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Welcome to to month three of the "Who I Am" project. This month the prompt is "Quirks and habits," and like my previous posts, I wrote this as if I were speaking to Eve (and any other children I have in the future).
You will one day understand that we all have our quirks. As you grow up, I have no doubt that some of mine will drive you up a wall. Some of these quirks I'm well aware of, though I'll admit I really had to think this out. I'm sure there are more, and one day you will likely be quick to point then out to me, just as I have done with my parents.
As silly, strange, or annoying as you may find my quirks, they are just of a few of the many pieces that make me the person that I am, and as an adult I can see how they have been molded from Nana, Grandpa, Auntie Danie, and life experiences. I look forward to seeing what little quirks you pick up as you get older, and perhaps some of the things that you pick up from me.
I'm very expressive when I'm listening to someone tell a story. Auntie Danie makes fun of me for this all the time. Apparently when she tells me a story my facial expressions often intensely match whatever it is she's talking about — I'd like to think that just means I'm listening really well.
I hand talk, even when I'm writing an e-mail. I get that from Nana — I used to make fun of her when I was little, watching her on the phone with her hands waving about — and as an adult I do that as well.
The sound of a kazoo makes my skin crawl. I love to hear you sing, but go play a kazoo near Papa. Ironically, reed instruments on their own have the same effect. Strange, considering I played the clarinet for nine years!
I refuse to drink cold beverages out of a mug (ask me about this when you turn 21).
I stay "standing on line" instead of "standing in line". I may not have a Jersey accent, but this I picked up from living in New Jersey for the first 22 years of my life. (By the way, it's not a bubbler — or bubblah, as I'm sure you'll hear a lot in school — it's a water fountain.)
I have to move around when I'm talking to someone on the phone for an extended period of time. Call it a lot of energy — something I inherited from Grandpa's side of the family — but I have to be moving around if I'm having a personal conversation on the phone for more than a couple minutes.
I don't know if this is a quirk, so much as a value. I can't NOT take a class seriously. Whether it's for an actual grade or just for fun, if I take a class, I have to put 100% in it and I have to do well. I hope to instill in this in you as well. I want you to both learn for learning's sake and I want you to do well in school.
I will give you at least 10 nicknames, some of them real words, some a cutesy variation of your name, and some just plain made up. I do this with the people with whom I love. I've done it with Auntie Danie for as long as I can remember, close friends, even Nana and Grandpa. As of this point, the nicknames I have for you are Eviekins, Chickadee, Cutes, Boo (which, by the way, I also call your Auntie Danie), Evie, and Lovie (that last one I remember Auntie Lolo calling us). I'm sure that list will grow over the years.
If I talk about something bad possibly happening in the future, I will always say "G-d forbid" (along that vein, you will never see me write it G-d). While I don't consider myself a particularly spiritual person, Judaism is a big piece of what makes me who I am. The latter I picked up from years in religious school, where it was ingrained in me that we don't write out the full name. The former, I imagine also stems from some Jewish superstition, though I don't believe it's exclusively a Jewish habit.
If Papa and I accidentally step on each other's foot, then we gently step on the other's foot. It's a Russian superstition and a quirk that I know I picked up from Papa, though I only do it with him.
When I run into someone I know, I almost never say "Hi, [insert person's name]." Even though 95% of the time I remember the person's name, I have this odd fear of getting it wrong. (And the name also seems to come to my head a beat too late.)
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The "Who I Am" project is a year-long monthly series that my friend Dana at Kiss My List started, as a way to create a virtual scrapbook of your life to tell your kids, grandkids, spouse, friends, or whoever who you are. You can link up our posts, which goes live the third Tuesday of the month, on either of our blogs, and sign up to receive the prompts at the beginning of each month via e-mail. The theme's so far have been Childhood and Love.
What are some of your quirks?
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A good staple, as well as fruits and vegetables are important to your glider's health. However, did you know that there are many other foods that your gliders can have either in their dinner rotation or just as a snack?
Things like chicken drummies & wings, rice, beans, yogurt and much more! We will focus not only on fruits and vegetables in this blog, but on all the additional foods you can feed, as well!
Watch for upcoming posts – you'll be shocked at the numbers of things your gliders can have!

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text: Men's Lacrosse 3/18/2016 11:12:36 AM RECAP: Ohio 18 - Rochester 13 FINAL STATS The Rochester Rattlers fell to the Ohio Machine 18-13 on Saturday at Selby Stadium in Delaware, OH. This was the Machine's first home win, while the Rattlers continue to be winless in road games in the 2014 season. The Rattlers now move to 4-3 on the season while the Machine climb to 3-4. Rochester got off to an early start with a faceoff win by All-Star John Ortolani and a goal from midfielder Jordan Macintosh. Duke standout Jordan Wolf, making his debut for the Rattlers, appeared to have scored immediately after, but officials erased his goal due to a Machine penalty. Instead, Rochester received a 30 seconds man-up opportunity, easily killed off by Ohio defender Max Schmidt The Machine responded with a goal from Kyle Harrison, who tied the game at 1. Due to Ohio's patience on offense, attackman Steele Stanwick fed the ball to rookie All-Star Tom Schreiber who put the Machine ahead, 2-1. Ohio's lead did not last long. Rattlers midfielder Justin Turri beat Brian Phipps to tie the game at 2. With a little more than 2 minutes left in the opening quarter, Rochester regained the lead with a goal from Wolf, 3-2. Another man-up advantage allowed Rattlers attackman Dave Lawson to score giving Rochester a 4-2 after the first. At the start of the second quarter Leveille was able to get one past Phipps. Then, Rochester scored again, this time with midfielder John Ranagan making the score 6-2. This was Ranagan's 7 th goal of the season. Closing in on the ten-minute mark of the first half, Dominique Alexander found All-Star Logan Schuss. Seconds later the Machine struck again with Schuss, his second of the night, making the score 6-4. Wolf recorded his first MLL career hat trick, putting Rochester back ahead by 3, (7-4). The Machine responded, with just 3 minutes left in the half, Schuss scored his third of night, making it 7-5. Just at the 2 minute mark All-Star Peter Baum was scored back-to-back goals to make it 8-7. The half ended with a Macintosh tally srending the teams to the locker room with the visitors up 9-7 A break is what the Machine needed to get their momentum back. Ohio started the second half off with a face off win by Eric O'Brien and then a goal by Harrison. Wolf responded with his fourth of the night and demonstrating he is not just any rookie putting Rochester ahead by 2, 10-8. Baum followed with another tally making it 10-9. A big faceoff win by specialist O'Brien and another Rochester penalty gave the Machine an opportunity to tie the game up at 10. Baum did just that by letting the ball fly completing a hat trick. The Machine played an outstanding first 9 minutes of the third quarter and took the lead with a pair of goals by Marcus Holman However, Rochester responded with a goal from rookie Miles Thompson, his second of the night and pulled Rochester back within a goal. That did not last long with a goal from Baum and another form Holman ending the quarter 14-11. At the start of the fourth ll-Star defensemen Michael Manley scored for Rochester, making it 14-12. Then, after chaos in front of the cage, Baum was able to clean up the garbage by putting it in the back of the net. This was Baum's fifth of the night. Steele Stanwick, the quarterback of the Machine offense, Holman who put it past Team USA's goaltender John Galloway and made it 16-12. This was the Machine's largest lead of the night with a 4-point advantage. Then, Stanwick from his back got the ball to Holman who scored his fourth of the night. After the goal, Machine faceoff specialist O'Brien scored, which made it 18-12 in the fourth. With just a little over 5 minutes left in the game, Thompson had his third of the night, 18-13, but it was not enough for Rochester to mount a comeback. Due to an outstanding team effort, Ohio won 18-13 and has proving they can win a close game when all cylinders are clicking. Next, the Rochester Rattlers travel to Boca Raton, Florida to take on the Launch on Friday, June 20 on CBS Sports Network at 7:30 p.m., while the Machine travel to Boston looking for redemption against the Boston Cannons at Harvard Stadium on Saturday, June 21 exclusively on the League's YouTube channel at 8:00 p.m. GAME NOTES: · Coca-Cola Player of the Game was Peter Baum thanks to his six points on the night. · Baum leads all MLL midfielders with 19 goals. · The game showcased 13 players who will take part in the MLL All-Star Game representing either Team USA or Team MLL, on Thursday June 26 at Harvard Stadium. · Machine All-Stars include: Logan Schuss, Peter Baum, and Tom Schreiber. Rattlers All-Stars include: faceoff specialist John Ortolani, Michael Manley, Joel White, and Justin Turri. · For Team USA the three players from the Machine include: Kyle Harrison, Steele Stanwick, and Marcus Holman. From Rochester Kevin Leveille, David Lawson, and John Galloway will be playing for Team USA · Rattlers FO John Ortolani and Machine Logan Schuss will be making their first All-Star Game appearance. · Tickets are now on sale for the 2014 MLL All-Star Game, which will feature Team MLL vs. Team USA on Thursday, June 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Harvard Stadium in Boston, MA. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com or by calling 617-746-9933. · Ohio has never lost to Rochester at home.


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Create a war zone in minutes! This flyer template is suitable for all kinds of events, but more suited towards the rock / metal genre. It's a highly editable PSD file which is very easy customize and modify!
File Includes:
• 2 different versions of the flyer.
• Included Print Ready CMYK PSD Files
• High Quality 300dpi Print Ready Files
• A4 12cm x 29.7cm, 2480×3508
• Organised Layers
Fonts Required:
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Install on a GNU/Linux server¶
Tested distributions: Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, Arch Linux, OpenSUSE.
Only 64 bits distributions are supported. Do not try to install on a 32 bits operating system!
eLabFTW uses Docker containers. This saves you from dealing with a ton of dependencies, as everything is packed in a container. But we still need a few programs installed before we can get started.
- curl, to get files from command line (very likely already installed)
- docker, the container engine
- docker-compose, the tool to orchestrate containers
- dialog, to display nice user interface during installation
- git, the version control system
- zip, the compression tool (for the backups)
Make sure your user is in the docker group so you can execute docker commands without sudo (see documentation).
Install eLabFTW¶
- Install elabctl, a tool to help you manage the elabftw installation:
# get the program (a bash script)
curl -sL https://get.elabftw.net -o elabctl && chmod +x elabctl
# add it to a directory in your $PATH
sudo mv elabctl /usr/local/bin/
- Configure eLabFTW:
elabctl install
(optional) Edit the configuration:
You might want to edit the configuration here to suit your server setup. For instance, you might want to edit /etc/elabftw.yml to change the port binding (default is 443 but it might be already used by a traditional webserver). See below for using the container with a reverse proxy.
Start eLabFTW:
elabctl start
Register a Sysadmin account:
Point your browser to https://<your-elabftw-site.org> (or https://<IP address>)
Post install¶
Don't forget to read the post install page, setup backup, and subscribe to the newsletter!
Documentation for advanced setups¶
Using mod_proxy to run eLabFTW Docker container behind Apache2 (https enabled)¶
If eLabFTW's Docker container runs on a machine with several web applications you can use mod_proxy to access the application without opening another port on your server.
The following example forwards the URL https://your.domain/elabftw/ to the docker URL https://localhost:444. The default Docker port can be changed by setting the ports parameter in /etc/elabftw.yml to "444:443".
SSLProxyEngine on
ProxyPreserveHost On
ProxyPass /elabftw/ https://localhost:444/
ProxyPassReverse /elabftw/ https://localhost:444/
Using mod_proxy to run eLabFTW Docker container behind Apache2 (https disabled)¶
It is also possible to disable https in the elabftw docker container's web server, if Apache2 handles SSL:
One can then forward to elabftw without the option SSLProxyEngine on, if the HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO header is set:
RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Proto "https"
ProxyPreserveHost On
ProxyPass /elabftw/ http://localhost:444/
ProxyPassReverse /elabftw/ http://localhost:444/
Using nginx to run eLabFTW Docker container¶
If you already have nginx running, you'll want to use the proxy capapbilities of nginx to forward packets to the Docker container.
The following example forwards the URL https://demo.elabftw.net to the docker URL http://localhost:3148. The default Docker port can be changed by setting the ports parameter in /etc/elabftw.yml to "3148:443". In this example, nginx is listening to port 8888, and HAProxy is doing SSL termination. Adapt to your needs.
server {
server_name demo.elabftw.net;
listen 8888;
listen [::]:8888;
access_log /var/log/nginx/demo.elabftw.net.log proxy;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3148;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
# add this if nginx is terminating TLS
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
Add this to /etc/nginx/nginx.conf to get the real IP address in the logs:
log_format proxy '$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for - $remote_user [$time_local] '
'"$request" $status $body_bytes_sent '
'"$http_referer" "$http_user_agent" "$gzip_ratio"';


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Hy, I'm currently setting up a new Server using libvirt+kvm. Afterwards there should be about 5 virtual-machines on this server running (+some testing machines).
The storage is put on a raid-5 device which is set up using LVM. KVM now runs on some LVM-Logical Volumes.
The question is: Is there any drawback of using lvm again (a second time) inside the virtual machine to partition the space? So it would be: Harddisk-> Raid Controler -> LVM for Physical Server -> One Logical Volume per VM -> LVM inside each VM -> Several Logical Volumes inside each VM.
Are there any other possibilities if I want dynamic partitions inside my virtual machines?


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"You conf or what?"
This was the half-jovial, half-mocking reaction I got from a friend when I switched from French to Literature in the term before my final year at Presbyterian Boys High School, Legon. The year was 1999. I was in Form 2. Many said it was academically risky, others said it was unnecessary while for some it showed a "lack of clear direction or focus."
Not Mrs. Akyeampong.
I will spare you details of what went into that decision except to say it was necessary for my academic survival. The SSSCE, that killer of an exam, was due the following year. Although I had an idea of what I wanted to do, I was still a bit doubtful. However, my worries were practically over by the time I finished speaking with Mrs. Akyeampong.
She didn't dismiss my late change of mind as the indecisiveness of a teenager. She didn't berate me for toying with my future. She didn't try to impose her own vision, life-plan or ideologies on me. In a most calming manner, she listened to me, she really listened to my heart and once she caught wind of my dream, she was unrelenting in her support. And that was vintage Mrs. Akyeampong: patient, open, understanding, warm, humane and empathetic. Her true genius was that sublime ability to unearth gold in her students no matter where the stood, who they were or where they came from. She was a remarkable teacher with a great penchant for bringing out the best in everyone.
Together with Mr. Kofi Allotey, a teacher who himself had played no less a role in building my self-confidence (when he urged my participation in GTV's flagship"Talking Point" program in SSS 2), she inspired us to produce the school magazine and Yearbook in an era where few secondary schools in the country could even manage one of these. At the time, she would laboriously go through the articles for the publication, editing and correcting while providing a much-needed link between us and the school administration. The Editorial Board, though exciting, was extremely demanding and we would never have been successful without her hands-on support.
Personally, though I wasn't conscious of it at the time, Presec was the first place I learned to report and write. I finally found my calling in journalism after graduating from college but it was under Mrs. Akyeampong's tutelage that l learned to write my first leads, nut graphs and features. It was at Presbyterian Boys that I conducted my first interview with a high profile personality, Kweku Sintim Misa, for the school magazine. I filed reports on the National Science and Maths quiz, wrote profiles on stand-out students and reported on some school activities or events. I don't know why but "A trip to Kokrobite" immediately comes to mind. I also conducted interviews for a column titled "Geizi eyeball to eyeball" for a weekly production by the editorial board called "Fila Column". All of this was under the direct supervision and guidance of Mrs Charlotte Akyeampong as the Editorial Board Chairperson.
Looking back now, it is impossible to overstate the importance of Mrs. Akyeampong's mentorship in my life. On the issue of my change of subject, she became personally involved in getting me up to speed for the looming SSSCE Literature-in-English exam. In her free time she taught me everything I'd missed in the past year and a half, tested, graded and helped me in areas that I was struggling with. Sometimes she opened the doors to her house for more tutoring. At home, her family was nothing but warm, receptive and hospitable. And so it was till the day of the mighty exam. All this was free of charge.
Mrs. Akyeampong is one of the warmest and most kind-hearted people I've ever known and I, like most of my friends admired her contributions, impact, spirit and character. My encounter with her was as a result of my interest in literary activities but in the end she was just like a mother to me. I graduated from Presec, and went on to other things in life but none of that self-confidence and the skills she taught me has ever left. For this and so much more, I remain eternally grateful. I'm also thankful to all the other teachers and staff at Presec who made my time there memorable. We are also grateful to her husband, the late Professor Akyeampong, her children (Angelo Akyeampong, Adrian Akyeampong and Adeline Akyeampong) for being kind enough to share their mother with Presec and the world.
The fact that she wasn't an old student didn't matter to her. The fact that she wasn't Presbyterian did not matter. The fact that she didn't always reap financial rewards for her efforts didn't matter to her. No, you didn't need to be a relative or a family friend or even to be her student. C.S Akyeampong's legacy in Presec was that of selflessness. Here was a woman who took the Presbyterian dream, the one laid down by the likes of Engmann and the early missionaries and truly made it her own.
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There is an interesting "infographic" floating around the internet about how professors are using Facebook and other social media (SM). I'm not a huge fan of infographics because I think that they don't quite tell the whole story. They are often missing details and lack context. I think that this infographic has these problems.
The graphic reports the results of a survey of college professors and their use of SM, but I don't think it quite tells the whole story. For example, in the American context, many universities require that every class use a Learning Management System (LMS) e.g. Moodle or Blackboard. LMS systems are essentially blogs, wikis and asynchronous message boards, in other words, social media. If universities are requiring professors to use LMS, it's not that big of a leap for them to start using other social media like Facebook.
Several commentators on the infographic have said something to the effect that if professors see the usefulness of SM, then secondary teachers should be using it as well. I don't disagree with that, but in my opinion this overlooks a huge difference between secondary and tertiary education. Namely that college students (and professors) are not on campus everyday. High school students are (or should be). If a university student has a question, it might be several days to a week before he/she sees their professor. This is the reason why many institutes of higher learning require their instructors to use LMS and why professors are more likely to use social media. It's not that they are more technologically savvy or that they are ahead of the curve, it's simply that they have a huge need that is easily filled by technology. Other kinds of teachers don't necessarily have that need.
Also in the middle of the graphic there is a chart showing various kinds of SM and the percentage of professional use vs. personal use. The problem that I have with this is that professors do two things: 1) they teach and 2) they research. So what does 'professional' mean? Does it mean teaching? Or does it mean research? We don't know. As for myself, I don't use SM much for teaching (more on that below), but I use it quite a lot to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in my field.
To put this into a Japanese context, I would be surprised if this survey would have similar results. For example, my university has just started using LMS in a very limited way and is far from requiring it for all classes. In terms of other social media, it's my experience that students don't like it. I've thought a lot about this and I believe that one of the reasons why students don't want to use SM for learning, even though it is hugely popular here, is because they don't want to use their real names. Most of my students have at least one SM account and 99% of them use an alias. If their professor starts using social media as part of the class then they will either have to use their real name or reveal what their alias is and that makes them uncomfortable.
It was interesting to see this infographic and even though I have some criticisms, it has made me think about using social media with my students again. I think that I might give it try once again and see what happens. Here is the infographic:
Courtesy of: Schools.com


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McCrae House
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McCrae House
McCrae House in Guelph, Ontario, Canada is the birthplace of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He is known for his famous poem "In Flanders Fields" which he composed the day after the death of a friend from battle field injuries. It was published originally in the December 1915 issue of Punch magazine and partly due to his poem the poppy has become the symbol of Remembrance Day.
Birthplace of John McCrae in Guelph
John McRae received his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1898 and did further training in Toronto and at John Hopkins in Baltimore. He postponed his fellowship in pathology at McGill to serve with the Canadian forces in South Africa during the Boer war.
After completing further training at McGill and in England he returned to Montreal and private practice. During this time he also taught, conducted research and contributed to several medical textbooks including Osler's Modern Medicine. He had many other interests outside of medicine and in his spare time he wrote poetry, sketched, and explored the Canadian north by canoe. This would all end with the outbreak of World War 1.
John McCrae John McCrae and Bonfire
He volunteered and was appointed Brigade-Surgeon to the First Brigade of the Canadian Forces Artillery and was involved in treating the wounded from trench warfare and gas attacks. It was during this time that he wrote "In Flanders Fields" and through his letters we know that he struggled with the human cost of war. The poem has become an enduring tribute to the sacrifices that were made then and continue to be made now.
Throughout 1917 he suffered recurrent bronchitis and flare-ups of his childhood asthma which culminated in pneumonia in January 1918. This lead to admission to a British army hospital where he died from pneumonia and meningitis.
The following is a link to moving musical version of his poem and the limestone cottage in the video is his birthplace which is now a museum that celebrates the many sides of the man. It is well worth a visit.


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If you fail your practicum due to poor performance and do not have any outstanding disposition concerns, you may work with your mentor to appeal for reinstatement to a new practicum within 12 months by submitting a written request to the Teacher & Principal Success team at email@example.com, include the following information:
Answer the following questions in your appeal:
If additional information is required, the Teacher & Principal Success team will contact you accordingly.
The Teacher & Principal Success team will review your appeal and respond to you within 15 business days after all information is received. If your appeal is approved, you must meet all application and academic requirements for the practicum through Field Placement. If you are approved to repeat the practicum, you will need to repeat all tasks and hours associated with your practicum. Previously logged hours may not be applied to the second practicum attempt.
Your appeal may be conditionally approved. This means you must meet additional conditions before you receive full approval which may include a phone or webcam interview. If your appeal is denied and you wish to appeal the denial or conditional approval, you may submit a written appeal to the Field Experience Manager at email@example.com.
Note: Students may repeat the practicum only one time after a previous fail. If the second practicum is failed, you will be counseled out of your program.


text: day 37~366 February 6, 2016February 6, 2016 • fragglerocking It's done nothing but rain all day, and the sky has been a dreary dull grey, no moody interesting clouds. It's miserable. I took lots of pictures of raindrops on my garden plants, but didn't like any of them. Me and Skye just wanted to play out! 😦 Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related


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First off I didn't write the actual code for the re-positioning of the ListViewItem, but I did convert it from c# to vb.net and I did make it it's own control rather than handling the mouse events on the form. Here's the CodeProject article I used to create the control: Manual reordering of items inside a ListView
and here's the guy who made it: mav.northwind
Anyways, this control is inherited from the Framework's ListView and has these properties added:
These properties are removed:
- ItemMoveEnabled (Boolean) items can only be rearranged if this is True, otherwise it's disabled.
- InsertionLineColor (Color) this control draws a line between items to show where the item would be place and the color of the line is handled by this property. Default is Red.
- MultiSelect (Boolean) Right now this can only be handled 1 item at a time and Multiselect has to be set to False so this property is suppressed and hidden for now, I may get it to work with multiple items later, we'll see.
Events that have been added:
- ItemMoveEnabledChanged this fires when the ItemMoveEnabled property has changed.
- ItemMoved this fires right after you release the item with the mouse and if the item was actually moved. e.CurrentIndex (Int) is the index of where the item was and e.NewIndex (int) is where the item has moved to. This is particularly useful if you have a collection and you need to rearrange the associated item in the collection.
To use the control simply add the MoveItemListView.vb/MoveItemListBox.v, or both, and ItemMovedEventArgs.vb files to your project, build it then in the form designer it appears in the ToolBox at the top just drag and drop it on the form and viola use it like a regular ListView.
Update 2010-Feb-12:
- Fixed an issue with the ListView in which the InsertionLine wouldn't disappear if the mouse left the LV during an item re-position.
- Moved the ItemMovedEventArgs class to a separate file, which is required by both the MoveItemListView but also the MoveItemListBox
- Applied the LV's item re-position to work with a ListBox and made a control with the same events added and added it here.
Update 2010-Feb-18: Added a CheckedListBox.
Update 2010-June-03: Added the ToolBoxBitmap.


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According to Forbes, Austin is the fastest growing city in America. Even more impressively, Austin has held on to the number one spot on this list for three years in a row.
It's my honor to share with you a list of some of the restaurants to make a splash in our fair city over the past year for The Austin Food Blogger Alliance's 2013 Austin City Guide. I sourced the list from my own research as well as by combing through posts from Addie Broyles Openings/Closings category in Relish Austin and Andrea …Read the full post »
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It seemed like Sway, the new Thai restaurant on S. 1st from the La Condesa team, was never going to open.
And when it finally did, a little over a week ago, everyone in the food community was buzzing. I was invited to a pre-opening tasting at Sway, and I've recorded my first impressions below.
Po-Pea Jay: Thai rice paper spring roll with avocado, carrot, and vermicelli, served with tomato vinegar was a fresh way to kick off the meal.
Chicken Wings covered in a sticky-sweet caramel tamarind chili sauce sprinkled with fish …Read the full post »


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GGAStudio _ Giorgio Marco Grandi (05/06/1971). Architecture and Interior Design (Wellness, Hospitality and Food). Degree in Architecture at Politecnico of Milan and Master in Design & Bionic Research at CRIED IED. Architect and interior designer, since 1997 he is the owner of GGAStudio, in Milan, dealing with Interior Architecture and Interior Design (Wellness, Hospitality and Food). Contractworld Special Award 2001, the firm is the author of the project TISANA SPA_Arlate (Best Country and Best Medical SPA 2011 SPA in the World 2012): CONDE NAST Johansens' Best Luxury SPA in the world.
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Anglian At Hampton Court?
Yes, it has got to that time where we have to plan for next year and at Anglian Home Improvements, Hampton Court is one project at the top of the list.
We have submitted our entry and are eagerly awaiting a response from the Royal Horticultural Society and the Hampton Court organisers.
The Hampton Court flower show is a prestigious show, displaying the most unique and interesting gardens, created by influential, knowledgeable individuals. It is taking place this year starting on July 5th.
With this taken into account Anglian are working with the most awarded gardener in the UK, a gardener of celebrities such as Michael Owen and Philip Schofield, a gardener who feeds his plants vodka, bananas and even Viagra to keep them happy. David Domoney!
With Anglian and David Domoney working together on what is going to be a challenging, insightful project, what sort of a garden are this team going to create? I cannot wait to see!!
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Newly appointed City Councilman Sean Paige called me last week and left a voicemail saying now that he is on City Council, we can figure out how to build the private-public sports stadium downtown.
He was chuckling.
I appreciate his enthusiasm for rugby, but when I consider what he'll mean to the business community, I'm not chuckling.
Running a city is a lot like running a business, and Paige doesn't seem to know too much about business.
Paige's bio says nothing about how he has built a business, had to make payroll, sold products or developed marketing channels. Instead, it boasts about how he, as The Gazette's editorial page editor, has championed The Gazette's unyielding libertarian philosophy, something that has kept the city from being all it can be.
At the G, he straddled the worlds of politics and journalism but has not dabbled in business, and that's concerning.
I'm concerned that a guy who posts comments on www.stopcorporatewhores.blogspot.com, an anti-economic-development rant Web site, is the right person to help lead Colorado Springs.
In 2008, a Florida newspaper reported that the city of Daytona Beach was offering its City Hall as the headquarters for a company, which would pay $240,000 annual rent and have an option to buy for $3 million within three years.
A sarcastic Paige had this to say on the stopcorporatewhores blog:
"It's outrageous. It's pathetic. It's unbelievable. But the auctioning off of City Hall is also a fitting symbol of how mercenary, and how out of hand, the corporate whoring, and community pandering, has become."
I thought it was a pretty innovative idea.
I'm not really sure why Paige was chosen for City Council. Perhaps City Council was desperate for transparency and thought that opening the hen house door for the fox would keep him from breaking in.
But, now Paige is on the inside looking out.
If Paige is going to be a friend to the Springs' business community, he needs to be more receptive to the ways government can aid commerce.
Paige says he wants to look at new ways of solving the Springs' insolvency problems. For instance, in an interview on page 13 of this edition, he says the Pioneers Museum could become a nonprofit foundation and would not need money from the city.
Paige's offer to collaborate on a private-public stadium no doubt was accompanied by a wink and a smile, but I do have a serious task he and I can work on together: I'll help him write a business plan for the city. We can do it on weekends, and we'll even ask for help from the Small Business Development Center and the Service Corps of Retired Executives.
Economic development is about bringing primary jobs to the city. Considering his virulent disdain for government aid to business, I don't see Paige as an effective ambassador when a company thinking about moving to the Springs inquires about incentives.
More businesses mean more businesses can grow. Businesses grow and employ more people, the tax base increases. It is that simple.
Maybe this foray into politics will enlighten Paige. Maybe he will realize that offering incentives to businesses is not a form of socialism, but rather a strategy for a healthy local economy. Maybe he will realize that it takes money to run government just as it takes money to run a business.
However, I doubt he'll change and I'm concerned.
And it appears that I'm not the only one.
As you can see below this column, 75 percent of respondents to our CSBJ.com weekly poll are concerned, too.
As for Paige's writing career, I encourage him to keep contributing to blogs, even to stopcorporatewhores. I'm 100 percent in favor of free speech — what publisher isn't? — but I just hope he doesn't save all his sarcasm for his blog posts.
If he is going to slam the city or his colleagues on the council, I trust he will do it face-to-face. He is no longer merely a critic. Now, he has to work for a better Colorado Springs, not just write about it.
Lon Matejczyk is publisher of the Colorado Springs Business Journal. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 329-5202.


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Antwerp-based producer and visual artist Kassett is back today with "Helena," an amazing and immersive instrumental that announces the upcoming release of a full album for early January.
With "Helena," the artist – whose real name is Gavin Vanaelst – delivers a post-electronica club anthem loaded with melancholia and demonstrates, at the same time, that he will definitely be one of the producers to keep an eye on in 2017.
Earlier this year, Kassett and Samuelspaniel joined their force and created the collaborative imprint Midlife Music. Nevertheless, Kassett's upcoming album "Ocean Memory" will be available on January, 5, 2017, via Aleksandar Vucenovic's label AMEN.
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New York University, its owner, fights for its destruction.
If the university prevails, two curvy towers shaped like chocolate drops will arise from the garden. The million square feet of new construction are the space equivalent of a hefty skyscraper. — bloomberg.com
A beautiful new 1.5-acre park, an elementary school, public amenities and a new pedestrian street to awaken a dead corner: all that seems like a fair trade for the neighborhood in return for a couple of the big buildings the university wants, which would replace undistinguished ones. — NYT
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Sen. Baucus Committed to 'Comprehensive Tax Reform'
In comments that could cheer supporters of a big tax overhaul, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee said he still supports "comprehensive tax reform" next year. And Sen. Max Baucus (D., Mont.) said he hopes to set up an expedited process for a tax rewrite through the year-end fiscal cliff deal.
Next year's tax overhaul would be aimed at lowering rates for both individuals and corporations, and would not increase revenues, in Mr. Baucus's view. But it depends on Congress approving higher taxes on the wealthy as part of a fiscal cliff deal in the next few weeks.
"I am committed to accomplishing comprehensive tax reform and have begun to lay the groundwork for a plan that includes individual as well as corporate reform," Mr. Baucus said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal. "We have a major opportunity here to rebuild the tax code for the 21st century. My hope is that an expedited process for tax reform is put in place by year-end legislation and that we lock in more revenue from high-income households now as part of a deficit-reduction deal."


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Toward a Holistic Delay Analysis of EtherCAT Synchronized Control Processes
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Sending the wrong message on body image
The ACT Government has taken steps to address body image concerns, promoting media literacy and positive body image. It is examining the development of a voluntary code of conduct for retailers and supports a school curriculum looking at the how the "media might at times be sending the wrong messages to young people".
All these initiatives I support, of course.
But it seems somewhat counter-intuitive and inconsistent that ALP Government Whip John Hargreaves would share a joke in the Assembly in which he drew attention to the physical appearance of a female colleague.
ACT Shadow Attorney General Vicki Dunne was speaking about a government bill to increase the tax on changed property leases. Dunne said: "When this all goes pear-shaped, as it will…"
Hargreaves leant forward and said to Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and Deputy-Chief Minister Andrew Barr: "Well she ought to know". Two of Dunne's colleagues heard Hargreaves words across the room. One, Alistair Coe, Shadow Minister for Urban Services, demanded that Hargreaves withdraw.
While not recorded in Hansard ('members interjecting' is how the exchange is described) a recording has it running like this:
Coe: Are you right, John? You better withdraw it. You know exactly what you said. Have the guts to withdraw it.
Hargreaves: Madam Deputy Speaker, I withdraw my comments about Mrs Dunne.
Coe: Was that hard?
Hargreaves: There you are. Are you happy now?
Coe: Yes, I am.
Hargreaves: Well, all you have got to do, Alistair, all you have got to do is ask. You do not have to go and get all upset.
Coe: Better not to say it in the first place, John.
Hargreaves: Oh mate grow up. It is past your bedtime I think.
Opposition leader Zed Seselja wrote to the Chief Minister objecting to Hargreaves behaviour and Hargreaves addressed the matter the next day:
Last Thursday after I believe a week of some tension I made a remark by way of interjection intended to amuse and not to inflict any offence or any hurt. But I did say to a member and the member took offence to that remark as did her colleagues. And I wanted the Assembly to understand that firstly there was no offence intended, there was no hurt intended, but as an unintended consequence it did have that effect and I unreservedly apologise to the member. I am not going to name the member nor name the remark otherwise it just keeps the thing alive.
Mrs Dunne responded:
… I was the member who took offence and I thank Mr Hargreaves for his apology but I think that the context needs to be put on the record. Mr Hargreaves made a comment in the course of a debate which was of a personal nature about my appearance. My understanding from what my colleagues saw because I was in full flight and was only marginally aware of what he said was that he lent forward and shared the joke with the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister who both, I understand, laughed at the joke.
I thank Mr Hargreaves for his apology but I also ask that the members who shared the joke should also apologise. This is a matter that raises issues about how we behave in this chamber…I think that under the new leadership of a female Chief Minister it is time to stop the personal attacks and is a sign of how this Chief Minister proposes to go on. I expect an apology from her and her deputy because they also joined in the joke.
Chief Minister Gallagher claimed she did not hear the comment. "I certainly apologise to Mrs Dunne for any offence."
The apologies are not for the body shaming inference in and of itself, but for the offence taken by another person. Let's not beat about the bush. Hargreaves isn't referring to the term "pear shaped" in the way Triumph might use it as a descriptor for various body types. An underwear manufacturer isn't using the term in a joking way. And it's not a term I've ever heard applied to men.
Hargraves says – as though in his defence – that it was meant as a joke, for amusement and not to be taken seriously.
Gallagher and Hargreaves don't seem to understand – or don't want to – the reality that the "joke" which derides Dunne on the basis of physical appearance, is offensive to all women. And apologising because Dunne took offense puts it all back onto her for being oversensitive and not tough enough.
It's not 'I was wrong to use such sexist derogatory language about a female colleague in a workplace where I represent my Party as Government Whip and also my electorate' but 'I'm sorry you were offended'.
In Question time, Ms Gallagher described the comment as inappropriate and said she had urged Hargraves to apologise. She said he was mortified by how "upset" Dunne was. Then she added: "I am very sorry that you still feel upset about this, Mrs Dunne. I am not sure what further action I can take in order to make you feel better".
Again, it's about Dunne feeling "upset" and The Chief Minister – the female head of Government- not knowing how else to "make you feel better". Why can't Dunne just cheer up and get over it?
This issue goes beyond personal offence, but to professionalism in the workplace, the entrenched and seemingly unrelenting focus on a woman's dress, looks and appearance – especially women in public office – and the hypocrisy of a Government claiming to care about body image issues and "wrong" media messages while sending out some bad messages of its own.
If an elected female representative can be made fun of in the place where Government exercises its power, this reflects negatively on the status of all women.


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MEL French is well known as the recipient of public commissions, but 'Between a Rock and a Hard Place' at the Luan Gallery is her first solo show. The two handsome rooms of the gallery, one dark and one bright, offer the artist a resonating setting for her sculptural exploration of affects.
Entering the building, we first face Interjection (2006), an aluminium bust on a plinth. The screaming figure with its distorted features and bulging neck muscles belies the classical format. It aptly sums up the impression left by the summer's news with its escalating emotional appeal to our attention; only the outrageously loud will be heard. In the darkened gallery, four works are set up. Permeo (2005) is a near life-size group of two bodies simultaneously fighting each other off and entangled together – quite literally – as the arm of one goes right through the torso of the other and back. They seem unable either to embrace or get away from each other. [Read more…]


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For the past four years, I have faithfully used the same air carrier to travel to approximately 90% of my end destinations. The only time that I have not used this particular carrier was when the price difference exceeded $100 more than the cheaper carrier, or when the airline did not fly to one of my chosen destinations. As a loyal, frequent flyer of this particular carrier I have enjoyed perks such as free checked luggage, complimentary upgrades, and priority boarding and delivery of luggage. Although I enjoyed many of the perks, I find myself thinking that my loyalty has come to an end. This airline has decided that their loyalty to the customers who stay in the sky has a limit.
Commencing January 2015, the airline that I have chosen to invest my time and money in will begin determining elite status based not only on mileage, but also how much money you spend on your tickets. Yes, that is right. If you do not meet the threshold for miles flown AND dollars spent on the airline, you will not qualify for your elite status in 2015. Of course, if you sign up or have one of their branded credit cards, you will receive a break on the total dollars spent, but you still have to fly a certain number of flights.
In these difficult economic times, when the competition is high, it would make sense for a carrier NOT to penalize its most loyal, non-business travelers. Business travelers are often traveling on their corporation's dime, so they will more than likely meet and exceed both thresholds. Your average household consumer is using the hard-earned money from their personal accounts to fund their traveling expenses. So, what's a travelingchica to do in times like this when the it seems the love affair is over? Spend wisely. I have many more miles to fly, bridges to cross and sites to see. So now I am taking a page out of LeBron's book… I am taking my travel dollars to the competitor with the best price. In some cases I may have to pay for a checked bag and I may not be upgraded to business or first class, but if there is a substantial savings that allows me to visit more destinations, so be it.
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Remembering Deborah Reese
Working with or on behalf of children is a calling that some people feel deep inside. According to those who worked with Deborah Reese, there was no doubt she was one of those people. Described as fierce and feisty in her determination, she worked tirelessly to advocate for children in foster care to provide them permanent homes and a sense of belonging. When she passed away June 25, 2017, she left behind a legacy of advocacy for children, heartbroken friends and family, and a tradition of hard work that will be remembered in this community.
Known around the community as Reese, she spent 10 years with the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) before accepting her role at Advocates for Children in 2003 as an advocacy coordinator in the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program.
According to Tina Brush, one of many volunteers who met Reese through the CASA program, "Reese will always live on through the lives of the children who are now in loving, caring homes with parents who will make sure they have a chance to succeed in their lives. There are so many people who are better off because of Reese."
While her title was advocacy coordinator, her passion for helping children was more than just a job. She was honest and straightforward with both the child and the caregiver, making sure they had a realistic picture of the facts and expectations for the court process. "Reese could be like a dog with a bone," said Advocates for Children's CASA Director Ava Lipscomb. "She was a tiny person, but she was a very strong-minded person with a huge heart for children."
Retired Bartow County Juvenile Court Judge Velma Tilley said it was always a comfort knowing that Reese was working for children in the court system. "Reese took the best interest of the children seriously," Tilley said. "She was not concerned about hurting anyone's feelings when she was trying to get something done on behalf of a child. She was a great and respectful colleague of the Court. She always made her concerns known and sought what was best for the child."
Reese's friends and colleagues at Advocates for Children will remember the loyal, fearless, and determined woman who touched so many lives. Lipscomb, who supervised Reese in her role at Advocates for Children, said, "She is one of the best people I will ever know and we miss her every day."


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Bach Collegium Japan opens the London Festival of Baroque Music
Masaaki Suzuki and his Bach Collegium Japan are in the UK to open the London Festival of Baroque Music at St John's Smith Square on Friday 15th May with a J.S. Bach programme:
- Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199
- Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
- Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' ihn, BWV 1127 (First two verses only)
- Concerto for Oboe & Violin in C minor, BWV 1060R (Reconstructed from Concerto for Two Harpsichords, BWV 1060)
- Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51
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The group then make their Czech Republic debut on Sunday 17th May with an appearance at the Prague Spring Festival.


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I watched this morning's recording of CBS Sunday Morning. Loved the story about bubbles and all their intricacies. Enjoyed the feature on 89 year old Marilyn May whose singing career has been reborn. Fast forwarded through the stories of Elton John and Neil Diamond retiring from touring. Neil will be right away, Elton at the end of a world tour he is just starting. Also fast-forwarded through the re-visiting of the Tet Offensive of 1968. Career wind-ups and old wars were not something I wanted to think about tonight.
The above was followed by episodes three and four of season four of Frankie and Grace. Netflix and no-chill as they say, sort of. Another evening, this one happened to be Sunday, in the life of a single man resisting the senior citizen label while embracing all its circumstance. Who me? Old? Well, if the orthopedic shoe fits, wear it.
Not sure how I went from a rather eclectic dining experience that could really happen to any bachelor on any given evening to "yipes, I'm slipping into that long good-night" thing. I don't feel old. Not even sure how that's supposed to feel. But age is indeed relative. And to it, I am not relating right now. (Laugh here.) The nice thing of living alone while aged is you can ruminate on all this to your heart's content. And you can eat choose to eat leftover pizza anytime of day, hot or cold, without anyone knowing...or caring. And that's a good thing, isn't it?
Like everything in this life, there's an upside and a downside. And the funny thing is I'm not unhappy. I'm actually pretty content. And contentment is okay. But I'm thinking I mustn't be lulled into complacency by it. I still have a lot of life to experience and things to do. So it's almost ten. Time to get to bed so I can rise and do just that bright and early...however early I choose that to be.


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Summer is approaching, and in many parts of the U.S. the season has already arrived, with highs in the 90s and above. Spring and summer warmth can impact our pets, in big and small ways, including tiny, pesky pests.
Fleas and ticks can cause significant irritation and great harm to our dogs and cats. According to Web MD, fleas, though tiny, can eat 15 times their own weight in blood, causing anemia in a dog or cat. Fleas cause itching and are known to be the most common cause of skin disease in dogs and cats. Ticks can bring Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever not only to humans, but to our pets as well.
During the nicer weather of spring and summer, many of our animals spend more time outside. Running through grass, exploring woodlands, and encountering other pets while outdoors can bring your dog or cat into contact with fleas and ticks. And your pets can bring these pesky critters into your home. But, you can restrain that exposure.
A myriad of preventive programs can curb these pests, and therefore, decrease a pet parent's worry. Talk with your veterinarian about how to prevent fleas and ticks from infecting and affecting your dog or cat. You can purchase preventive measures from your vet directly or from a local pet supply store and even online. You may also want to consult the Pet MD website for more information on fleas and ticks, which includes a Flea and Tick Survival Guide: http://www.petmd.com/flea-tick-survival-guide#.
Learn more about fleas and ticks and their impact on pets at http://pets.webmd.com/ss/slideshow-flea-and-tick-overview.
These aren't the only minute pests to be concerned about. Biting flies and gnats can be obnoxious to humans and their animals and may sometimes carry disease. Mosquitoes also pester people and animals. Fur provides some protection, but ears and noses are vulnerable. Living and spending time near a water source makes you and your furry friend more susceptible to swarms of mosquitoes; therefore, protect yourself and your pets from these blood-suckers. Mosquitoes can carry West Nile Virus as well as heartworm, a major disease affecting dogs; cats can get heartworm, too. This disease is now in every state, not just the southern part of the U.S. as it once was. View heartworm incident maps at https://www.heartwormsociety.org/pet-owner-resources/incidence-maps, and learn more about heartworm prevention at this website: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?articleid=580.
Dogs and cats can be allergic to tiny problematic creatures like ticks and mosquitoes. My springer/cocker mix, Mary, for example is allergic to many environmental objects, including grass, some trees, and mosquitoes. The only way my husband and I knew what allergies she has was to get her tested. Yes, it's an outlay of money, but we now know how best to help her and we know to protect her from mosquitoes. So, when we plan to travel to a lake or river, my husband and I make sure Mary is protected from mosquitoes, biting flies, and other tiny, potential disease-carrying pests.
Being outdoors is fun for us and for our pets, particularly our dogs. But remember there are tiny creatures out there just waiting for a warm body, ours and our animals, on which to inhabit. Therefore, take the needed precautions and purchase those preventative remedies to keep your pet from being infected by fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes. Talk with your veterinarian about how to keep your furry friend safe and healthy.
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Perry evicted from Big Brother
It's back to reality - and mortgage repayments - for Big Brother intruder Perry, after she was evicted from the Gold Coast compound.
The 39-year-old NSW real-estate agent describes herself as "dominating, loyal and dynamic".
Wearing a white figure-hugging top and jeans, Perry looked shocked but happy as she left the house.
"Oh my God," she screamed as she made her way up onto the stage, dancing, clapping and touching the hands of her fans.
When she reached host Gretel Killeen, Perry, who went into the house for "a holiday" two weeks ago, said the best thing about being on the reality show was having "no responsibilities".
"Can I tell you something ... no commitment, no responsibilities, no mortgage, no taxes," she declared.
"Love you all."
Perry, who found herself mothering the other housemates during her time in the house, said she "loved every moment" of Big Brother.
"I felt like a kid again," she said.
Perry had been up for nomination alongside cheeky Queensland farm boy David and popular NSW retail assistant/model Krystal.
Her departure leaves just six housemates in the compound, but another two newcomers are set to be parachuted into the drama this week.


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Check out Eminem on All She Wrote (Solo Version). If your interest is piqued, hit up Eminem's profile for more info, news, songs, and mixtapes.
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Fish hawks herald man's fate
Good news about the osprey -- which was almost wiped out as a species in some parts of the U.S. before the pesticide DDT was banned in 1972 -- is good news about man and the environment. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.7/download-entire-issue
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Jesus' disciples have been pretty clueless. But immediately before our passage, Peter finally recognizes Jesus as the messiah. That must have been an exciting moment for all the disciples, when they realized that the teacher they were following was in fact the holy one of God, the savior their people have been expecting for centuries.
Jesus does not let them enjoy the moment for long. Now that they have finally understood who he is, Jesus reveals to his disciples what he has to do: suffer and die and rise again. It is a shocking revelation.
Peter cannot take it in, so he rebukes Jesus. In that moment, Peter is privileging his very natural, very human desire for life over Jesus' calling to serve, suffer, and die.
But Jesus will have none of it. Jesus insists on answering his divine calling, on fulfilling God's will. So Jesus rebukes Peter right back: Peter, "you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things."
Then Jesus adds a kicker: "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."
Jesus will suffer and die. And Jesus' followers have to be prepared to do the same. The paradox is that Jesus' followers save their lives by losing their lives. That is the divine thing Jesus wants them to set their minds on.
For many of Jesus' first disciples, the call to take up their cross was quite literal. Many of them did in fact die for their faith, often in gruesome ways.
But that is not likely to be true for any of us. Many Christians do still die for their faith today. But not in Agawam in the twenty-first century.
So how do we take up our cross? How we do we take seriously Christ's call to expend our lives in his service? How do we set our minds on divine things rather than human things?
Our patron saint, who according to tradition died on this very day nearly fifteen hundred years ago, has some wisdom for us on this point.
A version of David's last words is printed on the cards you received. "Be joyful," he says. "Keep your faith and your creed." "Do the little things."
Our cross is not literal crucifixion. So instead of facing the really dramatic challenge of someone threatening to kill us for our faith, we face the less dramatic challenge of living our faith in the midst of ordinary life.
Our challenge is, as David says, to live with holy joy. Our task is to remain faithful to our faith. Our challenge is to be faithful in the little things, day after day, week after week, year after year.
The Christian life as we experience it is not a sprint, not a burst of enthusiasm followed by a dramatic test, then done. Our Christian life is more like a long journey, mostly filled with little joys and little challenges.
That has been true for most Christians for most of Christian history. That was true for Saint David.
David lived in dramatic times, and David had some dramatic experiences.
During David's lifetime, pagan tribes from Germany were invading the British Isles in waves. As your card says, David played a minor role in an important battle between Welsh Christians and pagan Saxons.
David played a bigger role in one of the Christian disputes of his time. In the most famous legend associated with David, he was speaking to a great crowd. People could not hear him, so God raised up a hill underneath his feet. At the same time a dove from heaven descended on him. Our banner subtly alludes to this story.
But David's greatness did not come from the battle or the hill miracle. David's greatness did not come from any of the famous moments. In those moments, David's greatness was visible. But David's true greatness was his quiet faithfulness, year after year.
In his search for God, David lived a holy life. People saw God at work in him, and they joined him. Over time, David established a series of monasteries, as more and more people joined him. Over time, David's holy life was itself a powerful proclamation of the gospel. Over time, David's life was a powerful witness to the work of God in him.
David faced plenty of challenges, of course. David insisted on a strict regime, and some of his monks resented it. Things got so bad that some of them tried to poison him! But God protected David, and David continued to live the Christian life as he understood it. And when David died, at over one hundred years old, people mourned because they knew that he had truly done his best to deny himself, to take up his cross, and to follow Christ.
Saint David is a wonderful patron for us not so much because of the drama in his life as because of his consistent faithfulness, year after year, because of his determination to be faithful in the little things, with God's help.
That is our calling too.
Probably all of us will experience dramatic challenges even if they are not particularly public. Many of us already have, and some of us are experiencing real challenges right now. In those times of real testing, we pray for God's strength to do God's will.
But for most of us most of the time, the challenges come in the form of the little things. In those moments, how can we keep focused on God's will? How can we set our minds on divine things while we go about our ordinary, very human business? In David's words, how can we practice keeping our faith as we do the little things?
In my own experience, it helps to say lots of short prayers throughout the day. I heard a wonderful example of this from our former rector, Len Cowan at a meeting a couple of weeks ago.
Apparently Len routinely says the Noonday Prayer from the Prayerbook, and he says it right at noon.
I have tried to say Noonday Prayer, and it is hard. The problem is, I am always doing something at noon.
But Len said that was exactly the point. The value of Noonday prayer for him is that it interrupts his ordinary business. Noonday prayer forces him to think about God, no matter what else he might be doing at that moment. Then, when he returns to his business after praying just for a couple of minutes, he can be a little more faithful in the little things.
I encourage you all to try that this week. Choose a time during the day, and make a point to say a quick prayer at that time every day this week. Take just a minute to remember God.
By letting your prayer shape your schedule, not the reverse, you will be setting your mind on divine things, if only for a moment. And setting your mind on divine things for that moment will help you to keep the faith in the little things of life. That is one way we can take up our cross.
May we always be faithful in the little things. In the name of our crucified Lord. Amen.
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Now I wish to trade my soul with the devil-
the guilt-conscious God of the raging presence.
At least he would give me a fair frigging deal,
he would weigh all my sins to let me know what I truly deserve.
Endless excuses crept through my veins of rushing blood
every time I detached from the plans of today and tomorrow.
Oh lovely friends and lovers, I'm not sorry that I'm shallow.
I'm just a misfit seeking deliverance for the chances I missed.
I wish I stayed up with the thunder and clouds
and drenched myself in the 2 a.m drizzle of barren time.
The terrace we sat at and the clouds we looked up at
are nothing but traces of useless existence left out to bother us all.
Yes I'm funny, but the corners of my lips carry the burden of lies
which were audaciously misused to let all my lovers and friends smile.
Ah! the sins are piled up now and the walls are closing in
while the knob-less doors cage me inside my own little cautious prison.
The key to which is not in the hands of the guard,
but it is with the devil who found me off my guard.
I know he is listening through the pine wood door
to the tone of my confessions with his bloodshot ears.
I know his eyes are widened with a curious smirk
while I rant out the faults of my smug-felt existence.
He offered to throw the key of liberation
through the rusty ironic windows of now.
He asked for my soul that is weary and weak
to link between the key chain and key.
He knew that the key would eventually be lost somewhere
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Without a soul, without a key and without a heart,
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WASHINGTON — Daniel Solove wanted to do an experiment. So soon after he moved to Washington, D.C. last year to take a new job, he started saving credit card applications he received in the mail. After 10 months, the George Washington University Law School professor had gathered 69 pieces of junk mail -- 20 alone from Capital One.
He's not ready to tape his mailbox shut, but he's annoyed at the constant marketing pitches.
"This is an unreasonable amount of hassling here," Solove, author of The Digital Person, said. He was particularly frustrated by Capital One's persistence. "I think their no-hassle card means they stop hassling you if you get it. I find them incredibly pushy."
Capital One didn't return requests for comment.
Solove's frustration is shared by many Americans. Pre-approved credit card applications flood mailboxes around the country every day, and while it might seem impossible -– even more are headed to U.S. homes this year than ever before, by one measure. According to Synovate, which tracks the industry through consumer surveys, an estimated 1.4 billion applications were sent in the first quarter of this year. That's 5.8 applications per household every month.
Starting immediately, each mailing must include a notice in bold type on page 1 listing the phone number and Web site that allows consumers to cut off credit card solicitations. Consumers who call 1-888-5OPTOUT or visit www.optoutprescreen.com can "opt out" of most mailings.
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But the phone number, and the Web site, are actually old news. Congress gave consumers the right to opt out back in 1996. The Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1996 required the nation's credit bureaus to set up the opt out system, and to notify consumers of their rights "clearly and conspicuously," said Katherine Armstrong, a spokeswoman for the Federal Trade Commission.
But the opt out option wasn't clear and conspicuous enough, consumer advocates say, since many consumers have no idea that alone would stop the junk mail. A study conducted by the Federal Reserve in 2004 indicated only 6 percent of consumers had signed up to opt out.
The opt out rule was supposed to make credit card pitches more targeted, and reduce the amount of junk mail. Instead, said Brent Stratford of Synovate, the number of applications mailed home has risen steadily almost every year since.
Lack of participation led Congress to mandate the more obvious notification notices in its 2003 update to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. And this time, the rules are much more specific, right down to the font size and location of the opt out on the piece of mail.
The rules might seem overly detailed, said Chris Hoofnagle, a spokesman for the Electronic Privacy Information Center. But they are necessary because companies keep trying to evade the spirit of consumer protections, he said.
"People are sometimes frustrated with degree of detail in regulations," he said. "But details are made necessary by extremely slippery tactics the industry will use to avoid consumer protections."
For its part, the credit industry says consumers are aware of their rights, and points out that 6 percent participation means the system is working.
"It's a discredit to consumers, assuming they don't know anything about it," said Norm Magnuson, spokesman for the Consumer Data Industry Association, Inc., a lobby group for the credit industry. It maintains the list of consumers who opt out. "Consumers are probably more savvy than that."
The Federal Reserve's survey also concluded that the opt out process was working. In general, the more credit a consumer had, the more likely they were to opt out, a sign the system works, the report said. That makes sense, the Fed said, because those consumers would no longer be interested in new offers. Consumers with six or more credit accounts were four times as likely as those with one or no accounts, the report said.
Curiously, Missouri and Colorado residents were the most likely to have signed up for the list, with about 10 percent participation. That's three times the rate of residents in Arkansas and West Virginia, where opt-out uptake was the lowest. The Fed report offered no explanation for the trend.
Still carpet-bombing
Credit card offers are the result of what's called "pre-screening," a service provided to credit card issuers by the nations' three credit bureaus, Experian, Trans Union, and Equifax. In pre-screening, the bureaus select consumers with specific credit scores, so they are likely to qualify for particular credit offers. The screening prevents firms from mailing offers to people who would never be approved.
Only a single phone call is required – or a single visit to the industry Web site – to stop the flow of pre-screened offers. It won't stop all solicitations, however.
"If you have an existing relationship with a company, they can still send you offers," Armstrong said. Direct mail offers that don't go through the pre-screening process are also still allowed. But signing up for the opt-out system generally cuts down sharply on credit card offers, since the vast majority are pre-screened.
The opt-out option was supposed to benefit all parties. Only consumers who were looking for credit card offers would get them. People who weren't potential customers wouldn't, saving companies postage, and saving consumers the irritation. But it hasn't worked that way. The number of offers never dropped in response to the opt out list, according to Synovate.
"It seems they are still carpet-bombing us with applications," Hoofnagle said
Still, the credit bureaus need the information to positively identify the person going on the list. Armstrong said.
"It's the only way, as a practical matter…. to make sure they have the right consumer," Ferguson says.
But others say the opt-out system should use another method for identifying consumers.
"That is a serious flaw," said Rob Douglas, who operates PrivacyToday.com. "Here we are trying to teach consumers not to be providing SSNs and that is what they ask for."
Douglas has another ID-theft related concern about credit card junk mail. Theives take the discarded applications, fill them out, and intercept the approved credit cards as they head for consumers' mail boxes, he said. While the Fed survey found that the applications don't raise the risk of ID theft, Douglas disagrees, saying theives commonly raid mailboxes and garbage cans looking for them.
An old debate
The new, more prominent notifications resurrect a decades-old debate the question of whether pre-screened applications are a good idea in the first place. Their effectiveness continues to sink, Synovate says, with response rates down to 0.4 percent. But Magnuson says mailed offers are convenient for consumers and an important method for them to obtain more credit.
"I like to be able to shop at home," he says. He also thinks the issue of inconvenience of junk mail is overblown. "I haven't heard of a lot of people who are struggling, bringing in the mail because they have too many pre-screened pieces. I'm never quite sure that's true, that people don't want these."
If prescreening were limited or outlawed, credit firms would simply return to random mail solicitations, said Eric Goldman, a technology and marketing professor at Marquette University – and that would benefit no one. Plenty of consumers really do want to receive the credit offers, he said.
Meanwhile, he's not convinced that another government-mandated notice will do any good.
"When the government by fiat mandates disclosures … we get garbage," he said. "They can do more harm to consumers than good. They are so overwhelming that the rational consumer just ignores them."
Still, someone should make sure the Daniel Soloves of the world know their rights, consumer groups say. The new FTC notices should help.
For his part Solove doesn't see junk mail as a burning issue facing America's financial system. He just thinks the number of them he gets is a bit silly.
"This is constant pestering, not advertising," he said. "It just illustrates the fact that this is getting really out of control."
Bob Sullivan is author of Your Evil Twin: Behind the Identity Theft Epidemic
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