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Plotinus' theory of matter has appealed to serious scholars in the last twenty-five years or so, and the new book is a welcome contribution to the debate. It concentrates on the notion of void, an issue which is not extensively, let alone systematically, treated in theEnneads. A supplementary volume to the Rivista di cultura classica e medioevale, it ends with an adequate bibliography but lacks indices of any kind, which is a great pity indeed. The bibliography also lists some works on the modern conceptions of the void but omits a few papers referred to in the footnotes, such as those by D. J. Furley and D. Lehoux on Strato (p. 13, n. 14), and R. B. Todd on Cleomedes (p. 13, n. 16).
Mattei aims to show that on Plotinus' account void is conceivable, even if it has no real existence. Furthermore, it can also be thought of as possessing some kind evidence; it is not a physical space deprived of matter, but a 'spazio meta-fisico' deprived of form. She also assumes that Plotinus' argument runs at two levels, the one is explicit but failed, the other is implicit and difficult to discern but at the same time fruitful. The latter focuses on the void devoid of forms, comparing it to the concept of matter.
After a short introductory survey (11-19), both theoretical and historical, Mattei examines the passages where Plotinus seems to deny or affirm the existence of the void. These are: II 4.11.25-29; III 6.7.31-33; IV 3.20.24-27; IV 4.23.46-47; IV 5.2.12-13; IV 5.6.1-4, 14-16; V 1.9.20-21; V 3.9.13-15; V 8.4.27-29; VI 3.25.32-35; VI 4.2.7-9; VI 4.15.10-11. The account contains three approaches: to show that (1), in general, there are serious problems with the very nature of the void. The void cannot exist in nature, a supposition which is not proved but thought to be well-known. Here Plotinus may have been relying on Aristotle's arguments in Physics IV 9. (2) It is impossible for the void to exist either in the intelligible or in the sensible world. Finally (3) atomistic ideas, though not recognised by Plotinus, lurk behind the discussion of many related issues, such as that of the continuum. She also thinks (28) that in the first three texts Plotinus refers to some intrinsic problems arising from a wholesale rejection of the void. As a consequence, she seems to allow for the possibility that void is a pure ens rationis, a place which is completely devoid of forms and therefore devoid of bodies as well. Its function resembles that of the universal receptacle in the Timaeus. At this point one might stress that we are entitled to speak about resemblance only, not about identity, for Plato's χώρα or ὑποδοχή may have a metaphysical status very different from the one of an ens rationis. This metaphysical space is unlimited, immeasurable and without positive properties, just like Aristotle's prime matter.1 As for the relation between void and sensible matter,2 she emphasises that Plotinus denied any role of a principle to matter (43).3 Thus matter becomes an inactive and indifferent instrument in the formation of physical objects. In this respect, it manifests the same characteristics as those the void displays in Aristotle (45). The properties of the matter of the sensibles (which is devoid of forms) thus come to characterise the void, which was originally treated as an entity devoid of matter. This is an important and striking thesis, said to be forced by the internal logic of the texts, but it may run against Plotinus' intentions, as Mattei admits (45, 53).
Historically speaking, it may be true that Plotinus' description of prime matter owes much to Aristotle's analysis of void. However, one might raise two problems. The one concerns the extent to which we are allowed describe Plotinus' notion in Aristotle's terms. It is true that for Aristotle the void cannot be conceived of as a place devoid of bodies (Physics IV 8, 214b28-31). But the reason is that place is not something to receive the bodies. Rather, it is the first immobile boundary of bodies (IV 4, 212a18-21). This notion is far from the one we read in the Timaeus, which is followed by Plotinus. In fact, Plotinus makes a distinction between the matter of physical things, which is a sheer potentiality, their extension and their place (II 4. 12. 1-13).4 Secondly, it is true that Plotinus conceives of matter in terms not involving space. For instance, we read that matter is unlimited οὐ κατὰ τὸ πόσον (II 4. 16. 10, though this implies only that matter is not extended). He also asserts that the unlimited (ἄπειρον) is not something that implies space; it is not a spatial extension that cannot be traversed (ἀδιεξίτητον, II 4. 7. 13-20).5 On the other hand, if we allow the metaphysical void to be described in much the same terms as those characteristic of prime matter, then we may face a new problem. If metaphysical void is something deprived not of bodies, but of forms, then how to account for the relation between this kind of void and the intelligible matter? Is there any relation between them? If we deprive void of any characteristic implying physical existence, and stick to a description in negative terms of a more general kind (bodies involve forms, but forms do not involve bodies), then it seems natural to ask about a possible link between void and intelligible matter. After all, geometrical bodies such as triangle and cube all have a certain formal aspect, which implies a substrate called intelligible matter. If metaphysical void is completely formless, what is the difference between the ways it links to the two kinds of matter? Thus it might be unwise to insist on such a relationship, for mathematical objects are of a status highly different from physical objects. Accepting such a relationship we may be forced to bring the matter of the sensibles and intelligible matter to the same level of existence.
The book is handsome and practically free of typos. The only slip I have found worth mentioning is on p. 53 where the reference to Aristotle's 'Phys. IV 9, 20 ss' is not as clear as it should be.
In sum, the book is a welcome contribution to the discussion of a crucial issue in Plotinus' philosophy. It raises important questions and urges the reader to consider them over and over again.
1. Mattei refers to Physics IV 7, 214a13 ff, but I think it would have been better to refer to Metaphysics VII 3, which explicitly anticipates some of the problems Plotinus is struggling with. In 1029a22-27 we read that the ultimate substrate (that is the prime matter) is free from all sorts of qualifications. It is not even a 'something' (τι). As predications can only be made of forms/formal aspects, we cannot say anything about prime matter, even negations can be made of it only incidentally. And the notion of matter as not-being can also be traced back to the Sophist, as has been shown by D. O'Brien, 'La matière chez Plotin: son origine, sa nature', Phronesis 44(1999), 45-72. 2. Although Mattei speaks about 'materia sensibile' throughout, it may be better to avoid possible misunderstanding and render the expression ὑλὴ νοητή as 'matter of the sensibles'. 3. Mattei assumes that Plotinus' denial is a new development in the history of Western philosophy. Let me make two small points. When Aristotle is talking about matter as a principle, there may be good reason to assume that he is thinking of proximate matter, not prime. He has relatively few things to say about prime matter in general. Moreover, if one is ready to accept the approaches that give a detailed and systematic picture of Plato's 'unwritten doctrines', one may be justified in thinking of the indefinite dyad as a principle, although completely inactive and unformed. 4. The threefold distinction may be an upshot of Aristotle's critique of Plato's conception, as has been shown by K. Algra, Concepts of Space in Greek Thought, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1995, 119-120. 5. Compare the analysis in H. Benz, 'Materie und Wahrnehmung in der Philosophie Plotins. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 1990, 129-133, 156-178, esp. 165. Mattei includes the book in her bibliography but does not seem to discuss it in the relevant chapters (ch.2-3).


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The rise in the polls of Jack Layton and the NDP in the run up to Canada's 2011 federal election has made Henny Pennys of those whose world order is threatened. Witness 'Layton as PM a frightening scenario,' an editorial in the Calgary Herald, reprinted in the Edmonton Journal.
However, contrary to the editorial's headline, the sky does not fall in when the NDP forms governments. Unfortunately, facts do not stop Tory spin doctors and their surrogates from using the politics of fear.
When Gary Doer, Canada's ambassador in Washington, was premier of Manitoba (1999-2009), he won two successive re-elections, each time with increased majorities, and consistently introduced balanced budgets. Saskatchewan's NDP government (1991-2007) also showed fiscal responsibility with 11 consecutive balanced budgets. In 2005 the federal Dept. of Finance released a report on federal and provincial budgets over the past 22 years that showed that NDP governments had the best fiscal track-record among all parties.
Older readers may recall that in 1962 Saskatchewan's doctors screamed like 'chicken little' and went on strike claiming that 'socialized medicine' would be so intolerable as to leave the province without doctors. By 1965 most doctors supported medicare and the model was implemented across Canada within 10 years.
Stephen Harper's Conservatives are expert practitioners of the politics of fear and practice a "course, vicious brand of politics" (to quote Maclean's editor Andrew Coyne). Indeed it's their stock and trade. Witness their focus on crime and building more prisons, despite the fact that crime, including serious crime, is declining in Canada.
On May 2 Canadians should not reward those who twist facts and try to scare us into voting for them. The sky is not falling in. Have courage. We should not believe everything we are told by the Henny-Pennys of this world. Otherwise the fox will have us all for lunch.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Harper on Gretzky: He didn't come back for you...
Stephen Harper's Tories create nasty attack ads that hurl personal insults at Michael Ignatieff and distort reality for their partisan goals. One ad implies that spending time living and working outside Canada is unpatriotic ("He didn't come back for you." - Robert Fulford's take). Nothing about Liberal policies, just a personal slur. That's our PM, folks.
I wonder if hockey fan Harper would toss that accusation at Wayne Gretzky (aka 'The Great One'), who has lived in the USA since 1988? Gretzky, the great traitor, he didn't come back for you.
I wonder if hockey fan Harper would toss that accusation at Wayne Gretzky (aka 'The Great One'), who has lived in the USA since 1988? Gretzky, the great traitor, he didn't come back for you.
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Updated: 6 May 2015 (Fixed broken links)Albertans tend to vote overwhelmingly Conservative to the point where the province is sometimes derisively called Albertastan. The name is a take-off on the many one-party "stan" states in central Asia, mostly former Soviet republics.
Sadly, many Albertans take the view that people who do not vote Conservative are not only misguided but also dangerous and unpatriotic. Such intolerant views would be at home in the former USSR where 'dissidents' were treated as pariahs. Such citizens think that it's intolerable that Alberta has one non-Tory seat, Edmonton-Strathcona, ably represented by Linda Duncan. They don't comprehend that democracy means respecting the views of all and that diversity of opinion is a strength.
Intolerance and related 'group think' can bully people into voting Conservative. Others may vote Conservative because they want to vote for the winning side or to vote as they perceive their bosses vote. Some Albertans may vote on a single issue such as the economy, believing that only a Tory government can keep it strong. Such voters conveniently forget that the Liberals left Harper with a solid economy and surplus and that our sound banking system, not Stephen Harper, protected us from the worst of the recent recession. I've heard many Albertans say they would like to support another party, but it seems hopeless given that one vote cannot change anything here.
In the 2008 election 58.8% of Canadians voted (province by province results). Conservatives won 37.6% of the votes, with 62.4% voting for other parties. In our 'first past the post' system, Conservatives "won" and formed a minority government with the support of only 22% of voters.
So, if you are an Albertan thinking of voting Green or Liberal or NDP, you are not alone. Indeed you are in the majority nationally. Your vote matters as much as those who vote Conservative.
To paraphrase Rick Mercer's recent 'vote rant' that spawned the vote mobs on university campuses:
- If you're 18 or older and breathing, and you want to scare the hell out of those who run this country, do the unexpected and what people around the world are dying to do: Vote. Especially vote for the party of your choice, the one that best represents your views on a range of issues.
Canada's PM pushes asbestos for votes
On 26 April 2011 articles in many Canadian and foreign papers reported that Canadian PM Stephen Harper had a campaign stop in Asbestos, Quebec in which he supported allowing Quebec's asbestos industry to export its product abroad:
The World Health Organization estimates that more than 107,000 people die of exposure to asbestos annually. Quebec's asbestos industry employs 500-800 people. And we wonder why Canada's reputation around the globe is in shreds. Harper supports Canada as an immoral exporter of death to poor countries.
Is there anything our PM won't do for a vote? Do Canadian jobs trump killing others? Anyone who votes Conservative needs to know what Harper stands for. And why was there no mention of Harper's Quebec campaign stop to support asbestos exports in the Edmonton Journal? Aren't newspapers supposed to keep citizens informed about the activities of the government?
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Two new laws being challenged in the Oklahoma courts would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships, and to listen to a doctor talk them through an ultrasound.
Legal challenges to the laws are in their early stages, but observers say the trajectory of cases could mirror that of the partial-birth abortion debate, which went through Nebraska courts and was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court before Congress made it a federal law that was upheld in 2007.
"That's an apt comparison," said Joseph Thai, a professor at the University of Oklahoma who specializes in constitutional law and the Supreme Court. "So, expect these Oklahoma laws and the ensuing court decisions to be the first rather than last word on how far a state may go with respect to compulsory procedures and reporting requirements."
Opponents of the laws say they were drafted to make a woman's already difficult decision to have an abortion even more difficult.
"Nobody undertakes this kind of decision lightly to begin with," said Anita Fream, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Central Oklahoma. "To turn around and, once you've made this decision, find out the legislators have imposed these additional restrictions, it's really quite problematic. It often makes a difficult decision even more painful."
One law would require women to fill out a lengthy survey that asks, among other things, about their race, education and reason for seeking an abortion. It asks women whether they're having relationship problems, whether they can't afford to raise a child or whether having a baby would dramatically change their lives.
Another section requires doctors to provide detailed information about complications that arise as a result of the procedure. The Health Department ultimately would compile the information into a statistical report and post it on its Web site.
"It is particularly Draconian, abusive, intimidating," said former Democratic state Rep. Wanda Jo Stapleton, a plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the reporting requirements. "Those are totally intimidating, totally personal questions, and it's nobody's business."
But supporters say the surveys will prove valuable to understanding why women seek abortions, and that women need to be provided with as much knowledge as possible before making an irrevocable decision.
"Do they feel they have no other choice? Is it financial? What are the reasons that lead up to that very desperate choice of a woman?" said Republican state Rep. Pam Peterson, who played a key role in drafting both laws.
Republican state Rep. Dan Sullivan, who helped draft the questionnaire bill, said lawmakers are simply seeking as much information as possible to help them find ways to reduce the number of abortions in Oklahoma.
"These are tragic situations for people, and we're not trying to compound anyone's emotional state," said Sullivan, of Tulsa.
He said the identities of the women who filled out the questionnaires would be kept private, because the forms don't ask for personally identifiable information and the Health Department has been directed to ensure personal information doesn't make it onto the Web site.
Opponents of the laws, including the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, have sued to stop them from taking effect, arguing that both were rolled into larger bills, violating a state constitutional provision requiring bills to pertain to a single subject. A district court judge issued a temporary order this week preventing the questionnaire law from taking effect.
Another district court judge overturned the other law, which would require women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound and to have a doctor talk them through what they're seeing. The law would require a doctor to use a vaginal transducer in the earliest stages of pregnancy, since that provides the clearest image when the fetus is small. The method is more invasive than the abdominal ultrasounds most pregnant women undergo.
The state has appealed that decision to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. In the meantime, lawmakers who backed the abortion laws have said they'd likely resubmit them as separate measures during the next legislative session.


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Guest Post: 5 Rules of Thumb for Hanging Art
Don Weaver, Red Chair, 2011
At UGallery, we know that once you've decided to buy a piece of art your next question is: where and how do I hang it?
We recently tapped into the expertise of interior designer Tobi Fairley to get the best tips for hanging art.
Tobi founded her design firm more than 15 years ago and shares her insider secrets through consultations, blog post, videos and workshops. Her designs have been featured in prominent publications from Better Homes and Gardens to Southern Living.
In collaboration with creativeLIVE and House Beautiful, she will be hosting a workshop in San Francisco on Function-Driven Interior Design from March 24 to 26.
You can be a part of the live audience! Submit your information here by March 1st at midnight (PST) for a chance to be in-studio during the workshop.
In the meantime, check out her five rules for hanging art. Happy decorating!
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5 Rules of Thumb for Hanging Art, from interior designer Tobi Fairley
Use these simple rules to create a functional interior design when hanging art:
1. When selecting a frame for art, coordinate it with the art, not the room. Frames should complement the artwork and allow it to be a focal point of the interior design.
2. If the work comes with a wire on the back, use a picture hanger and a nail of the appropriate weight. If there is not a wire and the art is heavy, you'll need a picture hanger on each side to balance the weight. And while I love a Command strip for hanging temporary or very light pieces, never hang important or heavier framed items from them. I've seen too many people ruin great art that way.
3. Framing and hanging a group, series, or collection of art can be time consuming, but it makes a statement. When hanging the group, think of the collection as one large piece, then place the center of the group 60 to 66 inches from the floor. Also, in most cases, allow no more than 4 inches between individual pieces in a pairing or grouping.
4. Mixing styles and media in a room, or even in one group, can work beautifully. Try to group pieces that have a common thread, such as subject matter, the medium, the color palette, or the period. And be sure that the frames match or complement one another.
5. When hanging art over furniture, place everything close together so it looks cohesive when you enter a room. A good rule of thumb is to allow 6 inches or less between the art and the top of the furniture. Of course, use your judgement so people won't hit their heads or knock into art when they sit or stand.


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Crews worked overnight to clean up heaps of coal that spilled after 21 train cars derailed Monday in Nicholas County.
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PositiveID Deal Advances Use of Microchip Implants in Florida Health System
The alliance brings PositiveID one step closer to its dream of having as many Americans as possible volunteer to have a microchip surgically implanted under their skin that will link to an online database containing their medical records. BNET has previously noted that PositiveID also owns a credit monitoring and identity-theft prevention company, Steel Vault, and that it envisions its chips being linked to Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT) and employers. PositiveID explicitly linked Steel Vault to Health Link in its most recent 10-Q form with the SEC:
Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009, with the acquisition of Steel Vault, the Company intends to pursue its strategy to offer identification tools and technologies for consumers and businesses, including healthcare identification products, initially focused on the Health Link personal health record and the identification security products currently offered by NationalCreditReport.com.The PositiveID/Avocare alliance will doubtless be painted by critics as a sinister development in which Americans' medical privacy will end up becoming the online plaything of PositiveID, and that life in the U.S. will become difficult for those who do not want a chip inside them (in much the same way as it is currently difficult for anyone without a credit card, cellphone, email address or internet access).
Here are the details of the pact, per the PositiveID Statement:
PositiveID and Avocare will also work together to advance the interoperability of Health Link with the Electronic Medical Record systems utilized in the RHIOs throughout the State of Florida, thereby integrating Health Link with medical facilities and healthcare providers serving over one million patients.Avocare's main business is building "Physicians Portal" web sites on which doctors and hospitals can access patient health records. These web sites are sold through to various regional healthcare providers, reimbursers and insurers. One example is the Central Florida Regional Health Information Organization, which would connect to the PositiveID/Avocare alliance's services. Its members include Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare -- all the major players, in other words.
Within that network, Avocare envisions a single access point with one login for doctors. According to a diagram in an Avocare white paper, that online system is connected to "State Medicaid," "Immunization Records," "Rx Claims" and "Others."
A key point for privacy advocates is that patients have the ability to opt out, according to page 9 of the presentation. That, however, raises the question of how long medical providers and reimbursers would tolerate patients who chose the opt-out option.
How many people are currently implanted with a Health Link chip? That is not known. However, revenues at PositiveID leaped from $41 million to $161 million through the first nine months of this year.
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August 27, 2012
Monday Clippings
All the Love in the Universe is one of my very favorite Instagram feeds, and he just uploaded a bunch of photos from a recent family vacation. (above)
New Cat Power on NPR First Listen today. (NPR)
According to a recent study, Vincent Van Gogh was colorblind. (Smithsonian)
A new way to serve tomatoes that just blew my mind. (Food 52)
The Shakespearean Insult Generator. (via Paris Review)
For love of the Clarinet (probably my favorite instrument, thanks to those first 11 bars of Rhapsody in Blue). (WSJ)
August is Virginia Craft Brewery Month, and The New York Times recently did a Travel roundup. Woot! (PS. My favorite VA brewer is Blue Mountain. Their Full Nelson Pale Ale is outstanding.)
New York in the 80's. Rough, but awesome too. (Miss Moss)
A bold but stunning colorboard. (100 Layer Cake via Ritzy Bee)
Tim Goodman, my favorite TV Critic of all time, has a really fantastic, bold, spot-on critique of TLC and their awful reality programing. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Because most of America doesn't want the Nationals to win... (DCist)
"A poor, unwed father is almost entirely dependent on the woman if he wants to see his child. His power to break his promises, to walk away from his kids in a way women simply can't and won't, is matched by his powerlessness if he wants to keep those promises against the will of a mistrustful mother." - Eve Tushnet on what she's learned volunteering at a Crisis Pregnancy center. (NRO)
And finally, in honor of Neil Armstrong, I wanted to share this incredible letter from one of his colleagues at NASA, Dr. Ernest Stuhlinger, to a Zambian nun, who asked "Why explore space?" Now I'm off to cry my way through Apollo 13. (Letters of Note)
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Lymphatic drainage is a process carried out by the lymphatic system. This system involves lymph nodes and the human body's immunity to disease. The process of lymphatic drainage will move fluids in the body from the different lymph nodes in order to keep the body healthy. This process is typically carried out automatically, but certain health conditions can cause issues. Manual lymphatic drainage is an option in this case.
The lymphatic system is made up of two major parts – lymph vessels and lymph nodes. Lymph nodes collect fluid from the body, including blood and plasma. The fluid travels through the vessels to the nodes, where any diseases are filtered out. The fluid collected by the lymph nodes, typically called lymph, is then drained from the nodes into the vessels by the process called lymphatic drainage.
There are many conditions that can be caused by or that contribute to issues with lymphatic drainage. Lymphedema is an issue where fluid cannot move due to problems with the vessels and nodes. This condition can cause the fluid to pool in one area, leading to a swollen and painful condition. It can also cause serious bacterial infections. Issues with the lymphatic drainage system may also be related to lymphoma, a type of cancer.
If someone has an issue with their lymphatic system, they can receive manual lymphatic drainage. This process involves some physical movements that will gently move the lymph throughout the body. It is most often used to help people with lymphedema. A manual lymphatic drainage session will usually include light massage, which is done on the areas where lymph nodes exist in the body. Specific movements will be done to encourage the lymph to move, bringing relief to people experiencing lymphedema or other conditions.
Other treatments for lymphatic drainage issues include moving to increase and promote circulation in the body. This can help lymph move. Anti-inflammatory drugs or ice packs can help some people who have lymphatic drainage issues due to swelling or inflammation in the body. Compression therapy can also be an option, but this remedy should be taught by a professional.


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The company 4Prevent S.R.L was established in 2014 in the wake of Ministerial Decree of 2009. The idea was conceived by entrepreneur Paolo Nanni who, considering the experience of his family-run pharmacy in Bologna, saw the Pharmacy of SERVICES as a face-lift for conventional pharmacies.
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So I'm sure by now everyone has heard of Hamilton, or at least know of it. Even if you have absolutely no idea what it is, you probably heard the name.
So for those of you that don't know.
The Background:
Hamilton: An American Musical (full title) is a Broadway musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. It was inspired by the biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. From what I read, Lin-Manuel said he needed something thick to read while on vacation, he picked up this biography and it gripped him. Alexander Hamilton spoke to him.
The show currently runs on Broadway and in Chicago and unless I sell both my kidneys and a lung, I will never see the show on Broadway (especially now since the Original Broadway Cast has/is moving on). The Original Cast is amazing, there are a few videos on YouTube of them performing at the White House, shows just how awesome sauce they are outside of a recorded album. They sound the same!! At least to my ears through computer speakers.
The Cast Album is the entire show. The show is sung throughout, similar to Les Miserables so luckily, you can "watch" the entire show just by listening to the album. Trust me, it's worth it. It's amazing.
The Obsession Begins: I cannot even begin to explain that amazingness that is this album. When it began to rise, I heard of it, I heard that it was remarkable (everyone was talking about it) and that it told Alexander Hamilton's story (who at the time, I knew was the dude on the $10, was the Treasury Secretary and was ultimately killed by Aaron Burr in a duel) using Hip Hop and Rap as it's storytelling basis. Already, that sounded interesting but I didn't listen to it yet. Eventually, I got the album, but still didn't listen to it. It wasn't until maybe a week or so later that I decided to listen to it on the way home after dropping my older sister off at her house, which was about a thirty minute drive.
"How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot…"
*bobs head to music and kind of starts snapping along*
"Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr sir?… Talk less, smile more… I'm John Laurens in the place to be… Lafayette the Lancelot of the revolutionary set… I'm Hercules Mulligan up in it, lovin' it, yes I heard ya mother say 'come again'"
*Okay now*
"I am not throwing my shot… a bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionist, give a position show me where the AMMUNITION IS!…Rise up, when you're living on your knees, you rise up… I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory."
*This is dope, deep and I think I'm in love.*
"A toast to the groom…intelligent eyes in a hunger pang frame…it's the feeling of freedom of seeing the light it's Ben Franklin with a key and kite, you see it right?… I'm a girl in a world in which my only job is to marry rich…I know my sister like I know my own mind, you will never find anyone as trusting or as kind… may you always be satisfied!"
*O.O. and replays song. O.O replays song*
So I pretty much replayed Satisfied like three times on the way back home, then I believe I got all the way to…Ten Duel Commandments. So I started listening to it little by little because it's long, I actually finished the last six or seven songs while on break at work and it's so beautiful. I reacted to words being exchanged, to insults and such good and tight lyrics. I sobbed.
The emotional trilogy that is Blow Us All Away, Stay Alive Reprise, and Quiet Uptown kills me every time. But basically, you see? I also wrote those lyrics out, I did not look them up. Ever since that day I finished the entire thing, I listened to it constantly, I played the first three songs for my parents but we didn't get a chance to really get into it.
The Fangirling: I took to Tumblr and of course the fans are there and while I am a fan, I don't dabble in certain fan things such as: writing fan fiction (but I do read good ones), fan art, nor do I have an Instagram or Snap Chat to follow these amazing actors. I'm not knocking those that do, trust me, I appreciate ya'll for then sharing it on Tumblr.
I made it my business to know the lyrics, I don't necessarily listen to or like rap music (it depends on the music, the artist and the lyrics) but this right here, I can get behind this because it incorporates so many different types of music. I mean Thomas Jefferson's introduction song What Did I Miss? is heavily jazzy as his character is supposed to be a full generation ahead of Hamilton and the others who are fully hip hop people.
I was at work after maybe a week of listening to it, of constantly playing Satisfied, I was mouthing the lyrics while at work (I work in a public library) and my boss walks by me, stops and says "Are you talking to yourself?" I laughed awkwardly "No, I have a Hamilton song stuck in my head." "Oh have you seen it yet?" "What? No, I would have to sell my entire life to see it right now." "Well…" yeah pretty much lol, then a Children's librarian, who was nearby, came up and asked which song I had in my head and I told her and ever since then we've been Hamilton buddies.
I love Hamilton so much that when I go to sleep, I am more or less thinking of a song, or maybe a culmination of songs and when I wake up, same thing. It's a problem that I don't find a problem haha.
The Hamilton's America documentary was also amazing and I'm making a request of Lin and the powers that be. Please please please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Put out the recording of the original Broadway cast, I know you have it, you said it was recorded with proper sound, lights etc and I NEED IT, so give it to the Lord of the Rings treatment. The actual show, with the documentary attached, as well as any other raw footage that wasn't included in the documentary (let's be real, the documentary lacked a lot of Anthony Ramos, Jasmine Cephas-Jones, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Okieriete Onaodowan and Phillipa Soo) and I will relish all of it lol.
I have the Hamilton 2017 calendar, Hamilton: The Revolution book written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and… Ron Chernow's book. So lol judge me if you like but if you have never heard this magnificence, do it, I dare you. You may not become obsessed, but you be impressed.
The little details that Miranda puts into this show is just amazing.
People of Color. This show casts people of color!!! It does seem odd that people of color are playing the Founding Fathers of America who are most definitely Caucasian BUT it works due to the music and lyrics.
The Women Rapping. Angelica Schuyler is Hamilton's sister in law and in her song Satisfied (which is my favorite song out of 46 favorites) she raps. She is the only woman in the show to rap. Miranda uses rap as a way to show off a character's intelligence. Hamilton does these long amazing, syllabic raps and Angelica turns around and does the same in her song, showing that she is on his intellectual level. Basically.
Eliza Schuyler is Hamilton's wife (she is a precious saint) and while she doesn't rap, she does beat box in the Act II, which to me shows that while she may not be able to understand everything Alexander does on an intellectual level, she's his backbone as usually people beatbox to support rap.
Actors Double Characters. Basically, some actors portray two characters in the show. In Alexander Hamilton, the very first song, you already get a hint at that. They sing those lines as both characters.
Daveed Diggs: Lafayette, who has the fastest raps (also French accent), and Thomas Jefferson who is a completely different character, with a different style.
Okieriete Onaodowan: Hercules Mulligan (think Busta Rhymes) and James Madison, who was a sickly dude and completely different.
Anthony Ramos: John Laurens (abolitionist) and Philip Hamilton (Alexander's son), he plays Philip in three stages of his life.
Jasmine Cephas-Jones: Peggy Schuyler (the Michelle Williams of the group) and Maria Reynolds.
"We Fought With Him" – sung by Lafayette/Jefferson and Mulligan/Madison
"Me, I died for him"- sung by Laurens/Philip
"Me, I loved him" -sung by Eliza, Angelica, Peggy/Maria
Favorite favorite songs:
My Shot- Alexander Hamilton (Miranda), John Laurens (Ramos), Lafayette (Diggs), Mulligan (Onaodowan), Aaron Burr (Odom Jr.), Ensemble.
Satisfied- Angelica Schuyler (Goldsberry), Ensemble
Wait For It- Aaron Burr (Odom Jr), Ensemble
Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)- Entire
What Did I Miss?- Thomas Jefferson(Diggs), Ensemble
Take A Break- Alexander Hamilton (Odom Jr.), Philip Hamilton (Ramos), Eliza Hamilton (Soo), Angelica Schuyler (Goldsberry)
Say No To This- Aaron Burr (Odom Jr.), Alexander Hamilton (Miranda), Maria Reynolds (Cephas-Jones)
Washington On Your Side- Aaron Burr (Odom Jr.), Thomas Jefferson (Diggs), James Madison (Onaodowan)
One Last Time- George Washington (Christopher Jackson), Alexander Hamilton (Miranda), Ensemble
Burn- Eliza Hamilton nee Schuyler (Soo)
Blow Us All Away- Philip Hamilton (Ramos) and Ensemble… I do not play this song on repeat because this song…man.
I mean, I love the entire album but these are the songs that I'll play on their own before going back to the beginning, or will repeat a few times. You're probably thinking 'omg, this girl is crazy' and that's fine. I can take that because when you embrace art such as this, it's hard to let it go. Plus, I do this a lot with things I'm moved by, so Hamilton happens to be the latest thing but I highly doubt it's a passing phase for me.
What's To Come: So basically, obviously, I haven't seen the show but I pretty much follow all of the OBC on Twitter just to keep abreast of what they do as, I'm interested to see what other work they produce. Of course Lin-Manuel Miranda has helped write the music for Disney's Moana, he's working on the Mary Poppins' sequel and I think helping cast the London version of Hamilton and he just looks like he's finally gotten rest after years of working on this show. Leslie Odom Jr. has put out a Jazz album self titled and I love it, it's lovely as well as a Christmas Album, also beautiful. Daveed Diggs is working with his group Clppng (Clipping), was on The Get Down, on Black-ish, taken up Mr. Noodle on Sesame Street (That's gonna be hilarious), Anthony Ramos is leaving the show to move into Spike Lee's Netflix show She's Gotta Have It, which I'm super excited for… but just to name a bit of what they're doing.
So it's sad they're gone/leaving but it's exciting to see what's to come. I've heard snippets from the actors who've replaced some of the original cast, and I think they're amazing too. I haven't heard anything technically from Hamilton Chicago but I heard some of them outside of the show and WOW. O.O Also, Jordan Fisher (Grease Live!) is replacing Anthony Ramos as Laurens/Philip and I'm excited to start seeing him officially take over.
One thing to know about me, is that when I find something that I like, or an actor/actress I like, I make it my business to see everything they're in (or listen to if they're mostly singers and/or on Broadway) because I like to be supportive, especially if they are people of color.
So… lol this is all I have to say, at least right now. I still listen to Hamilton on a daily, maybe not the entire album or anything but I still play a song, or I start going through the album in my head while I'm at work. If I'm going on a long drive then I'll definitely put my headphones in and play the entire album and sing/rap at the top of my lungs.
I'm super excited for the Hamilton Mixtape. There are four previewed clips available on iTunes, which makes me super super excited. I can't wait for more to come. Whatever else they all put out, I am there!
Below are just a few gifs from the show. I don't own them of course but I wanted to share.


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If you stuff a smoothie with maca powder, quinoa, acai berries, hemp seeds, and cacao, will you fly? Or at least be tremendously healthy? In other words, what's up with superfoods?
Get back to me on how that smoothie goes. But I don't think you can walk into a grocery store these days without seeing something labeled as a superfood. The words conjurs up all sorts of imagery, doesn't it?
I imagine a superfood makes my insides kick ass like Salley O'Malley. You know, glowing and full of energy.
But why do some things get labeled as superfoods? Have you ever wondered if they really deserve such a grandiose title?
I walked into a market this morning and was reminded of some of the misconceptions about how we think about food as it relates to our health. Just check out this snapshot:
And then I peered a little closer. Chocolate covered goji berries. What the hell is a goji berry, anyway? I'll answer that for you in just a bit. But first, let's talk about the idea of a "superfood."
Do superfoods even exist?
The most common benefit associated with most things labeled as superfoods is antioxidant power. Stay with me for a moment so I can science you.
Some foods contain chemicals that seem to counteract the effects of oxidative damage. If the processes in our body create too much oxidative stress, it can damage our cells.
That's not so super. Too much production of things like free radicals and things like oxygen ions and other chemical reactions may cause disease and other unhealthy conditions within the body.
And so it seems like we'd want to grab onto anything that can prevent oxidative damage. Interestingly, sometimes that damage is a good thing. For example, when we get injured, inflammation helps us heal up.
So a certain degree of oxidative damage is normal in our bodies – if we are healthy.
Magic juices and other tales
You've probably heard of certain fruits being full of antioxidants: acai, goji, pomegranate, in particular. Berries are particularly rich sources of plant chemicals like polyphenols, stilbenoids, and tannins.
And these compounds have an association with combating bad juju like inflammation, cancer, certain neural issues, cardiovascular disease, and other disease states.
Unfortunately, we can't simply gorge on foods that have high antioxidant ratings and automatically improve our health. That's because the way that nutrients interact with each other in our body to produce effects is still a bit of a mystery.
We do know that eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables helps prevent disease. But we don't know if it's the fact that they have antioxidant properties or rather other compounds that influence a healthier body.
You need to remember two big things when considering choosing food for your health:
All foods are useful to our body.
We need to eat them in proportions that serve our overall health from diverse sources. That means plenty of whole foods rich in nutrients and less of those things that are nutrient poor (especially if they're very dense in calories.)
But every food can be super. Even a donut before working out. It's still fuel. Some foods just let us meet our goals more easily than others.
Many items labeled as superfoods are no healthier than other whole foods that we eat.
And they probably won't do anything remarkable except put a giant dent in your wallet. Some also are basically junk food masquerading as health food, which confuses people. And that stinks.
Check out my chocolate covered goji berries.
As a treat? Sure, if that's your thing. I'm more of a Raisinets fan, personally. But if you're looking for a big boost of nutrition, don't buy candy.
So what foods are super if superfoods are merely make believe?
My personal list of "super" foods includes those foods that do a bang up job of helping you eat for a happy, healthy life. Here are just a few of the many good things to put into your belly.
Whole fruits and vegetables.
You knew I'd say that one, right? Fruits and veggies are full of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, energy-giving carbohydrates, and fiber. They taste amazing. They're not hard to find. And these keep you feeling full and nourished. Eat lots.
In fact, if you're currently struggling to eat well, start by adding a fruit or vegetable to your day. Don't obsess about packing your diet with expensive, exotic bags of "superfoods." Eat more colorful stuff. Or as my friend and trainer Jenna says, "green shit". Eat more green shit.
But what about those goji berries? I've only found them in dried, powdered, or juice form.
I bought some to test out. They looked a little chewy, like dried fruit. Except harvested by ancient people from somewhere. The bag boasted their innumerable health benefits, including fiber and protein but seemed to convey a sense of specialness that one could only obtain for about $12 a bag. Hmmm.
I had a hankering for some Greek yogurt and needed a topping, because I'm fancy. So I weighed out a half portion of goji berries along with a half cup of fresh raspberries.
Here's how they stack up nutritionally:
Goji Berries (14g)
Calories: 50
Protein: 2g
Carbs: 14g
Fat: 0g
Fiber: 2.5g
Sugar: 6.5g
Random nutrient perks: high in fiber, vitamin C, like other berries, high in antioxidant compounds. May interact with certain meds, especially blood thinners.
Raspberries (68g, about ½ cup serving)
Calories: 26
Protein: .5g
Carbs: 6g
Fat: 0g
Fiber: 3.5g
Sugar: 2g
Random nutrient perks: high in fiber, vitamin C, and manganese, along with other vitamins, minerals, and flavonoids.
Nutritionally speaking, the raspberries have less sugar, a bit more fiber than the goji berries. Neither one is a terrible choice for a snack, but I'd prefer a big bowl of raspberries over the calorie dense dried berries. Plus the goji berries tasted rather blah to me.
Lean protein
Protein is full of amino acids that build up your body – and your muscles. Protein- rich foods help you maintain and build muscle mass. They also help you stay full longer. Choose them from a variety of sources, especially:
Lean meats and fish
Dairy (Greek yogurt is my best friend)
Plant-based proteins from soy, legumes, etc. (Try tempeh, tofu, chickpeas, and beans)
By mixing it up, you'll get the unique nutrients that each kind provides.
Healthy fats
You need fat in your diet. For your overall health, energy, and hormonal function. And because things like salmon and avocado taste pretty freaking fantastic. Foods with fat also may contain a healthy portion of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids – your body can't make them, so you need to get them from foods.
Plus fat helps you absorb all those powerful nutrients in your veggies. Don't go fat free: just eat them in small amounts at your meals to get their health benefits while keeping your calories in check.
Whole grains
Whole grains can reduce your risk of getting certain diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancers, and type 2 diabetes. Eat starchy whole grains around workouts to fuel yourself. I set aside packaged cereals and bars most of the time. Instead, try cooking up batches of oatmeal, quinoa, wild rice, brown rice, and other minimally processed foods. My favorite one lately is farro: it's nutty, chewy, and easy to cook.
Funky fermented foods
Good bacteria in our gut has the power to improve our digestion and boost our immunity. Gut health is a fairly young area of nutrition research. What kinds of fermented foods should you eat?
Think kimchi, sauerkraut, tempeh, and yogurt, for starters. Fermented foods contain probiotics that can help keep your gut healthy. As a bonus, many of them are relatively low in calories and perk up other food you're eating. Kimchi in my scrambled eggs is now my thing. Try it, I dare you.
Foods that allow you to maintain your weight more easily.
Sometimes I get the urge to munch on things. Especially if you're working on fat loss, having low calorie options available can make it way easier to meet your goal. Try celery, strawberries, pickles, and even sugar-free jello. No, the chemicals won't kill you. Yes, it'll take the edge off the urge to eat a pint of ice cream.
Foods that bring you life happiness.
This is actually real. And it is a glorious junk food.
No, you probably shouldn't eat a pint of ice cream on the regular. But leaving room in your life for foods that you love is just as important as eating for your health. Truly. You'll be less likely to go off the rails if you know that no food is off limits. Who cares if it unlocks the secrets of the Mayans? If it tastes good, have a little bit from time to time. After all, Captain Crunch may have a few secrets of his own.
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Worcester have appointed former England scrum-half
Richard Hill as head coach on a two-year contract.
Hill's arrival at Sixways comes a month after Mike Ruddock resigned as Warriors rugby director following relegation from the Guinness Premiership.
Hill, 49, has previously coached at Bristol, Gloucester, Harlequins and Newport. He will now begin the task of planning Worcester's campaign in the Championship and what the club hope will be a rapid return to English rugby's top flight.
Hill, who played 29 times for England, spent six years at Bristol, a reign that included securing promotion to the Premiership and Heineken Cup qualification following a third-place league finish in 2007.
Worcester chairman Cecil Duckworth said: "Richard has a proven track record of winning the Championship, taking a side into the Premiership and then on to the Heineken Cup in quick succession.
"He also has a strong belief in developing the right culture off the pitch that will benefit our group of players. This is exactly what we need at this point in time as we embark on our next journey with an immediate aim of returning to the elite.
"I am confident that Richard will be successful, and I will ensure that he receives all the support that he requires."
Hill has spent the last year working with French third division side Chalon-sur-Saone, but he is relishing a return to English rugby.
"This was an opportunity that I could not afford to let go," he said. "Everyone knows what a fantastic set-up the Warriors have. The chairman is very ambitious, and he has every right to demand success on the pitch after his financial commitment to the club.
"The facilities are as good as any in the country, and the supporters deserve success. For some reason, the performances on the pitch have not been what were expected, but I am excited by the challenge of taking the Warriors through the Championship and on to further success."


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A comeback is an oddly undesirable thing, suggesting a sense of destitution or digression that must be rebounded from. Unfortunately, such was the case for M. Night Shyamalan, a director whose once promising prowess for all things thrilling took a terrible turn somewhere between the laughable The Happening and the abysmal The Last Airbender. However, honing himself with smaller budgets as he never really had to do before, he has made an incredible comeback, first with 2015's The Visit, but more prominently and succinctly this year with Split. A stunning look into the mind of someone with dissociative identity disorder, Split features a masterful script written by Shyamalan coupled with what has to be one of the best performances I have ever seen, much less in this genre, from James McAvoy. Together, these create one of the most impactful thrillers of the decade with a lead performance that stands head-and-shoulders above any other lead performance in the past year.
The beginning of the movie is incredibly simple, but very effective: three teenage girls, while leaving a birthday party, are abducted by a man and wake up in a locked room with no knowledge of where they are. The girls: Claire, a natural leader played by Haley Lu Richardson; Marcia, a timid but caring girl played by Jessica Sula; and finally Casey, the quiet outsider played by Anya Taylor-Joy, known for her fantastic turn in The Witch. The confusion of the abduction is added to by the abductor's strange behavior as he adopts different clothing, voices, and statures; once the movie introduces Betty Buckley in the role of his therapist Dr. Fletcher, it becomes clear that the abductor has an identity disorder, one that is eventually revealed to split into 23 different personalities, or "alters". Each alter is a fully fledged individual, each seeking out time in "the light" (or rather, in control of the abductor's consciousness), but some are much more malevolent than others. The film becomes a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat balancing act as the girls attempt to decipher these personalities in a race to escape before a mysterious ritual, one where the abductor refers to the girls ominously as "sacred food".
I won't delve too much into the plot, as it is full of meandering twists and turns, but not in the classic M. Night Shyamalan sense. These plot devices are well crafted reveals that lead to further characterization as opposed to his earlier twists, which flipped movies on their head at the very end. Shyamalan seems to have refined his addiction to plot twists, making a clear attempt to suggest many results but committing to none until the finale, where the reveal feels like it builds upon the movie, not reversing it. In fact, the structure of this movie is entirely unique as Shyamalan seems to imbue the viewer with the same affliction as the film's subject. The camerawork is constantly shifting, most notably from the viewpoints of the characters themselves, sometimes literally in first-person. This leads to the unique feeling that you as a viewer inhabit these different personalities, you become the function and form of the very disorder being tackled in the narrative! It is a truly unique viewing experience, an exploitation of the viewer that doesn't feel like a cheap parlor trick but rather a shifting of the viewer's very own perspective. It is in this that Shyamalan beats himself at his own game, really suggesting wonderful things for a director who was thought to have hit his peak a decade ago.
However, as much praise as M. Night Shyamalan deserves, James McAvoy is truly the star of this film, propelling what could have been an exploitative and uncomfortable role into one that ascends beyond the needs of the script. McAvoy's portrayal of the abductor and the varied personalities within bring an intense dose of realism to what is ultimately a very unreal idea that many are not very familiar with. The way he transitions between personalities on screen is not seamless, rather he oh-so-slightly changes his expressions, postures, and mannerisms to display this. Not a word needs to be said: McAvoy simply tilts his head, changes the bright smile into a wry one, and adds a sort of domineering posturing to transform from a nine year old boy to a fully grown matriarch all in the same body. This sort of metamorphosis fills the most tense parts of the film, greatly adding to the sense of confusion or dread the audience experiences. Members of the audience in my showing were even guffawing at mere facial expressions as they realized that another alter had inhabited the abductor, knowing that the scene was completely changed in context from that one bit of incredible acting. I don't know if the Oscars will consider a movie like this to be in the pantheon of those deserving of Best Actor, but McAvoy certainly deserves such recognition for this incredible role.
There is a certain sense of justice, maybe even pride for someone who has grown up watching M. Night Shyamalan movies their whole life to see this complete reversal of fortune for the filmmaker. I remember watching The Happening in theaters, fraught with disappointment, feeling like someone I had once considered a good friend had gone and slapped me in the face. However, with Split, I am willing to let bygones be bygones, between one of Shyamalan's tensest and most creative scripts and James McAvoy's accomplishment of one of the best and most complicated acting roles I have ever seen, this is something you cannot miss.
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- Reach the top of the Alps and touch the Mont Blanc glaciers.
- Visit Geneva, Evian, Chamonix, Megeve.
- Savor local specialties at secluded mountain farms, vineyards, and springs.
- Dramatic mountaintop and valley views.
- Fine Savoyan cuisine and outdoors lifestyle.
- Options for more or less walking, spa visits
Sunday Overnight: Hotel Royal
Monday Overnight: Hotel Royal
Tuesday Overnight: Hotel le Morgane
Wednesday Overnight: Hotel le Morgane
Thursday Overnight: Chalet Hotel Croix-Fry
Friday Overnight: Chalet Hotel Croix-Fry
8-10 miles per day with shorter and longer options. Good hiking boots required.
(Single Supplement $795.00)
Departure: Geneva airport or Annecy TGV Rail Station
Hotels - Where we stay
Hotel Royal
The 5-star Palace Hotel Royal in Evian-les-Bains, built in 1905, is set on 19 hectares overlooking Lake Geneva. Plush air-conditioned rooms feature marble bathrooms, free Wi-Fi, flat-screens and minibars. Most have patios with garden or lake views. Room service and laundry service are available. An outdoor infinity pool provides lake views, and a luxury spa has a gym and an indoor pool. Dining options include a fresco-clad restaurant, an eatery with a veranda, a swanky bar, and a poolside cafe. There are sports courts, and golf course and casino access.
Website: http://www.evianresort.com
Hotel le Morgane
Blending the elegance of a 4-star hotel and the sporty atmosphere of Chamonix, Hotel Le Morgane offers breathtaking views of Mont Blanc, Brvent or Les Aiguilles from its en suite rooms. The hotel 56 rooms and suites with balcony or terrace, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, tea and coffee-making equipment and minibar. Amenities include a spa with indoor heated swimming pool (4M x 4M), sauna and Turkish bath. You can also enjoy on-site massages and beauty treatments. The hotel has a cozy bar and a gastronomic restaurant, but it is the view of the mountains that takes center stage here. Le Morgane sits in the centre of town and offers a 24-hour front desk service.
Website: http://www.morgane-hotel-chamonix.com
Chalet Hotel Croix-Fry
The Chalets-Hotel de la Croix-Fry, is a 4-star chalet hotel sitting in the heart of the Aravis massif, between Annecy and Geneva, at an altitude of nearly 5000ft. The views of the hotel and from the hotel are breathtaking, with otherworldly views of the mountains and ravines of the Aravis valley. It's furnishings and chalet style architecture give the hotel the feel of a traditional mountain pasture residence. However there are many comforts under the eaves, including a sauna, Jacuzzi, heated outdoor swimming pool, and more. The chalet was built in 1939 by the great grandparents of its current owners, and our hosts. Wi-Fi internet access is available.
Website: http://www.hotelchaletcroixfry.com
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Are you afraid to fly? I want to tell you a story. It's a true story!
It's a little long, but if you're in an airport, or even in the plane getting ready to take off, I think this story will help you with your fear of flying.
About 3 years ago my husband and I were invited to a beautiful Party in Florida. As soon as the invitation arrived in the mail, my heart sunk. Not because I didn't want to go but because I knew I would have to fly, and I knew that I would have to disappoint my husband who really wanted to go. But since he knew my fear of flying, he said, "it's okay Angela you don't have to go, I'll go alone." So even though I felt sad, inside I felt great relief. My fear of flying was much bigger than my trust in The Lord. I knew it, God knew it, my husband knew it and I wasn't kidding anyone. Yes everyone, including God still loved me, but inside I felt ashamed. Here I was telling the whole world about my faith, and singing about my faith and I couldn't make a less than 3 hour trip to Florida.
Well, that trip was in the future about two months away and I basically forgot about it. One night my husband and I were out with friends … the Florida party was coming up in a couple of weeks. While dining my husband mentioned to our friends that he was traveling to Florida soon. Our friends inquired if I was going (they all knew my tremendous fear of flying). Hubby, said no, and that he is not happy about it. I immediately said "WHAT"!!! YOU said you were fine with it, you said you understood, etc. I felt angry that he would embarrass me in front of friends. We almost had "words" right then and there but tabled it.
Later that night when we arrived home I brought it up. I told him how he embarrassed me, and we then DID have some heated words between us. Our disagreement didn't last long, maybe 5 minutes or less, but I stormed off and went into the guest room to be alone. The guest bedroom is where I have my quiet time, and my Bible was there. So I sat down, FRUSTRATED (not with my husband) but with myself. I said OUT LOUD to God, Oh God, I'm so sick of this. I'm so sick of being afraid all the time of flying. I'm missing out on things and my husband, whom I know loves me is upset with me. The next thought I had in my head was to open my bible, so OUT LOUD I said to the Lord, "oh but Lord, there isn't anything in here about an airplane". But in desperation, exasperation, etc., I opened up the Bible.
Now I'm not one of those people who believes that you open the Bible stick your finger there and "magically" you get a "word" from the Lord. But when I opened up the Bible what I saw astonished me. This picture you see embedded below is what I saw … in my Bible.
Do you see the word airplane? Yes, the word "airplane" IS in The Bible. Okay, God didn't write it, I did, but the word airplane was in there. I sat there with my mouth open. And remember I had just said, "but Lord there's nothing about an airplane in The Bible." Well … immediately I knew that the God of the Universe was with me in that room. My bible is 2 or 3″ thick and of all the pages I opened to, I opened to that one. What does it all mean though????
Well in 1999 I (even though I was scared) I decided to travel to Israel. My husband didn't come, I went with my church. The plane ride to Israel was tolerable (even though my heart was still throbbing with fear) and deep inside I was scared but we arrived safely. BUT the ride back was intolerable for me. I truly thought it was my last day on earth. A seasoned traveler with me told me it the worst turbulence she had ever encountered. But since she was seasoned she knew to sit toward the FRONT of the plane. I was in the rear, and every bump, drop, everything, I felt. So I took out my Bible (yes I traveled with my big Bible back then) and I opened it. I came to the verses in Isaiah from Chapter 54:14-15, and I read them. I meditated on them. I said them over and over to myself and I wrote what you see in the margin there. I wrote it because I wanted to be able to look back (if I survived) and remember a time high up in the air when God gave me deliverance over Satan who was tormenting me with thoughts of doom. What I kept hearing over and over was you're gonna crash and it's gonna hurt. I was so ashamed I put a big scarf over my head and hid my face. This is all true. I took 3 or 4 Benadryl's but NOTHING would put me down. I was so scared. By and by we landed. I ran into my husband's arms and hugged him and kissed him and said I'll never fly again. I told him what I'd been through.
And so it was on that evening after hubby and I had some heated words between us, that I had "come to the end of myself in terms of flying" and begged the Lord to release me. When I opened the Bible and saw those words, (in the picture above) I knew God had touched me. I was only in the guestroom 2-3 minutes at most, but God had visited me. I can sort of see God up in Heaven saying "okay Angela, this won't take long, we're gonna settle this thing once and for all". And he did right then and there. I closed the Bible, stood up and walked over to my husband and promptly apologized. I told him what had just happened in the room, and we both agreed, although Satan would try to convince us otherwise, that it was no coincidence. God had indeed met me at the point of my need.
I told my husband that I would accompany him to Florida, but he said: "it's okay honey, you don't have to go" … I said "but I want to go" but he insisted he was no longer angry. So I didn't go. He had released me. Well, he went without me … and he sent pictures back home of the beautiful hotel room he'd rented RIGHT ON THE WATER. He did that to bless me, hoping I would go. All of a sudden I realized, wow, Satan robbed me of a beautiful weekend with my husband and I felt sad again . . .
A couple of months after that I received an email from "Gaither Homecoming Musicians" that they were going to do a cruise to Hawaii. One of my husband's life dreams was to go to Hawaii, and I thought, well I could just delete this email and he'd never know. I thought again about my fear of flying, but then I thought about how God had met me in the bedroom. I decided to trust God that he really had met me and I forwarded the email on to hubby. I knew if we went on that cruise it would mean a transatlantic flight. But I hit "send".
Well, we went to Hawaii. And here is what God did. We had FIRST class tickets that cost us less than $200.00. (unused air miles). During our cruise, I sang (just for fun) on the ship and Gordon Mote heard me which led to my album. Now … you see the end of the story. God saw the "end" from the beginning. I still have fear of flying, hey most people do. God never said we would not fear, but he promised to be with us in our fear. But the difference is that NOW, I trust that the LORD of the Universe is with me, and I know even if that plane goes down if it's not my day to leave earth, I will survive. And then I'll have another story to tell. It's what we do with our fear that matters. We can let it define us, defeat us or we can surrender our emotions to God and allow Him to deliver us from fear. It is all a choice we make.
Going forward: If I don't survive a plane crash then I will still be alive with God in Heaven Forever and God's "grace" will be sufficient for me in death. Will I trust that or not. I choose to trust him. I have flown many times since then, and it is truly different from that night coming back from Israel. I now remember all the ways God wants to bless me and give me wonderful experiences on this earth. I will not allow Satan to steal from me the way he did that time my husband went to Florida without me. I will ALWAYS remember how God met me at my point of need. Matthew 28:20b – lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.
That's my story and I'm stickin to it. So even if you didn't see this story today while flying… my story can be your story for the rest of your life.


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We are glad that you have come here to learn about your neighbors and friends who adhere to Judaism, and are called Jews.
At first glance, Jews could seem to be very different from us, Adventists, but in fact they are very similar to us, and the more we know them the more we discover that they are our best friends.
Our similarities come first because we believe in the same God and they draw their beliefs from the Bible. The Apostle Paul expresses this truth in this way: "They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen." (Romans 9:4–5).
This website is dedicated to helping you learn the basics of Jewish beliefs, and finding ways that you can bridge the cultural gap between yourself and Jews around you. Everyone wants to be valued and understood. Everyone needs a true friend. We encourage you to invest time in getting to know people from a Jewish heritage. This website will help you to grow in the process!
So come. Learn. Grow. And use your new knowledge to make new friends among Jews!
Our sincere Condolences to the family members,and the Jewish Community of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A Terrible Tragedy in Pittsburgh
On October 27, a gunman shouting "All Jews must die!" Opened fire on a Jewish congregation gathered to celebrate Shabbat at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Media are reporting eleven people dead, multiple more injured in a scene of carnage being described as "horrific." Let's pray for the families and the survivors. We, the members of the World Jewish-Adventist Friendship Center, wish to convey our sincerest condolences and deep sorrow to the family members, relatives and friends of the Jewish Community of Pittsburgh along with the law enforcement officers who paid the highest price while in the line of duty. We deeply regret that words are so inadequate to bring comfort and healing to broken hearts and wounded communities. And we deplore that words have so much power to incite such acts as violence and hate.
We are against every form of and all ethnic and anti-Semitic hate speech, attacks and/or violence. We believe that all attacks on and in places of worship are outrages against conscience, faith, humanity and God Himself.
We stand firmly in solidarity with all who do not condone the acts of violence perpetrated upon all the victims in the horrific shootings on October 27, 2018, and we affirm our belief that our world needs more bridge-builders and fewer dividing walls between our communities.
In these troubling times we pray that God, the Creator of all mankind; the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob heal our wounded hearts and comfort the broken in spirit. We pray for the Pittsburgh community, in particular the Tree of Life Synagogue community. We pray the Shalom of the Almighty be upon you during this difficult time. Antisemitism is growing everywhere in the world. Just in the United States of American, 1,986 Anti-Semitic acts have been recorded during the year 2017, when we compare this number to 2016 we see a growth of 57%. We cannot accept any violation of religious liberty and violence against any religious group. The World Jewish Adventist Friendship Center is working to promote friendship and understanding with our Jewish brethren. We are horrified by this shooting, which we find completely unacceptable.
We call each Seventh-day Adventist in the world to stand firm against Antisemitism and to promote love. Antisemitism is a crime against humanity and a sin against God. The Hebrew Bible as well as the teaching of Yeshua invite us to love: "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." And "love your neighbor as yourself. I am Hashem." (Deuteronomy 6:4–5; Leviticus 19:18; Mark 12:29-31)


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