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Congratulations on downloading the most recent, most powerful, and feature rich version of Coppermine, ever. You've already made the right decision in selecting Coppermine as your photo gallery script and just about now, you're probably wondering how to get started and you want to install CPG A.S.A.P. Right? Before that, however, make another "right" decision and take some time out to read the 'fascinating' manuals (RTFM) that come with Coppermine.
Look in the folder that you just extracted your Coppermine files into. In it, you'll find a folder called 'docs'. All the documentation for installation, FAQs, administration, troubleshooting, modifying themes, and more is there. Familiarize yourself with the contents of the various docs to enhance your CPG experience and create the gallery that you've always dreamed about, in the least amount of time, and with the least amount of set-backs and frustration. Read it and in no time at all, your friends and relatives will be praising you and gawking at your incredible photo-gallery.
Even if you are installing this as an upgrade from an older version of Coppermine, you'll still need to read the docs for directions and to understand some of the major changes between CPG 1.5.x and all previous versions. You'll need to know what can and cannot be ported from your previous installation to this new version. It is important to note that upgrade installations are considerably different from update installations. For example, in version 1.3.5 (an 'update' to 1.3.4) the Classic theme's theme.php script was a whopping 1487 lines long. In 1.4.x, an upgrade, it's a mere 24. Nope, this is not a miss-type. So where did all that code go? Read the docs. Your custom themes from previous versions will undoubtedly need some changes made to it before you can use them in this new version. So, just how do you go about doing that? RTFM!
Ok, okay, so you don't want to read the documentation. At least, "not just yet," you say. You just want to get it up and running. Poke around and see what's what. Well, you've been warned! The rest of this guide will help walk you through the basics of installing Coppermine as a fresh, stand-alone (non-upgrade) install. (If you are trying to upgrade from a previous installation of Coppermine, you already know what to do - RTFM, particularly the upgrading section of the docs.) Ready?
Question: Does my webserver support Coppermine?
Answer: Read up the minimum requirements.
Question: Where do I put all these files?
Answer: You could put them in your root directory (not recommended) or upload the Coppermine directory to your website. If you are uncertain about where exactly to upload it,ask your webhost into what folder you need to upload your html and other script files. We recommend uploading the directory cpgXXXX (and all the files contained within) directly to your webhost's recommended folder and renaming to your liking after the upload is complete. Compare your uploaded files with your Coppermine package. Make sure all the files were successfully uploaded.
Question: Ok, I uploaded everything to www.yoursite.com/cpgXXX. Now what?
Answer: You need to change permissions on a few directories before you can do anything else. Using your FTP program or website Control Panel, change permissions on the: "include", "albums", "albums/userpics", and "albums/edit" directories to 777. You should also create a new directory in albums that you will FTP your images/files into (name it "uploads" or any thing that catches your fancy - just no spaces or funny diacritical symbols, please.) and set it's permissions to '777' also. Some server set-ups will not work with chmod '777'. In which case, you should use '755'. (Confused? Don't know what CHMODe is? You've been warned, need we say more?)
Question: I changed the permissions. What's next?
Answer: You need to create a MySQL database. Using your website Control Panel or a
tool like phpMyAdmin, create a MySQL database. Write down the database name, the username and password - you'll need it to successfully install Coppermine. If you already have a database you're using for a BBS or something else, that'll work just as well. You can use that database for Coppermine, too. If you have a BBS and plan to connect it to Coppermine install, you'll need to share the database anyway.
Question: My files are in place, permissions are set, and I have my MySQL database information. What's the next step?
Answer: Read the... (Oops, sorry). Now you have to run the Coppermine install. Launch your web browser and enter http://www.yousite.com/coppermine/install.php and fill in the information that is requested. If you have never used ImageMagick before, leave that line blank during the install process. You can always add that information after you have Coppermine up and running.
Question: Screen went blank! Suddenly there are error messages popping up all over the place! My webhost, crashed! What do I do?
Answer: Read the documentation! If you haven't done so already, you're not going anywhere, anyway, so here's the perfect opportunity. We can wait. Chances are, you'll find the answers you need, there. All we can say at this point is that if your server crashed, it probably wasn't your install and it wasn't our fault. It was just a coincidence. Wait till it's up and running again and try the installation again. If, however, you really can't find the answers you need in the documents, go to
coppermine-gallery.net and review the support boards. Spend a little time looking around and search for your problem. Thousands have gone before you, so a solution for your installation issues have probably been posted, already. (HINT: search using the exact error message you see on your screen.)
Question: Ha! Ha! Got You! It's installed and working! Now what?
Answer: 1) Wipe that smile off your face. 2) Read the docs, anyway -- twice. 3) You'll need to look at the configuration of Coppermine to make sure it's set up the way you want it. Log in as the admin, if you aren't already logged in. Click on the Config button. These are a few of the things you should pay close attention to:
Question: I think everything is set correctly. Can I upload pictures yet?
Answer: No. First you need to create an album to put them in. In the same row as the Config link or button, you'll see a link called Albums. Click on it and you are taken to a screen that allows you to create an album. Click "New Album", then rename it to whatever you'd like. Click "Apply changes" and presto! You now have an album.
Question: I made an album, so now can I upload pictures?
Answer: Yes. As the admin, you should use an FTP program to upload your pictures
to your website, then do a batch-add to put them into your Coppermine database. Back at
the beginning of this guide I told you to create a directory in albums for just this purpose. Let's say you made one called "uploads". FTP your images to your albums/uploads folder. When that's done, click on batch-add. Select uploads as the directory. You are now presented with a list of all the pictures you just uploaded. By default Coppermine selects all of the images. Select the album (uploads) to put them into, then click Go. You now have an online gallery with pictures to look at! Aren't you amazing!
Question: Now, can I add a title to a picture?
Answer: Yes you can. On the main Coppermine screen, when you are logged in as an
admin, you'll see a number of options listed next to the album. If you click on "edit files" you will be able to add all sorts of information to each picture.
Question: I can delete the original pictures now, right? After all, they are in the database, right?
Answer: Wrong! Coppermine doesn't actually put the pictures into the database. It just uses the database to remember where the pictures are stored on the webserver, what
album and category they belong to, and other information related to the pictures. If you
delete the original picture, it will cause a bunch of errors. If you want to delete the
original, read the documentation on what the Admin Tools are for and can do for you. You should never delete anything using your webhost tools or ftp program that can be handled internally with Coppermine. Doing so can lead to a host of mysql database errors.
You are now successfully running Coppermine on your website! Now take a few minutes to read the documentation so you'll know how to administer your gallery. Coppermine is very powerful and can do a lot more than what you probably thought was possible.
Experiment with it with just a few pictures, categories, and albums at first. Set it up exactly the way you want it before adding a bunch of pictures. Most of all have a good time! Oh yeah, and don't forget, RTFM!
The Coppermine Dev Team


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Some 25 years ago I changed my life.
A visit inside a church opened my eyes to the destructive life I was living, financed by welfare checks generously provided by American taxpayers.
I got off welfare, went to work, got politically active and became a Republican. I didn't become a Republican because of what the party looked like. I became a Republican because of what the party stood for.
Individual freedom, traditional values, with a view that government's role is to protect our freedom at home and abroad.
For the next 25 years I had to suffer indignities from liberals who could not fathom that a black could be a Republican because she actually embraced these values.
But now, we have a strange turn of events.
Liberals no longer feel on the run like they did in the 1980's and 1990's. They are running the show and they know it. So I hear less from them.
Now the indignities come from inside the party that I embraced 25 years ago.
It was always the Democrats that were about interest group politics.
Now Republicans have somehow concluded that their party's woes are because it once stood for something. So the game plan is to morph into the Democrats' step sister.
Whereas once Republican buzzwords were family and freedom now it is inclusion. The marching orders, according to the post-election RNC "autopsy" report, is outreach to blacks, Hispanics, gays, women, and Asians. It's now about what the party looks like, not what it stands for.
Christian conservatives, once the answer, are now the problem.
Which brings us to Bishop E. W. Jackson.
Bishop Jackson is an outspoken black Christian conservative with a law degree from Harvard. He also was just selected as the nominee for Lt Governor of Virginia.
Although Republicans are talking about black outreach, it is not, unfortunately, blacks like Jackson that they have in mind.
He is outspoken about limited government and personal freedom, about the importance of family and traditional marriage, and about doing something about the scourge of abortion.
In other words, E.W. Jackson stands for everything that the Republican Party once stood for.
He's making the Republicans of inclusion squirm.
The current Republican Lt. Governor of Virginia, Bill Bolling, immediately criticized his party for nominating Jackson, saying it will feed the "image of extremism" in the party.
Ronald Reagan used to say that the 11th commandment was to not speak ill of a fellow Republican.
That commandment has now been modified to permit it if that fellow Republican is a Christian conservative.
Certainly Jackson does not pull punches. But his statements about the government "plantation" are 100 percent true. It's no accident that trillions of dollars in government programs have had zero impact on black poverty. But black single parent homes and out-of-wedlock births have tripled since the War on Poverty began in 1965.
A new Gallup poll shows dramatic shift in American attitudes on traditional morality. Fifty nine percent now say homosexual relations is acceptable, up 19 points from 2001; 60 percent say out-of-wedlock birth is okay, up 15 points from 2001; 68 percent say divorce is okay, up 9 points from 2001; and 14 percent are okay with polygamy, twice that of 2001.
The economy is sputtering at 2 percent growth, four points below the expected recovery growth rate from a deep recession, and our national debt is now greater than our GDP.
The country needs a bold alternative voice to wake it up. The conservative Ken Cuccinelli – E W Jackson ticket in Virginia is such a voice.
Will their party get behind them or pull the rug out like they've done to other conservatives in recent races? Will the Republican Party get back to what it once was about or will it become just another symptom of a nation in decline?

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Time Inc. Gaffiti Board Completed
Over the past four weeks, graffiti artist Cope2 has been busy bombing a billboard with tags for Time, Inc. the board is now complete and the red Time Magazine border has been placed on the board with the words, "Post-Modernism? Neo-Expressionism? Just Vandalism? Time. Know why." A URL points to a Time archive containing coverage of graffiti.
Our ever-informed intellect tells us Time is considering auctioning the final billboard, in full or in parts, to benefit a non-profit. Check out some press shots of Cope2 with the billboard here.


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Colon cancer rates have dropped by 30% over the past decade for those over 50, and colonoscopies are getting much of the credit.
Colon cancer rates have fallen by 30% over the past decade in people over age 50, and colonoscopies are getting much of the credit, according to a report released Monday.
"This is one of the great public health success stories of the decade," says Richard Wender, chief cancer control officer at the American Cancer Society, whose researchers wrote the report, published Monday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Doctors recommend that people at average risk begin getting screened for colon cancer at age 50.
Screening rates have climbed in recent years. The number of Americans ages 50 to 64 who have had a colonoscopy — which allow doctors to detect and remove polyps before they turn malignant — has nearly tripled, growing from 19% in 2000 to 55% in 2010. Use of colonoscopy also rose among those age 65 and over, growing from 55% in 2000 to 64% in 2010, according to the new report. To further reduce colon cancer cases and deaths, the American Cancer Society has set a goal of screening 80% of eligible people by 2018.
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the USA. The cancer society estimates that 136,830 Americans will be diagnosed with the disease this year and that 50,310 will die from it.
"We hope that we get the number much closer to zero by getting the at-risk population access to colorectal cancer screening," says Arun Swaminath, a gastroenterologist and director of inflammatory bowel disease at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, who wasn't involved in the new study.
Death rates from colon cancer also have fallen, declining at a rate of about 3% a year over the past decade, the report found. Colonoscopies can reduce mortality by allowing doctors to find tumors when they're smaller and more curable.
"It's really reassuring that we are making progress," says Charles Fuchs, chief of gastrointestinal oncology at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who wasn't involved in the new study.
The biggest declines in colon cancer incidence were in people over age 65, who qualify for Medicare, which makes colon cancer screenings available for free. Those who have other forms of insurance also can get free colon cancer screenings and other preventive services, due to the Affordable Care Act.
Declines in colon cancer rates became more dramatic in more recent years, falling at an annual rate of 7.2% a year from 2008 to 2010.
Falling rates of colon cancer in older Americans are particularly striking considering that rates of the disease are actually rising slightly in younger people, most likely due to obesity and poor diet, the report says. Colon cancer rates increased by about 1.1% a year in Americans younger than 50. Authors noted that the types of colon cancers found in people under 50 were often those linked to obesity.
About 70% of colorectal cancers are related to lifestyle issues, such as obesity, lack of exercise and eating a lot of red or processed meat, Fuchs says.
"Beyond telling people to get a colonoscopy, we need to counsel people to eat a balanced diet and exercise," Fuchs says.
Americans aren't benefiting equally, Fuchs says. While colon cancer incidence dropped among all racial groups, the declines were higher in whites than among minorities. And death rates from the disease were 50% higher among blacks than whites, probably because blacks often have less access to healthcare than whites, he says.
Barbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Attending a Show • Children • Theatre Etiquette • Accessibility • Miscellaneous
Attending a Show
How do I get to the theatre?
We are located at One University Drive in Orange; off Glassell St. between Palm Ave. and Walnut Ave. Just north of the Orange Circle.
Where do I park?
Parking is available in the Anderson structure underneath Ernie Chapman Stadium, directly next to the theatre. Additional parking is offered in the Barrera structure at the corner of Sycamore and Lemon street, behind the Fowler School of Law. Free parking in either structure is available for events, but registration is required. You may register for free event parking by following the parking link on the individual event page. The event-specific parking link can also be found in your confirmation and reminder emails. Additionally, short-term parking permits are available for purchase on-site.
When should I arrive?
We recommend that you arrive at the theatre one hour before the performance in order to give yourself enough time to park and be in your seat 10 minutes prior to the start of the show. This ensures that you will not miss any of the performance.
During mid-week matinees, we recommend that you give yourself extra time as traffic in the area can be higher than normal.
When do you start letting people in?
Doors to the building lobby open one hour prior to the start of the performance. Doors the seating area generally open 30 minutes prior to the start time. Please note that not all shows are the same and these times are approximate.
What if I am late?
For your safety and the safety of your fellow audience members and performance late seating will occur at the discretion of the management at appropriate times. For some performances the only appropriate time may be at the intermission and you may be held in the lobby until then.
How long is the performance?
Every performance is different. Average times range from 90-120 minutes.
Is there a dress code?
There is no official dress code. Most patrons dress in business office or dressy-casual attire. However, you will likely see people wearing anything from jeans and a T-shirt to formalwear.
Is the show appropriate for children?
Every child is different and every performance is different, and we believe that parents are best equipped to determine what is appropriate for their children. Remember that every patron must have a ticket, regardless of age. As a courtesy to other patrons and the performers please bear in mind that it is not appropriate for small children to attend symphony, ballet and other performances where silence is a prerequisite for full enjoyment of the artistic experience.
What happens if I cannot attend?
All ticket sales are final; but if you cannot attend please call the ticket office as soon as possible to discuss options. No refunds or exchanges will be given after a performance has passed.
Can I take pictures during the show?
You make take photos in the lobby or exterior of the building, however, due to copyright laws, photo and video may not be taken inside the theatre during a performance.
Is there a smoking area available?
Musco Center for the Arts and Chapman University are smoke-free. No smoking, including e-cigarettes or any other form of vapor is permitted inside or outside the building. All such activities must take place at the street level outside the building.
Can I bring food or drink?
Other than bottled water, no outside food or drink will be allowed inside the lobby or the theatre. Please finish before entering the facility.
Is there food and drink available to purchase?
Yes, there are a small selection of snacks and drinks available at the concessions counters on each level for Musco Center Presents shows and some other events. They will be open 60 minutes prior to show time through the end of the intermission.
I want to leave an emergency number for my babysitter, do you have one?
Please leave your seating location with your sitter and have them call 714-997-6751.
My seats are odd/even numbers only. Are we sitting together?
Yes, the seating configuration for the side sections has all odd numbers on one side and even on the other.
I can see empty seats that are better than mine. Can I move to those seats instead?
Empty seats do not necessarily indicate that the seat is available. Sometimes a patron may arrive late to a performance and will expect their seats to be available for them. We ask you to please remain in the seats that match the tickets you have.
Do I need a ticket for my child?
Yes, every patron must have a ticket, regardless of age. As a courtesy to other patrons and the performers please bear in mind that it is not appropriate for small children to attend symphony, ballet and other performances where silence is a prerequisite for full enjoyment of the artistic experience.
Is there a minimum age requirement for attending your shows?
Most shows do not have an age limit. However, not all shows are appropriate for every child. In general, we recommend children be at least six years of age to attend most events. .
Do you have children's prices?
Most performances do not have specially priced tickets for children.
Are your shows appropriate for children?
Every child is different and every performance is different, and we believe that parents are best equipped to determine what is appropriate for their children.
Theatre Etiquette
Turn off all distractions and enjoy the show.
Cell phones, tablets, pagers, alarms, and other electronic equipment should be turned off or set to silent just before the performance begins.
Texting during a performance is bad manners.
You may think you're being sneaky, but in a darkened theatre, the light from your cell phone or tablet screen is incredibly distracting to those around you (as well as the performers in some cases). Please leave the texting, e-mailing, snapchatting etc… for intermission and post-performance. Then feel free to tweet, text or post all about how much you enjoyed the performance!
Please eat before the show, not during.
Remember this is a live performance. Unlike a movie, the dialog and music can often be very soft and any noise in the audience (including polite chewing) can be heard.
But it's not my fault I'm late, traffic was horrible.
We understand that sometimes arriving late to a performance is out of your control. Even if you tried your best to be on time and are only a few minutes late, you may need to remain in the lobby for a little while.
For the safety of the performers and to preserve the artistic experience for those already seated, we may need to keep you in the lobby until there is an appropriate pause in the performance. Sometimes, we may need to move you to another area of the theatre where you can be safely seated while the performance continues. We trust that you won't try to go to the seats you purchased until intermission.
Cough, Cough, Crinkle, Crinkle!
Every now and then we all get a cough or tickle in our throat. It's inevitable, but distracting during a performance. Please make sure to unwrap any cough drops, lozenges or hard candies before the performance begins (and no, you aren't hiding anything by unwrapping them slowly during the show). Always remember what your mother told you, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Sharing is nice, but not when it is your cold.
But it's my favorite song!
We all have that special song or piece of music we love to sing or hum. Please remember that others may love the same piece and want to hear the artist they paid money to see perform the number. Please don't sing or hum along with the performance (unless encouraged by the artist).
I can't believe what she said!
We know it is tempting to explain the show to your friend or share a reaction to something happening on stage, but we ask you to limit the commentary to intermission and post-performance conversations. Remember, if you are talking during the show, not only can others hear you, but you will also be missing the performance.
Respect the comfort of those around you.
Theatre seats are close together and generally share armrests. Be a good seat neighbor and take care not to lean into your neighbor, take the entire armrest, hang your coat over your seat so that it is in someone else's lap or intrude on other patrons' leg room.
Do I clap now?
For many shows when to clap will be obvious, but for certain types of shows like symphonies and ballets, it can be confusing.
Classical music works will often have several movements per section. Between each movement there is a brief pause. Traditionally, audiences only applaud when the work is finished, not after every movement. If you want to know the number of movements, you can find this information in your program. Alternately, you can wait and applaud only when the conductor turns around and smiles to the audience.
At the ballet is it common to applaud when the conductor makes his entrance and sometimes after solos and pas de deux. (As well as during the traditional bows at the end of the performance.)
When in doubt, err on the side of not clapping. Don't worry you aren't being rude, and it will be obvious if you should start clapping.
I'm not sure I know what to wear.
There is no official dress code at our venues. Most patrons dress in business office or dressy-casual attire. However, you will likely see people wearing anything from jeans & t-shirts to formalwear.
The set is so pretty, I must have a picture!
Most of the time, you may take pictures in the lobbies of all theatres. However, due to copyright laws, there is no picture taking or video recording allowed inside the theatres during a performance. Don't worry, if you forget this bit of etiquette our friendly usher staff will remind you, every time you take out the phone or camera.
Seating Accessibility
Accessible seating is available at designated locations throughout the seating area. Please notify the box office of your needs so we may have the proper seats removed prior to your arrival.
Hearing Accessibility
Musco Center offers assistive listening devices that may be checked out free of charge at the Box Office on the Orchestra level. Musco Center also offers ASL interpretation upon request.
Service Animals
By law, service animals are permitted inside the facility. Emotional support and/or comfort animals are not classified as service animals and will not be permitted. If necessary to determine whether an animal is a service animal, Chapman staff may inquire whether a service animal is required because of a disability and what work or task the service animal has been trained to perform. If a service animal is not housebroken or is out of control and the handler does not take effective action to control it, the handler may be asked to remove the service animal from the performance and informed that they may return to the performance without the service animal. Please be advised that some performances may have loud and abrupt sounds and lighting changes to which service animals may be sensitive.
I lost something at the performance. How can I check to see if you found it?
To inquire about personal items that may have been left at the theatre, call the Musco Stage Door 714-997-6751.
Do you rent binoculars?
No, we feel our venue is intimate enough to not require binoculars, but you are free to bring your own if you would like.
Do you offer tours?
Yes. Tours are scheduled every Tuesday and Thursday and meet in the Global Citizen's Plaza on campus at 1:00 p.m. To register for a tour of Musco Center, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
How do I become an usher?
Please contact the Front of House Manager: email@example.com
Do you rent your venue?
Yes. Please visit Rent Musco Center for more information.
How many seats are in the theatre?
Musco Center has 1,044 seats when all four rows of the pit are available. 600 seats on the orchestra level; 208 on the mezzanine; and 236 on the Balcony.


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WASILLA, Alaska (CNN) -- For more than two decades, vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was a practicing Pentecostal.
She belonged to the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. But though she attended the church from her teenage years to 2002, the Alaska governor hasn't talked much about her religion since joining the Republican ticket.
Palin's former pastor, Tim McGraw, says that like many Pentecostal churches, some members speak in tongues, although he says he's never seen Palin do so. Church member Caroline Spangler told CNN, "When the spirit comes on you, you utter things that nobody else can understand ... only God can understand what is coming out of our mouths."
Some Pentecostals from Assembly of God also believe in "faith healing" and the "end times" -- a violent upheaval that they believe will deliver Jesus Christ's second coming.
"Our basic belief is that God is God and he knows where history is going and he has a purposeful plan and within the middle of that plan we live in an environment in our world where certain events would take place," says McGraw. "Sarah wasn't taught to look for one particular sign -- a cataclysmic sign. She knew as every Christian does ... that God is sovereign and he is in control."
The McCain campaign says the governor doesn't consider herself Pentecostal. Watch Palin's father talk about her religious upbringing »
McGraw says Palin's Pentecostal roots may be being downplayed for a reason: "I think there may be issues of belief that could be misunderstood or played upon by people that don't know."
When asked by CNN about Palin's beliefs, campaign spokeswoman Meghan Stapleton would only say the Republican vice presidential candidate has "deep religious convictions." Watch how Palin's religious roots formed »
But how might her religious beliefs impact policy in Washington if the Republican ticket is successful?
Palin's former pastor says he has no doubt her religious beliefs will influence her decision making when it comes to government policy. Regarding her desire to build an Alaskan pipeline and explore for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, McGraw told CNN, "Sarah knows that in Genesis, God creates the world and it's very good and that we're supposed to be caretakers in terms of not destroying the environment, so there's no way that Sarah is going to exploit or damage the Alaska tundra in the name of getting gas if she doesn't have to." Palin's neighbors react to her swift rise
Six years ago, Palin left Assembly of God to join the non-denominational Wasilla Bible Church. But the Assembly of God says she still returns for special conferences and events, such as the graduation of ministry students in June. Video of a speech she gave at the church just two months before joining the Republican ticket is making the rounds on the Internet.
Speaking of the troops in Iraq, Palin says on the video, "Pray for our military men and women who are striving do to what is right. Also for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending them out on a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for -- that there is a plan, and that plan is God's plan." Watch Palin speak at her former church »
Her campaign says she doesn't mix her faith with government business. But Palin did ask her audience to pray for a $30 billion natural gas pipeline she is on a mission to build in Alaska. In the video Palin says, "I think God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas pipeline built. So pray for that ... I can do my job there in developing my natural resources. But all of that doesn't do any good if the people of Alaska's heart is not good with God."
McGraw, who was her pastor until 1998 and while she was mayor of Wasilla, says that Palin attended discipleship classes to strengthen her Pentecostal faith and that he counseled her on how to become a better leader.
"Everyone has a way of viewing the world and Sarah does too and hers would be shaped by the common-sense practicality of how she's been shaped by the Bible -- which is basically the world view that says God loves people, people can access him and he's given us wisdom for living," McGraw says.
He says Alaska has seen Palin's faith play out. As governor she passed ethics reform and took on what she's referred to as a "good-ol'-boys network." However, she has said she would not seek to impose her religious views on others. iReport.com: Share your thoughts on Sarah Palin
"I think one of the most obvious ways it plays out is what you've seen -- is being courageous enough to deal with deception and corruption," McGraw says.
Palin now attends the Wasilla Bible Church. She was there on August 17, just days before entering the national spotlight. David Brickner, the founder of Jews for Jesus, was a speaker. He told congregants that terrorist attacks on Israel were God's "judgment" of Jews who haven't embraced Christianity. Brickner said, "Judgment is very real and we see it played out on the pages of the newspapers and on the television. When a Palestinian from East Jerusalem took a bulldozer and went plowing through a score of cars, killing numbers of people. Judgment -- you can't miss it."
The McCain campaign says Brickner's comments do not reflect her religious views. Palin's spokeswoman says she is pro-Israel.
Pastor Ed Kalnin, the senior pastor of Palin's former Pentecostal church, has also come under fire for his comments. In 2004, he told church members if they voted for John Kerry for president, they wouldn't get into heaven. He told them, "I question your salvation."
The Assembly of God issued a statement online in response, which said Kalnin was "joking" when he suggested "Kerry supporters would go to hell." The statement went on to say: "We do acknowledge in hindsight that it was careless, and we do apologize for that. This statement is not written as a defense, but as a clarification."
Palin has done little while in office to advance a social conservative agenda. She told The Associated Press in an interview in 2006 that she would not allow her personal beliefs to dictate public policy.
"I've honestly answered the questions on what my personal views are on things like abortion and a lot of controversial issues," Palin told AP. "I won't hesitate to answer those questions about what my personal views are, but I am not one to be out there preaching and forcing my views on anyone else."
But in the last week, her religious background and outlook has certainly spurred debate far beyond Alaska.
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Hey all from sunny, war, hot, summery Sydney (have I rubbed it in enough 🙂
This post is of relevance to all learners who are using google docs, but of primary concern to the WBS 3861 gang. It is something I posted in response to Rosina on her blog
The sharing thing is an interesting idea. The intention is to help form what is called a community of practice, where as in the workplace we work in teams, the same can occur with your project. A few other people have talked about not being enthusiastic about sharing and that is an understandable reaction.
I will post here what I told them. You don't have to share everything, the whole report or anything you think might be sensitive or might be in conflict with your promises to the people you are interviewing. You might want to share something you found interesting in your research and want to share or find someones opinion on. Or it might be something that you find challenging, or just want another pair of eyes to look over. Share what you feel comfortable with.
Secondly, you don't have to share with everyone, share with who you feel comfortable with. Use the invite feature to select which of your BAPP colleagues you want to share with. Form your own community with your friends and fellow learners. If you want to share with everyone, of course, go ahead!!


text: Summary of Sixth DiscourseSri Krishna emphasises once again that the Yogi or Sannyasin is one who has renounced the fruits of actions, not the actions themselves. The performance of actions without an eye on their fruits brings about the purification of the mind. Only a purified mind, a mind free from desires, can engage itself in constant meditation on the Atman. Desire gives rise to imagination or Sankalpa, which drives the soul into the field of action. Therefore, none can realise permanent freedom and tranquillity of mind without renouncing desires.The lower self must be controlled by the higher Self. All the lower impulses of the body, mind and senses must be controlled by the power of the higher Self. Then the higher Self becomes one�s friend. He who has perfect control of the body, mind and senses and is united with God, sees God in all objects and beings. He sees inwardly that there is no difference between gold and stone, between friends and enemies, between the righteous and the unrighteous. He is perfectly harmonised.Sri Krishna proceeds to give various practical hints as to the practice of meditation. The aspirant should select a secluded spot where there is no likelihood of disturbance. He should arrange his meditation seat properly and sit in a comfortable posture, with the head, neck and spine erect but not tensed. He should fix his purified mind on the Atman by concentrating between the eyebrows or on the tip of the nose.The practice of Brahmacharya is absolutely necessary if one is to succeed in meditation. The conservation and transformation of the vital fluid into spiritual energy gives immense power of concentration. Fearlessness, too, is an essential quality on the Godward path. It is faith in the sustaining protection and Grace of God.The aspirant is advised to practise moderation in his daily habits-in eating, sleeping, recreation, etc. Extremes are to be avoided as they hinder the practice of meditation. Living a life of such moderation, and gathering up all his forces and directing them towards meditation upon the Atman, the aspirant gradually transcends the senses and intellect and merges himself in the blissful Atman. He finds that the bliss of the Atman is incomparable, that there is no gain greater than the Self. Having thus attained perfect union with the Self, the Yogi no more descends into ignorance or delusion. He does not relish any more the pleasures of the senses.Lord Krishna again emphasises that the concentration of the mind on the Atman should be like a steady flame in a windless place. This ultimately leads to the vision of the Lord in all beings and creatures. Arjuna is doubtful whether it is at all possible to engage the mind steadily on the higher Self, as its very nature seems to be one of restlessness. Krishna assures him that the practice can succeed through Vairagya (dispassion) and constant effort. Arjuna wishes to know the fate of the aspirant who fails to realise the Supreme in spite of his faith and sincerity. Krishna tells him that the accumulated power of his Yogic practices will assure him a better birth in the future, with more favourable conditions for Sadhana. The aspirant will then be compelled to carry on his Yogic practices with greater vigour and faith and will finally achieve God-realisation.Krishna concludes that the Yogi-one who has attained union with the Supreme Lord-is superior to the ascetics, to the men of book knowledge and the men of action, as the latter have not transcended ignorance and merged in the Self.Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha:Anaashritah karmaphalam kaaryam karma karoti yah;Sa sannyaasi cha yogee cha na niragnirna chaakriyah.The Blessed Lord said:1. He who performs his bounden duty without depending on the fruits of his actions-he is a Sannyasin and a Yogi, not he who is without fire and without action.Yam sannyaasamiti praahuryogam tam viddhi paandava;Na hyasannyastasankalpo yogee bhavati kashchana.2. Do thou, O Arjuna, know Yoga to be that which they call renunciation; no one verily becomes a Yogi who has not renounced thoughts!COMMENTARY: Lord Krishna eulogises Karma Yoga here because it is a means or a stepping stone to the Yoga of meditation. In order to encourage the practice of Karma Yoga it is stated here that it is Sannyasa.Aarurukshormuneryogam karma kaaranamuchyate;Yogaaroodhasya tasyaiva shamah kaaranamuchyate.3. For a sage who wishes to attain to Yoga, action is said to be the means; for the same sage who has attained to Yoga, inaction (quiescence) is said to be the means.Yadaa hi nendriyaartheshu na karmaswanushajjate;Sarvasankalpasannyaasee yogaaroodhas tadochyate.4. When a man is not attached to the sense-objects or to actions, having renounced all thoughts, then he is said to have attained to Yoga.Uddharedaatmanaatmaanam naatmaanamavasaadayet;Atmaiva hyaatmano bandhuraatmaiva ripuraatmanah.5. Let a man lift himself by his own Self alone; let him not lower himself, for this self alone is the friend of oneself and this self alone is the enemy of oneself.Bandhuraatmaa'tmanastasya yenaatmaivaatmanaa jitah;Anaatmanastu shatrutwe vartetaatmaiva shatruvat.6. The self is the friend of the self for him who has conquered himself by the Self, but to the unconquered self, this self stands in the position of an enemy like the (external) foe.Jitaatmanah prashaantasya paramaatmaa samaahitah;Sheetoshna sukha duhkheshu tathaa maanaapamaanayoh.7. The Supreme Self of him who is self-controlled and peaceful is balanced in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, as also in honour and dishonour.Jnaana vijnaana triptaatmaa kootastho vijitendriyah;Yuktah ityuchyate yogee samaloshtaashmakaanchanah.8. The Yogi who is satisfied with the knowledge and the wisdom (of the Self), who has conquered the senses, and to whom a clod of earth, a piece of stone and gold are the same, is said to be harmonised (that is, is said to have attained the state of Nirvikalpa Samadhi).9. He who is of the same mind to the good-hearted, friends, enemies, the indifferent, the neutral, the hateful, the relatives, the righteous and the unrighteous, excels.Suhrinmitraary udaaseena madhyastha dweshya bandhushu;Saadhushwapi cha paapeshu samabuddhirvishishyate.Yogee yunjeeta satatamaatmaanam rahasi sthitah;Ekaakee yatachittaatmaa niraasheeraparigrahah.10. Let the Yogi try constantly to keep the mind steady, remaining in solitude, alone, with the mind and the body controlled, and free from hope and greed.Shuchau deshe pratishthaapya sthiramaasanamaatmanah;Naatyucchritam naatineecham chailaajinakushottaram.11. In a clean spot, having established a firm seat of his own, neither too high nor too low, made of a cloth, a skin and kusha grass, one over the other,Tatraikaagram manah kritwaa yatachittendriyakriyah;Upavishyaasane yunjyaadyogamaatmavishuddhaye.12. There, having made the mind one-pointed, with the actions of the mind and the senses controlled, let him, seated on the seat, practise Yoga for the purification of the self.Samam kaayashirogreevam dhaarayannachalam sthirah;Samprekshya naasikaagram swam dishashchaanavalokayan.13. Let him firmly hold his body, head and neck erect and perfectly still, gazing at the tip of his nose, without looking around.Prashaantaatmaa vigatabheer brahmachaarivrate sthitah;Manah samyamya macchitto yukta aaseeta matparah.14. Serene-minded, fearless, firm in the vow of a Brahmachari, having controlled the mind, thinking of Me and balanced in mind, let him sit, having Me as his supreme goal.Yunjannevam sadaa'tmaanam yogee niyatamaanasah;Shaantim nirvaanaparamaam matsamsthaamadhigacchati.15. Thus, always keeping the mind balanced, the Yogi, with the mind controlled, attains to the peace abiding in Me, which culminates in liberation.Naatyashnatastu yogo'sti nachaikaantamanashnatah;Na chaatiswapnasheelasya jaagrato naiva chaarjuna.16. Verily Yoga is not possible for him who eats too much, nor for him who does not eat at all; nor for him who sleeps too much, nor for him who is (always) awake, O Arjuna!Yuktaahaaravihaarasya yuktacheshtasya karmasu; Yuktaswapnaavabodhasya yogo bhavati duhkhahaa.17. Yoga becomes the destroyer of pain for him who is always moderate in eating and recreation (such as walking, etc.), who is moderate in exertion in actions, who is moderate in sleep and wakefulness.Yadaa viniyatam chittamaatmanyevaavatishthate;Nihsprihah sarvakaamebhyo yukta ityuchyate tadaa.18. When the perfectly controlled mind rests in the Self only, free from longing for the objects of desire, then it is said: "He is united."COMMENTARY: Without union with the Self neither harmony nor balance nor Samadhi is possible.Yathaa deepo nivaatastho nengate sopamaa smritaa;Yogino yatachittasya yunjato yogamaatmanah.19. As a lamp placed in a windless spot does not flicker-to such is compared the Yogi of controlled mind, practising Yoga in the Self (or absorbed in the Yoga of the Self).COMMENTARY: This is a beautiful simile which Yogis often quote when they talk of concentration or one-pointedness of mind.Yatroparamate chittam niruddham yogasevayaa;Yatra chaivaatmanaa'tmaanam pashyannaatmani tushyati.20. When the mind, restrained by the practice of Yoga, attains to quietude, and when, seeing the Self by the Self, he is satisfied in his own Self,Sukhamaatyantikam yattad buddhi graahyamateendriyam;Vetti yatra na chaivaayam sthitashchalati tattwatah.21. When he (the Yogi) feels that infinite bliss which can be grasped by the (pure) intellect and which transcends the senses, and, established wherein he never moves from the Reality,Yam labdhwaa chaaparam laabham manyate naadhikam tatah;Yasmin sthito na duhkhena gurunaapi vichaalyate.22. Which, having obtained, he thinks there is no other gain superior to it; wherein established, he is not moved even by heavy sorrow,-23. Let that be known by the name of Yoga, the severance from union with pain. This Yoga should be practised with determination and with an undesponding mind.Tam vidyaad duhkhasamyogaviyogam yogasamjnitam;Sa nishchayena yoktavyo yogo'nirvinna chetasaa.Sankalpaprabhavaan kaamaan styaktwaa sarvaan asheshatah;Manasaivendriyagraamam viniyamya samantatah.24. Abandoning without reserve all the desires born of Sankalpa, and completely restraining the whole group of senses by the mind from all sides,COMMENTARY: The mind is so diplomatic that it keeps certain desires for its secret gratification. So one should completely abandon all desires without reservation.Shanaih shanairuparamed buddhyaa dhritigriheetayaa;Aatmasamstham manah kritwaa na kinchidapi chintayet.25. Little by little let him attain to quietude by the intellect held firmly; having made the mind establish itself in the Self, let him not think of anything.Yato yato nishcharati manashchanchalamasthiram;Tatastato niyamyaitad aatmanyeva vasham nayet.26. From whatever cause the restless, unsteady mind wanders away, from that let him restrain it and bring it under the control of the Self alone.Prashaantamanasam hyenam yoginam sukhamuttamam;Upaiti shaantarajasam brahmabhootamakalmasham.27. Supreme bliss verily comes to this Yogi whose mind is quite peaceful, whose passion is quieted, who has become Brahman, and who is free from sin.Yunjannevam sadaa'tmaanam yogee vigatakalmashah;Sukhena brahmasamsparsham atyantam sukham ashnute.28. The Yogi, always engaging the mind thus (in the practice of Yoga), freed from sins, easily enjoys the infinite bliss of contact with Brahman (the Eternal).Sarvabhootasthamaatmaanam sarvabhootaani chaatmani;Eekshate yogayuktaatmaa sarvatra samadarshanah.29. With the mind harmonised by Yoga he sees the Self abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self; he sees the same everywhere.30. He who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, he does not become separated from Me nor do I become separated from him.Yo maam pashyati sarvatra sarvam cha mayi pashyati;Tasyaaham na pranashyaami sa cha me na pranashyati.COMMENTARY: The Lord describes here the effect of oneness.Sarvabhootasthitam yo maam bhajatyekatwamaasthitah;Sarvathaa vartamaano'pi sa yogee mayi vartate.31. He who, being established in unity, worships Me who dwells in all beings,-that Yogi abides in Me, whatever may be his mode of living.Aatmaupamyena sarvatra samam pashyati yo'rjuna;Sukham vaa yadi vaa duhkham sa yogee paramo matah.32. He who, through the likeness of the Self, O Arjuna, sees equality everywhere, be it pleasure or pain, he is regarded as the highest Yogi!Arjuna Uvaacha:Yo'yam yogastwayaa proktah saamyena madhusoodana;Etasyaaham na pashyaami chanchalatwaat sthitim sthiraam.Arjuna said:33. This Yoga of equanimity taught by Thee, O Krishna, I do not see its steady continuance, because of restlessness (of the mind)!Chanchalam hi manah krishna pramaathi balavad dridham;Tasyaaham nigraham manye vaayoriva sudushkaram.34. The mind verily is restless, turbulent, strong and unyielding, O Krishna! I deem it as difficult to control as to control the wind.COMMENTARY: The mind ever changes its point of concentration from one object to another. So it is always restless. It is not only restless but also turbulent and impetuous, strong and obstinate. It produces agitation in the body and in the senses. That is why the mind is even more difficult to control than to control the wind.Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha:Asamshayam mahaabaaho mano durnigraham chalam;Abhyaasena tu kaunteya vairaagyena cha grihyate.The Blessed Lord said:35. Undoubtedly, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the mind is difficult to control and restless; but, by practice and by dispassion it may be restrained!Asamyataatmanaa yogo dushpraapa iti me matih;Vashyaatmanaa tu yatataa shakyo'vaaptumupaayatah.36. I think that Yoga is hard to be attained by one of uncontrolled self, but the self~controlled and striving one attains to it by the (proper) means.Arjuna Uvaacha:Ayatih shraddhayopeto yogaacchalitamaanasah;Apraapya yogasamsiddhim kaam gatim krishna gacchati.Arjuna said:37. He who is unable to control himself though he has the faith, and whose mind wanders away from Yoga, what end does he meet, having failed to attain perfection in Yoga, O Krishna?Kacchinnobhayavibhrashtash cchinnaabhramiva nashyati;Apratishtho mahaabaaho vimoodho brahmanah pathi.38. Fallen from both, does he not perish like a rent cloud, supportless, O mighty-armed (Krishna), deluded on the path of Brahman?Etanme samshayam krishna cchettumarhasyasheshatah;Twadanyah samshayasyaasya cchettaa na hyupapadyate.39. This doubt of mine, O Krishna, do Thou completely dispel, because it is not possible for any but Thee to dispel this doubt.COMMENTARY: There is no better teacher than the Lord Himself as He is omniscient.Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha:Paartha naiveha naamutra vinaashas tasya vidyate;Nahi kalyaanakrit kashchid durgatim taata gacchati.The Blessed Lord said:40. O Arjuna, neither in this world, nor in the next world is there destruction for him; none, verily, who does good, O My son, ever comes to grief!Praapya punyakritaam lokaanushitwaa shaashwateeh samaah;Shucheenaam shreemataam gehe yogabhrashto'bhijaayate.41. Having attained to the worlds of the righteous and, having dwelt there for everlasting years, he who fell from Yoga is reborn in the house of the pure and wealthy.42. Or he is born in a family of even the wise Yogis; verily a birth like this is very difficult to obtain in this world.Athavaa yoginaameva kule bhavati dheemataam;Etaddhi durlabhataram loke janma yadeedrisham.Tatra tam buddhisamyogam labhate paurvadehikam;Yatate cha tato bhooyah samsiddhau kurunandana.43. There he comes in touch with the knowledge acquired in his former body and strives more than before for perfection, O Arjuna!Poorvaabhyaasena tenaiva hriyate hyavasho'pi sah;Jijnaasurapi yogasya shabdabrahmaativartate.44. By that very former practice he is borne on in spite of himself. Even he who merely wishes to know Yoga transcends the Brahmic word.COMMENTARY: One who had fallen from Yoga is carried to the goal (which he intended to reach in his previous birth), by the force of the impressions of his past Yogic practices, though he may be unconscious of it and may not be willing to adopt the course of Yogic discipline due to the force of some evil Karma.Prayatnaadyatamaanastu yogee samshuddhakilbishah;Anekajanmasamsiddhas tato yaati paraam gatim.45. But, the Yogi who strives with assiduity, purified of sins and perfected gradually through many births, reaches the highest goal.Tapaswibhyo'dhiko yogee jnaanibhyo'pi mato'dhikah;Karmibhyashchaadhiko yogee tasmaad yogee bhavaarjuna.46. The Yogi is thought to be superior to the ascetics and even superior to men of knowledge (obtained through the study of scriptures); he is also superior to men of action; therefore, be thou a Yogi, O Arjuna!Yoginaamapi sarveshaam madgatenaantaraatmanaa;Shraddhaavaan bhajate yo maam sa me yuktatamo matah.47. And among all the Yogis, he who, full of faith and with his inner self merged in Me, worships Me, he is deemed by Me to be the most devout.Hari Om Tat Sat Iti Srimad Bhagavadgeetaasoopanishatsu Brahmavidyaayaam Yogashaastre Sri Krishnaarjunasamvaade Aatmasamyamayogo Naama Shashtho'dhyaayah59Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, the science of the Eternal, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends the sixth discourse entitled:"The Yoga of Meditation"


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VIDEO: House hearing – The Evolution of Wired Communications Networks #SubCommTech #iptransition
On Wednesday, October 23 2013, at 10:30am the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing "The Evolution of Wired Communications Networks". Witnesses included Harold Feld of Public Knowledge and Randolph May of the Free State Foundation. The hearing was webcast live and is archived below.
What: The Evolution of Wired Communications Networks
Where: Rayburn House Office Building, Wahington DC
When: Wednesday, October 23 2013 – 10:30am EDT | 1430 UTC
Webcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/8418471
Twitter: #SubCommTech | #iptransition


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Some BCHL fans are calling a penalty on leaving out their favourite players on the league's best hockey hair poll.
On Friday, the BCHL asked from their Twitter account (@GoBCHL) who has the best hair in the BCHL? And the Penticton Vees were quick to point out that they left Cassidy Bowes off the list.
Bowes is growing out his hair this season to raise money for the Children's Cancer Research Fund. Playing off his jersey number (92), his goal is to reach $9,292 — at that time he will also get his hair cut off to donate.
Related: Vees player fundraising for cancer research
The BCHL replied that because Bowes is growing it out for a cause they excluded him.
Let's show some love for @Bowesie92 and @DrewElser13 pic.twitter.com/W4bIptMlXz
— Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) November 9, 2018
Donations to Bowes are being taken through a GoFundMe account which currently has $3,224. For every goal he scores, Neil Jamieson and Underwriters Insurance have pledged to donate $2 to his cause. So far this season Bowes has only cashed in with one goal.
Related: Local firm steps up to help Penticton hockey player's fundraiser
The Vees will have a donation box set up at the main entrance for their tilt on Saturday (6 p.m.) versus the Trail Smoke Eaters at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
CassidyBowes, Penticton Vees. pic.twitter.com/373RidNUma
— jean mitchell (@jean60mitch) November 10, 2018
Who do you think has the best hockey hair in the BCHL? Or, in any league? Let us know in the comments.
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Why you should get in contact with Tracy Roofing Pros for the best roof installation job.
Do you need a new roof? Tracy Roofing Pros has been installing roofs for over 20 years. We have experience in installation and can provide you with the best roof to fit your needs. We can install tile roofs and asphalt roofs as well as wood shingles. There are many materials that we can choose from. Asphalt shingles are extremely durable and come with a warranty of 25 years. We also carry materials like rubber roof for those in flood zones and solar panels for the environmentally friendly! With so much to choose from, you can find whatever best fits your needs.


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Oakland Succulents
Hello! I purchased a few succulents there about a month ago. They were doing great but when I went to check if they needed watering yesterday (they did) I noticed two had brown edges and the aloe was spotty. I think this just means the two just need more water but can't remember if the aloe was always spotted. I attached a photo of each. Am I correct?
They're all outside on our east-facing deck and get full sun until mid-late afternoon. Is that too much? We're in Oakland so cool evenings and mornings but warm afternoons usually.
The 2 Aeoniums look fine – a little browning on the leaves could be from being moved to your location – i.e. similar to transplant shock, but it looks minimal so nothing to worry about. Also, Aeoniums are winter growers so they will tend to lose leaves throughout the summer until about October anyway, and then the rosettes will start to grow big and full again through our winter rains.
The Aloe looks like it got some sunburn when it got moved. Even though you are very close to us in Oakland sometimes a change in sun/heat/location can cause some stress. That is what the spotting is. It looks like the spots are healed over, so as long as they don't get worse over time eventually you will see new leaves grow from the center and the old leaves will get replaced – succulents do lose bottom leaves regularly.
You might want to pro-actively spray the Aloe with organic Neem Oil (in the evening out of full sun) just in case there's any fungal infection from the spotting.
You can also bring any of the plants or all of them in to the store and we can take a closer look in person. Let me know if anything changes either way!


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A Republican senator on Sunday warned against rushing a vote on a GOP bill to repeal and replace the nation's health care law, saying both parties deserve a chance to fully debate the bill and propose changes after it was drafted in secret.
"The Senate is not a place where you can just cook up something behind closed doors and rush it for a vote," said Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. "So the first step in this may be crafted among a small group of people, but then everyone's going to get to weigh in."
His comments come as Senate Republicans are working hard to finalize legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, without a formal, open drafting session. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said he hopes to bring a bill to the floor for a vote within the next two weeks.
But Rubio said he believes the process could take longer and urged the Senate to slow down. These are striking comments from a Republican senator whose party is seeking to push through legislation without the help of Democrats.
President Donald Trump has been eager for quick action, although in a closed-door luncheon with 15 GOP senators last week, he described a House-passed bill as "mean." Trump said he wanted the Senate version to be "more generous," according to congressional sources.
"It is going to take days and weeks to work through that in the Senate," Rubio said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
The bill passed by House Republicans last month would phase out in 2020 a Medicaid expansion to additional low-income people. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the House bill would cause 23 million people to lose insurance over a decade and leave many sicker and older consumers with much higher costs.
Hoping to doom the GOP effort, a consumer health group said Sunday it was launching a $1.5 million campaign aimed at pressuring five Republican senators in the closely divided chamber to vote against the bill. It was among several groups that in recent weeks have announced stepped-up efforts to oppose the bill.
Community Catalyst Action Fund said it will run television and radio ads beginning Monday. They are targeting Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska; Jeff Flake of Arizona; Susan Collins of Maine; Dean Heller of Nevada; and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia.
"The Senate is working in secret and rushing to pass a bill," said Robert Restuccia, executive director of the group. "We think it's critical that Americans across the country understand what's at stake for them and their families if the U.S. Senate passes this bill."
Several of the senators being targeted have expressed some concern about the evolving Senate legislation or its process. All of them except Collins also represent states which expanded Medicaid under Obamacare.
Republicans hold a narrow 52-48 majority in the Senate, meaning the party can only afford to have two senators oppose the repeal and replace bill for it to pass with Vice President Mike Pence casting the tie-breaking vote. No Democrat is expected to support the repeal effort.
The ads seek to cast the GOP effort as having a negative impact on families and older Americans. The TV ad features a mother with a child with asthma who faces difficult choices between filling prescriptions or paying their mortgage due to rising premiums.
GOP senators have been divided over pivotal questions about dismantling and replacing chunks of former President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. These include disagreements over phasing out the Medicaid expansion, easing some of the law's coverage requirements and reshaping subsidies the statute provides to millions of individuals buying policies.
The ads will run over the next two weeks.
Associated Press writer Catherine Lucey contributed to this report.
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Education's 'crucial role' in the efforts to overcome the crisis Europe and its citizens are facing today is stressed by the current EU Presidency.
In its programme, the Greek EU Presidency, which was launched officially on 8 January, states that 'given the current economic environment and the consequent curtailment and tight control of public spending' it will 'focus considerable attention' on the contribution of education 'to economic growth, jobs and social cohesion'.
The document stresses that 'high quality, efficient and equitable education and training systems are crucial for the enhancement of the employability of Europe's workforce.'
Among other initiatives, Greece will hold a conference on vocational education and training, focusing on skills mismatch.
Read more about the Presidency's plans on education (pp 54-55):
Source: Cedefop


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OCEAN CITY – The fate of Ocean City's open container law was delayed yet again this week, as the City Council voted unanimously to table the discussion until certain facts could be cleared up and all council members could be present.
Open container discussions have been circulating for years, as town officials and the Ocean City Police Department have struggled to come to an agreement on the letter of the law. The Ocean City Police Commission voted last week to support the change in the law that would move open container violations from an arrestable to a non-arrestable offense.
As it currently stands, police officers have the discretion to issue a municipal citation, a warning or even to arrest the suspect and press criminal charges.
Changing the open container violation to a municipal infraction would rule out the potential for arrest and allow people the option to pay a fine in lieu of appearing in court.
Both sides of the argument were heard at last week's Police Commission meeting. Police department representatives maintained that open container arrests have decreased over the past few years, with the majority of arrests in the under 21-age bracket.
Proponents argue that it will keep officers on the street, save court time and costs and keep essentially "good" people from leaving Ocean City with a bad taste in their mouth from an open container arrest.
Opponents of the change support the "broken window theory," which argues that arresting someone early in the night for an open container violation could prevent worse crimes from occurring later in the night. The "broken window theory" also considers that an arrest for an open container violation could give rise to further criminal offenses, i.e. possession of narcotics.
Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino has maintained in the past the importance of preventing crimes earlier in the night through open container arrests, incidents that usually spawn from alcohol abuse. The argument maintains that those who are being compliant and respectful to officers are usually given a citation anyway.
Despite DiPino's concerns, the commission voted to send a favorable recommendation to the City Council to make the change to a municipal infraction, recommending a $200 fine for the offense, $100 if paid within 48 hours.
The issue came to the City Council level this week, but was tabled after the council agreed that more time was needed.
"I think we need a little more discussion on this for clarity," said Council member Jim Hall, suggesting that the discussion be tabled.
Hall pointed out that while he is eager to move forward with the change, some facts needed to be cleared up before making any decisions. Hall also pointed out that, with the absence of Mayor Rick Meehan and Council members Lloyd Martin and Nancy Howard, the decision should be postponed.
"I'd really like to go ahead with this. I think this needs to be done, the ordinance needs to be in place by Memorial Day," said Councilman Jay Hancock. "This is a good ordinance, it's going to be good for the public and I think it's going to be good for the Police Department."
Hall explained that there were still a few items that needed to be sorted out, suggesting the issue be moved back to the Police Commission level before being voted on by the council.
"It's a little unclear. I just want to make sure we're on the same page on who can be arrested and who can't be arrested," he said.
Councilwoman Margaret Pillas said she would like the opposition to be present for the discussion.
"I think you're rushing it," said Pillas.
"I think it's important that we have all the council members here," said Council President Joe Mitrecic.
The council voted unanimously to table the discussion, agreeing to bring it back to the table as soon as possible.


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I've been using Comic Rocket as a webcomics reader for a week now, since my earlier post on it. It's an interesting experiment and I think I'll keep going with it. All the regular webcomics I read, I am completely caught up on. Because when I look at the "My Comics" view it sorts on the number of unread entries , from low to high, I always see these at the top. Since I am near current, I have at most a few issues.
I've felt free to subscribe to other comics from my recommended list or that I just see referenced around. In some cases, they are strips like Schlock Mercenary or Girl Genius that I have an interest in but have never gone back to the beginning to search out. These comics sort to the bottom, because generally there are at least 1000 unread issues. In some cases, like Kevin and Kell, there are over 5700 of them (this was one of the very first webcomics and also done by an ATL guy I've known as an acquaintance for a very very long time.)
Added up, the whole unread queue is now over 35,000 individual comic strip entries. If I read 100 strips a day beyond the new ones, it would take me about a year to get current. Even though that seems kind of ridiculous, I'm OK with it. I'm just reading what is there from the top to the bottom every time I want some diversion. I caught up on a few comics with a hundred or so strips and now I'm in to ones that have a few hundred. I'm in no hurry and I feel no pressure. All I want is to have fun stuff to put my attention towards when I have a little time to devote to that, and I have it in spades for a very long time. All is well.


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The Village of Sag Harbor allows the construction of accessory apartments within a residence in the R-20 district. Apartments are also allowed in accessory structures. An application for a permit to install an accessory apartment may be obtained from the building department.
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Current zoning requirements are contained in Chapter 300 of the Village code (PDF) (available online). If you cannot meet the zoning requirements, you must apply for a variance. Since the Building Department cannot predict whether or not the Board will approve a variance, we cannot determine if a property is able to be built upon. Furthermore, the applicant may be subject to the requirements of other government entities, such as the Suffolk County Health Department or the Department of Environmental Conservation, which may or may not allow you to build on a lot.
The building department does not furnish letters regarding what may or may not be built on a property.
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Bring a survey completed within one year, a completed Application for an Updated Certificate of Occupancy and the application fee to the Building Department. If there has been a change of ownership, a deed indicating the new owner of the property is required. At that time an on-site inspection by the building inspector will be scheduled. Upon successful inspection an updated Certificate of Occupancy will be issued– typically within two weeks. The Building Department will contact the applicant when the Certificate is completed.


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Visitors attending the Olympics in London this summer might be performing athletic feats of their own just trying to find an ATM near the sites where the games are being held. British media reports say Visa is having more than two dozen ATMs at the Games locations switched off during the Olympics and replacing them with only eight of its own. The kicker? The machines will accept only Visa cards.
Rival ATM operator Ron Delnevo blasted the move in an article in The Guardian, saying the games would be "cash-starved by design." Visa is planning to use the Olympics to promote contactless and mobile payment options. "The vast majority of people attending the Games … have no interest in becoming guinea pigs in product launches," Delnevo says.
In an emailed statement, Visa touts its high-tech payment methods, including the debut of contactless payments, but people who prefer to keep their transactions old school might experience some challenges.
Spectators who want to have cash might be better off bringing it in with them. The Guardian predicts long lines at the few available ATMs, and people without Visa cards are just plain out of luck. Those with Visa credit cards should be able to set up their cards to make cash withdrawls, but APRs for cash advances are generally several percentage points higher than those for purchases, and there are no grace periods — so you start getting charged interest the minute the machine spits out your cash.
(MORE: Visa Puts Its Weight Behind New Smartphone Payment Systems)
Visa says that people can visit ATMs outside the game sites before entering. "London itself has substantial payment infrastructure outside of venues," spokeswoman Nancy Panter says. Another option the company suggests is buying a prepaid Visa card. In addition, Panter says prepaid Visa Europe cards can be obtained by guests for no charge at customer service stations on-site at venues. She declines to comment on how much revenue it expects to earn from the ATM exclusivity.
This isn't the first time Visa has drawn the ire of Olympics fans with its exclusivity policies. People were upset, The Guardian reported in 2010, when they found out that Visa was prohibiting U.K. residents from using cards issued by other companies, such as MasterCard or American Express, to buy tickets to the Games. The company spelled out its policy on the ticketing website, then prompted people to apply for a Visa card via a link on the site.
(MORE: Financial Literacy: U.S. Trails … Brazil and Mexico?)
An executive at a London marketing agency weighed in on the no-Visa, no-ticket rule last year, saying in an article, "The Visa exclusivity aspect — especially the way it is communicated — seems to us a major mis-step."
Panter points out that Visa has been the exclusive payments sponsor of the Olympics for more than two decades and that the company has had ATMs that accept competing cards shut off in the past at game venues. The difference now seems to be that people don't regularly carry large amounts of cash anymore. While this can be a good thing — if you drop a pile of cash, you're probably out of luck; if you lose your card you can have it deactivated and get a replacement — the flip side is that people expect to be able to access cash on-demand.
For people who use MasterCard, American Express or any other brand besides Visa, attending the Olympics this summer will require the kind of planning and budgeting forethought that switching from cash to cards for daily transactions was supposed to eliminate.


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We filled the Labor Day holiday weekend, summer's last hurrah, sipping wine with friends, a hike, blackberry cobbler, Bananagrams (thanks for the addiction, Carrie and Kev!), dipping our toes in the river, an amazing farm-to-table dinner in an orchard, a barbecue, ice cream cones and watching the moon rise.
While I am refreshed from the delightful weekend, I must say it's been a reflective morning for me. My sons went back to school this morning – a senior and a sophomore! – and I'm feeling a bit misty and nostalgic. Each year, I have mixed feelings as summer fades and autumn peeks around the corner. Starting the school schedule takes a bit of adjustment after summer's luxurious pace, but I am also excited for the fresh start and all that fall promises. As I've grown, I've learned that transitions can be hard for me.
Along with nurturing and cherishing our children, we are also letting go as they become more independent. My dear friend, Christine, wisely observed how this process has a kind of "happy pain" all its own.
Last fall I read The Gift of an Ordinary Day and at times I was in a puddle of tears. The author's son is a senior in high school as she writes, "This time next year I'll be setting the table for three, rather than four." Oy. While I don't plan to torment myself all year (although I did take Sam's last first-day of-school photo ever this morning), I do intend to continue savoring and appreciating each moment we still have the four of us under one roof. Especially the simple, ordinary moments.
Well, back to school. Making school lunches certainly qualifies as ordinary (if not always simple!). I'm always searching for healthy, delicious options to send along with my boys, and Jam Thumbprint cookies make a terrific lunch bag treat. Sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with oats and whole grain goodness, they could even serve as a quick breakfast. If you've filled your pantry with jam this summer, this is a lovely way to bake with some. The cookies freeze well, too, so it's easy to grab a couple to toss in lunch boxes to add a little sweetness to the day.
There is much to look forward to and I am grateful to be where I am. Life is simple and good.
Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Makes 20 cookies
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon canola or olive oil (or a mix)
3/4 cup oat flour (or whiz 1 cup oats in the food processor until finely ground)
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
A dash of cinnamon
About 3/4 cup of your favorite jam
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment or baking mat.
Stir the maple syrup and canola or olive oil together. In a large mixing bowl, stir the oat flour, whole wheat flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together. Slowly pour in the syrup-oil mixture and stir until mixed.
Form the dough into round balls the size of ping-pong balls. Arrange the cookie dough balls on the baking sheet, flatten slightly and then use your thumb to create an imprint in each. Spoon a little jam into the center of each. Don't overfill or the jam will spill out.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the cookies begin to brown. Remove and let cool. These cookies freeze well, so seal a few well to pop in the freezer for last minute snacks.


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THERE SURELY CANNOT, at this stage of the world's affairs, be many Panglossian optimists believing that more of the same will see us through the perils of climate change, credit crunch, global inequality and affluenza. Nonetheless, working out when and why we went wrong is a much more complicated task than recognising that we have lost our way, and it is a task at which Oliver James excels.
In his earlier book Affluenza he described the toxic consequences which have resulted from the development of a form of super-capitalism that is master, not servant, of humanity, just as finance is now master, not servant, to the economy. In The Selfish Capitalist he lays out his hypothesis in sharper form and provides impressive empirical evidence to support it, as well as indicating how it could be tested further. While parts of the book are deliberately speculative and seek to encourage debate rather than to assert facts, the evidence set out that economic changes since the 1970s have had a seriously damaging effect on emotional well-
being is very compelling.
James distinguishes selfish from unselfish capitalism by the former's emphasis on short-termism, privatisation of collective goods, minimal regulation and the belief that market forces can meet human needs of almost every kind. His hypothesis, which he presents in a scholarly and scientific way rather than as a party-political polemic, is that this form of selfish capitalism, which has become dominant in the UK, the US and much of the English-speaking world since the 1970s, has markedly failed to increase wellbeing or to promote the common good. Instead it has led to a large increase in emotional distress and mental illness.
He begins by pointing out that citizens of the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are, according to the World Health Organization study of 2004, twice as likely as those of mainland Western Europe to suffer mental illness. He then discusses Erich Fromm's theory from the 1950s linking emotional distress and materialism, defined as placing a higher value on money, possessions, appearances and fame than on relationships and a more fundamental sense of fulfilment.
The author is at pains to point out that he is talking about materialism that is not concerned with basic survival but with the relative materialism of an already rich society. Whereas Fromm's theories were not tested at the time he was writing, the links between materialism and unhappiness have been studied more recently in the 1990s. James reports on some of the findings of this work and shows that materialists are more likely to be emotionally distressed, to be emotionally insecure, to have poor-quality relationships, and to be more inauthentic, lacking in autonomy and lacking in self-esteem.
Behind his theory, of course, lies the belief, also now well substantiated by evidence, that mental health is profoundly linked to the kind of family and the kind of society in which people grow up and to their early experiences of life. He points out also that children spend more time in school than they did before, and are tested more often, which also puts them at greater risk of emotional distress – particularly if they are also encouraged at home to be highly competitive.
By creating the label 'selfish capitalism' the author deliberately challenges the idea, which is fundamental to much economic theory, that we are naturally selfish rather than altruistic, and suggests instead that our selfishness or altruism is hugely affected by our experiences of family and society.
In the final section of the book, the author describes how supporters of selfish capitalism seek to promote and protect it, for example by rejecting evidence of climate change. He ends, however, with the optimistic belief that widespread disillusionment will lead sooner or later to the emergence of a more unselfish form of capitalism and that sanity will prevail. In particular, he suggests that the starting point of a saner society must be the recognition that we should do all that we can to support parents with young children, whose emotional wellbeing in later life is so dependent on their early experiences and environment.


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When a power receptacle is blocked by large or unwieldy furniture, but there is a small amount of clearance available, what are some good techniques for plugging in? I'm looking for ways to solve this problem when the receptacle is inaccessible by hand - the furniture or other blocking object is large enough to prevent using one's hands to plug something in. I'm also looking for solutions that presume that there is no choice about the placement of the furniture or the receptacle.
I have a specific case in mind, but I am also looking for general approach tips.
For example, I can guide a power strip with a low-profile plug to the receptacle, but if that receptacle is in the middle of a triple-wide bookcase, the final step of insertion requires leverage that is hard to come by.
I'm familiar with the technique of using snakes, string, etc. to guide a cable through an area and out the other side, but stopping in the middle of an inaccessible area and applying leverage to insert a plug is particularly tricky.
I thought about using two long bungees on either side to provide enough tension to orient and stabilize the plug, and then using some kind of long-handled calipers in reverse to guide the plug in, but this seems sub-optimal to me.
I am interested in hearing both about highly specialized tools for this purpose, and about solutions that only require relatively common tools or household objects (to enable improvisation in the field).


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New York sports radio personality Craig Carton quit his "dream job" on WFAN Wednesday, saying he didn't want to be a distraction as he faces federal charges that he cheated investors to pay off gambling debts.
Carton co-hosted Boomer and Carton with former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason until his arrest last week on charges that he misappropriated at least $5.6 million from two investors.
In a statement, he said "unfounded legal issues currently plaguing me will only be a distraction to everyone at WFAN and the show I helped build."
"I am sad to see this chapter of my life close but know that it will allow me to focus on my family, my well-being and clearing my name, while giving the show the best opportunity to succeed without further disruption," he said.
He suggested that he would return someday to the airwaves.
"As much as I want to talk about the allegations against me I can't at this time. There will come a time when I will be able to speak directly about the case and I hope our listeners will be there," he said. "For 10 years I've had the great privilege of showing up to work every day at my dream job."
Carton quit a week after federal authorities arrested him, saying he used a Ponzi scheme to fool investors into giving him millions of dollars to pay off gambling debts to casinos and elsewhere.
On Tuesday he had vowed to fight the charges, saying his fans would see he was not guilty and he'd be back "stronger than ever."
CBS, which owns WFAN and says it's cooperating with authorities, confirmed in a statement that it had accepted Carton's resignation.
"We appreciate all of his contributions over the last decade and wish him and his family well during this next phase," according to the statement from CBS Radio. "The search for a replacement co-host for the morning show will begin immediately."
Carton, 48, of Manhattan, remains free on $500,000 bail.


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Nun Serving Lepers in India Can Stay After Visa Row
A British nun who had been asked to leave India despite her remarkable service to leprosy patients was assured visa "without limit of time" in a rare gesture by the Indian government Tuesday.
India's federal interior minister P. Chidambaram assured Jacqueline Jean McEwan could stay "as long as she likes," saying the foreign department's earlier notice asking her to leave the country by Monday was a technical mistake, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Tuesday.
"It feels great to be with my well-wishers, my own kith and kin, mostly those inflicted with leprosy," Sr. Jean, as the 63-year-old nun is popularly known in this southern city of Bangalore, told The Times of India. "I will strive for their welfare. There is no meaning in going back to the U.K. when my people are here."
The notice was "presumably" based on the ground that complete documents had not been submitted, but "orders are being issued today. She can stay as long as she likes," PTI quoted the minister as saying.
Dr. Sajan K. George from the Bangalore-based Global Council of Indian Christians told The Christian Post he was thankful to the interior minister and the United Progressive Alliance government, which is led by the Indian National Congress, India's Grand Old Party.
Hours before her flight to London was scheduled to depart from Bangalore, the capital of the south Indian state of Karnataka, Monday, the nun received an email from the interior ministry notifying that her resident permit had been extended for one month, the period during which she would be granted a long-term visa. It said the "matter is subject to the usual checks and nothing adverse."
Sr. Jean, who comes from the Montfort Missionaries in Britain, has worked with a Bangalore-based Catholic charity, Sumanahalli Society, since 1982. She runs a mobile medical clinic looking after about 1,000 leprosy patients in slums in Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru. She and other medical and paramedical professionals were allowed to reside in India through the Commonwealth Agreement under which people of Commonwealth countries could travel to each other's countries without visas.
"I am happy that Sister Jean can continue to work for the poor patients in the spirit of Mother Teresa," Society's Director Father George Kannanthanam told Indo-Asian News Service. "Our yeoman work would have been seriously affected by her absence otherwise."
The mood at the charity was cheerful once again and several leprosy patients made a beeline to wish the woman they call their "Mother Teresa." "We hope she remains here us for the rest of our lives. Without her, we are in the dark. Nobody would look after leprosy patients like her here if she'd left Bangalore on Monday," a close associate of the nun told The Times of India.
It was suspected that behind the government's earlier move to revoke the nun's resident permit was increasing violence against Christians in Karnataka, which is seen as one of the most hostile states toward the minority community. Last month, a Catholic man and two Hindu visitors with leprosy were beaten by suspected Hindu extremists and jailed on charges of conversion in Bangalore, according to Compass Direct News.
In India, as also in many other South Asian countries, leprosy is still seen as physically contagious and spiritually impure by sections of the people due to a lack of awareness. Leprosy has officially been eliminated in India however 130,000 new cases are diagnosed every year.