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Buffett Buys More Apple, Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, in Q2
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway topped off existing stakes in some favorite stocks, cut exposure to General Motors and Kroger, and exited its rump position in Verizon.
By Dan Burrows
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B (opens in new tab), $302.82) took advantage of the market's second-quarter swoon to add to its stakes in Apple (AAPL (opens in new tab), $173.16), Chevron (CVX (opens in new tab), $156.80), Occidental Petroleum (OXY (opens in new tab), $64.34) and a handful of other stocks, but the holding company didn't make any exciting or surprising new moves, a regulatory filing made late Monday revealed.
Chairman and CEO Buffett, along with co-portfolio managers Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, were once again net purchasers of equities during the three months ended June 30, although their pace of buying slowed considerably compared with Q1.
Warren Buffett Stocks Ranked: The Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio
After subtracting sales, Berkshire spent $3.8 billion on stocks during the second quarter, down from net purchases of $41 billion in equities during the first three months of 2022. The S&P 500 lost more than 16% of its value during the second quarter. Suffice to say that Buffett and his lieutenants were once again greedy when others were fearful.
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It's also worth noting that Buffett and his subalterns' buying stands in stark contrast to last year's second quarter, when Berkshire was a net seller of equities. And, for good measure, Buffett also spent $1 billion buying back Berkshire Hathaway stock during Q2.
Among the notable additions, Buffett bought another 3.9 million shares in Apple, which is Berkshire's largest position by a wide margin.
The company owned nearly 895 million shares in the iPhone maker, a stake worth $122.3 billion as of June 30. AAPL accounted for 41% of Berkshire's portfolio value at the end of Q2. That's down from 43% at the end of the first quarter due to a slump in Apple's share price.
Buffett has also been aggressively adding to Berkshire's stake in Occidental Petroleum. Berkshire bought an additional 9.6 million shares – worth about $530 million – in the integrated oil and gas firm in late June. The holding company again added to its stake in July, buying another 4.3 million OXY shares worth $250 million.
Including warrants, Berkshire owns roughly 30% of OXY's shares outstanding. Naturally, the conglomerate's large and growing position in OXY is fueling speculation that Buffett could be eyeing a buyout of Occidental Petroleum.
In some other notable purchases, Berkshire topped off existing stakes in Chevron, Celanese (CE (opens in new tab), $116.22), Paramount Global (PARA (opens in new tab), $26.55) and Ally Financial (ALLY (opens in new tab), $35.68)
On the other side of Berkshire's ledger, the company exited what remained of its small stake in Verizon (VZ (opens in new tab), $45.55), the only telecommunications stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Berkshire also closed out its short-lived position in Royalty Pharma (RPRX (opens in new tab), $43.87).
In other stock sales, Berkshire slashed its stake in Store Capital (STOR (opens in new tab), $29.24) by more than 50%. Buffett also reduced Berkshire's exposure to General Motors (GM (opens in new tab), $39.40) and Kroger (KR (opens in new tab), $47.52).
Ultimately, however, Buffett and his lieutenants had themselves a relatively quiet quarter, making mostly immaterial moves. The Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is highly concentrated, after all, with its top five holdings accounting for 75% of the total portfolio value. STOR, GM and KR don't really move the needle here.
And so although Berkshire went on a shopping spree in Q2, it mostly consisted of bargain hunting in a few of Buffett's favorite names. Investors looking for new stock or sector ideas based on the Oracle's Q2 moves didn't get much, if anything, to work with.
11 Stock Picks That Billionaires Love
Stock Watch Berkshire Hathaway Cl B (BRK.B) General Motors (GM) Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Chevron (CVX) Apple (AAPL) Kroger (KR) Verizon Communications (VZ)
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Senior Investing Writer, Kiplinger.com
Dan Burrows is Kiplinger's senior investing writer, having joined the august publication full time in 2016.
A long-time financial journalist, Dan is a veteran of SmartMoney, MarketWatch, CBS MoneyWatch, InvestorPlace and DailyFinance. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Consumer Reports, Senior Executive and Boston magazine, and his stories have appeared in the New York Daily News, the San Jose Mercury News and Investor's Business Daily, among other publications. As a senior writer at AOL's DailyFinance, Dan reported market news from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and hosted a weekly video segment on equities.
Once upon a time – before his days as a financial reporter and assistant financial editor at legendary fashion trade paper Women's Wear Daily – Dan worked for Spy magazine, scribbled away at Time Inc. and contributed to Maxim magazine back when lad mags were a thing. He's also written for Esquire magazine's Dubious Achievements Awards.
In his current role at Kiplinger, Dan writes about equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, funds, macroeconomics and more.
Dan holds a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and a master's degree from Columbia University.
Disclosure: Dan does not trade stocks or other securities. Rather, he dollar-cost averages into cheap funds and index funds and holds them forever in tax-advantaged accounts.
Gaining More Certainty in Your Retirement Income Plan
Relying on market performance to close the gap in your retirement income could let you down, but a CD ladder and fixed annuities could provide some certainty.
By Cole Czajkoski, Investment Adviser Representative • Published 29 January 23
Considering a 1031 Exchange? The Rules You Need to Know
Taxes are an inevitable part of investing in real estate. You can, however, defer or avoid paying capital gains taxes by following some simple rules of a 1031 exchange. Yes, you read that correctly!
By Daniel Goodwin • Published 28 January 23
Stock Market Today: Stocks End the Week on a High Note
Intel stock plunged after a big earnings miss, but encouraging inflation and consumer sentiment data created tailwinds for the broad market.
Kiplinger's Weekly Earnings Calendar (Jan. 30-Feb. 1)
stocks Check out our earnings calendar for the upcoming week, as well as our previews of the more noteworthy reports.
Stock Market Today: Stocks Climb After Tesla Earnings, GDP
The electric vehicle maker reported record profit and revenue for the fourth quarter.
Stock Market Today: Microsoft Earnings Weigh on Stocks
While Microsoft reported top- and bottom-line beats in its fiscal Q2, shares declined on disappointing guidance.
The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Are Getting 3 New Members
Dividend Aristocrats The index of stocks that have upped their dividends for at least 25 straight years is about to get bigger.
By Dan Burrows • Last updated 28 January 23
Stock Market Today: Dow Gains After Busy Day of Blue-Chip Earnings
Travelers and 3M were two Dow components that reported earnings today.
Stock Market Today: Stocks Climb After Spotify Job Cuts
Spotify became the latest company to announce layoffs, while Salesforce climbed on activist investor news.
Stock Market Today: Netflix, Alphabet Lead Rally in Tech Stocks
Netflix reported much higher-than-expected subscriber growth, while Wall Street cheered Alphabet's layoff announcement.


The City College-CUNY Sociology Department is pleased to present 2 symposiums on race in America.
The first one on April 8th is entitled "Race and Science: New Findings and Challenges."
The second panel on April 15th is entitled, "Race and Categorization: Changing Terrains."
follow in the Faculty Dining Room (Amsterdam Room).
Please e-mail Lpaik@ccny.cuny.edu if you have questions, need directions, etc.


I was the first child born in a family of 3, my mom Joelle, dad David, and 2 younger sisters, Taylor and Deanna. I was born prematurely, the doctors thought I was going to be a vegetable and not be able to do anything, but God had other plans. I went blind when I was 4 months old due to a retna detachment. I can see light and shadows in my right eye, nothing in my left. I began playing the piano and singing at 2 years old, took lessons for 3 years on and off. I have been playing at my church for the last 11 years, sung specials, and led music for the last 7.
I became very interested in broadcasting and radio especially growing up listening to sports on TV and the radio. I have always wanted to do something with radio, whether hosting, sports announcing, etc. When I was younger I used to put my face up to the speaker of the radio when music was about to start and I thought they could hear me, so I would act as a DJ, or host, and introduce the next song or station, thinking they could hear me. I went to high school for broadcasting, but ended up finishing school in Raleigh for my last two years. I had a wonderful opportunity to participate in a junior broadcasting contest for the Carolina Panthers in which the contestants were to reinact a radio call from a previous game to the best of their ability. Good thing the Panthers were my favorite team and I was listening to the radio for this particular game. I won the contest and was eventualy asked to record a couple commercials for their radio network. A short time later I began to take a recorder around with me to baseball games and call the game as if I were on the radio. I grew up listening to baseball for quite awhile and had familiarized myself with the sounds of the game, crack of the bat, pop of the glove, how the crowd reacts to said sounds, etc. I began to realize that even the in-stadium sounds, whether it be certain songs that were played following a homerun, hit, walk, etc and the normal crowd reactions that followed each event were tremendous helps to me as a blind individual. As I got older I have also learned a style of audio both listening to and watching games, or I guess I should say a mixture of the audio between on-field and crowd noise and announcer volume that if I don't hear that on a broadcast drives me crazy! God has allowed me to and given me the ability to do all of this, to go to college and pursue degrees in counseling and worship leadership, and live in a house on my own, attend a wonderful church, and spread his love through the life, tallents and abilities he has given me.


LaFayette, GA – Walker County has a new and improved method for the public to receive emergency and community notifications. The SirenGPS app can send push notifications to smartphones in a matter of seconds, keeping residents alerted to bad weather and other community concerns or interests.
"While our primary use of this notification system will be for emergency situations, we also have the capability to geofence or draw a map around a certain area that will only notify folks in that area of things like a water outage, power outage or road closure," said Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Blake Hodge.
SirenGPS will only send residents who sign-up for the free service one alert, so if they receive the push notification from the app, the system will check them off as being notified. 60 seconds later, SirenGPS will send out text messages to those who still need to be notified. 60 seconds after that, anyone still in need of an alert will get a phone call.
SirenGPS immediately replaces Walker County's Hyper-Reach notification system. Residents are urged to download the free SirenGPS app, which is available for Apple and Android devices. Those who do not have a smartphone and wish to receive a text or phone call should contact Tina in the Walker County Commissioner's Office at 706-638-1437 or register online secure.sirengps.com//register.


"Every 6th, 7th and 8th grader has a tablet so they don't miss a beat when they start high school."
Fifth graders have new grammar and vocabulary series which are aligned with Common Core.
All students have math resource time in their schedules.
Students are required to participate in ALEKS for math enrichment.
Fifth graders are Science buddies with the kindergarten students.
Computer Lab is offered weekly.
Tablets are available for students' use.
Fifth graders participate in group or class projects and a Martin Luther King prayer service.
Small group reading, English and Math are offered to students.
During Catholic Schools' Week, the fifth graders write cards to seniors. They also adopt a family for Christmas and are eager to work at Churchill Woods to better the environment.
Fifth graders participate in many classroom projects. They include the explorers wax museum, the DARE (Drug Abuse and Resistance Education) Program, an ancient civilization project, a Native American project and a Thirteen Colonies project.
The one-to-one tablet program is first introduced in sixth grade. Students are instructed on the "ins and outs" of tablet usage, from safety to using OneDrive for saving work. The tablets are utilized in all subjects. Students are held responsible for keeping the tablet charged and in proper working order. Students are placed into leveled math groups and are introduced to Spanish for the first time.
Currently, the sixth grade is using a brand-new science curriculum which is entirely online and follows NGS standards. In science they are exposed to hands-on labs as well as virtual labs. Moving away from textbooks, sixth graders use a novel-based curriculum. Students have their Religion books on their tablets and they participate in Family Life. Students also are required to work on ALEKS for computation enrichment. Health is offered to students this year.
Sixth graders organized and run the "Minute to Win It" service project to raise money for children in the Dominican Republic. In the fall, they help clear the environment at Churchill Woods. They participate in Adopt a Family at Christmas and they are buddies with younger students. They are also able to participate in the school musical.
Sixth graders participate in the Agora Project to learn first-hand about the Ancient Greek marketplace. They do many webquests throughout the year, and one of note is the Egypt webquest. Weather Bug is housed in the sixth-grade classroom and students eagerly monitor weather through the use of this resource. In Science, they are involved in virtual labs, hands-on labs, and dissections. They also enjoy creating their own civilization in Social Studies.
Seventh graders are in their second year of the one-to-one tablet program. They continue to use the tablets for their daily classwork as well as for long-term projects and papers. Seventh graders are placed in leveled Math groups and they are also exposed to math contests. They are in their second year of Spanish.
Seventh graders use online Science textbooks which are aligned to follow NGS standards. They participate in hands-on labs and virtual labs, as well as dissections. Students have the opportunity to join Science Olympiad to enrich their own science knowledge. Religion books are all online. Students can participate in the school musical. Students also do novel studies throughout the year.
Students help clean up the environment at Churchill Woods. They adopt a family during the Advent season. During Catholic Schools' Week students help at Feed My Starving Children, make blankets for cancer patients and create rosaries for their second-grade buddies.
Students are exposed to a variety of web quest experiences in Science, Social Studies, English and Reading. They experience the court process on Law Day, and they participate in a mock trial. Students explore their faith at the Here I am Lord Conference in March. They are participants in Theology of the Body and enjoy a seventh-grade retreat.
Eighth graders are in their third year of the one-to-one tablet program. They are in leveled Math groups. They continue to use the tablets for their daily classwork as well as for long-term projects and papers. They are also exposed to math contests. Eighth graders are in their third year of Spanish.
Eighth graders use online science textbooks which are aligned to follow NGS standards. They participate in hands-on labs and virtual labs, as well as dissections. Students have the opportunity to join Science Olympiad to enrich their own Science knowledge. Religion books are all online. Students can participate in the school musical and do novel studies throughout the year. The eighth grade Reading and English textbooks are online. Students study Shakespeare and various novels throughout the year.
Students help clean up the environment at Churchill Woods. They adopt a family during the Advent season. During Catholic Schools' Week students help at Feed My Starving Children, and make blankets for cancer patients. Eighth graders also reflect upon their experiences at St. Petronille and write their teachers heartfelt thank you letters.
Eighth graders have the opportunity to be selected to be part of the Leadership Program. They also partner with Faith Formation in sacramental preparation. Students are actively involved in learning about William Shakespeare, put on a masked ball, and do other varied activities while reading Romeo and Juliet. Trench Wars is a favorite activity for students in Social Studies. Eighth graders work on various dissections throughout the year. Additionally, these students participate in a retreat to kick off their eighth grade year. This retreat sets the tone for their time as the student leaders of St. Petronille School.


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require_once dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/visitors/HTMLSafeVisitor.php';

/**
 * Test cases testing the HTMLSafe visitor, which escapes all html characters in the source text
 *
 * @author astax-t
 */
class HTMLSafeVisitorTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    /**
     * Asserts that the given bbcode string produces the given html string
     * when parsed with the default bbcodes.
     */
    public function assertProduces($bbcode, $html)
    {
        $parser = new \JBBCode\Parser();
        $parser->addCodeDefinitionSet(new JBBCode\DefaultCodeDefinitionSet());
        $parser->parse($bbcode);

        $htmlsafer = new JBBCode\visitors\HTMLSafeVisitor();
        $parser->accept($htmlsafer);

        $this->assertEquals($html, $parser->getAsHtml());
    }

    /**
     * Tests escaping quotes and ampersands in simple text
     */
    public function testQuoteAndAmp()
    {
        $this->assertProduces('te"xt te&xt', 'te"xt te&xt');
    }

    /**
     * Tests escaping quotes and ampersands inside a BBCode tag
     */
    public function testQuoteAndAmpInTag()
    {
        $this->assertProduces('[b]te"xt te&xt[/b]', 'te"xt te&xt');
    }

    /**
     * Tests escaping HTML tags
     */
    public function testHtmlTag()
    {
        $this->assertProduces('not bold', '<b>not bold</b>');
        $this->assertProduces('[b]bold[/b]
', '<b>bold</b> <hr>');
    }

    /**
     * Tests escaping ampersands in URL using [url]...[/url]
     */
    public function testUrlParam()
    {
        $this->assertProduces('text [url]http://example.com/?a=b&c=d[/url] more text', 'text http://example.com/?a=b&c=d more text');
    }

    /**
     * Tests escaping ampersands in URL using [url=...] tag
     */
    public function testUrlOption()
    {
        $this->assertProduces('text [url=http://example.com/?a=b&c=d]this is a "link"[/url]', 'text this is a "link"');
    }

    /**
     * Tests escaping ampersands in URL using [url=...] tag when URL is in quotes
     */
    public function testUrlOptionQuotes()
    {
        $this->assertProduces('text [url="http://example.com/?a=b&c=d"]this is a "link"[/url]', 'text this is a "link"');
    }
}

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In this video tutorial, Database programming is explained using VB.NET , ADO.NET and MS Access technologies. After viewing the video tutorial, download the source code and try to modify the code so as to get a feel of what is learned in this video tutorial.
Me.MenuItem2.Text = "Add a Student"
Me.MenuItem3.Text = "Delete a Student"
Me.MenuItem4.Text = "Show all Students"
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This fork intends to update **dotjs** to ensure it works in recent versions of
Google Chrome, without changing the philosophy of keeping Javascript in `~/.js`.

---

dotjs is a Google Chrome extension that executes JavaScript files in `~/.js`
based on their filename.

If you navigate to `http://www.google.com/`, dotjs will execute
`~/.js/google.com.js`.

This makes it super easy to spruce up your favorite pages using JavaScript.

On subdomains such as `http://gist.github.com` dotjs will try to load
`~/.js/gist.github.com.js` as well as `~/.js/github.com.js` and `~/.js/com.js`.

Bonus: files in `~/.js` have jQuery 1.9 loaded, regardless of whether the site
you're hacking uses jQuery.

Double bonus: `~/.js/default.js` is loaded on every request, meaning you can
stick plugins or helper functions in it.

GreaseMonkey user scripts are great, but you need to publish them somewhere and
re-publish after making modifications. With dotjs, just add or edit files in
`~/.js`.

## Example

In `~/.js/github.com.js`:

``` javascript
// swap github logo with trollface
$('a[class^=header-logo-]').html(
  $('<img>')
    .attr('src', '//bit.ly/ghD24e')
    .css({'width': 'auto', 'height': '22px'})
);
```

## How It Works

Chrome extensions can't access the local filesystem, so dotjs runs a tiny web
server on port 3131 that serves files out of ~/.js.

You don't have to worry about starting or stopping this web server because we
put a pretty great plist into ~/Library/LaunchAgents that handles all that for
us.

The dotjs Chrome extension then makes ajax requests to
http://localhost:3131/convore.com.js any time you hit a page on convore.com, for
example, and executes the returned JavaScript.

## Requires

- OS X
- Ruby 1.9+
- Rake (`gem install rake`)
- Google Chrome
- `/usr/local/bin` in your $PATH

## Install it

``` sh
git clone https://github.com/jcf/dotjs
cd dotjs
rake install
```

Now open https://localhost:3131 in Chrome and follow these steps:

- Click the "X" Padlock icon in the address bar
- Click "Certificate Information"
- Drag the large cert icon to your desktop
- Open it with Keychain
- Configure its **Trust** section as shown: http://cl.ly/Pdny

Finally install the Google Chrome extension:

http://bit.ly/dotjs

## Uninstall it

``` sh
rake uninstall
```

## Credits

- Icon: <http://raphaeljs.com/icons/>
- jQuery: <http://jquery.com/>
- Ryan Tomayko for:

> "I almost wish you could just stick JavaScript in ~/.js. Do you know what I'm
> saying?"

## Linux

- [dotjs-ubuntu](https://github.com/glenbot/dotjs-ubuntu)

## Windows

- [dotjs-win](https://github.com/p3lim/dotjs-win)

## Other Browsers

- [Firefox Add-on](https://github.com/rlr/dotjs-addon)
- [Safari Extension](https://github.com/wfarr/dotjs.safariextension)
- [Fluid UserScript](https://github.com/sj26/dotjs-fluid)


This magnetic board is a practical way to keep pieces of curling parchment anchored for easier writing. Multiple small magnets are strong enough to keep even heavier pieces in place. Magnets included. Approximately 12" x 24".


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Q: Keeping track of sms sent in Android I'm noticing the tracking pending intents that I send out via the standard SmsManager in Android doesn't seem to retain the extra information in them. Example:
Intent sentIntent = new Intent(SENT);
sentIntent.putExtra("value1", "foo"); // <- note this value
PendingIntent sentPI = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, sentIntent, 0);

SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault();
sms.sendTextMessage(numberToSendTo, null, mMessageToSend, sentPI, null);

//... in the broadcastReceiver that catches the SENT intent ...
public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) {

    arg1.getExtras().getString("value1");  // <- nothing, no such key
}

Can someone test this out, was this behaviour intended and I am doing it wrong, or is this a bug to be filed for Android?

A: Try adding the flag FILL_IN_SELECTOR when you create the PendingIntent (see the spec for PendingIntent.getBroadcast for the flags and their general behavior). This should force the PendingIntent to take in all the top-level extras from the Intent.

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Home/2008/December/20
Stokesosaurus – Perhaps the most Primitive Tyrannosaurid Found to Date
By Mike| 2012-10-09T14:38:16+00:00	December 20th, 2008|Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal News Stories, Main Page|0 Comments
Stokesosaurus – Named after an American Palaeontologist (not after Stoke-on-Trent)
The naming and describing of a prehistoric animal, is often the highlight of a scientists career. However, it can be very difficult to name an animal, especially if the description and scientific analysis is based on only fragmentary remains. Often with the discovery of more fossils, the description has to be revised, although it is scientific etiquette to retain the original name if possible although junior and senior synonyms frequently come into play. In taxonomic classification, a synonym is another name given for an organism. The earliest of several names given to an animal is considered to be the senior synonym, whilst later names given to an animal are considered to be junior synonyms.
For example, Apatosaurus from the Morrison Formation of the Western United States is the senior synonym for the name Brontosaurus. Although Brontosaurus may be the better known name, it is Apatosaurus that predates the name of Brontosaurus for the same animal so it is Apatosaurus that takes the precedence.
An Illustration of Apatosaurus
Apatosaurus was a heavily built Diplodocid, of the Late Jurassic, weighing in at an estimated 30 Tonnes and about as long as a regulation tennis court (78 feet).
One of the lesser known meat-eating dinosaurs from the Morrison Formation is Stokesosaurus. This particular Theropod dinosaur, has been regarded as one of the most primitive members of the Tyrannosaur group, indicating that Tyrannosaurs evolved in the late Jurassic. This dinosaur is known from only a few fragmentary remains, a partial hip bone, elements of the jaw and brain-case. Some of these bones resemble Tyrannosaur hence the connection between this dinosaur and the better known Tyrannosaurs. Although fossils of a very similar dinosaur have been found in England, this dinosaur was not named after Stoke-on-Trent, the urban area in Staffordshire. Stokesosaurus was named in honour of Lee Stokes, an American palaeontologist.
The fossils of this particular dinosaur are very poorly preserved and although Tyrannosaur features have been identified within these fossils, verifying that this is one of the earliest members of the Tyrannosaur group is a difficult task due to the lack of fossils for this particular dinosaur.
It is unlikely that we will be announcing any dinosaur toys and games based on this particular dinosaur, especially as the English fossils may represent the same animal although this dinosaur is named Lliosuchus. The English remains were named before the naming of Stokesosaurus, so Stokesosaurus may be the junior synonym of Lliosuchus.

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Southwest Florida tennis: Championship round set for ASC Florida Women's Open
Local tennis
Finals set for ASC Florida Women's Open
Two competitors, who came into the tournament unseeded, will face off for the title on Sunday at the inaugural $25,000 ASC Florida Women's Open at Academia Sanchez-Casal at the Naples Bath & Tennis Club.
Barbara Haas of Austria, who eliminated the No. 1 seed in Round 2, earned her spot in the title round by knocking off Anne Schaefer in three sets during Saturday's semifinal round 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (1).
Elizaveta Ianchuk of Ukraine also advanced into the finals after defeating Sharon Fichman in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. Ianchuk hasn't lost a single set in the entire tournament.
Valeria Solovyeva of Russia and Maryna Zanevska of Ukraine teamed to win in the doubles championship on Saturday, defeating Sophie Chang of the U.S. and Quirine Lemoine of the Netherlands, 7-5, 6-0.
Sunday's championship match begins at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Academia Sanchez-Casal at 1:30 p.m. The tournament is open to the public and admission is free.


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Cesar presents Williamsburg, The 50's and Intarsio
Cesar's new project, designed by Garcia Cumini, was presented at last edition of Eurocucina. It consists of a structure made up of three, distinct elements that interact with each other: Williamsburg, The 50's and Intarsio.
A complete, innovative kitchen in which each part is in perfect harmony with, and completes, the other while retaining its own unique functions and individuality.
Williamsburg is a central working area, an authentic work island and the focus of this arrangement. An element that puts people who love to cook perfectly at ease but can also be used as a table around which food can be shared in a convivial atmosphere. To achieve this result, the space below the worktop had to be emptied while the island still had to meet the requirements of those working in the kitchen. Our source of inspiration was the mechanical engineering concept behind modern bridges that have a visible load-bearing structure on either side connected by a suspended horizontal element. This island conveys a feeling of safety and solidity while preserving light and airy lines. The design of the work island stems from the idea of the bridge, which also metaphorically interprets a vision of harmony and sharing within the home.
The project is enhanced by The 50's, a made over version of the fifties' bookcase in a modern key. Thanks to its characteristics and proportions, this system is a functional kitchen element in which various modules can be fitted close together such as: ovens, glass-racks, bottle-racks, open or shut storage compartments. Its specific design makes it perfect for the dining and living areas of the home as well as serving as a link between them. The aluminium uprights are provided with interior lighting which creates different moods depending on its intensity while setting off the textured appeal of the wall.
The third novelty in this project is Intarsio. This system has been designed to detract from the geometric shape of the doors, primarily using the direction of the wood grain to change the perception of their dimensions. This project makes a prized material even more precious by reinterpreting a kitchen with a traditional soul without looking back to the past nostalgically.
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My check in is at 4 pm, can we come earlier and go to splash park? Will it cost more or would that be included in our stay?
Yes, you can arrive earlier and go to the splash park and it's included in your stay. You'll need to stop by the registration desk to get your wrist bands and then There are locker rooms to change in. If your room is ready early, they may even let you get in early. But I don't think this happens often based on my experience and other reviews. I would also expect to wait a little bit to check in, especially if you're there right when check in begins. They told me everyone needs to be at check in to have their wrist bands activated as door keys.
Also, what time are the water park hours in March?
9:30 AM to 9:30 PM. Certain Mondays and Thursday are only open 1/2 the day but you get a discounted rate those days.
If you are staying at the hotel, check in is at 4pm I believe. Can you go earlier to swim at the park before check in?
I also found the answer for this question...you can start swimming at noon the day you check in and swim until the park closes the day you check out.
Lockers you can rent for the day are available in the water park. They are in the open. But there are changing rooms and restrooms with changing areas for changing.
Is this good for teens? And can I request a grown level for my disabled mother?
Great place for teens. We're we're asked which floor we would like to stay on. You would just have to ask.


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A modest wondering about the Feast of the Ascension
Posted on May 22, 2014 by Matthew Griffin
The Anglican Church of Canada has seven principal feasts. Can you name them all, real quick? Christmas and Easter leap to mind; Epiphany and Pentecost may follow without too much thought. Trinity Sunday , All Saints' Day, and Ascension Day lag a little behind in the memory palace.
One thing I find interesting about this list is that all but two are on Sundays, or can be celebrated on Sundays. Easter? Always a Sunday. So too Pentecost. Trinity Sunday, rather a give-away. Our calendar notes that "All Saints' Day may be observed on the Sunday following 1 November, in addition to its observance on the fixed date," and that the "feast of the Epiphany may be observed on the Sunday before 6 January" if the sixth falls on a weekday. That leaves just two on fixed, immovable days. The twenty-fifth of December is indelibly marked as Christmas Day, and so many Anglicans attend church—well, or quite late the night before.
Left in the dust is the feast that we'll keep next Thursday, May 29, 2014. The feast of the Ascension, commemorating the moment that Jesus ascends into heaven, having reassured the disciples that this is necessary and that he'll send the Holy Spirit. Some of our Orthodox sisters and brothers refer to this feast as the 'culmination of salvation'—and yet, it's often overlooked. Happening forty days after Easter, it always falls on the Thursday before the Seventh Sunday of Easter.
I wonder if it's time for us as Canadian Anglicans to ask some serious questions about how we keep this principal feast. Attendance at weekday Eucharists is on the wane in many places. Given that there's provision to keep two of the other feasts that aren't necessarily Sundays on a Sunday before or after—is it time to wonder the same about Ascension Day?
There are problems with such a proposal. One is that moving it to the Sunday before or after its actual date, we'd lose a significant chunk of the Easter reading cycles of the Revised Common Lectionary. Moreover, if we move it to the Sunday after, we would have three principal feasts on three successive Sundays: Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity, crammed together like Timbits in a box. But if we don't do something, even with teaching about it, is it really a principal feast if it's observed by so few people?
I've found myself musing about transferring Ascension to the Sunday after every other year. Though complicated, it has a useful pattern to it. If we started that next year, we'd see the following:
2014: Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year A)
2015: Ascension
2016: Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year C)
2018: Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year B)
…and then the pattern repeats in 2020 and following. Over the course of six years, we would hear the fixed Ascension readings three times, and hear each of the year A, B, and C readings on the other three years. We lose less, and I think we gain more.
Perhaps, in addition to wrestling with how to make the spiritual significance of the feast accessible, and reveal the good news of God at work in post-Copernican times, it's time to change this aspect of our shared calendar.
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I'm a priest serving in the Diocese of Niagara, with both a pastoral and an academic interest in the relationship between liturgy and theology. I enjoy reading, cooking, and spending time with my beloved and our young son.
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19 Responses to "A modest wondering about the Feast of the Ascension"
By Alex Wilson May 22, 2014 - 4:05 pm
What if parishes treated weekday services as an opportunity for community over a meal, for the high feasts like this one, rather than the bus stop between sundays? I think we need some better language around understanding people's conception of sabbath and how that isnt often the Christian sunday as it once was. We do a disservice to those for whom sunday isnt sabbath (because of work et.al) when we try and focus things into a sunday lens again.
By Tim Chesterton May 22, 2014 - 4:05 pm
Move it to the following Sunday. We've been doing that in our church for years.
By Kevin Flynn May 22, 2014 - 4:05 pm
I wouldn't give up altogether on encouraging people to come out on a weekday (potlucks are a good draw). But for those who can't contemplate that, the readings for the 7th Sunday of Easter are effectively Easter-Ascension readings anyway.
Hi Matthew – I wonder about the relevance of this throwaway sentence –
"Attendance at weekday Eucharists is on the wane in many places."
How does / should declining attendance affect our celebration of the Ascension?
I don't know why I'm hung up on it, but surely part of the answer is catechesis. Does the average parishioner knowing about the ascension? Does the average priest teach on it.
Surely such teaching should not be restricted to a few readings and a short homily. We need to dig deeper with who we have rather than worrying about who is not there.
By Donald McKenzie May 22, 2014 - 5:19 pm
I agree Andrew. We have far to little teaching on the Ascension.
By Matt Mountbatten-Windsor May 22, 2014 - 5:06 pm
I said in a previous posting that it's just too hard for many of us folks who work 9-5 (or indeed anytime) to make a noon-time service, just due to time constraints. Some us only get half hour breaks, and even those with one hour, may have a commute to even get to Church. A combined service/lunch would be great, and as for Ascension, better to move it to a day (e.g. a Sunday) where it can be marked than keep it on a weekday where it will go unnoticed by the vast majority of followers. /2cents
By Michael Giglio May 22, 2014 - 6:05 pm
Continue to honour God by celebrating it. Offer evening services.
By Charles Francis Cormier May 22, 2014 - 3:57 pm
Growing up we recognised all the principal feasts and some of the less principal ones in an assortment of ways. Either at our church, or a neighbouring one in town (or the next town over).
In my youth, it was a great thrill to be taken out of school for the day to participate in liturgies and activities at the church. My mom would usually take the day off work to volunteer or attend the adult program. As I get older, I really appreciate those days for more than a day away from my English teacher. It was a time to celebrate community with those young people who I got to see a few times a year and some I saw every Sunday.
It was sad as I got older, fewer parents were willing to write the letters to the principals of the schools saying they were taking their kids from school for religious observances. But the evenings were always spent with the parish family. Nothing better than growing up Anglo-Catholic.
By Justin Philip Cheng May 22, 2014 - 9:05 pm
Some of my most moving church services have been in groups of less than 10 people. Not everyone wants to attend a large congregation. Observe Ascension Day on the day and whether 5 or 50 people show up, God is still glorified by the worshiping community.
By DonaldMcKenzie May 22, 2014 - 5:17 pm
I'm in favour of both the idea of having midweek services around meals and celebrating on the following Sundays. This would be in keeping with the way we do Passion/Palm Sunday, as well as having Good Friday services.
By Jennifer Grange May 22, 2014 - 10:05 pm
Come to St. Thomas's, Huron St. at 6:15 on May 29. There will be dinner following.
By Justin Philip Cheng May 22, 2014 - 11:05 pm
Theologically, Ascension seems like the ugly sibling out of the principal feasts, it either is seen as an extension of Easter, (because the Ascension is a lesser mystery than the Resurrection) or it anticipates Pentecost (most sermons on the Sunday after Ascension I heard talk about the theme of waiting for the Spirit). Ascension seems not to mention much merit in itself. One thing to reflect on Ascension is the notion of the absence of Christ. For many people, Christ seems more absent than present, especially in times of suffering and trial. Ascension Day could be an opportunity to reflect honestly with the concept of the absence of Christ while paradoxically embracing the mystery that Christ's absence is itself an invitation to his Presence.
By Matthew Neugebauer May 22, 2014 - 7:44 pm
Transferring Ascension to a Sunday is an interesting idea, but I'm hesitant for a few reasons: it would blur the symbolism of the 40 days after Easter-something that isn't as much of a problem with All Saints, keeping it on Thursday has the backing of Tradition (capital-T), and above all it seems like a concession to the fact that people who are too busy/can't be bothered to drag themselves out to church on a day besides Sunday. I guess that last one is simply the culture: both our too-busy culture and the fact that the Ascension simply doesn't have the cultural weight to get people out to church mid-week the way Christmas and Holy Week do.
By Bill Mous May 22, 2014 - 8:05 pm
To my mind, this is a conversation about how we ratchet up the accessibility of Ascension Day to the average person in the pew. Is a pot-luck dinner on a Thursday going to do that? Seems pretty Maundy Thursday to me, without the richness of symbolic action and sacrament.
I would be drawn to a service that has the potential to transform me – but as a faith community I don't think we've understood the Feast of the Ascension in such a way. What is it about anyway, and how does it give meaning and purpose to my journey today?
Seems like a Sunday pattern might offer an opportunity to do that and in a way that is probably more accessible for most folks. Sure, celebrate it midweek too with 5-20 people; but I think in doing so (barring some amazing new draw to the observance) the Feast loses some of it's Principal magnificence. It's not about numbers, but Feast Days such as this tend to thrive when energy and passion and inspiration intermingle with God's grace. And these days that seems like a Sunday morning kinda thing.
By Heather Rose Russell May 23, 2014 - 10:05 am
My biggest issue is that it falls on Thursday when I'm working — if it fell on a Sunday or a Saturday, I could get there. Oh well, that's it, we can't change the church calendar, and I am surely grateful to have a job I love.
By PJW51 May 26, 2014 - 12:35 pm
We celebrated it yesterday . Holding a mid week service is not feasible few attendees
in an greying parish. I wouls suggest celebrating onn the Sunday closest to the day.
By The Rev Professor P.G. kirkpatrick May 21, 2017 - 5:20 pm
Although I concur with much of what you have said, I would ask that you be mindful of the fact that General Synod has designated the 7th Sunday after Easter as that Sunday on which we celebrate Jerusalem Sunday.
For more information please refer to: http://www.anglican.ca/gr/provinces/jerusalem/sunday/
By Matthew Griffin May 22, 2017 - 2:47 pm
You're quite correct–this piece from three years ago was written and published after General Synod passed a motion in 2013 establishing Jerusalem Sunday.
I don't think I see a reason why it wouldn't work for the two to be coincident, especially given the gospel reading for the feast of the Ascension, Luke 24.44-53. For those without a bible close at hand, here's a couple of verses from the middle: 'and he said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.' (46-47) I could imagine that being a great jumping-off point.
By The Rev Professor P.G. kirkpatrick May 27, 2017 - 10:03 am
Thank you Matthew I simply did not want other readers to think that this Sunday had not been designated as Jerusalem Sunday.
And yes of course speaking about the Ascension is inevitable especially seeing as the lesson from Acts is almost identical.
As to celebrating Holy Thursday as a feast day on the Sunday designated as Jerusalem Sunday I think it puts too much on one plate. No doubt this is a matter of opinion. I wonder how General Synod would react to such a petition?
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The windows are curtained with floral curtains giving it a charming vintage look. On a personal note, I love the look and feel of the menu - which what feels like leather.
We specifically came for its famed Hamburger Steak, which sits on a sauce that is simmered for 28 days – fully flavoured and very enriching. Topped with a Fried Egg and Moreish Potato, the beef patty is grounded nicely and finely grilled.
Sink your teeth into a thick cut and you will marvel how tender the meat is. The Potatoes also came with a bite – a nice contrast to the soft beef. The other celebrated dish is the Cuttlefish Ink Pasta, a dish that is shunned by many girls as the squid ink stained lips, teeth and tongue.
The pasta was done al dente, but I find the Cuttlefish pronounced flavour a tad too "fishy" for me. I also find the ink roughly coated – a touch of butter might enhance the dish better – and the serving of thinly sliced Cuttlefish and Mushrooms were pretty pathetic in my opinion.
When it was time to ask for the bill, you get a heavy brass key and key ring – a fitting end to make you feel at home.
Yah! The ambience is such as that. I had problems taking my photos as well due to the bad lighting. But I was quite disappointed with the cuttlefish ink pasta.


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Seeing Red: (top) Old Trafford and Wayne Rooney; the pubs at Deansgate Locks.
Like many English cities, Manchester has Roman origins. But it was a late bloomer, coming into its own only during the late 18th century, as textile manufacturers homed in on its hilly landscape, abundant water supply and the proximity of the port of Liverpool to set up cotton mills. History books go so far as to call it the world's first industrialized city. Interestingly, it was also the hotbed of Left-wing politics; Engels is known to have met Marx frequently at Chetham's Library. In the latter half of the 19th century, Manchester was also an important theatre of action for the suffragettes, for new artistic ideas, for education and trade. In this, the city's golden age, fabulous new buildings came up; many of them still survive. Later, Manchester diversified into industries such as chemicals and engineering—it made aircraft for Britain's Royal Air Force—so much so that during World War II, the city was methodically blitz'd.
We could simply replace the word with "football". Home to two giant football teams—Manchester United and Manchester City—the city sees some of the most exciting sporting action of the English Premier League. For Man U fans, a tour of the Theatre of Dreams is a must: Tickets for the museum and stadium cost £12.50 (around Rs975) and are available for all days, except match days. Click here for details. If it's City, the world's richest football club, that you are a fan of, tours are available for £7.50. An hour away from Manchester is the National Football Museum.
And oh, there's also a cricket ground, also called Old Trafford, which is the home of the Lancashire Cricket Club. Click here for details.
For a different kind of spectator sport, try greyhound racing: At the Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium, races are held three evenings a week round the year. Admission prices are from £3.
And if you'd rather play a sport, there are plenty of options for that as well. The Manchester Sport and Leisure Trust runs 19 public indoor sport facilities in the city, outfitting everything from swimming to martial arts.
Some of the hangover of the days when Manchester was the place for intellectual ferment persists today in its diverse museums. Through March, the Imperial War Museum will showcase Living with the Wall: Berlin 1961-1989, a must-see for anyone interested in modern history. Till January, there's Captured: The Extraordinary Lives of Prisoners of War, featuring soldiers of World War II. There's also the Manchester Jewish Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry and the Museum of Transport. You could also access the free-to-download Radical Manchester self-guided tour from visitmanchester for a comprehensive trail through the city's past. If you go for more contemporary stuff, try The Sound of Manchester (music), Creativity and the City (fine arts) and A City Performs (theatre) guides from the same site. Alternatively, drop in at Cornerhouse for three floors of contemporary art, or Urbis to see an exhibition about city life.
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• Get on to the Wheel of Manchester for a bird's-eye view of the city.
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• Drop in at the Manchester Evening News Arena to listen to every genre of music, from pop to heavy metal. November events include Beyoncé, Arctic Monkeys, Taylor Swift and London comic Michael McIntyre.


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So one evening Prabhupada was giving out prasadam to all these kids. I said, "Oh, Prabhupada, let me do it," and I went to take the plate from Prabhupada. And, oh, Prabhupada looked at me. He said, "I will do it." He was actually giving mercy. That was his mission. This is the program – to worship Krishna and take Krishna prasadam. In New York in 1966, it was an apple, a cut apple, and here it is just some fruit. But this was Prabhupada's program, very simple but very deep. And Prabhupada gave his full attention to it. He wasn't doing it in some offhand quick way, but very deliberate. Prabhupada pointed out in his talks that even well-to-do people would come to get this prasadam. They didn't need it, they weren't in need of food, but they valued it as something spiritual, something that could help them in their spiritual life. And this Prabhupada said was the purpose of prasadam. It's not just an altruistic activity that we give prasadam to poor people or destitute people. We can do that, but prasadam is for everyone because spiritually we are all poor, we are all destitute. We need this mercy from Krishna, and Prabhupada was very generous about it. The children would sometimes come twice or even three times, and Prabhupada would smile and wag his finger at them; but he would give them again and again. Prabhupada came and he went into this room where there was a cushion and bolsters and a little table. He sat down to speak to the team, and I brought him in a plate of sweets and fruits and things and put it down in front of him. He just stopped and he turned and looked up to me and he said, "Thank you very much." I knew that he did not mean "thank you for the fruit" or "thank you for cleaning the apartment." He was saying, "Thank you for giving your life." And that was so gratifying when any devotee got that kind of reciprocation with Prabhupada, it made it all worthwhile. So this is Jayanta, the only African that Prabhupada initiated. We brought him to meet Prabhupada. Prabhupada came to Kenya four times. When he asked me to go, I had just come from Pakistan. This is in Bombay. Prabhupada said, "What will you do? What is your program?" He said, "I think I will send you to Africa. If you go there, then we will be on all the continents." And he said it in such a way that, oh, it was so inspiring. Another time in that same little temple room, Prabhupada came down to give the Bhagavad-gita class but Yasomatinandana was there. He had come from America, trying to settle in Bombay. So Prabhupada told him, "You give the class." Just like that on the spot he had to sit in front of Prabhupada and give the Bhagavad-gita class, and he gave it in Hindi. And Prabhupada just sat on the vyasasan and smiled, he was so pleased with his class, and every once in a while he would tell him something in Sanskrit. Otherwise he just let him give the whole class all by himself. I had received an inheritance in the spring of 1974. I was in Bombay at that time, and Giriraj Brahmacari came and said that there was an apartment becoming available and we had to buy the apartment so that the people would leave. So I was able to give part of the money to help buy that apartment. It was an amazing apartment with this beautiful gray very cooling granite, and it had wide open verandas and porches so a wonderful cross breeze came through. So with the combination of the granite and the cross breeze, it always was cool in there even if it was very hot outside. Srila Prabhupada liked those rooms very much. He lived in that apartment the whole time he was in Bombay. One of the salient features of the apartment was a big open roof. Srila Prabhupada would go up there and sometimes cut kerala and dry them on the roof in the sun. So Palika and I had an idea to make him a wonderful asana up there, and we arranged to have big white pillows made and a big white seat for him and put them in front of a neem tree on the roof. Srila Prabhupada would go up there every evening, and he loved to sit on that asana in many different poses. Sometimes he would sit horizontally with his legs over one pillow and his head over another, and sometimes he would sit cross-legged and sometimes up with his knees drawn up. And it appeared to me at that time that he was extremely robust in health and very jolly in his mood. Things were progressing in Bombay nicely at that time. He would sit up there and whoever would come, they were destined to see the most wonderful aspects of Srila Prabhupada's personality, his character, his nature, his eloquence, his gracefulness, his aristocratic bearing. So many aspects of him were in full display. In other words, the spirit soul is person as much as God is also person. Imperson means the covering. Try to understand. The covering is impersonal, not the living being who is covered. He is not impersonal, he is person. Very simple example. The coat-shirt is imperson but the man who is putting on coat and shirt, he is not imperson. He is person. So how God can be imperson? The material energy is imperson. That is explained in the Bhagavad-gita: maya tatam idam sarvam, jagad avyakta-murtina. This jagat is avyakta, impersonal. That is also energy of Krishna. Therefore He says, "I am expanded in the impersonal form." That impersonal feature is Krishna's energy. So the material covering is impersonal, but the spirit soul or the Supersoul is person. Any question in this, it is a very intricate question, anyone? I remember around this time I unfortunately grew restless with my duties while I was in Juhu and I wanted some other service rather than just being a servant. So I wrote Prabhupada a note about that, and I put it on top of the letters one day. He instructed me and he said, "Don't be a monkey jumping here and there, looking for some different service. Keep the service that you have and be satisfied with it." So I immediately felt terrible that I had asked to leave my service, and I wrote him another note back and apologized that I asked to be transferred and I said, "Please, I'm satisfied, I don't want another service. Don't throw me away." And he wrote me a little note on top of that one and he said, "You are very pure. May Krishna save you from calamities." But then later in Geneva, very animatedly he was talking about the need for a library party. "Who is going to do this? We need this. We need our books distributed all over the world. We need a library party, but no one is doing this. So who will do this?" I was in the room and I said, "I'll do it." He said, "Well, then do it." Then I left the room and I was with the other sannyasis and I said, "Well, I guess I've got this new service," and they said, "Yes. Well, you've wanted some new service, so now you have a new service." Then later I said to him, "Do you really want me to do this service?" and Prabhupada said, "Yes, you can do it. Get some other brahmacaris and do this. But you have to get a replacement for your servant duties. I think you can get Brahmananda Swami, see if he'll do it." So they found out if he could replace me, and he said he wanted to do it. I brought my wife to Bombay with me and I said to Srila Prabhupada in front of her, "Srila Prabhupada, the brahmacaris for years have kind of criticized the women, saying they're less intelligent, their brain is smaller, they're lustier, things like that. Is that true?" And Srila Prabhupada's answer was, "You are chanting Hare Krishna and your wife is chanting Hare Krishna. Where is the question of being less intelligent?" I remember reading in Caitanya-caritamrta in Prabhupada's purport, "The women in our movement are preaching. Therefore, they are as good as their brothers." Then I said to Srila Prabhupada also, "Srila Prabhupada, I understand that the husband is representative of the spiritual master and the wife is representative of her husband. Srila Prabhupada, should she do everything I ask?" And Srila Prabhupada said, "And you should be so arrogant?" I had been cooking for Prabhupada for a long time, but I really had a hard time making chapatis because we were always in places where there were no proper stoves. To make a good chapati you need a gas stove at least or coals, and here we are in Mauritius and I'm cooking in a closet on a one-burner electric stove that didn't even have enough power to boil water and I have to make a full meal that he likes up to his standards. So Prabhupada was complaining and complaining about the chapatis and I said, "I can't get any wheat, I don't have any stove, it is impossible." This was going on many times in many places, just having to cook in the worst facilities you can imagine. So finally we get to Bombay and there are good facilities and there is good wheat, Prabhupada knows it. However, the gas stove I had had such a low pressure there was only maybe a little flame like this. So I had made chapatis, and they didn't blow up all the way. I was really trying my best. So then Prabhupada tells me, "You are so useless. Big, big brain, you can't even make a chapati." I had been struggling with those chapatis for months now, and I was so fried with hearing about chapatis. I said, "Prabhupada, no one can make a good chapati in that kitchen." Prabhupada said, "No one?" I said, "No one." He said, "Get out of my way." He stood up, he marched into the kitchen with me following behind him. He sits on the floor. He says, "Give me the dough." He was making with the dough, rolls his chapati, puts it on the burner, takes it off the burner. And I'm just sitting there very peacefully, waiting for the outcome. And he's looking at me, and then he puts the chapati on the flame, turns it over, it doesn't blow up. I thought, "I got him now. He's never going to get on my case about that chapati again." Prabhupada looks at me like he's going to burn me to ashes. He's making with the dough, rolls his chapati, puts it on the burner, takes it off the burner, puts it on the flame, it blows up perfectly. He picks it up with the tweezers and throws it right in my face. It bounces off my nose. He stands up and walks out of the kitchen, and I'm sitting there. It was really funny. We had that kind of relationship sometimes. Sometimes '74 Prabhupada asked me I should go all over the world and cook and kirtan and preach. So then again after one month Prabhupada comes to Bombay. He said, "Why are you here?" I said, "I cannot go. I am not getting passport." He said, "Why you are not getting passport?" I said, "In the form required father name, and I don't know who is my father." He said, "OK, bring that form." Then he called Aditya and said, "Type his father name A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada," and then he signed in that form. Then he put the stamp, ISKCON stamp, and after two days I got the passport. And ever since in all my legal document, if my father name required the Prabhupada name comes. When we become free from these artificial designations – American consciousness, Indian consciousness, African consciousness – there is no such thing, this is artificial. Even bird and beast, they also feel consciousness, pains and pleasures. Just like when there is scorching heat, you feel some pain. Is that American, Indian or African? The scorching heat is everywhere, feeling. If you say that "I am feeling scorching heat American way…" [Hindi: What do you think? Can that happen? No.] Simply these are artificial. Everything is depending on consciousness. Everything is depending on consciousness. Therefore, Krishna consciousness is the original standard consciousness. So we have given the name Krishna consciousness very thoughtfully. Prabhupada had installed Bankibehari in Nairobi and I was getting offering plates and so on in Calcutta, and I had this idea to get a pair of padams, sadhu shoes, but made of silver and very nicely engraved and with Prabhupada's name and Founder Acharya. My idea was to take these and touch them to Prabhupada's feet and then bring them back to Nairobi and worship, have on the altar. So one morning at the guru-puja, very ceremoniously I placed them on the cushion for Prabhupada's feet where the flowers were put and Prabhupada saw them, bright shiny silver, and he was approving very nicely. Then he put his feet into them and Prabhupada was wearing them. After the morning program, then Prabhupada went to leave wearing the shoes. I just wanted Prabhupada to touch his feet and I was going to take them, and Prabhupada took them and I was surprised. Prabhupada could see my surprise, and then he understood that I wanted them. So then he stopped and took them off, I could have them. But he was wearing them very nicely. In order to build the Juhu temple, we needed a No Objection Certificate from the police commissioner. After waiting and waiting and making so many efforts, finally the police commissioner sent a letter in which he refused to issue the No Objection Certificate on the grounds that the bhajan singing which has been complained about in the past is likely to be a nuisance in the future as well. We sent news to Srila Prabhupada in Vrindavan, and when he received it he became furious. In the Bhagavad-gita, Krishna says satatam kirtayanto mam, that one should always engage in kirtan, and how dare the commissioner call kirtan a nuisance. So Srila Prabhupada wanted to protest the words of the commissioner and the refusal of permission, and so he asked the devotees who had come to India for the annual festival in Mayapur and Vrindavan to travel to Bombay. He wanted them to do Harinam Sankirtan throughout the streets of the city, to distribute books and to hold programs. And then when the people of Bombay were convinced about the value of Krishna consciousness, they themselves would prevail upon the government to give us the permission for the temple. He also wanted some of the more qualified devotees such as Balavanta prabhu to meet with the political leaders to get support. Eventually we were able to meet the Chief Minister of Maharastra, and he somehow saw through the whole case. He saw that actually we were innocent and we were being victimized by political interests, and within one day everything was reversed. The news spread everywhere to every government office that the Chief Minister is in favor of the temple, and it was like night and day. Suddenly everyone was very friendly and cooperative, and very soon thereafter we began the construction. We had the just constructed temporary temple in the center of Hyderabad and land had been donated by one prominent sweet merchant Sri Jipolaredi. So Srila Prabhupada came, and he offered arati to the deities. At that time, we had not given any name to the deities, we were just waiting and immediately Srila Prabhupada saw the deities he gave the name of Sri Sri Radha Madana Mohana. They had been bought from Jaipur by Srimati Palika Devi Dasi. See, there was no installation ceremony or such that will be done later on. When the main temple became completed in August 1976. At that time, Prabhupada came again and installed all the Deities including Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra Devi, and Sri Sri Radha Madana Mohana. So two prominent sanyasi disciples of Srila Prabhupada can be seen in this movie. One is His Holiness Tamal Krishna Goswami, who was at that time GBC for the whole of India and the other sannyasi is His Holiness Yasodanandana Swami, who was preaching at that time in South India, and he will be also present in the main installation ceremony.
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Cher: Los Angeles 'Can't Take Care of its Own,' Let Alone More Immigrants – Coercion Code – "Dark Times are upon us"
Pop singer reverses stance on mass migration, asking how can LA 'take care of more'?
Cher has spoken out against mass immigration to Los Angeles, saying the city can't 'take care of more'.
Liberal pop star Cher has reversed her stance on mass immigration by declaring that her home city of Los Angeles "can't take care of its own" before asking how asking how it can "take care of more" immigrants.
Cher said in a Sunday tweet."WHAT ABOUT THE 50,000+????????Citizens WHO LIVE ON THE STREETS. PPL WHO LIVE BELOW POVERTY LINE,& HUNGRY?
Cher criticized California officials for not taking care of veterans and homeless while considering taking in more migrants According to Breitbart, Cher says she fails to understand how the city of Los Angeles in the sanctuary state of California could afford to admit and take care of any more immigrants when city officials have failed to care for homeless, veterans, and poverty-stricken Americans.
The post came after President Trump threatened to bus border crossers and illegal aliens into sanctuary cities and states, like California, if the country's asylum laws were not changed.White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed that the White House is considering the plan.
Los Angeles is home to the second largest homeless population in the country, second to only New York City.About 50,000 residents of Los Angeles are homeless and about 7.5 percent of California's American Veteran population is homeless.
As the city remains crippled by homelessness and skyrocketing housing costs, Los Angeles metro area is also home to the second largest illegal alien population — with nearly a million illegal aliens living in the region, according to Pew Research Center.Last year, economists at Deakin University found that immigration — both illegal and legal — drives up housing prices on average, with the researchers writing "we find no evidence that house prices sink as a result of immigration.


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Where is Princess Latifa of Dubai?
Princess Latifa has alleged that her father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, abused her since she was a minor and severely restricted her personal freedom.
She attempted to escape in late February, 2018 with her friend Tiina Jauhiainen, on a US registered yacht captained by Hervé Jaubert; intending to sail to India and then proceed to the United States to seek asylum. On March 4th, however, the yacht, Nostromo, was violently boarded by the Indian Coast Guard and UAE special forces. Latifa was forcibly removed from the boat and handed over to the Emiratis; everyone onboard was taken into custody and taken back to the UAE in handcuffs and blindfolds.
Though Tiina, Hervé, and the boat's crew were eventually released under public pressure; there is no information about Latifa's wellbeing or whereabouts, and both the UAE and India have defied United Nations' enquiries into her condition and the circumstances of her capture.
This video was recorded the days before the United Arab Emirate's Princess Latifa attempted escape from her homland, and it contains allegations that, in true, blow apart, the reputation of the Ruler of Dubai.
Detained in Dubai has been involved in Latifa's case from the very beginning. The princess contacted CEO Radha Stirling via instant messenger from aboard Nostromo asking for help. After a first thoroughly verifying Latifa's identity, the Detained in Dubai team began investigating her options for safe haven, until Stirling received a panicked call from Latifa on March 4th, saying the boat was under attack. It was the last time anyone heard from Latifa.
Stirling and her team immediately contacted authorities in several countries about the incident and the disappearances of the princess, her friend, and the crew of Nostromo. She filed missing person reports for the passengers and crew, and requested information from the UAE government.
Detained in Dubai maintained continuous contact with Latifa's American lawyers, and released news of the events to the press. Due to the publication of the incident, UAE authorities released Tiina Jauheinen and Herve Jaubert, as well as the rest of the Nostromo crew.
Stirling, along with solicitor David Haigh enlisted the support of Toby Cadman, head of Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers in London, and petitioned the United Nations to enquire about the attack on Nostromo in international waters, the abduction of all onboard, and the continued detention of Princess Latifa.
The Nostromo yacht the princess was seized from 6 months ago.
The United Nations officially sent enquiries to both the UAE and India, and is continuing in its efforts to secure Princess Latifa's safety.
Stirling and Haigh have filed complaints with the FBI in America over the attack on Nostromo, and the abduction of Herve Jaubert, a dual French and US citizen.
International media has only intensified in its coverage of the Latifa case, with major reports appearing on BBC, Fox News Radio, and 60 Minutes in Australia.
Not only has the United Arab Emirates been unresponsive to enquiries from the UN; they have actively tried to silence the Latifa story. Initially after Latifa's abduction, when the international press began to report the news; the local media in the Emirates began re-publishing out of date articles on a different daughter of Sheikh Mohammed named Latifa, apparently to create the impression that the missing Latifa Al Maktoum was in fact safe and free in Dubai.
"September 4th marks 6 months since the kidnapping of Princess Latifa," remarks Detained in Dubai partner David Haigh, "And the UAE continues to defy the calls from around the world for her release. We have approached them; Human Rights Watch has approached them; the United Nations has approached them; and now Amnesty International is approaching them to free Latifa. We will keep pushing for answers and accountability, and we will continue demanding Latifa's release until she is finally freed and allowed to travel to a safe jurisdiction to live in security."
Despite growing domestic pressure, and the ongoing United Nations enquiry, the government of India has also failed to address its involvement in the illegal raid on Nostromo, and their role in the abduction of Latifa. According to Indian law, any asylum seeker must be accorded a fair hearing, and eye witnesses at the time of the raid confirm that Latifa clearly communicated to both the Emirati and Indian forces that she was, in fact, seeking asylum.
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Kaela Davis led the Wings against the Fever Saturday with 14 points. Photo courtesy of Dallas Wings/NBAE Getty Images.
Dallas – The Dallas Wings concluded the preseason on a high note Saturday with a victory over the Indiana Fever, 80-75.
Rookie Kaela Davis came off the bench to lead the Wings with 14 points, while Skylar Diggins-Smith, in her first appearance this season, scored 13 and had five assists. Karima Christmas-Kelly added 10 points.
Tiffany Mitchell led the Fever with 15 points, while Candice Dupree put up 11.
The Wings had a strong third quarter to secure the lead with one minute to go, when Davis hit a reverse layup to put them up for good. Diggins-Smith said the team took a defensive stance and stepped their defensive game up.
"I thought it was a win by committee," Diggins-Smith said. "We'll have a lot of those types of wins, a total team effort where everyone will contribute. I was proud of our rookies."
Dallas didn't start off with that defensive intensity, as the Fever were in command in the first quarter and outscored them by 11. The visitors were up by nine at the half.
Indiana is a new franchise this year, playing their first season without perennial all-star Tamika Catchings and with new coach Pokey Chatman. The coach, who came from the Chicago Sky, said the Fever improved from their first preseason game, but wants the team to be more disciplined on defense.
"I just think we need to clean some things up defensively," Chatman said. "We came out a little flat in the third quarter which is unacceptable."
The focus for week two of camp was defense, and it showed in the game. The team also shared the ball and capitalized on those opportunities better after the recording a preseason record 19 assists last week. Tough decisions on cuts loom for Dallas coach Fred Williams and his staff.
"These rookies that we have are pro-ready and they have shown that in preseason play," Williams said. "It's going to be a difficult decision, but the right decision about the players we select for this team."
The Wings will finalize their roster May 12. They begin the season on the road in Phoenix May 14.
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