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Big City Almond
10 Downing At Last
I Did It My Vai
Compass Gyrations
The Most Important Restaurants in Forty Years
Pumpkin Bisque by Kaitlin Hill
Chicken Fines Herbes
Sweet Potato Soup
Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies
Easy Ramen
Inn at Little Washington
Hamptons: Eating Well Is the Guest's Revenge
Quest for the Best in Tokyo
How to Speak Sushi: Hot Tokyo Addresses
Sri Lanka: Stalking the Big Blue
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February 3, 2020
Brooklyn Diner
Sensuous Moments with Shelly…let's make that "thanks...
January 12, 2020
Wolf in High Heels
A customer service rep will deliver your meal or drink...
January 6, 2020
My Life Eating
How did I ever come to blossom in this strait-laced...
December 23, 2019
A Year of Eating
Soon enough, the chef at The Diner sends plates of
December 9, 2019
The Fulton
We pass a parking lot. Rick swerves toward the blue...
Insatiable, The Book
April 3, 2006 | Ask Gael
Send me to a lively French bistro
I felt a shiver of excitement at Café d'Alsace as I savored a gorgeous soup bowl of that almost abandoned classic, quenelles de brochet, rich and cleverly textured for its 21st-century revival.
February 20, 2006 | Ask Gael
Cocoa-flavored gnocchi? Do I dare?
I admit I had little hope for that gnocchi, or for fried cod over lemon marmalade, or fennel salad with licorice-spiked olive oil, bold moves on the menu at brand-new Spiga.
February 13, 2006 | Ask Gael
Is it the real or discount David Burke at Bloomie's?
Taste the mellow green apple lobster bisque and those fabulous Asiago truffle fries and you'll believe the real David Burke has been lurking nearby in this stainless-steel, smartly checkered canteen.
February 6, 2006 | Ask Gael
We're hungry for Comfort on the Upper East Side
The narrow storefront that was Butterfield 81 has always catered to the neighborhood, and that's Francesco Antonucci's mind-set here in a room that is stripped-down and simple.
January 23, 2006 | Ask Gael
Is it Gilt or just plain brass?
I have little tolerance for dinner as a cataclysmic life experience. But bad-boy chef Paul Liebrandt promised to soften his edge at Gilt in the freshly restored hallows of the departed Le Cirque 2000.
December 26, 2005 | Ask Gael
I wouldn't mind a dose of vintage hotel classic
The city's almost manic effervescence has invaded the once-staid Waldorf, unleashing a jangle of energy in the lounge of the newly reorganized Peacock Alley.
December 19, 2005 | Ask Gael
And what's a barbounia?
It's a small, not all that remarkable Mediterranean fish, but the restaurant that has taken its name is making waves already.
December 12, 2005 | Ask Gael
Can we trust the West Side renaissance?
Local grape nuts may cheerfully surrender to the provocative wine pairings in flights of two-ounce tastes at Pair of 8's.
December 5, 2005 | Ask Gael
Stop the (food) world
If you hunger for constancy and dignity, it's time for Cafe Boulud.
November 7, 2005 | Ask Gael
How can you tell it's the new Harlem?
A smartly perfect mojito and deep-fried sage leaves in fried calamari signal the renaissance at Melba's.
October 31, 2005 | Ask Gael
I need an old-world cocoon for Grandma's lunch
Aging debs from the nabe, capitalists in bespoke suits, even Tony Blair hosting...at the Carlyle Restaurant
October 24, 2005 | Ask Gael
Desk drudgery is getting me down
Nibble the life of leisure at the Garden Court Cafe.
October 17, 2005 | Ask Gael
Direct me to a seriously excessive pasta
Ride the lift to Piano Due…and immerse yourself
October 10, 2005 | Ask Gael
Will whimsy curdle my udon noodles?
Yumcha is born again.
October 3, 2005 | Ask Gael
Give me a new reason to go downtown
Aaron Sanchez pops out of the kitchen at Centrico with the same flirtatious sweetness…
September 19, 2005 | Ask Gael
Am I awake? I see David Bouley cooking
Yes, the food is delicious. How could it be otherwise at Upstairs at Bouley Bakery with David himself cooking?
September 18, 2005 | Ask Gael
I'm Bored With All Those Copycat Trattorias
It looks like just another unassuming storefront on a shabby stretch of Ninth, but you get a hint of the unabashed ambition at Roberto Passon as soon as you see his ravioli—each twisted to look like a flying nun's headdress, then butter-tossed with asparagus slivers and fried sage.
September 5, 2005 | Ask Gael
Why do I feel a sea breeze on Delancey?
I'd send you here for the touching romance of the venture
August 22, 2005 | Ask Gael
How far will Jean-George's empire stretch?
Hong Kong, Texas, and now the Village on Perry Street.
August 15, 2005 | Ask Gael
What's new in nouvelle Chinese?
The very name, Mainland, hints of homage to the past, but chef-partner Brian Young isn't bound to tradition.
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Real Estate Transactions for issue of 08-02-11
August 2, 2011
16th Ward
Christopher Pysola et al. to Benjamin and Diadra Peticca at 2842 Harcum Way for $137,500.
Scott Michael Blevine to Matthew Trosan at 2250 Mary St. 216 for $210,000.
17th Ward
Thomas Kreminsky to NDJ LLC at 1922 Larkins Way for $110,500.
George Nicholas Plaks to Anthony Rossi at 179 S. 16th St. for $163,000.
Stonebridge Capital LLC to Katherine Turnbull at 105 S. 18th St. for $162,000.
Jessica Land aka Smith to Kenneth and Lauren Ilene Reinshuttle at 1709 Sarah St. for $195,000.
18th Ward
Estate of Theda Mae McCluske to CKNB Solutions LLC at 226 Cedarhurst St. for $1,400.
Robert Brandl to JNJ Holdings LLC at 94 Estella Ave. for $36,000.
Mass RE 1 LLC to Aspen Holdings LLC at 952 Excelsior St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $6,148).
19th Ward
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Michelle Staab at 318 Edith St. for $22,000.
FF & J Properties LLC to Amy Wertz at Grace St. for $70,000.
Donald Gillenberger to Trisda Group LLC at 132 Lelia St. for $10,000.
Shala Allison to Charlet Richards at 5 Muskego Way for $79,900.
Ronald Daugherty to Raj Narayan at 108 Reese St. for $589,000.
29th Ward
Justin Buechel to Richard McClelland at 2361 Almont Ave. for $96,900.
Brandon Renzi to Miranda Edwards and Ryan Miller at 313 Kirk Ave. for $35,000.
Antionette Gentilcore to Dennis and Daniel Eggerton at 1618 Westmont Ave. for $24,000.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. trustee to Gregory Barr at 2028 Westmont Ave. for $25,000.
Mt. Oliver
Estate of Katherine Rose Erwin to Ann Wagner at 1766 Arlington Ave. for $25,000.
Verna Johnston to Michael and Patricia Schumacher at 220 Moye Place for $23,500.

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High-speed design bearings, BTM series
Bearings in the BTM series (fig. 1) consist of two non-separable single row angular contact ball bearings arranged back-to-back. They are designed to accommodate axial loads in both directions. When the inner rings are pressed together, preload within a predetermined range will result.
These high-speed design bearings are available with two different contact angles:
- a 30° contact angle, designation suffix A
- a 40° contact angle, designation suffix B
Bearings with a 30° contact angle can accommodate higher speeds while bearings with a 40° contact angle are more suitable for applications that require a higher degree of axial rigidity.
According to the ISO definition, BTM series bearings are radial bearings because they have a 30° or 40° contact angle. However, since these bearings are only intended to accommodate axial loads, only their basic load rating in the axial direction is listed in the product table.


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Naturopathic doctors often combine different complementary
therapies—such as massage, herbal medicine, or diet—to help the body heal
itself and stay well. Naturopaths do not prescribe drugs or do surgeries. But they may refer people to a medical doctor or specialist when needed. In
some states, naturopaths have a limited ability to prescribe medicines.
A licensed naturopathic doctor (ND) attends a
graduate-level naturopathic medical school and is educated in the same basic
sciences as a medical doctor (MD). But the ND also studies alternative
approaches to therapy, such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, and bodywork.
Naturopathic doctors typically do not continue with postgraduate training, such
as internships and residency programs.
After completing the naturopathic medical program, an ND is
eligible for a licensing examination in states that have a licensing boards and
standards of practice. NDs are licensed in many states but also practice in
other states with no official government sanction.
Where there are no licensing standards, someone who has little or no
formal education may proclaim himself or herself a naturopathic doctor without having completed medical
school education or board testing.
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Manifesto - who we are and what do we want
To begin with, we want everything.
Our aim is to reclaim spaces on the Internet where we can discuss and work on two levels: on the one hand, the right to and need for free communication, privacy, anonymity and access to digital resources; on the other, social projects linked to reality and struggles.
Setting up an independent server seems to us to be a good point to start and reach our goals.
We believe that communication must be free - and for free - and, therefore, universally accessible.
We try to accomplish all this by offering internet services (web sites, e-mail, mailing lists, chats, instant messaging, anonymous remailing, blogs, newsletters, and more) to either individuals and collective projects agreeing to our same aims and sharing our ideals, using our best skills and knowledges to defend users privacy.
Standing outside the commercial attitude of payed services and web spaces, we happily welcome those unresting towards cultural and media censorship, towards the globalized imaginery being prepared, packed and sold us every day.
The services we provide are not intended for (directly or indirectly) commercial activities, for use by organized religion or political parties, or, in short, by anyone who already has means and resources to spread widely its ideas, or who use the concept of representation and (explicit or implicit) delegation in its day-to-day relationships and projects.
The right to and need for privacy and anonymity must be respected.
We guarantee that we keep no logs, that we won't ask for personal data to grant access to any of our services, and that we will do everything we can to keep our anonymous remailer, anonymizer and everything else that ensures the privacy and confidentiality of your communications running and safe.
Knowledge and resources grow through sharing. That is why we encourage the systematic, organized and completely free distribution of cultural material, self-productions and documentation, and why we fight against traditional copyright and support the adoption free and open-source software and licenses.
We called ourselves Inventati because we strive to find ways to translate in the digital world issues that are part of struggles and their organizing, overcoming the limits and constraints of reality. Ie: a plenum can be made permanent and continuous through the use of a mailing list.
We called ourselves Autistici, instead, for the passion we have for understanding the technical tools and for exposing the politics implicit in the digital world; even if software is created in a virtual world it doesn't mean it doesn't have a political impact on reality.
Starting from the technical tools we use we came to develop a clear array of political stances, crucial to both cyber and material world and lives: privacy, anonymity, free sharing of knowledge just to mention a few.
We believe that media and communication should not be the exclusive domain of information professionals. We believe in the value of self-management: this is why we have no sponsors or funding of any kind, apart from voluntary subscriptions by those who believe that our project is important and must survive. None of us earns a cent from this project (in fact, quite the opposite).
We share collectively any decision about technical and political aspects of our servers and projects. We discuss everything through the use of mailing lists, so that all of our debates and process is available and accessible to any single person participating in the collective.
We have no coordinator, and no spokesperson, and decisions are not reached by voting.
Autism with invention generates sharing
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Remember Me
PROJECT LIFESAVER:Project Lifesaver is a nationwide program designed to bring people who are at risk of wandering, particularly the elderly, including those with Alzheimer's, Autism, Downs Syndrome and Dementia home safely. The program places a transmitter on the person's wrist or ankle and it emits a radio frequency signal that law enforcement can track. People who may wander because of medical conditions such as Alzheimer's, dementia, autism or those with developmental disorders may enroll in the program.
The Stony Point Police Department procured grant money to fund the program, train officers and purchase its first lot of "transmitters" and are offering it at NO COST to participants.
(Participants MUST BE residents of Stony Point).Project Lifesaver Press Release June 2013
Project Lifesaver Application
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Certified baristas, crema of the crop
Posted by TheShot on 18 Jun 2006 | Tagged as: Barista
As an update to a previous post, the AustralAsian Specialty Coffee Association (AASCA) is about to announce plans for formal barista accreditation and licensing. According to today's The Australian, AASCA barista licensing in Australia is set to launch next month at the 2006 AASCA conference: Certified baristas, crema of the crop | The Nation | The Australian.
Licensing is often a mixed bag for many skill-based professions. Although it provides some standards for café owners who might not otherwise be able to verify a candidate barista's credentials, accreditation programs are frequently subject to skewed, if not sometimes outdated, standards.
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[…] As reported here in a previous post, Australia is planning to address the problem, in part, through formal barista accreditation and licensing. But according to Rob Forsyth, barista and chairman of the AustralAsian Specialty Coffee Association, there is also the lost art of listening to customers — especially for a new crop who think they know it all: Coffee industry experts spill the beans on baristas – National – smh.com.au (from tomorrow's Sydney Morning Herald). A little knowledge truly can be a dangerous thing. […]


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With two events already under their belts, VK had plenty of practice for this one...and it showed! There were art installations, unique vendors, an amazing class line-up and expert panels. Our very own Betsy Perry was on the "When Knitting Becomes a Career" panel, and was heard saying something we're used to hearing around the office here in Billerica--"On a bad day, I can say 'Well, at least I got to play with yarn today'"
|Unique display/storage containers for crafty stuff
|White wedding indeed...an art piece made of yarn!
|Some cool yarn-focused prints and postcards from Carol E.S. MacDonald
|Knitting pottery by Alyssa Ettinger at the gallery
|Seedling at the VK Fashion Show
|Twinkle Cruise at the VK Fashion Show
|Cotton Bam Boo Crocheted at the VK Fashion Show


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Jason M necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 105 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
Focus Communications (http://www.focuscommunications.com.au)
We require a complete redesign of focuscommunications.com.au
Focus Communications is a Communications and Data Solutions provider to businesses, providing complete solutions.
We provide, install and support office telephone networks, data networks, mobile phone and data solutions etc, with strong focus on customer service, and cutting edge in our products.
Focus Communications main differentiators from competitors is that we are an "Accredited Telstra Business Partner". Telstra is the major communications network in Australia, making this a high profile website.
Given 'Focus Communications' relationship with Telstra, we would like the general style of our website to be aligned with and complement the Telstra website (http://www.telstra.com.au)
The Site will be targeting businesses looking for communications and data solutions relating to phone systems, mobile phones and data/network solutions.
The target audience will be business professionals.
DOWNLOAD ASSET PACK HERE: http://www.focuscommunications.com.…etPack.zip
IMPORTANT: Also read Functional Specification in Asset Pack before commencing a design.
The prime objectives of the design will be:
1. Increase conversion rates of site visitors.
a. Landing page needs to be very enticing and visually appealing,
b. Effectively communicate professionalism and modern nature of the business.
2. Effectively communicate the 3 main product/service areas. We see this being done as a fairly prominent slideshow on the homepage, which each of the 3 service categories being summarized on each slide. See functional specification in Asset Pack for more details on the home page and the 3 product categories.
Home page needs to contain the following elements:
- 1-2 paragraph introductory text
- "Telstra Accreditation" mark (see Asset Pack) to be display prominently throughout site
- Introduction to each of the 3 main product ranges, in form of a slideshow. (see Asset Pack)
We will also require design/layout for the following inner pages:
1. Generic Content Page (e.g. About Us)
2. Contact Us Page.
3. 1 Product Page (e.g. Telephone Systems).
NOTE: please don't do these inner pages unless I ask. Please just provide homepage concept to start with. I will only be asking for inner pages from a final shortlist of 2-3 designers towards the end of the contest.


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Welcome to the new CommScope.com experience. Need help? Get Help
A cable operator's headend is jam packed with specialized equipment to deliver content to thousands of people. Space is at a premium, more equipment means higher electrical bills and increased cooling capacity. New facilities are capital intensive and time consuming to get up and running.
ARRIS understands the situation… and the challenge of scaling an already crowded facility to provide tomorrow's services. That's why we developed our Hub Densification Service.
Our team of engineers and project managers works with cable operators to redesign their headends and hubs. The team focuses on changes that will save or recover space, cut down on power consumption, and reduce the cooling needed to keep equipment functioning properly.
The Hub Densification Service benefits greatly from the fact that ARRIS's solutions are designed to pack a lot of functionality into a small box. Our portfolio offers cable operators a variety of options for reaching the capacity and scalability they need in an uniquely small footprint: like our E6000 Converged Edge Router, APEX3000, and new RF management technologies, which all require minimal rack space and power.
Our team builds-out the racks at an off-site location and then brings them in (including OEM and third-party products) ready to install—minimizing impact on current operations.
The resulting solutions can reduce operating expenses (reduced power bills and reduced staffing -as compared to operating two facilities) and capital expense (avoiding, potentially, millions of dollars in real estate investment).
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Considering that I've chronicled 2,119 hit-and-runs across the country since last January, the stories — to a certain extent — have stopped shocking me. That whole numbing-effect thing.
This is to say that I didn't expect University of Nebraska star volleyball player — and coach's daughter — Lauren Cook to even face a public frown after she drove into a motorcycle with her Toyota 4Runner, suspended license and driving history highlighted by irresponsibility before taking off from the scene.
The rider and passenger weren't killed. Cook eventually called herself in, a product less of the moral reward from taking responsibility for her actions and more that of a shredded tire, it would seem. You can read all about that here.
While not shocking, the fact that Cook was steered toward pretrial diversion for a felony offense did warrant mention in the Omaha World-Herald a couple weeks ago.
Whether Lauren Cook received preferential treatment is up for debate, but there's no question the Husker volleyball player scored a rare opportunity last week when authorities wiped a felony charge from her record.
A review of several thousand Lancaster County pretrial diversion cases since 2009 showed that Cook was the only one accepted into the program on the felony charge of leaving the scene of an injury accident.
Oh nice. Seems like they're going to call out the dynamic of star-athlete entitlement in a collegeville built upon the stilts of it, no? Well, no. Next graf:
During the nearly three-year period, however, the 20-year-old starting setter for the highly ranked Huskers also was the only defendant charged with the offense to apply for diversion.
Translation: It's rare but look, maybe it wasn't about her name at all! Maybe they'd have let anybody with a felony charge expunge it right off their public record if they just took the time to ask!
And here's where the shock comes into play: My hit-and-run vigilantism didn't just inflate this woe-are-we-victims theory in my brain. Michael Miner, Husker fan and Chicago Reader scribe, wrote a piece last week chastising the press for diverting a critical eye from what went down in Nebraska with the coach's somewhat-cute daughter. He used considerably less aggression than I tend to employ, which makes for level-headed reading.
[Tom] Osborne attended Cook's arraignment, and at the news conference afterward, aside from the apology Lauren Cook read, her attorney and Osborne did all the talking. (Her attorney has represented several Husker athletes. "We're happy no charges were filed," he said two years ago, when his client was a football starter in trouble after a fight with his girlfriend, "and we're ready to move forward.")
They announced that Cook had been accepted into a pretrial diversion program involving probation and community service, followed by the expungement of the felony charge of leaving the scene from her record. (Her history of speeding and suspended license somehow went by the legal wayside.)
The dailies in Lincoln and Omaha published articles pointing out that pretrial diversion was a virtually unheard of remedy for a defendant in Cook's legal position. But punditry apparently began and ended with Lange-Kubick's gentle reflections. No one drew the conclusion that in a town like Chicago would be considered perfunctory: something stinks. ... In the classroom, the university's journalism students marveled at the ethical ironies, but the morning papers didn't touch them. ...
Lauren Cook missed one weekend of play while her legal fate was up in the air and Nebraska won both its matches without her. But as soon as she entered pretrial diversion (as opposed to when she completed it), she was good to go, and she was back in action for the big match at highly ranked Purdue. Purdue handed the Huskers their worst beating in more than ten years. Did any reporter have the nerve to either ask John Cook or wonder on his own authority whether Lauren Cook's greased return to action had any impact on team unity? Apparently not.
Like I said, nothing really surprising. (After all, it was merely a "traffic accident" that needed to get "sorted out.") Just like it won't be surprising when Cook wraps daddy's car around the next thing that gets in her way.
Someone should have said, 'This stinks' [Chicago Reader]
Report: Cook only one to get, or apply for, diversion on charge [Journal Star]
Cook in rare company with program [Omaha World-Herald]


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|Infographic on employee engagement stats
I authored a post on Edelman.com highlighting a few interesting findings from the study, such as:
- Employees, particularly those with technical expertise, are highly trusted on a variety of topics (especially when it comes to the company's working environment and employee programs), even more so than CEOs and official company spokespeople.
- "Treating employees well" is a higher priority for rank-and-file employees than for executives, with executives ranking "treating employees well" fifth most-important of 16 actions a company can take to build trust, while regular employees put it high up at third.
- Regular employees are far more skeptical than executives across the board: They are 15 percent less likely to trust the CEO than those in in top leadership positions and oddly enough, regular employees trust even each other less than executives do.
- Describe a time you learned the importance of a specific value during your childhood.
- Tell me about one of your mentors or role models and something they did to earn your admiration.
- Talk about a situation in which you were asked to compromise a certain value and how you responded.


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New sign tracks countdown to Pujols' 500th homer
ANAHEIM -- Right behind Section 249, left of the scoreboard, above the grassy area in center field and below the flags at Angel Stadium, sits a 10-foot sign that will count down Albert Pujols' quest to reach 500 career home runs.
Pujols was eight away when the Angels and Mariners took the field for Wednesday night's series finale, but he's never comfortable when the focus shifts to his individual accomplishments.
"Let's wait until I hit it," Pujols said. "I'm pretty sure I'm going to be pretty emotional about it -- but it depends how it happens, too."
Meaning he'll talk openly about it if it comes as part of an Angels win and probably dismiss it if it comes in a loss.
"My focus is on helping this team win," said Pujols, who's also one RBI shy of joining Alex Rodriguez as the two active players with 1,500. "I'm going to have plenty of time, hopefully after I retire, to look at everything I've accomplished in this game. Right now, my goal is to try to win championships and hopefully stay healthy."
Pujols, 34, looked primed to reach 500 homers last season, until a partial tear of his left plantar fascia ended his season on July 26, with a career-low 17 home runs. When he reaches 500, he'll be the 26th player in history to reach the milestone -- with an additional seven years in his contract to keep adding on.
"We'll talk when it happens," Pujols said. "Hopefully it happens soon and we can talk about it and get it over with."


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For nearly twenty years, Tobias Sammet has been the reigning mad genius of modern heavy metal. Between his main band Edguy, and the epic concept albums he's made with his Avantasia project, no one can match the quality and output he has mustered. From helping redefine modern power metal with "Theater Of Salvation", to reigniting the concept album as a force in metal, to showing that hard rock and heavy metal can coexist within the same band, Tobi has done it all. Every decade has had important figures who have helped define what metal was in their day, and Tobi has been that for the past decade.
As Edguy unveils their new album, "Space Police – Defenders Of The Crown", Tobi took the time to answer a few questions on the nature of being a songwriter, his band's past and future, and a mutual musical hero.
Over the course of his career, Max Cavalera has become a name just shy of metal royalty. Beginning with Sepultura, Max has been producing fan-adored metal for over twenty years, and now it's become a family affair. As Soulfly releases "Savages" upon the world, Max is joined in the band by his son Zyon on drums. Filled with notable guest appearances and overflowing with power, "Savages" is just the latest added chapter in Max's storied career. The man himself, the one and only Max Calavera, sat down with me to talk about this new album, the head space he's in, having his son in the band and naturally, Brazilian soccer.
In the event you didn't already know, Dee Wallace is a delight. Attaining popularity through performances in a number of now classic horror films, The Hills Have Eyes and The Howling just for starters, Dee has become one of the totemic genre stars. Her personae is tender, dynamic, and entirely specific to her personality; complete with a comedic sense of self-deprecation and a natural confidence that permeates her roles and extending toward her work as acting coach. Dee was generous enough to give us some time to discuss her career, her latest role in the Asylum mock-buster Hansel and Gretel, and what she hopes to see herself doing in the future.
Few voices in the history of rock and metal have been both legendarily lauded and applauded. Geoff Tate is one the these. As the frontman for Queensryche, Tate sold millions of records, and earned millions of fans with his piercing vocals. With a unique tone and an almost limitless range, Tate helped define what a metal singer could be. Now, with that band's status in turmoil, Tate readies the release of his second solo album, "Kings & Thieves". The record is a modern take on the rock music that made him a star, as well as another left turn for an artist always willing to surprise. Geoff recently took the time to answer some of our questions.
Monsterworks is the kind of band you want to root for, a group of underdogs bursting with creativity. Their music blends countless sounds and influences into music that is utterly unique. No one else sounds like Monsterworks, which is a statement fewer bands can make with each passing year. Their latest work, the EP "Man: Instincts", contains three masterful tracks culled from their upcoming "Album Of Man". Singer/Guitarist Jon took time recently to talk about the band, their music, and how it all comes together.
Korpiklaani has been leading the growing charge of folk metal bands for a decade, establishing themselves as one of the most important bands blending diverse influences into the world of metal. Their new album, "Manala", continues to see the band honing their sound, culminating in an album that may turn out to be their defining moment. Fresh off the release, frontman Jonne Järvelä took the time to answer a few questions.
Dan Briggs is used to pushing the envelope. His main band, Between The Buried And Me, is full of twists and turns that throw convention to the wind. Naturally, his side project would not be an exercise in restraint. Trioscapes is as progressive as anything he has ever done, eschewing normal instrumentation and structure to put together an album that needs to be heard to be understood. He was kind enough to answer some questions on the nature of his music, how he approaches creativity, and what the future holds.
You got EDM in my heavy metal! You got heavy metal in my EDM! Such is the life and times of Cameron Argon, musician and producer at large known commonly by the names Big Chocolate and Disfiguring the Goddess. Combining the heretofore unblended elements of dubstep and death metal, Argon is one of the few who can walk in both worlds. With Disfiguring the Goddess' new release on the horizon, we sat down to talk about his music, his inspirations, the debate on drum triggering and more


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admin logon
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:02 pm
When I initially setup my .ova file for 8.0 it does not ask for a password anywhere in the installation. Now that it is running I'm unable to log into the console. I use xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:5480 to get to the initial console but it won't accept any logons. Am I missing something in the installation.


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About ESA2
The Education Service Agencies in South Dakota began as a vehicle to better deliver services to schools. Since 2004, Educational Service Agency, Region 2, has been responsible for providing services to regional school districts, and serving as a resource for member schools.
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Steam concludes its week long sale salute to Ubisoft by offering four classic titles from the publisher for just under $10, including Beyond Good and Evil and the original Far Cry.
The four Ubisoft titles - Beyond Good and Evil, Far Cry, Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, and IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 - generally sell for $9.99 a piece, but for this weekend and this weekend only, Steam is cutting us a deal. Any one of these titles is worth the full price, so getting all four for a 10-spot is a damn good deal. Perhaps this is my weekend to finally finish playing through the original Far Cry and stop lying about it to impress the ladies.
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SET 1: Pigtail, Mozambique, Sand, Curlew's Call, Cayman Review, Magilla, Dark and Down, Money, Love and Change, Feel It Still, It Makes No Difference, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Gotta Jibboo
SET 2: Everything's Right, Night Speaks to a Woman, Tuesday, In Rounds, Delta Lady, Valentine, Drifting, Architect, Plasma, Shine, Clint Eastwood, Mr. Completely, The Parting Glass
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Set 1: Llama, Guelah Papyrus, Rift, Stash, Reba, My Friend, My Friend[1], Uncle Pen, Sample in a Jar, I Didn't Know[2], David Bowie[3]
Set 2: Buried Alive > Halley's Comet > It's Ice > Bouncing Around the Room, Chalk Dust Torture, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up, Poor Heart > Golgi Apparatus
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Marquise Goodwin sets his sights on Chris Johnson's record 40 time
Marquise Goodwin ran a 10.24 100-meter dash as a member of Texas' track team. (Eric Gay/AP)
INDIANAPOLIS -- During the 2008 NFL scouting combine, current Titans running back Chris Johnson set a new standard in the 40-yard dash, posting a 4.24 time. Texas wide receiver Marquise Goodwin will have that mark in his sights when he lines up for his own 40 on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
"I want to run the fastest ever," Goodwin told the media Friday. "That's my goal."
Goodwin may not be the only player at this year's combine who can clock in at under 4.3 seconds -- West Virginia's Tavon Austin, for example, said he's gone as low as 4.29. If anyone is going to unseat Johnson from his perch, though, Goodwin is a safe bet. A track star at Texas and member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team as a long jumper, Goodwin said that he has matched Johnson's 4.24 time in practice.
Goodwin's draft stock is on the rise, mainly due to that world-class speed. He averaged only 30 catches per season over his four years as a Longhorn, with his 26-reception effort in 2012 marking his lowest total. Goodwin did up his yards-per-catch average each season -- from 9.3 as a freshman to 13.1 as a senior -- and set a career high in touchdowns during his final year with three.
The 5-foot-9 speedster also posted a 22.4 yardage average on kick returns, something that NFL teams certainly will notice.
But if Goodwin performs as he plans to at the combine, he'll be on most teams' radars anyway. In addition to eying Johnson's 40 record, Goodwin added that he believes he can break Jerome Simpson's high mark of 11-feet, four inches in the broad jump.
Goodwin insisted that he'll open some eyes during receiving drills, too.
"I'm really looking to prove I'm more than a speed guy," he said.
Helping his draft cause, regardless of what his combine numbers wind up at, will be that his best game of 2012 came in the Longhorns' bowl win over Oregon State. There, Goodwin matched his season best with six catches, caught a TD pass and raced to the end zone on a 64-yard reverse, as well.


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The A.T. Landscape Partnership—co-convened by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the National Park Service—includes conservation leaders representing agencies and organizations along the entire length of the Trail. The group's mission is to connect and conserve the natural, ecological, cultural, historic, scenic, recreational and community values of the exceptional landscape associated with the A.T. and the Appalachian Mountain Range.
Since 2015, the group has met annually to embrace a shared vision and mission, design the framework for coalition governance and communications, identify priority focus areas along the A.T. and build strategies to advance land conservation in (and beyond) those focus areas. The latest gathering was held in October 2017 in Shepherdstown, WV and included more than 70 participants.


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The Custer collection will help you create a sleek and sophisticated modern look in your living room. These daring occasional tables feature three arching metal legs, showing off bold curves in a shiny Chrome finish. Smooth rounded beveled edge table tops rest above for the perfect finishing touch. Accessorize your contemporary living room with the cool Custer tables and your favorite decorative items for a look that everyone will love.
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By Carol Berkin
Hank Williams sang about the lonely sound of a train whistle in the night. Iconic photographs capture the laying of the last rail. Countless movies and books set their adventures aboard railroad cars. Despite the advent of airplanes and automobiles, the romance of trains remains. So too does the railroad's importance in the history of the United States. The railroad linked East and West Coasts, making a truly national market and national culture possible. It opened land west of the Mississippi to settlers—and in the process, did great damage to the Native American peoples already living there. It employed thousands of Chinese and European laborers, made use of technologies never used on such a large scale, and led to a collaboration of private capital and government resources. When the golden spike was struck, America was changed forever.
This issue of History Now is devoted to the impact of this most famous moment in American rail history: the joining of the East and the West by the transcontinental railroad.
In his overview essay, Richard White introduces us to both the myths and the realities of the process by which "East shook hands with West." He reminds us that the two rail lines did not actually unite the two great oceans, but stresses the enormous undertaking of laying 1800 miles of track across the plains and mountains of the West. White offers a few surprises, including the fact that the land grants of the famous checkerboard pattern were probably unnecessary for the financing of the railroads.
In "American Indians and the Transcontinental Railroad," Elliott West provides valuable insight into the role of the railroad in Indian removal from and white settlement of the West. He demonstrates how Native Americans' loss of their homelands was disastrously speeded up by the laying of the transcontinental railroad lines. He reminds us that one people's triumph was another's tragedy.
In "Photographing the Transcontinental Railroad," Glenn Willumson focuses on a different technology: the recording of the new construction through photography. He introduces us to photographers Alfred Hart and Andrew Russell, employed by the two rail companies to document their achievements. For the general public, these photographs provided a visual record of this critical moment in railroad history; for the financiers of the projects, they were advertisements aimed at potential settlers and a means of attracting investors.
In "Financing the Transcontinental Railroad," Maury Klein takes the reader through the complex process by which men like Collis P. Huntington raised the funds—and garnered what profits there were to be made—to finance their undertakings. No one knows how much the construction of this railroad ultimately cost, although Oakes Ames, of the Union Pacific, declared that the capitalization of his line stood at $111 million in 1869!
Finally, Amy Richter provides a vital social history perspective in "Home Adrift: Women and Domesticated Rail Travel." Richter reminds us that the railroad—symbol of manliness—was equally feminine in the domesticity of its parlor cars. These "flying drawing-rooms" made rail travel both pleasant and acceptable for genteel female passengers. Rail travel provided women the pleasures of sociability, the experience of participating in a unique example of American progress, and a means to integrate themselves into public life. But Richter, in recounting the experiences of African American women, shows that this mode of travel recreated and confirmed class and racial divisions.
And, as always, we have provided lesson plan suggestions for elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy new year!
Carol Berkin
"Entrepreneurs and Bankers: The Evolution of Corporate Empires," by Robert W. Cherny
"Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?" by T. J. Stiles
"Transcontinental Railroads: Compressing Time and Space," by Richard White
Featured Primary Sources
William T. Sherman on the western railroads, 1878
Official photograph from the "Golden Spike" Ceremony, 1869
The Great West Illustrated, 1869
"The Emergence of the Frontier, the Expansion of Railroads, and Mining," by William G. Thomas
Teaching Resources
George Pullman: His Impact on the Railroad Industry, Labor, and American Life in the Nineteenth Century, by Rosanne Lichatin
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The American West: History in a Box


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Who gave grace a black eye? When churches are exclusive …
As a young man growing up in a Pentecostal family — in a period of time where everything seemed to be a sin — we learned early on that to live constantly fighting sin we needed something to sustain our faith along the way.
My father was an ordained minister, and my mother a licensed minister, both with the Assemblies of God. From this "high personal perspective of living a life of Pentecostalism," I saw God's power of the Holy Spirit and unmerited favor in action.
At first, as a young man being mentored by my parents to enter the ministry, just trying to understand the concept of grace was difficult for me to absorb.
How could a young man who contemplated sin with every thought or action receive a gift like grace?
In spite of every sin I felt I committed, and which would draw me further from God, I felt a much stronger current pushing me away from sin and toward my faith.
I felt my heart flush with guilt trying to understand how I could find favor with God Almighty, knowing what kind of person I was. I was not deserving of grace – His unmerited favor in my life.
As a child growing up, we were taught you had to obey your parents in order to receive favor with Mom or with Dad. If you didn't do anything to deserve a gift, chances are you would not receive it.
In church I heard my father preach about how God's unmerited favor would restore the life of any sinner in spite of what they may have thought was a hopeless case of sin.
Yet, the Gospel preached and taught opened our hearts to understand that salvation from a life of sin could found at the altar.
I recall many preachers encouraging the lost, the sinner and the hopeless — that all one had to do was ask God for forgiveness and leave your sinful baggage and past at the altar. No fees, no special offerings and no seed plantings.
The question for most who sought this new life — troubled that Christ died on the cross for my sins, died for a sinner like me and all I had to do was accept God's grace – His Grace, his unmerited favor – God's free gift of eternal life.
One of the ancient Christian scholars and early teachers, Irenaeus, was the first to proclaim in his time the Gospels as divinely inspired by God instructing the disciples to write down the actions and short ministry of Jesus Christ. As the Master traveled from village to villages proclaiming the New Kingdom, the new theology of grace, Jesus challenged us to look at the world through what Irenaeus would call, "grace-healed eyes."
Grace-healed eyes is the simple Gospel that Jesus Christ shared with whomever he came in contact with. Christ associated with every class of people, prostitute, the poor, the suffering, the persecuted, the leper or unclean, and with so many other others forsaken by society.
I can hear the critics today, pointing their shaky finger of judgement, nodding in disagreement, and by just watching their body language, they did not approve of one associating with those people. Those people lost in a web of sin, scandal, and which with whom the church should not be found associating with.
Christ was seen by the pious Pharisees, those who claimed to live the perfect life and worked to give all that was due by the self-righteous and arrogant in service to the early church.
Philip Yancey, in his book, "The Jesus I Never Knew," unveiled Christ's favored way of living. "The society was, in effect, a religious caste system based on steps toward holiness, and the Pharisees' scrupulosity reinforced the system daily. All their rules on washing their hands and avoiding defilement were an attempt to make themselves acceptable to God. Had God not set forth lists desirable (spotless) and undesirable (flawed, unclean) animals for sacrifice? Had God not banned sinners, menstruating women, and the physically deformed, and other "undesirables" from the temple?"
Yancey continues, "The Qumram community of the Essenes made a firm rule, "No madman, or lunatic, or simpleton, or fool, or no blind man, or maimed, or lame, or deaf man, and no minor, shall enter into the community."
The rules of the Qumram community and of the pious Pharisees, remind me of the fine print that must exist on so many modern church signs in so many neighborhoods in our community. The church which was built with the intention of drawing all sinners to a place where God's grace would draw them into the church.
Irenaeus's "grace-filled eyes" are still meant to be the greeting eyes and open invitation at the door of every church which proclaims to preach the Gospel of Grace – God's unmerited favor and salvation from a fallen human nature. Every Christian today must have their vision transformed by the grace-filled eyes of Irenaeus and not the judgmental vision of the Pharisee.
Today churches are placing rules for a new grace at the church door. You are expected to read the fine print and abide by the Qumram community – "no madman, or lunatic, or simpleton, or fool, or no blind man, or maimed, or lame, or deaf man, and no minor, shall enter into the community, no gays, lesbians, etc."
Instead of welcoming the Jesus crowd, the people who loved to hang out with "The Man," of His times. The one person who never judged them or made them feel uncomfortable. I am sure they asked the question over and over, "Who is this man who spends His time with us – the unclean of our society?"
As you may have read in the newspaper, one pastor and his congregation stepped up to stop a funeral memorial service for a lesbian couple just a mere 15 minutes before service was to start, allegedly because the memorial video had a scene of the couple kissing.


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Tomorrow is a big day for Oh, Sugar! I meet up with a high end jeweler who is looking to carry my cookies in his store for his clients to enjoy while shopping. Their logo and signature colors are black and gold so I kept the designs clean and simple, highlighting details with sparkly sugar crystals, edible pearls and metallic luster dust. Below are the cookies for my presentation. Enjoy - and wish me luck!
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HEB3 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 61 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Jerseys for Juniors
We are a new non profit called "Jersey's for Juniors". Our attention is focused on children of the community. We give out sports jerseys, any college or professional sport, to children who love sports and need a smile.
We have several target audiences. We want to draw attention to children but we also want a professional appeal so we can market to businesses.
First I must mention that I'll be active during this project. I'll try to give feedback as we progress to ensure you know exactly what I'm looking for.
I did not choose guaranteed prize because this is my first time here but I have every intention of choosing a winner and paying for my piece. I also envision more projects so this is me testing the waters at this site.
Please be patient with my description as this is my first time.
With that said, let me begin.
Because our main audience is children I'd like to have a child appeal. But I also want to try and have a professional look because of how I plan to market it.
Try to incorporate a sports theme but I don't want to concentrate on one particular sport. I don't want to give the perception we deal only in that sport.
You can try and use these sports:
I plan to put this logo on a banner, coffee mugs, t-shirts, etc, etc,
Also, please put somewhere at the bottom my website: jerseysforjuniors.org
I guess that is it for now. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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Historically during the mid 19th century as infused tea drinking became more popular in Japan, tetsubin or cast iron teapot evolved from being a kitchen item to being a status symbol used to serve tea. Many nobles cherish their teapots as treasures and are kept in the family for generations.
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Wonderful castles to explore in Wales
Discover the greatest castles in Wales. From Norman castles to the decadent Victorian architecture, explore the best UK castles and Wales' historical attractions.
Trips on water to float your boat
Take to the water to enjoy the wonderful scenery along our coasts and canals.
Arts attractions to discover
Arts attractions to discover
Mad for museums in Wales
Wales has over 90 accredited museums, ranging from industrial heritage, to textiles and fine art - and treasures from around the world. It's impossible to feature them all - here's a selection to get you started!
Discover our seven National Museums
For amazing insights into Welsh history and culture, our seven, free entry National Museums take some beating.
Discover our maritime and industrial history
Many of our wonderful Welsh museums are dedicated to telling the stories of the shoreline communities and the industrial heritage of Wales. Each one has a different story to tell – from slate quarrying to whaling and shipbuilding to shipwrecks.
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Enjoy our markets
Some of the great places to sample Welsh produce and buy oddments you won't find anywhere else.
Quirky heritage sites
From a triangular folly to a mineshaft that doubles as a cheese vault, there are masses of unusual museums and historic sites in Wales.
Discovering a sustainable future at the Centre for Alternative Technology
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is a world-renowned eco-centre near Machynlleth, Mid Wales. Rob Bullen, CAT's marketing officer, tells us why it's such a special place and how its work is literally changing the future.
More great attractions
More great attractions
Underground attractions
A lot of Welsh life has been lived underground, from ancient cave dwellings to people mining for gold, copper and coal. Read on to discover which underground attractions you can visit and explore.
National Trust houses and gardens
The National Trust properties in Wales make for perfect days out offering a mix of places to visit.
Farm attractions in Wales
You don't have to muck out at these farms, but you're welcome to muck in with feeding and petting.
A day at the zoo
A showcase of Welsh wildlife and a celebration of exotic animals and marine life of the world.
Wales' independent shops
Wales has countless inspiring and unique independent shops.
A trail of majestic castles
The county of Gwynedd, in North Wales, provides a trail of majestic castles to explore, a group of which have been described as the finest examples of military architecture of their kind in Europe.
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Lights, Camera, Action! Top TV and film attractions in Wales
Lights, Camera, Action! Top TV and film attractions in Wales
Visit Wales TV advert - discover the filming locations
Our 2019 Visit Wales film captures our epic shores with Welsh actor-turned-pilot, Luke Evans, who takes us on an epic aerial journey along our incredible coastline in just 60 seconds.
Where is Keeping Faith filmed?
If you've watched any of the dual language drama Keeping Faith, you'll have noticed the beautiful backdrops, and unless you're a local, you may have wondered where the series is filmed.
10 must see film and TV locations in Wales
Discover some of the many corners of Wales that on-screen lovers, monsters, aliens, vampires, elves and warring knights have made famous on Film and TV screens
Doctor Who locations in Wales
Luckily, you don't need a TARDIS to come and visit Doctor Who filming locations - just a trip to Wales.
Cardiff Castle
From the gargoyles on the castle walls to secret tunnels, Cardiff Castle is brought vividly to life.
Adventure parks
Adventure parks
Working at Oakwood is a real rollercoaster ride
Bungee-swing marriage proposals, obsessive rollercoaster fans – it's all happening at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire.
Life is a rollercoaster
Our land and seascapes are thrilling as they are, but when you throw in rollercoasters, zip wires and dinosaurs, you've got the perfect family day out in all weathers. Here's a quick tour of theme and amusement parks around Wales.
Welsh sea caves
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The Caliph Of Ground Zero
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A thousand years ago, the Iberian Peninsula was under the thumb of the Muslim Caliphate of Cordoba, an offshoot of the Umayyad Caliphate. While responsible for cultural and economic developments, the Cordoba Caliphate was also particularly hard on what they called "infidels," and everyone else called "Christians and Jews."
The Caliphate's method of dealing with Christians and Jews was to tax the living infidelity out of them. For those who couldn't pay there were routinely fatal consequences. Religious sensitivity was decidedly NOT a part of the Cordoba Caliphate's social programs.
In 1985, President Ronald Reagan visited Germany for the G-7 Summit. His itinerary included a stop at the German World War II cemetery at Bitburg. One problem: the Bitburg Cemetery contained the remains of several Waffen SS storm troopers.
Reagan's purpose was to commemorate V-E Day and to honor the memories of all those who fought and lost their lives in the 20th Century's greatest conflict. Polling indicated Americans would rather Reagan blew past Bitburg on Die Autobahn. And that polling was right, in a sense.
Though Reagan certainly didn't support the Reich, visiting Bitburg was a bad call. With millions of opponents—and victims—of Hitler's hardest corps still alive, the visit was… insensitive.
In 2009, a group of investors fronted by Imam Feisal Abdul-Rauf purchased the Burlington Coat Factory building just blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks. Abdul-Rauf, a sharia-observant imam who has repeatedly made statements that the United States is to blame for the 9/11 attacks (including my fave: "…Osama bin Laden is made in America…") named his part of the investment group "The Cordoba Initiative."
A shadily-funded group (developers have repeatedly double-talked on the source of their nearly $100 million budget) want to put a mosque named for a brutal caliphate within rpg-range of the site where other Muslims murdered 2,700 people—for not being Muslim enough. Not exactly the textbook definition of sensitivity.
Of all the hot-button issues the Democrat Party is pushing this year, support for the Ground Zero mosque is one of the biggest head-scratchers. Abdul-Rauf is an imam who has repeatedly endeavored to blame 9/11 on America; he's part of a religious movement which believes women should be neither seen nor heard (no Hillary Clinton jokes, please) and wants a mosque on top of the spot where the landing gear from one of the planes used on 9/11 by the terrorists landed. But Americans lack sensitivity? Compared to Feisel Abdul-Rauf, I'm Alan Alda, and the GOP is a sensitivity-training seminar.
But, in the spirit of multi-partisan accord, I've decided I CAN live with a mosque whose imam preaches hate, intolerance and the kind of respect for women that makes Joseph Smith look like Jane Fonda—IF—we infidels get something in return. Cordoba House construction can start tomorrow; and I will wield a shovel while standing next to some cat named Akbar bin Laden (or whatever). But, construction on the new Basilica of the Blessed Crusaders has to start the same day in Riyadh. No? All right, but don't say I didn't offer.
Let's take a clinical look at the chaos. According to CNN, 27 percent of Americans believe Obama was born somewhere other than these United States. Wingnuts routinely dismiss these 27 percent as crazier than Rosie O'Donnell in fat camp lockdown. Only 29 percent of Americans support the building of the Ground Zero mosque. Using liberal math… Obamacare had better cover psychiatric treatment.
The Constitution of the United States of America, written by what may well have been the greatest single gathering of intellect in human history, grants us religious freedom, from Muslim to Mormon. But I don't see this as a matter of religious freedom. It IS a matter of sensitivity. I have sarcastically hypothesized the idea of a mosque-for-basilica tradeoff. But a church built in Riyadh under those circumstances might as well be named Our Lady of The Immaculate Thumb in Your Eye. It's… insensitive.
Thousands met their end mere yards from the Cordoba House site. The perpetrators of that monstrosity (despite the statements by Imam Abdul-Rauf) were acting on behalf of their version of Islam. Supporters of the Ground Zero mosque are whining about religious sensitivity; although they'll deny it to the folks who put up too gaudy a Nativity Scene at Christmas, or the 9-year-old who wants to bow his head in silent prayer before some National Education Association union wonk "teaches" him that 2+2=5.
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I've had thoughts on why many cling on to religion, even after constant debunking and debating. I think I may have a possible reason why some do not give them up.
Most religions all have some system of an afterlife. People practicing the religion believe that, if they follow their specific book and appease to their specific God, they get to go to a magical place where nothing bad happens and they get to live out their wishes and desires that were either impossible in their mortal life, or there life was too short to live it.
When someone suddenly suggests that such a concept does not exist, the believer becomes defensive. Death is a bitter result of life. We dread the day we where we breathe our last breath, or if our life was suddenly cut short. To us, the concept of an after-life is comforting, a God protecting us like a Dad telling his son everything is going to be alright, even though he knows the bitter end is near.
I think, while not the sole reason for many that hold on to their faith, a denial of a mortal death being a permanent death is what keeps them from swallowing the bitter pill of reality that life is not fair, and that shit happens and you may not get to do everything in life or you could drop dead the very next day.
I was born in Mississippi, and raised Baptist, although, my family was mostly lazy Christians who only went to church on around the Holidays. I had the hope as a small child to go to Heaven and be with Angels and no kids there would ever be mean to me again. The thought that I couldn't have any of that would probably have scared me back then.
I came to realize that it's for the best that there is no afterlife. Imagine what exactly you would be doing in an afterlife. As the eternity went on, you would grow tired of the same mundane things. Would you truly want to spend your mortal life appeasing some God, only so you can appease him the rest of your life? I can't think of anything else that would be so...well, boring.
In a way, I feel more confident in this life. It won't be okay if I skip out on opportunities, because I may not get the chance again. This is my one shot, and I don't want to blow it on wishful thinking.
How about you? If you were once religious and now Atheist, how did you overcome the hurdle of accepting there is no afterlife? Or, do you not believe in an afterlife, but in some way, wish/hope there is one? Has any of this changed your perspective on how you live your life than how you lived your life beforehand?
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Hi Atheist Exile. People deconvert themselves or reclaim their reason through their own efforts. However when I can I help this process I do. I never see it as a case of Us v Them. There is no air of hostility and the person who comes to reason by seeing through the delusion is the winner. If I see that they have doubts I try to get them to challenge those doubts and talk through the other possible answers. Sometimes they have not thought about some of the basic beliefs they hold dear. I will try to explain it with a few examples.
Most theists never really consider what an afterlife actually is so I ask "dumb atheist" questions. If I go believe what in your god and get to heaven would Jesus allow me to play golf for the first 20 billion years? This sounds like a stupid question at first but the Theist is compelled to consider what 20 billion years means. Often you will see a look of confusion on their face because they almost know (if they used logic) that this is highly unlikely. Then I might ask if God would allow me to travel around the Universe because I would love to see Orion close up. I have confused the simple but usually naïve concept of what eternity means and planted a seed of doubt that they are now compelled to consider and usually do when on their own. As Woody Allen says - Infinity is a really long time especially towards the end!
When they claim that their god answers their prayers I ask them what do his voice sound like? This usually gets another weird look and they say he always answers by actions. So I will ask if they would mind saying a prayer for my friends arm to grow back. If they say he only helps believers I will ask why did a god who knows everything and therefore preordained how everything will fall into place when he created the world do it in such a way that he would not have to intervene to help you find your keys by making sure you would look behind the couch in the first place? Then I usually say ""Wow I wish I could interrupt the creator of the universe every time I misplace something". A bit disrespectful but gets them to think about what they are saying.
Actually this is a good one that is recent. I had a Jehovah Witness call to me over a period of weeks. We got on well and he is an ex-JW now. I asked him what had done it for him and he said it was the way I spoke about evolution. On one occasion he had said that Evolution was wrong because it did not explain how life began. I explained that Evolution only explains how life evolves after it started. Whether life began in pool of mud or from a comet hitting the Earth or even by the hands of a god has nothing to do with it. That is a different theory called abiogenesis. He returned the following Saturday and said that he had spoken to some people and that he now agreed that what I said was correct. So after he read some "Daniel" to me I further explain the Theory to him. We both agreed that Evolution was "true" we just had different ideas on what started it all. However I knew he understood the concept.
A month or so later he was pointing to my car and asked how I could not see that it was an intelligently designed product. If a person who had never seen a car saw it for the first time he would know that it was "created" and therefore had to have an intelligent designer. (Sometimes they use the analogy of finding a modern house in the jungle). So I disagreed and said that although it was designed by intelligent people it was part of the process of evolution that started out when man invented the wheel which led to the cart, chariot, horse and cart etc. When we look at early the earliest automobiles we can see how they evolved from the stagecoach. There are no missing links even though stagecoaches are not so easy to find!! Over time the idea was developed until it became today's car. If we look to the future a little we can understand that today's models are still evolving into the models that we see in the intelligent designed concepts.
He said it was the deconstruction of this ID concept in his head that started the process that eventually broke the spell. So I can't say what specific fact did it. It was more a process of addressing challenges and working through concepts from different angles. However once people discard their faith they will begin to consume facts as the thirst for knowledge then really begins.
Take a look this at which is my "evolving intelligent" approach. I find it worthwhile as I debate a lot of them.
I just read the link you provided and it's obviously a good technique to use. I don't think you can be too obvious about it, though, without blowing your cover.
I have always maintained that religion was born out of a dread fear of death and dying
I attended a fundamentalist, new earth, hellfire and brimstone, Southern Baptist church until I was about 19 or 20. A few years later, I got out of college and moved 400 miles away. That was 40 years ago. I haven't been to church since.
During the last couple of years, I've re-connected with several of my old church friends on Facebook. I always assume that they've out grown all of that silly religious indoctrination. But that is usually not the case.
One friend has spent the last 40 years in Brazil translating the bible into the native languages. Another friend did the same thing in and around Australia. Some other friends are deacons or elders in their churches. Other friends talk about spiritual revivals, being filled with the holy spirit, or feeling the power of god in their life.
I just ignore their ramblings...usually. There have been times when they have talked about immoral, ignorant, or rebellious atheists. A few times, I have spoken up and challenged them. It's interesting to read their responses. They're convinced that I just hate god and that I want to lead a selfish, immoral life. And if I ask jesus into my heart then I will be filled with the holy spirit and I will experience the love of god.
Yeah right!
I don't claim to be the smartest guy, but I have an answer for all of their claims and objections. After a few email exchanges, they will either just drop out of the conversation or they will get angry threaten me with spending eternity in hell!
I feel sorry for them. They have spent their entire life surrounded by other bible believing christians. I don't think that anyone has stood up challenged them in their entire life. I can almost hear the cognitive dissonance burning in their heads. It must be very threatening and dis-orienting for them.
I do not believe there is an afterlife. There is a very famous quote by a philosopher who's name I do not remember that goes very similar to this "If death exists, I do not. If I exist, death does not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do?" That is kind of my philosophy as far as an afterlife goes.
I have accepted my death will be final, but I want to die knowing I did something worthwhile, I did something important, that I helped someone. I want to be as a good of a person as I possibly can while I am still here, because I know my time is limited. I know eventually it will come to an end, so why waste it?
I wish there was a way I could see my dead grandparents again, healthy, happy, and carefree, I wish they could be in Elysium because they were nothing but good to me while they lived, but I also know that in all likelihood, all that's left of them are a few photographs, a few letters, and my own somewhat fuzzy memories of them.
Heaven is a nice thought. It's comforting. It's also not real.
Similar to one of my favorite quotes ever, by Mark Twain:
"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it."
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@ Exile I am slow on the uptake sometimes or most of the time. LOL!! Please will you explain to me how and when you where insulted.
This should be entertaining.
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Not at all. As @KOrsan observed, it just sounded like a childish threat in response to the most benign of comments. Why not apologise and move on rather than give the tough guy speech?
Showing your balls are bigger than the next guy's is how people in some environments prove their worth. I see he's "not from around here" (not from the U.S.) and perhaps where he's from you're not a man if you suffer an insult. And maybe you're not even a man if you aren't perpetually thin-skinned and acting like a gamecock. He is the way he is. I am really curious, though, what the imagined insult was. Up till now, I've been so amused by his behavior that I haven't even bothered to wonder.
Unseen, you need to watch your mouth.
Sorry, I don't have a mirror handy. I'm afraid I won't see myself in it.


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Beren Academy and its players don't play basketball games between Friday night and Saturday night in observance of the Sabbath. That created a conflict last year when Beren advanced to the semifinals and was scheduled to play at 9 p.m. on a Friday in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial School's 2A boys basketball tournament.
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