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I had the privilege of welcoming a Hindu friend and teacher of Hinduism to Global Ministries of the UMC on April 18, 2018 for our Mission Dialogue Forum-the staff educational programme initiated by the Mission Theology Desk of Global Ministries. Mr. Manhar Valand is originally from South Africa, and he refers to his ancestral connections in India. Mr. Valand serves as a teacher at the Chinmaya Niketan Ashram – Atlanta Mission, in Norcross, Georgia. He also serves as a general chaplain to the Hindu community in Atlanta and instructor for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Emory University. He has been very well connected with the wider interfaith movement in Georgia.
It was absolutely a fresh experience for Global Ministries staff to hear from Mr. Valand and to gain some basic teachings of the Hindu faith and our Hindu neighbors. This visit also enhanced our cross-cultural intelligence as an agency that is located in a predominantly Methodist context.
Who Are Hindus?
During the forum, we discovered that the term 'Hindu' was derived from the river or river complex of northwest India, the Sindhu. Sindhu is a Sanskrit word used by the inhabitants of the region, the Aryans in the second millennium BCE. The 'ism' was added to 'Hindu' only in the 19th century in the context of British colonialism and missionary activity. In some ways, Hinduism is perhaps the oldest living religion in the world, or at least elements within it stretch back many thousands of years. Yet Hinduism resists easy definition partly because of the vast array of practices and beliefs found within it. It is also closely associated conceptually and historically with the other Indian religions Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
Most Hindus revere a body of texts as sacred scripture known as the Vedas. Maybe the most popular Vedic collection globally would be the Bhagavat Gita. Most Hindus believe in a Supreme God, whose qualities and forms are represented by the multitude of deities which emanate from him. Hindus believe that this supreme spirit is Brahman. Brahman has many forms, pervades the whole universe, and is symbolized by the sacred syllable Om (or Aum). Most Hindus believe that Brahman is present in every person as the eternal spirit or soul, called the atman. Brahman contains everything: creation and destruction, masculine and feminine, good and evil, movement and stillness. Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, governed by Karma.
Understanding the fundamentals
If you ask an average person what he/she knows of Hinduism, he/she would probably say, "Oh, I know about Yoga!" This is a very reductionist understanding of Hindu practices. Their fundamentals are much broader and lager than most think. Mr. Valand, our teacher of the day, synthesized them as follows.
The core concept in Hinduism is Sanatana dharma, and that is the term used to offer the meaning the "eternal teachings" or absolute set of duties or religiously ordained practices incumbent upon all Hindus, regardless of class, caste, or sect. Dharma is the Sanskrit word for teaching, which is much closer to the Christian teaching on the Word of God – Dabar/Logos. This may be one of the reasons many Hindus find a very close mystical affiliation to John's Gospel. In general, sanatana dharma consists of virtues such as honesty, refraining from injuring living beings, purity, goodwill, mercy, patience, forbearance, self-restraint, generosity, service and asceticism.
The most powerful Hindu teachings that have attracted Christians and people of other faiths are searching the divine through Bhakthi – the way of devotion to God/gods/goddesses – and Ahimsa – non-violent tradition and compassionate service to all beings.
Religious demographics matters. Christianity in the western world is in a general decline but other faiths are not or at least not at a same scale of Christian decline. Hinduism is the religion of most people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the Indian sub-continent. According to pew research Worldwide, the number of Hindus is projected to rise by 27%, from 1.1 billion to 1.4 billion.
Regarding the US context, there are estimated 1.2 million Hindus in the United States (http://religions.pewforum.org/affiliations). Wherever there are south Asian communities it is very likely that majority of them are Hindus or have some affiliation to any of the Hindu movements. We might encounter them in market places, businesses, work places and during our church-related activities too.
Hinduism in the US context
Hinduism was introduced to America through the nineteenth-century translations of religious texts, most notably the Bhagavad Gita, much admired by the Transcendentalists Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. In 1893, the famous World Parliament of Religions was held in Chicago, and the charismatic Hindu leader Swami Vivekananda was a leading personality of the World Parliament. Vivekananda would also be the catalyst for the founding of the first Hindu group in America—the Vedanta Societies, which early on developed centers in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Hinduism in the US has gone through various periods of up and downs. As the Hindu population in America has emerged, it has not been evenly distributed across the country. Clusters of Indian-Americans have formed in relative proximity to their entry points, America's international airports in New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Approximately a third of all Hindus in the United States are found in a mere three states, California, New York and New Jersey.
Mission together
Let me raise three questions for us to grapple with missiologically as Christians and Hindus journey together:
- Can we develop the mission of ahimsa (non-violence) in the context of the global need for peace, reconciliation and justice? We all know that Gandhi influenced Martin Luther King Jr., in his vision of racial justice and non-violent action. This may be a greater missional point of renewed interest if we see this from the point of view of missional friendships.
- Given the missional friendships, can we openly engage on the issues of caste and race, engage in soul searching within and share our honest appraisals as friends from Hindu and Christian faiths?
- Can we share more openly and have mutual exposure and leaning by visiting and partaking in the prayers, mediations and spiritual practices of each other's faith traditions? Would that generate renewed energy for global peace and global missions?
Om, Shanthi, Shalom!


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When Paige Miller entered into recovery and began leading a sober lifestyle in the beginning of 2014, she was only 22 years old.
At the time, she said it felt like the end of the world.
"I thought my life was over," Miller said. "I was like, 'I will never have fun again. I have no idea what to do with myself anymore. I might as well just work because what else is there to do?'"
In February 2014, she had decided to seek help through an outpatient treatment and support group after her drinking had spiraled out of control.
"For a year, I woke up sick, went to work, promised myself I wouldn't drink, and by 5 p.m., my skin would be crawling," Miller said in a recent profile featured on drugrehab.org. "By 6 p.m., I was on the verge of blacking out."
At 22, Miller thought recovery meant that her life ceased to be fun, but she soon learned that recovery was actually her key to happiness.
"I found people in recovery who were like, 'We are going kayaking on Saturday. We are going to play kickball. We are going to go ride our bikes on the Augusta Canal.' All of these things that I used to do, but now I have a group of people in recovery that I'm doing those activities with, which is awesome," Miller said. "In fact, I never thought I could go to a concert sober, but that is something I found out that, if I went with people in recovery, I could do that again. I now live to experience life."
These days, Miller is not only an advocate for own recovery, but she is helping those struggling with addiction turn their lives around.
Miller helped start the local chapter of a national organization called Young People in Recovery (YPR), which provides a variety of workshops and programs to assist those in recovery access necessary resources in their community.
"In July of 2015, we started the chapter here in Augusta, and we were a pretty small group in the beginning; like, there were five to eight of us that were really actively volunteering and working toward implementing more programs," Miller said. "But we've really grown since then. Basically, Young People in Recovery focuses on three primary areas: Employment, education and housing. And they have added a fourth element: recovery support."
Employment, education and housing are crucial for anyone to succeed in life, Miller said, but those going through recovery sometimes need extra help breaking through the stigma associated with their past addictions.
"Employment gives a lot of people purpose, but it also gives you the opportunity to sustain yourself and give back to your community," Miller said. "So at the end of 2016, we received a grant from the Community Foundation for the CSRA, because YPR is a 501(c)(3) and we were actually able to take those workshops into the Day Reporting Center (which serves probationers and parolees) in Richmond County."
These workshops went through basic steps on how to address a past criminal record when applying for a job or looking for a place to live, Miller said.
"People asked us, 'How do I apply for a job and explain my criminal record? How do I sustain my recovery while employed? And how do I prioritize all of those pieces?'" Miller said. "We talked about resume building and how to explain gaps in their resumes because some people have had periods of incarceration or times where they have been in treatment, so there might be spaces in their resume. That is an opportunity for the community to have a conversation and talk to people who may not be familiar with recovery and what that looks like."
Christian Frazier, the chapter lead for YPR-Augusta and a recovery counselor at Bluff Plantation, said it's vitally important that the Augusta community begin viewing recovery in a positive light.
"We want to change the conversation that is associated with our disease," Frazier said. "There is a lot of stigma associated with who we are and who people perceive we are, and a lot of that is our fault because we perpetuate a language that helps feed that stigma."
YPR is trying to help change the way even those in recovery view themselves and treatment, he said.
"We try to remove some of those stigma-inducing words out of the things that we say," Frazier said. "Such as, I don't identify as an alcoholic. Whereas, some groups that you go to, you say, 'Hey, my name is Christian. I'm an alcoholic.' Well, I'm not an alcoholic. I'm a human being. I struggled with the disease. I'm in recovery from it. And I'm a person who lives in long-term recovery, so that's how I identify myself."
Terms such as "drug addict" and "alcoholic" immediately cast a negative image upon someone, Frazier said.
"So when we are speaking in the community, we don't use the word addiction anymore," he said. "We use the words substance-use disorder. And probably YPR's main mantra is that the opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it's connection."
People in recovery need social engagement with others to understand that the fun doesn't stop with sobriety, Frazier said.
"Every month, we have activities that not only people in recovery can come and attend, but we invite them to bring their children, their loved ones, people who they refer to as allies because we want people to know that there is life after addiction," Frazier said. "Because one of the barriers to recovery is, 'I'm not going to have any fun anymore.' They associate their disease with all the good times. And they have this inability to recognize all the consequences that went along with their substance abuse. They just think back to the times that were good. So we offer activities like kayaking, disc golf, flag football, kickball games and going to the movies because connection matters."
YPR also helps advocate for those in recovery to fight discrimination when they're seeking housing or trying to further their education, Miller said.
"Housing is a problem for a lot of people in the Augusta area. We just don't have enough affordable housing, but the thing is, especially when somebody receives a felony conviction for whatever reason, your options are really limited," Miller said. "You have to check that felony box over and over again for employment. But especially for housing, you are almost immediately disqualified."
YPR is trying to help change the community's mindset in that regard, she said.
"Some places do consider what the criminal charge is. They will look and see, 'OK, it's not a violent drug offense. Clearly, this person has had some challenges, but they are doing well now,'" Miller said. "But more often than not, when a person has to check that box that they have a felony or once they go through the background check and someone finds out that they have had a felony, they're immediately disqualified."
Such rejection can cause someone in recovery to find themselves in an extremely vulnerable state, she said.
"How can a person be successful if they don't have a safe and stable place to lay their head at night?" Miller asked. "So, we are working to educate our community on what recovery looks like and change that stigma."
But Miller is not only volunteering with YPR to make a difference.
For the past six years, she has worked at Hope House, a local nonprofit organization that has been helping women recover from substance misuse, mental health challenges and poverty since 1992.
Hope House is a long-term residential treatment facility that encourage families to stay together by allowing children to live onsite with their mothers going through recovery during the duration of their treatment.
"We target women 18 years or older who are single, pregnant or have children under the age of 13," said Miller, who serves as the compliance officer for Hope House. "We want our services to be no- to low-cost for people who come to us because we really fill that gap for people that don't necessarily qualify for Medicaid but can't afford private insurance. We want to be there for them."
For more than 25 years, Hope House has served approximately 1,800 families and assisted with more than 200 drug-free births.
"We know that pregnant women especially take top priority," Miller said. "There are a lot of programs that won't take a pregnant woman all the way up until the birth because there is such high risk associated with it. But we are one of those programs that will. And we are the only one like us in 13 area counties. There are about 20 other programs across the state like us, but if you have 159 counties in the state of Georgia, there's a lot of area to cover."
Across the state of Georgia, the demand for recovery assistance is growing.
"We serve about 100 families a year because we are a long-term treatment facility," Miller said of Hope House. "But just this fiscal year since July of 2017, we've had more than 800 people apply for our services."
Both Hope House and YPR also are on a mission to educate the community about the dangers of opioids and the rising opioid epidemic.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, drug overdoses killed about 64,000 people in this country in 2016.
In fact, drug overdoses are expected to remain the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, according to a recent article in The New York Times.
Specifically, drug deaths involving fentanyl more than doubled from 2015 to 2016, accompanied by an increase in deaths involving both cocaine and methamphetamine.
In just the past three years, deaths involving synthetic opioids have risen to more than 20,000 from 3,000 back in 2014, according to The New York Times.
Here in Georgia, there were 1,475 drug overdose deaths from July 2016 to July 2017.
And, as with most states across the country, opioids played a significant role in increasing overdoses here in the Peach State.
In 2016, 982 people lost their lives due to opioid drug overdoses in the state, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
And the problem is growing here in Augusta with each passing day.
"We had 159 people die in 2016 from overdoses in Augusta-Richmond County," Miller said. "And 88 were identified from overdosing from opioids, whether that was a legal prescription or heroin."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly nine opioid prescriptions were dispensed for every 10 residents of Augusta-Richmond County in 2016.
So, along with supporting those in recovery, YPR also works to educate the public on naloxone, which is sold under the brand name of Narcan, Miller said.
Naloxone is medication used to block the effects of opioids, especially in overdoses.
"We want people to know that this is like an EpiPen and you give it when it's needed because those seconds matter," Miller said. "Opioids basically tell your body to stop breathing and that's the thing that is a little bit different than other overdoses."
"We want people to be equipped with that knowledge and for them to know about the medical amnesty law because a lot of people are afraid. They'll think, 'I'm on probation. I'm on parole. I can't get in trouble. I am going to get arrested.' We want them to know what it means if they do call 911."
The medical amnesty law protects those who seek medical attention as a result of illegal actions, she said.
YPR is also involved in communitywide naloxone training with local law enforcement and firefighters, Miller said.
"Our first training we did with 50 officers from Columbia County Sheriff's Office as well as the fire department," Miller said. "What was really cool was Columbia County actually purchased (naloxone) kits. They have now built it into their budget, and in March 2017 they actually carried them on all of their vehicles. They had 33 successful overdose reversals just last year."
The naloxone kits can make all the difference in the world, Miller said.
"That's 33 lives saved just in Columbia County," Miller said. "So that's a story we need to tell. As long as there's life, there's hope."
YPR has also teamed up with Richmond County State Court Chief Judge David Watkins to offer recovery support for those in the State Court Alcohol & Drug Court Program.
Watkins, who hosts the weekly radio show, "The First Step" on WGAC at 6 p.m. Sunday, worked with Beasley Broadcasting to arrange for YPR to offer what's called an "All Recovery" meeting at the station during the same time as his radio broadcast. "We have all-inclusive community group meetings held every Sunday night at Beasley Broadcasting at 6 p.m.," Frazier said. "The groups are run by certified peer specialists who have been certified by the state of Georgia as peer advocates or peer support counselors."
Miller said the All Recovery meetings are unique because no matter what kind of treatment or support someone is receiving for their addictions, they are welcome at the meetings.
"So, no matter someone's pathway, whether it is a 12-step program like an Alcoholics Anonymous or maybe someone has chosen a faith-based pathway, like Celebrate Recovery, or if they don't have a pathway like that and they found recovery in different ways, everyone is welcome," Miller said. "If you are in recovery, you are welcome to come. Or if you are thinking recovery and you are still struggling, you are welcome to come. Or if you have a family member, say you are not specifically in recovery yourself, but you need to get a little hope, you are also welcome to come. That's different than a lot of other meetings."
While the All Recovery meetings encourage people to introduce themselves to the group, they don't have to do so, Miller said.
The entire purpose of the meetings is positive reinforcement and support, she said.
"Typically, how I would introduce myself is I would say, 'Hello. My name is Paige Miller, and I'm a person in long-term recovery,'" Miller said. "Then we ask the question, 'What is right with you today?' Because we want to talk about the positives. Because living the negative over and over again and continuing to talk about our use as opposed to what our lives look like today isn't helpful. Because we change."
In the beginning, the All Recovery meetings started out small, but they have grown to almost 50 people during each meeting.
"So the hour-long meeting goes pretty quick," Miller said. "We try to limit it to two or three minutes for each person so everybody can share and we wrap up always with, 'What keeps you hopeful?'"
Since the local YPR chapter began here in Augusta in the summer 2015, Frazier said more people are starting to understand that there are multiple pathways to recovery.
"We don't think there is a one-size-fits-all approach to the problem or the solution," Frazier said. "For a lot of years, 12-step programs have really been the McDonald's of the recovery world. It was really the only option available, and it still is in a lot of places."
Frazier said he fully supports the mission of programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, but all people are different and some individuals going through recovery need other avenues or options.
"It has just taken forward thinking folks like myself and Paige and others to say, 'You know what? That's not enough,'" Frazier added. "This disease does not discriminate against people, so the solution shouldn't discriminate either."
To help educate the community about YPR and its mission, the group is hosting the Third Annual "Run Into Recovery" charity run on Saturday, March 24, at the River Levee Trail in Augusta.
"We want people to know who we are and what we do," Miller said. "And there are just so many people who sign up for 5Ks because they want to run, and they may not know the organization that the run is supporting. We are able to provide that information to them."
The charity run also raises money for YPR's events so more people can participate in social gatherings without any cost to them.
"When people come to YPR events, if they can't afford something, for example, we did active climbing a few weeks ago and that was $20 to get all of that equipment," Miller said. "We don't want that cost to be a barrier for someone not to come and participate. So fundraisers like the run actually help pay for those kinds of social gatherings and events."
But most importantly, Miller said the charity run helps those in long-term recovery celebrate their overall wellness, both physically and mentally.
"We stand as people in recovery saying, 'Hey, we are people in your community,' because people don't necessarily know we're here," Miller said. "So we are working, not only to empower people in recovery, but we are also working to educate our community on what recovery looks like and change the stigma around it."
For more information about YPR-Augusta or the upcoming "Run Into Recovery" on March 24, visit the group's page on Facebook or the national organization's website, youngpeopleinrecovery.org. To learn more about Hope House, visit hopehouseaugusta.org.


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'Twas but a breath ago when ceast The vibrant moon-flame on the sea, And now the starry chariots flee And splendors flood the silent east. Now, as their wings uplifted gleam Where sank the standards of the night, The seven seraphim of light Bear witness to the Light supreme. O solemn glories! Rose of fire And lilies of celestial gold Their hands shall gather and withhold To strew upon the sunset-pyre! What service lies upon the ray! Now seem the skies the home of God And earth the Garden where He trod, Familiar, in the cool of day. O lone and still! Yet far below The plush of meadows zoned by dawn Is trodden by the spotted fawn, And birds are happy there, I know. Beauty seems all our eyes may scan; Yet far away, within those walls Where now the blessed sunlight falls, They hang this hour a fellow-man.


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Archive for February, 2011
Obama's Latest $100m Budget CutFebruary 24, 2011
YouTube on the Political Economy of LibertyFebruary 18, 2011
Moving away from pulp and into the digital age:
1. The Philosophy of Liberty – Ken Schoolland (2006)
2. The Sunset of the State – Stefan Molyneux (2010)
3. Pirates & Emperors – Schoolhouse Rock (2006)
4. Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve – Mises Institute (1996)
5. Who Really Controls America – George Carlin (2008)
6. The Story of Your Enslavement – Stefan Molyneux (2010)
7. "Fear the Boom and Bust – A Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem" – John Papola and Russ Roberts (2010)
8. The Future of Austrian Economics – Murray Rothbard (1990)
9. The Errors of Classical Liberalism and the Idea of a Private Law Society – Hans Hoppe (2008)
10. How To Advance Liberty – Leonard Reed (1978)
Classical Readings on AnarchyFebruary 18, 2011
In response to Art's more contemporary list of works on the political economy of liberty:
1. Gustave de Molinari – The Production of Security (1849)
2. Lysander Spooner – Natural Law or the Science of Justice (1882)
3. Auberon Herbert – The Right and Wrong of Compulsion by the State (1885)
4. Benjamin Tucker – Why I Am An Anarchist (1892)
5. Voltairine de Cleyre – Why I Am An Anarchist (1897)
6. Franz Oppenheimer – The State (1922)
7. Albert Jay Nock – Our Enemy, The State (1935)
8. Morris and Linda Tannehill – The Market for Liberty (1970)
9. David Friedman – The Machinery of Freedom (1973)
10. Murray Rothbard – Society Without a State (1974)
BBC Radio 4 – Radical Economics: Yo Hayek!February 1, 2011
Why free market Austrian economics have inspired a rap video and attracted new fans.
Was the economic crisis caused by fundamental problems with the system rather than a mere failure of policy?
This week, Jamie Whyte and Analysis looks at the free market Austrian School of FA Hayek. The global recession has revived interest in this area of economics, even inspiring an educational rap video.
"Austrian" economists believe that the banking crisis was caused by too much regulation rather than too little. The fact that interest rates are set by central banks rather than the market is at the heart of the problem, they argue. Artificially low interest rates sent out the wrong signals to investors, causing them to borrow to spend on "malinvestments", such as overpriced housing.


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Henrique Oliveira (a.k.a HNQO), is one of the rising talents in the techno, house and indie dance scene in Brazil. Having released a recent EP on DOC Records, he will now introduce his first album The Old Door.
Ahead of the album's October 20 release, "Light a Cigarette"—a melancholic cut—is available to download an stream below, with more information here.


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"Steve, what do you think of this ECG in this Cardiac Arrest Patient?"
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"What was the potassium?"
Answer: 7.6 mEq/L
The QRS is very wide.
Case continued:
The physicians thought this was STEMI and activated the cath lab.
Cardiology opined that this was a metabolic ECG.
Later, the K returned and they treated the hyperkalemia aggressively.
There was a complex resuscitation which included, among other medications, administration of calcium and insuline.
1 hour later, this ECG was recorded:
See these other hyperK cases also:
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Friday link round-up
This edition of the Friday link round-up is coming to you from IJsselstein, NL, where I'm visiting my boyfriend for the weekend. So no tid-bits in this edition, and since I missed last weekend, some of these news items may be a bit... stale.
A lovely piece on the late Sir Terry Pratchett from SciLog's Kausik Datta
|Touching tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett from xkcd comics, who passed away yesterday.
- Major conservation organizations such as the WWF are reporting that numbers of pandas in the wild in China are increasing, but experts are questioning the sampling methods.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Depression - websites that can ease anxiety and depression
- Freshwater pollution is still a major problem in Europe. Germany and Netherlands are the worst offenders, "where more than 90% of fresh water has failed to reach good ecological status."
- Do you have a cat that is a bit stressed out? Time to take Whiskers to the vet and he's not having any of it? Scientists have discovered music formulated to calm cats, and even have a few examples.
- As governments strive for a balance between environmental protection and resource use, ecological restoration is often heralded as the solution. But even initiatives such as planting trees can do more harm than good, as seen in Israel, where endangered biomes are being destroyed to plant trees that don't belong there according to The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel.
- Bees victory in pesticide battle - Bayer libel action dismissed
- Opinion: For women, it's the Alberta Disadvantage, from the Edmonton Journal
- Designing Safe Cities for Women
- How to solve the problem of invasive species once they've already invaded? Eat them, of course.
- Interested in trying out a vegan lifestyle, but unsure about what you would cook? Three rad vegan chefs share their inspiration (and recipes).


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Sunday, August 20, 2017
August 19, 2017 - CALGARY
Location: Dickens Pub
Episodes: King-Size Homer, Mother Simpson, Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming
Categories: Milhouse Van Houten, A Grab Bag of Questions that Belong in Different WOOHOO! Classic Simpsons Trivia Calgary Picture Rounds
Winner: Adam & Ezra's Turtle (Alive and Well)
1. Adam & Ezra's Turtle (Alive and Well), 48.5
2. Look, I know I haven't been the best Simpsons fan. Usually when you're up there blah blah blahing, I'm either mentally undressing Ezra. Anyway, can I have $10,000?, 46.5
3. Although, you know - though I started my Simpsons love several years before Ezra, so you know, I could never really have learned anything directly from him still, I think, in a way, in a very meaningful way, that, uh - that I - uh - uh -all of us - have - uh - learned from him. You know, that is by being at Simpsons Trivia for - for -for so many years. Even, even though you know, m-many of us we - we didn't - we don't listen to his questions. Th - thank you., 45
4. "The Ballad of Pinchy and the Lemon" - We were at the beach/everybody had matching towels/somebody went under a dock/a there they saw a rock/it wasn't a rock/it was a lemon/ LE-MON!, 43.5
4. Dear Ezra, you're leaving Simpsons Trivia because you have lyme disease. Kevin's biting me. Come back soon. Here's a picture of a spirochete. Love, Ralph., 43.5
4. Muchas gracias, amigos, por todas las memorias. ¡Y super-gracias a Ezra!, 43.5
7. Jesus? Jesus? Don't you kids know any team names? The Serpent of Reheboam? The Well of Zohassadar? The Bridal Feast of Beth Chadruharazzeb?, 41.5
7. Superfriends!, 41.5
9. The Confession of Ezra, 41
10. Ezra, I thought you might forget our little conversation, so I took the precaution of recording it: "Ezra, can we have the prize for best team name at Simpsons Trivia?" "You sure can.", 40
11. The Rex Mars Atomic Discombobulators, 39.5
11. Somehow our team never made it to the big time. Why not? 'Cause we lost 40 times in a row. That, plus politics. You know, it's all politics. Lousy trivia hosts., 39.5
13. So that's it after years of hosting Simpsons Trivia?! So long, good luck?, 38.5
14. No Homer's Club, 38
15. A Giant Lizard!, 36.5
15. I've got nothing against you other teams, but I'm definitely going to make orphans of your children., 36.5
17. And since I'd achieved all of my goals as trivia host in one term, there was no need for a second. Hmm, good memoirs. Good, not great., 36
18. "Adam Upsets Ezra", I'll never forget that trivia night. "Adam!" "Shazam!", 33.5
19. Get me Ezra's non-union Mexican equivalent!, 33
20. Purple Monkey Dishwasher, 32.5
21. Step right up and witness the magnificent miracle of Ezra and Adam's patented revitalizing Sprinklebräu! Put some ardor in your larder with our energizing, moisturizing, tantalizing, romanticizing, surprising, "her"-prizing, revitalizing Sprinklebräu!, 31.5
22. On this team, we obey the Laws of Thermodynamics!, 30
23. Simpsons Trivia is for jerks and lesbians., 29.5
24. In 'n Out Ear Piercing: If it dangles, we'll punch a hole in it, 22.5
25. You don't win trivia with salad, 18.5
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Guide to the Rose City Park Neighborhood in Portland, Oregon
Rose City Park is a neighborhood (and the location of a park with the same name) in Northeast Portland. It borders Beaumont-Wilshire and the Hollywood District on the west (at NE 47th Avenue), Cully on the north (at NE Fremont Street), Roseway and Madison South on the east (at NE 65th Avenue), and Center on the south (at the Banfield Expressway and MAX transit line).
The neighborhood is also located next to the Rose City Golf course, the second oldest municipal course in the city of Portland. Built in 1923, the course is a classic, tree-lined course that is both playable and challenging for players at all levels. Built in 1932, the clubhouse at Rose City is a beautiful, brick building with steep pitched roofs. The clubhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The grill area serves breakfast and lunch along with snacks.
In July 2008, Forbes Magazine named Rose City Park the ninth most overpriced neighborhood in the country. This was based on a price-to-earnings spread comparing rental costs with buying costs for similar properties, based on the number of bedrooms, location, and price per square foot. A neighborhood with a high price-to-earnings spread is considered overvalued because a buyer is getting a low return based on costs and paying a huge premium to live in area relative to how much it would cost to rent a similar property there.
That may discourage you from buying a home in Rose City Park but if you look at some numbers you may change your mind. The 5-year median sales price change from 2008 to 2012 was just -1%. The time period was a period of declining house values in the Portland metro area housing market but Rose City Park homes held their value well.
History of Rose City Park
The neighborhood was platted in 1907, the year of the first Portland Rose Festival. Trolley service from Downtown Portland was inaugurated that year by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Co., and discontinued November 30, 1936.
Beginning in March 1946, Nabisco proposed building a large factory on 24 acres in the Rose City Park neighborhood, choosing the location for proximity of workers and access to the rail line. The city council approved the zoning change on June 5, 1947, but by June 26, 1947 Nabisco abandoned the project, building a plant at the northern edge of the Piedmont neighborhood on Columbia Boulevard. The plant was completed in August 1950.
A statue of George Washington was commissioned by Henry Waldo Coe and sculpted by Pompeo Coppini, and dedicated on July 4, 1927. It stands at 57th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard, in the center of the neighborhood.
Origin of the Name Rose City Park
Which was named first, the Rose City Park or the Rose City Park neighborhood? Since the neighborhood was platted in 1907 along with many other neighborhoods at the same time and the park was officially acquired in 1920, the neighborhood name wins.
As a side note, it wasn't until June 18, 2003, when the Portland city council unanimously approved a resolution adopting "City of Roses" as the city's official nickname. This nickname likely inspired the name for the four-year-old female Asian elephant who arrived in 1953 at the Oregon Zoo, Rosy. The first elephant ever to live in Oregon, she remained the matriarch of the Oregon Zoo's herd and gave birth to six calves before her death in 1993. On August 31, 1994, her daughter Me-Tu became the first elephant in North America to have twins. On August 23, 2008, her granddaughter Rose-Tu (the surviving twin) gave birth to Samudra, the first third-generation elephant born in the United States.
Schools in the Rose City Park Neighborhood
Find your school attendance area or a school site and view the boundary area using School Locator. Read how to use the interactive map by clicking on the "Information" icon (circle with an "i" in the center).
- Schools in the Neighborhood A list of public and private schools in the Rose City Park neighborhood.
- Public Schools in the Neighborhood Elementary and Middle: Roseway Heights K-8. High school: Madison High School.
- School Report Cards Report Cards for schools and districts in Oregon. Select "Portland SD 1J" to view individual schools within the Portland Public School District.
Rose City Park Home Styles
Homes styles include modern bungalows along with those built in the 20s, 30s, and 40s. English cottages and classic ranches are mixed in with a few town houses. Many homes offer views of the park and golf course.
Portland Monthly Magazine Guide to Neighborhoods
In their April issue every year, the Portland Monthly Magazine features the past year home prices along with other information about Portland neighborhoods and suburban communities. To read the magazine's latest stories and numbers visit the Real Estate section.
The numbers on the website and the printed magazine are divided into four sections (real estate, people, crime, and lifestyle) on each of the Portland 90 plus neighborhoods as well as about 25 suburban communities. The website offers over 50 items of information about each Portland neighborhood and suburban community. There is more data online than in the printed magazine.
The magazine added a feature on their website for homes sold in 2014 and it's also available for homes sold in 2015 — an interactive map where you can click on a neighborhood and a pop-up displays five items (1-year median price change, 5-year median price change, median gross rent, walkability score and percent of newcomer) for a Portland neighborhood as well as a suburban community. Note the detailed numbers for each of the four sections for homes sold in 2015 are displayed below the map.
To visit the magazine's website latest stories and numbers visit their Real Estate section — click on "Neighborhoods" to view the numbers for the Portland neighborhoods and click on "Suburbs" for the numbers on communities in the metro area. Note the detailed numbers for each of the four sections for homes sold in 2014 and 2015 are displayed below the map. To access the Portland neighborhoods and metro communities demographic data and home prices by year:
Rose Park City Demographics Below are some facts about the neighborhood gleaned from the magazine's website. A few numbers can tell much about the character of a neighborhood.
- Average year homes built in the neighborhood: 1917
- Percent of residents below poverty level: 8.8%
- Percent of neighborhood land area that is in parks: 3%
- Percent of residents that live within a 1/2 mile of a park: 85%
- Percent of residents that commute by bike or walking: 7.3%
In their April issue every year, the Portland Monthly Magazine features the past year home prices along with other information about Portland neighborhoods and suburban communities. To read the magazine's latest stories and numbers visit the Real Estate section.
The numbers on the website and the printed magazine are divided into four sections (real estate, people, crime, and lifestyle) on each of the Portland 90 plus neighborhoods as well as about 25 suburban communities. The website offers over 50 items of information about each Portland neighborhood and suburban community.
The magazine added a feature on their website for homes sold in 2014 and it's also available for homes sold in 2015 — an interactive map where you can click on a neighborhood and a pop-up displays five items (1-year median price change, 5-year median price change, median gross rent, walkability score and percent of newcomer) for a Portland neighborhood as well as a suburban community. Note the detailed numbers for each of the four sections for homes sold in 2015 are displayed below the map.
1Rose City Park Home Prices: 2007-2015
- Number of Homes Sold in Rose CIty Park—► 161 homes were sold in 2015 and there were no distressed sales. 190 homes were sold in 2014 and 2% were distressed sales. 194 homes were sold in 2013 and 4% were distressed sales. 166 homes were sold in 2012 and 10% were distressed sales. 130 homes were sold in 2011 and p% were distressed sales. In 2010 there were 105 homes sold and 6% distressed property sales.
- Median Price for Homes Sold in Rose City Park—► $456,000 in 2015, $420,500 in 2014, $382,500 in 2013, $348,125 in 2012, $319,418 in 2011, $355,000 in 2010, $342,000 in 2009, and $366,000 in 2007.
- Average Cost per Square Foot—► $205 in 2015, $190 in 2014.
- 1-Year Median Sales Price Change in Rose City Park—► 8.6% sales price change in 2015. In 2014 the sales price change was 10%, in 2013 the sales price change was 10%, in 2012 the sales price change was 9%, in 2011 the sales price change was -9%, in 2010 the sales price change was 4%, and in 2009 the change was -6%.
- 5-Year Median Sales Price Change in Rose City Park—► 42.9% sales price change for the years 2011-2015. 2010 to 2014 the sales price change was 20%. 2009 to 2013 the sales price change was 9%. 2008 to 2012 the sales price change was -1%. 2007 to 2011 the sales price change was -12%. 2006 to 2010 the change was 0%. 2005 to 2009 the change was 10%.
- Portland Metro Area Median Home Price—► $308,000 in 2015, $285,500 in 2014, $265,000 in 2013, $235,000 in 2012, $221,000 in 2011, $239,900 in 2010, $247,000 in 2009, $278,000 in 2008, and $290,000 in 2007.
- Portland Metro Area Average Home Price—► $354,500 in 2015, $333,000 in 2014, $310,600 in 2013, $275,000 in 2012, $263,300 in 2011, $282,100 in 2010, $289,900 in 2009, $330,300 in 2008, and $342,000 in 2007.
Please be aware that the above figures are subject to error and are intended as guidelines only.
Find a Home in the Rose City Park Neighborhood
- Homes for Sale in the Rose City Park Neighborhood — View on all devices except Apple® mobile devices. To view homes for sale in the Rose City Park neighborhood on Apple® mobile devices key in "Rose City Park" in the "Location" field and click on the "Search Now" icon.
- Displays Homes for Sale in the Rose City Park Neighborhood — View on all devices. Photos of home displayed along with detailed description of the property.
- Search for Homes — Search on all devices. Map-based on devices configured with Adobe Flash and Javascript and text-based on any device.
Homes for Sale in Rose City Park
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Parks in the Neighborhood
Here are three parks in the Rose City Park neighborhood:
- Rose City Park is located on the neighborhood east border. The park includes a play area, access restroom, paths, paved paths, picnic tables, playground, soccer field, softball field, and lighted tennis courts.
- Frazer Park is located at NE 52nd and Hassalo Street. The 3.9-acre park includes a basketball court, dog off-leash area, picnic tables, and playground.
- Normandale Park is located at NE 57th and Halsey Street. The 14.39-acre park includes a basketball court, disabled access play area, disabled access restroom, fenced dog off-leash area, football field, paved and unpaved , paths, picnic shelter, picnic site, picnic tables, playground, soccer field, softball field, and volleyball court.
In 2009, the Rose City Park Neighborhood Association (RCPNA) identified Frazer Park as a location to build a community garden. In 2011, Portland Community Gardens Program, Friends of Portland Community Gardens, RCPNA, and Depave worked together to remove asphalt and start construction of the new garden.
A grant, submitted by the Friends of Portland Community Gardens, included the following partners: Portland Community Gardens Program, Friends of Portland Community Gardens, Depave, RCPNA, Albina, Head Start, and the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Funds for a portion of the cost were provided by a grant from the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District and a gift from the Portland Parks Foundation.
The Matt Dishman Community Center is located at 77 NE Knott Street (about 1.5 miles from Rose City Park's east border) and includes a basketball court, fitness room, gymnasium, party room, an indoor swimming pool, and weight room.
The Montavilla Community Center is located at 8219 NE Glisan (about ) and it includes an indoor basketball court, community center, gymnasium, kitchen, meeting room, and party room. All are reservable.
Walking in Rose City Park
The Hollywood neighborhood is located next to the Rose City Park neighborhood in the southwest. This short walk through the Hollywood neighborhood offers enough places to stop, shop, and eat that it can take all day. Centered on Sandy Boulevard, the route explores buildings from this popular, close-in neighborhood's early days to its newest additions. Click Hollywood for the guide.
Walk Score helps you find a walkable place to live. Walk Score is a number between 0 and 100 that measures the walkability of any address. Portland is the 14th most walkable city in the U.S. with a Walk Score of 63, a Transit Score of 50 and a Bike Score of 72. There are over 3,000 restaurants and coffee shops in Portland. People in Portland can walk to an average of five restaurants and coffee shops in five minutes.
The Walk Score for the Rose City Park neighborhood is 72, the Transit Score is 56, and the Bike Score is 86.
Rose City Park
Very Walkable
Walk Score®
out of 100
Rose City Park is the 34th most walkable neighborhood in Portland.
More About Rose City Park
Learn more about the Rose City Park neighborhood by visiting Portland Maps. The site provides information about businesses, demographic data, crime stats, parks, schools, aerial photos, maps, elevation, hazards, and more for the neighborhood. All you need is a property address – use "2020 NE 57th Avenue" or an address of your choice.
- Neighborhood Association Website Click here to access the Rose City Park neighborhood website.
- Location From downtown cross over the Willamette River on the Burnside Bridge and head east until you reach the traffic light for the turnoff to NE Sandy which will take you to the heart of the Rose City Park neighborhood. If you want to take the Interstate (I-84) from downtown, the best place to exit the freeway is Cesar Chavez Boulevard (exit 2).
- Rose City Park Boundaries North – NE Fremont. South – I-84. East – NE 65th Avenue. West – NE 7th Avenue.
- Map of Rose City Park Boundaries Rose City Park.
- Topography Flat with grid streets. Mature trees and wooded parks.
- Sidewalks and Streets The street pattern is a grid and walking is on the neighborhood sidewalks is easy.
- 2Drive Time to Downtown 13-15 minutes by car.
- Public Transportation TriMet has four bus routes in Rose City Park and three MAX light rail lines. The NE 60th Ave station on the Blue Line, Green Line, and Red Line of the MAX light rail system is on the south boundary (I-84 freeway) of the neighborhood. Transit Score provides a 0-100 rating indicating how well an address is served by public transportation. Ratings range from "Rider's Paradises" to areas with limited or no nearby public transportation.
- Commuting 11.8% of the neighborhood residents used public transportation, 5.4% by bike, and 1.9% walk.
- 3Census 2010 Demographics Population: 8,982 people. Area (acres): 748. Average population density: 12 persons per acre. Number of households: 3,865. Average size of household: 2.32 persons. Median household income: $64,085. Families with children: 27.0%. Homeowners: 72.7%. Renters 27.3%. Diversity: 13.2% non-Caucasian. More demographic data for Rose City Park at Portland Online and at City Data.
- 4Crime Stats There were 209 property crimes (assault, arson, burglary, larceny, robbery, theft from auto, vehicle theft) in 2014. There were 14 violent crimes (aggravated assault, homicide, robbery, rape) committed in 2014. There were 24 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2014. For the latest crime statistics and historical data for the Rose City Park neighborhood, visit the Portland Police Bureau website.
- 5Shopping and Services Rose City Park has a few commercial business in the neighborhood but it lacks restaurants and food market. However, within a few blocks outside of the neighborhood boundaries, you will find restaurants and food markets.
- Eating Out If you like Vietnamese food you're in luck as there are a number of restaurants along NE Sandy. At the north boundary of the neighborhood along NE Fremont Street, you will find an array of different foods. Visit Willamette Weeks' Restaurant Guide by Neighborhood for a list of eating places in Rose City Park.
- Public Library The closest branch library of the Multnomah County Library system is the Hollywood at 4040 Northeast Tillamook Street.
- Who Lives in Rose City Park The people in the neighborhood are stable as the demographics have changed very little between the census in 2000 and 2010. The 2010 census reported fewer residents over the age of 70 and but a large increase in the 55 to 69 age group from the 2000 census. The median age of a Rose City Park resident is 39.7 — a jump of two years since 2000 according to Census 2010.
- Autos in the Neighborhood The United Nations of vehicles. You're bound to see one of just about every make and model.
- 6Biking Quality is fair. Rose City Park has 5.2 miles of bike lanes.
Map of the Rose City Park Neighborhood


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It's time for Challenge #19 Anything Goes over at the Rubbernecker Blog. You can play along by clicking HERE and make anything you'd like for this one! You may be one of the two lucky winners to win a gift card to use at the Rubbernecker Stamps online store!!
The Design Team has made some really pretty projects to help inspire you for this challenge, you can see them HERE at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog.
Here's how my card was made.
1. I used the gorgeous Bunch of Tulips, a three part stamp and stamped the images with Distress Inks after spritzing the stamp with water.
2. Once dry the bottom was sponged with green and the top sponged with yellow.
3. The Sentiment from the Freehand Border Phrase Set was stamped in black and embossed the clear.
4. Wrap the bottom with green twine and glue to a top folding black card.
6. To give a little extra interest, bronze Nuvo Crystal Dots were added.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How big are the lots?
Villa Hermosa lots are 60′ x 80′
Are there amenities?
Yes, including a community swimming pool, tennis courts and a club house.
How close is the Airport?
20 minutes by car
How close is the City of La Ceiba?
15 minutes by car
What are the closing costs?
Approximately $1500 USD
Can I choose my own furniture and decor?
Of course!
Can I rent out my villa?
Of course. We have a rental office on site to facilitate all aspects of the process.
Is there security?
There is 24/hr security on premises
Is it safe in Honduras?
The coastal cities in Honduras and touristic areas are very safe.
How do I get to La Ceiba?
Sunwing Airlines fly direct to La Ceiba's Goloson Airport.
Is the property fully deeded to me?
What is the local currency?
The local currency of Honduras is the Lempira – 21L = $1 USD
Is Villa Hermosa a gated community?
Yes. There are approximately 150 Villas on the site.
Are the materials American standard?
Yes, and they exceed the local building codes
Is it pet friendly?
Can I bring my own design?
Of course, but single story only
Can I buy a lot now and build later?
Of course. However, you must build within three years
What are the monthly HOA fees?
HOA fees are $125 per month
What is the average cost of living?
$1000 per month
Is there Internet available?
Is there a local hospital close by?
Yes, both public and private hospitals are available
Is the beach private?
Is there a mortgage held against the resort?
No, the property is fully paid for and owner operated
Will I require a Lawyer?
Yes, and we can provide one for you


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JXD 528 720P HD Camera Wifi FPV GPS Positioning Drone 20 Waypoint Plan Flying RC Quadcopter
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This JXD 528 drone is super cool. Just have a look, you will love it. It has GPS positioning and altitude hold functions, let you have a better flying experience. What's more, wifi FPV transmission system and 720P camera can help you take real-time beautiful photos and videos. A good present for your kids or friends.
The phone in the picture is not included.
The phone in the picture is not included.
Functions: GPS positioning, sideward flight, turn left/right, up/down, forward/backward, altitude hold, one key take off/landing/stop, Gravity sense control, headless mode, follow me, waypoint fly, one key surrounding, camera zoom in/out
720P camera with zoom in/out function: can capture and record every beautiful and unforgettable moment.
GPS navigation system: the GPS positioning function will enable you accurately track the position of the aircraft within its fly distance.
Gravity control mode: allows you to fly the drone forward/backward/left/right in correspondence to the angle of the mobile phone.
Way point fly: The aircraft will fly automatically along the sequential points you set before.
Altitude hold mode: makes it easier to control the drone for beginner and more stable for aerial photography.
One-key taking off/landing/stop: makes the operation more convenient and it is very suitable for novice operation.
Brand: JXD
Item model: 528
Item name: GPS RC Drone
Remote controller: Wifi APP
Camera: 720P
Control distance: About 200m
Drone battery: 7.6V 710mAh modularized battery(about 37g)
Flying time: about 10mins
Charging time: About 150mins
Product size: 260 * 260 * 55mm
Product weight: 165g
Package information:
Package size: 33.5 * 21.5 * 5.5cm / 13.2 * 8.5 * 2.2in
Package weight: 387g / 13.7oz
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There might be some deviation due to manual measurement.
Caution for the battery:
Don't over-charge, or over-discharge batteries.
Don't put it beside the high temperature condition.
Don't throw it into fire.
Don't throw it into water.
This RC model is not suitable for children under 14 years old, keep it away from children.
Carefully read the instruction before any use, if you are a beginner, it's advisable to be assisted by an experienced adult.
Package list:
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We are all looking for that special someone that will make our lives better and our nights lonely no more! But where should you look for your partner? Some people think that you have to be an explorer like Indiana Jones or Lara Croft to find a partner. No. It's much simpler than that. You just have to meet people, some will be ideal while others will be… others. But you never know who will be the one you click with. Finding someone does not mean that there is only one. There are many people that you can find and date online and you have a lot of chances to find that one person.
Out for shopping?
One of the most unexpected places you would think that you would meet the love of your life is the supermarket. Finding someone in the produce Isle might be weird but let me explain. If you are in the coffee aisle, maybe you could start a conversation about a certain coffee and lead up to asking for a coffee. And tada! You now have a date with someone to go for coffee. A supermarket may seem like an unconventional place to get a date but it can actually work out in your favor.
Pick up a date on your way to work or school
Public transport is not the ideal place to find a date but it is surprising how it can end up. There are many people that flirt on public transport. Of course, many of them end up being creeps but there is a certain art of flirting on public transport. To begin with, you could start a conversation about something around you. An example of that could be that you may be worried how the weather will be later (although your phone already told you it will be sunny). You could ask a cute person whether they know how the weather will be later and whether it will be convenient to take the subway again. That small talk can end up to further conversation about how busy your days will be etc. But don't do that looking like a creep. A simple "hi" and a smile go a long way.
A common hobby could help you find a hubby?
Hobbies are always something fun to have in common, whether your hobbies is the gym, or reading books in a library, or going to the same classes. Finding someone at your hobby place then you already have something in common. The gym can be a tricky place because there are a lot of meatheads hitting on people all the time in all the wrong ways. But helping someone out at the weight section can actually be helpful and a good conversation starter. In addition to the gym is you are one of those people that still visit libraries, bookstores or movie stores then you are one of the most ideal places to find someone to date. Books and movies are very good telling outlets to find out how someone is. A book or a movie is a very good depiction of someone's character and there is always something you will be able to find in common to talk about.
The internet. Hello future.
The Internet has brought a whole new alternative to traditional dating. More and more people now trust the internet to get in touch with people to date. Some of the best dating sites are at your fingertips and are ready to welcome you as a single person just like they welcome thousands of people every day. Online dating has had a stigma for many years but it is slowly becoming another norm in our societies. Millenials are not praised for many things, but one of the things they are not praised for enough is making online dating mainstream. And now you have the option of meeting people online. Find people in your area or across the globe within just a few clicks (or taps)
What is there holding you back from looking for a date now? That's right. Yourself. If you are ready to get in a relationship then there is nothing in your way, except many ways and places to find a date at.


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Maten var en höjdare ! En relaitvit ny öppnad restaurang som vi ännu inte hade besökt men troligen kommer att besöka igen .
On saturday night wheen we bouth felt rather happy so we took a tripp in to town . A restaruant visit and a movie.
The food was so great ! A new restaurant that we had not wisited before but probably will visit again .
|A very serious Lover Boy ..
|Chili Ale - delicious !
|Lamb with some mango sauce - yummie ! And yes - i am a meat eater .
|A " new " dress - it was a maxi but i was to short for me so i did some cuting .


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A Beginning in Faith for the New Year
What does God require of you? Can you believe in evolution and be a Christian? The Bible tells you absolutely not. Let's follow the word of God from Genesis to Revelation. In Genesis, you are told that God created the heavens and the earth.
Ge 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
In Hebrews, you are told how God created the heavens and earth…by His word. You are also told that your faith is only assured when you believe this fact. Chapter eleven in Hebrews is the great chapter of faith and before God tells you about these men; God tells you how He created the universe. There is no great chapter of faith without faith in creation by His word. God spoke everything into existence and it is by faith that you understand.
Heb 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Heb 11:2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. Heb 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
How are you counted as righteous? You are counted righteous by faith.
Ro 4:22 That is why his faith was "counted to him as righteousness."
To be a Christian, you must believe God. That belief is faith in His creative power which states the universe was created by His word, not by evolution. By your faith, you are counted as righteous.
Ga 3:11 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for "The righteous shall live by faith."
Notice the righteous live by faith; but not just faith in anything. You cannot have your own righteousness. The righteousness of God depends on faith. Faith is faith in the creative power of God's word and not the theories of man (evolution).
Php 3:9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—
Christ died for the righteous and the unrighteous, but it is only the righteous that are saved.
2 Co 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
The righteousness of God created the heavens and the earth by His word. Without the righteousness of God you will not enter Heaven. To believe in evolution is evil and God considers you filthy. These are not my words, these are God's words.
Re 22:11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy."
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Amazon Reviews - The Da Vinci Code Reveals Another Secret
A while ago, I was doing a little research into the seasonality of book sales on Amazon, as inferred from reader reviews. Basically, my idea was to:
- Choose a reasonable number of titles, enabling me to draw a fairly robust conclusions. For this purpose, I thought it best to look at some very well-selling books that have been out for a fairly long period of time, so that seasonal trends wouldn't be confounded by "initial publishing" effects (i.e. the first few months after a book comes out, when sales are generally high).
- Record how many reviews those books had, by month and year, over the last 3 or 4 years, since the Kindle became a significant force in reading.
- Analyse the data, looking for seasonality trends - e.g. how big is the Christmas buying effect, do people really read more in the winter than the summer, are some books "summer reading", do some books follow the school calendar?
I am still collecting data for this study (a very tedious process), so it is too early to report anything substantial. As expected, there do seem to be some seasonal effects, but some books seem to show these effects more than others.
One of the books that I elected to study was The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown. It showed a huge spike in reviews, in 2013, as you can see in the accompanying graph.
Naturally, this made me curious, so I zeroed in on the reviews for that book in a more detailed fashion, day by day, around the time of the spike. That yielded the graph below.
So, what happened? A little googling revealed the answer, as shown in the snippet from the website below:
I'll be the first one to admit it, The DaVinci Code isn't exactly an easy fit on a site that promises to talk about "the best cultural media" out there. But Dan Brown's 2003 mystery novel has sold north of 80 million copies and now finds itself translated into 44 languages. And the Louvre figures centrally in the book's plot. That gives it some cultural cred, no? Okay, maybe not! Anyway, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the book's publication, Doubleday has decided to give away copies of the bestseller through March 24, making the book available as a free download on multiple ebook platforms: Amazon, Apple iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Google, Sony Reader, and Kobo. According to Galleycat, the download will include "the prologue and first chapter of Inferno, Brown's upcoming novel."
So, what we have here is referred to as a natural experiment. From the data, we can see how quickly these books were read, then reviewed. The text boxes in the graph gives some conclusions, which I will repeat here:
- The free download period was March 18-24, 2013. The first big spike in reviews happened that week, so clearly there was a proportion of the down-loaders who read the book immediately, then reviewed it.
- A couple of small spikes followed, in weekly intervals. This may reflect that people have more time to read and/or post reviews on weekends.
- Then, there was a big spike at approximately the third week. Smaller, but still significant spikes happened in the fourth and fifth weeks.
- Things trailed off after that, but small weekly spikes could still be seen for some time, three or four months at least.
In the four months before the free download week, the number of reviews for Da Vinci Code was about 20 per month. A year after the free period, the number of monthly reviews returned to this level, more or less. During the twelve months (March 2013-Feb 2014) after the freebie, things were quite different, as shown below (I subtracted out the pre-download average of 20 reviews per month, from each month's total, to isolate the number of reviews above this baseline, caused
by the free download period):
As you can see, the majority of the reviews generated from the download period came within the first few months, mostly within the first month or so. The actual percentages are shown in the next graph.
So, this evidence supports the idea that most people (about three quarters) read an Amazon Kindle ebook within a month of obtaining it, or at least it does for this very particular book. The remainder probably read the book within a year. Some, of course, may never read it.
Of additional interest, is the fact that in the post 2013 period, the number of reviews has averaged about 26 per month, compared to 20 per month before the download period. So, we might conclude from this that the freebie lifted the baseline reviews by this number, which would correspond to about 1000 books per month, assuming that about one person in 175 reviews a book.
Of course we have to be careful about generalizing from this one case to Amazon books in general. People may have been quite eager to quickly read and review this one, given its notoriety. Conversely, that very notoriety may have turned a lot of people off, resulting in a high proportion of "never-reads". Some things, only heaven and Amazon know.
Anyway, there you have it; The Da Vinci Code has revealed another secret, this time about the lag time between obtaining and ebook and getting around to reading and reviewing it.


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You might be pleasantly surprised by the price and the grade of the parts. There's a different selection of batteries out there for electric scooters. Regardless of what sort of machine you decide to ride, protection is paramount. Motorcycling gloves are usually made from leather. It is also possible to select a basket to be set in front.
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The A5 hatchback gets the S blessing.
We mistook the new S5 Sportback the first time we walked past it at the Frankfurt auto show. We figured it was a show-spec A5 Sportback lowered and fitted with larger wheels. But a closer inspection revealed 3.0T badges and that it was indeed Audi's world debut of the very handsome S5 Sportback, which goes on sale in Europe early next spring.
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