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Aldridge's double-double fuels Spurs by Warriors, 89-75
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- LaMarcus Aldridge continued to lead the way for the Spurs, who are trying to find a way to remain in the playoffs.
Aldridge had 33 points and 12 rebounds, and San Antonio blew a 16-point lead to the injury-ravaged Golden State Warriors before pulling away for an 89-75 victory on Monday night.
''I'm a leader, so I have to do what we need,'' Aldridge said. ''Playing defense, blocking shots, scoring. It all comes with it.''
San Antonio beat Golden State for the first time in four tries this season and won their fourth straight overall to move into fifth place in the Western Conference, a half-game ahead of idle Utah and New Orleans.
Aldridge scored five straight points early in the fourth quarter to help the Spurs recapture a 66-65 advantage. He finished with 19 points in the fourth, including 11 straight that erased a four-point deficit and gave San Antonio a 72-65 lead it would not relinquish.
''He was a horse in that fourth quarter,'' San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. ''Obviously, it wasn't a fair fight, but it just shows what kind of class they have and how well coached they are and how badly they want to be champions again. They played great and we picked the right five minutes to play really well at the end of the game.''
Already without injured All-Stars Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, Golden State lost Draymond Green in the second quarter to a bruise in the pelvic area. Green took a knee to the upper groin while defending a drive to the basket by Danny Green.
Draymond Green said he was suffering a ''constant, annoying pain,'' but doesn't expect to miss any games.
''It'll be fine,'' Green said. ''I think it's just something that's kind of like at the peak right now, but it's calmed down a little bit since it happened. It ain't that serious.''
The Warriors weren't getting any sympathy from a Spurs team that has played without Kawhi Leonard for much of the season.
Golden State still managed to hold San Antonio to 12 points in the third quarter, matching the Spurs' season low for points in any period.
Two blocked shots propelled the Warriors to their first lead of the game.
JaVale McGee blocked Dejounte Murray's attempted floater and then scored on a dunk to pull Golden State within 59-57 with 2:21 remaining in the third. Quinn Cook tied the game on a jumper after Patrick McCaw came from the weak side defensively to stuff Pau Gasol near the rim. Kevon Looney gave the Warriors the lead at 63-61 on jumper with two seconds left in the frame.
The Spurs responded by holding the Warriors to 12 points in the fourth quarter to help their bid for a 21st consecutive postseason appearance.
''They were great defensively,'' Golden State coach Steve Kerr said. ''The Spurs turned it up a notch. They're fighting for their playoff lives and they played liked it.''
Cook led Golden State with 20 points, Looney added 12 and Andre Iguodala and Nick Young had 10 each.
Mills finished with 12 points and Danny Green added 11.
Warriors: Curry (right ankle), Durant (fractured rib) and Thompson (fractured right thumb) did not travel with the team, remaining in Oakland to continue rehabilitating their injuries. ... Curry was scheduled to be reevaluated Tuesday. ... The Warriors' highest point total in a quarter was 22 in the third. Golden State scored 42 points in the third quarter against Phoenix on Saturday, the 11th time it has scored 40-plus in a quarter this season. ... Golden State has won six games when trailing by 15-plus points.
Spurs: Leonard was not on the bench, as he has been for much of the team's current six-game homestand. Leonard (right quadriceps tendinopathy) has played in only nine games this season. ... Danny Green became the third player in franchise history with a 3-pointer in 400 career games, joining Manu Ginobili (746) and Bruce Bowen (411).
Murray had eight rebounds to set the franchise record for rebounds in a single season by a point guard. The 6-foot-5 guard has 385 rebounds in 1,436 minutes, surpassing Johnny Moore's total of 378 collected in 2,689 minutes.
''He's pretty athletic,'' Aldridge said. ''He has a nose for the ball. He goes and gets them. That's big time for him. He's only going to get better from here.''
Warriors: Host Atlanta on Friday night.
Spurs: Host Washington on Wednesday night.
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1) Instagram! I'm now on there. If you fancy seeing pictures I've taken, come find me!
2) Disavowed won two awards at Rack Festival; "Outside The Box" and "Audience Choice". To celebrate, selections from the score are now available here.
3) Biggest news last- I released a charity single in December! All profits from it are going to the Alzheimer's Society. The Alzheimer's Society are a cause very close to my heart, so I re-wrote one of my favourite carols, In The Bleak Midwinter, to raise money for them. It's a little past the season now, but if the January blues are making you fancy getting next year's Christmas music sorted, head to the link above and check it out.

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Manor Lodge, Millbrook
Manor Lodge is part of the oldest house in the oldest part of Millbrook. A grade one listed building dateing back to the 12th Century and part of the Mount Edgcumbe Estate, Charles 1 stayed here when he was hiding from the Roundheads.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Whiteley Royd Farm, Hebden Bridge
Whiteley Royd Farm, situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty, provides 5-star luxury holiday accommodation On The Tops, above the bustling town of Hebden Bridge, which was voted the 4th funkiest town in the world.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Rose Cottage, Haltwhistle
Rose Cottage is a 2-bed detached cottage, dated circa 1800, situated near Hadrians Wall, and the Pennines, in an area of outstanding beauty, on the outskirts of Park Village, a small village approximately 2 miles from Haltwhistle.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
The Buttery, Maidstone
500 yr old Wealden Hall Cottage,Full of character Featuring beams, an open fire containing a bread oven, and a private enclosed garden with secure electric gates.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Trevalgas Cottages, Poughill
Self catering holiday cottages only 1� miles from the beaches of Bude, Cornwall, all with free Wifi. Individual country cottages, set in the midst of rolling hills; the grounds having superb views over the surrounding countryside.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Stable Cottage, Arundel
Snug at the edge of the beautiful South Downs, Stable Cottage offers the comfort of converted stable on the edge of a farm,(different enterprise) with a vast array of things nearby to see and do (see below).
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Oyster Lounge, Whitstable
The Oyster Lounge is the perfect indoor retreat for couples, something that the weather cant spoil and only 2 minutes walk from the beach. With 2 bedrooms it will be the ideal getaway for friends or couples to share some quality time.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
No 6 at Filey, Filey
No 6 at Filey offers luxury accommodation minutes away from the Beach and beautiful Heritage coastline, perfect for any escape.The house has been professionally restored to luxury standard, a new Kitchen with wash/dishwasher.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: No
Abscott Cottage, Shirwell
Abscott Cottage is a superb architect designed 3-bedroom detached holiday cottage sleeping 6. It features a spacious first floor open plan reception room: a beautifully furnished pine-beamed space making the most of sweeping views over lovely North Devon.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
The Lodge, Arundel
Set amongst the glorious surroundings of a small country estate and a close neighbour to the magnificent Arundel Castle, the Lodge is the genuine gatekeeper�s home.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Cobblestones, Bowness-on-Windermere
Cobblestones is a 3 bedroom, self catering cottage near Bowness on Windermere in the Lake District. Available to rent throughtout the year, the cottage is well furnished and ideally located for enjoying the delights of Lake Windermere.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: No
Moorhead Country Holidays, Bideford
Small complex of 17 self catering holiday cottages and apartments set in 10 acres of grounds with outstanding views over unspoilt North Devon countryside.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: No
Stables Holiday Cottage, Sturminster Newton
Stables Holiday Cottage is a luxuriously appointed home from home, set in beautiful Dorset countryside in a delightful rural village location close to Somerset & Wiltshire.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Twice as Nice Chalets, Hayle
Relax & discover the magic of staying in a cornish beach chalet. Here at Gwithian Sands we are close to the beach & centrally situated.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Lincoln Cottage, Lymington
Three Bedroom Detached family home at the end of Cul-de-sac. Sleeps 6 people. Off-road parking. Large fully fenced Garden. Large Summer House with seating for warm summer evenings. (Has its own sink and toilet.)
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Poppy Cottage, St. Agnes
Poppy Cottage is situated in the beautiful and unspoiled seaside village of St. Agnes. This charming three bedroomed cottage has been lovingly renovated whilst retaining many of its original and romantic features such as wood floors.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: No
Fairview Villa, Hastings
The recently built roomy attractive detached dwelling set over two floors, boasts three/ four bedrooms (one double, one bunk room, and one single room. There is also a study that can double up as a bedroom).
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: No
Seahorses, Sandown
This recently acquired chalet is situated on a site surrounded by an area of outstanding natural beauty. The site overlooks Sandown Bay and Whitecliff. There are stunning walks along the cliffs, and the beach is only a few minutes away.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Ballalough House Beg, Ramsey
This modern, three bedroom, centrally heated property is located on the outskirts of the quiet village of Andreas, with stunning countryside views. It is equipped to a high standard with many extras for that memorable holiday.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: No
Drum Cottage, Dartmouth
Self Carting Dartmouth at Drum Cottage in the historic port of Dartmouth. Enjoy a relaxing break in this grade II listed holiday accommodation in Devon.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Flora Dora Cottage, Filey
Flora Dora Cottage is an original fishermans cottage build over 200 years ago and is situated in the heart of Filey on the historic Queen Street in Filey. Less than five minutes walk from the beach.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
The Orchard Barn, Honiton
Woodhayes Farm dates back to the 14th century. The farm is located in the parish of Luppitt on the edge of the Black Down Hills just below Dumpdon Hill, an Iron Age hill fort and is also located close to the Jurassic Coast.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Jasmine Cottage, Steeple Ashton
The longest established self-catering holiday home in Wiltshire, providing quality accommodation since 1981. Sympathetically modernised, Jasmine Cottage dates from the 18th Century.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Thrift Cottage, Saxmundham
Thrift cottage is our quirky Grade 2 listed cottage in the small market town of Saxmundham, 8 miles from the sea, 4 miles from Snape Maltings concert halls, 6 miles from the bird reserve at Minsmere.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Teacup Cottage, Goodnestone
The Teacup Cottage is a luxury self catering holiday cottage combining all modern comforts in a warm classical interior. It is the ideal base to discover Kent, the Garden of England.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: No
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AUSTIN, Texas, Sep 15, 2014 — Asure Software a leading provider of workplace management software solutions, today announced that it will exhibit its new and upgraded software, hardware and mobile app solutions to human resource, facilities management and corporate real estate professionals at the following trade conferences this fall:
IFMA World Workplace, Sept. 17-19, New Orleans, exhibit #537
HR Technology Conference & Exposition, Oct. 7-10 Las Vegas, exhibit #1153
CoreNet Global North America Summit, Oct. 26-29, Washington, D.C., exhibit #1504
In addition to showcasing enhancements to its core AsureForce and AsureSpace hardware and software solutions, Asure will highlight its recently acquired SmartTag solution and new NowSpace mobile app, as well as its enhanced GeoPunch mobile app and new AirClock time collection touch panel – both featuring biometric/facial recognition technology.
"Asure's product management and development teams have been extremely busy acquiring and developing new technologies to not only address customer requests, but also anticipate mobile technology and workplace trends, and these conferences are excellent venues to showcase our innovations and progress," said Tom Loveland, Asure Global Senior Vice President of Product Strategy. "We are firmly committed to offering a full complement of best-in-class workplace technologies to serve the market in a unique and highly differentiated capacity, bringing people, space and assets together to help organizations and their employees be more agile, productive, efficient and competitive."
About Asure Software
Asure Software, Inc. headquartered in Austin, Texas, offers cloud-based time and labor management and workspace management solutions that help clients bring space and time together. Asure serves approximately 6,000 clients worldwide and currently offers two main product lines: AsureSpace™ workplace management solutions enable organizations to maximize the ROI of their real estate, and AsureForce® time and labor management solutions deliver efficient management of human resource and payroll processes.
For more information, please visit www.asuresoftware.com.
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This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements and all other statements that may be made in this news release that are not historical facts are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially.Please refer to Asure Software's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for more information on the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ. Copies of Asure Software's filing are available from the SEC, may be found on Asure Software's website, or may be obtained upon request from Asure Software.
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What is PMI-ACP® Certification?
The growth and success of Agile has revealed the need for standardizing practices and for certifying practitioners. The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner or PMI-ACP certification was created to improve the use of Agile for increased project success. It is broader-based than Scrum, covering a number of relevant approaches and domains, including Scrum.
PMI-ACP certification is one the PMI's fastest-growing credentials and for good reason. Today's project managers help their organizations be more competitive by expertly applying Agile methods. The PMI-ACP certification helps build that expertise. The rigor needed to obtain the PMI-ACP certification makes it more meaningful than other competing credentials.
As a project management professional, getting the PMI-ACP certification and enhancing your skills and knowledge about Agile will benefit your organization. It also contributes to your professional growth by:
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Michelle Seger
Michelle Seger is an assistant vice president at Venn. Prior to joining the firm, Michelle was Legislative Counsel for Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV), and prior to that served on the legal staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee working for then-Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA). An attorney who received her J.D. from The George Washington University, Michelle holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Kentucky.


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There I was, brand-new, the cheerful survivor of a rattling and fearful experience already,
When masked men with implements of destruction went for my private parts with malice…"
by brian doyle
Asked, from the back row, in an anatomy class I am visiting briefly as a traveling jester.
There is a long and remarkable pause, the sort of pause you might call a pregnant pause.
Well, I'll tell you, maybe I am a rare being, but as I remember it was the worst pain ever
In my experience up to that time, I say. The already-riveting silence in the class deepens.
I cannot say that I recall the scope and extent of the pain now, some years having passed,
But I can say, without fear of contradiction, that it seemed a wholly unfair state of affairs.
There I was, brand-new, the cheerful survivor of a rattling and fearful experience already,
When masked men with implements of destruction went for my private parts with malice
Aforthought, and escaped from the fray with scraps of my skin as, apparently, souvenirs.
This seemed then and seems ever more so now to be utterly barbaric, to say the very least.
And it's not like anyone ever had the courtesy to return the tiny scalp to its rightful owner.
No, we are all supposed to move on from that awkward event and let bygones by bygones,
But me, personally, myself, I wonder what that was all about. Many years ago an authority
Decreed that all male children would have to undergo this ludicrous and essentially savage
Deletion, a deliberate scarifying that appears to have no medical benefit or use whatsoever,
And here we are, or there I was, innocent as all get out, suddenly confronted with a scalpel.
To say it didn't and doesn't seem at all fair would be an understatement of epic proportion.
To conclude, I have not noticed that trout are much for circumcision, so you might wonder,
If you are in the wondering mood, which species is the more advanced, the one that scars
Its larvae on purpose for reasons no one can remember, or the one that gobbles caddisflies?
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Issue Fifty-Five
June 2009
Brian Doyle is a muddled male mule who has committed eight books rather like a series of venial sins: five collections of essays, nonfiction misadventures about hearts and wine, and a collection of "proems" that the great American poet Pattiann Rogers says darkly will ruin the word poetry for ever and ever. More from Brian Doyle can be found in the Vault of Smoke. (bio/2009)
Brian Doyle was the author of many books, including the sea novel The Plover, which has, no kidding, music printed in it, not to mention Mink River, Martin Marten, The Wet Engine, and more than we can recall. He won the 2017 John Burroughs Medal for distinguished nature writing for Martin Marten, which was plenty cool and much deserved. Brian passed away peacefully at his Lake Oswego home on May 27, 2017.
More, much more, from Brian Doyle can be found in the Vault of Smoke.


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St Michael's Church in Mytholmroyd will finally re-open its doors for Sunday services on Sunday, August 6 at 11am.
The church was flooded to a depth of four feet in the severe flood on Boxing Day 2015 and has been undergoing extensive restoration ever since. All the pews were removed to safe storage and the wooden floor was replaced before the pews were re-installed. The church council took advantage of the situation to install underfloor heating and to make the building more user friendly by creating special pews where wheelchairs and prams can be accommodated and removing all steps within the nave which now has a completely flat floor.
Full re-decoration, re-carpeting, comfortable pew cushions and the installation of a new sound system completed the renovation.
Everyone is welcome to view the restored church on Saturday, August 5 between 10am and 3pm, and at the morning service the following day.
The church will be rededicated later in the autumn. Full details of this special service will be available soon.


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Compact. Full-frame CCD sensor. Digital black-and-white image capture. Top ISO of 10000. Bright optical viewfinder. Classic design. Includes Adobe Lightroom and Nik Silver Efex Pro software.
Expensive. Outdated LCD. No video support. High base ISO. Manual focus only.
Bottom Line
The Leica M Monochrom is a niche version of a niche camera, but well-heeled photographers who see in black and white are sure to fall in love.
The Monochrom's performance speed scores look a lot like those of the M9-P, which is not surprising as they share the same image sensor and processor—the M9-P simply adds a Bayer color filter in order to capture photos in full color. That said, it's not a camera for rapid fire sports shooting. It starts and fires a shot in about 0.9-second, records a short 0.1-second shutter lag, and requires you to wait 0.6-second between photos in continuous drive mode. Writing files to a memory card, even a fast one like the SanDisk 95MBps memory that we use to test digital camera performance, takes a long time. The buffer limits you to 7 Raw or 8 JPG shots in a row, and requires a 28-second wait for all Raw files to be written to the card. This is cut to 20 seconds for JPG shooting, and you can take another photo after the first of the burst is written to the card. If you want a camera that can rattle off shots in rapid succession, you're barking up the wrong tree. Consider a full-frame D-SLR with fast autofocus for that type of shooting—the Nikon D4 or the Canon EOS-1D X will do the trick.
I used Imatest to check the sharpness of photos shot with the M Monochrom and the Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. lens. Even at f/1.4 the lens managed 2,170 lines per picture height, with impressive edge performance. We use 1,800 lines, measured using a center-weighted average across the frame, to mark a sharp photo. Stopping the lens down increased performance: 2,301 lines at f/2, 2,786 lines at f/2.8, 3,238 lines at f/4, 3,548 lines at f/5.6, and 3,680 lines at f/8. Considering that the Summilux-M is a $4,000 lens, anything below this level of performance would be a disappointment. We unfortunately didn't have the Summilux on hand when we tested the M9-P's performance, but it topped out at 2,496 lines per picture height when paired with a Summarit-M 50mm f/2.5 lens.
Imatest also tests photos for noise. To test a color camera we snap two exposures of a test chart at each ISO, test them, and average the results. Imatest analyzes the amount of red, blue, green, and luminance noise for each shot—so we are averaging eight data points for each ISO. The only noise the Monochrom produces is luminance noise, which is more akin to film grain than color noise. The camera keeps this below the 1.5 percent threshold through ISO 800, and it increases steadily as you up the ISO towards 10000. Image detail is excellent through the top ISO, even when shooting in JPG, which tells me that Leica skipped digital noise reduction in order to preserve as much detail as possible when designing the camera. The M9-P, which is often maligned for its high-ISO performance, fared better in lab tests, keeping its average noise below 1.5 percent through its top ISO of 2500—but comparing color to black and white is not an apples to apples comparison in terms of image noise. Even at ISO 10000 the noise is extremely fine, you'll be amazed how much cleaner photos shot at the top ISO setting look when compared to ISO 3200 films like Ilford Delta 3200 and the sadly discontinued Kodak TMax P3200.
As with other big-sensor CCD cameras, there's no video support or Live View. If you want those amenities in a Leica, your only option is the new CMOS-powered M—it shoots in color and sells for $1,000 less than the Monochrom. There is a mini USB port; the memory card slot is hidden beneath the camera's baseplate—you'll have to remove it in order to access your SD, SDHC, or SDXC card, as well as the battery.
In designing the M Monochrom, Leica had no aspirations of creating a product that would appeal to the average consumer. It's priced out of the reach of all but the most dedicated, well-funded photographers, and only those who work primarily in black and white. It takes dedication to cut color out of a workflow—when the skies get dreary each winter I swear that I'm never touching color film again, but as soon as the plants come to life in Spring I'm reaching for the Ektar and the Portra. If you don't yearn for the current color stocks, or lament the demise of Kodachrome, the Monochrom may be the camera for you—its black-and-white output is better than any color conversion that I've ever performed, and the included software gives you the tools to match the characteristics of many classic film stocks. It isn't as modern as the latest Leica M, which adds video support and Live View while keeping the classic design, or as inexpensive as the M-E—a camera that is, for all intents and purposes, an M9 with a steel blue finish. If the Monochrom is the camera for you, you probably knew that before reading this review. Likely the only thing from keeping you from purchasing it is price and availability—nearly a year after it was announced, it's still on backorder at major Leica dealers.
More Digital Camera Reviews:
Leica V-Lux 5
Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III
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I am always on the hunt for the perfect nude. Since I am on the fair side I never seem to find a nude that doesn't wash me out. Well, Maybelline came out with a lipstick collection called The Buffs. There are nine shades in all. The concept is you can choose your shade based on your skin color. I personally LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Maybelline's Color Sensational lipsticks. I own more than I can count. They are rich and creamy, and highly pigmented. If you are new to makeup I highly suggest these. They are a priced at $6.99 – $8.99, based on where you buy them. I opted for 920 Nude Lust. It is a nice brownish nude that is not to dark but isn't too light. I kind of want to get 910 Bare All too just to see how it would look.
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So You Want To BE A Millionaire: Steemmonsters Edition!
Oct 22, 2019
Amigurumi #49: Enchanted Pixie
Nov 11, 2019
Duendecillo encantado Hola, los amigurumis me siguen sorprendiendo debido a que no encuentro límites. Me refiero a que todos los amigurumis tejidos tienen la esencia del personaje, planta u objeto. El personaje que hoy les presento es del juego de cartas en línea Splinterlands (steemmonsters). Para el cabello en un inicio estaba entre fieltro y lana acrílica como para darle volumen y decidí…
Second Untamed Airdrop Card Revealed!
Nov 12, 2019
The Splinterlands team is excited to unveil the second Untamed airdrop card - the Legendary Gloridax Guardian! The Guardians are chosen from the largest and most ruthless of the Gloridax Armed Forces. They are charged with protecting the enormous wealth and powerful magical artifacts in Draykh Nahka (commonly known as the Dragon Splinter). They are extremely formidable foes and you will…
Hitting Champion I in Spliterlands!
Nov 11, 2019
▶ Watch on 3Speak What a great thing to hit Champion I with 3 days left until the end of the season! Make sure you get up as high as you can on the leaderboard so you can receive more rewards cards when the season ends! I hope to see you all on the battlefield! Splinterlands Discord HERE Facebook Group HERE Splinterlands Official Facebook Page HERE Splinterlands Telegram HERE Immortal Gods IG -…
Nov 12, 2019
2周前,发帖介绍可以通过GrowYourBase网站做任务 免费获得价值$10的Steemmonsters新手包 昨天终于收到官方的回复,并给了我一个码换取价值$10的新手包 满怀期待的输入优惠码,解锁了新手包 解锁后没看到印象中的开包仪式(就是一张张卡打开),以为现在的新手包是直接送基础的卡片。所以查看我拥有的卡,发现只有官方借给我的42张卡,没有任何一张是属于我的。 难道我打开的方式错了吗?重新看了一下新手包,发现新手包上面的一行字"Unlock Daily Quests & In-Game Rewards" 也就是说,现在的新手包是不送卡的,只有官方借你的基础卡。新手包会让你解锁每日任务奖励和游戏内的其他奖励(DEC奖励和锦标赛奖励)。 对steemmonsters的老玩家来说,这个设定很坑,但是也杜绝了有人故意买入新手包后把卡分开出售(现在卡的价格肯定超过$10)
Splinterlands Art Contest! // Week 58 // 15 Booster Pack Prize!
Nov 10, 2019
Winners from Week 57! First Place! Splinterlands Art Contest - Twisted Jester @yanes94 Second Place! Splinterlands: Críptido Legendario - Legendary Cryptid / IBISPAINT X @jordangerder Third Place! Splinterlands Art Contest! // Week 57 // The creature of nightmares @robertorangel Fourth Place! "SPLINTERLANDS" art contest | Week 57 | Zodiac Monster (CAPRICORN) @gatolector Fifth Place! Time-Lapse…
Investment In Splinterlands Quest, Legendary And Alchemy Potion – 17 Report
Nov 12, 2019
Daily Quest battles I am still slugging it out in the Gold I League, I thought I could make some progress at least half way to the Diamond III league but I am lucky to still be in the Gold I league as I got some bashing trying to complete my Daily Quest. Won 5 of the 12 battles I got the Fire Splinter today, I felt very positive that it was going to be a bit of an easy quest for me but it turn…
A Peek Inside the Book - Khymeria's People
Nov 12, 2019
Did you know that a lot of folks have been working more than a YEAR on a LORE BOOK? It's true! And we just had a kickstarter to get the first set printed! Don't be sad if you missed out. We are planning to have some printed that will be available for sale. Since we (@chrisroberts and I) hold the ONLY copy printed to date ... and if you're wondering... it's amazing, but it's likely we are…
Just proving you don't need Potion to strike LEGENDARY and GOLD
Nov 11, 2019
I think its pretty safe to say that I'm one of the lucky ones in the world of @steemmonsters. I constantly find myself punching above my weight in terms of league placings, which I'm actually putting down to my strategies and deck building skills, and I always do well with my end of season reward cards. This season has been remarkable for another reason! My daily quest rewards have been…
SHARE YOUR BATTLE (weekly) Contest! 💥WIN UPVOTES!💥
Nov 11, 2019
Not feeling so creative? But you've been battling your heart out?! Then this contest is for you! Each week we'll have a new THEME for the contest, but always required: BATTLES. CONTEST RULES THEME: COCATRICE Yes, last week was the Furious Chicken... I feel like our trusty Cocatrice was left behind for the fury. Is this true??? Create a post sharing a video of one of your battles using the…
17th Pack Opening : 100 BETA PACKS OPENING AND PROFIT/LOSS CALCULATION (184%Return on investment, 84% profit)
Nov 11, 2019
Good morning/afternoon/evening Monsterians, I hope you all doing well. Today I am going to share my 17th opening. On this opening, I opened 100 beta packs with alchemy & legendary potion. On my previous Opening: Opening #16th was quite profitable too. I got 230$ worth of cards from those packs and the profit roi was 11%. Let's see what I got from my 17th opening. All statics and price I am…
MinnowBooster Monster-Bot Discontinued
Nov 7, 2019
Today we have to inform you that we shut down the MinnowBooster Monster-Bot. The bot had been designed to automatically trade Steem Monsters/Splinterlands cards by buying and reselling cheap cards for a profit. For a while, this bot has been of use for the community, but after a while, the trading volume dropped to a point that keeping the bot running was not economical. Our servers are paid…
Investment In Splinterlands Quest, Legendary And Alchemy Potion – 16 Report
Nov 11, 2019
Gold I League finally I woke up today which by the way is a public holiday, with the intention of entering the Gold I League by all legal means necessary. I decided to use the strategy I used that got me from the Silver II league to the Gold III League in a day. It is simply doing some battle before the daily quest comes out because then you are more focused on winning using any Splinter you…
Peakmonsters Overview & how to rent Splinterland cards (3rd party market interface for Steemmonsters)
Nov 11, 2019
Welcome! Today our focus will be on Peakmonsters a third-party #splinterlands website, where you can buy, sell, and rent cards, see your collection value, buy booster packs and sell cards as sets and a bit more Im going to talk briefly about all of these topics! As aswell I'll provice some screenshots aswell! But first off, if you are not yet playing #Steemmonsters then start today here: Start…
Android On-Line: Splinterlands-inspired themes
Nov 12, 2019
This next piece is dedicated to a card that most people find all too easy to give away ... The Rusty Android is perhaps the least desirable of all the cards in the Splinterlands. Which is unfortunate since all it wants to do is make friends at the local tavern, or so the story goes. Surely someone will want to collect it up and take it home as a BFF. With its surprisingly deft feet dancing to…
I Just Got Done Playing in a SteemFest Special Bronze Tournament and Garnered 2500 DEC Tokens and Some GOLD !!!
Nov 11, 2019
I Was Playing in a SteemFest Tournament Tonight and Did Pretty Well. I Came in 5th Place out of 181 Players, If the Kids Only Knew that the Biggest Kid of All was Playing Against Them. Shhhhh !! Don't Tell Them.......... For my 5th Place Finish in This Tournament I was Able To BAG 2500 more DEC (DARK ENERGY CRYSTAL) Tokens, These Babys are Really Nice To Have since They are So Valuable in Many…
Shields UP and in the right position!
Nov 12, 2019
If you are starting playing Steemmonsters or you are earning experiences. One of the first important things is to learn, how you can use Monsters with Shield correctly. Tank with Shield or with HEAL source :-) That is one of the most important rules in the beginning. In every play, try to use Monsters with a shield or heal in the first position. In the beginning, it´s easier for you to use…
Investment In Splinterlands Quest, Legendary And Alchemy Potion – 15 Report
Nov 10, 2019
Daily Quest battles I am still doing battle at the Gold II League and it ain't no laughing matter. The guys here a tough, mean and show no mercy. It's like within the 2 minutes give to choose Summoners, Monsters and a strategy, some already have everything planned out. I sometimes find myself still struggling to decide which monsters will be more effective considering the rules for that…
Splinterlands Story and Music Contest --- The mermaid pond
Nov 12, 2019
Greetings, people from @steemmonsters, @battlegames and @steem-ace I made this story to join Splinterlands Story Contest!!! I like it so much!!! the story is: The mermaid pond Near Kinder Waterfall is a lake, no more than a puddle, where a mermaid is said to live. Those who dare to go there see that it is a sad and lonely place, which leaves the believing visitor that some evil presence lives…
Lets see some STEEM stats vs Other Blockchains
Nov 7, 2019
I like to check stats of Steemit from time to time and since we have SteemFest now in BKK it might be vital to do this one so people can use that and speak of it. Top5 Of Used Blockchain Platforms Interesting to see that top8 right after very popular BAT (if you dont have this excellet browser - CLICK HERE to grab it ] we have @steemmonsters Steem Monsters by @aggroed Try the game as you can see…
Crowdfunding Campaign Completed!
Nov 8, 2019
The Splinterlands: UNTAMED crowdfunding campaign is now completed and, honestly, we're not even sure what to say about it. To call it a "success" would be a massive understatement and we feel a bit like a broken record when we continually say how grateful and amazed we are by the amount of support, commitment, and also faith that all of you have put into this project. Between the Kickstarter…
Splinterlands Quest Giveaway (Win Free Card) - Round #252
Nov 12, 2019
Hello Steem Splinters! Welcome to the 252nd round of Splinterlands giveaway! Two days before the end of the season and I got into Gold 1 league... I'm good with it... If i reach Diamond 3 it would be great, but it is not a priority... Prices of cards went up and I didn't upgrade almost nothing, so I can't expect a miracles... :) I didn't get any legendary card for a while, and I hope that some…
Arbitrage on Splinterlands Market | Getting Alphas for Betas!
Nov 11, 2019
Today I have a pretty cool video for y'all. I want to show you a couple of examples of arbitrage you can pull off on the Splinterlands market. Overall, there are a couple of good opportunities out there if you are looking for them so keep an eye for them! Don't forget the bcx for alpha and beta is different and there might be a better bcx deal in the alphas! Let me know in the comments if you…
Show Your Battle Contest: My Chicken Will Be Victorious!
Nov 10, 2019
About a week ago the Splinterlands team issued a challeng to all Splinterldands players. The challenge was simple, provide a battle that included a specific theme. The theme they chose was .......... FURIOUS CHICKEN I'm not one from backing down from challenges so off I went to train my chicken for battle. I knew it wasn't going to be an easy task but I gave it my all. I trained my chicken day…
Steemmonsters, About The Reward Edition Cards.
Nov 11, 2019
(@filandosmith) Hello, everyone. I haven't posted in a while due to me just being lazy, and I don't really have any topics I have been wanting to write about. But now I am going to talk about the Steemmonsters Reward cards. Firstly What are Reward cards ? Reward edition cards in the Steemmonsters game are quite special cards, because these ones can be earned unlike others. If for other cards you…
Splinterlands: Críptido Legendario - Legendary Cryptid / IBISPAINT X
Nov 8, 2019
Arte Digital | Digital Art Saludos artistas y amantes del arte, les presento mi nuevo diseño digital con el que participaré en el concurso de arte elaborado por: @steemmonsters, llamado: Splinterlands, el cual consiste en crear arte inspirado en las cartas del juego o simplemente crear un personaje completamente nuevo. Esta vez he elaborado un críptido legendario, que intenta sumar a su equipo…
Steem Monsters Daily Quest and Other Updates..
Nov 12, 2019
Hi Friends, Yesterday was one of the successful days as for as my Steem Monsters days concerned as I got couple of EPIC cards along with few nice RARE cards as part of the rewards for daily quest completion. Another reason is because of a LEGENDARY card I got from a Orb pack I purchased. And yes, there is one more reason which made me happy and that is, for the fourth consecutive season, I made…
Aggroed Presents Steem Engine at Steem Fest!
Nov 8, 2019
▶ Watch on 3Speak Hello everyone! What an awesome live Youtube feed they have at Steem Fest this year! This is incredible for those of us who are not attending it. Aggroed is here presenting Steem-engine and you can see the new preview of what is coming! The new interface looks outstanding! You can view this entire stream yourself right HERE . You can fast forward to it. I also show you how to…
STEEMMONSTERS ARENA.. an Idea for the Blockchain's Biggest and Best Game!
Nov 11, 2019
Some thoughts on a vast improvement to be made within the SteemMonsters game.. I believe some of the ideas conveyed in the video above could come through for the Blockchain's biggest game in a big way! A few ideas were definitely taken from Hearthstone, but the implementation of an Arena with a way for novice users to access powerful cards early in their game cycle would not only increase the…
Splinterlands Art Contest - Twisted Jester
Nov 8, 2019
Good afternoon dear community of Steemit!!! Happy weekend everyone, today I managed to finish something I had planned on working for a long time. Months ago I made the sketch... but, then due to other occupations it was saved until today. I mean one of the #SPLINTERLANDS cards, specifically Twisted Jester I like this letter and I decided to make a Fan-Art of it. My version is a bit darker than…


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The 8th International Clinical Skills Conference dinner will take place on Tuesday May 21st, 2019, at the beautiful Villa Medicea La Ferdinanda, Artimino. The Medici Villa of Artimino, also known as "La Ferdinanda", located in the hills of Carmignano, in the little medieval hamlet of Artimino, situated just 12 kms from Prato.
This beautiful location, the legend says, was chosen by the Granduca Ferdinando I de' Medici (the Medici family), during a hunting trip. This Grandiose Florentine Villa was designed and projected by architect, Bernardo Buontalenti. The Villa was built in only 4 years, between 1596 and 1600.
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The birthday was at hand, and it needed to be celebrated with an adventure. I usually sit around and grouse during the birthday times, but this year I decided to *do* something instead. For a fair piece of time, I strongly debated doing a road trip down to TX to Pondero's Ramble, but a weather forecast involving colder than expected temps, precip in TX, and more importantly, potential Sunday snow in KY conspired to put the kibosh on that idea. Next year, let's hope.
I prepared a gravel/mixed-terrain ramble of our in the DBNF around S-Tree, an area I've visited via car but not by bike. I intentionally kept our route on the short side so we could go adventuring without too much pain and suffering. "Best laid plans", one might say. We began on top of the ridge where the campground sits, and warmed up in chilly 26F temps. We even had a little sun peek out, which helped warm us as we commenced our adventure.
I spied a clearing to the right of the road behind a gate, and we took a side trip to find an entire hillside with a haircut. Honestly, I don't really know why. It was sort of surreal to have vistas accessible when usually they remain hidden behind dense forests of trees.
Dave peeking out on the trudge back up the hill.
My favorite pic of the entire day. I just love this Fall scene.
Using our various gps units (we had 4 with us, my Garmin 60cx and back-up Edge500, which tends to collect better data and Dave's redundant Garmins), we turned left on either Tussey Hill or Renfro to find an unimproved, leaf-laden path. It followed a ridgeline, and gave us the benefit of plenty of draining and a good dry surface (foreshadowing). This was a really nice stretch, and felt just a little bit more rustic than the maintained gravel leading out of the campground.
After a plunge down the graveled hill, we found our one batch of pavement for the day, along 89, which is marked as a KY highway. What we found was a rather narrow non-lined road along the river. It felt much more like a small side road than a major thoroughfare through the area. Incredible, really. The Mukluk wasn't particularly fun on the pavement, and a creak was driving me a bit daft. Yet, it was a nice run for a bit, aside the dogs. Dave mostly dealt with the dogs.
Our turn was approaching ,but first we had to cross what, for me, was one of the strangest sights of the day, a wooden-topped bridge along a "highway". I mean, I've crossed tiny, little wooden bridges in far forgotten river bergs before, but not along such a thoroughfare. Just strange. It also meant that our turn back onto the dirt and gravel was imminent. Muy bien.
Notice the bike sign just past the bridge. I have to believe that a regular, organized festival ride comes through this area. I noticed, as well, on Strava that certain close roads have numerous trips. I can't imagine regular locals plying their trade.
Horse Lick Creek Rd. provided us a dirt/gravel combo that was pretty agreeable, following the contour of the creek path. We stopped a bit at the intersection of White Oak Branch Rd. to have a snack and prepare for the next batch of texture. We were even passed by our only vehicle of the day on non-paved roads. A friendly wave was traded and soon we were on our way, deeper up the creek run.
A forest service sign mostly in the middle of nowhere. We found a fair amount of signage for such a rural area. I didn't snap one, but this is also the path of the Sheltowee Trace, which is a multi-use path through much of DBNF.
At this point after a somewhat relaxed roll along the creek until we reached the point below where our track and the road both crossed the creek. You may be able to tell that, firstly, it was a pretty wide stretch with a reasonable flow, and more importantly, it was probably below freezing. We might have even seen a Private Property sign on the other side as well. It just didn't seem logical for our "road" to cross a good sized creek. We turned left on another path along the western side and made progress.
I could have/should have taken pics of all the mudholes we encountered. I mean, it seems like we passed hundreds of them. Often they were quite deep, and with the temps we didn't want to get too wet. Sometimes we could work our way around pretty easily, sometimes not so much. Rocks and mudholes. Lots of rocks and mudholes.
After some mudhogging.
|Sorry, out of focus.
We returned to our fork and decided to see what it could do for us in lieu of returning all the way back down the creek road. What we found was an unrideable, rock-strewn haul that went up for a good stretch. It wasn't fun.
After the initial crawl of .2 mile, things leveled out a bit and we were able to ride, on what kind of path I'm not sure. I didn't seem much horse or 4-wheeler damage, but it seemed to be too wide for a foot trail. Whatever it was, we took it.
After a rideable rocky portion, we again had to dismount and push, only this time up a steeper pitch that wasn't much fun. The interesting part, though, was found at the top, a rock bridge and rock house. The natural bridge in particular was a nice find; the paths around it suggest that we weren't the first Europeans to explore there. We didn't stay very long, and trudged the final 100yds straight up hill to the summit where we found remnants of a campfire. Again, we weren't first.
At this point, while Dave was climbing, I looked around a bit to try and discern where our path led. It wasn't all that apparent, and this was probably the first time of the trip where I felt a little freaky-outy. We were basically lost. Yes, we had gps units and could get back to our original creek path, but it was cold, the terrain challenging, and I imagined that moment when you are adventuring and suddenly fuck up and die. Fortunately, I found what looked to be a continuation of our path and we head on. One thing not photo'ed but noticed were a series of yellow painted intersection that earlier made us think this path did *something* productive. As long as we saw those, we had to go somewhere. At the top of a ridge our path gave us a 'T', and I chose to head right, towards our car. We then began a long, fun descent that was obviously returning to our creek.
After a boulder-strewn descent we found our creek again, only this time with a *MUCH* more passable portion. I went first and managed to cross the entire creek with some wettish feet, but certainly not soaked ones. Dave took a slightly different line than I- I think a little more upstream- only to find himself bogged down and dabbing. The water streamed ;) into his boot, and now we were really pretty damn wet and cold.
At the crossing we found an obvious "spot" with tracks, and followed them out to find an interesting (unphoto'ed) hillcrest with wood and evidence of several campfires. It surveyed the only meadow for miles. We took the opportunity to eat and for Dave to fish out his dry socks (smart work, there). We were back on track and ready to make more progress.
Honestly, at some point soon shit gets hazy. As you can see below, we were traveling in a bog, a partially frozen bog that was starting to wear a bit. Furthermore, for a bit we were "on track". We saw another creek crossing which I avoided, but in turn kept us on this "path" on the high side of the creek, the side we needed to be on as far as where our car was parked. It was not necessarily on the "road" though. We didn't really know what kind of "road" was on the other side, but that was where we were supposed to be. I was pretty insistent that we use our "road" and make progress as long as it let us. We rode through mudholes, around and over rocks, and through a bizarre creek-side path that almost had to be mowed. Or not. I don't know. It was weird 3-4 miles.
Nice ice layer. Didn't I mention that it was cold and that we were wet?
Dwelling. Edifice. Boondocks.
That's our "road" on the other side of the creek. I seriously didn't want to cross through 3ft of flowing cold-as-shit water, and thusly was willing to put up with the "road" we took. Other than Dave almost breaking his face, it worked out.
We finally hit a little infrastructure in the guise of a tired, misplaced culvert. Certainly some fucking civilization must be at hand!!!! Shortly thereafter, well, after some more rocks and mudholes, we spied a fence gate and finally the junction to Raccoon Creek Rd. We had decided long ago that this adventure would have to have a detour given our time out and the failing light. Did I mention that the bikes were starting to freeze up?
These 2 following pics nicely sum up the differences I've personally noticed at S-Tree. Two summers ago Patrick and I tried to bike tour through here. Due to a mechanical mishap and a case of cold feet, we drove through instead of biking, but at that time we had lush forests and trickles of water along the concrete crossings in DBNF. Instead, Dave and I traveled through on two wheels in below freezing temps with water that, for me, was too high to be comfortable when completely sodden and below freezing. I have a new respect for those Alaskan coast fatbiking guys. How do they do it?
Our day was almost complete. We did the best we cold with frozen, failing drivetrains and made slow, steady progress up Racoon Creek Rd. and its 2-mile climb. It was an intense, slow-motion way of ending our adventure. I didn't have to walk, Dave did, but I'm not sure we really traveled at different speeds. We just trudged up and made it happen in the failing light of day.
|We marveled at the mountain top meadow several hours previous only to find this nasty scar of a road at the bottom. Not sure what the story is, but it doesn't look good.
We did it. It was an adventure and we broke neither bone nor bike (as best as I know right now). As of the end of the ride I really didn't need that kind of punishment again, what, the mudholes, rocks, and freezing, wet temps.
I'm ready to go back.


text: The UN is not all black suits. Last November 25, to celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we were invited to "Orange Our Neighborhoods" to protest violence against women and girls. In the UN the name signs at each place bore the social media "hashtag" seen in the picture, saying to "Orange Your Hood." Orange flags, orange signs, and women wearing orange were all over New York City and the UN. The photo shows a UN event where the head of UN Women and the wife of the mayor of New York City (at the front, all wearing orange!) signed a special declaration. Every Thursday you can find some people at the UN wearing orange. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon wears his orange pin, and declares: "Break the silence! When you witness violence against women and girls, do not sit back. Act."


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Just a few days before the Geneva Motor Show opens on March 7, what appear to be images of the final production version of the 2018 Honda Civic Type R made their appearance on the web.
The two photos showing the front and rear ends of the Civic Type R look almost identical to the near-production concept that has been making the auto show rounds for the better half of last year, bar a few minor changes.
These include the oh-so Honda (regular) white paint job instead of the study's brushed steel color scheme, the stainless center exhaust pipe that was painted red on the concept, and possibly, black plastic instead of carbon fiber spoiler bits, though, we're not sure about the latter due to the low-resolution nature of these photos.
But otherwise, it looks just as 'Fast & Furious' as the concept, from the spoilers and hood scoop right up to the massive rear wing and triple exhaust outlets.
Honda has confirmed that it will feature a newer version of its 2.0-liter VTEC turbocharged four-cylinder engine that produces 305hp in the current model, but it has kept technical details close to its chest. Carscoops understands that the newer model might get a power bump, while retaining its front-wheel drive setup.
Honda has said that, whereas the outgoing Type R was an afterthought for the Civic series, the new model was designed in from the start of the program, claiming that this will massively benefit its driving dynamics.
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The show must go on as Playhouse Merced finds funding
The drama behind the scenes of Playhouse Merced can now be saved for the stage.
Financial woes suggested the theater was bound for a tragic end. But fundraising, staff cuts and creative reuse of set materials will take the 2007-08 season through its final show, said Robert Hypes, interim artistic director.
The theater brought in $40,000 worth of donations from the community in January and February — helping to keep it up and running, he said.
And Playhouse plans to come back for an encore.
The 2008-09 season is now in development. "I am fully confident we will be around," Hypes said.
So confident, in fact, that the theater will present its Second Annual Season Preview show March 29. The show offers a taste of what's to come next season, with live, on-stage clips of scenes and musical selections from upcoming plays.
Playhouse's board of directors can now focus on finding a new artistic director. Hypes stepped into the position on a temporary basis after former artistic director Lars Tatum left in September.
The board is close to making a final decision, and hopes to announce the permanent staffing choice in April, he said.
This is a happy ending compared to December's predictions. Playhouse staff and board announced then that corporate sponsorships and individual donations had dropped significantly. The theater also overspent its resources on outside designers and actors, and failed to be aggressive with grants.
If Playhouse doesn't bring in $15,000 to $20,000 — in addition to ticket sales — during January, it would have to fold in February. "We've taken a real good look at where we are, and it's not a good place," David Zacharias, board president, admitted in December.He also estimated that the theater would need to raise about $100,000 to put on the next season.
Playhouse cut staff and interns while decreasing the salaries of its remaining employees. These changes and frugal spending allowed the theater to trim its budget by $30,000.Administrative director Nancy O'Bryan said this year's budget, from August into July 2008, will be $619,500, if the theater makes no further cuts.
Playhouse was still open come February, and staff and the board were a bit more optimistic. Donations from concerned residents and businesses had raised $18,000. "We're not out of the woods yet," Hypes warned then.
Playhouse reached its financial goals in March, but will loose more interns and staff. O'Bryan is leaving her job to focus on family and acting. By April the theater will have five full-time and three part-time staff. Its intern pool has been whittled down from eight people to three.
The season preview event coming up will help raise money for the next season, Hypes said. And staff has already written four out of five grants it's hoping for.
Saving costs through reusing set pieces, bringing in more volunteers and making trades with businesses will also make future performances possible. "We're still around," Hypes said. "We're going to be around for a while."
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Fourth Sunday of Lent Year C Lectio divina on Lk 15,1-3.11-32
There are few pages of the gospel as familiar as today's passage. The parable of the prodigal son has always been one of the favourite stories of Christians of all times. Herein precisely lies the problem: the story is so well-known that we are not struck by the surprising message it contains. The first point to be made is that we should not focus on the behaviour of one of the two sons, but on the attitude of the father throughout the whole story. The most important thing is not what the sons said or did, but what the father said and did to each of them. We will understand the teaching of Jesus if we are able to identify with one or other of the two sons in the parable. And if we know which son we identify more with, we will know better what God the Father expects of us.
At that time: the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." 3 So he told them this parable: 11 "There was a man who had two sons; 12 and the younger of them said to his father, `Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living. 14 And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. 15 So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. 17 But when he came to himself he said, `How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants."' 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, `Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' 22 But the father said to his servants, `Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; 23 and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; 24 for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to make merry. 25 "Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant. 27 And he said to him, `Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.' 28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, 29 but he answered his father, `Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!' 31 And he said to him, `Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.'"
I. Read: understand what the text is saying, focussing on how it says it
Too often we fail to notice that fact that Jesus spoke not one, but three parables (Lk 15,3-32), to defend his practice of eating with public sinners (Lk 15,2), a practice that scandalized the people who thought they were good. We need to realize, therefore, that the parable of "the father who had two sons" and the other two that precede it (Lk 15,3-7: the lost sheep; Lk 15,8-10: the lost coin), are all intended by Jesus to defend his unusual behaviour. He eats with sinners because he knows that God delights in the conversion of even one of them (Lk 15,7.10). When God recovers a lost sinner, he rediscovers joy and the desire to hold a feast – such is the power of the sinner who returns to God.
In reality, there is only one main actor in the story, the father (Lk 15,11). There are two separate scenes (Lk 15,12-24 and 15,25-32), one for each of the two sons. The younger son is "the bad one" and the older son "the good one". Both characters were created by Jesus to describe two ways of being a son of God. In presenting them to his critics, he wanted them to decide which of the two they were better able to identify with. Most of all, however, he wanted his listeners to reflect well on the father's response to the very different attitudes of his sons. The really decisive point in the story is not what the sons want, but what the father says or does, what he orders or suggests, what he requests or desires.
The two sons are very different and the Father is able to treat each of them differently. He is not the same for both. He does not treat them the same, nor is he treated the same by both. He asks nothing of the one who offended him. He is just happy that he has come back home, even though the son knew he was not worthy of his father nor deserving of a place in the home. The Father begged the older one, who had not left home, to accept the long lost son as his brother. Both sons are tested, but the test is not the same for each. The Father adapts the test to each one's way of being a son. Everything comes from the Father's desire to have two sons.
The younger son was aware of his sin. He had left his father and gone as far away as he could, but he had never banished him from his heart. He asked for his share of the inheritance and quickly squandered it, but he never forgot that he was a son, no matter how bad he was and how little he deserved to be treated as a son. When his situation became desperate "he came to himself"… and went back to his father. His coming back home began by his coming to himself, in other words, a change of heart. The father met the lost son at the door of the house. The son had already found his father, before he ever saw him, or felt his embrace or been accepted by him as his son. He had carried him with him in his heart and it was there he found him. And it was there in his own heart that the lost son found himself.
The older son worked hard and never left home. But he was not there when his younger brother returned. He missed the home-coming, even though he knew about it from one of the servants, and he did everything possible to avoid taking part in the feast. It is worth noting that the father's attitude is a bit more insistent with the older son, more persuasive and even more affectionate. He does not deny what the older son says, nor the reasons he gives, but he adds a new reason, one that could only come from a father: the newly arrived is your brother, whatever he may have done, because he is still my son. In an indirect way, the father points out that obedience and fidelity do not always go together. Being a servant is not the same thing as being a son. The son should feel that he is an owner, even if he works with his father's servants. The son is free to dispose of his father's goods, because the father is the supreme gift and the source of all goods.
The older son did not lose his father or his goods. He did not go away from home or absent himself from work. He did not sin against God nor against his father, but he had worked all his life like a paid servant. He had no father – only a boss. He had no home, only a workplace. His was indeed a sad story. However, and this is the point of the parable, because the "good son" was unable or unwilling to be a good brother, the father could never again have his two sons in the home.
So-called "good sons" who are unwilling to accept their brother, rob God of what he considers most precious. They deprive him of the joy of being father. Refusal to accept a fallen brother, and to receive him back as a brother, means depriving God of the thing that is most important to him. Quarrelling with a brother, no matter how many reasons there may be, is an attack on God our Father. We should remember that this is the test of the "good son". For the "good son", conversion means becoming a good brother.
II. MEDITATION: apply what the text says to life
To understand this parable of Jesus, we need to keep in mind the circumstances that motivated it, the pharisees' criticism of Jesus' behaviour. Jesus justifies his familiarity with sinners by describing the way God acts, and he does so by using the example of the father who had two sons. The prodigal son never ceased to be a son, even when he left his father's house and squandered the family's goods. Even after he had sinned, he still felt that he was a son, albeit an unworthy one. This is what saved his life and saved him from his sin. The son who did not leave home, always felt like a servant to his father. His fidelity was not easy, because his was not the obedience of a son but of a servant. He did not join in the family feast, either before or after the incident. The really sad thing is that the father could no longer be the father of two sons, because the so-called "good son" refused to recognise the other as his brother. He could not accept that the father showed more love to the one who had behaved badly. If we look closely, we see that the parable is not about two sons who had a father, but about a father who had two sons. And it was not the younger son who was prodigal, but the father. It was the younger son who squandered his share, first by asking to have the inheritance divided and then wasting what he received. It is true that the younger son left both home and father, and wasted his share of the inheritance by his loose lifestyle, but the father felt greater sadness at the loss of his son than at the loss of his property. The main character of the story is not the badly behaved son, but the father who was always willing to recognise him as a son, even though he did not deserve it and aspired to nothing more than being taken back as a servant. He chose to leave home and family, but, no matter how far he went, he was unable to escape from the place he had in his father's heart. The father continued to long for the son who had abandoned the family and gone to live in a foreign land. The father felt his son's absence, and kept him alive and present in his heart and in the family home. We would need to have experienced a similar situation to be able to understand the pain and the sadness of the father while his son was away from home and living a dissolute life. The attitude of the older brother is also not easy to understand. It's true, he did not leave home, but he never felt free at home. He always submitted to the father, but with the obedience of a servant. He had grown up as a son, but he had always considered himself a servant. He did not abandon his father, but he did not see himself as the heir. He could not celebrate with his friends. He did not allow himself to ask for anything, not because he did not want to, but because he did not have enough trust. And when his father's son returned home, he was unable to accept him as a brother, and unwilling to join in the feast. Maybe he had good reason, but he had no sympathy for his father. He had spent a long time with his father, but he had not learnt to be a brother. During all the time he had lived with his father, he could see him only as a boss. His submission did not make him a brother and his obedience did not make him a son. Because he could not understand his father's way of thinking, he remained without a feast, without a brother and without a home. It is sad to realize that, even after a life of fidelity to God, one can still end up by losing him forever. It is not enough to do what the Father wants of us – we must also want what he tells us. Doing what is commanded is the work of a servant. To be a son requires an inner obedience that comes from the heart.
The parable is only a shadow of the reality. The good father is nothing other than an image of what God wants to be for us. How often we have felt the temptation to leave God at home, and go in search of places of greater freedom, where we could do our own thing without being recognised as children of God, where we could spend what we have received as if we had earned it ourselves! And how often we have consented to this yearning for freedom, this sudden urge to leave home and cease to be a son! Yet every time we do so, we end up becoming a slave in somebody else's house. However, the story told by Jesus is not pessimistic, since our abandoning home does not lead to our being abandoned. If we see something of ourselves in the younger son's departure, we can also see something of ourselves in his return. We too will find a Father waiting for us, moved with pity for us, running towards us ready to embrace us. He will welcome us with a kiss, even before we say we are sorry.
The story of the younger son could be our story. Far from home, he experienced joys that destroyed him, and sadness that made him feel homesick. He enjoyed some pleasure and at the same time felt need. He turned back to think about his father, only when he felt an empty stomach, when all his money was gone and he had no more friends to help him to waste his fortune. In his loneliness, he felt the absence of human affection, and the lack of food. Then he thought of his Father and the food his servants enjoyed. When people are successful and satisfied, and able to arrange things for themselves, when they think they are not sinning just because they have all they need from their own goods, it is difficult for them to decide to come back home. But we should not envy them – they have lost home, father, and family, and missed out on a family feast. When we realize we are in need of something important, it can be the occasion for us to return to the good Father who is waiting for us all. Despite our sins and mistakes, and our poverty, there is always a God who awaits us, a God who will not keep count of what we have done, provided only we return. We need to turn back to God and rediscover him as Father. Only if we try, will we discover how good he is! We all have a Father who is waiting for us at the end of the journey – why do we hesitate to come back home? Our own home is waiting for us, why are we so slow to leave that other home that is not ours? The banquet for the feast is ready – why do we still go hungry?
One final comment: if someone we know has gone away from home, and comes back to our Father's house, let us welcome him as a son who has been found, and a brother who is still to be found. Let us share our home with him and our Father, without any envy or rancour. God needs sons if he is to be Father, whether they are good, or maybe not as good as we are. And we need good brothers to form one family with God. No one is to be considered better just because he has never left home. We are all still sons, even if we are unworthy. If we claim to be faithful to God, but do not welcome the less faithful, we will never feel anything other than servants in our own family. For God to be our Father, his sons must be our brothers, even if they are not as good as we are. What God is asking of us today is to reflect on what kind of son we are, by examining what kind of brother we try to be.