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Mitigate Your Damages
The duty to mitigate your damages comes up in practically every car accident case. Mitigation is a legal term that refers to every person's duty to take reasonable steps to minimize their damages. While the issue of mitigation can arise in various contexts, the most common problem involves the accrual of storage fees on a vehicle that is towed from the scene of an accident to a tow yard.
Whether you have consented to it or not, the towing company that transported your car or truck from the scene of the accident to its tow yard has a statutory right to charge you storage fees. And they can and do charge storage fees daily. So for each that your car or truck sits at the towing company's premises, storage fees are accruing.
Now you might think that you could simply object to the fees and not pay them. That will not work. By law, the towing company has a lien against your vehicle for the amount of the storage charges. The lien is akin to the lien that a mechanic has for doing mechanical work on your vehicle. If you take your car in for a transmission overhaul and you refuse to pay for the work, the mechanic will not give you your vehicle and will assert a lien against it and you will have to pay for the work to get your vehicle out of the shop.
The same goes for storage liens. If you don't pay the towing company for the storage charges, they won't let you take your car out of their lot and you will have to pay for all of the storage fees before you can get your car out.
What's more, the tow year will not keep your vehicle at its premises indefinitely. After a set period, usually 30 days, the towing company can and will sell your car at an auction to pay for the storage charges.
If you don't have the money to get your car out of a tow yard, put in on a credit card. If you don't have anywhere to tow it to, have it transported to your home and leave it there until it is repaired or replaced. Another option is that your attorney can also ask the insurance company for the negligent driver who hit you to have it towed to a tow free facility where it will not incur storage fees.


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DEP lifts advisory on Fish, St. John rivers; muskie derby a go
FORT KENT, Maine — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday lifted the advisory it issued two days ago cautioning people to avoid contact with waters from the Fish and St. John rivers.
The DEP issued the advisory Tuesday morning after Fort Kent's wastewater pump broke down following a torrential rainstorm in the area, forcing operators to divert partially treated wastewater into the Fish River, which flows into the St. John
The wastewater was pretreated with chlorine at the town's primary pump station where solid material was removed from the sewage before the wastewater was released into the river, according to Fort Kent Water and Wastewater Department Director Mark Soucy.
"Approximately 72,000 gallons of treated wastewater was released over the course of 7 and a half hours. A lot of this isn't toilet water; it included some drain water and some water from people's cellars" Interim Town Manager and Police Chief Tom Pelletier said Wednesday. "At 140 pounds of actual sludge, our dumping of wastewater was minimal."
The DEP advisory cautioned people not to drink from the rivers, eat vegetation caught or picked near the rivers, or to swim or have physical contact with water from either river. The warning was in effect for anyone living along the river east of Fort Kent, including through Madawaska and Van Buren.
DEP Regional Director Nick Archer also notified his counterpart in New Brunswick since the border between Canada and the U.S. runs down the center of the St. John River .
The New Brunswick Department of Health advised local officials along the St. John on that side of the border, but indicated that the risk from sewage discharge was low in areas south of Edmundston, according to CBC news.
Fort Kent had been operating an auxiliary pump when the storm hit Tuesday because the primary pump had been damaged during flooding in town this past April, Soucy said Wednesday. The town had been expecting the primary pump, which was being repaired downstate, to be delivered to Fort Kent in a week, he said.
The back up pump broke down Tuesday following a storm that poured 1.6 inches of rain over the area in less than an hour, Soucy said. The town began pumping the chlorinated sewage water into the river at 11 a.m.
After being informed of the problem, workers with Stevens Electric and Pump Service out of Monmouth rushed up to Fort Kent with the repaired primary pump Tuesday, according to Soucy. Workers with the treatment facility replaced the pump Tuesday and by 6:30 p.m. that evening, the town stopped discharging the pre-treated sewage into the Fish River.
Pelletier said Thursday that it took so long to repair the primary pump because of certain parts that needed to be acquired. The back up pump is now being repaired by the same company and should be returned to town soon, he said, though he did not have a definitive time frame.
Officials with the DEP tested water samples from both rivers for E.coli bacteria and determined the water were safe for human contact as of Thursday afternoon, according to Archer.
"The numbers that we monitored indicated that even though we had cautions and concerns, the fish were not contaminated," Archer said Thursday. "And if you're cooking the fish, that was never a problem. People should not be worried."
The planned Fort Kent International Muskie Derby scheduled to start Friday will go on without issue, according to organizers.
The Muskie Derby offers up to $35,000 in total prize money to participants who manage to reel in the biggest fish. Tournament waters include the St. John River west of Grand Falls and all of its tributaries.
"We're looking forward to the muskie derby having another successful year and want to assure people participating that there will be no problems in terms of that," Pelletier said Thursday referring to the wastewater issue.
The interim town manager said he is looking forward to participating in the derby himself.

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In the second day and final day of a hearing before a federal administrative judge (read day one coverage here), Cory Voorhis, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was fired for leaking information from restricted databases to Bob Beauprez's 2006 gubernatorial campaign, says he sought to expose "potentially illegal" plea-down policies handed out to illegal immigrants by the Denver District Attorney's office.
But the issue Voorhis said was the real injustice has been buried in a years-long saga that's been riddled with controversies, which some see as contributing to Governor Bill Ritter's decision to not run for re-election and his Chief of Staff Stephanie Villafuerte's withdrawal from consideration for a vacant U.S. Attorney spot.
Voorhis testified on Thursday that his controversial leaks and the subsequent uproar in the media and the legal community were "absolutely not" politically motivated, even though he handed a potentially crippling "smoking gun" to a political campaign in the heat of election season.
"I certainly know more now than I did then," Voorhis said of his decision in September 2006 to provide a campaign staffer for then-Congressman Beauprez with proof that Ritter, during his time as Denver DA, had routinely given criminal immigrants plea deals -- charging them with agricultural trespass -- to keep them from being deported.
"These pleas were started to avoid deportation and were an obstruction of justice," Voorhis said. "These were policies and practices that were not available to U.S. citizens."
He also maintained that "the problem morphed and got so bad that U.S. citizens were claiming to be aliens to get deals."
In his fight to reclaim his job, Voorhis spent more than four hours walking the court and dozens of attendees through events that placed him at the epicenter of an investigation and trial (he was acquitted of criminal wrongdoing in 2008).
Voorhis cited one "egregious" case of an illegal immigrant who pleaded down under Ritter's time as DA and went on to sexually assault a child in California. At the same time, Ritter, in his campaign, had derided ICE and Washington for not cracking down on criminal aliens, Voorhis said. That prompted him to disclose sensitive information to Beauprez.
"I was concerned that the statements by Bill Rittter were shielding and misrepresenting that policy," said Voorhis who called Ritter's stance on immigration at the time "absolute laughable lies."
The Beauprez ticket ran full steam with the leaks from restricted databases in a series of attack ads aimed at Ritter, but the ads ultimately backfired on the failed campaign and Voorhis.
Now, the former ICE agent says he should not have been fired because he provided information to a member of congress. But what he says he didn't know then is hurting him now: John Marshall, the Beauprez staffer to whom Voorhis had delivered information, was not a congressional staff member.
Rather, Marshall was a campaign manager, and in the world of information leaks from federal employees, who are prohibited from working with political campaigns, that's a big difference -- and its a distinction ICE attorney Robert Erbe pressed hard Thursday.
ICE agents are allowed, and even encouraged, to share information with legislators and their staff, but not their campaign staffs. Voorhis said in his testimony that despite meeting Marshall at a campaign headquarters, he did not know the difference at the time and maintained that he only shared information that was readily available to the public.
Voorhis also said he had the after-the-fact blessing of his ICE supervisor, Tony Rouco, who stumbled into controversy of his own after he "willfully gave false testimony under oath" during the criminal trial, according to a report by the agency's own Office of Professional Responsibility.
Rouco said in day one of the hearing that he never condoned the leaks and didn't coach Voorhis in the buildup to the criminal investigation. In his testimony, Voorhis insisted that Rouco "had been working for years to expose that policy."
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"Tony was really reassuring to me that -- you know -- everything is going to be alright," Voorhis said.
Rouco's testimony was also called into question after Voorhis' attorney, Tom Muther, received approval to bring on a fresh witness with evidence that contradicted Rouco's previous testimony.
Anthony Divirgilio, a private investigator hired by Voorhis' defense in the criminal trial, testified Thursday that he had a lengthy conversation with Rouco in 2008, which the ICE group supervisor denied ever happened under oath. In a six-page transcription of Divirgilio's interview submitted to the court, Rouco allegedly admitted to knowing that Voorhis had leaked documents to the Beauprez campaign.
A closing brief for both legal teams is pending after the two-day hearing. Merit Systems Protection Board Judge Jeremiah Cassidy is expected to make a ruling on whether or not Voorhis will get his job back within thirty to 45 days.


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Growing up I remember watching the SuperFriends. I remember how the band of superheroes like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Aquaman, and the Wonder Twins would fight against the Legion of Doom. Yes, some of it was as cheesy as a full cheese roll of cheddar, but back in those days as a kid it didn
The main characters of JLH are rendered with bulking muscles that really show off how skin-tight their spandex costumes are. Their capes flow while running and flying. They move smoothly while running or walking without exaggerated movements. Not only that, but their alternate costumes were created with the same care as the original ones. They really look like they could have used any of the costumes for the initial costume.
The backgrounds are varied well enough without feeling disjointed compared to the rest of the level. You
The music is intense, like you might expect from a super hero game like this. Several percussion instruments fill the background while minor chords pronounced by trumpets add to the tension. Strings bring an air of majesty to the music, giving the music a ray of sunshine in the otherwise stressful chords.
The voice acting is competent for the title, but those who are used to the voices from the Justice League cartoon will find the differences jarring. It
If you
JLH plays very much like any other overhead perspective action RPG. You move your character around and fight against enemies that appear on the screen. You pummel the enemies with melee attacks most of the time. Your health and power meters show how much damage you can take and how much energy they have for super powers. An experience meter that circles your character portrait fills up as you defeat enemies. The Heroic Meter fills up when you attack flawlessly with combos. Once it is full you can perform a Heroic Attack.
When you power up, you can upgrade your character in the stats screen using the skill point. You can have up to five ranks for each power. While it
JLH gives you the ability to add in a second player at any time. All you need to do is pause the game, select


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Your Google Pixel XL Folio case will easily snaps on to the inside and is protected by the billfold folio styled case from Adreama. Quality case will provide protection from scratches and light drops as well as some storage space for credit cards, loose bills, etc. from its 2 credit card sized and one full length slot inside. Also can be folded into a stand. Quality leatherette surface is easily washable and stylish.


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Our very awesome Dystopian YA pick for today, is Sarah Crossan's Breathe. It's a beautifully conceptualized YA novel, which examines what it means to live in a world without air.
Dystopian YA is where we review recently-released and upcoming dystopian books.
Breathe by Sarah Crossan
Hardcover, First Edition, 373 pages
Published October 2nd 2012 by Greenwillow
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So, I have to confess: I had some reservations before reading Breathe. I've seen plenty of environmentally-orientated dystopian YA books over the years that had awesome premises, but just didn't quite live up to my expectations. I was wary that Breathe would fall into that same category.
Luckily, I was wrong. Breathe is a very well-thought out book, and kept me riveted.
Plot Overview:
After decades of deforestation and substantial overpopulation , the world is now a barren place. Without the trees to provide natural oxygen, people have had to depend on the multi-national Breathe organization to provide them with the facilities and manufactured oxygen to survive.
However, the world inside the Pod is a segregated one. Zone one is for the wealthy citizens, who can afford to buy extra oxygen tanks to do every-day tasks, including exercising and dancing.
Zone two is reserved for stewards, and those who keep the Pod running. Zone three is for auxiliaries - who can barely afford to keep breathing on a regular basis.
For Bea and Quinn, their lives are completely entrenched a biosphere in England. The sphere or "pod", is their whole world. They live, eat, sleep, go to school and work in the Pod, while also observing the barren world outside the Pod. Bea is an auxiliary, with aspirations of joining the Premium class. She's best friends (and in love) with Quinn, a Premium who isn't quite sure how he fits into his family or their world.
Alina also lives in the Pod. However, she's a member of the resistance - men and women who have figured out that the Breathe corporation isn't as altruistic as they may seem, and are actively preventing the world from reforming and reshaping itself again.
Things that worked:
One of the most unique attributes of Breathe, is the fact that the book is told from three different points of view. Alina, Quinn and Bea all get their chance to narrate and share their perspectives on what's happening.
It's hard enough to get dual perspectives right, so the fact that Sarah Crossan manages to do three characters,and still 1) keep the plot moving and 2) give them all unique voices, is an incredible feat and a testament to her writing.
It's a toss-up on whether I liked Alina or Quinn the most. I loved the fact that Alina was bold and brave, and played an important part in the resistance. However, I also really enjoyed watching Quinn transform from very sweet but slightly clueless rich Premium, to a wise young man who recognizes how to use his smarts and wealth to achieve his end goal.
I also liked Bea - she's smart and extremely compassionate, but I sometimes felt that her compassion got in the way of common sense. She sometimes took risks that caused unnecessary problems.
The secondary characters were rich and memorable as well. Maude Blue's introduction is one that I will definitely not forget any time soon.
The book moves incredibly quickly. Part of this is because of the three perspectives - the reader is privy to multiple scenes/character interactions, so this automatically propels the action forward.
Another part of it is also just really good pacing. The story jumps very quickly into the action, and we slowly learn about the post-Switch world throughout the course of the book. At no point did it feel like Crossan was doing info-dumps or anything along those lines.
I was a little surprised at how quickly things moved in the end (especially how quickly Quinn announced to the public the truth about Breathe's intentions) but I think it's because I'm used to authors pacing things out a little - to the point of dragging on - especially when they're writing a trilogy. The fact that Crossan didn't go that way with her plotting, definitely felt like a fresh breath of air.
(Sorry, sorry - bad joke!)
One of my biggest issues with other environmental dystopians has been that the world described in them, isn't entirely plausible. It takes too much of a leap of logic to get to that point in those books.
With Breathe, I could very easily see how the world devolved to this point, and how England responded to this situation.
While some of the bigger-picture questions weren't answered (e.g. how are other countries dealing with this situation? How does a country like China, with its millions of citizens dealing with this situation?), there were references made which make me think that they will be discussed in the sequel.
Things that didn't work:
Because there are three perspectives, a lot of the book is - as another reviewer mentioned - plot driven, verses character driven. As the other reviewer said, because the perspective is constantly switching we don't really get to feel close to the characters as a result. I would have loved to hear more about Alina's strength, learn more about Bea's family, and figure out why Quinn was so sweet, despite coming from his family.
This is really just a bit of a nit-pick though, and I think the only way to resolves this is to make the book longer - e.g. Rick Riordan's multi-perspective Heroes of Olympus series.
Final verdict:
Highly recommend this book for fans of YA dystopians, and fans of science-orientated fiction stories.


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Successful tender
December 13th, 2016. Good news just ahead of Christmas; I've won a substantial commission from Angus Council following a competitive tendering process. The brief is to produce new photography to support its Angus Itineraries (working title!) tourism initiative and will keep me busy between tours up to the end of June. It's lovely to have a big job like this on my own doorstep. Now I'm active on Instagram, I'll be posting images there are the work progresses, starting in mid-March.


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Some write about art, on writing, of children, work, philosophy … and on it goes. I want to write, in simple terms, about my garden – difficult to visualise if not actually there, but I try.
Like many, those of us who have grown up close to nature and have learned to love almost everything that grows in a garden under our care, we like to share our experiences with others.
I'll try to be brief, but even in my 5 ½ by 15 paces, walled London garden, I could talk or write about it for hours. That is the way when one knows almost every flower or weed that grows or should not grow in it – all mainly in pots, the configuration of which is changed quite often.
I'll go around the garden from left to right, starting from a hidden compost bin and our glazed, octagonal "shed" at the end of the mainly flagstoned, walled plot, and below a theatrically perspective arbour of grapevines that span an area from wall to wall.
So, on the north-facing wall, first comes a sad looking mahonia in a pot. It may be ending its life. I hope not, as our Mrs Blackbird dearly loves its autumnal fruit, despite having to be somewhat of an acrobat to reach them and suffering from its prickly leaves.
Then comes a more than life-size sculpture of a pair of lovers. Originally of elm wood, and still as such, but hollowed out by rot and mice over the years and is now held together by its thin, wooden skin, coated in a black mastic waterproofing substance used generally for waterproofing roofs. Between the lovers' legs at ground level is a plastic box with holes at either end for mice to eat the poisoned bait inside. My seeds and seedlings are now safe from their predations.
Then comes a hibiscus in a green pot, next to where a paving stone has been lifted in the past to accommodate firstly a morello cherry tree and then a damson – neither of which has been a success – nor has the attempt to grow snowdrops in its earth. On the soil, and around the existing damson trunk, is a section of the cast iron, Victorian water main, recovered when the original was replaced in our street by a larger one of yellow plastic.
Then there is a fern that softens the lines of a pear tree's blue pot, some chervil, and then an apple in a pot, with its trunk sprouting three branches of mistletoe of my planting. Another fern grows in a pot, and lying beyond it, alongside the garden wall, stands an earthenware trough, holding early spring mini-daffodils.
Lastly, on that north-facing wall is a large thermometer, canted away from the wall. This is large enough to be seen easily from inside the house and is constantly referred to, summer and winter.
Beside a back door leading from a utility passage is a rainwater butt. I use this water when giving my plants their weekly tonic. Touching it is an old bay tree that has lived in its almost bonzai pot for possibly 40 years. The roots get a thorough drip-water soaking once in a while, and the weekly tonic.
On the house wall that faces east is a home-made bird box that is used successfully each year by a pair of great tits. Their constant comings and goings become our garden mobile, and when the young have fledged the place seems quite still.
Where the south-facing wall meets the house there is a small bricked-in bed where potting soil lies fallow, then to have peat added, sieved, and used again. In the corner of it is that wonderful rose called Typhoon. Difficult to find, I cannot think of a better one – disease-free, vigorous, early orangey buds, perfect open flowers and a blowsy finish in early winter. And it smells nice, too. Two examples supply us from early spring to late autumn with a constant stream of long-stemmed flowers for the house.
At the back of that bed are Triomphe d'Alsace vine cuttings for anyone who might want one in the winter.
This "fallow" bed narrows to about a foot wide beneath the wall and holds either runner or broad beans on alternate years, the other ground for this rotation is three large plastic bags of soil.
Above where the beans grow is a framework of bamboo that looks a bit like the inside of a grand piano. The beans are either tied to or clamber over this construction. And birds love to perch on it.
From the wall, and sticking out over the flagstone garden is a peninsular of pots, arranged at various heights and in changeable configurations. The pots rest on old bricks or pottery occulonae (like Roman hypocaust bricks). In the middle of it is a large, raised, strawberry pot, but instead of strawberries, geraniums grow out of the holes, I have had to block the unused holes at the rear to prevent water from escaping with soil. Resting on top of this pot is a large, and very rustic earthenware bird bath.
The peninsular pots consist of those for rosemary, agapanthus, hosta, flox, lemon, pieris (what a wonderful garden plant that is), geranium, pelargonium, chive, parsley, coriander, thyme, petunia, impatiens, New Guinea, asparagus, Christmas rose, mint, ivy, buddleia, daisy, fuchsia, lily, fig, lavender, Bolivian begonia, pots of daffodils and a dahlia.
After the peninsular is a hardwood garden bench, behind which grow the vines for the vine arbour and, in front, a marble-topped table.
Finally, almost back to the shed, come buckets of potatoes, rose cuttings in a pot, Peruvian lily, primrose, masses of self-sown morning glory, another bay tree in a pot and a camellia.
Hanging from the vine arbour are various dispensers of food for wild birds.
There is a narrow allyway at the end of the garden behind our shed where once night soil was taken away and coal delivered, It now holds garden stuff.
We spend a lot of time in the shed, eating, drinking and looking at the garden as it changes throughout the seasons.
Paradise? I think so, and so does Margreet.


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The following teaching is adapted from our Hearing God's Voice Course, Resource Sheet 6 – Special Ministry Gifts. See the Listening to God website for the whole course.
In Galatians 6:2 we are told to bear one another's burdens. Then in Galatians 6:5 we are told that each one should bear their own load. What does this mean? The Sandfords describe burden bearing this way: "Burden bearing is predicated upon the capacity of our spirit to identify with another, to empathize, to share and shoulder emotional loads. In the same way that two physically can carry a log which one alone cannot lift, burden bearing takes one end of a load, and so enables a brother to survive and function. Whereas two must be in proximity to lift something physically, burden bearing requires no spatial nearness. We can feel, identify, share and pray about another's burdens at whatever distance we may happen to be." (Letting Go Of Your Past, p 171)
Paul says, "[We are] always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death works in us, but life in you." (2 Corinthians 4:10-12)
I could say much about how burden bearing works, the nature of a person who becomes a burden bearer, and the difficulties burden bearers can get into. However, this is a big topic, and will form the basis of a future seminar. Instead I will make just a few comments from my own experience as a burden bearer.
I believe burden bearers are generally born, not made. I have encountered many people with this gift, and they all had it since birth. Mostly they did not know they had it, but once its nature was pointed out to them it became obvious. Usually they come for ministry and begin to describe their problem, then I say to them, "And does this … happen, and this …?" They say, "Yes, how did you know?"
Like prophets and intercessors (who are often also burden bearers), God makes burden bearers as a gift to the world and the church. He calls them from birth, and has already equipped them for it. They are able to sense what is happening in other people; feel what they are feeling; almost read their minds sometimes! This is a natural psychic ability, given by God. All people have it to some degree, but it is often undeveloped. Some people who think they are burden bearers are not. Again, like the role of prophet, it is not to be desired just because it sounds like a nice thing to be. It is too costly. Does anyone willingly choose to feel the anguish in the Spirit of Father God when one of his dear ones dies? In a natural burden bearer this gift generally causes them difficulty, because they do not understand where all the bad stuff they receive from others comes from, nor do they know how to get rid of it! Mark Sandford describes it as being a lightning rod, walking around getting zapped by other people's emotions.
Jesus is the true burden bearer. His own body bore the sin of the world, and carried it to death. No other human can do this, but some do try. There is a place for picking up part of someone else's load when they can't to carry it alone, but there comes a time to put it down again. If we don't it will damage us.
I used to go into the city to shop or work, and come home feeling thoroughly ill. I was like that lightning rod, being zapped by the emotional pain of everyone I came near. As well as this I would often know when someone was about to say or do something which would cause someone else pain, but I was powerless to do anything about it. I would see it coming and only be able to stand and watch. When, after many years as a Christian I finally had my spiritual eyes opened and became able to communicate with the Lord and see the world in the way he does, the Lord challenged me about my burden bearing. He showed me that I was doing it using my own psychic ability, and that I would have to renounce it. I knew that if I did I would also lose my spiritual vision. It was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made, but I had no choice. And for quite some time I was blind again.
Jesus, in his grace, has redeemed that gift, and given it back to me in a form which no longer damages me. I only receive heavy things when I need to. I can't do it whenever I want to, but only when he wants me to. And now I can always unload the burden back onto him, though I sometimes forget to do so, and suffer. Burden bearers deserve and need to be nurtured and protected by the rest of the church. When you recognise this possibility in someone who is hurting, please point them towards someone who understands what is happening to them.
There is an opposite to the burden bearer. This might be called the 'leech' or someone with a 'vampiric spirit'. This is someone who, as the Sandfords say, "does not pay the price of prayer to sustain his own life, and perhaps fails to maintain emotional or mental hygiene and discipline as well, who therefore sustains himself by drawing on the strength of others." Beware of leeches in ministry.
Intercessory burden bearing is a deliberate choice to help someone else carry their cross. Realise that Jesus did accomplish all on the cross. Redemption is a finished work. However, in God's wisdom, he intends to complete that work of redemptive suffering through the Body of Christ. This is another of those 'now and not yet' things of the Kingdom. In this way we can understand with Paul (Colossians 1:24, etc.) that it is Christ's suffering we carry with us in burden bearing.


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This contest is for adults and students, K thru grade 12, who paint or draw. The winning entry is made into the ODCCA logo and may be reproduced on next year's annual show button, clothing items, printed materials, mugs and the ODCCA website.
1. Anyone can enter. There are two classes – Open and Student.
2. Any fine art media may be used with the exception of photographs or computer.
3. Your entry should not be framed or have glass or matting.
4. Minimum size is 8 x 10 inches. Maximum size is 11 x 14 inches.
5. Hand-carried entries must be presented to the contest chairman before 9:30 a.m. Saturday, in the Ballroom of the Strongsville Holiday Inn. Students (K through grades 12) must pick up their entries on Sun. at 3 p.m.
6. The winning art work will remain with the Flat Art Committee at the end of the show. It will be returned to the artist after the graphics/logo has been completed. ODCCA reserves the right to use the winning artwork for logo design, future show buttons, clothing items, printed materials, mugs and website.
7. If you have any questions, or to obtain an entry form please contact Steve Secord, (419) 385-6020.
8. There is a limit of four entries per person.
This painting of a Bluebill by artist Adam Grimm won First Place in the 2016 Flat Art Competition and made into the 2017 Show Button.


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by wendy
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God is the author of Life. Life comes from God, it is a gift. If God gave you the gift of life, why would he want to steal it from you? Why would he not want it to be full, surrounded by love, successful, adventurous, and significant? Why would he want to give you life so that you were bored, miserable, sick, oppressed, confused, or depressed. God does not sit on his Throne in heaven to judge us or scold us! He sits on his Throne to protect us, take care of us, meet our needs, to heal us and restore everything that the thief steals!
Jesus spoke and explained that he is a good shepherd, the real shepherd, that he comes to take care of us. "I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won't follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don't know his voice." (John 10:1-5) The Bible says that the people who heard this, didn't get it. The next verse is, "Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what he meant." (John 10:6) Jesus was standing right there in the flesh, they saw him heal the sick, cast out demons and meet the needs of thousands of hungry people. But they couldn't really grasp his identity as the true shepherd or what it implied for their lives.
The next verse says, "So he explained it to them." (John 10:7) Here is what Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don't belong to him and he isn't their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he's working only for the money and doesn't really care about the sheep."' (John 10:7-18)
After Jesus said this they began to argue whether or not he was possessed by a demon. Safe to say when the Bible says, they didn't understand what he was saying, they really didn't! "When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him. Some said, "He's demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?" Others said, "This doesn't sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" (John 10:19-21) I read the NIV when I was growing up and it says, "I have come that they may have life and have it to the full." (John 10:10 NIV) the New King James says, "I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly." The New American Standard says, "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."
Since Jesus died for us and rose to sit on his Throne in Heaven, life is a celebration of his goodness toward us! A celebration that it is his heart and intent, the very reason he appeared, to restore all that the thief came to steal and protect us from the thief! Jesus said, No one is stronger than God, Jesus said no thief can snatch us away from him! "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father's hand. The Father and I are one." (John 10:27-30)
His plan for us is clear. He came to give us life, abundant life, satisfying life, full life! He came to protect us from the one who steals, kills and destroys. Those who heard him didn't understand because while they appreciated his kind acts and miracles, they didn't recognize that he didn't come to sprinkle a little goodness on them and leave. He came to establish the Kingdom of the Good Shepherd for all time. He came to take over, usurp, and destroy the kingdom of the one who has been stealing the gift of life from us! It is so normal, natural and just a part of our reality for so long, to be oppressed and stolen from, that it takes a jolt of reality to see that THINGS HAVE CHANGED!
What does God want to say to you today? The Bible says, "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." (Romans 8:2) Jesus our Shepherd gave his life for us and established a NEW LAW operating in our lives, "The Law of the Spirit of Life" We do not have to live under the old law. What has the enemy stolen, destroyed, killed? Enough is enough! You have a Good Shepherd on the Throne of Heaven who wants to protect you and take care of you! He has established a NEW LAW that has set you free! You do have access to LIFE, to healing, to emotional healing, to alertness, to joy, to love, to family connection, to your needs met, to challenges that thrill our hearts and allow you to choose to lay down your life as he did, all the things that make life FULL, SATISFYING and ABUNDANT! The Bible says, "Let your yes be yes and your no be no." (Matthew 5:37) Say YES today to the gift of Life. You do not have to wait until you die. The Bible says that God wants to do his will here on earth as it is in heaven! He wants His Kingdom to come! (Matthew 6:10) His DESIRE is for the Kingdom of the Good Shepherd to rule your life so that you do not have anything else stolen or destroyed or miss out on any more LIFE!
God let our hearts be fascinated by the Rulership of Jesus our Good Shepherd! I pray day after day our revelation of your desire to protect us and lead us to good pastures will awaken us more and more to receive the gift of Life in all of its jewel-like facets. Help us every day to overcome the drudgery of life that satan's rulership clouded our minds with! Help us understand what your hearers could not understand, that we can EXPECT GOODNESS FROM YOU! WE CAN EXPECT LIFE! When we do not expect your authority to rule over us for our benefit, to be life-giving, to be miraculous to destroy the destroyer and set us free, then God help us to ask ourselves why are we like those on that day that did not understand. Open our eyes to the Kingdom of the Good Shepherd! Amen.
Beloved, begin to take back today what the enemy has stolen or destroyed! God is for you! He is enthroned in heaven FOR YOU! HE RULES TO BE YOUR GOOD SHEPHERD! throne-of-god
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Recently I finished the Season 5 of drama series Dexter that centres on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer.
I didn't get much interested in the initial episodes of season one because they were slow and looked real life. Ironic yes, but a drama is meant to be vibrant. But after a few initial restraints and hiccups I got the feel of the character and jumped on to the journey of watching the entire 5 seasons in one go. It took me one month to complete the series.
Why I'm writing about Dexter is because I felt connected to him on real grounds. Watching him trying to fit in the world around him and yet fulfilling his insatiable desire to kill was just so engaging. His dissociative mental illness was discovered by his adoptive father Harry Morgan who taught Dexter the ethics and procedures to make sure the "Dark Passenger" inside Dexter is tamed if not controlled. The upbringing by Harry made him the "Dark Defender".
As much solid the Harry's Code may have been on paper and reel, it got me thinking what would happen to Dexter if he was real? I mean, there were so many loop holes in the ways he worked. He was so distracted sometimes and even though he got away with the murders he did, in real life it would have been difficult for him to do those crimes even after following Harry's Code.
So what would be the best place for Dexter if he'd really existed?
Going by the real life stories of few serial killers, it looked like their modus operandi was same. Commit crime and vanish. But Dexter cannot vanish away. He had a need to fulfil. So in my opinion the best place for him to execute his operation would be India. And what could be better than being a part of Indian Police System. He would be untouchable. Even if there would be a Sergeant. James Doakes, he would be the least concern of all. Doakes would be busy with all the other stuff that no other police system can offer in the world, lest to worry about a killer. The system here works in a magical way. If you fight the system, it will ultimately pounce back on you, even though the system is there to protect you. But if you are in the system, then you are the system. You are above law.
Killing someone and get away with is more easy than breaking a traffic signal. You cannot just cross the traffic police without an attention. That is the most active area of the police department with ample expertise in nabbing the culprit. They will catch and beat the hell out of you if you cross a signal. But if you confess to them that you have committed a crime, chances are they might sense something fishy and do not arrest you. They might put an enquiry on you and harass a few people related to the victim but will make sure you get a fair trial and get out of the crime neat and clean. Where else can you find such an effective system which thinks so much about you?
So I would suggest that Dexter should take birth in India. Although finding a father like Harry would be a Herculean task given the reference that it is India we are talking about. Here his father might force him to join the street and he could become a Gunda – an equally aspiring and forceful system as a police force and they sometimes enjoy an upper hand too over the later. But I do not want him to be like that. So given the chance I would presume that he comes loaded with the knowledge of Harry's Code. I will throw a dime or two in a wishing well if I need to. Because having Dexter in India would be great as he'd be doing good and he won't be having problem finding his prey as there are plenty who gets away from the system. He would be a perfect setup to clean up the society and still remain off the Radar. And in dire situation if he does get caught, there's a long journey of trials to cover up to prove anything.
All in all, the great package he could get in India is unbeatable.


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I take care of the event's complete IT and AV requirements – from the very first entry on the congress website to important registration and scientific program deadlines all the way to last minute onsite AV services.
Apart from working on current projects C-IN is managing, I really enjoy taking care of the company itself and making sure that everything runs smoothly, for example assisting my colleagues when they have problems with their computers and cell phones, managing the office LAN and hardware infrastructures and both in-office and hosting server configuration.
All of the above is added to my work to a greater or smaller extent, which becomes an interesting mixture that sometimes even makes my job fun. :-) Of course there are days, especially before the beginning of an event, when the workload is extreme, but then on the other hand some days are very easy going. Doesn't that make you think that organizing congresses is similar to an adrenalin sport?
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Fado: Exquisite Passion (Narada World, 2003)
Narada World presents this 13-track compilation of four female Fado singers: Amália Rodrigues and three of her modern-day followers. This is Lisbon-style fado, and Mariza, Cristina Branco and Mafalda Arnauth are very faithful to the tradition left by Amália Rodrigues.
There is no fusion with other musical styles here, nor is there any attempt to modernize the received tradition. This compilation is traditional fado, plain and simple. The voices of the three contemporary singers are very similar in sound: all possess virtually the same pitch, timber and color. Unless you look at the track listing, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between them.
The three tracks by the fado superstar, Amália Rodrigues, give the listener a wonderful taste of the pinnacle of fado interpretation. Her voice and timing are exquisite, she makes extremely effective use of dynamics and truly savors the lyrics. Rodrigues' approach to music is to let the words of the songs dictate her vocal delivery, requiring the musical accompaniment to follow her rather than the other way around. This creates a marvelous tension between the lyrics and the music. The younger singers, who all sound like reduced copies of the great Rodrigues, are not able to recreate this magic, however.
No Portuguese lyrics are included, nor are there any translations or summaries of the songs featured. This is disappointing, since fado is a ballad tradition where each song tells a story. The words, just as much as the vocal delivery and musical accompaniment communicate the tragedy recounted in each song.
In the end one wonders if this is all that fado has to offer its followers today. Should contemporary fado so closely follow the established models as to be virtually indistinguishable from recordings made 50 years ago? Surely there is room for some evolution without denaturing or destroying the tradition. It would have been nice to hear at least one example of a singer attempting to modernize traditional fado to give a more complete picture of this music today.
Buy Fado: a Exquisite Passion in North America.
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Author: Marie Jost
Marie Jost received her doctorate in art history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a flamenco and world music aficionado, a Hong Kong film enthusiast, and an ardent Leslie Cheung fan. Ms. Jost currently resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.


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Our interior design expert Shaynna Blaze gives you her top festive decorating tips.
I don't know about you but I love this time of year. It is a reason to catch up with family, friends and workmates that you haven't had time to sit down with during the year. There is always lots of food, lots of celebratory drinks and there may even be a few hangovers thrown into the mix. But I would be dismissing the real reason I love Christmas if I didn't talk about the decorating!
This is the time we love to go to excess with bling, colour, glitz and tinsel that would otherwise be met with a raised eyebrow any other time of the year. I am always carrying on about "keeping it simple" and "rotating your accessories" but this is the time of year when you can GO FOR IT!!!
We have garages, sheds and attic spaces filled with boxes of decorations that come out once a year and this is when our real personalities come out to play. (If you don't have those storage solutions sorted, I will touch on that in January).
I get asked all the time what the right way to decorate at Christmas is and my answer is that each household has their own way of doing things ...
Children's Household
Christmas with little ones is great so don't try to be too formal or structured or the fun will be taken out of it. When my kids started kindergarten and brought home their dried noodle picture frames with a photo of them and Santa, I knew it was time to embrace the spirit and let go of my elegant silver themes.
Homemade paper chains around the tree and banister, paper lanterns made from doilies and a wreath made from gold gumnuts may not be your idea of class but it is made of smiles. Let the kids make as much as they want, with anything they want, and watch their excitement bubble and your heart expand.
Once the kids hit their early teens they don't seem to care so much about what the house looks like but they still want it to feel "Christmassy". After all, they want to feel grown up but still don't want to miss out.
This is the time to delegate. If the kids want red, green and silver tinsel hanging everywhere and lots of multi-coloured decorations, they must help.
When the kids get older and Santa isn't their first thought on Christmas morning, the spirit can get a little lost. To keep it alive make sure they still have an input by hanging things on the tree and putting up the light display. Involvement in the process keeps the memories of Christmas alive.
Adult Christmas
This can go two ways. Some people go over the top with novelty ornaments to compensate for the lack of childhood spirit. Others relish the chance to finally decorate their house how they have always imagined it. They go all out on the perfect silver tinsel, rows of delicate hurricane lamps with scented candles, a life-like birch wreath on the front door and the dulcet tones of Michael Buble on the stereo.
So, as you can see, there is no right way to decorate at Christmas as long as it is in line with your life stage. My only advice is to never lose the spirit of Christmas!


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The Romney's still don't get why they lost the election!
Mitt and Ann Romney appeared on the Sunday show on Fox News for an interview which not only showed they still don't understand why they didn't win the White House, but also, that they'd learned nothing from the experience.
They sat down with Chris Wallace and blamed everyone but themselves. It was the media. Mitt wasn't given the opportunity to show the 'real' Mitt. He made an 'unfortunate' statement about the 47% moochers at a private gathering which was taken out of context. His team wouldn't let him be Mitt.
So who is the 'real' Mitt?
Was he the man that plays with his grandkids in the 'open space area' instead of a park like hu•mans do as Jon Stewart comedically pointed out? Is he the guy who destroyed businesses and employee's lives for profit? Or, maybe he's the guy who unpatriotically hides profit off-shore so he won't have to pay taxes — who believes paying only 14% in income taxes is acceptable for the greedy rich?
He's all those guys and much worse. Out of touch and basically uncaring, a purveyor of right-wing bullshit and the poster boy for the diminishing returns of the Republican Party.
With each prejudicial statement, each tunnel-visioned policy, each corrosive attack, and each pathological lie the right-wing's integrity fades and with it their chance to ever govern again. With a little more work we can make the Republican Party small enough to drown in the bath tub.
This deterioration has been a long time coming. It began with Reagan's admonition of government 30 years ago, but the major damage to the Republican Party and the country was caused by the Republican Congress beginning in 1994, accelerated by the Bush Administration, and has eroded further with the constant obstruction by the Republicans and their crazy comrades — the Tea Party.
Surprisingly, they were able to fool a lot of people for a long time and, unbelievably, get them to vote against their own self interests. But it's catching up with them!
One needs only to look at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, and their schedule of speakers to understand what is wrong with the Republican Party.
Though they claim to be for 'the American people' and that they have a better plan, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Louie Gohmert, Ted Cruz, Dana Loesch, Mitch McConnell, Rick Santorum, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, and so many others represent only a small, crazy faction of America.
Speaker after speaker at the conference presented disturbing ideals, made vacuous proposals, and espoused moronic beliefs that should have left the attendees empty and cold, but instead received rousing applause.
Their claims from the conference dias that they know what is wrong with America defies logic when it is they who are wrong with America. No speech, no revisionism, no lie will replace their record of apathy toward the problems of others, many of which they are the cause.
They are the problem!
But it's not just these far-right charlatans whose invidious accusations have spelled grief for millions of good citizens. It is by-far a creation of the entire right-wing political spectrum; an apathetic arm of the rich and greedy who will do anything to promote their narrow ideals.
To an outside observer it becomes easy to see why their support is diminishing. They alienate everyone and everything that is good in this country; everything that makes America special.
They believe that their problem is one of marketing, that better public relations will improve the perception of who they are and what they believe. But who they are and what they believe has not changed.
What they fail to understand is that it's incredibly difficult to repackage lies, especially ones they've perpetuated for years.
The artificial persona created by Frank Luntz, Gorver Norquist, and Karl Rove is losing its luster. Losing its credibility. The unnatural, counterfeit manipulation of their policies and message have run their course, misleading and deceiving fewer and fewer people.
The truth, that they despise children, women, students, veterans, various ethnic groups, the elderly, and the poor has become glaringly apparent.
They're unmoved by the massacre of 20 vibrant six year olds though they let the assault weapons ban expire; apathetic about violence toward women; willingly poised to double interest on student loans and defund pell grants; opposed to finding veterans jobs despite sending them into harms way; changing Social Security after stealing over $2.5 trillion from the trust fund; stripping funding for food stamps and children's school lunches after causing the greater need for both.
No wonder intelligent people are leaving the Republican Party. They give rational and responsible individuals no viable reason to stay.
Those people who remain in the party, fooled by wedge issues: abortion, marriage equality, cries of socialism, the end of capitalism, Islamaphobia, voter fraud, redistribution of wealth, and the removal of guns from your cold dead hands, need to wake the fuck up!
These people don't care about 99% of Americans and never will. They don't care about you!
You're nothing to them but a vote.
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A short history. . .
Shep Woolley has always been an entertainer. His Uncle Fred was the steward of the local Working Men's Club and whenever the opportunity arose, young John would be on the stage doing his thing, singing, dancing, joking and dressing up. In fact anything to make things go with a swing. Although in those days his mother might have told you that he did more swinging on the curtains than anything else.
No colliery seaside day trip would have been complete without 'Johnny Ray Woolley' providing the entertainment on the way home. The sound of 'If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye', 'The little white cloud that cried' and 'Not tonight Josephine', echoed between the seats as Johnny Arnold's Charabang trundled back through the night, and Johnny Woolley sang till his throat was sore.
"GET A GUITAR!" Said the advertisements in the paper. "PLAY IN A DAY! BE A STAR! GET INVITED TO PARTIES, BE A HIT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!"
He had to have one. Just think of all that birthday cake he was missing.
It wasn't long before Lil and Charlie relented and shelled out their hard-earned cash for three feet of strung plywood with a sound hole plus red satin cord for hanging round the neck.
and quiet in the Woolley household was a thing of the past. "Goodbye
tennis racket this is it!" The bedroom Mirror was the audience. 'You
load sixteen tons and whaddya get?' Ask Charlie he was the coal-miner.
Woolley was doing it five nights a week and every weekend. (After the bread round). Never content to be just the singer or the guitarist, Johnny Woolley wanted to be out in front, and so whenever the chance arose he would be bantering and joking with the audience.
There's no business like show business, but where do you find show business?
It was no easy task to become a professional singer in the fifties, surely this was just a hobby. "Get a proper job, and see how things go from there" was the advice he got from home and school. "See if you get discovered, but get a proper job first".
The only proper job on offer came from the National Coal Board and that option wasn't even at the bottom of his list. So on the 5th January 1960 Sheb Woolley (for he now had a nickname. Borrowed from a comedy country singer from the USA who had just had a hit with The purple people eater and was currently starring in TV western series Rawhide) strapped his guitar on his back and joined the Royal Navy.
In the Navy there were many chances to entertain in off duty periods, and Sheb appeared solo or with ships groups all around the world. Often performed alongside international stars such as Liza Minnelli, The Dave Clark Five and Matt Monroe. From Portsmouth to Puerto Rico, New Orleans to New Brighton. Very soon official entertainment jobs came his way, Ship's Radio and Television production plus service club organisation.
In the early seventies he took to standup comedy and comedy song writing, and found he had a particular flair to be able to put over the ordinary matelot's view on service life. His songs and monologues performed from the stage created a lot of fun and enjoyment throughout the Fleet, so much so that 25 years later the routines and songs are still sung and performed whenever sailors of the Royal Navy get together.
In 1975 Shep, (the Navy had dropped the 'B' in favour of a 'P' because it seemed only right that someone called Woolley should have a sheep connection) after a successful appearance on ATV News Faces (which he did for a bet) decided to give up his life on board for a life on 'The' boards.
In those days he saw himself as a singer/songwriter cum comedian, but it quickly became apparent to him that there was more to 'Showbiz' than just a microphone, a guitar and a handful of jokes. His experience on ship's radio and television came in handy when a new local independent radio station, Radio Victory, opened in Portsmouth. They were looking for presenters, so Shep wrote in, got an interview and from 400 applicants, got a job!
Production followed hard on the heels of presenting, and soon he was involved organising outside broadcasts, road shows and station link ups around the world.
Despite his radio commitments he was still very much involved with live performance, appearing at festivals, clubs and theatres around Britain with his one man show. He also found himself in demand for supporting concert roles to Alan Price, Joe Brown, Steeleye Span and Lindisfarne.
In 1985 Radio Victory lost it's ILR franchise, and although the 'New' station offered him a job, Shep felt it was time to look around and find out what else was on offer. The previous year whilst recording a family link up in Hong Kong, he had received a request to perform a standup set but had to decline due to time constraints. The time now seemed right to see if the offer was still on it was, and the resulting tour was a great success with re-bookings straight away.
The news on the Ex-pat grapevine spreads like wild fire, and soon 'gigs' were coming in from Singapore, Bermuda, Canada, Indonesia and the Arabian Gulf, and they still are to this day. Shep is known to be one of the most travelled artistes on the international circuit.
Festival direction came to Shep somewhat by default. In 1989 he made a comment to the arranger of a large outdoor event in the south of England, that the musical events were not running very smoothly and did not appear to be good value for money. The arranger said, "Well you do it next year" Shep did just that, and has been doing so ever since. In fact he made such an impression he was given other productions to look after as well.
To date he has been involved in supplying and arranging musical entertainment for the Tour De France (south of England Leg), P&O Ferry Cruises, the Southsea Show, the Bude Folk Festival, Imperial War Museum events aboard HMS Belfast, the 1998 Portsmouth International Festival of the Sea, the 1999 Maryport Sea Song Festival & Newlyn Deep Sea Fisherman's Festival, Navy days events in Portsmouth & Devonport and many more Real Ale & Folk Festivals around the UK.
To actually define what Shep Woolley does is no easy thing. To some he's a folk singer who tells funny stories, to others he's a standup comedian who writes great songs and parodies. He is equally at home in pub or club or onstage at the Albert Hall or the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. He can sing a protest song or belt out Long Tall Sally.
An active member of the Comedians Golfing Society, he has performed all around the world and in all sorts of situations. After dinner speaking in the company of HRH Prince Charles the Prince of Wales to a Thursday night bash for 300 oil men on DAS Island in the Arabian Gulf, and the Women's Institute at Leigh in Surrey.
As an actor he has appeared in numerous television plays and films and when he feels life is getting a little dull you can often find him pulling on his knickers and wig to take on the role of dame in pantomime.
He has eight long-playing albums to his credit, a couple of minor hit singles, and has just released a new CD.
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"I" feel lost inside "myself!" Please know that there is no truer statement than this!
The 'self' is a society assigned concept that represents your physical appearance, your race, ethnicity, nationality, culture, etc… which are nothing more than 'artificial' labels or man-made ideas that are used to differentiate us human beings.
However, the "I' which represents "you" was never born to be a man-made 'concept'; although, during your inaugural 'conception' you did arrive here as the 'Energy of Love!' Therefore, 'love' is the only 'authentic' label that defines any human being.
See, your 'self' identity lives only in one place and one place only, and that is within your mind. And because 'your attention' primarily lives in disarray within your mind, 'you' find the essence of who you are 'lost' inside your 'self.'
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I finally had the day off and to myself and enjoyed every minute of it. I wish I would have slept a little bit longer this morning because it felt like I was in a dream state all day. I was groggy and not quite with it. Oh, well. At least I was home all day.
I hope you have had a great week. I can't believe it is already November. Seems like yesterday it was January. I guess time flies when you get old. Anyway. Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I can't wait for turkey and cranberry sauce. Yum!!! I also get to go home and see my family. That is an extra bonus. I am so happy about going home to Georgia.
As I mentioned earlier, I was able to stay home today and not do much of anything. I am considering this my recovery time from working so much lately. I am trying to get all the bills paid before we go on vacation so we can actually enjoy ourselves. I have been working a lot of extra hours. I did, however, get some time to play in the kitchen today. Yay! I am really trying to improve on my baking skills. One day my dream is to open my own bakery. One day.... Back to today. I came across another blogger's recipe for Butterfingers Cupcakes and thought to myself, I love cupcakes and Butterfingers, what a genius idea to combine the two. I found this recipe on the website So I did just that. Can I say ....yum! I found this recipe on Steph's Bite by Bite Blog. I am so happy I did. They are delicious. I made a few minor changes to the recipe but otherwise it is generally the same.
Butterfingers Cupcakes
adapted from Steph's Bite by Bite
2 c all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c unsalted butter at room temperature
1/2 c granulated sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
3 eggs at room temperature
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c buttermilk
1/2 c cream soda
3 snack sized Butterfingers bars crumbled up
Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
4 oz cream cheese
4 oz butter at room temperature
2 c powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 T caramel sauce
3 snack sized Butterfingers bars crumbled
Preheat oven to 350F. Line cupcake liners and set aside. In a bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together and set aside. In stand mixer use the paddle attachment and beat butter for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Add both sugars and mix for another 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until combined. Add vanilla and mix until combined. Scrape down the bowl. Next add 1/3 of the buttermilk, then 1/3 of cream soda, followed by 1/3 of flour. Make sure to mix each ingredient thoroughly. Repeat until all ingredients have been used. Next add the Butterfingers crumbles.
For the frosting
Whip the cream cheese until fluffy. About 2 minutes and then add butter and whip that as well. Next add the vanilla and mix until combined. Add the caramel sauce and mix thoroughly. Add the sugar gradually and mix until combined. You may need to add a little more to make the icing a little thicker. Mine was a little runny. Frost the tops of the cupcakes and Enjoy!!!
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I guess the surcharge is not technically a new Obamacare tax because it is only imposed on those who patronize L.A. restaurants. But since these restaurants are trying to recoup losses imposed by Obamacare, it seems like a tax to me!
People want to know if Obamacare is hurting businesses. If L.A. restaurants need to add a three percent surcharge, then we can guess that the Affordable Care Act is costing businesses at least that much.
From Truth Revolt:
On Tuesday, LA Weekly reported that several upscale restaurants in the City of Angels will be adding a 3 percent surcharge to cover their employees healthcare costs, a trend that has been gaining steam since the Affordable Care Act launched nearly one year ago.
Beginning on September 1, restaurants Lucques, Tavern, A.O.C, and a few offshoots all added a 3 percent surcharge to customers' checks, explicitly stating in a press release their decisions hinged on covering employee healthcare costs.
Lucques Group, Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne, owners of the restaurants, also named several other restaurant groups that will be duplicating their efforts; Restaurants Rustic Canyon, The Hungry Cat and Melisse were among those mentioned.
I am sure all those restaurants are competing for customers. If they have to raise their prices (or, what amounts to the same thing, add a surcharge) then they must seriously need the extra revenue. Furthermore, they must be confident that their competitors will also have to gain new revenue by either also imposing the surcharge or by simply raising their food prices. Otherwise, those other restaurants would gain more of the customers in L.A. by keeping their prices lower.
But it also seems like another aspect of the Obama economy has made restaurants prefer the surcharge to simply raising the price of items on the menu. According to a press release:
The cost of offering these benefits is significant and the reality is that restaurants, particularly smaller restaurants like the ones many of us own, have a very high ratio of staff members to revenue and run on very slim profit margins. Successfully run restaurants generally make between 5-10% net profits so a health care benefit which eats away 3% of gross sales will take away anywhere from 30% to 50% of annual profits for a restaurant. We've discussed simply raising menu prices, but ultimately food prices are tied in many ways to the ingredients we purchase. Those ingredient costs have increased astronomically recently so we're already struggling with working creatively to keep menu prices down and don't feel it's right to try to factor health care costs into menu prices as well. We'd rather keep our menu costs as an accurate reflection of our ingredient prices so that customers know that if we have to raise them it's because we can't avoid passing on our increased costs.
Let me translate: the price instability caused by the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing scam has already played havoc with the menu prices. Factoring in the needed revenue to cover the health costs is simply too complicated now. The rising price of ingredients is not due to increased demand, like it is for butter. It is due to the Fed's money printing.
Between inflation and Obamacare, the White House has "double tapped" the restaurant industry.


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I don't talk about politics on my blog, but it's not because I don't have opinions. 😉 It's one of my favorite topics, but sharing my views could complicate my work situation so I stay away from it. Today I've decided to share my thoughts on the proposed soda tax here in New York.
I don't drink soda. I work too hard to lose weight to drink hundreds of calories per day. And I don't drink diet sodas because replacing garbage with garbage doesn't seem like a good solution to me either. But I'm a little aggravated about the proposed soda tax that New York is considering.
Mayor Boomberg and Governor Patterson would like to add one cent per ounce as a soda tax which would, in theory, "lower the 7.2 billion dollars that the state spends every year to treat obesity." Philadelphia has proposed a 2 cent increase per ounce which would raise the price of a 12-pack of sodas by $2.88.
Even after losing 90 pounds, I'm still considered obese. And neither the state or national government is paying for any of my health care. For the record, I'd like to keep it that way.
If you walk by me on your way to work or while you're out shopping you will never see me drinking a coke or Dr. Pepper. I don't even drink coffee. But if you walk one block, I am confident that you'll see overweight folks and many who are by no means overweight drinking sodas.
The problem I have with taxing the hell out of sodas isn't the money because I don't drink the stuff. It's the fact that they're willing to tax something simply because it makes people fat. And if they can tax sodas because "they want to help curb obesity" then they'll eventually consider taxing things like chocolate bars or potato chips or birthday cakes.
I don't eat any of the above on a regular basis, but I don't believe that it's okay for the government to seize control of our choices by raising prices. It's un-American, and I don't like it.
You don't have to agree with me, but I'm curious to hear your thoughts on the subject. While it may not be an issue in your area today, remember that New York tends to set the trend for other states so it could be an issue later.
Do you think it's okay for the state government to tax foods and/or drinks that are linked to obesity? If so, why?
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Thanks to everyone who participated! I wish I could share these items with all of you so I'll do another giveaway soon!


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[img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]Way-hay!!! It's Friday morning. The sun is shining, and I'm off to the Portishead Docks rally at lunchtime today. Agenda is as follows.
12:30 Pick Bev up from work
13:00 Take her to Asda in Cardiff Bay 'cos she wants even more clothes to take!!
13:45 Start boat engine
14:00 Lock out of the Barrage
14:02 Open first can of Strongbow
18:00 Get to Portishead
18:05 onwards - Party 'til we drop.
Can't wait. See you all there. We're bringing our little dog. I hope it's OK to do that.
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Why Americans will never accept Soccer as a "real" sport
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Soccer as it is known to Americans, is the worlds most popular sport! It is played by millions in every country around the world. The world cup in 2006 had and estimated 700+ million viewers not including people inside and outside the stadium. The two biggest leagues (English Premier League and Italian Serie A) have more fans than the NFL, MLB, NHL or any other American professional sports league. The fans are amazing (I mean they riot for the most pointless games, yet in the US you have to win a World Series to riot). Games have near 100,000 people at them, every one sings songs, drinks, celebrates, and cheers on their favorite club. Every one I know that has traveled to Europe and gone to a match has become a soccer fan because of the atmosphere at a game. Yet why do Americans still consider it a "sissy" sport? Professional Soccer players or as Americans insist on calling them "Foot fairies" have a skill and athletic ability that most people can only dream of. This years world cup takes place in South Africa from June 11th through July 11th. The United States actually has a good team this year yet no body seems to care. Is this because the MLS has been a huge failure? Or are people in America too stubborn to realize that this sport is truly a great sport! Sorry Americans but your version of Football is only watched by 1 country, REAL FOOTBALL is watched in every country in the world! Does any one know why soccer cannot be accepted in the United States?


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I'm A Celebrity Opens With 1.2million Despite Calibre Of 'Celebs'
Network Ten's highly-anticipated I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here has managed a respectable 1,199,000 viewers on debut.
The show's opening segment – featuring hosts Chris Brown and Julia Morris – had 1,136,000 before increasing to 1.19 million as the celebrities were finally revealed.
Ten had gone to great lengths to protect the identities of the 10 celebrities prior to last night's launch and – if social media is any indicator – many viewers weren't overly thrilled with the calibre of the show's talent and lack of diversity.
Arguably the biggest surprise was 58 year old American actress Maureen McCormick who famously played Marcia in 70s TV series The Brady Bunch. McCormick looked uncomfortable from the outset and must be odds-on to be one of the first departures. Other celebs included former Australian fast bowler Merv Hughes, former AFL star Barry Hall and Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones.
However, some viewers could have been left scratching their heads over the status of little known model Tyson Mayr, former Hi-5 kids entertainer Lauren Brant and catty Perth comic Joel Creasey.
It's been reported in the Fairfax press that each contestant will be paid as much as $60,000 per week for their appearance on the show, a respectable sum if they manage to last the show's six-week duration. The ultimate winner gets to donate $100,000 to the charity of his or her choice.
Arguably the highlight of last night's program was TV and radio personality, Chrissie Swan, who managed to spent a disproportionate amount of air time sliding down a muddy mountain and was later covered in locusts, ants and maggot larvae.


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The Unexpected Mental and Physical Benefits of Being Lazy!
You've probably heard your whole life that not doing enough, not being active, and not making the absolute most of every waking moment is just the worst thing ever. Being lazy is pretty awful, right?
Well, maybe not. While there are, of course, times when you have to get moving and get things done, it turns out that maybe living life in the slow lane is actually not a bad choice.
Most grown-ups are discouraged from napping during the day, but it turns out that napping daily is excellent for your health and well-being. Just like napping, though, we associate lounging around and taking things slow as a character flaw, or failing.
In reality, it's not! It's actually been shown to be a great way to boost creativity, invention, and even motivation.
We're not saying to spend your life on the couch, of course, but when you're feeling tired, tell yourself that it's OK to have a little sit and just chill out for a few minutes. If anything, it's good for you! When you get up again, you'll feel refreshed and ready to go.
Read on to discover all the ways laziness is good for you, and let us know in the comments where your favorite spot to be lazy is!
Laziness Is Natural
Being "lazy" is totally natural. Humans are actually evolved for lounging. That's because your body is always looking to conserve energy.
In fact, in the winter, our bodies produce more melatonin, which makes us feel sleepy. In the summer, the heat prevents us from being too active, lest we get heat stroke.
But did you know there are actual mental and physical benefits of being lazy?
Scroll down below to learn why you should be lazy more often!
Benefits Of Being Lazy
Lazy Benefit #1: Lowers Blood Pressure
A stressful day can leave us feeling stressed out and high-strung, and too much of that can have negative effects on blood pressure and heart rate levels, and make us feel jittery and anxious.
Taking some time to simply stretch out, take a deep breath, and calm your mind, though, can lower blood pressure and make us feel soothed and peaceful again.
Lazy Benefit #2: Improves Workouts
This seems counterintuitive, but if you're lazy, you're not going to want to spend all day exercising.
Instead, they'll go for a shorter, but higher intensity workout, which gets the blood pumping, but also leaves time to binge watch an entire season of something on Netflix.
And in fact, studies have shown that these short, intense workouts followed by periods of rest are actually better for weight loss and staying fit.
Lazy Benefit #3: Increases Creativity
Lying about thinking of nothing in particular is where many people come up with their best ideas.
Sometimes, actively trying to pin down an idea can have the opposite effect, but letting go and letting your brain cycle through some thoughts can put ideas together in new and exciting ways.
Lazy Benefit #4: Improves Efficiency
We've all heard the expression, "Necessity is the mother of invention."
But according to author Agatha Christie, "Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness… To save oneself trouble."
That means that laziness is responsible for all those inventions that make life easier and less strenuous.
Being lazy can also force you to get a task done as quickly as possible, either to get it out of the way, or because you've been procrastinating.
Either way, you're getting a task done and getting it done quickly.
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Sunday, 30 December 2018
"Rangers only won because Celtic were rubbish"
We've been seeing a few very amusing and bitter comments from some Celtic fans about yesterday's loss on the site, playing it down by suggesting we only managed to beat a 'poor Celtic side'.
To giggle at this and watch as the pot calls the kettle black is a level of brass neck we shouldn't really be that surprised to see.
For six years, Celtic fans have enjoyed themselves as they beat dreadful Rangers team after dreadful Rangers team – consistently gloating about their superiority and how much better they were to the rank atrocity in our shirt.
Now the situation is reversed – a sinking Celtic, and a rising Rangers, and their fans reject the loss as they weren't very good.
Only us who see the irony in this?
For six years, Celtic destroyed a rubbish Rangers and claimed the title on the back of it – not tainted, no, valid titles.
But when it's the other way around, and Rangers gub a hopeless Celtic, it doesn't count… because it just doesn't, alright?
In fairness to Celtic's manager and players, they accepted the loss on the chin – they actually acted with the sort of dignity Scottish football used to have in yesteryear.
But their fans? Laughable.
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To be fair , we have been saying that they are rubbish for years , but unfortunately we were " rubbisher". In a way then they are right , but they have paid a lot of money to be that rubbish.ReplyDelete
Must admit, I was surprised at the dignity and honesty of Brenda yesterday.ReplyDelete
Just such a pity Leigh Griffith wasn't there to come on a tie a scarf to the post - I bet he would have tried......
Its been difficult as a fan to watch our Rangers teams struggle over the past six years. Apart from the infamous cup penalty win, that lot have had no competition and do not deserve any credit that's been given to them in my opinion. They have become complacent and did not improve thier playing squad while Rangers have been growing stronger. I know this is only one big win but this season so far has been the best in six years. I want to point out though we haven't been beaten by that lot for six years in fact its only been three years because since the 2012/13 season we had been playing better teams than them in different leagues.ReplyDelete
They need to listen to there manager quote- "Rangers were the better team",now i dont think ive ever heard any celtic manager praise a Rangers team👏👏👏ReplyDelete
Yeh they were rubbish cos we made them rubbish we dominated in all areas,it should have been 6-0🏋♀
Where's Rod Stewart noo fanny😂😂😂
I have just watched sportscene aka celticsport and what you have said is true firstly Stewart and Thompson had three red cards for Morelos and the reason we won was because Celtic had big game players missing and the referee choose not to even speak to Morelos something should be done regards all the crap that is said about us by the bbc it borders on discriminationReplyDeleteReplies
What were they cheering all our players, as they were getting their names read out, for? Very strange.ReplyDelete
It's been very amusing listening to all the shit get out clauses for why they got absolutely destroyed in all areas of the game both on and off the park . We are on level par with the Rotten Mob they will be trying to sign players in Jan cause if they don't we will win the league. As far as the B B C goes they can fuck off they show us no respect the only way is to silence all of them SFA BBC etc by winning the league . LET'S GoReplyDelete
Now that we have beaten Celtic , can we now get off Gerrard's back about playing halliday and Worrall and not playing Wallace or Katc? Please.ReplyDelete
who will thy play when all the on loan players leaveReplyDelete
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