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After over a year without a president, and then a week of confusion and indecision, yesterday made it official — Mohammed Morsi is finally the President of Egypt.
Morsi was the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, of course, which means that many people are now curious to see exactly how an Islamist President will lead the Middle East's largest state. One key issue that concerned many in the US foreign policy sphere was the Brotherhood's relationship with Iran, especially as Egypt had long been a key US ally in the region, and a vital counterbalance to Iran and other regional powers.
An interview published by Iran's Fars News Agency this morning is only likely to further concern observers — Morsi is reportedly hoping to reopen the long-closed official relationship between Iran and Egypt.
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Morsi also reportedly used the interview to suggest revisiting the controversial Camp David Accord with Israel, which had been staunchly upheld by Morsi's predecessor, Hosni Mubarak.


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Well I've been Mrs S for a eight days now and finally the last person staying with us left this afternoon. It's been a hectic few weeks. First my new brother-in-law and his girlfriend arrived from China to stay for a few days. Then after a couple of days of just us, we had my husband's children arrive with their friends, then two days later, my Mum arrived. There was seven of us in a house with four bedrooms and one bathroom!! Mum flew all the way from the UK on her own, having hardly ever flown before and certainly not long haul. I am dead proud of her and so pleased she came. She's now on her way back via Auckland and Singapore. It's a long way from Wellington to Worcestershire, UK!
So to the matter in hand... I finished it! Vogue 8020 was finished just in time for the party. I was sat on the floor in the lounge on the night before we got married finishing the hem off. I even had my new step daughter, who is a knitter and had never sewn before to stitch some of the hem. I showed her how to hem stitch and she made a great job.
The dress (the Vogue dress, not my wedding dress!) worked out really well. I lengthened the bodice by one inch and also added two inches to the bottom of the skirt. I didn't think I was long in the waist, but it seems to be a standard adjustment for me now. To save problems with the sleeve facings and also the placement of the pleats on the skirt, I graduated the bust seams slightly, so I started with a 5/8th seam and then graduated to 1/2inch around the bust area and back to 5/8ths as I sewed the rest of the way down the bodice.
I had fun with the pleats on the skirt. I don't seem to have much success with pleats on patterns. For some reason they never work out as the pattern intends and I end up doing them all myself from scratch. Apart from the hundreds of threads from my tailors tacks getting in the way, I have to say these actually worked out reasonably well. A couple I had to move slightly to line up where the pattern intended, but all in all, I was pleased how the pleats worked.
As for the pattern as a whole, it's an easy pattern, no strange tricks to confuse you.I'd certainly make it again. I even managed to line the bodice. I did intend to line the skirt too, but time pressures prevented that one. Another time! That's going to be an after job. I didn't make the tie as suggested by the pattern. Instead I just used a thin black belt that I had. The skirt has gone a bit fru-fru, but with stiff silk taffeta that's to be expected. Perhaps I ought to have a net petticoat underneath!
I had loads of nice compliments at our wedding party. Everyone was really impressed. Unfortunately, few photos were taken and so I ended up getting one of my new family to take one that evening once everyone had gone. So not lots of posing in the final item I'm afraid and not many of the final item - I've been busy organising a wedding!
I know you're wanting to see photos of the wedding dress and day, sorry, patience!! I'm so unkind to you all! Truth is, we've had little time to get some of these together. I will do a post at a later stage for you all. We did have a fantastic day and our guests also had a great time.


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Welcome to the Carlton County Heritage Society.
We're a small group who enjoys looking into our heritage and helping others in Carlton County (Minnesota) research their family roots.
Genealogy is a challenging hobby,and we hope to share some good sources of information here,to help you on your search.It's a never ending quest trying to dig back into history while researching our ancestry.
We especially love the Carlton area,and the rich heritage all us residents have.If any place has the most interesting heritage in the world,it's definitely Carlton County.We have a lot of surprises this 2012 year,and we're so over joyed with the feed-back,and the involvement from those in our community who have an interest in their genealogy,and the heritage of their community.They both go hand,in hand and that's what makes the quest looking into our past so interesting.
SURNAME: Balin..was prior Balan
My great great grandpa came over from Romania almost 160 years ago,and after a 100 years on the east cost the roots of our family tree have reached Carlton County,and that's where most of us Balins reside today,but we're also spread out though neighboring counties as well.
My great great grandpa was only 2 years old when he arrived in 1851,and lived to be 86 years old.That was old back in those days especially when he only met a DR, 3 times in his life.His name was Alin Balan.His last name was later changed to Balin,and luckily the name change has not effected my research on my heritage.
He later married a beautiful German girl by the name Ursula (Maiden name Roberts).They had 3 children named Robert,Martin and Marie.
I will be adding our family tree here in great detail.I don't want to devote the main page just to my family tree.I figure giving the dates when we arrived here in the U.S. is a good starting point for others,and if they feel in need they can go into more detail on a separate page regarding the Balins.
We're Here To Help Others
We want to be as informational to others visiting on their research,and try to point them in the right direction.So your family tree interests us,just as our own does.Please know we encourage you to do the research,and we'll do our best to post leads to genealogy sites that may help you on your genealogy journey.
We'll be adding Surnames here shortly from those who have submitted their family tree information to us,and would like to share it with the public.The more information out here,makes the researching all that much more easier.Half the battle out here is e-mailing,and posting messages asking on certain surnames.So it's greatly appreciated when the information is there,else it's a full time job for the person wanting to promote their heritage answering questions via e-mail.So try to do your best with at least the basic layout of your family tree is available to readers.Save you,and others a lot of time.
Carlton County Historical Society
Now here is something we'd like to share with those who visit,and their research leads them to the Carlton County area.It's the Carlton County Historical Society.The really have a vault of knowledge,and surnames,not to mention archives of marriage records.If you're researching ancestry here it's a must visit.
Phone - 218-879-1938
Carlton County in my opinion is a place alot of our roots have come through at one time..or another.Our families we're involved in logging,perhaps worked in the mines,or on the ships,or on the ports on Lake Superior.To get from point A..to point B you'd most likely go through Carlton County.So we have something in common with all North East Minnesota.
Grace Anderson claims most all the other counties in the north east part of the state originated from those living in Carlton County.So when it's comes to a person's roots in the area,we're a gold mine..or could be a starting point,mid-point,or the end point on your search.
Carlton County Heritage Society Meetings (All Welcomed To Join Us)
We'll be setting up some dates here in the not so distant future we're we all can meet at a local restaurant in Cloquet,and shoot some ideas around with another.Our main goal is spreading useful information to those looking into their heritage in the area,and encouraging others to have interest.No matter what aspect of genealogy,we just want people to take an interest.
UPDATE: We will be meeting at Perkins restaurant Dec.17th.All our welcomed to come join us for some pie & coffee.It's located at 64 Big Lake Road in Clouqet and we'll be there at 5:00 PM.No certain subject,so we hope a lot of good conversation will arise and put some ideas on paper to pursue.Looking forward to meeting all of you,and Barb Larson will be there sharing her latest research on some of the old businesses in the area,and maybe doing a story on some who have worked their,and portray their roots in the area.Should be very interesting.
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Surnames in the Carlton area can be submitted here as well.If you have a link to your family tree page,all that much better and we can link to that too.As we said earlier,we really want this site to be as informational as possible to our visitors.We want it to be as informational as possible to our fellow researchers.That means you,and we mean that from the bottoms of our heart.We know this can be frustrating,and that's one thing we try to take out of when it comes to the researching.
Another thing the Carlton County Heritage Society likes is the diversity of those who settled her long ago.Rich in culture,rich in all aspects when it came to the diversity of our area.For those who settled here long ago,they deserve to be remembered.That's why we do what we do.We really do care,not just about our own family tree,but yours as well.
We must be thankful that at one time we had a big demand for jobs up here.The paper mill,and the logging.The iron ore in the ground.Our vast resources here in Minnesota made a lush environment for people to settle in.That's why we're going to pay a little more attention to the companies,and business as well that help made generations thrive here.
It's not uncommon for those who work in the mines now,that perhaps their parents,or grandparents did as well.It's not uncommon some of those who did logging,ended up in the mines at a later time.We are spread out here,and what I mean by that is our heritage,our roots..our families.I have in laws,cousins,brothers,and sisters,and let me not leave out my grandchildren all of the north east part of the state.
One sad thing a lot of us are noticing is many are leaving the area.Resorts are barely hanging on,logging is at a minimal,and to get employed at the mines can be challenging.We're hoping for better days too.Your not alone in your thoughts when it comes to our fragile economy.
We plan to throw in a little history in what it was like in this part of the state 40,50,60,,to a hundred years ago.No matter who a person was back then,we all had something in common.Hardships,and at the same time determination to make a living and lay down our roots here.
So keep checking back for further updates by our heritage discovery team.We have a lot of ideas in store,to make genealogy a lot more interesting than just names on paper.
Contact For The Carlton County Heritage Society ..Martha Anderson


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International Experts' Meeting for the Rehabilitation of Earthquake-affected Prambanan World Heritage Site and Taman Sari Water Castle in Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia
On 27 May 2006, an earthquake that measured 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Yogyakarta, the "Cultural Hub" of Indonesia, damaging severely its cultural heritage, including the Hindu temples of Prambanan World Heritage site and the Islamic-era Taman Sari Water Castle. Nine months after the earthquake, after completing the emergency phase, an International Experts' Meeting will be organized in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The objectives of the Meeting are:
- To provide technical recommendations for the rehabilitation of the cultural heritage of Yogyakarta, especially the Prambanan World Heritage Compounds and the Taman Sari Water Castle;
- To formulate a technical action plan for restoration works in the various cultural sites affected by the earthquake;
- To assist the Indonesian Government in establishing a global partnership for the post-earthquake rehabilitation of cultural heritage.
The meeting, co-organized by the Indonesian Department of Culture and Tourism and the UNESCO Office in Jakarta will be attended by 100 participants including 15 experts from Indonesia and selected international experts in the field of conservation and structural engineering.
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They are miracles because they defy those laws of science.
Miracles do not have logical, scientific reasons for happening.
and noone can deny things like faith healings, for example.... they happen.
For this experiment, we need to find a deserving person who has had both of his legs amputated. For example, find a sincere, devout veteran of the Iraqi war, or a person who was involved in a tragic automobile accident.
Now create a prayer circle like the one created for Jeanna Giese. The job of this prayer circle is simple: pray to God to restore the amputated legs of this deserving person. I do not mean to pray for a team of renowned surgeons to somehow graft the legs of a cadaver onto the soldier, nor for a team of renowned scientists to craft mechanical legs for him. Pray that God spontaneously and miraculously restores the soldier's legs overnight, in the same way that God spontaneously and miraculously cured Jeanna Giese and Marilyn Hickey's mother.
I put the Exodus, and thus the plagues, at about 1513 BC
I put the Exodus, and thus the plagues, at about 1513 BC
The old dating of Thera was 1500 to 1550 BC and that would have worked for his theory. But those dates were based on early radio carbon dating techniques.
The newer dating methods, tree rings (dendrochonogical) and ice cores put Thera 100 years earlier. 1600 to 1650 BC.
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If they can post endlessly it's not much to ask for them to add their name and info.
I also think that ALL messages regarding preformance should as a "rule" include rider size and weight. Especially light wind comments are useless without this info.


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Her name means: "Dainty One"
Her character: A prostitute whose nationality is unknown, she used her beauty to betray her lover and enrich herself.
Her sorrow: That Samson lied to her, making her look foolish on three different occasions.
Her joy: That she overpowered one of history's most powerful men, handing him over to his enemy, the Philistines.
Key Scriptures: Judges 16:4-22
Her Story
Her teeth gleamed white in the dusky light as a smile parted lips soft and smooth as a scarlet ribbon. Earrings glinted gold as she threw back her head and laughed out loud. Fortune had come knocking on her door that day. No lover had ever paid Delilah as well as Samson would.
The Philistine kings hated the long-haired strongman who had set their fields afire and slain a thousand of their countrymen. Each had offered Delilah an incredible sum—eleven hundred shekels of silver! She had merely to deliver the secret of Samson's strength. His would be no match for hers, a strength born of beauty and schooled in the arts of love. Weakened by passion, he would tell her everything she needed to know.
"If anyone ties me with seven fresh thongs that have not been dried, I'll become as any other man," he replied to her persistent probing. Hiding a few Philistines in the room for good measure, Delilah waited until he slept and then carefully wrapped him with the thongs and exclaimed, "Samson, the Philistines are upon you!" But he had outsmarted her, snapping the cords as his enemies fled.
Like a man toying with a kitten, Samson repeated the ruse twice, tricking Delilah with crazy stories about new ropes and braided hair. Finally Delilah confronted him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when you won't confide in me? This is the third time you have made a fool of me and haven't told me the secret of your great strength." Worn down by her nagging, Samson gave in.
"No razor has ever been used on my head," he confided, "because I have been a Nazirite set apart to God since birth. If my head were shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man." Years earlier, before his birth, an angel had instructed his mother that he should drink no wine, touch nothing unclean, and never cut his hair. He was to be dedicated to God in a special way, destined to play a great role in God's plan to free his people from their Philistine overlords. A strong man unable to subdue his own tempestuous nature, Samson had already broken the first two stipulations of his vow. Now he was about to break the third, preferring the good graces of a woman to the favor of his God.
Sensing she had heard the truth at last, Delilah sent word to the Philistines. After cutting his hair while he slept, she once again called, "Samson, the Philistines are upon you!" This time Samson awoke from his sleep unable to resist his enemies, who quickly seized him, gouging out his eyes. Then they imprisoned him in Gaza, where he spent his days in darkness, performing women's work grinding grain.
That's the last we hear of the lovely, treacherous, and now wealthy Delilah, but not the last we hear of her lover. Slowly Samson's hair began to grow back, first a short cap to warm his head and then a cover for his ears. What harm can a blind man do us? the Philistines must have reasoned.
One day they held a great celebration in honor of Dagon, god of the harvest, for delivering Samson into their hands. Oblivious to their danger, they brought him out of prison to make sport of their once-mighty enemy. But when Samson stood among the pillars of their temple, he prayed, "O Sovereign Lord, remember me. O God, please strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes." Then he braced himself against the two central pillars of the temple and pushed. The roof buckled and collapsed, and Samson and his enemies were buried together under its rubble. By his death, Samson killed more Philistines than he had in life. Just as the angel had predicted, Samson had begun a work of deliverance that David would complete many years later.
The strange story of Samson and Delilah is hardly edifying. It's tempting to conclude that the selfish, ill-disciplined Samson had finally met his match in the greedy Delilah. A visitation by an angel, the gift of supernatural strength, a prophetic destiny—such obvious blessings could not assure Samson's devotion. Why would God use such a man, enabling him to become a judge in Israel? What a contrast to Deborah, who had ruled Israel a century earlier! Perhaps God had little promising material to choose from, given the state of his people during an era of Israel's history where "everyone did as he saw fit" (Judges 21:25).
If anything, Delilah's role in this sordid tale assures us that God will use anything and anyone to accomplish his purpose. Even our sin. Even our enemies. Our deliverance is purely a matter of grace. But how much better if we become people set apart for his service, whose inner strengths match our outer strengths, enabling us to live out our destiny assured of God's pleasure.
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Even the sordid story of Delilah and her Hebrew lover, Samson, conveys an important truth: God loves us and will not abandon us even when we make mistakes, even when we sin. Over and over throughout the biblical narrative, we see God using people who are great sinners, people who are less than perfect, people who through their own folly fail and only then recognize their need of him. He didn't abandon people like Samson, foolish and sinful though he was, and he won't abandon us, foolish and sinful though we might be.
This devotional is drawn from Women of the Bible: A One-Year Devotional Study of Women in Scripture by Ann Spangler and Jean Syswerda. Used with permission.
Even the sordid story of Delilah and her Hebrew lover, Samson, conveys an important truth: God loves us and will not abandon us even when we make mistakes, even when we sin.


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A COUPLE who won £161 million on the Euromillions lottery have defended their decision to donate funds to the pro-independence campaign.
Chris and Colin Weir, who claimed the prize in 2011, have made a rare public statement in the face of criticism of their donations, which include £1 million to Yes Scotland last year.
They describe themselves as "lifelong supporters of independence" and said it would be "strange" if they did not support the Yes Scotland campaign.
It was reported in March that the Weirs had handed over a further seven-figure sum to the campaign. The couple also donated £1 million to the SNP in 2012, which the party pledged to use towards its independence war chest.
Some opposition MSPs and observers, such as Conservative Alex Johnstone, questioned the motivation behind the donations and the Weirs have now hit back.
In a letter published in some Scottish newspapers, the couple said: "No one bullied or targeted us, as has been suggested in -recent newspaper articles. The only 'targeting' has been by an MSP who chose to express his 'concern' for us by implying we have been, at best, naive, and, at worst, duped.
"Would he, we wonder, have felt the same concern had our contribution supported his cause?
"The people of Scotland are not gullible. They aren't going to vote based on how much money we have given to a particular campaign - they will make their decision based on being well-informed.
"That's why we made the donations we did, to ensure there was the chance of an informed debate. Beyond that, it's up to the voting public to decide, not us - we only have two votes."
The couple, who have also established a charitable trust and donated millions of pounds to community projects, said they decided to make a statement after recent comment and speculation, of which some was "downright nasty".
"We appreciate that not everyone shares our political view," the letter said.
"That surely is the point of democracy. And, in a democracy, we each have the right to support political campaigns of our choosing and to contribute financially, provided we do so in line with the rules.
"As lifelong supporters of independence, it would be strange if we did not support the Yes Scotland campaign. So that is what we have done, nothing more and nothing less."
They added: "On September 19, irrespective of the outcome, we all have to live together. That will only be possible if both sides of the campaign, the politicians and the media, take -responsibility for their behaviour and language in the next few months.
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Hall, a Barbourville, Ky., native, set three new school records in the 200-meter individual medley, 200-meter breaststroke and 400-meter freestyle relay in the Appalachian Swim Conference Championships. In the 200-meter individual medley, Hall finished in a time of 1:56.67 breaking the school record by a full second. He also broke the 200-meter breaststroke school record by two seconds when he finished the event by clocking a time of 2:12.31. Hall and his teammates broke the school record in the 400-meter freestyle relay, with a second place finish in a time of 3:09.07.
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He wasn't its loudest critic. His rhetoric isn't the most flamboyant. But Republican hopes for repealing President Obama's health-care law fall heavily on the broad shoulders of Texas Sen. John Cornyn.
As chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the second-term senator from San Antonio is trying to lead Republicans to a Senate majority that is essential to any hopes of repealing the law widely known as Obamacare.
"Our work here is more important than ever," Cornyn wrote Friday in a fundraising appeal to big-dollar donors. "Yesterday's Supreme Court decision cemented more than ever the importance of regaining a Republican majority in the Senate. The stakes just got higher."
In an interview with the Houston Chronicle, Cornyn said the high court's decision to uphold the controversial health-care law "is problematic for the country, but from a political standpoint, it gives us a lot of new energy and momentum."
"It's a reminder of the whole issue that motivated voters, including Tea Party voters, in the watershed election in 2010," he said. "People may have had a faded memory about Obamacare, but this causes them to remember and rekindles their anger at the way it was passed."
Cornyn is hoping he can harness voter anger about health reform to win a Senate majority in November. Republicans, who currently hold 47 of the 100 seats, need to replace four Democrats this year — or three if Republican Mitt Romney is elected president. Without winning a Senate majority — as well as presidential and House victories — Republicans will be unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Obama in 2010 and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday.
"Winning the Senate ranks just under winning back the White House," said Nathan Gonzales, Senate analyst for the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report.
For Cornyn, the stakes are high — for his party and for himself.
Already a member of the Senate Republican leadership team, the Texan aspires to move up to the No. 2 slot currently held by Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, who is retiring. A successful stint as head of the Senate GOP's campaign committee could bring Cornyn support from his current colleagues and gratitude from the large group of incoming senators he would have helped to elect.
"There is clearly the potential for this to represent a stepping stone for Cornyn," said Mark P. Jones, chairman of the political science department at Rice University. "But it is not guaranteed."
Indeed, Cornyn's promotion prospects could depend on his performance in this presidential election year.
The political terrain of 2012 favors the Republicans. Twenty-three of the 33 Senate seats up for grabs this year are currently held by Democrats, giving the GOP far more takeover targets. Eight of the 12 most competitive races of the year are currently in Democratic hands. And President Obama was victorious in only one of the eight toss-up states where Democrats are now defending seats.
To win a majority, Republicans are hoping to win the Senate seats being vacated by five retiring Democrats: Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, Jim Webb of Virginia and Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico. They also feel they have a strong chance of unseating incumbent Democrats Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Jon Tester of Montana — both states where Obama's job-approval ratings are low.
On the flip side, the Democrats' top four Senate pick-up opportunities are in Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada and Arizona.
Charlie Cook, Washington's leading nonpartisan analyst, predicts a GOP gain of two to five Senate seats and a "50-50 chance" at gaining control of the Senate.
With victory in reach — or at least in the realm of reality — Cornyn is refocusing his committee's efforts on Thursday's Supreme Court ruling.
Just hours after the Supreme Court's health-care ruling, the NRSC sent out specially tailored messages in nine closely contested races. In Virginia, for example, Cornyn's committee noted that the Democratic nominee, former Gov. Tim Kaine, once dubbed Obama's health-care overhaul "one of the great achievements" of the administration.
"The Supreme Court's decision makes clear that the only way to stop the massive tax increases, government spending, and cuts to Medicare contained in ObamaCare is to ensure Tim Kaine does not make it to the United States Senate," NRSC spokesman Brian Walsh told local media outlets. "Virginians deserve a senator who will listen and stand up for Virginia first and foremost, and not simply do President Obama's bidding."
Patrick Griffin, a government professor at American University, said Cornyn's aggressive approach has its risks.
"I think he's raised the stakes by claiming that they need the majority now, since the court did not repeal the health-care act," Griffin said. "They're putting a bigger burden on themselves."
Talk like that doesn't bother the Texas senator.
"I can take the pressure," Cornyn said.
Steffi Porter of the Washington bureau also contributed to this report.


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WALTHAM, MA-Both members of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's swimming team performed well on the second and final day of competition at the two-day, New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association Championships, which concluded Sunday at Bentley's Dana Center Pool.
For the men, freshman Christian Francia (Hampton, NH/Winnacunnet HS) finished first in three-meter diving with 362.15 points. He had finished sixth in the one-meter competition Saturday, with 338.25 points.
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Isn't it a bit churlish to dissect the president's Thanksgiving Day message? After all, it is just a bit of holiday fluff written by some anonymous staffer, right?
Nah. Obama delivered it, and messages of this sort can provide a valuable window into the assumptions that underlie everything an administration does. Plus, it's fun. So here goes:
Thanksgiving is an uncomfortable holiday for many liberals, because it implicitly poses the question, whom are we thankful to? That's a question that Obama's Thanksgiving message never gets around to answering. He is grateful to (or for) lots of folks:
We give thanks for the men and women who set sail for this land nearly four centuries ago, risking everything for the chance at a better life – and the people who were already here, our Native American brothers and sisters, for their generosity during that first Thanksgiving.
A nice multicultural touch, especially the "brothers and sisters." Obama uses the term only figuratively; his own actual brother is living in poverty in Kenya.
We give thanks for the generations who followed – people of all races and religions, who arrived here from every country on Earth and worked to build something better for themselves and for us.
Thanks to whom? We are still waiting.
We give thanks for all our men and women in uniform – and for their families, who are surely missing them very much today. We're grateful for their sacrifice too.
Nothing to quarrel with there.
We give thanks for the freedoms they defend – the freedom to think what we want and say what we think, to worship according to our own beliefs, to choose our leaders and, yes, criticize them without punishment. People around the world are fighting and even dying for their chance at these freedoms. We stand with them in that struggle, and we give thanks for being free.
We give thanks to whom for our freedoms? Our soldiers, sure, but where do our freedoms come from? The Founders had no doubt on this score, nor did Abraham Lincoln, whose Gettysburg Address has been celebrated in recent days. But any mention of natural law is verboten in the Obama administration.
Now we get to the part that Obama really means:
And we give thanks to everyone who's doing their part to make the United States a better, more compassionate nation – who spend their Thanksgiving volunteering at a soup kitchen, or joining a service project, or bringing food and cheer to a lonely neighbor. That big-hearted generosity is a central part of our American character. We believe in lending a hand to folks who need it. We believe in pitching in to solve problems even if they aren't our problems. And that's not a one-day-a-year belief. It's part of the fabric of our nation.
So we are thankful to one another, especially those who volunteer. Nothing wrong with that, but there still seems to be something missing.
And we remember that many Americans need that helping hand right now. Americans who've lost their jobs and can't get a new one through no fault of their own. Americans who've been trapped in poverty and just need that helping hand to climb out. Citizens whose prayers and hopes move us to act.
Many of those Americans can't get a new job because of the lousy policies of the Obama administration, but this is no time for self-reflection. Meanwhile, Obama has abandoned the theme of gratitude.
We are a people who are greater together than we are on our own. That's what today is about.
Really? Since when? This is the "government is the things we choose to do together" theme, which a) isn't true, and b) has nothing to do with Thanksgiving.
That's what every day should be about. No matter our differences, we're all part of one American family. We are each other's keeper.
Obama has said this before. He seems to think it is in Scripture somewhere. Also, when he says "we," he means the government. This is the guiding principle of liberalism, but it is antithetical to American traditions and foreign to the American Constitution. Also, what does "we are each other's keeper" have to do with Thanksgiving?
Obama is now nearing the end, and he does finally mention God:
We are one nation, under God. That core tenet of our American experience has guided us from the earliest days of our founding – and it will guide us to a future that's even brighter than today.
Thank you, God bless you, and from my family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving.
So God does merit one more mention than Bo and Sunny, but he still doesn't figure as the object of our thanksgiving. Rather, Obama suggests that we should be grateful to an array of people–soldiers, volunteers, Pilgrims and Native Americans, but most of all to our "keeper," the government. Above all, perhaps, to the personification of our government, the president? I suppose the rest of us should be thankful that Obama didn't end his message with, "You're welcome."


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Of all the regrettable outcomes in the election of 2004, the fact that Congress has become ever more protective of the bumbling moves of the Bush administration will turn out to be one of the gravest errors in the Bush era. With deliberate intent, Congress — rather than pursuing the facts important to the formulation of policy — continues to allow the administration to classify documents and to deny worthy investigations that might contradict this administration's claims, assumptions and purported facts. Without good information, however, the nation continues a downward slide with serious consequences.
In the statewide political battle surrounding a tax hike on gasoline, the Republicans picked the easier side in the debate — affordability — while the House Democrats have to defend a more complex position: that the tax is a better mechanism to raise needed revenue for a host of reasons, none of which can be boiled down into a politically palatable sound bite.
But take a moment to inspect the issue. The first question is: Is the additional revenue the proposed gas tax would raise really needed?
The Vermont House approved a bill that would raise gasoline taxes by 4 cents per gallon (to 24 cents) and by 6 cents per gallon on diesel fuel (to 32 cents per gallon). The increased taxes would generate $26 million that would be used to leverage more than $100 million in federal highway funds — a bump in transportation funding approved by the U.S. Congress and Bush in this era of burgeoning deficits. (If you don't raise the needed state match, you lose out on the federal dole.)
The story of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's fall from power to disgraced politician who had to pull out of his own House race for fear of embarrassment is a simple story of greed and power. What's amazing is that DeLay was able to hide his lust and his scheming, underhanded immoral ways under the guise of promoting "moral values.� Christians conservatives, in particular, who bought into DeLay's temple of misbegotten rhetoric need to carefully review how they were misled, lied to and taken advantage of, if they are to avoid future deceptions by politicians who have no qualms about lying to their constituents.
Gov. James Douglas created a stir late last week by suggesting he would veto the state budget if the Legislature does not include his college scholarship proposal. The governor says the 15 year, $175 million program is "vital to the state's economic future.� Where's the proof to back up such a claim? There isn't any.
Rather, the governor has a hunch that his program might keep a few Vermont high school graduates from moving out of state to attend college and, perhaps, they would then settle down and raise a family in Vermont. The program would pay up to 1,000 students a maximum of $5,000 a year to attend college in Vermont. What the state gets for its money is a three-year obligation from the student to work in the state after they graduate.
The public should note with alarm a recent tactic by the Bush administration to distort the conclusion by American intelligence agencies that Saddam Hussein had no unconventional weapons of mass destruction and no substantive ties to Al Qaeda before the March 2003 invasion.
The method chosen by the Bush team, and conservative Republican colleagues in Congress, was to push for putting 48,000 boxes of Arabic-language Iraqi documents on the Web so anyone and everyone can play "intelligence analyst� and second-guess American intelligence officials.
We're certainly supportive of this administration putting pertinent government information on the Web for all to review. Critics of the administration's energy policy would love to see the volumes of information that came out of the closed-door meetings with oil executives and Vice-President Dick Cheney. We'd also like to see the complete file on the Valerie Plume case, not to mention more complete documentation of corporate corruption that has plagued private contractors in Iraq as well as during the Hurricane Katrina clean-up; and hundreds of other instances. We're all for such openness.
When the state's congressional delegation, joined by Gov. James Douglas, files a protest to a private company for dismissing a long-time employee, the average reader should be interested. We can't recall another time in Vermont's history that it's happened, which makes the outrage and disappointment expressed by Gov. Douglas and Sens. Patrick Leahy, James Jeffords, and Rep. Bernie Sanders, all the more poignant.
The protest is over the sudden dismissal of Chris Graff. A familiar face on Vermont Public Television's "Vermont This Week,� Graff not only worked as the Associated Press' bureau chief for the past 27 years, but he has been one of the state's most prominent and well-respected journalists — as the managing editor of a staff of fine reporters, as a keen observer of state politics and history, and as a moderator of numerous political debates and public forums. He has become, as one editor recently wrote, an institution in Vermont.
The war and town meeting
In 57 towns across the state residents discussed a resolution during town meeting concerning the use of National Guard troops in the Iraqi war, their role within the state, Â and a request for the president and Congress to take steps "to withdraw American troops from Iraq, consistently with the mandate of international humanitarian law."
In 48 towns, the resolution (in one form or another) passed. In three towns it was defeated, and in four it was effectively tabled. In Craftsbury, the resolution ended in a tie. In Addison County the measure was approved in Middlebury, Monkton, New Haven, Salisbury and Weybridge, while it was tabled or passed over in Bristol, Lincoln and Starksboro.
The news that Bennington residents rejected a town-initiated size cap on big-box retail stores reinforces the notion that the proposed state regulation on this issue should incorporate provisions to allow an appropriate measure of local control. Bennington's vote does not, however, cast any doubt on the wisdom of a statewide initiative.
For readers not abreast of the news in Bennington, residents there rejected a proposed bylaw to cap any single big-box retail store at 75,000 square feet. That measure was defeated 2,189 to 1,724, with a respectable turnout of 40 percent for a single-issue vote. The measure became a referendum on Wal-Mart, which had stated its intention to expand its existing store there from 50,000 square feet to 112,000 square feet. In a well-financed advertising campaign, Wal-Mart developer Jonathan Levy, of Ohio-based Redstone Investments, outspent proponents for the selectboard's bylaw by a 3-1 margin.
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The Best of the Best Cover Artists Show and Cocktail Party sponsored by Dan's Papers is taking place August 20th from 6 to 9 p.m. at Season's of Southampton. My friend Kelly Shelley (married name, and no she doesn't like it when I do Julia Gulia jokes) is curating the entire event. Kelly knows detailed information about every single artist that is participating, and I can tell you, that is a lot of artists. kelley prepares the five finalists for the cover art of Dan's Papers and then Dan makes his decision on the final cover, so I figured she would be a good person to talk to this afternoon.
Me: What does a curator do exactly?
Kelly: Basically I'm responsible for picking the artists for the show and overseeing where the art is hung in the building and also, hopefully to help sell the art. According to wikipedia, a curator is a "Keeper of cultural heritage," so I guess that's me. I have to make sure which art goes into the event. I'm like the guard of the art.
Me: That sounds like a tough job.
Kelly: It's not that tough because I enjoy it. Sometimes it gets me a little nervous, but you just got to stay calm.
Me: Are you happy with the venue this year?
Kelly: Yes. Very much so. It's gorgeous at Seasons of Southampton.
Me: Why are we putting on this show?
Kelly: Well, a big part of Dan's Papers is our cover artists and we decided that we wanted to honor them with this show.
Me: Has anybody tried to like, bribe you to get into the show?
Kelly: Lol, no bribes, but I've been getting a lot, and I mean a lot of phone calls from artists. It's amazing what an honor it is for an artist to be a part of this show.
Me: Do you think it will be fun for guests to come check out this show?
Kelly: Yes, we have a good eclectic group of artists in a great atmosphere and of course there will be wonderful food.
Me: Who are some of your favorite artists?
Kelly: David! I can't tell you that!
Me: Sorry, I thought I'd sneak it out of you. Is there anything that you are excited about?
Kelly: We are going to have a signed original sketch of Stan Goldberg's Dan's Papers cover from 1995. Stan Goldberg is the guy behind "Archie" Comics, very cool.
Me: The "Archie" guy! That's awesome.
Kelly: Yes Dave, it's awesome.
Alright, so you get the drift. It is going to be a really great show with a really great group of Dan's Papers cover artists and you should go. Tickets to the show are $80 and can be bought by visiting www.danshamptons.com/artshow. You can also buy some of the art there and much of the proceeds from the event will benefit "The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at Southampton Hospital"


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If you've made the switch from AT&T to T-Mobile with your Windows Phone and are having trouble access T-Mobile's LTE Network take a look at your APN settings.
Windows Phone Central member MikeSo made the switch with his Nokia Lumia 900 and had trouble accessing the LTE network. He could see the network, just not connect to it.
Apparently the Lumia 900 wasn't set up for T-Mobile's LTE and the solution was to add an APN with the address fast.t-mobile.com in the Windows Phone Settings. After doing so LTE worked like a charm.
It's a fairly easy fix if you're Windows Phone is seeing T-Mobile's LTE network but won't connect. You can find the full forums discussion on the T-Mobile LTE settings here in the Windows Phone Central Forums.
Thanks, gp0777, for the tip!


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First in, first served, right? Just ask Volkswagen.
The 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show mightn't open until tomorrow, but VW got the jump on its rivals this morning by revealing its group's show-stopping displays 24 hours early.
As has become customary for the world's largest car brand, the VW Group invited select journalists to a special pre-event showing in Frankfurt to reveal its new products.
Highlights included the world premier of the new Audi Sport Quattro concept and the unveiling of the production-ready Porsche 918 Spyder.
Flick through the gallery to see the action, as it happened, from the ground in Frankfurt.


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|From the American south up to Maryland, and as far west as Iowa, a mass re-emergence of periodical cicadas is in progress. Cicada researcher John Cooley, who is tracking the emergence, explains what's known about the periodical cicadas of Brood XIX.


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Pros and cons of some of the common home security alarm systems
We all want to feel safe and secure in our homes and to know that our property is protected, so for many, a home security alarm system is the answer. There are both positives and negatives to installing some of the common home security alarm systems available, which are outlined below. Before looking at the pros and cons, read this article to understand how the two basic types of home security alarm systems work.Read more
Electricians can help you make the most of your renovation
If you're planning on renovating you may know that you need to have a professional electrician check your home for safety and compliance, as well as undertake all of the necessary work. This is a great time to consider exactly what an electrician can bring to your renovation, and how to make the most of having a capable professional in your home.Read more
Selecting security doors and grills
Oh for the days when our personal security was not always at the fore front of our minds. It's hard to believe that front and back doors of homes had nothing more than a simple key lock for securityRead more
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Earlier this year Perth Newspapers reported crime statistics in Western Australia for 2014 and 2015. These statistics were alarming with a staggering 9% increase in home burglaries.Read more
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Getting involved in a research project with a faculty member can be a highlight of your Saint Michael's education. Joining forces with a professor means you'll work closely with a mentor. Plus, you'll gain essential experience that will strengthen your resume and graduate school applications.
Undergraduate research will allow you to develop new skills as you engage in inquiry, design, investigation, research, scholarship, discovery, application and/or performance. It's highly valuable, promoting student engagement and academic success through active collaborative learning, intellectual challenge and intense student-faculty interaction. You'll develop discipline-specific research skills such as critical thinking, research design, data collection and interpretation, information literacy and communication, as well as experience with problem-solving and teamwork. Student researchers also report significant increases in self-confidence and the ability to persevere under difficult circumstances.
You might present your work at our annual Research Symposium or at a local, regional or national conference (the college financially supports such presentations). And you may even be awarded a stipend to fund your research project.
Recent student-faculty research projects have included:
In each case, the student ultimately presented the research project's results at a professional meeting (indicated in parentheses), funded through a college travel grant.


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Her name is "Julia," and if you haven't seen her, she's a colorful cartoon character invented by the Obama campaign to help spread the message of how women will "benefit" under the president's policies. What it shows instead, though, is the president's vision of America — that individuals need the federal government at each stage of their life, and that he deserves credit for making our lives even better.
In Julia's story, as depicted in a cartoon slideshow, a faceless young American woman grows from birth to old age with the government at her side every step of the way. In the good times and the bad times, government is there to lift Julia up — and without government, Julia could not succeed in life.
This disturbing depiction of the president's governing philosophy begins when Julia turns 3, at which time she is enrolled in the federally funded Head Start pre-school program. "Because of steps President Obama has taken to improve programs like this one, Julia joins thousands of students across the country who will start kindergarten ready to learn and succeed," the cartoon explains. Never mind that Head Start is a proven failure. Despite Washington spending more than $167 billion on the program, a recent government study shows it has had no lasting benefits.
But this is only the beginning. According to the cartoon, thanks to President Obama's policies, Julia is prepared for college, can afford to pay for college, has free health care, can repay for her student loans, enjoys free birth control, can have a child and give him a good education, can start a new business and hire employees, and can comfortably retire to a life of volunteering at a community garden. From birth to death, President Obama wants the federal government to carry Julia on its shoulders, and he wants to take credit for all the blessings of a life well-lived. That's the liberal vision of America.
What's missing from this picture? The harm that big government policies inflict on people like Julia. From the moment of birth, thanks to Washington's thirst for more spending, Julia is burdened by tens of thousands of dollars in debt. Despite the federal government subsidizing college tuition (including increasing Pell grants by 475 percent since 1980), costs of attending college have increased 439 percent since 1982. Under the president's health care plan, millions of families will be dropped from their employer-based health care plans and dumped into government-run exchanges. What about the promise of jobs under the president's economy? America has had 39 straight months of unemployment over 8 percent. And when it comes to retirement, Julia is in big trouble. According to the government's estimates, Social Security will be bankrupt by 2033 unless Congress enacts serious reforms.
There's another vision — a conservative vision. The Heritage Foundation created its own version of the "Julia" cartoon and showed how individuals would benefit under conservative reforms like those in Heritage's Saving the American Dream plan. Instead of growing government and increasing its involvement in our lives, conservative policies restrain government and give individuals more freedom to make their own choices and succeed on their own merits.
With reforms to education and expanded school choice, Julia's parents will be able to give her the education she deserves. Innovations in higher education will control costs and make it more affordable for Julia to attend college without sinking into debt. Julia and her family will be able to purchase a health insurance plan that fits their needs, she will have more freedom to pursue the kind of job she wants, a reformed tax system will make it easier for Julia to invest and grow a business, and her retirement is more secure thanks to personal savings and a stronger Social Security program.
The conservative vision for Julia's future is one that empowers her as an individual — not one that pegs her successes to the expansion of the federal government.
Be sure to view Heritage's "A Better Life for Julia" on The Foundry.
Quick Hits:
- French socialist Francois Hollande was elected president of France in the country's run-off election on Sunday, defeating center-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Hollande has promised to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy while lowering the retirement age and hiring more teachers.
- President Obama kicked off his re-election campaign on Saturday with rallies in Virginia and Ohio, remarking that the "real question … is not just about how we're doing today. It's about how we'll be doing tomorrow."
- The future isn't so bright for recent college grads. Only 49 percent of college graduates from the classes of 2009 to 2011 found a full-time job within a year of finishing school, compared with 73 percent for grads from the three year prior.
- A 70-year-old American hostage is in the hands of Al-Qaeda, and a newly released video shows him begging President Obama to give in to the terrorists' demands in order to save his life.
- There's yet another Obamacare provision that's not working out as planned. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is terminating a program that offers a $100 incentive to insurance brokers and agents for recommending eligible people to Obamacare's Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan.


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TORONTO - Wallets were flung open and registers rang out Wednesday as a number of Canadians shook off holiday fatigue and flocked to stores for Boxing Day bargains.
In Toronto, eager shoppers lined up in sub-zero temperatures outside downtown stores while others scoured the Eaton Centre mall for savings.
Griffin Courtice, 17, got a 5 a.m. lift to Best Buy, braving the morning cold to stand in line with dozens of people an hour before the store opened its doors.
The teen said he set his sights on a deeply discounted TV, the nearly half-off sale price deemed worth the pre-dawn wake-up call and "mind-blowing" lineup.
Despite growing competition from the U.S.'s Black Friday — the annual day of drastic markdowns held the Friday after American Thanksgiving — Courtice said the bargains found on Boxing Day are nothing to sleep through.
"Even though Black Friday may have been a bit more intense, a bit crazy, people are still getting good sales," Courtice said while clutching a 32-inch flat-screen TV.
A new survey commissioned by the Bank of Montreal suggests Canadians continue to embrace the Boxing Day tradition this year.
The Pollara survey of 1,000 Canadians found that roughly six in 10 respondents planned to shop on one of the busiest business days of the year for retailers.
The survey suggested Alberta would see the most transactions Wednesday, with 76 per cent of respondents saying they planned to take advantage of Boxing Day bargains. Atlantic Canada was next at 72 per cent, followed by Ontario at 69 per cent.
Quebec was expected to see the lightest Boxing Day shopping, with just 36 per cent of respondents saying they planned to take part in the annual shopping extravaganza.
The survey also found that men were more likely than women to take advantage of Boxing Day sales at a rate of 66 per cent versus 58 per cent.
One-in-five, or 22 per cent, said they planned to shop for themselves, while 34 per cent said they would buy items for both themselves and others.
The survey was conducted between Oct. 11 and 16. and the results are considered accurate plus or minus 3.1 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
Despite the survey's findings regarding Quebec, several major electronic and clothing stores in downtown Montreal drew big lines on Wednesday.
A crowd of bargain hunters waited for hours outside a big-box retail store in frigid temperatures.
Fabiola Ruiz, 31, split the waiting duties with her mother and brought along her eight-year-old daughter for company as well.
"It's very cold, but it's worth it," she said, sipping coffee to keep warm. "We're looking for deals for the whole family."
It was a similar scene in Vancouver, where shoppers bustling through one of the city's most popular downtown shopping streets paid little attention to the light mist of rain coming down on their packages.
Small queues formed outside several Granville Street clothing stores, and a steady stream of flatscreen TVs were wheeled out of a big box electronics store and loaded into taxis.
Two sisters who called themselves "professional" Boxing Day shoppers said the deals lived up to their usual expectations, having arrived at 7:15 a.m. from Mission, B.C., an hour's drive from the east.
"You know what to expect and it's just going to be crowded and crazy and you have to know what you want and get in and get out. We went scouting before," said Gillian Robertson, 20.
"The other day we came in, walked around, saw what we wanted and then waited for the deals," explained her sister, Caitlin Robertson, 24.
Howard Ma, however, who used to live in Vancouver but now returns from his home abroad to visit family each year, said he is starting to notice a downward trend.
"There wasn't as many good deals as I thought there'd be. Retailers do sales the whole year round," he said.
Regardless, he expects he'll be back again next year.
"I think it's still going to happen, it's just a tradition," he said. "Going to come out the day after the holidays, walk, look around. But you're not going to go out of your way to do the 6 a.m. thing anymore. That was, like, ten years ago."
Future Shop spokesman Elliott Chun said most shoppers ducking into the electronics chain on its busiest day of the year are looking to fulfil their own desires.
"We're seeing customers coming in with their gift cards, with their Christmas cash and they're starting to spend it on themselves," he said, adding the average transaction on Boxing Day tops $500.
Chun said Black Friday isn't sapping the enthusiasm of shoppers, noting that hundreds lined up early at Future Shop stores across the country, some arriving the night before to camp out for a prime spot in line.
Meanwhile, BMO Vice-President Su McVey said in a statement that bargain seekers should take Boxing Day buys into account when figuring out how much they'll spend over the holiday period.
Robert Knowles, 56, said he didn't work Boxing Day spending into his holiday budget this year, but that the $50 computer printer he nabbed Wednesday in Toronto isn't going to break the bank.
"I'm not very good at budgeting (for) it other than not to spend too much money," he said before heading home with his purchase.
— with files from Ben Shingler in Montreal and Tamsyn Burgmann in Vancouver
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Multiple recitals open to the public will be among the highlights of the June 10-15 "Pipe Organ Encounter" (POE) for young students hosted by the Holland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO).
The recitals will take place on Monday, June 11, Tuesday, June 12, Thursday, June 14, and Friday, June 15, and will feature faculty of the program and students. Admission to the recitals is free.
The camp is an educational outreach program of the AGO in which the participants, ages 13 to 20, will be studying the "king of instruments." The participants will receive instruction from 14 faculty members who are nationally-recognized and come from all parts of the country. The campers, guests of Hope College, will also attend classes on organ literature, history, improvisation, registration and service playing.
The recital on Monday, June 11, a "Faculty Recital," will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The performers will include Julia Colingsworth, Gregory Crowell, Steven Egler, Donna Gatz, Ann Labounsky and Marilyn Ossentjuk.
The recital on Tuesday, June 12, a "Three Scholars Recital," will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The three scholars in the performance are Susan De Kam, Richard Newman and Aaron Tan.
The recital on Thursday, June 14, also a "Faculty Recital," will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Third Reformed Church. The performers will include Paul Barte, James Kibbie, Karl Schrock and Linda Strouf.
The final recital will be a "Student Recital" on Friday, June 15, at 10 a.m. at Pillar Church.
There will be 28 students participating in Holland's POE, coming from the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Oregon. Major funding for the event is provided by the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America.
There are eight POEs being held this summer throughout the nation, with this year marking the 25th anniversary of the program.
Faculty members include Paul Barte, Larry Biser, Julia Colingsworth, Gregory Crowell, Susan De Kam, Steven Egler, Donna Gatz, James Kibbie, Ann Labounsky, Huw Lewis, Richard Newman, Marilyn Ossentjuk, Karl Schrock and Linda Strouf. More information about the faculty and recital performers is available on the Pipe Organ Encounter web site at http://www.hollandareaago.org/pipe-organ-encounter.html.
The organs in 19 area churches and institutions will be used for lessons. The churches and institutions that have offered the use of their organs are Hope College's Dimnent Chapel and Nykerk Hall of Music, Western Seminary Chapel, Bethany CRC, Harderwyk CRC, Pillar CRC, Fourteenth Street CRC, First Reformed, Third Reformed, Trinity Reformed, Zeeland First Reformed, Zeeland Second Reformed, First United Methodist, Grace Episcopal, St. Francis de Sales Catholic, Central Avenue CRC, Hope Church, Fourth Reformed and Maplewood Reformed. In addition to the churches listed above, the Pipe Organ Encounter will also be playing the organs at Fountain Street Church and the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Grand Rapids, as well as hearing Grand Rapid Public Museum's theater organ.
Dimnent Memorial Chapel is located at 277 College Ave., on College Avenue at 12th Street. Pillar Church is located at 57 E. 10th Holland on 10th Avenue at College Ave. Third Reformed Church is located at the corner of 12th Street and Pine Avenue.


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The long awaited product launch of Google's mythical GPhone is set for Tuesday Jan 5, 2010. "Nexus One" is much more than just another geeky toy for drooling gadgeteers. Its Snapdragon processor is perhaps the fastest chipset in smartphones today. It's waaaaaay faster and obviously much cooler than your grandfather's iPhone. Compared with iPhone, Google's Nexus One is thinner, has a larger screen, higher resolution display, longer better battery life, superior imaging capabilities and best of all, the Google phone isn't tied to AT&T.
Great, how does a phone impact interactive marketing ROI?
Today, 33 percent of consumers want to shop online via mobile but don't because of slow loading pages. Faster processors in mobile devices, on faster networks result in the perception of faster loading pages which increases sales. More mobile sales, translates into more ad revenue for Google and potentially on a scale not seen before. Mobile is a rapidly growing shopping channel but, still dependent on speed and site performance optimization.


text: The Headache Paradox: It is scientifically impossible to have a headache, seeing that there are no pain receptors in the brain. Yet we continue to search for answers to what causes a headache, because we all know that headaches do exist. Between a combination of the fact that our brains are roughly nothing more than a highly advanced mass of nerves, and that every function is controlled by signals that our brain sends through our nerves to the rest of our bodies, I think that if we could somehow make our nerves send stronger, more efficient signals at a quicker speed it would have a lot of different results. Including heightened sense (both physical and psychic) moving quicker both running and walking along with arm movement etc. The brain being just nerves would obviously also be effected, resulting in quicker more efficient thinking, which naturally would make us smarter, more observant, and have much sharper reflexes. Some say that is an overly simplified form of how the brain functions, which it is. To them I say make the axons 12-15% wider, resulting in signals being sent much more quickly through the brain. Allowing neurons to create more connections without loss of speed, and the 10,000+ miles of blood vessels in the brain doubling as an additional cooling system for the brain. I could write a book on the cascade of effects that alone causes for people when they are changed in to a real vampire, however for now I will leave it in this simplified form.


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There's an old line that goes: "Do you know what I like about Los Angeles? It's not Buffalo." Using the same construction, I say: "Do you know what I like about sports? It's not politics."
Sports and politics are, indeed, as antithetical as Los Angeles and Buffalo (with sports, if anything, representing the Eastern city in the analogy). In politics, opinion and popularity are paramount; in sports, they count for very little. That's the reason why college football fans hate the BCS system as a vehicle in determining the national champion. On its own terms, the system is rational, but it makes opinion paramount and cuts the small and mid-size guy out of the process. That's way too much like politics and way too little like sports.
Because sports and politics are so different, I try to compartmentalize the two. For example, I don't root against teams because they come from Blue states. Even my preferences for national teams in soccer are driven more by considerations of sport than by politics. I'll never be a fan of the German national team, but I reserve my true antipathy for other national teams that, in my view, play the game objectionably.
None of this means that politics don't, or shouldn't enter, into a sports fan's preferences for individual athletes. For example, conservatives tend to get excited about Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin (I don't, but I like both of them). This is natural enough. Both appear to be rooted, humble, and religious.
Many conservatives were fans of Muhammad Ali. This, I found odd. Ali was unpatriotic, ungracious, and a braggart (and don't tell me that "it's not bragging if you can do it" — if you can do it, it's bragging; if you can't, it's lying). Ali came close to delivering a knock-out blow to sportsmanship.
It turns out that conservative sports fans tend to like athletes who are extremely humble and athletes who are extremely brash. Maybe we're extremists after all.
This brings us to Bryce Harper. As he was rising rapidly through the minors, Harper developed a reputation (apparently well-earned) for extreme brashness. I was prepared to dislike him for that reason.
As a major leaguer, Harper has exhibited a brash side, but he has also demonstrated humility (after an 0-7 outing with 5 strike-outs against the Yankees, followed by a good bounce-back performance, Harper commented that "baseball is a humbling game"). In fact, Harper won me over in part because he seemed to curb his brashness. He was fresh and bold without being abrasive. And, of course, he's been able to "do it."
Recently, Mark Judge (grandson of Joe Judge, the excellent first basemen for the 1924 world champion Washington Senators) wrote this, and much more, about Harper:
The star rookie for the Washington Nationals has woken up Major League Baseball, and watching it unfold has reminded me of nothing so much as the collapse of the old political paradigms and the inevitable and upcoming rebirth of conservatism in November.
Judge has been criticized for the column, but it's worth reading. As long as we remember that the rebirth of conservatism in November isn't "inevitable" (a brash word) and that sports isn't politics.