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Music History Outline
I. Music of the Medieval World ("When God saw that many men were lazy, and gave themselves only with difficulty to spiritual reading, He wished to make it easy for them, and added the melody to the Prophet's words, that all being rejoiced by the charm of music, should sing hymns to Him with gladness." -St. John Chrysostom [345-407]. 1:53)
* A. Sacred Music (Gregorian Chant)
o 1. An assemblage of a body of music into an organized liturgy associated with Pope Gregory the Great (reigned from 590-604.) 1:53 o 2. "Like the music of the Greeks and Hebrews [Jewish Shabat, Jewish service] from which it descended, Gregorian chant (also known as plainchant or plainsong) consists of a single-line melody." 1:53 o 3. "It is monophonic in texture and lacks dimension of harmony and counterpoint." 1:53 o 4. The Gregorian melodies, number more than 3,000 (three thousand). 1:53 o 5. "Gregorian chant avoids wide leaps and dynamic contrasts." 1:53 o 6. Gregorian chant resembles a prayer on pitch. 1:53 o 7. At first, Gregorian chants were handed down orally. 1:53 o 8. "As the number of chants increased, singers needed to be reminded of the general outlines of the different melodies." 1:53 o 9. Neumes, little ascending and descending signs that were first written above words to suggest the contour of the melody, were created. 1:54 o 10. "This developed into a musical notation with square notes on a four-line staff." 1:54, illus. 1:55 o 11. There were three different text settings:
+ a. Syllabic: one note to each syllable.
+ b. Neumatic: two-four notes to a syllable. + c. Melismatic: many notes to a syllable (descended from the improvisations of the Orient.) * B. The Mass
o 1. "The Mass is the most solemn ritual of the Roman Catholic Church." 1:54 o 2. It constitutes a reenactment of the sacrifice or teaching of Christ. 1:54 o 3. From Latin Missa=dismissal (of the congregation at the end of the service.) 1:54 o 4. The prayers that make up the mass fall into two categories 1:54 (chart on 1:72): + a. The Proper: varying from day to day dependent upon the particular feast (of Saints) celebrated. 1:54 + b. The Ordinary: remain the same throughout the year. 1:54 # 1. Kyrie (prayer for mercy) 1:71
# 2. Gloria ("Glory to God in the Highest") 1:71 # 3. Credo ("I believe in one God, the Almighty Father") 1:71 # 4. Sanctus ("Holy, Holy, Holy") 1:71 # 5. Agnus Dei ("Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world") 1:71 * C. The Rise of Polyphony (two or more simultaneous melodic lines) o 1. "The earliest kind of polyphonic music was called organum." 1:56 o 2. Organum "developed when the custom arose of adding to the Gregorian melody a second voice that paralleled the plainchant at an interval of a fifth or fourth above or below" the original line. 1:56 o 3. "In the forefront of this development were the composers whose center was the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris (France) during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries." 1:56 o 4. Léonin is the first composer of polyphonic music whose name is known to us who was connected to the Cathedral of Notre Dame. 1:56 o 5. Léonin wrote in two parts. 1:56
o 6. Composers of organum based their pieces on preexisting Gregorian chant. 1:56 o 7. Pérotin (followed Léonin) wrote in three and four parts. 1:56 o 8. "Toward the end of Pérotin's life, clerics began composing new texts for the previously textless upper voices of organum" called Trops. 1:56 o 9. The addition of these texts resulted in the [Medieval] motet. 1:56 o 10. The [Medieval]...
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KINGSTON JAMAICA - Internationally acclaimed Dancehall/Reggae superstar, Sean Paul appears to have run out with patience regarding staunch critics of his music back home in Jamaica.
The Grammy-winning deejay, currently in the island celebrating his 39th birthday, has long been criticized by Jamaican music fans for not putting out "authentic" Dancehall songs since unveiling his Dutty Rock in 2002. Known for doing several successful Dancehall/Reggae singles with a crossover vibe, including the recently released Got 2 Luv U featuring American singer, Alexis Jordan, Sean Paul has copped mass criticism from locals yearning for him to produce a more original Dancehall sound.
However, the We Be Burning deejay took to official Twitter account to sharply address said critics; suggesting the work he does should be appreciated more by Jamaicans.
"RRR! ALL JAMAICANS WEH NO LIKE NOR RATE MI OR MY MUSIC GO S*CK U MADA WIT STRAW!!! A ME A REPRESENT U! RRR!!!" he tweeted.
Shortly thereafter, fans called out Sean Paul for his tough talk. Upon reading fan retorts, Sean Paul further clarified his stance.
"IF MI SEH IT AN U FEEL OFFENDED DEN DAT MEAN MI CATCH U! IF U RATE MI U WI DIFFEN MI CAH MI NAH CHAT2 U!BUT NOW MI KNO U NO WIT MI," he said.
He added, "BLESSINGS SAME WAY!!!BEEN FLYING THE FLAG 4 JACANS 2 B TREATED AS EQUALS!!!SO WHEN A 1 DOE RATE DAT IT MEK I WANDA WHY MI A DWEET."
Meanwhile, Sean Paul continues to promote his latest project, The Material Riddim which features several top names such as Voicemail, Raine Seville and Mr. Vegas amongst others.
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This option occurs more frequently in other countries, such as the Netherlands, in ours it is still something new and without many followers although more and more.
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Of course, to live on a boat the first condition is that the resident likes the sea. Even if you do not plan to travel on the vessel in which you live must be able to tolerate the small discomforts of life at sea: the movement according to the rhythm of the waters, the smell of saltpeter can be annoying, ports carry a logical bustle to which you have to get used to it, etc.
First of all we will point out that living on a boat can be cheaper than buying a house. The prices of the boats vary a lot depending on their type but in general you can find many of affordable price. In addition, we do not even have to buy a boat, we can rent it, as if it were a house.
The fixed costs of living on a ship are basically the mooring of the port, which is the fee that a port charges to the vessels stranded on it. Within this cost, water and electricity are usually included.


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Facebook can be a messy place. But sometimes it results in some interesting discussions. That was the case recently, when I jumped into a thread started by Lone Tree Mayor Jonathon Green.
Let me begin by saying that I really like and respect Green. He is a good guy, an excellent mayor, and I consider him a friend.
I am also a big fan of the current Lone Tree Council. It is full of good people who just want to make their town a better place to live and are willing to take a few slings and arrows in the process.
Where the mayor and I seem to disagree is on the matter of development in the rural areas outside of Lone Tree.
A bit of history: southern Johnson County is generally home to better farmland than northern Johnson County. Boards of supervisors dating all the way back to 1960 have acknowledged this fact, and thus directed development to the lower-quality land in the north.
Our most recent discussion of this took place as a part of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan. While the general idea of continuing to maintain our best farmland as farmland remains, there were a couple of allowances made.
Previous plans were very map-based. Under the current plan, we can make an exception for a given parcel.
If you have a piece of land that is not good for ag and meets a couple additional criteria, it can be rezoned to residential. You just need to identify the spot and begin working with the Planning Department. I don't think this has been publicized very well yet.
Meanwhile, Green and others feel the Comp Plan is inherently unfair. They feel unnecessary regulations are hindering the growth of the Lone Tree Community School District, and they are wondering why the southern portion of the county is treated differently than the northern portion, crop suitability numbers aside.
I understand this argument, but I disagree on several counts. First, as stated above, hopefully landowners will find a bit more flexibility in the new plan.
Secondly, people can already move to the Lone Tree School District, and I hope they do. There is a great deal to offer.
There are existing homes and existing lots for the construction of new homes. If you want to do some smaller scale agriculture, the county can accommodate that outside of town.
Thirdly, I think the focus on county land use policy is a bit of a red herring. Focus on the great K-12 school all in one spot – no bussing!
Focus on the fantastic new fitness center. Focus on the proximity to large employment centers in Iowa City and Muscatine.
Focus on the quaint downtown. There is just so much to like about Lone Tree that the focus on this very minor issue detracts from the real issues. Lone Tree is a great town with a great school. Let's sell it, just not in 10-acre pieces.
Fourth, I worry about CAFOs on small lots. Under current county rules, 40 acres would be required to operate a CAFO. Take away the 40-acre rule, and I am not certain of the impact. Why risk it?
Fifth, a vast majority of voters have asked the board to preserve farmland. So long ago, the board made that the law of the land. How does anyone benefit by trading productive farmland for a bunch of 10-acre yards? We must weigh the desire of these families to live on an acreage versus the desire of farmers, environmentalists and others to keep farmland as farmland.
I have stated my case. I am open to listening to new information. I think the challenge is articulating what would be a better policy, and why.
If someone can make the case to me, I'll reconsider my position. I simply haven't been convinced yet.
Meanwhile, I am committed to helping the city of Lone Tree and the Lone Tree Community School District to grow and to thrive.
I hope they will contact me if they need anything. And if you are looking for a new place to roost, consider Lone Tree. You'll like it.


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And thus begins a new chapter in my life.
To my friends, family, my old church family at Pinnacle, I am asking for your prayers. Today begins a new and exiting chapter in my life. I will be doing the very thing that I didn't want to do after I moved to Atlanta. Today, I re-enter the full time work force. Not at a church or with a band, but with a Marketing firm here in Atlanta, Dynamic Marketing Concepts. Many of you know that I moved to Atlanta five months ago with the hope and desire of playing music full time. Apart from the will of God, there have been a few different things that have inhibited this from happening. First and foremost, I think it's the economy. As a keyboard player, I am usually the first thing to get cut from a band, and the last thing to get added. Secondly, I haven't been apart of the church I go to now for very long- 5 months; the time we have been down here. My church is intentional about creating great environments and using the best talent that they have at their disposal. Being that I just haven't been there a super long time, as other players have, I haven't received many chancess to play or lead worship yet, but opportunities are always growing. Some of you know also that I have been approached by a church to be their worship pastor. This is something that I am still considering, but God has not brought clarity to the situation yet, therefore, Susan and I haven't moved yet. We are quite content serving where we are. Don't forget also, that there was a chance that I could get a call back from Richie McDonald to play with him, but this too didn't happen.
So you wonder… If I were asked by someone, anyone, "Josh, do you think you failed? Do you think you made a bad move by leaving your comfort zone and everything you knew to move somewhere to take a chance and doing what you love full time?" To that I would say absolutely not. I don't believe I have failed. A pastor that I respect very greatly, Pastor Steven Furtick, said this- "It's better to take a risk and fail, than to never take that jump, and wonder what could have been." (That's a Josh Fowler paraphrase.) So, I do not think that I have failed at all. I think that God is not through with me, and in some ways, he may be just beginning. Am I going to be doing the thing that I am MOST passionate about for a little while? No. At least not on a full time basis. Am I going to be learning a lot, and continue to be shaped daily by my creator? Absolutely! My journey in music and ministry isn't over, and in fact, I'll still be doing it part time with a few outside engagements a year. Right now, though, I have to focus on paying off debt. Debt is what has inhibited me from being able to do music in a full time capacity. Take note- God's word isn't messing around when it says that "The borrower is slave to the lender. You cannot serve both God and money." It's true, and nothing reenforces that point more that when you don't have any work, but the bills still continue to pile up. Sometimes when you do something risky, you have to be able to not make any money sometimes, and be OK with it. Unfortunately in many ways, I squandered that opportunity in my late teens by making poor financial decisions. In retrospect though, it is going to be a good thing. God has already used me to be able to help some people with their finances, and for that I am grateful.
So for me today, it's suit and tie. Sharp haircut. Clean shave everyday. Polished shoes. Big elevators, glass office buildings, new horizons, and new challenges. It's stepping out of my comfort zone, to better fulfill the obligation that God has entrusted me with- to provide for my family. To my Pinnacle Family- Thank you guys for supporting me in making one of the scariest moves that I have ever made in my life. Thanks for enjoying my music, and putting up with my A.D.D. And to the staff there- Thank you for believing in me. To my the rest of my friends and family this is not over. I believe that one day, God will give me the opportunity to minister for him with music full time. It's all about His time, for His purpose, in His will, for His glory, and For his renown.
Today, I ask for your prayers. That everyday in this job, that God will keep me from temptation. That as a businessman, I will be above reproach. Pray for me that I can set the standard, and that people can look to the guy who calls himself a follower of Christ, and they would see a good example of a hardworking ethical man who sets the standard in the way of drive, excellence, and achievements. I pray that I can be Jesus to people who don't know him in the work force.
Thanks again for your prayers, and check back here daily for updates and creative thoughts.
For the Glory of God,
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He finally did it!!! (And a few other things)
Alright, your friend and mine, Jonathan Blaylock finally started a blog! You can check it out here. He will be sure to have some good thoughts on life, culture, church, and everything else. Jonathan and I have known each other for years, and it's been a cool journey hanging out with him!
Also, I added John Acuff to my blog roll. His site is filled with stuff that everyone will enjoy, and, it's hilarious! You can check his stuff out here.
Finally, Kristian Stanfill has released his new EP entitled "Attention." It is awesome!!! Click on the link to get it in iTunes!
Well, that's about all I got for today. Keep praying for me about the car. Still no good news.
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Should the banks be nationalized?
My good friend Mark and I were talking last week about a very controversial issue that not a lot of people aren't really talking about, and haven't really thought of. The banks have done a terrible job managing money. We bail them out (again) and then they give 14 billion in bonuses to top executives. Great plan, right? So here is a concept that I think is crazy. Only some people are held accountable. For example, last week in atlanta, a man steels some bubble gum from a store. He is caught on video tape, then goes to jail, over 35 cents! Yet we have no idea what the banks are doing, where there are no doubt some crooked things being done. Why can't the banks be held accountable? What if the government took control for a while? They could put a limits on profits, control risk and spending, and monitor the big bonuses. I am a republican, and all about smaller government and deregulation, but what if we can't handle the freedom? When I was teenager, I overstepped my boundaries and broke the rules. As a result, I was grounded and temporarily lost my freedom until I showed my parents that I could be trusted again. Do you think our freedoms should be taken away if we violate them, at least until we can show we can be trusted again? What if we applied this to the banks, and all the other political screw ups going on right now? What do you think?
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Charge for ministry?
In your job, what is more important to you? If you are a speaker, would you rather make $30,000 a year getting $500 per event, or $40,000 a year, getting less per gig, but getting more gigs because you are affordable?
Is it inappropriate for people in ministry to charge a price? Or, should we do a "love offering" taking a step in faith that God will provide our needs?
Is charging for your services a way of charging for the gospel?
People in Ministry please comment! I would like to see some feedback and discussion on this post. If you know someone who could read this, pass it on…
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What's up world? Has it been a good Saturday? It's been cool for us. Pretty laid back, no schedule, you know the drill. I gotta do some minor cleaning stuff around the house tonight, do some laundry, and practice for tomorrow morning. Now I know before I write any of this that I write to a community of people who believe in many different things as far as God and religion are concerned. One of the greatest things about being a Christian is the fact that there is no human needed to talk to God. I talk to him freely, and openly whenever I please, about whatever I please. It could be hardship, situational, for direction, or just to give thanks. But I do it every day. It's part of who I am.
As part of that daily prayer, I am asking God to give me direction. Susan and I are going to be making some pretty big decisions about our future very soon. Who knows? We may be somewhere else down the road. God only knows. Seriously! If you read this, I am asking that you pray for me that God would give me the wisdom to do what's right, the courage to do what's right, even when it's hard. That's all we can pray for.
I hope you have a great weekend, and I look forward to re-opening the conversation next week.
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A fairer verdict on Dubya.
As Dubya is leaving office, it is a time where Americans can look back on the great achievements of G.W., and even began to give him the benefit of the doubt. Sure, I do not agree with some of what he has done, but all things considered, I think he did a great job. I had a friend remind me of all that he did in regard to the 9/11 attacks, and he told me that anytime anyone had a negative comment to say about George Bush, it should be stated as follows: "In light of what happened on 9/11 and all that bush has to deal with,_________________." People forget that the man still had the highest approval rating in history after 9/11. People quickly forget about the good things people do. Bad news make for good stories. I would invite you to read this article by Victor Davis Hanson from Forbes.com Victor is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Enjoy:
Critics are tallying the Bush administration's pluses and minuses, and some consensus is emerging that in time George W. Bush, like Harry Truman, will be seen in a far more favorable light than his current low poll ratings reflect.
Three great crises marked the Bush administration: Iraq; the "war on terror" following 9/11; and the mid-September 2008 financial meltdown. Yet as critics debate his performance amid these ordeals, lost in the controversies are a number of other lasting achievements.
Supreme Court Justices Roberts and Alito have proved superior appointments–far more inspired than any made by Ronald Reagan or George H.W. Bush. The HIV-relief package of some $15 billion to Africa saved millions of lives and exceeded any AIDs effort by any past president,Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton included.
While Bush the caricatured cowboy remains unpopular abroad, the governments of most key allies and neutrals–Australia, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany and India–remain pro-American and appreciate Bush's stance on free trade, collective security and multilateral efforts post-Iraq.
What then about Iraq, the war and the economy? Bush–in the uncertainty of a post-9/11 landscape–completed the earlier efforts of Bill Clinton to halt the Hussein Regime. He inherited no-fly zones and legislation calling for regime change, but then got a majority of the Congress to authorize the military removal of Saddam.
Most of Congress subsequently canonized him after the brilliant three-week victory over Saddam, abandoned him when the insurgency took more than 4,000 American lives, and ignored him when–against the advice of the Iraq Study Group, most of the joint chiefs and grandees of his own party–he gave the go-ahead to David Petraeus and the surge.
Millions in Iraq today enjoy the opportunity of consensual government unimaginable in the era of Saddam. Iraq, in short, is Bush's Korea: a messy and controversial war against authoritarian evil that in time will be vindicated by the growth of a constitutional society in place of a monstrosity.
There remain three great truths about Bush's so-called "war on terror." First, the American mainland has not been hit by a major terrorist attack in the last seven years, when almost every expert warned us that it most assuredly would be.
Second, our enemy, al-Qaida, is depleted and scattered, now largely isolated to the wild lands of Waziristan. Bin Laden's popularity and support for suicide bombings have plummeted throughout the Middle East.
Third, reforms in the CIA and FBI, changes in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's wiretaps accords, and the Guantanamo detention facility were derided as a veritable shredding of the Constitution. That slur ceased with the election of Barack Obama, who apparently thinks such measures were efficacious rather than unconstitutional, and the media has reacted similarly, seeing such decisions as complex and problematic rather than fascistic.
And the debits? The Bush administration spent too much money during the first term, running up deficits and discrediting the revenue enhancements that accrued from his tax cuts. That said, Bush's instinctual worries about closer monitoring of Fannie Mae (nyse: FNM – news – people ) andFreddie Mac (nyse: FRE – news – people ) were right; their defenders in Congress were wrong.
His rapid federal infusions of capital to shore up tottering financial institutions probably helped stave off a general collapse. He was about as culpable for the American banking and stock crises as are the leaders in Europe for their own economies, presiding over even greater and more unforeseen economic disruption.
For all the talk of the dismal world that awaits Barack Obama, Iraq is quiet, a policy of containment of, and victory over, radical Islam is in play and federal intervention to restore financial credit and trust has already begun.
Why then such Bush vitriol? The contested election of 2000 for the first time in history required the Supreme Court to adjudicate the outcome, giving the victory to a candidate who did not receive the popular vote. In reaction, Bush was easily caricatured by our influential cultural elite as a bible-thumping, Texas-twanged, inarticulate incompetent. In the euphoria of brilliant victories in Afghanistan and over Saddam Hussein, he strutted and accentuated such stereotypes instead of, as was true later, nuancing them with reflection and humility.
Finally, Bush placed an inordinate amount of faith in less than competent loyalists. A Michael Brown or Scott McClellan would have been over their heads as small-town bureaucrats. Others such as Alberto Gonzales, Harriet Meyers and Karen Hughes were simply unable to overcome media charges that they were mediocrities.
Unmentioned has been Bush's character of both honesty and resoluteness. He ran one of the most corruption-free administrations in memory, something we are already beginning to appreciate as we compare the prior scandal-ridden Clintons and the Chicagoesque ambiguities that already swirl around Barack Obama and his cabinet appointments.
In time, historians will come to a fairer verdict of George W. Bush; in the meantime such a favorable reassessment has already begun.
What are YOUR thoughts on Bush's 8 year tenure in the Whitehouse?
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My aggression towards the bailout.
Recently, someone forwarded me an email that someone sent them that was in favor of the bailout. The following were my thoughts on the bailout, specifically regarding the "big 3" automakers. The basic mantra of the email was that the patriotic thing to do in this time of crisis in our economy is to go get a new car from one of the big three automakers, and finance it, or even lease it! Also, the email stated that they contributed a total of 30 million between the three of them, to charity. Here's what I had to say:
We'll call him Jim
Dear Jim,
I feel like I should blog about this. I completely disagree with giving the automakers ANY money whatsoever. Actions require consequences. Period. Many people do not know this about me, but in march of 07, my Toyota Truck was nearly re-possessed. I was behind two payments when I was sent a letter stating that if I did not pay the full balance of 4,250 in ten days, the truck would be picked up because of defaulting on the loan. I called back, begged and pleaded, and worked out a bargain with them where if I paid the to payments that I owed, plus the current months payment, and the next month (a total of four payments) they would let me continue paying on the loan. I paid up, and they reneged on on taking the truck and graciously allowed me to continue paying on the truck for the planned life of the loan. I borrowed money from no one even though this put us in a very hard place financially. We had to make dozens of sacrifices.
This showed me the harsh reality of where my lack of discipline with money, frivolous spending, and carelessness has landed me: a deficit of nearly 800 dollars a month, hardly any groceries, and some $100 pair of designer jeans. Not to mention the toll that this could have taken on our marriage. I called NO ONE to bail me out. (Keep in mind that there has not been one time in our marriage that Susan and I did not tithe at least ten percent. This was the beginning of the realization that God's financial provision as promised in Malachi 3 never supercedes bad money management.) We sought financial counseling and it was recommended that we start the Dave Ramsey Plan. We jumped in head first selling the truck, nearly 1/4 of everything else we owned in a yard sale, started delivering pizza, and started knocking away debt tremendously very quickly. We are now closer than ever to being debt free, and even though I have not been hired for the position I have applied for yet, we are living on about $1750 a month, have $500 in savings, have food in the fridge. God honors us when we honor him with HIS resources that he has allowed us to be stewards over.
Furthermore, the auto industry is the root cause of what I believe is the financial ruin of millions of people through the last 50 years. Practically anyone can get a loan no matter what their credit score is, or income to debt ratio for that matter. People get cars they can't afford, filling them with gas they can't afford, paying insurance premiums they can't afford. Add this to the fact that ANY car you drive of the lot that is less than 5 years old immediately depreciates 10-15 percent, not to mention the new cars that depreciate up to 40% even with all the fancy rebates. I would say that if you asked 100 people who faced some sort of financial difficulty, 90% or more would say that they had an automobile that was too much money for them.
To address the donations that the big 3 gave, which between the three of them add up to 30 million, doesn't even equal 1% of their entire profits from last year. This is sort of like the Pharisees who were praised for their "large donations" but looking over the woman who gave ten sheckles, I think. What was that for her, as I recall? It was- one year's salary! No one's any more impressed with this than with tiger woods donating 1 million to an orphanage. It is needed? Yes. It is generous? I don't think so. So, I do not praise the auto industry for their giving. I think it's nice, but hardly sacrificial. I praise the family who doesn't know how they are going to make it the next week, with 4 kids, that joyfully gives 10% trusting God for the provision.
If the "big 3" didn't crank out another car for ten years, America would have an excess of automobiles to drive. This country became socialist when we did the bailout that 78% of Americans were not for. I'll never encourage bailing out someone for their repeated poor financial management, and for failing to release technology that would save our non-renewable energy. There charitable donations that the big 3 gave don't even come close to the amount of money that they recieved from big oil companies to hold back the current hybrid technology.
This country needs to learn the value of a dollar. We as a society need to learn to live BELOW our means. If the big three fail, so be it. Maybe it would be a good time or self-examination, and returning, (or coming to, in may cases) to God. What a great opportunity for the church. The Bible is very serious when it says that "The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is slave to the lender." Proverbs 22:7. How much longer are we going to allow culture to tell us that in order to be accepted, we must drive the best? I will never be a slave again, God willing! I'll drive my car with nearly 200,000 miles on it that my friends shake their heads at. They ask "why would anyone drive a vehicle like that?" One of the most hurtful statements that I can remember someone saying to me in my adult life was when I was at my uncle Jeans house in Canton, and his rich arrogant friend looked at me with Susan standing there and he said "If that's not a buy-here, pay-here car, I'll kiss your ass!" At that moment, I wanted to key his new chevy, and then take a 2×4 to his knee caps. Of course I didn't do that. I told him that when am as old as he is, I won't have all the grey hair he has because I won't be in debt! I'll drive my piece of junk till the wheels fall off!
Jim, on this one I have to disagree. Giving to our country shouldn't be defined as buying a new automobile. Please don't give into the wave of culture that says it is the duty of the taxpayer to bailout big companies for their bad money management.
Hope this didn't come across too strong, because I don't mean it ill-willed. However, this is something that I am very passionate about. I would love to know your personal thoughts on this.
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Event takes place on December 12, 2017 at
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Mayor Morse would like to invite the public to join him in celebrating the first night of Chanukah on Tuesday, December 12th at 5:30 pm in front of City Hall.
The ceremony will be held in partnership with the Congregation Sons of Zion in Holyoke with the assistance of the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts and with participation of Congregation Rodphey Sholom.
There will be a festive lighting of the Menorah, a brief Chanukah story, singing, and refreshments.
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Family Activities
NMES Family Activities Committee plans a variety of fun events throughout the school year. From science nights, to dances, to a holiday shop, and more, we hope you'll be able to join us! Most activities are free to PTA members and there is a nominal charge for non-members.
Our October event will be a Harvest Dance from 7-8:30 pm on October 24!


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Zesty Orange Coconut Shrimp Appetizer
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As needed —Wholesale Orange (376541), zest
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Pool Your Resources
Pool houses reminiscent of the carriage houses of yesteryear are cropping up everywhere. Here are six of our favorites Read more
The Great Escape
She likes peace and quiet; he lives for the next project. Their farm outside Augusta suits them both. Read more
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A/N: Okay, so I've decided to write a J/L multiparter. It's actually an expansion of the final vignette in "Five Times Teresa Lisbon was Accosted by Kidnappers." It's an expansion that is slowly spiralling out of control actually. I thought I'd start posting it even though it's not done, because it is mostly planned, but I would like to emphasize that this was planned out before the S3 finale aired, so I take absolutely no responsibility for anything being no longer canon as a result.
It's going to be a mostly fluffy story, though the first two chapters (after the prologue) will be less so. But it'll pick up in tone after they're done.
Patrick Jane hated lawyers.
He always had.
They caused nothing but trouble as far as he was concerned. Just left more problems in their wake than there were to begin with
Jane used to think that part of his dislike was because lawyers didn't tend to like him. He supposed his methods could make their lives a bit difficult sometimes so he didn't always blame them for that.
But it turned out, no.
Lawyers were just horrible, unwanted human beings, getting in the way, interfering, generally screwing things up, maybe even forcing his hand.
And despite what some of them might think, they weren't even that charming. It was really difficult to figure out why anyone might like one of their kind.
Stupid namby-pamby, generically handsome, really-too-tall, ridiculously bland, irritatingly good, shiny-teethed, lawyers who were friends of the assistant D.A.
Everything was all their fault. Fine. All his fault.
Whatever his name was, the one who'd taken Lisbon out to dinner.
Oh, Jane had seen the two of them.
He'd been keeping an eye out for the pair of them, or something like them. Okay, not exactly for something like the two of them leaving together, but for something. Lisbon had been oddly smiley all day, slightly nervous, maybe a little excited, definitely not completely at ease.
So obviously something was up. Jane had wanted (needed) to know what. It wasn't just inappropriate curiosity, though he was always curious about her. It was absolutely necessary that he know why Teresa Lisbon was so damn happy all of a sudden.
So he'd placed himself in strategic locations in the CBI building at strategic times.
That's when he saw them, him. In his neatly-pressed green shirt, and his perfectly styled dark hair, nearly the shade of Lisbon's own. Jane had a vague memory of being introduced to him by the assistant DA the last time he'd been at city hall, but Jane hadn't given the man a second thought. Why should he have? The apparent newcomer to Sacramento was ordinary in the extreme.
Ridiculously stable, unbelievably average, probably perfectly nice. Nothing overt to arouse the consultant's interest at all.
Until Jane watched the man walk out of the CBI with Teresa Lisbon at his side, with their matching professional outfits, and their matching hair, and their matching smiles. Mr. Anonymous, J.D. was probably perfect for her on paper, kind, understood the demands of her job, dedicated to his own, probably also a bit of a workaholic, someone she could relax with, someone who didn't come with their own drama, stable.
Together they had made quite the picture, walking almost hand in hand.
Yes, the newcomer was exactly the type of person most people would think was perfect for Lisbon.
Patrick Jane wasn't most people.
He knew that Mr. Overly Safe wasn't what she really needed. He knew it.
But he wasn't quite sure she did. Not anymore.
And now, as a result, he had a fuming Teresa Lisbon sitting in the passenger seat of his car.
Oh yeah, and she was handcuffed.
He may have panicked, just a little.


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text: BP Oil Spill NOAA: 279 Dolphins Dead On Gulf Coast, Triple Usual Number By Janet McConnaughey - Associated Press • Jun 15, 2019 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries At least 279 dolphins have stranded across much of the U.S. Gulf Coast since Feb. 1, triple the usual number, and about 98 percent of them have died, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday. Court: Buccaneers Not Entitled To Damages From BP Spill By Associated Press • May 26, 2019 A federal appeals court has ruled that the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers is not entitled to damages from BP for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Twitter May Be Used To Track Lingering Health Problems In The Gulf Of Mexico By Steve Newborn • Mar 27, 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration A group of scientists from states bordering the Gulf of Mexico met in St. Petersburg Wednesday to figure out ways to deal with health problems coming from red tide and oil spills in the Gulf. Audubon Releases Plan To Restore Gulf Of Mexico By Steve Newborn • Feb 12, 2019 Florida Fish and Wildlife/Flikr The National Audubon Society has released its restoration plan for the Gulf of Mexico. It would draw on the $20 billion settlement from the 2010 BP oil spill. State Eyes Deepwater Horizon Money For Land Deal By Jim Turner -- News Service of Flroida • Nov 29, 2018 Florida officials are looking at using money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to help shield timber land in Dixie County from future development. Deepwater Horizon Money Goes To 69 Projects By editor • Oct 2, 2018 From the Bayou Chico contaminated-sediment remediation project in Escambia County to implementing a canal-management master plan in Monroe County, a multi-state council created after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster has approved numerous projects for areas of Florida's Gulf Coast. Oil And Gas Industry Pushes To 'explore' Off Florida By The Associated Press • Aug 16, 2018 A national coalition with deep Florida ties brought its message of supporting offshore oil and natural-gas "exploration" to Tallahassee on Wednesday, as pushback continues against a Trump administration plan that could lead to expanded drilling off the country's coasts. Florida Awards Grants From Gulf Oil Spill Settlement By The Associated Press • Jul 23, 2018 A state-created panel is beginning to award millions that Florida received for damages related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Map Of Gulf Of Mexico Fisheries Prepares For Future Disasters By Steve Newborn • Jul 6, 2018 USF College of Marine Science A study seven years in the making by University of South Florida researchers has created a map of how many species live in the Gulf of Mexico. This will give experts an idea of how much damage would take place from a future oil spill. BP Settlement Money Starts Flowing To Panhandle By News Service of Florida • May 1, 2018 BP settlement money is headed to new water and sewer lines for an industrial park, technical-education programs in two counties and expansion of the Port of Panama City. USF, Florida Welcome New Research Vessel By Mark Schreiner & Andy Lalino • Nov 7, 2017 Mark Schreiner / WUSF Public Media When Bill Hogarth was told the Florida Institute of Oceanography's new research vessel was going to be named after him, he had a pretty reasonable - and funny - reaction. "I said, 'Somebody knows something I don't know!' I think, it's (the naming) usually after you're dead, I said, 'I'm retired but I didn't know I was dying at the same time!'" Small Counties Raise Concerns Over Application Process For BP Oil Money By Kate Payne • Aug 17, 2017 The private board in charge of handing out funds from the BP oil spill is developing its application process. But sparsely populated Gulf Coast counties are worried they could lose out on some of the settlement money. Deadlines Loom For Dozier Memorials, BP Settlement Funds By News Service of Florida • May 29, 2017 Gov. Rick Scott has until next week to decide on a proposal to create memorials for the victims of the shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. He also has one week to act on a measure that will send BP oil-spill settlement money to Northwest Florida counties hard hit by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Bills Appropriating Oil Spill Money On Gov. Scott's Desk By Sarah Mueller • May 23, 2017 Gov. Rick Scott has about 10 days to sign legislation appropriating money to counties hit by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A settlement deal gives the state about $2 billion over several years. State Will Finally Distribute Oil Spill Money By The Associated Press • May 2, 2017 Photo courtesy csb.gov After keeping the money locked up for nearly a year, Florida legislators have finally agreed on a plan to hand out millions of dollars given the state for damages related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. USF Scientists Spend 40 Days At Sea Looking For Evidence Of Oil By Mark Schreiner • Aug 23, 2016 Elizabeth Herdter / USF College of Marine Science Listen Listening... / 4:10 University Beat report on the Gulf oil spill research being done during a six-week expedition aboard the R/V Weatherbird II. A team of marine scientists, led by representatives of the University of South Florida, are about midway through a six-week expedition looking for evidence left over from the two largest accidental oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. Construction Begins On New Research Vessel By Mark Schreiner • Jun 1, 2016 Amie Blodgett / USF News Listen Listening... / 1:13 WUSF's Mark Schreiner reports on the construction of a new Florida Institute of Oceanography research vessel. Next summer, a group of marine researchers and local politicians who gathered at a Tarpon Springs shipyard for a ceremonial keel laying plan to return for the dedication of a new research ship. With the touching of a blow torch to the keel Wednesday morning, construction formally began on the 78-foot vessel at Duckworth Steel Boats. Researchers Study Effects Of BP Oil In Gulf Fish By Jessica Meszaros • Apr 25, 2016 Listen Listening... / Hear the audio version of this story. Local scientists are studying the long-term effects of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It's part of an international research project. It's been six years since more than three-million barrels of oil poured into the gulf. Study of Effects of Oil on Fish Begins at Mote Marine Laboratory By Steve Newborn • Nov 18, 2015 Steve Newborn / WUSF News Listen Listening... / 4:24 Click here to listen to WUSF's interview with Dana Wetzel and Ben Prueitt. You can listen to the extended version of this interview below The next phase in a multi-year study to look at the effect oil has on fish will begin Wednesday at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. WUSF's Steve Newborn talks with two scientists who are involved in the study, Dana Wetzel of Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota and Ben Prueitt of the C-IMAGE research consortium. The study could have lasting impacts on our knowledge of how oil and dispersants used during the BP spill affects life in the Gulf of Mexico. Sarasota Scientists Go to Alaska to Research Oil Spill Effects By Steve Newborn • Oct 11, 2015 todayinhistory.tumblr.com A group of scientists from Sarasota is in Alaska to investigate the effect of spilled oil on marine life. And it may have implications for how scientists respond to spills closer to home. Justice Department Announces Final Settlement With BP Over 2010 Oil Spill By Associated Press • Oct 5, 2015 NOAA Photo The Justice Department and five states have finalized a settlement of more than $20 billion arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The deal announced Monday resolves all civil claims against BP and ends five years of legal fighting over the nearly 134 million-gallon spill. $140M In Conservation Work Proposed For Gulf By Associated Press • Aug 17, 2015 Ten watersheds around the rim of the Gulf of Mexico — from Florida to Texas — are being looked at as sites for $140 million in proposed conservation projects under a plan to restore the Gulf from BP's catastrophic 2010 oil spill. On Thursday the Gulf Coast Restoration Council, a body set up by Congress to handle money derived from fines from the spill, released a list of the projects it wants to fund. 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The scientists said large numbers of dead bottlenose dolphins found stranded along shores since the spill suffered from lung and adrenal lesions caused by swimming in oil-contaminated seas. The research paper backs up previous findings linking dolphin deaths to the oil spill. 5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Experts Debate Damage To Ecosystem By Debbie Elliott • Apr 22, 2015 At the Gulf State Park Pier in Orange Beach, Ala., Wetzel Wood casts his fishing line into the rough surf of the Gulf of Mexico. He pulls his bait, a cigar minnow, through the water just beyond where the waves break for the shore. "On a good day you'd catch king mackerel, Spanish mackerel," he says. Wood first learned to fish at the pier with his grandfather in 1969. "I've seen a lot of different things out here. It's been wonderful." 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15 Sep What's love got to do with it?
"I meet a lot of people and believe me I'm not afraid of dating, but there are so few men who I'm compatible with- it's pathetic!" Those were the pained, frustrated words of a young woman seated across from me in my office during her second therapy session. Outgoing, attractive, intelligent and kind – she seemed to have all the attributes of someone's ideal mate. And she wanted to find love; she devoted ample time and energy to it. I felt for her. But I knew from my professional experience, that her frustration didn't stem from something external. We needed to look inside.
Ok, Cupid, is this a match?
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We all have the sense that finding intimacy and love defies logic and planning. But so much of the advice out there seems to employ just that. Take matching sites. Millions of Americans, more than 11%, use on-line dating services. All of these sites promote their unique approaches to matching and the logic of compatibility. Match.com the most popular site, makes the claim in its name. OkCupid advertises that their "matching algorithm" does the trick, and eHarmony promotes its "29 dimensions of compatibility." Not that compatibility doesn't matter, sharing a sense of values and vision for life is an important base for relating, but contrary to popular belief, compatibility is not a major factor in successful relationships. And what's more, true compatibility isn't something that happens or can be surmised from an on-line profile, but is created and nurtured over time. In fact, matching can set up unreasonable expectations and causes people to obsess over how they present themselves- how they look, how they describe their histories, interests and activities. Flirting, dating and even sex become performances to mask insecurity, raising anxiety and sinking the likelihood of making a real connection.
Mandy Len Catron in her New York Times' modern love essay eschews matching and performing, and takes a plunge into created intimacy (and falls in love) using a straightforward psychological technique. Rather than assuming that love is something that happens to us she finds that love is actually something we make happen. Adapting a method used in a psychological experiment on intimacy, she discovers that love follows intimacy and intimacy can be built through fairly straightforward interactions-experiences of mutual vulnerability foster deeper intimacy.
Over time, my frustrated young patient and I explored her intense fear of vulnerability, which she, like many, dealt with by asserting control. Control over her body, her emotions and her interactions with the men she met. Psychological capabilities such as trust, empathy, commitment, and the capacity to give and receive support, essential to developing and maintaining intimacy don't develop through assertions of control. But here is the good news: Committing to personal, internal change makes a difference. Getting in touch with fears, working through shame, finding a greater sense of internal safety, and loosening control together create a solid foundation for intimacy and love. Maybe we need to create a new dating site…call it "vulnerability.com."
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