhouse bare knuckle brawlers ... NEVER seemed to approach anywhere within their orbits ... they knew better.
[Ya don't pull on Superman's cape ... ya don't spit in the wind ... ya don't tug the mask off the Ole Lone Ranger ... etc.].
P.S. I think I'd add Derek Jeter into that mix as well.
Of course Clemente was a proud Puerto Rican, and that did not sit well with some of the press.
Funny thing, how one link in a thread of exchanged observations can send one [me] off into tangents that somehow bring us right back on track ... right back where we started.
Example: Yep, I had heard the complaints about Clemente; but, having seen him play and observed how his presence seemed to be a PLUS on the team's performance, I opted to ignore much of the negative stuff.
Now, aside from participating in these threads, I am spending a few hours a day editing and polishing my book manuscript that I put on the shelf a few years back. dealing with the evolution of MLB defense [1901-present]. Just having finished refining that data for 1980, I have been constantly reminded in recent evenings about a player I always had as an almost subliminal favorite, Rico Carty.
In just the last few days, I have been looking for personal information on Carty and have been led into several side streets. I had never realized that he had struggled with tuberculosis that had cost him a full season. Different searches revealed how uniquely warm, charming and attentive he had been with young fans ... generous with time and autographs. I knew of his crushed knee in a Winter League OF collision; but the several dislocated shoulder injuries had escaped me.
Just two hours ago, I saw a snippet that had Carty involved in fights with teammates; and I had to press further. That took me into the writing of an allegedly revered GA sportswriter [just recently deceased] named Furman Bisher.
There was a fight[s] that involved Rico Carty and Hank Aaron ... Joe Torre, PARAPHRASED from Mr. Bisher, and unclear as to instigators. It appears severe bad blood existed between Aaron and Joe Torre for some time; but Carty somehow did not seem to fit in.
A propos of this thread, we fans are really out of the loop on the REALITY of clubhouse politics and shenanigans and have to rely on the media for whatever slant they put on them.
Running contrary to the hostile image, I came across an ALLEGED exchange between Carty and Sandy Koufax. Koufax had fanned Carty in three consecutive at bats. Cart batted in the lineup ahead of Aaron:
CARTY: Koufax! You mad at me?"
KOUFAX: "As long as you hit in front of Aaron, you'll have trouble with me!"
I doubt the likes of this would ever start a Carty-Aaron dust-up.


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Freakin Larry Johnson. Finally starts to produce and now he is banged up.
Here are the options, in a 16 team, 12 week league (so there are only 3 weeks left).
I have Payton. With Garrard hopefully coming back this week. Do I look to move Manning for a RB, or hope I can steal 2 out of 3 weeks with what I got and get LJ back for the playoffs?
Odds are, I need to run the table to get in for sure. 2-1 might backdoor a spot in the playoffs. Do I do whatever it takes to get a win this week? Sunday is also the trade deadline, so whatever I do, I have to ride that horse until it is over?
And it doesn't really matter what I do this week, because some moron handed FightDr Drew Brees at his lowest point, and now his team is loaded and unbeatable.


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The value and price of ivory is up because China is paying more for ivory than other countries were."stockpile that has been under lock and key. In many African countries, corruption is certainly an element in this trade; In any number of countries, government stocks of ivory suddenly go missing and end up in trade. Thailand has seized tons of ivory in the last few years. But I have been told by government officials that at least 100 tusks that were in the possession of customs have gone missing, which probably means it was sold on to the market and back in trade.
After a decade and a half or more of civil unrest… so many areas have been denuded of their elephants."places left in the entire Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] that have more than 500 elephants. This is a huge shock because 15 to 20 years ago people were talking about 100,000 elephants just in the DRC. After a decade and a half or more of civil unrest, there is just a constant attrition of so many national parks and so many other areas have been denuded of their elephants.
The whole infrastructure of a park can be lost. Law enforcement capabilities and everything can be turned upside down."after Idi Amin. And on their way out, they went back to Tanzania through the national parks of Uganda and pretty much just decimated the herds there and took the ivory home... The whole infrastructure of a park can be lost. The law enforcement capabilities and everything can be turned upside down. And people, researchers and elephant conservationists, have to move out or risk being killed. And generally they move out.
I think that for many Africans, in a very personal way, the animal is a totem for their family lineage."India, China, and Vietnam — a country that has 87 million people now — it's not surprising they have only 150 elephants left. Most elephants are in small pockets... And these islands of elephants are increasingly surrounded and cut off by human development and human population. Most elephant killing is not for ivory; it's for conflict. It's elephants in your fields, or elephants threatening your children on the way to school.
Thailand is running the world's largest unregulated ivory market with impunity."a capital city in Africa would have a single Chinese restaurant. Some places wouldn't have any. Now a capital city probably has 25 Chinese restaurants. I think that is emblematic of how many Chinese, and how many Asians, are here in Africa. And as a result of that, you now have people who are able to rapidly connect the end-use market with the supply at the source, and that is the principal reason we are seeing this escalation.
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