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Despite the recent collapse of solar manufacturer Solyndra, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded loan guarantees totaling $1.074 billion Wednesday to two solar companies developing power plants -- one in Nevada and the other near Phoenix.
The announcement comes with only two days left in DOE's most sought-after loan program for clean energy, which ends Sept. 30, and amid GOP calls in Congress to investigate the $535 million loan guarantee to California-based Solyndra, which declared bankruptcy earlier this month.
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DOE finalized a $737 million loan guarantee for Tonopah Solar Energy to develop the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, sponsored by SolarReserve, 14 miles northwest of Tonopah, Nev. The 110 megawatt concentrating solar power facility will be the first of its kind in the United States to use molten salt as the primary heat transfer and storage medium. At 640 feet, it will also be the tallest molten salt tower in the world.
The department says the project is expected to create 600 construction jobs, 45 permanent jobs and enough electricity to power more than 43,000 homes.
DOE also finalized a $337 million loan guarantee for Mesquite Solar 1 to develop an innovative photovoltaic solar generating project in Maricopa County, Ariz., about 45 miles west of Phoenix, that will use U.S.-made inverter technology. It says the 150-megawatt project will generate up to 300 construction jobs and enough electricity to power nearly 31,000 homes.
"If we want to be a player in the global clean energy race, we must continue to invest in innovative technologies that enable commercial-scale deployment of clean, renewable power like solar," Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in announcing the guarantees.
There are seven other solar projects, worth a total of nearly $6.3 billion, that have received conditional DOE commitments for loan guarantees via its 1705 loan program but have not yet been finalized. The loans need to close by the end of the fiscal year, which is Friday.
DOE's three clean-energy loan programs have also funded wind, geothermal and nuclear projects, including a $8.3 billion loan guarantee in February 2010 to Georgia Power Company to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in three decades.
Wendy Koch has been a reporter and editor at USA TODAY since 1998, covering politics and social issues. She's begun a quest to build the most eco-friendly home her budget allows. She'll share her experience and give you tips for greening your home. More about Wendy


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I fall in this category. I'm also pantheist. I see it as creating my own personal religion. Once a good friend pointed out the literal meaning of religion I became more comfortable with that idea. I'm a reformed christian and have been out on my own for 20ish years on this. But really seeking intensely the past 10.
I would love to have more of a sense of community with this as well. I went to a UU church a few months back, and it was nice. But it still felt like church and I was uncomfortable because of my childhood associations. So I didn't go back. Its a shame too because I need the community and so does DD. And I'm definitely the only one in my family with a similar belief system. Most of them are atheist or christian. I've been really curious about lots of other religions and have scratched the surface of many. And I can see the common thread. And for me it's that common thread, the unpolluted, untwisted, untouched by the human desire for power and greed, that I seek and connect to most deeply. Sometimes I think of it as "The Single Truth" because I don't know what else to call it. It can stand alone for me and doesn't need any of the things that I typically associate with religion.
During a lecture in college a professor said something along the lines of, "The more deeply you go into any single line of knowledge, the less you know about everything else around you." So it's like saying the more you specialize in a particular skill or line of knowledge, the weaker you become in other skills or lines of knowledge. I've always been more of a skimmer, wanting to take in as much as I possibly can, but this made me feel that it was OK to be a skimmer and that not everyone needs to become deeply specialized. Sometimes I've joked that there's not a religion big enough to hold me yet. So that's why I'm having to create my own.
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So that evening finds me wandering through forty-fifth Street again at about the same hour.
He died in his forty-fifth year, at the height of his power.
The tree he had marked well, it was the forty-fifth along the road to Novawies.
The forty-fifth Pennsylvania was on the left, its left on the river.
He served as captain in the forty-fifth Massachusetts Regiment during the war.
Joan asked, pausing definitely on the corner at forty-fifth Street.
The northern boundary was changed west of the point where the Connecticut River crossed the forty-fifth parallel.
Leonard'll marry to suit himself, and not his forty-fifth cousin.
However, we can expect the change about the forty-fifth year.
To Bernard's forty-fifth year belong the "Sermons on the Canticles."


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Sunday, November 29, 2009
The time will come...
Saturday, November 28, 2009
The spirit of friendship
The old man was barefoot, his hair was matted, tears streaked his sweat-begrimed face. He looked totally worn out, as if he had been through a rigorous physical labour. He obsequiously and repeatedly bowed as he saw and recognized Schweitzer. Joseph then interpreted and told us how this man lived about forty miles downstream. It must have taken him two days by pirogue to get to the hospital.
In a choked voice, the man said, "I've brought my oldest friend up to see you, Oganga, because I feared my friend would die. Everyone in my village had told me that the white doctor's magic could make my friend well, that Schweitzer was my only hope." His friends had put food and water in his pirogue and sent him off.
Schweitzer was silent until the man had finished and asked, "Where is your friend?"
The old man pointed to a large woven-reed mat lying on the door. Schweitzer, surprised, turned to the mat. As we looked closely, we saw the nose of a dog protruding from one end. The straw mat was the means by which the old man carried his pet and protected it from the hot sun. The man gently opened the mat, revealing a large dog of unknown age or vintage which weighed sixty or seventy pounds and was cushioned by a worn blanket—probably the old man's only one. The blanket was encrusted with blood. The dog was sick. His dry tongue hung from the side of his mouth, his eyes were glazed, and he was gasping for breath. The old man turned from Schweitzer for a moment and knelt beside his friend. He lovingly wet the dog's parched tongue with a damp cloth that he dipped into a bottle of water he carried. All the while, he was telling how some hunters had accidentally shot the dog. "They didn't mean to," he murmured.
Schweitzer tenderly turned the dog on its back to examine it. The dog was obviously in his last throes, and incontinent. There was a large gaping wound in the upper abdomen that glistened with the lustrous sheen of busy flies and the wriggling of white maggots.
As stenchful as it was, Schweitzer felt no aversion to carefully examining the dog. He then ordered some paper napkins from the dining room to keep the flies from the wound. He told two infirmiers. "Transfer the dog to a stretcher and take him immediately to the O.R." He put his hand on the man's shoulder, and, his eyes glistening, said, "Your friend is very sick but we'll try to save him." The man threw himself at Schweitzer's feet, held onto his legs, and tried to kiss his hands.
Schweitzer was visibly moved by the whole affair, all of us were. This anguished old man had used all of his waning strength to paddle two days against the rushing current. We also thought how that old, withered body had borne his sick "friend" off the boat and carried the heavy load up the steep hill to the dining room.
Schweitzer helped the old man up, keeping a hand his shoulder. He seemed to want to clasp the man to him. Almost as if to hide his feelings, he quickly turned to one the younger doctors who was scheduled to go to the O.R. and ordered him to get things ready and prepare to operate on the dog. "I'll be down," he said.
The doctor remonstrated that it would be an hour or two. First, he had to repair a recto-vaginal fistula of a woman patient.
For about the third time in a few weeks, I saw Schweitzer's well-publicized anger. The two other times when the gendarme had brought in a boy who had stolen, another time when Schweitzer returned from a trip and found his native laborers all drunk.
This time his ire was aimed at one of his own staff. He remained quiet for a moment, trying to control himself. Then, giving the young doctor an ice-cold glare, he asked how long the woman had had her fistula. "Two years," the doctor replied.
Schweitzer exploded. "She can wait another two hours; this man's friend can't!" He turned away.
As I strode down the hill toward the operating theatre with Schweitzer, I heard the generator go on. "We've done many operations on animals here," Schweitzer said, they usually die of pneumonia. I think it's from the anesthesia." (Though highly flammable and dangerous in that heat, ether poured over a nose cone was frequently used.)
I followed him into the OR. The young surgeon was now not only ashamed but also contrite and would not look either of us in the eye. It always appeared to me that whenever Schweitzer showed his displeasure to one of his European helpers, they immediately became overtly and overly solicitous about their patients. But even more evident was their repentant attitudes toward Schweitzer—as if they re disciples who had in some way spiritually failed their Christ.
We watched the young doctor begin to operate; but almost before he began to debride (surgically clean) the wound, the dog gave his last gasp. The dog had not only been depleted from loss of blood but was also terribly dehydrated. Though he was given intravenous fluids, the heat and the two-day boat ride were too much. The bullet, which judging from the size of the wound, must have been a large calibre, had penetrated the side of the chest then went through the diaphragm and liver and out, leaving that gaping and festering area.
When the dog stopped breathing Schweitzer turned and went outside. His brow furrowed, shoulders hunched in sadness, he went over to the waiting native and took him to a bench. Sitting with him, he sadly explained, through Joseph, that they had done everything possible but had failed. His friend was no more.
Schweitzer then spent about twenty minutes telling the old man how much he admired the man's love for a friend, but that he must immediately begin a new relationship with another friend.
"I understand your grief," Schweitzer said, "but go home to your village. We will give him a proper burial."
Schweitzer, with an arm around the old man's shoulder, helped the man, now sobbing like a child, to where pirogue was tied up. We soon had him provisioned with food and water and wished him well.
I followed Schweitzer back into the operating room He wanted to tell the infirmiers where to bury the remains. As we walked in, everything was just about cleaned up; and the young surgeon was getting into dry chinos.
"Where is the man's friend?" Schweitzer asked. Since that morning, he had not mentioned the animal as anything other than "the man's friend." Pierre, another infirmier, pointed diffidently to a trash can containing all of the post-operative soiled sheets, bloody sponges, and empty bottles piled in it.
Schweitzer's eyes grew wide, his teeth clenched, he exploded into a roar. "How could you degrade that body?" he shouted at the young doctor. "Haven't you learned that there is as much dignity of the spirit in death as in spirit of life—in any life—even this poor animal's?"
The young doctor and all the infirmiers were actually cringing. Schweitzer went on, waving his arms and pointing his fingers, saying, "Never will I hear of this again, or you all leave." He repeated himself. "Have you learned nothing? Do you still have so little feeling even for the spirit of friendship between this dead animal and that old man?" Trying to calm himself, he added, abruptly, "Give him a decent burial." He mentioned a place on a hill where all pets were buried. Slowly, he turned and left.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
One special lady
Well, first of all I couldn't agree more about that kind of super power. God, that would be something!! But I'm not sure humans would really want to hear what the animals would have to say - maybe that's why humans don't really make an effort to 'listen' to them. It'd probably be too horrific to hear what most of them would have to say!
But... Samantha Khury has this gift and she is awe inspiring. I once saw her in a documentary and it's the most heart warming thing to see her in action. Profound really. Here's a small quote about the documentary:
"Samantha Khury is an "animal therapist and psychic" who has convinced skeptical pet owners, zoo keepers, and race horse trainers that she really can "talk" to their animals. In I TALK TO ANIMALS we see her at work counselling race horses in need of leisure time, depressed cats, and misguided ants. And we hear from owners and trainers who describe how their animals' behavior changed following Samantha's sessions, and how she told them things about the animals that she "could not have known" - unless the animals told her themselves."
If you want a Christmas present this year that will warm your heart, make you happy and no doubt move you deeply, then go to Strange Attractions and order the movie. Sounds corny, but it was a life changing experience for me to watch her in action!
P.S. You might want to revisit this post from February 28th about how to communicate with your animal. It really works!!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Will you lend your voice
Dear friends in the blogosphere...
I received this mail update today from Make Animal Testing History. Might you consider lending your voice to this URGENT matter. Thank you!! http://www.makeanimaltestinghistory.org/the-march.php
Over 12 million animals are used each year in EU laboratories, many in countries with very few rules to protect them. Your support has helped us to call for numerous improvements to existing legislation such as ethical evaluation for each experiment, regular unannounced inspections, increased action on developing non-animal alternative tests and for legal limits to be placed on the severity of experiments.
On October 21st, as the final stage of discussions between the European Parliament and Council began, we presented your call for animal protection rules to be strengthened and for animal experiments to be replaced with humane alternatives, to a special 'intergroup' gathering of Members of the European Parliament and a representative of the EU Presidency.
We explained why your views matter, and why it is important that they listen to citizens like you, who want to see an end to animal suffering and the promotion of more advanced research techniques.
Discussion of the new legislation may finish soon if the Council and Parliament reach agreement quickly. However, if they cannot reach agreement, the Parliament will hold a full debate in the first half of 2010.
We will alert you as soon as this becomes clear but in the meantime, we are keeping the Make Animal Testing History virtual march open so please continue to ask your friends to join and follow us on facebook.
Thank you
The Make Animal Testing History team
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Pretty in pink
Friday, November 20, 2009
Craving possession... where's the beauty in that?
Quote by Jacques Deval
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tender love
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Adopt a mouse!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Hypnotic cute eyes
Isn't this just the most deliciously expressive little face!?! I just smiled all over when I saw it and imagined it could have been an encounter with a cute alien and I would have welcomed it to my planet, LOL!!
The Princess and The Toad
Found this sweet story for today. Enjoy!
Some years ago, our family expanded to include a one-year-old Siberian husky named Princess Misha. Like all Siberian huskies, Misha had an innate love of the outdoors, and of course, the cooler the better. She would lie curled up in a ball on top of a snowdrift on the coldest of winter days with her tail flicked over her only vulnerable spot -- her nose. When fresh snow fell, she would lay so still that she soon disappeared under a blanket of snow and became a part of the landscape. Every so often, she stood up, shook off, turned in a few circles, and then laid back down to keep watch over her domain.
On warm summer days, she found the coolest corner in the house and spent her days napping. Then after her nightly walk, she'd spend the rest of the evening stretched out on the cool cement of the front patio. All through the hot summers and into the fall, this was her nightly ritual.
One summer evening, as we sat out on the front patio relishing a late-evening breeze, we saw a small toad hop out of the grass, then down the sidewalk to a few feet away from where Misha was lying. Suddenly Misha stood up, walked over to the toad, picked it up in her mouth and then walked back to her resting place and lay back down. She then put her chin down on the walk, opened her mouth and let the toad hop out while we watched in astonishment. The toad sat there in front of Misha's eyes, the two seeming to stare at one another for some time. Then the toad hopped down the walk and back into the grass.
On other nights that summer, we noticed this same ritual. We commented on the fact that Misha seemed to have a fondness for toads. We worried because some toads can be poisonous, but since she never experienced any ill effect and never hurt them, we didn't interfere. If she spotted a toad in the street on one of her walks, she would actually run over to it and nudge it with her nose till it had safely hopped off the street and back on to the grass, out of harm's way.
The following summer was the same. Misha enjoyed cooling off by lying out on the front patio after nightfall. Many times, we noticed a toad within inches of her face. At other times, we watched as she walked into the grass and came back to her resting spot with a toad in her mouth, only to release it. The toads always stayed near her for some time before hopping off into the night. The only difference from the previous summer was that she spent more nights in this manner, and the toads were bigger. A toad always seemed to be close at hand.
One night early in the third summer, after letting Misha out, we watched as a large toad hopped out of the grass and over to her, stopping inches in front of her. Misha gently laid her head down so that her nose almost touched the toad. That was when it finally dawned on us -- perhaps there was just one toad! Could Misha have shared the past three summers with the same toad? We called a local wildlife expert who told us that toads can live three to six years, so it was entirely possible. Somehow these two unlikely companions had formed a bond. At first it seemed so strange to us. But then we realized we were very different from Misha too, but the love between us seemed completely natural. If she could love us, we marveled, why not a toad?
I have to share this, it's lovely.
Misha had a minor operation that summer, and we kept her indoors for a while afterwards to recuperate. Each night she went to the front door and asked to be let out, but we didn't let her. Instead, leash in hand, we took her for short walks. One evening a few days later, I went to the front door to turn on the porch light for guests we were expecting. When the light came on illuminating the front stoop, there, to my utter amazement, sat Toad (as we came to call him), staring up at me through the screen door! He had hopped up the three steps from the patio, and we supposed he was looking for Misha. Such devotion could not be denied. We let Misha out to be with her pal. She immediately picked the toad up in her mouth and took it down the steps where she and Toad stayed nose to nose until we brought her in for the night. After that, if Misha didn't come out soon enough, Toad frequently came to the door to get her. We made sure that the porch light was turned on before dark and posted a big sign on the porch, "Please don't step on the toad!"
Sunday, November 15, 2009
So the elephants march
This is what I learned from nature books, but I wonder if they are right. Isn't there another reason why elephants can't fall down? Perhaps they have decided not to. Not to fall down is their mission. As the wisest and most patient of the animals, they made a pact - I imagine it was eons ago, when the ice ages were ending. Moving in great herds across the face of the earth, the elephants first spied tiny men prowling the tall grasses with their flint spears. "What fear and anger this creature has," the elephants thought. "But he is going to inherit the earth. We are wise enough to see that. Let us set an example for him."
Then the elephants put their grizzled heads together and pondered. What kind of example could they show to man? They could show him that their power was much greater that his, for that was certainly true. They could display their anger before him, which was terrible enough to uproot whole forests. Or they could lord it over man through fear, trampling his fields and crushing his huts. In moments of great frustration, wild elephants will do all of these things, but as a group, putting their heads together, they decided that man would learn best from a kinder message.
"Let us show him our reverence for life," they said. And from that day on, elephants have been silent, patient, peaceful creatures. They let men ride them and harness them like slaves. They permit children to laugh at their tricks in the circus, exiled from the great African plains where they once lived as lords.
But the elephants' most important message is in their movement. For they know that to live is to move. Dawn after dawn, age after age, the herds march on, one great mass of life that never falls down, an unstoppable force of peace.
Innocent animals, they do not suspect that after all this time, they will fall from a bullet by the thousands. They will lie in the dust, mutilated by our shameless greed. The great males fall first, so that their tusks can be made into trinkets. Then the females fall, so that men may have trophies. The babies run screaming from the smell of their own mothers' blood, but it does them no good to run from the guns. Silently, with no one to nurse them, they will die, too, and all their bones bleach in the sun.
In the midst of so much death, the elephants could just give up. All they have to do is drop to the ground. That is enough. They don't need a bullet: Nature has given them the dignity to lie down and find their rest. But they remember their ancient pact and their pledge to us, which is sacred.
So the elephants march on, and every tread beats out words in the dust: "Watch, learn, love. Watch, learn, love." Can you hear them? One day in shame, the ghosts of ten thousand lords of the plains will say, "We do not hate you. Don't you see at last? We were willing to fall, so that you, dear small ones, will never fall again."
Friday, November 13, 2009
A true gentle man
If there was a historic person you could sit down and have dinner with, who would it be?? Well, of course there are many great historic people to choose between, but I would love to sit down with Albert Schweitzer and talk about animals. Among many other titles he is known as a 'lover of animals'. He had such extraordinary ethics about life - all life. Here's a small extract from his beautiful writing "Reverence for Life" - I think it is just exquisite.
The fundamental fact of human awareness is this: "I am life that wants to live in the midst of other life that wants to live." A thinking man feels compelled to approach all life with the same reverence he has for his own. Thus, all life becomes part of this own experience. From such a point of view, "good" means to maintain life, to further life, to bring developing life to its highest value. "Evil" means to destroy life, to hurt life, to keep life from developing. This, then, is the rational, universal, and basic principle of ethics.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Are they a mere commodity?? - Part 2
Yesterday I started a clear out of my wardrobe, and there it was again. This time I pulled it out and sat with the coat in my hands. I let my fingers run through the fur and pulled up the collar where for the first time I really got the live sensation of the animal that had once inhabited this fur. Underneath the collar was the markings of what clearly would have been the part across its shoulder and neck. I could FEEL it in a crouched position, I could FEEL its sheer ferocity, I could FEEL it charge across the savanna. I almost wept. To think that such a spirit should have been reduced to this. There and then I came to the desicion to bury it. I felt it deserved peace from human hands.
Fashionistas would probably call it a crime... we are talking about a short tailormade, genuine vintage leopard coat (mink collars and cuffs - God forbid) from the 40's or 50's. Anyway... haven't even got a clue what someone would 'value' it at today. Maybe not even much. So I'm settled that it was the right decision.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Are they a mere commodity??
There's just been a major outcry in my country because of a secret footage of farm-minks living in appalling conditions, badly bruised and with injuries. Well, the uproar won't last long. As one woman told me the other day... "I better wait a few weeks before I wear my new mink coat."
To think that these creatures should live a life like that, and then just to be skinned so that humans can ADORN themselves.
Whatever happened to the sanctity of life? Do we really believe that animals are only a commodity?
I'll be diplomatic and leave out all the swear words. I'm sure you have your own words to fit this kind of human atrocity.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Loves animals
1-0 to Mickey Mouse
We have this policy in the house that "murder" has to happen outside, and since the "gifts" hasn't always (rarely) been finished off before they make it into the house, we often find ourselves in a frantic mouse catching chase. And boy are they fast!! The other day we were up against the fastest I've ever encountered. Too fast for it's own legs, it skidded on the floor whilst it tried to run for cover. Just like in a cartoon. We finally gave up and believed it would be easier to catch it the next day, thinking it would be exhausted. During the night we heard the cats have a go. Poor thing. The next day I found a bit of blood but no mouse. Then... a few hours later when I sat quietly in my working studio, there was suddenly a rustling little sound from a pile of small pillows on the floor. One of the pillows had a small hole and there was feathers lying around... the pillow had obviously become a nest! It seemed as if it'd gotten rather comfy, but still I knew I had to rescue it. And on the chase went again. The small pool of blood had come from its tail which had gotten nibbled at the tip (really, poor little thing), so I thougth it surely would be easy to catch. But this was a mouse with an iron will. I tell ya! I used an empty kitchen towel roll which they tend to run for cover inside quite easily. I had to STUFF it in whilst its rear legs was holding their ground firmly! Finally ready for its release in the garden, I almost wanted to shake its little paw thinking it had been the most worthy opponent.
Just hope his tail made a not too painful recovery.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Enough for today
A voice from the control room spoke. "You okay?"
"A little tired I guess," I said. I slipped on a windbreaker and headed down the hall. Running footsteps came up behind me. I was pretty sure who they belonged to.
"I know you too well," she said, catching up with me. "What's really wrong?"
I hesitated. "Well, I don't know how this sounds, but I saw a picture today in the papers. A dolphin had drowned in a fishing net. From the way its body was tangled in the lines, you could read so much agony. Its eyes were vacant, yet there was still that smile, the one dolphins never lose, even when they die..." my voice trailed off.
She put her hand lightly on min. "I know, I know."
"No, you don't know all of it yet. It's not just that I felt sad, or had to face the fact that an innocent being had died. Dolphins love to dance - of all the creatures in the sea, that's their mark. Asking nothing from us, they cavort in the waves while we marvel. They race ahead of ships, not to get there first but to tell us, 'It's all meant to be play. Keep to your course, but dance while you do it.'
"So there I was, in the middle of rehearsal, and I thought , 'They're killing a dance.' And then it seemed only right to stop. I can't keep the dance from being killed, but at least I can pause in memory, as one dancer to another. Does that make any sense?"
Her eyes were tender. "Sure, in its way. Probably we'll wait years before everyone agrees on how to solve this thing. So many interests are involved. But it's too frustrating waiting for improvements tomorrow. Your heart wanted to have its way now."
"Yes," I said, pushing the door open for her. "I just had this feeling, and that's enough for today."
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Bella & Tarra
Here's to a happy weekend... the story of Bella & Tarra!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
All it took to make me happy!
Sometimes it can be rather sad knowing about all the animals in desperate need in this world. Therefore I sometimes get SO elated at small gestures in places where it seems no one would otherwise have a care. The other day whilst walking through a Greek town besieged with cats I wished I could have created a small shelter in the middle of it all providing some shelter and food for the cold and hungry cats. And then in the middle of it all... a bit of light appeared! Someone had put a small cardboard box covered in plastic (and with a piece of wood on top to keep it from flying away) on their door step. Next to it there was a small bowl of food and a bowl for water. That's all it took to make me happy! Someone showed a little bit of care and obviously to the extent they were able!! I really thought it didn't take much, but if each person was able to do just a little bit. What a difference that would make.
Wished I'd taken a photo but this "model" photo will have to do.
The power of a sincere prayer
When in Greece I naturally saw a number of stray cats like I've never seem before. Having just arrived at our destination my husband and I encountered a tiny high pitched miauw with an urgency that was clearly designed to stop you in your tracks. And it did. Underneath a car we found a tiny frightened ferel kitten. Don't know if it had gotten lost from it's mum or?? But we couldn't do anything. The road was busy and if we scared it further we worried it would run out on the road.
And yes, it was bitterly cold and stormy. Late at night the next evening, just as we were strolling across the town hall square, we saw two large dogs lying between each their sets of staircases. Just as we passed one of them walked up and litterally pushed it's body against my legs. It was skinny and shivering, obviously freezing cold. It being right in the middle of town it was obvious noone intended to do anything for this dog, so I did what I could in that moment and knelt down and embraced him for a little while. Afterwards I told him to go back between the staircases thinking that it would at least shield him a bit from the wind. When you have encounters like these (and there were MANY during the few days we were there) you can end up really frustrated and overwhelmed by the feeling of not knowing what on earth to do. When I'm in a situation like that - when everything else seems impossible... I pray. I pray that they may be safe and well, find shelter, have food and water and that a compassionate human will find them and look after them. Curiously... when I came home yesterday I found an invitation on my Facebook for a Greek orthodox blessing of animals service. I've never heard of the Greek church blessing animals before!
Today, wondering about the power of prayer, a wonderful little book came mind that I read several years ago. It's called "Embraced by the Light" and is the story of a womans profound near-death experience. In it she recalls all the insights she has from beyond. One of them is about prayer. She says: "I saw many lights shooting up from the earth like beacons. Some were very broad and charged into heaven like broad laser beams. Others resembled the illumination of small pen lights, and some were mere sparks. I was surprised as I was told that these beams of power were the prayers of people on earth. I saw angels rushing to answer the prayers. They were organized to give as much help as possible. They deligthed to help us and were especially joyful when somebody prayed with enough intensity and faith to be answered immediately. I did notice, however, that insincere prayers of repitition have little if any light; and having no power, many of them are not heard."
Well, there's great mystery and wonderment in that which we have no exact meassure of. If nothing else - itsn't it wonderful that something actually matters so much that we would actually make a prayer about it!


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Iran denies nuclear talks with EU at an impasse (AFP-FRANCE PRESSE) TEHRAN, Iran 01/27/05 12:30 PM ET)
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TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has denied that its negotiations with three major European powers over its nuclear programme are at an impasse, the local press reported.
The comments by foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi came after the emergence of reports that the EU was hardening its stance towards Iran and calling on Tehran to completely dismantle its nuclear fuel programme in order to guarantee that it does not seek atomic weapons.
"The publication of such reports is aimed at overshadowing the constructive nature of the negotiations and demonstrates the discontent of those who are not satisfied with their progress and are trying to prevent their success," Asefi was quoted as saying.
Iran, accused by Washington of trying to build an atomic bomb, has suspended uranium enrichment as a confidence-building measure but the EU now wants the Islamic republic to definitively abandon enrichment as well as any activities for making plutonium.
According to a report on a closed-door meeting in Geneva this month, representatives of Britain, France and Germany told Iran that "nothing short of full cessation and dismantling of Iran´s fuel cycle efforts would give the EU3 the objective guarantees they need that Iran´s nuclear program is peaceful."
Iran insists that its nuclear activities are peaceful and that the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty guarantees its right to peaceful enrichment activities.
The Geneva meeting was the second round of talks on a potentially lucrative trade pact after a deal clinched in November by the European bloc´s three most powerful members for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, the key process that makes what can be fuel for nuclear reactors but also the explosive core of atomic bombs.
The trade deal forms part of a package of incentives for Iran if the talks produce "objective guarantees" the country is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons, as the United States charges it is doing.
But according to top nuclear negotiator and diplomat Hossein Moussavian, "the question of halting Iran´s nuclear activities has never been a part of the negotiations" with the EU.
"The objective that has been fixed is for Iran to deliver objective guarantees to the other side so that they can be certain the Iranian nuclear fuel cycle will always stay peaceful and never be used to make an atomic bomb," he was quoted as saying by the Shargh newspaper. (Copyright © 2005 Agence France Presse. 01/27/05)
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More on yesterday's story about a nasal-wedged maggot scare in Portsmouth, RI's middle school (refresher: the Portsmouth Middle School sent parents a terrifying letter warning of a student Smartie-snorting epidemic and predicting that children would end up with maggots in their noses that feasted upon the sugar residue).
John McDaid, the investigative blogger who broke the story, tracked down Dr. Oren Friedman, Associate Professor, Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Pennsylvania, who was quoted in the letter the school sent home as warning that "frequent snorting could even rarely lead to maggots feeding on the sugary dust wedged inside the nose." Read the rest


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Legal poker site in Nevada may herald online gaming boom
In the words of renowned comedian-composer Steve Allen, this could be the start of something big.
A subsidiary of Station Casinos in Las Vegas this week launched the country's first website where poker players legally put real money on the line.
The site, www.UltimatePoker.com, is open only to players in Nevada — at least for now — and is on a 30-day trial. However, analysts with Morgan Stanley Research predict online gambling in the United States will grow rapidly, generating about $9 billion a year in revenue by 2020. That's equal to the current gambling revenue for the Las Vegas Strip and Atlantic City combined.
New Jersey is expected to launch online gambling this year, giving residents the chance to wager on casino games such as slot machines, blackjack and roulette in addition to poker; Nevada's law allows only online poker. Delaware approved online gaming in 2012, although no betting is allowed there yet.
"More and more states are likely to legalize online gambling in the coming years, particularly once Nevada and New Jersey are successful in raising taxes," the Morgan Stanley analysis says.
Pennsylvania, the country's sixth most populous state, is a lucrative market because of its size. According to Morgan Stanley statistics, online gambling in Pennsylvania could generate almost $500 million in revenue within five years.
An April 11 analysis by Morgan Stanley Research of Boyd Gaming, operator of casinos in nine states, explains why online gaming is so attractive to the casino industry and its investors.
The analysis says legal Internet gambling could generate revenue averaging at least $42 per adult in 2017. The midrange rate, which Morgan Stanley considers conservative, is $52 per adult, and the bullish rate is $74. Pennsylvania has about 9 million adults, according to census estimates for 2011.
New Jersey projects online gambling revenue will reach $462 million a year after four years, according to Gambling Compliance, which tracks gambling legislation around the world. It says 11 states are considering Internet gambling legislation.
States have rushed to embrace online gambling since a December 2011 opinion by the U.S. Justice Department said the federal Wire Act did not prohibit Internet gambling within the states. That reversed the department's previous position.
For now, online gambling is limited to players within a state's boundaries. Nevada has approved a law allowing agreements to share customers with other states that allow Internet games, much like the PowerBall or Mega Millions lotteries.
Ultimate Poker and other sites established in Nevada or elsewhere in the United States will use software that verifies a player's location. Users will be required to provide proof of age and can deposit money with the site through an electronic transfer from a bank or by taking cash to one of the 16 Station casinos in the Las Vegas area. Geo-location software verifies the player is in Nevada. For players outside Nevada, Ultimate Poker offers play-money games.
Rep. Tina Davis, D-Bucks County, introduced a bill last month that would allow online gambling in Pennsylvania. It was referred to committee. The bill would put the Gaming Control Board in charge of regulating the state's online gaming, including determining which games could be offered. In some states, the Lottery is vying to operate online games.
The Davis bill specifies that only firms licensed to operate land-based casinos in Pennsylvania would be allowed to offer online games.
The bill sets a $5 million one-time fee for a license to offer online gambling, with a $500,000 renewal fee every three years. The bill says 28 percent of the online gross gambling revenue would go to the state. In land-based casinos, the state gets 55 percent of gross slot revenue; state and local taxes take 14 percent or 16 percent of table-game revenue, depending on how long a casino has been open.
The bill says 55 percent of the tax revenue from online gambling would go to property tax relief for the elderly, 30 percent for transit aid for the elderly and 15 percent to the Race Horse Development Fund.
Morgan Stanley calls Pennsylvania a key state for online gambling but says the Davis bill is unlikely to win approval this year. Davis did not respond to a request for comment.
Despite the rosy projections, Morgan Stanley does not expect online gambling to eat into traditional casinos.
So, get used to the idea of playing your favorite games from the small screen. We're at the start of something big.
Mark Gruetze is administrative editor for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7838 or email@example.com.
Illinois weighs expansion of gambling
The Illinois Senate voted this week to add five casinos throughout the state and allow the addition of slot machines at Chicago's Midway and O'Hare airports. The bill now goes to the House.
The casinos would be in Chicago, the city's first; Lake County; a suburb south of Chicago; Rockford; and Danville. It would allow slot machines at horse tracks. A plan to permit Internet gambling within the state was removed before the vote, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Gov. Pat Quinn, who has rejected previous gambling bills, said this proposal was a step toward addressing his concerns about ethical standards, oversight and use of gaming revenue, according to news accounts.
Money trail
Slot players lost $205.2 million at Pennsylvania's 11 casinos during April, a drop of 4.2 percent from April 2012, the Gaming Control Board reports.
The state gets 55 percent of that gross slot revenue, or what's left of players' wagers after jackpots are paid.
Statewide, the slot payout rate is 89.92 percent since the fiscal year started July 1, 2013. For every $100 bet, the machines return an average of $89.92. Highest payout rate: 90.61 percent at Parx in Philadelphia; lowest: 89.37 percent at Hollywood Penn National near Harrisburg.
Figures for Western Pennsylvania casinos:
Rivers; monthly slot revenue of $24.44 million, up by 0.2 percent from $24.4 million last year. Rivers was one of three casinos to post a gain from last year.
Meadows; monthly slot revenue of $20.11 million, down by 9.68 percent from $22,27 million last year.
Presque Isle in Erie; monthly slot revenue of $11.81 million, down by 15.98 percent from $14.05 million last year.


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a friend of mine just bought house three weeks ago.told his wife to leave the property.now he cant go home because she wont let him.
Your friend has just as much right to live in the house as his wife does. In fact, he has a right to break in (I'm not necessarily recommending that,) and if she changes the locks he can call a locksmith. For the same reason, your friend cannot have his wife removed. The only exceptions to this are if there is an Order of Protection in effect, or an Order for exclusive possession through the Family Court. It sounds like someone needs to file for divorce.Ask a similar question
we have an appointment with the lawyer Tuesday,but she is constantly badgering him. about the house the children and the house.she is trying to move him out of the house.the house was just bought the first payment hasn't even been paid yet.
Please let your friend handle his own case. There is nothing much you can do for him except be supportive.
WE have an appointment? Apparently there is more here than meets the eye. You do realize,don't you, that you are not a party to any potential divorce case.
If the parties are married and the home was purchased during the marriage then both parties have the right to reside in the home. However, if the parties are not married then the person who owns the home has gthe right to reside there. Your question did not have a lot of facts or information. If parties are trying to get each other out there may be more problems here. I suspect possible domestic violence or threat thereof. If thisis the case then it is possible one party could be removed by order of court with an Order of Protection which can be obtained at the local county courthouse. I suggest yoou tell your friend she needs to consult with a lawyer that has expertise in family law ASAP. You also mentioned nothing about children. The court also weighs the hardships to the party being removed and whether that party hs anywhere else to go and stay. She needs to consult a lawyer now before things get worse here and someone gets hurt. You can go with her to the lawyer for moral support. It is great that you are helping your friend. She needs it! Good luck!
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Since they are married, they have equal rights to live there unless there is a court order to the contrary. It doesn't matter whose name is on the title or who is on the mortgage. It sounds like there are some serious issues going on. Your friend should talk to a lawyer, providing all of the details for specific recommendations as to what should be done.Ask a similar question
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DAVE BELL made it two wins in three years at the Blackminster Half Marathon – he also finished runner-up last year when he was under the weather.
CIRENCESTER AC and TRIATHLON CLUB
Blackminster Half Marathon, Evesham, 13.1 miles roads.
Dave headed the field of 245 running 1:12.09, five minutes quicker than the second placed finisher but also more than five minutes faster than his 2013 time.
Dave adds this trophy to the Oxford Cross Country League senior men's title he won last week.
Dam Buster Duathlon, Rutland.
WENDY NICHOLLS and Adrian Williams braved the wind and cold at Rutland Water to achieve their goal of qualifying for the 2015 European Standard Distance Duathlon.
In this gruelling, early-season event comprising a 10km run, 40km bike and 5km run Adrian finished 30th overall with a 34.27 run, a 1:11.00 bike and a final 16.54 run. Meanwhile, Wendy finished ninth lady overall and second in her age category; her times were 37.33 run, 1:24.46 bike and 18.55 run. A great start to the season for them both.
Salisbury 10 mile, roads.
RACHEL BARBER-BROCK broke her recently set PB by 25 seconds, finishing fourth lady, first senior lady and 107th overall in a competitive field on an undulating course. Rachel's time was a nippy 1:07.22 and 694 finished. Nick Buis (Totton RC) won in 54.22.
The Groundhog Marathon, Telford, 26.2 miles, track.
A SECOND year for Martin Croucher to compete in what must be a mind-numbing 105.5 laps of a track but, always consistent, Martin pounded out the circuits to finish 28th, one minute faster than in 2013, in a time of 3:53.07. Simon Martin won in 2:56.32 and 62 finished.
At the Castle Combe Half Marathon, Barbara Thomas was first VW55 in 2:08.29 and 168th out of 198. At the Cheltenham Parkrun, Tony Shelbourn finished 16th in 20.45, first MV65 and second nationally. The winner was James Bellward in 17.35 and 271 finished.
CAC has a burgeoning juniors section and their training continues to pay off. Luke Buck represented the South West in the U12 ISA Cross Country Championships, coming in a creditable sixth out of 70 runners, helping the SW to third place overall. Kirsty and Luke Roberts qualified for the Inter Counties Nationals at Cofton Park and out of 350 runners both finished respectably in midfield.


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Do you spend a lot of time in busy airports, either for work or play? Do you hate the crowds, baggage restrictions and long lines? You may want to ponder looking into the idea of renting or purchasing private jets. Gone are the days that only the rich and famous could afford a luxury jet to fly them around; now, anyone can do it! One of the greatest perks to flying via private jets is that you can escape the noise of the crowds at the airports and in the air as well. If you need quiet time to prepare for that big meeting in an airport or you want to be able to travel with your family and enjoy their company, a private jet allows this luxury. Don't be depressed at the thought of travelling anymore. Look into the choice of private jets to fly you to your next destination.
If you plan to take a trip whether it be a business trip or just a trip for you and some buddies you may want to look into renting jets if you plan on taking a group of people. The benefits of flying a charter jet rather than regular planes to an airport is the luxury and you don't have to stand in line waiting to be seated you can just go from your car right to the plane. Decide which corporations you want to depart from be sure to find the best one that is suited for you and your group. When you find the right company you then want to schedule your flight. Since you do not need to check and baggage for your trip you can simply show up and walk to the jet. The plane is only going to be flying you and your guest so no waiting in line.
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THE Melbourne Rebels scrum realise the enormity of the challenge facing them against a Waratahs pack laden with Wallabies in their Super Rugby debut on Friday.
While the Rebels pack may be short of time together - unlike the Waratahs eight who have developed into a force under forwards coach Michael Foley over several years - they have some seasoned hard eggs to ensure that the fight isn't as one sided as some may suspect.
With prop Greg Somerville, hooker Adam Freier, second rower Kevin O'Neill and No. 8 Gareth Delve they have Test experience in the key areas to drive and inspire them to fight above their weight. The question will be how long can they be competitive against a New South Wales pack that has learned to play a full 80 minutes.
For whoever is behind the Rebels pack at half-back the added challenge will be to use what ball they get as wisely and quickly as possible, especially if it is coming from a scrum that is being driven back.
''NSW has prided itself on having a strong set piece. They have probably been the best in Australia for several years, particularly with that scrum,'' said Rebels half-back and former Wallaby Sam Cordingley who is in doubt (hip), but whose experience would be invaluable.
''That's going to be a strength for them [on Friday night], but we're looking for that challenge. It's important we have that fair share of ball, but that's rugby isn't it?''
Cordingley, 34, is in a selection battle for No. 9 against two younger players who have emerged from the Sevens program in Nick Phipps and Richard Kingi.


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Six outstanding graduate students at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education (GGSE) have been named Dean's Ambassadors Circle Scholars for 2013-14. The School's Dean's Ambassadors Circle, whose members provide leadership, counsel, and financial support, recognizes that many potential students, confronted with the rising cost of graduate education, are finding it impossible to follow their dreams of becoming teachers, psychologists, special educators, or educational researchers. To help these students, the Dean's Ambassadors Circle members pledge money to provide fellowships that enable students to dedicate themselves to full-time study and help the Gevirtz School continue to attract the best graduate students.
"Attracting and retaining the best and brightest graduate students to be the next generation of teachers, researchers, school leaders, and psychologists becomes more difficult every year. Without the special support from the Dean's Council we would not be competitive in offering the very special Gevirtz School experience to deserving students," says Dean Jane Close Conoley. "These young people represent our best hope for the future of public education and community service throughout California and the nation."
The 2013-14 GGSE Dean's Ambassadors Circle Scholars, each receiving a $2,000 fellowship, are Caitlin Conlon, Lindsey Liles, Hui-Ju Pai, Rachel Schindelbeck, Hala Sun, and Oscar Widales.
Caitlin Conlon attended UCSB as an undergraduate, and received her bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Spanish in 2010. Truly a lover of language and culture, she traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she received her International Diploma in English Language Teaching and taught for six months. After being inspired by her work abroad and receiving encouragement from her father, also an English teacher of 36 years, she returned to her alma mater to pursue her credential and masters in education through the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. She hopes that with her background in linguistics and training in the Teacher Education Program she can create engaging learning opportunities for California's diverse student population, inspiring learners to pursue dreams they never thought they could achieve, and providing learners with the tools to pursue their academic and vocational dreams.
Lindsey Liles is a first year doctoral student in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, specializing in Clinical Psychology. She was born and raised in Austin, Texas and attended the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor for both her undergraduate and graduate studies. During undergrad, she pitched for the Crusaders and developed an interest in Sport Psychology. She graduated with a B.A. in Psychology in 2008 and returned to UMHB to pursue her M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2009. During her graduate studies, she found a passion for clinical work and an appreciation for the power of the helping relationship. She completed a yearlong internship with the Gatesville Prison System, where she counseled mostly female inmates in group and individual settings. She also seized opportunities to conduct and present research on social justice and perceived exertion. After graduating in December 2011, Lindsey moved back to Austin and took a year off to travel the world before deciding to start her next chapter at UCSB. Here, she will be working with her advisor Dr. Steve Smith conducting research related to Sport Psychology. Her current research interests within the athletic population include anxiety, personality and perfectionism, self-talk, identity development, and coping with injury or illness.
Hui-Ju Pai, a doctoral student in Education, focuses her studies on research curriculum and instruction and possesses an extensive background in multicultural education and minority education. Her area of emphasis is culture and development with research interests in after-school programs, minority education, cultural perspectives, comparative education, and family-school and school-community relations. She holds a B.F.A. from National Sun-Yat-Sen University in Taiwan in music and a two-year elementary teacher's training program; her official elementary teaching certificate is from Taiwan's Ministry of Education; her M.S. from Kansas State University is in curriculum and instruction, focusing on multicultural education. Since returning to Taiwan in 2008, she has been doing a job related to enhancing education for disadvantaged children as a teaching instructor for the social welfare foundation, mainly assisting with the after-school education of minority students by teaching according to the individual needs of each student. Upon completion of her studies, Pai will devote herself to improving the educational curricula and policies of disadvantaged and minority children and teaching at the university level. She feels a special responsibility, as part of Taiwan's indigenous or minority population, to dedicate herself to apply whatever she learns to the execution and planning of educational policies involving the indigenous peoples of Taiwan.
Rachel Schindelbeck is in the Teacher Education Program at UCSB, working on obtaining her Multiple Subject teaching credential and Master's degree. Having grown up in Orange County, Schindelbeck spent two year at junior college after high school, where she played two years of college golf and completed her associate's degree. She then transferred to UC Davis where she completed her undergraduate degree in Sociology with a minor in Education. She has been loving her time here at UCSB, where she is currently student teaching in a kindergarten classroom.
Hala Sun is a Ph.D. candidate in Education. She is a recent Magna Cum Laude graduate with a Masters of Arts degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL, 2013). In 2010, she obtained her first Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA), specializing in International Management at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Sun aspires to use her education and experiences to help empower the lives of people through promoting sustainable education and development. Her research interests are heritage language maintenance, education policies related to racial equity, the impact of national/state language and education policies on immigrant students' academic performance, bilingualism/multilingualism, second language acquisition, parents' roles in children's education, ensuring social relevance in language classrooms, sustainable education policies and practices, immigration policies, income generating strategies, and sustainable development. Because she is a South Korean who grew up in the Philippines, attended a Chinese school, and has traveled to many Latin American countries, she is able to speak five languages fluently.
Oscar Widales-Benitez is a first year School Psychology Master's student at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education under Dr. Erin Dowdy. His research interests include school-based mental health, resilience, and coping mechanisms. Widales-Benitez completed his undergraduate degree in Mathematics at Texas A & M International University in Laredo, Texas with highest honors. He plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical or School Psychology and work in a school setting or in private practice.


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Summary of Season 1 (1971) - 3 discs
Those were the days. Norman Lear's landmark comedy featured one of the most beloved families in television history, the Bunkers, starring Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton as Archie and Edith. With co-stars Rob Reiner as Mike "Meathead" Stivic and Sally Struthers as Gloria, "All in the Family" remains an Emmy-winning treasure. Watch this groundbreaking first season and just try to stifle your laughter!
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- TV Shows, Classic TV Comedies, TV Sitcoms, TV Classics, CBS
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