Monday, July 4, 2011

Baker Book House Music: Taking Chance Review

Dear Readers,

I am not sure you will ever see a review like this on this site again. Of course I can't say for sure because one never knows, but right now there isn't another like it. At least on this blog.

Taking Chance is actually a DVD not a book. I know, shocking, I actually do other things besides read. :-D It isn't one I expected to like, but it is one I recommend all the time here at the store and one day I thought I should write a review of it.

Our brave young men and woman have for hundreds of years have been willing to sacrifice themselves for our freedom. In recent years this has become something that is constantly on the news. Whether because a local person was killed or because there are people out there that believe they can capitalize from someone else's sadness, the news has made sure we always know what is going on. I hate to admit it, maybe am even ashamed to admit it, but in some ways it makes me not appreciate it as much as I should. This movie changed that.

Chance is a young PFC (private first class) fighting in Iraq when he is killed in a fire fight. Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl, played by Kevin Bacon, hears about it and volunteers to escort Chance home. This is the story of that trip home. It is the story of how Chance's story affects Michael, but also how the different people he meets along the way show respect and gratitude towards a fallen hero.

This movie is a wonderful look at the heart of America and the people who live there. It is a moving story of one man's rediscovery of why he loves his country.

There are no big secrets in this movie so I am not worried about giving anything away by talking about this scene. There is a scene filmed at one of the airports on the way home. Chance's body is being off loaded from the plane. Michael is standing by getting ready to salute and the men and women working in that area of the airport realize what is going on and stop what they are doing to stand quietly by the airplane while the body is being moved. They don't say anything they just stand there very respectfully watching. It was an very very amazing scene. There are several others like it in the film, but I don't want to mention them all as I want you to be able get the full impact of the movie.

I will admit I didn't think that a movie could move me everytime I watch it, and I have seen this one here at the store several times now, and every time I almost come to tears at certain parts. In fact there is one scene I still refuse to watch because I would be sitting in the middle of the store crying and I don't really want to do that.

Yes I did time this review to release on 4th of July weekend. It would be the perfect time to watch this movie, of course anytime would be a great time to watch this movie. If you are not proud of your country once you get done watching it, then maybe you should watch it again.

Happy (watching)

Chris

Source: http://bbhmusic.blogspot.com/2011/07/taking-chance-review.html

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Immigrant community divided over Strauss-Kahn accuser (AFP)

NEW YORK (AFP) ? Some call her a "liar attracted by money", others unconditionally support her. The Guinean maid who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has deeply divided New York's community of immigrants from Guinea, who are now trying to protect themselves from fallout from the case.

New York has no "Little Guinea" neighborhood that could be compared to "Little Italy" or "Chinatown."

Guineans here are scattered around Harlem, Brooklyn and the Bronx where Strauss-Kahn's accuser had been living until the beginning of the case.

Her compatriots now closely follow all the twists and turns of the proceedings.

In a Guinean restaurant in Harlem Saturday, two immigrants from the West African country discussed the case.

Mohamed, 50, belongs to the Malinke tribe, one of two main ethnic groups in Guinea.

In his view, "the girl should have negotiated directly with Strauss-Kahn and avoided involving the American justice system."

"Now her name is everywhere and that it is not good," sad Mohamed, who believed the woman had lied.

Hearing that a waiter, a man in his 20s, makes a face. He belongs to the Fulani tribe as does Strauss-Kahn's accuser.

"I do not think she lied because a Fulani woman cannot lie," he replies in perfect French.

Once alone and far from the restaurant, Mohamed points out: "In my view, the Fulanis love money and they are liars. As far as I am concerned, she is not even Guinean, she is Fulani."

Community concerned Farther east in the Bronx, on the corner of 166th Street and 3rd Avenue, a red brick building houses a two-story mosque called the Futa Islamic Center. Here, according to The New York Times, the controversial hotel maid used to pray.

Veiled little girls play at the entrance. One of them holds a yellow binder entitled "Islamic Studies." A little boy nearby is carrying a backpack with an inscription "Marseille Olympics."

Tidiane Ba, a Guinean who came to collect his children from the mosque, is concerned about fallout from the Strauss-Kahn case.

"Maybe she lied," he said. "If so, it could sully the whole Guinean community."

More than a dozen journalists have visited here, seeking interviews about the case.

Mahmadou Barry, one of the faithful, tried to distance himself from the accuser.

"If she lied, it was her who lied," he said, "It was not the Guinean community who lied ... It's none of my business and I will not delve into the affairs of others."

Imam Abdourahmane Bah welcomes journalists with open arms.

"We are waiting for the court, for the legal system," he said. "We are listening whatever comes out of the court. We respect it."

At the same time, he described the accuser as "part of the community" and as "a sister."

"I'll leave my door open until the end of the case," the imam added, noting "There are more than 20 tribes in Guinea."

On Friday, a judge freed Strauss-Kahn from house arrest after prosecutors said the maid accusing him of sexual assault lied to a grand jury.

Two hours later, Bah told the worshipers: "Do not lie. Whenever you tell something, make sure you tell the truth."

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/crime/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110703/ts_alt_afp/imfuscrimefranceguineaimmigrants

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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Warnings sounded over precipitous defense cuts (Reuters)

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2012 ? Creating the Vision of a New Golden Age!

Many of you will be aware of the date 2012, and have some understanding that many people believe it will be a momentous time for our planet. But what is really happening?

We are at an extraordinary point in time ? a time which has been foretold by many cultures. It is the ending of one great cycle of 26,000 years and we are just about to start the next, and extraordinary things are happening.

For example, astronomers have discovered that our solar system historically belonged to a small galaxy called the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy. For millions of years this has been colliding with the Milky Way galaxy, a much larger, more powerful galaxy, which has literally been ?eating up? or absorbing this smaller galaxy. We are now just at the moment when our old galaxy is about to fully collapse and be fully absorbed. I believe behind everything physical, there is mind or consciousness, so we are on the point of becoming fully a part of a greater, richer, more vibrant galaxy with all its consciousness and power.

Just think of the implications of this ? for all of humankind?s evolution we have been experiencing destructive energy as our home galaxy has been eaten up by the larger Milky Way galaxy. What effect has this had on our psyches? Our sense of belonging? And we are just about to become part of something infinitely richer and more powerful!

At the same time, our solar system, which has been above the meridian of the Milky Way galaxy, is in the process of moving through this meridian, to go beneath it. Both astronomers and elders of various cultures are telling us that we are moving out from a dark part of the galaxy to a lighter part. Gravity is greatest here and scientists are saying that this equatorial area is actually full of energy! Gravity moves in waves out from the centre through the universe and is a controlling factor in its physical structure, and they can see that it functions intelligently. Great globules of energy are being sent out and our solar system is currently being penetrated by these globules of energy, as is our planet.

Many ancient cultures spoke of this time in their legends and prophesies ? even the Bible had something to say about this time ? Jesus in Matthew 24; St John in Revelations talks about a new heaven on earth; St Paul talks about the last days before the New World ?In the last days difficult times will come, men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy??always learning, but never able to come to the knowledge of truth?. The prophet Daniel says ?knowledge shall be increased and men shall run to and fro.? All this we can see around us today.

The Hindus for thousands of years talked about the Kali Yuga or Dark Age, a time of great materialism and decline in spiritual life from which is born another Golden Age, and believe it is just ending and we stand at the threshold of a new Golden Age. A widespread physical destruction was foretold for the decades we are living through ? in effect, a clearing out of the base, the unworthy, that which no longer serves. It is seen as a time of great danger and only those who follow their inner heart and live in harmony with the universe will survive.

The Ancient Egyptians talked of this time ? the Age of Horus, when gods and goddesses would walk the earth ? as did the Maya and Hopi, and the Navajo. It is the Mayan prophesy concerning this time which is most well publicized, but I want you to understand that ALL the great cultures of the world speak of this time, of its dangers, and the promise of a great golden age to follow.

But it is not a given that the human race will make it through to this. Francis Bacon, the philosopher who lived 400 years ago, prayed that mankind would not get so debased, so materialized, that he destroys himself; that we would get through this period intact and start the Golden Age ? in fact, most of his work was done for the Golden Age ? a vision of which he called the New Atlantis.

And a vision is what we need. What is a Golden Age? What does it mean? What will it be like to live in one? WE have to understand what this means in order to create the vision of this. WE have to make the effort. It is the responsibility of every one of us to strive to make this happen. What is peace? What is justice? What is illumination? What is prosperity? What does all this mean when you apply it to all of mankind? We have got to have thought of this so that we can en-vision what it means and thus make it happen. This is important! In order to make this come true, we have to believe in it and live it as if it were so! ? both individually and as a planet.

My original understanding is that there are two key dates for this, setting up what I call the Gemini effect ? the 28th October 2011 and the 21st December 2012. By celebrating both, by envisioning the new Age and living as if it were so on these dates, we can create the impulse that births a true Golden Age!

What has become increasingly clear this year, however, is that, in fact, we have already begun the process. This year is also key ? in fact it is the first of the Gemini dates, with the second coming in 2011, with 28th October 2011 being the particular focus. Working successfully with the energies of 2010 and 2011, will enable us to birth the magical third on (or by) December 2012. We are dealing with a Trinity of energies ? in esoteric tradition this is illustrated by the Lover and the Beloved coming together to create the Child of Light ? the third. Many world religions echo this theme of the Trinity.

This year involves a huge, but beautiful, input of energy ? both physical and metaphysical ? into both the planet and each of us. A kind of divine grace, that will both purify and energise. You may already be very aware of this energy. 2011 will see the coming in of a higher consciousness in response to this energy ? burning away the dross, releasing old, stagnant emotions, habits and patterns which no longer serve us either individually or globally will make the room for this energy to come in.

This purification and opening of the heart if it achieves sufficient critical mass, will help to birth the Child of Light ? what the Mayans referred to as ascension to the Fifth World, or we are calling the New Golden Age. In terms of initiation, this is the move from the Lesser to the Greater Mysteries and into the 5th degree known as Ascension.

Many years of poor health led Saira into a change of career from which both she ? and her health! ? have never looked back. Trained as a naturopathic nutritionist, she now helps clients all around the world, gives talks and is constantly improving on her knowledge and understanding.

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Source: http://www.womenfavor.com/health-and-fitness/mind-body-spirit/2012-creating-the-vision-of-a-new-golden-age.html

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The Student Loan Debt Bubble Curse of the First ... - It's Finance 101

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It was announced last summer that total student loan debt, at $830 billion, now exceeds total US credit card debt, itself bloated to the bubble level of $827 billion. And student loan debt is growing at the rate ? This ease of use and accessibility to any student has allowed the for-profit sector to capture a growing portion of the higher education market and a growing proportion of education-targeted public money. Enrollments at for-profit colleges have ?

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Travel tips on where to stay in the Rocky Mountains near Vail

Vail, Colorado is one of the most beautiful mountain village in the Rocky Mountains and most visited world-class skiing and picturesque village in Europe, which offers quality restaurants and accommodation. Just down the street for about 10-15 minutes behind the city Avon, Beaver Creek is the city that has become very popular and are usually less crowded than Vail. Here you can stay at the Hyatt Regency to the runway with their horns, like the famous chandelierand many beautiful chandeliers made of iron or iron chandelier. More accessible locations, there are a lot of condos here.

The Hyatt Beaver Creek has some breathtaking views as you enter the lobby with its floor to ceiling, huge windows overlooking the ski resort. In winter you can put the skis that are kept in a special dressing room and onto the slopes, or if you go in summer, you can put in a swimming pool at the foot of the mountain that is coveredin colorful wildflowers.

If the Hyatt is a bit "over the budget, there are several houses around the main town on the right side, which are a bit" more accessible and offer guests a little 'more than space. They vary in the type of accommodation and prices, so there is definitely something for all those who stay in Beaver Creek. It is a river roaring through the area and some of the condos are right on, sounds, offers a good run to the water to its guests. OxfordCourt is situated on the river and is within walking distance from the center of the village, which is very convenient. The units are all individually owned, so you used to be the owner or company that can handle at one side of her book. The Charter is another great place for a while that it "was, and offers an excellent location and magnificent views of the mountains.

For a real crazy, you can use the new Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, a valley that is a bit "less than the village holdBeaver Creek. Many celebrities like to stay here because there are less busy and crowded Vail and the housing, the highest you can get. Another high-cost new entrant in the Beaver Creek Cordillera is the place. And "good for the four golf courses in stunning mountain scenery, as well as its position on a hill looking at Vail Valley sits known rated.

One of the funny things at the center of town is a small European large iceSkating rink, the whole year can be used. Beaver Creek is also known for its world-class galleries and his beautiful theater that hosts many music concerts known. Vail offers much more activity and restaurants, but it's nice to be able to go there to visit and then retreat into a smaller, quieter, Beaver Creek, just a few minutes.

Source: http://travel-golf-travel-and-resorts.chailit.com/travel-tips-on-where-to-stay-in-the-rocky-mountains-near-vail.html

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