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Beanhunter site I discovered the WeanieBeans coffee stand at Barnes Farmers Market. I'll be honest - I had planned an East London mission today but I was too lazy to haul my arse across the river and so, like a lot of SW Londoners I stayed within a 2 mile radius of where I live and headed to Barnes instead. I have already blogged about the wonderful farmers market and inside is a gem of a coffee stand - manned by the lovely Adeline (pictured). WeanieBeans is her company and via their website you can buy coffee beans and coffee paraphernalia amongst other things. She also sells expertly brewed caffeine from her stand, which appears at various locations around town.
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Nishikori was more devastating in his destruction of 11th seed Dolgopolov. After the first set offered something of a contest, the Japanese second seed blew the Ukraine hopes away, winning 27 of the 40 points played in the short second set.
Nadal will play German Philip Kohlschreiber in his semi, while French player Benoit Paire is the next prey for Nishikori. Both opponents are ranked in the top thirty so should provide decent workouts for the top two seeds.
Stuttgart has given Petra Kvitova the opportunity to maybe put her season on track. She held her nerve to beat Niculescu and make the quarter final and now has overcome third seed Garbine Muguruza in another three setter, this time losing the middle set, but obliterating the Spaniard in the opening and closing stanzas 6-1 & 6-0.
A tough semi final awaits against Angie Kerber who is on her home turf, but Petra is winning matches requiring a lot of grit at the moment, and she has previously gone missing when sufficient pressure was applied. Hopefully, and I've said this a number of times before, the Kvitova potential can finally begin to be fully realised.
For the locals, not only Angie has them screaming for joy. Laura Siegemund added the scalp of 6th seed Roberta Vinci to that of Simona Halep as she skipped into the semi finals to face top seed Aga Radwanska. 28 year old Laura finished 2002 ranked 1235 and only reached the top 100 last year. It is a great story of endurance and improvement over many years for the German player, and this terrific week will not only provide her a decent cheque, but a significant rankings boost.
The Bucharest semi finalists are decided and unseeded Fernando Verdasco presents dangerous opposition for fourth seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, given some of the form he has displayed this year, belying his ranking.
The other semi features third seed Federico Delbonis, whose 17-8 win loss record (with one title) in 2016 looks rather imposing, against French surprise packet Lucas Pouille. Following his axing of second seed Karlovic, Pouille pulled the same manoeuvre on seventh seed Paolo Lorenzi. so should not be treated lightly by Delbonis.
Maria Sakkari's fine run at Istanbul was ended thanks to fifth seed Danka Kovinic, but not before she had won the first set 6-1, putting a scare right through the Montenegrin.
Kovinic (ranking 60) will play the Ukraine's Kateryna Kozlova (ranking 129) in one semi final. The other will be contested between Turkey's own Cagla Buyukakcay (ranking 118) and Stefanie Voegele (ranking 116) from Switzerland.
There are lots of points on offer for finalists and semi finalists at this event and you can see from the low rankings, that making the semis, and for two of the girls the final, this will mean plenty in terms of jumping up the rankings list and eventually direct entry to tournaments. (Bypassing qualifying).


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Updated Used Book Room Announcement
As of April 13, 2016
In the kitchen area of the store, located at the south end of the building, we maintain some shelves of used books and magazines which are now available at
of the printed price if not stamped otherwise. If no price appears on the book, or if the item looks excessively used or worn, then ask the person at the counter to estimate what the price should be, and see if that is acceptable to you.
All cassette tapes, CD's and some paperback books will be $2.00 net (no discount). Some books will be stamped as FREE.
NOTE: Check the inside front page of a book to see if it has the Spiral Circle Logo stamped on it. If not, then it has not yet been processed as a used book and will not be available for sale at this time.
This area is also used for posting notices about other events that are happening in the Orlando area as well as a place for people to display their business cards. Here also, you will find announcements, free magazines & newspapers, bulletins, scheduled activities and advertisements. Feel free to take any of these items that may be of interest you.
We are not in a position to buy used books, but can accept them as donations from those who wish to recycle instead of discarding them. Doing this allows others to benefit from the knowledge contained therein, and also helps us to offset the cost of providing an area to disseminate free information to the public. If you do wish to recycle your surplus books,
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LEARNING disability day services could be taken out of direct council control.
But a long-serving Northumberland carer has spoken of his concerns over the move.
Senior councillors have backed proposals for Northumberland County Council to team up with an external care provider to transform its five day centres and three horticultural skills units into a social enterprise.
It is hoped the move will enable the centres to expand their commercial activities, as well as take on more social and health care services in the future.
The facilities, including Hepscott Park Horticultural Unit, are used by 359 people, with an annual budget of £4.3m.
Each has its own unique range of activities, as well as running a weekly programme of therapeutic, educational and leisure opportunities and offering outings further afield, with most users attending between two and five sessions a week.
The council currently runs the facilities in-house, but it says they need to dramatically evolve to meet changing expectations and demands.
And due to financial pressures, the authority has warned that the current model would be difficult to sustain, leading to the possibility of centres closing.
In addition, the Government has said that such services should only be provided in-house in exceptional circumstances.
The council's Senior Policy Manager Stephen Corlett says that making the centres a social enterprise could enable them to respond more flexibly to opportunities, increase links with local communities, support a wider range of people and access more funding sources.
There would also be more freedom to develop their commercial operations, such as a catering project in Alnwick, furniture recycling in Hexham and Berwick, soap, candle and gift making in Blyth and garden make-over work, grounds maintenance and plant sales at the horticultural centres.
Council Executive Member for Adult Care and Wellbeing Ian Lindley said: "Day services for people with a learning disability have changed greatly over the past decade and we know that they need to develop further to meet changing needs and expectations.
"We need to move away from the traditional model where people spend most of their time sitting in the building to a service which helps people to participate more in the ordinary life of the community, getting out and following their own interests.
"We would also like as many people as possible to have the opportunity to prepare for employment or to carry out satisfactory voluntary work.
"We don't think it's realistic for the council to try to make these kinds of changes while continuing to run the services directly, but we will ensure there is effective control and accountability to the elected representatives of the people.
"We think the centres have achieved a great deal in recent years and we want to build on that by creating a new kind of organisation to run them, rather than end up having to close the centres and buy the new kinds of support we will need from other organisations."
Initial discussions with service users and their families stressed the importance of the centres and people were adamant that no arrangements should be made that could endanger their future.
The council has promised that users and their families will be involved in the development of services.
But one carer with 15 years' experience, who does not wish to be named, says people are still unsure about what the changes will involve.
"They have a plan, but they don't seem to know what to do with it. How is it going to work in practice?," he said.
"We have had meetings and a lot of questions have been asked, but there is an awful lot where we have been told they can't answer them at this time, yet they are trying to bring this in by April.
"I can't put my hand on my heart and say it is going to be good. To me, it is just a money-saving exercise.
"The problem is it is not understandable for parents and carers and service users.
"It is supposed to be run by a charity, but funding is being cut back for charities now. It seems the wrong thing to do at the wrong time.
"Five or six years ago, before we had all the financial problems, it probably would have stood a good chance and would still be in existence now. It would have been more viable then.
"Now the question has to be asked, are they setting it up to fail?
"To me it seems very rushed. In some ways I think it is a good plan, but it is just how it has been handled."
The social enterprise would be a non-profit making body, with any surpluses invested into services or wider community benefits.
Existing day centre staff would transfer to the new organisation.
Corporate Director of Adult Services Daljit Lally said: "If a decision is taken to go down the social enterprise route we expect that all staff currently employed in the service will transfer to become part of the new organisation with their existing terms and conditions.
"We will also ensure that staff, service users and carers are consulted at every stage."
Executive members have called for a detailed report on the options for developing a partnership-based social enterprise and for officers to commission expressions of interest from potential partners.
The target is to launch the social enterprise by April.
Facilities involved are The Pottergate Centre in Alnwick, The Tynedale Centre in Hexham, Bedlington Day Centre, The Riverside Centre in Blyth, The Northstar Centre in Berwick and horticultural units at Ridley Hall, Sleekburn and Hepscott Park.


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The past week I have been bursting with excitement for our trip to Tunkhannock, PA to spend the Thanksgiving week with my family. Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday because it is a mini BeVard family reunion, plus lot of great food and relaxing in PA.
This will be Aaron's first car trip, so we will see how he does on the 5 hour drive. If all goes well we might start braving longer trips to Atlanta to visit Brett's brother and our sister-in-law. Car trips seem to be the only logical way to travel now that we see how much stuff you have to pack when you have two babies!
2 portable baby cribs
clothes for 5 days for all 4 of us
portable high chair for Peter
snow suites (it snowed there last night!)
Food/bottles/sippy cups/formula/etc.
etc. etc. etc. I feel like we are moving!!!
Anyway, we will be off-line while we are gone, so we leave you with the latest videos of the boys.
First is Peter playing "Mommy say" (our version of "Simon Says"):
Then Aaron Cooing and smiling for the camera:
Enjoy and we will catch up with some other blogs, plus everything from the Thanksgiving trip when we get back!
Hope everyone has a great holiday and safe travels!!!


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Hi, readers. Sorry for no writing for these couple weeks, I was on my have-no-idea mode recently. Ooh, by the way, are you a teenager? I mean like 18 – 23 years old? You, yes you! If you are, just take a look yourself for a moment and think about what have you done in life. I am 20, and since last June (since my 20th birthday) I have so many (or lets say too many) thoughts about attainment, about achievement. Well, I have blog, maybe about 20 something people read it, but there are plenty thousands maybe billions people in this universe have much much much more adorable blog! I can write, but who doesn't?! And just like that, the thoughts keep going on and on and on, till me get embarrassed, but also enthusiastic. The more I be ashamed, the more I high-spirited to reach some attainments.
These days, there are heaps of teenagers who are great in doing their things; music, dance, writing, and so on. Keep moving to the greatest, fellas! And for you who haven't find your things yet, find it soon, it 'll make yourself more human and alive and feel valuable. And the most important thing is knowing that in the beginning it's not for others, it's just for you yourself.
p.s: huge! by this 1st of December I'll be a part timer at the back office of V Hotel and Residence, Bandung. I'm so excited and happy, because actually I always want to make some money for myself. so, wish me luck there, ciao, xo.


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This is my second post about Silver Spoon in a week. Did I mention lately how much I love this show?
One plot that has become a major part of Silver Spoon this season revolves around Yuugo as he finds himself attached to one of the school's piglets. Knowing, though, that said piglet will eventually end up in someone's stomach, he gives him the name "Pork Bowl"… though that doesn't keep him from forming an attachment to the cute little guy.
|Piglets are so moe. (Art by 雛)
To the other students at the agricultural school, this is silliness. They grew up in an environment where animals are killed for food, so they are used to all this and know that forming attachments to these future food products would not be productive. For Yuugo, who is new to this whole world, though, he knows no better, and simply chooses to struggle through his newfound, conflicted feelings about eating livestock.
When he returns from summer break, he encounters yet another trial: Pork Bowl has grown up and will soon be shipped out, but due to malnourishment, he is currently "off-grade" and would not sell for much at all. Somehow, from this Yuugo comes to the conclusion that he must fatten up his little buddy, or else he will regret it, and starts going the extra mile to make sure that Pork Bowl is fed properly. Then, after successfully helping Pork Bowl towards at least reaching a "medium" grade, he talks with his classmates about his conflicted feelings over the fact that the very reason these animals are born is to later be killed and eaten.
This is not a post about the morality of eating animals, though. Rather, it is about the perspective of various staff and older students about him. Upon overhearing Yuugo talk about this, one staff member says he just needs to "change gears", implying he either needs to get over it or get out. However, it is the words of the next person, in response to this, that will be the focus of this post:
"He could just pretend to deal with it, to get himself through school. But instead, he takes it seriously and is honest about it with the people around him."
Honestly Vulnerable
What this particular person is commenting on is how Yuugo seems to naturally draw people to him because of his serious approach to things. He noticed it earlier when he directed everyone in a group project to make pizza, and he's noticing it now when Yuugo displays such seriousness in tackling his discomfort over the fate of these farm animals head-on.
As a part of his seriousness, though, I think that Yuugo's vulnerability—that is, how he is "honest about it with the people around him"—that is in particular drawing people to him.
Vulnerability is a scary word. It means that we are open to getting hurt, whether physically or, more often, emotionally. Since most humans do not like getting emotionally hurt, as a general rule of thumb humans go through most of their day trying to avoid vulnerability. We put up defenses, wear a facial expression that masks our true feelings, and when others ask how we are, we say that we're fine. In one way, there's nothing wrong with these defenses; it's simply that the extent to which we trust most people is just not enough to leave the parts of us that are most likely to get hurt badly open to them. This can be a good thing in certain contexts, so I am not knocking the human tendency to put up defenses.
However, that was not how God intended human relationship to be. When He created Adam and Eve, they were naked and yet "knew no shame" (Genesis 2:25). Only after the Fall, when sin became an ugly reality, did they cover themselves with fig leaves. This not only indicated their newfound shame at their vulnerability, but also the fact that, as a result of the Fall, they were now disconnected from each other, and that disconnection and lack of vulnerability would be the default for interpersonal relationships for future generations.
From then on, these "fig leaves", our defenses against vulnerability, were a necessary part of fallen life, and with that, it meant that we were disconnected with most people in our lives. However, humans also have a desire to be connected with each other, lest we be lonely, except we cannot fulfill that desire while in this natural state of being on the defensive and thus disconnected.
So when someone like Yuugo is willing to drop those defenses, be honest about some parts of himself that could open him up to be hurt (such as his discomfort over animals being raised for food), and thus be vulnerable, something happens. Like an iron bar near a magnet, we start to be drawn to this person. In fact, if you know some of the science around magnets, you know that the iron bar itself will actually become a magnet; likewise, someone else's vulnerability can encourage us to drop our own defenses and be vulnerable in return. And in the process, a connection between people is formed.
This doesn't always happen so cleanly, though, and frequently, people still leave up some of their defenses, keeping the connection from getting stronger past a certain level; some connections could also end up uneven depending on who is being more vulnerable. Still, in the end, as scary as vulnerability can be, it is also the very thing that draws people to each other. (In fact, vulnerability is one factor that is frequently considered moe; the reason the tsunderecharacter exists is because when that character drops her sour "tsun" side and displays her "dere" side in showing just how much she cares for someone, she is lowering her defenses and becoming vulnerable, which evokes emotions that some describe as moe.)
Of course, it's not good to be completely vulnerable to every person out there; there are some people that are just plain not to be trusted, and even among friends, it's good to have some boundaries and only have a couple, very trusted people, either of the same gender or your spouse, with whom you are 100% vulnerable to, while not revealing too much to others. (Yuugo, for example, has yet to really talk about his strained family situation.) That said, we can determine a certain amount of vulnerability, perhaps just a bit past our comfort zone, that we can have even with people we are not that close to, such as co-workers or classmates. Even that small amount of vulnerability can have wondrous effects on the relational atmosphere of the people involved… if that vulnerability is combined with seriousness.
Vulnerably Serious
It's possible to be vulnerable about something—say, for example, eating too unhealthy—but not be serious about it. To be vulnerably serious means to approach those vulnerable aspects of yourself with the full intention of resolving them, whatever that may look like. The vulnerably serious person is open about his struggles with eating too much, but is also invested in looking at why he eats too much and what it would take to change that.
To be vulnerably serious is to also be seriously vulnerable, because the chance of getting hurt increases greatly; in some cases, to be vulnerably serious means you're outright guaranteed to get hurt. The person that knows you are serious about changing your eating habits won't leave you alone if he sees you surrounded by burgers and cakes; he'll drag you away from them by force if he has to! And yet, if the connection is there, it will ultimately be a good thing; after all, "faithful are the wounds of a friend" (Proverbs 27:6, ESV).
Probably what distinguishes simply being vulnerable and being seriously vulnerable is that while the former is just informing others of something that is still otherwise private, the latter actively involves others in that which one is dealing with. With Yuugo, we see this as he actively discusses his thoughts about animals being raised for food, as well as what he is personally dealing with regarding Pork Bowl, with his classmates. The neat thing is, while one can be vulnerable without being seriously vulnerable, the very act of being vulnerable can eventually lead towards being seriously vulnerable, since after forming the connection, one can eventually become more comfortable in letting someone else take active involvement in those issues involved.
Because of how others are actively involved in one's life, serious vulnerability can really draw people and form strong connections. It has other benefits too; in the same scene where it's mentioned how Yuugo draws people to him with his seriousness, another staff member mentions that Yuugo's outside perspective on raising livestock is forcing these other kids who have been too indoctrinated in farm life to think twice about such issues to think twice about them. The end result is growth for everyone. Being vulnerable and bringing up an issue, whether it be a sin we struggle with, an uncomfortable situation we're not sure how to handle, or even a dream we're thinking of pursuing, allows others who are affected by that issue to take part in the growth process as well.
Of Course, At This Point Pork Bowl Is Most Vulnerable
It looks like the season will close out with the story of Yuugo and Pork Bowl, and I am definitely looking forward to seeing how all of this will play out. In the end, though, whatever answer Yuugo arrives at is ultimately not as important as the journey he takes getting there. And that is what really makes Silver Spoon so great; it is a show that fully embraces the journey rather than the destination.
In the meantime, perhaps we can learn from Yuugo what it means to be seriously vulnerable and vulnerably serious by dropping our defenses, even if only a little bit, so that we can connect with the people around us.


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Gwen Stefani's four asian
slaves/ fashion accessories/back up dancers are missing! Reportedly the quartet (two of which can be seen above, looking all distorted) are very upset that they didn't get a look in during Miss Stefani's one time on the big screen, during The Aviator in 2004, which they themselves have only just gotten to see on bootleg dvd. The four women, who apparently answer to the names Love, Angel, Music and Baby, have run off. If you don't know what they look like, then just look at the music videos for following of Stefani's singles: What You Waiting For?, Rich Girl, Hollaback Girl, Wind It Up, The Sweet Escape, and Now That You Got It.
Gwen herself is said to be very sad about the whole thing, having released this video recently: in which neither Love, nor Angel, nor Music, nor, indeed, Baby appear. Its also quite obvious that the song is very sad, with lots of Gwen running towards and away from the camera, and throwing lots of stuff around, which gives an insight into just how upset she is.
Reports have it that there is a reward for finding any of the females alive and well, with the differing amounts for each of them, but providing not all of them are found (alive), it will then depend on how difficult it is to create an acronym with their first initial.


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- Dear Anonymous at 1:50 pm,
If the Holy See can take the butler to court for stealing and leaking out the Pope's confidential letters, then the Archbishop can take it court. Do you call it worldly business when the Holy See took the butler to court?
- AnonymousJune 2, 2016 at 11:25 PMThe butler leaked information about how the NCW was compromising the Pontificate of Pope Benedict. He was convicted in October 2012, and in December 2012 Pope Benedict visited him and granted him pardon. Through tears, the butler told the Pope, "you know that I did it because I love you". In other words, the butler was punished for opposing the evil of the NCW in the Vatican, and was pardoned by the pope.
Less that two months later, Pope Benedict was forced to resign. As Bishop Schneider said, the NCW has a powerful presence in the Vatican. In fact, they can bring down a pope.
- AnonymousJune 3, 2016 at 5:42 AMThe butler, Gabriele was personally visited and pardoned by Benedict XVI on 22 December 2012.
- Dear Anonymous at 5:42 am,
Pope John Paul also met with the person who tried to kill him in prison and also forgave him. So, what is your point. Both of them went through the civil court.
Ummmm, May, er, I mean, Diana, Benedict's butler was arrested by VATICAN police, was convicted by a VATICAN tribunal, and was sitting in a VATICAN jail when Benedict pardoned him.
Gabriele, 46, was arrested May 23 after Vatican police found what they called an "enormous" stash of papal documents in his Vatican City apartment. He was convicted of aggravated theft by a Vatican tribunal on Oct. 6 and has been serving his 18-month sentence in the Vatican police barracks.
The case NEVER went outside the VATICAN.
JP2's would-be assassin was arrested by the ITALIAN police, was convicted in an ITALIAN court, and was in an ITALIAN jail, which is why when JP2 personally pardoned him he still stayed in jail.
You know, I'm gonna miss you. Hope you're planning to move soon. The people of Guam soon will not be taking kindly to the Number One defender of Guam's Number One Child Molester. Nope, nope, nope. It won't be nice. Bye.


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A true aesthetic of liberation seeks the original, not copies of itself. Service to others in whatever form not corporate includes the making human in all suffering. 1) The first value held by the child without our bidding is often compassion and protection for the weak, which might take the form of not wanting to kill, or the desire to know who and what a person is merely by close observation. These first values are weeded out by peers, games, programming and the desire to succeed in the Corporation.
The second value involves making all the pathways that map our brain's walk transfer to deeper ones so that fifty years of composition in words transfers to clay. The more pathways connected the better. Honesty makes true connections and there is much to be said about walking the paths. My aunt did the Times crossword in her 80s every day.
The third value is the light that shines on these paths by choices of integrity and austerity, in other words, character. Paths are lit or darkened by choices. Someone quits drinking in his twenties against all his past associations, disappointing peers who love Irish whiskey and Guinness. Someone begins reading the Bible before going to sleep every night. The point is that these become marks of character that light the paths. Pretty soon they are redoing all the plumbing in their kitchen, pouring a slab by hand in the back yard. Marks of character become so innate as to be beyond expression, such as Christians resting in the provision of Jahve, waiting. It's going to be important for a person to recontact their values as a child and affirm them. Many people came into nursing or medicine from other occupations, but without empathy, and leave it in a couple of years because they can't stand it, meaning the pain. Others become nurse practitioneres as career advancement but without vocation. Pat wants to preserve the lives of the good people who come to her in order not to save the lost, but to save the good.
The shadow replacement of all this by magical thinking, deceiving the fact, collective delusion, is the sole purpose of the elite. Why isn't it possible to deceive the elect? Because they accept their own death, by very nature. The fact is they shall grow as a tender plant, a root out of dry ground with no form or comliness having no beauty to be desired, as is said of Messiah by Isaiah. It was always so that they were marred in recognition so that we could hardly tell we were human. In other words those selected for elite grooming have no chance at the agony that can produce the origin of their own execution because they are beautiful and corrupt. If that sounds mutilated, it is.
The process of election is beyond understanding. The young are ruled by the derivative intellects of their teachers and are taught to find value and beauty in the self affirming works that are themselves shims made to correct imbalance but which wear away, shibboleths of the world, assigned to maintain dominance. Mozart in Thetford, the automaton wives of Stepford replaced by robots, cause the best and brightest to be selected out of the masses by various tests. Graduates of the highest go to the highest bidder, the Ivy League, those buyers and sellers of souls who run the world, meaning the corporations and the secret societies, are all networked with one another so that it is possible to say the world has structure, just not to know exactly how it operates unless you are captive at the top. Those at its head glad hand the rest with patter designed to make and remake the good over into what they say it is. The masses are taught what to believe. Those who escape this indoctrination can be allowed since they are neutralized and powerless. Whoever stands against Babylon, this metaphor describes it, makes corporations defensive. They drown in swimming pools like Milagro de Meir, are dismissed as erroneous and irrelevant as the best to be hoped. A certain reverence is demanded of their sanctions. The elite are cut throat while they tell you about their compassion.
To save this from being an entirely negative picture, the corporations have not yet wrangled a way to control the tides or volcanoes, even if earthquakes and rainfall have fallen prey. Corporations have their own prophets, 400 to one. They are the lying spirits of Jeff Bezos. Corporate sponsors tell you to think for yourself while they tell you what to think. They howl out their lights to children to emulate Steve Jobs, Buffet, Gates, those vacancies cut off from the womb that gave them birth who cannot name one herb, plant or tree, but catch snakes with a hook, the Mojave rattler, Coach Whip, King snake and let them loose at the neighbors. They have digital children who go to digital college and let loose more creatures of foul intent upon the world. Those who climb to the top of this heap are selected for prizes, publications and positions, and they publish much of merit to that heap. Galway Kinnell, James Tate, Tao Lin you can name. Automatons. The others are selected for prison.
"Take heed that no one deceives you" really means let no one deceive himself. – If anyone among you seems wise, let him be a fool. The doctrine of idols is all power signs and wonders, and with all deception among those who did not receive a love of the truth…who for this reason were sent strong delusion, that they should believe the lie. This is Irenaeus' message to the Baal of power.
There will come a time when scientific idealists, joined by the Vatican, will say a rescue of civilization from space is imminent. To realize the hopes of Europe, the good of mankind, division will subsume into those who accept the alien and those who don't. Religion and science will go back and forth like charges Russia hacked the election. Governments in the lead, the Vatican prepping madly for the event, amid dark hints of lost inner life and existential risk, indisputable archeological, astronomical, scientific evidence will "prove" the exonauts have been here all along. Welcome to Antarctica. The exonauts are devils but Orson Scott Card calls them Buggers, so perhaps we should defer. Stephen Hawking worried about it. His fear takes the older form that in spite of the good of mankind aliens will raid us for our goods the way Spanish and the English did, that outer space capitalists will plunder earth the way corporate Europe pillaged South America and Africa. Hawking fears big ships from depleted solar systems will steal our gold, not our gonads, to revive their atmospheres via Sitchin and Sumeria, trillions of which nonetheless have been spent over years. Even if Hawking's ancestors were not felled like Indians by smallpox, and even if the most famous living scientific star fears Contact, Hawking accepts the probable alien premise. He thinks the nephilim are unreconstructed social democrats! That's too bad. To adopt a benign view of the Bugger, biologists revised their view of survival of the fittest. Now they say Darwin never meant survival to sound like a zero sum game, that social cooperation was always the pattern of prehistoric man. Collective delusion is as unthinkable to science as that aliens do not exist as that the Lord of Heaven and Earth does. Be ready therefore for this undocumented messiah. Papers are being prepared by the Vatican. The existence and goodness of these exogenous saviors is the purpose of such industry.
"Gloria enim Dei vivens homo." "For the glory of God is a living man; and the life of man consists in beholding God.""
For the glory of God is a living man; and the life of man consists in beholding God." Therefore the Son of the Father declares [Him] from the beginning, inasmuch as He was with the Father from the beginning, who did also show to the human race prophetic visions, and diversities of gifts, and His own ministrations, and the glory of the Father, in regular order and connection, at the fitting time for the benefit [of mankind]. For where there is a regular succession, there is also fixedness; and where fixedness, there suitability to the period; and where suitability, there also utility. And for this reason did the Word become the dispenser of the paternal grace for the benefit of men, for whom He made such great dispensations, revealing God indeed to men, but presenting man to God, and preserving at the same time the invisibility of the Father, lest man should at any time become a despiser of God, and that he should always possess something towards which he might advance; but, on the other hand, revealing God to men through many dispensations, lest man, falling away from God altogether, should cease to exist. For the glory of God is a living man; and the life of man consists in beholding God. For if the manifestation of God which is made by means of the creation, affords life to all living in the earth, much more does that revelation of the Father which comes through the Word, give life to those who see God.


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What to do after an accident with a commercial vehicle
Delivery trucks owned by the likes of UPS and FedEx have become a very common sight on roads in the Sacramento area. While this is a good sign for the economy, it also adds an element of danger for the public. That's because commercial drivers can easily put other drivers at risk if they are not careful.
5 things not to do after California truck accidents
Truck accident in South El Monte leaves 13 injured, 1 dead
Investigators are still looking into the deadly chain-reaction crash that occurred along the 60 Freeway just recently. Some of our Placer County readers may have heard about the crash that injured at least 13 people and killed a 5-year-old girl. And depending on what investigators find out about the crash, it's possible that the accident victims may be entitled to compensation.
Traffic safety advocates challenge FedEx business model
FedEx is a business. There is no question about that. It's logo is well-known; its services are largely appreciated here in Roseville, other areas in California and beyond. A business, especially one that employs drivers and puts large trucks on the road, must put safety before success.
Most killed in truck accident with bus died from inhaling smoke
Truck accident leads to many injuries and 1 death
A vehicle crash involving a semi-truck can be particularly dangerous on California's highways. This is because a semi is so huge and can easily damage nearby vehicles on the roadway, thus potentially causing serious or even fatal injuries. One fatal truck accident involving a semi and multiple vehicles recently took place in our state.
Drowsy driving in spotlight after high-profile truck accident
Earlier this month, we wrote about the tragic trucking accident that claimed the life of a veteran comedian and seriously injured actor-comedian Tracy Morgan.
Actor-comedian involved in fatal tractor-trailer accident
Many California residents who enjoyed watching comedian and actor Tracy Morgan on shows like Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock received unsettling news over the weekend when they learned that Morgan had been in a serious car accident.


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Honestly nobody really "needs" all of these brushes to do their make up, but it is nice to have.
I chose this kit because I didn't have anything like any of the brushes, except for the E25. Its a lot like my favorite eyeshadow brush from MAC Cosmetics (217).
The brushes come in a nice zip up case. Here is an overview of the brushes and case:
|The box it comes in and the case out of the box.
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My favorites are the:
- F20 Large Powder brush. I use my powder foundation with this brush. It's great for loose powder products.
- F15 Duo Fiber Powder/Blush brush. This brush is great for so much. I totally could use two. I think its great for liquid foundation, as well as powder blush and bronzer.
- F35 Tapered Highlighter brush. since if I used the F15 for liquid I would use this for my blush and bronzer.
- E25 Blending brush. This is my favorite eyeshadow brush. It can be used for all over eye color, crease, and blending. It's amazing!
- E20 Short Shader brush. This brush is nice for packing color on the lid and smoking out/ smudging eyeliner.
(I put concealer on with my fingers. I think it looks best when I do it that way, so thats why I didn't pick a brush for that.)
A few of the brushes did shed when I first got them and washed them, but after the first wash they haven't again. I would totally recommend Sigma brushes.
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Momma went to heaven at 11:50 am.
November 26, 2012 by aje77
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on November 26, 2012 at 12:23 pm | Jeanette
Oh, will be praying for you and your family. I know this will be a difficult time for all of you, but you can also take some comfort in knowing she is at peace, with a healthy heavenly body…hey, she may even be dancing. Love you all… {HUGS}
on November 26, 2012 at 12:28 pm | Lucille Paige
Sending love and sympathy. My prayers are for great strength, comfort, and peace for all your family, Dear Ananda. Your mom is safe in Jesus' loving arms.
on November 26, 2012 at 12:42 pm | Ellie Hall Minnis
I am so so so sorry and im so sad. Thanks for letting me know. I will miss ur mom umtil i see her again. Love to you all. Fred. Fred…hugs n such profound sorrow. Love
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on November 26, 2012 at 2:20 pm | Margaret Sayers
I know God has held you in the palm of His hands all through this journey and now may you experience His peace, compassion and mercy. Ananda, thanks for blogging your mom's journey. It has been a blessing and honor to hear your heart and to know of God's presence for all of you. Love, Margaret Sayers
on November 26, 2012 at 2:56 pm | Karen & Jerry Woodvine
You and the family are in our thoughts and prayers. Joyce is finally at peace.
on November 26, 2012 at 4:16 pm | Lynda
Sorry never seems to "cut it" in situations like this. We have been and will contiunue to pray for your family. Thankful she is with Jesus!
on November 26, 2012 at 5:17 pm | Rona Maynard
dearest ones….I am believing God's mercy and grace and comfort will keep each one of you….and as for your beautiful mama…I will miss her but am relieved for finished race…that she is free
on November 26, 2012 at 6:17 pm | Judy Fischetti
Ananda, Fred, Phil and all,
God's comfort and grace to you. You have all gone through a difficult time. Joyce will be missed so much.
on November 26, 2012 at 8:20 pm | Lori Rossetti
Praying God's abundant grace and peace as you and your family walk through this. You are not alone. We love you!


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Now that huntin season is over I have been thinking about this more. The area I live, in N. Idaho here is logging country. There are more and more clear cuts every year. I have noticed a lot more opportunities for shots out there at 400-500yds. While I am a hunter first and foremost, getting close to an animal is not always possible.
So I have been wanting a rifle that is capable of 500 yd shots as long as I do my part. I do not like doing the "Hail Mary" thing and trying different hold overs until an animal is wounded or crippled. I have seen this and found many wasted animals over the years.
What do you guys think a 500 yd rifle should be capable of ballistically? I hunt whitetails(130-160lbs), Mule Deer (150-250lbs) and elk which can be up to 600-700lbs for a really big one, most of them are around 300-400 lbs though.
The flattest shooting rifle I own is my 358 Norma, it fires a 225 gr Nosler Accubond out of the muzzle at 2950 fps. That bullet has a B.C. of .421. At 500 yds this load still has over a ton of energy left. Should I just practice a lot with the rifle I have, or would a flatter shooting rifle be more humane and ethical if a long shot is the only option left for filling my freezer? Thanks for your input and opinions.


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Thursday, October 22, 2015
One-upping the Insurance Company
About two decades ago when I had loose change in my pocket I bought a lifetime annuity from Fidelity, and invested it in various funds. My sweet broker at the time is long deceased. All these years it has been paying me prox $600 a month. Well, at that time my life expectancy was 85 and nine months. Yesterday when I checked I noted the investment will be exhausted next April. So beginning next May I will have outlived the insurance company's formula, and I will be making the insurance company fork over this amount each month from its own coffers. Can you imagine? A good reason to get back on the treadmill and pump some iron.
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Disney's galactic gala: A day at Star Wars Weekends (Video)
The happiest place on earth has once again become the bright center of the geek universe.
Star Wars Weekends 2014 at Walt Disney World Resort is gathering a roster of celebrities, drawing thousands of eager fans and putting Orlando's pre-summer tourist season into hyperdrive. Not only do locals beat a path to the party, vacationers base their stay on the event schedule. And while Disney attendance numbers are as hard to get as a Lucasfilm copy of the new Star Wars script, the evidence of success is not hard to spot.
Disney's Hollywood Studios kicked off the celestial celebration on Friday, May 16 — the same day filming began on Star Wars Episode VII. Star Wars personalities including Peter Mayhew, aka Chewbacca, and Vanessa Marshall, the voice actor behind the Twi'lek pilot Hera Syndulla in the Disney XD series Star Wars Rebels, appeared in parades and stage shows. Costumed characters roamed the streets posing for photos and suffering through selfies. Even the fans arrived in costume, and I don't mean princess dresses. They wore Jedi robes, bounty hunter helmets — I even spotted a Slave Leia metal bikini in the crowd. It truly was the happiest place on earth. And then there were the lines.
Some fans took advantage of the My Magic+ benefit and reserved their spot for events at the Premier Theater. But the force of the Fast Pass did not penetrate every level of the event. At 9:10 a.m., the estimated 2.5-hour wait time at merchandise mecca Darth's Mall even outweighed the 65-minute line at Toy Story Midway Mania. No doubt which toys were more popular. Fans began gathering for the 11:30 a.m. parade at 10 a.m. Thankfully, there were clear skies and lower-than-normal temperatures because the scent of a Disney crowd on a hot day will summon the Dark Side. Even the young hopefuls of the Jedi Training Academy had to line up to sign up for their spot in one of the day's 19 scheduled classes. And every spot was filled before 11:30 a.m.
If you missed last weekend's festivities, fear not. The party goes on every weekend through June 15. And be mindful — Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, will appear June 6-8 and crowds are expected to break records. Hopefully, the heat and humidity won't break spirits. The choice is yours, wait or wait not, there will be a line.
Check out scenes from opening day, including the metal bikini, in the slideshow and video. And stay tuned to OrlandoBusinessJournal.com for more tourism news.
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A Business Summit and a Photo Critique in the same day, along with getting my daughter up and off to school, while also trying to fit in some printing for the critique, then picking up my daughter after school...
The great thing about these 2 events was that I considered the attendees of these events as some of the best in the business. During these economic times, everyone is feeling the pressure and downturn in business. Ironically, a bunch of competitors in the business of photography decided not to shun each other, but to embrace and share experiences and try to figure out what good can come out of moving forward together, as opposed to trying to go at things alone. We also had the presence of a few business minded people to give advice on how to sell, close sales and over all just think about where we would like to be 20 years from now and how to get there. I left the summit fortified and felt very much a part of a community that is trying to move forward, together.
My rush back to the city led me to pick up my daughter from school and finish one more print for the critique, which was less than 2 hours away. Having been printing the night before until late into the evening, it felt great producing art, in hard copy form. I hate to use that term, but a photograph has been used so loosely lately. After my 3rd turn at making slight adjustments here and there, my last and final print looked just they way I wanted. I produced 4 images, but was not at all feeling confident. The attendees of this critique are some of the best old school printers I know. I've seen 2 of their works and another I heard was and has been a dark room master for years.
I've heard about photographers getting together, having dinner, drinking wine, then sit over prints just talking, discussing... I've always wanted to have that type of relationship with others to be able to do the same. Ironically, I only knew one of the gents, Ray Bidigain well enough to call a friend. However, the rest of the photographers were quite welcoming and I felt relaxed enough to make my first presentation to them. Much more formal than I had anticipated, there was a easel under a spot light to really show off the photograph, one by one. As we went thru each print, I felt more comfortable as I felt my photography and skill as a printer were accepted among each of the gents there. It was gratifying to know that these highly skilled Platinum Palladium, Tin Type and Silver Gelitan printers were giving praise to my ink jets. It meant a lot.
So hopefully in the near future, I'll have a thriving photography business, while creating works of art, both in digital and traditional mediums. It certainly feels much better going at this as a ground, than solo...
February 11, 2009
2 comments:
- Kate said...
These images are very stunning, very powerful. Someday I'd love to see the prints! Gorgeous work as always, Ted!
- Christopher Perez said...
Your work always amazes me. Very classic photography. Beautifully done.
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Comparing Features Of 4 Standing Stones Of 3 Different Sizes In Holliston, MA.
The purpose of this post is to cross-examine the workmanship of 4 different standing stones (one of which is more like a worked out boulder) of 3 different sizes, all located in the town of Holliston, MA. These stones are all in a 1.5 - 2 mile radius of each other, although one would think the distance was greater if travelling by car (not knowing how to go through the woods to "cut" the distance down.) Although all four stones are unique, and uniquely situated in comparison to other stone works, the way they were marked-out shows a common feature.
First up are the 2 larger stones.
Standing Stone #1. This first one is a classic "Standing Stone" shape:
Notice from this angle how it has been worked out "around the neck" area:
Okay, I thought I would throw that one in as it is sort of conducive with the point I am trying to get across. But the next 3 are the prime examples.
Standing Stone #2 (more like a worked out boulder) also of a large size. The feature I want to show off is that the stone has been worked out towards the top, sort of like how the last one was. Here you can see the diagonal line/angle and also how the top was worked out:
A close-up of the top of stone;
Okay, now for our medium sized Standing Stone. This Standing Stone is incorporated into a stone ring by the entrance of the stone mound. Note how here too, the top of the stone is worked-out with the diagonal line cut/motiff and the top has been worked out:
A close-up. Do you see how this standing stone resembles in design the last 2 worked out boulders/ standing stones. There is a pattern here:
And now the last Standing Stone, the smaller size. Again, the top has been worked out and we see again the diagonal line angle/motiff:
From a different angle:
Obviously, this symbolism meant something. Indigenous cultures always combine their sciences, spirituality, astrology, and community way of life together into one discipline, unlike modern people who segregate everything because they have been indoctrinated to do so. This is obviously what we are seeing with these stone structures- there is not just one meaning in a single stone but many reasons for the stones to be the way they are. Although these stones are uniquely different (not "uniform" or "cookie cutter") they show off the same workmanship and expressive ideas in these 4 different stones of 3 different sizes, from large to short, whether they were close to a perched boulder, part of a design element of a stone mound, standing alone or nearby to a cairn field.


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Thursday, July 03, 2008
Eleks, Tiffany Glass, and a Mohawk
Anyway, here are some of the pictures from their visit:
I loved having some of my family over. Hopefully we'll be able to host the rest of the fam at some point before we move from here. I love living in this city, and especially Hyde Park. If you're able to come, we'll make your stay as free and as comfortable as possible. Just let us know.
In other news:
Rachel started work Monday, so I've been playing Mr. Mom. I thought it was going to be either really easy, or really frustrating, but on the whole it's pretty much awesome. I get up at 5:45 with Rach and try to see her out the door, and then I sit down at the kitchen table and drink coffee and read blogs until Norah gets up. (Usually around 7:00.) On Monday, I played with Norah and tried to teach myself some Hebrew while she napped or played in the playpen. (I now know how to say Father, Mother, and Son. I also learned a lot of the letters, so I might be able to read a sign in Hebrew, but I wouldn't have any idea what it meant.) On Tuesday, Norah and I took a trip downtown to contest the towing of my car. Turns out, we lost. To celebrate our defeat, I decided to go on a long walk through the city. Rather than riding the El back to Millenium Station, I decided we would walk. I'm glad I did.
While we were on our walk, I wandered into the Chicago Cultural Center. (We also walked down to the public library, but Norah was ready to hit it by then, and I didn't get any pictures.) I had read that they restored one of two Tiffany Glass Domes in the Chicago Cultural Center, and I wanted to see it. Apparently, they are the largest Tiffany Glass Domes in the world. (Though it sounds like a pretty small niche to hold a record in.) I was exicted to see the domes, but no where near prepared for the beauty of the building as a whole. The building is simply astounding. I'd never been in there before, and was simply stunned when I walked inside to see the entire structure bedecked with jeweled glass mosaics. Litterally every inch of the entrance is covered in the most gorgeous mosaics I've ever seen. I could honestly walk into this building and wander around just looking at the tile work for a whole day. It is simply astounding. I uploaded a few pictures of the dome and one of the mosaic work for you to see. I'll load the full size images so that you can zoom in on them if you want.
After the Cultural Center, we walked to the public library, but Norah was singing some songs so we didn't stay long. I want to come back so I can take some pictures of the roof. It has these intricate copper statues of twisting bent metal on the corners that piqued my curiosity.
After the Library, I decided we would go to Buckingham Fountain because it looked like we would get there just in time for the 12:30 water show. (I thought.) Turns out, the Taste of Chicago festival was still going on, and I accidentally found myself among a Cedar Point-esque crowd full of people with sticky fingers and sugary sauces dribbling down their chins. It was almost enough to give me heart palpitations. If you don't mind crowds, and lots of people in dirty tee shirts, and acres of barbecue smoke searing your eyes, and some pretty good deals on food, then you should probably check it out. If you aren't interested in those things, steer clear. Because Taste of Chicago is basically a few good food shops crowded by dozens of meat-on-a-stick vendors and hordes of reincarnated Mongols from Ghenghis Khan's Army burping on each other's shirts.
After wandering around the mind numbing crowds for a while, we walked back to Millenium station and took the train home. I put Norah to sleep and crashed on the bed until Rach came home.
Then, yesterday I learned that Facebook has a Texas Holdem Feature. So, that ate up my day. In between cleaning house, feeding the babe, and loosing imaginary money online, I also took this amazing photo of Norah, and then spiked her hair into a mohawk. The mohawk remained through most of the day and was still standing strong whem Mom came home. I can't wait to see what else I can do with Norah's hair once it gets longer. I'm going to find out if it's okay to die baby's hair. (No. Not really. Well... now that I think about it... Nahhh...?) All in all, I'm enjoying my new role as Mr. Mom. Ryan Battles, if you're reading this blog, I'm jealous of you. I only get to do this for a summer.
Before I show you the last two pictures, let me just say that being home with Norah all day long has made me pretty much fall in love with her all that much more. I woke up this morning and watched her playing on the floor and it's almost enough to burst your chest open. I just love that little girl.
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I love seeing the pics of Chicago. But I noticed that your profile says you live in Wheeling WV? I can honestly say that I am jealous of you for being able to live in that city. It is beautiful. YOu know Charlene and I will have to come because we both love that town.
- Joshua said...
@ Jer - YEAH! You're coming out here! I can't wait! I pumped up the air mattress, and moved the coffee table, and set up a fan for you, and now I'm going to sit on the couch and watch the air mattress until you guys show up! I can't wait!
Oh, that's right. You guys are getting married, and I won't be able to get up here before your wedding. Ok. Well, you'll just have to come up after that.
- Nora S. said...
love the mohawk!!!! Still miss you guys!!
- Joshua said...
@ Nora: I miss you too! I'm somewhat jealous that Muff gets to be in that office while things are getting better. Oh well...
- Tim & Deane said...
sniff, sniff. Mom is waxing nostalgic....
I miss you all.
sniff, sniff.
I know just how you feel. It is beyond words.
- Tim & Deane said...
Oh yeah!! That cultural center was beyond beautiful. Everyone else was looking for a bathroom, and I could have just stood there forever looking at the mosaics. The stair case and floor and walls and ceilings, and the words and gold leafing... The only other building that I can remember that struck me like that was Eastminster Presbyterian in (East Liberty) Pittsburgh, PA. Incredible.


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