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.:: About Me: Well - let's see here...I started my career in Radio when I was 16. I love every minute of my job. Some people go their whole lives hating their career, but me, I'm living my dream and loving it!
.:: Music: I'm a Country fan to the extreme! Love it all!
.:: Movies: I love movies - have to many favorites to pick a top. Blockbuster Online is my savior!
.:: TV: Big Brother baby! I'm applying YET AGAIN this year to be on that damn show - those producers had better choose me this time! ha ha! I made it to the 2nd round last year...so we'll see what happens...
.:: Books: Books? Oh - that's what my coaster is supposed to be....
.:: Likes: Fun people and clubbing! :)
.:: Dislikes: Stupid people, slow drivers and people who are fun hatters!
.:: Hobbies: Is drinking concidered a hobby? LoL! Ooops - ha ha!
.:: Virtues: I don't think I have any! ha ha!
.:: Heroes: My mom! (of course!) | <urn:uuid:e207c345-c4e8-477f-a6d5-b2fc21cc40be> | 2013-05-26T02:56:33Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Sweden's royals will soon be welcoming an American into the family, after the royal court announced Thursday the engagement of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill, a wealthy New York financier.
The brown-haired, blue-eyed princess described O'Neill as her "soulmate" and said he had opened her heart -- perhaps reflecting her heartbreak after a previous engagement was called off in 2010 amid reports of infidelity by her then-fiance.
Princess Madeleine Therese Amelie Josephine, to give her full name, is the youngest child of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia and fourth in line to the Scandinavian nation's throne.
The couple, who live in New York, met through mutual friends, Madeleine said, in an interview released by the royal court along with the engagement announcement.
Madeleine, 30, said they had been great friends at first before romance blossomed, sharing the same humor and having "a lot of fun together."
"I appreciate Chris for his warmth and his humor. He has a very big heart and he manages to make everyone in his presence feel good. Christopher is a very thoughtful and generous person," she said.
Love struck quicker for O'Neill, who said that "from the very outset, I immediately felt something special with Madeleine."
Princess Madeleine said the proposal, earlier this month, had been "very romantic and intimate" but that they wanted to keep the details to themselves.
O'Neill, who has dual British-American citizenship, confirmed he had taken the traditional route and asked her father, the king, for her hand in marriage.
The king gave his consent and "requested the approval by the Swedish Government, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Swedish Constitution," the court announcement said. | <urn:uuid:3cff9310-4a14-4cbe-9259-6840589fca75> | 2013-05-26T02:43:46Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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(CNN) -- Cissy Houston has opened up about losing her daughter Whitney in a new memoir, but her granddaughter Bobbi Kristina doesn't appear to be happy about it.
On her Twitter account last week, the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown expressed her displeasure about the book, which is called "Remembering Whitney."
Brown, 19, tweeted that she and her reported beau, Nick Gordon, "personally have NOTHING" to do with Cissy Houston's book.
"I ask youplsRESPECT [that]," she added. "Haven't read&won't ... I find it 2B Disrespect2MYMOTHER & me being HERDAUGHTER won't tolerate it."
As reported by USA Today, "Remembering Whitney" is a frank examination of Whitney Houston's life and death from Cissy's perspective.
On her relationship with Bobbi Kristina - or Krissi, as Cissy calls her - the 79-year-old told the paper that they don't get to spend a lot of time together.
"We hope and pray for Krissi," Cissy says. "She lives in Atlanta while I'm here in New Jersey, so I don't get to see her that often. And you know how 19-year-olds are - you call them on the phone, and they don't always pick up. It's difficult. But she knows how much I love her." | <urn:uuid:47a52cda-35d9-43b0-beb8-c94ffe4111b9> | 2013-05-26T02:57:45Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Wow...Rest in peace Narg, I didn't talk to you, but your posts were awesome...My condolences and sympathies to his family and friends.
"I feel less blond now and, er, smarter!'--Keira Knightley
~77th Member of the Keira Knightley Posse!~
Wow... life hates me too... I bet it's a poser.--Chelle | <urn:uuid:d23d0cd5-d7fe-4053-bae7-de34c63343cf> | 2013-05-26T03:02:35Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Spike in bird flu deaths worries health officials
8 people die in last 2 months in Cambodia
In the last two months, eight people in Cambodia have died from bird flu, a rare but deadly disease causing concern among health authorities. Six of the victims have been children.
The H5N1 virus, known to be highly contagious to poultry, typically resembles the flu when contracted by humans. But it kills more than half the people it infects, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Of the nine confirmed H5N1 cases in Cambodia this year, only an 8-month old infant has survived. The infant had received medical attention early, said Dr. Ly Sovann, the Ministry of Health's deputy director for communicable diseases control in Cambodia.
The eight bird flu deaths in the last six weeks -- considering that Cambodia has had 19 reported deaths from the disease in the last 10 years -- has sparked increased surveillance efforts. Health officials are warning people to wash their hands often, to keep children away from poultry and to avoid eating sick poultry.
So far, the nine cases are not believed to be related, although most of them came from the southern region.
The eight H5N1 deaths in Cambodia occurred with a 15-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man on January 21, and a 2-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl on January 28. In the next month, a 5-year-old died on Feburary 7, a 3-year-old girl died on February 13, a 2-year-old boy died on February 19, followed by a death of a 35-year-old man on Monday.
He came from the Kampong Cham province in central Cambodia and died after developing fever, coughing and difficulty breathing earlier this month.
The patients experienced symptoms such as coughing, fever, difficulty breathing, sleepiness and vomiting.
Bird flu does not usually pass from person-to-person, but the disease is closely monitored because of concerns that the H5N1 virus could mutate allowing to spread more easily among people.
"We conducted investigations and found that all the cases were transmission from the poultry," said Sovann. "There is no evidence of transmission from human to human at this stage."
All nine patients are believed to have been exposed to sick or dead poultry, according to health authroties.
H5N1 typically spreads between birds, but can jump to humans, especially if they're living in close proximity. The greatest risk of exposure to the virus is through the handling and slaughter of infected poultry.
"Home slaughtering and preparation of sick or dead poultry for food is hazardous: this practice must stop," said Dr. H.E. Mam Bunheng, the Cambodian minister of health, in a statement. "Children also seem to be most vulnerable and are at high risk because they like to play where poultry are found. I urge parents and guardians to keep children away from sick or dead poultry and prevent them from playing with chickens and ducks."
Health teams are carrying out "enhanced surveillance" in the villages and communities where bird flu cases have been reported, according to the World Health Organization. Officials are also telling people with flu-like symptoms who have difficulty breathing to seek medical attention immediately.
The disease is transmitted through the infected bird's saliva, nasal secretions or feces. It can spread in markets or places where eggs and birds are sold in crowded conditions.
The recent cases prompted China to announce temperature checks on people traveling back from Cambodia, according to the country's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
China had two deaths from bird flu this year. The patients, a 31-year-old man and 21-year-old woman died in mid-February in the southwestern area of the country. Both had close contact with birds, according to Xinhua, the Chinese news agency.
The only other country with a confirmed H5N1 case this year was Egypt, where a 36-year-old woman died in late January.
Copyright 2013 by CNN NewSource. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | <urn:uuid:f66f53d2-acf6-4b6b-bf1c-872f9af35550> | 2013-05-26T02:49:37Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Physical exercise is a great way to tone your body and lose weight. There are two basic types of exercise: aerobic and anaerobic. Aerobic exercise promotes cardiovascular fitness by raising your pulse to a targeted level. It's recommended that you exercise at your target heart rate for thirty minutes, three times a week. These exercises strengthen your heart, and allow the heart to pump more blood. Aerobic exercise improves the capacity of the lungs, helps control weight, and increases muscle and joint flexibility, making you less susceptible to injury. Some examples of aerobic exercise are walking, jogging, bicycling, swimming, racquetball, and aerobic dance. Aerobic exercise also helps to reduce risks associated with developing heart disease. Anaerobic exercise focuses on specific muscles, with a goal of increasing their strength, mass, and/or endurance. Weight lifting is an example of anaerobic exercise. This form of exercise won't provide as many benefits as aerobic exercise, but it's a good supplement to your aerobic workout, and can also help increase bone density. Remember, there are many advantages to regular exercise. It can help you sleep better, handle stress better, and even improve the way you look and feel. An ideal exercise program will include both aerobic and anaerobic activity. However, the program should be tailored to your individual needs. If you're over thirty-five or have had medical problems, talk to a doctor before beginning your exercise routine. For more information on aerobic and anaerobic exercise, speak to a health care specialist. | <urn:uuid:2d4edd00-f497-43ba-9ea4-8c6f28205ee5> | 2013-05-26T02:55:09Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Another collaborative effort by the team that created The Poet King of Tezcoco: A Great Leader of Ancient Mexico (2007) chronicles the life of a controversial figure in pre-colonial Mesoamerica.
The indigenous woman who would serve as Hernán Cortés’ interpreter and companion was born in the early 1500s as Malinali and later christened Marina. She is now called La Malinche. Besides serving as translator to the Spaniard, she also gave him advice on native customs, religious beliefs and the ways of the Aztec. While Marina’s decision to help the Spanish in their often brutal quest for supremacy has led to many negative associations, others see her as the mother of all Mexicans, as she and Cortés had the first recorded mestizo. Although many of the details surrounding the specifics of Marina’s life were unrecorded, Serrano strengthens the narrative with quotations by her contemporaries and provides a balanced look at the life of a complicated, oft-maligned woman. Headers provide structure as events sometimes shift from the specific to the very broad, and some important facts are glossed over or relegated to the timeline. Reminiscent of pre-colonial documents, the illustrations convey both Marina’s adulation of Cortés and the violence of the Spanish conquest, complete with severed limbs, decapitations and more.
An inventive introduction to a fascinating historical figure. (map, chronology, glossary, sources and further reading) (Nonfiction. 10-12) | <urn:uuid:d4fb1d2e-2681-40a0-b729-3f94ebb3d9ee> | 2013-05-26T02:34:12Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Brighten up your kitchen space with the addition of chrome hardware. With its shiny appearance and its scratch-free finish, chrome is a great choice for lasting, durable and decorative hardware.
Enjoy the many benefits of chrome hardware for any kitchen or bath renovation. A chrome pull matches beautifully with other silver colored hardware items, brightening up the space and creating a polished, modern look. Similarly, chrome knobs add a decorative look and an easy way to access all of your kitchen supplies, bath necessities and other items.
Chrome cabinet hardware offers versatility, affordability and a contemporary look, all wrapped up in one hardware finish. Enjoy the difference that chrome hardware can make in any space today, and dress up the kitchen or bath for less with chrome. | <urn:uuid:6441d44f-fe16-4027-86c1-957dcde9b1d9> | 2013-05-26T03:03:04Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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I'm to buy a Cabrinha surf board to ride in light wind with a Speed 3 dlx 21m and later on wind season have fun on small waves. I'd like a better description of each board qualities, your personal experience.
What's the difference between Skillit, S-Quad and Trigger?
Which one is Cabrinha's best?
What's your opinion on Transport?
The cabrinha website has a lot of this information. Each of these boards are extremely different.
The Skillit is a really fun small wave board that serves as a great introductory surfboard but also works amazing for airs and more advanced surfing. It's also a great light wind option due to its flatter rocket and wider outline and nose.
The S-Quad is a fast and loose board meant for a decent wave. This is a go to board for most kite surfers in small to decent size surf.
The Trigger is meant to be a full performance shortboard. It excels in windier conditions and bigger waves.
The transport is not a surfboard....it's a directional light wind option.
Based on what you're looking for...I would say go with the skillit. | <urn:uuid:408b700b-5642-4d57-b09f-7720eb6c1b29> | 2013-05-26T03:11:28Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Brazil remains on track to win its first Olympic gold in men's football — barely.
Brazil narrowly escaped with a victory against a shorthanded Honduras on Saturday, twice coming from behind to earn a 3-2 win and advance to the semifinals of the men's Olympic football tournament.
Honduras got goals early in each half but could not hold on as the Brazilians played with an extra man from the 33rd minute after defender Wilmer Crisanto was sent off with two yellow cards just a minute apart.
Mario Martinez put Honduras ahead in the 12th before Leandro Damiao equalized in the 38th. Roger Espinoza gave Honduras the lead again in the 48th, but Neymar evened the score by converting a penalty kick in the 50th and Damiao netted the winning goal in the 60th.
Espinoza also was sent off in injury time after a foul on Oscar. He got a standing ovation from the crowd as he left the field, as did the rest of the Hondurans after the match ended.
Brazil's men's team has won four Olympic medals, but none of them were gold. It earned silver in 1984 and 1988, and bronze in 1996 and 2008. It is the only significant football competition the five-time world champions haven't won.
Brazil was in danger of becoming the latest medal contender to leave the Olympic tournament after Spain and Uruguay were eliminated in the group stage.
But Honduras' chances nearly ended when Crisanto was sent off for a hard foul on Neymar. He had received his first yellow card just a few seconds earlier, which had already prompted complaints from the Hondurans.
The crowd of more than 42,000 at St. James' Park got behind Honduras even more after the red card but Brazil was able to take control of the match.
Honduras's early goal came after Wigan defender Maynor Figueroa was hit while trying to get past Brazilian defenders inside the area. The ball ended up with Martinez, who volleyed it into the far corner.
Damiao equalized when Honduras defenders Jose Velasquez and Arnold Peralta failed to clear a cross from Brazil striker Hulk. Damiao took advantage of the indecision in front of the net and slid feet-first to get the ball across the goal line.
It was Espinoza who scored just after the second half started, going past a defender just outside the area and firing a low shot that went in near the far post.
Brazil answered immediately, though, when Damiao was brought down inside the penalty area. The crowd and the Hondurans were not happy with the call but Neymar struck a firm right-footed shot from the spot to beat Honduras goalkeeper Jose Mendoza.
Damiao scored the go-ahead goal after clearing a defender near the penalty spot after a pass by Neymar.
Honduras still had some chances despite playing a man down, mostly on powerful free kicks taken by Figueroa.
"I think we could've done more if we had 11 players the entire match, but there's nothing we can do about it, that's football," Honduras coach Luis Suarez said. "I never talk about the performance of a referee. They can make mistakes against you one day and in your favor the other. I'm happy about how my team played. Even with 11 players it would've been extremely hard."
Honduras was trying to repeat its stunning victory over Brazil in the 2001 Copa America, when it eliminated Luiz Felipe Scolari's team in the quarterfinals of the South American competition in what was one of Brazil's most shocking defeats ever.
Honduras had already provided a surprise victory in the group stage at the London Games when it beat Spain 1-0, helping eliminate the gold-medal favorite from the tournament played with under-23 squads and three older players per nation.
It was the first time Honduras advanced past the first round in the Olympics. It was eliminated in the group stage in 2000 and 2008, the only other times it participated in the games. The senior team made it to the 2010 World Cup, being eliminated in the first round.
Only two of the starters on Saturday play outside of Honduras — Figueroa and Kansas City Wizards midfielder Roger Espinoza.
Brazil's regular starters returned on Saturday after many were rested in the team's 3-0 win over New Zealand in its last group match, when it had already secured a berth in the quarters.
Brazil was the only team to win all of its three group-stage matches, entering the quarters with the tournament's best attack with nine goals scored.
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But he said he believes the United States should be much more involved in arming, training and providing intelligence to rebels to ensure that the rebels are acting in a proper way and not working to closely with extremist groups such as al-Nusra.
Rogers suggested the prospect of arming the rebels could be a matter of discussion at the upcoming Friends of Syria meeting next week in Morocco, which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is attending. This sentiment was echoed by other diplomats at the conference.
Mustapha Sabbagh, one of the leaders of of the new Syrian opposition coalition, said that procrastination and reluctance of the international community to get involved militarily has led to further militarization and radicalization of the conflict. He urged the world to do more.
Sabbagh called on Russia and Iran to stop supporting the 'killing machine' of al-Assad's government.
"I would be very embarrassed for Russia when the file is opened about their involvement in Syria," he told the delegates. | <urn:uuid:77febd80-9544-46e5-be60-41b7f2701dca> | 2013-05-26T02:43:55Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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A former Ellicott School Board member accused of having sexual relations with a 17-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to sex assault charge.
Stefanie Dickinson pleaded guilty Wednesday. She faces 10 years to life on sex-offender intensive supervised parole at a sentencing hearing in October.
Dickinson was arrested in October on suspicion of sending lewd text messages to her son's 14-year-old friend. That investigation led to another person who said he was 17 when he had a sexual relationship with her.
As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped the charge accusing her of sending lewd messages. | <urn:uuid:8d52e6d6-8913-437f-9d4f-7ad41bdd4112> | 2013-05-26T02:43:10Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Disruptive behavior is an ongoing pattern of conduct that bothers and upsets the worker's day-to-day interpersonal workplace surroundings. Although disruptive behaviors have long been a concern, these behaviors have gone unchecked and sometimes are accepted as part of the workplace environment.
Disruptive behavior is inappropriate behavior that interferes with the functioning and flow of the workplace. It hinders or prevents employees from carrying out their workplace responsibilities. It is important that managers and front line staff address disruptive behavior promptly. If no one tackles disruptive behavior it typically continues to escalate, resulting in negative consequences for the perpetrator as well as others.
Individuals who engage in disruptive behavior in a work setting can almost always find ways to justify their bad behavior. Although there may be legitimate concerns about questionable workplace tactics and approaches there is a gross logical error rooted in the assumption that angry potentially dangerous and devaluing behavior can positively improve the company or organization's objectives. People who display disruptive behavior generally lack the ability to be self-reflective and are often clueless to the way in which their manner impact others.
Disruptive employees can be understood as having particular shortcomings related to self-regulation. Self-regulation includes one's capacity to manage and contain anxiety and process emotional states, maintain balance in self-esteem, respect other peoples' points of view, while remaining engaged in productive goal-oriented work-related efforts with others.
Examples of Disruptive Behavior:
Part of the responsibilities for organizations and companies that want to plainly demonstrate zero tolerance for inappropriate and disruptive behaviors also must provide necessary resources and mechanisms to safe guard against such behaviors. This includes opportunities to improve teamwork, foster a sense of mutual respect, and improve communication. These efforts also enhance the workplace environment reduce the risk for legal action loss of productivity, absenteeism, turnover, low morale, and lack of trust.
Eliminating the Disruptions:
-Code of conduct
-Training and education
-Standards for behavior
-Procedures for investigation
Lastly, all of us are responsible and need to be sanctioned to address and understand the necessary changes in the workplace culture in order to eliminate disruptive behavior. | <urn:uuid:6bc0aaf0-8bf6-44b5-b30a-be810220e602> | 2013-05-26T02:57:10Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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If you and your partner are trying to conceive, it's important to keep the testicles cooler than the normal body temperature of 98.6 (98 point 6) degrees. Sperm need a cooler environment, around 93 degrees, for successful production. During the day, you can do this by wearing boxer shorts instead of briefs and not sitting down for long periods of time. At night, to keep your testicles from overheating, sleep with as little clothing on as you can. Avoid electric blankets, heated waterbeds, or other sources of artificial heat, and don't curl up into a ball to keep warm. Remember that the testicles are naturally located outside of the body to keep them at a cooler temperature. Preserving this cooler environment can help sperm production and eventually conception. | <urn:uuid:2f13de18-edbf-4563-9418-0c6534d17304> | 2013-05-26T03:03:35Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Lake Mead National Recreational Area has a huge impact on the local economy with many services for locals and tourists alike. When the lake level drops so must all the services around it. They call it chasing the water. The pipe used to suck drinking water out of the lake isn�t long enough anymore and the Southern Nevada Water Authority is spending six million dollars to extend it because of those lower lake levels. Ky Plaskon takes a look at the costs of chasing the water. | <urn:uuid:c2e5f61f-b8fe-4276-b249-e9cf68467a6c> | 2013-05-26T03:08:29Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Lee’s Approval Rating Tops 50%
A survey of 1,000 adults conducted by Donga Ilbo and Korea Research Center showed that as many as 51.6 percent of voters endorse Lee's current economic and social policies, the first time Lee's approval rating has entered the 50 percent range since April last year, Yonhap said on Friday.
Lee's approval rating hit as low as 31.6 percent in a poll taken by the right-leaning newspaper on June 2, shortly after his immediate predecessor, Roh Moo-hyun, jumped to his death amid a government-led corruption probe.
Donga attributed Lee's upward popularity to South Korea's stabilizing economic situation since the global financial meltdown last fall and the clinching of a $40 billion deal by Korean companies to build nuclear power plants in the United Arab Emirates.
In 2007, Lee won the presidential election, grabbing nearly 50 percent of the vote. However, since then, he has been battling the fallout from the global economic crisis and other thorny issues, including the uproar surrounding the import of U.S. beef amid the public fear for health hazard. | <urn:uuid:dd465e91-6ab6-4be5-a8d8-a4178bc674d4> | 2013-05-26T03:09:46Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Prepare using multi-grain spaghetti and substituting 2 thinly sliced green onions for the cilantro.
Spicy Chicken Lo Mein: Add 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper to the hot dressing along with the chicken and garlic. Pork Lo Mein: Substitute 1 lb. pork tenderloin, cut into strips, for the chicken and fat-free reduced-sodium beef broth for the chicken broth.
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A grenade blast at a cafe in a refugee camp in Kenya killed two people and left five others wounded, the Kenyan Red Cross said Saturday.
The explosion occurred Friday evening at a cafe in Dagahaley refugee camp in Dadaab, the Kenya Red Cross said in a statement on its Facebook page.
The injured, who suffered multiple shrapnel wounds, are being treated at a nearby hospital run by Doctors Without Borders, it said.
Red Cross emergency workers also helped at the scene.
The cafe is usually visited by locals who gather there to chew khat, a herbal stimulant, the statement said.
Dadaab, a town near Kenya's border with Somalia, hosts a refugee camp complex that is home to more than 470,000 people, according to the United Nations. | <urn:uuid:14f29a5b-7e52-4b8e-a461-d04fef434dfb> | 2013-05-26T03:10:05Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Quick: Did you get enough vitamin E today? Even if you're diligent about your diet, you're likely to fall short on this and four other critical nutrients, according to recent USDA figures on the average amounts most midlife women consume. Here is where you may fall short.
Vitamin E You Need: 15 mg/day Why: This powerful antioxidant protects your cells, helps them to communicate with each other, and defends your skin against UV damage. If you don't get enough vitamin E, you may have problems absorbing other nutrients.
Potassium You Need: 4,700 mg/day Why: This electrolyte keeps your nervous system humming and your muscles toned. Potassium also helps keep your blood pressure at normal levels. If you don't get enough, you may feel irritable, weak, and fatigued.
Calcium You Need: 1,000-1,200 mg/day Why: This mighty mineral builds strong bones, and that means a lower risk of osteoporosis for you. And in a study of nearly 84,000 women by Tufts-New England Medical Center, scientists found that those who consumed at least 1,200 mg of calcium daily (along with at least 800 IU of vitamin D, which helps absorption of the mineral) had a 33 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Vitamin A You Need: 700 mcg/day Why: This nutrient powers your eyesight, especially your night vision, and keeps your skin, gums, and teeth healthy. Vitamin A also boosts your immune system and helps you fight off viruses. The older you get, the more you seem to require it to protect cognitive function.
Magnesium You Need: 320 mg/day Why: Magnesium is used in hundreds of chemical activities in the body, ranging from storing energy to helping your genes function properly. It keeps your nerves and muscles toned, your bones strong, and your blood circulating steadily. This mineral is so influential that women who got at least the recommended amount cut their risk of metabolic syndrome by 38 percent or more, reported a study by the CDC.
For more healthy living news and features, visit PureMatters.com and don't forget to stop by the Pure Matters Shop for all your vitamin and supplement needs.
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A storm over southwestern Mexico weakened further Saturday to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said.
Carlotta was expected to continue to drench the area for another day or two, but all warnings and watches were discontinued.
The tropical depression was located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north-northeast of the resort town of Acapulco, the center said in its 11 a.m ET advisory.
It was moving toward the northwest at about 12 mph (19 kph), and the depression or its remnants would "meander" in the area for up to two days, the hurricane center said.
At least two children were killed when Carlotta slammed southern Mexico at hurricane strength, unleashing fierce winds and dumping intense rains over Oaxaca state.
The storm destroyed a clay house Friday night in Pluma Hidalgo, killing a 13-year-old girl and her 7-year-old sister, said Cynthia Tobar, a spokeswoman for Mexico's civil protection agency.
The girls' mother was seriously injured and taken to a hospital in the city of Huatulco, Tobar said.
According to preliminary reports, Carlotta ripped off the roofs of homes and caused widespread power outages and small landslides, Tobar said. Authorities will survey the area once daylight comes and and the weather conditions are favorable.
In the mountain community of Pluma Hidalgo, about 1,200 people are in shelters, Tobar said. Many more evacuated to stay with relatives or friends, she said.
Carlotta is expected to leave total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches through Monday over parts of southern Mexico, with as much as 15 inches of rain in isolated areas, the hurricane center said.
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While parental involvement is key to a child's success in school, at what point does a participating parent become a smother mother -- or father?
Dr. Ken Haller, associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, said that being an advocate for a child is a noble thing, but at a certain point, parents need to step back and let their children become advocates for themselves.
"That's the only way kids will be able to learn the skills they'll need to take care of themselves when they become adults," Haller said.
Everyone knows -- or is -- a parent who is overly involved in his or her children's lives.
Popular culture has labeled them "helicopter parents," for their tendency to hover closely overhead. While the term is new, Haller said the phenomenon is not.
"There have always been parents who would fit the definition of helicopter parents. They used to be called 'overprotective parents,' but the idea of parents who hover over their children to shield them from possible distress is as old as parenting," he said.
Societal pressures -- from pregnancy to college graduation -- to raise the perfect child contribute to the problem, Haller said.
Today's parents also feel more empowered to question the authority of other adults whom their child encounters, such as coaches and teachers, he explained.
"Questioning is not bad as long as parents are willing to listen and there is true dialogue," Haller said. "When it results in uncompromising demands, however, it can become a real barrier to the child's maturity and self-reliance."
So what's a parent to do? Haller said that the start of a new school year is a perfect time for parents to evaluate their role in their child's lives and make adjustments that will set their children up to succeed.
Haller offers the following resolutions for helicopter parents:
Encourage children to discuss their problems, but let them come up with their own solutions. Problem solving is a great way for children to learn and grow.
Steer clear of battles such as disputing grades, discipline, placement on a team or squabbles with friends. Instead, parents should enable their children to properly deal with his or her problems by asking him or her what should be done and offering possible solutions.
During homework time, parents should be available to answer questions and clarify instructions. They should avoid giving the answers or doing the work themselves, even if the assignment seems too difficult. Parents should remember their job is to create a situation where a child can succeed by providing the necessary supplies. They should create a quiet and well-lit study area and set aside time for homework.
Respect teachers' schedules by making appointments and using e-mail. A child's teacher is usually happy to meet, but he or she also needs time to teach and prepare for class.
Parents should teach their child to respect the authority of teachers and coaches. While it's OK to question teachers and coaches, parents should not do not bad mouth them, break their rules or make excuses for a child.
Parents should also hold their children accountable and let them suffer the consequences of their actions. Especially by middle school, it is important to make a child responsible for studying, bringing homework home and turning in assignments.
If a parent is concerned that his or her child is the victim of bullies or peer pressure, he or she should discuss concerns with the child. Haller said parents should brainstorm appropriate responses, but they should try not to interfere at school unless a child is in danger.
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Fri April 13, 2012
Poet Marie Howe Reflects On The 'Living' After Loss
This interview was originally broadcast on October 20, 2011.
A few years after her younger brother John died from AIDS-related complications in 1989, poet Marie Howe wrote him a poem in the form of a letter. Called "What the Living Do," the poem is an elegiac description of loss, and of living beyond loss.
"When he died, it was a terrible loss to all of us," she tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "As you know, as everybody knows, you think, 'My life is changed so utterly I don't know how to live it anymore.' And then you find a way."
Howe's poem "What the Living Do" was recently anthologized in The Penguin Anthology of 20th-Century American Poetry. Howe discusses several of her poems, which deal with topics such as loss, love, spirituality, gender, sexuality and intimacy.
"Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we're going to die," says Howe. "The most mysterious aspect of being alive might be that — and poetry knows that."
Howe is the author of What the Living Do, The Kingdom of Ordinary Time and The Good Thief. She has taught at Sarah Lawrence College, Columbia and New York University.
Excerpt: 'The Kingdom Of Ordinary Time'
After the Movie
My friend Michael and I are walking home arguing about the movie.
He says that he believes a person can love someone
and still be able to murder that person.
I say, No, that's not love. That's attachment.
Michael says, No, that's love. You can love someone, then come to a day
when you're forced to think "it's him or me"
think "me" and kill him.
I say, Then it's not love anymore.
Michael says, It was love up to then though.
I say, Maybe we mean different things by the same word.
Michael says, Humans are complicated: love can exist even in the
I say that what he might mean by love is desire.
Love is not a feeling, I say. And Michael says, Then what is it?
We're walking along West 16th Street — a clear unclouded night — and I hear my voice
repeating what I used to say to my husband: Love is action, I used to say
Simone Weil says that when you really love you are able to look at
someone you want to eat and not eat them.
Janis Joplin says, take another little piece of my heart now baby.
Meister Eckhart says that as long as we love images we are doomed to
live in purgatory.
Michael and I stand on the corner of 6th Avenue saying goodnight.
I can't drink enough of the tangerine spritzer I've just bought —
again and again I bring the cold can to my mouth and suck the stuff from
the hole the flip top made.
What are you doing tomorrow? Michael says.
But what I think he's saying is "You are too strict. You are
Then I think, Do I love Michael enough to allow him to think these things
of me even if he's not thinking them?
Above Manhattan, the moon wanes, and the sky turns clearer and colder.
Although the days, after the solstice, have started to lengthen,
we both know the winter has only begun.
From The Kingdom of Ordinary Time by Marie Howe. Copyright 2008 by Marie Howe. Excerpted by permission of the publisher, W. W. Norton & Co. Inc.
Excerpt: 'What The Living Do'
What the Living Do
Johnny, the kitchen sink has been clogged for days, some utensil probably fell down there.
And the Drano won't work but smells dangerous, and the crusty dishes have piled up
waiting for the plumber I still haven't called. This is the everyday we spoke of.
It's winter again: the sky's a deep, headstrong blue, and the sunlight pours through
the open living-room windows because the heat's on too high in here and I can't turn it off.
For weeks now, driving, or dropping a bag of groceries in the street, the bag breaking,
I've been thinking: This is what the living do. And yesterday, hurrying along those
wobbly bricks in the Cambridge sidewalk, spilling my coffee down my wrist and sleeve,
I thought it again, and again later, when buying a hairbrush: This is it.
Parking. Slamming the car door shut in the cold. What you called that yearning.
What you finally gave up. We want the spring to come and the winter to pass. We want
whoever to call or not call, a letter, a kiss — we want more and more and then more of it.
But there are moments, walking, when I catch a glimpse of myself in the window glass,
say, the window of the corner video store, and I'm gripped by a cherishing so deep
for my own blowing hair, chapped face, and unbuttoned coat that I'm speechless:
I am living. I remember you.
My brother opens his eyes when he hears the door click
open downstairs and Joe's steps walking up past the meowing cat
and the second click of the upstairs door, and then he lifts
his face so that Joe can kiss him. Joe has brought armfuls
of broken magnolia branches in full blossom, and he putters
in the kitchen looking for a big jar to put them in and finds it.
And now they tower in the living room, white and sweet, where
John can see them if he leans out from his bed which
he can't do just now, and now Joe is cleaning. What a mess
you've left me, he says, and John is smiling, almost asleep again.
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Richard III: The king and the car parking lot
The line snakes around the block, hundreds of people wrapped up against the early autumn chill. The crowd waits patiently as a sensibly-dressed, middle-aged woman wanders along the queue, handing out flyers and apologizing for the delay.
"He's been waiting hundreds of years," says one woman, gesturing towards the archway up ahead with a smile. "It won't kill us to hang on for half an hour."
"He" is Richard III, one of the most famous kings of England, remembered by school children and Shakespeare aficionados alike as a notorious villain, hunchbacked and hateful, accused of killing his own nephews, the "Princes in the Tower," to usurp the throne, and whose whereabouts were, until recently, a complete mystery.
The history books record that in August 1485, Richard - the last English king to die in battle - rode out from Leicester, in central England, to the Battle of Bosworth Field. There he met his end; his body was returned to the city days later, ignominiously lashed to a packhorse.
While other monarchs might have been granted all the pomp and ceremony of a state funeral, as a defeated warrior, Richard was accorded no such regal treatment. Instead his naked remains were put on display to prove to supporters and opponents alike that he really was dead, before being hastily buried in a nearby church.
Which is why, more than 520 years on, a crowd has gathered in this municipal car park, though there's little to explain their excitement - at first glance, the most remarkable thing seems to be the lack of vehicles in the worn white parking bays.
Overlooked by the spire of the nearby cathedral, fluorescent overall-clad archaeologists and historians gather near a hole in the ground. It looks like any other set of roadworks, the surface scraped back to reveal layers of earth.
But at the far end of the trench, a laminated copy of a priceless portrait offers a hint as to why so many people have chosen to spend their Saturday morning in a parking lot: Experts believe this uninspiring gray square of tarmac was once part of the Greyfriars Friary -- and might, therefore, be the last resting place of Richard III.
Some of them weren't so sure at first, however. "It seemed like such a harebrained scheme," Richard Buckley, the lead archaeologist on the project, tells CNN. "We didn't expect to find anything."
Applying for permission to dig at the site, and potentially exhume a body, or bodies, Buckley says he wrote: "In the unlikely event that we find the remains of Richard III.."
Nonetheless, at the tail end of last summer, a team of experts dug three trenches across the site and began hunting for evidence of the long-lost friary, where Richard III was recorded to have been buried.
The search turned up traces of the building, and then something altogether more exciting: A human skeleton, complete with evidence of battle wounds -- a blow to the head, and an arrow in the back -- and scoliosis, or curvature of the spine.
"I didn't think it was likely to be him at first," explains bioarchaeologist Jo Appleby, who excavated the remains. "The skull didn't seem to be in quite the right place -- now we know that's because of the scoliosis -- but it didn't seem to 'go' with the legs.
"When I lifted the skull and saw the injury, a little alarm bell started to ring, but I told myself perhaps someone had dug into the grave at a later date and hit it with a spade, so I thought 'Don't say anything yet.'
"I cleared the arms and legs, and then went up the spine, hunting for vertebrae, [but] they weren't there, they weren't where I expected them to be. Instead they went in completely the wrong direction. At that point, I thought 'Hang on!'"
"Someone came over and said 'I think you need to see this,'" Buckley says. "We were looking at something else, so I said 'I'm a bit busy at the moment,' and they said 'No, no, you really need to see this.'"
They were stunned to discover the remains were in surprisingly good condition - particularly given the fact they were apparently laid to rest in a simple shroud, with no coffin to protect them.
"There have been so many changes to the site over the years that the chances of finding the remains were so slim," says local historian David Baldwin. "It wouldn't have been at all surprising had they been destroyed."
As a shiver of anticipation spread across the site, one figure sat, deathly pale and shaking, at the side of the trench.
Philippa Langley had spent years trying to convince archaeologists and authorities alike to allow the dig for Richard III to go ahead. Now she watched, in shock, as the search she had championed for so long reached its climax.
"It's been a real labor of love," she told CNN. "Three years of hard work and tough graft, of people saying we'd never find him, but it looks like it may have paid off."
Langley, a screenwriter, became intrigued by Richard III after reading a book about him on holiday, and quickly decided he would make a perfect subject for a film.
"His story absolutely blew me away," she says. "I asked myself 'Why has nobody written this? Why has nobody told this guy's story?' Robin Hood has had his moment in the cinema, now it's time for Richard III to have his time on the big screen too.
"I decided I needed to do some research -- I needed to know who he was, what he was about, I needed to get inside his head, talk his talk, walk his walk, so I went to Leicester and to Bosworth, but I felt there was no fitting conclusion to the story."
So she decided to help create one, by forcing historians to look again at his story, to find "the real man, and not the myth," because, she believes: "With the truth, he'll finally be able to rest in peace."
Langley hopes the physical evidence found so far will be enough to make people rethink their image of Richard III as a caricature villain.
"It disproves the Tudor writers who claimed terrible things about him: That he was hunchbacked, that he was two years in the womb, that he was born with hair and teeth," she says.
"Instead we can see that he was a strong, capable man, and it blows all those misconceptions away. It gives us so much information about Richard, the real Richard, before the Tudor writers got to him.
"I'm not looking for a saint, but a real man -- if I've got to portray him on a big screen I want to show the real him. He wasn't always great and good, but that's fine, if he was, we'd all be bored to death."
She has even been in talks with Leicestershire lad turned Hollywood hero Richard Armitage -- last seen as Thorin Oakenshield in "The Hobbit" -- to play the king.
"He was born to play the role," she explains. "He's an amazing doppelganger for Richard III, he was born a couple of miles from Bosworth on the anniversary of Richard's death, and he was even named after him."
The film won't be the first attempt to rehabilitate Richard III in the eyes of the general public - mystery writer Josephine Tey tried it in the 1950s with "The Daughter of Time," in which her detective hero "discovers" the truth about the much-maligned monarch.
It was this book which first sparked the curiosity of Michael Ibsen, prompting him to rethink the image he had grown up with, of Richard III as "this evil figure who killed the Princes in the Tower."
Now the Canadian-born cabinetmaker finds himself at the heart of the story, with a role he could never have imagined when he read Tey's novel 20 years ago: The potential DNA match for a long-dead king of England.
"Of course, I'd rather be related to a benign king figure than a brutal murderer, so it's hard not to be biased, but some of the history is so vitriolic, I'm a little suspicious -- can he really have been that bad?"
Historian John Ashdown Hill tracked down Ibsen's British-born mother Joy in 2004.
"She knew she had an illustrious family background - they were from the upper class, but had fallen on hard times -- but she had no idea that this was in her past," Ibsen says.
Ashdown Hill explained that as a direct - if long-distant -- female relative of Richard III's sister, Anne of York, she and her children should have the same mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) as Richard III.
Joy was skeptical at first, and in any case, as Ibsen points out "it seemed fairly academic at the time, we didn't get too excited."
Sadly, Ibsen's mother died before the Leicester dig could take place, but he was there in her place as work began, offering up that all important DNA sample.
"My brother and sister and I all inherited the same mtDNA, but my sister is the only one who can pass it on, and she has no children, so they caught us just in time," he told CNN, reflecting on the "surreal experience" of the past few months.
That DNA now has "the potential to change history," according to Lin Foxhall, professor of archaeology at the University of Leicester.
"It depends how much DNA we are able to extract," says Turi King, the scientist carrying out those all-important tests. "The more we get, the more specific we can be."
"If enough DNA is collected, we might even be able to tell hair color, eye color," says Foxhall, adding that this, together with facial reconstruction would be an "interesting test. since we have portraits of Richard III, but like written histories, they too can be biased and polemical."
Ashdown Hill, who has spent more than 10 years investigating the story of Richard III, is at pains to point out that the key piece of evidence he helped track down may not be the be-all and end-all of the story.
"DNA is important, but it's not the only thing, and even if it does match, there will always be some people who say 'It's not him,'" he says. "There's no label on the bones, and there's no-one alive who can say 'I knew him, that's him.'"
"It's always going to be a leap of faith. All we can do is stack up as much evidence as we can, so that leap is as small as possible, but in the end, there has to be an element of belief."
Yet for him, the question was answered in a "very strange moment" at the end of that long day last August.
"A white van was brought into the car park to take the remains away, and I was asked to carry the box to the van," he says. "I had all sorts of thoughts going through my head: This was Richard III, I had been looking for him for so long, and there I was, as close to him as it is possible to be."
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Whether you're a serious bodybuilder or simply enjoy strength training as a way to stay fit, you've no doubt heard about supplements that claim to offer nutritional support for stronger, healthier muscles. Here's what you need to know about six of them.
Muscle up with creatine. This amino acid helps muscles generate energy for high-intensity, short-burst activities such as weight lifting. A number of studies have found that creatine supplements may improve endurance and strength in repetitive sets of an exercise, so performance in later sets is 5 to 20 percent better. Creatine may also increase muscle strength and mass.
Recover faster with MSM (methylsulfonylmethane). The S in MSM represents sulfur, which is linked with easing joint pain and aiding in muscle repair. In one study of 24 people recovering from athletic injuries, those who took MSM needed fewer visits to a chiropractor and reported a 58-percent reduction in pain and other symptoms, compared to a 33-percent improvement in those who took a placebo pill. The researchers suspect MSM may increase blood flow to damaged tissue.
Feed your muscles vitamin C. Your body uses vitamin C to help build collagen, an important component of blood vessels, tendons, ligaments, and bone. Vitamin C also plays a role in keeping muscles energized. Plus, research shows that vitamin C aids the production of carnitine, which is used to move fat into mitochondria, the tiny power plants in every cell of your body that convert fat and sugar into energy. Adults need a minimum of 75 to 90 milligrams of vitamin C daily; the safe upper limit is 2,000 milligrams per day.
Build strength with melatonin. Don't let its fame as a sleep helper fool you. Several studies suggest melatonin also helps support the production of growth hormone after a round of resistance exercise, especially in men. Other research shows that growth hormone can increase muscle mass and strength. A typical dose is between 1 and 10 milligrams per day.
Power your workout with zinc. During exercise, zinc moves out of muscle cells and is lost in sweat. Replacement is important because your body has no specialized zinc storage system. And a steady supply of zinc is needed for everything from a healthy immune system to cell division. One in five men and two in five women may be low in zinc; numbers may be higher among people who exercise regularly. This can reduce strength and power and make you feel tired sooner, say researchers. Adults need 8 to 11 milligrams daily; the safe upper limit is 40 milligrams per day.
Get the iron your workout needs. Intense activity like running, cycling, and competitive swimming may reduce iron levels by wearing out iron-containing red blood cells (which carry oxygen to every cell in your body) faster. If you think you have symptoms of low iron -- such as feeling tired, weak, or cold, see your doctor for iron tests.
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|Other Egyptian Gods|
Anubis, whose hieroglyphic name more closely translates as Anpu or Inepu, is the Ancient Egyptian god of death and dying, and sometimes god of the Underworld. His mother is Hesat or Bastet with an unknown father, or Nephthys, and his father is variously said to be Set, Ra or Osiris. His daughter is Qeb-hwt, also known as Kebechet. In later times, Anubis was combined with the Greek god Hermes to form Hermanubis. The center of his cult was in Cynopolis.
He has the head of a jackal or some other kind of dog, and the jackal is his symbol. The jackal imagery is related to Anubis' role among the deities of Egypt, as the jackal is a scavenger and is strongly associated with death and dying. He was also know as the Guardian of the Dead. In art, he is depicted as a man with a canine head and alert ears, often wearing a ribbon and wielding a whip.
Roles in mythology
Anubis was originally the lord of the underworld, however following the rise of the cult of Osiris he becomes the gatekeeper. In the Horus story he stands down his position out of respect for Osiris in order to allow him to take over.
Anubis' role as gate keeper was primarily that of either holding or watching the scales with which the souls of the dead were weighted against the feather of Ma'at. If the soul was as light as the feather, Anubis led the soul to Osiris; otherwise, it was fed to Ammit. In this role, he is sometimes identified with a god known as Wep-wawet ("opener of the ways").
In his embalming role, Anubis is referred to by the epithet imy-ut ("he who is in the place where embalming occurs"). He guards the physical remains of bodies, as well as the tombs and necropoli.
Worship of Anubis is likely older even than that of Osiris. The Unas text (line 70) associates him with the Eye of Horus. In the Book of the Dead, he embalms the body of Osiris, wraps it in linens made by Isis and Nepthys, and protects the body by laying his bare hands on it.
The wife of Anubis is the goddess Anput, whose symbol is also a jackal. For many years Anput was thought to be just another name for Anubis — a strange idea when one considers that Egyptian names ending in t are usually feminine.
In Book xi of The Golden Ass by Apuleius, we find evidence that the worship of Anubis was maintained in Rome at least up to the 2nd century.
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Valencia artiste Sergio Canales observed he may perhaps not be patient to buy back in behavior behind human being sidelined for six months.
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Is it true that 'preterism' and 'futurism' were Jesuit interpretations of prophecy that were contrived during the counter-reformation? I've read that in a couple of places and wondered what your study has led you to about that. Thank you.
Preterism is the view that the prophecies concerning destruction, especially those found in Revelation were fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem. There are variations of the belief, as you would expect when men are involved. Some take the extreme position that all prophesy has been fulfilled. The majority see the prophesies concerning the judgment and heaven are still in the future, but rest have been fulfilled. A few are only interested in Revelation itself and see it as mostly a discussion concerning the destruction of Jerusalem.
Futurism is the view that none of the prophecies concerning destruction have been fulfilled yet. Everything is seen as pointing to some distant future time just before Jesus returns. Thus Revelation is seen a warning whose time will come, but hasn't been reached yet. Futurism's adherents also display wide variations in their beliefs. Premillennialism is actually a form of futurism.
Continuous Historicism is the view that Revelation foretells the history of the church from the time of John to the second coming of Jesus. Various events through history are argued to match certain prophecies in Revelation. Thus the claim is that John spoke of the rise of the Roman Catholic church and the papacy, the rise of the Muslim religion, the reformation and even major wars.
Philosophical doesn't see specific events being foretold in Revelation, but a general story of the war between good and evil.
Historical sees Revelation speaking of specific events in history, though not necessarily the fall of Jerusalem, relevant to the people to whom the book was written. In other words it takes place in a specific timeframe that is within the lives of the audience Revelation was intended. They find that we who come later can learn the lessons from what happened to apply to our own lives since history tends to repeat itself, just as we can turn to the pages of the Old Testament and learn lessons from what happened then.
Advocates of each position claim that their view has been always held by Christians. They will pull quotes from early Christian writings because the beliefs are general enough that you can find in almost anyone's writings something to support your view. What you won't find is a detailed advocation of one particular view.
It is true that advocacy of preterism and futurism was championed by Jesuits in their early days. During the reformation it was popular to pin the Roman Catholic church with the label of the great harlot. Whether the Jesuits actually developed these ideas or found a solution by advocating the ideas, I can't say for certain. What we do know is that several Jesuit books are the first detailed arguments for both Futurism and Preterism.
Futurism arose first. Francisco Ribera, a Jesuit theologian, published a book on Revelation in 1590 called In Sacrum Beati Ioannis Apostoli, & Evangelistiae Apocalypsin Commentarij. By putting everything in the distant future, then obviously the Roman Catholic church can't be the bad guy. Robert Bellarmine, a Jesuit apologist, also took the futurist view in his work, Polemic Lectures Concerning the Disputed Points of the Christian Belief Against the Heretics of This Time. It was published somewhere between 1581 and 1593.
Futurism “argues that Revelation looks beyond the first century to the period immediately before the end times. Thus the book was not written for those who received it, but for those living much later. Jesuit scholars after the Reformation refined this approach to prove that current attempts to identify the Pope as the Antichrist could not possibly be true since the Antichrist will not be revealed until far into the future, just before the Parousia [the Second Coming]." [Jerry L. Walls, The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology, 2007].
But the Catholic church is a large organization and other Jesuits advocated the preterits view. If everything happened before the Catholic church developed, then it can't be the bad guy. Luis De Alcazar wrote a commentary, published in 1614, called Investigation of the Hidden Sense of the Apocalypse where he claimed that every prophecy was fulfilled in the early years after Christ.
Preterism "is said to have been first promulgated in anything like completeness by the Jesuit Alcasar, in his Vestigatio Arcani Sensus in Apocalypsi (1614). Very nearly, the same plan was adopted by Grotius. The next great name among this school of interpreters is that of Bossuet the great antagonist of Protestantism." [Henry Alford, The New Testament for English Readers, 1872].
Both Futurism and Preterism can shown to be false. Like most concepts, there are grains of truth within the systems, but overall the systems of belief are not correct. | <urn:uuid:5942d478-aba8-4619-a5fb-d06b3d8c1a53> | 2013-05-26T02:41:16Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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The Secretary of the Treasury offered for sale to the people of the United States, Unites States Savings Bonds of Series H, hereinafter generally referred to as “Series H bonds” or “bonds”. This offer was terminated on December 31, 1979.
Title 31 published on 2012-07-01
no entries appear in the Federal Register after this date.
This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part. | <urn:uuid:88befab7-75ad-47e4-9740-ff657e51acaf> | 2013-05-26T02:37:38Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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The owner of a small deli wishes to open another location on the other side of town. After signing a lease for the new property, the owner learns that the neighborhood in which he plans to build was recently zoned for residential use only.
The new zoning ordinance took effect just last month, and several coffee shops in the neighborhood were "grandfathered in" and permitted to continue operations.
The deli owner applies for a variance. The variance application argues that the deli would not produce significant amounts of noise and would not alter the aesthetic appeal of the neighborhood. The application also points to the coffee shops in the area, which are owned by national chains, and urges the city zoning board to support local business.
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Thought I'd let you guys on the G-town WL boat know what I heard from a lady in admissions. I sent her a list of questions, this is the first one and her reply:
"1) Is there any way to find out my position on the waitlist? If
> I am at or
> near the top, I will begin to investigate housing and employment
> opportunities in the Washington D.C. without delay so that I can
> be prepared
> if I am selected to attend.
You are a part of a special group within the Preferred Waitlist. Essentially, it
is the top group, and I serve as your direct contact, etc., etc. However, it
all depends upon the number of spaces we have. . ."
So basically there are THREE tiers to the WL: regular, preferred, and "preferred preferred" I guess it should be called. Basically you can distinguish the latter letter because it says at the end that "this is the first year we have created this group" and that they "anticipate more seats opening up." Anyone else in this group with me? I like our chances at this point. | <urn:uuid:95fc2c63-1fdc-4b93-a74e-f0104f97965c> | 2013-05-26T02:50:26Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Most common smoke detectors (Fig. 13-2) contain a small amount of 241Am, a radioactive isotope. 241Am is produced and recovered from nuclear reactors. Alpha particles emitted by the decays of 241Am ionize the air (split the air molecules into electrons and positive ions) and generate a small current of electricity that is measured by a current-sensitive circuit. When smoke enters the detector, ions become attached to the smoke particles, which causes a decrease in the detector current. When this happens, an alarm sounds. These detectors provide warning for people to leave burning homes safely. Many lives have been saved by the their use.
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Canadian Film Festival Opens Tonight
The Canadian Film Festival 2003 opens tonight and runs until March 30, featuring nine internationally acclaimed productions.
The films will be shown at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre, the Hong Kong Space Museum Lecture Hall and the Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema.
The festival is jointly presented by the Film Programmes Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong, which is marking its 75th anniversary this year.
Tonight's opening film is "Atanarjuat the Fast Runner" (2001), the first feature-length drama written, produced, directed and acted entirely by Inuit (Eskimos), as the inhabitants of Canada's far north are known. The film won the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001 and was chosen Best Canadian Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival the same year.
Another highlight is "Ararat"(2002), the latest work by acclaimed director Atom Egoyan, who drew on his Armenian heritage to reflect on the ways the past and the present interconnect.
"Obachan's Garden" (2001) recounts the life journey of a 103-year-old grandmother who left Hiroshima as a "picture bride" and settled in Vancouver. The film was voted Most Popular Canadian Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2001.
In the family-film category are "Alice Tremblay's Odyssey" (2002), in which a single mother hilariously fulfills her fantasy of becoming a princess, and "Mysterious C."(2002), about a substitute teacher who lacks the respectable image usually associated with teaching.
"Khaled"(2001), an independent work, has been described as a contemporary rendition of the Francois Truffaut classic "The 400 Blows". It deals with a 10-year-old boy's attempts to carry on after his mother dies suddenly. The film won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Award (Special Mention) at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2001 and the award for best direction at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival last year.
"Soft Shell Man" (2001) received seven prizes at the Jutra Awards in 2001, including Best Feature and Best Director for Andre Turpin. It's a romantic comedy about a man whose inability to commit is matched only by his inability to say no.
"The Left Side of the Fridge"(2000), a fictional documentary, shows how men try to find joy in difficult situations. It won the Best Canadian First Feature Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2000.
"Memories of Earth"(2002), an environmental documentary, reconstructs a native Canadian creation myth. It contains stunning footage of unspoiled landscape and a captivating accompaniment by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
All films at the Canadian Film Festival 2003 are in English or carry English subtitles. "Atanarjuat the Fast Runner", "Ararat", "Khaled" and "The Mysterious Miss C." have Chinese subtitles.
Tickets priced at $40 are available at all URBTIX outlets. Half-price concessionary tickets are available for senior citizens, people with disabilities, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients. A 10 percent discount will be offered for each purchase of six to 10 tickets and 20 percent discount for 11 tickets or more.
For information call 2734 2900 or browse the website at www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp. Reservations can be made by phone at 2734 9009 or on the Internet at www.urbtix.gov.hk.
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The organization announced Monday that the group will be known as the Committee for the Preservation of Olympic Wrestling. As noted by USA Wrestling executive director Rich Bender last week, the committee will be chaired by former world champion Bill Scherr.
Leading U.S. wrestling supporter Mike Novogratz will serve as the group's spokesman.
USA Wrestling says the committee's goals will be to work with FILA, wrestling's international governing body, and top wrestling nations to restore the sport to the 2020 Olympic program.
The group is also seeking to "mobilize and energize" the American public to support their cause.
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|Origin:||, past participle of consolidare, from com- ( COM-) + solidus 'solid'|
con‧sol‧i‧date [intransitive and transitive]
to strengthen the position of power or success that you have, so that it becomes more effective or continues for longer:
The company has consolidated its position as the country's leading gas supplier.
The team consolidated their lead with a third goal.
to combine things in order to make them more effective or easier to deal with:
We consolidate information from a wide range of sources.
They took out a loan to consolidate their debts.
The company is planning to consolidate its business activities at a new site in Arizona.
—consolidation noun [uncountable and countable]
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Amulek testifies that the word is in Christ unto salvation—Unless an atonement is made, all mankind must perish—The whole law of Moses points toward the sacrifice of the Son of God—The eternal plan of redemption is based on faith and repentance—Pray for temporal and spiritual blessings—This life is the time for men to prepare to meet God—Work out your salvation with fear before God. About 74 B.C.
1 And now it came to pass that after Alma had spoken these words unto them he sat down upon the ground, and aAmulek arose and began to teach them, saying:
2 My brethren, I think that it is impossible that ye should be ignorant of the things which have been spoken concerning the coming of Christ, who is taught by us to be the Son of God; yea, I know that athese things were taught unto you bountifully before your dissension from among us.
3 And as ye have desired of my beloved brother that he should make known unto you awhat ye should do, because of your afflictions; and he hath spoken somewhat unto you to prepare your minds; yea, and he hath exhorted you unto faith and to patience—
4 Yea, even that ye would have so much faith as even to aplant the word in your hearts, that ye may try the experiment of its goodness.
5 And we have beheld that the great question which is in your minds is whether the word be in the Son of God, or whether there shall be ano Christ.
6 And ye also beheld that my brother has proved unto you, in many instances, that the aword is in Christ unto salvation.
7 My brother has called upon the words of aZenos, that redemption cometh through the Son of God, and also upon the words of bZenock; and also he has appealed unto cMoses, to prove that these things are true.
8 And now, behold, I will atestify unto you of myself that these things are true. Behold, I say unto you, that I do know that Christ shall come among the children of men, to take upon him the btransgressions of his people, and that he shall catone for the sins of the world; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
9 For it is expedient that an aatonement should be made; for according to the great bplan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are cfallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made.
10 For it is expedient that there should be a great and last asacrifice; yea, not a bsacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an cinfinite and deternal esacrifice.
11 Now there is not any man that can sacrifice his own blood which will atone for the sins of another. Now, if a man murdereth, behold will our law, which is ajust, take the life of his brother? I say unto you, Nay.
13 Therefore, it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice, and then shall there be, or it is expedient there should be, a astop to the shedding of bblood; then shall the claw of Moses be fulfilled; yea, it shall be all fulfilled, every jot and tittle, and none shall have passed away.
15 And thus he shall bring asalvation to all those who shall believe on his name; this being the intent of this last sacrifice, to bring about the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice, and bringeth about means unto men that they may have faith unto repentance.
16 And thus amercy can satisfy the demands of bjustice, and encircles them in the arms of safety, while he that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed to the whole law of the demands of cjustice; therefore only unto him that has faith unto repentance is brought about the great and eternal dplan of eredemption.
18 Yea, cry unto him for mercy; for he is amighty to save.
19 Yea, humble yourselves, and continue in aprayer unto him.
20 Cry unto him when ye are in your afields, yea, over all your flocks.
21 aCry unto him in your houses, yea, over all your household, both morning, mid-day, and evening.
22 Yea, cry unto him against the power of your aenemies.
28 And now behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you, do not suppose that this is all; for after ye have done all these things, if ye aturn away the bneedy, and the cnaked, and visit not the sick and afflicted, and dimpart of your substance, if ye have, to those who stand in need—I say unto you, if ye do not any of these things, behold, your eprayer is fvain, and availeth you nothing, and ye are as ghypocrites who do deny the faith.
29 Therefore, if ye do not remember to be acharitable, ye are as dross, which the refiners do cast out, (it being of no worth) and is trodden under foot of men.
31 Yea, I would that ye would come forth and aharden not your hearts any longer; for behold, now is the time and the bday of your csalvation; and therefore, if ye will repent and dharden not your hearts, immediately shall the great plan of redemption be brought about unto you.
33 And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many awitnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do not bprocrastinate the day of your crepentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the dnight of edarkness wherein there can be no labor performed.
34 Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful acrisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth bpossess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.
35 For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become asubjected to the spirit of the devil, and he doth bseal you his; therefore, the Spirit of the Lord hath withdrawn from you, and hath no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked.
36 And this I know, because the Lord hath said he dwelleth not in aunholy temples, but in the bhearts of the crighteous doth he dwell; yea, and he has also said that the righteous shall sit down in his kingdom, to go no more out; but their garments should be made white through the dblood of the Lamb.
37 And now, my beloved brethren, I desire that ye should remember these things, and that ye should awork out your salvation with fear before God, and that ye should no more deny the coming of Christ;
38 That ye acontend no more against the Holy Ghost, but that ye receive it, and take upon you the bname of Christ; that ye humble yourselves even to the dust, and cworship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth; and that ye live in dthanksgiving daily, for the many emercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you.
39 Yea, and I also aexhort you, my brethren, that ye be bwatchful unto prayer continually, that ye may not be led away by the ctemptations of the devil, that he may not overpower you, that ye may not become his subjects at the last day; for behold, he rewardeth you dno good thing.
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1 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
3 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a a.
6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
7 Unto which promise our a, b serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should a the dead?
9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things a to the b of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the a did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to b, I gave my c against them.
11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto a cities.
12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a a from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, a, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick b the pricks.
15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have a unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a b both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I a thee,
18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from a to b, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not a unto the heavenly b:
20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to a me.
22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the a and Moses did say should come:
23 That Christ should a, and that he should be the first that should b from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
24 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee a.
25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou a.
28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou a me to be a b.
29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of a or of bonds.
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Scripture: Numbers 31:48 Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—went to Moses
49 and said to him, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing.
50 So we have brought as an offering to the Lord the gold articles each of us acquired—armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.” (NIV)
Observation: Twelve thousand had been sent out to war and twelve thousand returned! No parent had lost a son; no wife had lost a husband; no child had lost a father! As the spoils of war were being divided, those who had fought in the battle wanted to express their appreciation to the Lord. They wanted to give to the Lord in appreciation.
These verses remind me of a testimony I heard years back. A mom and dad were sitting in a church service in which a memorial was being given in memory of a son who had died in Viet Nam. The man turned to his wife and quietly said, “Let’s give an offering for our son too!” She replied, “But our son returned; he was not killed in Viet Nam.” He said, “That’s why!”
Application: Why should I give to the Lord and to needs I see around me? That’s why! And, that’s why! And there’s another reason why! Oh, yes, and that’s why! I have so many reasons to show my appreciation.
Prayer: Lord, my endless appreciation must be expressed through endless giving! Show me what, when, and where to give. And may you never have to tell me twice! Amen
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The Lessons Appointed for Use on the
First Sunday after the Epiphany:
The Baptism of our Lord
Psalm 89:1-29 or 89:20-29
Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
- Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
- my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
- I have put my spirit upon him;
- he will bring forth justice to the nations.
- He will not cry or lift up his voice,
- or make it heard in the street;
- a bruised reed he will not break,
- and a dimly burning wick he will not quench;
- he will faithfully bring forth justice.
- He will not grow faint or be crushed
- until he has established justice in the earth;
- and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
- Thus says God, the LORD,
- who created the heavens and stretched them out,
- who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
- who gives breath to the people upon it
- and spirit to those who walk in it:
- I am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness,
- I have taken you by the hand and kept you;
- I have given you as a covenant to the people,
- a light to the nations,
- to open the eyes that are blind,
- to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
- from the prison those who sit in darkness.
- I am the LORD, that is my name;
- my glory I give to no other,
- nor my praise to idols.
- See, the former things have come to pass,
- and new things I now declare;
- before they spring forth,
- I tell you of them.
Psalm 89:1-29 or 89:20-29 Page 713 or 715, BCP
- Your love, O LORD, for ever will I sing; *
from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness.
- For I am persuaded that your love is established for ever; *
you have set your faithfulness firmly in the heavens.
- "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; *
I have sworn an oath to David my servant:
- 'I will establish your line for ever, *
and preserve your throne for all generations.'"
- The heavens bear witness to your wonders, O LORD, *
and to your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones;
- For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD?*
who is like the LORD among the gods?
- God is much to be feared in the council of the holy ones, *
great and terrible to all those round about him.
- Who is like you, LORD God of hosts? *
O mighty LORD, your faithfulness is all around you.
- You rule the raging of the sea *
and still the surging of its waves.
- You have crushed Rahab of the deep with a deadly wound; *
you have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
- Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours; *
you laid the foundations of the world and all that is in it.
- You have made the north and the south; *
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your Name.
- You have a mighty arm; *
strong is your hand and high is your right hand.
- Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your throne; *
love and truth go before your face.
- Happy are the people who know the festal shout! *
they walk, O LORD, in the light of your presence.
- They rejoice daily in your Name; *
they are jubilant in your righteousness.
- For you are the glory of their strength, *
and by your favor our might is exalted.
- Truly, the LORD is our ruler; *
the Holy One of Israel is our King.
- You spoke once in a vision and said to your faithful people: *
"I have set the crown upon a warrior
and have exalted one chosen out of the people.
- I have found David my servant; *
with my holy oil have I anointed him.
- My hand will hold him fast *
and my arm will make him strong.
- No enemy shall deceive him, *
nor any wicked man bring him down.
- I will crush his foes before him *
and strike down those who hate him.
- My faithfulness and love shall be with him, *
and he shall be victorious through my Name.
- I shall make his dominion extend *
from the Great Sea to the River.
- He will say to me, 'You are my Father, *
my God, and the rock of my salvation.'
- I will make him my firstborn *
and higher than the kings of the earth.
- I will keep my love for him for ever, *
and my covenant will stand firm for him.
- I will establish his line for ever *
and his throne as the days of heaven."
Peter began to speak to Cornelius and his relatives and close friends: "I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ-- he is Lord of all. That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire."
Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."
Optional parts of the readings are set off in square brackets.
The Bible texts of the Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel lessons are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Church of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
The Collects, Psalms and Canticles are from the Book of Common Prayer, 1979.
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Let’s start with the obvious: it violates the religious freedom of Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab for reasons of faith. Even those who would defend a ban, such as noted constitutional lawyer Julius Grey, acknowledge that this would violate religious freedoms – however, freedom of religion in Canada is never absolute, and the question is whether or not the government would be able to adequately justify such an infringement.
It is widely speculated that Bill 94 – proposed legislation that would bar the niqab from being worn in government offices, hospitals, and schools in Quebec – will face fierce legal challenges despite the overwhelming public support it receives in Quebec and the rest of Canada. There are three principle avenues by which one might pursue a legal challenge to this legislation.
The first is to sue the government in Quebec Superior Court, invoking the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Charter stipulates that everyone is fundamentally entitled to freedom of conscience and religion, subject to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society (as determined using the two steps outlined in the Oakes Test).
The second avenue is to bring a complaint to the Quebec Human Rights Commission alleging discrimination on the basis of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. The Quebec Charter stipulates that every person is fundamentally entitled to freedom of religion (which includes the right to manifest it, according to the Bouchard-Taylor Commission), subject to proper regard for democratic values, public order and the general well-being of the citizens of Quebec, and that every person shall exercise his rights without distinction based on sex or religion.
In both of these concurrent scenarios the case would likely reach the Supreme Court of Canada, which may find the law to be constitutionally invalid and strike it down. If it does, the Quebec legislature will have the option to re-enact the law notwithstanding the relevant charter provisions, though this would be an extremely politically-risky move.
The third avenue is to bring a complaint before the UN Human Rights Committee alleging a breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as an Ontario man did in 1999 to challenge constitutionally-sanctioned religious discrimination in school funding. The ICCPR stipulates that everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion including the right to manifest his belief, and that he shall not be subject to coercion that would impair his ability to have or adopt a belief of his choice, subject only to such limitations as are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others. A favourable ruling from the Human Rights Committee, while imposing a binding treaty obligation on Canada, would not be directly enforceable in domestic courts – though it too would generate strong political pressure.
Numerous arguments have been advanced in defense of Bill 94, of which I have encountered the following:
That Quebec has a marked history of religious intolerance, and that many of these arguments may appear to be founded in anti-Muslim sentiment rather than in relevant law or public policy, provides a second, independent reason to be wary of attempts to ban the niqab. One should not ignore that this proposed legislation singles out Muslims and that it emerged within a social context noted for anti-Muslim sentiment, which in itself evokes memories of uglier periods in our history. Paul Waters, writing for the Montreal Gazette, likens the anti-niqab “bullying of outsiders to protect Quebec values” to the Duplessis-era persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In attempting to distinguish between legitimate opposition to the niqab and mere “bullying tactics”, I’ve identified six of the eight arguments above which I think should have absolutely no bearing on the discussion.
Argument #3 is irrelevant because the Supreme Court in Amselem affirmed that a religious practice is one that is sincerely, subjectively felt to be connected to the observance of one’s religion, regardless of whether or not the practice is universal, normative, or required by a religious authority. It is not for the Canadian public, or the courts, or any given Islamic scholar to determine whether Muslim women are religiously-mandated to wear the niqab; it is for each Muslim woman to decide the extent of her obligation within the parameters of her faith.
Argument #4 is also irrelevant, because unless a religious practice infringes on someone else’s rights or freedoms the courts have no authority to pass judgment on it. Many Quebecers may subjectively perceive the niqab to be archaic and a symbol of oppression, but the same might be said of any religious practice. And regardless of what it symbolizes, as with all other religious practices, absent evidence of coercion we must presume that a woman who wears the niqab does so in free exercise of her personal autonomy.
Arguments #5 and #6 are merely diversionary. It is misleading to assert that security considerations form the basis of this legislation, and disingenuous to portray tolerance of the niqab and maintenance of habitual security practices as mutually exclusive. Accommodation will only exist to the extent that it is reasonable, as defined by the Supreme Court; it is clear, even absent specific legislation, that niqabis will have to show their faces for the purposes of obtaining ID cards, passing through security checks, etc., and there are no reported cases in Canada of niqabis refusing to do so. Nor are there documented cases of criminals disguising themselves in niqabs to avoid detection (which would hardly be inconspicuous). There is no indication that the bill is designed to, or that it would, improve Quebecers’ security.
Argument #7 is contrary to everything that is Canadian. The official policy of multiculturalism, adopted by the federal government close to 40 years ago, affirms that Canadians of all ethnic and national origins can simultaneously retain diverse cultural values and participate fully in Canadian society. Even declaring Quebec to be a “secular society” does nothing to change the entrenched legal norms of religious freedom.
Argument #8 is similarly un-Canadian; the Canadian Charter specifically prohibits allocating differential rights on the basis of national origin. Our judiciary does not punish individuals simply because we don’t like the laws of the countries they were born in.
If the government is called on to defend Bill 94 before a court or tribunal, I believe it will have to show either that the legislation is justified by the pressing policy objective of promoting social cohesion (argument #1) or that it is required to protect women’s equality rights, which are so important that they should be allowed to displace some religious freedoms (argument #2).
I believe that the second argument is likely to fail. For it to succeed would be to abruptly alter the understanding of religious freedom that has developed in Canada over the course of decades. Yes, for women to systematically don particular garb that men do not inherently suggests some element of gender inequality. But if the niqab violates the principle of gender equality, why wouldn’t the garb worn by religious Catholic and Jewish women? Why wouldn’t tube tops and miniskirts, for that matter? Despite the (ironically secular) Muslim Canadian Congress’ position that the practice of wearing the niqab marginalizes women, I think the right to wear religious garb must be protected in any society that values freedom of religion. Some argue that the niqab inherently oppresses women because no reasonable person would freely choose to wear it, but we should be extremely wary about such a descent into paternalism when the stakes are as high of depriving people of fundamental freedoms. I don’t think wearing any sexually-differentiated religious attire, no matter how alien or uncomfortable, should give rise to an automatic presumption of male oppression; such a determination should only be made on a case-by-case basis. Moreover, it may be difficult to make the case that a law which singles out Muslim women in its application advances the cause of equality.
The first argument, in my opinion, has a slightly higher chance of success. According to the Oakes Test, the government would first have to show that it is acting to advance a particular pressing and substantial policy objective. I think that promoting social cohesion and integration would qualify as such an objective.
The government would then have to show that the means by which it is advancing this objective are proportional to their goal. This consists of three elements:
The government would have to show that the means are rationally connected to the objective. I believe it could meet this requirement. The full, physical separation the niqab entails promotes a reasonable apprehension among many Muslims and non-Muslims alike that wearing it precludes women from integrating into society, and that it acts as a barrier to communication which inhibits normal interaction. Many people feel intimidated or uncomfortable at the sight of the niqab, more so than other forms of religious garb, because of a fear of the unknown. Not being able to see one’s interlocutor in face-to-face encounters can be highly disconcerting, and Grey describes the niqab as “ghetto walls that a person wears” that make social participation impossible. Conversely, a possible counterargument might be that it is anti-Muslim sentiment and not the niqab that is the greater threat to social cohesion, and passing a law rooted (or perceived to be rooted) in such sentiment would only push this objective further away. History has shown generally that it is the expansion, rather than the curtailment, of religious freedoms which most effectively promotes social integration. Another possible counterargument might be that the government has no authority to demand that citizens behave “sociably”.
The government would then have to show that Bill 94 infringes religious rights to the minimum extent necessary to advance its objective. This will be somewhat more difficult. If the government succeeds, in the previous step, in establishing that the niqab inherently inhibits social cohesion, than it would be reasonable to argue that banning the niqab from some public forums constitutes minimal impairment. However, it might be argued that banning the niqab from hospitals and schools goes further than necessary, and that since everyone requires access to healthcare and education (perhaps more so than other government-funded services), less coercive measures could be found to discourage the practice of wearing it. Denying medical treatment to those who would refuse to remove something essential to their religious identity seems to me extremely heavy-handed.
Lastly, the government would have to show that there is proportionality between the infringement of religious freedom and the objective being pursued. This is where I think the government’s case would most likely fall. Does the benefit of having a society which might be slightly more cohesive due to a reduced usage of the niqab outweigh the harm that would be inflicted on the small number of Muslim women who would otherwise wear it? I would argue that it does not. Any benefit that might result would be intangible and difficult to demonstrate, while the harm would be much more plainly evident. Aside from the curtailment of fundamental individual freedoms, it would send a distinct message of intolerance to and about Quebec society that could further erode constitutional protections.
Is Bill 94 targeted at the niqab, or at niqabis? Does it send the message that nobody in Quebec has the right to wear this particular religious garment? Or does it send the message that certain religious Muslim women in Quebec do not have the right to government services, healthcare, and education (which itself promotes religious and gender inequality)? Because religious freedom is so heavily entrenched in Canada, it seems to me that the two are heavily intertwined and the resulting message is ambiguous. Unless the Quebec government can disentangle the messages, and show that has an insurmountable problem with the niqab but not with those Muslim women who would wear it (and I don’t think it will be easy to show why a neutral piece of cloth is so much more repugnant to public order than, for example, the black hats worn by Hassidic Jews or the habits worn by Catholic nuns), I think its attempts to ban the niqab will fail.
Moreover, one of the driving forces behind Bill 94 is the desire to show that Quebec society is not like Iranian or Saudi societies, where women are forced to dress in certain ways. While those societies are oppressive, ours is open and protects individual rights, or so the argument goes. But I fail to see why a government that bars a particular form of dress is inherently any less oppressive than one which demands it. I think that for a government to ban certain forms of religious dress it should have to satisfy an extraordinarily high burden of proof to establish why such dress is harmful to society.
In sum, as things are now I don’t think that Bill 94 will be able to withstand legal scrutiny. While I do share some of the concerns many have expressed regarding the niqab’s potential to inhibit social cohesion, I am not entirely sure that it is categorically different from many other forms of religious practice in that regard. I tend to be less worried about the direct effects of Bill 94 than I am about the underlying societal realities it reflects. If Bill 94 is defeated, I have little doubt that the government will pursue other, less coercive, mechanisms for discouraging the wearing of the niqab and promoting a more secular, egalitarian form of Quebec identity.
To conclude, and to bring some international perspective to this analysis, it is worthwhile to consider the effects of similar laws enacted elsewhere. Turkey and Tunisia both ban the niqab from public institutions. Belgium and the Netherlands are considering similar proposals. France too has gone much further than Quebec in trying to eliminate religion from public life, banning all religious symbols from public schools and institutions. Such measures are based in what Grey calls “dogmatic secular radicalism”, and considerable jurisprudence shows the extent to which French constitutional values differ from Canadian ones. Nevertheless, despite much international criticism from human rights bodies, France’s secularism law has not been successfully challenged either under the ICCPR or the European Convention on Human Rights. One possible distinction between the French law and Bill 94, despite their similar purposes and ostensible neutrality, is that while the former primarily affected Muslim women, its effects were felt by every religious community in the same way; in contrast, the effects of the latter will be borne exclusively by Muslim women. As Canada’s Supreme Court noted in a landmark religious freedom case, a law’s effects as well as its purpose can serve as the basis for a constitutional challenge.
Syndicat Northcrest v. Amselem 2 S.C.R. 551 (Amselem) at para. 46. http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2004/2004scc47/2004scc47.html
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Alien Arena 2008
Alien Arena 2008 combines some of the very best aspects of such games as Quake III and Unreal Tournament and wraps them up with a retro alien theme, while adding tons of original ideas to make the game quite unique. Read more hot
AssaultCube is based on the game Cube. It is set in a realistic looking environment, with a gameplay that stays fast and arcade like. Read more hot
(commercial) One of the finest games ever released featuring spectacular graphics and gameplay. Read more hot
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game mixing Enemy Territory and Quake 4. It is the follow up to Wolftenstein: Enemy Territory. Read more hot
Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge
Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge (EMR) is a first-person shooter game with an epic and in-depth story line. The player travels through time in the Jurassic period, Camelot period, and into the future to chase down Morgana. Using the Aleph One engine, EMR creates an amazing new world, making it an entirely fun and unique gaming experience. Read more hot
Hexen II - Hammer of Thyrion
Hammer of Thyrion is based on the original Linux Hexen II project, Anvil of Thyrion. It includes many bugfixes and some documentation. New features include: Improved sound and video modes, OpenGL glows and full screen intermissions. Read more hot
Nexuiz is a fast-paced, chaotic, and intense multiplayer first-person shooter game, focused on providing basic, old style deathmatch. It is extremely modder-friendly. Nexuiz is built on the power of the Darkplaces engine, which is a heavily modified version of the original Quake. Darkplaces features realtime lighting and stencil shadows, bumpmapping, gloss, bloom, and totally rewritten network code that supports up to 64 players on a single server. Read more hot
OpenArena's gameplay is exactly the same as Quake III Arena - score frags to win the game using a balanced set of weapons each designed for different situations. Read more hot
(commercial) Quake 2 is a fantastic 3D multiplayer action game that runs under X11, SVGAlib, or OpenGL. hot
(commercial) In Quake 4 you are Matthew Kane, an elite member of Rhino Squad and Earth's valiant invasion force. Fight alone, with your squad, and in hover tanks and mechanized walkers as you engage in a heroic mission into the heart of the Strogg war machine. But, in this epic war between worlds, the only way to defeat the Strogg is to become one of them. Read more hot
Tremulous for Quake 3 Arena is an open source modification that blends a team based FPS with elements of an RTS. Players can choose from 2 unique races, aliens and humans. Players on both teams are able to build working structures in-game like an RTS. These structures provide many functions, the most important being spawning. Read more hot
True Combat is a modification to Quake III arena featuring scriptable mission objectives in maps, C4 and smoke grenades to your arsenal, realistic lens flares, glare, and flash blend effects. Read more hot
Unreal Tournament 2004
(commercial) Unreal Tournament 2004 is a multiplayer first person shooter that combines the kill-or-be-killed experience of gladiatorial combat with cutting-edge technology. Ten game modes - both team-based and "every man for himself" -- provide even the most hardcore gamer with palm-sweating challenges through unbelievably detailed indoor arenas and vast outdoor environments. As the ultimate techno-gladiator of the future, players will take their fates into their hands, battling against up to 32 other players online in action-packed, frag-filled arenas. hot
Urban Terror is a realism based "total conversion mod" for Quake III Arena. Read more hot
Warsow is a fast-paced 3D ego-shooter with colorful graphics which look like in comic (black lines around things; deliberatly surrealistic graphics) or similar to the movie "Tron". Read more hot
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is a free, stand-alone multiplayer game in which players wage war as Axis or Allies in team-based combat. It was originally planned as an add-on for Return to Castle Wolfenstein, but soon became it's own game, a separate entity with full single player, multiplayer, AI opponents and teammates. Read more hot
World of Padman
World of Padman is a multiplayer fun action shooter using the Quake 3 engine base. Read more hot
0verkill is a bloody 2D action deathmatch-like game in ASCII-ART running under Linux, OS/2 and Windows. Read more
ActionCube is a total conversion of Wouter van Oortmerssenīs FPS called Cube. Set in a realistic looking environment, as far as thatīs possible with this engine, while gameplay stays fast and arcade. This game is all about team oriented multiplayer fun.
Adanaxis is fast-moving first person shooter set in deep space, where the fundamentals of space itself are changed. By adding another dimension to space this game provides an environment with movement in four directions and six planes of rotation.
Aleph One is based on the game Marathon 2 by Bungie Software. It supports, but doesn't require, OpenGL for rendering. Aleph One was originally a Mac-only game, but there is now a cross-platform version based on the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) library, that should in theory run on all systems supported by SDL
Alien Arena 2006
AA2K6 is the latest in a series of standalone games based on a classic Sci-Fi theme with a modern, updated visual experience. With 25 levels, five modes of play, mutators, built-in bots, 9 characters, 8 weapons(3 with alt-fire modes), the game has an endless supply of replayability.
Alien Arena 2007
Alien Arena 2007 is a fast paced, retro sci-fi themed game jam packed with features such as 37 maps, 5 game modes, 6 game mutators, 10 player characters, 8 weapons(each with an alternate firing mode), and the Galaxy front end that includes a server browser, IRC client, stats lookup, and a buddy list to keep tabs on your favorite players.
Alien Arena: Reloaded Edition
Alien Arena: Reloaded Edition is based on code of Quake II and Quake III and is released under the GPL Licence.
Alien Swarm is an overhead view tactical squad-based shooter for UT2K4. Set in the the distant future, the players take the role of a Commander in the Interstellar Armed Forces. They must guide their squad of marines through Swarm infested colonies, overrun bases and outposts, to achieve a variety of objectives. Featuring Assault Rifles, Heat Tracking Guns, Sentry Guns, Flamethrowers and more. Supports co-operative multiplayer.
Aliens vs Predator
A Linux port of the Fox Interactive/Rebellion Developments game, Aliens vs Predator. Game is no longer being developed.
Alpha Shooter is a single-player 3D FPS game with a sci-fi setting, multi-platform support, trivial particles and collision detection system, dynamic lighting effects and a shooting practice mini-game, written in C with OpenGL and GLUT.
America's Army: Special Forces
America's Army: Special Forces is released by the United States Army. In America's Army: Special Forces, players attempt to earn Green Beret status by completing individual and collective training missions drawn from the Special Forces Assignment and Selection (SFAS) process.
Argonium is a standalone Multiplayer First Person shooter powered by id Softwares Quake II engine. includes over 100 sound files, over 250 image files and over 50 models.
Argonium includes 5 different weapons, 1 player character with 3 skins, 3 powerup items, armour and health items. The game is strictly a Deathmatch game and comes with 3 levels.
Balder is a multiplayer Zero Gravity First Person Shooter using the Crystal Space engine. It also uses the borax template and the GNE -- Game Networking Engine. It will emphesise team cooperation, instead of the standard frag-fest and meaningless violence of most first person shooters.
Balder2D is a multiplayer game. It has a networked option and/or players can share a keyboard on the same machine. Players control small probes which shoot tiny projectiles with which they try to destroy each other. It features a 2D overhead view of the playing field.
Battle Free is a free online FPS, you can play with up to 64 friends online or just with the AI's. This game has 4 mission areas, and 4 weapons.
In Black Shades you try to keep your VIP (the guy in white) alive as long as possible. The assassins will all try to shoot or stab him to death. You must do all you can to prevent this. Your reputation has preceded you, so the VIP has absolute confidence in your abilities and will completely ignore all the assassins.
Black Shades Elite
Black Shades Elite is an action game that is more or less similar to the original Black Shades "Psychic Bodyguard FPS". Kill anyone that tries to kill the VIP (the white guy). The psychic part is seeing blue lines when bad guys line up on the VIP (when the line is red they are about to shoot).
Blood Frontier is a single-player and multi-player first-person shooter, built as a total conversion of Cube Engine 2, which lends itself toward a balanced gameplay, completely at the control of map makers, while maintaining a general theme of tactics and low gravity. Read more
Blood Toll is an innovative new first person shooter that allows players to compete online for real money. The game works by having each player buy in to enter a level, then for each player that you eliminate you get their buy in fee.
Chocolate Doom is a Doom source port which aims to behave as closely as possible to the original DOS Doom executables ("Vanilla Doom").
Counter-Strike 2D offers a lot more than the original Counter-Strike game. Counter-Strike is a tactical first-person shooter video game in which players join either the terrorist or counter-terrorist team (or become a spectator). Read more
Crystal Core is a first person shooter/puzzle game. The action is set on an alien planet invaded by hostile aliens. Crystal Core is a project that will help demonstrate what the crystal space engine can do.
Cytadela is a conversion of an Amiga Doom clone that was also called "Cytadela". The original was created in the mid-1990's by Virtual Design, and released first in Poland and then in other countries.
This is the Descent 1 Source Project. Our goal is to refine and extend the playability of Descent 1, coordinate compatability and features across platforms and versions, and make semi-official releases with major changes.
D2X-XL is a port of Descent 2 to OpenGL. It is an open source project and has undergone a lot of enhancements compared to Descent 2.
Dave 3D is a Free media data-only project for the Duke Nukem 3D source code.
Dead Cyborg is a sci-fi adventure game. The story is about the meaning of life and death in a rusty post-apocalyptic metal and concrete world.
Digital Paintball 2
Paintball 2 is a fast-paced first-person game with capture the flag, elimination, siege, and deathmatch (free-for-all) styles of gameplay. Read more
Doom Legacy offers an enhancement to the original Doom game with extra features such as split screen mode, skins, 32 players etc.
DoomRL (Doom, the Roguelike) is a fast and furious coffee-break Roguelike game, that is heavily inspired by the popular first person shooter game Doom developed by ID Software. Read more
Dreams Eternal tries to concentrate on the storyline instead of just shooting. The goal of the game is also to have a scary athmosphere. Basically the game will play in the dream world and will concentrate on puzzle solving.
DXX-Rebirth is a remake of the two DESCENT ports D1X and D2X.
EDuke32 is an actively developed port of the classic, Duke Nukem. Duke Nukem 3D was a first person shooter developed by 3D Realms and released in 1996. Read more | <urn:uuid:f2225cfc-97ae-486f-852c-afe46f4c869c> | 2013-05-26T02:42:45Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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tree-equal tree-1 tree-2 &key test test-not => generalized-boolean
Arguments and Values:
test---a designator for a function of two arguments that returns a generalized boolean.
test-not---a designator for a function of two arguments that returns a generalized boolean.
generalized-boolean---a generalized boolean.
tree-equal tests whether two trees are of the same shape and have the same leaves. tree-equal returns true if tree-1 and tree-2 are both atoms and satisfy the test, or if they are both conses and the car of tree-1 is tree-equal to the car of tree-2 and the cdr of tree-1 is tree-equal to the cdr of tree-2. Otherwise, tree-equal returns false.
tree-equal recursively compares conses but not any other objects that have components.
The first argument to the :test or :test-not function is tree-1 or a car or cdr of tree-1; the second argument is tree-2 or a car or cdr of tree-2.
(setq tree1 '(1 (1 2)) tree2 '(1 (1 2))) => (1 (1 2)) (tree-equal tree1 tree2) => true (eql tree1 tree2) => false (setq tree1 '('a ('b 'c)) tree2 '('a ('b 'c))) => ('a ('b 'c)) => ((QUOTE A) ((QUOTE B) (QUOTE C))) (tree-equal tree1 tree2 :test 'eq) => true
Side Effects: None.
Affected By: None.
The consequences are undefined if both tree-1 and tree-2 are circular.
equal, Section 3.6 (Traversal Rules and Side Effects)
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Did a Comet Really Chill and Kill Clovis Culture?
A 130-foot-meteor created the mile-wide Meteor Crater in Arizona. The comet proposed to have impacted life in North America was significantly larger, but no crater indicating its collision has been found.
CREDIT: Dan Durda
A comet crashing into the Earth some 13,000 years ago was thought to have spelled doom to a group of early North American people, and possibly the extinction of ice age beasts in the region.
But the space rock was wrongly accused, according to a group of 16 scientists in fields ranging from archaeology to crystallography to physics, who have offered counterevidence to the existence of such a collision.
"Despite more than four years of trying by many qualified researchers, no unambiguous evidence has been found [of such an event]," Mark Boslough, a physicist at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, told LiveScience.
"That lack of evidence is therefore evidence of absence."
Almost 13,000 years ago, a prehistoric Paleo-Indian group known as the Clovis culture suffered its demise at the same time the region underwent significant climate cooling known as the Younger Dryas. Animals such as ground sloths, camels and mammoths were wiped out in North America around the same period. [Wipe Out: The 10 Most Mysterious Extinctions]
In 2007, a team of scientists led by Richard Firestone of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California suggested these changes were the result of a collision or explosion of an enormous comet or asteroid, pointing to a carbon-rich black layer at a number of sites across North America. The theory has remained controversial, with no sign of a crater that would have resulted from such an impact.
"If a four-kilometer [2.5-mile] comet had broken up over North America only 12.9 thousand years ago, it is certain that it would have left an unambiguous impact crater or craters, as well as unambiguous shocked materials," Boslough said.
Boslough, who has spent decades studying the effects of comet and asteroid collisions, was part of a team that predicted the visibility of plumes from the impact of the 1994 Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet with Jupiter.
"Comet impacts may be low enough in density not to leave craters," Firestone told LiveScience by email.
He also points to independent research by William Napier at the University of Cardiff in the United Kingdom that indicates such explosions could have come from a debris trail created by Comet Encke, which also would not have left a crater.
A large rock plunging into the Earth's atmosphere may detonate in the air without coming into contact with the ground. Such an explosion occurred in Siberia in the early 20th century; the explosive energy of the so-called Tunguska event was more than 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
"No crater was formed at Tunguska, or the recent Russian impact," Firestone said.
But Boslough said this math doesn't add up. The object responsible for the Tunguska event was very small, about 130 to 160 feet (40 to 50 meters) wide, while the recent explosion over Russia was smaller, about 56 feet (17 meters). The proposed North American space rock linked with the Clovis demise is estimated to have been closer to 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) across.
"The physics doesn't support the idea of something that big exploding in the air," he said, noting that the original research team doesn't provide any explanation or models for how such a breakup might occur. [The 10 Greatest Explosions Ever]
If such a large object crashed into the Earth, the resulting crater would be too large to miss, particularly when it was only a few thousand years old, Boslough said. He pointed to Meteor Crater in Arizona, which is three times as old and formed by an object "a million times smaller in terms of explosive energy."
"Meteor Crater is an unambiguous impact crater with unambiguous shocked minerals," Boslough said. If a 2.5-mile comet had broken into pieces, it could have made a million Meteor Craters, he added.
Firestone argued that water or ice could have absorbed the impact, possibly leaving behind no crater.
Boslough disagreed. Even if the comet had plunged into the ice sheet covering much of North America, the crater formed beneath it would still be sizable. "We wouldn't be able to miss that right now — it would be obvious," Boslough said.
The arguments and evidence against the impact were published in the December 2012 American Geophysical Union monograph.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence"
Powerful impacts are Boslough's field, but the other 15 scientists working on the paper offered up other sources of counterevidence for the existence of a collision.
"We all independently came to the conclusion that the evidence doesn't support a Younger Dryas impact," Boslough said. [Asteroid Basics: A Space Rock Quiz]
"We all came to this based on our own very narrow piece of the puzzle."
For instance, the initial team studying the event announced the discovery of a carbon-rich black layer, colloquially known as a "black mat," at a number of sites in North America. Containing charcoal, soot and nanodiamonds, such material could be formed by a violent collision.
But this isn't the only possible source.
"The things they call impact markers are not necessarily indicators of high-pressure shocks," Boslough said. "There are other processes that potentially could have formed them."
Speaking of the black mat found in central Mexico, Firestone said, "Boslough is correct that there are other black mats, but these are dated to 12,900 years ago at the time of impact." He points to independent research published this fall that located hundreds to thousands of samples.
However, radiocarbon dating of one of the sites in Gainey, Mich., suggested its samples were contaminated.
Melted rock formations and microscopic diamonds found in a lake in Central Mexico last year were also suggested as evidence for the collision, but Boslough's team disagrees with the age of the sediment layer in the region.
Boslough said the standard for indicating a strong shock occurred is pretty high in the impact community, and the findings by the original team don't meet them. Nor do they offer up any physical models that propose how an impact or airburst would have occurred — and the ones Boslough has run just don't pan out.
"It's really a stretch to claim that there was this large impact event with no crater and no unambiguous shock material, because large impacts are such rare events," Boslough said.
"When somebody is making a claim that something extraordinary happened, something out of the ordinary and with a very low probability, and they have ambiguous evidence, then the default is that it didn't happen," he continued.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."
Firestone stands firm.
"All the evidence has now been confirmed by others," he said.
"Boslough has no data supporting his arguments, and ignores the counter arguments of Bill Napier."
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (WPMI) Pensacola Police are searching for a world championship ring that was stolen.
The ring belongs to the USA Greco-Roman wrestling team coach. It's valued at $5,000.
Police say the team noticed the ring was missing January 19, from a jewelry box inside Robert Hermann's home. Hermann received the ring for coaching the U.S. team that won the Greco world championship in 2007.
The ring has "USA" and the five Olympic rings and diamonds on the top. The name "HERMANN" is engraved on one side with an engraving of the United States and USA. The other side has "2007" and "World Champions" with a "1" engraved.
If you see this ring, or know where it is, contact Detective Cliff Lyster at (850) 435–1970. | <urn:uuid:626536f3-c3ec-45d8-b46a-98650ecd515d> | 2013-05-26T03:03:18Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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A woman plunged to her death from the eighth floor of an apartment building in New York, with her baby clutched in her arms.
The 10-month-old boy miraculously survived and was in critical but stable condition at a Harlem hospital Thursday, police said.
A New York police spokesman confirmed that the woman left behind a suicide note.
Bystanders were shocked when they saw the 45-year-old mother fall Wednesday afternoon.
"I wish I never witnessed that," Steven Dominguez told CNN affiliate WPIX. "It's disturbing, and horrible. The baby bounced off her chest onto the floor, face down and was crying. My mother tried to pick up the baby, but there was already a detective there."
Earlier, neighbor said he heard yelling coming from the woman's apartment before she fell.
The woman was arguing with a man, said Christian Johnson, a neighbor.
"I came home, they were arguing," Johnson told WPIX. "I actually stopped to listen, and I heard screaming and the baby was crying. He just kept saying why wouldn't you pick up the phone, why would you put that stress on me? Why wouldn't you pick up the phone, why, why? He was screaming, 'why, why'?"
Police did not release the name of the victim, but neighbors said she was a lawyer and was married. | <urn:uuid:1d820185-be8a-40dd-bf0a-e8375b052cdf> | 2013-05-26T02:49:36Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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LOWELL -- A 26-year-old Lowell man with a record of child abuse in Minnesota was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail after prosecutors say he allegedly abused his girlfriend's 2-year-old child, breaking the child's back and ribs, and causing irreparable brain damage.
In Lowell District Court on Friday, Bunthang Ponn, of 18 Walnut St., Lowell, was ordered held on high bail after pleading not guilty to assault and battery on a child with substantial injury, assault and battery on a child with injury (four counts) and intimidation of a witness.
While prosecutor Kate Cimini requested $1 million cash bail due to Ponn's criminal record and the seriousness of the new case, Judge Michael Uhlarik ordered Ponn held on $500,000 cash bail with conditions that he stay away and have not contact with the victim and her family.
In court, Cimini explained that Ponn was arrested by Lowell Police Thursday night as a result of an investigation into an incident on Nov. 30 when the 2-year-old girl had to be rushed to the hospital because the child couldn't walk and began having seizures.
Ponn, who is not the child's biological father, had been taking care of the child, Cimini said. Ponn allegedly told his girlfriend that the child had fallen out of a high chair and began to shake, Cimini said.
The child was initially taken to Lowell General Hospital but immediately transferred to Children's Hospital in Boston. Doctors at Children's Hospital discovered the child
In addition, doctors found the child had bruises on her arms, back, chin and neck, Cimini said.
Doctors said healing marks on the child's buttocks, which Ponn allegedly indicated was "diaper rash,'' were consistent with burns, Cimini said.
But it is the injuries to the brain that are "significant,'' Cimini said. The child has needed several surgeries and will likely suffer "permanent impairment,'' Cimini said.
Doctors at Children's Hospital indicated the child's head trauma is not consistent with a fall from a chair, but is consistent with being shaken, Cimini said.
When Lowell police arrested Ponn he denied every being left alone with the 2-year-old, but admitted he did baby-sit that child and his sister's children, Cimini said.
The state Department of Children and Family Services was notified.
The child is currently under medical care, but her location was not disclosed by Cimini.
Cimini said that in April of 2011, Ponn was arrested by Lowell police on a charge of being a fugitive from justice in connection with four convictions out of Minnesota for malicious punishment of a child in 2008. Ponn allegedly admitted to police he had been on the run for a while being charged with domestic assault and battery in Florida in 2010 until he was arrested in Lowell last year.
Ponn had his probation in the Minnesota case transferred to the Probation Department in Lowell Superior Court. The Massachusetts Probation Department is contacting Minnesota officials about Ponn's latest arrest. Ponn is scheduled for a probable cause hearing on Jan. 4.
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A Chicago boy has been charged with impersonating a police officer after he successfully impersonated a police officer for several hours, despite being only 14 years old. To clarify, he fooled other police officers, not just the public.
The boy, who had once been a member of the "Police Explorers" youth club, apparently showed up at a South Side police station wearing a regulation uniform and claiming to be an officer. A police spokeswoman said that a sergeant "later questioned the boy" and discovered he was not what he claimed to be. True, but according to at least one report, "later" turned out to be several hours later, and only after the "rookie" had been assigned a partner and ridden along on a patrol.
Police said they were investigating what they described as a "serious security breach." A deputy superintendent was careful to note, however, that the boy did not have a gun, did not issue any tickets during the patrol, and did not get to drive the squad car (which is good, because he doesn't have a valid license). Frankly, if you let anybody who shows up in a uniform go out on patrol, it is not a great defense that you didn't let him drive.
The superintendent also said that, in his opinion, the boy does look older than 14. | <urn:uuid:fd54d911-7e7a-4b5e-a657-a423a5f3de2e> | 2013-05-26T03:08:22Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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The structure, function, and performance of the European economy since World War II. Emphasis is placed on description and analysis of European economic integration. Topics include:
- the origins and institutions of the European Union,
- creation of the customs union,
- unification of the internal market,
- implementation of common policies for agriculture and competition,
- monetary union,
- geographic enlargement, and
- social Europe.
Students are expected to participate actively during lectures and sections alike. Once enrollment reaches its cap, students are taken in order from the waiting list, should places become available. Students who miss the first two days of class without permission will be dropped automatically from the course.
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Originally Posted by EnderWiggin
Thanks, but we're all quite aware of that.
This sentence shows an absolute disregard for the point that was being made.
What point? Seriously, the only point I saw was that the fallacy that faith had nothing to do with Dr. King's assertation that all men were created equal, when it was faith that was the driving reason behind it. | <urn:uuid:b422b864-8638-44cb-af91-af5483edb19b> | 2013-05-26T02:42:41Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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An International Airport
Shanghai Maglev Train holds the record of the fastest train in mainland China, which has a top operation speed of 431 km/h and top testing speed of 501 km/h. However, due to the short distance (only 30 km maglev tracks), the average operational speed for the maglev train is 245.5 km/h.
For regular high-speed trains, China Star held the top speed record from Dec 2002 to 2008 with a top speed of 321 km/h during a test run on Qinshen Passenger Railway. This record was broken by a series of testing runs in early 2008 on the newly built Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail. During a run in June 2008, CRH3 set the top speed record to 394 km/h. | <urn:uuid:15274027-caed-4414-9e85-3d6349aa0ad8> | 2013-05-26T02:49:00Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Shows how to use Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro to create visually exciting PDF presentations, documents, and interface elements for distribution on the web, CD/DVD, and via email.
Teaches how audio, video, Flash, and other assets can be seamlessly combined in a PDF or PDF Portfolio.
Explores the nuances of creating and distributing interactive forms using Acrobat 9 Pro.
Explores the many new and enhanced features in version 9 of Acrobat Standard, Acrobat Pro, and Acrobat Pro Extended.
Explains how to create, convert, manipulate and share 3D files using Acrobat 3D.
Demonstrates how to use Acrobat 8 to optimize PDFs, including how to collaborate with others and incorporate multimedia.
A thorough explanation of Acrobat 8 Professional's key features, plus how to customize the tools and interface.
Learn general program shortcuts and time-saving text editing and image transformation secrets.
Teaches basic keyboard and interface shortcuts, as well as little-known navigational, dialog box, and tool shortcuts.
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Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word
A light meal will be served during the flight.
All dishes are served with a salad.
A complimentary afternoon tea is served to all guests.
Dinner is served between 7 and 10 pm.
The waiter served them both with salmon poached in white wine.
Carolyn served them tea and cake in the garden.
The cheese is best served at room temperature.
He served more than 20 years in the army.
Frank has served this company his whole working life.
Mr Russell served as president of the Association for fifteen years.
Henry served on numerous committees and commissions.
I met my wife, Rachel, while serving in the Royal Navy.
Sylvie served her apprenticeship with a top Paris designer.
Their spare room also serves as an office.
The decision should serve as a warning to companies that pollute the environment.
His death serves to remind us just how dangerous using drugs can be.
That's a stupid rule. What purpose is it supposed to serve?
They voted for a chairman who might better serve their interests.
His ability to get on with people served him well in setting up his own business.
This is the British English definition of serve. View American English definition of serve.
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Easy Songs To Play On Guitar
After you learn the basic guitar chords, you will be looking for easy songs to play on the guitar. When you are looking for easy songs to play on the guitar, it helps that they are songs you recognize and enjoy. As you list the songs that you would like to learn, start thinking about songs by your favorite bands. The chances are that some of the songs you have been enjoying for years are easy songs to play on the guitar.
- "Wish You Were Here" (1975) - Pink Floyd. Before you start freaking out, you don't have to worry about the intro solo when you learn it for the first time. The reason that this is one of the easiest songs to play on the guitar is because it repeats the same chord pattern over and over again. The verses and the chorus all use the exact same chord progression at the exact same tempo. If you can learn the picking part, then that is a bonus. But all you need to know is the chord progression C-D-Am-G-D-C-Am-G.
- "Louie Louie" (1955) - Richard Berry. Every drunk frat guy from 1955 to the present recognizes the music for the song "Louie Louie" (1955). The best parts about this song is that it is only four chords (A-D-E-A), and no one cares if you know the words or not. Everyone knows the parts in the melody where the singing suddenly gets louder for two words, but no one knows the lyrics to this song. Just start strumming and a party will commence.
- "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right to Party" (1987) - Beastie Boys. Play the chords A-C-D-A with any group of 40-somethings around, and you will instantly find at least one person that knows all of the words to "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right to Party" (1987). This is just an example of the straight-ahead rock and rap mixture that made the Beastie Boys famous. If you spend a little time with this song, you can even figure out how to play the solo. Once you have that down, you can add another easy song to play on the guitar to your repertoire.
- "Sweet Home Alabama" (1974) - Lynyrd Skynyrd. If your friends are constantly asking you to play some Skynyrd ever since you learned how to play the guitar, then you can learn this tune to shut them up. The song is just the chord progression D-C-G over and over again. After a few verses and chorus repeats, your friends should all be passed out and you can stop playing this. If you want to take on a real project, then spend a few months learning how to play the solo at the end of this song. This is a great example of a very simple song made great by some intricate and creative guitar work.
- "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (1973) - Bob Dylan. Play the chord progression G-D-Am-C and you are playing the Bob Dylan classic "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (1973). Several artists including Jimi Hendrix and Guns N Roses had popular renditions of this song, but Dylan's is the one you want to follow. Bob Dylan makes this an easy song to play on the guitar because he never changes the progression and his sense of timing is impeccable. | <urn:uuid:36b91273-7734-44dc-91dd-2cc857478159> | 2013-05-26T02:55:03Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of Sunnis rallied Friday in western and central Iraq, denouncing the Shiite-led government's policies they claim sideline their sect and saying that recent concessions by the authorities are not enough.
The protests — the fourth Friday in a row of rallies in Sunni parts of the country — come as tensions are rising among Iraq's ethnic and sectarian groups, threatening to plunge the country into more instability.
In the beginning, the protests were concentrated in Iraq's western Anbar province but on Friday, they spread to the central city of Samarra and other Sunni strongholds. The protests first erupted after last month's arrests of bodyguards assigned to Finance Minister Rafia al-Issawi, one of the central government's most senior Sunni officials. He has since become a rallying point for the demonstrators, who are angry over perceived second-class treatment by the government.
In Samarra, about 3,000 took to the streets Friday, demanding that the government release more Sunni detainees from jails and halt allegedly random arrests of Sunnis in their province. Sheik Hassan al-Samarie, one of the organizers of the Samarra rally, said the Sunnis there are disappointed by the slow response of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government in fulfilling their demands.
"We are fed up with the void promises of the government," al-Samarie told The Associated Press over the phone. "Our demands must be achieved very soon, otherwise the number of the protesters will increase."
The demonstrators held banners reading, "We are nobody's slaves" and "The government should stop the random arrests immediately." The crowd also chanted: "Al-Maliki, leave!" Haitham al-Hadad, one of the protesters, urged the government to stop discrimination against Sunnis.
"Iraqi laws should be implemented on everybody, not only Sunnis," he said. Sectarian tensions are a major driver of the violence that continues to plague Iraq. The 2006 bombing of the gold-domed al-Askari shrine in Samarra, which was blamed on al-Qaida, sparked years of retaliatory bloodshed between Sunni and Shiite extremists. The violence left thousands of Iraqis dead and pushed the country to the brink of civil war.
Violence has since dropped overall in Iraq, but attacks still happen frequently, usually in the form of Sunni militants targeting Shiites or security forces in an attempt to undermine the government's authority.
Thousands of Sunnis also rallied in Friday in Anbar and Ninevah provinces, saying recent concessions by the Shiite-led government fall short of their demands. The government over the past few days freed hundreds of inmates in a gesture to the Sunni protesters, and promised more would be released. It gave no details on the backgrounds or alleged crimes of those freed. The release of detainees has been one of the main demands of the rallies but apparently, the move did little to calm the tensions. | <urn:uuid:f2f3e5c3-3f11-4491-84b9-61032c6e13fb> | 2013-05-26T02:56:42Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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An Order to Establish the Personal Representative of the Governor for Washington County
June 24, 2005
44 FY 04/05
WHEREAS, Washington County’s abundant natural and cultural resources present economic development opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the hardworking people of Washington County are among the region’s greatest assets; and
WHEREAS, employment and personal income levels have historically lagged behind those of the rest of the State; and
WHEREAS, the economic opportunities of Washington County need to be addressed in a concerted and analytical way; and
WHEREAS, a coordinated effort by State government is required in order to bring sustained economic progress to Washington County:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John E. Baldacci, Governor of the State of Maine, do hereby designate a Personal Representative for Washington County.
The Personal Representative will:
• Act as an extension of the Office of the Governor on issues related to viable economic development for Washington County;
• Analyze and recommend how to address the economic development challenges historically experienced by Washington County;
• Coordinate the efforts of State government in order to efficiently and effectively use State resources to assist in improving and cultivating the economic environment of Washington County; and
• Confer with and report to the Governor and State agencies and departments, including the Department of Economic and Community Development, regarding the development of strategies to achieve the above objectives.
The primary goals of the Personal Representative will be to identify the historic and existing economic barriers faced by Washington County and identify new business and investment opportunities, as well as ways to retain existing enterprises and increase employment and personal income.
The Governor’s Personal Representative will:
• Confer with interested parties, local organizations, experts, potential investors, state, county, and local government officials, regulators, university personnel and others who can assist in economic improvement;
• Recommend public investments, changes in statutes and regulations, and policies to encourage and support private investment in the area;
• Recommend realistic and business oriented development strategies, as well as the steps necessary to implement them; and
• Submit a final report to the Governor no later than January 1, 2006.
• The facilities, services and costs, including the actual expenses of the Personal Representative, such as mileage, meals, and lodging, associated with this Executive Order shall be absorbed by the Office of the Governor.
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360 review of manager
I've been asked to give a 360 review of my manager. I'm to assign a numeric rating to a number of criteria, and explain my choice. The last two sections are strengths and weaknesses. What do I do? Do I try to honestly answer the weaknesses question, bring up trivial weaknesses, or sidestep the question altogether and say I'm not in a position to evaluate their weaknesses.
I have heard Mark mention in the podcast that a DR is not really in the best position to provide feedback on their manager. It just seems really dangerous to me to start talking about my manager's weaknesses. | <urn:uuid:a7e83f68-b6fe-4710-8ec8-26aa28e50145> | 2013-05-26T02:55:21Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Finally finished reading the English scan!!! Have to say one heck of a chapter!!!!
It seems like Sasuke used a space-time jutsu to enter Manda's mind (could it be the MS similar to Kakashi?) And towards the end the shadow figured that ordered the AL to capture kyuubi mentioned a "machine" and that it is now ripened. What does that mean and wonder what machine it is O.O | <urn:uuid:4d237496-ca30-44b9-8985-8ea378aeee40> | 2013-05-26T02:42:16Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Quote from jrdragon2003
I agree, she manipulates time without penalty, so she can reverse the state of death too. I think she did actually too, that Arrancar girl gaurding her was killed by Grimmjaw, but Orihime revived her.
As for the Quincy thing, how come we've never seen signs of this before? If his mom was a Quincy w ...
I can't remember where, but I brought this up a while ago, when Isshin was talking to Ryuken Ishida (I believe it was the beginning of the arrancar arc). I thought they knew each other too well, so Ichigo's dad probably married a quincy...maybe even an Ishida. We've never seen Ishida's mother either, so I was thinking that a quincy mother might lose her powers when she has a child.
If you remember, Ichigo's mother yells after him, when he runs down toward the Grand Fisher. If she didn't see the Fisher, she would just say be careful by the water. Instead, she runs down and blocks the attack. It's possible that she was just so worried about her son that she forgot to use her powers, but I would say that it's very unlikely. | <urn:uuid:1306e683-aa21-46fc-8a88-0d01bb05a09b> | 2013-05-26T02:56:31Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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In response to the article, "Dialogue sought on property code update" in your Jan. 23 issue, it seems to me that the most important question that we could ask is, "why do we as Americans needs to adopt an international property maintenance code?" Do we not have the ability to develop and use our own codes? Americans have led the world in industry and achievement. Why would we surrender our decision making to an international organization - namely the United Nations?
Surrendering to international control over our lives is a huge mistake. And once our rights are surrendered, they will not be regained.
Is our own city council unable or unwilling to take responsibility for decision making? Do they need big government to enforce for them? If so, they should be replaced.
Allowing Marietta citizens to be controlled by participating in the International Property Maintenance Code is just one of the initial steps into the United Nations' Agenda 21 program. If you would like confirmation of this Agenda and its plans, read a book by Rosa Koire called "Behind the Green Mask: U.N. Agenda 21." Koire is a commercial real estate appraiser in California. After 30 years of analyzing land use and property values, she recognized the planning revolution in America and founded the organization, "Democrats Against UN Agenda 21." You can check out her website at www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com for an education on the topic.
Agenda 21 is not a conspiracy as some would have you believe. It is a well-planned and determined agenda designed to take over your rights as American citizens. Its goal is control and spreading your wealth throughout the world.
Let's keep our decision making here with our own people and not surrender it to any international group. | <urn:uuid:9ec99a22-1e46-4bb9-8983-00e70a4238b8> | 2013-05-26T03:02:42Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Benchmarking provides a means to compare your firm against other businesses, and identify areas where you can improve your performance. Rather than being a pointless exercise in data analysis, it can help you to identify areas where you can make changes and make your firm more profitable. It gives you an insight into different ways of working, which can give you an edge over the competition
To benchmark your business, start by deciding which areas you want to compare. Select those that are central to achieving your key business objectives such as finance, sales or margins. For example, you might want to assess your business costs against industry norms.
Look at the mechanics of your business. How well are you using your technology, for example? Are other businesses benefiting from new ways of doing things? Think how other firms’ objectives can benefit your business.
Avoid over-complicating your approach — stick to one or two key indicators to benchmark. The more focused your research, the more useful it’s likely to be.
Benchmarking indicators include:
Now you need to decide against which businesses you will benchmark your firm. At a basic level, you can compare your figures against available industry norms. It is worth comparing your operations with firms outside your sector who excel in areas you want to measure. Analysing their approach and adapting it could help you overtake competitors.
You can access basic benchmarking data using the Benchmark Index. You could also contact your trade association or business support organisation to ask whether they can provide information about benchmarking organisations relevant to your business sector.
You can join forces with other businesses so that you can both carry out comparisons on an ongoing basis. It is vital that you come to an arrangement with a business (or businesses) of a similar size and structure — and one with similar objectives.
Your trade association or local business support organisation might be able to help you find such a partner. Alternatively you can pay to use the services of a benchmarking adviser.
It’s a good idea to draw up a benchmarking agreement with your partner. This should include the information you want to exchange and how it will be used. Never ask for information that you are not prepared to share in return.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 1, 2012) - Latin American Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:LAT)(OTCQX:LATNF) (the "Company") announces that it has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") for a six month extension for the 4,983,000 outstanding share purchase warrants (the "September Warrants") issued pursuant to the Corporation's private placement at a price of $0.15 per unit completed on September 10, 2012 and the 4,700,000 outstanding share purchase warrants (the "October Warrants") issued pursuant to the Corporation's private placement at a price of $0.15 per unit completed on October 5, 2009.
Each September Warrant is exercisable for one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.20 per Common Share and each October Warrant is exercisable for one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.30 per Common Share. The September Warrants were due to expire on September 10, 2012 and the October Warrants were due to expire on October 5, 2012.
The new expiry date for the September Warrants is March 10, 2013 and the new expiry date for the October Warrants is April 5, 2013.
About the Company:
Latin American Minerals Incorporated is a mineral exploration company whose core projects include the Company's Independencia Mine gold project and its satellite exploration properties, located in the Paso Yobai gold district of Paraguay. In addition to the Paso Yobai properties, the Company is also developing diamond, REE, niobium and base metals projects in South America.
The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts contain forward-looking information that involves risk and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address Latin American Minerals' expectations, should be considered forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's exercise of business judgment as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. When used in this document, the words "may", "will", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend" and words of similar import, are intended to identify any forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current view of future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as contained in Latin American Minerals' filings with Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation, and do not intend, to update, revise or otherwise publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of any unanticipated events, unless required under applicable securities laws. Although we believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will materialize.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. | <urn:uuid:0e6ecc80-2d48-4875-9ac9-744b98316506> | 2013-05-26T02:50:21Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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I'm new to this site and I have tried to Google my problem without any luck. So if I could get any advise, I would really appreciate it.
To make a long story short, I'm have been married to my husband for almost 3 years and dated for 3 1/2 years. The reason why we got married so fast was because my visa in Canada was running out and he didn't want me to leave. He suggested that we could get married and so we did.
We started having problems 2 months into our marriage and the problems has gotten worse and worse. We fight constantly and our fights turns psychical sometimes where both of us attack each other. The problems started when I told him that I felt that he wasn't treating me like a wife or a woman.
He would rarely show me any affection, support me or listen to me. When I confronted him with this he just said:"That's not true!" I was literately shot down and ignored! Since that day I have constantly tried desperately to get him to understand me and to show me affection, but all I get are promises that never have been kept.
We have seen 3 marriage counselors and even though he told them that he would follow their advices and exercises, he never wouldn't. When we went to marriage counseling he would described him self as an angel and me as the nagging wife.
Our personalities are quite the opposite, he is an introvert while I'm an extrovert.
I used to think that our age (I'm 31) and personality difference was our problem, but I 100% sure now that he has some sort of mental issue.
This is who he is and how he treats me:
He is 24, shy, cold, negative, quiet, struggles with anxiety, not goal oriented, irresponsible, struggles to communicate, lies to me all the time, cunning, emotionally manipulative, eat his boogers, he runs away for days without letting me know where he is, shows no remorse, he is never wrong if we have a discussion, if he apologizes he will apologize but add a point to justifies his actions, he is unappreciative, if I end up crying during a fight he will just sit there and stare at me without saying a word, he treats me like friend...
I can keep on all night writing down a list of who he is and how he treats me.
He has told me that he loves me and that he doesn't want to lose me, but his words doesn't reflect his actions what so ever. He manipulates me with his words, but the next day he just goes straight back to his old self.
Now it has happen again, my husband has not returned home since Friday and I have no idea where he is. We had a discussion over the phone on Friday while he was at works, and I haven't seen or heard from him since then. This is the ninth time he has taken off without a trace, and every time without a call or text or anything to let me know where he's at or if he's OK. When I finally have found him, he would give me an vague explanation like "I needed to think and get away from that environment".
Normally I would call or drive to his friends/family, his work or email to find him, but I didn't do it this time. Every time I would go out of my way to find him, and I felt so low and like I had lost my dignity. So I decided that I wouldn't chase after him this time, but is has been very hard to hold back.
All I want is to find him and have him explain himself
I thought he was going to come home today since he needs clean clothes etc, so I was looking out the window like a fool for 2 hours, but he never showed up.
I'm wondering, how long should I wait for him to get in contact before I start making some drastic changes? Or should I wait at all? I just don't know if I can believe him anymore. He has promised me every time that he wouldn't disappear again, and then of course, he goes and does it again. I don't trust him and I have pretty much lost all my feelings for him.
I've nobody to talk to and I'm all alone in this country. I'm desperately trying to find answers on what to do because I don't know what to do or who I'm anymore.
I have so many emotions going through my head and I can't control them.
I feel like an idiot, betrayed, disappointed, sad, angry, worthless, and confused.
I feel like this time it's inexcusable and cowardly what he's done and even if he calls and apologizes or whatever, why should I believe him AGAIN? I'm tired of the lies and tired of wondering every time he goes out, if he's gonna come back, and then when he's gone for 3+ days if I should move on or wait for him to come back.
It's a distressing cycle and he won't talk, so I don't even know what his problem is or why he keeps doing this.
Does he have a personality disorder, is he immature or is he just an a-hole?
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The Ravens' decision to give running back Ray Rice just five carries in Sunday's loss to the Seahawks has received a lot of criticism.
In a broader sense, their decision to run the ball just 12 times on 66 offensive plays has also come under fire.
But head coach John Harbaugh stood by the Ravens' play-calling during his Monday press conference, saying that he felt that the looks the Seattle defense presented and the game situation led the Ravens to decide to lean heavily on their passing game.
"I don't know how you would do it any differently," Harbaugh said. "I mean, we were in a situation where we lost two possessions (because of turnovers). We had basically four possessions in the first half, the last one was with 46 seconds left, and that's a two-minute possession. Two of those possessions went really well, and two of them we had four or five plays on. So, when you don't have very many plays, it's hard to build up your running game. And when you're down, you've got to throw it to get back in the game.
"So, I think every game is different. You've got to do in any particular game what you've got to do to try to move the ball. In the end, we definitely want to have more runs. That's indicative of having the lead, having more plays, especially early in the game. But, the way the game went, we had to throw it. And based on some fronts they were giving us early, we felt like we had to throw it, too."
While the Ravens' players have gotten heat for their uninspired performance in Seattle, the coaching staff has also drawn the ire of the fan base and members of the media alike.
When you have a Pro Bowl running back who is one of the top playmakers in the league, many find it hard to fathom that back getting only five carries and just 13 touches overall. Rice is the Ravens' top offensive playmaker, and many wonder why offensive coordinator Cam Cameron and Harbaugh did not make more of an effort to get him the ball.
Harbaugh was asked whether the Ravens might have essentially abandoned the run too early, given the fact they were never down more than two possessions at any point on Sunday.
"Well, we felt like we had to throw the ball, to some extent, during the second half," Harbaugh said. "We came out and we got a tipped pass, and if you look at that particular play - if you want to look at that play - that's a called run. That's a run where they've got a Will 'backer up on the line of scrimmage weak and a strong safety up on the line of scrimmage strong. There's not a lot of places to run. You can hand it off there and probably get no gain. You have a chance to pop it, but the odds are against you. So, we make an adjustment there, and we throw a slant pass and it gets tipped (and intercepted).
"We'll throw it when we need to throw it against the defenses we need to throw it against (according to) the circumstances of the game, and we're going to have to be able to do that. We're always going to hang our hat on being a physical football team, and we want to be able to run the ball. We definitely want to be able to run the ball, and we want to be able to run it well. But the way that game went, it made it tough for us to do that."
From an outsider's perspective, it's easy to make comparisons between the Ravens' surprising loss to the Jaguars and Sunday's loss to the Seahawks.
Against Jacksonville, Rice got just eight carries and the Ravens had just 12 carries overall. Flacco was called on to throw the ball on 72 percent of the Ravens' plays that day, and the offense struggled to move the ball, registering seven points.
Against Seattle, Rice got five carries and the Ravens had 12 carries overall. Flacco threw the ball on 79 percent of the Ravens' plays, and the offense put up just 17 points.
Harbaugh argued that such comparisons are irrelevant.
"I'm thinking every game stands on its own two feet, like I've said many times," he said. "The comparisons that people want to draw between the three (losses), you can draw that all you want. That's all hypothetical, theoretical stuff. When you know football, you understand that the schemes that you see and the situations that you face are different in every single game. So, in (Sunday's) game, no, I didn't see a lot more opportunities to run the ball." | <urn:uuid:abe715df-118b-47dd-ba14-26bf970f1708> | 2013-05-26T03:09:28Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) is considered to be the greatest German mathematician of the nineteenth century. His discoveries and writings influenced and left a lasting mark in the areas of number theory, astronomy, geodesy, and physics, particularly the study of electromagnetism.
Gauss was born in Brunswick, Germany, on April 30, 1777, to poor, working-class parents. His father labored as a gardner and brick-layer and was regarded as an upright, honest man. However, he was a harsh parent who discouraged his young son from attending school, with expectations that he would follow one of the family trades. Luckily, Gauss' mother and uncle, Friedrich, recognized Carl's genius early on and knew that he must develop this gifted intelligence with education.
While in arithmetic class, at the age of ten, Gauss exhibited his skills as a math prodigy when the stern schoolmaster gave the following assignment: "Write down all the whole numbers from 1 to 100 and add up their sum." When each student finished, he was to bring his slate forward and place it on the schoolmaster's desk, one on top of the other. The teacher expected the beginner's class to take a good while to finish this exercise. But in a few seconds, to his teacher's surprise, Carl proceeded to the front of the room and placed his slate on the desk. Much later the other students handed in their slates.
At the end of the classtime, the results were examined, with most of them wrong. But when the schoolmaster looked at Carl's slate, he was astounded to see only one number: 5,050. Carl then had to explain to his teacher that he found the result because he could see that, 1+100=101, 2+99=101, 3+98=101, so that he could find 50 pairs of numbers that each add up to 101. Thus, 50 times 101 will equal 5,050.
At the age of fourteen, Gauss was able to continue his education with the help of Carl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. After meeting Gauss, the Duke was so impressed by the gifted student with the photographic memory that he pledged his financial support to help him continue his studies at Caroline College. At the end of his college years, Gauss made a tremendous discovery that, up to this time, mathematicians had believed was impossible. He found that a regular polygon with 17 sides could be drawn using just a compass and straight edge. Gauss was so happy about and proud of his discovery that he gave up his intention to study languages and turned to mathematics.
Duke Ferdinand continued to financially support his young friend as Gauss pursued his studies at the University of Gottingen. While there he submitted a proof that every algebraic equation has at least one root or solution. This theorem had challenged mathematicians for centuries and is called "the fundamental theorem of algebra".
Gauss' next discovery was in a totally different area of mathematics. In 1801, astronomers had discovered what they thought was a planet, which they named Ceres. They eventually lost sight of Ceres but their observations were communicated to Gauss. He then calculated its exact position, so that it was easily rediscovered. He also worked on a new method for determining the orbits of new asteroids. Eventually these discoveries led to Gauss' appointment as professor of mathematics and director of the observatory at Gottingen, where he remained in his official position until his death on February 23, 1855.
Carl Friedrich Gauss, though he devoted his life to mathematics, kept his ideas, problems, and solutions in private diaries. He refused to publish theories that were not finished and perfect. Still, he is considered, along with Archimedes and Newton, to be one of the three greatest mathematicians who ever lived.
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what about those who have not heard the Gospel?
Guys - check this out CARM.ORG - great resource for Christian apologetics.
This short dialogue raises a good question about those who have never heard the gospel. The answer isn't all that easy. Below is an Instant Messenger conversation Matt Slick (CARM.ORG) founder had with someone. He does this a lot.
Tim: You don't know me, but can I ask you a question?
Matt: You just asked one question. So go ahead and ask another.
Tim: :-) (all apologists are alike) How do people who have never even heard the name of Christ have a chance on going to heaven?
Matt: They don't.
Tim: Well now that doesn't sound fair.
Matt: Who said it is not fair? What is fair?
Tim: God is a just God, and how is that justice?
Matt: What is fair for those who have sinned against God?
Tim: If they never have a chance to repent, how can they be judged? They don't know any better.
Matt: You are right. He is just and since all people have sinned against him, it is just that they all go to hell, isn't it? The Bible tells us that there is no other way to get to heaven other than through Jesus Correct?
Matt: The Bible tells us that we are buy nature children of wrath (Eph. 2:3). It tells us that there is none righteous and it tells us that God is holy. Would it be justice to say that those who did not hear of Christ are somehow excluded from the righteous judgment of God upon them for their sin? Would that be justice? If that is so, then why the Jesus need to die? Why would it be that they must hear the gospel and come to Christ?
Tim: It also says that there will be people from "every tongue tribe and nation" in heaven, what happens if a tribe gets destroyed before the Bible can be translated into their language?
Matt: Remember, there were many people never heard of Jesus who lived on other continents.
Tim: Right, so how can they be in heaven?
Matt: Are you saying that it is fair that those who have never heard of Christ would get to heaven having never trusted in Him?
Tim: I'm not saying what is fair and is not right now. I want to know how people from every tribe tongue and nation can be in heaven if say they have never heard the name of Christ before they die out
Matt: Actually, I think you have a good question and I do not think I have a good answer
Tim: Have I put a question in your mind? or doubt? or do you understand it and just not know how to explain it?
Matt: No doubt at all. I think your question is a good one and I don't think I have a great answer. If it is true that there will be tribes and nations from the whole world will be in having that would necessarily include those who pre-existing the time of Christ. Since they had never heard of Christ how can pay then be saved? Then again, it could be that the prophecy is dealing with the future relationship or maybe a generic one that the gospel would spread throughout all the world and that there would be salvation in all the nations.
Tim: If you're going that route, how was anyone before Christ saved?
Matt: Those who died in faith looking forward to the messiah were justified before God. We see this in Romans 4:1-5 where Abraham was justified my faith even though he did not know the messiah.
Tim: I thought that was somewhere in James?
Matt: He had seen the day of Christ according to Jesus' own words in John 8:56-59.
Tim: By the way, that's a great verse (the Romans one) to use on Mormons, but of course you would know that
Tim: Because they always defer to the place in James where he says "I'll show you my faith by what I do . . ."
Matt: There are many good verses to use against the Mormons and their false doctrine. Romans three through five are great chapters in this regard.
Tim: True, but now we're off the topic
Matt: Yes, they do. What they fail to read the context where James is speaking of those who "say" they have faith that have the works. The kind of faith that James is speaking on is the horizontal kind; that is, the kind that is from man two-man. We are justified before men by our works.
Tim: and they fail to go back to Genesis and see that he was declared Righteous before he actually did anything
Matt: Romans speaks of the vertical kind of faith; that is, it is faith from man to God. we are justified before God by faith.
Tim: Well, gotta go eat dinner. Thanks for talking to me
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The West Side Index, one of the most highly-regarded community newspapers in the state of California, was founded in 1890 by Innis Sturgeon, who went into the publishing business with partner T.C Duffy after the duo had failed in a previous enterprise as painting contractors. The Index was Newman's second newspaper, and it managed to survive despite tight financial constraints. At the time, Newman was also home to The Newman Tribune, a publication founded by Bert Eachus in 1888, the year Newman itself was established. The Tribune folded several years later, leaving the Index as the sole newspaper in the young city.
It was during Sturgeon's tenure that the Index first moved to a different location: from the west side of O Street to a small wood-framed building on O Street. Turn-of-the-century readers could subscribe to The Index for $2 a year, $1 for six months or 50 cents for three months. A commitment to local news and community service, which has remained strong throughout the history of The Index, was reflected in the mottos used by Sturgeon. They included "Our Readers get the Local News", "We Courteously Reply to all Inquiries from Advertisers", "Our Advertisers get the Local Trade" and "A Home Paper for Home People".
Sturgeon, the son of prominent pioneer rancher Ed Sturgeon, succumbed to pneumonia in July 1903. Duffy continued publishing the newspaper before selling to Alvin Fleharty in November of that year. Fleharty went on to record the longest tenure of any Index publisher to date, keeping the newspaper for some 33 years. His weekly column, "Yesterday and the Day Before", became the publisher's trademark for being the first to offer readers his insights. The column appeared on the front page of each issue, and mixed Fleharty's stinging commentary with a witty outlook on the day's happenings, but in a way that kept the publisher free of rebuttals from his faithful readers.
Fleharty moved The Index offices three times during his tenure - including one change of locale due to a devastating fire. The blaze broke out July 4, 1905, in the O Street office, quickly demolishing the office and the newspaper files from the early years of the Index. Boys playing with firecrackers were believed to have started the Independence Day blaze.
On July 28, the paper set up shop in a new building, hastily constructed in the wake of the blaze. The Index moved again in 1917, into an office at the corner of Fresno and O Streets, where it remained for more than a decade before moving to its present location at 1021 Fresno St, in 1929. Fleharty liked to point out that the new building was supposedly fireproof.
Crows Landing businessman Frank McGinnis purchased the Index in 1936, trading his coal, ice and feed business for a career in newspapering, becoming the publication's third publisher. McGinnis brought to The Index a more conservative approach that was reflected in the paper's coverage. Unlike his predecessor Fleharty, McGinnis avoided controversial topics and often chose to write of such things as holidays and the weather
In 1959, McGinnis sold The Index to his son, William McGinnis, who published The Index for 18 years before selling the newspaper to Newman native William H. Mattos in 1976. During his tenure, The Index made the quantum leap from letterpress to offset publishing, a major technological change. Instead of heavy metal mats and massive linotype machines were computerized typesetting systems which created the newspaper on paper rather than in row upon row of typecast characters. However, the change also marked an end to local printing of The Index. And it would be almost 40 years until the publication would be locally-printed again.
In the early 1990s, the newspaper made another major advancement with the switch to Macintosh-based desktop publishing systems. Susan Mattos took over as the sixth publisher in 2005 and ushered in a new era of growth and advancement for the publication and its sister paper in Gustine. In 2006, a great deal of money was invested to modernize the publication's production. New computer systems were purchased, eliminating the weekly paste-up process and drastically improving print quality. A new press facility was also constructed in the industrial area east of Highway 33, marking the return of local printing. In addition, the Index staff grew by almost 50 percent. | <urn:uuid:aa156289-5c70-4741-8379-08a7761c14b1> | 2013-05-26T02:48:09Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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I recently built a new PC that I want to put into my room (second floor of my house), and I want to access the local network I've set up. The thing is, running a ethernet cable up there from the first floor would be very difficult, for a couple reasons not very important to list, so I'm trying to find other options. The DSL modem I'm using also can act as a wireless router, and I have another wireless router that works. Is it possible to connect two wireless routers to each other? I don't really know what kind of router the modem is, but the other router is a Belkin Advanced Wireless Router, model F6D4230-4.
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KABUL — In another pointed challenge to President Hamid Karzai, Afghan lawmakers Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected his attempts to take control of the independent election panel that uncovered widespread fraud in last year's presidential vote.
Six weeks after Karzai issued a controversial decree giving himself complete power to choose all five members of the nation's Electoral Complaints Commission, Afghanistan's lower house sought to strip the president of his new powers.
Palace officials said Karzai was infuriated by the legislative rebuff and viewed the vote as illegal.
"He's definitely going to fight for it," said one Karzai adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the president's reaction more candidly. "He is very firm on this."
The political showdown is the latest clash between an increasingly combative Afghan legislature and Karzai.
"The Parliament had to stand up for itself on this question: the presidential decree would have been fatal for the credibility of the election," said Gerard Russell, a former British diplomat in Kabul who's now a research fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
"Afghans should oversee their own elections, but the parliament is right to decide that one person cannot appoint the entirety of both electoral bodies," Russell said.
Karzai sparked the political dispute in February when he issued a surprise presidential degree that stripped the United Nations of majority control of the independent elections commission.
Critics saw the move as political payback after the commission forced Karzai into a runoff election by uncovering outcome-changing fraud in the vote.
Obama administration officials were reportedly so incensed by Karzai's action that they temporarily shelved plans for him to visit Washington.
In an attempt to quell international criticism, Karzai agreed to give the U.N. the right to recommend two of the five members. That move failed to assuage lawmakers, however.
"We still need foreigners to have independent elections," said Sultan Mohammed Awrang, an Afghan lawmaker who voted to strip Karzai of the political power. "It wasn't in our national interest."
The vote created considerable legal confusion.
Karzai aides contend that the legislature has no right to change election laws when its members are facing an upcoming election. Some legal experts also said the action would have to be endorsed by the Afghan senate before it could become law.
Whatever the case, Wednesday's vote was the latest move by the parliament to challenge Karzai.
Since Karzai was sworn in last fall for his second five-year term, lawmakers have twice prevented the president from forming a full cabinet by rejecting key nominees.
"We are maybe in a position where the electoral law is being used as a tool to play out bigger picture politics in Afghanistan," said Peter Lepsch, the former chief legal officer for the ECC who now serves in Afghanistan as chief of party for Democracy International, a U.S.-based elections monitoring and consulting firm.
(McClatchy special correspondent Noruddin Bakhshi contributed to this report from Kabul.)
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Marin-chan wrote:Am I the only one who thought his Light was bad...?
He sounded like he was on HELIUM. >__<
CocaineWeeaboo wrote:Does anyone have any idea what Brad Swaile actually looks like? How will we know who he is when we see him?
vampire-san wrote:I wish they wud put what time he gonna be singing so I can organise stuff.
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The score graph represents the results on the x axis and the "score" on the y axis. The purpose of this graph is to visually display the relative scores and how dramatically or not the likelihood of the diseases compare.
This pie chart represents the results broken down categorically. The size of the pie, or "score" of the category, is the sum of the scores of the diseases in the category. Please note a disease may fall into multiple category.
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Supplement Guide: Tribulus Terrestris
Can this product yield large gains in strength and lean muscle mass?
Where it comes from: Tribulus terrestris is a flowering plant native to the warm temperate and tropical regions of Europe, southern Asia, Africa and Australia. "It's used in herbal nutritional supplements that are promoted to produce large gains in strength and lean muscle mass," says registered dietitian and American Dietetic Association spokesperson Jim White. "It has also been touted to increase testosterone in men."
What it can do for you: There has been very little research conducted to examine each of these claims—and the studies that have been done, don't weigh exceedingly in the herb's favor:
- Elevates testosterone levels and enhances libido
"The main claim made by body building products containing the herb is that it can elevate testosterone levels," says White. Why would you want to do that? The hormone is essential for maintaining muscle tone, stamina and strength. "But the best way to enhance testosterone is to exercise," White explains. Blood levels of testosterone increase with just 20 minutes of exercise and remain elevated for up to three hours after.
In 2005, Bulgarian researchers organized 21 healthy men (ages 20 to 36) and split them into an experimental and a control group. The first group was given 20 mg per kg of body weight of tribulus terrestris extract and the second group was given just 10 mg per kg. After four weeks, there was no significant difference between the two groups, the levels were considered normal and tribulus terrestris was declared to have no testosterone-increasing properties.
"Some studies in women, however, resulted in a normalization of ovulation, improved fertility and a reduction in peri- and postmenopausal symptoms," White adds. "Most importantly, tribulus terrestris was found to provide better results in women in regards to increasing libido than traditional hormone therapy."
- Increases strength and lean muscle mass
Tribulus terrestris is often marketed with the claim that it will produce large gains in strength and lean muscle mass in just five to 28 days. Australian researchers investigated that claim and studied 22 male elite rugby league players—some were given tribulus terrestris and others were given placebos. After five weeks of training, strength and fat free mass increased significantly in both groups—with no differences between them. The experts concluded the herb does not produce large gains in strength or lean muscle mass.
Suggested intake: A dosage of 85 to 250 mg three times daily with meals is fairly common and considered safe.
Associated risks/scrutiny: Although no significant side effects were found with typical commercial tribulus supplements, animal studies have suggested the possibility of muscle coordination disturbances following ingestion of tribulus in high quantities. "An increase in breast size in a young male weight trainer was reported after he took a herbal tablet containing tribulus," White warns. People with hormone-dependent conditions, such as breast or prostate cancer, should not use the herb.
Some manufacturers claim tribulus terrestris will not lead to a positive drug test, but some experts agree that T. terrestris may increase the urinary testosterone/epitestosterone (T/E) ratio, which may place athletes at risk of a positive drug test. | <urn:uuid:c7c19761-9ced-4bac-97cd-2466bfcbe955> | 2013-05-26T02:49:36Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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The lacrimal or tear gland, located at the top outer edge of the eye, produces the watery portion of tears. The nasolacrimal duct system allows tears to drain from each eye into the nose. Disorders of these structures can lead to either eyes that water excessively or dry eyes. They may be congenital (present at birth) or caused by infection, foreign objects in the eye, or trauma.
Disorders of the nasal cavity and tear ducts are not as common in cats as they are in dogs. However, a few disorders occasionally are seen in this species.
Blockage of the Nasal Duct (Epiphora)
Occasionally cats will experience a chronic overflow of tears due to an obstruction of the nasal duct called epiphora. This is more common in Persian and Himalayan breeds. In most cases, there is no reason for concern when this occurs, as it does not lead to any medical problems. However, if appearance is an issue, the condition can be corrected surgically.
Inflammation of the Tear Sac (Dacryocystitis)
Inflammation of the tear sac is rare in cats. It is usually caused by obstruction of the tear sac and the attached nasolacrimal tear duct by inflammatory debris, foreign objects, or masses pressing on the duct. It results in watering eyes, conjunctivitis that is resistant to treatment, and occasionally a draining opening in the middle of the lower eyelid. If your veterinarian suspects an obstruction of the duct, he or she may attempt to unblock it by flushing it with sterile water or a saline solution. X‑rays of the skull after injection of a dye into the duct may be necessary to determine the site, cause, and outlook of longterm obstructions. The usual therapy consists of keeping the duct unblocked and using eyedrops containing antibiotics. When the tear duct has been irreversibly damaged, surgery may be necessary to create a new drainage pathway to empty tears into the nasal cavity, sinus, or mouth.
Dry Eye (Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca)
The condition known as dry eye results from inadequate tear production. It often causes persistent mucus and pus-filled conjunctivitis and slow-healing sores (ulcers) and scarring on the cornea. Dry eye is not common in cats but has been associated with longterm feline herpesvirus-1 infections. Topical therapy consists of artificial tear solutions, ointments, and, if there are no scars on the cornea, medications that contain steroids. In longterm dry eye resistant to medical therapy, surgery may be required to correct the condition.
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NEW YORK -- Diane Sawyer's Election Night performance left some viewers asking if she had begun celebrating Tuesday's election a bit early.
Co-anchoring ABC News' coverage, the veteran journalist struck a different manner from her practiced, straight-news-delivering style.
Sawyer spoke more slowly than usual while seeming to prop herself on outstretched arms at the anchor desk she shared with George Stephanopoulos.
"OK," she said at one point around 10 p.m. EST, "I wanna -- can we have our music, because this is another big one here? Minnesota, we're ready to project Minnesota, rrright now. ... Well, tonight we know that President Barack has won Minnesota," she rambled on, stumbling over the president's name.
Maybe Sawyer was just weary from the recent torrent of news.
In any case, the Twitterverse took quick notice and began cracking wise.
Her name was soon trending with unflattering posts, while a new Twitter handle, Drunk Diane Sawyer, collected hundreds of followers. An ABC spokesman did not comment.
"A bit tipsy," "hammered" or "on pain killers, muscle relaxers, benzos or some combination" were among the jeering explanations. Another likened it to an episode of HBO's drama "The Newsroom," where Will McAvoy, the fictitious anchorman, had eaten a couple of pot brownies before unexpectedly being summoned to his anchor desk to report a news story.
Some tweeters joked that a more fun-loving Sawyer was a
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This early masterpiece of the Arts and Crafts Movement exemplifies the collaborative endeavors of William Morris and his circle to improve design standards. Morris believed that a return to the principles of medieval production, with fine artists creating functional objects, could help overcome the evils of industrialization. This cabinet, one of several in which Morris enlisted the participation of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, is an attempt to erase the distinction between the fine and the applied arts. The painting on leather with a punched background is itself a craftsman's medium. Although the cabinet is usually described as in the "medieval style," it is actually a vivid example of the ability of the Morris firm to convert the eclecticism that marked much of the art of the late nineteenth century into an original and modern style. Although Burne-Jones's painted figures are in medieval costume much of the decoration is equally Oriental in inspiration. Philip Webb's straightforward design, however, which boldly displays the casework skeleton on the exterior, anticipated the emphasis on structural elements that would inform the design revolution of the next century. | <urn:uuid:2f664993-a85a-464e-85be-7aeb8ba2b38f> | 2013-05-26T03:03:21Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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On their minds was a concern posed by Luckie Atkinson, who was on the night's agenda under Citizen's Request.
"I'm wondering why it is that you guys want to make me responsible for someone else's bills," Atkinson said, citing ordinances that date to 2008 holding owners of properties responsible for utility bills not paid by their tenants.
"If I call and ask if Jane Doe paid her bill on my property, you'll tell me it's none of my business. If I want to shut it off, you'll tell me I can't. Yet if she were to leave, I've got to pay her bill because it's my house. You can't have it both ways," he continued. "You're making it my business when you say I'm responsible for someone else's bills because it's my house. I believe this is a a bad policy and it's wrong. The person who turned it on is responsible for that bill, not me. Yet you all want to hold my property hostage. I contacted (Illinois Attorney General) Lisa Madigan and she said that being an owner of real estate, I've gotta make sure they have water, sewer and electricity or that it's available. So if I don't pay a past tenant's bill based on your findings, then I can't rent my property. That's wrong."
Atkinson noted that often times the tenant with unpaid bills just goes to another rental property and because "I paid it for them, they have no outstanding balance. This can go on and on. That's wrong. There's a problem — you need to go to the person that's responsible, not the landowner. How can the homeowner be ultimately responsible when it's none of my business?
"I pay my taxes, my mortgages, my bills, and I pay them on time. I feel I'm responsible to do that, that's my job, I don't ask you to do that. Why are you asking me to pay somebody else's?" he asked.
In light of the concerns, an Ordinance Committee meeting has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday in the the council chambers at Metropolis City Hall.
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Pardo also praised Spain for winning a World Cup title in soccer, and urged the country to keep the tradition of bullfighting. Then, he claimed to “accept the consequences” of his actions — and urged his daughter: “Remember, Michi, you are Airborne and Hardcore … No tears!”
“Now, I am ready to ride the midnight train to Georgia,” he wrote.
In the final hours of his life, Pardo visited with eight relatives and friends, and enjoyed a Cuban-style last meal. A corrections spokeswoman said Pardo dined Tuesday morning on roasted pork chunks, white rice and red beans, fried plantains with tomato and avocado, topped with olive oil. He finished with pumpkin pie and Cuban coffee.
Outside, about 45 death penalty protesters crowded a field across from the prison. In Miami, the Archdiocese of Miami — which opposes the death penalty — held a vigil for Pardo.
Just past 7 p.m., with the U.S. Supreme Court denying his last-minute appeals, seven loved ones of the dead were ushered into a small room facing the death chamber at the prison. A glass pane separated them from the killer. The silence was cut only by the drone of a wall air-conditioning unit.
They watched, grim-faced and calm, as Tim Cannon, a corrections official, announced the final procedure was under way. Without incident, the lethal combination of drugs entered Pardo’s body through a tube attached to his arm. Gaunt, bald and pale, he mumbled his last words, unintelligible to the gallery through the speaker system.
Then he yawned, his eyes darting briefly to Cannon, drew a few last breaths and sank into sleep. His mouth fell open and, for the next 15 minutes, his life seeped away quietly.
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Turquoise Bib Necklace
- 38 3mm blue dyed howlite rounds (A)
- 6 6mm rec. turquoise rounds (B)
- 4 8mm rec. turquoise rounds (C)
- 4 10mm rec. turquoise rounds (D)
- 12 corrugated metal spacers (E)
- 2 blue dyed howlite ovals (F)
- 9 30-45mm turquoise dyed howlite nuggets (G)
- 1 silver smooth toggle clasp
- 2 #2 Beadalon silver crimp tubes
- 22" Beadalon 49-strand .018" flexible beading wire
- 3/4" Beadalon silver French wire
- 2 Beadalon silver corrugated crimp covers
- Wire cutters
- Crimping pliers
Cut the French wire into 2 3/8" pieces.
Lay out the G beads you plan to use so that they are organized with the largest bead in the center with 4 beads of decreasing size on either side.
String 1 crimp tube and one piece of French wire onto the beading wire. Passthe wire through the loop of the bar portion of the clasp and back through the crimp tube. Crimp the tube and trim excess wire. Place a corrugated crimp cover over the crimp tube and use the crimping pliers to close it.
String 1A and 1B. Repeat 2 more times.
String 1A and 1C. Repeat 1 more time.
String 1A and 1D. Repeat 1 more time.
String 1A, 1E, 1A, 1F, 1A, 1E and 1A. 8. Then, stringing in the order in which you laid them out so that the largest bead is in the center of the necklace, string 1G, 1A, 1E, 1A. Repeat 8 more times.
String 1F, 1A, 1E and 1A. 10. String 1D and 1A. Repeat 1 more time.
String 1C and 1A. Repeat 1 more time.
String 1B and 1A. Repeat 2 more times.
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NOTE: Effective January 1, 2000, the "180-day Fundraising Period" in
MCJC 7B(2)(c) has been replaced by a fund-raising period starting on
February 15 of the year of the election.
February 8, 1989
A judge may not participate by going "door to door" or "on the street" as part of the sale of items, products or gaining contributions, where the primary purpose is to solicit funds for charitable or philanthropic organizations.
Reference: MCJC 5B(2).
The Committee has been asked whether a probate judge may, on behalf of a charitable organization, make door to door sales or seek donations for the charitable organization's activities, occasionally identifying himself/herself by name but without reference to the judicial office.
A provision of the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct and various Opinions of this committee are applicable in deciding this question. MCJC 5B(2) states that:
"A judge should not individually solicit funds for any educational, religious, charitable, fraternal, or civic organization, or use or permit the use of the prestige of his office for that purpose, but he may be listed as an officer, director or trustee of such organization. A judge may, however, join a general appeal on behalf of an educational, religious, charitable, or fraternal organization or speak on behalf of such organization." Emphasis added.
Where this question has been heretofore presented in various other formats, such conduct has always been proscribed. An event commonly called "The Great American Lockup" was found to give the appearance of using the power and prestige of judicial office and was seen to be an individual solicitation, JTC A/O 69. Likewise, individual solicitation in an Easter Seals drive or local non-profit public radio was held improper, JTC A/O 22. Although the committee has consistently held that while fund-raising for charitable organizations is not only "laudable" and should be encouraged to the extent that it is not clearly prohibited by the Code of Judicial Conduct, every reference to person-to-person solicitation of funds rather than a "general appeal" has been found to be improper. See, JTC A/O 54, JTC A/O 70; CI-641.
Former Michigan Canon of Judicial Ethics 25, predecessor of MCJC 5B, provided in relevant part:
"A judge should avoid giving ground for any reasonable suspicion that he is utilizing the power or prestige of his office to persuade or coerce others to patronize or contribute . . . to charitable enterprises. He should, therefore, not . . . solicit for charities . . . .
"Nothing herein contained shall prevent a judge from occupying a position on any charity board or joining a general appeal on behalf of such charity or speaking on behalf of such charity, provided, however, he shall not do any personal soliciting." Emphasis added.
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Benjamin Franklin was born to a poor soap boiler on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was one of many children in his family, and he learned to appreciate the rewards of hard work at age twelve as an apprentice at his brother James' printing shop. By the age of seventeen, Franklin's skills as a printer had become so strong that at twenty-two he left Boston to open his own printing shop in Pennsylvania. This is where he developed his two most famous publications, The Pennsylvania Gazette, the most popular newspaper in the colonies, and the annual Poor Richard's Almanac. Franklin was one of the first printers to use cartoons in his publications in order to accommodate the people who had not learned to read. He believed that his publications were a way to get information to every person, not just those who could read.
In Pennsylvania, Franklin founded organizations, became involved in the community, and assembled a vast collection of inventions that would allow people to live better lives. He started the first circulatory library known as the American Philosophical Society and founded an academy that would soon become the University of Pennsylvania. As a journalist, Franklin was constantly putting on and taking off his reading glasses. He became frustrated with the repetition of this task, so he cut the bottom half of his reading classes and put them in the frames of another pair of spectacles. He had given birth to the bifocals, which many of us still use today.
His scientific mind was always looking for ways to make life easier. This led him to invent the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, the odometer, and a variety of devices like the wooden "long arm." He also created the first fire company and the first fire insurance company in order to help people live safer lives. In 1748, Franklin retired from printing in order to focus his attention on electricity.
Franklin developed many electrical theories and often found innovative, and sometimes quite dangerous, ways to test them. One of his most well known theories was that lightning is a form of electricity. Discovering evidence to support this notion at first seemed to be a very difficult endeavor to achieve. How was he going to actually access lightning, a phenomenon that had mystified humans for thousands of years? Franklinís letters indicate that he initially planned a scheme that would involve a spire that was being built on a church in Philadelphia. He soon decided, however, that the spire would not be nearly tall enough to provide him adequate access to the clouds where lightning forms during a storm. A kite, he realized, could be flown to great heights, leading to the famous kite and key experiment.
Reportedly in June of 1752, Franklin and his son (who was twenty-one at the time, rather than a young boy as often appears in illustrations of the famous experiment) ventured into an open field as a thunderstorm approached. There they sent up a kite Franklin had constructed from silk. Because he knew that metal was a conductor of electricity, Franklin attached a metal rod to the top of the kite and a large metal key near the bottom of the string by which he held the kite. He thought that if lightning really were electricity, then it would charge the metal rod and would travel down the string to the key, electrifying it as well. The experiment worked exactly as he hoped. After flying the kite in the thunderclouds for some time, he noticed that the key gave off sparks when he touched it, a clear sign that it was electrified.
An educated Franklin brought his intellectual ideas and superior communication skills to the politics of a forming nation. In 1757, Franklin was sent to England as a representative of the colonies in the quarrel between England and the Colonies, and he returned as an advocate of independence. He served as a member of the Continental Congress where he helped Thomas Jefferson draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Franklin then became the ambassador to France, where he persuaded the French to aid the Americans in the Revolutionary War. He continued to serve the young nation in assisting the creation of the compromises developed at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
As a journalist, scientist, inventor, statesmen, philosopher, musician, and economist, Benjamin Franklin can be thought of as a colonial Renaissance man. Through hard work and great ideas, Franklin helped shaped a young nation with the aid of his many hard-earned skills. Benjamin Franklin was a pivotal player in the foundation of the United States of America.
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Croatia Planning to Develop Cruising Tourism
An agreement on compiling a study on the development of cruising tourism on the Adriatic Sea was signed today by the association of Croatian port authorities that commissioned the study and the Institute for Tourism that was selected as the author of the future study.
The agreement was signed in the offices of the Croatian Sea and Tourism Ministry in Zagreb. The institute is expected to prepare the study in the upcoming 180 days.
An initiative for writing this document was launched during the preparation of a study on sustainable development of nautical tourism, which is near its completion, according to the State Secretary for Sea
The study about cruising tourism is due to give a survey of the current state of affairs in the Croatian ports and their potential for this kind of tourism regarding the ports' geographical, cultural, economic and tourist resources.
Cruising tourism in Croatia has been on a rise. Last year, 849 cruisers with 675,500 passengers aboard visited Croatian ports. This year is likely to see a 15-percent rise. In two years' time, about a million passengers can be expected to visit Croatia traveling on cruiser type boats.
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Did San Luis Obispo produce any goods? Were they well-known for producing anything?
Did San Luis Obispo produce any goods? Were they well-known for producing anything? I'm working on a Mission report and I can't find any literature on
The primary products produced by the missions were cow hides and tallow. The cow hides were also known as Yankee dollars, because they were traded for manufactured goods brought by ships which were mostly from Boston. San Luis Obispo was also famous for being the first mission to make roofing tiles, which the other missions soon copied.
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- Multiple limbs (?)
- Multiple eyes (?)
- Varying sizes (tiny-huge)
- Various-oriented magic
- General oddness
- Maximum life span: 15 to 100+ thousand years
The Mythos Races
General: The Mythos is a very hard to describe race since it consists of multiple races, with each group showing unique traits and abilities. Some might have multiple limbs, while others have multiple heads. They can be smaller than a breadbox and bigger than a house. Some are friendly and peaceful, while others give the demon race a run for its money as far as fierceness goes.
It is because of such diversity that many have a hard time dealing with Mythos as confusion can run abound. One gets the feeling that the Mythos race is almost a boiling pot of "wierd freaky critters" that don't fit into other easily identified categories. Regardless of their oddness, many Mythos are quite the potent magic users and seem to have very close ties to magical lore. Many of the spells in circulation where created and tested by various Mythos, as well as many of the magical devices that exist. Since no two groups are alike, many alliances are made and broken to non-Mythos groups. Some Mythos prefer the company of creatures while others prefer to live amongst urban cities of beings. While a good deal of Mythos do many great things for all societies, their darker nastier kin are often the most likely source of trouble alongside the demon race.
History: For the longest time the Mythos race was engaged in civil war...back before many records were kept even. However, thousands of years ago a group of high-powered and intelligent leaders soon rose up and managed to unite the various races under a single race title thus allowing the Mythos a role in the councils. Sadly a darker part of that history was the inevitable genocide of the groups who didn't join into the alliance. Some would claim it was for the best, others not...such is the nature of history. Even today there are still echoes of Mythos races living in hiding from not only modern civilization, but their own kind out of fear despite the intolerance of such beginnings having long since faded away.
Strengths: It tends to vary on the mythos. Some are super-fast, some can defy gravity, some can withstand extreme heat or cold...almost all have some element of magic but in the end it boils down to which group they are from.
Weaknesses: Like strengths, it will vary greatly. Many adventurers hold a great deal of knowledge of the various mythos that exist and their strengths/weaknesses. So do many libraries...and both tend to be rather long-winded.
Notable Figure (Zingauru): Age 24,729, Zingauru is one of the first creatures known to start recording the innerworkings of spells. Before then, most magic was a traditional hand-down from generation to generation. Thanks to Zingauru and other Mythos of his kind though, they were able to start rationalizing a basic science to the inner-workings of spells and how to manipulate the raw energy to create various new spells. His books on the matter are some of the most respected works regarding spellcraft and many magical schools use them now to teach students the art of magic.
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Dana Vollmer won a gold medal at the Olympics and set a world record, too. Not bad for someone who didn't even qualify four years ago.
On a night featuring a relay duel between the Australians and the Americans, Vollmer got things started with a bang Sunday in the 100-meter butterfly. She was third at the turn but powered to the wall for a time of 55.98 seconds, beating the record of 56.06 set by Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom in a since-banned high-tech bodysuit at the 2009 world championships.
The American dropped back her head when she saw the time, then broke into a huge smile, slapped the water and pumped her fists.
"I'm on top of the world right now." she said. "I still know I can go faster."
Vollmer, who made the Olympics as a 16-year-old in 2004, was a huge disappointment when she failed to make the team in Beijing in 2008. She was slowed by injuries and health problems, making her question whether she even wanted to continue swimming.
But her injuries healed and a change in diet gave her a new outlook. She came close to breaking Sjostrom's record at the U.S. Olympic trials last month, and set an Olympic record in the semifinals to come in as the top qualifier.
Now she's an Olympic champion.
"I kept telling myself that my strength is my second 50," Vollmer said. "I kept really calm."
Lu Ying gave China another medal at the Olympic Aquatics Centre, taking silver in 56.87 seconds. Australia's Alicia Coutts grabbed the bronze in 56.94.
"It's not bad," Lu said. "It's the result, more or less, I hoped for."
It was a tough night for Sjostrom. Not only did she lose her world record, she didn't even get a medal, touching fourth in 57.17.
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On Sunday my brother heard me say I was having shortness of breath and said, "What, like a heart attack?"
I said, "There's shortness of breath with a heart attack?"
"I think so. Women have all kinds of weird symptoms when they have heart attacks."
Yes! Yes they do! Look here!
So I was planning to go see the doctor today. First though, I came in and thanked Sarah for the party and couldn't help but mention I couldn't catch my breath all night. And then in my head she would say, "Oh! Were you having a heart attack?" and I would say, "Well, I'm going to check on that," but instead she said:
"Oh! Are you allergic to cats?"
"Yes. I am." I was puzzled. Why is this woman talking about cats?
"I have three cats."
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About Eclipse Eclipse is a free to use 2D game engine. This game creator makes online mmorpgs. No previous knowledge is necessary becouse Eclipse uses a simple point and click system. If the software does not have the requirements you need you can program it with the source.
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The world's premier hat-based train-simulator. A train based puzzle game that asks you to work quickly to solve the track problems.
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Term applied to the work of Giorgio De Chirico and Carlo Carrà before and during World War I and thereafter to the works produced by the Italian artists who grouped around them. Pittura Metafisica was characterized by a recognizable iconography: a fictive space was created in the painting, modelled on illusionistic one-point perspective but deliberately subverted. In de Chirico’s paintings this established disturbingly deep city squares, bordered by receding arcades and distant brick walls; or claustrophobic interiors, with steeply rising floors. Within these spaces classical statues and, most typically, metaphysical mannequins (derived from tailors’ dummies) provided a featureless and expressionless, surrogate human presence. Balls, coloured toys and unidentifiable solids, plaster moulds, geometrical instruments, military regalia and small realistic paintings were juxtaposed on exterior platforms or in crowded interiors and, particularly in Carrà’s work, included alongside the mannequins. In the best paintings these elements were combined to give a disconcerting image of reality and to capture the disquieting nature of the everyday.
The thinking behind this approach derived from the melancholic personalities of de Chirico and his brother, the writer and composer Alberto Savinio. It was encouraged by their reading (c. 1910) of the German philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer and Otto Weininger. They became interested in Nietzche’s notion of the eternal return and the circularity of time, which supported their own views about the re-enactment of myth. Their central concern was true reality (where the past recurs), which is hidden behind the reality of appearances and visible only to the ‘clearsighted’ at enigmatic moments. In his paintings de Chirico sought to unmask reality and reveal its mysterious truth. The modification of perspective and depiction of mundane objects provided the appropriate context.
In Paris (1911–15), de Chirico and Savinio became close friends of Guillaume Apollinaire , finding parallels to their understanding of Nietzsche in his conviction that the unifying element in contemporary painting was the idea of ‘surprise’, suggesting the inevitability of fate. It was Apollinaire who first called de Chirico’s painting ‘metaphysical’, referring to works produced in 1910 and 1911 (L’Intransigeant, 30 Oct 1913). De Chirico had been influenced by the work of the Symbolists and by that of Arnold Böcklin. By 1917, in Ferrara, he was painting in a simplified manner, in which crisp areas of colour outlined in black and a clear, dry modelling complement the disturbing subject-matter.
Carrà met de Chirico and Savinio for the first time in Ferrara in February 1917. A leading Futurist, Carrà had begun to withdraw from the movement in 1915 as he became interested in the combination of simplicity and monumentality in the work of Giotto and Paolo Uccello. Paring away superfluous detail in his paintings, he applied the structural lessons of these masters to figures and ordinary objects, attempting to reconcile art and nature. His understanding of Giotto’s use of a perspective subservient to the pictorial structure prepared him for the destabilizing space used by de Chirico. Carrà’s style fluctuated during these investigations, but in the metaphysical style of de Chirico he found a solution. The two painters worked closely for some months in 1917; while theoretical differences remained, their stylistic solution became known as Pittura Metafisica, a term that they were happy to apply to their work.
The Roman periodical Valori plastici appeared for the first time in November 1918 and became the proponent of Arte Metafisica, which had widened its activities in the preceding year. Savinio’s first book, Hermaphrodito, was published in 1918; Carrà held a show in Milan (1917–18), which included his Ferrarese works. De Chirico exhibited in Rome in 1918 (with Carrà) and 1919. During World War I the artists in Ferrara had been in touch with the periodical La raccolta in nearby Bologna. Through this connection Giorgio Morandi absorbed the metaphysical style; for a time c. 1918/19 his works came close to Carrà’s, in the crisp rendering of a limited group of objects. Morandi’s work was illustrated in Valori plastici, and he exhibited with de Chirico and Carrà but soon passed on to other considerations.
In 1919 Carrà published Pittura Metafisica; the book understated de Chirico’s importance in these developments and led to acrimony. A year later Filippo de Pisis, who had been part of the Ferrara group, published his lyrical prose collection about Ferrara, La città dalle 100 meraviglie. Although collages survive from 1916, de Pisis began to paint seriously only in 1919, using a soft impressionistic style for his vaguely metaphysical still-lifes. At this time the sculptor Arturo Martini, although dispensing with the characteristic perspective and mannequins, went some way towards reconciling Carrà’s Giottesque monumentality with the foreboding of de Chirico’s paintings by means of his small, clay figures. Martini’s use of the figure was symptomatic of Valori plastici’s sympathy towards the so-called post-war ‘rappel à l’ordre’. In its years of publication (1918–21), when the theoretical background of Arte Metafisica was being clarified by Savinio, de Chirico and Carrà, the style of both painters shifted radically from the position of 1917 to concentrate on the figure.
Several major artists were attracted by this development: Mario Sironi’s totemic mannequins turned into brooding solitary figures; and Felice Casorati used steep perspectives leading to dark interiors as the settings for his models. In Germany the impact of the two Valori plastici travelling exhibitions (1921 and 1924) was considerable. Featureless mannequins began to appear in the work of George Grosz, Rudolf Schlichter and Oskar Schlemmer. The effect was felt most profoundly, however, by Max Ernst. On his arrival in Paris in 1922, Ernst’s painting reflected the admiration of his poet friends for de Chirico. At that time only one painter, Pierre Roy (a pre-war friend of de Chirico), showed the influence of metaphysical art, but the painters who became Surrealists after Ernst almost all passed through a period of stylistic debt to de Chirico, notably Salvador Dalí and Alberto Giacometti (the leading creators of the Surrealist Object), René Magritte and Paul Delvaux.
These groups—Novecento Italiano in Italy, Magic Realism in Germany and international Surrealism—carried the style into the 1930s. Although Carrà occasionally painted metaphysical works, it was only in the paintings of Savinio and de Chirico that the philosophical background of Pittura Metafisica persisted.
From Grove Art Online
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Alec Baldwin may bow out after '30 Rock'
By April MacIntyre Jun 17, 2009, 4:28 GMT
05/12/2009 - Alec Baldwin - Baldwin shared his pain over the betrayal and how the fallout of it nearly drove him to suicide. According to Playboy, he also calls out Matt Lauer of the Today show because of the interview with TMZ\'s Harvey Levin before Lauer phoned him. © Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos
Actor Alec Baldwin has let his hair down in a revealing Playboy interview, where the Long Island native expresses his feelings after "that voicemail" somehow made it to TMZ.com.
Baldwin shared his pain over the betrayal and how the fallout of it nearly drove him to suicide. According to Playboy, he also calls out Matt Lauer of the Today show because of the interview with TMZ's Harvey Levin before Lauer phoned him.
The real news of the interview is that Baldwin, who shined in films from "Married to the Mob," "The Cooler" and "The Departed" - will possibly exit acting after his run on the NBC hit comedy, "30 Rock."
"I'm done in 2012. In March 2012, I'll wake up and say, 'What am I going to do now? Am I done?' I think I will be done. I may finish a play or something, but I'm retiring at the wrap party," Baldwin tells Playboy.
"I have this silly fantasy," he says. "I get married again, I have a kid. I'd love another shot at that, with everything I've learned. My kid's like eight, comes home and says, 'Dad, Jimmy's mom says you were a famous actor on TV and in the movies. Is that true?' And I go, 'Yes, Johnny, Dad was famous.' I whip out my scrapbooks and my DVDs and say, 'Believe it or not, that's your dad.' And my kid's like, 'You used to be on TV and everything? And now you stay home and just clean the house all day while Mom works?' 'That's right, son.' It's a dream, that the kid doesn't know anything about that part of my life. Our normal life is uncontaminated by it."
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The Samebito (shark man in Japanese) is a creature that appears in "The Gratitude of the Samebito", a short story by Lafcadio Hearn.
It is described as a humanoid with inky black skin, emerald green eyes, a face like a demon's, and a beard like a dragon's.
Hearn's story appears to have been based on another story called Kojin by Kyokutei Bakin. The kojin are creatures thought to live in the South China Sea, which resemble ningyo, are always weaving at their looms, and whose tears become jewels.
In the story, a man named Totaro met the Samebito one day on a bridge. Although it seemed frightening, the creature turned out to be a gentle being who, as punishment for a petty fault, has been expelled from the sea by his former employer, one of the eight great Dragon Kings of the ocean. Totaro took pity on the creature and allowed it to live in a deep pond in his garden, giving it food and shelter. Some time later, Totaro fell in love with the beautiful Tamana, who she saw at a female pilgrimage at Mii-dera and intended to marry her. Tamana's father, however, had set the bride price at 10,000 precious stones. Unable to come up with such an immense fortune, Totaro went home and lay ill until he was dying. When the Samebito learns that his master is on his deathbed, he begins to cry tears of blood which become precious rubies when they hit the ground. Through the Samebito's tears, Totaro eventually wins the hand of the woman with whom he is infatuated. When he has finished weeping, the Samebito is also pardoned by the dragons and returns to the sea, and the story ends happily. | <urn:uuid:d486a3a6-b6bf-409c-87a9-40ddf2f1a87e> | 2013-05-26T02:42:08Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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More: You were tapped for a very important job.
Summer Sanders: Yes. I carried the torch on July 10 in Windsor. Now I will stay on to cover the games for Yahoo beginning July 22.
More: How were you chosen?
SS: I have had a long-standing relationship with Coca Cola, which has been an Olympic sponsor since the beginning. About a year and a half ago they asked me if I wanted to run the torch.
More: How big a deal is that?
SS: I had tears in my eyes as they asked me . . . You can’t ask for this opportunity, you have to be sought out. This was so awesome, you have no idea. I mean, I was jumping up and down like a kid going to Disneyland when I got the call.
More: How far did you carry the torch?
SS: I think it was 340 meters. Let me say, I was soaking up and milking every minute of it.
More: This must take you back to when you were a competitor?
SS: I get so emotional about the games. Now I am holding the Olympic spirit right in my hands. I love everything Olympics and I tend to dive into the emotion of it all.
More: What does going back to the Olympics as a commentator mean to you?
SS: It brings back old memories, ignites the dreams I had when I was a child and be the Olympian I always wanted to be.
More: Because of this huge honor, do you feel like you have come full circle?
SS: I do. This summer has been quite extraordinary for me. It is the 20th anniversary of my Olympics in Barcelona. Would you believe it took me 20 years to get on a cereal box? I finally ran the torch. Now that I am where I am, I really appreciate what my parents did to help get me there.
More: Running the distance should not be a problem for you--you took up the sport of running after you retired.
SS: Yes I did. The moment I hung up my Speedo I put on my running shoes and did the campus loop at Stanford University, which is a little over four miles. Slowly I began to build up my stamina by running in different places all over the country. Eventually I did two New York City Marathons and the Chicago Marathon.
More: And you're finally running pain free, right?
SS: Yes. I used to suffer from varicose veins. Walking around and being on my feet, especially covering the games, used to be so painful. I finally decided to have a 45-minute procedure done to eradicate the problem, and I feel like a whole new person. I am telling everyone to log onto rethinkvaricoseveins.com to learn why this is not a sign of aging but something that is common and that you can easily get rid of.
More: Was it hard to retire from the sport that made you a household name?
SS: Not when I did it. I was 21 years old and I just felt it. I even remember the day I made my decision. I was in the middle of the 50-meter pool doing a set for my coach. It was the first time in 17 years I questioned why I was doing this. It was then I knew. I opened up the book and began to write down my pros and cons about going further.
More: Were you scared as to what the future held?
SS: No, I wasn’t scared. If anything, I thought: Life is going to be amazing. I am about to open up this whole new world of opportunity, including finally being able to see friends and take classes I was always interested in.
More: I never thought I would hear the words “retire at 21” in the same sentence.
SS: (laughs) I know, but what else do you call it?
More: Did you have a game plan before you pulled the plug?
SS: I always loved television and I knew that was an area I always wanted to pursue. To make a career out of two things I love makes me feel so grateful.
More: So you plotted out your agenda ahead of time?
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Definition of cretinism
n. - A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter), frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps. 2
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Definition of emmenagogue
n. - A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge. 2
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Definition of gated
a. - Having gates. 2
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Definitions of human
a. - Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices. 2
n. - A human being. 2
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Definition of otitis
n. - Inflammation of the ear. 2
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Why I Think Unions Are Doomed
Harold Meyerson asks today, "Are American unions history?" In the private sector, which is what really matters, I think the unfortunate answer is yes. Private sector union density has already declined to about 7 percent, which is well below the level at which unions have any serious political power, and I see no chance of that number rising significantly. In the simplest possible terms, here's why I think that:
- Manufacturing accounts for only about 10 percent of the workers in America.
- Thus, the only way for private-sector unionization rates to rise substantially is to organize big swaths of the service sector.
- Under current law, it's all but impossible to organize new industries.
- Except at the margins, current law won't change as long as Republicans and conservative Democrats control at least 40 votes in the Senate.
- Republicans and conservative Democrats will control at least 40 votes in the Senate approximately forever.
I'm curious: wishful thinking aside, is there anything wrong with this argument? I'd very much like something to be wrong with it. But I can't think of anything. Comments are open if you have any ideas. | <urn:uuid:125067db-9f9c-469e-bc8c-046f7b39508a> | 2013-05-26T02:43:14Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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