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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Corrections is asking for the public's help in locating an inmate who escaped from a Montgomery work site Tuesday afternoon.
Sgt. Joseph Zeigler reported that 52-year-old Vernell Sanders escaped from his assigned job in Montgomery around 12:11 p.m. Tuesday. Sanders is listed as a 5'9" man weighing around 158 pounds. He was last seen wearing his white prison uniform.
Staten is serving 45 years at the Red Eagle Work Center for promoting prison contraband in Bessemer. He was sentenced in August of 1995.
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|Wed 8 Sep 2021
|Lisbon, Portugal
|Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, lies in the western Iberian Peninsula aside the Atlantic Ocean and the Tagus River. As one of the oldest cities in the world, it is rich in Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, Modern and Post-Modern constructions. The city is also crossed by historical boulevards and monuments along the main thoroughfares. The Lisbon Coast hosts some fine sandy beaches at Cascais and Estoril and fishing villages like Sesimbra. With a little travelling, visitors often visit Sintra to appreciate the stunning views from Europe's westernmost point, and to explore its royal palaces and the country's best kept secrets, the historic villages. more info
|Thu 9 Sep 2021
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|Fri 10 Sep 2021
|Seville, Spain
|Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, and represents all that is Andalucian - flamenco, the horses, toros and more. It is a child of the Arab occupation and domain from which it acquired its flourishing architecture and personality. However it was reconquered by the Catholic kings, so it is not surprising that the city's cathedral, built from 1401–1519 and lavishly decorated with a lot of gold evident, sits on the former site of the city's mosque. It is amongst the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals in terms of both area and volume and is the city's main attraction. more info
|Sat 11 Sep 2021
|Seville, Spain
|Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, and represents all that is Andalucian - flamenco, the horses, toros and more. It is a child of the Arab occupation and domain from which it acquired its flourishing architecture and personality. However it was reconquered by the Catholic kings, so it is not surprising that the city's cathedral, built from 1401–1519 and lavishly decorated with a lot of gold evident, sits on the former site of the city's mosque. It is amongst the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals in terms of both area and volume and is the city's main attraction. more info
|Sun 12 Sep 2021
|Gibraltar, United Kingdom
|Gibraltar shares a northern border with Spain, but is a UK Overseas Territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. It has an area of 6 sq.km. and a 1.2 km border with Spain. Under its 2006 constitution Gibraltar governs its own affairs, though some powers such as defense and foreign relations remain the responsibility of the UK Government. The Rock of Gibraltar dominates the entrance to the Mediterranean between the southern tip of Spain and the continent of Africa 14 km to the south. Both famous and enigmatic, Gibraltar contains some of the most extensive military fortifications in Europe, spanning over 1200 years of Moorish, Spanish and British history. more info
|Mon 13 Sep 2021
|Malaga, Spain
|Malaga is a lively, prosperous city on Spain's fabled Costa del Sol aside the Mediterranean Sea, just 100 km east of the Strait of Gibraltar. The city's warm winter temperatures (average daytime of 17 C) make it an ideal place to visit any time of year. The archaeological remains and monuments from the Phoenician, Roman, Arabian and Christian eras convert the historic centre into an 'Open Museum' displaying its rich history of more than 3,000 years. Visit the unfinished Gothic cathedral, surrounded by traditional balconied buildings, narrow pedestrian streets and some of the best tapas bars in the province. more info
|Tue 14 Sep 2021
|Almeria, Spain
|The Spanish city of Almeria is the capital of the province of the same name, and is the most eastern capital of Andalucia. It is the driest region in Europe as well as one of the warmest, with an average 19 degrees Celsius and 330 days of sun per year. Steeped in history, as seen in the fascinating backdrop of a magnificent Arab fortress called the Alcazaba, together with a Cathedral that is built with a fascinating combination of Renaissance and Gothic architectural styles, it has become an extremely popular tourist destination. more info
|Wed 15 Sep 2021
|Cartagena, Spain
|Cartagena is a Mediterranean city and naval station located in the Region of Murcia, SE Spain. The rich Carthaginian heritage extends as far as the Sea Wall, built by Charles III in the 18th century, and which defines the old quarter. Overlooking the Mediterranean there are two elements that are clearly connected with the sea: the prototype of the submarine by the inventor Isaac Peral; and the National Museum of Maritime Archaeology. The museum is home to the National Centre of Underwater Archaeological Research that highlights aspects of naval construction from ancient times. more info
|Thu 16 Sep 2021
|Valencia, Spain
|Valencia city, the administrative capital of the Valencian community and the centre of the region of L'Horta, is situated in the centre of the Spanish Mediterranean coastline. The Old City of Valencia, with its monuments, museums, and gardens, is a major tourist attraction. Here one finds the Gothic building of La Lonja that has been declared by UNESCO as a universal heritage monument. Built between 1482 and 1548, this late Valencian Gothic style building is possibly its major attraction.The Cathedral of Valencia, with its amazing Apostles Door that is situated in the centre of the ancient Roman city, where some believe the temple of Diana once stood, is also well worth visiting. more info
|Fri 17 Sep 2021
|Barcelona, Spain
|Barcelona, located in Catalonia Spain, is Europe's largest metropolis on the Mediterranean coast, and one of the world's major global cities. Today, Barcelona balances itself on the cutting edge of architecture, intellectual life, and style. Indeed Barcelona won the 1999 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for its architecture, the first time that the winner has been a city, and not an individual architect. The 'Gothic Quarter' is the centre of the old city of Barcelona, where many of the buildings date as far back as the Roman settlement. The Art Nouveau architectural style has a great number of buildings listed as World Heritage Sites. more info
|Sat 18 Sep 2021
|Barcelona, Spain
|Barcelona, located in Catalonia Spain, is Europe's largest metropolis on the Mediterranean coast, and one of the world's major global cities. Today, Barcelona balances itself on the cutting edge of architecture, intellectual life, and style. Indeed Barcelona won the 1999 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for its architecture, the first time that the winner has been a city, and not an individual architect. The 'Gothic Quarter' is the centre of the old city of Barcelona, where many of the buildings date as far back as the Roman settlement. The Art Nouveau architectural style has a great number of buildings listed as World Heritage Sites. more info
Take a break onboard the Azamara Journey experiencing 10 relaxing nights on this Azamara Journey cruise from Lisbon to Barcelona to Europe - Western & British Isles. Your ship embarks from Lisbon with an itinerary that includes 8 ports in 2 countries before finishing at Barcelona. Your 4.5 star voyage from Azamara Cruises has 1 forward departures. Our exclusive specials start as low as $650 per person/day, twin share. Don't miss out - reserve your cabin today!
Azamara Journey Overview
Not wanting crowds, children and Las Vegas glitz? If you enjoy pleasant surroundings and good service, plan ahead to sail with Azamara Journey between December 2021 and February 2022 for Australian and New Zealand itineraries of 16/17 nights. Meanwhile, Azamara Journey is heading from Australia tor the Mediterranean, arriving in May 2020. The ship then offers excellent across-the-Mediterranean itineraries with a 'smaller ship' experience and a touch of luxury. Note the Black Sea 14-night voyages in July and September 2020, with excellent land tours to ancient sites. Few ships reach Istanbul and the Black Sea, so consider the round trip from Athens via the Dardanelles, and visit seven countries. Few get to see so much of Atlantic Africa, as in 22 nights November 2020 or March 2021. While in Southern Africa, take a 12 night cruise, and link up with tours to game parks.
Select between 44 Suites, 205 Verandah, 71 Oceanview (panorama window, porthole or obstructed) or 26 Interior Staterooms. Many staterooms are inter-connected for families, many have a convertible sofa bed for a third guest, and some suites have four berths. All staterooms have 24-hour room service and a room-service menu. Plush bedding and bathrobes, welcoming flowers, refrigerator with mini-bar, shoeshine and turn-down service, and daily news bulletin are some of the services and amenities for all staterooms. There are five wheelchair accessible staterooms, all near elevators. Remember that singles pay a very low excess for a cabin.
Food and Dining
All dining venues have open seating at tables for two, four, and more. Dress is 'resort casual' and evening wear is optional. The main dining room, Discoveries, with large ocean-view windows, seats 340. Anticipate fine cuisine and exceptional service. Excellent house wines and beers are complimentary with meals, or you may wish to select something extra special as advised by your sommelier. There is a modest surcharge for non-suite guests' evening dining by reservation in the two specialty restaurants. Both are aft, with great water views – Prime C is a classic steakhouse, and Aqualina serves 'tastes of the Mediterranean' from Italy, Greece, France and Morocco – the menus of which are impressive.
After dinner retire to the Cabaret Lounge for shows casting talented singers and entertainers, offering a mix of classical concerts, revues, comedy and drama. The entertainment has a cultural tone to it, and local artists come aboard at various destinations. Evenings in Discoveries Lounge and Living Room for conversation and drinks are accompanied by background music. Adjacent to Cabaret Lounge is the casino. By day on board activities include game shows, music, movies and quizzes, or quiet time in the library. Guest lecturers address a wide range of topics as part of the Azamara Discovery Enrichment Series program. On-shore excursions are preceded by presentations about local history and culture. Jewellery, clothing, fragrances and mementos available in the ship's three shops and boutiques will delight you.
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What's included?
- Onboard gratuities (except spa & salon)
- All main meals on-board
- Gourmet dining with fine wines, beers
- Specialty coffee & teas, bottled water, soft drinks & snacks 24 hrs
- Afternoon tea service
- Open/anytime seating & multi-venue dining
- Alternative specialty dining (pay; Suites complimentary)
- In-cabin full breakfast; lunch & dinner menu
- In-cabin full menu (Suites)
- Open bar - selected beers, wines, spirits
- Use of ship facilities - indoor & outdoor
- Entertainment - live music and/or shows, movies
- AzAmazing evening onshore (complimentary, book ahead)
- Activities - organised & individual
- Specialty lectures, workshops, classes & programs
- Cruise Director & all English speaking staff
- Butler service (Suites)
- Concierge service
- Special needs requests & service animals allowed
- Self-serve laundry
- Port maps and/or guide books
- Destination seminars and/or lectures
- Ship-shore-ship transfers
- Shuttle service port-to-CBD (many ports)
- Internet access & WiFi through most of the ship
- At sea cellular service (pay provider)
What's excluded?
- Airfares, accommodation & transfers not specified
- Shore & land excursions and meals not specified
- Alternate specialty dining venues (unless specified)
- Casino gaming, bar expenses
- Items & services of a personal nature
- Laundry charges (unless self-serve)
- Wi-Fi, Internet, satellite/mobile phone & fax charges
- Passport & visa fees
- Insurances of all kinds
- Increases in third party charges or taxes
- Customary land tour gratuities are welcome
- Service charge for spa & salon 18% charged
What's onboard?
- Premium lifestyle
- Fare inclusive of gratuities, drinks, shuttles, concierge service
- Suite guests: specialty dining, butler, internet time etc.
- Longer port stays, more overnights, night touring
- Golf & Country-Intensive cruises
- "Accessible" land tours, max.25 guests
- Discoveries Restaurant (main; open seating; all meals)
- Windows Café (in/outdoor, all day, themed buffets)
- Pool Grill (casual daytime "pool grill"; night al fresco)
- The Patio ("pool grill" by day; al fresco dining night)
- Room service 24h (full b'fast, lunch & dinner menus)
- White Night Party buffet every cruise
- Bottled water, soft drinks, coffees & teas
- Select spirits, beers, wines, cocktails
- Dietary requests (US 40, other sailings 80 days ahead)
- COVER CHARGE DINING (complimentary for suites)
- Aqualina (Italian, dinner)
- Prime C (steak, seafood, dinner)
- Chef's Table (5 course)
- Mosaic Café (coffees, teas, sweets)
- The Living Room (bar, casual dining, dance)
- Swirl & Top yoghurt station
- Mosaic Café coffees and sweets
- Drinks, Dining packages
- Cabaret Lounge
- The Living Room (top forward lounge)
- White Night party every cruise
- Live music, dancing
- Casino and bars
- Boutique shops duty-free
- AzAmazing Evening onshore (complimentary, book ahead)
- Swimming pool
- Whirlpools (2)
- Thalassotherapy pool
- Spa, salon, acupuncture (+18% tip),
- Gym; Fitness & nutrition classes
- Personal training (pay)
- Wine tastings, culinary classes
- Jogging track, sun deck
- Ping pong, shuffleboard
- Internet stations, Wi-Fi ship wide (slow)
- Internet/Wi-Fi complimentary 235 min. suite guests
- Wi-Fi, internet packages
- Seminars & lectures
- Drawing Room Library, Card Room
- No Under 18 activities
- Wheelchair cabins (7, in 3 categories)
- Interconnecting cabins (16 pairs, all categories)
- 3-berth cabins (24, in all categories)
- 4-berth suites (16)
- Elevators (4)
- Special Needs requests (30 days ahead)
- Service animals allowed
- Self-service laundry (incl. detergent)
- Daily news bulletin
- Mobile phone (pay carrier)
- Elevators (4)
- Medical facility
You will then have the option to send us an enquiry or you can call us for FREE and speak to one of our Cruise Specialists who will check availability and find you the best possible price.
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Every year, we see more advanced and mind-boggling innovations on mobile devices. Bezeless smartphones and artificial intelligence are already sweeping users off their feet. However, it is not just the looks and hardware that is totally beefing up. Now, mobile OS is also going more advanced and going head-to-head with premium smartphones with Google's Android taking the spotlight.
Being the most popular mobile OS with at least 81.7 percent smartphones running on Android, it is no longer the same scrappy and lagging brain that you might remember. Its newest version is now smarter, faster and more powerful than any previous Android OS versions. Plus, it is quite affordable and flexible too, compared to other smartphones OS.
Used by so many people and to perform operations such as text messaging, accessing social media, gaming and many other things, it might be helpful to know what others are doing with the device, especially if you are a concerned parent or a worried spouse.
Thankfully, with the advancement of technology, developers also designed a handful of reliable spy apps for Android that allows you to hack someone's phone without having their phone and monitor every other activity on the phone.
Here is a shortlist of the best Android spy apps of 2019, empowering you to keep an eye on your loved one's Android phone activities.
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NEXSPY is a useful app which allows you to hack someones text message's without having their phone. And spying on text messages with NEXSPY is suitable for Android phone in particular. Not only that, but it also has a plethora of features, so you can completely monitor other things such as call logs, social media apps, location tracking and more.
The great thing about this app is that it only takes 10 minutes to install on the target phone. And once you have installed it on the phone, it is completely hidden to prevent the other person from knowing what you've done.
NEXSPY is compatible with Android OS versions 4.0.3 – 9. It is one of the few spy apps which works effectively on devices running the latest Android 9 Pie.
NEXSPY has 3 categories of pricing – monthly, quarterly and yearly. For monthly billing, you will need to pay $39. For quarterly billing, you get 50 percent off and should pay only $29 per month, so you pay only $87 every 3 months. And if you choose the yearly billing, you get $19 per month and pay only $228 every year.
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The data collected is super easy to access from any internet-ready devices where everything is uploaded to your personal XNSPY web account so you can review the data any time. You only need one-time access to the target device and install the app. Once you are done, you can now monitor everything on the target's phone.
XNSPY is compatible with Android OS versions 4.0 – 8.0, making it one of the few Android spy apps that work on most updated mobile devices that runs on Android 8.0 Oreo.
XNSPY categorized its subscription packages in two – Basic and Premium edition. The Basic Edition can be availed at $8.33 per month and has all the regular spying features. However, if you need more spying power and control over all activities, the Premium plan which is priced at $12.49 per month offers more advanced functionalities.
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9Tracker works with mobile devices only. It is compatible with all devices that run on Android OS 4.0.3 – 9. And if you want to enjoy all the advanced 9Tracker features, you will have to root the target phone.
9Tracker iPhone text message hack offers 2 packages to get a valid license in using this app – Premium and Extreme plan. The Premium package plan costs $29 per month and has all the basic features. Meanwhile, the Extreme plan comes in a 3-month and 12-month contract and will cost you $69 and $159, respectively.
This app allows you to retrieve extensive data activity from the monitored device without requiring you to root device to enjoy its benefits Spyzie is used to track call logs, contacts, location, text messages, social media apps such as Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook and so much more.
It stays 100% invisible the target device without any app icon installed. However, you will need to have installed the app on the target device to set up the program.
Spyzie is not compatible with Android version 8.0 Oreo. However, it is unclear is it can still support those than run on lower versions such as 4.4, 5.0m 6.0, and 7.0.
Spyzie offers 3 subscriptions plan – the Basic Version, Pro Version, and the Ultimate Version. The Basic plan limited features and would cost you $29.99 a month. The Pro Plan, on the other hand, gives you pass on advanced features with a heftier price of $39.99 for a year. Lastly, the Ultimate Plan is at $49.99 per month and gives you access to all features of the app.
If you want to hack a cell phone, this amazing spy app allows you to track browsing history, saved photos, and videos and phone, record phone calls and even location tracking. It is tamper-proof, ensuring that the app will keep on running in the background all the times. And in case of issues, MobiStealth has a team of professional representatives that help you anytime.
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If you love books, there's no better way to show off your favorites than showcasing them on your coffee table. But, you do want to make sure that they feel right in the space and are not just an awkward, unread pile. Think about them in size, color, and even design to ensure they complement the table and the decor you have in your living room space. A little side tip, if they'll be a conversation piece, be sure you've read them, too.
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- Normally a coffee table appropriate book is a bit large for a shelf, making it a good choice for a table accent.
- You want large, attractive and statement-making tomes, and probably not more than 3-5.
- It's important to use a consistent color scheme, although a single pop of color in an otherwise neutral palette is okay.
"Be somewhat consistent in size. You don't want to go from a massive tabloid size book to a postcard size book since that would not look right (it's got to feel curated!). But, you still do not want to stack the same sizes so make sure they vary in size slightly."


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Claims by President Donald Trump that the US got a bad deal by selling its prime central London embassy and building a new one in the Nine Elms area of the capital have been challenged by an estate agency.
The president tweeted at the end of last week that he was doing a U-turn over his proposed visit to the UK to open the new embassy, scheduled for next month.
Now Christian Warman, director of prime central London agency Tedworth Property, says: "I can see why Trump might be upset as Grosvenor Square is one of the best addresses in London and it might feel a little like the Americans are selling off the family silver."
But Warman describes the nine-storey grade II listed Grosvenor Square building and site - sold to Qatari developers to become a 137-room hotel - as "compromised, rather small and a nightmare for people living and working in the area with the various security restrictions that had to be imposed."
The agent dismisses Trump's assessment of the new embassy's site as "an off location" saying the purpose-built $1.2 billion building will be in one of the capital's most up-and-coming areas.
"The infrastructure going into Nine Elms is phenomenal. It is reasonable to assume that in 30 years' time Nine Elms could be a very popular destination in its own right so it doesn't look like a bad deal at all" insists Warman.
"The Americans are not going against the tide as there have been lots of other big sales in Grosvenor Square, such as the Canadians selling their high commission a few years ago. All in all it seems a very sensible decision" says the agent.
Meanwhile veteran Mayfair agent Peter Wetherell - @mayfairguru on Twitter - used his social media account to directly challenge the President's version of events regarding the embassy, which Trump claimed was an example of Barack Obama's "bad deals".
"The new embassy was actually financed by the selling of the old embassy and the naval attache building - both in Grosvenor Square, which was not longer fit for purpose due to security issues. Not on Obama watch" wrote Wetherell.
That's telling you, Mr President.


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Scotty McCreery's Quotes
Born: 1993-10-09
Profession: Musician
Nation: American
Biography of Scotty McCreery
When you're the opener, you're the guy getting the crowd warmed up. But when you're the headliner, you're the main dude. People come to see you, and you have to deliver. It's a cool position to be in.Tags: Cool, Getting, Guy
You know I used to sit there and I'd go outside and play ball and everything, but now in my free time I just kind of lay back and relax because this atmosphere is so busy and stressful, so anytime I can sleep, you'd best believe I'm sleepin'.Tags: Best, Sleep, Time
If my life were a song it would probably be titled 'Roller Coaster', up and down all the time.Tags: Life, Song, Time
For me, my number one priority always has to be the music, and I'm going to work school around my music - not music around my school.Tags: Music, School, Work
I don't think you'd call me a traditionalist. But you can say I have an old soul, because I grew up listening to Conway Twitty and Hank Williams.Tags: Call, Old, Soul
I was watching the show last year and it didn't even cross my mind that this could even happen.Tags: Happen, Last, Mind
I'm still single, but me and Lauren are really really really close friends.Tags: Close, Friends, Single
My favorite type of music to sing is country, and my favorite type of music to listen to is country.Tags: Country, Listen, Music
One thing I love about Josh Turner is his faith; that's why I looked up to him so much.Tags: Faith, Him, Love
That's the last thing I want to do is go on up there and mess up, you know, in front of America.Tags: America, Front, Last
The minute I get a big head and start acting like the big man on campus, it's all downhill from there.Tags: Acting, Big, Start
I don't speak Spanish. I've done Spanish 1 and 2 classes. My grandma asked me when I was young if I wanted to learn Spanish, and I guess I was young. I should have, because it would have helped me a lot.Tags: Done, Learn, Young
I wanted people to see that I really am a real person. I'm not just some guy who was on a TV show, some guy engulfed in the Hollywood life. I'm just a normal guy when it comes down to it.Tags: Life, Real, Wanted
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I'm sure those rumors are spread, but it's just ah - we're really good friend. We've been since day one in Hollywood. In class, we've been together in school. We've gotten really close, but I don't know about the more than friends stuff.Tags: Friend, Good, School
I've told many people that I'm not looking to go out there and find the most beautiful girl in the world who likes me because I'm 'Mr. American Idol Scott McCreery.' If I could just find a nice hometown girl who just likes me for who I am, that's all I want.Tags: Beautiful, Girl, Nice
Just the title of 'American Idol' is something that people can look up to. I'm not Saint Scott, I'm not Mr. Perfect, but I want to be that role model.Tags: American, Perfect, Role


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Setting a sleeve in a coat when you are making the pattern yourself is not for the faint of heart. It literally took me a week of fitting sessions over Thanksgiving vacation. It is a skill for someone with expert skills, so I don't recommend you try it, or you may end up cursing me and swear off sewing altogether. If you are going to try to refashion a coat, I recommend you find a coat that fits through the chest and sleeves and take a horizontal stripe approach or create a different color blocking technique from the chest down. Maybe something like this:
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Here is my version. It was a tough battle, but the sleeves are finally on.
I won't even begin to try to to explain how I got to this point but this is a picture of the final fitting of the sleeve. From this point I had to trace baste the notches, (hence the red thread) and transfer the markings to the other side. Once both sides were set, I had to slip stitch the sleeves in place by hand before machine sewing them permanently. This keeps the sleeve from slipping as you sew.
This is a side view of the sleeve before I removed it to transfer the markings to the other side and sew it up. I won't even try to give you a tutorial on how I did it. There is enough material for that subject for an entire class! Like I said, Find a coat to refashion that fits in the sleeves and chest. You will thank me for it. I am currently one year into this project because of it's complexity. Refashioning should be about simplicity in my book. I really took on a big job with this one. Can't wait until I am done.


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In our previous discussion of the Ignatius of Antioch's Epistle to the Romans [1], we briefly noted that this letter standards apart from the other six letters from the author on two grounds. For one, this letter is the only one that does not acknowledge the presiding bishop of the congregation or seek to encourage or bolster the authority of the bishop in his congregation. This is sufficient to make this letter an unusual one in the author's intriguing if short body of work. However, there is another difference that deserves some extended treatment, and that is the approach of Ignatius towards martyrdom in his letter to the Romans. Indeed, Ignatius' view of martyrdom is so distinctive and even troubling that it is worthwhile to let Ignatius (at least in translation) do as much of the discussion of his view as possible. When one finds troubling texts, it is best not to try to insert oneself into the interpretation of that text except as necessary and to let an author speak for themselves as much as possible to define themselves in their own words.
When we wonder what view Ignatius had about martyrdom, it is best to let him speak in his own words, and before offering up commentary on this view, I think it would be best to read what Ignatius himself has to say on the subject:
"My prayers that I might live to see your devoted community face to face have been answered; indeed, I have been granted more than I asked for, since I can now hope to greet you in the very chains of a prisoner of Jesus Christ, if His will permits me to reach my journey's end. So far, things have made an admirable beginning; and now all depends on whether I can reach the goal and secure my inheritance without hindrance (85)."
"For by staying silent and letting me alone, you can turn me into an intelligible uttarance of God; but if your affections are only concerned with my poor human life, then I become a mere meaningless cry once more. This favour only I beg of you: suffer me to be a libation poured out to God, while there is still an altar ready for me (85-86)."
"For my part, I am writing to all the churches and assuring them that I am truly in earnest about dying for God – if only you yourselves put no obstacles in the way. I must implore you to do me no such untimely kindness; pray leave me to be a meal for the beasts, for it is they who can provide my way to God. I am His wheat, ground fine by the lions' teeth to be made purest bread for Christ. Better still, incite the creatures to become a sepulchre for me; let them not leave the smallest scrap of my flesh, so that I need not be a burden to anyone after I fall asleep. When there is no trace of my body for the world to see, then I shall truly be Jesus Christ's disciple (86)."
"How I look forward to the real lions that have been got ready for me! All I pray is that I may find them swift. I am going to make overtures to them, so that, unlike some other wretches whom they have been too spiritless to touch, they shall devour me with all speed. And if they are still reluctant, I shall use force to them. You must forgive me, but I do know what is best for myself. This is the first stage of my discipleship; and no power, visible or invisible, must grudge me my coming to Jesus Christ. Fire, cross, beast-fighting, hacking and quartering, splintering of bone and mangling of limb, even the puverizing of my entire body – let every horrid and diabolical torment come upon me, provided only that I can win my way to Jesus Christ! (87)"
"Intercede for me, then, that I may have my wish; for I am not writing now as a mere man, but I am voicing the mind of God. My suffering will be a proof of your goodwill; my rejection, a proof of your disfavor (88)."
What do we read when we see these statements? It is hard to consider such statements as the mind of God for at least several reasons. For one, we know from Ignatius' writings that he was hostile to the Sabbath and this alienated him in some way from the mind of God because of his disobedience of God's clear commandments. For another, we do not know of martyrdom being the main or only way that someone could reach God's kingdom. We do know, from reading passages like Hebrews 11, that the godly often faced unjust persecution from a world that was not worthy of them throughout history, but the martyrdom was a sign of the world's unworthiness and not strictly a sign of the worthiness of those believers. Whether or not God chose to deliver someone from martyrdom was a matter of His decision, and there is no biblical warrant for judging that those delivered from possible martyrdom (Daniel in the lion's den or his three friends in the fire of Nebuchadnezzar) were less godly and less righteous and less blessed for being delivered than those who suffered the extreme horrors as a result of their faith (like the martyrs during the persecution of the Seleucids).
Where, then, did Ignatius get the idea that his ticket to the front of the line in the kingdom of heaven was being martyred? Was his death a necessary one or did he court it unnecessarily? It is one thing to live honorably and to find death the only way that one can preserve one's fidelity to God's ways in the case of persecution, but generally the Bible counsels that people flee and live and worship God somewhere else and raise godly offspring and all of that. Martyrdom is to be an option of last resort, not to be a choice made impulsively and unnecessarily, as may have been the case for Ignatius. Having made that choice, it is little surprise that Ignatius should defend that story personally and vigorously, but the question is whether he was right to do so in the first place. The Bible indicates, at least if we take Hebrews 11 as our model, that it is not the manner of death that is most fundamental to one's place in God's Kingdom but rather one's faith and obedience in the way one lives life. If one is not godly enough in one's manner of living to enter into God's kingdom, then one's horrific death will not earn one a speedy ticket there.
After all, did not Jesus say to those who rejected His ways the following in Luke 13:26-28: "Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.' But He will say, 'I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.' There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out." Did He not also say in Matthew 7:21-23: ""Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!" Since we do not believe that Ignatius' making a spectacle out of dying was doing the will of God and we know that his hostility to the Sabbath was contrary to God's ways and practicing lawlessness, Ignatius' attempt to enter the Kingdom of God by dying in imitation of Christ was in vain and was not the sort of example that we should follow ourselves. Quod erat demonstradum.
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FTC Gives Conditional OK to Lawry's Buyout
The Federal Trade Commission agreed to approve spice maker McCormick & Company's proposed $605 million acquisition of an overseas company's Lawry's brand, on the condition that McCormick sells its Season-All business to Morton International Inc.
In an antitrust complaint filed Wednesday, the commission called McCormick's proposed purchase of the Lawry's and Adolph's seasoning brands "anticompetitive," as it would give McCormick 80 percent of the "highly concentrated" market for branded seasoned salts, likely driving up U.S. food prices.
Last November, McCormick offered Netherlands marinade and seasoning company Unilever N.V. $605 million for the Lawry's and Adolph's brands, which made $153 million in 2006.
Under a consent order from the commission, McCormick has agreed to sell its Season-All salt business to Morton, another salt product manufacturer, within 10 days of completing its purchase of the big brands.
The FTC agreed to the complaint and consent order in an unanimous vote, fearing loss of competition between McCormick and Lawry's, whose sales compromise most of the $100 million in annual sales of branded seasoned salt products in the United States. In a press release Wednesday, the commission explained that brand loyalty makes consumers willing to spend up to five to ten percent more for McCormick and Lawry's products before switching to other spice and seasoning products.
The order allows the FTC to appoint a trustee to divest McCormick assets if necessary and ensure that the company maintains the viability of the Season-All brand before its sale to Morton. It also precludes McCormick from acquiring another seasoned salt product or interest in other spice blends businesses for 10 years.
McCormick's Season-All business includes Season-All seasoned salt, Garlic Season-All seasoned salt, Pepper Season-All seasoned salt, Spicy Season-All seasoned salt, 25% Less Sodium Season-All seasoned salt and Season-All coating mix.
Maryland-based McCormick made $2.6 billion in 2006 selling flavoring products to grocery stores and other food retailers.
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Anthropologie Bag (birthday gift)
Hey guys, happy Monday! (Or something like that) Stuff is melting like crazy around here, despite how it looks in the background here. We were out on the snow machine and the path is almost bare dirt right now, the snow out in the bog is only a few inches of much right now. It's been so warm with temps in the 50s that I felt pretty over dressed with the coat on, it's short sleeve weather now!
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Cornerstone Dental Arts is pleased to announce that it is now offering Yomi Robot-Assisted Dental Surgery. This innovative technology assists the dental surgeon with 3D surgical planning and guided surgical placement of dental implants. By combining robotic precision and control with the dental surgeon's clinical expertise, Yomi in many cases allows for same-day, minimally-invasive flapless dental implant surgery.
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In Which I'm Thankful – Yet Again – To Be A Geek Dad
Kelsey and I went to the bookstore this afternoon because I'd gotten a few Borders bucks someplace or other and had a 33% off coupon, too, and I'm looking to stack up a few good reads for a long trip later this month. For myself, I picked up Jim C. Hines' Goblin Quest, and with the leftover bucks I let Kels pick out a book for herself.
I also went looking for GeekDad editor Ken Denmead's book, and though I had to ask an associate to point me in the right direction, there it was, right here in North Canton, Ohio and looking spiffy:
I've mentioned before how much I enjoy writing for GeekDad, and being a part of that group of writers and editors, and though this book is absolutely Ken's baby, it was still a tremendously neat thing to see it there, occupying physical space on a wooden shelf, and not just as a cover image on the computer screen or excerpted text or sample pages.
Now, the book was actually released about a month ago, so I'm late to the party on this one, and if there were any mentions of what follows on Twitter or the GeekDad contributors' mailing list, well, I must have missed them. (May and June really have been hectic, I swear.) Because as I was showing Kelsey this book that "My GeekDad editor Ken" wrote, I flipped open to this:
Um, holycrapthoseareallmyawesomeGeekDadfriendsandZOMGthat'sme!!!
I was just bowled the eff over, right there in the Borders, trying to juggle the phone camera and hold my books and snap this shot before realizing, "Hey, dimwit – your kid's right here: And she's got hands and everything."
Make no mistake: I make NO CLAIM on ANY credit for this book, and it's amazingly cool of Ken to have included me in there just for the bits I contribute to GeekDad, and it makes me proud to play a small part among such excellent and admirable hobbits.
Go buy this book and support a stand-up, kick-ass GEEK DAD.
Solar Storms and Galaxies and Why GeekDad Rocks.
I have a post up at GeekDad this morning about the Solar Stormwatch project, and it took me back to the very first guest post I did for the site almost a year ago, "So, How Many Galaxies Have You Classified This Week?"
When that post went up last April 4, Jenn and Kelsey and I were in Florida, staying with our good friend Jim. It had been about two weeks since I'd lost my job as a news reporter and blogger, and though I was working hard to make contacts and get freelance assignments, things were off to a slow start.
Having been a fan of GeekDad since Wired launched the site, I sent a note to editor Ken Denmead, who suggested I write something up. Since I had just found Galaxy Zoo a few days earlier, I made it my topic.
I remember sitting at Jim's living room table using the laptop on a quiet morning – I don't recall if Ken sent me a "Hey, your post is up" email or if I was just obsessively checking GeekDad to see if they'd used it – and there it was.
Quite the encouraging spark: It was the first time post-layoff that I saw my name attached to a piece published outside my former workplace, and it was on Wired. GeekDad accepted another guest post later that month, and I came on board as a full-fledged contributor in May, just in time for Penguicon 7.0.
It's been a year of learning and building and often struggling with this stay-at-home writing career, and though GeekDad has played a small role financially, it has meant an awful lot to me: Though I'm not the most prolific writer there, I have a ridiculous amount of fun writing for GeekDad, and the group of contributors I have come to know online over the past year is just an amazing, enthusiastic, supportive bunch.
I've gotten to talk with people like Bonnie Burton and Jim C. Hines and Tim Kehoe and I mean, holy crap, this month I'm going to be on a PAX East GeekDad Panel, which aside from being awesome in itself, means I get to finally meet and thank a few of my fellow GeekDads in person.
They are a solar storm of fantastic.
The 10 Things I Had The Most Fun Writing For GeekDad In 2009
Not long after my change in employment earlier this year, I got in touch with GeekDad editor Ken Denmead, who generously ran a couple guest posts I wrote in April and later included me on a very cool invite list, bringing me on board as a full-fledged contributor to the site. I'm incredibly thankful, because a) It's GeekDad, and How Freaking Awesome; b) I've gotten to write pieces I wouldn't otherwise have had the chance to, which inspired some writing I'm proud of.
It has been tremendously neat playing a small role in the site and watching it grow, and one of my resolutions for 2010 is to write more for GeekDad than I did in 2009.
That said, I had a TON of fun with this year's entries, and while I truly enjoyed many of my shorter blog entries, there are exactly 10 longer GeekDad pieces about which I was most excited and got the most enjoyment out of writing, so Yay for a Ready-Made End-of-Year List! (Cop out: I'm presenting them in chronological order because it's easiest.)
1) May 6 – Hands-on and Close-up Fun: Penguicon 7.0 . That weekend in May was absolutely one of the highlights of the year, and even the decade, for me. (I did a longer, more personal and detailed post here.)
2) May 21 – Girls Against Girls – Figuring It Out With Bonnie Burton – It's incredibly difficult to accurately describe how enjoyable this interview was, and the book's lessons have come in handy more than once in my daughter's middle school years.
3) June 11 – Nine Video Games Ripe for Rebirth – Not only was this a great trip down video-game memory lane, but ohmyGod ARCHON IS BACK!!!!
4) June 18 – Review: Swim Ways' R/C Cyber Ray – Well, we got to play with a nifty toy that was only fun for a little while, but I like the way the review turned out, and who knows, maybe Swim Ways has ironed out the wrinkles by now.
5) June 27 – Nature at Its Closest – With several inches of snow outside needing shoveled, summer seems a long way off. But remembering the clutches of baby robins we got to watch hatch and grow on our front porch does warm the heart. (awwww!)
6) July 9 – 10 Things Parents Should Know About Warehouse 13 – It was a good excuse to stay in and watch some SyFy channel with Kelsey, but the truth is, though we though the premiere was OK, we never watched another episode.
7) July 26 – Bubbles, Zubbles, Toys and Troubles – Although at its heart this is another toy review, I had a blast talking to inventor Tim Kehoe about his 15-year journey from the idea for colored bubbles to the final production this summer.
8) Aug. 13 – Activision's Science Papa Will Remind You Of Mama's Cooking – Reviewing video games means PLAYING video games, so it's not like I was going out of my way or anything. Plus I got to write this: "To draw a 1980s toy parallel, it's Mighty Men & Monster Maker vs. Fashion Plates all over again."
9) Sept. 21 – 10 Things Parents Should Know About Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs – Kelsey and I had gone to see this just for fun, and I was so surprised that I liked it so much that I jumped at the chance to do the GeekDad write-up.
10) October 6 – Princesses and Mermaids: Who Needs Rescuing Again? – We were introduced to Jim C. Hines and his books at Penguicon, marking yet another reason the trip to Romulus was so memorable.
To circle back to the end of the first paragraph: c) It's GeekDad, and How Freaking Awesome. Gobs and piles of thanks to Ken, Matt Blum and my fellow contributors and the Wired editors and everyone else I don't know who makes GeekDad work.


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To Renderosity vendor Stuart Palmer (BlueTreeStudio), art is life. It's not just a "part of his life," it's his whole being. I love chatting with members who are very passionate about art because I love listening them describe why they fell in love and stayed in love. Just read through this wonderful interview I conducted with Stuart.
What brought you to Renderosity?
I signed up many years ago, long before I became a vendor. At the time I was making an animated film called "The Legend of Kawa the Blacksmith" and Renderosity, of course, is such a fabulous resource. So I came to Renderosity initially as a customer. Then, just over a year ago, I decided to start producing models for the marketplace. Now it feels like I've found my home, it's such a friendly, inclusive and creative place to be.
How has art changed your life?
Creating things has always been a huge part of my life. As a child, I could get just as excited by an empty cardboard box as I could by the toy that came in it simply because of the potential to turn that cardboard box into whatever I wanted. It could be a spaceship, or the Death Star, or a secret headquarters for a gang of villains, or a puppet theatre. Part of my time these days is spent as an art worker for a local charity which means I still get to make things out of cardboard boxes and help children develop their ideas. Communicating my excitement at making things and helping children channel their own creativity is valuable to me. So, to answer your question, art hasn't changed my life, it IS my life!
What is it about art that you love?
I'm always very wary of the word 'art.' Whether something is considered 'art' or not strikes me as a deeply unimportant question. What's important to me is communicating ideas and emotions, giving enjoyment and taking enjoyment from the act of creating. I've had a fair amount of involvement with the local art college, and I find what they teach to be completely in line with the art establishment but also hugely suspect, because, it seems to me, art for them is about intellectualizing something to the point of abstraction. It isn't about communicating clearly and directly. Consequently a lot of the art that is produced doesn't speak to me at all. Give me a strong, well-composed image that speaks to me on an emotional level and I'm happy.
Would you consider yourself more of a hobbyist?
Well, it's what pays the bills, and I really can't afford the luxury of a hobby, so no, this is my profession. Making models for sale on Renderosity is a huge part of my life. When I'm not making models I do design work for various companies and, as a published writer, I'm also a tutor for a creative writing correspondence course. And when I'm not doing those things, as already mentioned, I'm showing kids how to make woodland animals out of paper cups! Really my whole life is about creativity.
What does art mean to you?
As I've already mentioned I find the word art problematic. Art means nothing to me but creativity and communication mean everything. I'd never describe myself as an artist. Surround me with 'artists' and you'll see what I look like when I'm rolling my eyes. Art to me is another type of language, one that speaks to the parts of us that traditional language can't address as concisely or deeply.
How did you become so passionate about art and why?
To be honest, I have absolutely no idea! Neither of my parents is particularly artistic or artistically creative, yet somehow it's absolutely hardwired into me and always has been. As a child, I was always making stuff and spinning out stories. When I hit my teenage years, I enjoyed oil painting and cooking. In my early twenties, I was in a band performing original songs in various local venues. I've done illustration for magazines and a graphic novel, written short stories and articles for various publications, made animated films... the list goes on. Being creative is just what I do.


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The ABES Institute of Technology (AKTU College Code 290) embarked on its mission in the field of Technical Education in the year 2007. It is situated on a prominent location at National Highway-24, near Delhi-Ghaziabad Border. The Institute campus is decent, green, clean with world class infrastructure for which it is awarded consecutively 7th Rank in all India for Swachh Campus Ranking 2017 and 6th Rank in all India for Swachh Campus Ranking 2018 by AICTE/MHRD, Govt. of India.
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While teaching University Curriculum, emphasis is also laid on conducting co-curricular and extra-curricular activities regularly to ensure the overall development of the students. Bureau of Training & Development is conducting in-house training programs on various themes. Recently, Institute has been selected for establishing Institution Innovation Council under the direction and norms of Innovation Cell, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, which will enable us to participate in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements. ABESIT 10 Centres of Excellence covers different field of engineering like BigData, IOT, Embedded System, Power Electronics, Automation, Robotics etc. in collaboration with BOSCH/FESTO/TEXAS/ENTUPLE are exposing students with latest corporate developments & requirements to make them industry job fit. Also, in association of ABESIT-TBI facilities, students get hands-on-experience for implementing their new ideas of problem solving which leads to incubation of the Idea.
ABESIT Career Resource Centre (CRC) is effectively functioning in conducting placement drives and plays a vital role in enhancing the capabilities and competencies of students so that they become employable and professionally strong.
Teaching learning atmosphere in the campus has shown its impact on overall performance of the students in Smart India Hackathon 2017 & 2018 consecutively, wherein 48 students of 8 Teams participated in Smart India Hackathon 2017. Of which 4 Teams were shortlisted for Grand Finale and 2 Teams received "Innovation Award" & "Inspiration Award" by Ministry of Railway and Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship respectively. In SIH 2018, 18 Teams participated (Software & Hardware edition), of which 10 Teams were shortlisted for Grand Finale and 3 Teams received second, third and "Innovation Award" by respective Ministries.
Innovative minds of the students of ABESIT got them First Rank in "Kalam Entrepreneurship League" in July-August 2018. Recently, Govt. of India shortlisted Institute for its Flagship programme-"Unnat Bharat Abhiyan", which shows commitment of Institute to service and support the rural development.


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Cookies for breakfast? You bet! An easy one-bowl, hearty breakfast cookie. Fabulous for freezing and grabbing on the go!
inspired by Real Food Whole Life
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until well combined. Add the oil, honey, applesauce and vanilla extract, whisking to combine. It's okay if the coconut oil solidifies a bit.
Add the zucchini and stir until well incorporated. Add the oat flour, whole oats, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon, sunflower seeds and walnuts, stirring until just combined. Gently stir in the berries.
Spoon onto non-stick baking sheets, and flatten slightly.
Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Store in an airtight container, or freeze for breakfasts or snacks.
Makes about 16 medium cookies.
*Make your own oat flour for this recipe by placing 2 cups whole rolled oats in a blender and blending until a coarse flour forms.
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Sean Pollack
Sadly, I can offer no solutions, but I do hope that someone with more knowledge than I can offer input that will lead to a suitable resolution for everyone involved, even though that would never happen in my lifetime!
Living near the El Paso-Juarez corridor, I have found that even with my limited involvement with border-crossers, the atmosphere that now exists along that border is something I want no part of.
Thanks for an excellent and realistic look at an endless problem and for the usually excellent content of the Weekly. One could only wish we had something like it over here.
Jeff Berg
It's good that Leo W. Banks acknowledged the role the United States plays in illegal border crossing with our demand for drugs and cheap labor. What else nobody seems to talk about is the role we play in the global "neighborhood."
If you are very poor and have a neighbor who's wastefully rolling in dough, won't you want to get some of that for yourself--especially if said neighbor gets richer and richer by running sweatshops where you work for pennies a day in unhealthful, dangerous conditions, and the sweatshops dump their toxic waste all over the neighborhood? If people in other countries "hate our way of life," it's because we're hurting them in order to maintain it. This is an enormous problem with no simple solution, but we can at least take some responsibility for it.
One thing the average American can do is stop buying things from big corporations, like Wal-Mart, that exploit our neighbors in the world community. Buy locally and from socially responsible companies, even if it's less convenient or costs a few dollars more. Most of us are rich by world standards. We can live more simply and seek ways to share with our neighbors. We can vote for leaders who look for ways to cooperate with other nations in creative solutions. Requiring U.S. companies with factories in Mexico to pay a decent wage would be a good place to start.
Zana Siegel
These ranchers are victims of a massive labor migration and an uncontrolled drug trade that is taking place in their backyards. But you fail to mention that the immigrants are also victims in the vast majority of cases. What motivates people to pick up their family and move hundreds, or thousands, of miles to a different country, where they are considered illegal, despite that country's dependence on their cheap labor? It's a matter of survival for most, and they risk their lives for their own sake and for that of their family.
This does not excuse the poor treatment they inflict on the ranchers and the environment along the border. But I would challenge you to ask yourself: If you were faced with the decision to break a few laws for guaranteed employment, or watch your family suffer in desperate poverty with no hope for improved conditions, what would you do?
Michael Minkler
I'm not sure what I ever did to incur the wrath of Mr. Limberis, and frankly, I don't really care. Since you have chosen to give his opinions a forum, however, I do need to point out just a few of the facts he ignored or distorted.
First, he never mentioned the presence of a large number of people from the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association, and the testimony offered by two of their representatives. The association has been meeting with Brush Ceramics for 18 months. The association has been diligent in trying to learn the science of beryllium and the facts behind the company's plans for the future. The company responded to all their requests for information. This partnership convinced me that Brush Ceramics is trying to be a responsible neighbor and not a health threat.
Second, he never told Weekly readers that Brush Ceramics met with the Environmental Justice Action Group (EJAG), a grassroots activist organization. Based on information from that meeting, and on information provided by the Pima County Health Department and county Department of Environmental Quality, EJAG told Brush Ceramics that they were comfortable with the information provided and agreed that Brush should return in a year to provide an update. Since EJAG is a diligent group of activists, they agreed to check back on the company to make sure they are keeping the commitments they made.
Third, Mr. Limberis was selective, to say the least, in his reporting on testimony from the county. The Health Department and county DEQ told Sunnyside that there had not been any reports of disease related to beryllium exposure during the years that Brush Ceramics has been part of the district. None of the district's air monitoring surveys, which are conducted every five days, showed beryllium levels that even approached federal cutoff levels that designate health hazards, which is consistent with Brush Ceramic's air monitoring results.
While Mr. Limberis puts a lot of credence in the so-called "swipe tests," the people with expertise say they can't be relied on to indicate anything. They can only be used to ensure that equipment inside a beryllium manufacturing plant is clean enough to be taken outside for repair or maintenance. In addition, the test cannot identify the form of the material. The few particles that were detected with this test could be naturally occurring beryllium, which is found in the environment, or it could be beryllium oxide, the byproduct of processing naturally occurring beryllium. No matter where it originates, the consultants hired by Sunnyside did a careful analysis. The consultant said that the air monitoring is far below any applicable standard. In fact, the air samples have been so far below the emissions standards that it is very likely that the swipe sample detected naturally occurring beryllium from wind-blown dust, coal burning plants and other potential outside sources. There was no health hazard.
I am the only elected official who has taken the time and the trouble to tour Brush Ceramic's plant, and I have tried to be diligent in pursuing the truth about the matter. Mr. Limberis tried to portray my questions and efforts at clarification as some sort of bias on my part.
I am proud of my record on the environment, and the ratings I have received from such groups as the League of Conservation Voters. They know my record, and so do my constituents. As long as groups like that are around, the slings and arrows from someone like Mr. Limberis will always fall short of their mark.
Linda Lopez
Member, Sunnyside Unified School District Board
Arizona House of Representatives, District 29, Assistant Democratic Leader
The problem with the rodeo is not a problem of humane treatment. It is a problem of disregarding animals' inherent value--their rights to have their own interests upheld over the entertainment or financial interests of any human being. In this regard, to accept the myth of a humane "kinder, gentler" rodeo would be akin to accepting that slavery or rape could be "humane." Rodeo, slavery, rape: These are all examples of the reduction of sentient, valuable individuals into means rather than ends in themselves.
That said, I do want to point out, in slight disagreement with Tuttle, that rodeo is NOT unique in calling an activity that subjugates animals a "sport." Fishing and hunting are two such so-called sports. What is unique about rodeo--here, at least--is that its form of cruelty is condoned to the extent of granting children time off from school to attend rodeo-related activities. Imagine what we teach children when, as Tucsonans, we give the impression that it is an event worth taking time off from school--like Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Presidents Day! Surely, we can do better than that.
Mara Galvez
I am an amputee and wheelchair bound. We arrived at the theater and waited in line, only to be informed at the ticket counter that the film was being shown in the upstairs theater, completely inaccessible to me or any other similarly disabled person. What a disappointment and a waste of my valuable time!
Nowhere in any of your advertising or movie listings do you state that there is an inaccessible space at the Loft. Their recorded message does not inform anyone of that fact, either, nor is it posted in the facility. The box-office employee was apologetic and embarrassed and informed us that because it is an older building, it was grandfathered out of the legal requirement to make it accessible for the disabled.
Even though the law does not require them to adapt, it would seem to me that the least courtesy would be to inform the public in your film listings that disabled persons are unable to have access to films being screened in that room. Don't make us drive there, struggle with parking and wait in line, only to be turned away at the door!
If it is beyond the Loft's finances or interest to adapt the building, they might consider rotating whichever film is in the upstairs room to ground floor screening rooms on certain days so as to allow those of us who are denied access to be accommodated.
I hope the Loft will consider making the theater accessible to all Tucson film lovers, with or without legs, and that the Tucson Weekly will inform us when wheelchairs cannot be accommodated.
Miriam Lippel Blum
Loft Executive Director Peggy Johnson responds: I appreciate you letting us know what your experience was and what your concerns about the theater are.
Please know that we take the issue of accessibility very seriously and we have been working toward the construction of an elevator and ADA compliant restrooms since the day we purchased the Loft. We expect the cost to be significant and we are hoping to apply for government grants. In order to do that, however, we must have an architect do the technical drawings, and we have not had the funds to hire an architect to do this. Recently, we were fortunate enough to have an architect who is volunteering his time and expertise to get this done. After we get the drawings, we must get bids from three different companies and contractors, and from there, we apply for the grant. Unfortunately it's a long, complicated process.
We do have a policy of rotating our films, with the new films downstairs and the older films upstairs every day except Monday and Tuesday, when the films are flipped.
We have not done a good enough job of being consistent with this, nor have we been as aggressive as we need to be to inform our patrons of this practice. Please know that steps are being taken to rectify the situation, and we will do everything within our power to make sure that no one repeats the experience you had when you came to the Loft to see The Merchant of Venice.
Please accept my personal apologies and those of the staff and the Board of Directors, and know that your patronage is very important to all of us.


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"A time to keep silence, and a time to speak." Ecclesiastes 3:7 NKJV
Confronting at a time when the person is most receptive takes wisdom. Wife, when your husband first comes home from work, give him space before you bombard him with the problems of the day. Husband, don't wait until you arrive at the event to tell your wife you don't like the outfit she's wearing. Tell her when she can do something about it. And you should make every effort to confront a person when he or she is alone, just as Jesus commanded: "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private" (Matthew 18:15 NAS).
Confronting someone in the presence of others can cause them to become defensive in order to save face. Your goal is reconciliation, not embarrassment. If you have something "heavy" to tell someone, it's not a good idea to have the confrontation at their house or yours–select a neutral location. That way it will be easier for the person being confronted to leave the scene if he or she becomes belligerent. And there's always the possibility that this could happen. Sometimes you have to temporarily lose people, to win them later. "He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward than he who flatters with his tongue" (Proverbs 28:23 NKJV). Note the word "afterward." If you don't get the immediate response you desire, you can still win–especially if you pray and allow the Holy Spirit to work in a person's heart. But you must be willing to take the risk and confront the situation in order to bring about the change you desire. If you don't, things will remain the same–or get worse.
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Japan is the only Asian economic superpower and will retain that position for the foreseeable future, predicts John Gray in 'False Dawn: The delusions of global capitalism' ( >www.landmarkonthenet.com). As the first Asian country to industrialise and the world's largest creditor Japan has advantages possessed by no other Asian economy, he reasons.
"Its high levels of education and enormous reserves of capital make it better equipped for the knowledge-based economy of the coming century than perhaps any western country." The author, however, alerts one to the prospect of the world following Japan into deflation and depression, if these problems were not shaken off.
Problem with prescriptions
Gray takes stock of the prescriptions given by the western governments – such as that Japan cut taxes, expand public works, run large budget deficits, and dismantle the labour market that has assured full employment over the past fifty years. "If Japan accedes to these demands the result can only be to import the insoluble dilemmas of western societies without resolving any of the country's problems," he warns.
If income released by tax cuts in Japan is invested productively it is likely to be abroad, Gray reasons. "Nor will deficit financing have the desired effect on the economy. When capital is globally mobile there is no assurance that higher public borrowing will have the effect of stimulating domestic economic activity."
The book postulates that the only way the Japanese government can stimulate spending is by engineering an inflation that makes saving unprofitable. What will be the response of the public? They would save more, foresees Gray, drawing insight from the way savers have responded to inflation in other countries.
"In any case the inevitable result of such a policy would be a collapse in the yen. Because it would provoke a tit-for-tat response from other Asian countries, notably China, this is an outcome feared more than virtually any other by western governments."
New Gresham's Law
You may know that Gresham's Law is about how bad money drives out good. The new version of it, as an interesting chapter outlines, is that bad capitalism can drive out good! Gray cites environmental costs as an example to explain the new law.
"If, in one country, environmental costs are 'internalised' by a tax regime that forces them to be reflected in the costs of enterprises, but those enterprises are forced to compete in a global market with enterprises in other countries that do not carry such environmental costs, the countries that require businesses to be environmentally accountable will be at a systematic disadvantage."
He explains that, over time, either the enterprises operating in environmentally accountable regimes will be driven out of business, or the regulatory frameworks of such regimes will drift down to a common denominator in which their competitive disadvantage is reduced.
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'Ej Salaši
Nobody describes "Salaš" better than Mr. Zvonko Bogdan in his verses. Nearby to lake Ludaš, not so far from Subotica town, but isolated from everyday noise and rush, there lies homestead of Winery Zvonko Bogdan, popularly called Salaš.
Salaš represents museum of the past lifestyle in Vojvodina, while it is enriched with the Art and legacy of Mr Zvonko Bogdan.
Vineyard surrounded Salaš inspires many to forget everyday errands and stress, offers peacefulness and tranquility.
Food and wine selection, combined with romantic surrounding, is what leaves the strongest impression on guests: soup of Guinea fowl, meat roasted under the "peka", and strudel with cherries, poppy seeds, pumpkin and walnuts.
Capacities of Salaš include:
- Great hall for 180 guests,
- Club hall for 50 guests,
- Garden with patio for 250 guests.


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Wrap up the 50th anniversary year of Dallas Heritage Village at the 46th annual Candlelight Holiday Celebration, and celebrate the holiday season with Texas' earliest residents. Experience the holiday traditions of the late 1800s: Take a stroll and experience gleeful carolers, holiday storytelling, hand-weaving, blacksmithing, interpreters in traditional costume, and many other festive activities such as the popular American Flyer model train exhibit in the Depot, operated by the Lone Star Flyer Model Train Club. Tell St. Nicholas your holiday wishes, ride on a hay wagon pulled by a vintage tractor, and enjoy entertainment and performances by local groups on three stages all evening. Explore a variety of historic buildings, circa 1840-1910, decorated for the holidays. Festive foods are available for purchase from food trucks as well as a bake sale, traditional kettle corn, nuts and more. dallasheritagevillage.org
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Robert Elmer "Bob" Balaban (born August 16, 1945) is an American actor, author, producer, and director.[1] He was one of the producers nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for Gosford Park (2001), in which he also appeared.
Balaban was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Eleanor (née Pottasch) and Elmer Balaban, who owned several movie theatres and later was a pioneer in cable television.[2][3] His mother acted under the name Eleanor Barry.[4] His uncles were dominant forces in the theatre business; they founded the Balaban and Katz Theatre circuit in Chicago, a chain which included the Chicago and Uptown Theatres.[5] Balaban's father and uncle Harry founded the H & E Balaban Corporation in Chicago, which operated its own movie palaces including the Esquire Theatre in Chicago. They later owned a powerful group of television stations and cable television franchises. His uncle Barney Balaban was president of Paramount Pictures for nearly 30 years from 1936 to 1964.[6] His maternal grandmother's second husband, Sam Katz, was a vice president at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer beginning in 1936. Sam had been early partners with Bob's uncles Abe, Barney, John, and Max in forming Balaban and Katz. Sam also served as President of the Publix theatre division of Paramount Pictures.
Balaban began his college career at Colgate University where he joined Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and then transferred to New York University. He lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his family. He is Jewish.[7] His paternal grandparents emigrated from Russia to Chicago, while his mother's family was from Germany, Russia, and Romania.[3]
One of his earliest appearances in film was in 1969's Midnight Cowboy. Prior to that, he filled the role of "Linus" in the original off-Broadway production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown in 1967.[8] Among his early roles in the 1970s were those of Orr in Catch-22 and the interpreter David Laughlin in the 1977 Steven Spielberg science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In 1979 he received a Tony Award nomination for his role in The Inspector General. During the 1980s he appeared in films such as Altered States and 2010. He directed the Randy Quaid picture Parents, and the Armin Mueller-Stahl picture The Last Good Time.
Balaban has had supporting roles in films such as Absence of Malice, Bob Roberts, Deconstructing Harry, Ghost World, The Majestic, Lady in the Water and Christopher Guest's Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration.
Balaban appeared in Miami Vice as reporter Ira Stone, a nemesis of G. Gordon Liddy's character. In the 1990s, Balaban had a recurring role on the fourth season of Seinfeld as Russell Dalrymple, the fictional president of NBC. He also played Warren Littlefield, a real-world NBC executive, in The Late Shift, about the battle between Jay Leno and David Letterman for NBC's The Tonight Show. Balaban continued his ties to Littlefield in 2012 with his performance of Littlefield's autobiography, Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV.[9] In 1999, Balaban made a guest appearance in the sitcom Friends as Phoebe Buffay's father Frank in "The One With Joey's Bag". In 2010, Balaban appeared as Judge Clayton Horn, the real-life judge who presided over the obscenity trial of Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Lights Bookstore in the movie Howl.
In 2001, Balaban produced the Robert Altman picture Gosford Park, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. He also appeared in the movie as Morris Weissman, a Hollywood producer. He appeared in an episode of Entourage as a doctor known for writing prescriptions for medical marijuana.
He directed the film Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons. He has also directed several episodes of the Showtime series Nurse Jackie.[10]
Balaban is the author of a series of six children's novels featuring a bionic dog named McGrowl.[11]
In September 2011, Balaban was featured with John Lithgow in the Broadway debut of the play, '8' — a staged reenactment of the federal trial that overturned California's Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage — as Judge Vaughn Walker.[12] The production was held at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights.[13][14]
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