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Welcome to Flashlight Commentary Lynn. Great to have you with us. To start things off, please tell us a bit about Mrs. Poe.
Told through the eyes of Poe's lover, poet Frances Osgood, Mrs. Poe traces the rise and fall of the mysterious author the year after he wrote 'The Raven' in 1845.
What inspired you to write this story? Where did it begin?
It all began with trauma in my own life. The week that I heard that the book that I'd been working on for 18 months wouldn't be published, my husband, who'd been unemployed for a year, came down with a life-threatening case of meningitis which resulted in a brain injury. The day I brought him home from the hospital, I was worrying about whether he would ever be well again and how I might support us, when Poe popped into my mind. When I looked up Poe, I liked that he was an underdog—I love writing about underdogs—but when I read about his affair with Frances Osgood and her struggles to support herself with her writing after her husband left her, alarms went off. I knew I had to write about her.
During my race to tell Frances's story, my husband began to slowly heal. Although he couldn't read a sentence after his injury, he put in several hours each day trying to decipher a novel. After a few months, he started to talk to me about the plots and characters of the book he was reading. I knew he was back. You could say that novels healed him.
|Edgar Allen Poe
The Poe that most people think of today—gloomy, unattractive, a bit mad—was not the Poe of 1845. The creepy Poe of legend is a product of the worst smear job in literary history, thanks to his archrival and literary executor, Rufus Griswold. It became my mission to correct this image in Mrs. Poe. The real Poe of 1845 was handsome, gentlemanly, and sought after by the ladies.
Frances Sargent Osgood was a popular writer and poet in her own right, but contemporary readers are probably less familiar with her work and/or character. Can you tell us a bit about your interpretation of her?
I drew a lot from my own experiences as a mother and writer while creating Frances's character, and hoped to include the fears and joys for both. I tried to get a sense of Frances's personality from her poems, which I had also done with Poe while I was developing his character. Frances's way of thinking is much like my way of thinking if I had been in her shoes and falling in love with Poe. I tried to be as honest and forthright as possible, letting real human emotion guide my plot as opposed to letting my plot drive her character.
I read and reviewed Mrs. Poe in August of 2013 yet I remain impressed with your treatment of Samuel and Virginia. Did you find it difficult working with the spouses of your star-crossed lovers?
I remember your kind review last year and I thank you very much for it! In truth, it was fun to write the Samuel and Virginia characters because even though they were flawed, I loved them. One of the best pieces of writing advice I have ever received, delivered to me in my twenties by my high school friend and distinguished writer, Michael Martone, is to always love your characters. Don't mock them, don't scorn them, and do try to understand them. Michael was talking about main characters but since then I have even applied that maxim to my villains. I delight in them all.
|Rufus Wilmot Griswold
Oh, Griswold! If anyone was truly mad in the real-life drama surrounding Poe, it was Rufus Griswold. This is a guy who actually dug up his wife a month after she died so that he could clip her hair and hug her once again. Relatives had to pry him off her decomposing body, yet while she was living, he wouldn't give her the time of day—he refused to even live in the same city with her. He applied the same intensity of madness to his determination to destroy Poe. He was obsessed with Poe after Poe criticized his poetry anthology, and made it his life's work to besmirch Poe's name. How this sworn enemy of Poe came to possess Poe's literary papers after Poe died became one of the central questions that I asked myself as I wrote Mrs. Poe.
New York is very much a character in the novel. How did you bridge nearly 170 years of history to recreate the vibrant backdrop of this growing metropolis for your story?
It was easy to bridge the gap from 1845 to the present in Manhattan because much of Poe's New York from the time of 'The Raven' still exists. City Hall Park and Washington Square are still there as is Battery Park, although they have changed some. I consulted city guides and insurance maps at the New York Historical Society Library, among dozens of other books, to correct these and other places to their actual 1845 appearance. Fortunately, the house where Poe and so many literary figures met for "conversaziones" still exists at 116 Waverly Place. It's a private home and can't be entered but the exterior has been restored and you can imagine Poe and Frances treading up those porch steps. We are lucky, too, that a perfect model for both the exterior and interior of the Bartletts' home in which Frances stayed exists today in the Merchant House Museum in Greenwich Village. My tours of this home, built in 1830 and furnished as a gentleman's home would have been in Poe's time, provided fodder for and verification of many scenes in my book. It's open to the public and absolutely fascinating if you want to see what it was like to live in New York in 1845.
One of my favorite aspects of the story is that it's brimming with literary references. Why did you chose to include these in Mrs. Poe?
Reading about Poe's attendance at literary salons in New York led me to Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta, which in turn opened the world of the artistic leaders in the city at the time. Anne Lynch began what I think of as the forerunner of the book club in her home right around the time 'The Raven' was published. Her unpretentious gatherings, called "conversaziones," were open to anyone who wanted to discuss literature, art, and ideas. They were an instant success, attracting everyone from Poe to Hawthorne to Louisa May Alcott. Lynch's Saturday night book clubs quickly became a who's who of important or soon-to-be-important New Yorkers. From the list of attendees over the years, I pulled the famous characters who would have been in the city in 1845. These luminaries gathered together each Saturday night at the conversaziones just as surely as movie stars gather today at the Academy Awards.
|Trinity Church, New York
Frankly, I had a blast writing the entire book but the scene up in the bell tower of Trinity Church was extra fun to put on paper. As I do with every scene in my books, I visited the setting to make sure I got the details right. The lovely man who rings the church bells took me high into the tower to see the little windows set in the face of the clock: Yep, a head can fit through them…
What scene posed the greatest challenge for you as an author? Why was it troublesome and how did you work through it?
One of the harder scenes to write was the scene in Boston, when Poe and Frances steal a moment together. I wanted to be very honest and very real—I weighed every word carefully. The ending was also tough because I had to write through tears each time I worked on it.
Sometimes fiction takes on a life of its own and forces the author to make sacrifices for the sake of the story. Is there a character or concept you wish you could have spent more time with or expanded on?
I was very interested in the changes in the natural environment in New York in 1845. Along these lines, I loved the theme of how man is always trying to conquer nature but how nature will always have the final say. We try to impose our will upon human nature as well, making rules for ourselves that we so often break. These ideas are in Mrs. Poe but I couldn't make a huge point of them without slowing down the action, although Frances and Poe are example of what happens to two people who should naturally be together but are bound by cultural rules to remain apart.
Historical novelists frequently have to adjustment facts to make their stories work. Did you have to invent or change anything while writing Mrs. Poe and if so, what did you alter and why?
The game I like to play with myself in writing historical fiction is to take known facts and to weave a story within any gaps in the history, while never allowing myself to alter the facts. For example, there's a lot of evidence of Poe and Frances's affair in their poetry, in eye witness accounts of Poe visiting Frances past midnight many nights, in accounts of their behavior together at parties, and in the New York literati's rage toward Poe when love letters from Frances were purported to have been discovered at his house. I took the evidence, factored in where Poe and Frances were each day as gleaned from contemporary reports, then imagined what happened between them. But I don't play with timing or geography or other things like that to make the facts fit my story. I fit my story around the facts.
If you could sit down and talk with one of your characters, maybe meet and discuss things over drinks, who would you choose and why?
Virginia Poe. Her character was drawn largely from my imagination because so little is known about her. While that was fun, I'd like to see how close I got to being right.
Just because I'm curious, if you could pick a fantasy cast of actors to play the primary roles in a screen adaptation of your work, who would you hire?
Way to put me on the spot! I guess if it were up to me I'd cast Edward Norton as Poe, Michelle Dockery as Frances and round out the group with Sarah Bolger as Virginia.
Okay, we've talked a lot about your book. Let's switch gears and talk a little bit about you. How would describe your writing process?
I write every day or am miserable. I like to write outside on a lawn chair with the birds singing and my dog nearby, or indoors with my cat on my lap—they take the sting out of the hours put in behind the computer screen. I write 6 – 8 hours a day although about 90% of the time is spent spinning my wheels or revising what I wrote the previous day. If I'm lucky, I produce a page a day—I'm not exactly a speedster. On the other hand, I love revision.
Who are your favorite authors?
Penelope Lively, Ian McEwan, Jess Walters.
What are you currently reading?
I just reread Beautiful Ruins. What a masterpiece! There's even fantastic historical fiction in there.
What do you like to do when you're not writing? Any hobbies?
I walk every day and love to hang out with my grandkids. As much as I adore traveling, I also love being home with family. But travel is a real draw—I feel most alive when learning new things and meeting nice people.
Where do you stand on the coffee or tea debate?
Coffee! (she says while she takes a sip.)
Oh, I am so with you on that one. Confirmed coffee addict here.
Last question, what's next for you? Do you have a new project in the works?
I'm working on a book about the women in Mark Twain's life.
Lynn Cullen grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the fifth girl in a family of seven children. She learned to love history combined with traveling while visiting historic sites across the U.S. on annual family camping trips. She attended Indiana University in Bloomington and Fort Wayne, and took writing classes with Tom McHaney at Georgia State. She wrote children's books as her three daughters were growing up, while working in a pediatric office and later, at Emory University on the editorial staff of a psychoanalytic journal. While her camping expeditions across the States have become fact-finding missions across Europe, she still loves digging into the past. She does not miss, however, sleeping in musty sleeping bags. Or eating canned fruit cocktail. She now lives in Atlanta with her husband, their dog, and two unscrupulous cats.Lynn Cullen is the author of The Creation of Eve, named among the best fiction books of 2010 by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and as an April 2010 Indie Next selection. She is also the author of numerous award-winning books for children, including the young adult novel I Am Rembrandt's Daughter, which was a 2007 Barnes & Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection, and an ALA Best Book of 2008. Her novel, Reign of Madness, about Juana the Mad, daughter of the Spanish Monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand, was chosen as a 2011 Best of the South selection by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and was a 2012 Townsend Prize finalist. Her newest novel, MRS. POE, examines the fall of Edgar Allan Poe through the eyes of poet Francis Osgood.
"Is it true that Edgar Allen Poe cheated on his tubercular, insipid young wife with a lady poet he'd met at a literary salon? Cullen makes you hope so." –New York Times
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Publication Date: October 1, 2013
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As far as I know most European country has a version of this meal. In some places pork is used but mostly very thin piece of beef roast is the traditional cut.
The filling varies from place to place, not only between countries. In
North Bohemia traditional filling is smoked bacon, sausage, onions, hard boiled egg and pickle. This time I made half sized version but recipe is for a full sized Rouladen.
4 slices of rouladen beef (see note bellow)
4" piece of Polish Kielbasa, skin removed and cut into 4 pieces, lengthwise
1 hard boiled egg, quartered
4 pickles, cut in half, lengthwise
4 slices smoked and pre-cooked bacon or ham
1/2 chopped onion
Hungarian Paprika
Black pepper and salt
Note: Rouladen beef is cut from rump or round roast and is about 1/4" thick and about 6" wide and 10" long and is tenderized with mallet. This makes the beef quite larger and tender.
2 slices smoked bacon, chopped fine
1/2 chopped onion
Hungarian Paprika
Black pepper and salt
1/2 cup of red wine or
Place beef on cutting board with wider end closer to you.
Spread about 1 Tbs. of mustard on front half ob beef and season with paprika, pepper and salt.
Place bacon or ham on top, followed by sausage, pickle, onions and egg.
Make sure that all toppings, except bacon, are on a nice pile. Start rolling away from you. After 1 and 1/2 turns fold the sides over to enclose the filling and finish rolling. Make sure the roll is tight. Secure with butchers twine around and across.
|This time I did half size rolls.
Heat frying pan with 1 Tbs. of oil and 1 Tbs. of butter on medium high. Brown rolls on all sides and set aside. Do not crowd in pan.
When all rolls are browned discard the oil and butter. Add 1 tsp. of fresh butter and chopped bacon. Brown bacon and then add onions and sauté till golden brown. Pour in wine and scrape all fond from bottom of pan. Add chopped pickles and return beef rolls into pan, bring to gentle simmer and cook for 45 minutes. Add wine as necessary if sauce is too low.
Add mustard and chopped eggs and simmer for 5 more minutes. Do not boil or mustard will become bitter.
Remove rolls from pan, cut the twine and slice into 1/2" thick slices.
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Properties afflicted with Ibanez title defects, in worst cases, cannot be sold or refinanced. Homeowners without title insurance are compelled to spend thousands in legal fees to clear their titles. Allowing such foreclosed properties to sit and languish in title purgatory is a huge drain on individual, innocent home purchasers and the housing market itself.


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We have found that a large group of transcription factors belonging to Hox gene family are critical for the selective connections made between motor neurons in the spinal cord and their targets in the periphery. The patterned expression of Hox proteins by other classes of neurons, such as sensory neurons and interneurons, suggests Hox proteins may contribute to more generally to the formation of locomotor circuits. By further defining the basic logic of the Hox transcriptional networks involved in neuronal fate specification, and the identity of the target effectors of these nuclear proteins, we hope to be able to understand the individual molecular elements that control neural circuit assembly.
What are the molecular events controlling neuronal identity in the spinal cord?Hox proteins are expressed broadly throughout the embryo, and within the spinal cord the same Hox factor can be expressed by multiple neuronal classes. These observations raise the question of how Hox proteins control gene expression in individual neuronal subtypes. Studies in Drosophila and other model systems have provided evidence that the specificity of Hox function is determined through interactions with other DNA-binding proteins. We have found that a member of the large family of forkhead homeodomain (Fox) proteins, FoxP1, is selectively expressed by the motor neuron subtypes that are sensitive to the activities of Hox proteins. We are currently investigating how the concerted actions of Hox and Fox proteins contribute to motor neuron connectivity.
What are the downstream effectors of Hox proteins in defining motor axon trajectories? The mechanisms by which Hox protein expression in motor neurons determines the selection of muscle targets in the limb are not known. Genes controlled by Hox factors may include other transcription factors, or cell surface proteins that mediate specific interactions between motor axons and positional cues in the developing limb bud. One objective of our future research will be to identify Hox targets, in order to understand the genetic pathways that determine the specificity of motor neuron-muscle connectivity.
Do Hox proteins function in other neuronal classes involved locomotor circuit assembly?One of the simplest circuits in the spinal cord is the monosynaptic stretch-reflex circuit; consisting of a motor neuron, a sensory neuron, and a muscle target. We have found that the expression of Hox proteins in muscle sensory neurons parallels the segment-specific Hox patterns in motor neurons, raising the intriguing possibility that Hox factors are involved in the formation of specific stretch-reflex circuits. A potential role for Hox factors in sensory-motor connectivity will be explored in this system using gene-targeting strategies in mouse to generate motor and sensory neuron-specific Hox mutants. A potential outcome of these studies is that altering expression of Hox factors in sensory and motor neurons will lead to the failure of sensory neurons to innervate their appropriate motor neuron targets. This hypothesis will be tested using anatomical assays to trace the projections of sensory and motor axons, and to define the molecular properties of their monosynaptic connections.
Jung H, Soshnikova N, Venkatesh B, Mazzoni E, Duboule D, Dasen JS. 2014. Evolving Hox Activity Profiles Govern Diversity in Locomotor Systems. Developmental Cell 29, 171-187. PMID: 24746670
Philippidou P, and Dasen JS. 2013. Hox Genes: Choreographers in Neural Development, Architects of Circuit Organization. Neuron 80, 12-34. PMID: 24094100
Lacombe J, Hanley O, Jung H, Philippidou P, Grinstein J, Dasen JS. 2012. Genetic and Functional Modularity of Hox Activities in the Specification of Limb-Innervating Motor Neurons. PLOS Genetics. 9(1):e1003184. PMID: 23359544
Philippidou P, Walsh CM, Aubin J, Jeannotte L, Dasen JS. 2012. Sustained Hox5 Gene Activity is Required for Respiratory Motor Neuron Development. Nature Neuroscience, 15(12):1636-44. PMID: 23103965
Golden MG, Dasen JS. 2012. Polycomb Repressive Complex-1 Activities Determine the Columnar Organization of Motor Neurons. Genes and Development 26, 2236-2250. PMID: 23028147
Jung H, Lacombe J, Mazzoni EO, Liem Jr KF, Grinstein J, Mahony S, Mukhopadhyay D, Gifford DK, Young RA, Anderson KV, Wichterle H, Dasen JS. 2010. Global Control of Motor Neuron Topography Mediated by the Repressive Actions of a Single Hox Gene. Neuron 67, 781-796. PMID: 20826310


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Bose, CEDIA Dispute Could Drag On For 2 Years: Lawyer
Indianapolis – It could be another two years before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rules on Bose's petition to cancel CEDIA's "Lifestyle Electronics" trademark registrations, CEDIA's trademark attorney told TWICE.
In the meantime, CEDIA [the Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association] can continue using the two words to describe its mission because the patent office has no authority to issue a temporary injunction on their use, attorney Peter Mack said. Bose could sue CEDIA in court to get an injunction, but to date, Mack said he has picked up "no signals" from Bose that it would go to court. The patent office doesn't impose monetary damages, he added.
In a petition filed late last year with the trademark office's Trademark Trial and Appeals Board, Bose contended it has exclusive rights to use the term Lifestyle in connection with music systems. The company said it obtained its first trademark registration for the Lifestyle name years before CEDIA began using the "Electronic Lifestyles" trademark. CEDIA said it began using the trademark in 1995 and received four federal trademark registrations for the term in 1998 and 1999.
Despite Bose's earlier registration, trademark infringement allegations must be judged "in the context of what the respective parties do," Mack said. "CEDIA argues that it is in an entirely different field, offers different services, and has an entirely different class of customers than Bose." CEDIA's customer base is the trade, while Bose's customer base is consumers, he said. As a result, there "is no likelihood of confusion" caused by CEDIA's use of the Lifestyle Electronics trademark, he continued.
The discovery phase of the administrative process is winding down and will be followed by a testimony phase in which depositions are taken. That process will take a minimum of six months, Mack said. During that time, documents and testimony are submitted in writing to the trademark office's board.
Once the testimony phase is complete, the appeals board will schedule oral arguments "some months" later, Mack continued. "After that, it's unpredictable. Sometimes it takes a year [for the board to issue a decision]."


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(Bradenton, Fla., June 25, 2013) — State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) Alpha Mu Upsilon Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society (PTK) at SCF Venice was named a Four Star Chapter and the Nu Zeta Chapter of PTK at SCF Bradenton was named a Two Star Chapter at the 2013 Florida Regional Convention. The chapters also were recognized at the 2013 PTK Annual Convention on PTK.org.
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The SCF Venice Alpha Mu Upsilon PTK chapter and SCF Bradenton Nu Zeta PTK chapter held ceremonies this spring to induct new members. Click here to view a list of the new members.
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National Football League Super Bowl magic…all eyes set and ready, eagerly awaiting any glimpse into possible symbols, illusions, and even magick rituals intentionally presented at the US television event that was February 5, 2017's Super Bowl LI. I, as I'm sure many other like-minded researchers, attempted to pay close attention to the media images presented throughout the broadcast. Personally, I found this particular commercial fascinating: Future – H&R Block with IBM Watson.
To begin this analysis, I want to return to a potential interpretation of the commercial that visits three unique levels, or layers, of symbolism. These three levels are:
- The Profane: the material expression of symbols intended for consumption by the masses
- The Consecrated: the expression of symbols intended for the Sacred and confined to the sanctuaries, schools, and other boundaries of the Sacred
- The Divine: the symbolism hinting at the existence of some Deity of Origination that is subconsciously understood and grasped by all people, regardless of class, religion, social status, etc.
Before diving into the main points of analysis of this article, however, let us first define who and what this Watson is.
Watson: the AI Supercomputer
Officially, "Watson is an IBM supercomputer that combines artificial intelligence and sophisticated analytical software for optimal performance as a 'questioning answering" machine (more can be found here). Watson was spearheaded by David Ferrucci, a former IBM investigator and current Bridgewater employee, and was named after none other than IBM's first CEO and self-made elitist Thomas J. Watson.
The elitist Watson not only managed to be a successful capitalist upstart after a failed foray into accountancy and butcher shop management, but also managed to:
- Be convicted of Sherman's anti-competitive practices in 1912 with the company NCR
- Have the conviction overturned by the courts in 1915 on appeal
- Be awarded Adolf Hitler's medal, Order of the German Eagle with Star, due to IBM's service to the Third Reich
- IBM's involvement was the development of early AI technology (punch card systems) used to identify and catalog European citizens of Jewish descent
- Apparently have both his sons removed from active duty during WWII
- One son, Thomas J. Watson, JR, was handpicked to be assistant and personal pilot to General Follet Bradley
- The other son, Arthur K., resided in the United States in a role with the US Ordinance Department
- Both would eventually become IBM presidents and future United States Ambassadors
- Be influential to and friends of United States Presidents
Aside from the origin of the name Watson, a cursory glance at the achievements of the AI known as Watson includes:
- Healthcare applications
- Chatterbox intelligence
- Weather forecasting
And, most importantly, champion of a January 14, 2011 episode of Jeopardy!
A Symbolic Commercial for the Profane – Smart Tax Returns Lead to More $$$
As part of a larger H&R Block ad campaign featuring former Mad Men lead Jon Hamm, the Super Bowl LI commercial features the idea of "getting your taxes won." The previously mentioned AI supercomputer, Watson, is a human species created intelligence that "has assisted doctors in the fight against disease, predicted global weather patterns, and improved education for children." Now, Hamm narrates, Watson is currently employed by the tax professionals at H&R Block and can be "unleashed upon your taxes."
The H&R advert campaign has been running on television, here in the States, for several months and focuses on the idea of having an "optimal tax return prepared." Like any good marketing campaign, this unique one focuses on the consumer's choice of using H&R Block to assist in preparing a tax return.
Why, you might ask?
As the commercials frequently state, there are a number of different deductions and credits that can be utilized to calculate your tax liability to the government of the United States of America. This can lead to different monetary liabilities due to the US government. However, the "optimal" solution lies with the choice of H&R Block, as their tax experts will calculate the least amount of tax liability for the taxpayer, which in turn generates the least amount of money a taxpayer will owe the US government. Aside from H&R's resident tax professionals on staff, H&R block now employs Watson…so yes, you, the Profane, the masses…you'll get the least possible tax liability humanly possible thanks to a supercomputer.
For those not familiar with the rat's nest that is known as the US Tax Code for Individuals, a brief synopsis is included here. As my former tax professor often stated, the US Tax Code for individuals is an evolving, sprawling, and confusing set of laws that is predicated on two groups of wealthy people. The first group (and the finite minority) consider themselves to be patriots. This group is wealthy enough from investment interest income to pay what they feel is fair in order to finance taxpayer projects such as infrastructure, public education, defense, etc., and still feel they live a comfortable life, financially. Typically, they will fill out a tax return as the rest of us will, and agree to the tax liability that the current code generates.
The second group, and the vast majority, of wealthy people are not as willing to part with their investment interest income. This group of people employs tax lawyers and tax researchers in order to exploit the tax code, tax court decisions, and tax research journals. It is an aggressive tactic used to minimize investment income from finding its way into the hands of the US government. Once loop hole A is discovered and exploited, the US Congress will step in and attempt to shut it down with new tax code A. The group of lawyers and consultants then look for loop hole B…again, if seen as an issue by Congress, tax code B is put in place in attempt to prevent loop hole B exploitation. Now imagine countless loop holes, countless counter regulations, years and years of this repeated, vicious cycle, and you quickly get a sense of what the current US Tax Code is.
For the majority of the masses (me included), we're in luck. We needn't worry too much about the intricacies of the US Tax Code. We as a group:
- Make very little money
- Have very little investment income
- Have very little capital gains and losses
- Have very little complicated tax shelters and/or small business income we draw on
- Have very little qualified expenses that can exceed the standard deduction
- Would not be able to afford a higher end tax professional at H&R Block (nor would they want to waste their time with us)
With all that being said, the majority of the mass populace do not require the use of a 'Watson' to fill out a tax return. Most US citizens can fill out a free tax return, air mail or submit in online to the IRS, and either pay in or receive a refund from the US government. Easy enough, cheap, and not overly complicated once all the appropriate paper work is gathered ahead of the filing.
All that boring tax talk aside, let us return to the inquiry at hand. I would argue that at the first level of symbolism, the commercial Future, is for the Profane.
Most people think the US Tax Code and filing of taxes is an "arcane science." The idea of using a supreme form of AI is appealing to the majority of us required to fill out a simple annual tax report. And if this AI can get us more money…why not take advantage of it? It's a very solid marketing strategy for a company that competes to make money off the end user: the US taxpayer.
Yet at the end of the day, the elite and wealthy likely have no use for Watson. Nor should they. There are material, significant, and profitable reasons why a seasoned tax attorney at a prestigious, East Coast law firm easily earns seven figures in salaries and bonuses annually. Sure, sorting something complicated such as the Bock Saga or the Hatybov material is enlightening, but if you want to make the big money, get a degree in accountancy and spend your life sorting through the US Tax Code.
Lux E Tenebris : Symbols for the Consecrated
To paraphrase the Blazing Star:
As the Mason moves out of Darkness, into the Sunlight, and through the Sunlight up to the Sun, the Mason approaches the Cosmic Truth which envelopes all. For in the beginning, there is nothing but Darkness. Yet as the initiate moves step by step, from dawn until daybreak, the Mason learns to embrace the day. The day is filled with the beauty and the splendor of the Internal world, "for it is the chosen symbol of Light, and Light is characteristic of 'the Temple not made with hands,' and of its divine builder, 'the Great Architect of the Universe,' in whom is no Darkness at all.Y
So states the Speculative Freemason philosopher, Blazing Star, and thus begins the phase of this inquiry.
Again, illumination is seen as the transition from Darkness to Light. Darkness, per the philosophy of Freemasonry and other esoteric traditions, is the natural state of man (and female). It is the state of existence that is ignorant, uncivilized, and vicious. It is a confused and shapeless mass that existed prior to the organization of Creation. Darkness, as the stagnant and uneducated mind is, ultimately is death.
Light is the opposite of Darkness. The Rite of Illumination, or the passage to Light, is very ancient and included in many Mystery cult belief systems. The Rite of Illumination "marked the termination of the mystic pilgrimage through gloom and night, and was emblematical of that moral and intellectual light which pours its divine radiance on that mind after it has conquered prejudice, and passion, and ignorance, with which it has so long been struggling."Z
Freemasonry has gone so far to state the Tower of Babel, built in absence of "the Light" of Masonic philosophy, too was symbolic of Darkness. Only through the Light of the Masons was Darkness restored to its place with the construction of Solomon's Temple. Babel, the place where language was confounded and Masonry long lost, was representative of the Darkness of Chaos. Solomon's Temple restored Darkness to its proper place: a state of preparation prior to illumination.
On a Return to the Cube
As previously discussed here, the cube form, in terms of Masonic philosophy, represents:
- Truth
- Wisdom
- Moral perfection
Analogous to these attributes, the cube is also considered to be a process of evolution; a process of illumination. Akin to moving from Darkness to Lightness, a Freemason's journey can also be representative of the transformation of stone. The rough ashlar, or the state of free stone from a quarry, is "rude and unpolished." It too, like Darkness, is symbolic of the natural state of man; it is ignorant, uncivilized, and vicious. As the chosen candidate to any good cult of Mystery soon learns, this natural state of man does not need to exist in its predetermined state. Through education, self-discipline, time, and energy, the candidate evolves to status of initiate. Similar to the rough ashlar being transformed into a polished, perfect cube with slow, steady work, the candidate too, through slow and steady work, becomes the initiate to a set of Mystery intellect. The six faced, perfect cube form is representative to that of the Sacred, ordained initiate.
The Cube of Illumination
Hitting on both key principles of transformation, we see a similar theme intended for the Sacred. Again, the commercial is ultimately not a communication to the masses, and it is most certainly not advertising tax return preparation assistance. The theme of the commercial is a repeat of a theme seen in the previously discussed Apple commercial : the natural state of human existence is imperfect. It is unconscious, uncultivated, and malicious. Per the Mystery religion perspective (again, not my personal perspective on such matters), it is the state in which the originator of Creation left us. The Monad or some Deity of Origination generated a return on the primordial abyss, and has since moved on to something else (presumably), leaving all of Creation in its wake and without further guidance.
It is only through some agent of change, some intervention, some rebellion, that illumination can occur. It is only through illumination that human existence and human consciousness can move from ignorance to knowledge. It is some sacred Mystery School that expounds upon and embraces this knowledge set of illumination
Who knew a tax commercial could have so much potential fun?
Round Three: Heavy Speculation on a Potential Divine Interpretation
The possible third explanation is most certainly only an opinion. Aside from it being very esoteric in nature, it is, what I think, a universal sensibility to the images presented. Again, the Divine interpretation is not unique to the Profane or to the Sacred, but to the aggregate of our species and manifests as an output of our collective unconscious.
The Gnostic Cube
To begin with, let's for one moment return to an idea that was presented in the Hatybov material…the idea of a closed Solar System. The idea is highly Gnostic in origin: it is the idea that material world in which we exist is an artificial generation of a return on highly organized plasma. Better yet, it is the idea that some type of intelligence has generated a return on the primordial waters of the abyss (materialism). The rules of this return's generation are a) only applicable within the confines of our Solar System and b) dictate manifestation of matter unique to our Solar System. If one could test the hypothesis, according to Hatybov, one could step outside of the boundaries of our Solar System and would immediately cease to exist on a physical/material level. The rules of our programming do not apply external to the parameters of the closed system.
As many people have pointed out in respect to the material of this alleged Soviet scientist, the work of Hatybov parallels the conceptual philosophical framework of the Gnostics. The Gnostics, for a lack of a better word, were a group of cults/philosophies of antiquity that ultimately looked at matter, and the material world, as being intrinsically evil. At a very high and oversimplified level, Gnostic belief held that the true God did not create the "evil" material world. God exists in the inaccessible light, the Plemora, and created two aeons/emanations from Its Being. From these emanations existed a schema of inferior spirits, of which the grand Demiurgus was party to. The Demiurgus was the God of the Old Testament, rebelled against the will of God, and fabricated the material world, imprisoned the human soul in the flesh of the body, and generated a set of rules that dictated material/physical existence. Human consciousness can only find true gnosis, or knowledge, upon death when it enters the divine Plemora. Ideas such as the resurrection of the Christ were rejected by the Gnostics, for a return to the wicked realm of artificially fabricated matter was not desired. Only a return to the Divine Light, the Plemora, was ultimately sought after.
With this framework in mind (again, a very simplified version), I have included a "cube" above. As depicted , we see the idea of the cube as it relates to the seven original planets or stars of antiquity per one group of Gnostic thought. These seven planets/stars represent seven corners of the cube. The eighth corner? The Solar Sun, in all its radiance and glory. The seven planets plus the Solar Sun are representative of our closed system. Again, the materialism that dictates our lives and existence is only applicable within the confines of this "cube." The cube is the realm of matter and the realm of the Demiurgus, and through the Demiurgus' rebellion against the will of God, it is the Father to our imprisoned existence.
Two Cubes for One
This "outer" cube and "inner" cube, seen immediately below, could very well be representative of the realm of existence and the Originating Principle, or Monad, respectively. From a Gnostic standpoint, let us suppose that the Originating Principle, or Monad, is the Grand Architect of the Universe: the Demiurgus.
For the purposes of the inquiry at hand, let's assume that:
- The Monad = the Originating Principle = Demiurgus = The Grand Architect of the Universe = the Great Deity
All are one in the same.
The Outer Cube
The parameters of our state of existence, as we know it (our known Universe, as we observe it) can be thought of as the simultaneous movement and state of the Monad. As the Pope Clement I treatise, The Clementine Homilies, states, the shape of the God's Universe is directed in six directions:
"For wherever He be, He is at it were in the centre of the infinite, being the limit of the universe. And the extensions taking their rise with Him, possess the nature of six infinites: of whom the one taking its rise with Him penetrates to the height above, another into the depth below, another to the right hand, another to the left, another in front, and another behind; to whom He Himself, looking as to a number that is equal on every side, complete the world in six temporal intervals, Himself being the rest, and having the infinite age to come as His image, from the beginning and the end."CH
The Homilies, belonging to a summation of the work of Gnostic Simon Magnus the Sorcerer, equates the six extensions to the shape of a cube. The six extensions of equal value equate to the perfect cube to which existence is confined.
The idea of a cubic form of the universe is definitely not unique to the Gnostic perspective; similar speculation of the shape of the universe can also be found in the Sepher Yetzirah, as well as with a MIT paper (among other sources, undoubtedly) .
The Inner Cube
In the direct center of the "external cube" lies the Great Architect. The inclusion of this imagery is fascinating to me. The previously mentioned Homilies state that God is the centre, or heart of the universe. We see that imagery presented multiple times in the advert: the white cube centered perfectly within the confines of the larger cube. What could that possibly represent?
One possible explanation is that the white cube represents the repose, or rest, of the Heavenly Architect. It is the central point of the Originating Spirit; it is the "brain" of greater existence.
Another possible explanation could very well relate to the musings of Carl Jung in his treatise Mysterium Coniunctionis. On his section titled 'The Paradoxa,' Jung highlights the idea of the lapis Philosophorum. In alchemical terms, it is "cheap, immature, volatile," yet at the same time "hand precious, perfect, and solid." It is both base and noble, and a substance of little movement. The "stone" is named a thousand gods of the mystery religions, and is "one and all." Despite the fact that the whole world senses it, perceives it, cherishes it, and experiences it, the whole of the world does not truly know it.
As a side note, it is interesting to note that the inner cube resembles a cube of salt. Hall, in his Secret Teachings, points out that the cube of salt was the "first created substance produced by the Schamayim which flowed out of God. In salt all creation is concentrated; in salt are the beginning and end of all things." The Schamayim is the Divine fiery water or the Ocean of Spirit, within which all things are created and uncreated.
Again and again, we see the same pattern of symbolism. The "inner" cube is representative of: the heart of God, the lapis Philosphorum, the cube of salt, etc. It is the ouroboros, or the thing which aggregates the sum of opposites and has no beginning or ending. It is the Originating Point of Creation, for as it contains all, it also contains the code regarding the rules for its eventual separation. This separation generates the confines of the material world in which we all reside. This separation generates the material world in which our consciousness as a species lies.
This Originating Principle, the GAOTU, could very well be the Gnostic AI equivalent of the Demiurgus. I've included a diagram of whatever it is I'm attempting to discuss.
Examples of the Monad as AI, the Space in Which it is at Repose, and Program Outcomes of the AI
It is important to note that a) each image features an outcome of the Monad's program on both the internal and external faces of the cube, b) each image features the Monad at repose, and c) both cubes are surrounded by Darkness, wherein the imagery of the cube does not exist. With that in mind, we see the following series of images and a possible interpretation per the commercial at hand:
Whatever the case may be, one must admit the imagery appears to have very little to do with tax return preparation, and much more to do with something very esoteric.
A Conclusion
Returning to the premise of the inquiry at hand, let's address the three potential levels of symbols attached to H&R Block's commercial, Future. They include:
- Symbols for the Profane : The Cube -> H&R Block -> (Block = Cube) -> Cube -> AI (Watson)=> equates to tax return preparation assistance
- Symbols for the Consecrated : The Cube -> The Illumined Cube => multiple symbols representative of evolution from the natural state (ignorance and Darkness) of human existence to a state of illumination (intellect and Light)
- Symbols of the Divine : The cube both ->a) The External Cube => representative of the confines of a program that generates materiality and -> (b) the Internal Cube => representative of the Monad, the GAOTU, Demiurgus, or the AI that dictates the rules of the program in which we live
- Watson, as represented by the cube, is nothing more than a symbol of the larger AI that generates the rules of Creation
From taxes to illumination, from illumination to a possible glimpse of a representation of the AI/Deity/Monad/Demiurgus and its programmed construct that made all of this possible…Don Draper delivers once again!
Of course, the analysis provided above is only one interpretation of many. The cube shape is so rich in symbolism and materialism, and this write up is only one of many different interpretations. As always, I'd love to hear everyone's opinion regarding the subject matter at hand and drop a line.
Y Review MV. Masonic voice review, volumes 66-68. J. Ernst.; June 27, 2007. https://books.google.com/books?
Z Sickels D. The general Ahiman Rezon and Freemason's guide (1868). United States: Kessinger Publishing Co; February 1, 1998.
CH The Clementine homilies. Edinburgh: Clark; 1870.


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I'm feelin' a lot of things while I write this blog and I watch President Barack Obama give his acceptance speech, but what I'm feelin' the most is relief. Relief that this shit is over and the humans won. I like to call the "others" (because they're not all Republicans) aliens who look like humans. You know them by their continued disdain for people who don't look, act or do anything like them. They're very easy to ID these days.
The campaign the aliens put together continued to spew hate and misconceptions and lies using the kind of money that could open a major hospital. (billions) It gave me a political headache for months.
The only way to get rid of a political headache you might think vicodin or heroin? Well, maybe you might not think that but an ex-addict would but trust me Tylenol wasn't goin' to get rid of this fuckin' headache. I would need something much stronger.
I had to I'm sure some of you had to, cut the fucking TV off. Take a break, diet from political commentary before it grayed the hair on my balls. I had to just STOP listening to all the "hate-orade" drinkers on the planet. Which by the way is another way to identify these aliens they hate and drink until they can hate something else.
I turned to faith and belief that I lived in a country with mostly humans who didn't just pretend to be human but actually are human… Phew, for the last couple of years here I thought we had been invaded. I was just going to try and slip out of the country undetected by acting like I didn't notice them.
Well, now I and many Americans get to hold their heads up high and be proud of the humans we live among in harmony, peace and love. Congratulations to America for choosing humanism over politics. Congratulations to the President on his re-election now go do what you say you can do… Zir!
Make us proud and continue to run those basketball drills when you're a black President it's a good ideal to be quick on your feet and duck when the ball is thrown at ya'. "God Bless and God Bless the United States of America"…
Tha's a wrap for now…
I don't even want to go here but when liberals continue to spout their beliefs that racism doesn't play a part in this election.
Well, I think Fmr. Gov. John Sununu says it actually does and he should know he's been in politics a lot longer than any of us. Most of us weren't even watching politics so closely until we voted in a black President. Barack has that same knowledge every black person does when entering a place of business "security" is following me.
Now, unless you're living under a whale at the bottom of the sea, I'm sure you've heard what Sununu said about Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama, "When you take a look at Colin Powell, you have to look at whether that's an endorsement based on issues or he's got a slightly different reason for endorsing President Obama,"Like because he's black like me?
Is he serious or jus' plain stupid and racist? Which are both the same thing. Colin has been one of the whitest black people the world has ever known… No offense to Michael Steele. Sununu continued to say, "When you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being President of the United States, I applaud Colin for standing with him." Like Colin needs your fuckin' approval. The audacity of this dude to suggest the whitest black man would endorse Barack because he's black. I didn't even vote for Barack because he is black. It's not how we all do it. We also don't draw by numbers or colors like we all did in pre-school.
This is no longer just a political race it's a human race now. And the liberals will have to stop saying that racism isn't real in America or in politics. I'm so tired of hearing what I know isn't true. Republicans hate it even more… to be called racist. But they have this fucked up way of not being able to hide it.
Furthermore the choice of Mitt Romney as President isn't a choice of a different President with better policies. It's a choice of color and that's it really! Would I/we prefer Mitt because he's white and his color would reach across party lines when the other color could not? And that is what his candidacy offers us… A White him or stay with Count Chocula?
"Keepin' it brief"
This weekend Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele was asked by Bill Maher on Bill Maher's "Real Time" on HBO to pick up the ball for the Republican party to stand with any Democrat to reform any program that would benefit American citizens…
Steele shrugged off the proposal and looked at Maher like a southern black kid looks into the headlights of a police car! He could not and would not give a straight answer. The question was thrown at him during a conversation about former Democratic Presidential candidate George McGovern who ran against Nixon and got his ass handed to 'em on a shish kabob. Nixon slammed 'em but McGovern was a man that would work and had worked across the aisles with Republicans.
But tonight Mr. Maher brilliantly sounded off as he usually does and brought up the point that there aren't any Republicans who stand for or will represent social issues in these times. As if anti-socialism is a better way of life for all Americans.
Stay on your block, fend for yourselves, God bless ya' we hope you make it while we're making money. That's the new Republican stance.
There was and is an opening for a Republican to restore it's party. To stand up to the bullshit or how would Romney say it, the "malarky" the "Tea Party" represents and the obvious racism the party continues and constantly prefers to slide in like a freshman kid getting his first piece of pussy…
Michael Steelle now an MSNBC contributor which means he comes on different politico shows to give the Republican party a black face with none of the hot sauce. The man did not know how to really answer Mr. Maher when the question was presented because he himself isn't interested in helping anyone either.
He's this guy who likes being the one black Republican, well him and Bobby Jindal (Gov. of Louisiana). He continues to throw his hat in the ring with Mitt Romney which goes to show you that all black people don't like each other regardless of what John Sununu might have to say about it. I'd like to close with a comment for Mr. Steele. Your name may be Steele but your "balls" ain't … Maybe you should consider a sex change to have your balls removed because you act like a pussy! "OPPORTUNITY" you always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
"Tha's a Wrap for now"
What's that famous movie quote? "You can't handle the truth". It's something most politicians are afraid of… the truth. Even the President has to avoid the truth here and there throughout his reign. But shouldn't there be some kind of law to deter blatant liars? Shouldn't some penalty occur if a candidate is caught lying to the American people? Can't we hire a lil' ol' lady like Betty White to come out and slap the shit out of any politician standing at a podium lying? Something!
Gov. Mitt Romney keeps portraying himself as a Republican who gives a funk about the middle-class. Obama spent his time debunking this funk. I never heard a Republican candidate talk about the middle class like he knew some middle-class people. Romney talked about the middle-class people like he worked, played golf, and dined with them. It's so appalling to watch this non sincere but a helluva of money maker and liar continue to flip-flop faster than pancakes at Denny's. He must be a charade champion or perfect at pictionary but the man can tell a lie like it's not a lie because it's close to the truth, which is technically a lie. This guy could lie his way out of a black neighborhood… He's that good!
Romney (lying): "Hey guys, gang bangers, I was here to drop off some pharmaceuticals for the sick. I won't be here long… here please take it. Just let me go back to my family. We have a house not far from here.." The man can lie…
Keepin' it brief…
…to be in The Renberg Theater on the big screen with 200 seats to fill… OH Sit! Please, really sit and watch the movie. It's a roller coaster ride for sure. You'll no doubt laugh your asses off assuming you came in with some ass… But you'll be engaged in a journey of ups and downs of leaps and bounds as I describe in the most comedic style ever, the journey to survive recovery while maintaining fatherhood, divorce, and show business. When Larry B. Scott (Revenge of the Nerds) announces me, he says "Spencer is never goin' to go left because he's always goin' to be right". I think that's funny on several levels because being right is not my goal. I prefer to be happy than right any day.
So, I'm blown away to be at this years LAFemme Film Festival. Did I fail to mention on the big screen? October 13th 2 p.m. The Renberg theater in Hollywood CA. Our agent tells me that the Femme who produced this piece of cinematic joy, Danita Jones (writer as well) could walk away with an award for her movie making.
There was footage shot over twenty live shows that I did. Danita took the footage from those performances and made this film. She's a genuis!!! I hope she does win. She labored hard over this film and I for one like to see her rewarded in all the ways possible…
Tha's a wrap for now…
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Here is my list of 7 American issues, laws and policies that would've been done by now….If I were the first black President!
1. All War would've been ended by now!
2. The Tax Code would've been flat and fair by now!
3. The "Freedom Tower" in N.Y.C. would've been built by now.
4. I would've eliminated the "Patriot Act"
5. I would've created real "Health Care" instead of more "Sick Care" for all Americans…By now!
6. I would've pissed on all insurance companies by now….
7. By now I would've locked up all the "Greedy Bastards" that put US in this mess in the first place.
And I would've probably been shot… By now!
Tha's a Wrap… For now!
Well folks, we've made it to the year they have said the world is going to end… again. "Happy New Year" I think. Whatever happens we'll be here blogging and doing on-camera reporting to all of you who will be alive to see the end December 21, 2012.
We're lookin' forward to this year counting down to the end of the world. I'm even goin' to be doing a show on-camera entitled "Out of Time" tick, tick, boom. We're out of time folks and we can decide to live in love and laughter or continue to delight in destruction and debt. It's up to us and we will be lookin' on and joking as much about 2012 as we can. Of course, we plan on keeping it funny. This is a "funny source for news" (FSNToday.com). And the ball in the photo belongs to the President… He only has one of his left.
Well that's a wrap for now. January 1, 2012.
It ain't gonna happen, not this year anyhow, maybe it's a project we'll revisit in the future but for now we put the cart before the horse and the studio "renigged" on their promise to produce this show. Oh well, So I'll leave this original post intact because I will upload some of the presentation clips that were submitted as examples of the show. They were fun attempts… So the rest of this post is mute but you might enjoy the humor and the obvious faith that we were a GO!
(This old post was about the title of the show changing)Yep, it was a consensus that "Ya Gotta Go Higher" may sound too preachy. I'm a little thrown off by that. All I meant was that I feel as an American our country, our people need to go higher with our decisions, votes, and beliefs. Because believe me folks the last thing I am is a preacher. But I will and have played a preacher on film, TV, and stage. I have no problem with that. I've probably had more roles as a crackhead and a pimp and there was the lab tech guy in the Burger King commercial.
"Out of Time" with Yul Spencer is the new name of the show, which I think fits my personality better and belief about where we are in America. We're "out of time" tick, tick, tick, boom! See you soon.
We'll pick back up taping the show in January at our new studio in the Warner Center. Air dates and air times will be released via internet and nationwide marketing. Follow me on "Twitter" under @YulSpencer. I've gathered a small crowd there who keeps up with me. Add yourself and you'll know about air-dates, channels and all the .coms this show will appear on.
Yours Truly,
Yul Spencer akaSpencer.com
Recently this blogga has been informed that the right wingers and the ultra conservative liberals are trying to "Kill The Dream" (Prop 19 in California). The media is supporting these "Dream Killers" by running ads and news reports regarding the dangers of "Weed". Children eating cookies with Weed in them. Please, that's not news. On each Monday night "Showtime" has an entire show about the fun of it on "Weeds", but now the show has taken a turn for the worse as if they were dealing heroin or cocaine. So, now the publicity has turned to negative instead of the positive for the uses of "Weed". So for them "No" on Prop 19 but "Yes" on unemployment, rising state debt, and yes on a bunch of uptight assholes who probably need to smoke some weed and relax on the sunny beaches of LA.
"Dream Killers"!!! "Keepin' it Brief"
"That's a Wrap 4 Real"
It's giddy-up and vote time my fellow funny Americans. it could be a good "thang" or a bad "thang" but let it be our "thang"!
So, don't forget to get out and "VOTE" in this mid-term elections. November 2nd. "Peace, Progress and Prosperity"!
Oh, and just because I had to step out for more work "YOU" don't have to leave this site at all. There's plenty of material here to keep you laughing and full of jokes for hours. Enjoy!
"Keepin' it Brief"
"That's a Wrap 4 Real"
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Referee deems Finn Park unplayable
Finn Park was deemed unplayable for game against St. Patrick's Athletic
The Finn Harps versus St. Patrick's Athletic SSE Airtricity League Premier Division tie tonight was called off just over 30 minutes before kick-off.
Referee Thomas Connolly, after inspecting Finn Park, deemed it unplayable. Many of the Finn Harps supporters were just arriving at the time when the announcement was made.
Finn Harps, after an encouraging performance at home to Cork City on Monday (losing to a controversial penalty), were hoping to get a positive outcome.
Finn Harps were going to be without Josh Mailey, Adam Hanlon and Damian McNulty, but they were hoping to get a first win in nine outings.
St. Patrick's Athletic travelled on the back of a great win in the EA Sports League Cup final against Limerick FC.
The postponement is another disappointment for the Ballybofey club, who had been hoping to get a much needed boost, both in terms of points and finance.
Harps next scheduled game is away to Galway United on Saturday of next week, 1st October.


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If you ever wanted to live in a piece of heaven, this is it. Unlike two doors down at Trump Hollywood, this 2 bedroom, 2 bath 1650 sqft condo at Quadomain offers million dollar DIRECT OCEAN views for an ugly duckling price! Be "The Donald" without the bankroll.
The beach is all about the sun, sand and ocean. Hollywood, FL hosts one of the best beaches in America and its 7-mile Hollywood Beach Broadwalk is nothing short of spectacular. Quadomain is in the heart of it all.
Wake to breathtaking sunrises like this without lifting your head from your pillow. Prove to the world that you don't have to spend a lot to get a great piece of the beach!
Well maintained unit, but because its in original condition you get to upgrade EXACTLY as you like and still be under market value. Best locale in best Quadomain building. And remember, in real estate it's all about location, location, location.
Step right onto beautiful beach. One of the best parking spots. Great complex with 2 pools, restaurant, gyms, social hall, billiards room and more! Minutes to Fort Lauderdale Airport, Gulfstream Village and Aventura Mall.
Although this is not my video, I think it helps you understand that Quadomain provides great amenities and fabulous outdoor spaces.
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2201 South Ocean Drive #1103
Hollywood, FL 33019
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Sylvia Monreal is a Second Year Teaching Fellow at MLK Middle School in Newark, NJ
It seems to me that you can use December in a couple of different ways - you can look forward to the next year or you can look back on what this year has brought you. While I'm busy writing out my New Year's Resolutions like most people, there's a great big WOW! Showcase standing between me and 2012. It's a wonderful reminder to stop, reflect, and celebrate all the adventures of 2011.
Looking back, I'm amazed to see just how many things have packed themselves into the few short months of the Fall Semester. There were tears, natural disasters, weird smells and noises from the heaters, and entirely too many grey and rainy Mondays. There were a lot of times when I left work feeling like I wrestled a gorilla. I'm sure there were even more times when the students have left the school feeling the same way.
There was Courage, too. One Team Leader gave her class a speculative prompt that challenged them, "What if you had the powers to cure anything but every time you healed someone you lost a little of your own life?" As I graded their writing, I couldn't help but be moved when, essay after essay, students declared they would take care of their family, friends, even their communities as long as they could manage.
And there was Pride. Last month, our campus team worked closely with the administration of the school to throw a celebratory lunch for the students that made the Honor Roll. One student's mother hid in our office to surprise him when he arrived to collect his certificate. Though he must barely come up to my shoulder, I think he stood the tallest when it was time to pose for a picture with the Principal and his mom.
I think, above all else, there was Joy. I know that I have countless new memories from this last semester that, even now, put a smile on my face. For example, I hope I never forget the afternoon that a 6th grade boy, blind in one eye and all too quick to fight, ran up to me to show me a complete 3D puzzle, shouting, "I did it! I finally did it! It just took patience, just like you said!"
When asked about the trick to finding success, the author Robert Strauss replied, "It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired." Every day, students have to face gorillas in their schools, whether it's the looming Achievement Gap or just a bad breakup. Fortunately for our students, there's a great big WOW! Showcase standing between them and Winter Break. I hope that it helps them look back and find things to celebrate, too.
What are you going to remember most from 2011?