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I will never stop feeling guilty for not loving you enough. I can never let go of the memories of you and me. All this reminds me of how unconditionally you managed to love me while I took each day spent with you for granted.
I deserved you.
You had to give up on me someday and you did, and as I'm growing older all of it makes so much more sense. While you gave all of you to me, my attention remained divided.
I needed you.
I never knew I needed you this bad until that night you decided to leave, but the most surprising part is you left all of your favourite stuff behind for me to cherish. Stuff that you never bought so you could fulfill my demands.
I was the most important.
Every minute of every day you worried about me while I danced to the rythms of life unaware of your struggle. You were fighting a silent fight and I let you fight it, until one day you decided it was over.
I was no longer the most significant.
For now you left for a journey to a land from where no traveller has ever returned and mom, I still need your unconditional love and worry and also your kisses, but you've left me, you've given up on me, and there's no way I can ask for forgiveness any more.


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Boys' Guard/Post Team Training Camp | June 14th - 16th (University of Texas at Arlington)
Event Description
12th Year of MGBasketball Guard & Post School
Our goal is to teach "game applicable" skills and develop decision-making instincts that will truly help campers to become better basketball players. There are no gimmicks involved with MGBasketball Post & Guard School. Players will receive detailed instruction, based upon film study, that will truly help them "carry-over" the essential skills needed to be more productive players in the game setting.
This camp combines a detailed learning environment based on developing game applicable skills + the team camp experience (4 games + Buzzer Beater Tournament) + Classroom Sessions designed to help build and enhance your program's culture.
- Post & Guard Skill Development Sessions
- Position specific skill developments sessions (Includes Video Sessions / Live Lab Play)
- Classroom Team Culture Building Sessions
- 4 Full Team Camp Games (Plus Buzzer Beater Tournament)
(Divisions will be broken up based on Classification / Level of Play / 9th-12th graders)
Overnight Campers will stay on campus in air-conditioned dorms and be provided the following all-you-can eat meals. (Commuter teams can purchase a meal plan as well.)
- Day 1: Dinner
- Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 3: Breakfast
Cost Breakdown:
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"You won't come in my store to see what is on sale and get a great deal. You will come into my store and find what you want and get a great price," Randy VanderWerp, owner of Rockford Floor Covering described his philosophy of pricing. "We don't hold sales and we never mark up prices, to mark them down in front of our customers. We have always, consistently kept our pricing low, so I guess you could say that everything is always on sale, if that's the way you want to view it," stated VanderWerp.
The volume of Rockford Floor Covering's sales is what allows him to negotiate for the best pricing, said VanderWerp. "That definitely gives us an edge, to pass that savings on to our customers. The other thing is that we don't play games with our pricing—no "razzle-dazzle"—no "you get this for free," or "only $99 labor" on a job you know will realistically cost more. That one really gets me. Most people are very aware that workers need to be paid a certain level, so if someone is not charging you for their labor, they must get that money somewhere else," said VanderWerp.
There are a lot of games Rockford Floor Covering refuses to play with its customers—games to make it sound like customers are getting a better deal. "It sounds better if you sell carpet for $1 a foot than $9 a yard. If I tell you a carpet is $2 per (square) foot, you are more apt to like that pricing rather than the $18 per (square) yard. It's human nature," according to VanderWerp. "We recommend that people get complete estimates, listing costs for each individual item, and have more than one person measure the space. They stick to the formula that has worked for them since the store first opened in 1981; having a great selection, having knowledgeable salespeople who can help customers choose the type of products that will perform the way the customer needs, having consistently low pricing, offering great service, and continuing to be there after the sale is over.
Rockford Floor services a vast array of customers, including remodelers and builders from all over the state of Michigan. A testimonial from a sales representative from Mohawk Industries described Rockford Floor as his top selling store in 2008 and for the past five years, being consistently in the top one percent of sales among his customers.
"What some people don't realize is that Rockford Floor Covering is a full service store that I consider to be one of my best retailers," Mike Tocco stated. Tocco's territory is West Michigan to the Indiana border. "In the past five years, they are the only store in my area to grow their business each of those years, in a declining retail environment. That is a real testament to their level of service, quality and commitment to their customers and community."
When customers walk into the comfortable shop in downtown Rockford, they find a friendly but professional atmosphere. An award-winning retailer and located in Rockford for over 28 years, Rockford Floor Covering also carries Karastan brand carpet, a more exclusive, higher-end carpet that is placed only with a few select merchants. The Karastan Company selects its' distributors based on sales performance, business practices and space allotment for product display. "We work to keep our selection the very best for our customers and to educate customers as they are choosing their possible floor coverings. Sometimes carpets look very similar, but they may perform very differently, such as nylon versus polyester. The unwary buyer may not be aware that while polyester carpets are much cheaper than nylon, the polyester doesn't hold up nearly as well. When we do a good job, our customers will tell others.
The economy has changed and Rockford Floor welcomes the opportunity to compete with the big box stores. "Ninety percent of the time our prices are the best. Add that to the floor covering knowledge of the staff here and the fact that our customers often call years after a sale and ask if we can tell them what they bought—and we can. People know where to get in touch with us and are often surprised to find the same salesperson they originally had—and that we remember their home. Our customers know we stand behind our products and that our company will still be here tomorrow and in years to come," said VanderWerp.
This philosophy comes from values instilled while working with his parents and seeing their accountability to customers. Randy worked in his dad's store, first cutting carpet, and making rugs, working with the store's binding machine, then graduating to sales. In 1978 his parents sold that store and for the next two years VanderWerp became a wholesaler in the floor covering business. In 1981 he purchased his own store, opening at 119 Courtland St. then buying the building at 41 Courtland St. where the company is located today. "This has become a very good spot for us as far as location and traffic, he said. "It's beautiful here with the Rogue River, the White Pine Trail, Garden Park and all the musical events and community happenings in downtown Rockford," said VanderWerp. Not only is Rockford Floor one of the longest operating merchants among those in downtown Rockford, the company has a long tradition of supporting community events, such as Relay For Life and Rockford sports. Randy said he fell in love with Rockford early on and is proud to be a part of the business and family community. His wife is a teacher with the school district and the two love to work where they live. Next year Rockford Floor Covering will have its' 29th anniversary in business.
"These days you can't take anything for granted," VanderWerp said. "You can't just sit back and say, this is our customer base, because things change. People have never shopped like they do today." He believes more than ever that price and taking care of customers are the keys to business success, and has a motto on his office wall to that effect. "If you haven't got the time to do it right, when will you find the time to do it over?"


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Roughly two years ago I made the decision to delete my Instagram. I know, what a brave and bold action on my behalf. #not
I had my Instagram for several years, and not to be dramatic, but I think it was ruining my life. I don't mean this in the pretentious "I am so above social media" type of way. I don't shame anyone for their Instagram usage (that's a blatant lie) but I came to the conclusion that for me, it was not conducive to a productive lifestyle.
Being a female in my 20s, it is a tad strange not to have an Instatgram, and to be honest, I will probably make another one some time in the future. When people ask me what my Instagram is, and I tell them I don't have one, the look on their face is the equivalent of if I told them that I don't have electricity or running water in my home.
Let me convey to you some of the reasons that I chose to delete my Instagram.
First of all, it was like cocaine. I was addicted to checking my follower count, how many likes I was getting, and who was unfollowing me. It was a strange phenomenon for me, because I am not like this on any other social media platform. If anything I am the complete opposite. I'm like a regular Anne Frank on Facebook. And on Twitter I have a pretty low key presence, like Fidel Castro in the few years prior to his demise. But for some reason, I was monitoring my Instagram activity better than I was monitoring my fucking menstrual cycle. They even created those apps where you could specifically see who unfollowed you. I wonder if those apps have ever directly resulted in murder or arson?When someone unfollowed me I wanted to go all Hugh Jackman on them, from that movie Prisoners. If you haven't seen it, he essentially abducts the man that is suspected of kidnapping his daughter, and starts secretly interrogating and beating the shit out of him until he confesses. 50 shades of cray. This would go from revenge seeking, to just a complete self esteem downward spiral. Obviously they were unfollowing because of the discontent for the content I was producing. Was it the selfies or the food pics that acted as the final straw for them?? A question worthy of its own unsolved mysteries episode.
I also did not appreciate the overall fake and contrived nature of Instagram. People only put out there what they want the world to see, and what they think is going to make them look the coolest and the most #relatable. Which is FINE. But for me personally, it was annoying. I wanted some authentic moments to be shared, ones that felt very organic and real. Like what about a picture of someone in the midst of their life falling apart? #downwardspiral. What about a therapist selfie? #mentallyunstable.
Don't even get me started on the tea and waist training promos….. I will literally lose my shit like Donald Trump after watching an episode of SNL, or after anyone that does anything that does not align with the intentions of his regime.
This also leads me to discuss Instagram captions. I am not a fan of a song lyric caption or an inspirational quote caption. If you have ever used "live, laugh, love" as a caption just delete your account right now and evaluate your life choices. Or there is the classic "life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away" Gag me with a chainsaw.
If you are using 600 hashtags, you need to stop. #fun #fit #outside #life #instagood #photography #hair #sun #girl #tagsforlikes #likesforlikes #smile #pretty #style #friends #hot #cool #chill #memories #goodtimes #beach #hipster #starbucks #instafollow #followforfollow #godisgood #wcw #inspiration #fashioninspo #instamood #SHUT #THE #FUCK #UP
I remember when I was in high school and Instagram was first becoming popular, I would have friends that would text me 5 different images. Each of these images would be a screenshot of their future Instagram post, but with different filters. They would send this in our group message, and then would want everyone to respond with what filter they think is best. Because that's what friends are for. Making those difficult life decisions. If you did not respond within like 5 minutes, they would go full on Gestapo or Spanish Inquisition on you. Terrifying.
Sometimes if someone was feeling extra risky, they would go #nofilter. Now if that isn't true courage then I don't know what is.
I always had a lot of respect for the girls that would post bikini pics. I could never. I would have that taken down in 5 seconds, probably after building up the courage for 17 hours to post it. I would most likely need to acquire a serious case of the stomach flu, or perhaps even tape worm, before I could make that kind of commitment.
Speaking of commitment, let's talk about the commitment of following someone back. Sometimes someone would follow me, and I knew them, so I felt obligated to follow back. But then I would look at what they posted, and it was strictly gym selfies, or they documented their entire life by posting almost every 45 seconds. Like get a fucking scrapbook and spare us. At that point I would have to choose between being a rude bitch and not following back, or having to make myself suffer by assaulting my eyes on a daily basis. Of course, I chose the first option.
Also, can I just say that I hated when I would want to stalk someone and then they had a private profile. THE AUDACITY. You aren't fucking Osama Bin Laden, what are you hiding? Then you would have to get more desperate and stalk their Facebook profile, which of course hasn't been updated since 2009. Then you would get so far into the investigation, you would end up stalking their LinkedIn profile. That is how you know you have reached rock bottom. I'm pretty sure if people that are masters of social media investigation put their minds to it, they could solve the Zodiac case once and for all.
I don't really know what the point of this post was, but I want you to know that if you have Instagram, I support you fully in your endeavors. Just don't be an asshole on it, and don't let the self indulgent nature of it turn you into an egomaniac, or control your entire life. If your relationship with Instagram is similar to that of a hostage with Stockholm syndrome, then maybe it's time to take a bit of a hiatus. Like Kim K post Paris robbery.


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The allusions to Adam and Eve can be seen as a symbolic contrast to the central action of the novel. They are symbols of innocence in high contrast to the folly and violence of war and pettiness that characterize the novel at large.
Slaughterhouse Five is a novel about innocence in a way. The protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, is essentially an innocent bystander in World War II, send to Germany to play the organ.
Billy doesn't carry a gun and simply wants to give up as soon as things get bad for him. He doesn't want to fight back or conquer his enemies. He is not out to kill, not at all, yet he is caught up in the bloodiest war in the history of the world.
Adam and Eve stand as symbols of innocence when they appear in Slaughterhouse Five. They are described as desiring to do good.
Like Billy, these biblical figures serve as a contrast to the insanity and the bloodiness of the war and the bombing of Dresden. In a world where purity and innocence do exist - as evidenced by Billy and Adam and Eve - the tragedies of war seem all the more emphatic and distressing.
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Two sophisticated Chinese Sukhoi Su-27 jet fighters and two Japanese airplanes came as close as 100 feet to each other Wednesday morning in another close encounter over a disputed area in the East China Sea. According to Japan's Defense Ministry, the clash occurred over international waters. A separate report claims that the incident actually involved two Japanese F-15 planes that had closely followed one Chinese Tupolev Tu-154 airliner-type aircraft. Whichever version is correct, Wednesday's incident comes on the heels of a similar skirmish between the two countries on May 24th.
The friction of the last several years was triggered in 2012, when Japan purchased three islands in the Senkaku island archipelago from a private owner. Over the dissent of Japan and the United States, China followed with the announcement that it had extended its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) to cover the majority of the East China Sea. ADIZs are customarily established solely by announcement. No international treaty grants authority to do so nor does international law prohibit their establishment.
Both countries claim ownership of a string of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, which Japan refers to as the Senkaku Islands while China uses the name, Diaoyu. The archipelago generally extends in a southwesterly direction from the southern tip of Japan toward Taiwan. Except for a 27-year period from 1945 to 1972, when the islands were administered by the U.S., the archipelago has been controlled by Japan since 1895.
Relations between the two countries have long been difficult, due both to Chinese allegations that Japan has not apologized appropriately for its aggression during World War II as well the dispute over the islands.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, labeled the Wednesday incident as "extremely regrettable," "hard to forgive" and "extremely dangerous." His country immediately filed a diplomatic protest with China's capital, Beijing, over the incident. China complained through its Defense Ministry that the Japanese objection is only the latest in a series of accusations intended to deceive the international community, smear the Chinese military and create regional tension.
The Japanese protest was identified by the Chinese ministry as "vile." A spokesperson said that Japan has ignored facts, shifted blame onto the victim (China), and slandered and hyped what he referred to as the "so-called China threat." Japan's Suga deemed Chinese criticisms "irrelevant."
Jen Psaki, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, urged that the safety of aircraft be ensured by all countries involved. The need has been reinforced, she said, for countries in the region to establish crisis management procedures that will help avoid miscalculations or further incidents at sea or in the air. The United States remains officially neutral in the dispute.
When World War II officially ended with the activation of the Treaty of San Francisco in 1952, one of the areas placed under U.S. administration included the Senkaku Islands. Neither China nor Taiwan questioned the sovereignty of the islands at that time. That changed in 1970 when evidence was exposed of oil reserves in the area.
The Washington Times in 2010 reported the existence of a 1969 "confidential" China-produced map of the area identifying the islands as "Senkaku," the Japanese name. Also shown on the map is a dividing line south of the islands, clearly showing that they are within Japanese territory. The map appeared to contradict Chinese statements, such as one from its Foreign Ministry that declared, "The Diaoyu Islands have always been Chinese territory since ancient times."
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In a world where over 50 per cent of the population lives in urban areas, cities play a significant role in shaping the social, cultural, economic, political, and environmental conditions of people's everyday lives.
Cities are intensely heterogeneous places, where flows of people, power, money, information, ideas, commodities, and traffic visibly intersect and find spatial expression in the built landscape.
A critical examination of cities involves investigating the shared characteristics of urban places and the complex ways in which global issues play out and local communities struggle over resources, services, and spaces.
The Geography Department possesses numerous foci on contemporary cities that, taken together, examine the interrelated forces that drive the process of urbanization in cities around the world. These foci include:
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- The distinct natural and physical systems operating within the built environment.
All of the courses at the undergraduate level encourage students to use films, photographs, novels, and public art as well as the more traditional tools of census data, maps, policy documents, interviews, and survey questionnaires to interpret the built and social landscapes that surround them.
Beginning with courses that provide a foundation in urban, social, and cultural geographies, students can go on to variously examine in greater detail migration patterns, immigrant settlement experiences, contemporary urban planning issues, urban infrastructure development, conflicts over public space provision, and the impact of global digital networks on city form and function.
Students can learn to navigate the world of urban social policy and to think critically about political strategies to create socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable cities.
Those students who follow this course of study will become critically engaged urban citizens with the necessary knowledge to help transform the world in which they live!


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How many of the locals' job growth of 398,100 (676,900 foreign jobs' growth) went to Singaporeans, when we granted 499,508 new PRs and 230,916 new citizens, from 2006 to 2017?
I refer to the article "A man who believes that having a job is the best welfare" (Straits Times, May 6).
It states that "The former NTUC secretary-general has been given the highest honour at the May Day Awards this year – Distinguished Comrade of Labour.
Mr Lim also recalled in his interview with the blog how his experiences growing up in the 1960s shaped his belief that a job is the best welfare, and full employment is the best protection for workers."
In this connection, perhaps the best measure of "achievement" is arguably – the jobs growth of Singaporeans.
In this regard, what's the point of the rhetoric on the need for constant skills upgrading – when apparently, most of the jobs growth in the last decade or so may not have gone to Singaporeans?
In this respect, from 2004 to 2017 – we granted 587.508 and 250,916 new PRs and new citizens, respectively.
With regard to jobs – from 2006 to 2017 – the employment growth for locals and foreigners was 398,100 and 676,900, respectively.
How many of the 398,100 locals' jobs were S'poreans?
So, how many of the "locals" (PRs and citizens) employment growth of 398,100 went to Singaporeans, since 499,508 new PRs and 230,916 new citizens were granted in the same period from 2006 to 2017?
If we account for the foreign workers who were reclassified as local workers when they became PRs or citizens – how many of the jobs growth went to Singaporeans?
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So imagine that you are in an art gallery featuring an array of local UAE artists.
You're nibbling on canapes as you chat with your arty friends. Everything is pretty laid back and chilled out and you're enjoying looking at all the impressive artwork. You turn to your left and BOOM!
A Dali.
An ORIGINAL, honest-to-goodness Salvador Dali which is so close you can just reach out and touch it!
No need to go all the way to Barcelona to have this experience; it happened right here in Pro Art Gallery, Jumeirah on the opening night of The Big Picture on May the 5th.
Curated by artist Ram Nath, The Big Picture is now in its second edition and is under the patronage of His Highness Shiekh Khalid Bin Mansour Al Thani.
As well as Dali, other legendary artists that were featured at the exhibition included Banksy, Picasso, Andy Warhol, Roy Liechtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
All their original works were exhibited side by side with 45 local artists from the UAE. The best part was there were no walls or barriers separating the legends from the contemporaries.
"The idea of including internationally renowned legends and UAE based artists supported the main goals of The Big Picture, which is to demolish any boundaries or categorization that may limit the artists or their thought processes." Nath explains.
The exhibition has alot of diversity as it explores multifaceted artistic creations featuring painting, photography, sculpture, digital art, performance art, installation as well as sound and video arts, by emerging and established artists.
The gallery was packed with an assortment of art aficionados soaking up the atmosphere.
The interesting part about this exhibition was it had a highly personal touch as there was an audio guide available.
It allowed the viewer to wander around at his/her own pace with headphones on and listen to each artist talk about their themes and inspirations behind their pieces.
The energy was infectious and the talent was indeed awe-inspiring.
Here are a couple of photos of my work at the exhibition …
Thanks to The Big Picture, someday I can brag to my future grandkids that I was featured in the same exhibition as Picasso!
If you have not seen it yet, you'd best skedaddle as the exhibition continues until the 24th of May!


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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 6, 2019 – Year C
Prayer: Recognizing God in our history
The Bible never says that Abraham entered into a shrine to pray, and yet he is considered not only as the father of believers but also as a model of the man who prays. If it is necessary to believe in order to pray and to believe one needs to pray. His whole life is marked by prayer. He initiated things only after he heard the word of the Lord; he took steps after having received from his God an indication of the way.
His story is marked by a constant dialogue with the Lord. "The Lord said to Abram: go…then Abram departed" (Gen 12:1,4). "The word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision … and Abram said: Lord, what will you give me?" (Gen 15:1-2) "Then the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre and he bowed down to the ground" (Gen 18:1-3). "God put Abraham to the test … and Abraham answered: Here I am!" (Gen 22:1) This dialogue has fueled the faith of Abraham; it prepared him to accept the will of God. It made him believe in his love despite appearances to the contrary.
Many events of our life are enigmatic, incomprehensible and illogical and seem to give reasons to one who doubts whether God is present in and accompanies our history. In these moments our faith is put to a hard test and we would naturally cry out to the Lord and implore: "Listen to our voice, understand our lament." He always listens to our voice though it is difficult for us to perceive his voice. "Make us listen to your voice, O Lord"; it is the invocation that we must address to him: to open our hearts, help us to renounce our longings, securities and plans and instead make us welcome Yours. This is the faith that saves.
To internalize the message, we repeat:
"Make us listen to your voice, O Lord."
First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4
Habakkuk is a contemporary of Jeremiah. They live in the same social, political and religious situation. Iniquity reigns in the country. "They commit one crime after another…brother deceives brother…. each one is suspicious of his friend; no one speaks the truth… violence upon violence, deceit upon deceit" (Jer 9:2-5). "Small and great alike, all are greedy for gain; prophet and priest, all practice fraud" (Jer 8:10).
The king is stupid, incapable, loves luxury, exploits the workers to construct his palace, does not protect the cause of the poor and the miserable (Jer 22:13-17). All see the injustices, abuses and deviations and this is scandalous! God lets it go. It seems that he is disinterested in what happens on earth. Why doesn't he intervene? Why doesn't he rescue the oppressed?
Attentive, sensible, spiritually mature, Jeremiah and Habakkuk try to understand what is happening and they are not afraid to open a dispute with God.
They ask him the reason for his silence and of being passive: "O Lord, you are always right when I complain to you; nevertheless, where is your justice? Why do the wicked prosper? Why do traitors live in peace?" (Jer 12:1).
The people, too, want an explanation, so they turn to Habakkuk and ask him to consult the Lord. Disturbed and confused, in that very same evening the prophet keeps himself in prayer and addresses to God the questions contained in the first part of today's reading: "Until when O Lord will you be silent? How long will you tolerate injustice? Why do you simply gaze at destruction, violence, strife and discord?" (Hb 1: 2-3)
The prayer of Habakkuk is stupendous! He has the courage to tell the Lord that he disagrees with him, that he does not understand his tolerance towards the wicked. He reminds him of his passive attitude and his silence; he dares to ask account of his way of governing the world and the events of history.
After having exposed his and the people's grievances, the prophet remains silent. It is God's turn to answer. It is he who is called to justify his work. Habakkuk waits like the sentinels who scrutinize the far horizon to capture even the smallest movement. He waits for a sign that preludes a change (Hb 2:1).
The Lord's answer is immediate and it is in the second part of the reading (Hb 2:2-4).
God orders Habakkuk: "Write down, write that which I am about to say because I like that it remains documented" (v. 2). Here is the promise: in a short time nothing will happen; there will be no immediate changes. A time will pass before liberation comes. "Woe to the one who gets discouraged, wary, resigned to injustice and adapts to the behavior of the wicked" (v. 3).
A surprising response: God does not give any explanation; he only asks for unconditional trust. He understands the grievances of the prophet and of the people; he knows that they cannot understand the reasons of his tolerance. Nevertheless he assures that what is given today for him to see will one day appear clear to all. The wicked—who apparently prospers—in reality is laying the groundwork of his ruin. Before the just, before one who trusts in the Lord, horizons of life are opened wide instead.
Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:6-8,13-14
The second letter to Timothy is directed above all to those who, in the Christian community, perform the ministry of leadership. The passage starts with an invitation to Timothy to "stir into flame the gift of God you received through the laying on of my hands" (v. 6).
The ministry he is called to do—to testify to the truth—calls for strength and courage. Timothy, unfortunately, is timid and reserved, so much so that Paul one day had to recommend to the Corinthians to make him feel at ease (1 Cor 16:10). That is why he reminds him that the Spirit is the source of strength, not of timidity (vv. 7-8).
In the second part of the reading (vv. 13-14), the Apostle twice recommends to Timothy—and indirectly to all pastoral workers of the community—to integrally preserve the deposit of faith.
At the end of the first century A.D. false teachers, who diffuse erroneous, bizarre and fantastic doctrines, start to infiltrate the Christian communities. Adhesion to such false interpretation of the Gospel brings to serious theological and moral deviations. The leaders of the community's life have to be vigilant to protect the faithful particularly those exposed and tempted to adhere to this budding heresy.
The recommendation to remain faithful to the principles of faith must not be confused with spiritual immobility. It is not an invitation not to change anything in the life of the community. The new interpretation and deepened study of the Bible, the explanations that make the Gospel more understandable to today's people, are not deviations of faith. The new liturgical forms, the new texts of catechism, are not infidelity to tradition.
The baby has to develop, grow and become an adult. It would be an act of violence to force him to remain always as he is. So also the word of God must grow (Acts 12:24) and faith must mature. Faithfulness to the Gospel requires a continuous metamorphosis of mind and heart.
This desired change, guided by the Spirit is an expression and sign of life.
Gospel: Luke 17:5-10
The Gospel passage proposed to us is a difficult one. The first part where it speaks of faith (vv. 5-6) and the second, where a baffling parable is given (vv. 7-9) are rather enigmatic and raise questions. The same discourse is valid for the concluding verse (v. 10) in which even the most faithful disciples are called "useless servants."
We start with the marvels that faith, even as small as a grain of mustard, is capable of producing. The saying of the Lord is introduced by a request of the disciples: "Increase our faith."
Is it possible for faith to grow? It's either one believes or does not. Then it could not be a more or less. This would be true if faith is reduced to the assent given to a pack of truth.
In reality, to believe does not pertain only to the mind. It involves a concrete choice, implies a full and unconditional trust in Christ and convinced adhesion to his plan of life. Things being so, it is easy to realize that faith can grow or diminish. The journey in following the Master at times is faster, at times less and at times one gets tired, slows down and stops.
The experience of an uncertain and vacillating faith happens everyday. We believe in Jesus, but we do not trust him totally. We don't have the courage to accomplish certain passes, to untie ourselves from certain habits, to make certain renouncements. Here we have a faith that needs to strengthen itself.
The request of the apostles reveals the conviction they have come to. They realized that spiritual maturity is not a fruit of their effort and of their commitment, but a gift of God. For this, they asked Jesus to make them more decisive, convinced, generous in the choice of following him.
From the context one also intuits the reason for which they address this request to him.
He has proposed the difficult way that awaits them: they have to enter through the narrow door (Lk 13:24), be ready to "hate" father and mother (Lk 14:26), renounce all their goods (Lk 14:33) and—as written in the verses immediately preceding our passage—they must be capable of forgiving without limits and without conditions (Lk 17:5-6). Before such demands, it is understandable that they feel the lack of strength.
The temptation to call into question one's own choices and to step back is great. Probably, it also says to them as many had already done: "This language is hard, who can understand it?" (Jn 6:60) They are afraid not to make it. Hence the invocation for help blooms spontaneously in their mouth: increase our faith.
Instead of listening to them, Jesus starts to describe the marvels that faith produces.
He employs a paradoxical and very strange image for our culture. He speaks of a tree—one doesn't know well if it is a mulberry or a sycamore—which could be miraculously uprooted from the earth.
If Jesus refers to the sycamore, then the image alludes to the very strong and profound roots of this plant. The roots withstand for six hundred years and it is very difficult to uproot from the ground.
Jesus says: Faith is capable of realizing the impossible: to uproot a sycamore or to make a mulberry grow in the sea.
Matthew and Mark do not speak of a tree, but of a mountain that could be moved with faith (Mt 17:29; Mk 11:23). This must be a very familiar and proverbial image used by Paul (1 Cor 13:2). The message is, however, the same and can be summarized with the words pronounced by Jesus in another context: "Everything is possible for one who believes" (Mk 9:23).
A question spontaneously comes: how come no one has ever done such miracles? Jesus did not do it, not Mary, Abraham and the great saints. They didn't accomplish them. It's not difficult to understand because Jesus was speaking in a hyperbolic way.
The miracles he spoke of are the possible changes that could be realized in those who believe. They are the inexplicable transformations, absolutely unforeseen, but can be realized in our society and in the world when we really trust the word of the Gospel and put it into practice.
Some examples can give light to us. Whoever has not thought that hatred, grudges, prejudices that permeate the relationship between peoples, are unavoidable realities? Who has not thought that certain familial conflicts are irreconcilable? Who, at least once, has not retained that the roots of enmity are so deep and could not be pulled off?
For one who believes—Jesus says—no irremediable situations exist. Those who trust in his word will be witnessing extraordinary and unexpected miracles; they will see fulfilled the marvelous changes announced by the prophets: the desert will bloom (Is 32:15) and the valleys will be transformed into a Garden of Eden (Is 51:3).
This affirmation is followed by a parable (vv. 7-9) that leaves us a bit bitter and disillusioned. It is not easy to understand why Jesus spoke in this manner.
It tells of a slave who, after a hard day's work, returns home very tired and with a face burned by the sun. The master, instead of complimenting him for the service done and inviting him to sit and eat a piece of bread, demands harshly: "First, serve me, after I am satisfied, you will eat supper."
Since the master represents God and we are the servants, we have something to worry about: at the end of our life will we be really welcomed in this way?
The parable surprises also because, some Sundays ago, we heard Jesus spoke in a very different way: "Blessed are those servants whom the master on his return will find them awake; in truth I tell you, he will put on an apron and have them sit at table and he will wait on them" (Lk 12:37). A moving scenario!
The paradigm used in today's passage does not correspond to our actual sensibility; nay it irritates us. We have to place it in the cultural context of the time when a slave was considered as property of the owner and he could not make any claim. Jesus does not discuss this situation but takes it as a fact. One day he will set out the innovative principles on which the new society proposed by him will be based.
We have to remember Jesus' reminder to the disciples during the last supper: "The kings of the pagan nations rule over them as lords, and the most hardhearted rulers claim the title, 'Gracious Lord'. But not so with you: let the greatest among you become as the lowest and the leader as the servant. For who is the greatest, he who sits at table or he who serves? He who is seated isn't it? Yet I am among you as the one who serves' (Lk 22:24-27).
He does not intend to confront the problem of slavery. He only makes use of an example to transmit his theological message. He wants to correct the misleading way the Pharisees (of that time and of today) understand the relationship with God.
The spiritual guides of that time preached the religion of merits. They were saying: at the end of life, God will remunerate based on the performance of each one. From here there is the need to accomplish the maximum possible number of good works: prayers, fasting, alms, religious practices, sacrifices, scrupulous observances of the commandments and precepts. All for having a right to a major recompense!
This way of understanding the rapport with the Lord corresponds perfectly to our logic.
We think it right to imagine such a God. We are not aware that we are reasoning exactly like the Pharisees. Man—who is dust and ash—cannot claim any right before God, from whom he receives all gratuitously.
This religion of merits is damaging to whoever practices it. It establishes wrong rapports marked by a subtle egoism among persons and deforms the rapport with God. One does not really love the person who accomplishes the good with an objective of accumulating merits before God. He still puts himself at the center of his own interests, helps the brothers/sisters to better one's own spiritual life.
Jesus wants the disciple to put aside any type of egoism, including spiritual. Whoever loves in an unconditional and gratuitous way as the Father in heaven enters the Kingdom of God.
The major trouble provoked by the religion of merits is to reduce God to an accountant in charge of maintaining the account books in order and signing accurately the debits and credits of each one. The parable wants to destroy this image of God.
We don't like it; it even irritates us, because of the idea that in doing good we acquire merits before God is too rooted in us. It is too deep as the root of the sycamore.
The concluding saying—already very hard—is made even tougher by some inexact translations that speak of "useless servants." It's better translated: "We are simple servants; we have not done nothing more than our duty" (v. 10).
Jesus does not intend to underestimate the good works; he does not look down on the work of a person nor assumes an attitude of arrogance towards one who commits oneself to accomplish what is good. He rather tries to liberate the disciples from a form of egoism dangerous for them and for others: the pursuit of self-fulfillment for their own justification, over preoccupation about one's health, or in the exhibition of one's own flawless conduct. He likes to purify their hearts of the impulses to emulation and spiritual rivalry.
There is no need to compete in order to grab the favor and love of God: there is an abundance of his love for all.
Jesus wants them to understand that the behavior of the Pharisee who shows his own merits is foolish because all that is good is always a gratuitous gift of God and not a merit of the person. "What do you possess—says Paul—that you have not received? If you have received it, why are you proud of it as if you have not received it?" (1 Cor 4:7).
There is a video by Fr. Fernando Armellini with English subtitles commenting on today's Gospel reading.


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Alex Ferguson insists his Manchester United side cannot continue mounting "rescue jobs" if they want to wrestle back their EPL title.
United have fallen behind seven times this season before going on to record wins with their latest comeback victory being a 4-3 win at Reading on Saturday.
But the Manchester United manager knows they will not be able to escape for that much longer with their charitable defending that has seen them concede 15 league goals already this season.
With the Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium looming on Sunday, Ferguson will know his side can ill-afford a repeat defensive performance. Ferguson said: "It was unbelievable. There was some real bad defending in the first half. The worst we've been this season. We have to sort that out. We got battered and deserved it but we are getting goals to rescue us all the time. In the first-half I said to myself it would be a miracle if we win this the way we were defending. I'm just glad we did. It's not a question of character, but if you make mistakes like that defending, it's going to be rescue jobs every week. Once again this was."
United conceded six goals, albeit on home soil, 14 months ago to next opponents Manchester City. It looked as though history could repeat itself at relegation-threatened Reading before Robin van Persie had the final say in the seven-goal thriller to send them back to the top of the league.
The visitors fell behind to Hal Robson-Kanu's fine opener before normal service was resumed when Anderson and Wayne Rooney's penalty looked to have put them in control. But two headers from Adam Le Fondre and Sean Morrison, both from corners, would have left Ferguson fuming. United responded, as they so often do, with Rooney and van Persie wrapping up the win in this see-saw game that saw seven goals in the first 30 minutes. —
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In comparison, Verizon advertises download speeds between 5 Mbps and 12 Mbps, and upload speeds of around 5 Mbps, for its LTE 4G network.
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The announcement by the UK Government to cancel the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon is a massive blow for South Wales. The independent Hendry Review concluded that this project was in the national interest and should go ahead. The collected evidence from experts and decided that this is the best way to secure our energy in the future. But the UK Government decided to ignore experts – something they have a habit of doing – and scrap the investment in South Wales.
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Symbiosis Conquest: Frontier Wars and Conquest2: Vyrium Uprising
because this mod adds many things that i thought where missing balances the game more and in my opinion makes this game alot more replayalbe than it was normally
Well, I was never good at RTS games like these, which is why I never actually played many of them. But I enjoyed this game immensely and I actually beat the entire story for single player, even though these genres are usually not my forte. For me, it was one of the first games that i've completely played through, actually. I'm really glad there are people out there making it even better, than the gem that it already is. :)
To describe why I rated this game so low, I should probably describe my experiences with the game.
In my first game, I selected the 'initial' difficulty setting for both an AI on my team, and the AI who was not on a team, and using the All Visible setting, to ease me into whatever new features there may be. Besides my initial frustration with how long everything took (fixed by putting the game speed slider back to halfway), it was mainly tediousness of defending a base from constant attack from the enemy AI, while the friendly one... did nothing except build some resource structures. Nice one AI.
In the second game, which is still running, I upped the difficulty to Easy, feeling a little more confident. This had me constantly defending from multiple, massive fleets of Dreadnoughts, Missile Cruisers (which are now so overpowered, they can kill a Monolith if they're in packs of three or more, and the monolith is alone), and the like. My AI ally spread across the entire map with resource structures, built a huge fleet with them, and parked most of it at home, sending only a few at a time towards the enemy. And the kicker, neither my enemy, or my ally ever built any of their version of the harvester, and was blatantly cheating to the point that they never needed them. (I'll even get this on video if anyone requests it.)
On the other hand, I DO like the greater variety of units in the game, but it's nowhere near enough to forgive the blatant cheating.
epic and one of the best top 10 mods here!
The mod is well done, but I hadn't any chance to test it in online games, since nearly all servers are dead on Gameranger. The new perks, units and admiral flagships are a nice addition. AI is sadly incapable of using the new features introduced in the mod, but it's really good to see the community is still dedicated to this dated, yet awesome game.
This game is one of the better space strategy game mods i have seen for a while. All the teams are balanced and their is nothing to unfair about all of the races, and their isn't a whole lot of improvments needed
Great game!!
the things added where realy cool, i like the new ship variety, and now with this 4.8 coming out most of the stuff that i thoght could be even better will be implemented! this game was one i realy liked and i was thrilled to see people are working on it. you have made this mod even better AllGrey ^^
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(Posted as boydc)
Posts: 11/25
(21-May-2003 at 16:10)
An Orc Theif...
so then their only big problem is their thievery effectiveness i believe, but with their increased population limits, they could get a high tpa
Lol, and he practically theived everybody in my kingdom including me... but we eventually brought him down cause his TPA was too high resulting in low DPA and WPA as well...
Last edited by Ns 2001, 21-May-2003 at 16:14.
Posts: 48/86
(21-May-2003 at 16:18)
Elf: Mystic
Halfling: Rogue
Human: Merchant
Orc: Warrior
Dwarf: Shepperd
Avian: General
Undead: Mystic
Faery: Rogue
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Posts: 46/181
(21-May-2003 at 16:22)
What i would chose!
thats my choise as the thing is now!
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(21-May-2003 at 16:34)
(Originally posted by rajin)
How is Orc Mystic best attacker? Orcs are not good at magic. Better is Orc General or Orc War Hero or Orc Shepard.
I like Undead Mystic as the overall best race & personality.
kamu orang indonesia ya?( sorry for indonesian heheh)
Posts: 12/18
(21-May-2003 at 16:41)
(Originally posted by F O R T)
Avians, yeah fly over Forts but they have no Horsies and their Elite sucks, they cant challenge the Orcs and Humans after 2000 acres
My tator tots are cold and soggy....
Posts: 3/6
(21-May-2003 at 17:24)
Orc general is best, y? Already that Orcs have high attack, 1 more general will give an extra 5% to the attack strength, wich is alot! With 5 generals instead of 4 you get 25% more RAW attack than 20% Raw. That makes the elite from 8*1.2=9.6 to 10. For an orc to have agression and those kind of spells, you need then 5-10% towers and 10% guilds. I'd rather put those 15% directly in barracks.
(Posted as Mercad)
Posts: 280/473
(21-May-2003 at 17:37)
Elf/Rogue (or Mysitc if ur a dicer)
Human/Rogue (or Shep)
Avian/Shep (or Warrior)
Orc/Shep (maybe sage)
Dwarf/Shep (or sage)
thats how i play my races... also avian/war hero is pretty solid, but ive noticed that if u play this u better have a 3 wpa and 3 tpa with max WT and clear sight
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(22-May-2003 at 00:39)
a pumped orc mystic/sheapherd kicks ass.. a pumped orc kd and u can say goodbye.. :P
Last edited by b1uemchen, 22-May-2003 at 00:40.
Posts: 6/11
(22-May-2003 at 00:46)
The best combos (in my oppinion) are:
Elf- Mystic
Faery- Rouge
Human- Warrior (human has lots of elites, this saves much money)
Orc- Mystic
Undead- Mystic (only way to compete is nightmare)
Avian- Shephard (hope you don't feel like getting past 400k)
Dwarf- Shephard
(Posted as grockman)
Posts: 349/1434
(22-May-2003 at 02:05)
why are you guys talking about whats the best personality when you don't relate your kingdom at all into it?
Kingdom strategy determines what province strategy you use.
Posts: 11/13
(22-May-2003 at 02:20)
(Originally posted by Usagi)
Orcs are great too..after a good elite pump..you'll be able to hit people around your size twice! That really makes a huge difference..you can end up gaining 400+ acres on attacks..or you can attack someone much bigger than yourself, because of your sheer power and gain a huge amount of land/honor.
Thats why I would pick avain/sage. You can attack three times a day, or attack twice and plunder once for money. Plus it's so nice not to worry about forts.
P.S. How dose everybody know that mystic for sure get's rid of the -50% orcs have to magic? Mystic makes guilds twice as effective, which would help your wpa, which would provinde mage defence.
(Posted as grockman)
Posts: 351/1434
(22-May-2003 at 04:53)
Sapiens - let me get this straight, you are worried about being able to defend your land.... so you chose avian?
If I followed your logic, if i was worried about having a high tpa, I'd choose Orc, or if I was worried about space efficiency I'd choose Undead, or if i was worried about military losses, I'd choose Faery.
Thanks for choosing Avian, though, if you are on BF and are large enough, you make excellent farmland for my kingdom's large orcs
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(22-May-2003 at 16:16)
Orcs Rule! As soon as you get some elites you can break everybody you want, sometimes people twice ur size. Orc/Mystic is good if u want to cover up the magic weakness but I play Orc/General, You get huge bonuses with that...it Kills And watchtowers can stop most thievery.
You bring up a good point. Being able to attack and gain 400 acres is not all that great if you don't have the cash to defend it. A lot of attackers will have trouble defending such a big amount of land.
Thats why I would pick avain/sage. You can attack three times a day, or attack twice and plunder once for money. Plus it's so nice not to worry about forts.
P.S. How dose everybody know that mystic for sure get's rid of the -50% orcs have to magic? Mystic makes guilds twice as effective, which would help your wpa, which would provinde mage defence.
And as an Orc/Mystic you cant ALWAYS get rid of the -50% magic but if u have some guilds u can easily get loads of wizies
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(22-May-2003 at 17:03)
not mentioned yet but a good combo (and only reason i thought of it is cause i landed it in genisis) is avian mystic.
Avians aren't the best race but are underrated and as mystic it enables you to cast their spells like bloodlust, fanatiscm, aggression greater protection and town watch a lot easeir/ better
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(22-May-2003 at 17:08)
Yeah, avain COULD outshine orcs as the best attacking race. Basically by this pricaple, say as a avain you get 4 attacks at 150 acres and 200 elites. A orc will have a slower attack time, 1/2 elite conversion, and a higher OPA (which will lead to a slightly larger grab). So anyway, the orc will get 3 attacks at 200 acres and 100 elites per attack. In that same timeframe. So the avain will have 600 acres and 800 elites, and the orc will have 600 acres and 300 elites. Over the course of a week this will lead the avain to having considerably more elites. That will basically offset the avains elite being a little weaker, after all 2000 avain elites is 12k raw offense and the 1000 orc elites that a similar provence would have converted is only 8k offense (and dont get me started on the defense dirrence...8k raw defense to 1k raw defense). Also a avain war hero can have extreme amounts of honor due to his high attack speed. The only X-factors are the orcs +10% population (which allows for even more OPA) and the fact that orcs have -50% theivery and magic (which basically sucks).
BUT, and this is a big but, in order for all this to work out as planned you have to be able/willing to actually BE THERE when your army returns every 8 hours or so. I have alot of avains in my kingdom and none of them attack 3x in a day...I mean most people do other things than just sit around and play utopia. BUT, like I said, on paper, the avain outshines the orc.
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(22-May-2003 at 20:36)
overall id say orc>avian, avian may outshine orc in the begining, but later on a fully pumped orc can rape any1
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(23-May-2003 at 07:39)
yeah but a fully pumped avain(which is easier to get than a fully pumped orc) can hit ALMOST anyone ALOT more than the orc can.....
AND the avain dosent have to worry about T/Ms nearly as much as the orc....
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(23-May-2003 at 14:02)
That's right, plus that the negate fort bonus is VERY useful when you're big, because +10% defense becomes considerable amounts of defense points then... And avian elite gains just ROCK compared to the other races...
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(23-May-2003 at 17:46)
OOW orc is the best race ,when run properly, it is just that during war unless you are careful/ lucky or both an avian should outshine a orc but that also depends on your KDmates and how they support you
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It was the last day of our trip and much of the morning went in packing our stuff. The kids knew that after lunch we were to go to the La Preneuse Beach Mauritius so they were happy. Right after lunch we proceeded to the small village of La Preneuse which is located in the west part of Mauritius. The area is also called the Black Water District and is known and famous for the Martello Towers which still stands majestically in the island. The kids were noticeably quiet because they knew that the trip was ending and a part of them was excited too because they were anticipating all the beach activities in the beach.
The weather was perfect, the sun was shining but not too brightly, we had come armed with our sun-tan creams and lotions, the straw hat was out of our bags and all the toys that were specially purchased for the Mauritian beaches were too with us. At least, they were going to be put to good use this day. The breeze was blowing gently and was caressing us while the kids were playing in the sand and we sat there looking at them. There could not have been a more happy sight for me. Although this was our last day in Mauritius, yet the note that we were finishing it in was lovely. I was feeling particularly rejuvenated having spent some wonderful time with my family.
La Preneuse Beach Mauritius seemed like a perfect beach. It was not too crowded and although there were many vendors selling knick knacks and local food, they were at a distance in stalls and not annoyingly close like the other beaches have. The trip back to Udaipur will be sad because the vacation will end but the memories and the snapshots that we are carrying back will remind us of the wonderful time spent for years and years. I never get tired of the trips made with family because like I say to my clients too, money can be earned and re-earned but what good is the money if you do not spend it on the people you love.


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As I sign off and wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, here is what has been going on since my last post:
Upholstery approvals -- this one is in an awesome heavy weave indoor/outdoor fabric (but you'd never know it was tough from the looks of it up close)
Building houses and enjoying the views during meetings.
Taking a few minutes to enjoy some lit Glassy Babies on my desk, even if proper votives weren't handy.
Dogs walking on my coffee table looking for food scraps (someone please give me some sanity).
Chair score! Set of 4 waiting for a new color and new seat.
Kicking off projects...
Wrapping gifts for the holidays... I got the clients done, but my family, not so much...
Dropped off these pillows to a client yesterday, just in time for Christmas.
Flower arranging, then taking a pic in a moving car, in the dark (Hydrangeas, garden roses, green berries).
Fabric arrivals for a very special wing chair in a master bedroom. He gets leather, she gets turquoise prettiness.
Fabrics in play for a living room. Not sure who's made the team yet.
Genius! Silver walnuts! Stealing this for next year.
Spraying an antique faux bamboo dresser. Hands are speckled black and hair has an interesting texture...
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Friday, March 5, 2010
I recently learned of The Mini-Time Machine, a museum located in Tucson, Arizona that's dedicated to miniatures and whose collection contains over 160 miniature houses and room boxes.
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DIGITAL TV will commence in Ireland in October. RTÉ is investing up to €70m in the operation that will provide up to nine channels (RTÉ, TV3, TG4 etc) including a digital teletext service. While the service will be available throughout the country customers will have to purchase a set-top box for €100 to use the service.
#Digital TV
# digital-tv - Thursday 1 August, 2013
RTÉ lose 270 staff in 2012 but still run net deficit
The staff cuts contributed to cost reductions of €18 million last year but the station still reported a net deficit of €65.2 million last year.
# digital-tv - Wednesday 24 October, 2012
15 memories from the good old days of analogue TV
All changed, changed utterly.
VIDEOS: This is what the TV switchover will look like
Pat Rabbitte's doing a formal broadcast from RTÉ – but to give you a taster, this is what it looked like when BBC stopped.
# digital-tv - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Explainer: What is Saorview, and what do you need to do about it?
The analogue TV series is being turned off on Wednesday. Are you one of the 100,000 households who hasn't switched yet?
# digital-tv - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
Some 100,000 still to make the switch to Saorview with just two weeks to go
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9 things we'll miss about old-school Aertel
The digital switchover means the traditional colour-on-black pages will be a thing of the past. Here's what we'll miss.
# digital-tv - Tuesday 4 September, 2012
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning! Here are nine things you should know as you kick off your week…
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UPC's 'on-demand' service to be rolled out nationwide next week
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- £464 per week
- £66 per night
- 4 Guests
- 3 Bedrooms
- 1 Bathroom
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- 1 double bed
- 4 single beds
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To give our cleaners enough time to complete the additional cleaning and sanitising that is currently needed to keep our guests safe, check-in and check-out times at the majority of our properties have been temporarily revised. The revised times for this property are reflected above.
Monks Cottage is a stunning thatched cottage with the looks to grace any postcard or chocolate box dating back centuries. But there is a price to pay for historic charm. The cottage is best suited to guests of 18th century stature when the average height was much less than it is now. Mind your head on the ceiling and door lintels. Also, the stairs are steep.
This gorgeous home is just on the edge of Braunton in the heavenly hamlet of Heanton. The 16th century Church of St Augustine sits next to Monks Cottage, which is in the centre of a row of three, and retains all the charm and character of its age with substantial oak beams throughout. The front door is straight off the lane and opens into a roomy hall plenty of storage for coats and walking boots or buckets and spades. In the lounge, comfortable sofas surround a feature inglenook fireplace with electric effect woodburner. There is a separate dining room with a large oak table. The kitchen is fully equipped and looks out over a tidy and fully enclosed cottage garden. In keeping with its age, the cottage has a newly fitted ground floor family bathroom, but there is also a cloakroom upstairs. On the first floor, there are three bedrooms offering flexible sleeping arrangements, a cosy double room and two connected twin rooms.
Braunton is short drive away and has a variety of restaurants, pubs, cafes and shops. It is also home to the Braunton and District Museum, the Braunton Countryside Centre and the Museum of British Surfing. At the heart of what is said to be England's most biodiverse parish, Braunton Burrows is abundant with richly varied wildlife. The Tarka Trail, a footpath and cycle trail built along the route of the old railway line, runs through Braunton
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Bedroom 2: Twin beds. Leads through to:
Bedroom 3: Twin beds. En-suite washbasin and toilet
Pets: Two dogs welcome
Parking: Private parking is available in the church car park approximately 70 yards away
Garden/patio: Garden furniture in enclosed lawned garden
Heating: Night storage heaters and gas central heating
Short breaks: Available all year round (but for specific dates only bookable within 2-8 weeks of the holiday start date)
Notes: Linen and towels are provided (please bring beach towels). Unlimited Wi-Fi is available free of charge. No smoking at this property. High chair and travel cot are provided
Beach: 4 miles Pub: 0.7 miles
Lovely to find a brand new bathroom this year in my favourite property.
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Houston week-long 'Fresh Off the Rail' haut fashion event kicks off
"Fresh Off The Rail," a five-day fashion event celebrating Houston's culture, creativity and innovation kicked off with a bang on Wednesday.
The exclusive event featured haut fashions by Houston-based designers Deon Leo and Carlos Castillo, along with creations by local rising stars like jewelry designer Hendamy and handbag designer Sara Cline.
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The opening event took place at the Midtown Arts & Theater Center, where invited guests enjoyed small bites and drinks while watching a high-end fashion show.
Each of the five days of the event showcases a different brand or designer, so attendees can get a good feel for Bayou City street fashion and ready-to-wear looks.
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Paulo Melim Andersson has big shoes—those great, chunky Chloé wedges girls have loved for years—to fill. And he's imagined a new girl to put in them: "She's angry, but funny-angry," he said before the show, "A girl who steals from her mother. I want this to be young-young, with no tricks. Clean, but not minimal."
So she came over as bit of a handful, this one: a stomping little character with a taste for asymmetric black, orange, and nylon-look trash-bag fabric, rather than broderie anglaise first-communion dresses and peasant smocks. Her boots are based on Doc Martens and "Diane Arbus" galoshes, and she has a giant textured green messenger bag slung across her back like a guitar case. She likes print, texture, and off-colors too—and Melim Andersson has a lot of them, with a glossary of nutty names to match: "Secret Garden" trees, "Murder Scene" streaks, "Magpie" jeweled embroidery, and "Mushy Pea" green.
Enough time has elapsed after the departure of Phoebe Philo for Chloé's pretty, vintage-y flyaway aesthetic to be in need of an update. After a long search, Melim Andersson (a British-educated Scandinavian designer whose first job was at Margiela) was hired from that other left-field girlie brand, Marni, and at this first outing something in the Marimekko-type print and square-cut, off-kilter shapes carried the traces of his former employment.


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When rehabilitation is what the doctor ordered, St. Andrew's Village welcomes everyone, not just current residents. We've designed our rehabilitation program with our own residents in mind, that's why we offer amenities and services you never thought existed in a rehabilitation setting.
Getting you home – better, faster, stronger.
Why do professionals refer so many patients to St. Andrew's Village for rehabilitation? We offer outstanding services in our extraordinary, Medicare-certified community, including physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. For 30 years, we've been helping patients restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain and prevent or limit physical disabilities from injuries or disease.
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Enjoy the ultimate experience with our Ambassador Program. From the moment you arrive, you'll receive a warm welcome and ongoing personal attention from your personal ambassador. They will be your single point of contact, available and responsive to you and your family throughout your stay to answer any questions, provide for every comfort and offer a reassuring voice along the way. Using your family's preferred method of communication – phone, text message, email or in person – your ambassador will keep your closest relatives informed of your progress.
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