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Painful Path, Strong Faith: Reflections on Luke 13:31-35
Lectionary Reflections
Luke 13:31-35
February 24, 2013
Before I went to Honduras for a week a couple summers ago, one of my well-traveled students gave me this advice: "You're going to a poor area of a two-thirds-world country. Just expect to be uncomfortable. That will make it easier to endure."
In Matthew, the lament over Jerusalem comes after Jesus has entered Jerusalem as a despairing conclusion to his ministry. It conveys the pathos that it is the one who loved the nation most who has the mission of pronouncing its doom.
In Luke the lament comes much earlier, in chapter 13, at the heart of Luke's Travel Narrative, in the middle of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem. In Luke I hear, not a note of doom, but of determination, the determination of the Messiah not to stop until God's plan is achieved and repentance and forgiveness of sins are preached to all nations (Lk. 24:47). (Jensen, 155)
It's akin to my student's warning, "Expect to be uncomfortable," with the element of death thrown in for good measure. "Expect resistance and rejection to litter your path as you proceed to Jerusalem. Expect your journey to end in your death."
The lament over Jerusalem this early in the game is a tipoff that it is not going to end well. How could it? Just think where Jesus is going. To Jerusalem, a city that stands as a symbol for Israel as a whole, that exists under the judgment of God (19:41-44, 21:20-24, 23:27-31). Jerusalem is the city that "kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it" (Lk. 13:34). How could it be anything other than the end of the road for Jesus' earthly life?
How could it end well? Just think who Jesus is. He is a prophet like Elisha and Elijah. Luke highlights the parallels between Jesus and Elijah back in chapter 7. Elijah healed a widow's son in 1 Kings 17:8-24, and Jesus heals a widow's son in Luke 7:7-17. Elisha healed Naaman in 2 Kings 5 and Jesus heals a centurion's slave in Luke 7:1-10. But, as we learned as early as Luke 4:24, "No prophet is accepted in his own country." On the road to Emmaus (Lk. 24:19-21) the disciples explain to Jesus the details of his own identity in a way that is almost comical to us. We already know that he was a prophet mighty in word and deed who was rejected and killed. Luke 13:31-35 was just one of several spoiler alerts (Lk. 7:24-30; 9:7-9, 18-23, 9:51-56).
Jesus is a prophet like Moses and given a similar cat herding task—to reunite the scattered people—a frequent theme in the Old Testament and one reflected in Luke 13:34. (Tinsley p. 150) In Psalm 106:23 Moses is described as the prophet who suffered for the sins of the people and stepped into the breach between them and God.
How could the journey of a prophet to Jerusalem end well? Maybe if the prophet realized the danger, was overcome by the prospect of discomfort, and turned back. But Jesus is a determined sort. "I must be on my way" (Lk. 13:33). "There is a sense of determination and inevitability in Jesus' view of his journey toward Jerusalem.
I admire people who have this kind of determination. I sometimes think that if I had known what I was getting into, I wouldn't have gotten into it. You can apply that to whatever situations in your life you like, and I'll do the same. At the first sign of discomfort, I think why did I make this commitment to . . . It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now I can't remember why . . . This is harder than I thought it would be . . . I didn't sign on for this . . . No one told me about this . . .
Alyce M. McKenzie is the George W. and Nell Ayers Le Van Professor of Preaching and Worship at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.
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- Played two sets against Texas A&M on Oct. 3, finishing with two assists, three digs, and another kill
- Logged her sixth assist of the season against Alabama on Oct. 5
- Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Centennial High School in Corona, Calif.
- Two-time second team All-League during her freshman and sophomore seasons
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- Placed in the top-10 of the nation in the 16 Open Junior National Championships with Mizuno Long Beach
- Intends to major in biology
- Chose to attend Tennessee because the school was everything she was looking for; the academics are the finest; the sports are the most competitive and the tradition of excellence. It felt like a second family.
- Chose to attend Tennessee over Alabama and South Carolina
- Says her biggest thrill in to be in the third set, tied and end up winning by two against a tough opponent
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- Biggest sports influences are her family because without them she couldn't have made it as far.
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A strong euro: No policy hurdle yet
However, the European Central Bank (ECB) has not yet indicated that it is about to alter the way it sets policy. While acknowledging that an abrupt movement could become problematic, the ECB maintains that eurozone exporters have not suffered from the gradual appreciation and that at a time of increasing oil prices, the stronger euro was a good thing for most enterprises and consumers.
Some are suggesting that, for either political or economic reasons, ongoing appreciation will limit the need for further interest rate increases from the ECB. Yet there is no reason to change the expectation for two further interest rate increases by the end of this year. There are at least three important reasons why this seems to be the case.
First, movement against the dollar and the yen have been grabbing the headlines but the move in the trade-weighted exchange rate has been much less dramatic. Consequently, despite the nearly 13 per cent rise against the yen and the 9 per cent rise against the dollar over the last year, the ECB's daily effective exchange rate is only up 3.2 per cent.
Most importantly, some of the currencies against which the euro has depreciated are also among its largest - and most rapidly growing - export destinations, notably the UK, Poland and Scandinavia. More of the eurozone's exports go to Europe than to the US and Japan.
The second point is that external demand is more important than the exchange rate in driving export growth. A general rule of thumb, based on European Commission analysis, is that a 1 per cent rise in the trade-weighted euro curbs export growth by 0.2 per cent points, whereas a 1 per cent rise in external demand boosts export growth by 0.6 per cent points. The tumbling euro throughout 1999 and 2000 did not prevent a slide in export growth during the collapse in global demand in 2001. It is clear that demand is the major driver of export growth.
The other interesting feature of the Commission analysis is that the negative effect from the exchange rate actually comes through quite quickly, lowering exports by 0.2 per cent in the first year and a cumulative 0.25 per cent over the first two years, with no significant effect thereafter.
There certainly does not seem to have been much of an impact so far this year. Eurozone export growth has been weaker than in 2006, as has world trade growth, but exports still rose 9.5 per cent in the first four months of this year. There is also little sign of EMU losing market share. Exports to Central and Eastern Europe and parts of Western Europe have been particularly robust. Russia, Poland and Czech Republic were among the top five contributors to export growth while the US (the most important contributor to eurozone export growth in 2006) made a negative contribution.
Anecdotal comments suggest that the exchange rate is not currently viewed as a major constraint, interestingly enough even in the UK, where sterling has seen more appreciation than the euro.
A third point to consider in assessing the impact of the euro on future ECB interest rate decisions is that although a currency appreciation amounts to a tightening of monetary conditions, other factors may be having offsetting influences.
This is one limitation of the European Commission's monetary conditions index. It does not incorporate other determinants of financing conditions which have been more favourable: Long rates are falling and the latest edition of the ECB's bank lending survey showed that lending standards for both corporate and household loans were still being loosened.
In addition, for many companies the impact of ECB rate increases in the past two years has been at least partly offset by a lowering of spreads. Clearly, credit market developments over the past weeks are likely to result in at least a partial reversal of this, increasing the likelihood that there will be some moderation in corporate credit growth later this year. However, based on the latest monetary data the ECB is unlikely to be diverted from its current tightening path any time soon.
So what does this mean for rates? The expectation is for eurozone inflation to move easily above target as the base effects from energy become less favourable and the overall effect of rising energy prices is not offset by falling prices of other foods and services. Corporate credit growth, though likely to have slowed a little, is also expected to be in double-digits.
As long as euro appreciation is fairly gradual and largely confined to dollar, yen and Swiss francs (which together account for about 22 per cent of eurozone exports), the ECB is likely to remain relatively relaxed, especially given the favourable impact of a strong euro on the ever-rising oil price.
At some point, however, continued appreciation or a very sharp move will inevitably start to elicit more vocal concerns from ECB members in the coming months, particularly if there is a major move up against sterling and other key trading partners. This would inevitably start to make further rate moves a little more data dependent.
However, this will more likely prevent the ECB from continuing to tighten above 4.5 per cent in 2008, rather than preventing the next 50 basis points of rate increases expected later this year.
This report was compiled by Peter Calleya, manager corporate strategy and research, HSBC Bank Malta plc, on the basis of economic research and financial information produced by HSBC International Bank.
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Anderson reports that he eagerly dialed the number to hear with the Bulldogs had to say.
"I called them and they told me that they were offering me a scholarship," said Anderson. "This is my first offer and it's such a blessing to me.
"I just want to say that God is good."
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- 2 branches fresh rosemary, picked into 20 small sprigs
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Roger Covell
Roger David Covell AM FAHA (born 1 February 1931 in Sydney) is an eminent Australian musicologist, critic and author. He is Professor Emeritus in the School of English, Media and Performing Arts at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney,[1] and continues to contribute articles and reviews to the Sydney Morning Herald, where he served as principal music critic from 1960 until the late 1990s.
Published in 1967, Covell's monograph Australia's Music: Themes of a New Society was the first comprehensive study of the history, development and performance of Western serious music in Australia, and is now regarded as a seminal text in Australian musicology. It has been widely referenced among succeeding generations of Australian composers, practitioners and critics of serious music, and by Australian cultural historians generally.
Roger Covell was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1986 in recognition of service to music.[2] He was awarded the Pascall Prize for Critical Writing in 1993 in recognition of his services to music criticism in Australia.[3] Roger Covell accepted the Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music award at the 2006 Classical Music Awards, presented by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australian Music Centre, in acknowledgement of his lifetime of distinguished achievement and commitment to Australian music.[4]
In February 2013, Professor Covell received the 2013 Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award for his outstanding contribution to music in Australia.[5]
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On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 2:27 AM, Rob Weir <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > If you haven't looked it closely, it is probably worth a few minutes > of your time to review our incubation status page, especially the > items under "Copyright" and "Verify Distribution Rights". It lists > the things we need to do, including: > > -- Check and make sure that the papers that transfer rights to the > ASF been received. It is only necessary to transfer rights for the > package, the core code, and any new code produced by the project. > > -- Check and make sure that the files that have been donated have been > updated to reflect the new ASF copyright. > > -- Check and make sure that for all code included with the > distribution that is not under the Apache license, we have the right > to combine with Apache-licensed code and redistribute. > > -- Check and make sure that all source code distributed by the project > is covered by one or more of the following approved licenses: Apache, > BSD, Artistic, MIT/X, MIT/W3C, MPL 1.1, or something with essentially > the same terms. > > Some of this is already going on, but it is hard to get a sense of who > is doing what and how much progress we have made. I wonder if we can > agree to a more systematic approach? This will make it easier to see > the progress we're making and it will also make it easier for others > to help. > > Suggestions: > > 1) We need to get all files needed for the build into SVN. Right now > there are some that are copied down from the OpenOffice.org website > during the build's bootstrap process. Until we get the files all in > one place it is hard to get a comprehensive view of our dependencies. > do you mean to check in the files under ext_source into svn and remove it later on when we have cleaned up the code. Or do you mean to put it somehwere on apache extras? I would prefer to save these binary files under apache extra if possible. > > 2) Continue the CWS integrations. Along with 1) this ensures that all > the code we need for the release is in SVN. > > 3) Files that Oracle include in their SGA need to have the Apache > license header inserted and the Sun/Oracle copyright migrated to the > NOTICE file. Apache RAT (Release Audit Tool) [2] can be used to > automate parts of this. > > 4) Once the SGA files have the Apache headers, then we can make > regular use of RAT to report on files that are lacking an Apache > header. Such files might be in one of the following categories: > > a) Files that Oracle owns the copyright on and which should be > included in an amended SGA > > b) Files that have a compatible OSS license which we are permitted to > use. This might require that we add a mention of it to the NOTICE > file. > > c) Files that have an incompatible OSS license. These need to be > removed/replaced. > > d) Files that have an OSS license that has not yet been > reviewed/categorized by Apache legal affairs. In that case we need to > bring it to their attention. > > e) (Hypothetically) files that are not under an OSS license at all. > E.g., a Microsoft header file. These must be removed. > > 5) We should to track the resolution of each file, and do this > publicly. The audit trail is important. Some ways we could do this > might be: > > a) Track this in SVN properties. So set ip:sga for the SGA files, > ip:mit for files that are MIT licensed, etc. This should be reflected > in headers as well, but this is not always possible. For example, we > might have binary files where we cannot add headers, or cases where > the OSS files do not have headers, but where we can prove their > provenance via other means. > > b) Track this is a spreadsheet, one row per file. > > c) Track this is an text log file checked in SVN > > d) Track this in an annotated script that runs RAT, where the > annotations document the reason for cases where we tell it to ignore a > file or directory. > > 6) Iterate until we have a clean RAT report. > > 7) Goal should be for anyone today to be able to see what work remains > for IP clearance, as well as for someone 5 years from now to be able > to tell what we did. Tracking this on the community wiki is probably > not good enough, since we've previously talked about dropping that > wiki and going to MWiki. > talked about it yes but did we reached a final decision? The migrated wiki is available under http://ooo-wiki.apache.org/wiki and can be used. Do we want to continue with this wiki now? It's still not clear for me at the moment. But we need a place to document the IP clearance and under http://ooo-wiki.apache.org/wiki/ApacheMigration we have already some information. Juergen > > > -Rob > > > [1] http://incubator.apache.org/projects/openofficeorg.html > > [2] http://incubator.apache.org/rat/ >
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"Why?" is the question of the hour in Zoë Geltman's The Loneliest Whale in the World. The problem is, the play isn't asking that question - the audience is.
The premise itself - a young, overweight girl is disconnected from her family, a masochistic man is disconnected from, err, something (his life? his friends? his sexuality? himself?), and a pair of reporters are disconnected from one another, yet all converge over the strange story of a lost, lonely baleen whale off the coast of Babylon (...Long Island) - is asking a lot of intriguing questions. How are we isolated? How are we ostracized? What does it mean to love? And how, in this vast, lonely, confusing world, do we ever re-connect? These questions fall flat, however: just as the cry of the whale is blown throughout, though the animal is never seen, these questions sound off but with a hollow ring, as their substance, their basis for being asked, is never shown.
The major issue is lack of substance; there isn't much in the play to hold up any of the ideas it tries to grapple with. This is not the fault of any one element: while the play itself seems eager (perhaps too much so) to ask rich questions regarding how we treat each other, the artists - writer, director, actors, and designers all - seemed to want to not ask any questions of themselves and their work; no one seemed to be holding themselves accountable for the work they were making. Thus, lack of substance. The girl's home life is rough - why? ("The teenage daughter is overweight" is not an answer); the man is compelled to torture himself - why? ("He's driven mad by how dissatisfying this pathetic existence is outside of his Ivy League education" is - for the love of all that is good in the world - not an answer); the news media finds it absolutely necessary to distort and mock the world around it - why? (...this, I'll concede, is a valid argument to raise, though the reason for it here is very unclear - why, for example, do the news anchors opt to pronounce "Long Island" as "long eye-LAND"? or "Babylon" as "babe-Y-lon"? And subsequently, why does one anchor decide to stop doing this about halfway through the production? It unfortunately appeared to me as though the actor - Neil D'Astolfo, who does deliver one of the more enjoyably committed performances of the evening - was tired of making a choice that didn't make any sense, and so simply stopped.). At every turn, I found myself questioning every choice made, and not simply finding unsatisfactory answers, but finding no answers at all. Why is the girl's relationship with her mother bad? Where is the father? What is the relationship between the masochist and his roommate? Where do they live? What is the rift between the anchors? Why is there a whale in this play?
Consistency is also a major player in why this production struggles to keep its head above water. As far as 'style' goes, is this a kitchen sink drama, or is it existential meta-theater? Or is it attempting a melding of the worlds? The fusion which is maybe occurring here is strange and uncomfortable - Julia May Jonas, as director, seems terribly unsure of what she is trying to accomplish, what she'd like this play to be. And, as amusing as it was to watch, why is the news anchor on-the-scene at one point only able to communicate in interpretive dance? The decision behind most choices is difficult to discern. Why opt to show the bloodletting with the masochist but not the beached whale? What is the difference here between what is seen and what isn't? Unfortunately, it seemed like shock-value won out over creative storytelling.
And casting. Casting, casting casting. Please, if one of your main characters is an overweight teenager (and the point is she is overweight), do not cast a cute, thin girl and think dressing her in an over-sized hoodie and sweatpants will do the trick. It doesn't, and it is offensive. While Elizabeth Spano is very talented and made some of the strongest choices in the show, there are so many actors of all varieties (shapes, talents, sizes, etc.), I see no reason why one should not cast appropriately. When the mother told her daughter that she thought she had an eating problem, I was genuinely confused as to whether they were talking about obesity or anorexia.
Theater is about the experience. The experience here is muddy, clouded, uncertain of what it wants to tell me and leave me with. And the big ol' beached whale in the room is that pesky question, why?
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FLORENCE, S.C. – Following a summer renovation project, the Dooley Planetarium on the campus of Francis Marion University will reopen with a pair of public shows, titled "A Celestial Soap Opera," Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11-12.
The program will begin at 3 p.m. on both days and admission is free. The planetarium, located on the second floor of the Cauthen Educational Media Center, will open its doors at 2:30 p.m., and no admittance will be allowed once viewing begins.
Planetarium director Jeannette M. Myers said the program is based on an original script written by Ed Dooley, the planetarium's first director, and will highlight the recent improvements to the facility.
Since its opening in 1978, the planetarium has regularly shown public programs on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.
For additional information about the planetarium, call Myers at 843-661-1441, or visit its website at http://astro.fmarion.edu/planet/


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Wolf Point Woman Burned In Propane Explosion Dies
Written by Devon Boen
Amber Buckles, the Wolf Point woman who was severely burned in a propane explosion on Oct. 25, has died.
She and a Wolf Point man, Joey Muniz, were camping down by the Missouri River when the propane stove they were using as a heater malfunctioned and exploded.
Muniz and Buckles were able to walk for help and were transported to Trinity Hospital. Muniz, who was not as severely injured as Buckles, was treated and released.
The severity of Buckles' burns required her to be transported to the Salt Lake City Burn Center. The Billings Gazette reported Buckles had burns covering 80 percent of her body.
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Back to the Beginning?
But of course! 250 million years ago the surrounding Tyrolean mountains were under water and today stands the stony peaks with traces of fossils of marine animals. No, not a gigantic burst water pipe was to blame! All summit peaks were awash from the mighty Tethys ancient sea where many different animals lived that we can hardly imagine today.
Here you are on the track of prehistoric animals.
Meanwhile, all the water has dried up. However, tucked among the rocks and hills of the slab is still plenty of traces of marine animals. Come and see what fossils you can discover.
TRIASSIC begins at the foot of the Steinplatte (the stone slab.)
The gondola station gets you in the mood of the ancient ocean Tethys: Special underwater gondolas will carr you and your family up the mountain.
Get in and imagine!
In Triassic Park you will find the Triassic Center, Triassic Beach and Triassic Trail with lots of tips and info on dinosaurs and other animals. Have an adventurous trip on the stone slab and a refreshing splash. There is also a viewing platform high up on the cliff face.
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I've followed the excellent article by ottovoncat. And have been digging around a bit myself so I've tried installing various drivers, including the serialmonkey latest, the old version and the 3.0.2 version from
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Ground Zero Mosque Founder: 'We Want to Repair the Breach'
If the city's landmarks commission votes Tuesday to approve the demolition of the 152-year-old former Burlington Coat Factory building on Park Place, as expected, the decision will make way for a 13-story Islamic community center near Ground Zero. But for organizers of the $100 million project, that will only be the beginning of a campaign to build public support for the controversial center.
As The Journal reported, backers of the project now plan to include a memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in bid to allay the concerns of critics who see the mosque's location as insensitive.
Metropolis sat down with Daisy Khan, one of the founders of Park51, as the Islamic center will be known, to discuss the heated backlash to the project. During the interview, Khan described her vision for the center as an open and inclusive place for Muslims to gather for arts programs, social events, fitness and education.
She also emphasized that the center will be open for interfaith programs and insisted that it will "repair the breach" caused by the terrorist attacks. The center, she says, will try to make inroads through food: "We will cater to the lunch crowd — a religion becomes accepted in any country once it's food is accepted."
Here are selected excerpts from the interview.
Metropolis: What is the ultimate goal of this community center?
Daisy Khan: To create a deep tolerance in intra-faith affairs. It's a place for Muslims to come together in a place where divisions would gradually peel away and a new vision of Islam that is culturally American would emerge.
Metropolis: You have been in the Lower Manhattan community for nearly three decades with Masjid Al-Farah without controversy. How do you explain the opposition to Park51?
Khan: No one should be asked to leave their neighborhood. This is our neighborhood and we've been part of it for 27 years. Our opponents are not from this neighborhood…We were shut down for four weeks after 9/11. The sad part was that we felt victimized like everyone else in New York because it was our city that was attacked but we were never given permission to mourn.
We've decided to own the tragedy of 9/11 and we've heard and felt [the families of the 9/11 victims] pain and we're extending ourselves. We want to repair the breach and be at the front and center to start the healing. A world full of hatred and suspicion and ignorance is not going to serve anyone's interest.
Metropolis: How do you respond to those who say the center will be seen as a memorial to the perpetrators of 9/11?
Khan: We have tried very hard to de-link Islam from acts of terrorists. They are a very destructive force, but they are a fraction of a fraction. It's painful to see our opponents deliberately link our efforts with terrorists. It's hurtful and un-American to blame an entire group or the actions of a few, but we take comfort in knowledge that it's happened to other people before us and they eventually did prevail.
Metropolis: How did you react to the Anti-Defamation League registering their opposition to the location of the center?
Khan: We ourselves believe very strongly in anti-defamation. Libel is something that is not acceptable in Islam. We'd hoped that the ADL would stand up for all religions including Islam. We personally know the leadership of the ADL and worked with them before. We are surprised by their position and do not believe they said this. We think they were pressured to take this position by the political climate.
Metropolis: What are the features of the planned center that people may not have heard about?
Khan: There will be shopping and a restaurant. We will cater to the lunch crowd — a religion becomes accepted in any country once it's food is accepted. There is no one Muslim food, but falafel has made serious inroads in America. Biryani is not far behind.
Metropolis: What element of the fallout from this proposed center concerns you most?
Khan: If moderate people like us can be so maligned what is the hope for our future civic leaders? The biggest concern that I have is that this not have any adverse impact on future Muslim generations. That is why we're committing ourselves to having this national conversation. This project is no longer a local issue and I'm saddened by the rhetoric that has been associated with it, but this conversation needs to be taken to people who haven't heard it before.


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I just bought a 2013 Sport. Looking to add a new radio, speakers, etc. Any ideas on what I should get to get better radio sound?
Kenwood and Pioneer head units seem to be the better options right now. Look for a double din unit. I'm currently waiting for CES announcements to see what comes out before I decide.
thanks for the info. I am new at this so just want to get some ideas on what to get!! thanks...Happy New Year!!
Same to you, and welcome to the addiction that is Jeep.
If I were going with an aftermarket stereo I would look at one with NAV. They have come down a good bit in price and have tons of other goodies now. Just put an Alpine in my sons TJ and it has bluetooth and does pandora and is designed to work with Android and Apple both. Most offer great Apple support but not many do Android .
I have a Pioneer AVH-X5500BHS on it's way to me along with Polk speakers for dash and sound bar. I have already installed Garmin Montana 600 on Ram mount to a Vector eDock.
Why distinct GPS vs the stereo? From everything I can tell, handheld GPS are much easier to plug into a computer and pull the GPS track from as well as loading custom maps - think old topographic maps scanned in rather than the very few options you have on purchased DVD updates with the in-dash nav units. It is without a doubt more cluttered than an in-dash nav unit.
For off road you absolutely want a stand alone gps like Garmin ect for topo maps. I have a Garmin handheld that I can load topo maps and points on but when funds allow I am going with an after market stereo with NAV but will keep the Garmin for off road..The in dash NAV is a much better experience for paved road travel.No wires and clutter.Its there when you need it just touch the screen.When not needed its just a stereo.
The cost of updates are non issue as they only update every few years and most of the updates are a waste. My Garmin has had 3 updates in 3 years and non of it was anything to get excited about.A few corrections and more POI .I didnt need any of it and will not pay for any updates as I have now learned they are a waste. By the time I really need an update I will have a new unit.
Used a PAC harness to connect to the Jeep and allow use of steering wheels controls. The PAC instructions tell which wires to splice to connect the Pioneer to the PAC harness. About 14 wires to splice together. This was the longest part of the installation. I has to remove a metal frame that held the OEM stereo in the dash. I also had to cut a small plastic piece in the dash that interfered with the top of the Pioneer. This piece was behind the dash that I took out so it wasn't noticeable after dash was place back in. Took me about 2 hours total. Now that I've done one, I think I could do it in an hour if I ever did it again.
There are instructions on the forum for replacing your head unit, but they didn't show me everything I had to do.
I got the head unit today - waiting on more CB parts - I want to wire it all up when I have the dash apart once, not tear into it twice. I may, while I've got it all apart, install the CB someplace inside the dash if I can find a place. I got the same PAC harness - have to find a hidden/secure nook for... lets see... rev camera power brick, two crossovers, SiriusXM brick, SWC brick... I think that's everything. I'm really hoping I can use the built in mic and Sirius antenna, rather than running those new.
I installed a Kenwood ddx419 double din a couple weeks ago in my 13 JK. Ordered from Crutchfield and used the PAC harness. I also have Polks on the way
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Full Name: Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev
Pronunciation: Prok-off-ee-ev
Era: Modern
Years active: 1891-1953
Number of compositions: 131
Number of symphonies: 7
Number of concertos: 9
Number of string quartets: 2
Style: Dissonant, schizophrenic and unstable, but playful. Prokofiev's music perpetually balances between tonality and atonality. He uses dissonance, rapid tempo changes, and sharp contrasts in melody. Hell switch from soviet factory music, to swooping romantic melodies in just a few bars.
His music sounds hard. Dont be put off by all the dissonant and atonal remarks, he is actually one of the most accessible modern composers. He did play around with things not quite sounding right, verging on the edge of being out of tune, but he always stayed pretty firmly in the Romantic style. That means his music is much more listenable than the more aggressively experimental modern composers.
Did he get in trouble with Stalin? Yes, just like all of the other Soviet composers of his time he was frequently forced to compose shallow, Nationalistic pieces for the glory of the homeland. However, like many other composers in that position he also managed to slip in some music expressing his frustration and anger with the regime. Unlike some of the others he didnt get to experience life after Stalin, since tragically he died on exactly the same day. All the real flowers were used up for Stalins funeral, and so his just had paper ones. Poor old Sergei.
The Montagues and the Capulets, from Romeo and Juliet
This is one of the most famous Prokofiev pieces, specifically the bit right right after the introduction, with the pounding bassline. Prokofiev's version of Romeo and Juliet is a Ballet, which means that each of the movements is only a few minutes long.
Piano Sonata No. 7, 3rd Movement
The rhythm in this feels incredibly modern. Its a good example of Prokofiev's driving, frenetic style.
Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st movement
Prokofievs style is well suited to the piano, and he wrote five concertos for it (one of which, the 4th, was written for a pianist with no right hand). This is the exuberant, overflowing first.
Symphony No. 5, 2nd movement
The fifth is Prokofiev's best-known symphony.


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Iona College softball senior Alyssa Maiese was named Buffalo Wild Wings Student-Athlete of the Week after Maiese hit .400 (6-15) with one home run and eight runs batted in this past weekend, as the Gaels went 3-2 in Baltimore. She also posted an on base percentage of .438 and a slugging percentage of .800. Maiese opened up the weekend with a 1-2 effort and two runs batted in against James Madison. Against Princeton, she went 1-4 with a double and a run batted in and scored once. Against UMBC on Sunday, Maiese went 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Against James Madison, she went 2-3 with a home run and a double with four runs batted in and one run scored.
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Berlin, last change in 2015
Fascinated by Internet chat, Carlo contributed to IRC. Realizing it had reached its technical and political limits, he embarked on a journey to find the holy grail of communication protocols.
Around 1995, Internet business took off. Carlo developed content management systems and content delivery networks for sites such as stern.de, zeit.de, spiegel.de. Contemporaneously he published the drafts for a federated protocol called PSYC.
Making money using PSYC turned out much easier then getting the attention of the open source community, so the release was delayed and a software named Jabber, riding the XML hype (can you believe in 1999 everybody believed XML would be the solution to all problems?) won the race.
When Carlo found out that web browsers do not actually remember certificates and are therefore unnecessarily at risk of man in the middle attacks, he gathered some developers to implement certificate pinning for Firefox.
There was a time when servers were presumed to be safe and sniffing other people's messages was unethical. Today Carlo has aimed for a better holy grail called secushare.
Since the revelations of summer 2013 Carlo has been organizing #youbroketheinternet events, bringing people together that would like to contribute to a new Internet protocol stack and examining the possibility of combining such technology with the introduction of appropriate legislation with the aim of implementing a Constitutional Internet.
When Carlo joined the Piratenpartei in 2009, there was already this vision in the air.. Pirates speaking of Liquid Democracy. The next year it got introduced and Carlo was among the first to use the technology in writing a participatory election programme. It made the Pirates different from any other political party: All had contributed, all were authors, not just sympathisers. This gave them a whole different kind of boost. Each one competent in every detail and boasting with motivation.
The outcome was 8,9 percent of the Berlin vote, 15 seats in parliament, 13% in polls for upcoming national elections. In a survey Berliner Pirates said Liquid Democracy was the number one ingredient to their success. Since then, Carlo has been touring Italy; promoting, deploying and explaining the Liquid Feedback technology in the Italian Pirate Party, other interested groups and the media. He represented the Pirates in a nation-wide television talk show, Gad Lerner's l'Infedele. He has contributed to the new Statutes of the Italian Pirates which provide an innovative legal framework for a leaderless organisation ruled by the participation of its members.
He has been authoring some law proposals at the Italian Chamber of Representatives on the topics of governmental transparency and collecting society reform. The newest law proposal is about enforcing the Secrecy of Correspondence in all telecommunication devices. The Italian Huffington Post has been publishing his essays on questions of sustainable economy and cumulative unconditional basic income.
Carlo also makes music. He keeps it on the servers of friends. If you invite him for a paper presentation, make sure to also give him a slot for a DJ set at the after party. ;-)
He's also into harmonic analysis, that is the comprehension of the psycho-emotional effects of chord progressions, to put it in slightly simpler words. It's a technique barely considered by most musicians.
Even Wikipedia has no page on this topic. You can look at some examples of harmony analysis at El Sapo Sabio. It is usually applied to jazz. Carlo likes to do this kind of analysis on pop music, since the Beatles, the 70's and 80's provided for a lot of interesting material, but in recent years commercial pop music has become so plain, there's hardly anything worth analysing.
In the 2000s, Carlo has been producing dance music and deejaying in the Berlin electro, techno and disco underground. He found out, when it comes to making people dance, completely different metrics apply. But again, he found predictable rules of thumb that determine if a production is likely to fill the dancefloor or not, and he developed the skills to sense the mood of the audience and develop the dramaturgy of track selection.
"But ultimately," lynX says, "in music you can never replace creativity and a sense of good taste. Analysis only helps you understand why something works and something else doesn't."


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I am new here and new to home improvement. I want to install knotty pine paneling at a 45 degree angle over existing wall covering. What is the best way to attach it (adhesive or brads or a combination of both) and what would be the best way to bring the electrical outlets and switch plates flush with the new paneling. As I say I am relatively new to this. Any help would be appreciated.
You can do both, but for sure, nail it. I have seen a guy recently use a contact cement to install it, but the problem is humidity changes cauase the pine to bow or flex, it would pop the paper off the drywall it is glued to, so nailing would be best.
Another thing is let the material set in your home, in a heated room, for a week or two before intall, so the material will acclimate amd you won't have tight joints when you put it up, and a week later, see lines opening up.
You can get sleeves for your electrical boxes that will adust to the added wall thickness and should be used to keep the plugs away from the new wood. I would also recommend that you wrap the plug with electrical tape to cover the wire and screws.
Definately nail you siding to existing studs. If you are using tongue and groove you can 'blind nail' the tougue and the following piece will hide the nail
good luck
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Suntologist Raqib Hassan, who is a Sufi Dervish of the Nimatullahi order, plays a flotilla of double-reed instruments from around the world (in addition to tenor saxophone).
He studied music theory and harmony with saxophonist Bill Thomson, further theoretical studies with Archie Shepp and Roland Wiggins.
Raqib worked in New York with bass violinist Hakim Jami and percussionist Rashied Ali.
Raqib had produced the series of Sun Ra memorial concerts here in Boston with his orchestra, the Interdimensional Science Research Orchestra. He is currently producing and has produced his music on his independent label "AUSM Recordings", AUSM standing for African Universal Sun Music.
"I first met Raqib in the Summer of 1979 through bass violinist Hakim Jami, manager of the Ladies Fort, a club, now defunct, originally founded by jazz vocalist Joe Lee Wilson. We performed that year together in Tompkins Square in Greenwich Village with Mr. Jamis band. At Raqibs invitation we reunited in 1990 to perform downstairs at the Middle East Restaurant in Cambridge alongside additional locally based musicians. Raqib is a welcome addition to the ever growing pool of composer/musicians on the planet. I commend his commitment to the spiritual and musical development."
"I have known Mr. Hassan for more than a decade. He studied music performance and theory with me. He is knowledgeable about the styles of all the players from Parker to Albert Ayler. He possesses an approach - a musical philosophy of his own which is both unique and original. I wish him well in his endeavors."


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My dog's bloodwork came back today - and the vet says that he is in perfect health but his phosphorus levels are a little low. She doesn't think it's anything to be worried about and that she wants to get him tested again in a few months while taking some essential amino acids and a multivitamin. I read that it might be due to some sort of gastrointestinal disease or cancer
I feed raw and often supplement meat only with eggshells. I don't feed chicken backs, wings or necks since I think it's too much bone for my 12lb dachshund. Can anyone offer an opinion on what might cause this? I trust my vet but it's also my first visit with her and I'd just like to hear if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks!


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- 1 The Purpose and Scope of a Family Organization
- 2 Examples of Large Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's)
- 3 Importance of Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's)
- 4 AFO's Can Accomplish Unique Extraction Projects
- 5 AFO's Can Produce Family History Vidoes
- 6 AFO's Can Produce Monuments Promoting Faith and Family
- 7 Guides
The Purpose and Scope of a Family Organization
Organizing a family association or organization is a great way to bring people together to accumulate, coordinate, learn, preserve and publicize genealogical and historical information among related family members.
Some families may wish to organize around a husband and wife and their descendants. Others, like the Brough Family Organization and Osmond Family Organization, may decide on a much larger agenda (see below).
According to the Encyclopedia of Mormonism (David H. Ludlow, 1992, pages 497-498), "In 1978 the [LDS] Church asked all families to organize themselves at three levels: immediate families, grandparent families, and ancestral families. The immediate family consists of husband and wife, and begins when they are married.... When the children marry and have children of their own, the grandparent organization is initiated. Beyond that, each family is ideally involved in an ancestral organization, which consists of all the descendants of an earlier common progenitors couple." Additional information on these three types of family "levels"--or organizations--and their functions and purposes is detailed in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism.
Also, the book Mormon Doctrine (Bruce R. McConkie, 1966, Second Edition, page 274), states the following about family organizations: "Church members who are descendants of common ancestors should form family organizations. These organizations serve four particular purposes: 1) They create family solidarity and honor the patriarchal system. Desires to work righteousness are enhanced, and members of the rising generations are encourage to keep the commandments and look forward to temple marriages and the fullness of the blessings of the priesthood. 2) They make it possible for large groups of saints, having a common purpose, to pool their skills and means in organized genealogical research. Incident to this research the preparation of family histories is a proper and desirable enterprise. 3) They keep current family genealogical data. 4) They make recreational opportunities available to groups bound together by a common tie. ...In keeping with the spirit of love and unity which should always exist in Latter-day Saint families, it is proper for families, both large and small, to hold frequent family reunions. Regular family organizations, as an aid in carrying out their important work, should hold these affairs from time to time."
A list of well-known Mormon Family Organizations is posted in Wikipedia, and two of these organizations--the Belnap Family Organization and the Brough Family Organization[1]--have their own documented articles in Wikipedia.
Examples of Large Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's)
- Brough Family Organization (BFO) (2013 "Church News "article about the BFO)
- Brough Family Organization (BFO) (2004 Church News article about the BFO)
- Osmond Family Organization (OFO) (2010 Church News article about the OFO)
- Braithwaite Family Organization (BFO)
- Belnap Family Organization (BFO)
- Tarvin Family Association (TFA)
- John Pack Family Association (JPFA) Contact Information
- Thomas Tolman Family Organization (TTFO)
- The Guild of One-Name Studies
Importance of Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's)
The Brough Family Organization (BFO)--one of the largest and oldest ancestral family organizations and surname associations in the world--has stated the following about Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's):
"Ancestral family organizations are often able to accomplish much more than individual families or 'grandparent' family associations. Because of their extensive membership and databases, AFO's are often able to locate and obtain genealogical and historical information much faster and cheaper than individual families or grandparent associations.
"Also, AFO's often know about--and can find and acquire from different parts of the world--unique genealogical data and historical records, such as those found in family bibles, personal journals, private indexes and photographic collections. These sources can provide genealogical information not commonly found in ecclesiastical or government records.
"Finally, because of its broad membership and extensive number of contributors, AFO's can usually afford and support extensive research by professional genealogists much easier and for longer durations than can most individual families or grandparent family associations."
For an example of what an AFO can do, visit: http://www.broughfamily.org/ancestral_family_organizations.html
AFO's Can Accomplish Unique Extraction Projects
In 2011, the Brough Family Organization and Osmond Family Organization successfully participated in and completed a Surname Index and Relationship Project (SIRP).
Surname Index and Relationship Project (SIRP) is a "structured extraction and research system used to identify individuals and combine them into family units". In 2011, SIRP was successfully used by two of the world's largest ancestral family organizations to identify and connect hundreds of individuals living in two countries.
SIRP acquires online genealogical data from multiple sources on individuals having the same (or similar) surname in a designated geographical area, then inputs all such names and their associated dates and places of births, christenings, marriages, deaths and burials into a PAF-style (and GEDCOM friendly) database. Once this database has been compiled, then analysis, screening and merging tools are used to match and link individuals together into related families and larger ancestral lineages.
Some of the genealogical sources used by SIRP include the following:
1) LDS Ancestral File - available at some Family History Libraries and/or on earlier (DOS-style) computer disks.
2) Pedigree Research File (PRF) - available at Family History Libraries and/or on earlier computer disks.
3) International Genealogical Index (IGI)
4) FamilySearch.org (including New FamilySearch and FamilySearch Family Tree)
5) Available online Government Indexes of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials, such as the British GRO (for England and Wales); and the UKBMD Search .
6) Available online Name Indexes and Databases from commercial sites, such as Ancestry.com ; FindMyPast.com ; and Non Conformist & Non Parochial Records (These three websites can be accessed free-of-charge at Family History Libraries throughout the world.)
7) Available GEDCOM files from known and reliable Family Members and Related Individuals.
In 2011, the Brough Family Organization (BFO) and Osmond Family Organization (OFO) used SIRP methodologies to compile databases of hundreds of "Brough" and "Osmond" surnamed individuals who had lived from 1800 to the early 1900's in New Zealand and in New South Wales, Australia. Subsequent analysis, screening and merging of these databases resulted in the rapid identification of numerous linked individuals and multiple family lineages.
In 2012, SIRP methodologies were used to successfully document and link hundreds of military servicemen (and women) who died while serving their countries in World War I and World War II to their families and ancestors.
At the present time, the BFO and OFO are applying SIRP methodologies to identify and combine thousands of individuals and their families who lived in the 1800's and early 1900's in England and Wales.
AFO's Can Produce Family History Vidoes
On November 17, 2009, the Brough Family Organization (BFO) freely released worldwide a 37-minute high-quality video documentary entitled "A Thousand Years of Family History", which detailed the Brough ancestry of England and their descendants in Europe, America and Australia.
In several ways, this video is a "first" of its kind: It describes nearly a thousand years of history related to a well-known family surname in England--without dwelling on royalty or celebrities. Also, the documentary uses over two dozen narrators and commentators, along with historical photographs, artifacts, and computer graphics, to succinctly tell the story of the Broughs of England and their descendants--who eventually embraced different religions and spread across several continents. In addition, the video describes how genealogical research and recent DNA tests have been used to clarify family relationships and better understand family traditions.
This video is family-friendly and faith-promoting, and is a good example of what other ancestral organizations around the world can do to visually show and explain their heritage to family members and relatives. The video can be freely viewed on YouTube at:
Family History video on YouTube: A Thousand Years of Family History
Also, additional information about the video--including its entire audio script--is available on the BFO website at: http://www.broughfamily.org/family_history_video.html.
AFO's Can Produce Monuments Promoting Faith and Family
In 2010-2012, the Brough Family Organization (BFO) and Osmond Family Organization (OFO) produced physical memorials and historical monuments to their ancestors--which tell in considerable detail (or more than most gravestone inscriptions do) the faith and history of some of their ancestors. Examples of these extensive memorials and monuments can be viewed here:
Brough Family Monuments to Mormon Pioneeers - erected in 2011 and 2012 in Utah.
Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin & Museum dedication in Samaria, Idaho, May 3, 2010 (Deseret News)
Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin & Museum in Samaria, Idaho, April-May 2010 (YouTube video)
Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin and Museum dedication and plaque photos - Osmond website, 2012
The importance of erecting faith-promoting memorials and monuments has often been mentioned by LDS Church leaders. For example, in the LDS Church News of November 26, 2011 (page 10), Richard E. Turley Jr., assistant LDS Church historian, stated the following about the recent Granite Monument erected to the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon in Liberty, Missouri: "It may, with good sense, be asked, 'Why do we build such monuments?' 'It is to remember important events in the history of the Church, events in God's ongoing relationship with His children.' God's people are commanded to keep records, and those include not just books and manuscripts 'but also art, artifacts and historic sites....' 'The tradition of creating monuments and sacred places goes back almost to the beginning of the Bible,' Brother Turley noted, citing references in Genesis and Joshua. He said he has been on every continent except Antarctica and has seen monuments around the world commemorating events of Church history. 'The purpose for which we erect this monument is 'to remember the great things the Lord has done for His children,' and that phrase appears again and again in the Book of Mormon, Brother Turley observed. 'It appears there because the Book of Mormon tells us that having monuments like this and recording the information about the history of the Church helps to build faith and pass it on from generation to generation'."


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Nebraska will leave the comfy confines of Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday morning for the Charleston Classic, a 8-team ESPN tournament that starts on Thursday. First up for the Huskers, UMass, who's currently averaging 87.7 points per game.
"This is going to be the three best teams we play in a long time," said Miles. "This week we will find out what we are made of and what we can do."
Joining the Huskers on their side of the bracket will be UAB, who's picked by many to finish second in C-USA, and New Mexico who's currently ranked inside the Top 25.
"Our guys want to work and have a great appetite for effort," said Miles. "I think it will be a good test."
With the addition of point guards Deverell Biggs on Sunday off the bench (17 points), Miles was asked on Monday if he could see a scenario where multiple point guards were on the floor at once.
"The way we rebounded yesterday, we need wingers out there," said Miles. "It depends on what you can do. Can you defend and rebound well enough to win? You can't just put out offense and hope you can outscore everyone.
"I can see (Tai) Webster playing on the wing with (Ray) Gallegos and Biggs, but that's about as small as we would end up."
The Huskers practiced this afternoon and will use tomorrow's travel day as their off-day from practice.
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Dr. Reza Kamali-Sarvestani is an Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering in Utah Valley University. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Shiraz University Iran, and M.S.E, Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2009, and 2011 respectively. After his graduation, he worked in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. He joined Utah Valley University (UVU) in 2012. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Kamali is a recipient of College of T&C Summer research grant in 2013. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE.
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For those that wish to know the road conditions before you leave the house, the State of Tennessee has a resource for you that could save you valuable time and stress.
The TDOT Smartway road system has a very user friendly map that shows you many items and traffic congestion that is much more detailed than I thought possible.
Here is the Sam Ridley / I-24 Interchange. An area notorious for being a pain.
Here is the Lee Victory, Almaville road / I-24 interchange.
Already there are RED areas inside of Smyrna that you might want to skirt.
For those that travel into Nashville there is a very detailed map here.
You have many options including looking at all the traffic cameras, road conditions, road work, and incidents as they occur. Put these links into your Favorites folder and avoid the worst parts of driving to work.
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Good denim never goes out of style, and these everyday slim straight fit jeans are no exception.
The B stands for Burton and 77 is for the year Jake founded the company, but the Burton B77 Denim stands for everyday wear-ability with a timeless style. Offered in three different fits: skinny, slim, and slim/straight, the 98% cotton, 2% spandex denim blend with details like reinforced seams is the perfect equation of stretch and durability for easy transitions between work or class and concrete.
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Kinley smiled a little and stopped messing with the daggers. At least he was no harm to her, She looked around a bit she didnt really have time to survey the hotel but now that she did she realized there was spots of blood all over. That was all she needed to decide to find a new safe destination.
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You may remember, several months ago, when I mentioned relocating to another area mainly because of new neighbours that bought the property about 200 yards from mine. They have been a pain in my rear-end, with loud "music" blasting up into the night, screaming and hollering, ATV's racing to the end of the road and turning about 75 yards from my place.
And to top it off after they moved in one of my dogs was shot (on my land) my fence cut and some of my tools stolen. No, they have not been an asset as neighbours should be – it's impossible to have respect for others when you have none for yourself…
The good news is, I've found a new place and will be closing the deal Monday – it's 5.46 acres of level land on a hilltop overlooking the area below. There is an old mobile home still on the property that will have to be removed (it's in too bad of a shape to savage), luckily, I've had several people ask about moving it for me. They want to scrap it for the metal and copper wiring, but I may do that myself…:-D
The property is surrounded by forest and is only about one mile from the border of the Big South Fork national forest so hunting and foraging opportunities should be plentiful.
Moving will be a lot of work but I think it will be worth it – I'll have more room for projects and self-sufficiency with 5.46 acres. Granted, my 2 acres was plenty but now I have room for more goats LOL.
Besides finding another home, this week I ordered several books (and a movie) including – The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book: A Guide to Whole-Grain Breadmaking, A Garden Supper Tonight, Herbal Antibiotics: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria (Storey Medicinal Herb Guide), Tracking–Signs of Man, Signs of Hope: A Systematic Approach to the Art and Science of Tracking Humans and a movie They Live.
What did you do to prep this week? Come on, don't be shy let us know in the comments below…


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This affordable housing for homeless and mentally disabled residents impressed the jury with its artful blend of private and semi-public zones. "It's an incredibly dense site, and yet you have all these nice outdoor spaces," observed one judge. "It fits into the urban condition."
The 46-unit project by Pugh + Scarpa Architects contains space for supportive services, as well as a first-floor gallery featuring artwork by residents. All circulation is exterior, and a series of passive solar strategies—cross-ventilation and metal shading devices, for example—greatly reduces the building's carbon footprint while enhancing inhabitants' quality of life. Community rooms and a pair of second-floor courtyards provide safe, sheltered places to socialize. "The community kitchens are a way to get people out of their units," says Angela Brooks, AIA, LEED AP, of Pugh + Scarpa. To satisfy city requirements, the building also incorporates an underground 23-car parking lot complete with a hydraulic lift system.


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The U.S. Department of Labor just released a list of the 15 fastest growing occupations in America, and topping the list is translators and interpreters.
According to the report, 25,000+ jobs will open up in these two related categories in the next 8 years. That's a whopping 42% growth, and it doesn't even include the military (which is even hungrier for translators). Those expected to hire bilingual workers include everyone from startups and Fortune 500 companies to all areas of the government – including state and local governments near you.
This is great news for Elancers, as there is an ample supply of translators in our growing marketplace. Right now there are nearly 290,000 translators on Elance, specializing in virtually every language on earth. Businesses looking to hire a translator for their website, marketing materials or other projects can expect a plethora of skilled talent available to help them expand into fruitful new global markets.
A recent article on CNN Money notes that the majority of translation jobs are now going to freelancers. This is no surprise to businesses that use Elancers for their translation, including Irene Jaindi of Austria-based I & S Translation. She uses a host of Elancers to meet the needs of her clients around the world. See her story.
Naturally translation job opportunities continue to increase on Elance, which is great news for the many freelancers in our marketplace with bilingual skills. This includes Maria Andrade who is based in Mexico, and has created a successful and blossoming career as a Spanish-English translator. Check out her story too.
Elance's latest Global Online Employment Report is out, and the results couldn't be better for businesses or freelancers. There's a plethora of talented Elancers ready to work (particularly among those with high-demand STEM skills), and clients are hiring and paying freelancers at record pace.
To bring the report to life, we created an engaging infographic:
Great news, eh? For more details, check out the full Global Online Employment Report.

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We have great news for "right brain" thinkers everywhere. While job demand rose to record levels in many areas – including most technical fields – our Q2 Global Online Employment Report also points to a dramatic rise in demand for creative skills. For the first time ever the "Creative Economy" is outpacing demand for technical talent. These findings show that companies are now looking for new way to attract and engage customers.
The chart below shows the percentage of jobs posted by category, indicating Creative took the lead in Q2:
According to the Small Business Economy 2011 report released yesterday, small businesses outperformed large firms in net job creation nearly three out of four times over an 18-year span.
The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), a voice for small businesses within the federal government, said that quarter by quarter, small businesses with fewer than 500 workers outperformed large firms (500+ workers) in making new jobs.
Since 1982, the Office of Advocacy has produced an annual report collecting information about national small business contributions to the economy and trends that have resulted.
Additionally, this year's report showed that the number of "employer firms" has fluctuated from just under 5 million to just over 6 million firms over the past 25 years, while the larger number of firms without employees has increased steadily, from about 14 million in 1992 to nearly 22 million in 2010.
To see the full report, including detailed tables on all of the data collection, visit the SBA website release here.
On the final day of the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Washington D.C.-based think tank Pew Research Center released a report showing that there are more American adults who own smartphones than "basic" phones. While the overall percentage of smartphone owners hasn't quite reached the majority of the American population, this is the first time that smartphone owners have edged ahead of their counterparts.
According to Pew, nearly half (46%) of American adults are smartphone owners as of February 2012, an increase of 11 percentage points over the 35% of Americans who owned a smartphone last May. On the other hand, two in five adults (41%) own a cell phone that is not a smartphone.
The movement towards complete smartphone adoption comes off the heels of the largest Mobile World Congress, the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry—featuring CEOs representing mobile device manufacturers and vendors from around the world, and of course Google's recent declaration that they're activating 850,000 Android devices a day. What an exciting time to be a mobile developer!
The results of two recent polls conducted by the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index earlier this year show that small businesses feel more strongly about their growth prospects now than they have in years, and plan to increase both the number of jobs hired and the amount spent on capital over the next 12 months.
According to Gallup poll results published earlier this month, more U.S. small business owners expect to increase rather than decrease the total number of jobs at their company over the next 12 months. The 14-percentage-point advantage for expected job growth is the largest since the +15 of January 2008, suggesting small business owners are more optimistic about hiring now than at any time in the past four years.
Today market analytics group comScore released their 2012 Mobile Future in Focus report, an annual publication that examines the mobile landscape, covering key trends driving smartphone adoption growth and mobile media usage in social networking and retail, mobile ecosystem dynamics, and media consumption. Last year, we saw a 137% growth in mobile projects on Elance, and with the current trend trajectory, there's every reason to believe jobs and talent for mobile project will grow in demand.
Here are some of the key findings according to comScore's report:
Download comScore's full report here.
As social media usage continues to grow and evolve, more and more people are turning to Facebook, Twitter, etc. in order to find work, according to a new infographic from MBA Online (below). We've got a great way to you can use your own social networks to help friends and colleagues find work, and earn rewards for yourself!
With the Elance Referral Program, sharing Elance has never been easier! When you post a job to Elance, you'll have the option to share with the friends and colleagues you have across your own social networks. Have a Facebook friend that you think is a great fit for your job? Want to share your post with all of your Twitter followers? We've got the social media buttons you need to share once your job has been posted!
If you enjoy being a part of Elance, we want you to share your experiences to the world. For every qualified client referral that you bring onto Elance, you'll earn $10. For every qualified contractor referral you bring onto Elance, you'll earn 10 Connects, and you'll also give them a gift of 10 Connects to help them get started.
For more information, please visit our Elance Referral Program page here or the official program terms here.
We know that one of the very best reasons to work online is to minimize, or often eliminate, the commute to your office or jobsite. We've asked you in the past to share with us your cloud commute stories, and you responded with some incredible videos from all parts of the globe.
We wanted to share The True Cost of Commuting, a great infographic we came across from Stream Refinance on the total cost of a work commute—from mileage to cost to the amount of your life spent in your vehicle!
Some of the highlights:
Read on to see the entire inforgraphic; the numbers don't lie! So we ask you—what's the best part of your commute as an Elancer?
With jobs being the topic of discussion throughout Europe and the United States, President Obama has hit the road to rally support for his jobs creation bill. However, our new Online Employment Report shows that more work is already moving to the cloud across all industries.
In contrast to sluggish hiring in the traditional employment market, the number of businesses hiring online workers jumped 107% and Elancers earned 51% more in the last year, with a record $38 million earned in Q3 2011. To view the entire report, please visit the Online Employment Report here.
Some of the notable hiring trends we saw this past quarter include:
Engineers Building Momentum
Businesses need engineering expertise across nearly every discipline today and demand for engineers is growing on Elance: Chemical Engineering (+155%), Network Engineering (+45%), Civil Engineering (+36%), Electrical Engineering (+28%) and Mechanical Engineering (+13%). CAD skills also saw greater demand: AutoCAD (+32%), ArchiCAD (+60%) and Rhino CAD (+7%).
More Compliance
Demand for legal professionals, with lawyers specializing in Tax Law (+69%), International Law (+27%) and Employment Law (+13%) all saw significant increases during Q3 2011.
Customer Service Excellence
Customer service agents and virtual assistants on Elance have earned 58% more than last year in Q3.


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PS1 Donates Art Installation To Long Island City [Pics]
A courtyard installation at the Queens modern art gallery has been designed with objects to be given to the community once it's gone.
Not only does the courtyard installation at MoMA's PS1 give the public an opportunity to play, but come September when the project will be taken down, the 79 objects and 84 trees used to create it will be donated to the community.
Those objects—mirrors, trees, ping pong and foosball tables, a rock-climbing wall, a sandbox and lifeguard chair were just some of the things the community of Long Island City listed when asked 'if there was anything they needed that could also be designed into a courtyard installation.'
From their answers, Holding Pattern was born. The courtyard installation features a mirror room, a maze of trees, a lounging space and a large rec room that is also the venue of PS1's free outdoor concert series, Warm Up.
The architects and urban designers of Holding Pattern are the Brooklyn-based collective Interboro, 2011 winner of PS1's 12th Annual Young Architect's Program.
Images by Glenwood/Read New York.
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Cut Chemist started his DJ and production career working with Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli.
Now the mixmaster's out on his own, creating unique hip-hop and world beat dance fusions.
Cut Chemist will be hitting Denver's Gothic Theatre on Friday and showing off music from his new mixtape "Sounds of the Police."
Check out the Colorado Daily interview with Cut Chemist – known in real life as Lucas MacFadden — and find out about his DJ/production skills and the new directions his music is taking: http://www.coloradodaily.com/music-news/ci_16809453#axzz17faQjTQc


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Nov 16, 2012
A variety of competitive, regulatory, and technology challenges continue to keep IT professionals awake at night. While new types of software systems address such challenges, flash-based storage and flash-based application acceleration technologies are vital to maximizing the benefits from such applications.
Download �Bullish on Data Center Flash� to learn details of the state of flash-based technology deployments survey, such as:
More than three quarters (77 percent) of all financial services firms report using more than 500GB of flash-based storage in their organizations yet only two percent have yet to deploy any flash in their data centers.
Ninety-five percent of large financial services firms have adopted flash-based storage with nearly half (49 percent) saying they have more than 5TB of flash deployed.
For small/mid-sized firms, more than half (54 percent) have 500GB or more capacity deployed with 13 percent reporting more than 5TB.
Download this white paper to find out how your organization can leverage flash-based technologies to meet business needs today and ensure success in the future.


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I just purchased an '06 WRX and I recently discovered an issue. You guys have probably heard of this one a few times but I couldn't really find any solid answers. Anyways my boost is only running at 7.5-8 psi and from what I've read it should be near 13. Has anyone ran into this issue and found a resolution???
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