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Two transport providers have linked up to make travel in the Peaks easier.
Peak Rail has teamed up with High Peak Buses to launch a new joint ticket, which offers unlimited travel on Transpeak bus services and Peak Rail heritage trains.
The new 'Twin Peak' family ticket is available from Transpeak bus drivers and is valid on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year and on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between April and September.
Jackie Statham, Peak Rail joint managing director, said: "We are very pleased to have had the opportunity to work with High Peak Buses to offer such a good value through ticket, and we hope that visitors will be encouraged to take full advantage of it and travel to us by public transport.
"The ticket is valid at Peak Rail on all our normal operating days during the year, but restrictions do apply on special event days including our December 'Santa Special' trains.
"Full details are given on our website at www.peakrail.co.uk"
For £33, a family of two adults and two children can enjoy a day's unlimited travel on Transpeak services between Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Derby and on Peak Rail trains between Matlock and Rowsley South via Darley Dale.
The Transpeak bus service operates hourly between Derby and Buxton with some journeys continuing through to Manchester.
All of Peak Rail's stations are also served by Transpeak buses, offering passengers a variety of interchange points.
At Matlock station, Twin Peak ticket holders can also get a ten per cent discount on new books in Bill Hudson's bookshop.
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At first glance, buying jeans for your man shouldn't be a hard thing to do, right? It's not like they have different kinds of jeans the way women have. They certainly don't have boyfriend jeans and few men can easily carry off wearing skinny or bell-bottom jeans. But if you want the perfect denim look for your guy then jeans shopping is more than knowing his waistline. Here are a few tips to help you get started.
Types of Fit
Yes, it's important to know the waistline of your guy but that's not the alpha and omega of buying men's jeans. There are other types of fit to consider, such as the way a pair of jeans emphasize your guy's behind or how it hugs his thighs and legs.
Classic Fit
This is basically what you'd term an ordinary or normal pair of jeans. Its fit is just right, not too tight or loose, and the cut is decidedly straight with no extra embellishments at all. Guys with lean or athletic builds are able to carry off this kind of jeans best.
Relaxed Fit
If your guy wants a somewhat looser style then you need to buy him jeans with a casual or relaxed fit. This is the type of jeans that gives him lots of flexibility to move, which is preferable if he's staying at home, working on the field, or working out even.
Full Cut
Finally, there's the full cut. Some people refer to this as baggy jeans. These jeans are built for larger-sized men, giving them more flexibility in the seat and legs. Smaller men opt to use this, however, for a more "hip-hop" look.
Men's jeans also differ in color. Unlike with women's clothes, color has a decidedly more significant impact on men's jeans and can virtually determine how formal or casual his look is.
Blue Jeans
This is the original and classic color of jeans. Depending on the fabric, they can be worn at work inside or outside of the office or even to semi-formal outings during the day.
Faded Jeans
Whether intentionally faded or a result of wear and age, faded jeans have never been considered appropriate for semi-formal outings. They may, however, pass as fashionable for other kinds of events.
Dark Jeans
This can be black, gray, or brown. Such dark colors for jeans add formality to men's denim, making them appropriate for formal outings.
Remember these tips the next time you go shopping for men's jeans!

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My Pastor delegates preaching to me on Sundays. As I researched potential sermon topics, I read up on details of this Feast. Even though I have been Orthodox for thirteen years, I never knew about a Tradition wherein John the Evangelist was assumed bodily into Heaven at his death.
In Tractate 124 of his Commentary on the Gospel of John, St. Augustine knows nothing of a tradition about such an assumption.
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I'm using sleep on stationary machine most of the time. So no need for hibernation.
15019 + a defender update finally showed up for me this afternoon. D/L seemed like 5 sec or less but initializing lasted about an hour. UUP was off. Progression was normal up to the point I was expecting a "restart" the defender update started downloading and installed and when it was done.....Nothing was present. No restart option at all??? Waited a while, then did a recheck for updates, said I was up to date. Rebooted and checked again, I was up to date??? Looked at the UPP register settings, WindowsUpdate =1, orchestrator = 0. Recycled the register settings back to 0. Checked updates again, and 15019 showed up progressed rather fast to "Restart" and the install completed as normal.
So far the notification panel is not populated with any text, completely blank, same as last build, transparent. After I did a reflect backup, checked the UUP register entries and WindowsUpdate =1, orchestrator = 0. I don't think this is normal is it??? I thought somewhere in this thread, both had to be the same.
UPDATE: After the 3rd manual restart, the notification panel is now back to normal.
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To understand what this is/does (it was first introduced in Windows 8):
Fast Startup (aka: hybrid boot or hybrid Shutdown) is a new feature in Windows 8 to help your PC start up faster after shutting down. When turned on, Windows 8 does this by using a hybrid shutdown (a partial hibernate) method that saves only the kernel session and device drivers (system information) to the hibernate (hiberfil.sys) file on disk instead of closing it when you shut down your PC. This also makes the hiberfil.sys file to be much smaller than what hibernate would use (often 4GB or more). When you start your PC again, Windows 8 uses that saved system information to resume your system instead of having to do a cold boot to fully restart it. Using this technique with boot gives a significant advantage for boot times, since reading the hiberfile in and reinitializing drivers is much faster on most systems (30-70% faster on most systems tested). If you have a motherboard with UEFI, then fast startup will be even faster.
This is the reason why many disable Fast Boot, as in insider previews a lot of driver states can be wrong in memory and the error keeps compounding for each shutdown, until you get a BSOD. A restart of the machine resets the Fast Boot state which also can help keeping the system stable for a bit longer.
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Caught Short?Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Imagine you're at work and your boss tells you they needs you to hop on a plane that afternoon and visit a customer....
Arrrrgh .... panic....
Well, just before Christmas I was sent a little package that at first I'm not gonna lie made me giggle slightly, think black packaging, think a saucy lady illustration....
In my mind I thought, huuuuh?
I haven't ordered anything, ya know.... naughty.
They are from the brand CaughtShort.com
The concept is quite simply as its name suggests,
a pair of pants if you're ever
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a pair of pants if you're ever
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in an urgent or tricky situation on the go.
The pants come in three colours black, white and nude and in sizes S, M, L & XL they cost £7.50 each and will be readily available in gyms, hotels, spa's, garages, vending machines, pharmacies and supermarkets.
The packaging is small and convenient enough to carry in a clutch, handbag or even suitcase.
As for the quality of the pants, you would be forgiven in thinking they would be made of horrible cheap material, quite the contrary actually, made from 95% cotton and 5% elastane they feel really nice.
All in all an interesting brand and concept, however my only concern is the price.
I do think they could be cheaper as I can get a 5 pack of pants from M& S for the same price.
To find out more you can find their website HERE
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Megan Fox looks white hot on the red carpet for the the premiere of her new movie, Passion Play, at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival on Friday (September 10).
The 24-year-old Transformers actress wore an Armani Prive dress along with Cesare Paciotti shoes, Neil Lane jewelry, Judith Leiber clutch, and Armani coat.
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At the BlackBerry after-party, Megan and husband Brian Austin Green watched Bill Murray jump on stage and serenade the crowd. Hilarious!
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text: Deported from New York City when his visa expires, British actor Robert Gregory (Tony Martin) gets into a taxi accident while rushing to board his ship. He instantly falls in love with the passenger in the other cab, Pat O'Malley (Rita Hayworth), whose wealthy fiancé, Charles Gardner (Alan Mowbray), and his faithful manservant, Griggs (Eric Blore), are waiting aboard Robert's ship. Dodging both the vengeful Griggs and the authorities, the couple scramble to clear a path to be together.


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March 17th isn't too big in LA, but it's still a festive day to practice your sweet table chops. Straight from GetCreativeJuice.com, is a sweet table reference point to springboard your own creativity. That crepe paper rainbow backdrop is sublime! I can't be the only one gagging!
Here's a sweet way to freshen up snack time with fruits on a skewer. Standing tall on a cake pedestal, these skewers feature kiwi, apples, grapes and melon. Add some zip by spritzing half the skewers with freshly-squeezed lime juice.
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today is bitchslap ted rall day
Ted Rall is a festering sore on the face of mankind. Other than that, I cannot come up with a comment that is suitable for his latest piece of ugly comic journalism.
Not for nothing, but I've seen better comic artwork on the back of matchbook covers. I've also seen better commentary written on bathroom walls. The man is not a comic artist; he's an American loather with a couple of markers and a bloated sense of self importance.
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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays the organizers, exhibitors, and attendees from the swift completion of their appointed rounds should be the motto of the organizers and exhibitors of the Philly Bike Expo. Since its inception this show has endured blizzards and hurricanes when the show opens. Even the advertising has evolved from cyclists riding through Philadelphia with a billboard trailer in tow. To an actual billboard on I-76.
If you go to the Philly Bike Expo and expect the attendees to be dressed in spandex and clacking around in clipless shoes you would be sadly mistaken. The few who did were very out of place. The majority were smartly dressed couples and families with young children.
The bike demo area is always an interesting place to go to. With a wide range of exhibitors attending the show the bike demo area had Bullit Cargo bikes, Gazelles, Bromptons, Xtracycles, and Fat Bikes. Including models with electric assists. I took a few laps on a Bullit and once you get the hang of it they handle quite nicely.
The exhibitors were the usual collection of bike retailers, clothing, equipment, and accessories. There were a few standout exhibitors, including one of the human powered vehicles from the Kennsington Kinetic Sculpture Derby and a trick riding demonstration.The two most understated booths however were the ones that spoke the loudest if you knew what you were looking at. The first was Via Bicycles with just a sign and a bike. But not just any bike a fully restored 1890's touring bike with a front suspension. An almost near match to the bike used by "The Lost Cyclist" from one of the Saturday seminars. Curtis and his staff rode the bike over from their shop, but if you thought you might get a chance to ride this bike in the demo area forget it. The pedals alone are $500, each.
The other exhibitor was distinguished white haired gentleman with a British accent with nothing more than a handful non-cycling books on display. It took me a minute to realize that I was talking to legendary frame builder E. David Moulton. Whose bikes bikes have been ridden in the Olympics and the Tour de France.
One of the things that I enjoy is the diversity of the seminars, its more than just bikes and bike building. Since I only had limited time during the weekend I elected to attend Bikesnob NYC who speaks with a mix of wit and wisdom.
And of course it wouldn't be a bike expo if it didn't have indoor valet bike parking, courtesy of Neighborhood Bike Works. On Sunday afternoon they had parked over 600 bikes.
Over the years I have attended many trade shows as an exhibitor and I know how much work is involved. The Bilenky team did an excellent job and I look forward to next year.


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Based on the concept that: all who sit at a roundtable contribute equally and learn from one another, the Roundtables at CFFB offer members the opportunity for specific training on essential business skills and family systems. Trained moderators, comprehensive agendas and clear rules of conduct ensure each meeting provides the greatest return on investment.
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Net worth (sometimes called net or wealth) is the total assets minus total outside liabilities of an individual or a company.[1] Net worth is used when talking about the value of a company or in personal finance for an individual's net economic position.[2]
Put another way, net worth is any asset owned minus any debt owed. Net worth can be a negative number if one's debt owed is greater than the value of the assets owned.
Net worth in business is generally based on the value of all assets and liabilities at the carrying value which is the value as expressed on the financial statements. To the extent items on the balance sheet do not express their true (market) value, the net worth will also be inaccurate. On reading the balance sheet, if the accumulated losses exceed the shareholder's equity, it is a negative value for net worth.
For a company, this is called shareholders' preference and may be referred to as book value. Net worth is stated as at a particular year in time.
Net worth in this formulation is not an expression of the market value of the firm: the firm may be worth more (or less) if sold as a going concern.
For individuals net worth or wealth, refers to an individual's net economic position; similarly, it uses the value of all assets (long term assets) minus the value of all liabilities.
In relation to a deceased individual net worth can be used for the value of an estate when in probate.
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Hi all,I'm not sure if any of you managed to get tickets to the final show , I got some for the bronze match and the fan favourite matches. The thing is, I'm not sure whether I'm gonna go or not because I'd be coming from Canada and it would cost me quite a bit. the original plan was to get tickets for both this and the final fight, then i'd be there for sure, but didn't get any for the final.. I actually had the chance through the ticketmaster site, but things went wrong and it didn't happen. I love the show just as much as all you guys do, but would it be worth it to come there and just watch the pre-match fights, and not be able to see the final one?!!?!?
Well, if you go, you'll get a chance to see me, so that's got to be worth the price of admission right there, right? But seriously, I don't know what to advise. I don't know if you've been to Las Vegas and/or Caesars Palace before, but that's an experience in and of itself. There will probably be a lot of fight folks in attendance, lots of celeb-watchig opportunities, and if they stage the fight in the new outdoor arena, where last Saturday's PPV card was held, then there is no better place to watch boxing. Is it too late to get tix for the final? Are they sold out? Or are you just debating the overall cost?
VFW,I have not been to Las Vegas.. and I have decided that indeed we will make the trip down! Its a once in a lifetime chance, and yes it may cost a bit of cash, but i'm willing to spend it, especially on this! I did try to get tickets to the final fight (and ALMOST actually did!) but unfortunately didn't in the end. The trip will cost me about $630 (canadian) this is for plane, 4 nights in hotel, and tickets to the pre-final matches. which in reality is not that much (atleat i dont think so). And yes, now the tickets for the final are sold out.. Btw, VFW can you check your inbox , i sent you a message. and ifyou could get back to me that would be great thanx!
I think that's a great deal for a trip to Vegas. Tix sure did sell out quickly, and I have just had confirmation that there are no media credentials available, so I'm hoping my buddy on the show can get me in.
Once you get there you can probably get tickets from scalpers. It will probably be expensive, but since you are willing to shell out that much money what is an extra hundred or two. Have fun and cheer for all of us.
There is probably a good chance you will be able to get scalped tickets or find someone with extras willing to sell. Probably would not have to pay much over face value if you look around. Hang around the will call window.


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All of this so far looks like it should work. You might want to try the
following rules, however. Where you've used:
> $IPTABLES -A FORWARD -d 10.128.0.10 -j my_log > $IPTABLES -A INPUT -d 10.128.0.10 -j my_log > $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -d 10.128.0.10 -j my_log
exchange them for:
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Which should blanket trap everything that's hitting tun0. (or use tun+ if you want to be even less specific)
The only extra firewall rule I needed to allow all traffic in and out was:
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I've since locked that down to only the ports I want to allow.
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Every woman needs to walk in divine wisdom, and in a full understanding of her identity, role and purpose on the earth. I am a firm believer in God and the special role that He has ordained His daughters to fulfill. My heart's desire is for you to come to this self-same realization as you allow the Holy Spirit order your steps, grant you peace, and clarity of purpose as you navigate through the most important role of all...being the best YOU that God has designed You to be.
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34"-How can this be, Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" 35The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God
5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am only a youth. 7 But the Lord said to me, Say not, I am only a youth; for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
8 Be not afraid of them [their faces], for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord. 9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. 10 See, I have this day appointed you to the oversight of the nations and of the kingdoms to root out and pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.
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25 [This is] because the foolish thing [that has its source in] God is wiser than men, and the weak thing [that springs] from God is stronger than men. 26 For [simply] consider your own call, brethren; not many [of you were considered to be] wise according to human estimates and standards, not many influential and powerful, not many of high and noble birth. 27 [No] for God selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish to put the wise to shame, and what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame. 28 And God also selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is lowborn and insignificant and branded and treated with contempt, even the things that are nothing, that He might depose and bring to nothing the things that are,
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28 Him we preach and proclaim, warning and admonishing everyone and instructing everyone in all wisdom (comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God), that we may present every person mature (full-grown, fully initiated, complete, and perfect) in Christ (the Anointed One).
29 For this I labor [[z]unto weariness], striving with all the superhuman energy which He so mightily enkindles and works within me.


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Fadia, a widely recognized computer security guru and cyber terrorism expert said cyber terrorism is more dangerous than any other form of terrorism.
Widely recognized by who? Fadia doesn't seem to have the experience (other than media whoring) to be a "security expert."
According to him, many countries these days rely heavily on their computers and related technology to carry out daily activities. He said cyber terrorism can involve attacks on computers that can make them inaccessible for weeks and intrusions into unauthorized sensitive personal data such as the bank accounts.
"The" bank accounts? Whose accounts exactly? Did Fadia forget the definition of 'terrorism' again?
Fadia gave the example of a heavily technology-dependent eastern European country - Estonia, who recently implored NATO to take a position against cyber terrorism after accusing Russia of cyber terrorism against them. "Estonia is a small country, but imagine if it was India. The situation is unimaginable," he said.
Even though India is a highly developed nation, police and security agencies are ill equipped. According to Fadia, cyber cops of various state police departments are not aware of even basics of cyber security and cited an example of a constable said to have enquired where the Internet building is located.
"Why do we not protect ourselves and educate ourselves?," he questioned and quoted that sometime ago NASSCOM estimated short of 40% computer security professionals in the year 2003, however, no adequate steps is taken by the government till now."
Where is the 'expert' in all of this? Generalized statements about "authorities aren't prepared" are hardly a new thing, and demonstrate nothing more than him reading news articles the last ten or more


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Nan Lian Garden and Chi Lin Nunnery
The Nan Lian Garden is situated at Diamond Hill and is easy accessible by the MTR. Right beside is the Chi Lin Nunnery and you can do both on a half day trip.
The garden is built in the Tang Dynasty style (618 AD to 907 AD). Hills, rocks, ponds, plants and trees are arranged according to the Tang style and rules. It is a tranquil place surrounded by skyscrapers and roads.
The Chi Lin Nunnery is a Buddhist temple complex and also built in the Tang Dynasty style. It was built without any iron nails and uses special interlocking systems cut into the wood to hold everything in place.
There is no entry fee and a must-see if you visit Hong Kong.
The Botanic Gardens, Singapore
I already mentioned the Botanic Gardens in my post about the National Orchid Garden which is inside the Botanic Garden. It's a perfect place to take pictures of various plants and animals in a quite and relaxing environment.
National Orchid Garden
The National Orchid Garden which is located on the highest hill in the Botanic Gardens is a must see for flora lovers and photographers.
The Botanic Gardens were built along a 3-Core concept. The three cores are
- Tanglin which is the heritage core retaining the old favourites and charms of the historic Gardens
- Central which is the tourist belt of the Gardens
- Bukit Timah which is the educational and recreational zone
The Orchid Garden is located in the Central Core along with the also very interesting Ginger Garden.
Identifying these flowers isn't so easy for a beginner. I just managed to find the category of each orchid but I'm still not sure if everything is correct. You have to take the shape, color, pattern and size of the bloom into consideration. Further more there are many mixes and hybrids which makes it even harder to find the correct names.
Yu Yuan (Yu Garden)
The Yu Garden is a pleasant private garden with many small lakes, ponds and bridges. It is a very nice place to visit, however it is very very crowded. Actually I never saw so many people on a small bridge like the Jiu Qu Qiao Bridge (Watch the video). It is a famous zig-zag bridge and a so called 'Bridge of Nine Turnings'. A zig-zag bridge may have three, five or more zig-zags.
Although the lake is only about thirty metres wide, the bridge winds more than a hundred meters because of its nine twists. In the middle of the lake is a pavilion in which visitors may have a cup of tea or enjoy the view all around.
Richmond and Kew Gardens
A nice day trip is a visit in Richmond and on the way back Kew Gardens.
Richmond sits on the south side of the river Thames. If you have a 7-Day Travelcard for zones 1 and 2 (and I remommend to buy one if you stay that long) the return ticket only costs about 3 pounds. Famous is the Richmond bridge which was built in the 18th century. 1937 they widened the bridge due to increasing traffic.
In Kew Gardens you have to walk he Rhizotron & Xstrata Treetop Walkway. This walkway gives you the opportunity to walk high above the ground through the tree canopy of sweet chestnuts, limes and deciduous oaks. If you are lucky you see birds, insects, lichens and fungi that rely on these huge organisms. The walkway is about 200 meters long and is really thrilling.
You also have a great view of the vast 300 acres of Kew, as well as the London skyline. It is designed by Marks Barfield Architects, the architects of the London Eye. The pioneering structure of the Xstrata Treetop Walkway is an ingenious design based on a Fibonacci numerical sequence, often found in nature's growth patterns. And if you have forgotten what the Fibonacci numbers are, here the reminder 🙂 : 0,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,…
The central part of the Temperate House was designed by Decimus Burton and finished in 1861. It was very expensive and because of financial constraints the construction of the two side-parts was delayed until 1899. It is the largest glasshouse at Kew and the world's largest surviving Victorian glass structure. It contains plants from Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands and Africa. You can even walk up and view the trees and plants from above.


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Using Her Talents for Good: Abi Carter's Story
When the financial aid she had been counting on fell through in her senior year of high school, Abi Carter didn't think she would be able to attend Patrick Henry College (PHC). Frustrated, Abi turned to close friends and mentors, who advised her to pray. From there, the next step was clear: she signed her intent to enroll and trusted God to take care of the rest.
A couple of months later, Abi received an email from Home School Foundation (HSF) letting her know we would be happy to support her financially in the one of the biggest and most important pursuits of her life.
A heart of service
Every year, HSF selects a handful of graduating high school students who demonstrate exceptional academic promise and great financial need for an educational scholarship to attend Patrick Henry College (PHC).
As we reviewed student applications this past summer we discovered that Abi, a newly graduated homeschool student, fit the bill: Her parents are HSLDA members, Abi herself was involved in community service, and she needed financial assistance in order to attend PHC.
Ever since she was a little girl, Abi has poured her heart into serving those around her. In addition to tutoring and volunteering in three state-level campaigns for representatives and senators in Minnesota, Abi served as a volunteer docent at the Joni and Friends International Disability Center in Agoura Hills, CA.
"This experience put life into perspective," Abi said. "When I am tempted to complain, I remember the hardships that many people who have disabilities face every minute."
How appropriate that HSF, which aids homeschooling families educating children with disabilities, can also assist a young woman who has a heart for such people!
A promising future
At 17 years old, Abi has also shown great academic promise, and is poised to excel at PHC.
She scored very high on her SATs—a clear indication of hard work and dedication—and impressed us with her hefty log of speech and debate awards.
Abi's Christian apologetics coach wrote a great reference on her behalf, remarking that "she performed remarkably in grasping the classical arguments for the existence of God, including memorizing the premises, their defenses, and effective use as rhetorical devices against the secular humanism and philosophical naturalism."
Abi is excited about her future and grateful for the opportunity afforded by HSF's scholarship. "When I received the email about the scholarship, I was overjoyed and extremely thankful," she shared.
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The Bank produces coin automatically once it is built (by a Settler or wagon). Initially there is a build limit of four Banks for the Dutch, but the number may be increased for Dutch players with various upgrades and Home City shipments to a total of ten banks. Banks allow the Dutch to focus their villagers on collecting food and wood. With the unique ability to produce infinite coins at a startling rate, the Dutch may use markets to their advantage and buy up large amounts of resource if a quick age jump is needed. As well, banks allow the Dutch to hire mercenaries much more easily than other civilizations, because they produce a limitless supply of Coin, unless the building is destroyed.
Each Bank generates approximately 2.75 coin per second before any upgrades.
The Dutch have two Home City Cards which allow the Bank limit to be increased by two, once both are sent.
Overall, the total coin production after each all possible shipments and upgrades built is about 38 coins/second. This results in a hefty amount of coin, with the gather rate from these banks alone being more than 40 settlers working on plantations or mining.
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The Japanese can send one Bank from the Consulate in the Colonial age if allied with the Dutch (Level 25 Home City required). This bank cannot be replaced, so it should be well protected, as it can only be sent one time.
Upgrades and Cards Edit
- Increases build limits
- Bank of Amsterdam card (+1 Bank). Available in Discovery Age
- Bank of Rotterdam card (+1 Bank). Available in Discovery Age
- Religious Freedom card and then, the Coffee Trade upgrade from the Church (+2 Banks). Available in Colonial Age
- Excessive Taxation upgrade in the Capitol (+2 Banks). Available in Imperial Age
- Improve Coin generation rates.
- Dutch East India Company card ( -15%, -15%, +100% HP). Available in Colonial Age
- Tulip Speculations card ( generate rate +15%). Available in Industrial Age
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|Click for a list of Bank-related Home City cards
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"The seventeenth century saw the founding of the Wisselbank of Amsterdam. This financial institution rapidly became the wealthiest and most powerful bank in existence. They were the first to accept and actively promote the exchange of checks, and the government passed laws stating that large transactions between two parties had to be brokered by the Wisselbank. The successes of the Dutch East India Company kept Dutch coffers full and flowing, and the Dutch economy soared.
Trade in tulips, iconically Dutch flowers, rose dramatically in the middle of the seventeenth century and crashed even more dramatically. A single tulip bulb at the height of the craze could purchase an entire estate. These bulbs were bought and sold on paper. This, with the practices of the Wisselbank of Amsterdam, put Holland on the cutting edge of finance. As prices skyrocketed, some people seeking to lock in their profits sold off their tulips at lower than peak prices, sending a ripple of fear through the market that grew to widespread panic as everyone began to realize these tulips, while beautiful, were just bulbs, cousins of the onion, and not worth a house, a life savings or even carriage with a pair of matched gray horses."


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When I was asked to write about the Fresh Air Fund — the Star's annual campaign to help disadvantaged and special needs kids attend summer camp — my first instinct was to think big: kids should go to camp to build fires and make forts, to become true survivors in the woods. But when I thought back to my own childhood summers at an overnight camp near Huntsville Ont., none of these things stood out as particularly important.
Sure, we went on camping trips and learned to portage canoes, or if you couldn't manage a canoe — then paddles and life jackets (surprisingly more difficult to carry than an 80-pound boat and 10 times more annoying). But these outdoor survival skills, while invaluable, aren't necessarily what make camp memorable. The small things do. It isn't building a fire that makes camp what it is. It's sitting around one and scaring the crap out of each other. In other words, it's ghost stories.
The camp ghost story that kept me up at night was called "Jacques the Axe Man." This is the Cole's Notes version:
Sometime around 1900, somewhere in the forests of Quebec, a lumberjack named Jacques is involved in a terrible accident. He's cutting down a gigantic tree when he loses his footing and falls down; the tree collapses on top of him, disfiguring half his body and half his face, à la Two Face of Batman fame. Jacques is so angry and bitter about his partial disfigurement he paddles his way one handed to Algonquin Park where for the rest of his life he proceeds to hunt down and murder camp kids on a canoe trip. And what do you know: he has a fondness for turning his axe on campers while they're relieving themselves on the kaibo — a wooden, open-air outhouse, exactly the type of outhouse that exists in Algonquin Park, where we camped.
The story is inane (why would a psychopath based in Quebec schlep all the way to Ontario to slay his victims?) But it scared us half to death. In fact, one of my friends was so frightened by the tale of Jacques that rather than risk life and limb on the kaibo near our campsite, where the lumberjack, now roughly 102 years old, was supposedly lurking, she decided to play it safe and relieve herself at the doorstep of the tent we shared.
The next morning I nearly stepped in her excrement. And yet, the Jacques the Axeman incident is my favourite memory from camp. Not the nearly stepping in poop part, but everything that came before it: sitting by a fire and taking in a silly ghost story with my peers, feeling scared and safe all at once.
Scared and safe: that's the magic of the camp experience. It doesn't just endow kids with practical skills, such as tying knots or building fires. It endows them with emotional strength through teamwork. You don't have to overcome your fear of the monster under the bed alone; you can do so in a group, giggling and screaming until the sun comes up. Camp allows kids to turn their fears of the unknown and unthinkable into something fun and constructive.
It doesn't matter if you're the best swimmer or the most in demand artist of boondoggle bracelets: everyone is equal and equally petrified before a great ghost story.
And even if you're not afraid of ghosts or psychopathic lumberjacks, but rather, of being away from home for the first time in your life, you don't have to overcome that fear on your own. At camp, you can do so with the support of your cabin-mates, who are hopefully so much fun, they help you forget that your house and parents even exist.
This summer marks the Toronto Star's 117th Fresh Air Fund campaign, a tradition that works with 102 camps to enable thousands of kids in the city to attend summer camp. Our fundraising goal is $650,000. With your help, we hope to achieve it. Because all kids, no matter their financial backgrounds, deserve an opportunity to be scared together, to overcome their fears together, and finally, to find independence together — one silly ghost story at a time.
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Record vs. Warriors: 1-2.
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I bugged Laurent Duval to remind me about a similarity measure between images as I think we too often forget that RSME for image reconstruction is not optimal. Laurent kindly obliged and pointed me to the Structural similarity Index (several implementations of this similarity index can be found here). The initial paper is here.( Image Quality Assessment: From Error Visibility to Structural Similarity, Zhou Wang, Alan C. Bovik, Hamid R. Sheikh and Eero P. Simoncelli). Here is a more recent improvement.
Thanks Laurent.
John Baez explores the barrier of complexity through some examples from the demoscene. This type of discussion is tangential to the type of discussion we are having so far when it comes to simple/low entropy solutions. In effect, while these little movies are encoded in small codes.they produce amazingly complex scenes, scenes which we might have guessed to be high entropy in the first place. How does this fit in problem 8 of Muthu's functional compressive sensing ? I don't know.
Bob let us know about a paper that is not making it through peer-review, Dirk describes semi-continuous nonnegative sparse reconstruction and compressed sensing, Zhilin let us know about other's work and Danny is probably looking for that one person who could implement a randomized PCA using sparse matrices for a future implementation in GraphLab. I came across a paper that I don't think I featured before Simultaneously Sparse Solutions to Linear Inverse Problems with Multiple System Matrices and a Single Observation Vector by Adam Zelinski, Vivek Goyal, Elfar Adalsteinsson and think that this framework might fit perfectly with the Boogie Woogie Grid, we'll see. In another direction I wonder if Low Rank matrix factorization might not be useful for both Earthquake source location and Femtosecond Transient Imaging, here again we'll see.
Finally, after featuring the new solver EM-BG-AMP by Jeremy Vila and Phil Schniter, Florent Krzakala, Marc Mézard, François Sausset,Yifan Sun and Lenka Zdeborová sent me the following:
We saw your post today on Nuit Blanche and we just want to point out that the EM-BG-AMP is included in our approach: that is exactly what we call EM-BP (there may be some minor irrelevant differences in initializations etc, but the core of the algorithm is the same). Theoretical () replica analysis of its performance gives the line called "BP" in the plots we sent you and that you show in
If I could summarize our work, we have 3 main points:
- We prove that exact sampling with a Gaussian-Bernoulli prior gives an exact reconstruction of a sparse signal, up to K=M, irrespective of the original signal distribution. This is a very strong lemma.
- We then use the EM-BP algorithm, with learning of all parameters (including noise if needed), in order to perform an approximate sampling. This is giving a very good algorithm, superior in some case to the L1 minimization. However, EM-BP does not sample correctly beyond a phase transition that depends on the signal (this is the "BP" phase transition in the plots we sent you).
- In order to circumvent this problem with BP not being good enough, we introduce the seeded matrix F for which BP samples correctly up to K=M. However note a crucial property, that if one wants to use seeded matrix, one really needs EM-BP in the first place (seeded matrix will not give better performance with most other reconstruction algorithms).
Great so now using Jeremy Vila and Phil Schniter's EM-BG-AMP solver with the banded matrices described in Florent Krzakala, Marc Mézard, François Sausset,Yifan Sun and Lenka Zdeborová's Statistical physics-based reconstruction in compressed sensing should allow one to reproduce these K=M graphs. While we are on the subject of coding theory and its application in compressive sensing through the use of banded matrices, here is a paper that appeared on my radar screen:
Compressed sensing via node-based verification recovery with band sparse matrices by Yuko Sato, Kenta Kasai, Kohichi Sakaniwa. The abstract reads:
We consider compressed sensing via node-based veri fication recovery with band sparse matrices. We observed that recovery performance of compressed sensing with band sparse measurement matrices is better than sparse measurement matrices.
I don't read Japanese that well, but if somebody does and finds something interesting please me know. Let us note that the utilization of figure of merit not traditionally used in compressive sensing makes it difficult to find out whether the approach is interesting. Kenta tells me that a translation should be available by January 2012.
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Iran: New US "Travel ban" enters effect June 29
Partial entry ban impacting some nationals from Iran comes into effect June 29
A partial ban on nationals from Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entering the United States came into effect at 20:00 (local time - East Coast) on Thursday, June 29, and is set to remain in place for 120 days.
The US State Department has released information clarifying a June 26 US Supreme Court ruling allowing the partial implementation of President Donald Trump's so-called "Muslim ban." Under to the current version allowed by the Supreme Court, the ban does not apply to travelers with a "bona fide" connection with the US. According to the State Department, this means individuals with a close family relation living in the US - defined as a parent, spouse, child, sibling, and son/daughter-in-law, including step-siblings, step-parents, etc. - or a "formal" relationship with a US entity, such as employment at a US company or a place at a US university. Family members not considered "close" include fiancés, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts/uncles, nieces/nephews, cousins, and brothers/sisters-in-law.
Further precisions regarding the ban are expected to be decided via the courts.
The original executive order issued on January 27 suspended entry to the United States for all refugees for 120 days, barring Syrian refugees indefinitely, and blocking entry into the country for 90 days for citizens of the predominantly-Muslim countries of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The legality of the measure was immediately challenged and on February 3 a judge ordered a nationwide suspension (which was later upheld) of enforcement of the order. A second attempt at a similar ban, made in March, was also blocked by the courts.
Travelers are advised to keep abreast of the situation and to contact their nearest US embassy or consulate for further details regarding visa and entry requirements.


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Reasonable to Have My Vintage DUX Chairs Reupholstered?
Q: I've been following the upholstery threads on Apartment Therapy for a while now, and I'm hoping that my fellow readers can help me find a good solution for my own vintage DUX chairs. The upholstery has seen better days; however, when I've tried to get a quote for reupholstering them, I'm met with a hearty chuckle or no call back at all. The cushions are completely removable, but will require some significant labor in doing all the custom stitching.
I have NO idea what this would cost to do — even IF I could find a person to do it! The question is, should I just throw a sheet over them and let them die a slow death? Has anyone tackled this kind of upholstery job?
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Give you comments on the Malaysian agriculture as a whole. As you notice, some of the main issues are its competitiveness, sustainability, productivity and quality of the agricultural products. The root of the problem is Malaysian politicians "don't believe" in agriculture. Everyday state governments are converting agricultural lands into housing and industrial estates.
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Felda Will Build National Food Warehouse: An Idea or A Dream?
The Federal land Development Authority (Felda) will set up a National Food Warehouse. It was announced by Felda Chairman, Tan Sri Dr Mohd Yusof Noor. This is a second time I heard he made an "out of box" idea".
The first time about his idea was 15 years ago when Dr Mohd Yusof Noor was Menteri Besar Terengganu.He announced that Terengganu will build a LRT system after the same transport system was introduced in Klang Valley. People laugh about the idea, and it was stopped there!
According to the Felda Chairman, Felda will come up with a blueprint for the setting up of a national food warehouse in the next two months. The blueprint would include identifying the types of crops as well as methods of marketing the produce.
To implement the idea, a National Food Warehouse unit had been set up to help Felda realise the government's aspiration for the agency to earn revenue from other sources.
The unit will comprise a team of professionals and experts from Felda as well as those outside the agency. The blueprint will spell out plans for the next 15 years. The warehouse would require a RM750 million investment which it woild store vegetables, beef and fish products.
Let we discuss this brilliant idea....
The basic idea related to setting up a national food warehouse is producing and marketing of agricultural products. This is clearly stated in the out of date blueprint National Agriculture Policy.
Ministry of Agriculture has to change its name from Ministry of Agriculture to Ministry of Agriculture and Agrobased Industry because of challenges it faces when deal with "agriculture". Even, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia has changed its name to Universiti Putra Malaysia which was a wrong decision.
Ministry of Agriculture has introduced many initiatives to promote agriculture where it has a vision that by 2010 Malaysia will become a major food producer and net exporter of food in the world. This policy was introduced by Datuk Dr Nawawi when he was a minister of agriculture.
He was a good minister due to he was a business man before joining the goverment. He had tried hard to transform malaysian agriculture from "agriculture for the poor" to the "agriculture is a business". But his action plans were almost failed because he had to deal with the PTD officers who did not know anything about agriculture business except administering the office.
When Tan Sri Mahyuiddin took over the post of Minister of Agriculture, he has introduced many action plans to implement the Dr Nawawi's ideas. This include using a well known local consultant to promote Malaysia as a hub for aquaculure centre.
Government had launched an aquaculture pilot project in Tasik Kenyir Terengganu a few year ago. It was a brilliant idea due to it was a business driven in nature. But, today the project was failed. As Dr Nawawi faced, Tan Sri Mahyuddin faced many challenges with the PTD officers who come to the office to "makan gaji" not has a "business man attitude" to make agricuture is a business.
Other major initiative by the goverment is through FAMA by establishing TEMANs (a terminal for food warehouse in selected areas), but the projects were also failed.
And if we believe in past history of Malaysian agriculture, the National Food Warehouse sure will fail, except that there is "an abnormal action plan and out of box idea" comes from the Prime Minister Datuk Najib. I look he is a brilliant and hard working minister after Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.
The main problem with the Malaysian agriculture is the political influences on agriculture and land matters. Both matters are state affairs and not a federal matter. The federal government can't do anything with the land matters eventhough the states are governed with the same political parties. For example, during the Barisan Nasional time, many paddy lands in Kedah, Perlis and Malacca were converted to housing projects even though the Federal Government had been trying to maintain paddy farms and increase the productivity of the paddy yield to meet at least 60% self-sufficientcy level for the nation.
With the different political backdrop in many states today, agriculture development in Malaysia is affected and could not be coordinated anymore. I don't thinks the states which are controlled by different political parties have the common understanding with the federal government when it comes to economic development agenda. Do you believe in me?
Believe me...Malaysian agriculture include food production policy is under uncertainty....
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Hey are you a professional journalist? This article is very well written, as compared to most other blogs i saw today….
anyhow thanks for the good read!
- December 12, 2009 at 9:45 PM
- Combined Cycle Power Plant Training said...
To implement the idea, a National Food Warehouse unit had been set up to help Felda realise the government's aspiration for the agency to earn revenue from other sources.
- June 5, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- terry said...
Hi Mansid
I just read your blog about the National Food Warehouse.
In most countries, the National Food Warehouse is just a term to signify the government's effort to secure food for the nation. A matter of national food security.
Countries such as China where its population is so huge that they have insufficient supply of locally sourced food or the Middle East where the terrain and climate makes it impossible to grow food and livestock well, are flocking to food rich countries such as Europe, USA, Brazil, Australia to buy land and contracting farmers exclusively for themselves.
This is also an effort to hedge against commodity price spikes that can hurt the economy.
I believe Malaysia imports RM28 bil of food materials a year. For a country with 28 million population, this figure is fairly astronomical.
As you rightly pointed out, Malaysia's reversal of its agricultural policy has ensured the doom of agri food business as I had once brought a well renowned agri food specialist to help develop contract farming only to realise that the foundation for raw material (feed ingredients) here is so poor that it is more economical to import finished food products than to grow it here.
I am writing to you to find out how I can help Malaysia build a sustainable National Food Warehouse. I am a businessman with vast links across the globe in both the agri food and logistics sector. I also work closely with the overseas EU-rated food producers and globally recognised halal promoters.
How do you envision a real national food warehouse concept would work?
I look forward to your take on this!
- April 8, 2011 at 8:00 AM
- seema said...
- August 20, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- Agro Malaysia Portal said...
Interesting topic to discuss. With current Malaysian politic now, we should pray this will be happen in one day and Malaysia will get benefits from this.
- October 16, 2011 at 1:05 PM


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July 19, 2009
I'm sorry about the lack of blogging lately folks.
Lately I've been having a tough time reconciling my values with blogging. I began writing because an old friend kept telling me she thought I had something valuable to say. After all these years, I'm still not entirely sure what she saw in me.
For as long as I've been writing, I've tried to stand up for what I believe in - whenever possible, without attacking other bloggers directly. I've always thought the important thing was the ideas, not the personalities. We ought to be able to disagree civilly even when there are strong beliefs at issue.
One of those beliefs is that in most cases, the Golden Rule makes a pretty good starting place for dealing with others. If you wouldn't appreciate something being done to you or to someone you care about, don't do it to someone else.
Sometimes, it really is that simple. Try thinking about how your wife or teenaged daughter or sister would feel in the same position. This may be really hard for some people to understand, but not all women want men they don't even know looking at them in the nude.
I shouldn't have to say this, but apparently it does need saying.
I guess I wish more people on my side of the political fence would treat women as human beings who have the same feelings as they do. This doesn't make me a feminist. In my book, it just makes me someone who believes in decency and it's a measure of how far we've strayed from our professed values that it needs to be said at all, or that such a stance requires a defense or an explanation.
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I'm sorry about the lack of blogging lately folks.
All you ever have to say is "Don't pay the ransom -- I escaped!"
Posted by: BillT at July 19, 2009 01:39 PM
Amen, Cassandra, Amen!
Posted by: lela at July 19, 2009 01:44 PM
Hear, hear! Very well said.
Posted by: S.Logan at July 19, 2009 01:54 PM
Hey, as one blogger chick to another, I have to say that I LOVE hearing from you. I rarely see a post of yours that I don't end up pumping my tiny fist in the air and shouting "Yea! What SHE said!"
Don't ever forget that the nature of humanity is that your detractors and critics will always seem louder than the people who are inspired by you. I, personally, am glad to read what you have to say. At least I can know that I'm not the only one thinking it. ;)
Posted by: Jewels at July 19, 2009 02:12 PM
Also... Bill T cracks me up.
That is all.
Posted by: Jewels at July 19, 2009 02:13 PM
Cassandra, I like your ethical stand on the crime against Erin Andrews. Don't you dare quit blogging! I'm adding you to my blog list immediately.
Posted by: Stogie at July 19, 2009 03:43 PM
Thanks, guys.
I don't want to turn this into me vs. the big, bad world or me up on a soapbox. That's an uncomfortable place to be.
This is just something that's been bothering me for a very long time. Elise's comment on the abortion thread (about not knowing how we got to this point) made me realize that no matter how much I dislike flame wars and the like, I needed to say something or I wasn't going to feel right.
It seems to me that these days, even with all the hot air we bloggers generate, there's a lot we don't talk about. I am not sure why that is, but I do think it has a lot to do with where we are as a society - we're uncomfortable drawing clear lines in the sand and then defending them. I don't think we need to attack others who don't agree with us, but I do think that sometimes lines need to be drawn.
Not a very good explanation.
Posted by: Cassandra at July 19, 2009 04:56 PM
What Bill and everyone else said M'lady...
I wonder, was it due to being raised as a southern boy in a different age. A time when a young boy was taught to respect his elders and be deferential to the fairer creatures. Maybe it was the result of being blessed with a loving mother, a dear sister, a loving wife and two daughters that carved a sharp line delineating right versus wrong conduct towards women in my mind?
Or maybe it's due to growing old enough to know that the mind and character, heart and soul if you prefer, are the essence of a person, be they male or female. And one should always hew very closely to the golden rule. And if your character is so barren of honor, then do so for no other reason than the cosmic balance usually prevails.
This sort of thing seems to be not so uncommon any more. And how may will blow it off as being no big deal? I dunno...
What I do know is that if anyone ever targets one of the ladies in my life with the sort of vicious, exploitive, disrespect shown to the subject of this story, I hope the legal system administers justice upon their sorry arse before I do. Because if it does not, I surely will.
Ah well, BLT & beer break is over, back to the barn I go.
Posted by: bthun at July 19, 2009 05:15 PM
When we read about "The Dark Ages", we tend to think of time when there was little knowledge about, and many of our so-called European ancestors lived in the Darkness of Ignorance.
We (that's all of us) are heading into a new Dark Age. It will be a Dark Age of behavior, public and private morals, and quite simply a Dark Age of the Golden Rule. People will behave in an ever more grotesque manner in public, and that will pass for the accomodation of the day, and be accepted as the norm (whatever that is, on any given day).
Many of us will probably not live to see the end of it; perhaps our children will not see the end either. It has been getting worse for most of my life, and it is accelerating toward whatever the bottom is that passes for values these days.
It will be up to some to keep the lamp of decency and civility burning, to keep alive the remnant and memory of a more civil age, and pass it down, like the monks in the ancient monasteries kept the written word alive, until our so-called civilization is ready to take these values to heart again.
Regardless of how dyspeptic you may feel on any given day, and how chapped your bottom dollar may feel, you, Cassandra, keep a light glimmering in the growing darkness.
Posted by: Don Brouhaha at July 19, 2009 06:27 PM
'Decency, values, civilly, Golden Rule'
Those are concepts you don't hear enough of these days. It is refreshing to see them before you on the screen.
In any case, in this day and age where personal privacy is a commodity to be sold to the highest bidder (Girls Gone Wild), Paparazzi stalk people like a big game safari, and degenerate attacks on Palin use made up dirt if none is to be found, I am amazed that we still can be surprised by the proclivities of these degenerate perverts.
The Golden Rule has been perverted to the old standby; "Do unto others before they do unto you."
I find that offensive in the extreme and am not afraid to say so. Speaking of feminists, I presume we can expect a denunciation of this behavior forthwith? Or will they comb the victim's personal life until they find, or make up, something that proves she asked for it?
I wonder where Perez Hilton is?
Posted by: vet66 at July 19, 2009 06:47 PM
I wonder where Perez Hilton is?--vet66
Must we?
I am speechless.
'gimlet-eyed snark?'
Posted by: Cricket at July 19, 2009 07:02 PM
Please allow me to echo what the others have said. Women - all women - are the greatest thing since sliced bread and/or saran wrap. But they are more essential to the survival of us all.
As my compadre and shipmate bthun eloquently stated, some of us come from a time when women were special.
Now it seems as though most are just guys minus the fifth appendage. But the ladies and women I know are all special people to me and are held a bit higher in my mind. I have not been involved in an episode of a pugilistic nature over a woman in quite some time, but I would not hesitate to step into the fray if needed. And if it is one of MY women (the Bride, daughter, sister or even my dog), all bets are off. If I were to sense that I was in jeopardy, the equalizer would appear. No fight you lose is ever fair.
Just a thought.
And a final thought. Your posts ARE thought provoking and inspirational. If you go, you will be sorely missed, I guarantee.
Semper Fidelis!!
Posted by: Kbob in Katy at July 19, 2009 07:02 PM
I have enjoyed reading your posts for some time, and I am sorry that I have not taken the time to say so before. I see what your friend saw in you, and I would be saddened if you were to stop out of a sense that no one appreciated your sense, your wit, or your ability.
Posted by: Mark Woodworth at July 19, 2009 09:55 PM
Thank you, Cass.
I don't know who the lady is, or what the video contains, but I will certainly not forward it, look for it, or mention it to others. I'm sorry to hear that she was treated in this manner, although I don't know anything about her other than what is contained at your link. It is most unfortunate.
Posted by: Grim at July 19, 2009 10:19 PM
As Kbob said, "And a final thought. Your posts ARE thought provoking and inspirational."
Keep writing, there has to be some sanity in the world.
Posted by: Russ at July 20, 2009 03:22 AM
"I began writing because an old friend kept telling me she thought I had something valuable to say."
I cannot help but agree with the aforementioned "old friend".
Please keep on writing; you have most excellent communication skills, and as you pointed out, some things apparently do need to be said...
Posted by: camojack at July 20, 2009 03:43 AM
Some things do, indeed, need to be said -- and I'll refrain from saying them here because
1. Our Hostess says them better and
2. I *really* have to strain to maintain my objectivity in some areas.
Regarding the subject of the video, for instance, I was going to elucidate on the merits of imposing a good old-fashioned horsewhipping upon the perpetrator until the living skin peeled in sheets from his body, but then I lost my composure and almost strayed into advocating violence...
Posted by: BillT at July 20, 2009 06:23 AM
I know what she saw in you. You are realist, but you also have standards. The left might think we have rose-colored glasses on, and maybe that is true to a certain extent, but it doesn't change the fact that what was done to this reporter was Wrong, wrong, wrong. Period.
Forgive me for trying to raise the dead horse, but I did want to try to make the connection regarding Ms. Prejean and doing what is right.
Her personal stand was attacked. But in spite of her personal stand, she also did not follow through on her contractual obligations, and you rightly pointed that out.
If you are going to take a stand, you have to live up to that in all you do, personally and professionally. We call it integrity.
No, no one is perfect, but I think what I like the most about your blog is your willingness to apply a standard of behavior and decency to both sides of the aisle and to not stoop to their level.
It keeps me thinking, it keeps me coming back here. I may not always comment, but believe me, sometimes reading your blog is as good as any sermon simply because I *know* you live as you teach or share.
In this case, I concur with Bill and must add that someone had to have had advance knowledge of *who* would be in the room and when, and then installed the camera, or someone who is a pervert and took the videos of whoever occupied the room.
It would be interesting to see if that is indeed the case, as hotel management would certainly want to know.
Posted by: Cricket at July 20, 2009 09:06 AM
Not to be contrary, but my understanding has always been that "treat[ing] women as human beings" is more or less the definition of feminism. For my part, I disagree with most of what you write, but I find it a pleasure to read and I hope you keep it up in spite of the flaming.
That said, I would be heartbroken if you came away with the impression the bullying you've received is indicative of the mindset of all "leftists." Remember that many of us feel as though we are the ones who have been shouted down for the past eight years and are probably taking out our bitterness on thoughtful, honest bloggers like yourself. That's no excuse for being sore winners, though, and if it were my place to apologize on behalf of my liberal counterparts, I would. Please understand that most of us are as committed to decency as you are and that I, for one, am happy to stand side-by-side with my ideological opponents in its defense.
Posted by: grifter at July 21, 2009 10:57 PM
I'm late to this post and to your blog in general, but I must concur with your fans and friends above, and especially with grifter. While I come from the opposing side politically, I enjoy reading your take on things, even when I disagree with you. (Perhaps one day I'll argue my points, but for now I'm satisfied getting the lay of the land, here.)
I like how you treat others, and the fact that you apply the same standards to friend and foe alike. Too many of us--including me, at times--fail to do that.
I believe it's important to draw the lines for oneself, and to argue for why one believes them to be right for others, too. While this does open one up to charges of being holier-than-thou (and taken too far, one can become that), it's important to stand up for what one believes in and to try to impart it to others, even if only by example.
From what little I've read of you so far, your old friend was right. You do have something valuable to say. From my POV, it's more about your way of approaching topics more than what you actually say about them (though I'm sure most here value what you say at least as much as how you say it; I AM a lib, after all), but regardless, it is real, and it is worthy. Keep it up.
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