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Spiritual formation is the process of apparent spiritual development through engaging in a set of behaviors, termed disciplines. Advocates believe these disciplines help shape the character of the practitioner into the likeness of Christ.
Though superficially similar to discipleship, spiritual formation is not merely concerned with biblical exhortation and instruction in orthodox doctrine, but also with the teaching of "many practices that opened [the believer] to the presence and direction of God, and nurtured the character traits of Christ into fruition".1
The Renovaré website states:
Spiritual formation is a process, but it is also a journey through which we open our hearts to a deeper connection with God. We are not bystanders in our spiritual lives, we are active participants with God, who is ever inviting us into relationship with him.2
- 1974
- William Menninger discovers the book, The Cloud of Unknowing:
In 1974, Father William Meninger, a Trappist monk and retreat master at St. Josephs Abbey in Spencer, Mass. found a dusty little book in the abbey library, The Cloud of Unknowing. As he read it he was delighted to discover that this anonymous 14th century book presented contemplative meditation as a teachable, spiritual process enabling the ordinary person to enter and receive a direct experience of union with God.3
Thomas Keating, Basil Pennington and others who were students of Menninger disseminate these teachings.4
- 1978
- Richard Foster writes The Celebration of Discipline.This book launched spiritual formation into mainstream evangelicalism, and continues to be used today.
In The Celebration of Discipline, Foster shares the practices of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches that originated with the Desert Mothers and Fathers.
The Celebration of Discipline presents spiritual formation as attainable through the "spiritual disciplines."
These disciplines are seen as a means of growing in spiritual maturity and depth. "In fact, the implication was that without the use of these ancient contemplative methods true 'spiritual formation' was not possible."5
- 1988
- Dallas Willard, a close associate of Richard Foster, writes The Spirit of the Disciplines. This book "reveals how the key to self-transformation resides in the practice of the spiritual disciplines, and how their practice affirms human life to the fullest."6The Spirit of the Disciplines is based on Willard's understanding of Matt. 11:29–30. Willard teaches that the "yoke" spoken of by Jesus in this passage is to attempt to emulate the life of Christ in every way possible. Willard teaches that this emulation occurs through the practice of the disciplines.7 (For a comprehensive teaching on this passage in Matthew, read or listen to Dr. John MacArthur's sermon, Jesus' Personal Invitation, Part 2.)
Richard Foster founds Renovaré. This organization seeks "to resource, fuel, model, and advocate more intentional living and spiritual formation among Christians and those wanting a deeper connection with God. A foundational presence in the spiritual formation movement for over 20 years, Renovaré is Christian in commitment, ecumenical in breadth, and international in scope."8
- Present
- The ideas presented by Foster and Willard continue to be propagated through the works and teachings of others.
Spiritual formation is a primary teaching found in what has come to be known as the emerging church. Brian McLaren, a key leader in that movement, has acknowledged that both Foster and Willard are considered "key mentors for the emerging church."9
Spiritual disciplines
According to proponents of spiritual formation, various "spiritual disciplines" must be practiced in order to experience true spiritual growth:
Christian spiritual formation is a God-ordained process that shapes our entire person so that we take on the character and being of Christ himself.
Properly employed…these disciplines help us attain increasing levels of spiritual maturity so that we respond to our life circumstances with the mind of Christ.10
In his book, The Celebration of Discipline, as well as on his Renovaré website, Richard Foster lists these disciplines as:11
- meditation
- Entering into a "listening silence" in order to "hear God's voice." Similar to the meditation of Eastern religions.
- prayer
- An "interactive conversation" with God. Practiced as contemplative prayer.
- fasting
- "The voluntary denial of an otherwise normal function for the sake of intense spiritual activity."
- study
- "The mind taking on an order conforming to the order of whatever we concentrate upon."
- simplicity
- "The joyful unconcern for possessions we experience as we truly 'seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness' (Matt 6:33)."
- solitude
- A "state of mind" for one to be "found by God and freed from competing loyalties."
- submission
- Letting "go of the burden of always needing to get our own way."
- service
- "A pattern of service as a lifestyle…At the center is found a contentment in hiddenness, indiscriminancy."
- confession
- Confession of sin to other professing believers.
- worship
- "Entering into the supra-natural experience of the Shekanyah, or glory, of God."
- guidance
- Learning to "heed the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the teachings of Jesus." "It is the perception that we have heard the Kol Yahweh, the voice of God."
- celebration
- Celebrating God in all facets of life.
Since the disciplines are not defined in Scripture, no concrete, definitive list is available. Consequently, Willard notes that we should not "assume that our particular list will be right for others."12 This confirms the subjective nature of these practices.
Unbiblical origins
Despite assertions that the spiritual disciplines are "God-ordained,"13 they are in fact derived from the practices of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox mystics.14 These practices are contrary to the biblical theology fought for in the Reformation.
Gary Gilley asks:
Do we, as believers in Sola Scriptura, take our marching orders from the written Word, or do we look to the 'white spaces' in Scripture to determine how we live?15
In other words, are we to turn to mystical, subjective ascetic practices, or do we rely upon the objective truth of God's Word?
Bob DeWaay contends:
The Bible nowhere describes an inward journey to explore the realm of the spirit. God chose to reveal the truth about spiritual reality through His ordained, Spirit-inspired, biblical writers.16
Unbiblical view of man's condition
Spiritual formation teaches that man possesses innate goodness, but that his fallen state of sin is a result of "deprivation" or "spiritual starvation." Thus, the disciplines help to feed, mature and grow man's spirituality. In his Spirit of the Disciplines, Dallas Willard states:
The evil that we do in our present condition is a reflection of a weakness caused by spiritual starvation. When Jesus prayed on the cross, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do," he was not just being generous to his killers; he was expressing the facts of the case. They really did not know what they were doing. As St. Augustine so clearly saw, the deranged condition of humankind is not, at bottom, a positive fact, but a deprivation. It is one that results in vast positive evils, of course, yet depravity is no less a horror because it stems from a deficiency, and people are no less responsible for it and its consequences.17
Rather than having an innate ability for good, Scripture teaches that, due to the Fall, man is innately depraved (Rom. 3:11–18, 23, 5:8; Eph. 2:1) and his heart is wicked (Jer. 17:9).
Invented practices made binding upon Christians
Spiritual disciplines are not commanded in Scripture. To impose practices not commanded in Scripture as necessary for spiritual maturity is to undermine and deny the sufficiency of Scripture (2 Tim. 3:16–17).
In spite of the absence of an explicit command in Scripture to practice these disciplines, leaders like Dallas Willard continue to assert their necessity:
The disciplines are activities of mind and body purposefully undertaken, to bring our personality and total being into effective cooperation with the divine order. They enable us more and more to live in a power that is, strictly speaking, beyond us, deriving from the spiritual realm itself, as we "yield ourselves to God, as those that are alive from the dead, and our members as instruments of righteousness unto God," as Romans 6:13 puts it.
The necessity for such disciplines comes from the very nature of the self in the image of God, discussed earlier. Once the individual has through divine initiative become alive to God and his Kingdom, the extent of integration of his or her total being into that Kingdom order significantly depends upon the individual's initiative.18
Though Dallas Willard admits that the Bible does not command that these disciplines be followed, he nevertheless argues that they were practiced among members of the early church. Bob DeWaay summarizes Willard's argument regarding Paul's silence as being that he "did not write about the spiritual disciplines because everyone was practicing them."19 He further states:
Spiritual disciplines are man-made, amorphous, and not revealed in the Bible; they assume that one is saved by grace and perfected by works."20
The Apostle Paul writes against such ascetic practices. In Col. 2:20–23, Paul rebukes the idea of relying on fleshly practices to grow in holiness. Gal. 3:3 reads: "Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected in the flesh?"
Though proponents like Richard Foster and Dallas Willard claim that spiritual formation has been practiced since the early days of the church, Foster admits that the term "spiritual formation" did not appear in evangelical vocabulary until he ushered it into the mainstream in the 1970s with The Celebration of Discipline:
By now enough water has gone under the Christian Spiritual Formation bridge that we can give some assessment of where we have come and what yet needs to be done. When I first began writing in the field in the late 70s and early 80s the term "Spiritual Formation" was hardly known, except for highly specialized references in relation to the Catholic orders. Today it is a rare person who has not heard the term. Seminary courses in Spiritual Formation proliferate like baby rabbits. Huge numbers are seeking to become certified as Spiritual Directors to answer the cry of multiplied thousands for spiritual direction. And more."21
Possibility of real spiritual experiences not from God
Richard Foster himself has offered warnings when it comes to practicing some of the disciplines. In regard to the practice of contemplative prayer, which is a type of meditation, Foster, in his book Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home, writes:
I also want to give a word of precaution. In the silent contemplation of God we are entering deeply into the spiritual realm, and there is such a thing as a supernatural guidance. While the Bible does not give us a lot of information on that, there are various orders of spiritual beings, and some of them are definitely not in cooperation with God and his way!….
…But for now I want to encourage you to learn and practice prayers of protection.22
When seeking to "hear from God," there is no biblical guidance as to how one may determine exactly who or what is communicating. Foster himself notes that not only could one be deceived by Satan, but one may also mistake one's own imagination or "human voices" for the voice of God.
Learning to distinguish the voice of God…from just human voices within us…comes in much the same way that we learn any other voice. Satan pushes and condemns. God draws and encourages. And we can know the difference.23
Though Foster provides criteria for determining just who or what is speaking, there is no biblical support for the specifications he provides. He implies that God will always speak in a positive manner, yet there are multiple instances in Scripture when God speaks negatively to His people. About Foster's comments in the above-referenced Be Still DVD, Pastor Larry DeBruyn writes:
Assuming that God speaks Soul to soul today, what if Foster's paradigm for determining "the voice" were reversed; that the negative voice is God's, and the positive is Satan's? It happened that way in the Garden. God warned Adam and Eve that for disobedience to God, "you shall surely die" (Genesis 2:17), but Satan reassuringly told Adam and Eve, "You surely shall not die!" (Genesis 3:4). The point is that when engaging meditative spirituality, the contemplator can never be certain who will speak, and as a consequence, the experience can become the spawning ground for myriads of flashy ideas based solely upon, "he heard this," or "she heard that." And at that juncture, Christians and the church will have turned aside "to myths" (2 Timothy 4:4).24
Deception is rampant, and unbiblical, mystical practices may offer people an actual spiritual experience, though not one that originates from the true and living God. To ignore the boundaries of Scripture is to open oneself up to danger.
Further reading
On Richard Foster
- Who Is Richard Foster?
- Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
- Living Spiritual Teacher Richard Foster
On Dallas Willard
- The Spiritual Disciplines of Dallas Willard Destroyed
- Delusions of Dallas Willard
- Book Review: Hearing God, by Dallas Willard
On sola scriptura
- The Nature and Sufficiency of Scripture
- The Sufficiency of Scripture, Part 1
- The Sufficiency of Scripture, Part 2
- Sola Scriptura
General resources
- Introduction to Mysticism
- Contemporary Christian Divination: The False Claims and Practices of Christian Mystics
- Understanding the New Spirituality: God Indwells Mankind
- Bruce Demarest, Satisfy Your Soul: Restoring the Heart of Christian Spirituality (NavPress, 1999), 24. ↩
- http://www.renovare.us/SPIRITUALRENEWAL/WhyBecomeLikeJesus/Whatisspiritualformation/tabid/2572/Default.aspx, accessed 16 May 2012. ↩
- ContemplativePrayer.net. ↩
- Gary Gilley, Spiritual Formation. Dr. Gary Gilley is pastor of Southern View Chapel in Springfield, IL. ↩
- Gary Gilley, Spiritual Formation. ↩
- http://store.renovare.us/p-27-the-spirit-of-the-disciplines.aspx, accessed 16 May 2012. ↩
- Bob DeWaay, The Dangers of Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Disciplines. Bob DeWaay is a Christian apologist and founder of Critical Issues Commentary. ↩
- http://www.renovare.us/WHOWEARE/WhatisRenovaré/tabid/2475/Default.aspx, accessed 16 May 2012. ↩
- Brian McLaren, "The Emergent Mystique," Christianity Today, November 2004. ↩
- Richard J. Foster and Gayle D. Beebe, Longing for God: Seven Paths of Christian Devotion (InterVarsity Press, 2009), 15, 16. ↩
- All quotations within these definitions are from http://www.renovare.us/SPIRITUALRENEWAL/PracticingLikeJesus/WhyPracticeLikeJesus/tabid/2518/Default.aspx and linked pages, accessed 16 May 2012. ↩
- Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines, 157. ↩
- Richard Foster, Renovaré Newsletter, http://www.renovare.us/ViewNewsLetter/tabid/2404/Default.aspx?ID=71, May 2003. ↩
- Gary Gilley, Spiritual Formation. ↩
- Gary Gilley, Spiritual Formation. ↩
- Bob DeWaay, Richard Foster – Celebration of Deception. ↩
- Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines, (HarperCollins, 1990), 63–64. ↩
- Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines, (HarperCollins, 1990), 68. ↩
- Bob DeWaay, The Dangers of Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Disciplines. ↩
- Bob DeWaay, The Dangers of Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Disciplines. ↩
- Richard Foster, Spiritual Formation: A Pastoral Letter. ↩
- Richard Foster, Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home (HarperCollins, 1992), 157. ↩
- Richard Foster, Be Still, Fear of Silence (DVD © Twentieth Fox Home Entertainment LLC, 2006). Transcript courtesy of Larry DeBruyn, Who Goes There? ↩
- Larry DeBruyn, Who Goes There? ↩


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Roads are in much better shape than they were on Tuesday, however, there's still plenty of snow – as much as 15 inches in some places. NBC News' Ron Mott reports from Long Island and Al Roker has the forecast.
A wind-whipped winter storm that dumped a foot of snow or more through Wednesday morning in parts of the Northeast has left a trail of bitter cold that will linger into the weekend.
Anyone living east of the Rockies can expect "reinforcing shots of cold air," said Bob Oravec, a National Weather Service forecaster.
"We're in a pretty persistent cold pattern right now, and the biggest break we're going to get is on Saturday — but that's before the next cold front comes through Monday," Oravec said.
Expect below zero temperatures in some parts, he warned. And more snow may be on the way.
A rapid moving "clipper" system was expected to bring more snow to the Midwest and Great Lakes Wednesday night and then to portions of the Northeast on Thursday, the Weather Service said.
That system will also propel frigid air now hanging over the Midwest and Northeast into the southern Plains and ultimately the Gulf Coast.
Temps remained below average Wednesday, forcing folks to bundle up tight while shoveling snow. Commuters had to slog through messy roads, while flights and schools were canceled.
The snowfall ended south of Boston by 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to The Weather Channel. But in New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C, where the weather had caused havoc on the Tuesday evening commute, wind chills had plummeted well below zero.
It's getting pretty chilly in the Orange Room as Carson Daly presents some of the best viewer-submitted snow pictures.
The temperature in all three cities was between 9 and 12 degrees — with wind chills as low as minus-7 in Washington, D.C. Wind gusts across the region will get up to 33 mph, the National Weather Service reported.
That was hardly the worst of the cold. Fargo, N.D., was enduring wind chills of minus-38 on early Wednesday, and the air temperature in northern New England was -12 at mid-morning.
As for snow, residents of the Northeast faced the prospect of digging themselves out of some heavy snowfall, the heaviest fell in Manalapan, N.J., which got 15.5 inches. A foot fell in New York City and 13.5 inches in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Schools across the Northeast were closed on Wednesday, although New York City had a regular school day for its 1.1 million students.
Some New Yorkers complained about schools staying open in the midst of transportation snarls, while others criticized the city for a lag in snow removal in Manhattan's posh Upper East Side.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who campaigned on closing the gap between rich and poor residents, at first brushed off complaints, saying "no one was treated differently."
Later Wednesday he backtracked, saying "more could have been done to serve the Upper East Side."
The cold weather led to some tense moments for New York dog owner Mary Ann Nesdill. Her black Lab-border collie mix "Teddy" broke through the ice on a pond at a Long Island park and had to be rescued by a firefighter.
It was not only people on the ground subjected to winter misery: More than 1,500 flights coming into or out of the U.S. on Wednesday had been canceled by 3 p.m. ET.
Andrew Kelly / Reuters
A woman sits on her cot at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday.
According to FlightAware, most of these came at New York's LaGuardia and John F Kennedy International airports, Newark Liberty International, Boston Logan, and Philadelphia International. There were some 2,200 delays nationwide.
Amtrak said it would reduce the frequency of trains on the Boston-Washington run as well as service between New York and Harrisburg, Pa. Other routes were operating normally, but passengers were urged to check Amtrak.com for other possible changes.
In D.C., most offices of the government reopened on a two-hour delay Wednesday after shutting down Tuesday.
"We've had about 80-plus calls for personal injury collisions today," said Scott Graham, assistant chief of nearby Montgomery County, Md., Fire and Rescue, told NBCWashington. "Some of which have been very minor... turning out to be property damage; some more significant, with minor traumatic injuries, vehicles overturning."
Darren Ornitz / Reuters
Freezing temperatures and up to 15 inches of snow caused havoc for millions, but some braved the cold to make the most of the winter weather.
In Maryland, 11 inches of snow had accumulated in Northeast Heights. The storm was blamed for at least one death in the state, that of a driver whose car fishtailed into the path of a tractor-trailer on a snow-covered road 50 miles northwest of Baltimore.
And police said the storm might have claimed more lives: A preliminary investigation showed wet conditions played a role in a two-vehicle crash that killed two people in Prince George's County, Md.
The storm was a conventional one that developed off the coast and moved its way up the Eastern Seaboard, pulling in cold air from the arctic. Unlike the epic freeze of two weeks ago, it wasn't caused by a kink in the polar vortex, the winds that circulate around the North Pole.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
John Makely / NBC News
Commuters help dislodge a car stuck on the ice at the Westfield, N.J. train station early Wednesday morning.

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Boutique Hotels in BrusselsFor reasons inexplicable and wholly unfair, Brussels somehow fails to come to mind when one is asked to name Western Europe's top cities. Paris, London, Rome, Berlin yes, but Belgium's capital can be equally seductive, if on its own terms. Hotels in Brussels are packed with visitors who come for Art Nouveau architecture, a rich café culture, superb shopping, a stellar pub scene, and a surprising number of outstanding Asian restaurants—which, put together, dispel the notion that Brussels is rather stuffy. Far from it, this ancient city can let its hair down with the best of capitals. Change, too, has come to Brussels—the kind that locals and visitors alike can embrace. Once rough neighborhoods, such as Dansaert, have morphed of late into chic, fashionable quarters (here one finds those Asian eateries), while more Brussels hotels seem to be opening than ever before. Below find a list of our selection of boutique and luxury hotels in Brussels.
The DominicanBrussels
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Brussels' former Dominican abbey exudes a feeling of dramatic intimacy with soaring ceilings, luxurious textiles, and original stone flooring.


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Protecting Children
Children are Alaska's future and the attorney general believes our role in ensuring children live in a safe and healthy environment is one of our most important.
Crimes against children, including child pornography, are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
We work closely with the Office of Children's Services in the Department of Health and Social Services to be sure children in abusive or neglectful situations achieve a permanently safe home.
The Department of Law provides assistance in the efforts to improve Alaska's noncompliance rate with federal guidelines governing sale of illegal tobacco to minors. We assist the tobacco enforcement unit at Public Health with setting up their enforcement checks, and then handle any necessary legal work resulting from illegal sales. Penalties may include loss of a business' license endorsement to sell tobacco and civil fines. Repeat offenders may face criminal penalties.
As a signatory to the Master Settlement Agreement with the tobacco companies, Alaska's Attorney General works to be sure the terms of the settlement are enforced.
The Alaska Department of Law also assists the Child Support Services Division at the Department of Revenue in their efforts to be sure properly owed child support is paid.
Child Abuse & Neglect
The Department of Law plays an important role in helping social workers achieve their mission of protecting children by preventing and remedying repeated abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
When children are placed in such peril that the state takes custody of them away from their parents, a complex set of laws comes into play to ensure the child will receive the care, guidance, treatment, and control that will promote the child's welfare. AS 47.10.005.
These laws govern the rights of the parents, rights of tribal entities, rights of foster parents, grandparents, the rights of the child, and the best interest of the child. The laws set deadlines when certain mandated court hearings must occur. They set deadlines on how long parents may try and correct problems that endanger their children, and mandate when the state must move to terminate parental rights in order to free the child for adoption or guardianship. The goal of child-in-need-of-of-aid proceedings is always to get the child into a safe, permanent home in an expeditious manner.
The Department of Law represents the state in these cases. We take pride in our efforts to protect the health and safety of our children.
Important! If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected please call the Child Abuse Hotline at 1.800.478.4444. A child's safety may be dependent upon you.
Child Support
The Commercial, Fair Business & Child Support of the Department of Law provides legal advice to and represents the Alaska Child Support Services Division in local and interstate child support actions. These include actions to establish or disestablish paternity, to establish and modify child support orders, to obtain and enforce medical support orders, and to enforce support obligations through civil process, such as by obtaining orders requiring non-custodial parents to apply for their permanent fund dividends and allowing the child support agency to attach retirement and pension benefits and Native corporation dividends for payment of child support.
The Department of Law also prosecutes criminal non-support cases under state law and assists federal authorities in prosecuting federal criminal non-support cases. The Office of Special Prosecutions in the Criminal Division handles these cases, with the assistance of the Commercial, Fair Business & Child Support section.
The Department of Law only becomes involved in a child support matter when the Child Support Services Division refers the case to us. The Child Support Services Division handles most routine child support without our involvement. Therefore, unless you receive paperwork directly from the Department of Law, you should contact the Child Support Services Division to obtain information or assistance relating to your child support case. For information on how they can help you, please visit the Child Support Services Division.
Please understand that the Department of Law cannot represent or provide legal advice to parents or other private individuals in child support matters. If you need assistance in a child support case, you should contact a private attorney. If you do not have a private attorney, the Alaska Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service can help you find one, or call 1-800-770-9999 in Alaska, or (907) 272-0352.
In addition, the Alaska Court System has a Family Law Self-Help Center that can provide basic information on court rules and procedures, as well as forms and instructions for obtaining, modifying, or enforcing a support order through the Alaska courts. You can obtain information about the Self-Help Center by calling the center at (907) 264-0851 or toll-free in Alaska (but outside Anchorage) at (866) 279-0851.
Preventing Youth Suicide
Suicide's devastating effects know no geographic, economic, or cultural boundaries. For the survivors, the healing process is never complete. That our youth are so susceptible to suicide is particularly tragic.
Alaska has the highest per capita rate of suicide of any state, and male Alaskan Natives ages 15-24 have the highest suicide rate of any demographic group in the country. Also, suicide is the second leading cause of death for Alaskan youth ages 15-24.
These facts are staggering. The attorney general believes that, individually and as a community, we must intensify our efforts to eradicate the epidemic of suicide in Alaska, particularly among our youth, through outreach, education, and intervention.
Following are links to some websites that provide services in preventing suicide. Please become familiar with these resources to educate yourself and others on suicide prevention. Together, we can minimize suicides by pressing for solutions to this devastating epidemic.
- Alaska Statewide Suicide Prevention Council
- Alaska Behavioral Health Community-Based Suicide Prevention Program
- Stop Suicide Alaska
- The Jason Foundation, Inc.
- North Star Behavioral Health
If you are concerned that a child is contemplating suicide, bring him or her to the closest emergency room. Also, in Anchorage, North Star Behavioral Health, which only treats children and adolescents, provides free suicide evaluations 24/7.
Internet Safety for Kids
The Alaska Attorney General joins attorneys generals across the country in promoting Internet safety for kids. The Internet can be helpful for things like homework, but it can also be a scary place. Following a few rules can make it a safer place.
- Never give out personal information like your name, address, phone number, credit card numbers, or send your picture without asking your parents if it's OK.
- Don't buy things over the Internet without asking your parents. This can be a way for unscrupulous people to get a hold of your family's credit card number.
- Never give your password to anyone.
- Never agree to meet someone in person that you have met over the Internet. That person could be telling you lies, and could be a dangerous person.
- If you get a message over the Internet that makes you uncomfortable, don't answer. Tell your parents or another adult about it right away.
There are many Internet safety web sites available for kids, their parents, and educators. A few of them the attorney general likes:


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shout (one's) head off(redirected from shouted their heads off)
shout (one's) head off
To shout or yell very loudly and lengthily. Suzy shouted her head off when I told her she couldn't have an ice cream cone. The stadium was packed with fans shouting their heads off for the popular band. Don't bother listening to the crazies who stand on street corners and shout their heads off at passersby.


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Welcome to my blog! I'm by no means an expert at blogging, but I have found it is a good way for me to journal through motherhood. It will also be a good way to remember all of the exciting times with my boys and my husband.
The Story of Us...
Michael and I met when we were attending the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. I was friends with his older brother Steven, and Michael came down from Purdue when he was on his spring break. We went to a friend's house to play cards, and Michael and I sat next to one another. We didn't talk for too terribly long, it was a few moments. Little did I know those few moments would change my life. Michael transferred to USI the following semester. We had our first date October 2005...we did break up twice (hence the Third Time's A Charm title); however, November 30, 2006 we were officially back together. One of our favorite movies is A Beautiful Mind, and my absolute favorite part is at the end when John Nash Jr. is making his acceptance speech for the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics: "I've made the most important discovery of my life. It's only in the mysterious equation of love that any logic or reasons can be found. I'm only here because of you. You are the only reason I am...you're all my reasons."
Michael proposed to me on August 26, 2008, and we were married June 28, 2009 on Miramar Beach in Destin, Florida. On Mother's Day 2011, I received the most unexpected news...I was pregnant with our first son Jake. We were not trying for a baby so we were pretty shocked when that pregnancy test came back positive...all SIX that I took. January 10, 2012 we welcomed Jacob Ryan Hubbard into the world.
Things have been a bit of a whirlwind since then. Between our careers, raising a toddler and our families two years flew by! We decided that Jake The Snake needed a playmate...fast forward to St. Patrick's Day 2014, we found out we were pregnant with Josh. November 23, 2014 Joshua Clark Hubbard entered this world! We have been super busy with two sweet little boys and our careers.
About Me
Welcome to my blog! I'm by no means an expert at blogging, but I have found it is a good way for me to journal through motherhood. It will also be a good way to remember all of the exciting times with my boys and my husband.


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Mastic Beach sculptor's bust of Lincoln draws praise
In two decades as a sculptor and teacher, Frank Porcu has concentrated on art inspired by early Greece and the Renaissance. So when a would-be patron suggested he create a bust of Abraham Lincoln, the Mastic Beach artist initially demurred.
"It was extremely different" than any of his past work, the 40-year-old artist said.
But Porcu eventually sculpted a bronze bust that is receiving raves from historians for its accuracy and how it captures the power of the 16th president's character.
Porcu's Lincoln was officially unveiled Wednesday night at the New-York Historical Society in Manhattan. Historian Harold Holzer, who's written 40 books on Lincoln and spoke at the event, said that Porcu's is the best three-dimensional likeness he's seen created in his 40 years of studying the president.
"It's extremely powerful," Holzer said. "From any angle it reflects both power and sadness, and I think that's what Lincoln was all about."
The sculpture came about after Porcu was introduced to Shawn Thomas, a certified public accountant from Bay Shore who's a longtime collector of historical artifacts.
"I've been looking for a Lincoln sculpture that truly expressed the essence of the man," Thomas said. He thought Porcu could capture the real Lincoln -- proud and determined -- so he offered to pay for the sculpture and the artist's living expenses like a Renaissance patron.
"I said, 'Why? There are so many great Lincolns out there,' " Porcu said. "But he said, 'They don't show who I know Lincoln to have been.' And that was a challenge."
The two collaborated over six months, uninterrupted even when superstorm Sandy left Porcu's house awash in 2 feet of water, forcing him and his wife to live temporarily in Hicksville.
Most sculptors start with a block of clay and cut it away to unveil their vision.
But as a longtime student and teacher of anatomy and medical dissection, Porcu, who is on the faculty of the Graduate School of Figurative Art at the New York Academy of Art, said he envisions a piece from the inside out.
"Each piece of clay is planned in advance, applied, and never touched again," he said.
The bust will be on display at the historical society for two weeks.Thomas isn't sure of where it will go from there. But he and Porcu are already talking about collaborating on a different view of Lincoln or a sculpture of Theodore Roosevelt.


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Rain. It's not what you want when you're driving the boss man's pristine '57 Bel Air in traffic-especially when his last words to you before handing over the keys were, "Make sure you bring it back in one piece."
This, of course, wasn't just a little shower. It was a deluge, the kind of Florida storm that comes from out of nowhere on an otherwise sunny day to flood the roads and cause the typically inattentive driver to do especially stupid things. Like crash into an otherwise-perfect black '57 Chevy.
On the other hand, I had a long haul ahead of me and was testing the new Nitto NT05 ultra high-performance tire. Dry traction is but one aspect that needed evaluation. Wet traction is perhaps more critical because it can save your car and your life. I was motoring from Gainesville to Tampa (a 143-mile trek) after completing the dry-handling portion of our testing at the beautiful Gainesville Raceway test track. The reality is those who drive their classics often get stuck in the rain. When this happens you'd better be on tires that can channel water.
Nitto Tire entered the American market over a decade ago with its 555 line (which it followed with a drag radial version and then a DOT-legal road-race variant). The "Triple Five" soon became one of the most popular tires in all of hot rodding. It was available in a myriad of sizes and was a hands-down winner. It was priced right, wore like iron and offered exemplary dry traction.
It's not everyday that a tire company rolls out a new UHP tire line. The cost for research and development is astronomical, so is the marketing and advertising budget. Then you have to hope you reach your traditional buyers while snatching new customers from your competition.
But a decade is a long time in the tire business. Power levels have soared and suspensions (both from the factory and the aftermarket) offer way more grip (and potential grip). Nitto recognized the need in its lineup for a tire line that offered more performance than the 555 (300 treadwear rating) and yet was not as radical as the race-derived NT01 DOT-legal road race tire (100 treadwear rating).
The answer is the new NT05, which offers nearly as much dry performance as the much-vaunted NT01, but without sacrificing streetability. The NT05s won't pick up every stone, pebble or nail on the road and throw them into your wheelwells. Not only were the new NT05s way ahead of the 555s in the dry, but their behavior in the wet was better, which struck us as surprising. As you can tell from the pictures, the NT05s have a very aggressive tread pattern and they don't look like they'd be all that great in the rain. Well, looks are definitely deceiving. These tires were confidence-inspiring in all conditions.
If the '57 you see here seems familiar, it is because over the years it has been featured in numerous tech stories and build-up articles. It has a full TCI suspension, 383 small-block and rolls on polished American Racing rims (17x8 all around. In previous testing for another story, it went through the cones in 41.68 mph (6.87 seconds) on Nitto 555 tires (size 245/45ZR17). We had no before skidpad numbers.
From the minute we put the 255/40ZR17 Nitto NT05s on the American rims, we noticed a difference. The ride quality actually went up and the new sidewall design improved steering feel. Turn in was crisp and they were quieter on the road than the 555s.
On the skidpad, the NTO5s were given quite a workout. (It should be noted that Gainesville has a 300-foot-diameter skidpad, as opposed to the 200-foot pad we've employed in the past.) Despite having two tons of vintage Tri-Five crushing down on them, we averaged 0.873g clockwise and 0.83 counter-clockwise. Frankly, had the '57 had a shoulder harness or a bucket seat, the CCW number would have been higher, but it was all we could do to stay on top of the bench seat. At least going clockwise we could brace ourselves against the door and keep two hands on the wheel. In the opposite direction I had to brace myself with my right hand on the seat while steering with the left! To put that two-way average in perspective, it's nearly the equal to the new Camaro on 20-inch summer tires, which clocks in at around 0.92g.
In the 420-foot slalom, the NT05s trumped the 555s. We picked up 0.74 mph through the cones (to 42.42 mph), reducing our time from 6.87 seconds to 6.75. The grip was simply outstanding.
More than numbers, however, was the way they felt on the street and during instrumented testing. They responded beautifully to steering inputs and were predictable up to and beyond their limits.
We were not expecting the NT05s to evacuate water the way they did. Their performance in the wet was beyond what we've come to expect from the 555s. Even at speeds approaching 80 mph, the car was glued to the road (no, we don't recommend this). The Bel Air was remarkably sure-footed. Hydroplaning was simply not an issue. The only thing that slowed us down was the 52-year-old wipers. Sometimes they'd work, sometimes not. This is not what we think of when we hear the term "intermittent wipers."
The 555 is still an excellent tire and will offer longer tread life, but for those looking for more aggressive sneakers, Nitto's NT05 might be what you are looking for.


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The year was 1995. The place: Jackson, Mississippi. Having spent 10 hours on a bus, during which Sheldon Cooper had to twice violate his personal rule against relieving himself onboard a moving vehicle, Cooper finally arrived at the fourth annual Dixie Trek Convention – only to find that his idol, Wil Wheaton, decided he had better things to do than show up and sign his action figure.
Heartbreaking. But this of course is fiction; a yarn made for television's hit show The Big Bang Theory.
Want to hear a true story?
The year was 2001. The place: Bronx, New York. Having spent an hour and 45 minutes on a bus with my eighth grade class (no need to relieve myself, if memory serves me correctly) I arrived at Yankee Stadium, excited to receive an Andy Pettitte bobblehead – a stadium giveaway.
The novelty bobblehead was to be given out to fans 14 and younger and I was at 13 years old at the time. As each of my classmates filed into the "House that Ruth Built" through the turnstiles, they were handed a Pettitte bobblehead. It came to be my turn and the distributor squadoosh'd my dreams.
"Sorry, this is for fans 14 and younger," he told me, with an angered look on his face.
"But I'm 13! The rest of my class got one!" I pleaded.
He just shot me a look of disbelief, as if to say, "Yeah, right."
Although I was in fact 13, the man refused to believe it. No bobblehead for me.
Looking back, Pettitte may have been behind this conspiracy. I can just picture him in the clubhouse before the game that day, joking around with his great buddy Roger Clemens.
"Yeah. Yeah this little punk A.J. Martelli is coming to the game today with his puny little friends. He thinks he's getting my bobblehead. Well, HA! That's not happening."
Alright, I doubt Pettitte said that, but the rest of it is true. I was indeed denied a Pettitte bobblehead, and no, I have never fully recovered from it. In fact, around the holidays I got together with a number of my old classmates and one of them took a sort of poll.
"By a show of hands, who still has their Andy Pettitte bobblehead?"
I could only hang my head in eternal, burning shame as I reminded them of what transpired that fateful day.
Maybe this is just another reason I should be angry with Pettitte?
Nah. I'm not angry with him. Just disappointed.
This past weekend I wrote about my bemusement of Pettitte coming out of retirement, much to the chagrin and displeasure of my fellow Yankee fans. Many people criticized my viewpoint and strongly disagreed with my opinion on the subject.
And I respect that; everyone has the right to disagree with me.
But I ask that everyone consider and respect my opinion, no matter how strongly one can disagree with it.
Too many athletes are doing this; flip-flopping and weaving in and out of retirement. I am not a proponent of athletes flipping their careers on and off like light switches. When Green Bay Packers' quarterback Brett Favre retired, he made himself the center of the sports world; everyone was talking about him, and rightfully so, he was ending a Hall of Fame-worthy career.
Or was he?
No, he wasn't. After making a huge fuss about the conclusion of his playing career, he played two more seasons – and I hated that. I lost some respect for a longtime number one QB because of his actions.
Clemens was the same story, and even before the HGH/steroids information leaked, I lost respect for "The Rocket." Either play the game, Clemens, or don't.
Now, Pettitte has traveled down the same road of coming out of retirement after declaring he was, no matter what, done. Essentially he did the same thing Favre and Clemens did – which I didn't like. I bashed Favre and Clemens for going back-and-forth.
Just because his name is Andy Pettitte, I'm supposed to be perfectly fine with it?
No. I think I would be a hypocrite if I was perfectly fine with it, seeing as how I reacted to Favre and Clemens.
A few days following the announcement of Pettitte's comeback I was on Twitter. I received a tweet from my good friend Steve over at STATandSTUFF. Finally, someone saw eye-to-eye with me; understood where I'm coming from.
Come to think of it, I hadn't even really considered his notion; he's correct. Now younger arms like Michael Pineda, Ivan Nova, and Phil Hughes – who have all pitched very well this spring – may have to duke it out even harder for a rotation spot, because the possibility of Pettitte occupying a slot in the starting five is high. (Although in my last post I did note that the competition for a rotation spot became stiffer).
At least someone agreed with me.
To make things clear though, I am not attempting to wish any ill will on Pettitte. If he makes the team and goes on to have a standout 2012, good for him; more power to him. I can only hope that he does pitch well and dominates in the postseason, for the sake of the Yankees.
Yet, when I look at him from now on, there will be somewhat of a smudge next to his name – right next to his HGH admission. To me, he is in the same category of Favre and Clemens, and I know it makes me unpopular to think that way.
But I refuse to change my stance on the issue. That is, unless something were to happen…
I suppose I could erase any anger/resentment over Pettitte's flip-flopping ways if:
For one, he personally delivered one of his bobbleheads to me, and apologized to me on behalf of himself and the Yankee organization.
That mishap back in '01 was just plain wrong.
And secondly, I'd forgive him if he apologized for going back on his retirement. Pettitte made himself look bad, and if he recognizes that, I could easily forgive him and all would be forgotten.


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NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday as the U.S. trade war with China hotted up.

China announced it was imposing tariffs on U.S. goods imported from the Unietd States into China, in a direct retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trumps levying of $200 billion of new tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday.

China announced its move on Monday despite a tweet from Mr Trump on Sunday warning the country not to retaliate.

Wall Street, which had shown little reaction to the breakdown in negotiations, which the announcement by Mr Trump of the new tariffs signalled, came out of its state of denial on Monday, and sent the major indices hurtling.

While more significant losses were recorded during the day, the indices managed to regain some composure towards the close. The damage however was substantial.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day Monday with a 617.38 points or 2.38% loss at 25,324.99.

The Standard and Poor's 500 fell sharply, losing 69.52 points or 2.41% to 2,811.88.

Tech stocks fared worst of all in percentage-terms, with the Nasdaq Composite shedding 269.92 points or 3.41% to 7,647.02.

The U.S. dollar rose as investors bought up the greenback as a safe haven investment in times of uncertainty. The British pound tumbled to 1.2960, after earlier hitting a low of 1.2941.

The Australian dollar dived to 0.6945. The Japanese yen however hardened to 109.31, as did the Swiss franc to 1.0064.

The euro too rose slightly to 1.1230, but finished well off its high of 1.1264.

The Canadian dollar wa sunchanged at 1.3470, while the New Zealand dollar weakened to 0.6570.

In overseas equity markets, London's FTSE 100 fell 0.55%. The German Dax dropped 1.52%, while in the Paris, the CAC 40 gave up 1.22%.

On Asian markets, the main stock exchange in China, the Shanghai Composite fell 1.21% on Monday. The key index dropped 35.50 points to finish at 2,903.71.

In Japan the Nikkei 225 slid 153.64 points or 0.72% to 21,191.28.

The Australian All Ordinaries slipped 11.80 points or 0.18% to 6,381.30.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng went against the trend, rising 239.14 points or 0.84% to 28,550.24.


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1A song of ascents.*
The LORD answered me
when I called in my distress:a
2LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips,
from a treacherous tongue.b
3What will he inflict on you,
O treacherous tongue,
and what more besides?*
4A warrior's arrows
sharpened with coals of brush wood!*c
5*Alas, I am a foreigner in Meshech,
I live among the tents of Kedar!
6Too long do I live
among those who hate peace.
7When I speak of peace,
they are for war.d
* [Psalm 120] A thanksgiving, reporting divine rescue (Ps 120:1) yet with fervent prayer for further protection against lying attackers (Ps 120:2–4). The psalmist is acutely conscious of living away from God's own land where divine peace prevails (Ps 120:5–7).
* [120:1] A song of ascents: Ps 120–134 all begin with this superscription. Most probably these fifteen Psalms once formed a collection of Psalms sung when pilgrims went to Jerusalem, since one "ascended" to Jerusalem (1 Kgs 12:28; Ps 24:3; 122:4; Lk 2:42) or to the house of God or to an altar (1 Kgs 12:33; 2 Kgs 23:2; Ps 24:3). Less probable is the explanation that these Psalms were sung by the exiles when they "ascended" to Jerusalem from Babylonia (cf. Ezr 7:9). The idea, found in the Mishnah, that the fifteen steps on which the Levites sang corresponded to these fifteen Psalms (Middot 2:5) must underlie the Vulgate translation canticum graduum, "song of the steps" or "gradual song."
* [120:3] More besides: a common curse formula in Hebrew was "May the Lord do such and such evils to you [the evils being specified], and add still more to them," cf. 1 Sm 3:17; 14:44; 25:22. Here the psalmist is at a loss for a suitable malediction.
* [120:4] Coals of brush wood: coals made from the stalk of the broom plant burn with intense heat. The psalmist thinks of lighted coals cast at his enemies.
* [120:5] Meshech was in the far north (Gn 10:2) and Kedar was a tribe of the north Arabian desert (Gn 25:13). The psalmist may be thinking generally of all aliens living among inhospitable peoples.
b. [120:2] Ps 12:3–5; Sir 51:3.
c. [120:4] Ps 11:6; 140:11; Prv 16:27.
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Havertown, PA - Mary Ann Zeserman's home is in desperate need of repair. Earlier this year, a drunk driver crashed through her living room and demolished an entire corner of her house. Mary Ann and her family have been living with the damage for several months, in what is both a dangerous and unfortunate situation.
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is this product compatible with MacBook Pro?
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Nima Chandler of Nancy Chandler MapsKevin (เควิน) Khaosan
One thing there is no shortage of in Thailand is maps… Big ones, small ones, pocket sized ones. You know the sort of thing… They are often a pointless exercise that contribute nothing to the quality of your visit… The immediately disposable giveaways probably most functional in the rainy season as an alternative to the umbrella you didn't think you'd need to bring. Usually found at your guesthouse reception, these maps feature places you already know about or wouldn't really want to visit. Invariably, they carry countless adverts for "Rahiv's and Sanjay's Bespoke Tailoring Shop", restaurants offering the best Pork Knuckle this side of Baden-Werttemberg (or even Lower Saxony), and diving lessons from the local Swedish diving school (why are there so many in Thailand?). They contribute nothing to the quality of your visit… unless of course you are talking about Nancy Chandler Maps.
Created by Nancy Chandler Graphics, and turning the genre on its head, Nancy Chandler Maps are no throw away irrelevancies, but items visitors to Thailand cherish and actively seek out to purchase. Advert free and uninfluenced by 'tea money', they act as a surrogate guidebook, which they often rival for pertinent information. Nancy Chandler Maps are not only useful, but they are the sort of thing people take home as souvenirs. This month saw the organization cross into KhaoSanRoad.com territory with a detailed map of "Khao San Road & Old Bangkok". Before the Bloods and Crips kicked off a turf war, we sat down for a powwow with Nima Chandler, who researched the map.
Here's the result:
KSR: Nima – thanks for meeting us like this. First of all, why don't you give us an overview of Nancy Chandler Graphics and its history?
Nima Chandler: My mother Nancy Chandler founded the company in 1974 when she produced the first detailed map of Bangkok, initially meant to be for expatriates. Handrawn and handletttered, it included special little craft outlets, the only western supermarket, English langauge bookshops and the like about town, while also trying to make some sense of the chaos that were the Sunday Market (then at Sanam Luang near Khao San) and Chinatown. All much the same as was what we do today, although Bangkok has grown immensely since then.
KSR: So, you've lived in Thailand all your life?
Nima Chandler: It has been home since I was one, the chaos of the city something I thrive on. Visiting the US, I am always amazed at the lack of street food vendors, loud music, mega malls around every corner… It's much too quiet and sane for me there.
KSR: And you have maps for Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Suan Lum Night Bazaar… how do you research your maps?
Nima Chandler: We clip and file anything we read or see of interest year round. Come update time, we collate all notes before setting out to research specific areas, then either walking or driving up and down streets, keeping one eye open for things on the list, another eye open for things not on the list. One thing you'd never want to do is walk behind me in the Night Bazaar or Chatuchak Weekend Market as every stall gets a once-over before I head home with my notes to pick and choose what might be of interest to the visitor or expatriate.
KSR: It must be an ongoing task updating them?
Nima Chandler: In a city like Bangkok, it's exciting. There's always new places to visit, old places to toast for surviving, and closed places to keep an eye on to see what comes next. Each city map does take about 6 months to properly update, which is why we only do so every year and a half normally. Luckily I have help now, with my assistant Manapiti Ramasoot, who calls around to confirm hours and the like, while also taking on some of the on foot and road research as well.
KSR: …and now Khao San Road… what drew you to Khao San?
Nima Chandler: We added an inset map of Khao San to our Map of Bangkok back in 2003. I personally loved the color of the area, its vibrancy and energy, not to mention all the great bars, shopping and attractions of the area. (As my mother jokes, there weren't many bars on her map at all until I joined her in the business. When I did, Khao San was not an area to be overlooked for all it had to offer nightlife lovers.) Since then, we've held several fun scavenger hunts in the area and I've co-hosted several wild hen's nights and Khao San pub crawls for expatriates that rarely tour this part of town. Pictures would be provided, but my friends would not speak to me if I shared, sorry.
KSR: We have to say it's a totally detailed little map – everything you need is there and it's going to be really useful for people visiting the area. How long did it take to research?
Nima Chandler: Approximately 6 weeks. We had just updated our Map of Bangkok so our notes were pretty up to date before we focused on the area in more detail. We then spent 2 weeks of researching on foot in the area – I actually moved to a hotel on Phra Athit for the week – hunting down places we'd heard about but had yet to pinpoint for the map, after which it took another 2-3 weeks to map, index and double-check. Nancy meanwhile was working on all sorts of sketches to go with the map – of backpackers looking for hotels, shopping, drinking, etc – which sadly never made it onto the map for lack of space! Hopefully, we'll be able to use them in another format in the future.
KSR: Most people who come to KSR leave and come back again after a couple of weeks and say "I hardly recognized the place"! Isn't keeping your map of Khao San and the area relevant going to be a particular challenge given how quickly things change here?
Nima Chandler: Our website offers free updates online, something we started years ago with our other titles. Updated at least once a month, we highlight great new additions, mention places that have closed and things to keep an eye out for, as well as list upcoming events people might be interested in. In short, if we've heard about or seen any changes, they'll be noted online at www.nancychandler.net.
KSR: Give yourself a plug – where can people buy your maps on KSR? What's the current price?
Nima Chandler: Nancy Chandler's Map of Khao San & Old Bangkok is available online at www.nancychandler.net and at bookshops in the Khao San Rd area (including Shaman, Sara Ban, Bookazine, Aporia, Moonlight and others). Our suggested retail price is B 125* in Thailand. For those overseas, our website offers the map at US$ 7.95* including delivery by airmail (we don't believe in quoting one price then adding on huge delivery charges without notice when people go to check out).
KSR: Most of the maps you find around Thailand are merely excuses for advertising. But of course, you don't accept advertising. So this means you recommend everywhere you mention?
Nima Chandler: No, we don't recommend everything on the map – there's too much on the map to do that. On our Bangkok and Chiang Mai maps, recommended places are highlighted in the directories that accompany the maps if not on the maps themselves. On the map of Khao San & Old Bangkok, our favorites are generally given a special mention on the map itself and within the directory. For our nightlife listings, however, we provide short descriptions, leaving the user to decide what kind of scene they are into. For example, we're not particularly keen on hip hop ourselves, but if you are, you'll find a place you'll like on the map. You can read between the lines too, as in the case of one pub where we note "mind the drunken yobos" and another we describe as with "loud live band 9pm on, chill earlier".
KSR: And you don't take 'tea money'?
Nima Chandler: No 'tea money', no free rooms, no free meals, no discounted drinks. We usually don't mention who we are or what we're doing either, unless contacting people by email.
KSR: So what are the 'must do' places on KSR right now?
Nima Chandler: Hmmm. What's 'in' changes regularly and really depends on what kind of crowd you're into – I love the streetside cocktail bars which are located in front of what will be a big new mall and hotel, in other words, a remnant of the past likely to disappear soon. Thais meanwhile are currently flocking to the streetside cafes and clubs on Rambuttri just north of Khao San which has a flavor all its own after dark. If I had to list five places that would 'surprise' the visitor to Khao San, they would include a visit to the restored mansion that houses Starbucks for a coffee, a browse for the most unusual title you can find at Shaman Books (there are some truly bizarre ones), a pre-party drink anytime from 6-8 pm at the rooftop Gazebo, dinner anywhere on the street, and then a few more drinks at the Roof Pub on Khao San (great oldies music and a buzzing crowd), the Old Phra Athit Pier on Phra Athit (a much quieter, almost refined ambience for the area) and/or the Ad Here blues bar on Samsen (for the non-claustrophobic).
KSR: And if you were writing a back of an envelope itinerary for someone staying on KSR, where are the key places they should visit in the area? I am sure Wat Phra Kaew must be on the list?
Nima Chandler: The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Po and Wat Arun are on everyone's itineraries. Special suggestions we would make would include: Sunset drinks and/or dinner at The Deck of the Arun Residence, a wander down the back alleyways to the simple shack-like riverside cafes near Tha Phra Chan, maybe a wander through the crowds at the market in front of Siriraj Hospital on the other side of the river, for sure dinner in the Phraeng Phuton area at Chotechitr. If you're vegetarian, we'd recommend May Kaidee's and Rub Ar Roon. If you're a student, we'd recommend a visit to Thammasat University's bookshop and uni market. I could go on and on. In short, we recommend personalizing your visit, something we believe our detailed map enables people to do.
KSR: What about little novelties – markets, oddities… places people might not necessarily read about in a guide book but should visit while they are on KSR… got any suggestions?
Nima Chandler: Besides the many mentioned above, wander by the Sor Vorapin boxing gym when classes are in session – who knows, you might find yourself signing up for a few hours of training. The Lofty Bamboo crafts shop is our favorite relatively new outlet, with great little hill tribe textile baby shoes that jump off the shelves among other items. Sticking your head in Nittaya Curry's shops for Thai kanom (sweets) and snacks can also be a unique experience…
KSR: So, what projects are coming up… what new maps can we look forward to?
Nima Chandler: Let's see. I am supposed to be on holiday, resting up after updating the Bangkok map and releasing the Khao San & Old Bangkok map, but someone who shall not be named has us now toiling away on a map for this very website… As for other projects on the table, we'll let you know when we're ready to announce!
KSR: OK – well… good luck with all of that and let us know how things work out.
Nima Chandler: Will do.
*Prices June 2008
See the map of Khao San Road provided by Nancy Chandler Maps.


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James Peterson's Tomato and Herb Gratin
Hear the word "gratin," and my mind often drifts towards rich, cheesy potato casseroles served up in the cold depths of winter. I was pleasantly surprised, then, to hear James Peterson wax poetic on a simple Tomato and Herb Gratin in his Vegetables. Made only with ripe summer tomatoes, parmesan, olive oil, and herbs, the dish is the simplest (and lightest) in a long line of more recognizable baked tomato dishes like lasagna and eggplant parmesan.
Make no mistake, this is no shortcut, speedy recipe. Peterson suggests an hour-plus cooking time in addition to time spent peeling slicing, and seeding tomatoes. But the effort is worthwhile, yielding a delightfully concentrated platter of late-summer bounty enlivened by herbaceous and tangy Parmesan.
Why I Picked This Recipe: I'm always looking for new ways to enjoy tomatoes come September, and this recipe stood out as a cross between a cheesy sauce and a platter of slow-roasted goodness.
What Worked: The process was simple enough, and the richness of the concentrated tomato juice was spectacular with the parmesan cheese and (optional, but highly recommended) anchovies. Also, Peterson's trick to coat the basil leaves with olive oil before cutting really does stave off browning!
What Didn't: The tomatoes took much longer to cook off their liquid than the 1 1/2 written in the recipe, and by the time the tomatoes were finished, the top was a bit too crusty for my taste. I'd lower the oven temperature and give the tomatoes a little more room next time.
Suggested Tweaks: Peterson suggests adding anchovies, olives, roasted bell peppers, and/or capers to the dish. I enjoyed the anchovy option, and the others sound appealing as well.
Reprinted with permission from Vegetables, Revised by James Peterson. Copyright 2012. Published by Ten Speed Press. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
- Yield:serves 4
- Active time: 45 minutes
- Total time:2 1/2 hours
- 6 ripe tomatoes, peeled
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 30 fresh basil leaves
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- Optional Ingredients
- 8 anchovy fillets, soaked for 5 minutes in cold water and drained on paper towels (soaking optional)
- 1/4 cup pitted and chopped olives (don't use canned olives)
- 2 red or green bell peppers, charred, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch strips
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
Cut the tomatoes in half from top to bottom and cut each of the halves into 4 wedges. Use your thumb and forefinger to push the seeds out of each of the wedges. Toss the tomato wedges with the coarse salt and drain in a colander for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Sprinkle the basil leaves with 2 teaspoons of the olive oil and coarsely chop. (The oil helps keep the leaves from turning black.) Immediately combine the basil with the remaining olive oil in a small bowl.
Spread and third of the basil mixture in an oval gratin dish or square baking dish just large enough to hold the tomatoes in a single layer. Arrange the tomatoes in the dish, overlapping them slightly if necessary. Spoon a second third of the basil mixture over the tomatoes and sprinkle over the Parmesan cheese. If you're using any of the other toppings, arrange them on top.
Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until there is no liquid left in the baking dish and a light crust has formed on top. If the cheese or toppings start to become too brown before the liquid has evaporated, turn down the oven and bake somewhat longer. Brush with remaining basil mixture and serve immediately.


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RICHMOND — With West Contra Costa's only public hospital in danger of closing, pressure is building to find outside funding sources before Doctors Medical Center runs out of money.
On Tuesday, the Richmond City Council urged Kaiser Permanente to provide emergency funding to keep the San Pablo hospital open this year.
"West County will have a health crisis if we close," said Eric Zell, board chairman of the West Contra Costa Healthcare District, which owns and operates the hospital. "We are not crying wolf."
The five present council members voted to support a resolution that calls on Kaiser to provide bridge funding to DMC to maintain operations until a new institutional partner can be secured. Without funding, the hospital could close by May.
"Doctors Medical Center is a vital part of our community's medical safety net," said Councilman Jim Rogers, one of the resolution's co-sponsors. "We are very concerned."
The West Contra Costa Healthcare District board declared a fiscal emergency for the hospital in November.
At the time, interim hospital CEO Dawn Gideon said Doctors has been hemorrhaging $1.5 million per month for the past two years and faces a growing deficit crisis that requires deep cuts, new funding streams and partnerships with other hospitals to avert closure.
The Richmond resolution has no power to force any action.
DMC spokeswoman Remy Goldsmith said hospital officials have been exploring "all potential (funding) sources, including Kaiser, John Muir Medical Center, the county and other private sources." One possibility is a partnership with UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco.
"But it will take at least 18 months for anything to be codified with any strategic partner," Goldsmith said. "To get to that point, we need funding."
The hospital, which mostly cares for MediCal and Medicare patients, has been in financial turmoil for years. In the past decade, Kaiser has already given the hospital about $13 million to sustain operations, and county voters approved parcel taxes to support DMC in 2004 and 2012, Zell said.
In a funding proposal sent to Kaiser in November, Zell requested up to $20 million from the Kaiser Foundation to continue operations while exploring a potential partnership with UCSF.
Kaiser Permanente spokesman Jessie Mangaliman released a statement Tuesday saying the hospital is "currently evaluating that request."
Mangaliman added that Kaiser Permanente shares "a mutual concern about access to care for underserved residents of Richmond and West Contra Costa County" and has provided financial support to DMC in the past.
DMC has 25 emergency room beds, and Kaiser has 15, according to county Supervisor John Gioia, who also urged Richmond to pass the resolution.
John Muir Health spokesman Ben Drew said Wednesday his agency gave $3 million to Doctors Medical between 2008 and 2010. He said John Muir has not been contacted by DMC for additional funding.
DMC released a statement Tuesday saying it "welcomes the city of Richmond's support during this time and appreciates the efforts of Richmond's City Council to raise awareness about the severity of our situation."
The city's resolution notes that 38 percent of DMC's patients are Richmond residents.
"DMC is the only public, safety net hospital in western Contra Costa County," the agenda report reads. "Its closure would significantly impact the community and the wait times at Kaiser Richmond."
Kaiser operates the only other emergency room in West County.
DMC, which receives more than 40,000 emergency room patients annually, faces a $16 million budget shortfall this year, Goldsmith said. DMC officials are expected to give a report to San Pablo's leaders on Tuesday, San Pablo City Manager Matt Rodriguez said.
"DMC is the city's largest employer and provides essential medical services to many uninsured residents in our community," Rodriguez said, adding that he supports a long-term partnership between the hospital and UCSF.
Zell said the hospital board must decide within 30 days whether to forge ahead or begin preparations for closure.
DMC's closure could mean significant increases in emergency room wait times, said Councilman Jael Myrick, and lives could potentially be imperiled.
"It could be the difference between life and death," Myrick said.
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Big deals are making a comeback. Yesterday, we witnessed a $40 billion wave of deals, bringing the total value of M&A transactions announced since January to nearly $160 billion — the fastest start to a year since 2005, the WSJ's Francesco Guerrera and Dennis K. Berman report. The biggest deal by far was the $23 billion Heinz acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian private-equity firm 3G Capital. But we also saw the announcement of the $11 billion AMR-US Airways merger, and a reworked deal — worth $4.75 billion — for Anheuser-Busch InBev over the divestment of some brands to Constellation. To top it all off, there was Cardinal Health's $2 billion purchase of rival AssuraMed.


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Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
|Release date (US)
|October 5, 2011
|Highlights & notes
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New Skins in the Store 编辑
The following skins were released along with this patch. The first two skins' in-game appearance and splash art were recoloured on October 11th due to community feedback which claimed they looked too similar to the original skin.
The following skins was released with this patch, but was not available for purchase until Monday, October 10th.
The following skin was released with this patch, but was not available for purchase until Tuesday, October 11th, due to the fact that there was a particle error.
League of Legends v18.104.22.168 编辑
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- Arcanopulse: Fires a long-range beam of energy, dealing magic damage to all targets hit.
- Locus of Power Locus of Power: Xerath anchors himself to a source of magical power, increasing the range of all spells and granting him bonus % Magic Penetration. Although he is immobilized while Locus of Power is active, his movement speed increases upon disabling the ability.
- Mage Chains Mage Chains: Deals magic damage to an enemy and marks them with Unstable Magic. The next spell Xerath strikes this enemy with stuns them.
- Arcane Barrage Arcane Barrage: Calls down a blast of arcane energy, dealing magic damage to all enemies in an area. May be cast up to three times before going on cooldown.
- Ascended Form Ascended Form (Innate): Xerath feeds on arcane power, making him increasingly resilient to physical harm. He converts a percentage of his Ability Power into Armor.
- Fixed a bug where Requiem would sometimes not finish channeling when cast during Death Defied.
- Fixed a bug where Ethereal Chains would not root 易 during Highlander.
- Sonic Wave:
- Cooldown increased to 11/10/9/8/7 from 10/9/8/7/6.
- Attack damage scaling reduced to 90% from 100%.
- Safeguard: range reduced to 700 from 750.
- Brutal Strikes Brutal Strikes:
- Modified the shape and range of its passive splash component.
- Added a visual indicator on targets hit by the passive splash damage.
- Fixed a bug where Call of the Void would not finish casting if Malzahar died.
- Nether Grasp:
- Fixed a bug where it couldn't break with distance.
- It will now stop channeling if the target becomes a ghost.
- Creeping Death now properly gives assists.
- Bullet Time now scales with both attack damage and ability power, instead of just the higher of the two.
- Soul Siphon: spell vamp decreased to 10/20/30 from 15/25/35.
- Black Shield: ability power ratio reduced to 0.7 from 0.8.
- Fixed a bug where recommended items would not display for Rammus.
- Poison Trail Poison Trail: linger time reduced to 3.25 from 3.5.
- Insanity Potion Insanity Potion crowd control reduction lowered to 10/15/20% from 10/20/30%.
- Radiance: cooldown reduced to 60 at all ranks from 100/90/80.
- Mocking Shout Mocking Shout now properly gives assists if the slow is not applied.
- Infinite Duress Infinite Duress:
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- Reduced the time range of the respawns to help early winning teams finish games.
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- Fixed a bug in which the Show/Hide HUD keybinding would always be F5, despite the selection in the options menu.
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State prison for driver in August DUI crash
The driver of a car that struck and critically injured a bicyclist in August was sentenced to more than three years in state prison Wednesday afternoon.
El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury sentenced Christine Whalen, 54, to three years and eight months in prison for driving under the influence of alcohol and causing injury, leaving the scene of an accident and eluding police.
"This is probably as bad a DUI accident as I've ever seen," Kingsbury said prior to announcing the sentence. The severity of the crash led Kingsbury to reject a probation report recommending a full year in El Dorado County Jail as a sentence. Kingsbury described the crash as a "horrific incident committed by a good person" that will forever affect the lives of numerous people.
Whalen was the driver of a Subaru station wagon that struck 38-year-old South Lake Tahoe resident Adam Rose as he was riding a bicycle north along Emerald Bay Road the evening of Aug. 21.
Rose recalled riding his bike back from 7-Eleven when he was hit from behind. He said he was carried on top of the Subaru's hood for about 100 feet before being thrown from the vehicle. He was sent skidding across the asphalt when Whalen turned right onto 12th Street.
Whalen continued to drive, eventually crashing into Bi-State Petroleum at 2070 James Ave. and attempting to run from police before being taken into custody.
Whalen had a 0.23 percent blood alcohol content, nearly three times the legal limit, at the time of the wreck, said Assistant El Dorado County District Attorney Hans Uthe. David Rogers, Whalen's attorney, said she remembers little from the crash.
Rose said it's something he'll never forget.
The crash broke the 38-year-old's right leg in three places and his left arm in two. He spent 10 days at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno and had three surgeries. Despite months of physical therapy, he still has difficulty walking and doubts he will ever be able to return to the life he had previously.
The contractor used crutches to attend Wednesday's hearing, the first time he has seen Whalen. He spends much of his time in a wheelchair.
"It's been frustrating. It's been really hard to do stuff by myself," Rose said. "I won't be able to do anything like I did," Rose added, saying one of the biggest things he is looking forward to is being able to take his dog for a walk, something he used to do two or three times a day.
He has mixed feelings about Whalen, saying he is angry with what she did, but also saying he has forgiven her and hopes she somehow learns from the horrific incident.
During Wednesday's hearing, Whalen said she takes responsibility for her actions and said she will carry the burden of the crash for the rest of her life.
"I make no excuses for my actions on Aug. 21, 2012," Whalen told the court, adding she is "extremely remorseful" for the pain she has caused Rose. She apologized to Rose, his family and friends, as well as her family and friends for the distress she has put them through.
"I feel great shame and embarrassment for my actions," Whalen said.
Several people spoke on Whalen's behalf at Wednesday's sentencing. Most said they were shocked to learn about her involvement in the crash and said what happened that day is completely out of character for the former South Tahoe Public Utility District employee, who does not have a criminal record.
South Lake Tahoe attorney David Burns asked for leniency for Whalen, saying she was the best legal secretary he's had in the two decades.
"She's always been a productive member of society," Burns said. "She did something wrong and she knows that," Burns added.
Prior to sentencing, El Dorado County Assistant District Attorney Hans Uthe acknowledged Whalen's remorse for the crash, but urged Kingsbury to sentence her to state prison time to warn people about the consequences of drunken driving.
"This is an unusual case, but it was no accident," Uthe said, displaying the badly mangled beach cruiser-style bike Rose was riding when he was struck. "It was a series of choices."
Whalen received 326 days credit towards her prison sentence for the time she has already served in jail and good behavior. She will not be taken to state prison until after a restitution hearing scheduled for March 4.
As for Rose, he faces a long recovery, uncertain future and another surgery to repair damage to his hand. Despite the obstacles, he said he is staying positive.
"For me, I look forward to taking my dog for a walk and getting back to work," Rose said.
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