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by Frank & Carol Valenta
Being Round Dance instructors is very
challenging and a challenge that we thoroughly enjoy. It is always
rewarding to see a group of dancers, especially those we have
instructed, executing choreography in a fairly proficient manner and
enjoying themselves doing it. These are "Round Dancers." We
teach them to dance each week, and each week they learn a little bit
more. Over time, to one degree or another, they learn to be dancers.
However, between lessons each week they do all sorts of things, but
rarely do they think about dancing, or for that matter, do they give
any thought to the need for practice.
The real rewards (satisfaction not
monetary) come when a student couple decides to become "good"
Round Dancers and begins to ask for special help to improve their
skills. This may even follow with the discussion about, or the
request for, taking private lessons. It is important to note the
operative word here is "good," and that it is not
synonymous with the words "high level." The ability to
dance at a high level comes with being "good" but not visa
Let us take a look at what the minimum
guidelines to being "good" Round Dancers include:
First, there must be a willingness
to be content with dancing at an appropriate comfort level while
striving to improve dance skills. The meaning of dance skills here
refers to the proper techniques of figure execution in conjunction
with the proper use of body mechanics and not just a larger
repertoire of dance figures. The comfort level will rise, quicker
than one would imagine, as the dance skills improve.
Second, there must be a strong
desire to learn and to seek out quality instruction over and above
the weekly group sessions. When involved in such specialized or
private instruction there must be a realization that it is necessary
to keep an open mind while listening carefully to instructions or
observing a demonstration. It is important to note that, when trying
to emulate the demonstrated figure or dance pattern, couples may
think that they are doing what they saw, but most often they are
not. This is very true when it comes to the subtle body movements
and styling executed during the demonstrations by the instructors.
This is when there must be a willingness to accept the constructive
criticism and any corrections provided by the instructors. If there
is any lack of understanding, it is very important that questions be
asked so the instructors can clarify and reinforce the original
Third, and equally important,
there must be a dedication to a significant amount of practice
between lessons. The only way to improve any skill is to practice.
The best time to practice something new is very soon -- within the
first twenty-four hours -- after taking instruction. Partners should
practice both alone and together. Practice both with and without
music and/or cueing. Practice in front of a mirror if possible,
especially when working on figures that require emphasis on things
like body rotation, sway, stretch, etc. Memorize cue terms and
figure definitions, but do not try to memorize choreography.
Forth, and last, DANCE, DANCE,
DANCE! Dance at every opportunity and of course, employ the skills
that have been developed whenever possible, and there will be the
satisfaction of looking good and executing correctly. However, it
should be remembered that Round Dancing is a social activity with no
competition, and no one is on a stage. So the dancing should be for
pleasure and enjoyment first and foremost.
Couples who can adopt and adhere to
these simple guidelines are "good" Round Dancers and in
time may even become "very good," high-level Round Dancers,
if that is their ultimate goal.
From RAL Journal, Fall 2000; reprinted DRDC Newsletter, January 2012. Visit Frank at Dancing Creek.


text: Blog Mar 25, 2019 - what are the different types of pick and place robots? Description For a variety and wide range of applications pick and place robots are being used and are made available in the market. For that purpose, these are types of pick and place robots and depending on the specific function and requirement of a company one must select this automatic pick and place machines. Also, there are several pick and place systems available in the market that are generally configured for various kinds of products and plant layouts. As part of an automatic robotic handling system, it does not require input by the operator for picking and placing it from one place to another. A pick and place robot can help a workplace to conduct repetitive work without mistake, staining injury, worker fatigue and thereby increasing competency, productivity and efficiency. Types of Pick and Place Robots As mentioned earlier there are several types of pick and place robots available in the market, they are: Robotic Arm : This is likely to be the most common automatic pick and place machines that come generally with 5 axis robots. Generally, this 5 axis pick and place robot applications are for the plane and simple tasks, whereas a 6 axis robot is used for more complex applications. Pick and place functions that require twisting from the horizontal level requires 6 axis pick and place robotic arm. Cartesian : Maybe after the robotic arm, this is the common pick and place robot type. It is a cheaper robot but has limited utility. This automatic picks and place machine is used mainly in industries that require injection molding machines. Delta : These types of robots are installed mainly in conveyors and places that generally require high-speed pick and place application. Fast Pick : As the name suggests it is used in applications that need a fast pickup and placing of the items. The special feature of the fast pick robot is it has a typical cycle time of 150 cycles per minute. Collaborative : The market is now flooding with these collaborative pick and place robots that can be used in a variety of ways. Of late many industries have been using it too. However, collaborative automatic pick and place machines are small and slower robots that cannot perform complex functions well, this makes their usability limited. But companies that are have just started using or trying to see the benefit of pick and place robots are often starting with these collaborative robots. Commissioning and installing a robotic system for a company requires skilled engineers who are well-trained in automation and robot programmers along with PLC programmers, mechanical and CAD design engineers. It is these people who decide the kind of pick and place robot that will suit the business as well as the system that the enterprise would require. Since this article gives a basic overview of the types of pick and place robots available in the market along with the systems, any business would require the engineers to assess the kind of system and automatic pick and place machines that an enterprise would require. Recent Posts Truck Calling System: What Is It? - Nov 27, 2018 What Are The Different Types Of Pick And Place Robots? - Mar 25, 2019 What is Industrial Automation and Why it is needed? - Mar 12, 2019 Production Monitoring System – How industries can increase their production - Mar 11, 2019 Production Monitoring System: How It Helps Our Industrial Customers - Mar 07, 2019 How Industry 4.0 Can Benefit Your Business - Mar 07, 2019 LED Display Board - Uses, Features, Benefits - Aug 18, 2017

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The roll-out of disgraced former-FBI Director James Comey's anti-Trump book is already smelling like a dud.
Thus far, according to the book excerpts and interview clips released so far, the only news is that Comey personally despises Trump (he goes so far as to mock the president's appearance), but there is no bombshell evidence about the president engaging in anything illegal or even unethical. At Fox News, Chris Wallace said the book is "bitchy" and more damaging to Comey than to Trump.
There is the news, though, that compliments from former-President Obama almost made James Comey cry.
Comey writes that he sat with Obama in late November. This would have been after the presidential election, during the transition. At the time, Comey was under fire for his handling of Hillary Clinton's email case. Democrats were furious with Comey, directly blaming his handling of the re-opening of the case for Hillary's shocking loss.
According to Comey, Obama reassured him, "I picked you to be FBI director because of your integrity and your ability. I want you to know that nothing has happened in the last year to change my view."
Come writes that he was on the verge of tears.
"Boy, were those words I needed to hear … I'm just trying to do the right thing," was his reply.
"I know," Obama said. "I know."
Comey's attacks on Trump's appearance are not only highly personal but worthy of Twilight fan-fiction:
"His face appeared slightly orange with bright white half-moons under his eyes where I assumed he placed small tanning goggles, and impressively coifed, bright blond hair, which upon close inspection looked to be all his…..As he extended his hand, I made a mental note to check its size. It was smaller than mine, but did not seem unusually so," Comey writes.
And, "I stared at the soft white pouches under his expressionless blue eyes. I remember thinking in that moment that the president doesn't understand the FBI's role in American life."
What's more, in what can only be described as an absurd contradiction, in their upcoming Sunday interview, Comey tells George Stephanopoulos that Trump ordered him to investigate the phony story about him (Trump) hiring prostitute's in Moscow to urinate on each other.
According to Comey, Trump wanted the story firmly disproved by the FBI.
Comey claims he talked Trump out it.
Nevertheless, Comey still tells Stephanopoulos that he cannot say for sure if the prostitute story is untrue.
Apparently, we are supposed to believe that Trump would want the FBI to investigate such a thing even though it might have actually happened.
Comey also chose not tell Trump that this particular story was manufactured from Hillary Clinton's oppo-team.
Over at Fox News, Chris Wallace, who is no Trump fan, is describing Comey's book as "bitchy" and more damaging to Comey's reputation than to Trump's.
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Led By Instahoes
Updated: May 14, 2022
Who wants to hear that they are poor because they do not work hard? Do women want to hear that they face domestic abuse because they chose the wrong husbands? Do people want to hear that their religion might be keeping them from prosperity? Do people want to hear that government is not responsible for job security? Do people want to hear that job creation is not a government's responsibility? Who wants to hear they may be the root cause of their problems? It is advisable for a man to have friends who tell him the harsh truth and avoid those who tell him sweet lies.
Democracy is that mechanism whereby fake leaders, who tell sweet lies and deprive us of truth, are chosen. Democracy is a popularity contest. Superficiality is the rule, while truth is forbidden. Accountability is discarded. All problems are disposed of with laws. Who wants to hold people accountable? We can just send a few to jail, murder a few, and please the public. What's the point of having a deeper dialogue on morality and justice? Leaders can literally lose their jobs if they don't feed the mob, which once voted to kill Socrates and once Jesus. It is in their best interest to practice a sweet tongue, and not talk about real issues and solutions.
Democracy is like social media. Ever noted that politicians are like the girls on Instagram who post half-naked pictures? It pays to be dumb, superficial, and fake. It pays to play nice and avoid any real conversation. The better the actor, the more popular he gets. The more popular he gets, the more power and influence he holds, while the rest compete like fools to get more popular. That's how the algorithm works. Eventually, it becomes an empire of make-up and lies. Truth has no place here, for it can demolish it. Those telling the truth don't get any votes. If they don't get votes, the algorithm wouldn't promote them. Eventually, the only people who have power and fame are pathetic people-pleasers. They may get called out if the population grew out of stupidity, but there is a mechanism to stop that-- mandatory schooling. New citizens are taught to follow blindly and not question any authority. Those who don't follow are discarded. The rest live in an echo chamber where leaders are considered the wisest even though they may be dumber than an average 5th grader. Very few get that far enough to understand that the paradigm of political leadership is premised on popularity, not on intelligence. They become authors, poets, journalists, and philosophers. Ever wondered why these people are banned? The truths they tell can annihilate this empire of lies. Today, politicians, popstars, and actors are the de facto leaders of our world. Democracy has greatly empowered popular people. It has brainwashed people to confuse popularity with intelligence. The entire world has become a huge circus where everyone is clowning to get popular. TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram are all manifestations of this global circus. And the world follows those who become popular as if they were prophets or Gods. Is it surprising that the entire world is facing a spiritual crisis? Is it surprising that more people kill themselves than kill others? (It's true. Look it up.) Is it surprising that friendships and marriages are dying off? Is it weird that morality is disappearing from the world? Is it surprising that a few people own pretty much all resources on the planet? It shouldn't. The modern generation is being led by prostitutes and Instahoes. They have led the world astray. They have no reason to tell the harsh truth. They win by telling soothing lies. That's how they get attention, the currency of power in the 21th century. You have been sold a morally deprived life. Go to a library. Read authors, poets, and philosophers. These hoes won't give you anything deep. Quit looking up to them.


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School of Political Science and Public Management
Updated : 2014-11-17
The School of Political Science and Public Management of Shanxi University boasts of a long history, with its predecessor being the Political Science Department of Law Faculty of Shanxi University founded in 1919, and a separate faculty was established in 1931. The faculty, which changed its name to School of Political Science and Public Management in 2003, is the only academy with 3 primary disciplines of Political Science, Public Management and Marxist Theory in the provinve of Shanxi.
The school has around 80 teaching and administrative staff members, who are responsible for the teaching of the school's professional courses and the public politics course of the entire university, as well as conducting research tasks. It has four doctoral advisors, eight professors and 21 associate professors. 16 lecturers have received a doctorate, while nine lecturers are studying for a doctorate. The school has over 600 full-time undergraduates, more than 300 postgraduates and over 260 MPA students. It's in possession of a modern MPA case study laboratory, a network and experimental center, and a library with 72,000 books and over 150 kinds of international and Chinese journals.
From the perspective of scientific research over the past 5 years, the school has successively undertaken over 50 projects at the State, provincial and ministry level, has published over 20 monographs, translated works and teaching materials, as well as over 190 papers in journals at home and abroad. They have received more than 10 awards for achievements in teaching and scientific research at the provincial and ministry level and above. It has developed several research directions with unique characteristics and certain advantages, and has contributed a number of research results with great impact.
The school has been vigorously carrying out various academic exchanges. Up until now, it has standardized and institutionalized its academic exchanges with related teaching and research institutions from home and abroad, and it has built up relations with universities and research institutes in the US, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Singapore and other countries, as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions for cooperation and exchanges. The school has also successively sent lecturers to several internationally well-known universities in other countries, Taiwan and Hong Kong for further studies or collaborative researches.
General information about the setting of disciplines at the School of Political Science and Public Management:
Post-doctoral research station:Political Science and Marxist Theory
Primary discipline entitled for conferring a Doctorate:Marxist Theory
Secondary discipline entitled for conferring a Doctorate:Political Theory
Primary disciplines entitled for conferring a Master's degree:
Political Science (including Political Theory, Chinese and Foreign Political Institution, Scientific Socialism and International Communist Movement, History of the Communist Party of China, International Politics, International Relations and Diplomacy) Marxist Theory (including Basic Principle of Marxism, Evolution History of Marxism, Research on Localization of Marxism in China, Overseas Researches on Marxism and Ideological Education)
Secondary discipline entitled for conferring a Master's degree:Administrative Management
Professional Master's degree program:Master of Public Administration(MPA)
Bachelor's degree programs:International Politics, Administrative Management and Labor and Social Security
Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences of Higher Education in Shanxi Province: Research Center for Localization of Marxism in China
Key discipline and branded major of Shanxi Province: Administrative Management
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by Sheila May
If you are reading this post, you have taken a crucial first step: You are facing the fact that you're living on a reduced income. The most important thing you can do, when your income has been reduced, is to face the situation. Ignoring the issue, running from it, or putting off dealing with it will only make matters worse. So, congratulations, just by your thinking about how to handle this time in your life, you are more prepared than most people.
Below are some of the big questions you'll consider, as well as some resources to help you find the answers:
1. What Money Do You Have Available Right Now?
Take a look at possible sources of money that are available to help you to get through this difficult time:
-Cash in bank accounts is an ideal source of money.
-Another option for acquiring funds is to sell stocks and/or mutual funds held in individual investment accounts; but, there are tax consequences for doing so — you will pay capital gains tax if there has been an increase in the value of the asset; and, you will take a capital loss if there has been a decrease in the value of the asset. Liquidating stocks and mutual funds in retirement accounts carries penalties and tax consequences. You should check with a tax professional before exercising any of these options.
-You could use your available limits on your credit cards to access money; but, this is not an ideal option, because the interest rates are very high, especially when you're using a credit card to access cash. If you can use your credit card to cover expenses that you will be able to pay back within the month, with unemployment benefits or with money from a part-time job, this becomes a more palatable option.
-Borrowing money is often an alternative. There may be someone in a position to help you through this temporary situation. But, you should consider this option carefully. Paying back what you borrow will become crucial to maintaining your relationship with the lender.
2. What Money Can You Save?
Look at where you can cut costs: Can you decrease your food bills? Would you reduce your cable plan? Will you take public transportation (more regularly)? You may have set up automated bill payment or savings plans, to which you can no longer afford to contribute. It may be a good idea, at this time, to opt out of automatic bill payments, so you will have greater control over when you pay certain invoices.
But, don't forget that: While you are trying to reduce your spending, one expense will increase . . . the money you will spend looking for a job. It takes money to drive, to park, to print, to buy new clothes for interviews and to attend networking events, among other things.
3. Time Your Inflows and Outflows of Cash.
After you've culled through your expenses, you should create a monthly budget. Don't only include bill amounts in your budget: also include information on when those bills are due. Think of paying bills as 'outflow'; and, think of any money you receive as an 'inflow'. By showing the days when you receive inflows, and when you will accommodate outflows, you can determine whether you need to delay the payment of bills to certain days. (See the table below for an example of a budget that has been arrayed in this fashion.)
If you're now struggling to meet your obligations, call the customer service number found on your bills, and ask about options for making lesser payments and/or about paying bills on different days of the month. Remember that it is always an option to ask for a different payment date; but, you may also be able to change the payment amount.
4. Enjoy Your Life, Even Without Spending Money.
Remember that, although this is a trying time for you, it is only one part of your life; so, try to think of inexpensive ways that you can still do the things that you like to do. Perhaps it is time to try your hand at cooking more, because eating out is expensive. Universities, libraries, and bookstores hold free speaking events on a regular basis. Museums offer free admissions from time to time. Free concerts are held in all sorts of venues. You can check out DVD's from the library, or download them onto your tablet. Keep up with your interests; a content person who does that is more likely to interview well.
5. Resources for Dealing with Limited Finances
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Sheila May, CPA and author of this blog post. Sheila's prior experience includes working for Booz | Allen | Hamilton, AT&T Capital and Fidelity Investments. She is currently a board member of The Divorce Center. Sheila is a graduate of Emory University and received her Master's degree in taxation from George Washington's School of Business and Public Management. To learn more about Sheila, visit her website.
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The manuscript was first reported in Area 49, but not in the safe, where materials marked and registered with Top Secret inventory numbers were kept. Most likely it was found in a barrack's locker. As it was said to have been in the possession of Sgt Cain it was most likely in the security-forces living quarters. It is unlikely that Sgt Cain was the author. Perhaps another sergeant wrote it or wrote parts of it. There are no mathematics associated with the concepts of parallel worlds but either it was copied from someone familiar with the physics of the subject or just prescient in its guessing.
When asked about the meaning of the title Cain said that he thought it was about "urethras." Possibly he was joking. Experts claim part of to be an homage to Thomas Hobbe's writing about the social-contract as a basis for civilization, Leviathan published in the 17th Century. There are also references to Plato's Republic.


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This Too Shall Pass
After tapping the gavel just over a week ago to bring the Georgia Restaurant Association's Board of Directors meeting to order, I started with a story.
Last week I called my Coca-Cola representative to coordinate the installation of the syrup lines. "Hey there, how are you?" we both exchanged. I took a few brief moments to share a few of the challenges this year and mentioned that I was calling him because of the fire at The Public Kitchen & Bar which he was not aware of. "Well, I'm sorry to hear about the fire. I had no idea because my mom died about that time." After a brief pause, he then says, "and my wife also died a few weeks ago so it's been tough for me as well." I told him that I was sorry to hear that and thanked him for sharing. I've noticed that lately when anyone asks me how I'm doing; I find myself replying with "it could be worse." To which they always reply, "Yes, Jamie, it could always be worse."
After the story, I looked down at the Board agenda to see unfamiliar topics of discussion such as lease negotiations, accumulation of new debt, outdoor dining strategies – just to name a few. It was a reminder to all of us at the meeting that things are not well within our beloved industry. But it could be worse.
As of September, total restaurant sales losses topped $185 billion and most restaurants do not expect their business to fully recover in the next six months. For many restaurants, just treading water will not get it done. Forty-three percent of full-service operators say it is unlikely their restaurant will still be in business six months from now if business conditions continue at current levels. Among limited-service operators, one-third say they likely will not survive another six months if business conditions do not improve. One of the byproducts of COVID-19's impact on the restaurant industry has been the lost opportunities for socialization that so many people crave. This was confirmed in a new nationwide survey commissioned by the National Restaurant Association which found that 78 percent of adults agree that going out to their favorite restaurant is one of the things they missed most during the last few months.
The restaurant business is no joke. It can not only swallow an operator's soul in one large gulp and spit it back out, it can also quickly bleed you dry of cash. Cash flow is extremely volatile with huge ups and downs. Even a rainy weekend where outdoor dining patios cannot be used can be damaging. Now, more than ever, is just one of the many out-of-your-control situations that can drive the final nail in the coffin. Reopening a restaurant after a closure of more than a few weeks is difficult, costly and gets even more challenging as time passes. Reviewing a profit and loss statement after a four to six-month closure is, well, terrifying because the bills just keep coming.
In a pre-pandemic world, the average operator squeezes just a four to six percent profit from revenue. To illustrate in the past, I have taken a dollar bill and drawn lines across it representing what portion of the received dollar goes to controllable and uncontrollable expenses. Then I present that dollar bill to our staff and cut away the costs to show what is left over after the cost of doing business. Sadly, you are left with just one tiny little sliver of each dollar. So, when the revenue shrinks by even just a small amount, the restaurant goes into the red unless the operator pivots operations and dramatically cut costs. And even then, there is only so much one can do without the risk of shaving away the things that once made the operation successful. As operators, we are accustomed to quick thinking and change but this pandemic has brought about a new level of change that none of us were expecting.
In Savannah, we have already seen a few closures but I predict there will be more to come. For those that were lucky enough to have received federal aid, that much-needed support was a lifeline for the ongoing expenses during the shutdown as well as the ability to support reopening, dependent of course on how much money was received. But what happens when those funds are depleted?
We need the revenue to survive and we need it quickly. In the downtown area of Savannah, March through June are the months where much of the money is made. We use those months to help sustain our operations and cash flow for the rest of the year, but we missed those months altogether this year. It turned a little cooler this past weekend and my first thought was not about how nice it felt but rather, how much more time do we have to capitalize on al-fresco dining?
Everything is different now. Most Georgia restaurants went from a bi-weekly payroll to a weekly payroll due to unemployment insurance filing, ergo our cash flow cycle has now been reduced from fourteen days to just seven. The majority of restaurants are suffering during the week and busiest on the weekends but just as soon as the deposits clear on Tuesday's bank reconciliation, sixty-five percent of the revenue going to the cost of goods and payroll gets swept right back out of the operating account on Thursday. It's an awful vicious cycle. Weddings and corporate events? Down to a grinding halt. How does it feel to refund client deposits that you received over a year ago? Well, terrible.
I took a day trip to Charleston on Saturday to get a feel for how things were going in our sister city. Unfortunately, it appears that they have taken an even tougher hit than Savannah. Though, that's not really surprising considering rent is typically higher in Charleston and the competition is fiercer than in Savannah. But it could be worse, right? You bet. I am thankful I am not an operator in Florida or worse, New York City!
As a nation, we are all hopeful that this pandemic will end instead of continuing to wreak havoc on our personal and business interests. Restaurants are the heartbeat of our communities but sadly they have suffered the most significant sales and job losses than any other industry in the nation since the COVID-19 outbreak began.
Operating a restaurant has always been a challenging business and will continue to be. Ask any of my peers on the Georgia Restaurant Association's Board of Directors what they love most about the business and they will tell you that it's the resilience, the toughness and the outright passion that we have for the industry. And as the pain continues, so does the never-ending work of being an operator in the restaurant industry in the most uncertain of times.
Experimental is a word that comes to mind that defines how we weave in and out of the decision-making process. Every day seems to present new challenges and the only way to survive is to be nimble and ready for change. The only constant, particularly in today's world, is change.
A glimpse of good news is that consumer comfort with eating at restaurants has hit a post-pandemic peak despite continued concerns about COVID-19. With nearly thirty percent of Georgia's restaurants facing closure, we need the support now more than ever.
Consumers' ability to being patient and open-minded as we adapt and develop our businesses is critical. When dining out, follow the posted rules. If you have entered a restaurant that has a mask policy – abide by it. Try to remember that many of us made promises to our staff about the policies, procedures, and rules of engagement which allowed them to decide to return to work. We cannot survive without them. When you pay your bill and you see a twenty percent mandatory service charge instead of the ability to write in your own tip, remember that due to unemployment insurance filing guidelines, the pay structure is different and while we don't want to force anything on you, we've had no choice but to adapt. Third-party online delivery sites cost the operator up to thirty percent of whatever you spend with them. If you have a favorite nearby restaurant call them directly for takeout, hop in the car, and pick it up yourself if possible. You are doing them a great service by doing so because every shred of every dollar counts.
Regardless of how many restaurants sustain or cease to operate, one thing is for certain: restaurants are not going away. We need them for numerous reasons whether you are a patron, an owner, an employee, a farmer, or any other type of person or entity that is connected to the industry. Restaurants are more than just places to gather and eat; they are the backbone of our communities that, pre-pandemic, employed over 488,000 Georgians (eleven percent of Georgia's population) and generated over twenty-two billion in sales! That is a lot of tax revenue and I can assure you that after driving to Charleston this past weekend, we should be thankful for Georgia's restaurants! Eating and drinking make for a less bumpy ride!
There is another saying that anyone who knows me well enough has heard repeatedly. And so, I will say it again: "this too shall pass." And indeed, it will.
Jamie Durrence is Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Georgia Restaurant Association and Managing Partner of Daniel Reed Hospitality, which operates four Savannah-area restaurants.


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"Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion." -Barry Lopez
Friday, October 30, 2020
Sharing Our Stories & #52Stories 41/52: Words I Ran From!
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I'm with you in accepting myself for what I am. Yes, I wouldn't mind losing a lot, but I figure I'll get to that someday. What a huge family! (in numbers :-) )ReplyDelete
I remember similar comments from my great-grandmother. Something about that generation! I love that last paragraph--so very true and important for all of us.ReplyDelete
"Loving and accepting myself just as I am" could be mantra for many women, at many ages and with different body shapes.ReplyDelete
Talk about perspective -! I kept wondering what was about to come, knowing it had to be a pearl of wisdom from Aunt Melisia - and it was. I can sense her regal air even in the photo. looking at that photo of you on the road... I think "freedom."ReplyDelete
Made me teary.ReplyDelete
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This listing is for one vintage Bandai Winspector Special Rescue Police 3 figure set! The figure set is complete with all accessories, instructions, and unused sticker sheets. The packaging cutouts and instructions are in French. The original packaging / black carrying case is not included.There are small amounts of flaking / chips on some of the chrome accessory and armor pieces. Some of the armor pieces also have light color fading. Please see photos for more details! If you've received your item and feel that I have not delivered as advertised, please contact me before leaving feedback. I will do my best to promptly correct any issues you may have. The item "Vintage WINSPECTOR Special Rescue Police 3 Figure Set, 1990 Bandai, Complete" is in sale since Sunday, April 19, 2020. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Action Figures\TV, Movie & Video Games". The seller is "wedoitforscience" and is located in San Jose, California.
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An intense cyclone will threaten India and Bangladesh this week
Cyclone Fani is growing in strength and moving slowly north toward the Bay of Bengal, where it threatens to turn into a fierce Category 3 or stronger storm before making landfall in northeastern India. After landfall, the storm may spread strong winds and heavy rains into neighboring Bangladesh.
Why it matters: The cyclone threatens to bring heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge flooding to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal, and could parallel the coast for a time — making any wobble toward the east or west highly consequential for where it eventually comes ashore on or about May 3. The Bay of Bengal can support high intensity storms, and this region is extremely vulnerable to the range of hazards from tropical cyclones.
Details: Computer models are consistent in showing the storm may increase in intensity — perhaps significantly, as it moves closer to India during the next few days. However, the track forecast is tricky, since slight jogs east or west will make a big difference in where the biggest impacts wind up.
- It's possible that the Indian city of Kolkata, with a population of nearly 5 million, will be impacted by the weekend, though there's considerable uncertainty about how strong Cyclone Fani will be at the time.
- After past storms killed thousands, the Indian government, as well as the government of Bangladesh and non-governmental organizations, have invested in systems to warn populations in these regions in advance of such storms.
What's next: Meteorologists will be watching for the storm to get better organized over the next couple of days, while examining computer model data to determine whether a consensus is emerging about where the storm may make landfall.
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LeClair Organics is a Canadian based organization with a local presence in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Vancouver, British Columbia
Originally LeClair Organics was founded on the basis on a couple unique insights regarding coffee, the most popular beverage of North America. It was apparent that North America only consumed two species of coffee. Approximately 80 percent of coffee consumed is Arabica coffee (coffea arabica) and 20 percent Robusta coffee (coffea canephora). It was realized that there are other distinctive species of coffee essentially unknown to North America, perhaps only a fraction of a percentage of global coffee production. Therefore our Liberica Coffee (coffea liberica), the third species of coffee became our first product. We also realized an exceptionally important upcycling opportunity within the coffee production chain. The green coffee beans are first removed from a vibrant red coffee berry before being dried, roasted then brewed. This coffee berry in most cases is still being discarded despite it's exceptional flavours and product potential. We believe the coffee berry is of equivalent importance and value as the coffee bean itself. Therefore this evolved into our first coffee berry tea product.
The journey has expanded ever since those first few trial cups of coffee. What started as a small local presence, organic growth and a one person small business has transformed to the present day ever expanding operations. In a short period of time we have reached sales across each province in Canada with and have ambitious goals beyond the borders. This includes an expanding network of retail presence.
We are committed to providing exceptional flavour experiences, inspiring imaginative possibilities through the expression of our ingredients and the stories behind them. We aim to lead in the introduction and provide accessibility of distinctive new ingredients and flavours.
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The incredible numbers that underline Pele's excellence
One of the greatest sports stars of all time died in Sao Paulo on Thursday. He was 82 and had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021.
It's impossible to condense the life of such a transcendent figure into a few statistics. But here, theScore tries to provide a snapshot of Pele's on-field brilliance via some of his most notable numbers.
Pele holds the distinction of being the only player to win the World Cup three times.
He triumphed with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970. The only blot on his record on soccer's greatest stage is the Canarinho's first-round elimination in England in 1966, where he was subjected to rough treatment from opponents.
In total, Pele scored 12 World Cup goals, leaving him sixth on the all-time list behind Miroslav Klose, Ronaldo, Gerd Muller, Just Fontaine, and Lionel Messi.
Pele achieved a lot as a 17-year-old.
The prodigal forward set World Cup records that still stand today, becoming the youngest player to score a goal (17 years and 239 days), to score a hat-trick (17 years and 244 days), and to score in a final (17 years and 249 days).
Not bad at all - especially when you consider he missed the opening two matches at the 1958 tournament in Sweden due to a knee injury.
Pele won 21 trophies with Santos, including six Brazilian league titles.
The four World Cups that featured Pele were among the few opportunities European supporters got to see the superstar play in person or on television. He was extremely loyal to Santos, claiming he spurned approaches from Real Madrid, AC Milan, Manchester United, and Juventus to remain with the Brazilian giants.
He made his non-competitive Santos debut at 15 and, naturally, scored in that fixture against Santos' great rivals Corinthians.
Pele shares the title of Brazil's all-time top male scorer with Neymar, who equaled the icon's tally of 77 at the 2022 World Cup.
It took Neymar 124 matches to match Pele's long-standing record. Pele managed to rack up 77 goals in 32 fewer competitive matches, and struck 18 more times in unofficial matches for his country.
The number 77 appeared again when Pele's career wound down, as 77,000 fans gathered in New Jersey to watch his final match - an exhibition game between the New York Cosmos and Santos - on Oct. 1, 1977.
Pele officially scored 767 goals in competitive fixtures during his playing days. If you include unofficial matches - such as the games he played during tours with Santos and the New York Cosmos - his total sum is 1,281 goals in 1,363 games, according to figures from FIFA.
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the official world record as the most prolific scorer in men's football history with 819 goals and counting.
"Pele is the greatest player of all time," Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany's 1974 FIFA World Cup-winning captain who played alongside Pele for the Cosmos, once said. "He reigned supreme for 20 years. All the others - Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini - rank beneath him. There's no one to compare with Pele."
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Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story. It's every novelist's greatest fear: pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into writing hundreds of pages only to realize that their story has no sense of urgency, no internal logic, and so is a page one rewrite. The prevailing wisdom in the writing community is that there are just two ways around this problem: pantsing (winging it) and plotting (focusing on the external plot). Story coach Lisa Cron has spent her career discovering why these methods don't work and coming up with a powerful alternative, based on the science behind what our brains are wired to crave in every story we read (and it's not what you think). In Story Genius Cron takes you, step-by-step, through the creation of a novel from the first glimmer of an idea, to a complete multilayered blueprint—including fully realized scenes—that evolves into a first draft with the authority, richness, and command of a riveting sixth or seventh draft.
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Wine drinkers worldwide are taking note of Northern Michigan's wine industry, including the editors at JamesSuckling.com, one of the world's most high-profile wine websites.
Forbes called CEO/Editor James Suckling "one of the world's most powerful wine critics." James and his team rate about 10,000 wines a year, offering tasting notes and recommendations.
Contributing Editor Stuart Pigott says this about Northern Michigan wine:
Mari Vineyards' new cellars are an imposing piece of Italianate architecture of the kind that wouldn't raise any eyebrows in Napa Valley, California, but it makes a bold statement for the winemaking in the state of Michigan. Mari's first wine was made in 2006 and the substantial investments made since then by owner Marty Lagina are a sign that the industry is maturing. Developments of this kind persuaded us it was time for an initial report on the region …
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A future exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo may show off beasts made of nuts and bolts rather than the usual fur and feathers.
The Apple Valley zoo is taking steps toward creating a display with 20 animatronic dinosaurs now featured at Valleyfair, which is ending its Dinosaurs Alive attraction after six years.
Zoo officials said the life-size, scientifically accurate mechanical creatures would likely be donated to the zoo by Premier Exhibitions, which contracts with Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., Valleyfair's parent company, to put the dinosaurs in amusement parks around the country.
"The zoo has a history of having dinosaurs at the zoo, and they're popular," said Dave Frazier, the zoo's deputy director. "It's a one-time opportunity to have dinosaurs … that are being removed from a facility."
On Monday, the zoo's board of trustees approved spending $1.2 million on several contracts that would make the exhibit possible. Those contracts would pay for the animated dinosaurs — some are 70 feet long — to be taken apart, moved to Apple Valley and assembled in their new home by spring 2020, when the exhibit would debut.
Abigail Mosher, the Minnesota Zoo chief financial officer, emphasized that acquiring the dinosaurs isn't a done deal.
"We still don't have any contracts executed," she said, adding that the final budget for fiscal 2020 is pending.
The Minnesota Zoo has hosted mechanical dinosaurs several times, most recently in 2016. Contracting to bring in the dinosaurs costs $300,000 to $400,000 each year, officials said.
"Dinos have proven to be the biggest draw by far; we have that statistically," said Zoo Director John Frawley. "So it currently does pulse our attendance greatly."
The new exhibit would be semi-permanent and set up by the zoo's east entrance, officials said. The cost would be included in general admission.
"We want to make it a classy, well-done dino experience so that it gets word of mouth," Frawley said.
Frank Weidner, chairman of the zoo's board of trustees, said the board was excited because the zoo hasn't received any capital funding from the state since 2014. "It's been a while since we've had anything really new," he said.
The dinosaurs would create a novel experience for guests while the zoo waits to embark on bigger projects to be detailed in its forthcoming master plan, Weidner said.
Valleyfair spokeswoman Kelsey Bailey confirmed that the dinosaurs are "going extinct" at the Shakopee theme park when the 2019 season ends, though some other Cedar Fair parks will still have dinosaurs.
"We've just had them for a while, and we're always looking to improve the guest experience," she said.
Bailey said the dinosaurs, which were installed in 2013, provide a "really interactive experience." Guests can push buttons to make them move and learn facts about the prehistoric creatures as they walk through, she said.
At the board of trustees meeting, Frawley touted the dinosaurs' appeal, especially with children.
"There's a new crop of dino lovers every year," he said.
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(Reuters Health) – The introduction of ridesharing services in the Houston metro area is associated with significant reductions in motor vehicle collision traumas and impaired driving convictions, a new study finds.
The analysis of data from hospitals, ridesharing reports, and impaired driving arrests revealed that since the 2014 introduction of Uber to the Houston metro area, the overall incidence of motor vehicle traumas during the usual peak periods dropped by almost one quarter, and the number of patients younger than 30 with motor vehicle traumas decreased by nearly 40%, according to the results published in JAMA Surgery.
"The main take-home message is that we've shown for the first time that there is a direct correlation between rideshare volume and decreasing motor vehicle traumas," said the study's lead author, Dr. Christopher Conner, chief resident of neurosurgery at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.
"Surveys have shown that a lot of people use ridesharing services to avoid drunk driving," Dr. Conner said. "I don't think you'd see as great of an effect in cities like New York City, but in other places, like Los Angeles, I think it would be similar."
Dr. Conner said he remembers when Uber became available in Houston. "It was so easy," he recalled. "They would be out there in 10 minutes. That was so convenient."
"A lot of things have failed in trying to treat this epidemic of drunk driving and this has been one of the few things that actually worked well," Dr. Conner said, adding that the impact of reducing serious trauma in younger drivers was especially important. "If I get in an accident when I'm 30, that means I could have 30 years of being disabled."
To explore the impact of ridesharing on motor vehicle traumas related to drunk driving, Dr. Conner and his colleagues turned to several sources of information: hospital data collected at Red Duke Trauma Institute within the Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center and Ben Taub General Hospital (both level 1 trauma centers) between January 2007 and November 2019; rideshare use data from Uber between February 2014 and December 2018 and Google Trends from a search on the terms Uber and Lyft; and impaired driver statistics from Harris County, Texas, between January 2007 and December 2019.
The researchers analyzed a total of 23,491 motor vehicle traumas involving patients with a mean age of 37.9 years, of whom 14,603 (62.1%) were male; 93,742 impaired driving convictions; and more than 24 million Uber rides. Following the introduction of Uber in February 2014, motor vehicle traumas decreased by 23.8% (from a mean 0.26 to 0.21 trauma incidents per hour) during the peak trauma periods of Friday and Saturday nights.
In particular, the number of patients younger than 30 with motor vehicle traumas dropped after 2015, from 866 patients in 2013 to 529 in 2018, a 38.9% decrease.
The incident rate ratio of motor vehicle traumas following Uber deployment was 0.33 per 1,000 indexed rides. Moreover, rideshare use was associated with a significant geographically linked reduction in impaired driving convictions between January 2014 and December 2019 (incidence rate ratio 0.76).
"Generally, this is consistent with what is being found elsewhere," said Christopher Morrison, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. "There seems to be in most studies a reduction in alcohol-involved accidents and arrests."
"But the findings for all motor vehicle crashes when you lump them together, you see mixed results," Morrison said. "You might see one effect in one city and another in a different city. But it's entirely possible that these results would generalize to other car-dependent cities."
SOURCE: https://bit.ly/3ggzxeM and https://bit.ly/3z9l3WN JAMA Surgery, online June 9, 2021.


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We have returned to our normal Mass schedule will be held on Saturdays at 5:00pm and Sunday at 7:30am, 9:00am and 10:30am.
We are making every effort to protect the health and safety of those choosing to attend Mass. Elders and vulnerable populations are encouraged to stay home in this early phase and watch Mass on our live-stream broadcast or on CatholicTV. The dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation remains in effect.
Registration is no longer required for Mass. We do still have limited seating. Space will be given on a first come first serve basis and we ask that you please pay attention to the seat assigned to you but your seating ambassador. The seating situation is a bit complex, but our Ambassadors are aware of ways to maximize seating so that more people are able to attend Mass.READ MORE


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User Self Service regarding Personas is online.
It is possible to edit the Persona master data. Delegation and redirection is available.
- Delegation: A delegation lets the gigs (i.e. contributions to episodes) and engagements (i.e. contributions to podcasts) of the persona also appear on the profile page of the target persona.
- Redirection: The redirection redirects the persona profile page to the profile page of the target persona.
Why do we need Personas? Each podcast episode has only one author. If this author is actually a group of people, they are listed together and form then a new identity. Let's say "Max and Moritz" are the author of the podcast "Lausbubenstreiche", Max is the author of the podcast "Max, his point of view" and Moritz is the author of the podcast "Moritz - the untold stories". In this case we have 3 Persons: "Max and Moritz", "Max" and "Moritz".
The persons are setup automatically based on the author information in the feeds. Coming back to Max and Moritz, the Personas are created and afterwards Max stumbles over Panoptikum.social. He registers himself as "Max Busch", sets "I am a podcaster myself" and now wants to set the connection between himself and the Persons. This claiming of the Persona is done via email.
He claims both Personas ("Max", "Max and Moritz"). Claiming creates emails to the emails addresses used in the feeds. He confirms the ownership via links in the email. After the successful claiming he can delegate "Max and Moritz" to "Max".
Some years ago Max produced another podcast using his nickname Maxi. Now he wants to get rid of his old identity and delegates and redirects the Persona Maxi to the Persona Max.
A real world example is shown in the following diagram
And now to the part where YOU can do something: claim YOUR Personas!


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WAM works with corporations to assess, develop and leverage sponsorship marketing programs in order to meet strategic business objectives.
WAM works with organizations seeking corporate sponsors (referred to as 'Properties') to maximize their revenue potential through effective marketing alliances.
September 1, 2005
Toronto – Sponsorship Marketing Group, LLC, along with Toronto affiliate Wakeham & Associates Marketing, Inc. (WAM) is pleased to announce that it has concluded an agreement with Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC) to represent its horse racetracks and premier races across North America. Magna's flagship tracks include Santa Anita Park in Los Angeles, Gulfstream Park in Miami, Pimlico in Baltimore, and Lone Star Park in Dallas. Magna's televised races include such prominent events as The Preakness Stakes, The Sunshine Millions, The Florida Derby, and The Santa Anita Derby.
Joe De Francis, President & CEO of the Maryland Jockey Club said, "We are pleased to be working with Sponsorship Marketing Group in representing our properties across North America. Their excellent track record, experience and credibility will be a tremendous asset to us as we continue to grow our business".
Hugh Wakeham, President of Sponsorship Marketing Group, LLC said, "We are pleased to be the sponsorship agency of record for Magna Entertainment. We feel that their strong network of horse racetracks and televised events represent a tremendous opportunity for the right corporate partners. The value that can be created for companies through association with Magna's properties is exceptional".
About Magna Entertainment Corp.
MEC is North America's number one owner and operator of horse racetracks based on revenue, and one of the world's leading suppliers (via simulcasting) of live racing content to the growing inter-track, off-track and account wagering markets. MEC owns, operates or manages 16 tracks including some of the most prestigious properties in North America. The Sunshine Millions is one of MEC's annual racing events. It pits California-breds against Florida-breds in an eight race head-to-head, coast-to-coast showdown held at Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream Park. Another MEC event, The Preakness Stakes, the pivotal race to the Triple Crown, attracts a crowd of over 112,000 people, and over $87 million in betting. NBC Sports coverage of the Preakness delivered a Nielsen rating of 7.7/19 – up 35% from the year before.
MEC operates a growing off-track betting (OTB) network in several states and a national account wagering business, XpressBet, which permits customers to wager on races by telephone and over the Internet (subject to legal restrictions). MEC also owns and operates HorseRacing TV, a 24-hour TV network that provides live horse racing action from six to ten racetracks daily, including exclusive action from MEC racetracks.
About Sponsorship Marketing Group, LLC and Wakeham & Associates Marketing, Inc.
With offices in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles, Sponsorship Marketing Group, LLC provides sponsorship marketing services to corporations and selected properties across North America. Wakeham & Associates Marketing, Inc. of Toronto is a subsidiary is of Sponsorship Marketing Group, LLC of California. Services include conducting sponsorship audits and valuations; developing sponsorship strategies for corporations and properties; conducting sponsorship sales campaigns; and developing and executing sponsorship leveraging programs. Information about the company is available at www.wam.ca.
Those wishing to receive information regarding sponsorship opportunities with Magna Entertainment can contact Hugh Wakeham at 416-593-0040 x 235.


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Candy Yuen for Hong Kong in October 28, 1984 Age 36 ,He graduated from the school of Arts of the University of Hong Kong with a major in comparative literature and a minor in fine arts
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Candy Yuen was born in a grassroots family. He had a miserable childhood and had to work part-time to subsidize his family. Since junior high school, she has been studying in Melbourne, Australia. When she went to school, she was in the state of semi working and studying. From time to time, she lived in no fixed place and was very busy. After completing her first year of Bachelor of Science in communication from the University of Melbourne, she returned to Hong Kong and graduated from the school of Arts of the University of Hong Kong with a major in comparative literature and a minor in fine arts. Before joining the industry, Candy Yuen worked as secretary and film distribution director of Hong Kong director Chen Kevin company, and later served as assistant to Wu Jun
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The Massive Gift Sonic The Hedgehog 2's Jim Carrey Just Gave A Crew Member
Despite an early controversy regarding Sonic the Hedgehog's design, the video game adaptation came out running and ahead with a successful release early last year. The sequel is already off to the races too with production currently underway. As the movie films in Canada, the franchise's Doctor Robotnik, Jim Carrey, reportedly just gave away a free car to one lucky crew member for a very sweet reason.
Jim Carrey apparently held a raffle for Sonic the Hedgehog 2's crew while filming in Vancouver. The winner was an unnamed grip, who was given a brand new Chevy Blazer RS, which are reportedly priced at just over $40,000, per TMZ. Carrey made the generous gesture to thank the crew for a job well done on the highly-anticipated sequel.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has been underway since March, with James Marsden returning as Tom, Ben Schwartz voicing Sonic once again and Tika Sumpter also reportedly back as Maddie. The plot is being kept under wraps, but director Jeff Fowler is also back along with the same screenwriters, Pat Casey and Josh Miller.
The sequel will also reportedly include Knuckles the Echidna this time around. The sequel follows Sonic the Hedgehog becoming one of the last box office hits before the pandemic. The February 2020 release made $319 million worldwide off a budget of $85 million, becoming the sixth highest grossing movie of the year and and earning overall positive reviews from both fans and critics in the process.
It's a nice gesture to hear from Jim Carrey, who has been acting a lot more recently after a few years away from the big screen. Prior to his comedy comeback in Sonic the Hedgehog, Carrey hadn't been in a movie since 2016 crime thriller Dark Crimes. In 2018, he found acclaim as his Mr. Rogers type in Showtime's Kidding, which scored him a Golden Globe nomination before the series was cancelled.
Jim Carrey also recently made waves for his portrayal of President Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live during the 2020 Presidential Election. The actor has since retired the role to cast member Alex Moffat as he reprises his role as Sonic the Hedgehog's villain. It's definitely been nice to see Carrey's goofy side back in action for the movie, and it was a major highlight of Sonic the Hedgehog.
The upcoming Sonic sequel follows a recent trend of big-budget video game adaptations. Warner Bros recently put out Mortal Kombat and, in the next few years, we're getting an Uncharted movie with Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, a new Resident Evil movie, a Borderlands film and another Tomb Raider installment with Alicia Vikander. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is currently set to be released on April 8, 2022.
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Eric V. Snow, sermonette, 3-9-07, UCG, Ann Arbor, MI
Since the 1960s, the Western world has experienced a great upsurge in interest in the occult, Satanism, witchcraft, and Eastern religions. The old arid, modernist, rationalist, agnostic, Enlightenment mask has increasingly fallen away in the culture at large and even among some academics. A lot more of the West's culture is out on Shirley MacLaine's limb than used to be. But instead of turning to the Bible and a structured religion based on it, many now embrace a free form belief in ESP, psychic predictions, paranormal psychology, etc. It would be hard to imagine such TV shows as "Medium" or "The X Files" being put on the air back in the 1950's.
These post-modernist cultural trends in the world affect us in the Church of God, for it's hard to avoid the world's media influences through TV, movies, videos, music, etc.
S.P.S. We Christians have to carefully screen out and avoid media choices in which serious occultic, Satanic themes predominate.
Leviticus 20:6
God says this about consulting a medium. "New Age" terminology is "Channel." Hopefully we all here would avoid ever going to a séance. After all, we know that the dead are dead, that if it wasn't fakery, that it would be a demon speaking instead that pretends to be our departed loved one. Harry Houdini spent 30 years exposing such frauds. (1920 book, "Miracle Mongers and Their Methods,"1924 book, "A Magician Among the Spirits.") Case of the witch of Endor, Samuel, and King Saul won't be specifically examined here, but an example. How knowing state of dead protects us from occultic spiritual traps and frauds, such as paying mediums to contact the dead for us.
Deut. 18:9-14
Since either frauds or having powers from Satan and/or the demons, we must avoid them. We shouldn't let our curiosity get the best of us. It's easy to get fascinated by UFOs, psychic phenomena like poltergeists, etc. We naturally seek after signs, even if they are Satanic ones also.
If we believe we shouldn't engage in occult practices, should we watch TV shows, go to movies, and listen to music with serious occultic themes? Sure, we'd say we wouldn't play with tarot cards or with Ouija boards. At least let's hope so. But would we avoid going to various haunted houses at this or that Feast site? (Niagara Falls, Wisconsin Dells examples). Do we hunt down our daily sun sign and predictions in the astrology column in our daily newspaper? (Inaccurate, since not based on location of birth and own birth date and time, according to professional astrologers anyway!) Think of Nancy Reagan using an astrologer's predictions for setting the timing of appointments for her husband when he was president.
Let's hit on some well known rock bands and songs. Why was Black Sabbath called, well, "Black Sabbath"? Is it a good idea to listen to Van Halen's song, "Running with the Devil"? Why did Iron Maiden have an album called "The Number of the Beast"? The title's song has these lyrics in it: "I'm coming back/I will return/And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn/I have the fire/ I have the force/I have the power to make my evil take its course." My brother's defense of such groups at the time he was a big fan of them was that they didn't take their messages seriously. But even if they aren't true believing Satanists, we still shouldn't listen to their messages, for in the context of the songs, they don't sound like they're joking, but are serious.
Consider now various movies. Why are occultic themes so common compared to Biblical ones in recent decades? I hope we wouldn't watch reruns of "The Exorcist," "Rosemary's Baby," and the Damien Omen movies. But consider movies with less obvious occultic themes, like those based on the Dracula and Wolfman characters. Don't these really have similar problems due to the references to magic involved? After all, if it isn't done by sleight of hand, like Houdini's escape artist tricks or by creating optical illusions, like David Copperfield, what then is the source? If it isn't from God, and it's not a fraud, it's from Satan and/or the demons.
Harry Potter movies, books: Over 325 million sold from R.K. Rowlings' series; "Harry Potter and Sorceror's Stone (2001), 4th highest grossing movie, $976 million; Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets (2002), 10th, $876 million; Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire (2005), 9th, $892 million; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004, $789 million. Occultic strong since "authentic" since author did research very well. Think of Goosebumps stories for kids also. Kids read more, but does that end justify, sanitize, the means? Teaches them to look to someone else besides God and Biblical values for deliverance from problems.
Why so caught up in such stuff, finding it fascinating? Why do UFO's show up where poltergeists are knocking also? Why get interested in state of dead also then? (The link can't be deemed logical). Due to the Prince of the power of the air!
5 of 10 highest grossing movies occultic.
Tougher hit: J.R.R. Tolkein's "Lord of Rings" trilogy. "Return of King," 2003, 2nd highest grossing movie, $1.1 billion; "The Two Towers," 5th, 2002, $926 million; "Fellowship of Ring," 11th, 2001, $871 million. Harder to attack, in part since author was a serious Catholic. Author sold at least 100 million books, including since he died True, has good & evil theme, a fascinating plot well told, but what kind of "good" and "evil" have we got here? How close to Bible's definition, God's definition? How do characters have spiritual powers, such as by having this ring with its mysterious powers that can slowly cause its owners to become mentally unbalanced, like Gollum?
True, issue of where to draw the line, like with Sabbath. Hard to take old TV series with Elizabeth Montgomery, "Bewitched" seriously. Can argue more about "Wizard of Oz," although it's plain to an analytical grown-up that the adult characters are all out to lunch, clueless, or humbugs, except for Dorothy Gail of Kansas, the voice of reason and common sense amidst all the quirks and ridiculous quests of the Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, Tin man, the Wizard Himself (same actor portrayed a trickster fortune teller when was in Kansas in the beginning sequence), etc. "Fantasia" example of general cultural contamination: Night on Bald Mt., Sorceror's Apprentice occultic, Nutcracker suite, based on Christmas, Rite of Spring, saturated with evolutionist ideas of the development of early life, Bacchus, false god and classical mythological figures used for Beethoven's 3rd symphony; Ave Maria, obviously we've got the Catholic overkill on the Virgin Mary, even if particularly moving song if have melancholy tendencies.
No right to be entertained. Time waste often. We wonder why we don't have time to pray and study!
What to do then if we own this stuff?
Acts 19:19
Why tossed own copy of "Lord of the Rings." Christianity sometimes requires radical action
Conclusion: God commands Christians to avoid occultic practices, such as going to séances, consulting fortunetellers, getting horoscopes cast, dealing tarot cards, playing Ouija, etc. Why? For all spiritual power that isn't from God is from Satan and/or the demons. But to be consistent, we also have to avoid media choices that take the occult or Satanism seriously. We may have to shun many highly entertaining books, movies, and songs since we shouldn't fill our minds with such ideas. For to say we should not attend séances but we may watch movies about characters that cast spells would be like to condemn literal adultery, but then to say lusting after a woman is fine!


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Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP)
The Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) Program is a model mentoring program which matches children, ages 7-14, from high poverty urban neighborhoods in the City of New Haven, Connecticut with trained high school and college student counselors, and provides programs and services to help children develop their academic skills, self esteem, improve their ability to succeed in school, and to be involved in their community. LEAP also provides its college and high school counselors with opportunities to teach and mentor children, and offers them training and other experiences to develop their leadership skills and refine their career goals.
State funding to Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, Inc. for the LEAP program began in 1995 as part of Governor Weicker's Youth Initiative with an appropriation of $1 million to serve children and youth in the City of New Haven. It has been funded since with state monies. See below for annual amounts. The large increases in fiscal years 1999 through 2003 were made available to expand services to youth in Bridgeport, Hartford, New London and Waterbury. With funding cutbacks in 2003, LEAP returned to serving only New Haven children and youth.
1995 $1,000,000
1996 $1,000,000
1997 $1,000,000
1998 $1,000,000
1999 $1,574,120
2000 $1,750,000
2001 $2,251,700
2002 $2,076,700
2003 $1,350,772
2004 $765,000
2005 $850,000
2006 $850,000 with $425,000 cash match
2007 $850,000 with $425,000 cash match
2008 $850,000 with $425,000 cash match
2009 $807,500 with $403,750 cash match
2010 $602,556 with $301,278 cash match
2011 $638,722 with $319,361 cash match
Funding for the Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) program has been transferred to the State Department of Education. There are no longer any LEAP funding opportunities at the Office of Policy and Management.


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Many of us already find the holidays to be financially stressful. A holiday loan should be a tool used to allow you to relax and enjoy the holidays. Choosing a fixed-rate loan can help you maintain that financial leisure throughout the term of your loan.