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Dr. Kennedy's magic prescription for indecisive women.
The key to comprehending the Supreme Court's ruling today in Gonzales v. Carhart upholding the federal partial-birth abortion ban is a mastery not of constitutional law but of a literary type. Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion is less about the scope of abortion regulation than an announcement of an astonishing new test: Hereinafter, on the morally and legally thorny question of abortion, the proposed rule should be weighed against the gauzy sensitivities of that iconic literary creature: the Inconstant Female.
Kennedy invokes The Woman Who Changed Her Mind not once, but twice today. His opinion is a love song to all women who regret their abortions after the fact, and it is in the service of these women that he justifies upholding the ban. Today's holding is a strange reworking of Taming of the Shrew, with Kennedy playing an all-knowing Baptista to a nation of fickle Biancas.
As a matter of law, the majority opinion today should have focused exclusively on what has changed since the high court's 2000 decision in Stenberg v. Carhart.Stenberg struck down a Nebraska ban that was almost identical to the federal ban upheld today. That's why every court to review the ban found the federal law, passed in 2003, unconstitutional. What really changed in the intervening years was the composition of the court: Sandra Day O'Connor, who voted to strike down the ban in 2000, is gone. Samuel Alito, who votes today to uphold it, is here.
What hasn't changed is that Anthony Kennedy finds partial-birth abortion really disgusting. We saw that in his dissent in Stenberg. That's what animates and drives his decision. His opinion blossoms from the premise that if all women were as sensitive as he is about the fundamental awfulness of this procedure, they'd all refuse to undergo it. Since they aren't, he'll decide for them.
Kennedy halfheartedly attempts to distinguish Stenberg from Gonzales. Sparing us his usual lofty opening sonnet to freedom and liberty and truth and good lighting, he opens with the terse insistence that this case is not Stenberg: The act is both "more specific" and "more precise" than its Nebraskan precursor. The court can uphold it without revisiting Stenberg. That's nice for Kennedy, since he is one of the authors of the famous paean to precedent in Casey that was the basis, in that 1992 case, for upholding Roe v. Wade.
Rather than admitting that his opinion today is at odds with Stenberg, Kennedy walks his reader through the horrors of the intact dilation and extraction procedure Congress has banned. This discussion goes on for five pages, and includes, for balance, an "abortion doctor's clinical description" of the abortion at issue, and that of a nurse who witnessed the procedure being "performed on a 26 1/2 week fetus." (The nurse's version: "the doctor stuck the scissors in the back of his head and the baby's arms jerked out, like a startle reaction, like a flinch, like a baby does when he think's he's going to fall.")
Kennedy contends Congress fixed the problems with the Nebraska ban in two vital ways: by making factual findings, and by narrowing the definition of the procedure such that doctors of "ordinary intelligence" know which operations will be illegal and which will not.
And then Kennedy quickly returns to the business of grossing us out. With a stirring haiku about how "respect for human life finds an ultimate expression in the bond of love the mother has for her child," the justice interpolates himself between every one of those mothers and every child she might ever bear. Without regard for the women who feel they made the right decision in terminating a pregnancy, he frets for those who changed their minds. ("It seems unexceptionable to conclude some women come to regret their choice to abort the infant life they once created and sustained.") (The "infant," not the "fetus.") As both the dissenters and my colleague Emily Bazelon have pointed out, this portrayal of a rampant epidemic of regretful women may or may not be scientifically accurate. (The American Psychological Association doesn't think so.) But even if the numbers of women who would truly choose differently if they could choose again are larger than most of the medical literature indicates, one might question whether such women should be the pole star of national abortion policy.
Nobody disputes that whether or not they decide to go through with an abortion, women face a heart-wrenching choice. But for Kennedy only those women who regret the decision to abort illuminate some deeper truth. And Kennedy's solution for these flip-flopping women is elegant. Protect them from the truth. "Any number of patients facing imminent surgical procedures would prefer not to hear all details," he concedes. "It is, however, precisely this lack of information concerning the way the fetus will be killed that is of legitimate concern to the state." In Kennedy's view, if pregnant women only knew how abhorrent the procedure was, they'd always opt to avoid it. But as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg points out in dissent, Kennedy doesn't propose giving women more information about partial-birth abortion procedures. He says it's up to the Congress and the courts to substitute their judgment and ban the procedures altogether. ("I'm sorry Bianca, there is a procedure out there that may be safer for you, but some day, you will thank me for sparing you from it.")
Then Kennedy sorrowfully returns to the Indecisive Women. "It is self-evident that a mother who comes to regret her choice to abort must struggle with grief more anguished and sorrow more profound, when she learns, only after the event, what she once did not know: that she allowed a doctor to pierce the skull and vacuum the fast developing brain of her unborn child, a child assuming the human form."
One core proposition that's held true from Roe v. Wadeto Planned Parenthood v. Casey and Stenberg was that abortion regulations, in order to be constitutional, required an exception if the mother's health was in danger. For the first time today, Kennedy determines that a court's factual determination about whether some procedure may be necessary to protect the mother's health can just evaporate in the face of "medical uncertainty." That turns both Casey and Stenberg on their heads. After today, "medical uncertainty does not foreclose the exercise of legislative power." And even where some of the building blocks of that "uncertainty" are patently untrue. Henceforth if there is uncertainty about the health consequences of the ban, the tie will go to the banners.
Kennedy devotes the remainder of his opinion to taking cover under standing doctrine. "Standing" to bring suit is the Roberts court's trapdoor to keep pesky litigants away from the courthouse. On this front, too, Kennedy turns Casey and Stenberg on their heads with nary a backward glance. His opinion pretty much unfurls a roadmap for states seeking to enact broader bans on abortion. As Ginsburg points out in her dissent, the court's rationale for upholding the ban on intact D&Es would support a ban on the (far more common) nonintact D&E as well.
It's hard to fathom why Kennedy has so much more sympathy for the women who changed their minds about abortions than for those who did not. His concern for Inconstant Females might be patronizing in any other jurist. Coming from him, it's brilliantly ironic. Kennedy is, after all, America's Hamlet. The man who famously worried that "sometimes you don't know if you're Caesar about to cross the Rubicon or Captain Queeg cutting your own tow line," will long be remembered as the living incarnation of agony and indecision, And today he seamlessly rewrites his Stenberg dissent as a majority opinion that blasts his earlier Casey vote to its core.
I'm no psychologist but in light of today's Gonzales opinion one has to wonder: Is all of Kennedy's tender concern over those flip-flopping women really just some kind of weird misplaced justification for his flip-flopping self?


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Tricky Stadium Seating Question
I have an option for new seats and to get my bearings, I was wondering if someone could tell me what row in section 1 (visitor's side) is the one directly above the tunnel? Is it 15? Are there rows A & B starting from the field then going up from there 1+?
Also, if you are working from that row right above the tunnel then going towards the north end, what do the seat numbers start at (13?) and do they increase as you go north?
Once I have that, I can figure out where these seats are ... it's always fun to think about where you might be sititng.


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These Emma Stone personal photos were supposedly taken from MySpace. So I guess her profile wasn't set to private. Or is the private feature only in Facebook? I guesss I'd have to use MySpace to know, but I didn't think anyone actually even used MySpace anymore.
Sorry guys, but there's really nothing scandalous about these photos. I guess she can keep her good-girl image for now, but I think it took her evil twin (Lilo) a few years before she became a bad girl. I'm sure her time will come. Hollywood seems to do that to people. Just wait till she does a movie with Charlie Sheen.


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32 wrote:DunMurphy never had the offense run through them when they got lower minutes. Ike did.
Because they weren't fukin any good!!!!
32 wrote:DunMurphy played 20 minutes a night (role player minutes) when they docked time. Ike didn't (he played 10, if he was lucky).
There's no comparison there.
That's right there isn't - Diogu averaged as much as those two scrubs in far less time and was far more efficient!


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Huffington Post UK: Jihadist Videos on University Facebook Page Demonstrate the Threat of Radicalisation
By Rupert Sutton
19th April 2012
In March this year, it was reported that a number of students and lecturers had come out in criticism of the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy, arguing that it was "open to discriminatory interpretations" and that it unfairly singled out the risk of Islamist extremism as a threat.
Over the last month however, research by Student Rights has uncovered a number of disturbing videos that have been shared on the Facebook page of the Islamic Society at the University of Westminster which demonstrate the danger posed by such extremists.
Posted by an account claiming to be based in Somalia which uses the war flag of the militant group Al-Shabaab as its profile picture, and called 'The Names of Aweys' in reference to the Somali jihadist Hassan Dahir Aweys, these videos glorify violence and encourage support for terrorism.
The damaging effect that this can have was demonstrated all too well in the case of Roshonara Choudhry, the King's College London student who told police interviewers after she attempted to assassinate Stephen Timms MP that she drew her inspiration from sermons and lectures that she had watched on the internet, as well as video of the 'resistance' in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Of those posted, it is a video called 'What is the least we can do for the Mujahideen', posted on 5 April, which is the most serious. It features a slide show of photographs showing insurgent fighters posing with weapons, and a voiceover by Abdul Rahman Saleem, who was convicted of inciting racial hatred in 2007 after he was filmed shouting "UK, USA, 7/7 on its way. UK you will pay, Bin Laden is on his way" at a march against the publications of cartoons of Muhammad.
In the video he can be heard saying that Muslims should "Ask Allah to remove those Kuffar from our lands, ask Allah to let their blood run on the streets of Fallujah, let their blood run in the mountains of Afghanistan, let the Mujahideen kill them and destroy them one after the other". He also states that they should pray that Coalition soldiers "women become widows, like our women become widows" and "their children become orphans, like our children become orphans".
He also tells listeners that "There is nobody like them today, the Mujahideen. When we speak about them, when we hear about them, we walk with our heads up high" and that "we should make dua [pray] for them, that's the least that we can do, for those who can't go and fight. And know that if you don't go and fight you're not going to be following the shahada [expression of faith]".
In another video posted called 'Is the Ummah living in the new Gold Rush', a voiceover by the Al-Qaeda affiliated cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki states that that "we just need to realise it, realise how much ajira [life after death] is out there waiting for us if we just go and do something" and that "you can't even imagine how much ajira is out there to be handed out...we don't want to be waiting on the sidelines when all this is happening. People are going and making millions and you're sitting at home doing nothing".
This is accompanied by another slideshow of insurgent pictures, including Chechen militant Shamil Baseyev and the Palestinian Abdullah Azzam, seen by many as one of the most influential jihadist figures of the 20th Century.
As well as these two videos, this poster has also shared footage of a German insurgent in Afghanistan saying that "If the Arabian peninsula, the blessed land of Muhammad, continues to be occupied by the polytheists and apostates then it is upon us to expel them".
There is not just one profile posting these videos though, as other individuals have also shared extremist material, frequently involving Anwar Al-Awlaki, a known terrorist recruiter and ideologue who was killed in a drone strike in Yemen last year. These have included video of his lectures and sermons, as well as a deeply creepy tribute video which received six 'likes' and a comment saying "very inspirational brother...may Allah grant him jannatul firdous [highest level of paradise]. I recommend everyone to watch his talk the battle of hearts and minds".
This encouragement to watch more extreme videos, such as 'The Battle of Hearts and Minds', which states that "the fundamentalists and extremists, whom they [the West] despise, are not only going to win in Afghanistan and Iraq, but they will continue their march, until they drag your people, the Jews, out of the Holy Land and plant their black banners on the roof tops of Jerusalem", is a clear example of radicalisation at work.
These videos have been removed by the Islamic Society since Student Rights first wrote about them on 16 April but the issue cannot be hidden that easily. They can be interpreted as glorifying violent terrorist groups in Afghanistan and Iraq, and in their implication that participation in such activity is a religious duty, attempt to recruit young men and women in the most insidious way. Given that Roshonara Choudhry is now behind bars after falling prey to such encouragement, these videos must raise further questions about the risks of other students being radicalised on campus.


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Stocks closed higher Friday, rebounding from their biggest drop in nearly a month, as worries over Cyprus diminished and following a batch of upbeat earnings reports.
Still, major averages still finished in the red for the week, with the Dow snapping a four-week win streak and the S&P 500 logging its second losing week this year.
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2006 Pacifica passenger side water leak
My 2006 Pacifica AWD had a wet carpet and mat on the passenger side after the poring rain yesterday. I looked under the dashboard and found water dripping from what looks like the fan case. There are openings on the underside but no air comes out here so it might be for air intake. I checked under the hood for any debris/obstructions but saw nothing. Has anyone experienced this issue or have any idea of the cause/resolution? Thank you.
boomer451 Posts: 10We just had a very similar experience and found out that is was a problem with the moonroof leaking and the water then collected inside the roof area and then ran down the inside of the door? and ended up on the floor. After adjusting the sunroof twice the leak has stopped. But was told if it happened again would have to replace the whole moonroof assembly as it comes in one piece, $500.0
Thank you. I don't have a moonroof on mine though. I have since been to the dealer service 2X and they can't seem to figure it out. The first time they said they removed debris and the second time they said they removed more debris and sealed around the box. I have to return again but I am not too optimistic. Not sure what to do at this point.0
mrs_pdizzle Posts: 1Mine is an 04. I bought it in Feb of 09, and we just had the same problem. We thought it was from an accident where front pass side panel was hit, door not damaged but needed adjusting. Happened once so far... haven't called anyone or done anything about it. I would love to know what it is!0
Recently, during our wet winter down here in Houston, I have experienced wet carpet on the passenger side under my floor mat. This is only on the passenger side, and it has happened probably about 4 different times after a heavy downpour. It is more pronounced in the front passenger area, but I have also noticed wet carpet in the 2nd row passenger side floor area.
I do not think it is AC related as I have not had it on. I think it may have something to do with the passenger side drain that directs water to the sides of the vehicle from the windshield area.
I am the original owner, it has never been in any wreck, and I do not have a sunroof on my '04 Pacifica.0
tv04pac Posts: 1If you haven't done so, replace the cabin air filter in the black box (duct) above the right floor board. They cost $5-10 at any parts store. If they become dirty it creates a condensation problem which drains onto the right floor board.0
Thanks for your reply, tv04pac, I find this post most interesting. Yes, my cabin air filter is dirty, but I have to differ with you on one thing: you stated "$5-10 at any auto parts store." .....I have tried ( in the past, a year ago or so), to get a cabin air filter at a couple of different auto parts stores ( both chains) and guess what.......neither one carried the cabin air filters..............
The dealership charged $30 for theirs..........................I really don't think a charcoal air filter is worth $30 dollars from the Chrysler dealer......
I just removed the charcoal filter ( yes, dirty) and used it as a template to just "cut to size" a pleated air filter that I already had in my garage.............I hope you are right about the wet floor........................The curious thing, only the passenger side floor carpet is wet, there is no sign of moisture on the inclined "where the passenger's feet go" carpet ....which is right beneath the actual site of the cabin air filter............
tv04pac, was this the same with your vehicle ?? Thanks........0
Try checking the cowl drain and drain tube under the Cowl Cover (right side). Lift the cowl cover to gain access to the cowl area. The black plastic drain tube is on the right side of the firewall. If there is a restriction ( leaves, debris, etc.) it can back up the water runoff from the windshield into heater box outlet located on the right side of the cowl under the cowl cover. This is the most common cause of wet passenger floorboard/carpet.0
Has anyone experienced problems with the auto door locks and/or power windows on the 07 Pacifica? Every winter the power door locks and windows except for the driver's stop working; the window on the back driver's side will work from the driver's controls. We have we have to lock all doors with the exception of the driver's door manually. The passenger seat will not move (power also). This has happened every year since we purchased the vehicle in September of '07. The dealer has repeatedly fixed it, even now when our warranty is over. This time they are giving us major problems, I have called Chrysler and they keep saying a tech from the dealer will call, have been dealing with this for over 2 months now. We are the only owners of the car, it has never been in an accident and are very, very frustrated. Any help will be appreciated! Thanks!!!0
jasmenbreeze Posts: 1We just bought a '04 pacifica. We have discovered that when it rains it leaks very badly in the driver side top of door. My husband and I have ruled out it being the door trim and have narrowed it down to the area between the material on the roof and the moon roof. It is really boggling our mind. From what he can see it is leaking from a coil in there. Does anyone know if we can just change the moon roof gasket instead of having to replace the entire moon roof? Ya'll have been a lot of help so far. At least I know that we aren't the only ones with this problem. :-(0
andy1977 Posts: 1I had this same problem but mine happened on both sides in the front. I took it in about 3 times as well and there was some kind of seal inside that was cracked and let in allot of water. Have them check out the seals inside under the hood. Hope this may help (sorry was like 2 years ago, don't recall the specifics)0
gbobo Posts: 2I just encountered water in the passenger side floor board. Pulled out the cabin filter and water came out with it. Yes it was very dirty. Shop Vac'd it out, but I'm pretty certain that is the problem.
The filter is in the lowest black box under the dash, below/behind the glove box. It has a sliding plastic piece that locks it in place. Slide it out and pull off the cover to reveal the filter. Take note of the direction arrow on the filter as it comes out, but, there's a large fold in the filter to facilitate installation so it's pretty evident how to put it back in. Clean it, put it back, then order a new filter online since now you know how to change it.0
pintrader Posts: 1IrenZ,
Did you ever get this straightened out?
Last night we went to lock our car and discovered that it is only locking the driver's door. We have no idea how long it has been like this as we are two 55+ owners who rarely use the back doors. The alarm is on ( we can see the red alarm flashing through the glass) and the driver's door is locked but when we open any other door the alarm does not sound.
We have to drive a great distance to get to a Chrysler Dealership now0
No, as a matter of fact it has happened again. I am very, very frustrated with Crystler at this point. Our local dealer has been wonderful, but the Crystler corporation has done nothing this time but give me the run around. I would sell the Pacifica if you can.0
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WILBRAHAM, Mass. — First came the tornado, which felled five big trees and sent them crashing down on half their house, forcing Heather Mercier and Ellie Tobiasz to move into a mobile home on their property while the house was being repaired.
Several weeks later, a microburst with ferocious winds tore up another tree by its roots and smashed it into the mobile home. Three months after that, an early blizzard knocked down two more big trees, wrecking the remaining part of their house.
"You'd think we lived in Kansas," said Ms. Mercier, 52, a retired police officer on disability. "Things like this don't happen in western Massachusetts."
But as residents across New England are realizing, violent, "Wizard of Oz"-like storms do happen here. And for some, the region's sugar maples, birches and oaks — majestic towers that provide shade in the summer and colorful splendor in the fall — are no longer a source of pride but of terror.
"The branches were like daggers sticking out of my roof, through the windows, through the floors," Ms. Mercier said.Continue reading the main story
Although Hurricane Sandy was not as destructive in New England as it was in New York and New Jersey, its high winds still blew over tens of thousands of trees in the region, pulling down utility lines and leaving millions of homeowners in the dark.
Last year, a half-dozen tornadoes — some with winds as high as 160 miles per hour — ripped through Springfield, Mass., just west of here, killing three people, injuring 200 and leaving 500 homeless. A few months later, Tropical Storm Irene decimated parts of Vermont, washing away homes, businesses and roadways, and bringing down more trees.
All of the wreckage, costing hundreds of millions of dollars, and the fear that it has engendered have led to something of a mini-war on trees here, with some property owners cutting them down pre-emptively, even when trunks and branches show no signs of weakness.
"People were envisioning having entire trees crashing down on their houses and there was a lot of panic," said Phillip Cambo, president of Northern Tree Service, a tree-removal company that serves much of New England.
During the 2011 tornado, microburst and blizzard, he said, his phones rang off the hook. As Hurricane Sandy made its way up the Atlantic Coast a month ago, many homeowners were on the phone again.
"People are looking at trees near their homes in a different manner," said Ed Miga, superintendent of Wilbraham's Department of Public Works. "It's no longer, 'This is a nice shade tree.' It's 'This tree could fall on my house.' "
Springfield lost tens of thousands of trees during last year's tornadoes and early snowstorm, costing $38 million for tree cleanup alone, said Edward P. Casey, the city forester.
"When we were taking trees down after the tornadoes, people were terrified," Mr. Casey said. "They would say, 'Take the big one down, it's going to crush my house,' " he said.
Despite the fear and damage, many residents, towns and organizations insist that having trees is worth the risk.
Trees add character and beauty to a property, of course, but they also benefit the environment, trapping carbon dioxide, one of the major contributing greenhouse gases, and releasing oxygen. And they help protect against erosion and maintain the balance of the ecosystem.
Several storm-battered towns across New England have undertaken extensive replanting programs — though many programs encourage planting smaller trees, like fruit trees and dogwoods, rather than the pines and maples that, when mature, can cause the most damage.
Many New England towns authorize local tree wardens to determine the health of shade trees and ban their removal unless they pose a hazard.
Springfield has a "significant tree ordinance" under which a homeowner needs a permit to trim or cut down any tree that is more than 36 inches in diameter or more than 75 years old, even if it is on private property, Mr. Casey said. If the tree is structurally unsound, he will issue a permit. But if it is healthy, the homeowner must petition the parks commission before trimming or removing it.
"Homeowners don't want to accept that," Mr. Casey said. "Some people are still angry and upset. But I leave them with the idea that if I thought the tree was dangerous, it would be removed."
Utility companies often bear the brunt of complaints during a storm when homeowners lose power, and utilities blame the trees. "Trees are the No. 1 cause of power outages," said Michael Durand, a spokesman for Nstar, which serves eastern Massachusetts.
Of particular concern are those trees near the big transmission lines, which carry power to thousands of customers.
In August, a tree that fell on a transmission line in Greenwich, Conn., took out power to 30,000 customers. The blackout of 2003 began when an overgrown tree hit a transmission line in Ohio, setting off a cascade of events that shut off power to 55 million people in eight states and Canada.
Still, when Nstar started cutting down trees to clear transmission lines in Needham, a western suburb of Boston, homeowners were up in arms. The town is designated a "Tree City USA," which means it receives assistance for forestry programs and takes great pride in the leafy canopies that shade its streets and homes.
Mark McDonough, a Needham resident and a real estate agent, said that losing the trees "changes the character of the town," and that mature trees improve a property's value. "It's harder to sell a home if you have no trees," he said.
Kim Pelletier, another Needham resident, said that a large tree fell on her property during Hurricane Sandy but that it did not hit the house and did not inspire her to cut down other trees.
"These trees have been here a lot longer than we have and they have withstood a lot so far," she said. "You can't safeguard against everything. Otherwise you lose the point of living."
An article on Tuesday about a spate of bad weather in New England that has undercut the sense of pride that residents there usually have for the region's beautiful trees described incorrectly the incident that set off a cascade of events causing a blackout in 2003 in eight states and in Canada. It began when an overgrown tree made contact with a transmission line in Ohio; it did not begin when a tree fell on the line.


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Sonos PLAY:1 Wireless Speaker
A perfect fit for bookshelves, counters and other snug places, PLAY:1 is the smallest Sonos speaker. It sets up easily and streams audio via Wi-Fi, so you can enjoy the music you crave wherever you want to listen. Add to your Sonos wireless Home Sound System over time to fill as many rooms as you'd like with great-sounding tunes. It works with the free Sonos Controller app on your iPhone or iPad.
Plays everything, including Apple Music, streaming services, Internet radio and podcasts
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Stereo pair with another PLAY:1 for wider, bigger and deeper stereo sound
What's in the Box
Sonos PLAY:1 Wireless Speaker
AC power lead
Ethernet cable
Quick start guide
Tech Specs
Connections: Wireless
Power Source: AC
Height: 16.1 cm/6.36 in.
Length: 11.91 cm/4.69 in.
Width: 11.91 cm/4.69 in.
Weight: 1.85 kg/14 lb.
System Requirements
Operating System: OS X v10.7 or later, Windows XP SP3 or later, NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices supporting CIFS
Manufacturer Information
Part Number
Mfr. Part Number: PLAY1US1
UPC or EAN No.: 878269000297
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Mac Models
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Apple TV Models
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Can I pair this device with an iPhone via Bluetooth?
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- on 5 Jun, 2017
Can i control this speaker with Apple homekit?
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- on 19 Oct, 2017
Does sonos work with Apple TV playing the apps like Netflix, Hulu, Etc..?
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- on 9 Dec, 2017
up to how many SONOS can you connect to play same music in the house at same time?
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- on 7 Jun, 2017
You can add up to 32 total sonos products and controllers to your household.or you can use a sonos c You can add up to 32 total sonos products and controllers to your household.or you can use a sonos connect amp to your stereo system set up that you all ready have
- Answered by Josh B from salisbury
- on 14 Jul, 2017
is it possible to use AirPlay with theses speakers? Also, is there an auxilery cord option on them?
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- on 16 Feb, 2017
These Sonos Play:1 do NOT support AirPlay directly, however they can play iTunes playlists and track These Sonos Play:1 do NOT support AirPlay directly, however they can play iTunes playlists and tracks via an an amazingly rapid import (true like for like) into the Sonos application. To get AirPlay support on the Play:1's - like the Play:Bar supports, you'll seen Sonos Base, Bridge or AMP. Those will connect to the Play:1/:3/:5's and provide it's own WiFi Mesh network and that base will plug into your home audio or into AirPort Express/Extemee for AirPlay support.
- Answered by Dono S from Toronto
- on 21 Feb, 2017
Will this device record conversations
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The Play 1s do not have any recording feature.
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- on 11 Apr, 2017
Compatibility: Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
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PO Box "J"
Independence, CA 93526
168 N. Edwards St.
Independence, CA 93526
Phone: (760) 878-0302
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Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Some changes in ownership that are excluded from reappraisal include:
(1) The transfer of property between husband and wife
(2) The transfer of real property between parents and children or grandparents and grandchildren, if an application is filed.
(See propositions 58 and 193 for more information)
(3) Persons 55 years of age or over can buy a residence of equal or lesser value than their existing residence and transfer the current tax value to the new residence.
Proposition 58 Parent to Child Form BOE-58-AH
Proposition 193 Grandparent to Grandchild Form BOE-58-G
How to Estimate Your Taxes
If the tax rate has been established at 1.00% then the tax would be calculated as follows:
Assessed Value:
Because the rate is 1.00% of the assessed value, multiply the rate times the assessed value
Tax Amount:
The tax amount may be adjusted for any special benefit assessments, such as Mosquito fees, or reduced by any legal exemption which may apply. For questions regarding the calculation of your property taxes, please contact the Inyo County Auditor's Office (760) 878-0343.
Change in Ownership Reappraisals
When a transfer occurs, the Assessor receives a copy of the deed and determines if a reappraisal is required under state law. If it is required, an appraisal is made to determine the new market value of the property. The property owner is then notified of the new assessment and has the right to appeal the value.
New Construction Reappraisal
Copies of all building permits are sent to the Assessor's office by the cities and county. If the construction is new, a reappraisal is required. If the construction is a replacement, a reappraisal is not required. In appraising new construction, the market value of the addition is determined and added to the existing property assessment. The value of the existing property does not change as with a change in ownership. The property owner is then notified of the new assessment and has the right to appeal the value.
Supplemental Assessment
State law requires the Assessor to reappraise real property immediately upon the change of ownership or completion of a new construction. The Assessor's Office must issue a supplemental assessment, which reflects the difference between the prior assessed value, and the new assessment. This value is prorated based on the number of months remaining in the fiscal year. This supplemental assessment is in addition to the regular tax bill.
Preliminary Change of Ownership Report
State law requires the property owner to file this form with the County Recorder when recording certain documents. If the form is not filed, the Recorder will charge an additional recording fee. Information furnished on this form by the property owner assists the Assessor in fulfilling his legal responsibilities. It is not a public document.
Change of Ownership Statement
The Assessor will use this form when the Preliminary Change of Ownership Report is either not filed or it is filed incomplete. The Assessor also sends this form to owners of unique or specialized-type properties when they change ownership. State law provides for a penalty if this form is not returned to the Assessor. This form is not a public document.
Homeowners Exemptions
Homeowners who own and occupy a dwelling on January 1, as their principal place of residence are eligible to receive a reduction of up to $7,000 of the dwellings full cash value. The law provides that once you file a homeowner's exemption claim and receive the exemption it is not necessary to file each year as long as you continue to own and occupy the residence on which the exemption is claimed.
Dave Stottlemyre, Assessor
Assessor's Staff
Phil Lyle
Assistant Assessor / Auditor Appraiser
Katie Bardonnex
Administrative Analyst
Melissa Kilgore
Auditor Appraiser
Cyndee Kiddoo
Allison Krohn
Matt Picken
Cadastral Tech (Mapping)
The Assessor and Staff's Basic Responsibilities:
The Assessors Office:
Does not compute property tax bills.
Does not collect payment for taxes.
Does not establish property tax laws.
Does not set rules by which property is appraised.
Tax Bills
Tax bills are sent to the known assessee as of January 1st of each year. If you do not receive a tax bill by November 1st, or for any other questions regarding taxes, please contact the Inyo County Treasurer-Tax Collector: (760) 878-0312.
Mobile Homes
All new mobile homes purchased after June 30, 1980, and those on permanent foundations, are subject to property taxes. As with real property, the assessed value on mobilehomes cannot be increased by more than 2% annually, unless there is a change of ownership or new construction. Mobilehomes bought before June 30, 1980 generally are not subject to property tax.
Business Personal Property
Unlike real property, business personal property is reappraised annually. Business owners must file a property statement each year detailing costs of all supplies, equipment and fixtures at each location. This annual statement is required unless property qualifies for direct assessment. Business inventory is exempt from taxation.
Boats and Aircraft
Boats and aircrafts are taxable and are subject to annual appraisal. Their value is determined by reviewing the purchase price and the sales comparable boats and airplanes.
Assessment Appeals
The Assessment Appeals Board handles unresolved differences over the assessment of the property between the Assessor and the taxpayer. They consider all evidence presented by the property owner and the Assessor's Office at a formal hearing. The Assessment Appeals Board then determines the value of the property in question. Appeals of regular assessments must be filed between July 2 and September 15. Appeals of supplemental assessments and escape assessments must be filed within 60 days of the notice date. All appeal applications must be filed with the Clerk of the Board


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – In gratitude for its constant support for all 25 Tornado athletic programs, King Athletics will hold Community Appreciation Night this Saturday, Jan. 12. All residents of Bristol, Tennessee and Virginia plus the entire TriCities are invited to the Student Center Complex for King's men's and women's basketball doubleheader against Pfeiffer. Admission will be free of charge for those residing in the area.
Join the Tornado as they host the Pfeiffer Falcons for a basketball doubleheader beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Lady Tornado (6-4, 2-4) come into Saturday riding a 63-47 victory over Erskine while the men's team is currently ranked No. 22 in NCAA Division II by the NABC and are atop the Conference Carolinas standings.
Admission for all TriCities residents will be free of charge and all are invited to compete for a $50 gift card to a local restaurant. Two lucky sets of parents and their children will be selected from the crowd to play "Hot Spots" during halftime of the men's basketball game. The first parent-child combo to complete the five-shot sequence will win the gift card!
The Lady Tornado tip off against the Falcons at 5:30 p.m. and the men will follow, tentatively at 7:30 p.m. All King students (including GPS students and their families), faculty, and staff members can attend this weekend's doubleheader and all King Tornado athletic events free of charge by presenting a valid King ID.
Live video and statistics will be provided for both games. Follow both basketball teams and all 25 King athletic programs online at www.KingTornado.com, via Twitter (@kingcollegetn, @KingGasserSID, #KingTornado), or 'like' King College on Facebook.


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GENEVA – The death of a woman found on the train tracks Sunday in Geneva is being considered suspicious, police said. Her husband was being held in the Kane County Jail as late as Thursday afternoon but had not been charged, according to records and police.
Shadwick R. King, husband of Kathleen M. King, 32, of the 800 block of Oak Street in Geneva, has been held in jail since 9:07 p.m. Tuesday according to jail records.
"Because of not having a confirmed cause of death, we are considering it suspicious in nature," Geneva Police Cmdr. Julie Nash said. "We are working with Kane County Major Crimes Task Force. We asked for assistance because we don't have the resources."
The major crimes task force is made up of officers from all departments in the county.
Nash said there is no reason for the community to be concerned about its safety, with regard to Kathleen King's death.
"If we thought there was a public safety issue, we would be addressing that, obviously," Nash said.
Nash said King has not been arrested by Geneva police.
"He has not been charged; we did not arrest him," Nash said early Thursday afternoon. "We are waiting for a confirmed cause of death and looking into all areas. We are looking at all possibilities. I am not going to comment on an ongoing investigation."
The Kane County State's Attorney's Office would not respond to questions about Shadwick King being held in the jail, nor about any charges that might be pending against him.
A person may be held in custody 72 hours before being charged.
Kane County Coroner Rob Russell said Kathleen King was not hit by a train, and there was no obvious trauma that might have caused her death.
Russell said the autopsy showed she did not die of a heart attack or stroke.
"There was no natural form of death that we could see," Russell said. "We are waiting on toxicology for the cause of death."
Russell said when Kathleen King was found at 6:50 a.m. Sunday, she had been dead a few hours. He said she looked like she was wearing running clothes.
Kathleen and Shadwick King bought the house in the 800 block of Oak Street in Geneva in 2007, records show. The house went into foreclosure in 2011, but the action was dismissed and refiled in 2012. The foreclosure was scheduled to be in court later this month, records show.
Neighbors to the King family said police interviewed them and served a search warrant on the house, removing a pet hamster and gold fish. A dog also was removed from the house and was relocated at a neighbor's house, a neighbor said.
Neighbors also said the Kings' young sons are now staying with grandparents.
Kim Lundsmann, who lives one street over, said her sons used to play at the Kings' house. She and other neighbors said Kathleen had said she just finished basic training in the U.S. Army and that she was finishing a master's degree – but none had information as to what school she attended or what the degree was in.
An Army spokesman was unable to immediately confirm Thursday that King was in basic training.
Lundsmann said the Kings were very welcoming.
"He said to me, 'Your boys are welcome here any time,' " Lundsmann said. "He was very friendly, funny, sociable …. He was redoing his house. He was showing me the new fireplace, the new wooden floors he put down and he was very happy."
Neighbors said when police served a search warrant on the house, they pulled up the floorboards.
The Kings' house had bikes and scooters piled up in the driveway Thursday afternoon. Three wooden doors were stacked against the side of the house. A white bowl of milk and cereal with a spoon still in it was abandoned on the hood of a white Ford Taurus in the driveway.
Other neighbors on Oak, Ronald and Marge Maier, said they used to see the Kings' children playing outside all the time and saw Shadwick King working on projects in his garage. The Maiers said it seemed he worked as an upholsterer.
"They had very well-behaved kids," Ron Maier said. "One of their balls got loose in my yard, and I threw it back to them."
Kathleen King worked at the Savers store in Carol Stream at the time of her death, said Emily Aranda, store manager of the St. Charles Savers.
King helped open the St. Charles store in summer 2012 after being trained at another store when she was first hired, Aranda said. She said she was extremely saddened about King's death.
"Kate was a good friend of mine," Aranda said. "She was a wonderful, wonderful person. She was very pleasant to have in our building. She was always happy, always smiling; she will definitely be missed."
Woman's death considered 'suspicious,' while husband is held in county jail
GENEVA – The death of a woman found on the train tracks Sunday in Geneva is being considered suspicious, police said. Her husband was being held in the Kane County Jail as late as Thursday afternoon but had not been charged, according to records and police.


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This kind of "redistributionist" approach is always very popular, as most people are in the poorer rather than the richer category. It is easy to take from the minority to give to the majority, and there is no minority less sympathetic than the rich.
A counter argument might be that the only fair thing to do (and "fairness is something that the Liberal Democrats claim to take very seriously) would be to cut taxes for everybody if we are cutting them for some. But that kind of fairness - that everybody be treated equally no matter how wealthy they are - generally only cuts one way.
However, economists such as George Reisman make a far more startling claim: that it is tax cuts for rich business people and for corporations that are in the long-term interests of low and middle income wage earners; more so, in fact, than tax cuts aimed directly at the poor themselves.
The reason that redistribution looks so attractive is because one tends to think of redistribution in terms of individual sums being transferred from a rich person to a poor person; and there can be little doubt that £1,000 is more valuable to a poor person than a rich person. But it does not follow that £100 billion is worth more in the hands of poor people overall than in the hands of rich people overall.
The problem is that "most people tend to think of themselves as members of the class of wage earners rather than separate individual wages earners, and to think of their interests as indistinguishable from the interests of other wage earners."
In fact, while it is more in my interests that I have £1,000 than that Richard Branson does, it is no more valuable to me that a poor man in Liverpool has that £1,000 than Mr. Branson. And it is far more likely to serve my interests that a few rich people have £100 billion than huge numbers of poor people, even if £1,000 of that £100 billion ends up in my hands. The reason for this is that poor people spend a greater proportion of their money on consumption, and are more likely to consume than to invest additional sums. As Nick Clegg said in a recent interview with The Times, "give tax cuts to the better off [and] they will just save them. You have to give [tax cuts] to people on lower incomes who will transfer them into consumption on food and fuel."
This is ceertainly true and is entirely predictable: those on the breadline would be happy for the opportunity to buy new shoes, while those who already own a yacht are free to invest extra money in their business. This is especially true for businesses themselves: business taxes leach away the money that would either be invested in improving productivity or would be paid out in the profits that attract further investment.
There is a point here that Reisman does not fully draw out, but which we can recognise today after a decade of Labour economic mismanagement. Money in the hands of the poor would create greater wealth in the short term, as a result of a consumer boom. But these consumer booms are unsustainable: buying more clothes and electronic goods does not make their production significantly more efficient. Investment makes them more productive, but this requires an investment boom. In fact, during the past decade the consumer boom has been accompanied by a dangerously low and shrinking savings rate: the West has saved almost nothing. Consequently, productivity has not risen as it should have done, which is one reason why real wages for less skilled workers (which are set by their productivity and thus by the investment in them and in the tools that they use) has not risen. Simply taking the money that would be invested in businesses and giving it to others to consume is "eating the seed corn."
By comparison, "A tax reduction on businessmen and capitalists will promote capital accumulation, far, far more than a tax reduction on the mass of the individual wage earner's fellow wage earners. The average businessman and capitalist will save and invest the taxes he no longer has to pay, in far greater proportion than would the average wage earner, [and the businessman] will be induced to introduce more improvements in products and methods of production, which are also a major cause of capital accumulation…" In addition, "cutting the taxes of businessmen and capitalists [will] significantly … raise the demand for labor and … reduce or eliminate unemployment". The result of increased innovation will be to enhance "the ability of upstart new firms to grow rapidly and thus to challenge old, established firms."
The reason that Reisman's argument is so challenging is that it seems to suggest that tax cuts for the poor are not in their own best interests. This isn't mere sophistry. If productivity does not rise, real wages cannot rise. All "labour" can do is fight with "capital" and "land" for the share of wealth. This seems to be the be-all-and-end-all solution for redistributionists, who argue that the poor can only benefit at the expense of the rich. This would be true in a static economic system. But they forget that economies are (or at least should be) dynamic. The route to prosperity is through economic growth: "The average standard of living would double in a single generation if economic progress at a rate of just 3 percent a year could be achieved. Such economic progress would also mean a halving of the average wage earner's tax burden in the same period of time — if government spending per capita in real terms were held fixed."
Consequently, the long-term prosperity of the average worker is best served by capitalists who invest for their own benefit. In seeking to further increase their own profits, capitalists invest extra money in improving productivity, which they do by buying new and better plant machinery, "upskilling" their staff and employing new and better business systems. Improvements to productivity in turn push up real wages and so benefit labourers far more than tax cuts on their own wages would. If Government can avoid the urge to "share the proceeds of growth" then wage earners will see their taxes fall anyway – not in absolute terms, but as a proportion of their rising incomes.
If there is a problem in Reisman's plan, it is that in advocating this policy of easing taxes on business and high incomes first, he overlooks the political economy of the 21st Century. No matter how correct he may be about the long term economic effects, it would be impossible to implement such tax cuts in the face of the vast majority of voters who will understandably ask why their taxes are not being cut while those of £billion businesses and rich oligarchs are. What is needed, therefore, is a sort of liberal realism that recognises that lowly paid workers, who form the bulk of the electorate, will want to see some of the short-term gain that their richer peers will enjoy as they wait for the longer term growth-benefits to kick in. One might suggest that a little honey today will keep them sweet until tomorrow's jam arrives.
Thus if the Liberal Democrats really want to improve living standards for those on low incomes, we need to look not just to redistribution but to cutting the overall level of taxation in the economy. And we must do this by reducing taxes on businesses and among those wealthy enough to invest as well as those who will feel the benefits most in the short term. This is not about larding the rich for their own sake; it is about recognising a fundamental lesson of liberalism – that we all benefit from one another's success – while also understanding that it is investment, not consumption, that makes future prosperity possible.
Reisman concludes that
Of course, in a further display of their ignorance and blindness, members of the Left will undoubtedly characterize the line of argument I've presented in this article as the "trickle-down theory." There is nothing trickle-down about it. There is only the fact that capital accumulation and economic progress depend on saving and innovation and that these in turn depend on the freedom to make high profits and accumulate great wealth. The only alternative to improvement for all, through economic progress achieved in this way, is the futile attempt of some men to gain at the expense of others by means of looting and plundering. This, the loot-and-plunder theory, is the alternative advocated by the redistributionist critics…. It is time to supplant it with ... sound economic theory….


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Colonial Williamsburg presents special Presidents Day weekend programsColonial Williamsburg presents an abundance of special programs during Presidents Day weekend Feb. 15 – 17. All of the presentations explore the lives of the three Presidents — Washington, Jefferson and Madison — who first plied their political skills in 18th-century Williamsburg. The programs begin Saturday morning and conclude Sunday evening.
The weekend begins with "Breakfast with the Presidents" — a delicious buffet served 8:30 – 10 a.m. with opportunities to discuss with George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison their terms as president. Guests learn what life and public office were like for our nation's first leaders. Reservations required, adults $32.95 and children $16.95 including tax and gratuity.
"The Great Men of Williamsburg" comes alive as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison discuss how their lives were shaped by their experiences in Williamsburg and the roles that each played in momentous events that occurred at the Capitol. General Washington talks about his service as a Burgess from 1759 to 1774 and discusses his close friendship with the last royal governor, Lord Dunmore, in the years just before the Revolution. Governor Jefferson speaks about his early experiences as a lawyer in the General Court before the Revolution and about his efforts to rewrite the laws of Virginia once he became governor. Madison recalls his role in the drafting of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and his successful efforts to push for adoption of Jefferson's Statute for Religious Freedom. Presented at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Capitol. A Revolutionary City admission ticket is required.
Meet two enslaved men, Joe and Dick, at the Gaol and discover how their quest for freedom led to their incarceration. "God Save the King" is presented at 10:15, 10:45 and 11:15 Saturday, Feb. 15.
Joe and Dick appear before the Committee of Safety in the afternoon. They were caught attempting to runaway to join the British Army. How will the Committee of Safety respond to the actions of these two enslaved men? Listen in on the testimonies during "The Examination of Joe and Dick: Black Loyalists" at 1, 1:45 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Courthouse of 1770.
A highlight of Presidents Day Weekend is the Saturday evening presentation of "Wolf by the Ear, Thomas Jefferson and the Pursuit of Freedom." In March 1820, Thomas Jefferson awaits news of whether or not Missouri will be admitted to the Union as a free state, signaling the eventual abolition of slavery in the United States.
Jefferson reflects back to the Revolution and crucial moments when slavery had been debated, leading to the current crisis over Missouri. Appearing in his recollections are Patrick Henry, Haitian revolutionary Jean Jacque Dessalines and Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives. The drama is accented by live music from the early years of the republic to the Civil War. "Wolf by the Ear, Thomas Jefferson and the Pursuit of Freedom" is presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
Taverns were vital centers for the exchange of information and sharing news of events at the time of the Revolution. Hear the people of Williamsburg discuss the events of the day coming from actual newspapers that were read in 1775. Presented continuously 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Raleigh Tavern. Admission ticket required.
"The Duties of the President's Wife: A Conversation with Martha Washington" explores the role of the first First Lady as she decides what part she should play as her husband is called to serve his country once again in 1789 as President. She understood well her role as wife, mother, grandmother and plantation mistress. Although few gave thought to what Martha would do as helpmate to the president, she knew herself to be a symbol of womanhood in the new republic. Now it is time to define a role that will serve as a model for centuries. Presented at noon Sunday, Feb. 16 in the Visitor Center Theater. Seating is limited to 250. Any Colonial Williamsburg ticket or pass will provide admission.
"A Public Audience with the Third President, Thomas Jefferson" offers President Jefferson's thoughts as he looks back over his long career in public service. He reflects on the American Revolution, drafting the Declaration of Independence, his tenure as governor of Virginia during the war, serving as ambassador to France and as the first Secretary of State, all leading to his election as the third President of the United States. Presented at noon and 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Courthouse of 1770. Seating is limited and a free separate ticket is required.
"A Public Audience with the First President, George Washington" recounts his long career in public service. President Washington reminisces about his years in the House of Burgesses and how it prepared him for later roles. Washington remembers what it was like serving as commander in chief of the American forces during the War for Independence and reflects on his part in drafting the Federal Constitution, which led to his election as the first President of the United States. Presented at 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb.16 at the Courthouse of 1770. Seating is limited and a free separate ticket is required.
"Salute to the Presidents." The Founding Fathers, the Fifes and Drums, and the military programs staff celebrate the institution of the Presidency and the citizens who have served in that office over the centuries. Proud to recognize the states most closely associated with each of our Presidents, either by birth or residence, Colonial Williamsburg celebrate the presidency — the highest office in the land. "Salute to the Presidents" is presented at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16 on Market Square. No ticket required.
Presidents Day weekend concludes with "An Evening with the Presidents." Presidents Washington, Jefferson and Madison present a lively and thoughtful discussion about how they as Presidents interacted and negotiated with the Congresses of their times. "An Evening with the Presidents" is presented at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16 in the Kimball Theater at Merchants Square. A separate $12 ticket is required.
Guests also may experience an elegant evening in the candlelit ballroom of the Governor's Palace, featuring chamber music performed by The Governor's Musick at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Sunday. Between the coronation of George III in 1761 and the inauguration of George Washington in 1789, more than the political situation changed in America. Hear firsthand accounts of the pomp and circumstance — and music — that surrounded these two important events. "Palace Concert: From Coronation to Inauguration" requires a separate ticket: $15 adults, $7.50 youths.
For more information, visit http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/do/special-events/presidents-day-weekend/. To make reservations for Presidents Day Weekend events, telephone toll-free 1-(855) 296-6627.
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Understanding the 'good' and 'bad' kinds
My 15-year-old grandson and I had an interesting discussion one recent afternoon when he was visiting with me in my home. Papa Ted was in Amarillo taking care of some business, and Brendan asked me about the word "pride." From our conversation and giving the subject some thought, I have decided that it is indeed a difficult word to completely understand and control, and an even more difficult one to explain to a teen who was genuinely interested in knowing the answers to his questions.
All of us have at least one friend that borders on egomania. Everything, and I do mean everything, they do is the very best, or at least better than what friends and family can do. They have the nicest home, the best furnishings, unequaled taste, the safest auto on the road, a job that is just too perfect, the most unusual and dramatic travels, coolest friends, and on and on. They have invested well and have few worries.
All of us know that no one is perfect. We all have our flaws. The Bible teaches that, and our own humanity enforces it each day we live. So what about pride? How much is good and how much is bad or sinful?
I have always taught my kids to be proud of their accomplishments, their gains, their struggles when overcome, meeting a tough goal, and to have pride in themselves as people. I don't want them to think they are perfect because God knows they are not. One of the things I've often found myself saying as one or the other leaves the door is this: "Remember who you are and Whose you are." It has a double meaning to us. I want them to know that the family name they represent is important to me and it also reminds them that they have claimed to give their hearts and lives to the Lord Jesus, and that they should live like it before other people.
I've had employees and coworkers that needed to have more pride in their person and in their work, and like you, I've worked with a few who could take it down a notch. I tried to encourage that along the way.
Pride is an inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meanings, according to the more popular dictionaries. With a negative connotation, pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments. With a positive connotation, pride refers to a satisfied sense of attachment toward one's own or another's choices and actions, or toward a whole group of people, and is a product of praise, independent self-reflection, or a fulfilled feeling of belonging. Philosophers and social psychologists have noted that pride is a complex secondary emotion that requires the development of a sense of self and the mastery of relevant conceptual distinctions. We can also have ethnic or national pride in our country or state. Most Texans have a whole bunch of pride in our state.
One of the best definitions I have found for the wrong kind of pride came from St. Augustine. He defined it as "the love of one's own excellence." When viewed as a virtue, pride in one's appearance and abilities is known by some as virtuous pride, greatness of soul, or magnanimity.
This important word is worthy of some study time and sincere evaluation of how much of each kind of pride we are harboring in our lives today. Just how much do we talk, think or write about our own gifts and goodness, and how often do we praise others?
This column probably should come with a bit of warning, too. The Bible teaches in Proverbs 11:1 and 2, "A false balance is abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight. When pride cometh, then cometh shame, but with the lowly is wisdom." We read in the same book in Chapter 8, Verse 13, "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the forward mouth, do I hate."
Brenda Cannon Henley is an award-winning journalist and writer living on the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast. Having enjoyed more than four decades in ministry, Brenda shares her columns with our readers and works with churches and faith-based programs nationwide. She can be reached at (409) 781-8788 or at brendacannonhenley [at] yahoo [dot] com.


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Highlights from defensive coordinator Jason Tarver' media session Tuesday:
On dealing with communication issues with so many starters out: On the back end, there's more communication from linebackers to the (defensive backs) then there is to D-line. But what you want to establish is you want with the D-line, and we did some extra drills today and we'll continue to do, is your fits, especially in the run game. You want to know when a guy gets singled how he's going to fit that so you can fit off of him. So we do want to get Nick and Kevin and our starting linebackers behind our starting interior tackles
On Pat Sims getting up to speed with a limited amount of time left: Pat is a smart football player. I don't think mentally he's too far away from knowing his assignments. It's more of a just getting reps . . . It's about practice time. I'm not in control of all that other stuff. I'll play him as many reps as I can based on the plan built by our trainers, our coach and our general manager.
How much Charles Woodson has left as a player: His burst surprises me every day. He's an amazing athlete. He's got a great feel for when the quarterback is going to release the ball and that's still there. He's practice all the way through camp and is still explosive out of his stance.
On how far Sio Moore has come: Sio was better in the second game than he was in the first game: Sio's great thing is his position flexibility. Linebackers now need to be able to rush, drop, move, shed blocks, set edges, because of the spread offenses and faster offenses. The more you can do, the better it is. Sio has show those things in camp, in college and through the first two preseason game.