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All week at Mass we have been treated to readings from the Book of Tobit, one of my favorite books, which I have called "instructive and under-utilized". I have used passages from this book both while helping to prepare liturgies for marriages and also for funerals. It has made me very appreciative, as well, of the Archangel, Raphael.Because it is a book so full of strong family relationships, it seems perfect that its cycle in the readings comes up in the Year of the Family. A couple of … [Read more...]
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When Jesus rescued the adulterous woman from an angry mob intent on stoning her to death, he was very quiet about it. He wrote something on the ground -- perhaps the sins of the men with the stones? Words in which they might recognize themselves and their own sins and offenses?"But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."Again he bent down and wrote on the ground. And in res … [Read more...]
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Rick at Brutally Honest, for whom I have a deal of affection, and he's been a a provocative read for years, has been away from the Catholic Church for a long time.He and his wife have now decided to partake of Holy Communion within the Catholic Church, although without the sacrament of Confession or any sort of adherent "membership," in the church. He feels free to do this, because "no man has a right to stand between another man and Jesus." He believes Jesus would not turn him away, nor … [Read more...]
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Our friends, the Passionist Nuns of St. Joseph Monastery in Kentucky, (whose joy-filled tribulations we followed through last winter's media-ignored ice storm) having recently clothed their postulant as a novice were rejoicing last week as they announced the upcoming reception of yet another young aspirant to their cloister.It was lovely to read of their new aspirant, but then reader Robert H passed along this very moving post from that convent-minded young lady, as she closed her blog to … [Read more...]
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If managing Manchester United was too big a job for David Moyes the concern with Louis van Gaal is whether 'King Louis' is too big for Manchester United. Not only does Van Gaal have 'big club' experience in abundance he has an ego to match.
Currently coaching the Dutch national team for the second time Van Gaal has a CV few can boast having won the Champions League and Uefa Cup with Ajax, and domestic titles with them, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AZ Alkmaar. He has coached nearly 800 matches with an impressive 61 per cent win ratio (better than Sir Alex Ferguson, but worse than Jose Mourinho).
Appointing the 62-year-old Dutchman is not, however, without risk, nor for the faint-hearted. Ed Woodward, United's chief executive, and his Glazer family overlords would find that Van Gaal likes things done his way, and is very prepared to argue about it. Ex-Bayern president Uli Hoeness, since jailed for tax evasion, once said "He is a super, super coach. His only problem is he thinks he is above God." The media, too, would find that while Van Gaal can be charming he can also deliver Ferguson-style broadsides.
It is the players, however, who would experience Van Gaal on a daily basis, and that can be an interesting experience. Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: "His management style reminds me of Felix Magath. It doesn't win you any friends."
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1/10 Jurgen Klopp
Currently the manager of Borussia Dortmund, Klopp coached his team to the Champions League final in 2013. He also delivered back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2010/11 and 2011/12, despite Dortmund being in the financial shadow of Bayern Munich. All of that was achieved while playing a distinctive attractive style of football. After six years at the club, it could be time for the 46-year-old German to move on, however he has already said he is happy to stay.
2/10 Fabio Capello
The former England manager has coached the likes of Real Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus and Roma. He now resides over the Russian national team who topped their group in qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil to ensure they are at the biggest tournament of them all for the first time since 2002.
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3/10 Louis van Gaal
Dutchman Van Gaal will be leading his national side at this year's World Cup in Brazil. He has taken charge of both Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the past and won the Champions League in 1995 with Ajax. In total, he has won over 60 per cent of his 780 games in management and he's made it very clear he covets a position in the Premier League. Heavily linked with Tottenham prior to David Moyes' sacking.
4/10 Sir Alex Ferguson
Considering he's at every game anyway, a switch from the stands back to the dug-out doesn't seem inconceivable for Sir Alex Ferguson. It'd certainly be a popular choice among fans having achieved so much success in his long time in charge. The winner of 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two Champions League titles, if there's anyone who can succeed Ferguson, it's Ferguson.
5/10 Frank De Boer
Although his managerial experience is relatively small in comparison to other potentials, he has already shown he can win domestically. Since taking over at Ajax in 2010, in his first job as manager, De Boer has won the Eredivisie in three consecutive attempts, with his team currently well clear at the top of the league this season. Has been regularly linked with the biggest vacancies in Europe.
6/10 Antonio Conte
Winner of the Serie A manager of the year in 2011-12 and 2012-13 after leading Juventus to the title in those seasons, as well as a Champions League winners medal to his name as a player, Conte has pedigree. Since taking charge in Turin three years ago, the Italian has returned Juventus to the dominant force in Italy, with the club destined to win their third title in a row this term. That kind of dominance is exactly what United crave.
7/10 Diego Simeone
Simeone has been enjoying much success since taking over at Atletico Madrid. His excellent win rate has seen the club win the Europa League and Super Cup, and against all odds challenge Real Madrid and Barcelona for La Liga title this season. He'd have to hope his history with David Beckham didn't count against him if Manchester United came calling.
8/10 Michael Laudrup
Despite a rather sudden and messy divorce from Swansea City earlier this year, Laudrup did show he was capable of managing at the highest level. He won the League Cup with the Welsh club, the first major trophy in the club's history, and he did it with a brand of football that won many plaudits. A legend as a player, the Dane has the gravitas for such a huge position as Manchester United manager.
9/10 Harry Redknapp
Currently manager of QPR, Redknapp has often been a fan favourite across English football, winning manager of the year in 2009/10 as well as the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008. At one stage he looked a certainty to be the next England manager, only to lose out to Roy Hodgson.
10/10 Ex-United players
If Manchester United were to choose from one of their own, they would have plenty of ex-players to pick from. Ryan Giggs is the most obvious choice after being installed on a temporary basis after Moyes' departure. Others in management who served as a player under Sir Alex Ferguson include Roy Keane, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, both Neville brothers and Steve Bruce. Mark Hughes played for United along with Gordon Strachan and Laurent Blanc. While none of them have particularly overachieved in any of their positions, a former player tends to be popular with fans, and can be rewarded with success.
He is certainly no respecter of reputations. Luca Toni, then a World Cup-winning striker with Bayern, recalled: "Van Gaal wanted to make clear to us that he can drop any player from the team. It was all the same to him because, as he said, he had 'the balls'. He demonstrated this literally by dropping his pants. I have never experienced anything like it, it was totally crazy."
Having been top scorer the previous season Toni quit Bayern in the winter break because, he said; "Van Gaal simply didn't want to work with me, he treats players like interchangeable objects." Lucio, the Brazilian defender, also left Bayern stating: "Van Gaal hurt me more than anyone else in football," he said. However, as Rummenigge said, Van Gaal was "what Bayern needed" at the time and he delivered only being denied a Bundeliga-German Cup-Champions League treble by Mourinho's Internazionale.
There was an irony in that as the two are close friends, close enough for Van Gaal to fly to London in January for a Football Writers' Association dinner at the Savoy in honour of Mourinho.
In a witty, self-depreciating speech Van Gaal said of Mourinho, "I am always 'the arrogant Louis van Gaal', but now I am humble because now he is better than me". Previously, however, Van Gaal has pointed out, "we are different in many ways. Mourinho teaches his team to win at all costs, while my objective is to win with style and attacking play, which is not so easy."
United, with their tradition of attacking football, will like that. It was Van Gaal who signed Arjen Robben for Bayern and paired him with Franck Ribery.
Robin van Persie would also welcome Van Gaal. The two have become so close since Van Gaal made Van Persie captain of the Oranje he has spent his recuperation from injury accompanying Van Gaal on scouting trips.
That tale does, however, highlight one of the problems in appointing Van Gaal. In seven weeks a World Cup starts in which the Dutch have a demanding qualifying group (Spain, Chile and Australia) which will probably pitch them into a second round meeting with Brazil if they do not top it. One of the problems with Moyes was that he did not start at United until 1 July, United may have to wait until mid-July for Van Gaal. Although he and Woodward can discuss targets, and communications technology now extends to FaceTime and video-conferencing, the vital work of re-building United's squad would undoubtedly be hampered.
There are other caveats. Van Gaal came to fame nearly two decades ago with the brilliant young Champions League-winning Ajax team of Patrick Kluivert, Marc Overmars and Clarence Seedorf. Given the clubs he has subsequently managed it is surprising he has not won Europe's premier competition again. He did reach the final with Bayern – but the club fired him the following season with the team trailing in the Bundesliga.
Then there is the memory of his failure to qualify for the World Cup with the Dutch in 2002. The crucial game was in Dublin. With the Irish down to ten men Jason McAteer stole a goal with 23 minutes left. Van Gaal, the great tactician, took off wingers Bolo Zenden and Overmars, brought on Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Pierre van Hooijdonk to join Ruud van Nistelrooy and Kluivert, and watched his team pump high balls from deep at four centre-forwards. Richard Dunne headed them all away.
No one is perfect, it was a long time ago and Van Gaal may guide the Dutch to triumph this summer. But it is a reminder for Manchester United that even appointing such an illustrious figure as Van Gaal would come without guarantees.
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For us (a 70 year old couple) it's great when our expectations are met. So, this is a good review. Parking is a clumsy affair here--the parking lot nearby is a free public lot and use of this lot is very intense during the day. We couldn't park here until after the work day and the driving situation in Arnhem is truly confusing.
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The Anthonia was very pleasant and clean and the location can't be beat. It is right on the River and 5minutes walking to excellent restaurants and shops,and the train and bus station.
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This was the second time we have been here. It is somewhere unusual & different,with obviously a fantastic front row seat on the Rhine. The owners are quite friendly and helpfull overall well worth a visit
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"On the Road" is a two hour and 17-minute recreation of Jack Kerouac's seminal 1957 novel. It's a serious thoughtful gorgeously mounted period art film and American travelogue, carefully researched and painstakingly crafted. Walter Salles and writer Jose Rivera, the team behind "The Motorcycle Diaries," succeeded where many failed, over the three decades since producer Francis Ford Coppola optioned the property.
What made it so difficult? Well, it's expensive to go to multiple period locations with a huge cast. And what have these historical literary figures to tell us now? Kerouac and poet Allen Ginsberg had an enormous impact on the culture, spawning the Beat Generation which led in turn to the 60s counterculture. They, like many in my parents' generation, were rebelling against the conservative mores of the time, and jazz, booze, sex, misogyny, creativity and irresponsibility were all part of the picture.
Rivera and Salles ran a four-week boot camp for the actors in Montreal, where they steeped themselves in books and films and met and interviewed many survivors and children of the Beat circle. Salles stresses that he's showing the formative years before the Beats came to life. The script is thoughtful and rigorously structured against the real criss-crossing itinerary, which the filmmakers re-traced.
And yet as fascinating and authentic as the movie is, it all comes down to Dean Moriarty. There's a reason why Kerouac (embodied in "On the Road" as writer Sal, played by Sam Riley, star of "Control") and Tom Wolfe ("The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test") devoted so many pages writing about Neal Cassady (aka Moriarty). He was a charismatic, larger-than-life speed-freak babblemouth who mesmerized the men and women around him, from multiple wives (the first two are well-played by Kristen Stewart and Kirsten Dunst, respectively) to poet Allen Ginsberg (Tom Sturridge plays "Carlo"), with whom Moriarty/Cassady had a sexual relationship (as depicted in the less successful "Howl").
The movie goes farther than the book–and is cruising into NC-17 territory in the thrusting department– in showing the many ways these friends and lovers shared sexual partners, often in a group. Stewart is especially strong in a supporting role as an earthily sexual teenager who thinks nothing of giving hand jobs to both Dean and Jack at the same time in the front seat of the car.
But it's a lot to ask for any actors to take on these well-known figures, and other movies such as "Heartbeat" have struggled depicting these characters. (Neal Cassady appears in Alex Gibney's "Magic Trip," in Ken Kesey's footage from the actual Merry Pranksters bus tour.) Garrett Hedlund ("Tron: Legacy") is a strong physically commanding actor with the edgy musculature and charm that Cassady had, but something is missing. And while it's always thankless to play the writer-observer role, Sam Riley commands the screen without having to say much. "I was a young writer trying to take off," he says in one of many bits of voice-over narration.
Salles has put in eight years on this film, and prepared for it by making the similarly episodic literary journey "The Motorcycle Diaries." The two films are of a piece and are not easily dismissed, even if they are long and meandering. "On the Road" should be seen, especially by younger viewers who may find this slice of American cultural history fascinating. Typically, however, it's more likely that adults will show.
Just before the festival, IFC/Sundance Selects paid a larger advance than usual, fighting off considerable competition to pick up the film, which is not overtly commercial despite its starry cast (including Viggo Mortensen and Amy Adams in cameos as Old Bull Lee–read William S. Burroughs–and his live-in girlfriend), and will push it hard in theaters. "It will be the company's biggest push in years and a top priority," said one IFC/Sundance Selects exec.
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On July 15, 2014, FDA issued draft guidance Benefit-Risk Factors to Consider When Determining Substantial Equivalence in Premarket Notifications [510(k)] with Different Technological Characteristics. We think of it as a sequel to the guidance over a year ago, Factors to Consider When Making Benefit-Risk Determinations in Medical Device Premarket Approval and De Novo Classifications.
Like last year's guidance, the 510(k) guidance describes how FDA assesses benefits and risks. It discusses a number of factors the agency might consider in making a benefit-risk determination, and offers a respectable number of examples.
You might be asking, "But wait, aren't 510(k)ed devices substantially equivalent to a predicate device? And doesn't substantially equivalent mean the new1 device has the same intended use and the same technological characteristics as the predicate device?2 What's safety and effectiveness, or benefit-risk got to do with substantial equivalence?"
The guidance document does a nice job of explaining the situation.
In a nutshell, a new device is substantially equivalent to a predicate device when it has the same intended use, and the same technological characteristics as the predicate device. If these two factors are the same, there's no need for FDA to conduct a benefit-risk analysis when determining that the new device is substantially equivalent to the predicate. If the intended use and technological characteristics are the same, then it's easy to conclude that the new device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device. That risk-benefit determination has already been made and confirmed by real world use of the product.
But what if the new device has different technological characteristics?3 In that case, the new device can still be found substantially equivalent to the predicate device if:
FDA makes safety and effectiveness determinations through an assessment of the probable risks and benefits of the product, hence the value of this guidance providing information on how the agency approaches benefit-risk assessments.
The Act also states that the FDA can require "appropriate clinical or scientific data if deemed necessary" to support an assertion that the new device is as safe and effective as the predicate device.5 Whether clinical data will be required to support a 510(k) with new technological characteristics is frequently unclear to the medical device industry. FDA addressed this issue in the 2011 draft guidance The 510(k) Program: Evaluation Substantial Equivalence in Premarket Notifications [510K)]. According to this guidance, FDA currently requests clinical data for fewer than 10 percent of all 510(k) submissions. When technological differences between the new device and predicate device are significant, but not significant enough to support an immediate "not substantially equivalent" determination, FDA is likely to request clinical data. Although this guidance gives a few examples, it may still be difficult to determine whether clinical data will be required for actual devices. Perhaps FDA will continue to illuminate this issue.
In the meantime, if your new device has different technological characteristics from the identified predicate device, you should be prepared to demonstrate that the new device is as safe and effective as the predicate device. FDA's new guidance should be very helpful in presenting that information in the most effective way.
1 For purposes of this client alert, "new device" means the device for which pre-market clearance is being sought under a 510(k). The guidance document adopts a similar approach.
2 Section 513(i)(1)(A) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360c(i)(1)(A). See also 21 CFR 807.100(b).
3 And what does it mean to have "different technological characteristics?" Under the Act, "different technological characteristics" means a significant change in materials, design, energy source or other features of the new device relative to the predicate device. Section 513(i)(1)(B) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360c(i)(1)(B). See also 21 CFR 807.100(b)(2)(ii)(A).
4 Section 513(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act); 21 U.S.C. § 360(c)(i)).
5 Section 513(i)(1)(A)(ii), 21 U.S.C. 360c(i)(1)(A)(ii). See also 21 CFR 807.100(b)(2)(ii)(B).
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In the box you get the WD TV itself, the power supply, the remote (including two AAA batteries), a composite cable, and a little stand for holding the Western Digital Passport portable hard drive that WD expects you will buy to use in conjunction with the WD TV. In reality, though, it's just a piece of plastic that you can use to hold whatever drive you like.
One notable omission is an HDMI cable, which is essential for playing back any HD content and just generally for not relying on the awful picture that composite will provide. While this is understandable considering the still relatively high price, and bulk, of HDMI cables, but it's still a tad annoying.
One of the WD TV's headline features is its comprehensive file format support, which really is among the most impressive we've ever encountered. For brevity, here's the full list as it currently stands:
And Western Digital says it will provide updates for future formats.
Quite simply no other stand alone device we've seen offers such comprehensive format support. What's more all the video formats can be played back at up to 1080p resolution. The only thing that's lacking is support for DRM'd files as these need to 'phone home' over the Internet to be authenticated.
To test this claimed support we plugged in a hard drive loaded with video clips, songs and images stored in all sorts of different formats. Among others there were some 1080p trailers recorded in the h.264 codec and .mov format and some 720p mkv files which used the Xvid codec. There were also some FLAC audio files as well as MP3 and we had a whole load of JPG, GIF, and PNG images of varying sizes.
The WD TV played or showed all the files without so much as breaking a sweat and even the 1080p trailers loaded in just a second or two - we could even fast forward through them.
Quality was also surprisingly good. It lacks the sophisticated video enhancements of dedicated high-end Blu-ray/DVD players like the Pioneer LX70, which iron out resolution artefacts like aliasing and other unwanted effects that result from employing Telecine. Nevertheless it was quite striking how pleasurable it was to sit and watch video, though as always we'd recommend steering clear of the composite output and stick to HDMI. Listening to music was equally enjoyable especially when piped out to a proper receiver that's hooked up to a decent sound system.
There's also a slideshow mode that will automatically cycle through your photos according to a time delay that can be changed in the menu. Music can also be played in the background while you're viewing them, photos can be rotated and you can zoom into them to get a closer look.
Nice, now if only WD could add a couple of digital receivers & and a DVD/Blueray drive.. :)
Another device that would be perfect with a damn ethernet port.
Yeah. Have heard of something in the US with an Ethernet port, too, so wouldn't be surprised to see others (WD included) coming out with something similar. As it is, though, I'm still going to be buy one of these things. For sheer convenience you can't really beat it.
I suppose... if you use external drives for your media.
Yeah, it's perfect plug in and play walk up device. Just plug in a USB key and off you go.
Edward's review is spot on - this is a brilliant little media player. The format support is so good that my mate and I have a competition to see if we can find a legitimate media file (other than drm-d files) that it can't play - no winner yet. The upscaling it performs is no match for higher end gear but it's not too shabby. For 㿼, if you don't need to stream from a network, this is a no-brainer.
There's no mention of DivX anywhere in it's list of formats, yet Xvid is listed. Can it play DivX?
Hmm, odd that. Will Fix. Rest assured DivX/Xvid is supported. :)
Although not mentioned in the review, according to the WD site it supports NTFS formatted HDD's - i.e. bigger than 4GB files!
Very good effort by WD, but if you want the Networking support and internal HDD you'll have to buy a Network Media Tank (got the HDX1000 superb!)they use the same sigma designs chip. If WD bring out a higher spec model with all of the above, it will be a must have IMO. Good Review.
Can anyone confirm if the WD TV supports 5.1 surround sound? From the specs on the WD website it seems like it only supports 2-channel stereo. I would have expected the digital feed via HDMI to be capable of surround audio to an a/v receiver but would like to confirm before buying one.
I guess you could just use an external HDD with an ethernet port and a USB interface... didn't think of that.
The official WD page says "An audio receiver is required for surround sound output. AAC/Dolby Digital decodes in 2 channel output only"
however, before y'all cry into your tuna baguette, I'm wondering if we can't just use the optical for a 5.1 bitstream (as normal on DVD players et al) and do the decode in your receiver...
I'll ask Ed to check :)
I've got it on back ordered on Play.com.
Yes, WD TV supports 5.1. - here is something important that I don't think Edward mentions. As far as I can tell, the WD TV will not downsample 5.1 to stereo - if you don't have a compatible amp/receiver, you won't hear anything. I use the optical digital to my Onkyo amp and it works perfectly.
I can confirm that it reads NTFS - have reformatted my main USB key to this and works fine - as stated this means that >4GB files are fine.
Thanks Mike - great to hear from an existing owner (and fellow Onkyo owner). I can see myself picking one of these bad boys up myself :)
Looks like the WDHD has only 1 USB connection, what happens if you have a portable hdd (Seagate FreeAgent) that needs 2 usb ports - to avoid the need of a power adapter. Please don't tell me I need to buy ANOTHER external hdd!
There's two, one is on the side.
I've had one for the past few weeks and agree whole heartedly with this review. This is one awesome little device. I've tried a number of different video and streaming solutions in the past, including old laptops, DIVX DVD players, Media Centre extenders, etc. and this is by far the best (with the exception of my MCE PC maybe). I think that the simplicity of NOT having networking is a real bonus in this device, it saves all the fuss and headaches I always seem to encounter whenever I try to get things talking over wireless. This is a device that I could give to my mum and be happy that she could use without any problems.
One of the best things besides the amazing codec support is the size, it's so small and portable. I've had mine hooked up to a few different screens, everything from a 20 inch portable LCD to a giant Pioneer 60 inch plasma and it's worked well on all of them. 5.1 surround works a treat through the optical out and reglar 2.0 stereo through the component (the HDMI also outputs digital audio).
My top tech purchase this year by far.
Does it support .iso files? I have all my films in .iso format, so I hope so!
.mkv support? at that price?
i'm in
As a parent, this could prove to be a very useful device to take on holidays where early morning TV options for children can be lacking. It looks pretty portable and combined with an external hard disk, is still cheaper than a netbook and probably easier to connect to whatever TV is available. Admittedly it's probably slightly larger than a DVD travel case including the power supply and cables but at least I wouldn't have to worry about DVDs getting scratched or left behind.
The first gadget I've thought 'I must have' for a long time. Fits my needs perfectly.
Very good review,
Excellent little device.
I could not believe WD were selling at such a low price.
Played all i could throw at it, and 5.1 surround sound too!
Easily wins the best device award for me this year.
I love the specs and price of this device, but can someone just confirm one thing for me?
I've seen mention online that it won't actually play subtitles in MKV files. I can't find any specific mention of whether it will/won't on the WD site either.
Can someone please confirm? Thanks :).
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Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.
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What You Need to Know About Credit Card Debt
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With the current U.S. recession dragging on, unemployment at its highest rate in over a quarter century, and home values that have plummeted in recent years, consumers from coast to coast are finding themselves struggling with credit card debt. Many would say that they are finding it difficult to simply stay above the financial water line.
We could make some very good points regarding the how and the why credit card debt has become such an issue. During the boom times of the not too distant past, credit card issuers were quick to flood the consumer market with credit card offers. In many cases these cards were pre-approved. All that was required was to simply sign, date and return the application in the pre-paid envelope. Soon after, a shiny new card with a generous limit would be on the way.
Wasn't life grand?
Consumers could expect to receive offer after offer after offer, week after week in their mailboxes. Who could blame anyone for spending like there was no tomorrow? Yet truth be told, many people would say that they were simply spending to make ends meet; spending and charging for necessities, rather than spending carelessly. And this is probably the case for many.
Credit card debt among consumers in general has now reached what many consider epidemic proportions. When millions have maxed out their credit cards and now find it difficult to pay even their minimum monthly payments – this is cause for concern. Compounding this issue of struggling to make the minimum monthly credit card payments is the fact that many card issuers have now begun raising interest rates, fees, and more importantly – the minimum credit card payment amount.
The new standard amount for the minimum credit card payment each month has gone up from 2% of the total balance owed to 5% of the total balance owed. Let's put that in perspective: If a person's minimum monthly credit card payment previously was $500 per month – with the increase that minimum monthly payment would now be $1,250. Talk about sticker shock. This has had a devastating effect on consumers across the nation that have already been struggling to make ends meet.
It's not surprising that so many consumers are now in debt when you combine the easy availability of credit in years past, with the new rate hikes and fee hikes being levied by the credit card companies. Debt is one of those things that has a way of accumulating in the way that a snowball can continue rolling until it becomes the foundation for a large snowman. Debt can cause stress, anxiety, depression, sexual dysfunction, and sleepless nights. It can be truly debilitating when one realizes what a chokehold it has put on one's life.
In part 2 of this series we will discuss the actual ways, means and programs of debt relief that are the most effective at both reducing and eliminating debt. But we will end part one of this series discussing bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy at first glance may sound like an answer to a consumer's financial predicament, yet there are serious consequences and repercussions to a bankruptcy filing. These include:
- Destruction or implosion of the filer's credit record
- Bankruptcy remaining on the filer's credit record for up to 10 years in some states
- Inability or difficulty to obtain future credit
- Hefty deposits when requesting basic home utilities
- Inability or difficulty to rent an apartment in one's own name
- Possibly being passed over for a job – as more and more employers these days conduct credit checks as part of their routine job applicant screening process.
Therefore, a bankruptcy filing is something not to be taken lightly – despite what the TV lawyers may tell you. So what are your options for reducing and eliminating credit card debt? That we shall discuss in part 2 of this series.
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Last Week Six New At-Risk Families in Bangkok's Largest Slum Enjoyed Christmas Celebrations Together.
Many families in Klong Toey community have little opportunity for celebrations of holidays like Christmas due poverty. This year these new members of Keeping Families Together (KFT) had much to celebrate as they joined the fun in the Christmas festivities hosted for them.
But families in our program don't just enjoy periodic celebrations, they join others in their community on a track over 18 months that ensures they step ahead though economic, and educational development inputs combined with mentoring and training tailored just for them.
We stand with those in Bangkok, Southern Thailand, and and the Northeast of Thailand because 70 Percent of Children in Institutional Care in Thailand are Not There Because they are Orphans,
Rather Because of Poverty.
There is an orphanage crisis in Thailand today with provinces like Chiangmai operating over 500 orphanages. Seventy percent of children in orphanages actually have family; but sadly, poverty forces these families to place their children in orphanages.
Keeping Families Together (KFT) and child development centers mobilize the local church and community to support families through holistic development trainings, income generation assistance, educational opportunities, psychosocial support, health care, and spiritual transformation.
At a fraction of the cost of supporting a child in an orphanage, Step Ahead is able to support at-risk families.
Thanks for your support to make a way for children to stay in their families and local communities.
Life in Bangkok's largest slum community is no picnic. As you walk through the footpaths winding around two square kilometers and home to over 100,000 people, you see many aunties and grandmothers struggling hard to help the little ones that have fallen to their care. Now, Step Ahead's Keeping Families Together program is with them in Bangkok's Klong Toey slum community.
The UN states that 80 percent of children are placed in residential care because of poverty. Our research in Thailand shows over 70 percent of children in Thai residential homes have family, but they were too poor to care for the children.
Why not help keep kids in families, rather than see them keep going to orphanages? Further, it is at least 8 times more to care for a child in an orphanage than in a family. Keeping Families Together can stop many from entering residential care centers to begin with, but we need your help.
Step Ahead's KFT mobilizes the local church and community to support families through holistic development trainings, income generation assistance, educational opportunities, psychosocial support, health care, and spiritual transformation.
Thanks for your support to help some of Bangkok's most at-risk families step ahead today!
When Step Ahead opened in Khao Lak three months after the SE Asian tsunami, 370 students signed up for various trainings including 12 English classes. Over 1,500 students on, we still help bring hope to people living in the whole Khao Lak region via opening doors to step ahead in their personal and professional development.
Further, Step Ahead has because of the opportunities and learnings over these years become a leader in Alternative Care for Orphans in Asia. "Keeping Families Together" as a program is helping keep orphaned children in their families often living with single moms, Aunts or Uncles, or grandparents. Without such family-based alternatives many children would essentially be sent to orphanages as part of an ill-conceived economic solution.
Meanwhile, Step Ahead Child Development Centers still bring great development to preschool children and increase opportunities because of much improved educational horizons as they enter primary school.
Thanks much for continuing to stand with us, as we stand with the people still stepping ahead on the Andaman Sea coast.
When international youth of Bangkok show up in the city's largest slum community, good things can happen. Like playing basketball, or learing Thai boxing, or jumping rubber band ropes- Thai style.
Unquestionably, its a crash of cultures with expat kids from around Asia and around the world, but its an opportunity for the expat kids and Thai children and youth to connect and have fun together even though often spoken language is not a part of the mix of life together.
Step Ahead has made ways for the children of Klong Toey and the often highly priviledged expat youth of Bangkok to spend good times together every week. Its a step ahead for the local Klong Toey kids to know they are not forgotten and able to connect with other kids from around the globe, and an opportunity for Bangkok expat youth to learn that they actually can learn from their new friends from Klong Toey Slum Community.
Khun Wimon makes amazing Japanese Sushi in a very unexpected place: Bangkok's largest slum community. This microentrepreneur has changed her family's life in many ways by the innovative work of her hands. She once made Thai noodles to support her family, but when her young adult son essentially became her marketing consultant, the movement was set to see her increase her daily income many times over.
Watch and see how your support of Step Ahead through globalgiving has made such an amazing economic impact.
Meanwhile across the country from Bangkok, to the rural villages of Southern Thailand, and to the poorest villages of the Northeast of Thailand, Step Ahead continues to create new economic opportunities, and add inputs of mentoring and training. Further, Keeping Families Together and the Child Development Centers helps care for and bring hope to some of Thailand's neediest families.
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During our last Neverwinter live stream event with Rob "Grakulen" Lashley, we spent time chatting with Cryptic's Rob Overmeyer about all things Foundry. It was a great time that you won't want to miss. Check out our synopsis write up, watch the video and then head to the comments to chat.
Can you imagine using the internet without a search engine? Pretend all the great content that is currently available is still out there but how would you ever find any of it? Sure you could use forums, bulletin boards, and word of mouth, and this may lead you to find some of what you are looking for, but the bulk of what you really want to find would probably go unnoticed. This is similar to what is currently going on in the foundry. One of the reasons I created the NFF is to recognize content creators that for one reason or another are not necessarily being spotlighted by Cryptic for their contributions but who are creating quality content.
Read more of Rob Lashley's Neverwinter: Foundry Focus with Rob Overmeyer.
The foundry comes so close....
The one thing that they could change with the foundry which would change the whole game would be to enable branching story-lines. They already allow branching lines of dialog. If they could just do the same for the story lines.... Having non-linear quests could make a big difference with this game.
It would also be nice to have the ability to have an element of randomization within the storylines as well.
One bug I've noticed is that when a map is copied, If one object has interactions on the original map all of the objects in the copy of the map will have all of the interactions from the original map.


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The new face of open source
To get a glimpse of the changing face of open source, look no further than InfoWorld's "Future of Open Source" roundtable. Some of the thoughts expressed by various leaders in the open-source community are insightful, but that's not the real story.
No, the real story is who InfoWorld chose to profile.
Sure, you get the obligatory Bruce Perens and Eric Raymond call-outs, because these are two of the guys that formed the foundation of open source upon which the rest of us build. But they're the only throwbacks to the "good ol' days" of open source, back when open source was suspiciously anti-corporate.
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Rural Egypt was a different world, centuries old. Now it has come to town. When I went back after more than 30 years, the city had become swamped by the countryside. People had flooded in from Upper Egypt and the provinces (the city had grown from two million to 15 million). There were sheep in the street, chickens on roof tops and people packed everywhere. I walked through the market streets of the old city in a state of exaltation, like a fish might feel when it returns to its own waters - every sound (the squeaking and clucking of birds in crates, the shouts of vendors), every sight (piles of figs and dates; cape gooseberries hanging in garlands by their papery calyx) and every smell (mint; garlic frying with coriander) bringing a rush of memories. I sat in a cafe that had only one table and only lentil soup on the menu. They asked if I wanted spring onion with it, and a little boy rushed to a stall and brought back three fat ones.
I was invited to dinner by a woman who lived alone in the family home after her parents died. While she had spent a month in hospital with her sick mother, squatters had built dwellings in the large garden. It was a few years since they had settled in, and she couldn't get them out, but I think she had got used to them and was not trying too hard. They had built a stone oven and a dovecote where they kept pigeons, and chickens were running around. They grew all kinds of vegetables and herbs and gave her some of the produce. She watched their daily antics, noting that, though they quarrelled all the time, the pigeons were loving and faithful towards each other. And, while her cook was preparing stuffed pigeons and minty broad beans with artichoke hearts for us, we watched the squatters cook their pigeons on the grill, together with slices of aubergine and onion.
Doing the rounds of old family friends and new acquaintances, I discovered dishes that I never knew before. I asked for a recipe for fish tagen - fish baked with rice in a clay dish - and was told: "Ask the cook. It's from Upper Egypt." When I was a girl, most cooks and domestic servants came from Upper Egypt. But, then, they left their tastes and their cooking with their families in the villages and learnt the cosmopolitan styles. Now their ways and tastes are part of the city. Cairo has become truly Egyptian - all of Egypt is there.
Bissara (Bean Puree), serves 6-8
Ful - broad beans - are the Egyptian staple. They appear in various forms - stewed, in purees, as fritters, in pilafs and salads - and are eaten for breakfast and throughout the day. Street vendors let them simmer for hours in huge, round vessels with a small neck - sometimes, overnight in the ashes of a public bath. They have sustained the peasantry since time immemorial. Stores were found in Pharaonic tombs, and the government was involved in a project which made them grow. There are fields now of these pharaonic beans. Debunkers of the idea have suggested that the beans may have been stored by tomb robbers,
This garlicky bean dip, green with herbs, is made with a large type of dried broad bean which you buy without their skins. You can find them in Indian as well as Middle Eastern and Greek groceries. Serve it as a mezze or appetiser with pitta bread.
250g (9 oz) skinless dried broad beans, (soaked overnight)
1 onion, sliced
5 or more garlic cloves, chopped
1 tbsp dried mint
Large bunch of dill
Large bunch of coriander, chopped
Large bunch of parsley, chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
Pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste (optional)
For the garnish
2 onions, cut into rings
Olive oil
5 garlic cloves, chopped
juice of 1 or more lemons
Drain the beans, cover with fresh water and bring to the boil with the onions and garlic. Cook for about an hour until the beans are soft. Add the herbs, salt and spices and cook for another 10 minutes.
Drain the beans, reserving the liquid. Puree the bean mixture in a food processor with enough of the liquid to obtain a smooth creamy paste, and pour into a wide shallow serving dish. The mixture should be very moist - it will stiffen as it cools.
For the garnish, try the onion rings in 3 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium-to-high heat, stirring constantly, until very brown almost caramelised, adding the garlic towards the end.
Serve the puree hot or cold, garnished with the fried onion rings and with plenty of olive oil and lemon juice dribbled over it.
Hamam Mahshy Bil Burghul (Pigeon Stuffed with Bulgur, Raisins and Pine Nuts), serves 6
Raising pigeons is one of the passions of Egypt - both for eating and as carrier and racing pigeons. All the villages along the Nile have tall, conical pigeon towers, and in Cairo you see small dovecotes sticking out of balconies and windows. At night, you hear people whistling and calling back their flocks for fear that a neighbour should entice them away. In spring and summer, Cairo markets are full of tiny live pigeons (they are eaten when about four weeks old), ducks, geese, quails and chickens. Eating pigeons in the cafes that specialise in them along the Nile is one of the nostalgic memories of my childhood. They are so young and tender you can eat most of the bones. Stuffed pigeon is one of the delicacies of Egypt, which you serve "if you really want to show somebody you love them". Fillings range from minced meat, rice and fereek (whole green wheat), to bulgur (cracked wheat). It is the coarse bulgur, available from Greek and Middle Eastern stores, which you need for this dish.
Our tough, gamy English pigeons are a different bird to the Egyptian breed, but a few butchers here sell the French pigeonneaux, which are the same. Otherwise, use squab or small poussin. In Egypt, stuffed pigeons are more often first cooked in broth, then fried, but I prefer roasting them.The amount of stuffing given here is enough for a side dish, too.
Six baby Mediterranean pigeons, squab or small poussins
1 large onion
The juice of 1 lemon
6 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
Salt and pepper
112 tsp ground cardamom
112 tsp cinnamon
34 tsp allspice
For the stuffing:
2 litres (312 pints) stock or water 500g (1lb 2oz) coarse bulgur (cracked wheat)
Salt and pepper
112 tsp cinnamon
150g (5oz) pine nuts
50g (2oz) raisins or sultanas, soaked in water for half an hour
5 tbsp vegetable oil or butter
Cut the onion into pieces and put it, together with the lemon, oil, salt and pepper, cardamom, cinnamon and allspice in a blender or food processor and liquidise. Rub the birds with this mixture inside and out.
For the stuffing, bring the water or stock to boil in a pan. Add the cracked wheat, salt, pepper and cinnamon and stir, then cook, covered, on very low heat for about 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and the grain is tender. Fry the pine nuts in a tablespoon of the butter or oil, stirring and turning them until golden. Stir the nuts, the drained raisins and the remaining oil or butter (cut into pieces) into the cracked wheat in the pan, and heat through.
Spoon some stuffing into each of the birds to fill the cavity, and secure the openings with toothpicks. Arrange in a baking dish, breast-side down. Roast in a preheated (180C/35OF/Gas Mark4) oven for 35 minutes. Turn them over and roast for another 10 minutes or until golden brown and the juices no longer run pink when you cut in the thick part of a thigh. Reheat the remaining bulgur stuffing in an oven dish in the oven, covered with foil, for about 20 minutes.
Bamia Marousa (Okra in a Mould), serves 6
This can be served cold as a first course or mezze with pitta bread or hot as a side dish.
1kg (21b 2 oz) okra
5OOg (l lb 2 oz) tomatoes, peeled and sliced
Salt and pepper
2 - 3 garlic cloves, crushed
Juice of 1 lemon
85 ml (3 fl oz) sunflower or vegetable oil
1 tbsp sugar (optional)
Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas Mark 3. Wash the okra and trim off the stem ends. Arrange layers of okra and tomatoes in a round, shallow baking dish or tray - starting with the okra and packing it tightly with the pointed ends converging like rays towards the centre, and sprinkling lightly with salt and pepper and garlic in between.
Beat the lemon, oil and sugar with about 150ml (5 fl oz) water and pour over the top, adding a little more water, if necessary, to cover the vegetables.
Bake for 45 minutes or until the okra are tender. Carefully turn out onto a large flat plate, letting any excess juices run out and being careful not to upset the okra pattern. Serve hot or cold
Om Ali (Baked Milk and Pastry Pudding), serves 6
This is one of the foods from Upper Egypt that is now commonplace in Cairo. Om Ali means mother of Ali. When I asked about it, a joker said it was bread pudding introduced in Egypt by a Miss O'Malley, an Irish mistress of Khedive Ismail. People make it in all kinds of ways: with bread, puff pastry or filo. The rich gamoussa (buffalo) milk is approximated by adding double cream to our milk.
5 sheets of filo weighing about l00g (312 oz)
150g (5oz) mixed nuts, such as pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts, coarsely chopped
60 g (2oz) raisins or sultanas
1 litre (134 pints) milk
100-150g (4-6 oz) sugar or to taste 300ml (10 fl oz) double cream
1-2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
Pre-heat the oven to 240C/475F/Gas Mark9. Bake the sheets of filo on separate shelves or loosely, one on top of the other, for 2-3 minutes or until crisp and dry. Break into pieces by crushing it in your hands and place in a greased baking dish or individual ovenproof bowls (I use clay bowls), sprinkling the nuts and raisins in between layers.
Lower the heat of the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4). Heat the milk with the sugar and add the cream, then pour over the filo and nut mixture. Sprinkle, if you like, with cinnamon and bake for 20 - 30 minutes or until browned. Serve hot.
Variations: add 1tsp ground cardomom or 5tbsp of grated dried coconut to the milk
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