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Standing with the people of color who are disproportionately the victims of police brutality and institutional oppression, I #TakeAKnee like Colin Kaepernick while playing the national anthem Horse Grinder style, with the dissonance that reflects this tattered nation's injustice and inequality.
#TakeAKnee – The Dissonant National Anthem
by Nash Turley on September 27
Evidence of Plutocracy
by Nash Turley on May 10
The United States is a plutocracy (government by and for the wealthy) not a democracy. And here are four lines of evidence to support that.
First, a recent study shows that campaign donations from banks are correlated with votes on legislation that regulates banks. Specifically, a donation of $100,000 from financial institutions increases a politician's odds of voting to deregulate financial institutions by about 14%.
Second, a study looked at the relationship between voter opinions on an issue and how congress then voted on that issue. In a functioning democracy you'd think that relationship would look something like a positive 1:1 relationship, if nobody in the population wants something there would be zero change that legislation would pass it, if 50% of people people want something there would be a 50% change it would pass, and so on. Well, based on data from over 20 years there is no such pattern, no relationship at all in fact. But, if you look just at the opinions of the wealthiest 10% of the population there is then a strong positive correlations. So the views of the general public play no role in shaping politicians' actions but the wealthiest 10% play a huge role. Sounds like the definition of plutocracy to me.
Third, politicians on both sides of the isle openly admit they are corrupt and that the wealthy run the political system in Washington. Some quotes:
"Now [the United States is] just an oligarchy, with unlimited political bribery being the essence of getting the nominations for president or to elect the president. And the same thing applies to governors and U.S. senators and congressmembers. … So now we've just seen a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors …" — Jimmy Carter
"I think many people have the mistaken impression that Congress regulates Wall Street. … The real truth is that Wall Street regulates the Congress."— Bernie Sanders
"I think it is because of the corrupt paradigm that has become Washington, D.C., whereby votes continually are bought rather than representatives voting the will of their constituents. … That's the voice that's been missing at the table in Washington, D.C. — the people's voice has been missing." — Michele Bachmann
"Lobbyists and career politicians today make up what I call the Washington Cartel. … [They] on a daily basis are conspiring against the American people. … [C]areer politicians' ears and wallets are open to the highest bidder." — Ted Cruz
And fourth, polls consistently show that the general population thinks that money in politics is a problem. A 2015 New York Times poll showed that 84% of people thought that money played too big a role in politics. Polls over the years on similar issues all agreed: 80%, 77%, 78%, 75%, 70%, 57%, 73%. Other polls found that political corruption was by far voters' largest fear in 2016, and millennials rank money in politics as a major issue that influences both parties.
Neverending War On Terror; Contractors are the Only Winners
by Nash Turley on September 11
Since September 11, 2001, The War on Terror has expanded violently across the globe. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps over a million, are dead, a vast majority of people in the Middle East view the US as an enemy and radicalized groups have grown, trillions of dollars have been spent, and there is no end in sight. It's a massive fucking disaster. Read this pithy summary in the Intercept.
Also from The Intercept today, a reminder that 9/11, and other tragedies, were immediately seen as great opportunities in the eyes of US leaders. Opportunities for them to violently spread their ideologies. It's the Shock Doctrine in action, and it's disgusting.
Battle at the Dakota Access Pipeline
by Nash Turley on September 11
Democracy Now's Amy Goodman was on the scene while private security guards attack protesters with dogs and pepper spray.
It's sad that no other media was present. And now Amy Goodman has been issued an arrest warrant for criminal trespassing.
Marc Lamont Hill & Mychal Denzel Smith Interview
by Nash Turley on July 8
This interview with Marc Lamont Hill & Mychal Denzel Smith is one of the most important things I've seen in a while and covers so much. Police killings of black people, racism, white supremacy, class, mental health, patriarchy, it's all interconnected and the failings of capitalism are at the root of it all.
Part 1:
Part 2:
The Clintons' Own Military Industrial Complex
by Nash Turley on July 2
There is a big money war blood triangle happening with the Clintons, foreign nations, and defense contractors. It works like this: defense contractors and nations donate millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation, then the Clintons approve massive arms deals with those nations and contractors and promote those countries to up their counter terrorism efforts. Everyone wins!! Well, except all the poor people that get killed and maimed with the glut of weapons. Fuck.
Read all about it in this Mother Jones report.
Our New Album Plutocracy EP Part 2 Is Out Now!
by Nash Turley on June 27
Hamilton says: New Horse Grinder album out today! Dr. Nash Turley on his fiercest detuned guitar and political mutterings and me on the classic three-piece Horse Grinder drum kit. Plutocracy EP Part 2 is about money running the government and is exceedingly relevant. Recorded by renaissance man Tom Meyers and mastered by Ed Brooks at the freshly inaugurated Resonant Mastering. Listen to it! It's 12 tracks and 20 minutes in traditional Horse Grinder style. There is beauty; there is carnage. ❤
Nash says: The new Horse Grinder album is now out! It's probably the best thing I've had a part in making and I'm very glad Hamilton Boyce and I got to work together on this, thanks Hamilton! I'm proud of the music and the messages and emotions within these songs. We cover a lot of topics including a song about my aunt learning that her son died in the war, our frustrations with gun violence and corruption, and my experiences when Occupy Toronto was broken up by the police. When I recorded the vocals for that I broke down in tears and every time I listen I get chills. For that song I was channeling all the people who've fought for the right thing in the world only to be repressed, often violently, by a powerful force that profits from their misery. Overall these are statements about how money in politics, and the subsequent erosion of democracy and empathy, causes suffering for all but a very few wealthy and powerful people. But there is a bit of hope at the end of the album inspired by the growing progressive movements in this country. I hope you take a listen and share it.
Gun Violence and Mourning
by Nash Turley on June 15
New clip for Gun Violence and Mourning, topics that are, sadly, always very relevant.
This song is from Plutocracy EP Part 2, to be released soon.
Dedicated to the victims of the hate crime against the LGBT community in Orlando and the approximately 100 people a day who are killed by firearms in America every day. We hope this inspires people to take political action on gun control, patriarchy, and toxic masculinity. People are dying because the government refuses to address these issues. Force those hateful and corrupt assholes to do something!
We Must Reject the "Lesser of Two Evils" Paradigm
by Nash Turley on June 10
Some quotes from Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein on the current political landscape in a recent DemocracyNow! interview:
"Because at the end of the day, they [the democratic and republican parties] are not on your side. They need you to be afraid of them, because they are not for you"
"Trump says very scary things—deporting immigrants, massive militarism and, you know, ignoring the climate. Well, Hillary, unfortunately, has a track record for doing all of those things."
"don't be a victim of this propaganda campaign, which is being waged by people who exercise selective amnesia. They're very quick to tell you about the terrible things that the Republicans did, but they're very quick to forget the equally terrible things that have happened under a Democratic White House, with two Democratic houses of Congress. It's time to forget the lesser evil, stand up and fight for the greater good."
"in the words of Frederick Douglass, "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never has, and it never will." This is why third parties are effective, whether they're in power or whether they are simply pushing. Otherwise, there is no counterweight of the power of corporations, which have basically taken over the two major corporate political parties."
Elizabeth Warren vs. Hillary Clinton
by Nash Turley on March 11
Elizabeth Warren explains how Hillary Clinton came to oppose legislation when she learned about the details, then she switched to supporting it once she started getting money from the corporations who benefit from that legislation, watch:
Amy Goodman!
by Nash Turley on March 10
Amy Goodman is a fucking incredible journalist. "But we [the media] are not supposed to be simply stenographers to power. We are there to ask serious questions and to follow the money." she says after her thwarted attempts to question David Koch about the influence of money in politics, watch:
Here I am very excited to stand next to Amy Goodman after she spoke in Flint, MI last year.
If you don't know about Amy Goodman check out this speech where she shows the power and necessity of an independent and adversarial media:
If you are not a regular watcher/listener of Amy Goodman's show Democracy Now! you are making a terrible mistake.
Hillary Will Continue Brutal Foreign Policy
by Nash Turley on February 18
Maybe you saw in the last democratic debate where Bernie called out Hillary for being friends with, and taking advice from, Henry Kissinger. And for good reason because he is a fucking monster. Greg Grandin provides a list of his atrocities in his new book:
He (1) prolonged the Vietnam War for five pointless years; (2) illegally bombed Cambodia and Laos; (3) goaded Nixon to wiretap staffers and journalists; (4) bore responsibility for three genocides in Cambodia, East Timor, and Bangladesh; (5) urged Nixon to go after Daniel Ellsberg for having released the Pentagon Papers, which set off a chain of events that brought down the Nixon White House; (6) pumped up Pakistan's ISI, and encouraged it to use political Islam to destabilize Afghanistan; (7) began the U.S.'s arms-for-petrodollars dependency with Saudi Arabia and pre-revolutionary Iran; (8) accelerated needless civil wars in southern Africa that, in the name of supporting white supremacy, left millions dead; (9) supported coups and death squads throughout Latin America; and (10) ingratiated himself with the first-generation neocons, such as Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz, who would take American militarism to its next calamitous level.
In a review that Hillary Clinton wrote about Kissinger's most recent book she states that she shares the "belief in the indispensability of continued American leadership in service of a just and liberal order". So we can expect that Clinton will follow in Kissinger's ideology of brutal and jingoistic interventionism around the world. And it makes you wonder, who will Clinton surround herself with to guide her foreign policy? As an article by Dan Froomkin in The Intercept points out, there is a go-to collective of interventionist neocons that Clinton and the Republicans are buds with. This supports the idea that there is an unelected and unaccountable group of political insiders that drive US foreign policy, and that is bullshit. Maybe someone like Sanders will be able to break away from their influence, but who knows…
Definitely read that Intercept article if this scares you.
Plutocracy is Poisoning our Water and our Democracy
by Nash Turley on January 27
You've probably heard about the crisis in Flint where a city of 100,000 people was poisoned by their government. Governor Snyder of Michigan switched their water supply to the corrosive Flint River and ended anti-corrosion treatment to the water. The corrosive water leached lead from the pipes into the water, which is now permanently locked in the blood of Flint's residents, causing permanent neurological damage. On top of that, 10 people died of legionnaires disease with >80 hospitalized, a bacterial disease that had only a handful of cases in the years before the water switch. Now we've learned that the Governor's office knew about the poisoned water over a year ago and despite many warnings, did nothing about it.
So why did this happen? The argument is that the water supply was switched to save the state some money, about $1-2 million. But during that same period the Governor pushed through legislation that cut taxes for corporations reducing tax revenue by $1.8 billion a year, yes BILLION. This lost tax income has to come from somewhere. As the government flows billions a year into the corporations and wealthy elite that funded Snyder's campaign the rest of the population faces crippling austerity. So like so many other issues, the poisoning of 100,000 people in one of the countries poorest cities comes back to money in politics. As long as we continue to have a fucking plutocracy, where the government does everything in their power to help their rich backers and fuck everyone else, nothing will change. And all the benefits of government, the welfare, the money, the protection, will all go to the tiny sliver of the population who are already filthy fucking rich. It's past time to do something about money in politics, lets get that fucking constitutional amendment. If you are not convinced watch this reporting on the story:
62 People Have More Wealth than Half the World's Population
by Nash Turley on January 22
A new report shows that 62 most wealthy people now have more wealth than the 3.6 billion poorest people in the world, half the world's population. Much of this inequality is attributed to tax avoidance and corporate deregulation. Hear more about the causes and consequences of this massive inequality, and what can be done to reverse this troubling trend, in the Democracy Now stories below:
Koch Brothers
by Nash Turley on January 22
The Koch Brothers have built a "comprehensive political machine manufacturing political change in the country", they spend as much money on politics as the Republican party and they promote radical right-wing ideology. They fund political candidates that hold their views, they fund think tanks that write bogus "scientific" papers trying to debunk climate change, they battle environmental and corporate regulations, their corporation is the top producer of toxic waste in the US, just to name the actions of just a few of their slimy tentacles.
Check out this three part interview with the author of a new book about their empire:
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Part 2:
Part 3:
And if you want to learn more check out this documentary about their various modes of evil:
Money in Politics Poll
by Nash Turley on January 21
A recent the New York Times poll shows most people think that money in politics is a serious issue:
And when asked if we should make changes to the system of campaign finance basically everyone says there needs to be changes, and most say large changes:
Hillary's Top Campaign Funders are Corporations and Bernie's are Unions
by Nash Turley on January 18
If you want to know something about a political candidate look at their top donors and how much they give. The differences between Hillary and Bernie's donors speak for themselves.
Bernie's top donor over his career is Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union with $105K and the rest of the list is filled with other unions and no corporations.
Hillary's top donor over her career is Citigroup Inc with $824K in donations and the rest of the list is mostly populated by other financial institutions (also look at how much she made from speaking fees from banks), media conglomerates, and law firms along with some other stuff like a pro-choice group and University of California.
So when Hillary says she'll be tough on the banks:
The real star of the #DemDebate? Bernie Sanders' side eye. (h/t @pang) https://t.co/wLRiQdsI6H
— Slate (@Slate) January 18, 2016
Bernie Sanders Fighting Against Plutocracy
by Nash Turley on January 16
Katrine Vanded Heuvel, editor of The Nation magazine, explains why they have endorsed Bernie Sanders:
"…Bernie Sanders who is the real deal, who is honest, who has integrity and is a truth teller about the rigged system that is shafting so many people in this country, the inequality that is leading this country to be a plutocracy, not a democracy. …in Bernie Sanders, there's a political revolution that could upend the distorted priorities of this country, the sweetheart deals too many are getting, the grip of banks and insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies on this country, and speak to a better future."
Watch the full interview below:
Corruption and Climate Change
by Nash Turley on December 22
Why does congress not believe the scientific community when it comes to climate change? "It has everything to do with our corrupt campaign finance laws which allow large corporations and billionaires to contribute as money as they want into the political process" says Bernie Sanders. From this speech.
The Battle for Africa
by Nash Turley on November 28
The virus of US military presence has spread to at least 60 locations around Africa, which include bases with troops and planes, many are launching sites for drones or special forces, and other are ports and strategic locations able to be utilized when needed. Almost all of this in complete secrecy as the military used to only admit to 1 base but now reluctantly admits 11 locations. In reality, the military has activities in 90% of African nations and conducted 674 missions in Africa last year. This is part of a larger expansion of military activity around the globe with special forces this year present in 147 countries and on any given day are on the ground in 70-90 countries. Proxy wars and secret assassination programs follow where US military set up shop.
The tactics of dirty warfare which have been experimented with in the Middle East and beyond for the last decade are spreading, and we can expect that with it will come mass violence and radicalization of the people who are subject to our assassinations and proxy wars.
Check out to the extended interview (in three parts) with Nick Turse where he discusses these disturbing revelations:
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What a gift it would be for grandparents who live miles away to receive weekly update letters in your own handwriting about your children's week—the funny things they've done and said, how they're growing and learning, and any other highlights. I guarantee they'll save these, and someday you'll find them, and what a gift they'll be for your grown children as well. As Edith Schaeffer writes, "When they finish reading your letter, they will feel as if they had been spending the week with you."
You can write a letter and pop it in the mail today, and it will make it in time for Valentine's Day (or thereabouts). It will thoroughly brighten the recipient's day--maybe even week. It only costs a postage stamp and a little time. Yet the gift it gives is immeasurable.

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Friday, August 1, 2008
"Black Beauty"
Since we were leaving to go out of town, I wasn't planning on posting anything today, but I decided to do this at the last minute. Last night, as I was coming out of my mom's house (next door) where we left Joy while we went out for dinner...I pulled my camera out of my purse and snapped some pictures (my spur-of-the-moment-just-in-case camera) because I wanted to share something with you!
Jason has a "thing" about our car being clean before he takes me out (on a date) or before we go on a trip. Honestly, it wouldn't really matter to me if it was dusty or dirty at all, but it's important to him! It must be a "man thing". As a matter of fact, it's Friday a.m. now and we were supposed to leave over an hour ago, and he's out there rinsing it off again...as well as Colt's car! So I grabbed a minute to do this post! :)
I got to thinking though...I can't say too much...I have a "thing" about leaving my house "somewhat" picked up and tidy when we leave to go out of town. Now that doesn't always happen, but it makes me happy to return home to a picked up clean house. At 11:00 last night, I was vacuuming and picking up around the house....So are we normal...do any of you do these things?
I've learned to just appreciate a nice clean car (even though we're bound to hit the gravel roads!) and just compliment and thank Jason for washing the car because it IS important to him and besides....it really does look sharp when it's so shiny and sparkly!
So we're off this morning in Black Beauty....our CLEAN Black Beauty....to the Ozark foothills (and for some of you that thought this was a romantic getaway for the two of us....we're taking Joy too!) :) Colt has to stay home and work! Hopefully, I'll get a chance to post from where we're going!
I've also been either having trouble with Blogger or my computer in leaving comments...losing connection after I've typed a comment, so if you haven't "seen" me on your blog lately...I'm trying to get there! Maybe I can get "high-speed" internet this weekend and catch up! I hope to "see" you soon!
I hope you all have a great weekend! Thanks also for all of you that left the sweet anniversary wishes and kind comments! :)
24 comments:
- Tomatoe Creek Prims said...
Stush is the same way:) Aren't they great to care! Have a great time!
- August 1, 2008 at 9:19 AM
- Deb said...
Hi Tammy, I was thinking I would see a horse, but I think that car washing thingy is a guy thing. Yes it is normal, I think, to tidy up before going on a trip, but it may not be that way when you come back if Colt is anything like my sons were. Have a very safe and enjoyable trip. Deb
- August 1, 2008 at 9:43 AM
- Colleen said...
Oh, Tammy -- I always make sure that my house is cleaned up before we go anywhere. It's just so soothing to return home to a relatively clean and orderly house. And how cute that your hubby still cares enough to have a clean chariot awaiting you...
Enjoy your weekend, my friend! Happy Anniversary!
- August 1, 2008 at 9:44 AM
- Gettysburg Homestead said...
LOL my hubby is the same way. And I too clean my house and pick it up before I leave. Otherwise I worry about it the whole time I'm gone.
- August 1, 2008 at 10:34 AM
- Angie said...
ohhh Tammy, me and the hubby are the exact same way! He always washes the car for me if I am going to visit friends or family! I always have to pick up the house before we leave..and before I go to bed! Who wants to come home to a messy house or wake up to one? Have a restful but exciting trip...take some pics!
p.s. i have been having troubles with comments, too. i had to clear my cookies a few times..and it seemed to fix it..the beauty of living in the country is we get the wonderful gift of dial-up..lol!
- August 1, 2008 at 11:07 AM
- Bobbi Jo said...
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I am the one in the family who likes a clean vehicle especially when traveling. I too have to have the house clean and things in their place or I stress. But I have been told I am anal at times.
Looking forward to pictures and to be filled in on your good time. Hugs, Bobbi Jo
- August 1, 2008 at 11:41 AM
- Julie said...
I clean before we go anywhere for two reasons--1) I know it will stay that way and 2) I LOVE to come home to a clean house. Very kind of your husband to take such good care of you. Have a wonderful time together this weekend. Julie
- August 1, 2008 at 11:42 AM
- country gal said...
Well, Mom, the car isn't clean now is it? Well, love you!
Joy =D
- August 1, 2008 at 5:02 PM
- Linda said...
LOL - yup I AM the same way - DH hasn't washed a car in years. No kidding. My guy is not into boy toys except his golf clubs and computer. I keep my car spotless though. ( I have been known to keep brown paper grocery bags in the back in case we go someplace that has a dirt parking lot and it is raining! I pull them out and protect the carpet. Shh - don't tell anyone or I'll have to explain that too! LOL)
I clean before I leave on vacation - I hate coming home to a mess. Oh boy I am digging myself deeper here!
I hope you are having a great time on your special weekend!!
- August 1, 2008 at 5:21 PM
- Deb said...
Tammy! I LOVE CIRCUS PEANUTS, I can eat the whole bag, not the little bag you find at the gas stations, I'm talking about the large bags that you find at Wal-Mart. I love the way they chew, and I just keep on and on until they're gone. Deb
- August 1, 2008 at 7:01 PM
- Kindra said...
What a sweet car!! Can your hubby come clean mine? Mine is in desperate need of a bath. :) Have fun this weekend!! Can't wait to hear about it!
- August 1, 2008 at 7:53 PM
- Merrie. said...
Hi Tammy thanks for stopping by my blog; the bully babies ALL send their love and appreciation for you comments. Your comments have been coming through on my blog. Have a lovely restful trip and be safe. See you when you get back. Merrie
- August 1, 2008 at 8:17 PM
- Leslie said...
The truck, car and four wheeler here and if it's not that it's the grass! Jer's TOP things to worry about around the house. It's funny because I never pegged him to be one of "those"..lol
Have a GREAT weekend!
Oh, and the ebay store that I got my tart burner from....Rusty Star Treasures
The electric ones are $19, the cheapest I found them around. If you want the tea light ones they're $12. I can't recommend the blueberry tarts or any of them! LOL They're made nearby my house and they have a kiosk in the mall but they're not my fav candles!
- August 1, 2008 at 8:35 PM
- Tammy said...
Hope you have a wonderful trip to the Ozarks, Tammy! And love Black Beauty!
Hope you have less trouble with comments disappearing when you come back- 'cause I always love seeing yours! :)
- August 1, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Nice horse! he he. Yes, I do pick up the house before I go somewhere, I like to come home to it picked up-only to mess it up again when we unload the car. don't know why.
- August 2, 2008 at 3:19 AM
- angie said...
hope you have a great weekend!
- August 2, 2008 at 5:25 AM
- Black Sheep Lisa said...
Black Beauty is just that! I Hope you guys have a safe happy trip.
Congrats on 26 years of marriage!
May you have many more.
- August 2, 2008 at 5:37 AM
- LINDA said...
First, I had trouble with my internet losing connection no matter what I did yesterday. Perhaps it was a blogger thing.
Second, I truely was expecting a horse story.
Third, I have to leave home clean and picked up. How do you know what happens when you're gone if it's a mess? And there's so much to do with unpacking, too much work!!! When I get home, I want to relax. Never been to the Ozarks. Hope your trip is a lovely one. Will be thinking of you with envy.....
- August 2, 2008 at 10:22 AM
- Katy said...
Your car is so pretty! I love black vehicles! My van is black :). I think that is so sweet of your hubby...just an extra lil thing. I love that! :)
- August 3, 2008 at 4:26 AM
My mom always said the house had to been clean before we went anywhere and for just your reason, she wanted to return to a clean home, I feel the same way :O)
Hope you have a beautiful time!
Shayne Louree
- August 4, 2008 at 8:51 AM
- Raggedy Angel said...
I like to tidy up before I leave but for different reason...I think something could happen to me and I might not make it back...I don't want people talking about my dust or pile of laundry! LOL
- August 5, 2008 at 4:42 AM
- Dawn said...
Tammy, I hope you are having a great vacation in the Ozarks, but I miss hearing from you! I check your blog out even tho I know your gone. We visit the Ozark area often as we live only a few hrs. away from there. We went to Branson just a few wks ago. Hope your having fun, talk to you when you return, Dawn
- August 5, 2008 at 1:37 PM
- Lea of Farmhouse Blessings said...
Hope you're having a wonderful time! It can still be romantic even with sweet Joy!
- August 5, 2008 at 10:14 PM
- Tammy said...
Coming back to say, I don't know how I missed your post below with your beautiful wedding pictures, but they are so very sweet! I can't believe you've been married 26 yrs...you look the same as you do in your sidebar!
Hope your anniversary was wonderful and that your family had a fun trip- can't wait to hear all about it!
~Tammy- (other one)
- August 5, 2008 at 11:23 PM


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Liana Elliott, an adjunct lecturer in the Tulane School of Architecture Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development (MSRED) program, was announced as the hire for deputy chief of staff by New Orleans Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell's transition April 30. Elliott formerly served as chief of staff for New Orleans Councilman Jason Williams.
Elliott is an urban planner and policy analyst, focusing on social justice issues around public health, community resilience, and social impacts of poverty and environmentalism. She has taught the fall MSRED Applied Urban Economics course since 2015.
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This page contains a list of the best books on death. Just to be clear, there is no single best book on death. The best book for you will depend on your preferred learning style and the amount of time that you want to spend reading about death. An 800-page scholarly overview is unlikely to be best for someone looking for a short beginner-friendly introduction, for example. This list aims to take this ambiguity into account by featuring books that will appeal to a variety of learning styles.
Secondly, this is not a list of personal recommendations. It was created by compiling recommendations from a variety of online sources including bibliographies, course syllabi, and community recommendations. You can find out more about this process here. Links to the sources used to create this list are at the end of the post. Following these links will help you quickly find a wider range of options if the listed books do not fit what you are looking for.
Here are the best books on death in no particular order.
Phaedo – Plato
Category: Classic | Length: 144 pages
Publisher description: The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also a document crucial to the understanding of many ideas deeply ingrained in western culture, and provides one of the best introductions to Plato's thought. This new edition is eminently suitable for readers new to Plato, offering a readable translation which is accessible without the aid of a commentary and assumes no prior knowledge of the ancient Greek world or language.
Letter to Menoeceus – Epicurus
Category: Classic | Length: Very short
Publisher description: Epicureanism is commonly regarded as the refined satisfaction of physical desires. As a philosophy, however, it also denoted the striving after an independent state of mind and body, imperturbability, and reliance on sensory data as the true basis of knowledge.
Epicurus (ca. 341-271 B.C.) founded one of the most famous and influential philosophical schools of antiquity. In these remains of his vast output of scientific and ethical writings, we can trace Epicurus' views on atomism, physical sensation, duty, morality, the soul, and the nature of the gods.
The Death of Ivan Ilyich – Leo Tolstoy
Category: Classic | Length: 128 pages
Publisher description: Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his death so much as a passing thought. But one day death announces itself to him, and to his shocked surprise he is brought face to face with his own mortality. How, Tolstoy asks, does an unreflective man confront his one and only moment of truth?
This short novel was the artistic culmination of a profound spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, a nine-year period following the publication of Anna Karenina during which he wrote not a word of fiction. A thoroughly absorbing and, at times, terrifying glimpse into the abyss of death, it is also a strong testament to the possibility of finding spiritual salvation.
Death – Shelly Kagan
Category: General Introduction | Length: 392 pages | Published: 2012
Publisher description: There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. In this thought-provoking book, philosophy professor Shelly Kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls? Or should we accept an account according to which people are just material objects, nothing more? Can we make sense of the idea of surviving the death of one's body? If I won't exist after I die, can death truly be bad for me? Would immortality be desirable? Is fear of death appropriate? Is suicide ever justified? How should I live in the face of death?
Written in an informal and conversational style, this stimulating and provocative book challenges many widely held views about death, as it invites the reader to take a fresh look at one of the central features of the human condition—the fact that we will die.
Philosophy and Death: Introductory Readings – S. Brennan & R. J. Stainton
Category: Anthology | Length: 416 pages | Published: 2009
Philosophical reflection on death dates back to ancient times, but death remains a most profound and puzzling topic. Samantha Brennan and Robert Stainton have assembled a compelling selection of core readings from the philosophical literature on death. The views of ancient writers such as Plato, Epicurus, and Lucretius are set alongside the work of contemporary figures such as Thomas Nagel, John Perry, and Judith Jarvis Thomson.
Brennan and Stainton divide the anthology into three parts. Part I considers questions about the nature of death and our knowledge of it. What does it mean to be dead? Is it possible to survive death? Is the end of life a mystery? Part II asks how we should view death. What (if anything) is so bad about dying? If death is nothingness, should it be feared or regretted? Part III examines ethical questions related to killing, particularly abortion, euthanasia and suicide. Is killing ever permissible? Under what conditions or circumstances?
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death – B. Bradley, F. Feldman, & J. Johansson
Category: Comprehensive Textbook | Length: 528 pages | Published: 2015
Publisher description: Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death collects 21 newly commissioned essays that cover current philosophical thinking of death-related topics across the entire range of the discipline. These include metaphysical topics–such as the nature of death, the possibility of an afterlife, the nature of persons, and how our thinking about time affects what we think about death–as well as axiological topics, such as whether death is bad for its victim, what makes it bad to die, what attitude it is fitting to take towards death, the possibility of posthumous harm, and the desirability of immortality. The contributors also explore the views of ancient philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato and Epicurus on topics related to the philosophy of death, and questions in normative ethics, such as what makes killing wrong when it is wrong, and whether it is wrong to kill fetuses, non-human animals, combatants in war, and convicted murderers.
With chapters written by a wide range of experts in metaphysics, ethics, and conceptual analysis, and designed to give the reader a comprehensive view of recent developments in the philosophical study of death, this Handbook will appeal to a broad audience in philosophy, particularly in ethics and metaphysics
The Denial of Death – Ernest Becker
Category: Contemporary | Length: 336 pages | Published: 1973
Publisher description: Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the "why" of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie — man's refusal to acknowledge his own mortality. In doing so, he sheds new light on the nature of humanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates more than twenty years after its writing.
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- Death – Yale University
- Perspectives on Death and Dying – Queensborough Community College
- Philosophy of death and Dying – David Faraci
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On 31st January EWA hosted at the "Istituto Italiano di Cultura" of Brussels, the presentation of the book "L'equivoco della famiglia" written by Chiara Saraceno, Italian sociologist and former Professor at University Torino, Italy, and Research professor at Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fuer Sozialforschung.
The event has been moderated by Eva Giovannini, journalist of public Italian broadcasting RAI3
The discussion has been focused on the misunderstanding of family, meant as a set of stereotypes and social habits that involve women's segregation, imbalance between man and women in sharing family's responsibilities, and negatively affect Italian labour market and social development. The debate has involved the participation of audience and faced ethical issues on parenthood, civil rights and the existing multiple types of family which still do not find reward in Italian laws schweizer-apotheke.de.


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Conservatism Concept – meaning, definition with examples
Conservatism Concept – Conservatism states that the accountant should not anticipate income and should provide for all possible losses. When there are many alternative values of an asset, an accountant should choose the method which leads to the lesser value. Later on we shall see that the golden rule of current assets valuation – 'cost or market price' whichever is lower originated from this concept.
Conservatism Concept
The Realisation Concept also states that no change should be counted unless it has materialised. The Conservatism Concept puts a further brake on it. It is not prudent to count unrealised gain but it is desirable to guard against all possible losses.
For this concept there should be atleast three qualitative characteristics of Financial statements, namely,
- Prudence, i.e., judgement about the possible future losses which are to be guarded, as well as gains which are uncertain.
- Neutrality, i.e., unbiased outlook is required to identify and record such possible losses, as well as to exclude uncertain gains,
- Faithful representation of alternative values.
Many accounting authors, however, are of the view that conservatism essentially leads to understatement of income and wealth and it should not be the basis for the preparation of Financial statements.
- Provision for doubtful debts is created at the end of the year.
- Stock is valued at Cost or NRV, Whichever is less.


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Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O'er the hills we go
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring
Making spirits bright
Oh what sport to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.
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Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way!
O what joy it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fannie Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
He got into a drifted bank
And we - we got upsot
A day or two ago
The story I must tell
I went out on the snow
And on my back I fell
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh
He laughed as there I sprawling lie
But quickly drove away
Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song
Just get a bobtailed bay
Two forty is his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! You'll take the lead.
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Stress is something that affects us all and some people are better able to cope than others. When we get stressed there are all sorts of ways that we may be affected;
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Carnival is a season of festivals that is celebrated immediately before Christian season of Lent. A carnival allows people to enjoy a bunch of activities at their fullest. This is a social event celebrated specially in Europe and Latin that covers a series of festivals to be conducted, and the main event typically occurs during February. The carnival season for 2016 is going to begin on Friday, February 5 to Wednesday, February 10.
Carnivals can be held for the variety of reasons; often these events are an extension of nonprofit efforts to benefit a community of people. Carnival festivals involve public celebration activities that may include circus, public street parties, games etc.
Carnival flyers are used to encompass all the important information relating the carnival in order to attract the people toward it. These are also means and great way of making money for a cause.
Carnival flyer showcases the best features, people's favorite activities, and whereabouts of the festival. Carnival flyers include and promote all the attractions during the carnival festival. You must consider some special promotion, and you should take proper time to plan everything to obtain the cause of event done. Carnival flyers are the effective tools to convey information about the carnival function, venue, date and time, or other details to the people. These flyers are also used to promote your carnival event. Carnival flyers are best choice as advertising tool that are created by the host party regarding the event to notify and invite people to join them. Carnival flyers are the means to depict fun and enhance excitement among people about the event.
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Before you start designing the flyer, enlist all the standard information that is to be included in flyer. Be sure to collect accurate information for the convenience of public. While writing contents for flyer, you can use bullets that will make it easy to read throughout the information in quick way. You can use different font colors and sizes for writing different details or special announcement like time, number of seats, location, email address etc. It is better to highlight email address or contact number, so that individuals can approach the host easily in case of any issue or to get more information. Avoid pushing too many details on the flyer, but keep the message uncomplicated to the public. Do not forget to add logo on the flyer; logos will play vital role in the success of this event. Mention clearly if there is any special consideration associated, i.e. "No animals allowed"
While designing you carnival flyer template, you must consider how to grab attention of people without any verbal conveyance. Design it like a party flyer using exciting color scheme in attractive way. It can be designed either in dark color scheme version or light color up to your choice. You can also add carnival masks in flyer design, or your flyer can be in shape of mask. You can use customized shapes to enhance the beauty of your flyer template.
Font color and style should be used appropriately. You can use special effects for font style with beautiful colors. You can find online flyer making programs or software that do the task of designing carnival flyer for you. Just one thing you need to do is adding your text on it, and the rest is done by the software or program. Similarly, ready to print templates are used in the same way. You just download the template of your choice and put your own carnival event details on to it to get a personalized copy and print. Using an online template will save your time and help you to make a personalized copy within less time, cost and effort. It will provide you bonus time to put your efforts in arrangements of carnival event and enjoy it.
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I've been trying to
kill catch a mouse.
bastard guy keeps setting off the trap and getting away with the loot.
Before setting the trap last night, I was hungry, so I stuck a bagel in the toaster (we'll blame the time change on this would-be midnight snack).
Then I got to work on setting the mouse trap...after all, I had the peanut butter out for my bagel anyway.
So, I smeared the trap up, surprisingly got it to stay set on my first try (lots of practice last night...bastard...grumble), but I wanted it closer to the dishwasher, cuz I think my wittle fwiend is under there
laughing at me hanging out.
I was using a spoon to slide the set trap gently across the floor (I think I was holding my breath, even), when
My bagel popped up.
And I peed my pants.
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By Onan Coca
There is an email currently circulating around that contains a LONG list of examples of liberal violence from the last few months. We're not just talking about a liberal getting into a bar fight, we're talking about liberals using violence for political purposes. It's a specific kind of violence, a violence meant to force their political opponents to cower in fear and silence.
It makes the liberal concerns about the attack on conservatives this past Wednesday ring hollow. The truth is that liberal cultural leaders have been all too happy to use violent rhetoric and powerfully aggressive commentary to decry conservatives. They've called us evil, fascists, Nazis, racists, hatemongers, etc… how do they expect their followers to respond? If we truly are these evil, hateful things, why wouldn't violence to stop us from "destroying the planet," be an acceptable response?
Here are a few examples of the rampant and continuing liberal violence against conservatives:.........To Read More......


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It is advisable to always do a research on the company you are intending to hire event products from. The best way to research on a company is through checking its reviews. There are trusted sites online that do genuine reviews on company, ensure you check them out. An event rental company that has good equipment will always have positive reviews.
Apart from checking the reviews online, request the company for their references. Once you call the company's references, ask them about the quality of the products, customer care and the pricing. The good thing about contacting a company's past clients, they will give you unbiased opinion.
When choosing an event rental company, the quality of their equipment is another factor you should consider. Ensure the company has clean products that you can rely on. If it's the tents, they should be strong enough and clean. A reputable company should not have a problem with you going to their warehouse and checking their equipment. Go for a company that does not compromise when it comes to the quality of their event equipment.
When choosing an event rental company, choose a company with a reliable customer service. Choose a company that has several active telephone lines that you can reach them through. Also, if its emails, the company should not take long before they respond. A reputable company should have a customer care team that its knowledgeable about their different event equipment.
Cost is another factor you should consider when choosing an event rental company. Different companies will charge you varying prices for their equipment. To compare the prices between different companies have several quotes. Don't ignore all the other factors just because a company has the lowest price.
Also, check if the company has many options of equipment. If you choose to work with a company that does not have all the equipment you require, you will be forced to look for another company to supply the equipment they don't have, which can be a hassle. Go through the company's website and check the various equipment they have, if they have all you need for your event, you can choose to work with them.
Most importantly, check where the event rental company is based. If you want to save on time and cash, choose a company that is not far from where your event is. The internet is a great way of knowing which companies are in your area.


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Dear leader,
Recently in the UK, we have been entertained with the court case on the phone hacking scandal. Two former newspaper editors are in court charged with conspiracy to intercept communications illegally. It's becoming a story of sex, lies and telephone tape! In a bid to get the most juicy and scandalous stories on the Royal family, celebrities, government official, they were willing to bug people's telephones and answering machines, make illegal payments and the like, to achieve their objective of selling million copies of the newspaper. The quest to be the leader in tabloid journalism became a dirty game where integrity is irrelevant.
How far are people willing to go to get to and stay at the top? We see in our African continent, how desperately most leaders cling to power; a democratically elected position becomes a family hierarchy, bribery and corruption is the way of doing business, competitors are silenced, forever.
As a child, one of the training I received from my parent was never to lie, cheat, or steal. Despite the training, I can still recollect telling many fibs as a child to avoid getting into trouble and being punished, yet I always get found out and always get double the punishment! In my teenage years and growing into adulthood, I learnt how easy it is to have your character blemished if you are caught telling a lie, stealing or cheating; your reputation is tattered and there is nothing you can do to erase it even if you change for the better.
A leader who is willing to lie, cheat, steal, destroy in order to get to the top or stay at the top will always end up in disgrace; during their lifetime or after they are dead. Everything that you have spent a lifetime building up will come crumbling down. Is it really worth it?
The conduct of a leader must be honourable at all times; in private and in public. A simple yardstick to ensure an honourable conduct is - not to lie, steal or cheat.
feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love. I
want you to be the first in moral excellence… Martin Luther King Jr.
Have a fulfilling week ahead.
God centred leadership principles and values to guide your leadership journey.
Leadership Nugget: Dishonourable conduct
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CCS which stands for carbon capture and storage or sequestration has been the great hope of middle-of-the-road characters, people other than radical 'greenies' or their 'right-wing' adversaries. Oil companies and governments have jumped on this and it has figured prominently in many energy and climate scenaria by think-tanks and universities.
In some ways it has acted as an 'indulgence' certificate. The logic goes that no matter what one's position is on anthropogenic global warming, we have a way to paper over the debate. Engineers, and in particular petroleum engineers, the ones accused of destroying the planet, have a solution. Let's literally bury the problem by re-injecting the offending gas back into the ground. Targets can be old oil and gas reservoirs but, more mentioned are deep saline aquifers of which there are plenty.
Several oil companies tout CCS, and some petroleum engineers, who ought to know better had they done simple calculations, have jumped on the bandwagon. The stakes are high and the rewards for those that promote the idea are lucrative. There is plenty of government and even company money for this. As usual, some researchers, instead of studying the very feasibility of the process, already taken for granted in some circles, have started working on peripheral aspects, such as solubility of CO2 in water and even mineralization, things that take tens to hundreds of thousands of years to mature. Funding is plentiful.
So, the capture and subsequent geologic sequestration of CO2 has been central to plans for managing CO2 produced by the combustion of fossil fuels. Most agree that the magnitude of the task is overwhelming in both physical needs and cost, and it entails several components including capture, gathering and injection. But in the current political environment how can anybody assess what an appropriate cost is if saving the planet is at stake?
The reality is a lot different. What have rarely been calculated, although talked about, are the rate of injection per well and the cumulative volume of injection in a particular geologic formation which are clearly critical elements of the process.Michael J Economides is a professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, and editor-in-chief of the Energy Tribune. The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect OE's position.
Readers of this column are probably more familiar with my interests in energy geopolitics but many also know that I am a professor of petroleum engineering with a substantial experience in addressing the technical dimensions of energy issues. In a paper published recently with the smarter Economides, my wife, Texas A&M University Prof Christine Ehlig-Economides (Sequestering carbon dioxide in a closed underground volume, Paper SPE 124430, presented at the Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, New Orleans, 4-7 October 2009) we addressed the feasibility of sequestering CO2 as a means of emissions management. The conclusions are quite negative and, in fact, sobering.
Earlier published reports on the potential for sequestration fail to address the necessity of storing CO2 in a closed system. Our calculations suggest that the volume of liquid or supercritical CO2 to be disposed cannot exceed more than about 1% of pore space. This will require from 5 to 20 times more underground reservoir volume than has been envisioned by many, and it renders geologic sequestration of CO2 a profoundly non-feasible option for the management of CO2 emissions. Kyoto Protocol or successor accords would imply orders of magnitude larger problem than anything possible as CCS.
Published injection rates, based on displacement mechanisms from EOR experiences, assuming open aquifer conditions, are totally erroneous because they fail to reconcile the fundamental difference between steady state, where the injection rate is constant, and pseudo-steady state where the injection rate will undergo exponential decline if the injection pressure exceeds an allowable value. A limited aquifer indicates a far larger number of required injection wells for a given mass of CO2 to be sequestered and/or a far larger reservoir volume than the former.
The implications of our work are profound. The work shows that models that assume a constant pressure outer boundary for reservoirs intended for CO2 sequestration are missing the critical point that the reservoir pressure will build up under injection at constant rate. Instead of the 1-4% of bulk volume storability factor indicated prominently in the literature, which is based on erroneous steady-state modeling, our finding is that CO2 can occupy no more than 1% of the pore volume and likely as much as 100 times less.
In our work we related the volume of the reservoir that would be adequate to store CO2 with the need to sustain injectivity. The two are intimately connected. In applying this to a commercial power plant of just 500MW the findings suggest that for a small number of wells the areal extent of the reservoir would be enormous, the size of a small US state. Conversely, for more moderate size reservoirs, still the size of Alaska's Prudhoe Bay reservoir, and with moderate permeability there would be a need for hundreds of wells. Neither of these bode well for geological CO2 sequestration and the findings of this work clearly suggest that it is not a practical means to provide any substantive reduction in CO2 emissions, although it has been repeatedly presented as such by others. OE
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Posted: Mar 12, 2019
Colorado Springs, CO – The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association Of America (CSCAA) announced that they have selected Head Coach Bill Tyler's men's and women's team for their Scholar All-America award. In order to be eligible for the award a team must have a combined GPA of 3.0 or higher in the semester of competition. Each student-athletes' semester GPA is used to calculate the teams GPA.
The Women's team had a GPA of 3.60 and the Men had a GPA of 3.45.


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Refresh your look with our favourite new-season picks from the A Gift From The Gods collection.
After months of long nights and dark days, change is coming. As the first signs of spring shibe creep into the world around us, we are already thinking of a fresher, lighter look. It's time to make like a spring goddess with a few key pieces that will help you transition into a new season without missing a beat.
Not sure where to start? A Gift From The Gods has you covered with the loveliest and lightest accessories, stationery, and loungewear to update your look. It's time to pack away the dark jumpers and cosy knits and get serious about spring. Right now, it's all about the new season vibes and we couldn't be more excited.
Jump into spring with some of our favourite pieces for brighter days. Find your #GoddessInspiration below.
Keyring Love
Sometimes a good accessory is all you need. Lift your bag or keyring to new fashion heights with this oh so bright and beautiful bag chain. This spring we can't get enough of the Dream Odyssey Star Aqua Tassel Keyring in fresh aqua with on-trend tassel detailing. It's super cute, budget-friendly, and an easy way to add spring impact to your favourite bag or rucksack. Grab it while it's hot.
Wrist Appeal
One way to add some sparkle to transitional outfits is with great jewellery. And our collection of leather bracelets are all your #AccessoriesGoals. Keep it fresh and fun with our Pink Leather Rope Bracelet. This woven leather bracelet is pretty in pink and comes complete with a stylish silver A Gift From The Gods charm. Wear it solo as a statement piece or layer it with other bracelets and bangles for a boho spring look.
Spring Sleepwear
With brighter evenings and warmer nights on the horizon, it's time to update your sleepwear collection. You want something pretty and vibrant but also super comfortable for relaxing at home. And we have some gorgeous loungewear and pyjama sets to choose from. One of our spring favourites is our Gold Heart Pyjama Shorts Set. The bold fuchsia shorts, gold heart-shaped print, satin ribbon detailing, and ultra-comfy slouch fit are just the thing to refresh your loungewear look.
New Season Notebook
Springtime is the perfect time for planning new adventures and setting goals. Our collection of luxe stationery has everything you need to feel inspired. Whether you're planning an adventurous escape or a new project at home, you need somewhere to store your inspiration. Why not grab our Set of 3 Notebooks in Goddess White? This useful set is clean, fresh, and fabulous for spring. Use the larger A5 notebook for all your planning and keep the smaller notebooks in your handbag for scribbling on the go.
Find your perfect spring fling in the A Gift From The Gods store today. We have everything you need to shake up your style for the new season. It's time to get spring ready. It's time to #GetYourGoddessOn.


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All Things New were made up of childhood friends Garrett Hornbuckle (lead singer), Jeff Stein (guitars), Luke Wycuff (drums), and Drew Moenning (keys). They released their self-titled debut in 2013 on BEC. They were already connecting with fans as they toured on the Newsboys' God's Not Dead Tour. Success was imminent. And yet, the guys began to realize what they really wanted was something not dependent upon commercial success. "We got what we thought our dream was — a record deal," Garrett says. "But in going through that, we were reminded that our dream is truly to share the love of Christ."
All Things New, took their name from a passage in 2 Corinthians 5:17. "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come".


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Hamilton County Tennessee Register of Deeds Pam Hurst and programmer Bobby Deberry have developed and released new title search software titled "Quick Search." Hurst designed the software while Deberry handled the coding.
Quick Search integrates sales from the Hamilton County assessor with data from the register's remote access system, accelerating the real property title search process to create a chain of title.
By generating a quick search report, every chain of title and all names for those specific dates are searched simultaneously to produce a list of documents related to the grantees of each sale.
Quick Search can search chains of title and associated names simultaneously. Also, every deed in the chain of title can be printed together.
"Chattanooga is a hotbed for innovation – and that includes innovation in county government," Hurst says. "Our office uses ideas and technology to help the legal community work faster and more efficiently."
Hurst says he hopes "Quick Search" will prove popular enough to draw the interest of registers' offices across Tennessee. Hurst adds the program saves a surveyor who attended a training session in May "a couple hours of work each day."
"Quick Search" is located at www.hamiltontn.gov/register. The monthly fee is $50.
Hurst has been register of deeds in Hamilton County Tennessee for 23 years. She worked in the title business for 10 years prior to being elected register.
For more information, contact Hurst at firstname.lastname@example.com or (423) 209-6560.
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Walter Wisznia Memorial Lecture
This event is free and open to the public. AIA members are eligible to receive HSW and SD credits for attending this lecture.
"Hedonistic Sustainability" as designed by Bjarke Ingels Group
The general perception of sustainability is this idea of a moral code: How much of our existing quality of life are we prepared to sacrifice to afford being sustainable. It is the protestant perception that it has to hurt to be good and that a sustainable life means doing less than a normal life. But we are looking at how sustainable cities, or sustainable buildings, can increase the quality of life – to finds ways of designing cities and buildings as double ecosystems that are both ecologically but also economically profitable and where the outcome doesn't actually force people to alter their lifestyle to have a better conscience. They can live exactly the way they want, or even better, because the world and the city are designed in such a way, that they can actually do so. Essentially it is to approach the question of sustainability not as a moral dilemma but as a design challenge. What we try to do in our work is invent examples of how sustainable thinking, sustainable design, sustainable cities can actually increase the quality of life, so essentially that sustainable life becomes more fun than normal life. Perhaps the difference is that we are proposing it as a battle cry for architects and designers to stop whining and start designing. If you're not a part of the solution then you're part of the problem. The point is that lifestyle has a negative impact on the environment simply because when we conceived it we weren't aware of the side-effects. It's not our manufacturing process or our transport systems need to have certain side effects – it's that these side effects weren't factored into the original design. Therefore the question of pollution isn't a political or a moral question, it's a design challenge . . . one that every designer has the ability to change.
Kai-Uwe Bergmann is a Partner at BIG who brings his expertise to proposals around the globe, including work in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. Kai-Uwe heads up BIG's business development which currently has the office working in over 15 different countries. In addition to these duties, Kai-Uwe is also Head of Communications. Registered as an architect in the USA, UK and Denmark, Kai-Uwe is also a LEED AP certified architect who was Project Manager upon Central Asia's first Carbon Neutral Master Plan - Zira Island in Baku, Azerbaijan. Alongside his architectural practice, Kai-Uwe has been active as a Visiting Instructor at IE University's School of Architecture and Design Management in Madrid and has acted as a juror in many national and international prizes.
BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group is a New York, Copenhagen and Beijing based group of architects, designers and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development. BIG has created a reputation for completing buildings that are as programmatically and technically innovative as they are cost and resource conscious. In our architectural production we demonstrate a high sensitivity to the particular demands of site context and program. BIG's recently completed projects include The Danish Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo (2010) and The 8 House (2010) being recently distinguished with a National AIA Honor Award and Wall Street Journal's Innovator of the Year Prize . Projects being designed in North America, include the New York City based 600 unit West 57th Tower designed for Durst Fetner Residential which will break ground in the Spring of 2012 and the forthcoming Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah.


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From relationship goals to sex advice: if it's about sex or relationships, share it here.
Am I too young to have a baby?
I have been with my bf for 2 years I got pregnant when we first met I was 18 and it was my first semester in college I lived in the dorms. He was 22 and was a grad student living in a frat house pretty much. I miscarried at 11 weeks ? I was a little relieved though because we both never planned it and we weren't in a good situation for the baby. Now he feels bad and is telling me he wants to plan to have a baby and even get married I have 2 years of school and a part time retail job he has a fulltime job at an architecture firm and 1 year left until his masters we moved in to an apartment together in the city I do love him but I'm really nervous and kind of uncomfortable I would want a baby I just don't know I'm really confused.
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Units can be placed ANYWHERE : middle, other side, etc. The result is a game you simply can't predict. With a bit of time, this game mode will fortunately see new tactics appear and, I hope, make the game more interesting.
For the moment it has been tested by Hobbes, Kratos, me and Julius and we all agree this is SERIOUS FUN.
Here is the briefing :
You can deploy your units anywhere on the map. Find and kill the ennemy.
All units will face away from the center and the outside of the map, depending on the closest.
Map exploration level 0 (unexplored) recommended.
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– Something is definitely going on with me. I've had more ice cream and sweet stuff in a week lately, than I've had in an entire year! I think my big move from New York to Ohio has thrown me off slightly. I'm……out of whack. I'm……off kilter. I'm……..not myself. I'm ……missing NYC.
Anyway, I'm hoping my bad eating style is just a 'fad' and that I can assimilate quickly before I eat my way through the State! That, OR a quick trip back to 'the city' will be the cure.
What's a girl to do!?


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Great to have my friend @JonHuntsman in the @WhiteHouse today. He's not only a great ambassador, but also a great man representing our country. pic.twitter.com/m9b6E13e3d
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