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Lincoln Illinois Remodeling
Get help with home remodeling in Lincoln, Illinois today!
Owning a home is a serious responsibility. There is always something going wrong. Broken pipes, chipped paint, bad electrical, and all those hopeful home improvement projects; the list of obligations are endless. People in Lincoln, Illinois get help with the rigorous responsibilities of property ownership from 4Aces. Lincoln, Illinois is a vibrant community that features historic sites and districts, as well as thriving commercial areas, and brand new communities being built every day. With all the different types of construction and a growing population, their residents need access to a large number of contractors to meet specific needs.
At 4Aces, we've assembled a highly skilled and qualified team of contractors from the Lincoln Illinois area. You can rest assured that any contractor we provide is fully licensed and insured, and has the skills to finish the job correctly the first time. We care about the customer; that's why we'll answer our phones from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday- Saturday.
Our customer service agents will make sure all parts of the transaction go smoothly. Don't let your Lincoln Illinois home improvements go undone. Call us, and you'll see that it's hard to beat 4Aces.
|*Interior Remodel
|*Exterior Remodel
|*Home Security
|-Kitchen Remodel
|-Concrete Work
|-Bathroom Remodel
|-Brick Work
|-Garage doors
|-Patios and Decks
|-Gate Systems
|-Carpet and Rug cleaning
|-Siding and Windows
|-Gate Openers
|-Electrical Work
Interior Remodeling Lincoln Illinois
Home Remodeling Lincoln Illinois – Remodeling can be a long and stressful process, but it doesn't have to be. From bathroom remodeling and kitchen design to renovations and replacement windows; we know the right people to call for residential and commercial construction. Room additions are no problem for us. Our assembled team of contractors is the experts in this area in interior and exterior finishing. We can provide planning and design for foundations of new home construction, basement finishing, kitchens and baths, siding, decks, and roofing. Whether its bathroom or kitchen remodeling, our team of experts can handle all your home improvement projects.
Lincoln, IL home remodeling services we provide:
Kitchen Remodeling
Bathroom Remodeling
Room Additions
Garage Doors
Interior and Exterior Painting
Basement Refinishing
Garage Builders
Deck Installation and Design
Kitchen Remodeling Lincoln Illinois – For kitchen remodeling, 4 Aces makes it easy to turn your dreams into reality by matching you with contractors that provide complete professional remodeling and installation. We're experienced in all aspects of kitchen renovations. The licensed tradesmen from us are knowledgeable in kitchen flooring, kitchen countertops and backsplashes, and kitchen cabinets. We can also help supply you with great kitchen design; from beautiful kitchen countertops to kitchen breakfast bars. Whether you like quartz, laminate, or granite countertops; we're sure to know the bets contractor in the area.
Some of the specific Lincoln, IL kitchen remodeling services we offer:
Free In-Home Consultation
Kitchen Design
Kitchen Cabinet Installation
Kitchen Sinks
Kitchen Countertops including Granite, Quartz, and Formica
Kitchen Fixtures
Kitchen Flooring from Tile to Hardwood.
Room Additions
Gas or Electric Range Installation
Bathroom Remodeling Lincoln Illinois – Bathroom renovations are a great way to add value to your home. Trust us to help you create a custom bathroom design. We take the hassle out of bathroom remodeling by choosing a contractor for you, based on your needs. Need basement bathroom installers? We know one in this area, as well as someone to install bathroom lighting or heated bathtubs in your whole house. Homeowners have great options for renovations, like jetted bathtubs. Whirlpool bathtubs can provide massage to aching backs, and feet; it just might be the relief you need. Our licensed and insured professionals can assist with bathtubs and shower enclosures, shower doors and stalls, bathroom fixtures, vanities, bathroom cabinetry, tile showers, and bathroom flooring, wall trim, and toilet installation.
Some of the specific Lincoln, IL bathroom remodeling services we offer:
New Bathroom Cabinetry
New Bathroom Vanities
New Bathroom Counters including Granite, Formica, and Quartz.
New Bathroom Sinks
Custom Mirrors
Custom Tile and Hardwood Flooring
Shower Doors and Glass Enclosures
Tile Showers
New Windows
Bath Fixtures
Professional Installation
Painting and Plastering Lincoln Illinois – Whether you just need your bathroom touched up, or you need interior and exterior painting of your newly constructed barn, we have a professional painting contractor for the job. We specialize in painting and plastering, wall repair, ceiling repair, custom restoration, and drywall installation and repair. Our professionals prime and paint, and provide stunning finishing/texturing to your liking. If something undesirable has happened to your home, they'll provide the clean up. Whether it is water damage repair or fire damage repair; we know the area experts that can get your home looking like new.
Lincoln, IL painting and drywall services we provide:
Interior Painting
Exterior Painting
Tape and Texture
Drywall Installation
Drywall Patchwork
Carpet and Rug Cleaning Lincoln Illinois – 4 Aces has an assembled team of carpet and rug cleaning professionals in this area that deliver quality results and reliable service for every project. From spot and stain removal to pet odor and stain removal; let an experienced staff of carpet cleaners tackle the job. We'll find you someone for any job; residential or commercial. We can help you find furniture cleaning, and provide carpet protection. Upholstery cleaning can be done in different ways; we can find dry carpet cleaning or hot water extraction for you.
Lincoln, IL carpet cleaning services we provide:
Carpet and Rug Cleaning
Stain Removal
Upholstery Cleaning
Tile Cleaning
Grout Cleaning
Flood Removal
Mattress Cleaning
Pet Odor Removal
Free Estimates
Electrical Contracting Lincoln Illinois – Our electrical contractors are the most knowledgeable in the area when it comes to code compliance. We also offer GFI circuit installation and shock protection; they'll even update to codes for a home inspection if you're thinking of selling. We have the experts in residential house three wires and can provide upgrades to 200 amp service. We offer electric contractors that specialize in both residential and commercial wiring, pool wiring, hot tub and outdoor wiring, basement wiring, and landscape lighting. They can even help by adding a second breaker panel, or replacing all light fixtures and fans. Furthermore, we can add a sub-panel or stand-up generators; for back-up when the power goes out. Call our professionals for storm damage repair or rewiring service.
Lincoln, IL electrical services provided:
New Electrical Installation
Electrical Service Upgrades
Storm Repair
Swimming Pool Wiring
Hot Tub Wiring
Basement Wiring
200 Amp Service
Outlet Repair
Panel Upgrade
Exterior Remodeling Lincoln Illinois
Concrete Lincoln Illinois – Residential and commercial customers trust our estimators to take the hassle out of choosing a concrete contractor. Owners may hire a concrete contractor for professionally paved sidewalks, driveways, curbing, and wheelchair ramps. From driveway tear-outs and replacement to slabs and parking lots; we're equipped for the job. Stained concrete can add a higher quality look to any business; this decorative concrete is beautiful to look at and inviting to visitors. You may require a concrete contractor for resurfacing garages and basement floors, stairs, porches and patios, pool decks, and textured concrete. Update your driveway and get a custom finish using textured or stamped concrete. From interior concrete floors to foundations, footings, and retaining walls; we can connect you with a local contractor equipped for the job. If you seek money-saving techniques, consider aggregate concrete; which allows the cost to be lowered by having to use less cement.
Lincoln, IL concrete services we provide:
Concrete Tear-Outs and Replacement
Concrete Slabs
Wheelchair Ramps
Stamped Concrete
Decorative Concrete
Deck Building and Design Lincoln Illinois – Your local licensed contractor will visit you to discuss options, and promptly start on your custom deck design. You can choose from a wood deck, composite deck, or vinyl deck. Wood is the traditional material for building, and pressure treated decks are carefully sealed and coated; to ensure your new deck will withstand harsh conditions. Composite is also an option for your new exterior addition. Composite decks are usually considered a more cost-effective, low-maintenance option compared to wood. Vinyl decking is another popular choice in deck construction, as you have many available styles that look like wood, but won't age like it. We can also make your deck safer with deck railing, or deck staining services that can help keep them from rotting. Custom cedar decks or redwood decks, composite or vinyl; we'll find an expert for you. Aside from decks and patios, our builders are experts in stonework, docks, screen rooms, cabanas, pergolas, arbors, pavilions, and fences; we'll even build a tiki hut.
Lincoln, IL deck and patio services we offer:
Deck Design
Deck Installation
Deck Repair
Pressure Treated Wood Decks
Composite Decks
Cedar Decks
Redwood Decks
Vinyl Decks
Swimming Pool Deck
Screen Rooms
Sun Rooms
Custom Brick Patios
Brick Walkways
Retaining Walls
Landscaping Installation and Design Lincoln Illinois – We can find a local contractor for all your expert landscaping design, and landscaping installation needs. Whether you prefer seeding or careful sod installation, 4 Aces has contractors for the job. The landscaping professionals at 4 Aces specialize in full landscape installation and design. We can offer a wide range of services including landscaping renovation, landscape lighting, seeding, planting and trimming, mowing, and even seasonal clean up. We also specialize in laying mulch and decorated rocks, as well as brick patios and walkways. Never worry about landscape maintenance again with the professional landscapers from us on your side. Call today and get started on the planting of trees and shrubs, landscape edging or building outdoor kitchens with flagstone.
Lincoln, IL landscape services we provide:
Landscape Installation
Landscape Design
Landscaping Renovation
Landscape Lighting
Lawn Maintenance
Seasonal Clean-up
Decorative Rock
Brick Patios
Retaining Walls
Snow Removal Lincoln Illinois – Call us to hire a professional snow and ice removal company in Lincoln. We have an assembled team of tradesmen in this area offering a wide variety of residential and commercial services. We take the headache out of finding a contractor to best suit your individual needs. We can hire a professional snow and ice removal company; and provide you dedicated professionals, committed to ensuring your entryways, driveways, parking lots, and sidewalks are clear and safe. We'll get all your hazardous snow removed, and make the ice melt.
Lincoln, IL snow removal services we provide:
Parking Lots
Ice Removal
Snow Plowing
Businesses and Residential
Windows Installation and Repair Lincoln Illinois – We perform expert window installation. You can put the finishing touches on a home remodel with window replacements. Our contractors can install beautiful energy-efficient windows that not only add value to your home but are easy to clean too. One example would be thermal windows, which use insulated glass. You can choose from single and double hung windows, and even vinyl windows. Do you have a window that's been cracked or damaged due to a storm or other misfortune? We'll provide window repair quickly while offering unmatched service and competitive prices. From Energy Star rated installations, to no-hassle glass repair, we offer a solution.
Lincoln, IL window services we provide:
Window Installation and Repair
Replacement Windows
Double Hung Windows
Single Hung Windows
Aluminum, Steel, and Wood Windows.
Storm Windows
Screen Installation
Screen Repair
Siding Installation Lincoln Illinois – For residential and commercial siding repairs and installation service, call us today to connect with a local professional. Siding is a virtually maintenance-free option for the exterior of your home, adding value, insulation, and a beautiful finish. In addition to vinyl siding, you can always choose wood siding to match with the current construction of the home. Heavy cedar siding is durable, and can be pressure treated to ensure that it lasts the maximum number of years. Choose to add value as well as protection to your home with seamless gutters and downspouts. The professionals from 4 Aces also specialize in replacement windows, awnings, masonry, soffit, fascia, trim, and shutters.
Lincoln, IL siding installation and repair services we provide:
Siding Installation
Siding Tear-Offs
Siding Replacement
Siding Repair
Vinyl Siding
Many varieties and colors to choose from.
Home Security Lincoln Illinois
Garage Door Installation and Repair Lincoln Illinois – When seeking garage door installation, or garage door repair service in this area, you need an experienced professional on your side. We utilize a team of licensed contractors to match you with an expert in this area. Whether you need to replace broken springs or need help with other garage door parts; you can rest assured knowing that your contractor is licensed, knowledgeable, and within your budget. Also experienced in repair, the professionals from 4 Aces are equipped to repair and replace garage door springs, cables, drums, tracks, and rollers. In addition to the garage door hardware we make available; we can also sell and install a new garage door opener. We're experienced enough to service all brands of doors; for the best in garage door sales and repair let 4 Aces find the contractor to best suit your needs. We have relationships with skilled contractors that specialize in both residential and commercial services and are committed to providing you with the highest quality garage door service.
Lincoln, IL garage door services we provide:
Door Off Track
Sectional and one piece doors
Wood and Steel doors
Garage Door Repair
Garage Door Opener
Garage Door Sales and Installation
Keyless Entry
Weather Seal
Limited Lifetime Warranty
Same Day or Next Day Service
Upgrades and Accessories
Fences and Gates Lincoln Illinois – Your local contractor will discuss materials that will best suit your individual needs, such as wood fencing for a classic look. Of the styles of wood, cedar fence is by far the most popular; known for its long-lasting qualities. 4 Aces will find a quality craftsman to install your new pressure treated fence. Vinyl fencing is also a popular choice due to its durability, and ornamental iron fencing looks great on any home in any neighborhood. Aside from fence design and installation, the experts from 4 Aces can assist handrails, gate openers, pergolas, screen rooms, and other room additions. Whether you need privacy or functionality, our professionals are equipped for the job. We'll also go over fence and deck staining, swimming pool fencing options, room additions, and offer a wide variety of decorative fences.
Lincoln, IL fence services we provide:
Fence Installation
Fence Repair
Fence Tear-outs
Privacy Fences
Security Fences
Decorative Fences
Pressure Treated Wood Fences
Cedar Fences
Fence Staining
Fence Pressure Washing
Screen Rooms
Room Additions
Our Home remodeling services in Lincoln Illinois can help you with any remodeling project. Here are some example of some home improvement projects we can do:
Bathroom Remodeling Lincoln Illinois
Basement Remodeling and Design Lincoln Illinois
Room Additions Lincoln Illinois
Kitchen Cabinet Installation Lincoln Illinois
Kitchen Remodeling and Design Lincoln Illinois
Garage Door Installation and Repair Lincoln Illinois
Window Installation and Repair Lincoln Illinois
Deck Installation and Design Lincoln Illinois
Garage Building Lincoln Illinois
Lincoln, Illinois is a small town that resides in Logan County. This town was established in the 1830's, and is the only town named for Abraham Lincoln before he became President; the future commander-in-chief would practice law here from 1847-1859. A town about 14,000 people, it's the location of two prisons and three colleges; it's also the site of the world's largest covered wagon. This town has everything it's residents need, and is also close enough to large suburban areas with shopping, restaurants, and more.
City of Lincoln
700 Broadway St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 735-2815
Mayor's Office: (217) 735-1612
City Clerk's Office: (217) 735-2815
Logan County Illinois
911 Pekin St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 732-3911


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Chloe Moretz & Tyler Posey Spoof 'Divergent' in Funny or Die Video - Watch Now!
Check out this hilarious trailer for a totally fake film titled Snackpocalypse starring Chloe Moretz and Tyler Posey in this Funny or Die video.
The movie spoofs Divergent in that there are many different factions of junk food lovers, and Chloe just doesn't fit in.
At the end of the trailer, Michelle Obama appears on a couch with some gal pals, seemingly having just watched the trailer.
"Can we just watch Frozen again?" the First Lady quips. LOL! Watch the hilarious video below…
Michelle Obama Cameos in Divergent Spoof
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B-cell leukemia/lymphoma panel is a blood test that looks for certain proteins on the surface of white blood cells called B-lymphocytes. The proteins serve as markers that may be helpful in diagnosing leukemia or lymphoma.
B lymphocyte cell surface markers
A blood sample is needed.
In some cases, white blood cells are removed during a bone marrow biopsy. The sample may also be taken during a lymph node biopsy or other biopsy when lymphoma is suspected.
The blood sample is sent to a laboratory, where a specialist checks the cell type and characteristics. This procedure is called immunophenotyping. The test is usually done using a technique called flow cytometry.
No special preparation is usually necessary.
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some persons feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or a slight bruise. This soon goes away.
This test may be done for the following reasons:
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight, but may include:
Czuchlewski DR, Viswanatha DS, Larson RS. Molecular diagnosis of hematopoietic neoplasms. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 75.


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If you somehow missed Part 1 of this thought-provoking expose, which premiered at this time last week, you'll find it in the podcast archive here on my site. All ya have to do is use the site's search function in the sidebar to your right, type in Podcast #187 and Voilà. It's that simple. But don't forget to use the #sign when you search.
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- Same sex sexual expression integrated into the social fabric of the ancient world.
- How social stigma become attached to same sex sexual expression.
- Philo of Alexandria reinterprets the Sodom and Gomorrah story.
- The repressive theology of John Chrysostom.
- The power of the dominant culture to dictate social norms.
- His passion for Female Ejaculation.
- Does female ejaculation cause performance anxiety?
- How information about FE was suppressed.
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By Njuwa Maina and Ben Makori
KOGELO, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyans in Barack Obama's ancestral homeland stayed up all night and danced with joy on Wednesday as America's first black president won a second term in the White House, raising the prospects of a fresh start for his ties with Africa.
Many Africans feel Obama has not responded to their huge enthusiasm when he won the presidency four years ago with an increased U.S. commitment to the world's poorest continent during his first term.
His re-election failed to rouse the same level of jubilation that was seen across Kenya following his 2008 election victory.
But as news of Obama's victory came through, hundreds of people gathered in his late father's village, and cheers and chants of "Obama, Obama, Obama!" erupted when key U.S. states fell to the east African country's favorite adopted son.
In the tiny western hamlet of Kogelo, men waved tree branches and banged drums at the Obama family home where his grandmother Sarah lives. Women ululated and cried tears of joy, muttering prayers of thanksgiving.
Obama's grandmother joined in the dancing and cheering outside her house after the results were declared.
"He is welcomed home," she told reporters. "I would just like to tell him to give his best to the people who have shown their faith in him by electing him."
Obama, who hails his African roots, visited sub-Saharan Africa only once in his first four years - a stopover of less than a day in Ghana between summits elsewhere.
President Mwai Kibaki, who declared a national holiday in Obama's honor four years ago, this time merely sent him a message of congratulations for his victory over Republican Mitt Romney, saying he hoped Obama would deepen ties with Kenya.
However, in Kogelo, where Obama's father was born and buried, they still celebrated his win with gusto.
Residents saw his victory as a boost for Kenya-U.S. relations. Some said it gave Obama another chance to provide more development aid to the continent, and many still held out hope that he would visit the country of his father's birth.
"If I had a chance to talk to him, which hopefully I will get after he is inaugurated again, my message would be to focus on Africa," Mustafa Obama, the president's half brother said as he plucked weeds and tended to flowers on their father's grave.
"If he can put more emphasis on education, health and all that matters to Africa instead of politics, that is my message to my brother," he told Reuters.
Obama, who was born in Hawaii to a white mother from Kansas and a Kenyan father, has been idolized by many Africans in the way the Irish revered U.S. President John F. Kennedy in the 1960s - as one of their own who succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.
Macharia Munene, a lecturer on international relations at the United States International University, said Obama's re-election gave him a chance of a fresh start with Africa.
"There is a possibility that he might want to be seen to be more concerned than he was with regards to Africa. He may say, 'let me go and see my grandma, and say hi to Africa'. In that sense it is an opportunity to start afresh," Munene said.
Some people in Kogelo had predicted an easy victory for Obama. Witch doctor John Dimo had tossed some shells, bones and other items to determine who would win Tuesday's election. Pointing to a white shell on election day, he declared: "Obama is very far ahead and is definitely going to win."
Several new-born babies at a hospital near Kogelo were named after the U.S. president.
In the spirit of bipartisanship, Millicent Awuor, 20, named her twins after both candidates. "I named the first twin Barack and the second one Mitt," said Awuor, a housewife.
(Additional reporting and writing by James Macharia; Editing by Pascal Fletcher and David Stamp)


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TOKYO (AP) — Police were searching the offices Tuesday of the company operating an expressway tunnel where hundreds of concrete ceiling slabs collapsed onto moving vehicles below, killing nine people.
Those killed in Sunday's accident were traveling in three vehicles in the 4.7-kilometer (3-mile) long Sasago Tunnel about 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Tokyo. The transport ministry has ordered inspections of 49 other highway and road tunnels of similar construction around the mountainous country. The tunnel, on a highway that links the capital to central Japan, opened in 1977.
About a dozen uniformed police were shown on television entering the headquarters of Central Japan Expressway Co. early Tuesday, toting cardboard and plastic boxes.
"Yes they are searching our offices here. We will be fully cooperating with them," said Osamu Funahashi, an official at the government-owned company.
Police and the highway operator are investigating why the concrete slabs in the Sasago Tunnel collapsed. An inspection of the tunnel's roof in September found nothing amiss, according to Satoshi Noguchi, another company official.
An estimated 270 concrete slabs, each weighing 1.4 metric tons (1.54 short tons), suspended from the arched roof of the tunnel fell over a stretch of about 110 meters (120 yards), Noguchi said.
The operator was exploring the possibility that bolts holding a metal piece suspending the panels above the road had become aged, he said. The panels, measuring about 5 meters (16 feet) by 1.2 meters (4 feet), and 8 centimeters (3 inches) thick, were installed when the tunnel was constructed in 1977.
Recovery work at the tunnel was suspended Monday while the roof was being reinforced to prevent more collapses, said Jun Goto, an official at the Fire and Disaster Management Agency
Yoshihiro Seto, an officer with the Yamanashi prefectural police, said they can't rule out that there are more bodies or survivors in the tunnel, but the possibility is low. Goto said they hope to resume recovery work on Tuesday.
Two people suffered injuries in the collapse.
Associated Press writer Elaine Kurtenbach contributed to this report.


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Trapeze instructor Jeff Litvack, left, with student Marti Kennedy
They fly through the air with ease (inside a tent)
By Judith Stiles
While some athletes crave extreme sports such as sky surfing, which involves jumping from an airplane, with a parachute and a board attached to your boots, Marti Kennedy flies through the air with the greatest of ease in a more moderate thrill-seeking adventure, which she experiences right here in the Big Apple, closer to terra firma. When Professor Kennedy is not correcting papers at Montclair State University, you can find her on Saturdays clinging to a bar and swinging through the air at the New York Trapeze School south of Pier 34 on the West Side Highway.
I love adventures, she says as she nervously checks the safety belt around her waste in preparation for her turn to swing on the bar. This is as much fun as when my daughter Amity and I went to 14 different countries in Europe without a map and without a plan, in less than 10 days! Yes, it is the middle of winter, but dont think for a minute that Kennedy is crazy to be flying on the trapeze in such frigid weather. On the contrary, it is quite balmy in that white tent you may have spotted out of the corner of your eye, while cruising down the West Side Highway. The gigantic white canvaslike structure is the new home of the New York Trapeze School.
Standing in front of the clear-plastic tent windows that overlook the Hudson River, on which snowflakes are falling, veteran instructor Jeff Litvack helps the newcomers get acquainted with the feeling of trapeze. On a ground-level bar that hangs over a soft floor mat, Kennedy takes a turn catching the bar and hanging from it upside down. Next, with the safety lines firmly attached to her waist, she climbs straight up a ladder and reaches a platform, which is 23 feet off the ground and about 12 feet above a large safety net. Kennedy is relieved to meet instructor Ronnie Ram, who greets her on the platform and readies her for her first plunge. A third instructor, Sylvan Harnik, who is on the ground, barks out firm but friendly orders to guide Kennedy through each step.
It is like flying and every nerve in your body tingles, says Paula Caputo, a regular, who fell in love with Ram, her first instructor, two years ago. They have been dating and trapezing ever since, experimenting with more advanced tricks, such as catching each other from swing to swing.
After Kennedy, Amity and Caputo successfully complete their turns, mom Carol Havdala and her daughters Nicole and Danielle swing trapeze with grace and aplomb as they come from a two-week intensive trapeze class at Club Med in the Dominican Republic. Its an incredible rush and really quite addictive, says Carol Havdala as her daughters nod vigorously in agreement. The fear was intense the first time, but after that I felt so young and alive, she adds.
As the class progresses, each instructor rotates safety stations with different approaches to holding the python rope that guides the swinging bar.
Litvack points out that there are two ways to give commands. One is reassuring, specific and comforting, while other times he has to act like a drill sergeant, where he forcefully commands the student through the process. Although an occasional student will freeze on the platform, all the highly skilled instructors have been able to deftly urge the panicky student to calm down and take the plunge.
Litvack discovered trapeze arts after visiting Club Med for water sports, where on a lark he decided to try a trapeze class. He was surprised to discover that flying trapeze was an excellent workout that was never tedious or laborious. He has loved it ever since and decidedly describes it as a workout that engages the whole body, while building many muscles such as biceps, triceps, abs, legs and more.
I recommend this as a supplement to an exercise program such as running, because you get two hours of great core strengthening, without the monotony of using gym equipment, he adds, as he enthusiastically starts climbing the ladder to demonstrate a new trick. When he jumps off the platform, he belts out a hilarious yelp, mimicking newcomers who have screamed their way through the routine. This immediately has the students laughing along with him as fear melts away like the snowflakes outside as they hit the river.
After the demonstration, he dismounts from the safety net and begins a discussion about the physics of trapeze, and the interaction of velocity, force, and mass. The students listen attentively and then, like magic, they have forgotten their fear and are ready to meet the challenge of a more difficult trick. Nine-year-old Nicole Declem, one of Carol Havdalas daughters, is eager to begin and encourages her mother to try the straddle whip one more time. Mom always tells us to try again, so thats what I tell her, she says, like a budding sports psychologist.
At the end of March begins the fantastic Circus Program For Children that includes, tumbling, trapeze, hand balancing and even juggling for kids ages 6-12 years old.
And for children of all ages, spring will usher in a new eight-week course called Intensive Flying Workshop, where in the ninth week, the students will give a special performance for the public. This time, instead of Mom and Dad going to see Juniors big show, families better start practicing their clapping for Mom and Dad when they show off their new trapeze tricks, as they hopefully fly through the air with the greatest of ease.
For more information, visit www.trapezeschool.com or telephone 917-797-1872.
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October 25, 2010 07:00 ET
TROY, MI--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) - New World Systems, the leader in public sector software solutions, announced today that they will present the latest versions of their completely integrated Aegis Public Safety software solutions at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 117th Annual Conference, October 23-27, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
"New World has continued our significant annual investments in research and development while working hand-in-hand with public safety customers across the country to constantly offer new and leading solutions for law enforcement, fire and EMS," said Mark Prevost, Vice President of Marketing for New World. "There's so much to see at IACP this year in New World's booth. We are leveraging the very latest technologies to provide public safety agencies with tools such as CompStat dashboards and decision support for command staff, along with enhanced interoperability through totally seamless data sharing and so much more."
Law enforcement executives are invited to visit booth 4137 in the Expo Hall where New World will be showcasing Aegis Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management, Mobile Computing and Field-based Reporting, Corrections Management, Aegis Link and Decision Support software, developed in-house using proven Microsoft® and Microsoft.NET™ technology, industry-standard Windows® Server and SQL® Server. Built from the ground up to work together, the seamlessly integrated software is a complete emergency management solution that saves time, increases efficiency and improves interoperability. The solutions provide command staff with easy access to critical information, helping them make informed decisions and meet the demands of serving and protecting their communities.
New World will also be offering special demonstrations of their latest Mobile Computing solution from inside an Orlando Police Department patrol unit parked in the New World booth. In the vehicle, attendees will have a chance to see the industry-leading solution in action and witness the electronic workflow and seamless integration to other applications first hand.
The City of Orlando Police Department has been a New World Systems public safety customer since 1989. New World's company strength and industry-leading solutions are trusted by more than 1,000 public sector agencies across the U.S., many for 10, 15, 20 years and beyond.
New World Systems, a public sector software company in Troy, Michigan, has provided software solutions for public safety and public administration organizations since 1981.The Company designs, develops, markets, supports and implements the fully integrated Logos® Public Administration Suite for local governments and the Aegis® Public Safety Suite for Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS. New World Systems is trusted by more than 1,000 public sector agencies across the United States. New World Systems is a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner.
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''Don't be a bad dagh..."
Man, OC Tony Peterson prob wish he didn't take the ECU job.
Didn't realize there is a big game this weekend - LA at the Ragin Cajins.
Louisiana has an excellent chance of claiming the # 1 position this week as Louisiana plays Louisiana in Louisiana. And regardless of who wins, Louisiana will still hold two spots in the rankings.
Way to go, Louisiana!
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This is the ONLY matchup where I EVER pull for ULM. Trust me, those assholes in Lafayette deserve this. They're the absolute worst Tech haters you will ever come across.
"eye fo an eye and toof fo a toof" - Idiot in Missouri


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(1) The new age, with its peculiar civilisation and culture, will be brought into manifestation, through the collaboration of the well-intentioned many, responsive increasingly to the good of the whole, and not of the individual; they are the idealistic but practical thinkers, influenced by the pattern of things to come, and the world disciples, impressed by the plans and under the instruction of the Hierarchy, which is directing and controlling all. (9 - 31).
(2) When humanity is assured of divinity and of immortality, and has entered into a state of knowledge as to the nature of the soul and of the kingdom in which that soul functions, its attitude to daily life, and to current affairs will undergo such a transformation, that we shall verily and indeed see the emergence of a new heaven and a new earth. (14 - 94/5).
(3) You will note that so strenuous is the work of breaking down national group isolation and separativeness, that it takes the united energies of three groups of workers, to bring about the desired results. The seven groups of workers are organised therefore as follows:
1. In the department of politics .... First, sixth, and seventh rays.
2. In the department of religion .... Second and fourth rays.
3. In the department of education .... Third and fifth rays.
Do not forget that, though the work is being carried forward in three fields of human thought and activity, the net result is one directed effort towards the production of synthesis, and a great preparatory drive towards a revelation of such wonder, that I cannot yet detail it. Recognition of its truth is dependent upon inner growth and illumination, and this growth is being speeded up, leading to an easier recognition of that which is on the way. Remember, revelation seldom comes along the expected lines. There will be a pouring in of light upon mankind, which will alter his conditions of living, change his outlook upon world affairs, and inaugurate a new age, which will be distinguished by an aptitude for group synthesis and co-operation, and by new mental powers, leading to a re-orientation of the mind, so that it can function with equal facility in two directions. It will be able to turn outward into the world of manifested forms, and inward into the world of synthesis, of unity and of spirit. There will be a fresh attitude towards life, which will evidence itself in a better sense of values, for life will have a meaning hitherto unknown, and we shall have an interpretation of that meaning, which will enrich our daily experience.
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Towards this end all true workers are now bending every effort. (14 - 178/9).
(4) I write for the generation which will come into active thought expression at the end of this century; they, will inaugurate the framework, structure and fabric of the New Age, which will start with certain premises, which today are the dream of the more exalted dreamers, and which will develop the civilisation of the Aquarian Age. This coming age will be as predominantly the age of group interplay, group idealism, and group consciousness, as the Piscean Age has been one of personality unfoldment and emphasis, personality focus, and personality consciousness. Selfishness, as we now understand it, will gradually disappear, for the will of the individual will voluntarily be blended into the group will. It will be obvious to you, therefore, that this could well bring about a still more dangerous situation, because a group would be a combination of focussed energies, and unless these energies are directed towards the fulfilment of the Plan (which co-ordinates and makes possible the divine purpose), we shall have the gradual consolidation of the forces of evil or of materialism on Earth. I am not speaking lightly, but am endeavouring to show the necessity for the steadfast consecration of the spiritually minded to the task of developing the will-to-good on Earth, and the absolute importance of fostering goodwill among the masses. If this is not done after the terrific global house-cleaning that has gone on, the last state will be worse than the first. We shall have individual selfishness superseded by group selfishness, which will be consequently still more potent in its evil dedication, focus and results. (18 - 109).
(5) A great upheaval in all the kingdoms in nature has characterised this day and generation; a stupendous destruction of all forms, of divine life, and in every kingdom, has been the outstanding note of this upheaval. Our modern civilisation has received a death blow from which it will never recover, but which will be recognised some day as the "blow of release" and as the signal for that which is better, new and more suitable for the evolving spirit, to make its appearance. Great and penetrating energies and their evoked forces, have met in a conflict which has, figuratively speaking, elevated the mineral kingdom into the skies, and which has brought down the fire from heaven. I am talking to you factually and not just symbolically. The bodies of men, women and children, have been destroyed; the forms of the vegetable kingdom, and the potencies of the mineral kingdom, have been disintegrated, distributed, and devastated. The coherent life of all the planetary forms has been temporarily rendered incoherent . . .
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All this upheaval of the "soil" of the world - spiritual, psychological, and physical - all this disruption of the forms and of the familiar contours of our planetary life had to take place before there could come the emergence of the Hierarchy into the public consciousness; all this had to do its work upon the souls of men before the New Age could come in, bringing with it the Restoration of the Mysteries, and the rehabilitation of the peoples of the earth. The two go together. This is one of the major points which I am seeking to make. The disruption, disintegration and the completely chaotic conditions existing for the past five hundred years within all the kingdoms of nature, have at last worked their way out into paralleling physical conditions. This is good and desirable; it marks the prelude to a better building of a better world, the construction of more adequate forms of life, and of more correct human attitudes, plus a sounder orientation to reality. The best is yet to be.
Everything is being rapidly brought to the surface - the good and the bad, the desirable and the undesirable, the past and the future (for the two are one); the plough of God has nearly accomplished its work; the sword of the spirit has severed an evil past from the radiant future, and both are seen as contributory in the Eye of God; our material civilisation will be seen as giving place rapidly to a more spiritual culture; our church organisations, with their limiting and confusing theologies, will soon give place to the Hierarchy, with its emerging teaching - clear, factual, intuitive and non-dogmatic. (18 - 134/5).
(6) See you not the beauty of this plan and its synthesising, culminating usefulness? See you not how the present crisis only indicates the success of the previous evolutionary cycles, wherein humanity mastered certain lessons? All the postwar planning, the widespread reaction to ideals (in spite of all the efforts of the evil and reactionary forces), and the seething turmoil reaching throughout all levels of the human consciousness, plus the inspiration of disaster and suffering, are blasting open hitherto sealed areas in the minds of men, letting in illumination, sweeping away the bad old conditions. This is symbolised for us in the destruction of ancient cities, and by the intermixture of races through the processes of war; this also signifies progress, and is preparatory to great expansions of consciousness. These expansions in the human understanding will, in the next one hundred and fifty years, completely alter the manner of man's thinking; they will change the techniques of religion; they will bring about comprehension and fusion. When this work has been accomplished, we shall record an era of world peace which will be symbolic of the state of the human spirit. [Page 279] Men will then settle down to the great task which confronts all of us in the New Age - the task of dissipating glamour, and of bringing about a clearer light upon the astral plane, in the same way that better physical conditions will have been brought about upon the physical plane. All is planned and ordered; the right energies and forces will be available, for the Hierarchy works ever under the Law of Cycles and of Cyclic Compensation. The Masters know exactly that which must be done, by right timing, and by what has been called "the crisis of spatial extension". (18 - 237/8).
(7) The release of the energy of the atom is definitely the inauguration of the New Age; it will so completely alter our way of life, that much of the planning at present being done will be found to be of an interim nature; it will simply help humanity to make a great transition out of the materialistic system now dominating, into one in which right human relations will be the basic characteristic. (7 - 81).
(8) If atomic energy is released into constructive channels, and if it remains safely guarded by the right men, the capitalistic system is doomed. The problem of labour will then be the major problem of unemployment - a dreaded word which will be meaningless in the golden age which lies ahead. The masses will then be faced by the problem of leisure. This is a problem which when faced and solved will release the creative energy of man into channels undreamed of today.
The release of atomic energy is the first of many great releases in all the kingdoms of nature; the great release still ahead of humanity, will bring into expression mass creative powers, spiritual potencies and psychic unfoldments which will prove and demonstrate the divinity and the immortality of man. (7 - 82/3).
(9) The New Age is upon us and we are witnessing the birth pangs of the new culture and the new civilisation. That which is old and undesirable must go, and of these undesirable things, hatred and the spirit of separateness must be first to disappear. (5 - 74).
See also: (6 - 271).
(1) The new generation of young people ...do not belong to the past, and refuse to accept the authority of that past. They do not belong to the inner group of Knowers who are working at the task of swinging the thoughts of men into right channels, for they have not reached as yet the [Page 280] point of knowledge. They only recognise two things; their need for freedom, and an intense eagerness for knowledge. They despise the tradition of the past; they reject the old formulation of truth; and because as yet they stand on no sure ground but are only in the position of seekers and enquirers, we have our present state (1934) of world upheaval, of apparent license and disruption. It should not be forgotten that this world state is therefore the result of the clashing of the three types of force prevalent in the world of today.
1. That emanating from the holders with the old tradition, who, emphasising the forms and the past, produce the destruction of those forms.
2. That emanating from the inner group of mystics, who, under the guidance of the planetary Hierarchy, are building the new form.
3. That emanating from the masses who belong to neither group, and who are wielding force as yet blindly and often unwisely, until such time comes when they recognise those constructive channels into which it can wisely be poured.
Hence the trouble of this transition period and hence the necessity for the giving out of teaching which will enable the seeking aspirant and enquirer to find himself. Hence the need for the laws of the soul and for the truth as to individual unfoldment to be made clear to those who, rejecting the old tradition, and refusing recognition to the mystic, yet seek to know themselves as liberated souls. With that knowledge will come the steady growth of the Building Mystics, for when a man has found his soul and recognises its relationship to its mechanism of expression, the threefold lower man, he automatically passes into the consciousness of the subjective life, begins to work with cause, and is no longer lost in the world of effects. Then he finds himself standing shoulder to shoulder with the mystics and knowers of all time. This is the trend of the religious impulse at this time, and this is the glory of the coming age. (4 - 330/1).
(2) All animal bodies will be steadily refined, and in the case of humanity consciously refined, and so brought to a higher and more specialised state of development. This is today proceeding with rapidity. Diet and athletics, open air and sunshine, are doing much for the race, and in the next two generations fine bodies and sensitive natures will make their appearance, and the soul will have far better instruments through which to work. (9 - 125).
(3) The young people, now coming into incarnation, and those who will come during the next century, will prove themselves well equipped to handle [Page 281] the problem of sex, because they can see more clearly than the older generation, and will think in wider and larger terms than is common today. They will be more group-conscious, and less individualistic and selfish; they will be more interested in new ideas than in the ancient theologies, and will be freer from prejudice, and less intolerant than are the bulk of the well-meaning people of today. Psychology is only just come into its own, and only now is its function beginning to be understood; in one hundred years time, however, it will be the dominating science. (14 - 293).
(4) The coming three generations ...will bring into incarnation a group of people who will be well equipped to lead humanity out of the present impasse. This fact warrants remembrance, and is often forgotten. There are always those at every epoch in human history, who are able to solve the problems which arise, and who are sent in for that very purpose. (14 - 298).
(5) It should also be remembered (and this is being more widely recognised) that the quality of the young children now coming into incarnation, is steadily getting better and higher. They are in many cases abnormally intelligent, and what you (in your technical parlance) call their I.Q., is frequently phenomenally high. This will be increasingly the case, until young people of fourteen will have the equipment and intelligence of the brilliant college men and women of today. (12 - 50).
(6) All the work being done now is definitely transitional work, and therefore most difficult. It infers a bridging process between the old and the new, and would present almost insuperable difficulties were it not for the fact that the coming two generations will bring in those types of egos who are competent to deal with the problem. (12 - 91).
(7) Idealism is a good sign. It is also responsible for the seething unrest and the urgent demand for better conditions, more light and understanding, deepened co-operation, for a security based on right adjustments, and for peace and plenty in the place of fear, terror and starvation. (12 - 109).
(8) Disciples can now in a few months (if sincere and honest in their endeavour) master ideas, and develop responses which it took them years to master in earlier cycles. (6 - 325).
(1) We have spoken often of the integrating group of knowers who are beginning to function upon the earth, gathered together in loose formation, [Page 282] and held by the inner spiritual tie and not by any outer organisation. The planetary Hierarchy has always existed and from time immemorial, and right down the ages, those sons of men who have fitted themselves for work, and who have measured up to the requirements, have found their way into the ranks of those who stand behind the world evolution and guide the destinies of the little ones. . . .
Today, in the world, another great moment of crisis has arrived. I refer not to the present world condition, but to the state of the human consciousness. Mind has arrived as a functioning power, personalities are co-ordinated. The three aspects of man are being blended; another formation or precipitation from the Hierarchy of adepts has become possible. On the physical plane, without any exoteric organisation, ceremonials, or outer form, there is integrating - silently, steadily and powerfully - a group of men and women who will supersede eventually the previous hierarchical effort. They will supersede all churches, all groups, and all organisations and will eventually constitute that oligarchy of elect souls who will govern and guide the world.
They are being gathered out of every nation, but are gathered and chosen, not by the watching Hierarchy or by any Master, but by the power of their response to the spiritual opportunity, tide and note. They are emerging out of every group and church and party, and will therefore be truly representative. This they do, not from the pull of their own ambition and prideful schemes, but through the very selflessness of their service. They are finding their way to the top in every department of human knowledge, not because of the clamour they make about their own ideas, discoveries and theories, but because they are so inclusive in their outlook, and so wide in their interpretation of the truth that they see the hand of God in all happenings, His imprint upon all forms, and His note sounding forth through every channel of communication between the subjective reality and the objective outer form. They are of all races; they speak all languages; they embrace all religions, all sciences and all philosophies. Their characteristics are synthesis, inclusiveness, intellectuality and fine mental development. They own to no creed, save the creed of Brotherhood, based on the one Life. They recognise no authority, save that of their own souls, and no Master save the group they seek to serve, and humanity whom they deeply love. They have no barriers set up around themselves, but are governed by a wide tolerance, and a sane mentality and sense of proportion. They look with open eyes upon the world of men and recognise those whom [Page 283] they can lift and to whom they can stand as the Great Ones stand, - lifting, teaching and helping. They recognise their peers and equals, and know each other when they meet, and stand shoulder to shoulder with their fellow workers in the work of salvaging humanity. It does not matter if their terminologies differ, their interpretations of symbols and scriptures vary, or their words are few or many. They see their group members in all fields - political, scientific, religious, and economic - and give to them the sign of recognition and the hand of a brother. They recognise likewise Those who have passed ahead of them upon the ladder of evolution, and hail Them Teacher, and seek to learn from Them that which They are so eager to impart. (4 - 398/401).
(2) It was felt wise to gather out of the many groups, a group which should contain (as does the Hierarchy itself) men of all races, of all types and tendencies. This group has a specific mission, and some of the facts about it might be stated as follows:
It is first of all an attempt at an externalisation of the Hierarchy upon the physical plane, or a small working replica of this essentially subjective body. Its members are all in physical bodies but must work entirely subjectively, thus utilising the inner sensitive apparatus and the intuition. It is to be composed of men and women of all nations and ages, but each one must be spiritually oriented, all must be conscious servers, all must be mentally polarised and alert, and all must be inclusive.
One of the essential conditions imposed upon the personnel of this group is that they must be willing to work without recognition, on the subjective levels. They must work behind the scenes as do the Great Ones. Its members therefore must be free from all taint of ambition, and of all pride of race and of accomplishment. They must be also sensitively aware of their fellowmen and of their thoughts and conditioning environment.
It is a group that has no exoteric organisation of any kind, no headquarters, no publicity, no group name. It is a band of obedient workers and servers of the WORD - obedient to their own souls and to group need. All true servers everywhere therefore belong to this group, whether their line of service is cultural, political, scientific, religious, philosophical, psychological or financial. They constitute part of the inner group of workers for humanity, and of the world mystics, whether they know it or not. They will thus be recognised by their fellow group members when contacted in the casual ways of world intercourse.
This group gives the word "spiritual" a wide significance; they believe [Page 284] it to mean an inclusive endeavour towards human betterment, uplift and understanding; they give it the connotation of tolerance, international synthetic communion, religious inclusiveness, and all trends of thought which concern the esoteric development of the human being.
It is a group, therefore, without a terminology or Bible of any kind; it has no creed nor any dogmatic formulations of truth. The motivating impulse of each and all is love of God as it works out in love for one's fellow man. They know the true meaning of brotherhood, without distinction of race. Their lives are lives of willing service, rendered with utter selflessness and without any reservations.
The personnel of this group is known only to the Elder Brothers of the race, and no register of names is kept, and there are only three main requirements:
1. A certain amount of at-one-ment between the soul and its mechanism is essential, and that inner triplicity, usually dormant in the majority, of soul - mind - brain, must be in alignment and active.
2. The brain has to be telepathically sensitive in two directions and at will. It must be aware of the world of souls and also of the world of men.
3. There must also exist a capacity for abstract or synthetic thought. This will enable a man to leap over racial and religious barriers. When this is present also, there is an assured belief in the continuity of life and its correlation to the life after death. (4 - 413/5).
(3) The growth of the group and of its ideas will be slow and sure. The group exists already. It has not to be formed or organised, and there is therefore for none of you the assuming of any sense of responsibility nor the organising of any activity designed to lure these disciples, who have chosen thus to work subjectively, into publicity. Such are not the methods approved by the Elder Brothers of the race, nor is it the way that They Themselves work.
Know each of you for yourselves whether you stand for the new position, the new attitude towards work, and for the subjective method. Decide once and for all whether you prefer to work in the old exoteric ambitious manner, building and vitalising an organisation, and so producing all the mechanism which goes with such a method of work. Remember that such groups are still greatly needed and are useful. It is not yet the new age, and the little ones must not be left exposed to the new forces, nor turned out bereft of the nursery to which they naturally belong.
Should the new mode of work appeal to you, see to it that the personality [Page 285] is subordinated, that the life of meditation is kept paramount in importance, that sensitivity to the subjective realms is cultivated, and any necessary outer activities are handled from within outwards. Avoid a purely mystical introspection or its opposite extreme, an over-emphasised organising spirit, remembering that a life of truly occult meditation must inevitably produce outer happenings, but that these objective results are produced by an inner growth and not by an outer activity. (4 - 425).
(4) Little groups will spring up here and there, whose members respond to the new note and whose growth into the world group will be watched over by one or more working disciples. But these latter do not organise the groups; they grow as a man in this place and another in that place awakens to the new vision, or comes into incarnation in order to take his place in the work and bring in the new era. These groups will demonstrate no sense of separateness; they will be unaware of personal or of group ambition; they will recognise their unity with all that exists, and will stand before the world as examples of pure living, constructive building, creative activity subordinated to the general purpose, beauty and inclusiveness. Perhaps in the early stages of integration, the words friendliness and co-operativeness best describe them. They are not interested in dogmas or doctrines, and have no shibboleths. Their outstanding characteristic will be an individual and group freedom from a critical spirit. This non-criticism will not grow out of an inability to see error, or failure to measure up to an idea; falsity, impurity and weakness will be recognised for what they are, but when noted will only serve to evoke a loving helpfulness. (4 - 426).
(5) You ask me: What keeps a man from becoming a member of such a group? I tell you with emphasis that four things only keep a man from affiliation.
First: An unco-ordinated personality. This involves necessarily an untrained mind and a feeble intellect.
Second: A sense of separateness, of distinction, and of being set apart or different from one's fellow men.
Third: The possession of a creed. No matter how good a formula of beliefs it may be, it inevitably produces exclusiveness. It bars some out.
Fourth: Pride and ambition.
You ask again: How shall one qualify? The rules are simple, and are three in number. First learn to practice harmlessness; then desire nothing for the separated self, and thirdly, look for the sign of divinity in all. Three simple rules, but very hard to accomplish.
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Behind this group of mystics, which includes thinkers in every department of human thought (let me reiterate the word thinkers) and of human knowledge, stands the Hierarchy of Masters, and in between these two groups stand also a band of teachers, of whom I am one. These act as intermediaries and as transmitters of energy. May I repeat, and beg you to attend, that this group which is slowly forming is gathered out of every imaginable group of thinking and intelligent men. As yet, and this may surprise a few, there are not very many occultists (so-called) among them. This is due to the fact that the occultists are numerically few in relation to the masses of humanity, and also to their tendency to be sectarian, exclusive and self-righteous. Selfless humanitarian workers are there; political leaders and economists and scientific workers in the world's laboratories are also there; churchmen and religious adherents from all the world religions are there, and the practical mystics and a few occultists. The true occultist is rare.
The group is and will be kept entirely subjective. Its members are linked telepathically, or they recognise each other through the quality of the work they are doing in the outer world and the inclusiveness of the note they sound. It is inspired from above by the souls of its members and the Great Ones, and is energised into activity by the need of humanity itself. It is composed of living, conscious souls, working through co-ordinated personalities. Its symbol is a golden triangle, enclosing an even-armed cross with one diamond at the apex of the triangle. This symbol is never reproduced in form at all. It shines above the heads of all who are in the group, and cannot be seen by anyone (not even a clairvoyant) except a group member, and then only if - for purposes of the work - his recognition needs stimulation. The motto of the group is The Glory Of The One. (4 - 430/1).
(6) Now a new attempt is being made to free the "prisoners of the planet". The Hierarchy, through the Group of World Servers now in process of formation, is seeking to externalise itself, and to restore the mysteries to humanity to whom they truly belong. If the attempt is to succeed, it is basically necessary that all of you who have sensed the vision, or seen a part of the intended plan, should re-dedicate yourselves to the service of humanity, should pledge yourselves to the work of aiding to the utmost of your ability (ponder those words and search out their significance) all world servers, and should sacrifice your time, and give of your money, to further the endeavour of the Great Ones. Rest not, above all, from your meditation work; keep the inner link; think truth at all times. The need and the opportunity are great and all possible helpers are being called to the forefront of the battle. All can be used in some way, if the true nature [Page 287] of sacrifice is grasped, if skill in action is developed, and if work without attachment is the effort of each and all of you. (4 - 521).
(7) One of the characteristics distinguishing the groups of world servers and knowers, is that the outer organisation, which will hold them integrated, will be so nebulous and fine that, to the outer observation, it will be practically non-existent. The group will be held together by an inner structure of thought, and a close telepathic interrelation. The Great Ones, Whom we all seek to serve, are thus linked, and can at the slightest need, and with the least expenditure of force, get into rapport with each other. They are all attuned to a particular vibration, and so must these groups be attuned. (15 - 183).
(8) In 1942, there will come another planetary inflow of which we are all begged to avail ourselves, and for which we are urged to make due preparation. This "week of group impact", occurring every seven years, will run from December 21st till December 28th, and if this should at any time fall at the period of the full moon, the opportunity will be most significant. This possibility must be watched. This week should be regarded as pre-eminently the "festival week" of the New Group of World Servers, and after 1942 advantage must be taken of this period, and special preparation made. This fact invites the attention of all of us. (15 - 196).
(9) This great and spiritual grouping of servers is, on the physical plane, only very loosely linked. On the astral plane the linking is stronger, and is based upon love of humanity; on the mental plane the major linking takes place, from the angle of the three worlds as a whole. It will be apparent, therefore, that certain developments must have taken place in the individual, before he can consciously become a functioning member of the New Group of World Servers. (15 - 197).
(10) Behind this . . . panorama of humanity, stand Those Whose privilege and right it is to watch over human evolution, and to guide the destinies of men. This They carry forward, not through an enforced control, which infringes upon the free will of the human spirit, but through the implanting of ideas in the minds of the world thinkers, and the evocation of the human consciousness, so that these ideas receive due recognition, and become in time the controlling factors in human life. They train the members of the New Group of World Servers in the task of changing ideas into ideals. These become in time the desired objectives of the thinkers, and are by them taught to the great middle class, and thus worked up into world forms of government and religion, forming the basis of the new social order, into which the masses are patiently incorporated.
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It should be remembered at this point, that the men and women of goodwill belong to all the groups outlined above, and that herein lies their strength, and herein lies their usefulness to the New Group of World Servers.
The strength of the New Group of World Servers lies in three factors:
1. They occupy a midway position between the masses of men, and the inner subjective world government.
2. They draw their membership (if such an inadequate word can be used) from all classes, - the aristocracy, the intelligentsia, the bourgeoisie, higher and lower, and the upper layer of the proletariat. They are therefore truly representative.
3. They are closely interrelated, and in constant contact and rapport with each other, through unity of objective, definiteness of method, and uniformity in technique and goodwill. (15 - 638).
(11) Members of the New Group of World Servers stand for the following ideals:
1. They believe in an inner world government and in an emerging evolutionary plan. They can see its signs down the ages. That they may express the significance of this inner world government, and of the planetary Hierarchy in varying terms, is inevitable. That they may regard it from the peculiar angle of their own tradition and schooling, is also inevitable but unimportant. That which is of importance, is that they are in touch with the centre of energy which is attempting to guide human affairs; they know something of the detail of the immediate plan, and to the furtherance of this they are bending all their energies.
2. They are steadily cultivating an international spirit of goodwill, and to this they consecrate every effort. They avoid all points of dissension, regarding them as incidental to the point in evolution which the race has reached, and they are convinced of the inevitable change for the better which is on its way. They emphasise the point of common endeavour, and seek to interpret to the public the trend of the present world efforts, as these begin the work of swinging the world on to new paths, and producing in the minds of the people new and better ideals.
3. They seek to teach also the fact that the many national, religious and social experiments, are only modes of expansion, ways of growth, and needed lessons. They seek to point out that the effects of these will be twofold. First, they will demonstrate the usefulness of those lines of thought and consequent methods, which will eventually bring about the release of mankind from its present limitations and distress. These experiments are not [Page 289] lost effort. They have a definite place and purpose. Second, they will demonstrate the recognition of those methods and techniques in government and religion, which are undesirable, because they spread the virus of hatred, breed class and racial distinctions, and are consequently detrimental to world understanding, international goodwill and spiritual amity. (15 - 658/9).
(12) Let the New Group of World Servers realise its mission, and recognise the demands of humanity upon it. What are these demands? Let me enumerate them, and then let me ask you to take them in all simplicity and act upon them:
1. To receive and transmit illumination from the kingdom of souls.
2. To receive inspiration from the Hierarchy and go forth, consequently, to inspire.
3. To hold the vision of the Plan before the eyes of men, for "where there is no vision, the people perish".
4. To act as an intermediate group between the Hierarchy and humanity, receiving light and power and then using both of these, under the inspiration of love, to build the new world of tomorrow.
5. To toil in Pisces, illumined by Taurus, and responsive in degree to the Aquarian impulse, coming from the Hierarchy.
These objectives are not only individual objectives, but the goal of the entire group. All who respond to the life-giving force of Aquarius, and to the light-giving force of Taurus, can and will work in the New Group of World Servers, even though they have no occult knowledge, and have never heard of their co-workers under that name. Forget this not. (18 - 233).
(13) The slow and careful formation of the New Group of World Servers is indicative of the crisis. They are overseeing or ushering in the New Age and are present at the birth pangs of the new civilisation, and the coming into manifestation of a new race, a new culture, and a new world outlook. The work is necessarily slow and those of you who are immersed in the problems and pains find it hard to view the future with assurance or to interpret the present with clarity. (12 - 44).
(14) Wherever two or three are gathered together in the name of the Master of the Hierarchy, energy will flow; wherever goodwill is a goal and evokes effort in no matter what form, the energy of the will-to-good will make itself felt, and the New Group of World Servers is a far larger group than just the few known to you. Today its numbers are several million. (13 - 556). See also: (6 - 202/7).


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NEW YORK (AP) — Even with the best of intentions, sometimes offering advice to help a friend can backfire. Badly.
That's the premise gradually revealed in "The Old Boy," a 1991 play by A.R. Gurney about a politician who stops by his New England prep school alma mater to give a commencement speech, and learns he may have inadvertently contributed to the death of a good friend.
A newly-revised version by Gurney, author of popular plays including "Love Letters," ''Sylvia" and "The Dining Room," opened Tuesday night off-Broadway, presented by Keen Company at The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row. The Keen production is well-acted, although the material is somewhat dated: Homosexuality is preferred by polite society to remain closeted, the specter of AIDS is not even mentionable, and the word "preppy" is still in vogue.
Set in the early 1990s, with flashbacks to the late 1960s, the play is well-staged by Keen artistic director Jonathan Silverstein. He's done his best to liven things up, creating an undercurrent of suspense and some dynamic interactions.
Peter Rini projects affability and decency as Sam, a State Department official. Considering running for governor, he's confused his aide by interrupting his series of high-profile campaign events to make the commencement speech. Asked why, Sam answers vaguely, "There's something here I missed, or lost or need."
Cary Donaldson portrays Bud, his admiring and loyal aide, wearing the efficient, slightly harried attitude of a political operative. Sam's now-deceased friend, Perry, is portrayed with youthful earnestness and likeability by Chris Dwan. The duo are shown together in their youth, when Sam was assigned to be Perry's "old boy" or mentor, a tradition at the elite school. Rini also plays Sam's youthful self, exuding a bland, naive, open-faced acceptance of the status quo,
The commencement weekend — and the play — are enlivened by a bickering mother- and daughter-in-law. Laura Esterman is imperious and condescending in both eras as Harriet, Perry's controlling mother. Marsha Dietlein Bennett is sarcastic and pensive as Perry's widow, Alison. The cast is rounded out by Tom Riis Farrell, pleasantly authoritative yet also contemplative as Dexter, the Episcopal minister who's been running the school for 30 years.
Sam's youthful breezy and bigoted attitude toward Perry's real struggle with his sexual identity contrasts greatly with the unlikely ending to the play, in which Sam more or less falls on his political sword trying to make up for his careless ignorance. But his speech is both controversial and flat, as he clumsily encourages graduates to "be aware that most people have special qualities which should be encouraged, not denied."
Typical of the self-satisfied attitude of the privileged, stodgy WASPs that Gurney often dissects is the school's lackluster slogan, "No boy leaves here unimproved." Whether that "improvement" is really good for them in their lives ahead is another matter.


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From tragedy comes training: California Oregon Regional Search and Rescue
ROSEBURG, Ore. - The search for the Kim family gained national attention in 2006 after the family got lost on an old logging road trying to make their way to Gold Beach.
A helicopter eventually rescued Kati Kim and the family's two children.
James Kim (at right) died from exposure on his search for help.
Search and rescue groups later conducted reviews of that mission.
"What we did learn is we were unprepared as a region to handle a large scale search operation," said Cpl. Brian Melvin with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Since 2007, 9 counties in southern Oregon and northern California have formed the California Oregon Regional Search and Rescue cooperative, or CORSAR for short.
"Any time one of our counties are in need of resource assistance, all they have to do is call," Melvin said. "If we have it available, we send it and we help out."
The cooperative's annual training was held last weekend in Douglas County. More than 300 people assembled for training at Diamond Lake.
"We have classes going on on K9 handling, ATV use, 4-wheel drive, winching," said Deputy Dwes Hutson with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. "There's classes that are being taught on bone identification."
According to Douglas County officials, the program has been very successful.
"The governor's office made it mandatory that the rest of the state break up into regions just as CORSAR did and form their own cooperative regions and start training," Melvin said.


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- shall handle creation/update of fine-grained log entries for at least 500 concurrent users
- shall support logging by OSEE and other applications
- the web of log entries related to an individual instance of a user request shall be able to be hierarcically related
- log entries shall be quickly accessible based on any combination of source, user, timestamp, log type, duration, status
- log entries shall be accessible (especially) when an application server is unresponsive
- log entries shall be available until they are deleted by an admin or admin policy (applied by server automatically)
- at run-time logging shall be enabled/disabled based on any combination of user, source, log level, and type
- access control shall be applied at the log entry type basis
- Data
- Log entry in DB: entry_id, parent_id, type_id, time, duration, account_id, status, details in JSON format
- Log entry in Java: long entryId, long parentId, long typeId, long time, long duration, long agentId, long status, String details
- entry_id - random long returned for log method call
- parent_id - id of entry used for grouping this and related entries. Is negative for root entries and is the id of source of the entry client or server random id. Ranges are used to group by client/server kind (IDE client, app server, rest client).
- type_id - foreign key to type_id in osee_log_type table
- time- long with ms since epoch
- duration - starts at -1 and is never updated if duration does not apply, otherwise updates when the associated job ends with duration in ms
- account_id - long account id (the account_id returned from account management services
- Status:
0 initial value 1-99 percent complete 100 completed normally 101 completed abnormally
- Each new log entry's parent_id, agent_id is mapped to the thread that created it (only the most recent mapping per thread is maintained)
When an exception is thrown, it is logged as a child of the parent corresponding to the current thread. If no mapping is found ConcurrentHashMap<Thread, Pair<Long, Long>>()
- Log entry type in DB: type_id, log_level, software_unit, message_format
- type_id - a fine-grained application defined type, random id, defined as tokens and stored in the db for cross application support
- log_level - as defined by java.util.logging.Level
- software_unit - application defined name of the software unit that uses this log entry type
- message_format - format defined by java.util.Formatter
- high performance
- 2 ConcurrentHashMap are allocated with an initial configurable size: newLogEntires, updatedEntries
- newly created log entries are added to newLogEntires using the entry_id as the key and the array of sql insert parameters as the value
- updated log entries are checked for in newLogEntires and updated if they exist, otherwise the update map is checked and updated if exists, else added to updatedEntries
- A timer tasks runs at a configurable (short) periodic rate and batch inserts the log entires in the insert map and then runs the updates. This means that any update to a log entry that occurs in less than this configured time will not require a database update (i.e. writing the duration of a short operation). This also means only one thread writes to the log table per JVM.
- new DrainingIterator(newLogEntires.values().iterator()) is used to iterate through the values and remove them one at a time during the batch insert
- upon server shutdown must flush log
- IDE client will directly use the same service that is used on the server
- data structure options
- Optimize JDBC Performance
Long createThreadEntry(long userId, Long typeId); Long createThreadEntry(long userId, Long typeId, long parentId); Long createEntry(Long typeId, Object... messageArgs); Long createEntry(Long typeId, Long parentId, Object... messageArgs); void updateEntry(Long entryId, Long status); Long createExceptionEntry(Throwable throwable);
- The first interface to the logging data can be the basic REST navigation
Exception Handling
- avoid unnecessary wrapping of exceptions
Checked exceptions I love you, but you have to go Why should you use Unchecked exceptions over Checked exceptions Clean Code by Example: Checked versus unchecked exceptions
- Use application specific exceptions that extend RuntimeException - application specific allows for setting exception breakpoints in the debugger
- Do not declare any run-time exceptions in any method signatures


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As heroes grow in power, they seek out more formidable adversaries. Whether sinister or seductive, ferocious or foul, the creatures lurking within these pages will challenge the most experienced characters of any campaign.
This supplement for the D&D game unleashes a horde of monsters to confront characters at all levels of play, including several with Challenge Ratings of 21 or higher. Inside are old favorites such as the death knight and the gem dragons, as well as all-new creatures such as the bronze serpent, the effigy, and the fiendwurm. Along with updated and expanded monster creation rules, Monster Manual II provides an inexhaustible source of ways to keep even the toughest heroes fighting and running for their lives.
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I have long been a fan of swing arm task lamps. (Think Pixar's hopping Luxo lamp in their logo.) It's not uncommon to see these task lamps on bedside tables or behind reading chairs, but in the kitchen? Well, yes! In fact, this quick, yet classic lighting solution is perfectly suited for kitchen life.
The versatility of these lamps, often known as architect lamps, make them ideal for the cook in need of a little more light. Set one up on your counter or install them on the walls or ceiling. (The swivel head and neck make it easy to direct light right where you need it.) If you're not hung up on designers, you can find similar style lamps at all price points. IKEA's FORSA work lamp ($29.99) is a great budget option. A search for "Luxo lamp" or "architect lamp" on both Etsy and eBay brings up a number of vintage options, many under $100. For a complete buying guide to task lamps, check out these shopping guides from Apartment Therapy:
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A Republican legislator is trying to convince his colleagues to support a bill that would ensure repeat drunken drivers spend time behind bars.
Rep. Jim Ott's proposal would clarify judges must impose a minimum three-year prison sentence on seven-, eight- and nine-time drunken drivers and a minimum four-year prison sentence on 10-time offenders and beyond. Judges also would have to impose a minimum 30-day jail sentence on anyone who causes an injury while driving with a blood alcohol content between 0.04 percent and 0.08 percent.
Ott told the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Thursday he drafted the bill after a state appeals court ruled last month Wisconsin law doesn't require minimum sentences beyond the sixth offense.
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Matthew Terry Bares His Chest In New Calvin Klein Ads – Hunk of the Day
Everyone have been drooling over the most recent Calvin Klein Jeans ads. Either you've been pining after the topless Lara Stone, or, like us, trying not to caress the magazine pages showing off Matthew Terry's ridiculous abs.
Terry is a newby to the modeling scene, ever since winning VMan's model competition search along with two other newcomers, but he's already getting a lot of work. In the few months he's been in the industry, he's walked in DKNY and Versace runway shows, been featured in Japan's men's Vogue, and he got to work with Stone, who's an iconic Calvin Klein model herself.
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What's a 'healthy plate' look like?
Heart disease is still the nation's number one killer, causing one out of three deaths.
The research is clear: watching your weight and eating nutritious, healthy foods can decrease your risk for cardiovascular diseases.
Today is National Eating Healthy Day and we're all being encouraged to envision a "healthy plate" when we plan our meals.
Amy Reuter, with the Puget Sound division of the American Heart Association, explains what your plate should look like.
"Half of that plate be fruits and vegetables and even more vegetables than fruit to get the vitamins and minerals that we need to both help our heart and keep us healthy overall," she said.
Another quarter of your plate should be grains.
"Most of those grains should be whole, things like whole grain pasta, whole wheat bread and brown rice," Reuter said.
The last quarter of your plate is for your protein sources, so lean meat, skinless chicken breast, salmon, nuts, beans, eggs are perfect choices there," Reuter told me.
The American Heart Association is inviting social media users to take a photo of their healthy plate and share it out via Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #AHAmyhealthyplate.