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Quartz Daily Brief reaches 50,000 subscribers
January 24, 2014 – The Quartz Daily Brief, a morning news email for "smart, busy people," has just surpassed 50,000 subscribers.
Each day, Quartz's team of reporters culls from the world's news sources to write a roundup of the most important, interesting things happening globally. The result: an expertly curated, read-in-five-minutes email that's being called "the best thing in my inbox," "my news lifeblood" and "[a] must read."
The Daily Brief goes through a thorough editorial process and is written and edited by several Quartz journalists, including global news editor Gideon Lichfield and senior Asia correspondent Adam Pasick. Editors work around the clock to produce the Brief's three global editions, which arrive for readers during their mornings in Asia, Europe/Africa, and the Americas.
"It may sound retro, but a very high-quality email briefing is an optimal mobile news product for many people," said Kevin J. Delaney, Quartz editor in chief and co-founder. "Readers tell us the Daily Brief is the first thing they look at on their phones as they begin their day. And Quartz's team of journalists takes a lot of care to provide them with the most useful and interesting collection of news developments, matters of debate, and surprising discoveries in the world."
The Daily Brief's unique tone and content have attracted a special community of business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and thinkers, who read the email regularly. The Daily Brief's open rate (the percentage of all emails sent that are opened) is above 40%, a level much higher than the industry average.
You can sign up for the Quartz Daily Brief for free here.
Quartz Promotes Ryan Grabenkort to Regional Director, West Coast and APAC
December 19, 2013—Quartz announces today the promotion of Ryan Grabenkort to Regional Director, West Coast and APAC. Based in San Francisco, Grabenkort will continue managing West Coast sales and will also manage Quartz' representative firm, Novuus, in Singapore. Grabenkort will continue to report to Joy Robins, Vice President of Advertising and Strategy at Quartz.
"As Quartz continues to expand and focus on global opportunities, Ryan is the right person to focus on growing our advertising base in Asia," Robins said. "He is a media executive with a successful track record and a sophisticated understanding of the market we operate in."
Previously, Grabenkort has also worked worked as Managing Director for National Journal, West Coast Director and Director of Advertising for The Atlantic, and Associate Director of Advertising for Government Executive.
Quartz has grown it's readership to 4MM unique readers per month, doubled its revenue in 2014 over 2013, and brought in more than 40 new accounts, including Ryan's new business this year from BlackRock, iShares, Adobe, Salesforce, Charles Schwab, Sony, VMware, Cathay Pacific, and others.
Quartz Launches Annotations
Presented by Citi
August 6, 2013—Quartz (QZ.com) has launched annotations, a new service that allows readers to contribute to articles on the site, it was announced today by editor-in-chief Kevin J. Delaney. Readers can now annotate Quartz stories on the level of individual paragraphs, in a new spin on commenting that is intended to encourage thoughtful contributions and feature them prominently alongside the original content.
This new feature is presented by Citi.
"Our aim with Quartz from the start has been to rethink any conventions of websites that didn't serve the readers," said Delaney. "We felt strongly that reader comments were traditionally too often hidden, and unanchored from the original content they were about. With annotations, we're allowing Quartz readers to comment right next to specific points in articles and share those views with their colleagues and friends."
Some of the earliest newspapers had wide margins for readers to jot down their notes next to articles. And the web's technical architects initially planned to include similar annotation functionality across all of the internet. It's in these traditions that Quartz is now empowering readers to engage in discussions in the margins of its articles.
Quartz reporters and editors are themselves actively participating in the discussions, and will feature annotations that are particularly insightful. Readers can respond to each other, and easily share any annotations via social networks and email.
A video showcasing how annotations works can be found here. Quartz's team has written about the feature here.
"The point is to encourage thoughtful discussion and tap into the deep body of expertise among our readers," added Delaney. "We view the launch of annotations as just a start, and plan to further build out the feature as we see how readers are using it."
Five million unique visitors came to Quartz in July, the site's 10th month in existence, according to Omniture where roughly 40% of them live outside of the US. 65% of readers are classified as business executives, according to Bizo analysis.
You can follow Quartz on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Google+, Sina Weibo, and App.net.
About: Quartz is a global business news brand launched by Atlantic Media in September 2012. It provides a 24/7 digital guide to the new global economy designed to serve business professionals who travel the world, are focused on international markets, and value critical thinking. Quartz is optimized for access on tablets and mobile devices, and is also easily accessible on computers. Free and built for social distribution with no pay walls, registration walls, or app downloads, Quartz is ad supported and can be accessed at qz.com.
Quartz (QZ.com) Reaches 5 Million Uniques
August 1, 2013—Quartz (QZ.com) reached a new traffic record with five million unique visitors in the month of July. The extremely rapid growth since the site's launch just ten months ago shows the power of Quartz's strong global business content and its embrace of the free and open web.
"The incredible traffic growth we've seen has outpaced our most optimistic forecasts for this year," said Jay Lauf, SVP & Group Publisher, Atlantic Media. "Even more exciting is the incredible target audience we've been able to attract. That is, in turn, attracting blue chip advertisers from across categories."
According to Bizo, 65% of Quartz's audience are executive level decision-makers. About 40% of readers come from outside the US, with Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and Germany among the top geographies. The monthly unique visitor numbers are according to Omniture.
The most visited of Quartz's "obsessions" this month were: the mobile web, China's transition, energy shocks, space business, the sea, and the future of finance.
Interest in Quartz continues to attract campaigns from top-tier advertisers including: Adobe, Box, Colloquy, Cathay Pacific, Growth Accelerator, Harvard Business School, KPMG, Morgan Stanley, Rolex, and Sony.
You can follow Quartz on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Google+, Sina Weibo, and App.net.
About: Quartz is a global business news website launched by Atlantic Media in September 2012. It provides a 24/7 digital guide to the new global economy designed to serve business professionals who travel the world, are focused on international markets, and value critical thinking. Quartz is optimized for access on tablets and mobile devices, and is also easily accessible on computers. Free and built for social distribution with no pay walls, registration walls, or app downloads, Quartz is ad supported and can be accessed simply at qz.com.
Quartz (QZ.com) Reaches over 2 Million Uniques
Launches Re-Design and New Obsessions
April 29, 2013—Quartz (QZ.com) is launching a re-design to its desktop and tablet experiences, it was announced today by Quartz Editor-in-Chief Kevin J. Delaney. Quartz was designed with the reader in mind, and this evolution will improve the site's navigation and make the user experience even better.
Changes to the site include:
The site reached a new traffic high with over two million unique visitors (Omniture) for the month of April. Quartz launched in the fall of 2012 and has seen steady growth for the last six with 40% of readers coming from outside the US including Canada, the UK, India, Australia, and Germany.
"Readers are responding to the smart global coverage we do everyday, and sharing it with others on the web," said Delaney. "They're coming to us for creative analysis of the news, original reporting, data visualizations and unique commentary. Our goal with the latest site changes is to let the stories shine even more for readers, and simplify everything else."
As part of their continuing discussion about the most important issues for global business people, Quartz's journalists have made changes to the site's "Obsessions" so that they now include: Mobile Web, Future of Finance, Internet of Everything, China's Transition, How We Buy, Debt, Borders, US Immigration, Space Business, and Abenomics. The "Obsessions" of the staff will help define a significant portion of Quartz's coverage, and will change over time with global developments and news.
"The reactions we are seeing to Quartz on Twitter and in emails we receive is almost embarrassingly effusive," said Jay Lauf, SVP & Group Publisher, Atlantic Media. "Clearly Kevin and his team are delivering a really special product and the ad integrations we've delivered for companies as disparate as Boeing, KPMG, and Ralph Lauren have been similarly praised."
Last month, Quartz released an updated interface for its mobile experience as well. This includes more intuitive navigation, a cleaner design, and offline support so readers can take Quartz anywhere even when not connected to the Internet. The site uses HTML5 technology and a responsive design approach so it's easy for readers to access it using whatever device is at hand. Quartz recently won first place for Design at the 2013 Digiday Digital Publishing awards.
QZ.com Ends The Year Over 1.4 Million Uniques
January 7, 2013—Quartz ended 2012 with over 1.4 million unique visitors (omniture) for the month of December, it was announced today by Quartz Editor-in-Chief Kevin J. Delaney. The site launched September 24th and for the last month of the year at least 30% of visitors to qz.com came from social referrals and 48% of visitors were from mobile/tablet devices.
"The rapid growth of Quartz's readership shows the great demand for smart coverage of global business on the open, social, mobile web," said Delaney. "We're building on the success of our first three months by hiring more international journalists and readying a series of improvements to the site."
Close to 40% of visitors to Quartz came from foreign countries (with visits from more than 190 countries) including Canada, the UK, France, Australia, India, and Germany. The most visited "obsessions" (the patterns, trends, and tectonic shifts that shape the world in which global business professionals live) were the fiscal cliff, the mobile web, and the China slowdown.
"In just over three months, Quartz has reached beyond the benchmarks we set for ourselves," said Jay Lauf, SVP & Group Publisher, Quartz and The Atlantic. "Readers and advertisers are responding positively to the content, clean design, and the bold new ad formats."
840,343 unique visitors came to the site during the month of October and increased to 858,183 for November 2012. You can follow Quartz on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Google+, Sina Weibo, and App.net.
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Quartz (QZ.com) Off To A Strong Start
November 2, 2012—Less than six weeks after its launch, Quartz (qz.com) is attracting readers from around the world with a mix of original reporting and analysis, content-rich graphics, selective aggregation, and a clean, responsive design that works easily across a range of devices. 840,343 unique visitors came to the site during the month of October. Readers have enthusiastically embraced Quartz's free content and open approach to the social web. Nearly 40% of visitors to qz.com came from social referrals last month.
"Quartz has quickly managed to attract a global and mobile readership for our coverage of the most important and interesting issues for business readers," said Kevin J. Delaney, Quartz's editor in chief. "We're continuing to improve the site and refine our reporting and analysis on an ongoing basis, and are thankful for the excellent response so far."
Traffic in October was buoyed by Quartz's coverage of Hurricane Sandy, which included links to live webcams throughout the northeastern US and tips for managing cell phone power during the storm. Quartz's staff reported news continuously this week, despite the ongoing loss of electricity in its SoHo headquarters.
Throughout October, Quartz's varied mix of global business news attracted attention with pieces ranging from a pointed take on the issues facing Intel and analysis of central bank policies to data looking at dog ownership around the world as an economic indicator. In its first full month, Quartz has featured coverage of dozens of countries. More than 40% of last month's unique visitors to qz.com came from outside the United States.
"The rapid growth in traffic and worldwide attention for this brand new offering is exceeding our expectations," said Quartz publisher Jay Lauf. "We are also seeing increased engagement with our advertisers as traffic has grown. Our branded content solution, 'Bulletin', is striking a chord with readers, some of whom have let us know that they enjoy the content from our partners as well as the editorial coverage."
About 30% of Quartz's traffic in October came from individuals using smartphones and tablets. Qz.com was created as a responsive, web app optimized for use on mobile devices.
New Global Business News Brand at QZ.com
September 24, 2012—Atlantic Media Company President Justin B. Smith announced today the official launch of Quartz, the company's new global business news outlet, which can be found online at qz.com. Quartz is designed to serve digitally savvy business professionals who travel the world, are focused on international markets, and value critical, forward-looking coverage of the new global economy.
"Atlantic Media Company has endeavored to bring high-quality digital content to influential readers around the United States, and we are proud of our success," said Smith. "With Quartz, we are expanding our mission to serve the needs of an important new audience—business leaders who live and work around the world. Quartz's goal is to be the 24/7 digital guide to the new global business order, providing international business leaders with the information and analysis they need to succeed."
Quartz is a website optimized for mobile phones and tablets. And as an HTML5 web app, it works seamlessly across a range of devices, from smartphones to desktop computers. It does not need to be downloaded from an app store and can be accessed simply by going to qz.com.
Quartz is free and built for social distribution: there are no pay walls, registration walls, or app store walls. The site's radically simple, responsive design helps readers get essential information as quickly as possible.
Quartz's staff is focused on core topics of seismic importance that fall into three main categories: news, commentary, and lifestyle and management. Coverage will be rooted in what Quartz calls "obsessions," the patterns, trends, and tectonic shifts that shape the world in which global business professionals live.
Initial core obsessions include the impact of shifting energy supplies around the world; the explosion of the mobile web; the growth and habits of the consumer class; China's economic deceleration; the rise of digital payment systems; life and business in a world of low interest rates; the roots of the next financial crisis; the future of Europe; and the role of the modern state.
Quartz will also feature agenda-setting commentary on business, economics, and society by leading thinkers around the world. Content will flow through Quartz 24/7, targeting its English-speaking but firmly international audience. Writers in Europe and Asia will update the site during the working day in their time zones. They will also contribute to Quartz's daily global briefing, which will be set to hit email inboxes with updated versions tailored for the mornings in Asia, Europe, and North America.
"Like Wired in the 1990s and The Economist in the 1840s, Quartz embodies the era in which it is being created," said Quartz Editor in Chief Kevin J. Delaney. "We are publishing journalism that's purely digital and framed by a broad worldview. Today's launch is the beginning of an ongoing process of innovation around the best ways to report and deliver information to Quartz readers worldwide. "
Delaney has assembled a staff of veteran journalists from some of the world's most prestigious news organizations. Among them, they have reported from 115 countries and speak 19 languages. (Quartz's development and reporting staff also knows 19 programming languages.)
Beginning this week, Quartz content will also be available on the ground-breaking social magazine, Flipboard, which offers beautiful magazine-like experiences of Web content on the iPad and other platforms. Flipboard has more than 20 million users, with 3 billion flips per month.
"Quartz is pioneering how to launch a publication, and by working with them, we hope to demonstrate how new publications can reach millions of mobile readers," said Christina Mace-Turner, head of partnerships at Flipboard. "We are excited to bring our readers stories from Quartz about what's going on in business around the world."
Quartz is ad-supported and its launch sponsors are Boeing, Cadillac, Chevron, and Credit Suisse. In 2013 Quartz will be accepting advertising from other clients.
For more information, please visit qz.com. You can also follow Quartz on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Google+, Sina Weibo, and App.net.
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Steven Spielberg's acceptance video was unable to be broadcast on Sky due to ITC regulations regarding his shameless plugging of Empire. For the full, unedited video, watch the Quicktime clip further down the page.
Tom Hanks:
"Hello. I'm Tom Hanks, your intrepid American correspondent for Empire magazine with a very special, delightful honour tonight. Usually I'm not an envious man and usually I'm not a jealous actor but I certainly am of Tom Cruise and the rest of the cast of a certain picture that came out this summer. It's director is the best director of the year and the movie is, of course, Minority Report."
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"Readers, thank you very much. This is beautiful. We had a great year, 2002. Tom Cruise and I worked on this together and then Tom Hanks and I on Catch Me If You Can. I love your magazine and read it all the time - as much as you do - and I'm just honoured by all readers who voted for me as Best Director. Thank you very much. And you are a wise and sage group of readers indeed!"
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John McAfee, the founder of the world-renowned security solutions provider, is accused of having murdered his neighbor. McAfee claims that he's innocent and he even believes that he might have been the killer's target.
It's no secret to anyone that John McAfee doesn't get along with authorities from Belize. Back in April, the Gang Suppression Unit raided his home, confiscated his weapons and his passport, killed one of his dogs, and arrested him.
At the time, the charges were dropped, but now he's certain that they're fed up with him and they want him out of the picture for good.
According to reports, Gregory Faull, McAfee's 52-year-old neighbor, was found murdered in his house on Saturday. He was shot in the back of his head, most likely with a 9mm Luger.
Authorities suspect McAfee because he allegedly had an argument with Faull before the murder.
However, the founder of the antivirus firm told Wired that he knew nothing about the murder, except for the fact that he heard the gun shots. On the other hand, he believed that he might have been the killer's target.
"I thought maybe they were coming for me. They mistook him for me. They got the wrong house," he explained.
Wired's Joshua Davis explains that McAfee's problems with his neighbors might be caused by his six dogs. Faull is said to have even filed official complaints against him.
Coincidentally or not, on Friday night, someone poisoned all his dogs. Although his unhappy neighbors would seem the prime suspects, McAfee says that they're all dog lovers and he points the finger at Belize authorities.
McAfee has gone into hiding. He believes that if the police get to him, they'll kill him.
"You can say I'm paranoid about it but they will kill me, there is no question. They've been trying to get me for months. They want to silence me. I am not well liked by the prime minister. I am just a thorn in everybody's side," he said.
However, he doesn't plan on leaving the country any time soon.
On the other side of the fence, Belize law enforcement representatives deny the allegations according to which they're after him. They've admitted that he is the main suspect in this case, but they claim they have nothing personal against him and they deny having poisoned his dogs.


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Golden girl Heather Stanning still gunning for glory in Army career
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After winning Olympic gold in London 2012, Captain Heather Stanning has hung up her oars and returned to the Army. She talks to Lorraine McBride
Just weeks after what she described as "the best moment of my life", Captain Heather Stanning is back in uniform with her Army regiment in Wiltshire.
For two years, University of Bath graduate Heather was granted leave to train for the Olympics.
But while getting back to routine is a far cry from the euphoria of winning Britain's first gold medal of London 2012 with Minerva Bath Rowing Club teammate Helen Glover, she wouldn't have it any other way.
"I think being part of the Armed Forces is such a great thing," she says. "It's such a family and I'm so proud to be associated with them. I'm not quite ready to make that break."
Weighing up whether to go back to the day job, Heather – of 32 Regiment Royal Artillery (32 Regt RA) based at Larkhill – readily admits she was torn by loyalty to crewmate Helen Glover with a desire to get back in uniform.
Heather, who hails from Yeovil in Somerset, is aiming for Rio in 2016 but her main priority remains the Army and she won't participate in British trials for the new season.
While content to put her rowing career on ice, any disappointment is compensated by her excitement at being back in uniform.
"I'm very keen to keep my career going so I want the experience being back in a regiment working with the guys, almost having the year to myself, and then throw myself into rowing again," she said.
Reliving the Olympic final, she says that their early commanding lead barely registered in the heat of battle.
"So for me, it felt a lot closer," she explains. "When I look back and see at one point there's a five-second gap it feels an awful long way. I've got clear memories of parts of the race and other parts where the race just happened, but winning was a fantastic feeling."
Moments after the race, BBC commentator John Inverdale showed Heather footage of cheering troops watching the final from Afghanistan who had sent her a good luck message the night before.
"That was really touching," she says. "Seeing them able to watch the race was really cool because they're so far away from home and detached from everything, so for them to be able to watch, relate to it and know someone competing was great. It was really touching to watch it back and recognise faces in the crowd."
Hours after their victory, the pair carried out wall-to-wall media interviews before being whisked to TV studios in London, and the following morning their faces filled the front pages.
"It was funny and felt as if someone had played a prank, printed out something off the web and put it in a fake newspaper in front of us. It was very strange and we laughed as it seemed crazy."
When Heather met Dame Kelly Holmes, an ex-Army drill sergeant, she was slightly 'awestruck' to meet her childhood idol. But it fast became the other way round as famous figures flocked to congratulate her and Helen and request a photo, which still takes her back.
"Helen and I were like 'Oh Gosh it's so and so!' It was really weird and we almost didn't get the opportunity to say what we wanted because we were a bit too gobsmacked."
Now when people utter the phrase 'Olympic champion' within earshot, Heather catches herself.
"I always think they're talking about someone else," she says.
Since the Games, Heather has been recognised in a variety of remote locations. On a train in Cornwall, two old ladies told her that despite knowing nothing about sport, they'd been glued to the TV.
Life changed overnight after that race and Heather has barely set foot in a boat since.
"I've been enjoying time off and letting my body recover because it's quite stressful on the body and it's nice to get out and do other things."
Heather is aware of the huge media interest and is keen to be a role model that youngsters can look up to. She believes that winning gold has boosted her confidence, and, with no shortage of offers pouring in, she visits schools where teachers play a DVD of her triumph and chats to youngsters, disarmed by their out-of-the-mouths-of-babes approach.
"The kids are brilliant and ask all sorts of questions from how fast the boat goes to do I like the person I row with, which was funny," she smiles.
So is it possible that having proved her military credentials, she will then take up oars again in time for Rio?
"Well, that's my plan at the moment. I've just got to prove that I'm good enough to do that. I'm keeping my military career going and having a year to just keep fit and healthy, do other things, and then get back into rowing and work towards Rio."
Although resigning her Army commission was an option, Heather says: "I joined the Army for various reasons and a lot are still true. There are things that I want to achieve so I wasn't quite ready to give up my dream yet which is why I'm going to try to keep the two going together."
Now a junior operations officer, Heather is focused on getting troops trained up to go on tour and hopes to go to Afghanistan in 2013. For now though, she is finding her feet.
"I'm finding out all the military things I should know and do. The uniform has changed, so getting a new uniform, reorientating myself, and I've got a lot to learn about the changes since I've been away so I've been doing a lot of reading up."
Ask if she accessorised her uniform with a certain gold medal, she nods: "I didn't wear it round my neck but I did carry it because all the soldiers want to see it."
As the Army's only serving female Olympian, do people treat her differently?
"I suppose it is unique," says Heather. "But I don't think they're awestruck. Quite a few knew me before but they're just really pleased for me and I'm really glad that they get to hold it [her medal] as well."
She carries her gold medal on her person constantly.
"I keep it with me most of the time, otherwise it's locked up in the Mess," she says. "It's not locked in a bank vault but that's mainly because I want to be able to access it and show people."
Back with 32 Regt RA, Heather still holds military ambitions.
"I want to fulfil all the things I joined the Army for, goals like having roles of command and opportunities to do things with an incredible bunch of people. Soldiers are highly motivated individuals and disciplined about what they're doing. It's a real honour just to work alongside these people and to be a leader of any of them is amazing and something I still want to do.
"I'm going to keep working towards it and I know my peers are very competitive within this regiment so I want to make sure I do a good job within the next couple of years.
"I'm incredibly grateful for all the support I've had from the Army and wider military and so much looking forward to getting back to work and being part of it all again."


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A high-level international workshop convened by IPSO met at the University of Oxford earlier this year. It was the first inter-disciplinary international meeting of marine scientists of its kind and was designed to consider the cumulative impact of multiple stressors on the ocean, including warming, acidification, and overfishing.
The 27 participants from 18 organisations in 6 countries produced a grave assessment of current threats — and a stark conclusion about future risks to marine and human life if the current trajectory of damage continues: that the world's ocean is at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history.
Delegates called for urgent and unequivocal action to halt further declines in ocean health.
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Local motor sports column: Germain's Mears hoping for strong finish at The Glen
NAPLES - After negotiating a three-turn Pocono track this past weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams take on the road course at Watkins Glen, N.Y., on Sunday afternoon.
Germain Racing's Casey Mears is a skilled road-course racer, and he has hopes of building some momentum after a couple of subpar outings.
The team owned by Naples' Bob Germain Jr. did just as Germain predicted it would during festivities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the week before. Mears campaigned the No. 13 Geico Ford Fusion at Pocono, but without full sponsorship, he was off the track after 40 laps. He had qualified 29th and finished 35th among the 43 starters.
The rain-shortened race was won by Jeff Gordon, his first checkered flag of the 2012 season.
Brake problems were listed as the official reason for Mears' exit from the track known as the Tricky Triangle.
Mears still held onto his 28th spot in the driver points, and Germain remained 28th in the owners points heading to The Glen. A year ago, Mears finished 20th at challenging road course.
Germain is taking the 2012 season in stride.
"This year has just been a lot more fun for me personally because we've really simplified the operation," he said at Indy. "We got out of the truck series. We've got a much smaller group of employees. It's a lot more manageable for me. And I get more enjoyment out of it really because I don't do this for a living. This is my passion and my hobby."
Germain said the team's goal is to make into the top 25 in the standings by season's end. A spot in the top 25 in the owner points would make the team eligible for some bonus money that will be doled out by NASCAR at season's end.
Locked into the Watkins Field Glen, Mears will qualify at 11:30 Saturday.
PGS remains closed: Local stock car racing fans are reminded that the Punta Gorda Speedway in Charlotte County remains close as the summer break continues. Racing at the 3/8-mile, paved oval will resume in September.
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Pastor's retirement ends family's 60-year ministry at Utah church
Bluffdale • This is the story of the man who sits in the chair that rests in the foyer that graces the house that Ken built.
That house is a house of worship, Midvalley Bible Church, and that man is a man of God, retiring Pastor Ken Hornok.
Days away from delivering his final sermon, Hornok, 68, reflected on a life that took him from Illinois to Utah to Washington, D.C., to Texas and back to the Beehive State and on a ministry that saw him inherit the congregation his father had founded in Murray 60 years ago and move it, grow it, lead it and inspire it for nearly four decades.
Yes, it's been quite a journey, one that began with Ken Hornok's birth in Chicago.
As a young boy, he suffered from severe ear infections. A doctor told his father, John Hornok, who was attending Chicago's Moody Bible Institute, that his son needed to live in a dry climate and suggested the family move to Denver, Phoenix or Salt Lake City.
The elder Hornok selected Utah and with little more than a prayer held the first service of what was then the Murray Bible Church on Sept. 13, 1953, on the second floor of the Murray Fire Hall. Seven Hornok family members and a few members of the Bethel Baptist Church attended.
The church kept moving as it grew, meeting at the Fraternal Order of Eagles building and then the Murray Youth Center, a frigid, warehouselike building that was nearly impossible to heat. Finally, in 1955, the church bought the old Christ Lutheran Church at 171 E. 4800 South.
Ken Hornok left Utah in the 1960s to attend Washington Bible College six blocks from the White House. There, he met his wife, Marcia. After graduating, he went to the Dallas Theological Seminary and began his ministerial career in Fort Worth.
Then came another Utah call.
After leading the Murray Bible Church for 21 years, John Hornok decided it was time to retire. He chose Ken one of five sons, all of whom would become ministers to succeed him.
So Ken Hornok, with his young son and an eight-months-pregnant wife, left Texas and the South to take over an independent Bible church in a much more difficult place: Mormon-dominated Utah.
As 51 people watched, the younger Hornok was installed Nov. 4, 1974, at the same service where the congregation bid farewell to John, who died in 2008 at age 86.
"It was an interesting transition to come and replace my father," Ken recalled. "My father was a strong, pioneer-type personality. ⦠I am a builder, a maintenance-type of an individual. It was just challenging."
The church moved to Midvale, where the congregation bought an old Mormon meetinghouse. Hornok changed the name to Midvalley Bible Church. Years later, the congregation needed an even bigger building and sold that property. While raising funds, the church held services in a closed furniture store, Murray Park, Midvale Park and a mortuary.
Finally, on March 17, 2007, Hornok held the first meeting at the church's current home, a state-of-the-art building at 13985 S. 2700 West in Bluffdale that serves about 175 worshippers.
Not only did he build up the church spiritually, but he helped build it physically as well. Hornok painted the interior and served as the acting contractor for the wings containing six classrooms, the fellowship hall and kitchen.
"This is my life," Hornok said four days before he was to deliver his final Sunday sermon.
He confessed that it's not easy to leave a nearly 60-year ministry started by his dad.
"Since I have made the decision, I have felt emotions I did not think I would feel," said the veteran minister, a father of three sons and three daughters.
"After September 1 comes, where do I go from here?" he wondered. "That's a real sense I don't have locked in. But my philosophy on this is that God will close a door behind me before he will open a door in front of me."
Bible churches typically turn to a "transitional pastor" when replacing a longtime minister. That helps ease the way for a new preacher, who will be selected by the church's search committee.
Of course, following Hornok won't be easy. After decades of sermons and services, he earned a reputation as an excellent Bible instructor.
Those skills, according to longtime member Larry Culberson, are what drew him and his family to Hornok's congregation when they moved to Utah 30 years ago from Memphis.
"He is one of the best Bible teachers in the valley," Culberson said. "He can take a portion of scripture and explain it in detail as far as its context, what it means to other parts of scripture at that point, and being able to apply it to our lives today."
Jim Thatcher, a church member since 1965, called Hornok a spiritual mentor whose clear teaching of the Bible helps him apply lessons taught Sunday in daily life.
Hornok performed the marriage for Thatcher's eldest son, baptized his three sons, officiated at the funeral of his wife's mother and put together a 50th-anniversary celebration for Thatcher and his wife. Thatcher's son Tom, who attended the church, served as a missionary doctor in Nigeria for 19 years alongside his wife, Rosie.
In fact, under the two Hornoks' ministries, 60 congregants have entered Christian service, 56 of them as full-time workers, including 20 foreign missionaries.
"We are going to miss him a lot," said church elder Harry Hoover. "He has been a good personal friend and has been a great teacher and pastor for the 30 years I have been there."
Marcia Hornok has been at her husband's side throughout his career. She watched as Hornok, three of his brothers and a brother-in-law, all ministers, performed the first wedding ceremony at the new building between the couple's daughter Leah and Jon Gingery.
Since Marcia's relatives live in the East, she said church members have been like her family. They helped the Hornoks through their children's surgeries, a house fire and her two bouts with cancer.
"My best memories will probably be about people responding to God through our ministry, like when the children spontaneously applauded because of what God had done after I told them the account of Elijah on Mount Carmel," she said. "Or the elderly woman who heard the gospel for about the 20th time and said, 'Well, I just think everyone ought to believe that. It's so simple!' Or friends who tell me they like the insights in my gift book and want to order copies for their friends. And the sweet 83-year-old who hugs me every Sunday and reminds me she is praying for Ken and me."
Ken Hornok worked hard on his final sermon. He normally preaches from handwritten notes. This time, though, he wrote the entire text because there were certain things he wanted to say.
One of several gifts the grateful congregation gave to its retiring pastor was a table saw, an appropriate symbol for a man who loves to build.
Witness the church he built, led and fed for nearly 40 years.
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Where • 13985 S. 2700 West, Bluffdale
When • Sunday: Prayer time, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.
More information • http://www.midvalleybible.org/
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THE leadership of the House of Representatives defended Saturday its decision to distribute committee membership to the legislators belonging to the independent minority bloc.
House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte said that it is the duty of every lawmaker to legislate thus every member of the House should not be deprived to participate in the committee deliberations.
"I gave them committee assignments because I just felt like everybody ought to be doing something specific and have a particular committee to which he [/she] belongs," Belmonte said.
He dismissed the allegations that the committee assignments were given to independent minority bloc members as reward for their support of the Resolution of Both House No. 1, which seeks to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
The Speaker said that he gave the assignments on his own, "but upon consultation with the majority leader who opposes and with the minority leader was willing."
Members of the independent minority bloc include Representatives Ferdinand Martin Romualdez (Leyte), Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Pampanga), Diosdado "Dato" Arroyo (Camarines Sur); Victor Ortega (La Union); Lani Mercado-Revilla (Cavite); Aleta Suarez (Quezon); Philip Pichay (Surigao del Sur); Jonathan dela Cruz (Abakada) Lito Atienza (Buhay).
Belmonte appealed to some lawmakers to stop questioning his decision.
"I really feel very bad when our companions here, some lawmakers---with malicious minds---ascribe bad intention to such a good thing as giving every member [of the House] a chance to participate fully," Belmonte said.
Some lawmakers in the minority bloc had earlier expressed wariness that the Speaker's move is tied with the Charter change (Cha-cha) push "to get the needed number" to pass the amendments easing the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
Earlier, Belmonte filed RBH No. 1 at the opening of the 16th Congress last July 5 to add the phrase "Unless Provided by Law" in portions of the Constitution particularly on Sections 2, 3, 7, 10, and 11 of Article 12 (National Patrimony and Economy); Section 4 of Article 14 (Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports); and Section 11 of Article 16 (General Provisions).
Belmonte said that latest measure it is the simplest form of amending the Charter, adding that it will not directly allowed the restoration of foreign ownership in the country but rather but rather "just providing keys to meet contingencies." (Sunnex)
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The English settled in the town of Surat in south-east India in 1611. From there they began to expand both trade and control in India. However, the lack of a possession on the west coast slowed the development of trade by the East India Company. Luckily, the island of Bombay passed to Charles II in 1665 in the dowry of his Portuguese wife Catherine of Braganza. The island was transferred to the East India Company in 1668 at an annual rent of £10 to the king. The activities of the Company transferred to Bombay from Surat and the settlement grew in importance.
It was decided to produce a coinage which might supercede local currencies in the Company's territories. The proposal was approved, and a mint authorized from 1671. The earliest issues were crudely produced pieces, in the name of the Company with a Latin inscription. In 1675 royal confirmation of the Company's right to coin was received, with the condition that they did not use the names of any coins current in the king's dominions. In 1677 the resulting type was introduced, with English legends, in the name of the king. One side reads THE RUPEE OF BOMBAIM, surrounded by a statement of the king's authority, and the other side has the king's arms and titles.
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You probably wouldn't even care if I did spoil the ending, because despite a decent set-up and the potential for a pretty intriguing payoff, the ending was crap. Part of the problem was the hamming it up for the camera by James Naughton as Gilbert Radburn. At least he embraced his limited acting range and just said screw it. "I'm not very good so I'm going to go for gusto! And enthusiasm!"
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But that fight scene? Radburn blows Myka and Pete against the wall with an arrow. Yes, wind came out of the arrow; now granted it was an artifact, but still. Then, he monologues to his arch-nemesis Jeff Weaver. Actually, Jeff's father was his arch-nemesis, but I guess it passes on from one generation to the next or something.
Blah, blah, blah. Oh, you talked long enough for Pete to recover. Good job. Then Pete picked up the arrow Radburn laid down, but Pete doesn't bother to blow him with it. He just stabs that arrow right into his heart. And just after Radburn had acquired fire and "completed the transformation." PS: I guess the transformation was internal, because on the outside he looked like the same old actor. Then he blew up. Into the sky.
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The world's Catholic population is now 1.166 billion, according to the latest Vatican yearbook. The figure shows an increase of 1.7% in 2007: the last year for which full statistics are available.
The 2010 edition of the Annuario Pontificio was presented to Pope Benedict XVI on February 22. The yearbook shows a rise in the number of Catholic priests during the first decade of the 21st century. Most of the growth in the clerical population has taken place in the southern hemisphere, however, while Europe has seen a marked decline in priests. In 2000, Europe accounted for 51.5% of the world's priests; today that figure is 47.1%, and falling.
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The two year Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering gives you a challenging and exciting education for the future. Environmental Engineering is an ideal specialization for first-degree engineers with technological interests combined with environmental concern. This is an education that provides innovative, professional challenges and lead to a variety of career possibilities. The study program offers two options: The first year is spent at NTNU and the final year at Chalmers University of Technology or vice versa.
The challenge of the environment
The Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering offers two international options in this Master of Science study program:
Water and wastewater treatment
All water can be made clean, it is just a question of how much we are willing to pay. It is important to find a balance between that which is technically possible, and cost. Topics include development of new treatment processes as well as optimization of treatment processes both for:
- drinking water
- industrial process water (for instance in aquaculture)
- municipal and industrial wastewater
- sludge treatment.
Currently the focus is on membrane filtration, a unit process that probably will revolutionize the water and wastewater treatment sector during the next decades. A lot of emphasis is put on biofilm processes.
In the area of water hygiene focus is on rapid techniques for detection of bacteria in contaminated water aiming at development of rapid techniques for determining bacterial water quality and disinfection efficiency, and for assessment of bacterial viability. Disinfection of water and wastewater is another activity, working with traditional (ozone, UV) as well as new (e.g. membrane technology) disinfection processes for removal of microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, protozoa) from water.
Water and wastewater systems engineering
Traditional water and wastewater systems are built using one pipe infrastructure for the supply of clean water, and one pipe infrastructure for transporting wastewater. Future developments in city planning are likely to adopt decentralized solutions. New development schemes will attempt to achieve self sustaining supplies of fresh water. This will be achieved through extensive treatment and
With the increasing trend towards urbanization, management of surface water runoff in urban areas is an important challenge, especially in relation to urban hydrology in cold climate regions. A major achievement in this area is the Risvollan Urban Hydrological Field Laboratory close to the NTNU campus. The field station is used for educational as well as research activities, directed towards developing mathematical models and processes to prevent flooding and pollution of the environment.
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Many Chinese internet users left messages of encouragement on the microblog of Japanese adult movie performer Sola Aoi, which has not been affected by the crackdown. (Internet photo)
The Chinese government's new crackdown on sexually suggestive content on the internet has given rise to the birth of a new job: appraiser of online sexual content. Over 4,000 people have applied for openings after internet companies opened the compliance position in mid April, reports our Chinese-language sister paper China Times and ahlife.com, a web portal in Anhui province.
Chinese game producers and web portals have been ordered to remove "pornographic" — or what could more correctly be called sexually suggestive — content such as depictions of young women or female cartoons wearing sleeveless T-shirts, shorts or bikinis. Even physical contact between animated online game characters of different genders is now prohibited.
The video-sharing sites of web portals Sina and Sohu were forced to close after two of Sohu's original video series were considered to contain pornographic content, a closure which reduced China's internet traffic by 20% at one point.
The crackdown has also affected foreign television shows broadcast in China. A number of European and American TV dramas have been withdrawn while the microblog accounts of two Japanese adult video stars have been intermittently inaccessible.
A dozen major internet companies including Baidu, Tencent and Kingsoft opened positions for sexual content appraiser in mid April, which received overwhelming response on the internet and over 4,000 applications. The job is open to both men and women aged between 20 and 35, located in Beijing and with an annual salary of 200,000 yuan (US$32,000). The job is to quickly identify content on the internet that falls foul of obscenity regulations. Around 100 applicants have reportedly been selected to be interviewed.
Candidates who have sat a written test for the posts said it tested their knowledge about adult video performers, common labels for sexual content around the world and how to distinguish sexual content in music and text.
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A prequel (of sorts) for the classic Dr. Seuss book One Fish, Two Fish releases today, more than two decades after the children's book author died. The wife of "Dr. Seuss," whose real name is Theodor Geisel, discovered the unpublished illustrated pages shortly after his death, but they were forgotten for more than decade. Today, What Pet Should I Get, which features some of the same characters as One Fish, Two Fish, is finally being sold to the public so that you can take a nostalgic trip back to the time when funny ryhmes and colorful illustrations were the optimal form of entertainment. Discuss
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This week on the podcast, Tim Chaddick discusses his new book "The Truth About Lies: The Unlikely Role Of Temptation In Who You Will Become", and Lauren Daigle gives us an inside look at some of the tracks from her new album. Also, Jesse offers some great ideas for anyone that has plans to travel to Orlando for our 10 Year Anniversary Show. This weeks show is sponsored by Tuft & Needle and Squarespace. Read More
The mysterious saga surrounding unpublished writings by Harper Lee is getting even stranger, and there could be yet another To Kill a Mockingbird sequel on the way. Just days before a sequel to the classic novel is to be published (Go Set a Watchman is already doing massive pre-sale numbers), Lee's lawyer has made another surprising and strange announcement: There may be another addition to the story in existence. The lawyer, Tonja Carter, says she recently revisited the safe-deposit box where the manuscript for Go Set a Watchman was left forgotten and unread for decades. She wanted to see if she could find "other things hiding in plain sight." Carter claims, "What we found was extraordinary and surprised even me."
In a column published in the Wall Street Journal, she says she opened an envelope, and "my colleague very carefully removed its contents, which were about 300 pages of typed manuscript. It was clear to us that what was in the package had not been removed since it was first mailed." Underneath the manuscripts for Watchman and Mockingbird, Carter says she found "a significant number of pages of another typed text." Oddly, she doesn't say what the "typed text" actually is, but hinted that it could be yet another undiscovered novel. "Was it an earlier draft of 'Watchman' or of 'Mockingbird,' or even, as early correspondence indicates it might be, a third book bridging the two? I don't know." Discuss
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Denise Thornton: the Dharma of Cancer.
Do not pursue the past.
Do not lose yourself in the future.
The past no longer is.
The future has not yet come.
Looking deeply at life as it is.
In the very here and now,
the meditation practitioner dwells in stability and freedom.
We must be diligent today—to wait until tomorrow…
…is too late.
Death comes unexpectedly!
How can we bargain with it?
The sage calls a person
who knows how to dwell in mindfulness night and day
'One who knows the better way to live.'
~ Bhaddekaratta Sutra
editor's note: This article was written for elephant by a wonderful Buddhist friend, Denise Thornton. Denise Thornton is/was one of those people who everyone loves. She made everyone feel heard—she is/was fully in the moment, cheerful, and yet has a sense of modesty and humor that grounded her beauty in the reality of being human.
Her cancer has now advanced to the point where she may not have time to see her article come off the presses…her good friend Fleet Maull had asked to show her the article, so we're posting this now so she can see the article, and her friends may hear from her one last time. To any friends of Denise who wish to practice in support of her last days (you will not be able to see her), Fleet Maull says: "We have set up our dining room as a shrine room for people to come over and practice from 1pm to 7 pm each day. Please feel welcome to come over and practice." Complete instructions have been copied in comments, at the bottom of this post. You can email Fleet at firstname.lastname@example.com but please do so only if necessary. Please do not call.
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The Reality of Death, by Denise Thornton.
I was a healthy 49 year-old. I loved my career, exercised regularly (even on the road), and ate well, mostly organic. There is no cancer in my family and both my grandmothers lived to be at least 95. I thought this was my path too. Life had other plans.
Sitting down now to write about my journey with terminal cancer, my heart wells up with intense feelings, both happy and sad. I reflect on the depth and poignancy of these past three years shared with family and friends, the pain and surrender of working with an intense illness and the opportunities to practice the Buddhadharma so completely.
But what stands out most vividly….. ……is the joy, the appreciation I feel for every moment. I would never have chosen this journey. Nonetheless, I find myself filled with gratitude for the clarity and freedom embracing it has brought me.
It's heartbreaking, now, to see so clearly how we get in the way of our own happiness when death is just some distant possibility for us. We try so hard to maintain and defend ourselves, spending so much of our energy and missing so much of life trying to hide from the fact that death is real. Until we are fortunate enough to awaken to this truth, we tenaciously live in denial of the one thing that, if embraced, brings us real freedom. As I look around with new eyes, it seems to be a common experience most of us share.
I'm grateful for how 30 years of Buddhist practice and taking the teachings to heart prepared me for this cancer journey. Working with this illness and terminal diagnosis has been a daily, moment-to-moment practice of yielding and surrendering to "what is." I'm no longer in control. It might seem like it at times, because I still have some choices. But despite the importance of the choices we make in life, our choices don't ultimately put us in control of our lives.
When I got sick, I said to myself, "I haven't practiced with death and impermanence for 30 years so that I'd be surprised it could happen to me." So, when I got a cancer diagnosis, I was ready. Now I have to say, it surprises me that people are so shocked when impermanence comes knocking at the door.
Above and below photos by Elaine Logan.
Between the love I received from my parents and the love and blessings I received from my teacher, Trungpa Rinpoche, I learned to trust in myself and to have confidence in my basic goodness. This has served me well in dealing with cancer, the long treatment journey and the nearness of death. Why not trust in our basic goodness and learn to like and appreciate ourselves…what better friend could we have? When it's our time to leave this world, this trust and confidence will be a great ally.
If we can live even one moment completely and fully, right now, one complete moment of presence, openness and trust, we will have lived completely. Life is not about how long we live, or merely about what we "do"—it's about how fully we live, how deeply we are touched by our world.
If I would recommend anything, it would be, "Take death to heart."
It's not so morbid as we might think. For me, it's been the path to joy, appreciation and gratitude. The Buddhist teachings ask us to think about our own death at least three times a day. We know death happens to others. We see it all around us, but we still don't think it will happen to us, somehow, at least not now.
As we contemplate our own death, we won't be so frightened by it. Normally, we continually guard our sense of permanence, some continuity of "me." Without realizing, we expend energy warding off the reality of change—of death. We live in fear, treating impermanence as a continual threat—be it old age, sickness, death, or just a moment of empty space or boredom.
Contemplating death brings clarity—how to proceed in life, what's important and what's not. Mostly we get caught up in our expectations of life and the doing of things…projects and more projects. What feels more important to me these last few years is just being. We're here, we're alive and we have this precious opportunity to truly touch and be touched by others; to communicate our love, joy, pain, sadness and fears; to share our hearts and humanity. What feels really important to me at this point is not to get more, but to give back, to give something to life and to help others if we can.
I invite you to start practicing with impermanence. Take the reality of death to heart. Let it pierce you. If you can open and surrender to your own mortality and vulnerability, you will discover a fundamental, unconditional source of strength and confidence.
The realization of death is a real blessing. It brings joy, freedom, genuine appreciation and the ability to fully live our lives, right here and now. Knowing my time is limited, I'm grateful just to appreciate the life I've lived, the teachers I've studied with and the love I've been given and received.
Denise Thornton, M.A. Gerontology, from Naropa University, Boulder, was diagnosed in 2005 with end stage liver disease at the age of 49. She spent 15 years working in Long Term Care as Regional Marketing Director. A student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche since 1976, Denise teaches Buddhist and Shambhala programs. She has a 23 year old son, James.
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21 Responses to "Denise Thornton: the Dharma of Cancer."
Thanks for sharing this–I've been practicing way down here in Alabama for Denise and Fleet.
Thank you so much for posting – while on retreat, I'll celebrate Denise's splendid aliveness in my practice. Sending much love to Fleet, James, Donna and all of you, Amelie
Thank you, Waylon for posting this essay.
Denise's example over the last three years continues to be piercing and on the dot. I know that I have not faced my mortality as Denise so wisely advises, and I am in immense gratitude to her for this teaching. Denise, I love you now and always.
To date, Denise is my favorite Shambhala teacher. Though the words of her teachings were profound, what she said mattered little to me as compared to her immense presence – sweetness, honesty, innocence, clarity, and fearlessness, come to mind.
Her presence gave me tears of joy in those moments that I allowed myself to let go of my barriers to the extent that I could be … within the space that she so compassionately created and held for others. These are the moments in which I feel most alive, and grateful to be here.
You, Denise, more than any teacher I've ever known, reminded me, in those moments, of what it means to live fully – as you wrote,
"We're here, we're alive and we have this precious opportunity to truly touch and be touched by others; to communicate our love, joy, pain, sadness and fears; to share our hearts and humanity. What feels really important to me at this point is not to get more, but to give back, to give something to life and to help others if we can."
Thank you for truly inspiring this message with the way that you lived.
I, too, love you now and always.
Thank you for sharing this online. I have just arrived in Leh this morning; I read this news in my hotel room in the light of the evening sun. I offer my practice and prayers up for Denise, for Fleet, for the family and for the caregivers. My kindest sentiments,
Thank you for publishing this poignant article, Waylon. Thank you James, Fleet, Donna, and Don for sharing this journey with us. Thank you Trungpa Rinpoche for introducing us all to Denise's bravery, confidence, and big hearted love. I feel truly blessed to have known such a shining example of basic goodness. She gave us a great gift by showing us all how to take the teachings to heart. It was impossible to be with Denise and not feel bathed in love . . . She will always be an inspiration to me.
Dear Fleet,
It is with profound gratitude that I thank you for sharing this journey with us. I may be relatively far away now, but the sangha remains very close to my heart and I feel the loss of Denise with poignance and appreciation for her, for James, and for you. Her heart and courage are an inspiration to us all.
Please accept my sympathy for your loss. I did not know Denise but when I heard through a NW Coalition contact that she wrote an article on the topic of death, I was compelled to find it.
What a treasure her writing is and will be to anyone who is about to face the ultimate fight for life. To those who encouraged her to write, thank you. Her words are a gift without boundary.
Ki Ki So So Dharma sister! Your powerful journey, supported by Fleet, your amazing family and sangha, has pierced us all. Thank you for your beautiful life example and for this gift.
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Donna, I just finished the beautiful words that Denise has left for all of us. Even though I did not know her I really feel that I know her a little more now.Much love to all of you, Kerrie, Ben and Sam.
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With gratitude and appreciation to Ms. Thornton and also to her friends that share this personal information, I say thank you. I am inspired by her thoughts and pursuit of clarity. What each of us share, in this moment is ourselves, if we dare to be in a place of love. I too have been diagnosed with terminal cancer and find it difficult to comprehend the ability to foresee the future or life expectancy of another. What I do know is that I have this moment and in this moment I have shared in her life, Ms. Thornton, a woman that I have not had the pleasure to meet on this earth has comforted me and I am at peace. With Love, Suzette
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I have recently started a web site, the info you offer on this site has helped me greatly. Thanks for all of your time & work. "The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses." by Edith Sodergran.
Wow–I thought it would be fun to reconnect with some people I met in college. I met Denise at Miami University, Oxford, OH. She was so much fun and interesting to be around. She graduated a year ahead of me and we lost touch. I was shocked to stumble upon this page and learn of her illness and passing. Blessings to you Denise, wherever you may be, and to your family.


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ToH's LIGHTHOUSE REDUCTION WILL BE SEVERESource: Nassau County will stand by Charles Wang
Friday, 11:15 pm: Multiple sources have informed Point Blank that Kate Murray's counter-vision to the Lighthouse Project will be unveiled in the coming week, possibly as early as a Monday media roll-out and press conference. In what will come as no surprise to veteran followers of this saga, Murray's consultants at F. P. Clark are said to have reduced the scale of the project by more than 50%.
When that happens, Islanders owner Charles Wang will not have to publicly reject the Lighthouse push-back of the Town of Hempstead supervisor and her Westchester-based consultants. It will go without saying.
However, in what may come as a surprise, a Nassau County source tells Point Blank that County Executive Edward Mangano is preparing to support Wang and his Lighthouse partner Scott Rechler on their efforts to develop the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property and surrounding 73 acres – and keep the Islanders in Nassau County.
"We know Wang is earnest in wanting the Islanders to stay in Nassau, and not even move them as close as Queens," said the county source. "Ed Mangano believes in the same thing. The County Executive is going to work with the Islanders. Charles knows that already. If the Town reduces the Lighthouse Project as drastically as we believe they will, no one's going to be happy. But it's not going to mean the end of the Islanders in Nassau. Far from it."
Once it is revealed, count on the estimates of Murray and F. P. Clark's down-sizing to be spin-doctored by all sides. Murray is going to approve the massive overhaul of the Coliseum for obvious reasons; like the rest of the project, the developers are paying for it. The Town will likely approve the Athletic Complex because it will be valuable to the Islanders, Nassau and Hempstead.
The rest is tricky. For example, the Lighthouse Project – developed by Wang at a personal cost of a reported $20 million, approved by Nassau County four years ago – calls for 2,300 residential units. Rumors have circulated that Murray has been considering cutting the figure by as much 75%. Wang and Rechler's approved proposal included 500,000 square feet of retail space. Count on Hempstead's counter to be for less than half. Wang has consistently said that his deep investment in the Coliseum transformation does not make sense without potentially profitable components such as residential and retail.
Not including parking, the total size of the Lighthouse Project is more than six million square feet. Rumors suggest F. P. Clark and the Town – paid $150,000 by Murray for the counter-proposal – could market their down-sizing as five million square feet but including two million square feet of parking.
If so, Wang may stay quiet, as he has since Oct. 3, but the status of his Designated Developer Agreement with Nassau would be unclear and he would have no choice but to consider alternatives for a home for his Islanders. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is open to the Islanders moving to Queens. Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy would no doubt take Wang's call.
According to the county source, Nassau does not want to see a courtship of the Islanders by other municipalities. The county is prepared to stand up for Wang and the Islanders. Mangano has a financial crisis to solve under his leadership. He doesn't want the Islanders going anywhere and he knows Wang can help him more than any other developer. Of course, Mangano needs the Town of Hempstead to work with him on the Coliseum property.
After a quiet nine months, the battle for the Coliseum property and to keep the Islanders in Nassau is about to begin again. This time, the Islanders appear to have Ed Mangano on their side.