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Dancing through life: from attracting the right partner to having a joyful experience that lasts.
Our body/mind/spirit system is a key instrument of measurement that helps us evaluate all the data we collect. Unfortunately, we often feel overwhelmed by the amount of intense mental and painful emotional information that we receive. In an attempt to reduce this overwhelm, we make a subconscious decision to partially withdraw from receiving all that information. Such inner decision made in a state of defeat, becomes part of our defense mechanism that helps us survive the intensity of our life by avoiding intense situations or over-reacting and throwing a temper tantrum.
Our body/mind/spirit system is a key instrument of measurement that helps us evaluate all the data we collect. Unfortunately, we often feel overwhelmed by the amount of intense mental and painful emotional information that we receive. In an attempt to reduce this overwhelm, we make a subconscious decision to partially withdraw from receiving all that information. Such inner decision made in a state of defeat, becomes part of our defense mechanism that helps us survive the intensity of our life by avoiding intense situations or over-reacting and throwing a temper tantrum.
If your life is full of frustration, disappointment, blame, guilt, isolation, struggle, anger, and even outrage while you are trying to find your self-worth in the eyes and opinions of others, you may be stuck in the net of false values and not-self concepts. This feeling produces fear of "non-survival". When you clearly know that you need to disengage from the project or a person, but you are postponing this action, your mind is giving you thousands of reason why you should not trust your guts. When we resist our authentic knowing, we also become the worst critics of ourselves, calling ourselves crazy, dumb and stupid while trying to suppress our own clarity and truth.
When we do not allow ourselves to be authentic, we start judging ourselves or someone who we perceive an obstacle to our natural being. There is an important distinction between judging something that looks like a reactive response and noticing it in a neutral way. Judging usually comes with an emotional attachment, a charge. Charge is the energy that has been stored by your body as a warning signal. It is there to keep you from getting into something you perceived as a "negative" experience in the past. We are actually trying to push something that reminds us about challenging issues in the present or past situations. The act of judgment often substitutes the action required to change unwanted situation or behavior. It is like judging a part of yourself, that you do not like, instead of doing something to transform it.
It is extremely valuable to catch yourself as you begin judging. Notice it, acknowledge that it is just a habit and switch your attention to something useful. As you begin noticing when you use this habit, the judgment becomes less effective in its function and finally dissipates. The judgment is taking your attention from positive changes and focuses you on what is not working. When the judgment is gone, you can put your energy into forming a new habit instead of investing in a fight with your inner Judge, loosing your attention in the constant battle against yourself.
Are you choosing where and how you are or are you being "pulled" into events, relationshops and decisions? If you act out of need or lack, you will eventually accumulate tension that will wear you down. Notice what are you hungry for or what part of your body feels worse when you are not acting on your truth can help you identify where the "frozen" memories, pains and other charges of the past are stored in your body.
Are you looking for attention, love, admiration, feeling loved, wanting to be heard and appreciated?
Are you craving loyalty, support, perfection?
Looking into "missing" feelings and cravings for "more of… " can help you be more conscious about choices you make in your relationships. Notice how things, events, people around affect you. If what you see and feel happening is not what you want to be part of, you do not have to feel guilty about it. It is totally Ok to not be attracted to some events, relationships, or experiences. It is up to you to make a decision and not become engaged with something that does not feel right to you. You always have a choice.
In my perception, life is a mysterious dance of Souls that come together to experience, to grow, to be. I love dancing and I see dance patterns in everything: from choosing the place to dance, to attracting the right partner, to having a joyful experience with it. In conclusion, I would like to share a few of my dance rules with you.
Timing is everything. You cannot co-create the dance when you are off beat or dancing a sequence that your partner is not aware of.
It is your dance. Acknowledge your nature, your gifts, and your ability to enjoy the dance of life as it comes to you. If you are not ready, do not let anyone lead you into something you are not equipped to handle yet.
Dance is an inner process, not an outer performance. Dance to experience the inner joy and do not invest your energy into impressing others.
Competition is a different activity. It takes a lot of work to compete. Dancing is not about competition. There are always better dancers on the floor as well as people that are learning from watching you dance. Let your heart dance and your legs follow.
Ambiance is important. Allow the music of life to move you forward. Dance in places that feel good, and leave an environment where you feel out of place.
I invode you to apply these rules to your dance of life and allow love, joy and the beat within to move you around your dancing floor. Life is too short to dance with someone you do not trully love. Find the music of your heart and listen to the songs of others. Dating is all about finding a partner to dance with. Marriage is about making the dance matter in your life.
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The original landing site was selected to avoid the potential hazard of landing too close to the mountainous terrain of Mount Sharp in the center of Gale crater. However, since the Mount Sharp is the primary exploration site for the mission, landing closer is desirable if it can be done safely.
The recent change in landing sites was made possible based on increased confidence in precision landing technology aboard the MSL spacecraft, which is carrying the rover. "We're trimming the distance we'll have to drive after landing by almost half," said Pete Theisinger, Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. "That could get us to the mountain months earlier."
The landing area was originally an ellipse about 12 miles wide and 16 miles long. Using the analysis of the new landing system's capabilities, the team was able to shrink the area to approximately 4 miles wide and 12 miles long.
The car-sized Curiosity rover will spend 2-years studying the area to determine whether the area ever offered an environment favorable for microbial life.
"We have been preparing for years for a successful landing by Curiosity, and all signs are good," said Dave Lavery, MSL program executive. "However, landing on Mars always carries risks, so success is not guaranteed. Once on the ground we'll proceed carefully. We have plenty of time since Curiosity is not as life-limited as the approximate 90-day missions like NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers and the Phoenix lander."

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Russian Rockets Are Falling Within Sight Of A Strategically Vital Ukrainian City
Published 8:03 pm, Thursday, September 4, 2014
Pro-Moscow separatist forces, likely augmented by Russian soldiers, have began a bombardment of a major Ukrainian coastal city.
Mariupol sits between pro-Russian occupied areas and the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in March. The city had previously seen clashes between Ukrainian security forces and separatists in May.
But Mariupol remained in Ukrainian hands and avoided the destruction wrought during battles between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists that have swept across eastern Ukraine throughout the summer.
The city of half a million is now facing bombardment and possible invasion by Russian-backed separatist forces.
Source: we expect the Russian army will attempt to storm #Mariupol #Ukraine tonight or early in the morning unless something comes up
— Ukraine Reporter (@StateOfUkraine) September 4, 2014
We hear sounds of artillery shelling east to #Mariupol all evening. Ukrainians left the eastern checkpoint empty. Interesting night ahead...
— Wojciech Bojanowski (@BojanowskiW) September 4, 2014
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has released a statement saying that heavy fighting has taken place to the east of Mariupol between the Ukrainian army and "irregular armed groups" for the past day. There's speculation that armed groups may move into Mariupol once night falls.
Russian forces have started a bombardment of the fields surrounding Mariupol with Grad rocket systems that have likely been supplied from Russia. Grads are Soviet-developed rockets usually fired from a truck-mounted missile battery.
The express purpose of the missile fire seems to be clearing out Ukrainian military vehicles, providing the advancing separatist force with direct access to the city.
Separatist-fired missiles hit the fields in direct sight of #Mariupol. There's not much to stop their tanks here pic.twitter.com/ik25WcdluG
— Petr Shelomovskiy (@shelomovskiy) September 4, 2014
Mariupol is a strategic port city on the Azov Sea. If taken, the city would provide a link between the rebel capital of Donetsk and the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in March.
A corridor from Russia to Crimea would allow Russia to more easily resupply its position while preventing the Crimean economy from collapsing.
https://t.co/E73EgdBY7J #Mariupol,#Ukraine:Locals swear profusely at massive #Russian Grad attack on suburbs. #Russia pic.twitter.com/RUwn4y1aSm
— Ukrainian Updates (@Ukroblogger) September 4, 2014
A roadside YouTube video from the fields outside of Mariupol shows the Grad bombardment in full swing.
A second YouTube video from inside of Mariupol shows that the bombardment is happening directly outside of the city.
According to The Interpreter, there have been claims and counter-claims by both separatists and the Ukrainian military that the other side is fleeing the battle after sustaining significant losses.
Below is a video from the AP showing destruction along the road from Donetsk to Mariupol.
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CFA acts on early test results
CFA is offering health checks to any people who may have eaten fish caught as part of recreational activities from the lake at CFA Training College Fiskville. The lake contains residues from firefighting foams previously used in training.
As a result of work implementing the recommendations of the Professor Joy Report, CFA was told in February that testing of flesh from four fish in the lake showed it contained PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate), a chemical in foams used until 2007.
CFA immediately reinforced earlier advice that members must not eat fish from the lake and also erected "no fishing" signs. Eminent toxicologist Dr Roger Drew was asked to undertake analysis of the possible effects of consuming fish. Late last week he advised CFA that eating the fish would likely increase a person's blood PFOS levels. CFA is taking action to remove fish from the lake.
CFA CEO Mick Bourke said CFA is not aware of any adverse health effects in those who have eaten fish from Lake Fiskville and is taking a precautionary approach by offering blood tests and welfare support. Access to a health surveillance program will also be provided, if needed.
"CFA's first priority is working with employees and their family members believed to have eaten the fish, and we will take all steps to identify if their exposure poses any health risks and to provide them with the support they may need," Mr Bourke said.
"We're continuing the work prompted by Professor Joy's findings, including human health risk assessments which we expect to be finished later this year. However, I felt we couldn'twait until then to tell our people what we know now about the fish."
Advice regarding exposure to PFOS suggests the chemical enters the blood and remains for a substantial period. At elevated concentrations it may change blood cholesterol and blood lipids, which are indicators of risk for cardiovascular disease.
The US Environmental Protection Agency says "human studies to date are insufficient to determine with a sufficient degree of certainty that the effects are either exposure-related or adverse".
Background levels of PFOS are found in most people and have been used in household products for decades including carpet stain repellents, cleaners, make-up and shaving cream.
Advice to CFA is that the risks are confined to those eating fish from Lake Fiskville and it is very unlikely there would be any health effect for those coming into contact with the water. Lake water is not used for firefighter training. CFA switched from dam water to town mains water for training in June 2012.
Anyone who believes they have eaten fish from Lake Fiskville is urged to call: 1800 628 616.
The $16.8 million recently committed by the Victorian Government will ensure the work which needs to be done at Fiskville, can be completed.
Mr Bourke said Fiskville remains safe for staff, trainees and visitors and CFA continues to work closely with WorkSafe and the Environment Protection Authority. Former Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe is providing oversight as Independent Monitor.
Further details are available in a blog from CEO Mick Bourke. There is also a list of Q&As.


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What does robben island mean?
Definitions for robben island
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Robben Island
Robben Island is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 km west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. The name is Dutch for "seal island". Robben Island is roughly oval in shape, 3.3 km long north-south, and 1.9 km wide, with an area of 5.07 km². It is flat and only a few metres above sea level, as a result of an ancient erosion event. The island is composed of Precambrian metamorphic rocks belonging to the Malmesbury Group. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid. Kgalema Motlanthe, who also served as President of South Africa, spent 10 years on Robben Island as a political prisoner, as did current president Jacob Zuma.
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Robben Island
a small island at the entrance of Table Bay, 10 m. NW. of Cape Town; has a lunatic asylum and a leper colony.
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of robben island in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of robben island in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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Not being able to see or interact with children for 20 years was possibly the most difficult thing to endure during my time on the island, there's a poetic justice that children in classrooms all over the world will now be able to visit Robben Island using this technology.
I have just been to Robben Island with him to show him the place where Nelson Mandela was. I hope he will be carrying the spirit of that reconciliation which Nelson Mandela was known for, gianni has got a very heavy responsibility on his shoulders... and he needs many people to side with him. There will be all kinds of criticism, all kinds of negatives. But I think he is strong enough to go through that.
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Tried getting Lenya going tonight. I didn't have any luck with the binary build so I went with the source build. That helped. Word to the wise, though. The Lenya site says it requires Cocoon 2.1.2. It looks like it has to be exactly 2.1.2 not 2.1.2 or higher.
I tried Lenya 1.2rc2 with Cocoon 2.1.4 and it didn't work. It looks like that version of Lenya is expecting xercesImpl-2.5.0 rather than 2.6.1 which is what Cocoon 2.1.4 comes with. I updated the Lenya Ant build XML file to use the newer version of Xerces but Lenya choked on it when it tried to come up


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Jozhear at Evo 2012: All the hype you can handle
It's that time of the year again. Next week is shoryuken.com's official fighting game tournament, the Evolution Tournament Series, which takes place at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Get hype!
I'll be going again, which makes this my third consecutive Evo. Having been to two of these tournaments in the past, I can say with confidence that this weekend is going to be another unforgettable experience. Evo has no shortage of hype, friendly faces, and – this probably goes without saying – the best high-level fighting gaming in the world.
Wint– I mean, Evo is coming…
At Evo 2010, the first one I attended, it was SF4's second year as the main game and this was during the second iteration of the game, Super Street Fighter IV. Evo 2009's Grand Final of Justin Wong vs Daigo was incredibly close, with Jwong picking his clutch alternate character of Balrog, and coming within a round of a huge upset against the widely accepted best player of Street Fighter. Coming into 2010, Daigo was looking to defend his title but it wouldn't be easy as the number of contestants in SFIV had grown compared to the year previous. Regardless though, Daigo took the entire tournament very convincingly with a Grand Finals matchup against Justin Wong's training partner and legendary fighting game player Ricky Ortiz.
Coming into 2011, Daigo's victory was all but guaranteed. He had switched from his mainstay of Ryu to the new Arcade Edition character Yun, who was widely recognized as among the best characters in the game. Few thought Daigo would manage to lose after winning so convincingly the year before with a worse character.
Going into the top 8, Daigo was sitting comfortably in the winners portion of the bracket, needing only to beat two more opponents to guarantee himself a spot in the Grand Finals on the winners side, all but assuring his victory. Of course, the craziest thing ever happened – he lost. And not only did he lose, he got crushed.
I was speechless, but my lack of words belied the atmosphere in the room – complete and utter jubilation that the reigning champ finally lost on the world stage. The room was literally shaking from the screaming and jumping of the 2000 attendants in the room. It was the most insane match to take place at every Evo I've watched, starting with 2009. And that's still not doing it justice – take a look.
After being sent to the losers bracket, Daigo then floundered against Saudi Arabia's Latif and saw himself outside the podium for the first time since Street Fighter IV became the main game. Two huge upsets in one year! Be prepared for more this year – there are more contestants entered into Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition 2012 than ever have entered a single fighting game tournament. And of course, only one can win.
Global killer instinct
Moving on to more of the competition, this year Evo is featuring even more killers than the last. Each of the Five Gods of Fighting Games is attending – Daigo Umehara, Tokido, Sako, Nuki, and Haitani. This is a first for the Street Fighter IV era. All five of these players are incredibly popular in the Japanese fighting game scene and are the stuff of legends in the Western fighting game scene, with Daigo, Tokido, and Sako often making trips overseas to best the North American competition. Haitani and Nuki are coming to play Street Fighter IV in the US for the first time, and it's entirely possible that one of these five will take the championship this year.
Last year's champ, Fuudo, will also be in attendance, along with his teammate Itabashi Zangief. Korean players like last year's upstart Poongko will be there, as well as the third place contestant from Evo 2010, Infiltration. Lately, Infiltration has drifted from his original main Akuma and has begun to show the world how sick Gouken – a character widely considered to be weak – can be. Expect to see him counterpick with Gouken and blow everyone's minds, as he did at Canada Cup 2011 against Bonchan's Sagat.
I'll also be there attempting to make as big a splash as possible. If I don't manage to go far – which would be disappointing – at the very least, I get a weekend in Las Vegas with a dozen friends from Calgary and more from everywhere else. One of the main benefits of Evo is that by day, you get to watch incredible fighting game play, and by night, you get to party your face off. It really is a gamer's dream.
Top Tier® competition in multiple games
While SF4 is the main event at Evo, Marvel vs Capcom 3, Soul Calibur 5, King of Fighters XIII, Mortal Kombat 9, and Street Fighter X Tekken will also be played. I'm a Street Fighter player to the core, but there is nothing like watching high-level and high-stakes Marvel at Evo. Last year's finals of Viscant against PR Balrog were completely ridiculous, with PR Balrog performing probably the most clutch super I've ever seen against Viscant's Phoenix, a God-tier character.
Of course, Justin Wong, a renowned Marvel god, will also be vying for the Marvel title, and last year he pulled off one of his trademark Wong Factor comebacks with an Akuma with nearly zero HP.
I'll be trying my hand at Marvel as well, but I don't really expect to make it out of my pool to the next round. I play the game for fun, and while it would be nice to make an unexpected run, I'm not really counting on it. It'll just be fun to play competitors from someplace other than here in Calgary.
Expect some next-level technology though. Chris G has really turned the tables lately with his ultra-lame Morrigan projectile keepaway team, but lately some counter-strategies have been developed and Marvel is evolving more by the day. Unfortunately, a slew of infinites have recently been discovered and there's no word on whether the tournament organizers, the Cannon brothers and Mr. Wizard, plan on banning them. Regardless, the infinites are in no way going to dictate the play you'll see among Marvel players, and there is pretty much a guarantee that every Marvel match will be rife with chaos and hype.
I'm also entering King of Fighters XIII, which I play now and again with friends locally. This game will be interesting to watch, since a game like King of Fighters hasn't been played at Evo in a long time. Despite being a 2D fighter, the game is a change of pace from the more footsie-oriented Street Fighter IV and will most likely feature explosive comebacks and fast-paced, frenetic gameplay. It's also an incredibly sharp-looking sprite-based game that old school gamers should find gorgeous to look at. High-level players such as MLG Champion Bala, as well as Romance and Mr KoF will be there to compete for the number one spot.
Soul Calibur V and Mortal Kombat 9 are games I consider myself poorly versed in, but I have to admit, the Mortal Kombat I saw at last year's Evo was highly entertaining. There was a player who chose Kitana and was doing some insane juggles with her fan projectile, and the fatalities I had never seen before were camp and amusing, and really got the crowd going.
Failure X Comeback?
Street Fighter X Tekken had one of the worst openings in video game history and has really not resonated at all with the fighting game community. The game came out in March but by May you could safely say that basically everyone had forgotten about the game, and those who remembered had a pretty intense distaste for it. Personally, I think the game has problems but they can be overlooked and the game can still be fun, so hopefully the game will experience a resurgence at Evo, especially with the slated additional characters set to come out shortly after next weekend.
Of course, the X Tekken tournament is 2 on 2 instead of the traditional 1 on 1 format of virtually every fighting game ever. X Tekken allows you to have each player control one character in X Tekken's 2 on 2 format, so the dynamic of players working together is something the fighting game community has never really been exposed to.
Obviously, the potential for drama is high, as if one player is getting carried by the other to the detriment of the team, the relationship between the players could definitely be frayed. A "scumbag" moment can be entirely possible when one partner tags in his teammate to finish a combo, only to drop it and die – don't forget: as soon as one character dies in X Tekken, the team loses. For better or worse, those Scumbag moments are very popular, and honestly, funny as hell.
Wish me good luck!
Next week I'll be down there having the time of my life. Readers of Top Tier Tactics, you owe it to yourself to check in on the stream during the weekend, especially during Finals Day on Sunday the 8th. And of course, if you see me on the stream, lend me your power and cheer your hardest!


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West Allis proposes bailout for tax financing districts
Property tax revenue from a tax incremental financing district in West Allis would be used to help bail out two other tax districts which have been hurt by lagging development prospects, under a new city proposal.
Tax financing districts are created to help pay for development of apartments, industrial buildings, offices and other commercial real estate. Typically, a city will borrow money to do road work, buy and clean up blighted properties, and take other steps to encourage new projects.
The property taxes from new or improved buildings within the tax district are used to pay off that debt. Once that occurs, the property taxes then flow to the community, its school district and other local governments.
In recent years, several Wisconsin communities have run into trouble paying off tax district debt because of declining or stagnant property tax revenues. A new state law allows such financially distressed tax districts up to 40 years to pay off their debts. Normally, state law limits those payback periods to 27 years.
In West Allis, a tax financing district created in 1994 to help finance the development of the Quad/Graphics printing facility, at Highway 100 and W. Theo Trecker Way, will be paying off its debt this year.
Quad operates a 750,000-square-foot facility, with over 900 employees, which has added $12.5 million in property value to the city, according to the Department of Development.
Under a new proposal, the city would use excess funds from the Quad tax district to help pay down debts from two struggling tax districts.
If approved by the Common Council, the additional funds would help both tax districts pay off their debts by around 2030, said Patrick Schloss, city community development manger.
Without those funds, those debts wouldn't be paid off until 2043, he said.
Around $1.4 million would be used to pay off the debt from a tax district created in 2004 for an 11-acre parcel at 1960 S. 67th Place.
The city bought that site and completed an environmental cleanup to make the land available for new industrial development. The parcel, however, hasn't yet been developed.
Also, $1.3 million would be used to help pay the debt from the Six Points tax district, which covers 44 acres bordered roughly by S. 60th St., the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, W. Greenfield Ave. and W. Mitchell St. That district was created in 2001.
The city bought and cleaned up that area, including former industrial properties, where Toldt Development Inc., General Capital Group and other firms have built over $29 million in new development. Those new projects include 42 condominiums,182 apartments, 88 units of senior apartments, and over 50,000 square feet of retail space.
Toldt also is building 100 additional apartments that will add another $10 million in property value.
But portions of that tax district remain undeveloped, including a site where Community Care Inc. decided not to develop its new headquarters and senior housing.
A public hearing on the bailout proposal is set for Jan. 29 before the Community Development Authority.
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Common Council rejects apartment high-rise behind Goll House
A proposed $55 million 27-story apartment tower for Milwaukee's east side has been rejected by the Common Council.
The council on Tuesday voted 10-5 to support the project, falling two votes short of the supermajority needed for approval. The zoning change needed 12 votes because a protest petition was signed by enough adjacent property owners, said Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, council president.
The opponents were Ald. Robert Bauman, whose district includes the site, along with aldermen Cavalier Johnson, Mark Borkowski, Jose Perez and Tony Zielinski.
Check the Milwaukee Assessor's Office website, which includes tools to look up property assessments.
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The Milwaukee Department of City Development website includes information on the city Plan Commission and Redevelopment Authority.
The Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin offers information on commercial realtors and real estate.
The Milwaukee chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management serves the needs of real estate management professionals
The Wisconsin chapter of the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association aims to serve developers and owners of commercial real estate.
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That is indeed what Luther's thought implies. Really implies. Not just insinuates. But entails. If you hold what he holds, you have to hold this.
Why? For Luther, the greatest of all sins is that which Catholics call "concupiscence." Concupiscence is the non-free inclination of the appetites to acts deviating from the good. Such deviation can be of sundry sorts: Inclining to the good of ice-cream, but beyond the measure that is due. Again, inclining to the good of heterosexual sex with one's lawful spouse, but beyond the due measure. Or, it could be an inclination to an object that is evil, such as unnatural sexual relations.
The key is this: Concupiscence is NON-FREE. It is not the object of choice. It is not freely chosen. Because it is non-free, Catholicism defines that it is NOT SIN. Thus, it deserves no punishment. Of course, unnatural sexual actions freely chosen constitute gravely evil sin. Thus, freely chosen actions are the big concern, according to Catholic doctrine. BUT LUTHER REGARDS CONCUPISCENCE ITSELF AS THE GREATEST OF SINS. Thus, he holds that it merits of its nature eternal wrath and punishment.
Shall we stamp approval of that?
It's wonderful to point out the positive elements in Luther. I have done so myself in sundry published works (esp. in Chap. 10 of my Engrafted into Christ and throughout my article "Sola Salus or Fides Caritate Formata: The Premised Promise of Luther's Dilemma?") However, whatever in these is harnessed to an evil end turns out to be evil. And there are sundry evil ends in Luther's works. And sundry evil presuppositions. Call this an evil presupposition: Concupiscence is the worst of sins, and per se damnable. Such a horrible view of the human condition leads to the flipside horror: That God will just "turn a blind eye" to ongoing sins, because you have "faith."


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We brought baseballs. Lots of baseballs. There were baseballs lining the bar, baseballs in a blue bucket in front of the bar. I didn't read any of them, except my own, but I can imagine what they said. Things like "Thanks for ten years of wonderful memories," "Thank you for giving me a place where I could come and forget my troubles for awhile," and "We'll never forget you." From January 3, 1998 to September 1, 2008, Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton served as a home-away-from-home for Trekkies from all over the world who came to this place as if it were our own Mecca.
The Star Trek-themed attraction featured a restaurant and bar modeled after Quark's from Deep Space Nine, where you could order delicacies like Flaming Ribs of Targ and Fried Pipius Claw and drinks like The Warp Core Breach and the Mind Meld; Promenade shops, also from Deep Space Nine, featuring all manner of Trek collectibles; a motion simulator ride called the Klingon Encounter; an interactive attraction called The Borg Invasion 4D; the History of the Future Museum; and multiple TV screens everywhere airing old episodes of the various incarnations of Trek. It was a Trekkie paradise.
On the last day of operation, we gathered to pay our respects with baseballs. Why baseballs? Someone came up with the idea from the Deep Space Nine episode, A Call to Arms, when Gul Dukat and the Dominion wrested the Bajoran space station Deep Space Nine from the Federation, and Dukat found Captain Sisko's baseball sitting on his desk. When he was asked what it was, Dukat said "A message, from Sisko. . . .He's letting me know he'll be back." We wanted to let everyone involved with the Experience know we would not abandon them. And if, by some great fortune, they come back, so will we.
I flew into Vegas on the Experience's last day of operation. By some twist of fate, I was speaking with a fellow passenger from my flight at JFK and learned she, too, was headed to the Hilton for the ceremony. We immediately bonded. Later, after I checked into the MGM and had some lunch, I headed over to the Hilton. The Star Trek area was busier than I had ever seen it. There were some fans who had gone all out for the occasion, dressing in Starfleet uniforms or even as their favorite alien race. To be honest, I thought I'd feel a little weird about that; but for this occasion, it seemed perfectly appropriate.
I purchased a ticket for the rides and the History of the Future Museum ($49.95). Normally, being the cheapo that I am, I'd complain about that price, but not that day. I wandered through the Museum, looking at the props (including costumes, tricorders, phaser rifles, etc.) for the last time and staring up at the large-scale models of ships hanging from the ceiling. Down in Quark's bar, which was full to capacity, you could hear the chanting of fans thanking the bartenders, whom they all seemed to know by name. There was a Memory Wall (walls, really), papered with hundreds of notes from fans expressing their sorrow over the closing and how much it had meant to them over the years.
I stood in the long line waiting for the Klingon Encounter, but was encouraged by staff to go on the Borg Invasion first, since the line was shorter. Before we boarded, a very tall Klingon going by the name Commander Churoq (actor Mark Weitz) stopped by and told some jokes to us:
Churoq: "What's funnier than two dead Ferengi?"
Us: "Three dead Ferengi."
Churoq: "Ah, you're telepaths. Here's another one." Long pause, and then boisterous laughter as if he'd just told a great joke. We all laughed with him.
The Borg Invasion was more fun than I even remembered, as actors dressed as Starfleet officers led us through the corridors of a space station that was under attack by the Borg, and one by one, they were "assimilated", including one who was snatched right up through the ceiling by a Borg drone. After the show, we all clapped and cheered. The cast seemed emotional. Who could blame them? In a couple more hours, they would be out of jobs.
I went downstairs to check out the Promenade shops, which were nearly bare of anything to buy; some were already closed. The Trekkies who had come to convention in early August bought up most of the collectibles. I saw General Motog (actor Tom Deishley), a grey-haired Klingon, speaking with some fans. Quark's bar was a raucous, rowdy Trekkie frat party. There was pounding on the bar, chanting in Klingon, and an atmosphere paradoxically both festive and somber at the same time.
I wandered out to the line for the restaurant and ran into Cathy, my friend from JFK, who was at the front of the line. She had met a father and his son, Kent and Patrick, and they had all agreed to share a table for dinner. They invited me to join them and I accepted. I wasn't too hungry, since I'd eaten at MGM's buffet only a couple of hours prior, so I just had Hoshi Sato's Coconut Shrimp and a Liquid Latinum (an alcholic beverage that was a lovely shade of blue topped with a greyish liquid). We had a great last meal, sharing stories of our favorite series and characters we liked, and getting to know each other better. Kent won Cathy and me over when he asked to take our picture, because we "looked just like Beverly Crusher and Deanna Troi". That smooth-talker!
As we sat there, Commander Churoq came in and made the rounds of the restaurant, stopping to engage in conversation with us humans. He sat down with a man at the table opposite us and started commenting on the man's food: "It's dead. You should send it back," he said, with a perfectly straight face. "I wouldn't eat it." (Klingons, of course, prefer their food to be alive when they eat it.)
Cathy and I parted company with Kent and Patrick after dinner and headed upstairs for one last ride on the Klingon Encounter. As it turned out, we wound up being part of the very last public ride (there was a VIP ride following ours for people who paid $500+ for tickets!). A film crew showed up and interviewed a tall, bearded man from Kentucky right behind us who was dressed in a Starfleet red command uniform. He told them this was his 1,015th ride! I tried to do the math in my head for how many thousands of dollars that had cost him over the years, but gave up. He was very emotional and talked about why he loved coming here so much, including the cast members, but also meeting fellow fans. The film crew followed us as we entered the ride and right up until we boarded the shuttlecraft. It was a little distracting and kind of took me out of the fantasy, but on the other hand, it was kind of cool knowing I might make it onto a future DVD extra (which is what they said they were filming for). I really did feel like I was a part of Star Trek history at that point.
The Klingon Encounter has always been my favorite ride, and this time did not disappoint. I had a big goofy grin plastered to my face the whole time, from walking onto the bridge of the Enterprise-D–which was positively bustling with Starfleet officers–to the bumping, dizzying motion simulator ride. When it was over, I felt a sense of emptiness knowing it was the last time I'd do it. We all applauded the actors again at the end, and Cathy and I made our way to Quark's.
The Klingon/Starfleet frat party was still going strong. Cathy stepped away to make a phone call, and I managed to slip between people to get to the bar to order some drinks for us. This time, I tried an Arcturian Fizz, which was like vodka and lemonade, only blue and not too fizzy. There was a guy at the bar drinking out of a fishbowl (a Warp Core Breach? A Borg Sphere? I'm not sure which) who looked like he was pretty blotto. He kept shouting something unintelligible. Not long after, Major Kahlen (actress Lynn Sterling), a female Klingon, came through the bar and began to lead the crowd in Klingon song, pounding her fist on the bar. The volume in the room went way up.
I met Nick, who told me he had helped to build the Experience (thank you, Nick!) and was now working on Cirque du Soleil's Ka at the MGM. About then, the bar staff began shooing us out of the bar and up to the SpaceQuest Casino, where the Decommissioning Ceremony would be held at 10pm. A Decommissioning Ceremony is a Naval tradition held when a ship is taken out of service. You can read more about the tradition at Wikipedia. During the wait, the crowd grew. I met some fellow fans and chatted with them, including a woman originally from Vermont, and a guy I recognized from one of the Trek message boards I frequent. By the time the ceremony started, I was surrounded by people taller than me, and couldn't get a decent view for pictures.
The guest speaker for this ceremony was Suzie Plakson, who portrayed several aliens in the Star Trek universe, most notably Worf's Klingon wife, K'Ehleyr, and a female Q on Voyager. A tall actress with a regal bearing, she was a terrific choice. She gave the ceremony exactly the right honor and dignity it deserved. She performed the time-honored ritual of calling out each and every staff member by name, and they all got their moment in the sun. Everyone was thanked with applause, whistles, and cheers from the fans. (We should all leave our jobs with such honor!) The actors were called out last, many still in costume. I was amazed at how many fans in the crowd knew them each by name, and knew their characters by name. As much as I loved the Star Trek Experience, I'd never gotten to know any of them, and I realized that was my loss.
The last actress called out, April Hebert, who played the Vulcan T'Pril, was entrusted with the United Federation of Planets flag that had flown over the attraction–her honor as the longest-running cast member. She tried mightily to maintain a stoic Vulcan composure, but crumbled a little, and the tears came. For her and for all of us. After that, Chad Boutte, the Operations Manager and Director of Marketing for the Experience, closed out the ceremony, holding up one of the baseballs and speaking eloquently and emotionally of the amazing last ten years and our collective hopes for the future. At the end, a golden curtain dropped in front of the Experience, barring it from our view. It was really over.
Over 100 employees of Star Trek: The Experience are now employed elsewhere or are looking for new jobs. Imagine how difficult it must be for the actors to find new work in Las Vegas, given the special nature of their previous work. I feel for them.
If you weren't able to make it to the ceremony but want to see what all the fuss was about, you can click below to view an 8.5 minute YouTube video (by nikzane) of the closing ceremony below:
Oh, and those baseballs? Those are reportedly being donated to Boys and Girls Clubs and various youth organizations.


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Matt O'Brien, President of the ballclub, was quoted as saying "The contest to name Sugar Land's team has generated one of the largest turnouts ever seen. A typical name-the-team contest can be expected to generate 3,000 to 4,000 initial entries. Receiving eight thousand entries is unprecedented."
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Flood insurance has been a hot topic in real estate this year. I know that most have not heard too much about it. The headlines have all been about the recession, foreclosure rates, plummeting home values, and high unemployment. The National Flood Insurance Program has been allowed to lapse several times this year leaving all Americans in a bind, not just those in a flood zone. We currently are set through September 30, and an extension of the program is likely without a lapse, but there are no guarantees.
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July figures are in and, as expected, the market cooled off considerably. Home sales in the Houston area suffered a double digit decline in July, with sales of single family homes falling 25.1 percent. Sales of all property types combined fell 24.4 percent on a year-over-year basis.
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People excreting black stool may be experiencing internal bleeding in the digestive system. It is advised that individuals experiencing black stools when they use the bathroom contact their licensed medical physician to get diagnosed and tested.
Other phsyiological causes can be incurred by high blood pressure or excessive alcohol consumption. These are also potentially fatal so you should contact your doctor.
Look at the diet. Consuming a lot of high iron cereals, leafy vegetables, red meat beef, cashews, almonds, beans, liver, walnuts, clams, salmon, rasins, shrimp, tofu, or spinach? Excessive iron as a part of one's diet can lead to the excretion of black stool. Too much iron in your diet can also lead to iron toxicity. Speak with a dietician during your consultation if you have never done so, it is a good idea to make sure your body is digesting the proper minerals, nutriets, proteins, fats, and carbohydrates on a consistent basis.
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A bulging disc and a herniated disc are often related, but they are not the same thing. Here's how:

A bulging disc occurs when the nucleus pulposus — the soft, jelly-like center of the disc that gives the disc shock-absorbing capacities — extends beyond its normal position inside the disc structure, yet still stays contained within the annulus fibrosus. (The annulus fibrosus is the tough outer covering of the disc, that, when healthy and without tears, keeps the nucleus pulposus contained.)

In a healthy intervertebral disc, the edge (i.e., the annulus fibrosus) tends to correspond with the edge of the vertebra to which it is attached. Bulging discs generally don't go any further than 3 mm out from the edge of the spinal bone. They are not necessarily painful.

That said, a bulging disc can be the first stage of disc disease. Or, depending on the individual, it may simply be a variation of anatomy (and not a disease at all.)

Herniated Disc

A herniated disc, on the other hand, occurs when tear or ruptures in the annulus allow some of the nucleus pulposus to exit the disc. Pain and other symptoms from a herniated disc are usually due to the escaped nucleus pulposus coming into contact with a spinal nerve root.

While herniated disc is generally accompanied by symptoms, theoretically speaking at least, this doesn't always happen. If the exiting nucleus pulposus material doesn't land on nerve tissue, then irritation related to its contact with, or pressure on, that nerve isn't elicited, and the common symptoms associated with this injury do not occur.

Bulging Disc is Not an Official Diagnosis

Also called prolapsed discs, bulging disc is not technically a diagnosis, but rather a descriptive term. It refers to one of several forms that degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs may take.

But herniated disc is a diagnostic term, according to American Society of Neuroradiology, the American Society of Spine Radiology, the North American Spine Society in their PowerPoint presentation entitled, "Nomenclature and Classification of Lumbar Disc Pathology," and published on the American Society of Neuroradiology website.

Authors of a 2011 study published in the December issue of Global Spine Journal, say that a number of things — from the height of your disc to the degree of mobility between the spinal bones above and below — factor into the migration of a bulging disc. Migration is a movement of the exited disc material away from the tear or other opening in the annulus fibrosus through which the material exits.

Regardless of the variables, one thing the authors are sure of is that the amount of disc migration is associated with the degree of degenerative changes present in the spine. Such changes may or may not cause discogenic pain.

Sources:

American Society of Neuroradiology, American Society of Spine Radiology, North American Spine Society. Nomenclature and Classification of Lumbar Disc Pathology. AJNR website. Accessed Jan 2016.

Hu, J., Morishita, Y., Montgomery, Scott R., Hymanson, H., Taghavi, C., Do, D., Wang, J. Kinematic Evaluation of Association between Disc Bulge Migration, Lumbar Segmental Mobility, and Disc Degeneration in the Lumbar Spine Using Positional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Global Spine J. Dec 2011. Accessed Jan 2016.


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Ply Gem Industries, a manufacturer of exterior building materials, has announced its intention to close two window and door manufacturing plants. They are located in Hammonton, N.J. and Phoenix. Approximately 306 employees will be affected.
In a prepared statement, Gary Robinette, Ply Gem's president and CEO, attributed the decision to market conditions. The Hammonton and Phoenix locations were chosen because of their proximity to other Ply Gem facilities, according to the company.
On Nov. 10, Ply Gem reported third quarter net sales of $342.8 million, a 7.3 percent decrease from the previous year. Net loss before unusual items for the third quarter was $4.1 million, compared to net income of $11.6 million for the third quarter of 2007. Net loss for the past quarter including goodwill impairment, net of taxes was $190.8 million.


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The Civil War
War between the Union and Confederacy
The South wanted:
Lee surrenders to Grant in April 1865
What is
How would YOU rebuild the South after the Civil War?
Lincoln's Plan
Johnson's Plan
Congress' Plan
similar to Lincoln's plan
The Politics..
Economics & Social Structure...
of Post War South
made up of 3 groups
1. Scalawags:
2. Carpetbaggers:
3. African Americans:
all had
Improving Lives' of Freedmen
during Reconstruction, African Americans founded
...became center of the community
African American ministers emerged as influential community leaders
of former slavers were illiterate,
needed education to be
self sufficient
first public schools established by Reconstruction governments
African Americans took active role in the
local, state, and federal governments
Hiram Revels
without own land, forced to become sharecroppers
burned African American schools and homes and attacked blacks for trying to vote
Southern whites resented the new state governments
didn't want to pay new taxes when trying to rebuild businesses and farms
resented new rights given to African Americans
Some people resorted to violence:
Goals were to destroy Republican Party, throw out Reconstruction governments, and prevent African Americans from exercising right to vote
To address the violence & Democratic intimidation
Enforcement Acts in 1870&71
Amnesty Acts
allowed Southern Democrats to gain power
breakdown of Republican unity made it hard for Radicals to impose Reconstruction Plan
Panic of 1873- north focuses less on South
Election of 1876-
Southern Democrats accepted Hayes if federal troops withdraw from south
Reconstruction ends without progress in battle against discrimination but 13,14, 15 amendments remain
Pardon all citizens, except high-ranking Confederate political and military officers
Radical Republicans
like this plan
took an oath to support the
of slavery
of voters took the oath in a state:
make a new state government .
recognized by the US & President
Pardoned all Southerners if they take the oath but didn't allow military leaders and wealthy to be pardoned
Recognized the governments of
Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Louisiana
take back secession ordinances
To reenter Union states had to:
ratify 13th amendment
Radical Republicans
Congressional Plan and Military Reconstruction Act
Freedman's Bureau Act (1866):
extended the wartime bureau & helped freed slaves find food, clothing, shelter, jobs and founded schools
The Civil Right Act of 1866:
states cannot discriminate against African Americans
14th Amendment: African Americans became citizens
Military Reconstruction Act:
all southern states divided into 5 military districts with governor & troops
states had to guarantee rights to African Americans & ratify 14th Amendment to reenter the Union
to preserve their way of life- slavery
leave the Union & form own country
The North wanted:
to end slavery
preserve the Union
In a nutshell...
General Lee & General Grant
Southern states initially won battles
Battle of Gettysburg was turning point
of the Civil War
how did the Civil War impact the South economically, politically, and socially?
1. Economy shattered... slaves were freed
2. land ruined, value of land plummeted
3. population devastated
4. new social status of ex-slaves
The period to unite and restore the political, economic, and social relationship in the southern states with the rest of the union
white southerners, usually small farmers, who wanted to improve economic positions
northerners who moved South after the war
gained voting rights because of
15th amendment
of Reconstruction
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There are 47 comments on the News 4 Jax story from Apr 10, 2013, titled 3 arrested in child porn operation. In it, News 4 Jax reports that:
A day-long operation led to the arrest of three Camden County men Wednesday on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at News 4 Jax.
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#1 Apr 10, 2013
Bravo Zulu to our LEO's for getting them!
#2 Apr 10, 2013
Way to go!
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#3 Apr 11, 2013
You people do realize that these are accusations and until convicted you have no clue!
Since: Dec 12
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#4 Apr 11, 2013
Yep, understand it completly.... but I'm pretty certin they wern't just targeted randomly either
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#5 Apr 11, 2013
i'm sure they weren't randomly targeted either but people are very quick to judge and assume that just because there's a possibility something was on someone's computer, doesn't mean it was intentionally put there..I'm sure you must have heard of file sharing servers and things of that nature. Not everyone who's accused of something actually did it. Maybe some of these people were victims themselves in that they were targeted by porn sites as server hosts unknowingly? The internet is a dangerous place for everyone. Maybe you ought to have your own computers checked, you might be surprised at what's there and you didn't even know it. How about if we let the officers investigate and present evidence and prove beyond reasonable doubt that ANYBODY accused of a crime is guilty before we cast stones. Being a religious person, I'm taught 'hate the sin, not the sinner'.
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#6 Apr 11, 2013
@ Anon,
Really? So, you are under the assumption that everyone is innocent until proven guilty then? That is just not the case every time. In fact, the majority of the time the arrested individuals are in fact guilty. LEOs don't just go out and randomly pick up people for crimes of this nature. There is normally some type of very valid information or evidence to point them in their direction. I understand that sometimes the info is flawed but not normally.
You being a religious person and being taught to hate the sin not the sinner shows that you are just another fruitcake that doesn't think that a person is responsible for their own actions.
Wake up and smell reality.
If you have ever had someone, be it family, friends or mere acquaintances that have been affected by some of these "upstanding" pieces of garbage, you might just change your views on this subject.
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#7 Apr 11, 2013
But all three photos have that distinct I belong on the sex offender newspaper centerfold page.
Saint Marys, GA
#8 Apr 11, 2013
I think its time to do some serious nutering. ye herd??
"Master o Public Administration"
Since: Oct 10
#9 Apr 11, 2013
Not to mention neutering.
#10 Apr 11, 2013
Thanks genius; we never would have figured it out.
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#11 Apr 11, 2013
Yes I am under the assumption of innocence and that just because you print something online and in the paper when the cops make an arrest, doesn't mean that they're guilty no matter who it is. In fact, I think it should be illegal to ruin these people until they've been CONVICTED, not just accused. I hope you never have a family member who is accused of something, you might be eating your words and keep in mind that anybody can accuse anybody of anything and then you'll spend your life defending it.... Not to mention, people are human and make mistakes.
#12 Apr 12, 2013
Surfing kiddie porn is no "mistake".
#13 Apr 12, 2013
So is one of them a family member of yours? Would explain your drawn out attempts to keep the names under wraps.
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#14 Apr 12, 2013
So anyone arrested or cited should be broadcast boldly. Fine job Lois.
Saint Marys, GA
#15 Apr 12, 2013
the court system here will make sure they are found guilty whether they are or not, that is how it has been done for years
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#16 Apr 13, 2013
Carpetbagger. Punk.
#17 Apr 13, 2013
What a moronic comment. Oh, really? Why don't you identify for us all the people you know in Camden County who the "system" ensured were "found guilty whether they [were] or not." I am sure you no of none, but I don't suspect that will stop you from running your mouth off.
#18 Apr 13, 2013
You didn't really just suggest that any person who directly or indirectly supports the sexual assault of a child through receipt, possession, or distribution of child pornography is "human" and just made a "mistake," right? That certainly appears to be the case. This isn't a victimless crime, like jaywalking or smoking marijuana in the privacy of your own home. Consequently, any attempt to rationalize this as just some poor guy who made a "mistake" makes you look like a complete douche bag. But, hey, who am I to judge? I am sure you just made a "mistake" ....
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#19 Apr 13, 2013
Ever hear of the "great" marijuana house drug busts?
#20 Apr 13, 2013
Never heard of it. So, why don't you tell me all about it, since apparently you have some inside "scoop" that is going to demonstrate conclusively that the "system" in Camden County is set up against the poor innocents of this community. Tell me about all the people "found guilty" who really weren't that are currently incarcerated because of the "system" in Camden County. Please dazzle us with your knowlege, as we are all DYING to hear your great insights ....
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One of the most exciting things about student life is moving into a place you can call your own. At the same time, finding the right place at the right price can be a stressful task.
Surprisingly, the best time to find a rental for the school year is in the spring, when students are finishing up the year and landlords are looking for new tenants. However, if you find yourself without a place to live in August or September, there are still deals to be found. For those who are last-minute hunters, here are a few tips to help any student find the right space:
• Do your research: Use online classifieds, like Kijiji.ca, as a starting point. Landlords and renters are constantly posting new ads. In fact, last year, the site saw a nearly six per cent increase, approximately 41,000 ads, from the start of August through to the end of September, so the summer months are still a great time to find something. If you find yourself stuck, be sure to check back often since new ads are posted every minute.
• Make a commitment: When you find an amazing spot, grab it. Signing a longer term lease will help you lock down the space and often means getting a better rate from the landlord. While some landlords in areas that are close to schools increase the rental prices as September approaches, signing a longer lease may give you more power when it comes to negotiating your rental rate.
• Consider an investment: If you or your family is in the position to purchase a property, it can be a worthy investment. By renting out the additional rooms, you can alleviate some of the financial burden that comes with higher education, while building equity at the same time. When it comes time to purchase, use an online classifieds site like Kijiji to find a home that's for sale by owner to minimize some of the costs associated with buying real estate.
John Graham is the head of real estate for Kijiji Canada. He is responsible for the overall product as well as the deployment of new initiatives for Canada's most visited real estate website.


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Taking a cue from baseball, The Hotel Detective has been thinking of stats. Specifically, how he can apply the sort of arcane baseball statistics such as BABIP (batting average on balls in play) and K/9IP (strikeouts per nine innings) to luxury hotels.
Here's his first swing: H-VQ or Harbor-View Quotient, which is the number of rooms that have a bona-fide view of a harbor divided by the total number of hotel rooms. If a hotel had only harbor-view rooms, the H-VQ would be one. For most hotels, H-VQ is going to be a fraction: the higher it is, meaning the closer it gets to 1, the more harbor-view rooms there are. As you'll have already figured out, H-VQ could provide a quick ranking of hotels in cities such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, San Francisco, and New York.
In Hong Kong, where I disembarked the Crystal Symphony, I knew the perfect hotel at which to test the idea, the InterContinental. Built on pilings over the water on the Kowloon side, the hotel looks directly across the harbor at the impossibly dense forest of skyscrapers in Central. There are 503 rooms, of which 301, including all 87 suites, have harbor views. That yields an H-VQ of .59 (and a Harbor View Suite Quotient of 1).
The hotel is built in a striking zigzag shape—imagine the symbol for a lightning bolt—which turns out to be a view force-multiplier (to borrow a military term), especially in the suites. In some, the building's bend yields a two-screen shot of the harbor; in others the straightaway provides an IMAX view of it.
The InterContinental harbor-view room hierarchy has eight rungs, but unless you're really out for the view really embroidered
with luxury bells and whistles (Presidential Suite, CEO Suite, and Terrace Suite), there are five categories to consider: Superior Harbor View, Deluxe Harbor View, Junior Harborview Suites, Executive Suites, and Deluxe Suites. All harbor-view rooms have even numbers--odd-numbered rooms overlook the hotel terrace or entrance piazza--and as the rank increases, so does the space, the size of the windows, and thus the scale of the view. However, the Hong Kong skyline is so imposing that it's hard to go wrong with a Superior Harbor View room, the lowest category on the view hierarchy, or Deluxe Harbor View, which is slightly larger. Go for ones at the top of the hotel, floors 14, 15, and 16. There are also Harbor View Rooms on the top floor (17), but getting there requires climbing a flight of stairs.
Still, The Hotel Detective knows that there are view connoisseurs among you, and for them he would recommend the following:
The 00 Series: These rooms are Deluxe Suites, but it's their location, at a point where the building angles sharply, that yields a living room with that two-screen shot of the harbor. (These suites also have bathtubs-with-a-vista.) There is only one per floor from floors 4-15, and I'd say one of the fundamental rules applies here: the higher the perch, the more dramatic the view.
Room 305: This is also a Deluxe Suite. The living room has a pair of Chesterfield couches, space for a cocktail party for 20, and a large mirror that gives you the view even when your back is to the harbor. (The bedroom has a similar, if not as wide-angle, a view—but it will do as the first thing you see in the morning.) What gives 305 an edge is the terrace that runs the length of the living room. It's the only suite that has one, and it brought back a familiar feeling—being on the ship.


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Pancakes are a huge favorite of my house.
I sometimes think my kids you have breakfast lunch and dinner if allowed. Well if they could eat them for breakfast lunch and dinner I figured they could eat these for dessert.
They came out light and fluffy. It was so tempting to eat one of those warm fluffy pancakes, but I resisted.
After all, what are cupcakes without frosting?
Who would have thought that two basic breakfast items would turn into these!
I piped on the frosting with a number 846 tip, then drizzled the cupcakes with pancake syrup.
These cupcakes were made for breakfast time, right? One bite and you'll want one every morning for breakfast.
Breakfast, Dessert whichever, the are really easy, fun and delicious!
Pancakes aren't just for breakfast anymore!
If in fact, you think pancakes are for breakfast,
this one's for you.
Since you couldn't reach out and grab it, I knew the only right thing to do was enjoy it for you, and enjoy it I did!
To give them an extra kick, they are topped with turkey bacon {apparently this is my attempt to save calories LOL}
I often use pancake mix to make these up really quick,
but I have also used my favorite easy pancake recipe and they are delicious, I just reduce the milk to 1/4-1/2 cup so that batter isn't really thin and the cupcakes bake up beautifully!
You can even make mini cupcakes to top the cupcakes off with!
- 2 cups pancake mix
- 1 cup milk
- Mix pancake mix and milk together then place 3 tablespoons of batter into each cupcake liner (in a cupcake pan)
- Bake them at 325° for 13 min.
- 1½ cups butter
- 2½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Beat butter, sugar, extract and milk blend until smooth and creamy.
- Place frosting in piping bag and swirl onto cooled cupcakes.
- Drizzle maple syrup over frosting and add bacon for an extra special cupcake


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Whew! I've a bit of catching up to do, with my blog having been out of commission for a while… Why not start with some fun news?
CONGRATS to Zoe and Casey for being featured on the cover of the Wedding Chronicles' Spring 2012 issue: http://wedaz.com/
And CONGRATS to Kelsey and Theron for their feature on Chic to the Nines: http://www.chictothenines.com/2012/03/real-wedding-banding-together-for.html
Also, Ashley's "Up, Up, and Away" Baby Shower was featured on several blogs, including Half Baked (http://www.thecakeblog.com/2012/01/up-up-and-away-baby-shower.html) and The Party Press (http://www.thepartypressblog.com/2012/01/a-darling-hot-air-balloon-baby-shower/).
Thank you SO, SO much to all of you who have given me such beauty to capture, and to all of you who have honored me by sharing my work! I'm SUPER thankful!!


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First, let me say that I am so happy to see and hear that parts of Manhattan and New Jersey are seeing some major improvements in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. I know there is still a long way to go, but I know that any improvements are a welcome change to the conditions many have been living in since the storm.
The devastation from Sandy is so heartbreaking in New York and New Jersey and my thoughts and prayers continue to go out to all the victims of this horrific storm including all my friends in the design community in New York. I can't wait to see these people come out stronger than ever and by witnessing the way these communities have come together in love and support of each other, I have no doubt they will overcome these obstacles and be back on their feet sooner than later.
It is hard to imagine being without many of the basic things we take or granted everyday like food, water, and electricity. And to continue my attitude of gratitude, let me say that something like Hurricane Sandy has made me especially grateful for my home and my family this Fall. It is the little things in life that suddenly get put into perspective at times like these, isn't it?
This great post on one of my favorite sites, The Daily Love, was posted a day or two after Sandy hit. It reminded me that during this month of Thanksgiving we should be thankful for ALL the things we have, including the most basic ones.
I am also VERY grateful for The Daily Love. If you aren't signed up for Mastin's Daily emails you are missing out. They inspire me each morning to be a better me. And if you already love his emails you will love following Mastin and The Daily Love on Twitter.
It was just a few weeks ago that I was supposed to go back to New York on the Sunday before Sandy for a few exciting events. For obvious reasons I was unable to fly back in and so I wanted to update you on the events that were rescheduled due to the storm. Some are for great causes and I don't want the associated charities and industries to suffer more as a result of the storm.
So to begin with, thanks for your amazing feedback on my Holiday House 2012 Showhouse Space in New York City benefitting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. It was truly a pleasure to be a part of such a worthy cause with some of the nation's top interior designers
As I alluded to yesterday, because of the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, the showhouse dates are being extended through Sunday, November 25th. So now you can go see Holiday House and give back to breast cancer all the way through the Thanksgiving weekend, which is VERY exciting news to me.
If you are going to New York to celebrate Thanksgiving, please include a trip to Holiday House in your plans. And if you are in town next Monday November 19th, stop by for a great panel discussion on Color presented by Traditional Home.
Next, the great panel discussion that I was to be a part of on the Scottish Textiles industry with Traditional Home Magazine has also been rescheduled. It will also be the week after Thanksgiving on Wednesday, November 28th at 10 am in the D & D building.
Next week, I will be bringing you a recap of my AMAZING trip to Scotland hosted by Traditional Home Magazine and Textiles Scotland to get you in the "mood" for our upcoming presentation. Many of the glorious textiles including tartan, lace, leather, tweed, and cashmere haven't been as popular in the U.S. in recent years and so in an effort to revitalize these classic textiles in our country, Textiles Scotland sponsored our trip. Believe me, you won't want to miss this talk.
The Scots will blow you away with their fresh approach to their textiles and there is a fun charity component of this event too. Each of the designers who went to Scotland which includes me, Philip Gorrivan, Anne Maxwell-Foster, Gideon Mendleson, and Patrik Lonn, have designed a chair with Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman with our choice of Scottish Textiles and they will be auctioned off for Charity.
So again, two New York Design Events you won't want to miss around Thanksgiving Weekend and I for one am Grateful for them both!!
Xo, Tobi
p.s. Don't forget to check back here later today to hear who won our Susabelle Pumpkin Giveaway just in time for Thanksgiving.
p. p. s. And Don't forget to visit the Layla Grayce and Olioboard Express Your Style Contest! I'm judging the "Design Your Dream Dining Room" category, and I'll select the top designs to win cash prizes! So, go and enter! Go and get inspired! Just GO!


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Little League World Series 2012 Scores: Recapping Top Day 4 PerformancesAugust 19, 2012
The Little League World Series is made of epic performances.
Every year these kids battle it out in what turn out to be some of the greatest sporting events of the year, providing constant thrills along the way.
Sunday was no different.
Let's take a look at the best performances from Day 4 as these kids continued to impress.
For a full look at Day 4's scores, click here.
James Gonzalez, SS, Panama
Edisson Gonzalez deserves credit for baffling British Columbia to the tune of four innings, two hits, two walks and eight strikeouts during Panama's 8-3 win, but for the best performance, I'll go with the "other" Gonzalez.
James, who struck out six in two innings (yes, all the outs were K's) on Friday, showed off the bat on Sunday, cranking two home runs and six RBI in four at-bats.
For what it's worth, Edisson added three hits and two runs scored batting in front of James. If the Gonzalez combo can continue to provide a 1-2 punch like this both on the mound and in the batter's box, Panama, which improved to 2-0, is going to be tough to beat.
Jake Rucker, P/SS, Tennessee
Tennessee and California went down to the wire in what was arguably the best game of the LLWS so far, but a four-run sixth inning helped the Southeast squad pull out a 9-6 win and 2-0 record.
A big part of that was Jake Rucker.
Not only did the 5'6" righty come on in the fifth to pitch 1.2 solid innings for the win, he continually set the table as Tennessee's leadoff hitter. Rucker racked up three hits, two doubles, three runs scored and an RBI.
That's what you would call a two-way player.
Jordan Cardenas, C/SS, Texas
Texas' 13-3 rout over Indiana was a true team effort. Six different kids had two hits, three scored multiple runs and four drove in multiple runs, making it hard to pick out a top performance.
Still, Jordan Cardenas was the table-setter. Not only did he hit a bomb, his second of the tournament, he added two hits, three runs, two RBI and drew two walks. The youngster reached base four times in five plate appearances, truly establishing himself as the spark to Texas' dominant offense.
With yet another huge win, this Texas squad improves to 17-0 on the summer. Can you say powerhouse?
Hajime Motegi, 2B, Japan
First of all, in a game that was 0-0 until the ninth inning, the pitchers clearly deserve some credit.
Yuta Ishida of Japan went six innings, giving up just three hits and striking out 11. For Taiwan, Chun-Hsiao Chen was just as good, as he went six innings, struck out 11 and gave up just two hits.
But despite those gems, it was always going to be a hitter who came out as the hero, and Motegi became that hero.
With one on in the bottom of the ninth, Motegi crushed a pitch over the center field wall, giving Japan the 2-0 win and 2-0 record.
It was a clutch bomb to end an instant classic.


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Meaning found among fragments of the last eight years: The case for resilience
This is the last in a five-part series:
Fragments from September 10, 2001 (Monday)
Fragments from September 10, 2001… Losing momentum with Mexico (Tuesday)
Fragments from September 10, 2001… Climbing carefully into the Hindu Kush (Wednesday)
Fragments from September 10, 2001… A war on terrorists or terrorism? (Thursday)
Eight years on we remain vulnerable to a wide range of terrorist attacks. Whether the nation is more or less vulnerable depends on an assessment of threat-capacity, specific local and nodal vulnerabilities, and projected consequences… on which experts will disagree.
Katrina confirmed another sort of vulnerability, where human error amplifies natural calamity. As if to pound home the point, this Spring a long-anticipated pandemic erupted… and it is neither Asian nor avian in origin. But at least — or so far — the pandemic is less deadly than expected.
Our expectations will be overturned again and again. This is not an argument for fatalism. It is, though, an argument for some humility. It is also an argument for resilience.
There will be another attack or series of attacks. A hurricane will shred a major city. The past-due earthquake will make up for lost time. Some combination of the natural, accidental, and intentional will wreak havoc.
Despite every effort to prevent and mitigate, despite the courage and skill of our response, the scale of destruction, injury, and death will shake our individual, social, and political foundations.
But the foundation will stand — and might even be strengthened — if we will admit such suffering is the one expectation in which we can have confidence. Such realism is the rebar in our foundation. Just as steel binds with concrete, so can a strategy of resilience strengthen every other aspect of preparedness, response, and recovery.
Government policy can nourish or diminish resilience. When government works too hard to control, or reduce variation, or sometimes even to protect, it lessens the ability of individual and society to explore, experience, and to derive meaning from exploration and experience.
In this use of "meaning" I want to suggest the sort of strange attractor around which complex systems self-organize. In the very complex system of a Nazi concentration camp, Viktor Frankl found three equally valid strange attractors. Frankl wrote, "We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: (1) by creating a work or doing a deed; (2) by experiencing a something or encountering someone; and (3) by the attitude we take toward unavoidable suffering." (Man's Search for Meaning)
How can government policy encourage creativity and action? How can government policy encourage building relationships? Should government policy engage the attitude we take toward unavoidable suffering?
Creativity and Action
Establish a national not-for-profit to facilitate the private sector's role in homeland security. This would be helpful in collecting risk-assessment data (without FOIA exposure), coordinating voluntary high-risk vulnerability reduction (without potential regulatory complications), and might even become a sort of Ebay for financial contributions, volunteering time, and connecting those that want to help with those who need help.
Initiate a mini-grant program that awards $125,000 in homeland security grants every three months, with a maximum award of no more than $10,000. Have award recipients selected by a panel of 500 homeland security professionals voting online, with 100 "electors" turning over every three months.
Reconceive Citizen Corps. Instead of trying to manage its own programs with waaay too little funding, the Citizen Corps could become evangelists of homeland security best practice. The Citizen Corps at every level — national, state, county, local and neighborhood — should identify needs and priorities. Using the Citizen Corps network, the "world leader" in addressing each need or priority is identified. The Citizen Corps would also find existing capability to work with the world leader. Then the Citizen Corps communicates results, celebrates victories, and matches what is learned in one place to needs in other places. If you don't like evangelists, think broker or matchmaker or entrepreneur or community organizer or gadfly or Malcolm Gladwell's connectors and a bit of his mavens and salesmen too.
Building Relationships
Substantially expand federal funding for interagency, intergovernmental, and private-public training and education related to homeland security. Use learning to build networks of relationships and incent (rather than regulate) good practice.
Establish a federal accrediting process for homeland security training and education. Replace the slow and often conservative approval process for courses and curricula with an open consumer-driven process consisting mostly of state, local, and private sector personnel. (Encourage creativity and relationships with the same program.)
Subsidize travel and lodging for more homeland security conferences, courses, alliances, consultations, and other reasons to get together. We all know the biggest value at most meetings is the personal networking. Even if the speaker is bad — sometimes because the speaker is bad — the side-bar conversations can be fabulous. If you are concerned about a typical "junket attack," schedule the meetings for Fargo in February. In any case, most of the meetings should involve folks from the same region. So we are talking about a two hour drive and lunch in Peoria, not Paris in the Springtime.
Attitude toward Suffering
Lincoln at Gettysburg, Roosevelt in the depths of the depression and again after Pearl Harbor, Reagan when the Challenger exploded…
There is a role for the nation's leaders — and our government — in shaping the attitude we take toward suffering, unavoidable or not.
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11 President Bush understood this role. At the National Cathedral on September 14, he offered,
It is said that adversity introduces us to ourselves. This is true of a nation as well. In this trial, we have been reminded, and the world has seen, that our fellow Americans are generous and kind, resourceful and brave. We see our national character in rescuers working past exhaustion; in long lines of blood donors; in thousands of citizens who have asked to work and serve in any way possible… In these acts, and in many others, Americans showed a deep commitment to one another, and an abiding love for our country.
Unfortunately, the single greatest influence on the public's attitude toward suffering after 9/11 was probably a series of Travel Industry of America advertisements with the President calling on Americans to shop, travel, and "enjoy life". There were sound economic reasons for the message. But the message was mistaken.
Resilience is not achieved by denial of suffering but in how we embrace its reality. As individuals we know this well. As a society, our attitudes are complicated and often conflicted.
It is not the role of government to resolve these conflicts. But in times of great suffering, it is well for the government to share our grief rather than try to distract us.
Nor should the government seek to diminish our experience of grief when we have chosen to place ourselves at risk. There is no good purpose for government subsidies, direct or indirect, to mitigate our experience of avoidable suffering.
We are more resilient when we accept the reality of flood plains, wildfire zones, beachfronts and other high risk contexts. The distinction between avoidable and unavoidable suffering can be debated, but do we need to debate the principle that government should not subsidize a persistent denial of demonstrated risk?
We take risks. Because they are risks, we sometimes fail. In failure I may suffer. I can also learn. From the alchemy of suffering and learning, I am empowered to create and act, in creating and acting I come into relationship with others. Through this cycle of creating, acting, building relationships, suffering or succeeding, and creating anew we become resilient.
Resilience is mostly an outcome of the home, neighborhood and workplace. But federal and state policy can encourage resilience with inputs that support — or at least avoid complicating — Frankl's three sources of meaning.


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Best Album Reissues of 2012
The Velvet Underground, R.E.M., Blur and more
8. Blur, '21'
Britpop is not a big enough word to cover the ambition and pop-smart achievement in this career summation: seven studio LPs and an ocean of extras across 21 discs. Blur's main competition, Oasis, pinched heavily from the Beatles; Blur changed and matured with Beatles-like velocity, from the shoe-gazer psychedelia of 1991's Leisure and the modern-Kinks irony on 1994's Parklife to the hip-hop nerve of 2003's Think Tank. You can get the original albums in separate two-CD sets – a good value – but this box is the entire story. It is not overkill.


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I've noticed in a few blogs I visit, but it's not showing in mine. Is it something I need to incorporate from a setting in the dashboard?
I deleted the email about it, and could not find searching the support site.
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) has declared a record net profit for the first half of 2006 of Dh 1,198 million against Dh 844 million for the same period last year, an increase of 42 %.
Operating profit for the first half of 2006 has risen to Dh1,771 million, a 57 % increase over 2005. Total assets also increased by 19 % from AED 57.5 billion to Dh 64.8 billion during the first half of 2006. Deposits have grown by 11% to Dh 37.5 billion from Dh 33.9 billion for the same period last year. Loans and advances have also increased by 15 % to Dh 48.5 billion from Dh 42.2 billion at the end of 2005.
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