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As the Palestinian bid for statehood comes to a head this week at the United Nations, Hamas remains split on whether to support the controversial move.
The Islamist movement has long sought a Palestinian state, and its backing would be crucial for any such state to function. But amid a four-year rift with the Palestinian Authority (PA) led by Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas appears to be hedging its bets. A failure for Mr. Abbas could pave the way for Hamas to expand its influence in the West Bank, where it has long been suppressed by Israeli and PA security forces.
"It is worth a wait," says Talal Okal, Gaza-based analyst and columnist. "[Hamas leaders] will congratulate Abbas if his efforts are crowned with success, and of course will rebuke him if he failed. It's a smart strategy."
Hamas loath to back Fayyad's project
The UN statehood bid comes on the heels of a two-year statebuilding initiative launched by PA Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad, a former World Bank official. While Mr. Fayyad is widely trusted by the US and Europe, which have poured in foreign aid for his reform projects, he is viewed by Hamas as a traitor and a "Western tool" to implement America's strategies in the Palestinian territory.
But the disagreement goes beyond personalities; Hamas has been at odds with Fayyad's Fatah party four four years. After winning a majority in 2006 Palestinian elections, the Islamist movement violently ousted its secular rival from the Gaza Strip the following year, putting an indefinite end to the tenuous Hamas-Fatah unity government.
Hamas and Fatah have also failed so far to implement an Egyptian-brokered reconciliation process the two sides agreed to in April because Abbas wants to keep Fayyad as the head of the government, while Hamas wants to keep him away from Palestinian politics. "It would be a victory for Fayyad and Abbas if Hamas joins the bid," says Atef Abu Saif, a professor of political science in Gaza. "If Hamas supports the attempt, it will have later to unwillingly accept Fayyad as a prime minister for the expected unity government."
Divisions ahead of Friday's bid
Hamas leaders are divided over whether to support PA President Mahmoud Abbas's plan to approach the UN to gain recognition of Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 borders.
The move goes against Hamas charter, which calls for having an independent state on all of the Palestinian soil, including Israel. It also calls for the destruction of the Jewish state.
The Islamist movement, which is listed as a terror group by Israel, the US, and the European Union for carrying out suicide attacks on Israelis, is also against the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and believes that the Palestinian cause can only be solved through armed resistance.
Abbas has said that on Friday he will ask the United Nations to give Palestine full membership as a sovereign state in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem along pre-1967 borders.
UN move unlikely to improve daily life
In late July, Hamas strongman Mahmoud Zahar described the PA's efforts gain state recognition as a political cheat, affirming that his movement is not going to recognize Israel – no matter what price it may have to pay as a result. Mr. Zahar, a cofounder of Hamas and its top leader in Gaza, said accepting Israel's right to exist would cost millions Palestinians their right to live in historical Palestine.
Youssif Rezqa, political adviser of Hamas Prime Minster Ismail Haniyeh, says Palestinians would be making that sacrifice for a largely symbolic initiative that would not improve daily life in the Palestinian territories – and thus it could spell political disaster for the PA.
"This move … will not produce any positive results on the ground. It might be the last nail in the PA's coffin," says Mr. Rezqa. In the West Bank, however, Hamas reaction has been totally different. Hamas leader and speaker of the Palestinian parliament Aziz Dwaik announced that he is in favor of the bid and called on Palestinians everywhere to support the Abbas endeavor.
A West Bank takeover?
Even if Hamas leaders could agree in principle on the PA's effort to gain a state, says Mr. Abu Saif, Hamas would rather watch from distance other than back an idea invented by Fayyad.
If the statehood bid fails, whether through pressure from the US and Israel or through other means, Hamas would be well-positioned to capitalize on Abbas's misfortune. The United States, one of five veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council, has threatened to block any resolution recognizing Palestinian statehood and withhold the $550 million in foreign aid that it currently gives the PA. Israel has vowed to stop delivering the tax revenues it collects on behalf of the PA, and some Israeli politicians have even suggested annexing parts of the West Bank to Israel. "Hamas expects the American and Israeli sanctions will weaken the PA politically and financially," says Mr. Okal. "This can give Hamas a good ground to restart its pursuit to take over the West Bank."

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We're pleased to announce a new feature on the Adobe Type blog: Adobe Type in Use. This international typographic feast focuses on creatives doing great work with great faces from the Adobe library. Our team and our friends in the type community have been pounding the pavement, virtually, in search of exceptional projects to share, and we've discovered some real gems. We're particularly excited about kicking off this series with a focus on Source Sans, Adobe's first open source type family.
Designed by type team member Paul D. Hunt, under the direction of Robert Slimbach, Source Sans has been widely adopted since it was released in August 2012. It's incredible seeing so many designers using Source Sans for a wide range of clients and causes. We're quite fond of these worthy projects for Relay Foods, Weathertron, and L'Ecole du Bayon, and we think you'll like them, too.
Relay Foods: Making eating well easy.
Relay Foods, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, is an online grocer with a focus on sustainable foods and local producers. Currently operating in a handful of upper East Coast markets, including Baltimore, Maryland, Washington, DC, and Richmond, Virginia, Relay offers a clean, easy-to-use shopping interface. Customers can choose from products procured from local stores, restaurants, and farms, and have the option of home delivery or picking up their orders at readily accessible distribution spots in their cities.
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Barima Owusu-Nyantekyi photographed by Rose Callahan in London, Sept 2011
You have no idea how tough it has been to hold back on posting the rest of my work from Paris and London last year! I want to have some unpublished work for "the book", now don't I? But, I'm getting tired of waiting so here goes…My day with Barima in London!
I met up with Barima the last day in London, the last moments in fact, on the recommendation of Winston Chesterfield. Barima's a tall fellow of Ghanaian heritage with the droll sense of humor and the charm of a true Londoner. He has a way with words, being a writer and copy editor, and his personal blog, Mode Parade - a "Sartorial and Pop Culture Dissection Column", is were we can find his unique point of view on life and style.
Barima's style references and inspirations - he is the self described "Don Cornelius-Fred Astaire lovechild" - are as diverse as Bunny Roger, Walt 'Clyde' Frazier, Tommy Nutter, Brian Jones, David Niven, and Sammy Davis Jr., to name a few. And it somehow all makes sense when you see Barima. His father "sent him on this thrill ride" of developing his personal style; he started out by wearing his old pieces, but has since become particularly astute at acquiring items from sources as diverse as the inspirations I listed. Just take a look at his portraits, and the notes he has provided for each of his pieces. Man knows his stuff, or rather, he takes joy in all of it.
Double breasted jacket - unknown Italian tailor from the 1980s or '90s; possibly the house of Angelo Roma, which was a favourite of my father's. This one is indeed a hand-me-down and was part of a suit; I discarded the trousers for being unflattering.
Silk shirt - Deborah & Clare. A splendid bespoke shirtmaker in operation in Knightsbridge, London, during 1965 - 1975, comparable to the likes of Turnbull & Asser (its former owner was a client of both houses), but with the adventurousness of their former creative alum, Mr. Fish.
Necktie - Boggi reversible silk knit. A present from my dad, the two sides of which I find representative of my conservative and flashy dichotomy.
Tie pin - An Ashanti design representing our tribe's values, passed down from my late grandfather. (Note: after our shoot Barima sadly thought he lost the pin, but it has since been recovered, thankfully!)
Boutonnière - RoseParadise.co.uk
Bootcut trousers - Prada. As soon as I purchased the slip-ons (pictured), I knew that I would need the right sort of trousers to go with them. And then these beauties, likely from spring-summer 2008, appeared in a shop I frequent the very same week.
Cuban heeled suede slip-ons - John Lobb Ltd. The cordwainers on St. James kindly dug into their books for me and found that they were part of a large order made for a notable Indian magnate in 1973; I've also seen this man's old Anderson & Sheppard suits in a variety of interesting fabrics for sale and I would own them had his arms not been shorter than mine. Still, because of him, I now own the best shoes I have ever danced in and have contracted a taste for a higher heel, to boot.
Eyeframes - Monarch by Ultra. It's old Hollywood/Jewish businessman/1970s - '80s politician/Elton John-like glamour that isn't going anywhere fast. At least for me.


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Setting: Maui is second-largest of the six settled Hawaiianislands, and its county boundary embraces two neighboring islands,Lanai and Molokai. Maui itself covers 728 square miles, displayingvolcanic mountains, cascading waterfalls, verdant valleys, tropicalrain forests, pastures and ranches, consistently top-rankedbeaches, pristine bays, and otherworldly lava rock. Only six mainroads, mostly two-lane, cross and encircle the island.
Attractions: People are drawn to the aloha spirit, ethnicdiversity, and a live-and-let-live attitude that tolerateswide-ranging lifestyles. The art scene is vibrant, and the islandboasts Seabury Hall, one of the top college-prep schools in theUnited States. Entrepreneurialism is encouraged.
Drawbacks: Conflict among development, environmental, andindigenous Hawaiian interests affects housing options, localpolitics, and, sometimes, friendships. Maui's few roads meantraffic tie-ups are common. With the decline of once-thriving sugarand pineapple industries, job-changers will find little outside ofservice work that supports tourism. Starry-eyed vacationers oftenmove here without enough research; 79 percent leave within 16months, according to the chamber of commerce.
Housing Options: Five regions dominate, with contrastingclimates and ways of life: West Maui, South Maui, Central Maui,Upcountry, and East Maui. Newcomers may want to rent in two orthree locations to check out the best fit.
Your Next-door Neighbors: In the traditional Hawaiian way,three generations of family may occupy a single house. Living sideby side may be a retired heart surgeon from the mainland, a delishop owner, a travel guide, a waiter, and a windsurfing-equipmentheir. Many artists, designers, writers, and, increasingly,technology wizards work from their homes.
What It Costs: There's a "paradise tax" when enjoying lifethousands of miles from industrial manufacturing. According to thechamber of commerce, it takes 30 percent more income on Maui toduplicate a mainland lifestyle. A two-bedroom Kihei Village condomight run $124,900, while a six-bedroom Lahaina beachfront cantally $4.5million. In between, $200,000 can buy a Makawaofixer-upper.
Where You'd Spend Free Time: Kitesurfing; snorkeling in LaPerouse Bay; hiking on magnificent trails winding through theisland, especially in Haleakala Crater and the Iao Valley; mountainbiking or horseback riding through lava tubes.
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A Joliet, Illinois, man awaiting trial on murder charges isn't happy with the conditions at the jail he's staying in.
The Chicago Tribune reported that Adam Landerman, 21, has filed a 15-count complaint asking a judge to fix conditions at the Will County Adult Detention Facility ranging from tiny towels, a lack of variety with the food, poor temperature control, the lack of a barber and high-priced items in the commissary.
Landerman, the son of a Joliet police sergeant, is one of four people accused of luring Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover to a house last year, robbing and strangling them and then playing video games until police arrived.
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O'Reilly: The sequester is the end of the world as we know it -- or is it?
Silly Mayans.
The world couldn't possibly have ended last December when their calendar ran out, because all thinking people understand that March 1, 2013 is the actual date of Armageddon. That's when the "Sequester" asteroid hits Washington.
That's the day when $85 billion in discretionary cuts will be forced down the throats of our nation's leaders like castor oil into screaming, kicking 5-year-olds. The result will be life altering, if you to listen to some.
"God forbid it has to take effect for a few days," gasped Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on National Public Radio. "The devastating effects will be so strong -- the president will be there on his bully pulpit -- that I believe that just like on the fiscal cliff, Republicans will come on board. They have no choice."
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) envisions a Red Dawn scenario: Defense cuts would "literally -- literally -- prevent the United States from defending itself," he predicted late last year. (Don't worry, senator; the NRA has a backup plan.)
His Senate sidekick, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) equates modest military cuts to national suicide: "It would be, in the words of Leon Panetta, a brigade without bullets, a Navy without ships, an Air Force without trained pilots. It would be like shooting yourself in the head. It would be the most destructive thing in the world."
"In the world!"
The New York Times editorial board piled on this weekend, in a piece entitled, "The Real Cost of Shrinking Government," even though government in the United States hasn't shrunk year over year in more than 50 years.
The indiscriminate $85 billion sequester, according to The Times, would cut 2,100 food inspections; furlough 4,000 workers at the Federal Aviation Authority; end Head Start for 70,000 children; eliminate 14,000 teachers and school employees; put 125,000 families "at risk" of homelessness; end treatment for 373,000 "seriously mentally ill" adults and emotionally disturbed children; and 600,000 women and children could lose nutrition aid. And 25 ships and 470 aircraft could forgo maintenance in this new chaotic world, The Times warns. And the list goes on...
Who knew $85 billion was so much money?
It didn't seem like it when the folks in D.C. were borrowing well over a trillion dollars in each of the past four budget cycles. This year, they'll borrow just $845 billion for our $3.6 trillion budget -- over 10 times the amount of the sequester cuts -- and call that "austerity."
Daniel Webster must be turning in his grave.
These cuts are coming out of "discretionary" programs because no one has the courage to do what is necessary to restructure the "non-discretionary" programs -- Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and federal pensions -- where the real structural problems exist in our spending.
The howls coming out of Washington, editorial boards, and the special interest machine would be laughable if they weren't so exasperating.
Americans are being played for fools.
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White House Down was not a hit for Channing Tatum. He and Jamie Foxx are in Europe right now trying to make up for some of those losses but it won't be enough. WHD is Tatum's first stumble after a series of smash hits. What's his excuse? Will he have an excuse?
Armie Hammer had an excuse. He blamed the critics. He also said he didn't want to be a superhero without realising that he just played a sort of superhero in The Lone Ranger. Dumbass. Which is actually a word I might have used on Channing Tatum 2 years ago. But Tatum is not a dumbass. And he's not an idiot either. He won't sh-t on the critics. He will eat the failure of White House Down without blame and he'll keep hustling for it like a pro overseas even though he knows it won't help that much.


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"Grey's Anatomy" rose to fame off the backs of a cast of ingénue actresses and hunky doctors, but one of the top brass at Seattle Grace might be heading off to other pastures.
Patrick Dempsey has admitted that his future on "Grey's Anatomy" after the 2011-2012 season finishes is uncertain.
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"It will be my last one," Patrick was quoted as saying in the new issue of Italian Vanity Fair, referring to the upcoming Season 8.
The actor reportedly said he is unaware what will happen with the other characters.
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"But for me, it's over," he reportedly added.
Patrick said the thought of leaving was "bittersweet," as "Grey's" has been a big "part of my life."
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While reports that Patrick was definitely leaving the show took off like a wildfire on the web on Monday, when contacted by Access Hollywood, a rep for the actor put his quotes in another context.
"He was referring to the fact that his contract is up at the end of next season and we have no idea what the future holds," the rep said in a statement to Access Hollywood.
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Creator Shonda Rhimes has remained mum on Twitter, but she told TV Line recently that with contracts up for a number of the original cast, there could be changes after this coming season.
"It might be the last hurrah for a lot of them; you never know," she said. "I really don't know and I don't presume to know. Everybody has an individual choice to make and I get that… All the originals are in play."
It does appear, however, that Patrick may officially be done with at least one business venture.
"No more romantic comedies," he told the mag. "That's for sure."
One place Patrick does see his future is action films.
He'll next be seen on the big screen this summer in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," which is due out on June 29.
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Gamespot score:9.0(editor's choice)
my score:8.4O.O.Editor's choice.As many game players around the world know about rpg games,they should have heard the name final fantasy,and ppl who know about final fantasy will know it's 7th entry as well as its great accomplishments.This includes the movie "advent children" and the PS2 game "dirge of cerebus".And about a year ago,they released crisis core,the 1st FF7 release for the PSP.And this,without saying is a great game,but in my opinion,MY opinion(dun get any wrong ideas),the original was better.Anyhow,on with it!
As we all now(actually,only ff7 players)cloud once had this colleague named zack.Well this game is about him.It explains the events of what happened before the story of final fantasy 7.It tells about how the 3 great SOLDIERs,angeal,genesis and sephiroth(now where have we heard that?).Also,zack is within them,but oni as a normal friend of some sort.In this game,genesis goes haywire and threatens destruction.And somehow,zack 's dream,"to be a hero",kicks in.The story is very appealing and it does explain the events before final fantasy 7 very clearly,I like it!.
Now then,on with gameplay.The graphics is pretty ok,but quite nice for PSP.The character and monster designs are awesome,I think they cannot be improved further(well for a PSP game ,that is).The difficulty for this game is quite....meh.Its just a little too easy,even the last boss was kind of no kick.However if one decides to clear all the optionals,it will be sslliiightyy harder.Just slighty.
Well then,on the field,its jus seen that zack is just running.Nothing special here.In ff games,when monsters attack,they will hack the classic screen shatter and then shift to battle screen.But in this,monsters jus appear out of nowhere and whoa!Battle time.Well I prefer the screen shatter thing,makes things look cool,but this is cool too.In battle,its simply thrilling!Much better than most(or all)final fantasies.Instead of turn by turn,you get to run around and just attack the enemy by just clicking X.And to use skills,jus click the respective buttons.


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What Exactly Does The EU Plan To Do On Net Neutrality?
from the confused?-you-will-be dept
There are few areas in tech policy where the waters are so muddied as those swirling around net neutrality. That's as true for the EU as it is for the US. The latest statement by the person responsible for this area in the European Commission, Neelie Kroes, does little to clarify things.
First, she addresses the issue of blocking and throttling:
Huge innovation can be found online: we must safeguard it for everyone. Currently too many Europeans find that services are blocked and throttled by their internet provider. I believe every European should have access to the full and open internet, absolutely guaranteed, without such discrimination. And so I am coming forward with new rules to bring such practices to an end once and for all.
That's clear enough. But Kroes goes on:
I agree that the Internet is an important platform for freedom of speech; and that is why I intend to guarantee access without restriction -- the first ever time such a guarantee exists across Europe. But permitting premium services does not in any way restrict that freedom. For almost any kind of product you care to name -- from postal services to the petrol in your car -- having premium products hardly diminishes freedom for users: if anything it offers them more choices. If you decide not to pay that extra premium, of course, you still deserve a good product: and under my proposals, the "best-efforts" Internet will get better.
It's not at all obvious how "premium products" will magically boost the "best-efforts" Internet. On the contrary: if companies are allowed to pay for their IP packets to be given priority over "best-efforts" services, this will result in the latter be pushed into the Internet's slow lane. Net neutrality will be dead, and innovation threatened, because deep-pocketed incumbents will be able to promote their services at the expense of underfunded startups, or non-profit projects. Moreover, telecoms companies will have a perverse incentive to make that slow lane as bad as possible, in order to "encourage" people to pay for the "premium products" that offer a decent performance.
Kroes discusses the general issue of regulation:
if you aim to protect an open network, overregulation is exactly the wrong way to go. The fact is, many innovative new services depend on fast connections over IP networks. If you want to invest in (say) new videoconferencing equipment, an IP TV, or a new cloud computing contract, you will also want to know your connection will support it. If EU laws banned such quality guarantees, we would risk effectively outlawing many of those new services too.
Those in favor of net neutrality do not argue for "over-regulation"; instead, they want one very minimal rule: that all IP packets are treated equally for a given connection. If services need fast connections, then just upgrade the speed so that all applications benefit. Maybe that is what she means -- it's really not clear from her post -- but fast connections are not normally described as "premium products", and they are already available as part of most ISPs' standard offerings. So what exactly is the EU proposing to do here?
And for those who are worried about any kind of regulation, here's what someone who knows what he's talking about here -- Tim Berners-Lee -- said on the subject back in 2006, when net neutrality was under threat in the US:
Yes, regulation to keep the Internet open is regulation. And mostly, the Internet thrives on lack of regulation. But some basic values have to be preserved. For example, the market system depends on the rule that you can't photocopy money. Democracy depends on freedom of speech. Freedom of connection, with any application, to any party, is the fundamental social basis of the Internet, and, now, the society based on it.
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Wherefore, having mastered this rule for interpreting the Scriptures concerning the Son of God, that we are to distinguish in them what relates to the form of God, in which He is equal to the Father, and what to the form of a servant which He took, in which He is less than the Father; we shall not be disquieted by apparently contrary and mutually repugnant sayings of the sacred books. For both the Son and the Holy Spirit, according to the form of God, are equal to the Father, because neither of them is a creature, as we have already shown: but according to the form of a servant He is less than the Father, because He Himself has said, "My Father is greater than I;" (Jn. 14:28) and He is less than Himself, because it is said of Him, He emptied Himself;" (Phil. 2:7) and He is less than the Holy Spirit, because He Himself says, "Whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven Him." (Matt. 12:32) And in the Spirit too He wrought miracles, saying: "But if I with the Spirit of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you." (Matt. 12:28)--St. Augustine, On the Trininty, 1, 11
But now that they may not think that it is the prince of the devils in whom the Lord Jesus Christ casteth out devils, let them attend to what follows; "And if I," He saith, "by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore shall they be your judges." (Matt. 12:27) He spoke this undoubtedly of his disciples, the "children" of that people; who as being the disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ were well conscious that they had learnt no evil arts from their Good Master, that through the prince of the devils they should cast out devils. "Therefore," He saith, "shall they be your judges." They, He saith, the base and contemptible things of this world, in whom none of this artificial malice, but the holy simplicity of My power is seen; they shall be My witnesses, they shall be your judges. Then He subjoins, "But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then the kingdom of God is come unto you." (Matt. 12:28) What is this? "If I by the Spirit of God cast out devils," He saith, and your children, to whom I have given no hurtful and deceitful doctrine but a simple faith, can in no other way cast them out; no doubt the kingdom of God is come unto you; whereby the kingdom of the devil is subverted, and ye also are subverted with it.--St. Augustine, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament, Sermon 21, 2
Here perhaps some one may ask, "whether the Holy Ghost only forgiveth sins, and not the Father and the Son also?" I answer, Both the Father and the Son forgive them. For the Son Himself saith of the Father, "If ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." (Matt. 6:14) And we say to Him in the Lord's Prayer, "Our Father, which art in heaven." (Matt. 6:9) And amongst the other petitions we ask this, saying, "Forgive us our debts." (Matt. 6:12) And again of Himself He saith, "That ye may know that the Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins." (Matt. 9:6) "If then," you will say, "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit forgive sins, why is that impenitence which shall never be forgiven, said to relate only to the blasphemy of the Spirit, as though he who should be bound in this sin of impenitence should seem to resist the gift of the Holy Spirit, because by that gift is wrought the remission of sins?" Now on this point, I will also ask, Whether Christ only cast out devils, or the Father and the Holy Spirit also? For if Christ only, what means His saying, "The Father that dwelleth in Me, He doeth the works." (Jn. 14:10) For so it is said, "He doeth the works," as if the Son doeth them not, but the Father who dwelleth in the Son. Why then in another place doth He say, "My Father worketh hitherto, and I work." (Jn. 5:17) And a little after, "For what things soever He doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise." (Jn. 5:19) But when in another place He says, "If I had not done amongst them the works which none other man did," (Jn. 15:24) He speaks as if He did them alone. Now if these things are so expressed, as that nevertheless the works of the Father and the Son are inseparable, what must we believe of the Holy Spirit, but that He also worketh equally with them? For in that very place, from which this question arose which we are discussing, when the Son was casting out devils, He yet said, "If I in the Holy Spirit cast out devils, then the kingdom of God is come unto you." (Matt. 12:28)--St. Augustine, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament, Sermon 21, 25
Let us return to the words of the Psalm. "They shall bear Thee in their hands, lest at any time Thou hurt Thy foot against a stone" (Ps. 91:12). Christ was raised up in the hands of Angels, when He was taken up into heaven: not that, if Angels had not sustained Him, He would have fallen: but because they were attending on their King. Say not, Those who sustained Him are better than He who was sustained. Are then cattle better than men, because they sustain the weakness of men? And we ought not to speak thus either; for if the cattle withdraw their support, their riders fall. But how ought we to speak of it? For it is said even of God, "Heaven is My throne." (Is. 66:1; Acts 7:49) Because then heaven supports Him, and God sits thereon, is therefore heaven the better? Thus also in this Psalm we may understand it of the service of the Angels: it does not pertain to any infirmity in our Lord, but to the honour they pay, and to their service.…What the finger of God is, the Gospel explaineth to us; for the finger of God is the Holy Ghost. How do we prove this? Our Lord, when answering those who accused Him of casting out devils in the name of Beelzebub, saith, "If I cast out devils by the Spirit of God;" (Matt. 12:28) and another Evangelist, in relating the same saying, saith, "If I with the finger of God cast out devils." (Lk. 11:20) What therefore is in one stated clearly, is darkly expressed in another. Thou didst not know what was the finger of God, but another Evangelist explains it by terming it the Spirit of God. --St. Augustine, Exposition on the Psalms, Psalm 91, 16
"But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God is come unto you." (Matt. 12:28)What means "the Kingdom"? "My coming." See how again He conciliates and soothes them, and draws them to the knowledge of Himself, and signifies that they are warring with their own good, and contentious against their own salvation. "For whereas ye ought to rejoice," saith He, "and leap for joy, that One is come bestowing those great and unutterable blessings, hymned of old by the prophets, and that the time of your prosperity is at hand; ye do the contrary; so far from receiving the blessings, you do even speak ill of them, and frame accusations that have no real being." Now Matthew indeed saith, "If I by the Spirit of God cast out"; but Luke, "If I by the finger of God cast out the devils:" (Lk. 11:20) implying that to cast out devils is a work of the greatest power, and not of any ordinary grace. And He means indeed that from these things they should infer and say, If this be so, then the Son of God is come. This, however, He saith not, but in a reserved way, and so as not to be galling to them, He darkly intimates it by saying, "Then the kingdom of God is come unto you." Seest thou exceeding wisdom? By the very things which they were blaming, He showed His presence shining forth. Then, to conciliate them, He said not simply, "The Kingdom is come," but, "unto you," as though He had said, To you the good things are come; wherefore then feel displeased at your proper blessings? why war against your own salvation? This is that time, which the prophets long ago foretold: this, the sign of that advent which was celebrated by them, even these things being wrought by divine power. For the fact indeed, that they are wrought, yourselves know; but that they are wrought by divine power, the deeds themselves cry out. Yea, and it is impossible that Satan should be stronger now; rather he must of absolute necessity be weak. But it cannot be, that he who is weak should, as though he were strong, cast out the strong devil. Now thus speaking He signified the power of charity, and the weakness of separation and contentiousness. Wherefore He was Himself also continually charging His disciples, on every occasion, concerning charity, and teaching them that the devil, to subvert it, leaves nothing undone.--St. John Chrysostom, Homily 41 on Matthew
"Until the day in which He was taken up, after that He, through the Holy Spirit, had given commandments unto the Apostles whom He had chosen. After He had given commandments through the Spirit" (Acts 1:2); i.e. they were spiritual words that He spake unto them, nothing human; either this is the meaning, or, that it was by the Spirit that He gave them commandments. Do you observe in what low terms he still speaks of Christ, as in fact Christ had spoken of Himself? "But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils" (Matt. 12:28); for indeed the Holy Ghost wrought in that Temple. Well, what did He command? "Go ye therefore," He says, "make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you." (Matt. 28:19-20) A high encomium this for the Apostles; to have such a charge entrusted to them, I mean, the salvation of the world! words full of the Spirit! And this the writer hints at in the expression, "through the Holy Ghost" (and, "the words which I spake unto you," saith the Lord, "are Spirit") (John 6:63); thus leading the hearer on to a desire of learning what the commands were, and establishing the authority of the Apostles, seeing it is the words of the Spirit they are about to speak, and the commandments of Christ.--St. John Chrysostom, Homilies 1 on Acts
What is there to wonder at, what to disbelieve, if the Lord who gives the Spirit, is here said Himself to be anointed with the Spirit, at a time when, necessity requiring it, He did not refuse in respect of His manhood to call Himself inferior to the Spirit? For the Jews saying that He cast out devils in Beelzebub, He answered and said to them, for the exposure of their blasphemy, 'But if I through the Spirit of God cast out demons' (Matt. 2:28) Behold, the Giver of the Spirit here says that He cast out demons in the Spirit; but this is not said, except because of His flesh. For since man's nature is not equal of itself to casting out demons, but only in power of the Spirit, therefore as man He said, 'But if I through the Spirit of God cast out demons.' Of course too He signified that the blasphemy offered to the Holy Ghost is greater than that against His humanity, when He said, 'Whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him;' such as were those who said, 'Is not this the carpenter's son?' (Matt. 12:32; 13:55) but they who blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, and ascribe the deeds of the Word to the devil, shall have inevitable punishment. This is what the Lord spoke to the Jews, as man; but to the disciples shewing His Godhead and His majesty, and intimating that He was not inferior but equal to the Spirit, He gave the Spirit and said, 'Receive ye the Holy Ghost,' and 'I send Him,' and 'He shall glorify Me,' and 'Whatsoever He heareth, that He shall speak' (Jn. 20:22; 14:13-14)--St. Athanasius, Against the Arians, 1, 12
Again, to banish devils, which Eunomius says is a property of the Spirit, this also the only-begotten God, Who said to the devil, "I charge thee" (cf Mk. 9:25) ascribes to the power of the Spirit, when He says, "If I by the Spirit of God cast out devils" (Matt. 12:28) so that the expulsion of devils is not destructive of the glory of the Spirit, but rather a demonstration of His divine and transcendent power. "Healing the sick," he says, "curing the infirm, comforting the afflicted, raising up those who stumble, recovering the distressed." These are the words of those who think reverently of the Holy Ghost, for no one would ascribe the operation of any one of these effects to any one except to God. If then heresy affirms that those things which it belongs to none save God alone to effect, are wrought by the power of the Spirit, we have in support of the truths for which we are contending the witness even of our adversaries. --St. Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius, 2, 15
Since then the Holy Trinity fulfils every operation in a manner similar to that of which I have spoken, not by separate action according to the number of the Persons, but so that there is one motion and disposition of the good will which is communicated from the Father through the Son to the Spirit (for as we do not call those whose operation gives one life three Givers of life, neither do we call those who are contemplated in one goodness three Good beings, nor speak of them in the plural by any of their other attributes); so neither can we call those who exercise this Divine and superintending power and operation towards ourselves and all creation, conjointly and inseparably, by their mutual action, three Gods. For as when we learn concerning the God of the universe, from the words of Scripture, that He judges all the earth (Rom. 3:6), we say that He is the Judge of all things through the Son: and again, when we hear that the Father judgeth no man (Jn. 5:22), we do not think that the Scripture is at variance with itself,—(for He Who judges all the earth does this by His Son to Whom He has committed all judgment; and everything which is done by the Only-begotten has its reference to the Father, so that He Himself is at once the Judge of all things and judges no man, by reason of His having, as we said, committed all judgment to the Son, while all the judgment of the Son is conformable to the will of the Father; and one could not properly say either that They are two judges, or that one of Them is excluded from the authority and power implied in judgment);—so also in the case of the word "Godhead," Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, and that very power of superintendence and beholding which we call Godhead, the Father exercises through the Only-begotten, while the Son perfects every power by the Holy Spirit, judging, as Isaiah says, by the Spirit of judgment and the Spirit of burning (Is. 4:4), and acting by Him also, according to the saying in the Gospel which was spoken to the Jews. For He says, "If I by the Spirit of God cast out devils" (Matt. 12:28); where He includes every form of doing good in a partial description, by reason of the unity of action: for the name derived from operation cannot be divided among many where the result of their mutual operation is one.--St. Gregory of Nyssa, Answer to Eunomius' Second Book, On 'Not Three Gods'
Again, if the sword of the spirit is the word of God, (Eph. 6:17) then the Holy Ghost is God, inasmuch as the sword belongs to Him of whom it is also called the word. Is He named the right hand of the Father? For "the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass;" (Ps. 118:16) "doeth valiantly," and "thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy." (Ex. 15:6) But the Holy Ghost is the finger of God, as it is said "if I by the finger of God cast out devils," (Lk. 11:20) of which the version in another Gospel is "if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils." (Matt. 12:28) So the Holy Ghost is of the same nature as the Father and the Son.--St. Basil the Great, Letter 8: To the Cæsareans, 11
But when we speak of the dispensations made for man by our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, (Tit. 2:13) who will gainsay their having been accomplished through the grace of the Spirit? Whether you wish to examine ancient evidence;—the blessings of the patriarchs, the succour given through the legislation, the types, the prophecies, the valorous feats in war, the signs wrought through just men;—or on the other hand the things done in the dispensation of the coming of our Lord in the flesh;—all is through the Spirit. In the first place He was made an unction, and being inseparably present was with the very flesh of the Lord, according to that which is written, "Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on Him, the same is" (Jn. 1:33) "my beloved Son;" (Matt. 3:17) and "Jesus of Nazareth" whom "God anointed with the Holy Ghost." (Acts 10:38) After this every operation was wrought with the co-operation of the Spirit. He was present when the Lord was being tempted by the devil; for, it is said, "Jesus was led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted." (Matt. 4:1) He was inseparably with Him while working His wonderful works; for, it is said, "If I by the Spirit of God cast out devils." (Matt. 12:28) And He did not leave Him when He had risen from the dead; for when renewing man, and, by breathing on the face of the disciples, restoring the grace, that came of the inbreathing of God, which man had lost, what did the Lord say? "Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever ye retain, they are retained." (Jn. 20:22-23) And is it not plain and incontestable that the ordering of the Church is effected through the Spirit? For He gave, it is said, "in the church, first Apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues," (1 Cor. 12:28) for this order is ordained in accordance with the division of the gifts that are of the Spirit.--St. Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit, 16
And now I ask whether thou thinkest that in the Spirit of God is signified a nature or a property belonging to a nature. For a nature is not identical with a thing belonging to it, just as neither is a man identical with what belongs to a man, nor fire with what belongs to fire itself, and in like manner God is not the same as that which belongs to God. For I am aware that the Son of God is revealed under the title Spirit of God in order that we may understand the presence of the Father in Him, and that the term Spirit of God may be employed to indicate Either, and that this is shewn not only on the authority of prophets but of evangelists also, when it is said, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me; therefore He hath anointed Me" (Lk. 4:18). And again, "Behold My Servant Whom I have chosen, My beloved in Whom My soul is well pleased, I will put My Spirit upon Him" (Matt. 12:18). And when the Lord Himself bears witness of Himself, "But if I in the Spirit of God cast out devils, then has the kingdom of God come upon you" (Matt. 12:28). For the passages seem without any doubt to denote either Father or Son, while they yet manifest the excellence of nature.--St. Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, 8, 22-23
So, too, the Spirit is also called the Finger of God, because there is an indivisible and inseparable communion between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. For as the Scripture called the Son of God the Right Hand of God, as it is said: "Thy Right Hand, O Lord, is made glorious in power. Thy Right Hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy;" (Ex. 15:6) so the Holy Spirit is called the Finger of God, as the Lord Himself says: "But if I by the Finger of God cast out devils." (Lk. 11:20) For in the same place in another book of the Gospel He named the Spirit of God, as you find: "But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils." (Matt. 12:28) What, then, could have been said to signify more expressly the unity of the Godhead, or of Its working, which Unity is according to the Godhead of the Father, or of the Son, or of the Holy Spirit, than that we should understand that the fulness of the eternal Godhead would seem to be divided far more than this body of ours, if any one were to sever the unity of Substance, and multiply Its powers, whereas the eternity of the same Godhead is one? For oftentimes it is convenient to estimate from our own words those things which are above us, and because we cannot see those things we draw inferences from those which we can see. "For the invisible things of Him," says the Apostle, "from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by those things which are made." (Rom. 1:20) And he adds: "His eternal power also and Godhead." (Rom. 1:20) Of which one thing seems to be said of the Son, and another of the Holy Spirit; that in the same manner as the Son is called the eternal Power of the Father, so, also, the Spirit, because He is divine, should be believed to be His eternal Godhead. For the Son, too, because He ever lives, is eternal life. This Finger, then, of God is both eternal and divine. For what is there belonging to God which is not eternal and divine? With this Finger, as we read, God wrote on those tables of stone which Moses received. For God did not with a finger of flesh write the forms and portions of those letters which we read, but gave the law by His Spirit. And so the Apostle says: "For the Law is spiritual, which, indeed, is written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but on fleshy tables of the heart." (2 Cor. 3:3) For if the letter of the Apostle is written in the Spirit, what hinders us from believing that the Law of God was written not with ink, but with the Spirit of God, which certainly does not stain but enlightens the secret places of our heart and mind? Now it was written on tables of stone, because it was written in a type, but the tables were first broken and cast out of the hands of Moses, because the Jews fell away from the works of the prophet. And fitly were the tables broken, not the writing erased. And do you see that your table be not broken, that your mind and soul be not divided. Is Christ divided? He is not divided, but is one with the Father; and let no one separate you from Him. If your faith fails, the table of your heart is broken. The coherence of your soul is lessened if you do not believe the unity of Godhead in the Trinity. Your faith is written, and your sin is written, as Jeremiah said: "Thy sin, O Judah, is written with a pen of iron and the point of a diamond. And it is written," he says, "on thy breast and on thy heart." (Jer. 17:1) The sin, therefore, is there where grace is, but the sin is written with a pen, grace is denoted by the Spirit. With this Finger, also, the Lord Jesus, with bowed head, mystically wrote on the ground, when the adulteress was brought before Him by the Jews, signifying in a figure that, when we judge of the sins of another, we ought to remember our own. And lest, again, because God wrote the Law by His Spirit, we should believe any inferiority, as it were, concerning the ministry of the Spirit, or from the consideration of our own body should think the Spirit to be a small part of God, the Apostle says, elsewhere, that he does not speak with words of human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, and that he compares spiritual things with spiritual; but that the natural man receiveth not the things which pertain to the Spirit of God. (1 Cor. 2:13-14) For he knew that he who compared divine with carnal things was amongst natural things, and not to be reckoned amongst spiritual men; "for they are foolishness," he says, "unto him." (1 Cor. 2:13-14) And so, because he knew that these questions would arise amongst natural men, foreseeing the future he says: "For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ." (1 Cor. 2:16)--St. Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit, 3, 3
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It was meant to be the "first triple-A, hundred-million-dollar-plus, free-to-play, micro-transaction-based MMO," according to the studio's celebrity boss, Major League Baseball all-star pitcher Curt Schilling. But plans for "Project Copernicus" vaporized when Schilling's studio—makers of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning went under back in May.
Since then, screenshots and even this trailer concept have leaked out, showing what 38 had in mind, even if Schilling himself said the game wasn't in any kind of a playable state. Here now is a series of three videos uploaded to YouTube by someone who appears to be a former 38 Studios artist. His team is especially proud of how they optimized "Jottunhessen" (third video), another realm within the game. They should be. Maybe this would have changed how people view free-to-play games.
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The Large Hadron Collider, located 330 feet below the border of Switzerland and France, is the world's most powerful particle accelerator. Its high-energy particle collisions allow scientists to study the properties of particles such as the Higgs boson and search for new fundamental laws and phenomena.
The LHC accelerates hair-thin beams of particles to a whisker below the speed of light. Thousands of powerful superconducting magnets steer the beams around the LHC's 16.5-mile-long ring. At four points the particles collide in the hearts of the main experiments, known by their acronyms: ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb. These experiments record the properties, trajectories and momenta of the particles produced in the high-energy collisions. From this data, scientists can reconstruct the particles produced during the high-energy collisions and look for new particles and interactions.
More than 10,000 scientists, engineers and students from 113 nations on six continents contribute to the LHC, which is headquartered at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. About 1,800 come from universities and laboratories in the United States. Federal funding for US contributions to the LHC is provided by the US Department of Energy's Office of Science and the National Science Foundation.


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Would you like to discover the heart of the Chianti Classico, following the Italian myth from the XIII century?
We leave early in the morning from Marina di Scarlino, direction Florence, to reach the wine town Impruneta with its Santa Maria Sanctuary.
After Strada in Chianti, following the SS 222 direction Siena, we arrive in Greve in Chianti, with its beautiful medieval square and historic cellars, fit for a tasting of the best vintages.
For a medieval feel, we continue to Montefioralle, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, and walk along its quiet streets and ancient vineyards. This charming land holds endless surprises: after only a few kilometers we are in Volpaia, a perfectly preserved medieval village, famous for its castle and the magnificent wine cellar (in May the village is filled with the fragrance of thousands of roses).
After Radda in Chianti, home of the Chianti Classico Consortium, our final stop takes us to the 11th century church of San Giusto in Salcio.
A day filled with endless impressions of beauty.
As a first taste of Maremma, we suggest Scarlino, a small charming medieval village on Monte d'Alma, with a view of the blue sea. Located just a few minutes from the Marina di Scarlino Yacht Club & Residences, Scarlino's history is linked to the noble Aldobrandeschi family, dating back to the eleventh century.
Walk along its medieval walls to the imposing Rocca Aldobrandesca castle, stroll through ancient streets and encounter the Romanesque atmosphere of the San Donato church, cited in 1188.
The elegant Cala Felice Beach Club, right next door to the Marina di Scarlino, allows maximum relaxation in the sun. If you are inspired by the adventurous spirit of the sea, rent a boat and discover the Cala Violina, an enchanting beach of the Maremma Grossetana, only a few minutes by boat. The beach owes its name to the delicate, violin-like sound you hear when walking quietly on the fine sand of this beautiful cove. Cala Violina may not be reached by car, but you may use the boat shuttle service during summer time. You may also reach Cala Violina by foot, following a lovely 4 km long trail, departing from the Cantuccio Restaurant, Località il Puntone, Lungomare Garibaldi, direction Porto Turistico. The trail no. 1 starts after the barrier bar and after 2 km's along the Mediterranean sea, you will reach the rocky coves and the sea-green, transparent waters of the Cala Francese and the Cala Martina. From here it's another 2 km's to reach the enchanting Cala Violina.
Every day, the outline of the island of Elba on the horizon of the Marina di Scarlino is a breathtaking spectacle. A sunrise that promises exciting moments, sailing amidst the seven wonders of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park.
A pure paradise with crystal clear waters, a seabed calling for treasure hunts, divine beaches, wildlife and a testimony of living history. Would you like to linger at the lovely Capo d'Enfola, or do you prefer to discover the places on the island of Elba, where Napoleon spent his exile in 1814? Do you want to sail further?
Endless choices await you. The island of Giannutri with its deep waters, Giglio and the island of Montecristo from the novel of Alexandre Dumas, Capraia, famous for its Roman settlement and the monastery, and Pianosa and Gorgona, mentioned in the thirty-third canto of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, dedicated to the tragic figure of Ugolino della Gherardesca.
An authentic journey through time and the beauty of Tuscany. Driving towards the city of Siena, an Unesco World Heritage Site, and a pearl of art, culture, and unique flavors, it's only an hour and a half from the Marina di Scarlino to the Piazza del Campo.
Our first stop includes the magnificent fresco of the Good and Bad Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in 1337 at the City Hall. Or do you prefer the Majesty of Duccio, in the Cathedral Museum of the Duomo?
If you are lucky to visit Siena on July 2 or August 16, you will experience the famous Palio di Siena. Fall in love with one of the richest and most beautiful lands of Italy: the south of Siena awaits you with its Renaissance wonders of Pienza and its fabulous wines, the Super Tuscans of Montalcino and Montepulciano. Towards the north, there's the breathtaking beauty of the Monteriggioni castle, built by the Sienese in the early thirteenth century, the Colle Val d'Elsa, an ancient town on Via Francigena, and San Gimignano, the Manhattan of the Middle Ages with amazing towers that touch the medieval sky.
Maremma is considered one of the most alluring treasures of Italy, offering a diversity of nature, history, art, architecture and outstanding gastronomy. Beautifully located by the sea, the Marina di Scarlino Yacht Club & Residences is your perfect starting point to discover this paradise.
Go back to the beginning of Italian civilization, to the Etruscans, one of the most mysterious and fascinating peoples of the Mediterranean. The journey takes you through necropoles and ancient villages perched on rocky tuff, such as Pitigliano, also known as "Little Jerusalem", Sovana with its magnificent eleventh century Cathedral, and Sorano, a delightful maze of alleys, courtyards and lodges carved into the rock. All this history awaits you, just a few kilometers away.
An unforgettable experience?
Discover the Etruscan Museum Guarnacci in Volterra, and immerse yourself in the "Shadow of the Evening", so called by Gabriele D'Annunzio, followed by a visit to the close by Pinacoteca, which offers an insight into the Mannerism period with the "Descent from the Cross", a masterpiece from 1521 by Rosso Fiorentino.
An oasis of relaxation?
The famous Terme di Saturnia, just a few miles from Scarlino, were appreciated already by the ancient Romans. Indulge in the warm thermal waters and enter a world of wellness and relaxation.
Roman Passion?
Not far away from the Scarlino Yacht Marina & Residences, lies the town of Massa Marittima and the Cathedral of San Cerbone, home to the moving Maesta, attributed to Duccio di Buoninsegna (1316). A little further, you find the interesting Fonti dell'Abbondanza, the oldest water source of Massa Marittima, with the peculiar fresco "Tree of Fertility" from 1265 on its walls, a place of pilgrimage for expectant mothers.
Did you know that the Natural Park of Maremma, with its wild and unspoiled stretches of woods, pine forests, pastures and white sandy beaches, has been awarded with the European Diploma of Protected Areas? Did you know that 9800 acres of pure heaven and Mediterranean Sea are at your disposal for wonderful walks, cycling and horse riding between Principina and Talamone? An oasis of beauty with hidden works of art and invitingly beautiful landscape. Like the fascinating Abbey of San Rabano, an ancient Benedictine monastery, left to the Jerusalem Knights. Your adventures start right here.
Truly magnificent at every time of the year and a perfect addition to your life at sea. A day at the museums? The works of the great artists are found at the Uffizi, from Giotto and Botticelli, Leonardo and Michelangelo, to Titian. For a more intimate and meditative visit, immerge in the silence of the Convent of San Marco, a precious jewel with works of Fra Angelico (if you love Savonarola, do not miss the opportunity to visit his cell). For Raphael lovers, the Pitti Palace is your place to be. Or you just take it slow and enjoy a romantic walk along the river Arno, the Ponte Vecchio and the Boboli Gardens, finishing with a visit to a masterpiece of Italian style and elegance: Via Tornabuoni with its wonderful fashion boutiques.
One last highlight before we go back to the seaside: dedicate an hour to the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum with its extraordinary creations of shoes for Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, and Audrey Hepburn. And, if you'd like, the creations are made available also for you, through the "Vintage" line by Salvatore Ferragamo.
Our team is at hand to organize memorable excursions to discover the beautiful gulf of Marina di Scarlino in Tuscany by sea.
Wine culture belongs to one of the great treasures of Tuscany, particularly of the Maremma. The charming Strada del Vino e dei Sapori Colli di Maremma (wine and culinary route) winds through the natural beauty of the province of Grosseto, only a stone's throw away from the Marina di Scarlino. An extraordinarily rich gastronomic itinerary of thirteen municipalities: Campagnatico, Capalbio, Grosseto, Isola del Giglio, Magliano in Toscana, Manciano, Monte Argentario, Orbetello, Pitigliano, Roccalbegna, Scansano, and Semproniano. Extraordinary wines, such as the Morellino, the Bianco di Pitigliano, the white and red Montecucco wines, the Novello and the Vin Santo Monteregio of Massa Marittima, the Parrina Rosato and the Sovana Rosso Riserva. Indulge in a wine tasting and an unforgettable encounter of tastes and flavors.
The Swan 90 Solleone is a spectacularly beautiful yacht designed by the prestigious Finnish Nautor's Swan shipyard, which is owned by Leonardo Ferragamo.
Experience the elegance of a thirty feet luxury sailing yacht with its impressive interior designed by the Florentine architect Michele Bönan.
We are delighted to make the yacht available to guests of the Marina di Scarlino Yacht Club & Suites for magnificent Mediterranean yacht cruises accompanied by outstanding skippers.
If your passion is golf, the magnificent 18-hole Golf Club Il Pelagone, awaits you just a few minutes from Marina di Scarlino with one of the most beautiful golf courses of Tuscany and panoramic views over the hills of Maremma. The convenient driving range helps you prepare for a satisfying sporting event


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Construction of islands could begin by spring 2009
A major federal bill U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood called "veto-proof" clears the way for construction of three large islands in Lower Peoria Lake along East Peoria's shoreline.
In the short term, they'll fight sediment choking the Illinois River by speeding its current through the lower lake, and by dredging 1½ million cubic yards of mud to build the islands and create deep-water basins around them.
In the long run, the islands — first conceived 20 years ago — "will be the keystone of a series of projects to build a diversionary channel" along the river's east banks from the McClugage Bridge to Farm Creek, state-based scientist Bill White said Friday.
"The stars have all kind of lined up" in favor of a series of long-range plans for the channel, which also would speed sediment downriver while enhancing ecology and river recreation, said White, manager of the Illinois State Water Survey's Peoria office.
Much more of the river will benefit from the latest Water Resources Development Act, a multi-billion dollar improvements package typically updated every two years but which has laid dormant since 2000.
The act's 2007 version was delivered to President Bush for his signature last Wednesday after its final version was strongly approved by Congress.
Even though Bush has threatened to veto it, "This bill will become law very soon," LaHood, R-Peoria, said Monday. "It's veto-proof in both the House (of Representatives) and the Senate."
For now, though, that only means the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have the authority to appropriate $16 million to construct the three islands, out of the nearly $24 billion in spending nationwide the act would approve.
Actually getting the island money into the Corps' budget will be, in no small part, LaHood's job, and that of his successor once he leaves office, he said.
"I'll do my part" in that effort, he said, "and so will whoever follows me" as the result of his decision not to seek re-election.
"Conceivably, we could start the contracting process" to award the huge project to bidders "next fall and begin work in spring 2009," said Marshall Plumley, the project's manager at the Corps' Rock Island office.
The first island of 20 acres — and comprised of mud now proven to become rich topsoil once it dries — would be built in the extremely shallow cove just north of the McClugage's eastern end, Plumley said. Congress actually approved its construction two years ago, but has yet to fund the work, he said.
The second and third islands, "shaped like cigars," Plumley said, would sit parallel to one another, with a narrow channel between them, generally between Spindler and EastPort marinas. Each would occupy about 22 acres.
"There'll be some boating opportunities that aren't there now" as the result of the half-mile of "deep water" surrounding the islands that boaters from the marinas would use to sail around them and into the river's main channel, he said.
"This is all part of a larger plan" to attack the river's sediment-related problems, "but this is what we can do," Plumley said. "The planning (for the islands) is taken care of."
The act, known as WRDA-2007, "is like a (federal) transportation bill" in its immensity, said LaHood, who strongly supports it. "It will affect so many people. The amount of jobs and money (involved) is incredible."
Its final version was passed by an 81-12 Senate vote and by 381-40 in the House.
Michael Smothers can be reached at (309) 686-3287 or email@example.com.


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Log cabin in Montana designed by Richard Neutra. I wonder if that grass roof has to be mowed? It looks really tidy! From LiveModern.
Swanky Buffet from Apartment Therapy New York Archives
The happiest 50's kitchen from Pam at Retro Renovation (a website that brings out my inner 50's housewife)
Eichler-style home for sale in Fremont, CA. I am completely wowed by that fence and yellow gate.
Very cool pair of Danish Modern Chairs from Lushpad.
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3 comments:
- Alicia @ boylerpf said...
Good question about that roof? Wonder what happens in those cold winter months! Pretty cool.
- March 16, 2009 at 10:57 PM
- Cassaundra said...
that montana home is so cool.
if they have to mow the roof
they should just get goats to eat the grass instead.
that would save time
- March 16, 2009 at 11:49 PM
- drollgirl said...
i just always love this stuff. it never gets old. it is just super!
- March 17, 2009 at 3:16 PM
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Walk MS: Pittsburgh draws big crowd of downtown walkers
Point State Park gathering raises money for multiple sclerosis research
An estimated 3,500 to 4,000 people walked through downtown Pittsburgh on a cool but sunny Sunday morning to raise money for multiple sclerosis research at Walk MS: Pittsburgh.
Families and friends walked in groups to show their support for friends and loved ones who are living with MS, like Jodie Cintron of New Kensington, who was diagnosed in 2008.
"It's fantastic. They're all completely supportive. They've all helped raise over $2,000, so it's nice," Cintron said about the group Team Jodie.
Team Out of Shape has been hitting the pavement for more than 10 years on behalf of Rick Thomas' wife, Kathy.
"She's in a wheelchair, and it just means a lot to her that so many people here are trying to help find a cure for MS," said Rick Thomas, of Jefferson Hills. "It might not be here in our lifetime, but maybe in the next generation."
Did we get your picture? See our slideshow of photos from Walk MS
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The MS Society of Western Pennsylvania brought in a lot for folks to do this year, like bands and vendors. People were also encouraged to sign messages of hope and pick up informational resources.
"In particular, we're supporting our NOW Campaign -- which [stands for] no opportunity wasted. We're trying to raise additional funds to support MS research," said spokesperson Kim Fecich.
Beginning and ending at Point State Park, the 1-mile route for Walk MS: Pittsburgh took walkers into Market Square and along Grant Street, Forbes Avenue, Stanwix Street and the Boulevard of the Allies. Those who opted for the 5K route also touched the North Shore, walking across the Andy Warhol Bridge and back into downtown via the Roberto Clemente Bridge.
The Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National MS Society sponsored the downtown walk and another one that was held at Lynch Field in Greensburg. Since 1988, the annual MS walk has raised millions of dollars for programs and research to help support people living with the disease.


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As the weather get's colder and fall is in full swing, it is safe to say that work on the construction of COMET is winding down for now. It's a little too cold to paint the exterior outside, so until I find an indoor workspace I'll have much more time to post about the progress of the last few months. I'm glad for the change of pace!
Lots of exciting things happened for us in the last few weeks. We brought the COMET to Deek Diedricksen's tiny house workshop in Stoughton, MA. It was an awesome weekend of talking tiny, building a super teeny house on a trailer, and lots of time around the campfire. We got to hang out in the Whittled Down Caravan with Tristan and Libby, which was great. At the workshop we were interviewed for an NPR show coming up (I'll definitely let you know when I find out the air date), which was unexpected and totally awesome. We also did a video with Deek for Tiny Yellow House (his youtube video channel), which will be out soon I hope! Even though the COMET remains a work in progress, it is really shaping up into something lovely, and people seemed excited about the future of the project. After the tiny house workshop, we did a video shoot for a Spaces.TV "Offbeat Spaces" webseries episode, which was really neat and a new experience for me. The COMET is such a technical project for me, and talking about the aesthetics and interior design choices for the Offbeat Spaces video was a welcome change!
Anyway, lots of re-capping and catching up to do as always (I think the only solution to this would be a clone…anyone?)…but I promise now that the weather has made working outside less feasible, I will be spending more time with the blog!
Now, to the rest of this post!
I got a really good question about where to get replacement windows for vintage trailers. I thought I'd share the best answer with everyone in this post!
I want to introduce you to one of my supporters, Fletcher's Trailer Sales. Some of you fellow trailer nuts probably know about them already, and for those who don't – they are an amazing one stop shop and resource for all things vintage trailer related.
I always loved the Vintage Kingpins website. Before I had a vintage camper of my own, I would always keep an eye on it for project trailers for sale, and when I bought my first trailer the website was a great resource (and their parts inventory is AMAZING!) I hope to have as many vintage campers (and other neat stuff) as these guys some day.
One of the windows in the COMET was broken, not just the glass, but the whole assembly was just trashed. I was nervous that I would have to replace it with just some inoperable system of my own devising – like a stationary piece of glass in a frame. I thought there was no way I would be able to find a matching window.
But I checked on the vintage trailer websites, and saw some campers that looked similar to the Avalon on the "Trailers for Parts" page of the Fletcher's Trailer Sales website. I called them up, and Fletch – who is as helpful and friendly as can be – was happy to go out into the lot and look for a double jalousie that was the size of the one that needed replacing in my own camper. Within minutes he had located the exact window that I needed, and promptly pulled it from the parts trailer and shipped it to me. I could not be happier with what I received in the mail. It is amazing to me that from anywhere in the country you can find something so hard to come by – a unique vintage trailer window that perfectly fits my camper. I don't know of any other business that will pull exact parts for you out of their "harvesting" trailers and send them to you anywhere in the US. It's amazing! And they have a great selection of campers (for parts and for sale) from all eras and styles. If you don't see what you need in their trailer parts category on the website, give them a call and tell them what you need. I'll bet they have what you're looking for. We all want the most authentic parts for our restorations – and the best (and greenest!) way is to get it vintage.
Here's a little bit about Fletch and Denise, the Vintage Kingpins themselves, from their website:
"I'm Bill Fletcher and along with my wife Denise we own and operate Fletcher's Trailer Sales and Service Inc. We are a second generation, full time family run business that has been serving the public since 1963. Since then we have sold many brands of camping trailers, travel trailers, motor homes, truck campers, and utility trailers of all sizes and types, both new and used.
During the past several years we have turned our attention toward vintage and classic travel trailers. We feel that the timeless styling and rugged construction features of these beauties is not only a good investment, but also one that you can enjoy for a lifetime. Why be one of the masses with a cookie cutter box on wheels that will only depreciate in value? Why buy a trailer for $20,000 that is constructed of re-cycled beer cans and chipboard when you can spend far less of your hard earned dollars on something with soul, that will turn heads and get thumbs up wherever you go.
Our mission is quite simple, treat others like you would like to be treated, honestly, fairly, with courtesy and consideration. We feel that this policy has kept us in business year after year while others have come and gone.
What do we have to offer? A nice selection of un-restored trailers from the smallest Scotty's and teardrops to 40' birch paneled mobile homes. We also have a number of 'parts' trailers that have unfortunately surpassed their own lives and will contribute their various parts to help other trailers go on and on. Although we do not offer full restoration services we will accept small projects and/or general service work from suspension and running gear up dates, to appliance repair with most everything in between. All work is preformed by myself with 36 years of past experience. Looking for vintage, hard to find parts? Give us a try. Either E-Mail or call (607-387-5838) and we'll guarantee to do our level best to help you out."
Oh, and they are also the Northeast Representatives for the Tin Can Tourists group!
I highly recommend Fletcher's to anyone working on a vintage camper, or anyone looking to purchase a project trailer. And, if you're on the tiny house wavelength, Fletch said that he has sold a few trailer chassis' to people planning on building a tiny on a re-used trailer. A great idea! So get in touch with him if you need a trailer to build your tiny house on!
Here's some pictures of Matt and I replacing the old window with the new one from Fletcher's. THANK YOU FLETCHER'S TRAILER SALES!
Again, a big thank you to Fletcher's Trailer Sales for supporting The COMET and education in sustainable, tiny living!


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GIMME SHELTER- Holiday blooms: How to save your poinsettias
Q: My kids always give me poinsettias for the holidays, but I cannot seem to keep them alive afterwards. What am I doing wrong?
A: Improper water and light, and excessive heat are the leading causes of failure in caring for gift plants like poinsettias. These plants are grown in greenhouses, where the nighttime temperatures are cool, light is adequate, and the air is moist. When they're brought into a dry home, where the light is poor and the temperatures are maintained for human comfort, results are frequently disappointing. Do not expect to keep a gift plant from year to year. Enjoy them while they are attractive and in season, and then discard.
The poinsettia requires bright light and should be kept away from drafts. A temperature between 65 and 70°F is ideal. Avoid temperatures below 60°F and above 75°F. Keep plants well watered, but do not overwater– let the soil dry between watering. Some of the newer, long-lasting varieties can be kept attractive all winter.
Gardeners frequently ask whether they can carry their poinsettias over to bloom again next year. The quality of homegrown plants seldom equals that of commercially grown plants. However, if you want to try, the following procedure can be followed.
After the showy bracts fade or fall, set the plants where they will receive indirect light and temperatures around 55 to 60°F. Water sparingly during this time, enough to keep the stems from shriveling. Cut the plant back to within 5 inches of the soil surface and re-pot in fresh soil. As soon as new growth begins, place in a well-lighted window. After danger of frost, place the pot outdoors in a partially shaded spot. Pinch the new growth back to produce a plant with several stems. Do not pinch after September 1st.
About Labor Day, or as soon as the nights are cool, bring the plant indoors. Continue to grow in a sunny room with a night temperature of about 65°F. Since the poinsettia blooms only during short days, exclude artificial light, either by covering with a light-proof box each evening or placing in an unlighted room or closet for a minimum of 12 hours of darkness. Plants require full light in the daytime, so be sure to return them to a sunny window. Start the short-day treatment in mid-September to have blooms between December 1 and Christmas.
For more information or advice, contact your local Virginia Cooperative Extension office and speak with an Extension Agent or Master Gardener volunteer. Albemarle 872-4580, Fluvanna 591-1950, Greene 985-5236, Louisa 540-967-3422, and Nelson 263-4035.