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Molecule of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main mind-altering ingredient found in the Cannabis plant.
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THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the chemical responsible for most of marijuana's psychological effects. It acts much like the cannabinoid chemicals made naturally by the body, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Cannabinoid receptors are concentrated in certain areas of the brain associated with thinking, memory, pleasure, coordination and time perception. THC attaches to these receptors and activates them and affects a person's memory, pleasure, movements, thinking, concentration, coordination, and sensory and time perception, according to NIDA.

THC is one of many compounds found in the resin secreted by glands of the marijuana plant. More of these glands are found around the reproductive organs of the plant than on any other area of the plant. Other compounds unique to marijuana, called cannabinoids, are present in this resin. One cannabinoid, CBD is nonpsychoactive, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, and actually blocks the high associated with THC.

THC stimulates cells in the brain to release dopamine, creating euphoria, according to NIDA. It also interferes with how information is processed in the hippocampus, which is part of the brain responsible for forming new memories.

THC can induce hallucinations, change thinking and cause delusions. On average, the effects last about two hours, and kick in 10 to 30 minutes after ingestion. Psychomotor impairment may continue after the perceived high has stopped, however.

"In some cases, reported side effects of THC include elation, anxiety, tachycardia, short-term memory recall issues, sedation, relaxation, pain-relief and many more," said A.J. Fabrizio, a marijuana chemistry expert at Terra Tech Corp, a California agricultural company focused on local farming and medical cannabis. However, he said, a study in the British Journal of Pharmacology found that other types of cannabinoids, as well as terpenes (compounds that produce flavor and fragrance in plants), can modulate and reduce negative effects.

The effects of marijuana make it a popular drug. In fact, it is considered one of the most commonly used illicit drugs in the world. But these effects also concern mental health advocates. THC can trigger a relapse in schizophrenic symptoms, according to NIDA.

Another possible risk of consuming THC comes in the form of impaired motor skills. Marijuana may impair driving or similar tasks for approximately three hours after consumption and it is the second-most common psychoactive substance found in drivers, after alcohol, reports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. People taking medical marijuana are instructed not to drive until it has been established that they can tolerate it and conduct motor tasks successfully.

The use of marijuana may cause problems for younger people and long-term problems. "Some of the side effects of THC include a decrease in IQ, memory and cognition, especially in younger people," said Dr. Damon Raskin, medical director at Cliffside Malibu Treatment Center. "However, the jury is still out on long-term effects, as not enough research has been done on it yet. There is some speculation that it could impair fertility in men and women and also compromise a person's airways, but the studies are still not clear."

NIDA reports that rats exposed to THC before birth, soon after birth or during adolescence have shown problems with specific learning and memory tasks later in life.

According to the National Cancer Institute, marijuana has been used for medicinal purposes for more than 3,000 years. In many areas of the United States, the use of medicinal marijuana is legal. In several states, recreational use is also legal.

THC can be extracted from marijuana, or synthesized, as is the case for the FDA-approved drug dronabinol. Dronabinol is used to treat or prevent the nausea and vomiting associated with cancer medicines and to increase the appetites of people with AIDS, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It is a light yellow resinous oil.

People tout marijuana as a better drug than prescription pills because it is "all-natural." That may not be true. "Just because something is considered 'natural' doesn't mean it's healthy," Raskin said. "For example, poison oak can be harmful. Just because it grows in the ground doesn't mean it's good for you or healthy."

Edibles, foods containing THC, have become a large problem in states that have legalized pot because of overdosing.

"Edibles can lead to overdose sometimes because people often ingest a full serving of a cookie instead of a diagnosed smaller amount," Raskin said. "I mean, who eats a half a cookie? It is easier to swallow a cookie and it's very attractive to younger people or those who don't want to inhale it in a smoke form."

Raskin also explained that edibles are extremely high in potency, and when ingested in the gastrointestinal tract, the drug can last longer and with greater intensity. "The effect from inhaling THC will last 45-minutes to a few hours, but edibles can last for six to eight hours and are more likely to lead to a trip to the ER with an overdose," he said.

Colorado legislators passed a law in the spring of 2014 to limit the amount of THC to only 3.53 ounces (100 milligrams) in edible marijuana products, according to USA Today.

When THC is exposed to air, it degrades into cannabinol, a cannabinoid that has its own psychological effects. THC concentration also depends on the cultivation of the marijuana plant, known scientifically as Cannabis sativa L.

A type of cannabis that has a minimal amount of THC, as low as 0.5 percent, is hemp, according to the North American Industrial Hemp Council. Hemp is used for industrial and medical purposes.

Some strains of cannabis can have as little as 0.3 percent THC by weight. In other strains, THC makes up 20 percent of the weight in a sample. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that the average THC concentration in marijuana is 1 to 5 percent; in hashish, it is 5 to 15 percent, and in hashish oil, it averages 20 percent. THC in recreational doses of marijuana is highly variable and the lower the THC content in the marijuana, the more the user must consume to produce the desired effects.

Additional reporting by contributing writers Jessie Szalay and Lauren Cox

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With the term ’intellectual confusion’ coined by R. Guénonfn1 is meant the inability of the modern mind, especially in the West - but not only there, to transcend the material world and discover the roots of the Sacred.

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Al-Azhar Sufism in Modern

Egypt: The Sufi Thought

Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi'* pt.1 - ed. Omar K Neusser

This account refers to the Egypt of the 1950ies to 1970ies. A present-day sketch is [ here ].
We regret the violent events of 20130814, [ orchestrated ] by the Egyptian army and deep state.

§1 R. Guénon and the Sufism of Sh Al Azhar A.H. Mahmud
§2 The Metaphysical Doctrine of Sh A.H. Mahmud
§3 Sh A.H. Mahmud's Interpretation of the Prophet of Islam MHMD
§4 General Conclusions

§1 René Guénon and the Sufism of Shaykh Al Azhar A.H. Mahmud

AVIn many of his ideas on tasawwuf Mahmud is indebted to the genius of the French metaphysician and Sufi thinker, R. Guénon. Shaykh A.H. Mahmud was the first thinker in Egypt to introduce the life and thought of Guénon to the Arab public. p.219
[See §5 in pt.2 where he discusses R. Guénon's thoughts.fn2]

AVShaykh A.H. Mahmudfn4 argues that one of the major consequences of the encroachment of Western culture in the Muslim world is the contemporary confrontation between traditional principles of the present Muslim culture and anti-traditional culture.fn75 Mahmud agrees with Guénon's argument that there are Orientals who are more or less completely Westernized and who have forsaken their tradition and adopted all the aberrations of the modern outlook, and these denatured elements are led astray by the teachings of European and American universities.fn76

Shaykh A.H. Mahmud's task, it seems to me, in finding a solution for this problem of confrontation is much harder than Guénon. Guénon extricated himself from the West and dwelt in Cairo dissecting the problems of the Western world from the outside.

Shaykh A.H. Mahmud was engaged in an ongoing cultural battle in Egypt with the secularist thinkers whom he viewed as the continuation of Western domination in Egypt. Mahmud considered the restoration of traditionalism in the Islamic East with the aid of the intellectual ’elect’. He argued that the ’elect’ should equip themselves, as an integral part of their mental formation, with the major principles of metaphysical knowledge. p. 220

Both Guénon and Mahmud perceived ’the pure intellectual elect’ - those who possess the intuitive divine qualities - as the real movers of history.

Shaykh A.H. Mahmud agrees with Guénon's definition of the elect: The elect can only be the few, and their power, or rather their authority, being due to their intellectual superiority, whereas democracy is based on the inherent tendency to sacrifice the minority to the majority, and therefore quality to quantity and the elect to the masses.fn77 Does that mean that both Guénon and Shaykh A.H. Mahmud want ’the elect’, as it is the case with philosophers in Plato's Republic, to rule the world? And are ’the elect’ superior in their nature as well as function to the prophets as traditionally understood?

To begin with, the role of ’the elect’ in Shaykh A.H. Mahmud's and Guénon's sense is to restore the traditional roots of the modern world. Their function supersedes politics - it is mainly inspirational and guiding in nature. In addition, Mahmud believed that the role of ’the elect’ is to reflect on the true Islamic tradition in a secular environment which is progressively hostile to religion, and where Sufism is perceived as a complicated system of superstition and innovation in religion. In explaining the concept of the elect, Mahmud says that, ’it is in the nature of things that there should be an aristocracy; it is the concept of the elect - those people who are divinely gifted by an acute sense, a sharp intelligence, and by a spiritual instinct.’fn78

The superiority of the nature of ’the elect’ is a divine gift. In this sense God chooses whoever He wants for this purpose regardless of the person's financial status or social background. In such a perspective Shaykh A.H. Mahmud addresses those people who, whatever be their class background, are willing to work for the restoration of traditionalism in society.

’The elect’ in Guénon's sense lead a socially - exclusive life; in Shaykh A.H. Mahmud's sense, they lead an active social life in society by basing intellectual orientation on the Qur'an and the Sunnah. This can partly explain why Shaykh A.H. Mahmud, as ’an aristocratic thinker’, was to preach the application of the Shari'ah in the 1970's. This action won him both religious and secular antagonists.

Some religious-minded people did not understand how a Sufi thinker could fight for the application of the Shari'ah when he was supposed to ’contemplate God quietly’. They saw an apparent contradiction between tasawwuf and the Shari'ah. Others considered him to be a tool of the state fulfilling its religious policy. It is only when we grasp the traditional perspective of Mahmud that we can understand his attempt to achieve the autonomy of al-Azhar from the bondage of the state after its sharp decline as both a religious and educational institution during the rule of Nasir.

§2 The Metaphysical Doctrine of Shaykh A.H. Mahmud

AVBoth Guénon and Shaykh A.H. Mahmud present metaphysics as the means par excellence through which man can attain correct understanding of the principles of knowledge. To both of them, the esoteric and metaphysical doctrines of Islam, which are universal in nature, affirm the genuine nature and (p. 221) traditional character of the past messengers who have carried essentially the same message.

Both Guénon and Shaykh A.H. Mahmud affirm that the manifestations of this essential message were many, corresponding to different historical and geographical circumstances. But from a metaphysical point of view, the Principle is one. Metaphysical knowledge is the supreme condition any human being can achieve, since eternal and universal truth are the backbone of such knowledge.

Shaykh A.H. Mahmud argues that the true value of modern Muslim culture resides in the integration of these universal principles and truths with the multiplicity of social forms of cultural and ethics. He says that the metaphysical doctrine is no more, in principle, than the science of Reality. This science distinguishes between the principle and the manifestation - or between God and the world.fn79

In his comment on metaphysics, Shaykh A.H. Mahmud says that, ’tasawwuf is the knowledge of metaphysics.’fn80 This knowledge is not a closed system of theoretical concepts that can be merely comprehended rationally. A higher stage, whose source is divine, can allow the gifted to relate to it through their intellectual intuition.

In his various articles on Sufism, Shaykh A.H. Mahmud explains the fundamental divergence between rationalism , as it has been used in the West since the Renaissance, and intuition or pure Intellect that is emphasized in Islam. He treats rationalism as an insufficient means of knowing the principle of metaphysics.

He agrees with Guénon that rationalism is nothing else than the negation of any faculty of a super-individual order.fn81 Shaykh A.H. Mahmud comes close to Seyyed Hossein Nasr's view that rationalism, as it developed in the West, became a veil which separated man from God and marked the human revolt against heaven.fn82 It should be noted that in his treatment of human reason he does not denigrate intelligence as a major faculty of man; his major concern here is to affirm the divine roots of intelligence.

The senses and human reason, devoid of divine inspiration, are unable to attain the knowledge of metaphysics. This does not mean that the doors of such knowledge are inaccessible to the lay Muslim - Shaykh A.H. Mahmud says this knowledge can be attained by any Muslim with a conviction to do so. In addition Mahmud offers the Prophet MHMD and his life as the archetypal spiritual life that ’was full of spiritual combativeness.’fn83

The presentation of the doctrinal works of Shaykh A.H. Mahmud in a traditional Islamic form would no doubt make these ideas acceptable to the wider populace since this populace is still attached to the traditional origins that Mahmud is trying to formulate.

One might assume that these ideas were accepted in the 1950's and 1960's in Egypt. This was not the case. Although Shaykh A.H. Mahmud fulfilled the task of giving an intellectual justification for the need of Sufism and metaphysics, the major problem he faced was that not only were the traditional roots of society attacked from the top, but there was also an indigenous group of intellectuals of Western educational formation and inspiration. The challenge of the doctrinal teachings of Shaykh A.H. Mahmud was twofold: on the one hand, it was an attempt to justify the doctrines of (p. 222) metaphysics to the Muslim rationalist in an intellectual and speculative way.

On the other hand, it was an attempt intellectually to restore Islamic traditionalism to its position among the young generation who had been lost to secularism. Shaykh A.H. Mahmud hoped to influence educational institutions which he saw as crucial networks of culture . Yet, since the cultural policies of the universities were directed by the upper echelons of the state, Mahmud had great difficulty in asserting his ideas.

As part of his metaphysical doctrines, Shaykh A.H. Mahmud attacked a current popular among the spiritually-oriented, who claim that the rules of the Shari'ah do not apply to them. Mahmud maintains that this phenomenon that he calls bida' or religious innovation is not the work of laymen but that of lawyers and judges.fn84 Some of these men are very influential in society.

In this he agrees with Guénon who, contrary to this stream, considers Sufism the complementary esoteric side of the Shari'ah. Shaykh A.H. Mahmud refers to the ideas of the great Sufis in Islam and confirms the point of view that both the Qur'an and the Sunnah are the starting point of any Sufi initiation of knowledge. The true Sufis, Shaykh A.H. Mahmud says, ’follow the Qur'anic text and the Sunnah of the Prophet in both his words and deeds. They also know from history that the Prophet MHMD was the supreme example in his life performing the rites of Islam until the end of his life.’fn85 And that - in words and deeds - the Prophet MHMD was the embodiment of the Qur'anic ethics.

Like all traditional thinkers who have written on the subject of Sufism, Shaykh A.H. Mahmud considers Islam to have three complementary dimensions: First, Islam or the complete submission to God Who is the One and the Real; second Iman or the belief in the major metaphysical doctrines of Islam as verified in the Qur'an, and third Ihsán , or excellence, which is the spiritual path leading to the recognition of the One. (p. 223)
[ The above paragraph is the beginning of chapter §6 ’What Is Sufism’,fn3 followed by the chapter of ’Mahmud's Theory of Spiritual Stations,’]

§3 Shaykh A.H. Mahmud's Interpretation of the Prophet of Islam MHMD

AVShaykh A.H. Mahmud's goal was to prove that the metaphysical doctrines of Islam which were reflected in the Prophet as the Perfect Man (al-insán al-kámil) … can still be followed in a modern situation.…

In his capacity as a Prophet, his aim was not only to rise up against the injustices of the existing order, but to create a new one. The Qur'an is the original source of ethics, and Muhammad was the historical manifestation of such ethics.

Shaykh A.H. Mahmud seeks to reassert the traditional notion of Islam that in ’the Muslim environment, ethics is an integral part of religion; its source is Qur'an.’ fn100 The study of the Prophet's MHMD life and his embodiment of Qur'anic ethics is, thus, the only way for the traditional Islamic culture to strengthen itself and meet the challenges of the modern world.

Complementary to his human nature, Mahmud asserts that Muhammad MHMD was the Prophet of mercy. This is in accordance with the Qur'anic verse, { We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures.} Sura 21-107 …

Shaykh A.H. Mahmud … discusses the universal qualities that can serve as a model for every Muslim. He argues that as the ’Perfect Man’, Muhammad never succumbed to hardships.

Shaykh A.H. Mahmud defends the Prophet MHMD and his life against those interpretations which consider the Prophet a great hero and charismatic personality, whose rise to power and social prestige was more due to material circumstances than to ’abstract’ metaphysical doctrines.

(In this respect, he) does not view the Prophet MHMD as a charismatic leader in the Weberian sense since this kind of charisma would be derived from personal genius and not from a divine revelation. He maintains that Islam is a liberating force that can free man from the slavery of material desires and worldly possessions. Muslims should follow in the footsteps of the Prophet MHMD, and should seek to realize the integration of man within the social order. The Prophet MHMD never preached that men should abandon the social order and live a monastic way of life. … (p. 226)

§4 General Conclusions

There was a great revival of popular Sufism in Egypt in the late 1960's and the early 1970's. Shaykh A.H. Mahmud's principal formulation of Sufi theories were, first authentically Islamic, and second, a response to a historical situation in which Sufism became relegated to a secondary place in society.

What were the reasons for the revival of Sufism? One should note that Sufism never disappeared in Egypt in spite of its organizational weakness as has been discussed before. On the cultural level, it exerted a great deal of influence on some of the best minds in Egypt, who, in spite of their Western (p. 227) education, remained attached to this form of Islam. Furthermore, the ideological apparatus of the Nasir-regime that was interested in replacing Sufism and even Islam with the ideas of Arab nationalism and socialism, went through various stages of transformation in the period from 1952 until …

(Some have argued) that Mahmud was strongly identified with those currents of Sufism that insisted on the teaching of the existence of an enlightened aristocratic elite.fn103 Some of the disciples of this ’elite’ were close to the Muslim Brothers. They are in favour of establishing an Islamic state where they would be the guardian of a kingdom following the Islamic rules after getting rid of Westen normative models of rules.

In the author's opinion, such a criticism neglects the fact that Shaykh A.H. Mahmud's distinction between aristocratic Sufism and popular Sufism is not based on social or economic criteria. It is true that Shaykh A.H. Mahmud stood for the establishment of an Islamic state, but not in the manner that the lkhwán envisaged. He never supported political or social violence. His was a call to apply the Shari'ah through constitutional means.

…(And) as seen earlier, Shaykh A.H. Mahmud's labour ethics and theory of lawful gain are derived from the Qur'an. Man is a responsible being. Man is required, therefore, to search for legal ways of earning a living. Sufism is the antithesis of laziness and social seclusion. In that sense, Mahmud argues that being rich from one's labour does not contradict asceticism or Sufism.(p. 228)

* Islamic Quarterly 32, 1988; p. 207-234
When the author used ’Mahmud’ it was here replaced by ’Shaykh A.H. Mahmud.’

fn1 We borrow the term ’intellectual confusion’ from R. Guénon - mainly from his book The Crisis of The Modern world, translated by A. Osborne (London, 1948). By this term, Guénon means the inability of the modern mind, especially in the West, to transcend the material world and discover the roots of the Sacred. Although the roots of traditional Islamic culture are still strong in Egypt, what appears on the surface is somewhat different. Those who are in control of the mass media and the major publications in the country propagate secular notions either in the name of Arab nationalism or socialism or capitalism.

fn2: §5 René Guénon On The Modern World

fn3: §6 Sufism According To Shaykh A.H. Mahmud

fn4: The Life of Shaykh al-Azhar Abdul Halim Mahmud (1910 - 1978)

fn75: CMW113 [not sourced]

fn76: CMW60 [not sourced]

fn77: A.H. Mahmud, Manhaj al-islah al-islami fi al-mujtama' (Cairo n.d.) p.16
See also his book al-Islam wa-al iman, Cairo, 1984; pp. 5-33.

fn78: CMW60

fn79: CMW113

fn80: A.H. Mahmud, al-Tasawwuf, p.344 (not sourced)

fn81: ibid.

fn82: CMW60

fn83: A.H. Mahmud, al-Tasawwuf, p.302

fn84: ibid; p.243

fn85: ibid; p.248

fn100: A.H. Mahmud, al-Madrasah al-Shádhiliyyah al-haditha wa imamuha Abu al-Hasan al-Shádhilí, Cairo, 1982; p. 116

fn103 M. Gilsenan, ’L’Islam dans le l’egypte contemporaine: religion d’état, religion populaire’ Annales, # 3-4, 1980, pp. 598-614

CMW = R. Guénon, The Crisis of The Modern World, London 1948

 → Go to pages [ pt.2 ] [ Intro Sh Abd Al Wahid Yahya - R. Guénon ]

see also:
The Life of Shaykh al-Azhar Abdul Halim Mahmud (1910 - 1978)

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"All I could do was cry," Jeffers said. "It was like a dream, you know."

Even though she wasn't there when the meeting happened, Linda, the twin sister who made all this possible, says she felt her happiness.

"The day she met him, I really felt the excitement," Edmonds said. "It's something I can always hold in my heart and say I made her happy. To see that smile on her face, was just, oh I can't explain the feeling."

A dream come true, no doubt, but don't you dare call it her dying wish.

"I got things to do. I ain't got time to croak," Jeffers said.

Her daughter, Heather, is graduating high school on the 26th.

"I can't wait to see her walk down the isle with her gold sash," Jeffers said.

And her son is getting married in June.

"My future daughter in law said, I don't care how sick you are, you're doing my flowers," Jeffers said.

To Lois, the best years of life are yet to come and honestly, she says she couldn't feel any better.

Maybe it's her humor that keeps her going.

Or maybe it's the fact that she hasn't stopped smiling since March.

"It's the best thing that could have ever happened to me and ever since then I've been on cloud nine!" Jeffers said.

Either way, if you look at Lois' life on a doctor's watch, those cherished moments left are ticking away. But hey, who's counting? Certainly not Lois Jeffers

"I'm going to beat it, but if it's my time to go, God is the only one that is going to tell me it's time to go," Jeffers said.

And when that day does come, she'll have lived one bountiful life.

Leaving this earth a happy, fulfilled woman, with one important message she hopes remains.

"Get a mammogram early. Don't get in the position I'm in," Jeffers said.

Lois and her family also got a tour of AE Studios and unlimited access to the gift shop.

Doctors say Lois now has about one to four months to live.

She has entered hospice, but says she is feeling great.

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Lockheed Martin Acquires Chandler/May

Alabama company will enable Lockheed Martin to enhance unmanned systems capabilities

The demand for unmanned systems continues to grow as a means to provide the defense and civil communities and commercial entities with more agile, flexible, interoperable, and quickly deployable cutting-edge technology. To help meet this need, and enhance current offerings, Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems & Sensors business has acquired Chandler/May, Inc.

As a proven ground control station integrator, Chandler/May delivers hundreds of integrated command and control shelters and portable ground control stations in support of U.S. Army unmanned aerial system (UAS) programs. They have also produced over 2,200 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), including Desert Hawk as a supplier for Lockheed Martin, and developed a fully integrated UAS, consisting of the Fury® UAV, SharkFin® Mission & Flight Control System and Tactical Air Vehicle Control System.

“Chandler/May’s expertise in ground control systems and the manufacturing of unmanned systems will enhance Lockheed Martin’s offerings to current and future government and commercial customers,” said Dale P. Bennett, president, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors.

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Harry Reid Refuses House Conference To Avoid Shutdown

President Obama’s Senate ally Harry Reid has yet again shown that he wants to shut down the government. House Republican leaders set up a conference committee to see if the two houses could hammer out an agreement to keep the government up and running. Reid shut it down.

But President Obama did call congressional leaders to demand that they do as he says. He had to wait until late Monday night because he was busy playing golf over the weekend. You know, he has his priorities. But of course, he doesn’t mind throwing out words like “ransom.” How civil.

Now a shutdown is a near certainty. I guess we’ll find out in the morning for sure, but it’s looking that way.

Update: I almost forgot – during a shutdown many federal employees will receive raises, overtime pay and comp time. You won’t hear about that among the sob stories the media will be soon be trotting out.


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1500 Garner Road
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Raleigh Professional Building

Rental Rate N/A Building Size 55,000 SF
Min. Divisible 2,500 SF Building Class B
Max. Contiguous 18,000 SF Year Built 1960
Property Type Office Lot Size 3 AC
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  • Community Center
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Listing ID: 17508012 Date Created: 01/30/2012 Last Updated: 05/06/2014

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Space Available 9,800 SF Lease Term 60 Months
Min. Divisible 2,500 SF Date Available Jul 2014
Space Type Office Building No. Parking Spaces 30
Additional Space Types
  • Medical Office
  • Institutional/ Governmental
Pct. Procurement Fee 5.00%
Lease Type Modified Gross

Built in reception. Ideal for nonprofit medical entities and pharmacy; Intensely built out with bathrooms and offices; Terrazio floors in the pharmacy location. Interior windows, chair railing, crown molding and baseboard throughout.

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Space Available 8,500 SF Office SF 1200 SF
Space Type Flex Space Clear Ceiling Height 19 ft.
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  • Heating is available - Three Phase heating
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Secure flex facility; brick/block construction and lots of interior office glass; intense layout; Front door parking; 3 phase; 200 amps of 208 volt and 277/480 volt power. Pleasant high end office build-out with interior glass and chair rail.

Well located, highly secure, multi-tenant property with good tenant mix. Night vision CCTV cameras throughout the parking lot. Landlord pays water, sewer, parking lot lights, assessments, taxes, Insurance. High visibility on Garner Road.

Prominently located with high visibility near downtown Raleigh facing Garner Road with easy access to Interstate 40/440 at the Hammond/Persons Street interchange. Well established churches on both sides of this location.

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The Reconstructed Panel: The Idea

Go to:   Sorting Out    Cutting to Size    Our Reconstruction

During archaeological excavations all sorts of bits and pieces are found in the soil, fragments of pottery, coins and bits of stone. It is possible to say what these pieces might be and the period they were made but not necessarily why they were there. Pots get broken, and brooches lost, but all the bits of stone....

From Lopen there were about 20 bags of stones (possible 6-7000 bits) that were roughly cut into cubes, from tiny fingernail sized to 6cm blocks. These were all thought to have become dislodged by tree roots and the digging of a well during the 1600 years below the surface from the mosaic floors of the villa.

The mosaic had to be recovered by soil again for its own protection from weathering, frost and other damage and we had nothing tangable left to remind us of its beauty.

What could we do?

Could we try to reconstruct a part of it, working in the way of the Roman craftsmen, using the same materials? We would need funds so we could get the skilled people to work on the project which included producing a film and developing a web site. Lopen is a small village so The Lopen History Group supported an application for money from The Local Heritage Initiative who awarded the substantial grant.


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December 6th, 2011 by Steve Cypher

Chrysler to unveil Fiat based Dodge Dart at the 2012 North American International Auto Show

Darting back

Those of you out there over the age of 40 (or otherwise afflicted with an unhealthy interest in Chrysler history) may remember the original Dodge Dart. For those who aren’t, here’s a brief rundown.

In the late 1950’s, Chrysler’s Dodge division began planning for a vehicle other than Plymouth to compete with the lower-priced Chevrolets and Fords. Since Plymouth was to be spun off in 1960 as a separate division (Dodge dealers had been selling them), Dodge needed its own model.

So in 1960, a model with a lower price and shorter wheelbase than the Dodge Polara was introduced in Dodge new car dealer showrooms – the Dodge Dart.

For the next 16 years, through four generations, the Dart became ever smaller (eventually shrinking from a 118-inch wheelbase to just 110 inches) as it became a platform for everything from a “convertriple” (a hardtop model with a novel-at-the-time folding rear seat and sunroof) all the way up to one equipped with a 375 hp, 440 cubic inch hemi V8 (in 1969).

1976 marked the Dart’s final appearance in the U.S. market.

New Dart for new times

If you stick around the automobile business long enough, however, you come to realize that very rarely is anything ever really new. This was no more evident than this morning when Chrysler announced that making its world debut on January 9th at the Detroit Auto Show will be the “all-new 2013 Dodge Dart.”

According to Chrysler, “With Alfa Romeo DNA and Dodge’s passion for performance at its core, the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart is a thoroughly modern vehicle that’s fuel-efficient, beautifully designed and crafted, agile and brings fun back to driving in the segment. Similar to the Dodge Dart of the late 1960s, the 2013 Dart offers a special blend of style, performance and innovation.”

Marking Dodge’s return to the compact sedan segment after a hiatus of nearly 7 years, the 2013 Dart will be the first Chrysler Group application of Fiat’s  Compact U.S. Wide architecture, a version of the company’s Compact platform that underpins the Alfa Romeo Giulietta.

Comprised of 68 percent high-strength steel, its application on the Dart will feature four-wheel independent suspension as well as the availability of 18-inch wheels.

Teaser photos show the Dart will exhibit a stylized version of Dodge’s split-crosshair grille along with projector headlamps and fog lamps in front, while in back the division’s Charger-inspired full-width LED “racetrack” tail lamps and integrated dual exhaust tie it in with its bigger brother.

Along with three transmission alternatives, one of three engine choices will be available to buyers. The base engine is a new “Tigershark” 16-valve 2.0-liter engine, while optional powerplants will include a 16-valve 1.4-liter MultiAir Intercooled Turbo engine as well as a new “Tigershark” 16-valve 2.4-liter MultiAir four cylinder engine.

The 2013 Dodge Dart will be assembled at Chrysler’s Belvidere, Illinois assembly plant which is currently nearing the completion of a $600 million renovation including the installation of new machinery and tooling as well as the construction of a new 638,000 square-foot body shop.

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia's new attorney general has named three people to give his office a review, with an eye on reforms and cost savings.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring says the panel will review functions of his office to ensure that tax dollars are being spent efficiently and that the office is operated in the same manner as a modern, major law firm.

The panel will be led by Bill Leighty, whose lengthy resume in public service includes the post of chief of staff to two governors, Mark R. Warner and Timothy M. Kaine. He's also former director of the Virginia Retirement System.

The other two review panel members are W. Taylor Reveley III, president of the College of William and Mary, and Katherine Busser, a top executive at Capital One.

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Is anyone keeping tabs on the governors bar bill?

Where was the reform commission when we gave $2 million to the Redskins owner?  Did they get game tickets too?

5k for each member of the LCGR to cover expenses in their endeavor to streamline county government seems like a really good deal to me.
I guess you know how much the 3 volunteers on the blue ribbon panel will be able to spend, pray tell us? You made a statement now back it up or is this more of your unfounded hyperbole?

It will cost much less than the Loudoun County Government Reform Commission.

What if anything will it cost to have these 3 evaluate the office?

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Resolutions! Dinner

We’re kicking off 2013 with a fundraiser at the Watermark Restaurant in Nashville!

Chefs Bob Waggoner, Frank Lee, and Michelle Weaver have teamed up with singer-songwriters Bonnie Bishop and Julie Roberts for an evening you won’t forget.

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Video: New Police Commissioner vows to get tough on antisocial crime

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New Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire Alan Hardwick has promised to get tough on antisocial behaviour in his latest interview.

Speaking to force head of communications, Tony Diggins, Mr Hardwick said antisocial behaviour was at the top of his hit list for 2013.

Lincolnshire police and crime commissioner candidate Alan Hardwick (Independent)

Lincolnshire police and crime commissioner candidate Alan Hardwick (Independent)

“Antisocial behaviour is the top priority in the county. I have my own priorities for that and I personally would like to see a complete ban on street drinking,” he said.

“That is something I know would receive huge support from the people of Lincolnshire, drinking is at the root of many causes of antisocial behaviour.”

Since starting the role in November, Mr Hardwick has met with the Home Secretary Theresa May and has travelled around the county in a bid to get to grips with the task he faces.

“It’s an exciting time, it’s a learning curve for me,” he continued.

“I have travelled to many parts of the county already but I’m also responsible for the policing and crime plan and other things, so there’s a lot to do.”

Mr Hardwick thanked the people of Lincolnshire for electing him in the role and promised not to let them down and to repay their ‘faith and confidence’.

“No matter what financial penalties or evils the government put on us, we can together create the force that we want.”

He added that he would not like to see an already ‘slim’ force made any smaller, dampening down fears of front line jobs being lost.

“I’m highly honoured to work for the people of Lincolnshire,” he concluded.

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LITTLETON -- Shares of Dover Saddlery Inc. jumped 12 percent Tuesday after the seller of equestrian gear reported preliminary fourth-quarter earnings that were comfortably higher than the previous year.

The company said in a press release Tuesday that unaudited revenues for the three-month period ending Dec. 31 were $26.4 million, up 11 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Revenues from the retail channel were up 16.7 percent, to about $10.5 million, and revenues from the direct channel rose 7.6 percent, to about $15.9 million, the company said.

Shares of Dover closed Tuesday at $4.20, up 45 cents, on the Nasdaq.

The company sells equestrian products for the English-style riding industry through retail stores, catalogs and the Internet. Products include saddles, tack, specialized apparel, footwear and horse clothing.

Dover said it will release its full fourth-quarter report "on or about March 26."


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Loyola press release - September 20, 2010

Loyola University New Orleans will open its doors to students’ family and friends for the university’s annual Family Weekend held Oct. 1 – 3.

Family Weekend allows students and families to reconnect after the beginning of a new academic year, and enables families to experience Loyola as their loved ones do.

The weekend, which is organized by the Office of Student Affairs, is full of entertainment for both students and families, beginning on Friday with a welcome reception featuring local foods, student musicians and opportunities to meet Loyola administration, faculty and staff. Throughout the weekend, families will have the opportunity to participate in a number of activities and events including:

  • Shadow Your Student to Class: Experience Loyola academics by accompanying your student through their class schedule.
  • Daily and Vigil Mass: Join members of the Loyola community to celebrate a daily mass in St. Ignatius Chapel on Friday, and a Saturday vigil mass in Holy Name of Jesus Church.
  • Study Abroad Fair: Meet Loyola faculty who host study abroad programs and learn about exciting cultural programs.
  • Loyola Volleyball: Cheer on the Loyola Wolfpack by attending Friday’s game against Dillard University and Saturday’s game against Xavier University of Louisiana.
  • “Fun, Facts and Fables:” Learn about three centuries of life in the Big Easy as a professional guide leads you on a memorable bus tour through historic New Orleans.
  • Senior Ring Ceremony: Watch as your student receives his or her Loyola ring. By invitation only.
  • “Almost, Maine:” Attend a whimsical and quirky play by John Cariani, produced by Loyola Theater and directed by C. Patrick Gendusa, Saturday afternoon.
  • PRISM Concert: View Loyola’s major musical ensembles in Roussel Hall, presented by the College of Music and Fine Arts.

The event-filled weekend will conclude on Sunday at 10 a.m. with a farewell brunch featuring a jazz band.

To view the entire weekend’s schedule or to register for the weekend, visit Loyola’s Family Weekend website. Mandatory Registration, which is one set price for the entire weekend, is free to Loyola students and children under seven, $20 for children seven through 12 and $75 for those over 12.

For more information on Family Weekend, contact Craig Beebe, director of Residential Life, at 504-865-2445 or reslife@loyno.edu.


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HB 73/LM/CI (BR 262) - M. Denham, R. Meeks, D. Owens

     AN ACT relating to domestic violence.
     Amend KRS 403.725 to prohibit joint mediation, conciliation, or counseling requirements within an emergency protective order or a domestic violence order; amend KRS 403.740 to allow an emergency protective order to remain in effect until the domestic violence hearing, with only the summons needing to be reissued in the event of a lack of service upon the adverse party; amend KRS 403.750 to require counseling in all cases for persons against whom a domestic violence order is entered; amend KRS 403.7505 to recognize batterer intervention services within the scope of certifies counseling services; amend KRS 403.763 to increase the penalty for a third or subsequent violation of an emergency protective order or a domestic violence order to a Class D felony; create a new section of KRS Chapter 511 to create the crime of domestic violence shelter trespass.

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HB 44/LM/CI (BR 136) - A. Webb-Edgington, B. Housman, J. York

     AN ACT relating to the duty to report a dead body.
     Amend KRS 72.020 relating to reporting of deaths to require reporting of knowledge of a death as well as possession of a dead body as reportable and add the Department of Kentucky State Police as an agency to which the report may be made; amend KRS 72.990 relating to penalties to add interfering with a peace officer in a death investigation as an offense and increase the penalty for failure to report or interfering with a coroner or peace officer to a Class D felony.

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Saad Khalid

I chose to come to LSE because it is one of the few universities which offers a combination of economics and economic history as an undergraduate programme. It also has a unique history and reputation for being one of the best universities in the world.

I really like how economic concepts that appear abstract and distant from real life come together in economic history. Economic history explains how and why things happened. Where history can sometimes go round in circles or economics too theoretical, economic history brings the two disciplines together to provide interesting insights.

The best part of LSE has to be the diversity. There are not many other universities in the world where I would find myself with someone from Pakistan, Sweden, Holland, Belgium and India all at the same time! People at LSE have interesting backgrounds and great stories. Being in London adds to this excitement as we have the city of London as our campus. Furthermore, our cricket team regularly trains at Lords and the Oval and for me the novelty of being in London never wears off. We also get the best and most famous speakers and artists to visit LSE.

Being part of the student societies has helped my confidence and given me the opportunity to work with people professionally. As part of the Economic History Society committee it has been a enjoyable challenge to launch a new society! Working with the Pakistan Society has helped me reunite with Pakistani culture, language and music.

Economic history equips you with the tools for a variety of fields, I intend to explore my options and maybe return to LSE after a few years work to do a master's.

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The Pursuit of Interface Design Simplicity

by Luke Wroblewski August 1, 2002

“It is simplicity that is difficult to make.” Bertholdt Brecht’s truism has no doubt plagued many an interface designer (myself included) charged with creating “easy-to-use” solutions for the Web—and beyond. But why is the process of making things easy so challenging, and what can we do not to stray from the path to simplicity?

Undoubtedly, many obstacles stand in our way. One of the most difficult to overcome is the curse of feature-itis. Feature-itis rears its ugly head in marketing strategies that assert that each subsequent release of software needs to add more features in order to be marketable. (There’s no reason to upgrade if there aren’t lots of new features, right?) Mac OS X 10.2 boasts “150 new features” more than 10.1. Sounds great, but every last one of those adds more complexity to the interface. Feature-itis is also prevalent online. Each subsequent release (redesign) of (we’re currently on 7.x) crams more onto an already “littered” page.

Extensive options = ease of use. Or do they?

Some will argue that the more options an interface presents the easier it is to use. I’ve heard Edward Tufte, guru of clean information design, judge the quality of a Web interface by the number of links on the page. (His favorite site at the time was Dogpile with 176 links. Dogpile has since cleaned up their act.) Truthfully, a case can be made for presenting multiple interface options. After all, different people prefer different means of accessing information. Some use navigation systems, others hit the search box and some jump right to the site map. But, if more choices help achieve simplicity, how many choices does it take to start confusing people?

The other side of the coin can be seen in the recent redesign of Guru Worldwide. Three choices: are you a big company, small company or a job seeker? Tufte would be disappointed. Others, myself included, are of the opinion that less is more. Even in these circles, however, differences regarding what “simple to use” actually means are inevitable.

There are endless obstacles to creating simple solutions.

If such differences end up being settled through adequate testing of your target audience, they might actually bring you closer to simplicity. But the truth is, many other decision-making strategies are often exercised. Ever have a nice and easy interface design ready, when the CEO decides he wants x, y and z added?

Sometimes the design methodologies we employ are to blame. It’s popular practice to put a lot of emphasis on information organization and visual design (both very important, no doubt) and too little on analyzing the nuances of interaction. Is this sequence easy to follow? Is it optimized for efficiency?

Even when we’re able to get this far, we still need to contend with our final delivery platform: technology. “Great idea, but we can’t do it online.” or “We can’t get it to work without adding this.”

Given such obstacles, its no wonder that a simple solution is hard to come by. But there is hope, and it doesn’t rely on divine inspiration (though that couldn’t hurt). I’ve found the following approaches to be invaluable:

Don’t fight the medium.

Though some designers may criticize sites that don’t innovate, relying on Web conventions can often help us to create simpler interfaces. Most Web surfers expect navigation choices at the top or left hand corner of a page. That understanding amounts to one less step of thinking: Is this the menu? If you think conforming to Web standards leads to boring, rehashed design solutions, look at the automobile: All cars fall in line with accepted practices (gas pedal on the right, brake on the left), yet each car maintains a distinct personality (and subsequent emotional response).

Maintain a clear focus.

Each time you consider adding or removing an interface element, put it through the wringer. Is it a necessity or an accessory? Does it support your main message? Remember, it’s better to do one thing well, than many second-rate. Also, always be aware of how organization, presentation and interaction work together. Your focus can quickly go astray if these elements are in discord.

Look at it from your audience’s perspective.

Though you may be trying to ‘sell’ your product, your audience is coming to ‘buy’ it. This isn’t just a difference in verbs, it’s a difference in expectations, needs and attitudes.

Ultimately it’s the pursuit of simplicity that’s your best teacher. When you consistently work toward a simpler solution, you pick up a lot of valuable lessons along the way: what works and what doesn’t, what is necessary and what is interference. And though your task may seem daunting at times, remember that at the root of all complex problems lies a simple solution.

Tell us about the company you work for.

I spend my “full-time” hours working for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Though NCSA is primarily known as the birthplace of the first graphical Web browser—NCSA Mosiac—the bulk of our work focuses on providing research scientists with the tools (supercomputers, networks, software etc.) they need to explore the frontiers of cosmology, nanotechnology, chemical engineering and beyond.

My other full-time hours are devoted to LukeW Interface Designs, an interface design and development company I’ve run since 1996.

What do you do?

Simply put, interface design. In a bit more detail, I make use of visual communication to make complex information manageable. (Most often in the form of Web applications and presences, system architecture designs and multimedia solutions.) In doing so I cull resources from the fields of Information Design, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Human Factors and Library and Information Sciences. I have also authored a book titled Site-Seeing: A Visual Approach to Web Usability.

What is your role in this industry?

I try to bring an understanding of visual communication principles (through presentations, courses, writings, etc.) to disciplines that have traditionally not given visual design sufficient emphasis. That includes anyone who considers the visual design process “making things pretty.”

What technical innovation could you not live without?

The World Wide Web. The obvious answer is that without it, I’d have to find another career. But the fact that the Web answers nearly all the questions I have and connects me to the world (despite my current position among the corn fields of central Illinois) is also a plus.


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LURGAN man and former Deputy Clerk of the Presbyterian Church’s General Assembly Rev Dr Derek Poots has died after a long illness.

In paying tribute Presbyterian Moderator Dr Roy Patton described Dr Poots (75) as a “deeply committed and faithful servant of Christ and his Church who was an enthusiastic man of ideas with a keen sense of humour who could speak his mind when necessary but was extremely capable, loyal, caring and compassionate in fulfilling every aspect of his calling to the Christian ministry.”

As well as his ministry within the Presbyterian Church Dr Poots was also well known in the educational sector where he served both as a member and for many years Chairman of the Northern Eastern Education and Library Board and on various educational advisory panels.

Robert Fredrick (Derek) Shane Poots was born in Lurgan on 31 January 1937 and grew up in connection with First Lurgan Presbyterian Church. He was educated at Carrick Primary School, Lurgan College and graduated with a BA from Queen’s University, Belfast.

He later obtained BD and MA degrees from Trinity College, Dublin and completed his ministerial training at the Presbyterian College in Belfast.

After assistantships in West Church, Ballymena and Trinity, Bangor he was installed as minister of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Ballymoney in 1964. His gifts as a preacher and worship leader along with his passion for evangelism was reflected in an imaginative and effective ministry which drew people to Christ and built up a strong and enthusiastic congregation.

From the early years of his ministry he served on the North Eastern Education and Library Board demonstrating considerable personal courage at a time of abstentionism by political representatives and acted for a lengthy period as its chairman. He was later awarded an OBE for his services to education.

In 1990 the General Assembly appointed Dr Poots as its Deputy Clerk and Assistant General Secretary where his experience of educational issues made him eminently qualified as one of the Deputy Clerk’s main responsibilities is as secretary of the Church’s Board of Education.

His knowledge of Church law and procedure alongside his practical common sense and ability to handle a vast number of intricate duties made him an invaluable and competent deputy to the Clerk and many ministers and church members have reason to be grateful for the wise council he was able to give them.

His love of preaching and zeal for mission meant Dr Poots was not confined to his desk at Church House and during his time as Deputy Clerk he travelled literally thousands of miles, not only to conduct services north, south, east and west but to bring hope and encouragement tosmall and scattered congregations throughout Ireland and to their ministers.

Retiring in 2002 Dr Poots’ ministry as a faithful servant of Christ and his Church was recognised with the award of an honourary Doctor of Divinity degree by Union College.

Dr Poots is survived by his wife Mildred, son David and daughters Catherine, Heather and Nichola.

Derek was buried in the graveyard of Bushvale Presbyterian Church, near Ballymoney, on Saturday morning (January 19), after a private family service.

Later that day at 2pm, also in Bushvale, there was a service of thanksgiving for his life which was attended by several hundred people including family, friends and colleagues both from the Presbyterian Church and education circles in which he had been very active.

The service was conducted by the minister of Bushvale, Rev Kenneth Crowe and the tribute to Dr Poots was given by former Moderator and life long friend of Derek, Very Rev Dr Godfrey Brown. Present Moderator, Rt Rev Dr Roy Patton led the congregational prayers. Since leaving the congregational ministry on his appointment as deputy Clerk in 1990 Derek has been a member of Bushvale.

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album: Track 8 in album Black Gives Way to Blue
release date: 2009-9-25
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length: 4:16
drums: Sean Kinney
lead vocals: William DuVall and Jerry Cantrell
mixer: Randy Staub
recorded by: Paul Fig
background vocals: William DuVall and Jerry Cantrell
bass guitar: Mike Inez
guitar: William DuVall and Jerry Cantrell
composer: Jerry Cantrell
lyricist: Jerry Cantrell

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country(area): Europe
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Wear a scar, a bore repeating
Take a simple fateful turn
Opened up to stop the bleeding

Feeling like you never could
Been the disconnected frying
Hit the vein and struck a nerve
Seeing through a self that's blinding

Nowhere to buy in
Most of us hiding
Others are shining

Just another brick you toss
Stone the number one deceiver

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  • 1 All Secrets Known
  • 2 Check My Brain
  • 3 Last of My Kind
  • 4 Your Decision
  • 5 A Looking in View
  • 6 When the Sun Rose Again
  • 7 Acid Bubble
  • 8 Lesson Learned
  • 9 Take Her Out
  • 10 Private Hell
  • 11 Black Gives Way to Blue


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writers: Matthew James Bellamy
album: Track 11 in album Absolution
release date: 2003-9-8
popularity : 47 users have visited this page.
genres: Rock
styles: Alternative Rock/Acoustic/Experimental/Prog Rock/Glam
length: 3:29
producer: Muse and Rich Costey
engineer: Wally Gagel and Rich Costey
audio engineer: Wally Gagel
composer: Matthew Bellamy, Christopher Wolstenholme, Dominic Howard
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Take, take all you need
And I'll compensate your greed
With broken hearts
Sell I'll sell your memories
For fifteen pounds per year
But just the good days

Say, It'll make you insane
And it's bending the truth
You're to blame
For all the life that you'll lose and
You watch this space
And I'm going all the way
And be my slave to the grave
I'm a priest god never paid

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  • 1 Intro
  • 2 Apocalypse Please
  • 3 Time Is Running Out
  • 4 Sing for Absolution
  • 5 Stockholm Syndrome
  • 6 Falling Away With You
  • 7 Interlude
  • 8 Hysteria
  • 9 Blackout
  • 10 Butterflies and Hurricanes
  • 11 The Small Print
  • 12 Endlessly
  • 13 Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
  • 14 Ruled By Secrecy
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album: Track 3 in album Would You Lay With Me (in a Field of Stone)
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Where ever you go, where ever you may wander in your life
Surely you know I always want to be there
Holding your hand and standing by to catch you when you fall
Seeing you thru in ev'rything you do

Let me be there in your morning
Let me be there in your night
Let me change whatever's wrong and make it right
Let me take you through that wonderland that only two can share
All I ask you is let me be there

Watching you grow and going thru the changes in your life
That's how I know I'll always want to be there
Whenever you feel you need a friend to lean on, here I am
Whenever you call, you know I'll be there

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  • 2 How Can I Tell Him
  • 3 Let Me Be There
  • 4 Bed of Roses
  • 5 The Man That Turned My Mama On
  • 6 I Believe the South Is Gonna Rise Again
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Album: War On Errorism

she's a painting outta focus with no good sense of intention she's authentic
she's a model of disaster with a heart of revolution
she's so innocent, but guilty's her plea
everybody wants to save her from herself, they really want to save themselves

she's got the grace of a tourist, with the charm of demolition
she's a poem without a meter or rhyme a random design
of a flower like a rose no one really knows
she's a master piece deserving restoration or condemnation time will tell us
if she's a lifer or a decomposuer she is rose no one really knows

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Dolphins Are u
Dolphins Are Me

Dolphins Are everyone that includes you and me
They love swimming with people like you and me

Dolphins live in the ocean
Dolphins live in the sea
Dolphins live in nice clear blue sea
They are accompanied by a lot of sea animals

We love them
You love them
I love them
Who doesn't like them

Give me a D
Give me a O
Give me a L
Give me a P
Give me a H
Give me a I
Give me a N
Then put it all together & what dose it spell

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Let me tell you about a girl I know

Had a drink about an hour ago.

Sitting in a corner by herself in a bar in downtown Hell.

She heard a noise and she looked through the door.

And saw a man she'd never seen before.

Light skin light blue eyes a double chin and a plastic smile.

Well her eyebrow raised as he walked through the door

And took an empty seat next to her at the bar.

"My brand new car is parked right outside. How'd ya like to go for a ride?"

And she said. "Wait a minute I have to think."

He said, "That's fine. May I please buy you a drink"

One drink turned into 3 or 4 and they left and got into his car

And they drove away someplace so far.

Now babe the time has come.

How'd ya like to have a little fun?

And she said. " If we could only please be on our way, I will not run."

That's when things got out of control.

She didn't want to, he had his way.

She said, "Let's Go"

He said, "No Way!"

Come on babe it's your lucky day.

Shut your mouth, were gonna do it my way.

Come on baby don't be afraid,

If it wasn't for date rape I'd never get laid.

He finished up and he started the car

He turned around and drove back to the bar.

He said. "Now baby don't be sad, in my opinion you weren't half-bad."

She picked up a rock., threw it at the car, hit him in the head, now he's got a big scar.

Come on you party people won't you listen to me.

Date Rape Stylie.

The next day she went to her drawer, looked up her local attorney at law,

Went to the phone and filed the police report and then she took the guy's ass to court.

Well, the day he stood in front of the judge he screamed, " She lies that little slut!"

The judge knew that he was full of shit and he gave him 25 years

And now his heart is filled with tears.

One night in jail it was getting late.

He was butt-raped by a large inmate, and he screamed.

But the guards paid no attention to his cries.

That's when things got out of control.

The moral of the date rape story, it does not pay to be drunk and horny.

But that's the way it had to be.

They locked him up and threw away the key.

Well, I can't take pity on men of his kind,

Even though he now takes it in the behind.

That's the way it had to be.

They locked him up and threw away the key.

Well, I can't take pity on men of his kind,

Even though he now takes it in the behind.

Date rape

She didn't want to

She didn't want to

She didn't want to

She didn't want to take it!

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    I believe this is a political statement of the ignorance the public has to the issue of beastiality in northern states. Obama's healthcare plan is obviously leading us into anarchy by our teeth and this song is trying to make us change our ways of child slavery before it's too late for the america, the lonely woman of the world. This onslaught of buttsex in the prison we have created for ourselves is a result of our raping the poor people's of the world.
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    This Song is about a gir who was approaced by a man at a bar, who proceded to talk to her and get her drunk. They then went for a ride in his car. He then trys to put the moves on her, she refuses and wants to go back; not accepting failure he procedes to rape her stateing "if it wasen't for date rape i would never get laid". Afterwards he drives back to the bar, where she throws a rock at his head and which gives him a scar. The next day she looks up her local atourney at law, and she takes the guy to court. The man is convicted and sent to jail for 25 years. One night in jail the man is raped by his inmate and the guards ignore him.
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Telephone: 651-696-6585

My scholarship is “organometallic chemical synthesis.” My students and I collaborate to create (i.e., synthesize) new molecules containing metals. These molecules are “organometallics”; they contain at least one chemical bond connecting a metal atom and a carbon atom. The objective is to create molecules that exhibit interesting reactivity. My research group is interested in building molecules where metals are positioned in unique environments to learn how reactivity at the metal will be impacted. Understanding how metal-based reactions can be systematically and rationally modified is a major research area. The National Science Foundation funds my current projects involving molybdenum and iron chemistry.

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After Mac: working on CFA certification, plans on master's in statistics and public policy

What is behavioral economics? Think about two characters from Star Trek—Spock and Captain Kirk. Spock is cool and logical; Kirk is charismatic and impulsive. Usually the two work together and make good decisions, but sometimes Kirk’s recklessness overwhelms Spock’s logic. Behavioral economics argues that this is a good way to think about what’s going on when we make decisions. Emotions can cause us to procrastinate, to change our preferences, to feel like taking risks sometimes, and other times not.

A key element in this struggle is our evolutionary heritage. Humans have lived much longer in small groups as hunter-gatherers than they have in big cities interacting in impersonal markets, so our instincts are often the hunter-gatherer talking rather than the modern sophisticate. Behavioral economics suggests that emotions such as trust are hard-wired because they helped hunter-gatherers engage in trade, and trading makes us better off. But our hunter-gatherer instincts can also cause us to make mistakes. Persistent mistakes are called biases, and we explored these in my Behavioral and Experimental Economics course.

In behavioral economics the stakes are high, and we students are in on the ground floor.

In one experiment, we created a market for Egg McMuffins and discovered the “endowment effect”—the tendency for those who have been randomly given something to value it more than the unlucky ones who have not. For the term project, I designed and conducted an experiment exploring whether a person’s generosity depends on social context. I learned that we are suckers for stories and often ignore probabilities. I find myself wondering if I will eat that piece of fruit later this evening or if my bias for a chocolate bar means I’ll be having another chocolate bar for an evening snack.

What do these biases mean for the field of economics as a whole? Will behavioral economics simply complicate traditional economics, or will it demand a seismic shift? That is what is exciting about behavioral economics—the stakes are high, and we students are in on the ground floor working to help improve our understanding of human behavior and economic life.


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Maggot Sliders

Maggots are one of the best sources of protein you can get.  I’m pretty sure that Andrew Zimmern has been preaching about how delicious they are for years now.

Normally, I think they are fried, but why not fold them into a delicious slider recipe.  It makes the slider oh-so-juicy.

And remember, whenever possible use organic maggots that have been locally raised.

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  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 cup white rice, cooked
  • 6-8 ounces cheddar cheese
  • 12 slider buns
  • Lettuce
  • Sliced onions
  • Salt and pepper
  • Pickles (opt.)
  • Spiders and other scary stuff
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1) Mix cooked rice with ground beef then form 12 small patties with the mixture. I used long white rice, but if I made these again, I would try it with arborio I think.

2) Season slider patties with salt and pepper and cook in a skillet for about 3-4 minutes per side over medium-high heat.

3) Meanwhile, split buns in half and toast in a 350 degree oven for 5 minutes.

4) Add cheese to buns and return to oven to melt the cheese.

5) Add patties to buns and garnish with lettuce, onions, pickles, etc.

Maggots Look Like Rice!

It’s pretty obviously rice.  In a dark room though with a well-labeled “Maggot Sliders” sign, you could easily get away with it.

This is a fantastic use for leftover rice if you happen to have any.  If you’re making fresh though, I might recommend using a fatter rice like arborio.  My long grain rice ended up looking too much like, well, rice.

Next time I might try arborio rice.

The Sliders

Even though these are at least half gimmick, it’s still important to make a good slider.  People will still want to eat them!  So mix your rice in with some good ground beef and then form about 12 even patties with the mixture.  Season them really well with salt and pepper.

Still season them well.

While you could grill these guys, I just seared them in a hot skillet over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil until they were nice and browned on both sides.

Mine took about 3-4 minutes per side to be cooked the way I like them, which is medium.

Cooking them maggots!

The Buns.

In my opinion, the best slider buns are the savory King’s Hawaiian potato rolls that you can buy in the deli or bakery section of most stores these days.  They are light and buttery and perfect for sliders.

I just cut mine open and toast them in a 350 degree oven for about 4 minutes.  Then I pile on some cheese, which is optional of course.

Cheese goes well with everything. Even bugs.

Add the buns back to the oven for a minute to melt the cheese and then pile on all the slider patties.

You could serve these with a wide range of toppings including sliced onions, pickles, lettuce, and the normal condiments.

Plastic flies are optional, but encouraged.

One of my maggots hatched!

The most important part about these sliders is that they are actually really tasty.  Nice and simple, but would be a great party treat.

I do think that with the correct lighting, you could convince anyone under the age of 10 that these were maggots!

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  1. This is exactly why my husband (and well, most of the men in my life) refuse to eat rice. They call them maggots even when it’s not Halloween.

  2. This is the first time that I’ve ever been to your site, and while I’m all for gastronomical experimentation, I was pretty ready to already hate you for this post, but then I saw that it’s just rice. Phew.

  3. You now have me totally grossed out and recalling the scene in The Lost Boys where the Chinese rice and noodles are turned into maggots and worms by Kiefer Sutherland.

  4. I made these for a Halloween party at work, but added a fried wonton wrapper as skin, and then caramelized onions in a cranberry juice reduction as blood and guts. I also called the sliders “maggoty man-flesh sliders”. While I didn’t win the award for scariest dish, your inspiration did nab me the award for tastiest dish! Thanks for the idea.

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The proposed amendments are presently being read into the record and put to voice votes in the House. As I type, Joe Comartin just read Motion 386, leaving just less than 300 to go. While we wait for the reading to end and the standing votes to begin, a few random speeches (courtesy of YouTube) from the C-45 debate.

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    1. a.
      if someone is uncontroversial, they do not do or say things that cause disagreements or arguments

      Politicians try their best to remain uncontroversial before elections.

a marketing strategy which deceives people by trying to suggest that a business is motivated by principles of sharing rather than conventional profits

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open/agreeable/able to be communicated with via text

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