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Previous Easter Geography posts focused on the world at the time of Jesus' passion. These year we will look and the triumphs and tragedy's of what came from that passion.
Today's post examines the numbers of the various denominations:
Catholic (Roman and Eastern Rite): 1.3 Billion
The Catholic Church is the clear winner of the numbers game. The various Catholic Western European had babies and spread out across the world with both conquest and missionary mindsets.
Protestant: 675 Million
The above number includes mainstream groups at 270 million, Pentecostals at 129 million and 77 million Anglicans. While Protestantism came from Northern Europe, Protestants can thank the United Kingdom and the United States for various colonial and missionary expeditions for their numbers.
Eastern Orthodox (Both Recognized and Not): 260 Million
The One Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church - Eastern Divison has a siege mentality for a reason. If the Ottomans are not holding them down it is the Communists. Orthodox Churches are divided upon nationality and that really hurts expansion efforts. The recruiting pool is limited.
Oriental Orthodoxy: 79 Million
The Council of Chalcedon enrages the Christians from the Eastern fringes of the old Eastern Roman Empire. Copts, Ethiopians, Armenians, and some Indian Christians hold themselves to be the true Orthodox.
Latter Day Saints: 13.25 Million
Thirteen million Salt Lake City Mormons and a few resistors fight for the sucessor of Jospeh Smith. Salt Lake City is trying to shake the pure English-image of the Church, dump its racist legacy, and convert minorities in former English colonies.
Nestorians: 1 Million
Also from the hinterlands of the Empire, Nestorians once nearly took China. Now they are mostly in the United States exiled from their homeland in Iraq by the Baathists and Islamists.
The Geography Blog focusing on all things geography: human, physical, technical, space, news, and geopolitics. Also known as Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze! Written by a former National Geographic employee who also proudly served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Easter Geography 2008: Christianity in Numbers
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Where on earth did you get your stats. They are way off on most of your religions and also on your understanding of them.
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Deputies: Homeowner shoots home invader near UCF
Orange County sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting near the University of Central Florida campus.
Officials said a home invasion suspect was shot as he entered a home on Khayyam Avenue.
Investigators said three men came into the home armed with guns, and that is when one of the homeowners pulled out his gun and shot one of the men.
Neighbors said they heard rapid gunfire.
"It was a lot of bullets, a lot of bullets," said one neighbor who did not want to be identified.
One of the invaders returned fire.
The home invader, who was shot several times, is in critical but stable condition.
The other two men jumped from a second-story window to get away.
Neighbors said deputies searched the area with dogs and a helicopter, but the other two men were not caught.
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Make s'mores, not war. That's the counsel of the T-shirt. Reason enough to boil a batch of the Afghani dumplings called aushak.
Honestly, my knowledge of Afghani culture could easily be stuffed into a dumpling. Cultural Crossroad. Hot and Cold. Proxy War. War War. But if civility convenes at the table, then my own peace plan may as well start in the kitchen.
I read up on aushak, sometimes called Afghani ravioli. Surely clumsy shorthand, and yet to the point. Aushak may be folded in a distant mountainscape, but they cook up as delicious and comforting as ravioli.
Start with the leek — as common to the landlocked wilds there as to the kitchen garden here. Chop, spice and soften over low heat. Heap the pungent mixture onto a dumpling skin. You can make the wrapper from flour and water and waiting and rolling and slicing. Or, in an inspired moment of cross-cultural convenience, let the wonton wrapper serve as proxy. Fold, boil supple and sauce twice: once with a hot meat and tomato ragu. Once with a cold yogurt-and-garlic swirl. Dig in.
The familiar flavors pull together on plate and palate as refreshingly unexpected. Which might also describe the effort to cook up peace.
Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 6 minutes Serves: 4 as a first course 1 cup Greek yogurt 1 clove garlic, pressed 2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint leaves 1 to 2 teaspoons lime juice 1 teaspoon salt 2 leeks 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 to 2 tablespoons water 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 20 wonton wrappers Swirl: In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, garlic, mint, lime juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Let sauce warm to room temperature. Chop: Slice white and pale green portion of leeks into long strips. Rinse and dry. Chop finely. Soften: Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add leeks; cook over medium heat, adding water as needed, until tender and melded, 20 minutes. Season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and cayenne pepper. Let cool. Fold: Spoon 1 teaspoon leek mixture onto a wonton wrapper. Run a wet finger around the edge. Fold into a filled half-moon, triangle or rectangle, pressing edges to seal. Repeat. Boil: Drop aushak into boiling, lightly salted water; cook until tender and translucent, 6 minutes. Scoop up with a slotted spoon; settle on four plates. Spoon on a dollop of yogurt sauce. Provenance: Hearsay. Aushak are traditionally served with tomato meat sauce and yogurt sauce. For spring, I like the bright simplicity of yogurt only. Green garlic or ramps would make inventive substitutes for leeks.


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In an effort to avoid calling the new cars for the Sprint Cup Series "cars of tomorrow," NASCAR decided to call them "G6s" - the sixth generation remake of the flagship cars for the sport.
The new cars are designed to bring back manufacturer identity. For the first time in years, a Chevrolet looks like a Chevrolet (although it's an Australian-production car), a Ford looks like a Ford and a Toyota looks like a Toyota.
Whatever the name or looks, however, race fans expect more out of the new cars. They want compelling races.
NASCAR faces challenges with every new season. The 2013 campaign, which begins with a three-day test at the Daytona International Speedway on Jan. 10, is no different.
But if stock car racing wants to recapture the momentum it enjoyed as early as five years ago, it probably will have to have solutions for the following challenges:
• The G6 cars must get off to a fast start. The last thing NASCAR needs is complaints and problems with the new-look cars. And most of all, it can't afford any more follow-the-leader racing that became all-too-familiar with the older cars of tomorrow.
• Stand back and let Brad Keselowski become the face of the sport. He's refreshingly honest and lacks a lot of the Madison Avenue polish that has turned a lot of traditional fans away. Keselowski is sure to be controversial, but the ride will be fun to watch.
• Continue to work with tracks about hotel costs. Race tickets aren't the problem anymore. And since tracks allow fans to bring their own refreshments, concessions aren't a problem, either. The problem is $300 a night hotel rooms with minimum stays. Added with the cost of gasoline, it's prohibitively expensive to travel to races.
• Hope Dale Earnhardt Jr. becomes more relevant. He won a race last year and qualified for the Chase for the Championship. NASCAR needs more from him. They need him to be a consistent threat every weekend, and a legitimate contender for the championship.
• Create a positive Daytona 500 memory. In 2010 there were long delays for a pothole in the second turn. By the time it was fixed, half the television audience was gone and the sport became the butt of jokes. Last year, rain pushed the race back to Monday and Juan Pablo Montoya added to the unusual delays by running into a truck pulling a jet dryer. Two hundred gallons of kerosene burned another hole in the pavement. For the second time in three years, the most-lasting memory of the biggest race was a bizarre blunder.
• The media needs to spend more time highlighting the personalities of more drivers. It's become too easy to focus on Earnhardt Jr. and Danica Patrick while they run mid-pack than to focus on the drivers in the top 10. If Patrick could become relevant as more a driver than as a woman, that would be a tremendous boost, too.
• Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton, Mark Martin and Kurt Busch need to be up front and in contention. These all are drivers with winning pedigrees who struggled last year. The sport also desperately needs their diverse personalities, and the best way to promote that is from Victory Lane.
• Treat the Camping World Truck Series race at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway as the biggest truck race in history. It certainly will get more attention than any other race of the year, especially since it will be on a Wednesday night at a half-mile dirt track.


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Spira Growth Table / 1.169 eur
Designed by Mia Lagerman
Spira means to grow, and that is exactly the purpose of this working table for the garden. Spira Growth Table is a smooth work surface in steel with a practical shelf underneath. Made of materials that will stand up to wind and weather.
- Details
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LxWxH: 120,5x45,5x87 cm
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Weight: 29 kg
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Proper usage and maintenance
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Hot-dip galvanized steel
After fabrication, the steel is hot-dip galvanized – literally giving it a quick bath in a kettle containing liquefied zinc. This creates a thick, matte alloy-coating which ensures superior corrosion protection and high longevity with a minimum need for maintenance.
Although the steel might seem shiny at the beginning, it will quickly grow matte in its appearance when used.
Cleaning and maintenance
Use soapy water and a brush. Do not use abrasive cleaning agents as this may damage the surface.
Winter storage
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Teak is commonly found in Southeast Asia, Central and South America. Our FSC-certified Teak comes from Central America, Brazil and Indonesia, while our non-certified Teak comes from plantations in Southeast Asia and Trinidad; managed to sustain a renewable and reliable supply of wood.
Teak is a heavy, hard and sturdy type of wood. The high content of natural oils makes it highly weather and rot resistant and is therefore a good choice for outdoor furniture.
Do a general cleaning when needed with a suitable wood cleaner and soft bristle brush. Rinse afterwards with clear water and let it dry. Note: Wipe off tables, benches and chairs after dinner and such with a dry cloth.
As the wood is untreated, the surface will patinate over time and eventually turn into a beautiful silvery grey colour. If you wish to preserve or intensify the original honey-golden colour, use a suitable furniture oil on a regular basis. No matter what you choose, the wood will be resistant to everyday wind and weather thanks to the high content of natural oils.
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Still streaking
Jason Bartlett did it again last night, driving in Chris Denorfia with a sac fly in the first inning and extending his streak to nine consecutive games with an RBI. The streak has him tied with Sixto Lezcano (1982) and Steve Finley (1996) for the club record.
The last time a player in the Major Leagues had an RBI in nine-or-more consecutive games was current Padre Jorge Cantu who had an RBI in 14-straight games across two seasons with Florida (2009-10).


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It's a big, tasty world out there. I know, I know, this sounds like quite the headscratchingly obvious statement, but sometimes, as I go through my daily perusal of online articles and social media, I'm just flummoxed at the number of Twitter fooderatis and food writers who seem to think the holy triumvirate of New York City-Chicago-San Francisco provides all the food-related news fit to print (or tweet or Instagram or happy dance to). Oh well, to each his or her own I guess. I've always been preoccupied with culinary context and as I said in last year's dining roundup, I don't believe you can really fully understand the cuisine and its historical, cultural, and sociological influences and associations unless you're eating it within the geography it's from. Fortunately, my life and job allowed me to eat well and thoughtfully this year in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco (yep, so I did traverse the triumvirate this year as well too, so, uh, sue me), Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong, Macau, Manila, Washington DC, Austin, San Diego, and Milwaukee. I was lucky to eat at many great places this year, but though some of them had Michelin stars and World's 50 Best restaurants rankings, my meals there were memorable and compelling because they were not only exceptionally delicious, but they clearly represented and illuminated the place of cuisine – ingredients, cooking techniques, the relationship of cooks and purveyors – within the larger cultural and historical framework. Here then are my best meals of 2014:
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Assume that you use In-Memory OLTP in Microsoft SQL Server 2016. In this scenario, you use ALTER TABLE and ADD PERIOD FOR SYSTEM_TIME statements to add period columns that have appropriate default values together with corresponding system-time period to a memory-optimized table. If the table is not empty, you receive an error message that resembles the following:
Msg 13575, Level 16, State 0
ADD PERIOD FOR SYSTEM_TIME failed because table 'TableName' contains records where end of period is not equal to MAX date time.
This fix is included in the following updates:
- Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1
- Cumulative Update 5 for SQL Server 2016
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.


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Good aftternoon, Im MSGKnicks33 and thanks for joining me for my pregame thoughts and analysis of tonights matchup. The New York Knicks take on the New Jersey Nets in New Jersey at 7:30. The Nets have owned the Knicks the past couple of years. The 5-11 Knicks could be without Stephon Marbury when they play the 8-9 Nets.
If Marbury does not play, Isiah might slide Crawford down to the point guard position and bring in Fred Jones as the starting shooting guard.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Stephon Marbury and the Marbury family. Marbury e-mailed the New York Post yesterday and had this to say: "I walk by faith and not by sight. JESUS lives in me, and he will guide me through this. This (too) shall pass." You can click the link below to get the full article.
Now, Lets take a look at the starting Lineups for tomorrow nights game.
New York Knicks vs New Jersey Nets
Stephon Marbury? vs Jason Kidd
Jamal Crawford vs Vince Carter
Quentin Richardson vs Richard Jefferson
Zach Randolph vs Malik Allen
Eddy Curry vs Jason Collins
Even if Stephon Marbury plays, its still going to take a strong team effort to beat the Nets. Lets take a look at what they need to do to win tonight:
- Get back on defense: Jason Kidd loves to run the fastbreak and find open teammates. Knicks need to get back and play defense.
- Dont let big guys score: The Nets have a tough 1 2 3 punch with Kidd, Carter and Jefferson. They cant let the other guys have big nights.
- Dont force the ball in to Curry: Magloire and Collins are both good, physical defenders. Curry needs to get good positioning before he gets the ball to prevent turnovers and offensive fouls.
- Move the ball and look for good shots: Guys like Crawford and Nate Robinson need to step up on offense. Curry usually struggles against the Nets so the Knicks will need all the offense they can get.
Every player is going to have to step up tomorrow night!!!!!
If theres any guard on the Knicks that has a chance of slowing down Jason Kidd its Stephon Marbury. If he plays, he will have to get back on defense and slow down Kidd who will be looking to run the fast break and dish it off to an open teammate. Marbury also needs to look to attack Jason Kidd and get to the basket. The Knicks will need his offense.
Jamal Crawford will have a tough time guarding Vince Carter. Vince is a tough matchup even for good defenders so Jamal has to have a good offensive game for the Knicks to win. He should look to break down the defense with his ballhandling skills and find the open man. Crawford needs to take the right shots at the right time. He will be a factor in the outcome of tonights game.
Quentin Richardson has a big oppertunity tonight. So far this season, he has struggled with his all around game, especially his jumpshot. As I mentioned before, the Knicks are going to need offense. Hopefully that elbow or whatever the cause of Q's low shooting percentage is better tomorrow night. He'll be going up against one of the best small forwards in the game, Richard Jefferson who has been on a tear so far this season. If Q-Rich can slow down RJ and put some points on the board, it will erase his bad performance defensively against Grant Hill on Sunday night and it will increase the Knicks chances of beating the Nets.
According to ESPN.com, the starting powerfoward for the Nets is Malik Allen. Sean Williams has also had a couple of starts so I'm not sure who Zach Randolph will have to face tomorrow night. Malik Allen is not well known but he is a rough and physical defender who can give Z-Bo some problems. Sean Williams has been one of the most exciting rookies to watch so far. His athletic ability and timing allows him to be a great shot blocker. He usually has a couple of highlight dunks everytime he plays. Sean doesn't have the size to stop Zach Randolph down low and Malik Allen cannot defend Zachs jumpshot. In other words, Zach needs to use whatever works to his advantage depending on whos defending him. He also needs to play less selfish. When the double or sometimes even triple team comes, he needs to pass immediately instead of looking to score. The selfish play needs to stop.
Eddy Curry might struggle offensively. Jamal Magloire and Jason Collins are both physical defenders who do a good job on Curry. Curry should forget about offense for one night and focus on getting back on defense and playing good help defense. Its a good oppertunity for Curry to work on his defense. Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson do a good job of getting to the rim and Curry needs to look for them and be ready to challenge them.
The bench needs to do what they do best and thats play with energy and have an immediate impact. Jones and Balkmen need to be ready to come off the bench and play some good defense on Carter and Jefferson.
Knicks fans know this game will not be easy, but if they stick to the gameplan hopefully they won't be turning their TV's off and leaving the game early. Catch me tonight at halftime for the 1st half stats and analysis. I'm MSGKnicks33 and I thank everyone for joining me.
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Author, John McElhenney, still tries to see the balance in his divorce decree. But after losing everything twice, he's convinced we men need to fight for equal consideration after the marriage has ended.
The typical divorce is actually pretty painful. The standard DEAL is almost an assault to fatherhood, and we need to fight to change it. In the most common arrangement, Mom gets the kids and house, dad gets the child support payment. It's how things used to work. But today, unfortunately, the courts still go by this structure unless there is significant fight to something difference.
There are a few problems with this pattern.
So let's see, I've got no home. I'm paying $1,200 a month for child support and $1,200 a month for health care. How can I afford an apartment?
The non-custodial parent is assumed to be a deadbeat when they are calling the AG's office. You are segmented into custodial or non-custodial parent at the beginning. If you are the non-custodial parent the only reason you'd be calling is you are behind on your child support.
When we complain about unavailable dads, or dads that check-out after divorce, here are a few of the reasons why.
- The child support burden is a lot of money.
- Dads might be resentful of the "money only" role they are being put in.
- When dad is asked to leave the marital home they are often forced to move in with family members or friends, this is largely because of the cost of child support.
- In addition to $500+ per kid in child support (estimate) the dad is also asked to pay for health insurance. (Today, in my case this is an additional $1,200 per month with two kids.
So let's see, I've got no home. I'm paying $1,200 a month for child support and $1,200 a month for health care. How can I afford an apartment? If I don't have a killer job ($2,400 after tax expenses before I get a dollar for myself or my survival. Well, that's a pretty steep hill to climb.
IF the playing field were equal, I would guess a lot more divorces would be negotiated in good faith. Today, even if you declare a collaborative divorce, the issue of money is liable to strike the dad in the pocketbook in a way the mom, to start out with, does not even have to consider. RARE is the case where the dad is given full custody and the mom pays child support.
Shouldn't we start with 50/50 in both financial responsibility AND parenting time? This is the fight we are fighting in the courts today. I'm considering going back to court to reset the arrangement. I was attempting a collaborative divorce, but in the end I was handed this lopsided deal. I have to earn over $3,000 per month (taking taxes out BEFORE I pay the mom) before I have a chance at even putting food on the table.
This leaves a lot of dads as deadbeats, not because they are actually trying to shirk their responsibility, but because the mom and the court have saddled them up with so much financial liability that they cannot afford to make the payments each month. At that point the dad is subject to financial liens, foreclosure, and checking account freezes.
You know what happens when the AG's office freezes your account?
- The bank charges you $57 – $150 for the freeze.
- The bank processes no further payments (rent, car payments, even your child support payments)
- You bounce checks.
- You're credit get's screwed.
- You end up with an additional $200 – $400 in fees.
And you know what the AG's officer will tell you? (The Humans Of Divorce, Dear AG's Office Special Cases Officer Mr. McK!)
Fair treatment of fathers begins at the beginning of the relationship. BEFORE you have kids, you can agree to parent 50/50. If that's the deal, you should have the discussion about if things don't work out. (I'm not talking prenuptial, just an understanding) In my marriage we started out 50/50, but as soon as she decided she wanted a divorce (yes, it was her idea) the arrangement went to the cutting floor and I was handed the dad deal. A bad deal for everyone.
As the dad can't afford a nice place for the kids to come visit, they want to come visit less. As mom's house maintains some of its status and comfort (important for the kids) the dad is left in the cold to fend for himself AFTER he makes all the payments to help the mom stay in the house and live within the lifestyle the couple achieved TOGETHER. Except now it's not together. And the cooperation you started with before you had kids, becomes a longterm ground war between "the money you owe me" and the money you can afford to pay without suing your ex.
Dad's are just as important as moms. Even with young kids, the loss of either parent (my dad left when I was 5) is on of the most painful aspects of divorce. For the dad it is doubly devastating: the no longer have a house, and the courts and the AG's office have now put their credit at risk, making employment and ability to pay even more difficult.
Let's put the balance back in divorce. Give both parents the benefit of the doubt.
Consider the dads. If you're a dad consider the courts and get an attorney who can show you examples of winning in court for fair arrangements.
The money after divorce should be divided equally. Anything else puts man men at risk for debit issues, credit issues, and put them at risk of suicide and depression. Let's put the balance back in divorce. Give both parents the benefit of the doubt. And both parents should be advocating for a 50/50 split in the same spirit they entered parenthood, with expectations of a 50/50 partnership. That partnership doesn't end at divorce. But if we load up the man with all of the financial obligations and punish him for being late on a payment or two, we are hurting all the members of the family. The mom loses when the dad's account is frozen. Even if the mom didn't want it to happen. Once you've asked the AG's office into your divorce, they never leave. (Inviting the Dinosaur Into Your Divorce)
We need fair divorce laws. We need courts that will listen to the needs of both parents and consider 50/50 parenting as the desired outcome. Until we stand up and fight for equality AFTER marriage we will continue to be on the losing side of the post-marriage equation.
Always Love,
John McElhenney
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related posts:
- What You Can't Tell Your Kids After Divorce
- The 3 Immutable Laws of Positive Co-Parenting
- Back to School and Summer's End for the Single Dad
- The Transcendent Single Father
- The Positive Divorce is Up To You: The Two Levels of Healing
- What Am I Doing Here: Ah, Another Divorce Blog
- How Faith and Courage Work Together in Love
- Inviting the Dinosaur Into Your Divorce


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North Carolina's proposed, "Healthy Marriage Act," is amending their current divorce law by extending the hold from a one-year wait to a two-year wait, before a divorce can be final.
Yes. If you live in North Carolina, the Republican government wants all of you — your body, your religion, your voting rights, and your marital status.
They continue to pass horrendous anti-choice laws, one of them forcing a women wanting an abortion to view an ultrasound of the fetus and be lectured on it. They go one step further into, "Are You Kidding Me Land,' by requesting the this be done four hours before the procedure.
Now, in the last few weeks:
- NC Republican lawmakers have tried to assign you their religion
- They have proposed a bill to suppress the college/youth vote by threatening to tax their parents. Sort of a 'Pay To Vote' thing. Vote.
- And now they want to keep you from moving on with your life even if you and your spouse have mutually decided to part ways.
In many divorces, the spouse initiating a divorce has contemplated leaving for an average of two years before taking action. You can't force people to love each other. And how about a marriage where one spouse is blatantly cheating. Or worse, what about a women –or man – in an emotionally abusive marriage (assuming physical abuse would be cause for exemption.) This law makes it much easier for the abusive partner to control their spouse's life, finances and happiness for one more year.
What is up with North Carolina?
Explanation: Republicans gained full, veto-proof, control of the North Carolina government after the 2012 elections. They can do whatever they want. And North Carolina citizens are forced to pay for these bozos to come up with bogus, and often unconstitutional, laws. Is there some kind a weekly bill-proposing quota? Do they get paid extra?
This two-year hold on a divorce states:
During the two-year waiting period, the husband and wife have each completed courses on (i) improving communication skills and (ii) conflict resolution. Courses required by this subdivision do not have to be completed together as a couple.
Given how well the NC Republicans are divorcing themselves from the Constitution, basic civil rights, and from sanity, perhaps they can take the same courses in communication skills and conflict resolution. But we'll take the high road, and exempt them from waiting two years before leaving.


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Reckless Republican party tactics will inflict harm to the United States and its interests all over the world.
Hatred of President Barack Obama --and disappointment at his phenomenal legislative victories this past year-- pushed many Republicans and their Tea-Party allies to act against the best interest of the United States.
What's more, allowing diplomacy and global dialogue to dictate the United States' interaction with the rest of the world, as President Obama prefers, represents a threat to entrenched corporate interests --whether in boardrooms on Wall Street, or within the political class in Washington, D.C.
This challenge to the old regime is more pronounced within the Republican party.So the party has used the ugliest tactics --race-baiting; ethnic and religious bigotry-- to delegitimize President Obama and to deflect attention from the legislative achievements scored without any help from Republicans, and all serious debates.
First the so-called Tea Party Movement --which often adopted tactics that recalled the lynchmobs of the 1950s, marching around with guns in tow and hurling racist slurs -- tried to hijack power from the new administration last year by intimidating people gathered at town hall meetings to discuss the healthcare reform proposals.
The mobs failed in their crude attempted coup d'etat. They could not derail the administration's goals and eventually the healthcare reforms became the law of the land.
Meanwhile, the president's stimulus program rescued the economy from depression and sparked some life into a recovery; when additional monies were needed to help continue economic growth and employment, the Republican lawmakers in Washington said over "our dead bodies."
The Administration pumped billions of dollars into education, to rescue the nation's failing public schools system. The Obama administration also rescued the auto industry in Detroit, a feat once regarded as impossible--the auto companies are in fact hiring again. The government introduced financial reform on Wall Street as well as a consumer protection agency.
All of these achievements should elevate the president's stature nationally.
Eventually they still may, when people are able to ignore the racist bile coming out of the mouths of well-paid propagandists: especially Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
The president's low poll numbers have no correlation to his outstanding legislative victories; many of the poll respondents are possibly expressing and reflecting the animus propagated by the Right Wing media establishment, including FOX News.
Now, the Republicans are using the debate over the construction of a cultural center with a mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center, for political gain.
Some of the most hateful vitriol have come from the despicable Newt Gingrich, a former Republican party Congressman, who compared the proposed construction to having the Nazis build near the Holocaust Museum.
The Republicans have turned the proposed construction into a national hate-Islam fest.
It's not surprising that in New York City this week, as a possible consequence of the hate-fest promoted by people like Gingrich, that a cab driver, Ahmed H. Sharif, was stabbed and slashed by a passenger, Michael Enright, who first asked him whether he was a Muslim. He survived the assault.
The prospects of more such attacks should not be underestimated, so long as the hate-fest, amplified by a broadcast terrorist like Limbaugh, continues.
Now an alleged "Christian" pastor, Terry Jones --alleged because what kind of Christian would organize such a hate fest-- has called for a bonfire of Korans on September 11, the anniversary of the attacks against the United States.
He has also posted signs on his church lawn in Gainesville, Florida, declaring "Islam Is Of The Devil." One wonders whether the "pastor" will express surprise if some Muslims respond unkindly to his invitation.
To his great credit, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has stood firm. He has been one of the staunchest supporters of the construction, saying the Constitutional guarantees and protections should not be enforced selectively; it applies to all faiths.
Ironically, some leading Democrats such as Senator Harry Reid, who is facing a serious challenge in the midterm election, also oppose the construction at the location preferred by the developers. Reid has surrendered to naked political ambition.
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When this attribute is populated, the values of the external attributes are read from the external Directory Server and are set for the internal Directory Server attributes. The values of the external attributes are set in the internal attributes only when the User Profileattribute (in the Core Authentication module type) is set to Dynamically Created and the user does not exist in local Directory Server instance. The newly created user will contain the values for internal attributes, as specified in User Creation Attributes List, with the external attribute values to which they map.


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My turning 30 has officially put an end to my Books Before 30 challenge, even though I technically gave it up a few months ago.
With Desert Island Discs on in the background (I discovered the backlog, hello Michael Gambon) I thought I would recap how I did. Which will probably consist of reasons why I just couldn't read half or more of what I listed.
Total number of books: 63
Books I read: 16
Books I gave up on: 4
Some of the books from my list I still count as my favourites now, such as I Capture the Castle, Rebecca, The Blue Castle, and Things Fall Apart. I Capture the Castle especially, it has had such a lasting effect on me. I have an affinity with most naïve or anxious protagonists and couldn't help but connect with Cassandra.
Four unfinished isn't too bad. I really wanted to enjoy Dune, it ticks all my sci-fi boxes, but I was unmoved. I felt similarly about Cold Comfort Farm and Cider With Rosie. I wanted so much to enjoy them. Technically this should be five, but giving up on page two of Birdsong doesn't feel fair – especially when so many people tell me it's amazing. Something about it starting with an affair bothers me, I find it hard to connect.
In terms of what I didn't even start, let's face it, I was never going to read Twilight. I prefer it when my eyes don't bleed. Many of them are rather intimidating reads to try and fit into a time scale. The sort of books that one should read when the urge hits rather than forcing through. Barchester Towers, For Whom the Bell Toles, Swann's Way, The Trial, Catch 22…. all fall within this category.
Have you read any of the books on my Books Before 30 list?
Are there any I should try, or retry? State thy case.


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A bit of background for newcomers
Joe (aka 'Mac' to his RAF comrades) was my Uncle, but we never met. His precious letters have come into my possession some near-70 years after they were written. It is my honor to transcribe them, and the poignancy of hindsight about what happened to Joe makes this all the more difficult to write, but all the more important that I do. One letter will be posted to this Blog each and every Friday until they are done.
Please see below for a link to Joe's full story and the other letters in this series so far.
In this letter, Joe is 6 months in to his RAF experiences and is wearing his newly acquired Sergeant stripes with pride. He is now stationed at Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire.
Letter 46 – 2nd July 1944
Letter transcript:
"3050664 Sgt Me
c/o Sgt's Mess
RAF Station
c/o GPO Bolxham
Nr Banbury, Oxon.
Thursday – Pay Day!
Hello Mom.
Hope you haven't been worried cos I haven't written but every night, except tonight, I've been on night flying or flying up to 12 and after. I must write a few more letters tonight as well! This is the first time I've done any!
Well, our pilot 'soloed' on Wellingtons after only 4 hours dual! Good pilot. Yesterday morning we were having coffee and sandwiches and listening to 'Music while you Shirk' at 16,000 feet! Oh yes, we're original alright!!
I've just been doing some washing. Don't laugh! About Kilty and his washing, well I hardly ever see him now as we do so much flying and are up at different times. He was going to bring in a bundle tonight but up to now (10.30) he hasn't been in. Flying! Gosh he was in a flat-spin when I told him you would do some washing for him. He couldn't thank you enough! Should he bring it in later I'll send it tomorrow.
How's the weather up there? It has been good here for 3-4 days now but it will rain tonight I think. It has been thundering. By the way, have you got that bike yet? Let me know how much it is when you can, the passenger rail fare will be about 2s/6d. Send it "c/o G.W.R Station, Bloxham" etc; don't forget send it PASSENGER. Send a pump too if we still have one!
Sorry my Arabic is so bad, but I'm standing to write this letter as there is no space on the table. Some of 'em are doing their ironing!! Ho! Hum! A woman's work is NEVER done! It IS a job these days Missus 'Watsit'!!
I still have to write to Bert, Joe and '57′ Garratt Street and others! It won't get done tonight as I'm not feeling very literary!
So long for now, God bless.
Love Joe xxxx"
Sounds like Joe is desperate to get his hands on some bicycle transport. There must be a heck of a lot of walking from one end of the base to the other. I have not been able to find out who Kilty was. His name comes up a number of times – possibly a friend from back home? Joe seems to be in good spirits, but the fatigue must be setting in with so much night flying by now. More on this in the letters to follow…..
To read more about Joe's letters please follow this link. There you will find the full selection of letters to date, as well as more information about his fascinating yet ultimately tragic story.
He was our family hero. He IS our family hero. If I knew how to complete an effective RAF salute, I would salute you now, Joe. Long may your memory live in our family stories. I hope to post a new letter from Joe's correspondence with his Mother here every Friday until they're done. It will be a turbulent and heart-wrenching journey. Subscribe to the Blog to make sure you don't miss any of it.
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Mathematics Masterclasses at Loughborough:
The core part of the session is the problem solving activity called the "Maths Battle," which is a simplified version of the Russian "Матбой". The pupils are given ten problems to solve on their own for about an hour (see a sample list). Then they are split into two teams and given some time in different rooms to discuss their solutions and the strategy of the battle. They also choose a captain. The battle begins with the "Duel" in which the two captains are presented with a small puzzle to solve. The winning captain starts the battle which consists of challenging the opposite team to solve a particular problem. The details of the rules can be found here.


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Judith M. Blase Woodruff has been named director of corporate relations at Lindenwood University. Her duties include managing the strategy and growth of the school's corporate relations initiatives and fostering positive working relationships with the regional business community.
The Illinois native brings three decades of fundraising and advancement experience to the role, most recently serving as executive director of the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias. Prior to that, Woodruff held positions as director of development for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business, Fontbonne University, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, and McKendree University.
Woodruff holds a bachelor's degree in music and is a certified fundraising executive.
"We're delighted to bring Judy on board to strengthen our outreach and relationship-building with our region's corporate neighbors," said Susan Mangels, PhD, vice president for institutional advancement at Lindenwood University. "Her work in this area will benefit Lindenwood's fundraising programs and also enable us to strengthen our internship programs, sponsorship opportunities, and avenues for adult enrollment in our degree programs."
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Open Thread: Do You Lick Your Beaters?
There are few things I take for granted in this world. The sun rising, the seasons changing, and the fact that everyone likes licking beaters. Right? Right.
Or...not. Suffice it to say that my mind was officially blown when a recent soliloquy on the delights of whipped cream/frosting/batter-coated beaters was met with vacant stares from not one but two people. Two people—namely my boyfriend and my roommate—I thought I knew. Two horribly deprived individuals who had never, ever, not once in their lives, licked an egg beater. And, despite my exceedingly generous offer to induct them into the hallowed halls of a blissful childhood, they weren't even interested.
Now, to contextualize, my earliest kitchen memories all revolve around this singular act. Perched on the counter, my chubby, tiny-shoed feet swinging back and forth, I would triumphantly clutch a beater in each sweaty hand and contemplate my plan of attack. Proper strategy was of paramount importance—would I daringly harvest each spoke before going for the prized dollop, dangling precariously at the heart of the cage? Or should I play it safe and eliminate any risk of losing the mother-lode to a tragic plunge-and-splat by sacrificing the delicate outer coating to my plump, sticky cheeks? Questions, my friends, with which I continue to struggle to this very day.
Which, I suppose, means that I actually have two questions for you today: Do you lick your beaters and, if so, how? Discuss!
P.S. Let's not turn this into a debate about raw eggs. I turned out mostly just fine.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - When to go? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in When to go? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Germany View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message PointedAndPentJoined: 08 Sep 2012Posts: 4 Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:38 pm Post subject: When to go? Hi, I'm an English teacher currently in Spain. I've been here over two years and I've got a CELTA, a degree, and a very "English look" about me. I'm definitely looking to leave Spain shortly. There are some great things about the place, but also a lot of things have grated over the last couple of years and I need to either relocate, or at the least take a couple of years out. I've been thinking of Germany because: 1) I recently started learning German and I've found it very enjoyable. 2) I often get on well with German people I meet over here. 3) Most of the things that have ground my down about Spain are the things Germany has a reputation for been good at. What I'd like to know is, when's a good time to go in terms of job recruitment? Over here there are two big drives... August-September, and (less so) January. If you come in June that would be a big mistake, you'd basically have nothing to do for 2-3 months other than scraping the floor with private classes. So what's the situation in Germany. Are there months when academies are looking? How flexible do you need to be to find a job? Also how does recruitment work? Here in Spain you walk through the door in a suit, get a 5 minute interview, and they give you the job (that's it). Sending CVs by e-mail is almost a complete waste of time. Cheers. Back to top artemisiaJoined: 04 Nov 2008Posts: 875Location: the world Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:09 am Post subject: The dates/ months you mention apply to Germany, too. It's the same in Europe generally. However, it is possible to pick up work at various times. How you go about getting that work usually comes down to how desperately they need a teacher at that given moment. You might call in with CV etc. and be given work quickly - or not. Usually they'll hang on to your details until something turns up. Then it's a case of being there and being able to do it. It may not be a job as such - just a few classes. I think that is a difference with Spain and Italy, where schools tend to offer more full-time jobs. Working for yourself with companies is a possibility but you need time to make contacts. Having the language is a definite plus for that. I'd suggest picking a city and doing a search for language schools and then making contact with them. You could initially email to get names and direct email addresses/ ph no.s of the person in charge of the English programme. Then just deal with that person directly rather than sending off loads of CVs to general office addresses. As you're so close a reconnaissance trip would be worth it. Try and set up some meeting times (if not interviews) but, as I say, their interest will largely depend on their current need, and many (not all) courses will already be underway by now. Die Gelbe Seiten (the Yellow Pages!) is the easiest way to find schools (some will just be for a specific language but most offer a range of languages). Search under Sprachenunterricht or Sprachschulen with a city. Heres an example: http://www.gelbeseiten.de/sprachenunterricht/muenchen That's the first page - there are several as you'll see at the bottom of the page. Toytown is also a website for expats in Germany with a lot of related info. Germany does things efficiently, if that's what you're looking for, but other things may grate after a while (including that efficiency). Isn't that always the way? Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15343 Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:03 am Post subject: Public transport is good. While GB follows the American obsession with the motor car, Germany provides sensible alternatives - at least in the cities and big towns. 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In general, for better manageability, you can break large messages into smaller parts, and use sequencing to ensure that the partial messages sent are concatenated properly. You can also use a Message Queue JMS feature to compress the body of a message. This section describes the programming interface that allows you to compress messages and to compare the size of compressed and uncompressed messages.
Message compression and decompression is handled entirely by the client runtime, without involving the broker. Therefore, applications can use this feature with a pervious version of the broker, but they must use version 3.6 or later of the Message Queue client runtime library.
You can use the Message.setBooleanProperty() method to specify that the body of a message be compressed. If the JMS_SUN_COMPRESS property is set to true, the client runtime, will compress the body of the message being sent. This happens after the producer's send method is called and before the send method returns to the caller. The compressed message is automatically decompressed by the client runtime before the message is delivered to the message consumer.
For example, the following call specifies that a message be compressed:
Compression only affects the message body; the message header and properties are not compressed.
Two read-only JMS message properties are set by the client runtime after a message is sent.
Applications can test the properties (JMS_SUN_UNCOMPRESSED_SIZE and JMS_SUN_COMPRESSED_SIZE) after a send returns to determine whether compression is advantageous. That is, applications wanting to use this feature, do not have to explicitly receive a compressed and uncompressed version of the message to determine whether compression is desired.
If the consumer of a compressed message wants to resend the message in an uncompressed form, it should call the Message.clearProperties() to clear the JMS_SUN_COMPRESS property. Otherwise, the message will be compressed before it is sent to its next destination.
Although message compression has been added to improve performance, such benefit is not guaranteed. Benefits vary with the size and format of messages, the number of consumers, network bandwidth, and CPU performance. For example, the cost of compression and decompression might be higher than the time saved in sending and receiving a compressed message. This is especially true when sending small messages in a high-speed network. On the other hand, applications that publish large messages to many consumers or who publish in a slow network environment, might improve system performance by compressing messages.
Depending on the message body type, compression may also provide minimal or no benefit. An application client can use the JMS_SUN_UNCOMPRESSED_SIZE and JMS_SUN_COMPRESSED_SIZE properties to determine the benefit of compression for different message types.
Message consumers deployed with client runtime libraries that precede version 3.6 cannot handle compressed messages. Clients wishing to send compressed messages must make sure that consumers are compatible. C clients cannot currently consume compressed messages.
Example 3–1 shows how you set and send a compressed message:
//topicSession and myTopic are assumed to have been created topicPublisher publisher = topicSession.createPublisher(myTopic); BytesMessage bytesMessage=topicSession.createBytesMessage(); //byteArray is assumed to have been created bytesMessage.writeBytes(byteArray); //instruct the client runtime to compress this message bytesMessage.setBooleanProperty("JMS_SUN_COMPRESS", true); //publish message to the myTopic destination publisher.publish(bytesMessage);
Example 3–2 shows how you examine compressed and uncompressed message body size. The bytesMessage was created as in Example 3–1:
//get uncompressed body size int uncompressed=bytesMessage.getIntProperty("JMS_SUN_UNCOMPRESSED_SIZE"); //get compressed body size int compressed=bytesMessage.getIntProperty("JMS_SUN_COMPRESSED_SIZE");


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I have installed the liblapack-dev and libblas-dev packages via apt-get and downloaded lapacke.tgz from intel. I'm not entirely sure how to edit the make.inc file for my system. I used the make.gnu file as a template and currently have:
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CC = gcc
I have also tried LINKER = gfortran as per the info within make.inc.
Also in this file I have (a possibly offensive):
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LAPACKE = lapacke.a
LIBS = /usr/lib/liblapack-3.a /usr/lib/libblas-3.a -lm
These files do exist in my system, as do /usr/lib/liblapack.a and /usr/lib/libblas.a, which I have also tried.
Upon make lapacke, everything compiles (without error, though it is with gcc -c and it is the linking which eventually gives me trouble).
I then try to compile the test program mentioned above with the naive:
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gcc -o lapacketest -I/home/user/Downloads/lapacke/include/ lapacketest.c
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lapacketest.c:(.text+0x88): undefined reference to `LAPACKE_dsyev'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
so I use the only slightly less naive
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gcc -o lapacketest -I/home/user/Downloads/lapacke/include/ -I/home/user/Downloads/lapacke/ /home/user/Downloads/lapacke/lapacke.a /home/user/Downloads/lapacke/src/lapacke_dsyev.o lapacketest.c
to which I get a new, slightly more frustrating error:
/home/user/Downloads/lapacke/src/lapacke_dsyev.o: In function `LAPACKE_dsyev':
lapacke_dsyev.c:(.text+0x43): undefined reference to `LAPACKE_xerbla'
lapacke_dsyev.c:(.text+0x75): undefined reference to `LAPACKE_dsy_nancheck'
lapacke_dsyev.c:(.text+0xc8): undefined reference to `LAPACKE_dsyev_work'
lapacke_dsyev.c:(.text+0x153): undefined reference to `LAPACKE_dsyev_work'
lapacke_dsyev.c:(.text+0x180): undefined reference to `LAPACKE_xerbla'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
I can continue this for a while, adding each missing .o, that the new error gives me--but it doesn't seem to get any closer to a resolution and it seems as though there's gotta be a better way. I assume that this has something to do with calling the linking in make.inc, but I'm not sure if that's true or how to fix it, and none of the things I've tried so far have resolved the problem. I've also tried including -llapack-3 and -lblas-3 or -llapack and -lblas but they didn't change the problem, and as the problem seems to be with a LAPACKE call, it seems as though we're still at the lapacke level and not quite to the lapack level.
If anyone has any advice, or an installation procedure/usable make.inc, I would greatly appreciate it!


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When it came to racing headlong into the auto-populated world of "Cars," Disneyland put the pedal to metal.
Cars Land is the latest attraction at the Anaheim theme park's neighboring sister property Disney's California Adventure. It was inspired by Pixar's 2006 smash film, "Cars," and its 2011 sequel, and opens its roads June 15. The famed Imagineers have spared no detail in bringing an unbelievably vivid vision of Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley and the mid-20th Century world of Route 66's Southwestern leg that inspired the film's visual style to full – and very fun – life.
Jaw-dropping in its attention to the tiniest immersive factor, Cars Land delivers a trio of rides – the thrilling, high-octane Radiator Springs Racers, which sends riders on a tour-turned-roller-coaster-road race through town; Mater's Junkyard Jamboree, a tractor-pulled whip ride for the little ones; and Luigi's Flying Tires, where guests slide on giants tires across a air-pressurized surface, reminiscent of Disneyland's venerable Flying Saucers attraction of the '60s. Meanwhile, shops and eateries painstakingly recreate the car-themed locales from the films, including the Cozy Cone Motel, Flo's V8 Café, Ramone's House of Body Art and Sarge's Surplus Hut.
While trekking through Radiator Springs, PopcornBiz was joined by some of the key creative forces behind the movies, from Pixar and Disney, for a crash course in the creation of Cars Land.
John Lasseter (director of "Cars" and "Cars 2," Chief Creative Officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios and Principal Creative Adviser for Walt Disney Imagineering): This has been a labor of love for five years working with Walt Disney Imagineering. Those Imagineers are so talented. We wanted to bring to this park, Disney California Adventure, the level of immersive theme-ing and storytelling that Walt Disney put into the first Disneyland. It was something no one had done before, and it's what we all love. When you walk through the tunnel under the train station into Main Street you're transported – the music, everything – and that's what we wanted to achieve here.
John Ratzenberger (voice of Mack the Truck): Even the cafes and the restaurants and all that, when you look down at the street, they did the same attention to detail in this 12 acres that they did when they were rendering the film. They could have very easily not put certain kinds of trees. Even when you look at the fence posts – they're a little aged, the fences! They're not brand new. That's true artistry. That's da Vinci.
Edie McClurg (voice of Minnie): It's amazing to me that you go into a room with John and a recording person and you do this thing in a little tiny space and then all of a sudden you're on a big screen, and then they take it one more big step to build this real desert place. I was agog, to tell you the truth, when I saw it. It was just something else.
Robert Iger (Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company): It's unbelievably exciting. First of all, it speaks volumes about the fact that Pixar and Disney are one, to have the great animators from Pixar working side by side with the great Imagineers from Disney to create this. It's just staggering in terms of how big, how beautiful, how inventive, how close it is to what the movie actually was. To create that place and enable people to immerse themselves in it, to be completely transported to it and live within those stories, it's pretty remarkable.
Lasseter: Immediately when we first started, I sent all the Imagineers on a long trip down Route 66 and they came back wide-eyed, saying, 'We know, we know – we get it now!' And they have sweated on every tiny detail. The rides are amazing. The restaurants – the food they serve is inspired from the road. Everything: the plants are themed right. Every bit of detail: the lighting, the music in the Land, and you are truly transported. When you're there, there's a great vibe. That's the best way I can describe it. You just don't want to leave. You do a ride and then you kind of just want to get something to eat, get something to drink and just hang out. And especially, you've got to see when the neon lights come on. It is so breathtaking you can't believe it.
Michael Wallis (voice of Sheriff and noted Route 66 historian): When I worked on the film, taking the creative team out on the road, I could see their passion for it and I think they picked up on mine. And then taking the Imagineers out for this, that feeling was duplicated again. When John Lasseter walked me through the whole thing it was a great moment, because it's far better than I thought it was going to be – Far better! So many road warriors will be pouring in there. This is the place now for the hip people to go. This brings the cool factor.
Lasseter: The first time I remember coming to the parks my mother bought the Disneyland tickets with S&H Green Stamps. She was a schoolteacher and my dad was a parts manager at a Chevrolet dealership, so she saved up the Green Stamps and bought the first set of tickets. Then we went on December 21st on my brother's birthday. And we went there and I'll never forget being a little kid and just falling in love with everything. And one of the rides I remember loving the most was the old flying saucer ride. It's the bumper cars where you float on compressed air in Tommorowland – I never forgot that! What's fun is we brought that type of ride back in Cars Land with Luigi's Flying Tires.
Larry the Cable Guy (voice of Mater): My very first trip to Disneyland was ten days ago. I've never been to Disneyland. I wish I would have come out earlier, but I never got to make it. I lived in Florida most of my life, so we did the other one that I'm not supposed to mention, but never the original. The original's always awesome, so when I got to come out here it was pretty cool. Now people wouldn't know this about me but I went on the carousel today and got on the same horse that Julie Andrews rode in 'Mary Poppins.' They said, 'That's the Julie Andrews' horse.' I said, 'I'm getting on that horse, doggone it!' There's just a lot of history.
Iger: Walt said Disneyland would never be completed, and he's right. It never will be. There are always things that we can do. Whether it's things that are bigger, better, more. But the most important thing is that we continue to give guests wonderful, memorable experiences – deliver them the kind of experiences that are magical in so many different ways. And that's what it's all about.
Lasseter: It was so exciting to work with the amazing Imagineers at Disneyland, and I just went back to that little boy in me, remembering how this Disneyland always entertained me, and I said, 'That's what we want to do here: that immersive thing where you're just taken to this other place and this other time and make it so believable and so real.' And just a few minutes ago I overheard this little boy say 'Hey Dad – is this where the movie was filmed?'
Cars Land Goes Full Throttle at Disney's California Adventure
The Beloved Pixar Film Becomes a Lavish Theme Park Attraction
When it came to racing headlong into the auto-populated world of "Cars," Disneyland put the pedal to metal.


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Be prepared to talk about the hottest news items during your weekend events, and look out — some day you may just make it into one of our Quotes Observed.
"I'm hoping my swiftness on the tennis court won't fail me if I do encounter a hog," River Club Homeowners Association board member Jim Lontz, East County Observer, Sept. 18
"That's absolutely wrong; the gaming wars, they will never end. That's just not how this business works. Nobody knows what tomorrow will bring," former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi, the New York Times, Sept. 20
"It's going to be their problem, not mine," Downtown Community Redevelopment Area Extension Committee Chairman David Merrill, Sarasota Observer, Sept. 19
"Clearly, the system did not work and this is not the first example of a breakdown," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, USA Today, Sept. 18
"I'm not afraid of working hard. I've worked hard my whole life. I wasn't a thief my whole life, and I wasn't a thief at Sand Cay," Former Sand Cay manager Judy Paul, Longboat Observer, Sept. 18
"In 'Project Honeygate,' as agents called it, Homeland Security had an agent work undercover for a full year as a director of procurement at Honey Holding," Susan Berfield, Bloomberg Businessweek, Sept. 19
"We jealously guard our referendum dollars." School Board of Sarasota member Carol Todd, Sarasota Observer, Sept. 19
"The American people don't want the government to shut down and they don't want Obamacare," House Speaker John Boehner, CBS News, Sept. 20
"One, I don't agree with it in principle. Two, it's sort of just distracting from things that are pressing for the city financially," Sarasota City Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, Sarasota Observer, Sept. 19
"A mentally challenged man who saved his money to buy a highly anticipated video game was attacked and robbed just after he left the store," Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel, Sept. 20


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(32:00) It's the feud that won't ever go away -- Audrina Patridge and Lauren Conrad's beef rises to the top again. OR DID IT???
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