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Murderer on the Hill District, ETA Creative Arts Foundation. Within the first 15 minutes of Rob Penny's campy soap opera anyone can finger the perpetrator. After that, the fun you'll have will depend on the liveliness of your fellow theatergoers. Like a 50s sci-fi second feature, this murder mystery cries out for audience participation.
The mystery to be cracked is the murder of Jamie Hathaway, a churchgoing ladies' man. Hathaway was so blasphemous that he had an affair with the preacher's wife, so bold that he'd wink at the cuckolded minister, and so depraved that he solicited a mother-daughter menage a trois. You would have killed him yourself. Detective Kumako Victorious (Amos Ellis) must discover who done it. Victorious is descended from Maroons--escaped slaves who created cultural enclaves in the Caribbean. His family of detectives possesses special spirituality, and their loving consciousness exposes churchgoers as hedonistic hypocrites.
The actor currently known as Rich plays a gay-minstrel church secretary with the flame turned way past burn-baby-burn, pandering for easy phobic laughs. But Shasta Phillips, who's becoming Chicago's Lucille Ball, runs away with every scene she's in. Murderer on the Hill District is intimate, uneven, and earnest in its amateurism. Its familiarity and predictability are actually comforting, however, dissolving the wall between actors and audience. It's like a family production put on by cousins to entertain the aunts and uncles. Just don't mention the menage a trois to grandma.


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Here are our top five quick and easy recipes for fall-themed lattes featuring chai, maple, eggnog (and more) that will have you wishing you'd tried them sooner, as not only are they tasty but they will save you money.
Each of these recipes are perfectly doable for anyone already brewing their own coffee at home. Enjoy!
The Starbucks Knock-Off Chai Tea Latte
We are particularly fond of this recipe due to its simplicity, and the fact that every time we've tried it, the lattes seem to get better.
Save yourself a ton of money and get into the habit of making these babies at home.
For the syrup:
- 1 box Tazo Chai Tea bags
- 4 cups filtered water
- 1 cup sugar
For each latte:
- 1 cup milk of choice (we use either nonfat cow's milk, almond, soymilk)
- high-speed blender such as the Hamilton Beach 54615 Wavestation
- ground cinnamon (optional)
How to make the syrup…
Step 1 – Bring 4 cups of water just up to a boil, then remove from the heat source and steep the teabags in the water for 10 minutes.
Step 2 – Remove the teabags, careful to let them drain completely, and then pour in the sugar.
Step 3 – Bring the mixture up to a simmer over medium-high heat, and then reduce to medium. Allow to simmer until it reduces by half, about 15-20 minutes, stirring every 2-3 minutes or so.
Step 4 – Remove from the heat, poor into an airtight container, and let it cool in the container without the lid until it's at room temperature.
Step 5 – Store in the fridge for up to 10 days. Yep, 10 days!
To make a latte…
Step 1 – Microwave the syrup for a few seconds to warm it up as its been in the fridge for so long
Step 2 – Pour 6 tbsp of the syrup into the mug you want to use for your latte (bigger is better here!).
Step 3 – Meanwhile, heat the cup of milk in a saucepan just until small bubbles begin to form around the edges.
Step 4 – Pour carefully into your blender and VERY carefully pulse slightly to start to aerate the milk.
Step 5 – Blend on low for about 30 seconds, then let it sit for 30-45 seconds to let the milk and foam separate.
Step 6 – Pour the hot milk into the mug with the syrup and top with foam and ground cinnamon if desired.
The Better Than Starbucks Eggnog Latte
Once fall hits, that means two things – pumpkin spice lattes, and eggnog lattes! For this recipe, we're going full eggnog.
But, unlike going to Starbucks, you're only going to be spending around $2 a cup for the same tastiness instead of $4 or whatever you end up paying at the 'bucks.
Saving money is good!
Here again, the ingredient list is short, and the tools required are simple.
- Sugar
- Eggnog
- Milk
- Nutmeg
- Microwaveable glass mason jar (or some kind of jar)
- A few bowls or measuring cups
You don't need an espresso machine for this one per se (coffee also works fine), but a handy Conair Cuisinart Smart Stick does make the job a lot easier.
Step 1 – First, brew up some coffee or espresso, depending on what tools you have in your kitchen.
*Tip 1 – If you're going with coffee, make it the way you normally do but slightly more concentrated.
As in, just increase the coffee to water ratio slightly to the point where if the coffee was on its own, you probably wouldn't be drinking it.
However, it should work great in this latte recipe! 🙂 The main thing to remember here is not to brew too much coffee.
You basically want about one third of your latte to be coffee / espresso.
At Starbucks they'd probably throw in a couple of shots of espresso, so take that into consideration.
The majority of this drink is not going to be coffee – just a portion.
*Tip 2 – If you want to use a single serve coffee maker, this will ensure you're not brewing a pot of coffee just to get a single eggnog latte.
That said, if you do go with the single serve / pod method, make sure its the best coffee that isn't already flavored (of course), because in the end, you just want about a cup of coffee anyway.
That said, a single serve machine doesn't give you the control that you have when using a burr grinder and a coffee maker to brew up that coffee yourself.
So its a trade off in terms of measuring out the right amount of coffee / espresso.
If you use a single serve you get that single serving, but if you use your coffee maker you could risk making way too much if you're not careful.
Step 2 – Pour yourself a measuring cup's worth of milk, then one of eggnog, with two tablespoons of sugar into a microwaveable jar.
Oh, and keep the nugmeg handy. This mixture you will now want to do two things with – heat and emulsify (or mix together).
Tip – According to your preference, the next time you make this recipe you may want more or less sugar, or eggnog, or milk. Its up to you. Some people also don't like nutmeg.
Tip – You can try adding the sugar at this point, or you can wait 'til later to do it. You might notice a difference in the taste, so we suggest trying it both ways.
Step 3 – Now you can shake the mixture in the jar until its bubbly and frothy, and looking to be about as much liquid as when you started. This might take about 30 seconds.
Step 4, 5, 6 – Take the lid off the jar, and put the liquid mixture in the microwave for 30 seconds. Take it out, replace the lid.
Then, grab the jar with a cloth so you don't burn yourself, and shake it again. THEN, into the microwave it goes one more time for another 30 seconds.
This time, when you remove it, give it a shake and then get the coffee you've been brewing up while this has all been happening.
Step 7 – Pour everything into a bowl. Now we're really ready to emulsify the mixture, together with the coffee / espresso that has been freshly ground and brewed.
Take your stirring stick, or whatever it is you will be using to stir all of this together, and once again froth all of it together until it is the consistency you like.
Step 8 – Once it looks good, pour the mixture into your favorite mug, but be sure to hold back some of the froth back with a spoon to add afterward.
Step 9 – Add the froth, and top it off with nutmeg or cinnamon as you like.
#3 – Homemade Maple Mocha Latte
With only five simple ingredients, the key to making this recipe more autumnal is the addition of maple, which is kind of a big deal in Canada, if you ever make it up there.
Maple mocha – oh yes, please!
- 1/4 cup brewed coffee of your choice
- 1 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup warmed milk
- 2 T. maple syrup
- 1 T. fresh whipped cream
- Brew coffee as directed.
- Warm milk in a sauce pan or in the microwave, be careful not to scorch.
- Add 2 T. maple syrup to the bottom of your favorite large coffee mug.
- Add 1/4 cup coffee and 1 T. cocoa powder to the prepared mug, stir well until cocoa is dissolved.
- Slowly pour in warm milk, stirring continuously.
- Top with a dollop of fresh whipping cream and chocolate shavings (Hershey bars are HFCS free)
#4 – Classic Pumpkin Spice Latte
What list of fall-influenced lattes would be complete without the omnipresent pumpkin spice latte?
For this classic recipe, we offer up a pumpkin spice latte that doesn't involve a squirt of syrup, but rather pure pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice for a truly authentic experience.
You can go with either home brewed espresso or coffee for this one, and the total prep time is estimated at 5 minutes.
Once again, money will be saved and skills will be developed.
After that second recipe being so darn long, we realize we should be going easy on you folks. This is supposed to be fun!
Ok, so combine the milk, pumpkin puree, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla in a medium microwave safe bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and vent with a small hole.
Microwave until the milk is hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk vigorously until the milk mixture is foamy, about 30 seconds.
Pour the espresso or coffee into a large mug and add the foamed milk. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.
#5 – Cinnamon Latte
To cap off our fall-inspired latte list, here we have a delicious cinnamon latte from our friends over at food.com.
One common characteristic between each of these drinks is that they're super easy to make, and this one is no different.
If you're a fan of cinnamon, this one's for you!
Grinding up your own fresh cinnamon can give your latte an extra bit of magic, so having fresh cinnamon on hand is well worth considering.
Cloves, cardamom, and of course freshly-ground coffee will make this a latte you will want to come back to again and again.
- 400ml strong coffee
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1⁄4liters 1% low-fat milk
- In a large pan, mix the cinnamon and sugar with a bit of milk.
- Add the rest of the milk and bring to a boil.
- Just as the mixture comes to a boil, take it off the heat.
- Split your hot coffee between 4 mugs.
- Pour in the milk and serve immediately.
- Another variation is to leave out the ground cinnamon, but instead put a large cinnamon stick, some cloves and green cardamom pods in the milk.
- Leave as it comes to a boil, set aside and let it infuse for a couple minutes. Then strain out the seasonings and pour into the coffee.

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Fareed speaks with Michael Porter, a professor at the Harvard Business School, about a groundbreaking new Social Progress Index – and how the United States is lagging on many indicators. Watch the video for the full interview or on GPS this Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN.
You were shocked at what you learned about America.
Yes, I think this wasn't the picture of America that I think many of us Americans have – that we are a leader, a social leader, that we've advanced the ball in terms of opportunity and the needs of our citizens. And it shows anything but that.
So if you look at the Social Progress Index, on the whole, what's striking is the top countries are New Zealand, Switzerland, Iceland, these small countries. But basically then a lot of European countries and Canada beat the United States.
The United States is 16, Ireland is ahead of it, Japan is ahead of it, Britain is ahead of it, Germany is ahead of it.
What does that tell us? What does that measure?
So this effort tries to really, for the first time ever, take let's call it the social or community or quality of life dimensions of a society, and capture those in a rigorous measurement framework – using the best data available in the world. That's the best and objective measures of these various multiple things. But of course, social progress is a broad concept.
Right. And that's where you break it down into these subcategories. Health and wellness, Japan is number one, Italy is number two, Switzerland is number three. You have to go all the way to 70 to get to the United States.
It's an area where the U.S. – if you actually look objectively, we're just not delivering. We actually spend the most money on this of any country in the world, probably in all of recorded history, in terms of our health care budget every year. But in terms of the actual outcomes – and by the way, the Social Progress Index measures the outcomes you achieve, not how much you spend, not how much you care, not whether you have a big heart…
The empire is decaying. It's corrupt. It's being run as a hybrid plutocracy/theocracy. Corporations now run the country. Money = status. The country is waging a war on health, education, worker's rights and the environment while simultaneously trying to edge out minorities before they become the majority.
Progressive, secular thought is considered anti-patriotic. Ignorance is valued and seen as a virtue. Education and the experience of professionals is viewed with skepticism and outright distaste.
All these things must be addressed before America returns to its place as the number one country in the world.
You're absolutely right!!! Hit the nail on the head!!!
To be clear, I am responding to McQuestion's post!! With regard to blogreader555's response – I find it interesting that "progressives" were the ones responsible for MOVING ALL THOSE OTHER COUNTRIES AHEAD OF US!! If true "progressives" really had any say in politics, we'd be far, far, far ahead of where we are now.....an oligarchy that kisses the backsides of the likes of the Koch brothers!
Excellent post! Sad but so so true. And blogreader555 below is a perfect example of why it's gone so wrong. Blame everything on the other guy. Never take responsibility for your own actions. No constructive ideas, just whine, whine, whine. We've sold out as a nation to money, to consuming rather than conserving. Until this changes we can't catch up. The only way to change it is to start doing what's right rather than only what is profitable. On this day that Christians celebrate.....what a country we could build if we lived as Jesus taught. Not a Christian myself but....just saying.
You're delusional. For decades the US reaped the advantages of being on a a huge continent full of natural resources & a constantly growing population, while its economic rival Europe struggled with two devastating world wars & the collapse of empire.
Now the situation is different & the US is forced to compete in a global economy where its initial advantages are no longer so significant. Looking back to the past is not the answer, looking forward – progressivism – is the only hope that the US can maintain its pre-eminence.
The reason why America lags behind is, to be frank, because no other developed country on the face of the earth celebrates ignorance and mediocrity to the same extent as does the great US of A. The fact that John Kerry when he was running for president in 2004 was criticized for being fluent in French... The fact that people actually take Sarah Palin seriously....The fact that Rush Limbaugh is the most listened-to and perhaps most celebrated radio personality in the country... The US has to stop embracing stupidity before it has the opportunity to compete with the rest of the world once more.
Right on the mark. America should celebrate the common man, not the mediocre man. Also, America must realize the extent to which it is controlled by big business and reign it in.
American needs to get control of its public sector unions. A unionized government can do what it wants with impunity.
Yea well, ignorance is bliss isn't it. Lots of Americans aren't interested in finding the truth.
Here's an observation – in many of the countries that have a higher quality of life than US, you'll find towns and cities that devote large areas of land to public spaces that cater to kids. Just about every town is Australia has several public parks with kids swings and bbq areas. Most towns have trotting tracks and greyhound tracks that the older generation use. I belive there's a difference between quality-of-life and standard-of-living...US has a high standard-of-living but a lower quality of life....
I have a beautiful park with baseball and soccer fields, swings, BBQs, etc a 5 minute walk from my house. Most middle class Americans do. I am a short drive or rail trip from downtown, with cultural amenities, major league sports, etc.
With corporations running everything and only worried about bottom line....that's what you get.... #16 .... at least it's better than our quality of healthcare the last 10 years, #38. But for consolation prize....we are #1 in COST of healthcare for 30 years running.
Our problem is that we spend billions of dollars helping other countries in this huge world with natural disaster, food, security etc... If something goes down who do they call? New Zealand, Switzerland and so on concentrates on their citizens and don't mess a whole lot with other countries. If the US just concentrates on the welfare and well being of it's citizens we will be the happiest country in the world. Too bad we spend billions on unfortunate countries every year and continue to neglect US citizens....tough love. Keep up the good work!
The amount we spend on foreign aid is miniscule compared to the waste in health care.
TY Esta! It's nice to read the TRUTH about how miniscule the % of foreign aid we give out is!!!!!!
That's just a myth – the US may spend more because it's a lot larger country, but per capita the US spends less on foreign aid than many other countries. You also have to remember that a lot of that "aid" is military assistance – ie. welfare for the military/industrial complex.
We headed for the movie like scenario, where the corporations are all in 100 story high security buildings where they rule from the sky, as more and more people are homeless and in rags down in the street.
The person being interviewed and forwarding the facts happens to be a republican conservative who is educated and has an open mind. America is falling behind on many different fronts not only health care, but education and economic standing of the citizens. We should take a close look at those who are the leaders.
The president can only sign things into law that the House gives to him....which is not a whole lot this past 4 years......couldn't even give him a jobs bill.
CORPORATION = GREED ....as the rich get richer and have more of the money supply.....what does that mean for the middle and poor ?? First correct answer gets a Teddy Bear. HINT: 2 sided Scale
I agree with you on corporate greed, but don't forget the greed of the public employee unions. The pension benefit plans are driving cities into bankruptcy and raising property taxes from the middle class.
omfg when are people going to stop blaming unions for everything?
Less than 8% of the workforce is unionized.
The damage is being done by those with big money lobbying Congress for loop-holed laws with friendly names that do nothing for the people.
Every bill that passes through Congress is geared towards the big money interests long before the people who voted them in get their due.
The public employee unions are far more powerful than you know. Look at what they've done to cities like LA, Chicago and Detroit, not to mention countless smaller municipalities whose pension plans are absolutely unsustainable. And when the towns go Chapter 9, the greedy union bosses abscond with lump sum payouts from the broke pension plans.
And do the public section union members care about your well being?
Didn't we just read about some guy from Yahoo that had worked there less than a year and got a 58 million dollar severance, and he wasn't even the CEO? You name me any union boss that gets 1/3 that amount of money!
US priorities are elsewhere. It would rather spend money conquering the world than spend it on its own citizens.
The reason the government spends so much invading/protecting other countries is SOLELY because they are, in actuality, protecting CORPORATE INTERESTS and CORPORATE PROFITS in those regions! Our government is OWNED by CORPORATIONS and the likes of the Koch Brothers and Sheldon Adelson. THROW THE GOP OUT!
Obama is the president now. The military spending is still out of control.
He almost got us into war in Syria. Now this mess in Ukraine.
Both parties are the same, they don't care about Americans, only the power.
Where is the rest of the article? Did it get cut off? Or is this just lousy reporting?
If people put a very high value on individual freedom and liberty, where would the us Rank? If people believed that our safety is more important than our freedom, where would the US rank?
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
I think this generation gets it. You'll see some real changes come November.
Findings don't surprise me at all. We are run by special interests groups. It' s not all about political groups, it's more about American's mind set. I lived in another country for 10 years and then returned to the US so I have a difference perspective. Just look how hard some groups are fighting against healthcare reform. Most modern countries already have a health system in place.
I agree with you on healthcare, but Obamacare is a failure. 8 million people signed up, 7 million of which had their policies cancelled and were forced to purchase more expensive policies with higher deductibles, not to mention the fact that they couldn't keep their doctors as was promised.
I am all in for single payer!
The leaders are clearly the Koch brothers and their ilk. Oil and gas men who want to corral the government, economy and all others to do their bidding. As long as things remain so, quality of life and society will suffer greatly. BTW, we very likely spend far less helping other countries than is stated here. That's just another bit of misinformation/myth promoted by the far right. Statistics actually show that the U.S. doesn't even provide that much foreign aid when compared to other nations.
Not really true unless all you watch is MSNBC. There are many powerful special interests on both sides of the political fence who are only looking out for their own pocketbooks. The public employee unions have created a pension crisis in many cities like Chicago, Detroit, LA, New York, and many other smaller towns. To support these bloated union plans, towns and cities will either have to go into bankruptcy or raise property taxes on the middle class to unsustainable levels.
When you vote Dem or Repub... you choose your own poison. Big corporate interests versus public employee unions. Either of them could give a rat's rump about you.
Yes, the real changes will come in November, alright. But what then - a bunch of far right wing nuts taking over. Wow. That's only going to speed up the despair and deepen the quagmire we're in. Those guys will make sure that everybody, except the very, very rich suffer. Can't wait! Idiots abound and they are the ones who vote in midterm elections. Better tighten your seat belts because it's gonna be a rocky ride.
Sheila...sounds like you have bought into the Obama propaganda....."it's the fault of the rich". Well, why don't you invest your life savings in starting a company, work 80 hours per week for the next 20 years, and when you make your first million after 20 years of hard (and smart) work, you can give it to the folks that don't want to work for a living. Let us know how that works for you.
you like most small businessmen and big businessmen probably stole more that you "earned"
Initially when the Fed froze wages in the 40s to control war time costs providing health insurance to workers was a great perk and cost effective for the employer because it was mostly a not-for-profit model. Later on however as the model turned into a for-profit growth area the traditional capitalist trends of greed and litigation began to appear. Combined these started the ever rising vortex of costs and crashing spiral of usable benefits. Due to the complex nature of cost balancing within the insurance model, it also created the almost unbreakable binding of employment and health insurance but as pointed out health insurance is not necessarily healthcare. This is because the for-profit nature of insurance does not place the beneficiaries at the forefront of their efforts because profit is what drives business not payouts. If you really dig into the numbers from the countries that provide lower cost and higher benefit healthcare you will discover that most do not believe in unbridled capitalism or do not believe that it should trump the social welfare of its citizens. Perhaps this is the real lesson the US needs to learn but I doubt it because we have too many forces that rely on this imbalance as the basis of their power.
Why are all you poor people bagging on us rich people? Just learn to become one of us, the ultra rich, its great!! We can buy the best medical care, the best food, the most secure places to live, play on the most green golf courses (draught ha ha) why dang, we have it pretty darn nice here even if most people are getting the snot kicked out of them every day lol! So please stop questioning things and just get back to work, you have put it off this long, why start now?
didn't buy you much of an education you cannot spell
Kinda funny how it was the so called "progressives" who ran the country during it's greatest heyday from the mid 1930's to the early 70's.
It wasn't until Nixon, Reagan, and the Bush family took over that things went to hell.
Granted Jimmy Carter was no economic Saint, but what did you expect from a president who inherited the debt from the Vietnam war?
You mean Ronald Reagan, who gave us 30 years of prosperity and growth until Jimmy Carter's Community Reinvestment Act caused the economy to tank so we elected Barack Obama who said he was going to make everything "fair" but so far has only managed to wreck the healthcare system and inflict economic malaise on college students who are graduating and finding out the only jobs they can land are pouring coffee at Starbucks?
You mean that Ronald Reagan?
that Ronald Reagan is the main reason for those poor jobs you talk about
That 30 years of prosperity went to the 1% while the rest of our wages stagnated or actually went down if you consider real inflation.
The problem is that the U.S. is no longer a country of producers. We have become a country of parisites. We expect someone else to provide everything for us......health care, food, cell phones, housing, etc. The democrats are the party of parisites. Living off the work of others. Maybe some folks in this country will wake up and elect a statesman during the next election. Someone who will actually think about the long term future of this great nation, not simply about his/her political future.
you are confused how much have ceo salaries gone up, how much is stolen by doctors and hospitals and defense corporations, $25 aspirin, $1000 hammers
how greatly you are confused how much have ceo salaries gone up, how much is stolen by doctors and hospitals and defense corporations, $25 aspirin, $1000 hammers
gee I don't know maybe it's the Rebloodlicans and Democrips running the country for the last hundred or so years
I'm with employee unions in general. We wouldn't need the unions, if the powers that be took care to treat people a little better. Unions have been responsible for people having weekends off, vacation days and sick days in the past, not to mention better pay. Otherwise we'd all be working 24/7 and our kids would be working too or aren't you aware of the history of unions v. big bosses. They aren't perfect but they have brought about a better workplace/retirement for many people. I watch lots of news, including FOX, on occasion. MSNBC gets more things right and backs them up with facts, at least. Most news media is owned by a few men anyhow or haven't you heard? I say those who don't vote are as responsible as any politico for their state of affairs. You get the government you choose or FAIL to choose, either way. In a democracy, you can't expect things to be perfect any more than you can expect perfection from any form of government but if you delegate your vote to others, you deserve to be disappointed when the outcome isn't what you wanted. If you dislike your politicians, go live elsewhere. You may find that you don't get everything there either.
We lag as a whole because third-world immigrants have flooded our country and bring their third-world ways.
My quality of life is great, thanks.
Yes, Ronald Reagan - who would be considered almost a lefty by today's Republican party, did some decent things but also some awful things. Oh, he also raised taxes more than once to help better control the budget when it became apparent that was a necessity, something republicans seem to have forgotten in their hazy memory bubble. Nah, I don't think our current prez always gets things right but he's hardly as bad as a few just before him either, like
paint-by-number GWB.
Oh, here comes the "immigrant card". But wait, isn't this a nation of immigrants? Where did I hear that? I think they've also been known to pay taxes, too.
Since 2007, our government has had a democrat majority and we will continue to fail.
We are flooded with a naturalized immigrent every 30 seconds.
We are losing are culture and our values.
We are taxed higher than ever as our government spends one trillion dollars yearly then they tax us.
We will be a third world country eventually.
Someone needs a lesson on congress and the filibuster.
As for high taxes, someone also needs a lesson on the history of taxation.
Exactly where are you getting these facts from?
too late for you, your lack of education is revealed by your spelling
I can't believe how many clueless idiot republicans who aren't rich and are being denied basic rights and opportunities just like the rest of us still defend their party's systematic destruction of the American way of life in favor of the rich and large corporations. They are truly the ones who are brainwashed. I guess their war on education in places like texas and the deep south is really working. They are completely ignorant morons but then any one who watches duck dynasty or any of the other "reality" shows which glorify the uneducated has to be of sub standard intelligence. No wonder those types of shows are so popular, the majority of Americans are uneducated idiots.


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We are gearing up for an 18 day shoot for my second narrative feature, THE HAPPY SAD, from July 11th to July 31st in NYC. We're raising funds here to make sure we have what we need to get it all done. THE HAPPY SAD follows two couples, one black and one white, whose lives collide as they navigate open relationships and sexual identity.
Our goal of $15,000 is really the minimum amount we need to cover the casting director's fee, actor salaries and a stipend for the Director of Photography. We hope to far exceed that amount and you receive all sorts of fantastic rewards for your contributions (see list to the right). As with all kickstarter campaigns, if we don't reach the minimum goal then we don't get anything so we need your help to get us there!
Below is a list of different funding levels and what each goal achieved helps us to afford.
$15,000= Casting Director's fee + cast salaries + Director of Photography stipend
$30,000= All of the above plus RED camera package and sound equipment rental
$50,000= All of the above + Location rental fees + lighting and grip equipment + hard drives for storage + editing
$70,000=All of the above + legal fees + insurance + director & producer stipends
$100,000=Editor's stipend + sound mixing + color correction + HDcam MasteringIf you'd rather make a fully tax deductible donation to the project through our 501c-3 fiscal sponsor, Third World Newsreel you can do so here: http://www.nycharities.org/donate/c_donate.asp?CharityCode=2026
Please make sure to specify "For THE HAPPY SAD project" in the Additional Options section. For additional info: email@example.com
Armed with roses and art, Stan brunches with his girlfriend Annie, a schoolteacher, only to discover that she wants to take a break. Aaron confronts his boyfriend Marcus about their open relationship. The lives of these two couples become intertwined when Stan and Marcus meet online and hook up. Apparently, Stan has a bi-side, and Aaron walks in on the aftermath of Marcus and Stan's afternoon tryst. Meanwhile, Annie goes on a blind date with an older man David who makes his living writing scripts for reality TV shows, which feels more "real" than Stan's afternoons spent in the rehearsal space with his band. Annie confides in her fellow teacher Mandy about her relationship troubles. Mandy and Annie engage in some flirtation and decide to try a lesbian relationship, which, in turn, reminds Annie that perhaps she was in love with Stan all along. Eventually all of these characters must face the consequences of their choices and decide what matters to them most.
The film uses the multi-cultural ensemble to explore the questions that alternative twenty- and thirty-year olds face in a culture where there appears to be endless possibilities for sex but also a resistance to any definitive model for a "proper" relationship. The film juxtaposes the storylines of the two main couples of different races (Marcus and Aaron, Stan and Annie) to highlight the ethical dilemmas facing men and women who are trying to create new ways to be in a loving relationship, while recognizing that monogamy might not be for them. Since music is a crucial means of creating bonds and establishing connections for young New Yorkers, the film prominently features original indie rock songs written by Mr. Urban in the film.
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER --- Rodney Evans (BROTHER TO BROTHER)
PRODUCER --- Tory Lenosky
WRITER --- Ken Urban (THE AWAKE)
CASTING DIRECTOR --- Susan Shopmaker (HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH, SHORTBUS)
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY --- Arlene Muller (TOPO GIGIO IS DEAD)
EDITOR --- Sabine Hoffman (PERSONAL VELOCITY, THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE)
I am the director/producer of THE HAPPY SAD, an adaptation of a stage play by Ken Urban. Ken and I met when we both had residencies at the Macdowell Colony in 2008. We both sensed a connection in the work that we were doing and stayed in touch in the subsequent months. I went to a performance of the stage version of THE HAPPY SAD at the Summer Plays Festival at the Public Theater in New York 1n 2009 and was extremely moved by it. I immediately saw its potential as a film and when I mentioned that to Ken he told me he had already begun adapting it into to a screenplay.
The quirky sensibility of THE HAPPY SAD is similar in style to recent films like 500 DAYS OF SUMMER by Marc Webb, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND by Michel Gondry andME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW by Miranda July, three independent films that explored the inner workings of relationships. But what sets THE HAPPY SAD apart from those films is how gay and bisexual characters are not at the periphery or absent, but taken seriously while forming the center of the narrative. The goal was to create gay and bisexual characters that are as richly examined as the straight protagonists in those films. The overwhelmingly positive response and sold-out audiences for the stage production demonstrated the need and desire for a seriocomic exploration of contemporary relationships. Thinking about recent micro-budget features like TINY FURNITURE, HUMPDAY and MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY we began strategizing about how to make the film with a similar production model for under $100,000 by using personal connections to actors and in-kind resources available to me in New York. Mr. Urban has completed several drafts of the screenplay that reimagines the story of the four principal characters for the screen. He will revise the screenplay based on feedback from the producers and myself, with the aim to begin an 18 day shoot using the RED camera in July 2011 in New York.
-Rodney Evans
"The Harlem Renaissance comes thrillingly alive in Rodney Evans's evocative and profoundly moving feature film"
-Dennis Dermody, Paper
"Breathtaking….a fascinating and absorbing tale…heralds the emergence of an exciting new voice in filmmaking"
-Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
"A captivating drama….Tremendously accomplished filmmaking by writer/director Rodney Evans"
-David Germain, The Associated Press
"The story Evans tells of the spiritual link between a contemporary black gay New York artist and the trailblazers of the 1930's Harlem Renaissance is an excitingly ambitious one, conveyed with guileless passion of purpose"
-Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"A well-acted work of grace and depth"
-Kevin Thomas, LA Times
"Haunting…a film of great beauty and conscience"
-Marjorie Baumgarten, The Austin Chronicle
"BROTHER TO BROTHER brings depth and intelligence to black politics and sexuality"
-David Rooney, Variety
"Excellent…a gifted cast brings to vibrant, sexy life the likes of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin and Eldridge Cleaver, and in the process conjures the neatest hat trick of all — making the loves and woes of the past resonate with those of the present."
-Chuck Wilson, LA Weekly
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Anne Levesque
Anne Levesque (MSt International Human Rights Law, 2015) is co-director of the Law Practice Program at the University of Ottawa, where she helped create and implement an innovative experiential learning program for law school graduates aiming to help them develop practical skills, foster community involvement and promote access to justice in French.
Anne is also a human rights lawyer who has worked with a wide range of equality seeking groups, legal clinics and not-for-profit organisations on test case litigation, interventions, appeals and law reform initiatives. She was one of the lawyers representing the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society in its historic human rights complaint against the Government of Canada for its discriminatory treatment of 163,000 First Nations children across Canada. Her studies in International Human Rights Law allowed her to develop innovative legal arguments relating to the appropriate remedies in this case.
When asked about her time at Kellogg, Anne said:
"Kellogg was the perfect fit for me. I started my graduate studies while pregnant and attended the in-person portion shortly after giving birth. Before heading to Oxford, I was worried that studying with a new born was going to be impossible. However, everyone at Kellogg was extremely understanding, accommodating and thoughtful. The team at Kellogg consistently went above and beyond to make my family and me feel welcome. It is one of the only colleges in Oxford that not only allows children but warmly welcomes them to college events. The fact that Kellogg caters to part-time students means that it tends to attract mature students with rich and diverse life experiences. This considerably enhanced my university experience. My best memories of Oxford involve engaging in enlightening discussions with colleagues from Kellogg over delicious food and wine while my daughter played outside in the beautiful garden with other children. This is the place to go if you don't want your schooling to get in the way of your education."


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Barry Saunders
Education for inmates would help us all – Saunders
When I tell ya the dude worked on this up until the very end, I mean he worked on it up until the very end.
Perhaps a week before he died in June 2014, Harvey Heartley called to set up a meeting so we could try to figure out how to help educate inmates in the Wake County Jail, to come up with ways to prepare them for life outside of a cell, to ensure that once they were out, they stayed out.
It was over 90 degrees and muggy, uncomfortable for the heartiest of souls. Must've been unbearable for a man visibly suffering, as he was, from the cancer that would soon end his life.
Yet, Heartley was waiting for me when I got to my office, looking cool in his guayabera.
I explained, as one usually does upon arriving late, that the highway was jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive.
Heartley, the former head basketball coach and athletic director at St. Augustine's University – nee College – didn't care. He was too focused on implementing his plans to bring computers into the jail – at the time it only had one for the inmates, he said – and to teach them about life.
I marveled – still do – at how he ignored his pending mortality while displaying such concern for people he didn't even know.
I thought of Heartley's commitment to the cause when I read that the Wake County Board of Commissioners is debating whether to enter a program with Wake Tech to provide training for inmates.
What is there to debate?
Shutting off the spigot of inmates flowing into and out of – and into and out of – jails and prisons is essential, because no society can prosper if it spends billions locking up the same people over and over. The best way to avoid doing that is through education and training. You don't have to give a hoot for the welfare of inmates – and judging from the calls and letters I receive daily and will receive after this, some of you don't – but an enlightened self-interest should make us want to keep people out of the pokey.
That's what education and training programs do.
One Bureau of Justice Statistics study found that 68 percent of released prisoners are rearrested within three years of their release, and 77 percent are rearrested within five years of getting out.
Is there anyone who thinks that's cost effective?
Wake Sheriff Donnie Harrison told me Wednesday that the jail was working with Wake Tech "before the economy went south" several years ago. He welcomes the chance to resume the partnership. "Even though they're accused of a crime, that doesn't mean they don't deserve an education," Harrison said. That, he said, reduces the chances "of me seeing them again."
If you're interested in volunteering to help teach inmates some skill they'll need once they get out, he said you can call jail director Dale Butler at 919-856-5947 for more information.
You got anything better to do?
Derrick Sauls said St. Aug's plans to reboot an inmate training program it had up until a few years ago. Sauls, department chair for Public Health & Exercise Sciences at the school, said it ran a program teaching inmates about the human body and training them for careers as personal trainers and aerobics instructors, among other things. Inmates with longer sentences, he said, are able to use what they've learned to train other inmates. Increasing fitness and reducing obesity, he said, saves the state money in health care costs.
The inmates in the program, he said, learned medical terminology, CPR certification and kinesiology, among other things, and the credits they earned were transferable to four-year or community colleges. A buddy of mine who took similar courses while matriculating at Butner Federal Prison is a sought-after trainer in Raleigh.
In addition to budget cuts, Sauls said, the program ran into problems because all programs catering to inmates must be a certain distance from schools and day cares.
If Sauls is correct and the program is going to be re-implemented, there couldn't be a better tribute to Heartley, a Hall of Famer and the school's winningest basketball coach.
Seeing Heartley's commitment to this cause, I had to forgive him – and cease calling him Harvey Heartless – for ending my nascent basketball career when he cut me from the team at St. Augustine's. Of course, his opinion was seconded and then thirded by coaches at the two other colleges to which I transferred trying to make a team, too. So it wasn't all on him.
Barry Saunders: 919-836-2811, @BarrySaunders9


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David B Smith makes fabric-based photo-sculpture that explores fantasy, loss, commodity, and connection in American culture. To gain access to the back-end of cultural memory, he playfully rearranges iconography using pseudo programming code - comprised of digital and analog fragmentation, accreditation, and reorientation. He isolates patterns, crosses wires, and entertains poetic interpretations, making the once familiar strange and unsettling, yet oddly cozy.
His work has appeared in exhibitions at MoMa PS1, The International Center of Photography, Asia Song Society and 56 Henry Gallery, with recent solo shows at Halsey McKay Gallery, The Spring Break Art Show, and LMAK Gallery. His work has been discussed in the New York Times, The Observer, Art Fag City, the Washington Post, and Miami New Times.
Smith holds an MFA from Bard College and has been awarded residencies by Apex Art, New Zealand; Franconia Sculpture Park, MN; Harold Arts, OH; Socrates Sculpture Park, The Waterpod Residency, The Art and Law Program, and the BOFFO residency, NY. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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Birken was Canada's 461th most expensive suburb by listed median house price this month.
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The amount of homes for sale in neighbourhood has stayed the same over the last three months – this means that supply and demand economics would mean that the pressure on house prices has also remained constant.
Is Birken a good investment prospect? It's never a perfect science, but the data we have given us a number of indicators.
Over the last three months in Birken, housing stock available seems to be staying constant – this could mean that homes values might not be hugely affected by supply constraints.
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Our recent blind tasting of some Cal-Ital bottlings was full of interesting wines but finding some of the more obscure boutique producers can be frustrating to say the least. I have mentioned the Pietra Santa Cabernet before but the Sangiovese and Dolcetto I enjoyed in this past weekend's blind tasting got me looking for a few more bottles.
But it gets even better! For a select group of wineries you don't even have to buy a case!
AmericanWinery.com has convinced some great wineries to put together compelling 3 packs at some very attractive pricing and then ship them for just a penny! If you or someone you know is into discovering new regions and producers I can't think of a better deal than one of the over 60 three-packs currently available on AmericanWinery.com. What a great gift idea!
These are not all unknowns from the next great regions. Established producers you know, like St. Supery, Parducci, and Hahn share the stage with some great names you should know like:
- Reininger - Producing classic Walla Walla Valley reds from Washington - their Syrah is unbelievable
- MacRostie - With cool mountain vineyards that straddle Napa and Sonoma it's no surprise that their Wildcat Mountain fruit is so rich yet elegant.
- De Ponte - Looking for an Oregon wine with Terroir? Try the Pinot; it's a classic and De Ponte's Oregon Melon de Bourgogne? It rocks!
So do yourself a favor, whether you are buying wine as a gift or to savor yourself visit AmericanWinery.com. They're a great holiday resource, heck they're just a great resource. Period.


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If you think that the title of this post is a Halloween prank, think again. This isn't about some ghoulish silliness inspired by the hell driven Halloween mess that goes on all over the place at this time of year, I am not a hamster, I don't have time for that brand of idiocy. It's about a telephone company deciding to be a blood-sucking vampire and dictate how much Internet it's users are allowed to have.
Frontier Communications Co. is planning to charge it's subscribers an extra dollar or two per gigabyte of traffic that goes over a limit they're going to set. How high is that limit? As of this writing it's set to be a measly five gigabytes a month starting next year. This means that if you're one of the rapidly growing number of people who like to watch movies or live streaming video online, you're going to be running into that bandwidth cap really fast. Sit back to watch a movie or six online this week and it's no vegas hotel stay for you next vacation time! You're going to be spending your vacation money on bandwidth surcharges instead!
Frankly, you could burn through 5 GB watching just two or three movies. If you like to kill an evening watching YouTube, you could find yourself banging into that cap nearly as fast as if you were watching full length movies.
And it's not just downloads it's applying to, the way the article I saw reads, the cap applies to "total amount of data that users download and upload in a given month", which means you don't REALLY get 5gb of download, you get more like a little over 4 and a half gb because some of that data is outbound.
What really frosts my cookies is that Frontier's big thing is rural markets in 25 states. Lemme tell you city folks something about rural markets since I live in one. You see, when you live in a rural market there's a VERY high probability that you only have ONE internet provider that serves where you live. If that one chooses to do something this monumentally stupid you get a choice of either forking over or going off-line. There is NO other provider that you can switch to because they've got a brain where the one doesn't.
Then there's another bit of nonsense:
The company is at the forefront of what CEO Maggie Wilderotter believes is a trend among Internet service providers
Ah, Hello?!? Maggie? Is anybody home up there? How the God's name can you say it's "a trend" when you're "at the forefront"?!? That means it's NOT a trend but Maggie W. & Co. WANT it to become a trend.
Sorry Maggie, sell your snake oil someplace else, I'm not buying.
I think that ISP's that try to implement stupidity like this are going to find themselves without customers, in the cities anyway where people actually get a choice that is. Those who are in rural areas and have no choice but Frontier (or another outfit with similarly stupid ideas) will end up having to choose between paying excessive fees and going off line because they can't afford to or refuse to pay what will end up being excessive fees for Internet access.
I think that what these people should be doing is working on expanding their network capacity instead of spending all this time and money coming up with cockamamie ideas like only allowing 5gb a month.
Strangely enough, Comcast was mentioned in that same article as implementing a 250 gb a month limit. That's a lot better, but still no good. Any cap needs to be a minimum of twice that before it's going to be reasonable.
Reasonable on the other hand is to just expand the network capability. The telephone system grew and grew, using more capacity all the time and old Ma Bell never tried any asinine crap like this with phone service ... "you can have x minutes a month of service, after that you have to pay so much a minute..." They didn't do it because they knew what happens to blood sucking vampires, somebody puts a stake in their heart. Ma Bell also knew full well that it was a stupid thing to do when all they really needed to do was increase network capacity. So they increased network capacity to fit the demand.
Hello?!? Maggie? Anybody home?
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Melrose.com has wide catalog of exclusive styles, colors and sizes. Recently, they have upgraded their security system with VeriSign 128-bit Secure Socket Layer.
Fort Lauderdale, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/20/2012 -- Melrose.com has come up with range of vintage and collectible Rolex Watches including Rolex Datejust, Rolex Oyster, Rolex Submariner and others. They have a wide catalog of exclusive styles, colors and sizes. Recently, they have upgraded their security system with VeriSign 128-bit Secure Socket Layer. Melrose.com is the leading online retailer of pre-owned Rolex Watches and expanding globally via retail website.
President of Melrose.com, Mr. Krishan Agarwal took the dice to make an announcement. He stated, "All round customer satisfaction from convenient shopping environment, affordable prices to easy and secure payment options, are our purpose of providing services to all the esteemed clients and customers nationally and globally. We have introduced VeriSign 128-bit Secure Socket Layer for guaranteed safe and secure transaction. It is the strongest encryption available on the net. For all wire transfer, cashier's check, and bank deposit orders please contact us via telephone at 888-574-1250. Our exclusive collection comprises of Rolex Daytona, Rolex Explorer, Rolex Datejust and other eternal timepieces." Mr. Agarwal announces lastly, "Melrose.com Comes Up With Top Selling Rolex Watches at Lowest Prices of the Year at Summer Collection."
Melrose.com has upgraded its security to provide convenient online transaction and expands in untapped areas. They offer customers with low prices on watches that have been restored to original factory settings, inside and out. They have thousands of watches such as Rolex Submariner, Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Rolex Datejust and others, in stock and ready to be shipped anywhere in the world. Their amazing range of Rolex Watches includes Rolex Sports Watches such as Rolex Submariner, for swimming and surfing, Rolex Daytona for time based sports and Rolex Explorer for outdoor events.
Melrose.com is a respected member of the watch industry and proud member of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the Jeweler's Vigilance Committee (JVC). It uses only conflict-free diamonds imported through the Kimberley Process—as signed into law in 2003. Melrose.com is the USA's leading online retailer of Rolex wristwatches, other luxury timepieces, and fine diamond jewelry. Founded in 2008, the showroom operates retail websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East, and ship thousands of Rolex watches per year to customers all over the world.
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HELLO The Most Advanced Video Communication Device
UPDATE 09/05: You did it! $300,000 in Funding - Stretch Goal Reached
Your HELLO device will support Microsoft Skype, Google Hangouts, Facebook Messenger, and Cisco WebEx.
UPDATE 08/11: We're absolutely blown away by your support Kickstarter, $200,000 in less than three weeks!
Stretch Goal Activated: $300K to add support for Microsoft Skype, Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts, and Cisco WebEx.
HELLO easily connects to any TV and provides an all-in-one, voice-controlled smart-home or office-device for:
1. Video conferencing
2. Wireless screen sharing
3. Live broadcasting
4. Security surveillance with motion detection and more.
HELLO works as an easy extension of the already feature-rich Solaborate platform - designed for both individuals and teams working remotely that expect high quality, ease of use and feature rich experiences.
Have you tried to share ideas with your team through video conferencing? Existing solutions offer a clumsy and bloated experience. HELLO is simple, and streamlined.
HELLO is an affordable alternative to high-end video conferencing systems. Kickstarter backers can get one for $189 or less, depending on the pledge package.
STRETCH GOAL - Help us reach $300K in funding to add support for:
HELLO combines powerful hardware and software to give you an integrated, enjoyable and seamless experience.
HELLO is engineered with an array of four smart Microphones, a 4K video sensor and quad-core processor working together to guarantee that every person in the room is seen and heard clearly. HELLO also features both a built-in accelerometer, tilting and 130° lens of vision, to ensure easy setup on any TV and the image captured is of the highest quality.
HELLO is crafted from machined aluminum for a combination of reliable durability and elegance for a seamless addition to your office or home.
HELLO connects to your screen via HDMI cable and can connect to your network via WI-FI or ethernet cable. Simple setup so your time can be spent wisely.
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HELLO is easy to set up and use.
Plug HELLO into your TV or video monitor and download the HELLO app to your mobile device to begin. In the app, you will name the device, assign it to the network you use, and select a few preferences; the app will then generate a QR code, which you will hold up to HELLO's lens to complete the setup. After the device is set up, you can immediately use it.
How was HELLO born
We didn't see anything else better on the market and decided to create it ourselves. HELLO is for the people, at an affordable price point -- built for modern businesses, professionals, freelancers and creators. It cuts out the cost of networked conferencing hardware and IT services to install and maintain it. We're truly bringing professional-grade video conferencing to everyone, anywhere, on any device.
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The HELLO team is made up of innovators and project leaders. Their organization and process-driven approach ensure rapid iteration and lean techniques for increased efficiency. Having built the Solaborate platform, each team member is intimately familiar with the methods of communication we all use on a daily basis and have thus created the best possible platform suitable for a device as sophisticated as HELLO.
Kickstarter is all about people coming together to create great things, and that's what HELLO is designed to do as well. We chose to fund HELLO through Kickstarter because of this collaborative spirit. We plan to monetize HELLO services eventually, but our Kickstarter backers will never have to pay a cent to use HELLO. If you have our back, we have yours.
Risks and challenges
Design and ease-of-use is something we are incredibly passionate about. We've poured our effort into the careful design & exemplary prototypes for HELLO. We invested heavily into building the device and have integrated several technologies into a beautiful, seamless experience built for our users' needs.
We have built a device that we love and are comfortable sharing with you, using the best materials, components and software available. As with any product designed for mass production, manufacturing HELLO requires injection moulding, equipment setup, and certifications that may demand additional costs and development time. Being a backer of HELLO goes a long way to help us as we continue to streamline our process to make it more affordable and easier to use.
We are confident in our designs, coding, and our manufacturing partners' experience and skills in bringing HELLO to you as scheduled; however, it is also important to us that we perfect our production lines and build a product with the highest possible quality. As a backer of HELLO, you will have have access to all of our features, free of charge. It's our way of saying thank you.
Our development team is up to the task, and unless confronted with an issue beyond human control, we will deliver an extraordinary new collaboration tool to you that will change your creative experience for the better.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Your new dish is installed, and now you just need to get that antenna tuned for perfect reception and the maximum number of channels!
Ensure that your satellite antenna meets three conditions: The line-of-sight view to the particular satellite is free of obstacles and obstructions that will block the incoming signal to the antenna; the mast supporting the antenna is rigidly mounted and level; and the reflector part of the satellite antenna (the dish) is not warped.
Adjust the antenna reflector azimuth angle to the position given by the manufacturer for that particular satellite. This adjustment is the east-west movement of the reflector on the mount and is given in azimuth degrees.
Adjust the elevation-look angle to the position given by the manufacturer of the satellite of interest. This adjustment is from the horizon to the sky and is given as elevation in degrees from that point. These two degrees form the orbit degree slot or window of the satellite to be received by your antenna.
Ensure that the antenna signal line is connected to the receiver and the receiver is turned on and positioned on a beacon channel (a beacon channel is a channel being transmitted from the satellite to allow you to peak your antenna to it).
Begin tuning by slowly moving the reflector first to the east in one-degree increments for a total of three degrees, then in the opposite direction (west) while monitoring the receiver's signal meter.
Peak the signal to the highest scale at this point. Peaking the signal using a signal meter is most recommended due to the meter's signal sensitivity.
Snug the antenna azimuth adjustment slightly on the mount once the signal level is maximized.
Perform the same procedure as in steps 4 through 6, using the elevation adjustment first up and then down for peaking. Snug the antenna elevation at this point.
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ISO Latest News
Release of the latest ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 standards
Keeping standards up-to-date with the modern business trends is important. Hence, ISO has released the latest version of its most successful standards ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 in September 2015.
The new Quality Management Standard cancels and replaces the previous ISO 9001 2008 version. The new Environmental Management Standard also cancels and replaces the ISO 14001 2004 version.
Organizations can now look at migrating to these new standards to take advantages of the new concepts.


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You came to Costa Rica because you wanted to experience a true deserted and pristine beach? Go to Playa Palo Seco, you will not be disappointed! This five miles long unspoilt beach lined with tall palm trees may be off the beaten track but it is well worth the effort. You will find it 30 minutes south of Jaco beach and just 20 minutes north of Quepos and Manuel Antonio on the the Central Pacific Coast, in the province of Puntarenas.
You may spend the whole day walking up and down this magnificent beach without ever meeting anyone! It is is perfect for swimming and surfing and in Palo Seco, the flamboyant sunset will be yours only. The estuary forms a peninsula where you may admire an incredible diversity of wildlife. It is also navigable and is great for fishing snapper, grouper and robalo. You are sure to come across crocodiles, scarlet macaws, toucans, all sorts of monkeys and sloths. The Parrita mountains are just a stone throw away with white water rafting, canopy tours, hiking in the jungle, horseback riding, and waterfalls; plenty to do when you think that the place is deserted!
About 40 years ago the land was subdivided into lots; Palo Seco Palo Seco became a weekend gateway and many simple cabinas were then built. Since then a variety of hotels and restaurants have risen, followed by medium to large sized homes owned by North Americans and Europeans. There are still today many empty lots. There is now a strict master zoning plan in the area, however it is expected that Palo Seco will always remain the deserted and pristine beach that it is today. It already has all the necessary amenities such as banks, shcools, groceries and food, doctors, dentists, schools, attorney's office, and more. The nearest hospital is in Quepos, some 25 minutes away.
The Playa Palo Seco Elementary School has a sea turtle sanctuary program; they help to protect and release thousands of Baby Sea Turtles, as their mother come back every year to lay their eggs. Best time to see the sea turtle hatchlings is from August to November.
Palo Seco is one of the very few places where a nice little beach front lot can still be found at a reasonable price! Far away from the bustling and hustling crowd, this splendid deserted beach does not disappointed those seeking beauty and peace. Beautiful sea, gorgeous sunsets and a climate to die for. Fresh sea food, good cocktails, this is life as it was always meant to be! Grab it and don't ever let it go!


text: Patient Rights Treatment Decisions & Safety Print Drug and Medication Side Effects By Michael Bihari, MD Updated August 19, 2019 Medically reviewed by Grant Hughes, MD Blend Images - REB Images / Brand X Pictures / Getty Images More in Patient Rights Treatment Decisions & Safety Medical Marijuana Navigating Your Diagnosis Medical Records Managing Medical Costs Patient Advocacy Healthcare Team Hospital Stay Safety In This Article Table of Contents Expand Do All Have Side Effects? Calling the Doctor When to Stop Taking Questions to Ask Finding More Information View All Back To Top Along with its intended results, a drug may cause a number of unwanted side effects. These effects can happen when you start a new medication, decrease or increase the dose of a medication, or when you stop using a medication. A side effect that occurs in one percent or more of people taking a specific medication is considered by medical researchers to be caused by that medication. Examples of common drug side effects include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, dry mouth, headache, itching, and muscle aches and pains. Some side effects may be severe and require medical attention, while others may be mild and of little concern. Severe or annoying side effects are one of the main reasons why people stop taking their medications. If you are having worrisome side effects, your doctor may want to change your dose, try a different medication in the same drug class, or recommend some type of dietary or lifestyle change. Do All Medications Have Side Effects? All medications used for treating any type of health condition can cause side effects. However, many people who take a drug or combine drugs have no side effects or minor side effects. Your likelihood of having side effects from your medications may be related to your age, weight, sex, and overall health. Additionally, ethnicity and race or the severity of your disease may increase the possibility of side effects. These factors may determine if you experience side effects from your medications, the severity of your side effects, and their duration. Calling the Doctor About a Side Effect It is important for you to be familiar with the potential side effects of your medications and what you should do if you have signs of them. Also, it is essential that you let your doctor know if you are having side effects. Although many side effects are minor and not harmful, they can be a sign of danger or an indication that your drug is not working properly. Call your doctor if you notice any of these side effects: Abdominal painBlurred visionConstipationDiarrheaDizzinessHeadachesLoss of appetiteMemory lossPalpitationsProblems with coordinationRinging in the earsSkin rashes or hivesSwelling of hands or feetSyncope (loss of consciousness or fainting) If any side effects worry you, always call your healthcare provider! Since some side effects may not make you feel ill, your doctor may want you to have regular laboratory tests to detect any problems early. For example, if you are taking a statin drug for high cholesterol, such as Lipitor (Atorvastatin), your doctor most likely will recommend that you have a liver function test before you start the drug, 12 weeks after you start therapy, and periodically thereafter. Should I Stop Taking My Medication If I Have a Side Effect? Do not stop taking your medications without talking to your physician first. If you think you are having a serious side effect that is of immediate danger to your health, call 911 or go to your local emergency room. All drugs have benefits and risks. The risk is the chance of a serious side effect from your medication. These risks can be less serious, such as a mild stomach ache. They can interfere with the quality of your life, such as causing sexual problems. Or, they are potentially life-threatening, such as liver damage. With guidance from your healthcare provider, you will need to balance the risks and benefits of any treatment. What Should I Ask My Doctor and Pharmacist About Drug Side Effects? What are the possible side effects of this drug?Which side effects am I most likely to have?How soon will the side effects start?How long will the side effects last?Will the side effects go away by themselves?Can I do anything to prevent the side effects?Do I need to have any tests to monitor for side effects?Are there any dangerous side effects I should know about?What should I do if I have a side effect?If I have a side effect, are there other drugs I can take? Finding Information About My Drug's Side Effects Your local pharmacy: When you have a prescription filled, your pharmacist should give you a printout that provides you with information about your drug, including possible side effects. If your medication has specific warnings about potentially dangerous side effects, your pharmacist must give you a medication guide required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assure that you are aware of any known serious side effects. If you are not given a drug fact sheet or a medication guide, ask your pharmacist. And, if you have any questions about your medications, ask the expert, your pharmacist! Drugs A to Z: This drug guide has in-depth information on several thousand prescription and over-the-counter medications. Each drug profile in the guide includes facts about side effects that you should report to your healthcare provider as soon as possible as well as side effects that usually do not require medical attention. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Sign up for our Health Tip of the Day newsletter, and receive daily tips that will help you live your healthiest life. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. 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We accept Visa, Master Card, Discover and American Express, business or personal checks and cash
4. Do you install Sump Pumps, Water Heaters and Toilets?
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First of all, a few little house decorations:
I ended up stuck at work late on Valentine's Day, but when I finally got home Jeff surprised me with a really sweet card, tulips (my favorite!), and chocolate covered sunflower seeds (another favorite).
The tulips were still attached to the bulbs and in a special vase that keeps the bulbs and roots growing, so they bloomed beautiful red flowers for weeks! Jeff also gave me a little gift - a heated blanket! It sounds like a silly gift, but it was actually really sweet. I had been complaining about how I get so cold at night when he's out of town for work, so he bought me the blanket to solve the problem and make me miss him a little less when he's on business trips. I gave Jeff Little Mermaid on Blu-Ray (he's collecting all the Disney classics as they come out on Blu-Ray).
We went out to dinner a couple days after Valentine's Day (once the deal I'd been working on day-and-night on finally closed) at our favorite little Mexican restaurant. Mmm, enchiladas! :)
I look pretty tired, huh? You can tell I'd been working really long hours for a few days.
So that was Valentine's Day 2014! Nothing spectacular, but lovely nonetheless. :)


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7 things you can do right now to take out that psychological garbage keeping your clients away
Taking out the garbage is an easy enough task, so why does this chore sneak up on us sometimes? We absentmindedly slip into our daily routines, attack the issues that seem urgent, and intend to address the important things tomorrow...and this is where the cycle begins. The psychological garbage builds up and soon everyone notices it but you.
Psychological garbage is comprised of things you neglect to do that when ignored, make your business stink and creates barriers to client relationships. You already do your home chores and office chores, but maybe it is time to add some psychological chores to your list.
1. Trash the "Business Card Barriers"
Is your business card still relevant to your current branding? Does the person in the photo look like you? One in four people I network with has a business card barrier. Are you certain the phone number, address, email, and website are perfectly correct?
Recently, one woman asked me to follow up with her but neglected to put her phone number on the card. When I reached out by email, it bounced. I checked her website for other channels of communication, but her website wasn't just unreachable, it had expired so long ago the domain was up for sale.
Check over every detail on your card regularly before continuing to hand out business cards like candy.
2. Trash the "Social Media Barriers"
Imagine a time you wanted to learn more about an organization on social media, but you couldn't quite tell if they were still in business, what they were all about, or how to contact them. To avoid this barrier, your social media business profile, at a minimum, must answer the 6 most important questions...Who, What, Why, When, Where, and How.
3. Trash the "Delay Barriers"
How frustrating is it when you call a business and don't hear back for days, weeks, or ever? Do you ever do this to your clients? You can't always answer the phone immediately, however, you can make it part of your office culture to follow up with voicemails within 6 hours, 12 hours, or at least within 24 hours.
4. Trash the "Wordiness Barrier"
It seems the medical, legal, engineering, manufacturing, and software development type companies are the most likely to get sucked into lengthy written descriptions when a poignant photograph could demonstrate all the concepts and more in seconds. (See, wasn't that run on sentence exhausting?) People will not take the time to read novels on your website but will be drawn in by images and supporting words that sell the experience.
Reduce the long, wordy paragraphs on your website and replace them with images wherever possible.
5. Trash the "Location Barrier"
When a business fails to tell the public where they are located or what region they operate in, they have created a location barrier. Most people want to deal locally. You might be missing business regularly if people are not sure you operate in their area. Now, you might say, "But, Jared, I don't what to close myself off to jobs elsewhere." Listing a location does not prohibit travel. The fact is that the majority of your business already comes from your local area, right? Don't close yourself off to your largest potential customer base. If you want to travel, simply say, "Available for travel."
Your location or region should be listed on your business card, website, email signature, social media profiles, and supporting marketing materials.
6. Trash the "Greeting Barrier"
How many businesses have you called today? How many had an employee that answered the phone with a less than enthusiastic, "hello..."?
Changing the way you answer the phone takes you from average to remarkable with only two seconds of effort. One of the reoccurring comments we hear from our clients is, "Wow, nobody answers the phone that way any anymore!" What's our secret? We start with a friendly greeting. We state our business name so they know they reached the right place. We let them know who they are speaking with specifically. We ask what we can do to help.
7. Trash the "Photo Barriers"
There are far too many businesses out there, both large and small, that throw a few amateur snapshots up and call it good.
Be intentional: A favorite example I see often is the consultant or motivational speaker claiming they have the "secret that will change your life or bring success to business," but can't seem to afford half-way decent photos of themselves or what they do. If they are as good as they claim, shouldn't their media support that?
Be authentic: There is a medical office in the Seattle area that has images of Chicago all over their website. My first thought when I land on their web page is, "Whoops, wrong company!" I also know of a local family veterinarian with images of chiseled male models pretending to be vets. My first thought, "Are they trying to attract women or care for pets?"
Be relevant: There is a residential carpet cleaner that features imagery of an enthusiastic technician on the 38th floor of metropolitan, office high-rise. My first thought…"They probably aren't interested cleaning the carpets in my little home."
Make sure your branding and photography is relevant to your region, company culture, and exactly matched to what your ideal client would want or expect to see when they land on your website or browse your materials.
Most clients today will research you online before they make the decision to contact or buy. When they land on your web site they should see a business that presents themselves as confident, shows you have what your they need, and demonstrates you are intentional and dependable in the services you provide.
So don't let your business stink...
Everyone else around you excels at being average. The simple task of removing the psychological garbage sets you up to outshine your competition. Market distinction comes from being better, eliminating the barriers, having more integrity, and being known as people can count on. While all your competitors are slipping into bad habits, you can be mindful of your psychological chores and immediately set yourself apart from everyone around you.
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The idea of a crisp chilled white wine doesn't thoroughly appeal right now, as I type with chilly fingers – bring on the port! bring on the brandy! But if and when my space warms up, I might be able to contemplate the idea of a slightly richer, less chilled white – a chenin, say, or a chardonnay. Anyway, I tasted a bunch of those two varieties over the past few months – some of them highly recommendable, some not.
(I'm suddenly reminded of when I was young and poor and living in a little two-up-two-down in outer London in the 80s. I bought a frozen chicken and left it to thaw on the kitchen table as usual. But frozen is how it stayed, until I took it into my one warmed room – but there was a lovely, flame-flickering fire, which was some compensation for the cold and gloom of a northern European winter.)
Two unoaked chards (a desirable category, I think). The 2013 from Seven Springs, a small farm near Hermanus, owned by UK-based Tim and Vaughan Pearson, is pleasant enough, modestly flavourful and vibrant. It's a touch leaner than the Delheim Chardonnay Unwooded 2013 (more or less the same price at just under R80), which I liked more – very much, in fact: gently rich, lovely integrated acidity, fresh, full flavours with good length. Well balanced, silky, nice note of zesty lime on finish. Unpretentious, very satisfying. I could drink this happily once my blood was warmed.
Moving to the oaked versions: in fact I didn't much care for the Oaked Chardonnay 2011 from Seven Springs. Whether it's perhaps past its best I'm not sure, but it had a nutty, slightly oxidative element. Penetrating flavour, undoubtedly – though a bit of a hole in the middle palate – and a forceful finish, but little in the way of elegance or charm. Another slightly disappointing example was the Corder Family Wines Cool Climate Chardonnay 2012 – I'd have hoped for more from Elgin, but this seemed rather unharmonious and straightforward to me and Angela Lloyd, with whom I tasted all of the wines mentioned here, though we didn't always agree entirely, of course – just most of the time! (The Corder Sauvignon Blanc, on the other hand, was a very pleasing drink.)
Charm and, even more important, character is there aplenty on the seriously made Vondeling Chardonnay 2011, really good value at R85. Ambient yeast-fermented, whole-bunch-pressed, some gentle oaking which is harmoniously integrated and serves more to give texture than flavour. Another winner from Matthew Copeland and his team on this always interesting Voor-Paardeberg property.
Also good value, but at a more modest level of ambition, comes from the KWV Classic Collection Chardonnay 2013, at around R50. No character or real interest, but bags of easy pleasure. It's showy and exuberant, fresh and clean, with a little sweetness (OK, in fact it's nearly off-dry, but very inoffensively so; I can deal with this level of winemaking cynicism!).
And a few chenins (there's no question of which variety I would choose if I was unfortunately condemned to either chenin or chardonnay from the Cape, though I'm a great admirer of the best SA chards – but at all levels they seldom seem to me to have the character of chenin). More expertise and a great deal more depth from KWV with the Cathedral Cellars Chenin Blanc 2013. Deep, slightly apricotty complexity, evidence of oak. Rich. Some apricot on palate too. Almost viognier-like perfume. Balanced, firm, confident, some interest. Good length. Quite impressive, still quite young. Good future.
The excellent Winery of Good Hope makes a number of desirable chenins in different styles and at different prices, under different names – Radford Dale, Land of Hope, Vinum. The home-brand Bush Vine Chenin Blanc 2013 is good value at R55. Forward pleasant nose, with apples, straw. Lightly rich, seriously balanced, but approachable; lively; bit of depth; good fresh acid, decent length. A delight.
From the West Coast rather than Stellenbosch, and slightly cheaper, is the Lutzville Chenin Blanc 2012. Nice oak element on the nose, and a touch more on the palate. Rather too much, perhaps, but many will enjoy it. Less harmonious than the above, I found, even a touch greenish, with the oaking making it a little heavy and coarse.
More expensive is the Beaumont Chenin Blanc 2013 at R75. I was a little doubtful recently about the emphatically off-dry Beaumont Hope Marguerite 2013, and I must confess that I would prefer to drink this wine (at least in the current youth of both), because, although it's undoubtedly less complex, I prefer its dryness. But delicious too. Friendly, forward, lovely aromas, appealing fresh flavours, easy and delightfully juicy, tied together well by acid, and a bit of phenolic tug. Good length, with sweet-fruited finish.
Way, way more pricey is the Bosman Optenhorst Chenin Blanc 2011, at R200, and I can't say that I think it really worth the money (wow, when I think of the great chenins and chenin-based blends you could get for this money!). Yellow-gold, rich and mouthfilling, the oak rather obvious on the palate. Plenty of intense flavour, but altogether more heavy than fresh.


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Model Session ~ Rodney the Miniature Dachshund
You know you're onto a winner when you can shoot at a busy location like Kangaroo Point with full focus from your doggy subject! I met up with Rodney and his mum in May last year after she answered a call for commercial models for my (then) new commercial dog model database. I'd been wanting to check out this great Brisbane city location for a while and Rodney sounded like just the dog to help me explore the possibilities of this great spot.
Rodney's mum has taken him to a bunch of training courses with Brisbane dog trainers Urban Dog Training, including puppy school, advanced puppy school, ultimate recall class and off leash control class. All that training has really paid off, he was an absolute dream to work with, holding complete focus on his mum pretty much the entire time!
His unique colouring is described as silver dapple/merle, and that half blue eye (so very cool) is a product of the merling gene.
This is what his mum had to say about him for his model profile:
"Rodney is a bit of a Mummy's boy. He loves following me around and his favourite spot is probably my lap. He is a real cuddler! But the other side of Rodney is very playful and curious. He could spend hours chasing lizards in the back yard. He loves playing with other dogs and running around on the beach. He has a lovely temperament."
I now have over 100 dogs in my commercial model database. I always like to meet up with promising prospects for a test shoot so I can assess their suitability for commercial work. I can safely say that Rodney passed with flying colours – he actually ended up being chosen for a modelling job soon after this shoot, launching his modelling career with a bang.
Doesn't Rodney have just the sweetest little face? I love the textures and colours of the rocks at Kangaroo Point too – they just happened to compliment his colouring perfectly.
I'd love to shoot at Kangaroo Point again, though it's not a location that would be suitable for easily distracted dogs as there is just so much going on there. Well socialised, well trained dogs only please! The view over the river at dusk of the city high-rises is just awesome though!
If you have a super well trained dog like Rodney, I'd love to hear from you for possible inclusion in my commercial dog model database. You can read more about the database and apply online here.


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Four Broward County residents were among eight people honored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews when the group presented its Brotherhood Awards Saturday night at an annual fund-raising banquet.
Longtime educator and community leader Margaret B. Roach, retired Judge Morton L. Abram, bank executive Robert B. Lochrie Jr., and George E. Sullivan, a vice president of Florida Power & Light Co., received the awards.
The awards, presented at a $250-a-plate dinner at the Omni International Hotel, are intended to recognize group members for outstanding contributions to the causes of brotherhood and community betterment, said Alice Solomon, executive director of the Broward chapter.
More than 900 members in Broward and Dade counties attended the dinner, which featured Hugh Downs, host of ABC Television's 20/20 program.
Four Dade County residents also were honored at the dinner.
Solomon said the fund-raising event is held each year by the organization, a non-sectarian human relations group that promotes programs to eliminate prejudice and discrimination.
"We attempt to promote communication and understanding among all groups in our society," Solomon said.
Roach, president emeritus of the Broward County Urban League and member of the boards of Broward Community College and Clark College, received the Distinguished Service Award.
Sullivan, Lochrie and Abram were recipients of the Silver Medallion Awards that are presented to a Protestant, Catholic and Jew in the group.
Sullivan has served as president of Broward United Way and South Florida Council/Boy Scouts of America.
Lochrie, vice chairman of Sun Bank/South Florida N.A., serves on the board of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Florida and the Broward Performing Arts Foundation.
Abram, a retired county judge, is a founding member of the Broward chapter of the national conference, which was started in 1979, Solomon said.


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Majesty of Divine Speech – Episode 7: Righteous Company February 25, 2008Posted by ibn1brahim in 025. Surah al-Furqan, Companions, Nouman Ali Khan, Qur'an, Suwar, Tafsir, Videos.
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Br. Nouman discusses the results of taking friends other than the righteous slaves of Allah. Sorry about Episode 6, couldnt make it 2 the…. Sep 26, 2007.
Br. Nouman discusses the results of taking friends other than the righteous slaves of Allah.
And (remember) the Day when the wrong-doer will bite at his hands, he will say: "Oh! Would that I had taken a path with the Messenger ( Muhammad SAW).
"Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had never taken so-and-so as a friend!
"He indeed led me astray from the Reminder (this Qur'ân) after it had come to me. And Shaitân (Satan) is ever a deserter to man in the hour of need."
And the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) will say: "O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur'ân (neither listened to it, nor acted on its laws and orders).
Thus have We made for every Prophet an enemy among the criminals. But Sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and Helper.
[Furqaan: 27-31]


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Politics in its nature is unholy and should have no place within the church itself.
With that said, the politics of a country greatly reflect its morality. Politics and government have become a conduit for a nation's values as well as developing its presence on the world stage. This plays a major role in our understanding of prophecy in scripture and helps us to determine God's timeline. We must understand our role in light of current events as well as remaining awake so that we are not also deceived.
Essentially, while the church slept God was replaced.
Regardless of your possible political affiliation, the questions and misguided notions surrounding Christianity, Judaism, and the roll of governments across our country and around the world have been a hot topic in debate since before the birth of America. In the past governments have played a role in shaping the church, just as the church has played a role in shaping governments. The church in America at one time played a very important role in the limitation of government intrusion on its citizens. It's no wonder then, that once the government was allowed to grow for the sake of the "greater good", it found the church to be an obstacle in furthering its power.
In other words, when the church sleeps and relinquishes the values it once held, it becomes more conformed to the desires of government rather than to the word of God, and as a result the morality and direction of that country become subject to ungodly leaders. In turn the government quickly replaces the Most High; just as Satan wants to place himself above Elohim, the government desires to set itself as the authority in matters which it does not belong. Therefore the country becomes corrupt, weakened, demoralized, and no longer receives the blessings and protection of its Creator it once held Sovereign. Thus, we can learn from our country's current predicament and focus on the individuals who make up its body in hope of "waking up" those who are spiritually asleep.
Countries have risen and fallen based on their relationship with God. America is no different!