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Tonight's Section 8AA Playoff Hockey Matchups
The Minnesota boys high school hockey section tournament really heats up tonight for St Cloud area teams. Here is a look at Section 8AA.
Section 8AA
#5 Tech (14-10) @ #4 Bemidji (7-15-2)
Bemidji topped Tech 3-2 in Bemidji on December 8th. Bemidji jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one period on a power play goal from Sam Bruestle and an even strength tally from Noah Burns.
Tech got on the board at 1:27 of the second period on a Davis Reinholz power play goal to make it a 2-1 game. However, Bemidji took back the two-goal lead two minutes later on a Brett Isensee goal.
The Tigers got a goal from Riley Bates late in the second period but could not close the gap in the third as both teams went scoreless.
#8 River Lakes (11-14) @ #1 Moorhead (11-10-2)
River Lakes topped Northern Lakes 9-5 on Saturday night to earn the trip to face the top-seeded Spuds. The Stars erased 2-0 and 3-1 deficits to get the victory over the Lightning. River Lakes pulled away with a five goal third period.
Stefan Tomovic and Grant Thompson each contributed five points in the win, and Nick Bergeson had four assists.
#7 Monticello (11-14-1) @ #2 Brainerd (19-5)
#6 Buffalo (12-10-2) @ Roseau (15-8-1)


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Man Dead in London in Possible 'Terror Incident'
One person has died and at least two people were wounded in a violent attack near a military training barracks in London, as Prime Minister David Cameron called an emergency meeting in response. Cassell Bryan-Low reports.
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This is the first module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Activities are self-directed by students or student teams using online videos and data from the SDO satellite to explore, research and build knowledge about... (View More) features of the Sun. Students build vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections, and creating resources to use in their investigations. Each activity comes with both a teacher and student guide with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos and internet resources. Activity 1A: Structure of the Earth's Star takes students through the features and function of the Sun's structures using online videos, completing a "Sun Primer" data sheet using information from the videos, and creating a 3D origami model of the Sun. Students use a KWL chart to track what they have learned. Activity 1B: Observing the Sun has students capture real solar images from SDO data to find and record sunspots and track their movement across the surface of the Sun. Activity 1C has students create a pin-hole camera to use in calculating the actual diameter of the Sun, and then calculate scales to create a Earth-Sun scale model. Students reflect on their learning and results at the end of the module. An internet connection and access to computers are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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Tomorrow, the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival kicks off, and runs through Sunday, July 29. A four-day celebration of food and drink, the Atlantic City Food + Wine Festival, presented by Caesars Entertainment, home of Total Rewards, will feature an amazing line-up of celebrity chefs, including Tyler Florence, Anne Burrell, Robert Irvine, Aaron Sanchez, Buddy Valastro, and Andrew Zimmern! From tastings and cooking demos to live music and discussions and seminars with industry leaders and influencers, there's a session to suit every palate. The event begins with a poolside launch party and culminates with a book signing with Paula Deen!
Purchase your tickets today to help support the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and to enjoy the tastiest days in the AC!


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Closing set at end of new release season.
The Barron Theatre, a landmark in Pratt since it opened in 1930, will close its doors sometime in late August or early September but hopefully not for long.
The Barker family, that owns the theatre, has decided not to continue operations so they can have more time with their family, said Tim Barker, theatre operator.
"We spend so much time there. We want to spend more time with our kids," Barker said.
The Barron has contractual obligations to play movies through the new release season that will end in August.
Although the Barkers are not going to operate the theatre, they are anxious to find an individual or group interested in taking over the operation and keeping the theatre open.
For years, the Barkers have been in conversation with a number of individuals and groups about operating the theatre but nothing materialized from those conversations.
The family is not going to actively market the theatre. They will hold onto the building until some thing develops. They want to do what is best for Pratt and are open for discussion.
"We're content to sit on the building until the right group materializes," Barker said.
This has been a tough decision for the family because they love the theatre and don't want to see it closed. Barker spent many hours in the theatre growing up. He had his first date with his wife Kelli in the Barron and their children have spent a lot of time in the Barron so the family has emotional ties with the theatre.
"It's a very tough thing for us. We're not walking away from that kind of history lightly. We've thought and prayed about this for a long time," Barker said.
They will continue to seek and listen to any individual or organization that has an interest in keeping the theatre open. But whoever is interested has to be organized and they have to have a plan for the Barkers to consider them as a new owner.
"There's a lot more to the movie industry than showing up and sitting in a chair," Barker said.
Part of the decision stop operations comes at a time when the movie industry is shifting from 35mm film to digital format.
It would take an estimated $110,000 to $130,000 to make the transition from film to digital and that could come down even more. But Barker said they didn't want to spend the money. Now was the time for the family to make the move out of the industry.
"We're not going to be the ones to take it to the next level," Barker said.
The Barron is a viable business and whoever buys it will take over a profitable business. Barron financial stability is terrific and it is doing well.
However, making the investment to digital format would update the theatre but would not increase business, Barker said.
The only problem with the Barron is that it only has two screens. The theatre experience is becoming more dynamic trending to bigger screens, louder films and better acoustics.
Since the Barron can't be expanded, a bigger four-screen theatre would be an alternative but the Barker family is not willing to make that leap.
Barker estimates a four-screen theatre would increase revenues three or four times.
Dr. Pat Barker, Tim's father, along with Jim Carter purchased the Barron in 1988 from United Artists. It had been closed for some time. Renovations were made and the theatre reopened.
Operating the Barron takes more than employees selling tickets, dispensing pop, candy and popcorn and running the projectors. During the last 25 years of operation, several have served as theatre manager and some have given of their time to make the Barron successful.
Acting as theatre managers have been Jim Clark, Laurie Stroda, Colby Stull who was a "rock star" and brought an energy level like no one else. Carol Stull and now Kelli Barker round out the manager list.
"These people are very special to us and we need to thank them," Barker said.
Besides the managers, it took some dedicated individuals to help keep the 73 year old building functioning.
The Barron would have shut down a long time ago if it hadn't been for Harold Windholtz who came in before sunrise to make repairs when seats were broken or some child ripped off an armrest.
Wayne Veeder made it his task to clean the theatre every morning and Ron Detwiler fixed, for free, any mechanical or electrical problems.
"These people, along with the managers have just been great," Barker said.


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HPD: Home invasion likely targeted wrong house
A northeast Houston couple and a maintenance man were tied up in a home invasion that authorities suspect targeted the wrong house.
A home-repair worker was going into the house in the 7900 block of Ritz, near Eastland, through a side door when three men barged in behind him about 10 a.m. Thursday, said Victor Senties, a spokesman for the Houston Police Department.
The men brandished pistols and demanded drugs from the 33-year-old homeowner.
The homeowner's 36-year-old wife was in another room with children when she heard the commotion. She left the children in the room and went out to see what was wrong.
The attackers tied up the man, his wife and the handyman. As the attackers ransacked much of the house, they continued to demand the location of drugs. When they found no drugs, they left, driving way.
The man untied himself and then freed the others. They told investigators they didn't know anything about drugs.
The couple, their children and the handyman were not hurt.
The attackers may have targeted the wrong house, Senties said.
"At first glance," Senties added, "it looks like they went to the wrong location."


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case out
slang To observe and examine someone or something, often to gain knowledge for a specific future purpose. A noun or pronoun can be used between "case" and "out." I cased my opponent out in preparation for the big fight. Judging from the security footage, those men cased out the shop hours before robbing it.
case someone or something out
Sl. to look someone or something over carefully, with a view to additional activity at a later time. He came into the room and cased all the lighting fixtures out. He cased out the fixtures to see which ones to replace. John cased the girls out.


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Pierre Paul Gallery showcasing Mark Sedgeman's paintings
As is always the case with the visual arts, we're left figuratively looking between canvases to see the artist's personality shine through. In Sedgeman's case, this isn't so much an abstract exercise as it's a matter of connecting the art to the artist's whole output.
This is in large part because Sedgeman brings the same intensity to his painting as he does his sculpture. So it's not so much that he figuratively carves his representation as much as he literally carves the composition with a thematic intensity.
As Pierre Paul Gallery Manager Beth Mitchell says in her exhibition statement, "Sedgeman's painting style is the unique product of fifty years of oil paint study and experimentation.
"Often referred to as an impressionist, Sedgeman admits that he's found insight from the works of Monet, Manet, and Degas. In addition to these masters, however, Sedgeman also pays homage to the works of post-impressionists Pierre Bonnard and Cezanne, 20th century sculptor Marino Marini, and J.M.W. Turner.
"By studying the masters," concludes Mitchell, Sedgeman "discovers new ways to approach light, shape, and color. In the end, (his) style is the culmination of many techniques instinctually woven together to produce a painting."
These diverse influences have in common an artistry that seeks to carve imagery in a manner similar to the approach through which sculptors handle their three-dimensional space. The crucial difference, of course, is that this impressionist-oriented painter uses his pigments to carve representative space on a flat surface.
And this makes the Pierre Paul reference to Marino Marini and J. M. W. Turner especially significant — Marini because of his interest in shaping artful three-dimensional motion and Turner for inferring such motion through his pigments. Like his mentors, Sedgeman's work is always an arrested motion. It is as though each work is not only frozen in time — but it's also anxious to move on. Each composition is therefore seemingly only a single temporal instance, like the single image taken from a film strip.
The Pierre Paul Gallery draws this to our attention with their emphasis on his "The Sun also Rises" paintings. Three oil compositions painted near his home on Goose Lake, Sedgeman (as the gallery statement says) "creates iconic landscapes of all that is around him painting images that culminate in a perfect marriage of land, water and sky in a plethora of stunning colors."
This remarkable series of paintings tells us everything we should know about his art. And in particular, the first of this trio illustrates Sedgeman's ability to carve time out of his facture.
With a nod to Monet and an even more enthusiastic nod to Turner, Sedgeman's "The Sun also Rises I" crafts an impressionistic group of buildings flanking a waterline that in turn is skirted by an expanse of background trees. Yet this description only touches on the painting.
For what Sedgeman does in "The Sun also Rises I" is capture a fleeting moment whose atmosphere survives only for that moment through a fluid, atmospheric palette.
Granted, there are a number of other Sedgeman paintings on display that are equals. In particular, his "The Music Room" (featuring three classical Indian dancers) is vivid in its interpretation of this Asian locale. "Poor Haiti" by contrast depicts the poverty these people suffered after their 2010 earthquake. And even a seemingly low key still-life called "Marking Time" depicting salt and pepper shakers, ceramic coffee cups, and napkin dispenser in a clever homage to stillness.
By pivoting his painterly compositions expertly between representation and abstraction, Sedgeman impressionistically translates what he feels as much as he sees. And what he seen for a half-century is the movement of time.
"Mark Sedgeman: Visual Meditations" will continue through Feb. 28 at the Pierre Paul Gallery, 3370 Washtenaw Ave. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. For information, call 734-975-1050.


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Los Angeles, Feb 20 : Actress Nicole Kidman says she wanted to make sure she gives complete respect to late actress Grace Kelly in her forthcoming biopic "Grace Of Monaco".
The 45-year-old plays the lead role of Kelly, who became a princess from an actress after marrying Prince Rainier III in 1956. Kidman hopes her hardwork will be seen in the movie, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"I wanted to be respectful of her, her story and her essence so hopefully that will all come through. It's exciting but at first it was daunting. At the same time I had studied her and felt a kind of tenderness towards her," Kidman said.


text: Ian Dennis, Lord Byron and the History of Desire Submitted by rc-admin on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 07:09 Ian Dennis, Lord Byron and the History of Desire (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 2009). 266pp. (Hdbk., $55.00; ISBN-13: 978 0 87413 066 9.) Reviewed by Colin Carman Colorado Mountain College Desire, by definition, is mediated, imitative, and mimetic. At the core of identity and indeed of being itself lie the dual demands to be recognized and to be imitated. These are just some of the premises of Eric Gans and René Girard, and the insightful literary study these two thinkers have inspired, Lord Byron and the History of Desire. Byron is a provocative choice: while the "Byronic hero" is usually typified by defiant autonomy, even solipsistic self-adulation, Ian Dennis reveals just how important the roles of mediation, interplay, and the desires of—and for—others are in Byron's oeuvre. Read more about Ian Dennis, Lord Byron and the History of Desire


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xTractatorix wrote:So yeah, i'm fairly new to hacking(i have already completed all the BASIC missions) but i find the realistic missions to be too challenging as i don't really now much about SQL data bases, and i only have rudimentary knowledge of programming. I most definatly do not want to become a script kiddie, i want to actually understand what i'm doing. So what i'm thinking of doing is learning really well c++, as i'm already familiar with how it works and is very broadly used, and then understanding SQL data-bases. Am i wrong in just dedicating my focus on c++ and SQL, or is there something that i should also learn? Oh yes one last thing i have heard about "hacking games" that are realistic but don't have any legal repercussions, if someone knows any good ones?
tgoe wrote:Start with asm and learn C. Rules of the road come first.
tgoe wrote:C++ is a terrible place to start. You don't teach kids to drive by putting 'em in an 18 wheeler... Start with asm and learn C. Rules of the road come first.
>>> a = 5
>>>b = 2
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Goatboy wrote:Oh, that's simple. All you need to do is dedicate many years of your life to studying security.
pretentious wrote:I think the analogy would go the other way. High level languages are far easier for a beginer to get their head around
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from the small amouny of asm that i've managed to figure out, you're dealing with registers and memory addresses and stuff. I wouldn't even utter the work assembly to a newbie.
centip3de wrote:it would be interesting to see a newbie who does learn ASM first. 10 bucks says that they would never touch a high level language.
Goatboy wrote:Oh, that's simple. All you need to do is dedicate many years of your life to studying security.
tgoe wrote:The motivation is to be a hacker, not a [insert language] programmer. High level languages are indeed easier to start programming in but the flipside of that is a mountain of abstraction. Starting at the bare metal reveals how computers actually work. Getting a basic grasp of asm isn't that difficult and I'm not suggesting that anybody stay at that level for development. C adds fundamental abstractions that carry over to most other languages and C is *tiny*. The standard book on C++ is four times bigger than the standard C book. The idea here is to be able to see through abstraction -- to think about programs in a language-agnostic way. Any decent intro to a high-level language introduces relatively advanced topics that aren't really appropriate or useful for a complete beginner: classes, inheritance, objects, templates, decorators, polymorphism, operator overloading......
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Has anyone tied to use the WB Spindrift scokc with a JRB bridge hammock?
I want to add one to my winter kit if they fit together relatively well.
Has anyone tied to use the WB Spindrift scokc with a JRB bridge hammock?
I want to add one to my winter kit if they fit together relatively well.
Love my JRB BMB
I have a JRB bridge and a ridgerunner but don't have a spindrift yet. You might make
the spindrift work but there are a couple of things you would have to change.
The webbing suspension on the JRB does not disconnect from the hammock in order to
pass it through the holes in the spindrift and the size webbing is two big for the holes.
Changing out your webbing to removable cord would be a work around for that.
Another problem is the spindrift is sized for the RR. the head end will be wider than
the JRB which might work. It would be wider by about 5 or 6 inches.
The foot end of the spindrift will not be wide enough as the JRB is wider than the
RR. You could put a shorter spreader bar on the foot end.
It looks like it could be made to work but not without some changes to hammock
Thanks, that is exactly what I was hoping to find out.
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I am now the proud owner of a RR and a BMBH. The Spindrift will not work on a BMBH without some fairly major modifications. The Spindrift has two small grommeted holes at each end. Brandon has designed it so that the Amsteel dogbones of the bridge suspension on the RR can be disconnected at the apex where they connect to the suspension line. The BMBH uses straps in the triangle that cannot be disconnected without cutting them. You'd pretty much need to duplicate the RR suspension on the BMBH to get it to work. I'm not going there.
Fortunately, Warbonnet has the SL RR on sale right now for only $85. With that price, why mess with the mods?
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel assured Marines and sailors in Hawaii today that despite deep budget and force cuts, the U.S. military will remain the world's best, and the nation will honor the commitments it has made to them.
Hagel kicked off a four-nation trip to Southeast Asia with a troop talk at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.
The secretary told the service members they are an integral to the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific, and he recognized the pivotal role they play in strengthening alliances and partnerships across the region.
"You are at the cutting edge of security, of stability and prosperity," he told the assembled group. "You are all a part of it, at the front end of it, the cutting edge of it. And what you do and how you do it is particularly important as to how the world sees America and how they view our interests, but probably more importantly, how they view our intentions."
When the secretary opened the floor to questions, he was asked about the impact of budget reductions and sequestration on military readiness and credibility and retirement and educational benefits.
Hagel said he and other Defense Department leaders have been honest and direct with Congress and the American people about the national security implications of large budget cuts.
He expressed concern about the size of the budget and force reductions and uncertainty about future funding levels. These factors, and the speed with which cuts are taking place, give the DOD leaders "very little flexibility in the tough decisions that are going to have to be made," he said.
Even with these challenges, the secretary emphasized that the U.S. military remains the world's best.
"Even with these cuts – and they are severe, and they may be even more severe – there is no question that America has the most significant military capability in the world," he assured the service members.
"There is no military even close to this military," he said, a point he said the United States has made its friends, allies and adversaries alike.
"We are not without resources. We are not without capability," Hagel said. "You can measure that by any metric," most notably by the men and women in uniform.
"You are the best-trained, the smartest, the best-led, most professional military force this country has ever had," Hagel told the group. He lauded the noncommissioned officer corps that he said stands head and shoulders above all others. "No other armed force in the world, no one is even close to having an enlisted NCO corps like we have in our institution," he said.
The secretary also noted the U.S. military's technological superiority and a budget, that even with deep reductions, remains sizeable.
"When you look at the balance sheet here, we are going to be the best, most capable, strongest military force in the world for a long time to come," he said.
Strategic choices being made today will help ensure that continues into the future, Hagel said.
"I think this is going to make you stronger," he said, expressing confidence in America's people, its values and its military. "We will come out of this stronger than we went in," he said.
Asked about the future of military retirement benefits, Hagel acknowledged that the current path is fiscally unsustainable for the long term.
"That doesn't mean we are going to cut off retirement benefits," he made clear. "For all of you, when you retire, your benefits should not be impacted by whatever tough choices we are going to have to make."
Hagel said he would not "play games" and tell service members that the benefits will increase. "They probably aren't going to increase," he said. "But you are not going to be hurt."
Minor adjustments may be required in areas such as TRICARE premiums for retired military members, he said. "If we make some adjustments now and we are smart, then we can adjust what we need to adjust and assure that the benefits that you have earned, that we promised, are going to be there," he said.
Asked by a Marine about Post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefits, the secretary, who cosponsored the enacting legislation while serving in the Senate, said he will fight to keep it intact.
"It's the right thing to do for our people…It is a smart investment in our country, a smart investment in you and your families," he said. "Education cannot be disconnected from security [and] from the future of our country. So we will do everything we can to protect [it]."
Hagel will continue his Southeast Asia trip tomorrow, with stops scheduled in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.
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John Delcos of Newyorkmetsreport.com and Joe DeCaro of Metsmerizedonline.com will be doing more and more projects together with the goal of merging two successful blogs in the hope of giving our readers everything they'll need in covering the Mets. Continuing our review of the 2011 Mets, today we take a look at Jason Isringhausen. Tomorrow: Willie Harris and Scott Hairston. Sunday: Chris Young and Ronny Paulino.
THE SKINNY: It was good story at the time when the Mets reached into their past to sign reliever Jason Isringhausen. Pushing 40 and with a tattered bullpen, Isringhausen represented a no-risk proposition. Isringhausen wasn't going to make the Opening Day roster, but accepted an extended spring training assignment and within several weeks the inevitable pen breakdown occurred and he was back. Isringhausen was effective for the most part, and eventually assumed the closer role after Francisco Rodriguez was traded and earned seven saves to reach the 300 milestone. However, Isringhausen struggled and eventually broke down and ended the season on the disabled list with a herniated disk in his back.
REASONS TO KEEP HIM: Isringhausen showed he still knew how to pitch and when he needed it was able to pump up his fastball. … His experience and composure is beneficial to a young and inexperienced bullpen.
REASONS TO LET HIM GO: He doesn't make the Mets any younger and the odds are in favor of physical problems. …. The Mets are in a rebuilding mode and he was take an opportunity away from somebody else.
JOHN'S TAKE: If there's a younger option go with him, but is there? There is value in his experience and leadership, and if they Mets are playing well he could be important to the bullpen.
I'd be willing to invite him to spring training with the provision he could leave as a free agent should an opportunity arise elsewhere. That's a no-lose situation. Should he make the team and prove healthy and productive, he could be a trade chip in July.
While there exist numerous other options for older, stopgap relievers, Isringhausen is a proven commodity to the Mets, who don't have a closer, much less a set-up man.
JOE'S TAKE: Call me sentimental, but if Isringhausen is healthy and wants to forgo his retirement for another season, I would bring him back. It's not like we can't use the help or experience in the bullpen anyway. Izzy's 1.28 WHIP was among the best in the Mets bullpen and even topped Parnell's 1.47 WHIP by a considerable margin. He also didn't implode whenever he emerged from those bullpen gates in the ninth inning like Parnell did – an important fact to consider.
I see nothing wrong with giving him the same kind of deal he received last season. Remember, Sandy Alderson specifically said on more than one occasion that he didn't trade Izzy, despite some offers for him, because he was a great influence on the younger relievers. So what's changed? He could still assume that role and at the same time be one of the more effective relievers out of the Mets bullpen once again in 2012.
Jason Isringhausen… You're the next contestant on the Price is Right… Come on down…


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Featuring a new student-produced interactive whiteboard presentation, this eClips Spotlite video is designed as a tool to enhance students' conceptual understanding of the science of seasons. The accompanying interactive lesson follows the 5E... (View More) model, provides background information, and include a pre- and post-test. (View Less)
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This is an activity about the requirements of life. Learners will explore what living things need to survive and thrive by creating and caring for a garden plot (outdoors where appropriate) or a container garden (indoors) at the program facility.... (View More) The garden will be used to beautify the facility with plant life with many planting and landscaping options provided. Children will consider the requirements of living things, compare the surface conditions on Mars to those found on Earth, view images/video of a NASA Astrobiology Institute "garden" where astrobiologists are studying life under extreme conditions, and consider the similarities and differences in the type of life that would be possible on Mars as compared to their garden on Earth. It also includes specific tips for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 3 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
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Few in New Delhi have ever seen more of Rahul Gandhi then they've seen this week. The five-o' clock shadow of the young political scion adorns billboards throughout India's capital, heralding his anointment on Sunday as the Congress Party's new Vice President. That the 42-year-old was being groomed to lead the party alongside his Italian-born mother and party president Sonia Gandhi has been a foregone conclusion for years in India. But as he slid into position for what is bound to be a grueling campaign ahead of national elections in 2014, the speech he gave at a party powwow in Jaipur this weekend was a rare and emotional commitment to the path that was laid out for him when he was born into India's greatest political family. "The Congress Party is now my life. The people of India are my life," Gandhi said. "And I will fight for the people of India and for this party. I will fight with everything I have."
It is going to be a tough one. It has been a tumultuous couple of years for the current Congress-led government, bookended by massive anticorruption protests in early 2011 and the recent wave of demonstrations over women's rights after a brutal gang rape in New Delhi. In between, the Congress-led coalition has faced concerns at home and abroad over the health of the nation's economy as GDP growth has dipped below 6%, and long periods of so-called policy paralysis in which a fractious Parliament spent more time bickering than passing the many laws that would bring economic and social reform the country needs. Where should Gandhi begin to convince voters that Congress is still the party to be running the country?
(MORE: In Search of a New India)
Luckily for him — or not — people in the capital have a thought or two about that. And the dominant theme in the chatter about the best move he can make to win voters over is pretty simple: speak up. After hearing the intensely private Gandhi reflect personally on his complicated upbringing and relationship with power, many in India want to hear more about what the man who could be the country's next Prime Minister thinks — a lot more. Three tips for the new Veep.
1. Get on TV
One of the reasons why Gandhi's ascension captured so much attention this week — it was not exactly a surprise, after all — is that everybody wanted to hear what, exactly, he would say. Despite his activity and visibility within his party — he recently, for instance, orchestrated a Cabinet reshuffle in which he moved a few young(ish) Congress colleagues into ministerial posts — an oft heard critique of Congress' new No. 2 is that he does not appear in or speak in public enough. "There is a widespread perception that he is not serious," says Swapan Dasgupta, a journalist and conservative commentator in New Delhi. "Where is Rahul Gandhi? What does this man stand for, and what are his views on the questions that are preoccupying India?"
Gandhi raised several of those questions in his first speech as Vice President. He highlighted the problem of the over-centralization of power in India. He talked about the brazenness of corruption in the country, women's rights and alienated youth who are "excluded from the political class," watching from the sidelines. It's a tricky task: promising big changes from within a party and system that in large part created him. "He's saying, 'I am beginning with a clean slate … I am something different,'" says Dasgupta. To win voters, he will need to spend more time in front of them, digging deeper into some of the big ideas he touched on in his sweeping acceptance speech and talking in real terms about how to solve India's challenges at a structural level. Part of convincing voters that Congress can lead a more functional coalition next time will mean communicating that the party leadership knows what people are worried about and is ready to do something about it.
(MORE: India: Gandhi's Congress Party Slammed in State Election)
2. Get on Twitter
Rahul Gandhi may be on Twitter, but if he is, he is not sending out regular tweets in any official capacity, which isn't exactly what one might expect from a man who has been so vocal about getting youth more involved in politics in India. Demographically, India is one of the youngest countries in the world — 70% of the population is under 35 — and those hundreds of millions of voters are currently governed by a group of much, much older politicians. The miles-wide gap inherent in that situation was on stark display in the protests immediately following what has come to be known as the "Delhi gang rape." Young demonstrators quickly got organized on social media and showed up by the thousands in the heart of New Delhi to protest the lack of safety for women in the capital. The sudden and intense display of outrage on the streets of the capital took the government off guard, and leaders' sluggish initial response added fuel to the fire.
It makes perfect sense for a young, photogenic Gandhi to be Congress' choice to try to close the gap between India's youth and the government. Raheel Khursheed, director of communications for Change.org in India, says both the anticorruption protests of 2011 and the recent protests were "God-sent opportunities" that "would have been ideal for [Gandhi] to come in and get a dialogue going" with young voters. Gandhi did offer his condolences and call on the nation to reflect after the crime, but he did not seize the moment in any big way or publicly demonstrate solidarity with the youth who were out on the streets. "The younger generation of Congress leaders needs to be more open and answerable to their electorate and their demands," Khursheed says. An easy and powerful way Gandhi could do this, he says, is to help digitize India's democracy and open the lines of communication between voters and lawmakers through, for instance, Twitter, or by guaranteeing government review of digital petitions that collect a set number of signatures. By taking a lead in social media himself, Khursheed says, Gandhi could help in "creating a situation where the state is more responsive to [people's] demands … This is really where Rahul Gandhi can take a positive step forward."
(PHOTOS: Indians Protest the Arrest of Anna Hazare)
3. Jump into the Fray
Rahul Gandhi, in addition to the various roles he has held within his party, has been an MP for more than eight years for the district of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. His recent participation as a lawmaker, however, has not offered much insight into the direction he would like to see the country go. According to PRS Legislative Research, a Delhi-based organization that tracks the performance of India's Parliament and its members, Gandhi has only participated in one parliamentary debate in the time since the current government formed in 2009. The average number of times MPs from across India have participated in debates in the same time frame is 30.1. Gandhi has never raised a question during this time, compared with a national average of 235 questions per lawmaker, and he has only attended 41% of the sessions, compared with the average of 77%.
As a result, voters don't hear as much as they could about where he stands on many of the hotly debated issues being discussed in Parliament. "One of the attributes of a leader is for him to be able not only to articulate and take a position but also to carry people with him," says C.V. Madhukar, founder and director of PRS. That could very well be happening behind the closed doors of Congress meetings, he acknowledges. "But it could be useful for the world at large to know what his positions are on various issues — and what better to place to articulate them than in Parliament?" Anybody who has watched India's MPs get into a verbal scrum can't exactly blame him. But then again, it is his job, and voters will be looking to him now more than ever for cues as to where his leadership might take them.


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Business, Work and Technology
2225 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto
CareerGenerations offers one-on-one and group sessions to meet specific career needs. CareerGenerations career coaches can help assess talents in the context of today's marketplace, generate career options, improve resumes and social-media profiles, design a successful search plan, and skillfully network, interview and negotiate salaries. Contact CareerGenerations for a free initial consultation.
For the Dancer
Bayer Ballet Academy
2028 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View
Classical Russian ballet.
Beaudoin's School of Dance
464 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto
Tap, ballet, ballroom and jazz dance classes available for children and adults. Special classes for boys and seniors.
Center for Movement Education
Center for Movement Education (CMER) offers both introductory one-day workshops to explore what dance/movement therapy is about, as well as a selection of comprehensive alternate route training courses for professional development in becoming a dance/movement therapist. Most CMER courses provide continuing education credit as an approved provider of continuing education by the Board of Behavioral Sciences (#3888).
Dance Connection
4000 Middlefield Road, L-5, Palo Alto
Dance Connection offers graded classes for preschool to adult with a variety of programs to meet every dancer's needs. Ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, boys program, lyrical, pilates and combination classes are available for beginning to advanced levels.
4000 Middlefield Road, L-3, Palo Alto
DanceVisions, a nonprofit community dance center, offers classes from age 3 to adult. Classes range from modern to hip hop, lyrical, pilates, jazz, ballet, and contact improvisation, as well as providing a performance showcase.
L'Ecole de Danse
Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
L'Ecole De Danse (School of Ballet) — Vaganova and Cecchetti styles. Creative dance, pre-ballet and full curriculum for all levels starting at age 4-and-a-half. Adult classes include beginning, intermediate and advanced. Please call for more information.
Uforia Studios
819 Ramona St., Palo Alto
Uforia Studios specializes in dance (Zumba, Hip Hop, Bollywood, Hula Hooping), Strength and Sculpting (uDefine) and Spinning (uCycle). All fitness levels and abilities are welcome.
Western Ballet
914 N. Rengstorff Ave., Unit A, Mountain View
Western Ballet has a welcoming, caring place to study ballet. Adult classes for absolute beginners to professionals, providing the largest selection of drop-in classes in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay. For children through teens preparing for careers in ballet, there is a graded youth program with 13 pre-professional levels. Faculty consists of current and former professional dancers. Cost of a single adult class: $15.
Zohar Dance Company
4000 Middlefield Road, L-4, Palo Alto
Founded in 1979, Zohar is unique in that it offers classes to adults in jazz, ballet and modern dance. Under the direction of Ehud and Daynee Krauss, the studio is known for its professional instructors and inspiring classes.
The Great Outdoors
Bair Island Aquatic Center
1450 Maple St., Redwood City
Learn to Row classes for adults at Bair Island Aquatic Center (BIAC), a local nonprofit boathouse. No previous experience or fitness level required. Six sessions in spring and summer, consisting of two weekends of classes (9 a.m.-noon Saturday and Sunday), followed by four weeks of instruction in the novice crew. Cost: $250 (includes three month membership at BIAC). Visit the website for details and registration information.
Lucy Geever-Conroy, Flight Instructor and Advantage Aviation
1903 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Offering learn-to-fly seminars, private pilot ground school and flying lessons, along with free seminars for pilots.
Health & Fitness
Empowerment Boot Camp
50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Empowerfit is different from other military-style boot camps. Visit the website or call for more information and to register.
American Red Cross: Silicon Valley Chapter
2731 North First St., San Jose
Palo Alto Chapter: 400 Mitchell Lane, Palo Alto
In a Red Cross First Aid class students learn CPR, choking rescue, bleeding control and treatment of burns, fractures, seizures and more. Adult CPR and First Aid Certificates. Locations in San Jose and Palo Alto. Call 1-877-727-6771 for dates/times or visit the website.
Andre's Boot Camp (ABC)
No two sessions are the same but every session will offer either circuit training or interval training. ABC is designed for those who enjoy multi-sport activities. A variety of athletic "toys" are used to make the classes both fun and challenging. Call, email or visit the website for more information.
The Happy Body
3154 Woodside Road, Woodside
Most people approach fitness and weight loss in all the wrong ways. The result is a vicious cycle involving disappointing ups and downs, wasted money and needless dependence on gurus and trainers. The Happy Body Program is different. Using a system involving nutrition, exercise and relaxation, teachers Aniela & Jerzy Gregorek help achieve the desired results of a balanced lifestyle featuring improved health and greater youthfulness.
Betty Wright Swim Center @ Abilities United
3864 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Improve health and wellness through aquatic exercise and therapy in the fully accessible, public, warm-water (93 degree), in-door pool. Classes include aqua aerobics, aqua arthritis, back basics, body conditioning, Aichi yoga and prenatal. Physical therapy, personal training, Watsu and land massage by appointment. Group and private swim lessons.
Be Yoga
440 Kipling St., Palo Alto
Friendly community yoga studio. Small class sizes, excellent instruction, reasonable prices. Also offered are workshops on ayurveda, reiki and meditation.
California Yoga Center (Palo Alto)
541 Cowper St., Palo Alto
The California Yoga Center offers classes for beginning to advanced students. With studios in Mountain View and Palo Alto, classes emphasize individual attention and cultivate strength, flexibility and relaxation. Ongoing yoga classes are scheduled every day and include special classes such as prenatal, back care and pranayama. Weekend workshops explore a variety of yoga-related topics.
Darshana Yoga
654 High St., Palo Alto
Fresh yoga classes in Palo Alto. A blend of alignment and flow. Director Catherine De Los Santos has taught yoga in Palo Alto more than 25 years.
Jacki's Aerobic Dancing
890 Church St., Mountain View
Jacki's Aerobic Dancing offers a well-balanced hour of abdominal work, weight training and safe, easy-to-follow aerobic routines. Complimentary child care is available. Classes meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-10 a.m., at Mountain View Masonic Temple.
Jazzercise at Little House Activity Center
800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park
Jazzercise blends aerobics, yoga, Pilates and kickboxing movements into fun dance routines set to new music. All fitness levels welcome. Classes are ongoing. Go directly to class to register.
Red Star Soccer Academy
248 Walker Drive, #8, Mountain View
Red Star Soccer Academy is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to youth player development. It offers training for eager young athletes who aspire to reach their full potential in soccer. Red Star is affiliated with the US Soccer Federation and US Club Soccer. Red Star teams compete in Nor Cal Premier League and US Club Soccer sanctioned tournaments.
Studio Kicks
796A San Antonio Road, Palo Alto
650-855-9869 (fax)
Studio Kicks is a family fitness center offering high-energy cardio kickboxing classes and fun martial-arts training for kids 3 and 12 and up. Taught by owner/instructor Richard Branden, six-time world champion and original stunt cast member for the "Power Rangers." Get the whole family healthy and fit. Stop by for a free class.
Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto
4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto. Established in 1973. Learn the classical Yang Chengfu style of Taijiquan (T'ai chi ch'uan). Beginning classes start monthly. Classes are held at the Cubberley Community Center.
Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA
3391 Middlefield Road, YES Hall, Palo Alto
The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA offers classes designed to improve balance, strength and flexibility while promoting relaxation and good health. Beginner classes in Taoist Tai Chi internal art of Tai Chi Chuan are offered for all ages and fitness levels in Palo Alto. First class is free. Call or visit the website for class schedule and more information. A nonprofit organization with nationally accredited instructors.
Yoga at All Saints' Episcopal Church
555 Waverley St., Palo Alto
Kundalini-style yoga, combining asana (physical poses), breathing exercises and meditation. Practice is best done on an empty stomach. Please bring a mat and blanket and wear comfortable, easy-to-move-in clothes. If floor work is difficult, exercises can be modified to be done in a chair. All ages. No registration necessary. Every Saturday, 8-9 a.m., in the Parish Hall. $5/person.
Just for Seniors
450 Bryant St., Palo Alto
Avenidas offers classes from balance, line dancing and back fitness to dementia caregiving and computer. Membership costs, fees and class listing included on the website.
Language Courses
ABC Languages
585 Glenwood Ave., Menlo Park
ABC Languages offers up to 20 different language classes to adults and children either in groups or privately. ABC's teaching staff is composed of experienced instructors who are native speakers of the language they teach.
German Language Class
50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Learn to speak, read, and write German, with an emphasis on conversation. Basic grammar and Germanic culture are also covered. The instructor, a college-credentialed teacher, lived and studied in Germany through Stanford, from where she later received a master's degree.
International School of the Peninsula (ISTP)
151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto
ISTP offers extensive after-school language classes at its two Palo Alto locations. Classes offered in French, Mandarin and Spanish to preschool students (3 to 5 years old). Additional classes taught in Arabic, Farsi, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese and Russian for elementary and middle school students.
Istituto Educazione Italiana
1000 El Camino Real, Room 8, Atherton
Italian language for adults in the evening on the campus of Menlo College. Workshops in painting Tuscan and Venetian landscapes/cityscapes using acrylics. Workshops in Florentine silversmithing at the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park. Classes start March 26.
Parents only
The Peninsula Parentsplace
Koret Family Resource Center, 200 Channing Ave., Palo Alto
The Peninsula Parentsplace offers parenting classes on subjects ranging from strategies for managing picky eaters to making the switch from diapers.
Mind and Spirit
Ananda Palo Alto
2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
Ananda Palo Alto offers classes on meditation, chanting and yoga.
Music, Arts and Crafts
Custom Handweavers
2263 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View
Ongoing classes in weaving, spinning, and knitting for beginner and intermediate students. Day and evening sessions. Students can explore the ancient art of Temari, a Japanese folk art, or learn to weave the Navajo Way. Call for more information, email or visit the website.
Art for Well Beings
2460 Park Blvd., Palo Alto
Art for Well Beings (AFWB) offers art classes especially welcoming people with special needs. AFWB is open to the public. Drop-in or sessions are available. All materials provided. Please call to register.
Art with Emily
402 El Verano Ave., Palo Alto
Emily Young teaches mixed-media, multi-cultural art lessons for children at her fully equipped studio in Palo Alto. Semi-private and private lessons available.
Art Works Studio
595 Lincoln Ave., Palo Alto
Art Works Studio offers a variety of fine-art classes for kids, as well as summer camps.
Children's Music Workshops
PO Box 60756, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Kids music classes and private lessons for guitar, piano and voice. Locations in Palo Alto and Mountain View. Music for special-needs children too.
Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View
The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) offers classes year-round in music, visual and digital arts for ages 14 months to adult. Vacation and summer camps, one- and two-day arts workshops offered throughout the year. Private music lessons offered, taught by international faculty. Financial assistance available. Private lessons also offered.
Kindermusik with Wendy
Mountain View
Group music classes for children ages birth to 7 and their caregivers. All classes include singing, instrument play, movement, musical games, and home materials, and aim to develop the whole child through music. Five levels of classes as well as a multi-age class. Cost depends on class and session length.
Lingling Yang Violin Studio
Palo Alto
Offers private violin instruction for children 7 and up and adults of all levels. Year-round enrollment. Audition required for intermediate and advanced violin players. Taught by classically trained violinist and very experienced violin teacher. Her students include award winners at violin competitions and members of PACO, CYS and ECYS.
Manzana Music School
Palo Alto
Private and group lessons for children and adults on guitar, violin, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, vocal, arranging and music theory.
Midpeninsula Community Media Center
900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto
The Media Center offers classes every month in a wide range of media arts, including publishing media on the Web, podcasting, digital editing, field production, TV studio production, Photoshop for photographers, citizen journalism and autobiographical digital stories. One-on-one tutoring is also available. Biweekly free orientation sessions and tours.
Music with Toby
Palo Alto
Toby Branz offers private voice and violin lessons in Palo Alto and San Francisco. She received her master's degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2010 and a postgraduate diploma in 2011.
Music Within Us
2483 Old Middlefield Way, Suite 150, Mountain View
Dr. Lisa Chu offers classes, workshops, and individual sessions using techniques drawn from the fields of life coaching, mindfulness-based meditation, yoga, deliberate practice, group facilitation, sound healing and music improvisation.
New Mozart School of Music
305 N. California Ave., Palo Alto
New Mozart provides private lessons on all instruments for all ages and early-childhood music classes for children 2-7 years of age.
Opus1 Music Studio
2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto
Opus1 Music Studio is offering private and group music lessons for all kinds of instruments to ages 2 and up. Beginners to advanced level.
Pacific Art League
688 Ramona St., Palo Alto
Art classes and workshops by qualified, experienced instructors for students from beginners to advanced and even non-artists. Classes in collage, oil painting, portraits and sketching, life drawing, acrylic or watercolor and brush painting. Sculpture. Registration is ongoing.
Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto
Classes and workshops for children and adults in ceramics, painting, drawing, jewelry, book arts, printmaking, collage and more. Register online or stop by the Art Center for a class brochure.
School Days
Lydian Academy
815 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
Lydian Academy is a personalized middle and high school recognized for academic excellence and great teachers. Lydian has rolling admissions and welcomes new students every week, year round. Earn your diploma from Lydian or get ahead by taking UC-approved and AP classes in Lydian's after-school and summer programs. Lydian also offers professional tutoring with proven results.
Emerson School
2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto
650-856-2778 (fax)
Emerson School, a private, non-sectarian program for grades 1-8, operates on a year-round full-day schedule providing superior academic preparation, international courses (Chinese, Spanish) and individualized Montessori curriculum. Visit website for details.
Challenger School
3880 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Challenger School is an independent private school that focuses on academic excellence, individual achievement, critical thinking skills and self-reliance. Challenger students achieve scores on average in the 90th percentile on the national Stanford Achievement Test (SAT). Tour the campus to learn about Challenger's preschool through eighth grade programs.
Action Day/Primary Plus
333 Eunice Ave., Mountain View
Providing quality infant, toddler and preschool programs for more than 33 years. On-site dance and computer classes offered. Fully accredited staff and facilities.
Amigos de Palo Alto
1611 Stanford Ave., Palo Alto
Amigos de Palo is a full Spanish-immersion preschool. Offering parents a safe environment where they may leave their children, both for childcare and to begin learning from bilingual instructors how to speak and learn Spanish the same way their native language was learned — naturally. Preschool sessions are offered Mon.-Fri. (1-4:30 p.m.); Mon., Wed. and Fri. (8:30 a.m.-11:45 p.m. or 1-4:30 p.m.); and Tue.-Thu. (8:30 a.m.-11:45 p.m. or 1-4:30 p.m.).
Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View
The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) offers classes year-round in music, visual and digital arts for ages 18 months to adult. Vacation and summer camps, one- and two-day arts workshops offered throughout the year. Private music lessons offered, taught by international faculty. Financial assistance available.
Children's Pre-School Center (CPSC)
4000 Middlefield Road, T-1, Palo Alto
Students will experience the joy of finger painting, the thrill of dancing, the pleasure of building towers, and the satisfaction of mastering pre-literacy and pre-math skills with the support and guidance of a dedicated, loving, multicultural teaching staff.
Circle of Friends Preschool
3214 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park
Circle of Friends Preschool offers a well-rounded curriculum in a warm personal environment. The goal is to promote the development of the whole child: physical, emotional, social, lingual and intellectual. Detailed assessment of each child helps build partnerships with families to support emerging competencies. All this in a play-based program where children have opportunities to create, explore, problem solve, learn concepts and integrate knowledge in a hands-on environment.
German-American International School
275 Elliott Drive, Menlo Park
German-American International Sschool (GAIS) is an international school serving approximately 300 students in preschool through 8th grade. GAIS offers a German bilingual program through 5th grade, and welcomes English-speaking students in a new English language middle school program that offers German, Spanish and French as additional language options. GAIS follows the academically rigorous, inquiry-based programs developed by the International Baccalaureate Organization.
Helios New School
3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
Constructivist K-4 secular program for gifted children. Individualized curriculum including foreign language, science, fine arts and social-emotional learning.
International School of the Peninsula
Cohn Campus (grades 1-8): 151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto
Cooper Campus (nursery): 3233 Cowper St., Palo Alto
After-school programs for preschool, elementary- and middle-school students. Classes include French cooking, Asian cooking, chess, science, robotics, Chinese dance, art and craft, watercolor, gymnastics, soccer and multi-sports.
Jim Gorman Swim School
3249 Alpine Road, Portola Valley
650-854-6699, ext. 100
Patient, professional instructors and warm, clean pools make it fun to learn to swim. Private and small group lessons for all ages and abilities, from water babies (3-30 months) to national champions. Weekday and weekend lessons available for sign-ups now.
Kirk House Preschool
1148 Johnson St., Menlo Park
Kirk House Preschool is a half-day preschool with both morning and afternoon classes for children aged 3-5 (Young Fives class). Kirk House Preschool is a Christian, play-based school which offers a development-oriented curriculum in a park-like setting.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Thankful: Advent
Today I'm thankful to be setting out on a journey, one that will take 40 days and lead to us to the Nativity of Christ. In the Orthodox Church, we begin our advent season today, November 15th. Everywhere we go we're inundated with advertising, busyness, food, stuff, and then more food and more stuff. We're told that joy and peace can be bought with credit and that happiness comes in pretty packages. Meanwhile, the Church quietly calls us away from these distractions and toward Christ. It is a season of preparation, and yes, we will buy some stuff, we'll continue to eat, and we'll inevitably be busier than we'd like. But we will also intentionally turn ourselves away from gluttony through eating simpler meals, fewer treats, less mindless eating. We will try to "unplug" more often so we can be more connected to one another. We will actively seek to remember that it's more blessed to give than to receive by taking part in various giving projects as a family, of trying to be more aware of others needs than our desires. We will focus on the meaning of this time by reading together from the Old Testament, reading the old, old story that started in Eden and led to the manger. We will hang up a corresponding ornament on our Jesse Tree each evening as we learn about those who came before and make up the lineage of our Saviour. We will move Mary along on our starparth, slowly filling the sky with stars as she nears the cave.
Last night we sat together, in the glow of candle light, and talked about what we would do if we learned that in 40 days we'd be visited by a King. How would our lives change as we prepared for his coming? If he were to visit our home, if he were to stay with us, wouldn't we declutter and clean and decorate and save the best for when he arrived? And wouldn't he want to see that in all our preparations, we didn't forget the least of these, his very brethren, but shared with them from our abundance? And wouldn't we want to practice showing love to each other, because we know that is what pleases Him best?
A King is coming, and so we make ready. We will attempt to prepare our hearts as well as our home. And when He comes? We will feast and celebrate! But now is the time for preparation, and I'm grateful for that. When Christmas morning comes, and the gifts have been opened, we'll just be getting started. (We keep the 12 days of Christmas, after all!) I'm thankful to be setting out on this journey today, one that leads to the Prince of Peace!
Read how other families keep the season of advent here.
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This is so cool. I've never thought of doing something like this (the Mary/star path thing). I suppose you could make one for the Magi as well. What a great idea! Thanks TONS for putting this up.ReplyDelete
This is all so lovely! You definitely set a peaceful, reflective tone with your words and pictures.ReplyDelete
What a cute little path! I really like the Mary and Joseph figurines. Did you make them yourself?ReplyDelete
Thanks for a good reminder of what we are actually celebrating this season.ReplyDelete
Josee, thank you! I did make them. If you're interested in the pattern I could email it to you.ReplyDelete
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For a government that insists it's trying to help small businesses and startups, to go and disrupt one and all of its users over some possible illegal usage by a small number of users is just crazy. It's this kind of overly broad censorship (and, yes, this is clear censorship) that is what people were afraid of under SOPA. As JotForm notes, it's important to recognize that the US government already believes it has these powers. And the damage here for a small business is massive. JotForm has been filling its Twitter feed with customer service attempts at helping upset customers, and making it clear it has no information on why the .com disappeared. It looks like the US government asked, and GoDaddy just took away the domain. If you've never worked for a startup, perhaps you can't imagine just how insanely disruptive and destructive such a situation can be. Everyone is so busy working and building a company -- but something like this means suddenly all of their time has to switch over to help all of those upset customers (and doing so without being able to use the site that everyone will go look at first!).
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edit from james0246: Marvel's out for a bit, and I am never sure when spoilers are released, so here is the new spoiler thread...
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|2012-09-05, 05:37
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chapter is out!!
I loved how sanji came to rescue. it was Epic.. I think he will hold vergo for a while till smoker comes to help him out. Also, it seems Vergo is using Rokushiki (Shigun) with his whole hand instead of one finger!
Luffy was running on par with Smoker's Flying, he burned the floor while running ... nice!
I laughed too much on (BrownBeard bus) LOL!!
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I like Luffy's quick reaction...
and Smoker.... Vergo is slaying your squad... just fall back
since Sanji is the one who rescued Tashigi, that should be a disappointing event for Zoro x Tashigi shipper... ^^
|2012-09-05, 07:46
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Did Luffy ring the door bell? Or was that an elevator? It'd be so hilarious if he actually did ring the bell and punched Ceasar as soon as he opened.
Anyway, Sanji. I'm worrying. I mean Sanji hasn't gone all out yet since the time skip and I can't see him lose the first fight in which he does so, but we all know that Vergo is Smoker's opponent. I'm sure there are other options to resolve this situation, though. Sanji may just hold him off until Smoker arrives, who then finishes him, or we were just fooled into believing that Smoker will fight Vergo. Maybe Luffy will actually need Smoker to fight Ceasar. The two devil fruits (CC and Smoker) are thematically connected after all, but to be honest, I don't see how that could be the case. However, once again, Oda has us guessing what's going to happen next. It's also weird that Zoro seemingly isn't going to fight anybody. Like I said in a previous chapter thread, there are just too few opponents in this fight. Unless Doflamingo shows up, this is likely to become a one-sided beating again. It looks like the situation on the island is a bigger problem right now than the actual villains.
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i was expecting a clash between vergo and smoker but it looks like vergo will be going up against sanji's diable jambe. and luffy and smoker will probably duke it out with ceasar and happy harpy. finally, the fight begins!
|2012-09-05, 08:11
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Right now, Tashigi's sword must be going: Ok, has anyone seen that Rust Rust guy from the Enies Lobby arc? Because right now I prefer being turned to mold and used as a back scratcher than continue being used by this sad excuse for femdom anymore. Anyhoo, I wonder how Sanji will fare against Vergo who seems to be a combination of a Rokushiki user with color of armament Haki.
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Sanji's observational haki is once again quite keen to pick up Tashigi's panic, I wonder if he picked it up being able to detect women after being on okama island for two years...
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About Sanji vs Vergo. I can see Oda coming up with the excuse that Sanji only loses/can't go all out against Vergo because of the damage he took when Nami was inside his body (though he seems to have recovered pretty well already)
I hope Smoker gets his heart back before he fights Vergo.
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As much as i like today's chapter, i'm more interested on the idea of fire being associated with Luffy now. After red hawk, he now can even burn the ground just by speed running. But to say, its not really an impressive speed if Smoker could catch up with him, and beside i think he was running without using G2, or else not even Smoker could catch him. Still, he made the ground burning in fire.
Sure talk about friction, talk about the heat he generates from that speed... but i'm more into the idea of Luffy now might have acquired 2nd ability aside from his rubber ability. I'm not sure, but i expect after this, he gonna execute some more fire based skill other than red hawk, and hes gonna do it without relying on the concept of "friction generates heat" like Sanji do. But this is just my thinking anyway.. i might be wrong tho, seeing that Sanji now is able to create fire out of nowhere without using friction like he did pre-war. But then it would be interesting if Luffy somehow acquired Ace's ability through unknown means, and becoming the 2nd char in OP series to have 2 abilities, next to BB.
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^If all Vergo can do is use Rokushiki mixed with Haki, then I don't see how he can defeat Sanji (even if Sanji is weakened and Vergo is a Rokushiki master). But, if he has some unknown DF ability...well, things will get interesting. Sanji, unlike Zoro, is allowed to be defeated, if only because Zoro would kill himself if he was ever defeated (at least by another swordsmen).
|2012-09-05, 10:00
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I can field this one. The kanji used in the spoiler was "鬼竹", which translates to "bamboo demon". In other words, it looks like it's true that the flute he used to knock out Law was made of bamboo, after all. Maybe that could be his DF power if he has one (bamboo bamboo fruit)? Because I'm pretty sure he's capable of way more than just rokushiki.....
Anyways, cool chapter. Sanji taking on Vergo is a neat surprise. Now it looks like we'll find out for certain how well the third of the monster trio can handle VA-class marines (lol, I'm starting to sound like grey_1960 now, aren't I? ). And the rematch between Luffy and CC sure happened a lot sooner than I expected. I still don't expect the scientist to go down so easily, though. His ability can manipulate all sorts of gases, so he should be capable of way more than just poison and sealing away oxygen......
Also, I wonder how many more of those PH dragons are around? Brownbeard said that the smaller ones are newer, improved models. Thinking about it, perhaps the dragons themselves are a new model of Pacifista.....?
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btw, Everyone using Brownbeard as a taxi was pitch perfect this week. Especially, Ussop using Brownbeard's scales as a coat rack and Brooke swinging his legs off the side while complaining about being hungry. I was instantly reminded of dozens of family trips across America and through the world while reading this short section of the chapter. Classic.
|2012-09-05, 10:26
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Yeah, I love those goofy little moments with Brownbeard. IMO, I'd love to see him join Luffy and co. but I still don't really see that happening. Oh well, maybe Oda will give him his own ministory in the future.....
And speaking of ministories, I suppose Jinbei's going to take out Caribou's brother at this point. Heh, that's the case, then that'd be the second time that ol' chameleon-head got himself shipwrecked underwater!
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Sanji vs Vergo, eh? Quite an unexpected match-up. I'm very curious to see how he'll fare against a vice admiral. I don't think he'll be able to defeat him, but he should be able to hold his own.
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It's VERY interesting, well, at least to me. Elephants work cheap, for bananas. She gets a banana break; from the prices of some of the elie painters I've seen, that's quite a deal for the peoples.
It's so cute, the elie is getting paint on herself. She's very enthusiastic. The abstract paintings are more authentic. The ones with a definite form, like pics of elies, are probably done as guided by their mahoots.
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