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Over the past three years, I have done my share of research on beer spots in Seattle. Every neighborhood has a beer bar, a bar with a decent tap list or a bottle shop to offer those that search the land for all that is fermented yeast. One of the things I love most about Seattle is the variety of neighborhoods (reminiscent of Manhattan) where you step out of one and into the next…almost immediately it becomes obvious that you're in a whole new world.
Tonight: Ballard.
I'll start with a nice wiki excerpt:
Historically Ballard is the traditional center of Seattle's ethnically Scandinavian seafaring community, who were drawn to the area because of the salmon fishing opportunities. In recent years the decline of the fishing industry, and the addition of numerous condo buildings, has decreased the proportion of Scandinavian residents but the neighborhood is still proud of its heritage.
Ballard is situated by so many unique landmarks: the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (a facility that move boats from the water level of the lakes to the water level of Puget Sound, and vice versa and is the location of a salmon ladder); the Ballard Farmer's Market; the Ballard Bridge and historic Ballard. This neighborhood was Redhook Brewing Co.'s first home, has colorful public art works as well as restaurants with the freshest ingredients. With all of this going on, spending a day in Ballard will keep you entertained. Stopping at these places will satisfy your beer needs.
Old Peculiar
An Irish pub, Old Peculiar has a large wooden bar with a mirrored bar back lined with whiskeys. Cozy nooks and an outdoor patio make this a versitle space while killer tater tots and at least 10 microbrews on tap nurture a bar patron's desires. A place where the young and the old co-exist, I've seen Ninaski, Dogfish head and local brews such as Hales on tap.
First Stop: Old Peculiar
During happy hour, food items such as Irish nachos, tater tots, chicken strips and chips are $4 with microbrews clocking in at just $3. When does this amazing deal occur? So glad you asked– during the hours of 4-6 pm and 10 pm-midnight ANY DAY of the week.
Its been awhile since I have visited Old Peculiar. Located on the main drag, Market St. NW, you step in and immediately your past journeys melt away. The space is a good size- not so big that you have trouble navigating and not so small that you are sitting on a stranger's lap (unless that is your thing, then don't let us stop you). There are plenty of regulars and some wildly entertaining people watching.
The Jolly Roger Taproom
This taproom is home to Maritime Pacific Brewery and is a new space. Before this newer, much bigger space, the Jolly Roger Taproom was located right across the Ballard Bridge in a small warehouse. The old warehouse was used for brewing with the taproom there for us to enjoy the fruits of Maritime's labor. That's what beer drinking is all about, right? It was a quirky space that felt as though you were on a shipwreck which fits with the whole Ballard, fisherman, Maritime, pirate theme.
Then one day, we were riding past the space and it was empty with a FOR LEASE sign. Oh no! Soon after, we found out that they were just moving to a larger space, but we would have to wait, as the space was being remodeled.
I honestly can't remember how many months past before the new space opened, but when it did, we were the 4th and 5th people in line to experience Maritime's new dwellings. The new space still alludes to the fisherman, pirate, sea captain theme except the boat is way nicer with bright, finished wood, plenty of natural light and amazing food and beers. I'll start with some food recommendations: the fried pickles are delicious, as is the dipping sauce they come with, the onion rings are massive and tasty and the mahi sliders are killer– add some of the homemade hot sauce that is on the table.
BEERS: Maritime is more or less the staple local microbrew. Even bars that don't focus any energy on beer will have a Maritime beer on tap and is usually my saving grace. Their dark amber ale, Nightwatch is a personal favorite- it is bitter, smooth and hoppy with that roasted flavor. Maritime has a good line up of beers that will appeal to any beer drinker, so check it out.
Old Town Alehouse
If your looking for something a little more sophisticated, a little more upscale, but still want some damn good beer then stop by the Old Town Alehouse. Their food and beer prices are not outrageous by any means, but the motif lends itself to the low key evening. Every time we walk by here, we pop in to see what they have on tap and generally there is at least one intriguing option.
Their beer selection says they are trying to keep a diverse tap list, but aren't willing to do the research to get the rarer, more innovative beers on tap.
For example, currently they have three Belgium beers on tap: Hoegarden Wit, Chimay White Label and Lindemans Framboise. All good beers but commonplace compared to several other Belgium breweries. In looking at their current tap list, it appears that the Old Town Alehouse tries to keep one of every style pouring. Port Townsend Brewing Co.'s Straight Stout, Georgetown Brewing Co.'s Georgetown Porter and Boundary Bay IPA is enough to make me stop in and wet the whistle.
I am very intrigued by their menu and its making me hungry. Your average appetizers such as fries, onion rings and hummus are followed by many affordable and delicious sounding options: gumbo, the spicy fried chicken sandwich (smothered in hot wing sauce- SOLD), the Ballard Beef Dip Sandwich (lets see if it rivals Chicago) and fish and chips. All sandwiches are $10.75 and most of the appetizers are under $9. So those of you that have experienced this joint, please leave a comment and let the world know!
So that's Ballard's beer scene in a nutshell. If you have a place that you love in this neighborhood (I can't cover them all), leave a comment or email me at email@example.com.
Next up: Belltown.
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Senryu – Knoxville, TN – 9.18.2009
by admin on Sep.20, 2009, under Good Music, mp3
In the not too distant past, I reviewed Dying in Fast Forward, the new album from Senryu. Well, the other night, I had the pleasure of attending its release show at the Pilot Light in Knoxville. The night opened with Katie and The Bass Drums. It's actually just one dude, and his incredibly humorous musical musings, which were usually relating to sex. Arrison Kirby played next. One patron of the evening described his electro/guitar music as "tropical disco," though I can't say I agree with this label. Finally, the boys we were all there to see, Senryu, took the stage. The crowd closed in.
Senryu entered the stage, donning a strange assortment of costumes and accessories. White lights shining up from their feet gave a bright, ethereal feel to the stage arrangement. Then, from the beginning to the end, they exploded. Granted, I've seen Senryu several times and would, frankly, expect nothing less from them. This time, however, the explosion was so well calculated that I swear there was an IED specialist on hand to see it through. (But maybe that was just Wayne Bedsoe.)
Most of the material performed was from the new release, as well as Pssst and The Guilty Party Rages On, the two full lengths that preceded it. Yet, it seemed there was something intrinsically different going on behind it all. Their upbeat, indie pop was certainly in tact. Surrounding and weaving within it, however, were moments of what sounded like prog rock. There also was epic abstraction in spots, slipping and sliding around the stage, but never cutting its umbilical cord from motherdrummer, Steven Rodgers.
Rodgers' drumming is something that deserves a special mention here. Always precise and forward anyway, this evening left me in particular awe of his abilities. It wasn't just that he could keep a beat, but that he could fire off a machine gun into that aforementioned explosion. So quick and direct, it boggled my mind at how he could fit so many nuances into any single moment.
Amidst and despite all of this, Senryu remains a strange paradox. They are a nationally touring band, who can certainly bring it with the best of them. Frontman, Wil Wright, is an incredibly gifted song writer and musician who is incredibly dedicated to his craft. There are few musical units out there who can touch this level of showmanship and ability. And yet, Senryu has still but only chipped away a relatively small bit of that proverbial glass ceiling, even though they hail from the same town as Bonnaroo creator, AC Entertainment. Don't get me wrong. I'm sure they are quite capable of making their own way to where they ultimately need to be. Damn, though. If Ashley Capps, or some other industry mogul, would just spare a little bit of their own precious firepower for these kids, Senryu's awesome explosion could just maybe evolve into total rapture.
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WoW Claire, thats awesome. It turns me on when he Is fucking us in turns.
that's just hot now I wanna be between 2 girls
Bi-Girl you should tell us more about how you would share guys with your roommate but always shallow the guys! soo fuckking hott
My girlfriend and I were a little tipsy when we invited Mick back to our hotel room and Jill started to kiss him and place his hand on her thigh, Come on Abigail this boys going to fuck us real good she said hitching up her tiny mini skirt. I kissed them as they were kissing, stood up & stripped. Fucking hell said Mick as he grabbed hold of me and pulled me down to his cock which Jill had released. Turning to Jill he ordered her to get her panties off and the two of us sucked him dry
I haven't watched it yet, but those sure are some sexy kids about to get down on some sex!!!
Bi-girl You are my sort of girl, wish you could join me and my mates for some fun
I was so looking forward to my boyfriend coming over that evening knowing that my wet pussy would be satisfied. Just before he arrived a girl friend unexpectedly arrived and when Tom met her it was obvious after a few drinks they wanted each other. Anyone fancy an orgy I announced. Silence then Tim said why not. Naturally he was more interested in fucking the new girl first but I didn't mind as it was a great turn on. One cock, two cunts and plenty of spunk, so sexy.
It's so hot to see a guy pleasing more than one girl. That isnt just something men like,it makes the guy a lot more desirable
When I was in college me and my room mate would get a couple of lads back in our room and start by snogging which always led to them feeling us up and when we were half undressed we'd swap partners just to get them really horny, we both loved to swallow and would have both guys cumming together after they had fucked us of course. Still love little orgy's like this.
The one in the white shirt is ugly as fuck. I skipped her over fucking ugly ass constipated troll...
bitch....you must have been watching a differant movie to the rest of us..'white skirt'???
So what are their names?
wow cant blame him for prefering the blonde. shes fucking hot, way hotter then her redhead sidekick. id fuck both till exhaustion, tho.
Hot! In college my room mate and I would sometimes share guys. She didn't like to swallow, so I always got to finish off the guys. I luved it!
2 gorgeous young girls, mmmm! The facial features of the redhead make me want to get her pregnant.
Me too. Her vagina opened like a wet pink flower while she sucked that young stud's big cock. The boys in these vids probably have a very high sperm count.
When I was in college me and my room mate would get a couple of lads back in our room and start by snogging each other which always led to them feeling us up and when we were half undressed we'd swap partners just to get them really horny, we both loved to swallow and would have both guys cumming together after they had fucked us of course. Still love little orgy's like this.
Oh Claire that reminds me of my time in college with a gf we would let a couple of fit guys pick us up and when back at ours we always fucked together very often swapping guys
Damn I should had gone to college
Brunette was there for nothing
The red sidekick - I like that :)
Alluding to some of the comments above I have to say they are both amazing and in some ways I wish I was the guy on the video.
hi kayat ta
It's so easy when your young to get 2 girls to have fun sex. I did it about 6 times in H.S. I still can't believe nobody ever got knocked up, we never used condoms.
тут на одну минут 20 в среднем надо а он двух за 3 минуты пиздессс видос лишь бы срат не хотелось
awesome, love to fuck these babes
Ich hätte die Blonde auch viel länger gevögelt, ihr Minirock war schon sowas von geil!!!
I would enjoy having intimate sex with both of these gorgeous women in person. Although I have a special liking for beautiful redheads, I would enjoy the pleasure of pleasing both of these very sexy women. My cock is still hard as I am writing this note. I want to pleasure all the sexual desires of both of these very desirable women.
How are you
I was a freshman in college, went back for my high school Homecoming game, and 2 girls who were then seniors asked if I would give them a ride home early as it was a bit cold and rainy during the football game. I drove them to one girl's house who said her parents were out of town until Sunday and wanted to know if I would come in with them for a while. I agreed as I figured at least one of them wanted to fuck... they both did. It wasn't long until we were all naked and enjoying each other. I didn't go back to my house until the next afternoon for a couple of hours, then went back to spend Sat night with the girls as well. Best Homecoming
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come on ! sounds dubbed all one can say is staged or not he's a LUCKY GUY to get to fuck two attractive Birds in so many positions
When I was in college, I went over to tutor one girl in math and her roomie was there as well. The roomie kept coming by and would lean over my back to see what we were doing, while pressing her boobs hard against my back. The girl I was tutoring said "oh she stays horny". So after I finished tutoring, I was standing in the kitchen when her roomie came in, and I grabbed her around the waist, pulled her up close to me, and said "now I want to feel your boobs on my chest"... and she said.."well I want to feel your dick in my pussy"... we started out on the kitchen table, then the girl I was tutoring saw us and she wanted some as well. A 2 hour tutoring session turned into a 6 hour fuck session.
Love that Lance you lucky fucker!
daddy hübsch geil, hab abgespritzt
player like me hey
They are Russians.
Hot & sexy girls!
To answer your question, I believe they are speaking serbo-croation so they're probably bosnians. Bosnian girls love to fuck and are not bashful about it at all.
Officially. the. luckiest. man. on. Earth.
He sure is
Yea he has a lovely cock and yes I would share him with my best mate
Dude is very hot, and has a bad boy way about him. I can see why two young girls would fight over him.
you girls would just have to have my cock inside you both
Pervs haha
I would of fucked the guy too . Nice dick , Cute Accent , & sexi face (: I want him . Come fuck me & my friend .
Whoops .. you just HAVE to cum inside redheads like these two
I have two babies because of threesomes with redheads, they want you to cum inside them every time.
When I was in college me and my room mate would get a couple of lads back in our room and start by snogging which always led to them feeling us up and when we were half undressed we'd swap partners just to get them really horny, we both loved to swallow and would have both guys cumming together after they had fucked us of course. Still love little orgy's like this.
i want to fuck with this 2 girl
For Real boring???? what sort of video's do you want??
who is red head where is this movie filmed in what city ?
If these videos are an example of what I will see if I sign up on this website, then no thanks. These videos that youporn.com shows are boring, boring and boring.
i just try 2 sex u
Shes fit
first btw this vid is the SHIT
i wanna fuck that girl very badly
whahaahahah tae
I'm guessing the blonde is likely his girlfriend.....
Love them al!l, wish I could join them!
This video is good but not very
WTF.. buy 2 get 1 free underwear sale?? lol
this is only a 3 minute video. i guarantee in the full version the ginger gets fucked hard
The blonde chick is such a fuck magnet
owwwww!!!!!! wow i love that guyXD!!!!!!!
What a lucky guy to be fucking those two lovelies
Those were two nice pussies!
Id love to bareback that redhead while hes barebacking my wife
Ha! ...they were All wearing panties.
Don't know why he spends so much time on the blonde. The redhead is way sexier and dirtier too. LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLove to fuck her, she is gorgeous.
Wow what a lucky guy to have those two sexy chicks.
huge dick
What on earth are some of you guys talking about?? The redhead got her fair share of cock in her pussy and she got the protein mix at the end. Go back and have another look. Firecrotch got first suck of his cock, and I counted at least three times she had his cock in her pussy. And ... the blonde didn't get to suck his cock!
ah he just an idiot Redhead is mush more interesting but he is stereotypically brainless guy, they still think blond=hot pointless (
i want herr is so perfect
boooo... no grass on the pitch for the ginge!! Let down.....
ich haette nichtso lange gekonnt ... komm ja schon beim zugucken ... so viel hab ich lange nicht mehr gespritzt GEIL
My wet dream
Lucky blonde, poor redhead doesn't get that nice cock in her pussy but I suppose a mouth full of cum makes up for it
I want to work as that guy.mss pvt
why do we see so many videos that end with the guy jerking off to cum? weak. you've got two hot babes doing everything to this guy, and he has to stroke himself? weak.
where is filmed in what city ?
dude what are u wearing!? the same clothes as the chicks!
that guy is really hot, anyone know his name? :)
Cute girls. I would have fucked the fire crotch more. The blonde is ok but they are so common a cute redhead like that needs some more dick in her !
Why do always the redheads get the tasty cum?
mmmm....Like to lick the pussy juice of those two girls. =) I wanna fuck those two and leave my load in each of them.
die rothaarige hat dicke nippel das ist ja der oberhammer :D
their are all russians, girla and boy
he prefers the fair-haired girl :p
lol all of them are wearing panties
so very funny but beautifull
i wanna lick the pussy juice off his cock. lick his cum off her tummy. and fuck the shit outta those two hotties
he obviously likes the blonde one much more than the redhead! the redhead likes him more than the blonde one!
they dont called they names. ;) but they talking about program on TV :O
two girls and the guy just fuck the blonde one.
Why is he almost ignoring the redhead?!?
ummmm very good
Die Nippel der rothaarigen sind der Hammer. Dafuer brauchr sie einen Waffenschein. Absolut geil!
What a long nipple the red haired O:
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Bottom Line: Drinking alcohol has increased over a generation in a study of mothers and daughters in Australia.
Authors: Rosa Alati, Ph.D., M.Appl.Sc., of the University of Queensland, Australia, and colleagues.
Background: Previous research suggests drinking patterns have changed with more heavy drinking at younger ages.
How the Study Was Conducted: The authors compared change in alcohol use over a generation of young women born in Australia born from 1981 to 1983 with that of their mothers at the same age. Data from an Australian birth cohort study were used for the two generations of women. The study included 1,053 mothers and daughters with complete data after 21 years of follow-up.
Results: The daughters had greater odds of consuming high and moderate levels of alcohol than their mothers. Daughters between the ages of 18 and 25 had more than five times the odds of consuming the highest level of alcohol (more than 30 glasses of alcohol per month) and nearly three times the odds of consuming between seven and 30 glasses per month. Not having a dependent child roughly doubled the odds of all levels of drinking in both mothers and daughters. Having a partner doubled the odds of daughters consuming high levels of alcohol while the odds of drinking at the highest levels were more than five times for mothers who were single. Higher education had no effect on consumption.
Discussion: "In summary, this study provides strong evidence for a large increase in young female drinking during recent decades, as reflected in the drinking of mothers and their female offspring in their early 20s. International research is urgently needed to confirm what we suspect is a trend, which may have been underestimated in many Western countries. It may be time for more aggressive antialcohol programs aimed at young women."
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Sun goes down on Blair Athol mine
The final shifts are being worked at a central highlands coal mine in Queensland, which will close today after 30 years of operation.
Coal was originally discovered near Clermont in 1864 during a search for water.
Small scale mining was carried out around the town of Blair Athol over the next 120 years, but the community was then relocated to allow a new mine to be developed.
First coal was exported from Blair Athol for Japan in May 1984 and since then, almost 250-million tonnes has been dug.
End of an era
Shorty Bryant, who worked his last shift earlier this week after 25 years at Blair Athol, says he will miss the mine.
"I'll sit and think about it at odd times, I'll come back out here to Clermont every now and then to see everybody and keep in touch," he said.
"It's like an old country town, not just a mining town and there was all sorts of industries, cattle and grain and so the whole town mixed together pretty well."
Former Isaac Regional Councillor Rob Williams says it is the end of an era for Clermont.
"Of course Blair Athol was a very very major part of town, I think we're all feeling a bit of sadness," he said.
"Something that's been in Clermont for 100 odd years or so is finally coming to an end.
"There's still rehabilitation and that will be going on for years, but the actual finality of where not digging any more coal, we knew it was coming, but it's going to take a while to sink in."
Mine operator Rio Tinto says it is expected to take three to five years to fully rehabilitate the site.
Councillor Williams says some Blair Athol workers will have to leave the town to find work.
"The majority of the older ones, they'll be staying here," he said.
"It's just the young ones now they'll have to find work elsewhere and I suppose that's the industry we all work in now that something shuts down you've got to go somewhere else to look for it."
Rio Tinto is continuing to mine coal in the area with the Clermont mine, which opened in 2010.
Union concerns
Meanwhile, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Electrical Union (CFMEU) says an application will be made to the Federal Court in the coming weeks, over concerns about redundancy packages at Rio Tinto.
The CFMEU says the package being offered to union members is not as much as the one on offer for contract workers.
Rio Tinto has previously said the package is fair and is disappointed the union is pursing legal action.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — We're told the coming earnings season is going to be a profit bonanza for U.S. banks, and it's going to drive one of the year's most bullish sectors even higher.
But should you believe the hype? If you do, it's understandable. After all, there's no shortage of B.S. (bank stories) out there:
"Bulls say the banks will continue to rally," Bloomberg reported Monday, adding that analysts are predicting industry earnings to rise 21% for the third quarter and 32% for the fourth.Read full Bloomberg report on bank earnings estimates.
Profits will rise at a "double-digit clip" for most banks, according to Barclays analyst Jason Goldberg. See WSJ report on bank earnings.
As a result bank stocks will soar, led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, +0.22% which Barron's predicts will rise 25% during the next year. Read 'Time to Buy Goldman.' Read related commentary on Goldman.
Shucks. If ever there was a sure thing on Wall Street, this must be it. But before we all rush in and buy Citigroup Inc. C, +0.27% , let me play bank earnings "truther."
While it's clear banks are poised to make bigger profits this quarter, there are real doubts about the reliability of the numbers we'll see once J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM, +0.64% kicks off bank earnings season Oct. 12.
For one, a post-financial-crisis accounting rule that wildly skews income results every quarter remains on the books. It's called "debt value adjustment," or DVA. The rule essentially requires a bank to take a gain when its own debt falls and a loss when its debt value rises. Read more on DVAs.
Given that debt value falls when investors lose confidence in a company, it means a firm like Morgan Stanley MS, +0.25% may show a profit when it actually has suffered a loss — something that happened a year ago: a $3.4 billion loss on its debt was booked as a gain and helped the bank to a $2.2 billion "profit."
Another wild card for the banks is legal settlements. Banks continue to slog through the courts trying to settle lawsuits from angry shareholders, state attorneys general, the Federal Housing Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission and so on.
These suits and their settlements can be more than just disruptive.
For instance, Bank of America BAC, +0.58% has reported a profit of $1.46 billion, a loss of $2.24 billion and a profit of $6.28 billion for each of the last three years.
The reason for the wild swings? B. of A. has paid out $29 billion in fines and settlements since 2009. The total has come through 12 major cases, including one that will show up this quarter: the $2.43 billion class-action related to acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. in 2008.
And contrary to some predictions, lawsuits continue to be filed. Just last week, a consortium of regulators filed suit against J.P. Morgan for mortgage securities fraud. And the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has already settled three cases with American Express Co. AXP, +0.95% , Discover Financial Services DFS, +0.72% and Capital One Financial Corp. COF, +1.18% .
Those cases are just the start when it comes to issues at individual banks. Citigroup, for instance, still struggles under the weight of Citi Holdings, the so-called "bad bank" it set up in 2009 to separate risky, toxic, poor-performing assets from its balance sheet. See Citigroup's most recent earnings report.
Citigroup had $191 billion of loans and other securities at CitiHoldings — about 10% of the bank's overall balance sheet at the end of the second quarter. This bad bank has been bad for profit. Revenue from the unit has fallen 62% during the most recent year.
Ultimately, the biggest risk to these banks face is themselves. This year alone, Barclays PLC BCS, +0.64% paid $453 million to settle claims it rigged interest rates, J.P. Morgan lost $6 billion on its "London Whale" trade and Wells Fargo & Co. WFC, +0.98% paid $175 million to settle charges of discriminatory lending.
None of the analysts predicting a rally in bank stocks predicted those confidence-crushing screw-ups.
And yet, here we go again. On one side you have the bank bulls, the same bunch of analysts who said Bear Stearns was a good buy before it nearly went under. On the other side you have accounting tricks, profit-killing charges, and blow-ups.
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Celebrated sitar player Ravi Shankar has died in a U.S. hospital, aged 92.
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Shankar became known around the world in the 1960s after developing a friendship with Beatles guitarist George Harrison, who once branded him "the godfather of world music".
His daughters, sitar player Anoushka Shankar and Grammy-winning singer Norah Jones, have also found fame as musicians.
He is credited with popularising the sitar, a long-necked stringed instrument, and performed at the legendary Woodstock festival and the Monterey International Pop Music Festival in 1967.
He won three Grammy Awards in his lifetime, and was also presented with India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999.
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Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the underlying principles or nature of reality and the origin and structure of the kinds of ultimate categories of those concepts. It is concerned with the study of First Principles (those that cannot be deduced from any other) and of being. Defined as such it is different from philosophical epistemology and so it is not in relation to the study of knowledge. Metaphysics involves thought about abstract concepts not at the empirical level of understanding found within scientific methodology. This includes topics like the mind and body, or what is called the mind-body problem within philosophy. Also there are existential topics like being, non-being and existence usually brought into focus under ontology. Additionally free will and theism are considered metaphysical topics. Classical theism is thought to expresses core characteristics of the Christian concept of God throughout its history as a philosophy and so Christianity is metaphysical. Metaphysics however in the broader more philosophical sense, outside of Christian theism, also interacts with empirical evidences through reason and logic, transcending past just space-time physical reality.
Both The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy and Time, Change and Freedom: Introduction to Metaphysics respectively define metaphysics along the same lines. Shedding light on the distinction between the natural sciences and metaphysics.
|It is broader in scope than science, e.g., physics and even cosmology (the science of the nature, structure, and origin of the universe as a whole), since one of its traditional concerns is the existence of non-physical entities, e.g., God. It is also more fundamental, since it investigates questions science does not address but the answers to which it presupposes.[1]
|However, the subjects that are studied in metaphysics do not lead to predictions of observations and consequently, disputants in this field must rely on logical argument from premises and try to demonstrate logical fallacies in the argument of their opponent.[2]
- 1 History
- 2 Modality
- 3 Possible Worlds
- 4 Abstract Entities
- 5 The mind-body problem
- 6 Free will
- 7 Paradigms
- 8 Popular Questions
- 9 References
- 10 External Links
The word metaphysics comes from the Greek words meta meaning after or beyond and physics meaning nature. Simply put, it is the study of things that are "beyond nature". Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) is considered to be the originator of the term and concept around 300 BC in his writings called Physics[1] and Metaphysics[2]. Although many of the same topics were discussed and analyzed in both of Aritstotle's books, certain philosophical topics were categorized so that what is thought of today as metaphysics is seen as only stemming from Metaphysics by Aristotle.
Plato (424 to 348 BC) also substantially developed what is called his theory of forms. The philosophy of Plato, which is called Platonism, saw forms as abstract objects. They are not like the material of the natural world but rather are ideas and are actually the highest and most fundamental kind of reality.
Saul Kripke (born in 1940), a distinguished philosopher of religion, has made a famous argument that shows how metaphysical necessity is not always the same as a priori knowledge. Kripke offers that "water is H₂O" as an example of a proposition that is metaphysically necessary but cannot be arrived at a priori.[3] Seemingly it is obvious that indeed water is both necessarily, and more importantly a priori H₂O. It is difficult however to see how this molecular structure could be known by mere reflection alone (a priori). A priori concepts are independent of empirical experience. If it was not for the discovery of the science of chemistry the necessity of water being H₂O would have never been known. The fact that the proposition of water being H₂O is empirical (a posteriori) not a priori is a considerable development in the history of philosophy. Because the general presumption among past philosophers that metaphysical necessity and a priori were the same has been overturned the contemporary academic setting of philosophy no longer holds to that notion. A priori remains similar to metaphysical necessity because both are considered their own philosophical concepts but more importantly because they can both apply to the same proposition.[4]
Popular culture tends to relate the word metaphysics with the occult or New Age however it has nothing to do with psychic phenomena, reincarnation, astral travel, auras and the like.[5] In An Introduction to Metaphysics it defines what exactly metaphysics touches upon as a philosophy. The authors put forth three possible definitions and settle on what they call the "definitions-by-example approach".
|And finally, there is the definition-by-example approach, according to which metaphysics is the branch of philosophy concerned with such topics as ontology, time, the Mind–Body Problem, the problem of personal identity, the problem of freedom and determinism, laws of nature, causation, and material objects (all of which will be discussed extensively in this book).[6]
Propositions that are metaphysically necessary means that they are true. The propositions cannot be false no matter what possible world human persons may exist within. Some examples of propositions that are metaphysically necessary are;
- All bachelors are unmarried
- Red is a color
- 2+2=4
Physical necessity
Propositions that are dependent upon some law within nature. For example a human person cannot fly the distance across the Grand Canyon if all they have is their clothes. This is because there is nothing to counteract gravitational force upon an object, namely the person. There is a physical law (law of nature) in place called gravity that deters a person acting out such notions. It is not metaphysically impossible however, but rather it contradicts a law in nature of the actual world so that it lacks physical necessity within metaphysics that would allow such a thing. So in other words it is required, by the laws of nature, that a person trying to fly across the Grand Canyon will not happen.
|To say that something is physically possible is to say that it is allowed by the laws of nature. So a physically possible future, relative to a certain time, is a way that things could continue from that time that is permitted by the laws of nature. (And a physically impossible future is one that is not permitted by the laws.) To say that something is physically necessary, however, is to say, roughly, that it is required by the laws of nature.[7]
Epistemological necessity
Propositions dependent upon the current state of what can be known. For example it was thought in medieval times that the earth was flat, for all that anybody knew it had the possibility of being true. However as time went on this epistemological necessity changed and now there is epistemological possibility within that the earth is not flat.
Propositions that are not metaphysically necessary come in two flavors which are; impossible and contingent.
Metaphysically impossible
Propositions that are metaphysically impossible are basically those that violate the laws of logic. They cannot be true and have to be false. Some examples of metaphysically impossible propositions are;
- Not all bachelors are unmarried
- Red is not a color
- 2+2=5
Metaphysically contingent
Propositions that are contingent and can be either true or false or to put it another way they are not necessarily true nor necessarily false. Contingent propositions are dependent on what may happen in the unknown future. In other words there is a chance it may rain on Tuesday, would be an example of a metaphysically contingent proposition. Some other examples are;
- Kant is wise
- Red is the color of some sports cars
Possible Worlds
Possible worlds really covers possible space-time realities, not just a possible earth. A possible world consists of conjunctions. Conjunctions are many true propositions or their contradictory negations. This then presents what is referred to as the maximal description of reality. Each individual proposition connects to other propositions forming a conjunction, so that for there to be an actual possible world is to have all conjunctions to be true. So for instance, the proposition "The Prime Minister is a prime number" is not metaphysically necessary in any possible world, and therefore not true. This is simply because real-world experience with numbers show that they are really abstract objects. While people, the "Prime Minister" in the example above is called, within metaphysics, a concrete object. Which is of course also a human being or human person. It is concluded by the metaphysician that there is no possible world where, "The Prime Minister is a prime number" can be a true proposition.
To posit "God exists" in some possible world is to have a proposition that is "true in some maximal description of reality."[8]
Abstract Entities
An abstract entity or abstract object is some thing that lacks spatial-temporal properties. It exists in the form of a concept or idea, which is an abstraction as opposed to a concrete spatio-temporal object that it represents. Abstract entities do not have physical or tangible and measurable properties (which are considered corporeal properties). They are overarching generalities of specific things. Therefore abstract objects cannot be approached through the natural and physical limitations of the scientific method producing empirical knowledge (See: Materialism). Abstract entities are not physically located in space-time, lacking the nature of a body or substance and instead are what is called incorporeal.
|Abstract entities are said to be abstracted from particulars.[9]
There are generally six main types of abstract objects. Traditionally within the branch of philosophy called metaphysics they are; numbers, sets, geometrical figures, propositions, properties and relations.
Numbers are 0, 1, 2, 3, 5,000, 490, ... etc, having no causal power within nature but rather are considered descriptions or representations of laws. Many mathematicians think that numbers exist necessarily as opposed to contingently or having a cause of their being.
A set contains objects and becomes an object in its own right. A set is denoted by a capital letter and then an equals sign with the set listed in curly brackets. set A = {1, 2, 3}. A classic way to illustrate sets, or what is also called set theory within mathematics, is through a Venn diagram.[10]
Geometrical figures
Geometrical figures are a triangle or circle, or trapezoid. These are also examples of abstract entities. According to Robert Audi within The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy abstract entities like geometrical figures are not confined by particulars but are the general form;
|The abstract triangle has only the properties common to all triangles, and none peculiar to any particular triangles; it has no definite color, size, or specific type, such as isosceles or scalene.[11]
In metaphysics, epistemology and even logic, three core branches of philosophy, propositions are fundamental for philosophizing. Propositions are the abstract contents of sentences. The meanings of thoughts within a declarative statement. A specific proposition can have the property of true or false (See: Epistemology). The belief either way is another type of metaphysical abstract entity, called a relation, from the person to the proposition. Being abstract, propositions can be written in different languages. English and French for example could be used to write the same sentence in a different language but allow the same belief about actual reality. The differences in the languages do not effect belief in the proposition of the sentence in any way. It becomes merely a language and therefore translation issue. There does not remain reason to the notion that belief in a proposition is contingent upon the type of language used.
| It is important to distinguish between sentences and propositions.
The redness of the color red, or the shape of a book are considered properties.
The distance between two cities is considered a type of abstract entity called a relation. A belief is a relation between a subject and a proposition.
The mind-body problem
- Main Article: Mind
Creationists hold to a dualist view of the mind-body problem so that the mind is distinct from the human body or what should be referred to more specifically as the brain. It is important to note that the mind within the disciplines of philosophy or psychology is used as a synonym for the word soul that carries with it a more theological connotation. It is within philosophy of the mind as a discipline monists argue for no distinction or difference between the mind and brain. Ultimately monists conclude that both the mind or soul are purely physical. Materialism underpins a monist view of the mind-body problem. According to monism the human mind is nothing but the activity of the brain. The natural conclusion of this view is that when a person dies their mind ceases to exist. According to dualism the human mind transcends matter, being the spiritual component of our being. The natural conclusion of this view is that when a person dies their mind (soul) leaves their body and continues to exist.
Free will
- Main Article: Free will
Free will, moral responsibility or moral freedom is the action exorcised by an agent (human person capable of moral freedom) to act as they choose without antecedent conditions determining the action. The metaphysics of free will is important and deals with time, causation and ultimately crafting an individual worldview that either informs or informs and grounds morality. While theism coherently derives a moral ought from an is, it is not so easy to within the atheistic worldview where morality is no longer obligatory but a cultural relativity, merely adaptation of biological evolution.
Metaphysical paradigms are philosophical views about the universe itself. There are three dominant metaphysical paradigms related to creationism.
- Main Article: Metaphysical naturalism
Metaphysical naturalism or ontological naturalism is a worldview in which reality is composed of nothing but natural things, forces, and causes. All concepts related to consciousness or to the mind refer to entities which are reducible to the same such natural things, forces and causes. There is no objective existence of any supernatural thing, force or cause, such as are described in various religions and mythological accounts. All supernatural things are ultimately explainable purely in terms of natural things. Metaphysical naturalism is a monistic and not a dualistic view of reality. It is an ancient doctrine, and has existed in constant conflict with theism and supernaturalism, as exhibited by ancient manifestos of naturalism such as On the Nature of Things;
|It is now the dominant doctrine of modern science. The word naturalist today usually refers to one who holds this philosophy, although in the 19th century the term naturalist was used to refer to one who studied nature.[13]
For example, one naturalist wrote:
|Science is fundamentally a game. It is a game with one overriding and defining rule: Let us see how far and to what extent we can explain the behavior of the physical and material universe in terms of purely physical and material causes, without invoking the supernatural.[14]
- Main Article: Theism
Theism is the religious metaphysical philosophy that asserts God exists and that He created and sustains the cosmos. Classical theism states that the creator God not only exists but is omniscient, omnipresent, exists necessarily, nonphysical, eternal and essentially good. The most competitive alternative philosophy within the modern intellectual climate is metaphysical naturalism, an entrenched philosophy of science acting without the existence of God and the soul, preceding with the assumption of strict materialism.[15]
- Main Article: Supernaturalism
Supernaturalism is the belief that there are beings, forces, and phenomena such as God, angels or miracles which interact with the physical universe in remarkable and unique ways. Supernaturalism is a fundamental premise of theism. Theists by definition hold to a supernatural worldview which stands in contrast to the atheistic premise of naturalism, which denies the existence of any supernatural phenomena.
The word supernatural comes from the Latin word super meaning "above" plus nature. It should however be noted that although some supernatural phenomena may not be perceived by natural or empirical senses, a great many supernatural events have been witnessed in biblical and modern times. Numerous miracle events in history require a supernatural belief before they can be correctly understood or interpreted.
Theistic realism
- Main Article: Theistic realism
Theistic realism is the position that nature should be defined as how things are, rather than how we think things are. Thus, when God interacts with the universe, those activities are just as natural as anything else. Acts by God do not violate the laws of nature. Instead, they reflect laws of nature which we cannot yet understand. Since the purpose of science is to understand nature, and God acts naturally, the purpose of science is to understand God.
Popular Questions
Metaphysical studies can concern difficult, perhaps unanswerable, questions bordering theology, and includes any suggestion that something, not immediately obvious, does exist.
Some examples of metaphysical types of questions are:
- What exists?
- What entities form this universe?
- Can we act freely?
- What is it for something to exist?
- How are causes related to their effects?
- What is time?
- What is space?
- Are there substances outside of space-time?
- How is change possible?
- Why is there something rather than nothing?
- What is the mind and body?
- Do objective moral values and duties exist?
- Does the human person have a soul, mind, spirit, immaterial existence?
- Is the human mind corporeal or incorporeal?
- ↑ Robert Audi, Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition 1999), pg. 563
- ↑ Quentin Smith and L. Nathan Oaklander, Time, Change and Freedom: Introduction to Metaphysics (Routledge University Press 2005), pg. 5
- ↑ Naming and Necessity By Saul Kripke, pg. 116
- ↑ John W. Carroll and Ned Markosian, An Introduction to Metaphysics (Cambridge University Press 2010), pg. 6-7
- ↑ John W. Carroll and Ned Markosian, An Introduction to Metaphysics (Cambridge University Press 2010), pg. 1."Let's start with what metaphysics is not. Metaphysics – as we are using the term – is not the study of the occult."
- ↑ John W. Carroll and Ned Markosian, An Introduction to Metaphysics (Cambridge University Press 2010), pg. 4
- ↑ John W. Carroll and Ned Markosian, An Introduction to Metaphysics (Cambridge University Press 2010), pg. 49
- ↑ William Lane Craig, Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics (Crossway 3rd Edition, 2008), pg. 184
- ↑ Robert Audi, Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition 1999), pg. 3
- ↑ Venn diagram By Wikipedia
- ↑ Robert Audi, Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition 1999), pg. 3
- ↑ Noah Lemos, An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (Cambridge University Press 2007), pg. 2
- ↑ On the Nature of Things By Carus, Titus Lucretius. Accessed 2011-01-03
- ↑ Richard Dickerson, Journal of Molecular Evolution 34:277, 1992
- ↑ William Lane Craig and J. P. Moreland, The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology (Blackwell Publishing 2009), pg. 8
External Links
- Is God 'simple'? Published: 10 December 2011. Brian H. from the United States writes in response to article The importance of correct history and theology. CMI's Shaun Doyle responds with his comments interspersed:]
- The Religion of Evolution by Gary DeMar, September 30, 2002
- Created Kinds and Essential Natures: A Biblical and Philosophical Response to Evolutionists by Callie Joubert, July 27, 2011. Answers Research Journal 4 (2011): 103-112.
- Broader Implications of ID
- Metaphysics Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Aristotle's Metaphysics Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy


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Furumay's last film, The Homeless Student, had a generally fine cast but didn't quite work -- mostly because the actor playing the central character was way too old for the part and wasn't a strong enough performer to overcome this handicap. The twin heroines here, played by Riko Narumi (How To Become Myself) and Kii Kitano (BandAge), are closer to the right age and far more skilled. The film focuses, almost entirely, on these two girls, who initially meet in passing during a junior high kendo competition (where Kitano beats Narumi by a fluke) and then later wind up in the same high school.
Kitano plays a (mostly) happy-go-lucky character, who participates in kendo because she finds it to be fun (and also, one suspects, because her friends also participate); Narumi's character is the daughter of a kendo master (who lives in the dojo run by her father). Narumi is mortified to learn that Kitano doesn't even recall their prior match -- and is more than a bit ferocious in their first practice match. Despite their contrasting dispositions, the two form a (sometimes rocky) friendship during their first year of high school. The two young stars here do a first-rate job in making the relationship credible.
While the film depicts plenty of kendo practice (and competition matches), these scenes mainly serve to establish the nature of each of the characters and the growth of the bond forming between them. The overall pacing is relatively leisurely, but the film seems to flow about the right speed. The cinematography is not especially flashy but is effective. I suspect this gentle little film does not have much chance of getting Western distribution due largely to its own virtues -- its sweetness of tone and its low-key nature.
The Japanese DVD does not include English subtitles, as is now (unfortunately) becoming the norm for releases of this type. Indeed, this DVD lacks even Japanese subtitles.
(Postscript -- for the first time ever, the Amazon Japan shipment containing this DVD got hit by customs charges).


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If I was a betting man I'd put a few pounds on Eddie Redmayne getting another major award in the near future. I'd also put a bob or two on Alicia Vikander.
However, I doubt the odds would be favourable.
Such are the remarkable performances in this film, Redmayne in particular must surely in his own mind have worked out where the next trophy will sit.
The Danish Girl is an adaptation of David Ebershoff's book of the same name - the real-life story of a Danish painter who came to realise he was a woman living in a man's body.
Director Tom Hooper (The King's Speech, Les Miserables) and Lucinda Coxon, who provided the screenplay, have tinkered with the real story but maintained the core facts.
Redmayne's character, Einar Wegener, begins his emotional journey by chance, when one of his wife's life models fails to turn up and his alter ego, Lili, emerges.
Vikander, playing his wife Gerda, also joins in the emotional trip, forced to question her role and feelings.
It's a very tender story that is skilfully overseen by Hooper who has a remarkable eye for a dazzling setting as well as allowing actors to give their all.
Of course, back in 1926 any sexual activity out of the norm was frowned on and strongly discouraged and the movie perhaps overdoes pointing this out.
But it's the acting that really counts and along with Redmayne and Vikander, we have one of my favourite actors Matthias Schoenaerts and the excellent Ben Whishaw.
To add the icing on the cake, there's also some beautiful music by Alexandre Desplat.
Overall this is a well-crafted film about very complex human emotions and a person's journey to find their real self.
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The Crazy Fish Tough is a slender swimbait with an extremely supple paddle tail, designed to produce the perfect swimming motion. This is the mini version, measuring 2.8 inches (7.1cm) and weighing just 2.5g. The Tough can either be rigged on a jig head or wide gape hook, the slim body and hook slot on the back help with weedless rigging. Each swimbait is scented with squid for added attraction. 5pcs per pack, lures are nicely packaged to ensure that the tails remain perfectly straight (see photo above).
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Read 1st-hand account of killing bin Laden
Exclusive: Jim Fletcher reviews Navy SEAL autobiography, 'No Easy Day'
First of all, a Navy SEAL autobiography, written using a pen name, is already a must read. That it also involves the hunt for Osama bin Laden puts it off the charts.
Hence, a new title, "No Easy Day," about the killing of that madman who, like it or not, altered life for us here in the West. This insider's account of a seminal event in American history is one I could not put down.
"Mark Owen" is a member of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group … SEAL Team Six. He's taken part in hundreds of operations and was a team leader for the operation that caught bin Laden in May 2011.
Also interesting is the fact that his co-writer, Kevin Maurer, has covered special ops for almost a decade, and has been embedded with forces in Afghanistan numerous times, East Africa and Haiti.
So don't expect Truman Capote's voice in "No Easy Day."
Interestingly, Owen describes his desire at the outset to be the best and he includes a peculiar description: "I found other men just like me: men who feared failure and were driven to be the best."
He might have feared failure, but he obviously overcame it. This personal story is hair-raising. He also takes care not to reveal operational secrets or classified information.
Listen to Owen's beginning of "No Easy Day": "At one minute out, the Black Hawk crew chief slid the door open.
"I could just make him out – his night vision goggles covering his eyes – holding up one finger. I glanced around and saw my SEAL teammates calmly passing the sign throughout the helicopter.
"The roar of the engine filled the cabin, and it was now impossible to hear anything other than the Black Hawk's rotors beating the air. The wind buffeted me as I leaned out, scanning the ground below, hoping to steal a glance of the city of Abbottabad."
Wow. He puts the reader right there, seconds away from the kill that reverberated around the world. Owen reveals the decade-long drive to find and eliminate the terror master, describing a week in 2007 in which he thought his SEAL team would get a chance. However, as the seconds ticked by on the Black Hawk in 2011, he felt sure the target would be where they were told he'd be.
He was.
First things first, though. As Owen points out, he read a book in junior high about the SEAL teams and decided he wanted to be one. Needless to say, the training is grueling, and he even refers to his instructors as "sadistic." He was being trained to do rescue missions, track war criminals and kill al-Qaida fighters. His descriptions of training at a base in Mississippi are amazing.
He describes just one part of one day thusly: "Snatching up my rifle, I jogged out of the kill house and sprinted to a rope ladder hanging on a tree about 300 yards away. Climbing up the ladder, rung by rung, I felt heavier. It wasn't my sweat-soaked shirt or the 60 pounds of body armor and gear strapped to my chest."
Interestingly, Owen notes that the Navy counter-terrorism unit was created after Operation Eagle Claw, the notable failure in the desert during Jimmy Carter's time in the White House, as "the Navy identified a need for a force capable of successfully executing those kind of specialized missions and tapped Richard Marcinko to develop a maritime counter-terrorism unit called SEAL Team Six. The team practiced hostage rescue as well as infiltrating enemy countries, ships, naval bases and oil rigs. Over time, missions branched out to counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."
Owen (or an editor) shows a flair for writing chapter titles. Chapter 12 ("Killing Time") means what you think it'd mean: This was the lead-up to nabbing bin Laden.
Owen walks the reader through the hours and days leading up to the raid and points out the obvious: The team was skeptical that it would get a chance, since the politicians were making the final call. Yet when they got the signal to go to Afghanistan, they knew something was up. For a variety of reasons, Owen and the team felt this was it.
"By moving us, they risked more and more leaks," was the way he put it, indicating that such a forward move must mean a green light.
It did.
The detailed description of the raid – and surrounding background, both from his personal life and the life of a SEAL – will keep you glued to this book. An amazing account.
Get your copy of "No Easy Day" from the WND Superstore now!
Discover how real and relevant Bible prophecy is to you with Jim Fletcher's "It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine): How to stop worrying and learn to love these end times"


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St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System is a co-educational, fully accredited Catholic school community comprised of nearly 1,500 students serving grades PreK through 12, including St. Francis Xavier High School, St. Francis Xavier Middle School, and St. Francis Xavier Elementary School at two locations. With new, state-of-the-art facilities, small class sizes and a curriculum consistent with current trends, we offer the highest quality faith-based education while stressing the importance of partnering awareness with moral and social responsibility.
Xavier Catholic Schools strive to provide the very best Catholic education possible to the nearly 1500 students we serve preK3- 12th grade. Preparing students to be the future leaders in our community and in our Church is our highest priority. Our goal is to assist students in becoming well-educated Catholic Christian adults who have heaven as their goal. We thank all of the people who support us in our mission. It would not be possible to provide a quality Catholic education without the support of thousands who give of their time, talent and treasure.
At St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System we are committed to academic excellence rooted in strong faith and value formation. We strive to help students develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable them to be successful citizens in the 21st century. Our staff is dedicated to helping each child succeed.
To contact admissions please call (920) 735-9380 or email email@example.com
We are guided by a strong focus on teaching and learning that empowers students spiritually, academically and emotionally to face the future with wisdom, confidence, endurance and faith. Through religious education focused on Catholic teaching, leadership training, faith integration and service-learning, Xavier Catholic Schools produces graduates willing and able to make a difference for Christ. By providing opportunities to be involved in service projects and campus ministry, we also help develop students' sense of commitment to others in the community.
Participating in Fine Arts at Xavier Catholic Schools inspires students to a lifelong involvement in and appreciation of the arts. The Fine Arts courses offered throughout their education through various experiences fosters creativity and self-expression.
Each person has an inherent dignity as a beloved child of God. The Diocese of Green Bay is committed to providing a safe environment in our parishes, in our schools, in our Faith Formation programs, and in all of our ministries, especially those that serve children, youth and individuals at risk.
If you want to learn more about the programs and resources available through the Diocese of Green Bay to live out this commitment, please click on the following link: http://www.gbdioc.org/ministry-formation-portal/safe-environment.html.


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Earth Day (week) has arrived and my Going Green quilt (a quilt with an environmental message) is complete. I kept it simple, a tree for Earth Day and the perfect quote by John Jeavons. My little quilt was done by hand and I used bamboo batting. To see what I thought of the bamboo batting, click on The Bamboo Report.
Back in January, I invited you to join me in making a Going Green quilt. If you did, be sure to leave a comment on this posting (deadline date April 26) and a link back to your blog, so I can see your quilt. If you do not have a blog, leave a comment, with your name and e-mail address. You must then, e-mail me a photo of your Going Green quilt, to qualify for the draw.
Until next week.....happy quilting!


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OUTLOOK: Talented forward with size, skill, and international experience acquired in August 2011.
2011 MLS: Made 11 appearances after being acquired in August, including seven starts, and contributed one goal and one assist ... Made Dynamo and MLS debut as substitute and helped Houston rally from behind in 1-1 tie at PHI on 8/6 ... Made first start at home in 2-1 win vs. POR on 8/14 ... Helped Dynamo rally for 1-1 tie on 8/17 at NE, heading shot from corner kick that was saved, leading to Bobby Boswell's goal ... Earned first MLS assist by feeding Brad Davis to set up Brian Ching's goal in 3-2 win vs. RSL on 8/20 ... Fired shot off post that could have tied game in 3-0 loss at KC on 9/10 ... Was later ejected from match and missed 9/14 game at CLB due to suspension ... Drew foul that led to opening goal in playoff-clinching 2-0 win at POR on 10/14 ... Scored first MLS goal with powerful header in 3-1 win vs. LA on 10/23 ... Playoffs: Appeared in all four playoff games as a substitute to help Dynamo reach MLS Cup final and scored once ... Broke behind defense and rifled left-footed shot inside left post for clinching goal in 2-0 win at KC for Eastern Conference championship on 11/6.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Has played for five clubs in five countries in his professional career ... Most recently scored two goals in 11 games for Atlas Guadalajara in the 2011 Clausura season in Mexico ... Scored four goals in just 13 games for Romanian club Vaslui in 2010 ... Loaned and eventually transferred to GKS Bełchatów in Poland for 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10 seasons ... Spent latter part of 2009 season on loan to Birmingham City in England ... Turned professional with Honduran club Platense in 2006 and led Honduran league in scoring with 10 goals as Platense finished fifth.
INTERNATIONAL: Honduras international (51 caps, 20 goals) ... 2011: Joint leading scorer in helping Honduras to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals ... Netted a hat trick in 7-1 group stage demolition of Grenada on 6/10 ... Played at Robertson Stadium in pre-tournament friendly vs. El Salvador on 5/29 and scored in 2-2 tie ... Was called up for friendly vs. Venezuela less than one week after joining Dynamo and scored both goals in 2-0 Honduras win on 8/10 ... Won 50th career cap in 2-0 loss vs. Colombia in New Jersey on 9/3 ... Played 90 minutes in 1-0 loss at United States on 10/8 ... 2010: Missed World Cup due to ankle injury suffered in club play ... 2009: Key figure as Honduras qualified for its first World Cup since Costly's father's squad played in the finals in 1982 ... Second-leading scorer in final round of CONCACAF qualifying with five goals ... Also helped Honduras reach semifinals of CONCACAF Gold Cup with two goals ... In qualifying, scored twice in landmark 3-1 win vs. Mexico on 4/1 ... Scored opening goal in 2-1 loss at United States on 6/6 ... Netted twice in 4-0 win vs. Costa Rica on 8/12 ... Came on as a sub in 1-0 win at El Salvador on 10/14 that clinched World Cup spot ... Also scored in 2-1 friendly win vs. Latvia on 11/14 ... 2008: Helped Honduras advance to final round of World Cup qualifying ... Netted first goal of qualifying campaign in 3-1 win vs. Canada on 10/11 ... Played all 90 minutes in decisive 1-0 win vs. Mexico on 11/19 to win semifinal group ... His header from a corner kick was deflected into the net by a Mexican defender for the only goal of the game ... Early in the year, scored in 2-0 win vs. Paraguay on 2/6 ... 2007: Tied for third in tournament with three goals as Honduras reached quarterfinals of CONCACAF Gold Cup ... Scored consolation goal in stoppage time of 3-2 loss vs. Panama on 6/8 ... Scored two second-half goals, including dramatic 90th-minute winner, as Honduras upset Mexico at Giants Stadium on 6/10 ... Scored first international goal in his first ever appearance for Honduras in pre-tournament 3-1 friendly win vs. Trinidad & Tobago on 6/2.
PERSONAL: Full name is Carlos Yaír Costly Molina ... Spent teenage years in Mexico City before beginning his pro career in Honduras ... Father, Anthony Costly, repesented Honduras at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and played professionally, most notably for Real Espana in Honduras and Malaga in Honduras.


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Wheaton's bold new model of the liberal arts helps you experience the breadth of the liberal arts through cross-disciplinary course Connections. Take a close look at food: get an anthropological view of feast and famine, examine edible chemicals and explore plant biology.
This approach to learning highlights the unique contributions each discipline makes to our understanding and appreciation of the world, even as it gives you the opportunity to dig deep into subjects that excite you.
And the connections extend beyond the classroom to include research and independent scholarship, internships and field work, study abroad programs and other creative options. Wheaton's faculty make it work. Our 11:1 student-faculty ratio ensures that you receive the kind of personal, expert advice that will help you to reach your goals.
The Wheaton Curriculum consists of four parts:
- Foundations, to assure sophisticated skills in writing and quantitative analysis, and a knowledgeable approach to the broader world.
- Connections—pairs or sets of courses connected across disciplinary boundaries to provide a broad view of the world of knowledge.
- The Major, and an optional Minor, to ensure students an in-depth exploration of their interests; a capstone experience completes a student's immersion in the major discipline.
- Electives, to allow students to expand their intellectual and creative interests.


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- Quality and style to match the finest bath accessories cast in heavy 18/8 Stainless Steel with threaded flanges
- The Strongest Grab Bar made, combining structure, durability and beauty at a phenomenal price point
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- WingIts PLATINUM Grab Bars are measured from the center of the flanges. The flange adds 3 in. to the overall length of the Grab Bar. FOR EXAMPLE, A 16 IN. GRAB BAR ACTUALLY HAS A 19 IN. OVERALL LENGTH. The covers thread on to the flanges


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Santa's Elves Agree: New NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI MCP is The Must-Have Gaming Platform for Intel Yorkfield CPUs
Support for NVIDIA 3-Way SLI™ and Extreme Overclocking Make Gamers' Wishes Come True This Holiday Season
For further information, contact:
Bryan Del Rizzo
NVIDIA Corporation
(408) 486-2772
SANTA CLARA, CA—DECEMBER 17, 2007—Just in time for the big guy's annual holiday sleigh ride, NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the world leader in visual computing technologies, today introduced the Company's next-generation NVIDIA nForce® 780i SLI media and communications processor (MCP), designed specifically for 1333FSB Intel QX9650 (Yorkfield) processors. The new nForce 780i SLI MCP brings a multitude of new functionality to Intel platforms, including support for the new Enthusiast System Architecture specification and PCI Express Gen 2.0. It is also the first motherboard solution to support the Company's new 3-way SLI™ technology, the industry's preeminent multi-GPU platform solution based on NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics processing units.
"Our customers aren't going to bed with visions of suger-plums dancing in their heads. They're dreaming of playing games like Crysis in their entire splendor, running on NVIDIA SLI technology," said Kelt Reeves, president of Falcon Northwest. "With nForce 780i and an Intel Yorkfield CPU under the hood, those visions will quickly become a reality. We're excited to offer our customers fully-equipped rigs with not one, not two, but three of NVIDIA's most extreme gaming GeForce graphics processors, the perfect platform for experiencing the most advanced games ever developed."
NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology offers an unmatched PC gaming experience, delivering up to a 2.8x performance boost over traditional single graphics card platforms. For playing this year's most cutting-edge games, including Crysis and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, 3-way SLI technology lets gamers ratchet up the resolution to 1900x1200 and 2500x1600 respectively, while partaking in all of the tasty eye candy, including high-dynamic range lighting, motion blur, and realistic environmental effects.
"You can forget the cookies and milk this year," said Alabaster Snowball, administrator of the North Pole's naughty & nice list. "What Santa really wants is the ability to play Bioshock on a new gaming rig configured with an nForce 780i SLI-based motherboard and 3-way SLI graphics."
Global system integrators and industry-leading motherboard partners planning to offer NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI MCP-based products include: Arlt, Asus, Atelco, Biohazard Computers, Chiligreen, Colorful, CyberPower, Digital Storm, Ditech, EVGA, Falcon Northwest, Gigabyte, HP, Hypersonic, Ibuypower, K&M Elektronik, Maingear, Meijin, MSI, Puget, Rombus, Vigor Gaming, Voodoo PC, Warmachine, XFX, Xi, and more.
For more information on the NVIDIA nForce 700-series, which today includes the nForce 780i SLI and nForce 750i SLI MCPs, please visit: www.nvidia.com/object/nforce7_intel.html
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA is the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce® products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro™ products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla™ products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information, visit www.nvidia.com.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to the impact, benefits, features and performance of NVIDIA nForce 780i MCPs and SLI technology; customer preferences; and the timing of and sources of availability of NVIDIA nForce 780i MCPs are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: delays in ramping new products into production; difficulties in the development of new and enhanced products; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; manufacturing or software defects; unexpected loss of performance when our products are integrated into systems; the impact of technological development and competition; general industry trends; changes in customers' preferences; changes in industry standards and interfaces as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended October 28, 2007. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on our website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
Copyright© 2016 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks, and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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