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Hey. I have a story posted elsewhere in the Valkyria Chronicles section entitled, "Ordinarily Extraordinary." Please, read that and review. When you're done reading this of course! Anyway, I see people write some stories and drabbles and whatnot about some minor lesser characters from the game, and I've seen plenty of stuff with Marina (One of my favorite characters from Valkyria Chronicles) but not with good 'ol Ted. And I'm sure some of you might be a little dissapointed too. So, I'll try my best to give the people what they want. I'm sorry if some characters might be a little out of character. This isn't the best piece of work, but I tried my best, so enjoy! Also, Peter Rothchild, my OC from my other story makes an appearance.
Everybody was celebrating. The war was pretty much over, though it was a bit bittersweet from the loss of Isara. Luckily, Melville, Ted, and Peter were there to help out and improve the mood, and they at least did a decent job. Everybody in Squad 7 was spending time at the ballroom in Randgriz Castle, where there was dancing, food, and some entertainment, including the trio of "clowns," though Peter actually resents being acknowledged as such. However, after a while, everybody was occupied with each other. The three were pretty much out of something to do. So they pretty much just sat a corner and chat.
"So... what are you guys doing after the war?" Melville asked.
"I don't know. Maybe I'm gonna follow our dream..." Ted replied. "I'm going to be a clown... maybe form our own little traveling comedy show... Who knows. It'll be nice to put smiles on people's faces"
"Sounds good. Definitely count me in, man. How 'bout you, Pete? You wanna join us or something? You're a cool guy. It'd be nice for the three of us friends hangin' out after the war," Melville said, turning his attention to Peter.
"Nah... I'm thinking of settling back down. Maybe move to Bruhl, when they start repopulating it. There's a lot of reconstruction going on. I'll need to help out my home town. Then I'll be back on the Town Watch. Just like old times. And I hear Susie's making a shelter for injured war vets and citizens, so I thought maybe I'd help out too," Peter replied, eying Susie Evans as he mentioned her name.
"Nothing wrong with that," Ted commented. "Your heart's in the right place, man... Wait a minute... Speaking of hearts, you like Susie, don't you?"
"What? No...!" Peter hesitantly replied.
"Ha! You like Susie!" Ted said, in a singsong voice. "You like Susie!" Melville joined in.
It was clearly showing that Peter was blushing a bit. "I don't like her! I just... Well, I've known her for the last nine years when she came to Bruhl and joined the Town Watch. We've been together as friends for a while, and we've been through a hell of a lot more, ever since I got transferred to Squad 7 a while back. I'm like... a brother to her, but isn't it natural that I like her, maybe in the slightest way? Besides... Don't you like Marina, Ted?" Peter shot back.
"I err... I don't like her... I just try hard to make her laugh, is all..." Ted weakly said.
"Seriously though. Why do you try hard to make her laugh? Why can't you give up? She just likes to be left alone."
"Because, everybody needs to laugh every once in a while. And she is the only one I've yet to make laugh. She's been acting tough though, and I kinda lost interst in it though..."
"C'mon, man! Don't get all down on us now! Tell ya what... Why don't you make something for the Squad. I've been thinking about it. It's an album basically, of everyone in Squad 7, with a photo of each person. We'll make a copy for everyone. So we'll all remember each other. Kind of like a yearbook, from back in school," Peter suggested.
"Can't Ellet do that?" Ted asked.
"Well where's the fun in that? Seriously Ted, be adventurous every now and then!" said Melville.
"Okay! I'm going to do it!" Ted proclaimed proudly.
"That's the spirit! Here, take my camera. And this empty photo album. I actually stole these from Ellet, but don't tell no one!" Peter said, as he handed the camera and book over.
"And let's make this interesting..." Melville added. "If you can't get everyone's photo before 9:00 pm tonight, I get to be in charge of your comedy troupe and I name it! If you win, you'll get to be in charge. And everyone's gotta be smiling in the photo!"
Ted looked at a clock on the wall. It was already about 4:00 pm. "It's a deal!" Ted exclaimed as he shook hands with Melville.
"Sucker..." Melville thought.
Ted grabbed the camera took a picture of Melville, Peter, and himself, then ran off excitedly to do this thing, while Melville snickered in his absence.
"Why are you so happy?" Peter asked.
"Because! I said that everbody had to be smiling in the photos! Sooner or later, he's going to have to get Marina's picture, and he'll be screwed!" Melville said happily.
"You are a cruel guy..." Peter merely mumbled as he walked over to talk to Susie.
As Ted asked people for their photos, he was happily surprised to see that many people were happy to contribute to the project, though Ted had forgotten how many people were on the squad. It would take a lot longer than Ted initially thought. After a while, he was collecting the photos, and the more pictures he took, the harder it was for Ted to track down the remaining squad members. He eventually looked through some old files and recovered a roster for Squad 7's recruits. Ted used that as a check list.
"Lets see... Juno, Edy, Vyse, Wavy, Nancy, Yoko, Homer, Dallas... hmm... that just leaves... Oh crap."
As fate would have it, none other than Marina Wulfstan was left on the list. Ted looked at his watch, and saw he only had another hour until the deadline. Ted was frantically filled with panic, realizing that Melville knew what he was doing when made this bet. He knew that Marina never would smile, and that he probably would end up winning this bet.
"Well, well, Melville... you are indeed a clever bastard... But I won't go out without a fight!" Ted thought out loud. He didn't know how the hell he'd make Marina smile, though.
It took Ted long enough, but after about a half hour searching for Marina, he managed to find her in the women's quarters where the female members of Squad 7 currently were staying for the night. Ted walked in, and Marina slowly turned her head.
"You know, you're not supposed to be here..." Marina said, almost as if it were a threat.
"Er... Marina, I'm trying to take a photo of everyone in the squad for an album. You know, so we'll never forget them? So... if you don't mind, can I take a picture of you?" Ted weakly asked.
"Hmph. I not much of a 'picture-person.' And I don't need to remember the squad, and I doubt anyone will want to remember me. Go bother someone else." she said, turning her head away.
"Please, Marina. I'm not trying to make you laugh. I just need you to stay still for a photo."
"Fine. Let's just get this overwith..." she said, not changing her tone of voice or mood in the slightest way.
Ted readied the camera, but then remembered the certain "condition" that Melville made.
"Umm... Marina... don't you want to smile?"
"No. All you said was you needed a picture. Aren't you going to take it?" Marina said, getting annoyed.
"Well, yeah... but don't you smile? Isn't that how you're supposed to look for a photo?"
"This IS how I look for a photo. I'm not much of a photo person. Didn't I already tell you that?"
"Come on. Just smile. Think of happy thoughts. What makes you happy?" Ted asked, seeing that this would be pointless.
"What makes me happy? You getting the hell out, before I call the guards on you for entering the women's quarters."
"Please? For me?" Ted said, running out of options.
"That's not really a convincing arguement. Goodbye, Ted," Marina said, as she started walking away. After that, Ted was on his last nerve.
"Alright. Fine. Be as stubborn as you want! I don't care anymore! I have been trying for a long time to get you to laugh, and you don't even smile?! Screw you then! I don't give a crap anymore!" Ted yelled, even surprising Marina. He started marching out the door. Ted finally just gave up. He no longer cared, and he was finished. Ted could no longer stand for this. She was stubborn, mean, and he wondered why he would bother so much spend time trying to make her laugh all this time, and she wouldn't even give so much as a smile. Screw this heartless-
Ted's thoughts were abrubtly interrupted as he felt himself slip on something on the ground. He let go of the camera as it flew in the air, and Ted could feel the back of his head hit the ground, quite hard. If that wasn't enough, the camera was descending to the ground, and it hit Ted in the face, with a bright flash soon after. He was on his back on the ground, and Ted was temporarily blinded. A blanket of white clouded his vision.
"OW! God damn it!" Ted yelled in pain.
As his vision slowly faded back from white, he could make out the shape of a person, until his eyes focused more, he saw it was Marina. Wait a minute... That couldn't be Marina. Could it? As Ted rubbed his eyes, he could barely see the familiar shape on her lips. She was smiling, maybe even holding a laugh, and Ted just couldn't believe it. Of all the things to make her laugh, Ted never thought of hurting himself. It was more beautiful than any smile he had made on other people's faces. Maybe it was just because after all this time, his work finally paid off. But, as soon as he had seen it, it was gone. You would have had to blink to miss the smile, but luckily, Ted had his eyes wide open.
"Heh. Nice try, but thats not going to work," Marina said, as she held her usual bland look. She turned away, and left the room.
"God, she is such a good faker..." Ted thought. Maybe he had made her laugh in the past. However, Ted couldn't just give himself credit right away. It only feels "earned" if he hears the sound of laughter. "Wait... Damn, I didn't take a picture!" Feeling defeated, Ted sighed. He looked at the camera, and there was a new photo protruding from the bottom. "Wait a minute... Is that...?" He took the photo, and it was of Marina, smiling. "Oh my god..." He stared, truly dumbfounded. He recalled the camera hitting him on the face, and seeing a flash, but fate just seemed to want to give Ted a break. "Hehe... Mission accomplished," Ted thought.
Ted dashed through the halls as fast as he could. Ted had only 10 minutes left, and he had to gather the photos, and fast. He grabbed the empty photo album and rushed, as he put each of into the pages. Until, he was done. With five minutes to go, he rushed back to the ballroom.
"I wonder when he's gonna get here..." Peter thought.
"Ha! He isn't gonna be here! He can't win!" Melville said.
"Dude, you suck. Seriously," Peter said.
"Don't remind me. Hey look! There he is!"
Peter and Melville saw an exasperated Ted run into the room, stumble, and fall flat on his face. Everybody looked at Ted. And laughed. Then went back to what they were doing. Melville looked at the clock hung up in the room, and saw Ted was only one minute from the deadline.
"So... did you get the pictures? All of them?" Melville tried to emphasize his last words, just to make sure.
"Yeah. Take a look see for yourself!" Ted proudly exclaimed, as he laid the book down.
"Hmm... mmhmmm...." Melville carefully looked through each page of photos. He had a list, and noted down every photo he saw. "Okay... Not bad... so far..." Melville was getting pretty confident, until he reached the last page, with Marina's photo on it. "What the... No way! What the hell? Did you... draw this on?" Melville couldn't believe that Ted managed to get Marina to smile. No matter how hard he tried to look and see if the photo was modified at all, but it was 100% genuine.
"So... what do you think?" Ted smiled proudly.
"My god... How did you get Marina to smile?" Melville asked.
"Get me to what?"
Peter, Melville, and Ted all turned heads behind them. Marina was right there, behind them. For some reason, all of them got the same thought that she wanted to kill them for some reason.
"Uhh... I think Susie's calling me..." Peter said as he slipped away. Ted and Melville wished that they were Peter, because Marina never found him that annoying. They, on the other hand, would probably get an ass-kicking.
Marina looked and saw the page with her, smiling. "What the...? How did you get this?" Marina said, threateningly and imposingly.
"It was Ted!" Melville quickly pointed.
"You are coming with me!" Marina said, as she grabbed Ted by the shirt, and dragged him to the next room.
"Oooh! You gonna get it, now!" Melville said.
"You're next!" Marina pointed. Melville felt like he painted target on his head, and quickly ran.
"Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap, please don't kill me!" Ted begged, as Marina held Ted up against a wall.
"Where did you get this?" Marina demanded, as she held up her photo.
"Why is it so bad? Why are you pissed off? You're smiling! That's good!"
Marina stayed silent for a second. Her agression cooled down a bit.
"You know? I don't care anymore." She let him go, and was about to leave.
"Why is it so bad that you smiled?" Ted asked, now actually concerned for her.
"I... I just don't see the point. I have no reason to smile. All there is in the world is violence, hate, and all the things that drag us into war, just like with the Empire. All you can do, is trust yourself."
"Well, the war is over. Just rest easy. Besides, how do you explain this?" Ted asked, waving the photo at her.
"I merely found amusement in you being stupid enough to hurt yourself."
"So? We all do every once in a while! That's why there's people like me! And Melville! Not Peter though, because he's a traitor. Anyway, my point is, it's okay to find some of the funny things in life. You need that to blow off some steam. We all need a bit of comic relief once in a while, right?"
"Yeah... I guess, but all your feeble attempts at making me laugh all end horribly. Mainly because I find you a lot more annoying than you think," Marina said, her mind trailing off.
"You mean like that one time me and Melville put itching powder in the uniforms of the squad? Or when me and him took the Edelweiss on a joyride, and ended up crashing in a ditch?"
"Yes... Exactly as annoying as that can be," Marina said, recalling the events from long ago.
"Or what about the time I... 'spiked' Cezary's coffee..." Ted said, rather slyly.
"You 'spiked' his coffee?" Marina asked, surprised.
"Yeah. If you open the door, and look, you'll see it in about five... four... three..."
Cezary was going to take a sip of his coffee. He noticed a... familiar and unusual scent on his coffee... then again, maybe the coffee just sucks. It all does. He drank it anyway. Then spit it out. And gagged. He ran over to the punch bowl, where he was cleaning his mouth. Everybody pointed. And laughed.
"Yeah, he was a total douche," Ted proclaimed, quite proudly. Suddenly, Marina closed the door, and saw the same shape he saw in the photo grace her lips. And she slightly opened her mouth, and the most beautiful sound in Ted's perspective was heard.
She was laughing.
He had finally made her laugh. It was a bit of a giggle, a tad feminine and definitely a bit out of character for Marina. But was astounded nontheless. He had achieved the impossible.
"You're... laughing..." Ted plainly stated.
"Yeah. I guess I am Ted. God, is this what I sound like when I laugh? No wonder..."
"But Marina, laughter is music to people's ears! Laughter is the best medicine! I think its beautiful."
"Ted... maybe you're right. Maybe you should laugh once in a while. I've been having thoughts of what to do after the war. I was thinking of following my father's footsteps. That path, has no place for the likes of you, or anyone else. But I'll remember you, Ted. You'll always make me smile. Thank you."
Ted couldn't believe that this was the same woman, who was the lone wolf sniper, who never missed a shot, and wouldn't hesitate to kick his ass if he didn't leave her alone.
"That's... good to hear from you, Marina. Maybe you can stop by my comedy show one day. We'll be traveling around Gallia, putting smiles on people's faces."
"Maybe. But, I'd like that. Listen Ted. I was wondering, if we can keep this conversation between us. Just because I laughed, I don't want people to think I'm some sort of sociable girl, or something. This conversation never happened," she said, her smile slowly fading to her normal expression.
"For you? Sure."
Then the unexpected happened again. She walked toward him, and opened her arms toward him. Normally, this would to get him in a headlock and choke him, but this was different. She... hugged him. However, it was very fast, and she let go immediately.
"When I open this door, we're back to our old ways..." Marina said. Ted nodded.
Marina opened the door, and then, in front of everyone, punched Ted in the face. Ted stumbled backwards, and fell on the ground, unsure as to why she did that. Everybody looked at the scene, but went back to what they were doing. Melville was laughing at him.
"Ha! I told you she would give it to you! Ha!" Melville exclaimed.
Marina walked towards Melville. "I told you that YOU were next..."
"Oh crap..."
Ted wondered why she did that, and when he saw Marina grab Melville, he saw her look at him and wink, before proceeding to kick Melville's ass. At that moment, Ted's mind echoed with the words...
"You'll always make me smile."

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Kimberly Jean Newlin, 33, of Berryville, Virginia, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at her residence.
Mrs. Newlin was born March 21, 1977 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
She was a homemaker and a member of Shenandoah Farms Baptist Church.
She married Rickey Newlin on May 2, 2002 in Berryville, Virginia.
Surviving with her husband are a son, R.J., and daughters, Keiryn and Hailey, all at home; her mother, Connie Meade and stepfather, Steve and sisters, Dana and Fonda Meade, all of Front Royal, VA; her stepmother, Allison King, brothers, Patrick and Justin Pearson, and sister, Casey Pearson, all of Maryland.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 A. M. Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Shenandoah Farms Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Wampler, Sr., Calvin Brownlow, and Lane Dezan officiating. Burial will be private.
Pallbearers will be Willie Archambault, Jerry Dillon, Steven Miller, Arthur Patton, Tom Stevens, Jordan Wampler, and Daniel Fritts.
The family will receive friends 7:00 – 9:00 P. M. Friday evening at Enders & Shirley Funeral Home, Berryville and 9:00 – 11:00 A.M. Saturday morning at the church prior to the service.
In appreciation of the kindness extended to our family, memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Winchester, VA 22601.
To view obituary and send condolences online, please visit www.endersandshirley.com.


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The Restaurant Performance Index bounced back in October. Global fast food charges ahead. McDonald's and KFC are doing a great job with social media. These stories and a whole lot more in This Week In Foodservice.
The National Restaurant Association reported that their Restaurant Performance Index came back strongly in October rising 1.8 percent to 102.8. This marks the 20th consecutive month the index has been above 100, indicating industry expansion. Virtually all of the Index's measurements were up in October.
The Current Situation Index took a major jump, rising 2.1 percent to 103.1. Operators reported a nice increase in same-store sales with 71 percent saying they saw improvement over October 2013. Likewise traffic also advanced with 55 percent of respondents saying they served more customers this October than in the same month last year.
Operators also were more optimistic about the future with the Expectations Index rising 1.6 percent to 102.5.
These positive results were reflected in foodservice operators' purchasing actions with 57 percent reporting that they had made a capital investment (expansion, remodeling and/or major equipment purchase) in the past 3 months. This is up from 49 percent in September. Solid sales and traffic also translated into future purchase plans with 59 percent of operators saying they expect to make a capital expenditure in the next 6 months. In September the corresponding number was 53 percent.
Overall, a lot of the findings are near or above historical highs. It is possible that the decline in the September RPI was an anomaly or just a statistical fluke.
For details and the same-store sales of other chains, please click here for the Green Sheet.


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San Diego-Imperial Swimming has released the Bid Package for the 2014-2015 short course (winter) swim meet season. Bids are sought from SI teams wishing to host swim meets. The Bid Application Form is also attached; a separate application is required for each meet that is bid upon. All bids (along with "Proof of Water") must be received at the SI Swim Office by 2:30 pm on Tuesday, 13 May, 2014.


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Lifetime's Aaliyah biopic is back on with a new actress in the starring role.
Nickelodeon star Alexandra Shipp has been cast to play the R&B singer, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. This follows news of Wendy Williams boarding the TV movie as an executive producer, which she first announced Friday on Twitter.
Shipp takes over for Disney Channel star Zendaya Coleman, who left the project in June. The actress and singer was to record four of the songs that would've appeared in the movie.
"We are sad Zendaya will no longer portray Aaliyah. Production is currently on hold," Lifetime wrote in a statement posted on its Twitter account on June 29.
The project, titled Aaliyah: Princess of R&B is set, to resume filming this summer with a fall premiere date planned. The script for the biopic was based on a book, Aaliyah: More Than a Woman, by Christopher Farley.
Aaliyah, who topped the charts from 1994 to her death at 22 in 2001, has yet to get the biopic treatment. The film is being produced by Aaliyah Productions Inc., with Howard Braunstein (The Informant!) and Debra Martin Chase (The Princess Diaries) serving as executive producers.
Bradley Walsh (Turn the Beat Around) will direct from a script written by Michael Elliot (Brown Sugar).
Shipp's credits include Nickelodeon's "House of Anubis" as well as episodes of "Switched at Birth," "Awkward" and "Ray Donovan."
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4. Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat died at age 27 from a cocaine-heroin overdose. AP4 of 23
5. Whitney Houston died in February of this year at age 48 by drowning. (AP)5 of 23
6. Michael Jackson died from cardiac arrest caused from a lethal dose of propofol.6 of 23
7. Dinah Washington died at age 39 from an accidental overdose of Rx drugs. AP7 of 23
8. Gerald Levert died at age 40 of an overdose of Rx drugs. (AP)8 of 23
9. Amy Winehouse died in July of 2011 at age 27 of alcohol poisoning. (AP)9 of 23
10. Bruce Lee died in 1973 at the age of 33 from a reaction to a pain killer. (AP)10 of 23
11. Brandon Lee died in 1993 during the filming of 'The Crow' at age 28. (AP)11 of 23
12. Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 at age of 36 of a drug overdose. (AP)12 of 23
13. Jimi Hendrix died in 1970 at the age of 27 of a drug overdose. (AP)13 of 23
14. Rapper Chris Kelly of the group Kris Kross died of a suspected cocaine/heroine overdose in 2013. (AP)14 of 23
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17. Rapper Chad Butler, aka Pimp C, died in 2007 at age 33 of a Rx overdose. (AP)17 of 23
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4 thoughts on "Alexandra Shipp Replaces Zendaya in Lifetime's Aaliyah Biopic"
..won't matter…this "movie" will still flop; it will be on TVONE or UPN less than 3 months after its out.
I'm so tired of the whole pull off the look thing. Also, whoever is chosen, will not have to sing that much. A aliyah didn't sing a lot if we get down to it. As long as the actor uses a goodbbackground and the beat is right, that part will be okay. Besides, amovie about ssomeone's life should show just that. Aaliyah had more going on than singing.
If this keeps up, people will be tired of the thought of her movie before, it comes out.
Noooooo!!!!! Not satisfied! Who is this kid???? Alexandra Shipp???? No disrespect. Don't just put a movie together with no thought! Any old person will do is their thought! Why not cast Letoya Luckett as Aaliyah? She is her contemporary, talented and can pull off the look!
I AGREE!!!!!!!! she's perfect for this movie and no she didn't have many RECORDING but the ones she had made #1 and you have to realize she was at the start of her game and I'm tired of everybody saying she don't qualify for this and that if it's true why is everybody trying to be like her


text: Hello, Perhaps someone can help me with this. I recently started having weird things happen to my computer, and every few days when I would turn it on, it would do an automatic disk check for inconsistencies on the hard drive/s. Inevitably it would find bad clusters in various files, and 'fix' them. The last time it did this, when it rebooted, it stopped after a message saying something like, "Fixed Disk 1: (and some numbers) "Fixed Disk 0: (numbers)" Then it lists the CD-ROM drives and says, "Hit <Del> to continue". I can hit the delete key and then it will continue to boot up and everything seems fine. But basically it won't fully boot now unless I hit the delete key. I also don't know yet if the bad clusters problem will continue to appear. Possibly related to all of this is that I also just found out I had two worm viruses. I was able to remove/fix both of these (today), but the reboot issue is still there. Any ideas how to get it back to booting normally? Thanks! dnorris


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China Intervenes For Russia
As 'Secret Saudi Deal' Increases Harm To Russian Currency, China Intervenes
Kenneth Schortgen Jr Finance Examiner
Last Friday it was revealed that the purpose behind Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Saudi Arabia a few weeks back was to sign a secret deal by which the leading OPEC state would saturate the markets with excess oil and cause prices to fall for the global commodity.
This move would have the consequence of causing vast harm to the Russian Rouble, and increase inflation and price instability for the Eurasian state.
part of the ongoing proxy war between America and the East, and also mitigate some of the consequences of the secret Saudi oil program.
China is ready to export agricultural products and oil and gas equipment to Russia, China's Vice Premier Wang Yang stated Saturday.
"China is willing to export to Russia such competitive products as agricultural goods, oil and gas equipment, and is ready to import Russian engineering products," Wang Yang said during the 18th session of the Russian-Chinese Commission for the Preparation of Regular Meetings of the Heads of Governments.
And the cherry on top came moments ago when, as if to assure all involved parties that there will be enough capital support on both sides, the PBOC released a surprising announcement that the central banks of China and Russia signed a 3-year, 150 billion yuan bilateral local-currency swap deal today, according to a statement posted on PBOC website.
Deal can be expanded if both parties agree, statement says. Deal aims to make bilateral trade and direct investment more convenient and promote economic development in 2 nations. - Zerohedge
The significance of this deal is two-fold. First, by allowing for Russia to have direct trade between themselves and China in their own national currencies, Russia can mitigate some of their escalating price inflation within their country that is a direct result of Saudi Arabia's overt actions to drive down the price of oil.
Secondly, by facilitating the purchasing of Chinese products without the use of the dollar as a middle-man, Russia puts even more pressure on Europe who is hemorrhaging trade that had been a mainstay between the EU and Russia, and which is now accelerating Europe's path into recession.
As long as oil is denominated in dollars in the global market, the U.S. can and will use its control over the petro-dollar and reserve currency to inflict economic war against any and all nations that do not cede to American national policies.
And with the U.S.'s current desire to escalate chaos in both Ukraine and Syria, and to keep Russia out of the picture and unable to protect their new and long-standing allies by disrupting their economy and currency, today's intervention by China may be the key in allowing Russia to stabilize prices within their economy, and to inflict greater harm to America's allies who still are beholden to dollar denominated trade.
As 'secret Saudi deal' increases harm to Russian currency, China intervenes
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I believe it would be better for everyone to cooperate at this point. Having the US mess with China's partners will only lead to less economic efficiency in the world. This is something that China has been trying to explain to the US for some time now. But the US seems determined to go the wrong way.
Fox Maine
10/14/2014 06:51:20 am
Can the BRICS even survive??
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Guaymi, Teribe and Bokota indians were the primitive inhabitants of Bocas del Toro, when Christopher Colombus,in 1502, navigated with his two ships into the bay called by the Indians "Caroboro", today Admiral Bay.
The English took advantage of this fact establishing settlements like in Bocas del Drago where it was reported, in 1745, that they were growing cattle and chickens.
The english presence played a very important role in the beginning of the XIX century, english ships from Jamaica make an active commerce with the Central America coast, Bocas del Toro included, where traded goods by carey (marine turtle shell), live marine turtles, cocoa, mahogany wood and zaparilla
In 1826 Bocas del Toro town was founded by Jamaica, San Andres and Providencia immigrants, but still during the first years after this foundation, the town was a camp of traders in carey, some of then coming so far as the United States. Most of the population were trafficants and adventurers of different nationalities, attracted by the new commercial opportunities.
In 1880 begins the history of the banana in the region being created Snyder Banana Co in 1890 and United Fruit Co in 1899.
1930, in Bocas existed consulates of England, Germany, Costa Rica, United States and France, while three journals were published: The Telegraph, The Citizen and The Central American Express.
But a strange banana pest had been started to sick the banana plants about 1914 and in 1934 the destruction was absolute, beginning a period of decay for the islands.
Tourism now is a new alternative that had arrived to the islands, and die to the natural richness of the Archipelago, looks like it is an alternative to stay.


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When we wrote about the best castles in Scotland, we did not know about Kelburn castle then. We read about this graffiti soaked castle in one of the magazines very recently and were intrigued to see how beautiful they looked.
Soon that led to us chalking out the plan to visit Kelburn castle along with exploring West of Scotland, and no wonder this turned out to be one of the most beautiful castles we've visited.
Kelburn Castle & Country Centre is located in the western scotland in Fairie, a town close to Largs (about 1.5 hours drive from Edinburgh). The castle estate itself is a vast landscape of woodland dotted with water streams, tiny cascading waterfalls, secret forest, gardens, farmland & many attractions for children and adults.
This gorgeous graffiti laden castle is a private residence and seat of Earl of Glasgow and head of clan Boyle since 12th century. The graffiti murals are the highlight of this castle, the idea which was born in the year of 2007 when the Boyle family was advised about the faded concrete walls and the potential damage they may create to the stonework.
The family invited 4 Brazilian artists to paint the exteriors of the castle with their art. Soon after the bright murals painted on the walls, the castle attracted lot of visitors.
There are interesting events that happen during the peak seasons (Apr – Sep) that include horse riding, laser tag, secret forest, activities for children including Easter egg hunt, story telling, duck race & treetop adventures. Since the castle is occupied, the castle tours are run only during Aug & Sep. During winter, the entry fee is reduced (£3 per adult) since it only allows entry to the castle grounds, woodland walks & horse riding only.
Have you seen any such unique castles in your travels? Would you add Kelburn Castle to your must-see list?


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I might have a pretty big sweet tooth, but that doesn't mean I'm running to the kitchen to bake up dessert. I'd rather drizzle honey over a wedge of cheese, or doctor up a pint of ice cream I bought from the store. I might be fearless when it comes to cooking up a side dish, but I run scared every time I even think about baking. I'm too afraid I'll ruin everything to even try.
Blame it on the number of pastry chef friends I have (I'll let them make the hard stuff), or the proximity of my home to a handful of amazing bakeries and dessert shops (Susina Bakery and Milk), but I have had little to no interest in cooking desserts at home.
All that changed a few weeks ago, when I unexpectedly received a cookbook in the mail.
This was no glossy, food-porn cookbook. Rather, it was a culinary guidebook to my past: a plastic-covered, three ring binder with hundreds of recipes collected from the members of Gloucester, Massachusetts' St. Paul Lutheran church. The cookbook (originally printed over 20 years ago), was a piece of culinary history from the home town of my paternal grandmother's past.
Past the hand drawn cover of the church's pulpit, I found the recipes of my grandmother, my Finnish cousins, and Greek and Finnish neighbors of the tiny fishing village I grew up in. This surprise cookbook was from my ever-caring step-mother: a woman that knows the power of food.
Inside, I found a recipe my Grandmother contributed (Greek Bread) and traditional family dishes like Nisu (a Finnish sweet bread), American "Chop Suey" and Haddock baked with mayonnaise. These were recipes I grew up eating whenever we visited.
One recipe that caught my eye was for a recipe my grandmother never got around to making for us.
Finnish Teaspoon cookies recipe was so straightforward, I decided to get over my fear and start baking. I'm so glad I did. The recipe suggest waiting a few days (THREE!) before eating, because flavor improves with time.
What kind of crazy people make a cookie recipe that you can't eat until half a week goes by?
The Finns. My people.
After tasting the cookies from the moment they came out of the oven and a series of long, long days, would agree that the cookie requires some aging time. But boy, is hard to wait.
Allie Enos' Finnish Teaspoon Cookie
from the St. Paul Lutheran Church Cookbook
1 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Strawberry Jam
Brown butter to a pale tan color in a small, heavy saucepan. Let cool. Pour cooled butter into a mixing bowl; Stir in sugar and vanilla. Combine flour and soda; gradually add to butter mixture. Stir until mixture is uniformly crumbly.
To shape cookie, press dough firmly into a teaspoon; level the top with the center of your hand. Tap side of spoon on cookie sheet to gently remove cookies or slide off spoon with the gentle push of a finger. Spread jam on flat side of half of all the formed cookies. Press second cookie to jellied cookies, to create a single, almond shaped "cookie sandwich." Bake at 325 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Let cool. Put in airtight container and let sit for a few days before eating. Flavor improves with time. Makes several dozen cookies.


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The 33-year-old "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star and the Atlanta Falcons defensive end have a 9 month-old son, KJ. Zolciak tells Life & Style that she is now four months pregnant with his little sister or brother.
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Reimagining the Black Spirit in the Media Newark at 350 Years
Bill Clinton's Game Playing: The Spectacle of Publicly Disciplining Black Protesters
The Black Women's Fairy Tale Museum
Condoleezza Rice: American Mythology 2006-2012
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"Walk All Over God's Heaven" Women in the World, Paul Robeson Galleries, Robeson Campus Center, Rutgers
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Newark Medallions Hip Hop Project
"I Am From" Community Portal Engagement Exercise Project
Noelle Lorraine Williams is an artist whose life's work exemplifies her continued interest in engaging people in conversations using art, history and contemporary culture, as well as writing about the ongoing spiritual crisis in the United States.
Artist Statement
Noelle Lorraine Williams' work exemplifies her continued interest in engaging people in conversations about the ongoing spiritual crisis in the United States—the unstable, shifting definition of who gets to be American and consequently who gets to live free of fear and fully in their humanity.
This conversation constitutes our American Spirituality.
My work examines a theme I call Black Spirit.
Like a DJ, rootworker or shaman, my practice remixes video, photography, writing, and craft techniques (beadwork, sewing, woodwork) to create sculpture that tells a story.
What is the mythology of American spirituality? What are our icons? Symbols? Narratives?
My priorities are to use a spiritual lens to reveal the masks and stories of history, contemporary culture, and to reveal the activist and spiritual movements—contemporary and historical—as ritual.
There is a multiplicity of voices within us as humans and Americans. This conflict is hidden and demonstrated by the wearing of masks; sometimes it is healed by participating in ritual.
Specifically, I draw on beadwork and sewing to create masks and ritual; I stage photographic scenes and manipulate archival historical photos and video found on YouTube to represent symbols of our spirituality.
My current project is The Black Women's Fairy Tale Museum – Genocidal Music Mixtape, a mixed-media venture that combines handmade bead masks, video, text and sound. Utilizing the stories of women artists, I invite others to explore the meaning of our lives through symbols.
The first story is "Shake All Over God's Heaven," a meditation on lynching and the murder of Black women, and African American Christian cultural forms.
Newark, NJ 07101; 973-493-5174
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Born in New Jersey, USA 1975
Lives and works in Newark, NJ
1999 Bachelor of Arts, Social and Historical Inquiry, Eugene Lang College, The New School for Social Research New York, NY
Relevant Coursework
2016 Workshop, Ysaye Barnwell, Building a Vocal Community, Open Center, New York
2014 Intensive, Ancestral Beyi Ritual Malidoma Some, Asheville, NC
2015, 2012, 2003,2005
Art Students League, New York, NY, Gotham, New York, NY Newark School of Theology, Newark, NJ, Newark Museum Arts Workshop, Newark, NJ Open Center New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions and Speaking Engagements
2016 – 2017
Performance, Monument Lab, Curator: Marisa Williamson, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibition/Community Workshop, Visualizing Freedom/Visualizing Incarceration project of LifeLines: Voices against the Other Death Penalty, Lifelines Project Philadelphia
Film Screening, Homesick, Filmideo, Index Gallery, Newark, NJ Curator: Lowell Craig
Lecture/Workshop, "Making Home" Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Exhibition, Women in the World, Paul Robeson Gallery, Rutgers University, Curator: Gladys Grauer and Adrienne Wheeler
Exhibition, i"found god in"myself: the"40"anniversary of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls, The African American Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Curator: Sou Leo
Panelist, Creative Roundtable: Newark Street Art, Essex County College, Urban Humanities Convergence, Newark, NJ
Exhibition, Forum in Form, Index Gallery, Newark, NJ Curator: Colleen Gutwein
Artist/Gallery Talk, Forum in Form, Index Gallery, Newark, NJ Curator Colleen Gutwein
Exhibition, Know Who You Are At Every Age, Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY Curator: Edwin Ramoran
Exhibition, Ready or Not, Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Artist/Gallery Talk, Ready or Not, Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Project participant, Suzanne Broughel 's Response to The Wayland Rudd Collection, Winkleman Gallery , New York
Exhibition, Goddess Clap Back: Hip Hop Feminism in Art, CUE ART Foundation, New York, NY Curator Katie Cercone
Artist Talk/Panel, Goddess Clap Back: Hip Hop Feminism in Art, CUE ART Foundation, New York, NY
Exhibition, "Submissions and Transmissions," 55 Bushberg, Curator Rupert Ravens, Newark, NJ
Curator/Coordinator, Newark Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Quilt, Liberation in Truth Social Justice Center, Newark, NJ
Artist Talk/Panel, Newark Scene and Heard: Narratives of an Artist's Community, Gallery Aferro Curator Bianca Monet, Newark, NJ
Exhibition, Newark Scene and Heard: Narratives of an Artist's Community, Gallery Aferro Curator Bianca Monet, Newark, NJ
Artist Talk/Panel, "A New Spelling of My Name: Black & Latina Feminism Today", Caribbean Cultural Center, New York, NY
Workshop, "A New Spelling of My Name: Black & Latina Feminism Today", Caribbean Cultural Center, New York, NY
Artist Talk, Newark High School Students program "Identity Blueprint," Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
Panelist and Lecture, "Ruminations on Blackness" Rutgers University (Organized by Darnell Moore and Aimee Cox), Newark, NJ
Panelist, "The New City: Urbanization and the Arts" William Paterson University's, Ben Shahn Gallery, Wayne NJ, Moderator Clement Price
The Newark School, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ, Curators Alejandro Anreus and Petrushka Bazin
Artist Talk, Newark School of the Arts High School, Newark, NJ Moderator Petrushka Bazin and Co Panelist Willie Cole
Sex Crimes Against Black Girls, Skylight Gallery, Restoration Plaza, Brooklyn, NY Curator Shantrelle Lewis
Artist Talk, Wearing Spirit: Aesthetically Personifying the Feminine in African Traditions Exhibition, Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, New York, NY Curator Shantrelle Lewis
100 Black Women, 100 Actions, Online Multimedia Project, Curator Wura Natasha Ogunji
Wearing Spirit: Aesthetically Personifying the Feminine in African Sacred Traditions Exhibition, Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, New York, NY Curator Shantrelle Lewis
Artist Talk, White Womanhood and Black History, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Borderlines, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY Curator Nico Wheadon
I Put A Spell On You: Women and Magic, Re-claimed and Re-defined, Gris Gris Lab, International Healing Arts Space, New Orleans, LA. Curator Shantrelle Lewis
Comet Fever, P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York, NY Curator Nico Wheadon
Purdah 2.0: Body Matters, Engendered, Transnational Arts & Human Rights Festival, New York, NY Curator Amina Ahmed
Artist Talk, Purdah 2.0: Body Matters, Engendered, Transnational Arts & Human Rights Festival, New York, NY
Aljira Emerge 10, Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Arts, Newark, NJ Curator Sara Reisman
Slide Talk/Lecture, Essex County College, Newark, NJ, Professor Jen Mazza
Panel Discussion, Girls and Weakness, Lex Leonard Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Girls and Weakness, Lex Leonard Gallery, Jersey City, NJ Curator Asha Ganpat
POLITrix, The Monroe Center for the Arts, Hoboken, NJ Curator Rolando Ramos
Afusion, Brennan Justice Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ Invitational 2007
The Feminine Mystique, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ Invitational, Curator Rocio Aranda- Alvarado
Red Badge of Courage, National Newark Building,Newark, NJ Invitational, Curator Omar Lopez-Chahoud
Art in the City, Newark Arts Council Gala, Newark, NJ Best in Show Award Juror Ben Goldman
Black Rock: The Metamorphosis of Home from Isolation to Connection, Gallery Aferro, Newark,NJ (Co-Curator and Organizer)
The Modified History of Downtown Newark, NJIT Architecture Gallery,Newark, NJ
Invisible Fields, Lex Leonard Gallery, Jersey City, NJ Invitational
Outdoor Sculpture Garden, Red Saw Gallery, Newark, NJ
REDUCE, Lex Leonard Gallery, Jersey City, NJ Invitational
Iconic, L.I.T.M. Rock Soup Collective, Jersey City, NJ Invitational
Identity, Brennan Justice Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ, Juried, Rocio Aranda- Alvarado Jersey City Museum and Steve McKenzie, Newark Museum
Slide Talk/Lecture, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ, Moderator France Garrido
American Diaspora: Transformations in an Age of Uncertainty, Victory Hall Gallery, Jersey City, NJ, Juried Keungsuk K. Sexton
Group Show, Newark Arts Council, National Newark Building Gallery 744, Juror Yolande Skeete
Newark Between Us, Newark Arts Council and Rupert Ravens American Contemporary Newark, NJ
To (Not) Be Seen, LIT Gallery, Newark, NJ (Curator and Organizer)
Touch and Feel Messin' with the High and Low, Newark Artist Collective, Red Saw Gallery (Curator and Organizer)
Afroptix, Grace Church Van Vorst Gallery, Jersey City, NJ, Invitational
Enough is Enough, NJIT Architecture Gallery, Newark, NJ
744 Redux, Gallery 744, Newark Arts Council, Newark, NJ Best in Show Award Juror Chakaia Booker
Columns: Installation x 12, Grace Church Van Vorst Gallery,
Jersey City, NJ, Invitational
Ar+chaeology, NJIT Architecture Gallery, Newark, NJ
Fresh: A Kaleidoscope of Sound, City Without Walls/ Museum of African American Music Newark, NJ Invitational
Facing Newark, Newark Arts Council, Newark, NJ
Art in the City, Newark Arts Council Gala, Belleville, NJ Juror Steven McKenzie
What Have You Got To Say? Grace Church Van Vorst Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Mix in the Bricks, Newark Arts Council Gallery, Newark NJ
Group Show, Newark Symphony Hall, Newark, NJ
Art and Resistance, National Hip Hop Convention, Newark, NJ
Awards /Recognition
2011 Joan Mitchell Award - (Nominee)
2009 Top Twenty Finalist - William H. Johnson Prize, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Grant – Anonymous Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Aljira Emerge 10 - Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
2007 Award - Best in Show Prize – Art in The City, Newark Arts Council, Newark, NJ
2005 Award - Best in Show Prize – Newark Arts Council, Newark, NJ, Juror, Chakaia Booker
2003 Tap Arts Featured Artist, www.taparts.org
1999 Eugene Lang Senior Research Grant, The New School for Social Research, NY, NY
Grants and In-Kind Donations - Curatorial Projects
Museum of African American Music/Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, Newark, NJ
Newark Art Supply, Newark, NJ
Liberation in Truth Social Justice Center, Newark, NJ
Newark Essex Pride, Newark, NJ
Wright, Peter "Souleo," "On the "A" w/Souleo: Visual Artists Celebrate For Colored Girls..." October 14, 2016, , http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-souleo-wright/on-the-a-wsouleo-visual-a_1_b_12324974.html
Inspired by Dr. Betty Shabazz – Noelle Lorraine Williams, Interview with Bryan Epps, COIN: COMMUNITY OF ORGANIC INTELLECTUALS IN NEWARK
Where Newark shares ideas https://1coin.live/2016/05/20/inspired-by-dr-betty-shabazz-noelle-lorraine-williams/
ECCO TV, "ECCOTV Chat: Noelle Lorraine Williams" Video,
Ready or Not Catalogue, Newark Museum, Newark, NJ http://www.newarkmuseum.org/readyornot/
Star-Ledger, At 'the Annual,' Jersey artists flash wit — and grit June 22, 2014, Dan Bischoff (Mention)
Cercone, Katie, Goddess Clap Back: Hip Hop Feminism in Art Catalogue, Cue Art Foundation, 2013 , https://issuu.com/cueart/docs/goddessfinal
Jeremy Helton, "Home girls make some noise!" https://therecollectiveblog.wordpress.com/tag/cue-art-foundation/
Monet, Bianca and leon anthony james, "Newark Scene and Heard: Narratives of an Artist's Community," Gallery Aferro , October – November 2012
Lewis, Shantrelle, "Sex Crimes Against Black Girls" Catalogue, New York, NY April 2011
Bischoff, Dan, "CWOW introduces a second generation of 'The Newark School' that refines downtown's seminal assemblage art," Star-Ledger, Newark, February 20, 2011
Exhibition Catalogue, "The Newark School," City Without Walls Gallery Catalogue; Newark, NJ, February 2011
Dublin, Jenna, "Looking for Lauryn" Not Yet Finished Blog, http://www.not-yet-finished.com, May 2011
Bramson, Cara S. Popular culture ripped at the seams : race and gender in the work of six contemporary African American women fiber artists, Cara S. Bramson, A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the State University of New York College at Oneonta at its Cooperstown Graduate Program in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, 2010.
Johnson, Karma Mayet, "Borderline," Rush Arts Gallery Catalogue; New York, November 2009
Levin, Kim, "Young Curators, New Ideas II," ARTnews, October 2009, p. 124
Ahmed, Amina Begum, "Strung, Hung, Drawn, and Quartered," Engendered Catalogue; New York, July 2009
Mitter, Siddhartha, "Made in Newark: The Local Art Scene." WNYC, New York, May 14, 2009
Gennochio, Benjamin. "Feminine But Not Much to Explain Mystique." New York Times; New York, November 18, 2007
Aranda- Alvarado, Rocio. "The Feminine Mystique Contemporary Artists Respond," Jersey City Museum Catalogue; Jersey City, September 2007
Bischoff, Dan. "Jersey City exhibit showcases 'thoughtful' reaction to feminism" Star-Ledger, Newark, September 30, 2007, Section 4 Page 4
Haber, John. "Jersey City's Mystique." New. York. Art. Crit. http://www.haberarts.com, New York, September 20, 2007.
Friedman, Madeline. "The Forces that Guide Us" The Hudson Reporter/Current, Jersey City September 5, 2007
Durwood, Scout. "100 Women We Love" GO NYC!, New York, June 2007
Hicks, Cinque. "Black Rock" Code Z Online, Editor November 2006
Editorial "REBIRTH/AFTERBIRTH" CodeZ Online, May 2006
WBAI Radio Station, January, Review of Enough is Enough, NJIT
Editorial "Featured Artists" Newark Arts Council Open Doors Newsletter, Newark, NJ, October 2004


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The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) has ordered Saab enhanced BOZ-101 EC electronic warfare (EW) pods for its Panavia Tornado combat aircraft.
The order, announced by Saab on 11 April, was placed by the NATO Eurofighter 2000 and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) on behalf of the Luftwaffe, and covers 29 of the wing-mounted pods to be delivered from 2017 through to 2020.
As noted by Saab, the BOZ-pod has been used on the Tornado as a self-protection and countermeasures system for many years already. The enhanced BOZ-101 EC consists of a missile approach warning system in the aft section and a countermeasures dispensing system designed to counter modern infrared (IR)-guided threats. Dispensing can be performed forward downwards and sideways in two adjustable directions depending on where the threat is coming from.
Production of the BOZ-101 EC will take place at Saab sites in Järfälla, Sweden, and Centurion, South Africa.
The integration of the BOZ-101 EC pods by the Luftwaffe was part of a wider upgrade of the service's Tornado fleet under the Avionics System Software Tornado Ada (ASSTA) programme. Divided into phases designated as ASSTA 1, ASSTA 2, ASSTA 3.0, and ASSTA 3.1, this effort began in 1998 and is set to be concluded in 2018 so as to keep the fleet in service out to 2025 and beyond.
While Jane's World Air Forces lists the GAF as having 70 Interdiction and Strike (IDS) and 22 Electronic Combat and Reconnaissance (ECR) variant Tornados in its inventory, only 85 aircraft from these variants will be upgraded to ASSTA 3.1 standard and maintained out to the type's planned retirement date.
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The Beehive Cells in Which Irish Monks Lived
In my CD,
Patrick: The Greatest Missionary Since Paul,
I make mention of the Irish monks who followed in the footsteps of Patrick and helped to spread Christianity throughout the British Isles and in continental Europe. When I was in Ireland in 1996, I visited the stone huts or cells in which many of the Irish monks lived. These huts, which resemble beehives, were made entirely from stones without any mortar. Yet, many of them have stood for 1400 or more years. Their lives of self-denial prepared these monks to undergo the rigors of missionary life in that age.
Here are some pictures of these beehive cells, scanned from slides I took in 1996.
David Bercot
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The man known today as St. Patrick was one of the most effective missionaries who has ever lived. In this enthralling CD, Bercot tells the amazing story of the life of Patrick. This is not a retelling of the silly legends about Patrick that fill so many books. Rather, this is the story of the real man, based solely on Patricks own autobiography. Patrick was originally taken to Ireland as a captive slave. The account of his escape,
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David W. Bercot.
Practically everyone in the western world has heard of the man known today as St. Patrick. Yet, hardly anyone knows anything about the real man. About the only two things that most people "know" about Patrick is that he was Irish and that he was Roman Catholic. In truth, however, he was neither one.
Let Me Die in Ireland
cuts through all of the myths about Patrick and presents a dramatized biography of the authentic Christian missionary, Patrick. The story of the real man is far more exciting and inspiring than any of the myths about him. Patrick was one of the greatest missionaries of all time and a true man of prayer and integrity. A narrative you won't soon forget. 192 pp. paper.
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A long weekend called for some Valentine's crafts. Today's post is all about another Silhouette CAMEO (or Portrait) tutorial. A little DIY Valentine's slider tags. The inspiration? I saw this beautiful invitation suite from Oh So Beautiful Paper, which prompted me to make my own version of the belly band or slider tag. I used the Silhouette Studio software to design my tags, but I'm pretty sure you can draw or use shapes in your home to create your designs. Once you finalize your design, use a craft knife and cutting mat to cut and create your gift tags.
The What
- Silhouette cutting machine (I own the CAMEO)
- Silhouette Studio
- Cutting mat
- Cardstock
- Glue
- Ribbon
The How
- Open a new document in Silhouette Studio. Overlap and center a rounded rectangle and oval
- Weld the 2 shapes together
- Create 2 lines for the slits. This is where your ribbon will be placed, so make sure the length will accommodate its length
- Add your text in the middle. I used the Turner font
Finally, send to cut using cardstock settings. Once your shapes are cut, glue a different colored cardstock to the back of the tag. Add some, ribbon, and you now have some lovely tags for your loved ones.
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[Continued from rahab's exchange: the lie]
Rahab lied to the king's men in order to save the lives of two Israelite spies. We find her faith commended in Hebrews and her actions applauded in James — though neither writer explicitly states that Rahab was correct to lie.
Is it ever right to lie? Do we ever find ourselves in situations in which we're forced to choose between two evils? Or between two sins? How do we make sense of situations like these?
Now we're firmly in the realm of ethics. I'm no expert, but I'm going to offer the three most accepted options — and dispose of the first two:
1. Utilitarianism
The moral value of an action is based on happiness and pleasure for the largest number of people. While vastly popular today — and the underlying theme of many an action-suspense thriller — utilitarianism denies the presence of absolute good or evil. Rather, the nebulous "greater happiness" is considered (and often referred to as the "greater good").
My problems with utilitarianism (aka consequentialism) are many. In the first place, it would seem quite difficult to calculate and quantify "happiness." I also have serious problems with the idea that a majority is allowed to simply decide what is right and wrong based on what they happen to enjoy. Utilitarianism also ignores the individual's motive and intention, and places all importance on an outcome which (in most situations) could never have been known.
- If an affair between a married woman and a single man brings the two great happiness — and only the one husband is hurt — they have done the right thing. But if the married couple has two children, what they've done suddenly becomes wrong.
- If a very large nation can grow its economy and bring great happiness to its citizens by conquering a smaller country and using its inhabitants as slaves, this is good, fair, and right by utilitarianism.
[One note of interest, pointed out to me yesterday by Teammate Carson, is that the first example above is generally accepted to be true in modern America — even among Christians. Then the evil done is attributed to God himself, with cries of, "But I'm certain God wants me to be happy."]
2. Virtue Ethics
The emphasis here is not placed on results or actions, but rather on virtues. In virtue ethics, there are particular character traits that are viewed as inherently good or evil, and morals are determined based on "being" rather than "doing." While I appreciate the question practitioners are forced to ask — "What kind of person should I be?" — I believe virtue ethics falls short as a complete ethical theory.
First, virtue ethics gives no clear guidance as to how to act in a specific situation. This doesn't seem useful to me as far as ethics go. Is courage more important than compassion today and in this place? What if our cultures disagree as to whether pride or humility is the higher virtue? What about virtues that change over time within a given culture; is a woman to be reserved, submissive, and modest — or outgoing, independent, and self-assured?
More problematic, though, is that, in order for virtue ethics to be a complete ethical theory, it requires the use of another theory; it cannot stand on its own. Virtue ethics (like utilitarianism) requires that there be no absolute rules — yet there are believed to be absolute virtues. There is no absolute rule concerning telling lies, yet honesty is revered as a virtue. That makes no sense.
I believe virtue ethics to be useful, but only because there do exist underlying rules which are absolute. Virtue ethics has no way of determining what are and are not virtues without an underlying theory of absolute rules. I am of the mindset that, at their core, virtue ethics and deontological ethics (see below) are quite similar — and make a useful theory when viewed side by side. However, I would argue that "doing" is what creates "being," and such should be acknowledged.
The ethical theory which I find most compelling is this one:
3. Deontological Ethics
There exist moral rules, and it is our duty or obligation to adhere to these rules. There is an intrinsic good, and we are obligated to act in accordance with this good. Our motivations, then, are taken into account and are more important than the consequences themselves (which can rarely be known in full).
Deontological ethics differs from utilitarianism in that a right action might not bring happiness to the greatest number of people (happiness is not deemed to be intrinsically good, as it is possible for humanity to derive happiness from that which is actually evil — see Roman gladiator entertainment). An action may very well be right and good because the individual acted in accordance with moral rules, fulfilling his obligation to do what was right — even if the result was lessened happiness for many.
In most deontological systems, these moral rules, duties, and obligations are determined by a higher being, and doing what is right is a matter of obedience to that being. I would argue that God has determined what is right and wrong based on his own nature. And that, when we are obedient to him, our nature becomes more like his.
There is a strong correlation here, in my mind, between deontological ethics and virtue ethics. I might argue that God's virtues are what we seek to embody, and that we do this based on a God-given system of moral rules. The more obedient we are, the more virtuous we become. So I see these two theories as a sort of puzzle… of the "which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg" type.
I believe the virtues came first (in the nature of God), but that these virtues are incapable of guiding our everyday decision-making processes until we actually possess them. I am able to embody these virtues, though, through continued obedience to moral rules and by the transformation of the Holy Spirit in my life. Over time I actually become an honest person, rather than an individual who merely follows the rules of honesty. The rules are necessary, but the importance of the ethical system begins to diminish as I am transformed to be more like God. [One of my major problems with virtue-based ethics theories is that if I don't possess a particular virtue, it is impossible for me to act in keeping with that virtue without first extrapolating (a) rule(s) from that virtue.]
As with any ethical theory, there are problems with deontological ethics. Many. For instance, what do we do when we are faced with a situation such as Rahab's? There is a moral rule not to lie. But it conflicts with the moral rule to revere and save lives. Many would at that point choose the "lesser evil." And they would then be employing utilitarianism (or something like it) to determine what is right (or less wrong). Also, was Jesus ever faced with a situation in which he had to choose the "lesser evil?" And yet he remained sinless?
In my next post, I intend to divide deontological ethics into three categories. And, of course, I've chosen to support one of these three sub-theories.


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Here in the northern state of Punjab, couples who abort their female fetuses are known as ''kudi-maar'' -- or ''daughter-killers.'' The local health worker who lives in this village, a kindly woman named Jaswinder Kaur, recently led the way through a maze of narrow lanes to the home of one such family.
Gurjit Kaur, 22, said she paid 500 rupees -- about $11 -- for an ultrasound test a year ago, then aborted her pregnancy after a doctor told her she was carrying a girl. Now her belly has swelled again, this time with the longed-for male child. Her plump face seemed radiant with well-being.
''Our elders wanted a boy,'' she explained. ''Boys are important because they have to look after all the property.''
Though India outlawed sex-determination tests in 1994, their use has become commonplace as ultrasound technology -- which became available in cities during the 1980's -- has spread to small towns served by itinerant doctors who carry the compact machines from clinic to clinic.
Early figures from the 2001 census, conducted in February and March, have made it clear that female fetuses are being regularly aborted, continuing a trend that first became marked in the 1980's. The number of girls per 1,000 boys dropped to 927 this year from 945 in 1991 and 962 in 1981.Continue reading the main story
The fall in the ratio of girls to boys over the past decade, when India's population grew by a staggering 181 million, has been most extreme in the richest states of the north and west, where more people can afford tests and abortions, demographers and economists say.
For example, here in Punjab, India's most prosperous farming state, the ratio of girls to boys has plummeted to 793 girls per 1,000 boys from 875, while in Gujarat, a leading industrial state, the figure for girls has fallen to 878 from 928.
A pronounced gender imbalance has long been a feature of life in India, especially in the north. India has the lowest ratio of females to males among the 10 most populous countries in the world. Neglect of the health and nutrition of girls and women and high rates of maternal death in childbirth helped give males a survival edge. Now ultrasound technology is giving the bias against girls added intensity.
The results -- found not just in India, home to about one-sixth of humanity, but elsewhere in Asia, too, -- are disturbing to many Indians, who fear the long-term social consequences and regret the injustice.
''India is catching up with other sexist, modern societies like South Korea and China in sex-selective abortions,'' said the Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen of Trinity College at Cambridge and a native of India. ''It's a technological revolution of a reactionary kind.''
Professor Sen, who has been writing about the tens of millions of ''missing'' women in Asia for a decade, noted that the startling deterioration of the sex ratios for children in China, India and South Korea has occurred even as overall sex ratios for females in those countries have modestly increased.
But longer life spans for women and rising literacy rates have not yet changed the strong cultural preference for sons, who will carry the family name, inherit ancestral property, care for parents in old age and light their fathers' funeral pyres.
A range of groups in India, including the Indian Medical Association, the high priests of the Sikh religion and nonprofit groups like the Voluntary Health Association, are campaigning against sex-selective abortions.
But enforcement of the 1994 law against sex-determination tests is weak. A. R. Nanda, a high-ranking civil servant in the central government's health ministry, said that as far as he knew no one in this nation of more than one billion people had ever been convicted of violating it. Nor is there any system for monitoring the sex of aborted fetuses.
In Punjab, Joginder Singh, the state's director of health services for family welfare, said the state prosecutes a case only if a woman complains that she was forced to have a test and abort a female fetus -- and as far as he knows, no woman has ever made such a complaint.
''It's the ladies who have to come forward,'' Dr. Singh insisted.
But experts say women are unlikely to complain since they often want a boy as intensely as their husbands and fathers-in-law, or cannot resist the relentless pressure to have one from families they depend on for economic survival.
Here in a cluster of villages and towns in the Patiala district, the outlawed use of ultrasound tests to identify female fetuses and the illegal abortions that follow happen underground, but barely. In just 10 years, the number of girls per 1,000 boys has dropped by 101, to 770 -- and none of the doctors, health workers or residents interviewed here had any doubt about why.
''It's because of the testing,'' said Amarjeet Chander, a veteran gynecologist who headed the government hospital in Dera Bassi, population 15,690, before starting her own 18-bed hospital there in 1990. ''The machines are everywhere now.''
Indeed, large signs advertising ultrasound tests are quite visible. In one small, jumbled shopping center in Dera Bassi, there were two such medical clinics. Radiologists from the city of Panchkula, 15 miles away, visit these clinics once a week, carrying their ultrasound machines.
Drs. Dinesh and Savita Mittal, a husband and wife team, run the City Hospital there and advertised on their sign board that Dr. Dev Batra provided ultrasound tests. But the Mittals became upset when asked about the use of ultrasound for sex determination. They said that the ultrasound machine was Dr. Batra's alone and that they had nothing to do with the testing.
Oddly, the morning after they were interviewed, the Mittals had painted over the sign advertising the tests, and Dr. Dinesh Mittal said the couple had called Dr. Batra to cancel his services.
Later the same day, Gurjit Kaur, who lives in the village of Daffarpur, about six miles from Dera Bassi, volunteered that it was Dr. Batra who did the ultrasound test on her at City Hospital, while Dr. Savita Mittal told her that she was carrying a girl and performed the abortion for 2,000 rupees, about $44.
When Mrs. Kaur became pregnant again this year, she went back to Dr. Batra, she said. ''Dr. Batra's wife told me I was having a boy,'' she said, laughing infectiously. ''I was so happy!''
Back at the clinic, Dr. Savita Mittal denied that she performed abortions or knew Mrs. Kaur. ''She's talking about me?'' said Dr. Mittal, shrugging and shaking her head. ''I don't think so. I don't know this Gurjit Kaur.''
Dr. Batra, the radiologist, made a similar denial after his wife awakened him from a midday nap in Panchkula at their imposing new home, decorated with white marble floors, elaborate light fixtures and pillars. ''Sex determination is banned by the government,'' he said. ''How can we do it?''
Sanjeev Gupta, a general practitioner in nearby Mubarakpur, population 4,116, explained just how and why doctors do the tests. The huge lettering for ultrasound tests on the sign of his own clinic dwarfed the name of the clinic itself.
As he treated walk-in patients for everything from earaches to broken fingers, Dr. Gupta explained some of the cultural reasons that families crave at least one or two sons in an era when young people are also more likely to be educated and to want smaller families.
A girl requires the onerous payment of a dowry at the time of marriage, then moves to another village to join her husband's family. When parents grow old in India, a country where there is no Social Security, it is not daughters, but sons, who care for them, he said.
While people are satisfied with one daughter, they are determined to have sons. So the demand for sex determination tests is great. The going rate is 500 rupees, Dr. Gupta said, while a legal ultrasound test for, say, an abdominal cyst, costs just 350 rupees, or close to $8.
''Frankly, everybody knows it is illegal, even the doctors and radiologists performing these types of scans,'' he said. ''But under the cover of diagnostic processes, they perform it. They tell the patient verbally about the sex. They don't give it in writing. They do it for monetary purposes, to sustain their practice.''
Dr. Gupta said a radiologist goes to his clinic twice a week, carting her own ultrasound machine, but he usually does not permit her to perform sex determination tests, unless, for example, the couple already have four girls and will keep having babies until they finally get a boy.
''In that way, if you perform the sex determination, you keep the population down,'' he said.
Villagers in this heavily Sikh area are equally plain-spoken about the use of ultrasound -- and like the doctors, they say it has become available in nearby towns only in the last five years or so.
''All couples go for this ultrasound,'' said Surjit Kaur, the village chief in Kakrali, as local women sat with her on a string cot, tittering. Like many Sikh women, she takes Kaur as a second name; Sikh men typically use Singh as a surname.
Mrs. Kaur, one of more than a million women who have been elected to village councils since India set aside a third of all the seats for women in 1993, was unsentimental about the reasons young couples get the tests, though she nervously twisted the diamond stud in her nose as she spoke. ''It's because they don't want a girl child,'' she said.
And Mrs. Kaur, who has personally benefited from the country's efforts to lift the status of women, said that if the tests had been available when she was pregnant, first with two daughters, then with two sons, she might have gotten them. ''If my in-laws had pressured me, I would have had to use ultrasound,'' she said.
In Daffarpur, Gurjit Kaur, the 22-year-old, and her sister-in-law, Surinder Kaur, 26, whose families live together, each chose to seek an ultrasound test and to abort a female fetus.
After Surinder Kaur gave birth to a second daughter, she said she became pregnant again too soon. She and her husband went to Dr. Batra's clinic in Panchkula for an ultrasound test to find out the sex. Her husband, Gurpal Singh, a machine operator, said Dr. Batra summoned him into the clinic room. ''He told me, 'Your wife is carrying a female child.' I said, 'I have a girl?' He said, 'Yes.' ''
Surinder Kaur said if it had been a boy, they would have kept the baby, but since it was a girl and she was so depleted physically, she aborted. One recent day, she lay exhausted on a cot, while her children napped and played around her. Just the day before, she had aborted her sixth pregnancy -- with no ultrasound beforehand -- and became sterilized, too weak to face another birth.
''Now I don't want any more children, girl or boy,'' she said, lifting herself up feebly on an elbow.
In a room across the courtyard, Gurjit and her husband, Jagtar Singh, a machine operator like his older brother, talked about her decision to abort the fetus that would have been their second daughter.
Her husband had wanted only two children. He said they felt he could afford to educate only two children well. But while he did not care if both were girls, his wife was set on a boy.
''It was my decision,'' she said firmly. ''I didn't want another girl.''
Her husband said he still felt guilty that he let her do it. He has read about the declining child sex ratio in the newspaper. And he is convinced society will pay the price when the current generation of boys grow up to find there are not enough women for them to marry. Only then -- too late, he said -- will society appreciate the value of women.
''Now it's the girl's family who pay the dowry to the boy's family,'' he said. ''But in 10 or 15 years, you'll see, it will be the boy's family paying the girl's family.''Continue reading the main story


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Ghost Hunter
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1963 · New York
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I came across this a little while ago and thought it was worth reposting now that I'm geek enough to have my own blog. It is a piece of code that takes an MP3 file and for each beat it stretches the duration of the first half while shrinking the duration of the second half giving an awesome "swing" like effect. The genius is in it's simplicity.
Here's one I prepared earlier…
Teenage Kicks (Neurobonkers Swing Mix) by neurobonkers
and here's a couple of my favourites…
Every Breath You Take (swing version) by TeeJay
Sweet Child O' Mine (Swing Version) by plamere
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Welcome to day 3!
10) Religious Rights & Freedoms within the Baptist Tradition: Principles & Practice [10:00 – 11:30am]
Session Purpose: To gain an appreciation for the manner in which 'religious freedom' has been understood from within the Baptists tradition, looking at its theological, biblical and historical development and its application to those of other faith traditions and/or religious minorities.
Presentation: Paul Fiddes
Questions Being Addressed:
- What led to the development of "religious freedom" as a central Baptist doctrine, historically, Biblically and theologically?
- How has the principal of "religious freedom" been understood and applied within the Baptist tradition? What are some examples of "good practice"?
- How has the principal of "religious freedom" been applied to non-Christian faiths and/or religious minorities, specifically Islam and Muslims?
11) The Development of the Human Rights Paradigm: Where We Have Reached [10:00 – 11:30am]
Session Purpose: To provide an overview of the emergence of the human rights paradigm/agenda as a dominant discourse within the 19th and 20th centuries, leading to the eventual development and implementation of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and its subsequent influence since adoption.
Presenter: Habib Malik
Questions to Address:
- What historical developments prompted the emergence of the human rights paradigm? Specially, how did the UDHR come in to existence?
- What key philosophical ideas provide the foundation for the human rights paradigm as it exists today?
- What were the challenges in developing such a global framework?
- What has been the impact of the UDHR both globally, regionally and within Lebanon?
- How does the UDHR compare with the later development of similar charters within Islamic countries?
12) Interfaith Small Group Discussion [3:00 – 5:00pm]
Session Purpose: To provide a context whereby Christian and Muslim guests can interact on a more personal basis, exploring issues related to the various dimensions of MEC 2013 in line with the IMES mandate to bring about positive transformation in thinking and practice between Muslims & Christians in the Middle East and beyond.
- Middle East Conference 2013 Participants
- Al-Marbarrat Association
Questions Being Discussed:
- What are some of the human rights issues you see as significant within your own context?
- Do you think there are significantly different views on the nature and role of human rights from a Christian-Muslim and/or East-West perspective?
- What do you see as the main similarities and differences between the concepts of human rights and social responsibilities?
- How do you understand the concept of religious freedom?
14) Implications for Human Rights & Interfaith Relations within Societies Emerging from Arab Uprisings: Case Studies from a Changing Region [8:00 – 9:30pm]
Session Purpose: To investigate, given the dramatic changes taking place within the MENA region and the emergence of new political actors, the manner in which a human rights agenda may or may not be a central focus for the pursuit of peaceful inter-group coexistence, examining a variety of context specific case studies from around the MENA region in order to highlight the ways which human rights are being defended and/or abused.
- Ehab el-Kharrat
- Ziya Meral
Questions Being Addressed:
- What are some of the new challenges and opportunities for human rights within the emerging MENA context?
- What are the implications for human rights and interfaith relations in the post-Moubarak Egyptian context?
- How might different contexts look in relation to similar questions?


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March First Friday: Luck of the Irish
The downtown Canton Arts District will be alive with the luck of the Irish on March 3 for First Friday! Grab your bagpipes and head downtown for a night of art, live music, food, and fun for everyone!
Buy art, get cash! Buy $20 or more from your favorite downtown art studio or gallery, bring your receipt to the ArtsinStark Information Center inside Avenue Arts Marketplace, and get $5 cash back instantly! Each $20 arts receipt gets you $5 cash until 9:45pm. While you're in Avenue Arts, get 20% off all First Friday merchandise!
Stop in at 431 4th Street NW to say hello to one of the newest residents of the Canton Arts District: Silo Arts Studio! Silo Arts Studio is an art space to help facilitate the advancement of artistic growth for adults with disabilities. At Silo, individuals are encouraged to reach beyond what they know and advance not only in their art, but socially as well, through our community outings and connections.
First Friday means FREE Family Movie at the Canton Palace Theatre. Snuggle up with the family for "The Secret of Kells" at 7:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm, and seating is first come, first served.
Discover your creative side at the Canton Museum of Art with a make-and-take project designed for kids & adults. Dress as your favorite super hero or comic book character and enter a free costume contest for a chance to win cool prizes!
Come hungry and grab dinner at one of the many locally-owned restaurants downtown! Go Irish at Grapes in a Glass with corned beef and cabbage sliders and shamrock martinis!
Take a stroll through the galleries and studios to see the latest exhibits: Experience an interactive, experimental photography night at the Hub Art Factory; JULZ by Alan Rodriguez hosts a new exhibit featuring the work of Judi Krew; Daniel Beule will be at the Canton Brewing Company Speakeasy with his photography and original pop art paintings.
The Canton Arts District is full of awesome shops, unique finds, and special First Friday deals! Only the Essentials Apothecary is featuring their Hangover Relief Roller Ball for just $5—just in time for St. Patty's Day! At Cantonology, shop Canton-themed shamrock items, tote bags to shop for "greens" this summer at the farmers' markets, and sign up for one of several upcoming "green" workshops. Catch the Luck of the Irish sale at Colette's Vintage where you could save 5-20% off your purchase! Print & Press Shop & Studios will have local St. Patty's themed tees and 20% off Cheers to Ohio! craft beer prints.
First Friday will be rockin' all night with live music throughout the entire arts district! Mark Heddleson plays Avenue Arts Marketplace 6-8pm; Doug "Ivory" Domineck at Napoli's; John Whitacre at Joseph Saxton 7-9pm; Grapes in a Glass hosts Ben Holida 6:30-8:30pm, followed by Eric Brooke 9pm-12am; Buzzbin's lineup starts around 8pm and includes Whiskey Daredevils, Flesh Peddlers, and Lords of the Highway.
Join the party and make Canton First Friday part of your weekend on March 3 in the Canton Arts District from 6-10 p.m. Download the map, plus additional details you may need at www.cantonfirstfriday.com. First Friday is brought to you by the Downtown Special Improvement District, Kempthorn Motors, and of course, ArtsinStark.


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Waldheim looks to live up to backing
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The over-hyped Waldheim, who has been a disappointment to the chalk players, will try to get off the schneid in the first race on the final Thursday card of the Woodbine meet, a 1 1/16-mile maiden special for 2-year-olds.
Waldheim was a beaten favorite in all five of his starts. He finished three-quarters of a length behind future stakes winner Ghost Fleet when second in his 5 1/2-furlong opener in July.
Waldheim was a prominent second behind another promising prospect, D's Wando, in a seven-furlong maiden special in August. He rallied from off the pace to finish a close second to Battle Royal going 6 1/2 furlongs Sept. 12.
Waldheim was beaten just a neck in his first two-turn excursion Oct. 17, and had to settle for third after establishing a moderate pace in his initial try with Lasix. He set a fast pace in his last race before ending up second to Giant's Tomb, a nicely bred Sam-Son Farm runner by Awesome Again.
David Clark retains the mount on the Kentucky-bred Waldheim, who is trained by Josie Carroll.
Spirit Flying is a prospect for next year's Queen's Plate, a race that his half-brother Archers Bay won in 1998.
After ending up third in his six-furlong debut, Spirit Flying blew the break in a two-turn maiden special, en route to a fifth-place finish. He rallied quite wide to end up a neck behind Waldheim in third most recently.
Luis Contreras will ride Spirit Flying for Augustin Stable and trainer Mac Benson.
Bear in Control wasn't a factor in his first two appearances, both in sprints. He found his calling going long in his last race, when he wound up fourth behind Waldheim and Spirit Flying after a four-wide stalking trip.
Eurico Da Silva picks up the mount on the Reade Baker-trained Bear in Control, who's a half-brother to the millionaire Bear Now, Canada's champion older female last year.
Emile Ramsammy, who rode Bear in Control last time, has the call on Dino Dinaro, whom he guided to a runner-up placing in a slow maiden route that was taken off the grass Oct. 24.
Powermouse has had a break since finishing far back in the restricted Cup and Saucer Stakes on the grass Oct. 18. He was a nonthreatening third in his only other outing, which came in a seven-furlong maiden special on the Polytrack.