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Billy Fletcher learned to farm the family's tobacco fields - and beat slaves - by the hands of his father. Now, his father is dead, the slaves have long since been freed, and the once-lush fields are dying. Salvation by the name of Abraham knocks on the farmhouse door, bringing wild ideas. He can help Billy Save the plantation and return the fields to their former glory... by raising his father's slaves from the dead.
Can the resurrected slaves breathe life back into the Fletcher farm? Having brought the slaves back from graves that his father sent them, can Billy be the kind master his father wasn't? Is keeping the farm worth denying the men the freedom they earned with death?
Billy's conscience holds the key to those mysteries, but not the biggest one: what does Abraham really want from the former slave owner's son?
Welcome to The Fields.
©2011 Ty Schwamberger (P)2012 Ty Schwamberger
"The Fields is a merciless, pitchfork-to-the-face, homespun zombie adventure. Schwamberger offers up a shotgun blast of graphic undead action in this unique take on the genre." (Shroud Magazine)
"Ty Schwamberger knocks it out of the park with his novella, The Fields. No sooner do you begin to read, than you realize that the story is much bigger than the words on the page. The setting is timeless, and the horror depicted much more than ghoul and gore. The Fields is a story you don't want to miss, and Ty Schwamberger is an author to watch, for he just may be headed for the major leagues." (Deborah LeBlanc, author of The Wolven)
"An intelligent zombie morality tale, unlike anything you've ever read before." (Morpheus Tales Magazine)
"Serpent and the Rainbow meets Gone with The Wind!!"
It's a great (although not your typical) zombie story (think kind of The Serpent and the Rainbow meets a Gone with The Wind with attitude) that takes place in the post Civil War south. The well meaning son of a deceased slave driving tobacco plantation owner, Billy Fletcher, is having trouble sleeping. Nightmares filled with horrible rotted monsters walking through his tobacco fields by moonlight. Visions of gnarled, reaching fingers, and cold chomping teeth fill his nights.
It's no wonder he's losing sleep. The stress of maintaining the farms huge crop has fallen on his shoulders. His father, one of the most successful farmers in three counties (who was full of dark secrets that now Billy must keep) haunts Billy's thoughts (in more ways than one) day and night. Not only is he the moral and character opposite of his murderous, furious, racist father, but the Civil War has ended, and abolition has robbed him of the help he needs to care for the starving, choking crop growing in the weedy, rock filled fields. Billy may not survive the long, cold winter if his tobacco plants keep dying and he ends the harvest with not enough crops to sell.
Enter Abraham, a pillar of a man with a stove-pipe hat that looks strangely similar to... well... the sworn enemy of former Confederates everywhere, the recently assassinated 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. This Abraham knocks on Billy's door, and whispers temptation into his longing ears. Billy doesn't trust Abraham from the start, maybe because he looks like the Union Army's former commander and chief, or maybe it's because he NEVER takes off his hat, and seems to disappear, literally melt, into the sunrise, but with the fertile whisperings of his father's ghost, Abrahams tempting seed WANTS to grow in Billy's mind.
The boy, a boy no longer must make a choice. Will he make a deal with the devil? Will he tap the blood of the land, and bring to the surface the sins of his departed father? Will he grow enough crop to sustain the plantation and survive the brutal winter?
A make-shift graveyard that holds savage secrets sits; the ground turned up, the dirt fresh.
In the moonlight, slumping shadows stretch across the sweet leaves of tobacco that grow from the blood stained ground in 'THE FIELDS'!
"Praise for The Fields..."
The Fields (Trade Paperback and eBook from The Zombie Feed Press, an imprint of Apex Publications, December 2011)
"[The Fields]…is part horror story in the classic sense – misdeeds from the past coming back to haunt the present. It's part zombie story. It's part adventure. And it's part social satire in its darkest sense… The story starts with a bite and before you know it, you'll be participating in a delicious and imaginative feast. Bon appétit!" (taken from the Introduction)
– Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Patient Zero, Zombie CSU, Rot & Ruin and Dead of Night; and co-author of Marvel Zombies Return
"The Fields is a merciless, pitchfork-to-the-face, homespun zombie adventure. Schwamberger offers up a shotgun blast of graphic undead action in this unique take on the genre."
– Shroud Magazine
"Ty Schwamberger knocks it out of the park with his novella, The Fields. No sooner do you begin to read, than you realize that the story is much bigger than the words on the page. The setting is timeless, and the horror depicted much more than ghoul and gore. The Fields is a story you don't want to miss, and Ty Schwamberger is an author to watch, for he just may be headed for the major leagues."
– Deborah LeBlanc, Author of The Wolven
"An intelligent zombie morality tale, unlike anything you've ever read before."
– Morpheus Tales Magazine
"If Nathaniel Hawthorne had known anything about zombies, this is the kind of story he'd have written. I'm not joking. This is some genuine old school horror. With The Fields, Ty Schwamberger has given us a crime so horrendous it's impossible to look away. The sins of the father. A deal with the devil. It's all here. And Schwamberger makes it look so frustratingly easy. This is one hell of a good story."
– Joe McKinney, author of Dead City and Apocalypse of the Dead
"With The Fields, Ty Schwamberger did the near-impossible: made zombies interesting to me again. Not only interesting, but frightening, as well. Throw in more than a dash of scathing social commentary, a pace that never stops to catch its breath, and a sly bit of gallows humor, and you've got a winner. Kick yourself if you miss this one."
– Gary A. Braunbeck, Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Award-winner, author of To Each Their Darkness and A Cracked and Broken Path
"Ty Schwamberger's The Fields is an original zombie tale that will satisfy lovers of grisly fiction and well told stories. Good characters, cool twists and great writing make this a story that grabs one by the scalp early on. Anything with a Southern vein and the specters that can invoke gets my slash of approval."
– Steven L. Shrewsbury, author of Thrall, Bad Magick and Hawg
"The walking dead, a post Civil War setting, and a sinister Lincolnesque figure add up to a fresh new take on the zombie mythos."
– Tim Waggoner, author of Nekropolis, Broken Shadows and Darkness Wakes
"Ty Schwamberger delivers!"
– Sci-Fi Guys Book Review
"A delightfully zombie-tastic listen"
Ty Scwamberger is a fanstastic author, and Randy Capes makes his words come to life brilliantly in this audiobook. Gripping stuff, I would strongly reccomend it!


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Build up a colourful deck! Not less than 8 clans and that's all!
Opening doors at 5PM to 11PM CET.
Let's fight in this Coliseum: Rainbow edition!
1 card of each clan eh?
At least bonuses will be out of the way for the most part. Better than the old format.
Along with 28* restriction.
Its awesome
12hp or 14hp?
What are the prizes?
Does the last Coliseum's award give away? I got 44 score but I didn't get anything?
I ranked 180, and I did not get 2000 clintz. I'm pretty sure I got somewhere 1.6. I am not sure what happened.
Looks like someone likes to play with 9 cards from 8 clans or something...
Is there a reason my score isn't going up when I win cause I should be at 12 score but I'm at -3 some one help please.
I guess this format isn't for me, doing pretty bad at the minute.
Keep coming up against Graksxxmt, Jackie Cr, Yayoi, Spyke, ect too much for me to handle. xD
Oh well, hopefully I might do better in the next one.


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My purpose here is not to detail the content of a good homily, but to delineate the focus and attitudes of heart and mind of the homilist himself. Outstanding Dominican preachers: Blessed Jordan of Saxony, St. Dominic, St. Vincent … [Read more...]
The Dumb Ox on Evolution
Thomism offers a valuable service to mankind by guiding the scientific discussions only in the direction of those theories that have a solid metaphysical foundation. In a 1996 address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope John … [Read more...]
Freedom in Our Souls
We cannot exercise freedom from inordinate attachments unless we have accepted the purifications which are necessary to be freed from our self-centered instincts. St. Augustine This is salvation: to live in the consolation of the Holy … [Read more...]
The Providence of God and the Cross of Christ
When one examines the mystery of divine providence, and its relation to the cross of Christ from the viewpoint of wisdom, which is knowledge of divine things, he sees God's wonderful plan of redemption for his creatures. Crucifixion is … [Read more...]
The Formation of Priests: Knowledge and Sanctity
Though there has yet to be published a history of the formation of priests, the historic concern for good priests assumes that the Church has needed, and continues to need, effective seminaries and programs of formation Christ, the Good … [Read more...]
A Defense of Thomistic Natural Law
If there is any other moral theory besides natural law that provides even better guidance for major and common life decisions, then this theory should be proposed, and natural law should take the proverbial back seat. Natural law theory … [Read more...]
Combating the Contraceptive Understanding of Celibacy
On the one hand, we must appreciate how sex is holy. It might be good to say "holy" instead of "good." Ironically, the idea that celibacy is a sacrifice treats sex as a good in the same way that a candy bar is a good. But this view belongs … [Read more...]
Abortion: Unmasking the Demon
It is true that fatherhood is the main target of Satan's forces, but his is a multi-pronged strategy which includes the destruction of motherhood and childhood. This is blatant in abortions. The spiritual dimension of abortion, based on … [Read more...]
Faith, Hope, and Charity
I would like to propose what I believe is the solution to a major source of misunderstanding between Catholics and Protestants on the one hand, and theologians and exegetes on the other. Christ Sleeping Through the Storm at Sea by … [Read more...]
Aquinas's Vision of Divine and Human Happiness
St. Thomas Aquinas reminds us that only the pure of heart see God without distortion ... Sharing the mind and heart of Christ, we share the eternal happiness of his vision. Holy Trinty by Rubens We all have some vision or other of God … [Read more...]
"Humanae Vitae" and Sacred Scripture: A Missed Opportunity
While prophetic in many ways, the most controversial encyclical of the twentieth century might have been better received had a stronger biblical argument been made in its favor. This July 2013 we commemorate the 45th anniversary of Pope … [Read more...]
Existence as Persons In and Through Others
The human family is the relational image of the relational Trinity, in which each divine person is distinct from the other while eternally one with the other in communion, community, and communication. We are aware of ourselves as … [Read more...]
"Read Your Thomas": The Advice We Should Heed
Aquinas was the model philosopher for Ralph McInerny, and following the likes of 20th century Thomists such as Maritain, Gilson, Fabro, and DeKonick, he wanted the world (and the Church) to see the necessity of this man and his … [Read more...]
Celiac Disease and Holy Communion: A Medical and Spiritual Dilemma
In this article, I hope to inform as many people as possible ... about the damaging spiritual and physical effects of celiac disease. And ... provide resources and pastoral recommendations for caring for individuals who may be unable to … [Read more...]


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If you follow Jennifer Nettles on Twitter, watch what you say. The songstress doesn't put up with negativity — in fact, if she sees it, she'll call you out.
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The 10 Sexiest Hondurans in Hollywood!
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Alright Honduras, it's your turn to show off your very own celebrity hunks and hotties! If you're a proud Honduran (and we know you are) you must be dying to share with others your country's greatest export, sexy celebs!
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An Electric Car That Hardly Needs Batteries
Harold A. Rosen hopes to be the next automotive pioneer to follow in the footsteps of Henry Ford and Walter Percy Chrysler. Rosen's idea for standing the auto industry on its head is a remarkable new electric car that doesn't need a trunk full of batteries. Rosen says his hybrid gasoline-electric car would be almost as nonpolluting as battery-powered vehicles, get twice the mileage of Detroit's family sedans, and outperform most sports cars.
Eager to show that his brainchild can deliver on those promises, the 70-year-old inventor recently leased a Mercedes E320. His engineers quickly ripped out its engine and transmission to make way for the Rosen drive train. Only after it was too late did one of them realize that Rosen might have a problem when it came time to return the car.
The incident may smack of slapstick comedy--and Rosen's characteristically rumpled appearance fits right in. But Detroit would be ill-advised to write off Rosen Motors as some crackpot operation. Next month, the company has booked time at Willow Springs Raceway near Los Angeles. After three years of development, Rosen's first hybrid car, a 1993 Saturn that Rosen used to drive, will strut its stuff. The Mercedes--now fully paid for, incidentally--probably won't be finished in time to join its predecessor. "We were very naive when we made the Saturn our first car," says Rosen. "It's light, but our experimental equipment packed it to the gunwales."
The upstart company's co-founders--Harold Rosen and his natty kid brother, Benjamin M. Rosen, 63--sense one of those rare turning points in history. Every couple of decades, Ben Rosen notes, technological trends and societal forces seem to create windows of opportunity through which tiny companies and breakthrough technologies zoom into international prominence.
Ben Rosen knows a thing or two about windows of opportunity. He's a venture capitalist who bet on a 1982 startup, Compaq Computer Corp. Two years ago, Compaq passed IBM and Apple to become the world's biggest maker of personal computers--with Rosen still at the helm as chairman. "Who would've thought IBM was vulnerable--or AT&T?" asks Ben. Now he's talking about his brother's accomplishments. Harold Rosen, while a young radar engineer at Hughes Aircraft Co., led the team that built the first geostationary communications satellite in 1963. AT&T had previously tried a different approach. But its switchboards-in-space were put in a conventional orbit, and because they circled the earth, they were available for just a few hours from any given spot. Today, a flock of Rosen-inspired "birds," most built by Hughes, are parked in special orbits, so they hover motionless above a single spot, providing the electronic pathways that enable phone calls and TV signals to hop oceans.
Next, Rosen Motors brashly predicts, Harold's latest innovation will eventually dominate the concrete highways on earth--with car companies forced to buy their power-train technology from the Woodland Hills (Calif.) upstart. To auto makers, that's heresy. Engines and transmissions are the heart and soul of car companies. Making matters worse, the Rosen power train bears little resemblance to conventional engines and transmissions. Instead, it's a collection of motors driving a hybrid electric-gasoline schooner that could go halfway across the country on one tank of gasoline.
NO SMOG. To power the motors that turn the wheels, there's a turbine engine like the ones used in jet planes. But it's puny. It generates roughly 60 horsepower--just enough to maintain a car's speed on relatively flat stretches. And because turbines use a lean fuel-air mixture that burns at a lower temperature, most of the noxious chemicals that contribute to smog don't clog the exhaust.
For slam-back performance, the turbo-generator is coupled with a flywheel. This is a cylinder made of reinforced composites. It spins silently at very high speeds inside a vacuum chamber. Flywheels were conceived to both produce and store energy: When the car is cruising or braking, extra energy is transferred to the flywheel, increasing its speed. Conversely, when more power is needed, the flywheel switches to being a generator and produces 150 kilowatts, or 200 horsepower.
Says David R. McLellan, a former chief engineer for General Motors Corp.'s Corvette: "I don't see any fundamental reason why they can't do a turbine-flywheel hybrid at today's automotive pricing." McClellan is a consultant to Rosen Motors. "We think they've picked all the right paths to go," says Vern L. Raburn, CEO of Paul Allen Group, which manages the investments of the co-founder of Microsoft Corp.
Harold Rosen's modified Mercedes may be a cornerstone of the bridge to the future the Rosen brothers plan to build. With its normal engine, it does 0-to-60 mph in 6.7 seconds. Harold expects his drive train to shave that to six seconds flat, giving it a hotter-than-hot edge. The Rosens figure it will be at least five or six years before sales take off. It will take time to convince auto companies to adopt the Rosen power train and then a couple more years for the technology to be engineered into production models. To span the gap, the Rosens plan to customize 1,000 or more luxury cars.
These environment-friendly "limited editions" should fetch fancy prices from the first-on-the-block crowd, garnering needed revenue for the privately financed company. And if the hybrids sell as well as the Rosens expect, they could also be powerful tools in helping to persuade any heel-dragging auto makers. "We'll try to force the [environmental] issue," Ben Rosen says.
Until recently, Rosen Motors has been cloaked in secrecy. While more than a dozen companies were trumpeting their battery-powered cars, Rosen Motors was quietly operating out of the Tarzana (Calif.) headquarters building of Capstone Turbine Corp., which will supply turbines to Rosen Motors. At the end of 1994, Rosen Motors moved into its own building in Woodland Hills, just up the freeway from Los Angeles.
So far, the Rosen duo has briefed 10 U.S. and European auto makers. The reaction has been predictable. "They're skeptical," admits Ben. Consultants and friends have also been treated to peeks at the technology. They're much more impressed, and perhaps a little less dubious. "The wizardry is not in a single breakthrough," says David E. Liddle, CEO of Interval Research Corp., a company that develops promising new technologies. "It's in the way they put together a number of very strong ideas that recently have become just barely possible."
Underwriting developments involving a whole stew of various technologies is never cheap. So far, Ben Rosen has personally sunk $13 million into the effort. "It's a field-of-dreams project," shrugs Ben. "It's something we both thought had to be done." And he's so sure the auto makers will come that he's ready to pony up the $15 million more he figures it'll take to get Rosen Motors to the point where outsiders would be willing to invest.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Publishers who have settled an electronic book pricing dispute with the federal government objected Wednesday to penalties the government wants to impose on Apple Inc., saying it will hurt publishers rather than the personal electronics giant.
A judge ruled in an antitrust case last month that Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple had conspired with publishers to drive up the price of e-books in 2010, spoiling the $9.99 price Amazon.com had established. The trial revealed e-book prices rose after Apple signed so-called agency agreements with publishers that took effect in 2010. In such agreements, publishers set prices for each title, rather than retailers.
In papers submitted to a federal court judge Wednesday, five publishers said the government's plans to ban Apple from engaging in agency agreements for five years would not restrict Apple's pricing behavior.
"Rather, under the guise of punishing Apple, they effectively punish the settling defendants by prohibiting agreements with Apple using an agency model," lawyers for the publishers said.
As recommended by the government, a court order would require Apple to terminate any agency agreement with publishers.
The publishers said the proposed remedy conflicts with consent decrees the publishers agreed to when they settled their cases with the government. Those deals permit the publishers to enter agency deals with e-book retailers with some agreed-to limitations.
The publishers said the Justice Department "induced publishers to enter these agreements on the condition that publishers could continue to use the agency model." As a result, the court papers said, the publishers entered agency agreements with Apple and other e-book retailers under the agency model. Breaking those deals would be costly and disrupt business, they said.
The court papers were submitted on behalf of HarperCollins Publishers LLC, Hachette Book Group Inc., Simon & Schuster Inc., Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC and Penguin Random House LLC.
Justice Department spokeswoman Gina Talamona said the proposed settlement with Apple would prohibit the company from entering deals that limit retail price competition during a defined period.
"The proposed relief does not modify the terms of the settlements we reached with the publisher defendants," she said.


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Another end of an era for electronic music.
But at least we have a piece of history to look back on,
here are the closing party sets, or some that I have anyway. They are all out there somewhere in cyberspace so if anyone else has any please upload and share. I will even provide hosting if you wish, just PM me.
Scan 7 Live P.A.
The Advent Live P.A.
Joey Beltram
der dritte raum
Alan Oldham
Christian Wuensch
Namito and Stashrider
Dave Tarrida
DJ Rush
Blake Baxter @ Tresor Closing Party Part 1
Blake Baxter @ Tresor Closing Party Part 2
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Just in time for the international agricultural trade fair "Agraria" in Wels, Netural staged the most versatile of the Steyr tractors, the Steyr Profi, in an internet special. Goal: to motivate farmers to say what they personally like about the Profi.
The Steyr Profi has often been praised as a tractor – for its versatility, the technology, the comfort, but primarily only in personal conversations. Steyr wanted to use this potential, to present "their Profi" again as what it is: an intelligent and faithful high-tech instrument for every farmer, a machine on its way to becoming a family member – and at the same time the most elegant in its class.
"We raised the Profi from the model palette and underlined its strengths in a multimedia special in a playful way," Mag. Albert Ortig, CEO from Netural Communication, describes the intention. "We stimulated the emotions. And we wanted to convince the many Steyr fans to participate with their impressions and statements."
The Profi special can be seen at www.steyr-traktoren.com/profi.
All of this just in time for Austria's most important agricultural trade fair, the "Agraria" in Wels, which takes place this year from 1 to 5 September. The internet special itself will continue to run until the end of October.


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Higher Sanity (8.25.11)
First of all, it is not an either/or question. That is, there are clearly degrees of sanity, and therefore, degrees of insanity. Apparently--except at the extremes--all of is are more or less sane and insane at the same time, or sane about some things and less sane about others. This implies that there are degrees of reality, as opposed to the more stark dichotomy of reality/unreality.
Sanity cannot be reduced to merely being rational, for a rationalism pushed to the extremes becomes patently irrational. Rather, reason must always be in the service of something else--something called intelligence, and intelligence is beyond reason. In other words, no rational operation accounts for intelligence itself or is able to judge why and how some people are so much more intelligent than others. Only intelligence can discern and judge intelligence.
And what is intelligence? If intelligence is to be a useful or meaningful construct, it can only mean one thing: the mind's conformation to reality. For no matter how high someone's IQ, if their intellect isn't conformed to reality, how intelligent are they really?
But what is reality? Animals are beautifully conformed to reality, but does that mean that they are sane? No, because they are conformed only to the lowest degree of reality, the outer shell or "epidermis" of the cosmos, the material world.
Unlike animals, human beings are consciously aware of the paradox of inhabiting two worlds, an external world of objects and quantitites, and a subjective world of thought, imagination, values, feeling and will. Thus, if sanity is conformation to reality, what does this mean as it pertains to the subjective world?
We are currently in the midst of a triangulated war for the future of civilization between Islam, Western European Socialism, and American style liberty, free markets and individualism. Only one of them is sane, or at least more sane than the others, i.e., more adequately conformed to both external reality (the way the world works) and internal reality (the way humans are). However, it would be a mistake to view this struggle in terms of three competing ideologies on a horizontal plane. Rather, like most important historical events, this war is taking place in vertical historical space.
In this regard, you may view the United States and its spiritual allies as reflecting a transcendent position above, the Western Europeans occupying a fully immanent one on the two dimensional plane in between, and the Islamists down below, in a transcendently evil and infra-human space. Importantly, this infra-human domain is not to be confused with the animal realm, for there is no animal that would or could sacrifice its own life for a transcendently evil cause, as do Islamists.
Most of the real wholesale evil in history is caused by groups inhabiting this lower vertical area. Moreover, just as there are messiahs and avatars who can purportedly "come down" to the earth plane and embody the upper transcendent, there are avatars of evil who embody and give voice to the lower vertical: bin Laden, Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, et al. The awesome power of these men is trans-human (or infrahuman, to be exact), and cannot be explained by recourse to any mere human psychology.
If there is a purely animal-human realm lacking in transcendence, then it is actually the immanent-horizontal space occupied by Western Europe and the international left. Although they think of America as "selfish" because of our low taxes and smaller government, it is actually the other way around. While socialism may superficially appear to be more humane, Mark Steyn points out that "nothing makes a citizen more selfish than socially equitable communitarianism: Once a fellow is enjoying the fruits of government health care and all the rest, he couldn't give a hoot about the broader social interest; he's got his, and if it's going to bankrupt the state a generation hence, well, as long as they can keep the checks coming till he's dead, it's fine by him." In this sense, social democracy is eventually "explicitly anti-social" (NR, 11-7-05).
There is a further corrosion of the soul that takes place with European style socialism, in that, because it elevates material desires to the highest, it cynically cuts the heart out of any transcendent view of the world, anything beyond one's immediate animal needs. As Steyn explains, it perversely elevates secondary priorities such as mandated six week vacations over primary ones such as family and national defense. And political change eventually becomes almost impossible, because the great majority have become dependent on government, which causes a sort of "adherence" to horizontal. You cannot rouse the ideals of a nation that has lost its ideals. Any politician who threatens the entitlement system cannot get elected in Western Europe. The situation is analogous to an addict who has given over his power to the pusher.
By attempting to create the perfect society on earth through government coercion, it actually diminishes our humanity, since it relieves human beings of having to exert the continual moral effort to make the world a better place, as this is only possible by maintaining contact with the realm of transcendent moral ideals. In other words, European socialism is actually a flight from morality, thereby making people less humane, not more. It is a bogus kind of freedom, because it merely frees one from the vertical while condemning one to the horizontal. As the new Pope has written, "I am convinced that the destruction of transcendence is the actual amputation of human beings from which all other sicknesses flow. Robbed of their real greatness they can only find escape in illusory hopes.... The loss of transcendence evokes the flight to utopia."
As Valentin Tomberg summarizes it, the human being is always faced with the choice between two basic attitudes or outlooks: that of existential being or that of essential Being. According to the choice he makes, he is either "orphaned" in the purely material, deterministic and horizontal realm with no reality higher than the individual self, or his individual being is grounded in the more essential, trans-subjective Being which is his true home. The European existentialist lives shackled in the Egyptian "house of bondage," in manacles forged by the deterministic/materialistic outlook, whereby one is situated in in a fully material reality in which the past fully determines the present and the present determines the future. That is, no vertical causes can arise in the closed chain of cause and effect, so that one is truly imprisoned as it pertains to the moral/spiritual realm.
From the existential outlook follows a host of disastrous ideas, such as class determines consciousness, poverty causes crime, free will is an illusion, private property is theft, hierarchy is evil, the vertical dimension is a hoax or "dopiate" for the masses to keep them oppressed, and worst of all, the idea that a coercive state is needed to enforce equality (vs. the American belief in a Creator who endows us with spiritual freedom which it is government's primary job to protect). The freedom of mere animal passion forges the fetters that bind Western Europe to the horizontal wasteland.
So, back to our original question: what is sanity? Sanity is not reason, but intelligence. And intelligence is conformity to the real--both internal and external--which is truth.
Intelligence is the perception of a reality, and a fortiori the perception of the Real as such. It is ipso facto discernment between the Real and the unreal--or the less real....
It is only too evident that mental effort does not automatically give rise to the perception of the real; the most capable mind may be the vehicle of the grossest error. The paradoxical phenomenon of even a "brilliant" intelligence being the vehicle of error is explained first of all by the possibility of a mental operation that is exclusively "horizontal," hence lacking all awareness of "vertical" relationships.... --Frithjof Schuon


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J.K. Rowling is of course the infamous English author, who wrote the Harry Potter series of books (I still prefer Enid Blyton!).
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Bartell's announced the launch of the "B" Caring Card program. Customers who enroll in the program can present the card for scanning whenever they shop at a Bartell's store, and 4% of the purchase amount will be contributed to qualifying organizations, such as schools, churches, athletic groups and youth groups. Customers can designate up to three schools or nonprofit organizations to receive benefits. The company also is working with eScrip, a company that establishes relationships between commerce and communities.
"We are so excited to have Bartell's coming on the eScrip program," said Amy Perez, eScrip coordinator for Lake Wilderness Elementary School, in the Seattle suburb of Maple Valley, Wash. "There is a Bartell's close to our school, and we are excited for the great addition they will make to our eScrip program."


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Calvina, the young battered wife of Duane, is in desperate need of a new start in life. Will her jealous husband, the mad man with whom she had been unequally yoked, prove too much to ever hope for a chance of staying together--a chance to fix her troubled marriage? Read chapter one now!
Profundizamos la cuestión de las experiencias cercanas a la muerte desde una perspectiva cristiana que se basa en las escrituras de la palabra de Dios, la Biblia cristiana. No hacemos especulaciones sino que estudiamos las experiencias reales que han vivido mucha gente que compartieron sus historias--algunas de ellas son felices mientras que otras son aterradoras. / Learn the shocking truth about near death experiences. Read an excerpt now!¡Véase un extracto!
¿Se ha preguntado alguna vez si los cristianos pueden ser maldecidos por la brujería? Si usted es una de las muchas personas que sí tiene esa duda, no está solo. Muchos creyentes, sobre todo los líderes cristianos, enseñan que la historia de Balac y Balaam en el Antiguo Testamento nos demuestra que Dios no permite que los cristianos sean maldecidos por brujería. Pero, estudiar esa historia de cerca revela que las cosas no son así de sencillas. Obtenga respuestas.
¿Qué tiene que ver conmigo lo que dice la Biblia? ¿Sirve en estos días lo que se cuenta allí? ¿No son anticuadas sus enseñanzas? ¿Qué tengo que ver yo con gente que vivió hace dos, cuatro o seis mil años? ¿Es posible aplicar a mi vida algo de lo que dice la Biblia? ¿O los Diez Mandamientos es todo lo que enseña? En tal caso ¿puedo considerarme "buena persona" si los cumplo? Lo que leemos en la Biblia tiene que ver con todos los seres humanos, sean cristianos o judíos, ateos o agnósticos, budistas, musulmanes o adherentes a alguna de las filosofías o nuevas religiones que surgen en el mundo. ¿Por qué? Ver mayor información sobre este libro dinámico.
¿Qué Tiene que Ver Conmigo? por Teófila Gottfried
Pleasant near death experiences (NDEs) comfort many people who are preoccupied with a fear of death while frightening ones can intensify such a fear. Is God the author of near death experiences; and if so, does he use them as a cure for fear of death in those whose lives are pleasing before him? Does the Lord use frightening NDEs as a "cure" for wickedness in those who don't fear death, but who should because their lives are not pleasing before God?
Some people have chalked up these experiences whether euphoric or frightening as nothing more than the psychological manifestations of brain activity during the efforts of emergency medical health care providers to resuscitate a patient. It is said that the activity of the brain during such episodes is not completely understood. Others consider near death experiences to be mere out-of-body experiences (OBEs) that can happen to anyone whose heart has stopped beating and/or who has ceased to breathe. Those who have had NDEs, however, as well as millions of other people firmly believe that these experiences are real occurrences that take place on a person's journey to the hereafter. It is believed that the hereafter is simply another dimension to which departed spirits go to live once their life on earth comes to an end.
This other dimension, according to the real-life accounts of near death experiences, is paradise for some people and is hell for others. Paradise is often referred to as the "City of Lights" while the "Realm of Bewildered Spirits" is the name given to the part of that mysterious realm where a departed spirit finds him or herself in torment. Euphoric near death experiences always speak of encountering a being of light; some of them involve interaction with numerous beings of light who impart peace, wisdom, consolation, and sometimes they prophesy.
Christian Bible studies focusing on out-of-body experiences or near death experiences are virtually obsolete. Is this because God's word is silent on this very important question? The scriptures are not silent on any topic or question that, if misunderstood, can lead to deception about the character, work, and influence of the Lord in a person's life. God does not want his people to live in fear of death; however, he also does not want them to have a false peace or be deceived regarding their standing with him because, "...It is appointed unto men (mankind) once to die, but after this the judgment" (KJV, Hebrews 9:27).
It must be remembered that a near death experience is not the experience of permanent death from which there is no return to have another chance to be sure that our peace is a peace from God. In this Bible study we learn how to evaluate, based on biblical scripture, the messages from beings of light in NDEs, their teachings about the City of Lights and the Realm of Bewildered Spirits. We learn who these beings of light are. We learn that the Christian Bible shows us clearly how to evaluate the prophecies that have been given by them, and more.
Questionnaires are provided throughout the study to test your knowledge of the subject as you learn how to use the scriptures to guard yourself against one of the greatest tools of deception in the hands of the enemy.
We revisit the mysterious city of lights of which many who've had near death experiences speak. These people explain that this wonderful city in the hereafter has families just like here on earth. They say that people are reunited with their loved ones in this place.
Firstly, those who went to sleep (died) in Jesus do not experience the same resurrection as those who died in a conscious and wilful rejection of Christ. Revelation 20:6 says, "Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the FIRST resurrection, on such the SECOND death hath no power...." There is a second death that those whose names are not written in the book of life must suffer (Revelation 20:12-15). The beings of light, however, make no such distinction between the two "types" of the dead. Also, there's the question of the family structure that supposedly exists in the City of Lights. But, what does the Bible reveal about life in the hereafter? We read, "...Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage..." (Matthew 22:29-30).
Finally, regarding the "prophecies" of the beings of light concerning a demoralized country, we see more disagreement with God's word. The beings state that man's suffering is...
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text: Keep Buying The Scion FR-S And Its Siblings If You Want A Faster OneZac Estrada2/20/14 2:20pmFiled to: Scion FR-SSubaru BRZ3356EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkOf course you remember the Scion FR-S. It and its Subaru BRZ twin were all we were talking about in 2012. Well, based on comments from Toyota people and the sales figures, seems like we might've forgotten. Maybe you're holding out for something new. There's nagging talk of an FR-S convertible. Of course that would do something to spark attention and possibly sales, even if the cost might be prohibitively high. A sedan would do the same, but my personal favorite is a shooting brake. Oh, and more power. That's something people have been clamoring for even before anyone drove the thing.AutoExpress talked to Toyota Europe VP Gerald Killmann, who after discussing a diesel tie-up with BMW said sales of the Toyota GT-86 as it's sold there are falling short of expectations. Critically, slow sales would keep additional variants and more powerful versions from reaching showrooms. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the U.S. at least, Subaru dealers posted gains in BRZ sales throughout 2013, but the figures never exceeded the 905 that were sold in March 2013. Last month, they sold 592, still ahead of a year earlier. Scion has posted declining sales figures for the FR-S since September 2012. In January, only 921 were sold, the lowest total since it went on sale in May 2012.Still, Scion moved about 18,000 FR-Ss last year, a little short of the 20,000 goal they wanted to hit back in 2012, according to Wards Auto. Subaru, on the other hand, exceeded their 7,000-unit U.S. goal by more than 1,500 cars.While Subaru dealers can apparently sell every BRZ they can get their hands on, everyone who wants a Scion FR-S seems to already have one. And yet all they've done for 2014 is add "sport knee cushions" and a Monogram Series with leather seats and navigation. Knee bolsters aren't enough to make even existing FR-S owners trade in their cars, let alone lure buyers of other small sporty cars. Constant improvement, as in the case of the Japanese-only Subaru BRZ tS, is an answer. More power is another improvement, but how much do you need – 50, 100 more horses? Well no one's getting anything unless you buy what's on the lot now.AdvertisementSponsoredPhoto: ScionH/t to Lighting Zone Was ThereReply335 repliesLeave a reply


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3. Using a pastry brush, paint the olive oil liberally onto each quarter.
4. Sprinkle with Za'atar (if your brand of Za'atar does not come with sesame seeds already mixed into it, then sprinkle some of those on at this point, as well).
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- What Compels a Member to Purchase Personal Training
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The keys to seeing an increase in personal training revenue are in understanding your members' motives and emotional reasoning to purchase personal training. Fitness managers and personal training managers need to look and listen to their members' needs and how trainers are responding to them. By understanding why members are compelled to purchase personal training, your trainers can better serve them. Here are seven reasons why members purchase personal training and how to reach out to them based on their reason:
To find the athlete within. Take the focus off the scale and direct it toward winning instead. By addressing achievement in your members' workouts, members may want to work toward an athletic status with your club. Invite members to try their hands at a plank, a push-up or a pull-up, while you push them to do a few more reps. Stand at the finish line when members step across it so you can encourage them to push harder to shave off a few seconds from their time. Using this strength assessment will make your members want your help to climb to a higher level.
To perfect their exercise form. Whether it is a new program, lack of progress in their current program or starting a new trend, take the opportunity to teach, coach or educate members about their form. Members do not want to get injured or do an exercise incorrectly. Show them the value in purchasing training to solve these problems. Trainers can start with a demonstration session or educational seminar to introduce their services. By taking members away from the workout floor into a safe and judgment-free workshop scenario, you help members see the benefits of taking the extra time with a trainer to learn how to do exercise properly.
To buddy up for two-in-one training. Some members are more apt to do personal training if they can train with a friend or family member and share the cost of the programming. The healthy competition and camaraderie of this type of training is a successful pair. Buddy training can lead to faster results, higher retention and the opportunity to hold that loved one accountable. Members will sign up with a friend if that means it will keep them focused on a fitness journey.
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Book Review

Swiss Timepiece Makers, 1775-1975

By Kathleen H. Pritchard, published in 1997, for the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, by Phoenix Publishing. ISBN 0-914659-79-0, approx. 1800 pages, 2 Volumes, hardcover, in cassette, approx. 16x24 cm. Available at NAWCC (for North America) or Antoine Simonin, Neuchatel – Switzerland (for Europe), US$ 125. Numerous b&w illustrations reproducing trademarks and advertisements, Bibliography, Foreword by Henry B. Fried.

"Swiss Timepiece Makers, 1775 – 1975" is destined to become a "must-have" reference book on the shelf of any serious collector of watches and the dedicated student of horological history. The two encyclopedic volumes list -- in strictly alphabetical order – detailed entries for about 2000 Swiss based makers of timepieces, covering a 200 year timespan. The entries are fully cross-referenced covering individuals, companies, brand- and model-names, trademarks, as well as names of the US importers that often appeared on the dials. A typical entry will include name, location, dates active, personal or corporate history, logos and brand names used, model names, types of timepieces produced, as well as bibliographical references. The majority of entries, of course, are cross-references from brand-, trade- and model-names to each maker's main entry. Most main entries are about a dozen lines long, but they range from the the short, such as e.g. "Patenoste, Jean: Geneva, Master watchmaker, 1775-1792", to a 25 page monograph on e.g. "Patek, Philippe & Co", which includes 8 variations of their corporate name, a list of 30 model names, its own two page bibliography and an extensive history of the maker, including the names of key executives and craftsman.
This book is the result of a 30-year labor of love by one of the most knowledgeable and diligent scholars of the history of Swiss horology. Kathleen Pritchard is a well-known author and researcher in U.S horological circles; she is a Star Fellow of the NAWCC, and a longtime former Trustee of the NAWCC museum. Ms. Pritchard is clearly aware that the broadness of her topic is such that the listings are not complete – they never can be complete, one can always find one more source, one more name. But after assembling this information for several decades she felt that the time was ripe to share her data with her fellow horological enthusiasts. She states in the introduction that she intends to continue her reading of the horological literature, to correct, update and expand the book (incorporating readers' suggestions) in the future. Given today's computer technology there is no longer any need for the big print-runs that used to cause decades to pass between successive editions of such specialized books.
It is my impression that the book in its current form is more thorough on the watch side than regarding clocks, which, given the smaller production runs and how little has been published on them, are a lot more difficult to research bibliographically. The physical presentation of the books is good and solid: These are not flashy volumes for the coffee table, but serious reference and research tools, which are sturdily bound (the 2 volumes held in an attractive cassette), using small typeface, and jam packed with useful information, logically presented.
Pritchards' Swiss Timepiece Makers are destined to become a perennial classic on the researcher's bookshelf, a tool nobody will want to miss, taking their well deserved space of honor besides -- and complementing – such classics as Britten, Baille, Loomes, and Kochmann.
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You should see my freezer right now. There are amorphous Ziplocks of homemade chicken stock, a bag of pre-soaked beans, a bag of fully baked beans, some shredded chicken from taco night last month, a single sausage here, a chicken drumstick there, a sliced mini loaf of the crazy delicious Danish rye bread from Great Northern Food Hall (so good with… Read more »
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Bipartisan Meatloaf
Last week, when Susan Collins, Republican Senator of Maine, broke with her party to vote against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, I know what you were all thinking: Yeah, it's good to know where she stands on vouchers and charter schools, but what I really want to know is: Where does she stand on meatloaf? I hear you! As any… Read more »
The Most Addictive Ribs
We think of it as the Eleventh Commandment: When entertaining, thou shall not make food that requires too much time away from your guests. And though it's easy to forget this when the weather is warm and the parties move outside and the grill is up and running, the rule still applies. We learned this the hard way that one… Read more »
Do As the Romans Do: Cook Once, Eat Twice
A few weeks ago, under the category of "Nice Work if You Can Get it," I was tasked with tracking down the best cookbooks of the spring for the Times. Those of you who made your way through that round-up (bless you, it was a lot), might remember one of the stand-outs: Tasting Rome, by Katie Parla and Kristina Gill,… Read more »
Slow Cooker Korean Tacos
Anatomy of a Weeknight Dinner, Thursday May 5. 7:00 am Shower, get dressed, dig yesterday's still-packed lunch bags out of backpacks even though Allowance Rules decree the removal of lunch bags from backpacks by owners of said lunch bags. 8:00 am Before leaving for school drop-off, remove pork loin from freezer and add to bowl of water for thawing. 8:15… Read more »
A Genius Dinner
"We're looking at a pretty dire situation here," I texted Andy. It was about 5:30 on a Thursday and one of his coworkers was coming for dinner an hour and a half later. The situation in question was the dinner itself. Ever since reading about Diana Kennedy's famous Carnitas in Genius Recipes, I'd been meaning to try out the recipe,… Read more »
Coke-Braised Carnitas
A few soda-related joys in life: Icy Coke with grilled cheese after a day at the beach; a can of Dr. Pepper to wash down my slice at Sal's Pizzeria; Orange soda — the nasty, neon kind– with grilled hot dogs at my elementary school end-of-the-year picnics circa 1978. My kids have no such romantic association with soda. Last weekend,… Read more »
Top 10 Fall Favorites
All right, guys, the open-toed shoes are getting packed away, the leaves are going all gold on us, and soccer season is starting to actually feel like soccer season. In other words, fall is here, which means we can justify a dive back into the archive to find some of my heartier favorites. 1. Pomegranate-Braised Pork Loin with Cabbage (pictured)… Read more »
Spicy Pork Tacos with Peach Salsa
When you picture dinner in my house, do you imagine two starving little middle schoolers, banging utensils on the table with both hands, and rolling their eyes at their mother as she snaps photos and re-positions garnishes just so? Or me shouting "one more second" from the next room waiting for the sun to sink to just the right place,… Read more »
No-Stress Vacation Dinner
On Saturday we found ourselves in an unusual predicament: It was 4:00 and we hadn't decided what was for dinner yet. Oddly, if it were a normal weekday at home, this wouldn't be an issue. But we were on vacation, and as anyone who has read my first book (or read the post "My Drill Sergeant of Leisure") might recall, on… Read more »
Rut-Busting Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Let's talk about ruts. Specifically the rut I'm in right now, which involves waking up committed to getting some good writing done, and then going to bed twelve hours later with almost nothing to show for it. (Unless you count a few facebook and instagram posts, a lot of soccer-related emails, and a screentime-overload-induced headache "something to show.") Ruts, no matter… Read more »
Grilled Steak Tacos: Just Plain Good
I have been looking for the right angle to write about these steak tacos for a few weeks now, which I've decided is just plain unfair. Why deny you guys a solid recipe just in the name of story-telling? As I'm sure you know by now, my goal with this blog and my next book, is not just to chronicle what… Read more »
Orecchiette with Sweet Sausage Bolognese
I'm a little obsessed with this dinner — even though I haven't really eaten a legitimate bowl of it yet. It started at the farmer's market on Saturday — right now is slim pickins there in terms of greens and produce (see: Winter, Brutal) but I was still able to pick up a few old friends that I had been… Read more »
Abby's Famous Swiss Chard (with a Side of Steak)
Guest-post from 10-year-old Abby: I am so sick of kale. Good thing I taught my family to like chard with this world famous dish. Well not world famous, but famous in my house. I love chard. The second I saw the rainbow-colored stems at farm camp growing in a garden with beautiful fluffy green leaves I knew that they would… Read more »
Friday Round-Up
If I can't get to Tulum anytime soon, at least I can make Hartwood's skirt steak with roasted plantains. (You can just tell from the photo that it's going to be easy, right?) The Knork reminds me: it's a fine line between ridiculous and genius. Rebecca Lee should be more famous than Pharrell. (No offense to Pharrell.) Last week, I heard her read the… Read more »
Marcella Hazan 1924-2013
Marcella Hazan, who changed the way Americans think about Italian cooking, and who feels like family in our house even though we knew her only through recipes, died yesterday. She was 89. Here is a beautiful obituary in The New York Times. Here is a tribute I wrote this morning for Bon Appetit. Here is her famous Bolognese. Here is… Read more »
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Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī
October 7, 2012 - December 7, 2012Manoa Campus, Art Building, University of Hawai'i Art Gallery
Millions of tourists flock to Waikīkī annually with cameras at-the-ready. Such travelers have been lured to and by Waikīkī for over a century—it is a place that has shaped the very idea of tourism. Early photographers snapped images of Waikīkī's natural beauty, water sports, beaches, and cosmopolitan man-made structures. The amalgamation of these images created a visual mythology and iconography of Waikīkī that tourists sought to experience and capture for themselves. Through the medium of photography, "Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī" explores interactions and encounters with Waikīkī.
"Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī" features selections from "Hawaii," a portfolio by internationally recognized photographer Daido Moriyama, and from "Waikiki '73," a portfolio by established Hawai'i-based photographer Eric Yanagi, as well as over one hundred archival photographs taken by professionals and amateurs from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. Written contributions by a number of local individuals bring a variety of voices and perspectives to the photographs on view. The education section of the exhibition provides visitors opportunities to compare significant events in the development of photography and Waikīkī.
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When Pip and Pop lose a jar lid down a hole, Bear helps them to see how they can cooperate to solve their problem. Bear asks for the viewers' help as he prepares a pie for Doc Hogg. He completely forgot about it and Doc Hogg will be arriving soon. As he gets ready, he overhears Tutter and Treelo. Tutter doesn't want Treelo to be a puppy in his game of "King Tutter the Great," but Bear introduces the two to a game called "The Hound of Yarsburg." The Shadow segment, "Stories of Incredible Opposites," is recycled from "As Different as Day and Night."
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your statement was that most sapient species eventually kill themselves off. There was no qualification as to their proximity to earth or the timeframe it occurred. Maybe I misunderstood but it read to me like a generalization. The universe is judged to be approximately 14 billion years old. In that time, billions upon billions of galaxies formed and are still present. Within those galaxies are billions upon billions of stars. The Milky Way itself is thought to have stars in the hundreds of billions. The amount of planets that must exist in this universe is barely comprehensible. Even if we use conservative measurements to estimate the planets that could theoretically exist in the "goldilocks zone", the number is still enormous.
In this time period of billions of years, encompassing billions of galaxies, we don't have the slightest inkling as to the potential evolutionary paths other forms of life could of taken. Not an inkling. To try to use a species who a few thousand years ago was just leaving the Stone Age and only a number of decades ago started using electricity as a model as to what path a species, let alone a majority of sapient species that you postulated, millions of light years away would take is extremely arrogant. A few hundred years ago we couldn't imagine what the world would be like today. It's hardly a reach saying that its extremely difficult to see where we are going to be 400 years from now. How can we possibly imagine what 1000 years, 10000 years, a million years of evolution would bring to a sapient species. So how can we possibly imagine the paths that other species on planets throughout this vast universe would take. The possibilities are near endless due to the vastness of the universe and its time of being. Species could of evolved in a manner that are so alien to our way if thinking that we can barely comprehend it. So to look at a species that just very recently were using rocks and spears to catch their dinner and were living in caves and to try to use them as a model as to what is going on upon billions of light years of space is extremely arrogant to me.
Think about it. Youre theorizing about what is happening to most species over a distance of billions of light years and using man as a paradigm. You're saying "well, even though the universe is 14 billion years old and my species has only been living out of caves a few thousand, I think most sapient species in the universe did x because a few billion members of a species on a rock on the outer edges of a galaxy which consists of hundreds of billions of stars are doing y". It's the epitome of arrogance. Its analogous as a person trying to prove or disprove the existence of a higher power by using what they personally would do as their main rationale.


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Why Don't American Surgeons Perform Partial Resection of the Gastrocnemius Muscle?
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Abroad, some surgeons destroy the nerve to the gastrocnemius - to make the muscle smaller.
This is rare in the USA< for the same reasons.
I am not familiar with partial resection of the gastrocnemius muscle. Most patients who desire balance and symmetry to the calf muscles will usually augment rather than weaken or resect any of the calf muscles. Always do your homework and follow the advice of your Plastic Surgeon. If in doubt get several opinions.
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Friday, April 06, 2007
It's Official...
I won the Atlantic Monthly Student Writing Contest for my poem "When Killer Blue Irises Spread." The contest is for graduate students enrolled in colleges throughout the US.
This was the last year I could submit, so I'm thrilled to have been chosen. (Note to curious readers--of the three chances I had to submit--I missed the first deadline, was rejected the second, and as it turns out 3's a charm.)
Here's a list of all the winners in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction as well.
My poem will be in the summer fiction issue.
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- Kelly in Nebraska4:24 PM, April 07, 2007
Kelli -
This is fantastic news, and I know you deserve it. Man, top prize, too! You aced this contest, baby! Congrats on the win and also just for entering - it can be so hard to make ourselves do that sometimes.
On another note, and I can hardly bear to say this since you said such a nice thing about me, below, but that was not my list, and I didn't post it on WomPo--yet another Kelly poet did.
Again, congrats, and how are you celebrating? Sandra, Valerie, January, Nick, & Kelly--
Thanks! It was a real surprise.
And Kelly-- another Kellypoet? how many of us are there? ;-)
Some people think I posted the list (I've seen the name "kelli" attached to that list). We're all going to have to wear nametags and carry resumes. ;-)
RE: Again, congrats, and how are you celebrating?
You know, I haven't thought about it, but yes, I should celebrate! I'll let you know...
Thanks again for the notes everyone!


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The kidneys also produce three important hormones: renin, erythropoietin, and the active form of vitamin D. Renin helps regulate blood pressure. Erythropoietin is needed to make red blood cells. Your body needs the active form of vitamin D to absorb calcium from food. Together, vitamin D and calcium help build healthy bones and maintain normal muscle function.
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The Wu-Tang Clan of the DJ Set
While those of us on the West Coast were getting schooled in rave culture by purveyors of squishy, hug-friendly tunes by Hardkiss and Rabbit in the Moon, our East Coast counterparts were getting prepped Brooklyn-style by the Sonic Groove crew, including Adam X (headlining this week's Phono), whose very moniker inspires fear. His beats, dripping in acid and razor sharp, are not for the timid. His co-headliner Mark Verbos is like the after-party to an Adam X set, all squiggly lines and hallucinatory reverb. They are joined by Ovum Records' Levon Vincent. Sat @ 9, Avalon, 662 Sixth Ave, 212 807-7780, $15
Bugz in the Attic are the Wu-Tang Clan of the DJ seta shifting combo of artists, DJs, and producers that is like a dance-music supergroup. The London-based collective has a production company, a label, and a studio, and a Life: Styles compilation. Orin "Afronaught" Walters spins a set of broken beat/nu-jazz and your basic good ol' soul, kicking off a residency run at Cielogiving clubbers relief from the air-dried techno, corny electro, and fluffy house currently permeating the scene. Thu @ 10, Cielo, 18 Little W 12th, 212-645-5700
Richie Hawtin and his multiplying breed of minions are back. The Detroit/Windsor-bred minimalist fled Williamsburg a few years ago for Berlin, where he's been busy making Mini-Mesthree of them. Marc Houle, Magda, and Troy Pierce operate via Hawtin mind control as Run Stop Restore, making records for Hawtin's label, M_nus, that recall the iconic sound sets of early-'80s computerdom, mixed with slick futurism. Fri @ 10, Spirit, 530 W 27th, 212-268-9477
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CONCORD, New Hampshire – The House Republican Alliance (HRA) described today's passage of HB 617, a bill that would increase the gas tax by 15 cents over the next four years, as disappointing and unnecessary.
Co-chair of the HRA, Rep. Pam Tucker said, "clearly, this is not the time to be raising taxes, let alone raising the gas tax from 41st in the nation to 11th. Over the past four years, the middle class has been increasingly squeezed, with household incomes down $4,000.00, health insurance premiums up $2,400.00 and gas prices near all-time highs."
Tucker stated that the real problem is that Governor Hassan insists on diverting one-third of the gas tax from repairing and maintaining roads and bridges to other spending. "The Governor proposes to divert over $160 million from the Highway Fund over the biennium. We say that money should be used for our roads and bridges."
When asked about the Governor's claim that not diverting the money would undermine public safety, Tucker stated, "the money diverted from the Highway Fund to the Department of Safety, $153 million, is only 1.4 percent of the Governor's $11 billion total budget. It could easily be made up by prioritizing and reallocating other spending."


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This month will be another fast paced month that will slip right by. The corps gets a long weekend for President's Day, but I haven't figured out what I am going to do yet. The swimming and diving championship is the last weekend of this month, which I am very excited for, but also a little nervous. It is crazy to think I am almost finished with my third season at the Academy. Time really does fly when you're having fun! The second class cadets also get their loan at the end of this month. This is a really exciting time for our class because we will have money to buy a car, invest, or/and save for when we graduate. The second class also get to try on their class rings at the end of this month. I CANNOT wait to see my ring! The ring I designed means a lot to me and represents my family who are the people who have helped me most to get through the Academy.
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Saj Mahmood Joins Somerset On Loan
Somerset have signed Saj Mahmood on loan from Lancashire and put him straight into the squad for the LV=County Championship match against Sussex at Taunton, starting on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old seam bowler has been recruited to help solve the club's injury crisis and will be available for all remaining Championship and Clydesdale Bank 40 games.
Director of Cricket Brian Rose completed the deal shortly before the deadline for loan signings expired last night and is looking forward to welcoming Mahmood to the County Ground this evening.
Brian told this website: "We have signed Saj because of the experience he can provide at a time when we are short on troops.
"I noticed that he was not being picked by Lancashire and as we do not play them between now and the end of the season the move was attractive to all parties.
"It might well prove a timely boost to Saj and bring the best out of him. He is a proven quality performer, who can help us at a time when injuries have hit us hard."
Mahmood has played eight Test Matches and 26 one-day internationals for England. He has taken 315 first class wickets plus 282 in List A and T20 games and is a handy late order batsman with more than 2,000 first class runs.
Brian admits Somerset have to beat Sussex if they are to retain a realistic chance of winning the title for the first time.
He describes the next five days as "huge", with the Sussex game being followed immediately by Friends Life t20 Finals Day at the Swalec Stadium, Cardiff, on Saturday.
Gemaal Hussain (hip) and Nick Compton (back) face fitness checks before the Sussex match, but Alfonso Thomas (hamstring) is unlikely be risked ahead of the T20 semi-final against Hampshire – and hopefully the final.
Brian added: "We hope to have a strong bowling attack, including Saj Mahmood, in action against Sussex because it is a massive game for us.
"Gemaal's injury was not serious and he should be okay, Nick Compton has seen a specialist in London and had injections in his back, which hopefully will mean he is fit too.
"Alfonso should be fit for Finals Day, but you can't take any risks with hamstrings so he probably won't play for the first team before then.
"It's fair to say the Sussex game is must-win. They have emerged as strong title contenders with some impressive performances in the Championship recently and we need to peg them back, along with Warwickshire.
"A victory would put us right in the thick of the title race, so let's hope the weather stays fine and allows the match to run its full course."
Skipper Marcus Trescothick is expected to return after being rested for the CB40 game in Scotland, having reported some soreness in his problem ankle after the Championship game with Notts.
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Holes In The City's Budget Lead To Holes In The RoadThe Streets Department aims to repave 131 miles of city roads each year.
City Council Holds Hearing Aimed At Improving Pothole Repair SystemCouncilman David Oh called for the hearings in response to what has turned from a seasonal problem into a year-round safety issue.
Crews Take Advantage Of Nice Weather To Repair PotholesWhile the inconvenience is temporary, what is happening will definitely make your ride smoother.
Portion Of Turnpike Detoured For Pothole Repairs ReopensThe eastbound lanes were closed from 8 p.m. Thursday until about 5 a.m. Friday from the Gettysburg Pike interchange to the Harrisburg West interchange.
As Crews Grapple with Philadelphia's Pothole Epidemic, City Lawmakers Have QuestionsPhiladelphia's pothole epidemic dominated discussion at a City Council hearing this past week.
Rich Zeoli Talks To State Rep. About Proposal To Allow Drivers Seek Compensation From Pa. For Pothole DamageRepresentative John Lawrence, from the 13th District, spoke with Rich Zeoli on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT.
Zeoli Show Log 4.22.15Rich discussed Princeton NJ's restrictions on cigarette purchases, outrage leveled at a David Letterman joke, and what is wrong with McDonald's. He also talked to PA State Representative John Lawrence.
Zeoli Show Log 4.20.15Rich discusses the Eagles signing of Tim Tebow, politicians reactions to questions about gay marriage, and a brothel's endorsement of Hillary Clinton. He also talks to David French from National Review.
Repair Crews Work To Fill Potholes Across The RegionThe snow may be melting, but drivers are now finding out what's been underneath months of snow and ice.
With Potholes Everywhere, Delaware Valley Tire Shops Are BustlingWith the warm weather comes pothole season. A tire expert offers some advice.
As Winter Ends, Pothole Season BeginsThe Philadelphia region has been hit hard the last two winters. And now, with spring just around the corner, there is a downside to the big thaw -- potholes!
Drivers' Prayers Answered? Work Underway On A New, More Effective Pothole Repair SystemLeslie McCarthy, an assistant professor at Villanova University, says part of the problem with potholes this year is the way they were repaired last year.