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|Territorial Reviews: Brazil (2013, forthcoming)
Territorial Reviews: Ukraine (2013, forthcoming)
Territorial Reviews: Switzerland (2011)
Regions in Switzerland are performing well in many respects. They have high levels of GDP per capita and low unemployment rates, and some regions show impressive growth rates. In addition, Swiss regions have not been confronted with the challenges faced by many similar regions in the OECD, such as limited access to services and population decline due to ageing or emigration. Regional labour productivity growth still requires further policy attention.
In order to improve regional economic performance, Switzerland introduced the New Regional Policy (NRP) in 2008, following the 2002 OECD Territorial Review of Switzerland. The NRP reflects a clear shift of focus from infrastructure and financial assistance towards economic support for the creation of value added to the regional economy. The current review provides recommendations on how the impact of the NRP can be increased through extended territorial coverage, inter-cantonal co-operation, and co-ordination of sectoral policies. This review also takes a close look at regional innovation policies, arguing that a division of roles should be achieved, with the federal level funding research and technology transfer on a country-wide basis, and cantons providing innovation support according to functional areas.
Territorial Reviews: Sweden (2010)
This review of regional policy in Sweden finds that Sweden has recently renewed focus on promoting development opportunities in all regions and has introduced a gradual regionalisation process with a strong bottom-up approach. Yet challenges remain, particularly concerning knowledge diffusion and urban-rural linkages. Further efforts to achieve critical mass and improve co‑ordination can help better address local needs. This Review explores the potential for enhanced innovation and entrepreneurship in both urban and rural areas and provides recommendations to strengthen Sweden's regional development strategies through improved governance mechanisms, both regionally and across levels of government.
Territorial Reviews: Chile (2009)
Chile has achieved strong economic growth during the last 20 years. Nevertheless, its economy depends on a few resource-based sectors located in a small number of regions. The performance of Chilean regions varies significantly and regional disparities in GDP per capita are very high compared to those in OECD countries. Chilean regions have thus far so not fully utilised their assets and reached their potential for growth. This report recommends moving towards a territorial approach to development in Chile in order to better adapt public management to the different opportunities and needs of the diverse territories of the country. Chilean regions would particularly benefit from context-specific policies to boost productivity, such as those targeting innovation and entrepreneurship, and to improve education and training.
Territorial Reviews: Poland (2008)
Although Poland has managed to maintain high growth levels since the mid-1990s, with the second-best performance in the OECD in 2006-07, territorial disparities are persistent and rising, especially between large urban areas and rural ones. Like many OECD countries, Poland must seek to achieve an appropriate balance between support for poles of growth and the development of lagging regions, particularly its eastern peripheral regions, which are among the poorest in the European Union. This report explores the various challenges and opportunities for Polish regional development policy, and provides recommendations to best design and implement the policy mix, looking in particular at governance challenges.
Territorial Reviews: Portugal (2008)
In order to curb rising unemployment and to upgrade low value-added activities, the competitive edge lost in low-cost labour must be earned back through education and innovation. Regional policy stands as a key tool to achieve this shift in a relatively small yet diverse country with moderate economic growth and limited public spending capacity. This report analyses how a paradigm shift in regional policy, building on the knowledge of both public and private stakeholders in specific regions (ranging from dynamic urban areas on the coast to lagging inland areas), could help Portugal fully exploit its potential for sustainable development.
Territorial Reviews: Norway (2008)
Few other countries feature the combination of very low population densities and difficult topography that hinders communication, in addition to a variety of contrasting climates. But the "Nordic welfare model" strives, with a good degree of success, to offer equal living conditions to all citizens by providing proper access to quality public services across the country. This comes, however, at great cost. This publication asks whether such a model can be sustainable in the long run, when population ageing and the reduction of petroleum reserves will reduce the leeway that the rapidly growing economy offers. It examines whether competitiveness and innovation could be further developed, given the high share of resource-based and traditional activities and whether urban policy could be better integrated into regional policy so as to better harness the energy of regional growth engines in different areas of the country, including the northern most parts. Lastly, it looks at whether impending regional reform could facilitate the necessary adaptations by transferring more power to regional councils.
Territorial Reviews: Luxembourg (2007)
In the short span of just a few decades, Luxembourg has moved from a steel-based economy to one more broadly based on financial services. But being nestled between three other countries, each with their own infrastructure and development issues presents challenges. This review examines the economic trends and disparities within the region, including under-exploited assets. It makes recommendations regarding planning, the urban-rural balance, housing and land policy, transport, and R&D and education.
Territorial Reviews: France (2006)
This detailed policy review examines recent developments in regional policy in France and in particular, challenges regarding competiveness policies and multilevel governance. It includes interesting statistics related to regions and makes a series of recommendations for French authorities.
Territorial Reviews: The Mesoamerican Region: Southeastern Mexico and Central America (2006)
Mesoamerica is a region characterised by high poverty levels, large urban-rural disparities, and a large informal economy, but also having a strategic location, rich natural and cultural resources, and light manufacturing. This pioneering study of the OECD examines how Mesoamerica could better exploit its economic potential. It shows how the region could improve its competitiveness and social cohesion and strengthen governance through a comprehensive development agenda.
Territorial Reviews: Japan (2005)
Low growth, population ageing and depopulation, and new trade relationships with the East Asia region have made it increasingly necessary for Japan to reform its economic and institutional systems. A key element of this reform concerns Japan's policies for regional development.
This report reviews progress with different aspects of this reform, such as reform of territorial planning, regional economic policy, urban policy, rural development and administrative and fiscal decentralisation. It highlights the challenge facing the Japanese government as it combines new approaches to policy-making at the central level with mechanisms that assign a greater voice to regional and local actors.
Territorial Reviews: Finland (2005)
This book reviews Finland's success in achieving balanced development over the past decade and assesses the challenges that it faces in maintaining this success. Given intense competition in both ICT and more traditional product markets, as well as rapid ageing of the population, it looks at how Finland might maintain and enhance the competitiveness of the regions that are the nation's economic drivers and how the country can promote innovation and entrepreneurship in intermediate cities particularly vulnerable to low cost competition. It also examines how Finland might facilitate growth in those regions that have potential for development, but so far have been less successful in exploiting their comparative advantages.
Territorial Reviews: Czech Republic (2004)
One of the major challenges facing the Czech Republic is to preserve the role of the Capital city Region of Prague and its surroundings as growth engines for the national economy, while ensuring adequate development in other regions. This report examines the performance and potential of the various Czech regions, examines strategies and policies for fostering better regional peformance, and looks at the institutions involved and makes recommendations for their improvement.
Territorial Reviews: Mexico (2003)
This review of Mexico evaluates emerging territorial development strategies as well as relevant changes in governance, such as new horizontal and vertical co-ordination mechanisms, being introduced in conjunction with improved federal arrangements. The review focuses on three policy objectives that are considered as having greatest priority in confronting and redressing Mexico's stark regional disparities: alleviating poverty, fostering competitiveness and enhancing connectivity. The review is for academia, policy makers and economists, NGOs and independent think tanks
Territorial Reviews: Canada (2002)
OECD's Territorial Review of Canada. It finds that Canada is composed of three macroregions: a southern ribbon with all the important metropolitan areas, a zone of rural and non-metropolitan adjacent regions and a sub-continent of remote northern territories. Disparities between these macroregions persist and may even be growing. Opportunities for growth are lost because of these imbalances and also because specific regional advantages are not fully tapped. In many regions, weak local governance is hindering the emergence of local grass-roots projects, diffusion of R&D results to SMEs is slow and dialogue between higher education institutions and firms is poor. This report underlines the need for federal agencies and sectoral departments to continuously assess the consistency of their policies with regard to the three macroregions in order to enhance territorial cohesion and better tailor programmes to local conditions. More federal involvement in metropolitan issues notably through negotiated planning could help to institutionalise and strengthen urban policies. This report also emphasises the significant overhauling of rural policies that took place recently. It underlines that in certain areas such as amenities a strategic approach is still to be defined. Resolving governance issues is a priority in the north.
Territorial Reviews: Switzerland (2002)
The review points to the need to redesign regional policy. The ongoing reform of fiscal federalism, supposed to foster subnational autonomy and to reduce disparities more effectively, is an important step towards balanced regional development. The review emphasises the need to extend regional policy to the entire country, and to link it more strongly to spatial planning, in order to ensure that all regions benefit from the advantages of liberalisation and globalisation.
Territorial Reviews: Hungary (2001)
OECD's territorial review of Hungary. It finds that ater a period of decline Hungary has returned on a satisfactory growth track. However, benefit and cost have not been evenly distributed during the transition. This report points to the persisting disparities between the West and the East, the capital and the periphery and urban and rural areas. It analyses numerous spatial, economic and social issues including transportation priorities, clustering of regional capacities, cross-border co-operation, the links between foreign investment and endogenous activities and social policies decentralisation. The review emphasizes the need to better articulate the territorial policy framework with those of the EU and proposes recommendations in order to streamline the institutional system and reinforce the subnational levels.
Territorial Reviews: Korea (2001)
Deep societal changes against the backdrop of rapid economic growth have characterised Korea in the Post-War period. Most notably, the tripling of its population has induced significant territorial transformations. Despite the effort to promote balanced regional growth, Korea is still characterised by substantial geographical polarisation. An economically dominant Capital region lodges more than 45 per cent of the country's population, producing nearly half of its GDP. Over the past decade, policy makers have developed a comprehensive spatial perspective, they have put in place policies tackling the use of land, infrastructure and problems in lagging regions, and they have significantly restructured territorial governance. However, further action may help fully exploit the on-going efforts. Cross-sectoral co-ordination is weak and better correspondence between the overall spatial vision and financial support to individual public projects seems appropriate. Territorial governance remains centrally oriented with the result that limited local autonomy may hinder regional innovation directed to sustainable economic growth. The focus on large firms may fail in exploiting the considerable contribution of SMEs to regional development. The Territorial Review on Korea is integrated in a wider programme of National and Regional Territorial Reviews undertaken by the OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee. The overall aim of the Territorial Reviews is to provide practical policy advice to governments.
Territorial Reviews: Italy (2001)
Italy's economic development has been characterised by marked regional disparities, most notably between the Centre-North and the South. Today, Italy demonstrates one of the widest geographical dualisms among OECD Member countries. In the Southern regions, the unemployment rate is still four times higher than in the Centre-North despite recent signs of dynamism. The infrastructure endowment of the South remains far below the national average and organised crime still constitutes a heavy deterrent both for investment and endogenous development.
The country has recently started relevant and promising transformations of its territorial governance aimed at creating those framework conditions that could favour local economic development in depressed areas. New instruments have been developed for the Mezzogiorno (Southern Italy) which involve all actors and all tiers of government, in the strategic phases of design, implementation and evaluation of territorial policies. The review describes these policy innovations and discusses the major challenges that the country must tackle in order to reach a more balanced territorial development and lay the foundations of a new convergence process.
|Intermediate regions
Territorial Reviews: Krasnoyarsk, Russia (forthcoming)
Territorial Reviews: Småland-Blekinge, Sweden
The OECD territorial review of Småland-Blekinge presents an overview of recent trends, regional policies and governance arrangements of this region that is made up of four counties in South-East Sweden: Jönköping, Kronoberg, Kalmar and Blekinge. The challenges include the need to facilitate a shift from the region's historic specialisation in medium-low and low technology manufacturing towards more knowledge-intensive activities. This will require addressing the supply of human capital, improving connectivity and enhancing the attractiveness of the region. A regionalisation reform is now under discussion in Sweden with potential implications for Småland-Blekinge. Whatever the future administrative structure of Småland-Blekinge, the effectiveness of regional development policies and public service delivery will be directly related to strengthened interaction and co-ordination arrangements among the numerous actors and administrative units involved.
Territorial Reviews: Chihuaha, Mexico (2012)
Located at the border with the US, Chihuahua has benefited from FDI and NAFTA. Chihuahua has been one of the richest regions in Mexico and one of the most dynamic in the OECD. However, the region's FDI-trade link with the USA has also led to some vulnerability to external shocks. The two crises affecting the USA in the past decade affected Chihuahua more than any other state. Despite recent progress in the quality of education, other structural challenges such as lower productivity growth, high inactivity rates and dwindling employment rates have been factors in Chihuahua's sluggish growth. Chihuahua not only displays large intra-regional and gender inequalities, but also the largest inter-ethnic inequality levels in the country. Chihuahua can gain from a territorial approach to policymaking that integrates sectoral policies, fostering value-added in rural activities, better linking SME-development and FDI-attraction policies, as well as between innovation capacities and applications. The region could also strengthen their recent inclusive governance arrangement with civil society and the private sector. Growth and development can only be possible if the current challenges in insecurity, water shortage and public finance are addressed.
Territorial Reviews: Yucatan, Mexico (2007)
The Mexican state of Yucatán, with its strategically important location near the United States, Central America and the Caribbean, is one of the most dynamic regions in the OECD. Yucatán is also a land of contrasts. It is a lagging but growing region, offering a high quality of life and vast natural resources, yet suffering from problems of sustainability. Its tourism attractions are located in rural areas that do not benefit from them. It has both state and Peninsula medical services, but its health services coverage is uneven. Yucatan is a centre for higher education in the Peninsula, yet its graduates do not find jobs. It has a number of marginalised communities in fragmented administrative bodies, and although the Peninsular states share a common cultural heritage and attractiveness, their institutions do not co-operate.
Clearly, Yucatán is not taking full advantage of its many resources, and in fact, challenges in the region threaten to undermine local assets. Among these is the need to upgrade activities to higher value-added innovation and design processes, and to foster primary activities to reach international markets. While the state government has proposed programmes to spur formalisation of the informal economy, measures such as better regulation, cutting red tape and providing employment opportunities and access to formal credit could have a greater impact. The lack of a shared, coherent long-term vision is a fundamental challenge to improving regional competitiveness and social cohesion in Yucatán. The OECD's recommendations can only be part of a larger strategy to develop a collective vision of the state's future
Territorial Reviews, Champagne-Ardenne, France (2002)
The Champagne-Ardenne region in the north-east of France enjoys comparative advantages in a number of sectors, including mechanics, metalworking, packaging and agriculture, and of course champagne. Although it still ranks fifth among French regions in terms of GDP/capita, Champagne-Ardenne lost ground during the recession of the early 1990s. A recovery is now under way, but uncertainties about the future remain.
This report analyses the strategy conducted by the Regional Council to strengthen the catching-up process and diversify the regional economy. It insists on the need to focus on two prime engines of growth: entrepreneurship and foreign direct investment. Moreover, increasing the competitiveness of the region calls for special efforts to help Champagne-Ardenne move towards more knowledge-based economic activities, to stimulate research and to encourage SMEs to network and innovate. While a better balance between agricultural policies and rural policies needs to be found, the region also has an important role to play in fighting urban decay - Champagne-Ardenne is one of the regions in France with the largest proportions of total population living in sensitive urban zones. The report also suggests that the potential for urban development could be enhanced by encouraging co-operation among cities and fostering the establishment of urban networks.
OECD Territorial Reviews, Comarcas Centrales Valencianas, Spain (2001)
The future of the region in an era of globalisation is uncertain. At a time when producer services are becoming critical to the success of goods producing industries, will the small settlements that characterise the Valencian Central Districts be able to maintain their competitive position? And should they find new forms of partnership in order to increase their capacity to make investments? The aim of this Territorial Review is to provide practical policy advice on how the area can respond to new challenges by enhancing potential opportunities.
Territorial Reviews, Bergamo, Italy (2001)
The province of Bergamo, located in Lombardy, is one of the most successful regions in Italy. The economy is highly competitive, diversified and export-oriented, productivity is above the national average, and unemployment is almost non-existent. The diversity of the region and its abundant cultural and environmental assets are likely to turn the province into an outstanding tourist destination.
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Territorial Reviews: Toronto, Canada (2009)
OECD's Territorial Review of Toronto, Canada. It finds that the Toronto region is one of the chief economic powerhouses of Canada, generating almost one-fifth of national GDP and 45% of Ontario's GDP. The region is home to 40% of Canada's business headquarters and is a main manufacturing hub, with major automotive, biomedical and electronics companies. Toronto is also one of the most diverse metropolitan regions in the world: half of its population is foreign born and it hosted 40% of all immigrants to Canada during 2001-2006.
Nevertheless, the region's current economic development model is under pressure and its economic performance has been mixed in recent years. From 1995 to 2005, GDP per capita and GDP growth rates were below the Canadian average while its annual economic and labour productivity growth were lower than the average for OECD metropolitan regions. During this period, population growth boosted demand in the construction, sales and retail, professional and financial services sectors. However, the recent decline in the area's manufacturing jobs has illustrated the structural difficulties of some traditionally strong areas, such as the automotive and electronics industries.
This Review proposes a new sustainable competitiveness agenda to enhance productivity, focusing on innovation, cultural diversity and infrastructure, as well as on green policies. To implement such an agenda, the Review proposes improving the current governance framework by intensifying strategic planning at the level of the Toronto region.
Territorial Reviews, Busan, Korea (2005)
This Territorial Review of Busan, Korea examines the regions trends and capacities, assesses its regional competitiveness, and makes recommendations for policy improvements.
Territorial Reviews, Mexico City (2004)
The OECD Territorial Review of Mexico City highlights the region's great potential for further growth, which is linked to the concentration of headquarters, educational establishments and research facilities, as well as high levels of FDI and rich cultural resources. However, it also reveals that this growth is constrained by low levels of human capital, inadequate infrastructure and widespread, acute poverty. The current governance framework, characterised by modest co-operation, also remains a sticking point for the region's development.
Territorial Reviews, Montreal, Canada (2004)
Metropolitan areas in many OECD countries are fragmented into various territorial units, which do not correspond to the larger geography of economic and social problems. While the ensuing mismatch is not a new phenomenon, increasingly, fragmentation appears as one of the root causes of metropolitan dysfunctions, such as internal fiscal disparities, urban sprawl, and spatial polarisation, which in turn constitute an obstacle for competitiveness. This review examines the case of the metropolitan region of Montreal which has undergone one of the most radical institutional reforms in OECD countries. On the one hand, the amalgamations of municipalities led to the creation of the two new cities of Montreal and Longueuil. On the other hand, a new metropolitan body was set up to cover the whole functional and economic area — the Montreal Metropolitan Community (CMM). These institutional reforms provide a valuable opportunity to meet the challenges of Montreal's competitiveness. The new governance framework needs however to be consolidated, especially with regards to clarification of competencies and fiscal responsibilities and resources. Streamlining institutional structures and fiscal resources will not be enough. Implementing and not simply elaborating a comprehensive economic strategy for the whole metropolitan region will be the main challenge for Montreal in the following years.
Territorial Reviews, Öresund, Denmark/Sweden (2003)
Competitiveness is increasingly cited as the key objective of regional economic policy. In the same way that company executives strive to improve their market share and national governments are introducing competitiveness strategies, policy makers in urban areas are looking for ways to increase or maintain the competitive edge of their cities. This is a daunting task in any situation, but particularly so when, as in this case, the functional economic area concerned stretches across national boundaries.
The constituent regions of Öresund, comprising the island of Zealand in Denmark, home of Copenhagen, and Sweden's Skåne region which hosts the country's third biggest city, Malmö are both wealthy areas. It is a "learning region" and has a strong presence in some high technology sectors. As such, the key to future growth is not simply the creation of a fixed link between the two parts of the region or improved flexibility in an expanded labour market. The region must look outward and compete with other metropolitan areas to retain and augment the assets that give it, at present, a strong competitive position in the "new economy".
Territorial Reviews, Helsinki, Finland (2003)
The Greater Helsinki Region emerged from the 1990s as an internationally competitive economy. This review examines the factors contributing to this success and the new development challenges it has created. One critical policy question is the Finnish dependence on the telecom/mobile industry. The current strategic positioning of the Finnish ICT cluster builds on a high-return/high-risk scenario. Long-term regional competitiveness requires a more focused strategy of diversification, i.e. developing ICT activities beyond the current cluster scope. Social inclusion is another crucial issue. Persistent unemployment among the less educated population and growing income disparities are calling for the restructuring of past policies. The Greater Helsinki Region needs to find ways to promote new opportunities of social cohesion. Rapid population growth has resulted from greater economic competitiveness requiring renewed commitment to managed growth and compact development. All of these challenges create needs for greater metropolitan co-ordination that are examined in turn.
The Territorial Review of Helsinki is integrated into a wider programme of national reviews and thematic regional reviews undertaken by the OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee. The overall aim of the thematic regional review series is to provide practical policy advice to governments focusing on three themes: multi-level governance, sustainable development at local and regional levels and regional networks for competitiveness.
Territorial Reviews, Metropolitan Melbourne, Australia (2003)
OECD's comprehensive territorial review of Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, most important container port, and leading cultural and educational centre. It finds that Melbourne is poised for a major phase in its growth, but that it faces a number of challenges.
OECD Territorial Reviews, Vienna-Bratislava, Austria/Slovak Republic (2003)
The Vienna-Bratislava region on the Austrian-Slovak border rapidly increased its competitiveness after 1989, following a 40 year separation by the Iron Curtain. As a result of the removal of many national and international barriers, trade flows and foreign direct investment have flourished, and regional growth, above national averages, has reduced internal disparities. However, new obstacles to further integration have emerged. Institutional reforms and stronger cross-border collaboration will enable the region to improve transport infrastructure, tackle restrictions on labour mobility, and better link the learning and productive systems on both sides of the border.
|Rural Regions
Territorial Reviews, Siena, Italy (2002)
OECD's territorial review of the Italian province of Siena. It finds that Siena, a predominantly rural province in central Italy, has enjoyed steady economic growth throughout the post-war period. This success has its roots in a diverse economy based on manufacturing, services, high-value-added agriculture and a dynamic tourism sector. Nonetheless, it is these last two sectors that give Siena its main competitive advantage: an outstanding concentration of high-quality environmental and cultural resources which are unique to the region.
The promotion of different sustainable development initiatives has been motivated by the need to ensure the valorisation and conservation of this major asset. This is most apparent in the effort to ensure that the region's development is not spoilt by the impact of mass tourism and an uncoordinated offer. The agrarian landscape also faces an uncertain future as the bulk of the cultivated land area remains dependent on EU subsidies, notwithstanding the market success of many agricultural producers. To respond to the challenges of sustainable development, Siena needs to fully integrate its development objectives with the most effective means to bring them about, in a co-ordinated and long-term planning exercise.
Territorial Reviews, Tzoumerka, Greece (2002)
The Tzoumerka is a mountainous area in Northwestern Greece that presents considerable development challenges with respect to economic growth, social cohesion and governance. The area is highly dependent on traditional agricultural activities that are only made viable by considerable Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support. Unfortunately, this support will almost inevitably decline. As incentives to modernise agricultural activities and promote other business activity have been ineffective, local development policy will need to go farther. It must direct the local population away from old survival habits to investing in capabilities required of new economic projects. The policy instruments that are likely to be most effective in creating a new mindset will consist in identifying and incubating a small number of successful initiatives with strong demonstration effects. Strategies identified include processing raw agricultural products into premium foodstuffs, to appeal to contemporary demand trends, and harnessing the valuable tourism resources of the area in order to attract visitors who increasingly seek out authenticity in their tourism experiences.
Territorial Reviews, Teruel, Spain (2001)
The region is a typical, albeit extreme, example of a low density remote area with an economic base facing serious challenges and little more than its own assets to rely on for its economic development. This book focuses mainly on how the area's substantial natural and cultural resources can make a more important contribution in a forward-looking and integrated development strategy.
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We all know it's a challenging time for the trucking industry, whether you operate 10 or 1,000 trucks, whether you are a for-hire or private carrier. That reality got serious acknowledgement at the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) annual conference in Cincinnati, OH, this week.
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*** Countermeasures & Decoys
Your countermeasure powerup will protect your ship from attack for a short period, if you have an Electronics Technician personnel you will be able to reuse your countermeasures after re-charging.
Decoy crates can be dropped to trap your opponent, these will explode on contact with any ship (including your own!).


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TRUE.theCryptofishist wrote:It's true that the only way to sleep in a tutu is to be very drunk. otherwise, too uncomfortable.
A thousand times, yes. Even a slightly bigger camp can be intimidating. I thought Revofuckinglution was a great looking bar camp, but I actively got nervous as I approached, and turned right back around. Now--that was my own damned issue, but good light & welcoming faces (or words) can make every difference. Signs, too. (They had a great sign; it's what drew me forward in the first place).BBadger wrote:That doesn't mean, however, that these same people don't want to engage and interact; they're often just shy or intimidated by it all. Many people on the streets need an opening in which to participate or interact. Approaching a small camp bar can be a big step, like being the only customer in a new restaurant where everyone is watching you eat. That interaction can be daunting; so you have to make the first step and draw them in. Make them feel welcome, don't just expect that a sign and you staring down people will draw a crowd.


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Belarus isn't exactly known for its thriving motorcycle scene, let alone for its custom bike eye-candy, but Yuri Shif Custom is about to change all that. The small custom shop is creating quite a stir with its latest custom streetfighter the DUster. The DUster takes your normal mild mannered Ducati water-cooled motor, and dips it in an all white finish. Wrapping a completely custom chassis around the powerplant, Shif and his crew have made a very unique and eye-catching design.
The bike uses gold and italian themes for accents, with our favorite bit being the headlight casing, which has a gold band around it that looks almost like the focus ring on a camera lens. Other interesting pieces are the fuel tank filling cap, and perimeter brakes up front.


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BME 695L Lecture 14: Designing and Testing Integrated Nanomedical Systems
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14.1 Introduction to integrated designs
14.1.1 "Total design" but there is some order in the design process
14.1.2 A brief outline of the total design process
14.2 Choose autonomous or non-autonomous design
14.2.1 If autonomous, will there be error-checking to correct mistargeting?
14.2.2 If autonomous, does the NMS perform all of the multi-step process sufficiently to accomplish the objective?
14.2.3 If non-autonomous, what form of external modulation of the in-vivo nanomedical system will be used?
14.2.4 If non-autonomous, are the external interactions able to adequately control the actions of the NMS?
14.2.5 Evaluate reaction of NMS to external intervention
14.2.6 Compare actions of NMS with and without external intervention.
14.2.7 How do the actions of the NMS scale (linear? nonlinear? resonance? ) with the size or extent of the external intervention?
14.3 Choose core material, size and shape
14.3.1 How will the core be used for diagnosis? Therapeutics?
14.3.2 Does this dictate the core material? Size?
14.3.3 Does shape alter circulation time or target cell penetration?
14.3.4 Evaluate size and shape of nanosized core by transmission (TEM) or scanning electron microscopy (SEM), or by atomic force microscopy (AFM)
14.3.5 Evaluate size of complete NMS (other parts may not be electron dense) by dynamic light scattering (DLS)
14.3.6 Evaluate materials present at each layer of construction by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
14.4 Design NMS targeting and evaluate its effectiveness
14.4.1 Choose cell surface biomarker on diseased cell. Is it unique or just elevated in expression (e.g. folate receptors)
14.4.2 Choose targeting molecule type (antibody, peptide, aptamer…)
14.4.3 Use flow or image cytometry to evaluate correctness of targeting to diseased cell using that biomarker system
14.4.4 How much mis-targeting is anticipated? What are the consequences of mistargeting?
14.4.5 Determine degree of mistargeting and consider the costs of misclassification (e.g. how many normal cells are mis-targeted for each diseased cell successfully targeted)
14.4.6 Based on the costs of misclassification, reconsider additional or alternative diseased cell biomarkers?
14.4.7 Evaluate intracellular targeting by TEM if NMS is not fluorescent)
14.4.8 Evaluate intracellular targeting by 3D confocal fluorescence microscopy (if NMS is fluorescent)
14.4.9 Evaluate intracellular targeting by 2D fluorescence microscopy if confocal microcopy is unavailable
14.5 Choose zeta potential
14.5.1 Determine required zeta potential for outer/inner layers
14.5.2 Determine pH of encountered microenvironments
14.5.3 Determine ionic strength of encountered microenvironments
14.5.4 Evaluate suitability of zeta potential
14.5.5 If signs of agglomeration, modify zeta potential of NMS.
14.5.6 Are the NMS sticking to any surfaces or cell types?
14.5.7 Are the NMS being rapidly filtered by the kidneys in-vivo?
14.6 Choose stealth molecule
14.6.1 Determine required time of circulation
14.6.2 Circulation time will determine dose needed
14.6.3 Evaluate effectiveness of stealth molecule
184.108.40.206 Do the NMS show signs of protein deposition in-vitro or in-vivo?
188.8.131.52 Are the circulation times of the NMS adequate to sufficiently target the diseased cells in-vivo?
14.7 Choose type and intracellular target of therapy
14.7.1 Eliminate or fix the diseased cells?
14.7.2 If choice is elimination, choose appropriate therapeutic molecule that will accomplish this action
14.7.3 If choice is to fix the diseased cells, what therapeutic molecule can accomplish this action and how will it be controlled?
14.7.4 Choose molecular measure of effectiveness of therapy (induced apoptosis, restoration of normal phenotype, …)
14.7.5 Use single cell analysis by flow cytometry to measure that molecular measure, if cells are in suspension.
14.7.6 Use scanning image cytometry to measure that molecular measure, if cells are attached
14.8 A few final words on design of integrated nanomedical systems
14.8.1 We are still in the early days of designing nanomedical systems. Some of the necessary feedback we need for better designs awaits early clinical trials on human patients and volunteers
14.8.2 We do not understand some of the processes well enough to fully control their design. Still it is important to know what is important even if can not yet control it!
- Haglund, E., Seale-Goldsmith, M-M., Leary, J. F. "Design of Multifunctional Nanomedical Systems" Annals of Biomedical Engineering Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 37, No. 10, pp. 2048–2063 (2009).(Full text available at nih.gov)
- Seale, M-M, Leary, J.F. "Nanobiosystems" WIREs Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology 1: 553–567 (2009).
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Most of these titles should need no introduction for the games-knowledgeable among you. Awesomenauts is a 2D MOBA from Ronimo Games that feels like it was cut from the DNA of a never-aired Saturday morning cartoon. Capsized is a beautiful 2D platformer that boasts beautiful art and satisfying action. Dear Esther is less a game than it is a reflectively creepy first-person hypertext narrative. Little Inferno, from Tomorrow Corporation, is built around… well… burning toys in a fireplace. Finally there's Thomas Was Alone, a minimalist platformer that started as a Flash game and came to PlayStation platforms in April 2013.
All five of these titles are followed by hefty amounts of critical acclaim, as are the two bonuses. Hotline Miami, from Dennaton Games, is a top-down action-puzzle game in which players dish out carefully controlled brutal violence. Proteus falls more into the Dear Esther realm, offering up a 16-bit 3D world that players explore from a first-person perspective. It defies the goal-based structure that typically defines your average game (hence the Esther link), but you likely won't care once you start exploring its always-random world.
As is always the case with these releases, simply head over to the Humble Bundle website to put down some cash. The average cost is $5.68 as of this writing. That's a steal for any one of these games. For all seven though? Why are you still reading this? Go get it!


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A Colorado family bought a refurbished Nintendo 3DS from GameStop as a Christmas gift for their 5-year-old son, but it all went terribly wrong, Meagan Fitzgerald at 9 News reported.
The child found some unfamiliar pictures on it and asked his older brother to delete them.
"He said that he didn't take these pictures so I went over to these pictures and I see two people in a bed. I told my dad and I said dad this has porn on it and he got up and went right to the phone," the older brother told 9 News.
There were nine pornographic images that the boys saw in the 3DS' library, the family said. Now, the family is mad about it, claiming that the younger child is "traumatized."
How did GameStop allow a porn-filled 3DS to be sold? Here's the explanation it gave to 9 News:
"GameStop is currently researching this situation. We have a rigorous quality control process in place to ensure that existing content is removed from all devices before they are re-sold. Out of millions of transactions each year, ones like this happen very rarely. Our number one priority is to make this right for our customer."
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Royals outlast Rays behind five-run sixth
Kansas City, MO – Lorenzo Cain knocked in a pair of runs and provided the go-ahead RBI single in a five-run sixth inning, as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 9-8 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium.
Jeff Francoeur capped the big inning with a two-run single and Alex Gordon, Billy Butler and Mike Moustakas each plated a run in Kansas City's second straight win in this three-game set.
Elliot Johnson added a solo homer and Bruce Chen (2-0) picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief. Greg Holland notched his seventh save with a perfect ninth inning.
Tampa Bay couldn't hold onto an early five-run lead, receiving a shaky effort out of starter Jeremy Hellickson before Jake McGee (0-2) was tagged for all five runs during Kansas City's big sixth inning.
Luke Scott went 3-for-3 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored, Matt Joyce homered for the second straight day, James Loney drove in a pair and Evan Longoria fell a home run short of the cycle, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
"We pitched well in the first week or two, we didn't hit. Now we're hitting well and we can't seem to hold the lead," said Joyce.
Kansas City trailed 6-1 after Scott's homer to start the fourth, but Gordon contributed an RBI single in the bottom half and the Royals cut their deficit to two in the fifth before breaking through with a five-run sixth inning.
Butler doubled to begin the fifth and scored two batters later on Cain's triple. Moustakas' sac fly then brought the Royals within 6-4 and they would bat around in the sixth to take the lead.
"We just stayed within ourselves and kept pecking away," said Butler.
McGee replaced Hellickson on the hill to start the frame and quickly loaded the bases by giving up three singles. Kansas City received an RBI groundout from Butler and then tied the game on Eric Hosmer's hit past shortstop Yunel Escobar.
Cain then lifted a soft fly ball into left to put the Royals in front, 7-6, and McGee's walk to Moustakas loaded the bases and ended his night. Kyle Farnsworth took the mound and Francoeur ripped a base hit up the middle to plate a pair and give Kansas City a three-run cushion.
Tampa Bay didn't go quietly, pushing two runs across in the seventh on RBI singles from Loney and Scott off Royals reliever Tim Collins, but ultimately would fall short. Aaron Crow took the mound after Scott's hit and got Jose Lobaton to ground out with a runner on second to end the inning.
The Rays failed to get a runner on base the final two innings.
Joyce and Ben Zobrist hit back-to-back solo homers in the first and the Rays tacked on two more in the second, with Kelly Johnson contributing an RBI double and Desmond Jennings adding a sacrifice fly for a 4-0 lead.
In the third, Longoria's hit into left got past a diving Gordon and went for a triple. Loney followed and lined a single to center to make it 5-0 Rays, but the Royals countered in the bottom half of the frame on Elliot Johnson's leadoff homer.
Game Notes
Kansas City hasn't scored a run in the first inning over its last eight games ... Hellickson gave up four runs on nine hits over five innings of work ... Kansas City starter Luis Mendoza was tagged for six runs on seven hits over four innings ... Tampa Bay was 4-for-9 with runners in scoring position.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Unit 2.7
Using Imagination
This unit deals with creative ways to use students
imagination and scientific evidence to make a connection
between micro-level processes and observable events.
Video program cues: 45:35 57:40
Signals from within
are very distinct parts of the IR spectrum which tell you
[about molecular structure]. Its like a symphony or
a rock band: if theres no guitar, the band will sound
very different than when there are three guitars and a bass
These are all different frequencies
. In the IR its
the exact same thing; we cannot see it but the instruments
tell us: This is the frequency of the O-H, of the C-H, of
the C-O. If you see them all together, you dont know
its a methanol molecule, but you know that they all
are there."
Dr. Lou Allamandola
NASA Ames Research Laboratory, California
Georgios. T. (1997)' Atomic and Molecular Structure in Chemical
Education: A Critical Analysis from Various Perspectives
of Science Education, 'Journal of Chemical Education,
Vol. 74, pp: 922-925.
Featuring molecules class
Veatta Berry asks students to act out a molecule in solution.
Ponnadurai, R (2000)' Students as Solids, Liquids, and Gases,
'Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 77, pp: 485.
Nicoll , G., Francisco,J.S., Nakhleh, M. (2001)' An Investigation
of the Value of Using Concept Maps in General Chemistry,
'Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 78, No. 8, pp:
Russell, J. W. Kozma, R.B., Jones, T. Wykoff, J., Marx,
N., Davis, J..(1997)' Use of Simultaneous-Synchronized Macroscopic,
Microscopic, and Symbolic Representations To Enhance the
Teaching and Learning of Chemical Concepts, 'Journal
of Chemical Education, Vol. 74, No. 3, pp: 330.
Relating macroscopic and microscopic
Teachers' Forum
introducing chemistry and the idea of chemistry, I start
by saying that chemistry is the study of matter, and then
I do a series of three demonstrations, showing a precipitation
reaction, formation of gas and a color change. Then I say
that in all these instances, a chemical change has occurred.
And later on we talk about evidences for chemical change,
so this is right in there."
Irene Walsh
St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Maryland
biggest problem is that 90% of what they see isnt
really on the level of what theyre expected to know.
You see the color change, you see this happen, but they
have to understand it on the level of atoms and molecules,
whether its symbolic, whether its demonstration
or calculations; it is something that they are never going
to see. So we have got to, about almost everything we do,
cut out models or do something where they can physically
manipulate on the table."
Caryn Galatis
am kind of lucky. Im in Washington, D.C., and last
year was the day of the family march, and on the news of
cameras from up above. So I explained to them, that when
you see a crowd from up above, how it looks and how it behaves
was totally different from when youre down on the
ground seeing individual people. So that kind of separated
the micro, which is looking at an individual person, vs.
looking at the macro, which is looking from a helicopter."
Dr. Michael Clarke
Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Kebbekus, B.B. (2000)' A Chemical-Medical Mystery: Gold
Jewelry and Black Marks on Skin, 'Journal of Chemical
Education, Vol. 77, No.10, pp: 1298-1299.
Nicoll , G., Francisco,J.S., Nakhleh, M. (2001)' An Investigation
of the Value of Using Concept Maps in General Chemistry,
'Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 78, No. 8, pp:
Russell, J. W. Kozma, R.B., Jones, T. Wykoff, J., Marx,
N., Davis, J..(1997') Use of Simultaneous-Synchronized Macroscopic,
Microscopic, and Symbolic Representations To Enhance the
Teaching and Learning of Chemical Concepts, 'Journal
of Chemical Education, Vol. 74, No. 3, pp: 330.
Chemistry and mystery
the chemistry of our time and Abe Lincoln, early alchemists
were in search of all lifes mysteries: the philosophers
stone, the elixir of life, changing base metals into gold.
Much of this work was cloaked in mystery. Hence, my being
here. Does any one here have a base metal that I can borrow?
No takers, huh? I suppose we will just have to use this
penny. Back in those days, the alchemists had far fewer
elements to work with. However, from our airs to our winds,
through the waters of our oceans, through the salts of our
Earth, and through the fires of our suns, the Alchemists
sought transformation, and from that chemistry was born."
Alain Nu
Mystery Expert
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What are some good freestyle boards which can go upwind in chop typical of 3rd ave, and still have a lot of pop?
I haven't been able to find decent reviews online comparing all the top boards on the market, and it's difficult to borrow and test out different ones.. I know it's subjective, but what are the main things to look for in a board? Anyone tried a bunch of brands lately? I feel like a lot of the reviews have been done in perfect wind conditions, flat water..
Right now I have an old 132 underground FLX, which I like, but at 200lbs sometimes it's hard to get upwind. I do like how the board has minimal rocker and is stiff though.. so I'm thinking to get a similar board but at 140cm or so.. also something to help progression with old-school tricks and unhooked..


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Know what would be awesome? If it glowed in the dark.
Too bad the face of Schierke is awful...
Do we know if there's a head without the helmet?
I'm guessing there isn't because the rest of the figure is set up for the armor being active, like how its covering his arms and hands.
Doesn't look bad to me.
It comes with 3 heads but there all the different forms of his helmet.I like that the figma figures come with all these extra heads so u really can have it displayed anyway you like
Do we know what the forms are? I've seen berserker and sane, is the third like a transitional stage between the two?
I agree it's great other then Schierke's mouth. Is she smiling? Almost looks malicious...just a very odd expression considering Guts. She should have a worried expression
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SnowyTowing needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 81 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
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It needs to be clean, unique, modern and professional.
It needs to be catchy - We want our customers to remember the logo.
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We want our logo to be appealing so that insurance companies remember who we are and that we give off that real sense of "We are professionals and will look after your customer"
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Review: ICSB Genesis
Last year saw the release of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament. While it took around ten years to be completed, the finished product was quite fantastic. As I wrote last year: "Simply put, it is fantastic and a great tool for Catholics." In much the same way, the ICSB volume on Genesis contains a great deal of study notes, commentary, maps, and charts to delight the average Catholic Bible reader.
The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: Book of Genesis is available in both paperback and e-book formats. The edition I have is the standard paperback. Unlike most of the individual volumes which came out for the New Testament editions, Genesis is much larger at a size of 8.5" x 11". While the size is massive, certainly in comparison to the earlier editions, the benefit is that you now have ample space to write your own notes due to the very generous side margins. This should not only benefit the individual who is studying Genesis, but also a Bible study leader. My only concern about the size is in regards to a future all-encompassing one volume edition of the ICSB. Let's hope that they produce a completed ICSB that is smaller in size than this edition, as well as the ICSBNT. You can view a sample page here.
The information that accompanies the RSV-2CE text of Genesis is on par with what we have seen with previous editions of the ICSB. Commentary typically takes up about 1/3 of a page, with particular sections of Genesis like Genesis 1-3 and the story of Abraham, taking up anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4 of the page. As a matter of fact, the commentary on Genesis 1:1-3 takes up over 90% of the page alone. Included with the commentary is a 4 page introduction with book outline, 5 word studies, 4 maps, 2 charts, and 3 topical essays covering "The Abrahamic Covenant", "The Sacrifice of Isaac", and "Blessing and Birthrights". The study questions, which were available in the individual NT volumes, are also contained in the appendix. Like the past editions, the study material is well organized, aided by the use of icon annotations, which alert readers to information on "content and unity of the Scripture", "living tradition", and "analogy of the faith", all well known to readers of Dei Verbum or the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Overall, another fine volume from Ignatius Press. I will likely utilize this volume, as well as recommend it, to the intro class I am teaching on the OT next Fall. Again, the ICSB series is intended for the average Catholic, so it isn't "scholarly" like the Anchor Bible or JPS Torah Commentary. Yet, there is a lot of great material in these volumes which can be a benefit for most Catholics. As I have mentioned in previous reviews of the ICSB, the true usefulness of this project will only be fully realized when the one-volume study Bible is completed. In many ways, the ICSB takes serious the Catholic view of Scripture reading, as described in Dei Verbum. A completed ICSB will be a wonderful resource whenever it is finally completed. Although, with the slow pace of releases, one wonders whether we will see even the volume on Exodus in 2011?
4 comments:
- rolf said...
Thanks for the review Timothy,
I am almost beginning to think that the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible - Old Testament might be better off as a separate volume, making the ICSB a two volume set. I say this because the size of the current NT, and you would figure using the current format, the OT would be at least two-thirds larger. I like the larger print and the thick paper in the current NT, and to go to a one volume Study Bible (with all this info in it) Ignatius will have to make the print very small and use very thin Bible paper. This would not be a Bible I would carry around everywhere anyway, so I would not mind if it appeared in two volumes. Hey, maybe they will offer both formats (single volume and two volume set).
- April 28, 2011 at 8:45 AM
- Timothy said...
I think having that option would be nice. However, if you look at the tons of information provided in the NIV and ESV study Bibles, then certainly they could produce the ICSB in a format that would be one volume and portable.
- April 28, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- JM said...
Well, the ESV Study Bible is fat to the point of ridiculousness given the idea of a single volume is usability.
- April 29, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- Matt said...
Regarding putting them in two volumes...the Haydock Bible is almos the same size as the NT ICSB.
It will take thinner paper and smaller font choices. That is all, when you think about it. The size of the current ICSB prevents me from using it seriously, since I do almost all my study in a class setting.
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Armed and dangerous, alleged jewel thief wanted by FBI
A man who police believe was involved in the November smash and grab at a New Canaan jewelry store is wanted on federal charges by the FBI.
New Canaan police said Ralik Hansen, 28, whose aliases include Ralik Taylor, Rahlik, Rah and Ratchet, should be considered armed and dangerous. He has been federally indicted and is at large, according to a release from the New Canaan Police Department.
On Nov. 6 at around 4 p.m., four males attempted to enter Henry C. Reid & Son Jewelers, 72 Elm St., but were stopped when an employee locked the front door. One of the suspects shattered a front display window with a tool resembling a sledge hammer, according to police. The suspect reached in through the broken glass and took three Rolex watches with an approximate value of $55,000, police said.
The four suspects fled on foot behind a row of business, where it is believed that they drove off in a Chevrolet Malibu with tinted windows and New York plates. Blood and skin tissue evidence was recovered at the scene, police said.
In addition to Hansen, the investigation identified Roberto Grant, 33; Ronald McIntyre, 36; Sean Robinson, 42; and Allen Williams, 35, as having committed the crime.
Grant, McIntyre, Robinson and Williams were indicted, arrested and are in federal custody, according to a release from New Canaan police.
According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, the five men were part of a multi-state robbery crew that "used violence, including firearms, to steal more than $1 million in luxury watches."
Federal officials unsealed a seven-count superseding indictment Monday charging eight members of a crew operating across New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Connecticut with robbery conspiracy and robberies of high-end jewelry and watch stores.
In addition to Robinson, Williams, Hansen, McIntyre and Grant, Terrell Ratcliff, 22; Tyrone Dehoyos, 35; Sean Robinson, 42; and Kendal Thompson, 30, were indicted on charges of robbery conspiracy, substantive robbery and firearms offenses. Five of the defendants -- Williams, Grant, Ratliff, Dehoyos and Thompson -- previously were arrested and detained pending trial, according to the release. On Monday, Robinson was arrested in Brooklyn, N.Y., and McIntyre was transferred into federal custody, and both were arraigned before Judge Robert P. Patterson and detained pending trial.
According to the allegations contained in the superseding indictment, other court documents previously filed in federal court and statements made in court Monday report that between approximately July 1, 2013, and Jan. 30, 2014, a highly organized crew engaged in a series of violent robberies of high-end jewelry and watch stores located in four states and smashed display cases with hammers while customers and employees were in the stores. The crew used violence as necessary to carry out the scheme.
For example, during one robbery in September 2013 in Brooklyn, two of the robbers displayed handguns, and a store owner was shot when he attempted to prevent members of the crew from fleeing with stolen watches.
In another robbery in August 2013 in Richmond, Va., the robbers used a handheld stun gun to subdue a female store employee before fleeing with more than a $100,000 in watches.
Among the stores robbed by the crew are Cartier in Manhattan, N.Y.; the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J.; Schwarzschild's Jewelers in Richmond; Martin Jewelers in Cranford, N.J.; Henry C. Reid and Sons Jewelers; and Litan Jewelers in Brooklyn.


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First and most importantly, I wanted to let you know I put my webpage about old dinosaur books back up. It's in the links to your right or you can just click the title of this article to get there. I took it down when I switched from gol.com to mac.com and I always intended to revise it because the page design is crap. But I never did revise it, so I finally just made a couple token changes & put the old page back up. There is one new book added & I'll probably add a few more. You'll notice some of the links still take you to the defunct gol.com address. Sorry about that. Sometime I'll fix that.... Uh huh....
So at Zen class this morning I had a long discussion about authority. It's an interesting subject. As you might have noticed, I'm fairly anti-authoritarian. The bumper stickers they made to promote Hardcore Zen (which I never got any of, by the way) said "Question Authority, Question Reality." Questioning authority is a big part of Buddhist philosophy. Buddha himself, in the famed Kalama Sutra, even tells his followers to question his (Buddha's) authority. Buddhism is not about blind acceptance of dogma or tradition.
However, Buddhism is also not about what most people regard as the opposite of that. It is not about taking a hard-assed fuck authority attitude towards everything. The funny thing about all these crazy anti-authoritarian iconoclastic Zen Masters out there is that you'll notice that they all accept the Zen tradition. As iconoclastic as they may be, they still shave their heads, wear the robes and participate in the various rituals and ceremonies associated with Zen practice. Kodo Sawaki, for one, is always held up as the ultimate rebel monk. Yet look at his picture on the top of this article. There he is with the same robes and skinhead hair-do as any other Zen monk. Why? If he was such an iconoclast why didn't he just say "screw it!" and grow his hair long and wear bell-bottoms?
I've asked myself that many times. In my book I already went into how reluctant I was to accept a position of religious authority. I hate fuckin' religious authorities. Besides that, I am really half-assed as an authority figure. No one can ever take me seriously. When I was a substitue teacher I once got assigned to a kindergarten and those kids completely took over the place! I had to call the office for help or they would've eaten me alive.
But there's another side to authority and it's important. Every authority figure is you. Lots of people are really into the whole "all is one" thing in Buddhism. It sounds really lovey-dovey and nice. But, folks, remember that "all is one" means that you are George W. Bush. There is no difference between you at all. George's power and authority come only from you and you alone.
I'm picking George cuz everyone seems to hate him these days (I don't hate him or even Ronny Ray-gun, but that's another story). It doesn't matter what authority figure you chafe against he (or she, but we'll just use the male case) is you. The cop who pulls you over cuz he doesn't like your kind in his neighborhood is you. Your boss with the fishy smelling breath is you. Teachers, critics, everyone who ever stops you from doing what you want is none other than yourself. I'm not trying to be cute here. I'm not being figurative either. It's all you because it cannot be anyone else.
A lot of people into the whole Zen thing don't want to take it all the way. They're in love with the idea of becoming one with the Universe, as long as they can exclude the people and things they don't like. But you can't do that. No exclusions allowed. No substitutions. If you want to be one with everything, you need to be prepared for what that really means. I don't think most of us are.
When you find yourself faced with unpleasant authority, you need to question it. That's for sure. But question that authority all the way. This means you must also question your reaction to authority. Question why you chafe against it. That is just as important.
You want discipline. You want restrictions. You want limitations. It's very teenage to rail against everything that ties you down. In the song Teenage Wind, Frank Zappa says "Freedom is when you don't have to do nothing or pay for nothing, we want to be free!" It's that kind of teenage idea of freedom that a lot of people bring to Zen. But it doesn't fly there. (Not to insult all the teenagers reading this, the kind of "teenage" I'm talking about affects all ages)
Zazen is perfect freedom. But you can only find perfect freedom in what is a very restrictive practice. It's ironic. But it happens to be true. Real freedom has nothing to do with vainly trying to tear down all boundaries and restraints. Real freedom is when you discover that the only person who has ever, or could ever, bind you is you. What appears to you as outside sources or authority do not come from outside.
This is very hard to accept. I know it right down to my toenails and I still have a tremendously difficult time with it. I still fight it every damned day.
Anyway, that's my rant. Hope you enjoyed it. I gotta go do some stuff now.


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2 Minnesota Snowmobilers Get Lost, Are Found Safe
VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK (AP) - Two snowmobilers who went missing in northern Minnesota have been found safe after they spent a frigid night in an unheated boathouse.
The two Hibbing men were snowmobiling in Voyageurs National Park. They were expected to return home late Saturday. When they didn't show up, a rescue squad began searching for them Sunday about 3:30 a.m.
As officers were checking local resorts and hotels, the men made their way back to the Ash River Trail at 9:30 a.m.
They told authorities they got lost after getting disoriented in the blowing, drifting snow. They took refuge in the park's boathouse.
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Today's assassination of Benazir Bhutto is also an occasion to reflect on the impact of the Catholic Church in Muslim-majority Pakistan. As this story from 2005 notes, "Catholic missionaries have educated some of Pakistan's most influential politicians," including Bhutto as well as current Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf.
The 2005 story itself is about a mob attack on a Catholic church compound in Sangla Hill, sparked by allegations that a Christian had burned pages from the Quran. But it also contains excellent background information on how Catholics and Muslims had lived in peace:
Christians and Muslims in Sangla Hill said they previously enjoyed good relations.
"We even used to attend each other's weddings," said Botta Masih Shindhu, a local Christian leader. "This is the first time we have seen anything like this in our lifetime."
"The attackers came from outside this town," said Mufti Muhammad Zulfiqar Rizvi, leader of the largest mosque in the city. He denied allegations that the crowd was incited over the mosque loudspeakers.
"I tried to stop them. I told them there should be no violence against any religious house," said the bearded, smiling man. "But they would not listen."
But that's not to say that Catholic-Muslim relations are typically rosy. Far from it. A month after our Sangla Hill story, we had this from Bishop Anthony Lobo of Islamabad-Rawalpindi (who is quoted in today's assassination story) decrying the eviction of hundreds of Christians from their homes.
Bishop Lobo also figured prominently in this CNS story about a conference in Italy on Christian-Muslim relations. He said then that most violence between members of the two groups is based on caste differences, not religion, and that the "Muslim world" is far from uniform.
PHOTO: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto smiles while meeting with leaders of the Pakistan People's Party at her residence in Karachi in late November. (CNS/Reuters)


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by Mike Todd
"I'm going for a jog," I said, then paused, letting those words hang in the air.
"Wait, really?" my brain asked. Then my eyes looked down at my feet and saw garish yellow shoes with built-in reflectors on them.
"I think he's serious," they reported.
I can understand why various body parts would be confused. Between the ages of 18 and 34, I didn't run a single mile. At least not a consecutive mile. If you added up all the times I ran across the room to keep one of my sons from falling down a flight of stairs, I might have logged more miles than, uh, you know, a famous long-distance runner. For instance, several Kenyan people. Also, the guy from "Chariots of Fire." Note to my young reader(s): If you want to get famous, long-distance running probably isn't going to do the trick. Instead, keep posting YouTube videos of yourself riding shopping carts down ski jumps.
Until last year, in answer to the question, "The last time you ran a mile, why did you do it?" I would have replied, "Because the gym teacher made me. And so did the president."
"It's time for the President's Physical Fitness Test," Mr. Garber would say after blowing his whistle, smiling at our obvious distress.
We'd groan and rend our shorts at the beginning of the annual rite of passage, a battery of exercises designed to quantify our progress toward manhood. It was like those National Geographic videos where the young tribal men jump off a giant bamboo scaffold with vines tied to their ankles to demonstrate their courage, except I bet those guys didn't have to try to touch their toes in front of the girls' class.
By executive decree, though, we had no choice but to do all the exercises.
"Why does Bill Clinton care how many pull-ups I can do?" I'd wonder.
When my turn at the pull-up bar came, I'd struggle and kick my way up to the bar a couple of times, then dangle for a while, wondering how long I'd have to hang there until my muscles got big enough to do another one.
I'd see Mr. Garber penciling a "2" on his clipboard beside my name as I dropped to the floor, ashamed that I'd failed my country. Then I pictured the president's chief of staff bursting into the Oval Office, waving Mr. Garber's clipboard over his head. "Sir, I'm afraid there's a crisis. We're facing a severe shortage of adolescent upper-body strength in southeastern Pennsylvania."
But the pull-ups, though humiliating, were at least quick. The mile run was the worst, oh, say, 22 minutes of the school year. Or the worst seven minutes for the kids in decent shape, who then got to lounge at the finish line while the rest of us stumbled and wheezed across, hoping the girls across the field weren't paying attention.
So the president ruined me for running for a solid two decades, but the reality of approaching (OK, and possibly arriving at) middle age brought me back.
"I'm going for a jog" has always been one of those things that other people say, people who wear skintight pants in public and who know what "gluten-free" means. But I've had to start saying it, too, because as you get older, you gain two pounds just by inhaling the steam off the pizza.
A good thing about jogging when you're in horrible shape is that, when it comes to setting personal bests, the competition is extremely weak. For the first time in 20 years, though, I can jog a mile, sometimes even plural miles. I kind of wish Mr. Garber would tell President Obama. Presidents get pretty wrapped up in this stuff.


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You're right my bad. However according to my sources it can mean 'but' and also moreover, and etc.Barry Hofstetter wrote:Once again, here's the Greek text:Marc Possoff wrote:I'm a newby but with the sources I read this is the way I see it. I'm not familiar yet with linguistic terms.
First the shadows Paul is referring too is future tense. These shadows which are yet future are in relation to the 'don't let anyone judge you in...'
I looked in the Greek and there doesn't seem to be the word 'but' present as in 'but the substance is Christ'. From an English standpoint in my mind when I see the word 'but' it means that there is a contrast per se and/ or an opposition per se.
So 'the substance is Christ' if I'm correct that the word 'but' isn't present in the original Greek? If I'm correct then it makes for a different meaning of the text in my mind.
ἅ ἐστιν σκιὰ τῶν μελλόντων, τὸ δὲ σῶμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ
The Greek word translated "but" is δέ. It is postpositive, which means that it usually appears as the second (and occasionally the third) word in its clause. It shows the relationship of the clause or sentence in which it's found to a previous clause or sentence, usually showing contrast or continuance. The articles in LSJ (Liddel-Scott Jones, the standard classical Greek lexicon) and BDAG (Bauer, sometimes still referred to as Arndt & Gingrich, the standard reference work for NT Greek), will give you plenty of information on the word. Here, it appears to me clearly to be contrast, especially because of the semantic contrast between σκιά and σῶμα.
Perseus Project;
I. but: conjunctive Particle, with adversative force: it commonly answers to μέν, and may often be rendered by while, whereas, on the other hand, v. μέν:— but μέν is often omitted, δέ being used merely to pass on from one thing to another; ὣς Ἀχιλεὺς θάμβησεν, θάμβησαν δὲ καὶ ἄλλοι Il.; etc.; κινεῖ κραδίην κινεῖ δὲ χόλον Eur.