Graduation is a time for new beginnings. As you join the world of work, realize that you have a tremendous power to shape your financial future. That's because you hold the greatest of all assets—time! The ability to set goals and know what needs to be done to reach them begins the exciting journey toward financial maturity.
Budgeting, yuck! If you've never attempted a budget before, the whole idea may seem frightening and unpleasant. But viewed from the proper perspective, budgets are a power tool that gives you more enjoyment from the money you spend. While budgets can help control spending, they can also help with saving for particular goals. And within the basic guidelines, budgets can be flexible. You can decide where to expand and contract discretionary spending. Plan your finances rather than spending recklessly, and you'll be happier, and your money will go farther.
Students today are offered a dizzying array of credit opportunities that can strain their finances to the breaking point if not approached with caution. The credit card companies are in the business of extending credit. They count on you, the cardholder, not to take on more debt than you can handle and to take good care of the FICO score that can determine your future borrowing power. Knowing how best to use credit and how to avoid abusing it can literally save your financial life. Don't take on more credit card debt than you can comfortably pay back within the coming year.
The future can seem too distant to be real when money is needed today for rent, transportation, meals, and more. But here's an example of the wisdom of saving and investing for tomorrow rather than spending "in the moment." A $10,000 investment earning 8% will grow to $20,000 in 9 years, and in nine more years you'll have $40,000, then $80,000, then $160,000. Don't have $10,000 to invest? Try $100 a month. Compounding of earnings is so powerful that those who begin in their twenties can amass large nest eggs with relatively little effort as long as they invest regularly. Money left to grow over years and years can be your ticket to a lifetime of financial security. Even if the initial investment is small, time is on your side.
Congratulations graduates, you just passed finance 101! Use your financial power wisely, and you will have a bright future ahead of you.


While introducing the remodeled Music app in the forthcoming iOS 7 update, Apple senior vice president of Internet software and services Eddy Cue also took the wraps off the company's upcoming streaming music service, iTunes Radio. Rather than an on-demand service such as Spotify, iTunes Radio has more in common with Pandora, where you listen to stations inspired by a particular track, artist, or genre.
You can also create a station from the Stations screen. When you choose to create a new station you'll see a list of genres created by Apple, as well as a field at the top of the screen where you can enter an artist, genre, or song. As you type, iTunes Radio makes suggestions to you. When you've completed your entry, the station will be added to the Stations screen and appear under a My Stations heading. Tap on the station to play it.
Play screen navigation is straightforward. If you tire of the song you're currently listening to, just tap on the Next button at the bottom of the screen to move to the next song. Although there's no Back button for moving to the previous track, if you move back to the Stations screen and tap History, you can see any tracks you've played. From what we've seen, you can't then play these tracks in full but rather preview or purchase them. (You can also purchase tracks on the Now Playing screen by tapping their price at the top fo the window).
iTunes Radio will be available with iOS 7, built into an upcoming version of iTunes for the Mac and Windows, and accessible through an Apple TV. There will be two models for the service--ad-supported and free or ad-free if you have an iTunes Match subscription, which costs $25 per year. The service will launch first in the U.S. in the fall with other countries to follow.


By Timothy L. Graves, Esq.
A federal judge in New York recently held that the National Security Agency's program that collects the metadata of telephone calls is constitutional. Metadata refers to the information that is created whenever a phone call is made, such as the time the call was made, its duration, and to whom the call was placed. This decision was predicated on the authority of Congress to set up such a program and that the individual telephone user does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in his or her phone metadata. The decision stated that the phone user does not own the metadata of their phone usage, rather it is owned by the phone service provider. The Judge held that it is not a violation of privacy rights to have the entire phone users in the United States' metadata collected and analyzed.
This decision by Judge Pauley is in almost complete contradiction to an earlier ruling on a similar challenge to the NSA's data collection program. U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon held earlier this year, in Washington D.C., that the NSA metadata collection program "most likely violates the Constitution." This decision was based on the 4th Amendment prohibition on violations of reasonable expectations of privacy. Judge Leon ordered the NSA to cease its collection activities, but stayed the order while the case was under appeal. An analysis of Judge Leon's ruling can be found here.
The two rulings did agree on a few points. Both federal judges held that individual phone users in the United States have the ability to challenge the NSA's data collection. However, both judges also held that these challengers could not use the argument that the NSA's activity was itself illegal.
The fact that these two courts have held diametrically opposed rulings will most likely spur the Supreme Court of the United States to take the case sooner rather than later when these cases appeals eventually make their way to the highest court in the land.


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Class AAAAAAA dominated the country again to prove the best basketball in the nation from top to bottom is played in Georgia, with Class 7A possibly being the deepest classification in the United States. No. 1 McEachern won the Bass Pros Tournament of Champions Championship by beating Springfield Catholic (MO) 75-42, Shadow Mountain (AZ) 73-61 and rallying to beat Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) in overtime in the title game 50-46 behind Sharife Cooper's 20 points and Auburn-signee Isaac Okoro's 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. No. 6 Norcross upset Roselle Catholic (NJ) 75-55 to hand the No. 11 ranked team in the nation their first loss of the season. The Blue Devils had their best week of the season and might finally be turning the corner and reaching their potential. They hammered both Parkview (80-42) and Brookwood (65-39) before winning at the Spalding HoopHall Classic with Brandon Boston's 26 points leading the way. The bad news for McEachern and Norcross is that life gets much tougher back home believe it or not. No. 2 East Coweta jumps three teams and has cemented themselves as elite and a team that should garner nationwide attention. The Indians avenged their lone loss by beating No. 7 Pebblebrook 67-62 in OT before escaping Westlake, rallying from down 14 in the second half to win on the road 81-76. East Coweta finished the week with a thrilling 71-66 OT win at No. 9 Wheeler after leading 46-25 at the half before surviving a furious comeback. Outside of the vaunted Region 2, No. 8 Newton fell two spots following losses to No. 3 Grayson 70-61 and to Class 3A No. 1 Morgan County 56-51.
No. 2 Chattahoochee won their Top 3 Class AAAAAA showdown with No. 8 North Atlanta 64-56, sinking the Warriors six spots and taking control of Region 7. No. 3 Tri-Cities had a perfect week in Region 5, scoring wins over No. 9 South Paulding 66-50, New Manchester 86-71 and Langston Hughes 80-67. Sequoyah (16-5) drops out of the Top 10 after losing 78-64 to No. 7 South Cobb and nearly giving away a game to rival Cherokee, surviving 73-72. The Chiefs (9-3) are now stuck in third-place in Region 6 behind South Cobb (12-1) and returnee No. 10 Sprayberry (11-1) who blasted River Ridge 72-54 and Dalton 93-64.
In Class AAAAA, the spotlight was too bright for No. 2 Fayette County as their reign over Class 5A lasts just one week, slipping back to number two after a 62-52 loss to debutant No. 8 Jonesboro, who has now quietly won eight-straight games, allowing 42.3 points per game over their winning streak. No. 1 Buford returns to pole position after beating rival Clarke Central 67-43 and demolishing Walnut Grove 75-37. No. 5 Southwest DeKalb falls out of the Top 3 for the first time all season after losing to No. 4 Lithonia 75-62 and barely winning at Miller Grove 52-51. The Bulldogs are up three spots and have a chance to secure a No. 1 seed heading into the Region 5 tournament. Warner Robins (15-5), Statesboro (17-5) and Jones County (14-7) all slide out of the poll, giving us a new 8 through 10. The Demons were knocked off by Harris County 44-43, Statesboro was blown out by New Hampstead 67-46 and the Greyhounds were pounded by No. 3 Eagle's Landing 77-52. Returning to the rankings is No. 9 Lithia Springs and No. 10 Carrollton. The Lions won two nail-biters against North Springs 62-61 and at Riverwood 62-57 and now have their work cut out for them against Class 6A No. 4 Douglas County who beat them 106-103 in their first meeting. Carrollton has won five-straight with their latest win coming at Cass 64-58. The Trojans will attempt to slow down Rome and prolific scorer Caleb Byrd this Tuesday.
The bottom of Class AAAA is becoming a barren wasteland with limited options worthy enough to crack the Top 10 with a handful of weak resumes. Thomson (14-4) falls out after losing 55-52 at Richmond Academy and narrowly defeating East Jackson 57-54. No. 9 Marist makes their first appearance in the Top 10 and will try to stick. The War Eagles have handled their business in an improved but still average Region 7. Last week's three victories were highlighted by wins over White County 62-49 and Chestatee 79-40. First-place in the region is on the line at Blessed Trinity this Tuesday, who Marist beat 65-45 earlier in the season as one of their few signature wins. Marist's respectable losses to powers Class 3A No. 5 Pace Academy (56-44), No. 3 St. Pius X (62-49) and Class 3A No. 2 GAC (64-51) are the War Eagle's most reassuring results. Speaking of No. 3 St. Pius X, they kicked Cedar Grove from the Class 3A rankings with a 68-51 win. No. 4 Henry County is eagerly awaiting a slip up from the Top 3 as they continue to impress, beating No. 8 Woodward Academy 57-50, No. 10 Salem 66-60 and Hampton 60-40. No. 5 Carver-Columbus is playing great basketball as well, winning at Dougherty 79-71 and sweeping No. 6 Americus-Sumter in OT, 52-49.
No. 1 Morgan County and No. 2 GAC handled their business in Class AAA Top 4 bouts this past week and feel like virtual locks to meet in the state finals as they have separated themselves from the rest of the classification. The Bulldogs mauled No. 4 Hart County 70-53 on the road and then traveled to Class 7A No. 8 Newton to score a 56-51 win behind Tyrin Lawrence's 26 points. The Spartans swept No. 3 Dawson County 72-60 with Hunter McIntosh pouring in 27 points while Clifton Baskerville (14), Belmont-signee Ben Sheppard (12) and Chris Hinton (11) combined for 37 points. No. 7 Westside-Macon climbs two spots after dropping No. 8 Central-Macon three slots with a 54-52 win over the Chargers. The Seminoles followed up with a 103-59 thrashing of Kendrick while Central-Macon lost to Class 2A No. 4 Northeast-Macon 54-52. Jefferson (13-7) is out of the poll after a 75-65 loss at Franklin County while Cedar Grove (11-7) was put out of their misery with losses to Class 4A No. 3 St. Pius X 68-51 and Redan 61-48, the Saints losing seven of their last nine games after starting 9-0. No. 9 Monroe sneaks into the Top 10 for the first time, coming out of the yucky four-team Region 1, which has a combined record of 21-36 outside of the Tornadoes' 14-5 mark. Monroe very well may be a one-and-done candidate but a season sweep of Westover (69-36; 73-68), a 69-49 win over Early County and a tight 70-64 loss at Class A-Public No. 4 Terrell County might show that the Tornadoes aren't just beating up on bad competition. They get their biggest test of the year on MLK Day against Class 4A No. 6 Americus-Sumter. Drama is afoot in Savannah. No. 6 Johnson-Savannah moves up a spot after beating Jenkins 65-44, but first-year Head Coach Rico Campbell will be hoping for some addition by subtraction as shot-hunter Shamar Jones has left the program after averaging a second-best 14.9 points per game. The Atomsmashers tried to load the deck with transfers but it has proven to be a combustible mix. With Jones leaving, 6-foot-6 junior Brandon Harris will likely get more shot attempts and will have to warrant all his High Major D-I offers and prove that his summer wasn't just a flash in the pan. He holds averages of 10.4 points and 5.3 rebounds. No. 10 Windsor Forest breaks into the Top 10 for the first time this season and is the landing spot for Shamar Jones if he is somehow ruled eligible. At 18-4, its hard to believe the Knights still don't have a signature win and have only beaten three teams with a winning record, their best win coming against 11-7 New Hampstead 68-47 back on December 22! 6-foot-3 senior Zim Fields averages 17.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.5 steals while 5-foot-10 sophomore Shamar Norman nets 15 points a night. If Jones is ruled eligible, it will be interesting to see whether he affects team chemistry as their rematch with Johnson-Savannah looms next Tuesday. Only the Atomsmashers and Knights have winning records in the nine-team Region 3.
The polar opposite of the Savannah area basketball in Class 3A is reflected in the special season that Class AA No. 1 Woodville-Tompkins is having. The Wolverines destroyed Swainsboro 81-47 and outlasted No. 6 Vidalia 53-50. No. 4 Northeast-Macon clipped Class 3A No. 8 Central-Macon 54-52. No. 10 Thomasville tumbles three spots after suffering an 83-68 loss at Class A-Public No. 9 Pelham. No. 8 Washington County moves up two positions after wins at Bleckley County 78-75 and at Class 4A No. 7 Baldwin 68-61, Jamarius Dixon (21) and Jarden Maze (20) combining for 41 points against the Braves.
The Top 5 remains unchanged in Class A-Private even after No. 2 Mt. Bethel's 76-71 OT win at No. 1 St. Francis to split the season series, withstanding a 38-point, 10-rebound, 5-assist barrage from Xavier-commit Dwon Odom. The Knights hold onto the top spot barely thanks to a little bit stronger of a schedule and six Top 10 wins to Mt. Bethel's five. The Eagles defeated No. 5 Walker 54-44 before taking down the Knights. No. 3 Greenforest edged No. 10 Trinity Christian 57-48, dropping the Lions two spots. No. 6 Holy Innocents' rises three spots and have now won seven-straight games including beating No. 7 Wesleyan 59-54 on the road. Region 8 gets interesting this week as No. 8 Lakeview Academy battles No. 7 Wesleyan at the BCB MLK Showcase, but more importantly, meets the new and improved No. 9 Riverside Military Eagles on Friday. The Lions will need to play better after squeaking out a 57-56 win at Prince Avenue.
Here they come. The most feared team in Class A-Public and winners of three-straight state championships and five of the last six, No. 8 Wilkinson County is back in the Top 10 and have won six-straight games, their latest coming in a whipping of Macon County (12-5) 71-40, drilling the Bulldogs in Montezuma and knocking them out of the poll. Also out of the rankings is Georgia Military (9-5) continuing the theme of Region 7's best being a revolving door. The Bulldogs lost at home to No. 7 Greene County 48-39 and then lost at Washington-Wilkes 58-56. Greene County turned around and were beat by Region 7 frontrunner No. 2 Hancock Central 62-55. The Bulldogs from Sparta then annihilated Washington-Wilkes 80-40. Outside of the Region 7 mayhem, No. 4 Terrell County rises two spots and are in hot pursuit of Region 1 leader No. 1 Calhoun County. The Greenwave beat Early County 67-63 and edged No. 9 Pelham 71-68 after the Hornets busted up Class 2A No. 10 Thomasvile 83-68. Pelham rebounded with a 53-50 win at Chattahoochee County. There's a new threat in Region 2 as No. 6 Irwin County surges into the poll, winning 11-straight to debut. The Indians defended home court against No. 5 Wilcox County 71-66.


There is a thriller tradition. The best ones don't let you know what's going on until way, way late. True paranoia turns your head into a bucket of snails. Is that man acting strangely because he's up to something? Or is it just that you're having a bad day?
Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) teaches modern American history at George Washington University, specialising in US urban terrorism. His wife was killed in a botched FBI raid a year ago. His nine-year-old son (excellent Spencer Treat Clark), is having problems with dad's blonde post-grad girlfriend (Hope Davis), who stays over too much. Nobody's happy. Change is not good.
Michael becomes involved with their new neighbours across the road, after a freak accident. He's called Oliver (Tim Robbins) and she (Joan Cusack) has a name that is equally unmemorable. They have a boy a year older. Slowly, drip by drip, Michael becomes suspicious that Oliver is not the solid, dull, middle-class engineer he claims to be. Things happen, small things. He looks into them and discovers that Oliver is not Oliver at all. When he lived on a farm outside Kansas and had a different name, he tried to bomb a government building. He was 16.
Every time Michael thinks he's found a connection with underground activity, it turns out to be innocent, to be nothing. His girlfriend thinks he's losing it. Even his late wife's FBI colleague wonders whether he needs a rest. Oliver is clean. He's a barbeque man, a suburban car cleaner, who's good with kids.
Bridges is magnificent. He lets the paranoia grow inside him like a flowering bush. You begin to doubt Michael's fears. Perhaps, his dead wife, the nature of his work, problems with his son has affected his judgement. Robbins never puts a foot wrong. He is both spooky in his calmness and ordinary in his concern. Only at the end does credibility falter, but by that time you are on the edge of your seat and notice nothing but the sweat tickling your eyeball. As a thriller, it paces itself perfectly, always a heartbeat from panic, never noticeably mad.


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Good & Bad Marriages: Philanthropic Partnerships
By Tom Vander Ark on August 30, 2013 9:10 AM | No comments
Steve Seleznow, Ana Tilton, Ingrid Ellerbe & Tom Vander Ark
Local philanthropic partnerships can leverage resources to attack big problems but they are challenging to create. Between us, we've created hundreds of local and initiative-based funding alliances, so we've seen our share of good and bad marriages.
We turned to Greg Butler, a former Microsoft executive who heads an international partnership association, and he gave us a dictionary definition of partnerships: ongoing working relationship where risks and benefits are shared. He added that in practical terms this implies that each partner is equally involved in co-creating the partnership's activities, bringing contributions (of different kinds) to the partnership, and committing to mutual accountability.
Ten tips on forming good marriages. We compared notes and identified ten attributes of productive philanthropic partnerships:
Interest-based conversations are held up front;
Project viability is assessed up front through site visits, audits, and interviews;
Clear mission and goal alignment around desired impact--most often a replicable, scalable program that positively affects multiple constituents;
Challenges, barriers, and risks are identified;
Clear plans are developed to accomplish goals and mitigate risk;
Ownership and engagement of all partners, funders, supporters and implementers;
Project governance that respects roles and boundaries;
Regular project reports with full transparency;
Flexibility to adjust plans, timelines and resource allocations; and
Celebration of progress and recognition of people contributing to impact.
"That kind of partnership leveragescage-busting leadership," said Ingrid Ellerbe, MIND Research Institute. She noted that the ultimate measure of success is expansion and/or replication of the partnership. MIND Research developed a successful Orange County Math Initiative and replicated it in a dozen other metro areas.
Ana Tilton, Grantmakers for Education, said "Complex problems, like those our members and their partners are working to address, often require them to abandon or compromise single focused agendas in favor of a collective approach." Like any good marriage, partners must find common ground and do best when they don't go it alone. When funders collaborate with people and organizations that share their objectives, they are able to leverage individual expertise to do more together than they ever could have done alone.
The successful cradle to career initiatives in greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky are a great example of a productive partnership. Supported by Strive, a subsidiary of KnowledgeWorks, it is a collective approach of more than 300 organizations to improve student achievement
Bad Marriages. We've all seen partnerships that went south and failed to produce the planned impact or worse--exploded. Following are a few reasons bad things happen to good people:
It becomes clear that partners have different agendas;
A power imbalance makes the partnership unproductive;
Partners over-promise and continually under-deliver on resources or commitment;
Quality is sacrificed for scale;
Funders do not continually assess inputs and outputs;
Sustainability is not considered with investment strategy;
Lack of buy-in by all parties;
Disconnect between outcomes and expectations;
Lack of transparency on expenditures, activities and/or outputs;
Leadership changes derail partnership plans.
There's an inherent value when each stakeholder invests. There's a sense of ownership to affect change versus something being handed to you. Ellerbe said, "There seems to be better outcomes when our schools have 'skin in the game' meaning they match or partially match funding. Our history shows that when we don't have that there's a 50/50 chance of achieving the goal."
Tilton said, "The kind of change our members and their partners are dedicated to producing doesn't happen overnight. Short-term initiatives that promise fast returns are enticing, but they are likely to result in a bad marriage that leaves one or both partners feeling unfulfilled. Making real change and real progress requires a long-term sustained commitment through all of the ups and downs any good partnership brings with it."
Requirements. The Foundation Strategy Group has identified five conditions that produce alignment and lead to powerful results: a common agenda, shared measurement systems, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and backbone support organizations.
Under the umbrella of mutually reinforcing activities, partnerships often thrive when there are clear objectives and measures coupled with autonomy on how to get there. Just as critical a requirement - under the umbrella of continuous communication - is building trust between partners as well as ensuring a common motivation from the start.
The Partnership Brokers Association, chaired by Butler, has identified partnership brokering skills including negotiating, facilitating, synthesizing, communicating, institution building, and revising.
Strong partnerships, according to Butler, thrive on equity, transparency, and mutual benefit. When designed around these principles there is respect for the added value each party brings, trust sufficient to support risk taking, and engagement likely to sustain the work over time.
Developing good partnerships requires a significant investment of time and an ongoing investment in managing the partnership agenda, communicating with partners and stakeholders, and adapting to changing circumstances.
Contingencies. Partnerships are becoming more and more structured these days and for good reason. As referenced above, long-term projects hold the greatest promise for the kind of sustained social impact partnerships are formed to create. Structures for everything from reporting results, to regular communication, to how decisions get made are critical to ensuring that progress can continue even in the midst of change. Changes like staff turnover, new evidence to consider and incorporate, and additional need can be minimized when you have the right structures in place.
"Leadership changes on both side of the equations are a big one for us--funder and implementer," said Ellerbe, "It's imperative to quickly access the new instructional leader when there's turnover in order to reengage the major stakeholder responsible for implementing the solution."
It's a good idea to include a pause clause in the partnership agreement so that in the event of a significant implementation leadership change, funders have the chance to reassess the situation.
For more. To continue the conversation, vote for our SXSW panel--Good & Bad Marriages: Philanthropic Partnerships--on the panel picker.
The Partnership Brokers Association website provides a wealth of information about partnership brokering. The Partnering Initiative website provides even more information around cross-sector and multi-stakeholder partnerships for development.
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Ana Tilton, Executive Director, Grantmakers for Education
Steve Seleznow, President and CEO, Arizona Community Foundation
Ingrid Ellerbe, VP Engagement, MIND Research Institute
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H. Richard Niebuhr set the bar for modern conversations about Christ and culture and, more particularly, what is to be done about what he called "the enduring problem" of human culture. This series is an attempt to facilitate dialogue about the enduring problem using Niebuhr's work Christ and Culture as a foundation. The reader is invited to read Niebuhr's book and join this conversation.
In the paragraphs and series installments to follow, I will attempt to capture the essence of what Niebuhr is saying and in the process add my own insights. I will make every effort to clearly delineate between Niebuhr's voice and my far less significant one.
Admittedly, some have expressed animosity towards the idea of Christian ethics for at least a couple of reasons. First, the many examples where atrocities have been committed in the name of Christianity such as "[the] crusades, the Inquisition, the conquest of the Americas, religious wars, the Galileo affair, defences of slavery and patriarchy."3 Second, because Christians are perceived as not caring about the natural world and the common interests of mankind. In fact, some would say "Jesus imperils culture."4 An ethics of Christ and culture wants to decisively address the questions that arise in the human pursuit of "the good." It wants to define what "the good life" is for humanity.
It is not an attitude which can be ascribed to defective discipleship while the Master is exculpated, since his statements about anxiety for food and drink . . . the unimportance of treasures on earth . . . the fear of those who can take away life [see Matthew 6; 10:28] . . . as well as his [Jesus'] rejection in life and death of temporal power [Matthew 4]" all point to Jesus as the source of His followers' convictions . . . .It is a baffling attitude, because it mates what seems like contempt for present existence with great concern for existing men, because it is not frightened by the prospect of doom on all man's works, because it is not despairing but confident. Christianity seems to threaten culture at this point not because it prophecies that of all human achievements not one stone will be left on another but because Christ enables men to regard this disaster with a certain equanimity, directs their hopes toward another world, and so seems to deprive them of motivation to engage in the ceaseless labor of conserving a massive but insecure social heritage.
I just got the book, and hope to start reading it tomorrow.
Ah! Welcome to the club! I lookforward to discussing it with you!
So, what was the book you had at home? The Klausner book?
Niebuhr argues that regardless of the form of "culture" (Eastern/Western/Marxist), there is always tension between Christ and human activity, and with that I agree, but with a qualification that the more a society conforms with Christ the less the tension. For example: look at the economic system set up under the Mosaic law which we see illustrated in the Book of Ruth. Provision is made for widows and the poor. Also, in the Sabbath years and Year of Jubilee, materialism and greed are dealt with.
I kind of think of Christians as walking along a path, and as long as society conforms to Biblical values, it walks along a parallel path, but when it varies from them, society's path diverges. Until then there is not much tension, but now the "enduring problem" manifests itself. Niebuhr describes five different approaches that Christians take to work out the problem: opposition (withdrawal), agreement (which I would define as "liberalism"), synthetism (seeing Christ as above [and thereby distant from?] culture, dualism (struggling to submit to Christ's authority as well as human authorities), and conversionist (of men and culture). I think I have tried all of those approaches, and one would expect them to be a personal, private concern.
However, we can see that it is not. Over the years, the corporate search of Christians for our private answers to the "enduring problem" become a public concern. In fact, Niebuhr claims that "Jews…Greeks and Romans, medievalists and moderns, Westerners and Orientals have rejected Christ because they saw in (Him) a threat to their culture." And that is the real enduring problem.
The question of course is why? In his "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", which Niebuhr refers to, Edward Gibbon wrote: "The Pagan multitude, reserving their gratitude for temporal benefits alone,rejected the inestimable present of life and immortality which was offered to mankind by Jesus of Nazareth. His mild constancy in the midst of cruel and voluntary sufferings, his universal benevolence, and the sublime simplicity of his actions and character were unsufficient, in the opinion of those carnal men, to compensate for the want of fame, of empire, and of success…" In other words, "This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19).
In his 1976 book, "How Should We Then Live", Dr, Francis Schaeffer wrote—looking into what was then the future—about a time when Society would no longer tolerate "those who have a real absolute by which to judge its arbitrary values and who speak out and act upon that absolute." Yet he ended his book with these words: "This book is written in the hope that this generation may turn from the greatest of wickedness, the placing of any created thing in the place of the Creator, and that this generation may get its feet out of the paths of death and may live." Amen.
In chapter 2, Christ Against Culture, Niebuhr divides his discussion into four sections: The New People and "The World", Tolstoy's Rejection of Culture, A Necessary and Inadequate Position, and Theological Problems. His thinking in the first section is based primarily on the Bible book of 1 John and the writings of Tertullian (160-220 A.D.).
In his analysis of 1 John, Niebuhr tells us that its writer implies that "the counterpart of loyalty to Christ and the brothers is the rejection of cultural society", and that the writer viewed the whole society outside the church—"the world"—as a realm under the power of evil, a region of darkness into which a Christian must not enter—a pagan society, a murderous order (Niebuhr, 48). He also claims that, because "the world with its lust is passing away" (1 John 2:17 HCSB), because Christ came "to destroy the Devil's works" (1 John 3:8 HCSB), and because faith is "the victory that has conquered the world" (1 John 5:4 HCSB), the writer of 1 John is directing the loyalty of believers toward "the new order, the new society and its Lord" (Niebuhr, 48) – a "new and separated community" (49).
Niebuhr also looks at Tertullian (c. 160-c. 225 A.D.), whom he assesses as early Christianity's "greatest representative" of the Christ-against-culture type (51), which he later describes as "radical Christianity". Drawing from this early Church father's writings (Apology, xvii, The Soul's Testimony, and A Treatise on the Soul, chapter xxxix), Niebuhr relates that Tertullian adhered to the notion that sin resides, not in human nature, but in Society—that "the universe and the soul are naturally good" (Niebuhr, 52). Thus, Tertullian admonished believers to withdraw from many public activities and occupations, including politics, military service, philosophy, the arts, believing that this would allow them to avoid "the stain of corruption" (55).
In the second section, Niebuhr discusses the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), whom he describes as having "stated the radical position as vehemently and consistently as Tertullian" (57). Indeed, in Tolstoy "Christianity" seems less focused on the internal life of the believer and more on the society around him, and specifically its institutions. Tolstoy, according to Niebuhr, saw "the state as the chief offender against life" (61), and the churches as "servants of the state, defenders of the reign of violence and privilege, of inequality and property"—"an invention of the devil" (61). And Tolstoy's prescription was nonparticipation in government, rejection of church, and renunciation of property (62).
In the third section of this chapter, Niebuhr argues that the "radical Christian", anti-culture position is necessary. He focuses on the sincerity of those who, throughout history, have held this position, and the "heroic" appeal of their "willingness to abandon homes, property, and the protection of government" (66), to face martyrdom, and to endure suffering "due to obedience to Jesus Christ" (66). The reason that the anti-culture position is necessary, to Niebuhr, is that their rejections of various aspects and practices of society have frequently paved the way—albeit unintentionally—for social reform.
Niebuhr finds intrinsic value in the anti-culture position as well. "The relation of the authority of Jesus Christ to the authority of culture is such," he writes, "that every Christian (presumably including Niebuhr himself) must feel himself claimed by the Lord to reject the world and its kingdoms with their pluralism and temporalism, their makeshift compromises…" (68).
The final section of the second chapter of "Christ and Culture" deals with the theological problems associated with the Christ-against-culture position. Beginning with the fallacy of the idea shared by both Tertullian and Tolstoy, that "the corruption of the culture…(and) not the corruption of…uncultivated (human) nature…is responsible for the long history of sin" (78), Niebuhr points out that this thinking can lead to the temptation to "divide the world into the material realm…and a spiritual realm" (81), and ultimately to the Manichean heresy (the view of reality as a struggle between equal forces of light—led by God–and darkness—led by Satan).
Reading this chapter of Niebuhr's book represented quite a challenge for me because I had never read any of the early Christian works he referred to ("The Shepherd of Hermas", et al). Nor had I known, hitherto, anything about Tertullian or Tolstoy. I did know the Book of 1 John, but had never heard it discussed from Niebuhr's perspective. Yet, because my own Christian experience bore testimony to the validity of the author's argument, and because of its implications for today's church, I found myself quite intrigued by it.
To begin with, I think we have to note some problems with both Tertullian and Tolstoy that Niebuhr addresses. He points out (52) that Tertullian "comes very close to the thought that original sin is transmitted through society", and that for Tertullian "the universe and the soul are naturally good". This idea (that Society, and not man himself, is the source of mankind's moral failures) has very serious consequences. We see it expressed later in history by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the writer of "The Social Contract" (1762), and for all intents and purposes, the "father" of the French Revolution and the all national social engineering projects that have followed. And Niebuhr, I think, correctly assesses Tolstoy when he says that although he resembled, superficially, the writer of 1 John, Tertullian, and the monks in many ways, he showed "little understanding for the meaning of the grace of God" (64). I would go further to submit that Tolstoy was, in actuality, not a Christian at all, but more akin to the American Transcendentalists of his day (e.g., Henry David Thoreau) in that he substituted "for the Jesus Christ of history the spirit immanent in Buddha, in Jesus, in Confucius, and in himself" (82).
And there is a time—a necessary time—for building walls and defenses, for planting and nurturing—for separation from culture. Before He ascended into heaven, Jesus "commanded" (Acts 1:4 HCSB) His early followers not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father's promise. Yet, there came a time when that waiting period came to an end. On the day of Pentecost, the church raised their voice and spoke to their culture (Acts 1:2:14 HCSB).
And the Bible tells us that on the day of Pentecost, three thousand people accepted the church's message and were added to their number. Yet, one word of caution, I think, is needed. The Bible also tells us that "they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching" (Acts 2:41 HCSB). That should not be overlooked. Before the church is ready to leave the sheepfold and establish its frontier outposts, it needs to be prepared. Just as Tertullian embraced the idea of the perfectibility of man—a humanistic idea that is more in line with Greek philosophy than biblical theology—the church today is awash in a sea of postmodern deconstructionism.


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Elmer James Bennett (Evanston, Illinois, 13 de febrer de 1970) és un exjugador de bàsquet que jugava en la posició de base.

Carrera esportiva
Bennett va ser triat en el Draft de 1992 per Atlanta Hawks en el lloc 38 de la 2a ronda. No obstant això, no va aconseguir un contracte NBA, de manera que va haver de foguejar-se en la CBA. La temporada 1996-97 va ser campió i MVP de la CBA amb l'Oklahoma City Cavalry. Després de passar per diferents equips tant de la CBA com de l'NBA va decidir començar la seva aventura europea.

En la temporada 1997-98, després de petites experiències en el bàsquet italià, Elmer Bennett recala a la Lliga ACB de la mà del TAU Vitòria, destacant ràpidament com un base ràpid i anotador. A Vitòria va guanyar dues copes del Rei i un títol de lliga. Va romandre a Espanya durant 11 temporades jugant també per al Reial Madrid (sent campió de lliga) i Joventut de Badalona (guanyant l'Eurocopa de la FIBA). Va destacar com un dels millors bases de la Lliga ACB a l'última década1 sent líder en assistències de la Lliga ACB durant cinc temporades, quatre d'elles de manera consecutiva (1998-2002). Transcorregudes tan sols 4 jornades de la temporada 2008-09, a les files del Cajasol, Bennett va anunciar la seva retirada als 38 anys.

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Alumnes de la Universitat de Notre Dame

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Alina Chmielowski Book On Elite Real Estate Professionals Soars To No.1 On Amazon Best Seller List
New York- New Life Vision, LLC recently announced that the book "Elite Real Estate Professionals, Top Leaders In The Industry!" reached number 1 on the Amazon Best Seller List, on the day the book debuted.
"Alina Chmielowski's chapter was a vital and valuable contribution to the success of the book" according to publisher TC Bradley
"Alina Chmielowski is an amazing business leader, and I am thrilled we signed her to this book deal," said Bradley.
Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Alina graduated with honors from Drexel University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. This 5-year program involved three 6-month co-op assignments interspersed throughout the years of study. She was fortunate enough to work for such chemical industry giants as Rohm and Haas and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (now DowDupont Inc.), as well as a local refinery. Following graduation, she was hired at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. and earned her way to a position in the think tank of the company where her responsibilities included, among many other cool duties, evaluating the technical feasibility of various new technologies. For one of the projects, Alina was recognized for her contribution in saving the company over $9 million. Amazing results are the bottom line.
While she absolutely loved her high-paying job for which she had worked so hard to obtain, Alina felt the Lord calling her to homeschool. So that's exactly what she did! She left her career behind to focus on her growing family and actively volunteer at church. Ten years ago, she and husband moved their four children from the woods of Pennsylvania to the palm trees of Florida and began a new adventure. At that point, with the children now in private school, Alina re-invented herself again, this time as a private tutor specializing in mathematics, chemistry, physics, and SAT prep. Because she was able to help one student dramatically improve his SAT math score, he was awarded a full scholarship to the college of his choice. Amazing results are the bottom line.
Always learning and growing, Alina was finally able to pursue her longtime interest in the martial arts, earning a total of four black belts in both karate and kobudo (weapons). One day, she plans to travel to Japan to train as well as experience their beautiful culture. To that end, she's currently studying the Japanese language, including its four different writing systems. In 2015, she was given the honorary title of sensei (teacher) which is reserved for only the most dedicated and talented black belts. Again, amazing results are the bottom line.
Recently re-inventing herself once more, she's now delving into the intriguing realm of buying, selling, and flipping homes in the SWFL area. Her appreciation for the Japanese language inspired the name of her real estate investing company, Sugoi Enterprises LLC. "Sugoi" is Japanese for "amazing", and she believes all her clients deserve amazing results.
"Elite Real Estate Professionals, Top Leaders In The Industry!"" is available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KD1ZRYL


Starting Business has the knowledge and expertise to assist you with opening your Singapore offshore account. The information below provides details about the Singapore banking system, and details on opening a Singapore bank account. You will find details on the laws and regulations that govern the banking system, as well as a list of local and international banks that operate in Singapore.
Let our expert consultants assist you with establishing a bank account in Singapore with a trusted and reputable bank.
Singapore is one of the leading financial centers in the world and a key financial hub in Southeast Asia. Not surprisingly, the country boasts one of the most advanced banking systems, with roughly 700 local and foreign banking and financial institutions providing services ranging from consumer banking and asset management to foreign exchange, investment banking and specialized insurance services. As of year-end 2004, Singapore's domestic banking sector had total assets/liabilities of roughly US$230 billion. Leading banks in Singapore include ABN AMRO, Citibank, DBS, HSBC, OCBC, Standard Chartered and UOB.
The central bank for the country is the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which sets monetary policy, regulates banking and financials institutions, and issues currency. Although there is not currently a government-backed deposit insurance program, the MAS is planning on instituting one in the near future.
Commercial banks in Singapore are licensed under and governed by the Banking Act. They may undertake universal banking. Besides commercial banking, which includes deposit taking, the provision of cheque services and lending, the banks may also carry on any other business which is regulated or authorized by MAS, including financial advisory services, insurance broking and capital market services. (Section 30 of the Banking Act defines the permissible activities). Commercial banks and their representatives do not have to be separately licensed to carry out such activities, but must comply with the business conduct requirements prescribed in the Financial Advisers Act (FAA), Insurance Act (IA) and Securities and Futures Act (SFA) accordingly.
In July 2001, the Banking Act was amended to prohibit banks from engaging in non-financial activities. Banks were given three years, until July 2004, to complete divesture of their non-financial businesses. In August 2003, the grace period was extended by two years to July 2006 , for banks which have applied to the MAS for extension.
There are presently 113 commercial banks in Singapore. Five of these are locally incorporated and are owned by three local banking groups. Commercial banks operate as full banks, wholesale banks or offshore banks.
Full banks may provide the whole range of banking business approved under the Banking Act. There are currently 28 full banks in Singapore. Five of these are locally- incorporated entities under the 3 local banking groups, while the remaining 23 are branches of foreign-incorporated banks. Six of these 23 foreign bank branches have been awarded Qualifying Full Bank (QFB) privileges.
Foreign full banks with QFB privileges may operate a total of 15 locations for sub-branches and/or off-premise automated teller machines (ATMs), of which a maximum of 10 can be sub-branches. These banks may share ATMs among themselves, and relocate their sub-branches freely. Since 1 July 2002, QFBs have been allowed to provide debit services through an EFTPOS network, offer Supplementary Retirement Scheme and CPF Investment Scheme accounts, and accept fixed deposits under the CPF Investment Scheme and Minimum Sum Scheme.
Wholesale banks may engage in the same range of banking business as full banks, except that they do not carry out Singapore Dollar retail banking activities. They operate within the Guidelines for Operations of Wholesale Banks issued by MAS.
There are 48 wholesale banks in Singapore, all of which are branches of foreign banks.
Offshore banks can engage in the same activities as full and wholesale banks for businesses transacted through their Asian Currency Units (ACUs). The ACU is an accounting unit, which the banks use to book all their foreign currency transactions conducted in the Asian Dollar Market (ADM). The banks' Singapore dollar transactions are separately booked in the Domestic Banking Unit (DBU). The scope of business transacted in offshore banks' DBU has slightly more restrictions on dealings with residents as compared with wholesale banks. Offshore banks operate within the Guidelines for Offshore Banks issued by MAS.
Under the banking liberalization programme, offshore banks were given greater flexibility in Singapore dollar wholesale business. Offshore banks had their Singapore dollar-lending limit raised to S$500 million. They are now allowed to engage in Singapore dollar swaps in respect of proceeds arising from the issue of Singapore dollar bonds managed or arranged by them.
There are 38 offshore banks in Singapore, all of which are branches of foreign banks.
Besides the three categories of commercial banks, financial institutions may also operate as merchant banks. Merchant banks are approved under the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act and their operations are governed by the Merchant Bank Directives. Their ACU operations are also subject to the Banking Act.
The typical activities of merchant banks include corporate finance, underwriting of share and bond issues, mergers and acquisitions, portfolio investment management, management consultancy and other fee-based activities. Most merchant banks have, with MAS' approval, established ACUs , through which they compete with commercial banks in the Asian Dollar Market. In their DBU, merchant banks may not accept sight or savings deposits or borrow from the public. However they may accept deposits or borrow from banks, finance companies, shareholders and companies controlled by their shareholders.
There are presently 46 merchant banks in Singapore.
Finance companies focus on providing small-scale financing, including installment credit for motor vehicles and consumer durables, and mortgage loans for housing. Finance companies are licensed under and governed by the Finance Companies Act.
Finance companies may not offer deposit accounts, which are repayable on demand by cheque, draft or order. They are also not allowed to grant unsecured credit facilities exceeding S$5,000 to any person or deal in any foreign currency, gold or other precious metals or acquire foreign currency denominated stocks, shares or debt securities. Finance companies with capital funds of more than S$100 million may, however, apply for exemption to deal in foreign currencies or precious metals and foreign currency denominated stocks, shares or debt securities. The exemption is conditional on the aggregate amount of foreign currency exposure not exceeding 10 per cent of the finance company's capital funds at any time. There are 3 finance companies in Singapore.
To open an offshore bank account in Singapore, or to learn more about our offshore bank account opening services, Contact Us today.


Franklin Law staff were pleased to support Pukekohe AFC Football at their 'Just for Kicks' fundraising dinner and comedy night in July.
Pukekohe AFC is a long-standing football club in the Franklin community, with a membership of nearly 900 active players, ranging from First Kicks and Fun Football to it's competitive team Franklin United.
The passion and commitment the players and organisers have for their club, their sport and their community is fantastic to see.
Franklin Law partners, Daniel Cowan and Glen Low and the remainder of Franklin Law's leadership and staff are thrilled to be sponsors of this positive, community-focused soccer club.
We look forward to seeing and being a part of Pukekohe AFC club events and successes in the future.
More info Pukekohe AFC can be viewed via their website.


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Research and Scientific Policy
Finance and Planning
Students and Social Responsibility
Internationalization and Lifelong Learning
Transference and Innovation
Culture, Sport and University Extension
Commission for Information Technology, Communications and Information Security
This Commission was created by agreement of the Board of Governors on the 14th of March 2005.
(Agreements of Board of Governors: 7th of November 2014)
Chairperson: Secretary General or Vice-chancellor´s office with responsibility in information technology and communication matters.
Secretary: Academic Director of the Secretary General or Vice-chancellor´s office with responsibility in information technology and communication matters.
Vice-chancellor´s office with responsibilities in business relations matters
Director of Technology and Communications Area
Director of Libraries Area
Director for Legal Advice
Albacete Higher School of Computer Engineering
Director of Ciudad Real Higher School of Computer Science
Director of Department of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Automation and Communications
Director of the Cuenca Polytechnic College
Director of the Computer Systems Department
Director of the Department for Technology and Information Systems
Mr Carlos Villarrubia Jiménez (Higher School of Computer Science. CR)
Mr Juan Carlos Checa García-Carmona (General Assistant Secretary)
Mr Daniel Tébar Martínez (Student)
To put forward the strategy lines in information and communications technology.
To supervise the activities carried out in accordance with the goals set.
To promote use of information and communications technology to improve performance of university duties
To put forward the methods, instructions, procedures and specific processes which contribute towards increasing computer security.
To inform about initiatives and actions for improving security in information systems and promotion of the projects and acquisitions which are required to set up the security measures and actions.
To supervise the security measures set up.
To ensure awareness, education and training in security matters for all university staff.
To obtain the support of the Office for the Management of Infrastructures for planning and carrying out physical infrastructure activities at the university.
To create task forces to draw up and propose specific actions in the framework of Information Technology, Communications and Computing Security.


This is part of a series of podcast reviews. Having reviewed some, it turns out others have similar tastes when it comes to podcasts (see The Drum Up and Atomic Echo) and it's thanks to them that I discovered The Bike Show from Resonance FM.
Living in the South of France, Resonance FM's London signal doesn't reach me but I can subscribe to the show's podcast via iTunes.
It's the variety that I like. The show might feature a discussion on pro racing one minute with Cyclesport magazine's Lionel Birnie, the next it is discussing art derived from cycling or discussing messenger culture. If you come to The Inner Ring only for pro cycling then you might find some of The Bike Show's content isn't for you, but for me the diversity of content is a bonus… and you can always skip the content you don't like.
What's good is the host's enthusiasm for cycling in all forms. Jack Thurston's what you might call a velophile. Whether it's cyclesport or transport, Thurston's enthusiasm for cycling is impressive and admirable. It's got a cultural tone to it, book reviews and art appear on the show frequently but you get practical discussions on wheel building, road safety and bike security.
One criticism is that it's aimed squarely at a British audience, indeed it's London-centric but Resonance FM is a London-based community station, so I can't complain.
The Bike Show is great, will be listening to latest one on my way to work today.
Thanks Alex, I've updated the links.


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Psy-ops: Circumcision can cut risk of HIV in men, study finds
Geneviéve Roberts
UK Independent
Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:00 UTC
Circumcising men cuts their risk of being infected with the Aids virus in half, and could prevent hundreds of thousands or even millions of new infections, researchers said yesterday.
Circumcising men worked so well that the researchers stopped two large clinical trials in Kenya and Uganda to announce the results, although they cautioned that the procedure does not make men immune to the virus.
Experts say the reduced risk may be because cells on the inside of the foreskin are susceptible to HIV infection.
Comment: Don't believe everything you read.
The Futility of Drug Prohibition
Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:00 UTC
The government's war on drugs is never-ending. Instead of enforcing drug prohibition, we should be spending money on treatment and rehab.
Move Over Barbie, This Doll Gets Real About Anatomy
Courtney E. Martin
Women's eNews/Alternet
An increasingly popular doll with genitalia and pubic hair offers an alternative to Barbies for a gift that can educate about sexuality without damaging body image.
Propaganda! Right Wing Website Sez: Soy is making kids 'gay'
James Rutz
WorldNetDaily (disinfo rag)
There's a slow poison out there that's severely damaging our children and threatening to tear apart our culture. The ironic part is, it's a "health food," one of our most popular.
Now, I'm a health-food guy, a fanatic who seldom allows anything into his kitchen unless it's organic. I state my bias here just so you'll know I'm not anti-health food.
The dangerous food I'm speaking of is soy. Soybean products are feminizing, and they're all over the place. You can hardly escape them anymore.
Doctor-legislator asks utilities to stop putting fluoride in water
Jessica Fenders
tennessean.com
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:00 UTC
The only practicing physician in the state legislature has asked hundreds of water districts to stop adding fluoride to drinking water, citing recommendations from the American Dental Association that moms avoid using tap water to mix baby formula.
State Rep. Joey Hensley, a Republican from Hohenwald, said he mailed about 250 letters last week after hearing that ingesting too much fluoride can cause fluorosis - or staining of the teeth - in young children.
Sir Richard Doll - blamed lung cancer on cigarettes while on the payroll of chemicals industry!!
Steve Connor
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:00 UTC
Some of Britain's most senior scientists have angrily denounced suggestions that Sir Richard Doll, who proved the link between smoking and lung cancer, had deliberately failed to disclose financial dealings with the chemicals industry.
The scientists said that tens of millions of people owed their lives and health to studies pioneered by Sir Richard. "It is with dismay that we now hear allegations against him that he cannot rebut for himself," the scientists say in an open letter.
Comment: In other words, Doll and other scientists on chemical company payrolls had a vested interest in finding something to blame for lung cancer and many other illnesses caused by industrial chemicals in the air, food and water.
Cancer drugs harmful to brain cells
John von Radowitz
The Independent UK
Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:00 UTC
Common cancer drugs may be more harmful to the brain than the tumour cells they are meant to destroy.
Laboratory tests have shown that dose levels typically used when treating patients killed 70-100 per cent of neural cells but just 40-80 per cent of cancer cells. Several types of healthy brain cell continued to die for at least six weeks after exposure.
The findings, published in the Journal of Biology, may help explain the little understood cancer therapy side effect of "chemo brain".
Traces of antibiotic found in fish-dish favorite
chinaview.cn/xinhuanet
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:00 UTC
Beijing -- Shanghai's food safety watchdog issued a warning over a popular fish dish after small amounts of a cancer-causing antibiotic were found in samples of turbot.
In the wake of the warning, one seafood market said it would tell vendors not to replenish stocks of the fish, while city restaurants said they would continue to serve turbot to customers unless there was an official ban.
Shanghai Food and Drug Administration officials said tests on 30 turbot samples taken from wholesale markets, supermarkets and restaurants showed low levels of AOZ, a carcinogenic antibiotic, in all of them.
No Fluoride for Infants, Say Dentists - NRC reveals fluoridation's adverse effects to the thyroid gland, diabetics, kidney patients
NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation
BIZ Yahoo
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:00 UTC
New York -- To prevent tooth damage, the American Dental Association (ADA) warned its members that fluoridated water should not be mixed into concentrated formula or foods intended for babies one year and younger, in a November 9th ADA e-mail alert.
Superbug brought back by Iraq war casualties
Colin Brown
Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:00 UTC
Injured soldiers returning from Iraq have brought back a superbug that has been linked with outbreaks in NHS hospitals where they have been treated, a health minister has confirmed. The links between casualties brought back from Iraq and outbreaks in the NHS have caused alarm within the health service and led to renewed demands for more dedicated wards for Britain's armed forces to enable wounded soldiers to be isolated more effectively.
The Health Protection Agency has urged NHS hospitals to step up their infection control measures as a result of the outbreaks of a strain of the superbug Acinetobacter baumannii which is resistant to many types of antibiotics.


A lightweight, flexible, shock absorbing, non nailed on shoe would be the perfect solution for horses that need some type of support for their hooves. I do not like to see any horse in pain, and I have found it very difficult to provide all my clients with pain free hoof care by using the natural trim alone. Horses with very thin sole's can take from 2-10 months to grow enough sole not to be sore on tough ground and I do not believe any horse should have to suffer through the transition period of taking the shoes off. I have found that some horses with hoof issues or horses that have worn shoes for many years, have sensitive soles and need protection to help transition to barefoot. Boots do offer protection but they are not perfect. They only coming in a number of sizes so they often rub and cause sores. Owners often have to buy 2-3 pairs of hoof boots because the hoof changes shape as it de-contacts and becomes more healthy.
So what is the problem with processed horse feed?
Do I need to blanket my horse?
Rescue barefoot horse competes in Eventing!


On 24 January, Union Investment acquired the speculative Grand Central development project at Saint-Lazare railway station in the centre of Paris. The innovative project comprises a new business centre on Rue de Londres and Rue d'Amsterdam with rental space of around 23,600 sq m. The target for practical completion is mid-2019.
"Grand Central will be one of the most modern business centres in Paris. Additionally, it benefits from a location that is unsurpassed in terms of transport links. Due to the excellent letting prospects and our confidence in the project, we decided on a speculative acquisition without pre-letting and rent guarantees," said Tania Bontemps, president of Union Investment Real Estate France SAS. Union Investment aims to maximise the tenant mix to take full advantage of the compelling features of the new complex. The acquisition will boost the portfolio of open-ended real estate fund UniImmo: Deutschland, which invests throughout Europe.
The project has been under development by The Carlyle Group since 2013. In addition to some 20,100 sq m of office and retail space, the complex will include three entrance lobbies, two restaurants, a bar and a publicly accessible auditorium. The office units will offer the flexibility to create co-working areas. Special features of the project, designed by Jacques Ferrier Architecture, include a public promenade, several terraces comprising a total of 2,000 sq m and a green roof that can be used for agricultural purposes. The property will be constructed to achieve an HQE (Haute Qualité Environnementale) "Excellent" rating and a BREEAM "Very Good" certification.
Philip La Pierre, head of Investment Management Europe at Union Investment Real Estate GmbH, commented on the deal: "Investment opportunities in the Paris real estate market are currently rather rare. Grand Central is one of the few commercial new build projects in the city. This development project is our first acquisition in the Île-de-France since 2012, so we are finally able to continue our success story." Union Investment is one of the largest European portfolio managers of commercial property in the Paris region, currently holding 13 properties worth around EUR 2 billion.
Union Investment already owns two business centres in Paris which resemble the Grand Central project in terms of their diverse structure. The Centre d'Affaires Paris Victoire, acquired in 2002, comprises around 33,000 sq m of rental space, while the Centre d'Affaires Paris Trocadéro offers 41,000 sq m of space. Union Investment's most recent transactions in France include the acquisition of the Ekla Business office development in Lille. The building comprises some 15,000 sq m and is scheduled for completion in summer 2018.
With more than 100 million passengers a year, Saint-Lazare station – the site of Grand Central – is the second biggest railway station in Europe, served by five subway lines and numerous bus routes. The station itself plays a key role in the "Grand Paris" project. This ambitious project includes upgrading suburban rail line A, extending subway line 14 as far as Saint Denis, and incorporating the new suburban rail line E into the city's transport network.
Union Investment was advised on the legal aspects of the deal by C&C Notaires, Gide and Fidal. The vendor was advised by Notaires Associés de Meudon, Clifford Chance, Fairway and Herbert Smith Freehills.


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Stroker_Ace July 29, 2004, 3:42pm #1
Now, time for even better news! During the last year, Mythic has made DAoC an easier game to play than ever before. We have introduced a more group-friendly system and made it easier than ever before for new players as well as casual gamers to play and succeed in DAoC. However, we want to go even farther than that and we will do so over the next few weeks. As part of this we will introduce a number of initiatives, the biggest of which is the "Gift of the Realm" system. How this system works is quite simple. At certain time intervals (more on this later), players will be able to go to their trainer and receive special rewards for their character. [color=red]These rewards will include a new experience level as well as gold on a weekly basis.[/color] These changes are designed to help the casual as well as the new player succeed more quickly in DAoC. Thus, players will be able to level their characters more quickly than ever before and in a way that rewards people of all play-styles (casual, hard-core) equally. When we first launched DAoC, we wanted it to be accessible to all kinds of play-styles and we will continue and expand in this tradition. We are also planning to add in-game maps (for non RvR areas) as well as new systems to make grouping even easier than before. We will also be adding things like in-game keyboard configuration as well as other things as part of this initiative, with lots more to come over the next six months.
They go on to say that low-pop realms will have their rate of freebies accelerated. This is just the motivation I'd need to pick up an alt on a low-pop realm!
Man, this beats the pants off of the WoW rest system. Everyone gets a reward, and if 1 free level per week isn't good enough for you, you can always grind out some more. No one is being "punished".
Robert_Sharp July 29, 2004, 4:28pm #2
Actually, that's just about incentive to start playing it again. It's about time someone had the balls to make such a decision.
Robert_Sharp:
keep that credit card in the freezer until they actually implement this change ;)
Gourmand July 29, 2004, 5:42pm #4
I too applaud the DAOC dev's for implementing a system like this. It's risky too, because if they find it totally unbalances the game system - it's hard to explain to the players that their characters are getting deleted/regressing because they leveled too much off a fault.
Shadari July 29, 2004, 7:36pm #5
This does sound rather enticing! Reminds me a little of Ultima Online's old power hour.
Nathan_Phoenix July 29, 2004, 7:37pm #6
oinkfs:
huh? Did you read the same letter that I did? I didnt' see anything about characters getting deleted or regressing.
XP in the bg's though is probably the best thing they ever did. 42 deathblows to 10 deaths tonight, woot! 11 bubs experience and about 15 gold besides that. Hooray for thidranki! :)
Charles July 29, 2004, 7:46pm #7
I would imagine that the level gift would only be if you haven't received one yet that week. And when you think about it, it's not a big deal. That means a basic character would hit level 50 in just under a year, with little effort. Not going to hurt anyone.
Charles:
i would expect it to come regardless if the number of levels you gain the traditional way in a week. what's the harm in giving one to everybody?
Lokust:
[quote=oinkfs]I too applaud the DAOC dev's for implementing a system like this. It's risky too, because if they find it totally unbalances the game system - it's hard to explain to the players that their characters are getting deleted/regressing because they leveled too much off a fault.
XP in the bg's though is probably the best thing they ever did. 42 deathblows to 10 deaths tonight, woot! 11 bubs experience and about 15 gold besides that. Hooray for thidranki! :)[/quote]
I was just imagining a "what if everyone hits level 50, and rolls chars on every server to hit 50 real fast everywhere", and what they would do to unfuck that. Just a "what if mythic is unhappy with everybody being super high level".
Also, Leirvik is the worst BG ever, so I'll be very happy to get out of there without too much effort post above implementations.
Malderi July 29, 2004, 9:02pm #10
I will still never, ever touch DAOC again - with that said…
The gold will be the biggest thing. The main problem with leveling in the BG's is no loot, and the gold is very very little compared to PvE, so only twinks can really do it. Giving a healthy amount of gold will really help the low-level economy.
Now kill buffbots (hah!), make PvE interesting (not gonna happen), and make RVR more dependent on skill rather than numbers and phat lewt of the participants. Do those three things and THEN, maybe, just MAYBE, will I play DAOC again. But even then… I have so little trust…
hermyhermit July 29, 2004, 9:15pm #11
This "problem" in MMORPGs I don't understand. So what if everyone hits level 50 although I will say multiple characters might be an issue here. If though they can limit it to one or a few characters I see no problem with this. Why must the level cap be so unattainable? This is part of what drove me off City of Heroes lickety split. I really liked that game and would have had great fun making a couple different of my favorite comic book characters or hero types but when that major grind started in the 20s that was the end of my time there.
If your game has enough to do, and especially enough to make people want to play multiple characters you should not fear the level cap. But again, this on the assumption that there is something to do which with alot of these online RPGs may be assuming too much.
P.S. The "defenders of the faith" will say that the journey to max level is the game itself, I call bullshit. Sure there will always be some uber nerd that makes it faster than you, but like I said if there is enough there to make you want to do it more than once than even the casual gamer should find it attainable in a reasonable amount of time. (Reasonable of course being quite subjective)
stusser July 29, 2004, 9:32pm #12
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Gourmand July 29, 2004, 10:48pm #13
hermyhermit:
This "problem" in MMORPGs I don't understand. So what if everyone hits level 50 …
I'm not so sure if it's a problem myself, but just because I don't see it now doesn't mean one might exist.
What if there's mass subscription cancellations as a result of the meaningless status of level 50? Who knows? Not me.
Point is - if it's a problem it's a hard one to undo.
MauxFaux July 29, 2004, 11:05pm #14
"At certain time intervals (more on this later), players will be able to go to their trainer and receive special rewards for their character. These rewards will include a new experience level as well as gold on a weekly basis."
I'm not so sure you cant interpret what they say as meaning you will get a free level a week. You will get gold every week, just don't count on a level. Maybe they should clear this up for those who are getting really excited.
Sunny_the_Unemployed July 30, 2004, 2:24am #15
If this is a new paradigm for MMOGs, then I'm quite baffled. I need to dwell on this concept for a bit before I can take a firm stance on it. It really strikes me as so odd!
I suppose Camelot is a bit of a different situation, since most of the game is built around the pvp endgame. Still, if you're giving out levels, isn't that essentially saying "Look, we know the treadmill sucks, so here's some free levels and gold to get you where you want to go." Now, that's awfully cool of them on one hand, but on the other hand, what does that say about the gameplay? It's like they gave up trying to make the treadmill interesting and just put in an artifical accelerator to help you move along.
I'll give em kudos for trying such an idea, but we still come back to the concept that the treadmill gameplay has to go in MMOGs.
Nathan_Phoenix July 30, 2004, 4:35am #16
I disagree completely. This is all about hooking up the casual player. These rewards will be negligable to the catass crew, but casual players are going to love logging in to finding these rewards. A little gold and XP will be nothing to a 50 hour/week player, but to the 5 hour/week player they will be a godsend.
TheWombat July 30, 2004, 5:48am #17
/agree
I might have to check this out for my lowbies, if I can tear myself away from the WoW beta :P
mouselock July 30, 2004, 5:49am #18
Sunny_the_Unemployed:
I imagine it has less to do with being a new paradigm for MMOGs and more to do with Mythic having decided that the sole strength of their game is RvR combat, and that their RvR combat is best experienced in the latter levels, despite the presence of battlegrounds.
Seems like a reasonable assessment, as they'll never really compete with eq on the PvE stuff at the high end, and the newer games could easily be out-designing the solo/casual oriented PvE content of DAoC.
Basically it sounds like they've said "Hey, y'know, we basically have a fantasy version of Planetside as our main draw; they do okay with a shallower levelling curve."
(Course, I'd rather that you got exp bonus than just get handed a free level, although I can understand why the latter is better in some cases.)
For what it's worth though, I have had more fun in thidranki in the last week than I EVER had in real RvR on my old account. Maybe it's a matter of choice of characters - infiltrator now versus warrior and spiritmaster before - but theres something fun about playing a more pure version of the game, before uber realm abilities and artifacts enter the equasion.
One thing I wonder about though, is are these bonuses going to be on a per account or a per character basis. If it's per character, I see issues. What's to stop me from creating 8 characters on every server, and periodically logging in each of them to collect my free coin and XP? Eventually I'd have a level 50 of every class, albeit spread out among all of the game's servers. Will this be a 'carebear' way to level up characters on the Mordred server? Just log in once a week for a few months? Even if you just do it on one server, you could use the extra coin generated by the other nonplayed characters to help outfit your main, which I doubt is Mythic's intent for this system.
I think it's a great idea but if they don't address these issues, the system will be abused to hell.
I wonder what an account with 100 level 50's would go for on ebay?
Here's my idea for a different way to do this. Revamp the bounty point system. Make it so that there is a cap, based on your level, of how many bounty points you can earn per week. Make it so that bounty points are also earned in the BG's, and at all levels. Make it so that you can easily cap your BP's earned for the week in 5-10 hours of play. Then be able to spend those points on teh leet xps and teh phat loots. This makes it so only played characters can receive these bonuses, but makes them relatively easy to obtain for casual players without letting hardcore players get too many. Or, if you want to keep the existing BP's how they are, add another kind of realm reward points earned in PvP. Hell, make mobs give them in PvE as well. I just think its a better idea if you make it so characters have to do SOME work in order to get these gifts, otherwise people will abuse it.
Michael_Fitch July 30, 2004, 7:28am #20
What odd synchronicity; they were just talking about this kind of thing over on terra nova. So, did the DAOC folks plant that story to swoop in and be the good guys (viral marketing +3), or is this just one of those weird coincidences?


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