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Ex-congressman and veteran makes his peace in North Korea
On a recent trip to Pyongyang, former Bay Area Rep. 'Pete' McCloskey confronts his troubling combat memories by meeting and saluting a Korean War adversary
For decades, former eight-term Bay Area Rep. Paul N. "Pete" McCloskey Jr. has dreamed of a Korean War battle moment he cannot shake: Peering into a trench he sees the terrified faces of his teenage opponents, clutching wicker baskets full of grenades.
He empties his weapon.
Last week, at 86, he at last had an opportunity for personal reconciliation. As a member of a small delegation led by Donald Gregg, a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, McCloskey traveled to Pyongyang with a singular intention.
"My primary hope was that I could salute, shake hands and embrace one of those kids who fought against us," said McCloskey, a decorated war hero who now farms olives and citrus in Yolo County and continues to work part time as a lawyer. "It's something I've wanted to do for 50 years."
It wasn't easy. Many have died. But North Korean officials called around and found a retired three-star general, in full regalia, working as a docent in the North Korean capital's imposing Victorious Fatherland War Museum.
Ji Young Choon was a 17-year-old machine gun platoon leader when his division drove through the South Korean town of Inje and the county of Yanggu, McCloskey would learn. McCloskey, a Marine second lieutenant who led six bayonet charges and came home to two Purple Hearts, the Silver Star and Navy Cross, was 23 and fought in the same theater.
Through an interpreter the men spoke, haltingly at first, in the museum courtyard. "He wondered, really, what we were doing there," McCloskey said with a laugh in San Francisco on Friday, after his long trip back to California. "I said I had been in the American Marines. That didn't impress him." (To read the entire article, please click HERE)

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According to Ayurveda, different parts of our complexions are related to different internal organs and doshas. Like the philosophy of reflexology and acupuncture, the relationship between points on our body's surface is deeply integrated to our internal health, and where we break out, rash or wrinkle also displays what imbalances are happening inside our bodies.
Vata Breakouts
Our forehead are is governed by the Vata dosha (the element of air). It being autumn, I find that many people begin to break out or congest in this area as the weather itself becomes more Vata in quality, getting drier, windier, cooler and crisper. Now, before you label this hippy hocus pocus, keep in mind that Ayurveda is an east Indian science of health and has used the earth's elements to describe disease and dysfunction for thousands of years. Like air, Vata embodies dryness, dehydration, thinness, roughness, gaseousness, and irregularity. So, it is no surprise that at the part of the facial skin that is thinnest, and has the least amount of fatty tissue behind it is Vata.
Balacing Vata for Clear Skin
When we collect too much Vata, by being dehydrated, constipated (from dryness in the colon), bloated (excess air in the digestive system) or scattered and high-strung (irregularity and unsettledness in the mind), it shows on our skin. Often when we are stressed out and feeling particularly Vata, we break out or accumulated large blackheads and milia in the forehead. And while, many of you may assume its from too much oil, its actually from the opposite. Vata break outs in the Vata area of the face is usually caused by internal dryness, stagnation of circulation and bowel congestion. Stress brings this on as tension in the abdomen can lead to constipation as well as taxed adrenals which exhausts the kidneys and results in water-loss. Acne and comedones in this area are usually dry looking and small, unlike the juicy cysts that are found in the fatty chin and jawline.
Ayurvedic Acne Solutions
You see, the type of break out you have also shows what is occurring internally and if your doshas are out of harmony. While red, angry blemishes are indicative of inflammation from the Pitta dosha (the fire element), large, painful, pus-filled pimples are caused by the stagnation and heaviness of the Kapha dosha (the earth and water elements). Vata acne is from dryness of air, and moisturization, steaming and light exfoliation is the best way to treat it topically. Internal moisturization is also important, and adding more good fats and oils to your diet, increasing your water-intake, and cutting out dehydrating foods are a good start. Preventing dehydration is just as important, and making sure you eliminate through your bowels and grounding, resting and meditating are other effective Vata decreasing measures.
So, if it seems odd that your breakouts are isolated to your forehead area instead of being distributed all over the skin, try examining your Vata dosha. This will avoid you taking on the wrong approach and further depleting your skin with conventional acne products and treatments that dry out your skin, exacerbating the problem.


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Re: LaTex on a Mac
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Jens-Peer Kuska wrote: > I type some text as a section header, in TeX I can simply say > \section{some text} > I don't have to touch the mouse. I Mathematica I have typical to type > the text, select the cell with the mouse and can use Alt-4. Why not use Alt-4 and then type the text? No need to use the mouse. > Next example: I will type a file name. Typical I use different font > shapes to decide between filenames, Mathematica Indentifers ... In TeX I > have a > nice macro say \FileReference{}. Now I can simply type > \FileReference{someinput.m} > In Mathematica I have to make a new cell style "FileReference" and than > I create a palette that makes from a selected text a new > StyleBox[_,"FileReference"]. > Even with the best collection of keyboard short cuts I can't avoid to > use a mouse. Not true. Define the style and position it in your stylesheet so that it is one of the first 9 (listed) styles. If it is, say, the 6th style then Alt-6 will work. > More over if my publisher say : Make a separate index of all the file > names you have referenced I just change my TeX macro a bit and it will > work > for the next 100 years. I still don't see your point? You can do this in Mathematica too. > An other example, I have two macros \diff{f}{t} and \Diff{f}{t} to > typeset \frac{\partial f}{\partial t} and \frac{\DifferentialD > f}{\DifferntialD t}. > Clearly the macros save a lot of typing. Well, not in this example. In both cases you can get the desired output with 12 keystrokes, e.g., : p d : f : / : p d : t (where : represents \[EscapeKey]) but typing your macro takes 11 keystrokes. > How ever neither a style box > will manage this because I have two parameter nor a automatic replacement > will help > me because the automatic replacement don't kow what to use for the > parameters and I can't have two selections. You could use Evaluate in Place as shown in the following example: Notebook[{ Cell["Make the following (macro) definition:", "Text"], Cell[BoxData[ FormBox[ RowBox[{\(diff[x_]\), ":=", RowBox[{"HoldForm", "[", FractionBox[\(\[PartialD]f\), \(\[PartialD]x\), MultilineFunction->None], "]"}]}], TraditionalForm]], "Input"], Cell[TextData[{ "(the ", Cell[BoxData[ FormBox[ StyleBox["HoldForm", "Input"], TraditionalForm]]], " prevents the evaluation of the derivative)." }], "Text"], Cell["\<\ In the following text cell I have created an inline cell (using \ \[ControlKey]\[LeftModified]9\[RightModified] and ended by \[ControlKey]\ \[LeftModified]0\[RightModified]):\ \>", "Text"], Cell[TextData[{ "The derivative is ", Cell[BoxData[ \(TraditionalForm\`diff[x]\)]], "." }], "Text"], Cell[TextData[{ "Now I select the contents of the inline cell, ", Cell[BoxData[ \(TraditionalForm\`diff[x]\)]], ", and do an Evaluate in Place (\[CommandKey]-\[ReturnKey]). Here is what I \ get:" }], "Text"], Cell[TextData[{ "The derivative is ", Cell[BoxData[ FormBox[ TagBox[ FractionBox[\(\[PartialD]f\), \(\[PartialD]x\), MultilineFunction->None], HoldForm], TraditionalForm]]], "." }], "Text"] } ] > Ok I can make a palette with > placeholders but than I have t use the mouse again and it is always > slower than to type $\diff{f}{t}$. My mouse is a touchpad and this is right next to the keyboard -- so there is no speed penalty. > More over if it turns out that my publisher don't like the \DifferntialD > and would like to see a \mathrm{d} instead, it take me a smile in TeX to > change > that. Mathematica's expanded version will cause that I have to change > every > used \Diff{} because it is expanded. Leave the Mathematica macros unevaluated (i.e. do not do the Evaluate in Place). Then, with one click of a button you can find all inline cells and do Evaluate in Place. > The next example is a typical german case. I german you may type > "Schroedinger Gleichung" or "Schroedinger-Gleichung" for the > Schroedinger equation. It depend on your personal taste to use a hyphen > or not. How > ever it is important that the document does not mix up the two versions. > In > TeX you can simply make a macro \SEqn and all works fine. A key event > translation will not help me because it expands the definition when I > type it in. > If it turns out that I have written "Legendre-Polynome" (with hyphen) > but "Schroedinger Gleichung" (with out a hypen) > I have to change the expanded sequences in Mathematica, in TeX I can > just modify my macros and I have a consistent naming scheme. And in the front end you can just do a find and replace? > The general advice while preparing a document is > a) think about all the typographic elements you whant to use > b) make macros for *every*, absolute every typographic element > c) use the macros stricly in the text to keep the logical markup > independent of the layout This is one way of doing things. Another is to use a well-defined StyleSheet. > The Frontend make it extrem complicated to make a well structured > document. It depends. You are obviously proficient at TeX. I use TeX but prefer the front end. It would be interesting to have a document formatting "race" ... > Finaly I would end up with a over crowded screen for my > 30 markup macros and I would be still unable to use more than one > parameter for a StyleBox[]. I do not understand this comment. Cheers, Paul ____________________________________________________________________ Paul Abbott Phone: +61-8-9380-2734 Department of Physics Fax: +61-8-9380-1014 The University of Western Australia Nedlands WA 6907 mailto:paul at physics.uwa.edu.au AUSTRALIA http://physics.uwa.edu.au/~paul God IS a weakly left-handed dice player ____________________________________________________________________


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This past week Ken Jennings had a very public failure. After 2700 correct answers, or rather questions, on Jeopardy, he made a big error. Now we all know who has 40,000 workers that work 4 months per year (it is not FedEX, H&R Block is the right answer). So Ken goes home with over $2.5 million.
I did some quick math and figured it out that Ken spent approximately 37.5 hours on television for the 75 shows. One standard work week. Not bad. That would work out to an annual income of $131 million dollars if he was able to keep up his hourly rate. However, like all normal human beings he eventually failed.
It is said that you learn more in failure than you do in success. As Thomas Eddison said, he had learned 50 ways not to make a light bulb. The 51st try he was able to use his previous "failures" to apply to the final breakthrough solution, one which we all really appreciate.
Ken was asked what he was going to take away from this experience and he answered, "during my life, I think I made a lot of safe and practical choices, I never took a chance or did something that for me would be a dream…being on Jeopardy has been that dream. You are much happier when you go for that long shot and play to your strengths instead of always doing the safe easy thing, I am grateful to this experience, if nothing else, for having taught me that".
So what is your dream? What could you do to start moving towards that dream? For Ken it was contacting jeopardy to start the process of becoming a contestant. He had to send in a letter and present himself as a credible contestant. I am sure there was much resistance to take this first step. Remember, it would have taken some time before he got on his very first show, but it was significant because it was his first action towards a whole new life.
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TV on the Radio feat film, 'Nine Types of Light'
In follow up to TV On The Radio's latest LP, Nine Types of Light, the band have released a new feature film of the same name, consisting of ten stitched-together music videos. In a statement about the film, the band said:
"Nine Types of Light is as much an album as it is a movie by TV on the Radio. The movie is meant to be a visual re-imagining of the record, and includes a music video for every song on the album. The band personally asked their friends and the filmmakers they admired to help direct the music videos. Tunde Adebimpe, the director for the full Nine Types of Light movie, storybooked the music videos together with interviews from local New Yorkers on various topics, including dreams, love, fame and the future. Tunde also directed the music video for Forgotten."
After premiering in New York City this week, the band uploaded the entire film to YouTube, enabling you to watch it from the comfort of your own home.
Wandâfuru Raifu / After Life – Hirokazu Koreeda (1998)
"After people die, they spend a week with counselors, who help them pick one memory, the only memory they can take to eternity. They describe the memory to the staff who work with a crew to film it and screen it at week's end; eternity follows."
…."It felt like a kiss…"
Adam Curtis is a documentary film maker who's recent films for the BBC include The Century of the Self and The Power of Nightmares. His blog is a collection of writings, photographs and films, with some fascinating material from the BBC archives which is used in his films to great effect. Documentaries created from collating and editing this footage looks to create new narratives from these seemingly random or unrelated events. One of the highlights, It Felt Like a Kiss, was produced in collaboration with the theatre company Punchdrunk, an amazing collage of material examining America's rise to power.


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As part of the clients contract requirements noise monitoring prior to and during the demolition works was required to ensure that disturbance to local residents was kept to a minimum. A pre-contract noise survey was undertaken by BC at several locations around the school to establish normal ambient noise levels. Further surveys, using a hand held noise meter was then undertaken as the demolition works progressed. Reports were provided to the clients Environmental Health officers on completion of each survey.


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I am a visiting student at UNCW and there are many changes I had to make to adjust to a new school. The first adjustment I had to make is to the traffic: more speed bumps, traffic and terrible drivers can be a big change from a small town school like Roanoke College. The next step is to find a balance between beach and library time. I have personally found this to be a big challenge, the beach can be a huge distraction. Housing is also a big change I had to make. Coming from a school that the majority of students live on campus, at UNCW that is not the fact. I use to be able to roll out of bed and walk to class in ten minutes. This is not the case here. You must drive to class, find parking and walk quite a distance to your class. After adjusting to these few factors, I have found that taking visitor classes has been very benefitial to my academics. I took my first class with more than 20 people, which was a completely different experience. This opportunity opened me to a whole new college experience, which I would suggest for anyone. While it can be a little overwhelming at times, not many schools give you the benefit of getting ahead in your education while at the beach. It's a win-win situation!
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When times get tough, political parties proliferate – 30s Germany had over 50! Everybody had an opinion and nobody could agree – or apparently, compromise. Things haven't gotten that bad here, yet, but the signs are clear. For the first time in living memory, people are talking about declining their ballot and there is even a party called NOTA, None Of The Above. Given that the big three (or four) show no sign of relaxing their stranglehold on THE SYSTEM, which as I described in previous posts, is, IMO, the real governing party in a one party state. The SYSTEM tries to seduce the rest of us to vote for it in its three guises. Many do so unwittingly. But since the SYSTEM caters to itself instead of the little people, those on the outside feel estranged and start looking for alternatives. Thus we arrive at the cat herders dilemma.
When our cat goes awol, we go to the door, shake a bag of treats and soon the cat appears. This is what the SYSTEM does – promise treats, even if it can't deliver.
Getting cats into a herd is almost impossible. Can you imagine Libertarians and Communists trying to agree on anything? Or the Christian Heritage Party agreeing with the Marijuana Party? What to do?
Either you have to trick the cats into following a charismatic leader, fight it out like dogs, or you have to come up with a system to share power through negotiations or other means. Hitler chose other means. Since my kids tell me my charisma value is zero I have to work on the third idea – coming up with a system to share power.
Looking around, one can find coalitions in the parliaments of many countries. Parties form, then coalesce into a larger unit. Many think the Greens and NDP will coalesce. Or the NDP and Liberals.
I would like to propose a system for giving the small groups a better shot at gettincg a seat. We all know the largest party by far in Ontario today, is the party of non-voters. But if they behave like cats, we will never get anywhere. The 2014 election sports about 20 parties. So if the 50% non-voting block splits into that many parties, nobody will be able to unseat THE SYSTEM's contenders. Do the numbers. Only if folks can hold their nose and vote for a single alternative candidate can we hope for success.
I therefore propose a rutting system, similar to Moose ruts, where males, or in this case, parties jockey for position by means of raising funds or memberships. Whoever raises the most funds/members for a congress, gets to be the candidate in that riding. Same thing in other ridings. Under this system, 100 ridings might be represented by candidates from 3 or 4 parties, who will all run under one banner, lets call it the Smorgasbord Party, SP. So SP might field 100 candidates, split evenly or otherwise amongst Libertarians, Freedom Party, Family Coalition, NOTA and The People's Party.
What about the platform? People assume this will be the biggest stumbling block, which is what I'm trying to avoid with this proposal. Which I why I gave it the temporary name of Smorgasbord. Initially at least, there would be no requirement for party cohesion. Really there is no need unless one assumes that the Smorgasbord would actually become the governing party–an unlikely outcome I'll come to later. So the Smorgasbordians go to Queens Park and advocate, each MPP according to his original political affiliation. Smorgasbordians will vote for and against other Smorgasbordians. I see nothing wrong with this. In fact it is healthy and I'd expect Smorgasbordians to potentially hold balance of power in minority governments, giving them great opportunity to bring long suppressed concerns to light.
If you're thinking this is simply a form of MMP (mixed member proportional) system that was advocated in the 2007 referendum, well, guilty as charged. It was a great shame that this proposal was rammed past the people in haste. On purpose? So THEY can blame the people for their own misfortune?
Cats (Smorgasbordians) should not aspire to run the joint. It should only aspire to hold the government's feet to the fire with respect to folks who cannot join the SYSTEM. They should aspire simply to stop THE SYSTEM from running roughshod over little people ie. by passing regulations, as they often do, that only members of the SYSTEM can meet. Small town butchers have almost gone extinct in this way since a govt inspector must witness the slaughter of any cow. Thus large packers processing hundreds of cows a day have squeezed out the little guy – again.
The difficulty of course will be to get the cats, the small parties to agree to work within such a system. Another difficulty will be to get the kittens, us voters, to support SP even if one's local candidate runs counter to one's political disposition, on the premise that such support will morph to another riding where the platform does represent one's views. If the cat voter gives up, all is lost, so there is much incentive to make it work.
Yes, no? Whaddya think?
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This sweet little English Bulldog puppy named Chunk can't help but be adorable, even when he's passed out! Watch as he snores and wiggles his toes in his sleep. So cute! Credit to 'forTheLoveOfAnimals'.
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We checked into three hotels, and while everyone's hearts were in the right place, some of the programs showed room for improvement. John Newton and Monica Kim report
A cooking class, a spa treatment—or perhaps changing the world for the better? Some luxury hotels and resorts are now offering volunteer opportunities that allow guests to do good for a few hours without having to give their whole vacation over to a volunteer project or forgo five-star amenities. The demand for these programs, however, is unclear.
A leader in such initiatives, Ritz-Carlton's Give Back Getaways program was launched in April 2008. The hotel group estimates that around 4,000 guests have volunteered over almost four years—a fraction of the total number of guests who have spent a night in one of Ritz-Carlton's 24,400 rooms. "For us, the program is not successful or unsuccessful based on how many people participate," says vice president of public relations Allison Sitch. "As an organization, we have a responsibility to give back to the communities we do business in, and we offer an additional component that allows consumers to also make a contribution."
The hotel group RockResorts quietly discontinued its voluntourism program in 2011. "We no longer offer the Give & Getaway packages because there wasn't sufficient consumer interest," says spokeswoman Ashley Lowe. "Most of our community and environmental programs today focus on employee volunteerism."
Lori Holland, executive director of public relations at Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, acknowledges the challenges of finding charity partners that can deal with the ad hoc nature of voluntourism programs and finding an appropriate project for, say, two guests at the last moment. "We've been successful with groups, especially since companies have become more concerned about media coverage of corporate events. They're looking for ways to give back, and it's easier for organizations that need help to accommodate a larger number of volunteers with more advance notice."
David Clemmons, founder of VolunTourism.org, believes the crucial challenge for hotel programs is how they're publicized: "Whether individuals participate in voluntourism programs is not so much related to the programs offered as it is a function of how hotels ask their guests to participate, which is easier said than done."
We checked into three hotels, and while everyone's hearts were in the right place, some of the programs showed room for improvement.
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Ritz-Carlton offers a Give Back Getaways volunteer program for guests at each of its 81 hotels worldwide, but that was news to its Philadelphia property when I tried to volunteer at the food bank it partners with during my stay there last November. In telephone calls to three reservations agents and two front-desk staffers, not one of them knew about the program. The online booking form yielded no results, except for a call from the spa desk to confirm a request for a massage I hadn't made. A manager on duty suggested I call the food bank directly, which I did. (Bradley Pacana, director of sales and marketing at the hotel, later explained that recent staff turnovers were to blame for the lack of awareness and that the hotel had added information on the Give Back Getaways program to the daily checklist for training employees.)
The Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton's Give Back Getaways program partners with Philabundance, a hunger relief organization that relies on 17,000 volunteers a year to package and deliver meals to 65,000 needy people throughout the Delaware Valley each week. Ritz-Carlton gives critical support to Philabundance by donating food and money, and roughly 120 of its employees volunteer eight to ten times a year at the food bank. But Ritz-Carlton guests have been decidedly less generous: The Give Back Getaways program has, according to Philabundance, yielded a total of zero guest volunteers in the two years the nonprofit has been working with the hotel. Both Pacana and Marlo DelSordo, the director of communications at Philabundance, expressed a desire to bring in more guest volunteers, but neither group has yet figured out how to do so.
I reported for my three-hour shift at Philabundance's headquarters, a nondescript industrial building, at 12:30 p.m. sharp. A large group of some 40 employees from an IT services company were already there, chattering excitedly about sorting meats. Volunteers usually divide up food and organize it in boxes to be sent out, but this corporate group had brought more people than were expected—though only 25 had signed up to volunteer, an additional 16 had tagged along—and there were more available hands than tasks to occupy them.
The solution: Several of us were given a large plastic bin filled with construction paper, glue sticks, and dried-out markers. Today, we were told, we would be making greeting cards to include in the boxes of food. As I pasted a series of cartoon horse stickers and a picture of scalloped potatoes onto a piece of construction paper, I couldn't help wondering whether this was a productive use of my time.
As additional food shipments arrived, more volunteers were allowed into the warehouse to sort and box food. At 2:20 p.m., having had enough of card making, I managed to sneak into the final group and spent my last hour loading iced tea lemonades from crates into 25-pound boxes. We worked efficiently and finished the task in an hour. At the end of our shift, we were told that we helped load 3,000 pounds of juice and several thousand pounds of food.
After my brief stint at Philabundance, I told DelSordo that much of my time there felt like busywork. She said that the cards we made are placed in boxes to brighten the days of the nearly 10,000 senior citizens who receive food donations from the organization. Thinking of the difference a colorful handmade card could make to an elderly and perhaps isolated person receiving a box of food, I looked at the relatively meager fruits of my labor in a whole new light.
"Without volunteers, we wouldn't be able to exist, let alone move 21 million pounds of food a year," DelSordo said, adding that the need for meals has been growing steadily for five years but that donations have decreased. Though the Ritz-Carlton program has problems, the hotel company is the only one in the world that gives guests at all of its properties an opportunity to give back to the community. Now, if it could only find a way to get more of them to sign up. —Monica Kim
Pre-Arrival Prep: A
Organization: A
Volunteer Experience: B+
Overall Grade: A-
When I called the Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park, to ask about volunteering with the Battery Conservancy, the guest volunteer program listed on the hotel's Web site, the woman at the front desk connected me to Audrey Tierney, the senior marketing and public relations coordinator, who gave me full details on the program. Though the hotel chooses a new volunteer partner quarterly, the hotel's program with the Battery Conservancy has been one of its strongest. Guests and hotel employees who have volunteered at the park (there have been four guest volunteers during the most recent season) have planted tulip bulbs, cleaned up leaves, and painted benches.
When Hurricane Sandy hit in October, the storm surge swept nearly 14 feet of salt water onto the gardens. Tierney told me that I could come help with the park cleanup during my stay.
She met me in the lobby in the morning with two bottles of water, and we walked across the street to the park to meet Sean Kiely, from the conservancy. Kiely explained that we would be shoveling healthy soil onto the garden beds to help undo damage caused by the salt water. For several hours, Tierney and I joined the conservancy staff in moving and distributing soil around the plants.
"We really appreciate it—every extra body is a big help," one woman with the conservancy said. Tierney added that a group of six to seven employees would be coming by the next day to help finish the soil distribution before winter set in.
Tierney admitted that Ritz- Carlton's city hotels have not been able to attract as much interest in volunteering as resorts, which have more glamorous activities—releasing baby sea turtles into the ocean, for example—to offer their guests.
"People just don't realize that this program exists and that we'll set it up for you and make it easy," she said. "You don't have to make a big day out of it. There's so much charitable work you can do in Lower Manhattan." –M. K.
Pre-Arrival Prep: B+
Organization: F
Volunteer Experience: N/A
Overall Grade: INCOMPLETE
The Give & Getaway Volunteer Package at Bimini Bay Resort, on North Bimini Island in the Bahamas, gives back to guests who help out the local community. In exchange for six hours of painting houses or cleaning beaches with the Bimini Quebec nonprofit, guests receive a 25 percent discount on their room rate.
Bimini Quebec was founded in 2009 by Bertrand Myre, the former mayor of St-Lazare, Quebec, who fell in love with the island and now brings teams of volunteers there several times a year. The Bimini Bay Resort has partnered with Bimini Quebec since 2010, and ten resort guests and a dozen resort employees have volunteered with the organization since then.
Unfortunately, my experience illustrates the hiccups rather than the triumphs of this program, perhaps explained at least in part by my arrival shortly after the resort had reopened following renovations. A day prior to my arrival, the concierge e-mailed me to find out what I'd like to do while at the resort. I reminded him that I'd signed up to volunteer and he suggested I do so in the morning, leaving my afternoon free. When I arrived at the resort and called the concierge, he told me that he had been unable to locate the Bimini Quebec coordinator and so had not arranged for me to volunteer. I was, however, still welcome to enjoy the resort at the discounted rate. I followed up with an e-mail to express my disappointment and ask if he could try again to locate the volunteer coordinator, but got no reply.
I then contacted Bimini Quebec directly, via an e-mail I found on its Facebook page. Bertrand Myre replied, apologized that he could not accommodate my request on such short notice, and told me that he was unaware the hotel had reopened. "We have had a very nice partnership with them—100 percent collaboration," he wrote. "They have provided lodging for volunteers and space in their warehouse for our supplies. We love the Give & Getaway program." My disappointing experience aside, Bimini Bay deserves credit as one of the few hotels we could find that offers guests an incentive to volunteer—and a generous one, at that.
Bimini Bay's general manager, Carlos Salazar, apologized for my experience and went so far as to offer to pay for my return so that I could volunteer with Bimini Quebec; I declined due to time constraints and Condé Nast Traveler's Truth in Travel policy, which prohibits accepting free accommodations. —John Newton


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Soundings from the Shofar - A Trumpet Voice in the Wilderness
The LORD said to Joshua, "Look, I have handed Jericho, its king, and its fighting men over to you. March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry seven ram's-horn trumpets in front of the ark. But on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the trumpets. When there is a prolonged blast of the horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the city wall will collapse, and the people will advance, each man straight ahead. Joshua 6:2-5
Walls of Jericho come tumblin down
The Shofar and its Meaning
Message 7-3-09 4:00P.M.
Juan Bustamante
America, will you hear the sound of the trumpet?
Jeremiah 5:21 "Hear now this O Foolish people, and without understanding , which have eyes, and see not; which have ears , and hear not. 22 Fear ye not me saith the Lord of Hosts. Will you not tremble at my presence...
23 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolting and gone.
Jeremiah 6:19 Hear , O earth; behold I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruits of their thoughts, because they have not harkened to my words, nor to my law, but have rejected it.
America and the World Almighty God's judgement will be among those who reject Him "Jesus" America, half of you have elected godless leaders starting at the White House and all of the waydown to the local Mayor. Today July 4th, Independence Day a "Christian National Holiday" will have parades all over America honoring Homosexuals in giving homage or bowing down to their demands. Leaders of America, Almighty God says this is Sin, Sin, Sin but you have said , it is not.
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! 22 Woe to them who are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Which justify the wicked for reward and take away the rightousness of the righteous from him!
Those of you who have comitted these sins, by allowing this. You can repent right now by asking God to forgive you. Amen.
Note: All verses written out on site are from KJV version. All verses linked are either KJV, Holman Christian Standard version, or Amplified version
Almighty God says in the book of the prophet Amos:
14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
God says I will plant them "Israel" upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God. Also read Genesis 15:1, Genesis 17:15-16, Genesis 17:19-21.
America; Mr. President Obama, and the rest of the world leaders, Almighty God who created all of us, says in His Word that He will bless them that bless Israel and curse them that curse Israel.
Genesis 12:3 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Mr. President, it is in America's best interest to continue to partner with the nation of Israel. We need Israel more than Israel needs us. Almighty God is watching over that nation day and night.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
God even tells us to pray for Israel.
Psalm 122:6-9
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
Are you praying for Israel as Almighty God commands?
Mr. President you have claimed that Jesus is your Lord and Savior. If Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior how can you pass laws concerning abortion and same sex unions? Jesus says that these are an abomination in his sight meaning "sin" but you Mr. President promoting laws that promotes these sins. Something is wrong. Read your Bible, it is in there. Jesus Christ says inMatthew 15:8 that this people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Zechariah 2:8-9. "For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye."
9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
Mr. President, if you fear God, do what His word dictates, do not make Almighty God's wrath come against America by doing what is best in your eyes.
Remember you are an elected official; no one is above ALMIGHTY GOD'S ETERNAL SPOKEN WORD. AMEN
This is not my opinion; it is Almighty God's Word!
A Warning to the President of the United States Click on link!
Other great Messages by Juan Bustamante (with dates of Writing)
1. A Warning to the Leaders of America - 7-4-2009
2. America Repent! - 7-6-09 (Same page as above link)
3. A very serious warning to the Judges in America - 7-11-2009 (Same page as above link)
4. A message for All Church leaders in America 7-6-09
5. A message for Blood Bought Christians 7-12-2009 ( Look at 2nd article)
6. A warning from God concerning Abortion 7-20-2009
7. A warning for San Antonio, Texas - Mayor and City Council 7-27-2009 Last message
Stay tuned...
Break down the Walls of your City with Shofars of Annointing
A Call For Spiritual Warfare!!
Calling on all Blood Bought Christians:
"Our weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to pulling down of strongholds."
2 Corinthians 10:4
Blood Bought Christians on an appointed time we will pray for certain issues concerning next years Elections "2010".
We need leaders who fear God Almighty and who do not change their stance after they are elected!
Remember the change the President talked about is changing what other former Presidents stood on ie.; Godly morals and Family values. Mr. President Obama has changed things alright. He has even changed what Almighty God says about a man lying with a man and a woman lying with a woman. He approved it!
God fearing Christians when you vote next year, look up what the candidates stand on and check their records. If you stand for Godly morals then they should do likewise. Key issues to look for:
1rst-Where do they stand with Israel?
2nd-Where do they stand with abortion?
3rd-Where do they stand with same sex union?
Almighty God is for Israel, against abortion and against same sex unions. Use these guidelines plus any others that Almighty God shows you. Don't vote for worldly promises. "He who has an ear let them hear what the Spirit of thre Lord is saying. Almighty God is the measuring rod when voting. There will be a web page sign up form, (just below this article), to sign up for this powerful and spiritual battle between Satan and his demonic forces: Read Daniel 10:12-13 This spiritual battle is by praying. Matthew 11:12
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Amen, Servant of Jesus Christ
Juan Bustamante 7-11-2009
The appointed time period is November 4th, 2009 at 3:00 A.M. local time and ending at 11:00 P.M. local time November 4th, 2010
(Yes for 12 months)
Note: All of the Answers.com backs up Juan Bustamante's Constitutional right of Freedom of Speech set forth in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and any other foundational laws that make our country great from its inception and declaration by this country's foundational Fathers. In this country's infancy these foundational Fathers read, lived by, and stood upon the Word of God to formulate the great freedoms of this country that we have and still enjoy today. As the actual writer of these words during its publication I can bear witness honestly and truthfully that the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob is not only involved in these words that have been spoken, but is truly the Author and Motivator behind these words 2 Peter 1:19-21. It is respectfully suggested that those who ears hear these words fall upon, take heed, as a child who hears the final warnings of a patient Father who has been restraining back his hand of punishment toward that child. It is in that moment of time and truth will the child recognize that his Father means business or ignore these final warnings similar to the final warnings the United States has declared against other countries in the past. Please hear the pleadings of His servants for the Father of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob means business.
For the Homosexual Community
Juan Bustamante
For the homosexual community, Almighty God says in the Bible, the Book of Leviticus 18:22; "Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind; it is an abomination." Romans 1:26 says; "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affection for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature." Almighty God despises this behavior; you are made in His image. It is SIN. You were not born this way. The spirit of Sodom and Gomorra has resurfaced and intensified. Spiritual deliverance is the only way out, these are demonic spirits. Almighty God loves you but not your behavior.
Satan has influenced the leaders of this country to pass laws to protect those who are homosexual and all types of deviant behavior. Almighty God says it is sin, those who condone this are telling almighty God that He, THE CREATOR OF MANKIND IS WRONG.
Expect Almighty Gods wrath to come on those leaders who say this behavior, this sin is ok, even desirable and pass laws to protect this behavior (sin). Psalm 14:1 says; "The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works there is none that doeth good." Proverbs 1:7 says; "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction."
If you want Jesus Christ to help you to change your lifestyle, ask Him to come into your life. Pray this prayer out loud; say, Jesus, forgive me of all of my sins known and unknown, I renounce this lifestyle, wash me with your Precious Blood, I want you to come into my life, I accept you as my personal Lord and Savior, Amen. You are now born again, ask the Holy Spirit to lead you to the right Church, get the Bible and start reading God's Word.
Other Ministries sounding the Trumpet


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Most of foreigners come to ChiangMai just for visiting, sightseeing the north weather, nature camps on mountains and many tourist attract places. But a few days vacations can make many people fall in love with the most beautiful cultural of Thailand. Some people can forget about the busy lifestyle in Bangkok or tourist cities like Pattaya or Phuket etc. To be here with more benefits and see everything as much as you can, you will need guilds, someone who knows places, experts cultural and enjoyable. The best way for foreigners is dating. But ChiangMai dating is not so easy like in Bangkok or other places. Because the north girls are more shy, strongly respect their family's rules and English speaking quite lower level.
ChiangMai girls have special personal. They are gentler, more care their man, they give highly respect for the man and their voice are soft-sweet. With the good weather in the north, ChiangMai ladies are more beautiful, Their skin are silky touch and small - good shape. ChiangMai Dating is not far for your hands. You just need to know a little secrets.
First, English teaching is the best way you will have the chance to get to know her. ChiangMai girls are shy, they are not often speak with foreigners. But it doesn't mean they can not write or read. You might have a bit time to use the dating site or social media to know them a bit before meet in a person.
Second, You need to know about ChiangMai people are lower income. You may have to offer cost of the trips during dating moments. Make sure she will meet a gentle man and have fun time with you without losing her little income. And you don't have to worry. ChiangMai dating places are a lot cheaper than in Bangkok.
Third, You have to show respective in their culture, careful to touch hands, hug or kissing in public places. And ask her before you plan to do something intimate with her (you might scare her away).
With this 3 secrects of ChiangMai dating you will easily get over most of ChiangMai girls. After a few date only she might be your wonderful lover and make you happy all along the trip.
Due to he average income of the population is lower, and the people here are far more conservative than Bangkok, Pattaya, and Phuket. That doesn't mean Chiang Mai doesn't have its own dirty little secrets, they just are not nearly as out in the open. Outside of your typical bar girls here and freelancers, the girls here are much more shy and less open to meeting a foreign guy. Of course it can be done, it just takes far more work!


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This Chocolate Zucchini Bread melts in your mouth! It's moist, delicious, and easy to make. This particular version of incorporates chocolate chips and unsweetened cocoa to create a beautiful and tasty bread, perfect for any occasion.
So why not take a few minutes and look over our very special chocolate zucchini bread recipe.
Quick Prep:Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans just lightly and set aside.
Melt the chocolate squares in the microwave in a small microwave-safe bowl. Be careful not to burn it or else you will have to start over.Stir gently with a spoon to make sure the chocolate is completely melted.In your mixing bowl, combine together the following: eggs, sugar, canola oil, zucchini, pure vanilla, and the melted chocolate. Mix the ingredients on a low setting until they're well blended. Next, add the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Make sure the dry ingredients blend well. Lastly, add the chocolate chips.Pour equal amounts of the bread batter into each prepared pan.Bake for one hour and check to see if it's baked all the way through. Insert a butter knife into the middle of the bread - if it comes out clean, the bread is done. If not, put it back into the oven and bake for another 10 minutes or so.
Allow the bread to cool for about a 1/2 hour and then slice and serve. We found that half of a thick slice was just enough with ice cream for dessert.
I've yet to try it, but I am going to try substituting Turbinado cane sugar for the white refined sugar to see how it tastes. The other variation I thought might taste really good is substituting butterscotch chips for the chocolate chips. Once I try these variations, I'll post the results!
This chocolate zucchini bread was a favorite with my taste testers. "Melts in the mouth!""So chocolatey!""When will you be baking more?""Moist and flavorful""My wife wants the recipe!"
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Independent travel agent Hays Travel has said it will buy 555 stores from Thomas Cook after the holiday company's dramatic collapse late last month.
The deal will boost the high street presence of Hays – already the UK's largest independent travel group – and offer salvation for at least some of the store staff who found themselves out of work after Thomas Cook's abrupt demise.
At the time it ceased trading – after bosses failed to secure a rescue package from creditors – Thomas Cook operated around 600 UK high street stores.
The offer from Hays Travel will save the overwhelming majority of the store portfolio, which includes shops in Kendal, Ulverston, Barrow, Workington, Whitehaven, Carlisle and Penrith – all of which are currently closed.
Hays has already recruited 421 former Thomas Cook staff and has offered employment to more of the airline's personnel.
All 150,000 Thomas Cook passengers who were stuck abroad have been returned to the UK, in what was said to be the country's biggest peacetime repatriation.
David Chapman, the official receiver of Thomas Cook, said: "This represents an important step in the liquidation process, as we seek to realise the company's assets.
John and Irene Hays, managing director and group chair of Hays Travel, added: "Thomas Cook was a much-loved brand employing talented people. We look forward to working with many of them."
The demise of the 178-year-old firm has led to kind gestures of practical and emotion support for staff in Cumbria.
Nationally, the Government has been criticised for "shutting the door after horse has bolted – yet again" by ordering a probe into the collapse of Thomas Cook.
Business secretary Andrea Leadsom has asked the official receiver, which oversees liquidations, to undertake a "fast-paced" review into the collapse of the tour operator and whether the actions of bosses at Thomas Cook "caused detriment to creditors or to the pension schemes".
However, the Unite union accused the Government for doing "too little, too late" and for having failed to learn the lessons from the collapse of Carillion.


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Day 47 (April 27)
We only had one day in Mandalay, and we spent most of it just beat from the bus ride the night before and oppressed by the heat. Still, we rallied for sunset and made it to Mandalay Hill in time to see the pretty colors.
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recapture of depreciation
Depreciation Recapture
A procedure the IRS uses to maximize tax revenue from depreciating assets by requiring the profit on the sale of a depreciating asset to be reported as ordinary income rather than capital gain. Because capital gains are taxed at a lower rate than most ordinary income, the IRS uses depreciating recapture to make up for some of the tax revenue lost in the depreciating asset. Depreciation recapture is assessed if the assets are sold for a price higher than their depreciated value.
recapture of depreciation
The extent to which the price received from selling a depreciated asset represents recovery of depreciation taken in prior years. For example, an asset purchased for $10,000, depreciated to a book value of $6,000, and sold for $9,000 would result in a recapture of $3,000. Also called depreciation recapture.
recapture of depreciationSame as depreciation recapture.
Recapture of Depreciation
When depreciable property is sold, gain generally is taxed as ordinary income up to the amount of depreciation claimed (for personal property) and to the extent of the excess of accelerated depreciation claimed over straight-line depreciation that would have been allowed (real property). This ordinary income treatment is referred to as recapture.


text: Having won the Partnership tournament, the netball team headed to the Vale and anticipated some tough opposition. They didn't have it all their own way in the group stages but made it through to the semi final winning comfortably. The final match finished with Shrivenham on top once again and they now go on to the Oxfordshire finals in April. Well done everyone!


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Estia is a little piece of Greece in the Commons
By Gwenn Friss
While Estia had no control over the dreary weather outside, the Steeple Street eatery was doing a pretty good job of creating a little slice of Greece inside its roomy, glass-fronted dining room.
The restaurant, which advertises its coal-fired pizza and modern Greek cuisine, is in the space formerly occupied by The Tea Shoppe. Estia has a bar with a good-sized TV over it, banquette seating on the opposite wall and tables scattered between.
Greek music played on the sound system at a nice, non-intrusive volume and the wine list contained at least a dozen choices from Greece and Macedonia, as well as some familiar names, such as La Crema (a little pricey at $11 a glass) for the dry, buttery chardonnay I often buy at home. I tried a glass of Sauvignon blanc from Macedonia ($10), which I found too sweet for me but nicely acidic so it paired well with the food.
The room, with dark paneling, is on the dim side, so the brightly lit pizza-making counter at Estia really pops. I ate dinner at a table snugged right up to the prep area, watching the pizza maker use the heel of his hand to flatten balls of dough on the polished black-and-white marble counter before tossing them into the air, putting an expert spin on the stretching dough.
The sight of pizza dough in flight must have had a subliminal effect: Although I had a sampler plate from the appetizers' menu (I couldn't choose one Greek specialty), I ended up ordering a small ($13 for an eight-inch pie) house pizza to take home.
It was a good decision: The dough's elasticity allowed the toppings (tomato sauce, garlic, spinach, feta and black olives) to settle lightly. The 1000-degree anthracite-burning pizza oven had crisped the dough, creating a perfectly charred outside and a soft, doughy inside.
I started dinner with the avgolemono ($6), a traditional Greek soup with lemon, orzo and egg in a chicken broth base. There is nothing typical about Estia's avgolemono. The orzo is pureed into the chicken soup, creating a consistency somewhere between chowder and grits. When you take a bite, the space remains for a few seconds until the rest of the soup resettles itself into the void. The soup had a peppery bite, cut through with ribbons of tart lemon. I loved it.
It was heavier than other versions of avgolemono and would have made a good lunch served with the coarse, yet moist, house bread.
Estia offers a dozen entrees, as well as souvlaki, salads, gyro, burgers and kabobs, but I couldn't resist trying the four appetizers on the sampler. At $15, it was generously sized and I ended up taking half home. A plank of imported feta, about one-third of an inch thick, was creamier and less salty than the variety crumbled over most Greek salads. It came with a medley of olives so fresh you could taste the tree they grew on.
The loukaniko, or Greek sausage, was cut into diagonal pieces. It was charred and chewy, tasting strongly of the orange peel with which it is made. The acidic citrus added flavor and balanced the fat.
The phyllo dough on the slice of spanakopita was so delicately constructed that, when I cut into it, the top layer flew off, transparent as a bride's veil. The spinach-and-feta filling was delicious. But, despite its beauty, I found the dough a little too oily.
The dolmadakia, or grape leaves, were stuffed with beef and rice, and covered with egg lemon sauce. It was odd; the first of the three was terrible, tasting of the dried and burnt beef that could be seen inside. I'm glad I left that one and bothered cutting into the next because it was like night and day. The second and third ones had a layer of ground beef cooked to a perfect pink center. Maybe the first one was the last of an earlier batch. Who knows?
Also opting for variety, my friend tried the pikilia, $15, a plate of three spreads of your choice served with a platter of warm pita slices. He went with the tyrokafteri (spicy feta), hummus and melanzosalata (roasted eggplant and garlic). All had a minced consistency, with a bright and fresh taste. Maybe spring is coming after all.
Because of all the tapas, Estia is a great place to meet friends after work or before a movie, or to pick up appetizers to go if you are having people to the house for cocktails.
Find Gwenn Friss on Twitter: @dailyrecipeCCT
26 Steeple St., Mashpee
508-539-4700; estiacapecod.com


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Thanks to its topography and high levels of annual rainfall, Switzerland has ideal conditions for the utilisation of hydropower. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, hydropower underwent an initial period of expansion, and between 1945 and 1970 it experienced a genuine boom during which numerous new power plants were opened in the lowlands, together with large-scale storage plants.
Based on the estimated mean production level, hydropower still accounted for almost 90% of domestic electricity production at the beginning of the 1970s, but this figure fell to around 60% by 1985 following the commissioning of Switzerland's nuclear power plants, and is now around 57%. Hydropower therefore remains Switzerland's most important domestic source of renewable energy.
Today (12.31.2019) there are 674 hydropower plants in Switzerland that each have a capacity of at least 300 kilowatts, and these produce an average of around 36,567 gigawatt hours (GWh/y) per annum, 48,7 % of which is produced in run-of-river power plants, 47 % in storage power plants and approximately 4,3% in pumped storage power plants. Roughly 63 % of hydroelectricity are generated in the mountain cantons of Uri, Grisons, Ticino and Valais, while Aargau and Bern also generate significant quantities. Roughly 11% of Switzerland's hydropower generation comes from facilities situated on bodies of water along the country's borders.
The hydropower market is worth around 1,8 billion Swiss francs (basis = delivery from power plant at 5 cents per kilowatt hour), and is therefore an important segment of Switzerland's energy industry.
The federal government wants to promote the future use of hydropower to a greater extent through a variety of measures. In order to exploit the realisable potential, existing power plants are to be renovated and expanded while taking the related ecological requirements into account. The instruments to be used here include cost-covering remuneration for feed-in to the electricity grid for hydropower plants with a capacity up to 10 megawatts, and the measures aimed at promoting hydropower included in the "Renewable energy" action plan. In terms of quantity, the goal is to increase the mean estimated production level by at least 2,000 GWh versus the level recorded in 2000 by renovating existing hydropower plants and constructing new ones.
The Swiss Federal Office of Energy deals with policy-related aspects of hydropower (promotion, strategies, perspectives) as well as technical and safety aspects, while the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment is responsible for environmental aspects (residual water, protection of bodies of water).


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Brian De Palma has, in the past, executed some intriguing film noir with an uncanny style, a unique touch of creativity, and interesting multi-layered characters. Unfortunately, none of these things can be found in his latest film "The Black Dahlia."
Supposedly based on the novel by James Ellroy, the movie attempts to cram absolutely every subplot of the novel into a mere two-hour time frame. The result is a convoluted story with a series of senseless and unnecessary subplots that confuse the audience and leave them wanting to throw popcorn at the screen. Additionally, one has to wonder why the movie is named "The Black Dahlia" since so little of it has anything to do with this notorious California crime. In fact, the Dahlia isn't even introduced into the story until 20 minutes into the film.
"The Black Dahlia" boasts what should have been a dream cast with Hillary Swank, Josh Harnett, Aaron Eckhart and Scarlett Johanssen. Sadly, the performances of these stars are blatantly disappointing. Harnett and Eckhart in the roles of Buddy Bliechert and Lee Blanchard respectively represent the two LAPD detectives assigned to the now infamous Hollywood murder. Eckhart overplays his role to the point of utter distraction. While Harnett paces himself in the part, he simply lacks the charisma necessary to make moviegoers care about his character. Swank is reduced to a second fiddle role as narcissistic heiress Madeline Linscott. Her role brings little to the film except for further jumbled plot confusion. Johanssen, as the love interest of the two detective partners, sincerely attempts to make the best of a poorly developed role. However, she still falls below her obvious acting capabilities. The only shining performance of the entire film is that of Mia Kirshner as Elizabeth Short, AKA The Black Dahlia. Her scenes, which show the screen tests of the Dahlia – – filmed in eerie black and white – – are absolutely captivating.
The real shame is that the story of the Dahlia, who is supposed to be the focus of this film, doesn't really get much play. It is only through the use of her haunting screen tests that the audience gets a glimpse into Short's life. These, along with her pornographic films, make it clear what the aspiring actress was willing to do to achieve fame and fortune. Ultimately, it is believed – – although never proven – – that these deviant ventures were responsible for her death.
On a positive note, the film captures the feeling of the 40's and shows a pretty realistic picture of the ugliness of the film industry during that time. The costumes, makeup, set design, and photography of this film is right on target; almost making it worth watching for those things alone. Almost. In reality, this movie bogs down almost at the outset and never quite catches fire. I regret that I can only give it one and a half stars and that is strictly for the work of supporting staff (costume designer, set designer, cinema photographer).
"The Black Dahlia" is a Universal Picture in association with Millennium Films, Signature Pictures, Equity Pictures and Nu Image Entertainment. Brian De Palma directs it. The movie is rated R for violence, some grisly images, sexual situations, and some bad language.


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Named after a Christmas Elf,
Assumed tribute to a hair band from Jersey,
You were our Edward Scissorhands,
Krueger nails clipped,
Became razorblades.
You sat,
Doing that stretch we called your yoga,
And waited,
For attention,
For any privilege at all,
For permission to be present.
You were, after all, a refugee,
From the tyranny of some eugenics experiment
Centuries old;
That long back
And those deer legs
Worked against you,
Gave you relentless pain
And an early death.
Still, thankfulness eases my anger and hurt.
After all,
Without your genetic roulette,
You don't exist--
To be abandoned,
To be adopted,
To be taken for granted,
To be,
Just another dog.
(In fact,
The doggiest dog
We could ever imagine.)
I found myself playing
Eat Your Face
With your sister.
I wasn't very good,
But I tried.
And trying,
I found some better part
Of myself.
You taught me much about love,
About compassion,
About presence,
About persistence.
In the end,
You cheese mooching,
Bombast barking,
Dog hair dust-storm,...
You whale talking,
Hard kissing,
Always game friend,
I miss you.
There's no way to overstate how much,
I'm better
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President Obama is still out front of his supporters on message. Three days ago he called his opponents on the Iran Deal "the crazies." Will someone please give the president some support on this idea? No; political insiders are all afraid of the neoconservatives and the Israel lobby. So Obama is spending all his own political capital in what time he has left.
Though Chris Matthews also went after the crazies last night without calling them that. I've never seen him so emphatic in support of the Iran Deal. He pronounced Netanyahu like an epithet.
Let me finish with something really important, this agreement with Iran.
Some are asking now for President Obama to commit the United States to bombing Iran if it appears to be headed toward weaponizing 15 years from now. They want him to also give Israel a 30,000 pound bomb able to destroy even the most deeply buried Iranian nuclear facility.
What is the purpose of these demands? Is it to ensure that the agreement is carried out in good faith? Is it to further the possibility of a better relationship with Iran down the road? Really? Would committing ourselves to an attack at this point, in effect putting a gun to Iran's head, achieve such a goal? Would giving Israel our giant penetrating bomb and giving Prime Minister Netanyahu the discretion on if and when to use it?
Notice that Matthews admits the possibility that Iran and the U.S. can become friends! This is the great unspoken benefit of the agreement, which its supporters are not allowed to express, again because of the presence of the Israel lobby in our politics. Even as British legislators champion this aspect of the agreement, a new chapter between the west and the ancient civilization of Persia, U.S. deal supporters are trapped in the rhetoric that Iran is irredeemably evil and can't be trusted and the best way to contain that evil is through the mechanism of this deal. Matthews breaks out of that frame.
The folks who want Iran to get that huge bomb are Dennis Ross, Israel's lawyer in the United States, and David Petraeus.
No one but Obama is calling opponents of the deal crazies because the opponents are generally Israel-supporters, and they have purchase inside the Establishment. Israel's interest continues to dominate the American discussion of the issue.
Washington Senator Patty Murray's statement in support of the Iran deal mentions Israel more often than it does the United States: Israel or Israeli, 11 times. United States or U.S., 9 times. She is a liberal Democrat. And there's no glimmer of hope that Iran can change in the statement. No, Iran is evil forever.
My support for this deal isn't based on the hope that it will cause Iran to become more moderate, more trustworthy, or friendlier toward the United States and Israel.
Murray praises Israeli ambassador Ron Dermer for lobbying her on the question, and speaks repeatedly of working with Israel "hand-in-hand":
Fourth, our support for Israel should continue and be strengthened to make it crystal clear to all in the region that we will stand with our ally to enforce this deal and make sure Iran doesn't hurt our shared interests in any other way.
"As a strong supporter of Israel, I know full well the risks Israelis face every single day as the only democracy in a region where their some of their closest neighbors are also their fiercest enemies. I deeply value my friends in Washington state who have worked with me for decades to help me understand the region, its people, and its needs. I have traveled with them to Israel and I have seen the emotional, personal, and economic ties between our two countries. I have been a strong supporter of sanctions on Iran, military and economic support for Israel, and standing with our ally hand-in-hand toward our shared goals of peace, security, and prosperity in the region. There are strong supporters of Israel on both sides of this issue, and I deeply value the thoughts and guidance I received from those who share my view that the United States has a strong interest in protecting Israel and making sure Iran never develops a nuclear weapon. And I am looking forward to working with supporters of Israel to make sure that this deal is implemented and enforced in a way that works for our strong friend and ally.
The brave NY Congressman Jerrold Nadler continues to get slammed for his support for the deal. "I never expected the vicious nature of the opposition," Nadler told Jewish Week. Nadler has more Jews in his district than any other congressperson, and the religious ones in Brooklyn are up in arms, and threatening to primary him next year. This rightwing Jewish site says, "Traitor Congressman commits treason again." Nadler has called the rhetoric poisonous:
Responding to the critics and accusations, Nadler told JP [Jewish Political updates] on Friday that the comments made against him "poisonous" and "absurd."
"Saying that someone who supports the deal is an enemy of Israel is absurd; saying that anyone – Senator Schumer or someone else – who opposes the deal is guilty of dual loyalty or treason is absurd," Nadler told JP. "That kind of rhetoric poisons a rational debate and poisons politics. It is just wrong and has to be discouraged. You know, it's 'sinas chinam' (gratuitous hatred) – we've had that before – it's just sinas chinam… The kind of rhetoric that talks about motives is poisonous."
Here is a J Street petition to support Nadler in his hour of need. Notice that it mentions Israel but not the United States!
Thanks for speaking out in support of the international agreement with Iran.
As a supporter of Israel, I know that this deal is the best way to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
This is a tough fight, but your constituents have your back. We're glad you're standing up for diplomacy.
J Street must know its constituency: liberal Jews who still love Israel. Writes one: "Memo to US Jews: Listen to Isr security officials & SUPPORT #IranDeal." To be clear, Zionism is still the predominant strain inside American Jewish life. Anti-Zionist Jews are still outliers in that community. We're catching on among the young, but the young don't give tens of thousands to political campaigns. And Jews who don't care about Israel may well be a majority in Jewish life (as Jon Basil Utley says), but the lobby is the active voice.
The National Jewish Democratic Council is backing Nadler. Brooklyn power rabbi Andy Bachman is doing so. NY City Council Member Brad Lander is too. And three other Jewish NY congresspeople have come out against the attacks on Nadler. "No matter where you stand on the Iran deal, comparisons to the Holocaust, the darkest chapter in human history, questioning the credentials of long-standing advocates for Israel, and accusations of dual loyalty are inappropriate." Chuck Schumer "issued a statement calling Nadler 'one of the most steadfast supporters of Israel's security.'"
Obama lost another NY congressperson, Carolyn Maloney, but picked up a California rep. J Street's spokesperson:
Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Alan Lowenthal [Democrat from Long Beach, CA] announces support for the
#IranDeal. Pro-deal Jewish lawmakers outnumber those opposed 12 to 7
I am often attacked for counting Jews in powerful positions. Let's be clear that Israel supporters are also counting Jews. They do so for the same reason I do, because Jews have disproportionate power in this discussion. Keep in mind that Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill and Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly have supported the Iran Deal without Nadler's repercussions. "Expected legions" did not materialize at town halls. So the Christian Zionists don't really care that much about this, while the ardent Jewish ones do.


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Following your intuition is the way to happiness
You might have seen my new logo and profile picture already but I thought I should share all of my excitement and the story behind it with you. A week ago I commissioned an artwork to represent me and my blog from Evviart. My wish was to have a logo which doesn't hide my personality and expresses what I stand for and like. It was difficult to decide on a specific idea and I spent months (yes, months!) researching how to properly convert everything into one logo design. When I asked for advice about logos and blog designs in various Facebook groups, I always got the same answer: 'use as much white as possible and only choose soft colours in the same colour palette'. The only thing I can agree with is that it's always good to have a clear idea of which colours you like and want to work with. At first, I was tempted to go with the advice given and started making some drafts and sketches but quickly noticed that none of them were close to who I am or what I like. I realised that If I took the advice and changed everything about me, my blog and my style preference I wouldn't be me anymore. A plain copy in the vast space of the internet. For some reason, I never liked white much and I don't think I ever will. White always reminds me of hospitals – cold and impersonal. I can see the appeal of it for businesses but my blog isn't, and will never be, a business for me. When I started writing I was looking for an outlet to share my thoughts and experiences with the bonus of enjoying the whole writing process (except for editing which always takes me ages, since I want my content to be close to perfect). No matter how much companies or everyone else might enjoy a clean, timeless and professional look, it wouldn't make me happy to twist myself. I'm pretty sure that at some point I'd stop writing because I wouldn't be able to identify with Move your Heart anymore but what is my advice and why am I telling you all this?
Why does my new logo make me happy?
Simply put, my style and outfits were always the easiest way for me to express myself. When I was younger I didn't have the means or power to dye my hair as bright as I do now. Instead, I experimented with blonde highlights and extensions. Looking back now I always felt like something was missing but I couldn't figure out why. It's taken me my teenage years and the first two years of Uni to find my current style. I'm not limiting myself into a certain direction but now I've got a pretty good grasp on what I like and what I don't like. The best style decision I've made has been my purple hair with pink highlights. I remember the time when everyone told me not to bleach and dye my hair a bright colour though. They said my hair's 'too damaged' and 'not thick enough'. Truth be told, I do have very thin hair but my hair structure always had a lot of frizz which is probably the reason it looks damaged to some even if it's not. Does this situation sound similar to you? Stripped down to the basis it's exactly the same situation as the logo decision! Over the years, I've noticed how often I restrained myself and probably missed out on many opportunities and experiences. Just because someone told me that 'it's not possible' or wouldn't 'look good on me'.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
The solution for me is listening to myself. If I want to do or try something, I won't let others stop me. Get out of that comfort zone that feels safe. If there's a restaurant or exhibition I want to go to but don't have anyone to go with me I'll go by myself. Currently, I'm mainly focusing on achieving my happiness. It doesn't mean that I forget about my family or friends, it means that by working on achieving my dreams I make it easier for them. By caring about myself they don't have to worry or try to help me out anymore unless I ask for help. In general, I feel like being happy with yourself and your life is a great basis for any type of relationship as it balances a group. In conclusion, there is one piece of advice I'd give my younger self and it's also the reason this post has gotten longer than I ever anticipated: Always listen to your inner voice and what you think feels right for you. It's okay to listen to advice given by others but nobody except for yourself knows what's best for you. I wish someone had actually given me this piece of advice when I was younger. It would've saved me a lot of trouble and make me reach my goals quicker.
So, this is something that's always been nagging at the back of my head. Do you have any tips for being happy? What would be an advice you'd give your younger self?


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The Midrash darshens the pasuk, "Marpeh lashon eitz chaim," as teaching that Torah can heal speech. The exemplar of this phenomenon is Moshe Rabeinu, who early in his career pleaded with Hashem that his difficulty speaking should disqualify him as a Navi, but who closed his life with the rousing address that is Sefer Devarim.
But why prove the point from Sefer Devarim, spoken almost a full forty years after the giving of the Torah? Moshe Rabeinu had surely been speaking Torah for years and years before that, as almost every parsha in chumash begins, "Vayidbeir Hashem el Moshe leimor…"
Maharal explains that Moshe's speech defect was not a shortcoming, but was actually due to the very high spiritual level he was on. Where does the power of speech come from? The Targum translates the expression "nefesh chaya" as "ruach m'malela" – a spirit of speech. Mankind is uniquely endowed with the ability to speak because mankind alone has a neshoma which is connected with a physical body. The neshoma gives rise to thought and emotion; the mouth articulates the ideas. An animal has a body without a neshoma, and therefore cannot speak. A baby has a body, but it's neshoma is not fully manifest, and therefore it cannot speak. Moshe Rabeinu's body was so pure and holy that it lost its physicality; Moshe Rabeinu had a neshoma without a physical body (in the normal sense) and therefore he could not speak.
But, asks the Shem m'Shmuel, the gemara often refers to spirits speaking, the Nevi'im tell us of angels speaking -- if these beings without bodies could speak (obviously one could read all these gemara's allegorically, but that's not the Sm"S's approach), why couldn't Moshe?
The Shem m'Shmuel answers that there are two types of speech. Angels and spirits can speak to other spiritual beings using spiritual speech. A Navi has the gift of being able to overhear these spiritual conversations, e.g. hearing the shirah of the angels. Those of us listening with physical ears are excluded. We are attuned only to the speech of other physical beings, speech which emanates from a physical body and can therefore be heard by another physical body.
We can now answer the question we started with. For forty years Moshe spoke Torah and taught Torah – but what kind of speech was that? It was spiritual speech like that of the angels! It was speech that only the dor de'ah, the generation who received the Torah, who ate man, who drank the be'er, who were surrounded by the ananei hakavod, could hear because they themselves were on an exalted spiritual level.
It was only now, at the close of the forty year journey through the desert, that Moshe had the opportunity to address a new generation, a generation prepared to engage in the physical labor of conquering and settling Eretz Yisrael, a generation listening not only with their neshomos, but with physical bodies and ears as well. It was Moshe's ability to address even this generation using normal speech that proved, "Marpeh lashon eitz chaim," that Torah had the power to engender this ability to communicate.
What do we gain from this beautiful analysis? Two points, one philosophical, one practical. Firstly, the philosophical: Torah is not about transcending reality for the sake of some otherworldly existence; it's about bringing the transcendent into our world. Marpeh lashon – Torah transforms the person and the physical world into an environment that allows for spiritual communication to occur. Secondly, the practical: it is easy to speak Torah to a lofty select group of listeners who are attuned to the spiritual messages being transmitted. It is far more challenging to teach Torah to regular people involved in the regular day to day challenges of life. The greatness of Moshe Rabeinu was that his speech could reach not only the dor de'ah, but could reach the next generation as well. He did it not by watering down the message, but by keeping his focus on marpeh lashon eitz chaim, delivering true Torah wisdom which engaged his listeners and assured his voice of being heard.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
marpeh lashon eitz chaim -- the speech of Moshe
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When stuck writing
I was not used to that, before I started writing the big thesis. My writing normally happens in quick, desperate bursts, almost trancelike, in the minutes between lectures, student supervision, meetings and the many other little tasks that make up the life of a teacher in a small, busy college in a half-forgotten corner of the world. While I wrote the thesis, I saw the shamanistic value of online places, and I used chats and games the way William Gibson, yes, the writer, uses ebay, and Jill uses writers' blogs. Or I wrote here, in the blog, about all the things which did not belong in the thesis.
Now I am however back to a writing rhythm with no writer's blocks. The last year and a half, while I have been back to my regular job as well as finishing the thesis, the moments when I have had the time to work on the thesis have been treasured. I have had to make an effort to be able to have the time, and after making that effort, very little could come between me and the keyboard. Yes, I have moaned that I have had a hard time here and there, but that has not been a writer's block, but a thinker's block.
To think the thoughts I need for the thesis is an effort. To grasps what I want to write about is to build my inner ivory tower block by block, and when I have left it for a while, for the worldly pursuits on the intellectual plains of teaching, the climb back up is longer and more exhausting every time. That is perhaps a bad sign: my work isn't smooth and easy to traverse, and my logic does not create an efficient machine that elevates me step by easy step to the peak. Perhaps have I not built a tower at all but a maze, with thorny hedges catching at the reader.
But when I find the unfinished part of this maze, the work itself is not hard. Traversing the old thoughts to this point though is like walking on roses... very painful.
Sunday, March 16, 2003
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