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|Crime and Punishment in Richmond, February
February 16, 2009
From Chief Chris Magnus:
Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, 8:10 p.m., 200 block of S. 2nd St.--At approx. 2007 hrs., Officer D. Riley observed suspicious activity in the 200 block of S. 2nd Street. Officer Riley has extensive knowledge of the drug dealing in that area and knows several dealers who are active there. Officer Riley observed one of these individuals conducting what he believed was a street sale of narcotics to a vehicle stopped in the area. Officer Riley had arrested this same suspect earlier in the week for other drug-related violations.
As Officer Riley attempted to make contact with this suspect, the suspect walked to a nearby residence on 2nd St. and throw baggies containing an off-white rocky substance over the fence into the yard. Officer Riley detained the suspect and located two individually packaged pieces of off-white rocky substance. Officer Riley arrested the suspect.
Monday, Feb. 2, 2009—Following chronic problems with trespassing and "hanging out" around the liquor store at Cutting Blvd. and 33rd St., our Special Counsel—Trisha Aljoe—following up on arrest made by the beat officer was able to secure a conviction in court against Andre Jacob (DOB 8/6/60) for RMC 11.68.030 (Trespass on Commercial Property).
He was given 2-days jail (credit for time served), fined $150, and placed on probation for three (3) years. The terms of his probation include: a 100 yard (300 feet) stay away from 3322 Cutting Blvd. (liquor store) for duration of probation; an order not to commit the same or similar offenses; and the usual obey all laws.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009—We were notified by Deputy D.A. Cabral that Lamarea Mims, DOB 02/10/91, pled guilty to 32 PC (Accessory) in relation to the killing of Aaron Beltran. As many of you know, the shooting took place on 01/26/09 in the 5000 block of Creely Path, while Beltran was attempting to sell Mims and another BM several guns. We are still attempting to identify the second suspect, who has been described as a BM, approx 14 yrs of age, with a short braided or twistie type hair style, wearing a "baby blue" horizontal stripped polo shirt with a white background.
The guns that were taken from the victim (two AK-47 rifles and possibly even one 38 cal. handgun) at the time of the shooting are still outstanding. ~ Info from Det. Avon Dobie
Wed., Feb. 11, 2009--On February 4, 2009, the department's Family Services detectives were contacted by Officer Chris Decious regarding an arrest made by Officer Googins. On February 3, 2009, Officer Googins conducted a traffic stop on a silver BMW X5 on the Richmond Parkway. The driver of the BMW, Michael Stevens, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Stevens had a known prostitute in the vehicle and his cell phone rang several times--displaying sexually explicit photos of women. Officer Longacre responded and towed Stevens' vehicle pursuant to his arrest.
On Feb. 4, 2009, Officer Longacre was reading the Contra Costa Times when he noticed an article about a rape that the Sheriff's Department was investigating. The rape had occurred several days prior in the 200 block of Parr Ave. The article listed a description of the suspect and a vehicle description (a silver BMW X5). The article urged anyone with information to contact the Sheriffs Department.
Officer Longacre recalled that the vehicle he had towed the previous day and he thought the suspect description might match the suspect in the rape case. Officer Longacre gave the article to Officer Decious and Officer Googins who also thought the description matched suspect Stevens. Officer C. Decious provided the detectives with the newspaper article, booking sheet, and a copy of the tow form.
Sgt. Bisa French contacted the Sheriffs Department and provided them with suspect Stevens' information. She also spoke to RPD Detective Gray, who advised her that he was working three additional rape cases involving this suspect. The modus operandi in all the rape cases was the same. The suspect would pick up a prostitute and tell them that he was a police officer. He would then act as if he was talking to other officers on his cell phone or a walkie-talkie radio and drive to the area of Parr/Richmond Parkway. He would then rape the victims and kick them out of the vehicle.
Upon follow-up investigation, several of the victims picked STEVENS out of a photo line-up. On February 11, 2009, Detective Gray and Detective Sommers (CCSO) presented the case to Deputy District Attorney Cashman. DDA Cashman filed 14 felony counts against suspect Stevens. His bail was set $6,000,000. This suspected serial rapist is facing life in prison as a result of the outstanding police work done by the above mentioned officers.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, 2:15 p.m., 2100 block Carlson Blvd.--Officer Abetkov responded to an address in the above block on the report of an attempted burglary. Upon arrival, the victim told Officer Abetkov he was taking a shower when he heard loud banging coming from his front door. The victim went to the front door to see who it was. He opened the front door, but nobody was there.
The victim then heard someone trying to pry open his bathroom window. He went to the bathroom window and opened it. He saw a black male adult standing outside the window. The victim yelled at the suspect and asked what him what he was doing. The suspect took off running northbound on Carlson Blvd.
Officer Shanks observed a BMA, fitting the description of the suspect, walking northbound along Carlson Blvd. Officer Shanks and El Cerrito PD officers detained the suspect who was positively identified by victim. The suspect was found to be in possession of a woman's purse and jewelry. El Cerrito officers went to an address found in the purse and determined that a house in El Cerrito was also burglarized.
Detective Hall and Detective Wentworth from El Cerrito PD interviewed suspect Fleisher and determined that he was responsible for several burglaries in Richmond and El Cerrito.
Excellent article from the Boston Globe with local implications:
Breakthrough on 'broken windows'
In Lowell experiment, crime linked to conditions
LOWELL - The year was 2005 and Lowell was being turned into a real life crime-fighting laboratory.
Researchers, working with police, identified 34 crime hot spots. In half of them, authorities set to work - clearing trash from the sidewalks, fixing street lights, and sending loiterers scurrying. Abandoned buildings were secured, businesses forced to meet code, and more arrests made for misdemeanors. Mental health services and homeless aid referrals expanded.
In the remaining hot spots, normal policing and services continued.
Then researchers from Harvard and Suffolk University sat back and watched, meticulously recording criminal incidents in each of the hot spots.
The results, just now circulating in law enforcement circles, are striking: A 20 percent plunge in calls to police from the parts of town that received extra attention. It is seen as strong scientific evidence that the long-debated "bro ken windows" theory really works - that disorderly conditions breed bad behavior, and that fixing them can help prevent crime.
"In traditional policing, you went from call to call, and that was it - you're chasing your tail," said Lowell patrol officer Karen Witts on a recent drive past a boarded up house that was once a bullet-pocked trouble spot. Now, she says, there appears to be a solid basis for a policing strategy that preemptively addresses the conditions that promote crime.
Many police departments across the country already use elements of the broken windows theory, or focus on crime hot spots. The Lowell experiment offers guidance on what seems to work best. Cleaning up the physical environment was very effective; misdemeanor arrests less so, and boosting social services had no apparent impact.
Such evidence-based policing is essential, argues David Weisburd, a professor of administration of justice at George Mason University. "We demand it in fields like medicine," Weisburd said. "It seems to me with all the money we spend on policing, we better be able to see whether the programs have the effects we intend them to have."
And this particular study, he said, is "elegant" in how clearly it demonstrated crime prevention benefits.
The broken windows theory was first put forth in a 1982 Atlantic article by James Q. Wilson, a political scientist then at Harvard, and George L. Kelling, a criminologist. The theory suggests that a disorderly environment sends a message that no one is in charge, thus increasing fear, weakening community controls, and inviting criminal behavior. It further maintains that stopping minor offenses and restoring greater order can prevent serious crime.
That theory has been hotly debated even as it has been widely deployed.
Critics have pointed out that defining "disorder" is inherently subjective. Some challenge "broken windows" success stories, questioning, for example, whether New York City's decrease in crime in the 1990s could have been caused by the decline in the use of crack cocaine or other factors.
Bernard Harcourt, a professor of law and political science at the University of Chicago who has been critical of broken windows policing method, called the Lowell experiment fascinating because it showed that changing the nature of a place had a stronger effect on crime than misdemeanor arrests.
"It helps practitioners," said Brenda J. Bond, assistant professor of public management at Suffolk. "We need to . . . focus on hot-spot areas like this using these kinds of tools and techniques." With lead author Anthony Braga, a senior research associate at Harvard Kennedy School, Bond co-wrote the study detailing the findings, published in August in the journal Criminology.
The work has directly influenced policing in Boston, said police Commissioner Edward Davis, who was chief in Lowell during the study. In Boston, Davis has created "safe street teams" that target disorder in 10 crime hot spots.
"We've given them a special number at City Hall to call for removal of graffiti, any kind of disorder, any broken windows, any trash in the street," Davis said. "You have to prove to the officers it works, and doing this type of experimentation, having findings published, goes a long way."
The strategies continue to flourish across Lowell. "Sometimes, we create mini-task forces to saturate an area at a particular time of day when we see disorder," Lowell police Superintendent Kenneth Lavallee said. "We target those activities that could be a quality of life issue, like drinking, motor vehicle enforcement."
As Witts, the patrol officer, drove around the city last week, she pointed out evidence of success. A brick apartment building that once racked up 100 calls to police in a three-month period has, she said, had just one incident over the last six weeks. Gone, she noted, are the unregistered cars in the parking lot, the broken fence, and the code violations in the building - as well as problem tenants and crime.
The Lowell study is not the only support being given to the broken windows theory. A second study, published in the journal Science in December, reported on how it held up in individual experiments in Europe.
In one, researchers staked out an alley in Groningen, Netherlands, where people parked their bikes. They attached fliers to handlebars in one setting that was clean, and one in which the walls were covered with graffiti. They found that only a third of the participants tossed the fliers on the pavement in the clean alley, whereas more than two-thirds did so in the less orderly environment.
In a second experiment, researchers tried to stimulate a crime. Letters that clearly contained money were left sticking out of mailboxes, one in a clean neighborhood, and one in a neighborhood where the mailbox was covered with graffiti.
In the clean neighborhood, 13 percent of passersby's stole the envelope, while in the disorderly neighborhood, 27 percent did.
Beyond broken windows theory, psychologists are studying how the environment influences behavior and thinking.
"One of the implications certainly is that efforts that invest in improving the environment in terms of cleanliness may actually help in reducing moral transgressions because people perceive higher moral standards," said Chen-Bo Zhong, assistant professor of management at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
All of which plays out in the theory that Wilson and Kelling introduced in 1982.
"Think of how long it took," Kelling, a Rutgers professor, said of the latest evidence. "If you're a police executive or a policy executive, you can't wait 27 years - you have to make good policy decisions based on bad data and good theory and correlation."
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Why GOALS & RESOLUTIONS aren't Enough!
Sometimes our DESIRE for something different outweighs our current status quo / REALITY.
In this space we are open and ready to making CHANGES in our lives.
But other times… our "comfort" in the known aspect of our reality / life keeps us STUCK in the same place doing the same things over and over again.
This "COMFORT ZONE" is otherwise referred to as "our need for CERTAINTY".
When we have a high need for certainty it won't matter how much we desire something in our lives, we will continue in our "comfort zone" on our current path – making the same choices and doing the same behaviour – unable to create or commit to the CHANGES needed to bring about the NEW REALITY and RESULTS we desire and deserve in our lives.
This is one of the reasons goals / intentions / resolutions made at the beginning of a new year are so hard for many people to make stick!
Despite the desire for the coming year to be different to the year that has passed, it is much easier to continue to make the same DECISIONS and act out the same BEHAVIOURS we know and are "comfortable" with.
On top of this… a lot (95%) of this is happening at the unconscious level of our being. So we don't even know or realise we are doing it until after the fact.
❌ Have you ever… realised that a change can be made at the surface (eg. switch JOBs, change RELATIONSHIP or move HOUSE) but after a couple months we end up with the exact same EXPERIENCES, RESULTS and DISSATISFACTION as we did in our previous situation?
❌ Have you ever… had a DESIRE and wanted to "MANIFEST" something in your life? You did things like set your "GOAL" and created your "VISION BOARD" but found nothing changes, nothing new shows up?
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The results that show up in our lives are a reflection of our unconscious mind (where we live 95% of our lives).
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3D modelling can be something done for free using an application like Blender, but that's more of a general-use modelling package. Sculptris on the other hand, is a new solution aimed specifically at painters and sculptors.
If you've ever used Maya, 3D Studio Max, Blender, MudBox, or ZBrush, then I urge you to take a look at completely free to use Sculptris. It's the work of one man going by the name of Tomas Pettersson. In his own words he explains its creation:
I created this application for my own enjoyment over the past six months (starting at the end of November 2009). This is an unpaid hobby project, but it has essentially consumed all my waking time during this period.
Sculptris will stay small and focused at its main task, which is sculpting and painting models. There is no point in expanding it to cover all the things advanced users can do in ZBrush, Blender, Maya and all the other big shot apps.
The impressive things to note here are that he created the tool all on his own, it's only a 3.2MB download and 508KB executable, and the amount of creative power on offer to the user here for free. Check out the video above if you need convincing and the images below for an example of what can be achieved.
Sculptris is available for free, but Tomas is encouraging donations if you start using the app for your own creations.
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App's purpose is pretty simple. I gave 3 star because it placed the badges but you won't see them if you don't click or open the item itself.
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The Kenya national cricket team is the representative team of Kenya in international cricket matches. Kenya has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council, since 1981, it played its first One Day International in 1996, and its first Twenty20 International in 2007. At one time it was considered one of the strongest of the associate members of the ICC, particularly after reaching the semi-finals of the 2003 Cricket World Cup. It lost ODI and T20I status in 2014, after failing the qualification for the 2015 World Cup and the 2014 World Twenty20.


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I have a Database nearly 1.9Gb Database in size, and MSDE2000 does not allow DBs that exceed 2.0Gb
I need to shrink this DB (and many others like this at various client locations).
I have found and deleted many 100's of 1000's of records which are considered unneeded: these records account for a large percentage of some of the main (largest) tables in the Database. Therefore it's reasonable to assume much space should now be retrievable.
So now I need to shrink the DB to account for the missing records.
- I execute
DBCC ShrinkDatabase('MyDB')...... No effect.
- I have tried the various shrink facilities provided in MSSMS.... Still no effect.
- I have backed up the database and restored it... Still no effect.
Still 1.9Gb
Whatever procedure I eventually find needs to be replayable on a client machine with access to nothing other than OSql or similar.


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So, I'm not exactly gone fishing but I am in the final weeks of my MLIS program. I'm pretty proud of myself that I have managed a full-time job and school and keeping up with weekly posts here. With school coming to an end, I feel a bit overwhelmed with all that needs to get done in the coming weeks. So I am taking a break. I will be back in August.
In the meantime, Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl looks good. The 1st 100 pages are posted, enjoy.


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Over the last several months, as Duct Tape Parenting continues to make its way into the homes of parents across the country I've started to hear from moms and dads who are homeschooling their kids and wondering if there are different strategies that might apply to their unique situation.
The most common concern these parents have is this:
Because our children don't attend a traditional school, the lessons they could learn from leaving a lunch, a coat or a homework assignment behind or sleeping through an alarm clock because there is no bus to catch are lost. Are there other ways to address these issues that would lead to more organized and responsible kids.
And, from almost every homeschooling parent I heard from they shared this concern – since we are both teacher and parent, the homework issue can be tricky. Any thoughts on how to motivate kids to get it done without fracturing the relationship?
It's true that homeschooling can present a unique set of challenges, but considering them in a different light is the key to finding the just right strategy for you and your family.
There are enough studies that suggest that homework may not be as useful to students as we first thought. Educating yourself on the newest evidence based research will make it easier for most homeschooling parents to address this issue in new and liberating ways. If the goal is to help your children develop a love of learning, an excitement to jump into a new topic or area of study, to commit a certain number of hours each day to developing their intellect, it may be that homework has no place in that equation.
Design your day with both independent study (which would directly replace the homework for more traditionally educated kids) and one-on-one teaching. It's hard for most kids to stay on task for very long and remaining flexible in your thinking will be the difference between success and increased power struggles. Some kids do best walking around, writing a few sentences or answering a few math problems and then walking around again. What might look like a lack of focus could actually be their brain recovering from a difficult problem solving session of 3, 4 or 5 minutes. They need time to reboot. Nagging the child to sit down and focus is defeating the purpose, which is, for the child to learn how to best work with the brain they were born with and develop it in a natural and healthy way. Talk to the kids on a regular basis about your intention for supporting independent work.
They won't immediately understand the long term benefits, but an ongoing conversation will lay the foundation for strong study skills when it really matters. And of course, there is always the "As soon as" option which works nicely to help the kids learn to stay on task, and complete those tasks before they move on to "free time" or "choice time". No, you can't force them to learn, or force them to care or for that matter force them to pick up the pencil and do the work, so decide before you begin, what your ultimate goal is so you can avoid unnecessary power struggles and maintain both the relationship with your child and cultivate their love of learning.
Life Lessons:
There are other opportunities for kids to learn life lessons that come from leaving a coat, homework or lunch on the counter as they run off to school even if they don't attend a traditional school In fact, one could argue that there are even more opportunities.
Allowing kids to help create morning routines before "school" will give them some ownership of their morning. For instance, deciding as a family that the kitchen is closed at 8:00 am would encourage kids to organize their morning in order to fill their tummies. Many families include "non-negotiables" in their routines including – everyone is dressed before they arrive at the table for breakfast, etc. In talking with Homeschooling Parents I have found that their is a lack of consistency in their routines. Because they don't have to get kids to school at a given hour, they allow kids to stay in pj's, or succumb to whining because the kids are hungry shortly after the kitchen has been cleaned. So it's the parents responsibility to help create routines that can be supported no matter how upset the child might be that they missed the breakfast timeline.
Many parents admit that they spend a good deal of time reminding their kids to bring coats as they had out to the library, reminding them to bring their snack, a snack by the way, that the kids could be packing for themselves, when they go out for a field trip, etc. So in some cases, it's as much the parents who are interfering with the child's ability to become independent, responsible and organized as it is that the kids are resistant to the idea.
1. Design a healthy routine that you, the parent can both live with and enforce, no matter how much push back you get from the kids.
2. Sit down with the kids and allow them to create a routine that will work for them.
3. Without disclosing your design, combine the two to create a routine that supports everyone.
4. Practice for 7 to 14 days and ask the kids to assess. What worked, what didn't, what made life easier in the morning, what made it more stressful.
5. Commit to the kids that YOU will not be nagging, reminding, etc, but instead you will focus on supporting the routine that you all agreed to.
6. Allow the kids to miss the meal, forget the coat or cancel the field trip if they dilly dally too long.
Life with kids, whether they attend traditional school or not, is an exercise in creativity, trial and error and what often helps parents find that sweet spot of parenting is deciding first hand what they are willing to do and what they aren't and creating a clear, attainable goal to work towards.


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The dictionary defines a system as a group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole. When designing and installing a hydronic heating system, we are in fact creating a group of elements that interact, that are interrelated and are interdependent, and they do form a very complex whole that is designed to keep people comfortable while minimizing energy usage. The system's relative success or failure depends on how well these elements work together to perform the system's stated function. The definition of hydronics is the science of transferring a definitive amount of BTUs from a source device to a heat transfer device and back via the movement of water or solution thereof. A key component of a modern hydronic system is the circulator and its main function is to move heated water (BTU/HR) through a distribution system (the radiators) and back.
It's important to remember than when sizing a circulator, you do not need to take into account the height of the building. The physical height of the building does NOT equal the feet of head. As part of defining a circulator as opposed to a pump is the fact that we are in a closed loop system versus an open system which has to over come static head as well as pressure drop. Examples of this would be a well or a sump pump system. The circulator does not need to lift the water to the top of the building due to the simple fact that what goes up must come down. The circulator doesn't have to lift the water to the upper floors – the weight of the water coming back down the return side is a counterbalance. Think of the circulator as the motor on a Ferris wheel. The motor doesn't have to lift the weight of the people up – there are people on the other side of the wheel coming back down. All it has to do is overcome the friction loss of the bearing assemblies in the wheel. A circulator doesn't have to lift the water – it only has to overcome the friction loss – or head loss – of the system.
All piping systems impart friction loss on the fluid in the system, and understanding this is key to making sure your hydronic system functions properly. If you do the math, calculating the flow requirements for circulator is pretty simple - it's basic arithmetic. Calculating the "other" half - head pressure (or friction loss) - is a little tougher. Use the Universal Hydronics formula to determine how much flow the circulator has to be capable of.
GPM = BTUH ÷ ΔT x 500
GPM is gallons per minute. BTUH is the calculated system load. ΔT is the temperature difference across the system at design conditions and we use 20° F for our systems. 500 is a constant - it is the weight of a gallon of water (8.33 lbs.) times 60 minutes. When we have determined the load of the system all we need to do then is to divide by 10,000 (20 x 500) and we have our GPM requirement for the circulator. As an example, let's say we are zoning with circulators and have a 30,000 BTU zone of baseboard or 50 feet of element. When we divide the 30,000 by 10,000 we determine a flow rate of 3 gallons per minute.
Choosing The Pipe Size
What size pipe should we use for this zone? Well, the guidelines for pipe sizing are as follows:
- 2 to 4 gallons per minute of flow, use ¾" M copper;
- 4to 8 GPM, use 1 inch;
- 8 to 14 GPM, use inch and a quarter;
- 14 to 22 GPM, use inch and a half.
These all fall within hydronics guidelines for pipe sizing and keeping flow velocities at no less than 2 feet per second and no more than 4 feet per second. At velocities greater than 4 feet per second, the system will produce velocity noise and customer complaints. At velocities lower than 2 feet per second, dissolved oxygen will tend to come out of solution and cause air problems within the system.
To determine the head loss of a zone, start by measuring the total length of the zone, including the element. In this case we have 80 feet of ¾" pipe connected to the 50 feet of element for a total of 130 feet. Now multiply the total by 1.5 to allow for fittings, valves, etc. Fittings and valves produce pressure drop in a system that is the equivalent of a few feet of pipe each, so multiplying by 1.5 accounts for most basic fittings and valves.
If you have high head items in your system like flow checks or 3 way valves, you will have to add some more head later. You now have the total developed equivalent length of the circuit and you multiply that by .04. This number represents 4 feet of head per 100 feet of copper pipe. That head number applies as long as the pipe has been sized according to the velocity guidelines shown in the previous paragraph. The end product is the head loss for the zone. 120 x 1.5 x .04 = 7.2 feet of head. We must now find a circulator that will deliver 3 gallons per minute against 7.2 feet of head.
If we take a look at the Taco "00" series performance curve chart – we can determine which circulator we should use for this zone. As long as the point at which the system operates is inside of or on the line that the pump operates, you are assured that the pump will deliver heat at the right temperature to the zone. If that point falls outside the pump curve, your pump will not be able to deliver the maximum amount of BTUs needed under design conditions. Simply put, in the coldest weather, the system can't reach the required comfort level. In the case of an indirect water heater it will be slow in recovery.
First, on the bottom axis, we find the flow rate – in this example, it is 3 gallons per minute. On the vertical axis we have head loss – in this example it is 7.2 feet of head. We follow the two lines until they intersect to find our system operating point of 3 GPM at 7.2 feet of head. Next, we look at the performance curves to find out which circulator would make the best selection. In this example, a 006, 005 or a 007 would be good choices – with the most likely choice being the 007, since it's the most common and most readily available.
Once you understand the dynamics that are going on in a system, you can size and select the right circulator for the job. Learn more about Taco products on our website http://www.emersonswan.com/manufacturers-products/taco-dp.html.


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If you can't make it to Bonnaroo, Coachella, or Governors Ball, have no fear, Bostonians -- Boston Calling's 2017 lineup is the annual event's most star-studded yet, putting it in the upper echelon of destination music festivals.
Anchored by Chance the Rapper, Tool, Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver, Solange, the xx, Run the Jewels, Major Lazer, the 1975, and Weezer, this year's edition goes down at the Harvard Athletic Complex from May 26th-28th. The 45-act lineup offers an eclectic blend of rock, hip-hop, R&B, and electronic performances, with two of the headliners -- Chance and Tool -- overlapping with New York City's Gov Ball. Oh, and there's also a "film experience" curated by Oscar-winning Harvard alum Natalie Portman.
This will be the eighth Boston Calling iteration since it launched in 2013, originally taking place biannually at City Hall Plaza. 2017 marks the first time it's switched to a three-day, once-a-year format, as well as the first time it's being held in Allston. Early bird tickets for three-day passes are already on sale for $245 plus fees at Boston Calling's website, with Platinum tickets, which include all sorts of extra food, booze, and pampering, going for $899. Get busy buying before the prices go up!


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Archive for October, 2014
My 'Jack' for 2014
Posted in Art, Holidays, Other, Photos, tagged Halloween, jack-o'-lantern, Pumpkin on October 31, 2014| 1 Comment »
That Pernicious Pontiff…Concluded
Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Family, Love, Religion, tagged Birth Control, Contraception, Humanae Vitae, Papal Tiara, Pope Paul VI on October 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »
NOTE: If you have not read part one, please do so. If you would prefer to just read this post for now, I would ask that you bookmark part one and read it afterwards. The two posts cannot be properly appreciated except when read as a whole, which is why I really wanted to confine the subject matter of both to one post. Alas, it got too long for that.
Let's not even think about Humane Vitae without first understanding that this document does not exhaust Pope Paul VI's legacy. There was much to him that we have, by and large, forgotten, and I'll name just a few things here:
1. He brought the use of the vernacular in the liturgy into the normal practice of the Church;
2.He was the first pope to address the United Nations, pleading for peace during the Vietnam War era;
3. He continued his predecessor's legacy of fostering positive relationships of dialogue with non-Catholics, non-Christians, and all nations;
4. In many ways, he prepared the way for Pope Francis in his "simplification" of the papacy…most notably by relinquishing the papal tiara, thereby expressing solidarity with the poor.
On that note, I am convinced that he also paved the way for Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body with Humanae Vitae.
For those who are unfamiliar with the document, Humanae Vitae deals with the topic of artificial contraception — birth control, in the vernacular. Here we have a concrete example of how Paul VI stood up against the tides of modern times whilst knowing it would make him unpopular. Contraception was, at that time, beginning to receive wider acceptance in Western culture. And when Humanae Vitae was released, its teaching was widely dissented from and ignored…even by some bishops.
But I would challenge anyone who has not read the encyclical to sit down sometime and give it a careful, open-minded read. Whatever one's position on the use of birth control might be, s/he will not be able to read Humanae Vitae without being forced to admit something:
Just about all of the blesséd pontiff's predictions regarding the effects of contraception have come true — most notably the breakdown of the family and the devaluation of women and their bodies.
He saw at the root of the problem an emerging cultural philosophy that viewed sexuality not as something sacred and beautiful, not as a generous act (in terms of being both a gift of self to another and a procreative activity), but as a vehicle for selfish pleasure.
I will conclude with the blesséd pontiff's own words in order to reaffirm the point I made about him near the beginning of part one:
It is to be anticipated that perhaps not everyone will easily accept this particular teaching. (…) But it comes as no surprise to the Church that she, no less than her divine Founder, is destined to be a "sign of contradiction." [Lk 2:34] She does not, because of this, evade the duty imposed on her of proclaiming humbly but firmly the entire moral law, both natural and evangelical.
Since the Church did not make either of these laws, she cannot be their arbiter—only their guardian and interpreter. It could never be right for her to declare lawful what is in fact unlawful, since that, by its very nature, is always opposed to the true good of man.
In preserving intact the whole moral law of marriage, the Church is convinced that she is contributing to the creation of a truly human civilization. She urges man not to betray his personal responsibilities by putting all his faith in technical expedients. In this way she defends the dignity of husband and wife. This course of action shows that the Church, loyal to the example and teaching of the divine Savior, is sincere and unselfish in her regard for men whom she strives to help even now during this earthly pilgrimage "to share God's life as sons of the living God, the Father of all men."
(Humanae Vitae, para. 18)
Ora pro nobis, Beate Paulus Sixtus!
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That Pernicious Pontiff…
Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Love, Religion, tagged Birth Control, Contraception, Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI on October 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »
"Oh, that pernicious pontiff, Pope Paul VI…that crotchety old man sitting on his comfy papal throne in Rome, with no family or romantic involvement, trying to tell us all how we should live our lives and what we should and shouldn't do with our own bodies (perish the thought!).
And to think: He had been present at the Second Vatican Council! And yet there he was fighting to keep the Church in the dark ages!!!
"Sure, Pope Francis did beatify him last week…but I'm sure he was just trying to be nice."
Without a doubt, some version of just such a diatribe is in the back of many people's minds — even Catholics — when they hear the name of Pope Paul VI. But now, we have a wonderful opportunity to reexamine the man and his legacy.
First of all, it is important to understand that he was a deeply compassionate man. Far from being removed from the times, he made a point of becoming intimately familiar with the "signs of the times" and with the hopes, hurts, dreams, fears, and desires of the modern world…so much so that he traveled all around the world and became the first pope to visit all six populated continents, making him the most traveled pontiff in history up to that time.
We also need to remember that Blessed Paul VI came to the papacy at a time in which it was excruciatingly difficult to be pope. The world and the Church were in turmoil. Longstanding societal traditions and mores were being quickly and violently overturned. Technological development was accelerating at an increasingly rapid pace, and the world was getting smaller as it took increasing steps toward globalization. Western society, which had long sustained itself by an emphasis on family life and values, was now quickly shifting toward individual satisfaction ("If it feels good, do it").
Not to mention the fact that he succeeded the immensely popular and beloved Pope John XXIII, whose shoes it would be impossible to fill.
And yet he lovingly took upon himself the duties of the office and the unique challenges that faced his pontificate, entrusting himself always to the grace of God. He saw the Barque of Peter (that is, the Catholic Church) going through a tempest, and he knew it was his responsibility to steer it safely through the stormy waters of the modern world. So seriously did he take this duty that he laid down his life — a deed which can be done in more ways than one — for the People of God and for the whole world.
Whatever this meant for him personally, he knew this was a cross he had to bear. The sufferings of the Church and of the modern world were to be his own sufferings, in the spirit of Christ.
Out of this came his most famous encyclical — one of the most hated, feared, and maligned documents of recent history: Humanae Vitae (Latin for "Of Human Life").
We'll explore this a little — as well as briefly glance at other important (if overlooked) aspects of Pope Paul VI's legacy — in part two (which will be the final part).
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Video: The Synod on the Family
Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Current Events, Dialogue, Family, News, Religion, Video, tagged Extraordinary Synod on the Family, Fr. Robert Barron on October 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I've toyed with the idea of offering some explanations and reflections on the Extraordinary Synod on the Family, which concluded earlier this week. I'm glad I waited, though, because I think Fr. Barron does a better job 🙂
Trailer: 'Into Great Silence'
Posted in Art, Beauty, Catholicism, Christianity, Documentary, Movie Trailers, Movies, Religion, Spirituality, Video, tagged Carthusians, Into Great Silence, Monks, Philip Groning, Silence, Vow of Silence on October 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Not a new film, but probably sufficiently little-known that it can stand a "spot."
Spiritual Lessons from 'E.T.' — Part Two
Posted in Art, Christianity, Classics, Family, Fantasy, Jesus Christ, Love, Movies, Religion, Science Fiction, tagged Agony in the Garden, E.T., E.T. -- The Extraterrestrial, E.T. phone home, Gethsemane, identification on October 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »
For part one, click here
We took a look at E.T. as a healer, as well as at how he must suffer in order to heal others, in part one. Now let's take that a step further by pointing out that his stay on earth involves, at one and the same time, suffering and identification.
It is particularly in the case of Elliott that we see the latter. By way of some strange psychic connection that develops between them, Elliott feels what E.T. feels, experiences what he experiences. And we may reasonably suppose that the reverse is also true, though this is never made explicit in the film.
Another vital aspect of Jesus and His mission now comes into the purview of our exploration. Jesus became a human being, like us in all things except sin. He didn't just "put on a body;" He became one of us, identifying Himself with each and every person.
For that reason, I think it is very important that E.T.'s suffering and identification coincide. After all, Christ's identification with us includes identification with our sufferings — physical, psychological, emotional, and even spiritual (though again, without sin or its attendant disorders).
Then there is the film's most famous phrase: "E.T. phone home" (I apologize that I could not find a picture of the phone scene). E.T.'s yearning to contact the kin who left him behind, to return to his home planet, forms the central dramatic drive of the film.
Here we see yet another Christ-analogy. While Jesus never gave any hint of wanting to "escape" this world or betrayed any "homesickness," He did constantly make reference to His Father in Heaven, in Whose Bosom He had rested in perfect bliss from all eternity. At various points throughout the Gospels, you can see Him seeking solitude and spending long periods of time in prayer, communing with the Father.
We may not see anything of E.T.'s plight in these examples; but the closer Our Lord gets to Calvary, the greater the resemblance grows. A key moment occurs in the Garden of Gethsemane (see Matthew 26: 36-46, Luke 22: 39-46), where the Author of Life begins to experience the desolation, pain, and darkness of death. He Who had known only infinite goodness and life from all eternity was about to be plunged into our deepest darkness, our deepest pain, our deepest fear. He Who was from all eternity the Only-Begotten was about to experience alienation from the Father on Calvary.
Not to knock E.T., but he doesn't hold a candle to Christ on this one. What is more, it is worth considering that E.T. gets stuck on this planet by accident, with no specific intentions with regard to humanity. Jesus Christ knew what He was doing, and He did it for us — that's how much, how profoundly, how unreservedly He loves each one of us.
And I think this is a good place for another break. Thanks for reading.
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Spiritual Lessons from 'E.T.' — Part One
Posted in Art, Catholicism, Christianity, Classics, Family, Fantasy, God, Jesus Christ, Movies, Religion, Science Fiction, tagged E.T., E.T. -- The Extraterrestrial, Healing, Henry Thomas, Melissa Mathison, Steven Spielberg on October 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
It is never a bad time to talk about the classics. But especially around Halloween, it seems appropriate to touch on Steven Spielberg's moving and timeless alien/family tale, "E.T. — The Extraterrestrial."
It would not be fair to call "E.T." a Christian parable. It came, after all, from the imaginations of a Jewish director and a screenwriter (Melissa Mathison) who, if I'm not mistaken, leans more toward Buddhist spirituality (someone please correct me if I'm wrong about that). But I think the very solid analogies you can find nonetheless demonstrate two things, both of which are far more interesting and significant than any explicit allegory:
- Jesus Christ has insinuated Himself irreversibly into the thoughts and imaginations of Western culture, so that even the secularist age in which we are living cannot entirely expunge His influence;
- Jesus is the Eternal Word, who speaks to the depths of all men's hearts and, at times, even causes them to say something of Him in spite of themselves.
Okay, so let's get started:
First, what do we think of when we hear any variant of the phrase "aliens come to earth?"
We think of an attack. We think of monstrous or tyrannical beings who far surpass us in power and come to take over our lives and our world.
And yet when Elliott (Henry Thomas) and his family meet E.T., what do they find? A gentle, vulnerable creature no bigger than a child, and with an abundantly kind heart.
In just such a way, the Divine came into the world. Many of the pagan cultures of the ancient world generally believed that the gods were fierce, capricious, and cruel. Even many Jewish people were expecting God's Messiah to come as a mighty, avenging warrior who would destroy the enemies of Israel.
But when the Messiah — who was none other than God in the flesh — finally did come into the world, it was as a little baby — too weak even to lift His own head, and born into obscurity and poverty. And ultimately, He was to reveal Himself as "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29).
From there, we'll go a step further and look at E.T. in his role as healer. At numerous points throughout the film, we see him applying strange healing powers to things such as cuts and bruises, and even reviving a dying plant at one point.
What we notice, however, is that this seems to take something out of E.T. each time he does it. He becomes weaker, sicker…almost as if he were drawing from the store of his own life to restore the health of other creatures.
If we read the Gospels carefully, we will notice something similar in Christ's healing ministry. When we read of Him performing healing miracles, we also read that "the power went out of Him" (cf. Luke 8:46). This indicates that when He cured illnesses, gave sight to the blind, drove demons out of people, etc., it cost Him something. We can well imagine His disciples seeing this become more and more apparent as His ministry progressed, just as Elliott and his siblings see it progressively take hold of E.T.
Let's take a break, and return to this exploration shortly.
Movie stills obtained through a Google image search; movie poster and other images obtained from Wikipedia


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A safer Fairfield: CCTV rollout
I am committed to making all of Fairfield City a safer place for families.
Council is working with Fairfield residents, local police and businesses to ensure our City is safe and vibrant for all to enjoy. Our $1.4 million CCTV rollout is one of the steps we are taking to ensure it is a welcoming place to live, visit and do business in.
The CCTV program has been rolled out in a number of locations across our City throughout town centres and suburbs and will continue over the next year.
The current rollout is focusing on Fairfield Town Centre to complement existing installations across our suburbs, including our mobile CCTV cameras.
The CCTV program will also be expanded to include coverage of the new Fairfield Youth and Community Centre and Fairfield Adventure Park when they are completed.
The success of this program relies on strong partnerships and collaboration. Any CCTV system requires good policing and we are pleased to be working closely with Fairfield and Cabramatta Local Area Commands to deliver on this commitment not only in our town centres but also across our suburbs.
The Leukaemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave
I congratulate Deric Ly, Nick Huynh and Wendy Callander for participating and raising awareness about leukaemia.
I assisted in shaving their hair at Freedom Plaza, with a great crowd of local residents and businesses.
Fairfield City Council is proud to be involved and sponsored all three to assist them reaching their targets which they have all now exceeded!
So far, between the three of them, over $30,000 has been raised for the Leukaemia Foundation, which will provide emotional and practical support free of charge to people with blood cancers and to fund research.
Many local businesses and residents participated and donated, and should be proud of their contribution.


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Contains No Juice | Alvarado Street Brewery | Salinas, CA | Hazy IIPA
Really like this one! It was able to balance a great malt character, while still staying juicy and slightly bitter. The only thing I would want to change is more cans!
Turbidity | Abnormal Brewing | San Diego, CA | IIPA
This is a good one. The juice that shows through on this double is great. Typical hazy texture and finish. Must try!
Quadrahop | Hardywood Brewing | Richmond, VA | IIPA
There is so much complexity to pull out on this one. The mango and lemon characters bring a brightness that is calmed down by the earthy pine in the finish. Overall, some good flavors pull through and shine.
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Cumulus Lupulus | Terrapin Beer | Athens, GA | Imperial IPA
This imperial IPA has some really nice hop flavors that are backed up well with a solid caramel malt. The hop character offers mango, passion fruit and kiwi, which isn't something you get very often, and it works so well. It is bright and refreshing and hides the 101 IBUs quite well, while letting a little hotness through on the finish at 8.1% ABV. This is a great one to enjoy on a warm day!
Fortem | Firestone Walker Brewing | Paso Robles, CA | IIPA
This is a new line just introduced by Firestone and they did a nice job bringing on some juicy hops and balancing it out. This double is full of juicy mango and pineapple bitter hops and rich in caramelly sweetness. Check out this series, you won't be disappointed.
Denogginizer | Drakes Brewing | San Leandro, CA | Imperial IPA
This one is absolutely delicious! So much pineapple goodness in this glass. I love the complexity and smoothness of this pineapple bomb!
Comatose | GoodLife Brewing | Bend, OR | Imperial IPA
This one has a great malt backbone, while balancing a wonderful hop character that isn't overly bitter. The aroma is very juicy; making this one very easy to drink. You need to try this one!
Hop Serpent
Hop Serpent | Aztec Brewing | Vista, CA | Imperial IPA
It may be Fall outside, but that doesn't mean it's not the perfect time for an imperial IPA. Aztec made a very nice hop selection to bring in a very nice passion fruit and stone fruit presence while they also paired it nicely with a solid caramel and cracker malt backbone. This one has a pretty hot finish that with slow you down a bit. At 9.9% you expect an alcohol bite, but this stands out a bit more than expected, but that is nothing an IIPA can't handle. Aztec is brewing some awesome beers, don't pass a chance to try them out.
Sagefight | Deschutes Brewery | Bend, OR | Imperial IPA
This is a very well balanced imperial IPA. The added juniper berries and sage bring in a very nice berry sweetness and earthy character that pair extremely well with the malt backbone. It has hints of bread and caramel from the malts and herbal and citrus from the hops; everything comes together to make one very enjoyable imperial. The juniper berries complement the herbal hops very well and the earthy sage smoothes out the malt, making this very drinkable, especially for an imperial.
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Vice Pro Soft - Washington Wizards
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"VICE does something different!"
"Vice Golf: Bringing a cheaper alternative to the golf ball game"
"One of our favorite things!"
Thanks to tiny silicate particles in the clear lacquer, the VICE PRO SOFT is the the first matte finished cast urethane golf ball worldwide. The very thin coating and special adhesion to the green offers the player superbly smooth and on-demand feel of the ball and controllable, high degree of backspin thanks to the S2TG technology. UV-resistance has been maximized by the use of BJ13 coating. The matte finished coating provides an anti-glare effect while addressing the ball as well as better visibility in the sky and on the ground.
The extremely thin DuPont™ Surlyn® mantle in the second layer of the Vice Pro Soft balances unnecessary spin off the tee and has a positive effect on golf ball speed, flight length, and stability in the ball's flight path especially at medium driverhead speeds.
Thanks to savings in the thickness of the two outer layers of the Vice Pro Soft ball, we were able to maximize the size of the golf ball core. This maximized High Energy Speed Core (HESC) leads to a higher energy absorption at impact and thus increased ball speed. The result is extraordinary length and a very soft feel in every part of the game.
The capital of the United States is not only the center of political power, but also home to the Wizards. With the help of the Wizard´s G-Man and Michael Jordan, the return to the play-offs in the early 2000´s was successful but the team never ended up lifting the NBA Championship Trophy.
Embracing his vice off the turf, Point Guard and five time All-Star nominee John Wall has been spotted hanging with DeMarcus Cousin on the golf course, we are sure these two folks heated up the golf course in no time.
This is just another great example of how well basketball and golf fit together.
The number of dimples is optimized to minimize dispersion and offer a stable ball flight trajectory. This helps to keep the ball straight even when playing into the wind and facilitates ball control off the club face.
Align your golf ball perfectly with the extra-long and highly visible "Keep in Line" (KIL) putting line. Developed in collaboration with tour and teaching professionals, the line's dimensions precisely meet your putting and alignment needs.
Numerous golfers love basketball. Professional golfers play basketball in their free time, professional basketball players play golf in their free time. Precision and endurance are only two attributes that unite golf and basketball. Vice Golf´s partnership with the NBA unites two grand sports and allows every golfing NBA fan to represent his team on and off the golf course.Show all Teams


text: While in Krabi, Thailand we enjoyed a wonderful stay at the Amari Vogue. The Amari Vogue is situated on one of the most beautiful beaches, Tubkaak Beach, in Krabi, Thailand. The property is relaxing, peaceful, romantic and there are magnificent views of the surrounding islands. This location is a tropical paradise with beautiful sunsets and just perfect to celebrate that special occasion or honeymoon together. This tropical paradise will not disappoint.


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Well September has hit. Which means summer, and all of the "bikini body" hype, is coming to an end. But just because you are off the hook when it comes to pool parties and tropical getaways, does not mean you have an excuse to drop the ball when it comes to your health–especially if you have a big day like a wedding coming up!
Irene Tyndale Events is partnering up with Quest Women's Spa and Fitness Center of Alpharetta to bring you an event that will jumpstart you into the spirit of fall (fingers crossed their will be pumpkin-spiced something there!) while simultaneously promoting health, wellness, grace, and beauty for all women!
No one wants to go at their healthy lifestyle journey alone. That is why Quest provides the perfect facility to get the girls together for a pilates class or a day of pampering. I can't think of a way I'd rather spend a bridal shower than massages and mimosas–because remember, orange juice is good for you!
This Fall Festival is an opportunity for you to come out and learn more about all of the awesome health and beauty activities that Quest has going on, get your planning questions answered by the experts at ITEvents, discover more about some local vendors…oh, and win free stuff!
Did I mention there will be wine?!
If you are unable to join us for this event but are still interested in finding out more about ITE or this space, give us a call at 678-439-1114 and we would love to set up a time to meet with you!


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Signs To Show You Are A Love Addict
Love addict is a real addiction. Love addicts live in a chaotic world of desperate need and emotional despair. They are always fearful of being alone or rejected! They endlessly search for that special someone — the person that is supposed to make them feel whole.
Ironically, people who are addicted to love often times, have had numerous opportunities for the truly intimate experience they think they want. But they are much more strongly attracted to the intense experience of "falling in love" than they are to the peaceful intimacy of healthy relationships. As such, they spend much of their time hunting for "the one." They base nearly all of their life choices on the desire and search for this perfect relationship — everything from wardrobe choices to endless hours at the gym, to engaging in hobbies and other activities that may or may not interest them, to the ways in which they involve others in conversations and social interactions.
For individuals who are truly seeking a long-term relationship, healthy romantic intensity, the "rush" of first love is the catalyst that brings about the bonding necessary to sustain an intimate attachment. Love addicts, however, are addicted to the rush of first romance, and because of that their relationships never develop beyond this initial, emotionally elevated state half of the time. When they are deep in a relationship, they feel detached, unhappy, restless, irritable, and discontent because the rush has faded. When they are not in a relationship, they feel desperate, unworthy, and alone until they find a new potential mate and get to experience the high of "falling in love" once more.
So, here are signs that shows you are addicted to love:
1. Mistaking intense sexual experiences and new romantic excitement for love.
2. Constantly craving and searching for a romantic relationship.
3. When in a relationship, being desperate to please and fearful of the other's unhappiness.
4. When not in a relationship, feeling desperate and alone.
5. Inability to maintain an intimate relationship once the newness and excitement have worn off.
6. Finding it unbearable or emotionally difficult to be alone.
7. When not in a relationship, compulsively using sex and fantasy to fill the loneliness.
8. Choosing partners who are emotionally unavailable and/or verbally or physically abusive.
9. Choosing partners who demand a great deal of attention and caretaking but who do not meet, or even try to meet, your emotional or physical needs.
10. Participating in activities that don't interest you or go against your personal values in order to keep or please a partner.
11. Giving up important interests, beliefs, or friendships to maximize time in the relationship or to please a romantic partner.
12. Using sex, seduction, and manipulation (guilt/shame) to hook or hold on to a partner.
13. Using sex or romantic intensity to tolerate difficult experiences or emotions.
14. Missing out on important family, career, or social experiences to search for a romantic or sexual relationship.
15. Using anonymous sex, porn, or compulsive masturbation to avoid "needing" someone, thereby avoiding all relationships.
16. Finding it difficult or impossible to leave unhealthy or abusive relationships despite repeated promises to oneself or others to do so.
While all relationships may exhibit some of the above signs at least occasionally, with love addiction there is a consistent pattern of one or more (usually more) of the signs, and that pattern results in ongoing and eventually escalating negative life consequences. Much like sex addicts, people who are addicted to love are searching for something outside of themselves — a person, relationship, or experience — to provide them with the emotional and life stability they lack. In other words, love addicts use their intensely stimulating romantic experiences to (temporarily) fix themselves and feel emotionally stable.
These love addicts need all the help they can get, and it's good to know that they can find the help they need in therapy (both individual and group) and other self help programs! Talk to someone/people about it, don't be shy, allow them help you out of your addiction so you can enjoy a normal and healthy life!
My advice, seek help while you can!


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Press release: 1995-11-06: TIME WARNER INTERACTIVE'S(TM) 'V.R. VIRTUA RACING(TM)' NOW AVAILABLE ON THE SEGA SATURN(TM)
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Sega's Classic Arcade Title, 'V.R. Virtua Racing(TM)' Recreated For Home Play MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Time Warner Interactive's (TM) "V.R. Virtua Racing(TM)" releases today on the Sega Saturn(TM). In a licensing agreement signed earlier this year with Sega of Japan, Time Warner Interactive (TWi) secured the worldwide rights to produce Sega's hit, "V.R. Virtua Racing(TM)," for the Sega Saturn system. Staying true to the arcade look and feel, but with a host of added features to enhance home play, Time Warner Interactive's "V.R. Virtua Racing" will be available at retail locations nationwide for an estimated street price of $49.95. "'Virtua Racing' is one of the all time classic arcade driving games," stated Mark Beaumont, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Development at TWi, "and Time Warner Interactive, with its experience in both the arcade and home systems, has the resources to do it right. This is a title with a tremendous following and expectations and it was imperative to fully translate the look and feel. Our job was really two-fold: recreate the arcade experience, while adding a whole new dimension to bring a fresh challenge to the race." In addition to more cars, tracks and hidden surprises than in any previously released version of the game, Time Warner Interactive's "V.R. Virtua Racing" for the Sega Saturn has all the classic arcade game features and elements that players have come to love: 3D polygonal environment, the three original arcade tracks, a lightning fast software engine, multiple racing views, and all-out driving fun. Time Warner Interactive's "V.R. Virtua Racing" offers a total of 5 different racing machines to master for victory over 10 wild tracks and your shot at the World Championship. And that's not all. Your competition has been outfitted with artificial intelligence that offers up human-like personality characteristics from aggressive, to ambitious, to cut-throat. On the track that translates into blind passing and blocking at break-neck speeds. Tour success will depend on your ability to outsmart and out drive the competition with razor sharp skills. Time Warner Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), is a leading developer and publisher of video game software for arcade, dedicated video game systems, and personal computers. All product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Sega, The Sega Saturn(TM) are trademarks of Sega. -0- 11/6/95 /CONTACT: Tracy Ann Egan, Public Relations Manager of Time Warner Interactive, 408-232-3213/ (TWX) CO: Time Warner Interactive; Time Warner Inc. ST: California IN: CPR SU: PDT DS-LW -- SJ002 -- 9552 11/06/95 11:00 EST COPYRIGHT 1995 PR Newswire Association LLC No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder. Copyright 1995 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.


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On March 4, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion dealing with whether a bankruptcy court can seize exempt assets from a person who has committed fraud during the course of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. The decision has important implications for future bankruptcy cases.
Fraudulent lien claimed in Chapter 7 case
The case stems from a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. When the man filed the bankruptcy petition, he listed his home as his only major asset, valued at over $363,000. He claimed that there were two liens on the home, which far exceeded the value of the house that was not covered by the state's $75,000 homestead exemption. As such, the man argued that there was no equity in the home to give to creditors.
After some investigation, the trustee discovered that one of the liens on the house, held by "Lin's Mortgage & Associates" for over $156,000, was fraudulent. The trustee spoke with a woman named Lili Lin, who told him that the bankruptcy filer had on multiple occasions tried to involve her in scams dealing with transactions involving a deed of trust. The trustee found that the bankruptcy filer had forged documents to create the lien. The trustee ultimately incurred over $500,000 in legal fees while the bankruptcy filer and the trustee fought about the avoidance of the deed and the trustee's sale of the house.
The bankruptcy court issued an order allowing the trustee to "surcharge" all of the $75,000 the bankruptcy filer received from the sale of his home under the homestead exemption to help offset the trustee's legal fees. The court noted that the Section 105 of the Bankruptcy Code allowed the court to "issue any order ... that is necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of [the Bankruptcy Code]," and reasoned that this section gave the court the authority to take the $75,000. The appellate court later affirmed the lower court's order.
Impermissible bankruptcy court order
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the decision of the lower courts, however. The Supreme Court said that Section 105 cannot be used to directly contradict another provision of the Bankruptcy Code. The Court said that Section 522(k) explicitly forbids using exempt assets to pay administrative expenses. By admitting the $75,000 was exempt and then ordering it seized as a "surcharge," the lower court's order directly violated the Bankruptcy Code. The Court noted that the Bankruptcy Code is meticulous in detailing exemptions, and reasoned from it "that courts are not authorized to create additional exemptions." It also means that a court cannot withhold an exemption whenever it deems it appropriate.
The Court pointed out that there was other recourse for courts to punish fraud in bankruptcy cases. Federal law allows for criminal prosecution of those who commit fraud when filing bankruptcy.
Speak with an attorney
While some people may try to cheat while filing bankruptcy, many others inadvertently create problems for themselves while trying to file bankruptcy on their own. Some of those problems can even lead to a person's bankruptcy petition being dismissed and losing the possibility to re-file. Bankruptcy laws are complicated, and it is easy for people to get confused by them. If you are considering bankruptcy, seek the assistance of a skilled bankruptcy attorney who can help you proceed properly.


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I stare out of the window each morning and I cannot help but be fascinated at the sight of people passing by rushing through the day.
As humans, we constantly have a need to control things, from the contours of our face to how others live their lives.
We always crave for power over situations and yet we can never stop some things from happening. We want to constantly be captain of our ships but we know we will never fully be in the captain's seat.
Most of the time I feel like the Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, I worry a lot! Time, however, has taught me a good lesson on the importance of trust.
Here is a good write-up, I've come across while doing my usual obsessive compulsive habit of reading random things online.
Muhammad said no one looks back and regrets leaving this world. What's regretted is how real we thought it was!
How much we worried about phenomena and how little we considered what moves through form. "Why did I spend my life denying death?
"Death is the key to truth!" When you hear lamenting like that, say, not out loud, but ainwardly, "What moved you then still moves you, the same energy. But you understand perfectly now that you are not essentially a body, tissue, bone, brain, and muscle.
Dissolve in the clear vision. Instead of looking down at the six feet of road immediately ahead, look up: see both worlds, the face of the king, the ocean shaping and carrying you along.
You've heard descriptions of that sea. Now float, trust, enjoy the motion.


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The Etsy blog (The Storque) writes about various sales and discounts across the site towards the end of each week, and this week there are a lot of great finds to take advantage of. I am loving the white flower necklace from LittleWhiteDresser, and those lotus blossoms from FancifulForm could make some interesting table decorations. Wall Stickz is offering 20% off all of their vinyl decals, including monograms (perfect for receptions). I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Etsy Weekend Deals
Sponsor Spotlight: Watters
I am really happy to welcome a new sponsor to the blog - Watters! They have such beautiful dresses in price ranges that can fit about any budget. The designs you see here are from their Fall 2009 collection, all of which I think are amazing in their own way. You can go to their site to see more from the collection, where you'll also find categories for dresses under $1,000 and their quick delivery options. Welcome, Watters!
Antique Book Centerpieces
These could make some adorable centerpieces - what do you think? It might be a little painful to slice up old books, but if you found some that were damaged on the inside it would be a lovely way to repurpose them. Would you use something like this at your own wedding? {From here, found via SeeSaw Designs}
Inspired by Nature
When the ladies from Utterly Engaged originally asked me to participate in their latest issue, we had the idea to base the projects off an inspiration board much like my DIY Series using boards from Snippet & Ink (the picnic projects are coming soon, by the way). The board didn't wind up fitting into the article so I decided to show it here instead! The sources for all the lovely pictures are below...
Row 1: Sign Photo by Juxtapose Photography; Photo of Couple by James Christianson; Cake stand from OnceWed
Row 2: Cabin Photo by Erin Hearts Court; Boutonnière Photo by Benjamin Dell
Row 3: Bouquet Photo by James Christianson; Invitations by Linda & Harriett; Boutonnière Photo by James Christianson
Cute Shoes...
Convo Pebbles
This is such a cute idea and a great way to break the ice at bridal showers without playing any overly embarrassing games. You can customize the convo pebbles to your event and color scheme, and through July they ship for free.
The idea is that you scatter them on a table and guests pick them up and are supposed to and answer the questions to start conversations. Or for a shower, you can have the bride answer the questions on each of the stones. Cute, right?
Nicole Polk Photography Giveaway
Nicole Polk is the talented photographer behind all the pictures you see in this post, and she is holding a contest where the winner will get a full wedding day photography package! Her ideal couple is original and creative, so if your wedding will be full of DIY details be sure to get in touch with Nicole. You have until September 4th to enter, so go to her blog to read all the details.
Leigh & Dave's Engagement Session
Yesterday I posted one of my new favorite weddings, and this is definitely one of my new favorite engagement sessions! Leigh and Dave bonded over a shared love of Volkswagens when they met (they both drove one at the time) so Leigh arranged to have a VW bus at their engagement session. She and Dave live in Baltimore and rented the bus in California, where their shoot was to take place, so Leigh had to deal with a lot of scheduling and logistics to get everything set up. But I am sure you'll agree that it was well worth it! You can see more pictures on Leigh Miller's blog. Thanks to both Leighs' for sharing these lovely pictures!
Real Wedding - Asheville, NC
I received such a sweet email from Wendy last week, explaining that she was inspired by our ring bearer pillow and used the fabric throughout her own wedding. So when she sent over the pictures of her wedding, I could hardly wait to share them with you!
Wendy and Stephen are such a beautiful couple, and their attention to detail is inspiring. The couple was married at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC which is an amazing place in itself. Wendy incorporated the green damask fabric in the aisle runner, monogrammed pillows, table runners and even the cake! I've listed some of the couple's vendors below and will stop typing now so you can enjoy this lovely wedding. Thank you for sharing, Wendy and Stephen, and congratulations!
Photographer: Michael Juiliano
Florist: The Bloom Room
Coordinator: Jennifer King, Verge Events


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Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks Review & Giveaway
I was recently contacted by My Blog Spark to tell my readers about Mott's Medleys Fruit Snacks and offer you a giveaway. As some of you may know, my children do not eat corn products so I did not try this product out on them. I did however give some to my niece who was only more than happy to try them. She gave them two thumbs up and would not mind AT ALL if I asked her to eat some more.
Fruit snacks are a life saver for mothers of allergen free and dye free children. It's not exactly easy to stop and pick up a quick bite when so many fast food restaurants are off limits. Sometimes you feel like the mother of a newborn sneaking out in between naps. A few bags of Fruit snacks in your purse saves you from kids starving-to-death-if-they-don't-eat-RIGHT-NOW problem and are the perfect tide-you-over portable snack. Don't leave home without them, stash some in your purse! ;-)
While these snacks are not perfectly allergen free, they are Gluten Free and perfect for those who simply want to avoid Gluten and Food Dye. Are you interested in trying them for yourself? Just click the link below and print out a coupon!
**Download a $.60 off coupon for one box any flavor/variety Mott's Fruit Flavored Snacks: http://bit.ly/MottsCoupon !
I have a total of 4 gift packs to give away. Each prize pack includes 3 boxes of fruit snacks in assorted fruit and 3 boxes of berry. Just leave me your comment below letting me know where Mott's Medleys Fruit Snacks will travel with you this summer. Please do not forget to be sure I know how to contact you.
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Submitted by: Emily Renoe, UBC
What is it?
Padlet is free, collaborative, online board or 'digital wall' where multiple users can post text, documents, images, videos, music, and weblinks in one of several visually appealing formats.
What can it do?
Padlet, by Wallwisher, Inc., it's an extremely versatile tool that is a real-time digital 'post-it' board. It is used by many educators and organizations as a tool to share and visualize any content. Available on iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), Android, and Kindle devices (Posts appear instantly across devices).
Download App
How does it work?
- Padlet account – two options
- Register to keep track of all of your Padlet walls
- Start creating a site without registering
- Customization
- Background theme
- Padlet URL (i.e. great for academia)
- Padlet for academia and business (i.e. branding, privacy, user management and access control)
- Posting
- Contributors do not need an account to add content to the wall
- Add comments on contributions
- Layout
- Stream (like twitter)
- Grid (organized columns)
- Freeform (a moderator drags'n'drop contributions as a way to organize)
- Settings
- Make your wall completely open for public contributions
- Completely private
- Moderated by you (you approve all contributions before they show).
- Share/Export/Archive the Wall
- Embed the wall in Blackboard, WordPress, website
- Print as a PDF, image, .csv file
Extend your learning
Using Padlet in Teaching and Learning
Padlet creates an opportunity for participatory learning through active learning techniques based on collaboration and peer learning. There are 101 ways to use Padlet in academic environment. Here are just a few!!
- Digital Wall in Class One of my favorite ways to use Padlet and involve the whole class is to project the Padlet wall up at the front of the room. Try doing this as an engaging way to kick off a new classroom topic, or take a 'flipped' approach and ask your students to contribute to a wall for outside class and discuss as a group the next day. Students use their own devices to add notes to the wall in realtime.
- Story Analysis Make a theme evaluation padlet so student answers are not only heard but seen. Students can also post related images to emphasize and further explain their answer.
- Resource Sharing You can create a central place for students and colleagues to come together to share teaching or review resources. It can also be a great way to build an online community where people can collaborate with, encourage and inspire each other.
- Digital Portfolio A fresh take on a student portfolio. You can build a digital portfolio using your ipad, desktop or smartphone. Students can use padlet to document things they have learned and achieved. They can add files to their photos by taking pictures of their work or scanning their resume, cover letters, recommendation letters or by uploading a video of themselves summarizing and explaining everything that's in it.
- Creative an Interactive Bio [Student Intros? Create an interactive biography featuring images, videos and presentations. You can use padlet to collect, record and share life stories whether it's about an important figure or yourself!
- Backchannel Give every student a voice in the class! By using Padlet as a 'backchannel', you provides students with an outlet to engage in conversation.
Further reading: The Writing is on the Wall: Using Padlet for Whole Class Engagement
A short task – challenge yourself!
As a way to test out the Padlet environment, please contribute to the wall I created called "What does Blended Learning Mean to You". You can either contribute on your laptop or use the mobile app.
- Go to this link: https://padlet.com/emrey/ldkbee08hyl6.
- Make a post, add an image or artifact of some sort, and post a comment or two on a colleague's content.
The Padlet Wall
Did you try this activity?
Leave a comment below with your impressions of the app and we will enter your name into a draw to win a $25 gift card from Google Play or iTunes stores (see conditions). Some things you may want to comment on are;
- Other ideas or ways that this app could be used in teaching & learning?
- What skills or knowledge do students gain or enhance when using this app?
- Are there other apps or services that you know of that are similar to this app? How is the app different from that app?
- What are the terms of service for this app, and what rights did it ask for when installing it on your mobile device?
- Based on your experience, what is one thing instructors should know when using this app?
- Things that worked or didn't work in the app?
- How easy/difficult was the app to install and use?
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At the end of my post yesterday, I said that today might be the day that I post a recipe for an anti-calorizing macaroon. And when you read that, I'm betting you probably thought it was just me being a wiseass, as I so often am.
But it turns out, there was no wiseassery going on at all.
Yes, today is the day I revolutionize healthy living blogging with the incredible anti-calorizing macaroon:
Just kidding; I'm totally a wiseass. But I mean, what do you expect? I've got a blog but I can't do everything.
The sad reality of life is that if something seems too good to be true... well, it almost always is. Just because you read it on the internet doesn't mean a macaroon-cleanse is going to help you.
Of course, that doesn't mean you should stop eating macaroons. I would never advocate a macaroon-free lifestyle. But just in case you go overboard, I've also included something that is halfway-useful: the anti-macaroon leg workout.
(If you don't know what a hamstring curl is, watch this video.)
Before you ask, yes, I made this up myself. And no, I am not a certified personal trainer or a certified workout coach or certified advice-giver. Basically, if you do this and break your leg, you can't sue me.
But I can guarantee with 95% certainty that this workout will make walking up the stairs hard the next day. And I can also guarantee 83% less guilt when later eating a macaroon. Or two. Or ten.
Whatever, you work out.
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I wrote a post yesterday, "Do Christians Have the 'Right to Discriminate'", about why I think the RFRA is the theologically wrong direction to go and why I think Christians serving customers that they don't agree with is not a violation to the practicing of their faith.
Today, I wanted to point out a few reactions by the opponents to the RFRA that have responded in a way that I think will be just as harmful to Hoosiers as the RFRA will be to Hoosiers.
First, GenCon may likely leave at the end of their contract never to return.
GenCon had this to say: http://files.gencon.com/Letter_to_Attendees.pdf
Second, billionaire Marc Benioff has pulled funding, projects, and business from the state:
Benioff's original tweet: https://twitter.com/Benioff/status/581108959337136129
Last, George Takei has called for a national boycott of Indiana business, asking "socially responsible companies (to) withdraw their business, conferences and support" from Indiana.":
You can see his full response here:
You can see his full response here:
The first response I listed, GenCon, they bring $50 million into the state each year, by themselves! But, it's not just about money for the state coffers and businesses, think of the jobs that are going to disappear and the Hoosiers (supporters and opponents) who will suffer by being in the crossfire between the RFRA supporters and those who oppose the RFRA!
We need a more peaceable way to resolve these kinds of issues. As I stated in my post yesterday, writing legislation like the RFRA does not help, and now the ensuing boycotts are not going to help either. Both actions will only fuel the fire further and each team will dig their feet in further and keep firing upon each other. Meanwhile, those caught in the cross fire will suffer from the fact these sides can't find a different way to work out their issues! We don't need the #RFRA. We don't need #BoycottIndiana. We need #CivilDiscourse.


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Casa Domani
Casa Domani Cirrus White Glass Coupe Plate 16.5cm
Regular price $4.95
Add some old world charm to your kitchen with the stylish Casa Domani Cirrus glass pieces. The range includes plates suitable for dining to large serving pieces that can second as decorative pieces around the house. Handmade in Turkey every piece is individual and has its own beautiful characterists.
Product Details
- Plate measures 16.5cm
- Handmade Glass
- Made In Turkey
Care Instructions
- Dishwasher safe
Product Brand
Casa Domani is a quality range of tableware, kitchenware and decorator items designed to capture the warmth and spirit of relaxed alfresco dining – summer sun, fresh air and a beautiful table shared with good friends and family. With an emphasis on quality and design, our hard-working collections are guaranteed to bring flair and flavour to every meal.


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Heart of Austin Homes featured neighborhoods in the Pflugerville-NE Austin area include ...
Avalon ♦ Bellingham Meadows ♦ Blackhawk ♦ Commons at Rowe Lane ♦ Falcon Pointe ♦ Forest Creek ♦ Villages of Hidden Lake
The home search below displays the current MLS listings of homes for sale in The Commons at Rowe Lane. If you find a home that interests you, call Jim at512.913.1557.
This subdivision is being developed by James R. Harris Partners. The neighborhood had its first home sale in August 2007.
In February 2020, Lennar Homes is building new homes in The Commons at Rowe Lane. Four other builders (Brohn Homes, Highland Homes, Wilshire Homes, Gehan Homes) have completed their work in this community.
Lennar offers 19 new home options that range in size from 1,447 sq. ft. to 2,925 sq. ft., at base prices starting at $242k. These homes are both 1- and 2-story models. The homes come with many standard features and other upgrade options so that you can personalize your home to your tastes and budget.
The neigborhood provides homeowners with plenty of options for travel, shopping, commuting to jobs in the Austin-Pflugerville-Round Rock area. It is located a short distance from two major, tolled roadways: SH-45 which feeds to/from Round Rock, Austin and points east, and SH-130 which handles traffic moving north toward Georgetown and south toward the Austin Bergstrom Intercontinental Airport (ABIA). The Stone Hill Town Center, Dell Diamond, the Round Rock Premium Outlets, major employers, Wal-Mart SuperCenter, golf clubs, Downtown Austin and many more popular places are easily reached from The Commons at Rowe Lane.
Residents of The Commons at Rowe Lane enjoy a very nice community center. It features a large swimming pool, a children's playscape, a sports court, and a large clubhouse. In addition, the neighborhood has a nice system of hike and bike trails.
Homeowners in The Commons at Rowe Lane can also enjoy the Blackhawk Golf Club. This public golf course is in the neighboring Blackhawk subdivision. It has an 18-hole, links-style layout that is able, with its water, sand and trees, to give golfers a good test of their golfing abilities. The course plays from just over 5,500 yards to over 7,000 yards. In addition to "playing a round," Blackhawk golfers can also practice on the putting green and driving range, and find a snack or sandwich, balls and clubs in the clubhouse.
Membership in The Commons at Rowe Lane HOA is mandatory for homeowners.
Key taxing entities for The Commons are Travis County, Pflugerville ISD, and the Lakeside MUD #3. Water, sewer and trash service is provided by the City of Pflugerville.
The Commons at Rowe Lane subdivision is located within the boundaries of the Pflugerville Independent School District. Before purchasing a home in The Commons at Rowe Lane, parents and prospective homeowners should verify current schools with the Pflugerville ISD.
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Testing deck ideas and builds is an essential skill for trading card game players. Much like in a scientific experiment, testing decks in card games proves or disproves the validity of certain hypothetical builds. Although this process of testing is important, testing a deck build usually requires two players. Is there a way to test with one player? The answer: goldfishing.
Goldfishing is a term from players in the Magic: The Gathering community that describes the solo-testing process of one player playing a deck solitaire-style as if playing against a goldfish, as if one is playing against their pet. For the sake of this article, the fictional opponent that the player will face in a solo game will be referred to as a "goldfish". This process is executed in the following steps:
- Define player behavior for the goldfish. This behavior can vary from only giving a damage per turn to destroying creatures and other conditions. In addition to this, the behavior the player sets for the goldfish to do each turn may vary depending on what one wishes to test. if the player is testing for tournament validity, the behavior of the goldfish should replicate the kind of turn-to-turn play that one expects to see in a current tournament. If the player wants to see if the deck in question will function at all, the goldfish should replicate a player that is doing close to nothing during the solitaire game.
- Play games with the goldfish. Play games as normal with the exception that the goldfish behavior is happening on the opponent's turn. Also, play enough games that one can determine how consistent the deck can function as the player desires in the scenario set up in the solitaire game scenarios.
That sums up the process of goldfishing in a nutshell. If anyone has any questions or comments, please leave them in the comments section.
Goldfishing is defined on this wiki: https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Goldfishing