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Apostool, Andries (18th century)
Andries Apostool was one of the leaders of the conservative Mennonites in the Netherlands and was four times a deacon in the Zonist congregation in Amsterdam (chosen in 1733, 1743, 1755 and 1766). On 25 October 1735 he represented this congregation at the conference called by the Lamist and Toren congregation in Amsterdam to arrange for the founding of a theological seminary (see Amsterdam Seminary). He was also present at a meeting of representatives of the Sociëteit of Groninger Old Flemish and of the Zonist Societeit on the matter of forming a union, which, however, did not occur (1766). Andries Apostool wrote De Mennoniten of Doopsgezinden verdedigd, directed against Georgius Erhard, the Reformed preacher of Zaandijk.
Apostool, Andries. De Mennoniten of Doopsgezinden verdedigd. Amsterdam, 1763.
Molhuysen, P. C. and P. J. Blok. Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek, 10 vols. Leiden, 1911-1937: v. I, 161.
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A total of 64 sides were whittled down to 16 over the past weekend as the 2011 USSF Development Academy playoffs were held in Frisco, Texas.
The 16 group winners—eight at the U-16 level and eight at the U-18 level—advanced to Finals Week, which begins July 9 in Milwaukee.
Five MLS academies will send teams to Wisconsin next week. Seattle Sounders FC, LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake will all be represented at the U-16 level, while the New York Red Bulls and FC Dallas won their respective U-18s group.
New York's rampage through Group 2 was particularly impressive and they defeated Real Salt Lake, 3-0, to clinch the group in their third game of the playoffs. Leading U-18 goal-scorer Brandon Allen continues to excel, and New York also got contributions from top prospects Brian Gallego and Dan Metzger.
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FC Dallas were also among the standouts. Using a few of their age eligible Home Grown signings, Dallas won two of three games to win Group 5. Bryan Leyva and Jonathan Top each scored three goals apiece, while Moises Hernandez and Victor Ulloa also stepped up.
Plenty of other non-MLS youth clubs dominated throughout the weekend as well. Dallas Texans and CASL Chelsea FC topped their groups for both the U-16 and U-18 age groups and will be well represented at Finals Week.
Perhaps the story of the playoffs was Pateadores' U-18 squad. The California-based club had to forfeit 11 regular-season games in the Development Academy during the season for using two ineligible players.
As a result, at the end of April, the club had to win almost every single game remaining just to make the playoffs — and they did that, rattling off eight wins in their last nine games to make it to Frisco, where they won all three group matches to make it to Finals Week.
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The Philadelphia Union will give their academy setup a big test in mid-July, as the club announced last week they'll face Everton's U-18 team. The two sides will play in advance of their parent clubs' friendly on July 20 at PPL Park.
"It's an honor to host such a successful youth team and continue to reinforce our commitment to youth development in the region," Philadelphia Union CEO and operating partner Nick Sakiewicz said in a press release.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Anheuser-Busch Inbev said Friday it will contribute $3 million over five years to NCAA efforts intended to raise awareness about problems with alcohol.
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Fortunes of a franchise can turn around quickly
Phillies example of team needing to regroup fast after reaching heights
Here's a helpful reminder of how quickly things can change in baseball:
Just two years ago, the Phillies were coasting to their fifth straight National League East title and on their way to a franchise-record 102 wins. The Brewers were closing in on the NL Central flag, which they'd take with 96 wins. And the D-backs were wrapping up the NL West. They'd finish with 94 regular-season victories.
Today the Phillies and Brewers have been eliminated. Both are almost certain to finish with losing records. The D-backs are hovering around .500 and are a prohibitive long shot to appear in the postseason.
And, of course, in the here and now, the Giants will finish with one of the worst records for a defending World Series champion.
Clearly, drastic reversals are common. But why?
One factor, certainly, is that all the measures meant to insure competitive balance between the larger- and smaller-market clubs are having an impact. Beyond that, every situation is unique. But let's take a look at the Phillies and see if there are any lessons to be learned from their abrupt dropoff ... and how they will try to bounce back.
The Phils have skewed toward a future-is-now approach in recent seasons, and that makes some sense. Second baseman Chase Utley, shortstop Jimmy Rollins and first baseman Ryan Howard are generally regarded as the best in franchise history at their respective positions. So doing whatever it took to go for it while that nucleus was intact is difficult to argue with.
"My friends [late coach] John Vukovich and [former manager] Dallas Green always said you get very few chances to win a world championship, and when you have the opportunity to win a world championship, that's what you should do -- go for it," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said recently. "We came awfully close in '09. We arguably had the best team in baseball for two or three years. We just didn't play well in the playoffs. I still believe the teams in '09, '10 and '11 were better than the [World Series champion] team in '08, on paper. We just didn't get it done, because we didn't play good baseball at the time."
At the same time Amaro was trading prospects to try to keep the window of opportunity open, though, the established stars began having a hard time staying on the field. Utley averaged just 93 games in 2011 and '12 because of chronic knee issues. Howard has played a total of 151 games the last two seasons after rupturing his Achilles while making the final out of the 2011 NL Division Series.
For the Phillies, 2011 will always be remembered as the year of the Four Aces. The return of left-hander Cliff Lee created a rotation that also included Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt. The emphasis on pitching paid off, too. Halladay, Lee and Hamels all finished in the top five of the NL Cy Young Award voting. And Vance Worley stepped up to go 11-3 and finish third in the NL Rookie of the Year Award balloting.
Halladay, battling shoulder and back issues, hasn't been the same since. Oswalt, who also spent time on the disabled list in 2011, was allowed to leave at the end of the season as a free agent. Every team has injuries, but Philadelphia has seemed to lose key players with regularity and to lose them for long periods of time.
But with a long streak of home sellouts that didn't end until 2012, the Philliies had little choice but to keep adding proven veterans. The roster got older. Injuries kept mounting.
"Our health started to deteriorate," Amaro said. "Age was an issue, too. Age and health go hand in hand."
Not every move turned out well. And even the ones that should have been helpful backfired instead. In 2012, the Phils lost 22 games when they were tied or leading after seven. So Amaro signed Mike Adams, one of the best setup relievers in baseball. At least he is when he's healthy. Which Adams wasn't most of this year.
Last spring, it seemed that the Phillies were a team that needed a lot of things to go right. Instead, too much went wrong. As club president Dave Montgomery put it: "We were not the club we envisioned to be in either of the last two years coming out of Spring Training."
As difficult as that's made this year -- the Phils will endure their first losing season since 2002 -- it's also created opportunities moving forward. It's allowed third baseman Cody Asche and first baseman-outfielder Darin Ruf to get significant playing time. And both have performed well enough to make them front-runners for everyday spots in 2014. Freddy Galvis and Cesar Hernandez have opened some eyes. It meant interim manager Ryne Sandberg has been able to audition young relievers in a variety of roles. Jake Diekman and B.J. Rosenberg have been impressive.
"I think some of the question marks in the bullpen could have been answered, so that might have narrowed that down," Sandberg said. "I think with some of the youth, and young guys that have created some spark and have shown some athleticism and speed, I think that has shown the last three or four weeks. I think that's a good thing and I think that was needed. So there's a real good chance those guys are here. And then getting everybody back and being healthy."
After all, things can change quickly for the better, too. Just ask the Red Sox, who have the best record in baseball a year after finishing last.


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Muang Samui Spa Resort
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Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320
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The Muang Samui Spa Resort is located on the quieter side on the white sandy beach of Chaweng. All 53 suites are decorated in traditional Thai decor. The 44 Junior Suites feature a spacious bedroom and a private balcony overlooking the pool or the tropical garden. The 9 Royal Suites feature contemporary Thai design and a private terrace with Jacuzzi. They are the perfect hideaway for honeymooners and couples. The Lare Lae Beach Restaurant serves high-quality traditional Royal Thai cuisine and a wide selection of international dishes.
The well-known RA-Rai Spa pampers you with the ultimate in treatments for body and soul. Shopping, Dining and entertainment venues are just steps away from the hotel - due to the excellent location of the resort.
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Yanjie Cheng
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1 . just take 10mins to Airport . location is central 2. Room was very clean and huge ,nicely thai decoration 3. swimming pool not big but ok.very clean 4. breakfast is super and very good 5. people are very friendly 6. beach view is very good is very good resort, highly recommended
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Brian Chu
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Sep 08, 2012
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1. Good services 2. Room, bath room very big and comfortable 3. Hotel beautiful and clean 4. Breakfast is great
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good and fast
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Very nice and quiet hotel with lots of personality. The garden with water, fishes and plants is very calm and pleasant. The rooms are huge and nicely decorated in typically thai spirit (zen spirit). The complimentary neck and back massage was highly appreciated as well as dinner directly on the beach. We emjoyed it a lot. It is not a hotel I would recommend for families with young children as no facilities are proposed for them but it is perfect for a quiet stay to enjoy the beach. I recomment it and would definitely go back again to this place.
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Good staff but could not succeed into getting the original price we had for a longer stay before we changed our date (3 nigths stay instead of 10 previously).
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Nov 07, 2011
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Vert good expirience. Only negativ comment is lack of Internett in the rooms.
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Trond Helland
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Jul 30, 2011
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Maung is a very nice and beautiful hotel,we have a very warm-heart feelling in here. The bad thing is that the beach is small and the sea is only about 30 cm .
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It is very good!
Aug 03, 2011
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The hotel is very thai style and spacious. Location is central. However, I was not happy with the front counter reception staff. They were not friendly and even on check out they were not friendly. I go to a lot of hotels in Thailand and this is one of the rare times I encounter such unfriendly staff.
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Very good service and organised.
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I stayed at the new Muang Samui in Cheong Mon. This was by far the nicest place I have ever stayed. The hotel is magnificent, the staff goes above and beyond the call of duty, very professional and the attention to detail is astounding. Please stay here if you want a PERFECT vacation!
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Everything was seamless and easy. Great management, great communication, very helpful. Perfect.
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Just perfect. Stayed in Muang four days with my wife in a poolside room, only yards aways from the actual pool itself looking onto the beach. Top quality staff, beautifully decorated hotel and rooms..they just make you feel like home.. One other good point for this hotel is that it is just far enough away from the animated area of Chaweng Beach to be Nice and quiet and yet it only takes a three minute walk to join the fun. Since we left on the 19 th we ve been to Koh Tao Cabana Resort, and we are actually at the Zara Samui...our favorite is the Muang Samui Spa Resort. I fully recommend it, and to go back as soin as possible..
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Brilliant in every way. Fast, efficient, reliable..just what you need when you re booking hotels on the other side of the world..
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Room is large and beautiful, we are very satisfied but the only shortcoming is there is no internet in our room. The breakfast is delicious though the choices are not too much. The sea in front of our hotel is not so beautiful, you will see what I mean if you choose the hotel.
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very, very nice hotel.
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Idyllically located on the white sands of the Chaweng Beach, in turn lapped by the azure blue water of the Gulf of Thailand.
There are fifty-three suites, each with a traditional Thai decor, providing guests with comfortable state-of-the-art living and resting area. Each suite also has a private balcony, and luxury bathroom with own separate bathtub & shower, and toilet. The lodgings are fully furnished with every facilities for your personal services.
The large free-form swimming pool and conjunction with children's pool are a natural focal point. The beachfront restaurant and bar, serves the very best of alongside a wide selection of Royal Thai cuisine and large variety of international dishes.
Unwise to Thai classical music with the best evening fresh seafood, Italian and International cuisine on the road-side; "Samui Seafood Grill & Restaurant" and "Drop In Restaurant & Club" touch of Chaweng's night life begins. Favorites cocktails and long drinks are available. A unique tropical Spa, sits tranquilly at the beachfront, highlighting the Excellency of its well-being treatments in an atmosphere which inspires total peace of mind and relaxation.
Offering the exclusive of 53 luxurious rooms, studio type junior suite and royal suite: each with a Thai traditional décor, providing with comfortable state-of-art living and resting area, luxury bath room with its own separate toilet, Jacuzzi, hot & cold rained-shower. Each suite has its own private out-door balcony overlooking green garden and pool. Every room are fully air conditioned with individual control thermostat, other facilities include day bed, telephone, remote control T.V., with multi channels satellite program, DVD player, fridge with mini-bar, in-room safety box, hair dryer, coffee/tea facilities, also extra reading lamp available on request.
:: Grand Deluxe Suite Garden View - 36 Units ::
1 King - sized bedroom suite.
The Grand Deluxe Suite Garden View is a spacious 53 sqm suite. Superbly designed with crafted wooden furniture, the Grand Deluxe Suite Garden View expresses soothing, natural, peaceful romantic tones and combines elements of serene nature with modern amenities. Beautifully appointed, this suite boasts a spacious bathroom with Jacuzzi and a private peaceful living area with garden view.
:: Grand Suite Pool View - 8 Units ::
1 King - sized bedroom suite.
The Grand Suite Pool View is a spacious 53 sqm. Superbly designed with crafted wooden furniture, the Grand Deluxe Suite Garden View expresses soothing, natural, peaceful romantic tones and combines elements of serene nature with modern amenities. Beautifully appointed, this suite boasts a spacious bathroom with Jacuzzi and a private peaceful living area with pool view.
:: Royal Suite Garden View - 7 units ::
1 King - sized spacious bedroom suite.
Surrounded by tropical gardens, the Royal Suite Garden View is luxurious and beautifully appointed. This tranquil suite is a generous 106 sqm and boasts a spacious bathroom with a Jacuzzi. To make certain your romantic getaway is complete an additional outdoor Jacuzzi is located on the private peaceful terrace and is sure to provide you with the ultimate romantic and intimate experience.
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:: Lare Lae Beachfront Restaurant ::
The beachfront restaurant, and the bar serve the very best of Royal Thai Traditional and fresh seafood cuisine alongside a wide variety of delicious international dishes.
Royal Thai, fresh seafood, Italian & International dishes
Open daily:
06:30 - 11:30pm. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Beachfront, indoor & outdoor
:: Samui Seafood Grill & Restaurant ::
Unwind to Thai classical music whilst enjoying wonderful seafood and Italian cuisine. Across the road and touching enhancing Thai style decor and superb variety of cuisine, is a perfect ingredient for a memorable night of fine-dining. As the name suggests, Samui seafood is easily accessible and exudes a friendly, relaxed charm that truly captures the spirit of Samui.
Royal Thai, fresh seafood, Italian & International dishes
12:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Indoor & outdoor on Chaweng Road
The treatment is focus on aromatherapy, with natural ingredients; such as herbs, fruits and honey. Ancient eastern secrets are combined with western new age methods to give you an exquisite experience that melts away stress, ageing and impurities. Escape the pressure of life and enter our haven where the team of dedicated experts will care for your individual needs.
Indoor & outdoor spa treatment
14 treatment beds
Open daily:
10:00 am. - 10:00 pm.
:: Meeting and conference room "Drop In Room" ::
Friendly meeting with air conditioned
Available on request
54 square maters
Lobby ground floor
Seating capacity:
- Cocktail : 30 paxs
- Class room : 32 paxs
- Theatre : 52 paxs
- U Shape : 22 paxs
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Sound System
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:: Wedding ::
We invite you to allow us to help you fulfill your dreams and proving you with a very special day and a memorable experience. Our team will take all of the arrangement out of your hands, leaving you free to enjoy one of the most important day in your life.
Beachfront, Swimming Pool
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We are pleased to offer you a wide-ranging and varied programmed of entertainment both within resort area and around the island.
Sports and recreation activities, water sports, around Island recreation.
Upper level of
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beachfront restaurant.
08:00 - 20:00 hrs.
:: Swimming pool ::
Large free-form swimming pool with children's area set in greenery provided for your leisure. The swimming pool is open daily between 08.30 hrs - 18.00 hrs.
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We are pleased to offer you a wide-ranging and varied programmed of entertainment both within resort or on and around the beautiful island of Koh Samui. If you wish to participate in any activity that interests you, please let us know and we will assist you in any possible way. We hope to offer something to keep your holiday worthwhile. The choices of activities are endless. We will guide you through for your more adventurous island and water explorations.
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Flight reconfirmation and airport transfer
Tour information and leisure
Money exchange
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Conference / meeting room
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Wedding experience of Thai tradition
Cooking school
Weekly activities night
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Beachfront restaurant and bar
Seafood & grill restaurant
Children's pool
Situated on the east coast of Koh Samui Island, Muang Samui Spa Resort is idyllically located on the white sands of Chaweng Beach, 10 minutes drive, or 3 kilometers from Samui International Airport, and 25 kilometers from Nathon City and ferry pier.
Upon entering the resort, a feeling of genteel hospitality surrounds you, sustained by the welcome of tropical greenery, the impressive Southern Thai style decor and the gracious smiles of the staff. The temptation of this charming sanctuary will remain with you always and call for your return time and time again.
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Young people are least likely to follow the surveillance news but most likely to value privacy.
The first polling on the National Security Agency surveillance leak is out, and despite almost unanimous cries of outrage from the press and civil-liberties advocates, the rest of America seems decidedly "meh" on the matter.
Over half of us—56 percent, to be exact—think that serving phone companies with a secret court order to surrender customer phone records is an "acceptable" way to fight terrorism, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. While 41 percent oppose the NSA surveillance program specifically, a much broader swath of the country is generally willing to sacrifice privacy for security. Sixty-two percent say they'd rather the government intrude on their privacy if it means making it easier to investigate terrorist threats.
This attitude might reflect, in part, a growing awareness that our control over privacy is slipping away as companies and services increasingly learn more about us and our behavior. What's another gigantic organization or two?
But the survey also reveals some fascinating demographic information. Out of the age groups surveyed, young people are both the least likely to be following the surveillance news closely and the most likely to say they highly value their privacy. Predictably, Democrats say they're supportive of the policy more often than Republicans do—and Republicans were far more supportive of the NSA's warrantless wiretapping back in 2006 when President Bush was in the White House, compared with today.
On the whole, only 27 percent of Americans are even paying close attention to the revelations. That's roughlythe same share of the country that in late May was tuned into the IRS targeting scandal and Congress's investigations into the Benghazi attack. Make of that what you will.


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Walloon exports: the highest growth since 2011 11/12/2017
With a sum never achieved in just one half-year (€20.9 billion), in comparison to the first six months of 2016, Walloon exports benefited from an 8.8% increase for the period from January to June 2017.
It is the highest half-yearly growth rate shown by Walloon overseas sales since 2011. This excellent result from January to June 2017 clearly confirms that Walloon foreign trade is continuing its recovery.
In terms of benchmarking, the very good figures for our foreign trade over the first six months of 2017 (+8.8%) enable Wallonia to exceed average growth (+7.5%) for exports in the regions which make up our comparative panel, namely Flanders, Germany, the Netherlands, France and the Euro19 zone. On an individual level, from January to June, Wallonia was ahead of the export results for the Euro19 zone (+7.7%), Germany (+6.1%) and France (+3.5%). Only the Netherlands (+12.6%) and Flanders (+11.3%) performed better than Wallonia in the first half-year of 2017.
Firstly, the results for regional exports are related to their strong progress among the EU-28 (+12.7%). This is the highest level of growth since 2010. Among our 10 main commercial partners in Europe, our sales developed very well in France (+10.8%), Germany (+10.6%) and the Netherlands (+10.1%), our first three foreign clients, as well as Spain (+37.1%), Poland (+32.2%), Italy (+26.0%), Sweden (+18.8%) and Austria (+12.7%). For these eight countries, which represent more than 60% of our foreign trade, these rates of progress are the highest for our exporters for many years.
Outside the EU-28 zone, Walloon exports decreased by 4.4% in the first half-year of 2017, which brings to an end three years of uninterrupted growth for our sales in so-called "large-scale export" regions. Despite the promising international climate, the rise in the value of the euro with regard to the main global currencies since the start of the year has no doubt been a handicap for the competitiveness-price of Walloon products on extra-continental markets. This factor has been particularly significant with North America (-17.2%). However, it should be noted that exports increased in Latin America (+12.6%), Central and Eastern Europe (+42%) and more modestly in the Far East (+ 0.2%).
On a sectoral level, the export of chemical and pharmaceutical industry products show exceptional growth in the first half-year of 2017 (+23.5%), which represents their highest level of growth since 2009 and allows them to easily consolidate their position as the leading Walloon export sector (33.1% of the total). This mainly reflects the spectacular 30.1% progress of Walloon pharmaceutical product sales on global markets, which monopolises 70% of chemical product exports and 20% of the Walloon total.
In the top 10 of Walloon exports over the first six months, note should also be made of the excellent results (27.7%) for exports in common metals and works in these metals after a two-year decline.


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By then, figures will be $12.00 each and have articulated fingers...
Things aren't great these days as distribution goes.
The new Q&A make me feel a little better and distribution seems lik eit has improved with the ROTJ wave.
CONFIRMED for the mid-size vehicle line, Fall 2010. 1. Things have been awfully quiet on the mid-sized vehicle line. We got a couple of great new additions this past summer (still loving the Droid Tank), but nothing since then. Any chance that you can spot us a couple of hints on upcoming starfighters/ships we'll see on the shelves this Spring?** Unfortunately, there won't be any new ones this Spring. The Starfighters are doing well, but the new wave that was planned for Spring won't make it out at this point and has been pushed out to Fall '10. When the new assortment starts up, it will be chock full of newness. We can confirm that both the new Snowspeeder and a new Cloud Car will be in the line. Stay tuned for official looks at this at Toy Fair.
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Case Summary
I can't imagine a worse nightmare for a parent. You check on your child around 1AM, and everything is fine. You hear a noise in the house and you get up to check on your child again at 3:40 AM and they're not in their room. You do a quick search of your home. Your 10-year-old daughter is gone. This nightmare happened to one Northridge family in the early morning hours of March 27th. The young girl with long red hair was discovered about 12 hours later in a Woodland Hills strip mall with cuts, bruises and in shock. In my opinion, the parents are lucky their daughter is still alive. This nightmare could have been far worse.
Tobias Dustin Summers, 30, (described in many newspaper reports as a transient) and his accomplice Daniel Martinez, 29 are charged with the 10-year-old's alleged kidnapping and rape. Newspaper reports indicate the pair had planned to rob a house. It's my understanding Martinez waited in the car when Summers entered the home they were going to rob, saw the child and decided to kidnap the young girl.
Martinez was arrested March 31st. Summers was caught in Mexico and returned to the US on April 24th. One media report indicated he was identified by the Superman tattoo on his chest. He made his first court appearance April 25th in a San Fernando Valley courtroom. Martinez is facing felony kidnapping of a child under 14 and first degree burglary. His bail has been set at 1 million. Summers is facing 37 charges and bail has been set at 19 million.
April 25th, 2013
In the morning, I got the announcement that alleged kidnapper Tobias Summers would be arraigned in the afternoon at the San Fernando Courthouse, Department S, in the city of San Fernando, CA. I had never been to the San Fernando Courthouse and I didn't have any commitments going on, so I thought I would see if I could get a seat at the arraignment. I don't often get to see arraignments since I usually pick up a case before or after the preliminary hearing.
San Fernando is a tiny city in the northeastern section of the San Fernando Valley that is completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. The city was established in 1885 and currently has about 24,000 residents, the majority being Latino.
The first thing I notice when I reach Third Street is the media presence. Local media trucks take up the entire block in front of the courthouse on both sides of the street. I'm able to find street parking a block up and walk towards the courthouse.
As I get closer, to the entrance, I can see it's an older building with Spanish influences. Because of the full growth trees I can't get a good sense of how tall the building is.
When I clear security I keep going straight towards a wide, arched hallway. The hallway walls are that bland ivory color with a hint of yellow. The floor is brown, eight-inch square Spanish tiles. I don't get far when I see some familiar media faces on very long, low wood benches. I note the name of the judge on the plaque outside the courtroom, but I overheard someone say that a different judge is on the bench today.
The first person I recognize is well known sketch artist, Mona Edwards and I also see Eric Leonard a well known reporter for local radio station KFI 640. I've been a fan of Leonard's long before I first met him at the Robert Blake trial in 2004-5. OCWeekly named him Best News Anchor in 2009. He does have a web page, but he doesn't post to it much.
Mona, who is there at the request of ABC Ch. 7, asks me if I'm going to the Jackson family civil case that is about to start. I tell her that I usually only cover murder cases or cases involving children. Mona tells me she's been drawing the Jackson family ever since '95 or '96, when a production company (Smith-Hemion Productions) sued the family in a case known as Jackson Family Honors. There are other reporters here that I don't know, that are probably assigned to the San Fernando Valley.
Several of the TV faces show up dressed in their on-air suits. Patrick Healy from NBC Ch. 4, and a familiar face from CBS Ch. 2. Mary Hearn from the Superior Court's Public Information Office (PIO) arrives. She will be the liaison between the court and the media's request to film the defendant when he's brought out. I also wave to Claudia Peschiutta from KNX1070.
While we wait for Dept. S to open, I politely listen while one reporter tells another about a famous incident from 2003 involving Judge David S. Wesley. Apparently, an individual who was supposed to be arraigned that day but was freed committed a murder a month later.
When Dept. S opens, the reporter's fan out to where ever they want to sit. In other arraignment courts, usually there are specific areas designated for the media. The courtroom has three sections separated by two aisles. There are about 42 seats in each of the side sections and about 30 in the center rows. The center front row is blocked off from seating. Trying to get the best seat to see the defendant, I sit in the center, last row.
The wood paneled courtroom is almost a much smaller version of Dept. 30 in downtown Los Angeles. The small name plaque on the bench says Michael O'Gara, Judge. There are large green signs on several of the walls outlining court rules about no talking to detainees in custody. There are several court staff in the well, all looking like they are busy doing 'something' and a couple of mid-level looking managers just standing, watching the gallery. Sheriff deputies come and go, but there are at least two or three in the room most of the time.
The defendant "fish tank" or cage is on the far right. It's about five feet by 10 feet. Hanging from the ceiling inside the cage is a microphone. The ends are wood paneling. The front is a mixture of glass at the top and screen and the bottom half. The detainee entrance is not on the far left, (like in Dept. 30) but the far right.
A child cries out from the back left of the courtroom and a bailiff tells the mother to take the child outside. PIO Mary Hearn sits in the row of seats in the well, against the low wall. There are several long tables in the center of the well for the defense and prosecution.
A video camera and still photographer are setting up in the well of the court to photograph the defendant. I see Hearn speak to a few people in the media. Mona tells me she will still do a sketch. Mona asks if she can sit in the well to get a better view of the defendant and her request is granted.
Court is finally called to order. Several other cases are heard first. A few defendants plead guilty. Those of us in the gallery wait. Some reporters leave and come back. Waiting for one case, Judge O'Gara impatiently taps his pen while holding his chin in the palm of his left hand. Looking behind me to my right, a black reporter with an ABC 7 pin on his lapel appears stretched out in his seat, his eyes closed.
Some of the defense attorneys who wander in and out of Dept. S look like characters themselves and I recognize at least one face I previously saw in Dept. 30. It's 2:40 PM an a DDA enters that the pretty young reporter next to me recognizes. She thinks its DDA Laura Jackson, who is prosecuting Summer's co-conspirator, Daniel Martinez.
2:44 PM The judge steps off the bench for about 15 minutes. Even though there are lulls in the proceedings, the court reporter needs a break, too.
2:58 PM The judge retakes the bench. I hear him say, "Ms. Lambert (sp?), Ms. Jackson. The judge states something about having a long discussion at the bench with the prosecutor and defense. The defendant is not currently present in the courtroom. There are a number of media requesting (to photograph and video record the defendant) including the LA Times. All will be granted. "Have the defendant brought out," Judge O'Gara tells the bailiffs.
The defendant emerges from the back area. He's in street clothes. When he comes out, he keeps his head down. You can't see his face at all. Earlier, a few reporters did talk about how the defendants often try to stand behind their defense attorneys, to avoid being photographed.
The judge states that this matter would be "..put over to Dept. H, May 2nd for continuance and arraignment." The defendant's 19 million bail stands. The people then request a protective order for the victim and that the defendant be prohibited from any contact with the victim by his person or a third party. The defendant will be served with this protective order. The prosecution asks that the protective order be under seal and I believe that is also granted. The defendant is taken back to the holding area.
And that's it. The reporters leave the courtroom back to their news trucks to get their copies of the video and the on air suits to file their video reports.
Just when I think I can take a leisurely drive back home and write up my story, I get a call from Mr. Sprocket. He tells me the new door is in for the bakery's Turbo-Air refrigerated displace case. Since I'm so close to the distributor, I get to go pick it up.
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June 26, 2014
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Critics of a Southland lawmaker's bill to require condom use in pornographic films shot in California recently spoke out against the legislation, saying it criminalizes the work of adult film performers and citing privacy concerns.
"We are not being heard by many in the Capitol. If they refuse to listen to us, we will show up on their doorstep, we will speak out until they recognize the legitimacy of our voices," adult film performer Lorelei Lee said.
Nina Hartley, a porn star and activist, told Video News West that current practices, including regular testing for sexually transmitted diseases, protects performers.
"We cannot make it risk-free. Unless I'm going to be celibate my whole life, on camera or off camera, being sexual with another person contains risk," Hartley said.
Hartley, along with fellow adult entertainment stars nikka Albrite, Alex Chance, Charli Piper and Mia Li, on Monday delivered a petition to Assemblyman Isadore Hall's office, asking the Compton Democrat to withdraw AB 1576. The petition containing the names of about 600 adult entertainment performers states that the signers "have serious concerns about the ways in which this bill violates our privacy, strips us of our rights, and criminalizes our work without addressing any of our actual labor issues."
The bill was approved by the Assembly in late May. Hall has said the bill is meant to protect those in the adult film industry.
"We need to begin to treat the adult film industry just like any other legitimate, legal business in California. Legitimate businesses are required to protect employees from injury in the workplace," Hall said during a floor debate on his bill.
Los Angeles County voters in 2012 approved a condom mandate for adult film performers. Hartley said she does not want to perform a scene with a condom, and maintains that it should be a performer's choice.
"When you have lady parts and make a living with your lady parts, you can come talk to me about condom chaffing being a real thing or not," Harley said.


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This film was based on the 1948 short story The Sentinel, by English science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke.
Any film that could express in a running time of little more than two hours, a cyclical evolution from ape to man to spaceman to angel-starchild-superman without sounding boring is nothing short of a marvel. Stanley Kubrick has just done that. It owes to his visual storytelling in part and to the futuristic vision of Arthur C. Clarke that is based squarely on thorough understanding of Science. The film is a textbook example of different approach that could be told to advantage over the written word. In cinematic terms Stanley Kubrick has made any comparison with the book as irrelevant.
Director Stanley Kubrick's astounding work owes its power from his non-verbal images that add to our visual experience. The first spoken word is almost a half hour into the film, and there's less than 40 minutes of dialogue in the entire film. All scenes in the film have either dialogue or music (or silence), but never both together. Much of the film is in dead silence, and it is what it means to travel in space. A spaceship traveling in that vast ocean of silence is a mystic experience and Kubrick didn't need any passage from the book to make us understand that.
Plot: The film can be broken into 4 sections.
1. The Dawn of Man
The title sequence begins with an image of the Earth rising over the Moon, while the Sun rises over the Earth all in alignment to the opening chords of Strauss' "Thus Spoke Zarathustra"
A primeval ape man makes a breakthrough – becoming endowed with intelligence after experiencing a mysterious black monolith.
2. The Lunar Journey in the Year 2000
Eons later, a similar monolith is discovered on the lunar surface in the 21st century, sending its signals to Jupiter.
3. Jupiter Mission, 18 Months Later in 2001
A futuristic, 18-month journey to Jupiter.
4. Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite
A mystical experience in another time and dimension.
This happy amalgam of art and science from two creative minds shows also how trivial are Star Wars (1977), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and many other sci-fi films in comparison. These above cited films also dealt with space exploration and extra terrestrial lives in other planets. But 2001: Space Odyssey almost sounds plausible. Leaving aside my personal reservations with regards to the premise of ubermensch or optimism as hinted in the movie, I think the film is still a landmark science fiction classic.
The film was ahead of its times. it was criticized for being boring and lacking in imagination. 19 minutes were cut from the film after premieres in Washington, New York, and Los Angeles. It was re-released in a slightly shorter version (141 minutes) in 1972.
With time hostile or indifferent critical reviews gave way to rave notices partly due to its cult status among the anti-establishment groups.
Kubrick's masterpiece was not nominated for Best Picture, but received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Director, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Story and Screenplay. It won one Oscar, for Best Visual Effects. The film was snubbed by the Academy that instead voted its top accolades to the odd musical Oliver! (1968) based upon the Charles Dickens tale.
2001: A Space Odyssey is today recognized by many critics and audiences as one of the greatest films ever made; the 2002 Sight & Sound poll of critics ranked it among the top ten films of all time. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, and received one for visual effects. In 1991, it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry.
The film is enriched by stunning, pioneering technical effects, and featured orchestral music, presented in movements like in a symphony, from:
* Richard Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra
The opening trinitarian chords [C, G, and again C] of Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra accompany and welcome this striking shot of orbital and visual alignment. The credits then follow.
Choice of Strauss happily reinforces the superman idea of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Ligeti's Atmospheres,opens up the film signifying perhaps a pre-creation era,and it ends with The Blue Danube Waltz
* György Ligeti, Atmospheres, Lux Aeterna, and Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs and Orchestra
* Aram Khatchaturian, Gayane Ballet Suite
A sequel was made years later: director Peter Hyams' 2010 (1984) (from a 1982 published adaptation titled 2010: odyssey two by Clarke). Other Clarke writings are potential film installments: 2061: odyssey three and 3001: final odyssey.
* Keir Dullea as Dr. David Bowman
* Gary Lockwood as Dr. Frank Poole
* William Sylvester as Dr. Heywood R. Floyd
* Daniel Richter as Moon-Watcher
* Leonard Rossiter as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
* Margaret Tyzack as Elena
* Robert Beatty as Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
* Sean Sullivan as Dr. Bill Michaels
* Douglas Rain as HAL 9000 (voice)
* Frank A. Miller as Mission controller (voice)
* Bill Weston as Astronaut
* Ed Bishop as Lunar shuttle captain (as Edward Bishop)
* Vivian Kubrick as Floyd's daughter
* Glenn Beck as Astronaut
* Alan Gifford as Poole's father
* Ann Gillis as Poole's mother
Future Projection:
The film shows an imagined version of the year 2001. Some of what is seen in the film has come to pass:
* Flat-screen computer monitors (simulated by rear projection in the film)
* Glass cockpits in spacecraft
* The proliferation of TV stations, the BBC's channels numbering at least 12. (They currently have 9 UK TV stations (6 in 2001), 4 of which are numbered, plus various international channels)
* Telephone numbers with more digits than in the 1960s (to permit direct national and international dialing)
* The endurance of corporations like IBM, Aeroflot, Howard Johnson's, and Hilton Hotels
* The use of credit cards with data stripes (the card Heywood Floyd inserts into the telephone is American Express; a close-up photo of the prop shows that it has a barcode rather than a magnetic strip, as some present-day ID cards have PDF417 barcodes)
* Biometric identification (voice-print identification on arrival at the space station)
* The shape of the Pan Am Orbital Clipper was echoed in the X-34, a prototype craft that underwent towed flight tests from 1999 to 2001
* Electronic darkening of a normally transparent surface (Bowman uses a helmet control to darken his visor during an EVA)
* A computer that can defeat a human being at chess
* Personal in-flight entertainment displays on the backs of seats in commercial aircraft
* Voice recognition / voice controlled computing (although not as powerful as HAL) are seen today in things as simple as telephone systems and video games.
* Tanning beds
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It must be hard for you," the eighth grader said to me with sympathy. "Isn't a doctor supposed to be an atheist?"
His words did not shock me. I had heard such an assumption numerous times before. The first time occurred when I was working in a clinic that provided medical care for H.I.V.-infected and H.I.V.-affected infants, children and teens. A foster mother was rocking an inconsolable infant whose tiny body was wracked with withdrawal symptoms because of his birth mother's drug addiction. While I recorded the results of his physical exam, the foster mother crooned softly to comfort him. She stopped her singing to say, "Jesus loves you, and so do I." Then she blurted out, "Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that."
Looking up, I asked, "Why not?"
"Aren't you doctors all atheists?" she asked. "I don't want to offend you. You've been so good to the baby."
I grew up in a Catholic, Italian-American family where going to Mass every Sunday (and even on weekdays) was expected. I attended Catholic schools from first grade through college. This Catholic upbringing enlivened in me a robust spirituality. God was very real to me. Even in college, I spoke to God in prayer regularly throughout each day.
In medical school, however, I was surrounded by classmates who spent Sunday mornings sleeping in. God had no place in their lives. More important, I encountered the enormous suffering of the truly innocent: premature infants struggling to breathe; children with vicious malignancies, the treatments for which subjected them to prolonged misery; and children with horrible congenital defects. My Catholic education had taught me the good are rewarded, the evil are punished. As a 21-year-old previously unexposed to much suffering, I struggled to make sense of what I was experiencing. What evil had these children done?
I concluded that I had been duped for 16 years. The only intelligent thing to do was to jettison my uncritical belief in God. Not courageous enough to be an atheist, I chose agnosticism. "Give me the proof," I said to all who would listen, "and I will believe." So as not to be a hypocrite, I refused to go to church even on Christmas and Easter.
That lasted nine long, painful years. I missed the intimacy of prayer, even as I doubted that there was anyone to whom I could pray. Medical school, internship and residency can be very difficult years: one is exposed to some of the hardest moments in the lives of others. I could have used someone in whom to confide. Once that had been God, but now it was my colleagues. They could not answer my questions about why bad things happened to innocent people.
Why was I so disappointed in my faith? I reasoned that if God had permitted such horrible things to happen to young children, then the least God could do was to fix things. If God is omnipotent and loving, doing right by children should be a no-brainer. Ignorant of the fullness of the Catholic tradition, I had no idea that many saints had struggled with such issues. I thought I was one of an enlightened few who had exposed the ruse of a loving, all-powerful God in a world filled with the suffering of innocents. Full of myself, there was no room for God.
Children's Questions
No sudden flash of insight led my return to God. It was the children who ultimately brought me back—the same group of suffering individuals who had caused me to doubt God's existence. They buffeted me with questions: Why would God let them be so sick? Why didn't God make them better? Why weren't their prayers working? Why did God let their mom and dad break up? Abused children asked me why God had not stepped in to stop their torture: Why wasn't God on their side?
In the beginning I fled the children's questions by hastily leaving their rooms, but soon realized I was meant to hear them and respond. Instead of expecting God to make their lives better, I decided to assume my own role. I sat with children and teenagers when their family members were nowhere to be found—being present with them in their fear, confusion, anger and sorrow. I acknowledged how little I really knew about God's ways, while exploring what I could do to help. To their never-ending questions, I often said, I don't know. My refusal to be a know-it-all comforted them. They could see I was in solidarity with them in their suffering.
Suddenly God became very real to me. In the suffering children, the "little ones," I met the suffering Christ. When I rocked a child in pain, I comforted the suffering God. I remember looking into the faces of young children and asking myself, "Who is this—really—whom I am comforting?" Instead of an impassive, supremely independent God, I met a God who needed me to make a difference in the lives of suffering people.
Doctors, Science and Belief
I decided to seek graduate theological education to learn how people of different times, places and cultures understood God, especially amid suffering; I felt this would make me a better doctor. My medical colleagues were scandalized. "You are on the faculty of a school of medicine and write for medical journals, and you are going to be a student again? Why would a doctor need a theological education?"
My colleagues' questions were based on a modern view of medicine, one in which doctors restricted themselves to science and did not entertain philosophy or theology. Yet my young patients and their families did not permit me to remain aloof from the existential questions they faced. To stand with them, I had to understand them better. My science had to come to terms with their beliefs and dreams. In so doing, I became an heir to a proud tradition that did not find God superfluous in the art of healing. In some cultures, doctors and spiritual healers are one and the same.
As a physician, theologian and pastoral minister, I find that most suffering people speak about God when their lives are in turmoil. Some are respectful; some are repentant; others are hostile and very angry at God and the people who claim to represent God. When faced with finitude, all sorts of people find God very real, even those who had no time for God before.
Although some skeptics might explain this appeal to God as a human need for a Big Daddy to mop up the hazardous spills in life, the words of patients and their family members impress me as too profound to attribute to wishful thinking.
Before the Enlightenment, physicians accepted God-talk as part of the art of healing. To them, God dwelt in the recesses of human misery as much as in the peaks of human joy. Physicians understood both the magnificence and frailty of the human body, although they could never have imagined its delicate cellular structures and exquisite biochemical balance. They attributed the body's magnificence to God and understood themselves as "chosen" by God to care for human illness wherever they found it. It was a divine calling, but they never mistook themselves for God. A physician's job was to work with the Divine Physician.
Nowadays, by contrast, it is popular to call patients "clients," as if they are party to an economic transaction. Physicians and patients are partners, but only in the crassest sense is their relationship predominantly an economic one. Rather, physicians and patients are partners in the entire healing enterprise, which includes the spiritual and the physical.
God as Healer
Physicians today distinguish disease from illness: disease is the defined condition someone has; illness is the disease and its effects on person, family, friends and social roles. In another time, it was all illness, which was not private, especially when one was suffering or dying. Illnesses are messier than diseases because one must deal with much more than an organ or an individual. Yet when one can facilitate healing of a person, one has made a major impact, not only on the life of the ill person but also on the lives of those around him or her.
Enter God.
Only God can heal because only God can affect people profoundly on both microscopic and macroscopic levels. We human beings do our part, but the project is much larger than we are. In life, especially during illness, our human abilities often fall short. Yet extraordinary events happen. Conflicted relationships are healed. Hopeless situations are resolved. Seemingly impossible events take place before our eyes. Are these coincidences or moments of grace?
Healing is always possible even when cure is not. Cures are usually restricted to the resolution of adverse physical conditions, and sometimes a cure is not possible. Healing is more holistic in that it encompasses the physical, psychological, social and spiritual. Although a dying person will not be cured, he or she can be healed. In the end, cure will elude every one of us, but healing need not.
Jesus was a healer. He looked into the hearts and minds of those who sought his aid in recovering their sight or ability to walk. He restored them to wholeness, not just to physical well-being. Their problems were larger than eyes that could not see or legs that could not move. Jesus saw their illness as well as their physical condition. He was open to the divine, which made all the difference. It still does. When human beings open themselves to a power greater than their own, extraordinary things can happen. They can see illness as well as disease. They can see the human being before them and, in that person, see God.
Consider selfless service to others. What explanation for it suffices? From an evolutionary perspective, it makes no sense. Why risk one's life to save a person who is not even kin? Yet firefighters and emergency care workers do it all the time. Doing such jobs well means risking one's life. Where does the desire for such self-giving come from, since it is of no practical benefit to themselves? To put it in theological language: What is the origin of agape love? There is but one answer.
God is in the midst of tragedies, in the persons who need assistance and in the persons who willingly give themselves to help others. Although rescuers are merely human beings even at their finest moments, that is too limited a descriptor. Just as suffering people can serve as an image of the God who suffers with them, so people who give selfless service to others show forth the God who sustains and gives. Those who give freely reflect something of the divine in the midst of their own flawed humanity.
It is no longer possible for me to be an agnostic. To doubt God's existence, I would have to deny the totality of my experiences. I would have to deny the divine spark present in the individuals to whom I give and in the individuals who give to me.
Very good article. I enjoy hearing inspiring stories that convey the reality of doubt that many people have but that ends with higher understanding and personal growth found only through belief in God.
Bill Newsome (Prof. Of Neurobiology, Stanford) wrote in "Test of FAITH" that healing a person blind from birth "requires all the connections in the brain to be changed just right" because "you have to learn to see early in childhood when the brain is developing". Simply removing cataracts is "nearly useless" to adults without all the proper connections in place. Jesus understood this and as you state, his healing was more then just physical well-being.
In the King James version of the Bible Jesus asks the man at Bethesda who is waithing for a chance to get to the healing waters, "Do you want to be made whole?" - not do you want to be made well- as in NAB. The author captures something that seems to me to be lost not only in certain views of medicine, but in biblical translation. Thank you.
In the early days of my practice as a Nephrologist I was asked to consult on a young man with devleopmental and physical disabilities who had electrolyte imbalance. His opisthotonos was so severe that the back of his head was arched to his spine. I recall yelling out (?was it in my head or out loud) "there is no God". I "cured" his electrolye imbalance.I am a practicing Catholic but still struggle with the mystery of illness and evil as I try to remember the distinction between cure and healing. It's a bit of I believe but help my unbelief.
Yes. "I believe, Lord. Help my unbelief." I believe our daily experiences are a constant growing in this faith. Sometimes, there is no other way I can explain it.
Many thanks to Dr. Pat Fosarelli for the honest and insightful description of her move from agnosticism to faith. Her move toward faith came through paying attention to the children she served and feeling deep compassion. Through this compassion for her young patients she seems to have felt God's compassion and thus sensed the heart of God. She also seems to have come to a certain compassion for God who holds this whole suffering world close to his heart. I, too, have felt such compassion for God.
The Holy Spirit leads us forward and empowers us and we are able to "suffer with" (cum-pati) our patient and share the compassion that God has for each of us – the suffering, their loved ones and those who are called to help them. God's grace allows us to "be compassionate as [our] Father is compassionate." (Luke 6:36).
Compassion is one of the physicians' most powerful tools, and one which brings blessing to those who ply it. Thomas Merton reminds us of the power of compassion with the following lines. Even when our instincts urge us to do otherwise, compassion draws us into God's point of view and helps those for whom we care persist with Hope in the challenge that that their illness brings.
There is no wilderness
So terrible,
So beautiful,
So arid,
So fruitful
As the wilderness of compassion.
It is the only desert
That shall truly flourish
Like the lily.
Andre F.Lijoi, MD
Associate Director
York Hospital Family Medicine Residency
York, PA


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LED Dragonfly streetlamp with a built in camera
When was the last time you saw a streetlamp as unique as this one? It's cool just the way it is, but when you realize that all four wings have LEDs in them, you see it's true potential. Not just as art, but as a crime prevention tool as well thanks to an attached camera.
It lights up the night streets and keeps a watchful eye on those below. There's also a sea gull and butterfly as well. They were developed by a Korean company and can be found across Seoul and soon in Tokyo as well.


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Disgust with Rachel Herz (BSP 86)
Ginger Campbell, MD
Disgust is an universal emotion, but unlike emotions like fear and anger, disgust must be learned. This is the main conclusion of Dr. Rachel Herz's latest book That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion. In a recent interview (BSP 86) Dr. Herz told me why she spent the last several years studying this rather unusual subject. We also discussed what the study of disgust can tell us about how our brains process emotion.
This is Dr. Herz's second visit to the Brain Science Podcast. Back in BSP 34 we talked about her first book The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell.
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I was a horrible driver when I was 16.
Looking back I'm grateful that I never got in, or caused, a serious accident. I easily could have because I ALWAYS accelerated too fast, tried to beat read lights, ignored stop signs and wouldn't even let other drivers change lanes in front of me.
In my mind, the road was MINE and I was going to beat the pants off everyone who challenged me. The fact is, the only people actually challenging me were other 16-year-olds.
Of course I never thought about the possibility of getting in an accident. I was too good of a driver for that and knew I could avoid any collisions (not counting the half dozen or so parked cars I hit back then.)
Now that I've grown up a little, I can respect the freedoms teenagers need. But I now believe driving shouldn't be among them. Kids are too cocky and feel too indestructible to trust them behind the wheel of 3,000 pounds of steel.
That's why I would love to see this country adopt a nationwide 18-year-old driving age.
At first I thought 21 would be an ideal age, but then talked myself out of it because nothing good can come from a kid being able to legally drink AND legally drive on the same day.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the crash rate per mile driven is twice as high for 16 year-olds as it is for 18-19 year-olds. And most of the fatalities are single-car accidents caused by driving errors or speeding.
Sixteen is simply too young to shoulder the responsibility of driving safely and too often results in death. Two years of maturity will save a lot lives.
Even with all this being said, America is a car-loving nation. Citizens may not embrace this change because it would mean driving their kids around for a few more years.
What do you think: Would you support a nationwide change to make the driving age 18?


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A judge has dismissed charges against a retired firefighter arrested after he scrawled messages of adoration to Madonna on the sidewalk outside her New York City apartment building.
After Robert Linhart's lawyer argued that the case had lingered beyond the 182-day speedy-trial deadline, the judge threw out the case on Tuesday.
The then-59-year-old Linhart was arrested in September 2010.
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Authorities said he made signs that said "Crazy for You" and "Material Girl" outside Madonna's apartment building near Central Park.
His attorney had argued that it was no crime to adore Madonna, the singer of pop hits including "Like a Virgin" who performed at this year's Super Bowl halftime game.
The New York Fire Department says Linhart retired in 1998.
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We have unique data from a 2008 national survey by the Cornell Survey Research Institute that asked Americans whether they had ever taken advantage of any of 21 social policies provided by the federal government, from
The survey asked about people's policy usage throughout their lives, not just at a moment in time, and it included questions about social policies embedded in the tax code, which are usually overlooked.
What the data reveal is striking: nearly all Americans — 96 percent — have relied on the federal government to assist them. Young adults, who are not yet eligible for many policies, account for most of the remaining 4 percent.
On average, people reported that they had used five social policies at some point in their lives. An individual typically had received two direct social benefits in the form of checks, goods or services paid for by
government, like
The use of government social policies cuts across partisan divides. Some policies were used more often by members of one party or the other. Republicans were more likely to have used the G.I. Bill and Social Security
retirement and survivors' benefits, while more Democrats had taken advantage of
The majority of individuals from households at every income level have used at least one direct social policy. Low-income people have used more of the direct policies than have the affluent: the average household with income under $10,000 per year used four of them, compared to only one by the households at $150,000 and above. But the proportions were reversed in the case of the submerged policies: wealthy families had typically used three of them, and the poor just one.
There were also few partisan differences in how long individuals had benefited. Among policies used by similar percentages of Democrats and Republicans, like the Child and Dependent Care Tax
Where Americans actually differ is in how they think about government's role in their lives. A major driving factor here is ideology: conservatives were less likely than liberals to respond affirmatively when asked if they had ever used a "government social program," even when both subsequently acknowledged using the same number of specific policies.
These ideological differences were on display at the party conventions. When Gov.
Throughout our lives, almost all of us help sustain government social policies through our tax dollars and, at some point, almost all of us directly benefit from these policies. Because ideology influences how we view
our own and others' use of government, Mr. Romney's remarks may resonate with those who think of themselves as "producers" rather than "moochers" — to use
Suzanne Mettler is a professor of government at Cornell and John Sides is an associate professor of political science at George Washington University.


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The North Carolina General Assembly met in the State Capitol from 1840 until the State Legislative Building was completed in January 1963, and in 2013, we celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
The home of the North Carolina General Assembly is unique in that it is devoted solely to the legislative branch of the state government. Containing facilities necessary for the efficient functioning of the General Assembly, the building includes not only Senate and House Chambers but also committee rooms and offices for members and their staff. Throughout, provisions are made for easy public access and observation of legislative procedures.
Though not an imitation of historic classical architectural styles, the building is classical in character. Rising from a broad 340-foot wide podium of North Carolina granite, the marble-faced building proper is encompassed by a colonnade of square columns reaching from the podium to the main roof of the second floor.
As visitors enter from the south (Jones Street), they cross a 28-foot diameter terrazzo mosaic of the great Seal of the State of North Carolina. From this main entrance, the red-carpeted main staircase leads directly to the third floor where the visitor may view the Senate and House Chambers, enter the auditorium, or enter the roof area. Located in the basement are the cafeteria, snack bar, and mail room, as well as General Assembly Police and the Personnel Office.
Committee rooms and members' offices are located on the first floor. At the south center are the news media service areas with space for newspaper, radio, and television representatives to work. There is also space there for members to hold press conferences.
A special feature of the building, the garden courts, is located at the four corners of the first floor. Most committee rooms and offices are entered from the courts. Each, though different from the others, contains seating space for visitors. All courts are landscaped, and three have pools.
The two chambers occupy the east and west wings of the second floor. Following the traditional relationship of the two chambers in the Capitol, the House and Senate are at opposite sides of the rotunda. When the main doors are open, the two presiding officers face one another.
Directions to the Legislative Building
From Hendersonville: Take I-40 east to Exit 289. Merge onto Wade Avenue toward I-440/US-1 North. Continue to follow Wade Avenue 6.4 miles onto Capital Boulevard .7 miles onto North Dawson Street. After a quarter of a mile or so, turn left onto West Jones Street.
You can also use your mouse or screen to navigate this Google Map:
Helpful Information for visitors
Click here for a handy guide showing the State Legislative Building, the Capitol, and many other State Government buildings. Public parking is available in three visitor's lots. Visitor's lot #1 is located at the corner of Jones Street and Wilmington Street. Visitor's lot #2 is located in the 300 block of North Salisbury Street and can also be accessed from the 300 block of North McDowell Street. Visitors lot #3 is located at the corner of Edenton and McDowell Streets. Rates are charged by the hour and the parking lots are controlled by the Department of Administration. Other city owned lots and private lots are available throughout the downtown area. Public spaces are available on some of the streets in the area of the Legislative Complex but parking is limited to Members and authorized staff on the streets adjoining the Legislative Complex. Visit the State Parking Division website for more information and State Parking maps.
The Legislative Building has both a Cafeteria and a Snack Bar (both located in the basement). The cafeteria is open to the public from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Monday-Friday year round. The Legislative Building Snack Bar is open from 7:00 am – 3:00 pm Monday-Friday year round with extended hours when the Legislature is in session. Both are very inexpensive and have a friendly and efficient staff.
Tours of the Legislative Building are offered through the State Visitors Services and by calling the Legislative Building. All tours begin at the Legislative Information Desk and brochures are available there. Tour guides lead a 30 minute tour for scheduled groups; and information will be provided for self guided tours. Building hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am until 5:00 pm; Saturday between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm; Sunday 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm. For more information call 919-733-7929.
Only Members of the House and Senate, the officers of each Chamber, permanent employees of the General Assembly who have been issued identification tags, former members, Sergeant-at-Arms staff, pages, and reporters are allowed on the House floor while the House is in session.
The public is welcome to watch the proceedings from the galleries when the house and the Senate are in session, accessible from the third floor of the State Legislative Building. No passes are required, but on opening day and ceremonial days seating may be limited. Visitors are seated on a first come basis and must at all times respect the decorum of the chamber. Laptops and other electronic devices are permitted and wireless internet is available throughout the Legislative Building at no charge. No smoking is permitted inside any buildings in the Legislative Complex. Photography is allowed. Applause, demonstrations, and food and beverages are prohibited in the galleries. The public is also allowed to attend committee meetings.
For a complete list of rules to observe when you are visiting the Legislative Building in Raleigh, click here.


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The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League announced on Tuesday that the club has signed defender Carlos Mendes. Out of contract after playing the 2012 season with the Crew, Technical Director Brian Bliss hoped to re-sign the veteran for 2013. Ultimately, the Mineola, New York native decided that home is where the heart is.
"While we're disappointed to see him go, we respect Carlos' desire to be closer to home and near his family," said Bliss. "He's a true professional and we wish him the best of luck moving forward."
Mendes started 12 games for the Black & Gold in 2012, providing leadership and a veteran presence to the Crew locker room in his only season with the club. Despite missing 22 games due to hamstring and ankle injuries, Columbus was 7-2-3 with Mendes in the starting lineup in 2012.
The Cosmos are set to play their first professional season since 1985 when the NASL Fall Championship season begins in 2013.


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(VALLEJO, CA – April 24, 2013) – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is an operational committee of the U.S. Department of Defense. On April 24, ESGR presented The California Maritime Academy with its Above and Beyond Award.
"The award was created to recognize employers and academies for providing extraordinary support and cooperation to those who answer their nation's call to serve," said Carlos Trevino, the area chair for ESGR.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Blaine Meserve-Nibley nominated Cal Maritime for the Award. Nibley works as the Coast Guard Liaison at Cal Maritime and also is a student. He was deployed to the east coast last semester in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
"Cal Maritime takes care of its services members," said Nibley. "Hopefully, this recognition will motivate other employers in our Bay Area communities to continue their support as well."
Trevino presented the award to Admiral Thomas Cropper, president of Cal Maritime at morning formation. President Cropper accepted the award on behalf of all of the faculty and staff who work to support cadets who also serve in the military.
Among the attendees at the presentation were current and former members of the military, as well as Dr. Ryan Dudley, Dr. Nipoli Kamdar, Robert Manheimer, Jennifer Metz, Dr. Donna Nincic and Michele Van Hoeck – Cadet Nibley's professors during the fall semester.
Established in 1929, The California Maritime Academy, a campus of The California State University, is the only degree-granting maritime academy on the West Coast. Cal Maritime was recently ranked by Forbes magazine as being among the Top 25 "Best Value Colleges" in the nation, providing students with the highest quality education for their academic dollar. Located in Vallejo, Calif., the campus serves approximately 900 students and offers undergraduate degrees preparing students for careers in engineering, transportation, international relations, business, and global logistics. It also offers a master's degree in Transportation and Engineering Management, as well as a number of extended learning programs and courses.


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