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"Christianity and Unitarianism"[1]
Charles Gordon Ames, Church of the Disciples, Boston
Berry Street Essay, 1895
Read before the Ministerial Conference
May 29, 1895
What is the central and distinguishing thing in Christianity, or that which makes it differ from other religions? I find its essence in the emphasis it places on man's spiritual kinship to God, and in its simple reliance on the power of divine truth and love to produce in man a character worthy of that kinship. It is the religion of nature and reason better understood, loftily taught and illustrated in a personality, vitalized by the original creative force which we call the Holy Spirit, and continuously transmitted from soul to soul and from age to age.
Christianity comes to me as a deepening and expansion of the light that lighteth every man. If it did not hold much in common with all other religions, if it were a contradiction or blinding of reason, it could have no place in our human world. Taken out of doors, on the mount or by the lake, it is commended to us by its vivid naturalness; it recalls us to the simplicity of the little child, yet opens to us the infinite heavens of wisdom, and puts all the forces and faculties of life in upward motion, simply by addressing us as children of the All-Perfect.
We are partakers of the divine nature; we are children and heirs of God! Is there a higher conceivable interpretation to human life and destiny? Are there higher possible motives, or completer helps to realize that life and destiny? Here shines the light which shows a clear upward path for all humanity. Here glows the love which overcomes evil with good and allies humanity in spirit and purpose with divinity. Here is disclosed in our souls the only life which is worthy to be immortal; it is the life of sonship. Here is the reason of reason, the root of ethics, the secret of order and power, of beauty and joy.
Because this gives the highest conceivable interpretation to human life and destiny, along with the highest motives and completest helps to realize that life and destiny, I must regard pure Christianity — apart from its transient elements and perversions — as not only superior to all other forms of religion, but as inclusive of whatever good they contain, and as competent to take up into itself every measure of truth and excellence which is yet to be given to humanity. I can conceive of no religion higher than that which makes us heirs of all things, and which promotes our endless growth toward the perfection of God.
When I first came among the people called Unitarians, I was naturally interested in finding out wherein they differed from other bodies of Christians. I soon saw that they regarded it as a task laid upon them to recover the religion of Jesus from its corruptions, to distinguish between its transient forms and its enduring life, and to exalt the spirit above the letter. It interested me that James Freeman Clarke had formed a church for the "study and practise of Christianity;" and in the constitution of the American Unitarian Association I read that its object was "to diffuse the knowledge and to promote the interests of pure Christianity," though every one seemed left perfectly free to define Christianity for himself. Such facts showed the general direction of the movement, but it did not appear that anybody had thought the matter out to full and final conclusions. Some of them seemed brave; others seemed timid. I could see that the timid ones were afraid of going faster than they could be sure of the road; so that I respected their conservative caution. The movement itself seemed greater than the men; and the meaning of it greater than the words they used.
Another thing gradually became clear: when they used the word Christianity, they did not generally mean a doctrinal system, nor an organized church, — they meant the life of Jesus, the life of sonship to God, continued in the life of humanity; and some of them saw, as Saint Paul and Saint Augustine saw, that his kind of spiritual life was always in the world and was older than the name. Without doing violence to language, and without straining the facts of history, they could properly speak of the inner spirit of Christianity as the absolute and universal religion, appearing in its most exalted form under the inspired and inspiring leadership of the greatest of all the prophets and foremost of all the sons of God. Some of the most honest and earnest men among them were saying, "We must get outside of Christianity in order to reach the truth which Jesus did not teach, and to practise the good he did not enjoin." But others said, "Christianity has no outside; the spirit of Jesus is the spirit of free progress; in that name we can go on toward perfection forever. Christianity is not bondage and limitation; it is free religion, taking up into itself whatsoever things are true and venerable, pure and just, lovely and of good report, wherever found." Words and names are not things to stickle for, yet they prove mightily convenient as signs and vehicles of the spirit. But the clearest thinking does not stop at words or names; it penetrates to the realities which no language can adequately represent.
With this large interpretation, there was no need to drop the Christian name; but there was need to charge it with higher and nobler meaning. There was no need to withhold fellowship from good men who did drop the name; they were Christian in our sense, if not in their own sense. There was no need even to repel an honest and true man who called himself an atheist; for in living by the highest law he, too, was proved a child of God, even though he could not speak his Father's name.
We can therefore unite with the Association in promoting the interests of "pure Christianity" without narrowness, without proscribing anybody, and without making it a matter of fine-spun definitions. The true business is to bring as many people as possible under the influence of wisdom and goodness. All Unitarians could respond heartily to a saying of Dean Stanley: "Nothing greatly concerns us except that we become wiser and better; and that we should become wiser and better is just what Christianity intends."
A few months before his death, I had a happy conversation with Phillips Brooks. We found ourselves entirely agreed on this point: That Christianity was a free, open, unstereotyped, world-wide movement, large enough to take in every advance of light and every good thing that is yet to come to the world; and we also agreed that if Christianity could not fairly bear this inclusive construction, we should both be obliged to go outside, in order to be true to ourselves, to our fellowmen, and to God. From portions of his sermons preached more than a dozen years ago, I know that Phillips Brooks recognized the true Christ in pure-minded pagans who never heard the gospel, even as Peter learned from a vision that "in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him."
We belong to the Church of Christ as we belong to the republic of Washington and Lincoln, and are as little trammelled by the first form of Christian teaching as by the utterances and actions of these great patriots and statesmen. Our liberty is not impaired or restricted, but preserved and extended, by the inspiring name of Jesus. In that name we resent and resist all forms of spiritual servility, and all impositions of authority which would bid us call any man master. In emancipating mankind from every yoke save the yoke of truth and goodness, he simply bids us share with himself that higher liberty of the sons of God which is the proper birthright of all souls. Under any lower interpretation, Christianity brings bondage rather than deliverance, and Jesus adds one more name to the long list of spiritual tyrants.
Did humanity in Jesus rise to the conscious dignity of sonship, or did divinity descend in fatherly love to draw humanity upward? As well ask whether the flower rises to meet the sun, or the sun descends to meet the flower. Enough for us is the union of the human and the divine; enough for us is the doctrine of Immanuel, or "God with us," which Jesus has both taught and illustrated as the natural order of life for all men.
In accepting Jesus as the captain of salvation for all the world, or as the spiritual leader of all we can do or wish to do for the higher welfare of mankind, we simply avail ourselves of a great historic impulse, — an impulse to the natural religious sentiment as vast and vague, and quite as real, as the alphabet or the printing-press has given to the growth of language and literature. We do not separate from the best faith of the Christian world, but we seek to put ourselves in the very middle of that stream of power which has flowed down the ages, and in sympathy with that great human heart which broke on Calvary for love of all souls.
I am not here attempting a complete definition of Christianity or of Unitarianism; but it has seemed worth while to show that the central and vital truth of the former is precisely the truth which is central and vital to the latter, — that if Christianity is an orderly outcome of Nature and a free movement of spiritual or divine forces in humanity, Unitarianism is simply a free movement of the same kind and in the same direction. Much that goes under the Christian name must be winnowed out and blown away; and the same thing is true of much that goes under the Unitarian name. But the only way to get rid of folly, error, and evil is to let the life principle have free course in our hearts and in our churches.
I do not claim for the Unitarians superior intelligence or superior virtue; I do not claim that we have a body of final and verified truth which is destined to displace all other ways of thinking; nor do I claim that the ultimate object of our activity differs greatly from that of other churches and people. We unite with them in the prayer that God's kingdom may come and that his will may be done.
I do not stand here to say that others are all wrong, or that we are all right. The sober fact is that neither they nor we are very wise or very good.
But I do claim one great advantage in our method of dealing with this whole matter of religion: ours is the method of freedom. We have conquered the right of self-correction and improvement, both in our beliefs and in our practices. In theory at least, every member of our churches is as free, in spirit and in conduct, to obey the inward monitor as if no such churches existed. There is nothing in our principles, nothing in our organization — would to God there were nothing in our hearts! — to prevent our instant and joyful response to any good thing that may be or has been said or done in our own time or in foregoing ages. No pressure is upon us to believe or disbelieve, to do or to refrain from doing, except as every one may be fully persuaded in his own mind. We have no cause for being distracted about a revision of our creed, for every soul of us silently modifies his ways of thinking as the light enters to show him the truth more clearly.
In this freedom we have really found our unity; for we have moved, amid many differences, toward essential agreement. We need spend no force in resisting or disparaging reason or science, nature or man. We accept all the appointments of the world as divine provisions for education. We find it easy to believe in yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow, without worshipping the god Antiquity or the god Novelty. We have no fear that the true God will contradict himself, if he shall speak again and again; and we are ready to identify the Word incarnate in humanity with the silent Logos of creation. We have the least possible partisan or ecclesiastical interest to defend; we covet to be what Dr. Bellows called us, "the unsectarian sect." We are tempted by no powerful bribe of property or standing, and by no silly dread of inconsistency, to put the product of the new vintage into old wine-skins, nor to pretend that we steer our ship by calculations based on old almanacs. We can afford to learn from Rome or England or from our neighbors; we can afford to profit by criticism, and to mend our manners, our methods, or our principles, with no undue tenderness toward our own errors, follies, or faults.
If these are indeed spiritual advantages, they are all due to the free method, which permits a free movement of free souls in a free church. If we do not live up to it, that is not the fault of the method. But as it is good for us, we believe it would be good for many others, who for want of such a free method and generous fellowship are living in spiritual solitude and sadness.
My view of the present religious situation and of our duty is this: In nearly every city and village, and scattered through all the rural regions, are many tens of thousands of men and women who are not reached, and for various reasons cannot be reached in their deepest nature and need, by the religious influences which proceed from the Romish Church or from the so-called Evangelical preachers, but who can be reached and helped by a more free and rational religious appeal. Without saying one word in criticism, and with hearty recognition of what others are doing, I think we may agree that here is the place and the part assigned to the Unitarians in the wide field of religions work.
Is it worth while for Unitarians to keep up a separate organization, and to plant more churches of their own kind in this country, or anywhere else? There are some who doubt it, — some who say that our mission is substantially accomplished, that the progress of free inquiry and the spirit of wider fellowship have brought the older and larger churches into such a degree of harmony with the higher and more rational interpretation of Christianity that we may now safely be mustered out of separate service.
For my part, I would gladly take this view, if it were true. It is a life-trial and a settled grief to be outside the great warm fellowship of Christendom, and to be obliged to protest against the creeds which are taught in the name of the Lord. Multitudes are rejoicing over the softening of the old sectarian animosities and the approach of all the churches toward harmony and good feeling; but we are still very far from being of one fold and one shepherd. Quite as serious is the fact that the great body, the vast majority, of the hundred thousand pulpits in our country are obliged, either by conviction, by the pressure of opinion, or by church standards, to restrict their religious instruction, not within the limits of known truth, but within the limits of what was believed to be true in former centuries. The Spirit which leads into all truth cannot find full utterance in the pulpit, nor full welcome in the pew, without a breach of ecclesiastical order and a rupture of fellowships. I believe, therefore, that the time has not come when we can safely cease to testify for the full liberty of the sons of God and the right and duty of independent thinking in matters of religion. Every live Unitarian church we can establish will become an object-lesson to the community, illustrating the possibility and holy beauty of uniting "freedom, fellowship, and character in religion."
There is another reason for the planting of Liberal churches, if indeed they shall be composed of faithful people. From two directions, in recent years, clouds have been gathering to darken the intelligence of multitudes. The very fact that every creed is under challenge has made many ministers and people quite willing to evade the questions which the Spirit of Truth is pressing upon the modern mind. In one direction there has been a rapid growth of unenlightened religious sentimentality, which makes a blind use of the Scriptures to prevent clear thinking; while another section of the church takes refuge in external observances, which multiply and multiply, till they are mistaken for religion itself. The rector in a New York church complains "that there is an overwhelming bent toward ritualism, and that thinking is discredited." It is easy to draw people to spectacular and mechanical performances; and a sad facility is afforded for admitting to the ministry men who have no special fitness for that work of religious instruction which Jesus and his apostles made the chief instrument of edification.
To claim for the Unitarian ministry a monopoly of intelligence would be ridiculous arrogance; but certainly our body, small as it is, has ever acted as a counterpoise to the tendencies of obscurantism, fanaticism, and unthinking religiosity. As a rule, our preachers are teachers; they believe in divine wisdom; they make of every congregation a school of thoughtful people, as well as a company of worshippers; nor can we ever get far away from the idea that one must be thoughtful in order to worship the Father "in spirit and in truth." I think there is need of many more churches in which the people feel themselves called to meditate deeply and freely upon all things that pertain to the kingdom of God and the welfare of man. And I think the people who listened lovingly to the preacher of Galilee were put in such a state of mind that they wanted to know whatever could be learned about all things in heaven and earth.
The scope of religious instruction among us being widened so as to include all the relations of sound knowledge to good living, and the free play of public spirit being encouraged by our caring more for mankind than for the sect, our churches have produced an extraordinary number of men and women who have taken a leading part in public affairs, in education, philanthropy, and literature. Prominent Episcopalians and Presbyterians in Philadelphia—a city of five or six hundred churches—have more than once told me that the three Unitarian congregations of that city furnished a large part of the most competent and reliable supporters of every general movement for reform and improvement. The same thing is true here in Massachusetts, and it is said to be true in England. This must be set to the credit of the free method in religion.
The Unitarian kind of spiritual culture therefore tends to produce an increased activity of the human mind, and to direct that activity toward all worthy subjects of thought. We are not alone in this; but probably it is more emphasized and urged among us than by any other section of the Christian Church.
Quite in a line with this habit of appealing to the reason of mankind is the use we make of printed matter, especially through the Post Office Mission, which carries on an extensive correspondence with individual inquirers scattered through all the States and Territories. This opens the door for travelling preachers; and these prepare the ground for permanent societies.
But the progress of intelligence is opening many such doors, and the demand for preachers of a faith at once reasonable and reverent is far in advance of the supply. The newly gathered congregations have generally a small membership with small means, and they need encouragement. Some of them fail by adopting building plans that are too ambitious; some because they cannot find suitable ministers; some because the religious interest is shallow and short-lived. But some of them succeed, and become a permanent power and blessing. This mixture of failure and success in church-planting runs all the way back to the clays of the apostles; and then, as now, the strong helped the weak, and the faithful contributed the means to enable the preachers to give themselves to the work. It was a work of faith and a labor of love, all around.
We are obliged to ask whether this kind of labor and outlay is not largely thrown away. Every church has to ask that question; every preacher has to ask it. For one, I always find the answer in the parable of the sower. A part of the seed fell on stony places, a part by the wayside, a part among thorns; and all this was wasted, —it came to nothing. But some seed fell upon good ground and brought forth fruit. Not all of this was equally fruitful; some brought forth thirty fold, some sixty, some an hundred.
It is so with our missionary work; much of it yields no adequate results. It is so with what we try to do in our own churches and pulpits. And is it not the same in every department of activity, —in education, in charity, in business? To bring even a little to pass, we must attempt much. Theodore Parker thought that if he really reached and helped five in a thousand of his hearers, it was worth while to preach. Jesus must often have felt that only a few of the multitude understood and accepted his message; and it is likely that this parable of the sower was born of a bitter-sweet experience. The bitter part was that so many of his gracious words fell on idle ears; the sweet part was that some seed fell on good ground and brought forth fruit. And so he kept sowing, as his faithful followers have done ever since, with the same discouragements, the same moderate success, the same sure harvest.
We do not shut up the schools, nor abandon social reforms, nor go out of business because the results are not all we wish. In these fields of effort we simply sow more bountifully, as if to make up for the losses.
When we try to do good to mankind, the failures are often due to our own mistakes, to our lack of judgment or our lack of earnestness. Preacher-work and church-work belong to the highest form of skilled labor; but neither ministers nor parishes have wholly learned their business. And when we send new men to new fields, to win souls and build up societies, will it be strange if some false motions are made, and if some promising beginnings come to naught? Even where we succeed, will it be strange if the success is often quite moderate, and the increase even less than thirty-fold? All the more must we sow bountifully.
How often during our great war, when defeats were mingled with victories, and the victories also were gained at such frightful cost, our hearts were ready to sink! It seemed at times as if there could be no possible compensation for the sacrifice of so many precious lives, a sacrifice which in many cases seemed cruelly needless. The pain of it, the woe of it, is still like a shadow in many thousands of hearts and homes. But when we think what a long dark night would have set in upon this continent had the Slave-Power succeeded, who will not say that Liberty and Union are worth all they cost, worth every drop of blood so freely given, worth every pang in the hearts of mothers and wives?
Let us say the same about the setbacks and discouragements which are incident to the promotion of pure Christianity. They are very real, and often they are very sad, and in many cases they appear to be the result of human blindness and folly. But they are like eddies in a strong stream, and the stream still runs on, and is a river of divine benefits to mankind. We are the sharers of such benefits; they have come down to us from former generations, through the lives and services of men who were unwise and faulty, like ourselves, hut who, like ourselves, had something besides faults, and often builded even better than they knew.
We must work on long lines, and with a wise forecast. By the end of the thirtieth century there will have lived and died in the Unites States a population four times as large as the number now living on the globe. We are not working merely for the sixty-five millions who are living here in our own time; we are called to be. benefactors and ministers of grace to all those billions of people that are yet to dwell between these great oceans,— to those throngs and crowds of men and women who will never know that we have lived, but who will have human hearts and spiritual needs like our own, and whose happiness and welfare, like ours, must depend on their living here in harmony with each other and with the holy laws. And what we do, or fail to do, must affect both their physical and social welfare, along with those higher interests which are vast as eternity.
But to work on long lines only means that we shall keep doing the best things that are now possible. That great Teacher whose heart was large enough to take in all the ages and races of men, did not lose his opportunity to talk with one poor unknown woman, chance-met by a well; he did not think it a small matter to preach to fishermen by the lake, or to go about the country villages, brightening and cheering the lives of common people. We, too, can work within narrow limits and with small means, and yet work for that which is boundless and immortal.
Even now, in America, there is a vast population "out in search of religion." Not half the people who are dwelling in this land have any settled religious faith or purpose. Not half are gathered into churches, and of those in the churches not half are walking in the light and resting in the love of God. It is not enough to collect the sheep and lambs in the fold; the Good Shepherd requires that they be properly fed.
There are millions of uninstructed and uninspired souls living in moral twilight. There are millions who have hardly been told the glad tidings that they belong to that spiritual family, in earth and heaven, of which Eternal Goodness is the head. There are populous communities where no adequate provision is made for bringing the people together in the name of the Fatherhood and the Brotherhood. Just so long as any part of the human race is thus dwelling in darkness, the children of the light must see in missionary work their holy duty and their happy privilege.
We, like our brethren of other names, are in danger of doing an inferior kind of religious work. The name Unitarianism, like the name Christianity, may be used to cover most unspiritual and misleading teaching. Dr. Dewey thought there might be something going on under the Unitarian name for which mankind ought to have no respect, and to which they should show no favor. I think we must always be more concerned for the quality of our work than for the quantity. The mixture of tares with the wheat in the sowing means mischief in the growing and further mischief in the harvest. "The seed the sower sows grows according to its kind.Let us sow good seed with care and liberality." So exhorts John Ruskin; so exhorted and so acted the prophets and apostles whose harvests the ages have been reaping.
Something can be done to enlighten and uplift mankind, and we can help do it. To a generous mind is not this enough? Let the opportunity appear, and the zeal comes of itself. All a genuine prophet needs is something to say; then he cannot keep silent. All a Christian needs is something to do; then he cannot remain idle. All a living church needs is to see an open door of usefulness, and it moves gladly to the service. Opportunity of itself is what Saint Paul would call "the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." That is, if we have caught the spirit and purpose of the gospel, we shall find ourselves in the company of him who "went about doing good, because God was with him!" That is, he went seeking opportunities, because his heart was full of divine love for mankind.
At the National Conference of 1884, in Saratoga, I heard James Freeman Clarke close an address with these words: "I shall not live to see it; but some day there will certainly be seen a church of the living God and the living Christ, in which earth and heaven shall be one, time and eternity blended in sweet consent. If Unitarians are faithful to the light God is sending them, they will have the blessed opportunity of bringing this kingdom near; if not, it will be taken from them, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof."
I believe that we, too, are looking and longing for the living church, one, Holy, Catholic, and Christian, free and clear of Romish rubbish and Protestant perversion; free of hard bigotry and irrational dogma; free of conservative stupidities and radical flippancies; gladly welcoming the yoke of the higher law and the lowly service; bringing forth out of her treasury things new and old; reconciling the truths of history with the truths of science; coupling stability with progress; blending light with love, reason with reverence, worldly activity with heavenly principles; alive with the enthusiasm of Brotherhood because inspired with the faith of the Fatherhood; and leading the nations onward to the shining Age of Gold, when there shall be none to hurt or destroy, and the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
May the Spirit of Truth enlighten our eyes, enlarge our hearts, and make us ready for every good word and work!
[1] "Christianity and Unitarianism," Charles G. Ames, Boston: American Unitarian Association, 1896; Tracts, 4th Series, No. 96.


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The USBID continues to provide clean and safe services to the district under the City & County of San Francisco's updated Shelter-In-Place policy. For more information about curb-side pick-up, click here.
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[Effective 6/04/2020] Member Services is now resumed to 6:30am – 10:30pm daily, with Overnight Security Services available between 10:00pm – 6:00am. Clean and safe ambassadors will operate between 5:30am – 11:30pm. Pressure washing and the ATLV will operate between 9:00pm – 5:30am daily. To report a clean or safe incident between 6:30am – 10:30pm, please contact Member Services at 415-781-4456 or firstname.lastname@example.com. To report a safe incident between 10:00pm – 6:00am, please contact Legion Security at 415-724-2909 and mention your membership with the USBID.
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Horseback riding is big in Ireland and Hidden Trails has found some of the best horseback vacations for you. Ireland is home to the famed Connemara ponies (originating from the region of the same name), and the country's Irish Hunters are equally acclaimed. Regionally, the Irish countryside has a lot to offer - Kerry's highlands promise mountain tracks and beach horse rides; whilst the Donegal area is famed for its stunning country farms and hunting opportunities. Ireland also abounds with history and heritage, and many people travel there to reconnect with their distant Irish heritage Join us in Ireland for the horse riding holiday of a lifetime!
Horse Riding in Ireland:
The 'Emerald Isle' has a long and established horse riding history, and is one of the best places to experience the joys of unbounded countryside riding. You'll find many of our Irish horse riding vacations involve rides in the rolling Irish countryside, often across farmlands. Those riders who are fond of cross country riding will find there are many excellent opportunities for jumping and hunting.
Many local horse breeds are featured in our Irish horse rides, including the Irish Hunter, Irish Cob and Connemara. Connemara ponies are a very popular trail riding breed, whilst more advanced riders may like to head out on the hunting or cross country trail with a sport horse.
Horse riding opportunities in Ireland are diverse and varied, and cater for all levels of rider – from beginners to seasoned equestrians.
In the areas of Connemara, Galway, Sligo, Donegal and Kerry you will find some excellent coastal and hill trail riding, as well as three day eventing courses. These areas also abound with historic buildings, mountain ranges and long sandy beaches.
Those looking for a luxury horse riding vacation may wish to try Castle Leslie, in Monaghan. This secluded 1000 acre estate is one of only 30 Irish castles still run by the original family. Here you can relax in 4-star comfort, explore the countryside on horse back, or embark on an exhilarating cross country ride on the estates own cross country course.
Ireland Culture and Climate:
Ireland has a unique cultural identity – one that they strongly defend and uphold. Separated from the United Kingdom by a stretch of sea, this fiercely independent island nation has a population of slightly under 6 million.
With a strong and vibrant Celtic heritage, the Irish possess a flair for story telling, music and literature. They also possess a lust for life, undeniable friendliness and strong affection for their national drink – Guinness.
Tourists flock to Ireland every year to enjoy the delights of the green countryside and historical monuments. Dublin, the capital, is also a very popular tourist destination – rich in literature, arts, and heritage.
Ireland has an average annual temperature in winter of around 9°C, whilst in the summer the average is around 20°C. Known affectionately as the "Emerald Isle" Ireland does experience high rainfall (but that just adds to its magnificent greenery!). Because of Ireland's high latitude, in the height of summer you can expect up to 19 hours of sunlight a day; whilst in the winter expect as little as 9 hours.
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Ireland, along with other EU member states, is limiting entry to EU citizens and residents.The Irish Health Authorities require anyone coming into Ireland, apart from Northern Ireland, to restrict their movements on arrival for 14 days.
As of July 21st, travel to a very limited set of locations is allowed. The security status for those locations to which non-essential travel can resume has been changed to 'normal precautions' ("green") rating. Individuals arriving in Ireland from these locations will not be required to restrict their movements on arrival.These locations are Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Monaco, San Marino & Slovakia.
From May 28th, there is a legal requirement for passengers arriving in Ireland from overseas to complete a Public Health Passenger Locator Form, with penalties for non-compliance as detailed in the form.
Measures taken by the governmentOn May 1st, the Irish government announced a five-phase roadmap for reopening Irish society and business. Phase 1 is expected to begin on May 18th, Ireland's schools and pubs will remain closed, while some shops and outdoor cultural sites may reopen if social distancing requirements can be maintained.Sporting events, festivals, and gatherings of more than four people (unless from the same household) remain prohibited and are not expected to recommence until late summer 2020, at the earliest.Phase 2 of Ireland's reopening plan started on June 8th, and many businesses are reopening where social distancing requirements and movement restrictions can be maintained. Phase 3 started on June 29th, with additional restrictions added on July 16th.
Masks or face coverings are now required on public transport. It is expected that the wearing of face coverings in most indoor settings will be made a legal requirement in the near future.
Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the countryIf you are in Ireland and have symptoms, phone a doctor, or dial 112 or 999 locally.If you are in Ireland and believe you may have been exposed to COVID-19, call the Irish Health Service Executive: 1 850 24 1850.The Irish government has established a phone number for COVID-19-related travel queries: +353 1613 1733.
Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/coronavirus/Checked on July 28th
US Embassy in Ireland https://ie.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/Published on July 28th (checked on July 28th)
For more information please visit our COVID-19 Updates page at https://www.hiddentrails.com/article/covid19update.aspx


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เนื้อเพลง Remember Me - Lil Wayne
เนื้อเพลง Remember Me
Say, Weezy (weezy)
[Lil' Wayne]
Can... they remember... me?
Lil' Wee... zy
Make 'em remember (Haaa!) ya, n*gga
Let these n*ggas know your (Look!) background, n*gga (Look!)
Let 'em (Look!) know your (Look!) background!
Let 'em know how you've been for a while
[Lil' Wayne]
All I was taught was murder murder
Kill drama, and nothin' less
I strap tha Smith-Wess, and bust.. it in they chest
I had ta hustle hustle hustle hustle
Had ta struggle for success
Hid grams in girls' breasts, stick bricks.. under they dress
Them n*ggas there with me fooli'
Me, I'm full of that dilly
Hope when I catch them slippin'
Him and they daddy's trippin'
Shorty can hold it down
Shorty be totin' rounds
Smellin' like a pound on school grounds
Shorty, wow
Hair... all over my head
Bandana 'round my brain
Eyes bloodshot red
Briches down to my legs
Guns up in my trench
When n*ggas playin', they get drenched
My pockets is full of lead
So, n*gga, stay off tha ben
I'm young with bad nerves
Since I lost my partna, I've been troubled, hurt in this 'burb
So I'on't even hesitate ta leave 'em on tha curb
And wet dem n*ggas' shirt
N*gga, get 'em full of birds
Tell them n*ggas, Geezy!
[Chorus, B.G.]
Remember he? Tha little G, never die
Took one to tha chest, but Weeze Wee never die
Remember he? Tha little G, never die
Have B.Geezy on his side, so Weezy Wee never die
Lil' Weezy Wee... had ta steal, hustle, and jack
Weezy Wee roll with K's, glocks, and MAC's
Tha little G, he was raised keepin' it real
That's my lil' n*gga, I taught him to get it how he live, n*gga
[Lil' Wayne]
Look, look
That time I forgot tha bills
Ain't been home in two weeks
Macita lookin' for me
Tha word all over tha streets
Well, shiiit! I love my momma
But all I got ta offer is drama, and many problems
I lay back in tha cut
These n*ggas out and I rob 'em, they ain't spin around here
We all alone on my block like nobody live 'round here
Tha lights got cut off at my house, and now I'm lookin' for a win-dow
I can't see it, I'ma drop my pile on tha floor
They got some n*ggas stuntin' in Benz, hey man, them boys ain't riders
{gun cocks} Hand it over, partna, my feet done got tired (Break it off)
Well, picture this, I gotta corner this ole n*gga address
He said he got that work, and needed me ta meet 'im there (Meet him there)
N*gga, take your Roly down with somethin' shady, daddy (What?)
Within a week he changed his mind, and... received tha package (What?)
Oh well... back to tha drawin' board (Board)
Cowards start hollerin' 'cause they know I'm comin' for it
[Lil' Wayne]
Lemme tell 'em
You remember that there n*gga use ta be thuggin' it out
Blunt in his mouth, would stay passed up in a drought
Run in your house, "Lay down! Nobody move!
Tell that sl*t go get your stash, and empty your pockets, fool!"
That's how it was... crime, struggle, drivin' for scrubs
Lots of thugs... make n*ggas come ta answer them up
Some n*ggas choose ta come back to me, ride around my set for me
My lights off that thing 'cause I got that SKS with me
!Okay! (!okay!)
Listen, all you ballin' n*ggas betta !relocate! (!'locate!)
'Cause, see, ya'll got it
I gotta make my cheese !rotate! (!rotate!)
Right now I'm doin' bad
So just give me with whatever you have, my stomach hurt, I need a bag
I'm street-livin'... week for week
No-sleep livin'
Look outside ya window in tha mornin', your jeep missin'
My heat sizzlin'
I'm ready ta sweep these n*ggas
Geezy... make 'em remember Weezy, n*gga!
(Chorus 2x)
[Lil' Wayne]
Look, remember that?
Wuz up, (Are you rememberin', B.Geezy?)
I remember you, n*gga, we go way back ta True Story, (Now) n*gga, ya heard
[Lil' Wayne]
Look, you don't Remember Me?
I remember ya, n*gga
[Lil' Wayne]
I was.. I was (You were doggin') a bad dog... (You were a lil' dog) Highly
Grove 17, off top, n*gga (Uh-huh)


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TRRAM : don't miss this one !
The KAIST
Transparency means light somehow manages to pass, (s)which can be really interesting for open minds...
I'm not necessarily talking about the Geeks who'll love to expose the guts of their latest gizmos ("I'm not just purchasing a Rolex, look at this Swiss marvel of a mechanism !") : o
You want to keep an eye on this one before it disappears.
1 - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , an almost frequent flyer on these lines.
2 - see Yonhap News ("S. Korean scientists develop transparent memory chip" - 20081215)


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Hypnosis To Break Bad Habits
A habit can be an endearing aspect of somebody's personality and mannerisms, and indeed often people are remembered for their habits as it becomes a part of their unique identity.
It might be excessive use of a particular phrase or word, or an eccentric action or manner of how we conduct ourselves in front of others or in private. No matter what it is, a habit is essentially something particular to us, although many people may share a similar habit or personality quirk.
What may begin as a guilty pleasure or tic can, however, develop over time into an automated routine, which we are either unaware of or unable to stop. Although the majority of the time such quirks are harmless, depending on the nature of the habit, the individual's behaviour may develop into something that negatively impacts on their quality of life.
When we think about bad habits, it does not always relate to an addiction to an illegal substance, or indulging in inappropriate or dangerous conduct. Bad habits can simply relate to a negative or unusual behavioural pattern which we feel compelled to do regularly. Common examples of this are nail biting or thumb sucking; it might be something you used to do in your childhood, and has only remained consistent or intensified throughout adulthood.
In some extreme cases, however, these compulsions can develop into restrictive coping mechanisms or dangerous, thrill-seeking compulsions. These can spiral out of control and may be difficult to manage before it is too late, even if you have the intention to quit the bad habit.
This is because we often subconsciously associate our regular behaviour with comfort, safety or normality, and would feel anxious to stop it. Sometimes our bad habits are a way to cope with stress, unpleasant memories, or emotional problems such as anxiety.
Habits can be triggered by specific stimuli, perhaps the influence of a negative person in your life that you do not get along with, a particular environment or place, or by a situation you find particularly stressful such as during a domestic argument or when a work deadline is approaching.
It can be difficult to break these cycles independently because the attachments we have to such habits are so strong. Everybody is different and it may take some time to identify and understand the cause of these habits.
However, our Advanced Hypnosis London hypnotherapists can help you by changing your subconscious perceptions and attitudes, addressing the psychological reasons why you have developed your habit, and strengthening your willpower and ability to resist the complusions using effective and powerful behavioural techniques alongside deeper level hypnotherapy.
Overcoming your urges to succumb to your habitual behaviour will make you a happier, more confident individual, able to handle stressful situations comfortably and confidently.
Programme Details
This programme is available as a 2-Session Package (£495.00 inc. VAT) at our Harley Street clinic, incorporating our Advanced Hypnosis approach and unique Neurosphere® technology. This includes a 1.5-hour Breakthrough Session (£295) and 1-hour follow-up session (£200), scheduled at time of booking and usually attended 10-21 days after the first.
Post-session tools and guidance are provided, designed to support your positive progress. The more these are engaged with, usually the better the results. Additional sessions, if required, last 1 hour and cost £200.00 (inc. VAT).
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Evolution of Customer Centric technology
Learn how LoyLap was core to Bear Market Coffee growth story. Beginning in 2014, supplying our first generation loyalty product, to the 2019 introduction of a white label app with integrated ordering and top-up.
On the 30th of July, 2014, Bear Market Coffee became one of LoyLap's first customers. The then fledgling business had one location in the Dublin village of Blackrock, but had clear plans to grow.
Bear Market Coffee began using Loyalty to reward their customers on their smartphones. Then at each stage of their journey, be it a new branch or new year, they added a new piece of LoyLap software before eventually combining all offerings in one Custom Branded app.
Bear Market began using Loyalty in 2014. LoyLap enabled Bear Market to reward customers for hot drink purchases directly on the 'LoyLap' customer app. This succeeded in not only encouraging loyal customers to come back frequently, but also helped inform Bear Market about customer preferences to drive decision making.
In 2015 Bear Market added Gift Cards to their software suite. People were recognising their brand as a market leader, and wanted to share that with friends and family.
With one simple app download on their POS, Bear Market could instantly start selling digital cards, with custom branded physical cards arriving in the post two weeks later.
In 2016, Bear Market added a Digital Wallet for customers to top-up their accounts with a bonus awarded on their top-up amount. Customers benefited by having their money go further with a top up reward while opening new cash flow for Bear Market
Originally just launched with Bear Market for one of their smaller locations in 2017, mobile ordering was rolled out to all Bear Market locations in 2019 to enable people order for take away, or to order directly to their seat for a staff member to drop down.
After 5 years with LoyLap, Bear Market Coffee decided that they were now ready to take their Brand to the next level with a custom Branded customer facing app featuring every piece of LoyLap functionality.
LoyLap arranged for the design and release of the application in under 4 weeks. The app was released on the app stores to incredibly positive reviews from customers.
LoyLap is proud to be core to Bear Market growth story
With a partnership of 5 years and counting, we're very excited for what the future holds in store.
Learn more about how a custom app can enhance your Business.
Download the Bear Market Coffee app and find out for yourself


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Le Spa Parisien Gift Vouchers
Exclusive Gift Voucher Treatment Menu:
Luna - 60 minutes Body or Facial treatment (JPY 22,000 course menu)
Fascia therapy focused on your back or a detoxifying facial treatment using renowned French dermatology brand "SAMPAR".
- Jet-lag therapy
- Phyto Essence Facial
Étoile - 90 minutes Body or Facial treatment (JPY 33,000 course menu)
One of the most popular treatments at Le Spa Parisien featuring fascial therapy or an anti-aging facial treatment using renowned French dermatology brand "SAMPAR".
- Fascia bodywork
- Revitalizing Facial
Soleil - 120 minutes Body or Facial treatment (JPY 40,000 course menu)
Signature full body therapy with "SAMPAR" plus a detoxifying facial treatment with complimentary upgrade to suite room for an elevated enjoyment.
- Original Swedish Therapy 60 minutes
- Phyto Essence Facial 60 minutes
Gift Vouchers can be purchased at Le Spa Parisien or by mail delivery*.
Please make a reservation in advance prior to your visit in order for us to better prepare for your arrival.
For reservations and enquiries: 03-5423-7002 (9:30-21:00)
Online reservation please click here
- Cash payment or bank transfer will be accepted
- The validity of gift vouchers will be six months from issue date
- Please note a JPY 1,080 delivery fee will be charged for mail delivery
- Please note standard gift vouchers applies to only specific treatment menus (e.g. The Beautiful Retreat Special SPA Plan, limited-time menus, special price menus)
- Advanced reservation is strongly recommended for Gift Voucher purchases


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Fuchsia, saffron, gold, and amber set the tone of this collection. Nicolas Cloiseau has boldly redefined truffles, flaunting his colourful and high-spirited showmanship. He turns the tables on the mythical codes of this airy whipped ganache and sets the stage in living colour. The outcome: truffles still highly desirable, transformed on the interior but completely liberated. With a nod to his emotive universe, Nicolas crafted seven recipes with acidulous, fruity, and even peppery notes to put his stamp on this legendary treasure.
His new palette of interpretations features acidulous blackcurrant, sassy and fruity, yuzu with fresh pepper and a caramel toffee enhanced with fleur de sel. The bouquets of the eaux-de-vie and clean spirits shade their flavours in this new collection. Saké, Whisky and Cognac succumb to the cacao. The perfect harmony of the aromatic typicities underscores the marked style. The pairing of chocolate and spirits reveals floral, caramelised or nutty notes. The elegant Saké woos with its lively, feminine notes, the caramel accents in the Whisky feel sultry, and round on the palate, while the amber notes of fine champagne evoke the flavours of raisins and walnuts.
From the exquisite custom colours, to the perfectly whipped, airy texture, Nicolas Cloiseau presents a collection of surprises. He has achieved a new expression of a legend: the truffle, resolutely timeless.
Collection available online et in our boutiques.


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I BelieveThe most important relationship you will ever have is the one you have with your body. Your body is the most precious thing you own.
About Debbie Rosas
I am a body and life practitioner with over forty years of experience in helping healthy and challenged populations live meaningful lives using Nia movement as medicine. I am the founder and co creator of Nia with a lifelong dedication to self-healing and mastery. I have pioneered the body-mind fitness industry since 1976, and as a leading fitness innovator, teacher, author, choreographer, performer, healer and artist, I have influenced and helped the lives of many thousand men and women all over the world.


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There is no greater pleasure in life than waking up early on a cool Phoenix morning, walking around on a mountain for a few hours, eating your weight in breakfast food, and then taking a long, delicious nap. Here are a few awesome breakfast spots, near some of our favorite hiking trails. You'll have to supply the nap yourself.
See also: What's Fresh Right Now at the Gilbert Farmers Market
Camelback Mountain: Chestnut Fine Foods and Provisions
This little spot at the corner of 44th street and Camelback Road has won our hearts. The interior is undeniably adorable; each design element is deliberate, from the daffodil yellow rotary phone on the wall to the baskets of Camelback Flowershop bouquets lining the counter. The food is equally well-crafted, and their breakfast menu allows you to be just as naughty or nice as you'd like after your morning exercise. For a lighter (but still delicious) option, try the housemade granola. Layers of ripe, honeyed fruit top this nutty, slightly chewy granola and orange-infused yogurt. Fresh orange zest and ribbons of basil add a fresh and unexpected flair to the dish.
Piestewa Peak: Luci's Healthy Marketplace
Luci's provides just the kind of casual atmosphere we want after getting sweaty on the trails, and plenty of great food too. One part general store, one part high-end grocery, and one-part relaxed dining, this market does it all and does it well. Breakfast options range from the ooey-gooey Egg Sammie to the more heart-healthy Acai Superbowl. Bonus point: Luci's has a number of gluten-free breakfast options, including pancakes, waffles, and french toast, for all your intolerant friends.
Dreamy Draw Park: Scramble
Scramble, located at 7th Street and Mountain View, is a pretty straightforward concept. They do breakfast food, and they do breakfast food well. Friendly, fast service and a huge range of menu options make it a great option for groups, and their patio is dog friendly so your four-legged friends can join the fun too. Breakfast pizzas (or "Brizzas") are a unique menu item offered by Scramble. These flatbreads are topped with hollandaise sauce, eggs, and a variety of toppings, so you can have pizza anytime. If that seems a bit exotic, don't worry- they've got plenty of standard options to choose from as well.
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South Mountain: Welcome Chicken and Donuts
The hard work is over, so treat yourself to some fried chicken and fancy-ass donuts. Welcome Chicken and Donuts has quickly risen as a Chow Bella favorite as a result of their innovative flavor combinations and masterful chicken capabilities. The apple fritter with cheddar cheese has us wrapped around its little finger, and if you follow it with some cucumber salad you can totally tell your friends you had cucumbers and apples as your after-hike snack. Go ahead tiger, you deserve it.
Now let's go see about that nap.


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Previous Editions
Now in its fifth edition, this annual celebration of liberty returns to India after two years in Kathmandu and Kuala Lumpur.
1st edition: 2 & 3 February 2013, Delhi, India attended by 200 individuals from 30 countries. The opening address was delivered by Mr Baijayant "Jay" Panda, Member of Parliament, who spoke of the historical phobia of Indians towards foreign investments and free trade, following the experience of the East India Company and the ensuing colonisation of the country by the British, and emphasised that these fears must be allayed for India's economy to continue growing. Zoltan Kesz of the Free Market Foundation(link is external), Hungary won the $5,000 Liberty Entrepreneur of the Year competition for research, awareness-raising and education in combating Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories as Tools for Extremist Political Mobilization.
2nd edition: 7-9 January 2014, Delhi, India attended by 200 individuals from 40 countries. Gurcharan Das, acclaimed author, commentator and public intellectual set the tone of the conference by narrating the Indian growth story which according to him is a result o dharma-governed market forces. Keynote speaker, Razeen Sally from the Lee Kuan Yew school of public policy from Singapore credited the unprecedented growth in Asia in the last decade to the expansion of natural liberty and the subsequent emergence of the 'animal entrepreneurial spirit' in individuals. Chanyang Ju's closing address was one of the most heart-wrenching and inspiring moments of the forum. She told of her heroic escape from North Korea, how she was captured and sent back, and her determination, which led her to try again–successfully this time, and her fight for the freedom of the countrymen she left behind. She highlighted the power of information and recounted how her family was inspired to escape by listening to illicit South Korean radio broadcasts.
3rd edition: 8-10 January 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal, attended by over 250 individuals from 30 countries. After two successful years of organising the forum in India, in 2015 we partnered with Samriddhi, The Prosperity Foundation, to lay the tradition of providing regional partners the opportunity to bring to their country, Atlas Network's global community of freedom champions, mentors, scholars, change agents, and future leaders, for a public celebration of our ideas, our heroes and our successes in Asia. Over three days, delegates exchanged ideas on more than 20 topics ranging from practical tools for successful think tanks to inspirational explorations of the ideas of liberty. The conference also explored the best ways to improve our present and future and also reflected deeper into our history to highlight what makes these ideas truly Asian.
4th edition: 18-20 February 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, attended by over 250 individuals from 28 countries, and hosted in partnership with the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS). Highlights included Speed Networking, designed to help attendees expand their contacts; training workshops to hone skills in marketing, social media, and entrepreneurship; a documentary screening of India Awakes; and the Elevator Pitch Competition, in which participants present their 60-second pitch with the chance to win a prize.
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The Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Westchester Medical Center is led by board certified physicians who offer state-of-the-art medical and surgical solutions for disorders affecting the ears, nose, sinuses, face, voice box, throat, head and neck.
Westchester Medical Center provides a comprehensive range of adult and pediatric clinical services. We incorporate today's latest technologies, including minimally invasive and laser procedures.
Augustine L. Moscatello, M.D., F.A.C.S. (Director)
Director of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at Westchester Medical Center
Associate Professor and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the New York Medical College
General Otolaryngology
Manoj Abraham, MD
Angela Damiano, MD
Lianne DeSerres, MD
Steven Hemmerdinger, MD
Habibullah Jamal, MBBS
Tali Lando, MD
Grigoriy Mashkevich, MD
Lawrence Meiteles, MD
David Merer, MD
Augustine Moscatello, MD
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The Eden Alternative® is the sole recipient of a grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help reduce antipsychotic use in Georgia, South Carolina, Kansas, Illinois, and Texas. Funds will support the delivery of a unique educational package featuring Dementia Beyond Drugs, an Eden Alternative training facilitated by award-winning author and geriatrician Dr. Al Power. The goal of this 2-day educational experience is to shift the focus of dementia care from managing so-called "difficult behaviors" to, instead, identifying and responding to the unmet needs that are typically their underlying cause. Gone unchecked, unmet needs can lead to distress and the subsequent overuse of antipsychotic medications for those who live with dementia.
Sixty-five nursing homes in each of the participating states (with the exception of Texas at 130 nursing homes) will have the opportunity to choose between two distinct educational tracks.
Track One of the project offers nine of the participating nursing homes in each state (with the exception of Texas at 18 nursing homes) the option to combine Dementia Beyond Drugs training with an online experience of the Care Partner Workshop (Dementia-Specific Focus), also developed by The Eden Alternative. This interactive, team-based training will engage family members, side-by-side with nursing home employees, to strengthen care partnerships and overall well-being on the team, as a way to collaboratively respond to the needs of those who live with dementia. Track One participants also receive access to a 6-part on-demand webinar series featuring Dr. Al Power, entitled Creating Well-Being for Those Who Live with Dementia.
Track Two of the project gives participants the option to register for Dementia Beyond Drugs training alone.
To learn more by participating state, choose from the following by clicking on the name of the state:
Georgia, South Carolina, Kansas, Illinois, and Texas.


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Mobile home for 5 people with a covered wooden decking.
For your stay in Auvergne, choose a 2-bedroom mobile home, fully equipped, that can accommodate up to 5 people, thanks to its sofa bed.
Mobile home equipment
- Fitted kitchen (utensils), coffee-maker, hot plate, fridge and garden room,
- One bedroom with a double bed (140×190), a wardrobe, pillows and duvets supplied,
- One bedroom with two single beds (70×190), a wardrobe, pillows and duvets supplied,
- A sofa bed to sleep one person in the living room, pillow and duvet supplied,
- Bathroom with shower and washbasin,
- Separate WC.
All our mobile homes are equipped with cleaning materials (broom, scrubbing brush, mop).


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The Koryo 60L OTG Microwave Oven will be the perfect appliance to make all of your delicious food. Featuring a cutting-edge design, this fan is built to provide a superior performance. The well-thought-out design of this fan allows it to cut the air faster, providing high air displacement and delivery.
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Whether a truck-mounted aerial platform needs to be placed at a construction job site, a busy city street, or a highway, our traffic management department is ready to help. A safe work environment is our first priority!
Evaluation & Work Plan
The process starts with an initial job site survey and evaluation of possible hazards. Our manager visits the job site to discuss the project with the client. We then recommend an aerial platform best suited for the job and discuss a work plan with the client.
As soon as the work order is received, our traffic management specialist applies for DOT permits. It takes between 2 to 10 days depending on the job location and season. We work closely with DOT officers to make sure that the stipulations on the permits allow maximum productivity on every job site.
Barricades and signs
Our traffic management team takes all steps needed to secure an appropriate spot for our platform, so that it can start work when scheduled without any delays. On the day of the job, the roadway and sidewalk is properly barricaded and traffic signs are placed in accordance with DOT regulations.
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The Clouds
These represent my hopes of the coming storm when we will rise up against our rulers and stop them from causing, contributing to or by omission or any other way participating in the destruction of human beings. But I will replace these clods with a dark but clear blue sky.
There will be no storm.
Public opinion will not punish our politicians.
What we need to do is to create political structures which stop them from behaving the way they do, in this case, which force them to take action to stop the genocide.
- What are they doing in Darfour?
- What are they dong to stop the war for profit in Iraq?
The Birds
These represent nature.
They do as they do do and are wholly impassive to our crimes against each other no matter how huge.
The birds here play the role that the depiction of galaxies play in other of my pictures - the demonstration of the infinite wonderment to be found in our universe and the imbecility of thinking oneself better then the next person.
The Buildings
These are the edifices built by the colonial powers out of the suffering of human beings and whose actions or inaction have contributed to the Rwandan genocide.
Five of these are shown whih in the finished work will include France, Belgium, USA, UK, and possibly China.
France - were the principal sponsors of the Rwandan Hutu Power govenment and supplied it with money and shipments of arms in the time preceding and throughout the genocide and only stopped withthe dispersal of Hutu Power militias from the UN refugee camps by the Rwandan Patriotic Front. A formal enquiry opened in 2005 is currently investigating allegations that the French Army conspired in the genocide.
Belgium - between 1895 and 1912 agents of King Leopld II of Belgium massacred between 4 and 8 and possibly over 10 million people in the Congo. Before the Belgian colonialisation of Rwanda the term Hutu meant husbander of the soil and Tutsi meant husbander of cattle. Belgians then created an artificial racial distinction between Tutsis and Hutus which with additional postcolonial meddling by Belgian missionaries led to the genocidal philosophy and rise of Hutu Power.
USA - the United States was created on the back of the genocide of the indiginous native American population. During the Rwandan genocide the USA govenment worked against any UN action which might have been taken to prevent the killings. They did their best to prevent the Rwandan Patriotic Front from ousting the Hutu Power government or expelling the genocidaires from the UN financed Hutu Power controlled refugee camps.
UK - the industrial revolution of the United Kingdom was financed by the slave trade. UK ships carried manufactured goods from UK to Africa. Then they carried slaves from Africa to the West Indies and America, and returned to the UK with raw materials - sugar, cotton, tobacco. During the Rwandan genocide the UK opposed any intervention by the UN and then gave support to the Hutu Power dominated UN refugee camps whilst opposing the eventually successful Rwandan Patriotic Front's fight against Hutu Power.
China - China has colonised Mongolia and Tibet but the main reason I am thinking of including China here is that they supplied the machetes that were the favoured killing implement of the genocide. Also they, together with all the other members of the security council failed to put in an effective UN peacekeeping force.
The Sun Is Setting
I hope on this form of abuse of human beings. It is a desparate hope but hope nevertheless
The Wonky Architecture
This is because to me the works of human beings are principally organic affairs. Even so, they display sufficient organisation to demonstrate coordinated motivativated behaviour. Thus the miseries of colonialism and the slave trade were the result of the ruthless pursuit of power, wealth, priviledge, status etc etc. by individuals.
The upper story windows
These look into the shadowy world of power of smoke filled rooms well out of sight of the public.
The second story windows
with their glittering ballrooms in which the great and the good display their weatlth and TV soap like lives. These are a distraction from the realities of the world which we the masses prefer to attend to. This is not harmless fun. It is part of what keeps us in our place.
The Riot Police
These are the protectors of the state from the govened.
The Dancing Statues
These represent the joys of colonialism. The fun with which money and wealth and power is acquired. This joy is echoed in the figures below dancing as they slash at their victims with machetes. I might put whips in the hands of the dancing statues.
The Trees
These together with the birds and the lamps are a principal reference to the passeo de los Germanias in Gandia.
The Lamps
The genocide took place in the full light of day.
The background of people holding flaggs
These represent the nations of the earth all of whom were spectators to the genocide and did nothing to stop it.
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Restaurant Week New Orleans is September 14-20, 2020.
This week-long dining event is a great opportunity to experience why New Orleans is one of the top food destinations in the world. Our annual tradition features specially-priced prix-fixe menus. Enjoy 2-course lunches for $20 or less, and 3-course dinners and brunches for $39 or less. This week is the perfect time to visit old favorites or find new ones!
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In New Orleans, dining out is many things—a celebration, a sport, an adventure and above all else, a necessity. Why? Because our restaurants serve some of the world's most delicious food and provide an experience like no other, from the neighborhood hangouts to the white tablecloth institutions. For the tenth year, we're showcasing the city's best restaurants at a competitive price point. Expect to enjoy a memorable meal (or two, or three) during this special week!
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Meghan Markle has reportedly been baptised and confirmed in the Church of England at a private ceremony led by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The American actress is said to have been formally introduced to the Anglican faith as her wedding to Prince Harry draws closer.
The Daily Mail reported the 45-minute service took place with her husband-to-be in attendance at the Chapel Royal on Tuesday evening.
They are due to wed at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on May 19.
The Queen, Harry's grandmother, is the head of the Church of England.
While the monarch is reported not to have attended the ceremony, guests included the Prince of Wales, according to the Daily Mail.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, led the service, the newspaper said. He will marry the couple in May.
The Daily Mail said holy water from the River Jordan was poured on the 36-year-old's head as part of the ritual.
The news follows reports at the weekend that Ms Markle, who was a member of the Protestant faith and went to a Catholic high school, was due to convert imminently.
Her mother, Doria Ragland, is Protestant and her father, Thomas Markle, is Episcopalian.
Shortly before her wedding, the Duchess of Cambridge was confirmed.
Kate's husband, the Duke of Cambridge, as a future king, will one day be Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
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It's not often that new media does really in-depth investigative style articles. Business Insider was probably the last place I would have seen such an article - often they just summarise and link to the story. Instead, the unauthorised biography of Marissa Mayer is well written, with sources to boot; and gives some interesting insight to one of the most powerful tech leaders. It's well worth a read!
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18 August 2013
Cirque de la Symphonie
After a few acts, the conductor of the evening, Theodore Kuchar, turned to the audience to say a few words - most of which were difficult to hear, given that he spoke without a microphone. The gist, I gathered, was that about 7 years ago, he was approached to create a spectacle combining circus acts and a Symphony orchestra playing classical music. He didn't think it would work, but was proven wrong, as orchestras that took on the concept had sell-out shows; and became a vital way to bolster orchestra's finances. And thus, Cirque de la Symphonie, came to become a global touring phenomenon featuring local orchestras. Last night, it was the turn of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra to host the show at the Teatro, followed by Cape Town next week.
The circus acts feature a combination of acrobatics, a clown juggler and a short magic skit - and some of the acrobatics were spectacular - especially the last act featuring two bronzed men, doing some gymnastics requiring impressive amount of strength, coordination and balance. The accompanying musical pieces were all popular pieces (although I couldn't name them all - and the lack of a program was disappointing in this regard).
Although the event was billed as a combination of circus and orchestra; in most cases it was the circus acts that took precedence in terms of applause and appreciation. But a full house, featuring an audience that was most unlike a regular JPO concert, did support Theodore Kuchar's statement that this was a great means to get new audiences.
And it is in that regard that the JPO missed an important opportunity to do some simple market research. I would have been most interested in asking the audience some of the following questions:
- Did the audience members know that there was a JPO?
- Did the audience members know when the JPO concerts were?
- Were they more interested in the music or the circus acts?
- Were they more likely to go to a pure musical event?
- What type of music were they more likely to want to hear?
- What day of the week would they more likely want to attend a concert?
- Where would it be a more convinient place to attend a concert?
I think it is the latter questions that are necessary to be answered before the JPO can truly become sustainable. A show like Cirque de la Symphonie suggests that there are people, of all ages, who would attend a musical concert featuring classical music. And that there is a market for classical music - but without actually tapping this market the JPO is bound to remain in the current financial quagmire.
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The person in this video above reportedly broke into a 28-year old woman's home in Oakland, and was allegedly in the process of stealing a box of "electronics" when she caught him via cellphone camera.
Here's the full video:
He's described as "a black man in his early 40s, five feet nine, 160 pounds, with a bald head," but as you can tell he's more light-skinned black or a person of color, who may be black or Latino.
According to reports, the woman didn't scream or call 911. And after the man left her home at her request, then he reportedly returned and sexually assaulted her. She was sent to the hospital for treatment, then released.
What I can't help asking is why didn't she call, or try to call, the police when the dude left the house the first time? Also, in the video she sounds rather calm for someone who was supposedly taken by surprise by the man. She says "can you please leave. How did you get in here?" in a calm voice. Maybe it's nothing. But why not say "Put my crap down, ass hole!"
But I'm wondering if he's someone she actually knows, which doesn't make the situation any better, and much worse for her. Why, of all things to nab, would he take a box of electronics? What? A TV set? A radio?
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
Stay tuned.


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Whispered Secrets: The Story of Tideville Collector's Edition
Whispered Secrets: The Story of Tideville Collector's Edition Game Description
Uncover the mysterious past of a sleepy seaside village in Whispered Secrets: The Story of Tideville! You and your son, Tim, recently moved to the small town of Tideville to make a fresh start. One peaceful autumn evening, you arrive home just in time to see Tim vanish into thin air! Armed with only your wits and a cryptic clue about a scientist, you set out to find your son. But you soon learn that Tim was not the first resident of Tideville to disappear... In fact, people have been going missing for years. But who is behind it all? And what do they want? Unravel the town's dark secret in this stunning Hidden Object game! This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version. As a bonus, Collector's Edition purchases count toward three stamps on your Monthly Game Club Punch Card! The Collector's Edition includes:
Game belongs to genres: Puzzle Games, Hidden Object Games, Platformer
Full version features:
- Concept art and soundtrack
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- Bonus gameplay
- Wallpapers and screensavers
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System requirements:
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CPU: 1.0 GHz
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