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Posted on Monday, 5 February 2007 , 14:02:07 byAlina
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The Japanese customers will have the possibility to purchase the new Mitsubishi Delica D:5 as it will have its debut on this market. It offers outstanding environmental performance and has features and components used to provide an occupant-friendly cabin environment that is healthy and comfortable. The linear styling treatment produces a handsome and ageless exterior design that communicates its functional qualities. The dashboard features a powerful surface composition of functionally defined and optimally located blocks designed to give the driver intuitive and optimal access to switches and controls. The Delica D:5 is offered in 14 body colors and it is powered by a 2.4-liter 16-valve DOHC MIVEC engine with aluminum die-cast cylinder block that has won high critical acclaim in powering the Outlander and that was developed to a high-power, low-consumption lightweight concept.
The new Mitsubishi Delica D:5 will have the debut this year on the Japanese market. After the minivan was redesigned the car delivers monobox roominess and utility together with high levels of performance and stability in on- and off-road driving.
The new Delica D:5 will instill a greater sense of safety and comfort for the passengers under all driving conditions together with a new hoop-design "rib bone frame" body structure, a driver SRS knee airbag standard on all models, and for the first time on a Mitsubishi brand model the use of plastic resin fender panels that are pliant and have superior shape recovery properties With an increase running performance, body structure and cabin environment the car has undergone a full redesign to a development theme of fusing minivan people-friendliness with SUV tough and strength. Although classified as a monobox minivan, in line with Mitsubishi Motors' All Wheel Control (AWC) vision of active safety Delica D:5 sports electronically-controlled 4WD, Active Stability Control (ASC) together with ample obstacle clearance angles and ride height to give it improved running performance and stability both on- and off-road.
Delica D:5 presents the first full manifestation of Mitsubishi's Cocochi interior*1 developed around three central themes: Clean; Stress-free; and Reassuring & Safe. In realizing a cabin environment that encourages occupants to relax in reassuring comfort, all models are fitted as standard with UV/IR solar control glass that cuts the amount of ultra-violet and infra-red radiation penetrating the cabin, a deodorizing Clean Air Filter and an odor-eating head lining that eliminates or reduces living odors, cigarette odors and volatile organic compound (VOC) levels.
Delica D:5 also offers outstanding environmental performance: with the equivalent of a 4-star rating for emissions that are 75% lower than required by Japan's 2005 Emission Standards and qualifying for Vehicle Green Tax exemption by returning fuel consumption that is 10% better than Japan's 2010 Fuel Economy standards.
Based on three central themes - Clean, Stress-free and Reassuring & Safe - the cocochi interior is a generic term coined by Mitsubishi Motors to describe the features and components used to provide an occupant-friendly cabin environment that is healthy and comfortable.
I. Delica D:5 product features
Delica D:5 presents a striking road-presence with all-terrain ride height traditional to the series and a boxy body sitting on large wheels and tires. The linear styling treatment produces a handsome and ageless exterior design that readily communicates its functional qualities. The front fascia uses a powerfully crafted vertical bar grille to join the headlamps together in a straight band and project a wide, purposeful look. The rear end shares a similar treatment with the combination lamps and tailgate garnish running the full width of the tail in a single band in a frill-free and clean design. Front and rear bumpers feature skid plate styling to project the vehicle's SUV tough personality and use a functional sectional design that facilitates repair work for minor damage.
The roof garnish-to-pillar trim styling highlights the hoop-design rib bone frame to create a cabin landscape that appears to cocoon the occupants and instill a reassuring sense of being safely protected. The dashboard features a powerful surface composition of functionally defined and optimally located blocks designed to give the driver intuitive and optimal access to switches and controls. The speedometer cluster located in the block opposite the driver employs a precision instrument motif in its design.
Delica D:5 is offered in 14 body colors. Seven two-tone color schemes highlight the vehicle's SUV tough and high-mobility qualities while seven monotone colors give expression to its premium-value and choice quality attributes. Hinting at the grandeur of Mother Nature the brand-new Jade Green Mica is offered for both 2-tone and monotone body colors. Two interior color schemes are offered: Dark Grey that has a strongly active bias and Beige that projects a stronger feel of comfort and fine texture quality.
Delica D:5 features a high-efficiency packaging layout that provides 100 mm more interior height despite having a ride clearance that is 20 mm higher and an overall height that is 100 mm lower than its predecessor Delica Space Gear. Delica D:5 sports obstacle clearance angles that are on a par with a crossover SUV and allow it to deliver serious off-road performance: 24° approach angle, 18° ramp breakover angle, and 21.5° departure angle. Both 2nd and 3rd row seats sit on longer slide rails, allowing the seating to be ideally tailored to different passenger and luggage loads and assuring generous knee room in all seats even when slid right forward.
Delica D:5 uses an improved version of the compact 2.4-liter 16-valve DOHC MIVEC engine with aluminum die-cast cylinder block that has won high critical acclaim in powering the Outlander and that was developed to a high-power, low consumption, lightweight concept. All models earn a 4-star rating for emissions that are 75% lower than Japan's 2005 Emission Regulation requirements and return mileage that is 10% better than the 2010 Fuel Economy Standards and thereby qualify for Green Vehicle Tax exemption status.
The engine is mated to Mitsubishi's INVECS-III CVT (available with 6-speed Sport Mode) that automatically shifts to the optimal gear ratio for a given engine speed to return superior fuel economy and deliver crisp response. INVECS-III CVT 6-speed Sport Mode models are fitted with Paddle Shifters that allow the driver to change gear manually with both hands on the steering wheel. (Standard on G-Power package, G-Navi package and G-Premium trim lines.) All Delica D:5 models use Mitsubishi's electronically controlled 4WD system that optimally tailors front/rear wheel torque split to the driving conditions. A selector dial next to the shift selector allows the driver to switch between three drive modes: 2WD, 4WD AUTO and 4WD LOCK.
Delica D:5 employs a "rib bone frame" design that uses closed-section joins to link the pillars, roof bows and underfloor cross members in hoops at the pillars and the tailgate opening to realize significant improvements in body rigidity and durability as well as to provide outstanding crashworthiness. Delica D:5 makes more extensive use of rust-resistant steel in the floor structure than Delica Space Gear. Body corrosion resistance has also been significantly improved through the more extensive use of underfloor sealing and with the application of more undercoat.
Delica D:5 uses fender panels made of a plastic resin that is flexible and can recover its shape. The switch to this material reduces weight by about 4 kg and makes the fenders more resistant to damage in minor impacts.
Delica D:5 is available with power sliding rear doors and an electric tailgate (all with anti-trapping protection) that can be operated either using the outer or inner handles or the keyless entry remote unit. The G-Premium model comes with power sliding doors on both sides and electric tailgate as standard. G-Navi package and G-Power package models have a power sliding door on the nearside as standard, while the electric tailgate is available as a factory-fitted option (all with anti-trapping protection).
Available on all models is a Triple Panorama Sunroof that locates independent glass panels over the front, 2nd and 3rd row seats as a factory-fitted option. The front seat and 3rd row seat tilt-up panels are manually operated while the 2nd row seat panel has power tilt-and-slide operation. All Delica D:5 models come equipped as standard with an Active Cornering Light (ACL) system that optimizes the area illuminated at intersections and through corners on mountain roads. The system is synchronized to steering wheel position as well as to turning signal operation.
All models, apart from the M grade, are shod as standard with 225/55R18 tires on new designed light and stiff 7-spoke alloy road wheels. M has 215/70R16 tires on steel wheels with full wheel covers. Delica D:5 uses the MacPherson strut front / multi-link rear suspension well received on Outlander. All Delica D:5 models are fitted as standard with Mitsubishi's Active Stability Control (ASC) system that prevents the vehicle skidding on slippery surfaces or as the result of sudden steering inputs.
Interior trim and appointments
The glovebox is divided into temperature-controllable upper and lower sections. The tray at the bottom of the upper section can be removed to join the two sections large enough to stow two liter-size bottles in an upright position. All models, apart from the M grade, are fitted as standard with Relaxing Interior Illumination, a cabin lighting system adjustable for brightness that provides LED indirect lighting to illuminate behind the dashboard center panel, under the center console, the front door upper pockets and the ceiling. Beige and Dark Grey scheme interiors use white and blue LED lighting respectively.
Delica D:5 comes with six Multi-use Hooks in the quarter trim, four in the tailgate trim and four in the roof beam garnish that are handy for attaching accessories or for securing luggage or cargo. The nearside 2nd row seatback features a lever actuated walk-in & tilt-up mechanism to facilitate access to and from the 3rd row seats. Lengthy 340 mm slide rails and a side flip-up mechanism allow the 3rd row seating to be optimally arranged to match occupant and luggage space requirements. On G-Premium models the 3rd row seats have a bungee cord that is useful for securing small items.
Standard on G-Premium and a factory-fitted option on the G-Navi package is a Rockford Fosgate premium sound system that uses a 860 Watt amplifier, 12 speakers and 5.1 channel Dolby Digital/ Digital Theater Sound (dts) surround sound technology to create an awesome sound field with superior tone quality. Standard on G-Premium and G-Navi package is a 30 GB hard disk drive on-board navigation system with 7-inch LCD monitor that uses dedicated LSI circuitry for ultra-fast route search. Mounted in the rear cabin ceiling and available as a factory-fitted option on G-Premium and G-Navi package is a 9-inch wide display with built-in DVD/CD player and infrared headphones.
Safety and peace of mind features
All models are fitted as standard with driver and front passenger SRS dual-stage airbags that deploy in one of two modes depending on the severity of the impact to provide optimal occupant restraint and location and, a first on a Mitsubishi brand model, with a SRS knee airbag for the driver. Available as a factory-fitted option on all models are SRS curtain airbags that provide better head protection for occupants in all three rows of seats.
Other passive safety features designed to mitigate occupant injury in a crash include front seats that are designed to reduce impact forces on the neck and that use a cross member under the squab to limit forward movement. In addition, 2nd and 3rd row seats use a strengthened seatback frame to prevent luggage intrusion into the cabin. Measures providing pedestrian impact protection include a redesigned front hood hinge and latch and the use of plastic resin fenders. Standard on G-Premium and G-Navi package models is the Multi-around Monitor system that displays pictures of left and right forward directions, the sides and the rear on a dashboard monitor to supplement the driver's direct vision and eliminate virtually all blind spots around the vehicle.
Cabin environment: the cocochi interior
All seats use dirt-protection upholstery fabric, the surface of which that has been coated with a fluorine resin using an acrylic resin binder to provide enhanced water and grease repellency. Delica D:5 uses a deodorizing Clean Air Filter and odor-eating head lining to reduce and limit everyday-life odors, cigarette odors and volatile organic compounds and provide a clean and comfortable cabin environment.
All models use UV/IR solar control glass in the windshield and front door windows to reduce penetration of ultra-violet and infra-red radiation into the cabin. The use of water-repellent glass in the front door windows (M grade excluded) improves driver visibility when driving in the rain.
Other features
Specially designed to further enhance Delica D:5's attractive qualities is a comprehensive range of dealer-fitted accessories. Included are bumper protectors, underguard bars and other dress up parts that bring out the full flavor of Delica D:5's off-road styling taste. A heavy-duty roof carrier and rear ladder are just two examples of items designed to bring further convenience and utility to the outdoor adventure experience. And the new sub-battery system allows hours and hours of DVD's entertainment on the navigation monitor and rear cabin display as well as powering accessory sockets or supplying the AC power source without having to keep the engine running.
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Sometimes it is so easy for me to lose sight of the big picture. When the homework starts piling up and the tests start coming, there are days when I feel like just giving up. "The work is too hard. I'm not smart enough for this. I CAN'T DO THIS." Those are statements I've repeated constantly over the past year and a half.
Why am I working so hard to get into the medical field? Why do I even want to pursue a career as a nurse?
If I couldn't give you an answer to these questions confidently, I can tell you right now I would've given up a long time ago. The beautiful thing is that every time I start second-guessing my choice or think about giving up, all I have to do is think back to what it was that sparked my passion to become a nurse. Here's a little bit of my story:
In November of 1998, my grandma passed away. I don't remember too much about my grandma because I was only 6 years old. Her name was Edith, and from pictures I've seen and the vague memories I do have, she was beautiful. My mom has her smile. My grandma loved God with her entire heart and trusted Him through so much, including her battle with cancer. I know this personally because for my 16th birthday my mom gave me all of my grandma's old devotional journals as a gift. They have become precious treasures to me. I am able to use my Grandma's journals to learn more about what faith is and how we can stay strong in our faith even in difficult circumstances. Through her journals I am also able to see how real God was to her and how big her love for Him and for other people was. Even though I don't remember too much about her, I know that she thought the world of my sister and I. I know I will see her again someday.
After she passed away in 1998, my poppy came to live with us.
My grandpa's health quickly declined after my grandma died, and so my mom had a lot of added responsibility around the house. While raising 2 kids and taking care of her own dad, my mom also went to college and earned her bachelor's degree. (I don't know how she did it! She's pretty much incredible.) Poppy loved puzzles, drawing, reading, walking the dog, listening to Johnny Cash, watching John Wayne movies, and eating. Oh, he loved eating! I was his little buddy. We did everything together. He would always call me "Lori" because I looked so much like my mom when she was younger. I didn't mind though, it always made me laugh.
After living with us for a while, his health began to decline further and he moved into a nursing home. It was so difficult for us all but we didn't have the ability to give him the care he needed from our home.
In 2006 his heath declined severely, and he was moved into Hope Hospice's care. I don't remember exactly what happened, I just remember that it all happened so quickly. As my mom explained to me what was going on, she has a peace about her that let me know everything we going to be okay. We got in the car and drove over to Hope Hospice. When we got there they already had a room for poppy. The nurses were so amazing. They explained to us what was going on and told us that if we needed anything at all they were there for us. They also told us that poppy only had a couple days left and his condition was worsening. They told us that he was weak and wouldn't be able to talk. I didn't know what to expect when we opened the door and went in the room.
Somehow, even in this situation, my mom managed to amaze me with her strength. She pulled a chair up next to poppy's bed, grabbed his hand, and began talking to him. She told him stories upon stories about memories she had from her childhood. She talked a lot about grandma. She told him he was a great dad and that she loved him. She smiled. She even told him stories about her teenage years that would've gotten her into a lot of trouble if he knew about it when it happened! As she told him a story about yellow roller skates I just I sat back and watched in admiration as this woman, who already lost her mom, sat by her dad's side as he struggled to stay alive.
Soon my sister did the same. She pulled another chair up to poppy's side and began talking to him. She said, "Come on, poppy! Show me a smile." A grin came across his face. I could tell it took a lot of strength for him to smile, but he did it. It was genuine. Poppy was always smiling.
I tried to follow the example of my mom and talk to poppy, but I didn't know what to say. I just wanted to be there with him. I didn't leave his side for so long. I held his hand a lot, and adjusted his oxygen mask when he looked uncomfortable. I listened as my mom talked to him. I chimed in with a story every once in a while. I kept telling myself that he would get better. I've seen him sick before and he got better so I thought that this time wouldn't be any different. But before long I realized this time was different. I felt like I was losing a huge part of me.
As my dad was getting ready to take my sister and I home I looked at my mom and knew I couldn't leave. I asked her if I could stay the night with her and poppy and she said yes. I wanted to be there. I wanted him to know he wasn't alone.
That night, my mom and I spent more precious time with my grandpa. My mom read him Scripture passages, we sang to him, and we continued telling stories. We played a CD of hymns for him and we know he must've liked it because every once in a while a smile would come over his face. Even during my grandpa's last hours with us I was comforting him and assisting the nurses as much as I could. The nurses at Hope Hospice were paying attention to how I interacted with my grandpa and told my parents that I had a God-given gift. My mom wanted us to try to get some sleep. I sat in a chair on one side of his bed, while my mom sat on the other. We each held one of his hands. I didn't get too much sleep and I'm sure my mom didn't either.
When morning came my mom told me my dad was coming to pick me up so I could go to school. I was angry. I didn't want to go to school! I wanted to be with my grandpa. At the same time, I knew my mom probably needed time by herself. She told me I could come right back as soon as school got out. When my dad pulled up I said goodbye to poppy and told him I'd see him later. My dad dropped us off at school and then drove right back to Hope Hospice to be with my mom.
I was sitting in Geometry class after lunch when I saw my parents walk into the school. I'm sure Gus doesn't remember this, but he was in class with me when this happened. As soon as I saw them I started tearing up. I can't remember what happened, all I know is I went out to meet them in the lobby and I lost it. They took my sister and I into an empty class room and we all just cried. There weren't any words. At first, there didn't have to be. There were just hugs and tears.
After a little while, my mom pulled my face towards hers and smiled. She thanked me for being with him through the night and for being so strong. Then she told me that when I left the nurses came in to check poppy's temperature. He had a fever of 106. 106! At that point, they were shocked he was still alive. They had never seen a fever that high before. Poppy was holding on until I left.
My mom still had this peace about her. I didn't understand it. She told me she wanted to tell me exactly what happened when I left. I didn't want to hear it. All I knew was that my grandpa was gone. God took him from me and it wasn't fair. But my mom started telling me what happened anyway.
After the nurses took his temperature, they knew at any time he would pass away. So my mom put the CD of hymns on and skipped to the song "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus." She held my poppy's hand and sang to him. "Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face; and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace." As my mom sang these words to my grandpa, he took his last breaths here on earth and entered into eternity with his Savior.
My grandfather changed my life. I am thankful that I had the opportunity to help care for him in his last hours on earth. God used this circumstance in my life to show me what I wanted to do. I know if poppy were here today he would be proud of me and the decision I've made to pursue nursing.
When you feel like giving up, don't forget to look at the big picture. Things might be so difficult and you feel like you're in over your head but God is in control and He has a plan. His plan is perfect, and He wants what's best. He can use the storms you go through in life to teach you some of the biggest lessons you'll learn.
"Don't quit. Don't give up. Don't be discouraged. Don't stop, continue on. The Master whispers till the day of Christ. Keep going uphill, learning and growing till perfection."
– Edith Tally


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Very Good Fences
August Wilson's tale of love, regret and family reaches universal themes through an utterly specific story
South Coast Repertory has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the theater world's great foundries of new plays. But that is only part of the theater's allegiance to plays that focus on language. From Shakespeare and Molière to Amy Freed and Richard Greenberg, SCR's favorite voices are those that express themselves in distinct and usually highly erudite voices.
Yet the overwhelming majority of the theater's hundreds of plays have featured white characters delivering words written by white writers. And while the color of those characters' skin might be recognizable to SCR's mostly white audiences, the tenor of their language, while sounding awful purty, doesn't always strike a recognizable chord among those people whose social circle doesn't resemble Gore Vidal's.
Which is why August Wilson's Fences—though it's set in 1956 and features a cast of mostly uneducated, working-class black characters living in Pittsburgh—actually feels more recognizable than many of the company's plays. Because, for once, the poetry of these characters isn't conveyed in composition-class-perfect English, but rather in real, colloquial American English. And that helps turn this production into a sublimely affecting piece of theater.
Wilson was a towering figure in American drama the last 20 years of his life before suddenly dying of inoperable liver cancer in 2005. He won two Pulitzer Prizes and was the darling of academics, critics and audiences. His theatrical oeuvre, which consists of a 10-play cycle in which he documented the collective history of the African-American experience in the 20th Century through very intimate, personal plays, was perhaps the most ambitious work by any prominent writer this side of Shakespeare's ridiculously biased histories.
As with the rest of the cycle, the plot of Fences, the sixth in the chronology, is secondary to character and story is mostly subordinate to stories, and everything hinges on the best-honed weapon in Wilson's arsenal: his amazing ability to capture the rhythm and patois of the everyday speech in the neighborhood he grew up in.
There's also more than a touch of the poet to Wilson; while his characters are often coarse and vulgar, they are also capable of a kind of eloquence and precision of language that doesn't sound affected or manufactured as much as naturally pure.
Fences is less about a family than it is about one man and his family. Troy (Charlie Robinson, whose face you will undoubtedly recognize and performance you won't forget), a Pittsburgh garbage collector in his early 50s, labors under the economic and psychic cost of a dream deferred—his inability to make it as a Major League baseball player. Troy's longtime pal, Bono, says the only people who could hit a ball farther than Troy were Josh Gibson and Babe Ruth. But he never got the chance, something he blames on the crackers-that-be—but which his wife, Rose, attributes to Troy being on the wrong side of 40 when Jackie Robinson broke into the National League.
Though he lives with the reminder that he never got a fair chance at his true calling in life, Troy doesn't seem to be wallowing in misery. He's cocksure, tells a mean story and seems full of joy, perfectly content with Rose and his humble, if honest, work.
But, of course, he's got a lot more going on. Like savagely unresolved issues with his long-gone father that he threatens to revisit upon his own sons. And the fact that, though ostensibly happy after 18 years of marriage, he's starting to get a wandering eye.
Other characters include Troy's two sons: Lyons, a dapper-dressing jazz musician possessed of more show than dough, and Cory, a high-school football star whose dreams of playing college ball aren't necessarily shared by his father, who fears his son will be dicked over by the white man just as he was.
Then there's the play's most fascinating character: Gabe. Though he exhibits all the characteristics of schizophrenia, Troy explains his brother's addled state as a product of a metal plate he has carried in his head since suffering a combat injury in World War II. Whatever the case, Gabe is slow and sweet-natured but also capable of experiencing terrible hallucinations and communing with St. Peter. Characters like this are often quagmires. In Tropic Thunder parlance, the risk any time actors are asked to convey a character with a mental impairment is that they will go "full retard" and become unbelievable. But Baron Kelly's magnificently humane rendering of Gabe turns him into a compelling figure.
Compelling is also a good description for director Seret Scott's production, which rarely skips a beat, from the uniformly strong performances (with Kelly's and Robinson's leading the way) to Shaun Motley's impeccable set design and Peter Maradudin's mood-enhancing light design. It's a pitch-perfect production of a play whose crowning achievement is turning the everyday language of a particular time, place, race and class into a stirring commentary on the American family and America itself, shortly before the winds of change of the following decade unraveled the fabric of each—threads that remain loose to this day.
Fences at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa, (714) 708-5555; www.scr.org. Thurs.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2:30 & 8 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 & 7:30 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 7:30 p.m. Through Feb. 21. $20-$70.
Joel Beers has written about theater and other stuff for this infernal rag since its very first issue in, when was that again???


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Taking the power of infrared disease diagnosis into primary care
Infrared spectroscopy is a powerful technique for the diagnosis of respiratory diseases and cancer, but it requires specialist expertise and equipment so its application has been limited to hospitals.
However, this is set to change thanks to Cambridge-based medical diagnostics company Glyconics, which has developed a way to miniaturise the technology, thereby paving the way for the world's first hand-held spectroscopy device for point-of-care testing.
Glyconics CEO Dr Kam Pooni (pictured above) comments: "Our device would accelerate diagnosis in primary care and allow patients to monitor their own conditions at home."
The Glyconics technology uses Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy to analyse samples for markers of disease across a wide range of conditions. It recently received an Innovate UK grant to help commercialise its device, which can justifiably be described as revolutionary.
A low-cost device would allow faster, more accurate diagnosis for millions of patients worldwide with huge inherent time and cost savings. The company is in the process of raising further development capital to take the prototype into clinical trials next year and this is already attracting significant commitment.
Dr Pooni says: "A massive global market, combined with an ongoing desire to detect diseases as early as possible, makes novel diagnostic technology a highly fertile area for investment."
Earlier this year the European Commission awarded Glyconics a coveted Seal of Excellence, a quality label awarded to project proposals submitted to Horizon 2020 which succeeded a highly competitive evaluation process by independent experts.
This quality label is a guarantee for investors to find high standard project proposals from European SMEs with growth potential. Glyconics was also identified as 'One to Watch' in Business Weekly's 'Killer 50' initiative.
While the technology has a clear edge in the field of respiratory medicine and diabetes, Dr Pooni believes it can be leveraged for other conditions and diseases including – ultimately – even lung cancer.
Dr Pooni says: "To date, IR Spectroscopy could only be undertaken in a laboratory by highly trained staff. With Glyconics technology, however, that's changing.
"Nanotechnology has reduced the delivery mechanism to a hand-held device that identifies spectra waves from samples. The result is highly accurate diagnostic data in minutes with clear cost implications for Healthcare systems especially Primary Care.
Large unmet need
The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) market alone promises major financial rewards: 200 million people in the EU, UK, US, China and India have COPD, with 36.6 million newly diagnosed cases each year.
Around one in 10 of these patients are at risk of exacerbations and need daily monitoring, adding up to 1.3 billion tests per annum. Glyconics has positioned the business to meet the need for diagnostic innovation in this area.
Dr Pooni adds: "Diagnostic testing plays a major role in modern medicine, supporting up to 70 per cent of clinical decisions. Our solution makes it more feasible for GPs to diagnose and analyse a condition within a 10 or 15 minute appointment slot.
"Point-of-care testing is of considerable interest to clinicians and payors alike, as it has the potential to improve outcomes by optimising prescribing decisions, reducing referrals and enhancing efficiency of care."
Based at St John's Innovation Centre, Glyconics has a highly experienced management team and board. CEO Dr Pooni has over 20 years' expertise in building and energising geographically dispersed teams to deliver first-rate, value added results.
Dr Pooni was a senior director at Astellas Pharmaceuticals Europe and has worked across Europe, the US, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Also, key to Glyconics' stage of development, he worked on the financial side at Reuters, which has helped the company build a demonstrable pathway to market.
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Dr Pooni says: "That pathway is already clearly mapped out: our technology is a clear pathfinder to deliver truly stratified medicines. Current medical diagnostics are often expensive, complex and unduly invasive. Our solution is quick, accurate, much lower cost and labour saving for GPs and their patients.
"It is high time medical diagnostics stepped up to the plate in the broader scheme of things as we try to improve diagnosis and treatment of patients and show system benefits to healthcare systems."


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Good afternoon to all committee members.
Welcome to all the witnesses here this afternoon.
We welcome Leslie Seidle, Research Director, Canada's Changing Federal Community. We welcome, as individuals, Larry LeDuc, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, and Hugo Cyr, Dean, Faculty of Political Science and Law at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
I will briefly touch on the witnesses' credentials.
Professor Leslie Seidle is research director for the Canada's changing federal community program at the Institute for Research on Public Policy, and a public policy consultant. He was also senior research coordinator for the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing, and is author of Rethinking the Delivery of Public Services to Citizens and numerous articles on immigration issues, electoral and constitutional reform, public management, and political finance.
Professor Larry LeDuc, as I mentioned, is professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. His publications include Comparing Democracies, Dynasties and Interludes, The Politics of Direct Democracy, Absent Mandate, How Voters Change, and Political Choice in Canada, as well as numerous book chapters and articles in journals such as Electoral Studies, Party Politics, Political Science, and Canadian Journal of Political Science.
Dean Hugo Cyr is a member of the centre of interdisciplinary research on diversity and democracy, of the Quebec association of constitutional law, and of the UNESCO chair for the study of the philosophical foundations of justice in democratic society. He was a visiting scholar at the European Academy of Legal Theory in Brussels and has served as legal aid with the Honourable Justice Ian Binnie of the Supreme Court of Canada.
So I think we're going to have a very interesting, stimulating, and rich discussion this afternoon. I believe our witnesses have 10 minutes each, and then what we typically do is have two rounds of questions in which every member around the table gets to ask a question and you get to answer for five minutes. So the Q and A for each member is five minutes, and then we do a second round in the same format.
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Thursday, November 18, 1999 Published at 17:28 GMT
Hamilton 'took Ł30,000 bribe'
Rivals: Neil Hamilton and Mohamed al-Fayed
Former MP Neil Hamilton was a corrupt politician "on the make and on the take", the High Court has heard at the start of his libel case against Harrods boss Mohamed al-Fayed.
Mr al-Fayed says Mr Hamilton accepted money from him to ask parliamentary questions on his behalf.
Mr Carman said Mr Hamilton's claim for damages arose from a television programme on Channel 4 in January 1997. During the programme Mr al-Fayed described how Mr Hamilton had demanded gifts and payments.
The QC said the gifts amounted to Ł30,000 in full, and were given between 1987 and 1989. He told the court they included:
Mr Hamilton's "uncontrolled greed" even led him to charge stamps and laundry to his free bill at the Ritz, Mr Carman said.
In return for those payments, favours and hospitality, Mr Hamilton, who was MP for Tatton, asked parliamentary questions on behalf of Harrods and provided other very extensive parliamentary services, Mr Carman said.
But Mr Carman said he would "prove in this court that Mr Hamilton was a greedy and somewhat unscrupulous politician at the time".
Explaining the background to Mr al-Fayed and Mr Hamilton's relationship, he said they were introduced by political lobbyist Ian Greer in 1985.
The Harrods boss had approached the lobbyist for help in countering a "campaign" being conducted against him by business rival Tiny Rowland, now dead.
"Mr Rowland was campaigning politically to try to ensure there was a Department of Trade inquiry into how Mr al-Fayed came to own Harrods," he said.
"Mr Greer told Mr al-Fayed something you may think is quite astonishing - that you rent an MP like you rent a taxi," said Mr Carman.
'Lied to The Guardian'
The lobbyist then assembled a "quartet of MPs" - Sir Peter Hordern, Michael Grylls, Tim Smith and Neil Hamilton, Mr Carman said. Over the next four years, between autumn 1985 and 1989, Parliamentary services "were performed".
Mr Carman said that although Mr Hamilton insists "everything he did was done out of high moral conviction and high political principle... it does not square with the reality of the matter at all".
Mr Carman then told the court that Mr Hamilton had lied to The Guardian newspaper, and the then deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine, about his relationship with Ian Greer.
He had also failed to disclose a Ł10,000 commission payment from Mr Greer in the House of Commons register of MPs' interests, he said.
In 1997 a Commons select committee had described Mr Hamilton's list of omissions in the register as showing "casualness bordering on indifference or contempt towards the rules of the House on disclosure of interests".
Mr Carman told the jury: "We say that would very seriously have damaged his career prospects quite apart from any TV broadcast."
Mr Hamilton had resigned his post as minister in 1994, five days after the cash-for-questions allegations appeared in the national press.
Mr Carman said further proof of Mr Hamilton's "corrupt behaviour" was revealed in 1989, when he "corruptly" demanded a payment of Ł10,000 from multinational company Mobil Oil for Parliamentary services.
He said there had never been any discussion over Mr Hamilton being paid by Mobil for his services, because the company thought he would help them "with no thought nor question of payment".
He added: "The demand for payment to Mobil made by Mr Hamilton in the summer of 1989 was corrupt, just as corrupt as the money he took from Mr al-Fayed for asking Parliamentary questions."
The case continues. It is expected to last four weeks.
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Australian Greens spokesperson on nuclear policy Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam. 25 March 2013.
The departure of Martin Ferguson from the Cabinet presents a circuit breaker for the Federal Government to progress a real solution for Australia's radioactive waste problem, the Greens said today.
"If responsibility for the waste site is to remain with Mr Gary Gray's portfolio, he should immediately move to drop the campaign to dump the waste at Muckaty Station," said Australian Greens spokesperson on nuclear policy Senator Scott Ludlam.
"Rather than Mr Ferguson's coercive approach, which is years behind schedule and embroiled in a Federal Court action, Mr Gray should take up the Greens proposal for an independent commission with the technical expertise to find a world's best standard solution for Australia's inventory of radioactive waste.
"The job of building an appropriate facility and finding an appropriate site for dealing with the country's radioactive waste material clearly belongs in the science portfolio – currently held by Mr Greg Combet. The Government now has a chance to fix that mistake.
"The Greens will work with any minister who is willing to make a clean break with the terrible debacle left behind by Martin Ferguson."
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Chicago: "Stopping the Debt Spiral" – How Fines & Fees Increase Inequality
The Chicago Foundation for Women Chicago, IL 60603 and the Asset Funders Network Chicago met for a presentation of the findings from Community Organizing and Family Issues' report, Stopping the Debt Spiral, and had a discussion about how fines and fees increase debt and inequality.
National research reveals that more than $50 billion in debt from fines and fees is currently being held by approximately 10 million people, because of their involvement in the criminal justice system. This does not even scratch the surface of the debt and asset erosion from all public and private fines and fees.
Here in Illinois, POWER-PAC Illinois mothers and grandmothers surveyed over 300 parents, and discovered that nearly 60% of respondents live on less than $15,000 a year. Their new report, Stopping the Debt Spiral, highlights how debt traps low-income families in poverty and shares POWER-PAC Illinois' recommendations to reduce poverty and this debt trap.


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January 3, 2012 2012 THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON
The year of Bruce Lee…and I welcomed it in Seattle, where his and his son Brandon gravesite are to be found. On a more delightful and playful mood, here it is how the next year will be.
2012: What will happen.
JANUARY: Someone named Theresa will have my glasses on the 1st day of the year, I will get them back on the 2nd. Will watch The Godfather and think about moving to a lil village in Sicily. I will fly back to Berlin, instead, with no delays, and even if I get stuck in London I won´t be able to see Pec, because she will be working and BA will make me fly in the afternoon. Also I won´t be able to see Cruz as she would still be in Madrid. Will go to Henry Rollins gig with my mate Sam. Will join a Crossfit gym or start long distance running, altogether with Power Yoga and Chi Kung with my friend Pablo. And I will stick to it. Stalk the fancy people at Berlin fashion week. Specially heterosexual men.
FEBRUARY: One month no smoke.Think to go back to fashion biz, and discard it. I will be working my ass off, for petty coins, it will be freezing and snow will break in. The Bright Tradeshow won´t send me the press pass, and I would tell their corporate asses to stay away from the true spirit of skateboarding and all boarding sports: FREEDOM you fools. I will be single yet again in St. Valentine´s day but getting lots of good sex. I will tour with Pec, or at least I will be in London. I can write now…oh no hold it, that´s an illusion.
MARCH: Biz takes off. Like seriously. Find a nice, cheap apartment in Moabit or Treptower Park, because I can´t live with the NK hip anymore, and I need nature. Although I might reconsider it and stay close to my friends in da hood. We will jump into Spring, the season most hated. I will be allergic starting next month and single. Will wish to go to Japan, to say goodbye to friend Aitana, but I will be working my ass off and poor. Fidel Castro dies. The end of an era. Tresca´s birthday.
APRIL: I will be on B2 of Deutsch, and able to have a decent conversation. At least. Or talk nonsense with a nice accent. I will be making millions.And writing a lot. Will be almost fit, back to a normal 125 pounds and eating good. I might get a boyfriend, just for the sake of having a boyfriend. Wait no, I have no time. My mother´s birthday.
MAY: Go to London, to be amazed by this in case i can´t make it to ATP. Buy a rodie to run with friends Sam and Marta. Enjoy two days of sun for the first time since arrival. Get amazingly cured from allergy, and enjoy Spring. Ha. I will buy my ticket to India. Go somewhere to surf and chill.
JUNE: Will go to Ibiza to pay a quick visit to my parents and my dog, chill at the beach and smoke weed…NO wait…this is my 5th month no smoking…anything. Crack included. Will get my hair cut at my favourite hairstylist in San Antoni, a Scottish sexy man.Second time I will cut my hair in the year, probably last. On my way there, a quick stop in Madrid to see friends, meet Tresca´s daughter, Molly than by then will be sleep trained and actually walking. She will probably hold a MBA in Business, as well.
JULY: We will have two days of summer, and everyone in Berlin will run to the lakes. Will go to the Berlin Fashion Week, and maybe bump into Angelica. I will get a smartphone, because it is about time. Will have lots of work and make lots of money. New twist in the occupying movement, now revolution is coming late fall, right before the World ends. We will have a Green November instead of a Red October.
AUGUST : Will work even more, write even more, and ride a whole lot more. Will go to my brother´s wedding in India, and celebrate my 32 years of age with friends and family in southern India. I will celebrate in Chennai my brother´s wedding, and will cry a lot, dance a lot and hug people a lot. Hang out with friends and family. Feel much love.
SEPTEMBER: Travel to Kerala, to stay in an ashram for a month. Get my first yoga teacher training. Write a lot.
OCTOBER: Meet up with my friend Rodrigo in Nepal, to trek the Himalayas. Will stay there for a while, and meet interesting people, in the amazing land. One week volunteer in Lhasa. Revolution is coming.
NOVEMBER: We are taking the streets, and there is a global change a conscious change. Will most likely move to Malaysia or India, on a new job position. Book publishing deal. Get married, because some say the end of the World is near. And I will rethink my position and actually get married.
DECEMBER: Will spend Christmas with my family for the first time in two years. …….
So that´s it. Read also this post about how to face the New Year.
Loads of love and aspirations.
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December 16, 2011 Monogamy, Poligamy, Marriage and the game of pairing in unities of twos. Part 1.
I have been reading lots of material on the subject on how polygamy is more beneficial for women than for men, and vice versa, the difficulties of monogamy, natural laws, the implicit monogamy of marriage, commitment and the failure to stick to it. I am far from done, yet, and I will write the conclusions I have reached from studies, articles and personal experience.
Let´s bare in mind that monogamy was brought into light, as part of property rights, and private economics. A contract accepted in the always concerned eyes of the state (according to its definition), for us to have certain obligations beyond emotional, spiritual…and then here we have Confucius words of wisdom:
" Marriage is the union of two different surnames, in friendship and in love, in order to continue the posterity of the former sages, and to furnish those who shall preside at the sacrifices to heaven and earth, at those in the ancestral temple, and at those at the altars to the spirits of the land and grain. " —Confucius, [3]
Amazingly, surprisingly…marriage, and exclusive monogamous relationship is in fact a tool invented in a male dominated system for it proves that marriage is more beneficial for men than for women. That said, and it being a contract of exclusiveness, and lifetime commitment to one, do not be foolish enough to overlook the nanoarticle where it says: but we still have the whorehouse. Bringing us back to the polygamy debate.
For starters I would read this NY Times article from 2005, am assuming written by two women, and this amazing article by Christie Church, where she writes the exact definition of what relationships ought to be. Pure logic:
These days, we're both feminists. In feminism, we've found a language to describe the challenges inherent to being multifaceted, complex people in a society that reduces us to pink and blue, and we've found alternatives to buying into that society. Being heterosexual has afforded us many privileges, but it also has allowed us plenty of opportunities to challenge assumptions about what heterosexual marriage should be. This summer, I'll be enrolling in full-time law school while Patrick takes over all of the household responsibilities. Eventually, Patrick would like to take some time off work to focus on writing. We've even discussed living apart for travel and internship opportunities.
Whatever we do, I'm confident that it won't be motivated by the guilt that drove the early part of our relationship. While our marriage may not look like the ones we knew growing up, it works for us. We married a friend, but we got an ally.
I wouldn´t say that´s being feminist, I would say that is pure simple common sense. Back to the sex, which is the one thing that keeps the flaming argument hot and interesting. So the need of extramarital sex, the link between multiorgasm to multipartners, the length of a lifetime commitment if you think about it, it's a known fact, there is that need, it exists, we cannot neglect it, it is a possibility as Jay Michaelson states on his article inspired by the whole Tiger debacle.
On a personal note, I have never looked for sexual engagements outside my relations, never had an unoficial affair; BUT I did say, it´s a possibility and it´s there. I did ask for opinion (not permission) to have a sexual encounter outside the partnership with a former boyfriend. Obviously the answer was very heartbreaking, and one has to be above all things honest but yet, empathetic. So now, when I say that as a sexual being, there is more than a possibility of me having affairs outside the couple, I can see how women (the biggest defenders of monogamy) and men (the biggest defenders of polygamy) pass mentally judgements on me. Even those that ferociously defend open marriages. But, for men. Because let´s face it, this world is fucking sexist.Still. And that just simply kills me. To admit the reality, to let in your mind a wide place for that world of possibilities, is what keeps us mentally in track. If by marrying, starting a family, committing to a career, we neglect that world of possibilities (whether if it is a sexual affair or climbing the Everest) is not only dangerous but also counterproductive to man´s nature. And realistically, would you rather have a free individual as your life partner or an individual swimming in the whole protocol of roles, monogamous game?. Specially now in a transgender society… (I should do another poll)
So to the question, would you like to marry? the answer is YES. Now to the question would you marry? the answer is NO.
Find your terms, the ones in which your life and your love life makes sense and feels right. That´s the key to it.
More to come.
Loads of love from every source. Love is all around you.
UPDATE: Grandparents know better.


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One car stolen every five minutes
ITV programme reveals shocking statistics
"Last year, 14,000 vehicles were stolen in Greater Manchester alone, which illustrates just how serious the problem is," explains Nicola Johnson, Consumer Services Manager. "The problem continues as car criminals continue to employ a variety of dirty tricks, such as car cloning, to fool innocent purchasers into buying a stolen car. Car cloning is the vehicle equivalent of identity fraud where the stolen vehicle is fraudulently disguised as a similar vehicle already on the road.
"If you buy a cloned or stolen vehicle you stand to lose the car and the money you paid for it, as the vehicle will always be returned to its rightful owner. Consumers should recognise the risks and use every tool available to them to help combat the vehicle fraudsters. By conducting a vehicle history check and proceeding with caution, used car buyers can uncover a fake and walk away unscathed."
When purchasing a used car there are tips to avoid ending up with a stolen vehicle. Check that the identification numbers on the car such as the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)/chassis number match those on the V5/logbook documents and they haven't been tampered with; make sure you are buying the car from the registered keeper at their address which is on the V5 registration document. Never buy a used car without the V5 registration document. Also if the car seems to be very cheap for its true market value it is advisable not to pay with cash. To check if the car is on finance call HPI on 01722 422422 for advice.


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All CSS majors must complete the Economics prerequisite EITHER by taking ECON 101 and achieving a letter grade of at least C- OR by taking ECON 110 (for which a full-year of college-level calculus is required) and achieving a letter grade of at least C-. Students are well-advised to have this required course work behind them before entering the College. However, some students who have not completed the Economics prerequisite are admitted each year on the condition that they must complete the prerequisite in the Fall term of the Sophomore year. A student who has taken an introductory Economics course in the first year but has not achieved a grade of C - or higher must take another Economics course, which will normally be a 200-level elective, and achieve a grade of C- or higher.A score of 4 or 5 on the AP exams in BOTH Microeconomics and Macroeconomics or a score of 5 or higher on the IB exam in Economics is sufficient to satisfy the requirement.
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Cathedral Choir and the Choristers of The Madeleine Choir School in Salt Lake City to perform lunchtime concert at Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel
PUBLISHED: 06:42 20 April 2017
The Cathedral Choir and the Choristers of The Madeleine Choir School in Salt Lake City will travel to England and France - performing at Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel on Tuesday April 25.
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the choir will perform music of Alonso Lobo, Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, Anton Bruckner and Marcel Dupre.
Performances will be sung at Westminster Cathedral, London, Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, L'église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris.
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nabokov and The Marlowe
By Monsay Whitney
"Ever get the feeling you're going round in one big circle? Ten years. Back and forth between a trio of arseholes and nothing to show for it except a baby, an Argos ring and a busted nose. At the refuge they call that a pattern."
Time: 4.40pm (60 mins) Dates: 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 August.
What was the inspiration for this performance?
I thought I'd be proactive and write a play that I could perform myself. That was pretty much the starting point. A lot of people say they feel there is a lack of roles for women and I tend to agree. I struggled for years to find a place in the industry where I could fit in (I'm not alone here) and I always came to the same conclusion: that I should probably give up.
That it was pointless me trying. That to get the breaks and the experience in our industry, to even get a shot at meaty roles, it is entirely necessary to be exceptionally beautiful, exceptionally confident, and/or exceptionally well spoken. Which I was not. Which Marnie is not. Marnie is pretty average and I think that's great.
Is performance still a good space for the public discussion of ideas?
Yes it is. But whose ideas are being presented? We understand our own narrative by experiencing someone else's narrative but what narratives are being told on our stages?
performance is still one of the most effective stimulus for thought and discussion. The audience respond to the characters and their actions triggered by their own moral compass and experiences whether we are comparing or relating to the narrative it acts as a provocation that should be an experience shared by all. But who watches performance?
The people who can afford it or the people who feel like it is part of their culture.
How did you become interested in making performance?
I was compelled to tell stories that I could relate to, show worlds that I understood as I rarely saw them on our stages
Is there any particular approach to the making of the show?
We are exploring the role of clowning and how the protagonists (Marnie) clown is supporting Marnie to achieve her objective of keeping her daughter safe in a system that has failed them. The clown will have many ideas through musical devices and play conjuring memories that will help Marnie to make a choice.
Does the show fit with your usual productions?
In regards to supporting a voice that is urgent and telling a a story needs to be told yes this production follows suit. Monsay Whitney is an incredible playwright that has been writing plays over the last five years but they have rarely made our way onto our stages with Nabokov and The Marlowes support BOX CLEVER will have the life it deserves.
The role of music has been at the heart of the most recent productions I have directed including
SLUG by Sabrina Mahfouz and music composed by Bellatrix
Paines Ploughs UK garage musical WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK by Sabrina Mahfouz and HOPELESSLY DEVOTED by Kate Tempest X
And it is something I am keen to explore the with the role of the clown in BOX CLEVER with the singer songwriter clown Avi Simmons but i will be moving away from the form of gig theatre on this one as the narrative does not lend its self to that environment.
What do you hope that the audience will experience?
I hope they hear the story. That they are forced to put themselves in Marnies position and ask themselves what would they do?
What strategies did you consider towards shaping this audience experience?
It's really important to set up the framing of the play and do everything you an to guide the audience as to how you want them to engage with the narrative. For us it is about showing them we are actors and we are about to tell you a story, gather round and come with us.
This helps them to engage their imagination and gives us more freedom to take them out of the realms of naturalistic reality and they will come with us.


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Put on your loosest fitting pants because we're celebrating all things tacos! Based on our YouTube views, we've put together a list of our top 5 taco spots in the area so you can indulge yourself in all the meat, cheese and veggies you can handle. Think we got the list wrong? Tell us on our website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram where you think we should go, and your favorite place could end up on air or our next top 5 list!
5. Carnitas Uruapan: This Chicago's Best favorite does tacos so well we needed to come back for a second round. They crank around nearly 3,000 pounds of pork a week just to keep you crazy customers satisfied. The meat is cooked in its own fat inside a monster cauldron, then slow cooked to perfection for juicy, flavorful pork.
Location: 1725 W 18th St in Pilsen
4. Martinez Supermarket: Yet another CB alum that was so delicious, we had to feature it twice! After passing out from their 7-pound burrito (you read that right!) in 2016, we came crawling back this summer for their homemade chorizo tacos. The meat is so popular, in fact, they go through over 400 pounds of chorizo a week!
Location: 3301 S Morgan St, Chicago in Bridgeport
3. Chef Shangri-La: Before you say "wait, how can a Cantonese/Polynesian restaurant be on your top 5 taco list??" We have to stop and ask: have you TRIED their Kahlua Pork Tacos and mango salsa? Plus, it's like heading to Hawaii… except it's in North Riverside. Pair the tacos with their famous 'Dr. Fong' tropical cocktail, some fire twirlers and hula dancers, and you'll never second guess us again.
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BMWCCA-GGC Autocross #4 - 07/13/19
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Licensed drivers 16 years old or older are welcome to participate in our driving events. If you are under 18 years of age, or you bring someone who is, you must have prepared the below waiver IN ADVANCE and bring it with you to attend this event. The confirmation e-mail you receive will also include this link. If you plan on attending more events this season, there are instructions for filling out the form to cover all Autocross events for this season.
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Alternatively, you may select the non-member option as part as the checkout process on this registration. If you do not receive your membership card prior to the event you are signed up for, you must bring a print-out of your sign-up receipt with you to registration.
If the event is sold out, you'll automatically be placed on the wait list. We will move folks from the wait list as spots open up, and in the order you registered. Your credit card will be charged to secure your spot on the wait list. If we do not get enough cancellations to get you in to the event, we will refund your entry fee (plus sandwich purchase) only. IF YOU ADD A BMWCCA MEMBERSHIP PURCHASE AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND FOR THAT EXPENSE IF YOU DO NOT MAKE IT IN TO THE EVENT. WE PASS YOUR MEMBERSHIP PURCHASE REQUEST ON TO NATIONAL ON YOUR BEHALF - AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION.
Every DRIVER participating in this event must be classified in our online classification system! Your classificaiton system username will be required to complete your registration. WARNING: If you fail to complete this step before you register, you will be placed on hold. We will not process your payment until we can verify your driver classification and your spot is not guaranteed until we process your payment.
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We no longer offer deferred payment processing for registration fees. Your credit card will be charged at time of registration. Temporary (one time use) credit card numbers are declined by our payment system, so please use a regular credit or debit card for payment.
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We recognize life happens, but for our events to run smoothly and safely, we require all who commit to attend to show up to the event. Our events sell out quickly with long wait lists and it's not fair to our other members who miss out or work double to cover for no shows. Those who repeatedly cancel late or do not show up may not be welcome at future events - three strikes rule applies. Please do us the courtesy and cancel or notify us that you will not attend. For more information about the three strikes rule, please review the season policies documentation at bmwautocross.com.
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Parks and Public Spaces: Documentaries & Videos
Amanda Burden: How public spaces make cities work
What is it about: Public spaces, parks, promenades, and more
What is it about: National Parks like Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Bryce Canyon, and Zion
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
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The Parks of North America
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With all of the talk about angels, the multitude of pictures and books about them, and even the television shows with angels, why don't we ever hear more about them? Some of these shows make angels seem like fantasy spirits. Too many people have a superficial view of angels.
The Catechism clearly affirms, "The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls 'angels' is a truth of faith. The witness of Scripture is as clear as the unanimity of Tradition" (No. 328). Given that we do believe in angels, we define them as pure spirits and personal beings with intelligence and free will. They are immortal beings. As the Bible attests, they appear to humans as apparitions with a human form.
Since the fourth century, nine choirs or types of angels are identified in the Bible and have been elaborated upon by various theologians: The first three choirs see and adore God directly. The seraphim, which means "the burning ones," have the most intense "flaming" love for God and comprehend Him with the greatest clarity. (Interestingly, Lucifer, which means "light bearer," was one of the seraphim whose beautiful light was changed into darkness.) The cherubim, which means "fullness of wisdom," contemplate God's divine providence and plan for His creatures. Lastly, the thrones, symbolizing divine justice and judicial power, contemplate God's power and justice.
The next three choirs fulfill God's providential plan for the universe. The dominations or dominions, whose name evokes authority, govern the lesser choirs of angels. The virtues, whose name originally suggested power or strength, implement the orders from the domination's and govern the heavenly bodies. Lastly, the powers confront and fight against any evil forces opposed to God's providential plan.
The last three choirs are directly involved in human affairs: The principalities care for early principalities, such as nations or cities. The archangels deliver God's most important messages to mankind, while each angel serves as a guardian for each of us. Although not official dogma, this schema became popular in the Middle Ages in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, Dante, Hildegard of Bingen and John Scotus Erigina.
Nevertheless, we believe that Almighty God created the angels before the rest of creation. At some point, some angels, led by Lucifer, did rebel against God. These angels made a free choice, radically and irrevocably rejecting God and His rule. Therefore, they were cast into hell. This event is mentioned, albeit briefly, in several passages of the New Testament: St. Peter wrote, "Did God spare even the angels who sinned? He did not! He held them captive in Tartarus [hell] — consigned them to pits of darkness, to be guarded until judgment" (I Pt 2:3). In the letter of St. Jude we read, "There were angels, too, who did not keep to their own domain, who deserted their dwelling place. These the Lord has kept in perpetual bondage, shrouded in murky darkness against the judgment of the great day. Sodom, Gomorrah, and the towns thereabouts indulged in lust, just as those angels did; they practiced unnatural vice. They are set before us to dissuade us, as they undergo a punishment of eternal fire" (Jude 6-7). We Jesus spoke of the Last Judgment and the need to serve the least of our brethren, He said to the unrighteous, "Out of my sight, you condemned, into that everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels" (Mt 25:41). Always remember that these fallen angels — the devil and demons — had been created good, but by their own free will chose to sin and turn away from God.
A key to understanding angels is by looking at what they do. First, angels see, praise and worship God in His divine presence. Jesus said, "See that you never despise one of these little ones. I assure you, their angels in heaven constantly behold my heavenly Father's face" (Mt 18:10), a passage which also indicates that each of us has a guardian angel. The Book of Revelation described how the angels surround the throne of God and sing praises (cf. Rv 5:11ff, 7:11ff). Moreover, they rejoice over the saved soul of the repentant sinner (Lk 15:10).
Second, angel comes from the Greek angelos which means "messenger," which describes their role in interacting with this world. St. Augustine stated that angels were "the mighty ones who do His word, hearkening to the voice of His word." Through Sacred Scripture, the angels served as messengers of God, whether delivering an actual message of God's plan of salvation, rendering justice, or providing strength and comfort. Here are a few examples of their role as messengers in the Old Testament: After the fall of Adam and Eve and their expulsion, the cherubim guarded the entrance to the Garden of Eden (Gn 3:24). Angels protected Lot and his family in Sodom and Gomorrah (Gn 19). The angel stopped Abraham as he was about to offer Isaac in sacrifice (Gn 22). An angel guarded the people on the way to the Promised Land (Ex 23:200. In the New Testament, an angel appeared to the centurion Cornelius and prompted his conversion (Acts 10:1ff); and an angel freed St. Peter from prison (Acts 12:1ff). In all Hebrews 1:14 capture their role well: "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to serve those who are to inherit salvation."
Next week we will continue our discussion of angels, focusing on the archangels and guardian angels.
Saunders, Rev. William. "Angels." Arlington Catholic Herald.
This article is reprinted with permission from Arlington Catholic Herald.
The Author
Father William Saunders is pastor of Our Lady of Hope parish in Potomac Falls, Virginia. He is dean of the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College. The above article is a "Straight Answers" column he wrote for the Arlington Catholic Herald. Father Saunders is the author of Straight Answers, a book based on 100 of his columns, and Straight Answers II.Copyright © 2003 Arlington Catholic Herald
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