Ten buildings that should be demolished

Ten Things you would change if you were Mayor
1. Transit. Make it less car dependent and focus on other forms such as light rail, bus, and biking
2. Removal of on street surface parking lots. Makes the city look less dense.
3. Completely revamp West Broad Street with Bike lanes, Light rail track, and bulldoze all structures that are violation of codes.
4. Encourage more Condo/apartment skyrises in the city. Minimum 150 feet.

5. More cultural or artwork concepts along the river with more shopping. Downtown Aquarium between Rich and Main Street south of COSI that encourages late night hours Thursday-Saturday.
6. Push for Companies and sport teams relocation. To encourage more private or major companies to move into downtown and not out in the burbs. Try and get a basketball team to relocate into Nationwide Arena to have activity in the Arena District 24/7 365 days a year.
7. Create more large public places that encourages people to come downtown.

8. Create stronger neighborhoods near downtown to encourage more inner city growth (KLD, Olde Town East, Franklinton, hilltop, and Driving Park).
9. Cap or remove major highways around downtown. Also to landscape highways and use cost savings methods that doesn't need grass or branches to be cut monthly.
10. Create a big, creative WELCOME TO COLUMBUS! sign with pictures of Ohio State, Columbus Zoo, State house, Blue jackets, Clippers, Crew, Festivals, German Village, and everything else that makes Columbus Great

blessing of god

The blessings of God are not only for those who meet someone else's ideas of what is right, nor only for those who understand just what those blessings are. The blessings of God extend from the very nature of the God-light itself, and from the nature of the Word, which animates all of life. The Life-force itself is a perfect blessing, and the cultivation of Life-energies is the natural activity of God. All reflects the nature of God's Love, in the process of discovering itself. All are One, in the consciousness of God, and all is manifested in the perfect nature of God's Being. It is the nature of the divine to share, to love, and to give blessings.
We are not separate from God, and we're not required to act in a particular way, in order to be with God, or receive God's blessing. It will happen anyway, however, if you are truly open to God, since God's gifts touch the Heart, and the Soul, as well as providing for other needs of the individual. The nature of God's blessings is such that they are gifts which must be given, in order to be fully received. The process of giving and receiving is key to our purpose in life. We are here to give that which we would receive, and receive that which we would give, until we learn what it is best to give and receive, in every instance, and at every instant.
By sharing love, you will experience it more fully, and as you become immersed in the expression of love, the divine nature fills you, until you become a beacon of love, a fountain of love, and ultimately a being of light and love. When we express the divine nature, by giving of ourselves, we unlock and unfold the meaning of who we really are. To the extent we can live in this expression, we become the blessings of God, and the means by which God's blessings come into the world. The most important way we can contribute to this process is by keeping our heart open, allowing ourselves to feel love, and affirming the shared nature of reality.
We are not separate from life, nor from the reality of others, but Spirit is yet more immanent. The atoms in our bodies are all from the Earth, our home, and its substance is from the Cosmos, its home, but our connection to God, and with the Spirit, comes from before time, and lives in every moment. The love we feel, and our ability to love, are our greatest gifts, as these are the very nature of the divine. Such are the blessings of God, for we can magnify them by making use of them. The blessings of God have already been given to you, along with the keys of Heaven. There is a condition, however. You can only possess God's blessings, and the gifts of Spirit, by giving them away. Therefore, love, and become love's servant. Give, and become the greater gift. Thus, the very nature of God is established within you.

nature of life

The core Nature of Life experience will be participation in three intensive seminars, each of which will be led by a faculty member with 12–15 student participants.
During the program students will also learn about the resources available at the University of Minnesota and get the chance to collaborate with peers, student mentors and faculty in constructing a community of scholars.
Students will get to meet one another over a game of volleyball or around the campfire, and form relationships that can see them through their undergraduate careers.
Finally, during the Fall semester, students complete several short reflective essays, participate in physical and virtual discussions on scientific topics, attend bi-weeklymeetings and additional follow-up activities that focus on academic and career planning success. Students will receive two-credits for completing the Nature of Life course.