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New Age Counterfeit, The: A Study Guide for Individual or Group Use
Why Catholics Cannot Be Masons
Freemasonry : Mankind's Hidden Enemy
As seen on EWTN, this informative study guide encourages individuals to learn why various aspects of the New Age religion are incompatible with Christianity. By John Salza
Many good Catholic men have been deceived into becoming Masons. In this powerful little book, a Catholic attorney and former 32nd degree Mason, John Salza, clearly shows why joining Masonry (including the Shriners) means embracing a false religion.
Having authored Masonry Unmasked for general readership, here John Salza writes specifically for Catholics, showing why the Church has always condemmed Freemasonry, and continues to condemn Freemasonry today (despite mistaken claims to the contrary.) He explains Masonic doctrines, history, rituals, oaths and curses, showing that Masonry is totally incompatible with Christianity and the Catholic Faith.
He answers the questions: Who is the god of Freemasonry? How does Freemasonry view the Holy Bible? What are the self-curses of Freemasonry? Why does Freemasonry appear to be compatible with the Christian Faith? What have the Popes said about Freemasonry? Are Catholics involved in Freemasonry excommunicated? How does a Catholic exit Freemasonry?
Packed with facts and very well documented, Why Catholics Cannot Be Masons is a brief but potent revelation by a man who has been there - and then returned to the One True Faith.
John Salza has appeared on EWTN, and he hosts Catholic radio programs on Relevant Radio and EWTN Radio. He is the author of several apologetics books including: The Biblical Basis for Purgatory, The Mystery of Predestination, and The Biblical Basis for the Papacy. By Br. Charles Madden O.F.M. Conv.
New Expanded edition! A short; incisive examination of Freemasonry; giving a brief; clear overview of the subject. Written to convince today's Catholics that they must not join this cult. Quotes Leo XIII's famous encyclical On Freemasonry (1884); proves it is a secret society; a religion of naturalism and that it aims at subverting the influence of the Catholic Church. Gives current official Catholic statements; intended to end confusion about Catholics joining this cult. New material includes "Masons and Mafias;" discussing the partnership of these two groups in Europe; and Appendix F; "Kadosh--30th Degree;" which describes a Masonic ceremony which involves trampling on the papal tiara.
AA-1025: Memoirs of the Communist Infiltration into the Church
Catholic Church and Science, The: Answering the Questions, Exposing the Myths
Pope Benedict and the Sexual Abuse
By Marie Carre
Absorbing and compelling reading from beginning to end, AA -1025 Memoirs of the Communist Infiltration Into the Church is a must read for every Catholic today and for all who would understand just what has happened to the Catholic Church since the 1960 s.
In the 1960's, a French nurse, Marie Carre, attended an auto-crash victim who was brought into her hospital in a city she purposely does not name. The man lingered there near death for a few hours and then died. He had no identification on him, but he had a briefcase in which there was a set of quasi-autobiographical notes. She kept these notes and read them, and because of their extraordinary content, decided to publish them.
The result is this little book, AA-1025 Memoirs of the Communist Infiltration Into the Church, a strange and fascinating account of a Communist who purposely entered the Catholic priesthood along with many others, with the intent to subvert and destroy the Church from within. His strange yet fascinating and illuminating set of biographical notes, tells of his commission to enter the priesthood, his experiences in the seminary, and the means and methods he used and promoted to help effect from within the auto-dissolution of the Catholic Church.
No one will read this book without a profound assent that something just like what is describer here must surely have happened on a wide scale in order to have disrupted the life of the Catholic Church so dramatically. By Dr. Benjamin Wiker
Were the Middle Ages dark for science? Did the pope say Darwin was right? From the Big Bang to Galileo, from the origins of life on Earth to the existence of life on other planets, The Catholic Church and Science clears away the fog of falsehood and misunderstanding to reveal a faith whose doctrines do not contradict the facts of science, but harmonize with them and a universe whose uncanny order and precision point not to chance assemblage by random forces, but to the purpose-built design of an intelligent creator.
Author Ben Wiker (The Darwin Myth, A Meaningful World) takes on the most common errors that modern materialistic thinkers, convinced that faith and science must be mortal enemies, have foisted into popular culture. With great learning, clarity, and wit he tackles stubborn confusions many people have about the relationship between Christianity especially Catholicism and the empirical sciences, and separates truth from lies, the factual from the fanciful. Erlandson, Gre
Faith , Reason And The War Against Jihadism
Church and New Media , The : Bloggi
Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living Our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life
More than half a decade after 9/11, safe passage through a moment of history fraught with both peril and possibility requires Americans across the political spectrum to see things as they are.
In this incisive, engaging study of the present danger and what we must do to prevail against it, George Weigel, one of America's foremost public intellectuals, does precisely that: he sees, and describes, things as they are-and as they might be. Drawing on a quarter century of experience at the intersection of moral argument and public policy, he describes rigorously and clearly the threat posed by global jihadism: the religiously inspired ideology which teaches that it is the moral obligation of all Muslims to employ whatever means are necessary to compel the world's submission to Islam. Exploring that ideology's theological, social, cultural, and political roots, Weigel points a new direction for both public policy and interreligious dialogue, one that meets the challenge of jihadism forthrightly while creating the conditions for a less threatening, more mutually enriching encounter between Islam and the West.
Essential reading in a time of momentous political decisions, Faith, Reason, and the War Against Jihadism is a clarion call for a new seriousness of debate and a new clarity of purpose in American public life. Vogt, Brandon Vivid, provocative, clear, and compelling, Render unto Caesar is a call to American Catholics to serve the highest ideals of their nation by first living their Catholic faith deeply, authentically.
Cube and the Cathedral , The : Europe, America, and Politics Without God
Masonry Unmasked : An Insider Revea
Infinite Bandwidth : Encountering C
Why do Europeans and Americans see the world so differently? Why do Europeans and Americans have such different understandings of democracy? Contrasting the civilization that produced the starkly modernist "cube" of the Great Arch of La Defense in Paris with the civilization that produced the "cathedral" of Notre-Dame, George Weigel argues that Europe's embrace of a narrow secularism has led to a crisis that is eroding Europe's soul and threatening its future-with dire lessons for the rest of the democratic world. Weigel traces the origins of the atheistic humanism of 19th-century European intellectual life, which set in motion a historical process that produced two world wars, three totalitarian systems, the Gulag, Auschwitz, the Cold War-and, most ominously, the Continent's de-population, which is worse today than during the Black Death. And yet, many Europeans still insist that only a public square shorn of religiously-informed moral argument is safe for human rights and democracy. Precisely the opposite, Weigel suggests, is true: the people of the "cathedral" can give a compelling account of their commitment to everyone's freedom; the people of the "cube" cannot. In the final analysis, societies are only as great as their spiritual aspirations. Salza, John Gan, Eugene
Dangers to the Faith: Recognizing Catholicism's 21st-Century Opponents
Liberty Threat , The: The Attack on Religious Freedom in America Today
Jesus Papyrus, The: The Most Sensational Evidence on the Origin of the Gospel Since the Discover of the Dead Sea Scrolls
By Al Kresta
A storm has been brewing in society and its treatment, views, and activities toward the Catholic Faith.
Some are subtle, others are more brazen -- New Age thought, questionable spirituality, "creedless" Christianity, relativism, scientific skepticism, the triumph of technology, and even the self-styled spirituality of Oprah Winfrey.
All these masquerade as "truth," making it tough for the average Catholic to know how to resist, let alone respond.
No one is more qualified to pull back the curtain on the challenges the Catholic Church faces today than Al Kresta, popular Catholic author, speaker, and radio show host. A revert to Catholicism, Kresta is well known for his rigorous examination of topics in art, religion, academia, and business.
Dangers to the Faith: Recognizing Catholicism's 21st Century Opponents is the perfect springboard for discussing the new world in which the Catholic Church exists today. Learn how to better carry out the missionary mandate of the Church. The question isn't whether you will be a witness to Christ, but whether you will be an effective witness. By James Tonkowich
Americans are losing what are supposed to be constitutionally promised rights at an alarming pace. The Founding Fathers understood the overriding essentiality of religious practice unimpeded by governmental authority, but time and vast cultural change has eroded this from the consciences of modern politicians. The struggle for the right to worship freely has been present since the time of the Holy Roman Empire.
By looking at how the Ancient Christian world relates to the failures of our own Supreme Court, it is possible to see what has lead to so much government interference in personal religious beliefs in the name of "equality". As we watch America teeter ever closer to the brink of moral collapse and prejudice towards religion become ever more institutionalized, one question always surfaces: How can we stop this?
In this book, the author explores the history of Christian philosophy from the Church's infancy through the birth of America and how it influenced religious liberty. With powerful examples fresh from today's courts, Tonkowich illustrates just how the rigid separation of Church and state has created a world that is hostile to true faith. This book is both a chilling wake-up call and a clear call to action for Christians everywhere. This compelling story shows how three small papyrus fragments vaulted from near-obscurity to become recognized as the treasured missing proof that Matthew was an eyewitness to Jesus. 8-page photo insert.
How To Win The Culture War
Da Vinci Hoax, The: Exposing the Errors in The Da Vinci Code
Off the Hook: God, Love, Dating, and Marriage in a Hookup World
Kreeft, Peter
Peter Kreeft examines the true nature of the "culture war" today, identifies the real enemies facing the church and maps out a strategy for battle. By Carl Olson
The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown's best selling novel, purports to be more than fiction: it claims to be based on fact and scholarly research. Brown wants his readers to believe that he is revealing the long-concealed truth about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and early Christianity, a truth that he says has been suppressed by the malevolent and conspiratorial forces of the Catholic Church. The novel alleges that there has been throughout history a secret group of true followers of a Gnostic Jesus and his wife, Mary Magdalene, the true "Holy Grail". Almost everything most Christians and non-Christians think they know about Jesus, according to Dan Brown, is completely wrong, the result of Catholic propaganda designed to hide the truth from the world.
But are The Da Vinci Code's claims fact or just plain fiction? Is the novel well-researched as claimed? What is the truth about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the early Church? Has the Catholic Church distorted the real Jesus? Why is the novel so popular? What about the anti-Catholic, anti-Christian agenda behind the novel?
Best selling author Carl Olson and journalist Sandra Miesel answer these and other important questions. Their painstaking research into The Da Vinci Code and its sources reveals some surprising truths. No one who has read or heard about The Da Vinci Code should miss this provocative and illuminating book.
"The title of this book by Carl Olson and Sandra Miesel says it all. The authors of The Da Vinci Hoax deserve our gratitude for exposing in considerable detail and with a sure touch the fabrications of Dan Brown's book. Theirs is the definitive debunking."
--Cardinal Francis George
Archbishop of Chicago
"You'll save yourself precious time and money, and hang on to your common sense, if you skip The Da Vinci Code and go straight to Carl Olson's and Sandra Miesel's wonderful The Da Vinci Hoax. Conspiracy theories are always alluring, but nothing satisfies like the truth -- and Olson and Miesel do a superb job of defending the Catholic faith against one of the strangest pieces of fiction of our time."
--Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Denver
"Finally! Someone has taken the trouble to counter the absurdities of The Da Vinci Code, and to confront all the anti-Christian and anti-Catholic rhetoric that book has inspired. In writing their own well-informed and well-argued text, Olson and Miesel have done a real service, not just to Christians, but to anyone weary of contemporary fads and foolishness. And unlike the original Code, The Da Vinci Hoax is a delight to read."
--Philip Jenkins
Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies, Pennsylvania State University
"In The Da Vinci Hoax, Carl Olson and Sandra Miesel bring their considerable analytical powers to bear on the phenomenally successful novel by Dan Brown. The Da Vinci Code is a writhing nest of neo-Gnostic myths, blatant falsehoods, half-truths and absurd suppositions presented as facts--indeed, it is one of the most odious cases of revisionist history that have appeared during the past two centuries.
Olson and Miesel dissect it carefully--break the code of the Code, as it were--revealing not only Brown's distortions of history but the underlying malice in his 'fictional' attack on Christianity. The Da Vinci Hoax is more than a refutation of a single book; it is an antidote to a poisonous genre that is growing in contemporary writing. This is a fascinating read and very good medicine!"
--Michael O'Brien
Author, Father Elijah: An Apocalypse
"I've painfully watched some usually-sensible university students fall victim to The Da Vinci Code disease. I'll enjoy having this clearly-written antidote to prescribe."
--Marvin Olasky
Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
Editor-in-chief, World Magazine
"Olsen and Miesel have done a superb and meticulous job of dissecting the fraud which is The Da Vinci Code. Not only Christians, but all fair –minded people owe them a debt of gratitude."
--James Hitchcock
Professor of History, St. Louis University Timothy P. O'Malley
"Hookup culture is about much more than the quest for pleasure. It offers an easy way out of real communication and lasting relationships. It also teaches us to treat each other as objects for personal satisfaction. Even those who reject the hookup culture can still be negatively affected by it and develop poor habits of relating to others. In Off the Hook, Timothy P. O'Malley, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, shows how God's plan for love serves to heal the wounds of hookup culture and is a medicine for what ails our understanding of sex, romance, love, and marriage"--
Now They Call Me Infidel : Why I Re
Leisure: The Basis of Culture
New Evangelization, The: Overcoming the Obstacles
Darwish, Noni One of the most important philosophy titles published in the 20th century, Josef Pieper's Leisure, the Basis of Culture is
more significant, even more crucial, today than it was when it first appeared more than 50 years ago. This edition also includes Pieper's
work The Philosophical Act. This book identifies and addresses the most important obstacles to the success of the new evangelization doctrinally, spiritually and pastorally, by leading experts in the field.
Gospel of the Family: Going Beyond Cardinal Kasper's Proposal in the Debate on Marriage, Civil Re-Marriage and Communion in the Church
Poor Old Liberal Arts , The
From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic Church
A response to Walter Cardinal Kasper's call to reexamine the Church's ministry to divorced and remarried Catholics. Robert Gannon
In this engaging memoir that covers fifty years of a lifetime spent in education as student, teacher, dean, and college president, the author presents a theme of profound importance for society in general, and for the future of education in particular – the loss of the liberal arts in our time, and how to regain them.
When young Robert Gannon was a college freshman in the early twentieth century, it was unthinkable that there would ever be a time when Greek and Latin would not be an essential part of the college curriculum. But over the next several decades, in a world radically altered by two world wars, he saw the liberal arts retreat before the New Materialism.
With wit and charm Gannon recounts along the way colorful episodes and amusing experiences of his many years involved with education and the liberal arts. He reflects on the great impact for good that the liberal arts have had in forming generations of students, and why their loss is such a tragedy. His trenchant remarks on the state of modern education in America and its future prospects make The Poor Old Liberal Arts a spirited, enjoyable and insightful work. The most important book of 2020 by two great spiritual leaders about the crisis facing the priesthood and the nature of the Church and Christian discipleship.
Language Of God
Benedict Option , The : A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation
Collins, Franc Rod Dreher
From the inside, American churches have been hollowed out by the departure of young people and by an insipid pseudo-Christianity. From the outside, they are beset by challenges to religious liberty in a rapidly secularizing culture. Keeping Hillary Clinton out of the White House may have bought a brief reprieve from the state's assault, but it will not stop the West's slide into decadence and dissolution.
Rod Dreher argues that the way forward is actu-ally the way back--all the way to St. Benedict of Nur-sia. This sixth-century monk, horrified by the moral chaos following Rome's fall, retreated to the forest and created a new way of life for Christians. He built enduring communities based on principles of order, hospitality, stability, and prayer. His spiritual centers of hope were strongholds of light throughout the Dark Ages, and saved not just Christianity but Western civilization.
Today, a new form of barbarism reigns. Many believers are blind to it, and their churches are too weak to resist. Politics offers little help in this spiritual crisis. What is needed is the Benedict Option, a strategy that draws on the authority of Scripture and the wisdom of the ancient church. The goal: to embrace exile from mainstream culture and construct a resilient counterculture.
The Benedict Option is both manifesto and rallying cry for Christians who, if they are not to be conquered, must learn how to fight on culture war battlefields like none the West has seen for fifteen hundred years. It's for all mere Chris-tians--Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox--who can read the signs of the times. Neither false optimism nor fatalistic despair will do. Only faith, hope, and love, embodied in a renewed church, can sustain believers in the dark age that has overtaken us. These are the days for building strong arks for the long journey across a sea of night. By Donald De Marco, PhD and Benjamin Wiker
The phrase, "the Culture of Death", is bandied about as a catch-all term that covers abortion, euthanasia and other attacks on the sanctity of life. In Architects of the Culture of Death, authors Donald De Marco and Benjamin Wiker expose the Culture of Death as an intentional and malevolent ideology promoted by influential thinkers who specifically attack Christian morality's core belief in the sanctity of human life and the existence of man's immortal soul. In scholarly, yet reader-friendly prose, De Marco and Wiker examine the roots of the Culture of Death by introducing 23 of its architects, including Ayn Rand, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Jean-Paul Sartre, Alfred Kinsey, Margaret Sanger, Jack Kevorkian, and Peter Singer.
Still, this is not a book without hope. If the Culture of Death rests on a fragmented view of the person and an eclipse of God, the future of the Culture of Life relies on an understanding and restoration of the human being as a person, and the rediscovery of a benevolent God. The personalism of John Paul II is an illuminating thread that runs through Architects, serving as a hopeful antidote.
"An action-packed, riveting and educational expose that reveals little-known facts that are shocking and incredible. You will not want to put this book down..."
-Judy Brown, President, American Life League
Donald De Marco is the author of several books, including The Heart of Virtue. Benjamin Wiker is the author of Moral Darwinism.
What We Can't Not Know: A Guide
Christianity and Democracy: The Rights of Man and The Natural Law
Abolition of Woman , The : How Radical Feminism is Betraying Women
By J. Budziszewsik
Revised and Expanded Edition
In this new revised edition of his groundbreaking work, Professor J. Budziszewski questions the modern assumption that moral truths are unknowable. With clear and logical arguments he rehabilitates the natural law tradition and restores confidence in a moral code based upon human nature.
What We Can't Not Know explains the rational foundation of what we all really know to be right and wrong and shows how that foundation has been kicked out from under western society. Having gone through stages of atheism and nihilism in his own search for truth, Budziszewski understands the philosophical and personal roots of moral relativism. With wisdom born of both experience and rigorous intellectual inquiry, he offers a firm foothold to those who are attempting either to understand or to defend the reasonableness of traditional morality.
While natural law bridges the chasms that can be caused by religious and philosophical differences, Budziszewski believes that natural law theory has entered a new phase, in which theology will again have pride of place. While religious belief might appear to hamper the search for common ground, Budziszewski demonstrates that it is not an obstacle, but a pathway to apprehending universal norms of behavior.
"All too often higher education today deems its task to be the production of epistemological agnostics and moral nihilists. What We Can't Not Know provides young people with the argumentative ammunition they need to resist that juggernaut."
- John M. Grondelski, First Things By Jacques Maritain
Few political philosophers have laid such stress upon the organic and dynamic characters of human rights, rooted as they are in natural law, as did the great 20th century philosopher, Jacques Maritain.
As this important work reveals, the philosophy of Maritain on natural law and human rights is complemented by and can only be properly understood in the light of his teaching on Christianity and democracy and their relationship. Maritain shows that Christianity cannot be made subservient to any political form or regime, that democracy is linked to Christianity, and that in order for democracy to thrive, it must reflect certain values historically derived from the Gospel.
He also argues that personalist or organic democracy provides a fuller measure of freedom and fulfillment, and that it takes shape under the inspiration of the Gospel. Even the modern democracies we have, with all their weaknesses, represent an historic gain for the person and they spring, he urges, from the very Gospel they so wantonly repudiate!
"Maritain was one of the pioneers of the Catholic human rights revolution, which changed the course of 20th century politics. While helping the Church through a genuine development of social doctrine, Maritain helped forge some of the tools that eventually broke through the Berlin Wall."
-George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center
"In these passionate words one encounters the mind of Maritain in all its vigor and variety. His reflections on the challenges facing the world's democratic experiments-starkly realistic yet infused with Christian hope-are as timely today as they were seventy years ago."
-Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard University
"This has been one of my all-time favorite 'David books' - those little books that take down Goliaths. Almost single-handedly, Maritain launched an hypothesis on the Christian (and Jewish) origins of the foundational axioms of democracy, of which many atheists are now coming to admit the truth. The sheer power of his hypothesis is more evident with every passing year. The republication of this classic is therefore bound to kindle longing for a deeper, more just reevaluation."
-Michael Novak, American Enterprise Institute
"Maritain's achievement as a political thinker was to show that rightly understood, democratic liberty depends on faith, and that to lose God is to lose Man himself. Maritain's argument is needed today more than ever."
-J. Budziszewski, University of Texas
"Maritain was the most well-known Catholic philosopher who sought to reconcile the 'rights' and 'democracy' principles of the modern state with classic western philosophical traditions. He was a man of true wisdom."
-James V. Schall, S. J., Georgetown University
"The decision to reissue the single-volume edition of Maritain's classic works could not have come at a more urgent time, a time when, perhaps as never before, the future of democracy hangs in the balance."
- Raymond Dennehy, University of San Francisco By Fiorella Nash
For the great majority on both sides of the abortion debate, the idea of a pro-life feminist is the ultimate contradiction in terms. Abortion has become so central to feminist thinking that women who affirm their belief in both women's empowerment and the inalienable right to life can find themselves viewed with suspicion and hostility from both sides. Yet the author of this book is indeed a pro-life feminist, and her insightful analysis of contemporary issues can provide the basis for common ground between those defending human rights.
This book unashamedly calls mainstream feminists, journalists and Western politicians to account for their silence and - in some cases - vocal justification of the persecution of women because of an absolutist loyalty to abortion. It asks uncomfortable questions to those who claim to believe in women's empowerment: Where is their passionate outrage when Chinese women are forcibly aborted and sterilised? Where is their concern for the thousands of baby girls killed by abortion every year because their lives are held as worthless simply for being female? What about the thousands of women used as surrogates for wealthy Western couples, treated as chattels and denied their most basic human rights? But the book also tackles difficult issues for the pro-life side--the need for a sensitive, realistic approach to problematic pregnancies and the importance of confronting the continued exploitation and abuse of women within a sexualised society.
Pro-life feminism is not only possible, it is vital if the complex struggles facing women are to be adequately met. Abolition of Woman is a rallying cry to feminists to stand with the pro-life movement, fighting to build a society in which women are equal and every human life is protected.


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How about a non-chillfiltered whiskey for $17?!
At 86 proof, the Jim Beam Repeal Batch celebrates the 85th anniversary of Prohibition's Repeal in the USA.
I looked high and low in Arizona and NO-ONE carries it. Seems Arizona is a "dry" state. In more than just climate and soil. I am so thankful that I found where to buy. I bought 4 bottles. One for me, one for my son, one for my son-in-law and one to put away for the next big anniversary, but certainly not 85 years from now. Can't wait to enjoy soon on my big 60 birthday! Thank you !


The new novel by Caitlin Macy, Mrs., is set in three families whose children attend the same chic preschool on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Any book reviews and essay reviews must meet the journal's quality standards, which include both the quality of the prose and compliance with our style guidelines. First novel by soccer player, manager and currently published author, Steve Bruce. As a result, you have a review ahead of you.
It' a novel by Melissa Broder Book Review.
The" smart and wonderful chilly" (Fiona Barton) thriller by the award-winning writer of The Haunting of Maddy Clare..... Fiona finds out that Idlewild Hall is being renovated by an unknown benefactress and chooses to make a film. This is a good tale of goth, and this is goth, covered in enigma over enigma!
It is only part of the history! History is getting more and more intensive. But not until the end of the line. There is a secret surrounding the new proprietor and one wonders what her true history is. It is Fiona's search for the true history of Idlewild Hall.
I' m recommending The Broken Gal (I've been reading other Simone St. James titles and I' m loving everything I've seen of her)! New York Times best-selling writer Karen Kingsbury has published a new best-selling novel that introduces the favourite Baxters-the Baxters who tell the tale of how John and Elizabeth first fallen in love.
John and Elizabeth were meant to be falling in sweetly. Her stormy romanticism began when they were young undergraduates, and continued for almost thirty years - until Elizabeth passed away from the disease. When John Baxter is asked to repeat his long-standing relationship with Elizabeth for his grandchild Cole's legacy, he is not sure he can make it.
But also to the mysterious break of heart that John and Elizabeth have united. Baxter's close relative Cody Coleman is also working on breaking up his complex relationships with Andi Ellison. Is Cody Andi convincing to try her again, or is it finally good-bye for her?
At the end of term, Cole presents his account of the romance between his grandparent John and Elizabeth Baxter. From the first encounter with the Baxter familiy to their return, it will arouse your passion and bring to mind the intergenerational effect of the Baxter couple and the everlasting bonds of the Covenant... by Karen Kingsbury.
I should tell you I really like the Baxter show! As I found out that Kingsbury wrote a tale that never fully narrated the tale of John and Elizabeth, one can wager that I was upset. It was a pleasure to take a look into the past of John and Elizabeth and to learn where they got their astonishing belief from.
That was a big part of their history. Now, someone who's seen the Flanigan literature will like to meet Cody. You know, I remember how much I miss this whole line when I reads the romance. I' d given it a five stars, but I thought the John and Elizabeth tale could have been more of a work.
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), from December 1, 2009 onwards, blog monitors must reveal whether they have obtained free of charge or whether they have been paid for their evaluation. A NOVEL REVIEW (the titles I review on this page) are available for download from publishing houses, writers or Netgalley.
As I never take payment for these ratings and all ratings on this site are my own thoughts and emotions and are not affected. New York Times best-selling writer von Falling presents a lukewarm, insightful and beautifully animated novel about a mom who asks her three alienated girls to come home to help her end her world.
She has lived in London and in the hands of a man she may not even like. I' m always fond of Jane Green so I was thrilled to begin my summers with her latest novel, The Sunshine Sisters. We' re both oldest kids and their emotions for their mom felt similar to some of the thoughts and emotions I went through when I left my father a few years ago.
So I' d say I had somewhat greater hope. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), from December 1, 2009 onwards, blog monitors must reveal whether they have obtained free of charge or whether they have been paid for their evaluation.
A NOVEL REVIEW (the titles I review on this page) are available for download from publishing houses, writers or Netgalley. As I never take payment for these ratings and all ratings on this site are my own thoughts and emotions and are not affected. Sorrowfully Addie fled - first to Washington and then to war-torn London - and found a job at a respected paper, as well as the opportunity to reclaim the loss of life, the loss of loved ones.... and lovemak.
Okay, I would DEAR to point to elasticity any statesman message information, but I'll forgo. In essence, the whole thing is a hit-and-miss romance game. I' m sitting there and of course I thought of the real one, which is winning young charity.... but then you see a charity that is more dedicated to her, more adults.... is that enough?
As I never take payment for these ratings and all ratings on this site are my own thoughts and emotions and are not affected. Beginning as an act of friendliness, it quickly develops into a much more distorted history than you can imagine. And then the tale begins to twist!
At the same moment the storyline seems to get out of hand, we learn about Willow's past - until the songs don't make sense....then the storyline bursts! According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), from December 1, 2009 onwards, blog monitors must reveal whether they have obtained free of charge or whether they have been paid for their evaluation.
A NOVEL REVIEW, the textbooks I review on this page, are available for download from publishing houses, writers or Netgalley. As I never take money for these ratings and all ratings on this site are my own thoughts and emotions and are not affected. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), from December 1, 2009 onwards, blog monitors must reveal whether they have obtained free of charge or whether they have been paid for their evaluation.
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 The Time Traveler's Wife, Originaltitel von Die Frau des Zeitreisenden, Roman von Audrey Niffenegger (2003)
 The Time Traveler's Wife, Originaltitel von Die Frau des Zeitreisenden (Film), US-amerikanischer Film von Robert Schwentke (2009)

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Get your chess degree
4/19/2011 – Learning chess strategy is not only a matter of improving your play. Gaining a new and deeper understanding here is accompanied by a change in view of the game and a refreshed interest in it. GM Mikalchishin's new DVD-series "Strategy University" is an excellent example, providing you with lots of new aspects that you may never have been aware of. Buy it now or read this review.
Louis Lima (chesscafe.com) reviews Strategy University, Vol 1: The Central Approach
by GM Adrian Mikhalchishin
"If you feel that you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you." – Robert Goheen
There are times when we emerge from a chess learning experience realizing how superficial and unsophisticated our view of the game can be, and at the same time, fortunate to be given the opportunity to learn such valuable lessons. This is how I felt after viewing Mikhalchishin's Strategy University Vol. 1: The Central Approach, a series of twenty-one lectures comprising close to four hours of content. Utilizing the classics, as well as today's top level chess, Mikhalchishin delves into a wide array of topics related to central strategy:
Adrian Mikalchishin:
Strategy Univeristy Vol.1 The Central Approach
How to materialize our central advantage
Counter play methods against a central advantage
Illustrations of the power of the pieces behind the center
Typical opening plans connected to central strategy
Dissolving the center to one's advantage
Transitioning to various endgame stages
Exploiting the power of a knight on e5
How players such as Fischer, Botvinnik, and Rubinstein treated the center
Changing the central structure to one's advantage
Deciding when to open or close the center
Creating a central passed pawn
Creating a strong center and rolling it down the board Typical central structures
Destroying the center with a piece sacrifice
Creation of a second weakness
Theory of the isolated pawn
Developing the initiative with a strong center
Combination of flank strategy with central strategy
Attacking the root or the base of the pawn chain
Below are some sample highlights of how Mikhalchishin addresses some of the topics above. Take some time, if you can, to solve the diagrams and compare your answers with Mikhalchishin's comments. Polugaevsky, L – Dorfman, J USSR Championship 1978
This game was covered in the first video lecture, intended to show why the center is so important and what becomes possible with a powerful center.
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6
"In the Grünfeld Defense Black gives up the center in many cases and has ideas to attack it with different measures with Bg7 and Bg4, so White's next move is very important."
6.h3
"Prevention of the pin Bg4, limiting the bishop on c8 and increasing the power of the center as Nf3 is protecting d4 very well."
6…Bg7 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be2 - What are Black's plans in this position?
"Here there are different plans to attack the center. One of the plans is of course 8…c6 9.0-0 Nd7 with the idea of destroying the center with e5. Another plan is some sacrifice like 8…c5 9.dxc5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Qxd1+ 11.Bxd1 N6d7 12.Be3 Na6. OK, it's typical Grünfeld play. On one side Black gives up his main asset, the black-squared bishop, which is always a problem because this bishop is so powerful. But on the other hand, the pawn c3 is very weak. Of course White does not allow c5, better to play 13.c6 bxc6. This kind of position, of course, we have pair of bishops but the structure is symmetrical, so generally the rule says that in symmetrical structures the knight can match the bishop. Thus, this position is quite unclear."
8…Be6?! 9.0-0 Bc4?
"Black has problem with space, it's true, and it's useful on those situations to exchange pieces. But on the other hand it would be possible to play Na6 with the idea of playing c5 to attack the center."
10.Bxc4 Nxc4 11.Qe2 Nb6 12.Rd1
"9…Bc4 just allows White too easy development. Of course, one piece was exchanged but it doesn't matter for White. He much improved his pawn on d4 as the rook is protecting it and White is ready to push. White is now ready to get more space with d5 and e5. This powerful center can roll on and create a lot of troubles for Black.
" 12…N8d7 13.Bg5 c6
What would you play here as White?
14.a4!
"Useful move trying to attack knight on b6 driving it back. If Black would play 14…a5, then there would be a very unpleasant move 15.Rab1 with b4 opening the b-file and creating threats on the b-file, then the b7-pawn would be very vulnerable."
14…Qe8 [with the idea e5] 15.a5 Nc8
"This is a key moment. What to do with a strong center? It's always the question. The answer is that the strong center has to be open. Why? For the simple reason that in such cases we can see the power of the pieces that are behind this center."
16.d5! a6
17.e5!
"Getting more space and closing the bishop on g7."
17…h6 18.Bh4 e6
How would you handle this position as White?
"Of course, 18…cxd5 would create a lot of problems after 19.Nxd5 as square on c7 is extremely vulnerable. So Black tries to close the center, to force White to play 19.d6. Of course, another possibility now was to make weakness on c6 by 19.dxc6 bxc6 20.Ne4 trying to come to d6 with the knight or trying to play Rac1 and to exploit the weakness of the c-pawn. Both ways are quite possible and both ways guaranteed White a huge positional advantage."
19.d6 g5 20.Bg3 f5
What would you play after 20…Na7 instead of 20...f5?
"21.Ra4! Trying to transfer rook to g4 and to start kingside attack with h4, opening the position of the black king. You see, the power of the pieces behind the center is huge because it allows the pieces to be transferred to both sides."
The game ended with similar commentary after 21.exf6 Rxf6 22. Ra4 Na7 23.h4! gxh4 24.Rxh4 Nb5 25.Be5 Rg6 26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.Ne5 Nxc3 28.bxc3 Rg5 29.f4 Rf5 30.Qg4 Kh7 31.Qh3 Rf6 32.Ng4 Qf8 33.Nxf6+ Qxf6 34.Re1 Nf8 35.Re5 Kg7 36.Reh5 1-0
Each lecture begins with a game that clearly illustrates the strategic concept, such as the Polugaevsky–Dorfman encounter, and then moves on to more complicated examples. The material is very interesting and suitable for Class C players and above. One of the aspects I enjoy in Mikhalchishin's lectures is his ability to discuss the games of great champions from a single, strategic perspective. We saw this in his fabulous The Secret Weapons of the Champions, where he illustrates Botvinnik's flank strategy, Tal's intuition of attack, Petrossian's light-squared strategy, and Makogonov's theory of the worst-placed piece. Here he takes the same approach with many of his lectures.
Two wildly interesting lectures covered several of Fischer's games, and Mikhalchishin illustrates how the former champion handled his central advantage. You are likely to walk away from these with a renewed interest in investigating the games of Fischer, Botvinnik, Rubinstein, and many others. There are close to fifty games analyzed from the perspective of central strategy, and you'll find some wonderful gems, such as Rubinstein's immortal game and Tal's common piece sacrifices to destroy his opponent's center:
What would you play as white?
Mikhalchishin begins the tenth lecture on structural change in the center be featuring the Tal–Ghitescu encounter. Tal sacrificed the exchange with 19.Bxc5! dxc5 20.Nxe5 Nc8 21.f4 Qe7 22.c4 Bg7
Mikhalchishin comments as follows: "23.Nf3 Very typical and instructive moment. The knight is fantastically placed in the center but it is necessary to free the way for the pawns." Tal went on to win the game and Mikhalchishin culminates the lecture with a similar example in the game Korchnoi–Nijboer from the 1993 Netherlands Championship. The thirteenth lecture also covered a number of similar piece sacrifices to destroy the opponent's center, focusing on the French Defense and the games of Mikhail Gurevich.
I highly recommend this DVD for 1600-rated players and above. Mikhalchishin is considered one of the top five chess coaches in the world and the value of both his material and oral instruction is of the highest quality. My assessment of this DVD: Four star

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I think the layout was so cute and organized! And the "warning" at the beginning of the book: "Scaredy Squirrel insists that everyone wash their hands with antibacterial soap before reading this book" was so funny!
My almost 2 yr old daughter and I read this one together. She enjoyed it as much as I did for different reasons. She is too young to really get the story, but she definitely enjoyed the illustrations. I loved Scaredy's cheesy smile! The layout of the book made it even more fun to read. I will revisit this humorous tale when she is older and would get the message about conquering your fears. I look forward to reading more Scaredy books.
Simple and clear it tells the story of our mental fears and their impact on our lives. Highly recommended to all politicians and generals!
Here come the most prepared, or even most, overly prepared squirrel ever. With every contingency mapped and thought out a head of time, this squirrel plans to leave its tree. Humorous and cute and very enjoyable little book.
Fun book that tackles the issue of anxiety in a child appropriate way. Scaredy squirrel is anxious about life outside his tree. He does the same things at the same times (book also helps teach time), eats the same things, and is scared of anything new. Until one day.aredy squirrel learns that he can have a great adventure by breaking his routinea little bit. Cute story.
A highly relatable story about fear and the hold it can have on you. A good book to read with the timid. BUT it's also a good book for those who live with those who are anxious. I see a lot more to this book than what's originally intended for the younger audience. Living with anxiety I relate to the need for routine and sameness, and also the frustration of being trapped in that loop. It will be interesting to see what else the series has to offer.
My Kindergarten class looooves Scaredy Squirrel now. So much fun to read with them!
Cute, funny, quirky. A great read for kiddos.
Text: 5 starsIllustrations: 5 starsBrilliant picture book about a squirrel who feels fearful and anxious towards life, so he copes by trying to control every single possibility. But when an unexpected situation arises, he learns that he has a more adventurous spirit then he realized, and his body is equipped for it as well.The book is full of Scaredy Squirrel's lists, checklists, diagrams, schedules, maps, plans, and instructions. Simple iconic illustrations complement the text perfectly.
A very cute start to the series.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Maybe it's because I feel like the human version of scaredy squirrel.


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Désiré Pâque (Liège, le  - Bessancourt, le ) est un compositeur, pianiste, organiste, chef d'orchestre, pédagogue et théoricien belge.

Biographie
Désiré Pâque effectua ses études musicales de 1882 à 1889 au Conservatoire royal de Liège où il obtint les premiers prix d'orgue, de piano et d'harmonie. Nommé professeur de solfège dans le même conservatoire, il demeura à Liège jusqu'en 1897.

Il quitta sa région natale pour tenter l'aventure sous d'autres cieux : après avoir — paraît-il — vainement tenté de fonder un conservatoire à Sofia en 1897, il enseigna la composition à Athènes de 1900 à 1902. Revenu à Bruxelles à la fin de cette année, il partit à Paris en 1905, puis résida de 1906 à 1909 à Lisbonne où il enseigna l'orgue au conservatoire — il fut notamment le premier professeur du compositeur Luís de Freitas Branco (1890-1955) — et fut engagé comme maître de chapelle de la Cour.

À partir de 1909, il passe par l'Allemagne — où il fut quelque temps compositeur en résidence pour l'éditeur N. Simrock —, la Suisse et l'Angleterre avant de s'établir à Paris au mois de mai 1914; il est bientôt nommé organiste de l'église Saint-Louis-d'Antin. À partir de cette époque, bien que Pâque compose encore de nombreuses œuvres, il commence à vivre de manière plus austère, se refermant peu à peu sur lui-même.

Œuvre
Les premières œuvres de Pâque, assez traditionnelles, cédèrent la place à un langage personnel qu'il développa en toute indépendance. Grâce à son ami Busoni, Pâque était en effet au courant de l'atonalité naissante de Schönberg dès 1909; Pâque créa alors son propre idiome consistant en « l'adjonction constante d'éléments musicaux nouveaux » que l'on relève à partir de la Symphonie pour orgue op. 67 composée à Berlin en 1910.

Laissons Désiré Pâque s'expliquer à ce sujet :

En résumé, citons le Dictionary of Music and Musicians de Dent :

Enfin, comme le relève très justement le récent Dictionnaire des compositeurs de Belgique du Moyen Âge à nos jours, il est malheureusement fort difficile de considérer l'œuvre de Désiré Pâque dans son ensemble, d'une part car elle reste pour la plupart inédite, et d'autre part car les enregistrements sont encore fort rares. Elle mériterait néanmoins d'être redécouverte, estiment plusieurs musicologues belges.

Liste des œuvres (non exhaustive)

Musique instrumentale

Instrument soliste
Piano
 5 Morceaux, op. 2
 4 Morceaux, op. 3
 Suite, op. 9
 Effusions lyriques I, op. 12 (1890–1893)
 Scherzo, op. 15
 3 études, op. 29
 Chants intimes, op. 36
 Impromptu op. 49
 Effusions lyriques II, op. 55
 Effusions lyriques III, op. 56
 6 Morceaux, op. 59
 Sonate n° 1, op. 68
 Sonate n° 2, op. 69
 Sonate n° 3, op. 70
 Sonate n° 4, op. 78
 Effusions lyriques IV, op. 79
 Effusions lyriques V, op. 81
 Effusions lyriques VI, op. 84
 Effusions lyriques VII, op. 91
 7 préludes, op. 99
 3 préludes, op. 100
 3 préludes, op. 101
 Effusions lyriques VIII, op. 104
 10 Pièces atonales pour la jeunesse, op. 106
 Effusions lyriques IX, op. 116
 Sonate n° 5, op. 117
 Effusions lyriques X, op. 123
 Effusions lyriques XI, op. 133
 Effusions lyriques XII, op. 142

Orgue
 10 Pièces pour orgue, op. 57
 Symphonie n° 1, op. 67
 Six petits préludes, op. 77 pour orgue ou harmonium (1912)
 Allegretto, op. 80 (1913)
 5 Pièces, op. 88
 2 Pièces, op. 112

Musique de chambre
Violon et piano
 Sonate n° 1, op. 7
 Sonate n° 2, op. 32
 Adagio sostenuto, op. 39
 Sonate n° 3, op. 43
 Prélude et adagio, op. 118
 Sonate n° 4, op. 126

Trios avec piano
 Trio n° 1, op. 46
 Trio n° 2, op. 98
 Trio n° 3, op. 115
 Suite n° 1 pour piano, violon & alto, op. 17 (1891)
 Suite n° 2 pour piano, violon & alto, op. 20 (1892)
 Suite n° 3 pour piano, violon & alto, op. 26 (1893)
 Suite n° 4 pour piano, violon & alto, op. 27 (1893)
 Suite n° 5 pour piano, violon & alto, op. 34 (1896)

Quatuors à cordes
 Quatuor n° 1, op. 23
 Quatuor n° 2, op. 30
 Quatuor n° 3, op. 37
 Quatuor n° 4, op. 38
 Quatuor n° 5, op. 44
 Quatuor n° 6, op. 90
 Quatuor n° 7, op. 96
 Quatuor n° 8, op. 122
 Quatuor n° 9, op. 138
 Quatuor n° 10, op. 144
 Bagatelles, op. 139
 Caprices-études, op. 107

Quatuors avec piano
 Quatuor, op. 58
 Petite Suite pour piano, flûte, hautbois & clarinette, op. 40

Quintettes avec piano
 Quintette, op. 35
 Quintette, op. 102
 Quintette, op. 141

Autres œuvres
 Suite de deux pièces (Romance et Allegro Scherzando) pour alto et piano, op. 24 (1892); publié comme "op. 49"
 Sextuor à cordes, op. 61
 Sonate pour alto et piano, op. 85 (1915)
 Lento cantabile pour violoncelle et piano, op. 89
 Six pièces pour 2 violons, op. 124
 3 Courtes pièces pour 4 cors, op. 141

Musique orchestrale
Orchestre
 5 Chants populaires, op. 25
 Symphonie n° 1, op. 33
 Symphonie n° 2 « La Parisienne », op. 52
 Symphonie n° 3, op. 76
 Symphonie n° 4, op. 86
 Symphonie n° 5, op. 95 (avec orgue & chœurs)
 Symphonie n° 6, op. 109
 Symphonie n° 7, op. 125
 Symphonie n° 8, op. 129

Œuvres concertantes
 Concerto pour piano & orchestre, op. 4
 Concerto pour piano & orchestre, op. 127
 Concerto pour violoncelle & orchestre, op. 28
 Ballade pour violoncelle & orchestre, op. 63

Musique vocale
 a) profane
 Mélodies
 3 Mélodies, op. 13
 5 Chants populaires, op. 25
 7 Mélodies, op. 48
 7 Mélodies, op. 71
 Les Chants d'une mère, op. 87

Chœurs
 3 Chants printaniers, op. 50
 3 Chœurs sans paroles, op. 103
 2 Petits Quatuors, op. 120

Œuvres dramatiques
 Vaïma, op. 47 (opéra)
 Die Jungfrau von Orleans, op. 65 (musique de scène)

b) sacrée
 Requiem, op. 41
 Messe brève, op. 114
 Messe chromatique, op. 119
 Messe brève, op. 143

Écrits théoriques
 Essai sur la mélodie (Guide du concert, s.d.)
 Notre esthétique (Revue Musicale, 1930)
 L'atonalité, ou mode chromatique unique (Revue Musicale, 1930)
 Classicisme (Revue Musicale, 1931)
 Musique pure, libre et disciplinée (Revue Musicale, 1933)
 Le mystère dans l'art (Revue Musicale, 1932)
 La question du rythme (Revue Musicale, 1934)
 Réponse à quelques objections (Revue Musicale, 1935)

Discographie
 Les Trios à clavier (Intégrale) - Trio Spilliaert (Cypres Records CYP8609)
 Sonates pour piano - Diane Andersen (Koch Schwann 3-1719-2)
 Quatuors à cordes No. 2, 5 et 7 - Quatuor à cordes du théâtre national de La Monnaie (Koch Schwann 3-1378-2)

Liens externes

Compositeur belge de la période romantique
Compositeur belge de musique classique de la période moderne
Compositeur belge d'opéra
Compositeur belge de musique sacrée
Naissance en mai 1867
Naissance à Liège
Décès en novembre 1939
Professeur au Conservatoire royal de Liège
Décès à 72 ans


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import java.io.IOException;
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Q: Edittext space why space beetwhen two edittexts? I have linearLayout contains two EditText and set weigh() to both EditText. But the some thing problem when display to device, the space bet when 2 EditText appear. Why....
          <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:orientation="horizontal" >

            <EditText
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.4"
                android:gravity="center_vertical|left"
                android:text="@string/PNR"
                android:textSize="16sp" />

            <EditText
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.6"
                android:gravity="center_vertical|left"
                android:hint="@string/ENTER_YOUR_PNR_CODE"
                android:textSize="16sp" />
        </LinearLayout>

Here is that Image I want to design follow:

Here is the picture output ( The space between 2 Edittext I do not know why it appear? )

A:
Can you try this code?
    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="#cccc"
        android:textSize="16dp"
        android:padding="16dp"
        android:text="Whant an upgrade? Enter booking details" />

    <TableLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:shrinkColumns="*"
        android:stretchColumns="*"
        android:background="#ffffff">

        <TableRow
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:gravity="center_horizontal">

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/TextView04"
                android:text="PNR"
                android:padding="18dip"
                android:gravity="left" />

            <EditText
                android:id="@+id/EditText04"
                android:hint="Enter your pnr code"
                android:padding="18dip"
                android:textColor="#000000"
                android:gravity="left" />
        </TableRow>

        <TableRow
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:gravity="center_horizontal">

            <TextView
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                android:text="Last name"
                android:padding="18dip"
                android:gravity="left" />

            <EditText
                android:id="@+id/EditText05"
                android:hint="enter your last name"
                android:textColor="#000000"
                android:padding="18dip"
                android:gravity="left" />
        </TableRow>
    </TableLayout>

A: Try this
Set transparent background color. both Edit text view try this color code
 android:background="#00000000"

   <EditText
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="0.4"
            android:gravity="center_vertical|left"
            android:background="#00000000"
            android:text="@string/PNR"
            android:textSize="16sp" />

I think your problem is solve.

A: Try this :
android:weightSum="2"

android:layout_weight="1"

android:layout_weight="1"

Android UI functionality takes 8dp space for each elements.
or
Give Background as "Transparent" - This will solve your problem

A: This code is working fine at my side.
<LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:orientation="horizontal" >

            <EditText
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.4"
                android:padding="0dp"
                android:background="@null"
                android:gravity="center_vertical|left"
                android:text="@string/PNR"
                android:textSize="16sp" />

            <EditText
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.6"
                android:padding="0dp"
                android:background="@null"
                android:gravity="center_vertical|left"
                android:hint="@string/ENTER_YOUR_PNR_CODE"
                android:textSize="16sp" />
        </LinearLayout>

Hope this helps..
Edit
EditText holds default padding so you need to explicitly set it 0dp.

A: set EdtiText's background transparent or null
like this:
<LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:orientation="horizontal" >

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@null"
            android:layout_weight="0.4"
            android:gravity="center_vertical|left"
            android:text="@string/PNR"
            android:textSize="16sp" />

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@null"
            android:layout_weight="0.6"
            android:gravity="center_vertical|left"
            android:hint="@string/ENTER_YOUR_PNR_CODE"
            android:textSize="16sp" />
</LinearLayout>

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So in the 80's Nissan was one of the companies that decided to show what they can do with Technology and the 300ZX is a fine example of top of the line 80's Tech. The Audio system in the 300zx had many advance features for its time. Some of these include, Digital tuning, External Amplifier (depending on Model), 4 or 6 speakers (depending on Model)Voice Warning System (Bitchin Betty), Antenna Half Mast Operation, Steering Wheel Controls, and Diversity Tuning. I'll explain what all this means below.
Because of the Advanced features found in the 300zx, installing your aftermarket head unit will require more work than just buying a mount kit and harness connector. Here are some of the things you Run into when tackling this upgrade.
First step of removal of the factory head unit is to disconnect the (-) battery Cable from the battery. This keeps you from shorting out the circuit and blowing fuses.
Now place the hand brake on and move your shifter to the rear most position.
Pull the ash tray out with a firm tug to reveal the two screws that hold the lower part of the bezel. Now with a Phillips #2 screwdriver remove the two screws that were behind the ashtray. With the same screwdriver remove the two upper most screws that are hidden under the lip of the top of the trim bezel.
With the bezel loose, Carefully pull the bezel out to gain access to the connectors for the lighter and its light. Unplug these and place the bezel in a safe place.
Now you have access to the radio and climate control bracket. This is held in with 4 10mm bolts. Two on top like the bezel and two on the bottom under the head unit.
With these bolts removed you can pull the radio and climate control out to access the electrical plugs. Carefully remove all the plugs and pull the mount out being careful not to hit your shifter.
With the mount removed you will see the screws holding the stock head unit to the mount. Remove all 4 screws and the stock unit should slide from the mount including the trim panel.
Now that you have the unit out you will see the wiring harness for the stock head unit. Depending on your model (gl or gll) you will need to wire your new head unit to this. This is where Tap connectors come in handy to not cut your stock harness. Below I will list the Wires to look for and what they will need to connect to on your new aftermarket harness.
The GL models use a common ground system for the speakers. A common ground system is where a common ground are shared between more than one speaker. The 300zx Z31 has this type of wiring from the factory. The Z shared common Ground between Front and rear speakers per side. Left side share a ground and right side share their ground. In order to wire your newer aftermarket head unit, You will need to split this out so each speaker has its own grounding source to the head unit.
An easy way of doing this on is to run new speaker wires to either Front or rear speakers and use the stock wiring for one. In my case I used the stock wiring in the harness for the front speakers and then ran new wiring to the rear. This way you also keep the Voice Warning system Intact.
The 300zx came with a Voice warning system that many call "Bitchin Betty". This system provided a warning for 5 conditions. I will list them below.
The Voice Warning system only was available in the 1984-1986 GL and GLL models. Base (SF) models and all 1987-1989 did not have the voice warning system.
The system works by interrupting the signal going to the front left speaker and replacing it with the Voice Warning signal. The signal is generated by the voice working module located above and behind the ECU in the passenger kick panel. Sometimes it is hard to see the module as usually insulation is placed over top of it.
The System only uses the Left front speakers and no amp is needed for it to work including a radio. Most people loose this function by replacing the wiring with new for the front speakers.
In the 1984 to 1986 models Nissan installed an antenna switch for full height/half mast operation. This feature was not very useful but was one of those 80s cool things. Having the antenna at half mast height reduced the reception performance. If you wish to keep this function, you can easily move the switch to the new stereo plate and plug it in. The switch is just a single pole single throw switch if you need to replace it. If you don't care about it, you need to connect the two wires that were plugged into the antenna switch so the mast operates at full mast.
The steering wheel controls are operated off an LED built into the steering wheel and the steering column. The LED sending unit is a box in the steering wheel and sends a signal to the LED receiver unit built into the steering column. This box also consists of a transmitter box to send a signal wirelessly to the receiver located under the rear compartment (2 seater) or rear seats (4 seater). Removal of the receiver box will remove your cruise control functionality. Most aftermarket headunits can use these signals via a converter box like the PAC SWI-X converter.


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In short we kind of just fell into this. Seriously. We were living in Chicago – happy as we had ever been. We were renting a great apartment in the heart of Wicker Park (or Bucktown or Ukrainian Village depending on who you talk to). Our lease was set to expire July 31st, 2014. OK, no problem. We asked for a 3 or 6 month extension to give us time to find a place to buy. We were told no. Approval not granted.
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Nope, not at first at least. Request denied. Approval not granted. We knew that was a potential outcome and prepared ourselves for that. From there we selected our last day at the office to be January 9, 2015.
Fast forward again to December. Change of plans and some GREAT news. Walgreen's decided to submit the request for a leave of absence and we received the official paperwork 3 days before our last day at the office!
So there you have it and thus we landed on: No Approval Needed. Seems ironic given the request for leave ended up being approved right? Maybe… but it's actually not about that. We decided from the very start that we were going to make it happen and promised each other we were in this together. People may disagree, question our decision, etc. but it really doesn't matter – we are doing it -no approval needed and we couldn't be more excited!
So this begins our journey and next chapter in our lives… stay tuned!
So proud of you guys! It sounds like a once in a lifetime adventure and one I'd love to take something similar to some day. I wish you both the best of luck and cheers to your new journey!
Very Nat Geo. Very jealous. Can't wait to hear about everything.
Sounds amazing! I can't wait to follow your adventures!
True Nat Geo. I love it.
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What is that strange banging sound? Oh, that's my knees, knocking together.
You see, tomorrow is my very first book signing. (Old Firehouse Books in Downtown Fort Collins, 2:00 until 3:00 in the afternoon, be there or…be someplace else). People who have read my book, but don't know me, will have a face to connect with the writing. Or a face to connect with the rotten tomatoes they smuggle in.
It can be hard to stand up for our art. Let me rephrase; it's hard for me to stand up for my art. Because I know there are far better writers out there. Because, when I read my stuff, the errors glare at me from the page. And because I often forget that no one else is privy to the constant barrage of self-doubt and ego-knocking that goes on in my own mind.
Self-promotion is running your own business. You are proving your investment in yourself and your product, by throwing it out into the world in as many different ways as you can imagine. (Have you purchased your own Fixing Destiny coffee mug? The ghost appears when you fill it).
How do you convince others to want to read your work, when you know it pales in comparison to the great writers of our time? The answer is simple.
Stop comparing yourself to the great writers of our time.
The world's already had a Steinbeck. Lord knows we don't need another Hemingway. People want a story that they can read and enjoy, that takes them away from the scuffle of life. And don't sell short that your story could affect someone's life in a positive way.
If you're a writer, and you love what you do, then you should sit at a table with copies of your book, tell people why it's a story worth reading, and then put your name on it. Then, you should go out to Elliot's for a filthy martini and enjoy the weight lifted from your shoulders…until the next book signing, at least.
What do you love about self-promotion? What do you hate?
I hate everything about self promotion, but I love this post! Take a deep breath, quiet your knees, and have a great time tomorrow. I'll see you there!
I'm an attention hog, so self-promotion doesn't bother me. For example, I'm okay promoting "Coffee Cup Tales" in these comments without feeling guilt. Well, I do feel some angst that I'm not promoting "Paradise Not Quite Lost" coming out on June 17th.
It's part of the process of an independent publisher. You have to find a balance that makes you happy.
Thank you Jenny! I look forward to seeing you! Rich, I could take pointers from you--very smooth, my friend, very smooth :) If you need someone to review your work for the Coloradan, I'd be your gal.
Love this post and I love the fact that despite your fears, you got your book out there AND set up a book signing! Two thumbs up to you and I look forward to buying my copy tomorrow.
p.s. If you need a filthy martini buddy, look no further.
Hope to make it by!
Sarah, I can swap books with you tomorrow at Firehouse if you're interested.
Good for you, Sarah, for putting yourself out there. It gets easier after you've done it a few times.
My favorite part of promotion? I guess that would be the online stuff. Least favorite--solo book signings. I like doing team and group signings where there are lots of people to talk to during the inevitable slow periods.
The fun part about marketing is putting together the press releases and other promotional materials. The challenging part is being ignored by the press. However, now that I'm no longer a family caregiver on top of being a writer, I can be more proactive in the marketing of my third book, That's Life: New and Selected Poems, due out in August by Finishing Line Press. I'll have more information about the book on my blog by Tuesday. Go to http://abbiescorner.wordpress.com. You can pre-order the book at https://finishinglinepress.com/product_info.php?products_id=2081.
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Congrats, Sarah! Also, the thing that scares me about self-promotion is the time it would take away from writing. The thing I hate about self-promotion is...everything else. But I do understand the necessity.


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<button class="carousel-control-next">

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<button class="carousel-control-prev">

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.carousel-control-prev > span {
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    border-radius: 50%;
    color: var(--primary-color);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
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A: Your CSS is only applied to .carousel-control-prev > span, not the .carousel-control-next > span element.
That doesn't totally make sense looking at your screenshot, but I think it's safe to say that you should revisit the CSS there and make sure you're doing the same thing to both icons.
Maybe try:
.carousel-control-prev > span,
.carousel-control-next > span {
    background-color: white;
    border: solid 1px #F0F0F0;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    line-height: 38px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    color: var(--primary-color);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

Also, the way your CSS is written means that the styles are applied to the span that wraps the icon's span, not the icon's span itself. That might also be worth looking at.


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Our residential programs recreate the supportive family dynamic that all children need. Committed professional residential counselors provide the parenting that gives them the security and stability they need to excel. And a network of carefully screened and trained volunteers provides the academic support they will need to excel in the classroom. Our community-based programs offer the same arms-around, all-encompassing care as our residential program for children who do not require an out-of-home placement.
Participation in a wide range of extracurricular activities—sports, the arts, academic enrichment, etc.—helps them discover their own interests and refine their own talents. Mandated community service projects instill within them the value of service to others. And our spiritual development component helps them confront the eternal questions and gives them a solid foundation for developing their own spiritual identity.


Utah's Washington Country Tourism is appointing Cactus as the travel destination's new agency of record. Washington County Tourism's account is valued at $1.75 million annually and previous advertising was done in house.
Cactus, which partnered with Colorado-based Malen Yantis Public Relations for the pitch late last year, will develop and execute a one-year year marketing plan including all media, digital, strategy, creative and production for the client.
The first quarter of 2019 will be dedicated to brand development and marketing planning with new creative expected to launch in Q2.
The region is home to Zion National Park, the city of St. George and surrounding municipalities, four state parks, and a multitude of year-round adventure offerings, set amidst red rock of the Desert Southwest.


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Der Botkyrka HC ist ein 1998 gegründeter schwedischer Eishockeyklub aus Botkyrka. Die Mannschaft spielt in der Division 1.

Geschichte
Der Botkyrka HC entstand 1998 durch die Fusion der Eishockeyabteilungen von IFK Tumba und Botkyrka IF. In ihrer Premierenspielzeit nahm die Mannschaft an der damals noch zweitklassigen Division 1 teil. Nach einer Neuordnung des Ligensystems wurde die Division 1 zur Saison 1999/2000 die dritthöchste Spielklasse in Schweden. In der Folgezeit etablierte sich der Botkyrka HC in der Division 1, wobei man von 2001 bis 2004 drei Mal in Folge erst in der Relegation am Aufstieg in die neue zweite Spielklasse, die HockeyAllsvenskan, scheiterte.

Bekannte ehemalige Spieler
 Henrik Karlsson

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website (schwedisch)

Schwedischer Eishockeyclub
Sport (Gemeinde Botkyrka)


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Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus Owned New Year's Eve — Watch Their "Wrecking Ball" / "I Will Always Love You" Mashup
Jess Published: January 3, 2023
Dolly Parton rang in the new year with her goddaughter Miley Cyrus as a part of Miley's New Years Eve Party televised special on NBC. The two spent plenty of time on the stage together, joining forces for several collaborations.
Their efforts included songs from both singers' catalogs and some covers, as well.
Wearing coordinating pink and black outfits, the dazzling pair spent some time in the world of country music, covering "Walking After Midnight," which was originally recorded by Parton's friend Patsy Cline before diving into Parton's iconic "Jolene." Each took a turn belting out the verses before harmonizing on the choruses.
But the highlight was the mashup of Cyrus' pop hit "Wrecking Ball," which led into Parton's iconic "I Will Always Love You," most famously performed by Whitney Houston.
Parton took command on the bridge of Cyrus' song before shifting into her own. The live audience emphatically sang along to both songs. Watch below:
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus Sing "Wrecking Ball" and "I Will Always Love You"
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus Sing "Walking After Midnight" and "Jolene"
Both singers are also fans of rock 'n' roll, so they put their own spin on Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" decked out in black and leopard print.
Parton plans on releasing a rock album soon — the project will feature classic covers and original songs. It hasn't been confirmed whether Jett's iconic track will be included on the project.
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus Sing "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
Miley's New Years Eve Party featured performances from other artists including Sia and Paris Hilton, but Parton certainly stole the show. It's not the first time the pair have shared the stage, either: They performed together at the 61st Grammy Awards in 2019.
PICTURES: Look Inside Dolly Parton's Longtime Nashville Home
Dolly Parton's surprisingly humble former home in Nashville has finally sold, after many years on and off the market. Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, purchased the 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom home in 1980, and they owned it until 1996. It's been on and off the market for 12 years, finally selling for $849,000 in December of 2021.
Source: Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus Owned New Year's Eve — Watch Their "Wrecking Ball" / "I Will Always Love You" Mashup
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