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Nicholas D. Kristof wrote another New York Times editorial condemning the Church. It's not worth reading; it's the same stuff about the Vatican is not the Church, but the real Church are the ones helping the needy (i.e. the ones doing what Kristof likes-except for obviously Mother Teresa b/c she didn't like contraception) and the Church needs to expand its ideas on women and contraception in order to avoid the sex abuse crisis. For example
That story comes to mind as the Vatican wrestles with the consequences of a patriarchal premodern mind-set: scandal, cover-up and the clumsiest self-defense since Watergate. That's what happens with old boys' clubs
That's not interesting. We've heard it before. What is interesting is his blog. He himself comments on the article.
One question that I'm still puzzling over is this: how much difference would it make if the Vatican did admit women as deacons, or ordain them? It's certainly true that women can be abusers as well as men. The painful report of the Irish Commission of Inquiry last year made that clear, with accounts of nuns brutally mistreating children and in some cases raping them. Likewise, ordination of women is no guarantee of popular support: mainline Christian denominations have been ordaining women, and still losing ground to more conservative Evangelical denominations.

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Directed by Ethan Margolis
Produced by Deborah Lawlor
Starring Carmen Ledesma, José Méndéz, Ethan Margolis, Cihtli Ocampo, Briseyda Zarate
Get ready for a great show as the perennially excellent Ethan Margolis brings incredible talent to our stage. You may notice some new names on the line-up, and you'd be right. Neither Carmen Ledesma nor José Méndéz have graced out stage before. Feel free to take a look at their bios below.
Carmen Ledesma:
Carmen Ledesma's performance will celebrate Sevilla's legacy of female dancers from Pastora Imperio and Matilde Coral to the grassroots pueblo-style dancers of Moron, Utrera and Lebrija. Ledesma's first teacher was Enrique el Cojo, one of the founders of Seville's unique style of flamenco dance. And her maestro Pepe Ríos (from Morón de la Frontera, nephew of Diego del Gastor) was a major influence. In the early years of her career, she worked with Antonio Gades at Spain's National Ballet. In 1983 she was awarded the prestigious Juana la Macarrona prize for dance at Cordoba's National Flamenco Arts Awards. She later went on to work with such greats as Mario Maya and El Farruco and toured both Spain and France with guitarist Pedro Bacán's legendary group "The Pinini Clan," where she danced alongside Concha Vargas.
José Méndéz
José Méndez was born into the legendary Méndez clan of Gypsy flamenco singers from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. A direct descendant of La Paquera, he is the grandson of the festero "El Pili" and a cousin of Bay Area favorite, Kina Méndez. A member of Cristina Hoyo's company for many years, José Méndez has specialized in singing for dancers. He is also an outstanding soloist with a voice that echoes La Paquera.


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The time to act to preserve our Second Amendment rights is now. We need to let our lawmakers know we won't stand for any infringement of the Second Amendment. In Defense of Self Defense is an article written by Andrew Napolitano for reason.com. In it he articulates the need for the right to self-defense. Judge Napolitano wrote."In the Orlando tragedy, the man who killed 49 and wounded 53 used a handgun and a rifle. The handgun accepted magazines containing 17 bullets, and the rifle accepted magazines containing 30 bullets. The killer, using both weapons, fired more than 250 times. That means he reloaded his weapons about a dozen times. Each time he reloaded, he stopped shooting, as it is impossible for any person to shoot and reload simultaneously.
We know from forensics that the killer was a poor shot. We can deduce from that knowledge that he was a slow reloader.
One learns to shoot first and reload later. It is likely that it took between three and seven seconds each time he reloaded the handgun and longer with the rifle. In those time periods, any trained person carrying a handgun in that Orlando nightclub could have wounded or killed him—and stopped the slaughter."
It is time to act now. You can reach your U.S. Representative and Senators by calling 202-224-3121. Contact other gun owners you know to tell them to call. Action is needed now.


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Ocean Inspired Medusae Pendant Lamps
Medusae Pendant Lamps designed by Californian designer Roxy Russell. Her inspiration for these lamps of course came from the ocean.
The ocean is such a boundless source of inspiration for myself and many other people, in all fields. Unfortunately, I am also very concerned about the fragile state of it's very complex eco-system.
I wanted to bring to the surface, and illuminate the growing problem of plastic polluting our oceans in a way that makes people inspired to help. We have a floating island of plastic garbage in the Pacific that is twice the size of Texas. Up to 70 percent of this plastic is below the surface, broken down into tiny pieces,becoming a toxic part of the eco-system. Countless fish and birds die from mistaking these bits for food.
This is an opportunity to look at how we might be contributing to the problem. Most people think it's ok to use plastic bottles because they throw them in the recycle bin or think someone else will, but what they don't realize is that much of the plastic that is manufactured never gets recycled.
Many times when we think "eco" or "going green" we think of what's on the surface, where we live…with this series I'd like to inspire people to look a little deeper
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The Chicago Blackhawks will be looking to build upon the momentum from their first win of the season when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, but they'll be playing a bit shorthanded as Ryan Hartman is expected to miss the game.
That's because Hartman took a shot off the skate in Saturday's win over the Nashville Predators, and while he did return to the practice ice Tuesday, he wasn't skating among the four forward lines, likely meaning that he'll miss at least one game with the ailment.
Fortunately for the Blackhawks, they will have 12 forwards dressed for the game, as Jordin Tootoo returned to the ice after missing Monday's workout with an illness. Tootoo skated on the fourth line with Marcus Kruger and Dennis Rasmussen, who is slotting into the lineup to replace Hartman.
Here are the full forward lines for the Blackhawks during their morning skate:
Motte – Toews – Panik
Panarin – Anisimov – Kane
Hinostroza – Schmaltz – Hossa
Rasmussen – Kruger – Tootoo
The Blackhawks have been trying to get their offense going over the first few games of the season, and Quenneville is hoping that these lines will balance out scoring and make the Hawks harder to play against. Richard Panik had an excellent game on Saturday against the Predators, notching his first career hat trick in the victory, and he'll be looking to help get Jonathan Toews and Tyler Motte going early in the season.
The third line is especially interesting, with Nick Schmaltz centering Marian Hossa and Vincent Hinostroza. Hossa's offensive production has been in a steady decline in recent years, but in playing with a speedy winger in Hinostroza and a very good passing center in Schmaltz, Hossa could get some opportunities to score goals against the Flyers on Tuesday.


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This month's segment is sponsored by a large international company, and when I say large, I mean enormous!
This company sent out a memo stating that they were foreseeing hard times, revenue wise. They were going to have to tighten their belts, employees should expect layoffs, and other expense measures were being taken. In the exact same memo they also announced they were adding a senior vice president to the staff, and promoting two other senior leaders to C-level positions.
Basically they told their entire global workforce that they might not have jobs, resource restrictions are being put in place, and oh-by-the-way we are adding three big fat salaries at the top.
True story.
Don't do this.


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Robert Baltimore
Mr. Baltimore co-heads the Business Services and Specialty Distribution Groups at Harris Williams. He has over two decades of investment banking experience and has advised clients on a variety of merger and acquisition and strategic advisory assignments. Mr. Baltimore and the team have built strong knowledge and relationships across the industry and have deep experience in each of the sectors they serve.
Prior to joining Harris Williams in 2001, Mr. Baltimore worked as an investment banker at First Union Securities (now Wells Fargo Advisors) and in a variety of roles at American Power Conversion, a leading technology company. Mr. Baltimore joined Harris Williams following the completion of his M.B.A. from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. He earned his B.A. in English from Boston College. Mr. Baltimore serves on the Board of No Barriers and lives in Richmond with his wife and two children.


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Screenshots are the easiest function already built-in to OS X. If you can remember the keyboard shortcuts. I don't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, so when it comes to keyboard shortcuts, I cheat.
Inside the Applications folder, inside the Utilities folder, is an app called Grab. Use it to grab screen shots. There's a few steps and more keyboard shortcuts but Grab works to grab screenshots, app windows, and more.
Or, add ScreenshotMenu to your Mac's Menubar and get screen shots absolutely faster and easier.
ScreenshotMenu performs only two functions. Click the icon in the Menubar. Then select Click Window. Like Grab, when you click an app's window, it grabs the image as a high quality PNG.
Or, select Drag Area in the drop down menu, and then drag a box over the screen to capture only a portion of the Mac's screen.
Once the screenshot is captured it's opened and displayed in Preview which makes it easy to save, convert to a different file, or share.
It'll be a challenge to get less from a free app, but ScreenshotMenu is quick, easy, and useful. No more keyboard shortcuts to remember.


text: Although resolution has historically been a dominant parameter of image quality, it is clear that contrast also plays an instrumental role, particularly in terms of the speed and accuracy of machine vision systems. It should be noted that resolution and contrast are inherently linked; specifying the limiting resolution of an imaging system without a notion of contrast makes little sense. The modulation transfer function is an elegant way to characterize how well an imaging system transfers contrast as a function of object detail; i.e., resolution. As the object details get smaller, it becomes increasingly difficult for the system to transfer its contrast to the image. This property is typically represented as a plot of contrast — modulation — vs. object detail — frequency. This graph gives a clear indication of the lens' performance within different frequency ranges (Figure 1). Figure 1. A modulation transfer function curve clearly indicates how well the lens performs at various frequency ranges.The advantage of specifying image quality in terms of modulation transfer function is that it is an objective measurement. Although visual tests have been and continue to be used, all are subjective. The dependence on human perception has limitations in a manufacturing world where more hard data and recordkeeping have become necessary. Beyond this objectivity, modulation transfer function is extremely useful in determining how component performance affects system performance and application requirements. Many components of an imaging system, such as the lens and the camera, have an associated modulation transfer function curve, and the overall measurement can be obtained by multiplying those of all individual components (Figure 2). This enables an accurate prediction of system performance by examining the components' specifications. Analyzing these curves can be a valuable tool in matching up components properly during system integration.Figure 2. By combining curves, a designer can match components and predict how a system will perform. In this example, the curves for a typical 25-mm, f/4 lens with a fixed focal length are multiplied by those for a typical CCD camera to determine system performance. Resolution is given in lines per millimeter.On the factory floorModulation transfer function does present some drawbacks, specifically in terms of the metrology necessary to support it in production environments. Speed of measurement, for instance, has been problematic. It can take 15 to 20 minutes to characterize a lens. Stability of modulation transfer function measurement instruments also has been an issue because hardware developed for laboratory environments was deployed onto the production floor. Calibration and correlation of instruments continues to be challenging. The inherent sensitivity of modulation transfer function and the large amount of data necessary to represent it correctly make it one of the hardest optical specifications to correlate between instruments.Despite these problems, modulation transfer function presents overwhelming advantages for integrators and, therefore, has become a preferred method for designers to specify the quality of an optical element coming off the production line. Thus, manufacturers are forced to deal with this metrology in production environments, motivating many of them to develop internal production-ready instrumentation that strikes a proper balance among speed, repeatability and data management. Speed is vital. In these applications, the instruments must make full lens characterization within four to seven seconds. The need for this incredible speed stems from the fact that one modulation transfer function instrument typically is used to control the output quality from numerous assemblers. In these applications, trays of lenses are often loaded and unloaded semiautomatically. The new generation of instrumentation is a major departure from traditional modulation transfer function lab equipment (Figure 3). Figure 3. On the production floor, modulation transfer function instruments must provide fast andrepeatable measurements. Data management is not a trivial undertaking. Courtesy of Edmund Optics.Speed is not the sole requirement for production-ready instrumentation, however. Accuracy and repeatability also are critical, with the latter being significantly more important in volume production. Getting repeatable results is crucial for observing trends of quality during production. Having the proper controls to actively monitor quality is key to running a factory floor and ensures that the customer gets consistent performance throughout the lifetime of the product. CalibrationAlthough many articles have been published in regard to calibration, basic issues still are associated with some of these techniques. The need for correlation between different instruments is absolutely critical and not trivial. It is essential that both parties consider lens orientation, field weights and definition, and frequency definition for proper "best focus" position, and that they consider the spectral content and stability of the source. We have found that it is easier to gather all through-focus data so that the modulation transfer function can be correlated off-line; this becomes a significant task in terms of data management.A great amount of data is necessary to fully characterize a lens' modulation transfer function. Multiple measurements must be taken at several field points (typically at full field, 0.7 field and on-axis) and should be taken in the four quadrants of the field to identify asymmetric response. The sagittal and tangential responses are important to identify and should be plotted together. This represents 18 curves for a specific focus position (Figure 4). To find the best focus, this must be done in small increments. Data management clearly becomes important in communicating the through-focus modulation transfer function data of a lens. Figure 4. Up to 18 locations are required to measure the through-focus modulation transfer function of a component.Modulation transfer function is a powerful tool for designers and system integrators to specify image quality. Although there are many drawbacks associated with testing it in volume production, the objective nature of the testing is important. Devising instruments that are fast and repeatable, that correlate easily and that have well-developed data management platforms is key in production environments.Meet the authorSamuel P. Sadoulet is director of product development at Edmund Optics in Barrington, N.J. He earned a BS in physics from the University of Rochester and an MS in optical engineering from the University of Arizona.


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There is a new Central NHS Computer System called the Summary Care Record (SCR). It is an electronic record which contains information about the medicines you take, allergies you suffer from and any bad reactions to medicines you have had.
Storing information in one place makes it easier for healthcare staff to treat you in an emergency, or when your GP practice is closed.
This information could make a difference to how a doctor decides to care for you, for example which medicines they choose to prescribe for you.
Only healthcare staff involved in your care can see your Summary Care Record.
Over half of the population of England now have a Summary Care Record. You can find out whether Summary Care Records have come to your area by looking at our interactive map or by asking your GP
No, it is not compulsory. If you choose to opt out of the scheme, then you will need to complete a form and bring it along to the surgery. You can use the form at the foot of this page.
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There are 29 different pathways within medicine, covering a wide variety of options such as allergy, dermatology, infectious diseases, neurology, and sport and exercise medicine.
Most medical roles have a mixture of ward work and clinic-based medicine and in most cases a generalist attitude is required as you will be working with patients who have more than one medical problem.
Training pathway
There are two routes into the medical specialites:
- core medical training (CMT)
- acute care common Stem (ACCS)
CMT follows foundation training. During CMT trainees complete a curriculum and an e-portfolio which focus on the basic levels of General Internal Medicine (GIM) (Acute). In order to progress towards a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), different competencies must be met. These encompass good medical practice, symptom competencies (including emergency and common presentations), system specific competencies, investigation competencies and procedural competencies. Assessment of competence is documented through workplace-based assessments and the MRCP(UK) which is a mandatory requirement to enter specialty training at ST3. A full breakdown of what is involved can be found on the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board website.
ACCS is an alternative training programme and entry route to specialty training. It provides an overview of acute internal medicine, emergency medicine, anaesthetics and intensive care medicine.
CMT/ACCS are one of the entry routes into the intensive care medicine, and occupational medicine ST3 pathways. In addition, CMT/ACCS is the entry route into haematology (at ST3).
Look at the person specifications which list eligibility criteria for CMT and ACCS, and entry into ST3. They include the personal, academic and clinical criteria on which recruitment is based.


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It is a small group experience that is unique from other places I've gone.
It has allowed me to explore specific challenges in my life and has taught me new skills to use in my recovery.
I enjoyed coming here and suggest going here for help with your addictions
— ARGO Institute Client
Aquila of Delaware, Inc. provides individualized person centered treatment to adolescents and young adults suffering from psychiatric and substance user disorders.
Aquila of Delaware, Inc. provides a complete range of services including
- Assessment
- Community Based Intensive Outpatient Treatment
- Clinic Based Intensive Outpatient Treatment
- Outpatient Therapy
- Drug Diversion
- Comprehensive Drug Testing
- Psychiatric Evaluations and Medication Management
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I urge you to OPPOSE the DARK Act, an industry-backed bill to block the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods.
Not only would this bill make meaningless voluntary labeling federal law, it would also deny states the right to pass meaningful mandatory GE food labeling bills.
It is grossly misleading for industry—let alone federal lawmakers—to continue trumpeting the idea that voluntary labeling will solve the overwhelming consumer demand for labeling in the marketplace. In the 14 years that FDA has allowed companies to voluntarily label genetically engineered foods, only two companies have said they will label, and both came in response to a mandatory labeling law passed in Vermont.
I expect lawmakers to support my right to know about the food I purchase and feed my family, not undermine it.
Please do NOT support this or ANY bill that enacts useless voluntary labeling schemes and denies states their right to pass meaningful, mandatory GE food labeling bills. Instead, I urge you to support the Merkley bill to label GE food because it responsibly balances the needs of both consumers and companies for a national, mandatory GE labeling scheme.
Center for Food Safety
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The Grocery Manufacturers Association, along with allies like Monsanto and Dow, have teamed up on a federal bill that would deny your right to know what is in your food.
This bill, which has...
The Grocery Manufacturers Association, along with allies like Monsanto and Dow, have teamed up on a federal bill that would deny your right to know what is in your food.
This bill, which has been called the "Denying Americans the Right-to-Know Act" (DARK Act), has already been passed in the House of Representatives (HR 1599), and a similar bill is now being debated in the Senate.
If passed into law this disastrous bill would:
GE labeling is important to Americans, with over 90% consistently
supporting transparency in the marketplace through mandatory GE
labeling. In 2013 and 2014 there were over 70 GE labeling bills and
ballot initiatives introduced across 30 states, with laws being passed
in Maine, Connecticut, and Vermont.
The DARK Act would shut down these efforts and replace them with an undemocratic, hollow "voluntary" labeling scheme.
This is not the solution consumers have been demanding.
Even though Americans overwhelmingly support labeling, there is a disastrous momentum behind the DARK Act. Instead of joining the 64 countries across the world that require GE labeling, this bill actually promotes consumer confusion. While countries like South Korea, Japan, China, Brazil, South Africa and the entire European Union care about their citizens' right to know what is in their food, some in Congress are instead working on keeping Americans in the dark.
Tell your Senator to OPPOSE the DARK Act and SUPPORT mandatory GE food labeling!
For more information:
State Labeling Initiatives, Center for Food Safety (April 2014)
Bill seeks to block mandatory GMO food labeling by states, Reuters (April 10th, 2014)
Big Food's "DARK Act" Introduced in Congress, CFS Press Release (April 9th, 2014)
GMO Pushers and The Art of War, Huffington Post (April 10, 2014)


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Life hacks (for managing your condition)
Sometimes it's the little things in life that can help you get through difficult times, or manage the everyday challenges of having a heart condition.
Life hacks are tips and shortcuts that help to manage life. For example, saving you energy, managing your symptoms, or making you feel more in control. Here are some life hacks suggested by other people. Why not give them a go?
"Find out about exercise and activities so you can carry on with life."
"Maybe buy a fitness tracker so you can monitor your heart rate."
Read more about exercise.
"I had my hair cut short so it was less tiring to deal with (and it made me more confident!)"
"If you don't have an electric toothbrush get one as it helped me massively 'cos I was so tired."
Read more about managing your lifestyle.
"Speak to other people about your condition - maybe a close friend if you don't want to speak to your family. Or get in contact with us!"
Jasmine, get in contact with our young peer support volunteers.
"I know writing in a journal has definitely helped me. Just taking time to jot down worries, anxieties, feelings when you're having a bad day but also when you're having a good day."
Read more about emotional wellbeing.
Read more about dealing with worry.
Got any hacks to share? You can email us to tell us more.
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Learn to use your rolled hem specialty foot! We're celebrating the first-ever National Serger Month all throughout April, sharing tips, techniques and tutorials to help you get the most out of your serger.
Most sewists know that sergers are a great tool for finishing seams, but they have so many other helpful and handy applications for all sorts of projects.
I LOVE my serger and one of my favorite ways to use it is to create a rolled hem.
A rolled hem makes a tidy and professional-looking edge for napkins and tablecloths, and is also quick and easy to stitch on a serger.
You can also use a rolled hem to create a delicate edge-finish on a lightweight fabric, or use it to inconspicuously apply lace or other trim to the fabric edge. Here's a close-up on a basic 3-thread serger rolled hem from the right side:
The hem is very narrow in width and the serger actually rolls the fabric edge under the tiniest bit to prevent fraying. Here's a view of the wrong side, where you can see the rolled effect:
To create a rolled hem on your serger, first consult your manual to find out the correct rolled hem settings for the machine.
Practice serging the rolled hem on a mediumweight woven fabric, such as quilting cotton, to get a feel for the way the different settings affect the stitch. The serger I'm using has a dial that allows you to select a rolled hem (as opposed to a standard serger overlock hem) and a Stitch Selector that engages the correct settings for the desired stitch, which in this case is "D". This ensures that the thread will form around the "stitch finger" to create the rolled effect on the fabric:
Stitch finger:
One of the most important considerations when using a serger is the differential feed.
Sergers have two sets of feed dogs (rather than a standard machine, which has one set), so you can change the speed of each feed-dog set depending on the fabric type and the effect that you want to create. For a non-stretch woven fabric, start with the differential feed on neutral or zero. This means that both sets of feed dogs are moving at the same speed.
Engage the cutting knife to neatly trim away the correct amount from the fabric edge as you serge. Once all of the settings are correct, serge for a few inches to create a thread chain.
This allows the threads to form a rolled hem stitch that neatly grabs the fabric edge. Insert your test-fabric scrap, and serge the edge:
When serging a rolled hem on a corner, start each edge with a thread chain. Carefully trim away the thread chains and apply a small drop of seam sealant to prevent the stitch from unraveling.
Once you've mastered a basic rolled hem, you can use the same stitch to create a variety of decorative effects and trims.
To quickly and easily add lace trim, place the lace straight edge along the fabric edge with right sides together, and then serge, catching both edges in the rolled hem stitch:
Fold and press the lace away from the fabric. The rolled hem is secure enough to hold the lace but is still very delicate and inconspicuous.
Another great rolled-hem technique is a lettuce edge, often seen on little girls' garments.
For a lettuce edge, use a knit fabric. The stretch in the fabric helps the fabric curl and create that cute lacy, ruffly effect. The key to creating a lettuce edge is the differential feed. Instead of using the neutral setting, reduce the differential feed to the lowest setting.
Reducing the differential feed slows down the front set of feed dogs in comparison to the back set, stretching the fabric edge and smooshing the stitches.
Start with a thread chain, and insert the fabric edge along the direction of greatest stretch. Serge, gently stretching the fabric in front of and behind the feed dogs to start producing that curly effect:
All ruffled up:
These are just a few of the fun techniques you can do with a serger! Stay tuned for a new serger posts on the Sew News blog and Faceboook page each week of April, Visit NationalSergerMonth.org to find lots of fun free projects and tutorials. And to take part in the fun on your own blog, grab the National Serger Month Badge to share the serger love! Happy serging!


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Urban convenience, low maintenance, designed for an active lifestyle; it's no wonder condo developments are increasing in popularity. You may have noticed that new condo developments are often for sale before construction is complete, or in some cases before it even begins.
There are some important purchasing factors to take into account when deciding between a pre-construction or under-construction condo. There are no specific rules to follow in your purchasing decision, but it's important to note some distinct advantages to both options.
Pre-Construction Flexibility
If time is on your side, purchasing new provides unique flexibility that you cannot find when purchasing an already under construction condo. Pre-construction condos typically take around 12 months to complete. Timelines can sometimes extend toward the 18-month mark with seasonal delays. But if time is less of a factor there are some fantastic benefits to a new, pre-construction purchase.
For starters, there's choice. Purchasing a brand new condo often gives you the flexibility to choose your location within the building or condo community before construction has even begun. You can have first dibs on selecting the floor plan and layout of your home. There are also fantastic opportunities to customize with building options and upgrades before construction begins.
What's more is that pre-construction purchasing often also comes with a cheaper price depending on market conditions, and that's a rather enticing prospect! While buying new provides fantastic flexibility, purchasing a pre-construction condo ensures convenience.
Pre-Construction Convenience
Purchasing a condo already under construction is common among homebuyers. One of the biggest perks of purchasing a condo in this state is convenience. With your new home well on its way to completion, you can immediately begin the transition process. Barring any unexpected delays you should be able to lock in your closing date and begin the downsize from the old family home or upgrade from rental living.
Purchasing a condo already under construction also provides the added benefit of exploring the community, amenities and building design before moving in. Is it a pet-friendly development? Is there adequate storage space? Do the condo services and amenities fit with your active, come and go lifestyle? These are all good questions to ask while walking around the development.
While layouts and community design are already set in stone by the time construction is underway there are still opportunities to work with builders on the finishes of your new home.
It Comes Down To Personal Preferences
When it comes to purchasing a new or pre-construction condo – there is no right or wrong answer. At the end of the day, it may come down to practicality. What is your timeline? What are your priorities?
Condo living is growing in popularity among millennials and retirees alike. For some, it's the opportunity to shed the mortgage attached to that large, detached family home. For others it's a lifestyle decision; moving closer to work, to friends, to play. While there are some definite pros and cons to weigh when you make your decision, it's certain that you'll be satisfied in the end.


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Nature and humans can be brutal. When you see humans being gentle and generous when they do not have to be there is something great in that. When power is used to help the weak instead of crush the weak that power becomes more than power it becomes greatness.
I have been thinking lately of what made the character Gatsby great from the novel and I immediately focused on the words largeness and generosity when I read Deanna's essay. There is something noble and great about magnanimity in human beings when you see it. When they are not retreating to provincial pettiness but reach out with expansive magnanimity.
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Best Practices Report
The Best Practices Report was one of the early steps of Plan Fort Collins. Its purpose was to explore a range of ideas from innovative and leading communities and organizations for Fort Collins to consider and explore. It summarizes the creative programs, tools, and other successful ideas from a range of communities and organizations that face similar challenges and opportunities as Fort Collins.
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Snapshot Report
The Snapshot Report is one of the first steps in a year-long effort to update and broaden City Plan and the Transportation Master Plan. It identifies an initial list of challenges and opportunities for discussion about the community's long-term future. The Report and the community dialogue set the stage for the next phase of the Plan Fort Collins effort-exploring choices and new policy directions to address future challenges needs.
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Stormwater Report
The City of Fort Collins ia an innovator in stormwater management practices and policies. The City's programs to restore urban streams, and the construction of the Udall Natural Area (to improve the water quality of stormwater), demonstrate a long-term commitment to environmentally responsible stormwater management. The City also demonstrates a progressive approach to stormwater management by integrating stormwater facilities into parks, open space and trail networks. This report is designed to supplement City Plan by focusing on how the City can expand its current policies, and practices; and proposes innovations in stormwater management that support the broader goals of City Plan.
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First Amendment Gallery recently unveiled a new group exhibition "Sentimental Mood" featuring 20 Bay Area artists. The gallery is located at the intersection of 6th and Howard St. in Downtown San Francisco and the exhibition is free and open to the public. More information and images after the jump.
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Hell'O Collective – "Dystopia" @ First Amendment Gallery
First Amendment Gallery is very excited to announce "Dystopia" a debut US solo exhibition by Belgium duo Hell'O Collective in San Francisco, CA. The opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, November 2nd at 7pm. The exhibition with include new paintings, drawings, installation and exterior murals. The gallery is located at 1000 Howard St. in Downtown San Francisco. More information and images after the jump!
Group Exhibition – "Onset" @ First Amendment Gallery
First Amendment Gallery in San Francisco presents their latest group exhibition titled "Onset". Here is a link to the images to the pieces, the opening reception and layout that features the works of: Adele Renault, Bagger 43, Basik, Caratoes, David Ryan Jade Rivera, Jaime Molina, Joseph Martinez, Josh Grotto, Lena Gustafson,Li-Hill, Lie,Miss Van and Roan Victor. The exhibition will run until August 17th – check it out if you're in San Francisco.


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A Symphony of Lights Dinner Buffet
|7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. North Point (East) Passenger Ferry Pier, Hong Kong Island
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Hung Hom Ferry Pier
|Adult HK$470 + 10% service charge
Child HK$300 + 10% service charge
|International dinner buffet, live band performance & cruise sightseeing in Victoria Harbour
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The eko is held annually in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. In this event, attendees, guests, specialists and referrers on this field from all around the world, have the opportunity to get involved with the latest technological innovations, vulnerabilities and tools. The talks are translated simultaneously and can be heard in Spanish and EnglishAbout eko
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Wargames defending your territory, open locks, different technologies, antennas building and of course afters to share a few beers among all.
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I've just made the switch from Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Ubuntu Server, and need to do network configuration with static IP addresses, multiple Ethernet interfaces, channel bonding for redundancy, a bridge for VMs, etc.
In RHEL, I did this by writing configuration files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts. Is there a similar file or directory in Ubuntu where you can configure all network interfaces? If so, where can I find documentation for it? If not, how do I do network configuration beyond the basics? (I've seen mention of /etc/network/interfaces, but I'm not sure it does what I'm looking for.) Thanks!
Thanks to man interfaces, man bridge-utils-interfaces, and the Ubuntu community documentation page for bonding, I've mostly figured out what I need. The one thing I'm still not sure of is how to put a bridge on top of a bonded interface. Here's the relevant part of my interfaces file:
auto br0
iface br0 inet static
address 10.1.254.101
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 10.1.254.0
broadcast 10.1.254.255
gateway 10.1.254.50
dns-nameservers 10.1.254.252
bridge_ports bond0
bridge_stp off
iface bond0 inet manual
bond-slaves eth0 eth1
bond_mode balance-rr
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Tennis elbow braces are used to help heal the condition known as tennis elbow. Tennis elbow pain is also commonly known as hooters elbow or archers elbow. This injury got its name because it frequently occurred in a large percentage of tennis and racquet players. However, it is also apparent in people who do not play tennis.
This is a state where the outer part of the elbow turns out to be very painful. This is caused due to repetitive motions or strain of the forearm or wrist against resistance. The symptoms include
• Pain on the outside of the elbow region
• Soreness or weakness in the muscles of the forearm
• Morning stiffness
• Gripping and movements of the wrist, forearm against resistance or overuse
The rigorous ache which is evident in this injury can be abridged by taking anti-inflammatory medication or by taking proper amount of rest.
During the healing process of injured elbow, the elbow brace is of utmost importance in order to give the proper support to the elbow that it needs. This is the most affordable way to take care of your trivial injuries and diminish the intensity of joint irritation that appears from aged injuries too.
These elbow braces are readily available in almost all the supermarkets and drug stores. You can order them online too and have it delivered at your doorstep.
So, how do you decide and choose the best elbow brace? The first and foremost thing that you need to observe while shopping elbow brace is its design and functionality. When it comes to functionality, you must make certain that the brace provides good amount of force or pressure to the forearm muscles so that it doesn't cause unnecessary pressure on the tendons.
Try the braces on and ensure that it is most comfortable to wear and that they do not hamper your forearm muscles during contraction. These elbow straps come in different sizes and a variety of designs. Pick the straps that are easy to wear and remove.
Another excellent feature of the elbow brace is that they sometimes come with a massage switch to revitalize your forearm muscles through massaging. This ensures that your forearm muscles receive maximum comfort. Hence, it becomes very vital that the tennis elbow brace correctly fits your forearm for it to be more effective and achieve 100% results.
Now that you have gained enough knowledge on the type elbow braces to choose, let us see the simple procedures to wear them:
• Disengage the Velcro strap
• Slip your forearm into the brace
• The last step is to ensure that you make the required adjustments such that the forearm support is on the side of the arm, just below your thumb. Make certain that the top Velcro strap is just 2 inches below the elbow. Now, lock the straps around the forearm to the place where it feels comfortable
Basically, this tennis elbow brace is designed in such a way that it provides remedial warmth and firmness that is very supportive in reducing your elbow pain. Regular use of these braces helps you in protecting your arm joints or aid them heal, without having to give up on the activities that you love to do. Most of the recognized tennis elbow braces come with spiral lining which assist to get rid of extra perspiration.
Bear in mind to wear these straps on around the clock for at least a month, even while you hit your bed. It is a great way to help prevent all your elbow injuries without having to chew too much of your pocket.


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Girls Inc of Northwest Oregon 8th Annual Power of the Purse Gala
Girls Inc. of Northwest Oregon held its eighth annual Power of the Purse event on March 8 at the Portland Art Museum. The main event had a live auction where girls participating in Girls Inc's girl empowerment programs modeled one of a kind handbags designed by local "purse-o-nalities" along with one of Portland's top product designers.
Juliana Lukasik was one of the "PURSE-onalities"
The night will also include a silent auction, shopping with some of Portland's favorite boutiques, a wine wall, and a light dinner. Proceeds will support Girls Inc. of Northwest Oregon, where girls are inspired to be strong, smart, and bold.
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text: Humanities › History & Culture A Brief History of the Invention of Plastics Share Flipboard Email Print Paul Taylor/Stone/Getty Images History & Culture Inventions Famous Inventions Famous Inventors Patents & Trademarks Invention Timelines Computers & The Internet American History African American History African History Ancient History and Culture Asian History European History Genealogy Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History The 20th Century Women's History View More by Mary Bellis Mary Bellis, known by some as CalmX, was an experimental artist, film director and producer, video game content creator, and freelance writer for some 18 years. She specialized in writing about inventors and inventions, in particular. Bellis died in March 2015. Updated May 25, 2019 The first man-made plastic was created by Alexander Parkes who publicly demonstrated it at the 1862 Great International Exhibition in London. The material, called Parkesine, was an organic material derived from cellulose that once heated could be molded and retained its shape when cooled. Celluloid Celluloid is derived from cellulose and alcoholized camphor. John Wesley Hyatt invented celluloid as a substitute for the ivory in billiard balls in 1868. He first tried using a natural substance called collodion after spilling a bottle of it and discovering that the material dried into a tough and flexible film. However, the material was not strong enough to be used as a billiard ball, not until the addition of camphor, a derivative of the laurel tree. The new celluloid could now be molded with heat and pressure into a durable shape. Besides billiard balls, celluloid became famous as the first flexible photographic film used for still photography and motion pictures. Hyatt created celluloid in a strip format for movie film. By 1900, movie film was an exploding market for celluloid. Formaldehyde Resins - Bakelite After cellulose nitrate, formaldehyde was the next product to advance the technology of plastic. Around 1897, efforts to manufacture white chalkboards led to casein plastics (milk protein mixed with formaldehyde) Galalith and Erinoid are two early tradename examples. In 1899, Arthur Smith received British Patent 16,275, for "phenol-formaldehyde resins for use as an ebonite substitute in electrical insulation," the first patent for processing a formaldehyde resin. However, in 1907, Leo Hendrik Baekeland improved phenol-formaldehyde reaction techniques and invented the first fully synthetic resin to become commercially successful with the trade name Bakelite. Here is a brief timeline of the evolution of plastics. Timeline - Precursors 1839 - Natural Rubber - Method of processing invented by Charles Goodyear1843 - Vulcanite - Invented by Thomas Hancock1843 - Gutta-Percha - Invented by William Montgomerie1856 - Shellac - Invented by Alfred Critchlow and Samuel Peck1856 - Bois Durci - Invented by Francois Charles Lepage Timeline - Beginning of the Plastic Era With Semi-Synthetics 1839 - Polystyrene or PS - Discovered by Eduard Simon1862 - Parkesine - Invented by Alexander Parkes1863 - Cellulose Nitrate or Celluloid - Invented by John Wesley Hyatt1872 - Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC - First created by Eugen Baumann1894 - Viscose Rayon - Invented by Charles Frederick Cross and Edward John Bevan Timeline - Thermosetting Plastics and Thermoplastics 1908 - Cellophane - Invented by Jacques E. Brandenberger1909 - First true plastic Phenol-Formaldehyde (trade name Bakelite) - Invented by Leo Hendrik Baekeland1926 - Vinyl or PVC - Walter Semon invented a plasticized PVC1933 - Polyvinylidene chloride or Saran also called PVDC - Accidentally discovered by Ralph Wiley, a Dow Chemical lab worker1935 - Low-density polyethylene or LDPE - Invented by Reginald Gibson and Eric Fawcett1936 - Acrylic or Polymethyl Methacrylate1937 - Polyurethanes (trade-named Igamid for plastics materials and Perlon for fibers) - Otto Bayer and co-workers discovered and patented the chemistry of polyurethanes1938 - Polystyrene made practical1938 - Polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE (trade-named Teflon) - Invented by Roy Plunkett1939 - Nylon and Neoprene - Considered a replacement for silk and a synthetic rubber respectively by Wallace Hume Carothers1941 - Polyethylene Terephthalate or Pet - Invented by Whinfield and Dickson1942 - Low-Density Polyethylene1942 - Unsaturated Polyester also called PET - Patented by John Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson1951 - High-density polyethylene or HDPE (trade-named Marlex) - Invented by Paul Hogan and Robert Banks1951 - Polypropylene or PP - Invented by Paul Hogan and Robert Banks1953 - Saran Wrap introduced by Dow Chemicals1954 - Styrofoam (a type of foamed polystyrene foam) - Invented by Ray McIntire for Dow Chemicals1964 - Polyimide1970 - Thermoplastic Polyester this includes trademarked Dacron, Mylar, Melinex, Teijin, and Tetoron1978 - Linear Low-Density Polyethylene1985 - Liquid Crystal Polymers Continue Reading


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The list of accomplishments that Andrew James (Andy) Bathgate achieved easily qualifies him for a spot in the Sports Hall of Fame. He played his minor hockey in West Kildonan, "(the late) Vince Leah...I have to give him all the credit in the world," Bathgate recalled, "Vince was there before my father passed away and after my father passed away when I was 13. Vince really encouraged me an awful lot to get really involved in hockey. I couldn't thank Vince enough."
Bathgate captained the Guelph Biltmores to the 1952 Memorial Cup Championship. And, that fall he started with the New York Rangers. "When I joined them, I think there were seven Winnipeggers on the team. It was just like old homecoming with Don Raleigh there... Ed Slowinski, Nick Mickoski, Wally Hergesheimer... there were all kinds of Winnipeggers."
The Rangers had not won the Stanley Cup since 1940, but not from a lack of effort on Andy Bathgate's part between 1952 and '64. He had a personal best of 40 goals and 48 assists for 88 points in the 1958-59 campaign; a season that brought him the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. He followed that up in 1961-62 by tying for the scoring title, only to finish runner-up because he did not score as many goals as Bobby Hull. The next season he was the runner-up to another pretty fair winger in Gordie Howe. But his career highlight was yet to come. Traded to Toronto half-way through the 1963-64 season, Bathgate scored the winning goal in the seventh and deciding game (against Detroit) to capture the Stanley Cup.
Andy Bathgate was twice an NHL all-star. And, during his 17 seasons with the Rangers, Toronto, Detroit and Pittsburgh, he played 1,069 games, scored 349 goals, and 624 assists for 973 points.
James Bathgate is aslos a member of the Tribune Sports Hall of Fame and the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.


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- Hotel, Ryokan Reservations TOP
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- Shimane (Izumo, Tamatsukuri, Matsue)
- Ichibata Mountain Cottage
For those who want to spend time at a leisurely place surrounded by nature, for those who want to refresh both mind and body; this is a simple and elegant cottage designed for those guests. There are only two buildings in this Ichibata Yakushi Kyoudan temple renowned for 'the God of eye health'. Because of this, you can truly relax in peace and quiet here. The morning sun rising from lake Shinji, the night sky littered with stars, in spring you are enveloped in the scent of young leaves, in summer you hear the cries of the cicada, in autumn a seas of clouds spreads out above. For travelers looking to find themselves, for those travelling with someone special, for family trips, for trips with friends; no matter the situation this is the accommodation for those looking to get deeply familiar with nature. In the zen temple you can experience zazen, transcription, sutra copying, the temples rice porridge and traditional Buddhist monk fare. Here you can experience life away from the daily routines and reset your mind and soul.
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Ichibata Mountain Cottage
803 Kobancho Izumo-shi Shimane [View map]
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CI/CO time may be different depending on plan.
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You can park cars next to the accommodation. After checking in, you may leave the premises. (Please make sure to lock the door after you.) Bathrobes are provided. (Sleepwear is not provided.) We ask that you prepare sleepwear for children. About the BBQ site A specific area, 'Azumaya', is allocated for BBQ. (When both buildings are using the BBQ site, we ask that you use half of the space each.) (It is not permitted to have a BBQ on the cottage decking nor in the kitchen) 'Azumaya' is prepared with tables, chairs and a grill pit. We ask that guests bring any required BBQ equipment themselves, such as a grill, charcoal etc. (Equipment such as a grill is not available for rental.) It is not permitted to bring cutlery and utensils from the cottage. Please prepare your own paper plates etc.Read moreClose
Regarding check in time Check in is carried out between 15:00-17:30. The temple office closes business from 17:30, so we ask that you plan your arrival for within those times. If you are going to be late, please contact us. If you do not contact us, we will consider the reservation as canceled. For those arriving to the cottage by car, when you enter the big car park for Ichibata, you will see a sign in front of you on your left, follow the road according to the sign. Please park in the small parking lot in front of the cottage and the proceed to the temple office to check in. After checking in, we will direct you to the parking lot next to the cottage. Concerning Trash We ask that you take any trash home with you, but if you purchase trash bags here and bring them with you to the front desk upon check out, we will dispose of it for you.Read moreClose
The cottage is Non-smoking throughout. If you smoke inside the room, there will be a cleaning charge applied. You cannot use cooking methods that will produce smoke inside the rooms. (For BBQs please use the Azumaya space) There is no supermarket nearby The closest supermarket is 15-20 minutes away by car. Goody Hirata Shop phone 0853-62-2367 (a fun store with a variety of ingredients) Lapita Hirata Shop 0853-63-7300 (delicious sashimi, Shimane beef and farm vegetables) There is a convenience (Popular) store 7-10 minutes away by car We would advise that you purchase goods before making your way to the cottage. Fireworks are not permitted (due to the temple premises)Read moreClose
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- Hot spring
- Fresh hot spring
- Room with outdoor spa
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- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool
- Esthe/Spa facility
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- Barrier free
- 5 min walk from station
- Pets allowed
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JR trains & bus & taxi From JR Matsue Station 1) take a bus or taxi to Matsue Onsen Station (10 minutes) 2) Ichibata train to Ichibataguchi Station (20 minutes) 3) Take a bus or taxi to Ichibata Yakushi (10 minutes) 4) Walk from the bus stop (10 minutes), or taxi (1 minute) From Subway Izumoshi Station (got to nearby JR Izumoshi Station) 1) Ichibata train to Ichibataguchi Station (20 minutes) 3) Take a bus or taxi to Ichibata Yakushi (10 minutes) 4) Walk from the bus stop (10 minutes), or taxi (1 minute) From JR Shinji Station Take a taxi, 20km (25-30 minutes) By plane (Izumo Airport) from Tokyo Haneda Airport 80 minutes From Osaka Itami Airport 60 minutes From Fukuoka Airport 70 minutes Ichibata train timetable http://ichibata.jp/?page_id=1093 Ichibata bus timetable http://ichibata.jp/?page_id=1011 For those taking the Ichibata train line After taking the train from Matsue Shinjiko onsen station and alighting at Ichibataguchi station or after taking the train from Izumoshi station, Izumo Taisha Station and alighting at Ichibataguchi station, when taking a taxi, please ensure that you reserve a car in advance. There are no taxis waiting. The taxi fare will be approximately 1800 yen, but the car will drop you off close to the cottage. Telephone number Ichibata Taxi 0853630909 When taking a bus Alight at Ichibata Yakushi bus stop and then it will take you approximately 5-8 minutes to arrive at the cottage. Upon climbing 130 steps, you will see the temple office in front of you. Please check in here. Map to Ichibata Yama cottage http://ichibata.jp/cottage/koutsu.html Ichibata train timetable http://www.ichibata.co.jp/railway/operate/timetable.html Timetable for connections between Ichibata trains and busses http://ichibata.jp/?page_id=1093
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In spring SUngard had announced that Luminis IV would be officially supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 4. This was good news as the support for RHEL 3 which was the officially support Linux platform previously was about to dry up. As such we had a goal for our eventual move from Luminis III to Luminis IV to install Luminis IV on RHEL 4 as this should prove easier then upgrading the OS after the fact.
However we have had trouble in achieving this goal up until now. Today I had Ed reimage our RHEL 4 virtual machine (brax.cc.umanitoba.ca) and attempted another round of installing Luminis IV on it. It kept failing when it attempted to install the Java Enterprise System stack (calendar, directory, webserver, mail) with a return code of 50.
In examining the source code of the JES main install class error code 50 seemed to revovle around file I/O issues.Now up until this point I had been attempting to install Luminis IV onto a NFS partition, so on a long shot I decided to try and install it on the root file system. This almost worked except that we did not have enough disk space to achieve this goal. As such another call into Ed and the root file system gained an additional 5G.
This has allowed Luminis IV to be installed on RHEL 4. However this is not how we will want to leave it as we want to minimise the amount of software left on the OS disk. As such the next step will be to move this data over to the NFS partition and setup the symlink. This of course will be a job for another day.
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On May 18th we would like to recognize all our High School and College graduates. If you have an immediate family member that is graduating or has graduated over the past year, please let the church office know. We will need the graduate's name, school and degree or certification. You may write this information on the registration form. Please be specific on your college degree, list it as you want it in the program. If you would like for us to use pictures for our recognition time, please turn in hard copy pictures by May 4th. Digital copies are preferred and may be turned in or emailed to Jason email@example.com by May 11th. We can use two pictures per graduate.
High School Summer Camp will be June 23-27th. Sign-ups are currently going on and information sheets are available from Jason or on the front pew. The early-bird deadline to save $25 is May 25th. All you need to do to receive the discount is pay a $50 non-refundable deposit, then pay the balance before we leave for the trip. We have some great activities planned this year, so your teenager will not want to miss it!
VBS will be the week of June 16-20 from 9 a.m. to noon. We will begin building our set for the Drama presentation the week of May 18th. We can use help with painting and construction. See Lanny Green for more details.
Envelopes are available in the pew racks for the Mother's Day Offering. All monies go to the Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes.
Our Preschool and Children's choirs will be singing during the Sunday evening service on May 18 at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome!
The Children's choir will have a lock-in and rehearsal beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 16.
We will be going to the Lookouts Game in Chattanooga on Sunday, evening, May 25. Tickets will be available in the church office.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP – June 2-5
Horn's Creek Cabins. – See Jason for more info.
Congratulations to Brandon and Rachel McDonald on the birth of their daughter, Annalee on April 24. She weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz and was 19 ¾ inches long. Proud great-grandparents are Charles and Jean McDonald.


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Dialogue with a New York trader, 7:20 a.m.
"Pisani, where you been?"
"Outside in front of Zuccotti Park."
"Zuccotti Park? What are you doing there?"
"There's a protest planned for the NYSE this morning. There's about 200 people outside the park, but it seems like most of them are people taking pictures of other people. The police are everywhere. I had to show my ID to get through. Never have so many covered so few."
"Pisani, the damn world is collapsing, and you're covering a few people in a park."
"Well, there's more than a few..."
"Pisani, have you seen what's going on this morning? The Spanish auction didn't sell. French bonds are blowing out...I go to bed at night and I wake up with a whole new portfolio."
"I know, it's frustrating."
"Frustrating? It's a f***ing disaster every damn day. We got correlation risk, headline risk, we gap down every morning..."
This is what my days are like for the past four months...angry traders yelling at me and sending four exclamation point (!!!!) emails.
Spain did indeed sell 3.6 billion euros ($4.8 billion) of 10-year bonds at a yield of 6.98 percent; a similar maturity last month sold at a yield of 5.43 percent (ouch!). France sold 7 billion euros ($9.5 billion) of two-year and four-year debt at an average yield of 1.85 percent for the two-year (compared to 1.31 for the last auction a month ago) and 2.44 percent for the four year (compared to 1.96 percent).
France's Sarkozy wants the European Financial Stability Facility to get a banking license, the back door way to turn on the spending spigot; Germany's Merkel is opposed.
1. S&P futures moved about 4 points as initial jobless claims, October housing starts and building permits were all better than expected.
2. Automotive parts maker Delphi (remember them?) priced their initial public offering, 24 million shares at $22, the low end of the $22 to $24 price talk. Sure you remember them. They were spun off from General Motors in 1997, delisted in 2005 after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after disclosing irregular accounting practices, sold off large parts of the company, the remainder was bought by private investors (Paulson, Silverpoint, Oaktree, and others). Average insider costs: $0.67 (not a typo). The good news: It was profitable last year.
Fairly decent day for secondaries: outpacing IPOs on a 4-1 basis this year, according to David Menlo at IPOfinancial.com. LinkedIn did their first secondary, 8.75 million shares at $71 ($620 million), six months after going public at $45. Dunkin Brands sold 22 million at $25.62, the IPO was four months ago at $18. Cigna ssued 15.2 million shares at $42.75.
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I've read the manual and want to make sure I understand something. I'm not sure which firmware on the download page I need to download. Also, on the iriver hard drive, do I need to create a directory to unzip the files in? Also, does the installation take place while the unit is still hooked up to the computer. I've never installed something like this before, and I don't want to mess something up. Thanks for any help.
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And a big WHOOOOOP to our friend who joined in a lifelong commitment to the man of her dreams over the weekend. SO HAPPY FOR THEM BOTH!
I am working on the photography for this blog. The lighting is not perfect in the kitchen and sometimes I have troubles getting the right look. Sometimes I do though!
So, Friday, I was lying on the couch (not The Couch), just the couch at Nancy's and The Masters was on the TV and my eyes were fluttering and as they gained momentum a question Nancy had asked me earlier began to reverberate in my head..."What are we having for dinner?", she had asked.
Now, with me and my family, that is no simple question. When we travel as a family (which does not happen often enough anymore), the breakfast conversation will touch on plans for lunch. At lunch dinner is discussed, and...you guessed it, during dinner breakfast conversation occurs!
So, here I am half asleep, golf being played in the background and the culinary synapses begin to sizzle...
Chicken, OK....stuffed...hummm, prosciutto...provolone, no mozzarella...a sauce...some red peppers and mushroom....portobellas, yup!
Something to go along with it...GNOCCHI - well, I have been craving it again since New Year's Eve.
After a bit more rest, off to the local Kroger's head Nancy and I, she with no clear idea of my dinner plans.
2 large Portobello Mushrooms
1 Medium Onion (sweet works well - but regular yellow is fine)
3-4 tablespoons. minced garlic (not pictured)
1 Red Pablano Chili (optional)
2 Tomatoes
1 Sweet Red Pepper
5 tablespoons butter (not pictured)
2 tablespoons flour Not pictured)
Fresh Mozzarella
6-8 slices Prosciutto
16 oz. Chicken Stock
1/2 cups Marsala Wine (not pictured)
1 pound Gnocchi
Once the breasts are butterflied, layer a slice of Prosciutto on one side. Then place the Mozzaralla on top and then another slice of prosciutto. Fold the breast over and secure with a few toothpicks. Flour the chicken breasts and set aside.
Put into a oven set on warm (170 degrees).
Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the oil in the pan and then add the garlic, onion, red pepper and pablano chili. Let saute until onions are translucent and the pepper is beginning to soften Remember to inhale over the pan (don't get too close) and enjoy the remarkable aroma.
each chicken on top of the mozzarella cheese.
When translating 'darling' to Italian, you get tesoro, because a darling is to be treasured. Nancy is my darling, so for you Nancy...a new chicken dish.


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On New Year's Eve in Phoenix, a giant tortilla chip will fall into an equally giant jar of salsa to usher in 2012. Less than 48 hours later, something much more momentous will fall in Phoenix: Andrew Luck's final college pass.
The Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau expects thousands of Stanford football fans to witness both events.
Luck, the presumptive No. 1 pick in next season's NFL draft, will play in his final college game Jan. 2 at University of Phoenix Stadium when he leads No.4-ranked Stanford against No. 3-ranked Oklahoma State in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl.
The game will feature two of the NCAA's most prolific offenses (the Cardinal average 43.5 points and 481 yards per game compared to the Cowboys' 49.3 points and 557 yards) and showcase two of the nation's best quarterbacks in Luck and 28-year-old Brandon Weeden of Oklahoma State.
Stanford has traveled frequently to Greater Phoenix to play Pac-12 foe Arizona State, but the Cardinal are making their first appearance in the Fiesta Bowl. A year ago, Stanford dominated Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl—but Cardinal fans didn't travel in strong numbers to Florida. Scott Dunn, a spokesperson for the Greater Phoenix CVB, expects this year to be different.
"I've heard all that 'Stanford doesn't travel well' stuff, and I think you can throw it out the window," Dunn said. "Phoenix way closer to Palo Alto than Miami is, and this matchup is way bigger than last year's Orange Bowl. There are tons of affordable flights here from the Bay Area, and watching Luck and Stanford's offense try to outscore Oklahoma State will be a treat for fans of both teams."
According to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, there are more than 50 nonstop flights a day to Phoenix from Bay Area airports (San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose), and the fare for most is less than $250. Oklahoma's airline hubs can't compete with that volume, but Southwest Airlines has added flights between Phoenix and Oklahoma to accommodate the expected influx of Oklahoma State fans.
Fiesta Bowl officials predict the Fiesta Bowl and its sister bowl, the Insight Bowl, will bring $200 million in economic impact to the region. According to the Fiesta Bowl website, more than 3 million out-of-state visitors travel to Arizona for the game and its related events each year.
To commemorate this year's clash of top-5 teams, the Greater Phoenix CVB has compiled a top-5 list of things Fiesta Bowl fans can see and do during their stay in the heart of the Sonoran Desert:
5. Eat out (literally).
When picking a restaurant in Greater Phoenix, consider a dining room with a view. Many restaurants feature open-air patios where you can watch a postcard-perfect sunset or dine beneath desert stars. Among the restaurants with the best winter patios (and creative cuisine) are Bourbon Steak, Café Bink, Cibo, El Chorro, Elements, Kai, Lon's and Talavera.
4. Ring in the New Year on Mill Avenue.
Stay an extra night to celebrate New Year's Eve in the Mill Avenue District, which hosts the Fiesta Bowl Block Party. (This is where fans can see that giant tortilla chip drop.) Named one of the top 10 places in the nation to ring in the New Year by USA Today, Mill Avenue each year attracts more than 100,000 people to enjoy to Arizona State University's entertainment hub. (An insider's tip: Tempe is linked to Phoenix by METRO light rail, so if you book accommodations in downtown Phoenix or at any hotel on the rail route, it's possible to take a train to both Sun Devil Stadium and Mill Avenue, thereby avoiding traffic.)
3. Learn something.
Football fans who like a dash of culture with their blitzes and smash routes will not be disappointed by the quality of museums located in Greater Phoenix. A sampling:
• The Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix's newest must-see attraction, is the first museum in the world dedicated to the celebration of global instruments. Founded by the chairman emeritus of Target Corporation, this $250 million museum features a collection of more than 15,000 instruments—including the last guitar Elvis played in concert and the piano on which John Lennon composed "Imagine."
• Heard Museum provides fascinating insights into the culture and history of Arizona's 22 Native American tribes. It features both traditional and contemporary works, including what is perhaps the world's greatest collection of Kachina dolls. A tip for visitors in search of meaningful souvenirs: The Heard Museum Shop is one of best places in Phoenix to buy authentic American Indian jewelry and art.
• Desert Botanical Garden is a 50-acre outdoor museum that showcases endangered desert species from around the world, including Dali-esque trees from North Africa and sprawling cactuses from Mesopotamia. Through Dec. 30 visitors can purchase tickets to Las Noches de las Luminarias, a Phoenix Christmas tradition in which the garden paths are lined with more than 8,000 hand-lit luminarias.
• If kids designed a museum, it would look like Children's Museum of Phoenix. This indoor playground features a hanging forest made of foam swimming noodles, a miniature grocery store with scanners and box-filled aisles, and a wooden racecar track that would tickle the fancy of M.C. Esher. And you can touch everything.
3. Take a hike.
Wherever you stay in Greater Phoenix, you're not far from a park or preserve. On the city's southern frontier is South Mountain Park and Preserve, the largest municipal park in the nation. The park is crisscrossed by more than 50 miles of trails and occupies 16,000 acres, making it 19 times bigger than New York's Central Park. (There's also a paved road to South Mountain's summit, so motorists can enjoy the bird's-eye view.) Other easily accessible spots for outdoors pursuits are Phoenix Mountains Park and Camelback Mountain. The latter, Phoenix's most famous natural landmark, challenges hikers with a rugged trek to its 2,700-foot peak.
1. See one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Phoenix is the gateway to America's most iconic natural landmark: the Grand Canyon. It's a 3½ to 4-hour drive to the South Rim, depending on how many scenic stops you make (and there are plenty, with the red rocks of Sedona being a favorite). True wintry weather awaits at the Grand Canyon's higher elevation, and you might be lucky enough to see this national treasure covered in snow.
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