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Rocky Hill To Ask Voters For $71.1 Million In School Construction
There are 45 comments on the Hartford Courant story from Sep 3, 2008, titled Rocky Hill To Ask Voters For $71.1 Million In School Construction. In it, Hartford Courant reports that:4 election ballot, voters will be asked to approve spending $71.1 million to upgrade town elementary schools and build a new school.
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#1 Sep 4, 2008
Moser elementary school definitely needs replacement. I attended school there about 30 years ago and it needed renovation then.
#2 Sep 5, 2008
71 million - isnt that a bit much?
#3 Sep 8, 2008
I have lived in Rocky Hill for over 30 years and attended Rocky Hill schools. Currently, kids at the elementary schools are having class in portable classrooms, the cafeterias, and in some cases, closets. I will fully support this referendum.
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#4 Sep 8, 2008
I have also lived in Rocky Hill for a number of years. I support replacing Moser. Upgrades to the other schools, such as A/C? Not on board.
I don't think the referendum will pass. The council should have been on top of this years ago. All the new 55+ residents may not see a pressing need.
#5 Sep 9, 2008
My kids went to Moser and Stevens before we moved out of Rocky Hill. That was a few years ago. It is about time they have decided to get the kids out of closets (my son was one of the lucky kids to have been in one) and out of the temporary portable classrooms. My daughter went to Moser and it was in bad shape then. Question is why doesn't Rocky Hill upkeep the schools? If they did it would not be costing 71.1 million now.
#6 Sep 16, 2008
No way in hell! I'm tired of the town council and BOE fixing problems caused by their own incompetence by dipping into my (and the rest of the townspeople's)wallets.
#7 Sep 16, 2008
Now the town is contemplating a dog park. A dog park? Give me a break. Not living on the gold coast. One of the council members is worried about cots and blankets in the event RH is hit by a hurricane. What's next? Will the dog park people want special pet accommodations in the event of a hurricane?
#8 Sep 20, 2008
I don't have any kids and with all the increases think this is too much. This has become a give-me society.
This spells incompetence to let things get as bad as described. If my house needs work that badly, I have to take the necessary measures as the need arises. I don't wait for it to fall on my head to decide I need to build a new house. This is ridiculous.
#9 Sep 20, 2008
TABS is a very strong lobbying force. I agree that remedial measures for our schools should have been a priority 10 years ago. Instead tax payers have a new town hall, a new police station, ampitheater, boat launch, astro turf playing field, etc.
Yes, priorities. Whose? Moser School had a new furnace installed last year. Hopefully salvagable. Best be prepared. If this referendum passes (and IMHO, 50/50 chance), we are going to be taxed to the teeth.
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#11 Oct 17, 2008
71 million? Come on. Who are they kidding. I'm tired of bending over for the foolish socialists in the town council. Tell them to sell that boat launch or any one of the other 'pet' projects they p'ed off our tax dollars on.
Talk about waste. It is getting to be a rather long list.
Here is a clue. The population of k-12 kids is about ready to start dropping. So is this the time to start spending 70 million dollars on schools? I don't think so.
Get a grip start spending responsibly and stop giving us that tired old excuse that the "STATE" picks up most of the tab. Who the heck do you think funds "the state"? You are just talking about taking money out of my other pocket.
Just say no! Come back with a 5 million dollar plan to improve what we already have and then we'll talk about it.
Dear town council members,
The population of this state (and town)is 'aging'. Why? Because young people can't afford to live here any more. Taxes, home prices, cost of fuel, and on and on. You people think that you can just keep going into the taxpayers pockets and pulling more and more every year. Enough is enough. Start CUTTING some costs. We just can't keep up with your reckless spending. You should have been maintaining the schools we have for the past 20 years. Lack of planning and responsible leadership on your part is no excuse to come in with a ridiculous 70 million dollar proposal today.
I vote no to any project that requires more tax dollars. NO!
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#12 Oct 17, 2008
Brian, it wil only cost $35 per month if your home is assessed at $200,000. For goodness sake, we can all tighten our belts! Don't set your thermostat to 62, you'll find 55 is invigorating. Three meals a day? Nonsense, you can survive on two. Gas for your car? Ride a bike.
IMO, 50/50 chance this will pass. If it does, I might just as well start eating pet food because I cannot think of any other creative ways to cut back on anything. Except my computer and ISP. No way! I sure hope Alpo tastes better then it looks.
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#13 Oct 21, 2008
There is 100% chance this will pass. It is just a question of when. They will pass this just like they pass every other foolish over expenditure. They just keep tossing it out there until the opposition cant waste any more of their time fighting against it. Those of us opposing spending tax dollars have to work at jobs every day ya know. The 40% of us working in this state have a big job to do paying for the other 60%. Actually there are probably only 25% of us working if we subtract the people employed by the state. We cant spend the time that it takes to even slow these guys down. It pretty much goes the same way every time. Once the government worshipers get it in their head that we should spend more tax money they pretty much get it done eventually.
This is Connecticut. One of the bluest of the blue states. The people here believe that government is the answer to everything. They believe in spreading the wealth around. They see no solutions to anything except by the government. There are a lot of folks in this town that dont even own a home and they are more than happy to vote money out of your pocket. Then there are the wealthy progressives who cant even comprehend why someone couldnt kick in an extra 30 or 40 dollars a month. That is nothing to them.
Everything is solved by the government god. Need more open space? The town or state will buy it. Need more school space? Who could possibly solve that? Only the town can tackle that big of a project. Need a dock for your boat? The town can do that for you.
I think the town should start a lawn service. Just come around once a week and cut everybodys grass. Oh, and a livery service. Who do I call at town hall to come over and give me a ride to Wal-Mart? Oh and how about a wiping service. I hate that messy job. I think someone should do it for me.
We home schooled our four kids. K-7. We lived in a financially depressed area where a high percentage of the kids in the schools didnt even speak English and the schools stunk. We did it with a coop of 4 families. Funded many trips to museums, and other kool stuff. Obviously that meant my wife and three other moms didnt have any income for quiet a few years. Notice that I didnt say,They didnt work_ they worked really hard. Many hours_ just no pay. Every kid in that group skipped a grade when they entered the public school system. Every kid_ some skipped two. Dont like the job or the programs or the buildings in the public school system? How about stepping up and taking care of your own instead of asking everyone else to do it. Im tired of people who wont take responsibility for their own lives. They want someone to hold their hand from cradle to grave.
Since: Oct 08
#14 Nov 5, 2008
Anybody hear the outcome? How much did it pass by?
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#15 Nov 5, 2008
It did not.
Ballot Question 3
no, 4830 (54.14%)
yes, 4091 (45.86%)
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#16 Nov 5, 2008
Wow. A tiny bit of sanity in an otherwise insane election.
Thanks for the info Jill.
#17 Nov 5, 2008
It just proves that there are smart people in the town. Its time to separate this proposal into the three parts its really is: Needed fixes (ADA compliance, safety issues, etc.), improvements (redefining space, etc.), and expansion (new school = more space). Needed fixes should always be part of a town's budget (and tightly controlled to ensure that other items do not creep into it) and the rest should be voted on separately.
#18 Nov 5, 2008
Now what will the morons who run this town do? Their incompetence is what put us in this position. Watch now as our tax base slowly melts away as parents opt for other towns to move into as alternatives to our declining education system and inept town politicians and managers. Decrepid buildings, poor leadership, declining services, rising taxes, and bad decision-making; incompetent idiots running the town council (LaRosa), school board (MacDonald), recreation department (Zerio), police force, fire department, etc. Time to move!!!!!
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#19 Nov 5, 2008
You're welcome Brian. However, it's just a temporary reprieve. The council will toss this around like a hot potatoe and settle on some version(s) that will eventually be presented in a special ballot. Voter turn out will be dismal and IMO, some version of this proposal will pass in 2009.
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#20 Nov 5, 2008
Sensible! You should consider running for a seat on the council.
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The Happy Pet Studded Dumb Bell Dog Toy is something we bought for our dog to use a chewy bone toy. Its something that hasn't been one of her favorites by any means, but might suit other dogs a bit more. Because of that we felt it was something that was worth reviewing here. As its now been added as a product I can share my thoughts.
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The fact that our dog has not really enjoyed the chew toy may be just that she is a bit fussy about what she likes, as the product certainly looks like lots of fun. When we have thrown the toy in the garden for her to fetch, she sometimes will fetch it if in the right mood, but very often just looks at it as if to say ' yeah what ever'. This is a bit of a shame, but she knows what she likes and its not this toy.
The toy is something that was cheap to buy so it wasn't a major loss that our dog hasn't taken to it. I would say it seems as though its built to last and the swirly blue, red and white colours used to form the bone shape do make it look very eye catching. The textured bits add a bit of interest and the bell completes that.
To rate this product I have to take into account how it has worked with our dog. As she is really not fussed with it at all, I can only give it 3 stars. I still feel some other dogs might find this toy fun and so would say it may be worth a punt if bought cheaply.

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The Duke of Cambridge has revealed his anger that future generations will be unable to see the "big five" wild animals on safari in Africa unless the illegal poaching of rhino is halted.
William spoke out as three black rhino raised in captivity at the Aspinall Foundation's Port Lympne wild animal park near Hythe in Kent were released in the wild in Tanzania.
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Beautiful sight. These old Cadillacs are majestic beasts in motion. Nothing stirs my heart like seeing a long dormant classic taking it's first step to the restoration they deserve.
I applaud you as a mechanic, and as a collector/enthusiast. Like all of us you will never see a financial gain from all the love you pour into your car, but will be rewarded every time you pull into a store or gas station (...more likely since it will be often!) with the comments and compliments of admirers.
Just take it on the highway when you get a chance, that will probably get that lazy lifter working good.
Yeah, I'm thinking that tap will clear itself up over time.
When I brought my '94 home, I had no idea how long it had been sitting in that guy's front yard. It ran and stopped like crap. I put fresh gas in it, said a little prayer, and started on my 2-hour journey home. There were times early on where I was sure it wasn't going to make it, but by the time I got to the end of my journey it was running like a new car. It's amazing how they respond to a bit of attention.
Yeah, it was the weirdest experience. I found the car on eBay but it had sold. Called the guy and he said the person that bought it didn't have the money so he was going to re-list it. He said if I brought him cash, I could have it. I grabbed the tags off of my old limo and headed for Connecticut (yes, it's illegal but they're both black Fleetwoods, who's to know?). I got out there and the thing was down a steep driveway parked in the front yard. The air shocks weren't working so the back was sitting on the ground. He had washed it, but that's about it. He just sat on the front porch while I looked at it. We negotiated a price, I paid him and called me insurance company to add it. I asked him if it would make the 2.5 hour trip back to NJ. He just looked at me and shrugged. Great. It was mostly highway and whatever was wrong with it wouldn't allow it to go above like 50. It had no power going up the hills and was billowing black smoke. The Service Engine Soon light was on. But, as the trip went on it cleaned itself up and the SES light eventually went out. I haven't had to do a thing to the engine since I bought it except change the oil.Quote:
Wow! First start up after sitting and then you took it on a 2-hour trip home? You're Brave!! Even knowing my Caddy's history, I'd be afraid to do that. Good to know they hold up though!! Gives me hope. :D
I think yours will react similarly once you get it on the road.
Type F is Ford's transmission fluid. Trans fluid has detergents in it that supposedly clean the innards of the engine of deposits. The guy that built my GN engines had me put a quart of trans fluid in the new engines for the first 100 miles. Not sure why. It might free up that lifter, or it might free up on its own. They get stuck in the collapsed position sometimes when they sit. Eventually it might pop open at operating temps and after it's run for a while. Or it may always have a tap - if it runs okay who cares?
Yay!!! Good for you guys!! I know that was certainly a grin inducing moment :D . I know I did!
Jimmy: Oh, to clean the gunk out of the engine? For that I love Seafoam. Haveyou tried it? If so, how does it compare to putting the type F stuff? When i put seafoam in my miata, it felt like i gained power back from it after all the gunk burned off. that in combination with changing to royal purple <3-- cars really are my kids, man. lol)
Seafoam is ok too. I have only used it in the gas tank though.
Royal Purple I use in my Brougham as well. Some say that it keeps the engine too clean inside and can make leaks worse but I have never had it make leaks worse for me. :hide: I wouldn't use the Type F with synthetic oil though. I know it is supposed to mix and all but synthetic can be cleaning enough. :p
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"Al-Yasra would market the whole range of Al-Safi Danone's dairy products. This includes fresh milk, laban, yogurt, the Rashaka 0 percent sugar and 0 percent fat range, Danao juice milk, Danino – a kids product that has four times more milk than ordinary yogurt, in addition to deserts like Crème Caramel. All Al-Safi Danone products are made from 100 percent fresh milk and are packaged at the company's factory in Kharaj, Saudi Arabia," said Al Yasra Foodstuff associate, Mohammed Al-Sager.
Al-Safi Danone is part of Al-Safi group of companies, which operates one of the largest integrated dairy farms in the world, with two neighboring farms covering more than 7,500 hectares altogether and 30,000 cows. Part of the Al-Faisaliah group, Al-Safi merged with the French dairy giant Danone in 2000. Al-Safi Danone owns and operates 24 distribution centers in all reaches of Saudi Arabia, serviced by more than 450 refrigerated and climate-controlled trucks.
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Sucheta Rawal (B.B.A. '02, M.S. '04) had never left her native India before coming to Georgia State in 1997. Since then, she's made up for lost time.
Sucheta's job in finance afforded her the opportunity to travel — four new countries a year, by her estimation. Soon she started blogging about her travels. That blog, combined with the donations she helped gather for volunteer-vacationing groups, became the nonprofit organization Go Eat Give. According to Sucheta, the goal of Go Eat Give is "to raise cultural awareness through food, travel and volunteering."
Go Eat Give organizes dinners locally at various restaurants to expose guests to the cuisine and culture of countries they might never explore on their own.
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The one-on-one connections her travelers made with the people of Bali — in their homes, schools and churches — had a profound effect, Sucheta says.
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Part of Todd "Parney" Parnell's job duties as vice president of the Richmond Flying Squirrels is to be social. Whether he's greeting fans at the gate, taking part in on-field stunts and promotions, or spreading cheer and the Flying Squirrels brand at pubs and restaurants around town, the 2011 Minor League Executive of the Year has become quite the popular figure in Richmond since helping bring baseball back to the Diamond four years ago.
Or as Chuck Greenberg, Parnell's former boss with the Altoona Curve and State College Spikes, likes to say: "He's the best people person in minor league baseball."
But even Parney knows that if a popularity contest were to be held in Richmond, he would play second-fiddle to the man the Flying Squirrels will be honoring at the ballpark tonight: Virginia Commonwealth men's basketball coach Shaka Smart.
"He's the king," Parnell said of Smart. "He gets the gold medal for popularity and all the rest of us are just trying to be on the platform."
Tonight is Shaka Smart Night at the Diamond, and the coach who led the Rams to the Final Four two years ago will be on hand to throw out the first pitch, shake hands, sign autographs and promote his favorite charity: FRIENDS Association for Children, which provides day care and after-school programming for local kids.
The Flying Squirrels will pay tribute to Smart by passing out a bobblehead in his likeness to the first 2,000 fans through the gates at the Diamond. Parnell says the promotion is a natural, as the Diamond also serves as the home field for Virginia Commonwealth's baseball team. A large contingent of VCU alumni and students will be on hand, Parnell said, and Richmond will wear special black and gold jerseys representing VCU's colors.
Those uniforms will be auctioned off after the game in honor of another local legend: former baseball coach Paul Keyes, who died last November at the age of 50 after battling melanoma. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Paul Keyes Memorial Scholarship Foundation.
"I miss him everyday," Parnell said of Keyes, who had worked at VCU since 1985, spent the past 18 seasons years as the Rams' baseball coach and was instrumental in helping form a partnership with the Flying Squirrels. "He was a well-respected person in the baseball community, and even more so, he was a person who got it and affected a lot of people's lives."
Bobbles Here, Bobbles There . . .
It's hardly an unofficial holiday for bobbleheads (not like the May the Fourth is for Star Wars). In fact, it is just another weekend around the minor leagues, one in which plenty of creative giveaways and promotions fill teams' schedules.
So, if collecting bobbleheads is your thing, there are plenty on offer.
• George Brett BobbleArms, Saturday, Omaha Storm Chasers: (Pacific Coast): The Storm Chasers entered their offseason team meetings intent on adding more promotions and giveaways this season. The idea was raised to create a bobblehead of their big league affiliate Kansas City Royals' most famous alumni, George Brett, and to do so in the most creative of ways: celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Hall of Famer's famous pine tar incident.
So the team scrapped the bobblehead idea and instead drew up a Georget Brett BobbleArms doll, whose arms will wave in similar fashion as Brett's did after umpires nullified his go-ahead home run against the Yankees and ruled him out for having too much pine tar on his bat.
"Everyone has done bobbleheads and there have even been bobblefeet for soccer players and other things like that," Omaha general manager Martie Cordaro said. "We wanted to do something different."
Brett won't be on hand to come storming out of the Storm Chasers' dugout at Werner Park, but he did sign off on the promotion and helped make it a reality, Cordaro said.
• Goodyear BobbleBlimp, Saturday, Akron Aeros (Eastern): Under first-year owner Ken Babby, the Aeros have put an emphasis on promotions and giveaways this season as a way to reach out to its fan base and reverse the downward trend in attendance over the past several years.
The team has already passed out a bobblehead of former Ohio State and new University of Akron football coach Jim Tressel and will soon pay tribute to the city's ties to the birthplace of Quaker Oats with an Ode to Oats promotion (May 27), and will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pro Football Hall of Fame by passing out an orange juice squeezer in the shape of the HOF's roof (July 27).
On Saturday night, the Aeros will honor something near and dear to the hearts of Akron residents: the Goodyear blimp. Located just across town from Goodyear headquarters, the Aeros will pass out a BobbleBlimp to the first 1,000 fans through the gates of Canal Park.
"People get excited about the blimp in Akron," said Aeros director of media relations Adam Liberman, an Akron native who previously spent 10 years in the Atlanta Braves media relations department. "One of the neat things about growing up in Akron is that blimp would be out . . . It's a neat little promotion that so far has gotten a good response in the community."
Other bobblehead giveaways this weekend include: Avisail Garcia Bobblehead (tonight, West Michigan WhiteCaps); Matt Kemp Bobblehead (tonight, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes); Freddie Freeman Bobblehead (Saturday, Gwinnett Braves); Matt Cain Bobblehead (Saturday, Fresno Grizzlies); Barry Zito Bobblehead (Sunday, Sacramento River Cats).


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As part of GP contract changes, all patients are required to have a named GP. In this practice, all patients have already been allocated a named GP. This will be the same as your usual GP. The named GP will take the lead responsibility for ensuring that all appropriate services are delivered to the patient. This is largely about formalising responsibilities as we already do this work. Please note that the named GP will not be the only doctor that ever sees the patient as, of course, as a group practice, patients are free to see whichever doctor they wish. If you have any questions regarding your named GP, please ask us.
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Bahrains Batelco has announced the commercial availability of enhanced mobile broadband services with theoretical maximum downlink connection speeds of up to 42Mbps on its HSPA+ network. Alongside the upgrade to dual carrier HSPA+ (DC-HSPA+) standard, Batelco has launched new mobile broadband packages with unlimited monthly data usage for smartphones, tablets and laptops, available to new and existing post-paid subscribers. The telco has also introduced a new line-up of devices capable of supporting its new higher data speeds for its O-Net mobile broadband users. The three unlimited post-paid packages start from BHD8 (USD21) per month, and all allow access to the 42Mbps network, with each tier allowing a different data threshold before the connection speed is throttled to 512kbps (downlink)/128kbps (uplink). Subscribers to the BHD8 package have a monthly threshold of 4GB, BHD10 packages users get 7GB of unthrottled usage, and the top-tier BHD11 option throttles speeds after 8GB.
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European Spaces summer meeting 2014 in Belarus
time: 17.July - 5. August 2014 / twenty days in Belarus
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1. Minsk - 2 days at the beginning, 2 days at the end of the meeting.
Accommodation in flats of members of the hosting team / guest families and /or students hostel
2. KAJA Camp in Braslaw/Kolesniki in the Braslaw nature park. Look here: meeting conditions in Braslaw - Belarus
partners and participants: six partners from Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Belarus /
four youngsters and one teamer per partner , in total 30 persons from . Read more:
1. Ukraine: "Dot UA" - students initiative from architecture dep. Technical University Lviv
2. Russia: "Vinegret" - students initiative from MARHI - Moscow Architrecture Institute
3. Lithuania: students initiative from Art A, cademy Vilnius/Telisia
4. Poland: EDU ( education by art ) Org. Suprasl/Bialystok - students architecture dep. Politecnicum Bialystok
5. Germany: KAJA West e.V. Rheine - students from school of architecture / University of Apllied sciences Münster
6. Belarus: INO KAJA, Minsk - architecture studens Politecnical University Minsk
program: creative workshops, educational evenings, intercultural events, excursions, national presentations and - evening
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I have recently been sanding floorboards with a view to woodstaining them. I have been advised to seek a clear wood filler that can be mixed with sawdust that can accomodate expansion and contraction.
Would be grateful if anyone could suggest a make (would be fantasic if solvent free) and where to purchase.
Many thanks.
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When I did this I used flexible filler coloured black to emulate the black shadow you find naturally with boards. it looked really good and as it was flexible stayed in for years.
Put this filler in after you've sanded though, I didn't and the sander just spread it everywhere!
The great thing about using flexible filler (silicon sealant) is you can get it in its water retardent form and plenty of shops have it
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Velva Verna Resser, 90 Green Valley Arizona, formerly of Seattle Washington went home to be with the Lord November 25, 2006. She was born November 18, 1916 in Springdale Arkansas, the daughter of Elbert and Verna Clemmer
She was very involved in volunteer work in Seattle at the VA Hospital and also at Santa Rita Care Center in Green Valley. She was preceded in death by her busbands Rudy Helm in 1953, Hyler Resser in 2003 and great grandson Joshua Mullins in 2000.
She is survived by her children Judy Helm Slyne, Pamela Helm McPoland, Rudy Helm and three step children, 9 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held in Seattle at Westside Presbyterian Church on December 8, 2006 at 3 p.m.
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A Shocking Conclusion about American ChristianityI'm not an expert in or scholar of "youth ministry," but many of my students are either doing youth ministry or plan to. For some time now I've been hearing a lot about something called "Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism" (MTD for short). From 2003 to 2005 sociologist of religion Christian Smith and his colleague Melinda Denton carried out a massive study of youth religion in the United States. It was called the "National Study of Youth and … [Read more...]
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Review of The Journey of Modern Theology by Roger E. Olson by Bev MitchellThis book is written to grab you (gently) and introduce you to some of the most interesting people of the last four hundred years. Yes, most of them were philosophers and theologians, but they were people first and always people. Roger Olson knows these people, some personally, but mainly through careful, sympathetic reading of much of their work over a long career. The characters march across the pages almost as if … [Read more...]
What Is "Integration of Faith and Learning? Follow Up (Part 3) to Series on "The Christian Worldview"
What Is "Integration of Faith and Learning?" Follow Up (Part 3) to Series on "The Christian Worldview"In a way, the two part series "Is There a 'The Christian Worldview'?" is simply a preamble to this post/essay. At least in Christian higher education circles, one of the main functions of developing a "the Christian worldview" has been to use it as a tool for encouraging, sometimes requiring, "integration of faith and learning." A main reason for the existence of Christian institutions of … [Read more...]
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Is There a "the Christian Worldview?" If So, What Is It? Part 2If you have not read Part 1 of this series "Is There a 'the Christian Worldview'?" this second installment may cause some confusion; I suggest you go back and read Part 1 first.I believe there is a "the Christian worldview"—a minimally necessary cognitive content to "seeing the world as" Christianly. "Seeing as" is what philosopher of religion Richard Hare called a "blik"—a basic perspective on reality. It is also the imp … [Read more...]
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Is There a "the Christian Worldview?" If So, What Is It? Part 1A while back I posted here a very positive review of Molly Worthen's excellent book Apostles of Reason. I had almost nothing but praise for it. Now I want to express one perhaps (but perhaps not) quibble with the book's analysis of the problem with evangelicalism.Worthen criticizes evangelical scholars' obsession with "the Christian worldview" and connects that with Reformed rationalism. Worthen is not a theologian and so I … [Read more...]
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Addict Winner: Mizuno MP-H4 Irons
By mustang6560 on 3/11/13
The winner of the Addict Giveaway: Mizuno MP-H4 Irons is oober White Rhino. As the winner, he'll receive a set of MP-H4 irons, courtesy of Mizuno. Please help us congratulate White Rhino!
If you are White Rhino (or you know who he is), then you have 30 days to reply to my private message to claim your prize. Otherwise, it goes back into the vault!
We'll announce the next Addict Giveaway in the next couple days so stay tuned! I'd like to thank Mizuno for making this giveaway possible. If you'd like to find out more about the MP-H4 irons, you can read our review here.
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Congratulations Mr. Rhino! These new clubs will certainly knock a few strokes off your handicap.
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congrats are in order.... oh when will I win? lol
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you keep misspelling Kurt the Knife
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Lucky !@$@#$!! Notice he is currently playing R11's, might be looking to offload the Mizunos with such new kit already in the bag?
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He might offload the R11's after trying those Mizuno sticks. I'm hitting Mizuno JPX-825's and loving them.
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Craig and Leela Hope had long wanted to find a way to combine their joint skills with their family life – hoping to build a bright future for their children and a more satisfactory work-life balance for themselves.
Craig became an apprentice carpenter at 16, and is passionate about woodwork, while Leela had worked in administrative roles for a number of local companies, but yearned for something that was more fulfilling and enabled her to work alongside with her husband.
Leela says: "Craig is brilliant at the carpentry and creative design, and I have the admin skills to complement him. We hoped that going into business for ourselves would give us the flexibility to juggle our work life and our family commitments more effectively, but we didn't know quite where to start."
Leela heard an advert on the radio for Outset Torbay, and that gave her the idea to enrol on Outset's workshops to brush up her business skills.
Craig says: "The Outset programme was fundamental and extremely valuable to us; it gave us the knowledge and insight into aspects of business that we wouldn't otherwise have known or thought about."
They worked through the Introduction to Enterprise and Business Start-up programmes with Outset, gaining confidence in their idea, and the essential skills to turn that dream into reality.
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Top 10 guidelines for an ecommerce site
I've developed quite a few ecommerce sites and over time have gained a good understanding of what makes a successful site. It's amazing how often I see fundamental usability issues when shopping online. It's especially important with ecommerce to get these things right as you can immediately see a difference in conversion and sales.
Below is what I think are the most important things to be aware of, these definately don't cover everything, but should cover the basics:
1. Price should be clearly displayed next to all products
This should be fairly obvious to everyone, but I've seen a few sites where the price is tucked away or you don't see the price until you actually click the product. In some cases it's so hard to find it's easiest to add it to your basket to see how much it'll cost.
2. An obvious add to basket button
You want to make it as simple as possible for customers to add a product to their basket if they've decided that they want to buy that product. Ensure this button is at the very least prominent on the product page.
Amazon do a great job with this one:
3. Basket should be displayed on every page
It should be clear how to get to your basket or even better a visual summary of the basket on each page. This allows your customers to see if that product has added correctly and keep track of how much they're going to spend. One of the top reasons for customers abandoning their basket is that the total cost of the order is too high, making the running total clear should help users keep track of how much the order will be when they come to checkout and avoid any big suprieses.
4. Cost of delivery should be shown clearly and upfront
I see this a lot, the cost of delivery isn't displayed until you're part way through checking out. The earlier this is displayed the less likely it is to suprise the user. I've seen this listed several times as the number one reason customers don't complete the checkout process so making this clear is vital to getting that conversion rate up. Offering free shipping over a given threshold is a great way of encouraging users to place that order and potentially increase the average order value.
On bumpto3.com we put this information in the basket:
5. Obvious search function
For users who know what they're after the search is really important. Also users who have tried browsing and not found what they're after may try the search as a backup. The search should be prominent and consistent across the site, web users will often look in the top right for the search box. It should use the word "search" at least once and should have an obvious button to trigger it.
It's worth logging and reviewing the search terms used by customers, this could show trends, highlight common mispellings or identify misplaced products.
6. Highly visible checkout button
The checkout button should be prominent on the top and bottom of the basket page and ideally on every page of the site. Making it as easy as possible for users to place their order should be paramount.
This is what mothercare have at the top of each page:
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7. Progress bar should be visible during checkout
This is another one I've seen on a few sites, not showing this will leave customers unsure of how much more information will be needed to complete their order. Showing a customer how they are progressing through the checkout and how much more there is to go reduce your dropout rate.
This is what we do on bumpto3.com:
8. Similar or related products should be shown on the product page
When browsing a product it's useful to link to other similar products or related products. This may increase your average order value or help your customers find the product they're actually after.
9. Products should have clear description and imagery
The products description should explain all the details I'd need to buy that product. I've been to sites where I'm trying to find a computer part and have to go to the manufacturers website to check that the product has the right interface because the site I've found it on doesn't have that information.
For most products having an image is a must, even if you know what you're after an image allows you to check it's definately the right one. If appropriate add videos/zoom or 360 images to help demonstrate that product.
10. You should be able to navigate within a category
Most sites are designed with a clearly defined architecture that make it easy to work your way down through categories to find the product you're after. Once you're there you should be able to switch between products in that category easily, so I can easily browse through products in that category. This will also help if I've landed on that page from a Google listing I can browse around without having to be aware of the category structure someone coming from the homepage will be aware of.


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At MWC, multiple companies have launched mobile application stores that seek to build upon Apple's iPhone success (Microsoft, Nokia, Orange, mPortico, Surfkitchen, Adtonic, PocketGear and others). These join existing announced app stores (including RIM, Google Android, Palm).
These are more than simple me-too initiatives.
Mobile app stores are not new. Palm, Handango and even Nokia with their Download! service pre-date Apple. Like the iPod, Apple was a follower -- rather than first mover -- that succeeded due to terrific execution and a clear strategy and market position. Apple benefits from the ease of commercial iPhone application distribution. Developers now prosper in a virtuous circle:
- iPhone application store is easy to use on phone or PC. It offers consumers reviews, user ratings, reliable download & install and low price points. Developers benefit from reliable content protection.
- Developers sell more applications and so prioritise more r&d for iPhone over other phones. This leads to a greater catalogue of applications.
- The greater wealth of third party support increases the benefit for consumers of owning an iPhone, thus driving iPhone sales.
- A greater installed base of iPhones increases the audience of potential application buyers, leading to increased application sales.
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Throughout "Romeo and Juliet" Romeo and Paris are often compared. They have differences as well as similarities. The most important difference is the way and the reason of their love for Juliet. Although Juliet's suitors Paris and Romeo are very similar on the outside, their thoughts and feelings are very different.
Romeo Montague is a young man of about sixteen. He is well respected by Verona since he is the son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. When he found out about the Capulet's family ball he and his cousin Benvolio decided to go. During the ball Romeo meets Juliet Capulet and falls in love with her at first sight. Despite the fact that Juliet is a Capulet and him a Montague, Romeo doesn't care what she is all he knows is that he loves her, and that's all that counts. He would do anything to be with her, even if it meant he had to take his own life. Even though their love is not accepted Friar Laurence is willing to marry these two young lovers. Romeo is considered well- educated, quick-witted, loyal, and unafraid of danger which is what makes him unique
Paris is a kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet. His love for Juliet isn't as strong as Romeo's. Paris doesn't really care about Juliet's feelings, never really gets to know Juliet. He just desires her for his wife, whereas Romeo truly loves her. At first Friar Laurence tries to raise objections about marrying Paris and Juliet. After being accepted by Juliet, He regards her more as property than as an individual. He is an audacious person just because he is a high class kinsman.


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Irish Arts Center Book Day 2013
Irish Arts Center Book Day 2013
in association with
New York City Council
Friday, March 15 | Early morning until the books run out!
Irish Arts Center will kick off St. Patrick's Day weekend with the third annual Irish Arts Center Book Day! Keep an eye out for Book Day volunteers handing out 10,000 works by Irish and Irish American authors, free, at eight subway stops and transportation hubs across all five boroughs. Find out where to snag a free book by keeping tabs on our Twitter feed (#IACBookDay) and Facebook page.
"Never been happier to walk down Canal than this morning where the Irish Arts Center is handing out the true spirit of Ireland. Thank you! #IACBookDay" – Book Day 2012 recipient, via Twitter
Get involved!
For book donation and sponsorship opportunities promoting this day of literacy and Irish culture, contact firstname.lastname@example.com. For volunteer opportunities, contact email@example.com.
Irish Arts Center Book Day is inspired by a similar event run by Solas Nua in Washington D.C. since 2006.
Starting at 7:30 am until the books run out!
Find out where to snag a free book by keeping tabs on our Twitter feed (#IACBookDay) and Facebook page.
Location 1: Washington Heights: Broadway and 168th Street, at the south east corner of Broadway in front of the Columbia University Russ Berrie Medical Pavilion. Near the A, C, 1 Subway lines
Location 2: UWS: 72nd and Broadway outside the 1 train subway station
Location 3: Northeast corner of Havemeyer St. and Broadway at the Marcy Avenue J train station
Location 4: 37th Road "Diversity" Plaza between 74th and 73rd Streets in Jackson Heights. TheRoosevelt Avenue station has an entrance right in the middle of the Plaza for the E, F, M, R and 7 trains.
Location 5: Southeast corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 61st Street at Woodside / 61st Street stop on the 7 train
Location 6: Vernon Blvd – Jackson Avenue 7 train stop near New York Irish Center (from 12pm)
Location 7: Parkchester 6 Subway station, 177th Street, Bronx, NY
Location 8: St. George Terminal Staten Island, 1 Bay Street, Staten Island, NY 10301
On St. Patrick's Day, Irish Arts Center will set up teams of volunteers at subway locations across all 5 boroughs to hand out books by Irish and Irish American authors to New Yorkers, for free. Help us promote literacy by dropping off your books by Irish and Irish American authors at any of the following locations from now until Tuesday, March 12, 2013:
Glucksman Ireland House New York University
Address: 1 Washington Mews on 5th Avenue
Hours: M-F, 9:00 am to 6 pm, plus public events in the evenings and weekends
Contact: (212) 998-3950 or visit: irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu
Irish Arts Center
Address: 553 West 51st Street between 10th and 11th Avenues
Hours: M-F, 10am to 6pm, plus public events in the evenings and weekends
Contact: (212) 757-3318 x 209 or visit irishartscenter.org
New York Irish Center
Address: 10-40 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City (Queens)
Book Drop-Off Hours: Mon-Fri 11am to 4pm. Saturday 10am to 1pm.
Contact: 718-482-0909 or visit newyorkirishcenter.org
Books should be in decent condition. Thank you for supporting Irish Arts Center Book Day! For more information or to learn how you can volunteer for Book Day, call 212-757-3318 or drop us an email at email@example.com
Special thanks to our Book Day sponsors:
American Ireland Fund, Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Kenneth Badree, Geoff Blake, Liam Casey, Norah and John Daly, Sean Finn, Kathy and Brian Gordon, Raymond Gordon, Deb and Brian Henry, Bryan Houlihan, Mary and Shaun Kelly, Geraldine Lucid, Michael Madden, Kathleen McCabe, Michael McEvoy, Kieran McLoughlin, Noreen Mulvanerty, George O'Neill, Amy Perry, Erinmarie Sullivan, Lisa Mary Sullivan, Pam and Matt Sutherland
phone 212-757-3318 fax
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Thought we'd heard the end of consumer electronics companies posting huge losses? Then think again because Philips is joining in, revealing a Q4 net loss of €1.47 billion (£1.38 billion).
Even in isolation that's not exactly a great figure, and compared to last year's Q4 net profit of €1.4 billion (£1.31 billion) it looks even worse. As a result Philips will be cutting around 6,000 jobs and ceasing its initiative of buying-back shares which it started in December 2007.
As the company stated in its earnings release: "Our fourth-quarter results confirm the expectation we expressed early December that the short-term economic outlook is worsening and that 2009 is likely to be a very challenging year."
Philips Q4 2008 Financials (PDF).


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This site is back in action after an unfortunate hiatus.
It has some 500 pages recently and continues to be updated frequently. New pages are added, and existing pages are updated and extended as needed. About this site.
You are most welcome to use all of it for your personal development (but please see Use of resources). There are:
How we help: use this to find out more about how we help people, businesses and other organisations transform themselves and their performance through the use of emotional intelligence.
All for your entertainment and, perhaps, enlightenment. If any of this interests, or you have any queries, comments, complaints, suggestions or even compliments, please do contact us.
Jeremy Marchant
23 december 2016 Getting the news wrong—1
My new book is currently looking for a publisher. Aims of the book.
Download pdfs: the pitch (one page) . the aims of the book (half a page)
Five classic issues which respond particularly successfully to the emotional intelligence at work approach.
GradStart is a new, groundbreaking development programme for graduate recruits which covers business and soft skills—More here.
Jeremy Marchant discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in the workplace. Full video
Utterly without redeeming value (take that any way you want), the only conceivable importance of A course in miracles is [as] a testimony to the pathetic state of spiritual hunger and confusion on the part of late twentieth-century American "seekers".


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Hannigan pretended to be a basketball pro in order to impress a hot guy she had a crush on—only she had never played basketball.
I know you're married with kids and settled now, but what's the craziest thing you've done in the past to impress a girl?
When another boy wondered if Biden had ever slept on his airplane, the vice president spotted another opportunity to impress.
She was the girl to impress at Wellesley—and we were all in awe of her.
Now he cooks—he became interested when he realized he could impress girls with cooking.
I think that God intended to impress us with the vividness of that color.
There is a need for expression which will win attention and impress the memory.
Their peculiar circumstances in Poland left an impress upon their inner life.
His appearance did not impress me as fantastically as it had impressed Colonel McClure.
The power which, on all occasions, thou hast been so careful to impress upon me, hath but made thy hypocrisy the more astonishing.
late 14c., "have a strong effect on the mind or heart," from Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere "press into or upon, stamp," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Literal sense of "to apply with pressure, make a permanent image in, indent, imprint" is from early 15c. in English. Sense of "to levy for military service" is from 1590s, a meaning more from press (v.2). Related: Impressed; impressing.
"act of impressing," also "characteristic mark," 1590s, from impress (v.).


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Transnational Tides and the Future of the Arab City
A conference on urban sustainability
2 Oct 2009 4 Oct 2009American University in BeirutAmerican University in BeirutByYAAA (Yale Arab Alumni Association), www.yalearabalumni.org/YAAA (Yale Arab Alumni Association)
With the support of the Yale University Council on Middle East Studies and the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy at the American University of Beirut
"Transnational Tides and the Future of the Arab City." This interdisciplinary event encourages the exchange of cutting-edge expertise by environmental, cultural, business, political, design, and intellectual innovators, Yale alumni or otherwise.
Keynote address by Mr. Talal Shair, Vice Chairman and CEO, Dar Al-Handasah
Special address by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Nobel laureate and Director, Yale Climate and Energy Institute
The Arab experience of globalization has resulted in the refashioning of Arab cities into unique spaces hosting transnational communities. These communities are distinguished not only by their demographic diversity but also by their extraordinary mobility. And despite the fluidity of these transnational communities, they are a fixture, at least for the foreseeable future.
The movements within the globalized Arab Middle East – of people, of capital, of ideas – can be understood as tide-like in their scale, force, and effect. Gesturing toward the historical dimension of these shifting patterns of migration and exchange, this conference explores how transnational leaders can use their mobility and resources to engage the new metropolitan network in the building of a sustainable, integrated regional future.
Conference program
Thursday 1 October
Top 21, Crowne Plaza Beirut
6:00pm: Registration
8.00pm: Welcome Reception
Friday 2 October
West Hall, American University of Beirut
8.00am: Late Registration
9.00am: Opening Ceremony
Ms. Léa Hakim, Conference Co-Chair, YAAA Representative in Lebanon
Mr. James A. Cohen, Assistant Secretary of the University for International Affairs, Yale University
Mr. Omar Christidis, Conference Strategist, YAAA Co-Founder
Dr. Peter Dorman, President, American University of Beirut H.E. Mrs. Bahia Hariri, Minister of Education and Higher Education H.E. Mr. Ziad Baroud, Minister of Interior and Municipalities
10.00am Welcome Coffee Break
10.30am: Panel 1: Urbanism
Mr. Todd Reisz, Office of Metropolitan Architecture/AMO, Co-author, Al Manakh
Mr. Akram Abu Hamdan, Director General, Mawared
Mr. Angus Gavin, Urban Development Division Head, Solidere
Mr. Sinan Hassan, Architect, Principal, Sinan Of Syria Architects (SOSA) Archiculture
Mr. Gregory Acker, Senior Planning Manager, Estidama
12.00am: Coffee Break
12.00pm: Panel 2: Infrastructure
Dr. Walid Fayad, Principal, Global Energy and Utilities Practice, Booz & Co.
Ms. Sandra Frem, MIT Department of Architecture
H.E. Dr. Bader Alsheraan, Minister of Electricity and Water, Kuwait
Dr. Abdel Malik Al Jaber, CEO, Zain Levant Region
Ms. Tabitha Decker, Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Dubai School of Government
Dr. Saleh Jallad, Group Vice President, Consolidated Contractors Company
2.00pm: Lunch
3.30pm: Special video address
Ms. Jasmine Melvin-Koushki, Director of Content, YAAA Representative in Kuwait
Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Director, Yale Climate and Energy Institute and Chairman, Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
3.45pm: Panel 3: Environment
Mr. Mohamad Chakaki, Aga Khan Scholar for Islamic Architecture, MIT
Mr. Brian Cullinane, Sustainability Leader for the Gulf Region, Arup
Mr. Khaled Awad, Director, Property Development Unit, Masdar
Dr. Weslynne Ashton, Lecturer and Program Director, Industrial Ecology in Developing Countries, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Science
Dr. Mey Jurdi, Chair, Environmental Health Program, American University of Beirut
5.30pm: End of First Day
8.30pm: Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Development Dinner
Khan El Franj, Saida
Hosted by H.E. Mrs. Bahia Hariri, Minister of Education and Higher Education
Saturday 3 October
West Hall, American University of Beirut
9.30am: Keynote address by Mr. Talal Shair Chairman and CEO, Dar Al-Handasah
10.00am: Coffee Break
10.30am: Panel 6: Culture
Dr. George Arbid, Associate Professor of Architecture, American University of Beirut
Ms. Karla Britton, Lecturer in the History of Architecture and Urbanism, Yale School of Architecture
Ms. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares, Founding Director, The Khatt Foundation, Center for Arabic Typography
Mr. Omar Al-Qattan, Filmmaker and Cultural Activist
Mr. Omar Rajeh, Founder, Beirut International Platform of Dance
12.00am: Coffee Break
12.30pm: Panel 5: Education
Dr. Marcia Inhorn, Chair, Council on Middle East Studies, Yale
Mr. Walid Gerard El Ghass, Chief Learning Officer, Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development
Dr. Safwan Masri, Director, Columbia University Middle East Research Center
Ms. Liz Kepferle, Director of Admissions, School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Georgetown University
Mr. Mohamad Chakaki, Aga Khan Scholar for Islamic Architecture, MIT
2.00pm: Lunch
3.30pm: Panel 4: Entrepreneurship
Mr. Gilbert Doumit, Senior Partner, Beyond Consulting and Training, Yale World Fellow
Mr. Abdulsalam Haykal, CEO, Transtek and President, Syrian Young Entrepreneurs Association
Dr. Marcia Inhorn, Chair, Council on Middle East Studies, Yale University
Mr. Kamal Nasser, CEO, Conservus
Mr. Mohammad Meddah, Founder and Editor, startuparabia.com
5.00pm: Closing Ceremony
8.30pm: The Future of YAAA
10.00pm: Party with special performance by Mr. Omar Offendum Chakaki
Walimat Wardeh, Hamra
Sunday 4 October: Optional activities
*To be confirmed
**YAAA members only
Please visit conference.yalearabalumni.org for more information and a complete list of speakers. For general inquiries, please contact email@example.com.
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Vulnerabiltiy 2030 Scenario Workshop
America is reported to be officially out of the recession of 2008; yet Americans are contending with the steepest unemployment rates since the 1960s. A Rockefeller Foundation study estimated that in 2009, 20 percent of households lost 25 percent or more of their income. Confidence in the economy is low and fears of a double-dip recession or worse are high.
With vulnerable populations facing such challenging circumstances, we need to think about the forces today that will shape the future of vulnerability tomorrow. What will vulnerability in America look like in 2030? How will key economic, policy, social, environmental and other factors evolve over the next two decades? Can we envision the different ways in which the future might unfold, and the kind of actions we might take today that could most effectively improve the health and well being of vulnerable people across a variety of different future conditions?
To explore these questions, we worked with the Institute for Alternative Futures on a scenario planning process that helps us to understand how our society could change over the next two decades. The scenarios highlight implications and questions for how those working in philanthropy–and across all sectors–can plan for future conditions to improve the outlook for vulnerable populations.
The following is a quick overview of the four scenarios we considered:
Scenario 1: COMEBACK?
The economy rebounds after the Great Recession. Education improves and benefits most families. But automation and offshoring prevent many jobs from ever coming back. Governments are constrained by their debts. Despite some improvements, the ranks of the vulnerable expand.
Scenario 2: DARK DECADES
The double-dip recession is followed by peak oil in 2016. Prices for energy and food rise rapidly while low- and middle-income jobs continue to disappear. Government services and payments are cut severely, while vulnerability rises significantly.
Scenario 3: EQUITABLE ECONOMY
A depression follows the Great Recession. Massive unemployment and hardship prompt a shift in values that leads to an economy that is fair and works for all. Governments are forced to be effective and education advances opportunity across populations. Vulnerability is reduced.
Scenario 4: CREATIVE COMMUNITIES
The economy recovers. High debt levels limit what federal and state governments can do. Families and communities become more self-reliant and entrepreneurial. Technology yields low-cost energy and food. Communities develop local currencies, barter services, and support innovation. Vulnerability is reduced.
The scenarios allow us to anticipate what might be, to imagine, to check assumptions, to leave less to chance, and to act in smarter ways to enhance the impact of our efforts and resources. The optimal response is to develop strategies that will work across a range of different conditions and the time to start identifying such strategies and solutions is now, guided by thoughtful, provocative tools.
Interested in applying the scenarios to inform your planning and programming? We've added valuable resources to this page to help you better understand the scenario process we used and how you can apply this research to your efforts. We suggest you start by listening to either one of the recordings from our March 22 and April 12 webinars. We also encourage reading the Vulnerability 2030 report and watching the individual scenario videos- in-depth pictures of four possible outcomes for the future. After that, print off the workshop agenda and small group worksheet to help you conduct a futures planning process on your own. We hope you will share with us how you are using the scenarios in your work.


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Important, if you feel your vehicle has this unintended acceleration issue:
If you have noticed any of the following: Your accelerator pedal is harder than normal to depress, not smooth during operation, or slow to return after being depressed the vehicle should be stopped at the nearest safe location, the engine shut off, and a Toyota dealer contacted for assistance.
The Recalls:
Toyota has issued two recalls recently related to "unintended" acceleration. They have identified two completely separate issues causing these complaints. The first recall is related to the drivers side floor mat contacting the accelerator pedal resulting in the pedal not returning properly to its rest position. The second recall is related to the accelerator pedal itself sticking due to a binding condition. While these recalls are completely separate the following vehicles are involved in both:
- Certain 2009-2010 Corolla
- 2009-2010 Matrix
- 2005-2010 Avalon
- Certain 2007-2010 Camry
- Certain 2010 Highlander
- 2007-2010 Tundra
If your vehicle is involved in one or both of these recalls you should be contacted by Toyota when repair parts and procedures are in place for your vehicle. If you are not contacted by Toyota in a timely fashion or are experiencing a problem related to either of these recalls you should contact your local Toyota dealer.
For more information on these recalls and what they mean to you please look over the following information.
Accelerator pedal recall:
Vehicles involved:
- Certain 2009-2010 RAV4
- Certain 2009-2010 Corolla
- 2009-2010 Matrix
- 2005-2010 Avalon
- Certain 2007-2010 Camry
- Certain 2010 Highlander
- 2007-2010 Tundra
- 2008-2010 Sequoia
Highlander and Camry hybrids are not involved. Neither are Camry, Corolla, Highlander, or RAV4 models with Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) beginning with the letter "J".
Owners of vehicles involved in this recall should be notified by Toyota when parts are available to complete the necessary accelerator repairs.
What to look out for:
If you have noticed any of the following: Your accelerator pedal is harder than normal to depress, not smooth during operation, or slow to return after being depressed the vehicle should be stopped at the nearest safe location, the engine shut off, and a Toyota dealer contacted for assistance.
If your accelerator pedal sticks while driving:
- Circumstance may vary, and drivers must use their own judgment, but Toyota recommends taking one of the following actions:
- If you need to stop immediately, the vehicle can be controlled by stepping on the brake pedal using firm and steady pressure, use both feet if necessary to gain control. Do not pump the brake pedal.
- Shift the transmission into Neutral (N) and use the brakes to make a controlled stop at the side of the road and turn off the engine. If you are unable to put the transmission in Neutral, turn the engine OFF. While this will not cause loss of steering or braking control, those controls will loose their power assist and become much more difficult to operate. You can safely turn the engine off as follows: If the vehicle is equipped with a conventional key ignition, turn the ignition key to the ACC position to turn off the engine. Do NOT remove the key from the ignition as this will lock the steering wheel. If the vehicle is equipped with an Engine Start/Stop button, firmly and steadily push the button for at least three seconds to turn off the engine. Do NOT tap the Engine Start/Stop button.
How will Toyota fix my problem?
Toyota has developed a fix that is both effective and simple. A specifically selected steel reinforcement bar will be installed into the accelerator pedal assembly, eliminating the friction that has caused pedals to stick in some cases.
How does Toyota know this solution will be effective?
They have confirmed the effectiveness of the reinforced pedals through rigorous testing on pedal assemblies that had previously shown a tendency to stick.
What is the problem that could cause accelerators to stick in the first place?
The issue involves a friction device in the pedal designed to provide the proper "feel" by adding resistance and making the pedal steady and stable. This friction device includes a "shoe" that rubs against an adjoining surface during normal pedal operation. Due to the materials used, wear and environmental conditions, these surfaces may, over time, begin to stick and release instead of operating smoothly.
Floor mat recall:
To address the risk of floor mat contact with the accelerator pedals in certain models, Toyota is conducting a safety recall.
Vehicles involved in the floor mat recall include:
- 2005-2010 Avalon
- 2007-2010 Camry
- 2009-2010 Corolla
- 2008-2010 Highlander
- 2009-2010 Matrix
- 2004-2009 Prius
- 2005-2010 Tacoma
- 2007-2010 Tundra
What you should do if this recall applies to your vehicle:
- Take out any removable driver's floor mat. do not replace it with any other floor mat until having the recall performed.
- After you receive a notification from Toyota that the recall remedy for your vehicle is available, you should contact your local authorized Toyota dealer.
What Toyota will do to solve the problem:
The shape of the accelerator pedal will be modified to address the risk of floor mat contact. For the Camry and Avalon models involved, the shape of the floor surface underneath will also be modified to increase the space between the accelerator pedal and the floor.


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"Art is the essence of feeling in its diverse forms. It includes the broadest aspects of life and how each singular personality manifests its perception of each existing experience by means of an aesthetic and comfortable wrapper that stimulates the imagination." — Sina
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Take care of your internal garden and plant the seed of love.
ART is a manifestation of the Universe in Action.
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