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If you want to grab your Bibles, turn to Luke, chapter 10. We're going to start in verse 38. "Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.
But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, 'Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.' But the Lord answered her, 'Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.'" Let's pray.
Heavenly Father, this morning as we come together to worship you, as we come to delight ourselves in you, would you take the Scriptures and the stories and the news we know that may have become familiar to us and would you quicken our hearts? Would you grant fresh sight to our eyes and give us ears to hear your truth, to see your character? Father, I praise you, as I have needed these words this week, you've given them to me and that I can come and hopefully serve my brothers and sisters with them. Would you move in both of our hearts and build us up in Jesus? We need you. We pray in Christ's name, amen.
In rereading this passage this week, one line stuck out to me. "But Martha was distracted with much serving." Martha is being hospitable, and her serving is just making her guests at ease. Right? She's clearing the table, she's setting the plates, filling the Brita pitcher, putting the dog outside, getting things together, and there's her sister, not helping an inch.
I don't know if you ever feel this way. The last two weeks for me feel like I've just been eyes down handling what's right in front of me. More often than not it's everything that pops up that I have to handle. Right? It's not just the things I plan for, but it's the other fires to be put out. I'm just chasing those things. At the end of the day, I think, "Well, what did I get done?"
With all the tasks and obligations on our plate, it's easy to define our satisfaction, our daily happiness, with what we get done or how your kids behaved or how other people see you based on how you performed that day. The pace of our world isn't slowing, and so I'm not going to rail against culture in this message. I'd say if we choose task over relationship and distraction over depth every time, that says something about us.
Often I feel like Martha, grumbling in my heart that there's work to be done and not enough help. It's quick to swing between self-pity and pride over how much there is to handle or how unappreciated I am, how other people just don't get it. Anyone else? Yeah? Okay. Instead of living from a place of active rest, a contented dependence in our standing before God in a very real day-to-day sense, we often view God's approval of us the same way we approve ourselves.
If we're honest, we're more concerned with our own approval than God's standard of approval, which is Jesus. So we lie in bed at night thinking about the day maybe one of three ways. We're prideful over how well we did that day, that we're winning or we're productive or we didn't screw up like yesterday, that we did well, or shamed by how we didn't follow through on our resolutions, how we chased comfort, pleasure, or respect as a place to find our value. Third, maybe you lie in bed at night just overwhelmed with the troubles in front of you, praying that sleep would bring you rest that it never does.
I'd say it's tiring being given to the task. It's tiring being given to what's in front of you. It can take the delight just clean out of life, can't it? I'd suggest the Christian life begins like Mary, prizing the good portion given to us, delighting in the object of our faith, Jesus. Even with all the tasks to be done, we want to give him our attention rather than think about how we could earn his affection by things we could do for him. It easily turns to task, where delight turns to duty, and we try and earn affection or acceptance through walking out what God has told us to do.
Think about chores around your house. There are a few ways to do chores. Right? The first one, the optimal one, could be out of love, out of a desire to bless or to be obedient and take care of your spouse, parent, or roommate, you could be proactive and do those chores and think nothing of it and say, "I'm just doing what I should be doing. I want to bless the other person." That'd be top level.
That can quickly downshift, can't it? Be a little bit less happy with, a little bit more frustrated by, a little bit more resentful, and those chores turn into a way to manipulate, a way to get someone to think better of you or to have some kind of reciprocity in doing something good for you. Even worse, it could be you do the chores out of fear just of what might come your way if you don't get it done. That's not a motivation to do things in your home or life.
From delight to task, it's a really subtle drift. Think about how we understand growth in the Christian life. At some point we hear and believe God has done all in Christ. We respond in delight with trust and live in thankful ways to him, but we hone in on how we live, don't we? The dos and the don'ts, the easy way we can measure how we're doing that day.
When we fail, because we will, we're tempted to hide our shame and wallow in guilt. Like Adam and Eve, we'll run from God instead of to him, like our sin is some kind of surprise to him. We'll try to clean ourselves up by moral action or good thinking. We'll keep distance from him until we feel like we've paid penance for our sin.
This is so backwards from the gospel of grace that saves us. This is making our standard of approval more important than God's standard, which is Jesus. In the midst of being pressed, we can often believe a little less in the goodness of God, believe a little more in our own strength. You might not say it that clearly, but when you look outside of the person and the work of Jesus Christ for your value, your worth, your sense of "okayness," this is what's happening.
Like I said, this drift is subtle. This could happen over years or before lunch. We struggle to trust in the goodness of God, to believe he's really as loving as he says he is and the grace offered to us in Christ is as real as we've been told. Do we not? We wrestle to believe this. It's easier to think Christ got us into faith, that he saved us, but we have to work it out on a daily basis, that we provide for ourselves.
You're probably familiar with the story of Luke 15, about two brothers who tried to provide for themselves and who doubted the goodness of their father. The younger son wants to find his own way, so he demands his inheritance from his living dad. He says, "Give me my money. I want to go." He takes off, and he chases pleasure to his last dime, trying to provide happiness for himself. It's only when he's literally dining with pigs does he think, "Man, I could eat better at my dad's house. I should go home."
You see him, and he tries to provide his way back into the house he grew up in by posturing with his own dad. You can hear him practicing what he's going to say, can't you? Because you've said it half a dozen ways when you're trying to clean yourself up. "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants."
So the prodigal goes home, has his plan in place and his words prepared, and he gets to the edge of the property. You know the father is standing on the porch, sees his boy, and straight runs to him. The boy gets his words out and says, "Father, I have sinned. Treat me as one of your hired servants." The father doesn't even let his little speech sink in. He says, "Get the good clothes for my boy. Get him cleaned up. Get the good wine, the good meat. We're going to celebrate, because my boy is home."
That's one of two sons. Both of them were loved by the father even while their lives look very different. Instead of demanding his share up front, the older brother worked to make his dad proud, staying at home, doing everything he was given, and trying to do it excellently so dad would be proud. The father was proud of his firstborn. He's openhanded with him on everything, but the boy just can't see it.
When his dad celebrates over the return of his young screwup little brother, you can hear him, can't you? "He threw it all away, and I've been here with you. I've done everything you've wanted, even things you didn't ask, hoping you'd be proud of me, that you'd celebrate me. You've never been good to me like this. There's no way I'm going to go in there and watch you spoil him."
Both of them were providing their own value, doubting in the goodness of the father. Both of them were unaware of their blindness to their father, who sees what and who they are and loves them in spite of what they bring to the table. It's as if Jesus is trying to get across the goodness of God and our inability to see it at every turn. Earlier in Luke in talking about prayer, Jesus also speaks of the character of God, saying:
"What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Parents, when you've wrapped up a gift for your child you know is going to make them lose their mind, you want to watch them open it, don't you? You want to see the look on their face. You want them to tear into that and look at it, and you want to make eye contact, because you want to see them experience your care and your love for them.
Do you know that sense of love right there? Do you know that feeling in your heart? Why do you doubt God has that toward you in Jesus? Why do you doubt God wants to see you that happy? Is your definition of happy in line with God's character, with who he is, or your own provision? In all of this, where are you most of the time? I'd even ask, maybe, where are you this morning? Are you distracted by much serving, tired from the task, like Martha?
Are you shamed and worn out, doubting God could love you like the prodigal? Like the older brother, are you moral and miserable, resentful that God hasn't noticed and appreciated you like he should? I said I think for many of us the Christian life begins like Mary, delighting in the good portion given to us, which is Jesus. It is then a fight to keep trusting in God's Word to us in the gospel, a wrestle between providing for ourselves or believing in his goodness to us in Jesus.
As fall is coming and summer is ending, there are a lot of opportunities for us to daily shift the eyes of our heart and our focus off of God's goodness in Christ. There are hourly opportunities for us to be defined by our task list, our circumstances, our hurts, our desires, ourselves. I want to take this opportunity, this next little bit, to remind you of the good portion you have: Jesus.
If you're here today and you don't know Jesus, if you say, "I'm an unbeliever," what I'm about to walk through just as clearly as I can make it is what we call the good news or the gospel of Christ. This is not just a story, and it's not just a framework to make sense of things, because when the Holy Spirit allows a man or woman to see the good news of Jesus, to truly see and hear, it changes a man or a woman irrevocably for life.
If you're a believer and you're in the room, this is not a chance for you to coast or to check out or to think you have this, that you're saved and so you can go on to bigger or deeper things. You don't get past this. Ask the Lord for grace, for the good portion, that he would give you himself. God created mankind to delight in himself. He gave mankind a job, a place to live, and he promised to provide for them.
Adam and Eve, our first parents, in the garden were tempted and distrusted what God had said. They chose to provide for themselves, doubting God's goodness. The Bible calls that sin, which is not just an action but an attitude and state of the heart, which means it's not just what you do but who you are. Adam and Eve's sin spread to every human, to you and to me. We're born with sick hearts that are not simply capable of wrong but desire wrong instead of the truly good we were made to know.
We're in need of healing, and we look for our identity, acceptance, and rest in every place, in everyone we trust, taking the good things God has created and making them ultimate things, trusting them as the source of our okayness. Everything we trust that is not him will betray us. We crush people with expectations. We enslave ourselves to acceptance, comfort, or distraction. Life has been managing expectations, wrestling with the desire for completeness that seems promised at every turn yet missing.
We're in need of help. With sick hearts we are incapable of seeing rightly. That's where God has moved on our behalf. With sick hearts we're incapable of mending the relationship between God and us, because we can never clean ourselves up enough or have the right to reach his level. So he came to ours. God the Father sent God the Son to complete the rescue plan of God's children.
That might sound like an action plot, like a summer blockbuster, but realize it's the most daring rescue known to man, and you and I have paid good money to see the echoes of it in film and literature for a long time. Where in many of those movies we identify with the hero of the story, the one doing the rescue, in truth you and I are the ones locked up with the clock ticking, but we struggle to identify with the weakness in a story like that, which means before we can see the goodness of our delivery, of Christ's person and work, we have to see the darkness of our need.
If your understanding of sin is small, then you're going to take Jesus lightly. If it's just bad things you do sometimes, just darkness that creeps out of you and not understanding the desire for those bad things comes from inside of you, you won't see the need for salvation from yourself. This was Lee's message last weekend in Matthew 15. Out of the heart come things that defile a man and condemn him. Sin is not just something you do, but it's what we're born into.
If you don't realize you're incapable of knowing and doing true good, then the bad you're bent toward will be the best you'll ever know. It's an empty, thin husk of which you were made to delight in. As one author puts it, we are more flawed and sinful than we ever dared believe, yet we are more loved and accepted than we ever dared hope at the same time, because he came to our level.
Christ Jesus, God in the flesh, became like us so he might know our weakness, our pain, and our circumstance. (Hebrews 2.) He resisted every temptation we have embraced. (Hebrews 4.) He obeyed God the Father perfectly, earning acceptance for us so we could quit trying to earn it. (Galatians 3.) He came that we might know the Father like he does (John 17) and experience the relationship we were made to delight in. (First Peter 2.)
He knew the cost of our life was his death. (John 13.) His obedience of death on a cross glorified God in a way we could never match. (Philippians 2.) His broken body and shed blood covered our sins and our sick hearts before God. (Colossians 2.) His resurrection proved the power of God over death and brought about healing for those who believe. (First Corinthians 15.)
Can I tell you this is while we were far from God? This is while we were enemies of God. (Romans 5.) For the man or woman who believes in Christ, the gift of grace is forgiveness, to be reborn, to be given a new heart and, not only be able to recognize what is truly good, but to desire it. (Romans 6.) Hear Jesus. "If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
God says, "I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more." The writer of the book of Hebrews adds, "Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin," which means distracted and weary hearts are welcome to delight in Jesus. Prodigals are never…hear me…never beyond grace, the Father having made his love known in Jesus. Older brothers, we are welcome to trust in God. We can't earn his love any more than he has given us in its fullness in Christ.
In Christ we have been healed and are being healed. In Christ we have been delivered and are being delivered. I ask you this morning what are you trusting in for provision or hope other than the goodness of God in Christ toward you? Do you believe the goodness of the Father applies to you? Could I ask you a simpler question? Do you believe he's truly good?
Having once believed God's grace was big enough to cover your sins and bring you home, has distraction turned you to task, trying to define your satisfaction and value from what you can do, or has doubt taken you away from believing his goodness? Do you think your sins are stronger than the blood of Christ? Do you think they're stronger than the empty tomb?
Hear Jesus again. "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." "Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." If you're here and you don't believe in Jesus, you need to know the Bible is clear that he is the only way to true life. To face him and choose your own provision has terrible consequences.
To face him and see him, to believe in him is to enter into true joy. It's the difference between being told how honey tastes and delighting in its sweetness. If you want to know him, ask God to reveal himself to you. Say, "Let me see Jesus." Take one of those black Bibles in front of you if you don't have it, and suspend out.
Read the gospel of John. Read the book of Ephesians. Read the book of Romans. Look at Jesus and dare to believe you could be that loved and that he's that good. Do you want to talk with someone? We'll be in the back at the end of the service during worship if you want to pray with somebody. Maybe grab who brought you here.
Christian, you who have this hope in you, would you try and earn what Christ died to bring and now lives to perfect in you? Where do you doubt God's goodness towards you in Christ? Are you living under your own standard of approval or his? Hear now the apostle Paul. "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Let's pray.
Father, I thank you for the gift of your standard of approval, which is Jesus. I thank you because it is so freeing to those who would want to earn it like me, and it's so freeing for those who would want to try and provide for themselves by running away from you. Yet you pull us to yourself, you allow us to see Jesus, and you let us delight in what is truly good and our souls are designed to know.
Father, for those in the room who don't know you, would you grant eyes to see and ears to hear, and would you reveal the beauty of Christ? For those in the room who know you, who have put their worth in other things besides you either for years or this morning, Father, would you grant them eyes to see you, to repent, and to love you?
Lord, may our response in worship be to our vision of your character and your beauty and your goodness. May we trust you with all of our worries and anxieties and believe you're good. We pray in Christ's name, amen.


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It's official. President Obama has once again taken aim at private equity and hedge fund firms.
On Monday, Jack Lew, the White House budget director, outlined the $467 billion package that would pay for the proposed jobs bill. Among the changes, as expected, would be raising the tax rate on so-called carried interest income, or the profits that fund managers are paid as part of their compensation.
via Carried Interest Tax Break Comes Under Fire Again – NYTimes.com.

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Louisville, Ky
Feb 3, 1877
My dear Mrs. Lawton,
I have just received a copy
of the Savh Morning News
of Jan. 25th in which I find
announced the death of
Miss Corinne Lawton, after
a short illness. The intelli-
gence is to me, peculiarly
sad & startling. For I have
often recalled the happy
hours spent in your house-
jold, as one of the pleas-
antest visions of the past,
though I look back upon
many happy scenes of this
sort. I need not tell you that
among all the figures that
moved about that delightful
Christian household, that
sweet, noble, Christian girl
was recollected with spe-
cial interest & affection.
Her lovely Christian spirit,
her elegant culture & her
surprising intelligence on
any & every subject that
happened to be called up,
were to me most fascinating.
And no doubt she won my af-
fection the more by the
simple & childish confidence
with which she reposed in me
the plans & prospects of her
future life – all so thorough-
ly Christian in the conception.
I feel that no one can
enter into the depth of the
sorrow of you & Gen. Lawton
at the loss of such a daugh-
ter, just as you had begun
to reap the joy & comfort
which came to you as the
result of your long & careful
training of a spirit so
lovely by nature, & of such
bright intelligence, crown-
ed by so simple & beautiful
a faith in Christ as how
But allow me to "weep with
those that weep." It is a
glorious thought in such a
case "that you sorrow not
as those that have no
hope." For you can but feel
that while you weep as Ra-
chel weeping for her child-
ren & (illegible) to be com-
forted, she is displaying
this more wonderfully. Her
brightness & joyous spirit
in heaven – that though
"it brightness hath (illegible) from the earth,
Yet a star is newborn in the sky –
And a soul hath gone home to the
Land of its birth.
Where are pleasures & fullness of joy!
Where her thirst shall be slaked by the
water that spring
Like a river of light, from
the throne of the King, –
And a new harp is strung, and a
new song is given
To the breezes that float o'er the
gardens of Heaven."
This is the time, dear
Madam, for the exercise of
your faith in Jesus as Lord,
the Lord of Providence, to
whom all power is given in
heaven & earth – Who has the
key of Hades & of death, & none
can go out of life but at his
bidding. It is the trouble with
all of us, that while we can so
implicitly trust Jesus as our
Priest, who has atoned for &
blotted out our sins, yet we
fail to trust Him as implicit-
ly as our King, who overrules
& directs all that concerns
us & ours. And because of
the failure of our faith
in this regard, we are
often led into darkness
of soul under our bereavement.
Remember, He is Jesus Christ,
the same yesterday & today
& forever – and just as ready
now as when on the earth
to execute his commission
"to comfort those that mourn
& bind up the broken hearted."
God comfort you &
General Lawton in the loss
of that brightest & loveliest
of girls! He alone can
comfort. I can do nothing
but weep with you. And
the Lord enable all your
children who survive to fol-
low her as she followed Christ.
Yours truly
Stuart Robinson
(You can read more about Rev. Stuart Robinson by clicking here. You can also read the funeral invitation which I transcribed from the abstracts of the Savannah Morning News which does not mention a "short illness". Sugar & I went to the Georgia Historical Society two days ago and looked at the microfilm for the newspaper, which matches the abstract, and is conspicuously silent. There is no obituary, and no further write-up after the funeral, which we noticed was common in the newspaper for people of stature in the community.)
Tags: Georgia, Lawton, Old Letters, Old Pictures, Savannah


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I don't work on Mondays. Not for money, anyway. I've adopted a personal policy, like many restaurants and theaters that work hard on weekends. Mondays are reserved to press the reset button. I am free to make this decision as an executive order because even though I have an involved partner as my husband, it's Mommy that makes the house go.
On Mondays, I do the things that I want to get out of the way for the rest of the week;
- Do laundry
- Clean out closets or flowerbeds,
- Make large meals that we can warm up later,
- Visit the doctor/dentist/spa, and
- Mop with the windows open and the stereo really loud.
On my list last Monday was groceries. I've always hated that task given that it only creates more tasks, like cooking and washing dishes, but people have got to eat. I headed to a grocery store in the country because I thought I might save time by not waiting in line to spend all our money on food that's not even cooked yet.
I didn't want to be making groceries – I wanted to go tip someone's car. I'd been enraged for weeks about the killing of Trayvon Martin, which had served as my last straw regarding race, and power and privilege. I wanted someone to know all about my attitude as evidenced by my hooded sweatshirt, pulled up over my head. I could only hope that I terrorized some stranger.
Before I left my house, I asked God, show me.
Once I got there, I walked through the store trailed by an elderly white woman on a power scooter. I got paranoid, feeling her watch me very closely. Finally, she gave me a little smile, so I asked her, not kindly, "May I help you?"
"I notice you've got greens." She said.
I turned and kept walking, suspecting her to be some kind of secret shopper, waiting for a false move so she could call the police.
We spent three aisles together and most of the things that I bought, she bought too. She even had the nerve to ask me to pass her a bottle of hot sauce. I was furious – She was the one who killed Trayvon Martin and the one who gives life sentences to people who really could use rehabilitation. She was The Man, and we were making quite a picture, an elderly lady with a mangy dog in the basket of her Hoverround and a wanna-be thug, buying soul food ingredients together in the middle of nowhere.
In any case, she finally ran into the back of my leg with her scooter. I set my lips close together, as I do when I'm trying to be patient with idiots and turned to her saying, "Ma'am. That's my foot."
The dog panted and kind of smiled at me, if dogs can smile, and she said, "I wanted to ask you something."
I waited.
"Can you show me how to make greens?"
Absolutely not. I would not Mammy this woman in a farmer's grocery store so she could tell her family and friends about the real, live Negro she met who taught her What Negroes Eat. Besides, I don't work on Mondays, which made diversity training out of the question.
I shook my head slowly but firmly and told her, "No." And then I moved to walk away.
She said, "My partner died in January. She's from Mobile, and she used to make greens at least once a week. Usually on wash day. She was black, too."
I soften, because I do wash on Mondays, and because when I look at her again she reminds me of Mrs. Drier, my neighbor. Same pale skin, thick glasses resting on the tip of a pointy nose, with her bluish white hair in a roller set from Friday afternoon. They could be sisters. Mrs. Drier and her husband have lived in their house since I came to the neighborhood when I was little. As kids, my brother and I went to her house with skinned knees if our mother wasn't home. He'd go check her perpetually filled jelly bean jar when there was nothing sweet at our house. We swam in her pool. And now, my family gets her mail and shovels her snow seeing that she's grown old. Mrs. Drier is just as I one day will be, hopeful that some nice person will help my children take care of me.
So I told the scooter lady, "You can get greens in a can now. I hear they taste just fine." My resentment of the system, and "white people", and especially white people who kill black kids for unspecific reasons is telling me to push her off her scooter, or at least steal her dog. I refrain.
"But, I want to make greens, not eat them from a can. On washday." She moves her hands like a magician before performing an amazing trick.
And then it hits, the lesson of the day – It's not her fault.
And it's not. I'm clear that I am charged to love everyone, especially those who hate me. But this Hoverround lady doesn't even hate me. She's just missing her girlfriend, who made her greens while she did the laundry, like I do.
"You got a pencil?" I asked her, and she did. And while I rubbed her little mangy dog, I told her my grandmother's recipe for greens, because it's not her fault, and it's not mine, and all we can do is love one another, out here in the middle of nowhere.
Thanks, amen.
Gumbo Z'herbes Recipe
- 1 bunch collard greens
- 1 bunch mustard greens
- 1 bunch turnip greens
- 1 bunch spinach
- 1 bunch watercress
- 1 bunch beet tops
- 1 bunch carrot tops
- 1 bunch radish tops
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley
- 1 bunch chicory
- 1 bunch arugula
- 1 bunch sorrel
- 1 bunch dandelion greens
- 8 or 10 sprigs of tarragon
- 1 head romaine, green-leaf or butter lettuce (not iceberg)
- 1 green cabbage
- 1/2 bunch green onions
- 1 gallon water, salted
- 1 large smoked ham hock (optional; omit if you want it strictly vegetarian)
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 4 tablespoons oil or shortening
- 1 large white onion, chopped
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 3 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 whole cloves of garlic
- 2 whole allspice berries
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Cayenne pepper to taste
- 6 cups cooked long-grain white rice
Wash all greens thoroughly and remove all stems or hard centers. Boil them all together in the water for about two hours. Strain the greens and reserve the water. Chop the greens finely and reserve.
In a large, heavy-bottomed stock pot make a brown roux of the flour and shortening. Add the onion, bell pepper and celery and sauté for 10 minutes. Add the chopped parsley and sauté 5 more minutes.
Add the reserved cooking water, greens, herbs, spices, and seasonings. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour. Adjust seasonings as necessary.


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CVA Explores Boundaries of Visual Territories
By: Nathan Elias
Published: 09/01/2010
Its what passes through our retinas and into our photoreceptors; its what we walk upon, create, destroy, or watch erode.
"Light and Landscape" is the current exhibit at the University of Toledo's Center for the Visual Arts. The works of three renowned artists have been collected to represent this theme. Charles Matson Lume, Sage Dawson, and Ivan Fortushniak share a sense of vision pertaining to the potential of both light and landscape.
Last year, the CVA held a "Light and Mass" exhibit, however this year the focus is put on mass pertaining to earthly structures and the way light interacts and influences them. This year's theme is in the same suit but open to a different interpretations and artistic explorations.
Charles Matson Lume is an artist who has studied across the world. His artwork and publications communicate the ideas of light, mass, and land. On Sept. 2, Matson Lume will give a discussion at 7 p.m. He will present the influence for his installations and give an understanding of the relationship to light and interior versus exterior landscapes.
"When I am making my best work, it transcends personality to something larger than me," he said. "I am drawn to making art because I want, in part, to expand the language of art and to have experiences I couldn't have otherwise."
Matson Lume's work is a combination of photography, artistic installations and breaks preconceptions of the potential of light and what it does to inanimate objects. In fact, the installations within the framing of Lume's work become very animate and leap from the 2-Dimensional image.
"My installations are meant to be experienced, not seen via a photo or other mediated methods," he said. "In a culture that is full of disembodied experiences, my work celebrates the sensual and the pleasures and difficulties of seeing and being alive."
One reoccurring symbol in Matson Lume's work is the image used to represent the human heart. There seems to be an obsession with what this image represents, and rightfully so. In pieces like "leaving," there appear to be paper hearts, folded, and escalating into mid air, almost like an optical illusion. The hearts, in this case, linger between leaves of a tree and wings of butterflies. In the piece "wish," Matson Lume draws our attention to the simple significance of the heart-shape drawn over fog on glass.
"I am drawn to making art because it is a powerful method of communication. My art states things I can't. It goes places I can't. It discovers things that are beyond my margins of personhood and understanding."
He also shows the ability to manipulate light and cast shadows into certain symbols or graphs. A fascination with lighting designs led to a credible ability to experiment with various solid forms.
Regardless of the sentiment for things affiliated with childhood memories or symbols for tenderness, Matson Lume's work transcends depth and often physics of light. If his work does not encourage you to look for multiple fields of dimensions in natural lighting and landscapes, then they will at least make you second guess the minute small details conjured from personal memories and experiences.
Closely investigating works of art that reflect light and landscape open up a broader interpretation of the world around us, explicating what we commonly perceive to be "real" or "normal."
Sage Dawson, one of three artists on display for "Light and Landscape" will be hosting a discussion on Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. The University of Toledo's Center for the Visual Arts will present the "Light and Landscape" exhibit until Oct. 3.
Charles Matson Lume will be giving a discussion at 7 p.m. on Sept. 2 at the Center for the Visual Arts.
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Christmas Dinner & Dance @ Wotton House in Dorking, Surrey
6 December 2015
One of Surrey's finest venues, Wotton House, boasts a wonderful setting in the countryside between Guildford and Dorking. Lovely drive to our gig this evening! If you would like to check out the venue, here's a quick link: www.wottonhousedorkingsurrey.co.uk
The first Christmas party of the season for us tonight and we played some classic xmas tunes such as 'All I Want For Christmas' by Mariah Carey and 'Merry Christmas Everybody' by Slade. The crowd were amazing – really up for a dance and a sing; the energy was great!
Our regular dep singer Rose has recently been filling in for Natascha, who is due to become a mother next month!
Rose is a superb singer and does a great job getting the audience involved and suggesting some brilliant dance moves! If you'd like to find out more about her and hear some audio samples, here's a link to her website: www.rosekimberley.com
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In the magazine, the Jacksons talk about the things that bring them joy, such as their 30-year marriage and their daughters Mattie, Ali and Dani. Other superstars who sat down with PEOPLE for the issue are Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, and Toby Keith.
Also included, Keith Urban discusses the 10 songs that changed his life and the magazine takes a look at Garth Brooks' road from retirement. Carrie Underwood honors a childhood mentor who encouraged her to try singing, and Zac Brown takes stock of what made 2009 his best year yet, including having baby Georgia. Elsewhere in the magazine, Michelle Branch, Chuck Wicks and Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott share the secrets behind their favorite yuletide treats.
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Tulsa is full of malls and shopping centers, so residents and visitors alike can shop until they drop in one spot.
Shopping Centers
Tulsa's Utica Square is a local institution and attraction. Known for its upscale shopping, Utica Square features a mixture of well-known retail boutiques such as Coach and Chico's, as well as independently owned stores. Hunger doesn't stop shoppers at this center; restaurants such as P.F. Chang's and local cafe Queenie's allow diners to eat al fresco and enjoy Utica Square's renowned landscaping.
The Farm Shopping Center is another great spot in Tulsa. Appropriately named, this shopping center is constructed of buildings mimicking local barns making it reminiscent of villages from years gone by. The Farm features a restored barn, which is almost a century old, alongside more than 40 national, regional, and local retailers and restaurants.
The most popular mall in the city, Tulsa Promenade is convenient because of its centralized location. The mall is situated close to other shopping centers, and it is home to well-known retailers such as Gap and Macy's.
Woodland Hills Mall proves that when it comes to shopping, bigger is better. The two-level mall has more than 1 million square feet of space with 165 stores, and about 80 of those stores are exclusive to Woodland Hills Mall and can't be found anywhere else in the city.
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Tips for Negotiating Medical Bills
Staring down a mountain of medical debt can be scary, but there are steps you can take to try and reduce those bills!
You know what sounds like a bad way to spend a day? Getting into some sort of medical emergency. No part of that is fun. And to add insult to literal injury, there's a good chance you could end up with a medical bill that you are not prepared for or capable of paying.
You may feel trapped by your inability to pay and worry that your only options are eternal debt or bankruptcy. And the stress will likely keep you from stepping back and seeing if there might be other ways to get out of your medical debt dilemma.
If you've found this page because you're struggling with medical bills, know someone struggling with medical bills, or are worried you may be struggling with medical bills in the future, we hope this advice may help make the situation more manageable.
Get as much info as you can upfront.
If you're dealing with a medical emergency, there's a decent chance you won't be in the ideal position to get all the necessary information upfront. But the more information you are able to get, the better.
"Ask for cost transparency or a discount upfront," urged Ted Chan, CEO of CareDash (@caredash). "Many doctors and dentists are understanding and willing to help."
Assuming you are in a position to make choices about your medical care before undergoing treatment, those choices can make a massive difference in costs.
"When it comes to costly medical bills for less invasive medical procedures or even minor surgeries, one way to negotiate a savings is to have it performed in an outpatient office or ambulatory surgical setting," advised Beverly Friedmann, content manager for ReviewingThis (@ReviewingThis).
"Surgeons have to pay high costs to rent out spaces in hospitals to perform surgeries, so if there's ever a way to safely have a procedure performed in-office, you'll be looking at a much lower bill. You can ask your doctor what your options are, and if this is a safe route to explore. It's also important to remember the difference between a routine endoscopy and an appendectomy, as there are some procedures best limited to hospital settings.
"If you are given a choice between general anesthesia and a less invasive form of sedation, it's typically wise to opt for the latter for a few reasons. From a healthcare vantage point, milder forms of sedation are typically just as effective and come with much fewer risks. They also tend to be less costly, and require less downtime spent in the hospital. Less downtime means a faster discharge, which means a lower total bill. You can try and negotiate a milder form of sedation for less invasive procedures and act as your own advocate throughout the process."
Limit your stay if you can.
In an ideal world, you would feel comfortable taking as long as you need to recover to full health before being discharged. Sadly, the current reality is that the longer you stay in the hospital, the larger your bill will be.
"To save on costly hospital stays that can leave you in debt, being your own advocate is key," explained Friedmann. "As soon as you enter an emergency room, try to calmly and collectively ensure your symptoms are addressed. If you're being admitted, try to refer to your rights as a patient and request a bed (politely) as soon as possible. Try to ensure you are discharged as soon as possible within the realm of what is safe and under your physician's directives. Ultimately, try to stress urgency without being pushy and exercising caution. Getting in and out safely and as quickly as possible will lower your total bill by as much as possible."
Get the full bill.
There are a lot of mysteries when it comes to medical billing. Well, presumably someone who works for the provider understands the process completely. But you only have to do a little bit of research (or spend enough time in different hospitals) to realize that there is often little transparency or consistency when it comes to medical billing in the United States.
"Ask the billing department for the full, itemized bill—most hospitals/insurance companies send you the summary page," advised Suzanne Garber, co-founder of the international hospital database Gauze (@GauzeHealth). "Would you buy anything of any value (computer, car, home), without the full itemized statement? Of course not. Healthcare should not be treated any differently. Demand the full bill."
You should also be keeping track of whatever you can.
"Retain all documentation for your care from beginning to end, including bills, medical records, prescriptions, and receipts," Chan suggested.
Once you have the bill, you can make sure there weren't any mistakes working against you. Paying for what you actually owe is tough enough. Why make it harder?
"Check your bill thoroughly," urged Leslie H. Tayne Esq. (@LeslieHTayneEsq), Founder and Head Attorney at Tayne Law Group (@taynelawgroup). "Ask for an itemized copy of your medical bills and make sure that you received each service you're being charged for. Additionally, double check with your insurance company that you're getting as much coverage as possible. Insurance billing codes change frequently, so errors are not uncommon and could be costing you more than you should be paying."
Do your research.
We're getting to the part where we tell you that you can attempt to negotiate your medical bills. But first, it's a good idea to arm yourself with some knowledge.
"Research the fair market cost of each procedure you've had done," offered Garber. "HealthcareBlueBook.com and Bankrate.com offer free estimates on how much healthcare procedures may cost. Castlight Health also offers a subscription based service to compare prices around the country. Know, too, what insurance companies have contracts with the hospitals as each insurance contract nets a discount that can range between 20 to 80 percent."
Get to negotiations.
Medical bills are often reduced or settled for less. Why not yours?
"Armed with the full bill plus the average cost, you can intelligently speak with the billing manager to negotiate a better price," explained Garber. "Oftentimes, you will receive 10 to 50 percent of the original bill. You can negotiate for a better discount by paying cash for the remaining balance; lesser discounts will likely have you working out a monthly payment plan."
Be sure that you have all the details in line so you'll be negotiating from the strongest position possible.
"Not many people think of trying to negotiate medical debt, but it is certainly possible," Tayne told us. "First, make sure you're the responsible party before discussing any payments. When looking to negotiate your debt, be prepared. Medical debt is inherently tied to hardship, so focus on the medical issue that landed you in debt in the first place. If you have a hardship, be prepared to discuss that and also go through your budget before calling so you know what you can and cannot do before having a conversation and feeling pressure to answer and agree to terms that may not make sense."
Ask for assistance.
Sometimes you just have to ask for help. That might mean getting someone to guide you through the process.
"A medical advocate can help work through and explain the medical billing process," offered Tayne. "This may be a good option if you're unsure or overwhelmed by the process. However, be aware that most medical bill advocates will charge a fee."
If you can prove you're experiencing financial difficulties, there may be programs you can take advantage of.
"There may be a hardship packet with the hospital that you can fill out, and you can request one if you haven't seen it," Tayne advised. "Most hospitals have a financial services department where you can complete a hardship packet, and the department should get back in contact with you relatively soon after you submit your paperwork. The hospital will let you know what costs will be reduced from your bill due to your hardships. You also may be able to negotiate for a payment plan. Many medical bills are interest-free so consider a payment plan in your budget as an offer to resolve the matter."
Hardship programs like these benefit the hospitals as well.
"Some healthcare systems have a community or charity care center," explained Garber. "Providing you meet their qualification of needing financial assistance, between 25 to 100 percent of your healthcare may be written off as charity. Ask for their definition and be guided to their portal to fill out the forms. You will likely be asked to show your bank balance as well as tax forms."
It should be one of the last options you consider, but bankruptcy exists for a reason, and there's no shame in taking advantage of it if you have to.
"If all else fails and you are unable to pay for your procedure, file bankruptcy," Garber offered. "Healthcare is the number one reason why Americans file bankruptcy for personal reasons and it's an embarrassment as no other country on the planet makes its citizens give up everything they own in order to take care of themselves medically."
The best option is not having a medical issue at all. These are some other options to consider.
Dealing with major life expenses can be difficult. If you're not prepared to handle them, they can easily deplete your savings, leaving you to rely on short-term bad credit loans and no credit check loans (like payday loans, cash advances, and title loans) to make ends meet. So start planning ahead now! To learn more about you can deal with major life expenses, check out these related posts and articles from OppLoans:
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|Ted Chan is the CEO of CareDash (@caredash), a doctor review website used by more than 1 million patients a month.
|Beverly Friedmann works as a Content Manager for the consumer website ReviewingThis (@ReviewingThis)—with a background in Sales and Marketing Management—and is from New York, NY.
|Suzanne Garber is the co-founder of Gauze (@GauzeHealth) the world's most comprehensive database of international hospitals that informs and connects the 1.3 billion international travelers annually with appropriate care anywhere, Suzanne Garber also directed and produced GAUZE: Unraveling Global Healthcare, an award-winning, PBS documentary that highlights her journey to 24 countries, 174 hospitals and interviews with 65 healthcare experts. Her work as COO, International SOS and Managing Director, FedEx South America has taken her to 100+ countries and all 7 continents. Holding degrees with honors from the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University, Suzanne has been featured in US News & World Report, The New York Times, Businessweek and hundreds of other media outlets/conferences that focus on globalization, risk mitigation, and international healthcare.
|Leslie H. Tayne, Esq. (@LeslieHTayneEsq) has nearly 20 years' experience in the practice area of consumer and business financial debt-related services. Leslie is the founder and head attorney at Tayne Law Group (@taynelawgroup), which specializes in debt relief.
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We're very pleased to announce Pat Thomas's 'The Elephant Clock of Al Jazari' on our in-house OTOROKU label.
Recorded live at OTO in May 2015 and mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi, the LP comprises four typically genre-defying and sonically dexterous pieces from one of the UK's most extraordinary pianists.
In Pat's own words:
The title for this Album, was inspired by the incredible automatic water clock invented by Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari. Al Jazari refers to the fact he was born in Al Jazira which lies between the Tigris and the Euphrates in what is now Northern Iraq. Badi al Zaman means prodigy of the age. He is known by historians of technology as the father of modern robotics. The Elephant Clock at seven metres high is a testament to his engineering genius, it utilizes Greek water raising technology, combined with an Indian elephant, Egyptian phoenix, Arabian figures, Persian carpet and Chinese Dragons celebrating the diversity of cultures in the world. This and other marvels of engineering can be found in his Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices translated by Donald Hill (Pakistan Hijra Council). Over 50 devices are mentioned. Amongst them the first analog computer, his remarkable Castle Clock, however, the debt the world owes this muslim genius is found in his remarkable water raising devices, particularly water raising device number 4 where for the first time a crank connecting rod system is used. The crank is considered to be the most important single mechanical device after the wheel, by 1206 this is found fully developed in Jazari`s machines predating Francesco di Giorgio Martini by 3 centuries.
'For Al Haytham' is dedicated to the great polymath genius who wrote the great book on vision, the first person to give us a true understanding of how we see. 'Lubb' is an Arabic word meaning innermost consciousness whilst to conclude proceedings 'Done' is loosely based on a well known standard.
- Pat Thomas 26TH May 2017
Pat Thomas began playing piano at the age of eight. He studied classical music and reggae was an early interest. Thomas was inspired to take up Jazz after seeing legendary pianist Oscar Peterson on television. By 1979, Thomas was performing seriously as an improviser. In 1980 he became a member of oxford based group Ghosts with Pete Mcphail and Matt Lewis. Has worked with Mike Cooper, Steve Beresford, Geoff Hawkins, Chuck Berry, Tim Hill, Alex Ward, Eugene Chadbourne, Steve Noble, Jimmy Carl Black, Thurston Moore, Mats Gustafsson, Evan Parker, Oliver Lake, Alan Silva, Bill Dixon, Joe Gallivan, Alan Wilkinson, John Edwards, John Zorn, John Butcher, John Russell and a duo with Mark Sanders since 1986 a duo with Steve Noble (who first met in 1979). Current activities include Black Top with Orphy Robinson, Valid Tractor with Lawrence Casserley and Dom Lash, About Group with Alexis Taylor and John Coxon, Albert Newton with Charles Haywood and the Founder Effect with John Coxon, a duo with Han Bennink and a trio with William Parker and Hamid Drake.
Pat Thomas received Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Composers in 2014.
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Recorded live at Cafe OTO on the 4th May 2015 b Mark Jasper. Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi. Photo by fabio Lugaro. Design by Maja Larsson.
Pat Thomas studied classical piano from aged 8 and started playing Jazz from the age of 16. He has since gone on to develop an utterly unique style - embracing improvisation, jazz and new music. He has played with Derek Bailey in Company Week (1990/91) and in the trio AND (with Noble) – with Tony Oxley's Quartet and Celebration Orchestra and in Duo with Lol Coxhill.
"Sartorially shabby as Thomas may be, and on first impression even rather stolid, he has a somewhat imperious charisma that's immediately amplified when he starts to play. Unlike other pianists whose virtuosity seems to be racing ahead of their thought processes Thomas always seems supremely in command of his gift, and his playing, no matter how free and ready to tangle with abstraction, always carries a charge of authoritative exactitude." - The Jazzmann


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I've always been a fan of Wolverine, but I have yet seen a helmet design that I liked... so I created my own. This design was inspired by Captain America's helmet. It is functional, and if printed large enough, you should be able to wear it.
The photos of the print were just a small scale test, but still turned out real nice.
I've had the request to upload separate helmet and chinstrap objects... and they are uploaded now. Would love to see some photos of your prints.
Based on some requests, I have beefed up and replaced the chinstrap model. I have also uploaded a version of the strap without a buckle for those of you that what to put your own in. Have fun!


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Crime, loitering and general disorder are common problems at inner-city, public housing sites. Most of the crime is committed by outsiders who typically come into the facility to deal drugs, gamble, drink or congregate. At the very least, this is disturbing to the housing residents and often progresses to include property damage, vandalism and theft. At its worst, residents may be verbally and/or physically assaulted as they enter and leave their homes. Such was the case with the Housing Authority of Joliet, located in Joliet, IL. Since the housing authority's security force is limited and local police cannot be everywhere, an innovative and cost-effective solution was required. The solution was to install a video surveillance system that would not only record criminal activity, but deter it.
Most video surveillance systems could be considered passive systems that trigger an active response, that is, some activity is observed and guards or law enforcement are deployed to the site to investigate, intervene or make an arrest. As video systems have evolved and technology has advanced, this is beginning to change with on-site equipment now able to provide a primary level of deterrence without the need for security to deploy to the site every time an incident occurs. A highly effective solution that provides primary deterrence was proposed to the Housing Authority of Joliet by Commercial Electrical Systems (CES).
It's All in the Integration
CES, a systems integrator located in Joliet, IL, recommended a custom designed system that combined the latest in IP Video Surveillance, Wireless Mesh Networking and an on-site method of deploying the system that both protects the equipment and provides an active alarm when the security team wants to let the "bad guys' know that they are being watched and that they should leave. To provide this solution, CES led a team consisting of Vicon® Industries Inc., a leading supplier of IP Video Surveillance systems and Firetide® Inc, a leading provider of multi-service mesh networks, who joined forces to develop an innovative system that has the residents of the Housing Authority of Joliet feeling safer and more secure. CES coordinated the design of the system, including selection of the equipment, and oversaw the installation of the system and the training of the security personnel. "This project presented some interesting challenges for us," states Bob Cmolik, Account Manager for CES, "each monitoring station is a self-contained node that operates independently, but forms a part of the wireless mesh communications network. Because the information is being transmitted over the air, security was a huge issue. The Firetide and Vicon systems worked very well together providing a flexible and secure system that would not have been possible just a few years ago."
|Powerful flashing lights above the enclosures can be set off by the security staff when suspicious activity is absorbed
The Video Surveillance System
Vicon Surveyor VFT pan-tilt-zoom cameras, Kollector™ Network Digital Recorders/Servers and a Firetide wireless transmitter mesh node are mounted in Montel Technologies Eagle Armor enclosures approximately 30 feet above the ground. The enclosures are lined with Kevlar®, which makes the already rugged enclosures bullet-proof and almost impervious to damage or vandalism. To deter the offenders, powerful flashing lights are mounted above the enclosures that are set off by the security staff when suspicious activity is observed. This provides immediate feedback to anyone doing something that they shouldn't be, and lets them know that if they do not leave immediately, a response is coming. Visibility is superb with the cameras mounted at the 30-foot height. Each one has a clear view extending up to four blocks away. The cameras' ability to pan, tilt or zoom by remote command allows the security staff to see and anticipate problems before they happen.
Paramount to the effectiveness of an installation like this is the system's scalability, data preservation and security capabilities and the ability of the various parts to work together seamlessly. The experience of system designer and installer, CES, the power of the Vicon ViconNet® IP Video Management software and the reliability of Firetide's wireless mesh networking system make this system both dependable and secure.
Vicon provides a totally integrated system that includes all of the hardware required including the cameras, DVRs, servers and workstations and the ViconNet software that provides the video management system` for transporting, storing and managing digital video from multiple sources. ViconNet is highly scalable and will allow the housing authority to expand however and whenever it wants. The current setup has 5 cameras located throughout the complex providing video feeds through the wireless mesh network to the housing authority's recreation centre. From there a VPN provides the video feeds to the security control centre. The Joliet Police Department can also view the video through wireless connections to laptop computers in its patrol cars.
The wireless network backbone enables cameras to be installed just about anywhere without the need for running network cabling.
Wireless Mesh technology makes it all possible
The Firetide wireless mesh network provides the flexibility to expand the system at any time, since most, if not all, of the issues associated with locations that are too difficult, large or expensive to wire are eliminated. The wireless network backbone enables cameras to be installed just about anywhere without the need for running network cabling. On each pole, the cameras' MPEG-4 video feeds are sent to a 2.4 GHz wireless transmitter made by Firetide. These transmitters are incorporated into integrated hardware packages that serve as mesh nodes. With the ability to deploy cameras quickly and cheaply, the housing authority can expand the system with minimal additional staff or installation costs. Security is not an issue because the proprietary ViconNet software must be used to view the video.
The mesh network allows every transceiver (or node) to communicate with any other transceiver on the network. This allows the signals to take the fastest possible path from one node to another, as they make their way to the local video monitoring centre. The mesh network architecture also ensures signal path redundancy. If the path in one direction is blocked, the signals automatically find another way to get to their destination. A mesh network doesn't suffer the kind of bottlenecks suffered by conventional networks, due to the multiple signal paths available. System throughput is typically 25 Mbps, but speeds as high as 34 Mbps are attainable.
The video is also simultaneously recorded to the video recorder/server mounted in the enclosure along with the other equipment. Again, using the mesh network, the archived footage can be managed and retrieved by ViconNet software from any place connected to the mesh network or the VPN, including transmission over the Internet. The local servers can store up to 800 GB of video, with more storage available on the workstation at the control centre. Video can be copied and saved for use when prosecuting crimes. The ViconNet navigator window graphically displays a timeline of recorded video. It contains all function buttons necessary to control the playback of video. A scalable timeline can be set to define the "from" and "to" time/date intervals of video. A "Create AVI" button can be used to create an AVI file of the selected video segment. Another powerful feature that aids in searching and retrieving video is Museum Search, which allows the user to review playback video using Areas of Interest (AOI) and scalable motion detection to capture video events.
Everyone's Happy But the Bad Guys
The system has been a great success. Crime and loitering has diminished immensely, and the residents and employees feel safer. "The Housing Authority of Joliet is very pleased with the security camera system. Since its installation, Residents, Staff and Guests feel a higher sense of security and safety. City of Joliet Police officials also indicate anti-social activities have declined in the Housing Development as evidenced by fewer calls for police. The system has resulted in a more peaceful community." states Henry Morris, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Joliet. The housing authority has just placed an order to expand the current system with 2 more cameras. It also plans to equip other housing sites with the system.
This combination of technologies that was not available just a few years ago has provided the housing authority with the following benefits:
- The deterrence capability of the system allows the guards to employ the flashing lights to disperse intruders. This is usually all that is needed to clear an area.
- The scalability of the system. The ViconNet software will allow the housing authority to add as much capacity it needs in the future.
- The flexibility of the Firetide Mesh Networking system. This allows for the placement of monitoring units anywhere they are needed without concern for running network cabling.
- The security of the system. The proprietary ViconNet software cannot be intercepted by unauthorized users.
- The seamless integration and cost-effectiveness of the system.


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I bought a new Samsung from DU not paid fully cash but I made a contract with them, so I can pay the price of the mobile in period of time. The mobile which was sold to me was not what they have described it to me. Not having the features that they told me it suppose to have.
I have spoken to their staff in Abu Dhabi head Quarter, even to those who sold the mobile to me. Their name was AHMED/OMAR and JOB. They are not helpful or they don't even care that they have sold you items which they promise had a features but in fact it doesn't have the features. I was going to their office back and forth for a month there are useless completely. They say our manager said it's not our problem when you are buying a devise you should know what is it even if we are not telling you the truth about the devise and telling you something else. And once you have sigh contract then you must pay. DU has something they called knowledge page or something like that and they have all the devises information in there. But they are staff prefer to sale you items with a Lairs features so they can make money and they assume no responsibility at all and whatsoever
- When I ask their staff why you sold me the item telling me that it has such features? The answer was it was my personal opinion that devise had those features.
I asked and I went there 5 times in one month they still not giving me copy of the contract that I have signed with them. They don't even call when they promise that they will in order to correct the error
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Guy on Creary has stolen artwork posted on his profile on Creary and makes money of that. Nobody notices it until now.
And what happened?
Somebody mentioned me… End of a story. You know what happened.
I am a fantasy writer and I accompany my work with fantasy art – with attribution. I made my icons and profile images by fantasy artworks with some titles or slogan that I find interesting or inspirational at the moment, but I don't sell that like my own, anyone can search Google and find an original artist.
The thing is that Creary as an art and money earning website allows such a thing, and allows people making money of somebody's else work.
I don't make money of profile icon, and I do not sell it to make money. This asshole did it.
I contacted an artist on the Artstation, and to prove this is a real theft, here are the original links:
All my posts have attributions and I do it with the icons whenever I can. My front page did not have it but now I squeezed it in with green mini-letters. Kurt Chang did not make a composite with letters, I did that, so I added that too. It looks like suck, but it is fair. It really doesn't bother me that much to have it there. In fact it is very cool to attribute an artist, especially when my own fiction is complementary to visual artwork.
This is a message to the artist:
This message is about your work being stolen and monetized by one asshole on Creary.Net, his username is @ stendhal.
This is a link:
I am a fantasy/SF writer on the multiple crypto blogging websites, great fan of fantasy art, and I combine all my writing work with fabulous fantasy images, but I never remove attributes, I keep all signatures and whenever I find a source artist I link it in.
When I saw your work ( being my profile icon on that website) naturally I wanted to see what is going on, and I found of being accused that I took HIS work.
The thing is that I found your artwork of Arachne so impressive that I made it my profile image ( icon) on some places, but a profile image with some nifty words makes no cash, plus easy to find who made it with Google Image Search. Only stupid person would claim it their own.
But this guy is no fan whatsoever, he used your work, cut out a part where your name and signature is and signed it with his own in the middle of an image, then publish it on Creary to make money out of it.
I think you should contact Creary Net and shove a hove down their throat because I personally think you have a divine given right to do so.
I have no idea how many stolen images this person has or how many people earn through that website by stealing images elsewhere, I bet it is a lot.
This is a contact of Creary :
You have a magnificent talent and it should be attributed.
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Meanwhile, on the occasion of the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24), the German Embassy in Dhaka organised a "climate breakfast" on Monday. That is the most ambitious goal set in the 2015 Paris agreement, which negotiators from almost 200 countries have come to Katowice to finalize.
Just this week, the UN's environment program said the voluntary national contributions agreed in Paris would have to triple if the world was to cap global warming below 2 C.
"Green technology creates a huge amount of jobs and the reality is that we don't have to choose between one and the other".
We've got thousands of Australian schoolkids taking to the streets to protest climate inaction, and we've got everyone's surrogate grandpa making his disappointment very clear on a global stage.
He added the Paris agreement was not enough and that more must be done.
The Arc de Triomphe is illuminated in green with the words "Paris Agreement is Done", to celebrate the Paris U.N. COP21 Climate Change agreement in Paris, France, Nov. 4, 2016.
"We must fight the causes, but also adapt to the consequences that are often most dramatic for the world's poorest people", said World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva, as leaders flagged rising needs at United Nations climate talks in Poland.
Meanwhile, the World Bank will give equal weight to curbing emissions and helping poor countries deal with the "disastrous effects" of a warming world as it steps up investments to tackle climate change in the first half of the 2020s, it said on Monday.
The conservationist is serving in the "People's Seat" during the conference, a role in which he will present comments from members of the public affected by climate change to the dignitaries and officials present at the summit.
Kanye West apologizes for using phone during Cher musical
But Spector was perfectly within his rights to call out a rude audience member. You are never allowed on your phone at a broadway show.
The shift away from fossil fuels, which scientists say has to happen by 2050, is expected to require a major overhaul of world economies.
The agreement aims to bolster the response to combating climate change by setting a goal to keep global temperature rise well below the 2 degrees Celsius and actively seeking ways to keep the increase below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The road to a final rulebook is far from smooth: the dust is still settling from US President Donald Trump's decision to ditch the Paris accord.
"This is the challenge on which this generation's leaders will be judged", he said. The latest special report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that urgent changes are needed to avoid the vast economic and social costs that global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will entail.
Secretary Emmanuel de Guzman, vice chair of the Climate Change Commission, said the Philippine delegation would remain "constant and persistent" in its call for scaled-up, adequate and predictable financial support of developed countries to developing nations.
"Any delay will only make it harder and more expensive to respond to climate change", they warned, in issued the following call to action.
But host Poland - heavily reliant on energy from coal - will push its own agenda: a "just transition" from fossil fuels that critics say could allow it to continue polluting for decades.
And researchers have also found that climate change is contributing to the destruction of some of the world's most vulnerable natural habitats and is compounding natural disasters, like hurricanes, by increasing rainfall. "For many people, regions, even countries, this is already a matter of life or death".


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What are the hotel and catering foundation vouchers?
These foundation vouchers are an assortment of the most important promotional services that the State of Baden-Württemberg and the hotel and catering association DEHOGA Baden-Württemberg have developed especially for company founders in the hotel and catering sector. The services listed in the vouchers can be used individually and in accordance entirely with your needs. The aim of the foundation vouchers is to contribute long-term to the economic success and stability of company start-ups in the hospitality sector.
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Size matters - just not how you might think. Most mattresses use traditional, off-the-peg, chunky springs. These solid cylinders certainly have bounce (and everything that goes with that), but here's why 'bigger is better' is a myth that may cost you your comfort.
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To have an impeccably clean home and offices one requires to use professional and reliable cleaners, and that is what Dust Collector Cleaning service is all about. We provide first class cleaning services to our clients whether it is in their homes or their offices at very affordable and reasonable rates.
Our clients will have the option of selecting from a number of cleaning options such as the weekly or the bi-weekly house cleaning as well as the one time deep-cleaning or spring-cleaning. Other types of cleaning options we offer include:
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When it comes to cleaning the residential properties, we provide weekly, bi-weekly, monthly as well as one time cleaning services. We have different routines for different rooms as follows"
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Here at Mukhi Driving School we provide high-quality cheap driving lessons in Constitution Hill NSW to suit both the beginner drivers and more experienced drivers of all ages and abilities.
When choosing the right driving school it's always important to know that the instructor that is with you understands your needs, concerns and is there to support you. All our instructors are fully qualified, RTA approved and ready to get you started on the road. You will learn a wealth of knowledge and experience in what is needed in becoming competent in driving and most importantly a safe driver for life long.
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Fat Guy Eats: Ginza Japanese and Asian Restauranton November 19, 2016 at 1:02 am
Restaurant: Ginza Japanese and Asian Restaurant
Address: Runnemede, NJ
Food: Asian
Price: Very Reasonable
Portions: Unlimited
Taste: Awesome
Service: Needs Work
Atmosphere: Pretty Basic
So, I was dying for sushi and had a rough week. The Missus graciously agreed to take me. A quick scan of the Internet revealed Ginza. Had never heard of it and figured, why not? Really needed to hit and all-you-can-eat place, because I was going to house some raw fish.
Ginza is in a strip mall and the whole set up is very minimal. It's half take out, half restaurant, but the restaurant half is away from the take out area, separated by a tank of koi and a small ramp. Our waitress was nice and earnest, but it was her first day, so you can imagine she was a little overwhelmed despite the fact there was only one other table of people when we got there.
The all-you-can-eat menu includes a ton of specialty rolls including dragon roll, rainbow roll, lots of spicy rolls including peppered tuna roll and spider roll. Appetizers like kelp salad, ginger salad, spring rolls and plenty of other things. Plus the regular sushi. All for $21.95 per person. The only thing off the list that I was looking for was eel sushi, but that was in the dragon roll and the eel cucumber roll. Unagi, which the Missus loves, was also out, as well as White Tuna sushi.
Still there is a LOT on the list. I mean, two specialty rolls would equal the price and we each had four. Plus I had a kelp salad, two ginger salads, a yellow tail roll, two pieces of tuna nigiri and four salmon. The Missus had green tea ice cream for the dessert, which was also on the list. Holy crap, I thought I was robbing this place.
Drinks were extra and no refills on the iced tea, which was a bummer. But quite frankly, with those prices on the sushi, sign me up. And they make a TON of other food. Chinese food and various Hibachi dishes. Our waitress was new, needs more training to be sure, but she was nice. Took awhile for the first dish because I think there was only one chef on duty.
You gotta go. This place is the tits, bros! I give Ginza 9 out 10 keggers.