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'The Golden Shore,' by David Helvarg
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The Golden Shore
California's Love Affair With the Sea
By David Helvarg
(Thomas Dunne / St. Martin's; 342 pages; $27.99)
Recently a friend invited me to surf a spot usually off-limits to outsiders. I won't name it, or even reveal its general location, but after several hours of sharing near-perfect waves along a relatively unspoiled piece of shoreline, I found myself consumed by an overwhelming love for my home state. You can have Hawaii, I thought, you can keep Fiji - I love California. It was as chauvinistic as I've ever let myself feel about any place, inspired wholly by that magical zone where the land meets the sea.
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Which is to say that I understand the spirit behind the title of Bay Area writer David Helvarg's latest book, "The Golden Shore: California's Love Affair With the Sea." Having read its contents, however, I must declare that if California is indeed having a love affair with the sea, we're going to need couples therapy.
In a dozen chapters covering everything from the major ports to kelp forests to naval history, Helvarg employs a variety of writerly modes - history, travelogue, journalism - to paint a comprehensive portrait of California's sometimes rosy, often tumultuous relationship with its watery neighbor to the west.
If he's not entirely successful, it's because the scope of this book could consume a thousand pages. The historical sections, especially, suffer from a sort of survey-course syndrome, encapsulating one development after another in a way that flattens their significance.
Given Helvarg's environmental credentials - he is the founder and executive director of the Blue Frontier Foundation, a Washington, D.C., organization working for ocean and coastal conservation - it's not surprising that his book shines brightest when it focuses on oceanography, activism and the struggle over the fate of our coastal resources.
First of all, there's no question we've been an abusive partner. Helvarg shares myriad anecdotes about the way we've stripped the coast of resources - animal, vegetable and mineral. We've used it as our trash can and our toilet. We've murdered native peoples. We've overfished and overhunted and introduced invasive species. We've spilled everything you can imagine into the water - including not just oil and urban runoff, but tens of thousands of barrels of radioactive and toxic waste. (Between 1946 and 1970, those went intentionally into the Gulf of the Farallones, now a national marine sanctuary.)
Consider this: At one point, Los Angeles' harbor was so polluted that boaters would simply cruise up to the main channel to clean their hulls - the lack of oxygen in the water would kill off whatever barnacles or kelp were stuck to their boats.
Or this: Leptospirosis, a bacterial infection that causes kidney failure, is found in the United States mainly among two groups: slaughterhouse workers and surfers. There's a factoid I wish I could unknow.
It's not all bad news. Helvarg is particularly gifted at profiling individuals who are doing their part on behalf of the environment, as when he visits a wildlife station on the Farallon Islands where scientists weigh guillemot and auklet chicks to track changes in the marine habitat. A tiny bird in a bag attached to a scale sings a song, it turns out, of global warming.
And a brief section covering the development of Sea Ranch in Sonoma County turns into a bona fide nail-biter about the grassroots movement to create the California Coastal Commission, complete with PR flacks in limousines shadowing activists on bicycles. You'll never again take for granted the law allowing public access to our entire coastline.
If there's a narrative here, it's one of a culture beginning to wake up to its relationship with its natural environment. Thanks to the efforts of conservationists, lawmakers and scientists, our great white sharks are returning in larger numbers. (Good for the ecosystem, Helvarg points out, bad for recreational users.) Pinnipeds are making a recovery. The ports are polluting less - in the water and the air.
Even the military, not known for its environmentalism, now suspends rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base during the four-month pupping season for seals and seal lions.
Whether he's giving us the play-by-play of a local campaign to stop a casino development on long-neglected Point Molate in the San Francisco Bay or explaining how the unique bathymetry and ocean currents off our coast result in a rich marine environment that some call the "Serengeti of the ocean," Helvarg just might make you feel optimistic about the future. At least until you see the next cigarette butt go flying out someone's car window, destined for a storm drain to the sea.
For me, the book served as a reminder that a true love affair cannot be one-sided. What I experienced that day at the beach was only half of the equation. We've got to do our part; we owe it to the sea. After all, without it, California would be "little more than a long skinny clone of Nevada."
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2 CHAPTER1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND This report provides a record of the activities undertaken by George Municipality during the 2010/2011 financial year and also addresses the performance in respect of the Municipality s core legislative obligations. Furthermore, this report is aimed at promoting accountability to the local community for the decisions made throughout the 2010/2011 financial year. Performance Management System is central to the realisation of the objectives of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) of the Municipality. It remains an essential tool to realise the goals set in the contract with the people. The contract referred to above is the IDP which is linked to the municipal budget. This document represents the Municipality s approach to service delivery and target setting. Effective performance management requires a combination of the right business model, a working culture of accountability, transparency and good governance. It therefore seeks to promote these tenets and enhance efficiency, effectiveness and economy. George Municipality s performance management system (PMS) is a strategic approach to management which equips leaders, managers, employees and stakeholders at different levels, with a set of tools and techniques to regularly plan, continuously monitor and periodically measure and review performance of the Municipality in terms of indicators and targets for efficiency, effectiveness and impact. In doing so, it aims to ensure that the municipality achieves its strategic objectives as contained in its Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and budget. The performance management system therefore fulfils the following objectives: Facilitate increased accountability Facilitate learning and improvement Provide early warning signs Facilitate decision making In developing and maintaining its performance management system the Municipality s status with regard to critical components during the 2010/11 financial year is indicated below: Core Components of George Municipality s Performance Management System for 2010/11 NO. STATUS 1. Reviewing the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Activities, objectives, targets and key performance indicators (KPI s) that were measured during the 2010/2011 financial year are captured in the 2010/2011 Reviewed IDP, adopted by Council in June Municipal Budget and Adjustment Budget The Municipal budget provided the necessary financial resources for the projects and activities identified in the IDP which were measured during the 2010/2011 financial year. Cash Flows and targets had to be revised during the year due to projects that could not be implemented as a result of non-availability of funds budgeted from other sources. The Municipality successfully concluded its budget process during the 2010/2011 financial year and adopted its budget for the 2010/11 financial year in June Development of the Service Delivery Budget Implementation Plans (SDBIPs) 25
3 Considering the key performance indicators and targets in the IDP, the Municipality divided it per Department in the SDBIP for the 2010/2011 financial year. The Municipality also successfully concluded its SDBIP for the 2010/2011 financial year in June Performance agreements for Senior Managers and assessment of Senior Managers The performance agreements for Senior Managers were concluded by July Electronic reporting and monitoring tool During the 2010/2011 financial year the Municipality commenced with the implementation of an electronic monitoring and reporting system (Isolomzi). 6. Performance measuring and reporting Performance reporting and measuring against set targets and indicators for the 2010/2011 financial took place as follows: Section 71 Reports: Monthly Departmental reports on the status of the Municipal Budget Section 52 Reports: Quarterly Departmental reports submitted to Council on the implementation of the budget and actual performance against the targets and indicators of the Municipality, as indicated in the SDBIP Monthly Isolomzi PMS reports of project implementation status to Senior Management, and quarterly Isolomzi PMS reports to Council Monthly and Quarterly Departmental reports to Council which reflected on the activities of a specific Department during a particular month and quarter The Municipality also reported the previous year s performance to the public during the IDP/Budget road shows held in April Monitoring, corrective measures and oversight Considering all the reports highlighted above, Council and Senior management took appropriate steps to improve performance and ensure implementation of the budget and reaching of annual targets. After the Annual Report was tabled, an Oversight Committee was established and an oversight report was tabled in March Internal control of the Performance Management System George Municipality has introduced a system of verifying reports utilising portfolios of evidence that are submitted by managers. These are used to report on the performance of the municipality with regard to its key performance indicators and project progress. Quarterly performance audits are conducted on organisational key performance indicators and projects. These performance audits are conducted by means of an internal audit to ensure the credibility and independence of the performance management system. As required by the regulations, the internal audit produces an audit report on a quarterly basis, which is submitted to the municipal manager and the audit committee. 26
4 1.2 OBJECTIVES, INDICATORS AND TARGETS FOR 2010/2011 Within the Reviewed Integrated Development Plan 2010/11 the Municipality identified 41 Municipal Key Performance Areas. These areas were clustered according to the 5 National Key Performance Areas for Local Government in South Africa. Each of the Five (5) National Key Performance Areas of Local Government is provided with a short description and its area of focus, namely: Municipal Transformation and Institutional Development (KPA 1) Establishment and functionality of all core municipal policies and systems as required by law. A balanced infrastructure investment and sustainable economic development programme that is part of the Integrated Development Plan. Implementation of continuous management reform and improvement. Empowering employees through focused and continuous professional/ skills development. Development and functionality of effective accountability and performance management mechanisms for Councillors and Officials. Sound labour/management and Human Resource relationships. Increased and appropriate utilisation of technology. Basic Service delivery and Infrastructure Development (KPA 2) A clean, safe and healthy municipality. Universal access to quality, affordable and reliable municipal services (e.g. water, sanitation, electricity, refuse removal, transportation). Regular investment in infrastructure and productive equipment. Local Economic Development (KPA 3) Thriving and vibrant local economy and neighbourhoods. Ongoing programme of contributing to the development of employable, educated and skilled citizens. Facilitation of job creation and access to business opportunities. Continuous and positive interactions with all key economic anchors and actors. Creation of an investor friendly environment. Municipal Financial Viability and Management (KPA 4) Sound financial management systems. Development of annual and medium term outlook on revenue and expenditure plans and targets. Reduced dependency on grant transfers. Timely and accurate accounting of public resources. Good Governance and Public Participation (KPA 5) Functional community participation mechanisms and Ward Committees. Established feedback mechanisms in order to ensure responsiveness to communities. 27
5 Continuous and special attention to historically marginalised and excluded communities. Equal, easy and convenient access for the public to the municipality and its services. Effective intergovernmental relations. Effective anti-corruption measures. For each of the 41 Municipal Key Performance Areas the Municipality developed appropriate objectives, key performance indicators and targets. The targets were broken up over a one year period, linked to the budget and included in the SDBIP of the Municipality. Reporting of the actual outcomes achieved by the respective Departments took place quarterly, at mid-year and annually. These actual outcomes and department activities are reported in the following sections and chapters. 1.3 OVERVIEW OF CHAPTERS George Municipality s Annual Report for the 2010/11 financial year seeks to comprehensively reflect the annual review of the Municipality s performance which is a legislative requirement of both the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 56 of 2003 and the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 32 of However, it is intended to be much more than part of compliance with legal requirements. This report is hoped to give the colleagues in government, the people of George and all those who live, work and play in our municipal jurisdiction an insight into the Municipality s approach to governance and service delivery. George Municipality serves communities with wide disparities in wealth, standard of living and access to opportunities. As a government closer to the people of George, the Municipality is committed among other things to facilitating poverty alleviation and providing the basic services that are the building blocks to a better standard of living. Clean drinking water, access to sanitation, street lighting, electricity, refuse removal, housing, roads and pavement are fundamental. The structure of this document is in line with existing Annual Report guidelines. This document is divided into chapters which form a logical and sequential whole, namely: Chapter 1 contains a general introduction and background information on the overall Organisational Performance Management philosophy within George Municipality. The following chapters provide reports based on the Five (5) National Key Performance Areas of Local Government in South Africa and are arranged in the following order: Chapter 2 Municipal Transformation and Institutional Development (KPA 1) Chapter 3 Basic Service Delivery Performance highlights (KPA 2) Chapter 4 Municipal Local Economic Development Framework Implementation (KPA 3) Chapter 5 Municipal Financial Viability and Management (KPA 4) Chapter 6 Good Governance and Public Participation (KPA 5) Chapter 7 Overall Annual Performance 2010/2011 per Directorate 28
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Kim Kardashian is known for flaunting her curves, but this time she tried to hide her growing baby bump in a monochrome shift dress, while shopping in Beverly Hills on Feb. 21.
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The reality TV star, who is five months pregnant with her first child with boyfriend Kanye West, showed off her famous behind in a fitted black dress but hid her bump with a loose, white shift that floated across her belly.
She topped off the look with beautiful white pumps and a black cuff around her wrist.
Kim, 32, was joined by step-brother Brody Jenner, who starred on the hit reality TV show "The Hills" and dated pop singer Avril Lavigne for two years until their split last January.
Kim's style has certainly changed since she started dating West. The 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' star was known for wearing tight outfits that didn't leave much to the imagination, but she now wears more high fashion styles and edgy looks. West, who has his own fashion line, (although he didn't show at Paris Fashion Week last season), has certainly been a good style influence on Kim. Perhaps a West-Kardashian maternity line is in the future?
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"When the baby is old enough and she or he decides that's what they want to do, then that will be a decision," Kim explained. "From the start, as of now, that's just a personal choice that Kanye and I have made," she said. "We're going to try to keep it as private as possible."
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Lenovo plans to take the wraps off several channel initiatives next week at its Accelerate Partner Summit in Las Vegas, including a new SMB partner rewards program and its expansion into the one- and two-way server space. The latter, Lenovo said, will offer some of the highest partner payouts in its channel history.
In a pre-event interview Wednesday with CRN, Lenovo Vice President of North America Commercial Channels Chris Frey said that the company, which is the world's second largest PC maker after Hewlett-Packard, has more dollars available to channel partners today than ever before. And many of those dollars, starting next week with the launch of a new partner rewards program, will land in the lap of solution providers selling specifically into the SMB space.
"We are going to announce a program next week, and it's part of a big launch, that will reward the owner of the VAR and will reward the salesperson inside the VAR for reselling our products," Frey said of the new SMB initiative. "It's not a redemption program, it's not a points program, it's truly a monetary reward."
[Related: Lenovo Launches Six New Desktops, 'Tiny' New Form Factors]
The rewards program will apply to all Lenovo partners that resell a majority of the company's products into the SMB space, Frey said. The reward amounts will vary based on the type and volume of Lenovo systems being sold, he added.
Lenovo's decision to make the new rewards program exclusive to SMB resellers was based on its larger sales structure, Frey continued. The company relies on a robust network of internal sales reps, which often join forces with channel partners, to sell to Lenovo's larger customer accounts. These teams rarely reach out to smaller accounts, however, so resellers are relied on to fill this gap.
"For SMBs, I have no end-user reps; all I have is the channel," Frey said. "And I should pay the people that are doing the selling for me."
In addition to a new SMB program, Lenovo next week will detail plans to grow its product line in the low-end server market. Lenovo has had a presence in the server space since 2008 with its ThinkServer line of towers. But, as part of a larger effort to broaden its footprint in non-PC markets, the company will unveil at the Summit a new set of server products, along with a revamped partner program to support them.
Lenovo specifically will target the one-way and two-way server business, Frey said. "We believe you have to earn the right on the low-end [server market] before you can move up into the data center," he said.
Partners, he continued, have long requested the launch of a more robust server portfolio, as it would arm them with the final puzzle piece to construct a "full-fledged" Lenovo solution for clients.
Lenovo's new server partner program will pay out about twice as much as its client programs do today, added Frey.
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Axial chirality is a special case of chirality in which a molecule does not possess a stereogenic center (the most common form of chirality in organic compounds) but an axis of chirality – an axis about which a set of substituents is held in a spatial arrangement that is not superposable on its mirror image. Axial chirality is most commonly observed in atropisomeric biaryl compounds wherein the rotation about the aryl-aryl bond is restricted, for example, biphenyl, binaphthyls, e.g., 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol, and certain dihydroanthracenone compounds
. Certain allene compounds also display axial chirality. The enantiomers of axially chiral compounds are usually given the stereochemical labels Ra and Sa, although the plus (P) or minus (M) notation (or alternatively Δ / Λ) is occasionally employed. P/M or Δ/Λ is used particularly for molecules that resemble a helix, such as hexahelicene, in which case a right-handed helix is denoted P or Δ and a left-handed helix is denoted M or Λ.
This can also be called helicity, which is the chirality of a helical, propeller or screw-shape molecular entity. P (plus) or Δ is a right-handed helix, where M (minus) or Λ is a left-handed helix.
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I spended a lot of time with this game , pretty fun ! 5/5
Fun game! The graphics were really nice, and I especially loved the concept of shooting each part of a fish only once. This made taking aim really crucial and the gameplay interesting. Although it lagged once you started going deeper, I feel like you still could have done more to make the game a bit longer, especially with the journals. I liked the fusion of Motherload and flOw, but some upgrades just didn't feel worth it, especially the harpoon, since I had practically beaten the game by the time I got it.
The story was interesting, but I don't feel like it was up to the quality standards of your other work. The hunter becomes the hunted, okay, we've seen that before. Maybe I'm missing something. I feel like Carney could have done better when it came to the music, too. Somehow the mood of the game didn't really capture me the way your other games have.
Even so, this is a very original and fun game!
Again, as is with all of your games, this is amazing. Took me a few hours to finish the story, but it was well worth it. Poor fisherman guy. All he wanted, really, was to catch fish.
The twist was amazing. (As was the huge fish I encountered in the breathable portion of the ocean). I should've known there was something wrong with that Captain Connell. This is what happens to people when they become bored with monotony. They go crazy homicidal.
Again, this was a great, artsy game. I loved it. KUDOS TO YOU!
First i was enthralled by Fixation.. couldn't help but play The Company of Myself. Dude, this is some seriously DEEP stuff. The story lines along with these two games alone are so profound to me, i almost find it ridiculous.
I then, couldnt help but check out your other two works. I started with FindingMyselfInARoom.. a particularly 'dark' room, but i loved it. Came right out of the gates and guessed hate before any other emotion.
This particular gem was my last stop on your surprisingly short resumé of flash games. I was totally convinced there were many more games behind this one. With this being my temporary last stop, I was sincerely surprised at how light-hearted i was lead into believing this game was. I couldnt help but wonder when the now trade-makred (in my mind) twist would play in. And then the nightmare hit.. i knew i was in for yet another ride. Especially with all the subtleties played into the narrative and the creepy letters. Everything was just really phenomenal and i never would of expected to find such thought provoking concepts and real feelings in flash games found online. Real brilliant work and outstanding writing on your part as well. Everything just played greatly into the awesome music as well. wow. Good luck in all future endeavors and projects! This, of course, wont be my last stop dwelling into one of your games:]


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Mark 13: The Day of YHWH
Timothy Geddert, follows T.J Weeden in locating the 'interpretative key' to Mark 13 in a different pericope of Mark. Weeden asks the question,
'Where one began looking in the Gospel for help in interpreting chapter 13 would be the key methodological issue. The soundest methodological procedure would be to seek help in understanding the concerns of chapter 13 in that section of the Gospel where the concerns are most likely clearly addressed.'1
Weeden answers his own question using 8:34-9:1 whereas, Geddert, due to the use of 'sign language' locates the interpretative key in 8:11-13. Whilst I would not deny that these passages (8:34-9:1, 8:11-13) are important, it is necessary, assuming that Mark is not a 'clumsy writer' and that there is a literary and theological unity to the gospel, to set Mark 13 in the context of Mark's overall theological agenda and structure. A structure which, following Rikki Watts and Joel Marcus, is declared in Mark's opening citation and prologue. For Rikki Watts the opening citation and in turn the prologue
'indicate that the overall conceptual framework for his Gospel is the Isaianic NE [New Exodus]… This suggests that for Mark the long awaited coming of Yahweh as King and Warrior has begun'2
The Markan Jesus, if the implications of the prologue are worked out throughout the gospel3, inaugurates the coming of YHWH, for he is, in some sense, the embodiment of YHWH.4 Mark 13, when read in the light of this prologue, yields, as we shall see, high christological results.
According to the final form of the gospel of Mark the disciples, after leaving the temple, comment on the beauty of the Temple.5 Jesus responds by saying that these great building will be destroyed, and one stone will not be left upon another. Jesus leaves the temple and sits facing the Mount of Olives (v3), and in answer to the disciples question, seeks to explain, in verses 3-36 when this destruction will take place and what sign will be given for its arrival (v4)6. Several commentators recognise that the location of the Mount of Olives is often associated in prophetic literature with Jerusalem and the Temple (Ezek 11:23; 43:1ff; Zech. 14:1-11). Although these allusions are left relatively unexplored by some commentators, we note that they provide a link with the Markan theme of the arrival of YHWH established in the prologue. In Ezekiel YHWH abandons the temple, leaving it open for judgement,—'the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain that is on the east side of the city' (Ezek 11:23). It is also, for Ezekiel, the place from which YHWH will re-enter the city and fill it with his presence (Ezek 43:1ff). Similar, although different, themes are found in Zechariah. The prophet announces that a day is coming when Jerusalem is to be attacked by the nations. This battle which brings exile, rape and plunder for the inhabitants of Jerusalem (Zech 14:2) will be followed by a time when YHWH will battle against the nations. YHWH comes to the Mount of Olives which results in geographical disturbances which result in a valley being formed from which the inhabitants of Jerusalem can escape (Zech 14:4-5)7.
N.T Wright, amongst other scholars8, picks up the Zechariah allusion and stresses that it is Jesus who acts symbolically in choosing the Mount of Olives as a location,
'The force of the setting then seems to be that this way Jesus' paradoxical retelling of the great story found in Zechariah 14 in predicting Jerusalem's last great struggle, the 'coming of YHWH', and the final arrival of the divine kingdom he was acting to fulfil, in his own reinterpreted fashion, the prophecy of Zechariah.'9
On the other hand, for R.T. France 'the more obvious effect is to recall the the place where according to Ezekiel 11:23 God stopped after abandoning the temple.'10.
It is not necessary for the purpose of our study to choose between Zechariah and Ezekiel as possible Old Testament backgrounds. However, we may simply note that it is plausible that Mark 13:3 is providing a theo-geography in which we can say that Jesus fulfils and embodies, as with the prologue, the role of YHWH. As the embodiment of YHWH he has visited the temple and found it wanting, its destruction is certain (Ezek 11:23). The day of the Lord is coming, a time of tribulation will befall the city. Yet this will not be the end for God will act through the Son of Man to gather his people (Zech 14). This interpretation of the symbolic nature of the Mount of Olives is far from certain, but, as we shall see, in our analysis of Mark 13:24-27, it coheres well with other parts of the eschatological discourse, namely its climax in the 'coming of the son of Man.'
1T. J. Weeden, Mark: traditions in conflict (Fortress Press, 1971).cited in Geddert, Watchwords, 29.
2R. E. Watts, Isaiah's new Exodus and Mark (Delft Univ Pr, 1997), See chapter 3, citation from page 90.likewise and independently Joel Marcus makes the same basic point.
'If, as we have contended, the larger Deutero-Isaian context is in view in Mark 1, John the Baptist and Jesus are set firmly within the context of Jewish apocalyptic eschatology by the citation of Isa. 40:3 in Mark 1:3. Their appearance on the scene fulfils the prophecies of old because it heralds eschatological events,because it is the preparation for and the beginning of the fulfilment of that end so eagerly yearned for since Old Testament times: the triumphant march of the holy warrior, Yahweh, leading his people through the wilderness to their true homeland in a mighty demonstration of saving power.'J. Marcus, Way of the Lord (Tamp; t Clark Ltd, 2004), 29.
3M.E. Boring brings together a number of texts which support a high Christology. These texts, which do not include an analysis of Mark 13, include Mark 1:11;1:16-20; 1:24,;1:23-27, 2:1-12; 4:35-41; 5:6; 6:48; 6:50; 7:1-23; 9:2-8; 9:37; 12:1-11; 12:35-37; 13:6,13; 13:31; 14:60-64; 15:39. He concludes his analysis,
' Mark should be located among those NT authors with a 'high' Christology who affirm the 'deity' of Christ. While no one of the nineteen texts catalogued above is compelling in itself, in the aggregate they incline on toward the view that Mark affirmed what is now called the 'deity of Christ',though this was no this way of formulating the issue.' 471 M. E. Boring, "Markan Christology: God-Language for Jesus?," New Testament Studies 45, no. 04 (1999): 451-471.
4One struggles to find appropriate language to describe Markan Christology. It is inappropriate and anachronistic to see it as on par with the later dogmatic affirmations of later creedal formulations. Driggers, who explores the divine presence in Mark, although unfortunately leaves Mark 13 relaively unexplored, uses language of 'possession' rather than embodiment.
"There are of course no assertions of ontological sameness, as in the christological formulations of later church councils. God and Jesus are at one level different characters; but to the extent that God's spirit possesses Jesus those character boundaries become, and remain, blurred.' 232
I. B. Driggers, "The politics of divine presence: Temple as locus of conflict in the Gospel of Mark!," Biblical Interpretation 15, no. 3 (2007): 227-247.
5The unnamed disciples comment on the magnificence of the temple is thoroughly understandable. This temple, commissioned by Herod, was a complete renovation of the Temple of Zerubbabel (Jos. Ant. 15:11.1-3, Jos. Jewish War 5.5.1-6). Work began in 20/19 B/C. It is sometimes mentioned that this rebuilding task did not finish till shortly before the Jewish War (John 2:20). However, the beauty of this building would have been readily evident during Jesus ministry as the bulk of the building task was completed within a decade. The disciples amazement may well have been at the size and beauty of the stones being used. (Ant. 15.391-402, War. 184-226)
6These two questions, of timing and accompanying signs have been understood in a number of different ways. Hooker, Joel Marcus and Beasley Murray, amongst others, see the second question 'all these things'(ταῦτα πάντα) as looking at eschatological events beyond 'these things' (ταῦτα).' However, there is no textual reason to be confused about this, unless of course one assumes that the passage is actually about the second coming. The simplest reading is to assume that they are an example of synonymous parallelism, in which both questions relate to the same event of these things/all these things. We can be confident that this is how this would have been understood in the first century as Lukan parallel (Luke 21:7) , assuming here Markan priority, omits 'all (πάντα)' so that both questions refer to 'these things' (ταῦτα). In Mark 13:28-30 the terms ταῦτα and ταῦτα πάντα are reintroduced, this time at the end of the response which Jesus is giving. The disciples questions, which follow on from his announcement of the destruction of the temple, are about this event, an event which will be fulfilled within this generation. See the helpful discussion in Robert H. Stein, Mark (Baker Publishing Group, 2008), 590-591.
7James R. Edwards is incorrect in his commentary to state that in Zech 14:1-8 the mount of Olives is ' is the place from which God declares the capture, sacking, and devastation of Jerusalem.' It is after the plunder of the city that God comes to the mount of Olives to bring rescue to his people. J. R. Edwards, The Gospel According to Mark (Apollos, 2002).
8Such as M. D. Hooker, Gospel According to St Mark (Continuum International Publishing Group, 2001), 305.
9Wright, Jesus and the Victory of God, 345.
10France, The Gospel of Mark.


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Cherry, S. N. and Pennington, M. R. (2001) 'There is no κ(900).', Nuclear physics A., 688 (3-4). pp. 823-841.
In the I=0 sector there are more scalar mesons than can fit in one nonet. Consequently, many have claimed that there is in fact more than one multiplet, perhaps both and . Such proposals require the existence of at least two strange isodoublets (and their antiparticles). The current PDG tables list just one state, the K*0(1430), while fits to data with Breit–Wigner forms and variable backgrounds can accommodate a κ(900), too. Whether a state exists in the spectrum of hadrons is not a matter of ability to fit data along the real energy axis, but is completely specified by the number of poles in the complex energy plane. Here we perform as model-independent an analytic continuation of the LASS πK scattering results between 825 MeV and 2 GeV as presently possible to determine the number and position of resonance poles. We find that there is a K*0(1430), but no κ(900). The LASS data cannot rule out the possibility of a very low mass κ well below 825 MeV.
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Author Notes: I tweaked this recipe from Cooking Light to make it my own, and use what I had in the fridge and in the pantry. I think it turned out great, is wonderful for company, or to have a nice dinner with family. I got a pork tenderloin for about $6 which isn't bad, considering that'll feed us a few meals. —goodspoon
Serves 4
Breadcrumb Mixture
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup rosemary, chopped
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
Mustard Mixture
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
- Preheat oven to 450. Season pork with salt and pepper.
- Rub Mustard Mixture all over, then dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
- Place on a cooking sheet that has cooking spray on it. Bake at 450 for 25 minutes, or until just pink but done in the center, 160 degrees.
- Let stand for 10 minutes then cut in and enjoy!
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Advisory Board: Cathy Marek
Cathy Marek received her B.A in Modern Language (French) from Webster in 1971. After teaching
French in the Webster Groves School District for two years, Cathy earned her MA in
Education (Counseling) from St. Louis University in 1975. During the course of her
20 year career with the Rockwood School District (St. Louis County), she held positions
as a high school, elementary, middle school counselor. During her 15 years as a middle
school counselor, Cathy pioneered programs in career development, anti-bullying, prevention
of mental health concerns, and academic support. She was honored as Rockwood Middle
School Counselor of the Year in 2007 and as St. Louis Suburban Counselor of the Year
in 2008.
Since her retirement, she has served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Voices for Children (St. Louis Family Court). She also serves as Vice-President on the Board at the Springboard organization which promotes creative educational programs in the arts and humanities. She is married and lives in St. Louis County with her husband Don Marek. They have two grown children, Angie, a magazine journalist, and David, a music publicist. During the last five years, Cathy has had the opportunity to travel extensively to countries including: Argentina, China, Cambodia, Turkey, Russia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Vietnam.


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I was working all weekend and was only able to watch about five minutes of the first quarter when the game was 3-3 so there really isn't all that much that I am going to be able to tell you besides the stuff that I saw in the highlights (which I haven't watched) and the box score (which I didn't look at until I wrote this on Tuesday morning). Real life sucks sometimes.
Anyways, I figure rather than try and tell you stuff that everyone has already talked about I am going to link to some recaps from my favorite blogs that I actually did read on Monday morning while I was in a meeting and actually should have been paying attention along with some national stuff. So, here they are:
[One for the Other Thumb]
[Behind the Steel Curtain]
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Bloody good, would be good with some upgrades. I've just played it once so i'm gonna see what the it has to offer :)
XD It's like Zapp Brannigan against Wamsley. Awesome.
This game had great potential, the animation was wonderful, the background art was incredible as well as the art style. However it all boils down to the controls, which were horrendous and it makes me very sad that such a beautifully designed game has it. The controls are slightly confusing, even with the explanation and playing it for a good long while. The game play has the potential but the controls mash it down to sucksville, W&D for speeding up and A&D for left right? Why not the classic WASD control scheme and mouse to aim rather than using half for speed and the other for turns?? Also clicking outside the game fucks it up, I can't get the aiming cross hair back on track.
Points for uniqueness though, I do see what you were trying to do with the WASD but I really think that the controls should have been checked.
Music is alright, and the dialogue is pretty well done, but I'm fed up with the controls that I'm stopping at the second battle (First big event).
as lyle branagan you must fuck every space kalimari into submission. ace pilot
This game is funny and cool at the same time


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StartupTred has received $1.7 million in seed money from such investors as former General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, automotive-investment firm Fraser McCombs Capital and venture-capital firm Maveron Capital.
Tred service launched in Seattle.
So how is the person who shops via computer and pays via iPhone for small items ranging from food to flowers going to save time when it comes to acquiring a really big item, specifically his or her next new car – especially when studies estimate the amount of time spent shopping for a new set of wheels runs at least 11 hours?
Simple. Take advantage of a new service offered by a startup company called Tred that's designed to simplify the car shopping and buying process.
Go to Tred's website (www.TRED.com) or scroll to the Tred app on your smartphone and you can research the available cars. Then click or touch the appropriate box to have a new vehicle delivered to your home or workplace for a test drive in order to make your buying decision without having to visit several dealerships on your own time.
And if you want to compare two cars side by side, just have Tred deliver a pair.
Tred is the brainchild of 32-year-old founder and CEO Grant Feek, who has come up with what he considers a method to shop for cars that falls within the comfort zone of both high- and low-tech consumers.
Feek earned a business degree in college and ironically, or perhaps appropriately, worked as a car porter and hiker at a BMW dealership during summers while in high school and college.
What makes Tred unique is that rather than wait for consumers to visit a dealership, the Tred service, which just launched in the Seattle area, delivers new cars from cooperating dealers to consumers so they can evaluate the merits of each and compare one vehicle against another before they buy. Only licensed drivers are eligible for the service, which drops off the car at the interested buyer's home or place of work.
Tred product experts take consumers on a walk-around of the vehicle they deliver to detail all features inside and out, then hop in and ride along for a 30-minute test drive. That is followed by the "garage" test, which basically means not only ensuring the car fits in the consumer's garage, but that the potential buyer's bikes or trikes or child-safety seats fit in the car.
During the test drive the consumer's trade-in is driven back to the dealership to be evaluated. When returned, the customer is given a sheet listing the non-negotiable selling price of the car, prices for similar vehicles being sold via internet services for comparison purposes and the dealer quote on the trade-in.
It is then up to the car shopper to decide whether to visit the dealer to sign on the dotted line with a "matchmaker" (the dealer's designated salesman who works with Tred customers), revisit the Tred website to arrange for a different car to be delivered for a test drive or do nothing and shop the conventional way by visiting other showrooms.
Consumers pay Tred a $19 fee for each car delivered to test. The company pays a flat fee to its own Tred experts, who bring the vehicle to the consumer. Tred experts are college grads trained by the company and include many who have worked auto shows as vehicle presenters, Feek says.
The service is aimed at people with children or jobs that make it hard to find time to shop or at those "scared to confront a salesman, such as the elderly as well as those in their 20s and 30s who aren't interested in haggling, plus first-time buyers and women," he says.
"A car is the second-biggest purchase you'll make, but often it's not a good experience. We're making it easy, simple and painless. Dealers must be aware that progress needs to be made in the ways to attract and satisfy customers and remove the pressure associated with purchasing a car.
"People ask me if we're helping dealers selling cars or consumers buying cars, and the answer is both. We make buying a car easy for customers and our early experience is that consumers who use the service buy the car 40% of the time, a very good closing rate for dealers," Feek adds.
There's no timetable for expansion to other cities. The company will keep track of those who visit the Tred website to learn where the most interest is coming from.
The startup company has received $1.7 million in seed money from such investors as former General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, automotive-investment firm Fraser McCombs Capital and venture-capital firm Maveron Capital, among others.


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I wonder if anyone has this problem since upgrading to the latest WordPress. Whenever I click on the "Feature Image" upload link, the web form lightbox loads... but at the bottom left corner of the page.
See screenshot of my "Add Post" page
How can I fix this? I have tried to deactivate ALL my plugin and yet the problem remains.
The blog I need help with is www.razlan.net.


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Experts see windfall from marriage ruling
by Matthew S. Bajko
The state Supreme Court's ruling in favor of gay marriage is not only a boon for same-sex couples. The decision is also seen as an economic windfall for government coffers, tourism destinations, and all manner of businesses catering to wedding needs, from formalwear designers and planners to jewelers and florists.
Just how significant is the court's historic ruling to the state's economy and tourism trade? Eleven minutes after the decision was posted to the court's Web site Thursday, May 15, the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau zapped reporters with a press release hailing the justices' 4-3 ruling.
The statement was one of, if not the, first to be sent out. In it, SFCVB President and CEO Joe D'Alessandro said the city is proud to welcome LGBT "couples to the first city in the United States to perform same-sex marriages and the only state in the U.S. where everyone has a constitutional right to marry."
And should anyone miss the point, the release quoted D'Alessandro as saying, "We encourage visitors to celebrate the freedom to marry in San Francisco – where LGBT history continues to be made."
As the state grapples with a $17 billion budget deficit, it also came as no surprise to see Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issue a statement – also within minutes of the court's ruling being announced – saying that he would uphold the court's decision. On average nationally, people spend about $25,000 on their weddings and a portion of that cost goes toward paying taxes to the state and local government coffers.
During a visit to San Francisco Tuesday, Schwarzenegger, in response to a question from gay photographer Bill Wilson, indicated he sees an economic upside to the weddings.
"You know, I'm wishing everyone good luck with their marriages and I hope that California's economy is booming because everyone is going to come here and get married," Schwarzenegger said.
A 2006 report from the Williams Institute, an LGBT think-tank affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, estimated that allowing gay couples to marry would be "a $2 billion boon for wedding-related industries in the United States." In California, the report estimated that the average cost of a wedding is $32,160. Should half of the state's same-sex couples wed, roughly 46,069 couples, and spend at least $8,040 on their ceremonies, the report estimated it would generate $370 million in new spending within the state.
An earlier study in 2005 by Williams Institute researchers M.V. Lee Badgett and R. Bradley Sears, titled "Putting A Price on Equality? The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on California's Budget" and published in the Stanford Law and Policy Review journal, predicted that out of $1 billion spent annually on same-sex weddings, California stands to receive roughly 14 percent to 18 percent of that business.
The study estimated that the state budget stood to benefit from an annual net gain of approximately $123 million during the first three years that same-sex couples could marry in California, or approximately $41 million per year. Badgett and Sears were quick to add that their estimate was a conservative one, and that the real fiscal impact would likely be even larger.
"Our best estimate is that the benefit to the state will be significantly higher," concluded the two.
The scholars based their analysis on the estimate that approximately one half of the same-sex couples identified in California in the 2000 census would marry over the first three years gay marriage was legal, meaning 46,000 out of approximately 92,000 couples. Since then the 2006 census update pegged the number of same-sex couples in the state at 110,000.
"We estimate that same-sex weddings in California will generate an additional $84.5 million in business revenues and an additional $18.4 million in sales tax revenues," found the researchers.
Another advantage for the state that the two predicted would result from allowing gay marriage is a savings of more than $50 million each year that the state would no longer need to spend on health care costs, as many employers offer the same health benefits to gay couples that their married heterosexual employees receive.
As for the amount of out-of-state same-sex couples who would marry in California, the researchers determined that those couples would most likely live in Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Washington, and Oregon.
According to the 2000 census, 85,409 same-sex unmarried partner couples lived in those states. Since those couples, or almost 170,818 individuals, have easy access to California, the researchers concluded they are most likely to choose it as a marriage destination.
However, they added that their "second somewhat less optimistic but more realistic scenario assumes that only half of the couples in these five states will travel to California and marry."
All told, the study determined that the net marriage tourism impact is likely to be $166.8 million to $567.3 million in business revenue and $12.1 to $41.1 million in new sales tax revenues.
Gary Gates, a senior research fellow at the Williams Institute, told the Bay Area Reporter during a phone interview this week that California stands to become the country's number one gay marriage destination because unlike Massachusetts, the first state to allow same-sex couples to marry, it does not have a residency requirement restricting who can marry.
"The impact of the California ruling is much more national in scope than the Massachusetts ruling. Anyone can come to California and get married," said Gates, who married his partner in Canada and does not plan to throw another wedding stateside. "In essence, what the California court did is open up marriage to anyone in the country."
In 2004 during the one-month period when same-sex couples could marry in San Francisco, those doing so came from 46 states and eight countries.
Gates also predicted that the numbers of gay and lesbian couples going to Canada, where gay marriage is also legal, would come to a near halt.
"I am sure all the Canadian migration marriages, those will diminish substantially," said Gates. "Psychologically for Americans the idea of being able to do it here is so much more powerful. There is going to be a pretty large pent-up demand."
Tourism officials in Vancouver, British Columbia, the largest Canadian city closest to California, also expressed concerns last week. But they sounded a more optimistic note on how impactful the marriage ruling would prove to be.
"Initially it may have some effect in the beginning as people in California decide to get married at home. But in the big picture, the gay community also looks at the political environment in destinations, which still gives us an advantage," Gayvan.com Travel Marketing President Angus Praught told the Vancouver Sun last week.
What is certain is that gay and lesbian couples should expect to find marriage-friendly destinations fighting to attract them to their locales. Travel sites are already getting in on the gay marriage bonanza, with the online hotel booking site http://www.VibeAgent.com posting a list of California's most romantic hotels in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Monica.
San Francisco tourism officials plan to do everything they can to ensure marrying gays and lesbians pick the city by the bay for their ceremonies. This week the SFCVB staff met to strategize on how to partner with various companies and LGBT groups as it rolls out is marriage-focused marketing campaign.
"San Francisco definitely has the opportunity to be the most successful on this because of our history, our continued efforts and the fact this is all based on the San Francisco case. We are going to make sure people don't forget that," said D'Alessandro in a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from the Los Angeles airport. "Pride is going to be just two weeks after the first marriage licenses will be released."
D'Alessandro plans to marry his partner sometime this summer. He said the court ruling is one more example of what makes San Francisco the number one gay-friendly destination in North America.
"This is one more item saying San Francisco cares about its people, and in San Francisco, all people are going to be treated equally and treated with respect," said D'Alessandro.
As for the free publicity the court's ruling has generated worldwide, he simply said, "We love it."
For couples planning to marry in San Francisco, they can call the visitors bureau at 800-637-5196 or visit its Web site at http://www.OnlyInSanFrancisco.com. A link from the site's home page will take visitors to the gay travel section.


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J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography is a biography of J.R.R. Tolkien by Leslie Ellen Jones. It was written in Greenwood Publishing's series "Greenwood Biographies".
From the Publisher
This meticulous biography traces Tolkien's life from his boyhood in South Africa to his formative school years in England, his college years at Oxford, and his career as an influential scholar and revolutionary writer. His immensely popular books are discussed in great detail, from their inception as ideas through their publication and remarkable legacy. This biography will appeal to students who are fans of Tolkien's books, as well as those who are new to the world of Middle Earth. Included are an extensive bibliography of poems, fiction, and scholarly work written by Tolkien, and a "further reading" section listing important biographies, letter collections, and critical studies of Tolkien's works. A timeline provides the reader with a comprehensive list of the events of his life and career.
Tolkien's outer life was relatively calm, yet his scholarship and stories are remembered as one of the 20th century's most astonishing achievements. First as a student at Oxford University, then as a professor, Tolkien was fascinated with languages and philology and used the worlds he studied to shape the one he was creating. After years of nominal success, The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings erupted into popularity, bringing fantasy fiction to the forefront of popular culture in America, and ultimately the world.


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Benefit Concert for Slick Aguilar Featuring LOU GRAMM (Voice of Foreigner) AND MARTY BALIN (Jefferson Airplane/Starship) NJPAC March 14, 2014 8:00PM.
A benefit concert featuring Lou Gramm, the voice of Foreigner, along with special Guest Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplance/Starship will play in the intimate setting of Victoria Theater at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Friday, March 14, 2014. This is a wellness benefit for famed musician Slick Aguilar, lead guitarist for Jefferson Starship.
Aguilar has been gracing fans with the gift of his guitar playing for over forty years and continued to do so until he fell seriously ill with Hepatitis C requiring a liver transplant. This debilitating disease affected his ability to perform contributing to insurmountable medical bills and living expenses for his family.
All proceeds will go to Aguilar's ongoing health management and treatment. The wellness concert will take place at 8pm with limited VIP meet and greet tickets available. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 24 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com
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Hollywood sure has been healthy this week—and you'll never guess who's sweating it out, who's taking some needed time off, and who got engaged! What stories have you talking? Tweet us @Shape_Magazine, tag us on @Instagram, or comment below.
1. Beauty and brains. Pitch Perfect star and Elle cover model Anna Kendrick is thankful for one thing: "I think I'm lucky that I've never had a crisis about whether the only reason I'm successful is because I'm crazy hot," the actress half-jokingly admitted. The sexy star swears she hasn't been hit on for five years and says she's tried never to rely on her looks. "When I was a teenager, I was an ultra late bloomer, and my mom would say it was a blessing, because it means you never have to wonder if guys are only interested in you because you've got boobs," shared Kendrick. "I would have been thrilled if guys were interested in me because of my boobs!"
2. Have your cake and eat it too. Self-described exercise hater Sofia Vergara knows how to motivate herself during a workout: "Lunch brake abs torture by Chi Bui. #thenIgogetcake," joked the Modern Family star on a mid-workout pic. However, Vergara understands the benefits of good health after suffering from thyroid cancer at 28. "I think it's important to accept that [fitness is] part of modern life—that it's been proven that it helps you with everything," the actress told The New York Times last year. "You have to make a conscious decision to do it if you want to age well and live longer."
3. Gwyneth and Beyoncé are BFFs. Gal pals Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyoncé are getting some much-needed R&R by taking a four-day retreat together. Daily Mail reports that the two A-listers have checked into an exclusive California complex where they plan to meditate, go on long walks, and sample local wine. "Gwyneth reckons this is just what her friend needs to get her energy back," dished one source, alluding to Beyoncé's hectic schedule during her current "On The Run" tour. Need some time away yourself? Plan a yoga getaway with your girlfriends!
4. A personal win. Olympic ice dancer Charlie White struck gold with a ring of a different kind this week! The gold metal-winning athlete got engaged to fellow ice-dancing medalist Tanith Belbin while in Hawaii this week and shared the exciting news on Instagram saying, "Couldn't ask for a more beautiful setting for the best time in our life! Hashtag she said yes!!!" Since White has famously shown his dance moves on and off the ice with his partner Meryl Davis—the two went on to compete on Dancing With the Stars following their Sochi victory—we're sure this first dance will be a good one!
5. The Kimye wedding photos are in. Say what you want about Kim Kardashian and Kanye, but they sure know how to throw a gorgeous wedding. It's officially been two weeks since the duo tied the knot at romantic Belvedere Fort in Florence, Italy, and you may have seen the elaborate cake, Kim's ethereal-looking gown, or their fabulous first kiss, but you certainly haven't seen the last of the photos. E! Online has even more behind-the-scene shots you won't want to miss. Click over to check out baby North in her custom-made Givenchy, Kanye having a quiet moment with the pastor, and more.