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When you're a homeschool mom with lots of kids, people tend to think you must be some kind of Mommy Superhero. "I don't know how you do it all" is a phrase I hear frequently. As much as I hate to disillusion anyone who thinks so highly of me, here are a few fun facebook shares and happenings from August (and the beginning of September) that should serve to knock me off any and every pedestal….
I got lost on my way to church last week. Nevermind the fact that I've been to this church numerous times and there are only TWO (well, maybe three, I obviously can't remember) turns to get there, I still somehow managed to get lost and spent 30 minutes driving around town in my efforts to find it. When I got home, I created this handy flowchart for anyone thinking of inviting me for a visit or event. Save this in your files and if you'd like my company on any given day, just take a peek to see whether I'll make it on time (or at all) and plan accordingly:
My children apparently take after me in the kitchen. They recently got together to make a cheesecake for Daddy's birthday. I've heard of sugar free cheesecake and I've heard of crustless cheesecake, but I've never – UNTIL NOW! – heard of cheeseless cheesecake. I present to you….
This, ladies and gentleman, is what I'm certain must be the first ever Cheeseless Cheesecake. Served with cream cheese on the side, as recommended by Grandma, FOR THE WIN!
Real life conversation with my daughter this afternoon:
Bundle (to me): "The google logo is really cool today! It's got pictures of people making things and building things."
Me: (in my head): I wonder why google is featuring people working? I wonder if some big building is going up or some big project is happening that I don't know about?
Bundle (to her sister): "It's really cool, come see it! They changed it for labor day!"
My child is officially more intelligent than I am.
Lessons in innovation:
When you need to know how much your goat weighs, but you don't have a scale, you use your livestock measuring tape (which shows weight instead of inches.)
When you can't find your livestock tape, you pull up a chart to show the conversion from inches and use flexible sewing tape.
When you can't find your sewing tape, you use rope to take the measurement and hold it against a carpenters measuring tape.
When you can't find a piece of rope, you use baling twine.
When you can't find your measuring tape, you go get Daddy's.
In our house, innovation doesn't need to be taught, it's the air we breathe due to our frequent habit of leaving things where we last used them and lack of organizational skills. I've decided this is a good thing and am embracing it as part of our homeschooling milieu.
While helping me find my shoes for the 1,385th time, I overheard my son say to my husband: "We need a body camera for Momma. Then we could watch it to see where she puts everything."
This is the reason I can't remember anything. My brain has been turned to mush….
Conversations at my house…
Child 1: "Are we going somewhere?"
Child 2: "Where are we going?"
Child 1: "When are we leaving?"
Child 4: "Where are we going?"
Child 5: "Is everyone going?"
Child 6: "Did you say we're leaving?"
Child 3: "Where are we going?"
Child 2: "Who is going?"
Child 6: "Do I get to go?"
Child 3: "When are we leaving?"
Child 5: Where are we going?
Child 4: "Who's gonna go?"
Child 6: "Where are we going?"
Child 1: "Can I go?"
Child 6: "What time are we leaving?"
Child 7: "Why are we going?"
Child 2: "When are we going?"
Child 3: "Are we all going?"
Child 7: "Where are we going?"
Child 8: "Go? Go?"
And then of course, there's this, which I already blogged about, but is worth reposting:
If your name is Lilly and I'm supposed to be doing something with you tomorrow at 2:00, please contact me.
(Thanks to the help of a friend, I did eventually figure out who Lilly was and what my 2:00 appointment was for. It was for a job interview I'd already done the following week, just written down for the wrong day.)
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No really, you can't miss him! (that time I called 911 to tell the cops to be on the lookout for… A CAR.
Of all the embarrassing, humiliating, mortifying situations I've gotten myself into…
I bring to you, for your entertainment…. (when the kids pack Daddy's lunch)


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Power for the E-Cell will be provided by four electric motors all located at the rear of the vehicle that are capable of revving to 12,000rpm. Power for the setup totals 525 horsepower and 649 lb-ft of torque, good enough for a zero-to-62 time of just 4 seconds. For comparison, the gas-powered SLS can hit 62 from a standstill in 3.8 seconds. The cars electric power will be provided by a set of lithium-ion batteries, located behind the cockpit and down the center tunnel. Made up of 324 lithium-ion polymer cells, the E-Cells batteries are capable of a 480 kW max load.
In addition to mechanical changes, the SLS E-Cell also features a number of styling tweaks to improve aerodynamics. The E-Cells front apron has been moved forward and features an extendable front splitter that moves downward by as much as 7 centimeters at speeds over 75mph, improving under body air flow. As no exhaust system was needed for the E-Cell, engineers added a new rear diffusor with a steeper angle, increasing the cars overall downforce.

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Album Release!
Well after another scan through the old geek calendar we've discovered that this Friday will mark 35 years of the TRS-80. The machine that Matthew Smith used to develop the epic video game titles Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy.
It also just happens that we've now completed the album and have to settle upon a release date and...well you can see where this is going. So as a nod to Tandy and the machine they released through Radio Shack outlets back in 1977 we'll be releasing our debut album this Friday the 3rd August 2012. If you can't wait that long, we're actually on tour at the moment and have a few advance copies with us that we're selling at gigs.


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Air Force (9-10, 3-4) vs. Utah State (14-6, 3-4)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Air Force goes for the season sweep over Utah State after winning the previous matchup in Colorado Springs. The teams last played each other on Jan. 7, when the Falcons shot 47.5 percent from the field while holding Utah State's shooters to just 36.5 percent en route to the 79-60 victory.
TEAM LEADERSHIP: Seniors Lavelle Scottie and Ryan Swan have led the Falcons. Scottie has averaged 15.2 points and 5.6 rebounds while Swan has put up 13.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. The Aggies have been anchored by Justin Bean and Sam Merrill, who have combined to score 29.8 points per contest.LIKEABLE LAVELLE: Scottie has connected on 36.4 percent of the 55 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 6 of 17 over his last five games. He's also made 71.6 percent of his foul shots this season.
DEFENSIVE DISRUPTION: Air Force is 5-0 when it limits opponents to 41.4 percent or worse from the field, and 4-10 whenever opponents shoot better than that. Utah State is 12-0 when it allows 42.9 percent or less from the field and 2-6 whenever opponents exceed that mark.
PASSING FOR POINTS: The Aggies have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Falcons. Utah State has 46 assists on 74 field goals (62.2 percent) over its past three outings while Air Force has assists on 42 of 79 field goals (53.2 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: Utah State is rated second among MWC teams with an average of 78.6 points per game.


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Bholenath means the "Innocent Lord" or "kind hearted Lord".
We think of all aspects of Divinity as being sophisticated, as being akin to our crafty thinking minds, but the Bholenath archetype is that which is as unaffected as a child.
The name translates directly as lord of the simple people and simplicity. It suggests that Shiva is easy-going, vulnerable, gullible almost, like a child, easily convinced, ready to forgive and be pleased with simple offerings.
He is guileless, has simple tastes, and returns to the lazy devotee at the least hint of a smile or attention. It is Shiva in an innocent, uncomplicated form.
Bholenath means the King of Forgetful Persons. This is an innocent, Cosmic Child aspect of Divinity, who has not been made cunning by the petty, twisted ways of the world, one who is uncontaminated by the shadow of the mundane, who will come towards the friendly one quickly and forgive.


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Arm reduction procedures are relatively common and simple and typically suitable for most candidates who are looking to reach their cosmetic goals and need help removing excess skin and tissue that has lost elasticity and shape.
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Prior to your surgery, Dr. Kjar will give you specific preoperative guidelines. Carefully follow these instructions. Arm reduction procedures are done on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia. Typically, there isn't significant discomfort following arm reduction surgery. Any pain or discomfort can usually be lessened with prescription pain medication.
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Whirlpool Tub Installation Planning
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One of the top items requested in new homes are whirlpool tubs. There's nothing like the massaging jets to soothe your sore muscles or aching back after a long, hard workout. So if you are thinking of installing a whirlpool tub in your home, there are some important planning items to consider. Let's take a look at them from a builder's perspective.
In most cases, whirlpool tubs come as one large unit. Sure, there may be a part or two that can be disassembled, but the big portion of the product is the tub itself. This can pose a problem when trying to get the unit into your home. For an existing or new home, be sure to check the route from the exterior door to the future spot of the tub to make sure it will turn all corners and fit through every door along the route. For a new two story home, you may want to have the tub set into place prior to installing the exterior doors. This will give you a little extra width on the opening to help protect both the whirlpool tub and the new door jambs.
Prepping the Framing
Every whirlpool tub has different dimensions and specifications. Be sure to read the manufacturer's directions carefully and share them with your rough carpenter. The walls and support for the tub will need to be adjusted to fit the specific model you purchase. Also, be sure to check with your architect to make sure the existing floor framing will support the tub, water, and occupants. The weight of the tub when filled with water and occupant can place a heavy point load on the existing floor frame. Keep in mind, a large corner tub can weigh over a ton when in use.
Hot Water Supply
What's worse than not having a whirlpool tub? Answer: Having a whirlpool tub that never gets hot. If you have a water heater with a tank, be sure the capacity will properly heat the tub. You will need to talk to your plumber so they can do the calculations for you. Items to consider include tank volume, recovery time, and length of pipe run from the tank to the tub location. You may also want to consider a tub that has a heating element to keep the water warm.
Whirlpool Motor Access Panel
The motor for the tub will need to be accessed for maintenance and replacement. So be sure to include a whirlpool motor access panel when planning the installation. Here is a new video Armchair Builder just published to help you meet code and avoid future hassles.


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Night School on Anarres
Night School on Anarres was a temporary school examining utopian proposals of twentieth-century anarchism. Drawing from Ursula K. Le Guin's seminal sci-fi novel The Dispossessed, and focusing on her construction of the fictional anarchist planet Anarres and its language Pravic, children and members of the public were invited to participate in language and social studies classes. Part sci-fi set, part classroom, part roundhouse theater, the Night School on Anarres installation was a site where utopic ambitions could be collectively imagined, performed and discussed. Through novel pedagogic approaches, the installation invited participants to learn about the planet's language, customs and behaviors.


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Dramatic video shows shooting of Leroy's Jamaican Cuisine owner
Surveillance video shows an Orlando restaurant owner being shot at Leroy's Jamaican Cuisine in Pine Hills on Thursday.
The shooting happened just after 11 a.m. The owner of Leroy's Jamaican Cuisine was working in the kitchen when a man, who detectives said is a regular, casually walked up to the takeout window.
In the video the man appeared to be on the phone and as he placed his order then waited. He looked around before grabbing a gun hidden in his pocket.
The bag of food was placed on the counter and five seconds goes by before the man started firing his gun.
With a phone to his ear, the man fired off about four to five rounds.
The owner was hit at least twice. Her wounds are non-life-threatening.
The restaurant reopened Friday and staff began repairing the damage.
"You got to be real crazy or real evil to point blank pull a gun to a female face like that and start shooting so many times. He literally came here to kill her," said Wain Sharewood, who works nearby. "She's like a sister to us. We all live like a family around here. She's a very kind, nice person."
Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies said an argument over the price of the food triggered the shooting, though it's unclear from the video if anything was said during those five seconds.
Most watched: Man accidentally shoots ex-girlfriend inside home
The gunman is described as a man in his 20s.
He was last seen wearing a plaid shirt, shorts and sandals.
If you have any information you're urged to call the Sheriff's Office or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.


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Upgrade of county's computer system crosses half-way point; training begins
The half-way point has been crossed in a yearlong computer system upgrade for Lenawee County government agencies.
The $1.45 million project is transitioning from information technology staff installing new hardware and software systems to training county employees in how to use it, county administrator Martin Marshall reported Thursday to county commissioners.
"We're actually on the downhill side for IT," Marshall said. Departments are now starting training sessions for their staffs.
The new computer systems are aimed at helping departments deal with recent staff reductions forced by tightening budgets.
Information technology department staff members were under stress in the early months of the project while installing the new system and maintaining the old one. Departments had complained about delays in responding to service requests. There were no complaints from department heads at Thursday's committee meeting.
Training started in early May for the new financial records system and law enforcement programs, said Marshall. Training in the jail records program and then the emergency dispatch systems will follow, he said. The final phase will be replacement of the mobile computers in patrol cars for the sheriff's department and all other police agencies in the county.
A setback was suffered in the project on June 29 when a malfunction in the air conditioning system at the information technology offices sprayed water on computer servers.
Marshall said the servers shut themselves down as they were supposed to in order to avoid damage. One server did not come back up, affecting the dispatch center for 12 hours. Some new software had to be reinstalled this week, he said, but it was not a major setback.
Installation of new servers for the project would have been completed in the past week if not for having to reinstall the one server, Marshall said.
Once the new system is completed, county government offices are to be better integrated and able to share information.


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A Living Spirit of Revolt: The Infrapolitics of Anarchism
Author: Žiga Vodovnik • Introduction by Howard Zinn
Publisher: PM Press
Published: 10/2013
Format: Paperback
Size: 8 x 5
Page count: 256
Subjects: Politics–Anarchism/Philosophy
"The great contribution of Žiga Vodovnik is that his writing rescues anarchism from its dogma, its rigidity, its isolation from the majority of the human race. He reveals the natural anarchism of our everyday lives, and in doing so, enlarges the possibilities for a truly human society, in which our imaginations, our compassion, can have full play." —Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, from the Introduction
At the end of the nineteenth century, the network of anarchist collectives represented the first-ever global antisystemic movement and the very center of revolutionary tumult. In this groundbreaking and magisterial work, Žiga Vodovnik establishes that anarchism today is not only the most revolutionary current but, for the first time in history, the only one left. According to the author, many contemporary theoretical reflections on anarchism marginalize or neglect to mention the relevance of the anarchy of everyday life. Given this myopic (mis)conception of its essence, we are still searching for anarchism in places where the chances of actually finding it are the smallest.
"Žiga Vodovnik's A Living Sprit of Revolt is an original and brilliant exploration of the great tapestry of theory and praxis that belongs in the anarchist tradition and its contemporary forms. For the first time he makes a striking case that the Transcendentalists and their intellectual cousins belong firmly in this tradition. No library of contemporary or historical radicalism can be without it."
—James C. Scott, author of Seeing like a State and Two Cheers for Anarchism
"Like Marx's old mole, the instinct for freedom keeps burrowing, and periodically breaks through to the light of day in novel and exciting forms. That is happening again right now in many parts of the world, often inspired by, and revitalizing, the anarchist tradition that is examined in Žiga Vodovnik's book. A Living Spirit of Revolt is a deeply informed and thoughtful work, which offers us very timely and instructive lessons."
—Noam Chomsky, MIT
"Žiga Vodovnik has made a fresh and original contribution to our understanding of anarchism, by unearthing its importance for the New England Transcendentalists and their impact on radical politics in America. A Living Spirit of Revolt is interesting, relevant and is sure to be widely read and enjoyed."
—Uri Gordon, author of Anarchy Alive: Anti-Authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory
"This book with its felicitous title is an important and essential work, honest, painstaking, and intelligent. Unlike so many political scientists, Žiga Vodovnik understands anarchism. It is unlikely that anyone can read A Living Spirit of Revolt without gaining a wholly new perspective on the history and future of the anarchist movement. In a period that promises to spawn exciting transformations and occupations of politics, this brilliant work offers a degree of real understanding, and therefore cannot be too much commended."
—Andrej Grubačić, author of Don't Mourn Balkanize!: Essays After Yugoslavia and co-author of Wobblies and Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism and Radical History
About Žiga Vodovnik:
Žiga Vodovnik, PhD, is an associate professor of political science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His teaching and research focus on contemporary political theories and praxes, social movements in the Americas, and the history of political ideas.
About Howard Zinn(Introduction):
Howard Zinn (1922–2010) was the author of A People's History of the United States and a life-long activist for peace and justice.
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If tricks or treats don't fancy you this Halloween, summon the spirits with a spooky getaway to some of the world's most haunted locations. To help horror enthusiasts, Expedia.ca has curated a list of top locations and hotels to help celebrate one of the scariest days of the year.
- Salem, Massachusetts | Witches
One of the most haunted towns in the world is Salem, Massachusetts, where the infamous witch trials began in 1682. Present day Salem has embraced its dark history and is home to one of North America's largest Halloween celebrations. Known as Witch City, visit Gallows Hill the site of several hangings, or one of the dozens of museums to learn more about the history.
- Hawthorne Hotel 3 ½ stars
Home to a pair of phantom hands in room 325 and a female apparition roaming the halls. If this doesn't scare you, the screams of a child that have been reported might.
- The Salem Inn) 3 ½ stars
In this haunted hotel, you might just run into one of three otherworld beings: the first, a woman that the staff has named Katherine, the second is a little boy who can be heard running up and down the stairs and through the halls, and finally, there's the specter of a cat, which haunts the parlor.
- New Orleans, Louisiana | Voodoo
New Orleans embraces its reputation as a centre of all things paranormal. This town has it all – ghost legends, haunted mansions, taverns, graveyards, a cursed pirate ship and a fair share of voodoo hexes.
- Omni Royal Orleans 4 stars
The four-star award winning hotel has the perfect location one block from famed Bourbon Street, unparalleled amenities, and the ghost of an 18th century maid that sometimes tucks guests into bed at night, sometimes turns on the bath and flushes toilets at strange times.
- Dauphine Orleans Hotel 3 ½ stars
Situated in the heart of the French Quarter, Dauphine Orleans is an 18th century townhouse haunted by Civil War soldiers. Fall asleep to mysterious knocks on the walls and ghostly moans.
- Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown NY | The Headless Horseman
A place where fact and fiction blur Tarrytown, renamed Sleep Hollow in 1996, is where writer Washington Irving got his inspiration to write the short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. People claim to have seen the ethereal Revolutionary soldier, his severed head and other supernatural beings said to have inspired the story. Even British ghost hunter Dean James Maynard has claimed that Sleep Hollow / Tarrytown makes the most haunted place in the world.
- Tarrytown House Estate 3 ½ stars
This 1840's mansion turned hotel is the perfect place to stay if you're looking for a spooky weekend away. As an added bonus this beautiful mansion is haunted by its former owner, the white-gowned ghost of Sybil Harris King, who paces around the second floor.
- Time Nyack 4 Stars
If you are looking for a break from historical buildings filled with other worldly phenomena, try the Time Nyack. This industrial chic and modern hotel might just be the place for you.
- Sighisoara, Transylvania, Romania | Vampires
Sighisoara is the birthplace of Prince Vlad III, more commonly known as Vlad the impale, the inspiration behind Bram Stokers Dracula. In this medieval town you can visit a torture museum, Dracula's Castle, or the haunted Holy Trinity Church where only the bravest climb the long creaky stairway after dark.
- Hotel Sighisoara 3 stars
Stay in a hotel that dates back to the 16th century, located in the historic walls of the citadel of Sighisoara. With all that history there has to be a spirit or two lurking around every corner.
- Fronius Residence 4 Stars
With a 500-year history this hotel is the best of old and new. Its original, authentic Transylvanian furniture, gothic arched ceilings and stone sculptures will take you back in time.
- Mexico City, Mexico | Day of the Dead
Celebrate the Day of the Dead and the Sugar Skull tradition where it originated in Mexico. Differing from its northern cousin Halloween, you won't be disappointed with a giant street festival adorned with the traditional Sugar Skull face paint or mask. Visit Isla de las Munecas (the Island of the Dolls), home to hundreds of terrifying dolls with severed limbs and decapitated heads. It is said that a girl was found drowned in mysterious circumstances many years ago and the dolls are possessed by her spirit.
- Exe Cities Reforma 3 ½ stars
This recently renovated and modern hotel is the perfect place to relax after a long day of ghost hunting.
- Historico Central 3 ½ stars
An ornate 19th-century building, this downtown hotel is in the heart of every ghostly hotspot. It's also just a short walk to Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Mourning over the Atlantic
Closer to home, the city of Halifax is known for famous landmarks that also have spooky origins – like popular tourist attraction Peggy's Cove, which was named after local resident Margaret (nicknamed Peggy). Legend has it, Margaret was shipwrecked in the 1800s and lost her children in the disaster. She would frequent the spot to grieve her children, but one night, her husband went out with her and danced on the rocks to cheer her up, but slipped and died. Margaret took her life in the same spot shortly after his death and today, there have been reports of a woman in a blue dress on the shores looking out over the Atlantic Ocean.
- Oceanstone Seaside Resort 3 stars
After a haunting night at Peggy's Cove, cozy up in this comfortable Indian Harbour hotel that also offers stunning ocean views.
- Orlando, Florida, USA | Halloween capital of the world
Orlando is known as the "theme park capital of the world" but for the month of October it transforms into the Halloween capital of the world with 130 Halloween theme park event nights, ranging in various levels of frights and scares for everyone of all ages. Perfect for families and young goblins, Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Park transforms into the ultimate trick-or-treating neighbourhood for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party where guests are encouraged to dress in their Halloween costumes. For older ghouls looking for a frightening scare, visit Universal Studios to experience the most terrifying haunted houses where creatures lurk at every corner.
Within walking distance of Universal Orlando theme parks and Universal CityWalk, this hotel is perfect for families up for the thrills and chills of Halloween Horror Nights 26, one of the world's largest and most elaborate Halloween celebrations. The retro-inspired hotel is the perfect place to unwind after a day of screaming fun.
- LEGOLAND Hotel 3 stars
LEGOLAND Hotel is perfect for families and is just minutes away from LEGOLAND Florida, where the whole family can enjoy larger-than-life Halloween-themed LEGO models and activities at Brick or Treat.
- Disney's Art of Animation Resort 3 stars
Enjoy the magic of Walt Disney World at this family-friendly hotel which is near Disney's Hollywood Studios and Epcot. The fun never ends here with numerous themed rooms and stunning displays of Disney animation.
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The universal Church is about to witness, in the homeland of Martin Luther, some (but not all) German bishops taking a dangerous path toward open schism with the pope. In outright rebellion to the text by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on March 15, 2021, which denied that the Church has the authority to bless "same-sex unions," various German bishops plan to do just that on May 10.
Their website "Love wins, blessing service for lovers" calls for participants to upload their pictures to express agreement with a short statement, which begins, "We do not refuse a blessing ceremony. We do this in our responsibility as pastors" and ends, "We do not accept that an exclusive and outdated sexual morality is carried out on the backs of people and undermines our work in pastoral care."
The chairman of the German bishop conference, Bishop Georg Batzing, has condemned this "call" and labeled it "not suitable as an instrument for church political manifestations or protest actions." He believes sexual morality must be discussed in the context of the Synodal Way, a process the German Catholic Church launched in December 2019, in response to the sexual abuse crisis.
Four topics are currently being examined: power and Separations of Powers in the Church; sexuality and partnership; the priesthood; and women in ministries and offices in the Church. Unfortunately, many of the documents thus far produced have not strengthened the evangelical and apostolic mission of the Church, but rather merely reflect the message of a divided (and divisive), confused, and secular society.
The genesis of this problem may very well be monetary. Church taxes – paid voluntarily, and collected from Catholic parishioners' total income tax, 8-9 percent depending on the region of Germany – amounted to almost $7 billion in 2020. The salaries for bishops and priests, upwards of 180,000 euros (more than $215,000 dollars) a year for a bishop, and 96,000 euros (around $115,000) for a priest, are paid from the Church tax.
In the past year, however, it's estimated that 300,000 Catholics left the Church in Germany. Keeping the flock from leaving is not only an evangelical mission but a financial necessity.
Many faithful Catholics in Germany believe this accommodation to secular demands is a ploy to attract more parishioners. Michael Hesemann, a German Catholic and author of the recently published Jesus of Nazareth: Archaeologists Retracing the Footsteps of Christ believes those who actually attend Mass do not agree with the Synodal way or the schismatic threats.
Like American Catholics, most German Catholics attend weekly and daily Mass out of genuine belief in the salvific message of Jesus Christ. People freely choose Roman Catholicism specifically for a disciplined liturgical structure and the clear succinct teachings of the Magisterium. As George Weigel has said, "Catholic lite equals Catholic zero."
The German bishops should look to their Protestant counterparts, who have capitulated to liberal teachings. Attendance in Protestant German churches is probably less than 3 percent of the population; the German Bishop's Conference estimates Catholic attendance still remains around 9 percent. Numbers vary, but in the small village where my husband and I attend Mass, we see multi-generations filling pews and empty parking lots at Protestant Churches.
The majority of practicing Catholics in Germany are actually foreigners from America, Nigeria, Croatia, and even France. Still, there is irony in the fact that Luther's homeland is now more Catholic than Protestant in terms of practice.
Martin Luther warned centuries ago, "You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say." The grounds for a de facto schism in Germany have already been in place. From the very beginning, bishops supporting and participating in the Synodal Way were making pronouncements about not having to conform to Church doctrine or Rome.
In 2019, German Catholics gathered to discuss such issues as remarriage after divorce, and same-sex unions. The talks were described as tense, and there was palpable shock at those who supported the Magisterium. Yet the majority of those in the pews protest an agenda that includes women's ordination, rewriting the Catechism, lifting of celibacy for priests, and blessing unholy or irregular unions.
Instead of acting as true Catholic shepherds, German prelates apparently believe they can lead the faithful without embracing the truth of Scripture or the Magisterium. After all, what did St. Paul, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, or Cardinal Ratzinger really know about people today?
Schism is a great evil. As Pope Leo XIII wrote: "There is nothing more grievous than the sacrilege, there can be no just necessity for destroying the unity of the church." Schism is the refusal to submit to proper papal authority or failure to remain in communion with the universal Church. Anyone guilty of an external act of schism is ipso facto excommunicated.
A further problem will arise in the actions the Vatican will have to take in the face of schismatic acts by bishops who openly controvert Church teaching. Bishop Franz Josef Overbeck, the Ordinary of Essen, has said that his priests will face no canonical discipline for blessing gay and lesbian unions. To date, no couples have signed up to participate in his diocese. But there seems little likelihood of walking back from the brink of what's been threatened.
The actions of bishops, who eschew the hard work of genuine moral and spiritual conversion in an exchange for overly simplistic cultural platitudes, will have consequences reaching far beyond their dioceses.
Every Sunday, Catholics throughout the universal Church gather in front of the altar to profess their belief "in one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church." The Body of Christ, like any organic body, cannot be divided or fractured and remain healthy. Every parish and diocese in the world needs others in order to effectively proclaim the message of Jesus Christ. Excommunicating swaths of the German Church will affect the universal Church not only monetarily, but spiritually. A wound to one part of the body is a wound to the entire body.
*Image: The Schism by Jehan Georges Vibert, c. 1874 [Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT]


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The Wall Street Journal reports about an escalating dispute between American Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over allegedly improper repairs.
According to preliminary findings at least 16 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft were operated for months, and sometimes years, with potentially substandard repairs to cracks around rear pressure bulkheads. Some FAA inspectors think the circumstances under which the airline suddenly chose to ferry one MD-80 for storage show the move was part of an effort to hide the extent of suspected defects. American Airlines said that facts were being misrepresented by the FAA and that the FAA had complete access to retired aircraft.
The aircraft involved in the storage issue was reported being N279AA, an MD-82 (msn 49295/1214) that was delivered to American Airlines in 1985.
An ASN query of the FAA's Service Difficulty Reporting (SDR) database shows one report related to pressure bulkhead (JASC code 5312) repair of N279AA in 1999: "TUL – FOUND CORROSION AROUND SEVERAL FASTENERS ON FORWARD SIDE OF STATION 1338 PRESSURE BULKHEAD RIGHT SIDE ABOVE VAULT DOOR JAMB, JUST BELOW RIGHT A/C DUCT. REMOVED DAMAGE BY BLENDING. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 80559, DATED 12-10-99" (Wall Street Journal)


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After Battling Cancer, 11-Year Old Girl Invented a 'Chemo Backpack' to Replace Bulky IV Poles
Her name is Kylie Simonds. please don't forget her name.
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Huge and expensive luxury houses usually come with equally large mortgages, so lenders are offering a type of loan that enables home buyers to have access to higher loan limits than they would with a conventional loan. This loan is called a "jumbo loan" and it is designed to help home buyers who are in the market for a very expensive and luxurious home. Depending on many factors, such as size, materials used in construction, or location, some homes have bigger prices than the majority of homes in the United States, and can't be purchased by securing a conventional mortgage loan.
What is a Jumbo Loan?
Jumbo loans are nothing more than larger mortgage loans. The government has imposed lending limits for most home loans, making it impossible to buy a more expensive home through conventional mortgage loans.
Loan limits in most parts of the country are usually in the $400,000-$600,000 range. Anything over that limit is considered a jumbo loan. Jumbo loans can exceed $1,000,000, but they are much harder to obtain than conventional loans. Qualifying for a jumbo loan is significantly harder than qualifying for a conventional loan, especially if your credit score is less than perfect.
Jumbo Rates Compared to Conventional Rates
The sales of properties that are worth more than $750,000 have increased over last year by over 35 percent. The number of properties sold for $1,000,000 and over has also increased by over 25 percent compared to 2012. The jumbo loans market seems to be recovering nicely after the big hit that it received a few years ago, when many lenders stopped offering this type of loan.
The difference between current mortgage rates on conventional mortgage loans and jumbo loans has narrowed lately, making jumbo loans more appealing. Interest rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan that conforms to the government limits were 3.75 percent in April, while rates for jumbo loans were only 3.85 percent.
After being raised in 2008 in order to stimulate the housing market, limits for jumbo loans were lowered in many states in 2011. If limits for conforming mortgage loans are lowered, then home buyers have to take out bigger jumbo loans to be able to buy a home with the same price.
Interest rates for jumbo loans might be as low as rates for regular mortgage loans, but the requirements are stricter. Depending on your financial situation and credit score, getting a jumbo loan this year could possibly be the best choice for you. If you can prove a large income, perfect credit score and you are able to provide a fairly large down payment, then a jumbo loan can be your opportunity to purchase the luxury home of your dreams.


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Underground Film Links: August 12, 2012
Ah, the dog days of summer. Links a'slowin' down:
- For this week's Must Read, for Fandor, Jonathan Marlow interviews the usually very reticent Quay Brothers, divulging all kinds of details about their entire career, from their early days working as dishwashers in Philadelphia all the way up to their latest feature Piano Tuner of Earthquakes. (The image above, taken from the article, is of the Quay's Street of Crocodiles.)
- The Brisbane Underground Film Festival muses on the notion of "forgiveness" in film, from Todd Solondz's Storytelling to Lee Dong-Chang's Secret Sunshine and more.
- Radio Mysterioso conducted an awesome podcast with Damon Packard regarding his new film about alien abduction/visitation theories, Foxfur. (One tip: The podcast player doesn't show up for me on this page, so you might have to click through to the homepage to actually listen. Well worth finding it!)
- Alfred Eaker continues his Doris Wishman lovefest, tackling 1970's The Amazing Transplant. And it's not a heart transplant the film is about.
- Filmmaker Brent Green has been fairly quiet online lately, but he's posted some updates of what he's up to.
- BadAzz MoFo has the French poster for Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Yum!
- Meanwhile, Temple of Schlock has the ad mat for Lolly-Madonna XXX, although the film's not quite what you'd think from the title.
- J.J. Murphy raves over the summer indie hit Beasts of the Southern Wild, describing "the politics of the film are a curious mixture of anarchism, subcultural resistance, and what could easily be interpreted as a Tea Party-like hostility toward government."


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Electric trucks could be cheaper than fossil ones by 2024 in France
Electric trucks in France can become cheaper to own and run than diesel trucks by 2024 by reducing taxes on electricity, removing the diesel fuel rebate and giving hauliers a purchase incentive, a new study by NGO Transport & Environment has shown. T&E said this will significantly increase zero-emission truck sales by 2030, which is the only way France can fully decarbonise its road freight sector by 2050, as its Mobility Law (Loi Mobilités) requires.
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Shifting freight to rail and waterways, as well as reducing the fuel consumption of trucks and the number of empty vehicles, would save France up to 18% of road freight greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (compared to 2018). Up to 30% of new trucks in France will need to be zero emission by 2030 to fully decarbonise the road freight sector within the next 30 years.
Electric trucks must be given priority over trucks using electrofuels because they're cheaper to own and operate due to the efficiency benefits of direct electrification.
Pauline Fournols, Clean Freight Policy Officer at T&E, said: "Whether you like it or not trucks are not going to disappear anytime soon. They must be part of the decarbonisation plan and do their fair share of the work to tackle the climate emergency. The most energy efficient and cost effective way to do so is by directly electrifying trucks with renewable electricity. This technology is already available, we must use it."
To achieve this switch, electric trucks must become more appealing to hauliers than diesel ones. In France the government will need to implement three measures:
Reduce taxes on electricity used for electric trucks, as is already the case for trains, metros, trams and electric buses.
Set up a purchase incentive for hauliers to buy zero-emission trucks, as is already the case in Germany and California.
Phase out the diesel fuel rebate and use part of the generated revenue to lower taxes on labour and set up an investment fund for the purchase incentive. The impact of such a phase-out on hauliers will be limited as it will only slightly increase the cost of the end product which can be passed onto consumers without any notable price hike.
These measures must be implemented as soon as possible as part of a national strategy to decarbonise freight, so that battery electric trucks can be cheaper to buy and operate by 2024.
Pauline Fournols added: "Contrary to other countries like Germany, France is lagging behind when it comes to developing a zero emission trucks strategy. Only by starting now to seriously invest in electric trucks and phase out fossil trucks can France meet its zero emission target by 2050. The clock is ticking. There is no more time to waste."
In 2019 there were around 550,000 trucks on French roads, causing 16% of the greenhouse gases emitted by the transport sector in France.


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Based on single-family new home permit data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan (HBA) in its Southeastern Michigan Residential Building Activity Report™, a total of 277 single-family home permits were issued in Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair and Wayne counties in February 2013.
From a year-over-year perspective, permit activity in February was nearly 47 percentage points higher than February 2012 (189). This year's February total is also the fastest to start a year since 2007. Finally, from a trailing 12-month perspective, southeastern Michigan reached a total of 3,861 permits which is 46 percent higher than February 2012 (2,649) and the highest level since August 2007 (4,055).
Oakland County led the way with 118 single-family home permits issued. Wayne County had 99 and Macomb County had 60. St. Clair County did not have any single-family home permits issued in February.
Looking back, this was the best February for Oakland County since 2006. For Wayne County, it was the best since 2007. Macomb County was down three permits from the 63 issued in February 2012. However, prior to that, it was the best since February 2007.
The average permit value across the region was mixed, both among the counties and comparing February 2013 to 2012. Overall, average permit values for the 4-county region improved by 8 percent to $214,235. This increase was the result of performance in Oakland County, where average permit values rose by 41 percent to $239,237. The average value in Macomb County rose slightly (0.1 percent) to $228,700, while Wayne County saw a significant decrease of 22 percent with February's average permit value at $175,667.
The 6-month forecast shows positive permit activity with muted performance when compared to 2012.


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Treasonous taxpayer-funded thugs in Seattle — a.k.a. the cops — recently pepper-sprayed this tiny 84-year-old woman in the face.* Cops don't deserve non-violence from the people they are paid to protect and to serve but instead brutalize. They deserve to be brutalized right back. It's called karma.
If it wasn't clear by now, it sure the hell is now: Law enforcement in the United States of America has been corrupted to serve the interests of the rich and the super-rich, and no longer serves the interests of the vast majority of the rest of us (the 99 percent, you might say).
Law enforcement has been bastardized from protecting and serving us, the people, to protecting and serving the 1 percent, to serving as the private security thugs for the rich and the super-rich. And to rub the fascistic salt in our wounds, we, the taxpayers (and the rich and the super-rich are tax evaders), pay for these thugs to oppress us for the rich and the super-rich.
(Similarly, trillions of our tax dollars go to their bogus wars for their war profiteering and their corporateering. The U.S. military also has been corrupted — it stopped being about national defense and started being about corporate expansion and bloated-beyond-belief, unnecessary military spending in the noble names of "national security" and "spreading democracy" and the like decades ago [and especially in the Middle East for at least the past decade].)
This is the deal: If you are part of the 1 percent, you most likely are a traitor to your fellow Americans, the 99 percent of the rest of us. You don't become filthy rich because of hard work. You become filthy rich only by paying your workers much less than the value of their work — you get filthy rich off of others' hard work — and by charging your customers much more than the value of the product or service that you provide (which, under capitalism, is just legalized thievery).
When you harm your fellow citizens in order to try to satiate your own insatiable fucking greed — such as by launching illegal, immoral, unjust and unprovoked wars on other nations for your war-profiteering and corporateering cronies based upon your bold-faced lies (that you later blame on "faulty intelligence"), or by being a Wall Street weasel knowingly bilking others out of their money for your own lust for obscene amounts of money, or by knowingly polluting the environment and contributing to global warming and medical conditions such as cancer — then you are a traitor.
There is nothing American about knowingly seriously harming other Americans for your own fucking selfish gain. If you commit treason, then you deserve to hang.
And if you support the 1 percent in their treason, such as being one of their thugs in law enforcement or in the U.S. military who fights their unjust battles against the people for their profits (including their war profiteering), then you are a traitor also.
Cops who brutalize people who peaceably are expressing their First Amendment rights deserve to be brutalized right back. There is no other way that bad, self-serving cops will learn that we, the people, vastly outnumber them and that they are accountable to us, and they don't deserve that we, the victims of their treasonous violence, should turn the other cheek like a bunch of pussies.
Non-violence is bullshit. The 1 percent use violence against the 99 percent of us (at home and abroad) all the fucking time — only because the 1 percent are too pussified and too weak and too few to fight their own battles, they must recruit dipshits into the U.S. military and into law enforcement and brainwash these dipshits into believing that they really are doing anything more noble than serving the interests of the 1 percent.
The worst nightmare of the 1 percent that a good chunk of the 99 percent of us wake up and stop taking it.
You hear the traitors within the treasonous Repugnican Tea Party "leadership" in Washington talking about the specter of Americans turning against Americans — precisely because this is what they most fear: that we Americans whom they turned against long ago at long last will turn the table on their sorry, treasonous asses.
Class warfare? Real Americans (the vast majority of us) against "Americans" (the 1 percent and those who aid and abet their treason)? I say: Bring! It! On!
We're long overdue for another civil war.
It probably is the only thing that will save what's left of this nation.
*Reports The Associated Press:
Seattle — A downtown march and rally in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement turned briefly chaotic as police scattered a crowd of rowdy protesters — including a pregnant 19-year-old and an 84-year-old activist — with blasts of pepper spray.
Protest organizers denounced the use of force, saying that police indiscriminately sprayed the chemical irritant at peaceful protesters.
The Occupy Seattle movement released a written statement late Tuesday expressing support for "a 4-foot 10-inch, 84-year-old woman, a priest and a pregnant woman who as of this writing is still in the hospital."
Dorli Rainey is an activist who has supported liberal causes in the Seattle area for decades. A photo showing Rainey being cared for by fellow activists in the immediate aftermath of the police incident appeared on news websites around the world.
Seattle police spokesman Jeff Kappel said he didn't have specifics on the Rainey incident, but he said pepper spray is "is not age specific. No more dangerous to someone who is 10 or someone who is 80."
He added, that if it were harmful, "we probably wouldn't be using pepper spray if that was the case." …
Pepper spray is no big deal? Then surely our treasonous cops won't mind when we pepper-spray their treasonous asses right back!


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Friday, 8 February 2013
i think i've mentioned redleaf beach here before. we're lucky that it's just up the road, a 20min walk or a very short drive. we go there
a lot to cool down. it's been a very hot summer in sydney this year. the other week we had the hottest day ever recorded - 45.8
degrees in the CBD. it was stinking hot, like stepping into an oven. yuck.
so far i'm surviving the heat quite well, even though i'm very pregnant. my biggest complaint is sore swollen fluidy feet and legs. not a
pretty sight! i joined the trend and bought a pair of saltwater sandals. they have been perfect for my big feet.. some days they're the
only shoes i fit into!
i'll stop complaining now, as it's all worth it. we can't wait to meet the little guy!
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Are there any graphical tools to create and edit animated SVG images? Inkscape is great, but it does everything except animation. I created an image in Inkscape, then manually edited the XML to add animation properties; and this gave me what I wanted, but for slightly more complicated designs it can be very tedious.
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With every action, there is an equal, and opposite reaction. One of the fundamental laws of physics, it defines that no action happens without affecting something else. And is Ao finds out, his Scub Coral bazooka (or Quartz Gun as Gen Bleu calls it) not only destroys Secrets, but reaches through time to affect past events. With the inclusion of just this one element, this show has gone from being a sort of battle between Scub, Secret, and Human, to that of how can Ao restore the timeline. Wonderful.
The affects on the timeline have begun to weigh on everyone's mind. But especially with Ao. This currently ripple and alternate time line were created by him and his use of the Quartz Gun. In his mind, he as removed Team Goldilocks from the timeline. And in his despair, he turns to Gazelle and company. And in their conversation, we get our first real introduction to Johansson's book. Johansson is a (presumed) scientist that found Truth as a child in the aftermath of the first human versus Secret fight on the Scub near Iwato Island. As we saw in Episode 13, Truth appears to be a Secret that was enveloped by Scub material, forming Naru's Sea Monster/and the humanoid looking Truth. Johansson takes in Truth, and from the knowledge held in Truth's head, he writes a book. This book describes the affect the Scub have had on the history of Earth. Their arrival alters the time line, presumably the timeline that forms the basis for the original series. What Ao finally realizes is that he hasn't destroyed the members of Team Goldilocks, but that they living lives where the Scub Coral did not cause them changes.
As Ao has to see this for himself, he rushes off to Ireland to see first hand that they are alright. During his side mission we're presented again with an interesting conversation. Georg is not the same anymore. Since the interface to the Secret occurred, he periodically loses himself, and it appears that Generation Bleu, including Ao, are actually interfacing with the Secret, whether they realize it or not. This interface could be very useful later, should Ao and the Secrets goals both align.
As for Ao, his role in history and the future is calling him. While Pied Piper goes back to retrieving the quartz from the newly reactivated Scub Coral, the new Quartz Gun reactivates on its own. It's hunger is for the quartz heart, and it forces the Nirvash to retrieve it, despite the local authorities resistance. And once it has retrieved it, no other than Truth shows up. In the confrontation, Eureka (Ao's mother, not the one that returned) crosses the timeline to talk with Ao. She describes the Scub as being living in both Space and Time (look up the space time continuum), which is why they randomly appear and different points in time in the past earth. And when she jumped with the quartz crystal, she was lost in time.
In seeing his mother, he's one again driven to action, this time to save her from the limbo of time. But as goes to pull the trigger, which would kill Truth, and probably destroy the Scub Coral, the weight of changing the timeline again ways on him and he can't do it. A big decision to make as a 13 year old, and he can't do it. And maybe that's a good thing. It's probably not wise to go about changing the past without a plan.
In watching this episode, it is clear that as a child of the Scub, if anything certain, it is looking like Ao cannot escape his fate as some sort of guardian of the timeline.
And now my speculation for the week. Here are my thoughts on how the timelines have played out between the original series, and the present. Think I'm close?


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We had such a great time walking around the Knob in Falmouth's Quissett Harbor together this September, with photographer pal Lindsay Carole also in town from Colorado. Things got quite giggley! Cool thing is that she and Ryan eloped at this very location at sunrise five years ago!


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Jonathan Feist is editor in chief of Berklee Press, the book/video publishing activity of Berklee College of Music, of where he has helped bring over 150 commercial music products to a worldwide market since 1998. He is the author and instructor of two Berkleemusic courses: Project Management for Musicians (since 2012) and Music Notation with Finale (since 2002). He is also the author of the book, Project Management for Musicians (Berklee Press, 2013), and the co-author of two books: Essential Songwriter (Berklee Press, 2004) and the Berklee Practice Method Teacher's Guide (Berklee Press, 2004). Jonathan is a composer and songwriter, and most recently released Fantasy Monologue (2010), an album which he served as songwriter and lead vocalist. Jonathan holds a bachelor's and master's degree in composition from New England Conservatory of Music.
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NEW YORK — Donald Trump won the election, but he's losing the Trump name that adorned three glitzy New York high rises.
Three Trump Place rental apartment buildings along the Hudson River are being renamed with just their street addresses — 140, 160 and 180 Riverside Blvd. The "Trump Place" signs were removed from the buildings on Wednesday. The Trump Organization sold the buildings more than a decade ago.
Residents stood outside and watched the giant gold letters come down on Wednesday.
"This sign never really meant anything to me from the day I signed my first lease," said 10-year resident Aaron Bollman. "Obviously, the Trump name has a much different meaning to me now. I was really hoping he would lose and he would just go away, but that's not the case."
Bollman said he supported the decision to remove the name, that he thought he would make some of the residents feel better about the election results.
The buildings were purchased in 2005 by Equity Residential, a Chicago-based real estate company.
"Once Mr. Trump made the decision he was going to enter the political scene, we looked at it and said, 'We just want to be neutral. We don't want to have an opinion,'" Sam Zell, the company's chairman, told CNBC Wednesday.
He said that he first talked to Trump a year ago about removing the name, but that Equity had to wait until a deal to use the Trump name expired. He denied that the name was removed in response to a petition by building residents, or that Equity was worried about attracting protesters.
"He's going to be the president of the United States," Zell said. "That's a pretty damn good brand."
Building resident Linda Gottlieb started a petition to take down the Trump signs, along with her husband and a neighbor, three weeks before the election. "It's a small victory but it feels good," she said. "But how can anything take the sting out of the horror we're in?"
She added that "it doesn't get bluer than the Upper West Side of Manhattan."
The three buildings have about 1,300 apartments between them, and rents range from about $2,600 a month for a studio to $12,500 a month for a penthouse, according to the New York real estate site StreetEasy.com.
Three other buildings in the complex, which are condominiums rather than rental apartments, will keep the Trump Place name. They are still managed by the Trump Organization.
The apartment buildings were built by Trump starting in the 1990s in former railroad yards along the Hudson River. They have a view of both the river and Riverside Park. Gottlieb said she never thought much about the name when she moved in four years ago, but became more upset as the campaign wore on. She said the building owners were very responsive when she came to them last month with the proposal to change the name.


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Advocacy Groups Warn Of Landfill Fire Risks In Bridgeton
A coalition of environmental and worker rights organizations held a meeting today to lobby government officials about the risks posed by an underground fire at the Bridgeton landfill.
Experts brought in by the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Missouri Jobs with Justice, and the Teamsters Union raised the alarm about the proximity of the fire to radioactive wastes stored in the adjacent West Lake landfill.
The Missouri Coalition for the Environment's Ed Smith says not enough is being done to protect area residents from potential risks.
"The take-home message is that this is going to be a long-term issue, that there's not going to be a quick fix, and that we need consistent pressure from our elected officials on those responsible for the landfill fire and the radioactive wastes," Smith said.
Bob Nowlin was at the meeting. He's lived in Spanish Village just south of the Bridgeton landfill for the past 36 years.
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He says as a resident, his biggest concern is about health hazards — from the fumes created by the fire smoldering underground at the landfill, and from the radioactive material stored not far away.
"There's a lot of information out there that is being put out, some of it accurate, some of it not accurate," Nowlin said. "There's a lot of questions…"
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says the landfill fumes don't pose a health risk and that steps are being taken to keep the underground fire from spreading.
But many area residents are not convinced.
The fire has been smoldering inside the landfill for more than two years. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the radioactive wastes are about 1,200 feet away.
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Biology (BIOL) 401
Cell Biology (Revision 5)
Revision 5 is closed for registrations, see current revision
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Delivery Mode: Individualized study online
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Science
Prerequisite: BIOL 204, BIOL 205, and BIOL 206; or BIOL 204 and BIOL 207; or equivalent undergraduate courses taken at a recognized post-secondary institution.
Faculty: Faculty of Science & Technology
BIOL 401 has a Challenge for Credit option.
BIOL 401 focuses on essential principles and processes in cell biology and integrates these in the context of molecular biology. This senior-level course considers cell structure and function, bioenergetics, membranes, molecular genetics, and intercellular signalling.
- Unit 1: Cells and Organelles
- Unit 2: Membrane Structure, Function and Chemistry
- Unit 3: Membrane Transport
- Unit 4: Electrical Signals in Nerve Cells
- Unit 5: Messengers and Receptors
- Unit 6: Intracellular Compartments
- Unit 7: Glycolysis and Fermentation
- Unit 8: Aerobic Respiration
- Unit 9: Photosynthesis
- Unit 10: Cellular Information: DNA, Chromosomes and the Nucleus
- Unit 11: The Cell Cycle, DNA Replication, Mitosis and Cancer
- Unit 12: Sexual Reproduction, Meiosis and Genetic Variability
- Unit 13: The Genetic Code and Transcription
- Unit 14: Protein Synthesis and Sorting
- Unit 15: The Regulation of Gene Expression
- Unit 16: Cytoskeletal Structure and Function
- Unit 17: Cellular Movement: Motility and Contractility
To receive credit for BIOL 401, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent), and grade of at least 50 percent on each of the course assignments, the mid-term, and the final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
|Assignment 1
|Assignment 2
|Assignment 3 Essay
|Midterm Exam
|Final Exam
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Becker, Wayne M., Kleinsmith, Lewis J., Hardin, J., and Bertoni, G. P. (2009). The World of the Cell (7th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson Benjamin Cummings.
Challenge for Credit Overview
The Challenge for Credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Challenge Evaluation
To receive credit for the BIOL 401 challenge registration, you must achieve an overall grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination.
Paper Exam
Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
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Insight into modern manufacturing
An insight into modern manufacturing was produced in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers under the banner of Engineering the Future and tells the story of present-day manufacturing in the UK from the perspective of the manufacturers themselves.
The aim of this report is to highlight some of the paths to growth that manufacturers are following and to spell out some of the challenges that they continue to face. Using the words of the manufacturers themselves, the report aims to build a realistic picture of the issues that confront industry and to point to areas where Government can help UK manufacturing to become globally competitive.
In many respects, this is a complementary report to a series of in-depth reports on UK manufacturing including Professor John Perkins' Review of Engineering Skills, "The Future of Manufacturing" Foresight Report, and the All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group's report "Making Good". The aim is that this report should be read in conjunction with these studies as it clearly provides evidence, through the voice of the manufacturers themselves, to the inescapable commonalities and overlaps of the industry's concerns. The report will dispel some myths, reveal the diversity of UK manufacturing and help promote a greater understanding of UK manufacturing and how it contributes to the UK economy.


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By Sewing Contributor Courteney from the blog Crafting with Court.
As the weather warms up so should your door décor! Flowers are perfect for the season and wooden initials are a super easy way to add a personal touch. Make your own and wait for your neighbors to ask where you got your wreath.
- Grapevine Wreath
- Wooden Letter
- Long Stem Plastic Flowers
- Bunched Plastic Flowers
- Florist Wire
- Hot Glue
- Wire Cutter
- Cut your bunch of long stem flowers in half. Take one half of the flowers and attach them to your wreath using florist wire. Bend the flowers to fit the shape of your wreath. Attach points with florist wire and/or wind the flowers into the wreath.
- Repeat with the second half of your long stem flowers going the opposite direction on your wreath.
- Cut your bunched flowers so that the stems are about 4″ long. Arrange the flowers into a cluster at the point where the two groups of long stemmed flowers overlap. Simply stick the stems into the wreath and make sure it is secure.
- Attach florist wire (about 8″ per piece) to the back of your wooden letter using hot glue. Note the points where the letter touches the wreath and place hot glue and wire at these locations. I ended up with three placed in a diagonal on my H.
- Let the hot glue cool completely.
- Place your letter in the appropriate spot on your wreath. Wrap the wire around the wreath and twist it together to secure it in the back. You can cut down the florist wire once you're finished.
- Hang the wreath by the method of your choosing and enjoy!
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JSON serialization and de-serialization
in WCF DataContracts
With XML becoming a thing of past for
inter process communication and data exchange on the Internet infrastructures,
JSON is more increasingly getting popular for providing quicker and better
packaging of data across the wires. To be specific, as the need for partial
rendering of web pages increases with the dynamic exchange of data using
AJAX-enabled Web services, JSON has become more compact and simpler means
to communicate between client calls and server processes thus providing a rich
user experience. Moreover, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
processes JSON messages using an internal, hidden mapping between JSON data and
the XML infoset for data exchange.
This article discusses the features of
JSON and how to perform a simple serialization of JSON data manually by an
JavaScript Object Notation
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is an
efficient data encoding format that enables fast exchanges of small amounts of
data between client browsers and server components. JSON encodes data using a
subset of the object literals of JavaScript.
JSON and XML
In WCF services and AJAX enabled web
services, JSON encoding has become a better alternative in place of XML for
exchange of data and messages. In general, XML elements are mapped into JSON
strings while serialization but it would be interesting to know how other parts
of XML getting serialized.
How to serialize/de-serialize JSON
Currently, in the .NET Framework 3.5,
JSON serialization and de-serialization is implemented in WCF and AJAX-enabled
Web Services. Retaining the other forms of serialization techniques such as
Binary, SOAP and XML, JSON is newly included in the framework and is handled
automatically by Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) when you use data
contract types in service operations that are exposed over AJAX-enabled
JSON serialization is about serializing
.NET type objects into JSON-encoded data and is widely used in situations when
writing Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)-style Web applications. AJAX
support in Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is optimized for use with
ASP.NET AJAX through the ScriptManager control.
JSON de-serialization is about
de-serializion of JSON data in to instances of .NET Framework types and objects
to work at the client ends.
In cases where you need to directly
work with JSON data, DataContractJsonSerializer class is used and it acts
as a serialization engine that converts JSON data into instances of .NET
Framework types and back into JSON data. The .Net objects that need to be
serialized must have a DataContract attribute attached to it and its
members must be attached with a DataMember attribute.
DataContractJsonSerializer class consists
of WriteObject method to serialize a specific object to JSON data and
writes the resultant data to a stream. The ReadObject method reads the document
stream in JSON format and returns the deserialized object. But, this class
currently has a bigger limitation of that multiple members(fields, methods etc)
of the DataContract class cannot be serialized.
Here is a sample application that shows
how to serialize and deserialize JSON data. Note that
the DataContractJsonSerializer class works independently with out requiring a
WCF configuration of your application. This helps us in serializing and
de-serializing data manually.
Sample Application:
1. Create a console application in the name JSONConsole and add a new
class file Person.cs
namespace JSONConsole
internal class Person
internal string name;
internal int age;
2. Add reference to the assemblies System.ServiceModel.Web and System.Runtime.Serialization to the
3. In the program.cs code file, write the following in the Main
using System.IO;
class Program
static void Main(string[]
Person p = new
p.name = "Bala";
p.age = 22;
MemoryStream stream1 = new
DataContractJsonSerializer ser = new
stream1.Position =
StreamReader sr = new
Console.Write("JSON serialized
Person object: ");
Note that the namespace
System.Runtime.Serialization.Json is found in the
System.ServiceModel.Web due to the usage of
DataContractJsonSerializer class in WCF and AJAX related
4. Build the application and see the serialized results as below in the
console window.
JSON serialized Person
object: {"age":22,"name":"Bala"}
5. Now, for de-serialization, add the following code in the main
stream1.Position = 0;
Person p2 =
Person data:");
Console.WriteLine("Name: " +
6. Build the application once again and see the deserialized
Deserialized Person data:
Name: Bala
This article has dealt with the new
encoding format JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) introduced in .NET Framework
3.5 that performs quicker and faster data exchanges between the client
applications and servers. It also tells how to perform serialization of a .Net
object to JSON encoding and back in WCF services.


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Weekly Report
Department: Parks and Recreation
Date: 7-13-09
Prepared by: B. O'Shea Burrell
Specific Weekly Activities
Monday 7-06-09
Daily cleaning of HWHCC
Prepared field for boys games
Boy's baseball games 530- 900
Grass cutting done @N. Helena Park
Tuesday 7-07-09
Daily cleaning @ HWHCC
Adult free play 6pm-until
Continued to cut N. Helena Park
Adult free play 6pm-close
Wednesday 7-08-09
Daily cleaning @HWHCC
Adult Volleyball
Cut Washington St. Park
Girl's softball games held @ N. Helena Park 630pm-until
Thursday 7-09-09
Daily cleaning @HWHCC
Finished cutting @ Washington St. Park and started to Cut 10th St. Park
Friday 7-10-09
Off Holiday weekend
Finished cutting 10th St. Park
Re-cut N. Helena Park
Saturday 7-11-09
Youth League Softball and Baseball games
Sunday 7-12-09
ACC Camp Week One Begins
Future Activities
- Check fire extinguisher every month and Initial after inspection.
Fire extinguisher need to be replaced in light room.
Ground work @ Washington Street Park
- Prune all trees at North Helena Park and Washington Street Park(Via Street department)
- Repairs to bathrooms in all parks
- Order pool tables and table tennis for game room
- Bids for repairs on cart shed
- Order playground equipment from A&P funds
- Bids for air rating golf course
- Repairs to Washington St. bathrooms
- Repairs to 10th street bathrooms
- Tuesday Youth Boys basketball games starts at 5:30pm-8:30pm
- Repairs to A/C on house @ Golf Course
- Repairs to lighting on 10th street and Washington St.
- New play ground equipment in all parks
- Replace basketball goals @ N. Helena, Washington St., Catholic Hollow
- Repair baseball field @ 10th street park
- Storage space for equipment
- Repairs to pump house @ N. Helena
- Running water in all parks
- Improve fencing around pool
- Re-surface Greens at golf course
- Repair clock at HWHCC
- Order swing approved by A&P
- Repair goals in Hollow
- Clean ditch in North Helena Park
- Clean-up piles of debris in North Helena Park
- Fix the trimming on backboards at HWHCC
- Install Foul Poles at Little League Field
- Replace urinal in boys restroom@ HWHCC
Staff Issues/Concerns
None at this time