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Use wintertime to put your equipment in good running order.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, THERE'S always one glorious day in early spring that hollers to the world, "Winter's over! Winter's over!" The temperature is unseasonably warm. The sun is finally high enough in the sky that north-facing shrubs and trees, which haven't tasted sunlight since autumn, are lit with lustrous, lemony light. Trees sprout buds. Daffodils jut skyward. The invigorating smell of the earth coming back to life is everywhere.
Meanwhile, in thousands of offices across North America, landscape contractors and their crews smell something else in the air: money.
Springtime. You want to hit the ground running. What you don't want is to hit the ground stalling. How frustrating is it, when you start up mowers, trimmers, and even heavier equipment like skid loaders for the first time after the winter doldrums, to find that they stall?
It's not just gear, either, that can have you hitting the springtime ground stalling. Your billing forms, time-sheets, and other internal forms may be out of date. You may be planning to use exactly the same flyers as last year, and to advertise in the same media, without considering new opportunities.
As for personnel, maybe you've assumed that your crews of last year were all coming back, only to hear "Sorry, man, can't do it this year," when you call to talk about start dates.
Equipment. Paperwork. Marketing. People. Four areas where a little preparation in these last months of winter means you'll hit the ground running.
Before you even think about these areas, though, if you're one of those in our industry who runs a snow re moval business, you'll need to wind down that operation before shifting over to landscaping.
Kujawa Enterprises, Inc. (KEI) in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, keeps busy with snow and ice in winter, while running a robust landscape operation in warmer weather.
"Converting our trucks from winter to summer?" asks KEI president Chris Kujawa. "We've become really good at putting plows on trucks on taking them off. They're all quick patch, so we can change them in a hurry. What's more of an issue are the salters. Getting those on and off a pickup or a dump truck is a major thing. So we try to leave them on the trucks as long as possible, and watch the weather very carefully."
Yes, with winter in snow country comes an enemy of all vehicles: road salt. It's just so corrosive, making vehicles old before their time.
"To get ready for spring," Kujawa explains, "we wash our trucks inside and out. I don't want salt eating away at the exterior or the interior. After we're done washing, we wax the undercarriages."
Once your winter gear is squared away, you'll want to make sure all your landscape equipment is in perfect order.
Jason Anderson, a landscape designer at Clinton Korfhage Landscaping in Louisville, Kentucky, stresses how important it is to get your gear in shape for Day One of springtime. "We've got an equipment maintenance guy on staff here whose job it is to look after anything that's more advanced than an oil change."
"We do mostly landscape installations," Anderson goes on to say. "So we've got six dump trucks with lift gates, and several tractors. The old est is twenty-five years old, the 'newest' is four or five years old. But whether you're talking about tractors or mowers, if we do the maintenance the way we all know should be done, we're fine come spring."
Clinton Korfhage Landscaping must be doing something right. The company has operated continuously as a family business since 1920.
Even if the mainstay of your operation is just lawnmowers, like Lewis Landscaping in San Diego, California, a little love in late winter can mean a long happy romance come spring. "The biggest thing with small equipment is to service it before you start to have any problems," says owner Brian Lewis.
Paul Jurgens, director of customer service at Beatrice, Nebraska-based Exmark Manufacturing Company, offers helpful advice, regardless of what mower you're operating.
"Obviously, the best way to get your mowers ready in the springtime is to have prepped them well for winter storage. What you hope has happened in autumn is that the owner drained his gas tank down to about a half-gallon, added some fuel stabilizer, cleaned the mower thoroughly, and changed out the oil," Jurgens advises. "But in the real world, that doesn't always happen."
When fall maintenance is overlooked, it has to be done in the spring, Jurgens notes. "Any gasoline that's in the mower tank through the winter ought to be drained and replaced. The fact is, 2011 gasoline, with additives and ethanol added, doesn't have the shelf-life of gas from a few decades ago. So when you're starting out again in the spring, don't fill the gas tank from the can that's been sitting next to the mower all winter! That kind of defeats the purpose."
As for oil and filters, Jurgens also advises changing them if you didn't do it last autumn, while also checking for frayed belts and any nuts that may have loosened. "Change out your air filter too, if it's time. Again, in a perfect world, we'd do all these things in November. But it's not a perfect world."
Jurgens offers one more springtime tip. "If your sparkplug is fine, the gas tank full, and you still don't start up in the spring, a little shot of ether starting fluid should get the engine going after the winter layoff. You should be just fine after that."
Liker your mowers, you'll want to prepare your blowers, trimmers and other equipment according to manufacturer's specifications. Once the prep is completed, start each piece of equipment once before loading it on your truck for a job. If there's an issue, you don't want to discover it when you're on the job.
Another area that you should consider reviewing is the office paperwork and forms. We all take it for granted that we don't need to change the forms we use. You'd be surprised how many revisions need to be made to be up-to-date. At the very least, take out 2011 and put in 2012.
No matter what the size of your business, late winter is the the best time to make revisions, create new forms, and get databases in order before your phone starts ringing with customer calls.
A small contractor who uses the off-season to revise his forms and databases is John Ziegler, of John Ziegler Landscaping in State College, Pennsylvania. Ziegler is a former schoolteacher. "This winter, I've created a new client database form," Ziegler reports, "where I not only list identifying names and addresses, but also my judgment as to whether the client was easy or tough to work with."
Ziegler has also used this winter to start a catalog of photographs of his work, linking it to the new database. "I've been in business for twenty-five years," he says. "I learn something new about how to do things every year."
That said, there's no sense making changes just for the sake of making changes. For example, Lewis Landscaping has kept the same letterhead for several years. Yet the new spring season is an ideal time to take a look at everything that gives your business its identity. In an industry as competitive and fluid as ours, the contractor who does it the same way year after year is one who will lose competitive advantage.
"During my off-season, I take a fresh look at my advertising," Ziegler says. "Last year, I found that print newspaper advertising in the 'Services' listing gave me my best return on investment. I'm thinking about how to maximize that by improving my listing there."
Kevin Grady, who operates Stump Grinder, Inc., in Alpharetta, Georgia, had made a science of his pre-spring marketing evaluation. Six years ago, he says, he got eighty percent of his business from the Yellow Pages. Today, it's eighty percent Internet.
Grady uses the pre-season to order and prepare his not-so-secret marketing weapon: thank-you cards.
"I've been mailing thank-you cards to my customers on the same day I complete a job since 1999. The cards are pre-printed, and I write a brief personal note at the bottom. Mailing them is the best forty-four cent client development investment I can make."
Finally, you'll want to have your staff lined up, so your crews can get right to work on that first fine spring day. Everyone does this differently; some landscape contractors like Anderson are fortunate to have five, ten, and even thirty-year veterans on their rosters. "Loyal people who know the business and the equipment make getting ready for spring a lot easier," he declares. "They remember which mower crankcase was leaking last year, so you can fix it this year."
For his Wisconsin business, Kujawa recruits from several sources.
There's a "careers" click-through on the KEI website. He also uses a local staffing service, and reports that many applicants come through word of mouth.
Spring is the time for new beginnings. When that first glorious spring day makes your heart race and your nose smell money, be sure your business is ready to race, too. Have your equipment, paperwork, marketing plan, and people ready to go.
If you hit the springtime ground running, instead of stalling, you'll make a super-fast start on what could be your best year ever.


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As there seems to be a low point in game releases. I will be playing Albion Online (main page with recruit link). I'm not sure how much it will be at release in 2 weeks. But the cheapest founders pack is 30 bucks. Comes with 30 days premium service, (gives you faster progression and more loot / gathering loot) and you can spend in game currency to get premium as well. Can play cross platform on something like phones, macs, windows, tablets all with varying performance.
I watched a video from some guy, he said it is basically required to have a guild / group to play with to get to the better gear levels. So I'm letting you guys know I'll be playing. I can always pick up a random guild in game if nobody ends up playing.
I haven't looked at the game very much, but apparently it's a group pvp game. Certain zones are have various pvp rules, don't lose items on death, lose some items, and lose all gear you are wearing. The abilities are attached to the types of gear / weapons you are using. So you can be anything, but you have to level each one up to wear better ones.
At first look of the graphics I was like no thanks, but as I don't see something better getting released any time soon I'll play anyway. I downloaded it today, played a little bit. I started with a few tutorial quests. But then it seemed to leave it up to sandbox play, no quests. You go kill stuff of certain quality while wearing certain quality gear to progress further. Craft specific things to get better at it. Mine. etc.
Not gonna lie, I was bored immediately (I only played for an hour). But maybe it gets better when you can pvp? You can do dungeons, pvp, or go grind whatever you are leveling up. I glanced at the guild vs guild, you control territories and you can build personal crafting buildings, etc. You have some GvG to own cities to get taxes (Like BDO). You can buy shops, and people that use your shop you get money from it. Random stuff.
I'm sure you guys can do your own research as well. I didn't do much research, as another friend of mine got it so I got it to play with him.
Anyway that's all I got.
If you decide to pick up the game and don't have anyone doing recruit a friend on you. You guys can use my link if you want. So to use this link, you click the link (this sets a cookie on your website visit). It takes you to a page with "Get Albion", before you click get or buy, click register at the top right, make your account, then proceed to buy a package (if you end up getting a key first, you can apply it to your account after registering).
So the recruit a friend rewards are tiered, if you spent 100 bucks on the best package then the people you recruit gives you 2 - 3 times more per person you recruit. But since I bought the cheap one I wouldn't benefit very much, so the following link is my friends recruit link who has the best package and I'll force him trade me some rewards right!
Here is the recruit link: https://albiononline.com/?ref=UQLL45FUM8
Here is a 3 hour video from some guy that has played since alpha (like 2 - 3 years ago) if you want lots of info https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38tGw07Pl-A
Anyway hit me up if you have any questions or need something.
If you use the recruit link thank you! See you around.


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Still alive: Inches to Flood, inches from fame?
Inches to Flood debuted on Tokyo Rose's subterranean stage several years ago. I remember them as being pretty good, with promise. But I wondered at the time if they would survive... or get trampled, elbowing for attention in an already overcrowded genre.
For the generation weaned on detachment and cynicism of the '80s, the search for authenticity was a struggle. Once all those hamburglar kids and Reagan youth burst into self-awareness and became of band-making age, a sizeable following latched on "emo" (from emo-tive), a style of music known for its lyrical self-revelation, complicated melodies, and rhythmic shifts.
The two biggest influences– Sunny Day Real Estate and Rites of Spring- elevated punk's disenchantment to an intensely personal level. The tight, twisting songs– a far cry from radio rock's three-chord torpor– sometimes climaxed in moments of onstage (and offstage) sorrow.
The intimacy was meaningful, but its seductive power soon bloated clubs with second-rate third-wave emo bands. The glut of scuffed shoes and "Dear Diary" angst made wearing one's heart on one's sleeve the epitome of cool (and there are lots of kids out there who want to be cool).
With the sincerity diluted, it seemed as if these big arrows to life's bruises blinked a tacky advertisement for whining. Just as punk's label has been so grotesquely distorted to encompass even lil Avril Lavigne, the "bad Britney," emo, on a smaller scale, eventually morphed from the pangs of a searching heart into the frowns of a sad clown. If you have to force or feign a mood swing, with the intent of carrying a band to stardom, then you are missing the point entirely.
The composer Claude Debussy often complained about his imitators, who followed him around Europe with their tepid impressionistic scores.
Now that the crowds are thinning, I'm glad to know Inches to Flood is still alive, keeping the flame. Although emo has become more of a slur, and less of a description, I think that their new EP, yet unnamed, falls within the original, unadulterated definition of the word.
Inches to Flood seemed to disappear for a while; their hibernation in the practice space has done them well. They've matured considerably. The minor key hooks crease neatly over the shifting time signatures, the lyrics are well-sung and well-written, the bass lines move with parabolic smoothness.
They tackle with gravity, without appearing humorless or superfluous. Expression is the aim, and their priorities are in order... I like where they're headed.
Inches to Flood will be playing Friday, April 4, at Tokyo Rose with Richmond-based Gregor Samsa, and an electronic artist, Metal. I believe their EP will be available at the show.


text: Hey Bass, might I take this opportunity to gloat on a bit of fortuitous action as regards my call on SBUX early last week? Recall I was observing a pending three-touch of the lower trend line which coincidentally aligned with a gap at $54, and was immediately following a Golden Cross........ My buy order at $54 filled last Tuesday, and this morning the stock hit $57.27 before backing off a few cents. I'm waiting to see if it wants to slide more, and if so, then I'll take my profits and wait for the next buy opportunity. Otherwise, I'm thinking of a trailing stop to maximize gains if it decides to go higher. Here's a snapshot of a few minutes ago:


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Getting started on managing client to virtual network VPN connection using C#
Azure Network sample for managing virtual network gateway.
- Create a virtual network with subnets
- Create virtual network gateway
- Update virtual network gateway with Point-to-Site connection configuration
- Generate and download VPN client configuration package. Now it can be used to create VPN connection to Azure.
- Revoke a client certificate Please note: in order to run this sample, you need to have:
- pre-generated root certificate and public key exported to $CERT_PATH file For more details please see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-certificates-point-to-site for PowerShell instructions and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-certificates-point-to-site-makecert for Makecert instructions.
- client certificate generated for this root certificate installed on your machine. Please see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-how-to-vpn-client-install-azure-cert
- thumbprint for client certificate saved to $CLIENT_CERT_THUMBPRINT
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Spaghetti with sardines
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- Healthy
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- kcal495
- fat14g
- saturates2g
- carbs77g
- sugars5g
- fibre5g
- protein21g
- salt1.07g
- 400g spaghetti
- 1 tbsp olive oil
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- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- pinch chilli flakes
- 227g can chopped tomato
- 2 x 95g cans skinless and boneless sardines in tomato sauce
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- 100g pitted black olives, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp capers, drained
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- small handful parsley, chopped
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Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling salted water according to pack instructions. Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat the oil in a medium pan and cook the garlic for 1 min. Add the chilli flakes, tomatoes and sardines, breaking up roughly with a wooden spoon. Heat for 2-3 mins, then stir in the olives, capers and most of the parsley. Mix well to combine.
Drain the pasta, reserving a couple of tbsp of the water. Add the pasta to the sauce and mix well, adding the reserved water if the sauce is a little thick. Divide between 4 bowls and sprinkle with the remaining parsley.
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TipUsing skinless and boneless sardines in this dish make a great sustainable alternative to anchovies – they're also cheaper and a great source of omega-3.


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Last year we did a Father's Day post to collect "Tips My Dad Says," words o' wisdom from dear ole dad, granddad, or the other father figures in our lives. We'll be revisiting that post (one of the most popular from last year), and the downloadble "Tips My Dad Says" card, in a few days. In the meantime, for this year's Dad's Day celebration, we'd love to hear your stories about the most ambitious, craziest, most magnificent thing the patriarchs in your life ever made (or tried to make). Please tell us a story in the comments below.
My dad was/is a maker (a general contractor by trade), and he is constantly making stuff for around the house: shelving, stools, racks, benches, fencing. But his work is entirely practical. His father, on the other hand, my "gramps," was a maker mad-man. He was a hardware mash-up artist. He'd go to St. Vincent's thrift store in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, come back with a box of appliances and junk and he'd invent something with what he'd found. Half of the appliances in my grandmother's kitchen were one-of-a-kind gramps creations. The one I remember was a pita bread oven he'd made by using door hinges to attach two electric griddles to one another, one on top of the other. In their non-retirement home in Framingham, MA, he basically had a bat cave below it, a workshop he'd chiseled out of the bedrock beneath their house. He was also a police officer, and Santa Claus at Christmas. He was like something out of a Disney film, a magical presence in my life. I wonder how much of my maker ethos I get from him.
Oh, and the craziest thing he ever made? He built a still in his bat cave workshop in Massachusetts to distill Arak, Arab hooch. He was so proud of that thing, built from scratch, and using his own grapes grown in his backyard.
I can only image what gramps would think of the maker movement and how lit up he would be at a Maker Faire. He was a dyed in the wool tinkerer and would have loved to see a growing culture of tinkerers.


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In 1974, a revolutionary group calling itself the Dread Scott Brigade held up the old Shawmut Bank in Boston's Audubon Circle. Money was stolen. And a woman named Emily Gordon, a visitor in town cashing traveler's checks, was shot and killed. No one saw who shot her. Despite security camera photos and a letter from the group claiming responsibility, the perpetrators have remained at large for nearly three decades.
Enter Paul Giacomin, the closest thing to a son Spenser has. Twice before, Spenser has come to the young man's assistance, and now that Paul is in his 30s, his troubled past is behind him. When Paul's friend Daryl Gordon -daughter of the long-gone Emily - decides she needs closure about the matter of her mother's death, it's Spenser she turns to. The lack of clues and the fact that an FBI intelligence report is missing force Spenser to reach out in every direction - to Daryl's estranged hippie father; to Vinnie Morris and the mob; to the mysterious Ives - and test his resourcefulness and courage.
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- Ruth
- 30-04-03
...he's Baa-a-ack!
okay: I haven't enjoyed a Parker novel in awhile, but this one, although not the most innovative, is fun and witty. His last few books have felt forced and written "just because..." Narrator is also excellent and gives each character a voice of his own.
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- Bob
- 08-05-03
you know what you're gonna get
I think that I have listened to every "Spenser" novel that's available on Audible. It isn't so much that they are fantastic books... it's more that they are predictable in their high-quality. I tend to listen to these short Robert B. Parker novels between larger books... enjoying a mostly mindless story before undertaking another long listen.
Joe Mantegna continues his entertaining portrayal as Spenser... one that he's also become known for in made-for-TV movies. As a side-note, the voices that he gives his female characters in his readings never fail to amuse me. I particularly enjoy when he attempts to pull off a rendition of a woman trying to seduce Spenser. Those laughs alone make the commute fly by quickly.
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- Bob
- 07-05-03
Review of Back Story
This is my first story with this author. I like the straightforward language and the good, interesting story. I've been listening to other thriller/detective stories, and this is a good mix of straightforward writing, good, interesting plot, and understandable characters. It's engaging and complete without a lot of wasted words.
He gets at meaningful interactions between characters without wasting words. The reader gets the picture without the author's having to waste words and time with a lot of description and dialogue. I suspect this kind of writing is tough to accomplish, and it's good to read.
So it's 4 stars: good story, concise writing, interesting and tightly drawn characters, and that interesting dialogue: lots of tough guy lingo, and you can see the various characters sizing each other up and staring each other down. And shooting each other.
Mantegna is a good listen, too.
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- bebe
- 29-04-10
excellent Spencer story and production
I really loved this book. Spencer's "adopted" son, Paul, is in the story and I love Paul. He was introduced to us in the Spencer series book, "Early Autumn" . In my opinion, it would be good to have already read or listened to Early Autumn so that you know all about Paul before you listen to Back Story, but it is not necessary since this story can stand on its own. Hawk and Susan are in the story line of Back Story, which helps make it a great book. Also, Spencer meets Jesse Stone in this book. Stone appears in as the Police Chief of the town Paradise. At the first of this book It is revealed in the first of this book that Pearl the wonderdog has passed away - amazingly, Susan and Spencer get a puppy, the same breed as Pearl, to help get over the grief. To make things even more "fun", the story line brings back the memory of the hippie movement and free love. As you can see, in addition to the main story line of a 28 year old cold case murder which Spencer is attempting to solve, there is a lot going on! The reader, Joe Mantegna does his usual great job reading the book. I loves his interpretation of Spencer and of the reoccuring characgers of Susan, Hawk, Quirk, Belson, etc. I expecially love his interpretations of the very well written, witty conversations between Spencer and Hawk.
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- J.R.Russ
- 24-08-03
Parker's Spenser is the best
Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels are best read in chronological order, and this is the latest in the series. The character of Spenser has grown amazingly in the tellings and has become not only a hard-boiled dectective, but the kind of man you want as your best friend. Parker is also to be commended on his fine and subtle sense of sarcasm in the use of dialogue. If ever there was a series that is suited to the audio format the Spenser books are it! There is a wit and charm going on that may not come off in hardcopy if you haven't first heard these books done well; and they are narrated VERY well by Joe Mantegna!
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- Richard Delman
- 25-05-13
Maybe (gulp) I've read too much Robert B. Parker.
I guess I knew this day was coming, but it's been a heckuva ride, I must say. As in most serials that have basically run out of gas, these books are beginning to have a sameness for me which drags each of them down. The wit is still there, the arch sophisticated worldview that our three heroes (Spenser, Hawk and Dr. Susan Silverman) convey. And, Joe Mantegna still does a really creditable job, although on the "he said-she said" controversy I come down on the side of the Michael Prichard fans. The milieu, however, has become too familiar. Boston still seems like a really interesting city, and Spenser's delightfully idiosyncratic view of it continues to entertain. The plots, though, have become so similar and repetitive that I truly have to stretch to recall them. I did enjoy the April the prostitute miniseries, which allowed us to get a little bit under Spenser's facade to show us his compulsion to rescue damsels in distress (how psychological! And from me, a psychologist!).
The one thing I deliberately have not done is to read the book in which Susan dies. Clearly it is time for me to do this now. I hope that this kind of real-world development (although just a tiny bit extreme and melodramatic for my tastes) may give us another chance to see Spenser as a flesh-and-blood fictional character (huh?). Up to now his suit of armor hasn't been pierced in any significant way. Maybe in that case it will be. For now, the mix-and-match lost kids-disturbed families-helpful/semi-helpful cops above whom Spenser and Hawk rise to the rescue: I've just about had it. For an author who has found a way to mint money by reeling off one after another just-slightly modified book, it must have taken a whole lot of guts for Mr. Parker to walk across to the other side of the desk and see his guy from a whole 'nother point of view. This is an accomplishment that, I dare say, Lee Child will never ever even approach. My hat is truly off to Mr. Parker.
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- Craig
- 22-08-03
Listen to Sample!!!
Kim & Lawrenc are right. Just listen to the sample. What a great way to ruin an audio book..."I said","I said","I said". I'm goin' for the paperback.
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- George
- 05-05-15
Joe is Spenser
One of the better dramatizations of Parker's best detective and his erudite sidekick, Hawk (if only Avery Brooks could have voiced Hawk this would be perfect in every way).
- Mikay
- 02-10-12
Joe Mantegna is Spencer
I love the Spencer books, and Joe Mantegna makes him come alive for me. The story is "good trumps evil" even it does smash a few folks around and maybe leaves some not-so-alive. The story was a great read and a small escape into the land where "everything works out in the end".
- Brian S.
- 23-09-12
Superman, Batman, Spencer
Any additional comments?
Classic Parker. Spencer does it again. Mantegna hits the nail on the head.


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Huzur Aqdas began by reciting verse 258 of Surah Al Baqarah and gave a discourse on the Divine attribute of Al Nur (The Light) in his Friday sermon today. The translation of the verse is:
'Allah is the friend of those who believe: He brings them out of every kind of darkness into light. And those who disbelieve, their friends are the transgressors who bring them out of light into every kind of darkness. These are the inmates of the Fire; therein shall they abide.' (2:258)
Huzur said according to lexicon Nur is one of the Divine attributes and is that Being through Whose light a physically blind person sees and a person who has gone astray finds guidance from wisdom that is bestowed by Him. It is that Being Who is apparent and through Whom all things are manifested. His Being is apparent in Himself and makes things evident for others. It is stated in the explanation of part of verse 36 of Surah Al Nur, 'Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth…' that it is God alone Who guides those in the heavens and in the earth. Nur is the light which is capable of being spread and helps in the sighting of things, it is of two kinds: worldly and of the Hereafter. The worldly Nur is also twofold; one that is perceived through insight and can be found in the light of God. In explaining the meanings lexicon refers to some Quranic verses: '…There has come to you indeed from Allah a Light and a clear Book. (5:16) as well as: '…We gave him life and made for him a light whereby he walks among men, be like him whose condition is that he is in utter darkness whence he cannot come forth?...' (6:123).
Reciting verse 36 of Surah Al Nur, 'Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a lustrous niche, wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a glittering star. It is lit from a blessed tree — an olive — neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would well-nigh glow forth even though fire touched it not. Light upon light! Allah guides to His light whomsoever He will. And Allah sets forth parables to men, and Allah knows all things full well. (24:36) Huzur said he had explained this verse in light of the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) a short while ago but it was with reference to a different subject-matter. He said today he would present a summary of the writings. Huzur said some may think that the light the above verse mentions is limited to the person of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). Doubtless, the light of God is dominant over everything. The first aspect the verse declares is that because God is the Light of the heavens and the earth, everything gets beneficence from His light, indeed can only get beneficence from it. He dispenses the light as He wills. How is it that God is the Light? It is because it is He Who created the heavens and the earth and He alone gives the light, whether it is physical light or spiritual. As it is stated in the Holy Qur'an: 'Allah is He Who created the heavens and the earth …' (14:33).
Huzur said the true Light is God which can be perceived in everything by those with insight. However, one who is devoid of spiritual sight cannot see it. A believer is firm on the belief that the universe that can be sighted as well as the universe that cannot be sighted is created by God. In order to give an understanding of this Light God sends His chosen people who spread the nur, which comes down from the heavens, in the world. Huzur said verse 24:36 elucidates such nur. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) set the most excellent example and highest standard of nur, one which will continue till the Day of Judgement and which was established as a reflection of the Light of God. He spread this nur in his life time and it continues to spread today. The verse 24:36 describes this nur as a niche, an elevated place, which is the breast of the Prophet. Within the niche is a lamp and this lamp is Divine revelation. The lamp is within a globe of glass and this glass is the heart of the Prophet, which is sparklingly clean and free from any blemish. This glass is as resplendent and illuminating as a star; indeed just as the internal light of the Prophet's heart most liberally spread externally. This lamp is alight with the blessed olive tree and this tree is a simile for the person of the Prophet, which will be established till the Day of Judgement because it was him alone who was declared as the perfect man and there can be none other like him till the Day of Judgement. The reference in the verse of nur belonging neither to the east nor to the west signifies the teaching of Islam which does not incline to any one side. Neither to Communism nor Socialism nor Capitalism, rather, it is a teaching of moderation which establishes human rights and world peace. The reference to
'whose oil would well-nigh glow forth' signifies that exquisite wisdom of the Prophet and all his lofty morals. Light upon light connotes that when God poured forth His Light, i.e. revelation on the perfect man, it created a peerless nur in the spiritual world.
True nur is only through the Shariah that was revealed to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be on him) and from his blessed model. It is this teaching alone that is the nur that can bring about the beneficence of the Nur of God. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) elucidated it thus:
'That light of high degree that was bestowed on perfect man was not in angels, was not in stars, was not in the moon, was not in the sun, was not in the oceans and the rivers, was not in rubies or emeralds, or sapphires, or pearls; in short, it was not in any earthly or heavenly object. It was only in perfect man whose highest and loftiest and most perfect example was our lord and master, the Chief of the Prophets, the Chief of all living ones, Muhammad, the chosen one, peace be on him. That light was bestowed on this man and, according to their ranks, upon all those who bore the same colour to some degree.... This dignity was found in its highest and most perfect form in our lord and master and our guide, the immaculate Prophet, the righteous one, testified to by the righteous, Muhammad, the chosen one, peace be on him.'(Ayenae Kamalat-e-Islam, Ruhani Khazain (London, 1984), Vol.5, pp. 160-162).
The lofty station of nur that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) was granted was from the Light of God and he conveyed it onto his Companions and established excellent morals among them so much so that he likened them to stars. The blessed Companions partook of a measure of God's Light to such an extent that they attained the honour of [the salutation] of raziAllah unho (may Allah be pleased with them). The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) has written that the Companions were so absorbed in the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) that his nur transferred onto them through their complete obedience of him and it annihilated all else but God from their hearts. A Hadith relates, 'my Companions have Allah and Allah alone in their hearts.'
Huzur said God did not cease dispensing this nur, rather the nur that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) received from God is an ever-continuing fountain of beneficence as the Islamic Shariah will continue till the Day of Judgement. In this age, through his ardent and true love of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) God sent the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) with the nur of spirituality that descends from heavens.
The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) wrote that he did not know what act of his had attracted Divine bestowment. He said he was only aware of his natural inclination towards God which was borne out of compelling sincerity. He once dreamed that an elderly esteemed person signalled to him to replicate the Sunnah of Prophets of God and keep fasts. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) decided to fast without letting everyone know, so he moved to the outwardly room of the house. He also ate in that room and would distribute most of his food among orphans and would eat very little himself. Through the wonders of such fasting, exquisite visions were disclosed to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) where he had meetings with past Prophets of God and high-ranking saints. Once in full wakefulness he saw the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and his grandsons, Hadhrat Ali and Hadhrat Fatima (may Allah be pleased with them both). He also experienced Divine lights metaphorically appear in a most beautiful manner. He saw columns of lights in red, green and brilliant white reaching up the heavens, seeing them gave him a pleasure and ecstasy of such a degree that he said he could not articulate it. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) explained that some of the light [of the columns] came from his heart and some came from the heavens and together the lights formed the shape of a column. Huzur said this blessing was bestowed on the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) because of his perfect obedience of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be on him).
The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) also wrote, 'once [I] had a revelation the meanings of which were that the higher angels are in commotion. That is, the will of God is aroused to revive faith. However, the appointment of the 'one who will bestow life to the dead' revivalist has not yet been revealed to the higher angels. That is the reason why there is conflict. At that moment I saw in dream that people are looking around for a revivalist and a person comes in front of this humble person and signals to him that this is the man who loves the Prophet of God and the meanings of these words were that the highest condition of this office is love of Prophet and that is certainly verified in this person.'
Huzur said after the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) the reflection of God's Light was the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and this was in complete subordination of his master. The spiritual knowledge and cognisance of the revelations that was sent to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) were disclosed to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) so that he could tell the world. Indeed, he did not desire renown, but when God's Light fell on him, the renown followed suit so that he could spread the message in the world. God revealed to him, 'You have proceeded from Him and He has chosen you out of the whole world. You are the light of the world. You are God's dignity and He will not forsake you…O Ye people, the light of God has come to you, so do not reject it.' (Tadhkirah 2007 edition, pp. 379-280).
Huzur said not only God filled the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) with the nur that was first sent down 1,400 years ago, He also granted him the station to spread this nur. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) wrote that no one knew him and God compelled him out of his solitude and told him that He would bestow honour and renown to him all over the world. It is the way of God that when He adorns someone with nur, He manifests it to the world. When the worldly light has the capacity to spread, how can the light of God stay hidden?
If one connects with the special people of God He illuminates one's heart even if one's 'niche' is small and one's 'glass globe' is small. Yet one who is connected will be able to further spread the nur. When the true light of God reaches believers and blesses them, it invariably goes on to bless others. In order to maximise our chances to partake of this blessing we should try and adopt the blessed model of the beloved of God in complete obedience. Indeed God declared it thus: 'Say, 'If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you…' (3:32). It was such love that the Companions had for the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be on him) that also illumined them and it was the same love that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) had for the Prophet in this age which gave him the honour of spreading the light in the world. If one claims to love God and the Prophet then it is essential for them to follow the Promised Messiah for this is the commandment of God and His Prophet. It is because of this connection that our Community is linked to Khilafat and is being blessed with the nur of which the greatest measure was given to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and in this age his ardent devotee and servant revived it.
The peace of this world is also associated with the Promised Messiah who fulfilled the statement [of the Prophet] that he would call the world to love, affection and peace, will establish the dues of God and will illuminate the world with God's light and will be a source of the peace of the world. It was predicted that in his age there would be an end to wars. In light of this, the eternal succession of Khilafat is going to going to carry it onwards. Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) said that three aspects are required to disperse nur: Divinity, Prophethood and Khilafat and as long as believers keep faith and do good works the progression of this nur will continue.
May God so enable us that we continue to be blessed with this nur and are never deprived of it. If the Muslims, our brothers, understood this reality the others would not dare to create the furore that they time and again raise against Islam. There is strength in unity and for this the Promised Messiah was sent. Recently uproar has been raised in Switzerland against minarets. Their churches also have spires, what harm do minarets bring? In any case, uproar has been raised; it is part of the anti-Islamic stance and appears to be a substantial conspiracy, further demands will be made. May God, with His grace, protect us from all evil. We should pray that God makes each conspiracy of the enemies of Islam fail and be unsuccessful.
The Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer is one form of congregational worship in Islam. It takes place every Friday. Regular attendance at the Jumu'ah prayer is enjoined on the believer. According to a Saying of Muhammad(sa) this congregational prayer is twenty-five times more blessed than worship performed alone. (Bukhari)
"O ye who believe! When the call is made for Prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah, and leave off all business. That is best for you, if you only knew." more
"… (He who) offers the Prayers and listens quitely when the Imam stands up for sermon, will have his sins forgiven between that Friday and the next" (Bukhari)


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Peter and the Starcatcher
Event Description
Peter and the Starcatcher
by Rick Elice
Directed by Andy Park
An imaginative and hilarious origin story for the beloved character Peter Pan, his arch-nemesis Captain Hook, and a brilliant young Starcatcher named Molly Aster.
Dates: Preview July 6, Opens July 10, Runs July 13, 16, 19, 22, 28, 31, August 3, 6, 9, 11
Location: Ewing Manor
Pre-Show Activities begin 6:00PM on the green at Ewing Cultural Center.
If you will need special accommodations, please contact the event organizer.


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It was big news that Sprint got the iPhone 4S when it launched, leaving only T-Mobile as a major carrier without Apple's phone. Now comes word that another U.S. carrier is getting the 4S. And that carrier is… C-Spire?
If you've never heard of C-Spire, don't worry. It's a regional carrier based in the south, formerly known as Cellular South. It's a much, much smaller carrier than old T-Mobile, and it's not entirely clear why T-Mo is being left out in the cold with this device. But hey, if you're a C-Spire customer, you've got a fancy new option.
The company is taking pre-orders now, and should ship "in the coming weeks."
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I keep saying less is more. So often, with children, the less we do, the better. Pediatricians often pride themselves on being smart enough to know when to do…..nothing.
Take pink eye, for example. You know, the gnarly ooey-gooey, eyes-sealed-shut-yellow-crusty-"sleep"- in-the-eye that never goes away? The highly contagious infection where your child looks uber-crummy and straight-up, infectious? When it happens, you create a self-imposed lock-down-blinds-drawn-cancel-all-plans-covert-stay-home and watch a movie to hole-up the contagion. You or your child may want to hide from the world until it improves.
In my practice, pinkeye is one of the those infections that inspires me to wash my hands over and over and over again. It is really contagious. And the best thing you can do when you see a glimpse of it, anywhere, is wash.your.hands.
So you haul in to see your pediatrician. Question is, what does your doc do for your child? School is asking for a note to come back and you're there for a quick-fix thinking, "Just give me something to make this go away. And fast." And like always, it depends on a number of things.
Your pediatrician will want to determine if the "pink eye" is caused from a bacterial or a viral infection. Studies vary but as a general rule, up to 50% of infections can be viral. So not all need antibiotics. At a glance, it can be hard to tell. Doctors use the history they take, the other associated symptoms (runny nose, cough, fever, ear pain), and the duration of symptoms to guide them. But without a culture, sometimes it can be difficult to know if a child needs antibiotic drops. And we hate to give antibiotics when we really don't need them. Doctors can turn to some new research to help.
The study was recently published in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
The intent of the research was to help pediatricians identify viral infections over bacterial. And ways to avoid unnecessary intervention (antibiotics).
4 Ways To Know Your Child Is Less Likely To Have A Bacterial Eye Infection:
Phew. Now you know. This may help you feel better if the pediatrician suggests not to use antibiotics. Good to know while washing your hands…
Less is more.


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The company installs low-voltage electrical systems like fire alarms, closed circuit TVs, burgler alarms, intercom systems, nurse call systems, and sound systems. Unlike most general electrical contractors, the technology in our business is constantly changing and we need to stay up with it. The business was established 75 years ago and is one of the largest of our kind in the area. Our current website does nothing to get a prospective customer excited about our capabilities.
We have two target audiences -
1) Electrical Contractors - These folks typically get a large job and bring us in to do the low-voltage work. In a recent supermarket we installed the closed circuit TVs, fire alarms, and burgler alarms while the primary electrical contractor did the routine electrical wiring.
2) End Users - Hospitals, schools, retailers, and the military often have a specific need and contact us directly. The people who do this are in the facilities construction and maintenance departments.
We are looking for a conventional home page that will impress our audience (electrical contractors and end users) with our capabilities. Recognizing that our audience is conservative and unimaginative we don't want anything that will blow them away with creativity but will rather convey a quiet competance. We will use our current logo - see our current website http://www.coxsystech.com. On the left margin we want tabs for the markets we service. Each of these will connect to a backup page where we will have some narrative. There will be two major tabs - NEW SYSTEMS and SERVICE. Under NEW SYSTEMS there will be the following tabs: Healthcare, Access Control, Closed Circuit TV, Fire Alarm Systems, Burgler Alarm Systems, PA & Intercom Systems, Sound Systems, and Clocks. There will be some general information about the company on the home page.
In looking at the home pages of other companies in our business (low voltage electrical contractors) we feel that pictures of equipment are very dull. While we need some equipment pictures, pictures of our good looking technicians doing their work and the types of facilities we service like hospitals, prisons, schools, and supermarkets are more interesting. We think that pictures of the equipment, employees, and facilities we service will be an important part of the design, both on the home page and on the backup pages.


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LITTLE ROCK — If a North Little Rock movie theater gets its way, it will be able to offer adult patrons beer and wine along with popcorn, candy and sodas.
LITTLE ROCK — If a North Little Rock movie theater gets its way, it will be able to offer adult patrons beer and wine along with popcorn, candy and sodas.
The Regal McCain Mall Stadium 12 theater is appealing a decision by the director of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division to reject its application for a permit to serve beer and wine. ABC's board of directors is scheduled to hold a hearing on the appeal Oct. 16.
Two other Arkansas movie theaters — Market Street Cinema in Little Rock and MovieLounge in Fort Smith — currently have permits to serve alcohol, but the theater in McCain Mall would be the first non-art house theater in the state to add alcohol to its concessions.
ABC Director Michael Langley rejected the application in August after receiving an objection from North Little Rock Police Chief Mike Davis.
"We don't think that's necessarily a good fit for alcohol," Davis said Tuesday.
The theater's manager, Michael Gonzales of Sherwood, referred questions to Knoxville, Tenn.-based Regal Cinemas, which owns the theater. Regal Cinemas did not immediately return a phone message Tuesday.
Davis said representatives of the company assured him the theater would take steps to prevent alcohol from being sold to or shared with underage patrons, as do Regal theaters that sell alcohol in about six other states, but he was not satisfied by those assurances.
The police chief said he was told that before a patron could buy an alcoholic drink, he or she would have to show identification and obtain a wristband. A hole would be punched in the wristband each time the patron bought an alcoholic drink, and the patron would be limited to three drinks per night. Also, ushers would walk through the seating areas periodically to check for underage drinking, he said.
Davis said the system is similar to that used at, for example, Verizon Arena or a bowling alley, except that in those places "it's a little easier to watch and see if there's somebody that's out of control or underage."
"At a movie theater it's just dark, and when you walk into a movie theater you don't really have an angle like you do at Verizon or something, where we're above (the audience) a lot of times, we can look down and see things," he said. "When they come in, pretty much they're down and looking up whenever I've seen an usher come through."
Langley said he is concerned about the large numbers of young people who go to the theater. Market Street Cinema and MovieLounge cater to an adult audience, but many of the movies shown at the Regal theater are aimed at children, he said.
"It is just not something that made me comfortable at all," he said.
According to its website, Regal Cinemas operates 575 theaters in 42 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa.
The hearing on the theater's appeal is set for 10 a.m. on Oct. 16 at ABC's headquarters in downtown Little Rock.


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Our hero of the day is Palestinian car geek Mahfouz Caberetti, who restores vintage Detroit and Stuttgart iron in the most useless spot on Earth for restoring cars: the Gaza Strip.
Twenty years before Israel imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip, the Pixies released a song called River Euphrates, which kicks off with the line Stuck here out of gas / Out here on the Gaza Strip—a rather accurate description of life for Mr. Caberetti.
For while the Mediterranean coastline is home to glamorous automotive spots like Monaco, the Gaza Strip is about as unlike Monaco as it gets. What it is instead is 139 square miles of unlucky beach, home to an incredible 1.5 million people, who have drifted through various foreign occupiers over the past century. On a good day, they live in an overcrowded refugee city lacking supplies and amenities. On a bad day, they get bombed by F-16 jets.
None of which is much of a hurdle to Mahfouz Caberetti. In spite of the unpleasant circumstances, he restores old Oldsmobiles and Benzes in the Strip. The BBC has produced a lovely audio slideshow about his unwillingness to give up on cars, for which he deserves one hell of a salute from all of us in Jalop-land.
Rock on, Mr. Caberetti, rock on. And get a Sunbeam Tiger to ride it down the River Euphrates.
Photo Credit: Jon Donnison, Ian Druce, AFP, Getty, AP


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PORTLAND – William Pitt Fessenden was a Mainer who made an impact on national politics.
He was a U.S. representative and senator in the 1840s and 1850s, and was President Lincoln's treasury secretary in 1864 and 1865.
After that, he returned to the Senate, where he advocated Lincoln's gentle approach to Reconstruction after the Civil War, rather than a more punitive process for reinstating the Southern states to the Union.
Portland, his hometown, named not just one, but three streets after him: William, Pitt and Fessenden.
So city officials and art conservationists were surprised a few weeks ago to find a dusty, torn oil painting of Fessenden stored along with several other paintings in the attic of City Hall.
Now, Fessenden's portrait and about a dozen others will be restored by the Maine Project for Fine Art Conservation, at no cost to the city.
"This guy is really important," said Bonnie Mattozzi, a project director. "He needs to be restored."
The group will try to raise money for the restoration once it has completely assessed the condition of the paintings.
It's unclear exactly when Fessenden's portrait was removed from public display and why it was relegated to the attic.
It could have been careless oversight.
"History moves on," said Earle Shettleworth Jr., the state historian. "As generations proceed, people may be less aware of the significance of a particular individual. Maybe at some point he gets replaced with someone more immediate in people's minds."
It also could have been a political statement.
Fessenden's political career came to a controversial end in 1869 — the year he died — after he was one of just seven senators who voted against impeaching President Andrew Johnson in 1868, angering many in his own Republican Party and in his home state.
Johnson escaped impeachment by one vote in the Senate.
The so-called Radical Republicans led the impeachment charge, but Fessenden was more moderate and didn't think Johnson's abrasive attitude and Southern lineage warranted impeachment.
Anger at Fessenden was particularly acute in Maine, according to an article in the Maine Sunday Telegram in 1974.
Johnson was vice president for Lincoln's second term. Before that, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine was Lincoln's vice president. Had he stayed on, Hamlin, not Johnson, would have been president after Lincoln's assassination in 1865.
Fessenden's vote not to impeach Johnson was in direct opposition to the desire of his constituents. John F. Kennedy wrote about Fessenden's decision is his book, "Profiles in Courage."
Fessenden, who had a law practice in Portland and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, also was a fierce abolitionist.
It is conceivable that his portrait was moved when the Ku Klux Klan held political sway at City Hall in the early 1900s.
In September 1923, a KKK rally in support of changing Portland's elected-mayor form of government to a council-manager form of government to "rid city government of Jews and Catholics" drew 6,000 people.
Portland voters endorsed the change several days later, and in the next election, three of five KKK-endorsed candidates for City Council were elected.
"Maybe it was a political decision (to remove Fessenden's portrait)," Shettleworth said. "There's probably no way of knowing either way. Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between."
It's not the first Fessenden portrait that has been found in disrepair.
A painting was found "almost in rags" in a Department of Treasury cell or vault in Washington, D.C., according to a Maine Sunday Telegram article in 1956.
Descendants of Fessenden paid to have it restored, and it was put on display in the U.S. Treasury, the paper reported.
Another portrait of Fessenden hangs in the state Legislative Council chambers in Augusta, Shettleworth said.
Regardless of why the city's portrait was put in storage, the Maine Project for Fine Art Conservation wants to ensure that it is fully restored and returned to prominence at City Hall.
Mattozzi said the painting will be removed from its frame and cleaned. The torn canvas will be put back together methodically with an adhesive and reinforced with an additional piece of canvas.
The process could take several years, Mattozzi said.
City spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said other paintings to be restored portray George P. Wescott (mayor 1873-1874), Charles F. Libby (mayor 1882), Fredericke E. Boothby (mayor 1901-1902), Cyrus H.K. Curtis (donor of the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ), James E. Barlow (city manager 1928-1946), Lyman S. Moore, Barnett I. Shur (the city's general counsel 1946-1970) and Robert Ganley (city manager 1996-2000).
Mattozzi said this is the first time the Maine Project for Fine Art Conservation has had to raise money publicly for a restoration, but the group believes it will be a great opportunity to educate the public about Portland's history, and about Fessenden in particular.
"He's in rough shape," she said, "but he's going to be fine."
Randy Billings can be contacted at 791-6346 or at:
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Mission and Learning Goals
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Our Mission.
The study of history is central to the liberal arts. It cultivates an informed perspective
on the past, the ability to recognize and analyze far-reaching developments, and an
understanding of diverse societies and their historical experiences.
The Department of History at the College of Wooster aims to instruct students in historical thinking; to give them broad and deep historical knowledge; to cultivate the skills of historical research and the ability to communicate ideas clearly and persuasively.
Our Learning Goals.
The Department of History has identified four goals that students should achieve by the end of their course of studies.
Historical Thinking.
We expect students who complete our program to be able to consider the past in sophisticated and complex ways. This type of engagement with the past includes, but is certainly not limited to: formulating appropriate and interesting historical questions, understanding cause and effect with multiple lines of causation, a thorough understanding of the previous questions asked by historians and how those questions and their answers have changed over time, and lastly, and perhaps most importantly, an understanding of the diversities of cultures and the varieties of historical experience.
Historical Knowledge.
By this we mean much more than a simple recitation of names, dates, developments, and facts. Rather, we mean the ability to place facts into different sets of overlapping – often competing – narrative histories of particular peoples, places, and periods. These narratives should include contending interpretations and multiple timelines.
Critical Reasoning Skills.
Our third goal is to teach and to continue to develop in our majors the critical research skills that historians use to investigate and explain the past. These skills include, but are not limited to: analysis of primary sources, critical reading of secondary sources, note taking skills and techniques for management of diverse sources, research organization strategies, and the basic structures and genres of historical writing. Other crucial skills developed in research-focused courses include learning to identify and properly use both primary and secondary sources, and how to understand, appreciate, and apply a variety of historical (and other social science) methodologies and approaches.
Clear Communication.
Lastly, we strive to help students communicate their findings. Our goal is to help students learn to incorporate historical thinking, historical knowledge, and research skills into complex projects (the largest of which is Independent Study). These projects must not only make an original argument based on evidence, but also address and expand an existing set of literature. Moreover, we seek to promote the student's ability to communicate clearly and with a compelling style.


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Heavenly Mother
That there is a "Heavenly Mother" but we are not allowed to know about her, her name, what her purpose is, because we would then be able to disavow her, take her name in vain, etc.
By: Alison
That there is a "Heavenly Mother" but we are not allowed to know about her, her name, what her purpose is, because we would then be able to disavow her, take her name in vain, etc.
By: Alison
If man was made in the image of God, whose image was woman made in? As far as I know, the Mormons are the only faith who have an answer to that question.
yes we have a answer but remember the will of GOD is not yet come, and this is A DEEP DOCTRINE WE HOLD that if we will share it some unrighteous also righteous will shock and they will not be bless because GOD has a plan for us. Just enter on the true church of jesus christ and the answer will be given to you not by the leaders, teachers or members but on the POWER OF THE GOD AND SPIRIT THE ANSWER WILL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU!
that's all I know this is true and you know too if you will pray and ask it this is true. GOD SEND ME THIS TO YOU SAYING
"THE ANSWER IS NOW START WITH MY SON (me) AND IF YOU WILL HAVE FAITH AND POWER TO BELIEvE, I'm so glad the you find the truth, the prophecy and the revelation i plan for my CHILDREN. I WILL BLESS YOUR FAMILY AND I WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS< DON'T FORGET THE TRUTH THAT GIVEN TO YOU, THE DAY OF YOUR CHANGE IS NOW GIVEN TO YOU MY SON. I LOVE YOU AND ALSO YOUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST HAS A COMPLETE LOVE TO YOU. YOUR THE CHANCE OF YOUR FAMILY THE CHANCE, THE CHANCE, THE CHANCE TO BE WITH ME AND THY SON JESUS CHRIST"
Adrian, your thoughtful prayer is NOT from the true God (Duet 6:4), the One from the Old and New testament. First, theres NO reason for the ALL powerful God, ALL knowing to have any one else but Himself! Old/New testament Never reveals ANY other besides Him!! Isa 43:11, 44:6, 45:5, 45:21, and countless.
This is my prayer to you, My God Himself motivate you to seek Him through His established scripture and reveal Himself to you. May His everlasting love draw you to repentance and help you seek the One and only true God- (Jesus)/Y'shua.
He is waiting for you to lift up your bible and read it!
Will be praying for you..
No, The Bible has answered this question. Women was made of man (in his image) by God FOR man.
oh this is a sad comment!… God made the woman from a man that´s rigth, but where di he get the image to make the woman from?
Oh my goodness. Amy, did you REALLY just say that women were created for men? The mormon church happens to believe that men and women are equal, just like a LOT of other non-mormons.
Ok…. So God commands us to get married and clearly states "let no man put asunder" also He states "whatever God doeth, He doeth forever." If He ordains marriage then wouldn't that mean it lasts forever? A loving God wouldn't have us get such a great relationship and throw it away. Paul writes "we are heirs with God and joint heirs with Christ." Philippians 3:14 he says he presses toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God." We are not going to be God but it's all over the scriptures that we are set up to become like Him.


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Checa esto! I have a small piece, ("Diferencias Culturales En Los Cumpleaños") on page 47 of the June/July issue of Ser Padres, (Spanish language counterpart of Parents magazine!)
Oye, I know I didn't win a Latin Grammy but I want to take this opportunity to give a special gracias to my family, friends and readers who have encouraged me to keep writing, to the bloggers and writers who have mentored me and allowed me to guest post, and to my husband for putting up with my locuras.


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Overcoming Workplace Negativity
Negative attitudes spread to the point where they eventually affect performance and decision-making. That's the bad news. The good news is that enthusiasm and positive attitudes are just as contagious – and yield better outcomes
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This workshop shows you how to use Dale Carnegie's proven methods to prevent the naysayers, whiners and ne'er-do-wells from robbing you and your group of the positive energy necessary to succeed. You'll learn specific techniques for dealing with that burned-out feeling so that you can lead with confidence and enthusiasm. Take a positive step toward success right now.
Af hverju er það mikilvægt
You will analyze types and sources of negativity that will enable you to gain cooperation from negative people. You'll learn to disagree agreeably. But most importantly, by focusing on your ability to turn problems into opportunities, you'll learn to build trust and strengthen your relationships.
Skrá mig á þetta námskeið
Negativity has no place in any environment, least of all the workplace. By taking a positive approach to all of your professional endeavors, you'll notice a decided increase in your own productivity, but also in the productivity of those around you. Enthusiasm is contagious, and everyone should catch it!


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Sreesanth said, "Next ball he was beaten and I said, 'is this the King Charles Lara? Who is this impostor, moving around nervously? I should have kept my mouth shut for the next ball - mind you, it was a length ball - Lara just pulled it over the church beyond the boundary! He is a true legend."
With Vaughan - I don't feel he's offered enough with the bat recently. People seem to harp on about his 3 150's but that was four years ago , and for me he hasn't done alot since (granted his 150 at Old Trafford). With the captaincy , they selected Flintoff off 3 good matches in India , and three pretty poor ones against Sri Lanka. I think Strauss captained well and his batting improved while he was captain. I disagree about your selection of a captain. A captain should be selected from the team , not put in, And I don't believe that Vaughan has the quality with the bat.
Nixon - When I said 2 ODI series I meant the Commenwealth Bank Series and the world cup.
I think we should put him there. He's looked decent with the bat and he can stick around when needed (the 60 he put on with Collingwood in India). I don't see any other choice. I definatly agree with Tremlett , but if Jones isn't fit , which I hope he is , then Tremlett would fit well at number 8.
I believe Vaughan is one of the best captains in the world, if not the best. And given the likes of Pietersen, Cook, Strauss and Bell aroud him (and Collingwood, I suppose), England would benefit more from a very good captain who contributes 35 or so runs per innings than a mediocre captain who contributes 40+.
order for England. Even if it you want to narrow it down to innings solely @ # 6 it goes down by 3 points but in the last 4 years he has only failed in 3 series @ 6, the current series which i say its down to him not having enough cricket leading up to the series, SRI 2003 & SA 2004/05 (but he made up for that with the ball). So overall Freddie has been very consistent @ 6 since turning his game around in 2003 & in the future i can see him scoring runs againts most other international attacks.
He's already England's best seam bowler and the talisman of the England team. If you can bring in a specialist to bat at 6 and relieve Flintoff and 7, why not do so? After all, he is a bowling allrounder and the less burden he has to carry with the bat, the better it is for his role with the ball, surely. Number 6 is a critical position in a batting lineup, because it's typically where the specialist batting ends. It's the point at which you can start to gauge the kind of depth a team has with the bat.
Flintoff shouldn't bat at number 6 whether or not he is capable of doing so. I'm sure many players are capable of batting at number 6 for England. You choose the best suited to the needs of the team.
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GOOD OLD COLLINGWOOD - PREMIERS IN 2010Originally Posted by Irfan
Is Cam White, Is Good.
Overall your point is valid here, but the thing is that i've been saying is that i really can't see England breaking up the 5-man attack once all of Harmo/Oggie/Jones/Monty + Freddie are fit. So in that case Flintoff should stick @ 6.
Flintoff @ 7 does look good no doubt, but as i told you in the other thread, the keeper problem & # 8 dilemma comes up again. You are advocating Read but he's got to make runs regardless if his keep is good. The days of picking a keeper based on on glovework & disregarding his efforts with the willow are LONGGGGGGGG gone yo.
The idea of Freddie batting @ 7 depends on the fitness of Jones & the quality of the keeper.
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5NEWS, which is broadcast on KFSM-TV and KXNW-TV is looking for a hard-working show editor/photographer to work out of our Fort Smith newsroom.
As a newscast editor, you'll play a crucial role in getting a quality news product on the air. Editors work hand-in-hand work with newscast producers to edit video that air in the newscasts. An editor also records microwave and satellite feeds, and prepares video for broadcast.
As a photographer, we're looking for someone who is not afraid to hustle and be aggressive when it comes to daily and breaking news coverage. Experience and working knowledge of digital video photography and non-linear editing is a must. Photographers shoot and edit video under extreme deadline pressure.
Core Job Functions:
- Insures sound and picture quality of all assigned stories.
- Works alone or with a reporter to shoot and edit the stories for broadcast.
- Operates ENG microwave van, and SNG satellite trucks.
- Must understand or be able to learn non-linear digital editing and programs.
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College degree, or two years' work experience.
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This year's Vigilant Eagle training exercise for Russian, U.S. and Canadian military planes over Alaska was the most ambitious so far, military leaders say.
Vigilant Eagle 13 began Monday and concluded Thursday, the Armed Forces Press Service said. The annual exercise allows pilots from the North American Aerospace Command, which includes U.S. and Canadian forces, and Russia to practice scenarios where they might have to work together to detect and track hijacked commercial planes.
The exercise was the first in which Canadian fighter jets participated, joining with their Russian counterparts in tracking a hijacked plane. Canadian Maj. Gen. Andre Viens, NORAD's operations director, said it was also the first in which the air forces worked together from start to finish instead of breaking off the tracking, leaving the job to ground sensors.
"So at no time in the past did we exercise having the Russian, Canadian or American fighters all joining up together to have a positive handoff of escort responsibility on a track of interest," Viens said. "This is what we did for the first time this year."
Viens held a joint news conference Thursday with Russian Gen. Maj. Dmitry Gomenkov, commander of the Eastern Military District of Russia's Air and Space Defense Brigade.


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The mission of the Sylvan Franchise Owners Association is to provide united leadership and effective communication in advocating for and protecting the interests of the Sylvan franchise community. The Sylvan FOA Board endeavors to uphold this mission by seeking continuous input from our members, by fostering ongoing communication between corporate and franchisees, and by working with vendor partners that support Sylvan owners.
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