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Acclaimed Pakistani Director to tackle honour killing in next film.
Syed Noor has had great success with his social and romantic films.
Syed Noor, the acclaimed Pakistani Film Director, has announced that his next film will be based on traditional honour killings, called "the Price of Honour".
Syed says he had been making social and romantic films but from now on he would only direct issue-based films.
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He said he was not making such films for international fame rather wanted to do convey a message through his films. He said the story of the film was 75 percent true which revolved around women killed in the name of honour.
Noor said that he would also focus on the Hudood Ordinance in the film, which had not been clearly stated by the government. He said he would face the censor board bravely if they removed the ordinance issue from the film.
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He said the film was set against the backdrop of Firozepura village in southern Punjab and would be completed in the next three months. He said he would send the film in the Cannes Film Festival in January. The film's producer is Afzal M Khan and is jointly written by Noor and Khan.
He said the film's main story was that a young schoolteacher was raped in front of the whole village as punishment because her brother had a relationship with a feudal lord's sister.


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John Stallo talks about Class Designer
Josh Ledgard, PM in Visual Studio recently interviewed John (PM for Class Designer). The video for the first part of the interview can be viewed here (Channel 9).
I really liked the intro text Josh had written to the video:
I've now done a few interviews with my co-workers building Visual Studio 2005. I always like to ask "Aside from your own feature, What is your favorite new thing about Visual Studio 2005?" The answer I consistently received was "the class Designer". It will be available in versions of VS 2005 from Standard on up.
It is great to see the endorsements we get from our co-workers!


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Loyal Citizen Tees, a longtime Fore Front favorite, has made it big with two of their t-shirt designs now available at L.L.Bean! We've spoke about them before (here and here) and couldn't be more thrilled to see them getting national attention.
Every tee is designed in Portland, printed by hand and made in the U.S.A. The two designs being offered at L.L.Bean are available here.
And be sure to check out more of their t-shirt designs in town at Joseph's or in their online shop. Congrats to Jeff and Julian!


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Saw this a couple of years back and have listened to a lot of Stuarts spiritual concepts since. I encountered him a few years back through Wayne Dyer and I immediately resonated with his philosophy. I'm not sure about some of his newer stuff, as it seems – judging from his website – that he have retired a bit from the publicity and seminarstyle he enjoys in this video.
Anyways if you're interested in the esoteric meaning of money Stuart is better than most I have heard to describe it – enjoy the seminar here!


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Ten minutes into the movie, I turn sideways to glance at my friends- is it only me that's feeling this way, or do they share the same feelings? They have the same blank expression on their face. I'm relieved.
It is wrong to compare a movie with any other. But for a long time to come, any Batman movie will definitely be compared with the masterpiece that Nolan created and managed to etch in our minds. Christian Bale will be missed, Morgan Freeman will be remembered, and Alfred = Michael Caine! Period. This is something the makers of future Batman movies have to remember, and live up to.
Expectation: Batman vs Superman was a movie we had been waiting for, ever since the announcement of the theme. The very idea of seeing Batman and Superman in one frame was fascinating. It meant watching two Superheroes come together, and fight each other. The expectations were sky high.
Reality: Then why does it look so shoddy. Ben Affleck as Batman seems to be the perpetual tragedy king. When he says, "Do you bleed?...You will", it doesn't evoke even half the emotion what one felt felt when Bale said "Not everything...Not yet". Half the movie seems to be filled with dream sequences. Alfred looks cynical. Even dialogues which are supposed to be funny, don't half appear so. Some of the dialogues from the earlier movies are so inspiring, you can actually keep reading them. This movie doesn't boast of any such thing.
Superman just seems to fly from one continent to another. And Lois Lane! Amy Adams is largely expressionless, and even clueless in some parts of the movie. It looks like she's there just for the sake of being there, serving absolutely no purpose, including a scene where she throws a Kryptonite spear into water. She forcefully reminded me of the role of any female actor in a Salman Khan movie! Jesse Eisenberg (as Lex Luther) is the psychotic super-villain who creates a monster no one can handle. And his sole intention is to get Batman and Superman to duel. Logic? Oh, you don't ask for one when Luther is involved. He fails to induce the chill in your spine, that the mere gait of Heath Ledger did! I however, liked him the most, among all the other characters in the movie.
The scene where Batman is almost about to finish off Superman, and he stops short when he learns both their mothers have the same names- that is emosanal atyachaar! And the whole purpose of Diana Prince a.k.a Wonder Woman is beyond comprehension. The message that there'll be a sequel where Batman creates the Justice League fails to get across. There is no flow in the sequence of things; just things happening one after the other. And some scenes shot in slow motion got on our nerves.
All-in-all, it was one hell of an evening spent in the movie hall. I will never get those two precious hours of my life back again, two hours which could have been spent doing things so much more productive. Probably the only remedy is watching The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, repeatedly, to get over the trauma inflicted by the Dawn of Justice!
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Children's Advocates Praise Brown's Proposed Budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown's new $131.7 billion budget is earning praise from children's advocates because of the investments it makes in supporting health and combating poverty.
The budget includes $26.7 million for a voluntary pilot program to send community health workers to visit struggling families. Kelly Hardy, senior managing director of health policy at Children Now, said this program will benefit low income kids and their parents.
"It really helps young families reach self-sufficiency by supporting healthy development of the kids and connecting parents to services like CalFresh and employment services," Hardy said.
She said she's also glad to see that the state is committed to keeping kids enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP - at least in the short term - even if Congress fails to fund the federal government's share.
Today is the 101st day since the authorization for CHIP expired. Congress has simply extended funding on a short-term basis while they work on a deal.
Hardy said some groups are particularly vulnerable, waiting for Congress to act.
"Coverage for 32,000 pregnant women and kids is at risk if CHIP funding is not extended soon," she said. "So it's just more reason for the federal government to take care of what should have been a slam-dunk re-authorization. "
California enjoys a $19 billion surplus this year. Hardy said she'd like to see a larger investment in early-childhood care.


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Perth's Secret Beaches
One of the best things about visiting Perth is discovering the pristine beaches, arguably some of the most spectacular in the country! Here are a handful of our favourites.
Bathers Beach
If you want to feel like you're spending the day in the Caribbean, Bathers Beach is for you! Located off Mews Road in Fremantle, this petite 300m stretch of white sand is perfect for swimming and offers some amazing sunset views.
Don't forget to grab a drink at the Bathers Beach House, Australia's first liquor licenced beachfront bar, and enjoy a drink with your feet in the sand.
Sydney Street Beach
Located on the corner of Sydney Street and Marine Parade, a set of stairs will lead you down the steep drop of cliffs to this secluded patch of coastline. This unnamed beach is a local secret and it's typically very quiet, especially on a weekday.
Mosman Beach
North Fremantle
Just north of Leighton, Mosman Beach is one of the most tranquil beaches in Perth. With its calm waters, Mosman Beach is the perfect spot to drop your towel, pop up some shade and get started on that book you've been meaning to read for the past year.


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"Fans of rock trivia might know the author as one of the founders of the band Genesis. He was its first drummer, but by his own admission, he wasn't very good, and they turfed him out before they made it big. Luckily, Stewart had other skills, among them a wicked good ability to tell stories. In this highly entertaining memoir, set in the early 1980s, the author was offered the opportunity to skipper a yacht in the Greek Islands. Never one to let a little thing like a complete and total lack of sailing ability stand in his way, he jumped at the chance. The book is kind of the reversal of the fish-out-of-water story (a mammalinto-water tale, perhaps?), and it's full of comic elements: finding the yacht in utter disrepair, working with two boat hands named Nikos, setting the boat on fire, that kind of thing. Despite his less-than-stellar performance as a yacht captain, Stewart followed his Greek Islands adventure by signing on with a cross-Atlantic re-creation of Leif Eriksson's original route to Vinland—all right, he didn't exactly know what or where Vinland was, but it sounded like it might be fun. So is the book: Stewart really is a quite gifted writer, gleefully poking fun at himself and thoroughly entertaining the reader. — Booklist, starred review
"Stewart's eventual love of sailing translates well to landlubbers, while sailors will be glad to have missed the winter storms and sea ice encountered. A funny, appealing read." –Library Journal
"Three Ways to Capsize a Boat: An Optimist Afloat is Stewart's hilarious account of exploring the world, and he proves that no obstacle—seasickness, setting the boat on fire, capsizing—will stand in his way of exploring the seas." —National Geographic Traveler
"Charming, witty, and appealing, this is the work of a gifted writer who is at the top of his game." –Tucson Citizen
"Three Ways to Capsize a Boat" is a charming and lyrical read, awash with the joy of discovery, and Stewart is an immensely likeable narrator…The key to his popularity is his honest and self-effacing determination – as discussed during a mid-Atlantic storm – to live a rewarding life." – Guardian, UK
"Chris Stewart is possibly the only travel writer who is genuinely funnier than Bill Bryson." —Traveller
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Studio Electronics ModStar SE88 Filter EuroRack Module
Main Features
- All analogue Eurorack filter module
- Based on the dual mode filter from the CS80
- Dual independent filters, patch them whichever way you fancy
- 10 patch points
The SE88 takes it's feel and tone from the original CS80 which fed a HP filter into a LP filter, but with the SE88 your can select MODE 1's HP or BR to feed MODE 2's LP or BP, or patch it to reverse that pleasant path. The audio signal is completely controllable with input and output levels for each filter. Cherish and respect your filter's input gain stages, for a smooth yet often brassy sound—shed your mercy to strike hard for boiling, snarling bite, even to the blackout/cutout point: then and only then, uniquely blend mode settings for the filter family values you revere.
To get things merrily modulating, each filter employs attenuverters for frequency and resonance experimentation and decimation. While the SE88 does not self oscillate (Yamaha's creation didn't either), Studio Electronics did amp up the resonance level for full-throttle squelching. An additional master FM (frequency modulation) attenuverter-controlled level can feed both filters (when hungry enough) simultaneously, and tracking switches allow for individual keyboard response for each of the contrasting and complimentary filter modes.
Potentiometer Potential
Five attenuverter and eight attenuation pots control the FREQUENCY MODE 1, FM IN, FREQUENCY MODE 2, RESONANCE, M1 FM, RESONANCE, M1 RES CV 1, M2 RES CV, INPUT, M2 FM, OUTPUT, LEVEL (M1 OUT), and LEVEL (M2 OUT).
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Ten patch points: 1 V/O, FM IN, M1 FM, M2 FM, M1 RES CV, M2 RES CV, M1 IN, M1 OUT,
All Controls and Patch Points
FREQUENCY MODE 1 – Adjusts the frequency, or cutoff of Mode 1.
2/3 - 1/3 TRACK - Toggles tracking options for Mode 1.
FM IN - Adjusts the master frequency modulation input.
FULL - HALF TRACK - Toggles tracking options for Mode 2.
FREQUENCY MODE 2 - Adjusts the frequency, or cutoff of Mode 2.
RESONANCE – Adjusts the resonance of Mode 1's filter.
M1 FM - Adjusts Mode 1's frequency modulation.
RESONANCE – Adjusts the resonance of the Mode 2's filter.
HP / BR - Toggles the High-Pass and Band-Reject option.
M1 RES CV – Adjusts Mode 1's resonance control voltage.
M2 RES CV – Adjusts Mode 2's resonance control voltage.
INPUT – Adjusts the master audio input.
M2 FM – Adjusts Mode 2's frequency modulation.
OUTPUT – Adjust the audio output.
1 V/O – One volt per octave control voltage input.
FM IN – Master frequency modulation input.
M1 FM – Mode 1 frequency modulation input.
M2 FM – Mode 2 frequency modulation input.
M1 RES CV – Mode 1 resonance control voltage input.
M2 RES CV – Mode 2 resonance control voltage input.
M1 IN – Mode 1 input.
LEVEL – Level control for Mode 1.
M1 OUT – Mode 1 output.
M2 IN – Mode 2 input.
LEVEL – Level control for Mode 2.
M2 OUT – Mode 2 output.
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Fort Bend ISD's Chief Communications Officer, Mary Ann Simpson, is retiring after a 38-year career in public education. Simpson has overseen the Community Relations and Partnerships Department providing leadership, direction and the implementation of the school district's communication programs.
She began her association with FBISD in 1995 as the Director of Community Relations, advanced to an Associate Superintendent for Community Relations and Partnerships, her current position under a different title. Before joining FBISD, Simpson served as the Public Information Officer for Region IV Education Service Center.
"Mary Ann has given her heart and soul to FBISD, bringing all her experiential knowledge and talent to maintaining high opinions about the quality of our education system," said Superintendent Dr. Tim Jenney.
"Mary Ann Simpson's retirement will be a loss to FBISD," said school board president Susan Hohnbaum, who worked with her for almost four years extolling what she called Simpson's strong sense of integrity and professionalism and thanking her on behalf of the board for her accomplishments and commitment to the school district.
Throughout her career Simpson, who earned numerous professional achievement awards, has been active chairing major project committees, participating on an executive board and as president of the TSPRA, the state's public relations association.
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How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?"—Luke xi. 13.
THE great advantages which we have by the Christian religion, are these three:"
1. A more perfect rule for the direction of our lives.
2. A more powerful assistance to enable us to the performance of our duty. And,
3. The assurance of a glorious and an eternal reward.
And all these are contained in that excellent sermon of our blessed Saviour upon the mount: of which this passage in St. Luke is a part, although it was spoken here by our Saviour upon another occasion, and at another time.
Our Saviour begins that sermon with the last of these, as being the great motive and encouragement to our duty—the promise of blessedness, and of a great reward in heaven.
And then he lays down the rule which was the substance of those moral duties, which are contained in the law and the prophets; only he explains and supplies whatever was obscure and defective before, and thereby brings our duty to a greater certainty, and clearness, and perfection, than it had before.100
But, because this would have signified little to us, if we be still unable to perform our duty, and to obey that law which God hath given us, and to the obedience whereof he hath promised so great a reward: therefore, that nothing might be wanting to excite and encourage our obedience, our blessed Saviour, after he had made our duty as strict as possible, lest we should faint and be discouraged under an apprehension of the impossibility, or extreme difficulty of performing what he requires of us, is pleased to promise an assistance equal to the difficulty of our duty, and our inability of ourselves to perform it; knowing that we are without strength, and that nothing is a greater discouragement to men from attempting any thing, than an apprehension that they have not sufficient strength to go through with it, not being able of themselves alone to do it, and despairing of assistance from any other.
And this is the great discouragement that most men lie under, as to the business of religion; they are conscious to themselves of their own weakness, and not sufficiently persuaded of the Divine assistance; like the lame man in the gospel, that lay at the pool of Bethesda to be healed; he was not able to go in himself, and none took that pity on him as to help him in.
Hence it comes to pass, that a great many are disheartened from engaging in the ways of religion; because some spies, those who have only taken a superficial view of religion, have brought up an evil report upon that good land, which they pretend to have searched, saying, as they of old did when they returned from searching the land of Canaan, (Numb, xiii. 31 33.) "We be not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we. And they 101brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched, unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof, and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. And there we saw r the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants; and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight." Just thus we are apt to misrepresent religion to ourselves, as if the difficulties of it were insupportable, and the enemies which we are to encounter were in finitely too strong for us; not considering, that the Lord is with us, and notwithstanding our own impotency and weakness, yet, by his strength, we may be (as St. Paul expresseth it) more than conquerors.
Therefore, to remove this discouragement, and to put life into the endeavours of men, our blessed Saviour assures us, that God is ready to assist us, and to supply our weakness and want of strength by a power from above, even by giving us his Holy Spirit, which is "a Spirit of might, and of power, and of the fear of the Lord," as he is called by the prophet; and he is ready to bestow so great a gift upon us on the easiest terms and conditions imaginable; if we will but ask this blessing of him, "how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?"
"How much more;" which words are an argument from the less to the greater, by which our Saviour, from the confidence which children naturally have in the goodness of their earthly parents, that they will not deny them things necessary and convenient for them, if they earnestly beg them at their hands, argues Christians into a great confidence of the good-will of their heavenly Father, and 102of his readiness to give "his Holy Spirit to them that ask him."
The force of which argument depends upon a double comparison, of the quality of the persons giving, and of the nature of the gift.
1. The quality of the persons giving. Fathers upon earth, and our heavenly Father. If earthly fathers be naturally disposed to give good things to their children, how much more may we believe this of our heavenly Father! If they who are but men have so much goodness; how much more confidently may we presume it of God, who excels in all perfections, and whose goodness excels all his other perfections! If they who are evil, that is, many times envious, and ill-natured, and at the best but imperfectly good; how much more God, who is in finitely good, and even goodness itself! If they who are many times indigent, or but meanly provided of the good things they bestow, and if they give them to their children must want them themselves; how much more God, who is not the less rich and full for the overflowings of his bounty, and can never impair his estate, nor impoverish himself by conferring of his blessings and benefits upon others!
2. If we compare the nature of the gifts. If earthly parents, that are evil, be ready to bestow good things upon their children, things necessary and convenient only for their bodies and this life; how much more confidently may we believe the good God inclined to bestow upon his children the best things, things necessary for their souls, and conducing to their eternal life and happiness!
So that, in the handling of these words, I shall,
First, Endeavour to shew what is comprehended in this gift of the Holy Spirit, and how great a blessing and benefit it is.103
Secondly, What kind of asking is here required.
Thirdly, To confirm and illustrate the truth of this proposition, that God is very ready to give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him.
Fourthly, To remove a considerable objection to which this discourse may seem liable. And,
Fifthly, To make some practical application of it to ourselves.
First, I shall shew what is comprehended in this gift of the Holy Spirit, and how great a blessing and benefit it is. St. Matthew expresseth this somewhat differently: (chap. vii. 11.) "How much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" Which, compared with the expression here in St. Luke, doth intimate to us, that the Spirit of God is the chief of blessings, or rather the sum of all good things. The promise here in the text is not expressed so gene rally as it is in St. Matthew; but our evangelist instanceth in the greatest gift that God can bestow upon his children; the gift of his Holy Spirit, which is indeed the chief of all other, the sum and comprehension of all spiritual blessings; for it contains in it the presence and residence, the continual influence and assistance, of God's Holy Spirit upon the minds of men, together with all the blessed fruits and effects of it, in the sanctifying and renewing of our hearts in all those particular graces and virtues, which are in Scripture called "the fruits of the Spirit; in righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost," in "sealing us up to the day of redemption," and in being a pledge of our future inheritance, and of a blessed resurrection to eternal life. All these are mentioned in Scripture, as the fruits and effects of God's Holy Spirit, and therefore 104it will come within the compass of this promise concerning the gift of God's Spirit; "How much more shall your heavenly Father," &c.
And, which I desire may be especially considered, because it will conduce very much to the clearing of some difficulties in my following discourse, by the gift of God's Holy Spirit, is not only meant the common and transient operations of God's Spirit upon the minds of men, exciting and disposing them to that which is good; (for thus the Spirit was given to men in all ages from the beginning of the world;) but the special presence and residence, the permanent and continued influence and conduct, of God's Holy Spirit, as a constant and powerful principle of spiritual life and activity in good men; in which sense the Scripture tells us, that the Holy Ghost resides and dwells in believers, that they "live in the Spirit, and walk in the Spirit, and are led by the Spirit:"" for this phrase, of the giving of the Holy Ghost, or of God's Spirit, does always (I think) in the New Testament signify either the miraculous and extraordinary gifts conferred upon the apostles and primitive Christians, in order to the effectual planting and propagating of the gospel; (and so it is used, Acts v. 32. where St. Peter says, that the "Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him," was "a witness of the resurrection and ascension of our Saviour;" that is, gave testimony and confirmation thereto,) or else for the special residence, and continual influence and assistance, of God's Holy Spirit in and upon the minds of good men. And so we find this phrase frequently used: (Rom. v. 5.) "The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost, which is given unto us;" meaning, for the strengthening and assistance 105of believers to all patience and long-suffering under the persecutions which attended them; for so the apostle reasons, "We glory in tribulation, knowing that tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience, and experience hope, and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us;" that is, for our support and assistance under sufferings. So, likewise, 1 Thess. iv. 8. where defiling of our bodies by lust, is called "a despising of God, who hath given unto us his Holy Spirit;" that is, "to dwell in us:"" for which reason the same apostle calls our bodies "the temples of the Holy Ghost/ and "of God:"" (1 Cor. iii. 16.) "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" And, (chap. vi. 19.) "Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you?"
And (1 John iii. 24.) God is said to give us his Spirit to enable us to keep his commandments; "He that keepeth his commandments, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us." And, (chap. iv. 13.) "Hereby we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit." So that the gift of God's Spirit doth imply his continual residence in good men; and his powerful assistance of them to all the purposes of holiness and obedience; and not only a transient operation upon the minds of men, by some good motions and suggestions, which is common to bad men, and those who are in a sinful and unregenerate state.
Secondly, We shall in the next place consider, 106what kind of asking, in order to the obtaining of this great blessing, is here required by our Saviour, when he says, "God will give his Holy Spirit to them that ask him." It must have these three qualifications:"
1. It must be hearty and sincere, in opposition to formal and hypocritical asking.
2. It must be earnest, and fervent, and importunate, in opposition to cold, and faint, and careless asking.
3. It must be in faith, and a confident assurance that God will hear us, in opposition to doubting and distrust.
1. It must be hearty and sincere, in opposition to formal and hypocritical asking. When we pray for God's grace and Holy Spirit, we must not be "as the hypocrites are," who pray not so much to be heard of God, as "to be seen of men;" who have no sense of their wants, no hearty desires to obtain those blessings which they beg of God, but only pray out of form and custom, or for ostentation of their piety and devotion. It is not every prayer that is put up to God out of form and custom that will prevail with God, for the assistance of his grace and Holy Spirit; but it must be serious and in good earnest; it must proceed from a true and real sense of our need of God's Holy Spirit, such a sense as children have of their want of bread when they are pinched with hunger.
2. This asking must be earnest, and fervent, and importunate, in opposition to cold, and faint, and indifferent asking: because this declares the sincerity of our desires. Those things which we are careless and indifferent about, and do not much matter whether we have them or not, we ask them 107coldly, and but seldom; if they be not granted at the first asking, we give them over, and look no farther after them: but those things which we heartily desire, and are truly sensible of our want of them, we will use more earnestness and importunity for the obtaining of them; and if we cannot obtain them at first, we will renew our requests, be instant and urgent for them, and if there be any hopes, never give over till we have prevailed.
And that in this manner we ought to beg of God his Holy Spirit, our Saviour declares in those metaphors which he useth of asking, and seeking, and knocking, which signify earnestness, and diligence, and importunity: (ver. 9, 10.) "I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened." And we have this more plainly declared in the parable before the text, (ver. 5-8.) "And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves: for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?" And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not, the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise, and give thee. I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend; yet because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth." If mere impudence and importunity in asking, will prevail so much with men, what will not humble and constant supplication obtain from God?" And so our Saviour applies this familiar parable, that, in like 108manner, we should be importunate with God for spiritual blessings, and as it were give him no rest, till we obtain what we ask, "I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you," &c. Not that mere importunity prevails with God; but as it is an expression of a just sense of our wants, and of a confident persuasion of God's goodness, so it is effectual to procure the greatest blessings at God's hands.
3. We must ask in faith, and a confident assurance that God will hear us, in opposition to doubting and distrust; with the same, nay, with greater confidence and assurance than children come to their earthly parents, to ask those things of them that are most necessary for them. And this condition or qualification of our prayers our Saviour doth elsewhere frequently require: (Matt. xxi. 22.) "All things what soever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." And St. James, (chap. i. 5, 6.) directing those who want spiritual wisdom to ask it of God, immediately subjoins, "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering;" that is, not doubting but that God, to whom he addresseth his prayer, is both able and willing to give him what he asks: and whoever comes to God, not having this apprehension of him, "let him not think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord," (ver. 7.) For upon what ground does he expect any thing from that person, whom he looks upon either as unable or unwilling to grant his de sires?" I proceed, in the
Third place, To confirm and illustrate the truth of this proposition, that God is very ready to give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him. And for the proof of this, I shall only use two arguments—from God's free promise and declaration; and from the comparison which our Saviour here useth in the text.109
1. From God's free promise and declaration. And besides that here in the text, I might produce several others, but I shall mention only one, which is very plain and express, and conceived in terms as large and universal as can well be devised: (James i. 5.) "If any of you (says the apostle, speaking of Christians) lack wisdom, let him ask it of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." Where by wisdom, according to St. James's notion of it, is meant all "the fruits of the Spirit," all Christian graces; for so he tells us, (chap. iii. 17.) that "the wisdom which is from above," that is, which is wrought by the Divine Spirit, "is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and of good fruits." Now if God have freely promised so great a blessing and benefit to men, if they earnestly beg it of him, we need not doubt of his faithfulness to perform and make good what he hath promised.
2. The other argument, which I shall principally insist upon, shall be from the comparison which our Saviour here useth in the text: "If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone?" This is a proverbial speech among the Jews, which seems from them to have been derived to the neighbour nations, as appears from that of Plautus: Allerâ manu fert lapidem, alterâ panem ostentat, "He carries a stone in one hand, and holds forth bread in the other." If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone?" That is, if he ask that which is absolutely necessary, will he give him that which will do him no good?" "Or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?" or if he ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?" That is, if he ask that, which, 110though it be not absolutely necessary, yet may be very convenient; will he give him that which is hurtful and pernicious?" hardly any earthly parent, though otherwise never so bad, would deal thus with his children; and can we suspect it of God?" certainly it is much farther from him to deny us, his children, those better and more necessary good things, which we humbly and heartily and earnestly beg of him, in a confident persuasion of his goodness.
"If ye then, being evil (many times bad enough in other respects, and at the best come infinitely short of God in point of benignity and goodness) know how to give good gifts unto your children; how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him!"
This is a plain and undeniable argument, fitted to all capacities, because it proceeds upon two suppositions which every man must acknowledge to be true.
1. That earthly parents have generally such a natural affection for their children, as does strongly incline them to give them such good things as are necessary and convenient for them, and which will not suffer them, instead of good things, to give them such things as either are no wise useful, or any wise hurtful to them: this is a matter of common, and certain, and sensible experience, which no man can deny.
2. The other supposition, which is as evident in reason as the former is in experience, is this: that God is better than men, and that there is infinitely more goodness in him than in the best man in the world; because goodness in its most exalted degree, and highest perfection, is essential to that notion which all men have of God; and this being a common 111principle, in which men are universally agreed, no man can gainsay it.
Now let but these two things be supposed, that men, though otherwise evil, yet commonly have so much of natural goodness and affection for their children, as to be ready to give them those things which are good for them; and that God is infinitely more liberal and bountiful than men; and it will appear to be a thing highly credible, that this good God will not deny the best of gifts, even his Holy Spirit, to them that ask him.
But, for the farther illustration of this argument, we will consider a little more particularly the terms of the comparison which our Saviour here useth; our earthly and our heavenly Father; temporal and spiritual good things.
1. Our earthly and our heavenly Father; in which terms the givers are compared together. Now there are three considerations in a giver, which make him capable of being bountiful, and dispose him to it.
(1.) That he have wherewithal to be liberal, and can part with it without damage and prejudice to himself.
(2.) That he be good-natured, and have a mind to give.
(3.) That he be related to those to whom he gives, and be concerned in their welfare. Now all these considerations are more eminently in God, and with far greater advantage, than in any father upon earth. For,
(1.) God hath wherewithal to be liberal, and can confer what benefits he pleaseth, without any harm or prejudice to himself. Earthly parents cannot many times be so good to their children as they desire, 112because they have it not to bestow; they can not perhaps feed them plentifully without pinching themselves, nor give them fit provision without impoverishing themselves: but the Divine nature is a perpetual and inexhaustible spring of all good things, even of more than he can communicate; in him are all the treasures of riches, and power, and wisdom, and he cannot by giving to others, ever empty or impoverish himself: when he makes the freest communications of his goodness to his creatures, he does not thereby diminish and lessen his native store.
(2.) God hath infinitely more goodness than men, he hath stronger propensions and inclinations to do good, than are to be found in the best-natured and most generous man in the world. All the goodness that is in the creature is derived from God, who is the fountain and original of it; it is but an imperfect image, and imperfect representation of that excellency and perfection which the Divine nature is possessed of in the highest degree that can be imagined. Men are many times evil and envious (for so the word signifies, "If ye being evil," πονηροὶ, of an envious, |niggardly, and illiberal disposition); but, at the best, men are of a finite and limited goodness and perfection.
But now no such thing as envy and ill-will can possibly happen to God, who is so rich in his own native store, and so secure of the enjoyment of what he hath, that he can neither hope for the enlargement, nor fear the impairing, of his estate.
(3.) God hath a nearer and more intimate relation to us than our earthly parents, and is more concerned for our happiness. Our earthly parents are but the "fathers of our flesh, "as the apostle speaks, 113(Heb. xii. 9.) but God is "the Father of our spirits." Nay, in respect of our very bodies, God hath the greatest hand in framing of us; it is he who "made us in secret, and curiously wrought us in the lowest parts of the earth: in his book all our members were written, which in continuance were fashioned:"" (Psalm cxxxix. 15, 16.) so that we being God's creatures, our bodies the work of his hands, and our souls the breath of his mouth, God is more our Father than he that begat us, and having a nearer and stronger relation to us, hath a greater care and concernment for our happiness.
So that if our earthly parents, who are many times indigent and ill-natured, and are but "the fathers of our flesh," and that but as second causes in subordination to God, the principal Author of our beings, I say, if they will "give good things to their children;" how much more shall our "heavenly Father," who is the fountain of all good, and goodness itself, who is our Creator, the framer of our bodies, and "the Father of our spirits," be more ready to bestow on us the best things we can beg of him?"
2. Let us compare likewise temporal and spiritual good things; in which terms you have the gifts compared together. Now there are two considerations belonging to a gift, which are apt to move and in cline a person to bestow it; if it be such as is necessary or very convenient for the person on whom it is bestowed; and if it be such as the person that bestows it takes great pleasure and delight in the imparting of it.
(I.) If it be such as is necessary or very convenient for those on whom it is bestowed. Such is bread, which earthly parents give to their children; but that is only necessary to the body, and for the support 114of this frail and temporary life: but the Holy Spirit of God is necessary to the life and health of our souls, to our eternal life and happiness. Now our soul being ourselves, and eternity the most consider able duration, God's Holy Spirit is consequently much more necessary and convenient for us, than any thing that our earthly parents can give us.
(2 ) The Spirit of God is such a gift as he takes the greatest pleasure and delight in the imparting and bestowing of it. What can be more acceptable to God, than that his children should be made par takers of his own Divine nature, and conformed to his image; than that we should be "holy as God is holy, and renewed after the image of him that hath created us in righteousness and true holiness?" than that human nature should be restored to its primitive perfection and dignity, and recovered to that state in which it came out of God's hands?" than to see the ruin and decay of his own workmanship repaired; and his creatures, that were become miserable by the temptation of the devil, restored to happiness by the operation of the Holy Spirit of God?"
And this is the proper work of the Spirit of God upon the minds of men, to sanctify and renew us, and (as the apostle expresseth it) "to create us again unto good works," to make us "partakers of his own holiness," and to restore our souls to that condition that "his soul may have pleasure in us." What can we imagine more acceptable to God, than that men should be brought to this happy state and temper?" A child does not please his father so much when he desires to be instructed by him in learning and virtue, as we please God when we ask his Holy Spirit of him: for nothing can be more pleasing to him, than to bestow this best of gifts upon us.115
So that the whole force of the argument conies to this: that if we believe that earthly parents have any good inclinations toward their children, and are willing to bestow upon them the necessaries of life, we have much more reason to believe that God our heavenly Father is much more ready "to give his Holy Spirit to them that ask him;" whether we consider the quality of the giver, or the nature of the gift.
I should now have proceeded to the other particulars which I propounded; but I shall only at present make some short reflections upon what hath already been delivered.
What a comfortable consideration is this, to be so fully assured of God's readiness to bestow all good things upon his children, and even his Holy Spirit, if we ask it of him! and what an encouragement is here to constant and fervent prayer to God, who will not deny us the gift of his Holy Spirit, if we heartily and earnestly beg it of him! and what an encouragement is here likewise to the resolutions and endeavours of a good life, that so powerful an assistance is so freely offered to us, to enable us to "run the ways of God's commandments!" that God hath promised his Holy Spirit to reside and dwell in us, to be a principle of spiritual life to us, and to enable us to all the purposes of obedience and a holy life!
And what infinite cause have we to bless God for the gift of his Holy Spirit, and to say with St. Paul, "Blessed be God for his unspeakable gift!" That he hath given his Holy Spirit to his church, at first in miraculous powers and gifts for the preaching of the Christian religion in the world, and ever since in such degrees of assistance, as were necessary in the several ages of the church, for the preservation of the Christian religion in the world; that he hath given his 116Holy Spirit to every particular member of his church, for the sanctifying and renewing of our natures, "to strengthen us to every good word and work, and to keep us by his mighty power through faith unto salvation!"
And this sanctifying virtue of the Holy Ghost, enabling us to do the will of God, is more than any miraculous powers whatsoever. So our Saviour tells us: (Matt. vii. 21-23.) "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?" and in thy name have cast out devils?" and in thy name done many wonderful works?" And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." Men may do wonders by the power of the Holy Ghost, and yet be shut out of the kingdom of heaven; only they that are assisted by the Spirit of God to do the will of God, shall be admitted into heaven.
And this is matter of greater joy and comfort to us, than to work the greatest wonders, and to have power over devils, to cast them out of the bodies of men: (Luke x. 20.) "Rejoice not in this, (saith our blessed Saviour,) that the spirits are made subject to you; but rejoice in this, that your names are written in heaven." How is that?" The sanctifying virtue of God's Spirit is the pledge and earnest of our heavenly inheritance, and that whereby we are "sealed to the day of redemption."117
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Taste of OSU, a night of cultural exchange
Taste of OSU is an Ohio State signature event hosted by the Office of International Affairs, along with more than 40 Ohio State student organizations and Student Life's Dining Services chefs, who come together to prepare an evening of international food, exhibits and cultural performances. This year, Taste of OSU will take place on February 16 from 5 – 8:30 p.m. in the Ohio Union.
Students participating in the event will showcase and embrace flavors and characteristics of their home countries represented by their organization.
Entry to the event is free! Tickets to purchase small samplings of international foods will cost only $1 each. Food tickets will be on sale on the day of the event (cash or BuckID) and will also be available for pre-sale starting on Monday, February 12, 7 a.m. at the front desk in the Ohio Union (BuckID only).
Join the Taste of OSU Facebook event!
Student organizations showcasing food and a cultural booth:
African-African American Leadership Consortium
Arab Student Union Organization of Arab Student
Armenian Students Association
Bangladesh Student Association
Brazilian Students Association
Chinese Culture and Conversation Club
Chinese Student and Scholar Society
Culinary Association
German Club at The Ohio State University
Hindu Youth for Unity, Virtues and Action
Indian Students Association
Indonesian Student Association
Iranian Cultural Association
Italian Club
Korean International Student Organization
Latino Student Association
Lebanese Student Organization
Malaysian Students Association
OSU Hillel
Pakistani American Students' Association
Polish Club
Russian Student Association
Saudi Students Organization
Somali Students' Association
Students for Justice in Palestine
Syrian Student Union
The Japanese Student Organization at Ohio State University
The Ukrainian Society of Ohio State University
Turkish Students' Association
Urdu Club
Student organizations showcasing a cultural performance:
African Youth League - Zuvaa Afro Caribbean Dancers
AIM Dance Company
Association for India's Development
Bangladesh Student Association
Chinese Folk Music Orchestra
Dance Coalition at The Ohio State University
Dance of the Soul from China
Echo Studio D.I.V.A.
Ethiopian and Eritrean Student Organization
Inaayat Dance Team
Indian Students Association
Indonesian Student Association
Irish Dance Team
Latino Student Association
Malaysian Students Association
Oriental Dance Troupe at Ohio State
Somali Students' Association
Students for Justice in Palestine
The Japanese Student Organization at Ohio State University
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Thierry Repentin's participation in the OSCE Ministerial Conference (Kiev, December 5, 2013)
Thierry Repentin, Minister Delegate for European Affairs, participated in the annual Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) meeting of foreign ministers in Kiev.
France attaches great importance to the OSCE's action in the field of human rights and to the fulfillment by each member state of their commitments in that area. This organization is the only forum that allows dialogue between the 57 participants on issues relating to security and human rights issues on the European continent.
During this visit, Thierry Repentin met with representatives of Ukrainian civil society.


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You already know and love the Philly classics—the McGillinses and the Jonny Brendas—but a recent uptick in unexpected and undiscovered watering holes is providing renewed reason to drag you out on a Friday night. From Fishtown biergartens and craft distilleries to Passyunk speakeasies and themed bars, there are more than just old school pubs lining the streets of Philadelphia; and it's not all just concentrated in the City Center, either. Yet don't think the city's cocktail scene is simply riding the coattails of its foodie fame—like any good Philly story, there are seriously talented and intensely passionate people driving the engines forward on this front, too. Their mission: to turn the city they love into a spirit- and brew-centric hotbed. All you have to do is grab a stool and see. Wondering where to start? Read on for our editor's picks of Philadelphia's best bars.
Jillian Guyette
Call it divine inspiration: The motivation behind the church theme at West Passyunk's Thirsty Soul came when lead mixologist Billy Hines was on a flight from New Orleans to Philadelphia and noticed how the overhead light brilliantly reflected the pattern of a drinking glass onto the tray table. He thought, "What if we did that with a bar top, lit from below?" And, lo—that's exactly what you'll find here (albeit with stained glass panels). The team took the traditionally religious decor element and ran with it, building a barroom complete with pew-style seating, a confession booth, and a throne worthy of the Pope. Naturally, the cocktail list builds on the theme, and is divided into two sections: Old Testament and New Testament. The former features classics, like a Sazerac and an Old Fashioned, while the latter focuses on house specialties, like The Saint—made with house-infused maple bourbon, Aperol, Domaine de Canton, and pear. If you're interested in a little entertainment, the live music program covers broad genres—from blues and jazz to swing, funk, and country—in the Red Room, a cozy space with a fireplace and distinct bordello vibe (prepare for lots of red velvet).
Jason Varney/Courtesy Friday Saturday Sunday
Picture your favorite neighborhood restaurant. Now, multiply its cuteness factor by 10 and you've got Friday Saturday Sunday. The tiny bar and restaurant, just off of Rittenhouse Square, is the kind of hidden gem every city dweller dreams of: One long, narrow room with an oversize marble bar, just-right lighting, and a constantly rotating cocktail list that keeps your visits feeling fresh. Owners Chad and Hanna Williams brag culinary pedigrees, too—both are veterans of Jose Garces hotspots El Vez and Alma de Cuba—ensuring that FSS's food is as impressive as its bar program. Plates off the main menu, like dry-aged roasted duck breast and sweet potato agnolotti with braised oxtail, will tempt those with empty bellies.
The oldest continuously operating tavern in Philadelphia, McGillin's is a family-led institution: In its 158 year-history, the bar has been owned by just two families (the McGillins, who raised their 13 children upstairs, and the Spaniak/Mullinses, who still run it today). Opened in 1860, the year Lincoln was elected president (!), McGillin's survived the Civil War, the Great Depression, and even Prohibition. Expect a mostly beer-centric bar menu, with over 30 varieties on tap. For the most authentic libations, try one of the three house beers, all made by P.A.-based Stoudts Brewing: the McGillin's Real Lager, the McGillin's Ale, and McGillin's 1860 IPA, created in honor of the bar's 150th anniversary, in 2010. The storied heritage and classic pub ambience draw all types of bar-goers, from college kids avoiding the library to young professionals grabbing after-work beers, families catching an Eagles game, to retirees. They belly up to the bar, reliving the glory days. Generally speaking, McGillin's gets progressively louder, busier, and younger as the night goes on.
Jillian Guyette
Your mom may have taught you to avoid long, dark alleyways, but scout's honor, this one leads somewhere safe (though, maybe less so for your liver). Just off Midtown Village's bustling 13th Street, Graffiti Bar sits around back from Sampan, the much-lauded Asian restaurant from restaurateur Michael Schulson. (Bonus: the restaurant, with its kung pao chicken wings and edamame dumplings, also services the bar). Opening onto a 30-seat open-air patio, there's also a three-story-high mural commissioned by local artist Ali M Williams serving as a backdrop; the bartop and two rectangular communal tables are likewise decorated with graffiti. Drink choices consist largely of Asian-inspired revamps of the classics, like the Ming Mule (vodka, lychee, mint, and ginger) and the Hashi Old Fashioned (Applejack rum, bourbon, and smoked caramel), though we're also big fans of the sharing-sized (read: large) Scorpion Bowls with a tequila, vodka, or whiskey base.
Courtesy Philadelphia Distilling
The current Fishtown iteration of Philadelphia Distilling is a far cry from its original outpost in an industrial park in northeast Philadelphia. After 12 years in a space solely licensed for production, the owners finally received approval to transform a 1950s metal foundry into a multi-use venue, which now includes a bar/lounge, production and bottling facilities, and top-floor event space. No matter where you land, the focus is nearly always on the gin itself, of which the distillery produces two Bluecoat varieties—barrel finished and American dry—and the cocktail program works hard to offer seasonally driven takes on the two. You'll also see appearances from the 1681 vodka, Old Bay-infused vodka, called The Bay, and Vieux Carré absinthe. Each is carefully crafted to showcase the spirit, rounded out with all house-made bitters, macerations, and more. The menu focuses on small, seasonal plates that are perfectly portioned for sharing. The crispy Brussels sprouts, soaked in balsamic vinegar and topped with bacon bits, are the best we've had in Philly. Also notable: spent grain sliders, steak-frites, and pierogis with crispy onion rings. Finally, it's around the corner from Punch Line Philly, a comedy club, and The Fillmore, a popular live music venue, making it an ideal stop for pre- or post-show cocktails.
Set on the corner of Frankford and East Girard avenues, Johnny Brenda's is an anchor in the now-flourishing Fishtown neighborhood. The worn brick facade gives the place a weathered, lived-in look that extends to the interior (which probably hasn't been painted in decades), but it's this unapologetic grit that makes Johnny Brenda's quintessentially Philadelphian. The multi-hyphenate joint, which does turns as a gastro-pub and bi-level live music venue, is a surprisingly democratic one: You're as likely to see families seated outside for Sunday brunch as you are indie music lovers rocking out from the balcony on a Saturday night. Don't underestimate the drink selection, either: On the beer front, there's a constantly rotating, 12-tap, two-hand pump draft list; cocktails that feature spirits from local distilleries like Philadelphia Distilling and Art in the Age; and a state-of-the-art wine dispensing system that serves eight draft wines.
Neal Santos/Courtesy Ranstead Room
Walk about halfway down the nondescript alley that is Ranstead Street, keeping your eyes peeled for the double "RR" logo on a black doorway. Upon entering, you'll find a small anteroom, where a hostess carefully controls entry based on a "one in, one out" policy. If you're lucky enough to score a seat at this veteran Stephen Starr outfit, you'll be guided to a leather banquette or an alligator-print barstool in the near-pitch-black barroom, and handed a hyper-focused list of cocktails: There are spirit-forward classics (Old Fashioned, Manhattan) and funky seasonal mixtures like Pinky & the Drank, a winter-worthy blend of cognac, sloe gin, madeira, lemon, and blackberry, as well as a carefully edited list of wine and beer—just one sparkling, one white, and one red blend on offer, plus three draft and four bottled beers. You won't be disappointed by the bartenders, who consider their work a form of art. If you need a recommendation, they know the menu inside and out; alternatively, give just a few keywords and they'll gladly whip up a bartenders' choice.
Courtesy Frankford Hall
You'll hear the sound of clinking glasses and buoyant laughter before you even step through Frankford Hall's iron-and-glass double doors. An unmistakable air of joviality greets you as you wander through the biergarten-style bar, complete with ping-pong, shuffleboard, and picnic tables. A broad swath of locals—from bubbly twenty-somethings downing one-liter pints to young families with napping babies—happily sip from their steins. Seeing as it's a biergarten, the drinks are of the brewed variety. On a recent visit, there were a whopping 11 German beers, four American craft brews on tap, a few specialty drafts, bottled beers, beer cocktails, and a select few Rieslings on hand. Soak it all up with a warm Bavarian pretzel: the proofed dough is flown in all the way from Germany before it's baked on-site daily.
Courtesy Charlie Was a Sinner
Charlie's Prohibition theme hits you immediately: How could it not, what with the dark walls, dim lighting, pendant chandeliers, and brass bartop? In the dining area at the back, a projection machine flashes old news clippings, black-and-white photos, and scenes from vintage films. Whether or not you buy into the schtick, the moody vibe and modest square footage are romantic and inviting. What's more, the F&B works overtime to offer a complete menu, full of carnivore-deceiving winners like meatless meatballs, and drinks that, while a little theatrical (yup, they're lighting applewood chips on fire inside that glass), deliver on flavor and creativity. Nothing is ever without purpose: Every cocktail name contains a literary element or historical reference that plays off the Prohibition theme; ingredients are carefully sourced from different local farming co-ops to ensure quality and freshness; commitment to vegan cuisine even extends to the cocktails (the Penicillin, for example, incorporates agave instead of honey). If you can, try to sit at the bar: Mathias Bable, one of Charlie's most seasoned bartenders, has serious cocktail-shaking chops and the ability to strike up a conversation that'll your experience one to remember.
Part speakeasy, part dive bar, Fiume is a totally unique, very cozy nook located above West Philly Ethiopian restaurant Abyssinia. (We'll give you a tip: Go through the side door and head toward the restroom.) Upon entering the tiny space, you'll find just six barstools, a handful of formica-top tables, and cases of beer stacked against a wall. Despite its size, it offers an impressive list of both American and international whiskeys, many of which you can try at a discount during daily happy hour, in addition to a unique range of craft brews and craft cocktails. There's no kitchen at Fiume itself, but patrons can order off the Ethiopian menu at Abyssinia and have their plates delivered upstairs. Don't miss the Doro Wat, spicy chicken slow-simmered in berbere sauce and served with a hard-boiled egg. Also, pad your wallet: Fiume is cash-only.
Danya Henninger/Courtesy Garage Passyunk
Don't get it wrong—the sign may read "Satellite Auto Body," but the beers, games, and crowds signal you've come to the right place. This casual bar is the fifth business for Jason Evenchik, whose stable of successful bars and restaurants in Center City and South Philadelphia include Vintage, Time, Bar, Tiki, Heritage, and a second Fishtown location for Garage, thanks to much local love. Open the binder—er, menu—and you'll find more than 300 different types of beer, broken out by brewery and style and many of which are served out of the can. Craft breweries from all over the country are represented, so feel free to see how Philadelphia brewers stack up against those from D.C., San Diego, Chicago, and more. Customers are allowed to order food to the bar or BYO (pro tip: it's smack-dab between Pat's and Geno's). Gather the gang, because there's no place better to while away a weekend afternoon over beers, bites, and a faux-friendly game of Skee-Ball than at Garage.
Ed Newton/Courtesy The Franklin Bar
Like any good speakeasy worth its weight in faux-secrecy, there's no sign marking the entrance to The Franklin Bar. (The boîte is named after The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company, a ring of Prohibition-era bootleggers who once operated out of the space.) Let the line outside be your cue: Bouncers take their jobs seriously, and there's a strict "one in, one out" policy when the bar is at capacity. Once you're in (down two flights of stairs and a long hallway, that is), don't be surprised if a few of the ingredients on the menu look unfamiliar: Lords of the Night, for example, mixes tequila reposado with changunga, capulin, cupreata, orgeat, lime, cherry, and sal de gusano. Fortunately, the servers have near-encyclopedic knowledge of the cocktail list (and beyond), and can talk you through the choices. They may even suggest an off-menu special that appeared on the list three years ago, making the experience here that much more unique.
When William Reed and Paul Kimport, the guys behind Johnny Brenda's and Standard Tap, opened this bi-level bar in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood earlier this year, locals came running. It's at least in part because there's a vibe for everyone: The downstairs bar is casual, with brightly hued barstools and a corner DJ booth for nightly live beats (plus Sunday brunch). The upstairs, dubbed the Service Bar, has an appropriate amount of swank (dark walls, dim lighting) to highlight the sophisticated craft cocktails. But the cocktail program goes beyond just creating inventive drinks: The International makes its own house spirit, Service Bar Rye, in collaboration with Rowhouse Spirits. For the best sampling, order the "At Your Service," a classic high ball that uses it. Downstairs, bop around the world with Belgium wild ale, unfiltered German lager, and Polish sour ale, or keep it closer to home with an American IPA from Brooklyn, a Brett fermented ale from Portland, Maine.
You really have to want to go to Hop Sing: Given that there's no phone number, website, or even sign pointing to the space, you'll have to seek out the unmarked, brushed steel door on Chinatown's Race Street. Have your ID at the ready for a quick scan by the bouncer: He has to make sure your name isn't on the "banned list," the bar's index of nearly 3,000 "no longer welcome" patrons, who either ignored the rules (no phones, no hats) or tipped poorly. Once inside, though, you'll be seated in a spacious, high-ceilinged room, dripping in candlelight, with plaster artfully peeling off the walls, where the whole experience will start to unfurl. Not only does Hop Sing brag one of the largest selections of spirits in the country, but their meticulously crafted cocktails are no ordinary mixtures; each incorporates supremely high-quality well spirits. The Hop Sing Manhattan, for example, costs just $16, but is made with an $80 bottle of Booker's bourbon. You won't get that great a value anywhere else. The air of exclusivity and commitment to rules may put off some bargoers, but this is one of the only speakeasy-style bars in Philadelphia that still feels like a secret, so embrace it.
Michael Persico/Courtesy Irwin's
The historic Bok building, which spans an entire city block in South Philly, was previously a high school (it was shuttered by the School District of Philadelphia in 2013). Now, it serves as a mixed-use creative hub for the city's makers—architects, fashion designers, artists, small-batch manufacturers, and the like. Head up to the eighth floor and you'll find this restaurant and bar, which has been reimagined by interior design firm Rohe Creative: Exposed walls, still featuring graffiti from the building's post-school, pre-rehab phase, juxtapose velvet chairs, leather sofas, oriental area rugs, and funky accents like mismatched table lamps and antique bedroom dressers. Opt for one of the classics—a Manhattan, Negroni, or Sidecar—or one of the house specialties, like the Black Honey (Diplomatico Rum, Cynar, lime, cinnamon honey) or the eponymous Irwin's (Old Forester, honey, Angostura bitters, walnut). Come for the hip South Philly vibes or the sweeping views—stay for the unique but not overly complicated cocktails. Note that the bar is closed on Mondays and that parking is basically nonexistent—take an Uber instead.


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Scorpion Sports Europe was kind enough to provide us with their top of the line VX-20 Air helmet for us to review.
This helmet is their top of the line helmet and worn by many top Supermoto riders like Adrien Chareyre, Sylvain Bidart and many more.
The list of features on this helmet is pretty long.
- Fully-adjustable, aero-tuned visor: Reduces lift at high speeds.
- Ventilation System: Large intake manifolds and aero-tuned rear vents maximize airflow through the helmet.
- Large Eyeport: Fits all goggles and provides maximum visibility.
- Strap Grip: Keeps goggle strap in place.
- Padded Chin Strap with KwikWick™ material: Comfortable and secure.
- Custom liner and cheek pad kits: Available in wild patterns.
- Closing chinstrap by double D titanium ring.
- Additional free KwikWick 2™ liner in the box!
- 1150g in M size
Scorpion uses a new extremely light Thermodynamical Composite Technology: the new TCTstructure is designed to gradually crumple on impact, which allows it to absorb most of the energy generated by the shock, while retaining a strong structure.
One feature really stands out and that is the two Airfit inflation pumps: one placed under the chin bar and acting on the cheek pads for a customised fit ,and the second located at the back of the helmet, this time inflating or deflating the front section.
The "Air" name isn't added for nothing. This helmet has several intakes on the front and rear vents that maximize the airflow through the helmet.
So the features are pretty impressive. But how is the helmet in real life?
While unpacking the box I was surprised to see several extra's coming with the helmet. A soft helmet bag, a complete extra inner lining and 3 spare screws for the helmet visor was found inside the box. We received the helmet with the Fluo yellow Quartz design, which really is a cool and bold design. Safe on the street and easy to spot on the racetrack.
The helmet feels really light and fitment is really comfortable. I didn't have to use the inflation system on the inner lining because the helmet already had a perfect fit. The double D strap is also nicely padded and feels totally comfortable.
While riding the airflow through the helmet is really good and kept my head at a comfortable temperature. The airflow is so good that for really cold weather the airflow this helmet provides might be a bit too much. It's also a bit noisy when riding on the street at high speed.
The eyeport is pretty big so you comfortably use any brand and size goggle you want.
Overall the helmet feels really comfortable and light. All the materials used in this helmet are really top quality. We can really recommend it. At a price of around €350-€399 / $269 it is also much cheaper than the top of the line helmets from other brands. And those don't have the extra spare lining out of the box.
In the USA this helmet is offered as the Scorpion Exo VX-R70 for around $269.
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A couple of interesting TV-related tidbits were announced today. First up, good/strange news for Up All Night fans. NBC has extended the comedy's season two order to 16 episodes, but the network is switching the show's format to multi-camera. Per Deadline, when the Christina Applegate and Will Arnett-fronted show returns in the spring it will be with a live audience and laugh track in tow. It's an odd move halfway through the show's second season, but it's not unprecedented. Happy Days was a single-camera series until it switched to three cameras in its third season.
Hit the jump for more, including news on a new series from ex-Community showrunner Dan Harmon.
Production on Up All Night will take a three-month hiatus to convert the sets to a multi-camera stage with an audience. The idea for the change apparently came from executive producer Lorne Michaels, who believes Applegate and co-star Maya Rudolph's strong live-audience background on SNL will be put to good use with the swap. Following the December finale, the multi-camera debut will kick-off April or May with the 5 additional episodes that have been ordered. Though the show is still struggling to break out in a big way, the comedy has showed a promising ratings rise in the past couple of weeks.
Additionally, one of Dan Harmon's new projects has been picked up. Harmon was ousted as Community showrunner following the show's third season, but Adult Swim has now picked up his new animated comedy Rick and Morty. The show centers on an evil genius and his not-so-evil genius grandson, and Adult Swim has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the series co-created by Harmon and Justin Roiland. Roiland and Harmon's production company Starburns Industries broke the news on Twitter:
Rick and Morty! 10 half hours!Watch it sometime in late 2013 on adult swim!
— Justin Roiland (@JustinRoiland) October 27, 2012
Huge congrats to Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland for the pick up on Rick and Morty. Thanks Mike Lazzo and everyone at Adult Swim.
— Starburns Industries (@StarburnsInd) October 27, 2012
In addition to Rick and Morty, Harmon is also developing pilots at CBS and Fox and a stop-motion feature film based on a script by Charlie Kaufman.


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The story of an irrepressible orphan girl in the Swiss Alps, written in 1881, has long been one of the most beloved and best-selling children's classics in the world. This hardcover edition features a gilt spine, a silk ribbon marker, and beautiful full-color illustrations by Austrian artist William Sharp.Heidi's story begins when she is orphaned at the age of five and sent to live with her reclusive, embittered grandfather on a mountainside above a Swiss village. Heidi's grandfather has been estranged from the villagers for years and he resents the child's arrival, but she wins his affection with her enthusiasm and cheer. Her rural idyll is cruelly interrupted, however, when her aunt sends her to the city to be a hired companion to a wealthy girl in a wheelchair. Clara is delighted by her new friend, but the family's strict housekeeper tries to repress Heidi's high spirits and the girl begins to waste away, pining for her mountain home. The resolution of Heidi's dilemma transforms the lives of everyone around her and has entranced readers for generations with its vision of the joys of country life and the power of love and friendship.
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Primera's Heavy Rotation : Feb 2nd, 2010
Newwwwww Heavy Rotation. Starting from now, I'll try to post the link too so you can (illegaly) download the song. Just so you know, the download link provided is for evaluational purpose only. If you like the artist, please buy the original album/single (Yeah, like anyone would listen.)
1. Carrie Underwood – Temporary Home
Set as a second single from Carrie's latest album Play On, this one is a beautiful pop country ballad song. Rating : 3
2. Jedward – Under Pressure (Ice Ice baby) feat. Vanilla Ice
Jedward are John and Edward, two identical twin from the sixth season of X Factor. "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" is their debut single. The single is a mashup of "Under Pressure", originally recorded in 1981 by Queen and David Bowie, and "Ice Ice Baby", recorded in 1989 by Vanilla Ice. Vanilla Ice himself is featured on the track. Rating : 2
3. Avril Lavigne – Alice (Underground)
Finally, a single from Avril Lavigne. Coming from Alice in Wonderland upcoming movie soundtrack, it's sounds really different from her previous work. It's pretty dark to me, especially after the all fun in The Best Damn Thing. Rating : 2
4. 3Oh!3 – Follow Me Down (feat. Neon Hitch)
Electronic, Dance and Synth Pop is in its height right now. And as long as it does, 3OH!3 will stay in chart as well. Another song from Alice in Wonderland Soundtrack, Almost Alice. This one actually sounds more familiar for my ears. Rating : 2,5
5. Leighton Meester – Your Love's A Drug
Our lovable Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl is trying her luck again after her first single, Somebody To Love did not doing really well on chart. This one sounds better actually. Love it. Rating : 3
6. Justin Bieber – Baby (feat. Ludacris)
The YouTube artist has just sent out the first single from his 2nd album called My World 2.0 (Yawn… What a creative way to name your album). The song quite boring. Rating : 1,5
Not To Be Missed :
7. Craig David – One More Lie (Standing in The Shadows)
God, heavy dance track. Soo not Craig David. Rating : 1,5 Download
8. Madonna – Across The Sky (feat. Justin Timberlake)
Produced by Timbaland and featuring Justin Timberlake. Great Combination. Pretty enjoyable. Rating: 3 Download
9. Gorillaz – Stylo (feat. Moz Def and Bobby Womack)
Weird. I hate Gorillaz BTW, so you might wanna hear it first. Rating: 1 Download
10. Taylor Swift – Today Was a Fairytale
Typical Taylor Swift song. Pop country song with a catchy tune. Rating: 3 Download
11. Boyzone – Gave It All Away
Calm, boyband-ish song. Like it. Rating : 3 Download
12. The Fray – Syndicate
Typical The Fray song. Good unless you're bored with such kind of song. Rating: 2,5 Download
13. Chipmunk – Look for Me
Having a little similiar composition with I Gotta Feeling. But sounds much better. Rating: 2,5 Download


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The Dollar Trap
How the U.S. Dollar Tightened Its Grip on Global Finance
By Eswar S. Prasad
Pub Date: Feb. 1st, 2014
Publisher: Princeton Univ.
Richly detailed study of global finances, examining how and why the dollar became the favored currency of international trade.
In 2008, when the financial markets nearly collapsed in the United States and then, continent by continent, around the world, something counterintuitive happened: Money flowed back into the U.S., as American investors pulled their money out of foreign commitments and foreign investors sought the relatively safe haven of the dollar, mostly as expressed through treasury bonds. "The dollar," writes Brookings Institution senior fellow Prasad (Trade Policy/Cornell Univ.; co-editor: New Paradigms for Financial Regulation: Emerging Market Perspectives, 2012, etc.), "which should by all rights have plunged in value, instead rose sharply against virtually every other currency. It even rose against all other major reserve currencies except for the Japanese yen." The dollar has weathered other challenges, as well, including the threat of a default on the part of Congress and, about the same time, the Standard & Poor's 500 index rating cut, reflecting pessimism over the inability of the U.S. government to address debt. No other currency, Prasad argues, is as strong—adding, cautiously, "relatively speaking." The result is that no other economy is positioned to supplant the dollar, a pointed thought insofar as China is attempting to expand its official currency, the renminbi, beyond its national borders. Prasad warns that nothing lasts forever, so the question is not whether the dollar will remain the leading reserve currency forever but, instead, how much time it has left to hold that position—presuming that some other currency rises to dominance or even that "the entire system of reserve currencies will be replaced by a different arrangement." For international investors and economic policy wonks, particularly those following the development of Chinese economic strategy.


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Don't miss these important deadlines!
The winter term will soon be upon us and it will be full steam ahead with another busy semester. As you begin to tackle your readings and assignments, make sure to keep an eye on these key deadlines.
Paying your tuition and fees
Tuition and other fees for the 2020 winter term are due on January 1, 2020.
If you don't pay your tuition and other fees by January 31, 2020, a $77.50 late fee and interest will be charged to your account.
It's important to remember that it can take three to five business days for your financial institution or bank to process your payment. There are several convenient methods to pay your fees.
You can confirm the balance owing on your account in the My Student Centre by clicking on account inquiry.
Registering and dropping courses
The last day to register or make section changes for courses starting this winter is January 20, 2020.
The deadline for dropping a course without having to pay for it, and without it appearing on your academic record (i.e., Did Not Enter, or DNE) is also January 20, 2020.
Students who drop their courses after the DNE date will receive a Discontinued (DISC) notation on their record and will be responsible for full payment of the tuition and other associated fees. The last day for academic withdrawal from a course (DISC) is April 15, 2020 (updated).
See how to swap and drop courses on your SIS student hub.
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The last day to add yourself to a wait-list is the day of the DNE deadline. The wait-list process will be running until 4 p.m. on January 20, 2020.
This means that you may be automatically enrolled in a class until that time due to other students swapping and dropping courses on the DNE deadline. Therefore, please pay attention to your position on the wait-list.
If you are satisfied with your current schedule and no longer wish to be wait-listed for a class, be sure to remove your name from the wait-list. Once the DNE deadline has passed, any course for which you are wait-listed in this term will be removed.
Applying for special project funding?
The Concordia Council on Student Life (CCSL) makes funds available for projects that enhance or contribute to the quality of student life at the university.
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Lebanese Army Targets Terrorist Centers near Border with Syria
The Lebanese military helicopters and artillery units shelled heavily the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front's concentration centers, which ended in the killing or wounding of several militants.
Al-Nusra's depot of arms and ammunition was also targeted and destroyed in the attacks.
In relevant developments on Thursday, the Lebanese Army carried out an anti-terrorism operation in Jaroud Arsal region and killed dozens of militants including a top ISIL commander.
Lebanese security sources said the army targeted the headquarters of ISIL terrorist group near the Syrian border-crossing in the Qalamoun Mountains.
The military operation resulted in the destruction of ISIL headquarters in Jaroud Arsal and the death of top ISIL commander Nayef Al-Sha'alan and his purported closest aid Ahmad Marwat.
In addition to killing several ISIL fighters, the Lebanese Army also arrested several terrorists, including the notorious combatant Mohammad Musli.


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Related to Posteriority: posterity
POSTERIORITY, rights. Being or, coming after. It is a word of comparison,
the correlative of which is priority; as, when a man holds lands from two
landlords, he holds from his ancient landlord by priority and from the other
by posteriority. 2 Inst. 392.
2. These terms, priority and posteriority, are also used in cases of liens the first are prior liens, and are to be paid in the first place; the last are posterior liens, and are not entitled to payment until the former have been satisfied.


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I've made this nice Twitter set in order to allow you to adapt your bookmarker icons to every season of the year.
This packs includes:
- Original Illustrator file with the three versions of the graphic (Regular, Christmas, Halloween) - EPS file Illustrator CS2 and beyond. - High Resolution jpg file. - Link to the font used for the original artwork (you can change if you want to) - Terms of usage.
Don't let go a wonderful graphic set like this one!!


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California Riding Magazine Event Calendar
Horse Evacuation Clinic
ETI Corral 36 hosts this free presentation by Vicky Beelik and her PPI Program, which stands for "plan, prepare and implement." A big crowd is expected so reservations are required.
For more information or to make a reservation, e-mail
Mid-Winter & Dressage Affair CDI1*
Mid-Winter & Dressage Affair CDI1*
The Los Angeles Equestrian Center will be abuzz with dressage activity organized by Glenda McElroy's Cornerstone Events. The Mid-Winter competition includes everything from Green Rider Training Level Test 1 to the Masters Division with Adult/Amateur Prix St. Georges, Intermediaire I and Grand Prix. The Dressage Affair includes qualifiers for many year-end Championships, ranging from the USEF National Intermediare Championships to the USEF Young Adult "Brentina Cup" presented by Dressage Today Magazine.
For more details visit www.cornerstonedressage.com.
Galway Downs International Horse Trials
Wise equestrians will spend April Fool's day in Temecula at one of the first international eventing competitions of the year. That's the final day, featuring stadium jumping. Even wiser equestrians and fans will be there earlier: Friday, March 30, when things get underway with dressage and show jumping (for CIC pairs) and Saturday's action on the rip-roaring cross-country which features many good viewing spots.
The competition and hanging-out areas at Galway Downs are undergoing constant upgrades as the property grows as a venue for equestrian events and entertainment and social functions. The Horse Trials are always accompanied by fun parties, good food options, entertainment and shopping opps in the trade fair area.
Entries are open until March 13 for competitors. For spectators, general admission is $15 for Friday & Saturday and $10 for Sunday; with various VIP options, too.
For more information, visit www.galwaydowns.net.
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