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Code Inspection
PyCharm features robust, fast, and flexible static code analysis. It detects compiler and runtime errors, suggests corrections and improvements before you even compile.
In this section:
- Code analysis basics
- Inspection scope
- Examples of code inspections
Code analysis basics
PyCharm performs code analysis by applying inspections to your code. Numerous code inspections exist for Python and for the other supported languages.
The inspections detect not only compiling errors, but also different code inefficiencies. Whenever you have some unreachable code, unused code, non-localized string, unresolved method, memory leaks or even spelling problems – you'll find it very quickly.
PyCharm's code analysis is flexibly configurable. You can enable/disable each code inspection and change its severity, create profiles with custom sets of inspections, apply inspections differently in different scopes, suppress inspections in specific pieces of code, and more.
The analysis can be performed in several ways:
By default, PyCharm analyses all open files and highlights all detected code issues right
in the editor.
On the right side of the editor you can see the analysis status of the whole file (the icon in the top-right corner).
When an error is detected, this icon is ; in case of a warning, it is ; if everything is correct, the icon is .
- Alternatively, you can run code analysis in a bulk mode for the specified scope, which can be as large as the whole project.
- If necessary, you can apply a single code inspection in a specific scope.
For the majority of the detected code issues, PyCharm provides quick fix suggestions. You can quickly review errors in a file by navigating from one highlighted line to another by pressing F2Shift+F2 .
Inspection profiles
When you inspect your code, you can tell PyCharm which types of problems you would like to search for and get reports about. Such configurations can be preserved as inspection profiles.
An inspection profile defines the types of problems to be sought for, i.e. which code inspections are enabled/disabled and the severity of these inspections. Profiles are configurable in the Inspections settings page.
To set the current inspection profile (the one that is used for the on-the-fly code analysis in the editor), simply select it in the Inspections settings page and apply changes. When you perform code analysis or execute a single inspection, you can specify which profile to use for each run.
Inspection profiles can be applicable for the entire IDE or for a specific project:
Project profiles
are shared and accessible for the team members via VCS. They are stored in the project directory:
IDE profiles
are intended for personal use only and are stored locally in XML files under the
USER_HOME/.<PyCharm version>/config/inspectiondirectory.
If necessary, you can change the applicability of the profile (current project of IDE) and, consequently, its location with the Share profile check box (selected means current project) in the Inspections settings page.
PyCharm comes with the following pre-defined inspection profiles:
- Default: This local (IDE level) profile is intended for personal use, applies to
all projects, and is stored locally in the
Default.xmlfile under the
USER_HOME/.<PyCharm version>/config/inspectiondirectory.
- Project Default: when a new project is created, the
Project Default profile is copied from the
settings of a template project. This profile is shared and applies to the
current project.
After a project is created, any modifications to the project default profile will pass unnoticed to any other projects.
When the settings of the Project Default profile are modified in the Template Project settings, the changed profile will apply to all newly created projects, but the existing projects will not be affected as they already have a copy of this profile.
Project Default profile is stored in the
Project_Default.xmlfile located in the
One can have as many inspection profiles as required. There are two ways of creating new profiles: you can add a new profile as a copy of the Project Default profile or copy the currently selected profile. The newly created profiles are stored in XML files, located depending on the type of the base profile.
<profile_name>.xml files representing inspection profiles appear whenever
some changes to the profiles are done and applied. The files only store differences against the default
Refer to the section Customizing Profiles for details.
Inspection severity
Inspection severity indicates how seriously the code issues detected by the inspection impact the project and determines how the detected issues should be highlighted in the editor. By default, each inspection has one of the following severity levels:
- Server problem
- Typo
- Info
- Weak Warning
- Warning
- Error
You can increase or decrease the severity level of each inspection. That is, you can force PyCharm to display some warnings as errors or weak warnings. In a similar way, what is initially considered a weak warning can be displayed as a warning or error, or just as info.
You can also configure the color and font style used to highlight each severity level. Besides, you can create custom severity levels and set them for specific inspections.
If necessary, you can set different severity levels for the same inspection in different scopes.
All modifications to inspections mentioned above are saved in the inspection profile currently selected in the inspection settings and apply when this profile is used.
For more information and procedural descriptions, see Configuring Inspection Severities.
Inspection scope
By default, all enabled code inspections apply to all project files. If necessary, you can configure each code inspection (enable/disable, change its severity level and options) individually for different scopes. Such configurations, like any other inspection settings, are saved and applied as part of a specific profile.
There may be complicated cases when an inspection has different configurations associated with different scopes. When such inspection is executed in a file belonging to some or all of these scopes, the settings of the highest priority scope-specific configuration are applied. The priorities are defined by the relative position of the inspection's scope-specific configuration in inspection settings: the uppermost configuration has the highest priority. The Everywhere else configuration always has the lowest priority.
For more information and procedural descriptions, see Configuring Inspection for Different Scopes.
Examples of code inspections
In the Inspections page, all inspections are grouped into categories. The most common tasks covered by code analysis are:
- Finding probable bugs.
- Locating dead code.
- Detecting performance issues.
- Improving code structure and maintainability.
- Conforming to coding guidelines and standards.
- Conforming to specifications.
Locating dead code
PyCharm highlights in the editor pieces of so-called dead code. This is the code that is never executed during the application runtime. Perhaps, you don't even need this part of code in your project. Depending on situation, such code may be treated as a bug or as a redundancy. Anyway it decreases the application performance and complicates the maintenance process. Here is an example.
So-called constant conditions - conditions that are never met or are always true, for example. In this case the responsible code is not reachable and actually is a dead code.
PyCharm highlights the if condition as it's always true. So the part of code surrounded with else is actually a dead code because it is never executed.
Highlighting unused declarations
PyCharm is also able to instantly highlight Java classes, methods and fields which
are unused across the entire project via Unused declarations inspection.
All sorts of Java EE
@Inject annotations, test code entry points and other
implicit dependencies configured in the Unused declarations inspection are deeply respected.
Unresolved JavaScript function or method
This inspection detects references to undefined JavaScript functions or methods.
Python inspections
Find descriptions and examples of the various code inspections in the Inspections page of the Settings dialog. In this section, we'll consider several most prominent examples. In particular, PyCharm reports
Code incompatible with the current Python interpreter version:
Note that you can change the scope of versions in the inspection settings.
- Unresolved references:
- Duplicate keys in dictionaries:
- Dead code:
- Unused variables :


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A Google Nexus tablet is all set to go, an Android enthusiast site claims. And it's even cheaper than the Kindle Fire, so the story goes.
The latest scuttlebutt about the rumored Google tablet makes the case with a lot more certitude. In fact, an Android enthusiast site goes so far as to say it's a "done deal," citing sources.
Let's get right to what that site, Android and Me, is claiming. The Asus MeMo 370T (see photo above)--which appears to be the template for the Google tablet--has been "scrapped after Google contracted with Asus to produce their 'Nexus tablet,'" the report begins.
Android and Me continues. "Earlier reports said the device would retail for $199-$249, but we are now told the target price is $149-$199." That of course lands it right in Amazon's wheelhouse: the Kindle Fire has been a hit due, in no small part, to its $199 price.
The latest rumor comes on the heels of an earlier report that claimed Google and Asus are set to unveil a 7-inch co-branded tablet as early as May.
And NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim told CNET last month that the tablet will have a 1,280x800 resolution and a 7-inch display, and that production is slated for April. The initial production run is between 1.5 million to 2 million units, Shim said at the time.
Previous reports said the tablet would sport Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, though there is also speculation that it could have Jelly Bean, the next iteration of Android.
But what kind of hardware that will run on is less clear now. Earlier, an Nvidia Tegra chip had been rumored, but Android and Me says that may not be the case anymore.

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Ever heard of the Nyayo Pioneer? Me neither. The Pioneer was to be Africa's first independently developed car, and the project was started with this amazing quote from Kenya's then president: he asked for the development of a car, "no matter how ugly or slow it may be." Wow.
There's something really refreshing about hearing this sort of brutal honesty when it comes to cars. Everything that any car company says about their cars or the origin of their company is almost invariably a string of overwrought hyperbole that proclaims their cars to be the finest, noblest, wheeled saviors of humanity. So hearing one exasperated leader plead with a university to develop any ugly, slow car they could is remarkable.
The president was Daniel arap Moi and the university was the University of Nairobi, and the goal was to develop some sort of car that could be built in Kenya and sold, affordably, to their population. This was in 1986, and while other car companies had been manufacturing cars in Africa for a while — Volkswagen, for example, was making Beetles in Nigeria and South Africa — those cars weren't actually developed in Africa by Africans. The Nyayo would be.
"Nyayo" actually means "footsteps" in Swahili, and was also a nickname of President Moi. So the car was sort of named after him.
The University managed, after four years and a bunch of money, to develop five prototypes: a five-door sedan, a sedan with a trunk, a pickup, a sports coupe, and even a rally version. The cars look pretty conventional for the time, and seem to be transverse, FWD cars in keeping with many economy cars of the era.
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They used a 1200cc engine (possibly designed locally? I'm not really certain) and the Pioneer could make about 75 MPH with it. So, not really all that slow, and it wasn't even particularly ugly, either.
It was, however, doomed. When the cars' big public unveiling happened, in Kenya's Kasarini Sports Complex, in front of a huge crowd, only two of the five cars would run. And, when the president came to drive one of the running cars around the track, it couldn't quite make the whole 400m. Not a great start.
Here's the more of this sad story, from the Kenya Yetu site:
The Nyayo Pioneer was an engineering disaster. The headlights, bumpers and boot did not come together neatly, and the car lacked the finesse you would expect from a consumer product.
The components were made by hand in different factories. The car's manufacture was done mainly at night as it was a state secret – and you got the feeling that a lot of the welding and panel beating was done by hand in bad light. The car's body was heavy and the engine simply could not cope with the burden.
Also, despite the goal of self-sufficiency, only 60 per cent of the car was built from locally-available material.
Not discouraged by what was clearly a massive failure, the government decided to go ahead with the mass production of this largely stationary car. They formed the Nyayo Motor Corporation (NMC) and brought in machines to help with the manufacture (machines that could work only on the engine, not the body).
Furthermore, at the same time more and more technical schools were closing, and they found fewer graduates to operate the machines that made the cars. NMC ended up operating at only 10 per cent of its mandated capacity.
The government did not have enough money to push the project all the way through. The total outlay for mass production required was Ksh7.8 billion. After the cash crunch of the 1990s and the IMF bailouts, the car project was put on the blocks permanently.
So, yeah, that didn't pan out so hot. Eventually, the factory built for the cars was sold to another firm, and in some ways that did become successful, becoming one of Africa's first and comparatively few plants capable of producing automotive and locomotive parts, lathe equipment, and other machinery.
It's easy to only look at the failure here, but in many ways those five prototypes designed by a University and built in secrecy among many different facilities are sort of impressive. The cars have a very rational, considered-seeming sort of design, and even if they're not really exciting, you can imagine that, hypothetically, such a car, if cheap enough, could have done well in Kenya and Africa.
Oh well. Maybe at least now that "However Ugly and Slow" tagline can be used by some other car company. Some marketing guys should be jumping all over this.


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The Witcher was an interesting little game, at once strangely compelling and pointlessly tiring. It had serious potential, but the slow pace and backtracking held it back. Still, it was something of a triumph, especially for Polish game development.
With The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, CD Projekt Red has another chance to prove itself, an opportunity to build upon the promise of the original and deliver something spectacular.
Or it could just make most of the same mistakes again while adding some new ones to the mix. These things can always go either way.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (PC)
Developer: CD Projekt RED STUDIO
Publisher: CD Projekt
Released: May 17, 2011
The Witcher 2, like its predecessor, is certainly a unique game. While it bears all the trappings of a roleplaying game, its twenty-five hours of gameplay are structured more like a linear action games with a smattering of optional material. It's a strange setup, but it's far from the oddest example of design contained within this odd creature. In fact, little about this game makes much sense, when one considers just how contradictory it is.
The first thing you'll notice with The Witcher 2 is that its combat is utterly ridiculous. Roleplaying games always risk sporting an imbalanced fighting system that sees a game get easier as the player levels up, but nowhere has this problem been more prevalent than here. Geralt of Rivia, the titular Witcher, starts off pathetically weak and unable to properly defend himself, an issue that's not helped by the broken targeting system, unresponsive controls, and the aggressive enemies that surround our hero and attack from all angles — you can't even parry multiple enemies without unlocking it on the character skill chart, and even then it doesn't always work.
Yet, by the time the game ends, you'll be cleaving through enemies like butter. If you spam your shield spell and unlock finishing moves, regular fights go from almost impossible to an insulting joke. It seems CD Projekt couldn't strike the right balance between character development and challenge, so just didn't bother. This is evidenced in the boss fights, which often rely on guesswork in order to beat, as players figure out the one convoluted, obscure strategy required in order to win. There's no challenge in that, it's just throwing shit at a wall and seeing what sticks.
Witcher 2's combat system tries to pass itself off as a deep, tactical experience in which you separate enemies and deftly counter attacks. A noble endeavor, but it just doesn't work. From the outset, Geralt has access to a variety of spells of both the offensive and defensive variety, as well as various potions and bombs that can be crafted with the right ingredients, so he has quite a few tricks up his sleeve. However, enemies are so keen on bum-rushing the player, surrounding him, and striking from the back that all strategy flies out of the window once melee actually begins. The way enemies behave runs utterly counter to the way Geralt fights.
Not to mention, our Witching hero relies on potions to bump up his endurance and attack, but they can only be drank out of combat, which requires players to be clairvoyant and assume when they're needed. You'll soon learn that player speculation is a big part of The Witcher 2, in both combat and quests. Much of the game is more a case of, "Try to guess what the developers were thinking," than anything involving skill or intelligence.
CD Projekt seems to love telling players to do something, but not how to do it. Never has a game's manual been so important. From simple things like arm wrestling to more important thing like finding an unmarked objective on the map, the game is dreadful at providing player feedback.
After so much bitching, you'll be expecting me to say that The Witcher 2 is a terrible game and … it isn't. It simply requires a huge amount of effort to get into. If you can crack through the game's tortuous opening hours until Geralt bulks up and stick with the dry, uninspiring narrative, you'll find a game that manages to hit a fair few crescendos and provides the occasional thrilling battle. My biggest problem is that the rewards are disproportionately small compared to the immense struggle it takes to enjoy the game — a struggle in which Assasins of Kings will fight you every step of the way.
It's not a poorly made game in the least. As far as European roleplaying titles go, this is absolutely the best example one could hope to find. The combat feels fast and fluid once Geralt is strong enough and, depending on your choices, the second of the game's three chapters can be an incredible experience with a thrilling conclusion. Witcher 2 can be experienced multiple times with different stories, due to decisions that affect how the entire game plays out, and the adult nature of the narrative — which doesn't skimp on the brutality, swearing, and sex — might not exactly be mature, but can at least amuse in spite of the overall plot's dull nature. Oh, and strangely I even like the quick-time-event sections, especially the hand-to-hand brawls, which manage to be quite exciting in spite of their QTE nature.
When all's said and done, however, one cannot help but feel unsatisfied, like the aggravation of the game's opening chapter and the brevity of the third just doesn't do enough to make the game worth playing. I don't think I'd have completed this title, or even bothered playing for more than hour, if I wasn't writing a review. I value my time too much to waste it on a game that tries its hardest not to be enjoyed.
The issue of reward vs. hassle is typified in the game's quest objectives, which are all subject to flagrant heaps of backtracking and repetition, usually being of the "kill these" or "collect this" variety. Each chapter takes place in one large environment, and players will need to traipse through the same old scenery in order to complete any type of quest. The lack of "fast travel" and tendency for the game to force players back up through a dungeon after they've fought their way down adds to the boredom. Most sidequests offer up little in the way of compensation either, and can often be safely skipped without missing anything worthwhile. The extra experience points are nice, but you can usually grind the same amount through combat in with less frustration, and monetary rewards are usually of inconsequential value.
Even aside from this problem, I have a list of niggling issues that, while small on their own, add up to constant annoyance. The game struggles to make doors work properly, often forcing Geralt and NPCs to take turns opening and closing them rather than leaving it open and letting everyone through at once. The shopping menu and the crafting menu are on separate screens, and players need to back out of an entire conversation with a merchant in order to access each one. The auto-targeting system is dreadful, with Geralt constantly switching opponents halfway through attacks and diving into a group of enemies to attack a monster, while ignoring the three that were far closer. Context-sensitive commands such as looting and climbing often require the player to be stood in an exact place, and won't work if he's even an inch out of this arbitrary space. These petty grievances mount up over time, especially when they occur at such regular intervals.
The game's fun moments only make me wish that the whole game was so consistently good, but it's not. It hits high peaks fairly quickly and then sinks to a lengthy trough with equal swiftness. One moment you're carving up enemies and feeling on top of the world, the next you're running around trying to find hidden monster nests and wondering why you've bothered.
All this leads to a cliffhanger ending that makes Witcher 2 feel more like a stopgap than an actual sequel. When I look back on the totteringly paced exposition, there's really not a lot that was said or done. Two thirds of the game feel like extended sidequests, and the conclusion consequently seems rushed. Nothing of interest every really happens, and more intriguing things are only ever hinted at, never revealed.
At least it can be said that The Witcher 2 is pretty damn gorgeous. You'll likely need to make a few graphical tweaks to get a smooth framerate, but once you do, there's no denying that this is one of the best looking titles out there. The lighting and the larger, more scenic environments really hammer home how accomplished the aesthetics are. That said, there is some notable texture pop-in and laughable character animation, and clothing constantly collides with human bodies, even on NPCs who have armor that should have been designed specifically for them. It's unsettling to try and talk to a character whose shoulder pads are jammed into their face.
The sound is fairly atmopsheric, with some horrific monster noises and great music. The voice acting ranges from hilarious to embarrassing, though. Welsh accents aren't exactly the most dramatic, especially when they're attached to characters we're supposed to take seriously. As for Geralt, his voice actor still straddles the line between amusingly dry and unpleasantly emotionless.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is a solid enough experience that gets better the deeper into it you get. It starts off as a deeply unsatisfying game which wants to punish players who try to enjoy it, then becomes rather endearing, with the acquisition of power and loot at least providing a traditional sense of accomplishment. When all's said and done, however, the game's high points arrive too late and provide too little. While hardcore fans will likely dive into the game and have fun, those who don't feel that they should be made for pay for a game with their patience will be put off.
At times, Assassins of Kings is good. Great, even. For the most part though, it's just okay. It does the job and wastes some time, while providing no lasting impression or unforgettable experience. There are just far more fun and intensely more rewarding ways of wasting time.


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Logano picks up key win in Michigan
SPRINT CUP: Close victory over Harvick puts him 13th in Chase standings
Joey Logano gave Ford a Sprint Cup sweep in Michigan -- and enabled team owner Roger Penske to celebrate a victory in his home state.
Now Logano can start to envision a happy finish to what has been an eventful season for the 23-year-old driver.
"We're close, we're close," Logano said. "What a great place to win -- what a great time to win, being in Ford's backyard."
Logano boosted his chances of reaching the Chase for the Sprint Cup, winning for the first time this season in a fuel-mileage race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday.
Logano and Kevin Harvick both breezed past Mark Martin with just over three laps to go in the 400-mile, 200-lap race. Martin had been trying to stretch fuel, but when he faltered, Logano was able to hold off Harvick.
The win put Logano in 13th place in the standings. He's seven points behind Martin Truex Jr. for the second wild card.
It's been an up-and-down year for Logano. He and teammate Brad Keselowski were docked 25 points each after NASCAR inspectors confiscated parts from the rear suspensions of their cars before the April 13 race at Texas.
More recently, Logano has had to recover from back-to-back 40th-place showings at Daytona and Loudon, but he's now right in the middle of a wild race for the final Chase spots.
"A roller coaster, to say the least," Logano said. "We've just got to keep that momentum going. It just goes to show, as long as nothing goes wrong -- knock on wood -- we've been pretty good. We've had some good speed in our cars."
Everything went pretty much according to plan at Michigan. Logano won the pole Friday and took Sunday's race by a second over Harvick, who is safely in fourth place in the standings.
"I was very pleased with the day," Harvick said. "It's just going to come down to getting on a hot streak over 10 weeks and not making any mistakes."
There are three races left before the Chase, and the jockeying for the final spots is just as muddled as it was before Sunday's race. Keselowski, the defending champion, is still in eighth place with 667 points, but Kurt Busch is now only two points behind him after a third-place showing Sunday.
Greg Biffle (663) is in 10th place. Kasey Kahne (659) and Truex (653) are currently in line to be the wild cards, but Logano closed a lot of ground.
Points leader Jimmie Johnson lasted less than 60 laps Sunday before engine trouble knocked him out. He still has a 41-point lead over Clint Bowyer.
Biffle finished ninth after winning the previous two Cup races at Michigan. His victory in June was the 1,000th for Ford Motor Company across NASCAR's three national series -- Cup, Nationwide and Truck.
Biffle drives for Roush Fenway Racing. This time, it was Penske's turn to celebrate.
"I go back about 30 years here at the track -- this is probably one of the biggest wins," Penske said. "I say it's my home state, it's my home track, and Detroit's my city."
It was the third Cup win of Logano's career, and it came after he posted the ninth-fastest pole-winning speed in NASCAR history during Friday's qualifying.
Johnson, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were among the big names to have problems, but the race was a clean one for Logano in his No. 22 Ford. He was battling Kurt Busch for the lead at the very start and needed only to outlast Harvick at the end.
Sunday's race began with 10 of the first 17 laps under caution. There were nine cautions in all, and Logano and Kurt Busch led for 94 of the 200 laps -- nearly half the race.
The 54-year-old Martin emerged late, making a bid for his first Cup win since 2009, but his fuel didn't hold up. He finished 27th.
"We saved a bunch of gas but we needed one more yellow," Martin said. "One more yellow and we would have been in good shape."
Johnson finished 40th and is now winless in 24 Cup starts at MIS. His lost weekend began when a practice crash Saturday forced him to use a backup car and start in the back of the field. He quickly made his way into contention before the engine problem ended his day.


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Regional Narratives are published quarterly for each of HUD's ten regions. Each narrative provides an overview of economic and housing market trends within the region. The reports contain an analysis of the year over year change in several key variables: nonfarm payrolls by sector, the unemployment rate, home sales, home prices, foreclosure data, vacancy rates, rents, and building permit activity. Current sales market and rental market conditions in major metropolitan areas are also discussed.
Housing Market Profiles are published on a rotating monthly basis for metropolitan areas throughout the country. Each report provides a summary of local economic, sales, and rental market conditions. The focus of the report is on changes in key variables or conditions that have occurred within the past 3-month or 12-month period relative to one year ago. The report is designed to provide a current snapshot of the market.
Market at a Glance (MAAG) reports are available for every Region, State, Metropolitan Statistical Area, Metropolitan Division and County in the country. Each report contains the most up to date data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), American Community Survey, and the U.S. Census Bureau. The data in the MAAG reports is updated on a monthly basis. In certain select areas, analysis of local market conditions is also included.
Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis (CHMA) reports are the most in-depth reports on market conditions. Each report focuses on a particular market area and analyzes conditions and key economic, demographic, and housing variables during three main periods: between the two most recent Decennial Census years, from the most recent Decennial Census year to the current date of the study, and from the current date of the study to a 3-year forecast date. The reports are useful to HUD in its operations as well as builders, mortgagees, and others concerned with local housing conditions and trends. One of the key components of the CHMA report is the inclusion of an estimate of the demand for sales and rental housing during the three year forecast period that would need to be met in order to achieve balanced housing market conditions. CHMA reports are not released on a fixed schedule but the Department tries to publish 40-60 new reports each year.
The AHS is sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The survey is the most comprehensive national housing survey in the United States. The AHS is conducted biennially between May and September in odd-numbered years. The AHS provides current information on a wide range of housing subjects, including size and composition of the nation's housing inventory, vacancies, fuel usage, physical condition of housing units, characteristics of occupants, equipment breakdowns, home improvements, mortgages and other housing costs, persons eligible for and beneficiaries of assisted housing, home values, and characteristics of recent movers.


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Once again, the National Hockey League Players' Association is looking for an executive director.
The NHLPA's executive board today voted "overwhelmingly to relieve Paul Kelly of his duties as executive director, effective immediately."
No reason was given in a statement from the NHLPA. But a review of Kelly's performance over the summer produced a list of issues players had with his leadership, said Buzz Hargrove, the former Canadian Auto Workers boss who is now interim ombudsman for the NHLPA.
"I don't think you can point to any one (issue) and I'm not prepared to name one," he said, adding that "people had just lost confidence that Paul was the one" to lead the union.
The NHLPA executive board, which consists of one player representative from each of the 30 NHL teams, made the decision at its annual meeting in Chicago.
NHLPA general counsel Ian Penny will serve as the interim executive director while the association puts together a search committee to identify potential candidates for a replacement.
Hargrove said he would not be a candidate and could not say if the new boss would be an outsider or someone currently working for the union. Penny is thought to be a contender for the job.
Kelly, who had been on the job for less than two years, was not available for comment
Kelly succeeded Ted Saskin, who was let go in May 2007 amid allegations of monitoring players' email. Saskin had taken over when Bob Goodenow stepped down under pressure from the players on July 28, 2005, only two weeks after a collective bargaining agreement was signed to end the lockout that wiped out the entire 2004-05 season.
The new executive director will be their fourth in only five years, which calls into question the stability of an organization that has appeared to be split into factions since the lockout, when for the first time a salary cap was accepted by the players.
Hargrove countered that rather than showing disunity, it proved that a system of checks and balances on management brought in when in Kelly was hired have worked.
He said following union discussions in Chicago in September 2008, a committee was formed at a meeting in Las Vegas in June to review Kelly's leadership. The committee's findings were debated in Chicago and the board opted to proceed with the firing.
The executive board said in a statement that it was aware it would appear to be in a mess to outsiders, but the firing had to be done.
"The easy thing to do as an executive board would have been to continue with Paul Kelly as our executive director," the board said. "That would have been the best option from a short term, public relations standpoint.
"But this isn't about public relations and the executive board had to make the decision we made in the best interests of our membership."
It was important to act now so the new leader will have time to prepare for upcoming negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. The post-lockout CBA expires in September, 2011, although the NHLPA has an option to extend it for one year.
The board added that it was "unfortunate things didn't work out with Paul Kelly."
Some speculate that Kelly was not tough enough with the league, but the Boston lawyer who participated in the prosecution of NHLPA founder Alan Eagleson in the 1990s said on the day he was hired in 2007 that he wanted "a positive relationship between the NHLPA and the league."
In June in Las Vegas, Kelly invited NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to address an NHLPA meeting for the first time.
But by then Kelly was already being questioned.
The first sign of discontent came in February, when former star player Eric Lindros resigned as the association's ombudsman and sent a letter to members detailing his grievances with Kelly.
There were also reports that the executive committee broke its own rules by extending the Penny's contract without consulting Kelly.
He was told of his firing during the players' meeting on Sunday. Pat Flatley, a Kelly supporter and the assistant director of player affairs, resigned.
Until a new executive director is named, the union is in the hands of Penny, advisory board head Ron Pink and Hargrove, who is replacing Lindros.
Hargrove said the Kelly firing shows that management is closely watched by the players and that "you'd better do things as they say, not yourself."
The NHLPA was formed in 1967 with Eagleson, a Toronto lawyer, as executive director. But while salaries rose and NHL players for the first time took part in international hockey under his reign, he came under suspicion for continuing to act as a player agent and as a promoter of events like the Canada Cup.
Eagleson resigned in 1992 and later was found guilty on racketeering and fraud charges in the United States and fraud and theft charges in Canada. He served six months of an 18-month prison sentence in Canada and was disbarred by the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Goodenow replaced him and took a more hardline approach to the league, but lost the support of many players during the 2004-05 lockout. While the collective bargaining agreement he signed has since worked out well for the players, it was seen at the time as a shattering defeat.
Saskin, who joined the association with Goodenow in 1992 as director of business affairs, brought a more conciliatory style to the job, but a bloc of discontented players led by veteran Chris Chelios accused him of being too cozy with league management and questioned the process by which he was hired.
The revelation of reading players' email spelled his end.
Kelly was found by a five-player search committee consisting of Lindros, Chelios, Mike Cammalleri, Shawn Horcoff and Robyn Regehr, with the help of a Chicago headhunting firm.
Kelly said from the start he would not follow Goodenow's style.
"If I had any healthy criticism for Bob, it was that he viewed every issue between the NHL Players' Association and the league as adversarial and a fight," Kelly said when he was first hired. "It got the point where frankly he had a difficult time even being in the same room with Gary Bettman and some of the owners. That's not my style."
Another issue for the incoming executive director will be differences with the league on Olympic participation. The NHL is leaning against having its players involved after the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, while many players want to continue playing at the Olympics.


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Tentacle Bento is the name of a card game currently up on Kickstarter seeking funding. As of posting, it has received twice as much money as it originally said it needed. Which is a bit of a bummer, since it's a game about raping girls with tentacles.
Yeah, you can say this is a fetish, and yeah, you can say it's a cultural thing (even though this is made not by a Japanese outfit but by Westerners), you can even say the act of rape is only being alluded to, but come on. Fact of the matter is, this is clearly intended to be a game about tentacle rape, to appeal to those people who find such things interesting and/or funny.
Who are usually the kind of people who don't understand its place in Japanese popular culture. Which leads us to awkward and uncomfortable situations like this one.
As Brandon says over on Insert Credit, "The style is a cute, lighthearted, pastel-colored look at the wonderful world of forcing your way inside a female against her will. There are, to my mind, a lot of things wrong with this."
No shit.
To each his/her own is a mantra I normally get by on, no matter how messed up the subject matter, but at the very least this game reflects poorly on Kickstarter, who seem to have no problem (provided they even know about it) hosting the project.
People, myself included, give Apple shit all the time about being too loose with what it lets onto a storefront its nominally responsible for. This shouldn't be any different.
Here's a clip of the game's creator showing how Tentacle Bento works [Update - Video removed at request of creator]. It's creepy as hell. Almost as creepy as the game's official trailer, below.
UPDATE - Looks like Kickstarter agrees, as funding for the project has now been cancelled.
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Prior to Monday night's game in Oakland, David Ortiz experienced palpitations and was removed from the lineup. At that time, it was determined that he would return to Boston to undergo further examination and testing to determine the cause of these recurring symptoms. The examination and testing will be done over the next few days led by Red Sox Team Internist Dr. Larry Ronan, with the support of a group of specialists.
David had experienced similar symptoms approximately ten days ago. He was admitted to the hospital on August 19 where he was fully examined by specialists and a series of tests were performed. Based on the results of these tests, and David's symptomatic improvement, he was cleared to play. David had not experienced any additional episodes of palpitations until Monday evening.
With the recurrence of these symptoms, we would like David to be fully examined and tested before he is allowed to return to the field.
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- LikeZidane.com said...
Like we didn't see this coming?
Overweight baseball players are bound to have their health catch up with them and it did for David Ortiz.
Ortiz standing 6'4 and weighing 230lbs. (according to espn's player profile)
Highly unbelievable.
I do wish him the best of luck but...drinking coffee on the way to the hospital? C'mon Big Papi, your not exactly helping here! Your going to the hospital for heart irregularities stop throwing the log into the fire sir!
Did some research and check this Mr. Ortiz :
Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system by blocking adenosine, a neurotransmitter that normally causes a calming effect in the body. The resulting neural stimulation due to this blockage causes the adrenal glands to release adrenaline, the "fight or flight" hormone. Your heart rate increases, your pupils dilate, your muscles tighten up, and glucose is released into your blood stream for extra energy. Voila… you now have the caffeine buzz.
Whoops! I'm well aware that he knows this and I'm hoping it's not just professional ignorance.
- August 29, 2006 at 3:40 PM
- Justin said...
Maybe it was decaf.
- August 30, 2006 at 1:28 AM


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On radicalcartography Bill Rankin has posted some interesting and pretty maps of urban segregation in The cartography of segregation.
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Nearly every U.S. city is radically (and disturbingly) segregated, with stark divides of race, ethnicity, and class. I've been playing with various ways to show these divisions, using graphics which are equally evocative, provocative, and rigorous. I've posted two new projects, showing two possibilities: one for Chicago, and another for New York.
In both projects I'm reacting in part against maps which show ethnic areas using solid homogeneous colors, often highlighting only the majority group — such as this Wikipedia map of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or this New York Times map of Pashtuns in the Sulaiman Mountains. Not only do these maps fail to show local diversity or ethnic overlaps, but they visually reinforce the all-or-nothing logic of national territorial statehood that made the conflicts in question so intractable in the first place. These cases are crying out for new forms of mapping — mapping which could directly provoke new ways of thinking. (In other words, radical cartography to the rescue!)


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Matthew 6: 24-34: e) Anxiety and neighbor love
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MT6:24 "No one can slave for two masters,[1] for either he will hate one and love the other[2] or embrace[3] one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Riches![4] MT6:25 For this I tell you: Do not be overly concerned[5] about your soul[6] as to what you might eat or what you might drink,[7] nor about your body as to clothing.[8] MT6:26 Look well to the birds[9] in the sky, they do not sow or reap. Nor do they gather into storage barns.[10] Your heavenly Father feeds them.[11] Are you that much different?[12] MT6:27 But, who among you can add one minute to your life-span[13] by being overly concerned? MT6:28 And, why are you overly concerned about clothing? Learn something from how the flowers of the field[14] grow. They do not labor or spin.[15] MT6:29 But, I tell you: Solomon in all his glory[16] was not clothed as one of these. MT6:30 But, if The God clothes the fields of grass,[17] here today and tomorrow tossed in the oven, how much more you,[18] ones of little faith? MT6:31 So, do not be overly concerned,[19] saying, 'What will we eat?' Or, 'What will we drink?' Or, 'What will we put on?'[20] MT6:32 For all these the Non-Jews overly seek.[21] Your heavenly Father knows you need all these.[22] MT6:33 But, you, seek first His Kingdom and righteousness[23] and all these will be added to you. MT6:34 So, do not be overly concerned about tomorrow.[24] For tomorrow will have its own concerns. The hardships of each day are enough![25]
[1] Two masters: Or, masters. 2 Timothy 2:4 expresses a similar idea by Paul.
[2] He will hate one and love the other: Various renderings are: TCNT: attach himself; BECK: be loyal to the one. Hate here means to love less of two, much as a man with two maidens to please. Woe to him if the other finds out. The disciple who slaves for Mammon, or sticks to riches by his conversation and agenda, though unknown to himself, despises his true Lord.
[3] Embrace: Or, "stick". On the word "stick" see Deuteronomy 30:20 where it equals love and obedience. Rather than try to balance the two, God and Riches, the Friend of the Nazarene is better off sinning on the side of God and poverty than on the side of Riches and self. Better to die penniless with God as your Business Partner than end life wealthy with a lost soul as your only investment (Luke 12:20).
[4] God and Riches: It is not, "God or Riches," but, "God and Riches." The Nazarene says it cannot be done, though untold numbers of Christians have attempted it miserably (1 Timothy 6:7-10, 17-19). Various renderings are: KNX: you must serve God or money; you cannot serve both. This is an impossibility illustrated by the mental image of a poor servant running back and forth between the two demands of two different lords. He is obediently with the one when the other requires his service. Riches can easily become a taskmaster greater than God. Riches can become God itself.
In the modern Western capitalist world there are millions of Christians trying to do the very thing the Nazarene said cannot be done: serve God and Riches. There are those Prosperity Preachers who speak in the voice of Revelation 3:17 and who insist riches are proof of God's blessing. They particularly encourage tithing and giving one's money to them in promise of God's blessing. The Nazarene Saint has only to look at the life-style of the Master and those early disciples to see what Jesus meant.
[5] Overly concerned: Various renderings are: KJ: take no thought for your life; WMS: stop worrying about your life; NEB: put away anxious thoughts. Stop! This is a negative command of the Nazarene, and based on John 15:14 and John 14:15, a failure to obey this directive proves one does not love him, nor is a friend of the Lord. To persist in anxiety and worry is a desertion of Christ. For those hapless and bedarkened souls who suffer physical and chemical ailments are captive to frightening insecurities and paranoia. Note Paul's "secret" at Philippians 4:6, 12.
The affects of worry, anxiety, and being overly concerned about material matters, can have a strong influence on neighbor love, for one may be so occupied with these secular things as to ignore one's neighbor.
[6] Soul: The Greek is PSYCHE and many translate this "life." It is interesting that it is the "soul" linked to the functions of eating and drinking and then the "body" (SOMA) with clothing. In Hebrew and Greek the "soul" is the living, breathing creature itself and at death becomes "a dead soul." (Leviticus 21:11; Numbers 6:6, 11: dead soul) To Paul the "soul" is the animal, physical, earthly, dusty, corruptible, mortal (1 Corinthians 15:42-49). See lexicons and dictionaries on "soul."
[7] Drink: Usually this does not mean water but wine or milk as both were staples.
[8] Clothing: In the world of the Nazarene the majority of people possessed a single set of clothes meant to last a life-time. Note Matthew 5:40; 9:16, 20, 21; 11:8; 24:18; Luke 22:36; John 19:25. The "naked" state mentioned in Matthew 25:36 can infer improperly clothed for the conditions.
[9] Birds: In Luke 12:23, 24 these "birds" are "ravens," the bird which Noah released first (Genesis 8:7), and which fed Elijah (1 Kings 17:4, 6). The raven is considered the smartest of birds, mate for life, and is the most wide-ranging of all birds. It is found on Mount Everest, in the worst of deserts, and the Arctic. Job 38:41 is a foreview of the Nazarene's words,
'Who provides the ravens food when its young cry to God for help?'
[10] They do not sow or reap. Nor do they gather into storage barns: According to the Nazarene birds do not toil, but they survive. Jesus is encouraging the simple life in which toil is non-existent. For three and a half years Jesus did not toil, nor did his disciples until that day they lost faith and returned to their fishing businesses (John 21:1-19).
[11] Father feeds them: The Nazarene credits God for feeding the birds even as Job 38:41 states. If the Nazarene has this kind of conviction, how can one of his disciples not trust God to care.
[12] Different: Many translate DIAPHERETE as "worth" and this may be well, but one can see the English corruption "different" in the word. Regarding "worth" each person has a value or worth and in the Nazarene's absurdum the disciples can see their true value in the eyes of the Creator of sparrows which sell for little in the market (Matthew 10:29).
[13] Add one minute to your life-span: Various renderings: GDSP: which of you with all his worry can add a single hour to his life span; TCNT: prolong his life a single moment; PHI: make himself an inch taller. Note Psalm 39:4, 5: life; Psalm 90:10: seventy or eighty years. Unknown then, but presumed by human reasoning, and now confirmed by medical studies, anxiety does not prolong life, but shortens it, in a painfully slow and a daily agonizing death.
[14] Flowers of the field: Some identify the flower with the lily. Compare Matthew 11:28 and Proverbs 23:4: toil. These beauties of the field neither toil nor sow and are an example for the Nazarene disciple (Matthew 6:26).
[15] They do not labor or spin: The bird does not gather or store, and the flower does not labor or spin, and the Nazarene infers this is an example for his disciples. The storage and labor here are of a material kind. No one could argue that the Nazarene or Paul did not labor and toil, but this they did in the Master's harvest. Compare Paul's arguments in 1 Corinthians 9:3-18.
[16] Solomon in all his glory: Note Solomon's wealth at 1 Kings 10:5 and read of his endeavors in Ecclesiastes ch 2, where he admits the futility or vanity of what appears to be security in material things. Note his conclusions at Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14. The Queen of Sheba, so overcome at Solomon's wealth, may have been unimpressed by the humble lifestyle of the Nazarene.
[17] The God clothes the fields of grass: The Nazarene credits God for the carpets of flowers.
[18] How much more you: See Luke 12:28. The standard clothing of the poor in the days of the Nazarene was three layers of covering, the outer of such a nature to serve also as a night blanket, or a tent in foul weather. This served a lifetime and was so well made and needful as to be a guarantee against a debt (Matthew 5:40). Such a pledge had to be returned before night. It is doubtful Jesus had a wardrobe that allowed a daily, weekly, or even monthly change of apparel. Note Matthew 11:8 where soft or fine garments are found in king's castles and splendid, luxurious dress in royal houses (Luke 7:25). These fine clothes may be beautiful and carry a delicate feel to the skin, but useless for the night bivouac of a wandering troop of itinerant teachers spending the occasional evening under the stars with God as their blanket, their only entertainment the nocturnal crickets, frogs and owls. Who among those genuine disciples of the Nazarene would not give everything they possess to spend one such night under the open celestial darkness with Jesus. Then to listen to his restful breathing in that Innocent's sleep, only to wonder of such divine dreams?
In the Western world much time is spent in shopping at luxurious malls, which would rival the pyramids in their architecture, and absorb untold hours of dressing and undressing, only to have clothes hang limp in the darkness of a closet.
[19] Not be overly concerned: See Luke 12:29: worry. Various renderings: PHI: do not worry. 'Stop worrying!' is a Nazarene command (John 14:15). To worry or be unduly anxious is a desertion of Christ. Better to die of starvation or thirst or nakedness than to give in to anxiety over transient things.
Note the austere sincerity of Peter's haste to build a mountain bivouac from available boughs, for those august personages of Moses and Elijah, so they had some shelter from the lofty mountain's night – a heart so sweet and swift in its goodness. Such an enthusiastic suggestion is unthinkable in the modern Western world where one would rather worry about the credit limit on a gold bankcard and where the nearest luxury hotel was, let alone have the knowledge to build such a temporary shelter (Matthew 17:1, 4).
[20] 'What will we eat?' Or, 'What will we drink?' Or, 'What will we put on?': These questions seem out of place to a Western reader where these are the least of one's problems. In Third World Countries these are still timely questions of daily concern. In the West most are struggling with various weight programs, drink too much, and have closets filled with unused clothing. A woman dressing for the evening may go through a dozen changes before the mirror, try on several pairs of heels, select from drawers of jewelry and choose from dozens of perfumes.
However, the spirit of the Nazarene's teachings ought to ring in the ears of the Saint living near the top of the social and economic pyramid: seek a life of simplicity with a generous eye toward the less fortunate. It is Paul who instructs the missionary Timothy to "give orders to the rich." (1 Timothy 6:17-19) Who dare do that today? What Christian pastor has the courage to even read these words without rationalizing to his affluent congregation?
[21] Non-Jews overly seek: And the Nazarene would have to admit, and perhaps he avoids saying so, many Jews of his world sought the same. Various renderings: BECK: the people of the world run after all these things. These words were not lost on the Nazarene's beloved when John writes
'Do not love the world and its things… for all worldly things (fleshly desire, greedy eyes, and self-assuming materialism) are not of the Father.' (1 John 2:15, 16)
Here "things" are merely food, drink and clothing and this is ludicrous in a modern Western society where payments for debts on autos, mobile phones, TV cable-hookups, electricity for refrigerators, and other modern conveniences make economic slaves of men, their wives and families. Jesus' sermon would be meaningless to a modern audience in America or Europe accept for those unfortunate living on the street and who have fallen outside the sumptuous table of capitalist and social democratic orders.
[22] Father knows you need all these: The comforting thought that God knows our needs saturates the Psalms. If there is one group of peoples the Almighty pays close attention to, it is the poor (1 Timothy 6:8; Philippians 4:12). The word "poor" occurs 117, times with Psalms having the most occurrences (23 times). A comparison of a concordance on the words poor, poverty, affliction, or oppressed, will reveal God's loving care for such multitudes.
[23] Seek first His Kingdom and righteousness: First the Kingdom, and then God's righteousness, not some other standard (See Romans 14:17: kingdom). Various renderings are: PHI: set your heart on his kingdom; RIEU: pursue the kingdom; BECK: first be eager to have God as your King; GDSP: but you must make his kingdom and uprightness your greatest care. When the Nazarene here uses the word "kingdom" he first means that opportunity to gain entrance into the kingdom or realm of the Son which is the Church, the Nazarene Community of Christian Saints with its heavenly call (Matthew 13:41; Colossians 1:12; Hebrews 3:1). This "righteousness" is not that of the Law but those commandments of the Lord (John 14:15; 1John 3:23).
[24] Do not be overly concerned about tomorrow: Apparently he does not mean 'give no thought of the morrow' for the Nazarene himself prepares for the future day on occasion. The Greek MERIMNESETE may be rendered anxious or worry. It is often used in the context of "concern" and thus the use of "overly concerned." Some reasonable concern is necessary as shown in Jesus' instructions regarding the colt and the upper room. Compare Job 14:1 and Exodus 16:4, 19: depression. Various renderings are: MOF: so never be troubled; KNX: do not fret.
Note a practical commentary on this verse at Philippians 4:11-13. It takes a certain natural or developed bent of mind to trust in God to such an extent and the majority of Christians who ever lived were not of this caliber. Paul, after the Nazarene's model, was such a person who took the Lord's word at face value and lived his life accordingly. An unnamed scribe, overcome by the crowds, and the healing works of this wandering Rabbi, offered, 'I will follow you anywhere.' Jesus' simple reply pointed the difficult way,
'Foxes have dens, birds have roosts, but I have nowhere to sleep. Come, follow me!' (Matthew 8:18-22)
Words and promises are big but deeds and examples are few. Today millions are spent on treatment for anxiety and depression. It is obvious the more things one has to care for or worry about, the more anxiety occupies and distracts, leading to those modern ills. In the end, even the most security conscious have no control over his finances, his life, his inheritance. For an example, a commentary on this verse, there is none better than Luke 12:13-34.
'Tomorrow will have its own concerns.' You can rely on this as much as death and taxes! One day at a time, as the AA phrase goes, is right out of the Nazarene's teachings. Most anxieties are not worth the time and energy wasted on them, for those real fears do not materialize in most cases; and in those justified cases, the majority of time there is little that can be done about them. Each day's badness, evil, or anxieties is sufficient, so why fret about those which have not yet appeared? Why add to it all by anxiety and those attitudes and actions which it creates?
[25] Hardships of each day are enough: There are those "hardships" which are beyond our control, like an earthquake, or the outbreak of war, or a wave of persecution, or sudden illness. There are those hardships which we bring upon ourselves by bad decisions, laziness, stupidity, or poor preparation.
Preceding articles
Back from gone #2 Aim of godly people
Matthew 5:38-42 – 5. The Nazarene's Commentary on Exodus 21:24
Matthew 6:1-34 – The Nazarene's Commentary on Leviticus 19:18 Continued 1 Charity and neighbour love
Matthew 6:1-34 – The Nazarene's Commentary on Leviticus 19:18 Continued 2 Prayer and neighbour love
Matthew 6:1-34 – The Nazarene's Commentary on Leviticus 19:18 Continued 3 Forgiveness and neighbour love
Matthew 6:1-34 – The Nazarene's Commentary on Leviticus 19:18 Continued 4 Treasures' and neighbour love
Additional reading
- 19° century Londoners, religion and heretical opinions
- Trusting, Faith, Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #4 Transitoriness #2 Purity
- Contribution – Contributie, bijdrage
- Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God
- When discouraged facing opposition
- Fearing the right person
- Dealing with worries in our lives
- Give your worries to God
- Look for today
- Rejoicing in the day
- God Feeds The Birds
- Trusting, Faith, Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #4 Transitoriness #1 Prosperity
Further reading
- Today's Scripture – September 26, 2016
- Sermon on Matthew 6.24-34 (Audio)
- Two Masters
- Bible Study: Insights on the Sermon on the Mount: God or Mammon
- Seek First The Kingdom Of GOD: Two Masters – What is Mammon?
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- Seek First The Kingdom Of God: Two Masters – You Can Serve Only One
- The Idols of the Nations
- Mammon: Word of the day for September 13, 2016
- Do You Know The Word Mammon?
- "Mammon : The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence. Often mammon:…"
- Mammon
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- Mammon 3
- Mammon, Mountains and Donations
- God or mammon?
- God and Mammon (Revisited)
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- 24 October: Mammon, money, need and greed
- Duchies of Hell: Mammon
- Mighty Mammon vs. Almighty God
- Christians Side With Mammon. Mammon Sided with Barabbas
- The Betrayal of Jesus: Then and Now
- Should Christians Buy Stocks?
- Immanuel Kant Interlude – Compulsory Idleness
- Daily Mass: Whom do you serve, God or mammon? Catholic Inspiration
- 12 April, Relics X: Blood Money
- James on Justice (An Appeal for Classless Christianity) James 4:1-17
- Help Us Dear Lord Not To Call You A Liar – Part 3
- Money and Happiness
- The greatest world religion? – materialism!
- The Almighty Dollar
- Do You Love Money?
- Need
- God Almighty, or the god of money?
- God wants us to be free from bondage to greed
- You Cannot Serve Both God & Riches
- Christianity held hostage
- Propensity for Prosperity
- Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz?
- Christianity Targeted by Corrupt Government
- Worship only God
- Prosperity Preachers
- The False Doctrine of Prosperity Preachers
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As someone who travels almost constantly, I depend on video conferencing software to keep in touch with friends, family, and clients. Although video conferencing has long had a reputation for being expensive, there are actually a lot of free or low cost video chat applications available. This article lists five such applications.
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Five Apps
1. Camfrog Video Chat
Camfrog Video Chat is a free video chat application that can also be used for audio, text chat, and even for transferring files. The software is simple to install. However, after doing so, you must complete a quick and easy online registration that consists of supplying a nickname, password, and e-mail address. After completing that process, you then have access to the Camfrog network. The Camfrog network consists of numerous chat rooms dedicated to all manner of chats ranging from kid friendly to some that are rather dubious.
2. Eyeball Chat
Eyeball Chat is another free video chat application. Like Camfrog Video Chat, Eyeball Chat lets you communicate through voice, video, and text, and also allows for file sharing.
Eyeball chat also features the ability to place calls. You can make PC to PC calls for free, but you can also use the software to place calls to cell phones or to land lines.
3. inSpeak – The Voice Chat Communicator
In spite of its name, inSpeak – The Voice Chat Communicator supports video as well as voice. This free application lets you view up to six Web cams at a time. Like the other applications discussed in this article, InSpeak – The Voice Chat Communicator requires you to complete a simple registration process. Upon doing so, the service e-mails you a random password, which you use to log into the service.
The InSpeak software offers all of the basics that you would typically expect from a video chat application, but it also contains one noteworthy feature. The service actually allows you to create and administer your own chat rooms. That way you can build special purpose chat rooms that are under your full control.
4. Nimbuzz Messenger
Nimbuzz Messenger is a free video chat application. The biggest thing that makes Nimbuzz Messenger stand out from the other chat applications is that the Nimbuzz Messenger could best be described as a chat client. This means that Nimbuzz Messenger can be used with things like Facebook, Windows Live, and Yahoo. In addition, Nimbuzz Manager also has its own chat environment that you can use even if you don't belong to any of the supported third-party messaging environments.
5. VZ0chat
VZ0chat is yet another free video chat application. VZ0chat has a number of different things going for it. First, it supports up to 120 users in a chat at a time. Another nice feature is call-history tracking. The software even maintains a list of missed calls. The icing on the cake is that unlike some chat applications, VZ0chat works from behind a firewall.
VZ0chat does an especially nice job with user management. The software allows you to import contacts from your e-mail software, and there is also a way to block calls from people who are not on your contacts list.


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LONDON — The BBC says it has received reports that its world service English shortwave radio frequencies are being jammed in China and condemns what it called efforts to disrupt free access to news and information.
The broadcaster said while it can't attribute the source of the jamming definitively, "the extensive and coordinated efforts are indicative of a well-resourced country such as China."
The jamming of broadcasts in China is being timed to cause "maximum disruption," the BBC's director of global news, Peter Horrocks, said in a statement Monday.
In the past, BBC Persian transmissions in Iran have been affected by jamming. Jamming frequencies was also a tactic used by communist nations to block BBC broadcasts during the Cold War.
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is making an aggressive push to help US weapons manufacturers sell more arms overseas, including lobbying foreign leaders to purchase warships, aircraft, and missiles, and relaxing some controls on the transfer of military components, according to administration and industry officials.
Since 2009, when President Obama took office, the United States has led a surge in global arms deals, accounting for nearly a third of the roughly $30 billion in weapons transfers completed last year, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Its share was up from a little more than a quarter of the global market four years ago, according to the Swedish group, which has tallied arms sales worldwide since 1966.
US arms transfers went from $6.9 billion in 2009 to $8.7 billion last year, according to the institute's database, a 25 percent increase. The statistics for this year are not yet available, but specialists say they expect to see the steady upward trend continue.
Top administration officials credit a coordinated effort by the White House and active participation by Secretary of State John F. Kerry with helping American companies ink more weapons contracts. Officials also are lowering regulatory barriers to companies looking to export arms.
The policy is driven, the administration says, by a key US foreign policy goal: helping the country's allies shoulder more of the burden of international security. It is not about trying to boost company profits and protect jobs in the United States, they insist, though they acknowledge economic benefits are a byproduct of the policy.
"We are very keen to have allies and partners step up to the plate," said Gregory M. Kausner, deputy assistant secretary of state for regional security and arms transfers, and a former Navy fighter pilot. He described arms sales as a "fundamental tool of foreign policy."
Yet a number of human rights and international security experts are raising alarms that the more aggressive approach, which has received scant attention in Congress, could fuel tensions with Iran and China, and make it easier for potential adversaries to gain access to sensitive US military technologies.
They also worry that not enough consideration is being given to the possibility that some allies who are buying record amounts of high-tech arms, especially in the unstable Middle East, could end up using American weapons to stifle dissent or commit other human-rights abuses. They cite Egypt as a recent example.
"The floodgates are going to open and it is going to be a happy new year for the defense industry, which is going to make a lot of money," said Richard Grimmett, who recently retired after more than 30 years as the leading international security analyst for the Congressional Research Service, a nonpartisan legislative branch agency. "But you didn't have oversight hearings explaining, 'Here is why it is a good idea, here is why it is a bad idea.' "
One of the biggest beneficiaries has been Waltham-based Raytheon Co., the largest employer in Massachusetts and the world's fifth-largest defense contractor. It reported earlier this month that as much as 30 percent of its annual business will come from foreign sales — the highest it has reported. The company expects in coming weeks to complete deals in the Middle East worth $5 billion.
Raytheon can thank, in part, Kerry, who has final authority over international arms sales by US companies and in recent months has taken on a significant role as booster.
For example, earlier this year Kerry personally advocated for a $2 billion proposal from Raytheon to outfit the Persian Gulf emirate of Oman, which is adjacent to Iran, with a new air defense system. Kerry's advocacy in effect continued the lobbying campaign he began several years earlier as a Massachusetts senator.
"I wanted to come here to be able to thank you and to celebrate with you the Raytheon initiative," Kerry remarked in May as he met Oman's defense minister.
Kerry declined to be interviewed for this story. A senior US official directly involved in the review process said the increase in arm sales to the Middle East and Asia is a reflection of the government's new approach.
"In the past, there wasn't a very coherent strategy to do advocacy," said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly. "Slowly over the years there's been a recognition that there has to be a greater governmentwide thought process. This administration has focused on it.''
The official explained that US defense company proposals are now a consideration in virtually all diplomatic dealings with foreign officials. For example, top government officials traveling to particular countries are now regularly prepared to advocate for US firms who are seeking to sell arms there.
"Who, at what level, is going where and when?" the official described the approach, saying the advocacy effort is aimed at "how to get the biggest bang for the buck."
US defense companies have two primary avenues to sell weapons internationally. There are foreign military sales, which are government-to-government deals and managed by the Pentagon, and direct commercial sales to foreign governments. Those are overseen by the Department of State, which grants export licenses.
Administration officials insist that security, not economics, is what drives the push to sell more US arms. Providing key allies with American hardware, they say, will ensure the United States has partners in containing Iran and North Korea, as well as deterring China from taking a more aggressive posture toward US allies Japan and South Korea.
"We don't make these decisions as a jobs program," said the State Department's Kausner.
In a sign of the growing global competition, China's volume of arms exports climbed a whopping 162 percent in 2008 to 2012, compared with 2003 to 2007, according to the Stockholm Peace Research Institute tally. For the first time China placed in the top five of global arms providers, behind the United States, Russia, Germany, and France, and displacing the United Kingdom.
But numerous experts see financial considerations — not security strategy — as the key factor in the surging US arms trade. They point out that the Pentagon's buying power is shrinking substantially with budget cuts.
"The most important thing is the US down trend," said Richard Aboulafia, vice president for analysis at the Teal Group, a defense and aerospace consulting firm in Fairfax, Va. "To keep production lines alive, you have to focus on the international market."
For instance, he noted that a number of key weapons systems that are being purchased in fewer numbers by the US military are now major offerings overseas, including F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets and C-17 military transport planes.
Another factor is that the US military presence in both Iraq and Afghanistan is drawing to a close, said Siemon Wezeman, a senior researcher at the Stockholm Institute.
"Business was up during the wars, which gave US companies quite a lot of possibilities to sell equipment and services and spare parts," he said. "That, of course, will be gone."
The Obama administration also is shifting approval power for the sale of some military components from the State Department to the Commerce Department, which requires less oversight.
The new arrangement will streamline the export of thousands of components that officials say would not provide a significant military edge, such as aircraft parts and satellite technologies that are available on the commercial market. The list also will include "military vehicles, vessels, submarines, and auxiliary military equipment,'' the White House announced this fall.
Leading industry advocates say the Obama administration could go even further to coordinate overseas sales.
"We just want to start a process where it is done even more, and make it as much of a machine as possible," Remy Nathan, vice president for international affairs at the Aerospace Industries Association, a defense trade group, said of industry-government coordination.
Among the critics of this trend is the American Bar Association's Center for Human Rights, which has raised concerns that the United States will be introducing a flood of small arms and ammunition into areas ripe for conflict.
"I have not seen any meaningful analysis of the human rights component," said Brittany Benowitz, the center's chief counsel, who noted worries about "people who obtain arms from the US and then go out and do horrible things with them."
Even some of the architects of the Obama administration's approach acknowledge there are potential consequences.
"There are downside risks," said Michele Flournoy, who served as undersecretary of defense for policy in the president's first term. "You can have governments change, or governments misuse US weaponry."
She also said that by transferring some military components to the Commerce Department's export licensing process, there will be less tracking of where those parts go and how they are ultimately used.
"There is certainly less reporting after the fact," Flournoy said, though she maintains the benefits outweigh the risks for US foreign policy.
A few members of Congress are calling for restoration of stronger export controls.
Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said she believes more oversight is needed "to ensure that our military equipment and technology are not transferred to a third party without our knowledge, and that they cannot be used to threaten our interests."
Longtime observers said they are surprised by how little attention has been paid to the arms sales bonanza.
"There have been times when there has been a surge in US arms sales and the issue has been debated," said William Hartung, a researcher at the Center for International Policy, a Washington think tank. "This time it doesn't seem to be the case.''
Grimmett, who has watched the process for nearly four decades, said few seem to care about the potential risks.
"There is no opposition anymore," he said.
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Danicka Taylor, 24
Haiku Asian Bistro
White Plains, NY
How'd you get here? The real story? I was working at a magazine for about five-and-a-half years, and I have been bartending up until that point as well. I kind of hit my wits' end with the magazine, so I decided I was going to make some type of career out of bartending.
What can you tell about a person by what he or she drinks? A lot. You can tell if they are on a diet, you can tell their age, you can tell how much they drink, you can tell a few things about their personality off the bat. You can tell when someone just turned 21 or someone with a fake ID.
The person who just turned 21: what are they drinking? Bud Light for guys. For girls, it's Sex on the Beach or a vodka cranberry.
What does the older, sophisticated gentleman drink? Manhattans. And I love when older men order Manhattans, because it's such a classic drink.
What's the best advice you can give a man about trying to approach a woman in a bar? A bartender? My best advice is don't bother. Don't start off by offering to buy her a drink. It's almost a cop-out to say, "OK, buy her next drink. You just do the work for me. Then maybe she'll come over to me." It doesn't actually make sense, because if you meet someone in any other situation, say, if you're in the grocery store and you meet someone, you're not going to offer to buy their groceries, right?
Most ridiculous thing you've ever witnessed? I've had a lot of examples where I meet someone's mistress before I meet their wife. Yeah, the place I worked was a very dim martini lounge that provoked that atmosphere, unfortunately. The most ridiculous thing I've ever witnessed was a girl pee in a bowl in the corner. This wasn't at Haiku, by the way.
What's the best drink you've ever had? Best drink I've ever had was in the Bahamas, and it was a variation of a piña colada. They used fresh pineapple juice and fresh coconut. They soaked all this fruit in dark rum and put it in the drink. It was the most delicious drink I've ever had, and surprisingly, it's something simple.
Retail employees have Black Friday. What day is the worst to work at a bar? St. Patrick's Day. Any bar you work in will open a little bit earlier than normal in accordance with any town laws. People start drinking very early and bounce around from place to place to place. Then they come back, so you get the aftermath of ten hours of drinking as early as six o'clock in the afternoon.
What's a bartenders most indispensible tool? Their personality and their patience.
What are the worst mixing combinations that would be sure to have your patrons kissing the can? Lime juice and Baileys.
Hangover cure? It's called "hair of the dog." Because a hangover is just your body withdrawing.
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Monday, September 8, 2008
This looks like more fun than it is
But it turned out I wasn't the most miserable person around. In fact, it never even occurred to me that there might be people out there who were actually jealous of me and my thirty-pound belly.
I discovered the truth one evening, while I was sitting in the office I shared with my swingin' single male co-resident. We were complaining about our workload and suddenly he blurted out:
"I wish I were pregnant."
I had never been so shocked. Immediately, a range of angry replies ran through my head: What part of pregnancy would you like? Would you like to carry 30 extra pounds around with you everywhere you go? Would you like to have to wake up 10 times a night to pee? Or would you just like to go through a painful labor possible ending in a major abdominal surgery? What part of being pregnant appeals to you the most??
I didn't say any of that though. My reply was, "You don't really mean that."
He quickly said, "You're right, I don't."
Of course, what he really meant was that he wanted to have a six week maternity leave. Except what he really meant was that he wanted six weeks in Bermuda.
To many people who have never cared for a newborn before, maternity leave seems like just that: a vacation. And those who cover for you when you're gone get resentful that they have to work harder so that you get a six week vacation, while all they get is a measly 3-4 weeks.
Comments like the above fed into the extreme guilt I had surrounding my maternity leave. When I came back to work, I was afraid to even talk to anyone for months because I assumed all the other residents hated me for getting a "paid vacation".
And even though it's been over a year since I returned from leave, I still haven't completely left those feelings behind.
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- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2008 at 1:02 AM
I am currently pregnant w/ twins. These will be #'s 3&4. My first 2 children I had at my old job where several other mothers worked as well. There everyone was very accomodating and helpful. I worked full-time up until the day I delivered in order to have a full maternity leave at home w/ my child. Now, I've changed jobs to a place where I'm the only mother. It's interesting to note the differences. I now work part-time and am salaried, and my medical director expects me to cover any emergencies on my days off with my patients (my previous job, we regularly covered the part-timers without a 2nd thought). He has actually refused to help my nurse w/ critically abnormal labs on my days off, telling her to call me at home. Now that I have mentioned that I may be on extended leave secondary to my OB expecting to put me on bedrest at 32wks (you know, because of advanced maternal age AND twins), I am getting a huge amount of push-back. Although the clinic regularly employs locums physicians, my medical director has all but told me that I am to find my cover for this time as he doesn't plan on covering my patients.ReplyDelete
Truthfully, I'm already looking for job #3.
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2008 at 9:49 AM
This is not unique to the medical profession. I was in sales for both of my babies (two different companies). First one, I was out 2 weeks before due date, she was two weeks late, then 8 weeks for c-section. I returned, my co-worker who was covering my area of our joint account pulled me aside and chewed me out for being out so long and how it wasn't fair that I would be getting commisions for work I didn't do. We were a team, on a team quota, sharing team commmisions. What closed while I was gone was partly due to what I had done BEFORE I left. Didn't matter, I was resented. I cried and then got over it. Next kid, I was at a VERY small company, and the owner/CEO and VP's had never had kids. It too was a c-section and by his own policies, I got 8 weeks off. However, there were snide remarks the whole time I was gone and when I returned about me being on "vacation". I was brazen, and said: sure you go through a major operation AND care for a new born child and tell me it's a vacation. They laid me off 6 months after I returned, apparently my being out was bad timing because they had launched a new product and I wasn't there to help, therefore my performance was lacking.....ReplyDelete
"If it was easy then everyone would do it. But the hard makes it great." That's why it's so rewarding. You've found a career that's fulfilling and a hoe life that is fulfilling. Just think how empty those other lives must be.ReplyDelete
I meant to say HOME life. Not hoe life. I don't think you're a hoe Fizzy. Hee hee!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2008 at 6:24 PM
There are actually people who are jealous of your thirty-pound belly and all the other things that go with being pregnant. I am. I know that a lot of it ranges from discomfort to pain. I know that taking the time off of work, paid or otherwise, is hard. I know that coworkers can be hard to deal with about it. I really don't care though. At the end of it you got to be a mom, and I'd trade anything for the experience.ReplyDelete
My residency director had four kids and a doctor wife and treated pregnancy and the maternity leave as a non issue.ReplyDelete
But my co-residents, on the other hand ... The only one I got grief from was one of the two other women. Theis resident made public cracks, hardly remarks, about my upcoming vacation. I was so stunned I had no reply.
She also refused to cover the 1, that's right 1, patient I asked her to cover during my leave.
The men were very accommodating, especially the IMG men who felt strongly that a woman should be home with their infants.
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2008 at 9:53 PM
2 years ago, fresh out of residency, I wanted the "whole" experience. I got a full-time job as an FP with OB in a small-ish town at a non-profit migrant health clinic. It's been a fantastic experience. But it's hard work and we're all a little OCD about our own patient care. Until the recent advent of hospitalists, we were all still rounding on our own patients, even on our days off and weekends.
Now, I find myself about to be a mommy for the first time. I've had a healthy pregnancy, but I've been tired an nauseous the whole time. I finally broke down and asked my administrator to cut back my hours to half-time for the next 2 weeks until the baby's born. I got what I wanted (I'm using vacation time so I still get my full FMLA after baby comes) but it felt like pulling teeth.
Afterwards I bumped into my nurse practitioner and broke down in tears right there in the hallway. I'm not even sure I could put words to the emotions I was feeling . . . defeat, guilt, anger, maybe even a little relief.
Whether truthful or not, she told me all the other practitioners understood and supported me. And she told me about this blog, and that I'm not alone. Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences.
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I am on the verge of 39 weeks pregnant in my final year of medical school. I have had a number of my classmates remark on my "vacation" or "time off" when the baby comes; they're young, I forgive them. But the reality is that I have to make up the hospital rotations at the end of the year, during the time most of my classmates plan to sit on a beach and recharge before residency starts. I am just hoping to have enough time to move if my placement requires it.ReplyDelete
These stresses that new moms go through are not limited to Medicine but I thing we are even more anxious because of our sense of responsibility to our patients and colleagues. This lack of respect and accomodation for motherhood is an endemic problem in the USA. Other western countries grant maternity leave to both fathers and mothers. France supports new moms for a year with nursing visits and job protection. Yes, we all wonder how they do it...but they do. As professional women we need to keep shining the light on the inequities we face and DON'T FEEL GUILTY for recovering from childbirth and spending precious time with our newborns. We are still pioneers in the workplace with the dual responsibility of being a mom and a doctor. It is not heresy to put family first and those precious baby moments are gone way too soon. (I feel a little tear welling up right now)ReplyDelete
Yes, why are other nations so much better about this? When I was pregnant, I was so jealous of the Canadians I knew.ReplyDelete
After my first materninty leave three years ago, one colleague who had her child years before FMLA, called me at home to suugest that I thank those who had covered my patients. As calmly as possible, I explained to her that our boss should be thanking her as it was the boss who had decided against spending the money to find coverage and that I was entitled to that time and therefore would be thanking no one.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Good for you. Wish they could be home with a newborn the first 6 weeks. It's like being a first year resident except with no nights (or days) off. Except that new babies mostly smell better than patientsReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2008 at 11:02 AM
People are jealous of you getting 6 weeks off?? I'm a dr in the UK - and boy do we complain about stuff but maybe we shouldn't - I get 6-7 weeks holiday every year. I took 5 months maternity leave after my 1st child and nearly 5 months after my 2nd (I was entitled to 6 months but couldn't afford to take that long). If anyone had moaned at me for having that long off they'd have had the book thrown at them. (And now employees are entitled to a year off if they can afford it).ReplyDelete


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Saturday evening we attended a wonderful living history event in Oregon City. Every year the Oregon City Historical Society does a tour that consists of a visit to three historic homes and a walk through the cemetery at night. At each stop there are actors portraying early pioneers from Oregon's history. It was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, pictures were not allowed on the tour. So I have just a few. Enjoy!
Me and Aaron (Notice his new boots, tee hee)
The Whole Gang at the Highland Stillhouse Pub (Brand, Angel, Tara, Tara's parents, Aaron, Me and Christian)
Us :-)
Well, I hope you are having a good week. I'm currently at home sick and wide awake at 3:30 am. Yipeee! I hope to be back to work on Wednesday. Anywhoo, have a great week everyone! God Bless :-)


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Deck Supervisor; Celebrity Cruises
Job Description
Royal Caribbean International is looking to fill a new position with Celebrity Cruises. It is Deck Supervisor position that requires F & B experience. Candidate will be reporting to Executive Housekeeper and supervising pool butlers. Actually responsible for the opening, maintaining and closing pool decks. Pool butlers besides maintaining pool deck will be passing snacks, canapes and attending to guest's needs. Carrier path for the candidate can be in both departments: Housekeeping and F & B. It could be great opportunity for the very outgoing Waiter. Social skills are must as candidate will spend all the time around the guests.
See below an overview of the relevant details and position description:
- One deck supervisor per ship; will report to the chief housekeeper, with a dotted line to the F&B manager
- Will oversee approximately 8 or 9 pool butlers
- 6/2 contract; shared berth
- Company will pay joining ticket, and return tickets
- Salary is $50 monthly, and they will participate in the supervisors gratuity pool (potential earnings are between $2,300-$2,700 per month
- Second interview with Operations required.
You can apply for this job if you are:
At least 21 years of age
speak good English
are hospitable and friendly person
having relevant experience
Company offers
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Work experience in International Company
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From "Naked Capitalism" this link to posters from the Occupy movement.
Democrats attempt to co-opt the Occupy movement. Back off ! Glen Ford also has his take on this: "Gridlock is a Blessing".
"Counterpunch's" take on the destruction of the 5,554 books at the library at Zucotti Park last week by Herr Bloomberg. 451 at Zucotti Park
Also check out "Counterpunch's "Student Loan Fury in the Occupy Movement".
Where to send new warm socks and gloves, winter sleeping bags, hand warmers, etc. Check out the individual sites:
For example. http://www.Occupydenver.org
Occupy Denver
1550 Larimer St box 224
Denver, CO 80202
http://www.occupywallst.org/donate has a list of other Occupies and their websites.
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