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The results of the recent state election in Gujarat show an erosion of the BJPs domination. If the party loses only two seats (115 against 117) compared to 2007, this is largely due to the arrival of a third player, the Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP). Had not this new actor been in the fray, the BJP would have probably lost 14 more seats to the Congress. In particular, the GPP has made a dent in one of the Congresss caste vote banks, that of the Leuva Patels.
Still, Narendra Modis hat-trick is remarkable. But what are the real factors of his success? He claims that his popularity results from his economic achievements. But Gujarat is far from the top 10 of the Indian states, in terms of literacy and malnutrition or according to the Human Development Index.
So why do people vote for Modi? The short answer could be: by default. The Congress has been facing a leadership crisis for years. It has never been able to project a strong contender for the post of chief minister lest this would unleash faction fights. Besides, the party has an ideology problem: it has always promoted a conservative brand of Hinduism in the state and cannot easily invent an alternative to Hindu nationalism. Its only leader who has been re-elected this time, Shankarsinh Vaghela, is a former RSS cadre.
But in other states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar the decline of the Congress has not resulted in the rise to power of the BJP. In contrast to these states, OBC and Dalit politics are conspicuous by their absence in Gujarat and cannot operate as counter-forces to Hindu nationalism.
In fact, Gujarat calls to mind pre-Mandal, clientelism-based politics with the BJP in the role of the Congress. Modi, indeed, benefits from the support of the savarnas, including the Patels, the dominant caste of Gujarat which left the Congress when it embarked on positive discrimination schemes in favour of the lower castes in the 1980s. They rallied around the BJP even more decisively when it articulated an aggressively Hindu nationalist agenda that provided them like the Swaminarayans and other similar movements in Gujarat with a more secure identity at a time when this erstwhile rural group was experiencing a rapid process of modernisation (and urbanisation).
Hindutva is of course the other reason why Gujaratis (at least the savarnas) support Modi


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Thirteen projects have been named for the annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, which will take place at the Sundance Resort in Utah. The June Directors Lab (May 28 - June 23) are: "The Cavanaughs" by co-writer/director John Morgan and co-writer Meg LeFauve (USA); "Circumstance" by Maryam Keshavarz (USA/Iran); "Cold Souls" by Sophie Barthes (USA); "Farming" by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (UK/Nigeria); "Haiti Cherie" by Patricia Benoit (USA/Haiti); "Here" by co-writer/director Braden King and co-writer Dani Valent (USA/Australia); "Spoon" by Eric Lahey (USA); "Water & Power" by Richard Montoya (USA). Joining the above for the Screenwriters Lab portion (June 23 - 28) are: "Dreaming in Colour" by Tala Hadid (Morocco/USA); "Pariah" by Dee Rees (USA); "Refresh, Refresh" by James Ponsoldt (USA); "This Is Not a Pipe: An Image of Treason" by J.J. Lask (USA); and "Um Hussein" by co-writer/director Mohamed Al-Daradji and co-writer Jennifer Norridge (Iraq/UK). The Labs provide an opportunity for filmmakers to develop distinctive new work under the guidance of accomplished creative advisors in an environment that "encourages innovation, collaboration, and risk-taking." "We are excited to champion the unique vision of each of the filmmakers selected for this year's Lab. After 25 years of working with emerging filmmakers, I'm struck by the quality and the boldness of the work we are supporting this June," said Michelle Satter, director, Sundance Institute Feature Film Program. "Each project reflects the filmmaker's deeply personal voice, and tells a timely and poignant story that transcends geographic boundaries and adds to the examination of contemporary culture in a meaningful and often surprising way." [Brian Brooks]
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Every branch is lively, vibrant and incredibly family friendly. There is a kiddies menu and a lovely entertainment area for children. The food is generously portioned, extremely tasty and brilliantly priced.
The continental menu inspires dishes blended with native French and Mediterranean touches with a hint of local flair. Try the smoked trout roulade with spinach and horseradish cream, or the fillet with green peppercorn sauce.
The décor is upmarket and friendly, with splashes of colour adding warmth alongside a cracking winter fire.
Dine alfresco during warmer months of the patio lit with flickering candles and starry skies.
Local wines compliment meals at this warm and inviting establishment in Ferreira Street, Nelspruit.
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Best in: Salads and sandwiches. Also known as rocket, roquette, rugula, and rucola, the leafy green is a staple of Italian fare and often found in mesclun (young tender greens) salad mixes, where it behaves like a cross between lettuce and herb.
Smart substitutions: Watercress, endive, or young mustard greens
Arugula Salad with Shrimp and Grapes
Chicken-Arugula Focaccia Sandwiches
Tomato Fettuccine with Shrimp and Arugula
All-star nutrient: Potassium
Body benefit: Blood pressure balance
When cooked, a cup contains almost a third (1,309mg) of the potassium you need in a day. But you don't have to cook: These burgundy-veined beauties are softer in texture than other hearty greens and can be eaten raw.
Roasted Beet and Shallot Salad over Wilted Beet Greens and Arugula
Pasta with Beet Greens and Raisins
Potato-Beet Gnocchi
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Best in: The leaves are best cooked or sautéed to bring out the flavor (the stalks are too bitter to eat).
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Broccoli Rabe and White Bean Soup
Gomiti with Broccoli Rabe, Chickpeas, and Prosciutto
Garlicky Broccoli Rabe
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Best in: A variety of world cuisines. Southerners boil collards with bacon or ham hocks; Italians simmer them in bowls of minestra.
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Ham, Collard Greens, and Egg Noodle Bowl
Collard Greens with Lima Beans and Smoked Turkey
Sherry-Glazed Salmon with Collard Greens
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Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Adam Putnam announced today the top three complaints received in July through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' 1-800- HELP-FLA consumer hotline: Do Not Call, Solicitation of Contributions and Landlord/Tenant.
In total, more than 4,800 complaints were filed by consumers in July and the department received 35,026 calls and 4,049 emails for consumer assistance and information.
In the last month, the department has responded to many consumer concerns and taken action against several individuals or businesses operating outside of Florida law. During the month of July 2012, the department:
Registered: 4,356 businesses (both initial or renewal business registrations)
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Arrested: Three individuals in violation of state law
Recovered: $294,968 on behalf of Florida consumers
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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the state's clearinghouse for consumer complaints, protection and information. The call center is staffed with trained analysts who can respond to questions about programs and regulations under the department's purview, provide information on a wide variety of topics, or direct callers to the appropriate government agency. In addition, the department has responsibility for regulating various business industries operating in Florida.
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Stop using those stupid Model example
Stop using Circle/Square/Rectangle, People/Employee, Car/Model examples for models or example on how to use Object-Oriented Principles or any example at all.
There is plenty of "Open" model that you can use. Here's a simple list for those who needs inspiration:
- Blog (Posts, Comments, Authors, etc...)
- E-Commerce (Invoice, Order, Customer, Warehouse, Inventory, etc...)
- Auction (Auction, Seller, Buyer, Reputation, etc....)
- Bank (Account, Transactions, Customer, etc...)
- News site (Article, User, Approver, etc...)
- And so many more
Unless you are explaining what is OOP to total beginner that never did any of this, you should use more advanced model to explain practices, design patterns or anything else. Otherwise, we'll keep on babbling on stupid model how a Square is a Rectangle and so on.
The time has come to stop using 1st grade model to explain advanced concept. Most people should be able to easily pick one of the model I've shown above and display one element of the model to easily make it available to everyone.
Who's with me?
I think you are confusing OO principles with domain modeling.Dani
Where's the inheritance in your examples ?guigouz
Are we talking about the initial introduction to the concept or carrying the first model through an entire class? These are two different things.
First get the student's head wrapped around the underlying concept (inheritance, parallelism, whatever) with as simple and unobtrusive a model as possible. Animal=>dog/cat.
Once that's done, you introduce a more complex, real-world example to make them think about the practical applications of the concept -- but the critical piece is they've already understood the concept from the simple example and now they're ready to apply it.
Carrying dog/cat through an entire OO course would be counter-productive because then the student IS distracted by the whole "why would I do that with a cat"-question. Just as they'd be distracted up-front by too complex a model.
To go back to my parallel-programming example, because that's most recent in my mind, I first teach the concept with a bogus method that's just described as "business logic". But as we get further and further into the topic, I bring in real world applications and examples.
"I think we are all smart enough to wrap our head around how an "Order" have "Product" and that "Discount" are applied to "Product"."
The problem with this example is it's too complex. An Order doesn't have many Products. It has many LineItems. A LineItem references a Product, but has it's own price (set at the time the order was placed). Now suddenly Discounts apply to both products (when a user is browsing) and apply to LineItems (once a user has ordered). And right about here someone asks "how do you handle buy 2 get 1 free discounts instead of just 10% off?" and you're no longer talking about OOP you're talking about modeling a very specific situation.
Otherwise I agree with you. No one models Dogs/Cats that run/sleep/eat. Make it something people can relate to. Authors/Blogs/Posts/Comments is a good one.
Whenever I've used the super simple "real life" models (like Car, Dog, whatever) most of the people in the workshop get it right away, but then you get to this point where you're doing something unnatural/unworldly to your examples that make everyone go...WTF?
For example, if you try to subscribe() to a Dog, or give the dog moreLegs(), etc. You're fine if the dog is about to run() or sleep() but then everyone gets into a discussion about what dogs can/can't do. They get all locked up.
I agree-much better to model on a specific domain (if you can) that follows a business process or software paradigm.
I totally agree with you that you must have a domain that is understandable by those who are receiving the examples.
What about those I already gave? Anybody able to model a Blog? BestBuy? eBay? CNN?
Those were the sites I used for those examples. They are the most common models that every programmer should be able to wrap his head around in very little time.
And whatever if the domain is not "exactly perfect". Who cares? At least I'm not trying to persist a "Square" to a "SquareService" through a DI of a "ISquareRepository".
I think we are all smart enough to wrap our head around how an "Order" have "Product" and that "Discount" are applied to "Product".
If people are not able to understand this small model... they would technically be brain-dead and unable to work in society.
I don't say that you should understand the "BestBuy business model" or "eBay business model". The simple goal is to bring everyday model that people use daily/weekly and show them how they can work togheter.
That's fine if you're training within a known industry, but typical OO training occurs in classroom environment with students from a variety of industries -- if the example is too specific, then the students have to first learn the example instead of concentrating on the topic you're actually trying to teach.
I'm facing this right now with regard to parallel programming extensions in .Net 4. The current examples tend toward things like manipulating matrices in multi-level arrays. But my student base writes primarily line-of-business applications -- they really don't have cause to do that sort of thing on a regular basis, so it's a non-productive demo.
Instead, I show them a bogus method that does a bunch of random math -- I explain it as "this is a big, ol' hunk of business logic". The student can then pay attention to the improvements parallel programming makes, rather than trying to understand something meaningless to their typical work.
I'll have to agree that the goal of those model are not to build the whole system. It's however more easy to show how to make a good Liskov Substitution Principle with "Invoice" sent to and "InvoiceService" which is built with a "IInvoiceRepository". This is more useful to learn and memorize than something about Car/People/Shapes.
The goal here is mainly to adapt the current field you are working in (Finance, E-Commerce, ISV, etc.) to something a junior could understand.
The reasons I took those simple model up there is because of A) Their simplicity B) Modularity C) Variety of objects visible inside.
If you are looking to show LSP for testing and mocking, maybe a simple "Blog Model" is enough to display it on an object "Post". However, if you are looking to display a Pipeline pattern, it might be more easy to display "Discount" applied to a "Product".
I have to agree with Astrobe.
Using the "stupid" (simple) examples allows the student to focus on what's really being taught. The example should be as innocuous as possible and not take any of the student's attention away from the fundamental concept.
And I'm not.
These models are like "Hello World". Everyone have seen and done them *ad nauseam* so people can focus on the part that's really interesting or difficult. For instance, it is really best to pick "a Square is NOT a Rectangle (in most OO geometries)" in order to explain Liskov's principle.
I'm with you man.fede


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Herod's Court showcases the ornate lifestyle of Herod Antipas, king of the area around Galilee. Jesus was sent to Antipas for judgment by Pontius Pilate, but Antipas returned him to Pilate without rendering a decision.
Pilate's Court portrays the Fortress Antonia, where Pontius Pilate stayed in Jerusalem while serving as a Roman governor of the region. The white marble columns and steps of the structure set a regal tone for the place where Christ was condemned to die. Information from David Cater, general manager of The Living Word, notes that set designers took some liberties with this piece to create a more Roman image for this portion of the set.
The Upper Room and Bethany House represents the room where Jesus and his disciples shared The Last Supper. Beneath that room is a home setting, which exemplifies a typical dwelling of the region and period.
The Sanhedrin, or "Chamber of Hewn Stone," is the setting where 70 hereditary members of the Jewish aristocracy held court. Because the body that met here had no authority to hand down a death sentence, Jesus was taken before Pilate for judgment under Roman law.
The Temple is one-quarter scale of the actual temple in Jerusalem during Christ's life. Jesus clears the temple of "moneychangers" in one scene, overturning their tables and reminding that the temple is a place for prayer.
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The Rabbit Room Virtual Advent Wreath Podcast, Week One: The True Tall Tale
One of the finest things about Christmas is packed into one word: anticipation. If I were a theologian I bet I could write a whole mess of pages about anticipation in Scripture, from abstinence before marriage to the Second Coming. Also, if I were a theologian I probably wouldn't call it a "mess of pages", but a thesis, or an essay, or an article.
I digress.
For children, of course, anticipation–maddening though it is–fills the days leading up to Christmas morning like no other time of the year. They want their presents. We wrap them up and lay them under the tree to sparkle and deepen their anticipation. The same could be said for the prophets and the astute Jews who knew a Messiah would come to the rescue of Israel. There in the Scripture those promises of a coming King lay wrapped in mystery–mysterious prophecies that the scribes and priests and teachers of the law inspected, turned over, and shook. The Old Testament anticipates the New.
"Advent" wasn't a part of my family's vocabulary when I was a boy. My dad had an old menorah–a candelabrum with seven candles–and lit each one along with a family devotional on the seven days leading up to Christmas. That was as close as we came, and it was beautiful. It's good to have something intentional to mark the days, to make them different from the rest of the year, something tangible to illumine our faces and draw all eyes in the room to one point of light as we think on things wonderful and true; as we think on the story on which our best hopes rest.
Early in the Old Testament, God told His people to tell and retell to their children the story of how He saved them from slavery in Egypt. (Deut 6:20-25) With this command to be life-long story-tellers, we are reminded that while our redemption in Christ is very much set in doctrinal truths, these truths are anchored in an amazing and true tall tale. The aim of Russ's series of Advent Meditations this year will be to tell some of those stories from the Old Testament which point to the need for and promised coming of Christ.
If you're unfamiliar with the season of Advent, here's some more information about the season and the Advent Wreath. We'll be posting Rabbit Room Podcasts leading up to Christmas, so you can listen either by clicking the player below, or subscribing to the podcast at iTunes or by clicking here. –AP
"Hear, O Israel! The Lord your God is one. Love Him. Love Him with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." (Deut 6:4-5)
Since just after their exodus from Egypt, the people of Israel began their worship with these words known as the S'hema (the Hebrew word for "Hear!").
But this wasn't some detached decree to render affection to an unknown deity. This was a command to remember. They were to rehearse in their minds and hearts and homes a story—their story.
It was a story still unfolding, but underway enough to know that the Lord their God was one in number and in nature, and that the only proper way to respond to His dealings with them was to love Him with everything that they had and everything that they were.
This was different.
At that time, most of the world bowed in worship to a host of idols and spirits, each with the power to bless or to curse.
Under the plan of appeasing these gods in order to coax from them their favor while keeping their fury at bay, the entire pagan world had fashioned a tapestry of religious observance, interweaving the warp of the moods and demands of the gods with the woof of the tributes and rituals of man.
These gods were not to be known; they were to be feared. They were not to be loved; they were to be placated. They were many and they were moody. The people lived in fear of these gods who could lavish great prosperity upon their households, but could also scorch the earth beneath their feet.
But these were not Israel's God. The nature of Israel's God was definite and His character was immutably fixed. The only reasonable response was to love Him for it. This was the core of Israel's religion.
But this wasn't just lore. This was history—an unbroken chain of actions and their consequences, one following the other like chapters in a book, weaving together a binding blend of narrative and Law that said, If this is the nature of your God, "love Him with all your heart, mind, soul and strength." (Lk 10:27)
The people of Israel were to be a people of this Law. And they were to post that Law everywhere.
They were to nail it to the doorposts of their homes and their gates, that they might remember it in their comings and goings. (Deut 6:9)
They were to bind it to their arms, that it might guide whatever work they set their hands to.
They were to lash it to their foreheads, right between their eyes, that it might be the focus of every conversation and every face to face relationship they knew. (Deut 6:8)
They were never to depart from this harmony of story and statute. They were to take it and teach it to their families. They were to recount the mighty deeds of their almighty God, never stopping until the story was so ingrained in their children that those little ones not only understood that this story was, in fact, their story, but also so that they would be able to tell it well when they had children of their own.
They were to tell their children, "Hear, O Israel! The Lord your God is one. Love Him with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might."
This relational response of love to a singular, omnipotent God was so gloriously uncommon in those days that it must have sounded to many like a tall tale.
And it was.
Only it is a true tall tale.
Woven throughout the story are wrath, greed, lust, gluttony, sloth, envy and pride—together in force with all their consequences. But shooting through that darkness shines the bright rays of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. (Gal 5:22)
Will darkness prevail in the end, or will light overcome the darkness? (Jn 1:5)
This, ultimately, is what the story is about.
It is a tale filled with people in trouble, all living somewhere in the in-between positions of wandering and homecoming, of devastation and restoration, of transgression and grace. Every mortal character in the story needs rescue, but "they have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one." (Psalm 14:3)
The story is rich in layer and texture. But after clearing away all the levels of all the intrigue, conflict and suspense facing mankind, this tale is not ultimately a story about mere mortals. It is a story of divine love.
The Law of the Lord is a love story.
It is the story of the one true God calling a people His beloved, though for their part they have only lived in perpetual rebellion against Him. They are not meant to live this way. Still, they do.
Though their lives are a ruin of their own making, God had sworn a covenant oath to redeem them. Everything wrong with the world He would put right. He would remove their hearts of stone and give them hearts of flesh, putting a new spirit within them. (Ezk 11:19)
He would never, ever stop loving them. (1 Chron. 16:34)
To understand why God would keep such a people and love them with such a perfect, patient love, ultimately redeeming them in the end, one must go all the way back to the beginning of the story.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and from the heavens He lit up the earth and set it spinning into a rhythm of illuminated days and shadowy nights.
He separated the sky from the sea and the sea from the land. And He made the earth fertile, filling it with trees bowing and vines sagging and stalks bending under the weight of their fruit and grain. Then He filled the earth, sky and sea with swarms of living creatures—beasts of a million herds roaming the land, birds of a million colors filling the sky, and creatures of a million shapes teeming in the depths of the oceans. (Gen 1:1-25)
It was all very good. (Gen 1:31)
But God wasn't finished. He had saved the best for last. In concert with His Son, (Heb 1:2) God said, "'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." (Gen 1:26)
So He did. God created man.
Seeing that it wasn't good for man to be without a mate, God created woman. And together the man and the woman were different from everything else God had made. Everything else the Maker had created according to His imagination, but mankind He made according to His own image and likeness.
He gave mankind dominion over creation and charged them with the responsibility of caring for the earth. But this was not what set man apart from the rest of creation. What set humanity apart was the relationship with God the man and woman were created to know and enjoy forever.
And for a while, this is exactly what they did. In the cool of the day, the first man and first woman walked with their God in the Garden He had designed for them. They were naked and they were unashamed.
All was right with the world. Eden was theirs to enjoy—every part except one tree in the middle, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God warned them, "Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." (Gen 2:17)
This was before death had entered the world.
But before long, the tempter came in the form of a serpent and he questioned the woman on the matter, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" (Gen 3:1)
No, that wasn't what God said. They could eat from any tree they wished except one, she explained. On the day they ate of that tree, God told them they would die.
Up until this moment mockery and deceit were unknown to the man and woman. Every word spoken so far had been as honest as it was earnest. But there in the garden, the serpent spoke a sentence, subtle and slow, setting up a slippery slope of uncertainty and suspicion.
""You will not surely die. God knows when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like Him, knowing good and evil." (Gen 3:4-5)
With that, he planted a question the woman had never before considered. Is God really good?
And almost as if watching herself from a distance, she stretched out her hand, took the fruit and saw that it did look good for eating. (Gen 3:6) Slowly she raised it to her lips, opened her mouth and took a bite.
Her husband who was there with her did the same.
Though they could not hear it, in that moment as they broke the surface of the fruit, all of creation groaned. Lust, shame, fear, guilt, mistrust, blame-shifting and loneliness rushed into their hearts and as if waking up from a deep sleep, they saw for the first time that they were naked.
It was humiliating.
So they made coverings for themselves out of fig leaves. For the first time they questioned whether being exposed before each other was a safe proposition. There they stood; covered, ashamed and awakened to sin.
Was hope lost forever?
The first lovers believed the first lie and awoke to the first ugly moment of shame. They were wrecked.
Was there redemption amidst the wreckage?
When the Lord God came walking in the Garden in the cool of the day, the man and the woman did something else they had never done before.
They hid.
God found them hiding, afraid and clothed, crouching behind the bushes God had grown in the Garden He had designed for their enjoyment.
They told Him what they had done and how the serpent had deceived them. Still it was they who ate the fruit and broke the only Law God had ever given them.
And this broke them.
They needed saving, but they couldn't save themselves. They couldn't go back in time and undo what they had done. If they were to be put right with God, God Himself would have to be the One to do it.
But would He? Would He deal with the tempter? Would He take away their guilt and shame? Would He blot out their transgressions and cleanse their consciences?
God had told them that if they ate of that tree, they would surely die? Would they? If so, would death ever be defeated?
God's response in that moment would tell the tale.
Turning to the serpent first, the Lord spoke a curse over him, rendering him the lowest of all creatures, destined to crawl on his belly eating dust all the days of his life. But this wasn't the worst of it. God pronounced enmity between serpent and mankind. The two would contend against each other until the very end.
And this would end. The devil's days were numbered.
God continued, saying a descendant would come from the woman and though the serpent would strike at His heel, He would crush the serpent's head. (Gen 3:15) It was an image rich in irony—the scheme of the deceiver to destroy the offspring of the woman would end in the devil's own defeat. The serpent would nip at this Man's heel only to end up crushed beneath the weight of it. (Gen 3: 15)
Hear, O Israel! There in the very first moments after the fall of man, the Lord God was on the scene, acting to assure both the deceiver and the deceived that redemption would come and destroy the power of the hold of evil over the image bearers of God. (Rom 16:20)
Still, to the man and woman, God told them there was no going back. From here on life would be hard. And it was. God cast them out of the Garden of Eden and stationed an angel with a flaming sword at its entrance.
They would never return.
Created to fill the earth and subdue it, the man and woman would have do this now east of Eden someplace. (Gen 1:28) They would have to subdue the earth by the sweat of their brows, forever contenting against thorns and rocks and their own physical limits. They would live off the land, but it would be a constant struggle. (Gen 3:17-19)
As for filling the earth, God said to the woman, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children." (Gen 3:16)
Their bodies would surely die, but not right away. They would go on to have children and begin to fill the earth. Their descendants would be numbered like the stars in the sky. And every last one of them would struggle in some measure from the cradle to the grave—heirs to their first parents' sin.
Coming into this world would be a struggle. Living in this world would be a struggle. Leaving this world would be a struggle.
Would there ever be an end?
Generations later, centuries deeper into the unfolding true tall tale, the people of God would enter into worship to the reminder spoken that the Lord is their God. Somehow, someway, the Lord God had not abandoned them to the grave. (Ps 16:10)
But this was not be due to their ability to possess God. They had no power to contain Him. He possessed them—He who is One and the same, yesterday, today and forever. (Heb 13:8)
The fact that they remained under His covenant promise as recipients of His Law told them this was not a static situation. God had not left them to perish in their sin. (Jn 8:24, 1 Pet 2:24) And if He had not, surely it was because He meant to deliver them from it.
Perhaps light would overcome the darkness when the offspring of the woman crushed evil's head.
As parents told their sons and daughters this story of the enduring faithfulness of God, eventually the children's questions would turn to the man and the woman standing there, awkward in their fig leaves.
What happened to them?
Well, "the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them." (Gen 3:21)
This had never been done before either. The blood of the innocent was shed to cover the shame of the guilty. By the blood of the calf or the lamb, the man and woman would come out of hiding and stand again before their God.
Only it wasn't the man or the woman who shed this blood to make these coverings.
This was the work of the Lord.
And it was only the beginning.


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- 2.0 Academic Affairs
2.17 Developmental Leave
|Academic Affairs
|Developmental Leave
|Developmental Leave
- Policy
The School of Medicine shall establish a Developmental Leave Policy.
- Purpose
To evaluate proposals from full-time untenured faculty on the tenure track and non-tenure track faculty members eligible to apply for a developmental leave. The purpose is professional development, renewal or obtaining expertise in new clinical techniques.
- Procedure
- Application must be submitted to the Dean at least six months prior to the leave date.
- Application must contain a plan that provides professional development and/or renewal and/or expertise in new clinical techniques.
- Application must contain a statement from the Chairman containing appropriate recommendations as to how the department can minimize the effects of the absence of the faculty member or request for additional funding for replacement.
- If the faculty member is working at another institution and/or under the mentorship of a faculty member or administrator at another institution, a letter from that individual must accompany the application, indicating that he/she is willing to accept and be responsible for the supervision/ mentoring of the SLU faculty member during the developmental leave.
- The application is forwarded by the Dean to the Academic/Sabbatical Leave Committee, which makes recommendations for sabbaticals and developmental leaves. The Committee sends a recommendation to the Dean, who forwards a recommendation to the VP for Academic Affairs for final decision. The VP for Academic Affairs notifies the faculty member.
- Developmental Leave cannot be used to merely obtain additional salary. During the leave, no faculty member may receive compensation for teaching at another institution or for providing patient care (unless a new clinical expertise is being learned) or medicolegal consultation. Faculty members may receive recompense from another institution for moving expenses or travel.
- A report of activities during developmental leave and benefits received from the leave must be submitted to the Dean, the Chairman and the Sabbatical Committee within three months of returning. Faculty member must agree to return to the University for at least one year after Developmental Leave.
- Reference
The Faculty Manual of Saint Louis University – See "Developmental Leaves"
- Rescission
- Review Date
Reviewed annually and revised when necessary and appropriate.
Approved: Philip O. Alderson, M.D., Dean, School of Medicine


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Book your room at Royal Suites & Tower
Get an overview of this hotelLuxury hotel with free valet parking and restaurant
Located in the heart of Wuhan, this luxury hotel is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Wuhan International Convention & Exhibition Center and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Zhongshan Park. Tortoise Mountain TV Tower and Guqin Tai are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
A restaurant, an indoor pool, and a 24-hour fitness center are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a sauna are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 375 rooms boast deep soaking tubs and offer free WiFi and kitchenettes. Balconies or patios and living rooms are standard, as are LCD TVs with satellite channels.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us! Opens in a new window
Royal Suites & TowerNo.118 Sanyang Road, Jiang'an District Wuhan Hubei 430017
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Royal Suites & Tower provides a sauna and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 80 square feet (7 square meters) include a meeting room. This luxury hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in the lobby. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Complimentary valet parking is available on site.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 375
- Number of floors - 31
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 2011
- Conference space size (feet) - 80
- Conference space size (meters) - 7
- Sauna
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Steam room
- Indoor pool
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Indoor pool
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchenette
- Separate dining area
- Refrigerator
- Microwave (on request)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free valet parking, RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Balcony or patio
- Air conditioning
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Microwave (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Rainfall showerhead
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Separate dining area
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate living room
- Room service (24 hours)
- Down comforter
- Pillow menu
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Activities
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a 24-hour fitness center.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, or fitness facility without adult supervision.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No pets or service animals allowed
- Deposit: CNY 500 per night
- Resort fee
Hotel Name
- Royal Suites Tower Hotel
- Royal Suites Tower Hotel Wuhan
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Analysis: Economists skeptical on IMF's rosy assessment of Iran
Aug 10, 2011, 3:53 a.m.
Iran has told the IMF that it expects the subsidy cuts to cause inflation to spike to 22 percent and fall back to 7 percent "over the medium term." The IMF says inflation will rise to 22.5 percent this year, from 12.4 in the Iranian year 2010/11 and fall back to 12 percent in 2012-13.
"I agree that rampant inflation is a serious risk. It will undo the subsidy reform and much more," Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, an economics professor at Virginia Tech in the United States, told Reuters. But he added: "It is not a serious risk at this time because the government seems to understand it needs to lower inflationary expectations."
Patrick Clawson, head of the Iran Security Initiative at U.S. think-tank the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, also said Tehran was acutely aware of the inflation risk and would make great efforts to keep it down, but with policies that would suffocate chances of economic growth.
"If oil prices remain high, then it will be quite possible to keep flooding the country with foreign goods which will be a powerful check on inflation in the prices of goods, but that will come at the expense of making Iranian products less competitive and therefore throwing people out of work," Clawson told Reuters.
"My reading of the present government's policies is that it is not particularly concerned about the productive economy, so perhaps it will actually bring inflation down."
Ahmadinejad's economic surgery came just as the United States and the European Union were tightening sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
Tehran has consistently said the sanctions are having no impact, but they have deterred Western investment in Iran's vital oil and gas fields and financial restrictions have caused problems for Iran to receive billion of dollars for its oil exports to major customers India and South Korea.
The IMF noted: "New international sanctions in 2010 have in practice increased the cost of doing business, limited FDI and technology transfer, and have affected international trade and financial transactions."
In his comments at the end of the IMF staff report, Iran's IMF Executive Director Jafar Mojarrad showed just how serious Tehran was taking the sanctions threat.
"Should these restrictions remain in place, Iran would have no choice but to cut oil and gas supplies to the interested parties, with possible spillovers to the energy markets," he wrote.
Salehi-Isfahani said sanctions were only partly to blame for Iran's economic ills.
"Sanctions have become a big part of the problem, but in the past government's own policies were a bigger problem. Iran's competitiveness has been seriously hurt by higher domestic inflation relative to the rest of the world. And now, (by) energy price increases."
The IMF said the subsidy reforms would slow economic growth, to 2.5 percent this year, from 3.2 percent in 2010/11. But it said the cash handouts would help to keep the economy moving and that growth would rise steadily to 4.5 percent by 2014/15. Iran is sticking with its target of 8 percent annual growth during the five-year period 2010-15.
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Following in the footsteps of Buffy, Twilight is now getting its round of academic writing, and it's kicking things off with a little abstinence. As research for a new book called Bitten by Twilight: Youth Culture, Media, and the Vampire Franchise, researchers talked to fans about their obsession with the books, and, they, say, "what really surprised us was the obvious abstinence message in the book and that teens were responding favorably to this message. Many of the young women that we interviewed had felt pressure to perform sexually by their peers, but now they have a desire to find their own 'Edward,' who will be interested in them for nonsexual reasons."
This isn't a case of abstinence and girls wanting to save themselves for marriage. This is a case of girls seeing a romantic ideal and coming to the logical conclusions that a chivalrous, over-protective super-hottie sounds more tempting than a moderately cute, immature classmate eager for a mundane and all-too-brief adolescent romp. But oh, the problems with this. While those books may talk about Edward's interest in her smarts and personality, a good 95% of their interaction is sharing the bed without sex every night and hot makeout sessions that almost lead to more over and over again. These ain't "nonsexual reasons." While Stephenie Meyer may get chastised for chasteness, the Twilight Saga is rife with pent-up sexual feelings and almost uncontrollable physical obsession that is only stopped by Edward's extreme vampiric will -- which the regular Joe or Jane just doesn't have.
I'd put money down that if any of these girls thought they'd found their Edward, abstinence would be the furthest thing from their minds. In other words, they're not talking about abstinence, but simply putting more thought and consideration into who they have sex with. And if the books are how they develop their romantic and sexual self ... these poor girls. You know that many will expect the headboard-biting, house-breaking, Buffy-and-Spike-like sex when all is said and done. Or print their own Old Maid cards because no guy will ever measure up.
I'm sure this whole Twilight Saga craze will prompt many to say: "See?! Abstinence is good!" and ignore every other subtlety that goes along with this whole mess. (Like Edward's controlling ways and Bella's "OMG he's so pretty" mindset that often keeps her from truly holding her ground and laying down the law.) When really, this is even more of a reason for good and honest sex education and open discussion about male and female roles. If The Twilight Saga is anything, it's a prime metaphor for unfulfilled desire and the messes pent up feelings can bring.
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Mark Kennedy '16 graduated Cum Laude in May with a double major in Theatre Arts and in Psychology.
Madison, Wis. (May 18, 2016) – Edgewood College is pleased to announce a deepening partnership with Madison College. New articulation agreements signed late last week guarantee admission to Edgewood College for Madison College associate degree holders and allow honors students at Madison College admission to the Honors Program at Edgewood College after transferring.
Madison, Wis. (May 4, 2016) – Professor Steven Post was honored this week with the 2016 Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award.
Edgewood College celebrates another year of outstanding undergraduate research when it hosts "Edgewood Engaged" in late April, a yearly research and creative inquiry symposium. This year, the College also celebrates distinctive recognition for a project that was showcased at last year's event.
Madison, Wis. (April 27, 2016) – Edgewood College is pleased to announce the Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals has honored Derek Johnson with its Emerging Leader of the Year award. Mr. Johnson is the Director of Freshman Admissions at Edgewood College. The award will be celebrated at the 2016 Emerge Gala, to be held this weekend in Madison.


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The 2012-13 academic year was a record setting campaign in the classroom for UWG student-athletes. Those record numbers increased Tuesday as three UWG performers to named to the 2013 GSC Spring All-Academic Team.
Selected for the honor were baseball standout Blake McLemore, softball stalwart Megan Garcia, and golf mainstay Kevin Clarke. The team was chosen in a joint vote of Sports Information Directors and Faculty Athletic Representatives from each league university.
Each student-athlete was nominated for the team based a combination of athletic achievement, classroom success, and other factors, such as leadership, community service and extra curricular activities. Academically, he-or-she must have maintained a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 for their collegiate career. Freshman and first semester transfers were not eligible for nomination.
McLemore was the top offensive performer for UWG's 2013 baseball team. The senior infielder—he started games at each of the four infield positions during the season—won the Wolves' team batting title with an average of .331. In the classroom, the senior from Fortson earned his degree in Management and posted a GPA of 3.89.
Garcia was a four-year starter for UWG's softball team. The senior from Woodstock this season batted .258 as the Wolves' primary center fielder. She also boasted a 3.63 GPA while majoring in Political Science.
Clarke, a sophomore from Midlothian, Va., is a Sport Management major with a 3.35 GPA. On the course, he was a consistent contributor for the Wolves, capping his season in the GSC Championships by earning a berth on the all-tournament team.
The selections of McLemore, Garcia and Clarke capped a record year of classroom achievement West Georgia. A total of 14 UWG student-athletes—the most ever—earned spots on GSC All-Academic Teams throughout the school year.
Beyond the trio of all-academic honorees, UWG also had 27 student-athletes earn spots on the GSC Academic Honor Roll. This raises the season total of West Georgia players earning this honor to 94, an increase of 11 from last year's record total of 83 honor roll performers.


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So it was a way to really explore how dense poetic text could be included in a visual medium and to jump from there to Faulkner. The reasons I like "As I Lay Dying" or Faulkner was because it's almost poetry and he was a failed poet, he wanted to be a poet and came out with one book of poetry and then kind of gave it up. But you can see the poetic impulse in his prose and so it's very dense. So I guess the challenge was, how do I translate that into a visual medium? How can I use Faulkner's text as much as possible, and then how can I find the visual and cinematic equivalence to Faulkner's prose style? (For example) in the book each chapter is told from the perspective of a different character and so you get a sense of multiple perspectives in the book. So I felt like if I did it exactly like the book where one chapter is told from one person another chapter is told from another person and if I did that for the movie it would have been a little clunky, it wouldn't work in the same way as the book works it would feel a little rigid. But I still wanted the multiple perspectives, so we came up with the split screen idea and sometimes you get different views of the same scene, sometimes the split screen is showing characters in one location and then characters in a completely different location. So for example, Dewey Dell is at the pharmacy trying to get an abortion and then the family is at the cemetery digging the grave and they're happening simultaneously. I guess that's my contribution, interpreting the multiple perspectives through split screen.
And in another way sort of in line with "The Broken Tower," I'm trying to get Faulkner's prose in there. What he does in the book is he has two levels of consciousness or two levels of diction, the characters speak one way on the surface when they're speaking to each other in quotation marks, but underneath they have these interior monologues that are incredibly dense and the monologues use diction that these characters would never be able to use. They are articulating ideals that these characters would literally not be able to do. But I think what Faulkner is doing is he's kind of giving voice to their inner lives so (while) maybe they couldn't think as deep as the characters do in their interior monologues, they maybe could feel as deeply as their inner monologues suggest. So it's as if he's giving voice to them (and) I felt like I couldn't just do straight voice-over, we needed to make the voice-over strange as well and so we have the characters looking directly at the camera or speaking directly to the camera and it's an effort to make it strange, to make the familiar unfamiliar. It's almost like the confessionals that we find in reality television now but now it's in a period piece. And so all of these different techniques coming together both high and low or contemporary and old-fashioned give us a sense of Faulkner's book that is cutting edge but also about people at the turn of the century.
Where would you say you derive a lot of your cinematic influence in relation to the aesthetic and style present in "As I Lay Dying" and more generally as a filmmaker?
At least on this movie and some of the ones that came
before, definitely the Dardenne Brothers, they're masters of the handheld,
masters of long takes, and masters of capturing life so that it feels ultra-realistic.
So up through "As I Lay Dying" they were filmmakers that my DP and I would
reference, especially "The Son" and "The Child."
Also I'm very influenced by Gus Van Sant, I don't know if this movie in particular was influenced by him but I'm sure that the way I worked with the actors was, you know I try to stay hands-off and say as little as I need to and only step in when I need to, which is a very Van Sant approach. I have to say the split screen, people have referenced (Brian) De Palma, but I have to say that really just came from the book, I can't say that was really influenced by any film or filmmaker as much as it was just influenced by Faulkner or by trying to interpret Faulkner. Strangely enough, the voice-over and the direct address to the camera were really kind of influenced by reality TV. I remember having that idea one day thinking, letting the voice-over idea kind of percolate my mind and then having that epiphany like, "what if we did it like a reality TV show, put them in period wardrobe and shoot it like a Wyatt painting kind of tone but have them actually talk to the camera like a reality TV show, wouldn't that be perfect."
James Franco's "As I Lay Dying" is scheduled for iTunes release on October 22 followed by a DVD and VOD/iVOD release November 5.
James Franco's "As I Lay Dying" is scheduled for iTunes release on October 22 followed by a DVD and VOD/iVOD release November 5.


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The Oakland Raiders have not had a solid five man starting offensive line in years. The Raiders currently have two positions on their offensive line that are solid, left tackle Jared Veldheer and center Stefen Wisniewski. That leaves both guard positions and the right tackle position up for grabs this off season.
The starters last season were Mike Brisiel and Cooper Carlisle at the guard positions and Khalif Barnes at right tackle. Carlisle is no longer with the team which instantly creates an open competition at the left guard position.
Brisiel was a huge let down in his first season with the Raiders, but injuries may have played a role in his poor play. He will be given every opportunity to be the starter, but he is susceptible to being overtaken, especially since he is considered more of a zone blocking specialist.
During OTAs, the Raiders had Tony Bergstrom lining up as the first team left guard. He was drafted in 2012 to be the starting left guard and after one season as a back up, the Raiders hope he is ready to take over.
The wildcard at the guard position is Lucas Nix. An undrafted free agent in 2012, Nix made the team but only played in one game. That being said, the Raiders like him, it is just a question of how much he has developed. If either of the guard positions struggles, Nix may get a shot at stepping into the starting role.
Barnes actually had a fairly decent season in 2012, but that is not saying a whole lot. He is still a liability far more often than he is a benefit. He commits too many penalties and blows his assignments in the passing game far too often. He is an adequate starter if need be, but it is definitely a position that the Raiders should want to upgrade at.
That is exactly why the Raiders drafted Melenik Watson in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. The Raiders clearly envision as the future starting right tackle, the only question is how far in the future. Watson, who is from England, has only played organized football for two years. But with that being said, he sure learned quickly. After one season playing at a junior college, he transferred to Florida State where he was dominant at the right tackle position.
Watson is still raw and has a lot to learn so it will be tough for him to win the starting job. It is more likely that Barnes is the starter at the beginning of the season and that Watson gets a shot mid season if Barnes is struggling. You never know though, he could blow the coaching staff away at training camp.
No matter what the five starter combination in Oakland will be to start the 2013 season, it won't be great. There is still a lot of work to do on the offensive line, but they are headed in the right direction. There will be real competition at a lot of spots for the first time in a while which is a very good sign.


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One of the problems you have when starting cycling- is what type of bike to get. The choice is immense and with all the grades of components fitted it can be a bit hit and miss as to whether you get the right bike for you. When it comes to the replacement bike for that first bike- it is a lot easier. You know what you want in a bike-the grade of the components and more important- a better idea on fit.
A few years ago I had a friend that wanted to upgrade from his mountain bike to something that would do the occasional long road ride- be suitable for his daily commute in fine weather of 20 miles but still keep the upright position of his MTB. Managed to get him into my LBS who did him a good deal on a Giant FCR3. That bike suited him down to the ground but it was stolen earlier this year. So replacement bike time but a bit sooner than he wanted.
That FCR suited him completely. Components were at a level that suited him- the fit was there although he did feel that he could do with a larger frame and the ride suited him down to the ground. Problem is that the FCR is no longer made and the price of the replacement (The Rapid) has gone up a bit in price. He looked on the equivalent of your Craigs List and was looking for an FCR in good condition or possibly an older TCR. They did not come up.
Then he asked me about a Giant CRS. Never heard of it and as it came in the "Lifestyle" section of the Giant range- I did not recommend it. Well today he came into work with it. Despite my suggestion that he forgets the bike- He bought it.
It is a pretty good bike. The version he got is 3 years old and not a mark on it. Going by the wear on the rims- I would say it has been run round the block a few times and that is it. It is the Alliance frame which is aluminium with top tube and seat stays in C.F. Appearance is that it is one of the post 97 OCR or FCR frames with only a few changes to make it "Old Git" friendly. 28T granny ring linked to a 9 speed 12/28 cassette- 35mm tyres and they are the only downgrades I could see from the FCR Alliance.
The 35mm tyres will be going as soon as they wear out but that 28/28 gearing has already been made use of. Previous crankset was 50/39/30 and this is 52/42/28 and he has already found out that the 52 only gets used on downslopes. And that wide Comfort saddle has to go.
To be honest- My mate does not need or want a performance bike. He does need a bike that works and is going to be reliable and he had that in the FCR. It may have been a little low spec but with this new bike- he has upgraded the ride no end. He has gone from a $600 bike to one that cost's double that amount and you can see and feel the difference in the value of the two bikes. All he has to do now is wear out those wide tyres and put the 23's on and get rid of that saddle- Pulling the 52/12 can come later.


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I'm about to get married (less than 2 months) and I am always looking at pictures of wedding dresses!
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I'm about to get married (less than 2 months) and I am always looking at pictures of wedding dresses!
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Such beautiful dresses!! I got married almost 3 years ago and could only drool over these great designs!!
I love the Jenna Dewan's Reem Acra dress, simply amazing!! And Ivanka Trump dress, stanning beautiful.
Nice post. Xoxo Luxie
I can't wait to see your dress Michelle! From the looks of these pics.. I'd LOVE a dress from Monique Lhuillier
P.S. I can't wait to see your wedding dress…so exciting!
What FUN! I love anything and everything wedding as I prep for mine next year and one of the dresses above is by the same designer as my dress…can't wait to wear it!
My taste in wedding dresses is all over the place, there is something I love about all of them! I would have loved to have seen a pic of the one you've chosen! A big Congratulations on your upcoming magical day!
Jenna Bush's and Jewels are my favs!! But I am a big sucker for lace =]
Oh my goodness, love them all! But I have to say I love Kate's!
I really like the way Megan Fox wore a wedding dress even though it was a very small affair. not to mention the way it seems to just float and that gorgeous veil. I've always been a big fan of Monique Lhuillier.
I love Khloe's! I also loved Charlotte's dress is SATC when she married Harry. Remember that one? Beautiful!
They are ALL gorgeous!! I would never be able to decide on one…
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Great post Michelle honey!!!! Thanks for filling in doll. Kori xoxo
im completely bias because mine was a reem acra. but i just love love love her work


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great for them!!! Hope Cadel can win this year. If BMC is on the tour it means that astana is out?
great for them!!! Hope Cadel can win this year. If BMC is on the tour it means that astana is out?
Interesting... the funniest thing is that probably the winner of the 2010 TdF will come from the wildcard teams
What makes you say that? Contador's on Astana, which was not a wild card.
As for BMC, I don't think there was ever much doubt they'd make it. Cadel being a consistent contender in the past and now world champion would have made it tough to exclude BMC.
I like the way it's set up for next year- the top 17 teams of 2010 will be invited and the rest will be wild cards.
Cadel won't even podium. AC, AS, LA and then the others
Vino will run the tour or not?
LA won't even podium this year.
^^proly not.
They'll make room for Big George in probably his last TdF. Well, it would be nice
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I don't think Evans has a chance to win, but he has a chance to podium. He had a bad Tour last year, but he turned things around at the end of the year (Vuelta podium, Worlds winner). He seems more relaxed since he won the rainbow jersey and moved to BMC. I don't think he feels so much pressure, which seemed wear him down in prior years.
Barring injury or sickness, Contador will most likely win. That leaves Schleck and Armstrong from last year's podium. I think Schleck could be passed for two reasons. (1) He's been battling a knee injury this year and so far he hasn't looked good at all. There's still a lot of time until July, but it's something that could be a factor. (2) He is the one guy who I think is willing to try to attack Contador and try whatever it takes to win. All he would have to do is push it too far on one stage and he could lose a lot of time while guys like Armstrong and Evans are doing the equivalent of a GC autobus.
Then there's Armstrong. I could see Armstrong on the podium again, but at this point in his career Evans is a better climber and a better TTer, so he has a shot.


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I decorated. Am done, here is my tree.
I decorated. Am done, here is my tree.
Oh, I do like the pretty blue lights! And your Santa tree topper is lovely too...I would say I was done decorating, but to be truthful, I've been done for ages.
You see, the Christmas tree from LAST Christmas is still up. Couldn't be bothered to try to wrestle a 9.5 foot tree down to the basement for storage...so there it sat, January till now!Since we'll be visiting Mickey for the holidays, I think of it as VERY advance planning. Heh.
Sorry, it's a little dark!
Very advanced!
Thank you. You can't see it, but it has silver bulbs. I also decorated the stair banister with lights and garland.
I love the blue and silver theme. It's warm and comforting to me. I can hardly wait to turn on the fire place, and watch movie, all while sitting under a blanket. Of course the tree and lights will be on.
Thank you! It's my ideal evening as well.
Yes, it is! Let it snow, let it snow.


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"Beneath" is a new thriller that is being billed as "inspired by true events." "Inspired," in this case, is a much more accurate term than "based on." The true events in reference surround the catastrophic 2013 cave in of a Bracket Coal mine that trapped a team of miners countless stories beneath the Earth's surface. From here, the film takes a fair share of creative liberties, turning it into a haunting claustrophobic thriller as the miners await their uncertain fate.
Directed by first time feature director Ben Ketai ("30 Days of Night" mini-series) and co-written by horror team Patrick Doody and Chris Valenziano, "Beneath" seeks to dramatize the event that captured the world's attention, and take advantage of a rare opportunity to make a supernatural thriller "inspired by" actual events.
"Beneath" is being distributed by IFC Films and has been slated for an October 8th release, right in the heart of horror season.