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Los Angeles Mayor Gets Serious About Public Transit
Last week, Move LA invited Mayor Eric Garcetti and many other esteemed guests to discuss the potential for Measure R2, the next step in funding (fixing) Los Angeles' transportation woes. Measure R is a half percent sales tax approved in 2008, slated to bring in as much as $40 billion over 30 years. Since 2008, it has helped rapidly increase LA's metro system.
First let's talk about where this $90 billion is supposed to come from. In the most unaffordable city in America, where most residents spend over half their income on rent or mortgage, few have any left over to spend on anything else. This is reflected in the BEA's data for Los Angeles' GDP. 17.8% comes from real estate transactions, 5% from retail sales. All the while the real estate boom in Los Angeles continues to draw foreign and corporate investors, forcing Angelenos further afield to find affordable housing, thus exacerbating the traffic problems and the need for more rail lines.
So yeah, let's tax something that will make it take longer to pay for the massive rail system Metro plans to build with this money. Let's tax the people who can barely afford to pay rent instead of the investors holding the LA economy ransom. Perhaps instead of half a percent on retail sales, how about 10% on real estate sales to investors, and on AirBnB income, but 0% to people buying their primary residence?* That would build us the best Metro system in the world, in probably a fraction of the time it'd take to get the money from .05% of retail sales. Well, unless that was from the sales of marijuana, the fastest growing industry in Los Angeles.
If Measure R2 passes, the good news is Garcetti and others swear it won't be used to build more freeways. They've finally learned their lesson after the 405 widening debacle. The billion dollar (plus!) project took years to complete. And now that it's done, it has slowed average commute times by one minute. Because as everyone knows, if you build it, they will come. So Measure R2 is all about the rail lines and great streets they want to build to help LA toward a car-free future.
As recently as 2008, they were talking about silliness like tunnels for cars under the 405 and finishing the 710. Now that talk has finally evolved to speak solely of underground rail lines through these routes. Metro is currently tunneling underneath Wilshire Blvd, the busiest bus route in the county, to extend a subway line to the sea, despite Beverly Hills' best attempts to stop it.
Mayor Eric Garcetti gave us some great nuggets in his presentation:
The average car in Los Angeles carries 1.1 people. If it went to 1.6 people, there would be no traffic.
The separated busway they're planning for Wilshire will also be open to automated cars.
Waze and ATSAC are now partnering to help find hit & run perpetrators. Considering most of those victims are pedestrians and cyclists, this is a huge step toward making those modes safer.
Parking signs will be easier to interpret than this. Supposedly.
Garcetti's speech from the event, part 1 and part 2.
Installing a thorough county-wide rail system and a network of streets that are safe and pleasant for cyclists and pedestrians will accomplish the goal of eliminating traffic without trying to crowd all your co-workers into your Fiat500e.
As Garcetti's DOT General Manager pointed out here, certain LA streets are like that creepy, bad Uncle who everyone hates and avoids. But he's family, so we let him be. Well, LA is finally ready to send all those dysfunctional streets to rehab. Many have already gone and are all the better for it. Move LA posted a link of all the tweets with the hashtag #TranspoConvoLA for a more intimate look at what the conversation was all about.
* Yes, landlords could pass this on to their renters, but with the glut of new apartment buildings about to come on to the market, all vying for those tech workers, it will soon be hard for them to raise rents any higher.
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Kunkhet valley resort is the pure vegetarian food resort near to Jim Corbett national park. The resort provides excellent vegetarian food near the park and you can find the most loved veg dishes in their menu like Tadka Dal, Kadhi, Aloo Matar, Mix Veg, Chapati, Butter Naan, Stuff Nan, Papad and many other important veg items in the menu of the restaurant of resort. This is the pure vegetarian hotel in Corbett. If you want to experience luxury near Corbett, Kunkhet valley is the most luxury resort in Corbett. It has all the modern facilities like air conditioner, queen size bed, sanitized toilets and shower for bath, bonfire and many other essential things provided by resort. The owner of the resort belongs to Jain community and you will not find the best Jain food hotel in corbett other than kunkhet valley resort and can enjoy Jain food resort. You don't need to look further to find the vegetarian resort in Corbett as Kunkhet valley is most popular among the all the resorts in Jim Corbett and provides excellent residential as well as fooding facilities to their guests. The owners of property have strong belief in right to life and hence the property servers only vegetarian food, which goes with many communities like Jain which does not use any onions or garlic in meals. Hence Kunkhet Valley resorts servers Jain Food and is a popular destination for people looking for Jain food hotels / Jain food Resort. If you like walk by river side, there is river side adjacent to the resort and you can enjoy your trip along river side resort in Corbett.
A vegetarian is a person who takes diet of pulses, grain, nuts, legumes, fruits, vegetables, algae, fungi and yeast and some other non animal foods with or without dairy products like honey etc. Vegetarian is a person who never eats the food consisting of the products from the living or non living animals and do not eat the products like chicken, meat, fish or shellfish or insects at any cost.
There are many health benefits of eating vegetarian food. Vegetarian food meets your daily requirement of proteins and minerals and many other essential elements. They are many products like lentils, nuts, seeds, peas and beans that are rich source of proteins. Vegetarian people are found more healthy and fit as compared to the non vegetarian food eaters. In spiritualism, it is confirmed that there are deities and goddess exist in our body in microcosms and leave our body when we eat meat or chicken. In Hindu mythology, non vegetarian food has no place and strictly avoided.
Vegetarianism is a satvic, that is purifying the body and mind lifestyle in some Hindu texts .However, Hinduism does not require a vegetarian diet, but many Hindus avoid eating meat because of their belief that it minimizes hurting other life forms. Lacto-vegetarianism is favored, which includes dairy products and all other non-animal derived foods, but it excludes meat and eggs. There are three main reasons for this: the principle of nonviolence (ahimsa) applied to animals, the intention to offer only vegetarian food to a deity and then to receive it back as Prasad, and the conviction that non-vegetarian food is detrimental for the mind and for spiritual development. Many Hindus point to scriptural bases, that "Nonviolence is the highest duty and the highest teaching",as advocating a vegetarian diet.
You don't need to roam around the park to find the vegetarian resort in Corbett as Kunkhet valley is most popular among the all and provides excellent residential as well as fooding facilities to their guests. Earlier, people were not aware of this resort but now due to technological advancement, you can book you stay with perfect vegetarian food in the resort near to Corbett national park. You can book you stay with perfect vegetarian food in the resort and enjoy the beauty of Corbett national park on banks of Kosi river with your loved ones.


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Silversea's greatly anticipated Venetian Society voyage concluded emphatically in Lisbon on 18 October, following a varied itinerary which incorporated a number of unique, bespoke events. Having departed from Monte Carlo on 9 October 2018, Silversea's Silver Whisper visited a number of destinations in France and Spain. Hosted by Fernando Barroso De Oliveira, Silversea's Executive Chairman's ambassador to the Venetian Society, the annual voyage unlocked authentic events, activities, receptions and other privileges exclusively for the cruise line's valued Venetian Society.
A standout highlight of the voyage, Venetian Society guests witnessed a human tower, constructed on the grounds of the magnificent Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau in Barcelona—an architectural marvel that is protected by UNESCO World Heritage status. The Catalan tradition of building human towers, also known as castells, has never been staged at this remarkable venue. The captivating presentation, planned and orchestrated exclusively for the guests of the ultra-luxury cruise line, featured a human structure that comprised approximately 120 performers standing atop one another. It took place during the ship's call in the Catalan capital on 11 October. The unique event also included a Catalan-inspired banquet at the spectacular Sala Hipóstila pavilion and private tours of the venue.
The human tower was part of an array of enhancements designed to enrich the voyage exclusively for Venetian Society guests. Other exciting highlights included two flamenco music and dance presentations, 'Flamenco Fuego' and 'Flamenco Notes,' performed in the ship's elegant Show Lounge. Both the human tower tradition and the art of flamenco have earned a place on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, and represent Silversea's commitment to unlocking the world's most authentic and amazing experiences.
In 2019, the all-inclusive Silver Spirit's nine-day Venetian Society voyage from Rome to Monte Carlo, departing on 29 September, will offer an immersive exploration of Italy, with ports of call in Sorrento, Amalfi and Sicily, and in Sardinia, Livorno and Portofino. Venetian Society guests will again enjoy a thoughtfully curated collection of special activities, events and commemorative gifts. Early booking bonus fares start from AUD$7,380* based on double occupancy in a Vista Suite.
To be hosted on Silver Moon, one of the cruise line's new ultra-luxury ships, Silversea's Venetian Society voyage 2020 will depart Barcelona on 30 October 2020, on a nine-day round-trip voyage, visiting Malaga (Costa del Sol), Cadiz, Gibraltar, Cartagena, Palma de Mallorca, and Valencia. Early booking bonus fares begin from AUD$8,100* based on double occupancy in a Vista Suite.


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The City of Wylie and the Public Arts Advisory Board are proud to present the Wylie Arts Festival in the FBC Wylie Event Center, 200 N. Ballard Avenue. Shop for fine art and handmade crafts; listen to the sounds of the season; and enjoy festive foods…That means Kettle Corn Folks :)). Admission is free.
FBC Wylie has moved the Festival of Lights Christmas Parade to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8.
The Wylie Arts Festival is the perfect opportunity to cross some names off your Christmas list or simply treat yourself. Stroll through the art and craft aisles in the FBC Wylie Event Center and shop from the vendors hand-picked by the Public Arts Board to ensure a diverse, unique selection of quality handmade fine art and craft items. From jewelry to home décor to clothing to paintings to gift items you will not find anywhere else, there is definitely something for everyone.
Historic downtown will be filled with more than just the sights and sounds of the holidays on Dec. 2; the smell of festive food will be in the air as well. Choose from your favorite fair foods including funnel cake, kettle corn, turkey legs, corn dogs, tater twisters, sausage on a stick, and funnel fries. Stop by and check out the selection.
The children's area will feature a selection of inflatables including a bounce house, slide and obstacle course provided by First Baptist Wylie (fundraiser). Kids can also have their face painted or help paint the community canvas. Check out vendors' wide selection of handmade children's items.
From 5 to 7 pm, it's the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony featuring Mayor Eric Hogue's reading of "The Night Before Christmas" in Olde City Park. Join us as we enjoy songs of the season and throw the big switch to light the community Christmas tree.


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A bird watching holiday is a great opportunity to see unusual and exotic birds and wildlife in their natural habitats. You'll also get to meet other bird watching enthusiasts and learn about different species under the guidance of an expert birder.
We have chosen some amazing locations abroad in which to see birds and recommend that you complete your holiday by booking a bird watching tour or visit to an attraction before you go. Many of these promote responsible travel respecting and benefiting local people and the environment. For example, you will most likely to be led by a local birder who will have more knowledge about the indigenous birds and wildlife, as well as the local culture and way of life, than any expat could. You'll also be supplying a much needed income to the local economy. By planning your bird watching holiday in this way you'll be able to customise it to your requirements. Find out more about arranging your own bird watching holiday.
If you want to stay closer to home then take a look at our selection of self-catering holiday cottages in the UK. All of these cottages are located in beautiful parts of the British countryside known for their proximity to nature reserves or areas where you are guaranteed to see a variety of birds.
If you simply want to take part in a bird watching excursion or tour as part of a longer holiday then have a look at the bird watching attractions section. Or you might be interested in a birds of prey gift experience where you can get up close to owls, buzzards and hawks.
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Is hunting a natural instinct for many men, or is it merely a sport in today's world?
When I was a teenager, I used to go hunting with my father and I loved it. Carrying a gun gave me a certain feeling that is hard to describe, but I thought of the barrel of the gun as an extension of myself. I especially used to love to hunt geese, because they are so intelligent and graceful in flight. I took a course in taxidermy because I was so intrigued by them.
When I became an adult, my value and belief system changed and I could not kill another animal, so I started making videos of them instead and that's what I do today. To answer your question, I think the feelings I had as a teenager were part of the natural instinct, but for many men, it is a sport that is driven by natural instinct that they may not be in touch with it. After all, at one time, man was a hunter-gatherer.
Many today justify their killing of animals for food by paying a hit man (butcher) to do it for them. These elitists think that paying someone to do your killing for you, makes them the better person. Man has hunted for meat since the beginning of time.
Hunting a certain two-legged animal will always be a natural instinct for many men.
I quit hunting deer when I quit eating venison. I remember that day well. My buddy and I both shot a buck, threw them in the back of the truck, and dropped them off at the processing place. Next day we go back to finalize our orders. Over a hundred deer are lying there in back of the place. A big rat runs under a deer, and the owner of the place stomps it with his foot, and picks it up by the tail and tosses it.
No matter how many times I watch The Deer Hunter, I just can't get back into it.
It is both. Men are natural hunters. We are also very competitive. So naturally, we have hunting competitions. For all people who don't hunt, I hope you support everyone's right to do it. Hunting serves several very important purposes. First it is a man thing. Second, it is cheap food. Third, it helps control animal populations (yes, many animals that use to be on the protected list became so numerous that the government issued kill permits to hunters.) People who eat meat should support hunters rights. It is actually much more humane to kill wild animals for food than the commercial farming of animals. Many commercial operations keep animals in small confinements and subjected to all sorts of chemical treatments to enhance their size, kill germs, change their appearance, or change their taste. Oh, by the way, many women love to hunt too.
So we can say that hunting is always a natural instinct for women....to hunt men.
The hunting instinct should no longer be natural for a man, because hunting and killing animals has evolved into the instinct for "compassion". It does not take manliness or courage to hunt. After all, "Hunting is not a sport. In a sport both sides know they're in the game"... or have the same weapons.
Also, "Overabundant " is a term used by hunters as well as state wildlife management agencies in an effort to convince the public that deer and other innocent animals must be hunted , even though they are not biologically overpopulated and even though these animal populations are kept artificially inflated.
In addition, hunting is not a solution to factory farming. This myth fails to take into consideration the pheasants and quail who are raised in captivity and then released at pre-announced times and locations for the hunters to essentially "murder". The animals used to stock these state-owned hunting grounds have little chance for survival and were raised in captivity, just as cows, pigs, and chickens are raised in pens and barns. While it is true that a wild deer lives a better life than a pig in a gestation stall, hunting cannot be the solution to factory farming because it cannot be scaled up. The only reason hunters are able to eat wild animals on a regular basis is because only a small percentage of the population hunts. If 300 million Americans decided to take up hunting, our wildlife would be decimated in a very short period of time. The solution to factory farming is to become a vegan.
Furthermore, regardless of the life the animal has lived, the killing cannot be humane or justified.
As the great Dr. Albert Schweitzer was quoted to say, "The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs no matter how rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo...which includes the animals also". Dr. Schweitzer, like many other great and moral men, (just to name only a few), such as Henry David Thoreau, Emerson, Voltaire, Sir Isaac Newton, Abraham Lincoln, Einstein, and Gandhi were against hunting and eating the flesh of defenseless animals. Nevertheless, these great men were healthy and brilliantly intelligent people, even in their time when hunting was thought necessary.
To have evolved from the hunter instinct to the compassionate instinct, requires that a person be "humane" in their treatment of all living beings.
"Is hunting a natural instinct for many men, or is it merely a sport in today's world?"
These two options don't exclude each other. Today hunting is mostly a sport that is based to humans predatorial instincts. After all, humans are predators and also scavengers, at least in historical terms. I am not sure whether buying a meat is hunting or scavenging, but at least it is not herbivorous action.
Should hunting be considered a sport?
Do You Consider Killing Defenseless Animals To Be A Sport?
Why do many men like wearing caps, especially with some kind of logo on them?
Hunting. If food/survival is not the purpose could you kill a deer?
I'm not a hunter.If I needed to feed myself and or family, I could.What would another "logical" reason be?I can think of none.


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Q: Post Method using Volley not working Hi i am using Volley for my login page. I need to pass data like this manner
{
userID : '-988682425884628921',
email :'aditya@vyas.com',
passwd : '123ss'
}

I am using POST Method to send data,I already check in DHC, The Api is working fine in DHC and I am getting JSON Response, But when i try with Volley i am not able to get response. and not even any error in my logcat.
JAVA code
 RequestQueue mVolleyQueue = Volley.newRequestQueue(this);

    CustomRequest req = new CustomRequest(Request.Method.POST,url,null,
            new Response.Listener<JSONObject>() {
                @Override
                public void onResponse(JSONObject response) {
                    Log.v("tag","login response " + response);
                }
            }, new Response.ErrorListener() {
        @Override
        public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
            Log.v("tag","login error response " + error.getMessage());
        }
    }){
        @Override
        public Map<String, String> getParams() throws AuthFailureError {
            Map<String, String>  params = new HashMap<String, String>();

            params.put("userID", "-988682425884628921");
            params.put("email", "aditya@vyas.com");
            params.put("passwd", "123ss");
            return params;
        }

            @Override
            public Map<String, String> getHeaders() throws AuthFailureError {
            Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<String, String>();
                headers.put("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");
                return headers;
        }
    };
    mVolleyQueue.add(req);

Error
05-28 09:20:14.696 2450-2468/com.android.msahakyan.expandablenavigationdrawer E/tag﹕ parseNetworkError is ! null
05-28 09:20:14.697 2450-2468/com.android.msahakyan.expandablenavigationdrawer E/tag﹕ parseNetworkError status code : 400
05-28 09:20:14.697 2450-2468/com.android.msahakyan.expandablenavigationdrawer E/tag﹕ parseNetworkError message : <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<TITLE>Bad Request</TITLE>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" Content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">

Bad Request - Invalid Header

HTTP Error 400. The request has an invalid header name.

    }

A: Solved your problem. Just used JsonArrayRequest and passed parameters in JsonObject form:
    Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<String, String>();
    params.put("userID", "userid");
    params.put("email","email");
    params.put("passwd", "password");
    JsonArrayRequest request = new JsonArrayRequest(Request.Method.POST, "url", new JSONObject(params),
            new Response.Listener<JSONArray>() {
                @Override
                public void onResponse(JSONArray response) {
                    System.out.println("response -->> " + response.toString());
                }
            },
            new Response.ErrorListener() {
                @Override
                public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
                    System.out.println("change Pass response -->> " + error.toString());
                }
            });

    request.setRetryPolicy(new

            DefaultRetryPolicy(60000,
            DefaultRetryPolicy.DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES,
            DefaultRetryPolicy.DEFAULT_BACKOFF_MULT));

    Volley.newRequestQueue(activity).add(request);

No need of overriding getParams() or getHeaders().
Problem : 1
You were getting response code 500 because the server was accepting the params as JsonObject and we are trying to feed String.
Problem : 2
You were using JsonObjectRequet but the response from the server was in JsonArray so you need to use JsonArrayRequest to accept the response in JsonArray
Try and let me know this helps or not :)

A: I had a similar problem. I had overwritten the Content-Type in the getHeaders Method:
headers.put("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8");
but Volley itself added a Content-Type parameter, so there were two of those parameters. Delete the line had solved my Problem.

A: You need to override  protected Map<String, String> getParams() to pass parameters in POST.

 JsonObjectRequest jsonObjReq = new JsonObjectRequest(Request.Method.POST,
            url, params,
            new Response.Listener<JSONObject>() {

                @Override
                public void onResponse(JSONObject response) {
                    Log.d("Login Response", response.toString());

                   hidepDialog();
                }
            }, new Response.ErrorListener() {

        @Override
        public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {

            System.out.println(error.getStackTrace());
            VolleyLog.d("ErrorVolley", "Error: " + error.getStackTrace());
            hidepDialog();
        }
    }) {

            @Override
            protected Map<String, String> getParams() {
                Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<String, String>();
                params.put("userID", "2"));
                params.put("email","aa@a.kl");
                params.put("passwd", "ddddd");

                return params;
            }
        };

A: Beware of content-type header. Volley handles it differently from other headers and it's not shown in Map<> Headers. Instead of overriding getHeaders() method to set content-type, you should override getBodyContentType() like this:
@Override
public String getBodyContentType()
{
    return "application/json; charset=utf-8";
}

A: i have same problem use this :
        StringRequest stringRequest = new StringRequest(Request.Method.POST, URL,
            new Response.Listener<String>() {
                @Override
                public void onResponse(String response) {
                    Toast.makeText(LoginActivity.this, response, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

                }
            },
            new Response.ErrorListener() {
                @Override
                public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
                    Toast.makeText(LoginActivity.this, error.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

                }
            }) {

        @Override
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            headers.put("UN", UserName);
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    };

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import { ActionCreatorsMapObject } from "redux";
import { ISpotifyCurrentSong } from "../../../server/interfaces";

const UPDATE_SONG = "song/update";

export interface SongAction {
  type: string;
  data: ISpotifyCurrentSong;
}

const defaultState: ISpotifyCurrentSong = {
  id: "",
  song: "",
  album: "",
  album_art: "",
  artist: ""
};

export function song(state: ISpotifyCurrentSong = defaultState, action: SongAction): ISpotifyCurrentSong {
  switch (action.type) {
    case UPDATE_SONG:
      return action.data;
    default:
      return state;
  }
}

export function updateSong(data: ISpotifyCurrentSong): SongAction {
  return {
    type: UPDATE_SONG,
    data
  };
}

export interface ISongMethods extends ActionCreatorsMapObject {
  updateSong(data: ISpotifyCurrentSong): SongAction;
}

export const songMethods: ISongMethods = {
  updateSong
};

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Music for the First Sunday of Advent, 29 November 2009
Music for the First Sunday of Advent
Missa Brevis (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of the First Sunday of Advent: Ad te levavi
Motet at the Offertory: Ecce virgo concipiet (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Hymn at the Communion: Conditor alme siderum (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Kyrie: Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Processional Hymn: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)
Alleluia: Ostende nobis (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Wake, Awake, For Night Is Flying (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Communion: Dominus dabit benignitatem (plainsong, mode i)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Music for Thanksgiving Day, 26 November 2009
Music for the Thursday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of the Year
(Thanksgiving Day)
Prelude: Improvisation on St. George's Windsor
Processional Hymn: Come, Ye Thankful People, Come (St. George's Windsor)
Hymn at the Offertory: We Gather Together (Kremser)
Hymn at the Offertory: Este Pan y Vino (Carmelo Erdozáin, b.1939)
Communion: Jerusalem, quae aedificatur (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Communion: Racimo y Trigal (Erdozáin)
Recessional: Now Thank We All Our God (Nun danket)
Postlude: Improvisation on the Te Deum
St. Cecilia's Day Concert, 20 November 2009
The St. Cecilia Society at St. Mary Church is pleased to present its annual benefit St. Cecilia's Day Concert on Friday, 20 November 2009 at 7:30 P.M. The St. Mary's Schola Cantorum, under the direction of David Hughes, will sing polyphony of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance:
anonymous (XIV C.): Messe de Tournai (excerpts)
Josquin: Missa L'homme armé sexti toni (excerpts)
Byrd: Factus est repente
Byrd: Miserere mihi Domine
Philips: Ave Maria
Victoria: Ave Maris Stella
First Vespers of the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lady will be sung by the St. Mary's Choir at 7:00 P.M., and a festive wine & cheese reception will follow the concert. Suggested donation is $25 general admission, $15 for students & seniors; all proceeds go to support the work of the St. Cecilia Society throughout the year. For more information, please visit stmarynorwalk.net/music, or call the music office at 203-866-5546 x115.
A PDF flier is available here.
Concerts at St. Mary's, Music
Music schedule for Fall 2009
The complete music schedule for Extraordinary Form Masses at St. Mary's for Fall 2009, from the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (6 September 2009) to the Twenty-Fifth & Last Sunday after Pentecost (22 November 2009), is available here in PDF format.
Music for the Last Sunday after Pentecost, 22 November 2009
Music for the Twenty-Fifth & Last Sunday after Pentecost
Prelude: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (Max Reger, 1873-1916)
Missa L'homme armé sexti toni (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Gregorian Mass of the Last Sunday after Pentecost: Dicit Dominus: Ego cogito
Motet at the Offertory: A custodia matutina [Ps. 130, secunda pars] (Josquin)
Motet at the Communion: O Sacrum Convivium (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Postlude: Toccata & Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Music for the Feast of Christ the King
Processional Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (Coronation)
Alleluia: Potestas ejus (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Christus vincit (plainsong)
Communion: Sedebit Dominus Rex (plainsong, mode vi)
Music for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, 15 November 2009
Music for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Prelude: De profundis (from Neuf Pièces) (Jean Langlais, 1907-1991)
Mass in C (Anton Bruckner, 1824-1896)
Gregorian Mass of the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Dicit Dominus: Ego cogito
Motet at the Offertory: De profundis (Andreas Hammerschmidt, 1611-1675)
Motet at the Communion: Panis angelicus (Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921)
Postlude: Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain (Op. 7) (Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986)
The Schola Cantorum is joined today by the St. Mary's Choir.
Music for the Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year
Processional Hymn: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Picardy)
Alleluia: De profundis (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn at the Offertory: O God, Our Help in Ages Past (St. Anne)
Communion: Amen dico vobis, quidquid (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: O Gladsome Light (Nunc dimittis)
Music for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, 8 November 2009
Prelude: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa carminum (Heinrich Isaac, c.1450-1517)
Gregorian Mass of the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost: Dicit Dominus: Ego cogito
Improvisation at the Offertory
Improvisation at the Communion
Postlude: Toccata in F Major (BuxWV 156) (Dietrich Buxtehude, c.1637-1707)
Music for the Thirty-Second Sunday of the Year
Processional Hymn: From All That Dwell Below the Skies (Duke Street)
Alleluia: Qui posuit (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Offertory: O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be (O quanta qualia)
Communion: Dominus regit me (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Verum Corpus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791)


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Disney Closes LucasArts, Cancels All Projects
(Update) Tales of Xillia Releasing in North America and Europe This August, Collector's Editions Revealed
Project X Zone to Release in North America This June
by Rhys on April 7, 2013
It's been three months since a North American release for the Namco Bandai-meets-Sega-meets-Capcom title Project X Zone was announced, and now, Namco Bandai's website has revealed the game's release date.
Project X Zone is a tactical RPG featuring several of the most iconic characters from Namco Bandai's, Sega's, and Capcom's most popular franchises, including Yuri and Estellise from Tales of Vesperia, Zephyr and Leanne from Resonance of Fate, and X and Zero from Mega Man X. The game, developed by Baten Kaitos– and Xenoblade Chronicles-creators Monolith Soft, was released in Japan last October. While the game's North American release was announced roughly three months ago, very little of the game has been shown since then; however, Namco Bandai's website was updated recently with the game's release date: June 25. This could mean that the company will show off the English-subtitled version of the game soon.
Project X Zone will be released exclusively for Nintendo 3DS.
Source: Namco Bandai official website
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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Collector's Edition Coming to North America
by Rhys on September 8, 2014
Monster Hunter fans will be able to purchase a collector's edition of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate when it releases in North America next year.
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Announced, Features New Setting and Characters
The sequel to Revelations is coming early next year.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destines Coming to iOS "Very Soon"
by Rhys on August 7, 2014
The fifth Ace Attorney title is coming to iOS devices "soon".


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The company's latest reported revenue was 2 million euros in 2016 (Czech Trade Register), and according to the founder David Canek, the company more than doubled since then. In 2017, users processed over 20 bn words through the platform, with half of the volume uploaded via APIs and connectors.
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Clayton Kershaw Blames Owners, Lockout For Getting Pulled With Perfect Game
Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers v Minnesota Twins / David Berding/GettyImages
Clayton Kershaw was pulled after seven innings during his Wednesday start after only throwing 80 pitches. That in itself isn't really newsworthy, except for the fact that he was twirling a perfect game at the time. After the game, Kershaw blamed MLB owners for the fact that he was pulled.
The 34-year-old lefty was absolutely dominant, having struck out 13 and obviously having not allowed a baserunner. But after the contest -- in which his Dodgers beat the Twins 7-0 -- Kershaw said pulling him was the right decision and people should direct their ire at baseball owners and the lockout that occurred over the winter.
#Dodgers Clayton Kershaw says it was "the right decision" to pull him after 80 pitches. "Blame it on the lockout. Blame it on my not picking up a ball for three months (during the offseason)"
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) April 13, 2022
Given Kershaw's lengthy injury history and the fact that it's the second week of April, pulling him after 80 pitches may have been the prudent decision anyway. But players didn't have a full ramp up to this season this winter because of the owners' pointlessly long lockout that should have been lifted for spring training. Teams will treat their pitchers delicately for a few months as a result.
That said, ESPN's Jeff Passan made a great point about pulling Kershaw: this wasn't a no-hitter, it was a perfect game. There have only been 23 in the history of baseball in more than 220,000 games.
If it's a no-hitter, whatever. Yank him. Clayton Kershaw has thrown one.
But there have been more than 220,000 games in MLB history. There have been 23 perfect games.
Everything -- especially a pitch count of 80 -- is lining up to at least let Kershaw try. You cannot pull him.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) April 13, 2022
That had to be rough for Kershaw to walk away on the doorstep of history. He was relieved by Alex Vesia, who allowed the second batter he faced -- Gary Sanchez -- to single to center, and walked Max Kepler two batters later. They were the only Twins to reach base on the day.
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Page of 7 ZOOM Storytelling, Narration, and the "Who I Am" Story by Catherine Ramsdell Are stories just a form of entertainment — like movies, television shows, books, and video games? Or are they something more? This chapter takes the stance that stories are a fundamental and primary form of communication, and without them, we would lose an important way to teach our children, to train our employees, to sell our products, and to make information memorable to those of any age. Consider a Jewish story Annette Sim mons references in her book The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion Through the Art of Storytelling : Truth, naked and cold, had been turned away from every door in the village. Her nakedness frightened the people. When Parable found her s he was huddled in a corner, shivering and hungry. Taking pity on her, Parable gathered her up and took her home. There, she dressed Truth in story, warmed her and sent her out again. Clothed in story, Truth knocked again at the doors and was readily welcom ed into the villagers' houses. They invited her to eat at their tables and warm herself by their fires. (27) Certainly stories can be a form of entertainment — a book to curl up with on a cold rainy afternoon, a movie to share with a best friend, a video ga me to conquer — but stories can also be much more and, as will be discussed at the end of the chapter, today stories can be found just about anywhere. Furthermore, because stories can be found anywhere from a movie theatre to a corporate boardroom, everyone should know how to tell a good story. In her book, The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion Through the Art of Storytelling , Simmons talks about seven different kinds of stories everyone should learn how to tell. One of them is the "Who I Am" story. Simply put, a Who I Am story shows something about its author, and this type of story fits into the genre of memoir or creative nonfiction. Here is an example from Simmons' book: Skip looked into the sea of suspicious stockholders and wondered what might convince them to follow his leadership. He was 35, looked 13 and was third generation rich. He could tell they assumed he would be an unholy disaster as a leader. He decided to tell them a story. "My first job was drawing the electrical engineering plans for a boat building company. The drawings had to be perfect because if the wires were not accurately placed before the fiberglass form was poured, a mistake might cost a million dollars, easy. At 25, I already had two masters' degrees. I had been on boats all my life and frankly, I found drawing these plans a bit . . . mindless. One morning I got a call at home from a $6/hour worker asking me 'are you sure this is right?' I was incensed. Of course I was sure — 'just pour the damn thing.' Whe n his supervisor called me an hour later and woke me up again and asked 'are you sure this is right?' I had even less patience. 'I said I was sure an hour ago and I'm still sure.' It was the phone call from the president of the company that finally got me out of bed and down to the site. If I had to hold these guys by the hand, so be it. I sought out the worker who had called me first. He sat looking at my plans with his head cocked to one side. With exaggerated patience I began to explain the drawing. But after a few words my voice got weaker and my head started to cock to the side as well. It seems that I had (being left - handed) transposed starboard and port so that the drawing was an exact mirror image of what it should have been. Thank God this $6/hour worker had caught my mistake before it was too late. The next day I found this box on my desk. The crew bought me a remedial pair of tennis shoes for future reference. Just in case I got mixed up again — a red left shoe for port, and a green right one for st arboard. These shoes don't just help me remember port and starboard. They help me remember to listen even when I think I know what's going on." As he held up the shoebox with one red and one green shoe, there were smiles and smirks. The stockholders rela xed a bit. If this young upstart had already learned this lesson about arrogance, then he might have learned a few things about running companies, too. (1 – 2) This example shows some of the reasons why people tell Who I Am stories. Chances are that if Skip had gone into this meeting and said "Look, I know I'm young, but I've got a lot of experience, I know what I'm doing, I've learned a lot from my mistakes. Just trust me," he would not have won over his audience. Please keep this example and the basic defi nition of the Who I Am story in mind while reading through the next section, which provides a little background and theory about the fine art of narration and storytelling. Because the purpose of a Who I Am story is to illustrate something about oneself, some might assume that character is the most important aspect of the Who I Am story, but in truth, both character and action are important in this type of story. Granted, thinking of the people in a Who I Am story as characters may seem odd becaus e most likely they will be real people. However, consider Theodore A. Rees Cheney's thoughts: Traditional nonfiction, particularly journalistic nonfiction, never concerned itself with developing characters. Fiction writers worked at characterization; nonf iction writers concentrated on events. Creative nonfiction writers say that because so many events occur as the result of human interactions, the event cannot be fully understood without also understanding something of the people (characters) surrounding i t. (134) So while thinking of yourself, friends, or family as characters may not feel completely natural, remember some similarities do exist between characters and real people in that the people/characters in a Who I Am story need to be developed, interesting, and understandable, just like characters in a fiction work. Of course, some differences exist as well. Since the characters in a Who I Am story are real people, you will not be creating characters, as a fiction writer does; instead, as Cheney notes, you will be revealing them: When I write about character development, I'm talking about how the writer goes about revealing a person's character . .. The creative nonfiction writer does not 'create' characters; rather, he or she reveals them to the reader as honestly and accurately as possible. Like most contemporary fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers reveal character much as it happens in real life — bit by bit. (134) Generally speaking, authors reveal their characters in two wa ys: direct and indirect characterization. With direct characterization, the author simply tells the audience something about a character. The line "He was 35, looked 13 and was third generation rich" from the Who I Am story at the beginning of this chapter is an example of direct characterization. With indirect characterization, the audience learns about characters by watching or listening to them. Indirect characterization can also include descriptions of characters. The Who I Am story at the start of thi s chapter primarily utilizes indirect characterization. The entire story Skip tells about his first job, the mindless drawing, being upset about an hourly worker calling him at home — all indirect characterization. Since indirect characterization shows what a character does, indirect characterization often directly relates to the sequence of actions, again showing how character and action can intertwine. Another important piece of a story and narrative discourse is the difference between real time and narrative time. Consider the following passage: Amy dropped a mug of coffee. It shattered on the kitchen floor. Coffee and shattered glass were everywhere. Amy got a towel and began cleaning up the mess. This is real time, but if a few details are added, we get narrative time: Amy dropped a mug of coffee. It shattered with a loud crash onto the kitchen floor. She felt the hot liquid burn through her socks into her feet. Coffee and shattered glass were everywhere. Amy sighed; there was no more coffee in t he pot, and she had really needed a caffeine burst. Moving carefully through the mess, Amy grabbed an old towel out of the drawer and began cleaning up the remains of her breakfast. Abbott explains the difference between real (or clock) time and narrative time: Clock time . . . always relates back to itself, so that one speaks in terms of numbers or seconds or their multiples (minutes, hours) and fractions (nanoseconds). Narrative time, in contrast, relates to events or incidents. And while clock time is necessarily marked off by regular intervals of a certain length, narrative time is not necessarily any length at all. (4 – 5) Abbott adds that writers can slow the "whole sequence down by simply adding details" and "conversely, we can make narrative time go like the wind" by using phrases like "in the following months" or "a few weeks later" (5). The universality of narrative, character and action, indirect and direct representation, real time and narrative time are just a few aspects of narrative theory, b ut these terms and this information will provide a solid foundation as we begin thinking more specifically about the Who I Am story. Writing a story is not like baking a cake — there is no formula or recipe that guarantees a perfect story. But here are some steps to consider: 1. Ask some questions about the event you are going to write about. When did this event take place? What are the starting and ending points? Where did this event take place? Who was there? Was there a conflict? A resolution? 2. Write down everything you remember. Of course, there are numerous ways to write a first draft, but for a Who I Am story, simply writing down everything you remember about the event is a good place to start. Usually, it is better to have mor e writing than what you need. So start by writing everything down in chronological order. Do not worry about any rhetorical strategies or making it sound good. Think about the concept of fabula and just write down the entire series of events or actions. 3 . Go do something else. Once you have the entire story written down, set it aside. Go take a nap or play with your dog, and come back to the story later. Then reread it and see if you left anything out. Time permitting, go through this process of putting t he story aside and then rereading it several times. 4. Summarize the main point of the story in one or two sentences. Go through the story and eliminate everything that does not relate to this main point. Do not worry about length right now. Focus on qual ity and creating a unified story. 5. Think about creating a dominant impression. Is the story sad, thoughtful, sarcastic, or humorous? If you have trouble deciding on a dominant impression, think about setting the story to music. What song would you pick — Mozart's "Moonlight Sonata," something by the Violent Femmes, a sultry jazz tune — and what emotion does this song conjure up? 6. Keeping the main point and dominant impression in mind, add details and expand the most important parts of your story. Real tim e should now become narrative time. Add concrete details and imagery. Imagine the different senses to which the story could appeal. We are a very visual culture, but go beyond describing what things look like — consider incorporating smells or sounds. Think about the way something feels when touched. Also think about how these details can help draw a reader in. Consider this an example from a student's Who I Am story: At the beginning of every school year, I am obligated to introduce myself to a new sea of adolescent hormones swimming with impulsiveness, curiosity, and unfiltered tourette - like verbal ejaculations. Sure, I could stand before the little urchins, and with trident in hand, I could dictate the rules of my class and cast off a long list of life experiences that made me the immortal that stands before them or I could let them place their expectations upon me creating an environment of perceived equality. Being a believer in a democratic classroom, I always opt for the latter. Look at the way this student builds on the details: the words "sea," "swimming" and "trident" work beautifully together. And look at the choices the student made: using the words "adolesc ent hormones" and "urchins" instead of students; "unfiltered tourette - like verbal ejaculations" could have simply been opinions or obnoxious comments. The story includes a lot of visual elements, but the phrase "verbal ejaculations" also appeals to the ear s. These words, phrases, and ideas all work together to, as clichéd as it sounds, paint a picture of the author of this story. The author of this story is a student, but she is also a middle - school teacher. The main point of the story is to show who she is as a teacher. Everything in this paragraph relates to that main point. We do not know the color of her hair, whether she is wearing a shirt or a sweater, or if she is tall or short. After all, none of these things relate to the point of this story. Great detail and description and emotions are very important to the Who I Am story. But they need to be the right details, descriptions, and emotions, and they need to be used at the right time. 7 . Make certain the story shows and does not tell. The ultimate su ccess of the Who I Am story depends on how well you show, not tell, who you are (i.e. use more indirect characterization than direct characterization). Have faith in your words and in the story you are telling. Trust that the story works and do not end the story with a statement like "clearly this event shows that I am a trustworthy person." Let the story do its job. Consider two more paragraphs from our middle - school teacher's story: On the first day of class last year, I allowed students to take seat s at their leisure. I sat on my desk and when everyone was settled, I quietly commanded their attention by placing a large black top hat upon my head. Conversations abruptly stopped as my curious audience took notice. 'If I were to say that hats are a meta phor for the different roles we play in our lives, what do you think that means?' I was met with blank stares. 'What if I said that I play many roles every day? I am a teacher, a mother, a daughter, a coworker, and a friend. Are the expectations for those different roles the same or different?' A hand raises and a girl with pale skin, lively eyes and thick auburn hair answers, 'Of course they're different. I don't act the same around my friends as I do in front of my parents!' She has a smug 'as if' express ion. 'You're absolutely right,' I acknowledge. 'Now what if I were to ask you to define the expectations of my role as your teacher?' Eyebrows rise as the class considers this. 'I'm going to pass out sticky notes and I want each of you to write down a word or phrase that describes what my job is as your teacher. When you are done, I want you to place your note on the strip of blue paper that runs up the wall in the back of the room. Each of you should place your note above the note of the person that went b efore you so that we create a column of sticky notes. Does everyone understand?' A thin - faced, black boy with large eyes and bright teeth pipes up, "So we get to tell you how to do your job?' I thoughtfully pause before answering, 'Well . . . y e ah!' What do we learn about the author from reading this passage? What kind of teacher is she? We could describe her as creative, brave, caring, and dedicated. We could decide that she is not afraid to take some risks. We know that she loves her job. Does she d irectly state any of these things? No. But her story shows that she is all of these things. 8 . Look at the introduction of your story . Will it grab a reader's attention? Think about sitting in a doctor's office or waiting for your car to be repaired. You pick up a magazine and start to thumb through it. How long do you give an article to grab your attention before turning the page? Some people flip to the next page if the title of the article does not interest them; other more generous readers will read th e first sentence or two before deciding to continue reading or to move on to the next page. Something in the opening paragraph, hopefully in the first sentence or two, should grab the reader and make him or her want to read on. Here is an example from anot her student's Who I Am story: I thought by the time I was thirty I would know what I wanted to be when I grew up. But here I am on the eve of my thirty - first birthday, and I am still searching, searching for where I fit into the world, amidst all the titles I have been given such as Sydney's Mom, Tripp's Wife, and Janice's Daughter. Then there are all the roles I play: maid, chef, bookkeeper, personal shopper, and teacher. Of course that's just what I do and who I do it for. The real question remains, when you take all of that away, who am I? This is the first paragraph of the student's Who I Am essay, and it does several things nicely. The conversational tone draws us in. We almost feel as if we are getting to peek inside the author's head. "Tripp's W ife," "Janice's Daughter," "chef," "personal shopper" are lovely specifics, and equally important, these are specifics to which most people can relate. Perhaps we are Bob's son or Suzie's boyfriend instead of a daughter or a wife, but we can still see the similarities between the author's life and our own. And because of that, we want to know how she answers the question "who am I?" 9 . Treat this story like any other paper. Have a solid organizational scheme (chronological often works well), keep one main idea per paragraph, use transitional phrasing, vary the sentence structure, and make sure the ideas flow into each other. Reflect on word choice and particularly verb choices. Just think, for example, of all the different synonyms for the word walk. A character could strut, saunter, stroll, sashay, or skip. She could mosey, meander, or march. Powerful verbs are a great way to add panache and detail to a story without making it wordy or slowing the pace. 1 0 . Proofread, edit, and proofread again. Give t he story to a friend and ask them to read it. Do not tell them what the paper is about or what you are trying to accomplish. Instead just ask them what they learned or what three words they would use to describe your story. 1 1 . And the last bit of advice — have fun. The best storytellers enjoy telling stories. When you are telling a story, pick a story that matters to you and a story that you really want to share. Let your love for that story come through, and let others see you through your story. References Abbott, H. Porter. The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative . Cambridge UP: Cambridge, 2002. Print. Aristotle. Poetics . Ed. Francis Fergusson. Hill and Wang: New York, 1997. Print. Cheney, Theodore A. Rees. Writing Creative Nonfiction: Fiction Techniques for Crafting Great Nonfiction . Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, 2001. Print. Clarke, Cheryl. Storytelling for Grantseekers . John Wiley and Songs: San Francisco, 2009. Print. Horton, Andrew. Writing the Character - Centered Screen Play . U of California P: Los Angeles, 1999. Print. Lowe, N.J. The Classical Plot and the Invention of Western Narrative . Cambridge UP: New York, 2000. Print. Luc, Herman and Bart Vervaeck. The Handbook of Narrative Analysis . U of Nebraska P: Lincoln, 2005. Print. Maxwell, Richard and Robert Dickman. The Elements of Persuasion: Using Storytelling to Pitch Better, Sell Faster, and Win More Business . Collins: New York, 2007. Print. Simmons, Annette. The Story Factor: Inspiration, Infl uence, and Persuasion Through the Art of Storytelling. Basic Books : Cambridge, 2006. Print. This essay is a chapter in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 2, a peer - reviewed open textbook series for the writing classroom. Download the full volume and individual chapters from: • Writing Spaces: http://writingspaces.org/essays • Parlor Press: http://parlorpress.com/writingspaces • WAC Clearinghouse: http://wac.colostate.edu/books/ Print versions of the volume are available for purchase directly fro m Parlor Press and through other booksellers. This essay is available under a Creative Commons License subject to the Writing Spaces' Terms of Use. More information, such as the specific license being used, is available at the bottom of the first page of t he chapter. © 2011 by the respective author(s). For reprint rights and other permissions, contact the original author(s). Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Writing spaces : readings on writing. Volume 1 / edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978 - 1 - 60235 - 184 - 4 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978 - 1 - 60235 - 185 - 1 (adobe ebook) 1. College readers. 2. 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There's nothing like getting in the car and hitting the open road for that last summer trip. But this doesn't mean that you have to live in the car and run through the drive thru lane. With these simple tips, your road trip can be healthy as well as fun!
Foods like bananas, nuts, apples and granola bars are great because they don't require refrigeration. If you have access to a cooler, pack things like applesauce, cheese sticks and hard-boiled eggs. Having the healthier snacks on hand is a great way to stay on track and save money. Also, don't forget to pack water!
When you make a pit stop, be sure to stretch a bit. It is important to make sure you are getting the blood flowing after sitting in a car for long periods of time. Most rest areas have paths where you can get in a quick walk, or if you're stopping for lunch somewhere, take a walk around the area. You may just happen upon something you wouldn't have seen driving in your car.
Before you head out on your trip, do some research about your stopping places. Scope out restaurants, and check out the food selection. If you are unsure of where you may be stopping, use Yelp on your phone. It is a great way to find out what is close by and what's on the menu. Look for the healthier options or decide that you may want to splurge on the local fare you can't get back home.
Most importantly, enjoy yourself! Make that perfect playlist (I love this one on Spotify), play some fun games (MadLibs!) and just enjoy the wind in your hair!
Brooke Birmingham is a 29-year-old healthy lifestyle blogger and Weight Watchers leader from the Quad Cities, Illinois. She is a healthy-living crusader; having lost 172 pounds and inspiring others to live a happy and healthy life through her blog, Brooke: Not On a Diet.
What are some of your tips for a healthy road trip? Let us know in the comments below.


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Gryphon Investors ("Gryphon"), a San Francisco-based private equity firm, today announced that it has made a majority investment in Wind River Environmental ("Wind River" or "the Company"), the leading provider of inspection, service, installation, repair, and maintenance of non-hazardous liquid environmental waste solutions in the United States. CEO John O'Connell and other members of Wind River's management team have retained a significant ownership position in the Company and will continue to lead Wind River after the closing of the transaction. Former Republic Services COO and Gryphon executive advisor Kevin Walbridge will become Chairman of Wind River as part of Gryphon's investment. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Wind River provides non-discretionary and regulatory-driven non-hazardous waste removal and treatment services to a wide range of commercial, residential, and municipal customers across the Eastern U.S. With more than 25 locations, Wind River serves a diversified blue-chip customer base including national food and retail establishments such as Starbucks, McDonald's, and Whole Foods.
Gryphon's past and current investments in the environmental services sector include Trinity Consultants, a leading environmental consulting firm which specializes in providing air quality compliance, toxicology, industrial hygiene and other environmental services, and HEPACO, a leading provider of emergency response, environmental remediation and other environmental services.
Kirkland & Ellis acted as the legal advisor to Gryphon and Finn Dixon & Herling was the legal advisor to Wind River. Stifel Nicolaus acted as financial advisor to Gryphon and William Blair & Company acted as the financial advisor to Wind River.
Headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Wind River Environmental and its affiliated companies inspect, service, repair and install a broad array of non-hazardous liquid waste systems, including septic tanks, grease traps, pumping and industrial waste systems. The company offers a full array of services to residential, commercial and municipal systems. In 2016, the company serviced 25,000 commercial and 52,000 residential sites. Operating from Maine to Florida, Wind River has over 500 team members who are graduates of Wind River University including over 350 highly trained technicians. For more information, please visit www.wrenvironmental.com.


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Butler, George Francis (1829–1901)
An old native of the colony, and for many years a resident of this district, passed away at Teralba yesterday morning, in the person of Mr G. W. F. [George Walter Francis] Butler.
He was born 72 years ago on almost the identical spot in the Haymarket, Sydney, where Hordern's palatial buildings now stand. The deceased was one of the first secretaries of the local Mechanics' Institute, and was for many years a deacon and secretary of Islington Congregational Church. He was for a considerable period employed by the Wickham Council as timekeeper of the bus traffic, but the institution of the tramway service did away with the necessity for the continuance of the duties. He leaves a wife and grown up family, all of whom are married. The funeral cortege will leave the local Congregational Church this afternoon.
Newcastle Morning Herald (NSW) , 23 November 1901
Butler, Walter (father)
Hardwick, Cecilia Ann (half-sister)
Butler, Robert William (half-brother)
Butler, William (half-brother)
Brodribb, Mary Ann (aunt)
Butler, Lawrence (grandfather)
Brodribb, Frederic William (cousin)
Brodribb, Baby (cousin)
'Butler, George Francis (1829–1901)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/butler-george-francis-13378/text24017, accessed 20 January 2022.
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Haymarket, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Teralba, New South Wales, Australia
Congregationalist lay leader
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O God, who made this most holy night to shine with the glory of the Lord's resurrection: Stir up in your Church that Spirit of adoption which is given to us in Baptism, that we, being renewed both in body and mind, may worship you in sincerity and truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
but the serpent-- its food shall be dust!
"His mercy endures for ever."
the right hand of the Lord has triumphed!"
but he did not hand me over to death.
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, `I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that he had said these things to her.


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Stare Into The Lights My Pretties > decline
An alarming number of people rely *solely* on a Social Media network for news
Tags: algorithms, convergence, decline, fake, filter bubble, mainstream media, screen culture, social media
Note the stats from Pew Research Center for Journalism and Media, that 64% of users surveyed rely on just one source alone of social media for news content—i.e. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc, while 26% would check only two sources, and 10% three or more: A staggeringly concerning trend, given the rampant personalisation of these screen environments and what we know about the functioning and reinforcement of The Filter Bubble. This is a centralisation of power and lack of diversity and compare/contrast that the "old media" perhaps could only dream of…
From The Huffington Post:
"It's easy to believe you're getting diverse perspectives when you see stories on Facebook. You're connected not just to many of your friends, but also to friends of friends, interesting celebrities and publications you "like."
But Facebook shows you what it thinks you'll be interested in. The social network pays attention to what you interact with, what your friends share and comment on, and overall reactions to a piece of content, lumping all of these factors into an algorithm that serves you items you're likely to engage with. It's a simple matter of business: Facebook wants you coming back, so it wants to show you things you'll enjoy."
BBC also reported earlier this year that Social Media networks outstripped television as the news source for young people (emphasis added):
"Of the 18-to-24-year-olds surveyed, 28% cited social media as their main news source, compared with 24% for TV.
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism research also suggests 51% of people with online access use social media as a news source. Facebook and other social media outlets have moved beyond being "places of news discovery" to become the place people consume their news, it suggests.
The study found Facebook was the most common source—used by 44% of all those surveyed—to watch, share and comment on news. Next came YouTube on 19%, with Twitter on 10%. Apple News accounted for 4% in the US and 3% in the UK, while messaging app Snapchat was used by just 1% or less in most countries.
According to the survey, consumers are happy to have their news selected by algorithms, with 36% saying they would like news chosen based on what they had read before and 22% happy for their news agenda to be based on what their friends had read. But 30% still wanted the human oversight of editors and other journalists in picking the news agenda and many had fears about algorithms creating news "bubbles" where people only see news from like-minded viewpoints.
Most of those surveyed said they used a smartphone to access news, with the highest levels in Sweden (69%), Korea (66%) and Switzerland (61%), and they were more likely to use social media rather than going directly to a news website or app.
The report also suggests users are noticing the original news brand behind social media content less than half of the time, something that is likely to worry traditional media outlets."
And to exemplify the issue, these words from Slashdot: "Over the past few months, we have seen how Facebook's Trending Topics feature is often biased, and moreover, how sometimes fake news slips through its filter."
"The Washington Post monitored the website for over three weeks and found that Facebook is still struggling to get its algorithm right. In the six weeks since Facebook revamped its Trending system, the site has repeatedly promoted "news" stories that are actually works of fiction. As part of a larger audit of Facebook's Trending topics, the Intersect logged every news story that trended across four accounts during the workdays from Aug. 31 to Sept. 22. During that time, we uncovered five trending stories that were indisputably fake and three that were profoundly inaccurate. On top of that, we found that news releases, blog posts from sites such as Medium and links to online stores such as iTunes regularly trended."
UPDATE 9/11/16 — US President Barack Obama criticises Facebook for spreading fake stories: "The way campaigns have unfolded, we just start accepting crazy stuff as normal," Obama said. "As long as it's on Facebook, and people can see it, as long as its on social media, people start believing it, and it creates this dust cloud of nonsense."
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/social-media-news_us_573e1a70e4...
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Tags: addiction, addiction-by-design, attention, attention span, culture, culture of bigotry, cumulative effects, decline, distraction, distraction addiction, empathy decline, groupthink, mainstream media, media, people, privacy, screen culture, social implications, social media, society, twitter
This short video explores how the online world has overwhelmingly become the popular outlet for public rage by briefly illustrating some of the many stories of everyday people which have suddenly become public enemy number one under the most misunderstood of circumstances and trivial narratives. With the web acting like a giant echo-chamber, amplifying false stories and feeding on the pent-up aggression of the audience watching the spectacle, The Outrage Machine shows how these systems froth the mob mentality into a hideous mess, as a good example of where the spectacle goes and how its intensity has to keep ratcheting up in order maintain the audience attention, in a culture of dwindling attention spans, distraction and triviality.
Filmmaker and author Jon Ronson also recently wrote a book about this topic too, which is quite good. So You've Been Publicly Shamed. His TED talk is essentially a 17 min overview:
And a longer presentation with interview and Q&A from earlier this year: