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Altar Arrangements for WeddingsAltar Arrangements for Weddings
If you are being wed in a church, you will be standing up on, or right in front of, the altar during the marriage ceremony. With all eyes looking that way, you will want to be sure that the altar is as beautifully decorated as the rest of your wedding. Here are some of the ways that you can make the altar picture perfect for your wedding ceremony.
The first step when planning any type of church decorations is to speak to your officiant. Most churches will have regulations about what they will or will not permit you to do to the church, both inside and outside. You are likely to find that they do not want you to put any holes in the wall, and sprinkling the altar floor with flower petals is also probably not allowed. From there, some churches will allow you a great deal of flexibility, whereas others may permit only a bare minimum of decorating.
If your wedding will fall near a holiday like Christmas or Easter, also be sure to find out what special decorations the church will have in place at that time. It may be that they are so lovely that you do not need to add anything else. In fact, this can be a very good reason to schedule your wedding at one of these times, as you can usually cut down on your decorating costs. It is also quite possible that the seasonal flowers and the like will have to remain in place during your wedding, so you will need to choose your other décor to coordinate.
The altar area of a church is a large space to fill, so it is important to choose flowers and other elements that make a big impact. Remember that your guests will be seeing the decorations from distance. This is not the place to spend your money on special details like crystal drops in the floral arrangements to coordinate with your bridal jewelry. If you are planning on accents like that in your centerpieces and want to bring jewelry style accents to the ceremony décor, put them in your bridal bouquet. They will just get lost when view from far away.
At the minimum, plan on having some tall floral displays flanking the altar, as well as a large accent further out to each side, such as a standing candelabra or a potted tree. If your church does not permit you to have open flame, one pretty idea would be to add battery powered white lights to a potted tree. The trees can be rented, and are an easy way to add a big splash of color without the expense of creating a massive floral arrangement. A contemporary version of this would be to "plant" white birch branches into a large container in lieu of greenery. Place uplighting in the base of each pot for a dramatic effect.
When choosing the flowers for the arrangements nearest the altar, look for ones that are tall and bold. They may not be the same types of blossoms that you use for your centerpieces, which is fine, as long as they are similar in style and color. Tall footed vases will also add height and impact. If your church allows it, a gorgeous idea is to drape a lush swag of greens and flowers on the altar table. This will look very pretty in the photographs behind you taken during the exchange of vows.
Most altars are too large an area to fill with decorations, so don't drive yourself crazy trying to decorate every square inch. Simply choose a few large accents and position them where they will have the most impact. The special décor that you use for your wedding ceremony will make it even lovelier.


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There are a lot of questions to be answered in Atlanta. Let's start with: WTF?
Atlanta got torched. Which has been a problem, historically.
The Falcons got everyone excited but aren't going to finish. Appropriate for a town famous for its strip clubs.
The Rams got a low turnout for fan appreciation day. What did they give away? Flights to LA for next year?
After the game, Jay-Z stopped by the Rams locker room. They got 99 problems, but January work ain't one.
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
I went all the way to Canada for these cards
I'm afraid this is another blatant "look what I got" post. But if you want my turnaround time on shipping out packages to be less than every other month then you should be willing to settle for some of these.
Also, you might want to write a few complaint letters to Netflix. Life demands 90 percent of my time and now episodes of shows that you saw four years ago are grabbing about 7 percent.
Welcome to the remaining 3 percent.
Enjoy the show.
I've often been intrigued by blog readers who are committed to only a few blogs. I admire them. I try to juggle 350 something in a massive attempt not to miss out on anything just in case I am suddenly stopped and quizzed and then pointed at and derided because YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT 2013 PANINI TRIPLE PLAY IS LIVE??????? WHAT KIND OF BLOG ARE YOU WRITING, MAN?????? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
I have issues.
But these limited-blog-viewers do not. They read and comment on maybe three or four and they are satisfied with that (I've even noted commenters who comment on only one blog. Weird).
One commenter who I recognize only from my blog is named Brian (he could be commenting on others -- I read 350 blogs, it's hard for me to absorb everything). I enjoy his comments. And recently he sent me some cards. From Canada.
I say that to impress you. Folks who live in Alabama or Texas hear "Canada," and think "wow, that's like getting cards from the moon!" But I can be in Canada in 30 minutes, tops. (It's getting back IN that can take some time).
This was another case of the "ever-expanding circle": going to another country to find long-wanted cards.
Like this:
1993 Finest.
People seem to really like the debut year of Finest because I never see it, except for on this blog. Brett Butler is doing some weird bat helicopter dance that they did back in the early '90s.
Here is some Strawberry Finest. Sounds like fancy ice cream.
And here is some Finest from the years when the brand's objective was to confuse the hell out of collectors. Rows and themes and common and uncommon. No wonder nobody peeled the coating off the cards. They were too busy staring at the back trying to figure out what the hell was in their hands.
Some Early Aughts Dust Collectors ... er, I mean, Chrome.
Like all Dodgers of this time period, everyone here was a massive disappointment.
Brian sent some cards from the Topps 1995 Dodgers Archives set, another '90s impossibility off my want list.
To demonstrate, I will show these other '95 Archives items that were also in the package:
I have the 1956 Topps originals of all four of these cards, yet the cheap, knock-off, postcard-thin versions of those cards languished on my want list for literally years.
Nobody really collected in the '90s did they?
This former Nebulous 9 item completes the Dodgers gold sparkly set from last year. Now that this is finished, you can all go to work finding the emerald/rain forest Dodger parallels I still need.
Finally, I present an out-of-bounds parallel of Andre Ethier. The reaction of the family in the stands is priceless. Dad trying to interfere with Andre. Mom cowering in fear. One son imitating dad. One totally clueless. And a teenage daughter thinking she's in a Coke commercial. ... oh, wait, she is.
This was one terrific haul for myself, as I don't see a lot of these types of cards too often.
Thanks for sticking with me through another trade post. I'll try to return to my relentless, semi-thought-provoking, annoyingly long, two-posts-a-day pace next week.
But no guarantees.
I just found out Betty Draper is pregnant.
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I like "look what I got" posts. They definitely keep my interest up.ReplyDelete
I have a question for you... How do you go about making team checklists for your Dodger's cards? Is there a resource out there for that, or do you automatically know who you need on each release by the players names?
I'm finally getting to where I want to keep track of my Mets cards so I can write a list out for ones I still need. I thought I would ask you before I go visit mr google.
Michael ~ReplyDelete
Go to teamsets4u.com and click on the team checklists link.
It's a very useful site for this.
350 !?ReplyDelete
I can barely keep up trying to read 100-150.
It's a good thing everyone doesn't post every day.
I like the "look at what I got" posts as well - sometimes I learn stuff about sets I didn't know existed (like today). I'm afraid I do a lot more of the show-n-tell stuff than most...but I can say that I've had people trade with me specifically with the goal of getting to "star" in their own show-n-tell post on my blog. You never know!ReplyDelete
I like your "look what I got" posts. The majority of my blog is "look what I got" posts. So no complaining from me.ReplyDelete
I collected in the '90s. I absolutely loved the Archives cards. I didn't even know the '95 Dodgers set even existed until about a decade after it came out.ReplyDelete
The '90s were a bad time for cards.
They're really had to findn but Topps actually made a factory set for the Brooklyn Dodgers archives.ReplyDelete
Here's a picture of what it looks like.
Hey GregReplyDelete
Happy to read the comments about the cards I sent you.
Feel like I'm bathing in the reflected glory of your celebrity status as King Blogger.
Seriously, your out of the box comments and humorous dissection of cards is what brings me
to your blog every morning.
No dry stats and dates from you! Your opinions on the hobby in general and cards specifically
are always refreshing.
Your helicopter comment on Butler and the family outing behind Ethier are typical Night Owl keen observations. You really get maximum enjoyment out of your collection.
Enough of the "atta boy"s for you. Patiently waiting for Friday's blog.


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Emily Binford's reflections from leading her first bilingual camping trip with Families in Nature This fall, I taught nature lessons from our new Ecologist School Curriculum at TA Brown Elementary School. Mid-semester, we took a group of their families out to McKinney Falls State Park to camp, fish, hike, and enjoy some Texas beauty. It . . . read more


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"You just went and made a new dinosaur?"
It's been over 20 years since the fiasco at the original Jurassic Park and a lot of advancements have been made technologically in both theme parks and gene splicing which has lead to tens of thousands of guests hearing daily "Welcome to Jurassic World". With fears that the parks attendance might slip as people's interest in their biological attractions begins to wain the good folks in the genetics labs over at inGen have decided to splice some genes and create a new breed of dinosaur. With the parks security being unprepared for what happens when the creature inevitably escapes, it's up to ex-Navy badass turned Raptor trainer Owen (Chris Pratt) and the parks operations manager (Bryce Dallas Howard) to save the day!
"Jurassic World" has some very big footprints to fill. I'm not meaning being a sequel to the now classic Spielberg film of the early 90s (nothing will ever touch that), I'm meaning following a series of continually solid holiday blockbuster films that studios have been churning out as of late (the Marvel movies being a prime example). When put up against these other mainstream juggernauts "Jurassic World" holds its ground as a great piece of popcorn cinema.
Director Colin Trevorrow perfectly balances the thrills and action of the film with a sweet, light hearted nature that is often missing from bigger, blockbuster cinema. The duality in tone he creates guarantees the audience will have a great time as he generously provides plenty of opportunities for the viewer to both laugh and scream and what's happening on the screen while never loosing interest in either the story or the characters. This is also due in large part to the tongue in cheek nature of the film, Trevorrow knows exactly the type of movie he is making and never lets it take itself too seriously, which in this case is very important.
The story is what it is (you don't exactly go into the fourth "Jurassic Park" film expecting it be have a brilliant story) but what the cast and crew manage to do with the little they are given is quite entertaining. Everybody involved seems to be having a lot of fun working on the film which translates on the screen and bleeds over into the audience. Pratt and Howard do a fine job delivering clunky one-liners and expository dialogue while young actors Nick Robinson and Ty Simpkins provide a wonderful heart to the film as brothers lost on the wrong side of the fences and trying to survive the park.
The problem with "Jurassic World" is that it seems to be trying a little too hard to be a blockbuster. In an age where Marvel films craft interesting and intriguing stories it's a little disappointing that a storyline couldn't be constructed for this franchise that doesn't just seem like a rehash of old material, throwing in some nostalgic moments for extra measure. While the special effects are breathtaking and the construction of the piece is entertaining, it just leaves the audience with a somewhat of an empty feeling as the credits begin to roll.
While Jurassic World may be a whole lot of fun the audience learn a similar lesson to that of the characters in the film, bigger is not always better. Of course nothing will come close to the sheer cinematic thrill that is the original "Jurassic Park" but as far as holiday blockbusters go this one definitely provides an entertaining time at the movies.
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We had been wanting to go to the Drive-in Movies for a while. Having a newborn, it is the perfect place to go see a movie! We drove down and after stopping for some formula, (Mommy left the pump and milk at home) we got to the theater with time to spare. Luckily they had a mini-golf course to keep us busy!
Even Ella got in on the game!
Kaden's favorite hole had Sponge Bob on it of course!
Nice stance Daddy!
Kaden too!
A jungle safari on the course!
Ella resting in the back of the car.
Cool "barbie" car parked next to us!
We watched Grown ups and Karate Kid.
Luckily Toy Story 3 was playing on the next screen over and Kaden watched it during Grown Ups, even though he couldn't hear it!
He then stayed up until 1:45 AM watching Karate Kid. He loved it!
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Tights and Fur
Can't complain, so far it's been decent weather December. In the past week it has become colder and more windy. Perfect for layering and fur! I have been loving the fur trend; coats and vests galore!
Today's outfit is a perfect blend of comfy-cute and edgy-chic. I'm wearing an appliqué sheer sleeve top from free people. The sheer sleeves are just so pretty! My bottoms are mini herringbone printed lululemon tights. I layered this look with my Nasty Gal leather jacket and ebay fur vest for added warmed and edge. To finish the look I wore my Just Fab moto booties, Free People Lolita choker, and some Francesca studs. Lately its been my favorite to wear my hair half up and half down. I used to wear my hair like this all the time as a child and am glad to bring it back thanks to Ariana Grande for hair inspo, and envy.
Overall a perfect outfit for a day of running around the city or lunch with your bestie!
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Bottoms: Lululemon
Jacket: Nasty Gal
Vest: Ebay
Boots: Just Fab
Jewelry: Free People, Francescas
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Here is to the last couple days before Christmas... ahh here so fast!?
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Log In and Add $160.14 +0.11 (+0.07 %) (As of 09/22/2019 02:48 AM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$160.09Now: $160.14▼$161.2750-Day Range$155.23MA: $162.11▼$169.9452-Week Range$119.00Now: $160.14▼$171.10Volume802,110 shsAverage Volume643,818 shsMarket Capitalization$21.22 billionP/E Ratio32.22Dividend Yield1.43%Beta0.16 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email McCormick & Company, Incorporated manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the food industry. The company operates in two segments, Consumer and Flavor Solutions. The Consumer segment offers spices, herbs, and seasonings, as well as desserts. 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MCCORMICK & CO /SH issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, June, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.20-5.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.26. The company issued revenue guidance of +1-3% to ~$5.46-5.57 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.42 billion. What price target have analysts set for MKC? 9 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for MCCORMICK & CO /SH's shares. Their predictions range from $108.00 to $166.00. On average, they anticipate MCCORMICK & CO /SH's share price to reach $140.6250 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.2%. View Analyst Price Targets for MCCORMICK & CO /SH. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for MCCORMICK & CO /SH? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MCCORMICK & CO /SH in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for MCCORMICK & CO /SH. What are Wall Street analysts saying about MCCORMICK & CO /SH stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about MCCORMICK & CO /SH stock: 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "McCormick has outperformed the industry in the past three months, largely driven by its robust-savings initiatives and sales-driving efforts. These factors fueled first-quarter fiscal 2019 results, wherein earnings improved year on year and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Also, the top line remained sturdy, gaining from a strong base business as well as new product developments. New launches under the Frank's and French's banners have been yielding results. Notably, the company is on track with new product developments across different categories for fiscal 2019. Also, it is progressing well with augmenting digital marketing efforts. On the flip side, we note that adverse currency fluctuations were a drag on the top and the bottom line during the first quarter. Management expects such headwinds to persist in fiscal 2019." (5/30/2019) 2. Jefferies Financial Group Inc analysts commented, "Results are not directly comparable to our estimates given the adoption of new accounting standards, however, organic sales growth was better than expected, gross margins were flat y/y and EBIT was generally in line. Expectations were high and although 1Q was solid, quality was not high enough, in our view." (3/26/2019) Has MCCORMICK & CO /SH been receiving favorable news coverage? News articles about MKC stock have been trending somewhat negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. MCCORMICK & CO /SH earned a daily sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for MCCORMICK & CO /SH. Are investors shorting MCCORMICK & CO /SH? MCCORMICK & CO /SH saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,287,200 shares, a decrease of 6.5% from the July 31st total of 8,867,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 878,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 9.4 days. Approximately 6.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View MCCORMICK & CO /SH's Current Options Chain. Who are some of MCCORMICK & CO /SH's key competitors? Some companies that are related to MCCORMICK & CO /SH include WANT WANT CHINA/ADR (WWNTY), Greencore Group (GNCGY), Medifast (MED), Farmer Bros (FARM), Jammin Java (JAMN) and China Marine Food Group (CMFO). What other stocks do shareholders of MCCORMICK & CO /SH own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other MCCORMICK & CO /SH investors own include Starbucks (SBUX), Mcdonald's (MCD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Home Depot (HD), PepsiCo (PEP), Mastercard (MA), Walmart (WMT), Walt Disney (DIS) and 3M (MMM). Who are MCCORMICK & CO /SH's key executives? MCCORMICK & CO /SH's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Lawrence E. Kurzius, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 61)Mr. Michael R. Smith, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 54)Mr. Jeffery D. Schwartz, VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 49)Mr. Malcolm S. Swift, Pres of Global Flavor Solutions & McCormick International (Age 59)Mr. Brendan F. Foley, Pres of Global Consumer & Americas (Age 53) Who are MCCORMICK & CO /SH's major shareholders? MCCORMICK & CO /SH's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.87%), BlackRock Inc. (7.65%), BlackRock Inc. (7.65%), Northern Trust Corp (1.15%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.10%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.10%). Company insiders that own MCCORMICK & CO /SH stock include Alan D Wilson, Christina M Mcmullen, Freeman A Hrabowski III, Jacques Tapiero, Lawrence Erik Kurzius, Lisa Manzone, Malcolm Swift, Margaret M V Preston, Maritza Gomez Montiel, Michael D Mangan, Michael R Smith, Nneka Louise Rimmer and Patricia A Little. View Institutional Ownership Trends for MCCORMICK & CO /SH. Which institutional investors are selling MCCORMICK & CO /SH stock? MKC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Clarkston Capital Partners LLC, APG Asset Management N.V., Putnam Investments LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. and Oakbrook Investments LLC. Company insiders that have sold MCCORMICK & CO /SH company stock in the last year include Alan D Wilson, Christina M Mcmullen, Jacques Tapiero, Lawrence Erik Kurzius, Lisa Manzone, Malcolm Swift, Margaret M V Preston, Michael D Mangan, Michael R Smith, Nneka Louise Rimmer and Patricia A Little. View Insider Buying and Selling for MCCORMICK & CO /SH. Which institutional investors are buying MCCORMICK & CO /SH stock? MKC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC, Invesco Ltd., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, JPMorgan Chase & Co., NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. and Janus Henderson Group PLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for MCCORMICK & CO /SH. How do I buy shares of MCCORMICK & CO /SH? Shares of MKC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is MCCORMICK & CO /SH's stock price today? One share of MKC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $160.14. How big of a company is MCCORMICK & CO /SH? MCCORMICK & CO /SH has a market capitalization of $21.22 billion and generates $5.41 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $933.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.97 on an earnings per share basis. MCCORMICK & CO /SH employs 14,400 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About MCCORMICK & CO /SH. What is MCCORMICK & CO /SH's official website? The official website for MCCORMICK & CO /SH is http://www.mccormickcorporation.com/. How can I contact MCCORMICK & CO /SH? MCCORMICK & CO /SH's mailing address is 24 Schilling Road Suite 1, Hunt Valley MD, 21031. The company can be reached via phone at 410-771-7301 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for MCCORMICK & CO /SH (NYSE MKC)Community Ranking: 2.2 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 393 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 483 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 876MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about MCCORMICK & CO /SH and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe MKC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. 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Here's a bit of summer sweetness - a dress for Miss M's daughter, Little Miss K.
Made in a soft pink seersucker, with cap sleeves and just-right pockets. I added a little swirl stitching to the top of the pocket edge, and finished the bottom hem with a scalloped stitch. And once again, I altered the pattern so that the bodice is completely lined and no seams are exposed. I also did french seams on the skirt.


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If you know how to treat a girl right, you will know what I like and what I don`t.


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Ranked #4 in our countdown of '100 Ultimate Travel Experiences of a Lifetime'.
This archipelago of volcanic islands on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean form an Ecuadorian province, a national park and a biological marine reserve.
The Galápagos' staggering number of endemic species fascinated Charles Darwin during his Beagle voyage and led to his history-altering theories of evolution and natural selection.
Travelling between the islands will present a dizzying array of animals, birds and reptiles, from lava lizard to marine iguana to boobies to sea lions to whales – and countless more.
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New Etsy Shop!
Finally, took the time to make a couple of goodies for you all, placed them online and made them look nice and fluffy for you to enjoy, check it out and let me know what you think, i will try to upload new items every week so keep checking it out and let me know what you think.
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Last year, I visited Loro Parque again. This time with my daughter and mother in tow. Learn more about the latest developments.
In 0AC 200 million people inhabited the earth. By the 18th century, the population blew up to 1 billion. In 1900, 2 billion. 2000…. 6 billion. In a mere 11 years the human population added another 1 billion to its already burgeoning size. With the human population growing exponentially, what are the implications for life on this planet?
At the moment, 50% of the world's population lives in cities. In 30 years the number will go up to 85%.
Deforestation continues to take place at an alarming rate. Before man started to "leave his mark" on Earth, 60 million km2 , which equates to 44%, of the world's surface hosted forests. By the year 2050, only 22% would be left, i.e. 50% of forests would have been destroyed.
The result?
For every hectare of tropical forest, an average of 704 animals can be found. Do the sums. No wonder numerous animal and plant species go extinct on a daily basis.
Adiós, Dodo. Aloha, Mauritius Blue Pigeon. Arrivederci, Black-Fronted Parakeet. Ciao, Quagga. Auf Wiedersehen, Tasmanian Wolf. Bon voyage, Golden Toad.
These are but a fraction of the animals that have gone extinct since the 1800's.
Next on the hit list is elephants. In 1900, 10 million of these magnificent creatures roamed in the wild, now a stark 600 000 are left.
Dolphins are snuffing it big time as well. Fishing nets and equipment kill 300 000 of these mammals every year. Environmental pollution causes weakness and illnesses in cetaceans, especially orcas. Countries such as Japan, Peru, Russia and Canada appeared to have developed an appetite to eat them and thanks to the overfishing of oceans, sea life suffers as a consequence, due to the scarcity of food.
The list for how humans negatively impact the environment goes on an on.
If only there was a clear cut solution, but there isn't. One obvious way to reduce the impact on the environment is through the reduction of the human population, although there is no humane way of going about. The second option is to slow down the speed of growth, which means China has had the right idea all along with its one child policy.
In this regard, Prince William and Kate having a third child is utterly irresponsible, considering they are public figures setting an example to the masses. Cue the further growth of the British nation popping out a throng of babies, called George, Charlotte or whatnot.
So while the number of different species are dwindling on a daily basis, zoos and aquariums are doing their best to conserve them with limited resources. Granted, not all zoos are created equal so it's important to support the good ones. The latter safeguard the genetic reserves of endangered species, study the animals to obtain valuable information and raise awareness by educating visitors of the status quo.
You can read more about the Loro Parque Foundation and donate. All proceeds go towards nature.
Last time I visited, African animals were noticeably missing but two newcomers had arrived in the meantime. With the lions just living a stone throw away, no wonder the meerkats are constantly on guard. A thick panel of glass divides visitors and lions and you can admire the king of the jungle's beauty up close and personal.
Food at Casa Pepe turned out to be just as good as last time. Spanish mussels, seafood stuffed peppers, grilled calamari with salad and papas arrugadas. A kids' menu is available so even the greatest of fusspots, i.e. my daughter, found something to enjoy.
The owner of the zoo may be German and the buildings Thai inspired, but Loro Parque embraces its location in Tenerife as well. We happened to visit the venue on 30 May, which is Día de Canaries – Canary Islands' Day.
Locals dressed in traditional Canarian garb and performed a dance around something not unlike an English maypole. A band performed while the locals danced. To top off the celebrations, traditional Canarian food was offered for free to visitors.
As always, it was fun and enjoyable visit to Loro Parque.
P.S. I was a guest of Loro Parque.
A special thanks to canarias.com for assisting with car hire that helped me to reach all my destinations in Tenerife.


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Bingo starts at 9:30PM
*COSTUME CONTEST* Judged by Phun House
Winners announced at midnight!
Join hosts Freeda Whales, Heather Silk, and Barb Wire for this spooktacular show!
DJ FRNK dance party to follow.
Donations collected in support of the Nature Trust of New Brunswick.
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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Shaefer Schuetz took one last chance to show exactly what made him an effective quarterback at Park Hill South.
The recent graduate headed to play at Benedictine (Kan.) College led a pair of scoring drives to help Missouri take the all-time series lead in the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Missouri vs. Kansas All-Star Game's history. He plunged into the end zone from 4 yards out early in the second quarter Thursday, June 18 at Blue Springs South High School to put Missouri ahead for good on the way to a 35-7 win.
Having now played 24 times, Missouri now owns a 12-11 lead on Kansas with the 2003 game canceled due to lightning.
The matchup pits graduated seniors from each side of the state line. The teams met up for two weeks worth of practices, and as one of only two quarterbacks on the Missouri roster, Schuetz — a four-year starter at Park Hill South, only one at quarterback — knew he could play a big role.
"It's always fun getting out under the lights," said Schuetz, who went 3-for-7 passing for 34 yards and a touchdown and four carries for 25 yards. "Especially with a group of guys who really love football and want to take it to the next level, it makes it that much easier. People said, 'Well, you only have two weeks to prepare, but everyone wanted to be there. It was really easy to put everything together. Tonight was just awesome overall."
Kearney's Jake Gassman highlighted Missouri's onslaught with a 62-yard punt return that featured almost a dozen broken tackles on his way to the end zone. The score to close out the first half put Missouri up 28-7 at the break and built on Schuetz's 4-yard touchdown run 10 minutes earlier on a read-option play.
Gassman won the game's MVP, but seven recent graduates from Platte County schools took part in Missouri's balanced effort, including a highlight trick play featuring Schuetz and Platte County's Tyler Cooper in the second half.
Cooper, once the starting quarterback for the Pirates who made the Missouri Football Coaches Assocation all-state team at tight end in 2014, completed a pass to Schuetz midway through the third quarter. Playing mostly fullback, Cooper took a reverse handoff from Hogan Prep running back Edward Collins and threw back to Schuetz, who had leaked out of the backfield after the original handoff.
The play went for 11 yards and was one of just seven pass completions for Missouri. Schuetz then completed the drive with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Winnetonka's Will Morrow with 3 minutes, 29 seconds left in the third quarter.
Aliek Reed, Platte County's other participant caught one pass — a 12-yard connection from Schuetz in the fourth quarter. Missouri finished with just more than 200 yards of offense, more than doubling Kansas' 98 yards of total offense.
"The guys up front did a great job," Schuetz said. "The receivers ran great routes and caught the ball. The running backs did awesome. The defense played really well. It was a great team effort, and I think the scoreboard really showed that tonight."
Joe Tuimauga, one of three all-state linemen for Park Hill this past season, primarily played left guard but slid back to fullback on multiple occasions when the Missourians switched to a jumbo package. One of just seven players listed as offensive lineman, he played almost the entire game.
A practicing Mormon, Tuimauga will go out on missionary duty for the next two years before planning to attend Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
"It's such an honor to follow behind those that came ahead of me," Tuimauga said. "It was a great time with the guys. From the very beginning, we were family. We were able to do what we do. It's always fun winning but also being with the best guys from Missouri, it is good."
Park Hill linebackers Clayton Cole, Carter Anchors and Jamaal Brazil helped solidify the defense which forced two turnovers and didn't allow a point after the first quarter.
Official defensive statistics were not kept.
Anchors, who has played through a torn ulnar collateral ligament he suffered during basketball season, also manned the punt duties for Missouri.
"It was a great experience," said Brazil, signed to play at Northwest Missouri State. "I really bonded with these guys. It was like real family. It was good. I enjoyed every minute of it. It was the funnest practices I ever went to. We all enjoyed it and picked up everything quick because you are playing with all-stars."
The four representative from Park Hill, all going to different schools to continue their careers, played together one last time. This senior group led a turnaround from three wins in 2013 to a 12-1 season that concluded with a 22-10 loss to Nixa in the Class 5 semifinals — the seventh trip to that round in program history and first since 2006.
"We wanted to win that last one," said Park Hill coach Josh Hood, who assisted on the Missouri staff in the game. "They made that promise. Those kids had such a great personality. The character of those kids through the entire squad was so impressive. It was fun to do anything with those guys, especially winning a football game. To be able to put a win together for them, it was a dream."
Missouri won its fifth straight Mo-Kan All-Star Game. Kansas has won just three times since taking a 8-2 series lead in 2001.


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This month's Warhammer 40,000 tournament at Millenium Games in Rochester, NY was last Saturday. The format was rulebook 40k, pre-set or 'cinematic' terrain if you like, and 1850pts. No comp, no painting, the only goal here was to win. Well, win and have fun.
I usually try to make a balanced list or go with something less utilized. This month I went with something I have found to always be reliable. The Leman Russ Tank. Specifically, the Executioner variant as it very rarely fails me when I use it and I always take it with plasma cannon sponsons and a hull mounted lascannon.
The night before the tournament GW dropped the FAQs upon us and the Leman Russ became a Heavy Vehicle, which helps out with a lot of the variants. I do like the change, even with the lack of movement over 6 inches. I think the old lumbering behemoth was very characterful.
Here's my list!
Imperial Guard:
Company Command: Power sword, med-pack, Standard, plasma gun, Vox, & 2 bodyguards
Veteran Squad: Demolitions, 3 Meltaguns, Power sword
Veteran Squad: Grenadiers, 3 Plasma Guns, Power Sword
Chimera: Hvy Stubber
Veteran Squad: Sentries, 3 Sniper Rifles, Lascannon, Vox
Veteran Squad: 3 grenade launchers, lascannon
Chimera: Heavy Stubber
Fast Attack
Vendetta Gunship
Heavy Support
Leman Russ Squadron
1>LR Executioner: Plasma Sponsons, Lascannon, Heavy Stubber
2>LR Executioner: Plasma Sponsons, Lascannon, Heavy Stubber
LR Battle Tank: Heavy Bolter Sponsons, Lascannon
LR Vanquisher: Lascannon, Multi Melta Sponsons
Shooty Carnifex Duo
Shooty Carnifex(In pod)
3x Warriors
1x Hive guard
10x guants
Tyranid Prime
Game 1 used the Hammer & Anvil deployment and Big Guns Never Tire for scenario. My warlord trait gave my outflanking units acute senses I do no recall what Chris' did. We roll and get 3 objectives, he places 2 and I one. Here's our terrain set up.
I get first turn and deploy as seen below; the Vendetta and the melta vets are coming. I put the snipers in the ruin and the objective turns out to give a +1 to cover, meaning they gain 1 2+ cover save while camping the objective. I wish I could get this every game I played. The command is on the floor below them to issue orders and guard against assault. Everything else deploys to advance and crossfire.
Here is Chris' deployment. The Trygon and pod Carnifex are in reserve. He fails to seize but we do have night-fighting for turn 1.
Turn 1
I advance the Grenade vets in their chimera and the Leman Russ Battle Tank, keeping everything else stationary.
In the shooting phase I put almost everything I have at the Carnifex team, between everything I score a lot of hits, and he makes a good amount of saves but I still end up killing one and putting 3 wounds on the other. I also put 2 wounds on the Prime from splash and I think kill 1 gaunt.
In his turn he spawns a unit of 15, the maximum without doubles. He moves up the gaunts, prime, and remaining fex. He casts some boons to them, I think increasing the toughness or some such. The fex shoots at the Chimera and manages to stun it.
Turn 2
First I roll for the Valkyrie and it does indeed arrive. I advance everything but the Grenade Launcher Chimera and the objective holders.
In shooting I finish off the carnifex gaining First Blood and since it is a Heavy it gains me 2 Victory Points. The vendetta shoots at the Tervigon and does 1 wound.
The fex shoots the rear of my other Chimera and stuns it. The pod shoots and my command squad and kills bodyguards.
In the assault phase the prime charges in on my GL vet Chimera and blows it up. The squad holds its own in the cover I lost 3 scrubs.
Turn 2 Summary: Guard 5 (First Blood, Heavy Kill, Objective), Nids 7 (2 Objectives, Linebreaker)
Turn 3
I make another on the near table edge with the Leman Russ, going for the linebreaker. The lower chimera rotates to face the fex, the executioners turn to face the trygon, the vanquisher turns to face it as well, and the Vendetta turns on the flyrant.
This turn I take out the tervigon, put some wounds on the flyrant and on the carnifex.
It was the first aerial combat of the day.
The tyranids advance again and he spawns 14 more guants. The carnifex moves in on my command squad. Shooting from the flyrant takes the vendetta down a hull point. The pod manages to wreak my other chimera.
In the assault phase the fex goes into my command squad, the guants attack my dismounted plasma vets. The fex is downed by my command but the guants take out the veterans. The same squad that turned back a unit of reavers a few months ago.
Turn 3 summary: Guard 7 (1 Objective, First Blood, 3 Heavy Kills), Nids 7 (2 Objectives, Linebreaker)
Turn 4
I move the vendetta towards the corner and dismount the Vets with Grav Chute Insertion, they do not scatter and none of them die.
On his turn he advance gaunts towards my Melta vets and the flyrant at my Executioners. He shoots at the vets and kills a few and then assaults the Executioners to little effect.
Turn 5
I forgot to take any pictures this turn but it mostly involves me killing the flyrant. He returns fire and kills a couple more veterans from the melta squad and some from the sniper squad with the pod.
In the end this game was pretty close, at first we thought it was a draw because we forgot to count each heavy killed as another Victory point. I had some very good rolls this game, and my shooting was especially effective. In the end I wound up with 10 VP; 3 for my objective, 1 for linebreaker, 1 for First blood, 1 for slay the warlord, and 4 for Heavy kills. Chris came up with 7; 6 for objectives and 1 for linebreaker.
Mt next batrep may be up next week and will detail the events of my first battle against Daemons.


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Yea! This is what Cyndi said...."I would love for you to pick us because with the two kiddos hogging the camera's attention - I miss seeing pictures of just the two of us together. We got some family pictures a year ago and my favorites are just the ones of Blake and I together - reminds me of the days when butterflies came from end-of-date hugs, way too long phone conversations, and cheesy love notes! Being with Blake only gets better with time and I love capturing these moments with photos because they will soon be memories too."
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Tottenham will ask Manchester United to include Anthony Martial in any deal that involves Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld, according to The Sun.
The report claims that Mauricio Pochettino is ready to let go of the central defender after an injury-plagued season but the club will try to get as much as they can for the 29-year-old valued at more than £70m.
There have been long negotiations to ensure that Alderweireld remains at the club but his wages have been an issue as Spurs do not want to pay more than £110,000 per week while Alderweireld wants £150,000 per week. Thanks to Tottenham's inability to offer more wages to the Belgian, Man Utd betting odds have increased in recent times in favour of Jose Mourinho finally landing his man.
Should they not be able to sell him this season, the defender can move for a fee of £22m next summer due to a release clause in his contract.
Pochettino, according to the report, also added that he prefers Davinson Sanchez and Jan Vertonghen as his preferred central defensive partnership and would be ready to let go of Alderweireld.
However, the Argentine is a fan of the Manchester United attacker, Martial and believes he can turn things around for the Frenchman who has struggled to perform under Jose Mourinho.
Martial only started 18 Premier League games under the United boss and managed a paltry 12 goals from 45 games. The 22-year-old moved to United from Monaco for a fee that could rise up to £58m but Mourinho does not seem to be getting the best out of the attacker.
Alderweireld didn't have the greatest season either, due to his injury issues. The Belgian only played 21 games in all competitions for us and had just 13 Premier League starts to his name.
It will be interesting to see just how we deal with Alderweireld regarding his contract issue and the fact that some clubs are looking to sign the Belgian defender.
Bringing in Martial would certainly give us one of the most exciting youngsters in European football and we know that Pochettino will be able to extract the most out of him and make him better too.
Hopefully, we can land the right players for the team and make a real challenge for the Premier League title after finishing third this time around.


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"The Conjuring 2" Review
"The Conjuring 2" is a horror film directed by James Wan, and starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as the power couple and real-life demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. As the title of the film implies, "The Conjuring 2" is a sequel to the 2013 film "The Conjuring". In the first installment, Ed and Lorraine investigated a haunting that took place in Rhode Island during the early 1970s. In "The Conjuring 2" Ed and Lorraine are led to a suburb of London where the Hodgson family is being tormented by another demonic being. The Hodgson's are briefly introduced as a respectable, yet struggling lower class family led by a stalwart single mother named Peggy (Frances O'Connor). The rest of the family is comprised of five children, of whom only one is really vital to the story. This child is Janet (Madison Wolfe), a nine-year-old girl indistinguishable from any other young girl in London except for the fact that she is being haunted by an evil spirit. The haunting manifests itself in several nighttime disturbances that escalate to the point that the Hodgson's are forced to move out of their townhouse. Ed and Lorraine catch wind of the story after it becomes publicized in the local news, and are coerced into travelling across the pond to investigate.
The plot of "The Conjuring 2" is just a slightly tweaked version of the first film. As the supernatural disturbances increase, Janet is singled out by the demon and is slowly overtaken much like mother in the previous film. What begins as disturbing, yet relatively harmless nighttime pranks evolves into seriously terrifying and dangerous assaults on the family, eventually orchestrated through Janet herself. Once Ed and Lorraine show up in London with their cameras and tech gear, the demon goes full throttle and the film spirals into a chaotic climax. Without a doubt the strongest aspects of "The Conjuring 2" are the visuals. While they aren't smart or subtle, they are very effective. The demon takes many forms, the creepiest of which is a zombie-like, Marilyn Manson-looking nun dressed in a black robe. Probably the most unfortunate part of "The Conjuring 2" is that James Wan shows several flashes of great directing, yet cant seem to string them throughout the film. The first scene in London is a tracking shot through an urban elementary school accompanied by The Clash's "London Calling". The scene is pretty chipper, but also manages to set the aura for the drippy, dark, dingy setting of London that lends itself well to the horror that follows later in the film.
If only there were more scenes in which Wan utilized his finer talents instead of inserting pop-outs for the sake of a momentary thrill. In "The Conjuring 2", the scary moments are built up by visuals. For example, in one scene previewed in the trailer, Janet sits in a room covered wall-to-wall with crucifixes. The intensity slowly builds as the evil spirit takes control of the room and the wooden crosses slowly start to turn upside down, almost like "the wave" at a sporting event. The big pop out occurs as the last cross goes upside down. These scenes are a dime-a-dozen in "The Conjuring 2". Although these scenes are somewhat frightening, they don't actually add anything to the story. The best horror films are built by what is actually going on in the plot. Information is key, and the moments of absolute dread occur when a character sees or learns something new. An example would be in "The Silence of the Lambs", when the protagonist Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) first encounters the serial killer Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine) and gets a quick look inside his house. In that scene there are several pieces of information that were gained through dialogue and harmless visuals that culminate in a sudden, horrifying realization. "The Conjuring 2" looks scarier, but feels way dumber in comparison.
Take away the effective pop-outs and creepy visuals, and the film crumbles on poor screenwriting and a generic storyline. In "The Conjuring 2", the dialogue feels mandatory, as if its only purpose were to move the story along. Unlike smarter horror films, the audience doesn't have to work for any of the scares, and around every corner the film is interspersed with chippy little tidbits of dialogue that are supposed to provide comic relief. In a scene where Ed and Lorraine are preparing to explore the townhouse, Ed picks up a clunky 1970s video camera and exclaims, "It's so small and light!" In another scene late that night when Ed and Lorraine get into separate twin beds in the townhouse, Ed expresses his discontent with being so far away. Lorraine responds with, "It'll give something to look forward to when we get home." So they're about to go to sleep in a demon infested house, and Lorraine makes a sex joke? How seriously are we supposed to take this film?
For some audiences the visuals may be enough to satisfy. "The Conjuring 2" boasts incredible special effects and innovative build-ups to the big thrills. However, how much credit can you give a horror film for just being visually creepy? "The Conjuring 2" is chock full of things that are inherently creepy, like a zoetrope featuring a spindly, stalking figure called "The Crooked Man" and a dilapidated underground laundry room with flickering lights. Demons are on their own are scary. Compare these objects to those used in a great thriller like Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film, "Rear Window" which utilizes elusive, seemingly mundane little details to build up to the climax. Ultimately, "The Conjuring 2" has enough gusto to outpace most modern day horror films by a mile. However, in a genre with zero competition, how much does that really count for?


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Imputing Righteousness to Your Account Romans 4:6
Posted by Job on March 30, 2008
BIBLE MEDITATION: "Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works." Romans 4:6
DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: God imputes righteousness to you through His Son. What does "impute" mean? It means "to put on your account." At the moment you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, God makes you righteous. Romans 4:8 says, "Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin." A woman was asked one day what it felt like to be saved, and she replied, "It feels as though I am standing in Jesus' shoes and He is standing in mine." A scholar or theologian couldn't have said it any better. "For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21).
ACTION POINT: If you're saved, thank God that though you are a sinner, He doesn't impute it to you and though you are not righteous, He does input that to you! share devotional with a friend visit lwf.org


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The weblog of Irfan Yusuf, bush lawyer, humorist and award-winning author, once a small-c conservative but now politically left right out. His often irreverent take on things appears in some newspapers in Australia and New Zealand and online. His comic memoir "Once Were Radicals: My Years As A Teenage Islamo-fascist" was published in May 2009 and won the Iremonger Award for Public Issues Writing.
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Penberthy Is Innocent
Am I being sarcastic? No. I am serious. Am I saying this because I sometimes write for the DT? No.
In April 2005, I saw a certain Liverpool Sheik on TV saying that women who dress a certain way are eligible for rape. I put pen to paper and rang a friend in Melbourne who put me onto the opinion editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. Within 48 hours, I had my first op-ed piece published.
Within 72 hours, I was being "head-hunted"by an editor of the DT.
"David asked me to phone you. He was upset that you do not write for us. We are quite serious about it. We want new and different voices to be heard."
To accuse David and the DT of being anti-Liberal is a joke. After all, I have not been able to publish anything in a News Limited paper critical of Mr Howard's industrial reforms. Neither the Australian not the DT will touch it. Their policy is to support the Libs on this one.
Further, one of the DT's star columnists is Piers Akerman. Now anyone who knows Piers will testify to the fact that he is NOT anti-Liberal. If anything, he is accused of being so pro-Liberal that most people take for granted that he will never praise an ALP government.
Akerman has in the past spoken at Liberal functions and gatherings. Prior to the Talibanisation of the non-Group forces, Akerman spoke at a non-Group factional dinner organised by a prominent Eastern Suburbs Liberal.
Akerman has been a fierce supporter of the conservative Liberal cause. Who could forget the column he published about Ron Phillips signing up members and paying their fees using a single personal cheque? Or the classic articles in which he hacked into Jason Falinsky and other hard-core Liberal lefties?
On the other hand, Penberthy also ensures ALP hacks like Stephen Loosely also have a say. And Anita Quigley is no raving right-wing nutter.
Compare the Opinion pages of the DT to that of, say, the Sydney Morning Herald. I often find SMH opinion pages so boring and predictable. Generally just pieces by the usual suspects – Gerard Henderson, the token conservative bimbo Ms Devine, the latest splash from anti-Semite Daniel Pipes. And if we are lucky, some soft lifestyle piece by the opinion editor herself Julia Baird.
From time to time, there is a decent article by a Herald journo or an independent expert like Professor Amin Saikal or even a new face (such as the recent piece on the head scarf issue by young Muslim lawyer Amal Awad). But these are exceptions, not rules.
The DT may be seen as a tabloid. But the SMH is not far behind. Which probably explains the mass-exodus of Herald journos southward to join the Age. I give the DT another 12 months before the quality of its news surpasses that of the SMH. Perhaps then, the two papers could swap names.
I can just see it now. The Sydney Morning Telegraph. And the Daily Herald!
The SMH is still my favourite paper. Well, until recently, when I discovered how my views sharpened after religiously reading the Australian Financial Review. And the best Opinion pages in Australasia have to be those of the Canberra Times and the New Zealand Herald.
Yet the Telegraph has its place. It has the biggest readership. It cannot be ignored. Certainly Liberals don't ignore it. Which explains why so many members of the Group used to take David Penberthy out to lunch so often. When Penberthy was writing pieces praising Group Young Liberal presidents, he was a good bloke. Why is he suddenly being treated as the devil incarnate by certain Liberals?
No DT columnist or journo puts a gun to a Liberal Party person and forces then to speak. If scandals about Liberal leaders reach the hallowed pages of the DT, it is less a reflection on the paper and its editor. It is, rather, more a reflection on the factional rivalries and nastiness within the Party itself.
© Irfan Yusuf
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Irfan saw your 4 corners crap. You look and talk like a pompous Jabba the Hutt.You even smell bad on television. I guess your 'wife' didn't want to hang around to listen to your mad harangue against the entire world. I will order you 6 filthy kebabs. 3 for you to cram into your mouth for a quick snack. And the other 3 for you to shove up your other shithole. Dinner and Sex Irfan style. Congratulations on being the fattest slug on the Mossad payroll
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Irfan you fuck-up. Order a double serving of reality with your next meal of grease and lard. Look deeply at your continuing attempts to reach martyrdom by maximising your own suffering at every opportunity (while even fighting a bullshit gallant battle on behalf of the dead Patrick) and furthermore pretending there is some sort of parallel with John Brogden. Next you'll be strapping some dynamite to your morbidly obese carcass and hoping to die while claiming to somehow help the Palestinians.
John Brogden was Australia's most consumate actor and conman who's main amusement in life was that he kept on getting away with it.
Until some proper journalism reveals the truth it is easy to accept that the only people gossiping about him were the variety of jealous and petty wannabes from the left-wing. I can accept that Brogden got so caught up in the act of being emotional and distraught that in a moment of trying to cause maximum hurt to the person who loved him most he managed to go a bit-over-the-top in his search for victimhood and theatre. It appears amazing how there was a conga line of rescuers. Of course if John Brogden is a successful sociopath then it's only a short pause to finalise the book deals and stack the pre-selection race against Bronwyn Bishop. Thanks for allowing me the chance to chuck in a nice head-fuck conspiracy theory for someone to run with.
Isn't cricket a game where you are supposed to bat for one side only?. So how can any bisexual leftwinger like your previous correspondent know much about what constitutes the game of cricket. I am offended that you have taken a perfectly noble word like 'decency'and then suggested that it has a place in politics. It never has. The only thing decent thing to do in politics is to make the effort to stop politician scum from rising to the top. When they do anything to curtail their full enjoyment of power by way of accident or disaster it is a service to the nation to stand on the sidelines applauding. Which is why it is perfectly acceptable to applaud a cricket LBW. Not to praise the bowler. Just to say 'thank God that arsehole has lost his wicket' and only a few more to go before everyone can go home and do something useful.
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When I told my friends the latest movie I saw was Morgan, they each responded the same way. "Morgan? What's that about? I haven't heard or seen anything about it?" It seems as though Morgan failed in the advertising department, which is a shame since more people won't know how bad this movie was. Morgan is a film about bioengineering a being for less than noble means and SURPRISE, SURPRISE, that turns out to be a pretty terrible idea for everyone involved. Created destroys creator, blah, blah, blah, this movie sucks.
Kate Mara plays Lee Weathers a risk management consultant dispatched by a corporation to assess the viability of their project/it (Morgan) after a violent incident. By the way, this corporation is wonderfully evil and competent; which is rare in this type of sci-fi. Imagine Weyland-Yutani if they weren't run by complete idiots. Mara, who looks like a stone cold adult Buttercup from the Powerpuff Girls, is one of the few good things in the film. She's cunning, brutal, lethal, and engages in some viscerally enjoyable hand-to-hand combat sequences.
Morgan (Anna Taylor-Joy) itself/herself is surprisingly, fairly bland. Yes, her grey ghoul palette and hood ensemble is creepy and unsettling at first. But this profile loses its effectiveness rather quickly as we spend most of the film just getting to know her/it before everything finally goes crazy and gets, you know, slightly exciting. The film's reason for Morgan going crazy is they stopped letting her go outside. Why did they do this? Oh that's right, it's not properly explained. Hey idiots, let the powerful, rapidly growing, bioengineered assassin go outside! Oops, I just spoiled the movie's predictable plot. point: the corporation is trying to bioengineer the perfect assassin (don't get pissy, you weren't going to watch it anyway). The worst part about this is that the scientists working for the evil corporation know this, and some have even worked on previous projects that have ended horribly for similar reasons. Yet, these scientists still make such amateur and asinine mistakes that it's almost comical.
Most of the other characters, despite being "brilliant scientists" are short sighted idiots and deserve what's coming to them. Well maybe except for DEA Agent Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook). This film isn't the least bit interesting or suspenseful. The story is fairly run-of-the mill, and it takes a while to get going. If you've seen the trailer it's fairly easy to predict what's going to happen, yet the film forces you to spend at least forty minutes waiting for Morgan to get loose and start doing some damage on the idiotic cast of supporting characters.
Morgan, despite clocking in at just over an hour and thirty minutes, is a waste of everyone's time. Much of the film is spent just waiting for the titular character to break free and start wrecking stuff, and when it does, it's underwhelming. The film ends with an idiotic plot twist that's as annoying as it is stupid. Despite the films' blandness and predictability, it still has some decently brutal hand-to-hand combat scenes, and Kate Mara does her best to salvage this crapfest. Ultimately, though, this movie is one that you should skip, or one you probably didn't even realize existed. It's for the best.
TLDR: Morgan is a slow moving sci-fi movie about building a better human, that forgot about making a better film. 2/5Stars.


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"Then God said, 'Let there be light'; and there was light." Genesis 1:3
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Unity March and Black Lives Matter Kindergarten Mural
A story from Day Five of Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools.
Kindergarten students in Sandhya Rajan's class are solidifying their commitment to valuing and protecting Black lives by adding their signature to the "BLACK LIVES MATTER" banner at LaSalle-Backus Education Campus.
Kindergarten students prepare signs for the Unity March that culminated LaSalle Backus' week of learning about Black Lives Matter.
See photos from the event above.


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How To Open & Close Your Ford Bonnet Correctly
There's a special technique to opening and closing your Ford bonnet the correct way. The instructional video above will take demonstrate exactly how to do this with a how to guide.
It is essential that you know how to open your bonnet effectively in order to check things like washer fluid and oil. Here's how to do it:
- First, make sure your handbrake's on and the ignition's turned off.
- Let your engine cool for about 10 minutes.
- Reach under the dash and pull the lever.
- The bonnet will pop open.
- Lift the bonnet slightly and feel the release catch, then slide it to the left.
- Lift the bonnet fully, then prop it up safely.
- TOP TIP: Don't open your bonnet in a high wind
- Time to put the bonnet down? Hold it up with one hand, release the strut with the other.
- Let the bonnet down, then about 30 cm from the body, drop it to lock it.
- TOP TIP: Don't push the bonnet down to lock it: you might dent your car.
That's how easy it is to open and close your bonnet.
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101 Principles of Faith I
Syllabus from Fall 2000
Textbook information
Supplementary Materials information
Audiotapes information
Student feedback
Other resources
Syllabus from Fall 2000
(edited to remove some information like the professor's name, phone number, email, etc)
Fall 2000 Course Schedule 9/15/00 - 12/15/00
Principles of Faith I (3 credits)
Dear Brothers & Sisters:
Assalaamu Alaikum,
On behalf of AOU, I welcome all of you to Principles of Faith 101. Together insha'Allah we can make this a joyful, informative and successful experience. This will require work on my part and your part as well. Please note the questions and answers below.
How should you study for this course?
This is a three-unit course you must dedicate at least three hours a week for it. Remember to take notes while you are listening to the tapes as well.
What should I expect in the written exams? Due dates to instructor: October 14 & November 11, 2000
This is a take-home exam. You will not find cut and paste questions. All questions are implied in the course. The content will include all the course materials.
What about the oral exam? Due dates December 8-15, 2000
Written exams must be turned in first. I will discuss the written exam as part of the oral exam as well. This exam usually lasts for about 20 minutes. Weekend hours may be arranged. Overseas students may call when it is least expensive. I suggest that you use dialpad.com, so that you will not have to pay for your calls (highly recommended for overseas students).
What about the term paper? Due date to instructor: November 20,2000
DO NOT procrastinate. Get to it right away. If you are having difficulty please call me.
Course Outline:
This course focuses on the belief in Allah. It covers the existence of Allah, the oneness of Allah in being the Lord, the One God, His Names, and His Attributes. The study will refer to the defects in this domain where the Muslims have fallen short as a result of secularism and the application of man made laws vs. the laws of Allah
Course materials:
Fundamentals of Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism) by Bilal Philips
Supplementary materials:
Principles of Faith I - Articles by Dr. Jaa'far Sheikh Idris
6 Audiotapes:
Principles of Faith I by Riad Ansari
Recommended Reading:
Four Qur'anic Terms by Maudui (islamworld.net)
Ibn Taymiyyah's Essay on Servitude: Al-Uboodiyyah (qss.org)
What Did Jesus Really Say? By Misha'al ibn Abdullah
My Advice:
Make use of the office hours
Ask questions
Call and introduce yourself when you receive the materials.
Term Paper Notes:
Please authenticate all quotes.
Paper should not exceed 10 pages.
Paper must be typed (double spaced) on a letter size paper.
Write your name on each page of the paper.
Last day to receive term paper is November 20,2000
Term Paper Topics: (Please choose one)
1. Concept of God in Islam:
The mere belief in the existence of a creator is not of much consequence. We need to know who the creator is, so that we can establish appropriate relations with Him, relations that will make a difference in our lives. The paper should discuss the importance of knowing God and the means of knowing about Him. The paper should also answer the following questions: How do Muslims view God? How do we know God through His names and attributes? A comparative paper is highly recommended i.e. compare the Islamic concept of God with other religions.
Suggested Readings:
Surah Ar-Ra'ed (Surah 13)
Explanation of Surah Ikhlas (Surah 112) from The Shade of the Qur'an by Sayed Qutb.
2. Concept of Worship in Islam:
Although Islam is a way of life, there has been a misconception about this concept among Muslims. Worship is being confined and limited to the five pillars of Islam. The paper should prove that the concept of Ibadah is much wider. Linguistic definition as well as the religious terms should be discussed. The paper should explore different aspects of 'ibadah (Please, don't discuss the five pillars of Islaam).
Suggested readings:
Surah al-An'am (Surah 6) + Surah Al-Ma'edah (Surah 5)
Book of Zakat and Sadaqa from Sahih Muslim
Four Basic Qur'anic Terms by Maududi (excellent for the usage of the term 'ibadah in the Qur'an)
Ibn Taymiyyah's Essay on Servitude: al-Uboodiyyah (published by Al-Hidayyah, UK or you can download it from the internet).
3. Abrahamic Faiths: A Myth or Reality
Islam is unfairly classified with Christianity and Judaism as one of the three monotheistic or Abrahamic religions. The paper should discuss the following issues: Who was Ibrahim (pbuh)? What was his message? How is he related to the Jews, Christians and Muslims? The origin, the motives and the consequences of such belief (i.e. classifying Islam with these religions). What are the implications of the facts that the Qur'an calls the Jews and Christians, People of the Book? The paper should conclude by providing the Islamic definition of monotheism.
Suggested Reading:
Surah al-Baqara (Surah # 2)
Surah Al-Imran (Surah # 3)
Surah Al-Ma'edah (Surah # 5)
General instructions
Keep a copy of all your exams and papers.
Papers and exams should be sent directly to the instructor (not to the university).
To get your exams and term paper back, please send a self-addressed envelope with appropriate stamps (USA students only). Overseas students may email or fax their exams.
ALL INQUIRIES regarding instructional material, exams, and term paper should be addressed to the instructor.
All other inquiries (registration, tuition… etc.) should be addressed to the English Program Office (phone number at the AOU web page)
Supplementary materials information
The supplementary materials are some articles by Dr. Jaa'far Sheikh Idris. The articles are:
The Attributes of Allah: an Islamic point of view
This article discusses the nature of Allah's attributes and the correct understanding of them; i.e. they are to be believed in but not compared to the creation. It also discusses the question of "Where is Allah?" 11 pages.
Islamic Answers to Some Philosophical Questions
Some issues discussed in this article: The Theory of Knowledge. Is Knowledge Possible? Is there Knowledge that Precedes Birth? How do we Attain Knowledge? The Means of Acquiring Knowledge. The Sources of Knowledge. 9 pages
Atheism in the Modern Age
The author discusses the concept of atheism as it corresponds to today and how it has become a foundation for the sciences. 3 pages
Audiotapes information
There are six audiotapes by Riad Ansari. A brief summary:
Definition of Aqeedah
Tawheed is divided into three branches.
Tawheed al- Rububeyyah. Pascal's argument. Atheism. Fitrah. Proof for the existence of Allaah in all things. Discussion of evolution and Darwin's theory.
Definition of Tawheed al-Rububeeyah in more detail.
Examination of the ideas of those who deny Tawheed al-Rububeeyah.
Stories of Allah's Lordship in Quran showing His power.
Tawheed al-Uluhiyya
Rububeeyah is not monotheism. Uluhiyya is. Proof in Quran; Quraish believed in rububeeyah. First order in Quran: Worship your Lord.
All prophets invited to tawheed al uluhiyya. Quran: "I have not created jinn & humans except to worship Me." Quran uses rububiyya to invite to uluhiyya. Several verses of Quran quoted.
Definition of Ilaah. Definition of La ilaaha illa Allah. Comparative translations of this phrase. Several ahadith about this phrase.
Conditions for validity of shahada:
Definition of Worship. Acts of worship
Definition of Shirk: Shirk as mentioned in the Quran.
Discussion of the issue about asking of people.
How shirk started & how it is present today even in the Muslim world.
Shirk in Ta'a. "That was worshipping them"
Shirk expressed in: amulets, slaughtering, love, Verses & Hadith about love for Allaah & Messenger.
Shirk al-Asghar: Riyaa & how it works. Improper intention.
Definition of Tawheed al-Asmaa wal Sifaat. How it relates to other 2 parts of Tawheed. How do we recognize Allah? Several rules about understanding the Names of Allah. Certain forms of understanding which lead to blasphemy with regard to Allah's Names & Attributes.
More Rules about the Attributes of Allah. Several verses and ahadith about the Attributes of Allah. Every Name has an Attribute, but not every Attribute has a name. Must stick to the Revelation with regard to these. Dangers in understanding of Attributes. Famous story of Imam Malik & "How?"
Where evidence for names & attributes comes from. Discussion of ahaad hadith.
Student Feedback
(added 2/3/02 12:06 PM)
I took this class Fall 2000, and I think I learned a lot about things which I had no idea of before. The tapes are probably the most useful resource, full of information. The book is also very good, but if it was longer and went into more depth it might be more suited to this class. Read the book at least two or three times and listen to the tapes a couple of times too. Take very good notes while listening to the tapes and don't throw the notes away once the class is finished. Even though there are only 6 tapes, he covers a lot of material which inshaAllah you will find useful later on.
Other Resources
Kitab al Tawheed
Explanation of Kitab al Tawheed
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The historical memory of violent public burnings perpetrated against women and against those who followed Intuitive Ways of Knowing is in the DNA of women and men and is kept alive by any current similar perpetration.
Burn No More is a collective Healing Ritual, dedicated to ourselves and performed on behalf of all those who have suffered and died in cruel and unjust ways, in the past and today. It is also a powerful opportunity to plant a seed of consciousness in the soul of those who inflict violence, past and present.
Our attention and intention has the power to heal and liberate the spirits of those who still linger in a limbo space, unable to shake themselves free of the trauma of their inane death. It helps us to acknowledge and transform the fear that has been instilled in all those that are not ready to conform with the dominant ideology, and give us an opportunity to offer a compassionate wake up call to those who are blindly in the grip of their need to control.
We will use the symbolic power of images to invite the presence of those ready to communicate with us, and apply SoulCollage®'s Principles in order to let the images speak to us.
This event always takes place at this time of year, as near as possible to Halloween and All Saints Day, and the Day of the Dead – a time when the veil between the visible and the invisible is thinner. For scheduling reasons, this year it will take place on 11/12. The intention and the schedule remain the same, year after year, but the content always changes as we each bring something new and different every time.
BNM takes place at a farm in Corralitos, you will receive directions upon registering.
**Please arrive at least 10 minutes early, we will start on time.
A participant from 2015 wrote:
"The ritual last night was deeply transformative. Opening with a drumming circle in the pavilion, then a dry smudging and procession to the fire with candles, herbs and water bowls, to continue drumming while the fire was lit. As the voices of those past spoke, the coyotes started howling in the hills and the fire flared. We released a group sacred cry to the universe to send a healing message through time to shift all persecution and bring enlightenment. I still get chills to remember it. We blessed our wombs and the womb of humanity as places of joy, creativity, and new life. And we drummed, danced, and sang many songs together: "Our wisdom cannot be lost and our spirits cannot be broken.The stars were magnificent and as we were leaving the moon was rising."
2:00pm-9:00pm. A personal healing time facilitated by guided visualizations and a shamanic journey. We will visit together the elements that constitute a Healing Ritual. This will help us prepare to enter into ritual together for the benefit of those who have been burnt at the stake way back in time until our present day. There are limited spaces available for this event.
At 6:15pm we will take a break and start a fire outdoors if the weather permits.
7:15-8:30pm the ritual takes place.
8:30- 9:00 we will gather around a warm drink to debrief before we part.
Please bring a candle, shawl, journal; also a drum or rattle if you have one (optional). Read more details in the registration page. .
The fee for the workshop is $85.00. You will receive directions upon registration.
To learn more about the history and what inspired me to offer this event check out this blog.


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Foot maturation in children is reached by 5 years old/
source article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21257173
Gait development begins early! Start good mechanics in your kids! "Based on these results, it would appear that foot maturation during gait is fully achieved at 5 years"
Foot mechanics during the first six years of Independent Walking J Biomech. 2011 Jan 21. [Epub ahead of print]
"the MP joint biomechanical parameters were similar between children (older than 2 years) and adults, hinting at a quick maturation of this joint mechanics. The ankle joint parameters and the GRFs (except for the frontal plane) showed an adult-like pattern in 5-year-old children. Some ankle joint parameters, such as the joint power and the 3D angle α(M.ω) still evolved significantly until 3.5 years. Based on these results, it would appear that foot maturation during gait is fully achieved at 5 years."