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For over three decades, Joyce J. Scott has been creating objects of exceptional skill and beauty while offering her own distinctive commentary on social issues such as stereotyping, violence, and the prejudice that we all confront at some point in our lives. Now, a national retrospective of her 30-year career, Kickin' It with Joyce J. Scott, opening April 7, 2007 at Polk Museum of Art, pays tribute to her remarkable career by presenting 60 of her works created since 1970. This comprehensive exhibition includes sculpture, jewelry, prints, and textiles as well as videos and photographs of Scott's performance and installation work.
The foundation of Scott's art is craft. Though she often mixes materials—ceramic, glass, cloth, and metal—beads are prevalent in her work: a glittering, beaded surface is a signature element of her oeuvre. If her subject matter is sometimes harsh, it is leavened by her wry humor and masterly technique. And her influences, from African and Native American experiences to comic books, television, and other venues of popular American culture, are as wide ranging as her media.
Joyce J. Scott was born in Baltimore and still lives in the neighborhood where she was raised. Scott received a B.F.A. degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a M.F.A. in crafts from Institute Allende in Mexico, with further study at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine.
Scott's earliest art lessons were received at home from her mother, the renowned fiber artist, Elizabeth Talford Scott. She began to be influenced from an early age by three generations of basketmakers, quilters, storytellers, and wood, metal and clay workers. At the center of this generative heritage was the influence of Africa, where the creation of utilitarian objects of beauty is everyday practice. In keeping with traditional African practices, Scott often uses beads as medium.
Scott is renowned for her striking creations and biting social commentary on issues such as racism, violence, sexism and stereotypes. She writes, "I believe in messing with stereotypes, prodding the viewer to reassess." According to Scott, "It's important to me to use art in a manner that incites people to look and then carry something home – even if it's subliminal – that might make a change in them…I am a visual and performance artist because it's my best voice as a human. It allows interaction, sometimes masked, even scabrous, in ways polite society finds uncomfortable," writes Scott. "My work is not meant to be openly offensive. I skirt the borders between comedy, pathos, delight, and horror. I invite the viewer to laugh at our collective selves. Humans are hilariously precocious."
Joyce Scott exhibits, performs, and lectures nationally and internationally and is the recipient of prestigious honors from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, Anonymous Was a Woman and the American Craft Council.
Kickin' It with Joyce J. Scott is made possible by a generous grant from Altria Group, Inc. The exhibition is curated by George Ciscle, Curator-in-Residence, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, and organized and toured by ExhibitsUSA. ExhibitsUSA is a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance, a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1972.


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Matt Harvey hadn't been back in town for 24 hours and he was already blindsided by the litany of complaints against him from his nearly six seasons here.
All of them were dragged out and the scabs were ripped off old wounds that had been chronicled in the pages of the New York tabloids over the years. It was the perfect summary of his complicated relationship with New York and the Mets.
Returning to Citi Field for the first time since his tenure with the Mets ended in a mess with a trade to the Reds in May, Harvey spoke of his time here more like a relationship that went awry than a stop in his career.
Harvey still has wistful feelings for the good old days in Flushing and looks back at the mistakes he made with some regret.
The Mets and Matt Harvey are like a marriage gone wrong. Monday night, there was light applause from a small crowd as the club played a short tribute video before the game.
Harvey smiled and waved from the visitor's dugout to the crowd that had once chanted his name.
"People make mistakes and I definitely made a lot of them," Harvey said."I think that goes with the emotions of coming back here. I do remember a lot of cheers and I obviously remember some boos. It was a really fun time. I absolutely loved being here and playing here."
This relationship started with a blinding passion from 2012-15. The Mets and their fans fell in love with his talent and even loved his swagger.
At first, it was the perfect mix of a big personality and a big stage for the moment. He wore the hopes of the organization on his shoulders in 2013 when he started the All-Star Game at Citi Field and carried their years of frustration when he pitched in the elimination game of the 2015 World Series, his favorite memory.
"The highs definitely take things to a different level," Harvey said of being the Mets' ace. "Some of the chants that went on when I was here and the World Series game, obviously didn't end the way we all wanted, but I really put everything out there and that was a lot of fun, something I will always remember."
For Mets fans, however, there will be other memories.
The relationship hit the rocks through his two major injuries, and the bravado that the team and fans had admired began to rub them the wrong way. Frustrated by his physical limitations, Harvey acted up in the clubhouse and off the field.
"People make mistakes and I definitely made a lot of them."
He missed a workout before the 2015 World Series, he missed a game after reportedly going on a bender on the town after breaking up with a model and he was often difficult with the media.
Harvey said it was an emotional and sad time for him after being designated and traded.
"I think there was a lot of moments when I was injured that I really didn't know if I was going to continue playing the game," Harvey said. "When you struggle that much and put so much pressure on succeeding you feel like you let everybody down, there was a lot of tough moments."
Harvey would not get specific, but said he regrets how he handled things and indicated he has learned how to deal with frustration better.
"Now knowing what needs to be done when you have an injury to get back I think instead of being so frustrated with that and fighting that, fighting that I am injured and that it's not an easy way back there were mistakes," Harvey said. "So I try and look past those and grow from them and learn from them.
The marriage ended in May when, after demoting him to the bullpen, the Mets asked him to go to the minors and he refused. After being designated for assignment he was dealt to the Reds for catcher Devin Mesoraco. Like most second marriages, the Reds have a completely different opinion of Harvey.
Manager Jim Riggleman and pitching coach Danny Darwin said there have been no problems with Harvey and his teammates have embraced him.
"He's one of the best teammates I've had," Jared Hughes said. "He's the first guy on the field and the last off. He works his butt off and is always willing to help out. I've really appreciated working with him."
Monday, with Harvey in his Reds uniform waving to the tiny crowd at Citi Field, both sides tried to move on.

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Giorgio Armani's film course is now open for applicants around the world.
Directed by Oscar-nominated Luca Guadagnino, the 2nd edition of the film course will take place in November 2018 at the Armani / Silos in Milan.
The intensive and free training course is dedicated to young enthusiasts or film students. Candidates will be selected and then tutored with theoretical and practical lessons in making a short film.
This year's focus is on 'growth, identity, the new world of women'.
Last year the final production was screened during the Giorgio Armani FW2018 show, a very strong first step in a film career for a handful of students.
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KHUM radio and Food for People are broadcasting live from a different local grocery store each day this week, collecting food and funds toward Food for People's Holiday Food & Fund Drive. Starting Monday, November 26th through Friday, November 30th, KHUM (104.7 FM / 104.3 FM) and Food for People welcome listeners to stop by any of these broadcast locations to drop off donations of food and funds.
Stop by these locations to donate food and funds:
- Monday - North Coast Co-op, Eureka
- Tuesday - Murphy's Market, Sunny Brae
- Wednesday - Eureka Natural Foods, Eureka
- Thursday - Wildberries, Arcata
- Friday - Murphy's Market, Trinidad
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Pastor/Spouse Retreat 2018
C'mon out of the cold and join with the SMC team in Frankenmuth for the 2018 Pastor/Spouse Retreat Feb. 5-7 at the Bavarian Inn Lodge. Doug & Margie Newton will help warm up your relationship with your spouse and with the Lord as they share how "Love Can Deepen During Life's Demands." Many couples find the challenges, expectations, workloads & changing seasons of life pulling them apart and into separate worlds. The Newtons will share form their own experiences how, by God's grace and their very specific commitments and patterns, their love relationship has become more and more fulfilling. They will share key factors that apply to any couple or person in ministry.


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CBT Director of Development Update
May 24, 2018
MACOMB, IL -- A fourth candidate for the director of development for the Western Illinois University College of Business and Technology will interview Friday, June 1.
Jeremy Wingerter, director of development at the University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, will be on campus June 1. An open session will be held from 1:45-2:30 p.m. in Sherman Hall 205.
Wingerter has served as the director of development since August 2015. Previously, he was the director of alumni relations for the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences from 2011-2015. Wingerter has also served as senior associate director of alumni clubs and communities (2010-2011) and as the associate director of lifecycle programs (2008-2010) for the USC Alumni Association; as the associate director of career services (2006-2008) and assistant director of career services (2004-2006) at Northwestern University's Alumni Association; and the assistant director of the Center for Student Involvement at Norris University Center (2001-2004).
Wingerter earned his master's and bachelor's degrees from Iowa State University, and his associate degree from John Wood Community College in Quincy.
Rick Pesavento, director of community engagement at the Opportunity House in Sycamore, IL was on campus April 20; Janice Winbigler, associate development officer at Monmouth College was on campus April 23; and Abbie Pendarvis, associate director of the Monmouth (College) Fund, was on campus May 9.
Pesavento has served as director of community engagement (development director for people with developmental disabilities) at the Opportunity House since 2016. Previously, he was the general manager of grants and project management for the Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group in Des Plaines from 2013-2016. Pesavento has also served as the director of development for the DuPage Senior Citizens Council (2013), the fundraising manager of the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago (2009-2013), a territory sales representative for All American Fence (2008-2010) and as an account manager for J.C. Woods Refinishers (2007).
Pesavento earned his master's degree from Benedictine University and his bachelor's degree from Marquette University.
Winbigler has served as an associate development officer and donor relations associate at Monmouth College since 2014. Previously, she was the gift officer secretary at Monmouth College from 2010-2014. Winbigler has also served as an insurance producer for the R.A. Reynolds Agency in Monmouth and as a customer service representative for NovaMed Alliance in Roseville.
Winbigler earned her bachelor's degree from WIU.
Pendarvis has served as associate director of the Monmouth (College) Fund since October 2016. Previously, she was the assistant manager of summer programs and conference services at Washington University in St. Louis from January-October 2016. Pendarvis has also served as the conference coordinator for summer programs and conferences services at Washington University (2015-2016); as the event manager for the Peoria Civic Center (2014-2015); and as the lifestyle/events coordinator for the Silver Palms RV Resort in Florida (2013-2014).
Pendarvis received her bachelor's degree from WIU.
The director of development reports to the executive director of development in the WIU Foundation and Development Office, and provides overall leadership for the college's fundraising program, with primary emphasis on securing major gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations to support academic priorities of the college and the goals and objectives of the University's strategic plan "Higher Values in Higher Education."
The candidates' full resumes and itineraries can be found at wiu.edu/employment.
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5th July 2014 – KAvenyou had a short interview with Belinda Lee (李心钰), an actress and an impressive host of numerous documentaries, before the screening of Twelve Nights (十二夜) at Marina Barrage. Read on to find out more about Belinda's recent experience and why her pet dog has a good life.
Belinda Lee used to own a dog but not currently. Due to personal reasons, her family could not keep the dog anymore. Despite that, Belinda searched and found a new owner for her dog. An Italian man who has married a Singaporean lady and based in Singapore for good. Her dog is now 13 year old, it was barely 3 year old when she found the new family for her dog. A decade passed, Belinda's love for her dog is still going strong. She has been keeping in touch with her dog's new family and visiting them when she could. To Belinda, her dog is not just a life, it's her love.
Although the dog does not belongs to her now, Belinda felt that it did not matter whom it belonged to. Simply because all that matters is that the dog is loved and well taken care of. Glad and Grateful, Belinda emphasizes how thankful she was to be able to find another owner that is responsible enough to love and keep the dog and not abandon it. To conclude this, Belinda thinks that her dog lead a pretty good life!
Belinda also shared her experience from a country she recently came back from, of which dogs were not favored due to religious reasons. She found out that the stray dogs roaming around on streets were not owned by the locals, but instead, the expatriates who temporarily lived in the country on a short contract for maybe a year or two. But when it was time to move out of the country to another one, the expatriates simply abandon their pets to roam around and die on their own. Reason being the cost of bringing their pets out of and into another country is expensive.
Seeing it with her own eyes, Belinda witnessed a dog being shot down by the police when it is spotted for the reason that they are not favored at all. On the same day, Belinda witnessed another tragic incident. Right in front of her, a dog was knocked down and was bleeding profusely but yet no help was offered. The dog was dirty and not taken care of, searching for food by the beach. Belinda was really upset that no one came up to save it, nothing happened. Simply because to the locals, dogs are like pests.
So, why do people want to own a pet? Belinda felt that it was due to the feeling one will have to own a pet, the temporary love for the pet. She thinks it's a complete mistake to feel that way. Belinda describe it as having a child that a mother is pregnant with for 10 months. A child that should not be abandoned just because you find it a nuisance. If you have to move overseas, you take them along wherever you go!
KAvenyou would like to thank TOGGLE TAP AMU for this opportunity to be involved in this event with such a meaningful cause!
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Say Hello to Our Newest Stylist Nina!/
Nina is a local stylist with 13+ years experience in the industry. She has trained with Label M, L'Oreal, bumble & bumble and completed an updo course with the world renowned Martin Parsons. Nina is welcoming her existing clients and taking new ones here at the Salon in downtown Belleville. Stop by and say hello!


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Since 2016, the Lepanto Institute has written about the congressional lobbying efforts of both the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS). In May of 2016, we provided details regarding a joint-letter the USCCB and CRS sent to Congress requesting nearly $6 billion to be allocated for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). At the heart of our concern was the fa … [Read more...]
Vatican's Relief Agency Sits on Governing Body of Contraception-Promoting Organization
Caritas Internationalis, which is the Vatican-run confederation of Catholic international aid and development agencies, is on the board of directors of The Sphere Project, whose central purpose is to promote a standard handbook for aid and development work. The handbook strongly advocates for the use of contraception, including so-called "emergency" contraceptives for victims of rape. The Sphere Project says that it is: a voluntary initiative that brings a wide range of humanitarian agen … [Read more...]
US Bishop Conference Lobbies Congress to Fund Agency Funding Planned Parenthood
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) have once again written to Congress requesting "robust funding" for two agencies deeply committed to the promotion and distribution of contraception, one of which provides millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood. In a 1 December 2017 joint letter to the director for the Office of Management and Budget, and copied to all members of Congress, Archbishop Broglio, the USCCB's chairman for the Committee on Inter … [Read more...]
FOIA Docs: Catholic Medical Mission Board Deceiving Donors About Condoms
In February, the Lepanto Institute published a report showing promotion and distribution of condoms by the Catholic Medical Mission board. In the report were statements from the current and former CEO of CMMB, both voicing their support for the use of condoms to combat HIV/AIDS, as well as screen captured images of official government documents showing that CMMB distributed condoms in South Sudan. It's not surprising that CMMB declined to comment on the report, however, the Lepanto Institute … [Read more...]
Knights of Malta Remove Senior Member amid Contraception Distribution Scandal
//youtu.be/StjOMry8AzI In a video report from the Lepanto Institute, new details emerge regarding the removal of a senior member of the Knights of Malta. On the 9th of December, The Tablet, a Catholic newspaper in Great Britain, published a story indicating that the Grand Sovereign of the Knights of Malta, Albrecht Boeselager, was removed from his post. According to the Tablet, "Sources inside the Order say his dismissal was over a row about condoms" while he was in charge of the Order's cha … [Read more...]


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What are your thoughts on the darkmode frenzy sweeping the nation? What are your favorite examples of good (or bad) darkmode? How much of this is being driven by OLED screens, and how much is just that our eyes are constantly strained from crying? Will darkmode-first design be worse or better re: accessibility standards? How will darkmode affect the vibe and culture of various platforms (web and native)? Imagine how silly the endless blown-out white-on-cream-on-white Scandinavian x Muji minimalist lifestyle photos will look inside a dark chrome. Is this appropriating goth culture?
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"Skeletons as xylophones will forever be funny to me"
The Kakapo (Māori: kākāpō) or night parrot, also called owl parrot (Strigops habroptila), is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the super-family Strigopoidea, endemic to New Zealand.
"This magnificent creature is the Kakapo, a flightless, EXTREMELY endangered parrot native to New Zealand. It's often referred to as the most useless bird in existence, and for good reason.
[...] The fun doesn't stop there for this doomed species. The Kakapo has a naturally sweet odor, which allows it to be found by other Kakapos, as well as EVERY PREDATOR in the area. It's only natural defense mechanism is to freeze in place when it's scared, which makes it really easy prey. It makes loud screeches and booms as a mating call (which it screams into a dirt bowl it digs in the ground), which coincidentally also attracts predators."
– Introducing the Kakapo: The Loser in the Evolutionary Lottery, via https://imgur.com/gallery/tn44C
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Facilities Procurement Manager - FTSE 100
- Recruiter
- Bramwith Consulting
- Location
- London
- Salary
- GBP60000.00 - GBP70000 per annum + Package
- Posted
- 02 Aug 2019
- Closes
- 01 Sep 2019
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- Contact
- Devan Amin
- Specialist Area
- Category management, Procurement
- Job Level
- Consultant, Manager
- Sector
- Housing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Facilities Procurement Manager - FTSE 100 - London - £60,000-£70,000 + Package
This household name in the Professional Services industry are looking to strengthen their FM Procurement team due to a huge period of recent growth! This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the largest and most-respected Procurement functions in London and work across an EMEA remit with spend per project in the £millions.
As Facilities Procurement Manager you will: -
- Take the lead on key projects within the FM Procurement category covering both Hard and Soft Services within a best-in-class procurement function
- Create and implement your own procurement strategy for some of the company's largest UK and European clients
- Build and develop strong professional relationships with key vendors and internal business partners, helping them understand the value procurement can add
- Have the opportunity to travel internationally should this be of interest
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- Experience within FM procurement sub-categories, ideally having covered both Hard and Soft FM, however indirect generalist with FM experience will also be considered
- Exposure to a strategic procurement function within a Blue-Chip environment, however, smaller companies will also be considered
- Strong academic record (2.1 degree or above) + (M)CIPS
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The Tragedy of Man (film)
|The Tragedy of Man
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|Marcell Jankovics
|Produced by
Károlyné Koncz
Borbála Mezei
|Screenplay by
|Marcell Jankovics
|Based on
|The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madách
Tibor Szilágyi
Mátyás Usztics
Ágnes Bertalan
Tamás Széles
Piroska Molnár
|Music by
|László Sáry
|Zoltán Bacsó
|Edited by
Gyöngyi Féjja
Márta Fényi
Magda Hap
Iván Talpas
Zsuzsa Tóth
Magyar Rajzfilm
|Distributed by
Release dates
Running time
|160 minutes
|600 million Ft
The Tragedy of Man (Hungarian: Az ember tragédiája) is a 2011 Hungarian animated drama film directed by Marcell Jankovics, starring Tibor Szilágyi, Mátyás Usztics, Ágnes Bertalan, Tamás Széles and Piroska Molnár. The narrative is set in several different eras, spanning from the Biblical creation to a distant future, and follows Adam, Eve and Lucifer as they explore humanity and the meaning of life. Each segment has a different visual style. The film is based on the 1861 play The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madách.
The film went into production in 1988 but encountered difficulties as the production model for Hungarian cinema changed. The segments were financed individually and sometimes exhibited independently at film festivals and on Hungarian television. After 23 years in production, the finished film premiered in 2011.
- Plot 1
- Cast 2
- Production 3
- Release 4
- Reception 5
- See also 6
- References 7
- External links 8
God creates the universe. Lucifer mocks God for the shortcomings of humanity, which he predicts will soon aspire to become God. As the primaeval spirit of negation, he claims to be as old as God and demands his share of the world, which he is granted in the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Immortality.
Lucifer makes Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit. Expelled from the Garden of Eden and abandoned by God, Adam reasons that he is no longer obliged to show God any gratitude. He decides to live from his own strength alone. Lucifer offers Adam to experience his own future.
In ancient Egypt, Adam is a pharaoh who falls in love with Eve in the form of a slave woman. Adam wants to abolish slavery, but Lucifer argues that it would be futile. Adam is taken to ancient Greece, where democracy has resulted in corruption and foul political play. Adam appears as Miltiades and is sentenced to death after the masses have been agitated against him. Disillusioned, Adam is taken to ancient Rome where he and Lucifer enjoy themselves with gladiator games and prostitutes. As decadence makes the civilisation fall apart, Adam and Eve encounter Jesus and turn to God, who gives them a message of love and fraternity. Adam becomes a crusader but is disgusted by the East–West Schism and pettiness within the church. He falls in love with Eve who is locked inside a monastery.
Adam is then French Revolution. Eve appears as an aristocrat who is guillotined and as a prostitute who revels in the revolutionary terror. Danton is eventually put before the National Convention and executed for conspiring with the aristocracy. Once again in the body of Kepler, Adam wakes up from a dream. He recognises that ideas are more powerful and long-lasting than individual men. Adam and Lucifer visit 19th-century Great Britain, which Adam initially finds impressive but Lucifer argues is decayed on a spiritual level, as everything has become a commodity. Adam tries to court Eve and is eventually able to seduce her, right after World War I, with the help of jewels and a Gypsy fortune teller. When social unrest erupts in the 20th century, Adam wishes for a society ruled after scientific principles for the common good.
Lucifer brings Adam to a future egalitarianist world state. Although initially positive, Adam immediately regrets the disappearance of nations, as he thinks people should have a past and an identity to hold on to. Animals and plants which are not useful are extinct and the useful ones have been genetically modified. Adam questions the materialist worldview and is arrested for criminal thinking. Eve appears as a mother who is punished for refusing to let society educate her child. Adam and Lucifer travel further to a dehumanised future in space. Adam is at first unsettled, but when the spirit of Earth urges him to return, he proclaims that his spirit can live beyond the body. On the verge of annihilation, Adam changes his mind and promises to keep striving on Earth. He accepts mortality and man's struggle.
In a distant ice age, the last remains of humanity are dying. The few people Adam encounters are deformed savages. Lucifer argues that they do not differ in nature from humans of any other era.
Adam wakes up in his cave outside the Garden of Eden. He joins Lucifer on a cliff, where he argues for the existence of free will, while Lucifer reminds him of the futility of human ambition. Adam argues that he can still defy God by committing suicide. As he is about to leap from the cliff, Eve finds him and tells him that she is pregnant. God urges Adam to keep having faith. Adam decides to follow God's word and accepts struggle as an end in itself.
- Tibor Szilágyi as the Lord
- Mátyás Usztics as Lucifer
- Ágnes Bertalan as Eve
- Tamás Széles as Adam
- Piroska Molnár as the spirit of Earth
Marcell Jankovics wrote the screenplay for the film in 1983. It is based on Imre Madách's 1861 play The Tragedy of Man. The film went into production in 1988 at Pannonia Film Studio. Jankovics expected a typical animated feature to take three years to produce, but since The Tragedy of Man would have twice the running time of a typical film he expected it to take six years to make. After the fall of communism in Hungary in 1989, Jankovics could no longer rely on the state-funded system he had produced his previous films within and had to seek alternative ways to finance the project.[1]
The film was produced one segment at a time, after which production ceased until funding had been secured for the next segment.[1] Just like in the original play, there is a total of 15 segments. Each of these were animated in a different visual style. Over the years, several segments were exhibited individually at film festivals and shown on the public television network Duna TV, although the majority of the material was never shown publicly until the entire film was finished.[2]
In 2008 some funding was secured when Jankovics' 1974 short film Sisyphus was used in an American car commercial which was shown at the Super Bowl.[1] In 2011 the film received 19.5 million forint from the culture department of the Ministry of National Resources. The total cost of the film corresponded to 600 million forint (approximately two and half million U.S. Dollars) in the exchange rate at the time of the release. After 23 years in production, the last post-production work was finished in 2011.[3]
The film premiered on 27 November 2011 at the Anilogue International Animation Film Festival.[4] It was released in regular Hungarian cinemas by Mozinet on 8 December 2011.[5] The film was shown with an intermission, which made a screening last for three hours from start to finish. The film had 20,000 admissions in Hungary, of which 9,500 came from Budapest where it was screened in a single cinema. It was shown at a number of international film festivals.[6] In June 2013 it was shown at the Facets Cinémathèque in Chicago.[7]
Bill Stamets of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote:
The animation styles vary throughout this chronology of human folly, but this wary sermon stays on message[.] ... Lucifer the interlocutor delights in the endless conflict between human reason and a hands-off God.[8]
Stamets continued:
To add strains of grandeur, [Jankovics] draws on works by Respighi and Wagner. He thrills when visualizing the French Revolution as a tri-color mob in motion. Later, twisting DNA strands are depicted nearly as mystically. All told, The Tragedy of Man is illustrated theology.[8]
See also
- The Annunciation, a 1984 film based on the same play
- ^ a b c Ito, Robert (2012-11-09). "Living Through Animated Millenniums".
- ^ Varga, Ferenc (2011-10-12). "Végre bemutatják Jankovics Marcell 23 éve készülő filmjét". Origo (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ Gőzsy, Kati (2011-11-30). "Az én pályámnak vége".
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- ^ "Az ember tragédiája".
- ^ "FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month. Hungary – Gábor Böszörményi, Mozinet Ltd.". Film New Europe. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "The Tragedy of Man". facets.org.
- ^ a b Stamets, Bill (2013-06-06). "The Tragedy of Man and The Closed Circuit"Short reviews of .
External links
- Official website at the Internet Archive
- Publicity page at the Hungarian distributor's website (Hungarian)
- Use dmy dates from October 2015
- 2011 films
- Hungarian-language films
- Articles containing Hungarian-language text
- CS1 Hungarian-language sources (hu)
- Articles with Hungarian-language external links
- 2010s drama films
- 2010s historical films
- 2010s science fiction films
- 2011 animated films
- Animated drama films
- Animated films based on literature
- Animated science fiction films
- Depictions of Adam and Eve
- The Devil in fiction
- Films based on plays
- Films based on the Hebrew Bible
- Films directed by Marcell Jankovics
- Films set in ancient Egypt
- Films set in ancient Greece
- Films set in ancient Rome
- Films set in the Byzantine Empire
- Films set in the future
- Films set in London
- Films set in Paris
- Films set in Prague
- French Revolution films
- God portrayed in fiction
- Hungarian animated films
- Hungarian drama films
- Hungarian films
- Hungarian historical films
- Hungarian science fiction films
- Religious epic films


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USING REIKI AND ENERGETICS The energetic touch Massage allows the energetic body to re-aligh itself. Later during the massage Light pressure points are activated, which facilitate you feeling in tune with every aspect of your personality. People feel energised and re-vitalised and they have a clear sense of what they can do to improve their lives. the massage is fully clothed. and includes chakra alignment and activation, so we can see where you are blocked and allow more energy to flow.
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I've always cared about the environment. I was actually that annoying person in college who yelled at everyone to recycle their beer cans. I always yelled at my friends if I ever saw them litter, I actually once had a guy tell me he fell for me because he saw me freak out when I watched someone litter (caring is COOL).Read More
Sometimes you just have to go for it. You have to take all the courage that you can muster and just jump. You can plan and plan but at the end of the day if you don't take any action then you might not ever get anywhere.Read More


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This quote by Theodore Roosevelt inspired me to create an image in which many types of beauty are explored. The beauty of the natural world is expressed by the flowers, pearls, and barely visible, Pink Lady apple. The beauty of made things is shown in the silver objects and red leather gloves. And of course, the beauty of youth is expressed by the young woman who is shown in contrast to the idealized beauty of the statue behind her.
Too many young women fail to appreciate their beauty because they compare themselves to cultural ideals of beauty that are unrealistic; airbrushed photos of models and actors who have been prepped and primped for hours. It is only many years later that they come to appreciate how beautiful they were in their youth and many women never do.
Every age, place, and circumstance has its beauties, but they are so often overlooked or misunderstood in the fruitless activity of comparison: this age with that, this color with that, this feature with that, and on and on until the joy of beauty is stolen by the comparisons. Let's just stop this. Let's just acknowledge the beauty that is everywhere even where we least expect it.


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Remote-work is on the rise and that's why on the 10th of April Visiple will support Global Work From Home Day. This day will be a celebration of working from home (wherever home happens to be at the moment!) for all the employees and employers around the world. Network and meet fellow remote workers under the hashtag #WorkFromHomeDay.
Since our inception as a company we have supported #remotework, #coworking and #workshfit as a way of slowing down the brain drain effects on local economies, helping out mother nature and well providing our employees and customers with tools that help support a better quality of life, you know that real work life balance! Be home with your family for dinner instead of in traffic!
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I hope you are all well and being peace on this misty evening. To maintain our equanimity in the midst of so much change is a deep practice!
This is just a reminder that we will be meeting at Robert and Monica Van Horn's home this Sunday evening at 6:00.(Thank you Robert and Monica!). Directions and contact information are below. I hope you all will be able to be with us.
Please remember that Thay's talks from this tour of the US are available at Plum Village Online Monastery pvom.org
Also, I have been invited to give a talk at 8:30 PM this Saturday evening at the Rhode Island School of Design Memorial Union at 226 Benefit St. Providence. This opportunity was created by Jennifer of the Mind Tamers and East Side Sanghas. A deep bow for her. I hope that you will be able to come and share the flyer with anyone else you think might be interested.
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ENGAGED PRACTICE UPDATE In the last email I sent out the link for amnestyusa.org for those who were interested in advocating for Troy Davis not to be executed. Those who were involved were very saddened that he was killed. May we not let this water our seeds of hatred and anger, but instead be motivated to take action. Amnesty has several opportunities to continue to work for this cause, including a Not in Our Name Campaign. If you are interested, please go to amnestyusa.org
Don't forget the Peace Walk Saturday night and the Sangha Picnic on October 1 ...some info is on the calendar page.
I hope that we will all be able to be joyfully together at some or all of these events.
Until then, enjoy every breath and every step.
with much love and the sweet lullaby of the crickets on our last summer night of this year for you, Joanne
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From the North: Take US 1-S to RI-138 Turn right onto RI-138; drive for about 3.5 miles Turn left onto RI-108 S/Kingstown Rd.; drive for 2 miles. You will pass the SK police station, then later a pond, and the Pump House Restaurant on your right. Take the next left onto Rodman Street. (Street sign is hard to see; Dennis Moffit Painting is on the corner and the Peace Dale Mill is on the left.) You will pass the bike path and one stop sign. Mallory Lane will be on your left. Our house is the second on the left. See below for parking.
From the South/West: Take US-1/N past the Matunuck exits Take the Pond St. exit. (right after an exit for Post Rd.) Turn left onto Pond St. Continue until Pond dead ends onto Main. Turn right onto Main. Drive a short distance. Turn left onto High St. Drive past town hall. In about 0.6 mi, turn left onto Allen. At stop sign, turn right onto Rodman. Continue past one stop sign. Mallory Lane is on the right. Our house is the second on the left
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November 24, 2009
Chapter: Why I'm Here and What I Bring
Maluphakanyis' udumolwayo
Izwa imithandazo yethu
Nkosi sikelela thina usapholwayo
I remember watching you, you would have been all of five and a half or so, and Thembi was over to play for the afternoon. There you were, a backpack with the snack you'd requested (juice and crackers) on your back, your best friend beside you, the steep hill ahead. I couldn't imagine you being gone for more than half an hour. Maybe an hour. If the two of you felt particularly ambitious and your legs didn't tire out, you might make it to the Khuzwayo's house, about a mile away. Thinking back on this now illicits a smile, and I think I must have smiled then too, watching you and Thembi knowing that the two of you would probably talk and sing the whole way. This thought on my mind, I turned my back to the road and re-entered our house.
I cannot recall now what I went back to, but as you know, I tend to get pretty focused and what I can remember now is having this moment when I looked outside and dusk was beginning to fall. Time had passed without my awareness of it, and suddenly the evening was upon me. And that's when I thought of you. You and Thembi. Where WERE you two? You had left, I looked at a clock, about three hours earlier. My face gets warm even now as I think about it, that moment of fear, the thought of, where is my child? I walked out to the veranda out front. Darkness had begun to creep up from the eastern horizon, but it was still plenty light out. There were a few people on the road, mostly heading downhill, back home after a day at work in Melmoth. As I watched them pass by, receiving a wave from one or two, "Sabona Mfundisi!" my heart slowed, my face cooled, my shoulders relaxed. Funny how physical emotions are. In that moment, I realized that I had nothing to worry about. You and Thembi would be home when you got home. I couldn't imagine a safer place for my daughter to be out walking about than here, Mfanefile, where we were known by all and cared for by so many.
And sure enough you were home soon thereafter. I think Tod might have finished cooking dinner by the time you got home. I remember the look of you as you came to the table to eat, your feet had the outlines of your sandals etched onto them in red dust, and your eyes had the look of a little girl who had spent the better part of her afternoon walking in the South African sun. I asked you, "Thandiwe, how was your walk with Thembi? Where did you go?" "We went to the Khuzwayo's house. And we shared the snack you gave us. I said communion, and we ate it."
I'm not sure what I said to you. I was picturing you, a five and a half year old, repeating the familiar words of communion before sharing your crackers and juice with Thembi. I wonder how much of this you remember yourself. But these things, these rituals, they have been a part of you, a part of how you engage with the world for a long time. It's exciting now to see you at DDH. It's changed so much since I moved in in the fall of 1975! As has the Divinity School. I can't tell you how proud I am of you. How excited I am that you are embarking on this journey. And how special it is to feel connected to this part of your life.
Why am I here? In some ways, judging by my mother's story about me as a little child, it seems obvious, that I've always been meant to come here. The language and rituals of a Christian faith were the macaroni and cheese of my childhood, the story of Esther read alongside "Make Way for Ducklings," family prayers (my standard was God, thank you for Ana and Tod and me and Mandla and all the other people in the world, amen) before bedtime lullabies. I knew that I was shaped by church, and as a high-schooler I would have told you that I had lived everywhere I had lived up until that point in my life because of the church. So it seems obvious that I would be here now, in divinity school, studying the Bible, the history of Christianity, theology, ethics, and preparing for a life of service.
And somehow the obviousness of this eluded me. Despite my play at communion as a small child, I did not dream of growing up to be a minister or a church worker. I dreamt of being a doctor, writing children's literature, being a fourth grade teacher, working as a guidance counselor. Or becoming the next Florence Nightingale or Mother Theresa. I had a sense that I could save the world. And I believed that as a Christian, that's what I was supposed to do – to be willing to lay down my life for another, to serve the poor and oppressed, to speak out against injustice, to love my neighbor. But I never really imagined that I would do it through the church.
So what changed? What has led me to think that I belong in a divinity school? That perhaps God's call to me is not just one to serve others, but perhaps to serve others from within the church? Or at least an invitation to deepen my understanding of God and of Christianity that all of my work and service may be done with a sense of it coming from my faith and being service to God and not just society in general?
To be frank, I had an experience. A moment of call. Fast forward 17 years to a 22 ½ year old Thandiwe.
Urutay tetrevadepo, enesay tetrevad
Urutay tetrevadepo, enesay tetrevad
My eyelids hang heavy as the car slows to a crawl, inching its way through throngs of people, many wrapped in shawls to ward off the chill of the still-dark morning. Stalls stacked high with gleaming stainless steel kitchenware, sparkling glass bangles and plastic earrings, piles of roasted nuts, dried dates and fried snacks line the road we traverse. Carnival-like excitement buzzes in the air. Thousands of people gather for the annual harvest festival at the Ponai chapel in Tamil Nadu, India.
A young man in black slacks and a flowing white shirt ushers me into the parsonage where I receive a warm cup of tea that consists mostly of water and sugar. I await the Bishop of the local diocese who has invited me to the 5:30 a.m. communion service over which he will preside. With only four hours of sleep, I struggle to keep my eyes open.
The Bishop arrives and beckons me to follow him into the chapel. Moving in the wake of his white-robed figure, I gaze at the masses, a sea of figures parting for our procession. Some people have just roused themselves from their sleeping places on the ground while others arrive in lorries, buses and bullock carts from their homes in surrounding villages. Despite the awnings built of woven palm branches, people spill out all sides of the structure to stand beneath the still-starry skies.As a guest of the Bishop, I sit beside him on the raised dais, overlooking everything. This means I have a seat, and gratefully, I lower myself into a chair, close my eyes and ask God to grant me energy for the morning. I force my eyes open as the service begins: a reading from the gospel, a message, prayers.
Standing, the Bishop speaks the words of sacrament over wafers and grape juice; the familiarity of the ritual comforts me. Although the Tamil words ring unfamiliar in my ears, their meaning resounds in my mind: "Do this in remembrance of me." Then the time comes to share the meal: "The body of Christ broken for you." The wafer melts on my tongue. "The blood of Christ shed for you." The grape juice runs sweetly over my lips.
I sit, close my eyes and pray. I feel strength filling my body, washing the fatigue from my weary limbs. When I open my eyes again, the dais pulses with people who have come forward to partake in this ritual. A young father brings his son for a blessing from the Bishop. After he receives the blessing, he turns the child to me. Without thought or hesitation, I extend a hand of blessing, a word of prayer. I draw my hand back. What have I done? I am not ordained. What right or authority do I have to sit on a dais and pray for someone? But then an older woman reaches out to me and places my hand upon her head. She, too, wants a prayer. Then another woman approaches me and another and another. People surround me, asking that I pray for them. I rise; my mind clears as I place my hands on people, lifting them to God in prayer. A tap on my shoulder interrupts me. One of the pastors has come to call me to join the Bishop for breakfast. I look at the people surrounding me. I close my eyes and ask God to be with each of them, then I follow the pastor.
I feel warm, flushed even, though the cool of the morning still lingers in the air. What will the bishop say to me? Will he chide me for staying behind to pray for people? Will he ask me about my theological education? Or my baptism? Or perhaps when I turned my life over to Jesus? What can I tell him? That although I am a Christian, my theology tends to be much more Unitarian? That I have never accepted Jesus as my personal savior because I believe Jesus was human, like you and I are? That I believe that the mystery of God may be explored as much through science as through theology? That I believe that the Muslims and Hindus who live in our community also have access to truth and the divine?
Who am I to have authority to pray over people in this place? And yet, it had been the most natural thing I had ever done. The most natural thing. We enter the room where the bishop and other ordained clergy (all men) sit having their breakfast. I am invited to sit beside the bishop, and I do. As I share a meal of idli and chutney with him and the other pastors, the Father overseeing Ponai Church brings me a plaque with a stylized photo of the chapel, a white dove flying overhead. Below the image is a verse in Tamil. Seeing me studying the verse, the Bishop explains, "It means: 'Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place'" (2 Chronicles 7:15).
Call it strange, call it coincidence. Call it providence, call it God. I don't know what it was. But I couldn't ignore it. I couldn't ignore the surge of energy I had experienced as I took communion, or the sense of grounding that I had when I laid my hands on people to pray for them as if I were a conduit for something far greater than myself. I couldn't ignore this simple verse that spoke directly to my fears and doubts. How could I ever have known? There is no way that it would have occurred to me to stand up and pray for folks! Yet something had happened, I had been drawn out of myself to extend a hand and a word in prayer. And my response had been doubt. And my doubt had been answered. Perhaps, I remember wondering to myself, this is what I'm supposed to be doing?
I still don't know exactly what happened or what it is I'm supposed to be doing in response. At the time it meant I needed to apply to seminary and divinity school. I believed, and this belief has been affirmed by so many of you, that I am in the right place to explore this call and what it means, I am here to discern all of this. And I am so very blessed to be in this room discerning it with all of you. I don't have it all figured out. I struggle with questions about being what God calls me to be. I believe strongly that I am called to work to uplift the oppressed, to work against injustice. And yet, I sit in this classroom, "too busy" or too frightened to step outside of my door and really stand for what I believe. Sometimes, when I really engage deeply with what I believe Jesus taught, I am faced with the theological dilemma of whether a person of privilege such as me can enter into God's kingdom. Yes, I still have a lot to figure out. I have so many questions, questions about where I fit in the church, questions about what God calls me to do, questions about how I am supposed to live in a world of pain and injustice such that I spread not just comfort but delight, not simply hope but true justice for all.
This chapter leaves out much about the experiences that have taught me just how much I don't have figured out, and this is an omission it's important to recognize. In attending Kevin's ordination service a couple of Sundays ago, I heard a commissioning that I found very powerful. It was to: be present (and for me this means very much to be present to the moment that I may recognize the divine all around, that I may witness beauty, that I may speak to suffering, that I may claim as my own all that I ever have which is right now). The second thing was to love all of creation (what a challenge this is beginning with the call to love myself in all of my messiness, whole only in as much as I am willing to recognize and love those parts of myself that really I would rather put in a close dark place with a heavy padlock on it, and from there to love all the people around me, everyone, to treat them with love and not fear, and finally to love the creation all of it and this is such a challenge, because loving the creation must at least mean for me making conscious efforts to live a less consumerist lifestyle). And finally, the third thing to be open to change and transformation. This openness is essential. It is why I am here. It enables me to learn. It challenges me to grow. It opens up the possibility that things may not be as I think they are or as I think they should be. It's an openness to the divine and my connection to all that is through the divine.
And what a blessing to be able to look around this room and know that in the current and coming chapters of this journey, you are all beside me.
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The following is a poem that accompanies a different chapter of my story, but it's so beautiful and has spoken to me so many times that I want to share it with you.
The Journey
~ Mary Oliver ~
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice —
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do —
determined to save
the only life you could save.


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- found: From chains to bonds, 2001:CIP t.p. (Doudou Diène) p. xx (dir., Div. for Intercultural Projects, UNESCO)
- found: Amadou Mahtar Mbow, le sourcier du futur, 2016:page 254 (Doudou DIÈNE; former adjunct director general of UNESCO; contribution: L'impératif de l'éthique)
- found: Wikipedia, June 14, 2017(Doudou Diène; Senegal, born 1941; law degree, University of Caen; doctorate in public law, University of Paris; degree in political science, Institut d'Études Politiques (Paris); serves as Senegal's, deputy representative to UNESCO 1972-1977; in 1977 he joined the UNESCO secretariat; held several positions there including Director of the Division of Inter-cultural Projects; appointed Special Rapporteur for racism-related topics by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Aug. 2002, served until July 2008; in 2011 he was appointed independent expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d'Ivoire)
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30th Birthday Splurge at the Shangri-La Toronto
Look, I love a good luxury hotel, and I refuse to apologize!
I wasn't originally planning to go to Toronto for my 30th birthday, but at the last minute, I had an appointment in the city. Most of my Toronto friends were out of town. And hell, if I was spending my 30th birthday alone, it was going to be in one hell-of-a comfy bed and that was that!
For any of you not in-the-know, the Shangri-La has properties around the globe and is one of the ultimate luxury hotel brands. Expectations were extremely high. Some might say I was setting myself up for disappointment.
I priced matched the room rate as much as possible, spent all my hotels.com Rewards Nights and still ending up dropping some cash, but not too much. I felt a little ridiculous. But I'll be damned, I was determined to take advantage of every included amenity in that establishment!
And this, folks, is my full assessment.
I booked two night stay in an executive room at the Shangri-La Toronto. To be honest, I'm not convinced it was executive. There were no extra amenities. The room was not large by any standard. And there was no executive lounge, which in my opinion, is the entire point of booking an executive room.
I got a great deal for that time of year (around Valentine's day) $425/night. Before I price matched, the rate was listed at over $700 per night. After using my hotels.com Rewards Nights, I got the room for about $200 per night. It was a great experience for the amount I paid. However, if I had paid $700 + per night, I wouldn't have been particularly impressed.
Great spa experience! The spa is actually not owned by the hotel. It's in a Turkish bath style and is really something to experience! Highlight of the stay!
Room amenities were top notch! Most everything you need can be controlled by an iPad in your room! You can order food to your specifications, request maid service, control lights, curtains, heat, AC & more! There was TV in bathroom mirror, which I always think is a cool touch, but I never use. The room had a Nespresso machine, was comfy and elegantly decorated.
Both restaurant dining and room service were very professional, as to be expected at the Shangri-La. The pool and gym area were amazing. Hanging out in a personal pool cabana with a privacy curtain and tv was a great way to spend the day!
The hotel noticed it was my birthday and had a dessert delivered to my room. Nice touch!
I was told that there was no executive lounge. What?! They encourage guests to attend afternoon High Tea in their lobby instead. While I have heard great things about this from online bloggers, it is not complimentary and I was a little peeved that they'd suggest it in lieu of a lounge. I did not partake.
There was also no special check-in service or wine or juice offered at check-in for executive guests. I did not find the check-in experience a particularly friendly one.
The executive room was small. So, why did I pay extra for executive? I'll never know. In fact, I'm not convinced my room was executive at all.
One thing that the Shangri-La hotels are loved for is their L'Occatine toiletries. They had a smaller selection than I normally see at Shangri-La hotels. There was no toothbrush, manicure kit, sewing kit or amazing loofahs that most Shangri-Las have. Although I'm sure they would have brought those things if I had asked.
The wifi was subpar. In fact, I couldn't stream youtube without it pausing often to buffer. Really, Shangri-La?
And my ultimate disappointment upon entering the room - there was no complimentary snack or personalized note waiting in the room upon check-in. All other Shangri-Las that I have stayed at have had a fruit basket, nuts and dates or sweets waiting in the room upon check-in.
Was it a great experience? Yes. Was it a $700 + per night experience? Absolutely not.
Would I stay here again? Only if I got a great deal. But let's be honest, I would never pay $700+ per night for a hotel room
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Hello friends, today I'm sharing a fun, festive layout using the Jolly collection!
This layout was all about the happy colors featured in the kit--I can't get enough of them! I started with a cut and fold file from the Silhouette store. I folded the trees and backed each one with paper. I used watercolors to paint the other half of the trees to coordinate with the paper I backed them with. Next, I glued down the folded part of the trees, and my background was complete!
To help my photo stand out, I added a doily behind my photo. I used the die cuts to add a title and continue the tree theme. Finally, I finished off with a few snowflakes for added interest.
I had so much fun creating this layout, and it definitely got me in the mood for Christmas! Be sure to check out the Jolly kit!


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Holiness - Dressed in White Dream
Angel Mercy/India:
"I didn't really want to write this dream down, but I couldn't forget it. Again and again God asked me to write it down and after one and a half weeks I decided to send it to Teresa. In my dream I write, "me being important?" I write it with full humility.' All I can do now is pray about this dream," Angel wrote.
The second scene is disturbing, but the dream as a whole reveals how we can be part of the solution. God needs prayer warriors. God needs you to be a praying believer.
White Dress Dream:
I (Angel) am wearing a white dress. Somehow, I'm one of the important people who helps in the church. My ministry includes working within my areas of expertise, rather, using my spiritual gifts. It appeared to be an important position where I would take on responsibility for decision-making, but I didn't see details of what that entailed.
There was a girl who was fair and lying down. Suddenly two huge men came and captured her nudity on camera.
Angel's beauty is exhibited in I Peter 3:3-4 "It should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."
The white dress represents being "clothed in righteousness." White is a covering of the glory of God. A sign of purity, holiness, and humility. "The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white." Revelation 3:5
"There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. Matthew 17:2-3
Angel's dream begins how God sees her. She is humble and walks in holiness. God is using this dream to confirm the same message she has received in previous dreams and verses. The Lord will use her spiritual gifts and bring her into a new place of ministry. (Repeated themes in dreams is an important element to interpreting your God-dreams. Most often God is confirming and reaffirming his will in your life when you are seeing patterns in dreams, vision, and scripture passages.)
Angel knows her primary role is to intercede and at the proper time, God will put her in a place of authority. Though she is young she shouldn't underestimate her spiritual influence.
The dream confirms that at the appointed time God will put her in a place of importance and she can be confident he will provide the details as to what her role is.
Upon receiving the dream, Angel knew that the young girl and the men represented sex trafficking. Even though Angel doesn't currently work with those caught in human trafficking, God is using her to intercede for those he sees. Ephesians 4:2; Philippians 2:3.
"I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged." 2 Corinthians 12:21
Another important prayer strategy Angel took away from this dream was for people to be set free from pornography. Angel heard a message by Christine Cane stating that pornography is also one of the things that supports human trafficking. If you are addicted to pornography, then you are very much supporting human trafficking.
Angel is praying for God to reveal if her ministry in this dream is a literal ministry to help free those caught in human bondage. Or, if her role at this time is primarily to intercede as the Lord leads.
Angel didn't see the face of the girl in the dream. This could be because Angel won't be working directly with those caught in human slavery, but it could also represent an intercessory ministry that focuses on this specific issue and/or for her to lead an intercessory team. . No face may also represent that most of the faces of those in human bondage are held in darkness. Her dream represents a very specific sin and darkness in our world to pray for
Nakedness can represent shame (Genesis 2:25 – Adam and Eve). This scene calls out a specific sin and how man takes advantage of those who are helpless. The men saw no wrong in what they were doing. Unfortunately, many of those caught in human slavery feel shame, when the shame should be on the perpetrators.
Instead of shame, the dream depicts how they relish in their actions by capturing their wickedness on camera. She was like a trophy to them They weren't trying to hide their sin. Christians should pray that the sin of those who take part in pornography and human slavery will be exposed.
Human trafficking is one of the largest businesses in the world. It is full of greed, self-gratification, and power of forced labor and sexual exploitation. It's estimated 18 million are "living in conditions of modern slavery in India. Industries implicated in the survey data include domestic work, the construction and sex industries, agriculture, fishing, manufacturing, manual labor, and forced begging." (The Global Slavery Index)
Take time to read Human Trafficking by the Numbers by Human Rights First. The numbers alone should cause every believer to pause and intercede for a breakthrough to free millions. Don't limit what God can do through you.
So often it feels like my prayers for millions to be set free across the globe doesn't have an impact. We must never forget that God is infinite and sees every heart who is suffering from those who make wickedness their source of income.
For now, as Angel said, all she can do is pray that the Lord will reveal to her what role of importance she is to hold in the church, as well as to pray that those who are living in modern day slavery will be set free. Angel cannot see with her natural eyes those caught in modern day slavery, but God sees all and has shown her the importance to pray against this demonic hold over our world today.
God "roams the earth" searching for one to stand in the gap. Angel is willing to be one. Are you? 2 Chronicles 16:9 "The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him."
I pray we walk in righteous, moral behavior (dressed in white, in holiness) and be a light for Jesus in this dark world.
And, come to think of it, Angel's willingness to share her story (she didn't know I was drafting this) is one way God has begun using this dream to raise awareness of this horrific business.
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I think I've already told you that my forever home has been in the works for years... long before Three Birds was born. And like most people, I engaged an architect early on to draw up some plans.
But after Three Birds began and we'd renovated a few houses, my eyes were opened up to new design ideas and I felt like I knew exactly what our dream home needed to be... so I picked up a pencil and started to draw it.Read More