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For all sets X,Y and Z, prove that if X⊆Y, then
(i) X ∩ Z ⊆ Y ∩ Z
(ii) X ∪ Z ⊆ Y ∪ Z
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On Saturday, February 15, 2014, the St Augustine Yacht Club (SAYC) is excited to be hosting our second Gala Fundraising Art Auction conducted by Arin Ross Auctions in partnership with Marlin Art, Inc. The proceeds of the Art Auction will benefit St Augustine Yacht Club and the SAYC Youth Sailing Program.
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While you can get your stock quotes online or in the paper if you want to be successful at trading penny stocks you will need to check stock prices more often then after the market bell at the end of the day. Instead you may want to look into penny stock quoting systems to provide you with more up-to-the-minute quotes and further capabilities.
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The estate branded the most deprived place in Milton Keynes has been granted £8,600 to splash out on a day of fabulous fun for all its residents.
Beanhill's Biggest Fun Day will reward locals ‑ known as Beanies ‑ for their loyalty and community spirit.
Despite the consistent 'worst place to live' branding from official Social Altas statistics, Beanies have always refused to be daunted.
Sue Smith, who chairs Beanhill Action Group said: "Beanhill has the tightest community spirit in Milton Keynes. There's so much going on here and everybody joins in. It's just brilliant."
Beanies even organise their own night patrols to ensure the estate is trouble free. As a result, the crime rate is extremely low, said Sue.
She and her team secured a lottery grant of £7,101 to fund this year's fun day. MK Community Foundation contributed £930, Woughton community Council £500 and Community First gave £100.
The focus of the fun day, to be held on July 12, will be a massive It's a Knockout competition between teams from 10 estates and organisations.
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Even though I've been saved since I was 5, and raised in a good Christian home I lived a very defeated life. God wasn't real to me, I didn't have or care about having a personal relationship with him. He always seemed so far away, so when I went through something hard he was usually the last one I turned to for help.
I had a terrible time sleeping because I was very fearful of things that sound ridiculous to me now. I thought I would be left behind when Jesus came back because God forgot about me. I was afraid of dying in my sleep. I would lay awake, tears rolling down my face because I was too scared to close my eyes but too tired to keep them open.
I also had problems physically, like sometimes my heart would skip a beat. I had migraine headaches, and trouble focusing my eyes in and out.
Plus, I've always been a very shy, timid person. Like I heard someone else say, I wouldn't even order my own food at a restaurant because I didn't want to talk to the waitress.
I've been a part of the River Church since February 2011 and since then God and His Word have become more real to me than ever before. I always knew in my head that his promises were for me but now it's getting down into my heart. I've been pressing in like I didn't even know was possible. RBI especially has helped me go deeper into the things of God. I wish everyone could come and experience this with me.
I now sleep SOUNDLY through the night, no fear at all. My heart has a light feeling and beats in time. I can't remember the last time I had a migraine. I thought I would have to get glasses and I don't. I proclaim the Gospel to total strangers, I've taken nearly 100 calls in the call center already, and I order my own lunch.
One of my favorite verses is Matthew 6:33 which says, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Because that's what I did, I went after God and one by one my problems left.
God is so amazingly good, just thinking about all this stuff that He's done for me puts a smile on my face…..Mary K P.


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Redding has been shut down, Garcia has been pretty terrible and Livan
Hernandez has been tolerable. That is the state of the Mets fifth
rotation spot. The struggles of these three has left the door open for
Niese, and the door possibly open for bringing back Pedro but there is
another pitcher who is starting to impress in my mind and that is
Figueroa. Figueroa has pitched 8 innings this spring between the Mets
and the WBC (official games). Over those eight innings he has been
very, very good:
Mets: 2 G, 3.0 IP, H, K, BB
these eight innings, he is yet to allow an earned run, and when he gets
in trouble, he gets out of trouble without allowing anything to effect
the score. He is pitching at least well enough to be allowed to compete
for that last starter spot when PR's ride is over with the WBC. There
are also a few things that will work in his, and the Mets favor. The
Mets do not need to declare their fifth starter at the beginning of the
season because they can survive at first with a four man rotation
thanks to off days. That means the Mets will have more time for
deciding their fifth starter. Also, the fifth starting spot will
probably change as the season goes on, so there is nothing wrong with
starting with Figueroa and then switching over to a healthy Redding, or
whoever on the Mets decides to wake up one day and take that last spot.
That being said, this is probably extremely unlikely. It seems
right now that the Mets will either go with Hernandez in the pen as the
long man and Niese as the fifth starter, or just Hernandez period as
the fifth man, and neither option is a bad option. This entire
situation will become more clear as we get closer to opening day.
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LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — The State of Michigan is taking action to help people affected by the recent propane shortage.
The initiatives will help provide more heating and financial assistance as well as increase supplies of propane, according to a Wednesday release from Gov. Rick Snyder's office.
The Department of Human Services is working with the legislature to give an additional $7 million to the Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program due to heavy demand.
Residents who need heating assistance with propane or other deliverable fuels can call 211 or visit michigan.gov/heatingassistance.
The Department of Natural Resources will be issuing firewood permits – which typically are not sold during the winter – and will inform residents where to find available firewood for sale in each county.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation will be starting a loan program for propane dealers and distributors that need help dealing with the high demand and limited supply of propane. Dealers and distributors interested in the program are asked to call 888.522.0103 or visit www.michiganbusiness.org.
The Snyder administration has also been working to increase supplies of propane.
This week, more than 1.3 million gallons of propane have been delivered to storage facilities in Marysville, northeast of Detroit on the Canadian border.
On Tuesday, Snyder and five other governors asked the Obama administration for assistance to increase supplies of propane to the Midwest.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration extended the State Emergency Declarations in the Midwest on Wednesday, easing restrictions on truck drivers and assisting in the delivery of propane.
The declaration will remain in effect until March 1.
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Eye Catching Ways to Hang Artwork
Hanging artwork is a huge part of setting up home. Fortunately there are so many different ways to do so and there's honestly no wrong way. However, there are some useful tips and tricks that can help you be as successful as possible during this somewhat daunting task.
One way to make the most impact is to hang artwork gallery style. Combine artwork of all different shapes, sizes and colors together in one large space. If you have your sofa against a wall, that's an ideal space to hang artwork in this style. You have the option of using the same style and color frame for each piece to somewhat unify the pieces or you can mismatch as much as you want.
If you like the look of gallery style but still have one large piece — it's actually rather simple to combine the two looks. Hang the large piece centered above the bed (or any other piece of furniture) and hang the remaining smaller pieces gallery style to the left or right. This will help cover a larger wall or that unique space above a headboard.
Maybe you only have one very large piece that you want to stand alone. Lean it up against the wall on a credenza in the dining room. If it's bold and colorful, make sure the accessories around it are muted so that all eyes are focused on the artwork.
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Sales this Cyber Monday Poised to be Biggest in History!Dale Wright
With just four weeks to go before the big day, many of us are starting to think about Christmas shopping. Cyber Monday, which falls on the 5th of December in the UK, is the day huge numbers of people will go online to purchase gifts in the hope that they'll beat the rush. As the first snow hits the UK, buyers are likely to go online to purchase gifts so they are not delayed by bad weather.
Retail analysts are predicting that this year will be the biggest Cyber Monday in history. Research by the price comparison site Money Supermarket suggests that we'll each buy more than 4 out of 10 presents online this year, and the Centre of Retail Research says we'll spend £13.4 billion via internet shopping alone. More than 1 in 10 presents will be bought using a smartphone, and traffic to big internet superstores such as Amazon will peak in the evening on Cyber Monday as parents hop online to buy presents for the kids. Experian predict 85 million visits to online shops in total in the run up to Christmas.
Internet usage across the board will be up; we'll spend a combined total of 25 million hours on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook over the Christmas period, and many of us will be online on Boxing Day looking for bargains in the sales.
Meanwhile, high street retailers are starting sales early amidst predictions of poor takings in the run up to Christmas. Relatively warm weather has meant that far fewer of us have visited the shops to buy clothes, leaving stacks of winter woolies on the racks. Many shops are already discounting lines by up to 50% to try to lure people in before they spend all of their spare cash on gifts.
Cyber Monday falls one week earlier in the US as shoppers begin to look for gifts immediately after the Thanksgiving weekend. Sales in the US were up 22 per cent reaching an estimated total of $1.25 billion – an increase from $1 billion in 2010.
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SAD, CONCERNED ABOUT the EDUCATION for Students with AUTISM
I am having a hard time understanding why we are not doing a better job at educating and preparing children with Autism when we understand more about how these children learn than ever before, have more support curriculums and choices of interventions than ever before.
Why is it so hard for the education field to design & implement school programs for children with Autism? Why are these children still suspended from schools, parents forced to stop work so they can pick their son or daughter up at school when things aren't going well or sent to private schools outside their districts so that families feel the lack of belonging in their own communities? Why are private schools not able to offer a full variety of educational practices? Why are these children also leaving the schools unprepared for their next steps?
We have Universities who have created credential programs that say they address Autism. The Occupational Therapy Departments are talking about Autism. The Speech & Language Departments are talking about Autism & of course the psychology departments are invested in Autism. We have created a huge industry of BCBA personnel who say they can support families and schools. The bookshelves are lined with information, workshops are presented all over the state of California & out of state. Autism Speaks has made it National Known that 1 in 68 children are born with Autism.
Ted talks hit the social media across the world on Autism. Movies have been released on autism. Plays are presented on Autism. Every newspaper imaginable has posted an article on autism.
What is it? Why is it that I still get calls from desperate parents, crying? Why is it I still walk into classrooms & see a stapled pile of dittos being placed in front of these students as the only intervention for learning math, language arts, science or history & the teachers wondering what they can do to keep them engaged? How can a student get sent to a private school at the cost of $60,000 to $80,000 a year & still not be prepared for the next step?
Why does it have to cost so much money to figure out how to help our students communicate, take care of their daily needs, learn to their potential, find a way to develop friends and gain control over their sensory & feeling differences?
Are we spending more money on research instead of educating & training teachers, therapists & families? Has our education system made teaching so difficult that the idea of teaching no longer is exciting to our college graduates? Are we not accessing effective interventions? Are we hiring just because someone has a license & not the education or experience due to shortages? Are our budgets so tight that we cannot provide support for the teachers once they are in these classrooms? Are we expecting our teachers to handle more students than they can at one time? Do we have to put more students in a classroom that is truly therapeutic just to make our payrolls?
Are our Universities failing? When was the last time a teacher at the college spent time in the classroom managing a child with autism? What materials are they teaching from? Does each university provide effective mentoring? How can a student take a weekend credentialing program in Autism & be prepared? How can students just take classes on line & be prepared? What have we sacrificed for quickness & media ability? Are the training programs truly effective? Why is it that tuition at colleges is so high, loans are needed? What have our graduate students received for $40,000 a year!!!!
I can't help thinking that it is all of the above & that we need to take a careful look at what's happening & find ways to repair.
We have the knowledge. We have the technology. Certainly a great deal of money is being spent.
Perhaps all this Mindfulness infusion into our culture needs to be infused into our administration at every level (credentialing departments, universities, private & public schools, agencies, centers, clinics, government) & allow the time to find real solutions instead of plugging holes in the dam.
Perhaps we need to get away from our screens, come face to face with each other, turn the systems upside down & actually see where they are working & where they are not working. Perhaps we need to stop competing & do more collaborating/sharing between districts, universities, centers, schools & clinics. Perhaps we need to look at how the salaries have sky rocked just like home prices did, leaving more people without possibilities.
Perhaps everyone needs to take some long breaths instead of holding them & hoping to survive the day.
I started in this field when we knew very little but it was a time when those who cared about Autism came together to find solutions. It is now 40 years later & I am wondering what has happened!!!
What do you think happened? What are you willing to do about it?
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• School's Out, Parks are In! — Spring Break 2014, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Woolly Hollow State Park, 82 Woolly Hollow Rd., Greenbrier. Meeting Place: Visitor Center; Admission: Free. Call 501-679-2098.
• Conway MOPS, 8:45 a.m., University Church of Christ, 3155 Dave Ward Dr. Registration is necessary for child care. Contact Coordinator Jeanne Lehmkuhl at email@example.com.
• Mom and Me Play Date, 10-11:30 a.m., Advent Lutheran Church nursery, 900 Farris Rd. Snacks provided. All are welcome. Call 501-358-9045.
• The Conway AARP Chapter that was scheduled to meet on Monday, March 17, at the Conway Senior Citizens Center will meet at 11:15 a.m. at the Conway Senior Center, 1620 Donaghey Ave. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. (dutch treat), speaker: Craig O'Neal at noon. Everyone invited to attend.
• Noonday Prayer Service and Stations of the Cross, noon to 12:40 p.m. to the community each weekday during Lent, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 925 Mitchell. All are welcome.
• Sign Language, 5:30 p.m., Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St.
• Conway Arkansas Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA, 5:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince St. Elaine Holmes, chapter leader, 501-205-8417.
• Conway Historic District Commission meeting, 6 p.m., City Hall, First Floor Conference Room, 1201 Oak St.
• Steve Davis, 6-8 p.m., JJ's Grill, 1010 Main St.
• Hendrix College Department of Art presents The Heavens Are Telling The Glory of God: C.S. Lewis, Narnia, & The Planets, 6:30 p.m., Greene Chapel, 1600 Washington Ave. Free and open to the public. Dr. Rod Miller, firstname.lastname@example.com or 450-1423.
• Faulkner County Republican Committee, Social 6 p.m., Meeting 7 p.m. , China Town, 201 Skyline Dr. #12A. This is not limited to members, all are welcome to attend. Call 733-7796.
• A representative from the Living Affected Corporation, to assist in Affordable Health Care enrollment, will be at the Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Yarn-a-holics, 5:30 p.m., Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St.
• Yoga, 7 p.m., Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St.
• Saltillo Volunteer Fire Department Board of Commissioners meeting, 7 p.m., fire station, 1 Rolling Manor Dr.
• Phyllis Carr, a clinical dietitian and certified diabetes educator, will discuss the relationship between "Sleep Apnea and Diabetes" during the Conway Regional Diabetes Care Group meeting, 7-8 p.m., Women's Center classroom at Conway Regional Medical Center. March 25 is recognized as World Diabetes Day. Open to anyone interested in learning more about the successful management of diabetes. No registration is required. Call the Conway Regional Diabetes Self-Management program, 513-5248.
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
New Email on the West End Games / D6 System Purchase From Stewart Wieck (POD and New Releases in the Works)
It's a new era for West End Games & the Open D6 System!
So, I had this email waiting for me. It looks like good things are in store for the D6 system.
Greetings, perhaps for the first time. I'm Stewart Wieck. I founded White Wolf in 1986 and co-created the World of Darkness and games like Vampire: The Masquerade. I've since sold White Wolf and started my new company, Nocturnal Media. Today, I announced that I've purchased West End Games from Eric Gibson. I published an article about it on the Nocturnal Media website: www.nocturnal-media.com. I hope you'll take a look.
As you've purchased/downloaded D6 product at DTRPG, I hope you'll be excited by the propsect of a D6 System revival. We'll soon make available print-on-demand editions of the core D6 rulebooks like D6 Fantasy and D6 Space. Soon after that, there will be a POD version of Bill Coffin's Septimus. With plenty more to follow, including new titles.
Beyond the D6 System, West End Games will return with new editions of games like Greg Costikyan's Web & Starship, an asymmetrical SF board game first published by WEG in 1984. We'll fund a new edition of that game on Kickstarter starting April 19th.
Speaking of Kickstarter, as a D6 fan, you obviously appreciate cinematic narrative in your roleplaying games, so please consider supporting our current project for Storypath Cards. This project ends in about 24 hours, so don't delay! For only $12 (+$2 outside the US), you can get a deck of tarot-sized cards that encourage and empower players to add to the narrative in any RPG.
I will periodically reach out via DTRPG mail, but if you'd like to remain in a more constant loop of news about D6, West End Games and our plans, then please do any/all of the following:
follow me on Twitter @stewartwieck
"Like" Nocturnal Media on Facebook
"Subscribe For Updates" at the bottom of www.nocturnal-media.com
Thanks for supporting the D6 System in the past. Here's to a bright future!
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Although we won't be getting d6 Star Wars back, alas.Replies
Can he get the Ghostbusters license back?ReplyDelete
If they actually blow the dust off the generic D6 systems from around 2004, update the art, fix a few wonky rules issues, and reissue the D6 systems as fully supported games, this could be exciting! Not sure if that's what they have in mind though. Right now Savage Worlds and Fate have the high ground in terms of generic systems and licensed properties, but a D6 option would definitely be cool.ReplyDelete
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Author Notes: I had a glut of Meyer lemons one year and preserved some in salt, with cardamom and bay leaves. They were really nice to look at but I didn't have a clue what I'd do with them all. Enter Daphne, a good friend and a great hand in the kitchen! This is an adaptation of her recipe; it's so yummy you'll be mopping up the sauce with a crust of bread when you're done. Daphne says to serve this over white rice; I can't argue with her, it's really good. —CottageGourmet
Serves 4
- 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped or pressed
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 - 3/4 cups dry white wine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 small jar green olives with pimentos, thinly sliced
- 1/4 preserved lemon, seeds removed, thinly sliced
- In a heavy pot or Dutch oven heat the olive oil till it shimmers. Add the chicken in batches if necessary, browning on both sides. Remove the chicken to a plate and set aside.
- Add the onions, garlic, salt & pepper to the pot and cook till the onions are transparent, about 10 minutes.
- Return the chicken to the pot and add the white wine and chicken broth. Bring to a bare simmer and cook covered for about an hour.
- When the chicken is done, transfer to a serving bowl and cover.
- Continue cooking the sauce over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until it's reduced by about a third. Add the preserved lemons and olives and simmer gently for about 10 minutes, long enough for the flavors to marry.
- Return the chicken to the pot once again and heat through.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Citrus & Olives


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The browser that I use on my mobile currently is Iris by Torch Mobile. I have been using Iris for some time now and am very saticfied with it. So how does Skyfire compare? The first thing that struck me was the immensly long load time Skyfire requires. The "preparing to load" screen seems to stay forever, even with my OMAP 200 overclocked to 284mhz. But I believe this is due to the data being retreived from the net and really due to the software. But I really woudl have liked a faster loading browser.
The home screen is loaded to say the least. It's got everything and you can add more to it. Facebook updates, Twitter updates, news updates, Google updates, and what not. It's all a bit a overwhelming! But I don't mind that as much. What I do mind is that it's slow! Now maybe this is because its still in beta, but it's just slow. Trying to filter the items on the home page takes some time as I have to click filter many times. Everything just takes too long to load.
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|2013 Stats
|2013 Record
|Total Yards Gained
|Total Offense (NFLRank)
|370.0 (14)
|Rush Offense
|70.0 (22)
|Pass Offense
|300.1 (11)
|404.0 (3)
|Points Per Game
|12.0 (28)
|Total Yards Allowed
|Total Defense
|253.0 (5)
|385.0 (22)
|Rush Defense
|134.0 (28)
|Pass Defense
|119.0 (3)
|322.0 (25)
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|7.0 (2)
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20 combined penalties… Should make for a real fluid game.
Funny, Duke.
If a few of our penalties happen to be Kam Chancellor blasting Vernon Davis into tomorrow-land, or Giacomini accidentally standing on some poor D lineman's face, then I'm okay with those penalties.
And this is a great example of why you just throw out the stats from the first game of the season as totally meaningless.
Does anybody really think that SF only has the 22nd best Defence in the NFL?
Does anybody really think that Seattle is only the 28th best team at stopping the run?
And if SF finishs the season with the #2 offense in the entire NFL I'll eat my hat.
But hey, we do have the better punter!!!
And the better overall special teams.
This could be one of those two or three games this year that our special teams helps give us the win.
Stevos–I can just see Giacomini complaining to the Ref's: "But I did it on a ACCIDENT!" just like one of my kid sisters after she knocked out my front baby tooth…lol!
Chuck–As far as Im concerned, youre only as good as your record shows: Seattle thus far is only the 28th best run D. They may or may not improve. Im not sure how much is due to injuries, and how much due to Quinn, but so far our run D has continued its second-half of last season decline. However, I do have hope that this game is an anomaly, and that Quinn will find a way to scheme us into contention until our regulars return.
I still cant believe our D only gave up 7 points. To the eye, it looked as if they gave up at least 17. Those turnovers were key! Problem is, you cant count on that happening every game–especially not with the Niners.
Early days yet, but the Niners and Denver are the teams to beat and Seattle has a ways to go.
Oh boy! Green Bay was just a warmup! This is the one we've been waiting for! I don't care what Matt Maiocco says, our boys are pumped and jacked – isn't that what pretty-boy Carroll says – to avenge that loss from last year. And this WILL be a season-defining victory. I am sick and tired of hearing all this talk about how great the Seahawks are and how wonderful Russell Wilson is. After a win in Seattle, the media can move on from the Seahawks and focus on the defending Division and Conference champions.
My boys are bringing their A game, will you be ready?
What's more impressive, holding a road team to 7 on the opposite side of the counrty when you should be sleeping or allowing 28 pts at home. Seattle's OL needs to improve, but the team as whole does NOT have a ways to go as you put it. Go Hawks.
Too much time on your hands Goldengate? Or just so scared that you have to check in on the opponent?
I think the Hawks as a whole will be giving the 49ers the Knuckles as your doushe bag Harbaugh says.
TruBlu–You really think that if Seattle doesnt improve, and plays the same way it played vs Carolina, that they will beat the Niners?!
I believe that the fact that they don't have to fly across the county to play in the am on the road they will beat the niners. I beleive our offense will look alot more in sync and that the niners D won't be able to stop them (think 28 pts put on them at home). I do have concerns about the OL, but I think that the home feild and a game under their belt will do wonders. Lynch will get his, as will Russel and the offense in whole. I feel that they can appove as the season goes on, but it's not a ways away.
TruBlu–Well, Im hoping youre right. Improvement is needed. As good as the Hawks are, they dont have the Niners discipline. Last years late season thrashing excepting–wasnt that awesome?!
I am also hoping playing at home will cure them of what ails them!
Here's a statistic I'd like: how many really stupid tatoos does Kaepernick have?
I wish I had something negative to say about his football playing, but since I don't at this point, I'll be petty.
Goldenboynate it is brave of you to come before the game and talk trash, i'm ok with that, i hope you come back after the game.
GoldenLate won't be around after Sunday. He'll be thinking up witty things to say for the second game at SF later in the year. Niner blogs must be pretty lame to hang out here. I'm sure the Rams or Cards would be a step up as well.
We don't need Goldengate to harsh our mellow we have STTBM to cover that. He critiques Wilson's deep throws now determines the o-line and defense's play by one game played on the road at 1000am. I am beginning to beleive that the last two letters of his on-line ID discribes the majority of his posts. Cmon Man!
Haven't chimed in in a long while. – been busy with work and life – but had to respond to a comment I've seen over the last few threads. It was started by Yankinta parroting something he read/heard from I think Doug Farrar, but it's taken on legs since then, and was most recently posted by Stevos.
It's the notion the Kaepernick is a 2-read QB, tops. I dislike the QB as much as the next guy, and think he has some problems with the length of his throwing motion that will show up more as he's pressured/confused, but having lived in SF for many years, and only recently moved away, I occasionally listen to KNBR, and happened to listen to the GB game call there.
Much as I'd like it to be true that Kaepernick can only read 2 options before ticking and running, he proved against GB that he's got a solid grasp of their play calls, and trust in his unfortunately solid pass-protecting o-line. There were several plays (and I'd have to go back and re-listen or watch them to call out specifics) where he hit his 3rd or 4th option.
Comforting as it would be, he's matured, and is able to read out his progressions.
I think our hope Sunday lies in frustrating his ability to execute check-with-me's (like we did last year; he did that almost every play through the third and fourth quarter last week), and through pressuring and confusing him with coverage so that, having to make his decision late, his over- long delivery comes into play, giving our DB's time to break on the ball.
Either way, I detest the 49ers and their fans – I grew up in the Bay Area during their heyday, and had to endure the fans' entitled obnoxiousness. So I'd like nothing more than to be able to lord another victory – and for good measure, a sideline Harbaugh meltdown – over my high school buddies.
Go hawks!
Dvaldez–ok man, Wilson's deep throws are the bestest most perfectest in the whole wide world!!! The Seahawks offensive line is so awesome!! (Marshawn Lynch must have lost it–only 43 yards behind the best I-line in history–time to cut his ass!)
And how bout that d-line?! Whooee! Love how they pushed the second and third string Panthers G's around! Sooo studly!!
19-0 baby for sure!
Idk bout you, but 12 points and 9 penalties and 70 yards rushing is sure good enough to win the big game! We're gonna beat the Niners by 50 points baby!
Kaepernick has improved dramatically. He's a douche, but a great football player. He hits his check downs. May the best team win!
Two ways to respond to some of these comments. You can either laugh them off and not take offense or you can overreact and add another comment that displays how it got to you.
We all have keyboards and we don't all like each other. Some more than others.
I've had my fill of a certain all knowing all the time poster.
That's the way life is. You get along with some, can't stand others.
I think the point is, we won the game, back away from the ledge and let's see how they respond this week. Yes the Oline needs a serious kick in the ass and has to play better. Most other QBs would have been sacked five or six times but lucky for us, we have a smart, mobile QB that can escape.
If we win a game 2-0, it's still a win. Bonus, we beat another NFC team. It's only one week, but we're already ahead of the Packers, the Falcons, the Panthers, the Vikings, the Redskins, the Giants, and Tampa Bay.
This first win could play out later in the season when playoff positioning starts shaping up. So, yes the team needs to improve and they will, but enjoy the win and be grateful you don't root for the Browns, Raiders, Jets, Jags, Bills, Stealers, Cardinals, etc.
Didn't say that STTBM but you are the perfect example of over-reaction Monday. Let's actually watch a few games then we can talk. I don't think we are going 19-0 but I don't think we suck either. You will be suprised what the home crowd does for the pass rush and we will run the ball this sunday night. Get some perspective Cmon Man!
Kaepernick may have improved, but I'm not convinced that Sunday's game shows us that, despite his statistical success. He appeared to me to still be a one-read QB. Perhaps that's all he ever has to be, but I believe if he plays that way against Seattle's secondary, he'll struggle throwing it. We'll find out soon enough.
It's early days yet. I'm still forming my opinion of the 2013 Sahawks. So far, disappointed in the discipline, execution, gameplan, and play calling to an extent, but relieved to get a road win and escape with no major injuries.
Wilson's greatness simply highlights Tom Cable and the lines failures.
Mo–did you read the comments in the post-game threads?! Full of idiot homers throwing tantrums because I dared criticize the home team. Followed by a TON of non-regulars on the next thread who agreed with me.
As usual, I voiced an unpopular opinion with merit, and was attacked by morons with no examples or facts to back up their dissenting opinions. So pardon me if I'm a bit touchy. I'm due.
I for one have never claimed to know everything. But my opinion is as valid as any intelligent, informed fan–and better defended than most. I'm usually willing to admit when proven wrong, but I'll be damned if I back down for popular opinion and silly homerism.
Duke shire–Perhaps GB's secondary really was that terrible. But I watched much of the game, and to me it looked like Crapernick was throwing to his second and third guys. He rarely if ever had to throw to his outlet guys because usually he had other guys open. GB's DC may have lost it, how else to explain what Boldin did to them despite looking slowe than Houshmandzadeh?
I respect your opinion and fervently hope your right because I loathe Crapernick and dont want to have to respect him..
You can't argue with Kaep's numbers. Not many QB's in the history of this league can put up a 27/39/412/3/0 line one week and have a 180 yard rushing game in another. I hate the Niners as much as anyone, but continuing to bag on his play is just wishful thinking.
Got to believe we'll be able to slow Boldin down though, no idea how he threw up that kind of game at this point in his career.
I'm on the side that our game this past Sunday was a perfectly respectable/decent road win against a solid team with an above-average defense. There's no way to say that this Niners team would have had a materially better result in that same game. O-line needs to improve, and I'm feeling good about our D-line with the guys we have coming back. Of course it's far from a sure thing, but I'm feeling reasonably confident going into next week.
Hey everyone I thought you might be interested in my first experience watching the Hawks since moving to Las Vegas 5 months ago. The LV Seahawkers meet at Scooter's Bar about 10 minutes from the Strip. I'd guess there were about 200 fellow Hawk fans all in proper attire fired up for the game. They even go outside to raise the 12th man flag in the parking lot prior to the game! Lots of fun complete with Seahawk chants, defense chants at the appropriate times (they chant 'Seafense') and even a guy occasionally stepping in front of the gigantic screen with his "D" sign and picket fence. They have giveaways at half time with lottery tickets for anyone wearing Seahawk gear. If anyone will be in Vegas during a game I highly recommend watching the game there rather than a Casino. Almost everyone is from WA state – really made me feel 'at home' . Also – since my move out of state I have to say that I have really enjoyed reading all of your comments and contributing occasionally. I respect all of your opinions and look forward to 'checking in' throughout the day. I appreciate all of your links and find that much of the information shared here is time well spent. Go Hawks.
I love it! An average of 1 game each
Thanks LVHawk i'll take you up on that one day, possibly this winter.
I remember last year when the 49'rs beat on the Pats at New England and were unanimously crowned #1, well that lasted a week until they came to Seattle and we know what happened. Having Avril and possibly Browner back will make a difference. I don't think GB has that great of "D". The 2nd time we play them we have Harvin and Hill back.
I get ya STTBM, and it's tough because we've had this incredible offseason filled with unprecedented media hype on top of our own sky high expectations. This team went from second class citizen to top of the world in one season. Remember last season when we (Seahawks fans) took all kinds of grief because our high priced free agent QB(pretty small contract actually, but the media spun it to make it look like we were foolish) was not that impressive and then we took a short QB in the third that would never start in the NFL? As fans we took so much crap from all the experts and even a lot of or own right here on this blog. Part of why you may have been jumped on by some here is that we went through that last year and guess what our QB isn't too short and does kick ass. I think for some here even the mention that Wilson had a bad game brings back all the negative crap from last year. We go so far the other direction to make sure everyone knows how great our guy is that if someone even questions that, they are anti Wilson and anti Seahawks. Wilson is great. He is, I know it, you know it, they know it.
For the record, I think he played an incredible game and the stats confirm it. However, watching it I just didn't have the confidence that I had most of last season. I felt the team was playing with cement blocks in their shoes and was looking at #3 to see how he was going to change my feeling and turn the ship around. You know what, he did and he did under much duress. It's pretty cool that in one year we went from hoping to win to expecting to win each game.
We all have homer moments and as I've been a fan for the past 34 years, I've had more than some here. My wife calls me Charlie Brown and the Seahawks Lucy. Lucy ain't pullin that ball away this year!
I'd say hang in there, be the fan you want to be and don't worry about the noise. Every day we are all right and then we are all wrong, about something. I think you will find as this week gets closer to game time, the bad taste from the first game will fade and the anticipation and excitement for the SF game will take over. It's part of the reason we are fans. The team is 1-0 and in first place. That's really the best way to start the season.
Last thing to look at. In years past if teams shut down our running game we were dead. We didn't quite have the passing prowess to play with the big dogs consistently. We now have a stellar second year QB that was able to will a victory with effort, talent and a 300+ yard passing day against a tough defense. That D stuffed our running game all day and yet Wilson made the plays that we needed to win. Things are only going to get better.
Nice post Mo, the length scared me for a sec. It's not what you say but how you say it and how often STTBM. I often find myself ready to skip your posts when you are on a rant, but generally stick it out when you are in a more calm state
Stoked for some Sunday Night Football, should be quite a bit of national buzz. Hopefully it's just good experience for Superbowl week later in the year. Sure would seem likely if we can wrest homefield advantage, and it starts this Sunday eve'.
The cover boys can't be modeling if they only have one eyebrow can they?
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"As good as the Hawks are, they dont have the Niners discipline. Last years late season thrashing excepting–wasnt that awesome?!"
Umm, yeah. It sounds like you think the Seahawks only had one quality win in 2012. This couldn't be any less accurate. Beating the Patriots was pretty cool. Beating the Bears on the road was pretty cool. Putting up massive points on two other occasions — as well as the 49ers game you mentioned — also pretty cool. There were definitely multiple quality wins in 2012, and some of them showed great discipline and perseverance — even when we were ahead and could have coasted to victory, we kept closing out on defense and getting yards and points on offense, to the point that some in the national media were accusing us of being unsportsmanlike.
We do get penalized too often, and that's the mark of a young and less disciplined team, sure, so on some levels I agree with you, but your comment made it sound like the 42-13 thrashing of the 49ers was our only quality win last year. (BTW, IMHO it wasn't even as close as the score indicated, their team packed it in somewhere in the 2nd quarter.)
We've got a huge home field advantage and psychology is on our side. I fully expect to see 49er players who are unnerved by the intensity before the game even starts…
To clarify my assessment of Kaepernick going through his progressions, I should point out that I was listening to a radio call of the game, and Eric Davis and Ted Robinson were both remarking on him making a series of reads on multiple plays. It wasn't from any first hand knowledge.
And the origin of the "he threw to his first read x% of the time" thing that Yakinta cited was Cecil Lammey, from John Clayton's 710 ESPN show the Saturday before the Denver preseason game. I remember because I listened to that show too. It's here:
He basically says that he charted 85 of Kaepernick's playoff throws, and only 11 went to his second read. 0 went to the other side of the field. I think that reflects him locking into Crabtree increasingly over the post season as much as "not being able to go through progressions". And here's hoping he's getting locked in in the sane way on Boldin – can only help us.
Clayton later repeated this on one of the weekday shows on 710, though he was quick to point out he it was Lammey's stat.
All I was saying in bringing it up is that the stat/assessment was touted as being a fact, and cited as evidence that we needn't worry about Kaepernick throwing from the pocket . I remember hearing the origination of that stat, and it wasn't quite put that way. Combine that with the fact that SF has made a concerted effort to get better in that regard, and let's just be honest in recognizing we'll have our hands full on Sunday.
That said, every time over the last two years I've worried about a matchup against a regular season opponent, this team has come out fighting. This is a very good football team.
I can't wait for Sunday!
Bayareahawkfan–excellent commentary; keep it up.
Rramstad–I meant the late season blowout was the only game I remember from last year where Seattle had better discipline than the Niners; at least vs a quality opponent. But that's only my memory, which is often faulty.
Being a young team is a lousy excuse for penalties. Younger teams than us have fewer penalties, and it's often veterans committing stupid penalties. But having discipline is far more than just not having penalties, it's executing well every time, it's being assignment correct, it's making your block, it's timing; and Seattle usually has issues with this, but SF rarely does.
As much as I love Carrol, he has yet to prove he can build team discipline.
STTBM- Along with Seattle beating the 49ers up here 42-13 the Giants came in to San Francisco and whipped the 49ers 26-3. Also the 49ers lost to the Vikings 24-13, and couldn't beat the Rams once in two games.
Seattle on the other hand Was in every single game last year at the end of each game with a chance to win. They never lost by more than 6 points.
Carroll has proven to have his team ready each and every game.
I don't think we can say the same thing about San Francisco last year can we?
There's more to team discipline then having the fewest penalties in a game imo.
And the facts simply don't show that San Francisco overall was a more disciplined team last year.
MoSeahawk12 you're post is spot on except this attitude change with a lot of Seahawks fans started after the SB against Pittsburgh.
Fans that went from knowledgeable and level headed turned into "Dallas Cowboy fan" clones. Every game was going to be an easy win on the road to the SB and every lose was because someone cheated or the game was called bad.
Intelligent discussions went out the window. If you disagreed with the popular option then you were attacked in childish manors.
I remember being one of the few people on an old Seahawks message board(one that I think is still around) that I was in favor of keeping Hutchinson over Alexander in what was Hutchinson's last season in Seattle.
You had to wade through post after post of "you don't know what you're talking about because you are an " post in order to find one that made sense.
Not living in Seattle, message boards were a great way to get current news and this was one of the few boards left where one could still have an intelligent conversation but the Wilson/Flynn debate ended that, for the most part.
People seem to forget that it's ok to be a fan of a team, give respect to the next opponent and discuss ways to make the team better. Too many people decided that every discussion had to have winner and that winner was based on who yelled the loudest and had the most supporters.
"I was in favor of keeping Hutchinson over Alexander in what was Hutchinson's last season in Seattle."
I wish that would of happened gvineq. I was in favor of it at the time too.
Check out M Rob in this video about Carroll and other coaching styles.
STTBM – How many yards did the 9ers rush as whole go for, I believe around 90, and Gore had less than Lynch, so I think they should be worried, that was in Frisco, lets see what they do in C-Town.
Just want you to have some comfort going into the game Sun. night.
Tru–I sure hope youre right. I think GB's D-line is better than ours right now, with the starters walking wounded and the backups tore up as well. But we'll see!
STTBM, penalty yards don't really have even much of a correlation with making the playoffs and having a winning record. I posted a bunch of the stats awhile back. Not going to search for it now because I don't remember which thread I posted it on. I only went back 4 years, 2009-2012. Seemed that being between 10-20 in penalty yards was most predictive of making the playoffs.
Of course penalties hurt a team, but it does matter what type of penalties they are IMO. Pre-snap, mental mistakes are inexcusable. Aggressive penalties are not all the time. I'd take another 15 yards for Kam knocking Davis out on Sunday again. I'd bet you would too. Being in the top of the league in least penalty yards is certainly not a prerequisite to win the SB. It's just one example, but Balt was dead last in penalty yards in 2012.
STTBM, actually I found it. Here's your tome if interested.
"Duke, I'm not sure you're right that it's just a statistical outlier. After a little examination, it doesn't look like there's even that strong of a correlation between penalty yards and wins. And correlation doesn't automatically equate to causation.
The top 16 teams in penalty yards per game in 2012 had 136 wins. The bottom 16 teams had 119 wins. That's approx. 1 win per team more. The top 16 had 6 playoff teams. The bottom 16 had 6 playoff teams. The middle of the list seemed to be the best predictor of making the playoffs. Teams 10-20 had 6 playoff teams.
Take 2011. The Colts were #1 and Jags #3 in penalty yards a game. Both were god awful, though that doesn't necessarily prove a trend. The top 16 teams in penalty yards had 8 playoff teams. The bottom 16 4 playoff teams. Teams 10-20 had 4 playoff teams. The top 16 teams had 137 wins. The bottom 16 teams had 119 wins. That's almost the same as 2012. There was one tie in 2012, so there was one less win out there.
In 2010, the top 16 teams in penalty yards had 6 playoff teams. The bottom 16 had 6 playoff teams obviously. Teams 10-20 had 5 playoff teams. The top 16 teams had 134 wins. The bottom 16 teams had 122 wins.
In 2009, the top 16 teams in penalty yards had 5 playoff teams. The bottom 16 teams had 7 playoff teams. Teams 10-20 had 4 playoff teams. The top ten teams only had 2 playoff teams.
I know penalties leading to losses is conventional wisdom, but it doesn't seem to hold water. You'd need to analyze more years to get a better idea, but there doesn't seem to be any correlation even the last 4 years.
Obviously penalty yards hurt you in a game. But that has to be weighed against being a physical team and other factors that help you win but may lead to more penalties. I would guess that you'd see more of a correlation with mental penalties and winning and losing. I just want the Hawks to limit the mental mistakes. I can live with aggressive penalties and not being top ten in penalty yards a game."
Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/seahawks/2013/08/26/morning-links-dont-worry-about-those-penalties/#more-18288#storylink=cpy


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10 Best Female Directors
You regularly rattle off the names of obscure male directors, but when it comes to the 10 best female directors, you slink off in shame. Fill that film-knowledge gender gap, and imagine the points you will score with women. Use this list to learn about the ten best female directors based on artistic influence, awards nods, significant breakthroughs and coolness.
Maya Deren: The Harvard Film Archive credits Deren's disturbing psychodramas with spawning the postwar American avant-garde film movement, earning her a top spot on the list of best female directors. The daughter of a psychiatrist and artist, Deren plunged the depths of surrealism. Her best-known film, "Meshes of the Afternoon," depicts a "phallic attack," notes the Harvard Film Archive. Come on, you know you want to see the "phallic attack."
Sofia Coppola: As the first American woman nominated for Best Director, Sofia Coppola's talent is definitely not "lost in translation." Coppola perfectly depicts alienation and extreme loneliness in "Lost in Translation." Her breakout film, "The Virgin Suicides," made Josh Hartnett a star.
Penny Marshall: In Hollywood, money never sleeps. Penny Marshall was the first female director to shatter the glass earnings ceiling—earning over 100 million in ticket sales for "Big." Talk about a pretty penny.
Kathryn Bigelow: Who said female directors only make chick flicks? Certainly not Kathryn Bigelow, who specializes in the kinds of action and suspense movies that make men swoon. Her movie "The Hurt Locker"—about the Iraq war—earned her the 2010 Oscar for Best Director. Not only was she the first woman in history to win that award, but she also beat ex-husband James Cameron for the trophy. With titles like "Point Break" and "K-19: The Widowmaker" under her belt, Bigelow will be your go-to director for non-chick-flicks.
Lina Wertmuller: Anarchist lovers trying to take down Mussolini? A rich woman and a sailor literally swept away at sea? Lina Wertmuller may have worked as Fellini's assistant, but she is a powerhouse director in her own right. In 1975, she became the first female director in history to receive a Best Director Oscar nomination for her film "Seven Beauties." You might recognize her film "Swept Away" from the Madonna-Guy Ritchie remake. Check out "The Seduction of Mimi" and be seduced by this talented female director.
Darnell Martin: If you treasure your vinyl collection, you probably dug the movie "Cadillac Records," which chronicled the stories of recording artists at the "Chess Records" label. Female director Darnell Martin scored a Best Film win at the Black Reel Awards.
Nora Ephron: What other director writes for the "Huffington Post" and "New York Times?" What other female director confesses to "The Guardian" that all women inflict "bitchiness" on the world? If you want to impress your girlfriend, rent "Sleepless in Seattle" or "Julie & Julia"—and prepare to laugh, because Ephron is known for her wicked sense of humor.
Miranda July: With nods from Sundance, Gotham, the Independent Spirit Awards, and Cannes, Miranda July broke through on the Indie film scene in 2005 with "Me and You and Everyone We Know," a movie about the isolation of modern life. According to IMDB, Filmmaker Magazine rated July first in their 2004 list of "25 New Faces of Indie Film."
Jane Campion: Not only did Jane Campion's 1993 film 'The Piano" introduce Anna Paquin to the world, but it also earned Campion both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Director.
Barbara Peeters: Imagine a female director who makes the B-movies of your teenage dreams. That's exactly what Barbara Peeters did in the 70s and 80s, directing such gems as "Humanoids from the Deep" and "Summer School Teachers."


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Novation Bass Station II - Six Synths Jam!
Dolphin Music on Dec 19, 2013
Novation Bass Station II - Six Synths Jam!
The Bass Station II has been garnering rave reviews and turning up in loads of pro setups. Wolf & Lamb, Rudimental.
How does the Bass Station II stack up to the original vintage synth? Pretty darn well, with greater features, bigger sounds and it's even more affordable.
Fancy checking out some more impressive performance vids? The Novation Launchpad is a phenomenon, incredible scenes inside courtesy of some young musicians with perhaps a little too much time on their hands.


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The clattering of the old diesel engine was drowned out only by the screeching tires as I wrestled this rusty old land barge around the tight corner. Slow as hell these things are, unlike the sprite little Mini nipping at my bumper. The cobblestones are nice to look at but god damn they make it hard to drive. Shit! I felt the car door try to touch the road as I swerved around the man and his cart as they blindly crossed the road. Fruit stands, I fucking hate fruit stands. Back on topic though, the Minis chasing me. Why? You might ask, well I may or may not have taken a special briefcase from a Mr Marcionne. Marcionne really wants whatever is in this briefcase so here we are, pretty simple. Excuse me a second.
The narrow streets opened up near the canal into Piazza San Marco and I made my move. The faster Mini pulled alongside me and I thrust my rusty front bumper into his back wheel. The Mini began to roll but I began to slide on the wet stones, not exactly my plan. The screeching was deafening but not nearly as loud as the sound of old Mercedes slamming into even older Cathedral. Bloody and battered, I rolled out of the car. The crowd was already surrounding the upside down Mini, smoke pouring out from the hood. I pulled out my pistol and began unloading into the car as I walked towards it, briefcase in hand. I reached the driver side door, aimed…bastard was gone.
Im gonna need another car.
Shots rang out as a group of thuggish looking men in hats charged over the hill. Not a single car in sight, time to improvise. I took the scooter from a scared looking man and hopped on, spinning the throttle. What a pathetic noise, it wheezed like an old man being awakened for supper. I wasn't going to stick around and see how good those thugs were with guns, so I sped off around the corner, kicking the back end out for good measure. I was back on the narrow inner-city streets, vendors and tourists lazily crisscrossing. A man dropped to the ground in a mist of red as I drove by. Turning around I saw my group of fez-wearing stereotypes on motorcycles, guns drawn. To this day I still can't believe I picked the scooter while these thugs got the bikes, damn injustice. We weaved through the city, shots buzzing past my head. I saw another one of the ubiquitous fruit stands and slid the scooter into it, spilling its contents onto the road. I grabbed the briefcase and darted into the first open door I could find.
I ran up the stairs and threw a shoulder into the first apartment door. Not my kind of place but the footsteps running up behind me said otherwise. I checked my pistol, only two bullets left. I backed up to the terrace and looked down, realizing we were up against another canal. The thugs ran into the apartment, I shot the first in the neck while his partner hit me in the shoulder. As I fell over the terrace I squeezed, planting another shot in the left eye of thug number two. I felt my body hit the water and my breath escape me. Gasping for air, I looked around for the briefcase when I saw thug number three come out of the apartment building, grab the case, and hop in a speedboat tied to the dock.
I love boats.
Covered in Venice canal slime, I reached the last boat on the dock and hopped in. They always leave the keys, lucky me. I blasted out of the dock and made a beeline towards my target, the boat rocketing off wakes as I pushed the throttle to wide open. Tourist canal boats made a maze of wood and gasoline but I pressed on at maximum speed. I was gaining on my target when he made a sharp turn into another canal. I pulled back on the throttle and whipped the boat around the corner, only to see my target waiting, gun drawn. My only chance was to go right for him, so I took it and launched the boat into his. Splinters of wood and metal shot through the air. I remember being flung from the boat, and then…darkness.
I came to and struggled to see my surroundings. Bits of wood littered the oily water, the floating body of my assailant gave hope that this was finally over. I couldn't see the briefcase, I didn't care. I was so tired, I was numb. I felt my eyes close.
I was so glad this meeting ended. My wife's been bitching at me about all the travel and, quite frankly, I was at the end of my rope. I walked down towards the canal and saw police lights flashing through a crowd of people. I asked a bystander what had happened and he told me there was a crash. Two people were killed and a residential slip had caught fire. Not my problem, I wanted to get on a plane and go back home. I turned to leave and saw a briefcase bobbing just off the edge of the street. I needed a new briefcase and money was pretty tight, so I took it. I wonder who it belonged to.


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Queen Victoria's Empire : Her Majesty : Her Homes
Balmoral Castle
Osborne House
Windsor Castle
Her Homes
The Royal palace.
King George III bought Buckingham house in 1761 for his wife Queen Charlotte to use as a comfortable family home close to St. James' Palace, where many court functions were held. George IV, with the assistance of his architect John Nash set about transforming the house into a palace. Nash retained the main block, but doubled its size, the external style reflecting the French neo-classical influence favored by the King. The remodelled rooms remain virtually unchanged since Nash's time. The north and south wings of Buckingham House were demolished and rebuilt on a larger scale with a triumphal arch -- the Marble Arch -- as the centerpiece of an enlarged courtyard, to commemorate the British victories at Trafalgar and Waterloo.
Queen Victoria was the first monarch to take up residence in July 1837, just three weeks after her accession, and in June 1838, she was the first British sovereign to leave from Buckingham Palace for a coronation. Her marriage to Prince Albert in 1840 soon illustrated the Palace's shortcomings. A serious problem for the newly married couple was the absence of any nurseries and too few bedrooms for visitors. The only solution was to move Marble Arch -- it now stands at the northeast corner of Hyde Park -- and build a forth wing, thereby creating a quadrangle.
Blore, the architect in charge, created the east front and, thanks largely to his builder, William Cubitt, the costs were reduced from Ł150,000 to Ł106,000. The work was completed in 1847. By the turn of the century, the soft French stone used in Blore's east front required replacing, largely due to London's notorious soot. The present forecourt of the palace, where changing the guard takes place, was formed in 1911, as part of the Victoria memorial scheme.
Built in the 15th Century, Balmoral castle was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852. Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of the new building on 28th September 1853. The castle was built from granite from the neighboring quarries of Glen Gelder, which produce a near white stone. The original castle was demolished and a plaque on the front lawn marks the position of the front door of the old castle. The building was finally completed in 1856.
After Albert's death in 1861 (aged 42), Queen Victoria increasingly spent more of her time at Balmoral, famously befriending her gillie John Brown. When Queen Victoria died in 1901, Balmoral Estates passed, under the terms of her will, to King Edward VII, and from him to each of his successors.
Improvements continue to this day, notably by the current Duke of Edinburgh, who has enlarged the flower and vegetable garden, and created the water garden. Originally consisting of over 11,000 acres, over the years further land has been acquired, bringing the total to around 50,000 acres. As most of the land is mountainous, at present only about 450 acres are farmed.
The estate houses many important species of plants and animals, and is monitored closely by the ITE (Institute for Terrestrial Ecology). The 2,500-acre Ballochbuie forest, originally purchased by Queen Victoria in 1878 to save it from a timber merchant, contains one of the largest remnants of Caledonian Pine forest left in the country. Twenty-five years ago, a small area known as the "tennis court" was enclosed in a regeneration trial suggested by the Duke of Edinburgh. In 1979, when the success of the experiment became clear, a further 50 acres was enclosed, and in 1992, a further 750 acres. In addition to this, nearly 5,000 acres of the estate have been planted with trees, providing shelter for red deer.
For Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Osborne House was a haven of tranquillity, far from the formality of court life at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. When they bought the building in 1845, it was a relatively small Georgian house. It was modified to accommodate the regent by Thomas Cubitt (see Buckingham Palace), who redesigned it in an Italianate style, contrary to the more common gothic style of the time. The gardens too were styled similarly by both Cubitt and Prince Albert. The completion of Osborne in 1851 coincided with the Great Exhibition, Prince Albert's greatest achievement, held in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park.
The young royal couple, with their many children, embodied the family ideal and helped restore respect for the monarchy after the low esteem in which it was held under George IV and William IV. Although of necessity State affairs took place at Osborne, it was essentially a family holiday home. Shortly after her death, Edward VII gave Osborne House to the nation, one of the most evocative memorials to Britain's longest reigning monarch.
Originally, Windsor was a village on the edge of a forest that was visited from time to time by Saxon kings, who used the nearby woods to hunt. William the Conqueror chose Windsor as his home because of the forest and its closeness to water. Also, it was close enough to London to ensure safe control. By 1272, the castle at Windsor had taken the shape that it is known for today (as it's remained for 700 years), a castle on a hill, a round tower on a mound, two wards with walls and towers round them, all for power and prestige.
By the time of Victoria, Windsor had become a symbol for the Empire, and was used as such. State visits were held there. It was a mix of regal and private family life. Victoria lived there on and off for 64 years, longer than any other monarch. It was in the Private Apartments that she first laid eyes on Albert when he was at Windsor in 1839, and it was in the same apartments that he died on December 14, 1861, in the room where George IV and William IV had also died. The room was kept as a shrine until her own death in 1901.
While Osborne and Balmoral were his and the Queen's private homes, which they had created together, Windsor was the official residence of the monarch, and the Queen dominated it even Prince Albert's lifetime. Life as lived by the Queen at Windsor was divided into two parts -- the everyday life in the Private Apartments and the occasional event in the State Apartments. The Queen occupied the rooms in the Southeast (soon known as the Victoria) Tower. Prince Albert used George IV's rooms, but seems to have slept with the Queen until his final illness. The nurseries were over the Queen's rooms; and the happy family life of the Royal couple was much celebrated by her subjects.
The Queen gave private audience to her Prime Ministers and other public figures in the Private Audience Room, a little high-ceilinged room in the south range, close to her tower, which had been decorated with some richness under Prince Albert's direction. She gave unofficial audiences, or saw her family or friends, in her sitting-room, and it was here that she sat at her desk writing her multitudinous, heavily underlined letters and reading the unofficial papers that came to her in mounting numbers of red boxes, until she was sometimes starting work at six in the morning.
State visits gave the whole castle a new function. Such visits were a new development. As in earlier centuries, kings and queens had not left their kingdoms, except in war, and did not entertain other kings or queens except as prisoners or by accident. Their palaces had no accommodation for them. By the turn of the 18th century, royalty had become more mobile. The first proper state visits to England were those of the Emperor of Russia and the King of Saxony to London in 1814. But Windsor Castle was an ideal venue in which to entertain and impress visiting royalty, and state visits to it became a feature of Victoria's and all subsequent reigns.
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Dear Friends:
I was zooming around getting some last minute shopping done last night and headed to the Strip District. I got distracted for a moment, took a wrong turn, went over a bridge and wound up in the morass of Route 28, where it grinds down to one lane at snail-speed and takes you on a detour through Nova Scotia before you can finally cross the river again at 40th Street.
I was not pleased. I grumbled and muttered and cursed. I went over in my mind how much later this would make me, how complicated my evening had just gotten. I was mad at myself and feeling sorry for myself at the same time.
Then I remembered Newtown. I was reminded of the difference between inconvenience and suffering. So I blushed. And then I began to pray.
The recent dire events there continue to cast their shadow over us all. We come to the manger of the Christ Child fully aware of the twenty empty beds in that community, and of eight other lives cut short. We are painfully aware we can do little for them but pray, and hold the grieving in our hearts. In the face of such horror, worshipping the mystery of God who comes and lives among us in Jesus of Nazareth has never been more relevant.
Any desperately wounded heart understandably cries out to God, Why? Why does a good and merciful Deity allow such things? Some religious systems have elaborate answers to this cry.
God's answer is a Child.
Silent in the face of this Why?, the Child Jesus, God-Made-Flesh, comes to redeem the sin and suffering in the world that lie at the root of the question itself. He grows up in the midst of the agonies and losses of the world. He moves with infinite compassion and mercy amidst the worst that we can do to ourselves and others. He forgives, blesses, and heals. He declares His righteous judgment upon the forces of wickedness that corrupt and destroy His creatures. And He offers Himself in weakness through the Cross and in power through the Empty Tomb to bring Life out of death, Light out of darkness, blessing out of curse.
If you are seeking, in this dark time of the year, a reason to keep going, an answer to your cries, a meaning for your life, seek Him. His hope is sure and His mercy is more than enough. Whatever the pain or the doubt that is pulling at your heart, offer it as your own gift laid at the feet of the Christ Child. Then see what He will do.
And if you rejoice in this season, because of the blessings that God has poured upon you, then turn to others, especially those who suffer, and let your words and deeds be for them the life, light and blessing which Jesus Christ embodies and bestows.
May all the grace and peace of Jesus Christ be with you and those you love.
The Rt. Rev. Dorsey W. M. McConnell
Photo: Adoration of the Children, Gerard van Honthorst, 1620, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy


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