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Ukrainians should never talk to strangers on a plane. They'll get crazy ideas that you can never get out of their heads.
On the flight from Atlanta to Augusta, they chatted with a few of their seatmates. Georgia locals. When everyone learned they were visiting from Ukraine, all they could say is "You have to go to Savannah!"
Well, once you get something stuck in your head, it's hard to get it out.
We had the schedule for the whole week planned out. Sunday was the Morris Museum of Art and a Greenjackets game. Monday was training. Tuesday was training, a trip to the Columbia News Times. Wednesday was training and a cookout at Dana's house. Thursday was training and golf at West Lake. Friday was training and a music cruise down the Augusta canal. Saturday was a trip to the Augusta Museum of History and shopping. We had it planned out for about a week and it didn't include Savannah.
So, Kim and I started trying to find a creative way to get them there since part of the group had never been to the United States. And most had never seen the Atlantic Ocean. We wanted to make their trip special. And if it meant going to Savannah, we were going to Savannah
As the week progressed, things started to fall in place. We were able to move a few things around and free up time on Saturday for a quick trip.
Beach day finally came and I picked up everybody at the hotel. We made it to Savannah and quickly made a beeline for Tybee Island.
You couldn't have asked for a better day to spend at the beach. We just happened to be spending it with thousands of other people that thought the same thing.
People were everywhere. What I thought was a crowded beach was nothing compared to Ukrainian beaches along the Black Sea. Everyone scoffed at my observation. Apparently, there it's hard to walk on the sand without having to step over someone. So much for my idea of a crowded beach.
We all managed to dip our toes in the Atlantic Ocean that day, munched on some leftover snacks from the music cruise the night before and even took a few pictures. But the best part was great seeing everyone having a great time.
On our way back from Tybee, we had to make a stop for gas. For the record, $90 will not fill the tank on a Ford Expedition. This alone makes me glad I drive a Honda.
Just like every gas station on the way to and from the beach, there was a produce stand next door and we were able to pick up a few Georgia peaches. But, before we left, I had to grab another southern delicacy for the group; boiled peanuts. After Anatoliy's first introduction to peanuts at the baseball game - I'm convinced he devoured the peanut, shell and all - I wasn't sure how these would go over. Most everyone tried some, but it seemed Anna and I liked them the most as we devoured almost the entire bag. We were even snacking on them well after they got cold several hours later.
All in all, a beautiful day to spend at the beach with friends.
Well, our Ukrainian friends have come and gone. We keep in touch via the World Wide Web.
Another group will be here in a few weeks. We can't keep them from talking to strangers on the plane ride over, either. But if they do, I hope their seatmates suggest other places to visit. Maybe like Hawaii?


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The LeBlanc-Moriarty Family TreeUpdated September 14, 2004
Welcome to the beginning stages of our Family TreeMaker ! I've been filling in blanks whenever I can ... between remodeling our kitchen,working in my garden and dodging Florida hurricanes! I'm sure the generations that follow me will appreciate all the hard work the generations before me had already completed.I guess you'd call me the woman in the middle.
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As Lord Keynes observed, "ideas govern our lives" through their impact on public debate and on policy. Among the major venues for formulating ideas by the intellectual community are periodicals devoted to their elucidation and elaboration. Israel has numerous such publications, a sign of great reader interest. However, most of these are either specialized, devoted, say, to literature, poetry, art, the media or leisure; or technical in nature, focused on law or engineering. Moreover, most are also often parochial, representing a rather monolithic viewpoint and advocating the ideology of a certain school of thought or of a political faction.
Kivunim Website
For the Israeli public
In 2003 we established a website of ideas, Kivunim, which features translations from Commentary, The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Hoover Review, National Review, etc., to expose Israeli readers to a wider range of thinkers and ideas than is available in the mostly one-sided Israeli media.
Among its contributors are:
- Francis Fukuyama
- Samuel Huntington
- Alan Dershowitz
- Jean-Francois Revel
- Fouad Ajami
- George Will
- Charles Krauthammer
- Paul Johnson
- David Pryce-Jones
- Martin Wolf
- Hernando de Soto
- Michael Novak
- Irving Kristol
- Robert Bork
- Frederick Forsyth
- judge Abraham Sofaer
- Mortimer Zuckerman
- Roger Kimball
- Sadik Al-Azm (a Syrian intellectual)
- Tarek Heggy (a leading Egyptian intellectual)
Kivunim also publishes original works by Israeli writers. Its audience includes leading public and intellectual figures. In a short period it has gained over 10,000 steady visits a month.
Other programs
ICSEP regularly initiates research projects on major issues of the day.
Some research has also been done in cooperation with other bodies, such as the International Center of Economic Growth (on Political Business Cycles, published in Public Choice, 1992), and the Koret Foundation (on Small Businesses in Israel).
ICSEP regularly undertakes original studies in order to prepare detailed reform plans for Israel's policy-makers.
In the mid-1980s ICSEP laid the groundwork for the anti-inflationary policies that proved so successful and for the privatized immigrant absorption policies that enabled the successful integration of the vast majority of immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
Since 1998, ICSEP has run economics classes at several Israeli high schools in which over 2,000 students have participated.
The courses teach the students basic economic concepts and theories, as well as how economics affects their daily lives and career prospects.
The students also go on at least one field trip to an Israeli enterprise.
The only Israeli university students who study market economics are those majoring or minoring in Economics, and even they mostly study economic techniques, not philosophy.
Since 2000, ICSEP has offered a seminar at Tel Aviv, the Hebrew, and Ben-Gurion universities entitled "The Free Market and its Critics" based on Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose book and films.
ICSEP periodically brings leading foreign experts to Israel to share their knowledge and experiences.
ICSEP's distinguished guests have included Nobel laureates, senior diplomats, Supreme Court judges, renowned editors and prominent businessmen.
ICSEP organizes seminars and conferences for decision-makers on such topics as deregulation, privatization, tax and capital market reform, immigrant absorption, housing, small business development, and pension fund, labor market and healthcare reform.
Attended by thousands and discussed in hundreds of media items, ICSEP seminars have profoundly affected public discourse on economics in Israel.
ICSEP serves as a clearinghouse of economic expertise, knowledge and resources and as a facilitator for groups and organizations such as the Israel Chambers of Commerce, universities, the Israel Supreme Court's Institute for Judicial Studies, and the Israel Management Institute.
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ICSEP has translated seminal works into Hebrew, such as Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose and James D. Gwartney and Richard L. Stroup's What Everyone Should Know about Economics and Prosperity.
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ICSEP published a Hebrew-language periodical, Lihiyot Hofshi ("To Be Free") featuring economic comments, analysis and information on the Israeli economy. Lihiyot Hofshi was circulated to approximately 5,000 leading members of Israel's policy and decision-making community, and has been disseminated as a special supplement to Ha'aretz, Israel's leading daily broadsheet, circulation 170,000.


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This softly glowing, elegant and resplendent figure, radiating serene compassion, is an exceptional image of Avalokiteshvara, the most revered bodhisattva in the Buddhist pantheon. Bodhisattvas are those who, due to their great compassion, forgot their own nirvana to lead others there. Avalokiteshvara is the Sanskrit name for this most popular bodhisattva who is identified by many names and manifested in numerous forms. Other titles bestowed on him include the Luminous Lord of Infinite Compassion, the Bodhisattva of Mercy, Padmapani (Lotus-bearer), and Lokeshvara (Lord of the World). In today's world the Dalai Lama is viewed as a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara.
Apart from being a saviour, Avalokiteshvara is revered as the protector of travellers and the giver of rain and fertility. His generosity is demonstrated in the pose of his right hand which is held in the gesture ('mudra') of wish-granting ('varada mudra'), here with a diamond incised in the out-turned palm. His left hand originally held the stalk of a lotus whose full blossom would have extended above his shoulder – though all that remains now is the hook on his shoulder used to attach the separately cast bloom. The lotus, symbol of Buddhism, that this bodhisattra carries gave him the popular epithet Lotus-bearer (Padmapani). Originally he would have stood on a base modelled as an open lotus. Avalokiteshvara is regarded as an emanation of the Buddha Amitabha who reigns over the Western Paradise of Sukhavati, the Land of Bliss. As such, he carries a small image of a seated Amitabha on the top of his tall chignon which is styled in the distinctive dreadlocks of an ascetic (known as a 'jatakamuta') although, paradoxically, he wears the jewels of a lord. Originally the gemstones he wore were rubies and emeralds, but over time these have been replaced with coloured glass. Buddhism, and its associated iconography, is thought to have entered the tiny kingdom of Nepal from India in the mid 6th century. Although the iconography originated in India, Newar craftsmen of the Kathmandu valley took the sculptural expressions of Buddhism to new transcendent heights. It was they who catered to the demands of both Nepalese and Tibetan temples, enjoying a special reputation in Tibet for their extraordinary skill in casting images, and even working for Tibetan patrons within Tibet itself. The 12th and 13th centuries are esteemed as the most accomplished period in metal casting in Nepal – when the best work, as exemplified in this figure, attained a technical and aesthetic pinnacle rarely surpassed.
This sculpture is typical for Nepalese work in that it is made of copper, yet remarkable for being cast in one piece and exceptionally large, so far the tallest documented piece of its type. The casting technique was the lost wax ('cire perdue') method, after which the sculpture was finished by hand, particularly with the ornaments, before being gilded. The gilding so characteristic of Buddhist metalwork accords with Buddhist textual references to the radiance emitted by the Buddha's (and by association, Bodhisattva's) body – a radiance that fills the universe with light. It was a Newar initiative to encrust their gilt images with semiprecious stones – a proclivity that was adopted by the Tibetans.
This fluidly articulated figure, undoubtedly modelled by a master sculptor of great aesthetic sensibility, is assuredly classic in its proportions and pose: it stands regally frontal, its slim, well-proportioned body gracefully posed in the classic 'tribhanga' (triple-bend) posture that renders rhythm and natural grace to the figure. The youthful body is subtly modelled with broad shoulders, narrow waist and slim hips; the smooth, polished skin surfaces endowed with a sensual warmth. Such emphasis on youth and physical beauty was dictated by theological injunctions, as were so many other aspects of Buddhist imagery. It is awe-inspiring to consider how each Nepalese metal sculpture is completely unique, although created within the constraints of pre-determined stylistic conventions that established the sanctity, legitimacy and continued potency of an image.
Apart from his gem-laden crown, earrings (now missing), necklaces, armlets, bracelets and anklets, and the long sacred thread ('yajnopavita') looped across his chest, our figure is modestly clad in a form-revealing patterned 'dhoti' with a generous sash that falls between his legs. His broad, sweet face, slightly tilted to one side, with soft features and wide-spaced eyes, emanates compassionate understanding, sympathy and an all-embracing spirituality. The rectangular geminset mark on his forehead reinforces his spiritual power: it is the equivalent of the 'urna' that appears between a buddha's eyebrows as one of the 32 distinguishing marks of a buddha.
A superb image of Tara, the female counterpart of Avalokiteshvara, in the
Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, is similar enough in stylistic details and scale to think she might form a couple with this figure.
This sculpture is a masterpiece embodying the sensuous elegance of form and compelling spiritual presence that have established Nepali metal sculptures as among the world's universal iconic statements. In terms of its subject, exemplary
technique and aesthetic quality, this beautiful figure will be a highlight of our collection.
Jackie Menzies, Head curator of Asian art, 'The Luminous Lord of Infinite Compassion', LOOK Magazine, July 2010, pgs. 26-29.
Other Titles
The Luminous Lord of Infinite Compassion
Bodhisattava Avalokitesvara
Place where the work was made
circa 13th century
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Materials used
gilt copper, lapis lazuli, gems and stones
91.4 x 35.0 x 15.0 cm
Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Purchased with funds from the Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation, the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales Collection Circle, the Asian Benefactors' Fund and with the assistance of Sam & Sue Chisholm, Neilson Foundation, Geoff & Vicki Ainsworth, Maurice Cashmere, Clitheroe Foundation, Rowena Danziger AM & Ken Coles AM, Sandra Forbes & Robert Farrar, Brian France AM & Philippa France, Roslyn & Alex Hunyor, Ann & Warwick Johnson, Mary Eugene Tancred, Ray Wilson OAM in memory of James Agapitos OAM 2010
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Where the work was made
Shown in 1 exhibition
Exhibition history
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 27 May 2017–06 Jan 2019
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 25 Aug 2018–06 Jan 2019
Referenced in 5 publications
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales annual report 2009–10, Sydney, 2010, 7 (colour illus.); 77 (colour illus.). The colour illus. on pg 7 is a detail of this work.
Jackie Menzies, Look, 'The luminous lord of infinite compassion', pgs. 26-29., Sydney, Jul 2010, cover (colour illus.), 9 (colour illus.), 26-29 (colour illus.). The colour illus. on the cover and pages 26-29 are details of this work.
John Saxby, Look, 'The director's tour. Exploring the collection with Michael Brand takes you through the heart of the Gallery, via Yirkala, Nepal and circular Quay' interview, pg. 18-20, Sydney, Aug 2015, 18 (colour illus.).
The crucible of compassion and wisdom: special exhibition catalogue of the Buddhist bronzes from the Nitta Group Collection at the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1987, 118 (colour illus.). plate 24
Thirty Years 1987-2016, England, 2016, 122-125 (colour illus.). The colour illus. on pages 124-125 are details of this work.


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Unusual alliances have sprung up in opposition to tighter lending standards, as as banking regulators are rewriting the rules for the mortgage market. Advocacy groups like the N.A.A.C.P. and the National Council of La Raza, a Latino civil rights organization, on the one hand, and the American Bankers Association on the other, are joining together to fight rules they say could make home loans less affordable for minority and working-class Americans.
The growing alliance between civil-rights organizations and banking lobbyists could extend beyond the current round of financial rule-making. If Congress turns its focus to restructuring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, for example, the same groups could voice similar concerns over anything that restricts the availability of credit for first-time home buyers.
"I think everybody agrees that the enthusiasm for promoting home ownership went way too far," said David Stevens, chief executive of the Mortgage Bankers Association. "But now the risk is that we go too far the other way. We still need to be able to make affordable mortgages that don't just go to the wealthy, who can afford the biggest down payments and who have the most positive credit ratings."
For the uncommon alliance, the first point of attack is on a proposal that would require sellers of mortgage-backed securities to retain part of the risk should a package of loans go sour. The sellers would have to keep on their books at least 5 percent of the value of any baskets of loans they purchase from lenders and then resell to investors. One of the few exceptions to the requirement would be for mortgages on which the home buyer has made a down payment equal to 20 percent of the purchase price.
"Most people don't have 20 percent to put down," said Janis Bowdler, a project director in La Raza's office of research, advocacy and legislation. "These rules will so significantly deter the ability of first-time buyers to break into the market that we will see a real decline in home ownership."
The initial proposals on "risk retention" by sellers of mortgage-backed securities are likely to have limited effect, largely because Congress provided an exemption for loans that are sold to the Federal Housing Administration and Ginnie Mae, the Government National Mortgage Association. Regulators want to extend that exemption to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Those and other government-sponsored housing finance enterprises currently purchase about 90 percent of new mortgage loans made today.
Republicans in Congress and the Obama administration have vowed to get the government out of the mortgage business, letting the private market take over Fannie and Freddie's functions of supporting the market for home loans. But lenders and consumer advocates say any privatizations could disrupt lending, making matters worse and outweighing the protections they were designed to offer.
Any standards that apply to the private mortgage market will have to be reflected in government housing finance entities that help low-income and minority borrowers, said Barry Zigas, director of housing policy for the Consumer Federation of America. "Are you going to tell taxpayers that the
F.H.A. should have lower standards and take more risk than you expect private investors to take?," he said.Even the legislators who wrote the law on risk retention say that the proposal misses the mark. A bipartisan group of three United States senators — Mary L. Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat, Kay R. Hagen, a Democrat from North Carolina, and Johnny Isakson, a Georgia Republican — wrote to regulators last month that a required 20 percent down payment "goes beyond the intent and language of the statute."
The proposed regulations "would necessarily increase consumer costs and reduce access to affordable credit," the senators wrote. "Sadly, in many cases, some creditworthy borrowers may not be able to get a mortgage at all."A similar letter this week from 156 members of the House of Representatives noted that in 2009, after mortgage underwriting standards had already tightened up, more than half of home purchases came with a down payment of less than 20 percent. Last year, according to the National Association of Realtors, 96 percent of first-time home buyers made down payments below 20 percent.
But as lawmakers and lobbyists of different stripes step up their attacks on the proposal, some regulators are scrambling to push back. They warn that a broader exemption could deter investors who buy mortgage loans from returning to the private mortgage market, or worse, re-inflate the bubble.
Because the rule-making process is under way, regulators are guarded in their comments. But in introducing the rule in March, Sheila C. Bair, the chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, said that the down payment restriction "does not mean that under the rule, all home buyers would have to meet those high standards to qualify for a mortgage." Rather, she said, those exempt loans "will be a small slice of the market."
Some regulators say that the coalition of consumer and industry groups is jeopardizing rules that could, in the long run, protect borrowers from risky lending practices. In private meetings, some top agency lawyers now refer to the partnership as "the unholy alliance."
But mortgage lenders, consumer and community groups, which are planning a joint news conference in Washington on Thursday to highlight their opposition to the risk-retention proposals, say they are just as certain that the regulations will not prevent risky loans from being made while hurting qualified borrowers.
"It is more likely that the credit restrictions that result will disproportionately fall on lower-income borrowers," said Robert R. Davis, an executive vice president for the American Bankers Association. That, in turn, puts banks in a bind, because it gives the appearance of violating fair-lending practices.The bonds between the former foes could unravel, in part because the wounds created by the implosion of the housing market remain fresh.
"I'm sure everything is not forgotten," said Mr. Stevens, the mortgage banking lobbyist who headed the Federal Housing Administration for two years.
"A huge trust deficit was created as a result of the bad practices" that led to the housing bubble, he added. But the proposed regulations "will create new lines in the sand that separate the rich from the nonrich in ways that were never intended."
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I couldn't resist shooting this lovely chess set. I have given my husband several as gifts and they sit throughout the house.
Just another piece that made me feel at home. Thanks Debbie for such a lovely evening at your home.
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Debbie Smartt gave props (21 Apr 2011):
This is an awesome shot Linda! I think we are soul sisters! LOL!
Warren ~Mangione~ gave props (21 Apr 2011):
Awesome shot!
Robert Larrazolo gave props (21 Apr 2011):
So Cool! Well composed.
Brad Paro gave props (21 Apr 2011):
You nailed this one!
Regenia Brabham gave props (22 Apr 2011):
I saw these! Great shot!!!!
Susan Littlefield gave props (22 Apr 2011):
I didn't see them! I think I was too captivated by her collection of little people! And what a sweet gift I received from her---she gave me some of her collection!!!! You're right, Linda, the time spent with Jerry and Debbie was fantastic!
elfriede fulda (Deleted) gave props (22 Apr 2011):
Awesome is right !
Ann Reece gave props (22 Apr 2011):
So many chess sets are works of art and this is one of them! It looks very classy. I'm glad that you thought to take a photo of them : ). I am enjoying everyone's photos and barring any complications, I plan on being at the Phoenix meet-up in November!!!
Andrea Petersen gave props (22 Apr 2011):
Beautiful photography Linda...Very artistic shot!
Carlo Pagan gave props (23 Apr 2011):
Beautiful!! Happy Easter!!!!
Jean Pierre Vacherot (Deleted) gave props (23 Apr 2011):
Great shot
Mary Brown gave props (23 Apr 2011):
Fantastic shot, Linda. It's even more impressive because of your POV ("Doin' a Dawn").
Sara Valencia gave props (30 Apr 2011):
The chess set is awesome and so is you point of view!
Errol Abarquez gave props (1 May 2011):
ready for battle...
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LONDON (AdAge.com) -- Aegis Group reported revenue growth of 9.7% in the third quarter, and 5.2% for the nine months through the end of September, but CEO Jerry Buhlmann warned of a "moderation in organic revenue growth rate in the fourth quarter."
The group's media-buying operations, which include the Carat and Vizeum networks, reported 8.5% growth in revenue in the third quarter and 5% for the year to date.
The biggest growth was in China, Russia and Latin America, but North America "continued to gain momentum,"the company said in a statement. In Western Europe, the U.K. and the Nordic countries have been the best performers.
Aegis Group claimed new business wins of $1.6 billion for the year to date, compared to $2.4 billion for the same period in 2009, with $650 million coming in during the third quarter against $500 million for the third quarter last year. Wins included Diageo and Red Bull in North America, Warner Music in Europe and Procter & Gamble in West Africa.
At Aegis Group's research arm, Synovate, revenue was up 11.5% for the third quarter and 5.7% for the year to date. Again, the developing regions performed best, and North America continued to be "strong."
Looking ahead to 2011, Mr. Buhlmann said, "Short term visibility in a number of key regions remains relatively low, which creates challenges in precisely predicting how the advertising and market research sectors will fare in 2011. However, we are seeing increasingly positive signals of confidence from our clients regarding their short term advertising expenditure plans, supporting our cautiously optimistic view of the outlook for next year."
Aegis Group also announced that the $320 million acquisition of Mitchell Communication Group in Australia will be completed Nov. 17. Harold Mitchell, founder and chairman of Mitchell Communications, will become chairman of the Aegis Media Asia-Pacific business.
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The final statement of reasons and the final supplemental job displacement benefit regulations will be filed on May 3, 2005 with the state Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and are posted to the DWC Web site. Some non-substantive changes were made to the regulations subsequent to the second 15-day comment period.
OAL will have 30 working days to review the final regulations. Following approval by OAL, the regulations will be effective on Aug. 1, 2005. The final statement of reasons and the final text of the regulations can be found at: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/DWCPropRegs/SupplementalJobDisplacementBenefitRegs.htm.
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Hello and welcome to The Compost Bin. I'm Compostwoman and I live with my family in rural Herefordshire. We have nearly four acres of garden and woodland, all managed organically, which we share with Chickens, Cats, Guinea Pigs and assorted wildlife. We also grow a lot of our own food, run courses in all sorts of things and make a lot of compost!
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How about renting it out after you have finished using it, it would remain an asset & if marketed properly would earn its keep... Think of all those lovely ponds it could make!!!
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we actually did buy it...I posted about it but Blogger ate it so am having to re do the post...
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Pizzoferrato ResignsAs Football Coach
Marco Pizzoferrato has resigned his position as Manchester High School football coach. "I just told the players on Monday; I want to spend more time with my family," he said on Tuesday. "The little twins are 2, and the other set of twins are 11. And the cutting of one assistant coaching position [from seven to six] also contributed to my decision." Pizzoferrato had a six-year career record of 35-26, including 6-3 last season. ... Marissa Grillo of Avon shot a 7-over par 78 to win the Junior Connecticut PGA Championship in a rain-shortened 18 holes at the.Country Club of Waterbury. Jacob Henry of Norwalk defeated John VanDerLaan in a playoff to win the boys title after each player carded a 69 in regulation. Henry and Grillo advance to the national Junior PGA Championship in Potomac Falls, Va., July 30-Aug. 2.


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I just had a really random restart, and I honestly have no idea how it happened. I was just chatting on MSN, and I had firefox with a couple of tabs open. I'm going to attach the minidump file. If anyone has any ideas, I'd really appreciate it . This is for my laptop, not the desktop listed in the specs. my laptop is:
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Diane Christiansen will be participating in the group exhibtiion (n-o gyr-l) curated by Lora Fosberg and Christopher Grohs at the Walnut Ink Gallery July 17- October 17, 2010.
Opening recepting: July 17, 5-9 pm
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The works exhibited with Walnut Ink represent many different styles ranging from realism to abstraction with an emphasis on individual vision and the skillful handling of craft. In the choice of works to be exhibited there is no prejudice as to the style or materials employed. The sole criteria is innovation of concept and maturity of technique.
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Established in 2006 by Eric and Liz Lefkofsky, The Lefkofsky Family Foundation supports charitable, scientific, and educational causes throughout the world. In late 2007, The Lustgarten Foundation received a phone call from Mr. Lefkofsky requesting information about its work. "Interestingly, I learned of The Lustgarten Foundation through the website of Dr. Randy Pausch," noted Eric Lefkofsky, business entrepreneur and co-founder of The Lefkofsky Family Foundation. "I was delighted by the Foundation's extensive support of world-class research into this horrible disease, which took the life of my grandfather."
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The Lefkofsky Family Foundation has fully underwritten a Year 2008 Lustgarten Foundation research project. In choosing a project for funding, Mr. Lefkofsky embraced the same 'risk-reward' approach to funding research that has earned him much business success. The selected project, Development of an Inflammation-based Pancreatic Cancer Model and Exploration of the Origins of Pancreatic Cancer, will be conducted by Dr. Timothy Wang of Columbia University, and offers a progressive approach to studying the disease. The Lustgarten Foundation is delighted to have the generous support of new friends and research funding partners, Eric and Liz Lefkofsky and The Lefkofsky Family Foundation.
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I believe that the students and staff in Merton deserve my best everyday, and I do all that I can to make sure that happens. At Merton, we work together to make sure that our students have the best learning environment possible, have engaging lessons and learning activities, and have choice to express how and what they learn. I truly believe that all that we do in Merton has the best interests of the students in mind. With the support of our school board and community, we truly are the BEST!
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I am married and my wife and I have a daughter who attends Arrowhead High School. I enjoy running, playing poor golf with my daughter, watching my daughter dance, fishing, and spending uninterrupted time with my family. I also enjoy using social media (@posickj and @mertonint on Twitter and our school's Facebook and Instagram pages) to share the great things Merton students and staff do every day.
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WASHINGTON– President Barack Obama has laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a fresh bid to close Guantanamo, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror would be self-defeating.
Obama on Thursday told Americans their country was at a crossroads, and must move on from the counterterrorism policies deployed after the September 11 attacks to confront a new era of diverse global threats and homegrown radicals.
He argued that the idea of a "boundless" conflict everywhere radicalism took root, be it in Pakistan or Arab Spring nations or Somalia, was now obsolete.
"A perpetual war – through drones or Special Forces or troop deployments – will prove self-defeating, and alter our country in troubling ways," he said, seeking to shape his second term and his own political legacy in a major speech.
"We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us," Obama said, warning that some post-9/11 tactics like enhanced interrogation of terror suspects had "compromised our basic values".
But he also mounted a firm defense of his covert drone war as legal and just and the best way to confront terrorism plots against Americans, though warned that undisciplined use of the tactic would invite abuses of power.
Obama said he had signed a new policy directive codifying guidelines for the use of US drone strikes because "to say a military tactic is legal, or even effective, is not to say it is wise or moral in every instance."
The guidelines state that drone attacks can only be used to prevent imminent attacks and when the capture of a suspect is not feasible and if there is a "near certainty" that civilians will not be killed.
The rules would follow the same criteria as those used for attacks on US citizens who have aligned themselves with foreign terror groups.
But the administration still has wide discretion to use a covert strategy condemned by some rights groups and civil libertarians.
On Wednesday, the administration said for the first time that it had killed Yemeni American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in a 2011 drone strike in Yemen – and that three other US citizens also died in anti-terror strikes abroad.
Speaking at the National Defense University, Obama said that he would be "haunted" for the rest of his life by the deaths of civilians in strikes he had ordered – but had no choice but to act when Americans were at risk.
But he said his policies had been successful in neutralising the threat of action from core al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan, though cautioned the raid that killed Osama bin Laden was too risky to become the norm.
Obama also signaled a major new effort to close the Guantanamo Bay camp for terror suspects in Cuba, which he billed as harmful to US interests, too expensive and a relic of a past age of counterterrorism tactics.
He pledged to lift a personal moratorium on transferring Guantanamo Bay inmates to unstable Yemen and promised to appoint senior envoys in the State Department and Pentagon to oversee transfers. Yemen welcomed the announcements.
The president also called on the Pentagon to designate a site on US soil to hold military tribunals for terror suspects now at Guantanamo Bay, and said Congress must now drop efforts to thwart his closure plans.
"I know the politics are hard. But history will cast a harsh judgment on this aspect of our fight against terrorism and those of us who fail to end it," Obama said. He offered no solution for inmates deemed too dangerous for release but who cannot be tried because evidence against them was obtained through coercion and may not be admissible in court.
Obama was repeatedly heckled by Medea Benjamin, leader of the Code Pink anti-war group, who shouted: "You are commander in chief. You can close Guantanamo today!"
The president also urged Congress to amend the legal authorisation for US counterterrorism operations adopted after the September 11 attacks, saying it did not reflect the evolved threat.
"Unless we discipline our thinking and our actions, we may be drawn into more wars we don't need to fight," he said.
But Republicans warned Obama's strategic rethink was premature.
"We are still in a long, drawn-out conflict with al-Qaeda," said Senator John McCain.
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul said Obama had signaled a "retreat from the threat of al-Qaeda."
Rights and civil liberties groups mostly welcomed Obama's speech, but demanded prompt action.
"The time to take our country off the global warpath and fully restore the rule of law is now, not at some indeterminate future point," said Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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ALABAMA FOOTBALL: What It Is To Me.July 23, 2009
It's almost that time of year again Tide fans. The time of year when every single Saturday fom September to November is planned out to the most minute detail. It's football season. Not just any football season.... College football season. Not just any college football seaon... ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE football season!
As I sit here waiting patiently for September 2nd, I can almost hear the sounds, smell the smells, and feel the roar of the crowds. Here are just a few things that describe what Alabama football is to me.
Alabama football is:
Starting the grill at 6 a.m. because the game starts at 11:30.
Enough food on said grill to feed a small country.
A long sleeve Crimson T-shirt on a chilly October evening.
Eli Gold's voice coming from my trucks radio as I sit on the tailgate with my friends.
Cold beer. A case in the cooler and one in the fridge.
50 text messages in less than a minute after Prothro made "The Catch."
Chill bumps all over my body everytime I walk into Bryant-Denny Stadium.
The look on Tommy Tubberville's face after a 36-0 pounding by The Tide.
My 5 year old daughter in pig tails and her John Parker Wilson jersey.
The rush of adreneline when The Million Dollar Band strikes up a tune.
Listening to Lee Corso's latest reason Alabama WON'T win on Saturday.
Listening to Kirk Herbstreit agree with Lee Corso.
Beating the hell out of any team who's colors include Orange! YUCK
And last but not least. . . The feeling of awe I get everytime I see a photo or old clip of Bear Bryant.
Of course this is not all the things that come to mind when I think of Bama football. I could go on and on about the Saturday's I spent with my dad as a kid watchig The Tide, but hey. . . . . That's another story.


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This week's vegetarian meal plan features recipes from Katie's blog, Veggie and the Beast. In addition to her fabulous recipes, one thing that kept me coming back to Katie's blog was hearing about how another veggie/meat-loving couple coexisted. (Will and I aren't the only ones!) Below, were my 5 top choices for seasonal recipes from her lovely blog for this week. (It was really hard to choose!) In addition to her blog, Katie is also working on a high protein vegetarian food cookbook which sounds awesome so follow her blog to get any updates!
Meal Plan for the Week of August 17 – 23
- Monday: 30 Minute Enchilada Skillet Lasagna – Pair with a side salad to round out this delicious one-pot meal.
- Tuesday: Thai Chopped Peanut Salad with Crispy Sesame Tofu – Serve in a big bowl for an easy weeknight meal!
- Wednesday: Black Bean Quinoa Bowl with Cilantro Honey Lime Vinaigrette – Perfect with a side of tortilla chips and maybe even a little bit of guacamole.
- Thursday: Fire Roasted Pesto Summer Shells – Serve with a side salad or a simple cooked veggie like steamed green beans or roasted broccoli.
- Friday: Smoky Kale and Chipotle Grilled Cheese – It's Friday! Serve this veggie sandwich with some soup or some chopped fresh veggies dipped in a touch of ranch dressing.
Farmers Market Shopping List
Here is a convenient printable shopping list to take with you to the Saturday/Sunday morning farmer's market. The portions on the list will allow you to make each recipe for at least 4 servings so adjust if needed. In addition to market produce, you'll find a list for any store items or pantry staples you will need for any of the entree recipes this week. Pick up additional ingredients for side dishes based on my suggestions above or your personal preferences. To get a printable version of the meal plan and shopping list, click this link –> Veggie and the Beast Meal Plan PDF.
Check back next Friday for a meal plan featuring recipes from Eating Bird Food! Do you have a favorite food blogger you would like to see featured here? Leave your suggestions in the comments below!


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Donglegate – om kvinnor i teknikbranschen
Yet the myth of equality persists, since the technology industry considers itself a meritocracy where the "good" ones — for example, talented engineers and p"rogrammers — will rise to the top regardless of nationality, background, race, or gender. When considering the dismal numbers of women (as well as African-American and Latino men) in tech, the meritocratic presumption is that these minorities aren't good at or interested in technology; otherwise, there would be more of them."
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Pirate Jonny's continues to show its quality through receipt of awards thereby proving excellence for customer satisfaction.
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Hot sauce has become a niche market in the sauce world and according to the IBIS (global business intelligence leader specializing in Industry Market Research). "The condiment is rapidly gaining popularity with the American public. As Americans' palates have become more diverse, hot sauce has earned tenure on the dinner table." The incentive: a small jolt of capsaicin in hot sauce excites the nervous system into producing endorphins, which promote a pleasant sense of well-being", says a representative of IBIS.
Pirate Jonny's Caribbean BBQ Rubs, Seasonings & Sauces produced its first Hot Sauce called Syrena's Seduction Jerk Hot Sauce and submitted it to the Louisiana Hot Sauce Festival just this past July, 2014.
Ken Alexander, of Fiery World.com and one of the Head Judges of the World Hot Sauce Awards presented the list of the winners of the inaugural World Hot Sauce Awards. "The awards ceremony was held at the Lafayette, La Acadian Center, and the site of the Louisiana Hot Sauce Expo."
"The winners were selected by approximately 30 judges from across the country, including executive chefs, restaurant owners, elected officials, beauty queens, hot sauce industry experts, and enthusiasts!"
Syrena's Seduction Hot Sauce, made with Pirate Jonny's National Barbeque Association Award Winning Jamaican Jerk Seasoning, took 1st place in the Caribbean category. Ken Alexander stated, "the judges tasted 582 separate samples and each category had multiple judges. The awards are listed by division and category".
Syrena's Seduction also received an award for the label art created by founder, owner, Jonathan Toner aka, "Pirate Jonny". This is the second award Pirate Jonny's has received for label art which also includes the Chef Flasks for those who want that unique item.
Pirate Jonny's produces product blends that make cooking easy by eliminating alot of preparation in the kitchen. Its products are all natural, Gluten, MSG free and low sodium. The updated website is more user friendly on mobile sites, for purchasing, and includes more recipes along with healthy ingredient explanations of their products. It is also updated to show the new additions of Fajita Cariba, all purpose seasoning, and Syrena's Seduction. Pirate Jonny's continues to display excellence for the consumer in providing dry blends and specialty sauces that make cooking easy, flavorful and delicious. For recipes, locations, ingredients of the products see Pirate Jonny's website.


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WASHINGTON — The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant-carrier pouches.
The concern is that infants can suffocate — and a few have done so.
Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum says her agency is getting ready to issue a general warning to the public, likely to go out this week, about the slings' dangers.
Safety advocates have cautioned that some slings, where the baby falls into a curved or "C-like" position, can lead to suffocation.


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Welcome to the new and improved website of Frontrunners/Frontwalkers Chicago (FRFWChicago for short). FRFWChicago is now in its 35th year, and over the years, some things have come and gone, while others have remained pillars on which we hope to build the bridge to our future.
This year will see the resurrection of our training programs beginning with a Couch to 10K program that will culminate on June 24th at Proud to Run, our annual charitable race event. 2017 also marks the institution of the Gay Games Sponsorship Fund, a bursary designated to send an athlete to represent FRFWChicago at the Gay Games every four years (next year, the Gay Games will be held in Paris! – ooh la la!). We've made our circuit of races more robust with at least one team race every month of the year. We've also added some new restaurants to our dinner and brunch rotation and expanded our social events to include theatrical performances, concerts, happy hours, and more. We also welcome any suggestions our members may have for races, social events, or restaurants.
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I'm working on a little project. A little something-something. I'll post the finished work in a few days {fingers crossed} but for now you can have this sneak peek::
If counts look good tomorrow, Round #6 will begin in just 2 days. The last round. The final chemo. The End.
It's tradition on Floor 7, especially with the older cancer kids, to decorate doors to celebrate the end of treatment. And I've been keeping myself busy this week with just that. The young fellow at the CVS counter {I'm officially old when I call the kid at CVS a "young fellow"} laughed as he handed me the poster with our favorite hashtag #WeedsAreTough. He found it a bit more amusing than most. And the Cricut has seen a lot of action cutting out lime green ribbons and vinyl letters. "LAST CHEMO"
As I pressed the black vinyl in place I couldn't help but remember where this began. I didn't know then that I would ever get to make a "last chemo" poster. Those early days were filled with so much unknown. Anxiety. Fear. He was SO sick. So sick so fast. We didn't know how this all would end…how it all would go. I couldn't know then if I would be making a "LAST CHEMO" poster or one for a memorial service.
I don't know why God does what he does. Or allows what He allows. However that works. I don't understand His thoughts, His ideas, His vision or His plans. Why my baby gets a "Last Chemo" celebration while another mom on Floor 7 gets the horrible news that the treatments aren't working. I cannot fathom. It is un-understandable.
I am about as analytical a person as you can get. Those silly Facebook quizzes usually peg me at 85% left brain, 15% right. The left side are all those traits that made me an amazing accountant; analytical, rational, systematic, symbolic, objective, orderly. The right is that artsy side…which clearly I lack. Unless of course it can be contained in systematic patterns, usually a lot of symmetry & very precise layouts. Anyway, I would love for everything in life to fit neatly in a mathematical equation. Solvable. Understandable. Predictable. Believe me, I have tried with many life circumstances over the years. Trying to control the uncontrollable. I don't handle un-understandable very well.
I could spin my wheels attempting to determine the formula God uses to heal. I could try everything I can imagine to ensure a particular outcome. But God, just doesn't operate on the same line as my human thinking. Bad stuff happens. To so-called good people & so-called bad people. To people who pray fervently & those who do not believe in a god at all. To those who are building their own kingdoms and those who are doing amazing Kingdom work. To those with deep faith who abide in Jesus & those with no faith who live contrary to every word of the Word. Un-understandable. And this side of eternity, I don't think there will ever be adequate answers as to why. Because we simply cannot understand the thoughts and ways of God.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways.
But as un-understandable as His ways are, He has revealed His character to us. And while I cannot plant my faith on every situation turning out the way my thoughts think it should, I can always stand firm & rely heavily on the character of God. Always.
- He is always faithful {2 Thes.3:3}
- He loves me always
- He will provide strength {Isaiah 41:10}
- He is watching me & cares enough about my hurt to collect my tears {Psalm 56:8}
- He is mercy & comfort {2 Cor 1:3}
- He listens to my prayers {Psalm 116:2}
So much of what happens in this life just can't be understood, can't be determined, analyzed & formulated. I don't know {& neither do you, lest you think you are God} why I'm decorating sweet ginger's hospital room door for a last chemo celebration while another family grieves the loss of their child. Un-understandable. But I know that I know that I know, that He will not fail when the circumstance of life do.


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Our Leather Tote Bag Workshop is now open for registration! This popular three day leather bag making course teaches you how to make own beautiful leather tote bag and looks at some of the most popular shapes of bag. This class introduces students to basic construction methods with the aim to complete a professionally finished bag and gain skills that can be used to develop own products following the class. Working with a selection of provided patterns, the students will make a lined bag with a simple closure
Call +65 3157 6111 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com to register, Hurry now as seats are limited!
The course includes:
- Understand shapes and structure in bag designing
- Pattern cutting techniques
- Bag construction methods
- Understanding of bag linings
- Using industrial and domestic sewing machines
- Access to specialist leather machines
Things you need to bring with you:
- 2 metres of fabric for bag inner lining (fabric prints up to participants discretion)
- Ø note : Please avoid thin, stretch and knitted fabrics. We strongly advised participants to use slightly light weigh cotton fabric.
- A pair of sharp fabric scissors
- Notebook and pen
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text: June 21, 2006 - 08.00 GMTDALSA announces that it has successfully produced a 111 megapixel CCD. The active area measures approximately 4x4 inches and 10560 x 10560 pixels. The record-breaking chip is developed for the Astrometry Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory to assist them in the determination of the positions and motions of stars, solar system objects and the establishment of celestial reference frames. Don't hold your breath for the consumer version...More


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not bad
i thought it was just a realy bad version of dbz
not bad
i thought it was just a realy bad version of dbz
Hahaha, what.
What the hell was I just punished to?
Sort out some of the sound quality. It was distorting.
Yeah :(
That song at the end, I recorded from another flash movie (omg haxx0r) and I couldn't be arsed lowering the sound level in GoldWave.
Flash does that to loud streamed sounds.
Thanks for the review :)
I'm not really sure what to think or say -_-
I've reached a conclusion......I like it. Actually it seems like a mix between a really bad acid-trip, and some retro-japanese television show. Anyway I like it (that part with the dude in the lingerie gettin' it on with the tailpipe was messed up) Lol funny stuff
Lol, thank you. :)
I wish more people could make decent reviews, like you sir. :(
emm....well it was certainly random. if you drew all of those graphics (Except for the photos) maybe you should do a videogame parody.
Ah, thanks.
I guess you're referring to my Gordon Freeman?
If I ever thought of a decent Idea, I might make one.


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Gov. James Thompson said Wednesday that he will ask the Illinois General Assembly to approve a $300 million education reform package and called for an increase in the tax on cigarettes to help pay for it.
He repeated his insistence that stepped-up spending for education should be contingent on the adoption of changes in the way schools are run and what students are required to study.


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Moroccan seared lamb kebabs with coriander sauce
Photo by Carolyn Robertson
|600 g
|Lamb rumps
|1 tsp
|Ground paprika
|1 tsp
|1 tsp
|Fresh coriander
|3 cloves
|Garlic, crushed
|2 Tbsp
|Olive oil
|1 Tbsp
|Fresh mint, to garnish
- Cut lamb into 1cm wide strips and place in a in a non-metallic dish. Combine marinade ingredients and pour over lamb.
- Mix well, cover, refrigerate and leave to marinate for at least two hours, or preferably overnight.
- Bring to room temperature before cooking. Preheat a grill.
- Thread lamb strips onto skewers and cook under the grill for 2-3 minutes on each side, turning once.
- Serve garnished with chopped fresh mint and with coriander sauce on the side to dip and season with salt and pepper.


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An easy batter of atta, raisins and nutmeg, cooked on a tawa into a 'cake'. These traditional Welsh pancakes are a real treat for children coming home from school.
Used different ingredients. Made the recipe Gluten Free by: Using Dove's Farm Gluten Free Plain Flour with 2 tsp gluten free baking powder - 05 Mar 2009 (Review from Allrecipes UK | Ireland)
These aren't proper Welsh Cakes! Welsh Cakes use a traditional recipe containing a mix of lard and butter, mixed spice, mixed fruit (raisins, currants, sultanas), flour. baking powder and sugar. They should NOT be cooked on an electric griddle! They should be cooked in the traditional way on a proper baking stone. If you don't have that then a heavy based pan or griddle would be preferable. - 22 Feb 2012 (Review from Allrecipes UK | Ireland)
I made this for my family and they all liked it though I had to let them cook for a while to insure they were cooked all the way through. I'm not sure we have the same version of sultanas here in Alaska as is used in the UK so I used raisins. The nutmeg made these extra tasty and I added some cinnamon. Placing these in freezer bags allowed these to be reheated in the toaster through out the week for a quick snack. - 05 Oct 2008 (Review from Allrecipes UK | Ireland)


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Money comes to any individual depending on his actions and how he does things. Many people follow the myth that certain people remain poor due to richer people who only fill their pockets and have blocked the road to wealth for poor people. This is a complete myth as the fact is there is more than enough for everyone. If you are not rich yet than you are making some mistakes or your course of action is not right. Read on to discover the true art of getting rich.
You already have it- What if someone told you that you already have the wealth and money you desire? You might think it's crazy but the fact is you already have all the essential ingredients to generate wealth but you are yet to realize it. May it be in the form of usage of your present resources, ideas, thoughts or any other feature you already possess. Rich people are only rich due to the simple fact that they realized their true potential early in life. Some people realize it early, some people realize it late and some never realize it at all and live is adversity all their lives. Therefore if you thought you were not good enough or you do not have what it takes to get rich than you are highly mistaken. Every human being is blessed with all the resources to become what he wants in life.
Think and materialize- Thoughts are everything and thoughts form everything in life. From the smallest of things to the biggest of structures in life all are a result of thoughts. Therefore in order to generate wealth thinking is very important and thinking should not be limited. Many people use the word impossible whereby the fact is there is nothing impossible on this planet and human thought mixed with effort can make it all possible for anyone when desired.
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The latest video from ISIS depicting the killing of accused spies and apostates in grisly and bizarre ways is a twisted message to the world that the terrorist army is carrying out its savagery in accordance with Islamic law, according to analysts.
In the seven-minute, all-Arabic language video released June 23, victims say they have been treated well, but then 15 of 16 men are shown being murdered, some blown up in a car in a drone-style attack, others by being drowned while trapped in a cage and still more lined up on their knees in the desert with explosives detonating around their necks. Experts who analyzed the video shot in Iraq's Nineveh Province said there is a clear message underlying the carnage: ISIS wants the Muslim world to know it is imprisoning and killing enemies of Islam under its warped interpretation of the Koran.
"While ISIS likes the shock factor, these executions are chosen to show their compliance with sharia law," said Ryan Mauro, national security analyst for the New York-based Clarion Project. "ISIS is acting upon doctrines that say spies and apostates, those who leave Islam, are to be executed.
"They must offer a triptych of executions, each more savage than the last."
- Veryan Khan, TRAC
"ISIS will argue that these specific methods are justifiable according to Islam as they see it, and that they are not being barbaric just for the sake of it," he added. "Even its executions are an attempt to portray ISIS as the most legitimate followers of Islam."
The video begins with the captives being interviewed about how well they were treated while held by ISIS, also known as Islamic State, remarkable because the terrorist army is attempting to repair its image, Mauro said.
"The group includes this because it needs to be seen as humane," Mauro said. "It's hard to believe, but it implies that ISIS recognizes it has a negative image and wants to change that while still remaining brutal."
The video also shows ISIS has little popular support, and is worried about spies in their midst, Mauro added.
Veryan Khan, editorial director for U.S.-based Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium, said ISIS has a template for spy executions: There must be the "confession" and the hostage must remain calm before the execution to demonstrate both Islamic State generosity in their treatment of prisoners as well as the victim's knowledge they deserve this punishment. As with other videos, hostages are well rehearsed - likely through mock executions - and did not appear to know that this time they would be killed, Khan said.
Because ISIS has already been so brutal in its executions, its leaders need to find new symbolic ways of assassinating to get international attention, Khan said.
"Islamic State's propaganda machine is so prolific that it has to keep coming up with new ways to shock the world and impress their fan club. This means that they have to up the ante in order to gain more attention for each new release," Khan said.
"What is shocking is the style of each execution - it is no longer enough to behead, or to behead 21 men simultaneously, to burn them alive, or shoot them in mass firing squads. They must offer a triptych of executions, each more savage than the last," Khan said.
At the end of the video, there is one lone prisoner left standing in the desert with the decapitated men lying behind him, but no mention of who he is, or why he was spared in this round of slayings.
Khan called the imagery "haunting and ominous."
"This was a message to both potential and current spies; a message to their fan club that the Islamic State is still very much in charge and handling business as usual; a message to the rest of the world that they are not to be trifled with," Khan said.
Malia Zimmerman is an award-winning investigative reporter focusing on crime, homeland security, illegal immigration crime, terrorism and political corruption. Follow her on twitter at @MaliaMZimmerman


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Christian Philosophy
A Systematic and Narrative Introduction
Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen
Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2013
A fuller review will be published in Koers.
Christian Philosophy, though self-contained, is the third of a trilogy of excellent books. The first The Drama of Scripture (2004) showed us our place in the biblical story, the second Living at the Crossroads (2008) (see my review here) provided a missional focus for a Christian worldview. Christian Philosophy provides a superb overview of philosophy from a distinctively Christian perspective, based on scripture and a Christian worldview.
What has been needed for a long time is a book accessible to Christian undergraduates that provides a navigation around the difficult terrain of philosophy; a book that takes both philosophy and the Christian faith seriously and addresses the concerns that Christian have with philosophy This is that book.
This book should be compulsory reading for Christians at university whatever their discipline. Christian pastors owe it to those in their congregations who intend to go to university to make sure that they get a copy and inwardly digest it. I don't apologise for being so effusive about this book - it is that good.
Part 1: Approaching Christian Philosophy
1. Why Philosophy?
2. Faith and Philosophy
Part 2: The Story of Western Philosophy
3. Ancient Pagan Philosophy: The Pre-Socratics to Socrates
4. The High Point of Greek Philosophy: Plato, Aristotle, and Their Legacy
5. Medieval Synthesis Philosophy: Augustine to Abelard
6. The Middle Ages: Aristotle Rediscovered
7. The Renaissance and Reformation
8. Early Modern Philosophy: Bacon to Leibniz
9. Modern Philosophy: Hume to Schleiermacher
10. Modern Philosophy: Romanticism to Gadamer
11. Postmodernism and Philosophy Today
Part 3: Christian Philosophy Today
12. Christian Philosophy Today
13. Reformed Epistemology
14. Reformed Epistemology Applied
15. Reformational Philosophy
Annotated Further Reading List


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Mary Robinson calls on European leaders to honor promises on Congo conflict
Mary Robinson – former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – is meeting Lord Malloch Brown, British Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN (UK), today (17 March 2009) as a part of a high-level European lobbying tour to highlight the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where civilians have experienced an upsurge of violence in recent months.
Robinson's diplomatic tour follows a fact-finding mission in DR Congo last week, where she met President of DRC Joseph Kabila. She also met Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali. Ms. Robinson comes to London directly from Paris, where she held talks with French government ministers. Robinson is accompanied by Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda, General Secretary of the World YWCA, a leading advocate for women's rights. Tomorrow the women will head to Brussels to continue their lobbying efforts.
Over 160,000 people have been displaced in North Kivu, eastern Congo and 100 people have been killed in revenge attacks carried out by the FDLR rebel group since January. Looting and rape have also been reported.
Robinson welcomed the bilateral relationship that is developing between Rwanda and DR Congo, but called on Europe to do more to support peace efforts and honor their promises of extra peacekeepers.
Ms Robinson said:
"Congo has fallen off the diplomatic radar, but the situation is still precarious. Rape remains endemic, with women from ages 8-80 years still targeted regularly by armed men. Looting, abduction and forced labor are daily realities. For the situation to improve, the 3000 additional peacekeepers promised last November must be deployed."
Some 3,000 additional peacekeepers for MONUC, authorized as a matter of urgency by the UN in November 2008, have still not been deployed, and vital equipment such as helicopters and transport planes still needs to be pledged to enable the peacekeepers to do their job. Only Belgium has pledged one transport plane – an additional 18 helicopters and one transport plane was promised by the UN.
Ms. Robinson is calling on the UK, France and EU to ensure that the new peacekeepers are deployed on the ground as a matter of urgency and have the equipment they need to strengthen the protection of civilians. She also called on European leaders to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the DRC and Rwanda.
Robinson was encouraged by regional interest in increasing involvement of Congolese and Rwandan women in the peace process. Both Presidents indicated their intent to support the efforts of women organizations working across the border between Rwanda and the DRC to consolidate the peace. In support of this action, Rwanda will be hosting a meeting of women for the 11 countries of the Great Lakes region on 19-20 March.
"The women I met in DRC want to be agents for change where too many have been victims of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war," Robinson said. "They are keen to link with women in Rwanda, who are equally keen to deepen links with them."
In Goma, the women met with victims of the conflict's endemic sexual violence, former child soldiers and displaced families living in the region's crowded camps.
Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda added:
"At the heart of this crisis there are real people. I met a young girl, 17 years old, 4 months pregnant. She was one of 6 girls who were living among 300 boys at a transition and rehabilitation center for former child soldiers. We need to commit to solutions that give all of these children a chance in life and a chance to just be children."
Notes to editors
Mary Robinson and Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda visited DR Congo from 12 – 14 March 2009. They visited IDP camps and host families, a center treating rape victims and a transitional center for former child soldiers.
250,000 people were displaced in the upsurge of violence in North Kivu last year. Overall, over one million people are still displaced in eastern Congo.
The CNDP and Congolese army are now cooperating in an offensive against another rebel group, the FDLR. Reprisal attacks have resulted in the deaths of more than 100 civilians and displaced some 160,000 people.
Civilians in other areas of eastern Congo are also at risk and need better protection. More than 900 people have been massacred by the Lord's Resistance Army since Christmas time, during a forced disarmament operation in Haute Uélé, in the far north-east of the country. Over 150,000 civilians have been displaced and the attacks continue.


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(11 Apr. 672–17 June 676)
A Roman, son of Jovinianus, he was from youth a monk of the community of S. Erasmo on the Caelian Hill. He was elected pope in old age at a time when there was an emotional revival of interest in Rome (stimulated by knowledge of the Hypomnesticon, written c.668 by the Greek monk Theodosius) in Martin I and Maximus the Confessor (c. 580–662), both martyrs for their resistance to the monothelite teaching favoured by the Byzantine government. Hence it is not surprising that, although his appointment was ratified after only a few weeks by the exarch at Ravenna, he himself rejected the synodical letters and profession of faith sent him by Constantine I, the new monothelite patriarch of Constantinople (675–7). As a result, his name was excluded from the diptychs in the imperial city. Apart from this, his reign is extremely obscure. Two letters are attributed to him, one addressed to Hadrian, abbot of St Peter's monastery, Canterbury, confirming its exemption from episcopal supervision, and the other to the bishops of Gaul informing them of privileges granted to the monastery of St Martin of Tours (its authenticity has been doubted). Nothing else is recorded of him, except that he was generous to all, compassionate to pilgrims, and kind to his clergy, raising their customary honoraria on the death of a pope, and also that he restored the basilica of S. Pietro at the eighth milestone of the Via Portuense and reconstructed the buildings of his former monastery, raising its status.
Further Reading
JW i. 237LP i. 364 f. (Davis 1: 74–5)PL 87: 1139–44, 129: 681–90 (text of Hypomnesticon)Caspar ii. 587DCB i. 44 (G. H. Moberley)DHGE i. 542 (A. Noyon)EC i. 304 (I. Daniele)DBI i. 272 f. (G. Arnaldi)Berolini 364 f.Levillain i. 6 (J. Durliat)Seppelt ii. 71JR 198, 201, 244, 266
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Subjects: Christianity — Medieval and Renaissance History (500 to 1500).
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Here is a list of memorable quotes from the first week of Wimbledon:
1. Latvia's Ernests Gulbis mishearing a question regarding John McEnroe's comments about umpires:
"Get rid of vampires? My God. Umpires? I thought something else. I thought vampires in the way the people who are surrounding and sucking the energy out of players. That's what I meant. Umpires, no. Without umpires, it wouldn't work. So please delete it. No, umpires. Cannot work without umpires. I thought it was vampires. You know what I mean?"
2. Italian world number 15 Fabio Fognini on his hurry to finish his match against South African Kevin Anderson and the strict rules at Wimbledon:
"Maybe I can play one more game I'm in the shower." On the Rules: "The only things I don't like is the rules. Wimbledon's rules. White color. Maybe if you see today I crash the rackets in my knee because maybe the court is really soft. I can damage a lot."
3. Frenchwoman Alize Cornet on kissing the grass after her shock 1-6 6-3 6-4 third round victory against American top seed Serena Williams:
"A few years ago I couldn't play on grass, I was so bad. I didn't like grass. It was just a pain to come here. I think [the kiss] it's very symbolic because it means 'now I love you grass and I didn't before'. It deserved a kiss, I think."
4. Czech world number six Tomas Berdych on the umpire after his match against Croatia's Marin Cilic finished at 9.38pm local time — the latest finish at Wimbledon outside Centre Court — and was so dark Hawkeye wasn't working:
"I lost all the will to talk to that guy anymore. I saw so many mistakes from him. He [the umpire] just told me, Hawkeye doesn't work because it's too dark. If... some machine doesn't work because we don't have enough light, then why do we have to play? I didn't even have the energy to talk to him when we should stop."
5. Dane Caroline Wozniacki on internet dating and her friendship with Spaniard Feliciano Lopez:
"I think I'm not that desperate! I'm perfectly fine being single at the moment. It's pretty hard to sweep me off my feet. It would have to take someone very special." On Lopez: "You noticed? He's a great guy. He's already making his way in through my dad? This is very awkward."
6. When asked whether she plans to retire, seven-times grand slam winner Venus Williams was steadfast in her response:
"No, people have been trying to retire me since I was like 25. For some reason in tennis we always do that to our players. It's weird. We don't encourage them to stick around. It's like, Get out of here. So I'm not getting out of here."
7. Australian 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios blamed his poor start against Czech Jiri Vesely on his choice of pre-match music:
"It's usually a mixture of things. Depends on how I'm feeling on the day. Today was a bit of rap, actually. I came out really flat, so hopefully I won't listen to that again. It was actually Drake. Yeah. Didn't do the job for me."
8. Canada's world number nine Milos Raonic on the Wimbledon grass:
"I don't think really for anybody that it's a surface that anybody can say they play their best tennis on grass. I think it's a matter of playing less worse than you do on other surfaces."


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In December 2002, when officials gathered in
Overland Park, Kan., to cut the ribbon on the 412-room Sheraton
Overland Park at the Convention Center (right), there was good
reason for optimism. After all, the $88 million property was
everything a convention headquarters hotel should be.
First and most importantly the structure sat directly next to
the city's new 237,000-square-foot convention center and connected
to that venue via an enclosed walkway. Second, the hotel featured
every amenity imaginable on a meeting planner's wish list, like the
10,800-square-foot Cottonwood Ballroom, 13 meeting rooms, a
well-equipped business center, a full-service restaurant and an
indoor swimming pool.
Furthermore, studies by consultants promised not only high
occupancy and room rates for the new headquarters complex, they
also predicted the opening would bring many new conventions to
Overland Park.
The striking 20-story building is now the tallest man-made
structure in this growing Kansas City suburb. And with Sheraton's
"S" logo boldly emblazoned on top, passersby could easily get the
impression that this is a private hotel development.
In fact, public funds made up 100 percent of the capital for
Overland Park's new headquarters hotel money that was generated
from a new method for publicly financing these projects: the
issuance of tax-free bonds.
The nonprofit modelIn hopes of luring more conventions, communities across
the United States are spending millions of dollars of public money
to build and operate resplendent new headquarters hotels. In recent
years, publicly financed headquarters properties have arisen next
to convention centers in destinations as varied as Myrtle Beach,
S.C.; Sacramento, Calif., and St. Louis.
In the 1990s, headquarters hotels typically were built as
private developments, often with public subsidies to cover about a
quarter of construction costs plus cash grants to provide public
spaces like parking and ballrooms. The deals were called
public-private partnerships, or PPPs.
But by the late 1990s, private investments for PPP
headquarters-hotel developments were drying up. Plans languished in
cities everywhere, even with millions of dollars in public funding
available as a lure for private investors to step forward. The
terrorist attacks of September 2001 and subsequent travel industry
woes made private capital scarcer still.
In response, cities began using nonprofit corporations (NPCs)
to issue
tax-exempt municipal bonds for self-financing a majority of their
hotels, with little or no private money involved. A branded hotel
operator like Hyatt, Marriott or Sheraton would then be hired to
run the property. But taxpayers, in the end, were the real
"If you look at the history of these projects, there were a
host of efforts over the last decade to find private capital to
invest, and a public alternative was chosen because private capital
didn't appear," says Heywood Sanders, professor with the Department
of Public Administration at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
"Potential private investors have generally found these
developments to be too risky or with too low a potential return
based on possible mix of average daily rate and likely
Nevertheless, with the enthusiastic encouragement of meeting
planners, industry consultants and convention and visitor bureaus,
local governments throughout the country have rushed in where
private investors fear to tread, in hopes that new headquarters
properties will bring in enough additional convention business to
cover local taxpayers' development costs.
"That's the general idea," says Jeff Sachs, managing partner
with the Strategic Advisory Group, a Duluth, Ga.-based hospitality
consulting firm specializing in PPP and NPC deals. "You get a
hotel, it pays for itself, it generates hotel taxes all along.
Ultimately, the hotel can be sold by the city for a profit, and
that money can be used for expanding or building a new convention
center. That's what everyone is shooting for."
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