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The Works of That Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker (3 vols.)
by Walton, Isaac, Keble, John, Hooker, Richard•
Clarendon Press 1874
Richard Hooker is perhaps the most prominent Anglican theologian and priest of the sixteenth century. He left a legacy of reason, tolerance, and tradition in the Anglican Church, along with Thomas Cranmer and Matthew Parker. All of his works are contained in this three volume collection, including his most famous works, A Learned Discourse of Justification, Works, and How the Foundation of Faith is Overthrown and Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity. Hooker believed that Christians should focus on common unifiers, rather than on derisive doctrines. Hooker also emphasized the importance of understanding issues like biblical interpretation, ethics, sanctification, and soteriology when reading the Scriptures and this is apparent throughout all his works.
The Works of Richard Hooker (3 Vols.) contains over 1,800 pages of advice and exposition on many topics for both laity and ministers, making this collection an invaluable resource for pastors, general readers, and anyone interested in one of the most influential theologians of the sixteenth century. Hooker's stance on solid doctrine, tolerance and commonality continue to inspire and guide Christians today. With the Logos edition of Hooker's works, his writings and doctrine are even more accessible than ever before. All Scripture references are linked with the Bibles in your library, making study and comparison easy and fast.
Key Features
- Includes Hooker's most famous works
- Emphasis on tolerance and compassion within the Church
- Contains indexes, appendixes, and an introduction of the life of Hooker
Product Details
- Title: The Works of Richard Hooker (3 Vols.)
- Author: Richard Hooker
- Editor: John Keble
- Publisher: Oxford
- Volumes: 3
- Pages: 1,868
Individual Titles
This first volume includes biographical information about the life of Hooker, providing valuable context before delving into his theological treatises. Hooker's most famous essay, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity is included in this work. Some of the topics Hookers covers in this work are harmony of the Old and New Testaments, the goodness of the laws and traditions, differences between laws of men and God, use of Scripture in daily life, glorifying God as a way of life, purifying faith, the evils of complacency, and the place of human authority in the life of a Christian.
Included Contents
- Editor's Preface
- Walton's Dedication to the Bishop Morley
- Preface to the First Edition of the Life of Hooker
- Life of Hooker
- Appendix to the Life of Hooker
- Further Appendix
- Spenser's Preface to the Reader
- Preface to the Books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity
- Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, The First Book
- The Second Book
- The Third Book
- The Fourth Book
- Of the Fifth Book
- Hooker's Dedication to Archbishop Whitgift
- The Sixth Book
- Traver's Supplication to the Council
- Hooker's Answer to Traver's Supplication
- Sermons
The second volume includes Hooker's thoughts and expositions on church life. He includes practical topics such as duties of ministers, appropriate attire, length, prayers, communion, baptism, and marriage ceremonies. Hooker goes into careful detail on each of these subjects and more, providing valuable insight on daily life for laity and for ministers alike.
Works Included
- Of Preaching by Reading Publicly of Holy Writ
- Prayer Considered as a Duty to God
- The Father's Testimony to Ministerial Attire
- Length of Service Reverential, Edifying, Necessary
- Litanies
- Prayer for Deliverance
- Communion of Saints
- Ground in Scripture for Omnipresence
- Of Interrogatories in Baptism
- Of the Cross in Baptism
- Of Confirmation after Baptism
- Of Festival Days
The Celebration of Matrimony
The third and final volume contains Hooker's most famous discourses, including A Learned Discourse of Justification, Works, his thoughts on the position and authority of bishops in the Anglican Church, and government authority versus church authority. Edwin Sandys and George Cranmer's appendix on Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity is in this work, as well an index of texts, of principal matters, and a glossary of words.
Works Included
- A Learned and Comfortable Sermon of the Certainty and Perpetuity of Faith in the Elect
- A Learned Discourse of Justification, Works, and How the Foundation of Faith is Overthrown
- A Supplication Made to the Council by Master Walter Travers
- Mr. Hooker's Answer to the Supplication that Mr. Travers Made to the Council
- Dedication to the First Edition of Two Sermons on Part of St. Jude
- A Sermon Found Among the Papers of Bishop Andrews
Richard Hooker was born in 1554 in England. He was an Anglican theologian and priest known for promoting reason and tradition. Hooker wrote extensively on the relationship between Church and State, as well as well interpretation, salvation, and morality. Considered one of the greatest influences on Anglicanism, Hooker was a proponent of Thomas Aquinas. He was acclaimed by Elizabeth I and James I. He died in 1600.


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I will confess upfront, that I got roped in a bit on this one. Megumi perhaps inspired by Nepal was dead keen to do it before the glaciers disappeared! I was happy to go along and help her achieve it, although I was not all that inspired and for these reasons probably didn't research or really take the whole thing seriously enough, but anyway…
For those that don't know, Mt Kilimanjaro is on the border of Kenya / Tanzania and at 5,895m it is the tallest mountain in Africa and indeed taller than all the mountains in Europe and many other continents besides. The mountain is particularly stunning and its snow capped, glacier covered cone rises from the surrounding plains to dominate the African landscape, somewhat similar too if not more imposing than Mt Fuji in Japan. While we had passed "Kili" several times in our travels so far, we had yet to really see it. The mountain seemingly constantly enveloped in cloud. It's a strange thing, climbing something you have never seen.
Climbing Kili is not cheap though no matter how you go about it. It costs at least $1,000 per person to do. Half of this is due to the national park fees, something like $100 per day, the rest covers the compulsory guides and porters necessary to transport all your food, cooking gear (you need to bring your own gas) and other supplies including a tent (if you are camping). Megumi had found a company Zara, that offered a pretty reliable package according to other Japanese bloggers she had read, all had had a great experience with them. So we signed up, rocked up to Moshi from Nairobi and set about preparing to climb.
Now anyone that has seen our facebook updates already knows how this story ends, so I will get a few excuses in early here. While climbing Kili is one off those big touristy things to do in Africa (about 12,000 people try it a year), it is also a pretty intense challenge. Altitude sickness (AMS) is a serious problem for everyone who attempts it and Kili kills (twice as many people as Everest apparently), it had already accounted for a young 30 year old guy as recently as 3 weeks ago. I had actually come down with a bit of a cold in Nairobi, but it was only a light sinus infection and thinking that in Nepal I had had no real trouble with AMS, (whereas Megumi had really struggled) I didn't particularly take it seriously. I just bought a bagful of chems to stave things off, if it got any worse.
On arriving at Zara, we received a short briefing on the climb and along with the other member of our climbing posse, a Canadian woman named Joanne, got introduced to our guide (Felix) and his cousin and assistant guide (Wilson) for the trek. From conversations with other returning climbers we knew it was going to be very cold (and wet) so introductions done, we set about hiring essential gear – sleeping bags, rain gear, walking sticks and other such stuff and packed our bags. Simple really!
Next morning, we set off at about 9am. We had chosen to do the easy climb, the Marangu route which features convenient huts at the key stops along the way. We were attempting to do the climb in 5 days, without an acclimatization day, which is pretty aggressive but not that uncommon and didn't seem to affect success rates either way. These days most people try to climb via the Machame route which is a little more scenic, takes 6 days so offers better acclimatization, though with no huts it requires tents and the additional ensemble of supporting porters and gear. With lots of rain about, this camping option hadn't really appealed to us much. Even though we were staying in huts though, we still required 3 porters for my and Megumi's gear and food, plus a cook, a waiter and the 2 guides all shared across the party. In total for ourselves and Joanne, it represented a support team of 9 people. In Nepal, we had had just one!
Arriving at the gate of the park before noon, we set about climbing. Day One was an easy, 3 hour gradual, gravel road climb through a scenic rainforest. Not particularly exerting it was quite enjoyable. We ambled along deeply in conversation with Joanne, trading backgrounds and stories; the tree's all covered in moss and lichen, monkeys making noise in the tree-tops, all pretty pleasant stuff. When we stopped briefly for lunch, 2 Mongoose kept darting out from the bushes, rather sinisterly hunting for scraps. Arriving mid afternoon at the first set of huts and our stop for the first night, we found a family of black and white Colobus monkeys and 20 odd schoolkids on an excursion. After checking into our nice 4 bed hut, we had some afternoon tea & popcorn and then did a brief acclimatization walk up to a nearby crater. The thinking being walk higher and sleep lower to better help you adjust to the altitude. We were now at 2,800 metres – not much higher than Nairobi where we had been staying for the last 2 weeks, so everyone was feeling pretty good.
The next day, we set off about 9am with our guides; the porters and cooks had already taken off earlier up the trail, bags, cooking gear and baskets of food perched precariously atop their heads, African style. The second days climb was about 5-6 hours, rising about 1,000m – again nothing too steep or challenging, just a slow gradual climb into altitude. An hour into the walk, the tree's started to drop away and the landscape transition into heather, moor and a fascinating local tree species that only grows above 3,000m not dissimilar to Australian "grass trees". As we rose further, we started to ascend through the cloud layer experiencing a little rain and while we glimpsed some heavily veiled peaks in the distance, Kilimanjaro remained cloaked throughout.
The Horombo camp, was a pretty collection of huts, located on a river above a helipad, the view backward and beyond was that of an endless sea of clouds, quite stunning. At 3,700 m, we were starting to get into AMS territory, although all 3 of us were feeling fine. Again arriving mid-afternoon, we enjoyed our tea and popcorn (our last actually – it was giving us all gas!) and climbed up a few hundred metres in the late afternoon, just to gain some acclimatization before returning back to bed. After a solid meal, we slept soundly in our little hut, although the cold was starting to kick in more seriously now.
The next day was much like the 2nd only colder and we broke out the jackets and wet weather gear for another 6 hour gradual climb up a further 1,000m. Here the path climbed out of the heather and the 'grass trees' into an arid, alpine desert landscape inching closer to the craggy peaks. Winds howled across the empty, stoned landscapes adding a decided chill to events. Largely uneventful, we started passing a few other climbers coming down most looked exhausted, a few elated. As we got close to the Kibo Hut, our end destination for the afternoon, the path steepened and in the high altitude we experienced our first real climbing test. Nothing too challenging, but it left us short of breath, we could suddenly feel how high we were.
Arriving at Kibo Hut at around 4700m, we met several other climbers just recently descended, all were quite exhausted and they left little doubt at how hard the task was going to be from here. We got billeted into our dorm, a large room with 20 bunks and a table in a large cold hut; we promptly dumped our bags and crashed out. Now at this point, I had barely raised a sweat and was feeling really good, despite the dripping tap for a nose. However, when we awoke after a short nap, things were a little different. Joanne was feeling terrible, so we walked up the slope a few hundred metres to see if some that would help. Along the way she was overcome with nausea and threw up – not good signs. Not feeling that great either I postulated that maybe the sleep was the problem, the light breathing of sleep bringing on AMS as the body was starved of oxygen. Back at the hut, we had dinner around 5pm, Joanne and I had little appetite, though Megumi threw down enough pasta for both of us. As we did so, we watched another young male climber out our window throw up into the hillside, apparently everyone does it up here, says our guide, nothing to worry about.
The plan was to sleep until 11pm, get up, dress in everything we had and set off for the climb about 11.30pm. I promptly fell into a deep sleep and next thing I knew was being woken up. Suddenly though, I felt terrible – just getting dressed was an impossible effort and brought on waves of nausea. Jo-anne hadn't slept much at all and though not great was feeling ok, Megumi was raring to go. The sleep thing had obviously affected my badly – I hate it when I am right. Grabbing a handful of cold and flu tablets, some panadol and diamox (for altitude) I struggled out the door. I knew I was in a lot of trouble.
The first hour of the climb or so, was a slow trudge uphill under a stunning starry sky. No-one was saying much and I tried to battle through the nausea and tiredness thinking I could just work it off. Suddenly though, I experienced a dizzy spell and almost fainted, throwing out a pole to catch me for support. Our guide, Felix was in front and his assistant guide (and cousin, Wilson) was behind me bringing up the rear. They kept up a steady conversation in Swahili throughout and I knew I was under close observation. After the first dizzy spill, things got worse, I struggled to breathe, my nose completely blocked, every move became a huge effort and I was unable to get enough air through my lungs. I was forced to stop several times, my heart thumping, desperately short of breath, on the verge of throwing up and dizzy. Each time, Felix pushed me to keep going, each time I did thinking I might improve and it got worse. After 2 or 3 attempts at this, I realized I was simply unable to keep it up, headaches were circulating ominously now as well. We were only 2 and 1/2 hours into the climb, just over 5,000m which meant we had 5 hours more of this (and another 800+ metres) still to go and we hadn't even hit the steep bits yet. Megumi was full of beans at this stage and Joanne, while grateful to stop, seemed to be doing fine as well. Felix was talking with Wilson about perhaps splitting the teams, one moving slowly, me, and the other pushing on to reach the peak at sunrise. I decided to give it one more go, but only lasted a couple of minutes before coming to an exhausted, breathless stop amid another dizzy spell. A cold reality and truth settled in, I could not go on. Normally I ooze willpower and there are very few times in my life that I have not achieved anything I set my mind to. But I realized this was just becoming physically impossible, mind would not bend matter. My breathing apparatus may have only been down 10-15% because of my flu, but I simply couldn't get enough oxygen at this altitude and the resulting nausea, weakness and dizziness was pushing me to unsafe limits with AMS. I decided to turn back.
After checking my pulse and heart, Felix decided to take me back down, as guide he was totally responsible and if my situation did not improve or got worse back at camp, he would have to take me down further or organize to sled / chopper me out. Wilson the assistant guide would push on with Megumi & Joanne. Megumi, god bless her, was happy to come back with me as well, but I urged her on telling her I would be fine – this was her dream after all! Immediately after we started down I began to feel better and knew I had made the right decision, I had been at the physical limit and my body simply could not support what would be needed of it over the next few hours. Back at camp, we could see the lights of the others high up on the side of the mountain and under Felix's careful watch I collapsed, exhausted into my bunk – still suffering intense waves of nausea. It was just after 3am and I had no problems falling asleep, while I waited for the others to return.
As to the ascent, I can only narrate what Megumi and Joanne told me afterwards. Megumi apparently had little trouble at all (according to Joanne), though Joanne said she had herself really struggled. Apparently about an hour after I turned back they hit a really steep incline which left them both breathless and exhausted – they both agreed afterwards that I had made the best decision turning back when I did. In all they spent 6 hours ascending step by step, constantly short of breath in the high altitude, taking in large sweeping u-turns and a gruelling last hour up the sharp rocky incline to Gilmans Point; then traversing across the snow a further 2 hours to Uhuru, the highest peak, with clear commanding views above the clouds and of the glacier, arriving just after sunrise. They were on a high and at the roof of Africa, though suffering from too much altitude to really dwell on it much. Megumi was elated to see the glacier and realize it was still in such stunning condition. Though completely exhausted, somehow she still had enough energy left to take a stack of photo's and document everything along the way. The trip down only took 3 or so hours, coming straight down the gravel inclines they had worked so hard to zig-zag up at night. Felix sent up our waiter Manuel, a real entertainer, to meet them and grab their day packs and ease their final hour or so of descent.
When they both walked into the hut a little later, they were clearly exhausted, though Megumi still seemed to be jumping around the room. Both claimed it was the hardest thing they had ever done and neither wished to ever do it again (but perhaps they were just being nice). Though still feeling nausea I was definitely significantly improved and though well short of an appetite, we forced a quick breakfast and rather than delay any further with rest, decided to keep going down the mountain back to the Horombo hut and lower altitude as soon as possible. While mostly downhill, it was still a long way (12 km) after the all night exhaustions especially of the others and we stumbled into camp mid afternoon with very little energy left. Everyone slept well that night!
The final day was basically walking back down the paths of day 1 and 2 combined. We left very early, all our legs really feeling it, but in the lower altitude we were in good spirits and able to make good time. We got back to the hotel sometime around 3pm and after sorting out tips for our large posse of helpers, settled back with a few civilizing beers, some wine, rewarding hot showers and clean clothes
And that was it, funny really. I was outdone by 2 girls. I had felt physically fine right up until the final ascent and then it was all over before I knew it. In the next few days, I wondered what I could have done differently. Strangely for once in my life, I don't think the climb or the fitness was the problem. The simple truth was that I had underestimated what was required and should have waited to do the climb in better health. Under the microscope of high altitude I was simply found wanting. No shame in it really though, I have heard as many as 40% don't actually make it to the top. And as solace, the local beer Kilimanjaro has a t-shirt that says, "if you can't climb it, drink it." I have seen people wearing it – all good advice, which I have been diligently following since. Now I just need to find out where to buy one.….


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Actors: Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter, Michael Tucci
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According to an article in Wales Online, the publisher y Lolfa is launching a Welsh language novel in ebook format.
I'm not really sure where I stand on the whole ebook question, somehow I don't think I would enjoy the experience of owning an ebook as much as I enjoy owning a book. However I can see that there might be real advantages for minority language publishing if this technology becomes established. One to keep an eye on I think.


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Meet the Society Leaders
David L. Dettman
Philip W. Helms
M. Zoe Starkweather
Amalie A. Helms
Phelan and Connor Helms
Copyright 2019 American Tolkien Society. All rights reserved.
TOLKIEN is a trade mark of The J.R.R. Tolkien Estate Limited and is used with kind permission.
The photo of J.R.R. Tolkien is used by kind permission of his U.S. publisher, Houghton Mifflin.
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Way better than the Elf on the Shelf
To support his parish, Father James Boric, associate pastor at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Severna Park, will do just about anything.
So on Tuesday, December 6 — with temperatures in the low 40s and nearly constant rain, amounting to three-quarters of an inch — he slept on the school roof. He had, after all, promised — though that promise was made before the day's weather forecast became clear. But for a man who aspires to be a saint, a promise is a promise. Parishioners had kept their part of the deal, passing his $10,000 goal by $4,000 at the church's November 12 fundraising gala.
So he kept his.
Up went a pup tent and, about 8:30pm, up went Boric. He slept, he says, "in waves," using his waking time in the tent beneath the elements in reflection, as in a religious retreat.
"Not every place," he says, "is like this. I'm grateful for the generosity of my parishioners and for their love for the parish school, the parish community and for their priests."
The 38-year-old is known for his fervor. Ordained only two years ago, he had a career in writing about financial markets until, he says, "a conversion experience led him away from the riches of the marketplace and into the true riches of the Catholic Church."
Of his time on the roof, he says, "It was really just a fun thing to do," so he didn't waiver when practical people tried to convince him to wait for better weather. Indeed, he was a bit embarrassed that parishioners made such a big deal about it.
Even the arrival of police this morning he took in stride. He was on the rooftop greeting school children when the police sirened up, responding to an anonymous report of a jumper.
Then he climbed down from the roof and into the arms and high-fives of an awed bunch of school kids.


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Get your smile back with a cosmetic dentistry procedure
Cosmetic dentistry procedure is a good treatment that a dental professional from Samaritan Dental is able to undertake to improve the general look of teeth. Whitening, utilization of other methods and veneers are needed as per the particular requirements and specific preferences. A great set of tooth of a smile is really a sought after state which may be attained with the assistance of the most current specialist work.
Smile makeovers are actually a part of a great lifestyle that a dentist strives to achieve. A amazing transformation can be accomplished with various types of procedures which are ideal for the imperfection at hand. Bridges, dentures, other methods and root implants are used to enhance the complete function and common look of teeth.
It's just acceptable to invest in a dental job to get the very best of both worlds. Beautiful well meaning smiles are simply natural and require periodic professional care to determine a proper state which doesn't cost anything from any trouble.
A comprehensive dental examination is carried out to assess the general state of gums and tooth. Getting to the root cause of aesthetic flaws usually reveals a number of other underlying dental issue which even must be solved. The advantage of making regular visits is a proper set of tooth that everybody deserves to have.
Before and after photos provide clear evidence of the type of makeover which is possible. A very skilled specialist is a helpful resource that is going to come in handy in giving you an excellent job at a good speed.
To book a scheduled appointment with a dentist in the beginning is suggested to cope with any sort of discomfort. There's absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about with regards to teeth misalignment, discoloration or maybe various other flaw. Able help that's experienced will certainly deal with the problem at hand in a good manner.


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On eve of Vine's first birthday, Twitter shares the most memorable videos of the year
Tomorrow is Vine's first birthday. To celebrate, Twitter today launched a new page called Year on Vine that lists some of the most memorable videos posted on the service.
The chosen Vines all received a lot of activity (through likes, comments, and revines). Yet what Twitter is really celebrating is the community formed around all this new popular content: "The creative community that has embraced Vine's short, looping videos has shown that you can tell a whole story, make people laugh and even leave people speechless –– in six seconds or less."
See also – Twitter launches Vine for the Web with profiles, home feed, and a TV mode for viewing videos in full screen
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CAI Milestone Seminar: 18F-labelled IDO/TDO inhibitors for imaging by PET.
6 September 2016 12:00pm–1:00pm
About CAI Seminar Series
The perfect opportunity to attend cutting-edge research presentations involving CAI researchers or collaborators, each Tuesday at 9:30am in the CAI Seminar Room, entry via CAI main doors, facing Wep Harris oval (see map).
If you would like weekly email notification for the seminar series or are interested in presenting, please contact Maria Moran.


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Meaningful Moments: Planning for Great Candid Wedding Photos | Nuvo Images
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Nuvo Images is a family owned and operated photo studio in Charleston, South Carolina, specializing in weddings, family portraits, and high school senior portraits. We have served the areas of Summerville, Mt. Pleasant, Moncks Corner, and Goose Creek for over a decade. Nuvo Images had its start as Tammy Bevins Photography and grew to include Tammy's daughter and son-in-law's studio Linczak Photography. After working separately for many years, the family chose to combine their talents and efforts into one studio in order to deliver the best quality and customer service and set the standard for wedding photographers, not only in Charleston but in the entire Lowcountry of South Carolina. Nuvo Images has a combined experience level of over 25 years and is one of the most awarded photography studios in South Carolina. Their goal is to create the most stunning images in all of Charleston, and to exceed client expectations in every way!
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Hybrid Storyspaces, referenced by proxecto le.es
The Hybrid Storyspaces Project
Christine Henseler, Union College & Debra Castillo, Cornell University
In the spirit of an "urgent" redefinition of the critical enterprise in twenty-first century Hispanic literature, the Hybrid Storyspaces project is committed to a "real time" exchange of scholarly endeavors in contemporary Hispanism, one that provides a multimedia and open resource for further writing, thinking, and exchange.
The goal of Hybrid Storyspaces is to contribute to the rethinking of transnational Hispanic literary theory and practice, taking into account the evolving literary forms of our time. On this site, collaborators examine the contributions to theory and practice suggested by new, hybrid spaces of storytelling, including the effects of new televisual and cybernetic media spaces (YouTube, blogs, Google maps, Yahoo Jukebox), new genres (videoclip novels, zapping fiction, docufiction, hypertext), new processes (mashups, mapping, sampling, remixing), and new critical forums (blogs, webpages, videos, open-source publications).
Hybrid Storyspaces first came into existence as a collaborative endeavor between Christine Henseler (Union College) and Debra Castillo (Cornell University). On April 30-May 1st, 2010, Cornell University became the site of the Hybrid Storyspaces conference that brought together an intimate and dynamic group of authors, scholars, and graduate students. The goal of this conference was to rethink transnational Hispanic literary theory and practice through the lens of new media technologies. In line with this theoretical goal, we encouraged a hybrid presentation format. We asked that participants not present papers at this conference, but rather create interactive and/or multimedia presentations whose goal it was to enter into physical and virtual dialogue with one another. We encouraged interdisciplinary, collaborative and interactive presentations-live wires and ideas in motion rather than fixed and finished products. The result of many of these discussions and interactions can be found on this site as well as at the Mario Einaudi Center for international Studies / Latin American Studies Program site.
Given the success and enthusiasm over this conference, we compiled and requested expanded, additional, and translated essays that was published by the Hispanic Issues On Line Series under the title Hybrid Storyspaces: Redefining the Critical Enterprise in Twenty-First Century Hispanic Literature. These essays are available for free, and we present links to the essays on some of the pages included on this site.
Onto this site, we welcome working papers and finished products on the theory and practice of hybrid storyspaces in twenty-first century Hispanic literature in print and across platforms. Contributors can present ideas and interpretations of varying lengths and formats, in progress or in semi-completion, essays or multimedia material that allow authors and readers to begin sharing, collaborating and commenting on each other's work. In addition, we welcome blog comments that can be placed on our official "Hybrid Storyspaces Blog" page.
We hope to receive your comments, workings papers, conference papers, blogs, multimedia or other material (in English or Spanish). Please send any submissions to both Christine Henseler (firstname.lastname@example.com) and Debra Castillo (email@example.com)
The Hyrbid Storyspaces Project by Christine Henseler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
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Borderrun 2016: All the cars at the Lunch location BMW, Ferrari and more
TrackandTuner.com visited the lunch location Zoet of Zout of Borderrun 2016. For the last couple of year we normally participated during Borderrun. However last year we did not like the route and althought the cars were great and the route this year was so much better we just couldn't make it for an entire day. Therefore we just checked out the lunch location to see al the nice cars of this year.
Have you missed our earlier reports just check out the first Borderrun here, Borderrun at Knokke boulevard and last years Borderrun here.
This year the weather was great, sunny 24 degrees and a great day to visit the Dutch coast. This years route was along the beach, these roads are great for supercars and sportscars. A lot better than the Belgium bumpy roads.
This year there were a lot of nice cars like a group of Audi RS version, BMW M3/M5's a couple of very nice GTR's, Ferrari's and more.
We also saw some real supercars like the Lamborghini Huracan and the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS. However the biggest surprise was a chrome flaming Aventador. However we keep that car for part two of our report. It was nice to see car vlogger which had an awesome Porsche 911 carrera, the new turbo version.
But also a very nicely tuned Silvia, BMW M5 e60 and a lot of very quick Ford RS versions.
Be sure to check out your car and if you want your car picture in full high resolution, be sure to contact us.
Check out this insane Chrome gold Lamborghini Aventador spitting flames out of its Capristo exhaust:
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Starting Monday, a massive study will begin to examine the airflow through tunnels in the New York subway in case they're ever targeted in a terror attack, CBS NEWS reports.
If you're traveling through the subway system this week, you may spot a small device that could play a big role in the war on terror. "This is important information to help local authorities enhance their emergency preparedness for an event that might occur in the subway if there's a release of biological material or a chemical material," Dr. Donald Bansleb with Homeland Security said.
In preparing for a potential biological chemical attack, the Department of Homeland Security and New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be placing about 200 chemical tracers at dozens of subway stations across the city. As part of a five-day airflow test there will be scheduled releases of a safe, harmless gas from Grand Central Terminal, Penn Station, and the Times Square Station. Read more at CBS NEWS.
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Craig Briefs: Wellness Wednesday benefits area seniors
Wellness Wednesday, a program of the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, is a day of activities for older adults every Wednesday at Journey at First Baptist, 1150 W. Ninth St. The day begins with a memoir writing class at 8:15 a.m. offered by Colorado Northwestern Community College. Two exercise classes, beginning and advanced Movement & Exercise, are at 10:30 a.m. Lunch is at 11:30 a.m., and a guest presentation follows at noon. Pinochle begins at 1 p.m. Senior wellness checks and foot care with nurses also are available. Fees and/or appointments may be required for some activities. All are welcome. For more information, call 970-871-7676.
Reading program at libraries is underway
Moffat County Libraries' summer reading program continues through Aug. 3. This year's program is called "Dig Into Reading" and is open to everyone from infants to adults. The program includes prize drawings, story hours and a youth club.
The Youth Club, for children 8 and older, will meet from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays. The club will offer crafts and other activities, and it is for reading program participants only.
Story-times is held at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the library.
Interested residents can sign up for the program at any time. For more information, call 970-824-7550.
Summer conservation experience available
The Student Conservation Association, in partnership with Shell Oil and Dinosaur National Monument, is offering a summer conservation work experience for high school students 15 to 19. The three- to four-week job includes trail work, habitat restoration and other projects in the national park. Crew members will camp, cook and work together during the entire program. Priority will be given to applicants from Moffat, Garfield, Rio Blanco, Mesa and Routt counties.
The two work sessions offered this ear will take place in June and July. Participants will be given $500 living allowances, and camping equipment and food will be provided. For more information or to apply online, visit http://thesca.org/serve/national-crews, or call 603-543-1700, ext. 1499.
Hayden museum to host a Smithsonian exhibit
The Hayden Heritage Center Museum will host a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, Journey Stories, from July 19 through Aug. 24.
The museum also is working with Hayden schools and the West Routt County Reading Program with projects that also will be on exhibit. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is at 4 p.m. July 19 with a Chamber mixer. All are welcome to enjoy.
Troopers arrest teen on child abuse, other charges after crash
A Craig teen is accused of a drunken rollover crash in a vehicle filled with children and booze.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on Thursday proposed new regulations on the treatment of global intangible low-taxed income, or GILTI, a provision of President Donald Trump's tax overhaul that has stirred concern among U.S. corporations.
But the 157-page document does not address one of the provision's most contentious topics, the calculation of foreign tax credits that can determine whether companies see higher or lower tax bills from a law meant to bring permanent relief to corporate America. The government said the foreign tax credit issue will be addressed later.
The GILTI provision, meant to discourage multinational corporations from avoiding U.S. taxes by holding intangible assets such as software patents abroad in low-tax countries, imposes an effective 10.5 percent tax rate on income from tax havens.
"We are providing clarity to taxpayers and closing loopholes that previously allowed for inappropriate international tax planning and shifting profits overseas," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.
Trump's tax overhaul slashed the domestic U.S. corporate tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent and moved the federal tax code toward a so-called territorial system by eliminating taxes on most corporate income earned abroad. Foreign U.S. corporate income was previously taxed at the domestic rate.
GILTI and other international provisions were included to protect the U.S. tax base by penalizing companies for moving assets and the profits they generate overseas to take advantage of the new low-tax global system.
The Treasury and IRS guidance provide general rules to help identify foreign assets and investments, and calculate GILTI-related income or losses.
But GILTI has proved controversial on at least two fronts.
Some corporations have found that GILTI can result in tax rates of 15 percent or more, due to the provision language that appears to restrict the availability of credits for taxes paid to foreign companies.
Experts warn that the provision could backfire. Because the effective GILTI tax rate is half of the new law's 21 percent domestic corporate income tax, companies could sharply reduce their U.S. tax bills by reporting losses in the United States and accepting the 10.5 percent GILTI rate on overseas income.
Thursday's proposed GILTI regulations apply to companies, individuals, partnerships, trusts and estates that own at least 10 percent of a foreign-controlled corporation.
Reporting by David Morgan; editing by Alistair Bell and Leslie Adler


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Linux comes with various utilities that allow a system administrator to reboot, halt or poweroff the system. One must be root or a member of wheel group in order to run reboot command.
Reboot Linux command
You must login as root to reboot the system. Open the terminal application (or login to remote box using ssh client) and type any one of the following command to reboot the system immediately:
# /sbin/reboot
# /sbin/shutdown -r now
You can also use sudo command under Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora and other Linux based distros:
$ sudo reboot
It is a good idea to provide notification to all logged-in users that the system is going down and, within the last five minutes of TIME, new logins are prevented. Type the following command:
# shutdown -r +5
Sample output:
Broadcast message from email@example.com (/dev/pts/1) at 13:21 ... The system is going down for reboot in 5 minutes!
TIME may have different formats, the most common is simply the word now which will bring the system down immediately. Other valid formats are +m, where m is the number of minutes to wait until shutting down and hh:mm which specifies the time on the 24hr clock.
How do I reboot remote Linux server?
Simply login as the root user using ssh command:
$ ssh firstname.lastname@example.com /sbin/reboot
$ ssh firstname.lastname@example.com /sbin/shutdown -r now


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My children, 11 & 14, and I are just about ready to go and I still have some questions. We're traveling for pennies and don't have any to waste.
1.Should I get our euros here or there.
2.Are atm's safe.
3.should I let someone else use my camera to take my picture?
4.what about those gypsy kids, pick-pockets, etc.
- *I've already heard to take baby wipes, the water is safe, the roads are rough, buy gillato etc. and leave is cheaper.
I'ld love any comments or suggestions. thanks in advance.


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Women Cleaners Under the Exploitation of Subcontracting in Hong Kong
An Overview
Confronted with the impact of economic restructuring, many women workers displaced from the manufacturing sector ended up in cleaning jobs. The job nature is generally unpleasant, labour-intensive and lowly-paid, and associated with low status. Out of the six million people in Hong Kong, more than 2 million are living in public housing estates. There are about 166 public housing estates, employing over 15,000 cleaners. With the privatisation of public services, all of this cleaning work is subcontracted to private cleaning companies which in turn subcontract the work of each housing block to individual cleaners or the next line of subcontractors.
Cleaners are unscrupulously exploited under the subcontracting system. Normally companies which offer the lowest bid can get the contract from the Housing Authority, a government-subsidised statutory body that is virtually the landlord. To ensure a high profit mark-up, cleaning companies often employ the following management tactics:
Thus some cleaners are not directly employed by the cleaning companies, and they are not protected under the labour ordinance. In case of work injury, they are not
entitled to any compensation. This is critical as the cleaners have to work under hazardous conditions: they are often hurt by glass splinters, broken housewares, light bulbs and bulky furniture. In the refuse room, cleaners
have to collect garbage poured down through a giant channel. Dust, sewage, and broken pieces very often fly out, hurting their eyes. There are also all the toxic chemicals in various household items. The disgusting fact is that to save money, many cleaning companies do not supply any gloves nor masks, not even the cheapest type.
Most cleaners are women living in the same housing estate, with bonded domestic and childcare responsibilities. Even though the pay is low and the working condition is harsh, they still accept the job because the working hours fit into their responsibility at home. With limited alternatives, the cleaning job at least provides them with some needed income, and allow them to cope with the dual responsibility as a worker and care-tender.
Asian Women Workers Newsletter


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I heard about the 2nd Annual San Francisco Street Food Festival some weeks ago. Amazing, I thought. Then it nudged up against me again – probably in the form of a Tweet or some other such fleeting message. Then came the news that it would be followed by an entire two day conference on the subject – all organised by local business incubator La Cocina. Arghh! I wanted it – real bad. It played on my mind for the next couple of days until eventually I gave in. My gut urged me to go – both for the comida buena I would surely encounter, and for the dizzying array of great people who would be speaking at the street food summit.
More on the mind food later, but now onto the scoop on that three block section of the Mission district that, on Saturday 21st August, became a-throng with thousands of people, all wanting to get their grub on – and no one seeming to mind a bit that this meant serious queuing and hardcore shoulder rubbing…
After my three hour volunteer shift finished (I love a bit of box shaking in front of a sea of strangers – good window into the general and varied demographic pouring into the place too. And how clever of me to have known to wear hot pink jeans. No chance of avoiding me!), I hit the streets, having breakfasted abstemiously on one solitary banana.
Damn, do they like a bit of sweetcorn in San Francisco. One of my favourite snacks, elote, Mexican style, is only served in very few places in London. Covered in chilli, lime and Mexican cheese, you pretty much don't care that it has your teeth all trussed up with spicy kernels – you just want to devour it whole. Rows of corn occupied almost every grill at the Festival. I got mine from Los Cilantros.
Next, my eye was caught by 4505 Meats. Meat experts supreme – and purveyors of the lightest chicharrones I ever did taste. I ordered my Zilla dog and squealed as it arrived garlanded in the things! Good, toothsome 'dog, deep and tangy kimchie sauce, marinated scallions in a bun with those suckers crowning them? Gave me plenty of energy to return to the crowds with vigor.
Past the Roli Roti guys with their 'flying pieces of pork shrapnel' and onto El Huarache Loco – one of La Cocina's great success stories. Here I went for a taco Alhambre. I love tacos and must have eaten at least three a day whilst in San Francisco. This was full of that great combination of smoky charred meat, good rich salsa and pricked with the sublime tang of cilantro and lime.
And straight into the arms of another of my favourite things in the world – ceviche! Famed Peruvian San Francisco restaurant La Mar were kicking it with the street traders – playing by their rules – and much in demand for their sudden accessibility to all.
Of course this meant that I missed this…
Yes, it's a fish taco trike. Wild. The guy has a grill at the front and pieces of fish in a refrigerated box. Once given their food punters can go to the table at the back of the bike and tuck into their snack. He also has a handy beer bottle holder to his left. I stood and watched for ages. This is classic street theatre – an interactive fun-mobile that does more than just dole out food. I want them in London. (Why shouldn't we have them in London?)
As the sun came out those crowds showed no sign of abating. A band played, people strummed guitars, the replete began to dance and places rapidly began to sell out.
But hope was on the horizon – a gourmet S'more proposition. I dived in as though I hadn't eaten in weeks…
This little sandwich of joy was from Kika's Treats. I love how, unlike every single other stall, this one operated a trust system where no ticket was issued after payment. They figure that if you're prepared to queue to pay and then queue to get your treat, you must be a good sort and tickets are therefore redundant.
After this latest mini-splurge I felt replete myself. I walked through the rest of the Festival sucking up the airborne bonhomie that seemed to be everywhere – even in the penned-in drinking zones (now that is a bit odd). The fact that people's days were spent almost solely on standing in line didn't seem to matter. What felt right and good about all this was that it brought together people who love to eat (i.e. everyone) in one space. This space felt like it belonged to us all. Nobody told us where to stand or queue or eat – we negotiated this amongst ourselves.
This is what a satisfactory urban experience feels like. It feels like you're in amongst it. And this is a true mark of a city's character. La Cocina, San Francisco – we salute you.


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CAN Fund Board of Directors
-York University Professor, Poet and Fiction Writer
-Among her publications are eight collections of poetry.
-Work published internationally; translated into Croatian, Dutch, French, Greek, Italian, Korean and Latvian.
-First ever Poet-in-Residence at the CAN Fund Athlete House during the Vancouver Games as well as the Rogers Cup Tennis Tournament in 2011.
Think of someone who has impacted your life. Share 3 words on who they are to you.
Richard Teleky – Decent, Determined, Dedicated.
Share 3 words to describe what CAN Fund is to you.
Inspiring, Supportive, Celebratory.
What is your favourite quote or words to live by?
Make every day a poem.
Share 2-3 things you are grateful for.
Wonderful friends, creativity and opportunities to learn.
What is the best advice you ever received?
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
What is the biggest lesson you have learned to get to where you are today?
To trust my instincts and bet on my talents.
Why are you proud to be Canadian?
Because I am participating in one of the greatest experiments of the last millennium!


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So Long Summer! – Healthy, Delicious, Refreshing Cocktails
Just because summer is coming to an end, doesn't mean people need to ditch there summer gym-going eating healthy kicks! This year, change it up with healthy cocktails. When sipped alone or added as a mixer to your favorite vodka or rum, HINT Essence Water is a perfect alternative for a healthy mixer to any cocktail. With no carbs, calories, sugar or sodium like other mixers, your cocktail will have a delicious taste without adding on extra pounds.


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So this post is now redundant. From Zarhym in the WoW forums, we get this: "The Be Mine achievement now only requires one to obtain six of the eight candies. This change will be retroactive for anyone who obtained at least six of the eight candies last time the event ran."
JOY!! I was short by only one so I get to have my proto-drake that much sooner :) Thanks for listening, Blizzard!


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Aug 25, 2013. Bhubaneswar, India.
Batoi has sponsored the online portal and the web hosting for Nartanam, one of India's leading print journals for Indian dance, published as a quarterly by the Sahrdaya Arts Trust, Hyderabad.
The sponsorship is a part of Batoi's initiative to help Nartanam achieve its goal of preserving the beauty and diversity of Indian dance forms for future generations in the form of digital archives.
Batoi helped Nartanam build an online presence and put up a comprehensive and visually expressive website. Online visitors to Nartanam's website can find the website easy to navigate, informative and pleasing. The website provides quick and direct access to available resources on the landing page. Batoi also helped Nartanam to put up the site navigation to allow visitors to access useful information including the journal's publisher, current and archived issues, subscription info and information on the team behind the journal, in a single click. Going along with the strong visuals trend, the landing page of the website greets the visitors with a sweeping photo slider showcasing Nartanam's impressive works.
The website has helped Nartanam showcase all the past issues of the journal from 2001 to date, allowing web visitors to read and download the latest issue of the said journal free of cost. Additionally, it also allows readers to subscribe to the journal or buy its past issues (the print or the PDF format) with the help of the subscription information available on the website.
All the issues of the journal feature scholarly articles and reviews by noted dance writers/critics. It covers the varied academic areas of dance and the major events in the field of dance in India and publishes notes and comments on dance studies and performances abroad.
The website also includes a popular Content Management System (CMS). The CMS eliminates the dread of updating their website with the ability to easily change not only content, but also add images, attach files for download etc. All the changes to the website can be applied from a simple to use graphical user interface that keeps their website current for their online audience.
Apart from this, Batoi has also sponsored for the web hosting services, for managing their website and also manages the back-end support to run the portal smoothly. By powering Nartanam's online portal, Batoi has helped them avail high availability, uptime guarantees and service reliability. With the excellent reliability along with the friendly and professional customer support provided by Batoi, Nartanam has now been able to deliver a high performance website to its readership.
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Business Administration - Marketing At Centennial College Includes Courses That Are Vital to Career Success
Posted by Jason White on Monday, December 30, 2013 Under: College Education
At Centennial College, students can complete business marketing training that gives them an opportunity to learn theory and also to apply that theory in a number of ways. This is beneficial as today's employers hire employees who are as comfortable with marketing concepts such as analyzing consumer needs and developing products and services to meet those needs; anticipating competitors' actions and reacting swiftly to shifts in the environment; developing pricing and communications strategies; as well as interacting with suppliers, customers and the public; as they are with applying them to real world situations. Positions for those who have completed the Business Administration - Marketing program include: sales representatives, direct marketing coordinators, sales and promotion coordinators, assistant product managers, marketing research analysts and customer relationship managers.
Three years in length, the program's application process requires students to have completed an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or have mature student status (19 years or older); English Grade 12 C or U or equivalent, or skills assessment and Math Grade 11 C, M or U, or Grade 12 C or U or equivalent or skills assessment.
The offering first allows students to obtain a general overview of business and marketing by having them attend courses that are common among most Centennial Business Marketing programs. They then advance to Business Marketing-specific topics. Regardless of the topic, students benefit from the expertise of experienced faculty members in an interactive environment that sees them grasp concepts through case studies, guest lectures, presentations, projects, and computer simulations and technologies.
These are some of this program's most beneficial courses:
Marketing Communications: This course differentiates between the agency and client sides of advertising. Students focus on the application of media reports and marketing research information to the development of objectives and strategies for marketing management, advertising, sales promotions, publicity, media and creative execution.
Marketing Research: Examined in this course is the criteria used in the decision to conduct marketing research and in the choice of marketing research options. The offering also looks at the relationship between marketing and marketing strategy.
Strategic Marketing Planning: Students of this course learn to assess customer value and loyalty, marketing performance and how the different marketing strategies contribute to the profitability and growth of organizations. In addition to blending theoretical and practical applications, students are also taught modern marketing and analytical models.
Professional Selling: To get students to develop successful sales presentation skills, emphasis in this course is on pre-selling activities, techniques and procedures to use during the sales interaction and post sales activity. Training in Professional Selling includes role-playing sales situations, readings and groups discussions.
Interactive Marketing: There are a few aspects to this course. Firstly, students learn the importance of creating a customer-centric approach to the marketplace, along with specific strategies for building long-term customer relationships. They then learn about direct marketing, which focuses on campaign management strategies — especially the effective use of databases to find customers and directly market to them. Finally, in learning opportunities for digital marketing, students develop skills in the selection and implementation of strategies that exploit the potential of websites and mobile devices for engaging today's consumers.
To graduate from Centennial College's Business Marketing program, students must maintain a C grade average and an overall GPA of 2.0.
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Boston Comic Con was great this year! It was awesome to see so many of you at the show! Only two more appearances this year until I tackle convention season full force for 2014.
SPX www.spxpo.com/
North Bethesda, MD
Sept 14-15
MICE www.micexpo.org/
Cambridge, MA
Sept 28-29
I will be debuting a NEW BOOK at SPX! It's a stand alone story from my "Doors at 8" online comic. You can read more about the book on the SPX Debut page: www.spxpo.com/listing/doors-at…
There are TONS of great comic artists attending SPX this year. If you're in the DC area, you should definitely check it out! I'll be there with the new Doors at 8 Book and the book's writer, Mike! I'll also have some new goodies and The Paul Reveres Vol 1 book. I'm pushing, pushing, pushing this year at SPX and I will have tons of promo freebies for The Paul Reveres! The last of my summer postcard prints, ALL of my character buttons (cleaning out for new designs next year!) and copies of Issues 3, 4, and 5 are going to appear on the freebies table before you enter the main exhibit room. It will be a fun and exciting time! Hope to see some of you there!


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Watch as U.S. midfielder Alejandro Bedoya scores the winner for FC Nantes in the French Cup, bringing the club into the last 16 with an extra-time finish.
U.S. men's national team midfielder Alejandro Bedoya scored the winner for FC Nantes in the Coupe de France on Wednesday, bringing the club into the last 16 with an extra-time finish.
Bedoya came on as a substitute in the 104th minute and scored moments later, in stoppage time of the first half of extra time against Mantes 78, a club in France's fourth division. It was Bedoya's first goal for club or country since April 25 against Toulouse in league play, and it provided all Nantes needed in the 1-0 win.
The goal came on some direct Route 1 play, with Bedoya running onto a flicked-on header following a long ball out of the back before finishing from inside the box. Watch below:
Certainly the fastest goal I've ever scored,10 seconds after coming on with my first touch!😂— Alejandro Bedoya (@AleBedoya17) January 20, 2016
And wow it was cold! -7C/19F#OntoTheNextRound
Bedoya and Nantes return to action Saturday at home against Bordeaux in a Ligue 1 meeting of mid-table teams.


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Join leaders and partnering churches from around the U.S. for this strategic time of strengthening, encouragement and equipping. These gatherings are key for the development of leaders in our church. If you endeavor to grow as a leader, you don't want to miss this time. Registration is open now.
"We are living in difficult days. The world at its worst, needs the Church at it's best." ~ Tyrone Daniel
Register now at: www.ncmiusequip.com


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UltraSurf 17.04
UltraSurf 2018 version 17.04 (setup for Windows PC) accords protection at its peak! A portable software user can carry anywhere they like to change the IP (Instant VPN Service) at a place like a cafe, coffee shop, office, library a park and so on. UltraSurf 17.04: Product's Review: Technical Details …Read More


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Quilters Pin Basket & Pincushion Lid
Designed by Julie A Bolduc
This crocheted covered basket is a result of a request for a basket with a lid that a quilter could use to keep quilting pins in. The cover snaps on tight and uses an empty cottage cheese container.
Thank you for visiting this page. You can download the PDF version, of this pattern, from the pattern page only. Please, if you are going to link to this pattern, make your link, on your page, link directly to this page and not to the actual pattern page. That way other visitors can see what other patterns are in this category at a glance.


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We opened the new blog!
Please continue to see the folloing site : http://lasiora2008.blogspot.jp/
Simple English Website for Smartphone Users
Hello, La Siora fans! How are you today?
To make accessing our information and browsing our website easier,
we've opened simpler website for smartphone/iPhone users!
La Siora Simple Website for English Speakers
*You can see the profiles and play skills (Rope Bondage/Suspension/Snake Whip) of all La Siora dominas. If you are looking for English speaker, please check "English Proficiency" as well.
*Dominas' Weekly regular schedule are available on the site, but sometimes their schedule could be changed. Please check domina schedule in 2 weeks and 3 days, too.
*You can see all of the domina blogs and the list of their latest entries.
If you find any problem or difficulty browsing the website, please kindly let us know.
La Siora
Nagisa is Available Tonight! / New Portraits Updated
Due to sudden cancellation, Domina Nagisa is now available after 8pm tonight!
If you asked for the appointment for tonight and got turned down once, please contact us again.
We will be very happy to arrange your appointment.
Even if you are not our member yet or never met Nagisa before,
please feel free to contact us for making an unforgettable night with Nagisa.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
We updated Nagisa's profile photo today. They are all gorgeous and sexy.
You can see all the photos from here (Nagisa's portrait page)
La Siora
Announcement of Leaving of Domina Kuro
Today, we have a sad news, baby domina Kuro left La Siora.
We are very sorry for our members who would like to have the sessions with her.
Please read our producer Rie's Englsih blog on the following link.
New Portraits of Nagisa
Hello, La Siora members!
We updated Nagisa's profile page and now there are more news photos of her!
You can see her various style such as red lingerie, hot cowgirl, hard bondage and black tight dress.
Check the photos from here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-wNDSh
After the training during her vacation, she came back as more powerful and more beautiful domina than before.
Now she seems enjoying every session very much and her eyes have enthsiastic passion for sessions.
Nagisa's Schedule
To know more about Nagisa, check out Nagisa's Profile Page.
To make appointments with the wonderful domina, contact our reception!
La Siora


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This Virgo girl just passed that milestone birthday that lands me on the Medicare rolls! In order to meet the event with maximum enthusiasm and joy, I spent that celebratory Labor Day weekend morning at Denver's Dancing the Soul studio doing just that, belly dancing my soul as if no one was watching. For those of you with whom I've never had the pleasure of a face-to-face meeting, that's me in the over-the-top, so-not-me, two piece outfit front row left.
Are you live and local in the Denver area? Consider checking this class out, 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays, dancingthesoul.com. The lovely lady bottom right in the above photo is our instructor Lia Ridley. Not so sure this is your thing? Read on!
"Belly dance is like glitter: It not only colors your life, it makes you sparkle. You find it everywhere, and in everything, and it's nearly impossible to get rid of. "
— Anonymous
"Sequins, sass, and sisterhood"
Professor Angie Moe of Western Michigan University investigated the effects of belly dancing on the perceptions that older women had about their bodies, specifically how age related changes were a source of shame and discomfort. Interviewing aging ladies who participate in this activity, she determined that shaking whatever part of you that still moves enough to more or less shimmy is an excellent way to regain, reclaim, rebuild, and redefine that which constitutes bodily comfort and joy.
May I add that it's a lot of laughing and a lot of fun?


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"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot
change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." Right, that's Reinhold Niebuhr's
Serenity Prayer. But it's somewhat applicable to the problem
of weeds and litter along Highway 101 in Marin. The highway's
narrow shoulders that make proper maintenance both dangerous and pricey in all likelihood cannot ever be altered. That
accounts for 32.1 miles of Marin's 55.2 miles of Highway 101.
And although California's financial health appears to be
on the mend, it isn't realistic to place cleaning up roadsides
in affluent Marin ahead of K- 12 education, police and fire services, higher education, health and human services or even
repaving of aging roadbed surfaces (although the latter has
just been achieved in one stretch, on both sides of Highway
101 between the Golden Gate Bridge and Sir Francis Drake
Boulevard, to the tune of $21 million).
Broken signs were replaced, battered chain-link fences were
repaired, neglected bottlebrush plants were trimmed, and
many of the grassy expanses of the Tiburon Boulevard/East
Blithedale Avenue interchange were mowed. Quite possibly
(no one seems to know for sure) this action was spurred by a
letter of concern from Ray McDevitt, a retired attorney living
in Strawberry, to Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty in
Sacramento. In any event, Caltrans crews, along with those of
Conservation Corps of the North Bay, a Caltrans contractor,
worked for more than a week on both sides of Highway 101.
"I used to represent cities and counties, so I have an
inkling of how to get through to people who make things
happen," McDevitt recently confided. "And being overly
critical isn't it." In his letter he matter-of-factly acknowledged the recent resurfacing of 101, then wrote of damaged
directional signs, gaps in landscaping, damaged fencing and
excessive litter; he enclosed color photos as evidence. "Like
any large organization, Caltrans is a bureaucracy and can't
possibly know of every condition existing everywhere in
the vast area it serves," he says. "I don't know if my letter
resulted in this impressive response, but things sure look
better along 101 in southern Marin."


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Qu puede hacer un lpiz nos dicen acerca de cmo debemos vivir nuestras vidas
हमसे क्या पेंसिल के बारे में बताओ कैसे हम हमारे जीवन जीना चाहिए कर सकते हैं
What can a Pencil Teach Us about Life.
'First quality; you are capable of great things, but you must never forget
that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand of God, and He always
guides us according to his will.
From the Webmaster.
This is very interesting and a very good story about the pencil. Jose Rizal was told to win the Philippines by the use of a pencil. One great man said that the Pen is greater than the sword. The pencil is so powerful because the mark that it leaves on the world never goes away and never fades like the ink of a pen. The graphite will be there forever and ever. It's telling us that what we do and the examples that we leave are the most important thing that we can do in the world. We must all be role models for each other and for the young. Our role models are who we watch and who direct our lives toward our future. Who are our role models today? Who are the role models that your kids looking at and listening to? Our movies and music are now filled with role models. Our politicians are our role models. What are these role models telling us? Think, Think THINK, is what my friend Cal told me when I was in a brain stall. THINK who are your kids role models and what are they telling all of us. After watching a series of 1960's movies, I can see that those movies were teaching us to rescue the needy, to become technicians, scientist, to be smart and to have good morals. The role models today are telling us to be violent, sexy, filthy, greedy and hateful and arrogant. Do our world problems show us the result of the role models. You bet, the rich are getting super, super rich, while the poor are losing everything and living homeless in the streets of the richest countries in the world. An article that I read about the homeless said that Chicago alone had 35,000 homeless people living in the streets. New York was said to have 50,000 homeless people. But these cities have the tallest buildings in the world and the richest people in the world. What happened? It's the role models telling us that more is better. Hate is normal. And being sexy and hot is the only way to be. We don't have a chance in the world with a world that is teaching these things. C. Jeff Dyrek.
The Rapture Forum
Read about the 2011 United States Budget
Y-I-BETon the Youth of America
Click above to see what your kids are learning now at YellowAirplane.com..
other links
Viet Nam Veterans Page
or Watch This TV Program to hear the latest on where our country is going.
Look at these exhibits and tell me what these men really fought for. the 34th fighter Squadron USS Kitty Hawk
About the Webmaster, Why God Send Me to the North Pole
Write to the Webmaster
Ano ang maaari Pencil isang Sabihin sa Amin tungkol sa kung paano dapat namin nakatira ang aming buhay
Hva getur blantur Segu okkur hvernig vi eigum a lifa lfi okkar
Что может Карандаш Расскажите нам о том, как мы должны жить нашей жизни
Hva kan en blyant fortelle oss om hvordan vi br leve vre liv
Vad kan en penna bertta om hur vi br leva vra liv
Nini penseli Tuambie kuhusu jinsi ya kuishi maisha yetu
Што молив да ни кажете за тоа како ние треба да живееме нашите животи
Thật l một bt ch c thể Hy cho chng ti về cch chng ta nn sống cuộc sống của chng ti
וואָס קענען אַ פּענסיל זאג אונדז וועגן ווי מיר זאָל לעבן אונדזער לעבן
어떤 연필은 우리가 우리의 삶을 살 것인가에 대해서 말씀해 주시죠
એક પેંસિલ શું અમારા કેવી રીતે અમે અમારી જીવન જીવી જોઇએ વિશે કહી શકે છે
Nullam bibendum vestibulum turpis a quam de vita vivere
Co może Ołwek Powiedz nam, jak powinniśmy żyć
Was kann ein Bleistift Erzhl uns, wie wir unser Leben leben
Ne Qələmi biz yaşayır yaşamaq necə Haqqımızda deyə bilərsiniz
چه کاری می تواند یک مداد را به ما بگویید که چگونه ما باید زندگی ما زندگی می کنند