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Popular Convenience Store Coming to Wysox
Sheetz Awaits Final Zoning Board Approval
—BY CAIN CHAMBERLIN—
It is not a question of if Bradford County will be getting its first Sheetz convenience store, but when?
Sheetz, a renowned gas and convenience store is coming to Wysox, as design plans have already been submitted to the Wysox Zoning Board. The Bradford County Planning Commission has approved the plans, but Zoning approval is still needed, according to Zoning Officer Kurt Lafy.
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For the second year in a row, OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) presents the Portland Winter Light Festival powered by Portland General Electric. In 2016, over 30,000 attendees reveled in the craft of close to two dozen artists. February 1st through 4th, 2017, Portland Winter Light Festival is slated to have 42 visual artist teams and 9 light and fire performance troupes. This free, all-ages event includes an illuminated bike ride, lantern parade and light science talks hosted by local innovators and thought leaders.
The Portland Winter Light Festival is a bright and colorful event along the banks of the Willamette River to offset the wintry Pacific Northwest weather. This nighttime event features both private and community installations on buildings and across the water. Artists are committed to making this festival a full sensory experience and fun for all. From electronics hackers to retail lighting specialists, a variety of artists will exhibit their take on art featuring light.Be sure to follow the Portland Winter Light Festival on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the festival’s schedule and a peek at last year’s event. | {
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My Body (Film Thoughts: Jonathan)
I initially heard about ‘Jonathan’ at this year’s LA Film Festival but the screenings were all sold out then, and unless I missed it, I don’t think it had a theatrical run. That’s a shame, because I think this is quite a fine film. Directed by Bill Oliver, the set up of the film would conjure sci-fi thoughts.Basically, a pair of brothers share one body. John and Jonathan (both played by Ansel Elgort) have what they call ‘single body multi consciousness) and basically there is a day and night version of a body inhabited by two brains. That may be a clumsy way of describing it but the film explains it better. They more or less lead a fairly functional life until something happens. John – the night version – falls in love. And you know when love enters the picture – any picture, everything just turns to s**t. The film becomes more intimate, introspective, and it made me think about everyday choices we make, and how that affects all the people around us.
The film is anchored by a great performance by Elgort. Frankly, I didn’t realize he had this performance in him – a very intelligent take on the character – subtly effective. This performance could have gone really bad, but you suspend disbelief because the characterization is spot on. This makes me think the upcoming West Side Story shoudl be in fine hands as he will be playing Tony.
The film is not perfect – the second part meanders a bit after an exhilarating start – but I highly recommend this. | {
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Commentary
Ashley is sort of twice her normal size? I mean, she's more than that with all the extra bulk, but IGNORING THAT, she's around 1.26:1 scale, which when you consiser 3 dimensions (1.26 cubed), makes her double sized.
I mention that because "fun facts", but also because I want to make clear that that's not perspective in panel three making Ashley's head look big relative to Rhoda's. They're right next to each other in that panel. Note the size of the cards relative to Ashley in panels one and two.
Elephant?!
I was simultaneously thrilled and terrified when this combination of cards came up in-game.
Like, I didn't actually consider how I was going to draw an elephant form. I was just like "I want to have a variety of animal forms not previously seen in the comic, and an elephant form certainly hasn't been".
Anyway, hope y'all like the nose.
Sizes
There's an effect on Elephant that hasn't come up in game, which is that some cards have sizes written on them. Elephant is "Big", and has the ability that makes it so the play can choose to block the movement of regularly sized players.
This means that another Big player can get past an Elephant, and a Small player can sneak by, but a normally sized player can be stopped at the space before the Big player (in this case, they would stop moving at that 3-space in the upper left if moving clockwise).
Funnily enough, "Hippy" happens to have the same blocking ability, but doesn't make the player "big" (all it has is "may block regularly sized players"). As such, a player with Elephant can stop the movement of a player with Hippy, but a player with Hippy cannot stop the movement of a player with Elephant.
Catalina, as one might guess, counts as "Small" right now, and Mouse also counted as "Small". | {
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The Anthony Vaccarello Bra Top Has Several Different Features
Bras are slowly becoming worn as outerwear for fashion, and this Anthony Vaccarello Bra Top is the perfect option for this fast-growing trend.
The black brassiere features a panel detailing and is completely sleeveless. The sheer and velvet material is used throughout and the straight neckline gives a bold appearance. There's also two fastenings at the back that are made of unlined stretchy material. Be sure to check out the gallery for a better view of the Anthony Vaccarello Bra Top. | {
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Astrodynamics
This book is going to serve as an introduction to the field of astrodynamics, especially from a practical, engineering perspective. We will focus our attention on man-made satellites, and the dynamics of orbiting such satellites around the earth, the moon, and other "local" objects. We will look at practical applications, such as earth-orbits, lunar and inter-planetary trajectories, ballistic missiles, and interstellar escape trajectories. | {
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The first person Gov. Mark Dayton appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals is now his choice to lead the 19-member court.
Dayton elevated Judge Edward Cleary to be chief judge on Wednesday. Cleary has been on the panel since 2011.
Judge Matthew Johnson had been in the top role but decided against seeking another three-year stint in charge.
The appeals court handles thousands of cases each year.
Cleary was initially appointed a judge by Gov. Jesse Ventura in 2002. Before that he led the office that investigated complaints against lawyers. In 2008, he was a member of the board that oversaw the recount in the close Senate contest that ended with Al Franken defeating Norm Coleman. | {
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90’s Computer Games – Not Everyone Remembers These Classics
The 90’s! What a time! Did you play computer games like I did? And did your parents yell for you to come down to dinner while you were just a second away from defeating the biggy-man? But guys, let’s admit it, we spent far less time in front of a screen during the 90’s than we do now. But having said that, we can still flashback to a time when we, along with 8 of our friends, huddled around one tiny little grey computer monitor and played some of the neatest games known to man. Here is a short list of some of the best games that made the 90’s a pixelated dream!
Duke Nukem 3D
That’s right, Duke Nuken 3D was all about first-person shooting. While we can admit that the graphics were far from impressive in comparison to games of today like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto, Duke Nukem was at the forefront of gaming technology! And how could we forget what hidden treasures appeared with the right cheat codes. I won’t say much more… other than throwing cash. Yeah, you did it too.
Sim City 2000
How far into the future are we? 2000 seemed like light-years away, yet here we are in the 21st century and we can all agree that those arcology buildings are far from where we are right now. This game was the perfect playmate for when you wanted to be alone. From building densely populated residential areas to setting up industrial zones sidelining seaports, Sim City 2000 was a flagship 90’s computer game. I have to admit that I had no idea what to do about the budget in my cities, but it didn’t matter because I had the cheat codes. I mean, who didn’t?
Age Of Empires
Who didn’t want to wage war with the nations of history? I certainly did. Other than the very strange conversions your priests were able to pull off in lightning time (hun ninine, hun ninine, ha yoyo, ha yoyo), war was as real as it could get… from a bird’s eye-view, that is. If you managed to acquire enough gold, stone, wood, food and manpower, you were even able to build your very own coliseum! However, you then became the hottest target on the map, with every civilization sending their troops to destroy your massive creation.
90’s Computer Games
Today we’re “blessed” with access to just about any games we want, and most of them are even available on our mobile phones. But there’s something special about playing computer games on an actual computer with your friends. Forget online gaming, unlimited downloads and high-speed internet; the 90’s were the heyday of computer gaming. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to download these classics right now!
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Zero motorcycles for sale in California
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Whether you’re charging through the inner city supermoto style or indulging in backroad shenanigans, the new Zero FXS is ready to push the limits. Delivering a nearly instantaneous 78 ft-lb of torque, up to 46 hp and weighing less than 300 lbs, the Zero FXS is quick and agile. Suspension and brakes are ideally suited to the rigors of spirited riding, giving the rider greater control. 17-inch wheels and Pirelli Diablo Rosso II tires provide superior grip and corner control…for good reason: the throttle response is simply stunning. The Zero FXS takes supermoto to a new level. Think of it as supermoto on steroids. No ride time is wasted thanks to its maintenance-free powertrain, and each mile covered costs only around a penny in electricity. The Zero FXS features an optional unique, patented modular power pack system that allows recharging either on or off the bike, making it ideal for the city. With advanced ABS, fully adjustable suspension, dual projector beam headlights, alloy wheels and high performance street tires, it’s ready to hit the supermoto track or turn formerly mundane tasks into thrilling rides. Financing (see our online credit application), credit cards, trade ins and consignments all welcome, we ship nationwide. TRIUMPH SAN DIEGO, San Diego’s premier Triumph and Zero dealership. 5171 Morena Place, San Diego CA 92110, 877-663-4803
You’ve never experienced power and freedom like this. All those things you wished you could get away with...they just became possible. It is said, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Just in case you find this to be true, hit the eco-switch...or don’t. Delivering a nearly instantaneous 78 ft-lb of torque and weighing less than 300 lb, the Zero FX takes any type of riding to bold new levels. Stealthily ride at any hour of the day or night, on a motorcycle that distills riding into its most basic and adrenaline-pumping elements. Tempting you to ride on any terrain that crosses your path, the Zero FX chassis hails from Zero Motorcycles’ championship-winning off-road heritage and features the most advanced Z-Force® technology yet. Equipped with a maintenance-free powertrain, belt drive and optional fully modular power pack system, no riding time is wasted and each mile ridden only costs around a penny in electricity. Financing (see our online credit application), credit cards, trade ins and consignments all welcome, we ship nationwide. TRIUMPH SAN DIEGO, San Diego’s premier Triumph and Zero dealership. 5171 Morena Place, San Diego CA 92110, 877-663-4803
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Developed to aggressively take on urban environments while encouraging occasional detours to your favorite stretch of twisties the Zero S integrates revolutionary technology with innovative design and premium equipment. Electric? and available now. Imagine smooth acceleration as you throttle out of turns. Then imagine never needing to stop at a gas station or being burdened with any scheduled powertrain maintenance. 2017 Zero Motorcycles S ZF13.0 Never stop at a gas station again! the ROAD AHEAD Imagine instant torque and power from a standstill. Powerful. the result is a motorcycle with breathtaking performance a sophisticated appearance and refined ride characteristics. Featuring Zero Motorcycles? Z-Force? motor and power pack the Zero S pulls hard to speeds above 90 mph and offers a city range of up to 197 miles with the optional Power Tank accessory. Pure. Or take advantage of public charging stations and get back on the road three times faster with the new Charge Tank accessory. Are you ready? Motorcycles Sport DX7387468049412560004487 DX1 . Whether stealthily accelerating onto the highway or through a series of turns the Zero S is uniquely designed to deliver a thrilling sensation unlike any other on the road today...
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DONS BASKETBALL LEAGUE Week 3
Nuggets Coach Byrd made a trade last week with the Bulls and acquired Tashawn Taylor, and it paid off. Tashawn helped secure their win and Johnny Whitted, their No. 1 draft pick, scored a game-high of 21 points. The Rattlers played very well without their star player KyShawn Teet but they just could not get the win without him.
GAME 2: WOLVES 41 vs. FORCE 40
These two teams battled to the end. Tariq Dean scored 16 points for the Wolves, and Raekwon Scott scored 16 points, 17 rebounds and 5 block shots for the Force. Despite Scott’s dominating performance, the Wolves was able to steal their first win.
GAME 3: HORNETS 49 vs. BANDITS 42
The Bandits finally settled their trade issues with their star player Elijahio Taylor; however he was not cleared to play until the second half of the game. But the Hornets had an answer for Taylor, recruiting DeVonte Barker who scored 28 points, 7 rebounds. DeVonte gave DBL fans a show with his awesome skills and a smashing dunk.
GAME 4: KNIGHTS 43 vs. BULLS 31
This Knights win was never questioned. They controlled the game the entire time. And Coach White is enjoying his early season success; his next game is predicted to be a sure win as they match up against the 0-3 Bandits.
GAME 5: DONS 53 vs. HORSEMEN 30
The DONS is looking very impressive beating their last two opponents by more than 20 points. Coach Don recruited Antonio Daye, one of last year's DBL premier players. Daye scored a game-high 22 points, leading the undefeated DONS to an easy win. | {
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Who’s Boakai Running Mate?
Ahead of next year’s presidential and legislative elections, discussions are ongoing on several fronts around the country and other parts of the world over some of the principal casts slated for next year’s contest.
Most of the individuals, who have declared their intention to contest the elections are already known; however, those expected to be named or chosen as running mates remain unidentified; although the identifies of certain personalities have surfaced in the media.
There has been no decision yet from the ruling party regarding just who might run on the ticket with Vice President Joseph Boakai, but an inside source said several names have surfaced, among which is former Finance Minister Amara Konneh.
It is not clear who has the authority to make the nomination or selection for the running mate, whether it’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Veep Boakai or the party’s Executive Committee.
But our source confided that certain members of the party’s Executive Committee fervidly oppose Mr. Konneh as running mate, although a decision has not been reached as yet.
Our source did not give any reason why Mr. Konneh is being vehemently resisted by some influential members of the Executive Committee. But our source stated that the former Finance Minister enjoys the confidence of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and other powerful EC members as well.
How this matter plays out in the ruling party remains to be seen, but a lot of discussions continue around other names that have surfaced in the party as running mate, such as Samuel Kofi Woods, renowned human rights advocate and lawyer, who many believe, could be the connoisseur required to elevate the image of the party especially at this time when the performance of the current administration has created a stigma for Veep Boakai to deal with.
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
SuperPhillip Central's Top 100 Games of All Time - The Top Ten
This is it. The moment you have been waiting for. For the past nine weeks we've been counting down our favorite games of all time. This is the final week we'll be doing so, listing our top ten games of all time. As is standard for each week, here is our spiel:
On June 5, SuperPhillip Central turned five years old. We're celebrating big the only way we know how, with a list of our favorite 100 games of all time. SuperPhillip Central's staff has come together to come up with this list. These don't necessarily have to be the best, but they are indeed our favorites. Coming up with an order for these games has been an immense challenge. We're sure you won't agree with our order-- heck, we don't even agree with our order. That said, we hope you'll at least agree with our picks, and if you don't, at least you can read our rationale for our choices. Regardless, for ten weeks, we will be counting down our favorite games of all time. Please join us for this great undertaking.If you missed a previous edition of our countdown, look no further than these links:
Many competitive fighting gamers would stick up their noses at this choice, but our preference towards the Super Smash Bros. series has us choosing Brawl over Melee. Super Smash Bros. Brawl, while not as competitive of a fighter as Melee, was the more complete package. It was much more entertaining for parties and gatherings due to its off-the-wall antics, fierce action and intense battles. Throw in interactive stages, newcomers like Ike and Lucas, a healthy heaping of crazy items, and you have the ultimate party game. Like many of Masahiro Sakurai's creations, Super Smash Bros. Brawl brought players hundreds of hours worth of content-- stages, characters, modes, trophies, stickers, music, etc. One could spend months, if not years, trying to unlock everything that the game contained. Brawl was indeed a love letter to all Nintendo fans, lovingly designed by its developers, offering more characters than ever before in both playable and non-playable forms, two dozen all-new well-executed stages, trophies containing info about many Nintendo properties, music from an assortment of well-known Japanese composers and tremendous bang for one's buck. A local multiplayer fan's delight, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is our number ten game.
9) Mega Man X (SNES)
While we love the classic Mega Man series and think it has more great games than the X series, our favorite Mega Man title of all time just so happens to end with an X-- Mega Man X, to be specific. Everything about Mega Man was made more incredible and astounding with Mega Man X. You had more abilities like wall climbing, more replay value in finding Dr. Light's capsule upgrades, heart tanks and sub tanks, more challenge, more intimidating bosses and a more mature story. The level design was among the entire Mega Man franchise's best, making players perform daring leaps while keeping a cool head about them. This was definitely one of those games that would get your hands soaked with sweat as you clutched your Super Nintendo controller. Mega Man X is one of those games that we constantly find ourselves returning to. It may not take a long time to complete once you know the location of every item, but we always come up with new challenges to do-- speed runs, no damage runs, X-Buster only runs, etc. Case in point, if you're looking for hot and hectic 2D run and gun platforming action, there's no better than Mega Man X.
8) Banjo-Kazooie (N64, XBLA)
Yes, we actually prefer Banjo-Kazooie to Super Mario 64. While Super Mario 64 was revolutionary for 3D platformers, Banjo-Kazooie was evolutionary to Super Mario 64. It offered larger worlds, a wider array of moves (most of which had to be unlocked, so you would have a reason to return to past worlds), plenty of fun collectibles, awesome transformations a la Mumbo Jumbo, great music, Rare's trademark humor and some gorgeous graphics. It's actually the Xbox Live Arcade version that prefer the most and is our favorite. In the original N64 version, you had to collect all 100 musical notes in a given level at once. That meant if you died, you had to restart your collecting of them. With the XBLA version, if you die, all the notes you've collected stay collected. This makes the game a more fair and fun experience. Banjo-Kazooie delivered on all fronts, and focused on platforming and exploration to create a combination that is hard to beat.
7) Resident Evil 4 (Multi)
Out of all of the different versions of Resident Evil 4 that came out (the GameCube original, the PlayStation 2 port, the iOS version, the HD iterations), our favorite would have to be the Wii version. Not only did it offer superior aiming controls with the Wii Remote, but it was just a lot more entertaining taking shots on and picking off the Ganado horde. The version had all of the content of the PS2 port, and if motion controls did not suit your fancy, you could choose to use a more traditional means to control U.S. government agent Leon S. Kennedy. As a whole, Resident Evil 4 was a perfectly paced game, delivering thrills, chills and tense moments throughout its lengthy adventure through three major areas. The game defied all expectations, certainly our own, and there's good reason it is so almost universally loved. Resident Evil 4 created dozens of imitators and games inspired by it, and none-- even Capcom's own efforts-- have come close to outshining the game.
6) Metroid Prime (GCN)
Austin-based Retro Studios was a developer no one really had much clue about or faith in, but if they taught us anything, it's that Nintendo's influence can make the difference. Oh, what a difference it made with Metroid Prime. Taking the 2D foundation of the series and implementing it into 3D was certainly a daunting task, and the end result was a first-rate first-person shooter with a focus on adventuring. The world of Tallon IV felt lived in, natural and full of wonder to behold. Little in this world felt man-made, and the overall level design was simply superb. Secrets were smartly hidden and required some exploring to find, rooms and areas were linked together in a logical way, and enemy locations were wisely placed. The encounters on this mysterious planet were action-packed and exemplified the excellent controls that Retro Studios gave the player to control Samus Aran. Metroid Prime came from out of nowhere. Few expected it to be something special, and many gamers, including us, were hit with it like a strike to the back of our head. Unlike a real strike to the back of the head, Metroid Prime was mostly certainly welcomed and felt oh-so good.
5) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Previously Mario had ventured through the Mushroom Kingdom, explored the hallways and chambers of Peach's Castle and even had a platforming adventure on a tropical island. Who could have foreseen that Mario would be going galactic with Super Mario Galaxy, and who could have foreseen that it would become not only one of the highest rated games of the generation but also one of the best games of all time? Super Mario Galaxy put players in an epic intergalactic quest to save Princess Peach from the clutches of Bowser through traversing along planetoids both big and small, taking down the Koopa King's forces and entering some of the best designed levels ever seen in a platformer. The originality and innovation that exuded in Super Mario Galaxy was no doubt breathtaking to behold and witness. Nintendo EAD created a title that was truly unforgettable and shows that all video games need not look towards Hollywood-like experiences for entertainment. Instead, pure fun in disc form is all you need for a good time.
4) Super Mario World (SNES)
The battles on message boards pitting Mario fan against Mario fan concerning which 2D Mario is superior, Super Mario Bros. 3 or Super Mario World, are never going to pass away any time soon. That's okay, as good discussion comes from such battles. Regardless, we're in the camp that prefers the multitude of secret exits, multiple paths to reach Bowser and addition of Yoshi with Super Mario World. Over two decades old now, few developers have come close to creating a game with as excellent and near-perfect level design than Super Mario World. There was no filler to be had. As stated with other Mario games on this list, every hill, every pipe, every enemy, every block, every coin, etc. had its purpose and was placed perfectly for players to try to overcome. The aforementioned secret exits meant the levels containing them could be explored more thoroughly, and when you finally found that key and keyhole, you felt an immense level of pride, as many of the secret levels were really well hidden. It says something about Super Mario World when you can not play it for years, yet go back to it and remember so much about it, especially the minor details. It is for these reasons why our top 2D Mario title is none other than Super Mario World.
3) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
The greatest 2D Legend of Zelda title is A Link to the Past. After the drastic departure from what fans were accustomed to with the original LoZ with the side-scrolling Zelda II, Nintendo return to the overhead viewpoint of the original Legend of Zelda with their lone Super Nintendo entry of the series. As kids, we lost ourselves in A Link to the Past's Hyrule, venturing through the forests, caves, towns and dungeons, bombing walls for secrets, acquiring optional items, collecting Pieces of Heart, solving puzzles in dungeons, figuring out how to and then taking down behemoth-sized bosses and transporting between the Light and Dark Worlds. The two world mechanic opened up so many more possibilities to the world design, and the dungeon design offered plenty of brain busters that made us think out of the box countless times. It all adds up to Link's most complete and satisfying 2D adventure yet. With the Nintendo 3DS' A Link Between Worlds, we are anxiously awaiting returning to ALttP's version of Hyrule.
2) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
To see a direct sequel of a 3D Mario game was an usual, but very welcomed, sight. To see it be the sequel of one of the highest rated games of all time made us worry at first. How would Nintendo EAD possibly outdo Super Mario Galaxy? The answer is "very well." Offering a higher challenge right from the get-go, Super Mario Galaxy 2 was a game that used ideas left over from the original Galaxy game, while bringing forth multiple amazing new gameplay mechanics, a near perfect mastery of level design by the designers, and some of the most fun we've had with a platformer since... well, ever! The developers designed Super Mario Galaxy 2 around the concept that players had already experienced its predecessor, meaning that the difficulty could be placed at a higher point at the start. This made for a much more rewarding, and challenging, experience for players. Even after besting Bowser and getting all 120 Power Stars, the game still wasn't over. You then needed to use your platforming prowess and a little ingenuity to reach 120 Green Stars scattered in hard to reach locations in each galaxy. Super Mario Galaxy 2, alongside Super Mario Galaxy, are without a doubt the best games of this generation and of all time. When your bottom line is entertaining the player and charming the pants off them at a constant rate, this is the type of exquisite game you get.
1) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, 3DS)
The most masterful game on this list, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, released in 1998, after years of tech demos, trailers and screenshots in issues of Nintendo Power. The game went through several incarnations before finally becoming the highly rated and greatly loved game. Super Mario 64 was a game that put Nintendo in a class to themselves by properly and almost perfectly implementing a true 3D world. Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo took their expertise and successfully put the world of The Legend of Zelda into 3D as well. Pretty much using the foundation and formula laid down by A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time perfected it, adding new touches, new items that would go on to be series regulars, the incredibly innovative, intuitive and invaluable Z-targeting to center Link's attention on a foe at a given time, and dungeons that required deep thinking to solve the copious amounts of puzzles that laid inside.
We will never forget first walking out onto Hyrule Field and seeing the glorious expanses ahead of us. Sure, nowadays it seems quite empty, but then it was marvelous. Moreover, the entire game world was fascinating to explore, from the high vantage spots of Death Mountain to the beauty of Lake Hylia. The recent 3DS remake, Ocarina of Time 3D, built even more on the greatness of the Nintendo 64 original, beefing up the graphics and frame-rate, introducing the ability to change between equipping the Iron Boots with ease with the touch screen (making the Water Temple no longer tedious) and a Master Quest for veterans.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is one of those games that doesn't come out very often. It brings with it universal critical and gamer acclaim, it inspires countless developers, it redefines our understanding of what makes a truly terrific and expertly crafted game, and it sticks with us long after we've put the controller down.
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There you have it. Those are our top 100 games of all time. Do you agree/disagree with our list? Are there games that you love that we neglected to name? Keep in mind that this list is by no means the be-all end-all and that it is entirely subjective. Give us your thoughts in the comments section below. | {
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Just a little sneak peak from a photoshoot this weekend! Can’t wait to share more with you!! Michelle from Wondertime Photography is amazing and I’m so excited to be working with her.
My skirt? you ask. That’s the fantabulous Fandango with this pattern from Pink Fig. It’s AWESOME! And it just so happens, I also have a guest blogger that will be doing a review of this pattern for us this week. Her skirt rocks also! Can’t wait to share. | {
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FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU men’s tennis players Nick Chappell and Will Stein fell to No. 1 seed Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese of Tennessee 8-7 in the semifinals of the main draw doubles bracket at the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American Championships on Saturday in Tulsa, Okla.
Stein and Chappell became the first duo to make it to the semifinals since current Horned Frogs’ coach David Roditi and partner Paul Robinson won the event back in 1994.
Part of the collegiate grand slam, the All-American Championships hosted more than 200 players over a two-week period. Pre-qualifying took place over the weekend and the qualifying round through Wednesday. The Main Draw began Thursday and will last through the weekend.
TCU will compete in three more tournaments this fall, the USTA Futures (Oct. 7-Oct. 20), ITA Regional Championships (Oct. 19-Oct. 23) and the UT Fall Invite (Oct 25-27), before starting their spring season with the UCF Hidden Dual on Jan. 9-12. | {
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Anti-fascist protester Louise Rosealma has spoken out in the wake of a now viral video that showed her being sucker-punched by a white supremacist during a pro-Trump rally in downtown Berkeley over the weekend. Rosealma said that the assault by Nathan Damigo, the founder of white supremacist group Identity Evropa who claims to be a former U.S. Marine, was unprovoked and that she was also “punched twice more by two other people.”
“People kept trying to throw me down to hit my heads on the rock that were in the planter,” Rosealma recalled. “I was just trying to not get my skull cracked open.”
At least 21 people were arrested during clashes at a pro-Trump “Patriots Day” rally — organized in response to the hundreds of “Tax Marches” being held nationwide in protest of Trump’s continued refusal to release his tax returns — as hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters threw stones, lit fires, tossed explosives and tear gas, and brawled in the street with makeshift weapons. A representative for the Berkeley Police said that the department had deployed “most” of its entire police force to the scene, but that still wasn’t enough officers to contain protests of such a large scale.
“It’s challenging,” said Berkeley Mayor Jessie Arreguin. “They had helmets. They had shields, they had weapons and this is something we really haven’t seen before.”
Rosealma, for her part, said that she, her boyfriend, and other members of the Antifa anti-fascist group had traveled to Berkeley from Southern California to take part in the counter demonstration. Shortly after they arrived at the scene, however, she said a smoke bomb went off and they were attacked by white nationalists and neo-Nazis.
“I remember turning around and from the corner of my eye I saw this fist coming at me,” she said. “I put my arms up to try and push him away as much as I could. He just threw himself into me.” By the time she got up, she said, her attacker had fled the scene.
In the wake of the incident, she said that alt-right trolls had begun harassing her “non-stop” on social media as footage of the scene went viral.
“They are trying to make me into this trophy — the victory of the alt right and neo-Nazis,” she told CBS News. “It’s petty and pathetic.” | {
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RSA confirms its tokens used in Lockheed hack
Attack may have used stolen log-in data, access to tokens, to spoof new passcodes
By William Jackson
Jun 07, 2011
RSA Security has confirmed that stolen data about the company’s SecurID authentication token was used in the recent attack against defense contractor Lockheed Martin. RSA has offered to replace the compromised tokens for high-risk customers.
The RSA breach, reported March 17, was the result of what the company called an “extremely sophisticated” attack. The company said that it believed the likely motive was to take data that could be used against defense contractors rather than against financial institutions or to steal personal information.
Art Coviello, executive chairman of RSA, the Security Division of EMC, wrote in a letterposted after close of business June 6 that other victims in a recent “unprecedented wave” of cyberattacks, including Epsilon, Sony, Google, PBS and Nintendo, were not related to the RSA breach.
“It is important for customers to understand that the attack on Lockheed Martin does not reflect a new threat or vulnerability in RSA SecurID technology,” Coviello said in the statement. “Indeed, the fact that the only confirmed use to date of the extracted RSA product information involved a major U.S. defense contractor only reinforces our view on the motive of this attacker.”
There was no mention in the statement of the recent and similar attack against L-3 Communications, another major defense contractor, which is believed to have leveraged the same kind of data as that used against Lockheed Martin.
“Whoever attacked Lockheed Martin was the same as attacked RSA or had access to information from the RSA breach,” said Harry Sverdlove, chief technology officer of Bit9, an end-point security company.
The initial RSA breach was described by the company as an Advanced Persistent Threat that targeted information related to the SecurID two-factor authentication product.
Although details of that attack still have not been released, it is believed that information about the seed numbers used by an algorithm to generate one-time passcodes on the token was taken. The passcode is used together with a user’s log-in ID and personal identification code. Because the system generates a new one-time passcode every 60 seconds, they cannot be reused. The algorithm used to generate the codes is publicly available, but without the seed number it is not possible to duplicate the passcode sequence.
“Whoever attacked RSA has certain information” about the product, “but not enough to complete a successful attack without obtaining additional information that is only held by our customers,” the company said at the time the breach was reported.
But if a hacker with access to a list of seed numbers could obtain several passcodes from a token, they could be used to determine which seed number was being used, which could allow a hacker to spoof a legitimate new passcode. This, together with other stolen log-in data, could be used to obtain access.
This apparently is what happened with Lockheed Martin and L-3. Researchers believe that a keystroke logger was placed on a computer used for remote log-in, possibly through a spear-phishing attack, and was able to steal a user ID, PIN and several one-time passcodes.
Coviello said the company remains confident in SecurID and that remediation advice offered to customers is adequate.
“However, we recognize that the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks generally, and the recent announcements by Lockheed Martin, may reduce some customers' overall risk tolerance,” Coviello said in the statement. “As a result, we are expanding our security remediation program to reinforce customers' trust in RSA SecurID tokens and in their overall security posture.”
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When the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) reported their latest consumer price index (CPI) inflation data last week, everybody in the mainstream media worked tirelessly to spin the data in order to proclaim that U.S. price inflation is not a problem. Most articles in the media reported that inflation slowed in May due to falling gas prices. The truth is, gas prices rose last month and U.S. price inflation is spiraling out of control.
Price inflation based on the CPI on a year-over-year basis rose during the month of May to 3.57%, up from 3.16% in April, 2.68% in March, 2.11% in February, 1.63% in January, 1.5% in December, and 1.1% in November. The official rate of price inflation has more than tripled over the past 6 months. Yes, maybe the rate of year-over-year price inflation rose by slightly less in May over April, than it did in April over March, but this isn’t good news at all. This U.S. dollar is still rapidly losing its purchasing power and the rate at which it is declining in purchasing power is accelerating.
On an unadjusted basis, gas prices rose 3.6% in the month of May. The media is reporting gas prices based on the BLS’s seasonal adjustments. Only with the BLS’s deceptive seasonal adjustments did gas prices decline by 2% in the month of May. The BLS’s seasonal adjustments will actually reverse starting in the month of July and add to reported gasoline prices. NIA predicts that come August when the BLS releases its July CPI report, the media will begin focusing on unadjusted gasoline prices because the unadjusted gain will be less than the adjusted one. The media always reports the data that supports their agenda and ignores the data that works against it.
The media is obviously just saying what the U.S. government wants them to say. Larry Summers, a Keynesian economist who served for 5 years last decade as President of Harvard and was up until late-2010 director of President Obama’s White House National Economic Council, just said last week that, “the underlying rate of inflation is still trending downwards”. The media’s favorite economist Paul Krugman, a Keynesian who has an op-ed column in the New York Times, said last week that, “There’s really nothing here to shake my view that deflation, not inflation, is the threat.”
Krugman, who has been calling for massive price deflation the whole entire time that NIA has been predicting massive price inflation, is refusing to admit he has been wrong and is telling all Americans to ignore rapidly rising food and energy prices because he claims they are too volatile. He is telling the world to focus solely on the core CPI, which ignores food and energy, the two items that Americans need most to live and survive. Core CPI is weighed heavily by rents and America’s Real Estate bubble still isn’t done deflating. The only purpose of having a core CPI is for Keynesian economists like Krugman to use it to mislead Americans and deceive them into believing that inflation is not a problem.
Core CPI was an invention of the Nixon administration, which right there should tell you all you need to know about it. President Nixon’s idea for creating core CPI, was to deceive Americans about price inflation by excluding the items that were rising the most, which he would justify by calling these items “too volatile”. NIA has predicted from the very beginning that inflation will not effect all goods and services equally and that as inflation begins to spiral out of control, inflation would gravitate most towards the prices of the items that Americans need the most, and there is nothing that Americans need more than food and agricultural products, and to a lesser extent energy.
Whenever the mainstream media reports about global inflation and they show a map of the world, the map always shows massive inflation in Middle Eastern and Asian countries, with the U.S. having the least price inflation. The truth is, inflation in Middle Eastern and Asian countries isn’t many times worse than the U.S., it is just that their governments are many times more honest and aren’t as advanced in manipulating economic statistics as our government is. While all of the headlines from major American news organizations about U.S. inflation said last week that inflation is slowing and not a problem, those same news organizations wrote articles about Chinese inflation being at a new 34-month high of 5.5%. The fact is, official U.S. price inflation is also at its highest level in nearly three years and our real price inflation rate is actually higher than China’s reported rate of price inflation.
Based on the BLS’s CPI, year-over-year U.S. price inflation in the month of May of 3.57% was the highest year-over-year price inflation rate since October of 2008, right before the global financial crisis. If it wasn’t for the global financial crisis of late-2008/early-2009 and the world’s mistake of liquidating real assets and hoarding fiat U.S. dollars as a safe haven, it is likely that the official rate of U.S. price inflation would already be in the double-digits today. NIA estimates the real rate of U.S. price inflation, minus geometric weighting and hedonics, to currently be approximately 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. It is possible that the real U.S. price inflation rate will reach double digits in the second half of 2011. That will be devastating to the U.S. economy because at that point it will just about guarantee that the Federal Reserve will have to raise the federal funds rate to north of 10% by the middle of this decade.
The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet just reached a brand new record of $2.832 trillion, up from $2.815 trillion in the prior week, as we approach the end of QE2 at the end of June. The stock market is already anticipating the end of QE2 with the Dow Jones currently down over 900 points from its high at the end of April. The declining stock market is pretty much sowing the seeds for a QE3. After all, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke doesn’t want to see the phony U.S. economic recovery blow up in smoke.
Bernanke will do everything possible to disguise QE3 and will never admit to there being a QE3. Remember, this is the same Federal Reserve Chairman who lied to every single American on ’60 Minutes’ when he said, “We’re not printing money.” That is exactly what QE2 is, printing money, but just like how Bernanke won’t admit to printing money, Bernanke is now going to retire the term “quantitative easing” and come up with a new term for the Fed’s latest destructive policy of creating massive monetary inflation.
It is important to spread the word about NIA to as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, if you want America to survive hyperinflation. Please tell everybody you know to become members of NIA for free immediately at: http://inflation.us
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Currently I have one table and one date record with a format of (2011-05-25 23:00:00.000) I would like to create a time dimension that includes Years, Quarters and Months as it will be easier for reporting on. What is the easiest way to do this ? | {
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Ajimobi Promises Effective, Efficient Representation In Senate
Oyo South Senatorial District candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Abiola Ajimobi, has promised efficient and effective representation that will impact on the district and rub off on the entire South West region.
The governor who made the promise when he led the party’s supporters on a road show through major areas of Ibadan, the state capital, urged the electorate in the state to vote en masse for President Muhammadu Buhari, Adelabu and other APC candidates in the elections.
On the campaign train were the governorship candidate of the party, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, party leaders and candidates vying for different offices in the general election.
As a senator who once served as a principal officer in the Upper Chamber, as well as the first two-term governor in the state, Ajimobi said he was in a good stead to offer the best possible representation.
Having garnered enormous goodwill and respect within the top echelon of the APC and the progressives family since his foray into politics, the governor said his vast network would be in the people’s best interest.
Ajimobi said, “You know us very well and you know the APC major challengers in the coming election like the back of your hand. We are the progressives and you know that we stand for the promotion of the welfare of the people.
“The APC remains the best option for a country still battling to recover from the 16 years of crass ineptitude and misapplication of funds. We should not entrust this fragile economy in the hands of those who will use our commonwealth to enrich their friends. “I am soliciting your support to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari and all of us contesting in this election under the platform of our great party.
Only the APC has what it takes to take our country to the next level of development. “Today, the Senate has become a place where states desirous of rapid development send their best hands. Send me and I promise you effective and efficient that will not only impact on Oyo South, but rub off on the entire South West.” | {
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18 CFR 1307.9 - Conduct of investigations.
(a)Periodic compliance reviews. TVA shall from time to time review the practices of recipients to determine whether they are complying with this part.
(b)Complaints. Any individual who claims (individually or on behalf of any specific class of individuals) to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by this part may, personally or by a representative, file with TVA a written complaint. A complaint must be filed not later than ninety (90) days from the date of the alleged discrimination, unless the time for filing is extended by TVA.
(c)Investigations. TVA will make a prompt investigation whenever a compliance review, report, complaint, or any other information indicates a possible failure to comply with this part. The investigation shall include, where appropriate, a review of the pertinent practices and policies of the recipient, the circumstances under which the possible noncompliance with this part occurred, and other factors relevant to a determination as to whether the recipient has failed to comply with this part.
(d)Resolution of matters.
(1) If an investigation pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section indicates a failure to comply with this part, TVA will so inform the recipient and the matter will be resolved by informal means whenever possible. If TVA determines that the matter cannot be resolved by informal means, action will be taken as provided for in § 1307.10.
(2) If an investigation does not warrant action pursuant to paragraph (d) (1) of this section, TVA will so inform the recipient and the complainant, if any, in writing.
(e)Intimidatory or retaliatory acts prohibited. No recipient or other person shall intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by section 504 or this part, or because the individual had made a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this part. The identity of complainants shall be kept confidential except to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this part, including the conduct of any investigation, hearing, or judicial proceeding arising thereunder.
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DETECTIVES are interviewing a Widnes man who was stabbed in the stomach by armed raiders wearing masks from the horror movie scream.
Detective Inspector Dougie Shaw told the Weekly News that the victim has made a 'marginal improvement' in the days since the attack and was now well enough to help officers with their enquiries.
The 27-year-old man was last week fighting for life in hospital and after being severely injured during a scuffle involving two of three offenders.
The victim's 49-year-old mother answered the door at about 7.40pm on Saturday, October 20, to find three men in hallowe'en masks stood outside.
They demanded to know the whereabouts of her son before one of them held the woman down on the floor while the other pair made their way upstairs and found the man they were looking for.
Concern in the community about the shocking nature of the attack led police to reassure residents the incident was targeted specifically at the victim and was not a random burglary.
Mr Shaw said: 'His condition has improved marginally but he is still very poorly. He has now been moved to the high dependency unit. We have had the first opportunity to interview him. There is nothing more we can say at this stage.' | {
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Declaration of Trust
Definition - What does Declaration of Trust mean?
A declaration of trust is a legal tool used in estate planning. It is created by and reflects the wishes of the rightful owner of specific property with regard to the distribution of the item(s). It usually sets forth who should receive the item(s), when they will receive it/them, how the item(s) should be used, and so on.
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A declaration of trust is usually, but not always, a written document. Verbal arrangements regarding the distribution of property are also acceptable in some jurisdictions. Regardless of form, it generally contains similar information, including:
The type of property that's been set aside.
The name of the person who owns the property when the declaration is made.
The person or people tasked with distributing it, and the circumstances under which they can do so.
The name of the recipient(s).
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Our Changing Society Persuasive Essay
Our Changing Society
December 15, 2008 at 12:56 AM
I was recently required to write a persuasive essay on whether the world is changing for the better or worse. My answer? Well, if you can't tell by reading the essay, than I guess I didn't do a very good job! In the essay itself, I did not include the ways it will affect classical music. But I may in an upcoming blog. I just wanted to share the essay which has already been completed.
Here it is, Our Changing Society:
Our world is a changing place; it is constantly developing new characteristics in culture, visual aspects and history. As it changes, many views are lost and may never be found again. Freedoms and rights are being tested, and sometimes lost. The world as we know it is changing rapidly for the worse because hate and violence are on a social high as people are inflicting attacks on each other fueled by hate, groups of people are being discriminated against and people are being labeled for what they are, not who they are.
Discrimination and hate are spread around like greetings in the world today. Groups of people such as the gay community are having their rights put before America on trial. Something that should never happen has, and continues to unfold before our very eyes. A quote from The Bill of Rights: "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of laws." That simple quote may mean many things to some, and yet nothing to others, but wars have been waged, lives have been lost, property and items destroyed over it. "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States", yet it seems that sentence has been ignored. The California ballot proposition, Proposition 8 broke that. The proposition eliminated the right for same-sex couples to marry, thus making rights unequal for a growing population of people. This example of discrimination is just one of many.
People are discriminated against because of skin color, country of origin, physical appearance, social standing, and moral beliefs. Racism is a major form of discrimination. Racism has many definitions, some being prejudice, violence, discrimination or oppression. This form of discrimination is extremely hypocritical as everyone is different and there is no "superior race". Often, American groups who will hate, or attack others because of country of origin are hypocritical in the sense that America is a country made of extremely diverse people. The United States of America is one of the most ethnically, culturally diverse places in the world. Groups are indifferent and everyone within, and without its borders should be treated equal.
Hearing about an attack on a group of people or their place of dwelling is a common event, and rarely shocking anymore. Attacks are made simply because of hate or because someone is different. These attacks appear on many levels and in many forms. It can start as someone physically beating someone in an alley, or a teenager starting a fight in school. These can then escalate to large scale attacks, rampages, killing sprees and wars. The United States of America and its allies began the Iraq War on alleged thoughts. Prior to the war, Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction was claimed to pose a threat to the security of the United States. After the invasion, The US- led Iraq Survey Group concluded that Iraq had ended its WMD programs in 1991 and had no active programs at the time of the invasion. Some may argue this war has brought change to Iraq; however, the number of casualties on all sides is mind blowing.
The Holocaust was the genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War ll. Other groups were persecuted and killed including the Roma; Soviet civilians, Soviet prisoners of war; ethnic Poles; the disabled; gay men; and political and religious opponents. The total number of victims would be between nine and eleven million people. The fact that people would be killed because of life style or beliefs is disgusting. People should learn from history, so that it will not repeat itself. The world today is a changing place because people aren't learning from the horrible events that have happened and continue to unfold, and they are not trying to stop them.
Labeling is a horrible thing. A person will label another because of the way they look, talk, act, or simply the financial standing of themselves or family. Labeling divides people. Everyone is equal, yet different. Difference is what makes the world exciting, life worth living. If everyone was forced to do the exact same thing; talk the same, dress the same, have the same hair, life would be extremely boring! Labeling can start in small degrees such as children on a playground calling one child fat, weird or stupid. Then it grows to a larger; High School students dividing each other. Labeling who is a geek, "emo", "fake", who is popular etc. Then it can grow into the entire world where one community of people is labeled simply because they do something different than the group who is telling them what they are. People should not be ignored, hated or told to change because they are different. In many cases, they can't change who they are, and shouldn't have to. No one should be told who or what they are. No one should change for anyone but themselves.
Some may argue that the world is changing in a good way, however, that change for the better isn't good enough and it is being smothered by the horrible events which take place. Humanitarian efforts are being forged throughout the world to try to change things. Medical aid is delivered to places in poverty like Africa. Before the side of good is seen, the reason for which this aid is required must first be observed. If so much hate and violence wasn't an issue, there would be no need for all of the lives lost and the money and resources required to help an effort like this. Many people will argue that war technologies are important and necessary, are all the lives lost necessary as well? Entire villages and cities have been completely wiped out because of weapon technology. Are all the lives and resources lost, to achieve this "protection" from one group to another worth it? There are people worldwide who live in fear because of weapons and war technology. The parents of children taken away, entire lives lost and the thing that causes it? Simply the click of a button. The amount of power that can be put into the hands of one human being is astonishing and horrifying. One person can have the power and resources to erase an entire race of people forever. These reasons are why the world is changing for the worse, and the arguments pledged by some do not play out.
Change is inevitable. It has always happened, and always will. It will continue to develop, and lose features that will never be seen again. New cultures and ways of living will be seen. New places will be explored while some may be ignored. Unless something unforeseen happens, people will continue to hate and destroy each other; possibly leading to the end of the Human Race. Hate is something that destroys people. If it doesn't stop, the world will continue to spiral downward. Our society and world are changing for the worse and something needs to be done.
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The essay is not my best work by any means, but for some reason it got a 6/6 holistic score from the submission website. I am sorry if you don't agree with me on some of the topics I included, or if they offended you in anyway. You don't need to agree with me; I don't need to agree with you. But I hope you got the point of my essay and that it may have changed your views on things or made you a little more educated in some way.
From Larisa Mihaela Posted on December 15, 2008 at 6:05 AM
Good job, Paul.
A surprisingly analytical mind for your age . I like how you incorporate ideas and arguments into your essay. And you are right....
Sometimes I think...Human is the most selfish being on the surface of the earth...Or ..is he? Aren't we animals with high intelligence and conscience ?Aren't we guided by the ancestral instinct of conservation? Like animals protecting their teritoires , we went to war from the earliest times to settle our boundaries. Like males of so many species ,men have killed each other ( literaly or only relational speaking) for women, and , of course, since human is more complex than most animals , women would kill each other as well for men. Just like in the wildest jungle, the strongest will survive .But what has consciense done to us?
Killing and "jungle law" do exist in animal's world , but that world is a balanced one. Our world is a world that is constantly in contradiction with itself, for one we think , and one we say , and one we wish , but one we do..We are advocates of good and mercy but in the mean time we do so much harm...To ourselves , to each other , to the planet . What animal would kill for pleasure? What animal would destroy its own habitat ?What animals would trade the fundamental need of sex for the fundamenal need for food (which translated in human terms=money )? We admit publicly that violince and hatred are bad , but in the mean time we promote these all over the place in mass media. And , perhaps not surprinsingly , most of the times, the most popular tv programs are the ones that contain this kind of material.we keep denying the animal part in ourselves , but in the mean time we bring it to the surface , and not in just any form, but in the form of the wildest beast.
What has conscience done to us? Or , better said, what have we done with conscience? We are always able to choose , but why so often this right to choose given by thought is manifested in its rather negative aspect , than its positive one?
And if something can be done , than why don't we do something about it?
That's why I like classical music;becaue it is not infested with any of these malicious things . Classical music usually brings to the light the other side of human , the great one , the kind and superior one.The one that is suppose to prove that we evolved from a primitive , wild stage to a more refined one. Like Shinichi Suzuki said , if we would nurture our children with more noble music , than our society would be a different kind of society.
From Laurie Niles Posted on December 15, 2008 at 6:44 AM
You need never apologize for speaking your heart. More often it's silence that conspires to lead a society in the wrong direction.
From Karen Allendoerfer Posted on December 15, 2008 at 12:35 PM
I liked your response, but I don't like the question. There's too much polarized either/or thinking and discourse in the media already.
People who survived either of the World Wars in Europe might disagree that today's wars are worse. And as a woman, I can't help but think of the changes that have made my current life possible--I mean, we're not even 100 years out from when I wouldn't have been able to vote, or go to college.
I agree with you, something has to be done. But something has always had to be done.
From Paul G. Posted on December 15, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Larisa, thank you for sharing your view and comments on this.
Laurie, those are two of the greatest sentences I've heard in a long time.
Karen, thank you for showing me what someone with an interesting view thinks. I was going to include some things about how women are still somewhat treated unfairly but then my essay would have had another few hundred words. And that's what was hard with showing my view, and the opposition. Especially if I would have used a subject like female rights. The arguement in my opinion would be that it's gotten better, but still exists widely. Which does not change into a persuasive essay very well. And I don't think that any war is more horrible than another. If you look at the people who are killed, each death is going to affect some one on such a deep personal level. A death could be a child losing a parent or a parent losing a child. It will always be something different, yet the same.
From Elizabeth Musil Posted on December 15, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Paul, thanks for putting your essay up here. I enjoyed reading it! You pose a good argument and write much better than I ever could when I was your age.
A suggestion to make your argument stronger: Your central thesis is that the world is changing for the worst, because of hate and discrimination, and how these lead to conflict. In your essay you have supplied good evidence of this and have argued it well, and on its own it stands up as an argument. But, to keep in mind: you haven't shown how this is different from the way things were in the past, and thus not completely supporting that things have changed for the worst. Hate, discrimination, and violence resulting from those two things have been around forever and forever. In fact, one could argue that the world is improving because of the increased awareness of and attempts to eradicate hate and prejudice in comparison to the past (also for example improvement in woman's rights, etc. like Karen suggested). To solidify your argument you would need to show how the hate and violence today is worse than earlier, ie. through comparisons of then/now, showing escalation of conflict, maybe something about today's technology and ease of killing, etc. But all in all, a good essay! If you write any more, will you also post them up here?
From Paul G. Posted on December 15, 2008 at 5:41 PM
Thank you so much for telling me what I need to fix and ways to do so! It is very helpful. Being able to see the faults in my writing and how to fix it is something that I really need to work on and you've just helped me in that. And yes, if it's ok with Laurie and everyone else, I'll post up more essays in the future if you'd like.
From Anne-Marie Proulx Posted on December 16, 2008 at 1:39 AM
I can not be more original than the others in my comments so GOOD JOB!
You should send this to Obama... so that he has an idea of what is doing the young generation that is too often seen as "a buch of lazies with no heart" lol
Great!
Anne-Marie
From Pauline Lerner Posted on December 17, 2008 at 9:36 AM
I think that is a beautiflly written essay, mirroring a lot of the hatred and discrimination that exist today. However, the topic assigned was whether these things are getting worse. That would be hard to say because hatred, fear, anger, aggressivity, etc. have always been around. Your essay would be stronger if you would explain why you think that things are changing for the worst. Access to weapons and to international news reports, as well as violence shown so widely on TV and video games, may make us more "violence-friendly." I am sure that there are many more reasons.
I agree with Laurie. Silence gives consent. I like one of the slogans used by the Friends (Quakers): War is not the answer. Understanding and compassion can be very powerful at blocking violence.
As you can tell by the discussion about your blog, your thinking is very mature. Thanks for posting your essay.
From Karen Allendoerfer Posted on December 17, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Anne Marie,
I started reading Obama's book The Audacity of Hope recently, and the Introduction put me very much in mind of Paul's essay here and some of the responses. I think Obama would be very sympathetic to these ideas.
One of the additional themes of that book, at least in my interpretation, is that in order to move forward, we need to get away from simplistic polarized formulations like "is it better or worse?" I think it is to Paul's credit that he was able to make such an interesting essay out of a not-so-great assignment question.
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Just think, what would happen if your computer, iPad, or laptop crashed today? What if someone took away your phone for some days or perhaps you lost it? If thinking about these incidences makes you stressed, you are not alone. Today, most people are into technology such that losing it would alter their life negatively. As exciting as it may sound, I can’t deny that we are becoming dependent on technology quite fast. This can be proved by the fact that most of us cannot go for a minute without looking at our phones and the fear of the battery dying is immense. But, do we need it? I can admit that when we talk of technology, it’s hard to resist the benefits it comes with.
Well, society may have gone too far in technology dependence such that it has become so immense that doctors have recommended for “technology detox.” Perhaps you may have heard of it. If not, according to Oxford Dictionary, Technology Detox is a period during which an individual avoids using any electronic devices including computers, smartphones etc as a chance to reduce stress and focus on social interaction in the outside world.
Technology is changing quite faster. After few months, we have an old product replaced by a new version which is even faster and smarter. For those who work in an office, think of a day without internet connection. For the employees, this may be a good time to wander around because there are no new tasks, but ask your boss the stress that comes with this. At home, think of a weekend with no television and cell phone. Actually, these items have become a part of our lives that is indispensable and there is no chance of lacking or losing them.
In fact there is drastic change compared to the early years where kids used to spend a lot time with each other or parents playing or just sharing stories. Those evening games after school is over, watching cartoons on a Sunday or playing with friends are no longer there. Today, more than 75% of kids remain indoors playing computer games or with a smartphone. Technology has taken all our time.
Well, this may get the better part of you of how technology has taken the better part of our society, but here are some signs that our generation depends too much on technology.
If the Internet connection is down, we call it a day.
If you happen to work in offices you may be familiar with this trend. If the internet is down, all the tasks are over for the day. No more no less. Anyway, it’s true, how can work continue if it’s hard to send an email to a colleague or customer? This is common in almost all offices.
You feel stripped with no phone
This is the most sensitive of them all when it comes to technology. Technology addiction is on another levelwith people always checking their text messages and emails every 30 to 40 minutes. The amount of concentration put to these devices something to worry about especially when it comes to dealing with issues in the family.
People do not live in the moment.
Most of the time we spend worrying about issues such as, is my phone charged enough? Does my camcorder have enough charge to record the live event in an event? If one of them is missing, you try as much as possible to search for it no matter what. The result is that you fail to capture and experience the moment since you are busy worried about other things.
Well, the choice remains in our hands. We must agree that the society is being carried away by the increased inventions being introduced in our lives today. The balance we need is to appreciate technology since it has its benefits, but also have the discipline to turn it off when need be to experience life in reality. | {
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GIRLFRIENDS is a comedy which provides an open, honest exploration of the hot button issues about family, friends, relationships and life facing women today. With fearlessness and sincerity, the show takes on universal issues that appeal to all women. Whether it's learning to date after divorce or balancing friendships and a new marriage, GIRLFRIENDS treats them all with tenderness, care and respect. At the end of the show's fourth season, Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) quit her career as a successful lawyer and struggled to fight her romantic feelings for William (Reggie Hayes). In spite of numerous trips to therapy, Toni (Jill Marie Jones) still found herself fighting to save her failing marriage to Todd. Maya (Golden Brooks) grew into an independent student, career woman and successful author after her divorce, and Lynn (Persia White) settled down to find a steady job, tracked down her biological dad and finally secured her own place to live. Last season, GIRLFRIENDS received it
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The only person who knows Jim's secret, apart from Blair, is his captain and friend, Simon Banks, and in the last half season, so does Megan Connor.
#10 - Fantastic Four
When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are changed by the universe's cosmic rays. Reed Richards, inventor and leader of the group gains the ability to stretch his body, and takes the name, Mr. Fantastic. His girlfriend, Sue Storm, gains the ability to turn invisible and create force fields, becoming the Invisible Girl. Her little brother Johnny Storm gains the ability to control fire, including covering his own body with flame, like a Human Torch. Pilot Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong rocky Thing. Together, this group of four must band together and discover new things about their new powers and use their unique powers to explore the strange aspects of the world, and to foil the evil plans of villians bent on world domination. Even as they deal with the various threats that arise to threaten Earth's peace, the Four must also deal with the pressures of fame as the world's most famous superheroes, and the realities of being a super-powered family.
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"I feel that in every second of any of your compositions there's a story, infused with your soul. I could get rid of any music I own and stick to your masterpieces till the day I die."
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Paul Halley is one of Australia’s most popular and innovative composers of classical music, blending elements of traditional classical styles with a distinctive modern edge. With his beautifully melodic and intensely dramatic music he has made a considerable reputation for himself as a composer of highly likeable contemporary classical music.
Paul Halley is by profession a dentist, and is entirely self taught as a composer. Drawing on influences primarily from the classical masters such as Beethoven, Bach and Mozart, he has also drawn inspiration from sources as varied as medieval music and cinematic scores.
Paul Halley regularly puts on performances with his string quartet “The Halley Quartet” , always featuring premiers of his latest works. Some of his most popular works have been “Midnight”, “The Hand Of Fate” and “Angel”.
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Hello, dear composer!
I was impressed your music ‘WINTER’.
That piece is overcrowded by exquisite violin perfomaces!
So sir, can I ask you somthing??
I will make a Indie game, and I’d like to use your music,’Winter’.
I swear that I readily reveal the music’s source,and composer.
Can I use your music for my piece??
If I should buy your Album to using you music,
I gladly consider for buying your album.
I will wait your answer, dear composer!
Even if you say ‘NO’, I will love your pieces forever.
Thank you a lot. thanks to Winter I understood that I would start to play Violin. I loved this musik. I love you’re Compos. And I really appreciate the feelling that you can trasmit to people thanks to you’re musik. Thank you again.
From someone who would truly love to learn to play the violin in this lifetime. Unfortunately chess has a hold on my heart. I feel your talent is one of those rare things in this world that needs to be brought to the forefront unfortunately the world is too easily distracted by the noise in the opposite direction.
Winter is a master piece and I would have loved to hear it played in the movie Whiplash. Thank you for sharing your gift with me and the world. Please add me to your mailing list as I will patiently await your next Quartet. | {
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Escondido Residents Told to Boil Drinking Water
ESCONDIDO (CNS) - People in part of Escondido have been ordered to boil water today, because a routine water test indicated the presence of a bacteria in drinking water in the Rincon del Diablo Water District.
The district issued the advisory late Friday, and said the coliform bacteria that was found in the drinking water is a naturally occurring bacteria, but could be an indicator that other, potentially harmful, bacteria could be present.
Authorities from the district said the boil water notice was for customers with account numbers starting with 01 to 48, as well as 94, 96 and 97.
A district spokeswoman said the general area affected is along Interstate 15 from about Via Rancho Parkway to State Route 78 in the northern part of the city.
District authorities said in a statement that residents should use boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking and cooking. Tap water should be brought to a boil, then allowed to boil for at least five minutes and cooled before using it.
The boil water order was expected to last at least 48 hours, and a failure to boil tap water could result in stomach or intestinal illness, district spokesperson Julia Escamilla said.
Alternative methods of disinfecting tap water include adding eight drops -- an eighth teaspoon -- of household bleach per gallon of clear water, or 16 drops -- a quarter teaspoon -- to a gallon of cloudy water, then mixing it thoroughly and letting it stand for 30 minutes.
Disinfection tablets can also be used if the manufacturer's instructions are followed, Escamilla said. | {
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With their Deadline Up, Congresswoman Bustos Takes out the Red Pen to Demand Secretaries Nielsen and Azar Come Clean about How Many Tax Dollars They’re Spending on Trump’s Child Separation Policy
Bustos-led letter signed by more than 100 House Democrats gave the Departments of Homeland Security and Health & Human Services until Tuesday to Inform Congress of the Cost to Taxpayers for their Inhumane Policy
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) took out her red pen and updated a letter she had previously sent to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar demanding to know how many tax dollars have been and are currently being spent on President Trump’s family separation policy. In her original letter, which was signed by 107 of her Democratic House colleagues, Bustos gave the Secretaries two weeks to reply – that deadline passed on Tuesday with no response.
In her handwritten edits, Bustos demanded that these two Trump officials stop trying to slow down the child reunification process and immediately provide taxpayers with complete transparency about how many of their hard-earned tax dollars have been spent on this immoral policy. At the top of the new version of the letter, Congresswoman Bustos wrote “No more excuses or delays!! Get these kids back to their parents now and tell taxpayers how much you have spent.”
Bustos, a member of Democratic House Leadership, released the following statement:
“Never in 100 years would I have thought we’d be in a situation where American tax dollars were being used to rip children out of their parents’ arms, but that’s exactly what President Trump deliberately chose to do. The top priority right now needs to be getting these families reunified, so I hope the Administration stops slow-rolling these families. The Trump Administration spend millions, perhaps billions of dollars, breaking up families at the border and they have an obligation to show hardworking taxpayers the bill they expect them to foot for this immoral and un-American policy. No more excuses, the American people demand accountability.”
Below is a copy of the original text of Congresswoman Bustos’ letter to Secretaries Kirstjen Nielsen and Alex Azar along with a list of signatories:
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June 26, 2018
Dear Secretaries Azar and Nielsen:
As federal officials, we have a moral obligation to uphold the values that have always made America a beacon of hope, democracy and decency in the world.
We also have an obligation to the hardworking taxpayers across this nation who entrust us to spend their money wisely.
Over the last several weeks, we have been appalled by the images of children being separated from their parents at the border and haunted by the cries of toddlers taken from their mothers. We believe to our core that this is an immoral policy and a harmful misuse of taxpayer funds.
News sources have reported that it is costing the taxpayers as much as $256 per night at permanent facilities and $775 per child per day at makeshift tent cities under this family separation policy. It is our understanding that this does not necessarily include things like the cost of transporting children from the border to detention centers.
The public deserves a complete and thorough accounting of exactly how much of their money you have spent breaking up thousands of families on our southern border. Specifically, we are requesting, in writing:
The average per day bed costs for children separated from their parents. Include individual costs at temporary tent cities for immigrant children, permanent facilities or shelters for immigrant children and family detainment facilities.
The average length of detention of children separated from their parents.
The amount spent to transport separated children to their detention centers.
The amount agencies pay in rent, maintenance or other indirect costs for facilities to house or care for separated children.
The number of staff hours spent separating children from their parents.
A description of the kind of trauma counseling these children receive and how much has been spent in this area.
A description of the medical care these children receive. Please itemize the cost associated with the various treatments provided on things like mental health exams, immunizations and other pediatric treatments.
A full list of contractors, contracts and contract costs to house or in any way care for children separated from their parents.
Account for any additional direct or indirect costs, beyond those specified above, incurred by the federal government in separating and detaining children taken from their parents.
The estimated cost to taxpayers to reunite these children with their families.
The estimated timeline for completing reuniting these children with their families.
In short, we are requesting full and immediate transparency in accounting of this misuse of taxpayer dollars.
It’s hard to underscore how alarming it has been to see the White House, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Health and Human Services issuing contradictory and false information over the last few weeks. We urge you to take this opportunity to be transparent and forthright with the American public.
We request that you provide this information as quickly as possible, but no later than July 10th. | {
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Researching and Revealing Truth Will Be Messy
This weekend I seem to have touched a emotional-lodestone while surfing blogs…
As more truth is uncovered and revealed it becomes a necessary chore to clean up the mess.
A mess of false beliefs with deep emotional attachments, a mess of deception, a mess of genuine mistakes, and it may be too much to ask of some to control their anger and physical outbursts.
The great revealing of hidden and lost truths is likely to upset some and become very messy indeed.
I found this recent “messy” incident at what was intended to be a scholarly research discussion or debate descended into a emotional tantrum iconic for what we can expect in the near future as more truth is revealed to the masses, see for yourself:
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Above, Egyptologist Dr Zahi Hawass stormed out of the Mena House Hotel, Giza Egypt, on 22 April 2015
As a decade-old easily-debunked fake video of a missile hitting the Pentagon goes for another spin through the alt media, James takes a look at how to spot ridiculous disinfo before you make the mistake of passing it on to others.
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Posted 07 June 2015
New guest Waldemar Perez, an engineer and former employee of the Department of Defense joins me to expose the mainstream mockingbird media as the MILITARY WEAPON it has become over recent decades.
Waldemar’s presentation ‘Mainstream Media as a Weapon of Social Engineering and War’ had a profound impact on me after I discovered it recently on YouTube and posted it at SGT Report.
It’s never been more clear that multimillionaire CFR member mockingbirds like Diane Sawyer, Brian Williams, Erin Burnett, George Stephanopoulos, Andrea Mitchell and Mika Brzezinski, to name but just a few – are not just highly compensated actors, they are TRAITORS to the the United States of America and its people.
Join us as we expose them.
Waldemar’s other presentations:
9/11 Aftermath: How it Relates to Current Geopolitical Developments (WW3 Stuff)
This is the full length version. Presented by Waldemar Perez for the 9/11 Studies group at Portland Community College , Sylvania Campus. March 7th, 2015.
James Corbett joined me to discuss 9/11 and its lesser-known connections to tech and economic scams and scandals, as well as the suspicious aspects of big insurance companies, global banking, and the rise of the technological control grid. The conversation closes on issues of China and BRICS and his own book recommendations.
“Yet it must also be recognized that nuclear energy, biotechnology, information technology; knowledge of our DNA, and many other abilities, which we have acquired, have…given those with the knowledge, and especially the economic resources to use them, an impressive dominance over the whole of humanity and the entire world….In whose hands does all this power lie, or will it eventually end up? It is risky for a small part of humanity to have it.” (p.77) ~ Pope Francis
From Jean Haines: ITNJ is Finished. Done!
[As I have repeatedly said, the full awakening will be “Messy”! And so it is necessary for the membership to dwindle. Look within… ~Ron]
From Jean Haines:
Maybe one day everyone will also figure out the truth about the National Liberty Alliance and John Daresh. They’ve been talking the good talk for at least a year that I know of, and nothing every happens.
THE RIPPING POINT: WHY THE ITNJ IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL
The Ripping Point – Why the ITNJ is DEAD ON ARRIVAL less than two months after the Inaugural Event
By Rebecca Cope, Founding Director, ITNJ
Sacha Stone called Missouri “The Ripping Point.” Indeed, for the American Team, it was the point of no return. We learned that Sacha, and by extension, Caleb Skinner and Sir John Walsh, had a very different agenda for the ITNJ and that none of them had bothered to tell us about it.
The intense period of discovery began July 6 – 10, 2015, with the American Team convened in Missouri and via Zoom Conference to host a Strategic Planning Session with Noel Berge, mastermind of the Logical Framework Method. Our goal was to make sure we had all the Foundation Documents for the ITNJ secure, and that we had a detailed map and timeline to get an informed Grand Jury in place, hold Moot Court, and get ready for the first case of the ITNJ toward the end of 2015.
It was the same plan we had been moving steadily forward for more than a year. We fully intended to keep the power in the hands of the people.
Our plan unfolded nicely. We had defined clear boundaries, set out a strategic path, and had a committed team ready to see that the work got done.
You can see our enthusiasm and our commitment. Steve Herr and I recorded the PowWow call with Sacha Stone on July 11, 2015. Sue Rhoades and I taped a video newsletter on July 19, 2015, to release on the ITNJ website.
Two days later, our plan lay in ruins.
It was the Strategic Plan set out in front of Sacha Stone, Caleb Skinner, and John Walsh and Team on July 21, 2015 that revealed the hidden agendas of the others. Caleb Skinner was supposed to be working on the case management software. At that meeting, it became clear his influence had shifted the entire framework of the ITNJ. Walsh revealed his true attitude toward the Grand Jury Model and his own intent to hold the first case immediately. The Grand Jury could be drafted from the Telephone Book, as per Walsh, should he ever need one.
The American Team had steadfastly maintained that the CINPIDD Grand Jury Model was the cornerstone of the Tribunal, the people’s role to restore the checks and balances eroded through the BAR Association. It was our answer to counter-balance Judges with too much control over the Tribunal.
For several weeks prior to the Inaugural, we had had disagreements over both the Constitution and the Practice Directions. We had not been able to complete several tasks because of the rigid deadline of June 15, 2015, decided upon by Walsh and Stone. Now we began to understand why.
Communications between the American Team and the other teams broke down completely following the July 21, 2015 meeting.
It was Sacha Stone’s anger and over-reaction toward the American team that completed the breakdown. Instead of answering our concerns, which were communicated clearly over the following week, or setting up a logical framework to resolve the differences, he instead executed a desperate power grab to take over the reins of the ITNJ.
He appeared to be using UCC Contract Law to serve a 72-hour notice on the American Team, and Rebecca Cope in particular. The team caught on to what he was doing. Rebecca Cope sent an email to Sacha to request a meeting to resolve the difference so that the ITNJ could get back on track.
The next day, the team received a “Board Directive” from the only two Trustees that had been confirmed prior to the Inaugural Event, two chosen specifically by Sacha Stone. The Constitution calls for five Trustees, plus two Emeritus Trustees, Rebecca Cope and Sacha Stone.
Sacha took it upon himself to make an unlawful and illegal power grab, by attempting to set up a Board that was NOT constitutionally configured to instigate a move to force Rebecca Cope from any position of oversight with the ITNJ.
That was the final straw for the American Team. It became undeniable that a hidden agenda was in operation in regards to the ITNJ.
Rebecca Cope issued a rebuttal to the directive that left the ITNJ in limbo. It was impossible to go forward with or without her, in any lawful manner since there were too many issues on the table that had not been resolved by the teams prior to the Inaugural event, and uncovered as a result of the Strategic Planning session.
Issues clearly communicated to the other teams included the following points:
The Grand Jury Model for the ITNJ must remain outside the control of the Judge and the Prosecutor. This has not been done. The Grand Jury is covered in the Practice Directions, and not to our satisfaction.
There remains a grave danger that Judges and the Bar Association can put a strangle-hold upon the ITNJ.
There is no provision for the office of the PAG.
It is prudent to make sure that qualified people do NOT have to be “recognized” by some lawyers guild or “accredited school.” That has not been sufficiently addressed within the Constitution.
The American Team does not wish to see Judges appointed for life. They should serve the same term as Board of Trustees, three years, with one additional term before being retired.
As it now stands, a Judge can determine admissible evidence “in accordance with recognized legal and equitable principles.” We do not agree with this provision.
It was our intent to insure that the ITNJ would restore the Rule of Law, not hand it over to the Judges and BAR so they could continue business as usual. Sue Rhoades covers our concerns with those issues with specificity HERE.
In my opinion, the ITNJ has been compromised. Therefore, I find it necessary, and prudent, to rescind all signatures from any documents that bear the NEN handiwork, specifically, the New Earth Peace Treaty, and the ITNJ Treaty, and any signatures placed upon any documents in good faith as Co-Founder of the ITNJ Initiative. I no longer wish to be associated with the ITNJ in any way.
Further, I hereby absolve both myself as Co-Founder, and those volunteers who worked with me, all of us with pure intent, from any liability or responsibility for any actions taken by those who have attempted to take control of the ITNJ for their own ends. I declare on my honor that the American Team had no control over any of the funds received for the crowd-funding campaign, we had no control over any monies that have been disbursed, and that we did raise issues about security and bank boundaries that were unclear because we had no access to that information.
At the time it was held, we, the American Team, did believe the Inaugural Event was legitimate. Sacha Stone and his team put together an event that required substantial funding. We believe that the funding was used for that purpose. We had all worked with unstoppable dedication to complete the various websites, the crowdfunding campaign, and the Constitution. The impossible, immovable deadlines were set by both Sir John Walsh of Brannagh and Sacha Stone, and not by the American Team.
The fact that there was insufficient time to complete both the Constitution and Board Appointments to the satisfaction of the American Team has been our salvation. It now appears that there were ulterior motives and deceptive intent, and that the American Team was used as a respectable cover for those motives. I do not consent to this action.
It has become clear that Sacha Stone had advanced knowledge of a possible role that Caleb Skinner played within the ITNJ. His failure to disclose such knowledge, and the possible complicity of the legal team, makes any signature on the Constitution an act of deception of such nature that it calls into question the legitimacy of any transaction undertaken on June 15, 2015.
As my final official act as Co-Founder of the ITNJ Initiative, I declare the ITNJ disbanded and dissolved for the reasons so stated. Let the public record stand as my affidavit of the facts, on and for the record.
Please be aware that the American Team plans to continue with the educational series on THE SOURCE DOCUMENTS, the Grand Jury Initiative, the AIS Shows, and other plans we set into motion via our Strategic Planning Session in July, 2015. It is clear that Natural Justice depends solely upon the people themselves understanding our true role in our own affairs. To that end, we shall continue our outreach and our educational focus.
Rebecca Cope, Co-Founder, ITNJ Initiative,
April, 2014 – August, 2015
All Rights Reserved, Without Prejudice
I DO NOT CONSENT TO ANY CONTRACTS PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE ABSENT PRIOR WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND MY CONSENT AS SHOWN BY MY WET INK SIGNATURE AND THUMBPRINT.
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PUBLIC NOTICE: LETTER OF NO CONFIDENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR NATURAL JUSTICE
August 10, 2015 Sue RhoadesLetter of No Confidence in the International Tribunal for Natural Justice and the ITNJ BAR Association
Including “New Earth Trust”
This notice is hereby made public by certain members of the International Tribunal for Natural Justice (hereafter “ITNJ”) USA Law Team from their perspective and experience and this LETTER OF NO CONFIDENCE published publicly, and the reasons for said Notice given below:
INCEPTION
Rebecca Cope offered her services as ITNJ Director to Sacha Stone, Greg Paul via email in 2014, and assembled a team of approximately 15 – 20 people who had the understanding they were to create a court of natural law, help find ways to fund it, help through media to promote it, and bring in volunteers and groups who would provide support. A model with a plan to create a grand jury and funding in time for a projected launch in late 2015 was shown and considered by everyone; several updates to the plan were created and distributed with no objection by anyone; and this model, complete with grand jury involvement, was the goal the USA team would strive to achieve. The emails below detail the plan created by Rebecca Cope in 2014.
I was shown this plan when I heard of the ITNJ and contacted Rebecca Cope to ask for more information and then offered my assistance.
Sacha Stone attended almost every USA Team weekly call; the grand jury, PAG / prosecutor model was discussed often. Rod Class also attended many of these calls. Crowdfunding was planned and implemented, the websites were created and made live, and the media began to promote the ITNJ all over the internet in advance of a ceremonial seating of the first ITNJ Chief Justice scheduled for the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta on June 15, 2015 – the reason given was that all eyes would be on Runnymead at that time, and Westminster Hall was available and would bring much attention to the event.
Later, John Walsh decided to stop attending the core team call, his reason being that knowing he would be seated as chief justice, it would be a conflict of interest were he to continue attending as he might hear details about a possible case Rod Class would submit to the tribunal.
IMPLEMENTATION
The ITNJ Constitution was drafted by Walsh and his team and sent to the ITNJ core team for review. When the core team reported back they had issues with how it was drafted, some small changes were agreed to and made, while others appeared. Previous drafts were sent to the USA team as the latest drafts – and the document had to be gone over word for word the night before the ceremonial seating, June 14, 2015 – as mention of the grand jury had been “inadvertently” (as explained later) removed from the document. The goal of the USA team was to take the grand jury model and effectively remove the final authority from the judge – as had historically existed but been co-opted and taken over by special interests over the years. Two members of the USA team also paid for and obtained the written opinion of a well-known author and expert in trust law and sovereignty; he reported finding loopholes and other inconsistencies. You can view the constitution at http://itnj.org.
It became curious to note that each draft of the ITNJ constitution continued to make it open-ended and literally powerless unless you were the court’s chief justice; more judges seated wouldn’t help, as any other ITNJ judges appointed couldn’t be judges unless they were current or former BAR members to begin with – evidenced in the ITNJ Constitution and described as “appropriate legal qualifications,” the definition of which has never been given – and as it stood would never be accepted by the USA team, nor the groups it was forming partnerships with. The USA team never formally accepted the ITNJ Constitution as final; in fact, as it was set out to be a “living” document in the first place (another flaw on its face) subject to change left me to ask, “then what’s the point?”
The ITNJ BAR Association: Anyone who understands the times we live in today also understands most problems facing humanity are directly related to crimes perpetrated on the people of the world by the most heartless of mankind. This includes bankers, world leaders, politicians, judges – and lawyers. Most politicians and all judges are lawyers. The ITNJ Oath, even if taken, will not supersede any other oath. This is confirmed by the chief justice himself on the June 15, 2015 recording of the ceremonial seating, posted on the internet and made public. The ITNJ BAR Association, although on one hand allows “big names in the legal field to come together for natural justice,” also can be seen, and used, as a safety net for some of the most heinous criminals on the planet. There was nothing written in either policies and procedures, or the Constitution, to explain how this would be avoided. As more questions about these issues came from the USA team, the responses became accusations that they were attacks on integrity – and the USA team was being “rude.” This amounts to nothing but “lawyerspeak,” a typical method of shifting responsibility to answer the question by accusation.
CONFLICT
Problems in communications continued as the pressure was put on the USA team to answer as to where payment for a $260,000+ invoice including Walsh’s expenses during a ten day visit to the UK for himself, his wife, and his two assistants, for the seating, would come from as though it was to provide an answer. The USA team never asked for funding, and it was made clear to them that it would not be funded by New Earth / Humanitad / or the crowdfunding campaign and it isn’t clear to this day where the funds are, some $15,000 to $25,000 at this time. The USA team was also never told they would be responsible for raising the funds to pay Walsh’s invoices, much less were advised in advance there would even be any to pay.
A court case filing fee of $2,000 per case (which was common in Australia according to Walsh) was discussed as though it should be considered to “keep frivolous cases from flooding the ITNJ.” An additional reason given was the court needed to be funded in some way, and this was far from the original plan, where crowdfunding and international support would be the primary funders of the tribunal. Many other fees according to country were discussed but never finalized, as the push to take in cases continued, and the reasons the ITNJ was not ready were relayed (such as the constitution issues) many times but were never resolved.
In July 2015, the case of a sitting ITNJ Law Commissioner came to the attention of Walsh, Stone, Cope and Rhoades, which outlined massive fraud that would be perfect for exposure of many corrupt corporations. In the letter, the Law Commissioner stated 1/3 of any financial judgment in her favor would be paid to the Australian team for their efforts and requested a call be had as soon as possible between the parties to discuss. Rebecca Cope promptly refused to engage in this conversation citing a complete conflict of interest after Walsh replied that he and his team had looked over the case and would be happy to have a discussion about bringing the case before the ITNJ. You can view a picture of Sacha Stone, Walsh, and this ITNJ Law Commissioner at the July 15, 2015 seating ceremony here.
More curious events became visible; the appearance of Caleb Skinner speaking about contract law and delegation of authority – that people who are “stupid enough to delegate their authority to a judge deserve what they get,” and other statements completely unrelated to building and operating a court of natural law were made with no objections from Stone or Walsh as being out of the scope of the topic of the ITNJ’s mission. A fully informed jury (education to anyone who volunteered would be offered free of charge through the Natural Justice Academy) was passed off as “indoctrination.” Communications began to break down further as it was clear the USA team and the UK and Australian teams were clearly not on the same path.
Shortly thereafter, three self-appointed “Trustees” of New Earth Nation / Humanitad / ITNJ held a meeting absent Rebecca Cope, ITNJ Trustee and member of the ITNJ Board of Directors, voting “no confidence” in her as ITNJ Director. In the same email, Sacha Stone stated the USA team would be “dispersed to other parts of the ITNJ” with invitations offered for them to remain within its structure, possibly in other positions that would be defined for them.
It is a fact that the USA team came to being under Rebecca Cope’s direction – powered only by the free will choice of all the volunteers who gave their time and energy to the project, absent any “authority” from her or anyone else. The USA team neither asked for, nor received, compensation for their time and signed no contracts delegating their authority to anyone on the project. Therefore, the “Trustees” have absolutely no lawful authority to disband the USA team, much less hold a closed-door meeting to vote to remove Rebecca Cope as ITNJ Director.
THE ITNJ USA LAW TEAM: ORDER FROM CHAOS
The USA team could not be controlled; could not be swayed from its original goal, and did not follow the template they were gradually led to, over a period of months, to accept as a court of natural law.
It is the USA team who built a model, made transparent through conference calls, writings and blog posts, media outreach, and various interviews and internet shows with the team behind the plan. The team was pulled in many directions, rushing from deadline to deadline, unfunded and unprotected from harm, of its own free will choice. The notion this team would be “rearranged” and its volunteers placed in other, defined positions within its system by some purported “authority” because of “chaos” within it, would only exist if you’re willing to swallow that pill.
Accusations the USA team was creating “separation” and “division” as it insisted its plan could be a base for the international committees to work with as they saw fit, or not, (assuming its Magna Carta basis would be applied) were made, surprisingly, by the very people who admitted on many occasions they knew nothing about law.
The purported “authority” did confirm Rebecca Cope still has status as a Trustee Emeritus / member of the Board of Directors if she decides to stay on, but no matter, as their authority is an illusion as no one person ever delegated authority to them in the first place.
If the USA team were to continue to have problems working with Walsh on the open-ended constitution, the exorbitant invoices he expected payment for, and his newest creation, the ITNJ BAR Association whose oath does not supersede any previous BAR Association oath, not to mention his willingness to take on a case before the ITNJ from a sitting Law Commissioner who offered one third of a multi-million dollar settlement to him and his law team before the court was even operational, it would stand to reason, if the agenda of the “authority” was transparency and honesty, that these facts alone would be grounds for him to be voted out of the office of Chief Justice, simply because of the appearance that by his “authority” he is re-creating the same court system structure that brought so much suffering to the world. The fact that none of the USA team’s concerns was addressed to their satisfaction, and the purported “authority” raced to his defense each time, indicates the authority over all of these people may ultimately lie with Walsh, no matter what he does.
CONCLUSION
We are equals on this planet, no matter how many titles you carry behind your name, what friendships you’ve formed, what countries you’ve traveled, your age, the cost of your shoes, your public image, your years of education and the big names you say you hang out with. The notion we are anything but is only what we choose to believe.
Further, who holds the authority in a court “for the people, by the people?”
If what the USA team did under the direction of Rebecca Cope serves to change the path the ITNJ will choose to take from here, then it delivered its model as promised. The USA team may not be visible through the ITNJ, but it has most definitely not been “disbanded and dispersed.” It will continue it work through the Natural Justice Academy and Adventures Into Sovereignty. Thank you, Rebecca, for your undying love of freedom, your passion for truth, and for standing up to those who would question your leadership of this most dedicated group of people.
IN ADDITION
Of note is the following, all in ultimate control of New Earth Trust:
New Earth Communities (land ownership in particular, please see the documentation describing this – everything is owned by “New Earth Trust” and you own nothing);
New Earth Media;
New Earth Project (education);
Law and Governance (within the New Earth Project and slated to join hands with the ITNJ as New Earth Tribunal);
New Earth Financial System; and now
The ITNJ BAR Association.
Although it is entirely possible that the intention of New Earth Trust, et al. is for the good, one must only rely on the validity of the information it puts out as well as the integrity of the people behind its structure. I let the facts as I know them speak for themselves. It is ultimately up to us to verify and share the knowledge.
It might be helpful to read the Secret Treaty of Verona. This document, according to the US law team researchers, basically “canceled out” any benevolent effects of the Magna Carta as the King bowed to the whims of the Vatican and gave the power to not one, but two popes. More information on that is to come on a future Adventures into Sovereignty show.
In closing, I would like to thank all of the people involved in these projects for making themselves, and their regard for humanity (or lack thereof), quite visible for all to see.
Sue Rhoades, former Chief Admin/ Registrar, ITNJ
Without Prejudice
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New Jersey is comprised of 21 counties, all with their own character, characters, scenery, and things to do. Each has a distinct flavor that separates it from its 20 brethren. But among this icosikaihenagon (apparently the word for a 21-sided polygon) of counties in the Armpit of America, some stand out from the pack much more than others. That being said, here are my five favorites.
5. Salem County: Tucked away in the dark southwestern corner of New Jersey, Salem County is mostly farmland and swamps and home to the lowest population of all the 21 counties. It is also the location of Cowtown, New Jersey’s one and only rodeo. In fact, that’s the only thing I’ve been to in this county (in the days before I had this blog – otherwise I would have certainly written about something so unusual and un-Jersey-esque). But aside from Cowtown, I don’t know much about Salem County. And that’s precisely why it made the list – it really is a mystery to me. And for being something so enigmatic in a relatively tiny state with a lot of people, Salem County truly stands out.
4. Hudson County: Though Hudson County is the smallest of the 21, it is the most densely populated county in the most densely populated state. Sure, this means traffic can be a bitch, but you have to take the good with the bad, as the theme song for “The Facts of Life” taught us. Between Jersey City and Hoboken alone, it seems most of my family and friends now live in this tiniest of counties. And with things like Zeppelin Hall, Barcade, Liberty State Park, the best views of Manhattan and much more, it’s easy to see how Hudson County ranks as one of my favorites. (more…)
It’s been way too long since I last posted, so let’s get back into the swing by talking about something of crucial importance: corn.
That most humble of crops, corn is one of the most widely consumed plants there is. But it rarely gets the respect it deserves. It’s processed and transformed beyond recognition into things like corn chips, corn syrup, ethanol, animal feed and who knows what else. Or, it’s kernels are unceremoniously stripped off their cobs and shoved into tin cans or stuffed into plastic bags where they end up in the supermarket’s freezer section for eternity.
But for two months a year, we get to experience how corn should be experienced – slathering it in butter and gnawing it right of the cob. Sure it’s messy and unsightly, but when it’s summer and the corn is ripe, there’s no better way to eat it. And there is no place that does corn better than New Jersey.
For whatever reason, Jersey corn is the best in the country (take that, Iowa!), offering ears full of juicy kernels as sweet as candy, putting that nasty candy corn shit to shame. But why New Jersey of all places? Some say it’s the naturally fertile soil – or maybe there’s just a lot of fertilizer in the soil. Could it be that all the chemical runoff causes some kind of reaction to make it better? Or maybe when God was creating New Jersey, he knew that one day it would be the butt of everyone’s jokes and known more for corrupt politicians and trashy reality TV stars than anything else, so he blessed the land with the best corn on earth. It’s plausible.
But as good as the corn in New Jersey may be, there is one place that offers corn superior to anywhere else in the state, Samaha’s Farm Market of Aberdeen. This staple of my home town simply offers the best corn there is. I can’t tell you how many summer meals from my childhood to my adult life were made all the more better with Samaha’s corn. It’s so good, anytime we’d make the trip to Long Island to visit relatives, said relatives would implore that we stop at Samaha’s on the way and bring this holy Jersey corn (or as native New Yorkers call it, “cawn”) across the border. And now that I’m living on Long Island, I’m the one demanding delivery of Samaha’s corn.
And it’s definitely worth it. From the minute you eagerly rip away the husk and gently brush away the fair silk to reveal those virginal, cream-colored kernels, you know you’re in for something special. And when they’re in their water bath steaming away, it will seem like the longest minutes of your life as the scent of corn gently caresses your nostrils. Once cooked, you might be tempted to dive right it in, but be careful, it will be pretty hot; besides, the corn, being the temptress that she is, wants you to take it slow and savor every minute.
Corn porn!
Woah, got a little carried away there. Anyway, you definitely could eat the corn as is and be perfectly content – it certainly doesn’t need any additions. But there are no heroes when it comes to corn. Go ahead and gild the lily by slathering it with butter and salt – it makes the experience all the better and perfectly acceptable to use a phrase like “gild the lily.”
So, if you’ve never had Jersey corn before, I strongly recommend that you make the trip to the Armpit of America and try it – you’ll never look at corn the same way again.
The hot dog is one of the most humble foods imaginable – take the animal scraps and organ meat that no one else will touch, throw them in a blender with nitrates and pink food coloring, put the resulting slop in a plastic casing, and serve it on a bland roll that falls apart as soon as you touch it. But at Destination Dogs in New Brunswick, the simple hot dog is elevated to entirely new levels.
Though I heard about this establishment a couple of years ago, I didn’t make it over there until recently – a very poor mistake on my part. Like most people when they think of a “hot dog place,” I had imagined just a dumpy little shack where you go to a counter, they pull a hot dog off one of those rotating warmer things and slop on some sauerkraut as you stand there. Instead, Destination Dogs is a full on, sit-down, fill-up dining experience. Residing at the what used to be Doll’s Place, which despite sounding like a strip club was actually one of the nicer bars in the midst of the numerous hole-in-the-wall drinking spots surrounding Rutgers University, Destination Dogs offers a menu full of gourmet offerings that go far beyond a simple hot dog, including a wide variety of meats and almost unlimited number of toppings.
Hot dog, or work of art?
Putting the “destination” in destination dogs, each item is inspired by a different part of the world. For instance, you’ve got the “Howlamo” from Texas, consisting of a wild boar sausage topped with pork belly, chicharonnes, and baconaisse; the “Swede-Dreams” from Sweden – a Swedish meatball sausage covered with mashed potatoes, gravy, and lingonberry jam; and the “Slumdog Meal-ionaire” from India, a vegetarian hot dog with samosa filling and curry sauce. (more…)
Much has been written and discussed about the divide between North Jersey and South Jersey – not just the literal border between the two regions, but also the cultural differences. And having spent 29 years in the neutral ground of Central Jersey, I’ve been witness to the best and worst of both sides. And one of the worst things about South Jersey is its vernacular, which is unlike anywhere else in Jersey – or the world.
So if you ever find yourself below the belt of the Armpit of America, as in south of Route 195, you will likely hear the following crazy new words:
Hoagie
While the rest of the world would call a long roll filled with various meats and cheeses, smothered in shredded lettuce and dripping with oil and vinegar a sub (or submarine sandwich if you want to get formal), South Jerseyans refer to this item by the totally unappetizing term of “hoagie.” To me, hoagie sounds like something you would call the vomited up remains of a sub, but in South Jersey, that’s what they call dinner.
In either case, they love their hoagies down there, with South Jersey convenience store chain Wawa even having Hoagiefest each year. (Warning: by clicking on that link, you’ll hear a jingle about hoagies that will immediately get stuck in your head.)
Wooder
If you are dining at a restaurant in New Jersey’s Dixieland and the waiter asks you if you would like a “wooder,” don’t be alarmed; he isn’t offering you his erection. That’s just how the natives say the word “water.”
Wooder Ice
One of the most perplexing terms you’ll hear in South Jersey is “wooder ice,” or water ice. That is the term they call the frozen dessert that everyone else refers to as Italian ice. Even more confusing, there are places in South Jersey that advertise their “Polish Water Ice,” which sounds like the butt of some joke and not something I’d want to put in my mouth.
Jimmies
Staying on the topic of frozen treats, we move on to “jimmies.” Everywhere else in the world, those brightly colored bits of sugar and wax are called “sprinkles” – but not in South Jersey. South of the border, they call these ice cream staples jimmies for reasons not fully understood.
Hoooome
This word simply means “home,” but in the South Jersey accent it is pronounced with a ridiculously long “O” sound. I know it’s hard to explain, but try stretching the “ho” part of the word, with your lips gradually coming closer together until you get to the “m” part. And that’s how they say “home” – and similar sounding words like “phone” or “alone” – in South Jersey.
[Yes, I know these words and pronunciations are more indicative of the greater Philadelphia area, but it’s just fun to pick on South Jersey. Don’t worry, I’ll be making fun of North Jersey soon enough!]
It has now been a year since I left my home on the little slice of heaven known as the Jersey Shore to move to the gates of hell that is Long Island. So how do the two compare? Let’s see in this sort of revival of my long-forgotten State vs. State feature:
Roads
Perhaps the biggest difference is that Long Island allows you to make left turns instead of the jug handles for which New Jersey is so famous (or infamous). I definitely appreciate the ability to make a simple left instead of going around in circles, with many traffic lights having dedicated left turn signals. However, there is one disadvantage to this system – the red lights are looooong. At most intersections, each of the four roads will have it’s own dedicated green light AND it’s own special left turn arrow light, so the convenience of making a left turn comes at the expense of your time.
Drivers
New Jersey has quite a reputation for having bad drivers, but they are nothing compared to those in Long Island. In the past year, I have seen countless instances of drivers swerving from the left lane to make a right turn, and cutting off other drivers to make a left turn from the right lane. Moreover, no one seems to have mastered the use of the turn signal. While New Jersey drivers aren’t know for their politeness, I’d still prefer them over these crazy Long Island motorists.
People
New Jersey and Long Island alike both deal with negative reputations of their populations. And to stereotype the whole population one way or another is unfair. While I’ve met some really horrible people here, most are pleasant enough. But, I will say that the Lawn Guyland accent is pretty annoying. Then again, New Jersey isn’t immune to bad accents – from the New York-influenced speakers in North Jersey and the Philadelphia-inspired vernacular of South Jersey, to the strangely southern accents of Sussex County. (FYI – hailing from Central Jersey, I speak in a perfect, non-offensive accent – or so I think…)
Stores
New Jersey and Long Island both suffer from way too many highways adorned with way too many strip malls. But what’s in those stores differs greatly. One of the biggest differences is that you can buy beer and wine ANYWHERE. All grocery stores, convenience stores and drug stores have a wide selection of alcoholic beverages. The other major difference is that apparently Long Islanders can’t get enough frozen yogurt. There are at least 10 different chains and no matter where you are, there are at least three frozen yogurt shops somewhere nearby.
While this is just a basic overview, New Jersey clearly is the winner. Then again, I do have my bias – growing up in New Jersey, Long Island has always been a place of detestation. And, as I’ve learned, Long Islanders look down on the Armpit of America with the same level of abhorrence. Since neither can compete with the excitement of Manhattan or the beauty and open space of upstate New York, New Jersey and Long Island alike continue to bully each other. But there is one thing residents of both places can agree on: New Jersey and Long Island are both better than Staten Island!
The world is full of “twin cities” – two cities side by side that are essentially one. Just consider St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota, Dallas and Fort Worth in Texas, and Buda and Pest in Hungary. But, New Jersey, and more specifically, northern Monmouth County, is home to its own pair of cities forever linked together for better or worse. I’m talking about Matawan and Aberdeen, or if you prefer, Aberdeen and Matawan. Not only is/are it/they the most famous twin cities on this side of the Mississippi, but it/they is/are the town(s) in which I grew up.
Matawan Regional High School…located in Aberdeen
I won’t bore you with the full history of Matawan and Aberdeen, but just know that Matawan is officially known as Matawan Borough, and Aberdeen was originally called Matawan Township, until 1977 when residents voted to change the name to avoid confusion. Interestingly, Wikipedia tells me that the name Aberdeen was chosen so the town could appear first alphabetically of all the municipalities in the Armpit of America. Given the nature of the two towns, that is quite understandable. You see, Matawan is the older of the two and is full of history; it’s been around since the Revolutionary War and has seen a lot of action since then. Most prominent, the town was one site of the infamous shark attacks that plagued the shore in 1916. As for Aberdeen, it is the much more boring of the two, notable for absolutely nothing. (more…)
For the few of you that haven’t heard, Chris Christie is in some deep trouble. Apparently, he’s accused of retaliating against the mayor of Fort Lee who didn’t endorse him in the last election by having caused a traffic jam in his town back in September. But while many respectable news sources have immediately blamed the Governor, asserting that he knew about this scandal all along, I think they are rushing to point the finger. As Chris Christie is a levelheaded man of respect, who would never be so brash or arrogant, I refuse to believe that he had anything to do with this mess!
Let’s look at the facts, which fail to suggest any connection between Christie and the decision to close the ramps to the George Washington Bridge. Sure, the decision was made by his Deputy Chief of Staff, but it’s not like it was his real Chief of Staff who did it! Blaming him for what the Deputy Chief of Staff did, or trying to say that he should have known what she was up to, is ridiculous. Everyone knows the Deputy Chief of Staff is lower on the totem pole than an intern! And, of course, just because she decided to have the bridge closed, doesn’t mean that the Port Authority that manages the bridge had to do it. I mean, it takes two to tango. And sure, just because the guy in charge of the New Jersey side of the Port Authority just happened to be an old high school friend of Mr. Christie doesn’t mean anything either. What reason would he have to protect someone he’s known most of his life and actually appointed him to his job? | {
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The human race stands upon a precipice. In the next fifty years, we will either invent ourselves into extinction or create a new era of lasting peace and prosperity.
Our future hinges upon a handful of minds and their inventions—devices that are being tested in labs and garages around the world as you read this document.
These remarkable minds and their work are the singular focus of the Titan Foundation. Our mission is to organize the world's best and brightest and to apply their genius for the benefit of the entire human race. We call these individuals Titans and our foundation will play a role that has never before existed:
While profit is a worthy goal, we believe only inventors who understand how their creations will shape the future have a place deciding what that future will be.
We believe the greatest challenge is understanding the consequences of new inventions. Consider the following:
In 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first manned flight, showing the world what was possible. Sixty-six years later, we landed on the moon.
Henry Ford's Model T was the world's first mass-market automobile. It also set in motion events that would radically increase the world's CO2 emissions and affect weather patterns and population distribution.
In the twentieth century, dirt roads that connect the Congo and central African nations to north Africa were paved, enabling faster commerce and connectivity. The change brought needed medicine and trade. It also enabled AIDS, previously a regional scourge, to spread around the world, becoming a global epidemic that is estimated to have killed more than thirty million people.
The coming wave of human innovation may be our last. Now is the time to act to ensure humanity's survival. To that end, The Titan Foundation will assemble the world's largest dataset and create models that help us understand the impact of major inventions and changes. We live in an increasingly connected and complex world. Radical innovations, even with good intentions, can lead to global disasters. Our mission is to prevent those disasters.
We are currently focused on three areas of research:
Artificial intelligence and quantum computing
Advanced infrastructure, both on Earth and beyond
Immortality and anti-aging
Global outbreak containment
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Taylor's book, Lips Touch: Three Times, is a set of three tales, each centered around the importance of a single smooch. All are fantasy-based -- two contemporary, one set in a bygone time -- and each is, in its own way, haunting. Beautiful. Lush.
There are hints of Charles de Lint in Taylor's writing, particular in the first story, "Goblin Fruit." There are suggestions of Francesca Lia Block in Taylor's lyrical prose, especially in the magical, Far Eastern world of "Spicy Little Curses Such as These." "Hatchling," the final tale, seems to take some inspiration from the dark fantasy of Neil Gaiman.
But, while it's easy to draw comparisons to other authors, I would pay Taylor a disservice if I didn't acknowledge her unique voice and presence, which swept me away in a manner uniquely her own. Her writing is simply gorgeous, her plot and character development rich and stylish.
Laini Taylor is an author to watch, and I intend to ... closely.
Also worthy of mention is the art of Jim Di Bartolo (Taylor's husband). Pages of wordless art precede all three tales, adding depth to each that readers won't fully appreciate until the stories are read. It's a nice bonus that adds significant value to a package I'm already eager to recommend. Be sure to give it a try. | {
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New York In 3 Days, A First Timers Guide of What Is Manageable in 72hrs
I have wanted to visit Manhattan for what seems like forever. Watching TV shows like Friends, Gossip Girl and Sex & the City just made it look so damn glitzy and special, and recently I got to see just how special it is.
We flew out to NYC for three days which, in hindsight wasn’t long enough at all but incredibly we were able to see everything we wanted to on our first visit.
Generally the first time is spend doing ‘touristy’ attractions so we wanted to cram as much as we could into 72hrs.
We were lucky in the fact that my parents brought us the 72hr hop on/hop off bus tickets as a christmas present which included tickets to 3 main attractions in NYC. This turned out to be invaluable and I would 100% recommend you purchase this before you go, its a great way to see most of Manhattan when you’re on a tight schedule!
Day 1
We arrived at Newark airport late at night so after a reasonable night sleep (apart from waking at 4am NY time!) we got ready for our first full day of exploring. Not going to lie…I felt quite overwhelmed that I was finally there and about to see so many iconic landmarks.
We decided the best thing to do first would be to pick up our bus tickets from Port Authority which was only a short walk from our hotel (Yotel NYC). The lovely lady behind the desk gave us some helpful advice and even suggested breakfast at Applebees which is where we headed to next! As everyone will probably tell you, the portions are huuuuge! Not that that stopped us tucking into a lush breakfast of eggs, sausage and potato cubes, not very insta friendly but omg so needed!
We then headed to Times Square which was pretty much at the end of the road where out hotel was (42nd st). If you walk to where the TKTS booths are, you’ll see where you get the buses from for the tours, there are tonnes of people touting for business for the tours so if in doubt just ask one of them, they tend to be pretty helpful.
Our first stop was the 9/11 memorial. We had a little walk to where the memorial was and stood for a while in utter disbelief. The memorial waterfalls are beautiful and the feeling of being there is extremely overwhelming (i did have a little tear but i would totally judge you if you didn’t! ).
We didn’t feel we could do the museum, partly because of time but mainly because I felt very emotional.
The Downtown tour took us to Battery Park where you can get the ferry to Ellis island and the Statue of Liberty. Bare in mind, this was a ridiculously warm day (I legit got sunburnt) and the queue for the ferry was 5 hours! Instead, we decided to give the Staten Island ferry a go as it was just across the park and the best bit is, its free.
If you can handle a bit of pushing and shoving, the wait is only 30 minutes max and generally everyone gets on the ferry. We got some great views of the Statue on the way out and we boarded the first ferry back which meant we got some amazing views of Manhattan on the way back thanks to our prime spot at the front of the ferry.
Top tip: when you board the ferry, most people go up the stairs to get a good view, instead head towards the back of the ferry through the doors and you’ll have a fab view ahead of you. Do the same on the way back!
We headed back to the bus and stayed on it for the rest of the downtown tour. We passed the Brooklyn Bridge, and headed through the lower east side.
By the time we arrived back to Times Sq it was early evening , we wandered around and headed back to the hotel. As lame as that sounds, we were still so tired from the flight and lack of sleep! So we hunted out a traditional NY diner for cheesecake and chilled in bed watching Friends…classic.
If you choose to go for dinner there are plenty of options around Times Square or head downtown to Little Italy or Chinatown.
Day 2
Day 2 was the busiest one by far! We had tickets for Top Of The Rock at 11am so after a quick breakfast, we walked straight to it to ensure we were there in plenty of time like us British people do! Turns out obvs we were mega early so we headed onto 5th Ave and did a little shopping!
Top of the Rock is incredible. The views are across the city and 360 so you get a complete view of NYC. It was by far my favourite part about our trip!
After the thrill of the Rockefeller, we decided to head to Grand Central Station where we stopped for a bit to take in everything we had seen! Sat in the bar with a glass of champagne, just watching the world go by was another of my fave moments. I felt so genuinely happy, like I could stay forever!
Sadly, that’s not the case so we carried on back down to 5th ave for some more shopping and a little stop at Magnolia Bakery inside Bloomingdales for the most amazing cupcakes ever! I went for standard Vanilla with green frosting but there were so many amazing varieties which all looked equally delicious!
We couldn’t do the Upper East Side without cutting through a very fancy road (I forget which number street it was, but they are all pretty fancy!) to Central Park.
In all honesty, by this point we were shattered from all the walking so we got some drinks and chilled in the park for a good hour taking in all of the views around us such as The Plaza hotel and stunning spring trees.
We then made our way back to Times Sq, where we were getting the bus for the night time tour of Manhattan. The sun began to set as we toured around lower Manhattan which made for some beautiful photos around the Flatiron District as golden hour began.
The night tour takes just over 2 hours and is not a hop on/hop off tour (although ran by the same people and still included in the 72hr tickets).
Just as we got back to Times Sq, we realised we had been so busy we hadn’t really eaten, so we decided to go to Bubba Gump Shrimp co. right in the centre.
Ideally we would have liked to go towards Downtown and tried some of the restaurants in Little Italy and Tribeca but again, because of time (by now it was already nearing 10pm) we kept things close to the hotel. Plus our feet were throbbing from the amount of walking we had done, we got back to the hotel, showered and used half a bottle of peppermint foot spray between us!
Day 3
Day 3..our last day in the city I fell in love with.
We were able to leave our bags at the hotel thanks to a very nifty robot service that Yotel offer- seriously- check out this robot it amazed me. After the hotel booked our cab to the airport, we went for breakfast and headed for the bus stop where we could take the Uptown Tour from.
In all honesty, I didn’t enjoy this tour as much. Maybe it was the freezing cold wind which didn’t sell it to me? Maybe it’s because I knew we were leaving and was a bit sad about it (ok, massively sad, almost tying myself to a tree in Central Park kinda sad). It was interesting when we got to Central Park and saw the building Marilyn Monroe used to live in, the Natural History Museum, the Lincoln Center (cue Pitch Perfect fangirling from me and my husband being like…huh?) and the Guggenheim.
After some stopping in Walgreens and Duane Reade for some last minute sweets/pharmacy goodies/reeses everything, we got to the hotel and jumped in the cab to JFK.
Phew this is a long post so if you’re still with me, high five.
As you can see we got so much done and saw so many of the main landmarks which make NYC so iconic. If you take only one thing away from this post make it this tip: PLAN AN ITINERARY! I can’t stress this enough! NYC is bigger than you think and planning your days so you aren’t running across the city all day is a huge must!
I brought a brilliant fold out map (Joey from Friends style..but not quite as big!) from Waterstones and we used it to plan our days along with using google maps for certain shops/restaurants locations.
I’m in the process of planning a ‘top tips for first timers’ guide so look out for that if you’re planning your first trip.
We are already planning our next trip to NYC where we hope to do more typical New Yorker things now we have done most of the tourist attractions.
NYC- You crazy, beautiful, hectic, inspirational, stunner of a city- you’ve got me- see you soon. | {
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Punjab Additional Home Secretary Fazeel Asghar, in his briefing to the Senate's Standing Committee on Human Rights Sahiwal incident, admitted that the method employed by the Counter-Terrorism Department personnel was wrong, adding that they should have first checked to see who was in the car despite their reservations about the alleged presence of a terrorist inside.
On January 19, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) killed three members of a family; Khalil, his wife Nabeela, their 13-year-old daughter, and their neighbour, Zeeshan, in an alleged encounter near the toll plaza on GT Road in the Qadirabad area.
The CTD officials claimed that the operation was carried out on a tip-off by an intelligence agency to capture an “Islamic State (IS) commander”.
The Punjab government also insisted that the CTD personnel had conducted the operation on the basis of solid evidence, killing (Daesh) terrorist Zeeshan resultantly, adding that the police also recovered firearm and explosives.
Earlier the day, the family of the victims of Sahiwal incident refused to take part in the identification parade after expressing dissatisfaction over the joint investigation team (JIT) probing the case.
According to details, local magistrate and JIT members reached the jail at 10am for the identification parade of the suspects in the Sahiwal incident.
However, the main complainant and victim Khalil’s brother, Jalil refused to appear before the JIT.
According to Jalil, the family members will not appear before the JIT as they have presented recommendations to the Standing Committee on Interior and have demanded the formation of a judicial commission.
“We will only appear before the judicial commission that is formed,” Jalil said.
Following the main complainant and witnesses’ refusal to appear before the JIT, the civil judge postponed the identification parade till Thursday. | {
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Group 8 Social will be Sunday, September 28 from 12:30 – 4:45 PM at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. RSVP due by Sunday, September 7. $30 for people 16 years of age and older. $16 for people 5 to 15 years of age. Only pay if you go, but need RSVP in advance.
Rotaract Club of Santa Barbara Miniature Golf Tournament will be September 13. It will benefit the SB Courthouse Legacy Foundation.
Andy Doerr provided a Fiddlers’ Festival Update. Encourage all members to get involved with the planning and fundraising of the Fiddlers. Kim Horn has taken the lead on fundraising, so please help her out. Gary Jensen and Andy Doerr have been working with the Goleta Valley Art Association. The planning committee met a month ago and everything is progressing forward. Think about how you want to be involved both in planning and on the day of the event. It’s ok to bring friends aboard to help with ticket sales, food sales, etc. It’s a family event and wonderful opportunity to tour the Stow House. The festival is October 12 (always the second Sunday in October). Next meeting will be scheduled sometime next week or the following.
Tom Heath announced the international committee met yesterday and decided on its next trip to Nicaragua (9/18-23). Some people might stay extra days to tour the countryside. We would like to invite you all to come. There will be activities with local Rotarians and the community members. Our grant was approved for repairs to the two clinics. All the work will be started next week and will be mostly completed by the time we head down there. The people are wonderful and very warm. I also welcome any member who has not checked out the international committee to come learn more.
Andy Doerr shared that the children’s choir that we support is touring, and they will be at Elings Park on Saturday, July 26.
Program:Bill Abel introduced Sherrie Fisher, the executive director of the MTD. He brought her to our club from the Carpinteria Noontime club.
It’s important in transportation to be on time. Forty years ago, I moved back to Santa Barbara and applied to be a bus driver. I was told to put my application in a drawer with all the other women. It took nine months of interviews plus a letter from the government that reminded local transportation authorities to hire women. I was the first woman driver.
The men I worked with were wonderful and welcomed me into the fold. At that time (1974) there were 19 drivers. Today there are 150 drivers. I really loved it. Your job ends when you leave work. You don’t have any paperwork to take home or anything to worry about. 1979 – I woke up with a spider bite. I couldn’t drive the bus that day because of the infection. I called in sick and said I can’t drive so I was offered the opportunity in the planning department to figure out routes. Soon after, the person in charge of that department left MTD and I was offered the role. Here was my chance to get into management.
From there on, I raised my hand whenever an opportunity came up. I worked for a gentleman who believed you could do anything you set your mind to. In the early 2000s, I was the assistant general manager in charge of operations, risk, and HR. At that time, the GM had a quick retirement so I was offered the role. I enjoyed the next eight months and ended up with the job in the next 10 years.
I have now been there 40 years and had a lot of wonderful things happen. When I wrote the employee manual in the ’80s, I thought I had covered all the things people could do. I was wrong! There is always something new and unexpected.
We have many employees there that have been with MTD for 30 or 40 years. It’s a place people come and stay there. I will miss coming to work and seeing those people when I retire. Not going to work every morning will be, on one hand, tough, but on the other hand, very nice. I am looking for input how what I should be doing with my time.
I will be going to Belize with my son and daughter in law. Then I am going to my 50th high school reunion.
We are recognized as a transit system, per capita, as having the same usage of a city of 1M people. The fares only cover about 40% of what it costs to run. We receive extra funding from the federal government. I cared very much to be part of a job that makes a difference in the community.
This fall we will have three articulating buses (the size of a bus and a half). The biggest issue we have is bus service from IV to SBCC. The students overwhelm the buses. Each trip has about seven buses running the route. We also have a lot of international students who like ride the bus because they come from countries where public transit is part of their culture.
The bus company is looking at alternative energy. Diesel fuel is very expensive but we actually get it for a little over $3 per gallon because of contracts we set up. We have 27 buses that our downtown waterfront buses. They run purely on electricity. We charge them each night and they run for about an 8-hour trip. Soon you’ll see cities that can buy full-sized electric buses but that’ll take us a while to get there. Hybrid buses get about 12% better fuel buses.
When I started in 1974, I joined the Teamsters Union. When I entered management, I was involved in negotiations with the Teamsters so I got to see the other side. I have a lot of respect for them. We had a two day strike once which was very tough. Every time we have a negotiation, we are threatened with strikes.
We just got authorization from our board to spend $3.58M on an AVL project to see where the buses are. There will be apps available and riders can also get texts when their buses are arriving. | {
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Swindon RS Owners Club
The Swindon RS Owners Group was founded in 1994, we meet from 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of each Month, we now meet at the Churchill House Inn SN4 8ET on the RoyalWotton Bassett road within minutes of Jt 16 M4.
All RS marques are welcome, our members travel from Areas as wide as Oxford in the North, Reading to the East, Devizes in the South and Bristol in the West.
Food is available in the pub, occasionally buffets are laid on for our members free of charge, and at around 9.00pm a formal presentation and discussion of various current group activities takes place.
The group has a full Events calendar each year, not only attending Regional and National Car Shows, Motor Sport Events but also having local Quizzes, Video or games nights and Guess speakers on selected club nights. Mail-shots are regularly sent out to our members to keep you up to speed with what's new or going on.
. If you have a RS and live locally come along one Tuesday evening and ask for Mark Hudd or Ursie and you’ll be made more than welcome.
As a group we keep busy thought the year with Rolling Road Days, magazine visits on Club nights, Summer BBQ, Annual Christmas Party, Regional Day/National Day familiarization and so on… It’s always busy.
The Bristol RS Owners Club and The Swindon RS Owners club work closely together and share many common goals in our activities as car enthusiasts. One such event is the RS Combe show we jointly organise and takes place every year in early July. | {
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We're excited to announce the latest issue of Middle Grades Review, which features a terrific line up of robust research, all focused on education for early adolescents. This current table of contents conveys the breadth and depth of issues addressed this month:
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Middle Grades Review provides a provocative forum for debate within the field of middle grades education. Inviting a critical perspective, the Review is a peer-reviewed, open access venue for scholars and practitioners who wish to broaden the discourse of middle grades education by challenging conventional wisdom. The Review seeks pieces that explore three themes: Democratic Education, Innovation, and Social Justice, in relation to middle grades education and early adolescence. | {
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Nissan is literally glowing with pride for its all-electric vehicle, the Leaf.
The vehicle maker’s European arm is the first manufacturer to apply glow-in-the-dark paint to a vehicle (several aftermarket options already exist). Nissan also was the manufacturer that rolled out a prototype of a self-cleaning paint job last year.
The new glow-in-the-dark paint, developed by inventor Hamish Scott, is similar to other glow-in-the-dark coatings, paints, and additives in that in exploits the abilities of phosphors or phorsphor-like materials to absorb UV energy and emit it as light.
Credit: Nissan
But this particular paint is unique in that it’s made of “entirely organic materials.” The paint contains chemically and biologically inert strontium aluminate—which can act as a photoluminescent phosphor when doped—according to a Nissan press release.
Inventor Scott also created Starpath, a sprayed-on sidewalk coating that collects light during the day and illuminates at night, eliminating the need for streetlights or other auxiliary lighting—reminiscent of Studio Roosegaarde’s glowing Van Gogh path. Starpath’s coating can shine for a reported 8–10 hours after the sun clocks out.
Nissan’s vehicle paint is pretty robust, likely thanks to the high hardness of strontium aluminate—although I doubt it can stand up to 40 sandpaper swipes—as the release says that it can last for 25 years.
Although the idea is bright, unfortunately it’s currently little more than a publicity stunt to garner attention for Nissan’s eco-friendly Leaf. | {
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Storm Sirens’ Last Wail – The tsunami sirens of Tillamook County, posted along the rocky beachfront on this stretch of the earthquake-prone Pacific coast, are a reassuring presence to many residents and visitors. The 30-odd pole-mounted speakers, simple and dated in their 1960s technology of transistors and circuit boards, carry an echo of cold war civil defense, suggesting that people have a kind of handle on responding to the earth’s potential violence from a killer wave.
Gregoire assesses her time as governor – Gov. Chris Gregoire leaves office after two terms in mid-January. The Seattle Times’ Olympia reporter Andrew Garber said down with the governor to get her own take on those eight years.
The Career Center
The Four Stories You Need To Lead Deep Organizational Change – Storytelling enables the individuals in an organization to see themselves and the organization in a different light, and accordingly take decisions and change their behavior in accordance with these new perceptions, insights and identities.
Authentic Presentations Take Practice – Lots of us fall into the “smart” trap when presenting: we work so hard to be polished and articulate that we overcompensate and come across as flat, boring, and egg-headed. We’ve all certainly heard (and suffered through) talks like this.
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Lane County Board and Commissions – Applications are accepted at any time even if there is no current opening. Your application is kept for one year and will be considered by the committee you apply to should an opening occur.
How Social Media Has Changed How We Give – Shaun King, the founder of HopeMob, says that new avenues for generosity are changing how and when people donate time and money, moving away from giving to anonymous charities and toward giving directly to people in need. | {
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4 things I learned about myself on a digital detox
I recently spent a long weekend without any digital technology, partly in order to understand my relationship with my phone, the Internet and social media, and partly to find out if I could actually do it. It turns out I could, so after some reflection, here are four things I learned about myself and technology:
I am impatient: When I’m at work I can’t even wait the eight seconds it takes to load a webpage on my computer browser before I’m glancing down at my phone again. My attention span is probably at its lowest right now and it’s because I can be constantly ‘entertained’ if I wish (although the debate as to whether it really is entertaining remains).
I fear being alone: Whether I’m waiting at a bus stop or sitting on the Underground, at a dinner table waiting for friends or even on the toilet, I am always looking at my phone. Because being alone in a room and disconnected from anyone, whether they’re right in front of me or at the end of a text message, is utterly unbearable. It’s as if being left alone to think for myself is too much to handle and so I reach for the comfort of my phone to distract me from what might be happening in my head.
I’ve become neurotic: thanks to apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger I know exactly when my friends have been online, what time they read my messages, and I can even see when they’re in the middle of writing their reply. I check in persistently to see who’s ignoring me and immediately start to panic when those little WhatsApp ticks turn blue and I’ve not received a reply. I’m almost certain my blood pressure would be lower without tech.
I am insecure: As a result of the aforementioned feeling of being ignored, I’ve become insecure: Why won’t she reply? Have I said something wrong? Doesn’t he love me anymore? On social media I’m constantly exposed to the “perfect” lives of my peers. I see the successes of others every day (whether it’s a 10k run or a new dream job) and feel bad about myself when I don’t have something similarly triumphant to share. I want to show that I too am excelling in life; in reality we’re all just creating some false facade to hide behind. It’s a destructive thing sometimes, connectivity.
If you find yourself doing or feeling any of the above, I implore you to take a break. Look away from your screen, turn it all off, and embrace the real world for what it is in front of you – not what you want it to be online. My digital detox was part of a feature for RoughGuides.com. You can read the travel feature here > | {
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I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared.
Carbon neutral jumbo jets may be a long way off but some airports are making strides in cutting their greenhouse gas emissions.
Denver International, for instance, announced Tuesday that it will install a 4.4-megawatt solar array, more than doubling the 2 megawatts’ worth of photovoltaic panels the airport built in 2008. Earlier this year, Denver signed a deal for a third array, which will generate an additional 1.6 megawatts of electricity.
Yingli Green Energy is providing the 19,000 panels for the 4.4-megawatt project. A Yingli spokesperson told me that altogether, the photovoltaic arrays will supply on average about 6 percent of the airport’s electricity demand. But on days when the sunshine is intense, the solar farm would generate enough electricity to meet nearly a third of Denver International’s electricity needs.
When completed in 2011, the 4.4-megawatt installation will be Colorado’s largest commercial solar project. But what’s really notable is the photovoltaic module maker supplying the solar panels, Yingli.
The Chinese company only entered the United States in 2009 and by that year’s end had captured nearly a third of the California solar market, the bright star of the U.S. solar system. Low-cost Chinese solar companies now supply almost half the California market, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a consulting and research firm.
The Denver deal is another sign that Yingli and other Chinese solar panel makers are shaking up the U.S. market as they move beyond their California base.
In other news, another relatively little-known Chinese firm, Solarfun, said Monday it struck a deal to supply 9.5 megawatts’ worth of solar modules to Martifer Solar, the U.S. subsidiary of a Portuguese renewable energy company, which will install them at projects in California and Colorado.
“Solarfun is focused on the U.S. market as one of our primary growth drivers going forward and we expect Martifer to be a key partner as we continue to build market presence and share,” Bruce Ludemann, the vice president and general manager of Solarfun’s North American operations, said in a statement.
Such success may cause consternation in the executive suites of rivals from Bonn to Silicon Valley, where low-cost Chinese manufacturing is forcing competitors to become even more efficient and maintain their technological edge.
But in the end, the China’s ability to secure such large deals shows that the solar market truly is taking off.
In The New York Times last week, I wrote about how Yingli, the Chinese solar module maker, is heading east after capturing nearly a third of the California market last year:
Yingli, the Chinese solar module maker that captured nearly a third of the California market last year, has struck a deal to supply a New Jersey developer with more than 10 megawatts of photovoltaic panels.
The agreement announced Tuesday with SunDurance Energy for the first time brings Yingli’s reach to the East Coast. SunDurance, owned by a construction and engineering firm, the Conti Group, will install the Yingli solar panels on rooftops, in carports and in ground-mounted solar farms.
“Being able to have a presence on both coasts and in some of the other states that are emerging is very significant for us,” Robert Petrina, the managing director for Yingli’s American operations, said.
He said Yingli shipped 15 megawatts of modules in the fourth quarter of 2009 in the United States. The deal with SunDurance calls for Yingli to provide 10 megawatts through the third quarter of this year. The company had previously supplied solar panels to SunDurance for other projects.
Yingli, based 100 miles south of Beijing in the city of Baoding, opened offices in New York and San Francisco at the beginning of 2009. By year’s end, the company held 27 percent of the California market, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a research and consulting firm. Its stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Chinese firms, including the Yingli rival Suntech, increased their share of the California market to 46 percent, up from 21 percent at the beginning of 2009.
Mr. Petrina said declines in the price of polysilicon — a vital ingredient in solar cells — and in subsidies paid by European countries made it feasible for Yingli to enter the American market.
In The New York Times on Thursday, I write about a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance that shows China has become the dominant solar module supplier in the huge California market:
China’s rise as a major solar module maker has been meteoric, but perhaps nowhere has its ascension been faster than in California, the United States’ largest solar market.
The Chinese company Yingli Solar has captured 27 percent of California’s solar market, according to a preliminary report.
Over the last three years, China’s share of the California market, in terms of supplied megawatts, has risen to 46 percent, from 2 percent, according to a preliminary report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a research and consulting firm.
At the same time, the share supplied in California by American companies has declined to 16 percent, from 43 percent.
“The ascendancy of Chinese manufacturers would be noteworthy regardless of market conditions, but is particularly telling in a time when purse-strings are still tight,” the report said.
At the beginning of 2009, Chinese solar companies supplied 21 percent of the market; by year’s end their stake had more than doubled.
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Todd formerly was a senior editor at Fortune magazine, an assistant managing editor at Business 2.0 magazine and the business editor of the San Jose Mercury News. | {
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When I was stuck in trying to figure out a name for my business and in which direction I should go with it. Fran listened attentively to what I wanted and she helped me bring clarity to a name, business concept, and vision. Hence Just About Face was born. So grateful to Fran for being my Virtual Partner. This is only the beginning and more to come and I’m so Blessed that Fran is on this journey with me for the Long Term, thank you-hugs, Patricia Hartfield ~ Just About Face
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I’m going to attend my very first Gala Dinner Expo in October near Houston and it’s all because Fran was so gracious and kind to share her resources. I’m just getting started but 2019 is going to be my year where I see my business really being successful.
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I have been working with Fran Asaro on coaching for 6 months now and have been very impressed with the results. Fran does an excellent job of giving great guidance and advice on both business and personal issues. It has been a great experience and I appreciate the chance to have a non biased sounding board to help grow my business and myself. I would recommend her highly to anyone looking to better themselves.
~Grant Sadowski, CEO: Becoming 3D
Fran has far exceeded my expectations. After having just a few sessions, I’ve already had a serious breakthrough in my life. She has not only re instilled a belief in myself that was lost, she has given me incredible hope for my future. Fran has given me “tools” to help combat all the negative self-talk that has plagued me my entire life. My confidence and self-esteem have improved, I have more clarity regarding who I am and where I’m going. She is articulate, straightforward, compassionate, non-judgmental, motivational, and in the end, inspiring. I used to try to buy things to somehow make myself feel better about my life. I can honestly say, Fran’s coaching sessions is the best gift I have ever given myself. For anyone who feels like they are lost in this world, like they have lost their edge, or for those who want to take their life to a whole new level, you owe yourself a gift. The gift of hope. Fran did it for me. I have no doubt she can do it for you. ~Matt McFarland
I wanted to take a moment to express to you how much I have appreciated your invaluable service. Since working with you, my overall outlook on my life and circumstances has improved dramatically, my business has been increased by around 35% in just the last 6 months, and most meaningful to me, my relationship with my husband and son is so much deeper than I could have ever imagined. I can’t thank you enough for all you have done not only in “coaching” me, but in supporting me in every aspect of my life. You have held me in such high regard, and now I can’t help but feel I AM deserving of this beautiful life. The tools you have given me and the way you have helped me have re-energized me so completely. I am now able to view situations in my life in a different light and see a direction that maybe wasn’t so clear for me. So again, thank you. I am so grateful to have you in my life and I can’t wait to see what else I can accomplish with your encouragement, wisdom and guidance. With warmest regards and deepest gratitude.
~Jaimie Skultety: Upscale Your Virtual Assistant Business
As a woman-owned business, I was trained to never let them see you sweat. With that said…Then whom in the world can you talk with if you have this persona to portray??? FRAN ASARO…that’s who! I met her back in September at a WPN event and since that time we have not only become “genuine” friends but she keeps me sane with our weekly coaching sessions! I must say, that it took me a while to break down my walls, (she literally teaches you how to coach you through all her amazing tools) but she is one of the most amazing spiritual “real” human beings I have EVER had the honor to know. I thank you Fran for giving me a place to vent safely and for your wisdom, strength and awesome perspectives….but most of all for bringing your amazing talent and purpose to life in the way of a business called Thrive Any Way!
~Kimberly West
“I approached Fran because I thought I needed a coach. Working with her helped me see my real desire for a true listener who knew me but wasn’t a friend, family, coach, or therapist. Fran helped me by offering the space to support and motivate me without me having to reciprocate.The result was I am able to share my issues at a higher level and not involve others in my personal stuff.One thing I love about our time together is her genuine interest in hearing me and supporting me to my best self. I talk with Fran weekly and sometimes more. She makes me feel like I have a committed listener who gets me. This is a gift I give myself which I deserve and value immensely. The resources and support she gives me allows me to be more loving to everyone in my life. I would recommend Fran to people who desire a connection to a loving listener.” –Anonymous
“I hired Fran because I wanted a coach to “push” me past some resistance to starting a business. And we worked well that way until I realized I wanted a divorce, and our conversations switched from business to personal. And Fran offered me the most brilliant insight that changed the course of my divorce. Fran operates at a very high level, and she “saw” that I was making my ex wrong in order to justify the divorce. When she told me I could allow myself a divorce simply because I wanted one, wow, not only did a whole new way of loving myself open up, but I was able to have a peaceful and easy divorce. Over time our sessions morphed from coaching to dedicated listening. I realized it wasn’t the right time to start a business, but I didn’t want to give up Fran. It was the best gift I could have given myself: someone with whom I could share the good, the bad, and the ugly; and who was completely on my side, supporting me, and pointing out when I wasn’t honoring myself in some way. Unlike a friend or family member, Fran keeps her own stuff out of it; and I never have to worry that something I share will come back to me later. As a single mother with aging parents it keeps me sane to have someone who is totally there for me, with whom I don’t have to reciprocate, that I can speak to regularly. It’s a way of taking care of myself that feels right, and fills my tank so that I can go back to taking care of others.” – Beth Pavur
Fran’s wide range of knowledge on subjects personal and professional as well as her intuitive gift to sense when things are flowing well make her the perfect Life Coach for me! I am clearing out what may have taken years to accomplish and have clarity on my goals for the future, which I have already put into action! I always look forward to my sessions with Fran!
~-Amy Roemer artist and healer, founder of Life Art Healing: www.lifearthealing.com
Fran is amazing, she has helped me with my career, my relationships, my struggles and my strengths. Fran is an angel to me and ANYONE can benefit from her coaching. She has the tough love factor, she will push you through uncomfortably and get to the core of what is stopping you from achieving your goals. Thank you Fran!!
~Alyson Calagna DJ Alyson Calagna
Fran is an extremely warm and intuitive coach. She really “got me” and supported me through some challenging professional and personal transitions. Her expert suggestions helped me generate all sorts of creative ideas. Best of all her infectious good humor put a smile on my face and raise my spirits each and every time we talk.
~Odelia Goelman
I wanted to thank you for all you have done for me over the past 4 years. I could not have asked for a better mentor when starting out in this business. You truly took me under your wing and showed me how to be not only a good Realtor but a fantastic Realtor. Thank you not only for all your encouragements but also for showing me a business path. You conveyed so much information that has helped me become successful and also inspired me to take it to the next level. Again I am so grateful for you taking the time to do that for me. I admire you as a person and as a professional.
~Ann McQueen
First let me say something about my friendship with Fran. We have been friends and real estate associates for close to 15 years. There will probably come across your path perhaps twice in your lifetime if you are extremely fortunate a friend such as Fran Asaro. She is extremely open-minded and supportive as to any issue you may have in your life and a wonderful listener as well as a teacher. I say teacher because she has a way with people that they will listen to her suggestions and you find yourself really listening to her wisdom. As for her production, let me just say no one makes money like Fran when she puts her mind to it. She has got all of her systems in place-database, marketing and software programs. I have asked Fran to coach me because she knows how to put me into perspective and is keen to zone in on what I need as a real estate producer. In other words she is very intuitive and insightful as to the areas that need to be built. She is a born team leader and delegates what is necessary to have you stay focused. Fran is very persistent and let me say passionate about her coaching. She is always learning new techniques and is also coached. I know that she does that to remain open to suggestions and always trying to reach out to further her knowledge. If you were to be lucky enough to hire Fran Asaro, she is extremely loyal and would be one of your best assets!
~Judith F. Nolan – Remax Partners
Fran, today’s session gave me the tools I did not have before we spoke. You showed me the way to see the struggles that I’ve been going through, for a long time, and you broke the thoughts down into seeing them as darkness and light, positive and negative. I’ve been stuck in a miserable job. You showed me that misery cannot lead me to joy or success but to live small and fear based. The risk is greater staying at the job. Happiness and manifestation of needs is there waiting. I so desperately needed to hear these words. There is so much more you gave me tonight. You gave me back my power. So thank you. Thank you.
~ Douglas Robbins – Author
I am writing this as a testimonial to Fran Asaro so that others know her as I do. I have known Fran Asaro for over 15 years, first in a professional capacity as we worked together at Century 21 Ouellette Realty Inc., and a dear friend. It was not long before it was evident that she was far more than a Realtor but was there to make a difference for both her clients but also the people she worked with. We became very close friends with mutual admiration. I know that when I need her whether in a personal capacity or professional her dedication has never wavered. Fran has now embarked on a very exciting new road in her life and one that fits her like a glove. She has been working with me in a coaching role and I have fully benefited from it. She makes sure I am focused and knowledgeable and keeps my business goals steady and on track while being nurturing and supportive. Through her coaching skills I have been able to raise my own bar several times achieving things I may have thought about but not have taken action and I continue to grow through her help. Fran is gifted with the skills that make people reach higher and higher. I am proud to know her and have her in my life. She is my life coach and my dear friend. I recommend her to all. ~Yvonne Portilla
Fran has been nothing short of a Godsend for me and my business. Fran has not only been my business coach, she has been my life coach and now a dear friend. She shared my vision and empowered me to truly believe that it really was possible. She mentored me; watched me grow from a 1 man shop working from my bedroom at home to a full staff of 5 full time employees and 4 full time agents. She now shares her compassionate, heartfelt; tender personality with my entire team; conducts our weekly meetings. She is a true joy as she brings her passion, experience; light-hearted exercises to my group. She has also been a true coach; friend; has always been available to me whenever I needed some advice; counsel regarding an employee or simply a friend to vent to. Fran is by far the single greatest investment I have made in my business; my employees; is the primary reason my business thrives anyway! Thank you Fran!!!
~Richard D. Wright, Jr., Broker – Krystal Real Estate
I have known Fran for over 30 years. She has been a great mentor, teacher and great friend to me, and to others I know. Fran gives of herself without any hesitation. Fran had always been willing to listen and has always given logical and practical advise. Fran comes from the heart and then adds a touch of wisdom and intuition. Fran is a truly caring and nurturing woman that does not come from the power of the ego. She believes the world can always use a boost and a breath of fresh air. Fran is the one to give that to the world. Fran has a great deal of knowledge but she also possesses tan intuitive grasp for each individual she sees. She tunes into the person, and explains what she feels would help them out at that time. Fran always had a feeling for others that helps her pinpoint what would help them. Fran practices what she preaches. She has always been very successful in whatever endeavors she chose. She is constantly growing to help herself as well as others. She is on the cutting edge of new information and molds it to help herself and her clients. Fran is very creative and inspired and can reach any challenge put before her. Fran has helped and cared about me for many years. I find her quite inspiring. I feel better after a session with Fran, and I feel like I can move on and try new things. Fran dedicates herself to helping others, whether she is volunteering or working on the job. Fran is a committed individual. The world needs more people like Fran.
~Catherine See, LMT
You have been a mentor, colleague and friend for 5 years now. We have talked many times about our physical, emotional and spiritual feelings and needs. When I think of you, I see a woman who always has her mind together. Whether it has been through Real Estate, relationships, or spiritual conversations we have had. I find it fitting that you would become a coach for anyone in their business or personal affairs. You encourage people to reach their highest potential. You are a great listener and a great cheerleader! You know how to make people feel like they are the most important person in the world. I am so thankful that we are friends. I couldn’t think of a better coach for anyone to have. Through your teachings you enable people beyond their expectations. With great respect.
~Beverly Santiago
I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for our conversations, our friendship and for your coaching. You have helped me in countless ways to become a stronger, more productive person with a higher regard to myself; including health, self-esteem, and setting achievable goals. Your coaching has taught me tools that I carry with me everyday. I learned how to treat myself with the care and love I so freely gave to others and denied myself. I learned how to eat more notoriously, make healthier decisions on how I want my life to be; including eating habits, exercise, work situations, and a more loving connection with my family. I have accomplished so much from your patience to listen, words of advice, and method of coaching that left me with knowledge and the choice to decide how and when to make the right changes I needed in my life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. If I can ever be there to help or share my story with others, I would be honored to do so.
~Victoria Sickler
It is a genuine pleasure for me to recommend Fran Asaro. Fran joined Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc. as a volunteer in 2006. Fran volunteers in our Advocacy department, working directly with the women who come seeking services at Women In Distress. She is often the first face they see when they walk into the Self-Esteem group on Wednesday nights, and because of her warmth, honesty, and integrity, this group has grown from 8-10 attendees to as many as 100 members.
At our recent Volunteer Appreciation Brunch in May 2009, Fran was chosen (for the second time) as the “Outreach Volunteer of the Year.” During the presentation, one of the WID staff got up to speak about Fran, and stated that she is the “heart and soul of the Self-Esteem group.” These women depend on her and count on her for moral support, and she never lets them down.
In addition to the group, Fran has also created the “Look At Me Now” event for the past 2 years as well as managing the “Look At Me Learn” program. She schedules guest speakers to do workshops and classes on a wide area of topics and has the program booked solid for months ahead. Fran is a very reliable and consistent volunteer. So much so that she was voted on as the overall “Volunteer of the Year” for the entire agency in 2007. She is truly valued for all that she does and all that she brings to our participants. I would highly recommend her for any endeavor she undertakes, and know that the company or organization would be as lucky to have her as we are.
~Courtney Holshouser, Director of Volunteers and Special Events, Women In Distress of Broward County www.womenindistress.org
What a wonderful day I had with Fran working on my computer – something that I usually dislike (something like going to the dentist). I can’t say enough about how much time she has saved me in teaching me a few tricks, re-organizing my emails with outlook, clients lists and on an on it goes. I guess you just don’t realize how much time is unproductive when you don’t know what you’re doing. Instead, leave it to Fran so you can be productive at what your good at. She is task oriented which is what I like-yet is very personable. I enjoyed today tremendously and I will use her skills in the very near future.
I look at this like you get your house cleaned – why not get your computer organized and cleaned up so you can work more proficiently. I can’t wait to get started on my new endeavors!!! Thank you soooo much for all of your help Fran.
~Michel Mercure P.A.: Broker-Associate
Fran gives me the ultimate support. When we start off the meeting with negative vibes she helps get the positive vibes flowing again. She truly cares and always wants me to feel complete.
~Yadili Pino
Motivated to think outside the box. Insightful and educational on how to look at life from another point of view. Inspirational!
~Ana G.
I can honestly say that after every weekly meeting with Fran, I have been renewed, not only physically, but mentally, emotionally, as well as spiritually. She truly is a blessing in my life. She has taught me that I can’t always fix everything and she has also taught me to let go. Thanks for everything.
~Delia Alvarez
What it means to have Fran with us: When I know Fran is coming I get so excited because I know that I can say anything and not be judged or criticized. She always listens and answers with a smile.
~Teresa Blackwell
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Warnock Compliments His Side's Performance
Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock was pleased with his side's performance in the 2-0 home win against Swansea City today.
The hosts scored either side of the break to give Palace their first League win of the season.
Swansea City's loss sees them drop 3 places from 7th to 10th.
Warnock told their Official Site:
'It is always nice to win and not just the win but the way we played really. We played some good football and we had a few problems like losing Alan Lee over a week ago.
'Jamie Scowcroft got injured and so did John Oster. We are a little bit thin on the ground at the minute. A few players have picked up some knocks as well.'
'I thought Ifill had his best game in many years for me. The keeper was there when he had to make save. I told Jose to keep hold of his shirt and there is no way he is going to lose that at the moment.
'After his dreadful his three goals he gave away against Doyle last week I thought Matt Lawrence look very assured and good at the back.
'The two full backs are playing well and when they do get past, you have got a goalkeeper like Speroni. It was good today, the fans have been good even through the adversity, but today I thought they deserved that themselves and were really behind the team.' | {
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JEFFREY W.
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5/23/2018
Grado:
More help on Sunday
Anthony C.
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5/23/2018
Grado:
The truck I rented had some bad windshield wipers it started raining and they were very noisy
rachel g.
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5/22/2018
Grado:
Understaffed. Incompetent. Untrained. Employee couldn’t help because he claimed he didn’t have the tools needed but when a customer came in after me, he called on his cell phone a coworker to get access to help. When I stepped in to request to get checked out the other customer began berating me and my mother claiming she was there first. This employee never spoke up to correct the other customer. Only asked if I was going to complain about him. He said “I didn’t do nothing”. That’s right. He didn’t. He was useless and clearly only wanted to help who he wanted, when he wanted. I’ve used this location at least 15 times in the past. Never again. Customer Service is TERRIBLE!!
Eugene G.
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5/21/2018
Grado:
Wiper blades work when they what. I would call that a safety problem?
Elizabeth N.
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5/21/2018
Grado:
Very friendly and helpful staff
tim f.
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5/21/2018
Grado:
The only bad was I reserved a moving truck from Friday morning to Monday morning. I got called into work and could not pick it up until later in the day on Friday. I called to see if I could leave my car there while I had the truck and they said they canceled my reservation because I didn't pick it up at 8:00 am. Lucky for me they didn't rent the truck before I got there. With that said, if you are going to be late, call them or you may not have what you reserved.
christina k.
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5/20/2018
Grado:
The rental ended up being more expensive than we thought. When we move from storage into our home we are thinking about paying a moving company. We will pay more but it will be more convenient and less work physically.
Karen R.
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5/18/2018
Grado:
Nothing. The store was not busy when we were there to check in and out was fast and easy. The staff were helpful and courteous.
JUSTIN B.
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5/17/2018
Grado:
Everyone was very friendly and awesome. Thank you for the great service
Tyler K.
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5/16/2018
Grado:
I had the worst experience with the customer service at this location. I will never recommend them!
joshua g.
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5/15/2018
Grado:
You guys charged me twice on my card totally 80sumn dollars when it should have only been 40 sumn dollars
John F.
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5/12/2018
Grado:
Very friendly and competent staff. Well done.
Lori B.
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5/12/2018
Grado:
Have used many times, good service
Jennifer V.
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5/11/2018
Grado:
The owner was amazing very professional, polite, courteous, knowledgeable and very helpful. I highly recommend this U-haul location.
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5/10/2018
Grado:
I would give an even better rating if I had not had to wait 15 minutes for service upon arrival.On return,service was fast and excellant
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5/9/2018
Grado:
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5/7/2018
Grado:
We arrived at 4:59 and the guy was locking the front door. He did check us in but he wasn't that happy about staying...felt like we were inconveniencing him.
Nathan B.
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5/6/2018
Grado:
The check out was very slow, no help at the store. We rent a lot of trailers each year in the spring, and the value seems to be waning, We will likely need to find an alternative due to cost.
Angela H.
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5/5/2018
Grado:
This place has taken great care of me in all my rentals and purchasing boxes. I highly recommend.
Edward R.
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5/4/2018
Grado:
I’ve used the office often over the last three years and have always been satisfied. Excellently run operation!
steve t.
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5/3/2018
Grado:
All personnel were professional, courteous and helpful both at reservation placement and on return of vehicle. Great selection of goods to aid in moving, packing and storage at reasonable prices.
Very good overall experience (again)!
Steve N.
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5/3/2018
Grado:
The truck I rented was not there when I showed up I was told I would get a $50 credit from two of the customer service representative which I never received. Don’t tell someone you’re going to get a $50 credit and not deliver
Ron B.
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5/1/2018
Grado:
It was all a very good experience.
Ryan Church is running a very tight/good ship!
Lisa D.
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4/29/2018
Grado:
Everything was great
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4/29/2018
Grado:
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AJungianIdeal wrote:I'm trying real hard to try and make rebirth mesh with neuroscience. Does rebirth depend on a dualistic conception of the mind? If not, what gets "transferred" as it was?
DNA?chownah
As for DNA, the 1 thing I know about rebirth is that it is not familial or generational or anything like that.
The thing about DNA is that it is not familial or generational either. Some people see it that way as a result of their indulging in a doctrine of self.......like 'this is MY DNA.........this is my mother's DNA.....'...etc. if these people would stop obsessing with their self view the concepts of familial and generational would disappear. To help one get a better understanding of DNA one can ponder how all of the DNA in the human genome is dependent on billions and billions of different kinds of creatures with non-human DNA.....you can start with the bacteria in your gut as an example....and don't forget that all the food we need to exist came about because of a web of diverse DNA like soil microbes and earth worms......even the air we breathe is the way it is because of different kinds of DNA stretching back literally billions of years and continuing through the present and hopefully onto the future.
All DNA is made of fairly simple compounds repeated in near endless patterns.......but basically it is ALL THE SAME and it all exists because it ALL exists......no strand of DNA exists on its own.....even the strand of DNA in your heart is dependent on the strand of DNA in your gut whether you identify that strand of DNA in your gut as being 'yours' or as 'belonging' to a bacteria.
Of course maybe I am wrong........certainly there must be some DNA which is independent of some other DNA.....I guess.....don't know for sure.......chownah
With the exception of mutagens and DNA replication errors, all of the somatic cells in a particular human body have the same DNA code. The manifestation of a cell, whether it be a cardiac muscle cell, a neuron, or what have you, is due to what parts of the DNA code are expressed.
With the exception of mutagens and DNA replication errors, all of the somatic cells in a particular human body have the same DNA code. The manifestation of a cell, whether it be a cardiac muscle cell, a neuron, or what have you, is due to what parts of the DNA code are expressed.
I believe you are correct at least for the nuclear DNA.......don't forget that pretty much every cell also has mitochondria which have their own DNA distinct from the nuclear DNA. I don''t know if all the mitochondrial DNA is identical or not....but it is interesting that one idea for the origin of mitochondria is that a way way long long time ago a bacteria infected a single celled organism and they developed a symbiotic relationship which has continued to the present. For those fixated on the 'self' I guess this means that every cell within your body contains a non-human entity which we call a mitochondria but is really just a highly evolved bacterium which is along for the ride. I have heard it said that humans are just machines invented by bacteria which they use for obtaining food and shelter.
Did you know that a family of plants called legumes (beans, peas, clover, etc.) have nodules on their roots and a colony of bacteria live on the nodules and that the bacteria receives nutrients from the plant and in turn produces nutrient for the plant.....and that this bacteria as part of its way of living also produces hemoglobin which is also the chemical in animal blood which carries oxygen the cells and carbon dioxide away for the cells?.........seems that hemoglobin probably originally came from bacteria but somehow we ended up with a gene to produce it......can we really call the genes for producing hemoglobin our own or should we just thank bacteria for loaning it to us?
tiltbillings wrote:... the problem is that you have very directly stated that the Buddha said something without quoting a sutta, which opened your statement to a reasonable question of what did the Buddha/the suttas say in support of your opinion. Rather than this prolonged and tedious msg after msg attempt by you at deflecting the focus away from your "He [the Buddha] says," it would be better if you simply and concisely quoted the suttas to show what it is that the Buddha said that supports of your opinion.
Four months and five pages later, I finally manage to return (please hold down the rejoicing). The dog didn't eat my homework, but I've spent entirely too much time in VA hospitals over the last months. I think I'm now healthy enough to be able to carry on a conversation without major dropouts but we'll see. At any rate, the time was not entirely wasted. I did manage to get a paper written and published that is an analysis of "Quarrels & Disputes" inspired by a conversation I had with Leigh Brasington (who has a page about the sutta you can read http://www.leighb.com/snp4_11.htm if you're interested). In the paper I believe I show that the Buddha is clearly using language in a way that is meant to convey two things simultaneously. Unfortunately the paper won't be out there for free for another year, but I'll be glad to let y'all know when it is, if anyone is interested.
But that just covers one sutta.
Aside from that I'm working on a rather long paper that builds a case for the Buddha quite intentionally using language -- complete with citations of many suttas -- language that can (and I believe should) be read two ways, but it will be a while before that one is finished, hopefully accepted, and through the process of being published and out there without a subscription. I understand that you would like me to put it all in a very brief, Reader's Digest, easy-to-read version, and that you want the Cliff's Notes to be utterly convincing all by themselves or you're not going to (1) be bothered to read anything lengthy or (2) allow any possibility that what I'm saying could be true but, tilt, I'm trying to show something that was intended from its origins to be subtle, so a one-page description complete with enough suttas to convince you is not going to be possible, sorry. But I'm appreciative of the conversation here and further inspiration to sit down and pull all the bits I could find together into a logical order, even though that's not suitable for publication in the forum.
Sylvester wrote:Since your thesis is an interpretation of how the Buddha intended to communicate DA to his brahmin auditors and "influence" them, we would also need a fair amount of citation of the Buddha's exposition of DA that we can see actually corresponding to the Vedic received wisdom or Vedic method or whatever it is you believe was the problem. I would be satisfied with a number of sutta citations that address specifically the nidanas traditionally interpreted to mean "birth" and "rebirth"; if you can give even more DA expositions on the other nidanas that are probative of your supposed correspondence, so much the better. Note that I ask for "a number of sutta citations"; I need quantity to see a trend and pattern, rather than to let one singular pronouncement colour the rest of the expositions.
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Sylvester wrote:I don't think it's unreasonable, especially since we are asking nothing more than what would be expected of a text-critical approach...
After careful consideration of your requests, it occurs to me that I have perhaps overcomplicated what I am saying.
I don't see that it's necessary, really, to prove that there was any exceptional understanding of the Buddha's audience that enabled them to get what he was saying in DA, because what I am suggesting is that he was working with themes that were familiar to pretty much everyone who paid any attention at all to the world around them. I'm not actually suggesting that DA was aimed at "his brahmin auditors".
So, for example, when you ask me to provide "examples of the Vedic worldview" that I believe are relevant, the word "the" tells me I've not done well in making clear that I'm not suggesting that DA is depicting "a" view, but that it's a structure built on very general views, of which there were probably dozens of varieties. One general view -- the first portion of DA -- is that people come into being because of desire, that consciousness arrives first, then the individuality of name-and-form comes into existence, and through that the senses are gained. It seems to me that, since those who take DA as being a description of rebirth understand that the Buddha is talking about consciousness descending into the womb, and name-and-form being birth, and with birth the senses being acquired -- that that was the order as most folks understood it -- I shouldn't have to provide any outside sources that show that this was more-or-less the way most folks understood things to happen. It's right there in the suttas, showing that that is the order people perceived. Even if that order of events wasn't X's actual belief, X will have been familiar with it as the predominant worldview, and that we should understand this just through reading the suttas. That the Prajapati myths use that very construction is a bonus piece of evidence that this was, indeed, a known worldview. But seeing that order reflected in the Prajapati myth isn't actually necessary -- because it's quite visibly what's perceived as the natural order in the suttas themselves.
We do not find other views of the process of beings coming into existence represented in the suttas, so I see no reason for me to provide evidence that this was a way of looking at the process that was well-known. Now if there were other views of the order of events around birth discussed, and they dominated, then maybe I'd need to go looking for outside evidence.
The same sort of thing goes with with Part Two of DA, which I am suggesting has to do with the way the rituals done are supposed to have an effect on one's life after death. We know from reading the suttas that folks were concerned with the proper performance of rituals, and what effect those rituals would have on them in the future, because they asked questions about these things. So I don't need to be providing outside support to show that this is what people believed -- it's right there in the suttas.
And, finally, it shouldn't require any outside confirmation to prove that folks believed that their understanding of the world -- and hence the rituals they chose and the way they performed them -- would have an effect on where they went after death, with the aim being to go somewhere nice and blissful rather than somewhere nasty and uncomfortable. That, too, we should be able to gather from reading the suttas.
On the most basic of levels, that is what I am saying is the structure of DA: the first portion being "the givens" about how we come into the world, the middle portion being detail about our rituals and how they lead to the last part, which is what happens to us after we die.
The only parts of that I can think might be in the least controversial are (1) the first and last steps, in which I find the Buddha twisting the usual beginning and ending of a life story. The first step might not be so "usual" because that beginning is "all about knowledge" which might be associated with the atman-brahman worldview more than any other ---- whereas the Buddha twists it to say "it's all about ignorance". But "the usual ending" is that "this all leads to happiness" whereas he says "this all leads to dukkha" (aka: the same-old-same-old of aging, sickness, and death). But even if those twists might be zingers and stingers for those who held views about knowledge leading to bliss, to get the point, it wasn't necessary to understand the barbs, rather, the listener could just work with what he was saying on his subtlest level: that we come into the world ignorant of all that he's about to describe, and that the ignorance and all that follows leads us into trouble. You didn't need to get the joke to get the point.
And (2) that the rituals were thought to bring into being a perfected "self". In "Reflections on Resemblance, Ritual, and Religion" (1989, p. 46) Brian K Smith argues that the equivalencies found throughout Vedism are part of a logical worldview, and that ritual and sacrifice were "displayed as a constructive activity, creating the human being (ontology), the afterlife (soteriology), and the cosmos as a whole (cosmology)." This view of the world wasn't limited to the Brahmin priests who performed the ceremonies, but was engaged in on behalf of those in other classes -- warrior caste, and merchants, for example -- all of whom were likely to have known why they were performing the rituals -- to purify or perfect that self, to get a better outcome/future.
So my thesis is not that DA was designed "to communicate DA to his brahmin auditors" but to talk to everyone in the society familiar with the general theories that dominated the times about how we come into the world, and why folks did what they did with their daily and special rituals, which were aimed at improving their lot after death.
As for your request for "a number of sutta citations that address specifically the nidanas traditionally interpreted to mean 'birth' and 'rebirth'", since all the brief summaries of the 12-steps do this, I assume you're actually asking for something that explicitly points out that these are *not* about rebirth, but since I have (repeatedly) said the Buddha designed a system that allowed him to subtly address his deeper points while overtly talking about rebirth, this request would be asking me to do something contrary to my thesis -- not a reasonable request to make.
In the end, you and the folks following this conversation can either recognize the shape of DA as being about the ways people saw the creation of a life, and the process of living that life, and its outcome after death -- and the ways in which the Buddha is denying that "what everyone knows" about all these things is actually accurate -- and then one can begin to see how all the other pieces fit to support that view, or not. And this, I say, will be just as the Buddha intended: that you can continue to believe the Cosmos is all about rebirth until conditions are right for you to see, through your own direct experience, how little actual evidence you have of rebirth, and just why it is far more effective to focus on what you *can* see when aiming to reduce or do away with dukkha.
Hi,I'm trying to find about people who discovered or have strong original opinion about rebirth on their own in the past. Or it could be original reference to rebirth on different sources.
Presently I know of following people, please let me know if you know anyone else.
1. Buddha - As it is mentioned in Buddhist text he discovered cause for rebirth and path to stop it.2. Edgar Cayce - Although he did not believe it at first while awake, he had talked about it while he was giving readings. 3. Ian Stevenson - He did a research on rebirth based on past life stories told by children and has some post-mortem reports as paper evidence on his book. He started believing in rebirth as a result of his research.
Rahula wrote:Hi,I'm trying to find about people who discovered or have strong original opinion about rebirth on their own in the past. Or it could be original reference to rebirth on different sources.
Presently I know of following people, please let me know if you know anyone else.
1. Buddha - As it is mentioned in Buddhist text he discovered cause for rebirth and path to stop it.2. Edgar Cayce - Although he did not believe it at first while awake, he had talked about it while he was giving readings. 3. Ian Stevenson - He did a research on rebirth based on past life stories told by children and has some post-mortem reports as paper evidence on his book. He started believing in rebirth as a result of his research.
Also I wouldn't go to the Bible for justification of rebirth/reincarnation et al
The old testament barely conceives of an eternal soul/heaven. Most of the Old Testament is only concerned with this life, and has a view that after death there is either nothing or is sceptical towards any future state. The book of Ecclesiastes is a good example of the annihilationist/nihilist view that is expressed throughout the bible.
As for the new testament from Jesus, thats all about eternalism and a linear view of existence. It is mostly drawn the from the oral Torah, which takes a view of life after death, as opposed to the written Torah which focuses on only one life.
However there is nothing in the Bible that really supports "rebirth", not until you get to the Latter day saints anyway who have a form of it.
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He who binds to himself a joyDoes the wingèd life destroy;But he who kisses the joy as it fliesLives in eternity's sunrise.
4. Anyone who is among the living has hope --even a live dog is better off than a dead lion! 5. For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.
Old Testament -Ecclesiastes
Sounds similar to Ajita Kesakambali
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1. Buddha - As it is mentioned in Buddhist text he discovered cause for rebirth and path to stop it.
How do you understand his teaching on rebirth?
The suttas describe a cycle of psycho-physical rebirth with beings re-appearing in different realms according to their kamma. How one chooses to understand or interprets this is, I think, another matter.
"I ride tandem with the random, Things don't run the way I planned them, In the humdrum."Peter Gabriel lyric
1. Buddha - As it is mentioned in Buddhist text he discovered cause for rebirth and path to stop it.
How do you understand his teaching on rebirth?
The suttas describe a cycle of psycho-physical rebirth with beings re-appearing in different realms according to their kamma. How one chooses to understand or interprets this is, I think, another matter.
Do you view the reference of birth of beings as occurring in each moment, or only after death, or both?
In other words, do you view "birth" in D.O. in terms of future life birth or constant mental birth (that could carry on after)?
He who binds to himself a joyDoes the wingèd life destroy;But he who kisses the joy as it fliesLives in eternity's sunrise.
If there is only one life, then at death arahants and worldlings are all equal at 6 feet under. Not much point in trying to become a stream enterer or higher....Death would be automatic parinibbana.
"Life is a struggle. Life will throw curveballs at you, it will humble you, it will attempt to break you down. And just when you think things are starting to look up, life will smack you back down with ruthless indifference..."
Alex123 wrote:If there is only one life, then at death arahants and worldlings are all equal at 6 feet under. Not much point in trying to become a stream enterer or higher....Death would be automatic parinibbana.
We are danger of getting into the same old argument here
At the end of the day I do not know if there is rebirth, heaven, hell, Ra, oblivion or the Force.
However I will say that that line of thinking is irrelevant to me.
All I will say is that when I engage with Dhamma, I am more happy etc and I would practice regardless, as even if there is no future state etc it still improves my life in the here and now
My practice would not change if rebirth was proved, or if Christianity was proved or it oblivion was proved.
The reason why is that whenever I think about what happens after death, its always because of the "ego" wanting to know what happens to "me", which of course is a wrong place to come from (as well as admitting that I do not know and might never know)
However thats just my approach to the Dhamma, others will of course find merit in rebirth view and that works for them
The person who does that is just as much a follower of Buddha as I am, to me whats more important is how we use these concepts to free ourselves from dukkha
peace out x
He who binds to himself a joyDoes the wingèd life destroy;But he who kisses the joy as it fliesLives in eternity's sunrise.
On a side note I will say I was wrong before to say that Buddha did not teach about rebirth. If we look at the Suttas he obviously did and because of that he obviously seen some value in teaching others about the concept. The reasons why though, I do not know. If I am honest I personally do not see the need for it, but thats just my subjective preference, which is not a good indicator of truth (As Ajahn Chah said, following our desires and preferences wont get us to nibbana)
Also, in terms of D.O. it can be read as both psychological and literal in the Suttas (or maybe intended as both, where clinging gives birth to "me" which can carry on after physical death).
The reasons for Buddha teaching about rebirth after death to some people, I do not know. I don't know the Buddhas intent, by that I mean I do not know if he meant to use it as a skilfull means to help others aim at wholesome actions (which helps to then lead them to his own teachings) or if he taught it as being an empirical fact, that he either believed or knew about.
I can see both in the Suttas
As I said before however, I think its how we use these views that is important, not the views themselves
After all we all aim for nibbana, which is the ending of birth here and now and after (if it does happen).
He who binds to himself a joyDoes the wingèd life destroy;But he who kisses the joy as it fliesLives in eternity's sunrise.
Spiny Norman wrote:The suttas describe a cycle of psycho-physical rebirth with beings re-appearing in different realms according to their kamma. How one chooses to understand or interprets this is, I think, another matter.
Do you view the reference of birth of beings as occurring in each moment, or only after death, or both?
As I said, in the suttas on dependent origination, birth and death are clearly and consistently described in physical rather than psychological terms. DO describes literal birth and death arising arising in dependence on bhava ( being or becoming ) which logically means that bhava must represent the cycle of ( literal ) birth and death, not some kind of psychological process.
In any case for me the idea of momentary rebirth of the "I" ( whatever ) doesn't make a lot of sense - the suttas describe self-view, conceit etc as deep-seated tendencies, not things that keep getting"reborn".
If you find the idea of moment-to-moment rebirth useful, that's fine, but I still don't think it's supported by the suttas.
"I ride tandem with the random, Things don't run the way I planned them, In the humdrum."Peter Gabriel lyric
clw_uk wrote: I don't know the Buddhas intent, by that I mean I do not know if he meant to use it as a skilfull means to help others aim at wholesome actions (which helps to then lead them to his own teachings) or if he taught it as being an empirical fact, that he either believed or knew about.
There is no way of knowing for sure, but I find it difficult to believe that the Buddha would have made stuff up in order to reach a wider audience.
"I ride tandem with the random, Things don't run the way I planned them, In the humdrum."Peter Gabriel lyric
As I said, in the suttas on dependent origination, birth and death are clearly and consistently described in physical rather than psychological terms. DO describes literal birth and death arising arising in dependence on bhava ( being or becoming ) which logically means that bhava must represent the cycle of ( literal ) birth and death, not some kind of psychological process.
Yet the Buddha said that when there is no more clinging, there is no more "me" etc and there is the deathless. He also taught that clinging gives rise to "I am" and taught that the "world" etc are in the mind.
When I read the suttas I take it as meaning psychological for the most part, with suttas that teach that this moment to moment process can carry on after psychical death.
In any case for me the idea of momentary rebirth of the "I" ( whatever ) doesn't make a lot of sense - the suttas describe self-view, conceit etc as deep-seated tendencies, not things that keep getting"reborn".
That is true, however the strong view of "me" can be different from a subtle, underlying notion of "mine"
If you find the idea of moment-to-moment rebirth useful, that's fine, but I still don't think it's supported by the suttas.
To me it makes the most sense and has been a very useful tool to use in terms of practice etc. If you find the traditonal three life times model and post mortem rebirth useful, thats cool
There will always be those who prefer Ajahn Buddhadasa teaching of Dhamma, and those who prefer Ajahn Bodhi teaching of Dhamma
If they both help people get beyond dukkha, whats the harm
Different strokes for different folkes
The only I issue I have is when someone says that someone has to believe in rebirth, or not believe in it, to be a Buddhist
Personally I think that the defining feature of being a Buddhist is adhering to the three marks, non attachment and wholesome action ... Not if someone agrees with, disagrees with or just doesnt care about certain metaphysical/supernatural claims x
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Please join us tonight for the last regular meeting of the ROBG Board of Directors of 2014. We meet at 7:30 p.m. at the LDRCC. The agenda can be accessed here: ROBG Agenda 12-08-14 We hope to see you there.
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It’s that time of year again to celebrate the holidays tonight at 5pm-7pm at the Les and Dorothy River Community Center at 10409 Scenario Lane.
There will be plenty of time to mingle with friends and neighbors and sample delicious holiday fare. Food donations are
welcome for items that are festive for the holidays.
Beverly Glen Market has agreed to provide the non-alcoholic beverages and Beverly Glen Realty will continue its tradition of the wine tasting table.
There will be holiday movies for the kids and other crafty activities. Jadon Friedberg will entertain us at his DJ Booth. Shayne
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There will be plenty of time to mingle with friends and neighbors and sample delicious holiday fare. Food donations are
welcome for items that are festive for the holidays and the chilly time of year so break out the cookbooks and the family traditions.
Beverly Glen Market has agreed to provide the non-alcoholic beverages and Beverly Glen Realty will continue its tradition of the wine tasting table.
There will be holiday movies for the kids and other crafty activities. Jadon Friedberg will entertain us at his DJ Booth. Shayne
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If you live on a canyon road, chances are you will experience some mild to severe flooding during heavy rains. This is especially true if you live in Southern California where we either have drought or heavy rains. We have never had an average rainfall ever. It’s all or nothing.
If you live on a canyon road such as Laurel, Benedict, Coldwater, Beverly Glen….you know they drain all the rain, water, mud, debris from the entire mountain down these few main roads. All the top roads such as Mulholland and sides roads lead and drain to these roads. The goal is for the water to drain down the road. You do not want to block the flow of the water down the road. Below are some tips on how to minimize flooding for you and your neighbors.
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LEMONT, Ill. – Two years before his historic U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur double in 1916, the legendary Chick Evans triumphed in the inaugural CDGA Amateur Championship. His name remains engraved on the Joseph G. Davis Trophy, which will be awarded to the victor of the 99th CDGA Amateur Championship at Briarwood Country Club in Deerfield, June 18-21.
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The CDGA Am is a grueling test of golf, as the event’s last five champions have averaged to play 123 holes over the course of four days.
The entire field will play 36 holes of stroke play the morning of Monday, June 18, with the low 16 advancing to match play. The afternoon of Tuesday, June 19 will feature the first round of matches before the quarterfinals and semifinals take place on Wednesday, June 20. A 36-hole championship match on Thursday, June 21 will determine the winner.
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A total of 75 amateur golfers will be teeing it up at Briarwood. Registration was open to any CDGA member with a USGA Handicap Index of 5.4 or below. More than 250 golfers registered for the event, with qualifiers at The Grove Country Club, Innsbrook Country Club, The Den at Fox Creek and Royal Fox Country Club determining the final field.
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Greg Bauman (Chicago / Biltmore CC) is the reigning Illinois State Mid-Amateur champion, winning by four strokes at Exmoor Country Club last August. He made match play at the 2018 CDGA Mid-Amateur Championship in May, falling in the first round to eventual champion John Ehrgott.
Michael Fastert (Des Plaines / Sanctuary GC) finished as the runner up in the 2017 CDGA Amateur Championship at Briar Ridge Country Club. He also has placed in the top 28 of the Illinois State Amateur each of the last two years.
Andrew Price (Lake Bluff / Conway Farms GC) won the 2016 CDGA Amateur at Calumet Country Club, besting Todd Mitchell in the championship match. He claimed the Illinois State Mid-Amateur title in 2014 and advanced to the Round of 16 in this year’s U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship.
Kyle Slattery (Rockford / The Mauh Nah Tee See Club) has reached the semifinals in each of the last two CDGA Amateurs. He is coming off a junior season at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in which he was an All-Ohio Valley Conference selection.
Chadd Slutzky (Deer Park / The Grove CC) won two CDGA championships in 2017, the CDGA Mid-Amateur and CDGA Amateur Four-Ball. Those titles supplemented his 2015 Illinois State Mid-Amateur crown.
Trent Wallace (Joliet / Inwood GC) was the stroke play medalist in last year’s CDGA Amateur and has finished in the top-five at each of the last two Illinois State Amateur Championships. The rising senior at Illinois State University has won two Missouri Valley Conference individual titles.
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Harley Abrams (Evanston / The Glen Club) was medalist by five strokes at the Royal Fox qualifier and advanced to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying earlier this year.
Mike Cushing (Bloomington / Bloomington CC) made match play at last year’s CDGA Am and has won three Bloomington-Normal City Match Play titles.
Benjamin Johnson (Downers Grove / Naperville CC) bested the field by two strokes to take medalist honors at the Innsbrook Country Club qualifier on June 4.
Branden and Michael Mounce (El Paso / El Paso Golf Club), twin brothers, were both part of Bradley University’s 2018 Missouri Valley Conference-winning team. Both also qualified for the 2018 Illinois State Amateur earlier this month.
Matthew Murlick (Winnetka / Winnetka GC) made match play in the 2017 CDGA Amateur and finished T2 at the 2017 Illinois Open.
Andrew Vitt (Lake Forest / Exmoor CC) claimed medalist honors at The Grove Country Club qualifier on May 31.
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The 2018 CDGA Amateur will mark the first Illinois State or CDGA amateur championship hosted by Briarwood Country Club. The Deerfield facility served as a second site for last year’s Illinois Open, an event it also hosted in 1966. Initially designed by the architectural firm of Colt and Alison in 1921, the pristinely-manicured par-71 track will play at 6,853 yards for the championship.
After various modifications over the years, a tornado necessitated a restoration by Mark Mungeam in 2001 that returned the course to its Colt and Alison roots. Difficult bunker elements are present throughout the classic parkland layout. The greens are relatively large, but require precise approaches, as many of the putting surfaces contain multiple tiers and components.
The 543-yard par-5 third hole will present an early opportunity for separation in a match. A three-shot hole for all but the longest hitters, water along the left side must be dealt with for those both laying up and going for the green in two. Water also comes into play on the 382-yard par-4 14th, where an accurate approach into a reverse redan is needed to stay dry.
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Providence, R.I. — It’s only fitting that this was the final SmackDown before Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view event, because the sold-out Dunkin’ Donuts Center played host to a night filled with extreme chaos.
The Authority's Director of Operations demands that the WWE World Heavyweight Champion allow himself to be pinned.
Thursday’s hottest show kicked off with fireworks as Kane cut off Seth Rollins in order to demand that the WWE World Heavyweight Champion lay down for him and return the favor from their match on the April 13 episode of Raw. Fortunately for The Architect, WWE’s Director of Operations was just “joking.”
Unfortunately for the “Future of WWE,” Kane did decide to put him in match against his one-time justice-seeking ally, Dean Ambrose. That contest would never get underway though, as an all-out brawl erupted with The Lunatic Fringe fighting alongside his former Shield “brother” Roman Reigns to send Rollins and Ambrose’s Extreme Rules opponent, Luke Harper, heading for the hills.
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The Showoff & The Man That Gravity Forgot take on a tough combination from across the pond.
Despite Sheamus’ pre-match declaration that bigger is better, the underdogs showed they still have more than enough fight to give in an action-packed tag team showdown.
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The New Face of Fear continued to warn of a frightening future, but once again we are left wondering: Who is Bray Wyatt’s new target?
Naomi def. Natalya
The No. 1 contender to the Divas Title goes up against The Queen of Harts.
Naomi showed Natalya the Rear View to pick up an impressive victory just three days before she will challenge Nikki Bella at Extreme Rules for the Divas Championship. The No. 1 contender then displayed her new no nonsense attitude by delivering a post-match kick to a fallen Queen of Harts.
Ryback def. Rusev by Disqualification
The Human Wrecking Ball goes head-to-head with The Russian Tank.
Rusev may have technically lost his match to Ryback by disqualification, but he sent a big statement to John Cena in the process after taking out The Big Guy with an unforgiving Russian Chain. This very same steel apparatus will be fair game this Sunday at Extreme Rules when The Super Athlete challenges the United States Champion in a Russian Chain Match.
Kofi Kingston def. Cesaro
With The New Day poised to take on the WWE Tag Team Champions at Extreme Rules, Kofi Kingston battles The Swiss Superman one-on-one.
Have no fear WWE Universe, The New Day is here! Cesaro had his attention turned to a fight that broke out at ringside between Tyson Kidd and Kofi Kingston’s New Day partners, allowing Kingston to hit Trouble in Paradise for the victory.
Can The New Day duplicate this success at Extreme Rules Kickoff when Big E & The Dreadlocked Dynamo challenge Kidd & Cesaro for the WWE Tag Team Championship?
Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose def. Seth Rollins & Luke Harper
Former Shield members reunite to take on their one-time "brother" and the dangerous Luke Harper.
Amid a frenzied tag team battle, Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose got a surprising assist from WWE’s Director of Operations (although it’s unclear if it was intentional), who got up from his seat at ringside to throw Rollins back into the ring to break the referee’s 10-count. | {
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Regarding the news story, "Smoking banned at playgrounds in The City's parks" (June 19): My sympathy and a response to Rec and Park employee Marilyn Cassol, quoted as saying, "I'm a smoker - does that make me a bad person?"
In contemporary San Francisco, it does. Since the unholy alliance made almost a decade ago between a preacher from Texas, Harry Britt, and a native daughter, Angela Alioto, both supervisors at the time, the new Puritan majority in this town relegates smokers to the sidewalks outside office buildings, restaurants, bars and, now, the borders of playgrounds.
However, instead of being forced to wear the equivalent of a scarlet letter as was Hester Prynne in Salem, smokers are left to brand themselves voluntarily by lighting up. That's what passes for progressive.
My advice to Cassol is to quit her park job now, leave town as soon as possible and find a more tolerant community even if that means leaving the state or country. Don't take a smoking cessation class or spend money on smoking surrogates until you want to for your own reasons, not those imposed upon you.
And by the way, what's with the double-talk from Diane Rose from the South of Market Council? In the first paragraph she is quoted as calling the ban "a victory for the health of children" and saying in the last paragraph,
"We are not making a statement about whether smoking is healthy or unhealthy. We just want kids to grow up and make the decision to smoke or not smoke on their own." Did it take five months of working on this project to learn to talk that way? Reid Condit San Francisco
Enough! You've proven cigarettes are addictive. So fine the cigarette companies billions of dollars because they caused the addictions of millions of people.
Why do you feel it necessary to raise taxes on cigarettes to the point that those of us who are "addicted" cannot afford them? I have been "addicted" for more than 50 years. I bought cigarettes for "two bits" when the machine returned a pack of smokes and three pennies in each pack.
I am now retired and have been for years. My "addiction" is not retired. My income is, though - it's the same as it was 10 years ago. Having smoked for this long, I'll probably give up a lot before I quit smoking: books, gas for the car, movies, even the steak I now can only afford once a week.
Sure, we're going to raise taxes on cigarettes to stop the kids from smoking. Ha! Those kids spend more on one pair of tennis shoes than I've spent on shoes in the last 30 years. Anyone with the slightest knowledge of child behavior is aware that which is forbidden is the most desired.
Cost means a whole lot less to young people than to those of us who must make a dollar stretch to cover life's necessities. And - oh yes - our addiction, one of life's little pleasures, a smoke. Norm Dunham San Bruno
More WWII honorees
Adding to the dialogue created by William Manchester's article ( "The need for a national World War II memorial - soon," Opinion Page, May 25): Our World War II generation requires several memorials on what Haydn Williams (letter, June 12) calls "the symbolic center-line of American history" between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
On the perimeter of the area we should erect one memorial dedicated to the 100,000 Americans imprisoned during the war because of their Japanese ancestry, and another memorial dedicated to the millions of Americans who suffered (whether in or out of uniform) because of their African ancestry.
Next, in the center of the area we should erect a large statue to Gen. Lewis Hershey, the Selective Service director who impressed 14 million Americans into service during the war. (After a later conflict, Gen. William Westmoreland defended the draft by saying, "I don't want to lead an army of mercenaries into combat" - to which Milton Friedman replied, "So you prefer to lead an army of slaves?" )
For further historical perspective, we need another memorial nearby to the three Democratic presidents - Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson - whose party the voters repudiated in postwar elections because they had broken solemn promises not to send American boys to fight and die in overseas wars. William M. Burke San Francisco
Try toll-taking machines
As a regular commuter and user of Bay bridges, I have a simple question about a simple contribution to easing bottlenecks at toll entrances: Why don't they install a couple of gates with toll-taking machines that only take the correct amount?
These are very common devices found on toll roads practically everywhere in the world. Even if they were the kind of basket-receptacles that only take change, they would be an improvement since there would always be drivers prepared with the right change.
As we all know, adding a dollar to the toll has made things a lot worse.
It seems strange that such a simple arrangement hasn't been considered in all the hand-wringing concerning the traffic mess. Is there a conspiracy of silence on simple ideas in this regard?
Judging from the current bridge-design debacle, when it comes to bridges what we seem to have in the Bay Area is a conspiracy of boondoggles. Joaquin Zuniga Pacifica
Defending ethics panel
Scott Winokur's column, "Conflict of interest? No, it's the law!" (Opinion Page, June 9), unfairly criticizes the Ethics Commission for its handling of complaints. The article notes that the commission has not yet reached a finding of probable cause or held a public hearing.
The Ethics Commission has no reluctance to identify and punish those who violate The City's ethics laws. The commission, meticulously following its procedures, has actively conducted numerous official inquiries and authorized and conducted three formal investigations.
Currently the commission is actively pursuing 12 complaints that have been returned to its jurisdiction after initial review (and possible investigation) by the city attorney and district attorney, in accordance with the City Charter.
The main reason the commission has not reached a probable cause finding is that thus far, it has not had a case in which such a finding would be warranted.
When the commission finds probable cause and holds a public hearing, it will be because the evidence justifies it - not because of political pressure from the press or other quarters. Virginia Vida Executive director Ethics Commission San Francisco
Religion and politics
Soon after reading the obituary of Leo Buscaglia, I happened upon Stephanie Salter's column, "Pat Robertson: So funny I forgot to laugh" (Opinion Page, June 14).
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I couldn't help but compare these two men: Buscaglia, a deeply religious man who for years had taught people to love themselves and others; Robertson, a politician who has used religion to gain power for himself and to spew his hateful message.
Imagine if Buscaglia, the doctor of love, had had the access to television that Robertson has. We would undoubtedly see a much greater "pro-family," caring society than the one this politician espouses. Craig James Lafayette<
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Monday, May 03, 2010
Arizona has done nothing wrong; Illegal Aliens have
Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona
Angered by Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants, protesters took to the streets on Saturday to denounce the new law and call on President Barack Obama to act urgently on immigration reform at May Day rallies across the United States.-- Jill Serjeant
Mexico needs Comprehensive Immigration reform not the United States. We need only to enforce the existing laws that the government under president Barry Hussein Soetoro has refused to enforce.
On a weekend that was supposed to see American Streets spillover with anti-American and anti-Arizona protests that was not the case. Instead it has been a brutal disappointment for anti-Americanist who attempted take advantage of Arizona’s illegal alien law (which protects Arizona from an illegal alien invasion) by attempting to get millions of people into the streets. What illegal alien anarchists intended was to use Saturday May 1, 2010 to rally illegal aliens and illegal entry anarchists all across the United States against the laws and constitution of this country.(see article)
But instead of the hoped for images of massive millions of illegal alien-entry anarchists marching through the streets of American what actually happened was very low turnouts across the nation and a News cycle which focused on a real new terrorist threat, a bombing attempt in New York City and the now catastrophic foreign British Petroleum oil spill in the gulf of Mexico. (see articles here and here)
Arizona law attempts to wean Mexicans and the country of Mexico off of the full supple America tit. And as one might expect Mexicans are throwing a hurricane Katrina size tantrum because the Diary Cow which they stole has warned them that it will not forever give free U.S. government milk to foreign goats that should be grazing on their own Mexican grass.
There is nothing broken about American immigration law. Let me repeat, there is nothing broken about American immigration law. What is broken is the entire country of Mexico!
Mexico is not providing for its people, the Mexican government is not protecting its people from out of control lawless drug cartels and Mexico’s economy is so non-existent that it has resorted to stealing from the United States’ economy. Mexico is broken not American’s immigration law.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer gives the reasons why this law is constitutional and necessary for the safety of Arizona while she beats back the lies that illegal entry anarchists have told about this bill. (see 5:16min video)
But blame not only rest with Mexico. In America we have a broken federal government which consists of a broken presidency, a broken Congress and a broken Judiciary. America’s federal government is also corrupt. America’s federal government is broken and corrupted by liberalism. If liberalism is not halted dead in its destructive tracks Liberalism will be the ruination of America.
Any time the American president, American politicians and any American citizen can openly advocate for breaking American law as illegal alien entry anarchists have done then it is true something is broken. Two things are broken Mexico and the U.S. Federal Government.
The reason that immigration is the problem that it is—is because the president, congress and the judiciary are not doing their jobs. The federal government which Barry Hussein Soetoro presides over is broken not immigration laws and not the immigration system. The federal government has willfully violated its own law by neglecting the law’s enforcement and then by calling their own neglect to enforce “broken immigration law” or a “broken immigration system.”
It is not either of the two. What it is, is a failure of U.S. federal government and as a result of that failure the federal government is broken and can only be fixed by replacing the entire federal government complex starting by removing every Liberal Democrat and every Liberal Conservative first.
Arizona has given America the key to its salvation. According to sources Mexicans are the fastest growing minority in the United States. That statistic is based purely on illegality and illegal entry into this country.
Any comprehensive reform is only a cover for the broken Mexican government and the broken U.S. federal government. First fix Mexico and then fix the U.S. federal Government which refuses to enforce its own immigration laws. That is the reform that we need.
Arizona is doing that, they are doing what is right. Arizona has done nothing wrong. Illegal alien entry anarchists are wrong.
Whether that includes the president of the United States of America (and it does) the Congress both Democrats and Republicans who support illegal alien entry into the United States, they are all illegal alien entry anarchists and they are enemies of the constitution when they support comprehensive immigration reform, or in plain language, amnesty for over 20 million illegal aliens.
And the chain reaction that will ensue when 20 million illegals are eligible to vote and invite 20 million more of their family and friends into the United States based on laws that would allow them to under the comprehensive plan.
Right now only the state of Arizona has chosen to do what’s right and stand against misguided popular opinion. Only the state of Arizona is fighting for America. Arizona is right no matter what the president or what the media says, Arizona is right.
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A.S Roma vs. Juventus Free Pick and Betting Odds August 30, 2015
A.S Roma vs. Juventus Free Pick and Betting Odds. Juventus heads into A.S. Roma Sunday, August 30, 2015 for this match on the grass of Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. The kick off is scheduled for 1:00PM ET.
Well, both of these clubs got off to a less than stellar start to the Serie A season, but the biggest shock of the opening weekend was defending champion Juventus losing at home to Udinese.
Juventus is the slight road-betting favorite in this match and the last time these 2 clubs met in Rome the outcome was a 1-1 draw.
Juve played solid defense in their opening match, but gave up a goal in the 78th minute, which was Udinese’s only real shot on target. They were the easy winner of the Scudetto last season and Champions League runner up, but they only had 5 shots on goal in the season opener.
New Juventus signing FW Mario Mandzukic had a great chance on a close header in the season opener, but it went wide. He will have to pace the attack for the visiting club in this match facing a Roma squad that conceded 1 goal in their opener.
AS Roma will have a tough time cracking the Juve defense led by DF Giorgio Chiellini and GK Gianluigi Buffon.
Edin Džeko had a pretty good debut for Roma in the opening match with a few chances to score and he has to put pressure on Buffon and company.
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Eric Decker's Wife Jessie James: How the Broncos' Wives Got Them to the Super Bowl
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Country singer and reality star Jessie James has formed a strong sisterhood with the other wives of the players on the AFC Champion Denver Broncos.
Her husband Eric Decker is a star wide receiver for the team and a big reason they have made it to the Super Bowl.
With the Broncos playing the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday in New Jersey, James and the wives might deserve a little credit, too, for helping get the team to the biggest game of the year.
"I'm like over the moon that we are here," she told ABC News. "The wives definitely pray together before each game. We did a big prayer before the last playoff game, we all sit there hand in hand, eyes closed and just pray. Now, we are here and we know our prayers worked, so we'll have to do it again this week!"
The "Eric and Jessie" star is pretty confident the Broncos will be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at game's end.
"When they win, I'm going to be extremely excited and we are going to celebrate," she said. "There will be a lot of tears and laughter for sure."
But during the game, don't expect to see any jumping around from James; she's all business when watching her husband.
"The morning of games I get butterflies. At the game, I'm not really one of those that's jumping and screaming," she said. "I get very, very serious, very pensive. I'm just concentrating."
Lucky for the Broncos, one of their good luck charms just barely made the cutoff to travel to New York, as she is 32 weeks pregnant with a baby girl and can't travel much longer.
"After the game, I'll go right back to Denver and just relax until this baby hatches," she said.
While in New York, James also took part in the Yoplait Greek Taste-Off, which gives fans the chance to decided which they like better Yoplait or Chobani. James is a Yoplait fan.
"It's so funny, because during my pregnancy, this has been one of my cravings," she said. "This is like my midnight snack."
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"It's not a family name or anything," she explained. "Its a very Southern, traditional name that I fell in love. It's actually the name of one of the characters in one of my favorite movies as well. Eric loved it immediately, we didn't even think twice about it."
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Cuba denounces continued US enforcement of embargo
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9 March 2016
On February 28, the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced it had reached settlements with several companies, including two Cayman Islands-based subsidiaries of the giant US oilfield services company Halliburton, over violations of the more than half-century-old US economic embargo against Cuba.
Josefina Vidal, Director General of the United States in the Cuban Foreign Ministry, took to Twitter to say that “strict implementation of the blockade continues, US imposes new fine, now vs Halliburton,” later saying that the embargo continues to be the “principal violation of human rights” of Cubans.
Under the agreement, Halliburton has agreed to pay $304,706 for actions undertaken by its subsidiaries in Angola in 2011. Halliburton had provided goods and services for oil and gas exploration and drilling to an Angolan oil and gas drilling consortium in which Cuba’s state-owned oil company Cuba Petroleo maintains a miniscule 5 percent ownership stake.
Other companies receiving fines included the French-owned CGG Services and its Venezuelan subsidiary, Veritas Geoservices. Despite both companies being non-US companies, they agreed to pay $614,250 for having used spare parts, equipment and other goods of US-origin while working on Cuban offshore oil projects. Cuba’s Foreign Ministry complained that this confirmed the “extraterritoriality” of the embargo which has a “deterrent effect not only on foreign entities but also on U.S. ones.”
Although the violations named so far refer to activities undertaken before the normalization of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba that went into effect on December 17 of last year, the nearly 55-year embargo remains largely in effect. The Cuban government has stated that the continued sanctions are “incongruous in the current context of relations between the two countries and corroborates that to move forward toward normalization of bilateral ties it is essential to lift the blockade.”
Embargo limitations remain in place despite a well-publicized easing of some restrictions, such as the resumption of commercial airline flights. The Commerce Department also issued new rules in January allowing certain kinds of exports in cases where it says the “Cuban people stand to benefit,” but these still require authorization on a case-by-case basis. Based on already loosened restrictions, the Commerce Department issued 490 authorizations in 2015 for US companies to do business in Cuba, worth up to $4.3 billion.
While there has been a major push for an end to the embargo from large US corporations who are eager both to exploit Cuba’s educated and cheap labor force and to sell into a market with deep needs for goods and infrastructural improvements of all kinds, ending it would require legislative action from the US Congress, where the Republican leadership is largely opposed to such a move.
The steady drumbeat towards an end to the embargo has been picking up, however, with more and more corporate sectors salivating at the possibility of entering into an economic space where sections of US businesses would have no real competition. Some of the most vocal so far have been the largest agribusiness giants, including ADM and Cargill, which have organized themselves as the US Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC).
Caterpillar recently named Rimco, a Puerto Rican company, as its dealer in Cuba in anticipation of an end to the embargo. Philip Kelliher, vice president of the company’s Americas & Europe Distribution Services division said, “Cuba needs access to the types of products that Caterpillar makes and, upon easing of trade restrictions, we look forward to providing the equipment needed to contribute to the building of Cuba’s infrastructure.”
For its part, Cuba is in a hurry to normalize relations with the United States due to its own perilous financial situation and the crisis overtaking its main source of foreign aid, Venezuela. Venezuela has for years been propping up the Cuban economy through subsidized shipments of oil, but its ability to provide oil through this relationship has been undermined severely by the fall in oil prices. A Barclays report based on the tracking of oil tankers by Petrologistics estimated that shipments of oil from Venezuela to Cuba have fallen from 99,000 barrels per day in 2012 to 55,000 barrels per day, though the Venezuelan government has denied that any substantial drop has occurred.
Given its desire to lift the embargo’s restrictions on the penetration of the Cuban economy by US capital, the government of President Raul Casto is prepared to defend the actions of Halliburton, one of Yankee imperialism’s most sordid actors. Halliburton, whose CEO from 1995-2000 was former US Vice President Dick Cheney, was intimately involved in the criminal invasion and occupation of Iraq from 2003 on. Halliburton was famously awarded a $7 billion dollar no-bid contract prior to the start of the war, as part of the carving up of Iraq’s oil industry.
Washington’s continued acts of enforcement make clear that the US government intends to approach any further negotiations toward an end to the embargo with a clear message that Cuba stands in a decidedly subservient relationship to its larger neighbor.
For its part, the Castro government has decided that the only way it can continue its privileged position in Cuban society is to turn to American imperialism and attempt to transform Cuba’s economy along Chinese lines—that is, brutal capitalist exploitation overseen by a Stalinist police-state infrastructure. | {
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Propeller Aero teams up with Trimble
Propeller Aero’s AeroPoints and Platform systems will now be compatible with Trimble’s Connected Site
Propeller Aero’s AeroPoints and Platform systems will now be compatible with Trimble’s Connected Site
Trimble has announced that it is entering into collaboration with Australian construction drone data specialist Propeller Aero to improve compatibility between the two firms’ data systems.
Sydney-based Propeller is a leading supplier of unmanned aircraft system (UAS), or drone-based 3D data collection and surveying solutions. In particular they offer a cloud-based data visualisation program called Platform and physical ground control points called AeroPoints.
Trimble is looking to integrate Platform and AeroPoints into its Trimble Connected Site system, giving its users greater options when it comes to collecting and interpreting 3D survey data.
"We pride ourselves in taking the most trusted, technical data and tools and wrapping that up in an easy-to-use online platform that is relevant to the entire organization, not just technical users," Propeller Aero CEO Rory San Miguel says.
"Working closely with Trimble demonstrates a shared commitment to achieving that vision. Integrating our platform into Trimble's Connected Site solutions will bring a new class of information to construction sites and organizations globally."
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Heroic Strangers Rescue Trapped Orangutan From Box
This helpless orangutan named Isin lived helplessly in a box for over two weeks. A farmer found the little animal near his land and cruelly locked her up in a box. Eventually, he decided to call rescuers to come get the orangutan.
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Yesterday Science released an article on genetic sequencing of the Ebola strain responsible for the current West Africa outbreak. The results suggested a single transmission from the natural reservoir ( whether bats or some type of bushmeat) , followed by transmission between humans.
I will post a link to the article but it is a bit of a challenge to slog through unless you have a firm grasp on virology.
What I got from the paper is this ( and if your reinterpretation is different please post it because I want to understand this better) : The current strain has undergone a number of mutations since the initial outbreak some months ago; while the functional aspects of the mutations have not been determined as yet, it is possible that the changes are viral adaptations that have contributed to the size and longer timeline in the current outbreak.
It was noted that 5 of the contributors to the paper, West African public health experts, died of Ebola in the course of the investigation. Our nursing and medical colleagues are truly laying down their lives for all of us....
A nurse working in an Ebola center in Sierra Leone wrote the attached informative, descriptive perspective piece, published in the August 29 edition of NEJM . Her calm description is overwhelming. Would be interesting to compare the nursing experience in care for Ebola patients in a center in Sierra Leone and the nursing experience caring for Ebola patient's at Emory's isolation ward. Same pathology but the resource chasm would be clear.
Attached resource:
Single Nucleotide Variants (SNV) are mutations that arise in one individual that involve just one change in one nucleic acid- either adenine, cytosine, thymine, or guanine. SNVs in the coding region of DNA ( which makes up only 2 % of total DNA) can be synonymous, non-synonymous, or cause premature stops.
Synonymous changes caused by SNVs in the coding region are usually silent and do not change protein synthesis. Non- synonymous changes (50 fixed non-synonymous changes were noted by these researchers) always change the protein synthesized. SNVs can also cause frame shifts which cause the mRNA machinery to prematurely stop protein production.
The high rate of non- synonymous changes ,which change the protein synthesized, increases the chances for the virus to adapt impacting efficacy of diagnostics, vaccines, and other therapies. This is terrifying.
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Another Sidense Win against Kilopass in the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Another Sidense Win against Kilopass in the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Attorney fee issue sent back to district court to determine if Kilopass pursued baseless patent infringement claims against Sidense
Ottawa, Canada – January 8, 2014 – Sidense Corp., a leading developer of non-volatile memory OTP IP cores, today announced that a panel of judges in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit instructed the District Court for the Northern District of California to reconsider its ruling denying Sidense an award of the attorney's fees it incurred in successfully defending the patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by Kilopass Technology Inc. Because this decision has liberalized the legal standard for recovery of attorney fees, it has received extensive attention in the media.
"This latest Federal Circuit decision once again confirms what we have said since the day Kilopass filed this meritless lawsuit against us in May of 2010," said Xerxes Wania, Sidense President and CEO. "Competition should happen in the marketplace, not the courts. As a result of the lawsuit, in order to defend ourselves and our customers, Sidense was forced to incur substantial legal fees and expenses, which we expect to recoup from Kilopass. This is an excellent result for Sidense and a clear warning to patent holders that abusive patent litigation will not be tolerated by the courts."
Characterizing this landmark decision, Roger Cook, litigation counsel for Sidense and partner at Kilpatrick, Townsend and Stockton said, "Fee shifting in patent cases is receiving attention not just from the Federal Circuit but also from the U.S. Congress and U.S. Supreme Court. Attorney fee awards to compensate prevailing patent infringement defendants for the cost of defending baseless patent infringement claims have been rare out of concern that such awards might also inhibit meritorious patent enforcement. The Federal Circuit's decision strikes a well-reasoned middle ground, allowing district courts to punish abusive patent infringement claimants without chilling legitimate patent infringement claims."
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Android users hoping to get a free look at naked ladies have been caught with their pants down after two fake porn apps have wreaked havoc with their phones.
Adult Player and Porn Droid claim to be apps that allow you to view pornography, but when you install them, after clicking through a few seemingly harmless permissions that give admin access to the phone, they restrict access it and demand money to make it usable again.
Uncovered by cybersecurity firm Zscaler, Adult Player takes over the phone's front-facing camera and takes photos of the user. Then, the app locks down the phone and displays a message with a photo of the user, demanding US$500 be sent via PayPal to have the phone unlocked.
That is unless the person had disrobed beforehand to have a more hands-on experience with the app.
Meanwhile, Porn Droid contains a trojan that changes the phone's PIN, researchers at the cybersecurity firm ESET discovered. Then the app displays a fake FBI warning saying the device has content from "forbidden pornographic sites" and demands $500 "fine" be paid in three days.
"After clicking on the button, the user's device is doomed," he wrote. "The trojan app has obtained administrator rights and now can lock the device. And even worse, it sets a new PIN for the lock screen."
Adult Player and Porn Droid are recent examples of a ransomware, a type of high-tech blackmail scheme where money is extorted out of people by restricting access to a computer and threatening to erase its content or release the user's personal information.
The practice can be tracked back to at least 1989, when Dr. Joseph Popp sent out what appeared to be a floppy disk with information about the AIDS virus to a World Health Organization mailing list. Once loaded, the disk would rename the drive's files, making them inaccessible. Users had to mail US$189 to a post office box in Panama to get a decryption key.
Ransomware has evolved and has become more common over the last few years.
According to research obtained by The New York Post, ransomware attacks have increased 127% since 2004.
But paying the ransom doesn't always work. Some people who forked over the money to the Adult Player developer reportedly still didn't get back access to their phones. If you download the app, you can restart your phone in safe mode and then uninstall it.
For Porn Droid it's a little more complicated. Unless you had previously rooted your phone and have anti-malware software installed, you will likely need to do a hard reset, returning your phone to factory settings - meaning you will lose all your data.
And then, for your porn, maybe just stick to Google.
WHAT IS RANSOMWARE?
Ransomware is malicious software that locks down a computer, often by encrypting files, and then demands the user pay money to regain access to it. It is often a "trojan" -- malware that disguises itself as a legitimate program.
Though it can be traced back to the 1980s, ransomware didn't really start to gain popularity until the mid-2000s alongside the rise of digital currency bitcoin and electronic payment services, making the extortion easier. The target devices have spread from computers to mobile devices as well.
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
Like with any software, be careful with what you're downloading and have an up-to-date antivirus program on your device to catch the malicious software before it's installed. For smartphone and tablet users, if it's not from the official Google or Apple app stores, search the name of the app online to make sure it's safe to install.
If your mobile device does get infected, you may be able to start the phone in safe mode - which only loads the phone's core apps - and delete the program. Or you may need to return the phone to its factory settings - which is the equivalent of reinstalling the operation system, and you will lose all your data. | {
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Dr. Hamilton's research interests involve emerging technologies and methodologies that assist physicians, healthcare professionals, and healthcare delivery systems in eliminating preventable adverse medical events. His research focuses on quality assurance in human systems and performance as well as the development of informatics, artificial intelligence, “smart” artificial tissues, robotics, and “hard” versus “thick” data analysis. Dr. Hamilton is also involved in the development of new technologies to make surgery safer, innovative methods for training interprofessional healthcare teams, and new ways to create patient-specific anatomical models to provide surgeons with a better understanding of what a surgical procedure will require to produce the safest and most efficient outcomes. Dr. Hamilton's research goal is to create a healthcare system that is free of preventable errors through the use of a multi-disciplinary facility capable of simulating any healthcare environment or procedure and to ensure that the University of Arizona produces the best trained and most compassionate healthcare providers in the world.
Dr. Hamilton is currently the PI or co-PI for research funding from the NIH, the NSF, and external bio-industrial sources. These research projects include developing and evaluating the next generation of laparoscopes, looking at self-guided robotics for surgery, and designing and developing prototype “smart” artificial tissues that are capable of bleeding and responding with changes in vascular supply, volume, and color that mimic tissue changes induced by ischemia, hypoxia, and direct mechanical trauma. | {
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Neo-Nazi mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in 2011, will take his case over his “inhumane” prison conditions to the European Court of Human Rights, his lawyer says, after exhausting all legal options in Norway.
Breivik, who for safety reasons has been held apart from other inmates since his arrest in 2011, has complained about his lengthy isolation. He wants the Norwegian state to be found guilty of violating the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits “inhumane” and “degrading” treatment.
It comes after Norway’s highest court, the Supreme Court, today refused to hear his case.
“None of the elements in the Breivik appeal have any chance of winning,” the court said.
Norway’s top court on Thursday rejected an appeal by mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, saying the country didn’t violate his human rights by isolating him in jail.
The Hoeyesterett court ruled there was “no basis” for a different conclusion than the one reached by the Borgarting Court of Appeal in January.
Breivik, serving a 21-year sentence for killing 77 people in a 2011 bomb-and-shooting rampage, had claimed his solitary confinement has deeply damaged him and made him even more radical in his neo-Nazi beliefs.
“At this point, there are no prospects for Breivik winning an appeal in the Supreme Court,” the Hoeyesterett said in a statement. The appeal committee added that Breivik “still represents an unusually high risk of (committing) very serious events.”
His defense lawyer lawyer Oystein Storrvikk told Norwegian news agency NTB that they would appeal to the European Court of Human
Breivik claimed he had been abused for being placed in near-isolation in a three-room cell since he was jailed for massacring 77 people in 2011.
The Borgarting appeals court overturned a 2016 verdict by a lower Oslo court that his isolation amounted to “inhuman and degrading treatment” under the European Convention on Human Rights.
“The Borgarting Court of Appeal has determined that Anders Behring Breivik is not, and has not been subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment,” the court said in a statement.
Strict conditions for Breivik, who has no contact with other inmates and has not repented for the attacks, were justified because there was a “high risk” that he would use violence in future and because other prisoners might attack him, it said
Breivik’s lawyer Oeystein Storrvik expressed surprise at the verdict and said he would
Breivik claimed he had been abused for being placed in near-isolation in a three-room cell since he was jailed for massacring 77 people in 2011.
The Borgarting appeals court overturned a 2016 verdict by a lower Oslo court that his isolation amounted to “inhuman and degrading treatment” under the European Convention on Human Rights.
“The Borgarting Court of Appeal has determined that Anders Behring Breivik is not, and has not been subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment,” the court said in a statement.
Strict conditions for Breivik, who has no contact with other inmates and has not repented for the attacks, were justified because there was a “high risk” that he would use violence in future and because other prisoners might attack him, it said
Breivik’s lawyer Oeystein Storrvik expressed surprise at the verdict and said he would
Breivik, an anti-Muslim neo-Nazi, massacred 77 people in Norway’s worst peacetime atrocity in July 2011.
He killed eight with a bomb in Oslo and then gunned down 69, many of them teenagers, at a youth meeting of the then-ruling Labour Party.
“The Borgarting Court of Appeal has determined that Anders Behring Breivik is not, and has not been, subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment,” the court said in a statement.
Strict conditions for Breivik, who has no contact with other inmates and has not repented for the attacks, were justified because there was a “high risk” that he would use violence in future and because other
A Norwegian court on Wednesday overturned a previous verdict that Norway had violated the human rights of a convicted mass murderer.
“The court has come to the conclusion that Anders Behring Breivik is not, and has not, been subjected to torture or inhumane or degrading treatment,” the Oslo court said in its decision.
The verdict said there were “no clear indications that Breivik has been subjected to isolation damage during his prison sentence.”
“The court is of the opinion that there is a high risk that Breivik will resort to violence in the future,” it added.
In July 22, 2011, Anders Breivik — a radical conservative — carried out a bomb attack in Oslo, Norway. He then slaughtered students on Utoya Island located near Oslo. In total, 77 people died and more than 200 others were wounded.
The victims include Gizem Dogan, a 17-year-old woman of Turkish descent.
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How To Excel At Pull-Ups And Why You Might Be Struggling
When it comes to performing pull-ups, whether it’s accomplishing your first rep ever, or chasing a new PR, using proper form will make or break your success, and can help keep your body feeling good. The pull-up is a very technical exercise and is one that involves so much more than simply moving your body to and from the bar. While upper body strength matters, your entire body must work as a synchronized unit, and there are many components that will ensure you are performing pull-ups to your full potential.
In this article, Strength and Conditioning Coach Meghan Callaway will coach you through proper pull-up form and help you attack your weak points head on. She will cover who she likes to coach people to perform strict pull-ups and also cover different mistakes that are preventing countless people from excelling at performing one or more pull-ups. Additionally, she addresses and troubleshoots all of these key points in The Ultimate Pull-Up Program which is being followed by over 1000 women and men worldwide.
“Do you coach a kipping style of pull-up?”
I have been asked this question more times than I can count, so I want to nip this in the bud right away. While I am absolutely not bashing kipping pull-ups as they do serve a purpose if you compete in Crossfit and are required to perform them, they are a completely different skill than regular pull-ups and must be treated as such. I do not perform kipping pull-ups myself, nor do I coach people to do them. I am a purist and prefer strict pull-ups, and I find that the kipping movement can be more stressful on the body. If kipping pull-ups are relevant to your training, this is perfectly ok, but make sure that you are able to perform at least 8-10 perfectly executed strict pull-ups before you attempt to do any kipping.
Without further ado, here is how I like to coach people to perform strict pull-ups. I will also cover different mistakes that are preventing countless people from excelling at performing one or more pull-ups.
Hand Width And Grip
In terms of your hand width and grip, figure out what works and feels best for you. Generally, I like to adopt a pronated grip (palms facing forward), and with the hands just outside of shoulder width apart. You can also use a narrower neutral grip (palms facing one another). Going slightly wider than shoulder width apart is okay, but avoid placing your hands so they are inside of shoulder width as this can prevent you from being able to move your shoulder blades properly. As I will discuss in much greater detail very shortly, the scapulae, otherwise known as the shoulder blades, are integral to your ability to perform pull-ups. In terms of your fingers, I prefer to remove my thumbs from the bar and instead use the second through fifth fingers, but again, figure out what works and feels best for you.
Regular Pull-Ups (pronated grip)
Neutral Grip Pull-Ups (palms facing one another)
Body Positioning
Once you’ve grabbed onto the bar and have adopted your preferred hand width and positioning, set your body so it is in a slight hollow body position. Meaning, your body should be in a stacked position from your head to hips. I liken this position to a canister, an analogy I got from Tony Gentilcore. In terms of your legs, fully extend your knees, cross one foot over the other, and dorsiflex your feet. Maintain this body position for 100% of the set. If you are using a doorframe pull-up bar and do not have the freedom to fully extend your legs, you can bend your knees and cross one foot over the other, but make sure that you use the same strategies for generating tension that I will cover shortly. For the duration of the exercise, do not allow your lower back to hyperextend, or ribs to flare. Keep your neck in a neutral alignment and chin tucked, including when you are approaching the bar. Resist the urge to look up.
Before Each Rep
Before you initiate each rep, take a 360 degree breath of air in (pretend that you are trying to fill the entire area around your spine with air), do a 360 degree brace (your front, back, and sides should expand), tuck your ribs towards your hips, and squeeze your glutes, quads, and hamstrings. Doing all of the above will help you keep your body in a more stable position. A more stable and intentionally rigid body (in certain regions) will help you propel your body to and from the bar with more efficiency. I will talk about this in greater detail shortly.
After You’ve Initiated The Pull-Up
To be very clear, while this exercise is called a pull-up, you are not achieving this movement by simply pulling with your arms. Many people make this mistake and it is preventing them from being able to perform their first rep ever, or from hitting a new PR. Rather than initiating the movement with your arms, draw each shoulder blade in towards your spine and down towards the opposite hip, and drive your elbows in towards your sides and down towards the ground. This is accomplished by using the muscles in your mid to upper back, not by relying on your arms. As for your breathing, exhale after you’ve initiated the rep and as your body is traveling towards the bar, but don’t exhale until your body is well on its way to the bar as doing so will eliminate some of the tension that a proper breath in will have created.
Here’s an example that is great for training the initial phase of the pull-up.
To demonstrate, here are some two finger pull-ups. As I am initiating the movement with my shoulder blades and am not overusing my arms, I am able to propel my body to and from the bar with ease, even though I am only holding on with two fingers.
Top Position
When you are approaching the top position, complete the rep by continuing to draw your shoulder blades in towards your spine and down towards the opposite hip, and squeezing the muscles in your mid to upper back. Your arms should form roughly a 45 degree angle with your body, and your elbows should not flare out. Your chin should pass the bar, but do not look up. Keep your neck in a neutral position, and your chin tucked. Before you begin to lower your body to the starting position, gain a brief moment of control.
Here is a great exercise that is a great for training the top position of a pull-up.
Lowering Phase
During the lowering/eccentric component of the pull-up, your shoulder blades are meant to perform the reverse movements as they did on the way up to the bar. Resist the urge to keep your shoulder blades pinned and in a fixed position. Many people make this mistake. So, on the way down, your shoulder blades should move away from your spine and away from the opposite hip. As for your breathing, you can inhale as your body is traveling towards the bottom position. This way you don’t have to expend more time and energy resetting in the bottom position, or you can do a complete “reset” in the bottom position (360 degree breath in, 360 degree brace, rib tuck, and squeeze your glutes, quads, and hamstrings).
Here is an exercise that is great for training the lowering phase of the pull-up
Bottom Position
In the bottom position of the pull-up, your elbows should be close to fully extended (extend as much as is comfortable), but do not allow them to hyperextend. Your starting position should be a dead hang, but do not allow your muscles to lose tension as this can place your joints under unnecessary stress.
Bar Path
This is pretty straightforward, but the shorter the distance your body has to travel to the bar, the easier the exercise will be. In order to achieve the shortest path to the bar as possible, your entire body should be working in unison. You need to be able to control the movement of your shoulder blades, you need to be able to generate the requisite levels of tension in certain parts of your body, particularly the lumbo-pelvic region and your lower body, and your pull-up specific technique needs to be spot on. This is one reason why many strong individuals fail to dominate their pull-ups. In The Ultimate Pull-Up Program, I include many exercises that address lumbo-pelvic stability as this can absolutely make or break your pull-up performance.
Body Tension
Being able to generate enough tension around your hips and spine, and in your lower body, will really help your ability to perform pull-ups. I use this analogy a lot, it will be significantly easier to move a rigid board to and from the bar than an equally weighted limp noodle. If you do not establish and maintain enough tension, you will be more prone to swinging, and you will also be forced to move deadweight. This will make performing each rep more challenging.
Reps
When it comes to your reps, quality trumps quantity. If you are already proficient at pull-ups and are working on besting your current PR, as long as your form remains consistent, you can aim to perform sets of as many reps as possible. If you are starting out and can only do a single pull-up, or sets of a few reps, you can opt for McGill pull-ups. With this strategy, perform sets of 1-2 reps, and aim to move as explosively as possible on the way up. Rest for 10-20 seconds between sets, and perform around total 6-8 reps. As you get stronger and more proficient, you can increase your overall number of sets. This technique is awesome for improving your total number of reps, and while keeping your body feeling fresh.
Are You Relying On Band Assistance?
Let me be clear. Using band assistance can serve a purpose in a well designed and properly implemented pull-up program. However, skipping the fundamental steps and relying on band assistance alone will usually not get the job done, at least if you have the goal of being able to perform an unassisted pull-up. The band provides assistance at the wrong time (for many individuals), and it also makes “cheating” much easier. While I do use this tool when I am building up overall volume, working on the actual ”pulling” mechanics/scapular movements of the exercise, or working on creating and maintaining full body tension, there are many other pull-up specific exercises that should be used before you introduce the band. This is why I do not incorporate the band until phase 3 of The Ultimate Pull-Up Program.
Are You Ready To Take Your Pull-Ups To The Next Level?
When I created The Ultimate Pull-Up Program and released it this past October, I did so with the goal of troubleshooting the key mistakes countless people are making that are preventing them from excelling at pull-ups. In my program, which is 4 phases in length, and each phase more challenging than the phase before, I include many exercises that address pull-up specific technique and body positioning, upper body strength, shoulder and scapular controlled mobility, lumbo-pelvic stability, grip strength, and even some lower body work. Some people might scoff at this, but if you are able to keep your lumbo-pelvic region and legs in a more rigid and stable position, you will be surprised at how much easier performing pull-ups will be.
My full program, which is being followed by over 1000 women and men (including some coaches) from over 45 countries worldwide, is 166 pages in length and 100% of the exercises include a very detailed written description, video, and photo. I left no stone unturned.
About the Author: Meghan Callaway
Meghan Callaway is a strength coach in Vancouver, Canada with over 15 years of experience coaching a wide array of clients from elite athletes, to post-physical therapy rehabilitative strength training, as well as everyday people who want to feel, perform, and function at a higher level.
Meghan is the creator of the Ultimate Pull-Up Program, and believes that working out should be fun, mentally and physically rewarding, and empowering. Her pull-up program is currently being followed by over 1000 women and men from over 45 countries worldwide.
When Meghan was 28, she was in a bad car accident, and this led to over 5 years of severe discomfort, full body issues, and a significant amount of mental, physical, and financial stress. She never thought she’d be able to work out again, or even move properly, and she spent these 5 years going from doctor to doctor until she finally found somebody who could tell her what was causing all of her symptoms and injuries. Despite many low points and moments of doubt, Meghan persevered until she found a solution, and learned a tremendous amount about herself, and lessons, in the process. This was Meghan’s turning point, and truly made her appreciate her health and simply the ability to feel good more than ever.
Meghan has an extensive athletic background and has played competitive soccer for 27 years, and also grew up playing ice hockey and baseball on boys teams. | {
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Hamlet, Prince of Grief
Directed by Mohammad Aghebati
Written by Mohammad Charmshir
Running time: 38 min., followed by Q&A
Straight from Iran, this is Hamlet as you have never seen it before. Using household objects and children's toys to play out a domestic and political history of betrayal and death, Shakespeare’s tragic hero comes to terms with his violent fate through an obsessive retelling of the moments that preceded the tragedy. Featuring acclaimed Iranian actor Afshin Hashemi, Hamlet, Prince of Grief was first presented in Iran by Leev Theater Group, which was chosen as Iran's "Best Theater Group" by the Critics and Writers Association of Iran's Theater House and was named Tehran's "Best Theater Group" by the Dramatic Arts Center. "The play reorganizes the regulations of the text and provides a modern and contemporary view into the classic work." — Tehran Theatre Club
Praised at last year's Under the Radar Festival at The Public, the play will be presented for one night only.
In Persian with English supertitles.
Watch a trailer for Hamlet, Prince of Grief:
This program is part of Asia Society's ongoing initiative Creative Voices of Muslim Asia, made possible by support from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Additional support for Iran Modern programming is provided by the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, WLS Spencer Foundation and the American Institute of Iranian Studies.
In conjunction with the exhibition Iran Modern, on view September 6, 2013 through January 5, 2014.
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The way William and Mary was shooting from the 3-point arc Saturday night, you’d have expected anything to go in. Anything except what Oliver Tot put up at the buzzer.
Tot’s 50-foot heave, his only shot of the night, capped a wild finish and lifted the Tribe to a 79-77 win over Old Dominion at Kaplan Arena. His first 3-pointer of the season came after Randy Haynes’ tip-in put the Monarchs ahead with 1.4 seconds remaining.
Then Tot, the second option on Justin Pierce’s baseline inbounds, morphed into Steph Curry. His shot, contested by ODU’s Ahmad Caver, became the No. 2 highlight on the “Top Plays” segment of SportsCenter.
“I only had 1.4 seconds, so I didn’t have a lot of thinking to do,” Tot said. “I just threw it up and I saw it had good arc. And it went in. Nothing else I can say.”
Tribe guard David Cohn, who had a career night with 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting, saw it all the way.
W&M's Oliver Tot talks about his 50-foot buzzer beater.
W&M's Oliver Tot talks about his 50-foot buzzer beater.
“Honestly, it looked great,” he said. “I was standing back there and it was the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”
Pierce looked for Cohn, who was double-teamed by the Monarchs. So he went to Tot, who dribbled once and let fly from just short of midcourt.
Tot’s basket created the seventh and final lead change in the last two minutes.
In winning its third consecutive game against the Monarchs, W&M (3-2) went 15 of 25 from the 3-point arc. Cohn knocked down five in six attempts.
In addition to his career-best scoring night, Cohn had nine assists, four steals and only two turnovers in 36 minutes.
“David Cohn was just unbelievable,” ODU coach Jeff Jones said. “The other guys, Connor Burchfield and (Matt) Milon, most of the shots they got were probably the result of David Cohn making plays.
“He was terrific, and he was the difference in the game. No question.”
Cohn had scored only 24 points in W&M’s first four games. He came in shooting 33 percent from the field, 1-of-9 from the 3-point arc.
“I stopped looking at the stats, so that may be right,” Cohn said. “It’s repetition in the gym and teammates, coaches, friends and family believing in me. Just playing with a little bit of confidence.”
The Monarchs’ loss came despite a remarkable performance by guard B.J. Stith, who finished with a career-high 26 points. He was 11 of 12 from the field, 4 of 5 from the 3-point arc.
Old Dominion (4-2) shot a season-best 61 percent from the field but didn’t help itself with 4-of-14 accuracy from the free-throw line.
“That’s an issue we’re going to have to fix,” Jones said.
It was a welcomed win for a Tribe team seeking confidence, and it came shorthanded. Paul Rowley, who had started the first four games, was out with a foot injury. At 6-foot-8, Rowley is the Tribe’s third option in the post.
Nathan Knight, who came in averaging 18 points and nine rebounds a game, was limited to 27 minutes because of foul trouble. W&M trailed 75-74 when he fouled out with 56.4 seconds remaining.
“The two things we couldn’t have happen, playing without Paul Rowley and Nathan Knight, happened tonight,” W&M coach Tony Shaver said. “And we beat a great team.
“Just a great win for our players. One of the best we’ve had in quite a while, in my opinion.”
See William and Mary's football season -- from the spring game through the fall season -- in pictures.
Johnson can be reached by phone at 757-247-4649. Follow him on Twitter at @DaveJohnsonDP. | {
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Foo Fighters invite fan to play drums during 'Under Pressure' cover and smashes it
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This young die-hard Foo Fighters fan was invited on stage to play the drums during an awesome cover of Queen and David Bowie's 'Under Pressure' and the kid absolutely kills it.
During an epic 25 song performance, Grohl spotted the young kid by the name of Piece holding up a sign asking to play the drums during their wicked cover. The 19-year-old yelled out to the crowd "Go Cocks" and Grohl replied with "I thought you were saying something else". He then instructed the young prodigy to come onstage and get behind the drum kit and "not to shit the bed in your hometown" | {
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I spend my time raising kids, gathering eggs, cutting wood, scoping out trees for tapping, making syrup in the last days of winter, watching my garden NOT grow in the summer, writing, wishing that there were more hours on the clock for sleeping.
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A big run and little sap
Rows and rows of big dark cloud...and the rain keeps falling all around.At first it fell in the tiniest of particles, so small, perfectly round atomized fragments of water that could float through the air and land so lightly upon your skin that it felt like the brush of a cold unseen hand. I had looked up from gathering sap, surprised by the cold touch that had not been there the moment before. Woolly sodden clouds drooped down towards me, and I would swear that there had been white puffs and turquoise blue when I had started emptying my sap buckets. But then I had been distracted by the nearly empty buckets, when I had been certain that the sap would run faster today. I guess the trees had felt it coming for the temperature rose soon after the rain had started and the sap that had been running good just hours before, was slowing to a lazy drip. I gathered what there was and headed for the house. Before I had the first pans full of fresh sap the rain was coming down in a steady shower and the temp climbed. By evening the rain was falling hard. By the darkest hours before dawn it seemed to pour down on the tin roof like a river had shifted into the heavens above and it was steamy warm. No sap the falling morning but a river where a creek had been and a plain of brown rapids and white caps where the river had been. The river trail where some of our best sugar maples was flooded, but the temperatures would drop in a few days and another run was due. | {
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HOW THE CYPRUS WEEKLY HELPED CHURCH RECOVER RELIGIOUS WORK OF ART
A precious stolen icon is now safely back with the church after a key mediation role played by The Cyprus Weekly.
The late 18th century icon was handed over to the representative of the Church of Cyprus in Brussels by Dutch art dealer Michel van Rijn this week.
Van Rijn said he had bought the 53 cm by 35.5 cm icon at a private auction in England with the purpose of giving it back to the church.
It initially portrayed the ‘Small Deisis’ (prayer) – that is the Virgin Mary, Christ and John the Baptist, only the left-hand side depicting the prophet is missing.
“Mr. Van Rijn came here today and gave us the icon, which had been cut and its left side portraying John the Baptist is missing,” Bishop Porfyrios told The Cyprus Weekly.
“He said he had bought at an auction in London with the purpose of returning it to the Church of Cyprus. Van Rijn had proof with him, that he bought it at an auction in London,” he added.
The icon is post-Byzantine and belongs to the school of Ayios Eraklidios.
“It is certain that it was plundered from the occupied areas because its theft has not been reported in the government controlled areas. Research will be carried out to see where exactly it was stolen from in the occupied areas,” he added.
The bishop said he was overjoyed the icon has been returned to the Church of Cyprus but saddened that the part portraying John the Baptist was missing.
“We hope Mr. van Rijn’s gesture will serve as an example to others who have in their hands works of art and precious objects belonging to the Church of Cyprus. We are very happy that the icon has been returned and we hope others will imitate this example,” Porfyrios added.
The recovery of the icon is a rare ‘happy-end’ story in which The Cyprus Weekly paid a small, but crucial role.
Since the invasion of 1974, thousands of precious religious relics have been plundered in the Turkish occupied north, some to reappear in international auctions or be subjected to high profile legal battles.
Others remain stashed in private collections abroad as smugglers await an opportunity to ‘launder’ their loot.
The church was tipped off about this icon by us after Van Rijn sent an email to us a month ago saying he wanted to hand it over. He gave no other details, other than say that he had information about other stolen Greek Cypriot icons exhibited in private museums abroad.
The Weekly contacted the Archbishopric, which in turn put us in contact with Porfyrios who handles matters related to religious treasures stolen from Greek Orthodox churches and monasteries in the occupied areas.
Within weeks arrangements were made, with Van Rijn handing over the icon to Porfyrios and van Rijn in Brussels on Wednesday.
“I bought this beautiful icon at a private auction in the English countryside with the aim of returning it to its rightful owner, the Church of Cyprus and I handed the icon over to his excellency bishop Porfyrios today.
“ It was classified as a Russian icon in the auction. I want to establish a new relationship with the Church of Cyprus for getting back some of its stolen religious treasures,” van Rjhn told us, after his meeting.
Van Rijn said that he knows the whereabouts of about 70-75 major Greek Orthodox religious pieces that have been looted from Cyprus.
Byzantologist Athanasios Papageorgiou, who saw a picture of the icon, said that in his opinion it was late 18th early 19th century. He said the icon was stolen from the occupied areas, but was not yet in a position to say from which church.
There is no official inventory of the icons and religious objects that have been stolen from the occupied areas, he said.
Porfyrios and Papageorgiou were not in a position to value the icon.
An estimated 20,000 priceless icons, frescoes, mosaics, sacred vessels, books and manuscripts have been stolen from around 500 Christian Orthodox monasteries and churches in the Turkish held north during and after the Turkish invasion in 1974.
A number of them have been sold on the illicit art trade market abroad.
So far only, around 30 icons have been returned to their rightful owner, the Church of Cyprus, excluding those in the collections of the notorious Turkish art smuggler Aydin Dikmen.
Dikmen’s apartments in Munich were raided by Interpol and Bavarian police in 1997 and astonishing Cypriot treasures from at least 50 looted churches in occupied Cyprus were found.
They have been identified but not all could be matched due to lack of evidence. The raid by the Bavarian police in Munich occurred too late, since it is believed that a huge number of other treasures had already been channeled into the illicit art market.
The uncontrolled situation in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus after the 1974 Turkish invasion has fostered the development of a network of dealers in illicit antiquities whose aim was to sell our the island’s cultural heritage.
With the encouragement of the Turkish army, the trade of illicit antiquities has brought huge profits to dealers and Cypriot treasures now adorn private collections in many countries, like Turkey, Russia, Switzerland, Holland, the UK, the US, Australia and Japan.
Seven icons and a set of royal doors were repatriated in December (2008) after they were found in private collections in Germany. | {
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Active since Japan invaded their homeland in 1931, Chinese American
women in San Francisco were well organized to lead their communities
in WWII. They raised funds for refugees, organized blood drives
and collected money for war bonds. Photo courtesy of San
Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
As growing numbers of men left for military service in the Second World
War, government, industry and civic organizations used patriotism, guilt
and the prospect of new opportunities and skills to recruit women to
the domestic war effort. Woman power was the critical weapon in FDR's
"Arsenal of Democracy," which was designed to overwhelm the enemy through
superior industrial output. Approximately 12 million women worked in
defense industries and support services across the Nation, including
shipyards, steel mills, foundries, warehouses, offices, hospitals and
daycare centers. Throughout the war, women from all backgrounds, and
from all over the country, worked at jobs such as welding, riveting
and operating cranes while maintaining their traditional duties as mothers
and homemakers.
No region demonstrated these social changes more than the West Coast
and the Bay Area, where women's contributions to the war efforts were
crucial. The war's enormous social, cultural and economic impacts on
women were most visible in the Western United States, which boasted
the highest percentage of female industrial workers in the country.
Women outnumbered men in the flood of migrants from the South and West
who sought Bay Area defense jobs. This was because of economic opportunities
associated with defense work, but also the number of women who relocated
to be near men in the region's numerous military facilities.
At the beginning of the war, U.S.
shipyards employed only 36 female production workers. By VJ Day,
Bay Area shipyards such as Richmond's Kaiser yards had forged
a multi-ethnic workforce of men and women. Photo from private collection
The Bay Area's numerous shipyards hired the greatest number of women
defense workers; towards the end of the war, 27 percent of Richmond's
shipyard workforce was women, and 20 percent of the Moore shipyard
in Oakland. Yet like most industries, Bay Area shipyards were reluctant
to hire women until labor shortages required it. Women put pressure
on defense plants for these well-paying jobs, including a demonstration
in front of the Boilermakers' union headquarters in San Francisco. While
doors ultimately opened wide to women in many defense factories, not
all were recruited as eagerly. African Americans were usually stuck
in lower-wage work once they landed a shipyard job, and were more likely
to find employment in canneries, railroads and military supply facilities,
which paid half of shipyard wages. Still the war moved many black women
out of domestic service--as one woman put it "Hitler was the one that
got us out of the kitchen."
Most women, regardless of ethnicity or race, also labored under the
"double burden" of responsibilities on the job and at home, made all
the more difficult by wartime shortages of goods, transportation, childcare
and housing. Women defense workers in the Bay Area were more often married
than single, and the largest shipyards estimated that up to half of
their female workforce had children at home. Most defense plants ran
around the clock, and many women worked a six-day week, leaving little
time to manage the myriad duties of home and family in their meager
"off" hours. For the thousands of women who migrated to the Pacific
Coast states, securing adequate housing in West Coast boomtowns was
a particularly difficult aspect of an already taxing new life. While
much of a woman's overburdened daily life went unremarked, aspects of
her duties were rephrased as weapons of the war effort. A woman's patriotic
role came to encompass much of her waking activity, from the victory
garden she tended, to the meals she planned to keep her family fit.
Rationing of foods and necessary household goods made daily housework
more arduous, while shopping for meals and clothing took on the air
of a strategic campaign as women swapped ration coupons and carefully
timed their purchases.
By 1944 San Francisco's MUNI streetcar system was enlisting African
American women to serve as conductors and "motormen." Photo courtesy of San
Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Although "Rosie the Riveter," outfitted in overalls and wielding industrial
tools in a defense plant, was the most popular icon of the feminine
home front, women's contributions toward allied victory were defined
far more broadly than welding ships or riveting bombers. Women drove
cabs and delivered mail, they refurbished railroad cars to carry troops
and charted the positions of enemy aircraft. Bay Area women also volunteered
to support the war effort through a variety of activities and organizations.
They worked on war bond drives and "manned" civil defense programs.
They promoted community health programs through the Red Cross and entertained
troops at Canteens in public buildings that were rededicated to the
war effort, such as San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the Native Son’s
Hall. Hollywood stars like Lena Horne sang for Richmond shipyard workers
and the Andrews Sisters entertained soldiers recovering at Oak Knoll
Hospital. Female staff at the Berkeley Public Library collected and
mailed 11,000 books to servicemen as part of the 1941 national "Victory
Book Campaign."
Existing women’s organizations like the YWCA regrouped their efforts
in support of home front mobilization; Oakland’s downtown “Y” converted
part if its handsome facility into dormitories for service women passing
through town, and offered an array of programs including dances for
servicemen, forums on "Women in War Production," and Red Cross first
aid classes. Newly-formed organizations such as American Women's Voluntary
Service enlisted members to drive ambulances, organize mobile kitchens,
administer first aid, watch fires and sell war bonds. While work in
defense factories was granted higher patriotic status, women's role
in boosting morale and organizing communities to cope with wartime problems
was deemed critical as well.
This Bay Area woman working on a
truck engine was one of tens of thousands who challenged common
notions about their capabilities during WWIIPhoto courtesy of Golden
Gate National Recreation Area, Park Archives and Records Center,
Interpretation Negative Collection
Forces in wartime drew people together and pushed them apart. Enormous
emphasis was put on preserving and strengthening family bonds as a refuge
from and bolster to the strains of wartime. Yet, at the same time, the
war disrupted traditional roles within many families. Job opportunities
and economic advances for women put intense strain on many Bay Area
marriages. Wives and children left behind by servicemen who embarked
from the Bay Area for the battlefront formed new household patterns,
often incorporating grandparents or friends in similar circumstances.
Women and teenage girls lived with far less scrutiny of their behavior
during the war, and anxiety about female sexuality became a public concern.
Females who flouted conventional morals were called "Victory Girls"
or "khacky-whackies" if they were thought to be on intimate terms with
enlisted men out of misguided patriotism.
Mothers and children were frequently used as symbols of what the war
was being fought to protect, yet they bore the brunt of social upheaval
on the home front. Bay Area schoolchildren were enthusiastically enlisted
into wartime activities, such as collecting scrap and buying Victory
Stamps, but they were also identified as particularly vulnerable victims
of wartime social changes. Outcry over "eight-hour orphans" accompanied
the remarkable development of Federal-local partnerships to provide
daycare for the first time to large numbers of working women. Communities
and businesses, like Richmond's Kaiser Shipyards, took advantage of
Federal Lanham Act funding to develop groundbreaking childcare programs.
Despite meager resources and brutal conditions at the Tanforan Assembly
center, Japanese American women found the energy and vision to organize
a preschool for children at the converted horse trackPhoto courtesy of San
Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Although popular accounts stress the common bonds holding together
those who fought the "good war," the home front was also a place of
struggle and conflict. Women faced and fought discriminatory barriers,
such as exclusion from workplace unions, even as new opportunities were
presented to them. Women of color were met with added discrimination
and the incongruity of supporting a war "in defense of freedom" when
their own civic freedoms were circumscribed on a daily basis. Japanese
American women shared with their husbands, fathers and brothers the
wrenching experience of economic loss and of being uprooted from Bay
Area communities against their will when forced into relocation camps;
yet they shared with other home front women the responsibility of sustaining
a nourishing family life under adverse circumstances (for more information
see our Teaching with Historic Places lesson plan on The
War Relocation Centers of World War II). Sympathetic women in
Berkeley and San Francisco founded efforts to support those interned
and bring the conditions in which they lived to public attention. Their
work was labeled "unpatriotic" by some, as were women activists in Bay
Area pacifist organizations.
Although most women workers relied
on friends and relatives to care for their children, many placed
their youngsters in new childcare centers, such as this facility
in Richmond. Photo courtesy of Bancroft
Library
As the war wound down, public policy and rhetoric reversed support
for women's participation in the labor force. Women, especially women
of color, were the first let go by defense plants as government contracts
shut down. Arguments against female employment reached a deafening pitch
as government, labor unions and businesses worked to grant returning
vets priority status and to return gender and familial roles to their
prewar "norm." Yet, while many women welcomed the renewed emphasis on
their central role in the family, others were not so eager to reclaim
domestic responsibilities and prewar conditions. A survey by the U.S.
Department of Labor Women's Bureau found that 70 percent of Bay Area
women wanted to keep their jobs when peace prevailed, and although one-fifth
of working women were their family breadwinners, most found themselves
unemployed. The greater independence and opportunities women found during
wartime, and increased civil rights envisioned by people of color, meant
that the social landscape of the West would never be the same. Women,
both migrant and native to the Pacific Coast, did not just "live through"
this transformative period, but helped to shape the events and the dramatic
changes that left an indelible imprint on the West Coast.
Essay by Donna Graves. Graves is an historian and cultural planner
based in Berkeley. She served as Project Director for the Rosie the
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Bethenny Frankel is holding back nothing on her new syndicated talk show, and on Thursday, she chats with Dancing with the Stars pro Cheryl Burke about an issue as personal as it gets.
“We have something in common, that we both have daddy issues,” Bethenny, 41, told Cheryl, who confirmed as much, saying she hadn’t spoken to her father in a decade until they reunited over the holidays last year.
“He got in a really bad accident, so for me, I was really wanting to reach out,” Cheryl said, to which Bethenny asked what the motivation was.
“I just wanted to make sure that everything in my life was OK, and I felt like there was that void in my life,” Cheryl said. “I have a wonderful stepfather who has been my father, but it was really important for me just to reach out to my dad.
“Just for me and to like, have some closure if anything really were to happen.”
“I understand that emotion,” Bethenny said, asking if the rekindled relationship was comfortable and working.
“It’s great — he emails me everyday,” Cheryl, 28, said. “He lives in Thailand, so he’s been watching [Dancing with the Stars] through YouTube and just saying how beautiful he thinks I am.
“And you know, when it comes from your real father, there is something so magical and genuine about that.”
Watch the video on RadarOnline.com
As we previously reported, Bethenny has been outspoken about her childhood having been estranged from mother Bernadette for years. She had no relationship with her father, horse trainer Bobby Frankel, up until his death two years ago. She was raised from the age of 2-years-old by her stepfather John Parisella, but had been estranged from him since her teens until the two recently made amends. | {
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Twin bills to expand coverage of PhilHealth up for Senate action
MANILA-The Senate was asked today to pass twin measures aimed at expanding coverage of state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) by including the full treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) and mandating compulsory coverage to all senior citizens.
Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Ralph G. Recto said Senate Bill (SB) 711 would mandate PhilHealth to include the treatment of TB regardless if the patient is a member or not.
Recto said enrolling TB in the PhilHealth’s ‘sickness’ menu would speed-up the treatment and eradication of the disease nationwide.
“A person afflicted with TB should no longer suffer the social stigma of such sickness but should look forward to a healthier future with PhilHealth playing the role of emancipator,” Recto said.
The Senate leader noted that TB has now dislodged even the most notorious causes of death in the country by capturing sixth rank, which translates to 75 Filipinos between the age 15 to 64 dying from TB every day.
In the list of World Health Organization (WHO), the country is ranked 9th of the total 22 countries that are considered high risk for TB cases.
“The PhilHealth coverage of TB treatment would expunge the country from the WHO watch list – a list that should cause more worry than the many convoluted versions of ‘Napolist,” Recto said.
Moreover, Recto said at least P8 billion taxpayers money is lost yearly due to sickness and deaths attributed to TB.
A TB treatment costs around P8,000 to P10,000. It was estimated that about P4 billion to P5 billion is needed to ensure a TB-free population.
A companion measure to SB 711 is Recto’s proposal to also bring all senior citizens under the tutelage of PhilHealth.
Recto, in filing Senate Bill 712, wants the estimated 6.1 million lolos and lolas of the country to bring home their own PhilHealth cards.
Currently, only indigent senior citizens are qualified for PhilHealth coverage.
The mandatory coverage of all senior citizens would entail a funding requirement of P14.64 billion, which could be sourced from the agency’s National Health Insurance Fund.
“The mandatory coverage of all senior citizens would be our simple gift for the productive years that they pumped in during their heydays -- a fitting send-off to their twilight years,” Recto said.
Both TB patients and senior citizens would be unburdened of their obligation to pay monthly premiums with PhilHealth, according to the twin bills’ author.
SB 711 or Alis TB Act amends Section 12 of Republic Act No. 7875, As Amended by R.A. No. 10606, Otherwise known as “An Act Instituting a National Health Insurance Program for All Filipinos and Establishing the Philippine Health insurance Corporation for the Purpose.” SB 712, on the other hand, seeks to amend Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise known as the “Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.”
As of December 2013, there were 31.27 million registered members and 45.63 million dependents totaling to 76.90 million Filipinos provided with Philhealth coverage.
For 2014, additional 14.7 Million families are being targeted to be enrolled and covered with Philhealth.
For this purpose, government subsidy of P35.338 Billion was appropriated in the 2014 national budget. This amount is higher byP22.726 Billion from the 2013 government subsidy.
The Philhealth’s Reserve Fund amounts to approximately P116 Billion.
Recto’s bills were taken up in today’s hearing by the Senate committee on Health and Demography chaired by Sen. Teofisto Guingona III. | {
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Physical Mathematics and the Future
The “vision” talk at Strings 2014 that I found most interesting was that of Greg Moore, whose topic was “Physical Mathematics and the Future”. He has a very extensive written version of the talk here, which includes both what he said, as well as a lot of detail about current topics at the interface of mathematics and physics.
I think what Moore has to say is quite fascinating, he’s giving a wonderful survey of where this intellectual subject is, how it has gotten there, and where it might be going. I’m very much in sympathy with his historical discussion of how math and physics have evolved, at times closely linked, at others finding themselves far apart. He’s concerned about an issue that I’ve commented on elsewhere, the fact that physics and math seem to be growing apart again, with no mathematicians speaking at the conference, instead attending their own conference (“Strings-Math 2014″). Physics departments increasingly want nothing to do with mathematics, which is a shame. One reason that Moore gave for this I found surprising, the idea that
most mathematicians are not as fully blessed with the opportunities for pursuing their research that many theoretical physicists enjoy.
It seems there’s a perception among many physicists that research mathematicians labor under some sort of difficult conditions of low pay and high teaching loads, but I think this is a misconception. Moore may be generalizing too much from the situation at Rutgers, where very unusual positions were created for string theorists at the height of that subject’s influence. From what I’ve seen, the salaries of top research mathematicians and theoretical physicists are quite comparable (if you don’t believe me, do some searches in the on-line data of salaries of faculty employed by public universities). Senior mathematicians do sometimes have slightly higher teaching loads, although often with a freedom to teach what they want. At the postdoc level, it is true that theoretical physics postdocs typically have no teaching, while similar positions in math often do require teaching. On the other hand, the job situation in theoretical physics is much more difficult than in mathematics. I’d say that working in an environment where you know you’re likely to find a permanent job is much preferable to one where you know this is unlikely, with doing some teaching not at all a significant problem.
On the question “What is String Theory?”, Moore’s take was that the “What is M-theory?” question is no longer getting much attention, with people kind of giving up. There was a very odd exchange at the end of the talk, when Witten asked him if he thought that maybe people should be emphasizing the string question, not the M-theory question, and Moore responded that the emphasis on M-theory was something he had learned from Witten himself.
His main point about this though was one I very much agree with, that the more interesting question now is “What is QFT?”. The standard way of thinking about QFTs in terms of an action principle doesn’t capture much of the interesting things about QFT we have learned over the years. Moore emphasizes certain examples, such as the (2,0) 6d superconformal theories, but discusses in his written version the relation of QFT to representation theory of some infinite dimensional groups, which I think provides even better examples of a different and more powerful way of thinking about QFT.
The written version contains a wealth of information surveying current topics in this area, is highly recommended to anyone who wants to try and understand what people working on “string theory” and mathematics have been up to. It appears that this document is a work in progress, with more material possibly to come (for instance, there’s a section 4.4 on Geometric Representation Theory still to be filled in). I look forward to future versions.
15 Responses to Physical Mathematics and the Future
All these questions about the meaning of QFT etc. originated and formulated in a meaningful way within String theory, so trying to decouple them is unnatural to say the least; they can be understood and addressed only within this general framework provided by String theory.
In the future the degree of convergence between the two will increase even more and I believe at some point there would be no distinction in practice between a Quantum field theorist and a String theorist.
I see that you’re using Strominger’s definition of “string theorist”.
The great thing about Moore’s talk was that it had a lot of serious ideas and content, wasn’t just the sort of “math shows that string theory rules” sloganeering that goes on in “vision” talks like this.
Towards the end he says “On the other hand, the relative lack of reliance of Physical Mathematics on laboratory experiments is viewed – with some justification – as dangerous by many physicists. The dangers of relying on “pure thought” when divining the secrets of Nature are well-known and illustrated by multitudinous examples.” Just so. The name Physical Mathematics is well chosen: virtually all the topics he discusses have have no clear relation to the physical properties of the real universe, so its mathematics rather than physics.
And that seems to apply also to the references to QFT in the paper (“Moore emphasizes certain examples, such as the (0,2) 6d superconformal theories”). Is there something useful there about the 4-d QFT that apparently describes the real universe? Or are these QFT theories physical mathematics rather then mathematical physics?
I think we already know the QFT that describes the real universe, it’s called the Standard Model (sure, it has a problem with quantizing gravitational degrees of freedom, but hundreds of physicists will tell you they know what to do about that…). To me, the question is whether we can understand that QFT better, in particular finding explanations of aspects of it that now look rather ad hoc. The conjecture that a better understanding of a QFT like the SM is going to require a deeper understanding of QFTs in general (or at least of a class of them) seems reasonable, and such a deeper understanding may very well involve new ideas about the relation of qfts to mathematics. That there is a vast amount we don’t understand about qfts and mathematics is undeniable. One can’t be sure that understanding more will help understand the real world, but one can be sure that it will lead to new mathematics. In any case, it seems to me more worth doing that most of what theorists working on fundamental physics spend their time on these days.
My own personal take on promising ways to go forward with this overlaps in some places with Moore’s, not at all in others.
Giotis: there is at least one area of mathematical physics which is asking very strongly and deeply what qft is, and it has nothing to do with string theory. This is called algebraic qft.
There is at least one other area of mathematical physics which is asking very much why the standard model is as it is, and it has nothing to do with string theory. This is called noncommutative geometry.
Is it asking string theorists too much to have a little bit of culture out of their field ?
Martibal,
I really don’t want to argue since the purpose of my comment wasn’t to claim that there is no QFT research outside String theory but to highlight the fact that the two are so intimately interrelated nowadays that one is forced to treat them within the context of one general, unified theoretical framework.
BTW saying that non commutative geometry has nothing to do with String theory is absurd. The very presence of D-branes renders space non commutative. Non commutative geometry is a hot topic in String theory research.
the MSSM is so intimately connected to the standard model that in fact it is equivalent to it in a certain, well-defined limit. it is fair to say that they are so much connected, that one is forced to treat both the SM and MSSM in the context of one general, unified theoretical framework
@ Chris – the noncommutative formulation of the standard model coupled to gravity in terms of spectral triples and an almost-commutative algebra does not permit MSSM (see http://arXiv.org/pdf/1211.0825.pdf). It is possible (but not natural) to incorporate supersymmetry in this framework, but there is certainly no equivalence.
in fact the spectral (Connes’s NCG-type) perspective on geometry, where Riemannian geometries are characterized by the quantum mechanics of superparticles roaming in them (that’s what a spectral triple encodes) is a simplified version of how effective target space geometry is encoded in string theory as whatever the quantum superstrings roaming in them sees, as witnessed by their worldsheet SCFT.
If I remember right, Connes’ original version of con-commutative standard model had a crisp prediction for the Higgs mass. A prediction that was immediately ruled out by Femilab, even before LHC.
Now one could argue whether Connes-like noncommutativity could be embedded in string theory. I am no expert on that, but my first gut reaction on hearing about it at the time, was: “no”. So I was happy that it was ruled out pretty instantly. It seemed way too much like a UV Lorentz-violating theory, but maybe I am forgetting.
@Urs: thank for the references. I did not know them so I will have a close look before commenting further. But at first sight I do not see where the “super particle roaming” in Connes description of the NCG are. Besides a Riemannian manifold and its Dirac operator, one has a finite dimensional algebra acting on a finite dimensional Hilbert space and a “finite dimensional Dirac operator” (in practical: a mass matrix). The fermions are the basis of this finite dimensional Hilbert space, the bosons (including the Higgs) are obtained as gauge fields (using a noncommutative generalization of a connection). I do not see super particles there. But I have to study your reference.
@Yatima and also: the prediction of the Higgs was indeed around 170 GeV (the uncertainty is mainly due to the uncertainty in the Top mass), and it has been ruled out by Tevratron in 2008. In Resilience of the Spectral Standard Model, Chamseddine and Connes have shown that by taking into account a new scalar field (proposed by particles physicist to cure the instability of the electroweak vacuum due to the “low” mass of the Higgs), then it was possible to get the correct mass for the Higgs. In the above mentioned paper, the way to introduce this new field following the “rules” of NCG was a bit rough. This has been made smoother in a successive paper of Chamseddine, Connes and v. Suijlekom [at this point I hope Peter will allow me to break the non-self-publicity rule to say that another way to generate the new field within the NCG framework had also been proposed by a “Napolitan team”] | {
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After some intense discussions over the weekend of the Monaco Grand Prix, Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton was able to confirm that he had signed a two-year extension to his current contract with the Mercedes Formula 1 team.
The deal is expected to net Hamilton (33) around $40,000,000 (£28,000,000) a season up until the end of his contract in 2020 and means that in terms of wage alone, he now becomes the highest paid sporting personality to hail from UK shores, eclipsing the likes of footballers Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane as well as tennis star Andy Murray and golfer Rory McIlroy.
When interviewed following the announcement and asked about his continuing participation in F1, Hamilton stated:
"I still feel pretty great. I wasn't expecting to be feeling as excited as I am now in this signing to extend the contract. I am also very, very conscious of how long it is beyond retirement. I was sitting up here and looking at the old part of the circuit here [at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim] and there are so many great reasons to remain a part of the sport."
Hamilton, a four-time World Champion, is not the highest paid driver in Formula 1 at present, with Ferrari's four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel rumoured to be the highest paid driver earning a reported $50 million a year (£33,400,000), and Kimi Raikkonen earning $32 million, while Fernando Alonso reduced his contract with McLaren-Honda from $40,000,000 a year in 2017, to a $30,000,000 a year contract in 2018.
Another driver has purportedly leapt into the big league in terms of money-making in recent weeks with the news that Australian Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed he will leave Red Bull Racing at the end of this season to sign up with Renault on a purported two-year deal worth around $35,000,000 per season.
Let's now take a look at the top paid F1 Drivers with their estimated salaries. All details are estimated as drivers and teams like to keep the information on what they pay and receive as a salary as a closely guarded secret.
What is surprising is the disparity between the top drivers and the drivers for teams that are traditionally at the back of the grid. Charles Leclerc, who has enjoyed a solid season for Sauber) receives the smallest salary meaning that he receives less than a tenth for the season compared to what the top drivers would earn for one of the 21 races in the 2018 F1 season.
The disparity between driver's salaries is also echoed in the budgets that the smaller teams operate on throughout the F1 season, with the budgets of the lesser teams just a fraction of the biggest teams. Mercedes (€450 million) and Ferrari (€430 million) have the largest budgets while the likes of Haas and Force India both have budgets of around €110 million.
It's clear then that the smaller teams cannot afford to hire the better drivers and that they must 'cut their cloth' to suit their more modest budgets. However, the fact that these teams can only spend a quarter of what the top teams can on research and development exacerbates the differences in performance between the two teams.
However, there are talks at introducing a cap on the budgets teams can operate on in future seasons with a cap of €150m per season being mooted. However, it would be interesting to see how the top teams would react to being forced to spend less to compete and in the past, any attempts to introduce a similar cap has eventually failed when the top teams have threatened to quit F1.
What can Hamilton spend his bigger salary on?
With a purported £28 million a year set to be banked in salary alone (not including the many millions more he will earn from image rights and sponsorship deals), Lewis Hamilton could use his additional spending power in a number of different ways.
For the average person, the best way to try and join the jet set may be to win a large amount of money. A lottery win perhaps or you could also try and land the current Mega Moolah progressive jackpot prize, which currently stands at well over £11 million at the time of writing, which is even more than you would win on any typical National Lottery win.
It's also worth remembering that while Hamilton will have to pay tax on his salary, if you land the Mega Moolah prize, this is a tax free lump sum that you will receive in a single lump sum payment, making you an instant multi-millionaire.
That kind of money could see you not only travel the world watching the F1 teams compete at each of the 21 venues in a season, but you could also afford one of the top marques available from some of the teams including the Ferrari La Ferrari hypercar, one of which was sold at auction for $10 million in 2017.
A cheaper alternative could be the new McLaren Hyper-GT which is reported to be the fastest McLaren ever made and will come with a price tag of around $2 million when it is completed in 2019. | {
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I am the first to admit that I did the apartment thing all wrong when I moved to Spain – without so much as seeing the place in person, getting a feel for the neighborhood or even exchanging more than a few emails, I paid a deposit on Calle Numancia and September’s rent.
Looking back, it was probably not my smartest moment. What if the place was a dump? What if the landlord lived there, too? Would my roommates smoke indoors?
Thankfully, everything worked out fine, and I lived in that apartment with the same Spanish roommate for three years before packing up and moving in with the Novio and eventually buying a house.
When people ask me for tips on apartment searching, I am often not a great source of information because – confession time – I have never searched for an apartment on my own in Spain!
I have heard all of the horror stories and read all of the advice, but there are a few things missing, mostly by way of what they don’t tell you about flat hunting (not included on this list: my creepy landlord who had a habit of showing up whenever I was in the shower).
You will have a noticeable lack of appliances
In building my wedding gift registry, I’m taking a look around at what sorts of appliances we may need. For years, I lived without an oven, a toaster, a dryer and electronic water heaters. My clothes were torn apart my machine wash cycles. The TV was archaic. I forgot what heat and air conditioning felt like.
But I got by.
Currently, we don’t have a microwave, but this is only a problem during Thanksgiving. I haven’t had a clothes dryer since moving here, but thanks to warm weather and plenty of sun, I haven’t needed one (ugh, except for the year it rained three months straight).
Many landlords are older and have had the apartments left to them – a staggering two-thirds of Spaniards live in apartments as their first residence, and living in a house is quite uncommon. This means that you’re stuck with older, heavy furniture, ancient appliances and occasionally a saint’s bust.
The most common way to search for apartments is through online websites like Idealista or Easypiso, which allow you to put in specifications by number of rooms or neighborhood, among other factors.
So, you spend all afternoon browsing, getting a feel for what you can find in the center of town with international roommates who will feed you and who are clean and who maybe have a cat. Then, the perfect place pops up and, surprise! The landlord speaks English!
You get in touch with him via email, and he claims he’s had to run back to his home country for a family emergency, but can mail you the keys if you wire a deposit.
Red flag! It is never, ever wise to send money to a landlord if you’ve never seen the place in person. But if you’re not into the whole hitting the pavements and making endless calls, there are bonafide agencies that can set you up with a pre-approved place to live (and SandS readers can get 20% off fees with the promo code CGSS15 until December 31st, 2015!)
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Once I’d moved in, I was thrilled to meet Eva, my German roommate in the back bedroom. She was a fantastic friend who announced that she was moving back to Germany a few weeks later.
While I was pining for European roommates to share meals with and practice Spanish with, I was on opposite schedules and rarely saw them. And because we were three girls of three different ages, three different native tongues and three different cultures, there were often misunderstandings.
Don’t get me wrong – I’ve stayed in touch with both Eva and Melissa, our Spanish roommate, as well as the other two girls who came later – but the expectation that you’ll all have one another’s back isn’t always true. Convivencia brings out the claws, people.
My advice is to lay out house rules right away – can guests spend the night? How do chores work? Is smoking permitted indoors? It’s one thing to live with strangers, and entirely another to combat language and cultural issues!
You can (and won’t) always get what you want
It’s good to have parameters to help you find the perfect place for you – I firmly believe that your living situation has the power to make or break your experience in Spain. Think about price range, neighborhoods, connectivity and a few comforts, like an oven or a double bed.
Then remember that a decently-sized Spanish apartment is a glorified walk-in closet, not every place will have a terrace and the chances that you have both air and heat are slim to ni de coña in many areas, including Seville. Or, you can get the mess that is my next door neighbor’s house as far as ‘pisos amueblados’ go.
I’m not saying to give up on those things, but to remember the reality of the Spanish apartment situation. Remember that most apartments already come furnished, though you’ll have to buy your own towels and sheets. At least that’s good news, right?
Now you see it, now you don’t
When we bought our house and signed the mortgage in late June, the property stayed on the realtor’s listing and on several websites for weeks. If you see a piso one day and can’t make a decision about it, move on. These sorts of places come and go quickly, so even in a span of a siesta, you may be caught taking a place you didn’t feel so fondly about because the top places were gone. And don’t get discouraged when a place you’d like to have is suddenly off the market, either.
Here’s some advice: start early, ask the right questions and don’t give up and settle. Where you hang your hat or flamenco shoes at the end of the day can have a huge impact on your year (or seven) in Spain.
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Everything came full circle on my first day back in Spain after a summer in the states – the Novio asked me to pick up a few housewares and suggested I head to the cheap bazaar shop two blocks away. My jet-lagged body was on auto pilot as I walked in, found the corner dedicated to tupperware and kitchen utensils, and picked out a few necessities.
It hit me: this was the same place I bought my household necessities when I first moved into a shared flat in Triana seven years ago. And now, with a big kid paycheck and an entire house to fill, I was back at the same chino to buy dishes and tools.
As we settle into our newly purchased chalet in Barrio León, we’re slowly learning the quirks of the so-called ‘Alcázar.’ Our outside lights don’t work, the oven takes an hour to heat for a morning tostada and the lock on the heavy iron door to our parking spaces split a key in two. But it’s ours! Part of the fun (or agony) of looking for a place to live in Spain is the differences between homes in the US and homes here.
It goes far, far beyond the house versus apartment debate.
Bombonas
Melissa was clear about setting down the rules: she would shower every evening at 8pm once she was done with her classes, so no one could use the hot water from 6pm. When I inquired why (first world problems, indeed), she opened a cabinet in the kitchen to reveal a bright orange tank – of propane.
In order to heat water, the bombona uses pressure and a small flame, which flows into the pipes in your sink, shower and washing machine. When the tank runs dry, no hot water: you’ll have to call up Repsol and wait for them to deliver a new one, or just wait until siesta time, when the truck will inevitably drive by and clank all of the fuel tanks together to wake you up.
I ended up joining a gym nearby just to have unlimited hot water. Flash forward to 2014 and there’s an electric hot water tank in my house that holds enough water for a family of four!
Lights on the Outside of the Room
How many times have you fumbled around in the dark to find a light switch?
Surprise! Spanish living spaces tend to have the light switches outside of the room they correspond to. This isn’t always the case, but you may have to reach around the doorframe to illuminate the kitchen after a night out. That, or use the fridge to guide you.
The lights above correspond not to the hall or study, but to my bedroom. When I’m just waking up in the morning, I’m thankful it’s already daylight.
Persianas
I never leave home without a pair of sunglasses because the Andalusian sun is far too bright. Your house has an answer to that, though, as one of the greatest inventions known to man – persianas. These industrial strength blinds are awesome for cutting out light and noise when you’re taking a midday snooze or wanting to sleep in late, but they also mean zero air flow. Fine when it’s cold, but not fine when you’re on the fourth floor and it’s summertime.
Now that I’m living in a house and not a flat, curious neighbors are always peering into our living room, so we often have the persianas down and the lights on. I’m still bumping into walls as I search for the lights.
Braseros
Believe it or not, it gets cold in Spain – even in the south. While houses in the north are more prone to have central heating and thick carpets, Andalusian houses have thick walls, tile floors and often a noticeable lack of central heating and/or air.
Take it from a Chicagoan: you do not know cold until you have lived a damp Andalusian winter.
Spaniards cope with homes that are colder than the temps on the street by installing something called a brasero. Simply put, a space heater is put under a table, and a thick blanket is draped over the table to trap in the heat. People gather around the brasero and try to cover as much of their bodies with the blanket (extra points if it’s velvet). Ingenious? Maybe. Dangerous? Definitely.
Jesus Tiles
There is nothing more Spanish than bad decor. It was hard for me to imagine living in my new house while the former tenants’ things were still there – heavy wooden furniture, mismatched fabrics and enormous portraits of the Virgin Mother above every bed.
It’s not uncommon to see a flat that has hand-painted tiles depicting Jesus Christ crowned with thorns or a weeping virgin (or, if you’re that lucky, the timeless Spanish rose known as Cayetana de Alba). Each city and town have their own patron saints, which grace buildings, benches and even bars. Sevillano favorites? The Virgen of the Macarena, Jesus of the Great Power and the Queen of the Swamps, Our Lady of Rocío.
The Novio and I have one new tile, a housewarming gift courtesy of my younger sister:
If you’re lucky, your digs will have modern furniture, an oven and a dryer – and you will have essentially won the Spanish housing lottery. Snatch that place up if the price is right! You also won’t get mosquito screens or air conditioning, so start training your body to cope with bugs and heat rash.
Our second year on Calle Numancia, we were able to give the place a good coat of paint, though the mint green in my room clashed with the heavy, dark wooden furniture. But somehow, it felt a little more like my own place in the city. Now that my name is on the deed, I have come to miss those days when I paid rent and utilities, and left the rest to Manolo, my landlord.
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The foreigner’s office has been officially replaced with a new place that wants to make me rip my hair out: IKEA.
You see, I bought a house – a 125-square-meters-with-an-incredible-terrace and three stories and a kitchen large enough for an actual table and multiple bookshelves and closet space for my two flamenco dresses. There are two bathrooms, three bedrooms, air conditioning units in most rooms, mosquito nets on all of the windows and room to put in a dryer.
But when the Novio and I signed our mortgage in June and began talking about painting and buying furniture and the logistics of moving all of our things, I knew his functionality and my hours decorating my doll houses would lead to arguments over money and space.
In hindsight, it was genius to not go together to IKEA. The Novio and I did some online shopping one night, then he went and graciously wrote down the numbers and where to find our basics – a table, four chairs and bed frame – in the self-service area. We calculated 600€, just what we had leftover after buying a custom-made couch and the big appliances for the kitchen. I offered to go the following day and pay with our joint account, then have the whole pedido sent to our new place.
After picking the perfect time to go in Spain, despite having entered in the rebajas sales period, I quickly steered through the maze of cute set ups and couches that wanted to be sat on. I ordered our bed frame and found a few light fixtures, then steered right towards the self-service area.
The headboard and table were heavy, but I felt triumphant for handling it all on my own and happily presented my debit card.
Denied.
Again.
And a third time.
After asking my bank for help and getting nothing in return, picking everything up at IKEA once to have my credit card also denied, I threw my hands up in the air, asked the Novio to take out cash for me since my bank had frozen my accounts because of the new FATCA rule, and finally, five hours later, paid for our goods.
So. I essentially hate IKEA for being the torture that it is – an obstacle course riddled with carts and baby strollers, an endless amount of impulse buys staring me down and never-ending lines. Going three times in 24 hours did not help, either.
Not that you care about my current grudge against the Swedish home decoration king (though not their meatballs), here are some pictures of our soon-to-be hogar dulce hogar.
and the best part…
The house is on a corner lot in the Barrio León section of Triana. Wide avenues, chalets and a few famous residents, like the San Gonzalo depiction of Christ and Our Lady of Health, and the family of singer Isabel Pantoja. Most are rumored to gossip at renowned bakery Confitería Loli or in the dinky but bustling Mercado de San Gonzalo.
To me, the house is the physical manifestation of making the decision to live abroad permanently (or until I’ve paid it off), and whatever is to come next with the Novio.
Want to know more about the process of buying a house in Spain? Be patient…I’ll eventually figure out what I just did for the sake of having a house house in a beautiful barrio.
Madrid and I have a complicated relationship: it took me a few years in Spain and several trips to discover what was beneath the flashy Gran Vía, to understand the pulse of the big city that houses Velázquez and Guernica. Then my friends showed me where to have the best Thai on Atocha and Indian in Lavapiés, the metro became second nature.
I’m a city girl. I love walking over grates and feeling the subway thunder under me (or above me back home in Chicago), anticipating the changes of the stoplights and the cacophony of car horns and radios.
But returning to Seville after ethnic food and cañas with friends in La Latina or Malasaña feels like the new me. The car horns are replaced by horse hooves in the city center, and the metro can’t take me as far as my feet or bike. The garritos in Madrid aren’t as lively as the flower-clad iron bars in Seville, and while the orange and stone buildings of La Capital are beautiful, I prefer the crumbling, whitewashed walls of Andalusian villages like Osuna or Arcos. To me, the hallmarks of Andalusian architecture help it stand out from Madrid’s busy streets and high-rises.
Te dejo, Madrid. It’s an inevitable stop for me while traveling or for work, and perhaps the Novio and I will end up there in a few years, but for now, yo soy del sur.
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I’m five minutes early, and there’s just one table left. It’s in the sun and cramped between two groups of German travelers. Karen strides in with just a moment to spare, wearing her signature animal prints. While there’s a gap in age between us, Karen is the type of friend you can have who personifies “Age is just a number.”
I’m eager to catch up with Karen over coffee and talk about her new book, Dancing in the Fountain: How to Enjoy Living Abroad. I devoured the book on a trip this summer though the Eastern seaboard, often subjected to gut-busting laughter and the wise head nods. The book was, in short, delightful.
As someone who loves travel books, Karen’s story of how she and her husband, Rich, moved to Seville is what Maria Foley calls a “love letter to the Andalusian capital.” Indeed, Karen captures the essence of Seville – its people, its food, its quirks that drive every single one of us crazy, all while deepening our love for this enchanting place. The perfect book for dreaming about getting away, of starting over in a new country and making it all work.
As we are getting ready to part ways, I reach into my bag to find my wallet is empty. In an oh-so-Spanish move, Karen shoes my hand away and offers up a five euro note. “This will more than take care of it,” she says with a slight smile.
After getting back home later that day, I write my friend to apologize again about the coffee. Her reply is quick and telling: It’s happened to all of us.
Photo by the man in the hat himself, Rich McCann, at Karen’s book party
Just like your friend from toda la vida might say on any other sunny day in Seville.
The Contest
Karen has graciously agreed to donating a paperback copy of Dancing in the Fountain: How to Enjoy Living Abroad to one of my readers, and I’m willing to ship it anywhere.
In order to win, I’d like you to tell us, in 25 words or less, why you’d like to live abroad, or why you chose to if you’re already here. You can earn more chances to win by following Karen and I on twitter or liking our Facebook pages, but we’re both interested in hearing what you have to say about packing up and moving to unknown lands.a Rafflecopter giveaway
Contest begins today and will run two weeks. I’ll send the winner, who will be generated randomly, the signed book to any corner of this great big Earth. But wait! I’m also going to give away a $15 Amazon gift card to the reader with the best answer, judged by and agreed on by both Karen and me.
So, you’ve gotten the visa, packed your bags and moved to Seville. The first order of business (after your cervecita and tapita, of course) is looking for a piso and a place to call home while you’re abroad. While living in the center of Seville can mean a long commute or blowing half of your salary on rent, it is undoubtedly one of the most liveable and lively cities in all of Spain.
Let’s begin with the basics: Seville is a large city with an urban population of around 700,000. As the capital of Andalucía, it’s home to the regional government and a hub for transportation. Seville also boasts miles of bike lanes, enormous parks and passionate, traditional citizens.
Encompassing the left and right banks of the Guadalquivir River about 50 miles north of the Atlantic, the river splits the old town from Triana and Los Remedios; further west is the Aljarafe plain.
To the east lies a number of residential neighborhoods stretching to East Seville, a newer housing development. South of the center are Bami, Reina Mercedes, Heliópolis, Los Bermejales and Bellavista, as well as the buildings erected for the 1929 Iberoamerican Exposition.
Seville’s city center is one of the largest in Europe, encompassing two square miles, and is extremely walkable.
Choosing a neighborhood that’s right for you is imperative for your experience in Seville. After all, you’ll be living as a local and skipping the well-developed tourist beat. Each has its own feel and character, and not every one is right for you and your needs. Ever walk in a place where you can see yourself – or not? Here’s a guide from a seven-year vet to the most popular neighborhoods in Seville’s city center, from what to expect from housing to not-to-miss bars and barrio celebrations.
But should you choose a place to live before you make the move?
In retrospect, it probably wasn’t smart for me to pay a deposit on a house I’d never seen. I hadn’t met my roommates or staked out the nearest supermarket. While I lived in Triana happily for three years, I’d suggest renting a bed or room in or near the neighborhoods you’re interested in before making a decision about where you want to live for a year.
If you’re hoping to lock something down before coming here, consider Spotahome. This venture pre-checks all properties, essentially cutting out those awkward conversations with landlords. You can rent entire apartments, or a single room, and have peace of mind so you can focus on exploring your barrio and meeting amigos.
Not all neighborhoods in Seville are listed on this post, and I’ve generalized some larger areas, like the Center, Macarena and Nervión. Consider more than just price or location: think about commute to work, ease of public transportation, noise and the people you’ll live with. After all, a bad living situation can make or break your experience in Spain.
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El Centro
photo by Christine Medina, run on Sunshine and Siestas
Seville’s beating heart is the most centric neighborhood, El Centro. Standing high above it is the Giralda tower, the once-minaret that guards the northeast corner of the third-largest Gothic cathedral in the world. This, along with the Alcazar Royal Palace and Archivo de Indias, forms a UNESCO World Heritage Site (whose status was threatened by the controversial Torre Pelli recently).
Life buzzes in these parts, from the public meeting point in Puerta Jerez to Plaza Nueva’s Town Hall, the Triana Bridge to the cathedral.
What’s great: Because you’re in the center, you’re close to all of the wonderful things that Seville has to offer, and you can move around on foot. The shopping, the nightlife and everything in between is never too far off.
What’s not so great: Keep in mind that many apartment rentals clog apartment blocks, and that many properties are offered by inmobiliarias, or real estate agencies. This means you’ll have to forfeit a month’s rent as an agency fee. It’s also difficult to park, the supermarkets are further away, and there seem to be a lack of recycling bins.
Average price: Housing costs tend to reflect the fact that you’re smack in the center of it all, hence the apt name. Because it’s such an extensive area, you can find a shared room for 200€ a month, or you may be forking over closer to 400€. Studios can run up to 500€, and you may sacrifice space and natural sunlight.
Not to miss: having a drink at Hotel Doña María next to the Cathedral or in Plaza del Salvador, the interior patios of Salvador which was once home to a mosque, the winding Calle de Siete Revueltos, cheap and oversized tapas at Los Coloniales, the fine Museo de Bellas Artes and the art market out front on Sunday mornings, Holy Week processions, having a pastry at La Campana Confiteria, the view from Las Setas.
Santa Cruz
The traditional Jewish neighborhood of Seville borders the historic Center and oozes charm. That is, if you like Disneyland-like charm. The narrow alleyways are now lined with tourist shops, overpriced bars with lamentable food and hardly a native sevillano in sight. For a first-time tourist, it’s breathtaking, with its flamenco music echoing though the cobbled streets. For the rest of us, it’s to be avoided as much as possible.
What’s great: Santa Cruz is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Seville, and its squares and orange trees are beautiful. It’s sandwiched between the Alcázar palace and Jardines de Murillo, and thus close to the Prado de San Sebastián train station.
What’s not so great: Like El Centro, the novelty likely wears off when you realize that many of your neighbors are tourists and that you can’t park your car. If you look for a place a bit further from the sites, you’ll find peace and quiet, though you may have astronomical rent.
Average price: Rents here are typically not cheap. For a studio or one bedroom, expect to pay 450-700€. For a shared apartment, you’ll pay 300 – 400€.
Not to miss: chowing down a pringa sandwich at Las Columnas, Las Cruces festival in May, the Jardines de Murillo and its fountains, free entrance for students to the Alcazar and its gardens, the beautiful Virgen del Candelaria church (one of my favorites in all of Seville), having a beer at La Fesquita surrounded by photos of Christ crucified.
El Arenal
The neighborhood, named for its sandy banks on the Guadalquivir where ships were once contracted, boasts a number of gorgeous chapels, the bullring and the Torre del Oro, as well as the gintoncito crowd sipping on Gin & Tonics at seemingly every hour. Wedged in between the Center and the Guadalquivir River, the houses and apartments here tend to be cramped and overpriced, having belonged to families for years. Still, the neighborhood is lively and the taurino crowd ever-present.
What’s great: This is the place for you if you’re too lazy to walk elsewhere and are attracted by the nightlife, which is as varied as old man bars and discos.
What’s not so great: Is it bad to say there’s nothing I don’t like?
Average price: For a studio or one bedroom, expect to pay 350-500€. For a shared apartment, you’ll pay 200 – 300€.
Not to miss: the café con leche and tostadas at La Esquina del Arfe, a bullfight at the Maestranza (or at least a view of those trajes de luxes along C/Adriano), the churros lady at the old city gate, the tranquility of Plaza El Cabildo with its stamp stores and turnstile sweets, the 4,50€ copas at Capone.
Triana
Disclaimer: I’m 100% biased that Triana is the best place to live. Trianeros believe that the district west of the Guadalquivir should be its own mini-nation, and with good reason: everything you could ever need is here.
Once home to the Inquisition Castle (Castillo San Jorge, at the foot of the Triana Bridge) and the poor fisherman and gypsy of Seville, Triana is emblematic of Seville. Quaint homes, tile for miles and churches are Triana’s crown jewels, and it’s become a favorite among foreigners.
What’s great: While it boasts few historic sites, Triana is all about ambiente – walk around and let it seep in, listening to the quick cadence of the feet tapping in its many flamenco schools. Some of the city’s most beloved bars, shops and even pasos are here, and the view from the river-flanked Calle Betis is gorgeous.
What’s not so great: The homes here are a bit older and a bit more rundown, though Calle Betis has some of Andalucía’s most expensive property values. It’s also difficult to park, especially when you get closer to the river.
Average price: Typically, if you opt for El Tardón or the northern section of the neighborhood, prices are more economical. For a studio or one bedroom, expect to pay 350-400€. For a shared apartment, you’ll pay 250 – 350€. Our mortgage in Barrio del León is less than we’d pay for rent across the street!
Not to miss: Calle Pureza’s temples and hole-in-the-wall bars, slurping down caracoles at Bar Ruperto (or try the fried quail), the Santa Ana festival along Calle Betis in late July, the ceramics shops on Antillano Campos, Las Golodrinas’s punto-pinchi-chipi-champi meal, the afternoon paseo that the trianeros love so dearly, typical markets at Triana and San Gonzalo.
Los Remedios
Triana’s neighbor to the south is Los Remedios, where streets are named for Virgens. While there’s not much nightlife, save trendy gin tonic bars, the barrio is located along the city’s fairgrounds and comes alive in April, two weeks after Easter. If you’re looking for private classes, this neighborhood is where a lot of the money is (so ask up!), and the many schools and families mean there’s no shortage of alumnos.
What’s great: Huge, newer apartments with elevators, two metro stops and proximity to the fairgrounds.
What’s not so great: Los Remedios is home to many families and was built as a housing development, meaning there are few green spaces or quaint squares.
Average price: Remedios is considered posh, with wide avenues and small boutiques. The apartments are enormous and suitable for families, so don’t be surprised if you have three other roommates.
Still, there’s also a university faculty located in this area, so cheaper student housing can be found in the area just south of República Argentina. For a studio or one bedroom, expect to pay 350-500€. For a shared apartment, you’ll pay 200 – 300€.
Not to miss: Asuncion’s pedestrian shopping haven, the VIPS boasting American products on Republica Argentina, Parque de los Principes’s lush knolls, the ambience in the surrounding bars during the Feria, Colette’s French pastries.
Alameda
source: ABC online
My host mother once warned me not to go into the Alameda, convinced I’d be robbed by the neighborhood’s hippies. While dreads and guitars are Alameda staples, the barrio is, in fact, one of the trendiest and most sought after places. By day, families commune on the plaza’s pavement park and fountains. By night, botellones gather around the hip bars and vegetarian restaurants.
What’s great: The pros are obvious: close to nightlife (and most of the city’s GLBT scene, too) and the center, and well-communicated (especially for the northern part of the city).
What’s not so great: From the center, it’s a nice ten-minute walk. This does, however, lend to litter and noise.
Average price: For a studio or one bedroom, expect to pay 350-500€. For a shared apartment, you’ll pay 200 – 300€.
Ever heard that famous song by Los del Río? Yep, it was named for Seville’s famous life-sized statue of the Virgen Mary, whose basilica and procession in the early hours of Holy Friday draw crowds and shout of “¡GUAPA!” Rent prices here are lower, bars more authentic and fewer tourists. The markets bustle, and the winding roads beneath plant-infested balconies are breathtaking. It’s also not uncommon to see processions or stumble upon a new boutique or pop-up bar. It’s also located just steps away from Alameda and encompasses Feria and San Julián, making it easy to get to the center, Nervión and Santa Justa.
What’s great: Apart from being close to the center and well-connected, Macarena is a barrio de verdad. It’s working class but typical, and the neighborhood is experiencing a bit of gentrification, bringing with it cool shops and restaurants.
What’s not so great: From what I’ve heard, there are some scary and not well-lit areas, and parking is nearly impossible on the small streets.
Average price: Studios and one bedrooms run about 350 – 500€, whereas a bedroom in a shared apartment are about 200 – 350€.
Not to miss: Plaza de los Botellines, Calle Feria and its market (and the freshest Cruzcampo I’ve encountered!), numerous kebab shops for a late-night snack, the Macarena basilica and old city fortress walls.
Nervión
The city’s business center is located in Nervión, where houses are meant more for families. Still, Nervión is well-connected to the center, airport and Triana, is sandwiched between the central train stations, and boasts a shopping mall and the Sevilla Fútbol Club stadium. This area also bumps up to La Buhaíra, which is a bit more upscale.
This area is enormous – it stretches essentially from the first to second ring road in the area due east of the center.
What’s great: Many students choose to live here because of its proximity to many university faculties, like business, education and travel. The apartments tend to be newer, larger and come unfurnished if they’re not meant to be housing for young people. Nervión has great shopping and dining and is well-connected to all other neighborhoods of Seville (and still within walking distance of Santa Cruz!).
What’s not so great: Nervión doesn’t have much by way of Gothic architecture or quaint cobblestone streets, though it more than makes up in better digs and connectivity.
Average price: Studios and one bedrooms are not common and expensive (think closer to 500€), and sharing a flat will run you between 275 and 400€.
Not to miss: n’Ice Cream cake and ice cream shop, the Cruzcampo factory, El Cafetal’s live music on weekends, Nervión Plaza Mall and original version films, Parque La Buhaíra’s summer concert series.
I lived in a shared flat in Triana for three years before moving to Cerro de Águila to live rent-free with the Novio. We bought a house in Triana last summer, and while I love having a place to park and going everywhere on foot, I really miss my places in Cerro – my dry cleaner, David at the cervecería, my neighbors. Where you live in Seville is really about feeling and making the street your living room!
Where are you planning on living, or live already? What do you like (or not) about it?What is your rent like?
Hola, soy Cat.
I'm a Chicago girl who turned down a job in radio and turned up in Seville, Spain. Especially akin to tapas, siestas and frilly flamenco dresses. S&S is my virtual love letter to Southern Spain. [Más …] | {
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The Wide-Awake Princess
After Sleeping Beauty is cursed at her christening, her parents are taking no chances with her little sister. They consult a fairy with a good reputation before Annabelle is very old at all and she is given a strange gift: magic cannot touch her, for good or for bad.
Of course, this has interesting consequences when Gwen's curse comes true, putting everyone (except Annie) in a deep sleep for 100 years. Annie sets off to find Gwen's true love and happens to find her own as well.
This was a very fun book -- just what I needed when I picked it up. It has an easy humor and likeable lead characters. Some of the other characters were a bit two-dimensional, but the book was very much plot-driven, so that doesn't stand in the way of a good time. In general I prefer character-driven fiction, so in the midst of all the action I occasionally wondered "but what does she think of that?" Still, a fast paced and fun read.
There's a scene near the beginning that I think is my favorite: Annie's first encounter with a witch in the woods, who ends up chucking Annie's lunch into a bush. Cracked me up.
Recommended to fans of fairy tale retellings -- the book touches on more than just the sleeping beauty story. | {
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