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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Dear Mayor Bloomberg:
I was awakened in the wee hours of this morning by texts and calls from friends and associates distraught that Occupy Wall Street protestors were being forcibly removed from Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. Even more troubling is that you chose to make a mockery of the First Amendment of our United States Constitution by not only evicting the peaceful activists, but also by blocking media outlets from recording the police raid. This is America, Mr. Bloomberg, a nation that through much effort, tears, blood, and, yes, deaths, has evolved from a slaveholding country that also destroyed much of Native American culture, to one where women, people of color, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, the physically challenged, Jews, Muslims, White ethnics from places like Ireland and Italy, and so many others have been able to gain some measure of freedom and democracy. We are not the nation we ought to be, yet, but we are also not the nation we once were, either. We do that history, and ourselves, a great disservice when we in leadership positions resort to tactics used to deny freedom and democracy, in the old America of Jim Crow laws, in the old South Africa of apartheid.
As I watched the amateur video made of the raid online this morning, I got very choked up. I am a big supporter of Occupy Wall Street because it speaks directly to my history as a Black person in America. The occupation is nothing more than the bus boycotts, freedom rides, and sit-ins of the Civil Rights era. The nonviolent approach harkens back to the principles of Dr. King, borrowed, of course, from the great Indian leader Gandhi. The use of technology to spread the Occupy Wall Street messages is no different than how W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, and other visionaries used the media at their disposal in their day to communicate with the masses. So when we choose to walk down the path of repression, of removing and silencing those who would speak out, Mr. Mayor, we are saying that we are choosing to be on the wrong side of history. That we are choosing to be in bed with the devil, instead of on the side of God, of the noble promises of our America.
As I said, I am a supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement, here in New York City, and across America. I have been a part of many rallies and marches the past two months. I have spent much time talking and listening to participants, at Zuccotti Park, at planning meetings, and in private one-on-one sessions with some of the leadership. They are mostly good and decent Americans and I have not witnessed a movement like this since the anti-apartheid protests of the 1980s when I was a college student. It is the same energy, the same sense of purpose, and the same fire-in-belly belief that what they are doing is right. They are not anti-American. They are not anti-business. They are not anti-wealthy folks. They are not anti-police. They are not anti-you, Mr. Mayor. They, we, merely want to see our nation be a place where people, regardless of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, or educational level can have an opportunity to have an opportunity; to not struggle to get or keep a job or career; to not struggle to pay for an education which should be our birthright; to not suffer through housing woes, including foreclosures; to not have to spend our entire lives in debt, broke, or broken spiritually and emotionally because of our finances.
But what message are we sending, Mayor Bloomberg, when we come like the thief in the night to remove people by extreme force? What message are we sending when we inhumanly destroy a community built to show what democracy can look like in our era? How condescending and nearsighted are we to state these people are dirty and unfocused, that they somehow are more of a public nuisance than certain banks and corporations that have wrecked the lives of so many Americans? How arrogant are we to assume, just because we may have a certain financial background, status, or title, to think we are above relearning lessons of democracy at various points in our American lives? And how can we ever again say it was not right for militaries in Middle Eastern and North African nations to crack down on the democracies there, then we turn around and do the same on our own shores, only months later, and to our own children, to our own people?
Mayor Bloomberg, you said on your weekly radio show, several weeks ago, that it was inevitable for Americans to take to the streets because of the state of our economy. But is the solution to beat these people back with batons and gloved fists, or is the solution to listen to their voices, hear their concerns, and figure out a way, together, for us as a people, all people, to transform America for these times and beyond?
I know somewhere in your person, Mayor Bloomberg, you have a soul and a moral conscience. You are going to have to ask yourself, billionaire or not, mayor of New York City or not, whose side you are on, because the Occupy Wall Street movement is here to stay, and will only get bigger and stronger when leaders like you attack the protestors, as you've done. Justice, Mr. Bloomberg, is not on the side of those who would misuse and abuse their power. Justice is, forever, on the side of those who would even sacrifice their own bodies because they believe so deeply in their cause. Those are the kind of people and the kind of Americans I stand with, Mayor Bloomberg. Those are the kind of people I know, from their tents, blankets, and makeshift occupied communities, will do for America exactly what those Civil Rights workers did with their shoes, overalls, songs of freedom, and voter registration cards a generation ago. And so it shall be, and so it shall be—
Kevin Powell
Kevin Powell is an activist, public speaker, and author or editor of 10 books. His 11th book, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, and The Ghost of Dr. King: And Other Blogs and Essays, will be published by lulu.com in January 2012. You can reach him at email@example.com, or follow him on Twitter @kevin_powell

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Times Without Number
First expanded edition (1969)
|John Brunner
|Cover artist
|John Schoenherr
|United States
|Ace Books
Publication date
|Media type
|Print (book)
Times Without Number is a time travel/alternate history novel by John Brunner.
Publication history[edit]
Originally Brunner wrote three stories published in 1962 in consecutive issues of the British magazine Science Fiction Adventures: "Spoil of Yesterday" in No. 25, "The Word Not Written" in No. 26, and "The Fullness of Time" in No. 27.
In the same year, a considerably different version appeared as a fix-up novel under the title Times Without Number, which was published as an Ace Double together with Destiny's Orbit by David Grinnell (Donald A. Wollheim).
In 1969, Ace Books published the book again, in a version considerably revised and expanded by Brunner, different from both the magazine stories and the 1962 novel.
Historical background to the plot[edit]
The book's plot takes place in the years 1988–1989 in a timeline where the Spanish Armada under the command of the Duke of Parma successfully invaded England in 1588. This success was especially due to Parma's second-in-command, the Earl of Barton – the illegitimate son of a Catholic Scottish nobleman, who entered the service of Spain and turned out to be one of the great military talents of history (at the end of the book it is explained why our history knows no such person).
After subduing England, Barton went on the Netherlands, where in a lightning campaign he put down their rebellion and perpetuated Spanish rule and the Catholic religion. At some unspecified later time Spain also managed to conquer and absorb its long-time rival France (having conquered England and subdued the Dutch Revolt, Spain could have been in a position to ensure the victory of the Catholic League in the French Wars of Religion and prevent Henry IV from getting the French throne). But while having their hands full in the north, the Spaniards neglected the defence of their own Iberian homeland, which was reconquered by Islamic forces of "The New Khalifate" (presumably linked to the Ottoman Empire), reversing the reconquista (Brunner provides no details on exactly how this happened).
Spanish refugees moved to Britain, which became the new base of their empire and whose inhabitants were gradually assimilated. Spanish displaced English, which barely survived as "a debased peasant tongue". The Spanish-speaking people of the capital Londres called themselves "Imperials" rather than "Spaniards", and except for a few diehard English nationalists regarded the Armada's victory as a blessing.
Having already conquered South and Central America, the Empire did not have a great need of North America. Rather than conquer and colonize it themselves, the Imperials armed the Mohawks and encouraged them to embark on a great campaign of conquest until the Pacific. The Mohawk leaders, ruling from New Madrid (on the site of our New York City) were taken into the Empire's highest nobility. However, other Native American tribes felt resentful of Mohawk dominance and the European backing for it – a resentment which would turn out to have a crucial importance in the book's later part.
Meanwhile, in Europe the Habsburg Monarchy transformed itself into the powerful "Confederacy of the East", ruling the whole of central and eastern Europe and becoming the long-lasting rival of the Londres-based Western Empire. In 1892, an Italian named Boromeo discovered the secret of time-travel, though otherwise the overall level of technology remained not much higher than it was in the 16th Century, with people travelling primarily on horseback and cities lit by open fires. In principle, time travel could have been used as a means of instantaneous travel, but that would have involved the traveller being in two places at the same time, at least for a split second; fearing a time paradox, such use of the device was strictly forbidden.
Moreover, it was quickly realised that time-travel can become in effect a weapon of mass destruction, of which careless or ruthless use might undo the whole of present reality – and in particular, that it might provide the two great powers, locked in a long-lasting cold war, with a means of utterly destroying each other (similar to nuclear weapons in our world). To avert this danger, use of time travel was strictly regulated by the carefully worded "Treaty of Prague" and limited to two elite bodies – the Western Empire's "Society of Time" and its eastern counterpart – both of which are overseen by the Catholic Church in accordance to a special Papal Bull (of which Brunner provides part of the Latin text). Both great powers want to preserve their monopoly of time-travel and are concerned about the attempts of Cathaian savants to achieve it (much as, at the time of writing, Americans and Soviets tried to avert Chinese achievement of nuclear arms).
Though slavery still exists, and democracy never appeared, the dominant Catholic Church is less intolerant and harsh than it was at the time of the Armada. Protestantism, surviving only in Scandinavia, is regarded more with curiosity than hostility, and though the Inquisition still exists it has long since abandoned the use of torture in favour of hypnotism. Moreover, there is mention of a movement for women's equality, at least among upper-class women. (Swedish women are mentioned as more assertive than those of other countries – as they were famous for being, in our own world at the time of writing.)
In all, the alternate 20th Century depicted by Brunner is significantly more humane than that in Keith Roberts' Pavane, written a few years later and also based on a victory of the Spanish Armada.
Plot summary[edit]
In 1988, Don Miguel Navarro is a "Licentiate in Ordinary" of the Society of Time. As a Licentiate, Don Miguel's primary duty is to ensure the preservation of history, lest an alteration undo the empire. While at a party held by the Marquesa di Jorque, his hostess shows off a gold Aztec mask she had recently received as a gift. Recognizing it instantly as contraband, Don Miguel launches an investigation that eventually leads to the unmasking and arrest of Don Arcimboldo Ruiz, a prominent nobleman (and a cunning and skilful villain) engaged in the illegal acquisition of goods from the past. Don Miguel is then entrusted with returning it to the exact spot in the past from which it was taken, in time for it to be used in the Aztec bloody rites of mass human sacrifice – with which he is duty bound not to interfere but which leave him shaken. Because of his success, Don Miguel is honoured and marked as a coming man.
Some time later, while attending a New Year's Eve ball at the palace of the Prince of New Castile, a prince of the blood and the Commander of the Society of Time, Don Miguel meets Lady Kristina, the daughter of the Swedish ambassador. At her prompting, the two leave the party to explore the city of Londres for themselves. While walking down one of the city's streets, however, they encounter an unusually dressed woman who is assaulted by men who intend to rape her, but turns out be more than able to take care of herself, proceeding to immobilise a number of her assailants before Don Miguel is able to knock her unconscious (the reader can easily recognise that she is adept at some kind of martial art, but in Don Miguel's world these are unknown in the West).
Taking the woman to the Society's headquarters, he attempts to return to the prince's palace in search of Father Ramón, the society's master theoretician, but is stopped by a panicked mob clogging the streets. There he learns of the burning of the palace and the deaths of all of the assembled dignitaries – including the entire Royal Family – at the hands of dozens of female warriors (transported, it turns out, from an alternate timeline in which a Mongol King rules all of Asia and Europe and which senior members of the Society of Time secretly contacted). After encountering Father Ramón, the two return to Society Headquarters, where they use a special cross-temporal Mass to contact an earlier version of Father Ramón and prevent the massacre from taking place. However, though seeming to end well, the episode leaves Don Miguel with a mounting feeling of anxiety, having found out that his superiors engage in dangerous experiments and thus realizing that his entire reality hangs by an extremely thin thread.
Needing a vacation, Don Miguel travels to California, a backwater rarely visited by Europeans. While relaxing at a hacienda near a local mine, his host, a Native American engineer named Two Dogs, shows him a steel bit from a rock drill discovered in a recently started mine. (In this timeline, there had been no California Gold Rush and gold mining is a governmental monopoly.)
Fearing a violation of the treaty between the Empire and the Confederacy of the East regulating time travel, Don Miguel alerts the Society, which launches a full-scale investigation. When Father Ramón arrives on the scene, however, he insists that no violation has taken place, even though a scouting expedition confirms that there is indeed a group from the 20th Century mining the land in the past. Traveling to the site, Don Miguel and Father Ramón converse with the leader of the group and convince him to end the operation; Father Ramón is clearly determined to defuse the tension and avoid at virtually any price an escalation in the two great powers' relations.
The reason for that becomes clear upon their return: Don Miguel finds out that the "discovery" had in fact been planted by Two Dogs, who is spearheading a conspiracy of anti-Mohawk Native Americans seeking to bring down the Empire, and who manipulate the Eastern Confederacy and make use of it but have their own far-reaching agenda. In the ensuing melee, Two Dogs escapes and Father Ramón is killed. It is assumed that, having failed in his carefully crafted plot, Two Dogs would seek to travel into the past and deal the Empire's past a grievous blow.
Determined to preserve their history, the Society sends Don Miguel and dozens of other Licentiates into the past to prevent Two Dogs from disrupting the pivotal event of the Armada, but while undercover in 1588 Cadiz Don Miguel discovers to his horror that Two Dogs has already succeeded; Parma's second-in-command, the military genius Earl of Barton, no longer exists – having evidently been assassinated by Two Dogs while still an obscure young adventurer – and Parma himself is no longer the commander of the fleet. Urgently rushing back to the present, Don Miguel hopes to sound a last minute warning, but is overtaken by the forwardly proceeding wave of changing reality (a highly painful experience) and arrives not in New Madrid but its analogue, New York City, emerging in Central Park to the amazement of passers-by.
From this, Don Miguel realises that people of the changed timeline have no knowledge of time-travel, which would have given them a clear explanation for a man appearing out of thin air, and that he is the only person in this timeline who knows the secret of time travel. Reflecting upon this he concludes that timelines where time travels exists eventually collapse on themselves, when somebody changes the reality leading to the invention of time-travel itself. He decides to accept developments as God's will and to begin a new life as "the most lonely of all exiles" in the world where he now finds himself, keeping time travel a secret and never disclosing his knowledge of how to build a working time machine. And meanwhile, Two Dogs' ruthless act against the Empire turns out to have boomeranged against Two Dogs' own people, creating a timeline where Native Americans fared much worse than in the one he destroyed.
The Nature of Time[edit]
As seen at the shattering conclusion, in the concept of time travel and its consequences taken up in this book, there can be one and only one timeline. Unlike other time travel books where a change in the past creates a new branching timeline which exists side by side with the old one, here changing the past annihilates all of the succeeding later times, and a new timeline has taken the place of the former one. As in Poul Anderson's "Delenda Est", there is a zero sum game relation – for one timeline to exist, the other one must be destroyed.
Nevertheless, in the earlier part where the King's Palace is burned by female warriors from another timeline, it seems that alternate timelines do exist side by side, and that humans can cross from one to the other. The discrepancy is never completely explained. Father Ramon refers to the world where the Amazons came from as "a potential world", which implies that only one timeline is "truly real" while others have only a "potential reality". All of this, however, is the closely guarded secret of the Society's senior members, who ponder its theological implications as well as the scientific ones. Don Navarro, as a lowly Licentiate, was not supposed to know any of this, and got a bare glimpse only due to the dire emergency. And before he could rise in the Society's hierarchy sufficiently to get a real explanation, his entire timeline is irrevocably destroyed.
Similarity with "Worlds of the Imperium" and "Lord Darcy"[edit]
"Times Without Number" was originally published in the same year as Keith Laumer's Worlds of the Imperium. While otherwise very different, the alternate timelines depicted in both books have an Italian inventor in end of the 19th Century make a crucial discovery (time-travel in the one case, travel to alternate timelines in the other) which is taken up by the world's Great Powers and fundamentally shapes later history.
Though having a completely different historical origin, the 20th Century of "Times Without Number" has many similarities with that of Randall Garrett's Lord Darcy series. In both there is a Catholic Empire based in London and ruling the British Islands, France and the entire Western Hemisphere (with Christianized Native Americans accepted into its aristocracy). And in both works the Empire depicted is monarchial and conservative, without any trace of democracy, but still relatively benevolent; locked in a decades-long cold war with an Eastern European rival; technologically backward compared to our world, but still possessing a key field of knowledge (time travel, magic) unknown to our 20th Century.
Brunner, John (1969) Times Without Number. Ace Books. (US edition)


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I don't sing.
I can't sing, which is why it's strange that I'm a fan of musicals. I memorize the lyrics and stuff, and can probably attempt to sing them—but it comes out more like reciting a poem.
There are probably a lot more people who can relate to this sad, sad, reality. <insert crying smiley, haha!>
I'm lucky that I live in a country (the Philippines) that patronizes musicals. The Philippines has their share of local productions which have, in recent years, escalated in terms of number and quality. Hurrah for Philippine Theater! There are four main musical production houses in the Philippines: 9 Works Theatrical, Atlantis Productions, Resorts World Manila, Repertory Philippines. These are the ones I am familiar with anyway. So far I've watched: The Sound of Music by Resorts World Manila, The King and I by Resorts World Manila, and West Side Story by Atlantis Productions.
We're also so lucky to be included in some Asian and World Tours of foreign theater groups. This way, we don't have to buy plane tickets to watch them perform. I have been fortunate enough have watched Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera, and Les Miserables.
…so why am I sooo in love with musicals? Read below to find out.
1.) It's Live!
No matter how great the special effects in movies are, nothing beats watching something live! It can transport you into the story, and affect you in no way a movie can.
Seeing the actors sing live, dance their hardest, and move with energy is such a high. It's as if, as an audience member, you somehow absorb the adrenaline onstage.
Not to diminish the value of the good movie. I love movies! I am movie buff as well. I guess both are special in their own way. For one, you can watch a movie as many times as you like—once you have the dvd!
2.) The Production!
It's so much fun seeing another world on stage. The production, of course, helps in this aspect. Phantom of the Opera has got to have one of the most jaw dropping productions ever. Still can't get over the chandelier. Oh, and the costumes!
3.) The Music!
The notes seem to have such an emotional/inspiring effect on me. I love how beautiful the melodies are. Sometimes, when I need to get in the mood for writing, I actually listen to musical numbers online. haha.
4.) The Words!
Since I love to write, I tend to pay close attention to a song's words. In my opinion, for a song to be great, both the music and the words have to be beautiful. Bravo, bravo to musicals for making great melodies and great lyrics.
<Sigh…so beautiful>
This, of course, is just a small sampling of the beautiful songs that Broadway has.
5.) Lessons Learned
…or realizations after (or during) watching it. No matter how distant a story may seem. (Hello? Beauty and the Beast?) The emotions and trials that a character goes through are still relatable.
Or sometimes, the production itself is just inspiring. The dance numbers in West Side Story just make you want to get out of your seat and join them.
What do you guys love about musicals? Share below in the comments.


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YouTube user/Channel Flight Travels has a great YouTube Video Review of Economy Class Singapore Airlines B777-300E from Seoul to San Francisco.
Check out the seat features and experience the long-haul service on-board Singapore Airlines B777-300ER aircraft.
It was an enjoyable and comfortable experience even though the flight was full. Interestingly, many passengers appeared to be of South Asian ethnicity (given the flight was one from South Korea to the United States) and the meal service was quite interesting, given the large number of requests for Indian vegetarian and Indian non-vegetarian meals.
I couldn't sleep but spent my time enjoying the movies, filling myself with water and snacks in between the meals that were served.
Have you flown Singapore Airlines on this route or aircraft, tell us what you thought of your flight and service?


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While September's jobs report may have brought a sigh of relief to President Obama and the nation, the economic reality facing middle-income families is getting worse, according to a new report.
For the second month in a row, Consumer Reports' Trouble Tracker -- a measure of consumer sentiment -- sharply rose, indicating that a greater proportion of Americans are facing financial hardship. The increase was attributed to a significant jump (12.4 percent) in the number of concerns from middle-income families, or those earning $50,000 to $99,000.
"These signs are troubling for the economy," Ed Farrell, director of consumer insight at the Consumer Reports National Research Center, wrote in the report. The index measures consumer sentiment regarding employment, retail, sentiment, stress, and the Trouble Tracker.
Consumer Report's measure of employment showed the country is still losing jobs than it is generating, despite the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting last Friday that the economy added 114,000 jobs in September. This is the second consecutive month that Consumer Reports has indicated increases in job loss.
The inability to afford medication and pay medical bills stands out at the biggest financial hurdle facing Americans. A poll tracking prescription drug affordability found that 45 percent of Americans under 65 without drug coverage did not fill their prescriptions due to the cost. This compares to 27 percent last year.
These findings confirm an August Pew Research Study indicating that five years after the financial collapse, middle-income Americans are still struggling to rebound. More than half of respondents said it would take them at least five years to recover and 8 percent said they never will. Additionally, the Center for American Progress found that not only has the median household income fallen $3,700 in the past decade, but fewer families are earning middle class incomes.
Unfortunately, economic relief from the government is unlikely. According to the Tax Policy Center, a middle-income family earning $40,000 to $64,000 a year may see its taxes go up by $2,000 in 2013, due to the expiration of a number of tax cuts set to expire in December.
Click here to see how much more you'll pay when the payroll tax cut expires at the end of the year.


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Before meeting with a group of pastors Monday at a South Side church, U.S. Sen. Roland Burris again defended himself, saying he filed an affidavit further detailing his contacts with Blagojevich administration insiders after realizing his earlier testimony before a House panel was incomplete.
And he denied reports that he had done so because federal authorities had told him he had been secretly recorded. "Positively not true," he said.


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The Worm heads to Windsor
Dennis "The Worm" Rodman, ex-Detroit Piston, will make a celebrity stop Saturday at Windsor's Boom Boom Room, 315 Ouellette Ave.
The NBA hall of famer will pose for pictures and even spin discs in the deejay booth.
Joining Rodman will be members of Windsor Express, the city's new National Basketball League of Canada team, and the Express cheerleaders.
A controversial and outspoken player during his years in the NBA, Rodman was also twice named defensive player of the year. He was a member of two championship teams in Detroit and three with the Chicago Bulls.
Rodman was a publicity hound during his playing days, changing his hair color, making the scene and sporting tattoos before it became the rage among athletes.
He will hit the Boom Boom Room floor about 10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10.


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Culture Shock
Dates 9 Jul '10 to 1 Aug '10
Flexible? Yeah, sure
Est. Cost 40 - 400 EUR (EUR Euro)
Type Travel Partners Wanted
Name Driving to Turkey
i Plan to pick up my car, from Koln, I store it there, and make my way to Turkey
I have driven 100000km in last 4 years through , Ua Ro, Bg, Tr, plus all Western Eu , so I am a safe and competant driver. Sometimes I stay in affordable penzion,, gasthoffes, hotels, other times tent
I am looking for a mature male or female to be comapny and to share the fuel cost
I take a bike and you can too
I am pretty easy going
The car is great and consumes about 5--5.5 l per 100km
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that trip estimate is not a good idea, but if one drove 6000km it would be abt 200 eu each for fuel, 50 eu av for double room and then food etc on top
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A vote by S.C. Department of Transportation commissioners to cut funds and mandate how money is spent could sidetrack transportation programs across the state.
A vote by S.C. Department of Transportation commissioners to cut funds and mandate how money is spent could sidetrack transportation programs across the state.
Local elected officials held a special meeting Thursday to discuss concerns and ask questions about the potential impact. Members of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation, Spartanburg County Council, Spartanburg City Council and Spartanburg Area Transportation Study (SPATS) Policy Committee attended the meeting.
SPATS Transportation Planning Manager Jim D'Amato said the SCDOT's actions would devastate the transportation program here. The program would be cut by 40 percent after factoring in debt repayment.
D'Amato said the SCDOT commissioners voted Aug. 16 to cut $10 million in funding to metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) and councils of government (COG). D'Amato said there was no warning commissioners also would vote that MPOs and COGs use 20 percent of funds for state repaving projects. He said MPOs and COGs have generally used transportation funds for capacity and improvement projects rather than resurfacing roads.
"The positive aspects to the DOT program would be exponentially shattered by the negative consequences to ours," D'Amato said.
He said SPATS currently receives $6.7 million in funding, but $2.2 million of that is used to repay debt. The funding cuts total $453,000. The 20 percent that the SCDOT would mandate to repave state roads would leave about $2.7 million for other projects.
Current projects include widening State Highway 9, improvements to US 176 and coordinating the traffic signal system in city of Spartanburg.
D'Amato said SPATS would have to determine what projects to "salvage." He said delaying some projects and cutting smaller ones are possibilities.
Spartanburg County Councilman O'Neal Mintz said South Carolina has the fourth largest road system in the United States, yet its gas tax ranks 37th. Mintz said the only way to maintain the road system is for legislators to raise the gas tax.
Sen. Shane Martin, R-Spartanburg, rejected that idea.
"With the financial mess the DOT's in, you could keep piling money into it and it's not going to fix the problem. That's where the problem is and I can promise you that on my watch, the gas tax will not be increased," Martin said.
SCDOT Commissioner John Edwards represents the fourth congressional district, which includes Spartanburg, Union, Greenville and Laurens counties. Edwards told officials the state Legislature set the gas tax in 1987 and hasn't raised it since.
"We're stuck with a budget that was made up in 1987 and we got 2012 problems," Edwards said.
Edwards said he was open to lawmakers' suggestions on solutions.
"It boils down to either we're going to have to raise the fuel tax, or we're going to have to live with the roads we've got," he said.
County Council Chairman Jeff Horton said to economically grow, the area must meet air quality standards and many SPATS' projects aim to reduce emissions. He asked that commissioners reconsider the projects that would be impacted.
Others questioned why the SCDOT did not stay within its budget and why its commission took action now when the agency has been aware of maintenance problems for years.
"I can't defend or condemn the previous commission (members).… We're trying to do the right thing, get our house in order, get our budget in order and move forward for the state of South Carolina," Edwards said.
Edwards said the department's finances are back in order and that drastic efforts are needed to fix state roads.
The meeting came to a screeching halt about 70 minutes after it began when state Rep. Rita Allison, R-Lyman, questioned who put forward the plan.
"Was this the only plan that was put on the table, and who actually put this plan on the table?" Allison asked.
"I put this plan on the table," Edwards said.
He said he thought the other plan was to send the money back to Columbia.
"Thank you so much for coming. Thank everyone for coming. Should have asked that question first," said Spartanburg Mayor Junie White, chair of the SPATS Policy Committee.
D'Amato said he doesn't know when the funding cuts and required allocations take affect but thinks the SCDOT Commission initially voted on a policy and details will be decided later. He said representatives of MPOs and COGs plan to make a presentation to commissioners next month, and urged officials to voice their concerns with commissioners and senior staff at the agency.
Edwards said guidelines will come from Columbia about the impact of coming changes and said local leaders will still decide which roads are improved.


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Amar'e Stoudemire vs. A Fire Extinguisher (Hilarious GIF)
After it was first reported that Amar'e Stoudemire had injured his hand punching the glass casing of a fire extinguisher at American Airlines Arena following the New York Knicks' Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat, many people began to speculate how the incident unfolded. While some believe that it was simply an act of frustration and poor judgement from a player whose team is on the brink of elimination, others have reported that Stoudemire initially thought he was striking a piece of plastic, not glass.
As for myself, I choose to believe that the altercation between Stoudemire and the fire extinguisher looked a little something like this.
Hat Tip – [@warriorsworld]


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Less than a week after the season came to a disappointing end, Marion County High School administrators made Troy Boeck the area's first prep football coaching casualty of the fall.
Boeck had been the Warriors' coach for four seasons, guiding them to the semifinals and quarterfinals in his first two seasons before a drop in talent led to a 5-6 record in 2010 and a program-worst 1-9 finish this year, getting outscored by an average of 45-18 and missing the playoffs for only the second time in 28 years.
"We started eight freshmen and had only two senior starters, so we made a lot of mistakes that you make when you play so many young kids. Heck, we averaged six fumbles per game," said Boeck, who compiled a 24-23 overall record at Marion and made the playoffs in three of his four seasons. "When we had great athletes we accomplished great things. Ultimately I take responsibility for the demise of the program, but I did everything I could short of recruiting kids from Alabama or Chattanooga like other programs.
"I would like to see the program get back on its feet, and I believe we have a lot of positive things in place to get things turned around."
Marion County was the winningest program in the area during the 1990s, claiming four state titles from 1990 to '95. But when Boeck was promoted from his assistant's role in February 2008, he became the program's sixth coach in 11 years. His four-year tenure is the longest of any coach since Ken Colquette resigned in 1996.
"Troy started with a great first year, but he took a small step back each year after that and then took a huge step back this year," Marion County athletic director and assistant principal Larry Ziegler said. "It wasn't all Troy's fault, but as the head coach he's ultimately responsible for the state of the program.
"We appreciate the hard work that Coach Boeck put forth and truly wish this would have worked out as a long-term coaching solution. It's nothing personal, we just felt it was the right time to make a change."
An Augusta, Ga., native, Boeck played at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1986-91), earning All-America honors his final two seasons, and was the last UTC football player to be a Southern Conference player of the year. After coaching at Rhodes College for four years, and coached in the Arena Football League for one year. He was an assistant at Baylor School for two and South Pittsburg for eight before coming to Marion in 2007.
Boeck guided the team to an 11-3 record in his first season, reaching the semifinals, where they lost at eventual state champion Alcoa. That was the first time the Warriors had advanced past the second round in 13 years and they followed that by reaching the quarterfinals the next season before losing at eventual state runner-up Boyd-Buchanan.
The Warriors had 65 players at summer workouts, but that number fell to 49 to start the season and when they lined up against Chattanooga Christian for the season-finale last Friday, they dressed-out only 29 players. Marion had eight freshmen start this season and finished the year with just two senior starters.
Boeck alluded to a lack of support from the administration as a reason for the program's decline.
"I went to [principal] Sherry Prince before the season and explained how good football programs have weightlifting during the afternoon to work out before practice," Boeck said. "When she said no, I asked what the difference was between having football players in an afternoon weightlifting class and band members going to a music class and she told me that wouldn't work the same because the kids in band were smart and the football kids needed to be in class.
"That's the kind of support we needed to get things turned around. What I'm most disappointed with isn't just the fact that they decided to make a move, but nobody sat down and talked with me about what the issues were. I saw Mrs. Prince four times today and she never said a word to me. I didn't know until Coach Ziegler approached me in the afternoon."


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Super Mario Galaxy
As someone who has taken an interest in game design, there were a few things I found interesting in Super Mario Galaxy. Mind, the last game I played was 64, so some of these may not be novel to this release.
The Constrained Path – A Return to Form
Many levels, especially the early ones have a very linear layout. Very often you are getting launched from tiny-planet to tiny-planet. There is often freedom of movement on each planet, but movement between them is limited by launch stars. This retreats a bit from the freedom of 3d and harkens back to the linear scrolling levels of the first games.
Levels of Scale
Flying between planets has an effect almost like levels-within-levels. The level structure has a quality of Levels of Scale – one of Christopher Alexander's 15 properties of life. There is the largest structure of six worlds, each with 2 or 3 major worlds and a few extras. Each of the major worlds has about 6 stars available, which may (or may not) reuse the same basic level geometry. Within each level, there are very often multiple sub-challenges, if not physically separate planetoids.
Variation of Challenge
There are several different types of levels. Major classes include timed, freeform exploration, boss fights, auto-scrolling, ball-rolling, ray-surfing. One of the great wonders of the game is how many games are contained within it – whole mechanics that would have been sufficient for a single game in ages past now supply 3, 2, even just 1 level (red star comes to mind)
Goomba Management.
One intriguing feature is the players ability to get two different types of resources from goobmas, and probably other kinds of enemies. Spin/kick them an they turn into star bits, which serve several purposes, including adding to extra lives. Stomp them and get a coin, which replenishes your health (they can also add up to lives, but are lost every time you die, making it much harder to collect enough.)
(Ideas 2008-02-22, mostly written 2008-07-06)


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The worksheet presents the song of Jason Mraz I'm Yours with blank and the explanaton or synonym to the word missing. Students can first try to guess what the word can be and then listen line by line and check if they could guess it right.
It was really funny with my own students =)


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This morning, September 12, 2012, Americans were greeted with the news that our embassies in both Egypt and Libya were attacked by citizens of those countries resulting in our Libyan ambassador with three other American citizens being assassinated–a totally unacceptable breach of international law. While Mr. Obama's speech appropriately extended consolation to the families of the victims it did nothing to address the seriousness of the attacks nor any possible actions that we would take.
It is my hope that the president will give another speech or speeches very shortly with these views and actions:
- He states that these actions by the citizens of both Libya and Egypt constitute a declaration of war by these countries–embassies are sovereign territory.
- He breaks off all diplomatic relations with these two countries and evacuates all American citizens.
- He stop all foreign aid to the two countries.
- He impounds all funds of the two countries residing in U.S. banks.
- He impounds all funds of private citizens of the two countries residing in U.S. banks.
- He will ask all countries of the world to do the same with such funds.
- He will ask Congress to give him the authority to confiscate the impounded funds should any other breach of international law be committed by these two countries, definitely including harm to any hostages taken.
- He states very unequivocally that military action against these two countries will occur until apologies are rendered, hostages are freed and full compensation has been received covering all the inconveniences of victims and their families and all destruction of U.S. and American private property.
I should also hope that all American patriots should ask nothing less from our president.


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Tom Miller: "Trading with the Enemy: A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cuba"
Monday July 20, 2015 at 7pm
Tom Miller, author of the highly-acclaimed travelogue Trading with the Enemy: A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cuba will read from his book and host a detailed Q&A session afterwards.
"It may just be the best travel book about Cuba ever written." -- Lonely Planet, Cuba
Event date:
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 7:00pm
Event address:
1811 Queen Anne Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109-2850


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Saint Therese of the Child Jesus
of the Holy Face
St. Therese asked the Pope's permission to enter 130 years ago today, on November 20, 1887
Read St. Therese's description of the memorable day when she requested the Pope's permission to become a Carmelite before the usual age at the Web site of the Archives of the Carmel of Lisieux.
"A Map of the Way of Confidence and Love of St. Therese of Lisieux," a conference on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Mount Saint Joseph Carmelite Monastery in San Jose, California
St. Therese at 16, in 1889
I am happy to announce that, at the invitation of the Discalced Carmelite Friars of Mount Saint Joseph Monastery in San Jose, California, I will present my conference "A Map of the Way of Confidence and Love of St. Therese of Lisieux" at the monastery on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Please click here for details.
"An Encounter with Saint Therese of Lisieux," a retreat day at the Carmelite Monastery in Santa Clara, California on Saturday, September 11, 2017
Therese Martin, aged 15, in April 1888
I'm delighted to announce that, at the invitation of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites of Santa Clara, California, I will have the joy of presenting three conferences about St. Therese and Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin at a retreat day, open to the public, at the Carmel of the Infant Jesus, the Monastery of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Santa Clara. Please click here for my page with details.
Day Nine: Twenty years ago today, Pope John Paul II formally declares St. Therese a Doctor of the Universal Church. Divini Amoris Scientia, his Apostolic Letter, 19 October 1997
11. This year, when the centenary of the glorious death of Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face is being celebrated, as we prepare to celebrate the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, after receiving a great number of authoritative petitions, especially from many Espiscopal Conferences throughout the world, and after accepting the official petition, or Supplex Libellus, addressed to me on 8 March 1997 by the Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux, as well as from the Superior General of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and from the Postulator General of the same order, I decided to entrust the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, which has competence in this matter, with the special study of the cause for conferring the title of Doctor on this Saint, "after hearing the opinion of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith regarding the eminent doctrine" (Apost. Const. Pastor Bonus, n. 73).
After the necessary documentation had been collected, the two above-mentioned Congregations addressed the question in the meetings of their respective consultors: the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on 5 May 1997, with regard to the "eminent doctrine," and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on 29 May of the same year, to examine the special "Positio." On the following 17 June, the Cardinals and Bishops who are members of these Congregations, following a procedure approved by me for this occasion, met in a plenary interdicasterial session and discussed the cause, giving a unanimously favorable opinion on granting the title of Doctor of the Universal Church to St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face. I was personally informed of this opinion by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and by the Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Archbishop Alberto Bovone, titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Numidia.
In view of this, on 24 August last, during the Angelus prayer in the presence of hundreds of Bishops and before a vast throng of young people from around the world, gathered in Paris for the 12th World Youth Day, I wanted personally to announce my intention to proclaim Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face a Doctor of the Universal Church during the celebration of World Mission Sunday in Rome.
Today, 19 October 1997, in St Peter's Square, filled with faithful from every part of the world, and in the presence of a great many Cardinals, Archbishops and Bishops, during the solemn Eucharistic celebration I proclaimed Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face a Doctor of the Universal Church in these words:
Fulfilling the wishes of many Brothers in the Episcopate and of a great number of the faithful throughout the world, after consulting the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and hearing the opinion of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith regarding her eminent doctrine, with certain knowledge and after lengthy reflection, with the fullness of Our apostolic authority We declare Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, virgin, to be a Doctor of the Universal Church. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
This having been duly enacted, We decree that this Apostolic Letter is to be religiously preserved and to have full effect both now and in the future; furthermore, it is thus to be judged and defined as right, and whatever to the contrary may be attempted by anyone, on whatever authority, knowingly or unknowingly, is null and void.
Given in Rome, at St Peter's, under the Fisherman's ring, the 19th day of the month of October in the year of the Lord 1997, the 20th of the Pontificate.
excerpted from "Divini Amoris Scientia," the Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II declaring St. Therese of Lisieux a Doctor of the Church.
Day Eight: Pope John Paul II on Therese as a woman, a contemplative, a young person. Divini Amoris Scientia, the Apostolic Letter naming her a Doctor of the Church. October 18, 2017
10. All these reasons are clear evidence of how timely is the Saint of Lisieux's doctrine and of the particular impact her message has had on the men and women of our century. Moreover, some circumstances contribute to making her designation as a Teacher for the Church of our time even more significant.
First of all, Therese is a woman, who in approaching the Gospel knew how to grasp its hidden wealth with that practicality and deep resonance of life and wisdom which belong to the feminine genius. Because of her universality she stands out among the multitude of holy women who are resplendent for their Gospel wisdom.
Therese is also a contemplative. In the hiddenness of her Carmel she lived the great adventure of Christian experience to the point of knowing the breadth, length, height and depth of Christ's love (cf. Eph 3:18-19). God did not want his secrets to remain hidden, but enabled Therese to proclaim the secrets of the King (cf. Ms C, 2v). By her life Therese offers a witness and theological illustration of the beauty of the contemplative life as the total dedication to Christ, Spouse of the Church, and as an affirmation of God's primacy over all things. Hers is a hidden life which possesses a mysterious fruitfulness for spreading the Gospel and fills the Church and the world with the sweet odor of Christ (cf. LT 169, 2v).
Lastly, Therese of Lisieux is a young person. She reached the maturity of holiness in the prime of youth (cf. Ms C, 4r). As such, she appears as a Teacher of evangelical life, particularly effective in illumining the paths of young people, who must be the leaders and witnesses of the Gospel to the new generations.
Therese of the Child Jesus is not only the youngest Doctor of the Church, but is also the closest to us in time, as if to emphasize the continuity with which the Spirit of the Lord sends his messengers to the Church, men and women as teachers and witnesses to the faith. In fact, whatever changes can be noted in the course of history and despite the repercussions they usually have on the life and thought of individuals in every age, we must never lose sight of the continuity which links the Doctors of the Church to each other: in every historical context they remain witnesses to the unchanging Gospel and, with the light and strength that come from the Holy Spirit, they become its messengers, returning to proclaim it in its purity to their contemporaries. Therese is a Teacher for our time, which thirsts for living and essential words, for heroic and credible acts of witness. For this reason she is also loved and accepted by brothers and sisters of other Christian communities and even by non-Christians.
excerpted from "Divini Amoris Scientia," the Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II declaring St. Therese of Lisieux a Doctor of the Church.


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For students making a transition to a new building, the start of school is likely to have extra layers of stress and anticipation.
"There's probably 300 other kids feeling the same way as you," said Robin Laird, assistant principal at Perrysburg Junior High School.
Students know that a leap to a new level - middle school, junior high, high school, or college - means additional responsibility, independence, and homework, as well as changes in social life.
"The challenges and fears of kids are the same, no matter what the age. It's just different degrees," said Ms. Laird. "A lot of kids are scared to death they may never see their friends again."
In middle and junior high, pupils will change classes, have several teachers, and use a combination lock. They may have left a neighborhood school for a larger "feeder" school bustling with a diverse mix. They may be riding a bus for the first time.
Each June, Joyce Swin sends her students off to Gateway Middle School, which enrolls children from four schools. "It's one of our goals as fifth-grade teachers to prepare them for the next level of education," said Ms. Swin, who teaches at Wayne Trail Elementary School in Maumee.
First-year students in a building will rank at the bottom of the social totem pole.
Entering ninth grade, Taylor Ballenger of Fremont, expects a dif
ferent schedule than in middle school, and a larger workload. "I'm kind of nervous too, because I haven't been with upper classmen," said Ms. Ballenger, 14, who attends Maumee Valley Country Day School.
Sarah Snyder's transition to high school came at a time when her appearance changed - she shed 30 pounds and traded glasses for contact lenses.
Sarah Snyder, left, Chrissie D'Amato, and Helen Grubb say transition to a new school can be a challenge.
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"All of a sudden I was getting all this attention from seniors, football players. It was traumatic," said Ms. Snyder, 18, a 2003 graduate of Anthony Wayne High School. "Getting hollered at in the halls. I knew they were only interested in my looks."
Preparing to enter Kent State University, she's concerned about having enough spending money, meeting friends who share her values, and keeping focused.
Chrissie D'Amato had gone to a small Montessori school from the time she was 2 until she entered Notre Dame Academy. "I was scared out of my mind I wasn't going to find any friends," she said. Her next step is to Hollywood to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Art. She's apprehensive about independence, finances, and managing her health. "If I need something, I can't hop in the car and drive home," she said.
Helen Grubb remembers feeling overwhelmed by McCord Junior High School, to which she transferred after attending the intimate Hebrew Academy. "I was so shocked. I didn't talk much," said Ms. Grubb, a 2003 Sylvania Northview High School graduate. "By the end of the eighth grade, I had some friends."
A child's transition can also be worrisome to parents.
"I think it's that natural instinct to protect our children as they move into new environments. We wonder if they're going to handle it," said Susan Huss, assistant professor of counseling at Bowling Green State University. "Parents really need to help the student believe in themselves. After all, that's what we want our kids to do - figure out how to take care of themselves."
Parents concerned about their child's needs should talk to the teacher as soon as possible. "I'd rather answer a lot of silly questions than wait until a problem gets out of hand," she said.
It's essential for parents to keep communication flowing. "Ensure your kids they can tell you anything without you flying off the handle," said Robert Schultz, associate professor of gifted education and curriculum studies at the University of Toledo. "You're trying to learn together about a new system and that's good to see."
But students who are prepared for school should fare well.
"Relax. It will be fine," said Ms. Laird of Perrysburg's schools. "The teachers and administrators are doing everything possible to make things easy. We're all in this together."
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Use topical and inhaled fragrances to treat a variety of ailments.
What does an Aromatherapist do?
Aromatherapists use their intimate knowledge of natural fragrances and essential oils to improve a client's well-being. This holistic method of medicine is a lot more complex than simply lighting incense or plugging in deodorizers; an aromatherapist is a counselor and a healer harnessing the powers of nature to promote a healthy lifestyle.
You might have noticed that even small changes in smell can affect the way you feel. For example, the odor of a mildew-covered room can make you feel icky, while the scent of fresh lavender can be relaxing and allow you to drift off in a comfortable sleep. Each essential oil possesses distinct properties that can make you feel energized and awake while soothing away stress. These are the tools you use as an aromatherapist to treat your clients.
Natural remedies and aromas range from eucalyptus to spearmint to orange zest to lilac blossom. An understanding of the properties of each and how the oils should be applied allows your business to blossom. If you're skilled at crafting your own fragrances and oil mixtures, then you can also sell your own brand of aromas to clients or interested shoppers.
Like a masseuse or a physical therapist, you provide direct treatments to clients. You prepare a detailed study of their medical history and ailments, and from there you're able to prescribe solutions such as applying topical treatments as well as breathing in special oils, sprays, and steam inhalations. As long as you're not allergic to any scents, you'll be able to leave work smelling fresher than when you came in.


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Information For
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Saturday, September 28, 2013
9:00am Race Kickoff
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Chicago, IL 60614
For nearly two centuries, the poor and needy of the world have found a friend in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. This year, the Society will hold its fourth annual nationwide Friends of the Poor® 5K Run/Walk. Pledges made on behalf of registered walkers in a given community will benefit those most in need in that same community. Walk or run a mile in someone else's shoes and find out how good it feels to give.
The Office of Mission and Values has funded the full registration fee of $25 for the first 20 student runners/walkers who signed up. We have already sold out of the free registration, but you may register at the $25 rate. This fee is to be paid by the participant and will not be reimbursed by the university. The registration fee covers the cost of the race, and T-shirt from the event.
If you register by 9/15/13, you may pick up your packet at New Balance Chicago in Lincoln Park, 2369 N. Clark Street from noon to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24 or Thursday, September 26. All remaining packets and packets for those registered after 9/15/13 will be available on race day from 7:30a.m. – 8:30a.m. at the event near Cannon Drive and Fullerton Avenue in Lincoln Park.
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So far I came across two docks, the [CAR] Passive holder from Brodit (2nd pic)
and one I found on ebay, sent from Hong Kong (pic below): Windscreen Car mount small (1st pic with text "one X")
This one also can be bought with various different mounting options. I am not sure how easy it will be to dock and undock the phone in the mount though, looks rather tight.
I think I will wait some more days / weeks before I'll buy something.
Any other car kits you guys found?


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Palmetto Grand Youth Society Division I
Comrade Connie Keller, GYI Matron
Greetings from the desk of Comrade Connie Keller, GYI Matron
The Palmetto Grand Youth Division 1 Society's foundation is based on Luke 2:52; "Jesus increased in wisdom and statue
and in favor with God and man". Our objective is to promote through appropriate and effective action, the welfare of its members and each community it serves, a medium which can be used to stimulate growth and development in young people and to gradually transfer them into the Masonic organization.
I was appointed this position under the leadership of Honorable David E. Thompson, Past Grand Master and Comrade Clyde Bouknight, Grand Youth Advisor. At that time we had only three active youth societies. We currently have five youth societies:
Aiken Youth – Comrade Barbara Hughes
Charleston King Soloman Youth – Comrade Avis Grant
Greenwood Revelation Youth – Comrade Latwissie Martin
Hardy District Youth – Comrade Jessie Goodie
West Columbia Metropolitan Youth.
The Grand Youth I Officers are: Comrades Connie Keller – GYI Matron, George Richardson – GYI Patron, Jessie Goodie
– GYI Secretary, Cheryl Burns – GYI Treasurer, Sandra Wolley – GYI Supervisor and Clyde Bouknight – Grand Youth


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We Are 1 mile North of I-30 between Montgomery and University on The Historic Red Brick of Camp Bowie Boulevard, Right Across From the Kimbell Art Museum, near UNTHSC.
Located at 3320 Camp Bowie Boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas, the Residences of Museum Place apartment complex offers one and two bedroom apartments. All units include a yard, maple and oak hardwood floors, and a fireplace, and some units additionally include a den and an attached garage. The apartments range in size from 775 square feet to 1,552 square feet.Cats and dogs up to 30 pounds are allowed with a maximum of two per apartment. The units include extra storage, high speed Internet, a frost free refrigerator, wall to wall carpeting, ceiling fans, walk in closets, a dishwasher, and a microwave.The Residences of Museum Place is located close to downtown and is a short walking distance from many shops, restaurants, and galleries. The apartments are within the Fort Worth school district, which includes North Hi Mount Elementary School, Stripling Middle School, and Arlington Heights High School.


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John Mitchell Haulage and Warehousing was established in 1956 and is one of the largest family owned road haulage companies in Scotland. We offer a full range of transport services from our fifteen acre headquarters in Grangemouth including general haulage, container movements and bulk freight transport. An on site container store can hold up to 2000 shipping containers at any given time and a modern 80,000 sq ft, high bay pallet rack warehouse offers secure storage for a vast range of goods.
Bulk material handling and container packing / re packing are frequently carried out, whilst a vast exterior storage space includes the potential for a 700 metre rail siding.
John Mitchell Haulage and Warehousing work closely with a number of worldwide shipping companies and international freight forwarders, in addition to blue chip corporations and UK based private businesses.
Currently the John Mitchell road going fleet numbers around 125 fully-liveried commercial vehicles, most of which are MAN TGX tractor units capable of working at 44 tonnes. All of these trucks are less than five years old and this complement hauls a mixture of skeletal, tanker, curtainside and flat trailers. Low loaders, tippers and other special types of trailer are available on request. John Mitchell Haulage and Warehousing are members of the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association, Additionally our own stringent in-house quality systems ensure we constantly deliver a reliable and client focused 21st century logistics service.
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From Cleveland, Ohio, USA:
I am 32 years old, 33 weeks pregnant, and I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during my fifteenth week of pregnancy. Up until week 30, I able to control my sugars with diet and exercise, but since then, I have been having trouble. I am still sticking to diet, exercising, and I have recently started taking Zoloft at night.Could the Zoloft affect my sugar readings? Is it harder it is to control the sugar the later I get in my pregnancy?
According to the Physician's Desk Reference, Zoloft has (on rare occasion) been associated with hypoglycemia. In general, it should not affect your glucose control.
As pregnancy progresses, the degree of insulin resistance increases. This sometimes makes blood sugar control more difficult. Even though you may start out on diet management alone, it may be necessary to add insulin towards the end of your pregnancy.
Since your doctor made the diagnosis of gestational diabetes early in pregnancy, I am suspicious that you may have preexisting diabetes. You should have a repeat glucose test after you deliver.
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I just installed kodi on my Ubuntu server. It works fine but I would like to run PHT instead. I followed this guide to install kodi.
And another guide to install PHT on Linux (desktop version). It installs right but won't launch when I run plexhometheater.sh.
Ubuntu tells me: can't open display.
I guess it's because I'm using Ubuntu server without GUI. I tried to convert the kodi guide to work with PHT whit out any luck. It may be user permissions failing, I tested to set user as plex and as my user but it doesn't work.
I don't have my computer near by right now so I can't answer any questions right away.
So my question is, are there any step by step guide on how to install PHT on Ubuntu server. I can't find any on Google. Or if someone can help me.
Sorry for bad English.
Thanks in advance!


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David Beckham and his wife Victoria have applied for a passport for their newborn baby girl Harper.
The Brits welcomed their fourth child in Los Angeles in July (11) and the couple has wasted no time in getting its first daughter her official travel documents.
David and fashion designer Victoria Beckham took little Harper to the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles this week (ends07Oct11) to fill out the required forms so she can be granted an American passport, reports X17online.com.
Harper is the couple's only child to be born in the U.S. - her elder brothers Brooklyn and Romeo were born in London, while Victoria gave birth to Cruz in Spain, while David was playing for the Real Madrid soccer team.
The family moved to America in 2007 when David signed to Los Angeles Galaxy.


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Action Alert from the National Anti-Vivisection Society
Each week the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) sends out an e-mail alert called Take Action Thursday, which tells subscribers about current actions they can take to help animals. NAVS is a national, not-for-profit educational organization incorporated in the State of Illinois. NAVS promotes greater compassion, respect, and justice for animals through educational programs based on respected ethical and scientific theory and supported by extensive documentation of the cruelty and waste of vivisection. You can register to receive these action alerts and more at the NAVS Web site.
This week's Take Action Thursday calls for action to get more sponsorship for the Humane Cosmetics Act, celebrates the passage of South Dakota's new felony animal-cruelty law, and reports on an exciting lawsuit challenging Idaho's new ag-gag law.
Federal Legislation
Update: 18 cosponsors join Representative Jim Moran in sponsoring the Humane Cosmetics Act, HR 4148—is YOUR U.S. Representative on the list? This important legislation would put an end to the manufacturing and selling of cosmetics tested on animals in the U.S.
Please contact your U.S. Representative and urge him/her to become a cosponsor of this bill.
State Legislation
In South Dakota, Governor Dennis Daugaard signed SB 46 on March 14, 2014, making malicious acts of animal cruelty, as well as cockfighting, a felony. South Dakota now becomes the 50th state to enact a felony animal-cruelty law. While passage of a felony animal cruelty law does not necessarily guarantee that the treatment of animals in the state immediately improves, it does provide an important tool for prosecuting the worst animal abuses. North Dakota passed a felony animal cruelty law in 2013, putting pressure on South Dakota to bring its laws in line with the rest of the country. We applaud the South Dakota legislature for (finally) passing a felony animal cruelty law.
Legal Trends
You may recall that on February 28, 2014, Idaho passed a new ag-gag law, SB 1337, that makes it illegal for individuals to conduct an undercover investigation at an agricultural facility. It also makes it extremely difficult for whistle-blowers within an animal facility to report on animal abuse. Now a federal lawsuit has been filed by a coalition of animal protection and constitutional law groups challenging the constitutionality of the state's new law. The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho (ACLU), and the Center for Food Safety (CFS), along with several other plaintiffs, have challenged the law based on the U.S. Constitution protection of free speech and freedom of the press—including journalistic expos&ecaute;s of industrial animal production. According to the ALDF, "the lawsuit argues that Idaho's law silences would-be whistle-blowers by intimidating journalists and activists from exercising their First Amendment rights." In fact, the new law has the effect of more severely punishing a person convicted under the ag-gag law than a person convicted for the type of animal cruelty that an undercover investigation would expose. This will be an interesting case to watch as the decision of the federal court could impact—and hopefully invalidate—laws in six other states that have ag-gag laws on their books.