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Canale Diaz Art Center presents Alejandro Plaza, a known young artist whose iconography – a combination of neo-pop and neo-kineticism – has managed to permeate into the Venezuelan imagery. "Imaginarium" will delight collectors and art enthusiasts from July 30th to October 3rd. The exhibition reveals the visual universe of a generation born in 1989, a time when the 1960´s unforgettable pop years had already converted in neo-pop in the hands of artists like Jeff Koons.
A total of 23 artworks will be showcased throughout "Imaginarium's" 9 weeks duration, including a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S luxury sport car, in partnership with Prestige USA Sport Cars. Plaza designed and applied the art with a load of perfection and attention to details. Using his geometric abstraction heritage, he transformed the vehicle's body in a dynamic universe of fragmented shapes and colors generating movement on their own. Similarly, Plaza used an Essex Grand Piano EGP 183, designed by the renowned manufacturer Steinway & Sons, as his painting surface transferring all the energy of his imagination.
Throughout his career, Alejandro has had the chance to exhibit his art in different cities around the world, and at a young age, he took art courses in Denmark, where he started to discover another Disney lover, Salvador Dali, in a manner that would prove decisive in assuming the flagrant liberty of his artistic style. He has successfully exhibited his work not only in Venezuela, but also in countries such as Denmark, France, the Dominican Republic and the United States.
Plaza commits much of his time and work for the benefit of non-profit organizations that are dedicated to the care, health and well being of children. He has participated year to year with FUNDANA (The Child's Protection Foundation) at its Annual Art Auction in Venezuela. Also, he was the only foreign artist invited to the Golden Globes Awards viewing party in Miami earlier this year, where one of his paintings was auctioned to benefit the St. Judes Children Research Hospital.
For "Imaginarium" Alejandro Plaza and Canale Diaz Art Center have combined their will and efforts in this solo show to benefit the Maestro Cares Foundation, a non-profit organization established to help homeless and neglected children in developing Latin American countries. Maestro Cares seeks to offer assistance to these children while supporting social services and other development programs.
Collectors, art enthusiasts and philanthropists have an appointment at Canale Diaz Art Center next Friday, August 07 from 7-10pm for the Opening Night Reception. The artist, Maestro Cares representatives, art critics, collectors, entrepreneurs and special guests will be present.
According to curator Adriana Herrera, Alejandro Plaza's generation not only celebrates the influx of the mass culture that marked the burst of the first pop movement and transformed advertising into iconography worship. "It's a generation that perhaps never read Jules Verne or Emilio Salgari and that knows Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm Brothers through the eyes of Disney's motion pictures; it's a generation that was shaped in the background of what Zygmunt Bauman describes as "liquid art", in an "age of accelerated life-experiences in the ephemeral rule". Plaza's references vary, without categorization, from the Pokemon series to the art of Lichtenstein or Koons, melted with Dali's surrealism and the kineticism of Cruz-Diez, Soto or Vasarely. His paintings convey this new form of virtual imagery energy and open their way –among the ocean of information – to the emergence of new identities." The launch of his new character Agatha Mouse in Miami belongs to this aesthetic that rapidly absorbs everything and that reinvents its own world.


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The Board of Directors, with input from the Congregation, enacts policies in accordance with the Temple's desire to be an inclusive and caring community. Our members' safety and security is of the utmost importance, a concern reflected in the policies below.
Temple Beth Ami is committed to respecting the privacy of our congregants and all visitors to our website. The following details the policies that Temple Beth Ami has in place to safeguard your privacy. By using our website, you are agreeing to the policies below.
Collection of Information
When you request information on www.bethami.org, you share your first name, last name, mailing address and e-mail address with us. This information is required to register for courses and/or programs, or make a contribution. When transacting a sale, we will also require your credit card number. At certain times, we may collect demographic information via website surveys. This information helps us better understand our website visitors and is completely optional.
Email Addresses
When you provide your email address to Temple Beth Ami, we will periodically contact you through email.
Financial Information
Temple Beth Ami will protect any financial information you provide to us. If you choose to make a contribution or register for a program online, your credit card number will only be used for processing your request. Your transaction information will be stored on our secure servers, but this information is never shared with third parties. We restrict access to customer financial information for use by authorized Temple Beth Ami employees only.
Cookies are small bits of data transferred to your computer by a website to facilitate your online experience. Cookies are only used to assist in customer log-in functions, track the progress of e-commerce transactions and to record session information in order to analyze website effectiveness. We do not share information obtained by cookies.
There may be areas of the website that are accessible by password only. Passwords are kept confidential and will not allow access to payment information such as credit card numbers, etc. If you have forgotten your password, contact the office to have instructions emailed to you. If you have been assigned a password and have trouble signing into your account, please contact the office.
Uses of Personal Information
Temple Beth Ami uses the personal information it collects to process your orders, and to notify you of event changes and updates. Any personal information collected is used by Temple Beth Ami employees only and is not sold to any outside parties. Temple Beth Ami does not share this information with any other non-profit Jewish organizations.
Our site provides links to other organizations' websites. We do not control the use of personal information on websites other than our own.
Changes to the Policy
New technology will continue to be added to www.bethami.org. Changes in the privacy policy will be reflected here as new technology is implemented, so please check back periodically.
The purpose of this page is to articulate a Temple-wide policy on food allergy management. This policy is meant to be both instructive and informative. The intent is to provide Temple staff, congregants and guests with clear information about the foods allowed in the building, so persons with allergies (and/or their guardians) may make informed decisions.
At Temple Beth Ami, we are committed to the health and well-being of all our Temple members. This policy applies to all Temple sponsored events but does not apply to renters and other outside groups that use our facilities.
We will strive to make reasonable accommodations for congregants and guests with food allergies. We will designate certain zones, such as Temple Beth Ami Nursery School and Machane TBA, as high allergy awareness and will strive to make such areas nut-free zones. Our goal is to create a welcoming environment but we cannot provide a completely allergy-free setting. Our objective is to offer adequate, accurate information to enable visitors to ensure the safety of themselves and their loved ones.
Temple members and guests with food allergies should always exercise judgment regarding precautions necessary to safeguard their health, including always carrying required medications (e.g., EpiPen) and notifying staff and event organizers in advance of requested food accommodations.
Policy for Temple-Sponsored Events
Temple staff will not purchase foods labeled as containing tree nuts, peanuts or nut oils or extracts for Temple sponsored events. Temple-sponsored groups purchasing food (meals or snacks) for Temple-sponsored events should strive to arrange for food that does not contain tree nuts or peanuts, including nut oils and extracts.
Publicity for any Temple-sponsored event should indicate whether or not food will be served. For those events where food is served, publicity will include the name of restaurant/caterer and contact information as it becomes available. Where snacks are served, packages/labels should be available for review. Congregants and guests with food allergies are encouraged to contact event sponsors to request special food accommodations.
When food is made available for purchase at Temple events, the organizers will provide allergy-friendly options.
At Onegs, a separate table will be set with allergy-friendly items (e.g., Enjoy Life brand).
While the Temple is unable to assume responsibility for ensuring that homemade goods are nut-free, we urge congregants to refrain from bringing goods containing nuts into the Temple. All homemade goods will be marked as homemade.
Policy for Temple Beth Ami Nursery School and Machane TBA (Religious School)
In addition to the Temple-wide policy, additional specific policies are in place for TBANS and Machane TBA. These policies are additive to the Temple-wide policy and do not replace it. Specific questions about these policies should be directed to the Early Childhood Director or the Director of Education.
Please see the Temple Beth Ami Nursery School Food Policy (begins on page 8 of the Parent Handbook) and the Machane Food Policy posted on the Machane home page.
TBANS and Machane TBA may make additional accommodations to their published policies to further ensure the safety of individual children with specific food allergies. Parents of children with such food allergies should meet with the Director (TBANS or Machane) to discuss specific additional accommodations that may be needed.
Staff working in the TBANS and Machane TBA may not bring or consume nuts or nut products in the school spaces.
Policy for Temple Executive Offices
There will be no nuts or nut products in the Front Office reception area.
Staff working in the front office may bring and consume nuts for personal use in their private offices only. Temple members and guests should notify staff of food allergies prior to meeting in their private offices, so that reasonable precautions can be take to accommodate individuals with allergies.
Judaism teaches us that the most important obligation ("mitzvah") is to protect every life, and perform whatever actions are necessary to avoid any potential harm to an individual ("pikuach nefesh"). We adhere to this food policy as we model the value of being sensitive to the needs of others.
Temple Beth Ami Front Office:
- All Temple Offices follow the weather announcements of Montgomery County Government for morning delays or closings. Temple Beth Ami will make an independent decision about any programs scheduled in the afternoon or evening in the case of inclement weather.
Machane TBA:
- Machane TBA follows the inclement weather decisions of MCPS. If there is an early dismissal, Machane TBA is closed. If afternoon and evening events in the County are cancelled, TBA High is closed, On Sundays, check email and the TBA website for information
Nursery School:
- The Nursery School follows MCPS closings for the first 2 days of each weather event and will make an independent decision on the 3rd day.
- If MCPS has a delayed opening, TBANS early arrival begins at 8:30 am (not 7:30), and regular classes start on time as scheduled at 9:30 or 9:45 am.
- Early Dismissal: If MCPS announce an unscheduled early dismissal, all TBANS classes will end at 1:00 pm, and no Afternoon Activities will be held. Aftercare, for those students previously enrolled, may stay open till 5 pm at the latest, conditions permitting. Please watch your emails for updates.
Holiday Closings
- The first day of all Jewish holidays
- The 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah
- The last day of Passover
- January 1st
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- President's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day, July 4th
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- The Friday following Thanksgiving Day
- December 25th
Temple Beth Ami strives to integrate inclusion into every aspect of our community. Jewish continuity is dependent upon enabling and empowering every Jewish individual to become actively involved in all aspects of Temple life. We are committed to making our synagogue, services and schools accessible to the everyone who wishes to participate. Inclusion is not only about training and accommodations, it is about attitude and commitment. If, at any time, you have a situation that requires accommodation, please contact our Executive Director, Debbie Ezrin, and we will make every effort to assist you.
When you visit Temple Beth Ami, please enter through the main entrance. Because of enhanced security, all exterior doors are locked. As you approach the building, there is a buzzer to the right side of the doors. Press the button; a member of the staff will answer, ask you to identify yourself, and buzz you in. The system is also light activated; push the button, watch for the light, identify yourself and, as soon as you see the light flash on the door, pull the door open. Because it is not possible to keep a wheel chair accessible door locked, it had to be disabled. If you require assistance entering the building, please tell us when you identify yourself and we will be happy to come to the door to meet you.
If you experience a problem with any of the equipment, please notify Debbie Ezrin or the person at the door, so that we can fix it.
Our services in the main sanctuary are both broadcast through the phone system (301-309-3834) and video streamed through the website (www.bethami.org).
Both MachaneTBA (our religious school) and TBANS (our nursery school) are fully accessible to individuals with disabilities and welcome all students. Please refer to the sections on the website.
Every child will have the experience of celebrating becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah in the Temple. We will work with each family to individualize the tutoring process and service content, responding to what resonates with their child as learners and inspires them as Jews.
Hearing Accessibility
Sign Interpreted Events
Shabbat morning and evening services, holiday and festival services are sign-interpreted upon request.
Members of Temple Beth Ami may request interpreters for meetings, family education workshops, Temple wide events, and Shabbat morning and evening services. Bar and Bat Mitzvah families may also request interpreting services for their guests with hearing needs.
To ensure that an interpreter can be made available, three weeks' notice is requested. To request a sign language, oral or a cued speech interpreter, contact the Rabbis' Assistant who will need the following information:
- Name and description of event/service
- Start and end time of assignment
- Type of interpreter needed
- Contact person's email address, telephone number
Assisted Listening System: An assisted listening device system is available in both the sanctuary and the chapel. To request a hearing device, please ask an usher at services. For other needs, contact Debbie Ezrin at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Physical Accessibility
There are 6 reserved parking spaces in the front of Temple Beth Ami; please be considerate and only park in those spaces if you have a sticker or tag. During special Temple wide events or High Holy Days services, additional parking spaces are set aside for people with physical disabilities.
Access to the Bimah:
A ramp is available to the bimah in the Sanctuary and our ark is accessible for individuals who use wheelchairs or walkers. Our Rabbis are sensitive to the needs of individuals who may find steps to the bimah difficult and will make every effort to offer accommodations as appropriate.
Seating Access:
There are seat cut out areas to allow for individuals to remain in their wheelchair during services.
Wheelchairs and Walkers:
The Temple has wheelchairs and walkers available for congregants and guests. Please ask in the office during regular office hours or an usher on Shabbat and holidays.
Visual Accessibility
The Sanctuary, Chapel, Social Halls and restrooms are all well lit.
Signs throughout the building are labeled in braille
Prayer Books:
There are large print prayer books in the pew in the rear of the sanctuary as you walk in. Please return them to that rack so can access them in the future.
The Union for Reform Judaism affirms that, in the case of mandatory immunizations, congregations follow one of Judaism's most sacred commandments, pikuach nefesh – the idea that the preservation of life takes precedence over almost all other Jewish law. Reform Jewish religious tenets prioritize protecting the health of all individuals, the most medically vulnerable members of the community, and the community as a whole, and do not provide a basis for a religious exemption from mandatory immunizations.
Temple Beth Ami's preschool (TBANS), camp (Kayitz), and religious school (Machane) are committed to these Jewish values. Therefore, for the health, safety and welfare of both staff and students, TBA follows all the State of Maryland vaccination requirements for students entering our program. Documentation of compliance with these requirements shall be provided for all students upon entry to TBANS, Kayitz and Machane. TBANS will monitor on-going vaccination compliance for children 18 months to 5 years who are enrolled in TBANS. This follows the standards and policies of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and the American Council on Immunization and Prevention. There are no religious or personal exemptions to this policy. Medical exemptions will be reviewed by the Early Childhood (TBANS) Director, the Kayitz Health Supervisor, and the Director of Education, with medical consultation as necessary. (revised November 2019)

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here is what im trying to figure out. I need to read a text file into a program evaluate the content and place in an array for future use. Heres how a line of text looks:
tab is whitespace between the Long values.
always 2 Long values
0 (tab) 1454
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I am using Scanner and have found a way to accomplish this, but I know there is an easier way.
is there any way I can do this : Line = 0 (tab) 1454
and break that down into two variables.
One solution: Read in a line and then use String#split(String regex) to split it into two.
Another: use another Scanner object to read in the line via nextLong().
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Try'a Skill
Try'a Skill is a WorldSkills Australia initiative encouraging people to consider a career in the trades and take on a vocational education and training (VET) study and career pathway.
The event provides attendees with an opportunity to 'have a go' at various skill and trade occupations.
The activities are entertaining, informative and offer interested people access to some of the basic skills involved in a range of trades. The Try'a Skill events seek to:
- motivate through a hands on experience
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Try'a Skill allows participants to meet and talk with trade professionals, apprentices, VET teachers / trainers / lecturers and local industry people.
Become a skills coach and showcase your industry
Try'a Skill is a unique concept which brings local businesses and future workforce together.
National skills shortage means future tradespeople will be in demand for years to come. This initiative aims to train and keep skilled people in the Northern Territory.
Try'a Skill is a hands-on event allowing Territorians to have direct interaction with experienced tradespeople, apprentices and VET trainers.
Try'a Skill is not possible without the support of local volunteers, businesses and industries across the Territory. By investing in the promotion of trades, not only are you demonstrating your commitment to easing the skills shortage, you may find a future apprentice!
As a skills coach you will have the opportunity to talk to the future workforce directly about what you do, how they can get into your industry and the benefits of being employed in your trade area.
The projects might include anything from changing a leaking tap (plumbing), making a garden chair (carpentry), or potting and budding plants (horticulture).
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Welcome to Cassowary Coast Libraries
Cassowary Coast Libraries is a welcoming, inclusive place for all members of the community. Each branch provides comfortable reading spaces, computer and Wi-Fi access and a range of programs and services.
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Daryl Dickson - local artist, author and environmentalist
Join local artist Daryl Dickson as she presents her newest book, "Celebrating Australia's Magnificent Wildlife". Featuring some of the world's rarest and most fascinating creatures in the majestic landscapes of North Queensland, Daryl highlights the natural beauty of species that deserve to be saved.
Bookings essential under our Covid Safety Management plan. Call 1300 366 616.
Light refreshments, book signing and sales available on the day.
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Women and Children
Women and Children
women die every year from complications during pregnancy or childbirth
million children die every year from illnesses that could be treated
Many of the world's women and children are vulnerable. Some, unable to feed themselves properly, suffer from nutrition deficiencies, others' lives are endangered because medical care is unavailable, inaccessible or unaffordable and still others' sexual identities condemn them to a life of exclusion and abuse. And, of course, countless women don't have control over their own bodies and can't choose if and when they want to bear children.
Vichara, aged 32
"I live near Mekong, in the countryside. I already have 3 children, who were all born at home with the help of a birth attendant. After giving birth, we do You-Fai. It's a purification ritual, which means I have to shut myself away with my baby and obey certain rules. I'm pregnant with my fourth child and I have pains in my stomach. But the health centre is 8 kilometres from here, so I have to take the tak-tak. It's a tractor and it bumps around too much."
Imran, aged 1
"Imran and his family come from Orakzai Agency in KPK province where the Pakistani army is fighting the Taliban. They fled from the military operations to Punjab and 20 people now share a one-room shack in poor hygiene conditions. The father is the only one able to provide for his family but he's too weak to work. The whole family has health problems. Imran is very sick and very thin. He's undernourished and he also suffers from acute diarrhoea."
Claudio, aged 3
"Right after Claudio was born we noticed his skin had a bluish tinge. When he fed he got tired really quickly. He couldn't suck for very long and he wasn't gaining enough weight. After several months we were really worried about his health but the traditional healer couldn't find anything wrong with him. So we took him to Antananarivo, the capital. They did some tests and he has heart disease. Claudio's should have an operation to make him better, but the procedure is really complex."
Michaela, aged 15
"When I realised I was pregnant I panicked. I'm too young to be a mother. I didn't know what to do so I asked my friend for advice. She told me to buy ulcer medication to get rid of the baby. It meant taking several pills with energy drinks and I was also supposed to put some in my vagina. As soon as I started to bleed, I went to the hospital. Now I'm scared I'll never be able to have children."
Ruth, aged 20
"My husband had gone to work in the fields when four soldiers burst into my house. I was with my daughter who's six getting the meal ready. One of the soldiers threated to kill her if I didn't let them do what they wanted to me. So, one after the other they raped me, in front of my daughter who was crying. It hurt so much I couldn't walk. When my husband found out what had happened, he was ashamed and he left me. Now I'm all alone and disabled and I have my children to feed."
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The United States is planning to use U.S. troops to train Iraqi counter terrorism units in a third country, a defense official said on Friday
Pending an agreement with Jordan or another nation to host the effort, the training was "likely" to go ahead as both Baghdad and Washington supported the idea, said the official, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity.
However, Pentagon officials are not contemplating sending an American team of military instructors into Iraq, partly because it would require negotiating a legal agreement with Baghdad that proved elusive in the past.
Such a move also could spark political rancor in Washington that would revive old wounds over the controversial U.S.-led war in Iraq.
A Pentagon spokesman, meanwhile, said Iraq will be receiving "very shortly" another installment of small arms and ammunition requested by Baghdad as it battles al-Qaeda militants for control of Fallujah and other key cities in Anbar province.
We're in discussions with the Iraqis on how we can improve the Iraqi security forces," Col. Steven Warren told reporters.
Another official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss details of the latest arms shipment by name, said the material includes tank ammunition and Hellfire air-to-surface missiles. The official said these do not go beyond the types of weaponry the U.S. has already provided to Iraq.
The United States led an invasion of Iraq in 2003, toppling Saddam Hussein. American troops withdrew from the country in 2011 after failing to reach a deal with Baghdad providing legal safeguards for U.S. forces.
Less than 300 U.S. troops are now stationed in Iraq, with a contingent of Marines guarding the American embassy and more than 100 service members overseeing military assistance.
In an interview published Thursday, Maliki said his government was benefiting from intelligence provided by Washington and had asked for weapons and counter-terrorism training.
"We are going to ask for training, in some areas we need training, especially for our counter terrorism units," Maliki told the Washington Post.
Asked if U.S. trainers would come to Iraq, the prime minister said: "Yes, bringing Americans to Iraq, or Iraqi soldiers could go to Jordan and train."
He said intelligence collaboration with the United States "is very important for us" and that the Americans were "tapping al-Qaeda communications, finding their camps and places on the ground, observing their routes over the borders."
He added: "We work together on that field but we need more cooperation."
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IBM is the Dow's Apple—Big Blue's Big Impact on the Dow...
Big Blue is BIG
After beating estimates and raising guidance in its latest earnings report,IBM is making up half of the Dow's triple-digit gains today since Big Blue is the index's highest-priced stock. Remember, the Dow is a price-weighted index that gives higher-priced stocks a greater weighting. So with a 4% gain today, IBM is contributing over 55 points to the Dow's 110-point gain. In contrast, Bank of America, which is the Dow's lowest-priced stock at $9 and change, is down 3% today, but is only pulling the Dow down by 2 points after it reported a record quarterly loss this morning.
Likening Big Blue to Big Apple
While it hits all-time highs of $182 today, IBM is to the Dow what Apple is to the Nasdaq 100. IBM now has an 11.0% weighting in the Dow, over 4 percentage points more than Caterpillar's 6.6% weighting (at $109, Caterpillar is currently the Dow's 2nd most influential stock).
In comparison, with a 12.3% weighting in the "modified-capitalization-weighted" Nasdaq 100 index, Apple, which reports earnings after the close today, also has a weighting that's 4 percentage points more that the 2nd largest stock in the index (Microsoft , which has an 8.1% weighting).
Parallels are evident on the year too. Both IBM and Apple are having by far the most impact on the Dow and Nasdaq 100, respectively, this year. In fact, their contribution to the Dow and Nasdaq 100 has been bigger than the combined impact from the 2nd and 3rd most influential stocks in the respective indices.
Additionally, IBM has made up 30% of the Dow's 2011 gains, while Apple has accounted for 26% of the Nasdaq 100's gains this year.
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We are laborers together with the Almighty God. What an awesome responsibility that the God who has all power has given us the grace to do all that His Son did while He was on the earth and to reach the world with the life-changing gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Apostle Paul said "Not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think soberly according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith. It is true we must never think more highly than we ought, but we must at least think the way God has ordained. Faith in God's word can do whatever God can do because it's His faith. Paul said I live by the faith of Him who loved me. Faith and power Assembly is a fellowship of like-minded men and women that believe that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. I believe that there are only two things necessary to experience a miracle from God, faith and power.
If you have faith, God has the power. Jesus told Mary and Martha at the graveside of Lazarus, if you can believe you will see the Glory of God. Faith and Power Assembly believes and teaches how to flow in the power of God. Faith and Power is here to teach and demonstrate that Jesus is truly the same today as He was before He died and rose from the dead. I say as Paul, "My speech and preaching is not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and of Power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God". 1Cor. 2:4-5.
God has called us to the Kingdom for such a time as this. God said "In the last days He would pour out of His Spirit on all flesh, they would prophesy and He would show, wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath." Acts 2:18-19 The number one reason God gave the five fold ministry to the church is for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till all come in the to unity of the faith and of the knowledge of he Son of God unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Eph. 4:11-13
With over forty years of teaching and preaching the Word of God, I have come to believe that God wants His body strong, and that the Church has been given power to do the work that God has ordained. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good work Eph. 2:10. But there is a serious problem in the body. The body has not grown to the level that the head requires. The body must grow up into the head. The Church is the body of Christ the fullness of Him that fills all and all. Eph. 1:23. If you have a desire to experience more of the fullness of Christ; we must all be willing to grow into the full measure and stature of Christ. Then we will be able to say like Paul, "I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. This is the best time to be alive, because all we need is "Faith and Power" to advance the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, as we occupy until he comes.
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YAM Developer Summit 2012 (Wohlenberg, Germany)
On the evening of June 1st 2012 and June 2nd 2012 the two leading YAM developers Thore Böckelmann and Jens Langner met in the nice little city of Wohlenberg, Germany. One of the goals of this meeting was to discuss and decide on the 2012/2013 development roadmap of YAM. Besides general discussions on the current development situation of YAM the development roadmap for the YAM 2.8 and versions beyond were discussed throughoutly. This page should summarize information on the general consensus of this meeting so that users and interested developers can get an impression which road the future development of YAM will take.
General consensus/descisions
- The development of YAM 2.8 is progressing nicely and there are chances that it might already be released before its planned release date (christmas 2012).
- Major changes in YAM 2.8 will be the recently implemented multi-identity/multi-smtp server as well as unlimited signature support which will greatly support the introduction of the IMAP protocol in future versions of YAM.
- Before releasing a final YAM 3.0 version with full IMAP support a 2.9 version will be released in the course of 2013 with some intermediate (limited) IMAP support already.
- Future versions of YAM will continue to be released for AmigaOS4/PPC, MorphOS/PPC, AmigaOS3/m68k, AROS/x86, AROS/PPC and AROS/x86_64.
- While all AmigaOS-derived platforms will be supported, maintainers (developers) for MorphOS/PPC and all AROS-based platforms are missing and should be encouraged to join the YAM project.
- Contributing translators are updating their catalogs on a regular basis which supports the initial decision to open catalog translation for every interested translator rather than solely relying on the nowadays vanishing Amiga Translators' Organization (ATO).
- More translators are required and should be encourage to join the project so that we can support a larger amount of different languages.
- Consolidation regarding moving our different online support systems (FAQ, Forum, Documentation) to solely using 'trac' will continue with eventually porting important topics from the formerly phpBB-based forum to the trac-based forum plugin.
YAM 2.8 roadmap decisions
- #57: The upcoming threaded mail view will not use NListtree because of performance considerations. It will be implemented by using simple text indentation in the current mail listview. Internal changes are still required to link the "References:" header field entries to an internal mail hierarchy.
- #74: Full Content-Type 'format=flowed' support requires substantial changes to TextEditor.mcc so that quoting characters (>) are replaced by vertical bars.
- #124: The current mailing-list support (in each folder config) will be abadoned and replaced by an own YAM configuration page which will allow to configure an unlimited amount of mailing-list addresses for which e.g. Mail-Reply-To: and Mail-Followup-To: will be applied.
- #127: xadmaster.library support will be integrated mostly for allowing to unarchive all supported xad client formats.
- #128: The SPAM filter routines will be synced again to the latest Thunderbird sources and support for external SPAM systems (e.g. spamassassin) added similar to how this is handled in Thunderbird.
- #131: Full SSL certificate authentication support is needed but requires substantial changes to allow the user to add own root certificates, etc. A simple notification of a potentially invalid certificate is nevertheless highly required and will be implemented first.
- #132: The current way of storing passwords in the .config file is insecure. A complete encryption of the .config file is, however, not desirable. A master password mechanism will therefore be implemented which will store the master password in the .users file and then encrypt all passwords in the .config file with that master password. If no password is set the user should be warned/reminded that a master password is required.
- #135: The current error/event console is far from being perfect. It will be changed to carry several groups of events (warnings, errors, information) and will be changed to be a vertical list rather than having to switch horizontally between items.
- #222: Previous versions of YAM were creating folders in the PROGDIR: of YAM. With 2.8 a PROGDIR:folders directory will exist were folders will be stored per default.
- #284: Currently the YAM window have to be explicitly snapshotted to save the column and folder list sorting in the global config. With 2.8 YAM will automatically save its state to disk upon exit of the application. This will improve usability of the main window.
- #306: Amigaguide-based documentation lacks maintainers and will be converted into wiki pages to which YAM will directly link when using the HELP key.
- #309: The 'Status Update' option will be removed from the config GUI and moved to the hidden option. In addition it will be changed to only change the 'new' mail status to 'unread' upon restarting YAM and not after each mail download.
- #310: The GUI elements for manually changing the attachment encoding (quoted-printable vs. base64) will be removed from the write window as the automatic works perfectly.
- #311: The write window will get an AttachmentImage/Group similar to what the read window has since YAM 2.6. As soon as an attachment is added it will be displayed on the first page of the write window so that it is more easily clear that the mail being composed contains an attachment.
- #313: The Daylight Saving Time switching notification will be removed for platforms directly supporting DST switching (e.g. AmigaOS4).
- #314: Default folders will be placed at the right position when they are recreated (currently they are always added at the bottom).
- #315: The "New Mail" config page will be removed and options moved to the identities config page instead.
- #317: An attachment reminder will be added to the write window. As soon as user-definable keywords are entered (e.g. 'attachment') the write window will show a reminder that an attachment might be missing.
- #320: The possibility to move folders to different root directory or partitions/volumes will be removed as this constantly leads to misconfigurations by users (folder should always be in the same directory tree).
- #321: The recently added cycle gadget to choose the identity in the write window will be modified to be more easily usable via keyboard.


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Climate change (or global warming) due to human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels producing greenhouse gases, is now recognised as a major environmental threat by all levels of government.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992 provides a broad framework for international action to combat climate change.
The Kyoto Protocol was created under the convention to provide a more detailed agreement on reductions in greenhouse gases during 2008–2012.
Australia has responded to the need to reduce its emissions with a number of laws and many programs.
Targets for renewable energy production imposed under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cth) have been an important mechanism for reducing Australia's emissions.
The Renewable Energy Target (RET) was split into two parts, the large-scale renewable energy target and the small-scale renewable energy scheme. The latter creates a financial incentive for homeowners to install eligible small-scale installations (e.g. solar water heaters, air-sourced heat pumps and small generation units such as rooftop solar panels). Eligible systems are entitled to small-scale technology certificates based on the amount of renewable electricity the system produces or displaces. These certificates can be sold to buyers (usually large electricity generators).
In 2015, the RET was revised to provide a target for large-scale generation of about 23.5 per cent of Australia's electricity generation from renewable sources such as wind, hydro and solar by 2020.
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (Cth) provides a national framework for large greenhouse gas emitters, energy producers and energy consumers to report their emissions, energy production and energy consumption. However, there is no charge imposed on emissions by that Act.
In 2012, a price was imposed on domestic carbon emissions under the Clean Energy Act 2011 (Cth). Large emitters are required to surrender eligible Australian or international units to account for their emissions of greenhouse gases each year.
The carbon price was repealed in 2014 and replaced by the Emissions Reduction Fund, which pays polluters to reduce their emissions but does not impose a price on carbon pollution.
The Queensland Government had a wide range of policies and initiatives to respond to climate change, however, most of these been wound back in recent years such as by removing the feed-in tariff for solar power from homes.


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The court was played a videotape of a sermon Mr Abu Hamza gave in 1999.
"Killing a Kafir [infidel] for any reason you can say it is OK even if there is no reason for it," he was recorded as saying.
The 47-year-old, from west London, denies 15 charges, including soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred.
'Help of sword'
A video of Mr Abu Hamza's talk given in September 1999 called "Adherence to Islam in the Western World" was played to jurors on the third day of his trial.
In it he says: "Killing an adulterer, even if he is a Muslim is OK. Killing a Kafir who is fighting you is OK."
He argues that Islamic beliefs should be spread with the help of the sword.
"Dawa propagation of Islam [through word and action] needs a sword next to it and also needs effort."
He says those selling alcohol should be persuaded to come to the mosque.
"Make sure that the person who gave him the licence for that wine shop doesn't exist anymore on the Earth. Finish him up. Give him Dawa.
"If he doesn't respect Dawa, kill him.
"You have to understand that Dawa is good but it doesn't survive alone.
"There is many prophets before Muhammad ... they were killed because they did not have the sword with them."
He also made claims that non-Muslim people coming to the UK as political refugees could kill or steal while a Muslim seeking sanctuary on religious grounds could not.
'Crawling on hands'
Another talk he gave, in Arabic, was also read to the court.
In it he verbally attacks Jews and criticises the late former foreign secretary Robin Cook for "crawling on his hands and knees to the Middle East to mediate".
"They all know their roles as they are slaves of the Jews," he says.
"They hate the Jews more than we do. But the Jews own them. They own everything they have and they own their fantasies as well and they have a file on each one of them that could embarrass them in front of the people if he does not follow what he tells them."
Mr Abu Hamza faces nine charges under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 alleging that he solicited others at public meetings to murder Jews and other non-Muslims.
He also faces four charges under the Public Order Act 1986 of "using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with the intention of stirring up racial hatred".
A further charge alleges he was in possession of video and audio recordings, which he intended to distribute to stir up racial hatred.
The final charge, under section 58 of the Terrorism Act, accuses him of possession of a document, the Encyclopaedia of the Afghani Jihad, which contained information "of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism".


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Climate Briefing
Climate change is the most important, all-encompassing threat to humanity in our history. Here are some of the myriad ways it will affect us.
The Causes
The global average temperature is influenced by three main factors:
the amount of solar radiation that reaches our atmosphere
e.g. from volcanoes, blocking solar radiation from entering our atmosphere
Greenhouse Gases
e.g. carbon dioxide and methane, trapping solar radiation within our atmosphere
As one might expect, the more solar radiation that reaches our atmosphere, enters it, and gets trapped within it, the hotter our average temperature becomes. All three of these factors work together to maintain the delicately balanced climate necessary to sustain much of Earth's life.
So what's to blame for our current warming?
Over time, insolation is pretty predictable. The sun's output follows an 11-year solar cycle, and the amount that reaches our surface depends only on our orbit and axial tilt – also very predictable things by now, if clothing store prices are anything to go by. The effects of increased insolation are obviously quite hard for us to prevent, but thankfully they are short-lived and not responsible for our current warming trend.
The amount of particulates in the Earth's atmosphere, from things like volcanic eruptions, is much less predictable, and can have more noticeable consequences. The diagram to the right, taken from NOAA data, shows the reduction in solar radiation passing through the atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory after some recent volcanic eruptions in the area. At an extreme level, the volcanic eruption of Huaynaputina in 1600 caused the coldest year in six centuries, leading to the Russian famine of 1601-03 which killed two million people. Lucky for us again, beyond these short timescales, eruptions don't factor into our calculations.
This leaves us with greenhouse gas levels, which have also risen and fallen historically in less predictable ways. Carbon dioxide, being the product of animal respiration, is the most common of these, and a graph from NASA of its prevalence in the atmosphere over time is on the left. Despite the graph's erratic, spiky nature, one big spike in particular might stand out to you.
In short, while all three of these factors – insolation, particulates, and greenhouse gases – can contribute to changes in Earth's temperature over time, the most significant and pressing factor in our current period of warming is the accumulation of man-made carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere. We must change our habits dramatically if we are to reverse this warming trend.
The Effects
Increasing average temperature does more than just melt polar ice. With each fraction of a degree of warming, more energy from heat is built up in the atmosphere, which is then dispersed by bigger and more destructive weather events. Heat also changes how weather is distributed around the Earth by affecting the speed of the jet stream, putting infrastructure and people around the world through unfamiliar weather conditions and endangering ways of life across the planet.
Just some of the effects of climate change are:
Severe Weather Events
Severe weather events such as hurricanes and flooding are amongst the most devastating effects of climate change. Loss of life and property, contaminated water, and the spread of waterborne illnesses are common fallouts of water-related disasters.
In the coming decades, rising sea levels are expected to put 10 million more people at risk of flooding, forcing millions to leave their homes and become climate refugees.
Droughts & Famines
Increased temperatures lead to longer and more severe droughts. Researchers found that without efforts to reduce emissions, yields of vegetables would be cut by about 35 percent in the second half of this century.
Crops lost to insects will also increase. When temperatures are higher, the body temperature of insects is also higher, leading to increased energy demands. The result is more insects consuming more food. Two degrees of global warming could double the volume of wheat that is currently lost to pests.
What all of this results in is higher food prices, less stable food supply, and general food insecurity.
Dangerous Heatwaves
The world's increasing temperatures will lead to longer and hotter heatwaves.
Heatwaves are deadly. Dehydration and heat stroke are common heat-related fatalities, and heat can exacerbate many underlying conditions. The 2003 European heatwave was estimated to have led to the death of 70 000 people – and that was less than 1°C of warming.
Devastating Wildfires
Increased temperatures cause drier conditions, which lead to an increase in wildfires.
Wildfires are extremely destructive of land, human life, and wildlife. Increased fire risk is especially true in the western and northern parts of North America. The USDA Forest Service says just one degree of annual temperature anomaly, which we're already approaching today, has led to a 600% increase in median annual burned area in some forest types, and is a significant cause of the annual wildfire season having extended over two months in duration longer than average.
Spread of Illness Vectors
As temperatures and waters rise, disease-carrying ticks and mosquitos will thrive in the hot and humid climates.
Vector borne illnesses, such as malaria, Zika virus, Lyme, and West Nile Virus are already increasing. In the past 13 years, mosquito and tick borne diseases have increased threefold in the US. By 2050, it's estimated that 68% of California's populations will be at an increased risk for West Nile Virus with current climate change patterns.
Burke, K. D., et al. "Pliocene and Eocene Provide Best Analogs for near-Future Climates." PNAS, Oct. 2018, p. 201809600. https://www.pnas.org/content/115/52/13288
Steffen, Will, et al. "Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene," PNAS, 115.33 (2018) https://www.pnas.org/content/115/33/8252
"Global Surface Temperature | NASA Global Climate Change." NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 3 May 2018, https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/
Griffin, Paul. "CDP Carbon Majors Report 2017." The Carbon Majors Database (2017). Accessed November 2018.
"National Snow and Ice Data Center." Animals and Frozen Ground | National Snow and Ice Data Center, NASA, 6 Nov. 2018, http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2018/11/unusual-warmth-continues/
Vose, James M., et al. "Effects of Climatic Variability and Change on Forest
Ecosystems: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the U.S." United States
Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Dec. 2012.
"Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data." EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, 13 Apr. 2017, www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data
IPCC, 2014: Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 151 pp.
The Solutions
Climate change is a multi-pronged problem. Tackling it requires a multi-pronged solution. As the Trajectories of the Earth System paper puts it, we have little choice in whether or not to act, but many choices of actions to take:
"Collective human action is required to steer the Earth System away from a potential threshold and stabilize it in a habitable interglacial-like state. Such action entails stewardship of the entire Earth System—biosphere, climate, and societies—and could include decarbonization of the global economy, enhancement of biosphere carbon sinks, behavioural changes, technological innovations, new governance arrangements, and transformed social values."
To the layman, some of these actions may sound daunting and unconquerable; but many of them are already in progress in small scale across the world. Additionally, commitments to actions such as making behavioural changes and transforming personal values are easy for individuals to undertake.
The real solutions, however, will come from the largest-scale actions mentioned in Trajectories: decarbonization of the global economy, with new, greener technology. This means completely revamping how the modern production system works, and changing how the developed world maintains its high quality of life.
Renewable power is the surest, most readily available, and most broadly applicable method for reducing our greenhouse gas emissions across the board.
One of the most common arguments against switching to a renewable power grid is the claim that renewables are simply not ready to roll out for mass use. Below is information on the current state of renewable energy sources:
Wind Power
Wind power is generated by the turning of a turbine via a wind-catching fan – and, since the wind is free, operational costs are nearly zero once a turbine is erected.
The biggest individual wind turbines generate enough electricity in a year (about 12 megawatt-hours) to supply about 600 U.S. homes. Wind farms have tens and sometimes hundreds of these turbines lined up together in particularly windy spots. Smaller turbines erected in a backyard can produce enough electricity for a single home or small business.
Wind power generation is also rising exponentially to meet demand; from 2000 to 2015, cumulative wind capacity around the world increased from 17,000 megawatts to more than 430,000 megawatts. With a focused push from governments, that number could skyrocket.
One drawback may be that the slowly rotating blades can also kill birds and bats, but not nearly as many as cars, power lines, and high-rise buildings do.
Solar Power
Solar power is energy from the sun, captured in electrovoltaic panels and stored in batteries for use.
While some have described solar power as "unreliable" due to how solar PV panels stop producing electricity when the sun goes down or is heavily shaded, the fact is the rising and setting of the sun is easily calculated, and while clouds may be a bit less predictable, we do also have fairly good seasonal and daily projections for the amount of sunlight that will be received in different locations.
However, there are a couple of key things to note regarding this solar "disadvantage". Firstly, our days more or less follow the movement of the sun. At the time of the sun's greatest height and visibility, humans tend to be most active, and using the most electricity. Secondly, this fact also makes electricity more expensive in the middle of the day, making potential solar-generated electricity more valuable, as peak use hours would also be peak production hours.
All in all, this makes solar power an extremely reliable source of energy, which is already being used effectively today. In 2017, cumulative solar capacity reached almost 398 GW and generated over 460 TWh, representing around 2% of global power output. While this is not high enough to significantly reduce our emissions, it proves that the technology is sound, especially when used in conjunction with other forms of renewable energy such as wind.
Each of these technologies is currently available, even on the consumer scale, and represents a way to significantly reduce the carbon emissions of developed society.
Unfortunately, one of the most common arguments heard against these technologies is that the cost of switching is too significant to justify leaving the current oil-and-coal-powered infrastructure.
While it's true that the cost may be significant, this argument is misguided at best and disingenuous at worst, as the ongoing cost of not switching is far greater than the costs any other plan could incur. This is visible in a few ways:
1. Fossil fuel companies take billions in subsidy money each year.
According to a 2017 study,
Estimated subsidies (to fossil fuel companies) are $4.9 trillion worldwide in 2013 and $5.3 trillion in 2015… China was the biggest subsidizer in 2013, followed by the United States, and Russia, the European Union, and India. Eliminating subsidies would have reduced global carbon emissions in 2013 by 21% and fossil fuel air pollution deaths 55%, while raising revenue of 4%, and social welfare by 2.2%, of global GDP.
The numbers are vast, and clearly indicate that taxpayer money is being funnelled en masse to fossil fuel corporations who not only do damage to the Earth system, but profit off this model, too. Why are we still supporting these heavily polluting and ancient industries with taxpayer dollars?
2. Climate change is already costing us billions of dollars yearly, and will only cost us more the longer we put off tackling it.
According to insurance giant Munich Re, natural disasters cost the world a hefty $160 billion in 2018, and climate change was a factor affecting the strength of those disasters. Globally, damages amounted to $160 billion, which is less than the $360 billion in damage reported by the company in 2017 but still higher than the $140 billion long-term average. A third of that total ($80 billion) came from just four events in the United States. It was the fourth-costliest year since 1980 in terms of insured losses, and notably the fourth-warmest too.
The longer fossil fuel companies are allowed to emit without limits, the more money the world will be forced to spend rebuilding cities and infrastructure from worsening storms. Why not eliminate this deadly and tragic possibility by rebuilding our infrastructure intelligently now?
Ultimately, despite technological progress and a changing social attitude towards environmentalism, the planet is still on track for upwards to 2-3C of warming. If we are to avoid the Hothouse Earth scenario, and keep our agriculture, economy, and civilisation stable, we need to address the climate problem NOW. These goals can only be accomplished with the willing participation of governments and direct, drastic mobilization of their resources. Governments won't address this problem without motivation – and it's up to us to provide it.


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Progress at the speed of light
While we applaud Lightspeed's recent groundbreaking, progressive Women Destroy SF and Queers Destroy SF special issues, we feel they didn't go far enough. To effect change one must not only talk the talk, but walk the walk. Women and Queers are not the only groups destroying science fiction, for those who champion such a worthwhile social cause as androgyny are at fault too. These forward-thinking social futurists should be given their just due as androgyny is perhaps the most important social issue facing science fiction practitioners today, and which, for the most part, the SF community has chosen to ignore with its retrograde thinking in regards to the problem of gender inequality and gender bias in its fiction.There is no end to progess in the SJW quest to bring about a more perfect world. So brave. Thank you for this.
With greater frequency (which we welcome, but is still a small percentage of the fiction published in the magazines and in book form today), science fiction stories with nameless protagonists or ancillary characters are at the forefront of the androgynous revolution. But only in the field's fiction do we see how it might work, as fictive experiments, so much enlightened theory on paper—food for thought and nothing more. If the lofty goal of the Androgyny Revolution is to reveal unconscious bias and prejudice in fiction by rendering invisible the gender of its characters then the same ideology should just as readily reveal bias and prejudice in other areas of the real world, but not if gender assignation is permitted to continue.
Therefore, Tangent Online will show how the philosophy, the core defining predicates of androgyny can be applied to non-fiction as well as fiction and how in other ways it should be applied to areas of our real world lives. Thus, the table of contents for the August issue of Lightspeed below will contain only story titles—no author names; for revealing an author's name would give immediate rise to the same conscious or unconscious bias we find in so much of our fiction. As well, the name of the reviewer is not mentioned for the same reason. Following the lead of the special Women and Queers Destroy SF issues of Lightspeed, you will find an essay following the review. Its author is also nameless, as it should be. It is the content of the words which truly matter and not who penned them. Content over author or editor is the only way to go in the Androgyny Revolution.
Lightspeed and its companion magazine Nightmare have seen the light and no longer showcase author names on their covers. Only the magazine title and subtitle, issue number and issue date are shown for each. The exception being that the editor's name is prominently displayed on every cover. We can forgive this seeming contradiction to the basic canons of the androgynous movement because it is a given that the editor's name on the cover of any magazine is perforce a more lucrative marketing strategy than displaying author names—those who provide the content for which the potential buyer is shelling out their beer money. It works, and so we give it a pass because we all already know the editor is really one of "us" (yes, this previous knowledge leads to bias but since the editor thinks like we do it's no big deal; insider exceptions are one of our most sacred, binding rules).


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This is my final day in the city. In the morning, I just accompanied my roommate and his aunt shopping. They were shopping for supplies, like new clothes, new bags, new everything. So I was just there trailing behind.
But, in the afternoon, we went to the city again. We passed by Times Square. And there, I took photos of the famous intersection. Here are some of them.
Then we went to the Tckts booth. This establishment sells tickets for Broadway shows at half-price. So we got tickets for The Phantom of the Opera. My goodness, the show was amazing. We were in the Majestic Theater, and although the theater was cramped (my Greyhound bus was actually roomier than my seat in the theater), the show was fascinating. I loved the way the sets were arranged, and how the stage mutated into different sceneries.
After that, we went back to Times Square, and then, I experienced it. I did experience Times Square.
My goodness, everything changed once darkness set in. The lights, it was dizzying, it was dazzling, it was hallucinating. It was a different experience.
After that, we went back to the Rockefeller Center, and I photographed Atlas at night. I loved this statue, I could stare at this for hours. I guess the main reason is the fact that I have read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. This symbol of a muscular man carrying the world in his arms strikes a chord.
Finally, we went up the Rockefeller observation deck. It is officially called The Top of the Rock, and compared to the Empire State Building, it is better. Of course, the Empire State Building has more sentimental value to it, but the waiting room downstairs are stuffy, and the observation deck isn't too spectacular. Plus, there are plenty of people trying to get in. If I want a view, I'd get it at the Top of the Rock instead. It is less crowded, it is more intimate, it has a club feel to it, and it has a better lobby. The glass panelings are larger too, and there are even al fresco viewing at the very top.
Here was where I took some of my night shots in New York City. Unfortunately, I didn't have a tripod with me. So, some of my shots were a bit blurred, due to the fact that I needed more exposure time since it is dark. But I managed.
There you go, my first trip to New York City as a tourist. I don't know when I will be back, but it was perfect. I like leaving the places I have been to with a feeling of wanting to go back. It gives me more satisfaction, rather than finishing the whole place and seeing everything. I guess I am just playing games with my mind, but that is how I think of it. There are plenty of other things that I wanted to see, but wasn't able to. So is there another time? Maybe, maybe not. At least, New York City didn't lose its charm for me.
So, that ends my series of entries for my New York City visit. Back to Buffalo, back to school, back to reality. I'll see you all next time. Oh, and here's another shot from my Ecuadorian Flora Series. Imagine sitting on one of these.
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Writing about academia, travel, culture, and everything in between.
22 August 2007
Basking in the Big Apple: Day 4
Categories: travel, travelogue, USA
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- AnonymousThu Aug 23, 11:24:00 pm CEST
See! I told you! You have to go to times square at night! Also, next time you go back, you can often get behind the scenes tours of Broadway shows to see how the sets work.ReplyDelete
Also, if you have no plans for Thanksgiving, you're more than welcome to join my family in NYC/LI and then you can frolic around the city as much as you'd like (we normally have 30-45 people).
Personally, I want to see the mythical creatures show at the Museum of Natural History.
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Freshly demoted and posted to a remote detachment in Newfoundland, Constable Avery Stone looks into the death of a disgraced RCMP officer and searches for buried evidence. His troubling investigation throws him into the path of Hannah Parker, the feisty deaf mother of a young boy.
To escape her past, Hannah moves into her grandfather's secluded cabin and glimpses his killers in the woods, but her credibility is damaged by recanted accusations. The birth of her fatherless son further tarnishes her reputation and hinders her ability to trust. When shadowy forces threaten her family, she is forced to rely on Avery.
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Considering Snowflake had already ventured outside twice this morning, Hannah suspected the presence of a visitor—an unwelcome visitor. She traded her laptop for the loaded rifle above the door, slid the latch, and unlocked the bolt.
Taking a few steps back, she aimed at the door and flicked the safety pin off. "Come in. Slowly."
The door opened, and Snowflake jumped on the visitor.
"Easy, little—" The constable's brown eyes widened as he looked in her direction and the words died on his lips.
To Hannah's bewilderment, Snowflake ran back across the room, picked up her octopus fetch toy, and dropped it at Stone's feet. In the best of time, the little female barely tolerated strangers. That she had instantly taken a liking in the officer baffled Hannah.
Stone straightened up, and though exhaustion marred his face, he looked ready to pounce or draw his own gun.
It took a few seconds for Hannah to realize his lips had started moving again. "What did you say?"
"I asked that you put the rifle down." Stone articulated clearly, and she imagined his voice carrying through the cabin, deep and rich. "I got shot once. If it's the same to you, I'd rather not repeat the experience."
Something in his demeanor caught her off-guard. Maybe it was the lack of arrogance. Whatever it was, it prompted her to lower the rifle. "Come in, please, and close the door. It's cold out."
Once he stepped away from the entrance, she returned the rifle to the ledge. When she looked at him again, he had crouched down to play tug-a-war with Snowflake, the dog pulling on a purple tentacle while Stone held on to the head of the octopus.
"My son is sleeping. I would appreciate if you kept Snowflake from barking."
"Snowflake? That's a cute name. Does it carry a special meaning?" As soon as his lips began moving, he tilted his head up. He had probably been made aware of her disability, but she still appreciated the effort.
"She's white and we found her on a snowy day in October. It seemed appropriate." If Hannah had to rename the snowball, she would call her Blizzard.
"I'll give her that, she's one tenacious little thing on four legs." As much as he shook the toy, Snowflake wouldn't let go of it. "How's your son, Hannah? Is he hurt?"
Intrigued by the use of her given name, she watched their game. "He has strep throat and a light fever, but he's getting better. Why?" Surely Fred hadn't sent an officer to monitor Rory's recovery.
"I saw blood on the snow, and it trailed from your shed to the house. When you answered with a rifle, I thought something might have happened." The ghost of a smile softened his chiseled face. "By the way, pointing a gun at a policeman is never a good idea."
A fire she had extinguished long ago sparked embers in her belly, betraying her loneliness. "I had a visitor again last night."
"Another note?" He let go of the octopus. When Snowflake retreated with it in front of the fireplace, he stood.
"Not a note. A fox." His brows shot up, and she chuckled at the dubious look he gave her. "At least I can do something with a dead mammal. Let me check on my son, then I'll show you."
Once she ascertained Rory was fast asleep, she donned her winter coat and boots. With Snowflake guarding the house, she invited the constable to follow her outside. He towered over her by a head, but unlike Reed or Cooper, he didn't look down at her.
"What brought you here this morning, Constable Stone?"
"I've been looking at the four notes, and I wanted to ask you a few questions." His gaze traveled behind the shed where she had hung the animal to a nail by its hind legs. "Someone left you a bloody carcass?"
"Snowflake scratched at the door around 2:30 a.m. When I checked outside, I found the fox on the sill. As far as I could see, there was no one outside. I threw the body in the snow and cleaned the mess." While Rory had seen many dead animals in his short life, their blood didn't belong on the porch or the floor. "I'm not sure why, but I was expecting whoever tried to scare me to come back and pick it up, so I wouldn't have any proof of the incident."
Stone slowly nodded. "Someone wants you gone, Hannah. Any idea why?"
Over the winter, one reason had crossed her mind, but it couldn't be. No one was aware of her secret.
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Good Morning, Beautiful Business
The Unexpected Journey of an Activist Entrepreneur and Local-Economy Pioneer
Good Morning, Beautiful Business by Judy Wicks is the memoir of a small business owner who helped revive her community and spread worldwide economic empowerment.
Wicks first opened her restaurant, White Dog Cafe, on Sansom Street in Philadelphia in 1983. The restaurant became a beacon in the struggling neighborhood and known internationally for its commitment to farm-fresh, fairly traded, organic food—long before such eating habits were in fashion. Readers will be engaged and invigorated as they watch Wicks succeed with her innovative ideas; they'll also be inspired as her perspective on the world grows in scope from her restaurant to her city to the whole world.
Wicks' memoir begins far before she opens White Dog Cafe, when she built a fort in the woods at age nine. Readers who are expecting strictly business advice and activism information will wonder why she begins here—but the more literary reader will see that she is examining the power of a sense of place. As a child she felt a strong connection to the woods near her house; as an adult she feels a strong connection to Sansom Street, and eventually the world beyond.
Wicks' memoir does a fantastic job of sharing how she's learned and grown through her experiences and travels around the world. Readers will be inspired and will learn about the world and business along the way—but the readers who come away the most satisfied by Good Morning, Beautiful Business will be those who never lose sight of the fact that Wicks is a sharing a memoir, a story; her goal is not to create a guidebook (though she has the skills and expertise to accomplish it).
The book's title comes from a sign the author hung in her bedroom closet in the early years of White Dog Cafe. The subtitle, however, gives readers a better grasp of just what the book will be about; even still, though, some readers will expect the emphasis on business when in fact the focus is on Wicks' "unexpected journey."
Each chapter begins with a short inspirational quotation that matches the theme of the chapter; these quotations, though not central to the text, help cue readers that in many ways this book is more a poetic narrative than practical guide.
While it's a compelling memoir, readers who want to follow in Wicks' footsteps would benefit more from a how-to book on the subject that uses Wicks' success as a model, but emphasizes practical steps and advice for readers.
Wicks shares her business knowledge and success with readers, but more than that, she shares her heart and her life.
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