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Puttin' on the Ritz
From John Deere to Ferrari, there's no doubt that Larry Olson loves anything with a motor. A tour through the Ritz II will confirm that. Larry was born and raised in Veblen, SD and moved to southern Minnesota at the age of 12. He graduated from high school in Hanska, MN (10 miles south of New Ulm). "We grew up poor," recalls Olson. "Dad loved cars but with five brothers, we had to learn to share rides in two cars; a 1951 Studebaker and a 1959 Pontiac. Three of us were in high school at the same time. I usually rode with friends. I didn't buy my first car until I was 21 years old, but I guess I have made up for lost time since then." After graduation from high school, Olson joined the Air Force. He purchased his first car while in the Air Force, a 1959 Olds convertible. His next car, purchased shortly thereafter was a Corvette. You might find it odd that someone who just purchased a '59 Olds would follow that up with a Corvette. However, once you get to know Larry you will understand that he truly loves cars…all types of cars. The first vehicle that catches your eye is a bright red 2010 Ferrari. Next the '33 Ford 3-window might stand out and after that a couple of hot rods and you haven't even made it out of the first building yet. He even has a John Deere toy collection on display. The car fever got Larry in the 1970's. "I guess it started when I began to read Hot Rod magazines. One day I was in the legion having a beer with a friend. He had a '37 Ford for sale. He wanted $300 for it and I couldn't resist. I purchased the car and we fixed it up. It was my first hot rod. That got me hooked on hot rods."
In the 1980's Larry was working for Peterbilt in Minneapolis. He continued to build his collection purchasing a '33 and a '40 Ford 2 door sedan. In 1986, he moved to Kansas City where he lived for six years and it was there that he built his first "3-window" Ford. In 1987, he built a '37 Ford Roadster. That car was picked by Boyd Coddington as the Pro's Pick at the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville in 1988. His cars had won other awards before, but this was the most prestigious award he had won to date. In 1990, he built a '40 Ford Convertible for the 50th anniversary of the car. This car also won a Pro's Pick at the 1991 Street Rod Nationals in Oklahoma City, OK.
Larry now lives in Sioux Falls with his wife Carol. He is a salesman in Peterbilt Fleet Sales with Rush Enterprises in San Antonio, TX. He also has a farming operation. Larry and Carol have two daughters who love cars, especially the Ferrari and the Cadillacs. Carol enjoys cars also with her favorite being the '57 Chevy. Cars are a family affair with the Olson family.
Touring Larry's "garage(s)" was a real treat. The tour was interrupted a couple times to answer calls from friends and business associates in the industry looking for input or just to talk cars. You can see the twinkle in his eye as he describes each vehicle in his collection. Of course each one has a story and we'll share a few with you.
Right now (and this may have changed since we interviewed him for this story) he owns 31 cars including street rods, muscle cars and exotics as well as motorcycles.
Oddly enough having worked with Peterbilt trucks most of his life; he does not own a custom Peterbilt truck. However, he is looking for one to rebuild. He only has one pickup/truck; a 1956 Ford pickup big window (red one sitting on a pallet waiting to be restored).
Larry has a wide variety of cars from exotics to muscle to street rods but when asked what his favorite was he didn't have to think long. "Today it is the '33 Ford 3-window coupe. This is the same model that was in the ZZ Top video "Sharp Dressed Man". "Ford was so far ahead of everyone else at the time. The shape and lines on this car were, and are, just gorgeous." This was THE sports car of the 30's and cost about $430 at the time. My favorite exotic is the Ferrari without a doubt. There is no finer car built in the world. When asked if he knew fellow Ferrari enthusiasts Cecil Schoeneman and Bruce Eide, Larry said, "I met Cecil once and I know Bruce well."
The Ritz II is the name of Larry's "garage". The name came from a dance hall he and his brother-in-law owned in the seventies in Lismore, MN called the Ritz Ballroom. The 5,400 square foot facility was built in 2005. He needed "a little more room" so another 6,700 square feet of warehouse was added in 2009.
Larry uses a number of local and regional artisans to build his vehicles. I spent a lot of time in salvage yards and swap meets looking for materials but I have a core group of talented people that help me now. Brandon native Kevin Bowman, does most of the chassis work as well as the fabrication and sheet metal work. "The hot rod has to sit right. You have to have the eye for this and Kevin and I are on the same page. For my money, he is one of the best chassis builders in the Midwest." Matt Bliss works with Kevin and is also very talented. He can paint also. The engines are done by Tim Mathern in Aberdeen. "I chose him because Kevin works with him and we work well together. These guys know how I think. I give them direction but they know what I want."
Most of the painting is done by Byron Dose in Tea and Jeff Roling in Kingsley, IA. Another Tea resident, Brad Smith, also does some painting for Larry. Brad is painting Larry's next car and he also painted both of his motorcycles. "When I have two cars going at once it is necessary to have multiple guys helping me." For body work and upholstery Larry uses Little Slims (by Renner exit) and Tracy Weaver at the Recovery Room in Omaha. "I met most of these guys going to hot rod shows but others have come from referrals. I have known Kevin for the longest time. Cars are just like a piece of jewelry. I see the cars in my mind long before we build them. It is my own personal idea. It is like giving birth. It is your deal. You can buy a new car, but you just cannot duplicate a hot rod. Not everybody likes my designs, but that doesn't bother me because I like them and that is what matters to me." When it comes to color Larry says, "It's pretty hard to beat black with flames."
When asked if he sees the finished product before he begins to rebuild Olson said, "Eric Brockmeyer draws up the picture from my instructions. He is very good at reading my mind. You build from the wheels up. You have to have a lot of patience. Everything has to come together. These people are artists and they sometimes work on their schedule or when they are "inspired". This is what makes them good at what they do. It also can lengthen the time it takes to finish a car."
"My favorite car I would like to own is a 1933 full fender Ford Roadster and as of today I own one. (That was one of the phone calls he received when we were talking.) Stay tuned for future build of this 1933 Roadster. Friend and fellow car enthusiast Bobby Alloway found it for him in California. Bobby has a hot rod shop in Tennessee. He is currently working on a '63 split window Corvette for Larry. They met thru hot rod runs like the Goodguys Show. Bobby has been building hot rods for over 30 years. He is a professional builder who has won the prestigious Riddler Award. Larry was just down in Tennessee with Bobby talking about this car, which will be ready for the SEMA Show in November next year. Another car Larry has is his 1933 Ford Victoria (Vicky). This 1933 beauty is one of just 4193 produced. The car was so successful, Ford stepped up production to over 20,000 the very next year. "I have known about this car for 25 years. There are probably less than a thousand of these cars left today. I purchased it from a friend in Humphrey, NE." Bobby Alloway did the chassis work on the car (a minor chop on the roof). He also put his own special wheels on the car. (He only puts his wheels on his cars but since he and Larry are good friends, he put them on his car also.) Another car with an interesting history is Larry's 1962 Chevy. The car was originally sold at a dealership in Alabama, Gene Crump Chevy. The dealership has since changed hands but it is famous as the dealership that gave a car to a well-known sheriff named Buford Pusser. Some of you may know of Sheriff Pusser from the movie Walking Tall. "We wanted to re-build this car but after we started tearing it apart, we found the car was in such good shape that we did not want to change it," according to Olson. "The production date stamp was still recognizable 4-22- 63. So instead of re-furbishing it, we just painted under the car and chassis and decided against any further work on it. We put a fresh 327 engine in it but when a classic car like this is in such good shape, you don't mess with it."
Larry has been involved with Automania since its start five years ago. The Automania event has grown tremendously over the years due in large part to the volunteer efforts of auto enthusiasts in the area. From its humble beginnings to a three-day show. Born out of the success of another summer event (Hot Summer Nights) the event's organizers led by Bill Nelson knew a Hot Rod Car Show would be successful. Larry was the sponsor for the Beatles tribute band, Abbey Road, the first year and that is how it got started. "It just started out as car people coming downtown for one night to share their love for cars. We had 800 vehicles and a bunch of people the first year and it has grown from there. Cars came out of the woodwork for this event. The key is that it's FREE. It is a family event." This year on Friday night it will still be downtown with the band and special guests like George Barris and hot rods, but Saturday the event moves to the fairgrounds. Sunday the event begins with breakfast at J&L Harley and then concludes with area garage tours. Car builder, George Barris, will be at Larry's garage all day Sunday.
Similar to Automania, Larry has been involved with the Winterfest of Wheels show for the past two years. This show has also experienced tremendous success in its relatively short life. "This show is unique with the quality of vehicles it presents. Dave and Karen Leisinger are the real driving force behind this show. They had the idea and we just helped them make it a reality."
Larry Olson is a true "car guy." "I like cars from the thirties to the seventies and the eighties, but I have friends from all over the board. Some of my friends just like muscle cars, others Corvettes. I have an appreciation for all vehicles. I like my vehicles individualized. I never have to worry about finding my cars in a crowded parking lot. I try to make each one unique."


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Last November, the Funny Community hosted a week-long Dog Show, celebrating all of the adorable dogs of Vingle!
And now...
Share a picture of Fluffy for the chance for your cat to win the title of 'Funny Community Feline Ambassador'!
Here's how to enter:
1) Create a card with [Funny Cat Show] somewhere in the title. Make sure to include your cat's name!
2) Add the funny pictures or videos you have of your cat. You can post as many as you want - extra points if they're funny! (This IS the Funny Community, after all!)
3) Tell us a little bit about your cat. Can they do a weird trick? Were they a rescue? What's their favorite snack? (Cards without a description will be disqualified!)
4) Publish the card into the Funny community.
5) Campaign, campaign, campaign! Tag your Vingle friends, share your card on Facebook or Twitter, just get people to vote for your cat by pressing 'like'.
The deadline is Monday, February 29th at midnight EST, and the winning cat will be given the title of Funny Community Feline Ambassador, the owner will be given full bragging rights, and I will be given a new cover for my Caturday Night Live collection!
The Funny Community's Moderator Message for the month of March will also be all about your cat - our brand new kitty mascot!
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SALT (20s & 30s)
Are you in your 20s and 30s and want to get stuck into fellowship at Shatin Anglican Church? Come meet other 20s and 30s and hear about and discuss what issues we face as Christians, and what the Bible has to say about it.
We meet twice a month on Saturday evenings during term time at the Church Centre in Shek Mun (Unit K, 8/F in Kings Wing Plaza Phase II, Shek Mun)
SALT starts at 7:30pm with pizza dinner for everyone. Whether you are new to the church or have been around Shatin Church for a while, all are welcome. We'd love to get to know you and grow with you in Christ.
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Alan Sonfist
Born in New York in 1946, Alan Sonfist begins his studies there at the Art Students League in 1963. In the following year he transfers to Western Illinois University and returns to New York in 1965, where he enrolls at the Pratt Institute. He finally receives his degree from Hunter College in New York.
Sonfist's works are early ecologically motivated creations that aim at historical and aesthetic aspects of a nature beyond the affects of culture. For his first careful intervention on the natural ecosystem – which in this manner is given a voice – he uses found stones, vegetative material and earth which he integrates in photo series, pictures, bronze castings, and collages. In photographically documented actions he seeks to approach animal perception (Myself Becoming One with the Tree1969; Territorial Gorilla Invasion 1972 — 73).
Soon Sonfist turns to biological experiments – cyclical natural processes and morphological structures particularly fascinating him – as they convey discoveries regarding the development and history of nature – structures that microorganisms leave behind on canvases, thickening slime trails of living snails or the linear hiking paths of forest ants that appear as aesthetic pattern forms (Snail Enclosure 1972; Colony of Army Ants, 1972). The systematic character of nature is also presented in Sonfist's work as a communication and decoding allowance, as a way of illustrating invisible rules and regulating mechanisms of special meaning. In the piece Crystal Globe (1966) he pursues similar experiments with crystalline structures and their forms of self-regulation.
The wish to circumvent established exhibition spaces and art concepts also leads Sonfist to discover the art space of nature and landscape. His approach may thus be compared to Hans Hacke's and Robert Smithson's more monumental Land Art. But Sonfist primarily views the communicative and historical nature of landscape and landscape formation in the context of an ecosystem. In the following years, Sonfist is especially concerned with those natural phenomena and forms from which history and time can be extracted. He is interested in »the isolation of a visual perception at a particular moment in time, so that every visual image must be seen as an individual excerpt from an encompassing process. Every arbitrary form must be seen as the essential in a continuum that is being formed by other, sometimes visually absent, factors. Landscapes present the dismemberment of the continuum.« (Sonfist 1972). It is from within this historical interest that one should also understand Sonfist's concept of monument, which he terms both a form of memory of human history but foremost as a form of conserving natural processes that essentially contribute to the history of a place, though often invisibly. The repertoire of his »monuments« is thus expansive, including public monuments of natural history, geology and biology. His Rock Monument in Buffalo (1978) presents an Installation of rocks which the artist collected at the location and arranged as an expression of regional geological history. This site specific historical anchoring must be seen as a special trait of his work.
The historically oriented aspects of Sonfist's work are particularly evident in his project Time Landscape, which is created in New York, partially in the area of the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (1965 — 78). There plants of a pre-colonial forest grow, arrayed in three developmental stages. Seemingly unhindered by the effects of civilization the trees, bushes and wild flowers prosper and become a »living« memory that is meant to stimulate historical memory.
The planning and execution of Sonfist's projects are time-consuming and complex, requiring collaboration with scientists, politicians and adherence to ecological regulations; planning for most lasts years. Again and again consignments of recent years have concentrated on »time-landscapes« which are supposed to heighten awareness for phenomena of historical length and continuity through natural growing processes. Also included is Sonfist's project idea for a series of park landscapes in North Paris, Natural / Cultural History of Paris: A Narrative Environmental Landscape (1999). Here he reconstructs a topographical landscape of French palaces and cathedrals, using their ground plans as a model for plantation areas containing vegetation typical of the middle ages. In projects of the following years Sonfist realizes similar connections between cultural and natural history (Natural / Cultural Landscape of Jersey City 1994; Natural / Cultural Landscape of Aachen, 1999; The Lost Falcon of Westphalia, Bad Berleburg 2005).
Alan Sonfist lives and works in New York.
Selected Literature
Nature the End of Art. Environmental Landscapes. Alan Sonfist: Ausst.-Kat. mit Texten von W. Becker, Florenz 2004
Paris – La Défense. L' art contemporain et l'axe historique. Magdalena Abakanowicz, Piotr Kowalski, Jean-Pierre Raynaud, Alan Sonfist: Ausst.-Kat. hg. v. Jean-Luc Daval, Genf 1992
Sonfist, Alan (Hg.): Art in the land, a critical Anthology of Environmental Art, New York 1983
Common ground. Five Artists in the Florida Landscape. Hamish Fulton, Helen and Newton Harrison, Michael Singer, Alan Sonfist: Ausst.-Kat. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota, hg. v. Michael Auping, Sarasota 1982


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The winter session will be hosted by the School of Governance, Law and Society at Tallinn University, Estonia, from the 11th of March to the 13th of March 2016
Contact Information for Coordinators:
Oleg Bresky
Mogens Chrom Jacobsen
The deadline to submit proposals is November 15 2015. Please send title and abstract to both coordinators
Preliminary program announced: December 15, 2015 on www.nordic.university where you can also find more information about NSU. (See http://www.nordic.university)
Table of contents
1) Opening Focus: Human Rights and Migration
2) Presentation of Keynote: Professor Yves Charles Zarka
3) Other Themes
4) Practical Information
5) Presentation of European Humanities University, the Nordic Summer University, Tallinn University and Tallinn University School of Governance, Law and Society
For the winter session 2016 we would propose a special opening focus on:
An opening focus will only head the program of the winter session sincerely inviting papers on other subjects related to our six themes in the program to follow.
At the time of writing, media are speaking about the refugee crisis. At the moment hundred thousands of people are coming in from war torn or poverty stricken areas to the Middle East and North Africa and some goes on to Western Europe. This is an enormous challenge to human rights. The shear amount of misery and despair calls for actions. Do human rights have anything to say?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the rights to leave any country, including his own, and that everyone has a right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. (§ 13 & 14). This formula does not imply that any particular country has a duty to grant asylum to anybody, and this was not the intention. The question was much discussed during the drafting process, and it was clear that few states would bind themselves in this way. Both UDHR and the Refugee Convention speak about people being persecuted and the Convention adds "persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion" (§ 1)
Few migrants are refugees in this sense. Most of them flee from mortal civil wars, despairing refugee camps or life situations with few prospects for a decent life. How do human rights apply here? Does the right to food, health, personal security apply? How? What are the duties of the states? According to some sources 25 % of the population of Lebanon is refugees. Do they have a right to say stop? Do other countries have a duty to relieve them?
How will this vast movement of people impact regional and global relations between states and the societies internally? To take the example of Lebanon again; how will a country already composed of different ethnic, religious and social groups in a delicate balance cope with a new population of this size? European populations seem divided on the prospect of sustained immigration. How will this impact European societies and their cooperation? Can human rights provide any answers or guidelines? Even if people smugglers have a hand in this migration wave there must be a large spontaneous element. Some migrants and refugees use the language of rights. What role does human rights has in this phenomenon? Has human rights discourse been an enabling or triggering element?
Will Europe just absorb these newcomers and grow stronger? Will a new, highly motivated segment of the population boost European economy? Leaving neighbouring countries even weaker with a less resourceful population? Are we risking even more failed states and pervasive instability in the European neighbourhood? What will this mean for the right to development?
Could Europe use its own experience concerning migration and refugees faced with this new wave of migration? How do issues of citizenship cross with the migration problem? How do legal practices and social policy towards immigrants and refugees develop in Europe today?
Hannah Arendt and Giorgio Agamben has discussed these questions from a philosophical point of view. The question is also discussed within analytical philosophy (see summery here http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/immigration/ ). One should also mention Seyla Benhabib, Dignity in Adversity. Human Rights in troubled Times, 2012, and Yves Charles Zarka (ed.), Pour un monde habitable, 2014. An interesting analysis of new models of migration is provided by Ayten Gundogdu in the book "Rightlessness in an Age of Rights. Hannah Arendt and the Contemporary Struggles of Migrants". Oxford University Press, 2015.
We are very honoured to announce that Professor Yves Charles Zarka has accepted our invitation to speak at the seminar. The precise title of his contribution will be announced later.


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The Northern Lights
By Howard Norman
Original Publisher: Summit Books
Current Publisher: Picador
Fiction Finalists That Year:
- Alice McDermott for That Night
- Toni Morrison for Beloved
- Howard Norman for The Northern Lights
- Philip Roth for The Counterlife
Fiction Winner That Year: Larry Heinemann for Paco's Story
Fiction Judges That Year: Not Available
The Year in Literature:
- A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
- Joseph Brodsky won the Nobel Prize for literature.
More Information: Most of Norman's works are set in Canada's Maritime Provinces. In addition to his adult novels, Norman has also published books for young readers and translations of Algonquin, Cree, Eskimo, and Inuit folklore.


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In May we celebrate Fairtrade Month, meaning that everything Fairtrade is in the spotlight for the whole month. With special events, retail campaigns and more, we focus on the benefits that Fairtrade provides to more than 1.65 million farmers and workers around the world.
FAIRTRADECanadians have been buying Fairtrade certified coffee for almost 20 years, but did you know that the FAIRTRADE Mark can be found on a wide variety of other consumer goods? From daily staples like tea, fruit and chocolate to pleasures like cosmetics and flowers, Fairtrade products can be found in many aisles of your local grocery store or specialty retailer.
Visit our Buying Fairtrade pages to learn more about all of our product categories. And if you're not entirely certain what Fairtrade is, check out our short video which explains how the system works.
Special Events
How many cups of coffee do you drink during the average weekend? Do you worry about how climate change might affect your favourite bean? Take part in the World Fairtrade Challenge from May 13th to 15th to see how many cups of Fairtrade Coffee can be consumed around the world.
Visit fairtradechallenge.org to:
- Register your own coffee breaks
- Challenge family, friends and colleagues to see who can drink the most cups of Fairtrade coffee
- Learn how Fairtrade helps small-scale coffee farmers combat Climate Change
In the middle of the month, on Saturday May 14th, World Fair Trade Day is a chance for everyone in the Fair Trade movement to celebrate and spread the word by telling others what Fair Trade means to them. Check out our events listing to see what's going on near you.
More than 900 retail stores across the country will be participating in Fairtrade Month, with displays of Fairtrade certified products, special offers and more. If you don't see Fairtrade items in your local store, use your power as a consumer to ask them to stock products that make a difference in the lives of farmers and workers around the world.


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Women College of Education (B. Ed), located in Pune, started its first academic session of imparting comprehensive education to the aspirants in the year 2006. The educational institution is affiliated to University of Pune and has attained the approval from Government of Maharashtra. Recognized by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Bhopal, the college conducts one-year of full-time undergraduate degree level Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) course. The one of the known educational colleges of the state- Women College of Education (B. Ed) works under the guidance and sponsorship ofShri Gajanan Maharaj Shikshan Prasarak Mandal. With the intention to produce competent teachers and contributes to women's empowerment, the B. Ed College has equipped itself with all the mandatory facilities.
Affiliated to: Pune University
The college offers the following undergraduate programme:• B Ed
Candidates with minimum 45% aggregate marks in graduation in related science, commerce or humanities disciplines are eligible. Relaxation of 5% is there in minimum percentile for the candidates belonging to backward class category.
Admission Procedure:
Admissions are done on the basis of candidate's performance in Maharashtra B. Ed CET, conducted by Directorate of Higher Education Maharashtra State.
Entrance Test: Maharasthra B Ed CET
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6/24/15 Morristown, NJ – Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial's largest branch office by revenues* and a $6B RIA, was named one of the Financial Times top 300 Registered Investment Advisors.
"We are excited to be part of this elite group of RIAs and attribute our success to all of our advisors who align themselves with us," said Patrick Sullivan, Managing Director of Private Advisor Group. "This honor is really for our entire network of advisors, and we could not be prouder."
This is the second annual FT 300 list, produced independently by Financial Times in collaboration with Ignites Research, a subsidiary of FT that provides business intelligence on the investment management industry. "More than 2,000 elite RIA firms were invited to apply for consideration, based on their assets under management (AUM). The 630 RIA firms that applied were then graded on six criteria: AUM, AUM growth rate, years in existence, advanced industry credentials, online accessibility and compliance records," said a spokesperson for Financial Times.
The "average" FT 300 firm has been in existence for 23 years and manages $2.6 billion in assets. The 300 top RIAs hail from 34 states and Washington, D.C., and, on average, saw their total AUM rise by 18% in 2014.
*As of 5/30/2015
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The 2015 Financial Times Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors is an independent listing produced by Financial Times (June 2014). The FT 300 is based on data gathered from RIA firms, regulatory disclosures, and the FT's research. As identified by FT, the listing reflected each practice's performance in six primary areas, including assets under management, asset growth, compliance record, years in existence, credentials and accessibility. Neither the RIA firms nor their employees pay a fee to Financial Times in exchange for inclusion in the FT 300.
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Hey guys! This week's scripture study covers:
Genesis 5
Moses 8
If you are new to this series you can find the first in the series here.
Genesis 5 is mainly a family tree of early man. It shows that people lived a great deal longer than they do today and that Adam's family grew to be both large and diverse. We also learn that by the time of Noah, God has cursed the ground and the people were looking to Noah for comfort. We also learn that Noah had three children.
This passage, for me, speaks to the universal desire to know where we come from. We all long, at one point or another, to feel like we know the names and personalities and stories of those who came before us. I know it means a lot to me when I learn new stories about my ancestors. I know the feeling of comfort when I can draw parallels between our lives and I would imagine early man would have felt the same way.
Moses 8 goes more in depth, as seems to be the case with the LDS scriptures, it adds more depth and color to the story. In Moses 8 we learn that Noah was sent to preach the gospel to the people and to try and get them to repent. The Lord claimed that people had become evil. There is not a lot of explanation as to why people were evil enough that God felt the need to cleanse the planet. How in a relatively short amount of time had people gone so off course that God wanted a do over? I don't have answers to these questions because I do not have the knowledge of God but it seems odd to me. Odd and harsh.
Here is the part that I had to read twice, Moses 8:18 "And in those days there were giants on the earth, and they sought Noah to take away his life; but the Lord was with Noah, and the power of the Lord was upon him." Giants. I read it twice. Giants. Huh? Ok let's go with this for a while. I have two thoughts. Part of me, the part that loves folklore, thinks yes of course giants that's awesome. The cynical side of me thinks, and yet we have found no archeological evidence of giants?! I do not know how to process that information. Giants. I will be thinking on this for a while.
This week I am still struggling with my hippie side being like- nah, all these rules are ridiculous. However, I am not ready to toss the baby out with the bath water and I'm going to continue reading and pushing my understanding to new levels. I'm left wondering why God needs such vengeance? Why was the evil of the world then different than the world today? Where is the explanation of where the giants came from? Why do the giants want to kill Noah? I just have so many questions. Some I hope to find answers to and I hope to be ok with the knowledge that I won't have answers to it all.
If you want to follow along with the study we are following this Scripture Timeline.
Next week we will be discussing The Great Flood.


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Aspect, voice and case in Japanese and Ryukyuan dialects
- Project Title, Project Leader
- General Research for the Study and Conservation of Endangered Dialects in Japan
KIBE Nobuko (Professor, Department of Language Change and Variation, NINJAL)
- Date
- Friday, August 21, 2015 (13:00-18:30)
Sturday, August 22 2015 (9:30-17:20)
Sunday, August 23 2015 (9:30-15:30)
- Venue
National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL)
10-2 Midori-cho, Tachikawa City, Tokyo
Friday, August 21, 2015
13:00~18:30'Aspect and voice'
- "Tense and aspect in Tsuken: with a special focus on Progressive aspect"
MATAYOSHI Satomi
- "Aspect and evidentiality in the Nakijin dialect of Okinawan"
SHIMABUKURO Sachiko
- "Indirect evidentiality in the Ishigaki dialect of Yaeyama"
KARIMATA Shigehisa
- "Semantic characterization of the tense and aspect forms in Ikema: with a special focus on Perfective aspect"
HAYASHI Yuka
- "Voice and aspect in Kuroshima"
HARADA Soichiro and OGINO Chisako
- "Aspect/voice affixes and the case-marking of subjects and objects in the Kudaka dialect of Okinawan"
NIINAGA Yuto
Saturday, August 22, 2015
9:30~12:20'Voice and aspect'
- "Voice and benefactive in Shuri"
TOYAMA Nana
- "The morphological categories of verbs: Menomae-sei, double causative, etc."
MATSUMOTO Hirotake
- "Voice and aspect in Hokkaido dialect"
SASAKI Kan
- "Strategies for distinguishing between subjects and objects in Honshū dialects of Japanese: an analysis on Kansai dialects and the Tome dialect of Miyagi Prefecture."
TAKEUCHI Shiro and MATSUMARU Michio
- "Subject marking with the GA and NO forms in Kyushū dialects and Ryukyuan: typology and diachrony"
SHIMOJI Michinori and SAKAI Mika
- "Case-marking of verbal predicates in Classical Japanese"
GOTO Mutsumi
- "Oblique case in Japanese dialects"
SASAKI Kan
Sunday, August 23, 2015
- "Zero case in Japanese dialects"
KIBE Nobuko
- "Zero case in the Toyama City dialect"
KONISHI Izumi
- "On case in the Shiiba dialect of Miyazaki Prefecture"
KANEDA Akihiro


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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The door is open for other bidders to take over Rover's passenger car business, Britain's trade secretary said Saturday, suggesting that the government might welcome such a bid, according to report from the Associated Press.
BMW has announced that it will sell the Land Rover division to Ford Motor Co. F, +0.24% for $2.91 billion, while British investment group Alchemy Partners Ltd. has agreed to take over the MG and Rover passenger cars.
The U.K's Trade and Industry Minister Stephen Byers said there are many unanswered questions about Alchemy Partners' intentions. Alchemy has indicated that there will be layoffs at Rover's Longbridge Assembly plant, which now employs about 8,000 people, but has given no details.
"Alchemy Partners have six weeks to finalize their deal. In the interim, there is nothing to stop someone coming along and putting in a new offer with BMW," Byers said. "BMW have told me they would not reject alternative bids coming from other car manufacturers."
Byers said one of the problems is that Alchemy has not said what it intends to do with the Longbridge assembly plant.
"If they are prepared to commit themselves to a high volume factory for car production then we would welcome that, but they have left so many questions unanswered that we can't say today with any confidence that they offer a long term future for Longbridge," he said.
By selling off the Rover Group piecemeal, BMW will effectively wipe out a brand whose history mirrors the long decline of heavy industry in the United Kingdom.
Rover is known in the United States mostly for its Discovery and Range Rover sports utility vehicles. Another Rover brand, the MG sports car, is no longer sold in the United States. Rover cars have a much stronger reputation in Europe.


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Sunday, December 21, 2014
Thoughts on 5 Films
Posted by Michelle Green at 6:43 PM
Labels: Film Reviews
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You thought the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy movie was boring too?! Hooray, finally someone who thinks the same as I do! I'm surprised so many outlets gave it four or five stars! I prefer things to actually *happen* in movie's given such a high rating.ReplyDelete
I didn't expect much from A Most Wanted Man, as it's adapted from a book by John Le Carre (author of the above TTSP), and he's a TERRIBLE writer. His writing is so poorly structured that his books can get really confusing, especially in the climaxes (in The Honourable Schoolboy, he wrote 'He got shot' instead of saying the character's name, so I legitimately didn't know who was killed!). And of course, his plots are just plain boring with a capital Please Stop.Replies
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March is Women's History Month, which makes me want to give a shout out to—well, just about every woman I know. Before I started this blog, Women's History Month brought to mind black and white pictures, the evidence of things accomplished long ago. And it still does. But these days, history has a pulse for me—it is something that surrounds me, buoys me up, that stirs me and drives me. History was a century ago and fifty years ago and last year and yesterday. History is in the books, but it's also on my dining room table.
There, next to the newspaper, lies an envelope my mom sent me last week—an envelope chockfull of women's histories, of stories that range from Egypt to my hometown. Because my mom sent these articles to me, they feel personal—these words meant something to my mom, and she knew they would mean something to me. Here's what the packet contains:
- A recent Washington Post article by Sally Quinn about the blue bra an Egyptian woman was wearing under her abaya as she was beaten by the military, and the power that bra represents.
- A review of the book A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s (The book is by Stephanie Coontz, the review by Elaine Showalter).
- A humorous article from Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post Magazine mocking Texas's new law requiring sonograms before abortions.
- An article from the 1970s about Virginia Delegate Clinton Miller, who made sexist jokes at an all-male Rotary Club luncheon in my hometown of Harrisonburg, mocking the Equal Rights Amendment by making it clear that a woman's place was barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen. My mom sent, to accompany this, a note saying that she remembered when the Rotary Club finally allowed women.
As I was reading these pieces, I thought about my mom's personal stories of misogyny—the boss who sexually harassed her, the professor who disapproved of her desire to write about The Feminine Mystique. And I thought about my own history, the slow dawning in my life of the concept that I'd bought a bogus line about the sexual revolution accomplishing equality.
So I thought about transformational history, yes—but also local history, family history, personal history.
Because it is in the local, in the personal, that history matters most.
I sit here, in a house with my name on the deed, writing about gender inequality in a room of my own. The children who sometimes interrupt my work and my sleep and my thoughts only do so because I chose to bring them into this world. The fact that I can write those two sentences makes me one of the most privileged women ever to have lived. One of the most privileged women currently living on this planet.
That doesn't mean we can stick a fork in history and call it done. Far from it.
We are at a point in American history at which we teeter on a dangerous precipice—a place of choice and consequence. Mine is the first generation of women to reap both the benefits and the pain of the sexual revolution, but it isn't the last. We are currently bungling sex and gender so badly that it is hurting our young people, our bodies, our psyches. We need to stop, so that future generations of women can write:
I love my body, every inch of it, because of what she can do. I love her because she is mine. It would never occur to me to feel otherwise.
I have never seen the president in a bikini, real or digital, because no one would dream of disrespecting her by objectifying her body.
I have no children—I never wanted them, and no one has ever made me feel strange about that choice, or ashamed of it in any way. (However, I sure do like sex. And it's no business of yours who I like to have it with. Moving along…) No, no kids for me. I have dedicated my life to my career—and I make just as much as my male coworkers.
Future generations deserve those sentences. And the other women on this planet who cannot claim the sentences that I can deserve to claim them.
So today, in honor of Women's History Month, I give a shout-out to us all—those who have gone before, those who struggle now, and those who will write sentences we can only imagine. Happy Women's History month, y'all.
Now go hug your mama or your aunt or grandmother or sister or best friend or wife. You know she's put up with some crap about being a woman in one way or another, and she deserves a hug. We all do.


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Bright and breezy flat located in quiet and tranquil surroundings that can accommodate up to 4 people.
Appliances includes a wall mounted flat screen TV, DVD/CD player, Siemen's washing/dryer machine, dish washer, combination oven and microwave cooker, refrigerator, and is fully equipped with utensils, cookware, dishes.
There is a queen-sized bed in the main bedroom, and the living room has a double sofabed that can sleep 2 people.
Following additional furniture can be requested and subject to first come, first served:-
A double inflatable mattress - at HK$100 a day
A single folding bed - at HK$100 a day
An 'Einstein' baby travel cot - at HK$100 a day
A 'Gulliver' cot with 2 differing heights - at HK$150 per day
Antilop high chair -at HK$50 a day & subject to availability.
An Esprit baby stroller - at HK$50 a day & subject to availability.
Baby bath tub with changing table - at HK$50 a day & subject to availability
A loft bed - at HK$150 per day
It is a corner unit that has a seaview from the bedroom that looks towards Disney and therefore quiet.
Guest Access
Outdoor Activities :-
Clubhouse membership on request but all membership & admin costs are borne by guest*
Inflatable kayaks - HK$200 an hour for hire for each kayak + security deposit
Beach pop up tent, towels, beach mat & fold up table with 4 chairs set up - HK$300 a day (9am - 6pm/9 consecutive hours)
Bicycle (subject to availability and to book ahead) - HK$50 an hour for hire + security deposit
* For terms of 28 nights or more, access to Discovery Bay Clubhouse can be requested but all admin. fees and membership fees will be borne by the guest.
The Neighborhood
Discovery Bay consists of a piazza with a strip of restaurants for alfresco dining, and the outdoor seating is very popular with most facing the promenade and overlooking the beach and Tai Pak Bay, or Disney in the horizon for nightly firework displays. Wi-Fi broadband connection is available free of charge at the eateries, along the beach and in the main plaza.
Getting around
Buses here are frequent, and we have the 9S bus that goes directly to DB North large grocery store and to the clubhouse at Siena near the new Hotel. Currently you can claim back the bus fare at DB North next to the supermarket on your return trip.
The number 7 bus takes you to the main DB Plaza and bus terminus where the airport bus is located.
If you are coming from the airport, then go to Terminal 2 where there is a 20-25 minute airport shuttle bus service no. DB02R that takes you to Discovery Bay for HK$35 for a single trip.
You can also approach the information desk to obtain an Octopus card, that is a stored value card for public transport around HK.
Bus from:-
From Tung Chung Citygate Bus Station to DB, hop onto DB01R for the 15-minute ride costing HK$10 one-way.
From Sunny Bay MTR Station to DB, catch DB03R for the 15-minute ride costing HK$10 one-way.
How to get to Disney:-
From Discovery Bay, you can catch the bus DB03R to Sunny Bay MTR Station, a 15-minute ride costing HK$10 one-way.
There will be a 'Mickey Mouse' train waiting at Sunny Bay MTR Station that takes another 5-10 minutes ride to the Disneyland entrance.
All buses are air-conditioned a welcome perk especially during Hongkongs sweltering summers and run regularly at 20-minute intervals for DB01R and DB03R and every 30 minutes for the airport shutle bus service no. DB02R.
The buses in DB are linked or aligned to arrivals and departures of most public transport systems to provide an integrated system for efficiency and convenience for the residents.
If there are buses and ferries arriving, or departing from DB, then there will be connecting buses to take residents to various villages.
So basically, the buses and ferries run 24 hours, and so do the hire cars with the station based at the bus terminus next to 7-Eleven that takes you anywhere in DB for HK$20 for a single journey, and HK$30 after midnight, and you can also call them on the 24 hour hotline to come pick you up, or drop you off at any location in DB.
Other Things to Note
The number of guests refers to each individual regardless of age, that is, babies included.
For bookings of less than 5 nights a cleaning charge of HK$200 will apply upon check in.
For bookings of 5 nights or more, you are provided with a one off complimentary fruit selection, bread, jam, margarine and cookies, and then there is a supply of teabags, coffee and hot chocolate that is refreshed for each new guest, or on a weekly basis.
Laundry powder, shampoo, conditioner and shower gel is also provided.
Appliances includes a wall mounted flat screen TV, DVD/CD player, Wifi and Internet connection, Siemen's washing/dryer machine, JT369 Whirlpool combination oven and microwave cooker, 2 hob burner, refrigerator, and the kitchen is fully equipped with utensils, cookware, dishes, etc for 4 people.
Linen, towels, blankets are provided and cleaning of the flat with change of linen is provided once a week.
Other cleaning services are available for an extra charge.
Prior to arrival a summary lease agreement with the inventory list will be provided to you with information on eg. passwords for wifi, and how to use the appliances.
The cleaner will meet you at the flat for the handover and her HK mobile contact number will also be provided before check in.


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I am pleased to join my fellow Canadians in marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women — and in remembering the 14 young women who were killed in a senseless act
of violence at the École Polytechnique de Montréal. This is not only a day of remembrance, but also a continued call to action against gender-based violence.
Sadly, all women can experience violence, and in many forms. But it is always rooted in attitudes of discrimination and inequality, and it is always unacceptable.
We are now at a moment in history when women are increasingly calling out those who engage in, or have engaged in, harassment, intimidation, discrimination or violence against women. They are telling the world that misogyny and gender-based violence are never acceptable, and it is my hope that this important message is resonating more deeply in society than ever before.
Our government remains committed to ending violence against anyone based on their gender, gender expression and/or gender identity. We are actively working to achieve this goal through strategies to end
domestic violence, sexual violence and harassment, violence against Indigenous women, and human trafficking.
Our society has made great strides towards recognizing women's rights and achieving gender equality, but we cannot stop until we eliminate gender-based violence, once and for all.
Kathleen Wynne
Attachments:National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
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Liberal Justice Critic Nathalie Des Rosiers is asking the Attorney General Caroline Mulroney to resignSeptember 11, 2018
A buck-a-beer: the symbol of Ontario populismAugust 09, 2018
The Ontario Government supports La Nouvelle Scène Gilles DesjardinsMay 03, 2018
Ottawa Receiving 128 New Francophone Long-Term Care Beds
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Werner Berg
Baker & McKenzie CVBA/SCRL
Dr. Werner Berg is a partner in the Firm's Brussels office. A seasoned lawyer with 20 years' experience, his practice covers the entire spectrum of European Union EU and German antitrust law. Werner is recommended in Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, Legal 500 EMEA, European Legal Experts and Best Lawyers. He became an Acritas star in 2018. Werner is a regular speaker at conferences, including the Academy of European Law on European merger control. He also teaches a course on German merger control at Queen Mary University of London and is the co-editor of the commentary Berg/Mäsch, Deutsches und Europäisches (3rd ed. 2018).
Practice Focus
Werner has extensive experience in merger control. This includes referrals to and from the European Commission, complex remedy issues, and second phase procedures at the EU and German levels. He has counseled and represented companies in abuse of dominance investigations, and has represented clients in litigation before the EU courts. Werner has also represented clients in numerous cartel investigations as well as in arbitration matters related to competition law. He has worked with clients in consumer goods, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, energy, media and telecommunications, and basic industries, among others.
Representative Legal Matters
- Obtained unconditional clearance for Sappi's acquisition of Cham Paper Group's paper business (with press release).
- Successfully defending major energy company in abuse of dominance investigation by the European Commission.
- Obtaining unconditional clearance for FedEx in its USD/EUR 4.4 billion acquisition of TNT Express in 20 jurisdictions worldwide.
- Successfully defending consumer goods company in investigation regarding the restriction of online sales by the German Bundeskartellamt.
- Obtaining unconditional clearance for Alcoa in its USD 2.85 billion acquisition of Firth Rixson, a leading manufacturer of components for aerospace jet engines, by the European Commission and in six other jurisdictions.
- Successfully representing a multinational in a Phase II merger proceeding before the European Commission.
- Represented the European Commission before the Court of Justice (Case C-56/12 P, EFIM) and the General Court (Case T-296/09, EFIM) regarding the rejection of an abuse of dominance complaint in the aftermarket for ink cartridges for inkjet printers.
- Obtaining unconditional clearance in dual joint venture in multijurisdictional filing in the airline engine field.
- Advised Nestlé on its partial demerger from BPW, a joint venture with Coca-Cola, in the ready-to-drink tea business.
- Advised Galderma Pharma, a 50/50 joint venture of Nestlé and L'Oreal, on its CHF1.1 billion acquisition of Q-Med, a Swedish manufacturer of high quality medical products for aesthetic and medical use.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- International Bar Association
- Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht
- Brussels~Belgium (2000)
- Germany (1997)
- University of Trier (Doctor of Law magna cum laude) (1997)
- University of East Anglia (Master of Laws (LL.M.)) (1992)
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Do to the rebuild of the site, which has taken longer than I had envisioned, there hasn't been a change of front page for many months. So... now that I have control of that feature back again.... I made another collage. It is to reflect the reunion achievement of last year and the high water mark for all the years this site has been in existence. If this site had never started nearly fifteen years ago the first and, very likely only ever, 6th Battalion of the 31st Infantry reunion never would have been held. Jerry and I would have never met and the information we had and the contacts we had to make that reunion a reality would never have been.
It was a very special time. For many people who attended it will be remembered as something they are glad they didn't miss.
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In China, the state decides who can come back from the dead
Prophecy Sign: The dead in Christ will rise first
No offence to Chinese authorities, but only Jesus Christ can regulate who comes forth from the dead. And very soon we will here the call to 'come up hither' and the dead in Christ will rise first, with the rest of caught up next. Sorry China, but you're just not God.
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 NIV
In China, the state decides who can come back from the dead
China is laying down the law on reincarnation, as Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama — Tibet's enormously influential spiritual leader — enters his twilight years with no successor in sight. Although the ruling Communist Party is an officially atheist organization – officials are barred from practicing religion – it is perennially uncomfortable with forces outside of its control, and has for years demanded the power to regulate the supernatural affairs of Tibetan Buddhist figures, determining who can and cannot be reincarnated.


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Take-Two's 2K Sports publishing label today announced the North American availability of Visual Concepts' newest NBA 2K title, NBA 2K6. The game should be out right now for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
Greg Thomas, president of Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio: "NBA 2K6 is without a doubt the most innovative and exciting basketball title this year. We focused on delivering the most realistic visuals, incredible online play, exclusive control mechanics, and different playing styles for every NBA player in the game. We're the number one rated basketball title for a reason -- we deliver what fans want in terms of great gameplay, unmatched graphics and innovation."
At the top of 2K6's new features list is the Shot Stick. It promises "gamers can now get a realistic feel for shooting a jump shot, as well as delivering lay-ups from the left or right side. In addition, when using the Aggression button, players can now control both when they dunk and the type of dunk they perform."
NBA 2K6 should retail for approximately $40 and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.


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Interview with Rabbi Joseph (Itzik-Leyb) Kolakowski, from upstate New York, about his recent article in the Forward: I'm an Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi and I Support Women's Ordination.
Interview, part 2, with Dovid Mermelstein, leader of President of the Association of Holocaust Survivors of Miami, survivor of Auschwitz and Matthausen, originally from the Carpathian mountain area that was under Hungarian occupation during World War II.
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Subway stupidity
Although this post could (and probably should) be about idiocy on the Metro, it's actually not. The other day I had the most idiotic exchange ever with a person behind the counter at one of the many local Subway sandwich shops.
I've been collecting those little stamps like a fiend now. You know, so you can get a "free" sandwich after a while. I like buying the cheapest damn sandwich on the menu then redeeming the "free" one for the most damn expensive one they have. Just because I'm cheap that way.
One day, noticing that I had a slew of stamps but none of those little cards to affix them to, I walked into a Subway to ask for some of those cards:
Me: Do you have those cards to stick my stamps to?
Her: Cards?
Me: Yes. To stick my stamps on to.
Her: We have gift cards. They're $5.
Me: No. No no. I want these cards to use as part of the frequent eater program or whatever.
Her: Oh. [She doesn't move.]
Me: ... Uh, so, could I have some of those cards please?
Her: [Reaching for those gift certificate cards] How many do you want? They're $5 each.
Me: Uh, one more time, no. I want those cards that I stick my little stamps to. [At this point I'm a little annoyed that I don't have one of those stamps to show her what I mean.]
Her: Oh. Okay.
Me: So do you have those cards I'm talking about?
Her: Yes. [She doesn't move.]
Me: ... [Heightened annoyance.] Well could I have some please?
Her: Sure. They're $5 each.
By this point it's comical that we're actually both speaking English, and yet both not. So finally I resort to the lowest level dialog I can possibly muster:
Me: Look. When I buy a sandwich here, I get stamps, right?
Her: Yes.
Me: And after I get a certain number of stamps, I can get something for free, right?
Her: Yes.
Me: Now, when I get those stamps, I need to stick them to something, right?
Her: Yes.
Me: I want from you that card that I'm supposed to stick these stamps to.
Her: Okay. [She still doesn't move.]
Me: This isn't going anywhere, is it?
Her: So did you want a card or not? They're $5 each.
I left the store. At least the massive proliferation of Subways, like weeds in an unkempt garden, means that I can go almost anywhere and find a Subway that features a person who might actually know what I'm talking about.


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An inactive credit card will be declined when you try to use it. So to save yourself a little embarrassment and the hassle of finding a backup payment option, check to see whether your credit card is active before you use it.
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Finally, your credit report can give you an idea about your credit card status. Credit card issuers generally report credit card status to the credit bureaus throughout the month. If your credit card is closed, your credit report will probably reflect that. It won't, however, tell you why your account was closed. You'll have to contact your former credit card issuer to get that information.
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Some inactive credit cards can be reactivated by just calling your credit card issuer and asking. You may have to catch up on a delinquent balance before you'll be allowed to use your credit card again. Unfortunately, if your card is completely closed, you may not be able to open it up again, especially if it was closed because of a delinquency.
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You're still responsible for making regular minimum payments on your balance, even if your credit card is inactive. Missing your credit card payments has serious consequences, including late fees and damage to your credit score.


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We Gather Together/
Today was an incredible day for the community of Pottsboro. Although there is inclement weather outside, inside the hearts and lives of God's people there is warmth and a brightness that is truly supernatural. Just a few hours ago different churches in Pottsboro came together to love on our community in a very tangible way.
We gathered together at Brookshire's and purchased food for our local food pantries. There were two trailers parked in front of Brookshire's for the two charity organizations that are sponsored for this event: Visions of Sugarplums and the Resale Barn.
Visions of Sugarplums is a non-profit organization that provides breakfast and lunch during extended school breaks and on weekends to students who qualify for the free or reduced-cost meal program in the Pottsboro ISD. For Christmas 2013, about 140 children and teens in the Pottsboro ISD received assistance. During the Fall of 2013, Visions of Sugarplums provided approximately 75 backpack snacks each weekend.
The Resale Barn sells donated retail goods, such as clothing, furniture, and electronics, at a discounted price and then helps area residents in need with everything from medical and utility bills to food. In 2013, the Resale Barn supported families in Grayson County with over $300,000 in financial aid.
On a day when there will be incredible amounts of food eaten across the United States for Super Bowl parties, we understand that there is hunger in the homes of many right here in our community. So, before most of us enjoy the blessings of more than enough in our own homes, we wanted to also make sure there is food for the less fortunate.
The We Gather Together initiative will be continuing this week until next Sunday when the trailers will again be parked in front of Brookshire's. If you would like to contribute to We Gather Together you can contact the church this week or simply come by Brookshire's from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Sunday, February 9.


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The coaches always used to keep me in the game hoping that I might get the confidence I needed to play the game properly. Due to the fact that coaches had seen me playing with my friends and saw a complete different person in me and mesmorized him by how good of a player I was. I had no responsibility when playing with friends nobody judged anyone this eradicated the low confidence level that I had because we were playing just for fun. As I continued to fear getting put in the game in case another player was injured in the official league tournaments . I was still afraid of making mistakes and getting blamed for my poor gameplay. As I got older and got a better view of how the world works and what a person has to do inorder for him to succeed in life was to risk failure to gain success. That the world I just one big probability game sometimes you lose sometimes you win but you keep have to take chances in life if a person need to be successful and I the professional footballers that I had as a role model were all risk takers they all had scored goal that defiantly required them to take risks. With this new thought my self confidence gradullay started to grow and I became a better as a person and as a footballer.
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The National Malaria Control Center of Zambia introduced rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) to detect Plasmodium falciparum as a pilot in some districts in 2005 and 2006; scale up at a national level was achieved in 2009. Data on RDT use, drug consumption, and diagnostic results were collected in three Zambian health districts to determine the impact RDTs had on malaria case management over the period 2004–2009. Reductions were seen in malaria diagnosis and antimalarial drug prescription (66.1 treatments per facility-month (95% confidence interval [CI] = 44.7–87.4) versus 26.6 treatments per facility-month (95% CI = 11.8–41.4)) pre- and post-RDT introduction. Results varied between districts, with significant reductions in low transmission areas but none in high areas. Rapid diagnostic tests may contribute to rationalization of treatment of febrile illness and reduce antimalarial drug consumption in Africa; however, their impact may be greater in lower transmission areas. National scale data will be necessary to confirm these findings.
Yukich, J.O.; Bennett, A.; Albertini, A.; Incardona, S.; Moonga, H.; Chisha, Z.; Hamainza, B.; Miller, J.M.; Keating, J.; Eisele, T.B.; Bell, D. Reductions in Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy Consumption after the Nationwide Scale up of Routine Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Testing in Zambia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2012) : [DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0127]


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But one exciting thing did happen this week, a fashion designer came to talk to my design class.
His name is Michael Kaye
Here he is on the left with Canadas next top model runner up
(Who like Michael is from edmonton)
i'snt that a gourgous dress!
Michael Kaye is an award winning fashion designer. He is well known for his elagant tartan gowns
It was really exciting to listen to his journey, starting as a little boy who loved fashion growing up in edmonton to someone who furiously chased his dreams, and twenty one years later he's ALMOST there. He is a graduate of my program at the UofA and after school he moved to New York and worked for many companies before he started his own house Michael Kaye Couture. In the last couple years the economy has not created the best market for couture but Michael is definatly a rising star. He has worked really hard to get where he is, his newest veture is a jewelry collection for Macy's and a line of Bow Ties that he is hoping to get into Holt Renfew.
Overall it was a great experience to have him visit us and have our questions answered. We learned a lot about the industry and how hard it is, but hey he did it.


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Illusive Red
Here is the Red Raku Bowl. Much of the outside is a similar red color. Here you can see the blue-green part though. I need to get a better photo of it though, since this one has a lot of hard shadows in it, so you don't get to see it properly.
I need to remember we did a lot of reduction on this one, and had painted on glaze, rather than dipped, in 2 coats letting them dry between them... hmmmmm what other factores were at play here?? The initial reduction was done wtih the bowl in normal sitting postition, but when I moved stuff around, before putting in more combustibles, I set it on it's side. If I'm not mistaken the blue green line on the exterior was where it was sitting in the ash, but the interior of the bowl doesn't have this marking, so maybe that isn't where that effect is from, or the interior just got more oxygen or something...
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When Vernon Fleming arrived in ninth grade at the Woodlawn Campus of the University of Chicago Charter School he felt the college-going culture.
"Unlike most schools, [the Woodlawn Campus] really prepares you for college from the moment you walk through the door," he said. "In fact, one of my teachers asked me right away what college I wanted to go to? I was in ninth grade. I had no idea. I didn't even know any colleges. I knew Yale and Harvard from TV; that was about it. But, I learned fast! We were doing scholarship applications that very year."
On June 11, 2012, Vernon joined his class of Woodlawn Warriors as they walked across the stage at Rockefeller Chapel. 100 percent of the class was accepted to colleges and universities. Collectively, the students were awarded over $1.5 million in scholarships.
Vernon is currently attending Oberlin College with a 4-year tuition scholarship from the Posse Foundation for his extraordinary academic and leadership potential (90 percent of Posse Scholars graduate from college).
Vernon knew Oberlin was the "perfect" college for him when he toured during Woodlawn Campus' Annual College Week. "Oberlin appealed to me right way because they don't restrict your learning. I can take a multitude of classes outside of my major. This means something to me because I don't want to stick to one thing, I want to learn more!"
Vernon has been accustomed to not having his learning restricted. At the Woodlawn Campus, he was able to customize a number of his classes to fit his interests. A self-proclaimed "Tech Geek," Vernon was able to stretch his brain in the areas of technology, computer science ,and engineering. As a result, he was able to create a technology/computer science class during his freshman year.
"That year, we learned how to build a Mac Book computer out of spare parts," Vernon said. "The simple fact is that the Woodlawn Campus tries to organize around its students' needs. If they don't have something, they will try to build it. For example, last year, my friend Tevon asked about starting an engineering class. Our campus director Ms. Moore taught it herself and the whole class went to Detroit for an Engineering Expo."
Last year, Vernon helped his teachers develop an in-depth computer science class for younger students. In it, students learned about mainframes and software development.
For someone who has built his own software at home, video games have a special place in Vernon's heart. "Most non-gamers see video games as a distraction, something to do when you're bored, but if you pay attention to the storylines they actually bring serious issues like politics and religion to the forefront."
Politics and religion are topics that Vernon explored deeply as a member of the Woodlawn Campus Debate Team who completed their first year in the Varsity League towards the top of the pack debating political topics (outperforming all other schools, including selective enrollments, at one point in the season). Vernon and his friends began a "safe haven" group called Social Distortions in which they discussed issues of religion, sexuality, politics and music. Vernon also took philosophy classes at the University of Chicago through Splash. Other extracurricular activities included chess and theater.
Currently, Vernon is leveraging the analytical reasoning skills he developed at Woodlawn Campus as he works towards double majors in philosophy and computer science at Oberlin.
While Vernon is thriving in the present and looking forward to the future, he still reflects fondly on his four years at the UChicago Charter School. "I am grateful for my experience at the Woodlawn Campus. It really is a college-prep school, a safe haven with a tight community that does what its says. Everyone in the building wants to make sure you are really prepared, no matter where you go in college and in life."
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Fulham take on Chelsea on Saturday 21st September, 2013, with kickoff at 17:30. This match is currently being shown LIVE on Sky Sports 1.
This may not be the London derby fans all over the world look forward to, but Fulham and Chelsea have their own little history and the Blues welcome the Cottagers today on a fairly poor run of form. At this point in time Jose Mourinho is taking the blame for the problems with the performance of the team, but it will be interesting to see if that lasts should the slump continue.
For Fulham this is a tricky game, and they have a slightly unbalanced squad but the away fans will be hoping for some magic from their Bulgarian talisman, and a famous victory.
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JOHANNESBURG - The country's best-dressed man is an entrepreneur.
Menzi Mcunu says he is inspired by the "disruptive" way of thinking championed by American former drug trafficker Frank Lucas and assassinated human rights activist Malcolm X.
Mcunu, who is originally from Johannesburg but is currently based in Cape Town, was last month announced as the GQ Best Dressed Man of the Year and the 2017 Jameson Select Reserve Man of Character. The 21-year old is the founder of African lifestyle brand Afrocentric Gentlemvn, which makes bespoke suits for men and is focused on luxury content creation, and sartorial and entertainment consulting.
The self-proclaimed dandy, who matriculated from Johannesburg's prestigious St John's College in 2014, said he started the promising company in 2013. Mcunu, whose made-to-measure suits retail from R6500 up to R20 000, says he was inspired by dandyism and that he wanted people to take him seriously when looking at him.
"I took a trip to India with my family in 2013," he explains, " and when I was there I learned about custom-made suits, so I thought I could make my own suits. In South Africa, I realised there was a gap as there were no custom-made suits."
Afrocentric Gentlemvn, he says, is for a forward-thinking gentleman who is a global citizen but still very much a man of Africa.
"In 2014, I sold suits to some of my matric colleagues. I was obviously very young to entrepreneurship, but I went ahead and learnt more about production lines and profit margins. Through that process it got better and better," says Mcunu.
When asked about the alphabet "v" in Gentlemvn, Mcunu, who is a student at Vega School of Brand Leadership in Cape Town, says: "It's a branding move to look unique because I wanted my company to stand out." Mcunu says he feels incredible to be the GQ Best Dressed Man of the Year and the 2017 Jameson Select Reserve Man of Character.
"I have my own tailors in my Johannesburg office. Our suits retail from R6500 all the way to R20 000, depending - obviously - on what you choose, in terms of fabric and other details.
I want to expand and reach all my clients in smaller cities around the country. When I have achieved that then I'm going to focus on expanding my operations to Tanzania and the East African bloc because I have some networks there,"he says.
Mcunu speaks passionately about the Afro-dandy movement, which he proclaims he is part of, saying: "We seek to relate our stories through the movement. It's basically an attempt to try and redefine the different types of masculinity. Dandyism is the pursuit of elegance in all forms of living and the phenomenon is growing rapidly in South Africa."
He is now setting his sights on establishing a foundation that would provide mentorship to up and coming entrepreneurs and young men, and talks centred around redefining black masculinity.
Mcunu stresses that when he says he's inspired by legendary American gangster, Lucas, he is not talking from a moral point of view.
Lucas, 87, operated in New York City's neighbourhood of Harlem during the 1960s and 1970s and was notoriously known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin from his source in the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia.
The 2007 biographical crime film American Gangster is fictionally based on Lucas's criminal career.
"I'm certainly inspired by his disruptive and innovative way of thinking, if one looks from the business aspect and not from a moral question," says Mcunu.
He admits that he has very strong political views. "I'm very pro-Black. I like Franz Fanon and Malcolm X because they redefined how blacks are viewed. I subscribe to a lot of their views, such as the decolonisation of the mind to change the material conditions of black people."


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