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Revitalizing the Church's Pattern of Asking God
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The most ancient form of prayer is probably petition. Scot McKnight has set out to understand this better, and guide pray-ers and churches to reinvigorate their practice of asking God. To You All Hearts Are Open begins with the Collects of the Book of Common Prayer - timeless prayers that have been used by Christians for centuries, are rooted in the Catholic tradition of prayer, and are deeply biblical. These prayers common to churches of nearly every denomination illustrate five elements of prayer itself: addressing God, asking God, reminding God of how God has acted in the past, expecting God to answer, and accessing God through Christ. They are the Bible's pattern of petitioning God which Scot McKnight seeks to rediscover a reliable path to relationship and true conversation with God.
"Don't just pray. Pray with purpose. Scot McKnight invites the church to rediscover the power and practice of asking God. If you are looking for a refreshing introduction to petitionary prayer that is rooted in the Great Tradition and deeply biblical, this book is for you." -Dr. Winfield Bevins, Director of Church Planting at Asbury Seminary, author of Ever Ancient Ever New "Scot McKnight has once again proven himself an eminently capable guide in matters of Christian faith and practice. To You All Hearts Are Open offers the Christian community a simple yet elegant introduction to petitionary prayer through the prayers of scripture and the wisdom of church tradition. I look forward to giving this powerful little book as a gift, especially to my students. They, like the rest of us, often struggle to pray, having never been taught precisely how. May God use this book to instruct all who find themselves asking, 'Lord, teach us to pray.'" -The Rev. Canon Emily H. McGowin, PhD, Assistant Professor of Theology, Wheaton College "Scot McKnight's To You All Hearts Are Open brims with the warmth of a teacher who loves his subject matter and his students. In simple prose, McKnight uses the collects of the church to remind us of God's character and God's deep desire for the world. After a year of heartache, McKnight's book made me grateful and hopeful. More than this, it moved me to pray." -Jerusha Matsen Neal, Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Duke Divinity School "This is a rich book, illustrating the beauty, power, and need for prayer. Readers will find themselves challenged and encouraged to rediscover the pattern of petitionary prayer and to revitalize it in their personal lives and in their congregational life." -Lisa M. Bowens, PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary, author of African American Readings of Paul


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Page 4 The Log March 1993 "JO-eee, another handle, will ya?" is often met by a very good natured "Cive us a brcal" fiom our diminutive blond-ish ball of tue behind the bar. Never seen standing still unless both hands are fllmly anchored at a task to the membels' benefit, Jo Dishon originally blew in from Kaniva, in Victorja (or was it Edenhope... or Pefih... Naracoofte... or... ?) Gj: This was a difficult intervie\,v - Jo never stood still long enough to fuily answer a question. she had one eye on the main bar, the other watching over the Sailors Bar) Jo was brought up in Edenhope, on the wimmera Highway in Victoria, some hundred kilometres south west ofHolsham, where she completed her schooling "about a hundred ye:us ago . Getiing sick of life in a provincial town of Victoria, she decided to "Go west, Jo Dishon assistant bar manager too Duch, so she swapped that life for one in the hospitality industry. Liking life in the Kirracraig Hotel, she stayed there for three years, leaming how to pull beers and mix cocktails wilh the best of them. A change of scenery was just what a girl needed, so on the spur of the moment, Jo packed up and moved to Brisbane, where sbe very quickly joined World lnfomaiion Network as a sales representative. At'ter l0 months with that company, the boss was so iDpressed with her results, he sent her to Penh, and Staff Profile Darwin nother story in the irregular series that profiles staff members of the Sailing Club. young woman", and in 1981, moved the 55 kms to Naracoorte in South Australia. It was one way, sh claims, of beating the perishing Victorian w1nlelsl In Naracoorte, she supported helself as a check out chick in Woolies, but soon decided that the screaming kids being dragged through the cash rcgister lanes were there, with her well developed powers of persuasion, she managed to sell an aveGge of seven sets of encyclopedias per week. Her territory covered the whole of WA... After fourteen months on the road, encyclopedias becane a bit boring. She'd forgotten how appalling the Victodan winten were, and, well, Perth wasn't so far from Victoria anyway, so she rctumed there, to Kaniva. This town was only about 80 kms from where the odyssey started. Obviously, the hospitality industry was what appealed, and the Conrmercial Hotel received the benefit of her bustling enthusiasm. Once more, the winters werc too much to bear, and the funhest she could get from '10'C was Darwin, where she lobbed up in 1990. Two days after she ardved, Jo started at the DSC as a bar casual. The current General Manager was impressed with what he saw after he allivgd, so Jo is now yolll happy, smiling assistant bar manager.

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Virtually at the heart (literally the center of the novel) Marianne muffles a scream in response to the letter from Willoughby. At losing their respective loves, Marianne screams (although muffled) while Elinor suffers in silence, but they both do suffer emotionally. What are the causes that lead both women to suffer? And what does Marianne’s muffling of her own scream indicate about her character in comparison to the first half of the novel and then the second half?

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Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), a crowdsourced enterprise, has struck a deal with China to build a test track in the Chinese province of Guizhou.
Engadget reported that the track will cover a distance of 10 km. While that sounds like a lot, it’s actually too short a length to allow HTT’s vehicle to reach speeds of above 1000 kmph, which is what the company promised to achieve with its operations in full swing.
Since China rarely allows foreign companies to operate without local connections, a deal was struck by HTT to start the project as a domestic entity.
The partnership with the Chinese city of Tongren will see HTT develop the technology, providing engineering expertise, and designing the essential equipment, while the city will aid in certifying the tube, drafting regulations, and infrastructure construction.
Investment for the project will be split, with half coming from the city, and the other half from HTT. The company may either provide funds from its own coffers, or seek the help of investors.
Interestingly, the deal comes at a time when China is reportedly facing a cash crunch among investors, especially in the technology sector, according to some economists. We don’t know yet if this should be a concern for HTT.
Meanwhile, HTT is also building two test tracks in France. The first track is at ground-level at around 320 m in length, and is expected to be ready for testing later this year.
Ukraine signed MOU with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies on joint activities in RnD and developing commercial Hyperloop project.
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The hyperloop company also signed an agreement with officials in USA to plan ways of connecting Cleveland and Chicago. The Great Lakes Hyperloop, as it is called now, is expected to be completed by the end of 2018. In addition, it’s struck deals to construct hyperloop systems in the UAE and Ukraine.
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THE PHILIPPINES may have failed to make it to the list of Asian countries included in the ongoing sixth concert tour of Taylor Swift, but her Filipino fans continue to celebrate her musical journey.
While several Pinoy Swifties were lucky to live their wildest dreams of seeing the American singer-songwriter perform live, others were happy jamming to Swift’s discography with other fans through attending various events organized by the “Cruel Summer” singer’s Philippine fan base such as a listening party and an album launch event.
There’s also a Pinoy version of “The Eras Tour,” headlined by none other than the country’s preeminent impersonator of the 14-time Grammy winner, Taylor Sheesh.
Taylor Sheesh, who channeled her inner Swift through lip-sync performances, first made headlines in 2023 when she held her “The Eras Tour-inspired” show in a shopping mall in Quezon City, which was attended by thousands of Filipino Swifties.
The event did not only reach local news but also international headlines.
‘The Errors Tour’
Just recently, Taylor Sheesh caught the attention of Australian Swifties as she got featured in an Australian morning show “Today” for staging her version called “The Errors Tour” at the Federation Square in Melbourne.
Well, people should expect to hear more about Taylor Sheesh as she is bringing her show to Singapore!
On X (formerly Twitter), the Pinoy drag sensation said that she will perform at the Hard Rock Cafe on March 16 at 10:30 p.m. and March 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets for the first day of the show were sold out already, she said.
“To all my fellow Swifties in SG, you’re unbelievable, because even though I haven’t posted about it yet, Day 1 is already SOLD OUT!!” Taylor Sheesh wrote, expressing her gratitude to her fans.
Meanwhile, tickets for the second night are selling fast according to the show’s organizer Jeans Tonic.
Based on the ticketing website, prices for Taylor Sheesh’s show range from $52.50 for standard tickets to $125 for VIP tickets.
Taylor Sheesh is one of Filipino well-known personalities who have attended “The Eras Tour.”
While in Australia, she took the chance to see the “Anti-Hero” singer in the flesh by attending the Australia stop of the “The Eras Tour.” She is also going to be present at its Singapore leg next month.
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Taylor Sheesh is not the only drag performer who has her version of “The Eras Tour.”
Enter popular Pinoy drag queen Lady Gagita who is going overseas for her “The Taylor Shet: The Erase Tour” in Singapore. This will be her international performance, which will coincide with Swift’s Singapore concert dates.
“Making my first overseas show outside Philippines, join me as I bring you our spectacular show The Erase Tour with new setlist and costumes for the first time in Singapore,” Lady Gagita wrote in an Instagram post.
“The Taylor Shet: The Erase Tour” will take place on March 9 at Beast & Butterflies at Social M Hotel.
Ticket prices for Lady Gagita’s show ranges from $38 to $75. These include various benefits such as two Swift-themed cocktails, a 1:1 photo op, and a limited edition Taylor Shet merchandise, depending on the attendee’s ticket tier.
Tickets for the show went on sale on February 16.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Lady Gagita announced more dates for her “The Taylor Shet: The Erase Tour.” There will be another show in Singapore, to be held on March 8, but the venue has not been announced yet.
The drag performer will also perform in Tuguegarao City and Santiago City in the Philippines, as well as in Hong Kong and Thailand.


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The ‘Angry Birds’ franchise has officially become an icon of gaming excellence and a fan favorite for anyone carrying an Android device or an iPhone. That means that, according to the rules of pop culture popularity, someone has to try to tarnish that legacy by turning it into a flimsy film. It’s a law. Look it up.
One of television’s most prolific and longest working actors has died.
Harry Morgan, best remembered for playing Joe Friday’s partner on “Dragnet” and the kindly military surgeon Col. Sherman T. Potter on the hit sitcom ‘M*A*S*H,’ passed away Wednesday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 96 years old.
Aida Yespica, a former Miss Venezuela, seems to have no problem letting the world, and her 3-year-old son, see her in a ‘thong tha-thong, thong, thong!’ How is that song still catchy today? We ask you, how!
30 Rock star Alec Baldwin lost his seat on an American Airlines flight for refusing to turn off his cell phone so he could play the popular word game ‘Words with Friends.’ Imagine what would have happened if they had asked him to shut off ‘Angry Birds.’
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By early August, vets said she had made a remarkable recovery and could now have the full run of her pen! She absolutely loved this! We got to see her really sassy and sweet side, and she loved playing with the balls on her cat tree. From the photos of her recovery, you would never guess she had been through such a bad time!
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It has been a long time since we last saw the crew from I Speak Giant, and we were craving to get our fantasy fix from one of our closest sponsorship partners. Our friends made their way down to our headquarters to record a three-hour-long Dungeons and Dragons session last Saturday.
Due to COVID-19, we temporarily had to suspend the monthly podcast sessions at our office. We were eager to find a way and work out a plan to comply with the government’s social distancing and hygiene guidelines. Last weekend was a great success, and it was amazing to see how the team went above and beyond to keep everyone safe.
The entire crew at I Speak Giant represents Audio-Technica on a daily basis with everyone using a combination of the AT2020USB+, ATR2500x microphones and the ATH-G1 headset during their adventures at home. Throughout the live streams, the audio is recorded through the AT-BP40 dynamic broadcast microphone, giving everyone the freedom to scream, shout and curse their way through battles whilst recording in close proximity to each other.
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Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates yet another Champions League goal
The Spanish champions have been tying some their widely-admired players down to extended deals in recent weeks.
As had been widely rumoured, the French defender today extended his stay at Los Merengues until 2022.
And he spoke of his joy at continuing to work with coach Zidane and star man Ronaldo.
"[Zidane] was important in convincing me to come here and now he helps me every day," the 24-year-old said.
"I am grateful for his support and confidence.
"He advises me and he is a person who we respect a lot and who we listen to when he speaks."
Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo celebrate a Real Madrid victory
Varane went on to describe what it’s like to play alongside the Portugal captain.
"When you like football even a little bit, you can only admire [Ronaldo] for what he has done and for what he keeps doing," he said.
"He is so good and fantastic that he is shaping the history of football and it is difficult to criticise him.
"The numbers speak for themselves. I try to learn from the best."
Varane was signed for Los Blancos by Jose Mourinho in 2011 and was linked with a move to the Red Devils this summer.
But the France international didn’t hold back in expressing his joy at staying at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Raphael Varane is grateful for Zindine Zidane's support at Real Madrid
"My Real Madrid story is already very nice and now I want it to become fantastic,” he said.
"I want to enjoy this moment and continue wearing this shirt.
"I have learned a lot at this club.
"I consider myself a bit of a Real Madrid youth graduate because I arrived so young, but I also won't forget my years at Lens, of which I am also proud.
"It would be magnificent [to retire at Real Madrid].
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Asian stocks closed mostly higher on Friday, although trading volumes remained thin ahead of the Christmas weekend. Underlying sentiment remained supported by higher commodity prices, encouraging economic reports from the U.S. and passage of the landmark tax reform bill.
Investors shrugged off the news that voters in Catalonia favored separatists wanting to break away from Spain.
China’s Shanghai Composite index dropped 3 points or 0.09 percent to 3,297.06, dragged down by financial and consumer staple stocks. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was up 210 points or 0.72 percent at 29,578 in late trade.
Japanese shares closed slightly higher in quiet pre-holiday trade after the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to the biggest U.S. tax overhaul in 30 years. The Nikkei average inched up 36.66 points or 0.16 percent to 22,902.76 while the broader Topix index closed 0.35 percent higher at 1,829.08.
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I'd been playing in bands for something like seven years at this point. And we were always trying to get ahead, trying to rehearse and sound professional. But then I go to see the Jam Band (Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton's band before Aerosmith), and it blew me away. I wasn't expecting too much. Then they got up there and did 'Rattlesnake Shake' by Fleetwood Mac. And I said to myself, 'That's it. These guys suck - they can't even tune their instruments. But they have a great groove going that's better than any fuck I've ever had.' I just knew that if I could show them a little of what I knew, with the looseness and balls that they showed up there, then we'd really have something.


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Harlem, district of New York City, U.S., occupying a large part of northern Manhattan. Harlem as a neighbourhood has no fixed boundaries; it may generally be said to lie between 155th Street on the north, the East and Harlem rivers on the east, 96th Street (east of Central Park) and 110th Street and Cathedral Parkway (north and west of Central Park) on the south, and Amsterdam Avenue on the west.
In 1658 Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch governor of New Netherland, established the settlement of Nieuw Haarlem, named after Haarlem in the Netherlands. During the American Revolution, George Washington, retreating from Long Island, regrouped his forces and fought the delaying Battle of Harlem Heights (September 16, 1776) just west of modern Harlem between 103rd and 120th streets. Through the 18th century Harlem was a farming and pastoral area. In the 19th century it became a fashionable residential district with many houses used as summer retreats. Apartment houses arose during the building boom of the 1880s. High rates of vacancy in the years following the panic of 1893 led property owners to rent to Blacks, especially along Lenox Avenue, and by World War I much of Harlem was firmly established as a Black residential and commercial area. The chief artery of Black Harlem is 125th Street, popularly called “the Main Stem.”
After World War I Harlem became the centre of the creative literary development called the “Harlem Renaissance.” Such figures as the poets Countee Cullen, James Weldon Johnson, Alain Locke, and Claude McKay were leaders of this new realism. An important anthology of writings of this movement is Locke’s The New Negro (1925).
As the neighbourhoods surrounding Harlem resisted expansion of its growing Black population, residential overcrowding increased. At the same time, the aging dwellings there received only minimal maintenance, and many were abandoned by their owners when the cost of rehabilitation and compliance with city housing codes became high. This still-continuing vicious circle, aggravated by high rates of unemployment and residential mobility, has caused severe deterioration of the neighbourhood. By the 1980s private community organizations and the city administration had taken measures to arrest these trends and their attendant social maladjustments. Public housing, new approaches in community-controlled schools, and better medical facilities were important developments.
The term Harlem was often used inaccurately as a synonym for New York’s Black community. In fact, by the 1970s the Black population had expanded beyond this area to other parts of Manhattan and to large parts of the Bronx and Brooklyn. In the early 21st century Blacks constituted some 40 percent of the population of Harlem, and the dual pressures of gentrification and new waves of immigration contributed to further decline in the proportion. New York City’s large Puerto Rican population historically had its principal centre in eastern Harlem, along Park Avenue from 96th Street northward, in an area known pejoratively as “Spanish Harlem.” By 2010, however, the Hispanic community was concentrated in central Harlem, and east Harlem’s overall population numbers stood at roughly half of their 1950 peak. The late 2000s also saw an increase in the number of Harlem’s white non-Hispanic residents, a demographic shift by which whites constituted a larger percentage of Harlem’s population than they had at any time since 1940. One of the remnants of that early era of integration, “Italian Harlem,” persisted as a small enclave along First Avenue and Pleasant Avenue, with an axis along 116th Street.
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HDTT did a great job with this transfer. This is many times better than anything you will find in any other digital platform. The dynamics, stereo separation, everything is great! Classic recording.
Other works by Andrew Hill
I think the sound quality that sets it apart from the sound sources of other sites is wonderful. However, speaking of Andrew Hill, please release works such as "Black Fire" and "Judgment!", And Wayne Shorter's "Juju" and "Speak No Evil". I really hope.
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Incredible space and resolution. Soundstage is opened up, unlike most Blue Note recordings that suffer from too much compression. Natural timbre to the instruments. Drums sound amazing. Wonderful job HDTT.
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Sounds Fantastic! Compared waveform to the official cd release and wow is that compressed! This is so dynamic. Compulsion is one of Hill's lesser known recordings, but it's one of my very favorite. Must have for any Andrew Hill fan.
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Compulsion, one of Andrew Hill's string of masterworks on Blue Note, leans more to the free or experimental boundary of his work. While not the place to start with Hill's music, anyone who has been drawn to his music will want to hear this session. The material, while challenging, is played by an exceptional ensemble, and this transfer does the sonics full justice, even the difficult to reproduce microdynamics of the percussion.
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Luke Perry participates in the "Riverdale" panel during the CW Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan / Invision / AP)
Actor Luke Perry passed away at the age of 52, after suffering a severe stroke last Wednesday.
According to the TMZ website, the famous actor passed away at the hospital of St. Joseph's of Burbank, where he was treated, surrounded by his children, his fiancée, his ex-wife, his mother, his father-in-law and his siblings.
The 52-year-old actor was currently appearing in the series Riverdale, while he became widely known in our country through the series "Heartbeats in Beverly Hills", where he played Dylan.
In fact, this bad news came a few days after it was announced that the popular series returns to our screens 19 years after its end, and in fact with new episodes and with the same protagonists.


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You are cordially invited to attend a private viewing with the artists of “No Filter." A group exhibition that will feature entirely new works by artists Alec DeMarco, and C/GREED, as well as a five year retrospective showcasing the beautiful paintings and drawings by artist Charmaine Olivia. “No Filter” presents an eclectic mixture of contemporary art from three different Southern California based artists at varying stages in their careers. All three artists will be in attendance at the opening reception.
Over the past six months Alec DeMarco, C/GREED, and Charmaine Olivia have been completely remodeling the old world-renowned Velzy surfboard shaping factory in San Clemente, CA. This new building houses C/GREED’s personal gallery as well as Charmaine and Alec’s private studios and showrooms.
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The Falcons today look much different than they did yesterday. Atlanta has gone through a total transformation since the new regime took over.
In Dan Quinn’s final year, the Falcons boasted a roster made up of Matt Ryan, Todd Gurley, Julio Jones, Alex Mack, James Carpenter, Dante Fowler, Keanu Neal, and Ricardo Allen. Their 2022 roster features none of those players.
Terry Fontenot has been hard at work — trading two franchise pillars in Ryan and Jones, parting ways with once-lucrative contracts like Fowler and Allen. When the new regime took over in Atlanta, they inherited quite the mess on the books. Thomas Dimitroff handed Fontenot bloated contracts that were always going to have to be dealt with.
Atlanta is carrying around an insane amount of dead money because of those moves though, which Fontenot described as taking it on on the chin. First and foremost, Ryan’s $40.525 million dead cap figure is the largest in league history and is joined by Jones’s $15.5 million, Fowler’s $4.666 million, and a few others to total an eye-popping $63.2 million.
Regardless of how the Falcons did it, they were always going to have to eat a ton of dead money. And the new regime knew it. “We knew it was going to be brutal for two years on the cap, no matter how we did it,” Smith told Jeff Schultz of The Athletic.
Still, the Falcons can see the light at the end of the tunnel. After recent extensions with Grady Jarrett and Jake Matthews, Atlanta locked down two essential pieces in the trenches while creating some cap space this year.
Today, the team has nearly $13.4 million in cap space, according to Over The Cap. Outside of Deion Jones‘ contract, the books look healthy moving forward. If Fontenot can rid the cap sheet of Dimitroff’s parting gift, he’ll have as close to a fresh slate as a general manager could get. With the league’s salary cap estimated to rise to $220-225 million in 2023, the Falcons should have between $131-136 million in cap space next offseason.
If the Falcons can somehow find a suitor to take Jones’s contract, the dead cap figure would only be $5.34 million in 2022 and 2023, with savings of $14.7 million and $13.1 million, respectively.
The Falcons’ cap health moving forward still isn’t excellent, but it is dramatically improved from when Fontenot and Arthur Smith took over. Brad Spielberger of PFF quantified the league’s cap health, and Atlanta ranked 18th based on five categories — active draft capital, three years of effective cap space, total prorated money, Top 51 valuation, and 2020 UFA valuation.
With over $13 million in cap space, the Falcons could still add at least one starting-caliber free agent. Arthur Smith has already stated the team will add to free agency as training camp approaches.
Speaking on the thought process behind having so many receivers on the roster at this point in the offseason, Smith noted that since there isn’t actual football going on, they’re afforded the opportunity to go heavy in that area for two or three weeks to create as much competition as possible.
However, once real football commences, there will be more big men on their way. Smith noted that once training camp approaches, there will be additions along the trenches to balance things out. So instead of having 100 receivers and only a dozen linemen, they’ll get closer to equilibrium. However, I wouldn’t get excited about a high-profile signing, despite the Falcons having the cap space to pursue one. I imagine this is just procedural, and Atlanta will add depth competition, not starting-caliber free agents. Still, it is exciting that maybe the Falcons will make a splash free-agent signing in the trenches.
Regardless, the new era of Falcons football is here, and we are in its infancy stage. Fontenot and Smith can’t be adequately judged in 2022, but what they do in 2023 and beyond will really cement their legacy (or lack thereof).
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Before January went insane, I was doing a lot of cooking. Not a New Year’s resolution per se (I really don’t do it), just for health and money and self-care reasons. So here’s food (and a few activities) I enjoyed earlier in January.
Here’s something nice I cooked: savory butternut bread pudding (Trader Joe’s whole wheat tuscan pane, eggs, Swiss cheese, milk, Italian herbs, roasted butternut squash). Carbs! Carbs upon carbs! I had this for dinner with a friend with a lovely, buttery chardonnay.
Poor woman’s belgian endive: cook Romaine like you’d cook kale chips (separate and wash the leaves, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with garlic powder and salt, bake in a hot- like, 450- oven. Note that this process is faster than for kale chips, so watch keep an eye on them).
The edges get all golden and crispy, and the thicker parts of the leaves stay moist and have that pleasant buttery bitterness of braised endive. But romaine is substantially cheaper than endive!
This recipe I got from Women’s Health magazine, of all places. Sriracha roasted chickpeas! Drain and dry a can of chickpeas, mix with olive oil and Sriracha, and roast in a super hot oven- flipping around some- until crispy and golden and heavenly.
Soooooo decadent and delicious: Akmak crackers (lovvvve- short, whole grain ingredient list), topped with tzaziki (greek yogurt, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper, chopped cucumber) and smoked salmon.
Once things started to go crazy in my life and family, I focused more on getting my nutrients as efficiently as possible, and spending the rest of the time on comfort food. This juice was… not very good. I am not a juice person.
We’ve had a lot of exquisite weather (barring a few actually cold days, North Carolina seems to have more or less skipped winter). I did a lot of wandering around listening to Serial (late to the game, I know). I found a magic little secret pond that I hadn’t know it existed despite it being not terribly far from where I live. That’s a wonderful feeling, eh?
Spooky old well, too.
I’m still not 100% sure if I was trespassing at this point, but when I saw the swing in the gazebo, I went for it. This was in that weird time when my cousin was in the hospital and we were hearing all kinds of varying news (it was 12 days, I’m sure unbelievably exhausting ones for my aunt and uncle). It felt good, looking at something beautiful and trying to send a picture of it to Chris.
Then on MLK day, Steve and I took a “Let’s clear the air” hike. It’s always good to have the intense conversations while getting fresh air and exercise. It was a beautiful day at Eno River State Park.
I’ve also taken to have 8am weekend study dates with my classmate. (Clearly someone isn’t staying out and partying to the wee hours, eh? I’m so old). In the early morning hours, we are shockingly efficient, and the coffee shops are less of a zoo than they are later in the day on the weekend (though Open Eye is always a zoo, and the baristas are mean, and I’m not totally sure why we still go there).
My study buddy, Steph, has chickens (and is getting more chicks next month! So excited!) so when you study with her you also get to take home DELICIOUS eggs. She can name which chicken laid each one! (My favorite of her chickens is Bowie, who is black and white with a crazy mop of feathers on top of her head).
They had the most beautiful deep yellowy orange yolks!
I made a sauce in which to poach the eggs: I sauteed onion and garlic in olive oil, then added Indian-ish spices (garam masala, cumin), then added tomato sauce and thawed frozen spinach. Poached the eggs in that. Heaven!

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about Six:02 and their weekly fitness events. This past weekend, I was finally able to make a class. On September 12, I joined their weekly CIZE Live class that happens at 9 a.m. on Saturday’s during the month of September.
When I arrived at Six:02, I didn’t know what to expect. I was not that familiar with the CIZE dance workout by Shaun T whatsoever. From the website, it’s a sure way to get an unbelievable workout during a hip choreographed dance. About eight other girls joined me in a stretch before the class when bubbly Brianne came out to lead the pack. Her upbeat personality was exactly what I needed to wake me up.
We started the class with a brief warm up of jumps, lunges, and squats. The class consisted of learning a few ‘8 Count’ dance sequences and at the end of the class we put it all together for a sleek hip-hop routine. My coordination skills are on a level 3, so I was a bit nervous, but once the music started all I had to do is find the beat.
Within 5 minutes of the class starting, my heart rate was UP! The music was bumping and we were grooving! This serious sweat session had me drenched midway through the hour workout. The moves were fun and it was a blast trying to keep up. The dancing definitely challenged me to pay attention and remember all the moves I had learned.
I had so much fun during the class that I didn’t realize what a major workout I was getting. I woke up on Sunday with every muscle in my body sore. CIZE Live is absolutely fantastic. Thank you, Six:02 for introducing me to the great class. There are still two more Saturday classes available at the Santa Monica location.


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The year is 2015, and most of the Earth's population has been wiped out in a brutal war. High schooler Ayato Kamina meets a girl who takes him to a secret sanctuary for the war's civilian survivors, where a humanoid mechanical weapon is discovered. The black egg from which the weapon hatches bears a mark similar to one Ayato has on his body. And, as it turns out, only the young teenager can pilot this new weapon.
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If i could bleed away care
and restore a womb to garden,
there would be no need
to conceive with pen and mind;
for i would be a lustrous channel,
golden chalice of unpoured waters,
kitchen beaming, a morsel waiting
for a nebulous wanderer
to settle in and call home.
Monika Lee is the mother of two daughters, Anna (11) and Natasha (8). They live, cuddle, and read with Monika and her husband in Lobo, Ontario. Monika’s book of poetry, slender threads, was published jointly by EBIP (HMS Press) and the Canadian Poetry Association in 2004. Her poems have also appeared in many literary journals.
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This time is all about love with this Valentine’s day vector cards collection. Anyway, take a look in our gallery below, to see a preview of this special Valentine’s day vector card collection.
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These cool vectors are very good for business cards, to create Photoshop layered design with actions, for brushes and patterns, brochures and flyers, fashion design, logos and icons, web-design, or labels and stickers and so on.
License: You can use Valentine’s day vector cards for personal or educational purposes.


SARASOTA, Fla. — During a go to to Sarasota on Friday, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried introduced a brand new initiative. The gubernatorial candidate mentioned her division had begun rulemaking to phase out using polystyrene in grocery shops and companies throughout Florida.
Polystyrene, or styrofoam, is utilized in meals packaging merchandise like styrofoam cups, plates and to-go containers. The merchandise are cheap however Fried mentioned research have proven the chemical compounds inside polystyrene foam have been linked to most cancers, imaginative and prescient and listening to loss, beginning defects, respiratory irritation and a complete number of different well being points.
“Polystyrene could also be handy, however there’s a hidden hazard to public well being from these disposable shopper merchandise. Chemicals in polystyrene will not be solely linked to human and animal well being issues, however as a result of these petroleum-based merchandise take not less than 500 years to decompose, their unfavourable results proceed lengthy after they’re thrown away,” mentioned Commissioner Fried.
The rule the Department of Agriculture is drafting plans to slowly phase out styrofoam packaging yr by yr – decreasing the allowable quantity of styrofoam being bought annually.


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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says the city is on the right track nearly a decade after Hurricane Katrina but points to coastal erosion as a major threat to the city’s future.
Landrieu sat down with The Associated Press ahead of the anniversary to discuss the storm, the recovery and the city’s future.
The mayor says the city isn’t perfect, but it’s in a much better position than it was before. People are moving back to New Orleans, and property values are on the rise.
But he says that if the state’s coast continues to erode, it will threaten the city’s future.
Louisiana loses an estimated 17 square miles a year of coastal wetlands that used to serve as a buffer between the city and hurricanes.
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New Delhi, Dec 10 (UNI) Senior Tamil Nadu Congress leader N Nanjappan today urged President Pratibha Devisingh Patil to personally intervene in ensuring that the tribal Kurumans community secured its due rights as Scheduled Tribe (ST) in the country.
In a two-page letter, addressed to Ms Patil, Mr Nanjappan pointed out that communiti+es like the Kuruma, Kuruman, Kurumba, Kurumba Gounder, Kurumban and Kurumbar along with Kurumans, were all from the single community of Kurumans and it has been proved by the Tribal Research Centre Otagamond (OoTy) of Nilgiri district also.
However, in the absence of any Central clarification on this, the tribal community could not avail the fruit of development meant for them.
Mr Nanjappan has requested Ms Patil that the Centre could either clarify the same or introduce an amendment to this in Parliament so that those backward tribal community were not be deprived any more.
Mr Nanjappan also submitted a similar memorandum to Social Justice Minister Mera Kumar and Tribal Affairs Minister P R Kyndiah.

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BCC confirms Recession Fears
The UK economy is already in recession and economic conditions are likely to get worse, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned.
The BCC’s quarterly economic survey revealed that the economy was under immense pressure in the third quarter of this year, with many key national balances in negative territory, and a collapse in confidence across all business sectors. BCC economic adviser David Kern said:
“The alarming third quarter results point to worsening dangers of major economic downturn and rising unemployment. The results support the view that a UK recession has started and the downturn is getting worse.”
While most business groups welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates from 5% to 4.5 percentage points, the BCC said that further action was needed if a major recession was to be avoided.
“Lower interest rates should help boost confidence and make credit slightly cheaper in the short term, but the rate cut won’t transform the economic outlook overnight. While half a per cent is fine for now, we would like to see rates down to 4% over the next couple of months.
“Without exaggerating the gloom, the economy has moved into negative territory,” he added. “We have to hope that the Government has more resources at its disposal.”
Although Kern said there was no hard evidence that the SME sector was experiencing “major distress”, he did warn that small firms were among the most vulnerable.
“SMEs often face the most risk, particularly with the problems in the banking sector. If banks were to become extremely risk averse, they may be inclined to pull credit lines from small firms.”
However, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) head of SME issues, Clive Lewis, said it was misleading to say that the UK was already in recession — defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
“Technically, we are not there yet. Businesses know that the climate isn’t going to improve in the short term but they remain focused on growth and profitability. Cutting interest rates does suggest that we are moving forward, and there are also some positive factors for SMEs such as lower fuel prices and the fact that commodity prices are starting to fall,”.
“Many are reporting that while they’ve been feeling the effects of the downturn, their competitors have been weakened too,” he added. “Clearly there is economic turbulence, but it is wrong to say that it is all doom and gloom for UK business owners.”
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Duct Tape Purse
My girls have been wanting to try to make a Duct Tape purse. We had a couple of rolls of Duct Tape so we set out to make our first purse! I found the best purse design on All Things Thrifty. I took pictures along the way so you could follow along with me and make your own Duct Tape purse. We’ve already made 2 and I’d imagine we’ll be making many more!
What you Need for your Duct Tape Purse:
You’ll need at least 1 roll of Duct Tape but more depending on the colors you want for your purse
Grommets (I bought the XL size that came with the tools to finish them. The tools are important if you don’t already have them)
Rope for the purse strap (I bought rope from the drapery section)
Piece of fabric for the purse lining
How to Assemble your Duct Tape Purse:
First you’ll want to find a piece of fabric the size that you want your purse. This will be the lining on the purse so fold it in half to get an idea of what size purse you’ll end up with. When you have your fabric, tape it face down to a flat surface. We used our kitchen table.
Decide how you want your pattern to be laid out. We went with the diagonal pattern and 2 colors with this purse. All you’re going to do is lay the tape to completely cover the fabric, overlapping a bit each time you lay down a new piece of tape. Make sure you have long enough strips to fully cover the fabric.
Once you have the fabric completely covered, carefully peel off the tape from your surface and flip the fabric over. Now just trim off the extra Duct Tape. I found it best to trim the very edge of the fabric vs trying to trim the Duct Tape itself.
Next Step is to tape the sides of your purse. You can choose a different color for the sides or keep it the same. First, fold your fabric in half and then tape each side. Laying the tape on your surface first, then putting the purse on the tape and folding the tape over, is probably the easiest way to do this step.
To make the bottom of your purse, you’re going to fold in the corners. I found it easiest just to poke the corner with my finger and push it in. You then even it out from the inside to make the width that you’d like. I made it the same width as the seam of our sides.
This is another picture of the bottom of the purse getting the corners pushed in.
Next you’re going to tape the inside seams of the purse. I found this a bit tricky but only because I was trying to be a perfectionist. 😉 If you have an extra set of hands helping hold, it’s not too bad.
Next you’ll edge the top of the purse. Again, can be a bit tricky but it is easier if you lay the tape on the surface first and place your purse on top of it. Then just fold the tape over the edge.
Now we’re ready to put in the grommets. I just followed the instructions on the back of the package. I had never worked with these before but they sure were slick!
Once your grommets are in, you’re ready to add the purse strap. If you find great rope, you can choose not to cover it, or you can cover it with whatever color Duct Tape you want. Then insert in each grommet and secure with a piece of Duct Tape on the inside. Or you could tie in a knot depending on the rope you get.
The last thing we did was add a small piece of double sided velcro to the inside so it could stay closed.
And there you have it. A Super cute and Easy Duct Tape purse!!
This one my daughter and I made together. She made the rainbow one almost all by herself. I helped with the grommets and the edging. It’s a great project!
awesome idea!! thank you
CHRISTINA MARIE says
i have tons of cute duct tape. i’ll make this for my niece! thank u for the post.
Dawn Reilly says
Great craft idea for preteens!
Chrystal Thurston says
Great idea for a beach bag!
Julie Beane says
Can\’t be made if they lose it!!!! Lol
wendi watson says
THESE duck tape projects are really cool i wish they would have been around when we were younger and my daughter!
Priscilla S. says
This would be such a fun craft to do with my niece! Great idea for young girls.
Melissa C says
You should try making a dress. There’s a scholarship for that.
I’ve seen this before. I always tell my husband that duct tape can be used for everything.
Nickie Busco says
My neice is obsessed with duct tape!!!! Im going to show her this one!!!! Better than the others
This would be an interesting craft project to try. If I could find duct tape with a design that I like I would definitely try this. Thank you
Rebecca Carter says
Interesting idea. im gunna have to look into it more
Farrah King says
Ok this makes me wonder if this is how they make all those kool-aid purses from the drink pouches and stuff! Thanks for sharing!
Betty Baez says
That’s pretty clever! Going to share this with my little sister I think she’ll like to make her own.
Stacy Calhoun says
I love these, my neighbors kid made me a duct tape coin purse, and i love it
When my daughter was in high school, her boyfriend designed and created both of their outfits, entirely out of duct tape! Her brothers INSISTED that they be present when her boyfriend was taking measurements for the dress! The outfits turned out very cute and fun! This would have been a great accessory for her!
MaryBeth Elderton says
This is amazing!
Kimberly Flickinger says
Very creative! Who knew you could do so much with duct tape?
Peggy Johnson says
I didnt realize that duck tape comes in so many colors and patterns
vikki p says
Clever Idea to use duct tape – and it’s really cute
Paula Morgan says
Such cute bags you made and I want to know where you found such vivid Duct Tape!!
Usually just Walmart or one of the craft stores. 🙂
Dawn K. says
With all of the different styles of tape on the market now, this is a win, win for kids.
This is a perfect project for my niece.
Cheryl Reinhardt says
Loved this idea !!!! Who knew Duct tape came in all these colors……. I have never seen that, interesting !!!!
RANDY FULGHAM says
I HAVE SEEN IT ALL NOW–DUCT TAPE PURSE –PRETTY COOL
Jasmine P says
What a neat idea for kids!
Creative and it would be fun to try some other patterns.
Lily Kwan says
This duct tape purse looks very nice. Thanks for sharing!


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on 21 November 2007
This is the book you want to read when you know you really need a good laugh and a fun, enjoyable read but don't want to feel your brain slowly dying as you read it. Michael Tobert hits just the right balance of intelligent, informed writing and a deft touch with humour. The premise is the right kind of absurdist and he easily draws you in with his characters and skillfully comedic literary style. I would certainly recommend this as either excellent travel reading or as a great Christmas gift.
on 20 December 2010
Crisis in the golfing world as The August and Venerable Golf Club of St Magnus faces its biggest threat ever.
The action is firmly anchored on the windswept East Coast of Fife, exposed to icy blasts from across the North Sea, and peopled by golfers and committee stalwarts. If Tiger Woods had been a character in this book, the plot would have been quite different (and shorter!)
The funniest thing I have read in a while. Do buy it
on 25 November 2007
Why is it we always so much enjoy books like this? Because you know you're on familiar terrain straight away--the English language has been doing this sort of stuff brilliantly for a long time now--and you can comfortably settle into it when Michael Tobert treats you to his funny, clever, learned, human and surprising take on the genre. Which one? The nonsense one, the one that probably began with Tristam Shandy, whose special blend of splashy understatement comes to mind easily when reading The Mating Call. Fortunately, he knows what he is doing with his bird; Tobert serves her up adroitly, with a light touch and the type of pathos that makes you think he is probably a nice human being.When was the last time you read a book where the premise was that the girl must do it for the first time before she turns 18, or the town's August and Venerable Golf Institution changes hands? And that in a story that shows off more knowledge of Sanskrit, the alimentary habits of Monty the python, Scottish country dancing, Horatius Cocles and Hans Brinkers, mashie niblicks and fishcakes, than you can swing a golf club at. The story breezes along, the subplots are woven together nicely, and along the way the author nods his head at many literary style-examples found in the canon. Sterne, Fielding and Austen, but also Waugh, Wodehouse and Wilson (and Woody Allen and Igmar Bergman) would feel right at home with what Tobert is up to in his story.You get funny dialogues and well-caught types (if you've ever exercised, you know Fiona the instructor), almost every page offers a witty observation (who thinks about Darwin vs. Wallace?), the sentences are polished with attention to detail that keeps it all alive.
So, there's not much wrong with this, the story is silly and light-hearted yet `eru-lite' and full of good stuff. Appealing to golfers, India lovers and knowledgeable readers, in short the type of people who populate and visit St. Magnus/Andrews, and quite a few others as well.


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Without knowing it, some people have been a source of strength and helped turn a difficult day into a bearable one by showing simple, thoughtful kindness. It can often be overlooked and not considered as having much impact — but kindness is powerful.
We've all had those moments where we struggle to think of the right thing to say that offers comfort or support to someone facing a crisis. And if that crisis is a recent cancer diagnosis, it can be very hard to navigate between what is, and is not, helpful.
Since I wrote '10 Journaling Prompts', I've been thinking about one particular idea that I included in the article that resonated so deeply with me, I've been reflecting on the answer ever since. The prompt was ... What, in your opinion, is strength?


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Live Be Yoga ambassadors Jeremy Falk and Aris Seaberg are on a road trip across the country to share real talk with master teachers, explore innovative classes, and so much more—all to illuminate what's in store for the future of yoga.
As two yoga teachers, the Live Be Yoga tour has been an amazing opportunity for us to step away from our teaching roles, get back on the mat, and absorb wisdom from so many teachers across the country. We believe that a yoga teacher must always be in the role of a student! In San Francisco, we were fortunate to enjoy an eclectic mix of wellness teachings, including a Tantra workshop with Sally Kempton. In addition, for the first time since the tour began, both of us also stepped in front of the classroom again. Here, we reflect on finding inspiration everywhere, and how they translated it in their own teaching.


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As the flying island of Onigashima gets close to the Flower Capital of Wano Country, One Piece manga series surprises fans with lots of exciting events. One of these surprises is Yamato’s full beast transformation.
Following Yamato’s hybrid form reveal, Yonko Kaido’s daughter showcased her devil fruit’s power by transforming into the full version of a divine wolf. As we all know, Yamato is an Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Okuchi no Makami, a mythical Zoan devil fruit in the series.
While Momonosuke is still figuring out how to use his Dragon power, Yamato decides to leave him and do something useful to minimize the explosion in case the flying island hits the mainland. As a result, Yamato transformed into his divine wolf form and rushed back to the Skull dome.
Yamato’s divine wolf form was seen running towards the Skull Dome. Some of the members of the Heart Pirates, including Jean Bart, spotted Yamato’s full divine wolf form.
Kaido considers Yamato’s devil fruit as valuable. During the confrontation between Kaido and Yamato, the Yonko said that the wolf was Wano’s Guardian Deity. The devil fruit’s hybrid form also debuted in the One Piece manga when Yamato faced her father after Luffy fell from Onigashima.
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One Piece follows the story of Monkey D. Luffy, a young man who becomes a rubber man after eating Gomu Gomu no Mi. Luffy dreams of becoming the next pirate king. Luffy sets sail for the Grand Line, aided by his crew and other friends, in search of the treasure known as One Piece.
One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. Shueisha published the first serialization of the manga in 1997. Currently, One Piece already has 99 volumes. One Piece also received its own TV anime adaptation, as well as several anime films.
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Social Justice, Utilitarianism, and Indigenous Australians
John Stuart Mill, an important 19th century Utilitarian, argued that both political and economic freedom were indispensable requirements for happiness. Using much the same view of human beings and human life as Aristotle, Mill asserted that democracy and the basic political liberties, freedom of speech, assembly, and worship were crucial elements to an individual’s pursuit of a good and satisfying life. Furthermore, he argued that some degree of economic prosperity was essential to having a realistic chance of living such a life, of attaining one’s ends.
The chief argument against Utilitarianism goes as follows: Utilitarianism implies that a society is just if it is so organized that the overall or average happiness or well-being of its members is maximized, however a society so organized can still be unjust and therefore Utilitarianism is incorrect as a theory of justice (Care & Landesman 1968).
In An Egalitarian Theory of Justice (1971) John Rawls attempts to refute this argument. Rawls discusses the elements necessary for a society to be just for all. He begins with the supposition that in a just society the liberties of equal citizenship are not based on social circumstances, financial position or authority. Rawls defines society as an association of individuals who recognize certain rules of conduct and behave accordingly in order to advance the good of the participants. This arrangement harbors an inherent conflict. On one hand social cooperation makes it possible for individuals to live a better life than if they were to live solely on their own efforts, on the other hand because individuals are not indifferent as to how these greater benefits are distributed and they will naturally pursue larger share. Rawls claims that this phenomenon requires that a set of social principles be established to ensure justice so that the advantaged do not unfairly gain by their...


We’re still a little more than 10 months away from the general election, and the campaigning, of a sort, has begun.
We’re starting to see commercials for 12th District Congressional incumbent John Barrow. Now, they don’t specifically mention voting for him or anything about the election, but the television spots are touting the fourth-term legislator’s attributes.
His latest campaign disclosure form, dated Sept. 30, before the TV spots began running, listed more than $1 million on hand for his re-election bid.
Augusta businessman Rick Allen, who lost in the Republican primary runoff to former state lawmaker Lee Anderson, reported a little under $100,000 on hand for his Sept. 30 campaign disclosure report. He’s been on the campaign trail again this time around, and his campaign Web site is active and up-to-date.
John Stone, who lost to Barrow in 2008 by a 2-to-1 margin, also has filed a campaign disclosure report for Sept. 30.
Jeff Chapman, who is running for the 1st District seat, was at the Effingham Chambers’ Eggs and Issues breakfast, as was Buddy Carter. Chapman was a member of the state Senate and is now in the state House. Carter was in the state House and is now in the state Senate. The Effingham TEA Party hosted several congressional candidates at its November meeting.


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"The recent developments taking place in neighboring countries also have an impact on the life of Azerbaijani citizens. We keep the issue of evacuation of our citizens living in Ukraine as well as ensuring their security in the spotlight," said Prime Minister Ali Asadov as he presented a report on the activities of the Cabinet of Ministers in 2021 at the plenary session of the Parliament.
PM Ali Asadov noted that 9,246 citizens living in Ukraine have been evacuated to Azerbaijan so far.
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Joe Bonamassa has had quite the busy year. He’s released a pair of albums with singer Beth Hart, and both are blisteringly good. He’s part of the funk-jazz collective Rock Candy Funk Party, and that band released a studio album, did a short tour and dropped a live disc and DVD this year. And he’s also pushing forward with a spring and summer tour with his own band.
Regarded, rightly, as one of the finest blues-rock guitarists of his generation, Bonamassa was a prodigy as a young man, and has grown ever more refined as a player over the ensuing years. Elements of influence from the greatest British and Irish rock and blues players – Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore – abound in Bonamassa’s music, but ultimately his brand of fiery blues and the various rock inspirations have coalesced into something truly his own.
Bonamassa performs at 8 p.m. Friday in Shea’s Performing Arts Center (646 Main St.). Tickets are $72 to $128 (box office). Visit www.sheas.org.
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Of everything coming out of this year’s Iowa Family Leadership Summit, the fear factor is what stayed with me.
It was a constant, discomfiting undercurrent, like a loose nail poking up in your shoe. It was organization President Bob Vander Plaats declaring this a time of “spiritual warfare,” and speaker Joel Rosenberg announcing America is “on the road to collapse” and “implosion,” and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, warning grimly, “We are living in some very dangerous times.”
The third year of the event sponsored by the self-described Christ-centered organization that seeks to influence policy and elections, brought big name politicians Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum, Ted Cruz and Rick Perry to Ames, Iowa, this past weekend. They were there to rally the Republican base in the lead-off caucus state. But the upbeat, love-God-and-country tone of previous events appeared at times to have been replaced by a somber, calamitous note of foreboding. Even Satan got a few mentions.
Projected onto a giant screen to punctuate Vander Plaats’ remarks was a video filled with haunting images of Osama bin Laden, Adam Lanza and the Boston marathon bombings. It depicted a rising national debt, marijuana, Boys Scouts, gay rainbow flag and a woman holding up a “Keep abortion legal” sign. It ended with someone yelling, “God is dead. Hail Satan!”
Sponsors and speakers still exalted matrimony and procreation in heterosexual relationships, called for putting God back in the classroom and government, and called abortion murder. But this year’s message was: The nation is in moral decline. Ignore it at your own peril. That was even carried into foreign policy.
Rosenberg, an evangelical Christian born to a Jewish father, said the United States must not support a two-state solution in Israel because a sovereign Palestinian state “defies the biblical mandate.” Interesting that a Christian American would presume to tell Palestinian Muslims they don’t deserve a homeland because of what the Bible says. This follows an evangelical belief that Jews from around the world will gather in Israel, where the second coming of Christ will occur, and — though Rosenberg didn’t spell this out — be converted to Christianity.
“God loves you but if we don’t receive Christ, there are consequences,” Rosenberg warned.
Is fear a new strategy for the Family Leader and its affiliated Family Research Council and Focus on the Family? Is it a response to flagging interest and political losses? Organizers said there were 1,200 attendees, and that there has been steady growth in three years. But many seats were empty. Is it a concession they’re losing the battle over abortion and gay rights? Abortion has not been completely outlawed, even under a conservative U.S. Supreme Court majority. Having succeeded in getting three justices of the Iowa Supreme Court voted out over same-sex marriage, a few years ago, the Family Leader failed in its more recent campaign against a fourth. Same-sex couples are celebrating wedding anniversaries with children and grandchildren, and the planet has survived.
What the planet might not ultimately survive — global warming — wasn’t on the agenda. In fact, if this were a true gathering of faith leaders, one might have expected some commitment to keeping the environment healthy, some compassion for the poor and immigrants. There were calls for abolishing the entire tax system that sustains the poor in times of need. There were calls for boosting border patrols to turn back young asylum seekers before their cases are heard. Iowa’s governor, Terry Branstad, boasted of having cut 1,400 state employees and cut property taxes, which fund education, more than ever in Iowa history.
But if it were a political forum to vet candidates, a Jewish, Muslim, agnostic or atheist one would have had no place there. In one video, Billy Graham’s daughter, Anne Graham Lotz, said, “The only place you get right with God is at the foot of the cross of Jesus Christ.”
Outside in the parking lot, some protestors from Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers, which describes itself as a social and educational organization, objected. “The summit is attempting to define legislation through Christian dogma,” said protestor Jason Benell. “They want to blur the line between church and state. That’s not what Iowans want.”
He also objected to the idea that faith was necessary to have a good family. His group sees a ramping up of religious rhetoric in response to the Family Leader’s “fear of losing its base.”
Everyone will, of course, vote according to their own priorities. But America is not a theocracy, so it’s alarming to see politicians, by attending and playing to the sponsors, play into the notion that worshiping Jesus should be a prerequisite for federal or state office. America also cannot base its Mideast policy on some biblical interpretation about Israel. Whatever our religious affiliation or lack of it, I’d guess most voters have better explanations for Sept. 11 or the Sandy Hook shootings than God’s revenge – and would like to practical, reason-based solutions from those seeking office.
By: Rekha Basu, Columnist, The Des Moines Register; The National Memo, August 14, 2014
Members of Congress regularly boost their reelection prospects in positive ways like voting in line with the will of their district and participating in the passage of landmark legislation. But we know all too well that they also engage in negative campaigning, lambasting their political opponents and even scapegoating minorities for problems that we must grapple with as a community. Another pernicious habit that appears to be getting more prevalent is the attempt to co-opt religious belief for political benefit.
Some of the many examples include a resolution to reaffirm “In God We Trust” as the national motto and endorse its usage in all public buildings, public schools and other government institutions, and a resolution expressing support for prayer at school board meetings. And just this week Congress passed a bill, the World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2013, which will place a plaque at the World War II monument in Washington, D.C., “with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the United States on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day.”
The prayer being referred to here mentions how “[o]ur sons … this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization.” While some soldiers may have been doing just that, there were certainly other soldiers who did not believe in a god, did not share the same religion, or simply weren’t fighting to preserve it.
Most government officials are well aware that working on these bills is a waste of valuable time since they accomplish little more than alienating Americans who subscribe to minority faiths and philosophies. In fact, there are many important bills that still await passage, such as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (which would prevent discrimination against employees based on their sexual orientation or gender identity) and legislation that would raise the minimum wage. But as some Americans admit that the religious beliefs of a candidate impact their vote, many politicians see no downside to embellishing the importance of their faith and engaging in religious preferentialism.
It is important to note that there are politicians who categorically refuse to endorse religiously motivated bills or other pieces of legislation that would weaken the separation between church and state. And, of course, there are some evangelical “true believers” who genuinely wish to see their religious tenets enshrined into law no matter how it impacts the rights of others. But both of these types of politicians are in the minority.
Unfortunately, the politicians whose religious credentials run only skin-deep have yet to be called out for co-opting their beliefs for political gain, which means that this practice of pushing unneeded and sectarian legislation won’t end anytime soon. What’s needed is for average Americans to stand up and not accept their false declarations of religiosity, respond negatively to their religious pandering, and insist that they instead focus on what actually matters.
It’s past time that this shameful act is ended, before government institutions become even more reviled by an American public that recognizes how Congress is increasingly inefficient and disconnected from the issues they care about. Instead of disingenuously emphasizing beliefs that seem to help politicians in the short term but estrange Americans from their neighbors, Congress should put aside their faux faith once and for all.
By: Roy Speckhardt, The Huffington Post Blog, June 27, 2014
“One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other”: Chris Christie Has Some Pandering To Do In Advance Of His Next Campaign
A pretty significant religious right gathering it poised to get underway in a couple of hours, and the guest list is worth checking out.
Ralph Reed’s three-day Faith and Freedom Coalition conference begins today. This is your social conservative wing of the Republican Party. The speaking lineup:
* Thursday (from noon to 1:30 pm ET): Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ted Cruz (R-TX)
* Friday (from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm ET): Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Rick Santorum, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
* Friday (from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ET): Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Texas Lt. Gov. nominee Dan Patrick, and Mike Huckabee
* Saturday (from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ET): Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
This, by the way, is only a partial list. The list of luminaries who’ll be on hand for the right-wing gathering also includes Herman Cain, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who’s likely to be elected Majority Leader in a few hours.
There are a few important angles to this. The first is that the Republican Party’s eagerness to pander to extreme social conservatives is hardly a thing of the past. On the contrary, there are 10 sitting members of the U.S. House (including half of the GOP leadership team), six sitting U.S. senators (including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell), and two sitting governors, all of whom will no doubt deliver red-meat speeches to this conservative evangelical crowd.
Second, the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” Conference is hosted and organized by Ralph Reed, a disgraced former lobbyist. Why would so many powerful Republican leaders want to associate with Reed given his scandalous past? Apparently because much of the political world has decided Reed’s controversial past no longer matters.
And finally, Chris Christie? Really?
The scandal-plagued New Jersey governor can certainly speak to whomever he pleases, but agreeing to speak at a religious right event organized by Ralph Reed, of all people, isn’t exactly an obvious move. It was Christie, after all, who said he’s “tired of dealing with the crazies” after far-right activists criticized the governor for nominating a Muslim judge.
One assumes many of those “crazies” will be on hand for the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s event today.
Indeed, the director of the New Jersey branch of the Faith and Freedom Coalition has repeatedly condemned Christie for being insufficiently right-wing on the issues social conservatives care about most.
But Christie’s national ambitions clearly haven’t waned, and despite the awkward fit, the Garden State governor apparently has some pandering to do in advance of his next campaign.
By: Steve Benen, The Maddow Blog, June 19, 2014
Eric Cantor’s primary defeat by David Brat, an economics professor at Randolph-Macon College, sent the pundits scurrying. Shocked and bewildered, they searched around for theories to makes sense of what they had not anticipated happening. Hundreds of articles were written and dozens of explanations were offered.
One of the more fascinating threads that emerged from the cacophony of ideas put forward in the days following the primary was the effort to find a Jewish dimension to the story. Cantor, the House Majority Leader, was the highest ranking Jewish lawmaker in American history, with aspirations to be Speaker of the House. When one adds to that the fact that Brat is a religious Christian who speaks frequently of his faith, the temptation to uncover a Jewish angle became irresistible. The New York Times, the Washington Post, the leading Jewish weekly the Forward, and a variety of other publications duly turned out articles examining, from every perspective, the Jewish and religious sides of the election.
The problem was that there was no Jewish angle, at least not one of any consequence.
David Wasserman, a normally sensible political analyst, got things going with a much-quoted statement to the Times suggesting that anti-Semitism was at play in Cantor’s defeat. Cantor was culturally out of step with his redrawn district, according to Wasserman, “and part of this plays into his religion. You can’t ignore the elephant in the room.” Sensationalist headlines soon followed. The Week, a news magazine, ran a story entitled “Did Eric Cantor lose because he’s Jewish?” And the Forward ran an opinion column with the headline “Did Eric Cantor Lose Because He’s Jewish? You Betcha.”
But there was no elephant in the room. There wasn’t even a mosquito in the room. Nobody could turn up a single statement or piece of literature coming from the Brat campaign or anyone else that was even remotely anti-Semitic. And sensationalism aside, the ultimate consensus of virtually everyone was that anti-Semitism was not a factor of any kind in Cantor’s loss.
Conservatives, including Jewish conservatives, cried foul, charging that the point of the coverage was a deliberate attempt by liberals to smear Republican voters as bigots. Perhaps, although my own view is that it reflected media sloppiness and obsessiveness more than political conspiracy.
Another claim was that even in the absence of explicit anti-Semitism, the Brat victory represented a victory for evangelicalism and Christian politics and therefore a long-term threat to Jews and all non-Christian minorities. Vigilance about church-state separation is always appropriate, of course, but it is hard to see the threat here. Brat is often described as aligned with the Tea Party, which is a motley collection of organizations and activists; it has ill-defined religious positions not at all identical with those of evangelical groups, which are diverse themselves. Most important, there is much evidence that Americans are becoming less religious and not more so, and, as the gay marriage issue demonstrates, more tolerant in their religious outlooks.
Mr. Brat, of course, likes to talk publicly of his belief in God, and that is distressing to some people, both Jews and Christians. But God talk is acceptable in America, and people with liberal religious outlooks, President Obama included, also make reference to their religious beliefs from time to time. The key for politicians is to be sure that they ground their statements in a language of morality that is accessible to everyone; Americans need a common political discourse not dominated by exclusivist theology. As long as Brat—and others—stay on the right side of that political line, there is no reason to see this election as a religious watershed for Jews or anyone else, or a victory for religious coercion.
A third claim is that the Cantor defeat represents a disastrous decline of Jewish political fortunes. In this view, Cantor’s defeat is seen as part of a broader pattern: There are 33 Jews in the current Congress, both the House and the Senate, as compared with 39 in the previous one. But here again, this seems like an altogether arbitrary and unfounded assumption. Jews are well represented in all areas of America’s educational, business, and political life, and that is not changed in any way by the defeat of a Jewish Majority Leader in the House of Representatives.
Eric Cantor’s fall from political power is interesting and in some ways important. For decades to come, politicians and professors will study it as an example of what happens when a serious but self-referential politician loses touch with the things that ordinary Americans care about and gets caught up in the big-dollar culture of Washington. But they will say very little about the Jewish dimension of this affair—and that is for the simple reason that it doesn’t exist.
By: Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, a Writer and Lecturer, was President of the Union for Reform Judaism from 1996 to 2012; Time, June 16, 2014
“Mean Mike”: How Can “The Base” Fully Get On The Bandwagon Of Anyone Smiled Upon By The Godless Liberal Media?
An examination of the rather different tone associating Mike Huckabee’s proto-candidacy for 2016 was inevitable, and it’s been served up usefully by David Freedlander at The Daily Beast. In 2008, he observes, Huck had quite the reputation for being sunny:
Frank Rich, in The New York Times, wrote that Huckabee was the Republican Obama. Rich attributed Huckabee’s rise in the polls to “his message,” which “is simply more uplifting—and, in the ethical rather than theological sense, more Christian—than that of rivals, whose main calling cards of fear, torture and nativism have become more strident with every debate. The fresh-faced politics of joy may be trumping the five-o’clock-shadow of Nixonian gloom and paranoia.”
It was an idea that ricocheted around liberal blogs and talk radio outlets. Sure, Huckabee’s views on social issues were a bit out of right field, but they weren’t appreciably different from those of the rest of the GOP field. And the rest of his policy ideas, even when right-leaning, were bathed in a soft, summer camp biblical glow. People of faith, he said in one memorable speech, need to show that they “are not just angry folks mad about some things we don’t like, but people who have joy in our hearts. People who want to help those without housing to find it, those without drinking water to drink it, to help people who are hungry at night to know what it is to have food.”
Contrast that with today’s Angry Huck:
This new Huckabee told the New Hampshire Freedom Summit, “I’m beginning to think that there’s more freedom in North Korea than there is in the United States.” It’s the Huckabee who said Democrats want the women of America to “believe that they are helpless with Uncle Sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of government.” Gone is the talk of evangelicals approaching the political sphere “with joy in our hearts.” Instead, Huckabee now wonders, “Why is it that Christians stand back and take it in the teeth time and time and time again?” It is this Huckabee who defended the Duck Dynasty reality star’s comments on gay marriage and civil rights in the South but accused those who criticize Chick-fil-A’s corporate anti-gay marriage stance of engaging in “vicious hate speech.”
Freedlander bats around several possible explanations for this new, more saturnine Huckabee, from the most obvious (the mood of “the base”) to the more personal (Huck’s furious at himself that he didn’t run for president in 2012). My favorite is the claim from an old rival in Arkansas who says it’s the Happy Huck that was a pose:
“He might have been a Baptist preacher, but he had a mean streak a mile wide,” said Jimmy Jeffress, a former Arkansas lawmaker who served in the statehouse during Huckabee’s tenure.
I’m guessing Jeffress isn’t a Baptist, since he seems to be unaware that meanness is a prized quality in some ministers of that faith community. I once saw a cap on sale at a convenience store in South Georgia with a message that expressed the approach perfectly: “Read the Bible daily. It will scare the Hell out of you.”
In any event, it will be interesting to see if the new Mean Mike persona cuts into the relatively good press Huck is used to getting from people who don’t actually agree with him on much of anything. Indeed, that could be part of the idea: How can “the base” fully get on the bandwagon of anyone smiled upon by the godless liberal media? If that doesn’t work, maybe Huckabee will have to put away the bass guitar.
By: Ed Kilgore, Contributing Writer, Washington Monthly Political Animal, May 6, 2014

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