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Downtown leaders reveal vision for riverfront post office site
Star Tribune | by Adam Belz
Postal Service has no plans to move out of landmark, but designs are drawn. Downtown leaders on Monday signaled their intent to re-imagine the site of the massive post office that looms over the Minneapolis waterfront.
"For four blocks we have buildings that are literally blocking the Mississippi River from the rest of our city in the form of the post office," Mayor Jacob Frey said. The postal building has served a good purpose, Frey said, but it occupies "the most valuable real estate in our entire city, and we can do something spectacular with it."
On Monday, Frey and other Minneapolis leaders unveiled drawings and models produced by students in the Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota that would repurpose the historic art deco building, which was completed in 1933, and surrounding buildings that occupy seven acres.
File this one firmly in the category of long-term, however. No money has been set aside and no firm plans have been made. Kristy Anderson, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service, said the agency isn't preparing to leave the building.
"There's no plans as far as the Postal Service is concerned," she said.
The building, at 100 S. 1st St., houses mail distribution for much of Minnesota and part of Wisconsin, she said. National priority mail also is handled there. In 2012, the Postal Service decided to shut down distribution centers in Duluth, Rochester, St. Cloud, Mankato and Bemidji and consolidate those functions in Minneapolis and Eagan.
A massive 1980s addition to the original building was meant to mimic the art deco architecture and faces the river, said David Wilson, a managing director at Accenture and chairman of Green Minneapolis, a downtown park booster group. He argued both buildings are now obsolete.
"The post office was built at a time when that was the center of the industrial district of Minneapolis," he said. "And railways went through that building to distribute that mail across the country. Today the post office is almost an island surrounded by commercial and residential development. The railroads no longer go there and instead we have hundreds of trucks going in and out of that building every day."
At a news conference at the IDS Center, Frey pulled small-scale replicas of the postal buildings from a model of the Minneapolis riverfront and set them on the floor, using a grout line between the tiles as Hennepin Avenue.
"Right now you have this massive monolithic parking ramp that blocks our Mississippi riverfront, and by the way this should be the gateway not just to western Minneapolis but the entire western half of our country," Frey said.
He pulled the model buildings away one by one for the television cameras and a crowd of about 100 and said the space could be used for a market or riverwalk connected to Nicollet Mall.
"This would transform our downtown perspective, I think it would highlight what sets Minneapolis apart, and I think it would do so in a beautiful way," Frey said.


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For Level 2 courses, if a student is 19-23, has a full Level 2 but are unemployed, on Active Benefits and need to remove barrier to work, we can give fee remission. What is the situation if they have a Level 3 but all the rest applies. Do they get fee remission because they will have a qualification that's more than a full Level 2? Or, is the crux of it that it needs to be a full Level 2 qualification and nothing higher?
Yes, they still get fee remission. It's only those 19-23s who have less than FL2 that have restrictions on what L2 they can do.
Thanks Steve. I was just having a bit of a "moment"!


The accolades on a wonderful season continue to roll in for the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Pirates. The 2013 NJCAA All American Baseball Team was released on Wednesday, and sophomore first baseman/pitcher, Nick Jones found himself on it.
Jones, who nearly won the ACCC triple crown in 2013, was named to the NJCAA All American second team. After leading the Pirates in every meaningful offensive category and placing himself among the school's all time single season leaders, Jonesy was in the top 10 in the conference in most categories, as well.
On the season, Nick hit .393, with 68 hits, 53 runs, 17 doubles, 2 triples, 7 homers, 51 RBI's, and walked 38 times, while posting an amazing .514 on base percentage. He was equally impressive on the mound, as he was arguably the top relief pitcher in the ACCC, as well. Jones was 3-0 with 4 saves, while posting a 2.92 ERA and struck out 35 batters against only 6 walks in 24 innings of work.
Nick has signed a baseball scholarship to play at Georgia Gwinnett College next season and is expected to be a late round draft pick in this weekends MLB draft.
Click here to see the 2013 NJCAA All-American Teams.


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Michael McGoldrick is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team. He plays his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones.

Playing career

Inter-county
McGoldrick was part of the Derry Minor side that won the 2002 Ulster Minor Championship and All-Ireland Minor Championship.

He was first called up to the Derry Senior panel in November 2005 for the 2006 season, after impressive performances for Bellaghy en route to the Ulster Senior Club Championship final.

He established himself as a "first class corner-back" in Derry's run to the 2007 All-Ireland Championship quarter-final. A troublesome hamstring injury however, meant he played very little football in 2008.

McGoldrick is currently traveling around Australia and will definitely miss some of the 2009 season. The Irish News has reported he will stay for a year.

Championship games

Indicates substitute appearance.

References

1984 births
Living people
Bellaghy Gaelic footballers
Derry inter-county Gaelic footballers

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Victor Mitenko, Chief Federal Inspector for St. Petersburg, has visited the Power Machines – Toshiba Joint Venture Company
Magazine "MEGAWATT"
Contacts for media
Andrey Pishchikov, General Director of the company Power Machines – Toshiba. High Voltage Transformers, told of the company's technologies and products as well as its sales markets and plans for the future.
"Our products meet the most advanced world standards; among the company's customers, there are such companies as RusHydro, FGC UES, Severstal, Sibur Holding and others." – said Andrey Pishchikov in his welcoming address. After a short presentation, the guests were taken around the plant and shown the whole process flow for production of transformers.
"Power Machines – Toshiba. High Voltage Transformers is the most advanced and high technology company in the Kolpino District." – commented Anatoly Povely. – "I feel especially proud that it is from our district that such products, so unique for Russia, are supplied both inside Russia and aboard."
OJSC Power Machines – Toshiba. High Voltage Transformers is a joint venture company between PJSC Power Machines and Toshiba Corporation. Implementation of the project began in September 2011 with the signing of the JV agreement between the companies and with construction of the plant to produce and supply power transformers in the territory of Russia. Power Machines owns 50.01 percent in the JV while Toshiba Corporation's interest in the JV is 49.99%.
The setting-up of the JV with Toshiba Corporation is part of the Power Machines' business strategy aimed at expanding the range of products made and creating energy efficient and research intensive products for the industry.
The main products of the plant are 110-750 kV, capacity over 25 MVA power transformers and auto-transformers, including three phase transformers.
Project capacity of the plant is more than 10 000 МVА a year.
Planned personnel headcount is approximately 350 employees.
The total volume of investments into the plant construction was on the order of RUR 5.5 bn.
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This new home in Los Angeles, which was recently listed for sale, is filled with examples of what people expect to see from a home in the Hollywood Hills.
1. The swimming pool, a necessary amenity for working on a golden California tan.
2. There's an outdoor lounge area for sipping cocktails with friends.
3. On the rare occasion of rain in California, you can just move your entertaining indoors.
4. There's a dining area for serving your private chef cooked meals.
5. A kitchen is always useful for making stuff like vegan organic gluten-free fresh-pressed kale juice.
6. There's also a hidden bar, just in case the juice isn't strong enough.
7. There's also glass enclosed wine storage for all of the Napa Valley wines collected on your weekend getaway.
8. Of course there's a powder room for checking to make sure your makeup and hair are on point throughout the day.
9. A home office is a must-have for holding all those important meetings and conference calls.
10. When you're not working, you can retreat to your own private movie theater.
11. Or perhaps you head to your yoga studio for a session with your personal trainer.
12. At the end of the day, you can relax in your master bedroom, with its own fireplace.
That also has expansive views overlooking the city.
13. The master bathroom is perfect for soaking after a day of socializing in Malibu.
The large glass enclosed shower with a huge window, makes sure you can be an exhibitionist in your own home.
Even the toilet is enclosed in glass walls.
14. A large walk-in closet is a must-have when dressing the part for the latest gallery or restaurant opening.
It also has to have plenty of storage for glamorous shoes.
15. There's a glass enclosed laundry room, because even that activity needs to be on display.
16. And when you need to arrive somewhere in style, you can choose between your two shiny new cars, that are hidden within the pristine all-white garage.


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Tom Twomey, the founder of the East End's biggest law firm, had many accomplishments. But the most important can be seen on a drive along Sound Avenue on the North Fork, just before Riverhead Town becomes Southold Town.
There, to the north, is what's now state parkland. There's also a 500-foot-high meteorological tower put up by the Long Island Lighting Company in anticipation of four nuclear power plants LILCO was getting ready to build. Required by the government, it was to record wind patterns helpful in the event of a nuclear plant accident spreading radioactivity.
But largely because of Tom, there are no nuclear plants on the site, only the tower, a kind of memorial to a failed scheme.
Tom worked tirelessly to stop those nuclear plants at Jamesport. He employed brilliant legal strategies and, literally in the last minutes, made a gutsy personal visit to a long-time Shelter Island resident, Governor Hugh Carey, in Albany, that finally put an end to the idea of nuclear plants.
I covered Tom as a journalist and he was a friend. I made a suggestion that helped in starting what became his law firm, now with 26 attorneys based in Riverhead. I had run into another young lawyer in the 1970s, Steve Latham, who like Tom was a strong opponent of nuclear power.
I'd gone to do a story on a meeting of anti-nuclear activists that Steve had come to Suffolk to attend. A few days later, I mentioned to Tom, who was looking for a partner, about meeting Steve. Out of that came the start of what is now Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin and Quartararo.
In recent weeks, indeed up to just a few days before Tom's tragic and untimely death — he was 68 and had years of projects ahead and the energy to pursue them — I was working with Tom in his role as president of the East Hampton Library.
I've wanted to contribute many file cabinets full of documents and other material I've gathered as a journalist on Long Island for 52 years to the library. Tom was excited to have this to add to the library's Long Island Collection.
Tom, of East Hampton, was a history enthusiast. He edited an "Exploring the Past' series of books on Long Island, which include essays, travel logs, sermons and articles, and was co-chairman of the East Hampton 350th Anniversary Committee. He's been a leader in the East Hampton Library becoming a Long Island center for its extraordinary historical archives.
Shoreham and the four plants at Jamesport would be among them. Tom wrote about how a LILCO Nuclear Power Park Report, four inches thick, "included site plans and surveys of the future locations of these reactors." With this concentration of nuclear plants on Long Island, "LILCO intended to supply the entire East Coast with electricity" with Long Islanders exposed to the huge dangers.
Asked for his suggestions "on what citizens of Japan should be doing," he outlined a legal, political and citizen-action strategy that had succeeded on Long Island.
Reverend Thomas Haggerty had married Tom's parents and baptized him and later became pastor of the Carey family's church. "How do you know Father Haggerty?" the surprised governor asked. Tom explained and found himself in the governor's office where he then told him how board members were getting set to reverse him on Jamesport.
We spoke about the crucial Haggerty episode and that "Nuclear Power Park" nightmare in our last conversation.
Tom, husband of former East Hampton Town Supervisor Judith Hope, Long Island's first female town supervisor, will be deeply missed.


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After Two And A Half Years Of Fighting To Get Pregnant, How Am I Expected To Move On?
by Abigail Swetz
I don't believe life begins at conception. But that doesn't mean our miscarriage doesn't feel like loss.
In some ways, my wife and I are lucky. The loss occurred in the early stages of gestation, and only our closest family — of origin and of choice — knew we were pregnant, so the people we had to tell about the miscarriage were the exact people prepared to support us through it. In true lesbian fashion, we had already processed this potential outcome, meaning we chose who we told about the pregnancy by deciding who we wanted in our circle if something went wrong.
Then something went wrong. And despite our planning, I felt lost.
I feel lost still.
There is something incredibly lonely about miscarriage. We learned the pregnancy wasn't viable, and then the world kept turning. My wife and I talked about it because it was so jarring; our lives were irrevocably different and something we both wanted so badly had been denied, yet time had the gall to continue passing. She went to school the next day. The dishes piled up in the sink. I sent in job applications and paid bills. Life, inexplicably, went on.
It reminded me of the day my foster son was reunified with his birth mom. My heart broke and somehow the world didn't notice. The world's ignorance of my pain, the dissonance of the sun continuing to shine and the work schedule continuing to grind and the night continuing to bring dreams is why I didn't foster again. I now see how naive I was in thinking that choice could keep loss at bay.
My previous experience of loss didn't make this go-around easier. For my wife, add to our shared emotional distress her physical distress: the blood and the clots and the pain and the realization that her body had made a decision beyond her control. I held her hand and we wept together, but the salt of her tears stung in a different way. We were both wounded, but the world kept on turning even as her body stood still. I could be supportive, but on a certain level, she was and is alone; hurting in a way I will never truly understand.
We never called our pregnancy a baby. It was an egg and sperm, an embryo, a fetus; in fact, the only person to ever say "baby" was the anesthesiologist prepping my wife for her dilation and curettage. By then, I knew this procedure was one of the safest and most common of any performed in the United States, and I also knew this was due to the fact that it was an abortion. Just, in our case, there was nothing to abort.
Maybe that's why this feels so cruel. We had tried for so long and it had ended in emptiness.
The journey was so long. Not just the tracking of periods and ovulation over time, but also the months of legalese that followed our sperm donor saying yes to sharing his chromosomes. And the year of trying at-home inseminations -- the hours of driving he put in and the times I worried my hands were too shaky holding the syringe. Then came the decision to use a fertility clinic and the requisite six month quarantine for known donor sperm, all before week after week of hormone shots led to day after day of vaginal ultrasounds. Egg extraction, fertilization through ICSI (a tail clip and insertion of the sperm), embryo implantation, what I thought were the longest nine days of my life while we waited for the blood test, and a negative pregnancy result. And repeat, except this time the test was positive and we put the first prenatal ultrasound on the books.
I know we would have loved this little one. They would have been conceived in science, brought into this world with great intention, and raised with love, with so much love.
But the seven-week ultrasound couldn't verify the pregnancy. It took another two ultrasounds and blood draws before anyone finally told us our pregnancy wasn't viable. The scans showed abnormalities in the endometrium, my wife hadn't started bleeding yet and the worry was over a partial molar pregnancy, so the decision was made to perform a D&C. That was the first time anyone had used the word "baby," and it was in telling us we weren't having one.
All told, getting pregnant took us two and a half years, cost us $24,000, and ended in the world moving on without us.
There's still a catch in my throat when I talk about this. And I only talk about it with my family, by which I mean my closest queer friends. Beyond my sister and parents, who have been an incredible support, the only people I want to talk to are fellow queer couples trying to get pregnant. I think it's because they understand in a way that no one else can, because they know as we do that our pregnancies are always intentional, but that our strongest intentions cannot guarantee our pregnancies.
I know there are straight couples who face incredible challenges in getting pregnant, and I do not mean to diminish their journey. And yet ours is different. Fertility journeys all take time and all take money and all potentially end in a world moving on. But our journey also included six months of waiting on FDA required testing of known donor sperm; if I could produce sperm that would not have been required. Our journey included paperwork that still referred to me as a husband, even on the pages that included my handwritten name. Our journey included the panicked realization that a mere four years ago I would not have been able to hold my wife's hand through our ER stay; before marriage equality, I could have been denied visitation rights even as uncontrolled post-surgery bleeding mandated a midnight trip to the hospital for my love. Our journey still includes well-meaning straight friends telling us story after story of other couples they knew, couples who had tried IVF without getting pregnant only to end up pregnant "without even trying!" years later. Lucky for these friends, I am too numb to remind that that there is no guarantee.
This couple can't get pregnant without trying. And I don't know if our journey will include a happy ending. It hasn't yet, and we know there is no guarantee.
Our favorite musician is Brandi Carlile. She has been the soundtrack to our love story — our first concert together, the music that was playing while my wife proposed and while we walked down the aisle, our first dance. Her song "The Mother" started playing just as we drove up to the fertility clinic for our egg extraction. We both thought that was a good sign, and we requested her station when the nurse asked us what music we wanted as we waited for the procedure. The song is still playing in my head with these lyrics on repeat:
You are not an accident where no one thought it through
The world has stood against us made us mean to fight for you
And when we chose your name we knew you'd fight the power too
Brandi Carlile wrote this song about her first daughter with her wife Katherine. They named her Evangeline, which means "bringer of good news," and the song recounts the joy of seeing all the wonders of the world again, "a second time from inside of the ages through your eyes."
We didn't have a name; never got that far. But I'd like to think we would have chosen a powerful one. I know we would have loved this little one. They would have been conceived in science, brought into this world with great intention, and raised with love, with so much love. We're queer, so we're used to fighting for the right to love. It all would have been so worth it.
But I don't know what's next. And, honestly, I'm tired of trying. I'm tired of fighting. I am tired and I am lost.
Life doesn't begin at conception. But I can't seem to conceive of a way to move on.


A Festival from the 'God's Own Country' timed with 'Vishu' was something that i just would not have missed.
The festival was part of the Dinner Buffet. We were however served food from the buffet on the table in order.
KERALA STYLE CHICKEN FRY : This was a standout original dish which consisted of deep fried chicken marinated with spices.
PULISERRY : Kerala style spiced buttermilk curry with a coconut base. The coconut is ground with spices the curry is sour (puli=sourness) due to the yogurt which is added in. Raw Mango and coconut is added to it .
AVIAL : Traditional Kerala vegetable tossed with fresh coconut and yoghurt.
All the vegetarian Main dishes were absolutely spot on !!!
MUTTON KURUMILAGU ITTATHU : Traditional mutton curry with black pepper, coconut paste and Kerala spices.
Both the Non Vegetarian dishes were absolutely authentic in taste and delicious.
We were served Flaky Kerala Parottas (Malabar Parotta) and Appam along with the above dishes.
We were served two traditional Kerala 'Payasams' for Dessert.
ADA PRATHAMAN : Classic traditional payasam made with rice ada, jaggery and coconut milk.
CHAKKA PRATHAMAN Traditional payasam made with jackfruit, jaggery and coconut milk.
The Kerala based dishes which were part of the festival were all absolutely authentic tasting and delicious. There are plenty of Choices for the Vegetarians and they would in fact enjoy this food festival. There were of course other food stations serving other cuisines and lots of other desserts and ice creams as well which I have not listed out in this review.


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O Credo niceno-constantinopolitano é uma declaração de fé cristã proferida pela Igreja Ortodoxa, pelas Igrejas ortodoxas orientais, pela Igreja Católica, Igreja Anglicana, Igreja luterana e por demais denominações protestantes históricas.

O nome "niceno-constantinopolitano" referencia o Primeiro Concílio de Niceia , do qual resultou o Credo Niceno, e o Primeiro Concílio de Constantinopla (), onde a declaração de fé foi finalmente estabelecida a partir dos resultados dos dois concílios. Os concílios se reuniam a fim de esclarecer questões teológicas que geravam controvérsias, de modo que as linhas acrescidas significam os pontos de unanimidade na Igreja Una de Cristo.

Na Igreja Católica Romana, o Credo de Niceia faz parte da profissão de fé exigida daqueles que realizam funções importantes na Igreja. Alguns cristãos protestantes consideram o Credo niceno-constantinopolitano útil e em certa medida autoritário, mas dão a prioridade à obrigação de interpretar individualmente as Escrituras no seio da comunidade cristã. Outros grupos, por exemplo a Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias e as Testemunhas de Jeová, rejeitam explicitamente algumas das afirmações contidas no credo.

Nomenclatura
Estas são algumas designações para o Credo niceno-constantinopolitano:
 Credo niceno-constantinopolitano, nome aplicado não só ao texto original atribuido ao Primeiro Concílio de Constantinopla (381), mas também às variantes utilizadas na liturgias
 Credo niceno, por ser considerado apenas uma revisão Credo do Primeiro Concílio de Niceia apesar do fato que este nome refere-se propriamente ao credo de 325, e que se aplica também às variantes do Credo niceno-constantinopolitano
 Símbolo da fé e Credo, nomes que, apesar de ser genéricos, aplicam-se muitas vezes especificamente a este credo por ser considerado o principal e por ser usado na liturgia
 Profissão de fé dos 150 Padres, isto é, dos 150 bispos (considerados Padres da Igreja) que tomaram parte do Primeiro concílio de Constantinopla, enquanto o nome usado em relação ao concílio do ano 325 é Profissão de Fé dos 318 Padres, em referência aos 318 bispos do Primeiro concílio de Niceia

Relação ao Credo de 325
Tradicionalmente, o Credo niceno-constantinopolitano é considerado uma revisão, feita pelo Primeiro Concílio de Constantinopla em 381, do Credo Niceno de 325. Porém, desde mais de um século, se levantam dúvidas sobre esta explicação da origem do Credo niceno-constantinopolitano.

Os atos do concílio de 381 não são conservados, e não existe nenhum documento com o texto do Credo niceno-constantinopolitano mais antigo dos atos do Concílio de Calcedônia de 451. No ano 431, o Primeiro Concílio de Éfeso citou o Credo Niceno de 325, e declarou que "é ilícito para qualquer um para apresentar, ou escrever, ou compor uma fé diversa (ἑτέραν - no sentido de "contraditório" e não de "adicional") da estabelecida pelos Santos Padres reunidos com o Espírito Santo em Niceia" (ou seja, o Credo de 325). A falta de menção do Credo niceno-constantinopolitano nos escritos do intervalo entre 381 (Primeiro Concílio de Constantinopla) e 451 (Concílio de Calcedônia), particularmente nos atos deste Concílio de Éfeso, até tem inspirado a alguns a ideia de que o texto foi apresentado ao Concílio de Calcedônia para superar o problema da proibição efesino de novas formulações.

Porém, segundo a Encyclopædia Britannica e outros estudiosos, é mais provável a autoria ou aprovação do Concílio de Constantinopla, mas sobre a base não do Credo niceno, senão de um Credo batismal local, talvez de Jerusalém, de Cesareia, de Antioquia ou de Constantinopla.

Comparação dos dois credos
O Credo Niceno termina com as palavras "(Cremos) no Espírito Santo" e com um anátema contra os arianos. Há também muitas outras diferenças. São poucos os estudiosos que acreditam que o Credo niceno-constantinopolitano seja uma amplificação do Credo de 325. Só num sentido lato o Credo posterior pode ser chamado niceno, isto é, em conformidade com a fé proclamada em Niceia.

Na seguinte tabela, letras negritas indicam as partes do Credo Niceno omitidas ou movidas no Niceno-constantinopolitano, e letras cursivas as frases presentes no Niceno-constantinopolitano mas não no Niceno.

{| class="wikitable"
|- Valign=top
! Credo Niceno (325)
! Credo niceno-constantinopolitano (381?)
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| Πιστεύομεν εἰς ἕνα θεὸν πατέρα παντοκράτορα, πάντων ὁρατῶν τε και ἀοράτων ποιητήν. || Πιστεύομεν εἰς ἕνα θεὸν πατέρα παντοκράτορα, ποιητὴν οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς, ὁρατῶν τε πάντων καὶ ἀοράτων·
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| Καὶ εἰς ἕνα κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, γεννηθέντα ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς μονογενῆ, τοὐτέστιν ἐκ τῆς οὐσίας τοῦ πατρός, || καὶ εἰς ἕνα κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ, τὸν ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντα πρὸ πάντων τῶν αἰώνων,
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|θεὸν ἐκ θεοῦ, φῶς ἐκ φωτός, θεὸν ἀληθινὸν ἐκ θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ, γεννηθέντα, οὐ ποιηθέντα, ὁμοούσιον τῷ πατρί || φῶς ἐκ φωτός, θεὸν ἀληθινὸν ἐκ θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ, γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα, ὁμοούσιον τῷ πατρί,
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| δι' οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο, τά τε ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ τὰ ἐω τῇ γῇ || δι' οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο,
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| τὸν δι' ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν κατελθόντα καὶ σαρκωθέντα καὶ ἐνανθρωπήσαντα, || τὸν δι' ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν κατελθόντα ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ σαρκωθέντα ἐκ πνεύματος ἅγίου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς παρθένου καὶ ἐνανθρωπήσαντα
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| παθόντα, καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ, ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανούς, || σταυρωθέντα τε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου καὶ παθόντα καὶ ταφέντα καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρα κατὰ τὰς γραφάς καὶ ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανούς καὶ καθεζόμενον ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ πατρός|-
| καὶ ἐρχόμενον κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς. || καὶ πάλιν ἐρχόμενον μετὰ δόξης κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς·
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| || οὗ τῆς βασιλείας οὐκ ἔσται τέλος.
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| Καὶ εἰς τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα. || καὶ εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, τὸ κύριον, καὶ ζῳοποιόν, τὸ ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον, τὸ σὺν πατρὶ καὶ υἱῷ συμπροσκυνούμενον καὶ συνδοξαζόμενον, τὸ ἐκλαλῆσαν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν·
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| Τοὺς δὲ λέγοντας· ἦν ποτε ὅτε οὐκ ἦν, καὶ πρὶν γεννηθῆναι οὐκ ἦν, καὶ ὅτι ἐξ οὐκ ὄντων ἐγένετο, ἢ ἐξ ἑτέρας ὑποστάσεως ἢ οὐσίας φάσκοντας εἶναι, ἢ κτιστόν ἢ τρεπτὸν ἢ ἀλλοιωτὸν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, ἀναθεματίζει ἡ καθολικὴ ἐκκλησία. || Εἰς μίαν ἁγίαν καθολικὴν καὶ ἀποστολικὴν ἐκκλησίαν· ὁμολογοῦμεν ἓν βάπτισμα εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν· προσδοκοῦμεν ἀνάστασιν νεκρῶν, καὶ ζωὴν τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.|-
|}

Numa tradução portuguesa as diferenças aparecem assim:

 Uso litúrgico
Na missa do rito romano, recita-se todos os domingos e nas festas principais ("solenidades") o Credo, normalmente o Credo niceno-constantinopolitano, mas desde 2002 está permitido na Quaresma e no Tempo Pascal substituí-lo com "o Símbolo batismal da Igreja romana, conhecido como o Credo dos Apóstolos".

No rito bizantino, como em todos os ritos não latinos, usa-se unicamente o Credo niceno-constantinopolitano. Na Divina Liturgia, ele é cantado em certos lugares pelo coro ou a assembléia, em outros é o cantor que o recita ou uma pessoa proeminente leigo (por exemplo, o prefeito, um ministro do governo, o presidente do país, é convidado a fazê-lo, como no passado foi prerrogativa do imperador bizantino, quem falava em nome de todo o seu povo.

 Textos litúrgicos
Os textos litúrgicos do Credo niceno-constantinopolitano não correspondem exatamente ao que teria adotado o Primeiro concílio de Constantinopla. Nas liturgias grega e latina os verbos no plural "cremos", "confessamos", "esperamos" são alteradas para o singular "creio", "confesso", "espero". Assim acentua-se o carácter pessoal de recitar o Credo. As Igrejas ortodoxas orientais conservam o plural, como no texto original.

O texto litúrgico latina, além disso, acrescenta duas frases: "Deus de Deus" e "e do Filho". A liturgia arménia introduz no texto muitas outras variações. Nunca houve controvérsia sobre "Deus de Deus" (em latim, Deum de Deo), mas "e do Filho" (em latim, Filioque) continúa ainda constituir um problema nas relações entre las Igrejas católica e ortodoxa (ver artigo Cláusula Filioque. A Igreja católica professa a tradição da Igreja latina e da Igreja de Alexandria, que falavam da procedência do Espírito Santo do Pai e do Filho ou pelo Filho (filioquismo), enquanto a preferência da Igreja ortodoxa é para a tradição dos Padres Capadócios, que Fócio formulou en termos de procedência do Pai sozinho (monopatrismo). Segundo alguns estudiosos de ambas as Igrejas, a dificuldade nasce da diversidade de significado de palavras gregas e latinas. Os gregos falavam da procedência do Espírito en relação ao verbo ἐκπορεύεσθαι ("τὸ ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον"), que indica a fonte original, e os latinos falavam en relação ao verbo procedere (qui ex Patre Filioque procedit''), que tem um sentido mais extenso e que corresponde melhor ao verbo grego προϊέναι.

Na seguinte tabela, letras negritas indicam as mudanças das liturgias grega e latina.

Texto arménio com tradução, e texto português

Ver também
 Credo dos Apóstolos
 Credo da Calcedônia
 Credo de Atanásio
 Santíssima Trindade
 Cristianismo
 Dogmas da Igreja Católica
 Igreja Ortodoxa
 Igreja Católica

Bibliografia

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Ligações externas
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 Line-by-Line Roman Catholic Explanation of the Nicene Creed
 Modern English translations of the documents produced at Nicaea

Textos religiosos
Orações da Igreja Católica
Credos e confissões de fé


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John of Saint Thomas
Portuguese philosopher
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Alternative Titles: Juan Poinsat, Juan de Santo Tomás
John of Saint Thomas, Spanish Juan de Santo Tomás, original name Juan Poinsat, (born July 9, 1589, Lisbon, Port.—died June 1644, Fraga, near Barcelona, Spain), philosopher and theologian whose comprehensive commentaries on Roman Catholic doctrine made him a leading spokesman for post-Reformation Thomism, a school of thought named after its foremost theorist, St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–74), who systematically integrated Catholic teaching with Aristotelian concepts.
Born of a noble family involved in church and government, John entered the Dominican order in Madrid, assuming the religious name John of St. Thomas on July 18, 1610. From 1620 he taught theology at Madrid; at Piacenza, near Parma; and at the University of Alcalá, Spain, where he obtained the chair of theology in 1641. Two years later King Philip IV of Spain called him to Madrid to be his adviser and confessor. While accompanying Philip on military campaigns, John wrote a major treatise, De Donis Spiritus Sancti (Gifts of the Holy Spirit).
After he was appointed one of the theological interrogators for the Spanish Inquisition, the ecclesiastical heresy trials, John won a reputation for equity in defending the accused, particularly faculty members from Leuven (Louvain), which was at that time under Spanish jurisdiction. Among his principal works are the Cursus Philosophicus, 9 vol. (1632–36; "Course in Philosophy") and the Cursus Theologicus, 7 vol. (1637–44; "Course in Theology"), explicating questions on major speculative themes such as the nature of theology and divine revelation, the demonstrability of God's existence, human freedom, and the rationale for morality, Christian worship, and the church. The Cursus Philosophicus includes an exposition of formal logic that has served as the basis for traditional Roman Catholic teaching on the psychology of knowledge. Set forth in the academic manner of the 16th-century Dominican scholar Cajetan, John's treatises refrained from the polemical style of later Counter-Reformation theological literature. His death was possibly the result of poison administered by envious Spanish courtiers. The Material Logic of John of St. Thomas: Basic Treatises and Outlines of Formal Logic, English translations, were published in 1955.
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Chime In: Creating Safe Space to Discuss Issues of Racism
by Jeanne Grammens Hidalgo, Coordinator, Service & Social Justice, Campus Ministry | Feb 01, 2016
Marian University students, faculty, and staff were recently invited to "chime in," and explore the challenging topic of racism, on Monday, January 25 in the Marian University Theatre. The event was attended by more than 90 students.
"I was ecstatic with the results of our event," said Marah Leonfils, president of Union for Black Identity Club, (UBI) which initiated and implemented this opportunity. "I was touched. I am moved. 'Chime In' became so much more than we had envisioned. It was a great surprise and we only hope to continue with this momentum."
The evening began with a panel of six courageous students, Jeffrey Mayo, Jonathan Tinjero, Destiny Patterson, Paula Angarita, Maurice Woodard and Racia Murry representing a diverse cross section of our student body. Each panelist discussed their personal experiences with power, privilege, stereotype, diversity, prejudice, discrimination or racism.
"Chime In" began as the UBI club began planning for their spring semester events. "We felt a need to have a dialogue about issues we felt continuously seep into communities of color. We also realized that oftentimes, the micro-aggressions persons of color face on campus or off, are often unbeknownst to the person perpetrating them," said Leonfils.
Monday evening was a beginning; an opportunity to learn about the injustices all people face and to dialogue about how interconnected these experiences are. UBI executive board, including Thailand Burris, Erica Tindall, Imran Jalloh, Toni Thompson, Destiny Patterson, and Lateefah Birks, wanted people to leave with a better understanding of a differing group of people and how they might be better capable of helping to end hateful racial rhetoric across the board.
Under the direction of staff advisor Tonya Hall, director of 21st Century Scholars and Professors George LaMaster, Ph.D., director of forensics, and Cathi Cornelious, Ed.D, professor of education, student small group facilitators were trained to engage others in a potentially sensitive subject. They followed dialogue guidelines such as: use "I" statements, don't place blame on individuals, blame ideologies, speak your discomfort, actively listen to the speaker, treat everyone in the dialogue as equals, be open minded, withhold judgment, and serve for assumptions and look for common ground.
UBI expressed gratitude for the support of their advisor, Tonya Hall, Director of the 21st Century Scholars program. "UBI is very fortunate to have an advisor that shares similar experiences, has worked with black student organizations, and is very knowledgeable about the issues we aren't taught within our studies. We value her opinion and are often in communication with her about our thoughts and events," said Leonfils. Hall is also working with a committee of faculty and staff to increase multicultural programming at Marian University.
How will UBI continue this vital conversation? "We are in conversation with staff and faculty members, including Cathi Cornelius and Tonya Hall, in hopes of hosting a few more events this semester. Since we are still in the planning stages, I invite anyone who'd like to know more information to contact me at mleonfils572@marian.edu or Tonya Hall at thall@marian.edu or to check our flyers out. Once the events are finalized, we'll spread the word," said Leonfils.


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Hello there! I have a little Passport Book project to share with you today that I decorated with the Carabelle stamp set Zinouk of the Ocean. This whimsical set can be found at Topflight Stamps – your go to online store for unique art stamps and products sourced from companies worldwide.
When stamping the covers, I first created a base layer of Distress Oxide Inks and then tried a different stamping technique on top of it. Stacy at Tattered Nest Designs recently shared some Oxide techniques she saw Tim Holtz demo at a stamp show and I wanted to try the 'Smudging' technique on this cover. Basically, you stamp with Oxide ink and then immediately use a clean blending sponge to smudge the stamped image. It gives you a really soft look and I love how it turned out on my book covers. Perfect for 'underwater'. See Stacy's post for more info.
Step 1 – I used Paper Artsy Infusions Dye to create some background sheets that I could cut up for the interior. I also used them to color the spine piece of the book.
Infusions Dye is a super concentrated dye in a granular form. It basically explodes with color when it comes into contact with water. I spritzed water onto mixed media paper and then sprinkled a little bit of powder onto it. A little goes a long way! I also sprayed a bit of Broken China Distress Spray Stain onto the pages to add a bit more blue. The paper on the far right also has salt sprinkled on it. There is a technique in watercoloring where you sprinkle salt onto your wet wash and the crystals cause some very interesting effects as it dries. I wanted to see how they would react with the Infusion Dye. It turned out cool and added a speckled texture.
stuck tight but it added an interesting sparkle to the paper.
While the Spray was still wet, I sprinkled it with Deep Sea Baked Texture embossing powder, then heat set it.
Step 3 – I had heard that the Dollar Tree store was carrying mini composition books that fit perfectly into the Passport Book. I found some and they do! You can get a three pack of them for $1.00. Sold! I used my paper from Step 1 to cover the little books.
I made a little cardstock template to use as a pattern.
Step 4 – Assemble the cover. Easy peasy! I just glued the covers onto the edges of the spine piece right at the score folds.
Because I used the mini composition books as inserts, I couldn't use the center holes like normal because the inserts were too tall. I fiddled around with my elastic cord until I figured out a way to fasten it and have the cord run the whole height of the spine on the inside of the book.
By using elastic cord, all you have to do to put in the inserts is to slide them under the elastic.
Whew! Did you make it through all of that? ;-) Thanks for stopping by! Check out Topflight Stamps and all the cool stuff they carry. My wish list is pretty long ha ha. They also regularly share fabulous projects done by the design team on their blog so don't miss out on that inspiration.
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I just heard Rene and Jim on the phone with that doctor from Davis. For a vet, I must admit he's pretty cool … not too clinical but not too warm and fuzzy either. He didn't sugar coat the news he had for them.
So what if I have Osteosarcoma of the upper scapula? They got pretty upset when they heard that, but I think they pretty much knew already. I've been trying to show them that it's no big deal … a fact of life, or death rather.
So anyway, just this morning I tried to show Jim how I could walk down the stairs by myself. Sure it hurt a bit and I stumbled, but he picked me up and carried me therest of the way. I just want to run and play again without hurting so much. Whether that means lot's of great medication, or making me a tripod, I don't care. We'll see … I'm sure I'll make it the beach again soon.


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How to Get an International Driving Permit in Hungary?
In Hungary, the authorities will exchange a driving licence issued by another EEA State at the request of the user or his/her proxy without having to go through any certification procedure. This can be done at any district government document office, government information centre or the Personal Customer Service Centre at the Central Office for Administrative and Electronic Public Services.
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Central Document Office +36-1-550-1858
The application may take place at any district Document Office, or the Central Document Office (Budapest District XIII, Visgerádi utca 110).
At the latter location, an appointment must be booked beforehand via phone, on the call number 1818 (00 36 1 550 1858 from abroad), via e-mail on 1818@1818.hu, or on the website below:
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Information about an IDP in Hungary
An international driver's permit may be given to the owner of a driver's licence, issued by the state of Hungary, or any other state which has joined the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic.
The application may be submitted by the licence's owner in person, or by proxy: in the latter case, the original power of attorney ("meghatalmazás"), written in Hungarian language and verified by the signature of two witnesses, should also be presented to the authority.
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Whilst in residence at Hesketh Crescent, Darwin wrote in a letter to Charles Lyell (dated 20 July, 1861) "Lady Lyell & you will be glad to hear that Etty improves a little. This is a quite charming place & I have actually walked I believe good two miles out & back, which is a grand feat. - I saw Mr Pengelly the other day & was pleased at his enthusiasm."


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Security / Inside the IT Security Budget Paradox
Inside the IT Security Budget Paradox
By Michael Vizard | Posted 2015-06-30
Despite a major increase in high-profile IT security breaches, the amount of time and money most organizations are allocating to security remains stagnant.
Where Control of the IT Security Budget Lies
Respondents reported the CIO/CTO have control most often, at 37%, followed by business unit leaders, at 22%. Only 19% cited the IT security leader.
Who Decides How Much to Invest in IT Security?
CIOs/CTOs again top the list (33%), followed by business unit leaders (31%) and the CFO at 13%. Only 10% cited the IT security leader.
IT Security as a Priority
Only 24% of respondents strongly agreed that their organization views security as one of the top two strategic priorities.
IT Security Budget Plans
Nearly half (46%) said the IT security budgets increased in the past two years. In the next two years, 50% said it will increase. However, the same percentage of respondents (50 %) said their budgets are either flat (46%) or would actually decrease (4%).
Percentage of IT Budget Allocated to Security
On average, 8.2% of the IT budget, or $9.14 million, is allocated to security annually, and 9.2% of the IT security budget is allocated for activities related to new technologies (approximately $840,000).
How IT Security Budget Is Determined
Senior management determines the budget 39%, versus 32% who rely on an actual assessment. Most of the budget is used for staffing, according to 32% of respondents, followed by technologies and their maintenance (25%). Only 19% is allocated to managed or outsourced services.
IT Security Budgeting Process
Only 43% of respondents said their organizations' IT security budgets are adequate. More than half (53%) said the process is too complex.
IT Security Budgets in Terms of Compliance Mandates
More than half (58%) said they do not have sufficient resources to achieve compliance with security standards and laws.
An Absence of CXO Security Involvement
Nearly a third of respondents do not agree (34%) or are unsure (17%) that C-level executives are briefed on security priorities and investments in technology and personnel. Only 21% of respondents said the IT security budget is on the board's agenda.
The Great IT Security Disconnect
Corporate leaders are more likely to view third-party mistakes or flubs, including those cloud providers made, as a serious threat (49%). The staff considers insecure Web applications (57%) and negligent insiders (56%) more serious threats.
IT Security Goals
The staff sees the minimization of downtime as the primary security objective (83%), while corporate leaders (72%) cite overall organizations' security posture. Only 8% of both groups believe providing cyber-security training for all employees should be a top security objective.
Most Vulnerable Elements of IT
Nearly two-thirds (62%) said data in applications is most vulnerable, followed by third parties, such as cloud providers (57%) and mobile devices (44%).
Satisfaction With IT Security Investments
On average, 37% of all investments in enabling security technologies did not meet expectations. What's more, 44% said they lack in-house expertise, followed by 32% citing vendor support issues. Another 32% pointed to higher-than-expected installation costs.
IT Security Technologies Deployed
Most often deployed are anti-virus software (68%), followed by security incident and event management systems (SIEM) (63%) and identity and access management systems (57%).
Top Planned Beneficial IT Security Investments
Technologies that are both earmarked for purchase and economically beneficial are SIEM (53% and 63%) and encryption (52% and 45%).
Questionable IT Security Investments
84% said they are investing in intrusion-detection or intrusion-prevention systems. However, only 41% said it is a top-performing technology in terms of the economic benefits. Similarly, 72% said they are purchasing identity and access management systems, but only 57% said it is economically beneficial.
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FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013
FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013
Zouma, France's very own action hero
With Hamit Altintop, whose surname means "golden ball" in Turkish, Lionel Messi, the messiah of Barcelona, and George Best, one of the finest players of all time, the football world has seen many an apt name. At first sight, Kurt Zouma does not appear to be one of them.
Yet as the Bleuets and Saint-Etienne central defender revealed to FIFA.com, while his first name is common in neither France nor Central African Republic – the country his parents hail from – there is a story behind it.
"It's a bit of a strange tale," he said with a burst of laughter. "My name comes from a Jean-Claude Van Damme film. When the credits rolled my parents saw the name 'Kurt', which is Van Damme's character, who is this strong, gentle type. My parents decided that if they called me that, I'd be strong and I'd always be smiling. And that's how it seems to have worked out!"
As meaningful as Zouma's first name may be, it comes from a film entitled Kickboxer, which focuses on a sport that is a good deal more violent than the one the young Frenchman has chosen.
Zouma could well soon have another thing in common with the Belgian actor, a regular martial arts champion in his films. With just a few hours to go before the final act at Turkey 2013, when France take on Uruguay, the powerful yet easy-going defender is hoping this particular plot has a happy ending for Les Bleuets.
Pitching his own script for Saturday's final, he said: "0-0, tight game. In the 92nd minute I score with a header in the top corner. Then the final whistle sounds and everyone falls on the ground."
Pain threshold
As Zouma explained, the French have taken a few heavy blows in the course of what Van Damme fans might be tempted to call The Quest, to reference another of his movies.
"We weren't ourselves in the first round," said the gentle giant, who stands 6ft3in tall and whose love of life is evident in his beaming smile. "We had mixed feelings about it all because the atmosphere was really good and yet we weren't playing well. We couldn't get going, but our coach told us that's often the way in a World Cup, with teams who start slowly often getting stronger."
0-0, tight game. In the 92nd minute I score with a header in the top corner. Then the final whistle sounds and everyone falls on the ground.
That atypical first round ended in a 2-1 defeat to a typically elegant Spain side, a defeat that also served as a wake-up call for the French and an early turning point in their campaign, a Double Impact if you will. "We were down in the dumps after that match," Zouma continued. "They drove us crazy with the way they moved the ball, and we had to reassess where we were."
The centre-half missed his side's first two matches of the competition through injury, and since overcoming that Spanish defeat he has been a towering presence at the heart of the French defence ever since. His steel helped see them avoid Sudden Death against the host nation in the last 16, Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals and Ghana in the semi-finals. "It focused our minds: win and you go through, lose and you go home in disgrace," he said.
Shy and retiring
While Zouma's imposing build and combative style have caused plenty of problems for opposing attackers, and while he towers over most of his team-mates, the fact is he is the young pup of the France squad and still very much a teenager at heart.
Recalling his early days as a professional at the age of 16, he found it hard to suppress a smile: "I remember my first training session as clear as day. I was in the first-team dressing room and when I went to say hello to the players I called them all by their surnames: Mr Perrin, Mr Payet, Mr Sall, etc.
"I didn't speak at all and I was a bit scared too. One minute I was watching them on TV and the next minute there I was beside them. Sometimes I lie in bed and think about it all and how far I've got. It's unbelievable."
He had the same feeling when he pulled on his country's blue shirt for the first time. As fate would have it, that international debut came in the country where he is now readying himself for the biggest match of his fledgling career. "It was an U-16 match in Turkey, against Czech Republic. It was my first game for the national team and my first start," he said of what was an unforgettable and slightly embarrassing experience.
"I heard the Marseillaise and I have to say I didn't know it!" admitted the laughing centre-back. "I knew a few of the words and I pretended to sing along, moving my lips to the words. Everything went well though, and we won 3-1."
Should Kurt and his co-stars secure a similar result against the Uruguayans, his name is sure to appear in the credits of one of French football most exciting adventure stories.
France 2-1 Ghana (FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013)
France 4-0 Uzbekistan (FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey ...


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Ever After Is Still the Best Cinderella Story
Ash has a bachelor's in English Lit. She loves analyzing fiction and obsessing over books, film, and television.
As much as I love Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Ever After with Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott has been my favorite version of the classic tale for twenty years now.
It was a very romantic, very heartwarming, very amusing, very feminist movie, and I have been so charmed by it for the better part of my meager life, I continue to watch it over and over again. After watching it again recently, I realized I must've seen the film fifty times.
There are several reasons why this film is just so great, but to spare everyone the eventual headache of staring at a bright screen for prolonged periods of time, I will focus on the main character, Danielle de Barbarac.
Danielle (Drew Barrymore) is pretty awesome. No wonder Prince Henry falls in love with her! She is the "Cinderella" of our story, and she has a lot of great traits that make her a catch. Almost immediately, we learn that she is brave and clever.
We see how clever she is in the way that she manipulates her cruel and emotionally abusive stepmother (Angelica Huston) into thinking she lives to please her. During a scene early in the film, she puts on big innocent eyes and pretends that she gives a crap what the baroness thinks of her appearance, going so far as to say that she sometimes sits on her own, trying to "think of ways to please you, Stepmother."
The baroness buys the act because most narcissists are perfectly willing to believe that everyone worships and adores them -- and the baroness and her horrible daughter, Marguerite (Megan Dodds), are clearly narcissists.
When one of the servants is sold by the baroness to pay her taxes, Danielle is brave enough to pretend to be a noble in order to reclaim him. The punishment for doing this is pretty severe, (I mean, a woman who spends three days in the stocks is not going to spend them there unmolested) so it shows just how brave Danielle was in going to rescue a man who had taken part in raising her and was like family.
The man taking away the servant bellows in Danielle's face, telling her to move, and her cleverness is underscored again when the prince intercedes on her behalf. She recites Thomas Moore and is well-spoken enough (a side-effect of avid reading) that she can convincingly play a noble.
The prince is so smitten with her, he never notices that she's wearing a peasant's shoes.
Prince Henry, knocked on his ass.
Earlier in the film, the prince (Dougray Scott) while fleeing an arranged marriage, has his horse throw a shoe and steals the horse of Danielle's father instead (who had passed away about ten years before). Danielle beats the crap outta him with apples, leaving hilarious welts all over his face and knocking him clear off the horse.
It is a hilarious scene and probably one of the most memorable ones from the film.
One of the best things about Danielle is that she's not portrayed as some helpless damsel.
Being a "Strong Female Character" doesn't necessarily mean a woman who is badass or a great fighter or literally strong. People tend to take the phrase literally and think that making a female character supernaturally strong (coughBuffycough) is somehow "progressive."
A Strong Female Character is-- simply put -- a female character who is written well. She drives her own plot instead of being portrayed as a weak and helpless victim to the elements around her. She is not a plot device or an object to rescue or a thing to help the male characters along -- which, unfortunately, is so often the case.
A woman who stars in her own story should be driving her own story, and Danielle never fails to do that. When she sees the prince stealing her father's horse, she finds a way to kick his ass, and it's hilarious. She doesn't need to know Kung Fu or wield a sword. (Danielle can sword fight, but that's not what makes her a Strong Female Character.)
This is further demonstrated later when Danielle and the prince are cornered by bandits in the forest. Danielle is easily overpowered (I mean, there are, like, twelve of them) and when she demands her freedom, the leader of the bandits laughs and tells her that she is free to take anything she can carry.
This is a mockery of her as a woman. She has a weaker body than a man, so it's assumed she can't carry anything. In tight-lipped defiance, she picks up Prince Henry and carries him away.
The bandits are so amused that they laugh and call things even. Danielle and the prince then spend all night with the bandits, getting drunk and falling deeper in love as they play Rock, Paper, Scissors.
After spending time with Prince Henry, Danielle remembers what it's like to be treated like a person with kindness and respect, and now, she is taking no more shit from the baroness and Marguerite.
When Marguerite makes a comment about her deceased mother, she hauls off and punches her, throwing her clear over the bed.
This is a moment of character growth. Danielle has realized that she doesn't have to take crap from anyone, that she doesn't have to lie down and be emotionally abused in her own house.
Toward the end of the film, Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent has sold Danielle to Le Pieu (Richard O'Brien), a sleazy man who spent the better part of the film sexually harassing her.
Danielle has just been humiliated and rejected by the prince at the ball, who has a change of heart and comes to "rescue" her. But when he arrives, Danielle has already secured her own freedom, having threatened Le Pieu with a sword before walking out.
When a woman is staring in her own story, yes, she should be rescuing her own damn self. That's just an integral part of being the protagonist, as a protagonist is usually someone extraordinary enough to manage such a feat.
What makes the scene particularly touching is the fact that Danielle now has no where to go. She can't return home, she has no family, no one who can help her, and her heart has just been broken. She is essentially homeless and without hope when she walks out of Le Pieu's castle, only to come face-to-face with Prince Henry, who rescues her in a different manner, with his love.
And after everything Danielle endures, there is nothing so satisfying as seeing her at the end of the film, a beautiful princess, who the baroness and Marguerite must now publilcly bow to.
It never ceases to be gratifying when the two witches are sent off to do laundry for all of eternity, while Danielle gets to live it up in the castle.
The story tugged at our heartstrings, made us sympathize with Danielle, made us root for her, and at the end of it all, she gets to live happily ever after in a beautiful castle with a handsome man who adores her.
Doesn't get much better than that.
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Miebakagh Fiberesima
17 months ago from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NIGERIA.
Hello, Gray, this film you watch for 50 times and the story is interesting. If I by chance happen to see the film in the market on DVD, I'll by it to watch. Every woman should copy the way Danielle buy or get her friendom. In fact, she fought for it, right? Thank you.


Razor burn is a kind of burning sensation you get after shaving, and is caused by the irritating effects of having all your skins natural moisture harshly removed by a sharp edge, leaving it sensitive, dry, and inflamed.
Shaving is a very unnatural and high friction process that can produce adverse effects in your skin. Sometimes razor burn can be very uncomfortable, and can cause visible rashes and bumps along the face and neck, or any other place you shave regularly. Because it can be both ugly and painful, people have been using different methods to cure razor burn for centuries.
I have very thick facial hair, and shaving for me has always produced some really bad razor burn. When I first started shaving as a teenager, it was so bad it looked like horrible acne on some days.
My older brother eventually clued me in about the wonderful world of shaving side effects, and started me on the road to investigating ways to cure razor burn. To cure razor burn, he suggested using one of any number of products designed to do just that. And indeed, there are a number of aftershave lotions that are meant to cure razor burn.
Personally, I found these products to do little other than make me smell nice. Many of the products marketed as remedies for razor burn have alcohol in them, and sometimes make my face feel even drier and more inflamed than before. I've had much better luck using products that aren't designed to cure razor burn in order to cure razor burn.
My personal favorite way to cure razor burn is a lotion made by Vaseline, called Vaseline Intensive Care. It's not anything like their trademark petroleum jelly, and is marketed as a body lotion but I find that it works great as a way to remedy razor burn. If I later it on within ten minutes or so after shaving, I find I almost never experience razor burn symptoms.
Also, I've found that some aloe vera based gels or lotions can work great as a way to cure razor burn as well.
It helps to take care while you shave as well. Don't use force or apply much pressure when you make your strokes, just try remove the hair as lightly as possible. Some amount of razor burn is often unavoidable, so you'll probably want to have a way to cure razor burn handy regardless of how carefully you shave.
Since razor burn is essentially the same thing in both men and women, razor burn cures should work equally well for anyone. A product to cure razor burn specifically designed for men or women probably only differs in the kind of perfumes used in it.


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Riding his bicycle around his West Huntsville neighborhood one day, 13-year-old Damon Eubanks found a busted-up cassette tape on the ground.
He stopped to pick it up.
The cassette label read "METALLICA 'KILL 'EM ALL,'" which simultaneously startled and intrigued Eubanks.
He took it back to his family's home, spliced the tape back together and popped the cassette into his bedroom's little stereo.
He pushed "play," and the world changed.
"It was like, everything I listened to before was just garbage. This to me was just the heaviest rawest thing ever," Eubanks recalls some 32 years later.
Three years after his fateful cassette find Eubanks, by then a Butler High student, couldn't believe Metallica was coming to Huntsville's Von Braun Civic Center, on Feb. 8, 1989.
The band was touring in support of their latest album, progressive behemoth "…And Justice for All".
That night at the VBCC, massive mosh pits erupted shortly into opening number "Blackened." An arena-floor full of metalheads and punk kids transformed into violent whirlpools of denim, hair and acne.
"Security swooped in and started grabbing folks left and right and ran them outside," Eubanks says, "so unfortunately a lot of people didn't get to hang round for the whole show. You could tell the security was just overwhelmed by it. They'd never seen anything like that at a show there." Eubanks is now age 45 and proprietor of local craft-brew spot Wish You Were Beer. Back in '89, he snuck a thin rectangular Kodak Ektralite camera into the Metallica show, and the resulting images are little blurry but captured some devil's-horns-worthy moments. He recalls Metallica at the VBCC being "plenty loud," albeit not as loud as a 1988 AC/DC concert there that left his ears ringing.
Steve Case was at Metallica's first Alabama show and he'll be there for their return. Back in 1989, Case borrowed his mom's station-wagon to drive to Birmingham from Jacksonville, Ala. with three teenage friends. It was cold and raining that day. They braved the elements though, waiting outside the BJCC because this was a general-admission show. Soon as doors opened they darted to their desired spot: the first row of seats to the right, just off the floor but very close to the stage. Cerebral rockers Queensryche, performing songs from their "Operation: Mindcrime" album, were the support act. It was operatic Queensryche singer Geoff Tate's birthday, so there was a "Happy Birthday" singalong at some point during the opening set. After Queensryche finished and more waiting, house lights darkened again and Metallica's intro music, Ennio Morricone's haunting Spaghetti-Western instrumental "The Ecstasy of Gold," wafted over the P.A. After some atmospheric harmony guitars, "Blackened" erupted into pyro-accented clangor. "It was completely dark and then boom there was Metallica," Case says. Making for a devastating one-two punch, the band followed with doomy anthem "For Whom The Bell Tolls," which decades later became a college marching-band staple.
The stage set was gloriously over the top and featured a blindfolded faux-marble Lady Justice statue. Late in the set, during the helixing "…And Justice for All" title-track," Lady Liberty came crumbling down amid explosions. Lighting trusses swung back and forth over the stage. "It was just total chaos," Case says. "All a part of the show, but it was awesome because it was unexpected." It's the kind of production surprise difficult to pull off in the smartphone camera era, but helped make arena-concerts so special, pre-social media.
There weren't a whole lot of sixth-graders listening to Metallica in 1988, but Kendel Wood, attending Huntsville's Whitesburg Middle School, was one of them. Some skateboarders he met on a Florida vacation hipped him to the band. Wood later attended Metallica's 1989 BJCC show with a friend whose father drove them there and waited outside in the car. After doors opened, Wood made a mad dash to the very front. "Major mistake," he says. "Once the lights went down I got crushed and was literally like crying for my life, up against that railing. It was horrifying." Wood pleaded with a nearby security guard to pull him out of the crowd. The guard warned he'd have to throw him out of the arena. After he pulled Wood from the writhing black T-shirted throng the guard said, " Look man, get the hell out of here, I'm not going to throw you out," so he was still able to catch the rest of the show.
Besides complex songs and injured-veteran epic "One," the "…And Justice for All" album is known for its bass guitar being turned down to zilch. Wood says live though Jason Newsted, who'd taken over for legendary bassist Cliff Burton following Burton's 1986 death in a tour-bus crash, could be clearly heard in the mix.
A few weeks later for the Huntsville show, Wood and a friend were given backstage passes by an older female acquaintance who'd provided oral endearment to a Queensryche roadie. Following another fantastic Metallica show that night, Wood waited in a backstage queue mostly populated by big-haired groupies and "hoodlum" type dudes. Eventually the four members of Metallica appeared. Soon the band was "covered up in chicks" Wood recalls, "but they were cool enough to let guys like me come up. They were super nice. I was this little kid and these are my heroes." Wood got Metallica to autograph a piece of paper and a dollar bill, with guitarist Kirk Hammett adding devil-horns to the currency's George Washington portrait. Wood grew up to become a talented guitarist with such groups as touring surf-rockers Daikaiju. He recalls being impressed with Hetfield's rapid-fire down-strokes and Hammett's blues-metal solos. He still has his '89 Metallica photos, pass and autographed paper, but laments using the autographed dollar to help pay for some Chinese food about 15 years later.
When Metallica shifted to a streamlined sound on "The Black Album," for every longtime listener the band lost due to "selling out" they gained thousands more fans. Wood was one who tuned-out. He did a complete 180 from metal and got heavily into Grateful Dead hippie-music. But his attitude on Metallica's has become more nuanced over time and he's going to the Birmingham show. "Things always change when bands get that big and that good," Wood says. "That's just natural. I didn't get it back then, but I understand that now. Back then I was such a hater." At last count, "The Black Album" has sold more than 16 million copies in the U.S., while "...And Justice for All" moved another 8 million.
Huntsville's Kendel Wood and Metallica bassist Jason Newsted.
In January 1992, Birmingham guitarist Damon Johnson was a few months away from recording his Southern-rock band Brother Cane's debut album. He was playing weeknight gigs at a Valley Avenue club called Rockingham Palace, not far from Sammy's Gentleman's Club, with a cover band dubbed The Taco Brothers featuring a revolving door of local musicians, including soon-to-be Brother Cane members Roman Glick and Scott Collier. Skilled guitarist Jeff Mooneyham was another regular. The Taco Brothers covered songs by the likes of Aerosmith, Soundgarden, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Guns N' Roses. The Taco Brothers performed in Rockingham on a small stage to the right of the door, in the front room with a 100 or so capacity. There was a larger room in the back to accommodate touring acts and such. One night at the gig, Johnson had gone to get a drink at the bar. As he walked by a female friend who attended many Taco Brothers shows there she said, " Hey, I brought Lars Ulrich to hear you guys." Johnson didn't buy it at first. But there was Metallica drummer Ulrich seated at a nearby table. Johnson sauntered back to the stage and told his band they'd better be on their game. During a set break, Johnson's friend introduced him to Ulrich, in town for Metallica's "Wherever I May Roam" Birmingham tour stop and had the night off.
Like he did whenever a working musician was in the crowd, Johnson invited Ulrich to sit-in. In his instantly identifiable Danish-via-California accent, Ulrich declined. Johnson didn't skip a beat. He told Ulrich not to be chicken and to come up and jam. The moxie caught the Metallica star off-guard and he agreed to play. A noted Deep Purple enthusiast, Ulrich asked what Purple the band knew. They launched into "My Woman From Tokyo." After that, Johnson says, "we couldn't get him off stage. I think he played about probably 45 minutes' worth of covers with us. I remember we played 'Just Got Paid' by ZZ Top, we played two or three Bon Scott AC/DC songs like 'Shot Down in Flames' and 'Riff Raff.' Lars really got into it and he relaxed. Whatever songs I would call out, he would play them." Afterwards, Ulrich's shirt was sweaty, and he was smiling. During the set, they'd also covered Thin Lizzy song "Jailbreak." Later, Ulrich told Johnson Metallica now owned one of the big electric Thin Lizzy logo signs that Irish rock band used as a stage prop. A few decades later when Johnson joined Thin Lizzy, the group's longtime guitarist Scott Gorham told him Lizzy had two of those electric signs, one for European tours and one for the U.S. and Metallica had acquired the latter.
Months later while in Los Angeles for Brother Cane overdubs, Johnson went with producer/engineer Jim Mitchell to see Metallica and Guns N' Roses perform at the Rose Bowl. Mitchell had engineered GNR's "Use Your Illusion" LPs so he had access to a Rose Bowl afterparty held underneath a tent. Ulrich was there. He and Mitchell started talking and upon seeing Johnson, the drummer got one of those "know you from somewhere but can't remember where" looks in his eye. Johnson extended his hand and refreshed his memory, leading Ulrich to ask, "What in the hell are you doing here?"
On the night of the '92 Metallica VBCC concert, afterwards there were maybe 50 to 100 people waiting behind a fence out back. When the band existed the arena, all four musicians stopped to talk with fans, sign autographs. Everhart had her trusty Le Clic camera with her and took some snapshots. She got the band to autograph a piece of "girly" notebook paper she had in her purse. "I remember the band looking very tired, but they were friendly," Everhart says. "They weren't mean or standoffish."
Just a few years earlier Everhart had been really into glam-metal bands. But after the "Black Album" came out she took down her Poison posters and replaced them with Metallica posters. She watched the '92 VBCC show from near the front but to the side of the mosh pits, and recalls the gig being "phenomenal." She particularly enjoyed performances of dino-stomper "Sad But True" and ice-ballad "Fade to Black." Years later, her son discovered all her old cassette tapes and became a big Metallica fan too.
Underneath Metallica's "Black Album" tour stage was "basically a working city," says Rodney Blake, at the Huntsville gig to interview Ulrich for regional club/newsletter For Drummers Only. Beneath the aluminum grate staging, gaffers tape and black lights helped illuminate paths for the band's techs. Photographs of groupies decorated the subterranean realm.
The "Black Album" tour shows featured two drumkits. The show began with Ulrich on the primary kit, rising on a hydraulic platform from underneath the stage. Later in the set he would run over to the other kit to play some. At one point during the set, Hetfield took his place at one of the kits for a sort of "drum battle" with Ulrich. The singer proved a capable rhythmist.
Before the show, Blake interviewed Ulrich backstage. The drummer wanted to sit on the floor, so he could do his preshow stretching at the same time. Blake mainly asked him questions about the tour. More-technical questions were differed to Metallica's heavily tattooed drum tech, who let Blake play Ulrich's Tama kit but wouldn't permit photos of inside the dual kickdrums. (Possibly to guard the secret of Ulrich's kickdrum sound.) Things went well enough the band invited the For Drummers Only crew to their Birmingham concert a week later, just to hang and take in the show. "Lars was really open and liked what we were trying to do, give our small drum-club information about his work and his equipment," Blake recalls. "I was a fan and after that appreciated them more. I'm still a fan."
Shaun Glasgow has seen 15 or so Metallica concerts, the first being the Birmingham "…And Justice for All" set. Around 1985 he'd borrowed a Grissom High classmate's "Master of Puppets" cassette, but the band didn't click for him until a year later when a musician friend persuaded him to give them another listen. "They've been my favorite band ever since," Glasgow says. " I love the grooves, the riffs, guitar solos, everything about it. They've made consistently good powerful metal." He also attended the '92 Huntsville show, even catching a guitar pick in midair Hetfield had thrown into the crowd post-show before leaving the stage.
From the late-70s to early-90s, the biggest bands' tours didn't just hit the biggest markets, they frequently played tertiary cities too.