text:
Schnitzel Night brings in the crowds
Betty Cichy, staff writer
The United German Hungarians are a busy and sociable group, sponsoring soccer teams and dance groups, holding parties and picnics, and putting on a lively Oktoberfest celebration every September.
But you don't have to be a member to enjoy one of their most popular events, Schnitzel Night, held the first Wednesday of every month at the clubhouse on Bristol Road.
The group has tried other menus at their monthly gatherings, but "we found we got the best crowds when we had Schnitzel Night," says club president Bill Galgon of Horsham.
Schnitzel is simply the German word for cutlet, but the dish called schnitzel is usually made from thin slices of pork or veal coated in bread crumbs and pan-fried until brown.
For Schnitzel Night, the club buys a whole pork loin, which is cut into slices and tenderized.
Galgon's brother, Fred, did the cooking at this month's Schnitzel Night. The menu also included braised red cabbage and the German dumplings called spaetzle.
The $10 cost ($5 for children) also includes salad, bread and butter and coffee or tea. Stronger drinks are available for purchase.
The next Schnitzel Night is April 6. Dinner is served from 5:30 to 7:30 at the United German Hungarians clubhouse at 4666 Bristol Road, not far from the Neshaminy Mall, in the Oakford section of Bensalem.
Reservations aren't necessary, but if you're planning to bring a large group, call Kathi Galgon at 215-542-0868 so they can be sure to have enough food on hand.
See a video of Schnitzel Night:
www.phillyburbs.com/blogs/second_ helpings


text:
Marquee 3: Colin Cowherd's Best College Football Bets For Week 15 (Dec. 5)
Colin Cowherd presents his three best college football bets for Week 15 (December 5th) (Full Video at Bottom of Page)
In this week's installment of Colin Cowherd's MARQUEE THREE, Colin is setting his sights on #5 Utah vs. #13 Oregon (Pac-12 Championship), #2 LSU vs. #4 Georgia (SEC Championship), and #1 Ohio State vs. #8 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship).
(5) Utah vs. (13) Oregon – (Spread: UTAH -6.5)
"I'm taking the 6.5 with Oregon. Their defense is better than everyone thinks. Oregon's defense is really good and leads the Pac-12 in sacks and interceptions. Justin Herbert has faced this Utah defense twice and has been very good against them -- six touchdowns, no picks, and averaged over 300 passing yards. Oregon's offensive line is the strength of the team and they have three NFL players on the line. Oregon's line has 213 career starts combined; the most in the nation. Utah's defense is loaded but they've only faced one ranked team this year and that was Arizona State at home. I think it's going to be low scoring and very close. I'm taking the number here in a highly competitive football game."
COLIN'S PICK: Utah 24, Oregon 23. Oregon +6.5.
(2) LSU vs. (4) Georgia – (Spread: LSU -7.0)
"I like LSU and I like them BIG; I don't mind swallowing the points here. Georgia's top 2 receivers won't be healthy and this receiving corps doesn't have a lot of over the top components for quarterback Jake Fromm. He's really struggled the last month and the last 4 games he's only completing about 50% of his throws. Their best running back Deandre Swift just got hurt last week against Georgia Tech too. I think this is a banged up Georgia offense who has struggled hitting on big plays all year. Joe Burrow is on fire and is number one in the nation in virtually everything. He's got a great offensive line, , he's got a great running back I like, and they've won 13 straight games. They're 4-0 against Top 10 teams this year and Coach O has won 8 of his last 9 against Top 10 teams as well. Their offense is frightening and they remind me a lot of Clemson where you just can't stop them. Their defense has issues but I'm taking LSU to win and cover here."
COLIN'S PICK: LSU 36, Georgia 27. LSU -7.0.
(1) Ohio State vs. (8) Wisconsin – (Spread: OSU -16)
"Ohio State is better but I am going to take the 16 points. Wisconsin is a REAL TEAM. The first 9 games of the year the Buckeyes defense was incredible but the last 3 games they're giving up 22 a game, only 2 sacks a game, and over 300 yards allowed on average. Wisconsin is on a three-game winning streak and their offense has been ROLLING the last few games. Ohio State may be the better team, but they're just off the Michigan game and may be looking ahead to the playoff. Wisconsin has the best interior lineman in the country, the best running back in the country, and is just too well-coached. They will keep is close for while and Wisconsin will push back."
COLIN'S PICK: Ohio State 33, Wisconsin 20. Wisconsin +16.
*All spreads are provided by Fox Bet.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Throughout the autumn and winter, the Special Joint Legislative Commission to Study the Sales Tax Repeal has been investigating several aspects of the proposal submitted as legislation last session by Representative Jan Malik (D, Barrington, Warren). Having addressed pros and cons of eliminating the sales tax, as well as estimates of its effects and alternative approaches, the commission arrives at the question of how the state could adjust its budget in order to implement the plan.
Ultimately, bare numbers will have to be hashed out as the Rhode Island House and Senate Finance Committees piece together a budget for fiscal year 2015. But with a view toward developing a framework within which those numbers can be fit, the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity proposes a strategy for considering the reform.
In this new brief, the Center also highlights some areas of budget savings and uses its RI-STAMP model to compare Governor Chafee's proposed corporate-tax reduction and business energy sales tax exemption with other possible tax reforms, including the elimination of the sales tax and reduction of the sales tax rate to 3%, among others.
The Center estimates that the governor's plan would produce 540 new private-sector jobs, at a cost in state government revenue of $143,352 each. By comparison, a 0.0% sales tax rate would produce 25,426 jobs, at a cost of $12,298 each, and a reduction of the sales tax rate to 3% would produce $13,735 jobs, at a cost of $3,500 each.


David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader. 2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and from the Lord our God, let us send abroad to our brothers who remain in all the lands of Israel, as well as to the priests and Levites in the cities that have pasturelands, that they may be gathered to us. 3 Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul". 4 All the assembly agreed to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. 5 So David assembled all Israel from the Nile of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. 6 And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim that belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord who sits enthroned above the cherubim. 7 And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart. 8 And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, with song and lyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets. 9 And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to take hold of the ark, for the oxen stumbled. 10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark, and he died there before God. 11 And David was angry because the Lord had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzza to this day. 12 And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me"? 13 So David did not take the ark home into the city of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 14 And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that he had.


text:
Open Access Library Journal > Vol.3 No.6, June 2016
The Role of Trp-p8 Combined with PSADTZ Determinated in the Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer ()
Xinsheng Zhang1*, Ying Zhang2, Panxing Wu1, Shuijiao Liu1, Jianyu Zhou3
1Department of Urology, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou, China.
2Department of Blood Transfusion, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou, China.
3Department of Ultrasound Imaging, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou, China.
Objective: To study the expression of Transient receptor potential p8 (Trp-p8) in prostate tissues of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in "grey district" with different PSA density of transition zone (PSADTZ) interval and explore the role of Trp-p8 and PSADTZ determinated in the early diagnosis on prostate cancer. Methods: Immunohistochemical and RT-PCR were applied to determinate Trp-p8 in the prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia group with different PSADTZ interval, which were both 30 specimens. The difference of expression level was judged and analyzed. Results: The expression of Trp-p8 was weak or negative in the benign prostatic hyperplasia group, while it appeared to be far more abundant in prostate cancer group and was higher in PSADTZ group, the difference was of statistical significance. Conclusions: The expression of Trp-p8 in prostate tissues of PSA in grey district was different. The expression in prostate cancer was higher than that in benign prostatic hyperplasia group.
Trp-p8, Prostate Cancer, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Immunohistochemical, PSADTZ, RT-PCR
Zhang, X. , Zhang, Y. , Wu, P. , Liu, S. and Zhou, J. (2016) The Role of Trp-p8 Combined with PSADTZ Determinated in the Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer. Open Access Library Journal, 3, 1-7. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1102626.
Subject Areas: Oncology
Prostate cancer (PCa) is now the fastest-rising incidence of tumors of the urinary tract diseases. The treatment is effective if it has been early detected and timely diagnosed; otherwise it becomes costly and limited in advanced prostate cancer. In view of the fact that PSA is still limited in the early diagnosis of prostate cancer, currently study on the early diagnosis of prostate cancer is more. Transient receptor potential p8 (Trp-p8) is a member of the Ca2+ ion channel family. The polypeptide chain potential and transient receptor families of calcium channels are homologous name. Research on Trp-p8 and prostate cancer has not been reported in the last century. Recent studies [1] discover Trp-p8 of prostate cancer may be a cancer-causing gene, but the relationship between Trp-p8 and prostate cancer research is rarely reported at home and abroad. There are rare research reports about Trp-p8 expression in the "grey district" (PSA: 4 - 10 ng/ml) in prostate tissue particularly.
PSADTZ is the ratio of serum PSA and transition zone volume of the prostate and is used as a marker for early diagnosis of prostate cancer. Prostate hyperplasia occurred mainly in the transitional zone, while PCa mainly occurred in the peripheral zone. Moon [2] found that the PSADTZ of PSA in grey district diagnosis of PCa efficiency was significantly higher than that of the FPSA/TPSA. Trp-p8 protein expression in the prostatic tissue of different PSADTZ interval was detected through immunohistochemistry. Trp-p8-mRNA was studied by RT-PCR in blood of patients to discuss significance of joint detection of PSADTZ and Trp-p8 in early diagnosis of prostate cancer. Our reports are as follows:
60 cases were collected for prostate biopsy in our hospital from 2012.6 to 2013.12 while PSA > 4 ng/ml. Blood PSA and Trp-p8-mRNA expression levels were measured and prostate volume, transition zone volume were determinated by B ultrasound. PSADTZ was calculated and divided into the following 3 sections: PSADTZ < 0.35 ng/ml, 0.35 ng/ml ≤ PSADTZ < 0.5 ng/ml, PSADTZ ≥ 0.5 ng/ml. We analyzed Trp-p8 combined with PSADTZ correlation measurement and prostate cancer according to the expression level of Trp-p8- mRNA copy number and PSADTZ value classified and compared with pathological results.
2.1. Immunohistochemistry
Test reagent rabbit anti-human Trp-p8 is bought from Shanghai Culture Biotechnology limited company, SP immunohistochemical kits and reagents such as 3% H2O2, PBS, DAB are bought from Beijing Zhongshan Biotech Company.
Preparation of tissue samples: Samples were wax embedded, 4˚C saved and height 4 μm made from paraffin after formalin fixation, dehydration, clearing and dipping.
H-E staining wax into the water, the transparent gradient alcohol dehydration, and rhamsan gum tablets.
SP immunohistochemical staining of tissue slices sliced wax into the water, washing 5 min × 3 time, 3% H2O2 incubate 15 min, PBS 95˚C - 98˚C citrate-buffer fix 15min microwave oven, cooled to room temperature. Dry the slices around the water, normal serum incubation at room temperature in closed 15min, lens tissue wipe, incorporated a fluid-resistant, incubate at 37˚C 2 hours (0.01M PBS solution instead of a resistance as a negative control, the remaining steps do not change). PBS rinse 5 min × 3 time, adding secondary antibodies biotinylated , incubate at 37˚C 15 min. PBS rinse 5 min × 3 time, adds third antibodies, incubate at 37˚C 15 min, PBS rinse 5 min × 3 time. DAB color at room temperature and microscopically controlled reaction time, full washing suspension reaction, hematoxylin counterstain. Dehydration transparent rubber seal section is judged by the same pathologist.
2.2. RT-PCR
Reagent TRIZOL kit, TIANScript RTKit (first strand cDNA synthesis Kit) (Tiangen biotech Co. Ltd.), TaqDNA polymerase (Promega)
Step RT-PCR Take 10 ml blood samples, total RNA was extracted with TRIZOL kit, according to TIANScript RTKit (first strand cDNA synthesis Kit) manual synthesis of cDNA, initial total RNA samples were 1 μg. The following primers of the TRP-P8 was designed according to the literature [3] : the upstream primer: 5'-gCCCAgTgATgTggACAgTA-3', 5'downstream primer: -ATC TCC TCTgCgTTgTCgTT-3'. PCR reaction conditions were: 94˚C pre degeneration in 2 min, 94˚C degeneration in 30 s, 58˚C for 45 s, 72˚C for 90 s, a total of 35 cycles and ended after 10 min at 72˚C. The products were electrophoresed in 20 min in 10% agarose gel containing nucleic acid and observed under UV transilluminator.
Determination of PSADTZ and Trp-p8 protein expression levels 60 cases of via rectum ultrasound in patients with three-dimensional determination of prostate size are determined by the same ultrasound practitioner. We calculate PSADTZ combined with prostate volume, transition zone volume and serum TPSA value. The results of immunohistochemical experimental were analyzed using graphic data imaging systems. The expression of Trp-p8 in high power count 100 cells or stromal cells based on the percentage of positive cells and staining intensity of specimen: negative (−): no staining cells; weakly positive (±): positive cells <40%, dye tints; positive (+): positive cells in the 40% - 80% between the staining intensity; strongly positive (++): the number of positive cells > 80%, dyed darker.
2.3. Results and Statistics
Statistical methods: The PSADTZ value is divided into the following 3 interval: PSADTZ < 0.35 ng/ml, 0.35 ng/ml ≤ PSADTZ < 0.5 ng/ml, PSADTZ ≥ 0.5 ng/ml. We statistics individually the group number, intensity of expression of Trp-p8 proteins and blood sample Trp-p8-mRNA abundance of the benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer in each interval. We calculate of sensitivity and specificity for predicting prostate cancer. The relative content of Trp-p8-mRNA is instead of the ratio: target gene/(GAPDH absorbance × area). All data are counted with SPSS10.0 software package while among groups with two independent samples t-test. Measurement data to mean t standard deviation (x ± s) that the groups were compared with two independent samples t-test and P < 0.05 considered to have significant differences.
Results are shown in Tables 1-5 and Figures 1-4.
Figure 1. Trp-p8 protein-negative expression in BPH tissue.
Figure 2. Trp-p8 protein strong positive expression in PCa tissue.
Table 1. Various intervals of BPH and PCa.
Figure 3. Correlation between Trp-p8-mRNA abundance and range PSADTZ. Note: the correlation coefficients r = 0.799. Explaining they are positively correlated.
Figure 4. Trp-p8-mRNA abundance electrophoresis diagram. Note: 4, 5, 6, 7 with BPH; 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 with PCa.
Table 2. The number of expression of Trp-p8 protein cases in BPH and PCa.
*Comparison between two groups P < 0.05.
Table 3. Trp-p8 protein expression of 37 patients with PSADTZ ≥ 0.35 ng/ml.
Table 4. The number of expression of Trp-p8 protein cases in various intervals of BPH and PCa.
Table 5. The expression of Trp-p8-mRNA in various intervals of BPH and PCa.
*Project: Taizhou Science and Technology Plan Projects (131KY14-2).
#Corresponding author.
Prostate cancer is the most frequent cancer in Europe and the United States in the past ten years. The incidence was significantly increased, becoming one of the most common malignant tumors in elderly men. Among them, the early prostate cancer detection rate increased, too. Imaging such as MRI's change is not significant in early prostate cancer. Now the primary target for clinical prostate cancer screening is the PSA (prostate specific antigen), but its impact is influenced by many factors. Acute prostatitis, digital rectal examination, bladder stones, catheterization may interference detection error, especially when the early screening of prostate cancer. Now prostate cancer early diagnosis relies on clinical prostate biopsy and pathological examination. But once biopsy cannot completely diagnose prostate cancer, patients may need repeat prostate biopsy after 3 months and a long time if their PSA has not decreased, which will undoubtedly increase the patient's mental and physical pain and financial burden. Current serum PSA greater than 4 ng/ml as a prostate biopsy is often indicated. But Gretzer [4] found that when serum PSA concentrations in 4 - 10 ng/ml, its sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of PCa and BPH differences were not statistically significant. In this way, many of the not prostate cancer patients received unnecessary repeated prostate biopsy. For patients with more than 4 ng/ml of PSA repeated, it has been troubled by problems of urologists on the basis of how to reduce the number of prostate biopsy while prostate cancer detection rate improved.
Serum PSA concentrations generally believed was positively correlated with prostate volume. PSAD is prostate volume correction for density (PSAD). PSAD is considered the possibilities of elevated serum PSA in large prostatic size. Kalish [5] further analyzed PSADTZ (PSA density of transition zone) concept, namely the ratio of serum PSA and prostate transition zone volume used in identification of PCa. Benign prostatic hyperplasia occurs mainly in the transitional zone, while PCa mainly occur in peripheral zones. PSADTZ is considered as the increase parts of prostate tissue, which may improve the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the PCa. Tanaka [6] has researched to the 235 patients with PSA values in 4 - 10 ng/ml (of which 55 patients with pathologically confirmed PCa). The analysis showed that PSADTZ has higher diagnostic value for PCa. Ji Guoyi's [7] research showed that differences of prostate transitional district volume, PSA, and PSAD and PSADTZ had statistics meaning in BPH and PCa two groups. Those indicators in all patients compared differences have statistics meaning.
In order to improve the specificity and sensitivity of detection of PCa, multiple tumor marker detection method has been proposed. In the earlier work we [8] [9] had confirmed by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry methods that Trp-p8 is expression of different in patients with BPH and prostate cancer. Determination of Trp-p8 with PSADTZ as a scale to predict prostate cancer tumors, the idea have not been reported both at home and abroad. This study shows that Trp-p8 in the PSA "grey area" expressed differently in prostate disease. Meanwhile, we can detect the expression of Trp-p8 protein intensity difference in prostate tissue from patients. The blood sample can be detected to Trp-p8-mRNA differences in the abundance, which is positively correlated with the PSADTZ value. It offers new ideas for our clinical screening for early-stage prostate cancer: It may be possible that we can establish a criterion interval to predict which patients diagnosed with prostate cancer through the combination of Trp-p8 and PSADTZ value of strength.
Prostate biopsy of prostate cancer was diagnosed as a "gold standard". Due to a prostate biopsy in clinical work cannot be fully diagnosed patients diagnosed with prostate cancer, high-risk patients often require multiple prostate biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. As traumatic examination, prostate biopsy has impact on a patient's physical pain, mental stress, economic pressure, and so on. How to improve prostate cancer detection rate on the basis of reduce the number of prostate biopsy has become an important subject.
The expression of Trp-p8 in prostate tissues of PSA in grey district was different and the expression in prostate cancer was higher than that in benign prostatic hyperplasia group, and this expression was positively correlated with the PSADTZ values. This study showed that PSADTZ was more than or equal to 0.35ng/ml and Trp-p8 mRNA integral absorbance in the blood of patients was greater than 1.25. The prostate cancer predicted sensitivity was 72.97% and the specificity was 86.96%. This interval is important to diagnose early-stage prostate cancer as a prediction interval. For patients located in this range, you need to consider prostate biopsy. Prediction intervals in which some patients can be closely monitoring PSA levels and suspension piercing avoid adding unnecessary emotional, financial and physical burden of patients with pain. So patients can avoid prostate biopsy pain and risk, reduce screen time. And the rate of early diagnosis can be improved.
In view of the limitations on the PSA for prostate cancer, this study introduces the ideas of PSADTZ and Trp-p8 combined for the first time. It provides a theoretical basis and clinic choice for urologists on the basis of how to reduce the number of prostate biopsy while prostate cancer detection rate improves. Of course, we also needs to clarify the possibilities of missed diagnosis of prostate cancer for patients defer puncture and get their full understanding, so as to avoid unnecessary disputes. Due to the small sample size of this study, the correlation between Trp-p8, PSADTZ and prostate cancer is lack of large-sample test data, so appropriate diagnostic process and the establishment of reference data all need further discussion, which we need to study the issue in depth.
Our study is approved by ethics committee of Taizhou central hospital.
On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.
[1] Barritt, G. and Rychkov, G. (2005) TRPs as Mechanosensitive Channels. Nature Cell Biology, 7, 105-107.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncb0205-105
[2] Moon, D.G., Cheon, J., Kim, J.J., Yoon, D.K. and Koh, S.K. (1999) Prostate-Specific Antigen Adjusted for the Transition Zone Volume versus Free-to-Total Prostate-Specific Antigen Ratio in Predicting Prostate Cancer. International Journal of Urology, 6, 455-462.
[3] Yang, X.R., Lin, M.J., McIntosh, L.S. and Sham, J.S.K. (2006) Functional Expression of Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin- and Vanilloid-Related Channels in Pulmonary Arterial and Aortic Smooth Muscle. American Journal of Physiology—Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 290, L1267-L1276.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00515.2005
[4] Gretzer, M.B. and Partin, A.W. (2003) PSA Markers in Prostate Cancer Detection. Urologic Clinics of North America, 30, 677-686.
[5] Kalish, J., Coone, W.H. and Graham Jr., S.D. (1994) Serum PSA Adjusted for Volume of Transition Zone (PSAT) Is More Accurate than PSA Adjusted for Total Gland Volume (PSAD) in Detecting Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate. Urology, 43, 601-606.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0090-4295(94)90170-8
[6] Tanaka, N., Fujimoto, K., Chihara, Y., et al. (2007) Prostatic Volume and Volume-Adjusted Prostate-Specific Antigen as Predictive Parameters for Prostate Cancer Patients with Intermediate PSA Levels. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 10, 274-278.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.pcan.4500957
[7] Ji, G.Y., Pan, Y.Z., Wang, W.H., et al. (2007) The Role of PSA Density in Transitional Zone in the Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer PSA in Grey District. China Laboratory Diagnostics, 11, 1353-1355.
[8] Zhang, X.S., Zhang, Y. and Chen, Q. (2012) Determination of Trp-p8 in the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer. Zhejiang Medical Journal, 34, 66-67.
[9] Zhang, X.S., Zhang, Y., Xu, J.X., et al. (2012) Expression of Trp-p8 in Prostate Cancer Tissues of PSA in Grey District. Chinese Journal of Surgery of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, 18, 241-244.


You already spend enough cash when booking a flight then why pay through the nose for parking? If you are visiting Livada and flying on Livada Airport there are affordable parking selections for you with prices starting at just 12 dollars. The most effective way to find an available and convenient place to park that fits your budget is by reserving one in advance. You will also get a detailed estimate on exactly what the fee will be and how close your car will be to the actual airport. Don�t make traveling more of a issue than it needs to be and find that perfect parking spot worry free. Also you will take comfort in knowing you car will be secure and safe during your entire trip.
If you're looking for a good airport parking deals at Livada Livada Airport then you've found the right article for you! Between plane tickets, luggage costs, and the parking fees, traveling can get very expensive and if you're company is not paying for it then it's something you want to save as much dollars doing as possible. One great way to go about this is by looking online for airport parking coupons. So sites offer discounts for individual days, or often times you will find the best deals on weekly or monthly parking passes. Just do your research and make sure they will work at Livada Livada Airport because you don't want to waste your money and your time. Call ahead with the deal you've found and ask them directly if the discount applies.
$City Airport, is also one of the busiest airports. It is very crowded and it faces traffic jam occassionally. This also creates hassles in parking your auto at the terminus. However, when hunting for aiport parking in Livada Livada Airport", there are few places of parking that can be considered. Especially these places have discounted parking deals for their customers. Avistar is a fast track parking service that provides discounts and other offers on parking for a minimal price. You can even sign up for their special promotions and bargains on parking. These are directly sent to your email once you have given them your email address. Avi Star fast track parking could easily be found on the google search website. You need to enter some details on reserving the parking. Rest all, is taken care by Avistar fast track parking services.
Getting away, whether for business or pleasure, can be stressful enough without having to worry about your car. Livada Livada Airport parking can be difficult or it can be easy, depending on the information you gain prior to any flight. Knowing when and where to park can save you time, money, and inconvenience. Most of the parking near Livada Livada Airport is run by the Parking Authority and offers on-site airport parking. There are short-term and economy lots, as well as garages for long-term stays. These lots also have spaces for oversize wheelchair-equipped vans, but are often restricted to certain lots. Discounted rates often apply to reservations made prior to arriving at the airport. By booking a space online, you save time and money instead of parking once you're at the airport. Another way to ensure a good deal is by parking in a lot that reduces the total rate if the vehicle is there for more than two days. Long-term lots at and around Livada Livada Airport offer discounts of up to 20% off the normal day's rate.
If you�re searching for a place to park at the airport there are discounts available. If you�re flying out of Livada Livada Airport you can check into a few different choices. Deals are offered at discounted self-park lots located away from the airport but they do offer a shuttle back to airport making it affordable and convenient. Another option to think on are airport hotels that often offer parking for a discount or even free if you stay a night with them and they too offer shuttle service to the airport. At most airports you can park at the long-term lot and if you reserve in advanced specials are often available. Do your homework, check out deal s offered online and you should be able to find a great rate.
Keeping airport parking online is quick and simple. Choose your parking arrival and Burgas Livada Airport and come back times to start the exploration. We'll display an environment of airport parking places close to the terminals. Pick the parking set which best gathers your trip or commerce journey requests. You'll be able to analalyze the airport plan and arrange by fee, parking kind (self, enclosed, valet), corporation or by consumer ratings. Complete your registration information and address on our safe confirmation site and finish your low-priced airport parking reservation. Print your receipt and show it to the parking lot. Your journey itinerary includes the quoted velocity, guidelines to the parking lot and other valuable trip info. Calculate multiple sites and discover the cheapest airport parking.


Celebrate International Sangha Day in Your Community!
How are you? I think this center is the best place on this earth for you only. For some Sangha, it is like being in hell.
Just remember for great bodhisattvas, brave-hearted ones, hell is the best pure land because they can suffer for the numberless sentient beings, even just for one sentient being, and especially for hell beings.
What a joyful, lucky, fortunate one you are.
A postcard came with the note: This is your style temple in which to have a very quiet time, just deep sleep or Zen meditation, hear the birds' noise. HA HA. You think this will happen. Yes, when you offer one mandala, this is a tiny result of just that one mandala offering, which has skies of offerings.
You give yourself to those simple ordinary people who have problems. Guide meditation, chat to them as they need that happiness, and teach them, making your body, speech and mind theirs.
You are like my limbs, part of my body, my representative, the embassy of FPMT.
In another words, I want you to think this way.
Please have long life. For me to fulfill my wishes, which are FPMT wishes, for the whole organization, students, for outside people, non-Buddhist, Buddhist, sentient beings.
Colophon: Transcribed from a handwritten note by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on April 24, 2007. Lightly edited by Claire Isitt on June 22, 2010.
We invite you to celebrate FPMT's Eighth International Sangha Day on July 15, 2010 – Wheel Turning Day.
From the early days of the FPMT, monks and nuns have served tirelessly to help bring the benefit of the Buddha's teachings to the far corners of this planet. Today, the FPMT International Mahayana Institute (IMI) community has over 300 monks and nuns who continue to serve throughout the FPMT in many capacities: as teachers, retreat leaders, center directors, spiritual program coordinators, developers of educational curriculum, editors and counselors.
The Sangha, by taking vows of renunciation, living in morality and having the space to focus on the Dharma, are an integral part of maintaining the existence of the Buddha's teachings. It is for this reason that International Sangha Day is celebrated on First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Day. This year, International Sangha Day is on Thursday, July 15.
As one of the four main Buddhist special days, First Turning of the Wheel Dharma Day is a day where the karmic effects of actions performed are multiplied one hundred million times, making this a very auspicious day to raise awareness of and express gratitude for the Sangha Jewel.
Rinpoche's advice to Sangha has been collected by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
The third year that Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Dagri Rinpoche and Khadro-la offered 100,000 Tsog Offerings to Padmasambhava in front of the Bouddhanath Stupa in Nepal. The puja took about five days and many of the monks and nuns from Kopan Monastery attended.
4,200 monks at Drepung Lachi Monastery in India offered Tukchuma puja (64 offerings to Kalarupa to eliminate obstacles for one's activities or projects) as well as Namgyal Tsechog, performed to the Buddha Namgyälma to remove all obstacles for one's life and to have a long life. This puja is specifically dedicated to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and for all beings that are benefiting others and practicing virtue.
The 400 monks at Kopan Monastery in Nepal offered Tukchuma puja and Medicine Buddha puja.
The 400 nuns at Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery in Nepal offered 100,000 recitations of Praises to the 21 Taras.
Offerings were made to all of Lama Zopa Rinpoche's gurus and to IMI Sangha at the different international Sangha communities within FPMT.
The second year that Lama Zopa Rinpoche arranged sponsorship for the 100 Million Mani Retreat by the Tashi Chime Gatsal Nuns, who are from a very remote and poor nunnery near the holy mountain of Lapchi, Nepal, where Milarepa did many retreats. The 100 Million Mani Retreat is done over three months and Rinpoche also arranged for a lama to give lam-rim teachings at the same time, so that the retreat would be more integrated. Last year, 53 nuns completed the retreat. FPMT wishes to express deep gratitude to Catherine Lau for her kind support in helping this project.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khadro-la, Dagri Rinpoche during the 100,000 Tsog Offerings to Padmasambhava, June 2010.
Check out the new videos of Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the FPMT website, including a video of the three-day long life puja which Khadro-la offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and which was sponsored by Kopan Monastery.
We can rejoice that at the puja, Ven. Roger Kunsang, on behalf of the entire FPMT organization, offered body, speech and mind with a money offering to Rinpoche, and also made offering to the lamas, Khadro-la and all the monks and nuns in attendance.
You can always keep up to date with Rinpoche's tireless activity around the world thanks to Ven. Roger Kunsang's hugely enjoyable and awe-inspiring blog, Life on the Road with Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
The recent Chenrezig initiation given by Rinpoche in Malaysia to between 2,000-3,000 people, June 2010.
With translations now available in eleven languages, this year we're pleased to introduce the International Merit Box Project. In 2010 we hope the project becomes truly international with an even more diverse array of countries represented and continued growth in under-represented regions. Help the International Merit Box Project benefit others even more by continuing your daily practice of generosity in 2010. If you wish to start your practice, information about the practice can be found online and you can always order your own free International Merit Box kit easily. It is truly an inspired, beneficial and simple way to make generosity a daily practice.
Basic Program: A new Basic Program retreats web page will help BP students worldwide see where they can fulfill their BP retreat requirements. Several retreats in several regions have been added with hopefully more to come! Please let us know if you host a one-month or longer lam-rim retreat so we can add you to this list. Thus far, none are being hosted in the USA!
NEW! Basic Program Homestudy package, Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds Part Two, Chapter VI-X. The package includes extensive and accessible teachings by Geshe Chonyi on both the "Patience" and the "Wisdom" chapters, a well-edited transcript (generously contributed by Amitabha Buddhist Centre), and guided meditations for practice and retreat.
NEW! Taking the Essence: Practices to Make Every Moment of Life Meaningful. From the advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, this new practice booklet contains the vital elements for making daily life most meaningful. It includes a new bodhisattva attitude prayer translated by Rinpoche, mantras from sutra and tantra that empower your speech and bless your body, the Eight Mahayana Precepts ceremony, and bodhichitta mindfulness exercises to imbue every action with bodhichitta.
Back in stock! The Liberation Box: Tools for a Fortunate Rebirth. This collection of tools for the time of death has been assembled according to Lama Zopa Rinpoche's advice, and contains powerful methods for ensuring a fortunate rebirth for those who have died or are dying. The box has everything you need to assist others at the time of death: Recitations to Alleviate Pain and Recitations for the Time of Death on CD; various mantras for recitation; the Liberation Card for a Dying Person; a Kadampa stupa filled with the four dharmakaya relic mantras; a powa pill and blessing cord to be placed on the dying person's crown; copies of mantras; and a complete text to be placed on the body, and the book, Heart Practices for Death and Dying.
A good tip from Spain who has recently printed Essential Buddhist Prayers in Spanish: Do one printing on white paper for personal use and a second printing on colored paper for center use. This way it is very easy to identify a center copy, making it less likely for center copies to mistakenly be taken out of the gompa.
One of the highlights of the recent European regional meeting was all the news and progress made on the translation front. Both Spain and France have new websites where centers can easily access FPMT education programs, practices, the FPMT Handbook, as well as a growing library of other FPMT materials. We're very grateful to the translation coordinators Ven. Nerea and Ven. Detchen and all the others responsible for this great development.
The effort to standardize English FPMT Dharma terminology is also making headway. A database has been created as a shared resource that translators can comment on and contribute to and which, over time, will become the source for FPMT terminology choices. A small FPMT translators conference is also being planned for May 2011.
To date 100,000 people have accessed the DB videos in Spanish on YouTube!
Mandala's July/September 2010 issue, "Like Nectar on Flowers: The Selfless Service of FPMT-Registered Teachers" is the sixth in a series of seven issues dedicated to telling the story of FPMT. This addition to the series focuses on the many FPMT-registered teachers that offer service in the community. This issue is filled with the history of the development of FPMT's first teachers complete with photos, stories and trivia. You'll also find inside a rare, exclusive interview with Osel, the 25-year-old Spanish man recognized as the reincarnation of FPMT's founder, Lama Yeshe, after he attended a three-day meeting with the FPMT Board of Directors.
thing, and do join us on Facebook for daily highlights from Mandala's rich archive.
Many thanks to everyone who completed the Friends of FPMT survey which will help guide the development of benefits such as Mandala Publications and the Online Learning Center in the future. If you have not yet completed the survey, please take a few minutes to do so. We're here to serve you and your input really matters! All of your responses to the survey can remain confidential and when you have completed the survey, you will be directed to a page where you can obtain a special gift to thank you for taking the time to help us.
We invite each FPMT center to organize a Sangha-related activity suited to its local community. The event can be held on International Sangha Day or thereabouts. Please contact Center Services for ideas and to share your ISD events.
One of the responsibilities of FPMT centers is to make an annual contribution of approximately US$240 to the Lama Yeshe Sangha Fund (LYSF). International Sangha Day is a perfect day to make your donation if you have not yet done this for 2010. The LYSF is a fund offering financial support to the Sangha of the FPMT who have no other means of financial support and wish to engage in programs of study, retreat or service. By contributing to the fund, you will be enabling more monks and nuns of our organization to receive support and thereby benefit others.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has formally requested Khensur Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche, who is the current Jangtse Chöje (the title given to the lama who is next in line to be the Gaden Tripa) to teach and give initiations in FPMT centers. Jangtse Chöje Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche has already been teaching and giving initiations in a few FPMT centers, but now Lama Zopa Rinpoche has formally asked him to teach for FPMT. Please contact Center Services if you would like to invite this wonderful FPMT touring teacher to your center.
With great delight we announce that the Spanish Translation Office has translated 126 pages of the FPMT Handbook! The French Translation Office has translated three chapters. Both promise more to come! This is an enormous service for Spanish and French-speaking FPMT staff – so please join International Office in our heartfelt congratulations and thanks to the translation teams.
The translated sections are available for your use in the FPMT Affiliates Area of the FPMT website.
Several centers have successfully shown Mystic Tibet (the wonderful movie of Rinpoche's pilgrimage to Tibet in 2002) as a fund-raising event or as an open house event. You will find a useful press packet plus other helpful background information put together to make it even easier for your center to use Mystic Tibet in this way.
Please send Claire photos of you reading the FPMT Handbook in a topical setting!
Jargalsaikhan (new manager of Dolma Ling Community Centre), Ven. Gyalmo (director of Dolma Ling Nunnery) and Roy Fraser (Director of Golden Light Sutra Center) in Mongolia, reading (and of course, enjoying!) the FPMT Handbook in a Mongolian ger.
De-Tong Ling Retreat Centre on Kangaroo Island in South Australia would like to announce that it now has a new website – www.detongling.org – with much information about the center and where retreat application/booking forms can be downloaded.
The center's central purpose has always been to provide facilities for long-term retreat and it has been developed from the very beginning with that purpose in mind. It now has five fully equipped special purpose retreat houses which are set in untouched wilderness, quiet and remote.
Rinchen Zangpo Study Group, Mexico becomes Rinchen Zangpo Center!


text:
Feliks Jarocki (ur. 1824 w Kołaczycach, zm. 16 marca 1900 w Tarnowie) − prawnik, adwokat, radny i burmistrz Tarnowa.

Feliks Jarocki pochodził ze szlacheckiej rodziny herbu Rawicz. Po ukończeniu studiów prawniczych na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim założył własną kancelarię adwokacką w Tarnowie. Podczas powstania styczniowego bronił przed sądem patriotów oskarżanych o działalność antyaustriacką. Był również, wraz z innymi adwokatami tarnowskimi: Klemensem Rutowskim i Józefem Stojałowskim podejrzewany przez władze o zaangażowanie w konspirację patriotyczną.

W wyborach do pierwszej autonomicznej Rady Miasta Tarnowa w marcu 1867 roku Feliks Jarocki został wybrany radnym, zaś po kolejnych w 1870 roku wiceburmistrzem miasta. Po śmierci burmistrza, Wojciecha Bandrowskiego, został we wrześniu tegoż roku wybrany jego następcą, większością 23 głosów na 31 oddanych. Podczas jego trzyletniej kadencji w Tarnowie zakupiono teren pod powstanie gimnazjum wyższego (obecnie I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Kazimierza Brodzińskiego), rozpoczęto budowę szkoły wydziałowej męskiej, wprowadzono myto, w 1872 roku zorganizowano wystawę rolniczą. Przez cały ten okres w Radzie Miasta toczył się konflikt o sposób zarządu propinacją alkoholową. W 1873 roku miasto nawiedziła epidemia cholery.

10 listopada 1873 roku burmistrz Jarocki został zawieszony przez rząd w czynnościach urzędowych. Po kolejnych wyborach burmistrzem został Klemens Rutowski, zaś Feliks Jarocki przez kolejne kadencje był wybierany w skład Rady Miasta. Wciąż prowadził również kancelarię adwokacką. Zmarł 16 marca 1900 roku na zapalenie płuc.

Bibliografia
 Piotr Filip, Poczet burmistrzów Tarnowa, Tarnów 2010,

Absolwenci i studenci Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego (okres zaborów)
Feliks
Polscy adwokaci
Burmistrzowie i prezydenci Tarnowa
Radni Tarnowa (zabór austriacki)
Urodzeni w 1824
Zmarli w 1900
Ludzie urodzeni w Kołaczycach

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


You know it's about the journey, not the destination. And if you are like me, you are constantly striving to make that journey as conscious as possible. Expanding your perspective and compassion, conscious living helps you fulfill your purpose and cultivate abundant love on earth.
If you are looking to live a conscious life, here are 5 ways to make your journey more fulfilling.
Meditation and prayer helps you align with your inner divinity and external purpose. Take time to separate from your ego, and become conscious of your spirit.
Staying conscious of what you consume and how your eating habits are affecting the environment are key to conscious living. Feed your soul and heal your body with proper nutrition that aligns with your moral values. Malnutrition is the culprit of many physical and mental disorders, so do yourself a favor and nurture your body adequately.
Adequate aerobic exercise is associated with increased wellbeing and mental clarity. It is even associated with preventing Alzheimer's and memory loss. Finding ways to stay motivated with your workout plans will also build character and inspire more than just your lungs.
Sometimes the human ego can clout our consciousness, which is why I recommend a healthy dose of nature. Experiences of awe facilitate humility that checks our egos at the door. Remind yourself and your problems just how small you are, and get out in nature more often.
Every great spiritual figure has preached the power of compassion and kindness. Elevate your consciousness and truly behave like we are all connected, because we are all one. Treat others how you want your own divinity to be treated, and set an intention to help and inspire others on a daily basis. Most of all give what you can to those less fortunate, and continue to bless others as you have been blessed.
What do you do to stay conscious? Let us know in the comments below!


Quality of materials and look is good. Major flaw is armor retention system which is virtually useless. The knee pads ride and wear on the entire inside of the legs. No protection whatsoever. I modified with some adhesive-backed velcro so I wouldn't ruin the Goretex but the the pads still don't go over far enough to cover my knees--on or off the bike. Not bad pants but so completely failed to meet my expectations that i cannot recommend them.
I have the same issue with the knee protectors as the other review. In the riding position they are on the inside (can't put them on pavement as curb feelers :) ). Other than that they are great pants. I have been using them since December through the cold and rain and into the warmer weather and they have performed great. I needed a pant that I could wear over dress pants or jeans on a daily basis. I have over 7000 miles and four months of riding.
Like very much, but zippers are starting to fail. They are such fine mesh. The pads do not line up with knees and are off center. Needs adjustment left to right.
For those of you that are having problems with your Torrent Pants, you need to call Kilm Customer Care. This company has hand down the best customer care in the industry. I had a Badlands Jacket in which my arms were getting wet (I had worn it for 2 years). They tested it confirmed it leaked and sent me a new one. They should do the same thing for the protection not fitting correctly.
These pants are great for wind protection and easy to take on and off. But the knee pads are the only problem. my suggestion is to get a tall size. this helped me but i cant say the same for all.


text:
Q: Search results still shows, although the page does not exists SharePoint 2010
We removed a page from SharePoint, but when people make search it appears as the first item.
I did the following and it still shows:

*

*Did a full crawl

*excluded the url and did a full crawl

Here are more details about the issue. The page was moved using Content and structure but for some reason in search it still refers to the old url and when users click on the link in search result they get 404.
Any ideas?

A: I would check and make sure you don't have any best best / promoted results configured.  If it's a natural search result - you may have to reset your index and then do a full crawl.
EDIT
You may be able to remove items directly. When you review your crawl logs do a search for this item via URL.  If you select the item in the log there is an action there to remove it from the index.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Nassau Outdoor Patio 3pc Chaise Lounges Set Dark Bronze Cast Aluminum (Walnut) – Just what I needed… Excellent quality, fast shipping, and the right price. Cant ask for better than that!
This Patio Land that is ranked 481478 in the list of the top-selling products from Amazon. The Nassau Outdoor Patio 3pc Chaise Lounges Set Dark Bronze Cast Aluminum (Walnut) are warranted according to the return policies was applied to all items sold on Amazon. The product have been sold to many regions and countries. The guaranteed delivery options available: Usually ships in 4-5 business days.
What is the Nassau Outdoor Patio 3pc Chaise Lounges Set Dark Bronze Cast Aluminum (Walnut) good for?
I have found most affordable price of Nassau Outdoor Patio 3pc Chaise Lounges Set Dark Bronze Cast Aluminum (Walnut) from Amazon store. It offers fast and free shipping. Best outdoor lounge chairs for sale will be limited stock of certain product and discount only for limited time, so do order now to get the best deals. Before you buy, check to see if a product is available online at store, read and compare experiences customers have had with outdoor lounge chairs below.
All the latest best outdoor lounge chairs reviews consumer reports are written by real customers on websites. You should read more consumer reviews and answered questions about Nassau Outdoor Patio 3pc Chaise Lounges Set Dark Bronze Cast Aluminum (Walnut) below.


text:
Aston Martin's All-Electric RapidE Is Finally Official
By Gizmodo Australia on at
Two years ago, Aston Martin teased a road-going all-electric version of its inimitable grand tourer called the RapidE. Based on the four-door Rapide, the RapidE will swap a 6.0-litre V12 for an all-electric powertrain, and it'll enter production in 2019. Any more information is sketchy, but if you're that especially cashed-up greenie who's always wanted an electric Aston Martin, this is the first one ever.
The RapidE's electric drivetrain — whether it's a single or dual electric motor setup, and the size of its battery pack — will be "revealed in due course", but Aston says that electric's instantaneous torque means the car will have "a unique driving experience of a kind not experienced before in an Aston Martin".
There'll only be 155 of Aston Martin's electric four-door sports car produced, which means they're either all already spoken for or will be very soon. It'll be based on the recently introduced Rapide AMR, one of two concept cars launched in March as the flagships of the new Aston Martin Racing road-going hypercar
Until we hear more about the RapidE as it inches closer to reality, feast your eyes on these concept sketches of what the electric Aston could look like.
Gizmodo Australia is gobbling up the news in a different timezone, so check them out if you need another Giz fix.
More Cars Posts:
By Gary Cutlack on 26 Jun 2017 at 1:00PM
London Tests £2.45 Diesel-Parking Surcharge
Queen Reported for Not Wearing a Seatbelt
By Gary Cutlack on 22 Jun 2017 at 12:00PM
Ford and Jaguar to Test Self-Driving Cars on UK Roads This Year
PAYD Could Replace London's Congestion Charge


text:
The Duck Hunt
By	Vaughn Gordy
Noun 1. duck – small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
The Duck Hunters were Dr. Paul R. Meyer Jr. and the author. The plan was to fire up the Cessna 310 (N4120Q) on Friday November 7, 2003 and fly from the Gary-Chicago Airport to the Southland Airport in Sulphur Louisiana so as to be ready for the Saturday morning start of the Louisiana duck season. We would be joining senior officers and board members of Brookshire Bros. and staying at the Hackberry Rod and Gun Club.
In Louisiana, like most states in the United States of America, there are two 30-day duck-hunting seasons during which hunters can be licensed to shoot specific types of ducks. The license is good for only 6 ducks per day, which defines each hunter's "limit". The first duck season of 2003 started on Saturday November 8.
In Chicago, we loaded up the car at 6:30 AM Friday morning and headed toward the Gary-Chicago Airport, stopping only for bottles of water and some snacks at the local White Hen Pantry. Dr. Meyer performed the preflight checks while the author loaded the luggage. Fuel was added to the wing locker tank for the long, 5-hour flight to Louisiana. Dr. Meyer flew as pilot-in-command (PIC) for the flight south.
In general, the flight was uneventful. The weather was beautiful for the first two hours but deteriorated a bit through Kentucky and Tennessee. We watched as a little bit of frost developed on the propeller spinners. Had the icing moved to the wings, we would have had to seek a lower altitude. We were lucky, however, and the clouds cleared and the temperature warmed. Fig Newtons, coffee and water kept us nourished for the flight.
We arrived at the Southland airport just about as scheduled. We had to descend through a low cloud layer but broke out at about 3,000 feet and proceeded to the airport. A very friendly ground crew met us and we gladly accepted their offer to hanger the airplane during the weekend for a very modest fee.
Jerry Johnson, the Chief Administration Officer of Brookshire Bros in Lufkin Texas, had driven to Louisiana for the hunt and picked us up at the airport. We were at the camp by 3:00 PM. Terry Shaunessy greeted us. He founded the Hackberry Rod and Gun Club and is now only passively involved. His three stepsons very effectively run the club.
While I tended to a conference call, Jerry and Dr. Meyer climbed onto a fishing boat and hit the lake. Following my phone call, I partnered with Donny Johnson, Chief Financial Officer of Brookshire Bros., and headed off to do some fishing as well.
It was dark by the time the boats came back to the camp. Shortly after docking, the other two members of our group joined us. John Kober flew in from Dallas and was picked up at the Lake Charles airport by Van Seneca, the local resident, attorney and Brookshire Bros. Board member.
It is probably a mistake to call the Hackberry Rod and Gun Club a "camp". This is a facility set right on the inland waterway in Hackberry Louisiana. There are seven large dormitory rooms that sleep six persons each. Each room has a single bathroom with a shower.
There are kitchen facilities in each room, but with the outstanding menu provided in the dining room, there is little need for anyone to think about using the kitchen facilities.
In addition, there is a dining hall and a store that sells HR&G clothing, ammunition and other necessities. This is affectionately known as the Hackberry Mall.
During the hour before dinner, we enjoyed camaraderie, cigars and some good Macallan Scotch.
Dinner was served in the dining hall that was newly constructed since duck hunting a year ago. Below, Dr. Meyer and Donny Johnson do a little bonding.
…and Terry Shaunessy holds court and the head of the table.
In the picture below are Donny, Jerry, the author and Terry Shaunessy.
Everyone was in bed and asleep before 10:00 PM as we all knew the wakeup call would come at 4:00 AM.
As promised, Saturday morning at 4:00 AM, someone came in flipping on all the lights and making sure everyone was awake. There was immediate competition among the six of us for the one bathroom. Slowly, everyone stumbled over to the dining hall for coffee and breakfast.
Now, somewhere, there were people out duck hunting who have to skip breakfast. Somewhere, there are those who get by on a piece of toast. But, let me tell you that at the Hackberry Rod and Gun Club, there is no "getting by". We enjoyed a full breakfast with eggs, bacon, toast, "monkey bread", creamed chip beef on toast (SOS for the Army types), orange juice and coffee. It was all hot and all delicious.
At breakfast, we were divided into groups of two and assigned to a guide. The guide had a pickup truck with a dog and somewhere out there he had a duck blind that he had setup with decoys. The first day, Dr. Meyer was partnered with John Kober and their guide was Grant. The author was partnered with Jerry Johnson and their guide was Bart with his dog Daisy.
The ride to the duck blind was about 1 hour. We left the camp at about 5:00 AM and were in the blind at about 5:45 AM. A quick check with a flashlight confirmed that the blind was clean with no "visitors" (critters). We piled in with our guns and ammunition and waited for the sun to rise and the ducks to approach.
On this first day, we were quite lucky. We saw numerous ducks and had shot our limit by about 8:30 AM. In the middle of the 2-½ hour stay, there was about a ½ hour lull during which no ducks flew in. We used the time for a cigar break.
It should be noted that the author is not a life-long duck hunter. In fact it was rather remarkable that on at least two occasions during this time in the duck blind, the author experienced the sensation of aiming at a duck, pulling the trigger, and watching the duck fall. Now, it could be a coincidence and actually Jerry and/or Bart were aiming for the same duck. But, I don't think so. I'll take the credit.
After we shot our limit, we climbed back into the boat, motored back to the pickup truck, tagged our ducks and drove back to the camp. Jerry and I were not the last to get back to the camp, but close to it. All of the groups had shot their limit of ducks this first day.
The dining hall kitchen had fresh gumbo waiting for everyone upon their return. The gumbo was served with a side of delicious potato salad. The groups traded war stories about the hunt and then returned to the sleeping room where Donny Johnson had already searched the channels and found the Oklahoma versus Texas A&M football game.
This started off to be a good game, but when Oklahoma had scored 70 points in the first half, Donny came under a lot of pressure to seek other channels with other games. For a long time, Donny retained control of the remote and managed what game was watched and for how long.
Before too long, however, we all benefited from divine intervention. Donny got a call on his cell phone from the new minister at his church and left the room to take the call. At that point, he forever lost control of the remote. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.
The afternoon weather started off cold and windy and there was consensus that it was a poor afternoon for fishing. The fishing guides were all sent home and the six of us settled in for an afternoon of college football.
Having awoken at 4:00 AM, the energy level was on the low side and with the overwhelming victory by Oklahoma, Donny felt free to relax. That is not the remote on the table to his right, that is his cell phone which was the medium for the divine intervention. Dr. Meyer to his left had captured and maintained control of the remote.
I think we all took turns with naps to catch-up on the lost sleep. A coffee cup with a little scotch put Jerry Johnson over the edge.
Toward the end of the afternoon, Jerry offered to take Dr. Meyer and me out to see some alligators. He knew just the place.
The three of us climbed into Jerry's pickup and headed south. After about ½ hour, he pulled into a parking space on the side of the road. The area was clearly labeled "Alligator Alley" with warning signs in plain sight.
We trekked for about a mile through a protected marsh area. A narrow path kept us dry and showed the way.
"A sure thing" Jerry said. "Alligator Alley" it was called. Guess how many alligators we saw. You guessed it, "None". But, it was still nice to get out of the camp and walk a bit through the Louisiana marsh.
Before dinner, we were served duck wrapped in bacon with our cocktails. Dinner was stuffed duck and was fantastic. Jerry provided a bottle of wine to add a touch of class. I found a crunchy spot in my duck breast and spit out a piece of steel shot. I guess they had to kill the duck somehow.
After dinner, there were more cigars and more scotch. In the evening, we found the Penn State versus Northwestern football game (PSU lost) on television which provided the evening's entertainment. We were asleep rather early, knowing we would once again be awaken at 4:00 AM.
Sure enough, at 0400 (or zero dark hundred as we used to say in the military), the lights came on, the doors slammed and everyone was on their feet. Breakfast was served as usual. New pairings were assigned along with guides. This time, Dr. Meyer and I were paired for the hunt. Two Vietnam veteran trained killers off to show no mercy on the ducks. Our guide was Brent with his dog King.
While the ride in the pickup truck was to the same drop-off spot as the previous day, the boat ride to the duck blind seemed to take forever.
The boats used by the guides were specially designed for shallow water and moving about through the marsh. Their motors were up high and the propellers stuck out the back at a very shallow angle.
The good news was that the trip was under a full moon. It was an absolutely gorgeous morning. King was not the least bit shy about taking his seat with the hunters.
The boat ride continued through some very narrow passages. King got up front, seemingly looking for alligators. Brent reported that King had survived an alligator attack as a young puppy.
Once in the blind, we were in time to see a beautiful sunrise. Before the sun was visible, its light reflected off the bottom of some clouds with a bright pink glow. Then, the top crescent of the sun revealed itself on the horizon.
Ducks only approached us four times during the morning so Dr. Meyer and I had a lot of time to kill. We stayed a full hour more than the previous day and only shot 8 ducks.
This morning's hunt was slow enough that it became a two-cigar morning.
And occasionally we even picked up a shotgun.
In the end, however, we left most of the ducks for hunters on other days. After the last group of ducks flew in and we all blasted away, only three ducks fell. The guide had shot all three and Dr. Meyer and I missed everything we shot at.
While King was swimming around picking up the three ducks, Bart looked at Dr. Meyer and me and said, "Those ducks came in so close that I think Ray Charles could have hit one." We enjoyed some good laughs on ourselves, knowing we had sent a lot of steel pellets into the marsh, unimpeded by any ducks.
After the long boat ride back to the pickup, we returned to camp. There we discovered that the other groups had experienced a similar dearth of ducks. Jerry and Donny had been partners and they shot their limit. Van and John did not. Everyone had a great time, however, and the kitchen had another batch of gumbo waiting for the returning hunters.
The Club has a tradition of taking pictures of the returning hunters with their game for posting on the HR&G website. Following are some of the posted pictures.
As it was now late Sunday morning, it was time to make plans to return to civilization. John Kober arranged for an earlier flight back to Dallas and Van drove him to the Lake Charles Airport.
Dr. Meyer had spent some time getting to know Terry Shaunessey and the two of them were happy to pose for a departing photograph.
Jerry Johnson agreed to drive Dr. Meyer and me back to our Cessna at the Southland Airport. But first, we had to stop at the "Duck Pickers" and collect our ducks that had been de-feathered and gutted. This was a visit to a different planet.
The "Duck Picker" shack was staffed by six individuals and obviously, this was seasonal work. The shack itself looked ready to collapse.
A quick look into the backyard told a story better than any words could possibly have conveyed.
It was almost a history of civilization in southern Louisiana. The shack was divided into three rooms. The room on the far right housed a motorized wheel that spun with flappers extending from it. The flappers knocked the feathers and quills off the birds.
The birds were then handed through a window to a room with a sink. Here the birds were gutted and cleaned. They were then put into plastic bags with the identifying tags attached and placed into a freezer in the third room awaiting pickup. In the third room to the left, hunters paid the "duck pickers" and collected their trophies.
We collected our ducks, put them into an insulated carrying bag and headed off to Southland Airport, a short 10 minutes away.
The author filed a flight plan while Dr. Meyer arranged to have the airplane towed out of the hanger. The ground crew at Southland was very courteous and responsive. They had already fueled the airplane, so within ½ hour we were ready to depart.
We were unable to contact Lake Charles Approach control on the ground, so we took off under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and contacted them once we were airborne. The author took the controls as pilot-in-command for the return journey and shortly after take off Lake Charles Approach had our full IFR clearance ready for us and cleared us direct to the Gary-Chicago Airport. For us, this was the shortest and most efficient routing.
We climbed up to 11,000 feet and settled in for a 4-hour flight back home. The return trip was about 40 minutes shorter due to a tail-wind component. During the flight, we had many laughs recounting some of the stories we had heard over the course of the weekend. At one point over Tennessee we encountered icing that began to accumulate on the wings. We requested and received a clearance to descend to 9,000 feet. At that altitude, the ice quickly evaporated and we were back in the clear.
We were treated to an almost simultaneous sunset and moonrise as we entered Illinois airspace.
Seeing this reminded us that we had been awake in Louisiana to see the full moon and the spectacular sunrise. And now, we were in the air seeing the sunset and watching the moonrise. It had been one amazing day to cap off a fabulous weekend. We are both grateful to the folks at Brookshire Bros. for inviting us along for the hunt.
The Duck Hunt2003-11-072019-05-28https://www.vgordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/island-travel-logo.pngDiary of Selected Tripshttps://www.vgordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/040816_1722_TheDuckHunt1-672x372.jpg200px200px
Vaughn Gordy
Vaughn Gordy and his wife, Patricia Mulcahy, travel the world. Rather than bore our friends and relatives with slide shows, we choose to make the photographs and log entries available on this website. We welcome your thoughts.
The Flying Road TripUncategorized
The 22nd Reunion Of The 459th Bomber Group In Washington DCUncategorized


text:
Taking Inclusion to the World Stage
On February 5, 2019, representatives from York Region, York Regional Police and York University attended the World Interfaith Harmony Week Interfaith Dialogue at the United Nations' New York Headquarters.
Since 2010, the United Nations Interfaith Dialogue has served as a platform to raise public awareness and identify ways in which different faiths can contribute towards building inclusive communities. As part of our ongoing partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) York Region and York Regional Police were invited to New York to present the Inclusion Charter for York Region as a model for building social cohesion.
Endorsed by York Regional Council in June 2018, the Inclusion Charter has been recognized by the United Nations as a leading practice model communities around the world can use to become more inclusive.
York Region; inclusion; world stage; interfaith harmony week; United Nations New York headquarters On February 5, 2019, representatives from York Region, York Regional Police and York University attended the World Interfaith Harmony Week Interfaith Dialogue at the United Nations' New York Headquarters. The Regional Municipality of York en-US The Regional Municipality of York News
York Region; inclusion; world stage; interfaith harmony week; United Nations New York headquarters


text:
Scores killed in twin attacks in Norway
At least 92 people killed when gunman opens fire at youth camp in Utoya island and bomb blast rips through central Oslo.
At least 85 people have been confirmed dead after a shooting at Norway's Utoya island, nearly two hours after a bomb blast killed seven people in a government district in the capital, Oslo.
Officials announced the death toll on Saturday, a day after a gunman dressed in police uniform opened fire at a youth summer camp in Utoya on Friday.
Oslo police are questioning a 32-year-old Norwegian who was arrested in connection with the shooting incident and bombing, identified by the country's public broadcaster, NRK, as Anders Behring Breivik.
Police say the suspect had been seen in Oslo before the bombing, which targeted buildings that house the prime minister's office. Norway's army is now patrolling the streets of Oslo.
A police official said that information gleaned on the internet suggested the suspect was a "Christian fundamentalist".
The TV2 television station reported, without disclosing its sources, that the detained man, described as a tall blonde, had ties to right-wing extremism.
The gunman is reported to have been armed with a handgun, an automatic weapon and a shotgun. Breivik bought 6 tonnes of fertiliser in May, a farm supply firm told AFP news agency.
"We sold him six tonnes of fertiliser, which is a relatively standard order," Oddny Estenstad told the AFP news agency.
Some kinds of agricultural fertiliser have been used in the past to make explosives.
'A nightmare'
Jens Stoltenberg, the Norwegian prime minister, arrived by helicopter to the island where people were gunned down on Friday and spoke to survivors and some of the victims' families. The Norwegian king and queen also visited the scene of the shooting.
Norway's state television named Anders Breivik as the suspect for the bombing and shooting
"The whole world is thinking about the victims in Oslo and Utoya," Stoltenberg said.
In a press conference held in Oslo on Saturday, Stoltenberg said the country had awoken to "a nightmare" and described the shooting in Utoya as "a youth paradise turned into a hell".
He said: "The police have just started the investigations, and one man is arrested.
"We will wait before we comment on the possible political motives for such attacks. We will do our best to bring those responsible to justice.
"We appreciate the very strong international support we have received. Countries have expressed the will to help with intelligence and how we can exchange information to assist us," Stoltenberg said.
The prime minister, who was not in his office at the time of the blast, said some members of the government died in the Oslo bomb attack.
People shot in water
Hundreds of young people were attending the summer camp organised by the ruling Labour party in Utoya at the time of the attack.
Al Jazeera's Harry Smith said that Stoltenberg was due to address the camp attendees on Saturday.
Witnesses described how a man dressed as a police officer opened fire indiscriminately, causing campers to jump into the water and try to escape the bullets.
One 15-year-old witness described how she saw what she thought was a police officer open fire.
"He first shot people on the island. Afterwards he started shooting people in the water," youth camp delegate Elise told the AP news agency.
Police said undetonated explosives were also found on the island.
'People screaming'
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for either of the attacks. Anti-terrorism police were deployed to restore order.
Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports on the attacks on Utoya [Note: Some images may disturb viewers]
"I saw young people running around, jumping into the water," Kristine Melby, who lives across the narrow channel on the Norwegian mainland, told Al Jazeera. "We heard people screaming."
The explosion in the Norwegian capital, which took place at 3:20pm local time, blew out most of the windows of a 17-storey building housing Stoltenberg's office in the city centre.
It also damaged nearby ministries, including the finance and oil ministry, which was on fire.
Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull described Oslo as a city "mostly shut down [and] extremely quiet".
"One gets the sense that it is really vastly changed in character [after the attacks]," he said.
"The bars are closed; the restaurants are closed; not many people are about on what would have been a busy Friday."
He said there were many unanswered questions "chief among them, of course, why Norway? Why this happened?"
'Massive damage'
Hanne Taalsen, a journalist working for TV2, told Al Jazeera the blast caused "massive damage in the streets" around the government buildings.
The TV station's building was later cordoned off amid reports that there was a suspicious package inside.
Newspaper offices in the area were also damaged and smoke could be seen drifting in the streets.
"People are really surprised. I am very surprised. People are shocked that this could happen in Oslo," Taalsen told Al Jazeera.
"People are quite calm, they are not running around or anything. But people are quite shocked. I think most Norwegians consider themselves to be outside of incidents like this."
Right-wing groups have generated sporadic attacks in other countries, including the United States. In 1995, 168 people were killed when Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb at a federal building in Oklahoma City.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, PJ Crowley, the former US State Department spokesman, said: "It is possible you could have this kind of global agenda, if you will, but my first instinct is that perhaps this is just one or a small group of people that have a particular grievance against the Norwegian government."
A Google map depicts Oslo's central district which was devastated by Friday's bomb blast
Source: Al Jazeera, News Agencies
Oslo Bombing Live Blog
Following the explosions in Oslo, we bring you the lastest from various sources around the world.
Teenagers swam for their lives in Norway
At least 84 people killed in a shooting at a summer camp convened by Norway's ruling party.
In Pictures: Norway attacks
Scores killed after gunman opened fire at an island youth camp in Norway, hours after a deadly bomb explosion in Oslo.
Interview with Norwegian spokesperson
Police have confirmed that an explosion in Oslo that struck the PM's office was caused by a bomb blast.


text:
Guide to Choosing Pharmacy Schools
Guide to Choosing Medical Schools
University Magazine
Cities With The Best Public Transportation In Canada 2019
Best Website To Find a Cheap Plane Tickets
The Best Destinations in the World 2019
The Safest Airlines In The World 2019
Best Weekends Getaway 2019
The Average Salary by Education Level
10 Canadian Jobs That Pay Over $300K
National Average Salary Canada and Provinces
What Makes Up a Credit Score ?
Ways To Manage Your Money While Traveling
The Best Schools For Computer Science In Canada 2020
The Best Law School In Canada 2019
The Best Colleges In California 2019
Best Universities In Ontario 2019
Best Colleges In Georgia 2019
Home Celebrities Celebrities Who Went Broke in 2018
Celebrities Who Went Broke in 2018
Melissa Dimon
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterSubscribe
Celebrities typically make it big in their line of work, which then leads to a lot of money. They end up spending it in crazy ways by collecting things, from expensive cars to knives. However, many celebrities get too reckless and end up blowing all of their money.
Sometimes debt ends up snowballing on them, or they forget to set aside money for taxes. This results in celebrities getting in huge financial trouble or sometimes, even jail time. So who are the latest broke celebrities to fall victim to this? Here are seven celebrities who went broke in 2018.
7 shocking celebrities who literally went from riches to rags. We assume that everyone who is famous is loaded. And it's true that successful actors, musicians, and superstar athletes get paid more than most professions. However, it's not always the case. Sometimes celebrities spend it all or lose it all.
7. Teresa Giudice
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star is now out of prison, but has to wait for her husband to finish serving time. The couple pleaded guilty to forging loan applications and lying to the IRS. Her $13.5 million bankruptcy case was reopened, according to Reality Tea. The couple also has a pending $5 million lawsuit against their bankruptcy attorney for malpractice.
6. 50 Cent
The rapper and TV show executive producer has notably fallen on hard financial times. But this year his Chapter 11 bankruptcy case has finally been settled. According to TMZ, he now has to pay out $23 million to his creditors over the next five years. He isn't completely down and out since his show is still on the air and he has other business ventures. However, this is a financial setback.
5. Swizz Beatz
The rapper and producer also hasn't been great at managing his money. This year he got hit by the IRS for owing almost $280,000 in taxes from 2015, according to Bossip. That's not all, he was also notified that he owes $88,662.94 in taxes for 2014. This is a pretty tough situation given he just paid $732,000 in taxes to address unpaid taxes from 2006. It looks like he keeps trying to catch up, but is just falling further behind.
4. Petey Pablo
The "Freek-A-Leek" rapper has run out of money this year. He filed for bankruptcy, specifically Chapter 11, in April and claimed to be less than $50,000 in the hole, according to TMZ. Pablo wants a payment plan in order to pay his creditors. However, this is not his first rodeo. He also filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and 2010. His creditor includes the IRS, Planet Fitness, Enterprise, Ford Motor Credit, and law firms according to Bossip.
arrives at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
The rapper definitely had a good series of hits and was popular a decade ago. But now, he is being chased down by the government over taxes. According to TMZ, he owes over $2 million in federal taxes and the IRS can start seizing his assets and property. That's not all, he also owes $149,511 in unpaid state taxes.
Strangely, the news really hit fans hard and #SaveNelly started trending. People started posting pictures of them buying his music in order to help him with his debt, according to BuzzFeed. The streams of "Hot in Herre" went up by 90% a week after the news broke, according to Billboard. Chances are this won't make a dent in his debt since artists rarely get a significant cut from their music sales, but make most of their money from touring.
2. David Hasselhoff
MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 25: David Hasselhoff attends 'El Hormiguero' Tv Show on March 25, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gabriel Solera/Getty Images)
The Baywatch star had to go public with his finances when he tried to lower his spousal support payments. According to TMZ, his ex-wife Pamela Bach was getting $252,000 a year from Hasselhoff. The two have been divorced since 2006 after 16 years of marriage. He claimed to be struggling to make the payment and only had $4,000 in liquid assets. He also claimed that he "recently had to withdraw additional funds from my retirement plan in order to pay for my living expenses," according to People Magazine.
His main income has been coming from a European tour (with poor ticket sales) and his reality TV show, Hoff the Record. He also has $1.79 million in assets which include real estate, retirement savings, cars, jewelry, art, and more. The two later agreed to lower the alimony payments to $10,000 a month according to People Magazine.
1. Tyga
The rapper has certainly had a roller coaster of a year. He was taken to court by his landlord for not paying rent in August. He eventually had to pay $186,000 in delinquent rent and reached a settlement with the property owner. There was also a bench warrant issued for his arrest because he failed to appear in court. However, this was recalled since they reached a settlement, according to ET.
Then Tyga had a 2014 Maybach 62 S Landaulet convertible that was taken after he missed multiple payments. According to TMZ, he never got the car back. In September, the rapper's Ferrari was repossessed because Tyga failed to pay multiple lease payments. The man who repossessed the car reportedly used a spare key to get into the car and drove off with it. Tyga did however get the car back a week later, but this wasn't the end of Tyga's money woes.
A woman who acted as the middle man in leasing a Range Rover to Tyga filed documents to repossess it, according to TMZ. The sad thing is that the rapper had given it to his mother. The monthly payment on it is reportedly $1,000 a month. The woman is claiming that multiple payments haven't been paid and she now reports it as stolen.
Previous articleBenefits of SaaS for Millennials
Next articleMorning Routines of 10 Extremely Successful People of the Past and Present
Melissa Dimon is a recent graduate from University of Texas- Austin and Currently Serving as Editor In Chief For University Magazine
10 Actors Who Lost a Role Due to Bad Behavior
Instagram's Biggest Names of 2019
Celebrities with PhD Degrees
Where The Gender Pay Gap Is Widest 2019
Does Social Media Make You Lonely?
Stress Relieving Tips for Students
How Many Scholarships Should You Apply For?
The Best Netflix Originals 2018
10 Companies That Has the Best Pension Plans in Canada
Where to Find Low Cost Textbooks Online
5 Superfoods You Should Be Eating Everyday
Daily Foods - October 21, 2019
10 Easy Camping Recipes That You Don't Need to Keep Cold
Jessica Brice - June 29, 2019
1 Minutes Recipe For Quick Meal
Daily Foods - June 2, 2019
Sarah Adam - October 28, 2019 0
It's that time of year again-cold and flu season is just around the corner. This year, be proactive by taking steps to prevent these...
Get Your Flu Shot 2019
6 Ways You Can Prepare To Age Well
5 Ways To Keep Your Memory Sharp
These Fast Food Breakfast Options are Shockingly Unhealthy
10 Weird Jobs That Can Pay Surprisingly Well
Sarah Adam - December 8, 2019 0
10 Best Jobs For World Travelers
Melissa Dimon - December 1, 2019 0
Best Job Options for High School Students
Sarah Adam - November 26, 2019 0
Celebrate Year of the Rat With Tech Gifts and Apps
New Year's Resolutions For Students 2020
Gingerbread Latte
Drinking Energy Drinks May Harm You
The Best Cars for Dog Owners
Career119
RANKING111
Financial107
Students69
University Magazine is created by a student for students to provide tips on Student Life, Financial, Career, Majors, Ranking, Dating and Important news that will impact students.
© University Magazine 2020


text:
Explain This
The GOP Defends the Indefensible
Republicans are running out of moves with each revelation by the DOJ, whose findings are proving that Trump is exactly who we feared: a dangerous traitor to us all.
Lisa Needham Aug 12, 2022
These days, it's depressing to contemplate the Founders' idea for America. We now recognize their racism and misogyny, as their vision excluded Black people, women, and Native peoples, and prioritized white male landowners. But, there are a few things the Founders got right.
In drafting the Constitution for the state of Massachusetts, founder John Adams stated that "the legislative, executive, and judicial power, shall be placed in separate departments, to the end that it might be a government of laws and not of men." This phrase often gets co-opted by conservatives, who believe it stands only for pushing back against the government and demanding the sort of "limited" government conservatives prefer—one in which the bodies of pregnant persons are highly, intrusively regulated, but campaign finance reform, for example, is verboten.
Regardless of this co-optation, Adams was onto something: the notion that the government is not dependent on the whims of one branch of government or one person and that laws apply to everyone, regardless of status.
That, of course, is no longer the case for the GOP. The Republican response to the search of Mar-a-Lago has been uniform in its commitment to a belief that laws simply shouldn't be applied to Trump.
Recall when Sen. Ted Cruz tweeted about President Obama: "No man is above the law & Obama seems to believe he's an Emperor rather than a president." When the law was evenly and fairly applied to Trump via the execution of a duly-authorized search warrant, Cruz whined that this was "corrupt and an abuse of power."
Cruz has called the execution of the search warrant a "raid," a term that mainstream media have unfortunately picked up. It wasn't a raid. As Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg explained to The Wall Street Journal, "a very orderly, smooth search of a home conducted by plain clothes FBI agents, escorted by Secret Service agents." Trump and his acolytes would have the world believe that this search was conducted in the dead of night, doors kicked in, guns at the ready, but it was no such thing.
Third-ranking House Republican and perennial Trump cheerleader Rep. Elise Stefanik tweeted, "If the FBI can raid a U.S. President, imagine what they can do to you." Well, that's precisely the point of laws. The FBI can investigate a former president. They can investigate you, they can investigate me. Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Mike Kelly declared, "For the FBI to raid a private citizen's home is incredible; but to raid a former President's home is unprecedented. We should all fear the dangerous precedent this sets." In a society of laws, not of people, the "dangerous precedent" would actually be treating Trump as above the law. He's not a king. He's a wannabe authoritarian strongman, and he's got a political party in thrall to him.
Marco Rubio, the senator from Florida who once stood up to Trump but now backs Trump's every play, is mad that law enforcement didn't give him a heads up before the search. Rubio's logic is that he's on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence so the FBI should have talked to him first. Rubio's stance is again predicated on the notion that Trump is above the law and that standard law enforcement procedures, which do not typically require a check-in with Marco Rubio or any other senator, cannot possibly apply here. Given how much Rubio and his fellow travelers suck up to Trump, it's also absurd to believe that a GOP senator wouldn't have raced to tip Trump off so that he could remove anything incriminating. Further, President Biden reportedly didn't know the search was forthcoming either, and that is also exactly as it should be. This is a law enforcement matter, not a political act.
Alan Dershowitz, previously a lawyer of some renown but is now a weirdo who wants to sue a library for not letting him speak there, wrote an op-ed for The Hill saying that the DOJ should have subpoenaed documents rather than executing a search warrant. This is a laughable assertion, given Trump's defiance of subpoenas. Because of course we learned that the DOJ actually issued a subpoena for these documents months ago. And, yes, Trump defied them. Which brings us to the search.
Trumpland had to quickly pivot and scramble for answers for underlying reasons for the search. They said the FBI planted evidence while acknowledging, vaguely, that some files were confiscated. However, they quickly ran out of road for that maneuver following Attorney General Merrick Garland's presser on Thursday, in which he revealed that the DOJ would be perfectly happy to unseal the warrant and the list of things removed—all Trump has to do is agree. Trump has decided not to object. (It's a Catch-22, because keeping it sealed makes him look guilty; unsealing it will be incriminating.)
Thursday, the hits kept coming when the DOJ dropped the biggest bomb of all: That they were looking for classified documents relating to nuclear weapons. Had he been sharing those secrets, that is the stuff of spy novels and is the level of crime for which this country imprisons and one one occasion, executes people.
The GOP will perform any manner of acrobatics to protect their fearful leader. The Thin Blue Line–loving GOP will even turn on cops the moment the mildest law enforcement rules are applied to them. January 6 was when this came into sharp relief as we watched the All Lives Matter/Thin Blue Line/Punisher Tattoo crowd literally attack police officers. On a surface level, it seems hard to understand how conservatives can square this with their worldview that they love it when cops curb-stomp or kill Black people. However, a key part of the conservative worldview is that laws don't apply to them but should absolutely be weaponized against the people they don't like. As Frank Wilhoit explained, "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
After six straight years of conservative howling that Hillary Clinton be locked up for having a private email server, conservatives are confronted with the fact that Trump took boxes and boxes of classified documents—including, quite possibly, ones relating to nuclear codes and weapons—and stashed them in his country club. Moreover, Trump already knew he wasn't supposed to be keeping those classified documents, because the National Archives already took 15 boxes of classified information away from him back in February. In light of this, a rational political party would condemn Trump's actions or, at the very least, wait for the law enforcement process to play out. Instead, conservatives are suddenly really into defunding the police.
The spectre of fascism has been invoked extensively over the last several years concerning Trump, and sometimes that invocation can feel a bit overwrought. Jason Stanley, who wrote How Fascism Works, says that a fascist leader "promises that only he can protect the nation, protect its traditions from their threat and restore lost glory," which is exactly what Trump did. Still, before January 6, his fascism seemed more theoretical. But then, as historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains, Trump, a classic authoritarian strongman, whipped supporters into enough of a frenzy that they enacted violence to try to keep him in office. Now, the stance of nearly the entire Republican party is that laws don't apply to Trump and his supporters are gearing up for violence because the DOJ dared apply the law equally to him.
We've heard it all before, this rank hypocrisy, this violent rhetoric, but each time, it's like a punch in the gut, a reminder that even having removed Trump from office, his supporters in and out of government believe he stands above the law and should never have any checks on his behavior. At this point, even the most loyal will be hard-pressed to justify these latest revelations. It is that bad. It's as dangerous as it is disheartening, and we need to be prepared to fight for democracy to claw our way back from this.
Explain This Donald Trump January 6th DOJ
Lisa Needham is an attorney who has worked in the areas of First Amendment, education, and labor law. She is a contributor to Rewire, where she writes about LGBTQ and reproductive-health legal issues, and Shareblue, where she writes about politics. She is ride or die for Dionne Warwick, Doris Day, and the Oxford comma.
More by Lisa Needham
SCOTUS's Extremism Is Not Based in Precedent
The SCOTUS Roadmap to the End of Democracy
Previous PostPrevious <Kansas's Pro-Abortion Vote Isn't Such a Surprise
Next PostNext Will Yuh-Line Niou Be Our First Autistic Congressperson?>


It is imperative to settle for reputed orthodontics clinics like Arkansas Braces with experts in this kind of procedures. Nowadays, there are many orthodontics clinics available, and they include Arkansas Braces and also Whitlock Orthodontics all of which provide orthodontics services to their patients. Here are top five reasons for what you need to look for in an orthodontics clinic before settling for it.
Ensure you visit orthodontics clinics that have the essential expertise in such matters as opposed to general dentist clinics. The reason for this is because orthodontists usually undergo more training on orthodontics procedures than dentists. They are also able to determine how best to handle a particular orthodontic problem at the right age. Dentists, on the other hand, are more competent when it comes to general dentistry. Even though they might have some experience in orthodontics, they don't have the same depth of expertise than the professional in reputed clinics like Whitlock Orthodontics.
Orthodontics clinics like Whitlock Orthodontics should have an accreditation certificate from the orthodontics board in that town. This is to show that they have graduated from an accredited graduate program, passed a written exam, and presented orthodontics cases to a panel of experts. There are several reviews you can find online of some of the clinics that are accredited from site like Trudenta and so on.
Choose a clinic that has staff that is personable, relatable and most of all, know how to relate to kids if you want them to get one of the orthodontic procedures like putting on braces done. Your child must comply with a lot of instructions from the orthodontics staff. If your child relates well to the orthodontist and the staff, the more he or she will comply with the instructions that are given making the end results better and the process faster.
Professional and renowned orthodontics clinics like Whitlock Orthodontics are usually versatile in how they schedule their appointments. People who have busy schedules will in most cases prefer settling for orthodontics clinics like Arkansas Braces who will see them any day of the week.
It is imperative to find reputed clinics in the orthodontics medical practice like Whitlock Orthodontics who have flexible modes of payment alternatives. Since most of these procedures take about two years something might happen to affect your household's economic situation and is why you need a flexible mode of payment to complete the procedure successfully.


text:
Buddhism Has Its Own Anti-Semitism Problem https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/history-ideas/2021/02/buddhism-has-its-own-anti-semitism-problem/
February 26, 2021 | Christopher Schilling
While it may surprise Westerners with a romanticized view of Buddhism, hostility toward Jews is not uncommon among its practitioners, and, moreover, anti-Semitism had a particular hold on some of those most influential in bringing the religion to the West. Christopher Schilling writes:
[The scholar] Arno Tausch found in his analysis of the [2017] World Values Survey that participants with a Buddhist background "are much more anti-Semitic than the adherents of mainstream Western Christianity, [Eastern] Orthodoxy, or people without any denomination." In fact, the World Values Survey found that 33 percent of its Buddhist respondents [said they wouldn't want to have a] Jewish neighbor, compared to 19.9 percent of Protestants and 17.7 percent of Roman Catholics (the highest-ranking religious group were Shiite Muslims at 83 percent). This may largely be due to a xenophobic confusion of Jews as Muslims.
Anti-Semitism became part of Buddhist Modernism in Japan. The Zen master Hakuun Yasutani (1885-1973), the founder of the Sanbo Kyodan organization of Japanese Zen, who later became famous in the West through Philip Kapleau's book The Three Pillars of Zen, was a virulent anti-Semite and did not hesitate to publish his anti-Semitic views. While the majority of Zen masters in Japan actively supported Japanese militarism during World War II, Hakuun Yasutani actively supported the killings of "as many [enemies] as possible." . . . After World War II, Yasutani traveled to the United States and became a principal teacher of influential people in the American Buddhist community.
Another controversial figure who was highly influential in introducing Zen Buddhism to the United States was the Japanese author D.T. Suzuki (1870-1966), who went on a lecture tour of American universities and taught at Columbia University in the 1950s. The killing of enemy soldiers he called an act of "religion during an emergency." Regarding the Jewish fate under the Nazis, Suzuki [suggested that perhaps] "for a time, some sort of extreme action is necessary in order to preserve the [German] nation." Brian Victoria, author of Zen at War, has demonstrated in his fascinating work Suzuki's multiple contacts with leading Nazis in wartime Japan, particularly the Nazi propagandist (and later Zen master) Karlfried Dürkheim.
Read more on Jewish Political Studies Review: https://jcpa.org/article/buddhist-anti-semitism/