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With the party resting at the workshop in Crete, Salvador Dahli knocks on the door, asking about the laser beam he saw last night. Although Sevatar is reluctant, Tylar goes with Salvador to attempt to replicate the explosion. Tylar is told that the crystal is unstable due to missing runes, which may be found on the Lance Stone. Guards visit the rest of the Others to ask about the dangerous beam, which Sevatar deflects. Sevatar and Idrius then go to the townhouse to see if there is a bounty on the beast in the north, which there is (so long as concrete evidence is provided). The group decides to go north to hunt it at Idrius' behest, and see the Lance Stone on the way.
The party boards a sleek airship and flies over a small town named Briar Glen, nestled between two rivers. Once near the Lance Stone, Tylar jumps off the airship to take a closer look while the rest of the group land at Domswich. It is a town with stone buildings, more closely nestled together to suit the cold. The party visits the House of Bards and questions the landlord, Orlando. They find out that the wanderer Dave is believed to be ill rather than cursed, and the disappearing townsfolk are unrelated. They are told of Joel Billy, a survivor from The Breach, who is currently living in the local poorhouse. While the majority of the party leaves for the poorhouse to speak to Joel Billy, Idrius ventures to the local townhouse for any recent information regarding the beast. He is informed that Nuxvar has fallen into silence, and that the airship captains will no longer fly there. An old aquaintance of the party was the last to head towards it- Captain Ned Guppy. The rest of the party goes to meet Joel, and he tells of how a tall thin stranger appeared in The Breach, and was not welcome. Once some townsfolk tried to forcibly remove him, they were dragged outside and killed, while shadows appeared from nowhere and began to massacre the remaining inhabitants, with Joel as the only escapee.
Meanwhile, Tylar sets up camp just outside the sickening radius of the Lance Stone and begins to study the runes on its surface. At the end of the day, after much vomiting and study, he sleeps between the Stone and a herd of horses, and has strange dreams. The rest of the party visits Guppy's airship, and he regales them with his account of flying toward Nuxvar – about a half-hour's journey from the city, he discovered a stationary airship with only one survivor, Zachary Price. He also looked at Nuxvar through a spy-glass, and while he did see some movement in the town, he also saw some burning buildings and got a thoroughly creepy vibe from the place. Guppy agrees to take the party to Nuxvar when they are next in Domswich, so long as they stay there only during the daylight hours.
According to Guppy, Price told of how his airship was attacked during the night while docked at Nuxvar. He hid in a cupboard, while the rest of his crewmembers fought an unknown assailant. Price heard screams but did not come to their aid, and when he emerged in the morning all his crewmates had disappeared without a trace, except for the signs of the fight they had. After returning to Domswich with Guppy, Zachary immediately begins to travel as far south as he can, warning all he comes across to never head north again.
The next day, the party travels south to meet him and perform tests on the Lance Stone, to the detriment of all. However, they do discover many important things – a binding rune discovered by Honsu within the strings of reality that he sees around the Stone, which Tylar records along with the 16 other legible runes on the Stone's surface (thought there are many more he is as of yet unable to read). Idrius discovers a link between the runes on his heart and on the Stone, and Edgar finds evidence of Others arriving at the Stone around the same to time party arrived in the Nexus.
The next morning, the party heads over the plains towards Levohaka, a town on the western base of Mount Ozmez, where Idrius has been told that he will find the source of the lycanthrope stories – a man named Maurice Tontonian. After a meal fit for gods, the party finds themselves being followed by four dog-sized honey badgers, who are gaining ground on them. Tylar attempts to distract them with an offering of food, which they eat, but it desn't work – they continue to follow the party. Though Sevatar decides to run to try and escape, Honsu and Idrius choose to stand their ground to fight and protect the slower members of the party. After an intense melee which defies the laws of physics (Honey badgers don't give a fuuuuck, and Honsu responds in kind), the group finds itself carrying two warm and precious honey badger carcasses toward Levohaka.
Upon reaching their destination, Edgar speaks to Beth, the bartender of the local pub called The Low-Level Trader. He asks him about any thin, tall strangers in raggedy clothes. Beth tells him about a man named Rasputin, who seems to be an Other with powers similar to Sevatar. Edgar goes on to ask him about the whereabouts of Maurice Tontonian, who lives in a hovel on the outskirts of town. Tylar, Idrius and Honsu trade Beth the badger carcasses in return for 12 gold, some honey badger stew and the party's lodgings for the night. Idrius then ventures into town to find the local blacksmith, who happens to be a greatsword enthusiast (to put it lightly), and has the pommel of his last greatsword attached to a shiny, finely engraved new one that he buys. He finds a new friend in the blacksmith, who promises that should Idrius return, he will have a master-crafted greatsword waiting for him.
Once reunited with Idrius, the party goes to Maurice's hovel to ask about the disappearances of the villagers in Northrun, and learn more of what they thought to be the beast – a man named Oliver (who had been called Dave by the party), who appears to be accompanied by, or perhaps has the ability to summon, shadow demons similar to those eating the party's extradimensional belongings. Maurice recounts that, while sitting in his farmhouse on the outskirts of town on the night that the beggar Oliver was forced to leave, he saw the town appear to be engulfed in darkness, and heard the sounds of its townfolk dying. He chose to stay in his home, and saw the fire visibly dim, as though something dark was covering it. Once morning came, he explored town a little, but saw no one. In each open doorway he passed, it seemed as though something was hidden inside, lurking in the darkness, after which he fled to Luvohaka.
The group decides to return to Domswich the next morning, in order to fly with Guppy to Nuxvar to investigate. While the rest of the party sleeps, Idrius stands watch with some of the local guards and learns of the organisational structure of the Asmarian's civil protection forces. Sometime during the night, while alone, he is approached by a mysterious and beautiful figure out of the gloom, who cryptically introduces herself as Anima, a goddess of sentient life in the Nexus. She tells Idrius to go see Stephen Exposition, who will answer one question truthfully about anything. He lives at the top of a tower in a town next to Old Man's Lake. She also offers Idrius a gold coin, which he accepts. After bungling the conversation with her completely, Idrius is left alone again to ponder what he was told. He decides not to tell the rest of the party about the visit, and also determines that the coin he was given is the Fortuneteller's Coin, a cypher.
The following day, the group walks down back to Domswich. They pass by a several herds of horses, and Idrius decides to approach them peacefully to discover why the Nexus' inhabitants are so fearful of them. As it turns out, horses are psychic, and one talks to Idrius in his head. They are highly intelligent, and think lowly of men, particularly after men tried to ride them. Although it appears that the two races have a great disdain for each other, the horses allow Idrius to leave unharmed and he returns to the rest of the group to continue travelling south toward Domswich.
At the outskirts of town, they are stopped by men in green tights hiding in a fake bush by the side of the road. Sevatar convinces them that he is one of them and passes by without his wealth having been 'redistributed', but Tylar gives them poisoned brandy and takes everything they had claimed to return to the townsfolk of Domswich. Sevatar is horrified at this, but Idrius approves, and the two argue about the correctness of Tylar's actions, during which some of his shadier decisions come to light. In town, Tylar returns everything that had been stolen, and the group is told that anyone wearing double green ribbons have bounties on them. They reunite with Old Mildy, who had stayed in Crete but knew to meet the party in Domswich, and they settle in, preparing to leave on Guppy's airship toward Nuxvar in the middle of the night so that they arrive there at daybreak.
The group also discovers the cruel dark magics of lactomancy, while Sevatar and Idrius coin the term sagimancy, a combination of extradimensional science and local magical powers.


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Enthusiasts of the 'body-building' cult make use of the principle of use and
disuse to 'build' their bodies, almost like a piece of sculpture, into whatever
unatural shape is demanded by fashion in this peculiar minority culture
What a legendary quote, quite accurate. But there is no disuse principle. Every single muscle is trained relentlessly, even things like the neck and in extreme cases the jaw! Does Ronnie Coleman look like he disuses anything.


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Whether you propose to be a finance specialist or a part of administration, financial markets and corporate finance are integral components of understanding the world of enterprise. By disqualifying numerous individuals, the Ordinance will lower the amount that the banks as the primary monetary collectors in many of the IBC instances expect to recuperate. This will likely result within the banks not recognising accounts as NPA so that the promoters can submit their bids within the IBC decision course of. The extra the number of resolution plans submitted to the CoC, the upper will be the recovery rate within the aggressive bidding process. It is possible that banks might also pressurise the promoters to pay up their dues but there's also a price of provision that comes with early classification. If, because of the Ordinance, banks can benefit from increased restoration fee and also avoid provisions, they may have a greater incentive to delay NPA recognition.
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*Please note: this post is not without spoilers*
The House of the Scorpion is set in a future world in a country called Opium. Several times in the novel it explains that Opium is a strip of land between the United States and Mexico. When I say that this novel is set in the future I think it's only seventy five to a hundred years instead of s billion years in the future. Clones seem like something that could be developed fairly soon however when the novel mentions hovercrafts I think that this sort of technology is something that will take humans longer to develop.
The various scene specific settings such as the little house in the poppy fields and the oasis tell you a lot more about the characters than I had originally thought. For example Celia's house tells you a lot about Celia. I image her house to be warm, cozy, welcoming, friendly, etc. like Celia. The oasis reflects Tam Lin who is mysterious and holds many secrets. I think that how the settings reflect some of the characters it helps to drive the narratives. By giving the reader hints about the characters and how the characters react in different environments it helps you to be able to see the different sides of the characters and it makes you curious to read more.


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The following is from the Atlanta Press Club's web site:
WHAT - James Risen helped break the story and wrote the book on what has become known as "domestic spying" authorized by President Bush, allowing the National Security Agency to conduct covert surveillance of suspect international communications originating or terminating in the U.S. After holding the story for perhaps a year, The New York Times published an article by James Risen and Erich Lichtblau detailing the NSA program on December 16, 2005. The story has sparked a national security leak investigation by the Department of Justice. The Atlanta Press Club hosts Risen on Fri., March 17 for a Newsmaker Luncheon and book signing.
WHO - Risen is national security correspondent for The New York Times and author of STATE OF WAR: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration. He writes on the intelligence community and how it is used in U.S. foreign policy. He has covered the use of U.S. intelligence capabilities in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Risen was a member of the reporting team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting of Sept. 11 and terrorism. He is co-author of two other books, The Main Enemy and Wrath of Angels.
WHERE - The Commerce Club 34 Broad Street, 16th Floor Dining Room, Atlanta, GA 30303 For directions, please visit http://www.thecommerceclub.org/location.html. Because of limited parking at TCC, please consider using MARTA, whose Five Points station is across the street, or nearby parking decks on Marietta St.
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In November 2015, the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) expressed "grave concern" that chemical weapons (CW) had once again been used in Syria after its fact-finding mission (FFM) confirmed "with the utmost confidence" that sulphur mustard had been deployed in an attack on the rebel-held town of Marea on 21 August. Although the OPCW did not publicly identify the perpetrators of the Marea attack, the report added to the growing evidence about the Islamic State in the Levant (ISIL) chemical weapons (CW) interest.
Over the past few months sources have indicated that ISIL has had the possibility of access to CBRN material. While most of the declared chemical weapons material has been removed from Syria and destroyed, there are indications that some material still remains in the country and is potentially accessible to ISIL. There are unconfirmed reports that the country has moved nuclear material, intended to be used in the destroyed Dair al-Sour reactor, to an undisclosed storage site near the city of Kusair.
The OPCW has also suggested that chemical material not qualifying as CW and not subject to being declared under the CW convention, such as chlorine, has actually been used by the Assad regime in the fight against the Syrian opposition and some press reports indicate that ISIL might have done the same.
ISIL also controlled the Al Muthanna site in Iraq for some months during 2014. According to UN reports, the site of the past Iraqi CW programme contained "2,000 empty artillery shells contaminated with mustard agents, 605 one tonne mustard containers with residues and heavily contaminated construction material".
Although Iraqi forces claim to have retaken the site is too dangerous for them to enter the bunkers and check if or how much material landed in the hands of ISIL. It is also reported that ISIL fighters stole nearly 90 pounds (40kg) of low enriched uranium from scientific institutions at the Mosul University in Iraq. Due to its limited toxicity, this material may not be used to inflict serious physical harm but could spread panic.
The US and other Western countries have been helping Iraqi authorities since the mid-2000s to secure and recover other more dangerous material including orphaned and disused radioactive sources and nuclear waste from previous Iraqi programmes that were dismantled after the second Gulf war. The clear aim of these efforts was to reduce the risk of terrorists acquiring these dangerous nuclear materials although it still remains unclear as to whether all dangerous materials have indeed been removed from territory under Iraqi control.
In addition, Libya, where ISIL is establishing a new stronghold, has still not destroyed all its chemical materials from previous programmes and they could also fall into ISIL's hands.
Little is known about the exact level of knowledge and expertise of ISIL fighters and their affiliates for dealing with CBRN material. Some of them may have received higher education in Western universities or otherwise acquired the necessary knowledge in their own countries of origin. One confirmed case is a former Saddam WMD specialist, Salih Jasaim Muhammad Falah al-Sabawi, who was allegedly killed by a US air strike near Mosul in February 2015. According to US intelligence sources, Al-Sabawi had previously worked at the Al Muthanna site referred to above, and was allegedly gathering relevant equipment. ISIL's ambitions to acquire chemical weapons are referred to by these intelligence sources as "more than just notional".
Last year ISIL-inspired jihadists attempted to perpetrate a CBRN attack in Jakarta where they planted a chlorine bomb in a shopping mall, which failed to properly detonate, after which, Julie Bishop, Australia's foreign minister, warned that ISIL is now capable of building chemical weapons. She said: "Apart from some crude and small scale endeavours, the conventional wisdom has been that the terrorist intention to acquire and weaponise chemical agents has been aspirational. The use of chlorine by ISIL, and its recruitment of highly technically trained professionals, including from the West, have revealed far more serious efforts in chemical weapons development."
However, despite its growing expertise, ISIL may not be capable of producing "dirty" bombs or an Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) in the near future, but it will be able to threaten its attackers in Iraq, Syria and Libya, with highly effective, improvised chemical weapons such as chlorine, creating a risk for the local population and the countries in the immediate vicinity.
However, if this threat is not contained, it could easily spread anywhere throughout the world, as shown by the Jakarta attack by returning foreign fighters ready to bring their "fight" to Western countries at any price either directly or as so-called "sleeper cells" awaiting a signal to act.


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MOSCOW — Moscow. -- The students listened attentively as the tall, lanky professor with a grizzled goatee leaned over the lectern and opened the morning lecture with an irreverent quip about the protean nature of Russian politics.
"In any civilized society," he began, "free elections are the most important instrument for the legitimization of power and the functioning of democracy as a whole. But we, comrades, friends, ladies, are living in a completely different situation. Just a few weeks ago, our parliament was blown up by tanks. And now, with the smoke cleared, so to speak, we find ourselves facing new elections in less than two months.
"The election campaign is, in principle, something new," he continued, noting that, for many years, voting someone out of office was not an option. "Those were the easy days," he said. "Candidates could sit around and drink vodka and not have to worry about things like persuading people to vote for them. Now things are a bit more complex. Of course, candidates still sit around drinking vodka, but now they must also worry about getting votes."


text: LONDON (Reuters) – There is absolutely no doubt that a deal between Western powers and Iran to curb its nuclear programme will survive despite the United States' decision not to recertify the deal, Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. Johnson was giving a speech on foreign affairs in London.(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, writing by Alistair Smout; editing by Kate Holton)


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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
To Defend My Honor
Becca's picture of our tree made it look tiny! It's not that small. Really. Here's a picture of us standing in front of it. You can clearly see that when put in the proper perspective, it's really a great tree. Here's to you Charlie Brown.
Wordy Water Way Wacky
A co-worker brought this in to work yesterday. It's a real advertisement from a real magazine. Believe me. This is not your ordinary hoody.
Wow. Those are some interesting facts. I mean, of course I knew that the intent of words can change the structure of water. That's basic chemistry/linguistics, but there is no way that we are 70% water. It's absolutely ridiculous. It's amazing what kind of stuff people will make up to earn a buck (in this case 79 bucks). Why don't they just market mugs with positive words written on them? That would make more sense. There's no reason to lie about the make up of the human body. It made them lose all credibility. If I end up buying these for every single friend and family member, It will be because of the giant DNA molocule eating Earth, and not the words printed on the inside, that's for dang sure.
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For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of going to art college. Attending life drawing classes, discovering the history of my lifelong passion in art and being surrounded by a motley crew of creative people and the fruits of their hard work, including hopefully mine.
So the moment has finally arrived for me to take the plunge and throw myself whole heartedly into art college experience and product design in particular. So far it has been everything I have dreamed of and more, and it has barely begun. I the excitement and satisfaction is mostly due to the realization that I am there now, I did it and nobody can take this opportunity away from me and I haven't been dooped, there is so much to be gained from attending. The remaining excitement is derived from my nerdish reading into my course outlines and finding out that yes I will be doing 6 weeks of life drawing, I will grow rounded knowledge of post-modern and modern art history and I will be completing design assessments that will prepare me for an actual career in design, not to mention hopefully making lifelong like-minded friends.
No joke, I've been getting involentary excitement quivers that I am living out the cliche' of attending art college as many greats have done before me including Andy Warhol, John & Cynthia Lennon, Mark Rothko & Edie Sedgewick, just to name a few. Ah it feels so bloody good to be doing what you love! Don't fight it xx


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On January 23, the day after the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., the Tradition, Family and Property Washington Bureau held its "traditional pro-life reception" with remarks by John Horvat on the topic of "Honor Thy Father and Thy … Continue reading
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The Rush of Twitter-Down Economics
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CHANDLER, AZ (December 2013) – For two days running in December, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society —Where We've Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go by John Horvat II has … Continue reading
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Charleston, and the book Return to Order, seem to fit together naturally. South Carolina's premier city represents a traditional order of things that attracts people. Its splendid townhouses and restored downtown are proof that this order is not a relic … Continue reading
New York Clerk Refuses Same-Sex Marriage License
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In writing about economy, I have frequently denounced what I call frenetic intemperance. Frenetic intemperance is a term to describe a restless and reckless spirit inside certain sectors of modern economy that foments a drive to throw off legitimate restraints … Continue reading
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Near the bustling industrial city of Tieling in northeastern China, there is a brand new city some 6 miles down the road called Tieling New City. The place has everything going for it. Visitors will find excellent infrastructure, government offices, … Continue reading
Is Profit Man's Only Motivation?
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We have been working with more and more clients in the manufacturing sector that have decided to adopt an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) as part of their talent recruiting process. Generally speaking, Applicant Tracking Systems are fashioned as a portal for individuals to submit their career credentials and express their interest in either a particular organization or a particular job that the organization is promoting. In theory, an ATS is a great idea. They are easily deployable software programs that remove the tedious aspects of sorting through resumes, screening out and dismissing unsuitable applicants, and distributing resumes to a particular department and a particular hiring manager. However, if any of the vendors who built the first Applicant Tracking Systems had spent ten seconds thinking about that process, they would have designed it intelligently, using normal human logic to create a funnel that would simplify the process of separating the wheat from chaff in the talent selection pipeline.
When you fill out an online job application, it asks where you worked, and your job title. Any reasonable person can extrapolate your major duties from the job title, but every ATS asks for the tasks and duties you performed anyway. Tasks and duties!
You're asked what tasks and duties you performed, as though the list of items in a job description is more important for your next employer to understand than what you actually accomplished on the job.
If you think about the smartest, most switched-on person you've ever worked with, and then think about the biggest slacker and do-nothing person you've ever worked alongside, the contrast between those two people is obvious. Yet no ATS in the world could distinguish between them, as long as the two people worked at the same job in the same company at the same time. Applicant Tracking Systems don't inquire about what you learned at a job, what you left in your wake, or what you view as your greatest accomplishment. The selection mechanism most of my clients use is stuck in the past, interested only in the tasks and duties and tools you used, as though those things out of context could have any significance to the next hiring manager you work for.
Applicant Tracking Systems are Black Holes for job-seekers. You lob a resume in and nothing comes back. If you're lucky enough to get a response, it's likely to be a different (but still terse) auto- response demanding that you complete an aptitude test or an honesty test. The honesty tests employers use are actually intelligence tests, because if you're not smart enough to figure out the 'right' answer on those things ("If you saw an employee stealing, what would you do?") you're not smart enough to have a job. And it's not just the choice of fields in Applicant Tracking Systems that makes them so loathsome. They are built on bad logic at their core. They are based on the notion that the central problem in recruiting is to screen out and dismiss unsuitable candidates, making a business function of the vetting process, whereas, in fact, the problem in recruiting is that it's hard to find great people, and we should be selling them throughout the process if we want them to consider joining us.
Ask any CEO how s/he feels about the availability of talent. It's a global problem, and not only because job descriptions are so often fanciful-bordering-on-delusional. It's hard to find employees who are not only smart and plucky but also good communicators, flexible and reliable. When you're facing a shortage of talent – not job applicants, mind you, but the proactive and self-directed subset of those applicants who can make a difference for your firm and its customers – is your first thought "Let me make the job application process as off-putting as possible?" Not if you understand anything about human motivation.
The ATS vendors that will survive to 2020 and beyond will be the ones that figure out how to humanize the selection process. Luckily, it isn't complicated. An ATS that were oriented toward engaging job-seekers rather than intimidating and repelling them would be a good start.
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Atlantic Beach has muddled its way through many challenges over the past few years, but hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel, and it's not a train.
Consider This: Jake Evans was elected Mayor of Atlantic Beach in November 2011. The results were challenged, and a new election was held in May 2012. Evans won that election. That decision was also challenged, but finally, nearly two years since the 2011 race, Evans has finally taken office.
He is saying the right things, and hopefully he succeeds, because the people of Atlantic Beach certainly deserve better. And even though he's only been in office a couple of weeks, so far, so good.
Atlantic Beach has a rich history and has lots of potential with the right leadership. Good luck Mayor Evans. You've got a lot of people rooting for you.


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Six Weapons of Spiritual Warfare
By Elizabeth Ficocelli
There's no doubt about it – we are living in a time of spiritual warfare.
Now, as Catholics, this shouldn't surprise us. Holy Scripture clearly shows that we have been entangled with the deceptions of the evil one since the time of Adam and Eve. According to the Book of Revelation, this ongoing battle between good and evil will not be over until the end of time.
While that's a pretty dismal picture, we can take hope in the fact that we know how the war will end. God and his faithful followers will be the victors. But until that time, each of us, in every generation, has a responsibility to play our part in this age-old struggle. A good first step is to understand that while the battle hasn't changed, our enemy's tactics have – dramatically.
Instead of evil hiding its shameful face and using covert measures to lure unsuspecting victims, evil now marches proudly onto the battlefield under such banners as abortion, pornography, greed, lust, corruption, atheism, and entertainment. The strategy seems to be focused and persistent, with an aim to attack and destroy the Church and the family. So what's a good Catholic couple to do? Take up your armor and be prepared for battle!
1) My husband and I like to visualize our Catholic marriage itself as the breastplate of this armor, because it is the sacrament that joins our hearts. The fact that our marriage is a sacrament means that we have the living Christ present and alive in our marital union. He is there for us to turn to, day after day, to derive strength and encouragement in times of need.
2) By going to Mass frequently as a couple (daily when possible), we receive the additional strength and nourishment of the Eucharist. This gift is so empowering to our marriage that my husband and I receive it hand in hand. We like to think of the Eucharist as the helmet to our spiritual armor, a means to protect our thinking and make it more like Christ's, as we strive to serve his holy will.
3) Another powerful spiritual weapon is Confession, a sacrament my husband and I try to receive monthly. The graces received from this sacrament are so important against the temptations of the devil that Father Gabriel Amorth (Rome's official exorcist) insists that a good Confession is more powerful than an exorcism! My husband and I liken Confession to a strong shield we hold in our hands, ready to help deflect the traps our enemy continually sets for us.
4) Prayer is like the metal gloves protecting our folded hands. Our family prays at meals and at bedtime, but we also fortify ourselves as a family through the rosary, the Divine Chaplet, and a variety of other special prayers during the year. One of the most powerful forms of prayer we've discovered is fasting, which makes our minds and bodies better prepared for battle.
5) Still another spiritual weapon is the hour of power: eucharistic adoration. To make this a part of our week is like having impenetrable armor protecting our bended knees or prostrate legs as we present ourselves before Our Savior for his blessing, his guidance, and his everlasting peace.
6) Our final weapon is spiritual reading – first and foremost the Bible, but also the great Christian classics penned by saints throughout the ages. It's like having the ultimate sword in our hands to sharpen our consciences to discern God's direction in our lives and give us the resolve to carry out his will, even when it requires great sacrifices.
Sacramental marriage, frequent Communion, regular Confession, daily prayer and rosary, eucharistic adoration and holy reading. When we as a couple protect ourselves with this kind of spiritual armor, we have more than a fighting chance. We have the promise of victory.
A Catholic convert and mother of four, Elizabeth Ficocelli is the author of eleven books for adults and young people, a frequent guest on Catholic radio and television, and a popular speaker at conferences, retreats, parishes, and schools. For more information, please visit her website at www.elizabethficocelli.com.


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JUST as in the putschs of yesteryear's Communist Russia, Harvey Weinstein, the pinguid chairman of Miramax Films, is moving quickly to wipe away all the traces of Tina Brown, the ex-beloved British editor-in-chief of Talk.
Talk Miramax Books officially changes its name to Miramax Books.
And Jonathan Burnham, editor-in-chief of the book division who was getting a little itchy when he had a nominal million-dollar-a-year boss in Brown, has been given a new three-year contract. (As we all know, Talk the magazine shut down in January after two-and-half years of operations and losses of $54 million divided with venture partner Hearst).
Weinstein claims that the book division is profitable but wrote Brown out of any participation in its future profits under terms of the severance.
Brown is not taking it too hard, even though her severance was said to be a tad under $1 million.
In the past month, she's been to two spa vacations, the Golden Door in Escondido, Calif., (cost a mere $5,975 per week) and more recently (June 17 to 22) at the Rancho La Porta resort in Mexico with writer Arianna Huffington and their respective kids.
On Wednesday, with the ink literally still drying on her Weinstein severance package, Tina jetted off with hubby Harry Evans and kids to Corsica. She plans to do a little hang gliding.
Sources say she'll also be spending some time with Barry Diller aboard his yacht, cruising the Mediterranean.
"It's a good time to be a resting executive," she said, as she packed for the trip Wednesday afternoon. "I really have to run."
Twenty eight year old Avenue magazine has been sold by Stagebill Partners for a price tag believed to be around $1 million.
The new ownership team is Manhattan Media, which owns three Manhattan weekly newspapers – Our Town, Chelsea Clinton News and West Side Spirit.
The three weeklies were taken over from Wilbur Ross and the Finkelstein family about a year ago by the paper's publisher Tom Allon with backing from Isis Partners, a private equity firm.
Stagebill was headed by Gerry Byrne, an ex-Variety top executive with a number of deep pocketed backers that included Brian Friedman's FS Partners; Frank Biondi's Waterview Partners and Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman.
They are all believed to have made no money on the Stagebill Media deal and balked at further funding. Stagebill lost several million and Avenue broke even, according to insiders – rendering the whole operation as a money bleeder.
Stagebill was sold to arch rival Playbill a month ago in a fire sale, leaving Avenue as an orphan.
Manhattan Media had to beat out at least two bidders, Chris Meigher's Quest Media and Susan Obrecht, a past partner in Quest Media.
Jill Brooke, the Avenue editor-in-chief (and author of "Don't Let Death Ruin Your Life") who came on board during the reign of founder Judy Price, will stay on board under the new ownership as well.
"I'm thrilled – they are smart and savvy and we share similar sensibilities," said Brooke of the new owners.
The September issue will be bumped back several weeks and will appear in mid-month.
Jungle Media, publisher of the critically acclaimed MBA Jungle for business school students and sister title JD Jungle for law school students, is running out of cash and searching for new money.
One reliable industry source said that since its founding, the company has burned through about $13 million from three rounds of funding.
Last year, the source said the company lost $7 million on revenue of $2.9 million and this year is on target to lose $4.1 million on projected revenues of $3.6 million.
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Other sources say the company could run out of cash in the months ahead.
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He does concede he's in the hunt for another backer.
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The starting point and the symbol of the Travel Agency project is a tumbleweed, a bush which, having reached maturity, breaks off from the roots and sets off on a journey. The first exhibition in the cycle referred to the first Polish immigrants who arrived in the USA on board of Mary and Margaret, established the first glassworks and organised the first strike to protest against being denied the right to vote in the first elections and to have their own representatives in the colony's legislative assembly. The installation shows a graph illustrating a hypothetical route of the wandering plant. [more]
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The wedding dress of the bride can be decorated with many beads and sparkling embroidery for a twinkling view. If you have a lot of plants on the roof of your ceiling around the garden, you can add some lanterns to bring more light. The lanterns can come in various shapes. You can choose the ones in animal or flower shapes. You can have the tiki torches to decorate the gazebo in the garden. Let the guests to dine under the starry night sky if the weather is very good. If you think that it is not nice to dine without a shelter, you can have a tent for ideas for an evening wedding.
Evening wedding should reflect the glamorous feeling. The night time brings a special appeal for the guests. You need to make the wedding decor fabulous even though the light is dim. It definitely can bring the romantic style on your wedding occasion. You can enjoy a great sophistication and glamour. Don't forget to entertain the […]
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Tim loves Thomas the Tank Engine, watches episodes on DVD almost every day, and has tons of toys, including a great Duplo train set (courtesy of Grandpa). Naturally, he asked for a Thomas costume for Halloween. I found this snazzy 3-D version on eBay. He was pretty sweet in it! Except that he wore the hat for about 2 minutes before throwing it off.
He had a good time ringing doorbells and getting candy, though he was shy and would only whisper "trick or treat." We'll have to ration out his candy now! He had a dentist appointment this morning and did really well — crying only at the beginning. But his dentist said that he will come after us if Tim ever gets cavities.


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Ninth Circuit Holds 11 Amendment Does Not Shield State from Class Action Seeking Return of Unconstitutionally Seized Property
BNA's Class Action Litigation (Volume 07 Number 06, Fri., Mar. 24, 2006, Page 1, ISSN 1529-8000) is reporting on Suever v. Connell--- F.3d ----, 2006 WL 618869 (9th Cir. Mar. 14, 2006):
The 11th Amendment does not shield the California controller from a class action by persons seeking return of property that was unconstitutionally seized under the state's escheat scheme. . . .
The Circuit Court stated:
The Eleventh Amendment does not bar the class's claims insofar as the claims request the return of the class's property. This court in Taylor held that the Eleventh Amendment did not apply to funds that had been escheated, but not permanently escheated, because the State held such funds in custodial trust for the benefit of property owners-the funds were not State funds. Id. at 931 ("Before California escheated property is 'permanently' escheated, it is like a car that is towed and held in an impound lot. The car is in the custody of the impounding government, but it is held for its owner, if one turns up."). Claims requesting the return of individuals' property are less likely to offend a state's sovereign immunity than claims requesting the payment of government funds. See id. at 932-35. Hence, although the Eleventh Amendment ordinarily bars claims primarily requesting funds held in the State's coffers, sovereign immunity does not apply to claims alleging such funds are individuals' property that the State improperly seized through ultra vires or unconstitutional acts.
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The Verona International Guitar Festival will take place from October 14 to December 3 in various locations in Italy. Featured presenters and performers will include: Eliot Fisk, Wulfin Lieske, Marko Topchii, Admir Doçi, Jose Luis Ruiz del Puerto, Duo Xuanxuan Su – Seung Ju Kim, Duo Jose Manuel and Francisco Cuenca and Duo Xuefei Yang – Flavio Cucchi.
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SAN BERNARDINO � The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday with a proposal by 1st District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt to develop a program to better inform military staff, active duty personnel and their families about an array of services administered by the county.
"We need to establish an ongoing and formal relationship between the military bases and County departments to ensure our active duty military and their families know about, and therefore can access, the services they need and deserve," Mitzelfelt, who served in the Marine Corps, said in a statement.
Between the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, the National Training Center at Fort Irwin and the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow, there are roughly 15,000 active duty personnel with more than 16,000 family members.
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Try to keep track of the calories you eat daily. If you can think of any way you can easily eliminate fattening food, do it. Pick a lower calorie or lower fat option, instead.
Almost everyone loves french fries. They are the downfall of many a potential weight loser. However, if you want to eat french fries that help erase pounds instead of adding them, bake them. Steamed vegetables are higher in nutrients and usually much tastier than vegetables cooked any other way. Loosen with a spatula, turn, and bake another 10 min. or so. They have far less calories and still taste great with ketchup. You'll never notice the difference between baked and deep-fried. These "French Bakes" are from Laurel's Kitchen cookbook.
If you consider losing weight to be your primary goal, your should do more cardiovascular exercises as opposed to weight training. In order to build and maintain your muscles, you can't ignore weight training entirely, but cardio is what is going to really melt the fat away. Losing weight comes mainly from raising your heart rate through cardio workouts.
When trying to achieve weight loss, it is important that you do not focus too much on the number on the scale. Instead, you should attempt to achieve a healthy body. While this might be confusing to grasp at first, the fact is that doing what you can to be healthy will help you to think in a more positive way. If you focus on weight loss too much, you may end up dwelling on the negative, such as having to stop indulging on your favorite sweets. Lots of diets get left behind because people try to do too much too fast. Making gradual changes will help you lose weight.
When trying to eat nutritiously, do not start a fad diet. Fad diets that promote rapid weight loss can be dangerous to your health because they often do not give you the nutrients that you need. The world of weight loss is constantly introducing new and improved diets that fade quickly over time. These diets (just click the following web site) go out of fashion because even though they can cause rapid weight loss, they don't help maintain health in the long run.
Climb some steps. Forget that elevator and just take those few extra flights from time to time. This is a real workout for your cardiovascular system. In addition to being healthy, you are likely to shed some pounds. Once you have mastered taking the stairs, try sprinting up the stairs.
Try packing your own lunch instead of eating out. Bringing your own lunch to work allows you to decide what and how much food you will bring. For those trying to lose weight, controlling portions is crucial.
Give yourself more to enjoy other than food. A lot of people love to cook and eat. There is no wrong here. It can be fun to eat. Just make sure you have hobbies that you like just as much as food. Try to find a new hobby, preferably one that involves being active.
Some dieters may be so intent on fast weight loss that they end up with eating disorders. Weighing regularly and working on building positive habits can help prevent these harmful behaviors. Knowledge and making sure to use these tips can help you reach your goal.


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Arrival West
Folk - Rock
A moving lyric and great vocal supported by an understated cello and an interesting rhthymic structure.
Verse 1:
It?s the middle of the night, the wind is blowing right through me.
Wanderin? down the street, wonderin? if it?s time to eat.
Livin? here alone, waitin? for my phone to ring
Spendin? all my time, making words that rhyme for me.
Livin? on rainbows, I?m livin? on
Livin? on rainbows, I?m livin? on
Verse 2:
Leavin? you alone, to make it on your own,
some way.
The price I have to pay costs a little more of me each day.
Dreams are comin? true, I?m waiting for my cue to play.
My time has come at last, but its meaning will not last without you.
Chorus: (repeat)
No one knows the way I have to go
I can?t see the wind that?s pushing me
Along the shore, the sea begins to roar
Across the sky, the clouds begin to cry
Verse 3:
Sittin? in the park, resting in the dark, its cold.
Wonderin? where you are, hopin? its not far from me.
Thinkin? ?bout the lines that run across my mind, I?m scared.
Hidin? from the lights, slicing through the night, and finding me.
Chorus: (repeat, 2x)
Song Length5:11
GenresRock - Progressive Rock, Folk - Contemporary
Tempo / FeelMedium Slow (91 - 110)
Lead VocalMale Vocal
Moods Moving, Troubled
Subject Matter
Rainbows, Loneliness
Similar Artists
The Dave Matthews Band, The Doobie Brothers
2000 and later
The pain of a miscommunication and its impact on a relationship.
Verse 1:
I tried to be your lover, tried to be your friend
Tried to be someone else not who I really am
I guess its no surprise I find myself alone
I gave up everything I owned
Our friends, our love, our home
Without you, without you, I struggle to be strong
Without you, without you, things keep going wrong
Without you, without you, morning never comes
Without you, without you, all my dreams are gone
Verse 2:
Don?t want to leave, but know I can?t stay
I built a wall between us, now it blocks my way
You tried to talk about it, I just turned away
I hid myself behind it, with nothing left to say
I?m leavin? here today
Chorus (repeat)
Had to let you see the ugly part of me
A heart that?s cold and bare
Darkened stairs that lead no where
Knowing now what I knew then
I?d find a way to love you again
Feel your touch, your gentle smile
Eyes would meet and cry a while
Verse 3:
I said I would love you forever and a day
As soon as I said those words, I pushed you away
Lying here alone, in our cold and empty room
The place where I pretend to be your loving groom
It ended much too soon
Chorus (repeat 2x):
Song Length4:44
GenresRock - Alternative, Pop - Alternative
Tempo / FeelMedium Slow (91 - 110)
Lead VocalMale Vocal
Moods Cheerless, Worried
Subject Matter
Dysfunctional Relations, Regret
Similar Artists
The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen
1990 - 1999
Despite obstacles, long-lived dreams are realized in California.
Wrote this while preparing to move from Massachusetts to California.
Verse 1:
I try to hide my fear so that people hear
The music that flows through my mind
My song will never stop, no I can?t give up
I?m finally free to share my words today
California here I come
California here I come
I?ve waited all my life for a chance to see my name in lights
I?m not waitin? any more
I know what I?m livin? for
Verse 2:
I hear people say ?you?re much too old to play?
?Your music is all from the past?
It?s all the same to me, it?s my heart that speaks
I listen and share what I hear
Even late at night, I don?t see the light
I keep on playing ?til the dawn
Sometimes its hard to sleep, what words should I keep?
I?m wondering when I?ll get it right
Chorus: (Repeat)
California here I come
Song Length4:26
GenresPop - Alternative, Country - Rock
Tempo / FeelMedium (111 - 130)
Lead VocalMale Vocal
Moods In High Spirits, Worried
Subject Matter
Change, State
Similar Artists
James Taylor, The Eagles
2000 and later
Hangin' on to a relationship that doesn't hold much hope.
Verse 1:
I?m trapped in a world
Without any words
I have something to say
But I can?t find a way
I want to tell you I?m leavin?
And I can?t make things right
When I talk about freedom
Will you put up a fight?
I?m holdin? on
Barely breathing, waiting for the dawn
I?m holdin? on
Hidin? in my pillow, wonderin? when I?ll be gone
Verse 2:
Yesterday morning
I felt pretty strong
Strong enough to know
It wouldn?t last long
Am I makin? up stories?
Am I just acting this way?
Do we have a sad ending?
Do I know what you?ll say?
I wish I felt the love you show
When I kiss your tender lips
I wonder if you?ll feel the same
When I go, will you know?
Song Length4:22
GenresCountry - Alternative, Rock - Alternative
Tempo / FeelMedium (111 - 130)
Lead VocalMale Vocal
Moods Cheerless, Worried
Subject Matter
Breaking Up, Dysfunctional Relations
Similar Artists
Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor
2000 and later
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Photography allows us to capture a moment in time that would otherwise become a fleeting memory. It is through photos that some of the most compelling stories in history have been told. The second installment of our After The Sand Has Settled series features the favorite photos of AVP athlete Geena Urango.
I'd have to say making a statement with our suits was a pretty fun highlight of the season. I think our Goldsheep tacos we wore for Cinco de Mayo during the Huntington Beach Open take the cake though.
Be the Goldsheep… STAND OUT loud and proud!
So many more fun patterns, but this is probably my favorite of the season.
Loved meeting #TeamTexMex fans wherever we played!
Even met this awesome couple who made TexMex graphics for us and taped them up during a heated match of ours in San Francisco! Best signs ever!
Win or lose, I always tried to enjoy the city we were playing in the best I could. For example, hanging out with our friends on their boat in Seattle on Lake Washington.
Or going to a Giant's game in San Francisco.
Or going to Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Sorry, Angels, you're still #1 in my heart)
The night before the semi final match of the Hermosa Beach Open, I am in bed about to fall asleep visualizing and mentally preparing for the next day. This is exactly what I visualized :
It's the 3rd set…it's 14-13…and the score is frozen. Whoever wins this is in the finals. I'm back to serve. I stand right in the middle of the service line. I take a deep breath and give myself a nice toss out in front of me. I start my jump serve approach and focus on just snapping the ball with a high swing deep middle between the two players on the other side of the net. Both of them look at each other, "You? Me?" No one goes for it. My serve clips the back line right between them. Ace. Set. Match.
The next day during the semi final match, that is exactly what happened. And this is that moment after the ace to win.
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Hey readers,
Its that time again…THANKFUL THURSDAY.
This week I am going to be talking about five things I am greatful for which are the experces that my boys love and that I am lucky to be involved with these experiences with them.
- When we went on our first holiday with my DS1 in Ayre (Scotland) I will never forget the experience of my DS1 first taste of ice cream. I have NEVER seen someone so eager to get something then that moment after my son had experiencec ice cream. Boy was that baby fast that I would go as far as to go to compare it to being as nearly as fast as the speed of lightening. Plus, he looked uber cute having the ice cream make up smeared all over his face it was such a shame to waste a wetwipe. I definitely think that both of my boys are lovers of ice cream and both go mental for it and will climb all over you to get it!
- Obiviously, as mother it has to be there expering the moment when you meet your newborns and having them first thoughts of trying to understand how can something so small is yours and how perfect and beautiful is. Then does your life really change.
- When my son earlier this week saw a rainbow (he has seen them before but not really at the age to understand what mummy is chatting about) and amazing to watch my son's mind work and amazement of seeing all them colours in the sky and working it all out, woooooowwwwwwwww!
- My son's love affair with the "moooooooon" and his appreciation for the small stuff in life can not getting hecked up on the big things in life. Oh, to be that naive and simplistic in thinking…beautiful!
- Another experience my son adores is bubble wrap particularly the big ones and the joy of popping. Simple pleasures and learning the early rudimentary concept of cause and effect, learning and fun #bonus.


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On a recent broadcast of the Albert Mohler Radio show about evolution and Christianity a caller mentioned that we must follow the evidence, follow the truth wherever it leads. Now I think that this caller meant that whatever we believe, we need to let the evidence lead us to the truth that we should believe. Such a statement is an appeal to being objective not letting our own biases get in the way. But it betrays a simplistic understanding of evidence that is misleading. Allow me to illustrate this with an analogy.
Someone leaves a trail of bread crumbs as they walk through a cave. Another person finds this trail and follows it. He hopes to find either the source of the crumbs or the mouth of the cave by following this trail. There are two possibilities in his mind and he follows the evidence wherever it leads him. There it is a simple picture of what we mean by following the evidence. The problem is that this is not the kind of evidence that has been left around. I think this simple idea is also visible in popular television, where CSI and House rule the day. While the heroines follow the evidence, despite being sidetracked by a few rabbit trails along the way, they eventually come to the truth. It is a pretty picture of a scientific age in which scientific evidence always, ultimately, leads to the truth. In reality, however, this isn't how things happen. In criminal investigations crimes are often unsolved and the innocent convicted. In the scientific world claims to what the truth is, namely theories, are verified or falsified, kept around because there is nothing better and many are useful though untrue. These theories are all supported by evidence. But the evidence has not led to the truth in every case. If one thing is clear, evidence is not truth.
What is it that constitutes evidence and what is it that constitutes truth? Let us explain this by way of example. A criminal investigator comes to a scene with some idea of what a crime scene looks like, this is the truth. When he arrives he examines the scene and decides whether it is a crime scene based on his knowledge of what one looks like. His examination reveals the evidence. The investigator decides what is evidence based on the truth, or what he supposes to be the truth not vice versa. The challenge, then, for creationists and evolutionists is not found in the evidence, but in what is considered the truth, because the truth determines what is evidence. The battle is over truth rather than evidence. The evidence may lead to or correspond to the truth, but it is no trail of crumbs. It is, rather, more akin to a mountain of bread crumbs.
Scientists do not have a unified body of thought that comes to one conclusion. Disagreements between scientist and opposing theories exist in abundance. But the more fundamental the questions that are asked the more important the answer and the more entrenched the opponents become; since it is on the fundamentals that everything is based. But the more fundamental the question is the more difficult it is to answer. There are many questions that science can not answer about reality. How does one scientifically, test the existence of God anyway? Instead, our worldview or understanding of the nature of reality determines what is truth and our sciences attempt to show how nature corresponds to that truth as in the example of our investigator given above. The grander a theory is the more tentative it should be considered and it will be, at least apart from the worldview to which it corresponds. When coupled with that worldview by those that affirm it, such theories are easily seen as truth. These grand theories of which I speak are ones that provide a framework for other theories to function within, that provide a sort of coherence by binding many theories to one. Theories that are compatible with different worldviews may not be as controversial and often times are judged without appeal to a worldview. But the more paradigmatic a theory is the more likely its justification is to be found not in sciences but in worldviews.
Finally, our worldviews determine truth which discriminates between evidences and weighs it. So, for materialist no supernatural event is evidence, because it is impossible and for a Christian that which contradicts the scripture can not be true. Clearly, the evidence is not objective nor does it lead to one truth as a trail of bread crumbs. Instead, following the evidence means that a person must see what evidence supports what worldview; and then which worldview provides the most coherent understanding of reality. Worldviews are not proven by only scientific evidence, but by historical and philosophical arguments as well. I hope this post serves to enlighten the reader by helping him to understand the proper place of evidence, especially scientific evidence.By Sam Gantt


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Arthur P. Becker is the Managing Member of Madison Partners. Madison deals with early stage Bio Tec and Real Estates. He has also previously served at the NASDAQ quoted company, NaviSite as the CEO. NaviSite offers colocation, application management, hosting and IT services to the United Kingdom and the United States markets. He worked at NaviSite until 2010 and later joined Zinio LLC. NaviSite was bought by Time Warner in 2011. At Zinio, he served as the Chairman and CEO from 2012 to 2015. Additionally, Becker has served as an advisor to a fashion company dubbed Vera Wang for seven years. He has also served as the director and VC of ClearBlue Technologies and a co-founder of Atlantic Investors. Check out angel.co for the details.
For five years now he has privately invested in technology and real estate industries. Becker's interests in lands and buildings grew when in ZINIO and NaviSite. It was from there that he chose to venture into condominium expansion in Miami and New York. Currently, Arthur is working on building a luxury residential condominium in Tribeca and other several Town Houses in New York. Arthur finds the development stages of buildings fascinating. The design, construction, entitlements, marketing, and financing are some of the aspects of real estate that thrill Arthur Becker though he is most effective in coordination and organization of different expertise. Regarding bio tech, Becker has exposure in medicine though he has no training in it. The recent trends in treating cancer excite him.
According to The Real Deal, over time Becker has tried several businesses, others have failed, but he has been using those experiences as lessons. He started working as early as 16 when he joined Parks Department in one of the towns. He also had a construction company when in college. The company dealt with dis-assembling houses. Though he didn't complete his graduate studies in business, he has been successful in his entrepreneurial career because of his intelligence, being flexible in strategy, listening to others and being informed at all times. The policy which one adopts should reflect the business vertical for it to succeed. Arthur adds that talent also plays a significant role in driving success.
See more: https://therealdeal.com/2017/03/28/the-condos-beckon-arthur-becker-going-it-alone-on-tribeca-boutique-project/


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Thirteen unlucky minutes (TL;DNR-This is a bit of rant about the refs)
First let me appologize and say thanks to my son Sam. He talked me into going to the game in San Antonio. He had decided to go and encouraged me to consider going with him. I fussed over it for about three days then started checking airline flights and realized there was no way to do it without spending thousands of dollars. He had purchased tickets and was going with or without me. This created in me serious case of FOMO. I am old enough that I might not get another chance to watch us play for another national championship. So I wrangled the air and car and hotel and called Sam to let him know I was in.
I love him even more because he asked me to go with him even though I was once called the worst fan in America by Bobby Knight in a post game interview after we beat Indiana at Crisler many years ago. I harrassed him from the second row behind the Indiana bench for the whole game. Sam knows that I am always cry about the refs. He hates it when I crab about them but he still called me and asked me to go to the games with him anyway. Thanks Sam. I love you very much. I explained to him that I was just spending his inheritance anyway.
Sam was fortunate that we were too far away during the Loyola game to be sure about ref calls. We were in the upper deck. We were seated close to some Michigan fans and enjoyed the struggle and the comeback win over Loyola so I was less crabby than usual. The seats were actually pretty good if you did not care about the officiating and just wanted to watch the game. We celbrated the win over Loyola only briefly as we watched Villanova completely destroy Kansas in a matter of minutes the way we had Texas A and M. The next day, the experts were picking Villanova 80% to beat us. We had a sense of forboding and talked for hours about what strategy might beat what looked like a super team. We found last minute tickets and watched the Spurs beat the Rockets on Easter Sunday. They played great defense and shut down Harden almost completely. This gave me some hope that our D could shut down Brunson and companuy but it was not to be.
Speaking of Brunson, while waiting in line for breakfast on Monday, we spoke with a Michigan grad who was at the game to root for Villanova. When Brunson was in high school in Chicago, Brunson was his sons baby sitter. There he was, a Michigan grad with a Villanova shirt on ready to go to the game with his son. They had come to see Brunson play in the national title game. He had no mixed emotions. He said Brunson was a wonderful young man and I believe him.
We decided to get the best seats we could for the championship game. Ticket prices were falling as Kansas and Loyola fans bailed. We got excellent seats opposite the Michgan bench in the 12th row. This meant that I was crabbing all of the first half of the game game about bad calls and crabbing at the Villanova fan next ot me. I was sure we were getting hosed. My son had to tell me multiple times to chill and leave the Villanova fans alone.
Looking back, things really began to fall apart at the 13 minute mark. It was the downside of a full moon which for me had always been a dicey night when I was on call as a young doctor. We started the game strong defensively and had no fouls over the first 7 minutes. We had hit a couple threes and they had missed some well contested threes. The score is 14 to 8. I am feeling pretty good. Then it starts to happen. Just about every call starts going against us and the refs seem blind to the same fouls when committed by Villanova. I get crabby and Sam has to remind me over and over to chill. By the end of the half, I know we are doomed and I am feeling like the refs have stolen it. Other than DiVincenzo, we have been pretty much shut down but we are in more foul trouble. By the time we are down by double digits going away in the second half, I have stopped crabbing about the calls but those 13 minutes of the first half were haunting me. I decided to wait until I was home and had some time to grieve a bit before I watched a TV replay to see if I was correct that we were getting hosed.
We were. You can use this guide to watch the game again if you can stand it. You will see how one sided the refs were. On the other hand we couldn't hit an open three and that was probably our doom not the refs. So here is the 13 minute sequence of doom. It made me feel better to know that I can still know a hosing when I see one.
12:50- Rahk has just made a three and tries another long one and he gets an elbow in the chest from POY as he finishes. No call. (Robinson was wide open for a pass right at the 3 point line).
12:44- We fail to get back in transition. This leads to a three pointer made on the other end by Donte (You Know Who).
12:26- Rahk drives to the hoop and gets pushed pretty firmly in the back but makes the layup. This is probably an ok no call except..
12:06- …immediately on the other end YKW drives to the hoop is barely pushed by Simpson and we get called. It's back to back to back identical plays. They get a call we do not.
11:51- Poole get fouled on a layup and makes the foul shot.
11:40- Simmons is leans into the POY as the ball is coming up. POY spins grabs Simmons arm and pulls him over his back. Foul called on Simmons. I suppose this is just a crafty move but the ref who calls it is behind the play and cannot see POY grab Simmons arm. On the subsequent inbounds he gets the ball and jumps sideways into Simmons as he is sliding and giving ground thus making contact and throwing his head back to make it look like it was Simmons initiating the contact. I suppose this was just another crafty move. Announcer says "Kind selling it a little bit but as POY you can do that".
11:18- They miss a 3 and Poole gets totally head smacked over the back and they get the ball and missed another 3 and Robinson blocks out YKW very nicely but as YKW falls down and Robinsons elbow is at a level the touches his face and Robinson is called for a foul on a good box out. Basically, two over the back calls in a row missed.
10:02- Wagner get a pass near the baseline and is pushed hard with two hands in the back and gets no call. He has to spin back and the ball gets stripped and there is a scramble that could have been a foul on anyone so it is a jump. After the inbounds, Wagner gets an open 3 and air balls it as the clock runs down. My sense of doom begins.
9:45- YKW runs the ball up after the miss. Rhak strips it and the ball hits his chin from the force of the strip and he throws his head back and Rhak gets called. You can see this is not a foul on the slo mo replay but in real time it looks bad. Soon after Brunson carries the ball right in front of the ref and no call.
8:56- Mathews is down to just seconds to shoot and is probably fouled on the shot but close.
8:30- Livers misses an open 3. On the rebound, YKW goes over the back on Teske and POY gets the rebound right under him and throws a full hard deliberate shoulder into Teske as he goes up the floor right in front of the ref. No call.
8:20- Simpson strips the POY which actually helps him as he regains his dribble and drives and shoulders in again on Teske who is helping. Hegets minor contact and then sells the foul. Three of these in 5 minutes. They score off the next inbounds and it is now 21 to 18
7:36- Teske gets a pass from Simpson on the pick and roll. Spellman grabs him and the crowd groans as there is no call. This is at least as much or more contact than POY got on his call against Teske. Spellman then steps into to him twice as he tries to shoot. No call. On the miss, there is a scramble for the rebound and Mathews gets called for a foul. They make both ends of the one. It is now 21 to 20.
6:45 – We defend well again but then miss two open threes in a row with a good offensive rebound in between. We have not scored in about 5 minutes now. We turned it over several times and missed multiple open threes. At this point I know it is going to be a bad night. We have had seven fouls called on us to one on them over these 5 minutes. We have scored 7 points and they have scored 12. We have several players with two fouls. It will change the intensity of the defense we can play. They are in the 1 and 1 with over 7 minutes left and are a great free throw shooting team.
6:05 YKW goes off and we are down by 2.
5:45 Rhak drives and gets our first basket in 5 minutes. He is smacked in the face on the way. No call
Over the rest of the half we continue to miss open threes. They get away with a goal tend when they pin Simpson's ball after it hit the back board and they get possession and then they hit a three. We have gone another three minutes without scoring at this point and we are down by 9 at the half.
It wonder if the refs were just as bad in the second half but by then I stopped watching the officials and just asssumed that the fix was in. I know that this team deserved better. I am glad I was there with my son who I love. I know that officiating basketball is hard as I have done it. You only know you have done a decent job when no one notices it. Go Blue.