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Create engaging experiences for members and potential members using games, activities, freebies, and special events to promote Campus Recreation programs and services. May train/mentor other marketing students.
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Position may require loading and unloading of displays, booths, supplies, banners, etc. used in experiential marketing and tabling. May work inside or outside for events, programs, photo shoots, videography and other activities as assigned by supervisor.
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Featuring paintings and works on paper by Elizabeth Enders ranging in date from the early 1970s to the present, this exhibition focuses on the artist's ongoing interest in language and mark making in objects that are both referential and abstract. The works in the show, including a core group from the Addison's permanent collection, reveal the artist's expressive integration of the verbal and visual, in large paintings that fuse gesture and ciphers into abstracted landscapes of meaning and smaller collages and drawings, often in series, that engage calligraphic signs and marks to propose a provocative language of the imagination.
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LP0210. ST. LOUIS WOMAN, Original 1967 Cast, w.Pearl Bailey, Harold Nicholas, Ruby Hill, June Hawkins, Robert Pope. Capitol rainbow label Duophonic DW-2742. Pristine copy has very nearly reinforced spine.
"ST. LOUIS WOMAN is a musical by Harold Arlen (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics). The musical opened at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York on March 30, 1946 and ran for 113 performances. The original cast included Robert Pope (Badfoot), Harold Nicholas (Little Augie), Fayard Nicholas (Barney), June Hawkins (Lilli), Pearl Bailey (Butterfly), Ruby Hill (Della Green), Rex Ingram (Biglow Brown), and Milton J. Williams (Mississippi). It is based upon the novel God Sends Sunday by African-American writer Arna Bontemps.
Although Arlen and Mercer created what some consider to be their best score, the musical suffered from many misfortunes during production. First, the book suffered several serious problems. The show was not really a comedy and did not lend itself to standard Broadway musical treatment of its themes. Throughout the drama, any happiness the characters attain is offset by the deepest feeling of gloom. The correct balance for a musical comedy was never achieved, and a book that could have become an opera was treated neither humorously nor dramatically. These problems were compounded by the fact that Cullen died before rehearsals even began, and Ayers and Rouben Mamoulian, who came in after to work on the show's narrative, could not fix the show's sprawling plot. Second, the N.A.A.C.P. criticised the musical for 'offering roles that detract from the dignity of our race'. Lena Horne agreed with this assessment and refused to star in the show saying she had no intention of portraying 'a flashy lady of easy virtue'. When the show eventually opened there were several protests by African-Americans outside the theatre, which negatively affected sales. Finally, the show suffered several staffing problems. The choreographer was replaced midway through production and the show's leading lady, Ruby Hill, was replaced after its pre-Broadway tryout in Boston. Hill returned to the show after only three performances in New York at the insistence of the show's cast, in particular Pearl Bailey. The show opened at the Martin Beck Theater on March 30, 1946, and lasted for 113 performances.
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It is with extreme happiness that I can tell you I finally did it = got my tookus back to the gym!
I got my new medication after my rhumetologist stepped in . It arrived on Friday and I started the injections that night.
I am still nauseaous, but it is not as much as it was before. I am hopeful that after a few weeks, it will decrease significantly . The best part is that my doctor okay me getting back to the gym as long as I " listen to my body ". So, I contacted my coach Jane at Crossroads Strength and Conditioning to see if it would be okay if I came back with my issues. And she said of course! Definitly knew that I was going to basically do everything modified but I had to get moving. ANYTHING is better than nothing, right?!
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And oh yeah, decided to jump on the Gluten Free train. Let me explain : I had read multiple articles regarding Gluten and inflammation , so I figure, what the heck, I'll give it a shot. So far I am on day 3. Honestly, this is 2 days better than I thought I was going to do. I'm not sure how long that I can keep it going, but if it helps, I am going to give it a whirl.
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This was complete baby steps. And this will be for quite some time, I am sure. This time around , I need to do the baby steps. I used to get really frustrated when I thought of how far I had come or how much I could lift or do, but this time, I can't be like that . It's wasted energy. I am just going to roll with it and see how it goes.
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PHILOSOPHY | Murshid Hidayat Inayat-Khan
Murshid Hidayat Talks About Nothing.
Sufism is neither a religion nor a cult nor a sect, nor is it only from the East nor from the West. Sufism, which means wisdom, has always been and shall always be an open door to Truth, with sympathy towards all beliefs, while at the same time avoiding speculation upon abstract concepts. Sufism believes in the Divine origin of every form of worship in which the unity of religious ideals is respected...
Sufism is not a religion; it is an attitude, a path. It is the path of love for mankind. It is not a speculative adventure; there is no searching after phenomena. Sufism does not mean being any better than anybody else. Sufism means to be a human being, so that others might perhaps benefit from the experience...
The Sufi emblem is a flying heart, symbolically representing the great power of love as it reaches upwards, carried upon wings of "Spiritual Liberty" into the spheres of Divine Consciousness. In this symbol, the five-pointed star represents the light of the Spirit of Guidance, illuminating the way all along the journey toward inner awakening. The crescent moon represents the receptive and expressive qualities of the heart set free when the limited self is no more the spectator.
The religion of our time is destined to be the religion of the heart, for the heart is the temple of God, wherein, when wisdom prevails, love, harmony and beauty together constitute the living altar...
What is really experienced in worship? =... Is it not, perhaps, the call of the heart? The spiritual path is a process of tuning the heart to an inner pitch, which is only heard when the doors of the heart are open, and the absence of the self miraculously reveals the silent tone within. This process can be traced in all religious teachings, and in this process lies the whole secret of happiness and inner peace.
What is the heart? Is it not the temple of God? And if so, could we really venture to invite the Divine Presence into that temple if impurities such as the 'I am' concept are there, along with all our doubts and fears and wants?
But what does this all really mean?
It means that as beloved ones of God, we are expected to remind ourselves of the noble responsibilities which are ours. It is then that one might eventually discovers that God-consciousness, which one had been frantically pursuing, is in fact already there. But so long as this consciousness is not an expression of the heart, then whatever be the external appearance of spirituality, piety or morality, this all remains void of Godliness.
If God-consciousness could be explained at all, it is certainly an unconditional reality of love, human and Divine; and it is with the great power of this profound realization that all brothers and sisters of all convictions humbly unite in Love, Harmony and Beauty.
Spiritual Liberty
Unity of Religious and Spiritual Ideals is shining in the world today, at various levels, in social, cultural and scientific activities, although extremely negative things are happening. These Ideals, which were originally destined to offer a helping hand toward the realization of Truth, tend regrettably to be confined within rigid forms and are clad in ancestral garbs by those who assume reaching the goal by means of false pretence. Nevertheless, the more we attach our attention to creative achievements, the more we shall discover traces of the silent working of the Message in our Time, and it is a sacred duty to participate in spreading great ideals, keeping the standards high, at different levels of responsibilities.
Ancient Sufi Esoteric schools, which can be traced as far back as the time of Abraham and even earlier, blossomed all down the ages. In Arabia they were known for their esoteric teachings. In Ancient Persia, literature, poetry and music were their sources of inspiration. In India, the esoteric Schools were mostly dedicated to meditation. However, the term Sufi, which means wisdom, does not refer to a new religion, nor to a cult, nor to a doctrine, nor to a dogmatic institution. Sufism is the religion of the heart, and it has always been related to wisdom, ever since wisdom was wisdom.
Wisdom also refers to making every effort to raise human understanding to a level of spiritual awakening, which is the outcome of the purification of the mind from the limitation of traditional barriers, as well as from one's own pre-conceived ideas. Wisdom cannot be the property of a chosen transmission, nor can it be defined because of its universal nature. Therefore it is wise to avoid making a display of speculative concepts, only using the language of the heart when communicating with others, with compassion for the misunderstandings that divide the earnest followers of religious traditions all down the ages, perpetuating thereby the spectre of fanaticism, even in this age, where science has successfully catapulted factual knowledge as far as the surface of the moon.
As we march courageously onwards through the darkness of human ignorance, holding steadfastly the banner of Unity of Religious Ideals, we may discover that Truth could be interpreted as being an invitation to become living examples of an Altar of all religious beliefs, communicating with each other in accordance with each other's understanding.
There is only one Truth: the nobility of the heart, when the "I" consciousness is transcended, awakened to the divine heritage seen in modesty, kindness, graciousness, and humility. This is the path of the wise who recognize that all that, which they know, is in reality just a spark of eternity. The self, constantly identifies itself with its limited mental and physical status without realizing that the all-pervading immanence of life is that indescribable power, which is constantly manifesting behind all impulses.
Spirituality does not correspond to physical strength or to psychological definitions, but it does reveal itself as self-respect, as well as respect for others. A spiritual person has a natural inclination for moral integrity and self-discipline, resisting temptations that could offer a negative example to others. Spirituality is characteristic of a feeling heart, which is constantly pouring out inner emotions, which have an uplifting influence upon those who are responsive to the magnetism of their personality.
As we know from fairy tales, there is a magic formula, which can be used to turn base metal into gold. This mystical illustration symbolizes so beautifully the principles followed in the inner school of the Sufis, where serious work is done in transforming the grossness of one's ego into a humble attitude, with respect for the privilege of one's divine heritage, radiating love upon all who come one's way. That divine heritage is discovered along a very thorny path called the "Art of Personality". The journey on this path requires constant efforts made to forge one's character into a true example of Love, Harmony and Beauty. One can be a bringer of happiness when overlooking that which is disturbing, when others are not in agreement with one's own thinking, and by working on one's own shortcomings rather than judging others.
Even in a fall there is a hidden stepping-stone, by which one might rise above one's shortcomings, helping indirectly the tuning of one's ego to a higher pitch, discovering thereby, sparks of hidden guidance. There is no experience in life, which is really worthless, and not one moment is really wasted, providing one is wise enough to carefully assemble the elements of past memories, seeing guidance in these precious stepping stones, which can be available for the accomplishment of one's life purpose. Any role that one performs in the play of life, soon becomes intoxicating, and under that spell one cherishes the illusions of the game, as opposed to unlimited Truth. The Soul is, however, the true spectator of all events, reflected as images upon a mirror, without causing any permanent alteration to the screen, leaving the surface of the mirror immaculately pure.
Every effort made toward the fulfillment of one's life's purpose, whether material or spiritual, brings one, step by step, to the ultimate goal. This process could be seen as a humble contribution to the fulfillment of the Divine goal, since the entire creation is in a constant state of formation according to a central theme.
The purpose of life is not only to rise to the greatest heights, but to also dive deeply into the deepest depths, whereby the Self is lost, but finds itself again as a result to the widening of the consciousness, just as the seed finds the fulfillment of its purpose, reaching deep into the earth as a root, and simultaneously rising above the surface, as a plant spreading out in full blossom under the rays of the sun.
Spiritual ideals cannot be the property of one particular transmission because of their universal nature. Spirituality is a call for the human rights of thought and feeling on the spiritual path. This call has been sounding ever since eternity but has not always been understood, which explains why various terminologies generally misinterpret the real meaning of that call. Besides this, what brings still more confusion regarding spirituality is that there is an endless number of self-proclaimed mystics, occultists, spiritualists, fortune-tellers and para-psychologists, whose missions seem to content those who are chasing after miracles.
Hazrat Inayat Khan has given us to understand that in reality everyone is spiritual, because life itself is spirit, and spirit is life-power, motivating the materialized garb of the self. Along life's path, one tends to distance oneself from inborn spirituality, identifying oneself with one's limited mental and physical status, without realizing that the all-pervading immanence of life is that indescribable power constantly manifesting behind all impulses.
Spirituality can neither be taught nor learned; it can only be discovered by way of the heart, but not through the word, which is limited to each one's individual understanding; therefore spirituality really means rebirth, in the sense that one begins to discover that it has always been one's birthright. Spirituality cannot be defined in words, in doctrines, in theories or in philosophical statements, but it could best be described as the perfume of true knowledge, although it has been illustrated in all ages in many folkloric fairy-tales, which give spirituality the appearance of being related to strange powers and miracles. Besides this, spirituality cannot be pinned down as the possession of a particular sect or cult, or as belonging to any religious belief.
When turning the pages of numerous literary illustrations, one invariably discovers a common denominator in all such tales, describing spirituality in terms of such attributes as "love, lover and beloved." If spirituality could be confined within a teaching, it could be understood as a challenge to express "love, human and divine" in every circumstance, be it material, social, religious or human.
The mystic strives constantly to offer an example, so that others might be inspired to discover that love really means rising in love and not falling in love; whereas devotion means the fall of the false concept of self, followed by the rising of the consciousness of the true self. Regrettably, one always assumes that spirituality is something that can be obtained, and we do not know how. We are sometimes intrigued by a person who is considered to be spiritual because of appearance or for some other reason, but spirituality mostly remains just a dream.
The light of the glowing sun cannot be limited to just one ray. It shines in an infinite number of rays. In the same way, the light of the inner conscience is not reserved only for the so-called spiritual people; it also shines in the hearts of everyone, good or bad, but at different levels of intensity, dependent upon the transparency of the ego. But again, if one cannot get rid of the ego, why not train it appropriately so that it can be used for beneficial purposes? If we did not have an ego, we would not be able to accomplish anything, either good or bad.
The ego is like an engine with tremendously powerful energy, which can only be useful if it is kept under control, for material as well as for spiritual experiences. The most powerful locomotive engine is helpless if there are no rails to roll on, and what is the good of rails without an engine to roll on them?
There is a well-known theatre play that asks, "To be or not to be?" and in fact, we all know that striving in this difficult life requires either to be or not to be. Therefore, we tend to assume that this method also applies in obtaining spirituality, but spirituality does not have any meaning, unless one discovers that to be spiritual means exactly the reverse of wanting to be something, or pretending to be something. Before making the first humble step on the path of spirituality, the idea is to realize that spirituality means losing the desire to be something and thereby unconsciously identifying one's self with the divine presence.
We have all heard about heaven, and we imagine that to become spiritual means becoming higher and higher, but have we ever stopped to discover that everything that we might have wanted to obtain from up there, is already right here in our own hearts? There are numerous methods. There are numerous types of yoga, there are numerous religions, there are thousands of spiritual schools, but unless we try to hold the ego under control, we are wasting our time, and we are only facing disillusion, and disillusion in spirituality is much worse than disillusion in worldly affairs.
Truth is only Truth when one is not pretending to oneself or others about one's supposed wisdom. Truth can only be Truth if it is expressed as a silent example of an awakening to the solution of the everlasting riddle: who, what, why, which, when, whence and whither.
As one proceeds onward through the darkness of human ignorance, steadfastly displaying the torch of spiritual liberty, one may perhaps discover that Truth could be interpreted as an invitation to become living examples of love, harmony and beauty, and, as living altars of all religious beliefs, to communicate to each in each one's language while holding fast to the only secret there is in spirituality, inner peace and happiness.
Mind World
Mind World
The mind could be seen as a sophisticated computer where numberless programs can be installed. These can be downloaded at will, or they might flash unwillingly at anytime. The processing of these programs could be called mental activity. Among the various thought - programs, some can be understood as being logical, whereas others require a deeper insight, because they proceed in attunement with the feeling heart.
Reasoning, which requires a touch of wisdom as well as the correct knowledge of facts, could be explained as being an evaluating process in view of decisions to be make or actions to be taken. Reasoning does also require the abilities of concentration and co-ordinate thinking.
Concentration could be understood as being a process where the thought is held under control, fixing it upon a chosen object, color or sound, or an association of these. This specific discipline also requires the ability to de-concentrate, in order to secure the mind from undesirable thoughts.
Imagination, which is the secret of creative accomplishments can be developed with the help of visualizing sceneries, where shapes, colors, sounds and movements are inwardly seen in a waken state as opposed to dreams.
Observation is the process of receiving impressions through the five senses, which are the windows through which the consciousness is fully aware of all experiences, and is therefore the door - opener to knowledge of things and happenings. Observation is obviously at the origin of all decision made and actions taken.
Memory is the storehouse, where past impressions are preserved along various periods of time, depending upon the intensity of the experience. Long years of impressions can suddenly re-appear on the screen of the mind for no logical reason, resulting from indirect associations with circumstance.
Meditation cannot be called thought conditioning, but rather a sublimated state of mind, where both the mind and the feeling heart are enlightened by all-pervading consciousness.
Dogmatic regulations highlight one's own ego, as well as the ego of those in all Cultures where freethinking is dominated by tradition; whereas on the path of Spiritual Liberty, one is not fooled by the ego of others.
The ego could be compared to a snake with two heads. One head is senselessly in conflict with its own inferiority complexes such as self-pretence, self-pity and pre-conceived ideas, which only lead to disillusion. The other head of the snake is obsessed recklessly by an urge to dominate and to possess, void of any consideration. The bites of the double-headed snake are the pain done to oneself as well as to others.
Paradoxically, the personified ego is motivated by the life energy within, revealed as awareness, at the level of self-discipline, known as the Art of Personality, experienced in Mysticism, Philosophy and Psychology, which are like door openers to a space where the self is no more seen as one's own, although, one is entrusted by birth with the duty to find for oneself a compromise between destiny and freewill.
In Mysticism, one is inspired when sublimating the ego to the level of inner consciousness of the Divine Guidance secretly leading one onwards.
In Philosophy, one learns various ways of developing self-discipline, restricting the ego within the limits of correct behaviour.
In Psychology, one analyses the various facets of the ego before finally discovering them in one's own character.
When rising above the limitations of the ego, one realizes that one is only the disguise of the all pervading reality, of which one is at the same time the motive, the energy and the fulfillment.
Power of Practice
The Power of Concentration, Contemplation and Meditation
By tradition, Buddhists are accustomed to sitting in concentration at the feet of an image of the Buddha, although according to their belief nothing really does exist which cannot be reasonably understood. There seems to be no logical explanation for this custom, which obviously appears to contradict the principle of rejecting all interpretations of abstract concepts, nevertheless, this paradox does certainly reveal a deep mystical teaching. In fact, while sitting in attunement with the Buddha-image, the devotees feel profoundly inspired by that very atmosphere of inner Peace received through the impressions of an enlightened Buddha, impressions which become reality for those whose deep concentration merges with the idea of enlightenment.
Love, Human and Divine, can obviously be experienced at a level where the thinking mind and the feeling heart are harmoniously attuned within the consciousness, leaving no space for self-identification. This could be understood as a meditative condition, where the mind-world and the feeling heart merge at the level of a sublimate consciousness.
The mind could be seen as a sophisticated computer, where numberless programs are installed. These can either be downloaded at will, or they might flash by, unwillingly, at any time. The processing of these programs is what could be understood as Mental activity. Among the various thought-programs available, some can be understood from a logical point of view, whereas others require a deeper insight into the thinking world, because these proceed in attunement with the feeling heart.
Imagination, which is the secret of creative accomplishments, can be developed by visualizing imaginary sceneries with closed eyes. One can either visualize oneself within those sceneries, or they can be seen at various distances. Details such as colors, sounds and moving objects visualized within the scenery can be largely diversified, thereby intensifying the creative nature of this process.
Memory is like a storehouse, where past impressions are preserved along various periods of time, according to the intensity of the experience registered at the time. When grabbing impressions out of the storehouse of the memory they suddenly re-appear in the mind.
Past impressions can also spontaneously flash back at any time, without having been consciously called upon. Furthermore, long forgotten impressions - since many years - can also suddenly re-appear on the screen of the mind for no logical reason, other than resulting indirectly from an automatic association with similar circumstances.
Observation is the process of receiving impressions through the five senses, which are like windows through which the consciousness is fully aware of all experiences. Consequently, observation is the door-opener to all worldly knowledge and happenings, resulting in decisions and actions taken following concentrated and coordinated reasoning. Reasoning, which requires wisdom as well as the knowledge of facts, could be explained as being a co-ordination process regarding decisions or actions to be taken, there where the mind is confronted with the need of simultaneously evaluating multiple facts.
When following a project, one develops more and more willpower, with which one is able to maintain the realization of that project. While concentrating one is not conscious of the power of will involved, but sooner or later, whatever one concentrates upon becomes an intoxication unless one is prepared to liberate oneself from the domination of the project in mind.
When following an idea, one may be fascinated by it, but when giving it up for a better cause, the willpower is thereby strengthened, which is the fruit of conviction guided by wisdom. This is what could be understood by the term contemplation. While contemplating an idea without the guidance of wisdom one might become intoxicated with the chosen concept, which could then degenerate into a fixed idea or a preconception.
In other words, whatever one contemplates, sooner or later produces a significant effect with either positive or negative consequences; one can either become elevated, or if one is not prepared to liberate oneself from self-illusion, one can become intoxicated.
An impression is the shadow of external circumstances received through the five senses and traced automatically upon the screen of the mind, whereas willpower is the energy which motivates the thought, enabling thereby a coordination of colors, shapes and lines, creating thereby an intelligible image. The power of sensorial impressions made upon the mind can be so great that it conditions one's thoughts and feelings. In this way, the impressions of an idealized image of worship are reproduced upon one's own mind-frame inasmuch as one's thoughts are directed toward the subject of concentration.
Everything that is perceived through the five senses is stored and scattered deep down in the memory when not actively called upon. However, when wanted, all the pieces are again assembled, automatically, reconstructing thereby the original image. This differs from the dream, where the light of intelligence is in a standby condition and the power of the will is slumbering. In this condition, the regrouping of the many thought-pieces lacks complete coordination, which explains the complete lack of logic in dreams or the unreality of dream images.
Then again, the apparent difference between dream and imagination is that during sleep the slumbering thought is called a 'dream', whereas in a wakened state the concentrated or contemplative thought is called 'imagination'.
Concentration or contemplation both have the quality of fixing the impressions received, securing their retention as thought patterns, which obviously explains why memory is so dependent upon the correct observation of an image, as it also is dependent upon willpower with regard to the motivation of thought. Besides the impressions received through the five senses, there are also much finer ones which vibrate within the feeling heart and, like a magnet, which can hold pieces of metal by the power of attraction, in the same way, thoughts may be steadily fixed in the concentrated mind by the magnetic power of the feeling heart.
Concentration or Contemplation may create or have positive or negative results either intentionally or unintentionally according to whether the concentration is willingly directed, or whether one is obsessed by one's own thinking. Therefore, if one is not able to delete unwanted thoughts, there is some danger or risk in becoming a slave to the power of concentration. For this reason, holding and erasing, which are both the two great applications of concentration, should obviously be developed simultaneously.
The holding of a thought is constructive insofar as it helps to bring about inner strength and steadiness of mind, whereas the other power, the ability to delete unwanted entangled thoughts, which could be called de-concentration, helps to free the mind of negative thoughts, worries and fears. Besides inspiring images, the most uplifting subject of contemplation may be found in the personalities of spiritual souls whom one idealizes and whose examples indirectly offer either creative or spiritual guidance. But whatever be the chosen ideal, it is mainly the intensity of one's devotion that shall affect the beauty of the guidance or of the achievement.
Concentration could also be understood as being a process where the thought is held under control when fixing it upon a chosen shape, color, sound or an association of these, such as a symbol or a scenery. This specific discipline also requires the ability of de-concentrating, in order to secure the power of freeing the mind from undesirable thoughts.
The object of concentration inspires inasmuch as the heart is open to its message, but however great that message might be, it still has no impact on the heart of the person whose feeling for devotion has not been awakened. The effect of a feeling heart can certainly be observed in the lives of great men and women whose deeds and creative accomplishments have been profoundly inspired through the admiration and devotion that they themselves have had for the precious examples, the various impressions of which were at the origin of their motivations.
From a mystical point of view, the deeper the concentration, the deeper the power of the mind; but when the mind is attuned to the Divine Power, that Power reveals itself as being, in fact, the very same power which the seeker of Truth initially thought to be his own power of thought.
When opening one's heart and finding one's self face to face with the Divine Presence, at that very moment of self-redemption one realizes that what one thought to be oneself was only an illusion, yet paradoxically, individual consciousness is at the same time Divine Consciousness, like the drop of sea water which is just a drop, and yet it is at the same time the sea itself in an individualized form or entity.
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Video: Clippers' Blake Griffin dunks on Spurs' Aron Baynes three times
Spurs center Aron Baynes will have nightmares after Blake Griffin's Game 1 dunk parade on Sunday night.
The Clippers' All-Star forward dunked over, through and past Baynes as L.A. cruised to a 107-92 home win over San Antonio.
With a little more than six minutes remaining in the third quarter, Griffin kicked things off by beating Baynes off the dribble going left on the right wing. Once he gained the step, Griffin easily turned the corner and coasted in for a two-handed slam between Baynes and a helping Tim Duncan. He was just getting started.
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Roughly two minutes later, Griffin received a zip pass from Chris Paul near the left block and threw down a tomahawk one-handed dunk right over the top of Baynes, a 6'10" center in his third season.
[daily_cut.NBA]Finally, with just one minute remaining in the period, Griffin completed his flourish with a reverse, 360 spin dribble and another huge one-handed flush over the top of a helping Baynes. There was nothing that could be done about any of them.
The slams highlighted a thorough, complete Clippers win. Griffin finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocks in an energetic performance. Paul added a game-high 32 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
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Kawhi Leonard paced the Spurs with a team-high 18 points, six rebounds and three assists. Tim Duncan added 11 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.
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January 16, 2020 – January 16, 2020
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Dear Members,
The January Luncheon will be held on Thursday, January 16th at Noon at Flair of Country Banquet Hall, located in the Cambria County Airport. You must register for luncheon by Tuesday evening, 5pm (January 14th). We must give a head count for lunch by Wednesday morning. The price is $12.00 and can be paid at the door by cash or check (no shows will be invoiced). If there are any problems or questions about registering, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
This month we will be voting on officers. Open positions are Secretary and President. We are also welcoming a guest speaker, Derek Partsch the Director of Group Sales for the Johnstown Tomahawks.
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Gift Certificates
Gift Certicates are a great way to give more children the opportunity to experience hands-on learning in during play. Thank you for supporting the Children's Hands-On Museum of Northwest Illinois. It is through the support of members and donors that this is made possible.
Annual Member Rates
$80: Good for 2 adults and all children under the age of 18 in the same household. Free admission for one year.
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After being audited the 17th of July by the HCS company (Halal Certification Swiss), Crodarom, the botanical expert of Croda company, has renewed its certification and the complete manufacturing site located in South of France is now HALAL certified. With its entire certified manufacturing site, all the Crodarom portfolio is HALAL and all the future developments and customer's requests will be automatically certified. This allows to increase its responsiveness for new HALAL customer's development to meet the growing market demand.
Croda is currently undergoing a wider halal certification process of its products around the globe, and has published a new guide listing all the certified ingredients in the group.


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I gave the newly launched People Express nine months before it would fold.
I was a little optimistic in my predictions. The airline suspended flights on September 26. This is not even three months since launch. They promised to return October 16 (which is next week). Yesterday the airline announced it would be now be some time in November before flights resume. Their website is not accepting any bookings.
The airline is promising refunds for all flights. Refunds which will take five to seven business days. Small comfort to anyone who is booked to fly in the next few weeks who has to make new expensive arrangements. Jetblue have offered to assist with alternative arrangements for affected passengers.
Using the name of the popular (but financially unsuccessful) 80's airline, they had begun flying on June 30, from Newport News in Virginia with airline code V2 to Newark, NJ. West Palm Beach, Fla.; Pittsburgh, PA and Boston, MA.
People Express say they are aware of the damage to their brand saying "We know we disappointed our loyal customers and our community. But we have been working hard to regroup. And the feedback we've received has been helpful in our efforts to get it right." They state that they had carried 55,000 passengers on 517 flights. They have released an "inspirational" promotional video promising to "never give up". I think it may be too late.
The cause of the suspension was reported to have had its genesis on September 19, when one of its two 737s was damaged by a vendor's truck at its Newport News hub. This left the carrier with just one 737. People Express has been leasing both of its planes plus pilots and crew from Vision Airlines. Vision had an earlier incident where they had no pilots for a whole day. These have all impacted on "their ability to provide consistently outstanding schedule integrity."
The problems on further investigation seem deeper.
Vision has attempted to expand before. In 2010, they attempted to fly to 20 destinations from a Florida base. The plan failed and the carrier was charged with grand theft for non payment of passenger fees it had collected. They also were sued for underpaying pilots flying into Middle Eastern war zones on US Government charter flights.
Vision Airlines was reportedly more than $30 million in the red when they started flying from Newport News for People Express. The service was able to start because of an advance of $650 000 to subsidise daily service from Newport News to Boston and Newark, New Jersey provided by The Peninsula Airport Commission. The Commission reportedly didn't know the amount of Vision's debt.
People Express and Vision Airlines have "been put on notice" that they need to pay back a percentage of the grant, if service is not restored soon. PEOPLExpress have been searching for another carrier to replace Vision Airlines – ideally one with three planes and yesterday said: "We currently have a tentative agreement with an additional aircraft provider, which will enable us to enhance our platform, including the addition of a third aircraft as a spare. This will alleviate the service issues we have experienced."
Concerning though, is that there seems to be some confusion over who is actually the People Express chief executive officer.
All of this suggests to me that People Express will be hard pressed to start again. There are many similarities between People Express and the start up Air Australia which flew for just two months. Their demise makes it easy to predict the future for People Express: I cannot see them making it through the US winter. Airlines need more than a vision, hope and a prayer. Capital, sufficient planes, consistent service and a good reputation which People Express seemed to have burnt through. I feel sad for them but this is business.
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"A Girl and Her Bike"
What You Need To Know:
WADJDA is a movie from Saudi Arabia about a spirited 10-year-old girl who runs up against Muslim prejudice when she wants a bicycle. No nonsense, opinionated and determined Wadjda questions the boundaries of her culture's beliefs. She struggles to obey the rules and stay true to her individuality as she sets her hopes on a brand new bike. She sees an opportunity when a Koran recitation contest at her school offers a cash prize. Meanwhile, Wadjda's mother is preoccupied with convincing her husband not to take a second wife because she can't have any more children.
WADJDA is a unique independent movie that gives viewers a chance to see inside a real Muslim community overseas. Though the story starts off rather slow, there are moments where you find yourself smiling and laughing. Also, the ending is sweet, satisfying, and even inspirational. The movie clearly shows, however, how Islam oppresses women. There's only brief foul language and hardly any violence, but WADJDA may be confusing for those who don't yet understand the dangers of the Muslim culture. So, extreme caution is warranted.
(B, FRFRFR, Ro, PC, Ho, L, V, S, D, M) Light moral worldview in drama about a young Muslim girl wanting to buy a bicycle bike, set in a Muslim town in Saudi Arabia, movie criticizes the strict rules oppressing women in many Muslim towns like it in Saudi Arabia and throughout the Muslim world, but without questioning the essence of Islam and containing recitations of the Koran during a school competition, including Muslim man takes another wife because his first wife cannot have any more children after having a difficult birth with their daughter, plus some Romantic, secular elements of rebellion, including rebellion against religious morality and young girl sometimes talks back to elders and light politically correct homosexual reference when strict Muslim school principal falsely accuses two female teenagers of touching one another inappropriately; two "d" obscenities and two light profanities such as "God forbid"; limited violence shown in a shooting videogame, and girl falls down after boy rides near her on his bike; no sex scenes, but there is a scene where the main character, a young female, encounters man who casually utters a sexual innuendo; no nudity; no alcohol; smoking in a couple scenes; and, disobedient behavior, gossip, lying, hypocrisy, and Muslim boy mentions that dying for God in a suicide bombing for the Muslim god makes death hurt less and instead feel like "pinpricks."
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WADJDA, directed by Saudi Arabia's first female movie director, Haiffa Al Monsour, is about a spirited 10-year-old girl who runs up against Muslim prejudice when she decides she wants a bicycle. Both revelatory and inspiring, it's a unique movie from Saudi Arabia that captures the mind of a hopeful, feisty child. It also gives moviegoers an inside look at the daily life of women in a traditional Muslim community.
The title character is a fun loving, slightly rebellious 10-year-old who's always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with doing. After a fight with her friend, Abdullah, Wadjda sees a green bicycle for sale. She wants the bicycle so she can challenge Abdullah to a race. Her mother won't allow it, however, fearing the repercussions from the Muslim society, which forbids girls from riding bicycles. So, Wadjda decides to raise the money herself.
Wadjda isn't particularly religious, but she decides to join her school's Koran club, which is giving a cash prize for the winner of a Koran recitation contest. The school's strict principal is impressed by Wajdja's newfound dedication, but she doesn't know about her ulterior motive. Meanwhile, Wadjda's mother is preoccupied with convincing her husband not to take a second wife because she can't have any more children.
In a world where adults always say no, Wadjda's feisty attitude and determination inspires viewers to take her side and pursue her dream to own and ride her very own bike. Other issues transpire as the story unfolds. Rebellious girls struggle to indulge in forbidden pop culture normalcies like painting their nails without getting caught. Also, the success of a marriage is threatened because a son was never conceived, and girls are married off early to prevent mischief. These troubles make Wadjda's desire to own a bike seem small and insignificant, and perhaps it would be, if Wadjda's character weren't also connected in some way to all these situations.
One thing's for certain. Waad Mohammed who plays Wadjda makes the movie fun to watch with her old soul, outgoing personality, and hustling behavior to earn money for a bike. Her individuality brings the optimism and lightheartedness to this realistic tale that would otherwise be dismal and rather sad.
WADJDA, shot in Saudi Arabia, starts off rather slow, but there isn't a scene that doesn't look and feel real. The cinematography is distinctive enough to convey to the viewer that Wadjda's community is a real place, but also that it could exist anywhere. The costume design was also inspiring, conveying the importance of remaining covered, but also the elegance of being a female.
WADJDA is a story of finding the balance between keeping customs and embracing modernity, all the while maintaining one's free will and individuality without abandoning duty and responsibility. In this story, the bike is more than Wadjda's greatest desire, but a symbol of friendship and success, a tool to freely express herself, and the opportunity to make things right.
Having told a relatively happy tale, Haiffa Al Monsour, both writer and director, does a good job of keeping the movie family oriented. There is minimal offensive language or behavior.
However, extreme caution is required because of the movie's strong Muslim references. WADJDA may be confusing to children who aren't familiar with that culture and its many problems. Although the movie's female writer and director is clearly questioning the strict Muslim rules in Saudi Arabia that oppress women, she avoids making any statement that Saudi Arabia should do away with Islam all together.
That said, the character who comes off the worst is the strict Muslim, female school principal. The movie also generates lots of sympathy for the heroine's mother, who must suffer the indignity of her husband taking a second wife. When the harsh reality of this comes to the forefront, the mother indicates to her daughter that it will have to be them against the world. This scene shows that, in effect, the husband and the Muslim religion, has abandoned both of them.
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9. The Good WifeSix seasons on, The Good Wife has garnered 5 Emmys and a Television Critics Association Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Drama," not to mention the gushing praise of television critics everywhere. And yet most people (and especially most men!) raise a quizzical eyebrow when you drop its title in conversation. For shame! A show produced by Ridley Scott and starring the incomparable Julianna Margulies deserves better, and you'd think the salacious premise — the wife of a scandalized politician trying to recover some semblance of normalcy after her husband's infidelity — would resonate with a generation that grew up with Clinton/Kennedy/Edwards/Spitzer/Weiner sex scandals.
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iTero – Digital Impressions on the Emerald Coast
The cleanest and most accurate impressions available
At Fishbein Orthodontics, we strive to stay on top of the latest technological advancements in the orthodontic industry. Our doctors and orthodontic team work together to ensure that each of our patients gets the best possible care in a comfortable setting. To ensure this, we provide the latest in orthodontic treatment and care, including Invisalign and the iTero Digital Scanning system at 8 locations on the Emerald Coast.
iTero 3D Digital Scanner:
Accuracy, Comfort, and Convenience
What is an iTero Digital Scanner?
iTero is the newest orthodontic technology available in our offices. This technology uses a 3-dimensional scan to give us a very accurate digital model of your teeth. This model will help us determine and create a more efficient and effective orthodontic treatment plan. This technology uses intuitive imaging and software that generates digital models of your teeth that are reproducible and allows real-time consultation with our orthodontists.
How does the iTero system work?
Scanning for orthodontic treatment with the iTero Digital Scanner begins after our trained orthodontic team enters your prescription into the system. This system scans whole tooth images with an ergonomic wand. This wand easily fits into the mouth and helps make this short process more comfortable. We will place the wand over one tooth at a time. The laser light that comes out of the wand, scanning that tooth and then submits that scan back into our computer. In minutes, we are able to utilize this precise 3-D digital model of your teeth to better tailor your treatment plan.
Benefits of the iTero 3-D Digital Scanner system:
- Elimination of the need for impressions that are made using putty
- Real-time consultations with our orthodontists
- Digital wand fits easily into the patient's mouth
- Shorter appointment times
- Fewer chair side appointments
- More accurate Invisalign tray fit
No more gooey impressions!
Fishbein Orthodontics proudly offers the latest technology to our orthodontic patients. With the iTero Digital Scanner, gooey impressions are no longer needed. Instead, we will get a fast and accurate digital model of your teeth with a simple scan. Not only is this more accurate, but it also allows us to get your Invisalign trays back faster!
Invisalign is better with iTero!
Higher accuracy means faster treatment with higher quality results. The iTero Digital Scanner system is the most accurate way to digitally capture images of your teeth. This is why Invisalign works so much better with the iTero Digital system. The iTero Digital process is also much more comfortable than traditional impressions of your teeth.


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Paradise Lost The Child Murders At Robin Hood Hills. Original two sided postcard advertisement for the release of the first documentary from HBO on the West Memphis Three child murders. The three convicted killers; Damien Echols, Charles Jason Baldwin and Jessie Lloyd Misskelley Jr. have been released from prison, though their convictions not overturned.
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Kenyon College forward Tony Amolo was named the North Coast Athletic Conference's Player of the Week for the period ending September 8. It's the second time he's earned the honor. Amolo won the award at the start of last season as well.
The junior from Lagos, Nigeria helped guide the Lords soccer team to a 3-0 start last week totaling five goals and an assist.
His best game of the season came in Kenyon's 4-0 victory over Heidelberg September 6 where he scored twice and assisted on another. It was the eighth time in his career that he's tallied multiple goals.
Additionally, Amolo leads the NCAC in goals scored (5), points (11) and shots-on-goal percentage (.600).
The Lords will look to continue their good start September 12 when they host Carnegie Mellon University at 3 p.m. CMU is coming off a 4-3 upset of national power and third-ranked Messiah College.


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(Click here for podcast format) I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how I feel emotionally about the COVID 19 pandemic and the months of sheltering at home we've all experienced. I do hope that my remarks will offer some comfort. Some of you may feel the same as I do, or similar. Others may not, but in our own way I think we can all relate.
I want things to be the way they used to be this past December, a time that seems so long ago now.
My feelings remind me a little bit of a memory of being 7 years old, in a low budget hotel in Toronto, at Christmas time, my family had been in Canada for about a month, arriving after a week long crossing from Liverpool in Great Britain. We'd had a life in Britain that we knew intimately as natives of the country, now we were strangers in a strange land. For different reasons, obviously, I was then as I am now in a state of mourning. As immigrants my family faced the task of prospering in a new world, and that task did not come without the grief of loss.
Today, my church like so many is still shut down, I struggle to understand what is happening. Some churches have been open for a few weeks now; others like mine remain closed. I was recently directed to work once again at my office on the 18th floor of a building downtown. The first day was a shock. There was hardly anybody in the building, the homeless seemed more numerous than the commuters on the streets, it felt alien to me. Numerous businesses had obviously closed for good. I was filled with grief and fear.
Robert Heinlein cribbed the title of his book Stranger in a Strange Land from Exodus 2:22. The book espouses the Nietzschean view gods with a small 'g' rule the world. Apollo embodies truth, reason, and self-restraint and Dionysus, who is known for wine, religious ecstasy, and sex together are the chief arbiters of our understanding of modern life. In my view it is a story of the Bible transmogrified into the profane. I do not oppose such books, I embrace them, I have them on my bookshelf. I admire and learn from such authors, but I don't see the world as they do. But we all know there is more than a grain of truth to the book.
Even though Apollo and Dionysus may apparently rule the temporal life, the world is changing profoundly never the less. Usually people demand someone in authority fixes their world for them – the church, psychologists, politicians, bureaucrats, business leaders – whoever you are, you fix the problem! So goes the refrain. But what is different this time is people are telling me they don't believe anyone can fix the problem. They don't trust authorities anymore. I think that's a blessing.
I have to ask myself where is redemption? Where is healing? Where is God in all of this? Healing is always embodied in the transcendent. Right outside my living room window during the pandemic I could see families I'd never seen before, teenage sons and daughters walking with mom and dad in the middle of the day. I don't believe I'd seen anything like that since the 1960's. I saw lots of small children and their parents everyday, some quite happily wandered onto the front lawn, I live in the church manse and some must think I am a pastor. The light in a child's eye is transcendent. It is also a call to moral responsibility.
Exodus 2:22 is about the power to name – and the power in a name. 22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[c] saying, "I have become a foreigner in a foreign land". What is clear to me, is the meaning and purpose of Exodus is grounded in the lives of Moses and Zipporah and their son Gershom, and that vision somehow is God's vision also.
I don't know how the transcendent works in your life, but I know it does. Somehow, the world in which we live is being called to the transcendent. Whether it is Allah, The Buddha, Jesus, Moses or Abraham, Ganesh, you are being called. And I'm here to say you are not alone. I am not alone.
How did my family overcome the grief and fear of leaving England for a new country? By experiencing the transcendent. For example, in England we didn't have a fridge and we had ice cream very rarely. In Canada we were able to buy a half-gallon of ice cream at Loblaw's on Bloor Street. When you're seven years old? A half-gallon of ice cream is transcendent! Sometimes it's transcendent for people much older than seven!
Dare I ask; what is your ½ gallon of ice cream? What are you being called to do? What is the transcendent light that is emerging from the darkness?


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Types of Hearing Loss
Sometimes our hearing doesn't work the way it should. Hearing loss can affect one ear or both ears and can have many different causes.
There are four main types of hearing loss, and usually each type is treatable.
Hearing Loss
When the outer or middle ear cannot conduct sound properly, this is known as conductive hearing loss.
Does this sound like your hearing loss?
Check out these example stories, which are based on real-life experiences, and find out more about your journey to better hearing.
Hearing Loss
When the hair cells of the cochlea are missing or damaged, this is known as sensorineural hearing loss. This can have a genetic cause, or can be a result of head trauma, exposure to loud noise, or something else in the environment. Sensorineural hearing loss is also a common part of the aging process.
Does this sound like your hearing loss?
The stories below are fictional, but are based on real-life experiences. Take a look and discover more about your journey to better hearing.
Hearing Loss
Mixed hearing loss is a combination of both sensorineural and conductive hearing loss. It results from problems in both the inner and the outer or middle ear.
Does this sound like your hearing loss?
Read this example story, which is based on real-life experiences, to find out more about your journey to hearing.
Hearing Loss
When the auditory nerve is damaged or missing, this is known as a neural hearing loss. Hearing aids and cochlear implants cannot help because the nerve is not able to pass on sound information to the brain.
In many cases, however, an Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) may be an option.


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Hurricane Charley: Aftermath 24 Hours Later
Aired August 14, 2004 - 14:00 ET
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, I'm Fredricka Whitfield at the CNN headquarters in Atlanta. You're watching a special edition of CNN LIVE SATURDAY, our continuing coverage of hurricane Charley. This is the satellite image of where the storm is now. Yesterday, close to about this time, it struck southwest Florida with deadly force, crossed over land and then overnight headed for the Carolinas. By late this morning, the storm hit the South Carolina coast just south of Myrtle Beach. Winds of at least 75 miles per hour were reported in the area. There was some damage, but there have been no reports of injuries. Right now, thousands of people are without power. Further south, assessing the damage of much greater magnitude. The situation is much more grim in parts of Florida where Charley struck as a category four hurricane. Hardest hit, the retirement town of Punta Gorda, just north of Fort Myers, causing death and injuries. Thousands of people are homeless. Earlier today, Florida Governor Jeb Bush saw the devastation firsthand during a helicopter tour. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GOV. JEB BUSH (R), FLORIDA: The trip that we took on the Blackhawks just, you know, points out the magnitude of this. This is our worst fears have come true. (END VIDEO CLIP) WHITFIELD: And we'll hear more from Florida's Governor Jeb Bush ahead this hour. We'll also be hearing from President Bush, who is campaigning in Sioux City, Iowa and when he makes his comments, we'll be bringing that to you live. But first a look at some other stories now in the news. Overseas, U.S. and Iraqi forces say they'll resume military attacks on insurgents in Najaf, but they don't say when. Peace talks with rebel forces loyal to renegade cleric Muqtada al-Sadr failed today. Al-Sadr's supporters from across the country have flocked to Najaf's old city. Pentagon and senior administration sources say President Bush is set to announce a major reduction and repositioning of U.S. forces deployed around the world. One official estimates that the move will bring about 100, 000 family members and military support staff back to the U.S. The man apparently involved in New Jersey Governor James McGreevey's decision to resign is accusing him of sexual harassment. Former security adviser Golan Cipel says the governor made repeated sexual advances on him. McGreevey has admitted a homosexual affair, and says he'll leave office in November. The state Republican Party wants him out now, to make room for a special election. The U.S. has a new Olympic gold medal. In swimming. Michael Phelps, going after eight medals in all, won a gold in Athens today in the men's 400 individual medley. And to top that off, he set a world record with a time of 4:8:26. Fellow American Erik Vendt won the silver. Keeping you informed, CNN, the most trusted name in news. Right now, the exact number of dead is not known in Punta Gorda, even though the Associated Press is putting the number at 15. A retirement community there is where Hurricane Charley hit the hardest. Emergency teams are searching through a mobile home park for victims of that storm. Our John Zarrella is there and joins us -- John. JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Fredricka. We are in Punta Gorda, and the rescue operation, search and rescue, of course, getting into full swing this afternoon. Earlier today, there were search and rescue crews not far from where I'm standing going through a condominium building. They found some people in there, but they were all safe. I want to give you an idea of what's sort of typical of the damage that we see right around this particular area. This was an office building, used to be a bank turned into a little office building. Sales office. You can see up there into the ceiling there, all of the ceiling tiles blown out, all the furniture knocked around, all of the glass, all these panes of glass completely broken out here. And again, this is not really atypical of what you see. It's more typical of what you see. You can look over at what was a Bell's outlet store over there. There's a repair crew, re-roofing repair crew standing there already, and you can see the buildings blown out. But what's interesting, you can also note some of those awnings are still up, which is of course remarkable, but again, the capricious nature of hurricanes, things that should be blown down are left standing and things that should be standing are blown down. For example, this palm tree you're looking at now, torn out by the roots through the concrete. There's another palm tree just to the left of that that's completely cut, sheared right in half, about 25, 30 feet up. And that's a palm tree. That's pretty difficult to do. But talking with emergency management here earlier today, they were telling us that at the hospital nearby from here, they registered a wind gust of 173 miles an hour before the anemometer blew off. That hospital has been reevacuated since. It is being shut down because it has been too heavily damaged. You're looking at Highway 41, which is the main road in and out of Punta Gorda here, and a lot of heavy traffic on the road today. People trying to come home that had evacuated, and perhaps other who are sight-seers, and the sight-seers are the ones that officials don't want to see, because they are the ones who are clogging up the roads and making it more difficult for emergency management teams to get around and assess the damage. There is, of course, a concern here that there are a number of dead. No exact figure right now. Emergency management officials say they know there are a number of dead here, but the exact count unclear at this time, because that assessment, that digging out which is what it is, Fredricka, is just getting under way. There are so many of these mobile home parks here in this retirement village that were so absolutely devastated that they have to go searching through the rubble, literally digging through it to see if people are there, and it's very difficult. There is no phone service, no electricity, no water service, which complicates any kind of a disaster recovery effort -- Fredricka. WHITFIELD: And John, isn't part of the problem for emergency workers to know just how many people in Punta Gorda decided to ride out the storm? Because yesterday at about this time, when I spoke with a fire department official, they talked about the number of people, mostly elderly who said they were refusing to leave. Tried to make an assessment of how many, but really couldn't do that realistically. And so now those emergency workers are returning to some of those areas today? ZARRELLA: Right, exactly. That's exactly what they're doing. And that's what you hear in a lot of places over here on the Florida west coast in particular, where people say they're not going to leave. We talked to folks in Zephyr Hills, an elderly retired -- a mobile home community, very similar to the ones here who were devastated, who said no, they were going to stay and ride it out. They didn't care. And that is a problem, because even though evacuations can be termed mandatory, they can't literally lift you up and force you to leave your residence. And the problem they had over here was that the storm rapidly intensified. It was a worst case scenario. They practiced for these, they drilled for these. Worst case scenario, where the storm rapidly intensifies as it nears the coastline. It took a sharp turn right into the coastline. And by then, it was too late to get -- to try and get any other people out. But the emergency management people, almost in tears today, telling us, look, we told these people 24 hours ahead of time, they needed to get out of those mobile homes. Those were the first places that were ordered evacuated. They always are. But unfortunately, Fredricka, there are always people who just do not listen (AUDIO GAP) leave -- Fredricka. WHITFIELD: And isn't it something like between 90 and maybe even 100 percent of the buildings in that area have been damaged in some capacity? ZARRELLA: Oh, no question about it. I don't think that I've seen more than a handful of buildings or houses that did not sustain some damage, from light damage to moderate, to absolute, you know, structural, major structural damage, completely obliterated buildings. So there is all level of damage to just about any property that you see in and around the areas that we've been able to look at today -- Fredricka. WHITFIELD: All right, John Zarrella in Punta Gorda, ground zero for hurricane Charley, when it was a hurricane category four strength. And now let's take a look at where Charley is after crossing through Florida and then heading north up to South Carolina by late this morning. Our Orelon Sidney is tracking the storm from our weather center, and where do we believe it is about now? ORELON SIDNEY, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Well, looks like the center is about 35 miles north of Wilmington, North Carolina. It's currently been downgraded, at the top of the hour, to tropical storm Harvey with winds of -- Harvey -- Charley, of 70 miles an hour, moving north- northeast at 30 miles per hour. We are continuing to see it move northward and it's expected to continue that motion today. You can see now that it's just about north of Wilmington, heading towards Jacksonville. Jacksonville is just about in the center of the storm. I do believe we have some live pictures now from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina that showing pretty much what you're going to expect at least for the next couple of hours, say, until about 5:00 p.m. across the North Carolina coast, and then the storm is going to move onto the north and northeast, which is of course very good news for those folks. It does not look like your storm surge is going to be nearly as dramatic as it was down in Florida, but we are looking at four to eight feet of storm surge in some of those areas. Remember, the tornado watch still in effect too, this is until 9:00 p.m. tonight. You can see again, the core, the strongest activity, just to the north of Wilmington. Still some very high cloud tops, some very intense thunderstorms in the center of this. But look at this big rain shield extending northward all the way into Virginia. Even around Charlotte, you're managing to get a shower or two out of this. But this is great news. It's moving very rapidly. So that's going to minimize the amount of flooding that is possible with the storm. Having said that, you can see still see four inches, six inches in some areas, especially some right around the center where you get the very heavy downpours. But fortunately, the jet stream is moving very fast and pushing it across the eastern seaboard, so that's going to keep the storm fast moving. And that's what we want. We still have flood watches in effect, though, from Philadelphia southward all the way down, through the Carolina coast, and continuing even northward now, through New York City and on in towards Boston. Those areas have tropical storm warnings in effect. That means tropical storm conditions expected in those areas within 24 hours. Take a look at some of the peak gusts we have seen so far, these unofficial. A buoy off the cost of South Carolina, 74 miles an hour; Folly Beach, 58 mile an hour winds. Once again, Charley now downgraded to a tropical storm and heading to the northeast -- Fredricka. WHITFIELD: All right, Orelon, you talk about it being downgraded, but the chances of these tornadoes, of this tornado watch still makes it still very serious in a lot of those areas along the North Carolina coast, right? SIDNEY: That's right, because you have to not only watch out for the tornadoes -- remember, severe thunderstorms winds are 58 miles an hour or greater. So any of these thunderstorms pretty much will qualify as a severe thunderstorm. And of course, the tornadoes we're concerned with. The wind gusts in themselves can be dangerous, as well as the heavy rain. So you're not out of the woods yet. You're not going to see the kind of damage you saw down in Florida. You're not going to see the Charley of old, but this is still not a storm that needs to be ignored. WHITFIELD: All right. Orelon Sidney, in the weather center, thanks very much. Well, let's go to Miami now and check in with the National Hurricane Center there, with Robbie Berg, a meteorologist there. And Robbie, we talk about it being downgraded now to a tropical storm, which means it's what, less than 74 mile per hour winds. We believe right now it's about 70 mile per hour winds precisely, but it's still a very serious threat, isn't it? ROBBIE BERG, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER: That's correct. We do have the winds at 70 miles an hour. In fact, it's just Wilmington, at the top of the hour, reported winds of 50 miles per hour, gusting to 70. So even though the storm has been downgraded to tropical storm, it's still causing some pretty strong winds in the area. WHITFIELD: All right. Robbie, let's talk about why there are still some potential for this storm to pick up strength and maybe even make its way back to hurricane strength, category one. Why is that? BERG: Actually, we're not forecasting it to become a hurricane again. Forecasts stay pretty much over land, and starts to dissipate as it heads up towards New England. WHITFIELD: But as it makes its way throughout the Mid-Atlantic states, might it still brush the coastal areas, which is how it can pick up some strength? BERG: That's true. It can move back over water, but it doesn't look like the track will be over water for very long, so it may have a difficult time regenerating into a category one hurricane. WHITFIELD: Well, let's talk about how impressed you are about how you all were able to track these storms, with giving people in southwest Florida so much advance, even though it did take that very sudden right-hand turn, making ground zero Punta Gorda instead of Tampa as first expected. BERG: Well, we did have hurricane warnings up from the Florida Keys all the way up to north of Tampa, well before the storm made landfall. So it really wasn't a surprise that even though it made a slight right turn, just before landfall, it really wasn't a surprise that the winds were that strong, even where they were. WHITFIELD: All right, Robbie Berg, with the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Thanks so much for joining us. So Charley downgraded to a tropical storm, and you heard it right now from Robbie, who says there is no belief that it may gain any more strength, becoming a hurricane once again. Well, let's check in with one of our correspondents along the coast there, in Myrtle Beach, where Charley seemed to strike late this morning. Our Dave Mattingly is there. Dave, what are you seeing? DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Fredricka, the emergency evacuation order that had so many people leaving the beaches has now been lifted, and according to local authorities, people are free to return to their homes and to their hotels if they want to, but the problem is when they get there, they might find the lights off and the telephones not working. Some of the counties are reporting that there are widespread tens of thousands of people without electricity at this hour, and still an uncounted number of people without telephone service, because of the lines that are down. Charley still was packing a punch. It was a furious half hour of 70 mile an hour winds and blinding rain as it made its second landfall here in South Carolina. It left behind downed trees and flooding. A lot of rain fell in a very short period of time. But everyone here saying that they feel a little lucky after seeing what happened in Florida. Also there was, at the time, a low tide was here in the area. So the storm surge was not what it would have been. Only five or six feet or so, not enough to really cause any problems. (AUDIO GAP). So people getting out, they're trying to go to restaurants that are open, they're trying to find the stores that are open, they're trying to get back on with their lives and do some cleaning up outside where there was a lot of damage to trees and (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- Fredricka. WHITFIELD: And David, could you get a sense from people there how nervous they might have been in the Myrtle Beach area, given that they have been through this kind of drill time and time again? MATTINGLY: The longtime residents that I've talked to today, the people who are out on the beach a mere minute after the rain let up, they've been through much worse hurricanes in the past and they (AUDIO GAP). While it was packing a little bit of a punch as it came ashore, it was nothing that they're going to be remembering much of in the future. WHITFIELD: All right, David Mattingly in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Well, it didn't end there in Myrtle Beach. Charley made an impression on Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina, and that's where we find our Bob Franken joining us on the telephone. Bob, you are due east of Wilmington, North Carolina, and right on the coast. What happened there? BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, what's happening here is that the punch is being delivered by Charley at the minute, but as we heard, it's a significantly weakened punch. However, there is a concern about what is the real danger of a hurricane. And that's not the initial wind, but the flooding. And the tornadoes, particularly the flooding. We learned not too long ago that nine out of 10 people who die in hurricanes drown. They die from the flooding. And there's been significant ground saturation in this area because of hurricane Bonnie and then a couple of weeks ago hurricane Alex. So there is a concern that there might be flooding. But it is passing over now. The officials here decided not to make this a mandatory evacuation, they made it voluntary, and most people just stuck around because this pales in comparison to some of the history here. First of all, Wrightsville Beach is really a barrier island. And in 1954, with hurricane Hazel and '96 with Fran, those were category 4 hurricanes, and this island was completely submerged. It's not the case now. There are some power outages, and we're speaking now with Hank Merrimor (ph), who has been through a few of these. He is with the Wrightsville Beach Police Department. You decided not to do an emergency evacuation. Why? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Based on the information that we had, the wind structure, the amount of time the storm was going to be available, and what the information we got from emergency management, we felt that an evacuation would not be necessary at this time. FRANKEN: There are, as I mentioned, are all kinds of power outages, and that provides a special problem for the police, doesn't it? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, it does. Power outages set alarms off. Unfortunately, we can't rely on the fact that it may be a power outage, so we have to respond to every one that comes up. FRANKEN: Now, as far as North Carolina is concerned, there are some areas that were more in danger. So the National Guard was called for some of the outer bank islands, but it looks like North Carolina, the problems that are going to be encountered here are going to pale in comparison, Fredricka, to what occurred in Florida. WHITFIELD: All right, Bob Franken, in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Thanks very much. We're kind of hopscotching around the East Coast here in the States. Let's move further south now to Florida, where flights were grounded for quite some time in and out of Orlando International Airport. Even after losing some strength, hurricane Charley's winds were punishing enough to damage major buildings there. Our Gary Tuchman is in Orlando and joins us on the telephone -- Gary. GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, much of the cleanup work right now has come to a halt, because we are in the midst of a torrential rainstorm. Huge squalls, rains as heavy as we saw last night when the hurricane moved through Orlando and Daytona Beach area. But there's a lot of cleanup here to do. We can tell you, very little of the damage has been catastrophic but it's very widespread. And we've driven a great distance today, relatively speaking, from Daytona Beach to Orlando, 60 miles, but a great distance in the sense that we've seen damage almost the entire way. Canopies on top of gas stations that have crashed down, portions of roofs that have blown off the tops of houses and businesses. Sides of houses and businesses. Insulation coming out of the home. Power lines down, trees down. In the Orlando area, there were reports of several tornadoes that have caused damage. There was one fatality in the Orlando area, a very sad story. A small child in a minivan was killed in a car accident when the winds started whipping up as the hurricane started arriving towards Orlando. We can tell you right now, the main thing they're trying to do here is get all the tourists who came here to get away from the west coast, get them safely back home. The Orlando area, a lot of people don't realize this, has more hotel rooms than any other metropolitan area of the United States -- 116,000 hotel rooms. So it was a good place to come to get away from the hurricane, but as it turned out, the hurricane came here, too. So right now, tourists heading back to the west coast. The cleanup will continue once these torrential rains stop -- Fredricka. WHITFIELD: But in anticipation, Gary, of that hurricane making its way through Orlando, all of those hotels, the 116,000 hotels you talk about, did many of them close down anticipating there might be a problem if they stayed open? TUCHMAN: Well, most of them did stay open. They gave the people the opportunity to stay there. A lot of them, though, say our employees are going home to take care of their families. You may have to stay here by yourself. So a lot of cases, there's no power and no employees, but they, in the spirit of being friendly, allowed people to hat stay there without any services. That's what we've seen at some of the hotels in this area. WHITFIELD: All right, Gary Tuchman in Orlando, thanks very much. Right now, we want to take you to Sioux City, Iowa, and that's where President Bush is addressing supporters there. He's also making some comments about the devastation now, what's called a federal disaster area of Florida. Let's listen in. GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I picked him for his advice and his sound judgment. And we're ready to go. I'm looking forward to it. Big differences, and I'm looking forward to making those differences clear to the American people. I want to thank my friend, Congressman Steve King. I appreciate his leadership. I look forward to working with him for four more years for the good of this country. I know the state auditor, David Vaudt, is here. I know the speaker's with us today, Christopher Rants, and I want to thank Ralph Klemme for coming, I want to thank all the state officials who are serving the state of Iowa, and those... WHITFIELD: President Bush there, addressing supporters in Sioux City, Iowa. Just moments ago, he made some comments about Florida following hurricane Charley. Let's listen. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) G. BUSH: Tomorrow, I'm going to travel down to Florida to visit with those whose lives have been hurt by hurricane Charley. Just want them to know that our federal government is responding quickly. We have got aid stations in place. FEMA federal officials are on the ground working with state and local officials. Many lives have been affected by this hurricane, and I know you'll join me in sending our prayers, to those people who look for solace and help. (END VIDEO CLIP) WHITFIELD: President Bush making a promise there from Sioux City, Iowa, that he'll be traveling to Florida to see for himself the devastation following hurricane Charley. More live coverage of hurricane Charley right here on CNN. We'll also have an update from Florida governor, Jeb Bush, straight ahead. Our special coverage continues. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) WHITFIELD: Our special coverage now of hurricane Charley, now being downgraded to a tropical storm. In Sioux City, Iowa, you heard the president just moments ago make a promise that he'll be heading to the devastated areas in Florida as early as tomorrow morning. Our Suzanne Malveaux is traveling with the president and joins us now from Sioux City -- Suzanne. SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Fred, that's right. President Bush is going to be traveling down there tomorrow. This follows conversations that he's had with his brother, of course, Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Also, of course, getting briefings and updates on the status of the hurricane, as well as the devastation. Now, this is important to note. It is a mixed political move here. On the one hand, it does carry some pluses. It is important for the president to show that he's empathetic to those who are suffering at this time. Generally speaking, the American people rally around a president during a natural disaster like this one, but at the same time, of course, he cannot appear as if he's exploiting the situation. Now, you may recall it was back in '92 when President Bush's father had some difficulty. It was widely seen that his administration slowly responded to hurricane Andrew in Florida, and that is something that he suffered from later on from the voters. But of course, as you know, Fred, Florida, a key, a critical state for the president, 27 electoral votes, the one that put him over the edge of course back in 2000. He is really going to be trying to focus for the Hispanic vote, fighting for the Hispanic vote there, a huge population increase among that particular group. But tomorrow, of course, he is going to be focusing on those people who have suffered and also getting that federal relief to them -- Fred. WHITFIELD: All right, and the president made a note there that FEMA is already on the ground, the Federal Emergency Management Agency already on the ground in Florida. Do we have any sense as to what his route or what his travel plans are for Florida? Obviously probably hitting the hardest hit area of Punta Gorda. MALVEAUX: Well, you're probably right, Fred, but at this time, we don't have any details about the plan of the trip. We do know that he's going there, that it will be fairly early in the day. We don't know exactly what route he'll be taking, but it's no surprise that he will be talking to people on the ground, he'll be talking to federal, state and local officials there, but also of course, those people who have been hit the hardest. WHITFIELD: All right, Suzanne Malveaux from Sioux City, Iowa, traveling with the president. Thanks very much. Well, the president's brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush has been assessing hurricane Charley's impact on his state. Earlier, he held a news conference talking about the damage which he says will run into the billions. Let's listen. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) J. BUSH: Once we approached Punta Gorda and saw a community destroyed in essence, I mean, particularly the mobile home parks, it is -- it's just, you know, it's hard to describe seeing entire -- an entire community totally flattened. And that's what happened in many of these mobile home parks. And then to see, you know, the sheriff's department lost its roof. There are no police stations, there are no fire stations that are operable right now. Clearly, this was where the center of the storm hit, and as we approached it, coming up the coast from Lee County, you could see it. And it brought back very vivid memories for me personally of going through Andrew and seeing similar type of destruction. This is a different -- in one way in that the destruction is across this communities here, too. I mean, we've not -- the inland counties also had very similar type of destruction en route, in the path of hurricane Charley. So there's a lot of work to do. QUESTION: What about (UNINTELLIGIBLE) warning in this area? J. BUSH: I'm sorry? QUESTION: What about -- what about casualties? J. BUSH: We have not gotten -- other than the fact that the operations, emergency operations director knows that there are casualties. They can't get yet, as of yet, they can't get the search and rescue teams out into every possible place to be able to quantify the number of deaths. But if you see the devastation from up above, it's -- it would be a total shock that there weren't deaths. It is really, really sad. QUESTION: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). J. BUSH: Yeah, there were -- the storm -- as the storm approached, this community, like the other coastal communities, called for mandatory evacuation, as was appropriate. We were in total communication with the emergency operation center here, as well as in Lee County and Sarasota corridor (ph). So you can't plan for the unforeseen. God doesn't follow the linear directions of computer models, and these are powerful storms that don't -- don't behave in any kind of way that you can say with certainty where they're going to go. QUESTION: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). J. BUSH: No. No, in fact, the estimate that had been referred to yesterday was from a computer model of a different track for the hurricane. Clearly, this is in the billions of dollars. I mean, there's no question about that, but that's -- that will be part of this job. What you're going to see here is the primary focus will be on humanitarian aid for the young mom and her children who -- she doesn't have formula, and she's lost her home, and for the elderly couple that we met coming out here to speak to you, that's the first priority, is to provide assistance to them. And what you'll see I think in a very short period of time is that FEMA, the U.S. military, the National Guard will be establishing facilities so people can have a cot to sleep on, if they're homeless, to be able to get formula, to be able to get water, to be able to get food. In addition to that, there will be efforts under way working with local community leaders to rebuild economically this beautiful part of our state, and in addition to that, we're going to make sure that there's no price gouging, that there's efforts, intense efforts to make sure that the personal reconstruction required, because I mean, if you counted the number of roofs that need to be fixed, it's just in the thousands, obviously. That all of this is going to go on at once. And we've trained for this. This is a team effort. We've got great local officials to work with. As Mike said, while this is a day of complete devastation and a real tragedy and there's a lot of sadness in people's hearts right now, I'm absolutely convinced that within a shorter period of time than what we experienced with hurricane Andrew, people's hopes are going to be lifted. (END VIDEOTAPE) WHITFIELD: You've been listening to Florida Governor Jeb Bush making his comments earlier. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com