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You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. – Matthew 5:38-48
I was once taught that the reason we stand to hear the Gospel is because people were so excited to hear it that they would stand and lean in to hear the word. As I was reading this text, I could feel the desire to lean back, to back away from the words here.
This is the hard stuff. This is the stuff we would rather not talk about or think about. Most of us would rather God's grace end with us, rather rest in God's love and forgiveness as given to each of us individually than think about God's radical forgiveness extending itself towards everyone – and us being the vehicle of that extension. It is easier to just accept God's love – to have faith that God loves me, and to ignore the rest of it.
I was talking to a friend about my faith the other day, sharing the good news that we are all forgiven of our sins – there is no tally board, there are no sins that are worse than others and that each and every one of us is equally loved and forgiven by God. I was sharing with him the freedom of salvation.
As this friend had previously told me he is a Christian, I was expecting agreement, assent, some kind of response of joy at a God who loves and forgives so deeply that there is nothing that we can do that will cause God to turn God's metaphorical back on us. What I got was frustration and anger.
"Yeah, I don't agree with that." He said, "that means that I could just go out and kill someone and say, "Sorry!" and that would be it."
I replied
"Yeah… that can't be how it works. People who do bad things get punished. They go to hell. There has to be some kind of justice for people who have been hurt, some kind of harm has to come to people who do bad things. I guess I believe in karma. The bad you do comes back on you – here or in the after life."
The gospel of America. We are a people (and this is not only American, but there is a particularly American flavor of this) who believe deeply in vengeance, in justice through violence, in an eye for an eye and then some. In spite of often loud shouts about America being a CHRISTIAN nation founded on CHRISTIAN values, were we to rewrite this section of Matthew, it would likely sound something like this:
You have heard it said "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth," but I say to you preemptively strike an evildoer. If you think that your enemy is even contemplating taking your eye, take theirs. If you feel your tooth being threatened, take the teeth of the one threatening you. Or someone associated with the person you think might want to take your tooth. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, sue them for their coat and cloak as well, and if anyone forces you to go one mile, sit down and complain about it. Ignore everyone who begs from you, and charge interest to anyone who wants to borrow from you.
You have heard that it was said, "you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy." But I say to you stay with those who are like you and with whom you generally agree. Be nice to those who are nice to you, indifferent or mean to those who aren't and curse those who persecute you so that you may be inheritors of the kingdom of heaven, for he rewards the good and punishes the evil and you should do the same in his name…
We like the idea of Jesus, we like feeling loved and warm and fuzzy, we like knowing that I am forgiven for my sins, but we struggle with the idea that, um, so is everyone else. That the rain does fall on the quick and the dead alike. We all too often stop at the Jesus loves you stuff and forget that um, like, Jesus actually asks us to do stuff. Stuff that is uncomfortable. Stuff that is hard. Stuff that goes against the cultural narrative.
Talking about God's call to us to act in this world seems to be particularly hard for those of us who consider ourselves Lutherans. We are so strongly against the idea that one might be able to work their way into God's grace that we shy away from asking people to respond to this radical love. We end at "God loves us" And are afraid to ask, "now what?"
To risk using a lot of Lutheran jargon, we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Or God loves us, forgives us, cares for us no matter who we are or what we have done or left undone. We are called to respond to this gift through acts of radical love, peace and justice. We can choose not to. God will love us all the same.
We have a choice: cheap grace or costly grace. Accept God's love and then go about our lives (making the price Christ paid on the cross cheap), or let God's love go to work in us, disturb us and transform us into people who can't help but turn the other cheek and love our enemies (making the price Christ paid on the cross look like it means something to us, making it costly).
Which one will transform the world? Which choice is a choice for the kingdom of God and which is a choice for the kingdom of humankind?
What happens when we sit back and rest in God's love without responding? When we allow our desire for vengeance, our particular desire for preemptive vengeance or vengeance based on mere suspicion to become the law of the land?
Did y'all hear about what happened in Florida this past week? A jury was hung on whether a man who killed an unarmed man in public was guilty or not because the shooter felt threatened. How many young people have died because fear (fear likely based more in skin color than anything else) was enough of a justification to kill? We know the big stories – Jordan Davis, 17 years old killed because he was playing his music too loud. Trayvon Martin, killed for being in the wrong color in the wrong part of town. There are other stories, like that of 13 year old Darius Simmons of Miluakee, killed while he was taking out the garbage for his mom. Shot in front of his mother by a neighbor who suspected his new neighbor of stealing from him. How many people are killed every year because of something that person might have done, might have thought of doing, or the cultural perception of that person.
On the national front, we have more people in jail in the United States than any totalitarian regime in human history. Yup, that's right. And more people in jail than in high school. And a higher incarceration rate than any other country, which is disproportionately higher for people of color than white people. We are so desperate to ensure our kind of justice is done, we are willing to experiment with drug cocktails that we aren't sure will work on death row prisoners — we torture before, even while we kill.
When faced with dealing with threats from people outside of our borders, we strike with swift preemptive force. We have drones out there striking people who might be terrorists, drones striking people using cell phones that have been used by suspected terrorists.
Did Jesus say, "Shoot your enemy and aim at those who persecute you?"
This is the cultural norm.
This is the narrative.
This is what we are told.
We are told that that turn the other cheek and love your enemy stuff is nice and all, but we can't actually live like that. It isn't practical in the real world.
This is likely true.
But what about God is practical?
What about radically loving those who are left out, left over and broken, who are on the sidelines of society is practical?!
We can continue to go along with the eye for an eye, love your friends or your nation and forget everyone else way of doing things.
But God calls us to more. Christ calls us to more. We were created for more than this. We were created in God's image, in the image of a being who loved deeply, radically, without consideration for a person's past and only hope for that person's future.
In the face of violence, we are called to stand strong. Jesus' call here is not to cower, nor is it to accept violence perpetrated against us or others. It is a call to respond with strength, with self-love and love for the perpetrator – to not hit back but to also make it difficult to be hit again. The turning of the cheek is not an act of weakness, but an act of defiance. You hit me once, but to hit me again, to hit me on the other cheek would be to cross cultural norms that would make you unclean, dirty, wrong.
Let me say this again, Jesus is not encouraging anyone to just sit there and take it, to accept violence in order to bring about peace. He is calling us to force the perpetrator to rethink their actions, to do something unexpected, to change the game. Jesus calls on us to stand our ground, but God is our ground. When Christians stand their ground we are not called to ground ourselves in fear disguised as bravery or vengeance, but in God's radical love.
Jesus is calling us to get out of our cozy, comfortable neighborhoods, our communities of people who look, think and act like us into the discomfort of the unknown and the enemy. 'Cause, let's face it, some people we consider our enemies for an actual reason, but most of the people (nations, religions, ethnicities, genders, whatever) we don't like or we fear, we just don't know.
This is not always easy. This is not always fun. But this is the work to which we are called in Christ Jesus.
We are called to live differently. We are called to go against the norm. We are called to respond to God's loving grace by getting as close as we can to acting out the radical love that is God, that is God's gift to us. We are God's agents of change and radical love.
This call to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute is, to turn the other cheek, to give not only our coat but our cloak as well is so much bigger than not being a jerk, bigger than being nice. Being nice is comparatively easy.
This call is a call to ask questions, to challenge, to call out for change when we see the bodies that are being left on the sidelines because of hunger, homelessness, war, to be a voice for the voiceless, to live a life that looks more like we're working for the kingdom of God than the kingdom of humankind.
You are loved. You are forgiven. You don't have to earn it. It is a gift.
Now what will you do with it? What will be the ground upon which you stand?


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Interestingly. Our site has been tested. We have installed the application on a day off, approximately at 19:30 evening. An hour later, I took the card with a credit limit of the manager issuing point. In our case, there was a point of issue in the near shopping center.
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but we think, these deficiencies will finalize in the coming years.
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In fact, in the past, such behavior was well founded. Women absolutely depended on men. Since that time, the structure of society has changed; women work and have active social lives. The prejudice about business women's masculinity comes from the uncertainty of other women. Lack of self-confidence makes us copy men's behavior, but any copying is comic, in essence. In an attempt to look like the boss, we deprive ourselves of any features of female gentleness. It is easy to be aggressive.
It is not necessary to be a grumbler to be treated seriously. Only self-confident women can really be desired and feminine. An ability to show power (delegate your commission) is an important management skill that demonstrates self-confidence. If you do not feel confident in this new role yet, get special training to develop the proper skills.
Mistake #4
Wrong signals
It often happens that we do not realize which signals we send to people. We think about the meaning of spoken words but do not pay any attention to another language - body language. Non-verbal signals reveal more about us than our spoken words. We study professionalism and get diplomas, but our body language reveals our weakness and indecision. Pay attention to how women talk to bosses who are men. Have you ever noticed how often they lower their eyes, guiltily or archly smile, giggle, or hesitate to answer? They drawl and sometimes their voice trembles because of the importance of the moment. They often lower their shoulders and tilt their heads. It's a pity, but most often the most widespread signals are confusing: sexuality, defenselessness, and passiveness. The signals we send determine the answers we receive: For sexuality - flirting or aggressiveness; for defenselessness and passiveness - distrust or at best, caring. Is a person really treated like that if he is considered reliable enough to commit himself to an important and serious matter?
Such a person can cause pity, and can even be attractive, but is excluded from dealings in serious business; for this, stronger people are required. Very often, manner of speech gives away your diffidence and passiveness.How often we begin with details rather then stick to the purpose. We are so afraid of leaving something out that we get bogged down in trifles. Perhaps such an approach is good for a chat with a girlfriend but not for a business conversation.
How often women use the so-called "cautious" words: "I'm sorry", "What a pity", "Maybe", "I'll try to do it", "It seems to me ", and offer too many variants of the answer to the question (of course, your boss chooses the one that suits him). Which answer sounds nicer to the following phrase: "Can you bring me the documents?" The answer: "No, I can't", or "I am trying to work on the project". You are trying? And who is really working on it? Women are constantly apologizing in order to demonstrate their politeness, but they end up showing defenselessness and uncertainty in their own competence.
Speak point by point, briefly and clearly. Explain the heart of the problem, and then introduce the solutions. If necessary, you will be asked for additional information. Your behavior should be congruous, in other words, your body language should match what you say. If you say that you are ready to take on some work, there is no point in making excuses or dropping your eyes. On the contrary, hold yourself upright and look openly at your listener. Use confident expressions and gestures. Instead of saying "I did not understand the task", you'd better say "I need to clarify some points". You should not feel incompetent; being detail-oriented will improve your image.
Mistake #5
Indecision and passiveness
Women often keep to given rules. We seldom ask to have the task repeated and obediently follow the given system. We do things as they are customary. However, the one who depends on the rules is not clear-sighted and cannot go forward. Only the one who follows his own rules is able to define his way and discover something new.
The same is true about complaints. We were taught that we should hold our opinion inside and be tactful so as not to offend anybody, but this is not a true diplomacy. Good talks should achieve results that are useful for all participants. More often, we do not express our discontent because we think that others must guess themselves. We do not disagree, instead withdrawing into ourselves, and even if we decide to object to something, we search for approval. This trait is brought up in women from childhood: Be obedient; wait until you are called; think first, then speak; and keep silent while adults are talking. Diligence and assiduity are learned in this way. Workers that do their job carefully and like a clock are necessary for things to run smoothly in any company. They will have the opportunity to keep their job for a long time. However, only those who use knowledge
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Gary Barlow to introduce BRIT Awards 2018 tribute to Manchester terror attack victims
The Cheshire-born singer will read a short speech in remembrance of the 22 people killed by a suicide bomber last year
TAKE That frontman Gary Barlow will introduce a poignant tribute to victims of the Manchester bombing at tonight's Brit Awards, The Sun's Bizarre column can reveal.
The singer, 47, will read a short speech paying tribute to the 22 people who were killed by a suicide bomber at a gig by Ariana Grande in the city.
Gary, who performed at the One Love Manchester show in the wake of the horror attack, will say his bit before Liam Gallagher performs.
The former Oasis man was drafted in at the last minute after Ariana herself was forced to cancel at short notice.
It's thought Gary's emotional words will note how the gig that raised money for the victims "epitomised the human spirit" and that the awful incident saw lives "changed irrevocably forever".
He will then pay tribute to "the people who will always live on in our hearts and minds and memories" before asking Liam to come on stage.
A source said: "Gary is so closely associated with Manchester that the organisers thought he would be perfect to introduce the tribute.
"There won't be a dry eye in the house. It's sure to be one of the moments of the evening. They're delighted he would do it."
Suicide bomber Salman Abedi, 22, blew himself up in the foyer of Manchester Arena following the concert in May last year.
Liam, 45, was drafted in this morning after Ariana had to cancel.
It comes after he recently hit out at the BRIT Awards for being "too scared" to allow him to perform at the ceremony.
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The former Oasis turned solo star is nominated for British Male Solo Artist at this year's BRITs, up against competition from Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, Loyle Carner and Rag 'N' Bone Man.


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How Will History Remember You?
How are you going to spend your life? When it is all said and done, how will history remember you? Unfortunately, these days most people do not spend much time thinking about those kinds of questions. Most people just kind of stumble through life without any clear direction or meaning. Sadly, our society makes it far too easy to remain "comfortably numb" the vast majority of the time. We are absolutely addicted to entertainment and there is more of it available today than ever before – television, movies, music, video games, sports events, food, gambling, shopping – the outlets for feeding our addictions are seemingly endless. But do you really want to spend your life feeding your addictions and keeping yourself entertained as much as possible? The following is a saying that has stayed with me my entire life: "Life is like a coin – you can spend it any way that you want, but you can only spend it once." If the fact that we are all hurtling through space on this giant rock is just some kind of cosmic accident and life really does not have any meaning, then yes it would make sense to fill up our lives with as much pleasure as possible before we die. But if life really does have meaning and the things that we do today can have a permanent impact on the future, then perhaps many of us need to start thinking about what kind of legacy we are going to leave behind once we are gone.
Most people don't think too much about this, but the reality is that we all have the privilege to be living during one of the most amazing times in all of human history.
For decades, it has seemed as though history has been slowly building toward some sort of crescendo. The pace of change just keeps getting faster and faster and faster, and our world is becoming incredibly unstable.
Just look around you. Virtually everything that can be shaken is being shaken.
The economy is falling apart, the fabric of society is starting to come apart at the seams, war in the Middle East could erupt at any moment and the planet itself is shaking in unprecedented ways.
All you have to do is look at a population chart to realize that we are living during an absolutely unprecedented time….
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Gogo Cafe – Tap Tap Fun Tycoon Game of Speedy Touch
GogoCafe is a Tycoon game that you service to customers with coffee and waffles.
Manage your own café with better service and good ingredients.
Also, let's build your own building and decorate it.
※ Features:
– Various ingredients for beverages.
– Various ways for beverages.
– Upgrade system.
– Building system.
1.How to upgrade items.
– You can go to item shop by tapping decoration button at result screen or going to the first floor in main screen.
2.What are advantages if I upgrade items
– You can earn more money and upgrade levels quickly
3.What is an advantage if I lease the floor?
– If you lease the floor you can earn more money while the floor is opening.
4.How to decorate the floor?
– When the floor is opening, tap the floor.
The button of decorations will pop up.
5.How do you know the waffles are done?
– When the green lamp flickers.
6.Waffles are not good enough to toast. What can I do?
– If you touch the waffles' keepers, you can remove them.
7.When can I go to the item store and building?
– When you collect all level 1 ingredients, you can go.
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Measurement Matters
Our regular readers will know that one of the management mantras to which we try to adhere is "what gets measured gets better". For an extreme illustration of thinking underlying this, we only have to look at the recent experiences of Volkswagen diesel cars!
What is less often noted is that managers tend to measure the things that they think are important, and that this is driven by the culture and purpose of the business – so there is a cycle whereby culture defines what is measured, which in turn drives the behaviour, which in turn reinforces the culture.
Objectives and Measures
It is therefore worth asking what our business objectives are and how we measure success. This is particularly pertinent in the legal world, where changes in the market mean that traditional measures of success may no longer be the most appropriate. Indeed, it may be the case that the prevailing culture in law firms hinders their ability to grow and prosper for the long-term.
If the traditional law firm model is compared to that of an equity-funded firm, we can see that the emphasis in assessing and rewarding the performance of a plc is on the share price and correspondingly on the stock market valuation. The valuation is arrived at by multiplying the share price times the number of shares in issue.
The share price is determined in the market by the assessment of analysts as to both the quantity and quality of earnings. Last year's earnings are reviewed, prospects for future earnings are assessed and a price/earnings multiple is applied to arrive at the share price. This is in essence a subjective assessment of the forward-looking prospects and strategy of the business – its capacity to grow and create a capital gain.
On the other hand if we consider the way in which the performance of law firms is assessed, it is invariably by looking at the most recent profits per equity partner (PEP). This is entirely backward looking and there is no attempt to look into the future and assess the prospects for growth. This is analogous to driving a car using only the rear-view mirror!
In fact, the situation can at times be accentuated because the focus on PEP can drive partners to believe that it should be totally extracted on an annual basis, as of right. When we recently interviewed a group of partners in a new client firm about their assessment of the firm's performance, their answer was quite straightforward: they were quite happy with the level of profit the firm was generating, they simply wanted to be able to draw it out.
Growth versus Extraction
It is axiomatic that a growing business requires funding and therefore it is self-defeating for a group partners to extract all of the year's profits and still actively expect the business to be able to grow and perform better in the next year.
It can in fact be even worse than this because the evidence from Law Management Section surveys suggests that when times get tough, far too many firms still continue to extract their drawings even if this is in excess of the profitability.
The last two LMS surveys showed that around 40% of firms were extracting drawings greater than the profits generated – and 20% of them did so for two years in succession. Little wonder then that, despite seemingly buoyant results for many firms (especially in the South-East where the property market continues to rise), the SRA still has concerns about the financial stability of many throughout the market.
It is well worth noting that no major law firm has collapsed because of a lack of profit (which invariably appears healthy right up to the last minute) – it is a lack of cash that causes failure.
If firms continue to focus above all on the metric of PEP and are faced with competitors whose agenda is totally different, it could be that the measurement system becomes a part of the problem.


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6.04 - Bitcoin is down; markets are tense.
- by Anna K.
- 1998
End of the trading week is marked by the renewed tensions in the trade war talks and fall of Bitcoin to the point of $6600 per coin.
Bitcoin losing more price.
Bitcoin has lost more than 3 percent of the price in an hour. The weird thing is that there was no trigger to cause the fall in the first place, but the abundance of bad news coming towards the crypto world might own the fall.
Recently India announced resuming of talks of crypto ban, South Korea arrests the CEOs of exchanges although this still is not enough to set the price for the coin to the point of $6635 per coin. Although Mt.Gox's (crypto exchange that went bankrupt back in 2014 but still has a big influence on the market) Nobuaki Kobayashi is set to selloff BTC and BCH which are still owned by the exchange.
Ex-CEO of Mt.Gox took the floor to state that the technology behind Bitcoin will never go away, but the coin itself is prone to have problems with support and development. This caused the markets to go wild, as it always does after statements as controversial for crypto traders as this one.
Samsung reports profit surge.
Samsung Electronics Co. has reported almost 60 percent in profit surge as the demand for the memory chips of this manufacturer grows.
Even though Samsung is a South Korean company and in general the first quarter of 2018 wasn't kind to the whole region, Samsung's operating income went up to 15.6 trillion South Korean won, which adds up to $14.7 billion. On average Samsung's quarter profit adds up to 14.5 trillion won, so the surge in profits is quite noticeable. In general sales for the first three months of 2018 climbed to the point of 60 trillion won, which is an average number for the company.
Samsung even managed to out-sale Apple after iPhoneX wasn't as profitable as the experts first predicted, while Galaxy S9 from South Korean manufacturer was a commercial success. Although the main success came from the selling of phone memory chips. The demand is so big that Samsung has even surpassed Intel Co. – former leader of the field.
Lee Jae-yun, an analyst at Yuanta Securities Co says:"Memory chips are the loyal son of Samsung. Still, momentum may slow toward the end of this year with price rises likely to be less steep than last year."
South Korean President sentenced to imprisonment.
Ex-President of South Korea Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 tears of imprisonment for corruption and power abuse. The scandal that broke out months ago opened the eyes of Korean society to the problem of power hungry politicians.
Park Geun-hye, now 66 was not present art the hearing, as his denying all the allegations has been ongoing since October. Now the former President has seven days to appeal the litany of the charges, although it is unclear whether this will take place, as Park cited sickness as the reason for not being present at the court.
Initially 30 years of imprisonment were sought by the prosecutors as well as almost $100 million fine, but the court decided otherwise, although certain wishes on how the trial should go, demanded by Park were overruled. For example, the proceeding was broadcast on the live TV.
Overall Park was charged on 18 points as well as taking bribes, adding up to 25 million pounds. The scandal brought to the spotlight long-suspected by the South Korean society problem of government being in deep ties with the private companies.
Stocks, currencies and crude overview.
Today the hopes for reconciliation between the USA and China started to fade away as Donald Trump ordered to prepare new document in order to subject more Chinese wares to tariffs. Additional $100 billion worth of wares are reported to be included in the new list and this created new tension in the markets.
Stoxx Europe 600 lost 0.5 percent – that is the biggest fall for the index in more than a week.
MSCI All-Country World Index fell 0.2 percent.
S&P 500 Futures went down 0.5 percent.
Dollar grew 0.1 percent against the basket of six major currencies.
Euro fell 0.1 percent - $1.2232.
Pound is also 0.1 percent lower - $1.3992.
WTI oil fell 0.8 percent - $63.05 per barrel.
Gold lost 0.2 percent and sank to the point of $1.324.20 per ounce which is the lowest for the metal in almost 3 weeks.


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Updated January 8, 2020
"If you have to travel, why not travel in style?" is the basic concept behind the cruise ferry, which combines the transportation of a ferry and the pleasure of a cruise ship. Though "ferry" to most North Americans conjures up images of small, utilitarian vessels used for short voyages, the cruise ferry is king of all the many shapes and sizes of European ferries.
These large vessels, whose voyages usually last just one or two nights, are close cousins of modern cruise ships. While cabins are smaller because of the shorter voyages, cruise ferries offer many of the amenities we're accustomed to on cruise ships, including a wide range of restaurants, entertainment options, and health and fitness facilities. Not surprisingly, some operators prefer to refer to them as "cruise ships with car decks."
Of course, because they are ferries and because their voyages are shorter and cheaper than those offered on standard cruise ships, there are numerous ways in which cruise ferries and cruise ships differ. Perhaps the most obvious is that food generally is not included in cruise ferry fares. Passengers can choose from various options, ranging from fast food to upscale restaurants, but prices are a la carte. Also, facilities do tend to be somewhat more limited than those on the latest cruise ships, and because you'll only be staying in them for one or two nights, cabins are typically very small, even by cruise industry standards.
Nonetheless, while not a substitute for cruise ships, cruise ferries are an intriguing and enjoyable way to get around in Europe, and they can also be a nice way to get in a bit of cruising on what is otherwise a land vacation.
Interested in trying a mini-cruise on a ferry? Here we've listed the biggest and grandest European cruise ferries in some of the most popular waterways for ferry travel. You'll see that, when it comes to cruise ferries, newer is not always better. In fact, in only one instance do we think that the newest cruise ferry is a line's greatest; in every other instance, the newer ship was either not as big as its predecessor, or it lacked the grand and varied amenities of its older shipmate -- or both. With that in mind, here are our top picks.
Eastern Baltic: Tallink's Baltic Queen
The Ship: Built in 2009, 48,300-ton, 2,800-passenger Baltic Queen is the latest and greatest entry from Estonia's leading ferry company, Tallink. Begun with second-hand ships shortly after Estonia's independence from the Soviet Union in the 1990's, Tallink has become the largest cruise ferry operator in the Eastern Baltic. Tallink's dominance was cemented in late 2006, when it completed the purchase of Silja Line, one of its traditional Scandinavian rivals.
Baltic Queen's modernist decor and host of luxury facilities have many describing the vessel as a multifunctional floating hotel. It features restaurants, from a buffet to the Imperial Russian-themed a la carte Alexandra; a disco; an Art Deco-style show lounge; bars ranging from a "Sailors Pub" to a martini bar; and everything from small inside cabins to executive balcony suites.
Feels Like: Baltic Queen's bright decor and lively entertainment -- not to mention the copious amounts of alcohol consumed by the Estonian and Swedish passengers -- will remind many of Carnival ships on shorter cruises.
Where To: Baltic Queen travels between Tallinn and Stockholm. The journey from Estonia's capital city to Sweden's takes about 16 hours -- plenty of time to soak up all the ship's amenities.
How Much: If you're travelling in a pair, a one-way voyage between Tallinn and Stockholm ranges from 74 euros per person for a B-cabin to 290 euros per person for an Executive Suite, depending on the month. (Summer high season is more expensive.) Though rates are per-cabin, not per-person, cabin prices rise a few dollars with each additional occupant. Children sail at discounted rates, and a nonrefundable 15 percent early-booker's discount applies to all cabin prices when booked and paid 28 days prior to departure.
Western Baltic: Color Line's Color Magic
The Ship: Color Magic, part of Norway's Color Line, gained the title of world's largest cruise ferry in 2007. It took the honor away from its sister ship, Color Fantasy, during a refurb that added 89 cabins and larger conference facilities. Now at 75,100 tons and with a capacity of 2,750 passengers, it dwarfs other ferries and even many cruise ships. (It's also one of the few ferries that's too wide to fit through the Panama Canal -- not much of a problem for a ship never intended to leave Northern Europe.)
Color Magic's signature feature is undoubtedly the famous "indoor promenade" -- an upgrade of the design featured on older Silja ships and a precursor to Royal Caribbean's Royal Promenade. The inward-looking layout is perfect for a ship designed for a part of the world where half the year is very, very cold. Beyond the promenade, Color Magic also features a full-size cruise ship-style pool deck that is completely indoors, a golf simulator, a Teen's Plaza and a huge spa and wellness center. The ship even features its very own Freedom of the Seas-style water park for kids ... but it's entirely indoors!
Of course, as befits the biggest cruise ferry in the world, the vessel has every other amenity one could want: eight restaurants, a vast array of bars and lounges, a show lounge that is up there with the best of the Caribbean cruise ships, and cabins ranging from compact insides to lavish suites. In short, everything you'd expect from a modern mega-ship is here on this spectacular mega-ferry.
Feels Like: Color Magic's interiors bear a striking resemblance to those on Royal Caribbean's Voyager- and Freedom-class ships. But, in many ways, the ship presents a more restrained and elegant aesthetic, sometimes more reminiscent of Royal Caribbean's Radiance-class ships.
Where To: Color Magic operates on Color Line's flagship route between Oslo, Norway, and Kiel on the northern coastline of Germany. The voyage takes 19 hours 30 minutes, offering plenty of time to enjoy the ship's amenities.
How Much: One-way fares between Oslo and Kiel range from 180 to 698 euros per person, depending on cabin type, time of year and day of week.
Western Europe: Brittany Ferries' Pont-Aven
The Ship: Built in 2004, Brittany Ferries' 41,748-ton, 2,400-passenger Pont-Aven is one of the most luxurious cruise ferries ever built and by far the most luxurious to ply the English Channel. While its speed -- which shaves hours off crossing times -- is a major selling point, it is also renowned for the quality of accommodations, food and service.
Pont-Aven's cutting-edge French-designed interiors resemble those found in a chic luxury hotel, and the ferry features popular cruise-ship amenities, such as a glass-enclosed pool area and a teak wraparound promenade deck.
Feels Like: The stylish interiors are vaguely reminiscent of Celebrity's Century- and Millennium-class ships, though the teak decking will also make Cunard and Holland America fans feel at home.
Where To: Based in Plymouth, England, Pont-Aven mainly sails the 20-hour, 30-minute run between Plymouth and Santander, Spain. This is touted by Brittany Ferries as "the fastest way from the U.K. to Spain by ferry" and is very popular with Brits who own vacation homes in Spain.
The ship also operates from time to time on the shorter 4-hour, 30-minute run from Plymouth to Roscoff, France, and the 11-hour run from Cork, Ireland, to Roscoff.
How Much: Two-night mini-cruises from Plymouth to Santander and back start at £79 per person.
Western Mediterranean: Grandi Navi Veloci's La Suprema
The Ship: Built in 2003, La Suprema is still the grandest member of the Grandi Navi Veloci fleet, owned by the Grimald family, longstanding Italian ship owners. (In Italian, "Grandi Navi Veloci" means "Big Fast Ships.") At 50,000 tons and with a capacity of 2,920 passengers, it is one of the biggest and most luxurious of the Mediterranean cruise ferries.
With a sleek profile and elegant, very Italian interiors -- designed by the architect Giuseppe De Jorio (whose firms also design the interiors of MSC's cruise ships) -- it's also one of the most stylish cruise ferries in the world. La Suprema features a wide variety of restaurants, lounges, bars and other facilities. There's even an outdoor pool to help you take advantage of the Mediterranean sun.
Feels Like: The ship's interior decor and Italian ambience will remind passengers of Italian cruise lines like MSC Cruises and Costa.
Where To: La Suprema operates between Genoa and Olbia in Sardinia. The crossing takes about 10 hours.
How Much: The least expensive option is a Pullman seat, starting at 38 euros per person each way. Cabins start at 58 euros per person and can cost up to 300 euros per person each way depending on cabin type and the specific departure.
Eastern Mediterranean: Superfast Ferries' Superfast XI and Superfast XII
The Ships: As their names suggest, these twin sisters are the 11th and 12th ships to enter service for Greece's Superfast Ferries. Formed by Pericles Panagopoulos -- founder of the late, great Royal Cruise Line -- Superfast revolutionised the Greek ferry industry. In a country where ferries were traditionally second-hand and often second-rate, Superfast introduced a fleet of fast, new ferries that instantly rendered most of their competitors' ships obsolete. Though not the newest ferries to enter Superfast's service, Superfast XI and Superfast XII remain the line's largest and most luxurious.
At 30,902 tons and with a capacity for 1,550 passengers, these ships are smaller than the others on this list, but they're still among the biggest and most lavish on the Eastern Mediterranean. Their spare, modern interiors contain several restaurants, bars and lounges, and an outdoor pool deck allows passengers to take advantage of the Mediterranean weather.
Feels Like: The Greek atmosphere may remind passengers of that found on Greek cruise line Variety or Cypriot line Louis Cruises. The ships themselves are very similar to Louis Majesty in size and amenities.
Where To: The vessels operate between Ancona, Italy, and Patras, Greece, via Igoumenitsa, Greece. The voyage from Ancona to Igoumenitsa is 15 hours; add another six hours to continue to Patras.
How Much: Depending on time of year and type of accommodation, fares from Ancona to Patras can range from 53 to 540 euros per person, each way.


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Colorful and Fun
Looking for a way to infuse a little fun into your wardrobe? Look no further! Handmade accessories are the perfect way to add a pop of color and whimsy into your daily look, and these DIY pompom dangle earrings check off all the boxes! You can make these in all sizes and colors, or even create multi-colored pompoms to wear loud and proud. The gold dangle chain adds a polished touch to these fun stunners. They're so easy to make we bet you'll want to create a pair for all of your pals.Continue to 2 of 12 below.
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Gather Materials
Choose your favorite shade (or shades!) of yarn, and gather the rest of your supplies.
Supplies Needed:
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- yarn
- gold jewelry chain
- dangle earring backs
- small pompom maker
- scissors
- jewelry pliers
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Wrap Yarn
Wrap yarn around both sides of your pompom maker. Wrap one side first, creating a thick coverage of yarn equally spread around the arms of the pompom maker. Cut the end of the yarn once you've reached your desired thickness. Repeat on the other arms of the pompom maker.Continue to 4 of 12 below.
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Add Chain
Add a 4" length of chain around one side of the pompom maker. Leave the open ends of the chain dangling toward the outside of the pompom maker.Continue to 5 of 12 below.
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Close the Arms
Fold in the arms of the pompom maker, being sure to keep the chain in place but not pinch the links.Continue to 6 of 12 below.
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Cut the Yarn
Use the tips of your scissors to snip down the center of the yarn on both sides of the pompom maker. Be careful to keep the arms of the maker closed so that the pieces of yarn stay in place.Continue to 7 of 12 below.
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Tie the Center
Cut an 8" piece of yarn. Slip it between the two halves of the pompom maker. Tie the two ends of the yarn in a double knot (the knot will slip in between the two halves of the maker so that you can't see it). Be sure it's tight so that it holds all of the pieces of the pompom together, but don't knot it so hard that you break it!Continue to 8 of 12 below.
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Open the Arms
Unfurl the arms on both sides of the pompom maker.Continue to 9 of 12 below.
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Remove the Maker
With the arms open, pull apart the two halves of the pompom maker. This will leave you with your pompom, still tied with the long piece of yarn and with the chain running through it.Continue to 10 of 12 below.
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Use your scissors to give your pompom a little hair cut. Trim away excess yarn on all sides until you have a nice round shape.Continue to 11 of 12 below.
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Attach Chain
Use jewelry pliers to gently open a link in one side of the chain. Remove any excess chain and attach the open link to the loop in your earring back. Do the same with the other chain on the same pompom.Continue to 12 of 12 below.
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Make a Pair and Wear
Repeat the process to create another earring, put them on, and have fun!


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McIntosh MTI100
At first glance, the new McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable may look like it's just a turntable, but a closer look will reveal that it is in fact so much more. Truly a one-of-a-kind product, it is designed for those who want maximum flexibility in their home audio system but don't want - or don't have space for - a large audio system. With all the built-in connectivity the MTI100 offers, it can become the centerpiece of a modern home audio system for modern lifestyles. Simply add a pair of speakers to create a complete and comprehensive audio system.


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August 28, 2005
Wanna know how we should deal with terrorism?
I just started this book today. It's great! It's about how we should be fighting terrorism. Set up an ultra top-secret private terrorist-killing entity that doesn't hold back. Maybe Pat Robertson could join.
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Pictures from Saturday's Freeper/PW Protest in Crawford
Texans know how to greet the communists and subversives in our midst. Thanks to Freeper BigSpring for the pics. You can find the rest of her pics here.
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Protest Warrior Strikes in Crawford
Cindy Sheehan got a taste of her own medicine as Freepers and Protest Warriors descended upon Crawford to confront the far-left groups. The Yahoo News story is here.
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August 26, 2005
Campus Groups to Watch this fall
Two of the strongest campus groups in the country could be on opposite ends of the fruited plain. Keep an eye out for Ryan Sorba's College Republican club at Cal-State San Bernardino and Adam Nicholson's CR club at Patrick Henry College in Virginia. Ryan raised a firestorm last year when he published a professor watch list, calling on students to boycott professors who used their classrooms for indoctrination. One teacher even gave a student a failing grade because she disagreed with her political beliefs. This fall, Ryan has a few things up his sleeve, and is sure to make quite a splash when school starts in a few weeks. Adam's club will certainly challenge Ryan's for the best club in the nation. I had the pleasure of watching Adam work as an intern at FreedomWorks. He is a bright, energetic, hard working guy who knows a thing or two about politics. His club will make a real difference this year. You can bet on it. Good luck to all campus groups out there! If you need anything, feel free to call me. Viva la revolucion conservador!!!
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August 25, 2005
World Magazine article on TCR
Another old article. This one from World Magazine in 2004 mentions my book, along with Ben Shapiro's Brainwashed. Hopefully we have paved the way for other young authors who want to write about their experiences on campuses. The way we see it, we are just humbly following in the footsteps of Bill Buckley's God and Man at Yale. Credit where credit is due...
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August 23, 2005
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Defend the White House Sep. 24th
The communists and peaceniks will be descending upon DC Sep. 24th. As the new leader of the DC chapter of Protest Warrior, I am helping to organize our resistance. www.DefendtheWhitehouse.com Please sign up to the email list and help us spread the word about the counter-protest.
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August 22, 2005
Joan Baez is an Idiot--And still spouting leftist propaganda
"I think Cindy [Sheehan] and the women have impeccable credentials -- no matter how hard people try to slander and assassinate their personalities, it is impeccable credentials," Baez said. "I think they simply can't be not listened to."What? One can almost see Joan's pot smoke "blowin in the wind."
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August 20, 2005
Protest Warrior Confronts Hippies in San Diego
This story was written about the "Occupation of Balboa Park" in San Diego in 2005. I actually have some great film from this protest. The local chapter of Protest Warrior was there to greet ANSWER and United for Peace and Justice. Things turned out to be pretty ugly. Again, GREAT fun.
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Past Activism: Students for American Values
I thought I would post a few old stories from my days at UT-Austin, since some of my friends were inquiring about my past activism. Here is one of my favorite events. UT President Faulkner proposed an egregious speech code for our school, so one of my student groups, "Students for American Values", showed up in opposition. We shredded copies of the "honor code" and debated a few leftists. GREAT fun.
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August 17, 2005
Tell Rick Perry to sign our Telecom Bill!
Hey guys, help me out by sending a letter to Governor Perry. We are trying to open up the cable market by reforming local franchise laws that prevent companies like Verizon or Sw Bell from entering the cable market. We already have this bill on Perry's desk. All he needs to do is take out his quill and add his John Hancock. http://www.rallydc.com/freedomworks/petition.php?action_id=24
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August 15, 2005
August 4, 2005
1st Week in DC
Well, my first week in DC went great. Putting in long hours but I am really enjoying the city. Biggest difference between San Diego and DC? People here walk MUCH faster. This is a city on the run. Lots of action taking place. Sometimes that's good, and sometimes that's bad. My new place is working out well. Pretty close to the Metro Station, and the buses serve to get me from my apartment to the Metro. Not a bad commute at all. I am planning to hit four cities in three important states this fall really hard: Columbus, Pittsburgh, Philly and Charleston, WV. Freedom Works wants to build its membership out there. I can't wait to hit the road for the first time. Should be exciting! www.FreedomWorks.org 202-942-7612 (my direct line)
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August 27, 2015
We now have a good reason to believe China's economy is facing a big problem. On Tuesday, August 25, China cut its interest rates by 0.25 percent to address slumping stocks and concerns over economic downturn. Like all previous bailout attempts, this move again failed to reverse the declining trend in stock markets.
The steepest drop in China's stock markets since 2007 was observed on August 24 – "Black Monday" as declared by The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of China's Communist Party. The Shanghai Composite opened at 3,507 points and closed at 3,209, a surprisingly plunge of over 8.5 percent in a single day. In less than two months, Chinese stocks had lost over 43 percent of their value from their peak in early June.
U.S. stock markets tumbled on Monday as a result of the rout in China. Before the opening bell on Monday, the New York Stock Exchange invoked Rule 48 in anticipation of extremely high market volatility. Rule 48 is a rarely used mechanism which "speeds up the opening by suspending a requirement that stock prices be approved by stock market floor managers before trading starts." Despite preparations, the massive volume of sell-offs triggered trading halts more than 1,200 times during the morning trading. The Dow Jones lost 1,089 points within minutes of the opening, making it the biggest plunge within a single trading day. The market slowly fought back within the next few hours and then struggled with ups and downs before closing. After losing 588.4 points, or 3.6 percent, the Dow Jones ended at 15871.35 points, the lowest in a year and half.
The nightmare in China and Asian markets continued after "Black Monday." China's stocks tumbled again on Tuesday, with the Shanghai Composite Index closing at 2,964.97 points after a 7.6 percent decline. In an effort to encourage borrowing and thus revitalize the market, China's central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), announced a new round of stimulus measures Tuesday. The PBOC cut key interest rates by 0.25 percent and allowed Chinese commercial banks to hold a lower level of deposits.
While markets continued to fluctuate in China, the stimulus worked well on U.S. stock markets. On Wednesday, the Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.3 percent, closing at 2,927 points. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones closed at 16,285, with more than a 600 point or 4.2 percent gained that day. Some see this as a sign the U.S. markets are recovering from the chaos of the past few days.
The PBOC has previously made two major attempts to halt the rout in stock markets: bailout of state-owned companies in early July and devaluation of China's currency, the renminbi, in early August. Like the recent interest rate cut, none of these efforts worked as to alter the declining trend and put the markets back on the right track. Calling the stimulus an attempt to "put out a bonfire with a watering can," a Forbes commentator said cutting interest rates is less than enough to halt China's economic downturn, which was caused by some deep-rooted problems such as debt burden and housing bubbles.
In China, the state-owned news media was uniformly silent on the stock chaos. The Communist Party's mouthpiece, The People's Daily and Xinhua, not only downplayed the rebounds in global stock markets, but also "dwelled instead on the forthcoming 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II." While major news outlets were reluctant to report the markets, less-circulated newspapers such as The Economic Information Daily, a subsidiary of Xinhua, urged the government to retreat from bailout policies in a front-page commentary. "Government bailouts are meant to avert financial risks, not to prop up stock prices," it said, "although A-shares have suffered another substantial fall, we still need to stick to steadily phasing out bailout measures."
Market analyst Evan Lucas said fear is quickly spreading across China's stock market. "Uncertainty is creeping into markets, as well as the economies on both sides of the Pacific, with China driving the fear," he said. In addition, a CNN commentary argued global markets are currently under the influence of three major factors: concerns over the real level of China's economic growth, the timeline of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rates hike, and the effect of other economic indicators such as crude oil prices.
Global economic slowdown and high volatility in stock market called into question whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in September. Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said the Fed needs some time to evaluate the risks on U.S. economic growth from foreign markets.
For more information on this topic, please visit the following links:
TIME – "Market fear is growing"
CNN – "China stocks extend 5-day losing streak"
CNBC – "Stocks leap about 4% in recovery, best day since 2011"
Fortune – "China's Interest Rate Cuts Will Not Fix Its Real Problem"
New York Times – "China's Party-Run Media Is Silent on Market Mayhem"
Xinhua – "U.S. stocks plummet amid global rout"
Wall Street Journal – "Fed's Dudley: Case for September Rate Increase Now 'Less Compelling'"
For Chinese language news on this topic, see the sources below:
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Fruko Schulz "B-52", set of 3 bottles
Fruko Schulz
Tasting Notes
Interesting Facts
Set includes 1 bottle of wine and two glasses
Bottle volume: 750 ml
Cardboard box
Color box: black, red
Gift set includes one bottle of sparkling wine and two glasses of Asti, perfect for gift girlfriend and add notes magical romantic evening.
Asti - delicious sparkling wine with a delicate, refreshing taste with hints of citrus and seductive aroma with notes of white fruit.
The history of the company has not Canti many generations. Its origins date back to 2001, when the famous winemaker Gianni Martini, co-owner of the family company Fratelli Martini Secondo Luigi, decided to create his own winery in exclusively Italian style. Title Canti, translated from Italian means "song" or "Sing!", Was a reflection of Italian passion and joie de vivre. Since 2002, the company began producing amazing wines, conquered markets in more than 50 countries, constantly improving and introducing variety in the case of Italian wine production.
Producer's description
The company Fruko Schulz confidently takes position among the five largest producers of alcohol in the Czech Republic. In 1898, Moritz founded the first factory for the production of fruit and dessert wines in Austria-Hungary. Then he got his own brewery, located in Kardashov RECHITSA, and built a couple of fruit warehouses. During the Second World War Schultz nearly lost his business. His sons emigrated to England, and the Moritz decided to stay in the Czech Republic and continue the family business, but in 1948 the government nationalized the company, attach it to the South Bohemian Fruit of Ceske Budejovice. Fruko Schulz was the seventh company, along with factories for the production of canned pates and ketchup. Over time, Schultz was able to regain his factory and warehouses, production got rapid development. In 1990 was established the independent state-owned company Fruko Jindrichuv Hradec, and in 1993 Rudolf Schulz, son of the founder Moritz Schultz, acquired ownership of the company and created the company "Fruko-Schulz." All beverages Fruko Schulz have a high level of quality, great taste and a bright, eye-catching design of the bottle and label. Thanks to the excellent quality of products, the company Fruko Schulz widely known among European consumers.
Since 2007, the St. Petersburg plant Ladoga has partial ownership rights now. Due to this the opportunity to export to the Russian market, the use of new production technologies and the creation of a wide range of new brands.


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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
A Cheaky Way to Style an input type="file"
Shaun Inman has got a lovely little hack that allows you to style file inputs with CSS and the DOM.
These elements are notoriously painful to deal with, and now we have select boxed playing nice on IE, we need something else to fix up :)
How It Works
We start with a simple replacement. The custom button image is set as the background-image of our wrapper element and dimensions are set to match.
Next we set the opacity of the file input itself to zero, effectively making it invisible but still clickable (something that can't be achieved with display: none; or visibility: hidden;).
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"Every consecrated person is a gift for the People of God," Pope Francis said at the Angelus yesterday (full text, full video).
The elderly should share their wisdom and not "keep it in a museum", the Pope said at a Mass marking the World Day for Consecrated Life on Sunday (full text, full video).
Pope Francis urged members of the Neocatechumenal Way to take "the utmost care to build and to preserve" communion with the local Church in an address on Saturday (full text, full video).
Hunger is "turning people insane", a Dutch Jesuit priest in the Syrian city of Homs has said.
A large group of grandparents will meet Pope Francis in September, Vatican Archbishop Rino Fisichella has announced.
Tim Padgett says the appointment of Haiti's first cardinal is full of "reformist symbolism".
And Carolyn Thompson reports on the "Mass mobs" boosting attendance at some of New York state's most sparsely attended churches.
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UFC establishes long-term home at Vegas' new T-Mobile Arena
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The UFC has become an anchor tenant of new T-Mobile Arena, committing to bringing several years of Las Vegas fight cards exclusively to the new entertainment venue.
The UFC and arena owner AEG announced the deal Friday, a day before UFC 209 at the 20,000-seat arena.
AEG says the agreement is the first time that a global sports brand has been an anchor tenant for a multiuse venue. The arena also is the home of hockey's Vegas Golden Knights, who begin NHL play as an expansion franchise later this year.
The Las Vegas-based UFC will host at least four events every year at the arena under the terms of the deal.
The promotion already staged three pay-per-view shows last year at the arena, which opened in April 2016 on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip.
"We plan to do tons of amazing fights here over the next 100 years," UFC President Dana White said.
A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press that the deal is longer than seven years. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because terms of the deal are not being made public.
T-Mobile Arena also is co-owned by MGM Resorts International, the UFC's longtime partner in fights. The MGM Grand Garden Arena and the Mandalay Bay Events Center have hosted dozens of UFC shows during the promotion's growth over the past two decades.
"But let's be honest, T-Mobile is way better," White said.


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Vegan Boots & Shoes
I always have the WORST time finding professional, good-looking dress shoes that are vegan. So does my husband. This week we both found shoes we are very happy with.
My husband's shoe is the JUSTIN, available at Mooshoes.com. It comes in brown and black.
My shoe is the "WOMEN'S CHOICE" by LifeStride, available at shoes.com. It comes in dark brown, light brown, and black.
At shoes.com, you can type in "vegetarian" in the search area and get their non-leather shoes. At zappos.com, they have a vegetarian shoes link on the right side of the screen.
Hope someone finds this helpful!
Here's a list of web sites that carry vegetarian shoes: http://vegweb.com/veglinks/29_Shoes_and_Sandals.shtml
In case you check back, I've gotta ask: do they make your feet smell? I sometimes find that shoes made from plasticky, manmade materials make my feet really sweaty and stinky. (Gross, I know)
payless is good for non leather shoes, but so is target. i just purchased 3 pairs of really cute, man-made shoes for under 64.00! they are comfy, cute, and vegan! also try walmart or kmart- i know big box stores, but it may be something you wanna look into.
I just got a Chadwicks catalog (Holiday 2006) & was surprised to see a number of manmade material shoes & boots. They are mixed in with the leather ones so you'll have to read the description to pick them out.
That said, I have never purchased shoes from them so I can't say if they are good. However, Chadwicks has an excellent return policy. They have never refused a return of mine.
I am admittedly a shoe ho.
zappos.com also has a great policy... free shipping/ return and they are fast.
they have a pretty good selection of veggie shoes and esp. boots. i got a faux ugg last year... a little late, but i buy on sale! i love em.
I was wondering if All-Star Chuck Taylor Converse's are vegan. I read the little label on the shoe tongue and it says textile and rubber...but on Cosmos Vegan Shopped, I read about these ones that look EXACTLY like the converse, except they're animal friendly. If they aren't vegan, why? Not that I really wear them alot...I'm not wearing them anymore, until I find out whether they are vegan or not. Thank you....
i am pretty sure that some converse are vegan but some have leather. i think the 'traditional' ones are :)
I called Converse. They don't make you wait at all, which is refreshing. The rubber and canvas are vegan, but they can't guarantee that the glue is vegan.
BTW - I first called and a very disinterested woman immediately replied, "Yes, they're vegan,' in that way where you know they don't know what they're talking about and just want to give you the answer you want to hear. So, I hung up and immediately called back to try and get someone else and the second woman was helpful and found out about the glue for me.
Although rude, she may have be tired of the question (or something like that). Chuckies are the original vegan shoe. Way back when, when there were no other options, that what all the vegans wore. So, wearing them is like a vegan tradition! :)
But they're not vegan if you include the glue.
>:( This woman lied about her knowledge, but it was easy to tell she was dishonest. Either way, it was disappointing for me. I expected more from Converse, but I guess they are just another large corporation.
I do not wear converse. Nike bought out the company and they are now made in sweatshops. Horrible!
OK, that expalins it. I should have guessed Nike was in the picture somewhere. It's like realizing that David sunflower seeds is owned by ConAgra. That was a sad, sad day for me. I miss those seeds.
Hi all! I am looking to purchase some vegan shoes (specifically dress shoes), but I'm having a hard time finding some that are 1) Comfortable, and 2) Stylish. Department stores are pretty much out, since they tend to only carry leather (though I do always look!), and I'm a little weary to buy shoes online because of the whole trying them on for fit factor... And it gets expensive to keep returning & paying for shipping.
I usually buy my shoes from Zappos.com because they have FREE shipping both ways, and their customer service is outstanding. Not to mention, they have literally THOUSANDS of shoes to choose from. However, now that I am buying vegan shoes, I am at a loss... I have found some cute, casual ones, but nothing in terms of dress shoes. Zappos' only offers for vegan dress shoes are, dare I say... Ugly? Plus, when I bought a pair of cute-ish vegan flats (Earth brand), they were VERY uncomfortable. Not because of the negative heel technology thing (those who are familiar with Earth will know what I'm talking about), but because they kept cutting into my heel & ankle, and they never broke in after MANY wearings!
So, I just saw an advertisement in my VegNews magazine for a website called Mooshoes.com, which sells all vegan goods! They have some adorable high heels--FINALLY! Has anyone ever bought from this company? Or, do you know of any others that you have been pleased with?? I need to wear nice, fancy-ish shoes for work (plus, I just love cute shoes...), but I don't want to buy leather! :-\ Help!
Thanks for the reply! Are there any specific brands that you like?
Funny that you say that... Because the ahneemahl shoes are the ones I was immediately drawn toward! I have one pair in my shopping cart right now! :)
I would love to buy vegan shoes, but I have wide feet. I've looked into vegan shoes, but there are very limited options for ppl with big feet, like me! I've been delaying buying new shoes...because I know I'll probably need to buy leather. :P
no sweat canvas shoes 100% vegan and sweatshop free
I have to say - I haven't purchased any shoes since I went vegan. I keep using my old ones - not sure how much longer that will last, lol. Because, frankly, I have looked everywhere in every conceivable vegan shoe place and all of them are .... well, ugly.
I don't understand why they can't make the same type of styles as leather. I mean, just because I'm vegan doesn't mean I wear birkenstocks and have dreads. Which are what most vegan shoes look like. I'm not saying anything is wrong with that syle. It's just not my style of preference.
Mooshoes I've found to be the only exception. But, even then, I can't find anything I'd wear. I love, love, love boots. But, I love them with stilettoes (sp?). Most vegan shoes are not with silettoes. I don't know, maybe they think all vegans like comfort. Whereas I'm more like, forget comfort - let's go for racy and sexy, lol.
I would love to buy vegan shoes, but I have wide feet. I've looked into vegan shoes, but there are very limited options for ppl with big feet, like me! I've been delaying buying new shoes...because I know I'll probably need to buy leather. :P
I'm in the same boat, OperaChic! Not sure what your style preference is, but I prefer simple, conservative shoes for work so I'm able to purchase mens' styles, which generally run wider. I buy mine from Alternative Outfitters because they have free shipping if you spend $100, and the shoes are low priced. They also tend to include sizing/fit information in the description (e.g., "runs wide", "runs small", etc.) I had to exchange my first 2 pair, and only had to pay to ship them back.
Jessacita - sorry, I haven't purchased anything from Mooshoes yet!


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Unit Overview
Throughout the course of this ITU students will be analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating a large variety of information and resources that will be provided to them in various ways.
Student-Centered Activities
Students will be analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating various texts, websites and classroom discussions to determine the heroic impact they can have. Students will accomplish this task by investigating the quality of heroism in literature, historical texts and academic websites. Upon discovering the multitude of heroic figures students will bring them to live through the use of technology and art. At the conclusion of the unit students will use the information they have gained about heroes to demonstrate their own heroic potential through a service learning project.
Major Teaching Strategies
Major teaching strategies used in this ITU will vary from one discipline to the other. In English the major teaching strategy will be cooperative learning allowing students to discover literary heroes without a large amount of direct instruction. This will allow students to investigate their own literary heroes rather than the entire class learning the same hero. In Social Studies, short lectures will proceed cooperative and individual work. The short lectures are in place to ensure all cultures are represented, creating social justice and equity. The cooperative group and individual assignments are necessary for completion of the tasks that involve technology.
Student Groupings
Students will be placed in various groupings throughout the course of the ITU. Students will be given the opportunity to work in small and large groups as well as individually throughout the length of the unit.
Specific Resources
Students will have access to a guest speaker, textbooks, literary works, poster-board, newspapers and additional resources to complete the art component.
A classroom projector and Prezi Presentation will be utilize by the instructors during lectures and instructions. During cooperative and individual learning students will have access to a variety of technological tools. Students will use the internet to take a visual field trip and the start of the ITU. Students will also use Facebook and/or Twitter to create a page for a historical or literary hero. In addition students will utilize Tweetdeck or Hootsweet to participate in class discussions using their heroes. Lastly students will use iMovie to create a lasting reminder of their service learning project.
Art Component
Students will be creating hero art that gives viewers insight into the students' personal heroes. Students will utilize the internet (specifically My Hero), magazines and art supplies to create personal hero art that will be uploaded to the My Hero Visual Art Gallery.
Social Justice and Equity
The idea of social justice and equity will be the focal point of the ITU in Social Studies. In social studies heroes from a variety of socioeconomic, racial, gender, etc backgrounds will be studied. The rationale behind the study of a variety of heroes is to show students that heroism exists everywhere and can be a quality of anyone.
Service Learning
Through the study of heroism and the characteristic of heroism students will see that heroes often give back to their community in non-monetary ways. In order to become heroes themselves students will decide upon a service learning project where they give back to the local community. This service learning project addresses a true genuine needs because it gives students who normally don't have heroes the ability to see themselves as local heroes and heroines.