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Our creative potential is far greater than we realize—we all possess the power to manifest our intentions into reality. With The Power of Focused Intent, Sandra Ingerman shares time-tested techniques and wisdom for creating far-reaching positive changes in your life, the lives of your loved ones, and in the world around you. This self-paced online course provides you with the tools and support to progressively build your skills, dissolve the barriers to manifestation, and draw upon the full support of the spirit world to change your reality.
What You Will Receive:
- Six Video Learning Sessions—Sandra Ingerman presents six essential training sessions on shamanic practices for transforming self-defeating beliefs, connecting to spiritual support, and turning intention into reality.
- Guided Shamanic Journeys—Each session includes guided shamanic journeys from Sandra Ingerman that will provide the foundation for the practices you'll be using over the course of the month.
- Downloadable Drumming Tracks—Use these audio tracks of shamanic drumming on your computer, mobile device, or to burn to a CD in order to facilitate your journey practice.
- Practice Plans—Encouragement, reminders, and exercises for continuing your progress. These practices will help you build your skills and chart the growth of your capacity for manifestation.
- Online Journal—Track your experiences, progress, and insights as your efforts begin to bear fruit in your life.
- Complete Downloads of All Course Materials—The entire program of The Power of Focused Intent, including all the video, audio, and written material, is yours to keep and enjoy as you integrate shamanic wisdom into your life.
An Invitation to Discover Your True Creative Potential
From the time we're children, we are told in countless subtle ways that we are small and powerless. Many of us feel as if our choices and actions can barely make a difference in our own lives, much less the world.
If you've ever felt that way, then Sandra Ingerman has an important message for you:
You are more powerful than you think.
As a human being, you have tremendous creative potential. When you step into that potential in an awakened way, you have the capacity to generate far-reaching positive changes in your life, the lives of your loved ones, and in the world around you—in short, to manifest your heart's vision into reality.
How do you do it? As one of today's top shamanic teachers, Sandra Ingerman has taught thousands of people effective techniques and methods for unlocking our innate capacity for manifestation.
And with any change, it all begins with intention.
Shamanic Practices for Magnifying the Power of Your Intentions
Spiritual luminaries have understood for centuries that our thoughts, beliefs, and intentions affect the world we live in. Incredibly, modern science is starting to show the same thing—study after study has revealed that even simple observation is enough to have a measurable impact on the physical world.
But what if there was a practice that allowed you to dramatically amplify your intentions?
With The Power of Focused Intent, Sandra Ingerman provides just that—time-tested shamanic methods for transforming your intentions into reality. In this unique online training course, you will learn techniques that allow you to dissolve limiting and negative thoughts, enter altered states of consciousness to elevate your creative energy, and tap into a greater vision of your purpose in this life.
What's more, you will discover how your intentions can magnetize support—from others who share your goals, as well as your allies in the spirit world.
Results-Based Training in Manifestation
True manifestation isn't just wishful thinking—it takes time and commitment to learn these techniques and begin to see results. With this program, you will take a progressive approach to integrating shamanic wisdom and practices into your daily life.
We will begin by learning how to undo our self-sabotaging conditioning and habits of negative thinking—the first and greatest hurdle we all must face. Using shamanic techniques for entering awakened states of consciousness, you will make contact with spiritual allies such as power animals who will help you develop the ability to harmonize your intentions with the universal frequencies that drive evolutionary change. Along the way, you'll learn essential techniques and insights such as:
- Guided journeys to find your supporting power animal, open your spiritual perceptions, and uncover your own "creation myth"
- How to express difficult emotions in a healthy way without projecting toxic thoughts
- Framing your wishes as decrees instead of petitions—a powerful shift in the way you relate to the spirit world
- Creating your own altar and rituals to solidify your intentions
- How letting go of the outcome paradoxically allows us to successfully achieve what we envision
- Cultivating your inner garden—a long-term practice for nourishing the seeds of peace, joy, and freedom
- Why a positive vision for the planet is not optimistic but realistic
Your Journey Begins Here
"It is time for each of us to truly follow our soul's journey and step into our inherent creative gifts," teaches Sandra Ingerman. "This might mean focusing on creating a better life for yourself. It may mean you are called to be of service during these challenging times. The real work is about letting go of the illusion of our powerlessness and embracing who we were meant to be."
With The Power of Focused Intent, this master teacher invites you to join her on a journey to discover how great your potential truly is—and how you can use your untapped resources to generate positive change in your life and in the world.
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Review for The Power of Focused Intent Review by Kathy L
There's about 45 minutes of journey music. Not what I expected at all for the price I paid for it. I thought It was going to be instruction something like "Soul Retrieval" I thought something happened during download.
I have not gone through all the programs from this order to give a complete review but enough to know that this one is not satisfactory. (Posted on January 15, 2013)
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The first video recording isn't desirable, there is a sudden sharp tone interfere somewhere half way through. It make me jump even during second time listening, as one can be quite immersed already in first half hour of listening to Sandra. (Posted on August 28, 2012)
Review for The Power of Focused Intent Review by April Schaile
Sarah's work is amazing in general. She is an awesome teacher and great wisewoman. But this course was not as engaging as I would have liked. It didn't have enough structure for me, and it relied too heavily on the forum. While I did get some good hearty morsels from it, it was overall hard for me to keep my interest in it. (Posted on July 29, 2012)
Review for The Power of Focused Intent Review by Thomas Sidebottom
This course hasn't met my expectations.
I like a fairly well-structured course with a defined syllabus and written materials for study. This course focuses mostly on monthly lecture presentations and forum interaction. While many of my classmates find the forums stimulating, they don't suit my temperament. I'm a relatively private person and the forums so far feel laced with artificial intimacy, which turns me off. The monthly lectures are too infrequent to maintain continuity for me. (Posted on February 28, 2012)
Review for The Power of Focused Intent Review by Christine P. Green
I LOVE Sarah's books and cds/meditations/visualizations and have shared them, giving her full credit, and using them in my own workshops to inspire others and order her offereings for themselves. I am a bit disappointed however in this series as far as the online part ie the live presentation as there is a lot of repeating, and just listing and naming things to do without real teaching...As a workshop/retreat director, teacher and practitioner myself this is not new material, and I realize that leading a "circle"...and an invisible one at that online...is different than a live in-person workshop, and maybe we are all learning how to bring it all forward in this online format...but I find that it is not sufficient say to give homework to participants like: "Merge with a star"...with no clear discussion of the process and how to do that. I know what to do..but beginners may not...and to tell the truth, I was hoping for deeper information myself. I am uncomfortable sharing this because I have great respect for all other of Sarah's excellent ways of communicating and her lifelong work...but, well, I think I was hoping for something a little more in-depth or focused. I'll be there next session nonetheless and appreciate the opportunity of Sounds True and the teachers...this is all a new way. (Posted on February 23, 2012)
Review for The Power of Focused Intent Review by susan brown
This is a wonderful course.
Sandra is sharing many useful tools.
Thank you! (Posted on February 23, 2012)
Review for The Power of Focused Intent Review by Chetna Lawless
I participated in the original course years ago with Sandra and I can say this is beautiful work which is deeply enriching and empowering. It is a delight and joy to be in community with visionaries, energizing the good dream. Blessings abound! (Posted on January 15, 2012)
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The Chrysler Town & Country, Chrysler's luxury minivan, was introduced in 1990. Offering customers seven-passenger seating and originally made with simulated wood paneling, it reminds people of panel wagons from the 1930s.
The 1990 Chrysler Town & Country is a dressed-up Grand Voyager. This vehicle serves as Chrysler's introduction to the minivan market. By the end of the 1990s, other manufacturers joined Chrysler in offering a van or SUV with a luxury angle.
Known for its fine handling and well-appointed interior, the Chrysler Town & Country offers buyers room for up to seven passengers and with multiple rear seat configurations. It offers ample cargo space for families that transport sporting equipment or luggage.
The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country comes equipped with a 3.6-liter, 283 hp V-6 engine and a six-speed shiftable automatic transmission. The engine is designed as a flexible fuel vehicle; it can run on unleaded gasoline or E85 ethanol. EPA estimates mileage at 17/25 mpg city/highway.
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Additional features available on the Limited model include dusk-sensing headlights, xenon HID headlights, leather and wood heated steering wheel, turn signals in mirrors, and memory settings for two drivers and the audio system.
Chrysler introduced the Town & Country to the U.S. market in 1990. The 1991 models are the first to include anti-lock brakes and a driver's side airbag. In 1992, Chrysler discontinued the simulated wood paneling on the vehicle. The 1994 model offers the option of a 3.8-liter engine and includes a passenger-side airbag.
The 1996 Town & Country boasts a complete redesign. It has a shorter wheelbase and a driver-side passenger door, as well as dual-zone temperature controls. Chrysler introduced the LX and LXi trim levels this same year.
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The 2011 Chrysler Town & Country—Chrysler's luxury minivan—underwent a redesign for the 2011 model year.
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Now & Later
Now and Later were first introduced in 1962 with only three flavors by the Phoenix Candy Company. They were designed as an all-year-round candy, no problem eating these in the summer.
The little individually wrapped taffy squares start hard but become chewy. One of the original taglines for the candy was "Eat some now, save some for later." (I remember the tune for the jingle, but nothing beyond those words.) They currently say, "Hard 'n Fruity Now, Soft 'n Chewy Later."
The 18 piece classic bar features the flavors Strawberry, Grape and Lime. In some ways they resemble Starburst, since they are a fruit chew (they were introduced as Opal Fruits in 1960 in the UK) or Tangy Taffy which was sold in bars that you could whack and break into bite size pieces. (That's now discontinued.)
Now and Later have gone through a few different standard flavors and even a few owners. Phoenix Candy Company of Brooklyn, NY later sold out to Beatrice Foods (1978), who later sold their confectionery lines to Huhtamaki Oy of Finland (1983) which then turned around and sold it off in 1986 to a Finnish investment firm called Kouri Capital. They held onto it until 1992 when they sold it to Nabisco (who also held LifeSavers back then). Then it was sold to Kraft ... ultimately landing at Farley's and Sathers in 2002. (Either people really love this candy or just don't know what to do with it.)
Wikipedia has a fun list of all the flavors known to have existed. Even today, there are a lot of flavors of Now and Later, though I never see them in stores.
The most common format for the candy these days is either the pack shown here or in tubs of either mixed flavors or single flavors.
I ate a lot of these as a kid. They came in 5 cent packs (little stacks of the squares), so were easy to buy even when I had little money. But I gave up on them later as I got my permanent teeth. There was something anxiety-producing as I wasn't disciplined enough to just let them soften in my mouth, I had to chew them while they were still hard and then anchor my jaw together.
Grape: was always my favorite in the Now and Later pantheon. Artificial through and through, it tastes like SweeTarts and ball point pen ink smells. Not terribly tangy, but still flavored to the very end and never gritty or grainy.
Lime: the neon green wax wrapper is matched by the neon green color of the candy. It's very tangy and has the flavor of Lime Kool-Aid.
Strawberry: is a rich pink color. The flavor is at once like strawberry jam and those Italian strawberry hard candies that have the gooey filling. Tangy, fragrant, artificial and satisfying.
Now and Later don't pretend to be healthy, there's no real fruit juice in there, no detectable levels of vitamin C.
They can also be considered vegan, as they contain no animal products. (But do have soy, for those who might be sensitive and are processed on machinery that also handles eggs.)
A while back Farley's & Sathers introduced Soft Now and Later, which seem to solve that problem most adults have with them.
Soft Now and Later are actually soft! They're soft enough to bend while still in the wrapper.
A regular N&L is one inch square and a quarter of an inch high. The Soft N&L is one and a quarter inches square and a third of an inch high.
And they come in oodles of flavors.
Grape: this was the only crossover flavor I had between the regular and soft. It has an identical flavor. The texture makes it a little less punchy at first, but after that it's tangy and artificial to the very end.
Banana : insanely chemical, so much that it's like inhaling fingernail polish remover. Sweet and chewy, not quite as good as Laffy Taffy, but darn close. Even though they're pretty horrible, I love them more than any of the other flavors. (I can't explain it any further, it's kind of like circus peanuts.)
Vanilla: is a nice toasty cream color. It tastes extremely artificial, but pleasant, rather like toasted marshmallows. Much softer chew than Tootsie's version.
Chocolate: it's a glossy-rich red-brown. It doesn't smell like much, and really doesn't taste like it either. Kind of like a very sweet brownie batter. The chew is nice, but overall I'd probably go with Tootsie Rolls.
Watermelon: is a zap of summer in the mouth. At first it's that fake watermelon scent, then it tastes more like real apple juice. Not at all what I expected, and fans of fake watermelon and Bonne Bell lipsmackers will probably be disappointed.
Apple is a really weird light green color, almost has a cast of blue to it that makes me think it might be minty. Nope, it's pure green apple flavor.
Cherry looks exactly like the Watermelon out of the wrapper (maybe a smidge darker). It has an intense black cherry flavor, nicely tart and less medicinal than many cherry candies.
The fun thing about the Soft N&L is that they are soft enough for mash-ups. I took my vanilla and chocolate and twisted them together. (It didn't really make them any better.) Then I twisted them in with some banana. (Still not really better, just fun.) I pushed some bits of the Watermelon and Apple together and it looked horrid and tasted even worse. (But there have to be good combos in there somewhere.)
As a soft taffy with intense flavors, these aren't quite Starburst. However, they don't have any gelatin in them (but do have egg whites, so they're not suitable for vegans but fine for vegetarians).
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After wrapping up fall practice just a few weeks ago, ETSU baseball head coach Tony Skole took time to answer a few questions about what he saw from his squad during the fall, the impact of his new assistant coaches and the excitement surrounding the new baseball stadium.
Q: With fall practice now over with, what is your overall impression of the team?
Skole: I am extremely excited about this ball club. First of all I am blessed because we have great young men in our program. We hold our guys to a very high standard on and off the field and thus far these guys have surpassed those standards this semester. On the field we had a very productive fall season and our work this winter has been as good as it has ever been. The attitude and energy that our guys have brought to the ballpark and weight room every single day has been amazing. We have not had one poor or unproductive day. I was very interested to see how the leadership amongst our players was going to develop this fall and to be honest; it has been better than I could have imagined. There is a lot of experience in our junior and senior classes and these guys have done a great job of keeping everyone on the same page. To go along with that our new and younger players have really been attentive, conscientious and caught up to the speed of everything very well. I am very excited about this group and although I know we still have a lot of work, I'm anxious to see them compete. Last year we felt like we were the "65" team in the NCAA field and we were utterly disappointed that we didn't get into the tournament. Besides our very first meeting of the year, I haven't brought that up once to our players, but I know it is ingrained in the back of their minds. Whenever things have gotten tough or challenging for them this fall/winter, they always seem to have an answer and that little extra that gets them to that next level. I can't wait to see these guys on the field this spring.
Q: What are the key things you guys work on during fall ball?
Skole: We have very specific goals for our players and program during the fall season. Number one we want our players to gain the total respect of their teammates. They can accomplish this by consistently performing at a high level every single day on and off the field. Secondly we want to introduce the fundamentals of the game that our staff really believes in along with selected areas of game strategy. While this is taking place we are also in a constant mode of evaluation, always searching for ways to make our program and each individual better. During this time we would also like to see big developments of team leadership and team chemistry. And then finally every day this fall we have put an emphasis on developing mental toughness and strengthening loyalties inside our program. I feel that we accomplished all of these goals this fall. We are now into our second phase; that consists of our off-season strength, conditioning and skill program.
Q: There are some vacant spots on the field with the departure of players in the draft and graduation. How do you and your staff go about filling those holes?
Skole: We lost some great players due to graduation and the draft this year. The numbers that these guys put up last season were very impressive. My biggest concern though is not replacing those numbers or statistics. My biggest concern is if we can replace the way these guys handled themselves and went about their business. This group knew how to compete and bring it every single day. They were very good at playing "inside the game" and creating advantages for themselves. This is where this year's club will be tested. Like I said earlier, we have a lot of returning players who have played major roles for us in the past. There is now an opportunity for them to embrace this opportunity and to "put our club on their back" and get it done. I am confident that we have many guys who can do this.
Q: How did the freshmen handle their first fall?
Skole: This recruiting class has been very good. They really caught up to the speed of the game very well this fall. It is a very talented and physical group, which should allow many of them to make contributions right away. I am excited about our new players. They really give us a great foundation for the future.
Q: Any veterans or position groups stand out in the fall?
Skole: Individually we had some players have tremendous fall seasons. When you lose good players to graduation or to the draft, you need your returning players to step up and take their skill set to that next level. Our returning players who were key components last season have done just that. We have three returning players who are two-way players (pitch and hit) that have done just that. Kerry Doane, John Long and Clinton Freeman are very good college baseball players. They can all do so many things well. Physically all of these guys are so far ahead of where they were last year. They will all play major roles for us this season. From an offensive standpoint Matthew Scruggs, Andrew Green and Dylan Pratt are going to be in there every day and hit at the top of our lineup. These three guys are freaks of nature physically. Scruggs and Green are running better than ever and the ball is just jumping off their bat. Pratt just amazes me every day with his strength and bat speed. From a pitching standpoint we have a lot of innings returning, led by the one-two punch of John Long and Derek Bushey.
Q: Kyle Bunn had his first fall as the team's pitching coach and Xan Barksdale also completed his first fall as a member of the coaching staff. How do you think the team has responded to them?
Skole: Coach Bunn and Coach Barksdale have done a great job this fall. It took a while for them to get settled in and in a comfort zone, but once that happened things really took off. The thing I am most excited about is the great relationships they are developing with our players. Obviously this takes time, but they have been great in understanding that I wanted this to be their first priority. From a coaching standpoint on the field they have both been phenomenal. Our pitching staff was spectacular this fall. Coach Bunn really attacked them from a toughness standpoint and boy did they respond. This is the hardest working pitching staff I have ever been around. Every single one of them has improved and made great strides. Our pitching staff has gone from being a question mark to being the strength of our program. Coach Barksdale's expertise with our catchers has really paid off. There is stiff competition for that spot and each guy is getting better each day. His work with our hitters is really beginning to show this winter as he has had time to individually spend a lot of time with them. We will be a different offensive team this year, but much more dynamic. We will still be able to run balls out of the yard but we will also be able to score runs in many different ways. I really like our offensive club.
Q: What will you guys work on from now until the start of team practice in January?
Skole: It is actually a very busy time of the year for our program. Of course recruiting never slows down and is always ongoing. But for our players, we are working five days a week, with their week consisting of strength training, speed training, and individual skill work. This is the time of the year where our players make their biggest improvements. We get after it in the weight room, as this is a huge priority for our program every year. Seeing this year's team change physically has been very exciting. As far as their skill work, we have been able to attack many areas that I thought we struggled with in the fall. Development of our players has always been a priority for us and this is the time of year where a lot of that takes place.
Q: Finally, How excited are you and the team to finally play baseball in the new on-campus stadium this spring? How will the new stadium impact your program?
Skole: It is something that I think about numerous times on a daily basis. I am always looking for excuses to drive by the stadium and see the progression. It is going to be a beautiful complex and I am anxiously awaiting our first day that we can get on the field. We have never had a place where we can call home and that alone is going to be very special. The impact and benefits that the new stadium will have on our program will be far reaching. From a development standpoint, recruiting standpoint and for our community/fan base, this facility will make a huge imprint. My excitement is comparable to that of a child anticipating Christmas morning.


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I bought myself a new webcam from Best Buy yesterday. It's a 1080 HD webcam that can take pictures and has two built-in mics for voice chatting. I plan to use this to chat with someone special on Skype, who also uses a webcam, but if any of you also have Skype and a webcam and are interested in chatting with me, feel free to add me, but be sure to let me know who you are when giving a contact request, because I've had contact requests from spambots in the past.
Posted February 20th, 2015 at 6:05 AM by Pinkie-Dawn Comments 3
Ever since I've watched XY060, I've constantly kept seeing that "gruesome" scene regarding Serena's hair, and it's been haunting my memories to this day. I tried thinking about Smash (particularly attack animations and voice clips of Bowser, Bowser Jr., Little Mac, and Shulk) to get out of my system, but it somehow keeps coming back. That episode has been affecting my concentration at college, losing my focus. My heart was recently aching a bit after I woke up, which could symbolize...
Posted January 25th, 2015 at 6:22 PM by Pinkie-Dawn Comments 3
I'm dealing with a difficult choice that would affect my time at my new university. There's another math class I'm suppose to take, called MATH 413, in order to complete my major, but it's only available every odd year during Spring semester. My adviser never told me about this class, only recently by my Advanced Calculus professor, nor was it listed with the other math classes during my registration two weeks ago. Now I have to crash that class by Tuesday afternoon in order to add it to my schedule....
Posted January 19th, 2015 at 1:16 PM by Pinkie-Dawn Comments 0
If you're a theme park enthusiast, then you'll probably know that Selfie Sticks are becoming all the rage these days, to the point they're being wrongfully used by people during rides and shows. Not only do they bring a nuisance to other guests trying to have a wonderful time, they also bring a huge risk factor to both other guests and the owner using it. It's becoming a major concern for fellow ethusiasts, so they're preaching for these parks to ban these items for the safety of these tourists....
Posted January 14th, 2015 at 4:14 PM by Pinkie-Dawn Comments 3
I seem to be having some bad luck when trying to buy Majora's Mask-related limited editions. When it was announced that Majora's Mask 3D was getting a limited edition Skull Kid figure, I had to Gamespot the day after to order it, only until I was informed that they were out of stock. Then when it was announced that the New 3DS is getting a Majora's Mask theme, I head towards Gamestop at the time it opened and tried to order it. The employee was having trouble getting my order on the computer due...
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|WA Seasonal Rainfall Outlook: probabilities for July to September 2005, issued 17th June 2005
Neutral odds for exceeding average September quarter rain
The chances of accumulating at least average rain over the September quarter (Jul-Sep) are close to 50% across Western Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology announced today.
The pattern of seasonal rainfall odds is a result of above average temperatures in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Despite the continued possibility of an El Niño, the Pacific temperatures are not high enough to strongly bias the odds towards below average seasonal rainfall across eastern and southern Australia.
So for the July to September period, the chances of above median rainfall are between 40 and 55% over WA (see map). So in years with ocean patterns like the current, about five September quarters out of ten are expected to be drier than average over the State, with about five out of ten being wetter.
However, it should be noted that July to September is the heart of the dry season across northern Australia and heavy rain is uncommon during this period.
Outlook confidence is related to the influence of Pacific and Indian Ocean temperatures on seasonal rainfall. During July to September, history shows this influence to be moderately consistent in parts of central and eastern WA, but only weakly consistent across most of the State (see background information).
The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) has been consistently negative over the past few months with values of 11 and 15 for April and May respectively. The approximate SOI for the 30 days ending 14th June was 14.
Low SOI values and continued warmth in the Pacific Ocean over the past three months, have increased the chances of an El Niño developing in 2005. However, most computer forecasts indicate neutral, though somewhat warmer than average, conditions across the tropical Pacific for the rest of the year. For routine updates and comprehensive discussion on the latest data relating to El Niño, together with details on what the phenomenon is and how it has affected Australia in the past, see the ENSO Wrap-Up.
Click on the map above for a larger version of the map. Use the reload/refresh button to ensure the latest forecast map is displayed.
|More information on this outlook is available from 9.00am to 5.00pm (WST) Monday to Friday by contacting the Climate and Consultancy section in the Bureau's Perth Office: (08) 9263 2222.
THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE SEASONAL OUTLOOK IS EXPECTED BY 14th JULY 2005
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May 2005 rainfall in historical perspective
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I live in Stone Canyon. Not too far from Avery Ranch. I am not sure my NTRP rating is or how to get that. I have beenplayig for may years, but more consistently this year.
Let me know if you are till lokking to play.
hi dwip, Can you play this week, week of june 6th ? I been playing for many years, off and on. I am in Wells Branch, clost to i-35 and Wells Branch pkwy. have courts here also, and Connally High school courts are close by too.
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Rationalizing Madly on Valentine's Day
Call it the Valentine's Day bias—the belief that, whether you're attached or single, your own status is a kind of universal ideal.
The funny thing is that people often do this to cope with whatever dissatisfaction they may have with their own status—and the unlikelihood that their status will change.
Those are the findings of a trio of social scientists in a paper, forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science, called " 'The Way I Am is the Way You Ought to Be': Perceiving One's Relational Status as Unchangeable Motivates Normative Idealization of That Status."
The paper is based on four studies, one of which is especially relevant today. The researchers asked 113 undergraduates on Valentine's Day to rate the stability of their own relationship status, and then had them read a description of another person of the same gender ("Nick" or "Nicole"). Volunteers who considered their own relationship status stable predicted a happier Valentine's day for Nick/Nicole if he/she had the same status as them (single or attached.
The paper isn't online, but you can read a press release offered by the Association for Psychological Science.


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GAFFNEY, S.C. - In a battle of Conference Carolinas top-two teams, third-ranked Limestone pulled out a narrow 7-6 win over Pfeiffer University in women's lacrosse action on Thursday afternoon. The Lady Saints improve to 9-0 overall, 3-0 in league play while the Lady Falcons fall to 6-5, 3-0.
Limestone would tally four of the game's first five goals in a 6:44 span as Pfeiffer's Natalie Marvin's goal came on a free position shot. Rachel Hebberd and Shannon Bonnel would later score back-to-back for a 4-3 contest, but Limestone's Jessie Aguglia closed out the half with a strike for a two-goal Limestone lead at the break.
After the Lady Saints tallied the first two goals of the second half, Pfeiffer made a late push with three-straight trying to force overtime or come up with the game winner in regulation. Alex Cook started the rally with 11 minutes remaining while Jessica Moulton and Hebberd scored nine seconds about to trail by one with 4:45 remaining. Despite out-shooting Limestone 12-7 in the second half, Pfeiffer couldn't punch home the equalizer in the final five minutes.
Pfeiffer will return to action on Sunday taking on Queens College of New York in Annapolis, MD. The neutral site contest at Anne Arundel Community College will begin at 2:00 p.m.


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Simonmittag necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 93 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Iteration Three
Iteration Three is a stage in the agile development project management cycle, where the project has successfully turned something over twice.
At first, a small set of requirements, development, testing and user feedback make up a full iteration, then a second iteration launches, based on the learnings of the first one. This is typically a shorter timeframe like a month.
Where the first iteration is just there to establish that something can be produced from scratch, the second iteration is where user feedback goes back into the development cycle with the results shown to the customer at the end.
At Iteration Three, the customer has the confidence that their changes can be portioned and delivered in a fixed cycle and the product
is moving in the right direction.
Iteration Three is based on agile development and the Agile manifesto. It values:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
Iteration Three is about:
getting a project through the first, (painful) two cycles to a mature agile development stage.
responding to customer demands with working software (results) to establish trust.
SHORT, CYCLIC software development phases.
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Web 2.0, people that love pastel colors and rounded corners.
design elements "i" (person), "3", and "cycle"
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BOLD, needs to work at smaller resolutions.
rounder designs favoured over blockier ones.
bold, expressive logo
maybe cyclic theme but doesn't have to be.
feeding results back into the beginning.
pastel colors nice but not essential.
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web and business card friendly against white background.
energetic 1-2-3 feel
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|SP16 Generalized Geologic Map of Delaware, Postcard
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|SP19 Delaware: Its Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils
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|SP10 Selected Papers on the Geology of Delaware
|Jordan, R.R., Pickett, T.E., Kraft, J.C., Sheridan, R.E., Spoljaric, N., Thompson, A.M., Woodruff, K.D., Varrin, R.D., Leavens, P.B., Carey, W.L.
|RI32 Removal of Metals from Laboratory Solutions and Landfill Leachate by Greensand Filters
|Spoljaric, N., Crawford, W.A.
|SP7 Selected Fossil Collecting Locations in Delaware and Minerals in Delaware
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|OFR5 Removal of Metallic Contaminants from Industrial Waste Waters by the Use of Greensands, A Preliminary Report
|Spoljaric, N., Crawford, W.A.
|SP5 Geology and Earth Resources of Delaware
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|RI8 Evaluation of the Water Resources of Delaware
|Baker, W.W., Varrin, R.D., Groot, J.J., Jordan, R.R.
|SP2 Long-Range Plan for Water Resources Investigations in Delaware
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|SP1 The Story of Your State Geological Survey's Search for Water
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Facilities Management utilizes the SAP Plant Maintenance module (PM) to manage, maintain and operate the physical assets of the university. PM provides the system for capturing and tracking work requests that are used to maintain all the buildings and equipment on campus. Our mission is to provide a physical environment in which faculty, staff and students can achieve excellence in teaching, learning, research and public service.
Answer: Plant Maintenance provides the means for managing work requests (Work Orders), equipment, and facilities (buildings and grounds). The PM implementation will bring about consistent methods for scheduling routine maintenance, repairs, preventive maintenance, and projects.
What areas will use Plant Maintenance?
Answer: Auxiliary Services (Housing), Campus Physical Plant and Medical Center Physical Plant will use PM to support facility management and operations.
How does Plant Maintenance fit with the other areas of SAP/IRIS?
Answer: PM integrates with SAP/IRIS Financials, HR/Payroll, and Materials Management. As part of this implementation, UK Stores operation will use the Materials Management Inventory functionality.
Will the means for requesting work or reporting a problem change?
Answer: Everyone will continue to follow the same processes, using web forms, e-mail, or phone communication to report problems and request services.
What communication will departments receive about Work Orders?
Answer: Departmental personnel will receive e-mail notifications when Work Orders are created and when they are completed. They also can display a Work Order with transaction IW33.
Answer: The Billing method will change with PM Go Live. Billing will be automatic, occurring on a weekly basis. Posting to FI will become an automated process. Financial transactions from PM reflect the PM Order number.
Will business officers have any PM access?
Answer: Business officers will access PM Work Order information using transaction IW33, Display a PM Order.
Answer: Employees in Housing and both Physical Plant divisions have been heavily involved in the PM training program in preparation for Go Live. Business officers and other departmental personnel will not be required to attend any classes related to the PM Go Live. They can review PM terminology. (PDF)
What are the critical cutover dates? How will current work orders and inventory be converted to SAP/IRIS?
Answer: During April the Plant Maintenance Team began loading basic Facilities data into SAP/IRIS-PM. Open Work Orders for work in progress will be added to the new system during the week prior to Go Live. Some jobs may yet be in progress at the time of cutover on May 7. The portion of the work already completed will be billed out of the old systems before May 7. Billing for the remainder of the work will be done in Plant Maintenance.
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Join us in caring for the people of the Hebrides.
About Reading the Line
Reading the Line:
This booklet sheds new light on the English-language equivalent of Gaelic psalm-singing. 'Reading the Line' or 'giving out the line' involves the praise leader chanting each line and the congregation singing the same line more slowly. Gaelic psalmody has preserved this singing style but it was once standard practice in the Lowlands and actually came into Scotland due to English influence.
The booklet traces the rise and decline of 'reading the line' in English as well as its re-emergence in that language in one denomination, the Free Presbyterian Church, in the twentieth-century. It also includes a brief survey of the North American versions of this tradition and the distribution of Gaelic services in the Free Church and other groups in the present day. Painstaking research in libraries and in discussion with older people in the Highland mainland is reflected in the detailed and carefully-referenced chapters.
'Reading the Line' should be of interest to students of Scottish social and church history, bilingualism and cultural change. (All profits from the sale of this book will be donated to Bethesda Care Home and Hospice, Stornoway.)
[The text above is taken from the back of the booklet.]
This slim (32 pages, including endnotes) little booklet gives, with admirable succintness, an account of an ecclesiastical tradition often overlooked by church historians. Norman Campbell's lucid writing style makes what might in other hands have been a dry exercise in history flow like the melodious psalmody style whose course he follows.
The booklet is short, but the finished text is merely a readable surface covering over a deep sea of research. This, indicated by the copious endnotes, will give anybody interested in pursuing the subject no end of courses to follow.
If you have any interest in psalmody, public singing, church history or even how changing social mores interact with public worship this may be the best Ł5 you'll spend.


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South Austin Community Acupuncture offers treatment on a sliding scale in a comfortable group setting. You pick what you pay between $20 and $40.
We do this because we think more people should be able to have access to acupuncture and be able to use it as frequently or for as long as needed to get the best results. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are safe and effective for a wide range of conditions, but unfortunately, the cost of private treatment is prohibitive for most people. Community acupuncture offers a creative solution to this problem.
The inspiration for South Austin Community Acupuncture comes from a clinic in Portland, Oregon called Working Class Acupuncture, where a couple of acupuncturists who were fed up with the status quo turned the usual acupuncture business model on it's head. They let people pay what they could afford, and gave treatments in recliners in a group setting instead of in private rooms on tables. The thinking was that by charging less and treating people together, more people could get acupuncture - and more people could get acupuncture more often. Well...it worked!
A quiet revolution took root in the acupuncture community and community acupuncture clinics blossomed across the land, now organized as the Peoples Organization of Community Acupuncture. South Austin Community Acupuncture was among the first wave of community acupuncture clinics in the US, and among a handful of community acupuncture clinics in Austin that all opened around the same time. Now over a decade and tens of thousands of treatments later, we are honored to be able to provide such a valuable service to the community.
At South Austin Community Acupuncture we've got nine recliners in our big room, and people quietly come and go throughout the day as their appointments happen. We usually chat with you briefly in private before going in, and we just need to be able to get to your elbows and knees down, so you are fully clothed. It's a very comfortable setting, and actually a very traditional way of doing acupuncture. The group setting also makes it possible for friends and family to come together and, unless we're completely out of room, you can pretty much stay as long as you want.
Acupuncture is by appointment, and you can schedule online or via telephone. We look forward to seeing you soon!


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Michael Lent
About the Author
As a screenwriter, MICHAEL LENT has sold, optioned, or been assigned to nine feature film projects. Since 1998, he has been a featured columnist for Creative Screenwriting Magazine. His work also appears in the French film periodical Tournages, as well as in Screenstyle. Michael is a frequent judge in script competitions. He lives in Los Angeles.


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Founder Institute Mentors provide the support, feedback, and guidance that helped our early-stage founders launch over 800 businesses since the Institute was founded in 2009. When a founder is in need they come to the rescue... sort of like Startup Superheroes.
While all of our 2500+ Mentors help our companies, among these great individuals, there are some that stand out. Earlier this year, we announced the nominees for the 2012 Mentor Awards, which will take place at the 14th Founder Showcase event, on Wednesday, July 17th in Silicon Valley.
Today, we are excited to announce the winner of the "Highest Rated Mentor in Europe" Award:
Dídac has a degree in Computer Science as well as Management and is PDG at IESE. He created his first company at age 21 and has not ceased to innovate and to tackle new business opportunities in the new technologies sector. Today he is the Founder & CEO of Inspirit, a holding company composed of clear technology based innovative profile and operating in different sectors: Spamina, Fhios, The etailers, Hotelerum, Zyncro, Leadzer, Alpify and Intercomgi Argentina. Dídac also founded Scubastore in 1998, a seed of the present-day group Tradeinn, the first network of online stores specialized in sports equipment and European e-commerce leader in its sector. Currently he is executive of Futbol Club Barcelona, where he is responsible for the Technology area
Congratulations Dídac!
The 2012 Startup Mentor Awards will be handed out at the Founder Showcase event, on Wednesday, July 17th, 2013. In addition to the award ceremony, the event will feature a series of early-stage startup workshops, led by Phil Libin (CEO of Evernote), Nir Eyal (Acclaimed Author and Speaker), and Joe Abraham (CEO & Founder, BOSI Global), as well as a pitch competition between six promising companies. We hope you will join us!


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I just read the title of "Why does all my beer taste the same?" and the first thought that popped into my mind was: I bet he is using the same yeast strain. It is not too uncommon to go the a brewpub and several of the beers will taste similar (e.g., a Blonde Ale and a light Amber Ale for example). It is common for a brewpub to have a 'house' yeast for their ales and consequently unless there is a substantial difference in the grist of their beers they will taste similar.Cheers!
I started brewing recently and have made three batches from extract kits (details below). I had a little experience before this in helping my dad make mead and wine, so I at least had a clue when I started. I sanitized and followed all directions religiously, and I ended up with three beers that should taste pretty different from each other but all taste incredibly similar. There are no off-flavors. The aroma is very nice on all of them, and the color, head, etc. all look right. OG and FG were exactly where the instructions specified. But they all have a very thin flavor profile and/or seem overcarbonated, with only subtle notes of the beer's intended flavor. #1) Brewer's Best Scottish Ale, OG 1.034, boil volume 2.5gal#2) Midwest Supplies Hex Nut Brown Ale, OG 1.043, boil volume 5gal#3) Midwest Supplies Irish Stout, OG 1.047, boil volume 3galAfter the first one came out thin but with everything else seemingly on-target, I figured I needed to steep the specialty grains for longer (30 minutes on batches 2 and 3 compared to 20 on batch 1), which resulted in little to no improvement. All three seemed to have a much fuller flavor just before bottling compared to after bottle conditioning - going into the bottles each batch tasted great, and all three notably different from each other as they should be, but after 2 weeks in the bottle they all taste very similar and seem to have lost their flavor. There might be a tiny improvement in the flavor after extra time in the bottles (a month or two), but it's small enough that I could just be fooling myself.I'm using secondary fermentation (roughly a week in the primary and a week in the secondary), bottle conditioning with the 3/4 cup of priming sugar that is included in the kits, and the fermentation/carbonation temperature is around 65F. I'm stumped.


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Thank heaven the incessant hype is over.
At least for a few months.
"Our revels now are ended. These our actors, as I foretold you, were all spirits and are melted into air, into thin air.... We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded in sleep."
Mercifully, the 2013 Academy Awards sprites have dreamed their public dreams and now lie in tranquil repose in Hollywood's catacombs. The coronation has concluded. Ben Affleck, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ang Lee et al. are the latest to have gone from being mere mortals to putting on a cloak of invincibility.
Can we now please move on?
BTW, who spoke the memorable words quoted at the top of this column? Perhaps it was this year's Oscars host, Seth MacFarlane? Uh, maybe not. I'm being snarky. They were uttered by Prospero centuries ago in Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
They seem to perfectly capture the essence of our annual Oscar kerfuffle.
Funny, I haven't seen or read "The Tempest" since my college days — I'm more of a "Midsummer Night's Dream" guy –- nor have I viewed the interminable Academy Awards telecast in a good 30 winters running. I think the last time I caught the broadcast was, oh, about 1983 when Johnny Carson was host.
"Johnny who?" some ask.
Thank goodness Mr. Oscar of 2013 has melted into thin air and gone back to slumbering for the next six months, and my favorite newspaper can now begin covering something other than the Oscars and Lakers.
One grows weary of narcissists.
From reviews I've read regarding this year's ceremony, I don't think I missed much. Let's see: Jennifer Lawrence tripped on her Dior gown and fell while racing breathlessly to collect her statuette; MacFarlane told an endless stream of tasteless, misogynistic jokes; and one female presenter's smooth complexion looked freakishly zombie-esque.
And the ratings were up.
That pretty much captures it.
Though I'm a fan of the cinema, I'm not a fan of Hollywood's annual self-aggrandizing bacchanal. Lest I appear stodgy, I freely admit that I regularly watch lots of Hollywood and international fare, plus a wide assortment of classic motion pictures. I am, plain and simple, a movie fan.
But I'm no slavish sycophant.
I once attended an Academy Awards-type ceremony.
It was May of 1963 and Orange Coast College's Drama Club hosted its first — and I think last — awards banquet at the old Newporter Inn in Newport Beach. The club gave out its acting and directing awards for the 1962-63 academic year. The awards were labeled "The Minnies."
The Minnie was a miniature statuette that bore a striking resemblance to Oscar's diminutive second cousin, Olav, of Minneapolis.
I won the Minnie for best supporting actor for a role I played that year in Thornton Wilder's comedy, "The Matchmaker."
I have to admit I was excited but, no, I didn't trip as I raced to the podium to claim my Minnie. I played it cool. No gushy acceptance speech, either.
I must say that I was touched by the honor because the acting bug in those days had taken a serious bite out of my backside. Broadway, not Hollywood, was my desired destination.
Exactly one year later — in the spring and summer of 1964 — I was on Broadway all right, but not in a way I'd envisioned.
Nine months after winning my best supporting actor Minnie, and disillusioned at not having made progress in an acting career, I joined the Army. Pragmatically, I'd reached the sobering conclusion that acting wouldn't put food on the Carnett table, so I sucked it up and got on with life.
While stationed in New York I took advantage of my military discount and viewed lots of wonderful Broadway shows. After three years of military service I returned home and finished college.
I've never regretted my decision. In the intervening years I've fostered an appreciation for theatrical performances, and I've often secretly told myself, "I could do that if I wished." But I haven't wished.
Bottom line, the Red Carpet holds no allure for this cranky son of Thespis.
JIM CARNETT lives in Costa Mesa. His column runs Wednesdays.


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Burke comments on deadline day
"We turned down two picks for Poni because we liked the prospect better," Burke said. "A prospect is farther along the food chain, as far as development. This is a guy who's a second-year pro, has played in the NHL, a guy we really liked in junior, a guy we really like as a pro – that to me has far greater value than a draft pick that I'm not going to see for three years, if I ever see him at all.
"You can see with the Kessel deal, we are not interested in a five-year rebuilding plan. We're trying to improve this team on a much more rapid time frame. You saw in Anaheim that it didn't take five years. That's what we're trying to do here."
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Why I Eat Meat
This is a beautiful post from Sean Donahue at Green Man Ramblings, reproduced here because I think it's important, and have touched on similar things with a piece some months ago.
I was a vegetarian for seventeen years. And in the end, it was reflecting on the same questions that led me to stop eating meat that made me start eating it again.
Throughout my years as a vegetarian, I subscribed to the idea that a plant-based diet required less use of water, fossil fuels, and other "resources" than a diet that included meat.
But that's not necessarily true.
Here in New England, the soils are rocky and the growing season is short. A vegetable-based diet requires the importation of protein and fat from distant places, using tremendous amounts of fossil fuels. But the land here is great for grazing sheep and cattle. Eating the flesh of a grass-fed steer who lived out its life on a farm a few miles down the road costs the life of one animal, eating soy trucked across a continent costs the lives of many.
In many parts of the world, agriculture is a large scale operation that destroys habitat. Here in rural New England, small scale animal-based agriculture is an essential part of preserving land that would otherwise be more intensively developed.
The answers to questions about the most sustainable diet is vary widely from place to place depending on soils, climate, population density, and the history of land use.
Some may argue that its not sustainable or realistic for everyone everywhere to eat a diet that relies on sustainably and humanely raised or hunted meat. But I am not necessarily making the argument that it is. Sustainability is not a simple equation. There is not one diet that is appropriate for everyone everywhere. (Though from a health standpoint there are some pretty good indicators of what our bodies did and didn't evolve to eat -- see http://www.toddcaldecott.com/index.php/food/diet/146-diet-a-short-history.)
Every food choice we make has its costs in plant and animal lives.
For a long time only the animal lives matter to me -- for the same reason that for many people only human lives matter, and for others only the lives of humans of the same ethnic background matter -- because we most easily see ourselves mirrored in the lives of beings who closely resemble us and whose sentience is expressed in ways similar to our own.
But when I came to know plants more intimately I came to realize that they too are sentient beings with a desire to live.
Many vegetarian have misinterpreted this as a mockery of their beliefs. (Which oddly echoes the arguments I heard in my years of advocating for animal rights that talking about animal suffering somehow made a mockery of human suffering.) But the emerging field of plant neurobiology is demonstrating that plants have complex neural networks and recognize the difference between self and other. And as an herbalist when I write about talking about the plants, I am not speaking metaphorically --- I have conversations and relationships with Skunk Cabbage and Ghost Pipe as deep and meaningful as my human and animal relationships.
There is no choice of not killing. Our lives depend on the deaths of others. Just as the lives of cattle and bison and salmon and turnips and kale and redwoods do. To truly follow the philosophy of deep ecology and view ourselves as "plain members of the biological community" we need to recognize that we are as much a part of that web of life and death, eating and being eaten as any other species.
There is a sacredness in that. For me I have found that as an omnivore I am more conscious of the ethical and ecological choices I make about food than I was as a vegetarian. When I look back at myself as a vegetarian I see someone who was concerned primarily about what kind of organisms were represented directly on my plate. (And I know this is not true of all vegetarians.) As an omnivore, I am concerned about the web of relationships represented by the food on my plate, and the questions I ask about my impact on that web don't have simple answers.
Eating for me is a sacred act. And I give thanks for all who died to give me life, and honor them as best I can by living a life of working for love, justice, healing, and holy pleasure.
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From what we've done this far in the current season Earl is playing the single high safety on most of the plays, and obviously he's doing it real well as we hardly allow any deep passes this season (Welker's TD and Givens' reception for the Rams being the only ones off the top of my head), but I distinctly remember him being a huge force in run support last season and it has been missing. Did he play the single deep safety this much last season as well? because I think I saw him lining up right up on the line at times and blowing a lot of run plays right in the backfield which I have hardly seen from him this season. So is this a change of scheme thing?
One of the articles at field gulls mentioned him as not being a good tackler and something like "he's never going to be the Troy Polomalu type" which is exactly what I thought he was last season, which made me think whether it was just me being wrong or are we using him differently this season.


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One of the major Advent characters is Isaiah the prophet, who exercised his ministry in Jerusalem in the late eighth century B.C. Isaiah gave political and spiritual advice to kings and leaders as well to the people as a whole. Although much of his advice was rejected, Isaiah remained faithful to his prophetic task and was vindicated by the events of history. Todays reading from Isaiah 11 is a good example of why Isaiah is a great Advent character and his book is sometimes described as the fifth Gospel. In it Isaiah looks forward to a future ideal ruler in Israel. That ruler is to be a descendant of King David, whose reign around 1000 B.C. represented the high point of Israels experiment with monarchy.
Isaiah, however, hoped for an even better version of King David. Isaiah hoped for a wise ruler, one who would combine wisdom and fear of the Lord, who could teach others the ways of God and would exemplify proper reverence and respect toward God. He hoped for a just ruler who would judge not by external appearances only but according to the principles of equity and fairness. He hoped for a ruler who would inaugurate an era of peace and mutual understanding even among natural enemies. And he hoped for a ruler with significance and attractiveness both for his own people and for all the nations of the world. Isaiahs hopes are echoed in todays responsorial psalm (Psalm 72), which looks forward to an ideal king who will rule with perfect justice, protect the poor and needy in society and have universal significance.
Neither Isaiah nor the psalmist lived to see his hopes fulfilled. But early Christians were convinced that these hopes had come to at least partial fulfillment in Jesus of Nazareth. A descendant of King David, Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit and so was endowed with great wisdom. He was just in his dealings and taught others to be just. He took the side of the poor and oppressed. He was a man of peace and declared peacemakers to be especially blessed. And he has had remarkable significance for Israel and for all the worlds nations. Jesus is arguably the most important person who ever lived on earth.
The dynamic of promise and fulfillment also appears in todays selection from Pauls Letter to the Romans. There Paul asserts that Israels Scriptures were written for our instruction thatwe might have hope. He goes on to state that Jesus took up his ministry of service for Israel to show Gods truthfulness, to confirm the promises to the patriarchs. Even when Gods people proved faithless, God remained faithful to his promises. As Christians we believe that Gods promises to Israel are fulfilled through Jesus life, death and resurrection. For us Jesus is the incarnation of Gods promises to Israel. As the Word of God, he is Gods promise made flesh. Through him Gods mercy and the benefits of Gods promises have been made available to all the peoples of the world.
John the Baptist, another great Advent figure, also illustrates the promise-and-fulfillment dynamic. On the one hand, his appearance in the desert fulfilled the prophecy of Is 40:3, his lifestyle evoked the figure of the prophet Elijah (2 Kgs 1:8) and his ministry raised hopes for Elijahs return before the day of the Lord (Mal 3:24). On the other hand, Matthews summary of Johns preaching (Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand) matches his summary of Jesus own preaching (Mt 4:17) and reminds us that absolute fullness of Gods kingdom is yet to come and that we must continue to pray, Thy kingdom come. The New Testament is hidden in the Old Testament; the Old Testament is manifest in the New Testament. And we continue to trust in Gods promises.


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Remembering my Dad, One Year after his Death
My father, Kenneth I. Reich, kept this blog for almost four years, until his death on June 30, 2008. I spent months trying to figure out the best way to honor him with a final post. Finally I decided to honor him with his own words.
Dad published millions of words during his 39 years at the Los Angeles Times, his three years with UPI and LIFE, and his four years as a blogger. He wrote a book, Making it Happen: Peter Ueberroth and the 1984 Olympics. I thought about posting a sample of his published work. But in the end, I opted for something more personal. In 2004, for my daughter's first birthday, Dad gave her a memory book called "Grandfather Remembers." It's one of those silly books that you can buy in a stationery store, a precursor to "25 Things about Me" on Facebook. But I am so grateful that I have this book. It truly captures my father's spirit.
Below are a few excerpts from my father's remembrances. I hope that, as you read them, you relive your own favorite memories of my dad. There will never be someone else like him.
Kathy Reich
Early Years
I was born March 7, 1938, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles
My family lived in Los Angeles and, after 6, Palm Springs, California.
A hardship my family had to overcome was World War II, long absence of my father on naval service.
As a student I was valedictorian of my high school class and student body president.
My parents taught me to value government service, academic excellence, and California as a place to live.
I graduated from Dartmouth College, June 12, 1960
After I finished school I went to work for United Press International, LIFE Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times (1965).
47 Years in Journalism
A risk that I took that worked was leaving Harvard Law School and going to work in journalism.
One that failed was going to work as an op-ed page editor of the Times (1972). I did not like being bound to a desk, and I ran pieces my superiors didn't like.
The lesson I learned from that was to stick with reporting. My best assignments lay ahead.
The best career decision I ever made was to go into journalism and to go to work for the Los Angeles Times.
The most important promotions I ever had were to cover the 1984 Olympics (1977) and to cover Jimmy Carter's race for President (1976).
People who influenced me the most were Lawrence Radway, Professor at Dartmouth; Norman Cherniss, Editor at Riverside Press-Enterprise; Ed Guthman, National Editor, L.A. Times; Judge Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Ninth Circuit.
They influenced me because they were wise men who had good ideas, were very moral in their point of view, and gave good advice on occasion.
I was always proud of the time I stood up against Mark Willes and Kathryn Downing, business people who compromised the integrity of the Times.
If I had my life to live over I'd work as a foreign correspondent for awhile, perhaps in India.
My first trip on a plane was to New York—1953.
My most adventurous trip was around the world—1968—Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, Ethiopia, Israel, and France.
What I remember most about that trip is visiting Hap and Joby Dunning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and meeting Abe and Amrita Abraham in Bombay, India.
The funniest thing that ever happened to me on a trip was hitting a rock in the road near Delphi, Greece in 1965, ripping out the transmission, and having to drive 40 miles in reverse, backwards, to where I could turn the car in.
Places in this country I have visited All 50 states, including at one time every city in the USA over 100,000 in population.
Foreign countries I have visited 79 as of your birthday and every continent except Antarctica. (Note: Dad did make it to Antarctica, and he fulfilled his lifelong goal of visiting 100 countries. He visited his 101st, Tunisia, less than six weeks before his death.)
Values and Beliefs
As a father, I tried to be loving.
As a friend I try to be supportive and cheerful, give them honest advice when they ask.
My definition of a "good guy" is one who is loyal to family and friends.
I still like the old-fashioned ways of typewriters and Republican politics: the progressive era—Lincoln, Hiram Johnson, Warren.
My attitude about money in general is spend what you earn on worthwhile things, make many gifts to your children and charities, and don't worry too much about the future.
A simple statement that sums up my attitude about life is stand up against evil dictators, live honestly, don't take any guff.
A philosophy I've always lived by is do right by your family, love your children, defend the country.
Final Words
One of the best things about growing older is having a lovely grandchild like you.
The most precious things in the world to me are my children, grandchildren, and good friends.
My hope for the future is a more peaceful, secure world for you and your children. After all, you were born in a turbulent time. I hope you have a pleasant home, get a good education, find nice work, something professional, and meet a nice man to marry. Someday, later in the 21st century, you may be filling out a book like this entitled, "Grandmother Remembers." Long life and good health.


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Coyote family makes home in Mystic
Mystic - Coyotes decided to den this year in the Ocean View area of Mystic, so neighbors sometimes hear howling at night.
Groton Animal Control Officer Donna Duso said cat owners should keep their pets inside, and that advice applies townwide. Duso also urged pet owners to have a microchip placed under the animals' skin in case a cat or dog gets lost.
"If you love your cats, they should be indoor-only cats," Duso said. She said she's seen no overall increase in the number of complaints about coyotes, and she expects those in the Ocean View area will move on by the end of August or September.
Chris Vann, a wildlife biologist with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said coyotes remain a significant problem in areas with large tracts of land, such as Fairfield, despite a decline in the number of complaints since 2009.
"We hear about dogs being injured or killed, sometimes on a weekly basis," he said.
The wildlife division reported 350 coyote complaints statewide in 2009, 250 complaints in 2010, 215 complaints in 2011, and 212 complaints in 2012, he said.
Prior to 2009, Vann said, the number of coyote complaints had been increasing steadily for 15 years.
In the Mystic and Groton area, Vann said, the department received complaints in February about coyotes on Irving Street and in the Haley Farm area. The department also got a call about a coyote barking at someone walking a dog at Haley Farm.
In May, the department heard about coyotes on Old Evarts Lane. It also received a report of coyote pups gathering in a den near a yard on Rose Lane.
Hanneli Ansel of Mystic wrote in an email that his and his friends' cats disappeared this spring like "smoke in the air." He also saw notices for two lost small dogs, he wrote.
The coyote population is highest in summer and fall and tends to affect communities with areas of open land or pockets of woods, though the animals may appear on the fringes of populated neighborhoods, Vann said. Coyotes eat mostly small rodents and rabbits but also can kill deer, Vann said.
Coyotes building dens may exhibit predatory behavior toward small pets, such as those weighting 10 to 25 pounds, and territorial, aggressive behavior toward large dogs, he said.
He said residents should report coyote attacks or attempted attacks on pets, sightings of coyotes in yards or neighborhoods, and any coyote digging through garbage, waiting around a trash receptacle or acting unafraid of people. The DEEP Wildlife Division number is (860) 424-3011.
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Project to convert Sabine Pass facility to export LNG
By the time Golden Pass Partners decided this month to apply for permits to convert its facility along the intracoastal canal to include the ability to liquefy and export natural gas, its rival across the river Cheniere Energy Partners was almost ready to start construction on converting its facility.
Both Cheniere and Golden Pass planned and built their multi-billion LNG export facilities at a time when experts were warning a serious shortage of natural gas in the United States was imminent. As construction neared completion, new recovery techniques and the discovery of additional deposits of natural gas radically altered the equation.
Cheniere was first out of the gate, moving ahead with the construction of facilities to liquefy and export natural gas in Louisiana, moving the U.S. one step closer to becoming a major exporter of the commodity.
The company said it had given engineering contractor Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Inc. the green light to start building two liquefaction trains at its Sabine Pass, La., import terminal. Bechtel designated Recon and Bomac as the prime subcontractors, with those three firms and Cheniere officials on hand for the session.
The U.S. exports relatively small quantities of LNG to Japan out of Alaska, but the Sabine Pass facility would be the first terminal to do so out of the lower 48 states. The company has struck long-term agreements with four global buyers to supply over two billion cubic feet a day of natural gas for 20 years.


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I got a carry permit a couple of months ago, but my guns have been full-sized–an Armalite AR-24 9 mm. pistol, and a SIG Sauer Mosquito .22–and not really suitable for carrying. So I ordered a carry piece through a friend who owns a gun shop outside the Twin Cities. It arrived today, having rolled off the factory line on April 18. So I left work a few minutes early and made the drive to pick it up.
The gun is a SIG Sauer P938. The P938 is a pocket pistol, just under six inches long and four inches high. I took this picture of it a few minutes ago. (Commenters, please don't criticize my grip! I was holding the phone in one hand and the gun in the other.)
The P938 is a 9-millimeter, 1911-style, single action pistol. (In a double action handgun, pulling the trigger does two things: it both cocks the hammer and releases it. In a single action handgun, pulling the trigger just releases the hammer, which is assumed to be already cocked. Hence the practice of carrying guns like the P938 "cocked and locked," i.e., with the safety on and the hammer cocked.) It follows on SIG's popular P238, which is a .380 caliber gun. (A .380 cartridge is essentially a sawed-off 9 mm. cartridge.) It comes in a number of versions; the differences are mainly cosmetic. Mine is a Nightmare. This photo of the P938 Nightmare is from SIG's web site:
So, of course, I can't wait to get my new gun to the range. Unfortunately, I have to be out of town on business next weekend, so it will be a little while before I can actually shoot it. I will report further when I have put a couple hundred rounds through my new gun.


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By Jonnelle Marte
The murky outlook for the financial industry pushed safety-seeking investors toward small banks. But some analysts say their recent popularity has made them too pricey.
Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Chase beat expectations in their earnings reports Friday, kicking off what is expected to be a decent earnings season for U.S. banks. Big banks do face certain headwinds, however, including weak demand for loans and an uncertain regulatory environment. As a result, many investors have been flocking to the less-volatile stocks of smaller banks — often at a steep price, analysts say. Indeed, the KBW Regional Banks index had a forward price-to earnings ratio of 15 at the end of March, compared to 11 for the KBW Bank Index, which includes giants like Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase. "Unfortunately, if you're looking for value you'll have to take on a little more risk," says Jim Sinegal, the lead banking analyst for Morningstar.
Bigger banks face challenges that smaller banks with more basic business models are spared, analysts say. Banks with more than $10 billion in assets must work within regulations limiting how they trade capital and charge fees, says Tim Holland, a portfolio manager at Tamro Capital Partners, an investment advisory firm based in Alexandria, Va. Smaller banks, on the other hand, "have a bit more freedom and have the potential to take clients that don't like the fees some of the larger banks are putting in place," he says.
Despite the risks, analysts say big banks have a few things working in their favor. Weak demand for loans makes it difficult for banks of all sizes to profit from their deposits, but larger banks make more money off of those deposits by paying lower rates, says Dan Geller, executive vice president at Market Rates Insight, a financial analysis company. Local and regional banks have to be more competitive with the interest rates they offer on savings and checking accounts because they don't have the brand recognition of the big names, says Gellar.
Risk-averse investors tend to favor stocks from smaller and regional companies because of their more stable performance, says Sinegal. While bigger banks outshined small banks so far this year, they also suffered steeper losses in 2011. The KBW bank Index is up 22% year to date, after dropping 25% in 2011. The KBW Regional Banks index is up 11% but only fell 7% last year. Both outperformed the S&P 500 index, which is up 10% so far this year.


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Operational Missile Defense Test a Total Success
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep. 1, 2006 – A test of the Ground-based Missile Defense System today was a total success, said Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry A. Obering III, the director of the Missile Defense Agency.
Obering called today's test, the first operational one for the system, a huge step in fielding of the missile defense shield. He said he feels good about the capability for the United States to defend itself from an attack from a rogue nation.
The test was the most realistic to date without a nation like North Korea launching the real thing, the general said.
"The test we conducted today was significant in the fact that, as the next step in a progression, we launched an operational interceptor out of an operational site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, (Calif.). It was conducted by operational crews, manning operational fire and control systems in Colorado Springs, (Colo.). It was conducted with the support of operational radar in California, also manned by warfighters, and it was against a very threat-representative target," Obering said.
The general said the crews cheered when it became apparent that they had hit the mock warhead in space.
Officials in Alaska launched the target from Fort Greely at 1:23 p.m. EDT. Crews launched the interceptor from Vandenberg at 1:39 p.m. The "hit-to-kill" interceptor hit the mock warhead over the Pacific at 1:46 p.m.
"I am pleased that today's test of our ballistic missile defense system appears to have been a success," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in a written statement. "Successful tests such as these increase confidence in the approach to developing an initial missile defense capability. These tests provide knowledge and experience that will be used to improve our nation's capability."
Both Rumsfeld and Obering stressed that further tests will be conducted on the system once the "gigabytes and gigabytes" worth of data from this test is processed and analyzed. "While today's test was a success, the test program is by no means complete," Rumsfeld said. "Tests will continue, some of which will be successful and some will not. This was a challenging test, and the tests will become even more challenging in the period ahead."
The next test is set for December, Obering said. Depending on the read-out from the test today, that one may use decoys and different countermeasures to try to confuse the kill vehicle.
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