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Does anyone remember any Rome Hotel Names from their trip?
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16 Oct 2007 MJ said
Was it the Torre Rossa Park? I think it might have been called the Hotel Domus Pacis something or another at one time.
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16 Oct 2007 sassyerin said
Thanks Melanie! That wasn't the hotel that I stayed in but the Torre Rome also looks very nice…I might try it.
Does anyone else remember any other hotels just outside of Rome by 20 mins from the Termini station to the North East I think?
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18 Oct 2007 world_jetsetter said
Hi Erin,
Was it called the Hotel St. Dominique? I stayed there during my Contiki trip in November 2006. Hope this rings a bell.
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21 Oct 2007 Tracey TX said
ours was Blanc et Noir hotel… our TM said it used to be a mental hosiptal or something like it. it was HUGE! some rooms were huge, others were normal. we had a room with a kitchen, HUGE balcony, living room and bedroom.
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Kieron Pollard put up an all-round show as the Mumbai Indians handed the Rajasthan Royals their first loss of DLF IPL 2012 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai today. Pollard scored 64 runs and grabbed four for 44 as the hosts beat the visitors by 27 runs in a high-scoring contest.
Earlier, upon being put into bat by RR captain, Rahul Dravid, MI got off to a quick start despite losing T Suman (10) in the fourth over. Richard Levi's 22-ball 29 and Rohit Sharma's 13-ball 21 powered MI to the 50-run mark in just 5.4 overs.
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Chasing 198 to win, RR started disastrously. Munaf Patel had Rahul Dravid (3) caught at mid-off and Shreevats Goswami (0) edging the ball to wicketkeeper Karthik off consecutive deliveries. This reduced the visitors to seven for two in just the second over.
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Sleeps 19
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Bathrooms 9
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- Smoke-free
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This impressive country hall is set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the edge of the picturesque city of St Asaph in Denbighshire, North Wales.
This luxurious country house offers spacious accommodation for friends and family looking for an exclusive destination with private swimming pool, tennis court, gym, sauna, and snooker room with its own bar, all set in the property's private grounds.
Enjoying delightful country views, Richmond Hall offers impressive accommodation with spacious bedrooms over two floors, two with delightful balconies with stone balustrades and far-reaching views.
All of the first floor rooms benefit from en-suite facilities, with the master bedroom enjoying a particularly impressive bathroom with a walk-through rainfall shower, a freestanding bath and his and her sinks, as well as a separate dressing room.
This beautiful cottage offers a welcoming sitting room with office area, an impressively large drawing room, a large banqueting room, which seats up to eighteen people, and a stylish kitchen with breakfast table boasting both a double AGA and a breakfast island with Corian worktops, along with patio doors leading onto a secluded and enclosed courtyard with a seating area and chiminea.
The gym is well equipped with a range of exercise machines, a changing room with shower and an electric sauna that is suitable for up to six guests to enjoy together.
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This wonderful house is accessed through electronic gates, along a sweeping driveway and through superbly maintained gardens, which offer a fenced tennis court with glass summerhouse, outdoor table tennis, sweeping lawns, and several seating areas from which to enjoy the superb views.
The city centre is five minutes' walk where you can access the delightful shops, restaurants and pubs that St Asaph has to offer, as well as riverside walks and the Clwydian Way footpath which passes the entrance gates to the hall.
Also a golf driving range and Tweedmill Shopping Outlet is just over one mile away, and Snowdonia is 40 minutes' away.
This is an exceptional country house with fantastic amenities, set in stunning gardens in this picturesque area of North Wales.
Main House. Six bedrooms: 1 x king-size double with en-suite bath, shower over, basin and WC, 2 x double with en-suite bath, shower over, basin and WC, 1 x ground floor king-size double, 1 x family room with 1 double and 2 singles and en-suite bath, walk-through shower, basin and WC, 1 x family room with 1 king-size double and 1 single and en-suite bath, shower over, basin and WC. Ground floor basin and WC. Kitchen with breakfast area. Utility. Dining room (seats 18). Sitting room (seats 10). Drawing room. First floor snooker room with bar, fridge, seating area, basin and WC. Heated indoor swimming pool (measuring approx. 5m x 12m, depth 1.2m to 2.1m) and Jacuzzi. Gym and sauna with changing room with shower, basin and WC. Annexe. All ground floor. Two bedrooms with Jack-and-Jill access to bathroom: 1 x king-size double, 1 x twin. Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area.
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- Fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- 2 x travel cots, highchair and stairgate
- Ample off road parking
- Bike storage
- Lawned gardens, two patios, waterfall pond, furniture and BBQ
- All weather tennis court and outdoor table tennis
- Sorry, no pets and no smoking
- Shops and pubs 5 mins walk
- Note: Children must be supervised around pool area, leisure facilities and waterfall pond at all times
- Note: Maid Service can be arranged by prior arrangement
- Note: Check-in strictly after 4pm
- Note: The owner lives in a lower ground floor apartment situated beneath the property which has its own private access
- Note: The owner can recommend outside caterers if required.
Note: This property has a refundable Good Housekeeping bond of £300.
About the location
Denbigh 6 miles; Rhyl 6 miles; Chester 28 miles.
St Asaph, though small, was awarded city status in 2012, even though it boasts a population of little over 3500 occupants. Lying in the Vale of Clwyd, six miles between Denbigh and the coastal town of Rhyl, in north Wales, St Asaph enjoys a strategic location overlooking the rivers Clwyd and Elwy. The city offers delightful riverside parkland and a children's play area with picturesque river walks where you may see kingfishers, sparrow hawks and buzzards. St Asaph is home to an historic cathedral, dating back 1400 years in areas and holding the reputation of being the smallest, ancient cathedral in Britain. It is also renowned as the location where the Bible was translated into Welsh in the 16th century. In September, the city comes alive with the arrival of the North Wales International Music festival, which takes place across numerous locations, culminating for the last few years in a television finale, broadcast from the cathedral. St Asaph offers numerous amenities and activities, from traditional pubs, to gastronomic dining experiences, numerous craft and gift shops and local clubs offering horse riding, angling, and crown green bowling, as well as a thriving leisure centre. A superb holiday location for exploring this picturesque area of North Wales.
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Please note: The number of people occupying this property should not exceed the number stated on the Holiday Confirmation. If you wish to invite additional guests, this must be agreed by the owner in advance.
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The Monk | |
Section of cover of Batman and the Mad Monk
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Detective Comics #31 (September 1939) |
Created by | Gardner Fox Bob Kane |
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Alter ego | Niccolai Tepes |
Team affiliations | The Brotherhood |
Notable aliases | Louis DuBois, The Mad Monk |
Abilities | Vampirism, hypnosis, longevity, ability to transform into a wolf, bat, or other creature of the night |
The Monk is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He appeared as one of Batman's earliest foes.
Fictional character biography[edit]
The Monk first appeared in Detective Comics #31 in 1939. He is one of the earliest significant villains of the series, his battle with Batman being one of the Dark Knight's first multi-part adventures. The Monk is a vampire who wears a red, monk-like outfit, with a hood that bears a skull and crossbones. The Monk hypnotises Bruce Wayne's fiancee, Julie Madison, into trying to kill a man. Batman stops her and next day as Bruce Wayne takes her to a Doctor, who has also been hypnotised and tells them to go on a cruise. Batman uses the Batgyro to get to the ship Julie is on and meets the Monk, who is after Julie. The Monk tries to use his hypnotic powers on Batman, but Batman uses a Batarang to escape his trance. The Monk lures Batman to his base in Paris, and Batman defeats a giant ape set on him. However, the Monk succeeds in catching Batman in a net and tries to lower it into a den of snakes, but using the Batarang for the first time, Batman knocks the lever up, breaks a glass chandelier, and uses the glass to cut through the net. He has a female assistant named Dala, who lures Batman to the Monk's lair using Julie Madison as bait.
The Monk places Julie in a hypnotic trance again, but Batman again rescues her. After rescuing Julie after following her to Transylvania, Batman meets Dala, whom he takes towards the Monk's Castle. Nonetheless, he is caught in a net, hypnotised, and trapped in a pit by the Monk, who transforms into a wolf to summon others, but Batman escapes, using gas to knock out the wolves, then using a rope attached to a batarang to climb out. He kills the Monk and Dala by shooting them with silver bullets made from candlesticks as they lie in their coffins. This use of silver bullets was attributed to writer error.
The Monk returned several decades later, when writer Gerry Conway revived him in 1982's Detective Comics #515. The Monk's appearance is preceded by Dala's return in Detective Comics #511, during which she romances Dick Grayson (a.k.a. Robin) as part of her master's plan.
Conway's story is ostensibly an update of the original tale, establishing an Earth-One counterpart of the Monk during the days of DC Comics' Multiverse. It departs from the original, however, by establishing the Monk's true identity and origin. In Conway's version, the Monk is a post-Civil War plantation owner in New Orleans named Louis DuBois. He and his sister Dala are attacked by their vengeful ex-slaves and subjected to a voodoo ritual which transforms them into the undead.
During the course of the story, Batman himself is transformed into a vampire by the Monk but is eventually cured by a serum administered by a priest/exorcist named Father Green. At the conclusion of the tale, Green departed with the captive Monk and Dala, hinting that he had been pursuing them for a very long time indeed.
Although later events have called this story into question, the Monk's continued existence in the post-Crisis version of the DC Universe was confirmed by the presence of a familiar red hood displayed as a trophy in the Batcave.
In The New 52 (a reboot of the DC Comics universe), an image of Monk appears.[1][2]
DC Rebirth[edit]
The Monk, identified only by his alias Mad Monk appears in the DC Rebirth reboot universe. He is one of the many villains taken down by Batman and Catwoman after he takes her along with him on an average night of his job. [3]
Batman and the Mad Monk[edit]
In the summer of 2006, DC began publishing a six-issue miniseries by writer/artist Matt Wagner called Batman and the Mad Monk. This is once again a revised update of the original Monk story.
In this version, the Monk is referred to as Niccolai and is the vampiric leader of a cult called The Brotherhood, based in an abandoned castle/manor house on the outskirts of Gotham City. His followers, among whom is the gothic Dala, feed upon the blood of captured victims. Only the most devoted acolytes are transformed into true creatures of the night however. Maintaining a link with the 1939 version, Julie Madison is once again turned into the Monk's pawn, as she is lured to the castle by Dala under the guise of the Monk being a self-help guru. At present, the current origin of the character has not been revealed for certain (though he could be wealthy Gotham son Richard Rallstone), as he was electrocuted and seemingly incinerated by a bolt of lightning and presumed dead during a fight with Batman, with Batman expressing disbelief in the idea of the Monk as a true vampire. Dala is not a vampire, but she hopes to become one so she can serve as Niccolai's right hand.
In other media[edit]
- In Batman: the Brave and the Bold, Dala appears in "Shadow of the Bat".
- Monk appears in issue 12 of the All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (which is based on Batman: The Brave and the Bold). Klarion the Witch Boy summons him alongside Blockbuster, Dala, Hugo Strange's Monster Men, Man-Bat, Professor Milo's werewolves, and Solomon Grundy to help fight Batman and Zatanna.


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I use lazercast lead bullets for all my reloading. In the 9MM cal. I use win 231
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I like 4.5 gr TiteGroup with 115gr RN with OAL at 1.12. This gives you about 1150 fps in a full size. Max load is 4.8.
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The problem with lead bullets in 9mm is firstly that 9mm barrels usually have a twist rate of 1:10, which it to fast for lead. Secondly the usual diameter for cast bullets in 9mm is .355-.356, fine for jacketed, but a bit small for lead. Try using a HARD CAST BULLET, SIZED .357. The 9mm cartirdge is quite close to 38 caliber. By the way, when S $ W, pardon my mentioning them came out with their Model 39, it had 1:10 rifling. A while later, they went to 1:18.75, the same twist used in their 38 caliber revolvers, and lead bullet accuracy improved greatly. Having said all of the above, pardon me, you might try the following loads, working up from below. Accurate #5 5.9 grains. Unique 5.2. The above loads are with 125 grain, round nose hard cast lead bullets, sized .357, oal 1.165 Accurate #5 is described as being "similar to Unique, but slower burning". I use Winchester Standard primers, in whatever cases I happen to have handy, a terrible mixture of both military and commercial, domestic and foreign. |
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Help with my first AP set-up
Hi guys
I have only recently been following this forum for a few weeks but love the pics and think that AP seems really good fun....so I have brought a (v) cheap Aiptek 1.2mp mega cam but now have a couple of choices which I could really use your help with... First what aircraft to use - I guess it should be slow and steady but I dont really have such a thing in the hanger. My choices at the moment are: 1) Use a Scorpio Threedee...this is a high wing aerobatic. Reasonably small aircraft it is brushless and lipo powered and so should have plenty of performance to take the camera. I could v easily strap the camera to bottom of the aircraft without upsetting the c of g...I guess it would be prudent to use dual rates...but not really sure how stable it will be as a camera ship. 2) I have an old excite flying wing (v much like a zagi)...but this will have to use a brushed set-up and I guess might struggle to gain height. 3) Invest in a slow stick...this seems aircraft of choice in these pages? I have spare typhoon 6 motor do you think this would be suitable? The other question is now that I have the Aiptek, how do I take airborne pics with it?????????? I have figured out that I can use a servo to operate the shutter (I realise I might be able to get various electronic switches to do this but am appallingly bad at rigging up anything too complicated!) but the camera turns itself off after 1min. To turn it back on I have to press a fiddly button on the camera which I would not be able to do if the aircraft is in the air. Other than use a timer of some sort to remind me to take a pic every 59secs what do you guys suggest? All advice gratefully received!! Regards Roger |
I cant help with the wing thing. You can buy a switch for the camera or use a servo. The slow stick is a great platform you can use the stock 400 motor and the next thing you know youll be spot on!
I am probably three weeks ahead of you in terms of experience. I bought the Slow Stick, mounted my camera on a homemade mount, hooked the shutter to a servo using a control rod and a small bolt. Just got my first pics today. My camera has the same problem - 1 minute auto-off. I just kept taking pics. I used the flash so I knew when I got a picture.
Out of 89 pictures, about 6 were good. Of the bad ones, half were blurry, and half were clear but framed improperly. My tips from one sortie: Use the flash if you have it. Validates you are taking pictures. Shoot tons of pictures. Tilt your camera down to avoid the wing in the picture. If you have a six channel receiver, program the servo on a switch. I have the Optic 6 and it is like taking a picture. Zip ties are really strong! |
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The airplanes you have might do fine... The Aiptek is light enough that it wouldn't hurt to try them first... You can attach a weight equivalent to the cam/mount/servo set-up that you come up with and test their capabilities without endangering your cam...
Alternatively, the Slow Stick is a good choice and can handle many different kinds of power modifications... You may find that you do not need to do a motor change if you build it light... Try it stock and work from there... The Aiptek Mega Pencam was my first cam and is still used for certain photoshoots that I do... Mine is the same with the servo shutter trip as well - I just take a pic every 30 seconds or so... After a little practice you'll get plenty of shots that you meant to get... Try to make a mount that will look out at a shallow angle down - not straight down... You'll be much more pleased with the results... Also, the Pencam shoots landscape orientation when upright - not on it's side... A little trickier to get a mounting set-up for it but not hard to do... This first link is a closeup of the servo trigger/mounting plate for my Aiptek... https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...7&postcount=25 This is the final incarnation of my Aiptek mount looking rearward on the SS... Works good - whichever way the tail is pointing is what you get a shot of... Less motion blur, too... https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=185523 Finally, do a search for focusing the Aiptek internally - it's very simple and your photos will be great... Powerful little cam... Watt Noise? Kevin |
Now if I could get my digital SLR in the air..I would agree with you 100%. Any thoughts on how to get 4 pounds on the bottom of a SS? |
Thanks chaps!
I think I will try the Theedee first...will crack on with the camera mount tomorrow after work with the aim of getting some shots at the weekend...from where I flew I am hoping to get the river thames at runnymede, and maybe if I can knife edge and shoot a photo (!) a glimpse of Windsor Castle to the east and Heathrow to the west...actually, I will be satisfied with a half decent pic of the field!!!! Regards Roger |
Invest in a slow stick...... It's a $35.00 plane!
Seriously though, I would highly recomend the SS. It's a real workhorse, forgiving, easy to modify and cheap. Did I mention very stable? I love mine, all three of them. Here's a pic from todays shoot. |
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Thanks v much...in a fit of temper last night I chucked the camera in the waste paper bin, but thanks to your post I have managed to sort out installation and now the camera is strapped upon my Threedee awaiting its first sortie! Unfortuately work will interfere with my plans tomorrow so am planning my first AP trip on Saturday morning. Thanks again Roger |
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Running back Stevan Ridley got off to a rocky start this season, and heading into Sunday's final game against the Jets he has the challenge of bouncing back from what was a rough outing for him the last time these two teams met.
In that game Ridley carried the ball 16 times for just 40 yards against a Jets' defense that did a good job getting penetration and making life extremely difficult for him. That wasn't a fluke, as the Jets have the second ranked rushing defense in the league, with opponents averaging just 75.7 yards per game against them.
During that week two contest, New York's defense stopped Ridley for negative yardage four times, the highest total against him so far this season. He only has eight total negative rushes all year, with one against the Bills, Buccaneers, Falcons, and last Sunday against the Saints. He finished his previous game against the Jets averaging 2.5 yards per carry, his lowest total of the season.
Here's a breakdown of his season totals:
Week 1 at Bills: 9 Carries, 1 Negative Carry, 1 For No Gain, 46 total yards (5.1 avg)
Week 2 vs Jets: 16 Carries, 4 Negative Carries, 2 For No Gain, 40 total yards (2.5 avg)
Week 3 vs Buccaneers: 11 Carries, 1 Negative Carry, 35 total yards (3.2 avg)
Week 4 at Falcons: 11 carries, 1 Negative Carry, 1 For No Gain, 53 total yards (4.8 avg)
Week 5 at Bengals: Did Not Play (Injury)
Week 6 vs Saints: 20 carries, 1 Negative Carry, 2 For No Gain, 96 total yards (4.8 avg), 2 TD's
Ridley struggled during New England's week two meeting. (USA TODAY Images) |
Going back and looking at the game film, the big thing to notice from that outing was the fact he was extremely patient, staying behind his blockers and waiting for whatever there was to open up. He didn't push the issue and took what they gave him, which despite the output is impressive for a player who is only in his second full season as an NFL starter. That's something he'll once again have to do this weekend.
"They're a great football team," said Ridley this week in his conference call with the New York media. "The front seven is very active. They got some great lineman that get a lot of penetration."
He's shown good instincts, and according to ProFootballFocus.com he's among the league leaders in yards after contact, picking up 2.3 additional yards from when opponents first get to him. That has him tied with three other players for the eighth highest total. He's an explosive back and when he does hit the hole, he bursts through it. He's also tough and isn't a finesse back, with the majority of his running being done inside. Looking at his totals on the season 48 of his 67 rushes have come between the tackles. He's only run outside 19 times all year, carrying 7 times to "left end", and 12 to the "right end" based on the NFL's official game book totals.
At this point he's on pace for only about 720 yards, down from his total of 1263 last season. The reason for the drop off is because he missed a game due to injury, as well as the fact New England has been running the ball by committee more this season. LeGarrette Blount has carried the football 53 times thus far, and we're only six games in. That's close to the entire season totals that both Brandon Bolden (56) and Shane Vereen (62) each had in 2012.
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For now he'll have to see if he can have some success against what should be a tough defense, and Ridley feels it's going to take a solid outing to improve to 6-1.
" I think it's going to be a great matchup," said Ridley. "We're facing a strong defense, they're going to be very active, they got some good guys up front and some great backs. We're going to have to come in there and play some solid football if we plan on coming out with a victory in this game. "
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O'Brien County Clerk Of Court Jeff Roos To Retire; Laurie Janssen Appointed As Replacement
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Primghar, Iowa — Long-time Clerk of Court for O'Brien County, Jeff Roos, plans to retire effective in March, 2013.
Roos was elected as the Clerk of Court in the 1980 General Election and began working as the Clerk of Court for O'Brien County in January, 1981. Jeff was re-elected in 1984 and then appointed in 1986 by the District Court Judges as a transition was made to state court funding of clerk offices. Roos says that there have been many changes in his 31 years as Clerk of Court, going from large dockets to computers in 1979. He says he has enjoyed working for O'Brien County and the State of Iowa but he looks forward to doing something other than an office job.
The district judges of the 3A judicial election sub-district have designated Laurie Janssen to take on the responsibilities of the O'Brien County Clerk of Court Office when Roos retires. Janssen currently serves as the Clay County Clerk of Court—a position she acquired in 2009.
Janssen grew up on a dairy farm in Lake Park, attended technical school in Jackson, Minnesota graduating from the court reporter program. She worked six years in a Lakefield, Minnesota law office and began working in the Clay County Clerk of Court's office in July, 1988. She became Clerk of Court in Clay County in 2009 and is looking forward to working in O'Brien County. She is married to Lance Janssen, a project technician for Alpha Wireless, and they have two daughters, Allison, a website application developer for Buena Vista University, and Melissa, an accounting major at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Ask Rabbi Simmons | |
How do you feel about the fact that although I'm a Jew, I'm an agnostic?
I love the Jewish people, traditions, culture, food, sense of humor, music, etc. And I want my son to be aware of these and of our history. But I don't quite buy the traditional image of God, sorry all. Figured if I'm going to be blasted for my doubts, it may as well be by a Rabbi!
I'm proud to be a Jew. We had a Jewish wedding and our son was circumcised. He went to a Jewish pre-school and I'm considering having him Bar Mitzvah'd. My husband's father was Bar Mitvah'd, by the way, and he was a staunch atheist.
"How do you feel about the fact that although I'm a Jew, I'm an agnostic?" I feel great that you chose to write and articulate your thoughts!
But, truthfully, my feelings are irrelevant on the matter. Rather, the essential questions are:
How do you feel about being an agnostic?
2) How does God feel about you being
an agnostic?
Now let me give you some ways to help you answer them.
To connect with God, there are two aspects: Your head and your heart. And really, both need to be operating in tandem for the right connection to occur.
From the intellectual standpoint, there are many rational "proofs" of God's existence. For example, we all know about the law of conservation of energy, and of course something cannot come from nothing, so... when speaking about the physical matter that exploded at the Big Bang, where did that matter come from?
Or... The Gestapo officers believed they were doing the right thing. And the German public supported the idea they were doing the right thing. So on what basis did the international tribunal hang the Nazis at Nuremberg?
The answer is that deep down, we believe in a greater system. Something above and beyond the determination of mortal man.
Yet how is this statement possible if there is no supernal being above man? If there is no God, then we've imagined the existence of a higher authority. So how can we hang people for not being aware of a non-existent system that others imagine? Even further, the Nazis actually believed they'd tapped into a higher system. Is the only difference that we happened to win the war, so therefore we can impose our subjective morality?
For more discussion of this sort, I recommend an excellent book called "Permission to Believe" by Lawrence Keleman (Feldheim 1990). It contains straight-forward arguments for the existence of God, and includes a section on Torah and Science.
Now what about the emotional aspect of connecting with God?
In Deut. 4:39, the Torah says: "You shall KNOW this day, and understand it well in your HEART, that the Almighty is God, in the heaven above and the earth below, there is none other." (This verse is also contained in the prayer, "Aleynu.")
This tells us that it is not enough to simply know God in your head, you must also understand it in your heart! In a sense, emotional knowledge is much more profound than intellectual knowledge, because this knowledge can infuse every moment with an awareness of God.
Here is a true story:
Many people who visit Jerusalem are tourists who come to get a sense of Jewish culture and history. One day, a young tourist named Jeff was brought in to meet Rabbi Noah Weinberg, the dean of Aish HaTorah.
"What are you doing?" Rabbi Weinberg asked him.
"I'm working for my MBA at Harvard University. And I'm an atheist."
"Fantastic! A real atheist! Whoever was able to convince an atheist like you to speak to a rabbi like me deserves a medal."
"Nah," Jeff says, "he doesn't deserve anything. I'll tell you how I came..."
Jeff had been in Norway, visiting his Norwegian fiancé. And he decided it was now or never: either he is going to come to Israel or he'll never make it.
So he headed for Jerusalem. He figured he would stop by the Western Wall to see some old stones. Yet upon his arrival he was amazed. He felt something heavy. He was moved.
Jeff stood before the Wall, and made up an atheist's prayer. He looked at the stones and said:
"God, I don't believe in You. As far as I know, You don't exist. But I do feel something. So if I'm making a mistake, I want You to know, God, I have no quarrel against You. It's just that I don't know that You exist. But God, just in case You're really there and I'm making a mistake, get me an introduction."
Jeff finished his prayer, and one of the Aish students who happened to be at the Wall, saw Jeff and thought, "Perhaps he'd be interested in learning some Torah."
He tapped Jeff on the shoulder, startling him so much that he jumped three feet in the air. Jeff whirled around and shouted, "What in the blankety-blank-dash-bang do you want?!"
"I'm sorry. I just want to know if you'd like to learn about God."
That question hit Jeff like a 2-by-4 right between the eyes. He had just finished asking God for an introduction, and immediately he'd got such an offer.
Jeff learned at Aish HaTorah for the next six weeks, and went back to the States with a renewed Jewish commitment. A year later, Jeff came back to Israel and told Rabbi Weinberg the end of his story:
During that previous summer he had been meandering through the cobblestone alleyways of the Old City when he saw a pretty, sweet, religious girl walk by. He said to himself, "Look at the charm of this Jewish woman. May the Almighty help me meet someone like this."
One Shabbat morning during the next year, Jeff entered a synagogue in Boston for prayer services. Standing there was the same young woman he had seen in the Old City. He made his way over to her and said:
"Excuse me, but I believe I saw you last summer in Jerusalem."
She answered, "You're right. I saw you, too."
They are now married and living in New Jersey.
Remember Jeff's prayer. Because when you are sincere with God, He listens very carefully. As King David wrote: "The Almighty is near to all those who call unto Him in truth" (Psalms 145:18).
Of course, if you want to build this relationship with God, you'll need a proper framework. Friday evening is a good time to reduce the outside static and get in touch with your inner self. Don't watch any TV or listen to the radio. (And if you're really bold, unplug the phone.) You could invite some friends over, prepare a nice meal, light the Shabbat candles, and enjoy the solitude.
Any relationship is built on communication, and communication has to come from the heart. God yearns to give us the pleasure of connection.
The Talmud says that God made Sarah, Rivka and Rachel barren, so that they would turn to Him in prayer. You can pray in any language. Aloud.
To help you start, here's an opening line, written by my cousin, Leibel Rudolph o.b.m.:
Dear God,
Give me the courage
to let go,
And let you in.
I know you love me.
And with your help,
I will find all the purpose, joy, and happiness
You want me to have.
Finally, it's great that you want to give your son a Bar Mitzvah. But it's only fair that you teach him the foundations of Judaism: God, Torah, Mitzvot, etc.
Historically, any Jewish group which denied the basic principles of Jewish tradition -Torah and Mitzvah-observance - ultimately ceased to be part of the Jewish people. The Saducees and the Karites, for instance, refused to accept certain parts of the Oral Law, and soonafter broke away completely as part of the Jewish People. The Hellenists, secularists during the Second Temple period, also soon became regarded as no longer "Jewish."
Eventually, these groups vanished completely. Early Christians were the original "Jews for Jesus." They accepted the Divine revelation of the Torah, but not it's eternal, binding nature. Initially, these Jewish "reformers" were reliable in their Kashrut, and counted in a Minyan. But the turning point came when Paul, realizing that Jews wouldn't accept the concept of a dead Messiah, opened up membership to non-Jews. At that point, these "Jews" experienced a total severing of Jewish identity.
The question is: Will the type of Judaism that you choose for your son last for future generations?
I think you would benefit from attending a Discovery seminar. It's an excellent presentation of God's ongoing interconnectedness with Jewish history and philosophy. Discovery is given in hundreds of cities throughout the world; a current schedule is at http://discoveryseminar.org/Info/schedule.htm
You have to find out of God exists. Because if He does, then He exists for the agnostic, too.
With blessings from Jerusalem,Rabbi Shraga Simmons
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"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue"
In honor of Columbus Day, celebrated on October 8 this year, we decided to stretch our imaginations and create boats and other contraptions that could get us across the Atlantic Ocean. Did we "seas" the opportunity and succeed?? Look for yourself!
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A year after literally scaring his fiancee to death by dressing up like cupid to propose at an upscale eatery, Anderson (Jason Biggs) is urged by acerbic chum Ted (Michael Weston) to dive back into the dating pool. Taking the advice a bit too much to heart, he immediately proposes to a waitress, Katie (Isla Fisher), at the Kings Arms Diner. She, however, has issues of her own, including a controlling mom, Lois (Joanna Gleason), and a jailbird dad, Smitty (Joe Pantoliano). Other bumps on the road to unlikely wedded bliss are Anderson's oversexed parents, Betsy (Margo Martindale) and Lyle (Edward Herrmann); odd couple Matador (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and Jane (Heather Goldenhersh); and a confused sheriff (Jay O. Sanders) and his deputy (Robert Corddry). Self-conscious, derivative and shrill, pic exhibits a forced jollity that is cumulatively wearying. Writer-helmer Michael Ian Black is a comedian best known for hosting VH1's "I Love the…" series and numerous appearances on "Celebrity Poker Showdown." As skilled as he may be on the latter, this comedic bigscreen gamble displays all the smug superficiality of the former. Biggs is a walking cliche as a variation on his "American Pie" character, while Fisher takes a step backward from the wacko she played opposite Vince Vaughn in "Wedding Crashers." Vets Gleason, Pantoliano, Martindale, Sanders, and particularly Herrmann, are to be applauded for masking their embarrassment.The Pleasure of Your Company
A GreeneStreet Films, Fugitive Films production. (International sales: GreeneStreet Films Intl., New York.) Produced by John Penotti, Jamie Gordon, Sam Hoffman, Courtney Potts. Executive producers, Fisher Stevens, Bruna Papandrea, Tim Williams. Directed, written by Michael Ian Black.
Camera (color, HDCam), Daniel J. Stoloff; editors, Greg Hayden, Alan Oxman; music, Peter Nashel; production designer, Carl Sprague; costume designer, Frank Fleming; sound (Dolby Digital), Lew Goldstein; casting, Amanda Koblin, Amanda Harding. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Special Presentation), Sept. 11, 2006. Running time: 90 MIN.
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Forwards Alain Berger, Brock Trotter and Philippe Lefebvre have been assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs, leaving 40 players still in camp after Monday's loss to the Bruins.
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For quite a while, the Developer Division at Microsoft continued to use their internal build systems to build Visual Studio. TFS Build had only been used by certain teams within the division but not standard across the division. I had the opportunity to visit one of the huge build labs last time I was in Redmond and it's impressive. It was just one of them too. I really got an appreciation for the complexity that was involved in building .NET, Visual Studio, and Team Foundation Server. We're talking huge builds that take up a lot of time.
Brian Harry just mentioned that they had hit a huge milestone for the division during their MQ phase and have gotten a build to run through the TFS 2010 Build system! Sounds like they still have some work to go to get it tuned but getting a Visual Studio build through TFS Build is huge accomplishment! Looks like they have even taken some of the experiences they gathered and already integrated improvements into the next version of the product. That just benefits all of us as customers whenever Microsoft is eating their own dogfood.
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Prince William Shares His Grief
Eleven years after Diana's death, the prince goes public with his very private feelings-find out why
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For the first time, Prince William has shared his feelings about losing his mother, Princess Diana. William was just fifteen and his brother Harry, 11, when Diana, then the most famous woman in the world, was killed in a tragic car accident in Paris.
William, now 26, has finally spoken about his grief. He said, "Initially there is a sense of disbelief that this could ever happen to you. Real grief often does not hit home until much later. For many it is a grief that is never entirely lost…. Life is altered as you know it, and not a day goes by without you thinking about the one thing you have lost…Never being able to say the word 'Mummy' again in your life sounds like a small thing. However, for many, including me, it's now really just a word–hollow and evoking only memories."
William has always before refused to share his feelings. But he has become the Royal Patron of a charity that helps bereaved families. By speaking out, he hopes to bring attention to the organization and the work it does. Princess Diana helped launch the group that a friend of hers, a counselor, heads. William said, "What my mother recognized then–and what I understand now–is that losing a close family member is one of the hardest experiences that anyone can ever endure."
Princess Diana was always a devoted mother, and she looked happiest in photographs when she was playing with her sons. She was determined that they not be brought up in the austere and formal way their father, Prince Charles, had been raised. She took them to fast-food restaurants, on a memorable trip to Disney World and went swimming and on the flume ride with them.
On the night Diana died, August 31, 1997, William and Harry, were at Balmoral Castle with their father and Queen Elizabeth. Diana had been on a vacation with her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed. In one of her last phone calls, Diana she said how eager she was to return to England and see her boys.
Prince Charles was first informed his ex-wife had been in a serious accident in a Paris tunnel while her car was being chased by paparazzi. Hours later, Charles learned that Diana had died and he had to tell his sons when they woke up that morning.
One of the saddest moments during the days of grief experienced around the world for "the people's princess" was when teenage William and young Harry walked with their father through the streets of London behind their mother's casket in her funeral procession.
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Leaner, Meaner Dean Foods Offers a Special Situation
Dairy pure-play Dean Foods is flirting with its 52-week high after an encouraging earnings report released earlier this week. As it so often goes in special situations, investors deemed the company relatively uninteresting after a high profile spin-off of plant-based food segment WhiteWave and divestiture of Morningstar -- purveyor of staples such as International Creamer. Skeptics cited declining milk consumption and heavy debt as detractors to the stock, but, post spin-off, Dean Foods is a cash-generating, inexpensive pick in an otherwise difficult sector. With the recent earnings report in mind, let's take a closer look.
Before we dig into the financials, investors need to take note that, on May 17, the company will spin an additional 47.7 million class A shares and 67.9 million class B shares of WhiteWave to Dean Foods holders. This is an important step in the special situation we will touch on in a moment.
In anticipation of the stock price dipping down post-spin, the company is set to vote for a reverse stock split.
As a stand-alone company, Dean Foods brought in $0.16 per share -- just on top of management's earlier guidance of $0.10-$0.15. Income for the continuing business amounted to $74 million, compared to $66 million in the year-ago quarter. Volume, as expected, decreased just under 5%. Management attributes half of this loss to the leap year, which gave the company two fewer sales days.
On the debt front, which has been a longtime concern of investors and is the core reason for the spin-offs and divestitures, the company has paid off $2.6 billion in 12 months. The remaining debt is comfortable for the company, and in line with peers.
Though milk consumption is decreasing, and the company lost some market share in the quarter, its TruMoo brand is outperforming. Information Resources recently ranked 1,900 consumer goods brands, and awarded TruMoo fourth place. The flavored milk product contains less fat, no high fructose corn syrup, and 35% less sugar than competitors' products. It is the largest flavored milk brand.
On the whole, Dean Foods delivered a comfortable quarter -- ahead of analyst expectations and internal guidance. But there's more to this stock than milk sales.
The deal
As mentioned in a previous article, Dean Foods' spin-off and ongoing holdings of WhiteWave has tricked the market. Even after the share spin on May 17, Dean Foods will hold on to $550 million worth of WhiteWave for another year or so. But as it stands today, Dean Foods holds nearly $2.5 billion worth of WhiteWave. If you subtract that out of the current DF market cap, that gives the operating business a value of a little more than $1 billion. Management has guided 2013 earnings between $0.45-$0.55 (note that earnings have come in above guidance for nine quarters straight now), implying that, at mid-range, the ongoing Dean Foods business is trading at roughly 12 times earnings. At the top end of guidance, the metric gets closer to 10 times earnings.
For reference, ConAgra trades at 14 times earnings, and Kraft Foods trades at nearly 18 times earnings. WhiteWave trades at 22 times forward earnings.
To top things off, the company is continuing to cut costs, and its severely lessened debt load will bring interest expense much lower compared to the year-ago numbers.
In all, Dean Foods is a very well-managed company that is operating as a leaner machine with strong cash-generating potential, and trading at a discount to peers.
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Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum all duet with Utah resident Anna ...
� ? ?Countrypolitan Duets� ? blends traditional country with jazz, featuring Wilson singing with modern country heavyweights such as Keith Urban Lady antibilom and Uwe Faltas. Other partners include legendary country duet kroners Ray price.
April 2011
Rascal Flatts, Vans Warped Tour tickets on sale throughout the weekend
Warped Tour tickets "trucks" coming, as well as tickets for "Rascal" Faltas for several upcoming concert dates for sale throughout the weekend ending 4 April, compiled by tikitnios. Starting this week.
April 2011
Rascal Flatts members join NFL star Kevin Carter at Waiting for Wishes dinner
This year s event,
April 2011