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topagae wrote:Thought maybe you guys would wanna hear this stuff from a QA guy, not bugs but what I'd be telling you if I was working for you.
Tutorial - Not bad, but bad form to have railroaded flows (Just do what we tell you and stop attacking the goat!).
Town - Needs a LOT of love. The text in the tutorial for selecting heroes and adventuring was confusing and wasn't immediately apparent. It's all pretty ugly and flows poorly. Text all over the application isn't centered or formatted consistently. Highly suggest you put some time into making town UI clear, crisp, and sexy. People will be spending a lot of time there.
Will do more later. Gotta do real work.
You're helping a ton so far
Quick thing about the Kingdom: It's supposed to look much, much better - all selectable buildings and stuff (like the background image) right now it's buttons with ugly text because we needed something that we wouldn't feel attached to in order to be able to change it all as balance problems crop up. But totally with you on that and the rest of the interface, hopefully you'll like where we go with the UI over the next few months!

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Of course, these people often also have serious psychological issues.
If it were a human being, the British sci-fi WTF-stravaganza Xtro (1982, dir. Harry Bromley Davenport) would be one of these people.
We open at a country cottage not far removed from the bustling heart of London, where nurturing nice-guy dad Sam Phillips (Philip Sayer) is playing fetch with his adorable son Tony (Simon Nash) and their even-more adorable border collie Katie. Perhaps hoping to recreate his favorite scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Sam hauls back and launches the stick high over the roof of the house. He succeeds better than he could have hoped, as the stick explodes in a shower of sparks and the sky is immediately filled with blinding lights and sci-fi noises of the most sinister variety. As the sky darkens and an unnatural wind sweeps him toward the light, Sam urges his son to run for it, which (being the obedient sort) he does. Long moments later Sam is gone, leaving his son an orphan and his wife Rachel (Bernice Stegers, previously of Lamberto Bava's Macabre [1980]) back on the market.
|This dog refused screen credit for this picture.
Three years pass in a jump-cut. Rachel believes Sam's disappearance to be a classic case of Spousal Abandonment, but still has filed neither a missing person's report nor divorce papers. She has not let the sheets of the marriage bed get cold, however, as she now shares her London apartment with her boyfriend Joe (Danny Brainin), a successful commercial photographer and former friend of her disappeared hubby. The lovebirds largely leave the care of young Tony to their French au pair Analise (future Bond Girl Maryam d'Abo, in her debut movie role), whose main job qualifications seem to be a terrible accent and her undeniably smokin' hawtness.* For his part, Tony has never accepted that his father just up and run-oft, and constantly looks forward to the day they will be reunited.
*Nota bene: Maryam D'Abo is the cousin once-removed of Olivia D'Abo, who made her debut as the spoiled princess in Conan the Destroyer (1984), and whom I had previously erroneously assumed to be Maryam's twin sister.
Unluckily for everyone involved, the little moppet's wishes are soon to be granted. Back in rural England, a familiar blinding light falls from the sky, depositing a pool of goop in the woods which soon coagulates into one of the freakiest extraterrestrials it's ever been my pleasure to see on the screen. You want a little practical FX post-Giger nightmare fuel? Check out THIS bad boy:
The ickiness is just beginning, however: upon awakening an hour or so later, the woman finds herself the subject of a time-lapse short on the wonders of childbirth, as her belly swells to full 40-week distension in a matter of moments. The strain on her system is too much: she collapses on the floor, dead. Just as well, for this spares her the pain and horror of seeing a full grown man climb out of her vagina, dragging most of her meaty innards with him before gnawing through his umbilical cord with his own teeth! The filmmakers do not skimp on the caro syrup nor the sloppy sound effects, making for a gloriously gross moment of WTF.
|Worst party favor ever.
Of course the newborn manchild is Sam, who has been a resident alien on the alien planet since his abduction. ("I had to be...changed...so I could live there!" he later explains.) Now back in roughly human form, he quickly finds his way back to London and insinuates himself into his estranged family's life, claiming no memory of the intervening three years. Tony is the only one happy to see him. Rachel is understandably torn, and Joe struts around taunting his rival with public displays of affection toward his wife, like an alpha dog marking out territory. Still, Rachel thinks, no sense involving medical professionals (or the POLICE) in all this; instead, she invites Sam to stay at the apartment with them until they can sort things out.
This gives Sam the opportunity to start working on his real objective: apparently he's more than happy being a Double-Jointed Killbeast from Planet Yog, but can't go another space year without his dearly beloved son at his side. Left alone with the boy, Sam gives Tony a love bite on the neck--a visual that would be icky even if it weren't for the body-horror effects--which imparts to the boy some of Dad's alien abilities. What kind of abilities, you may well ask? Well, how about the ability, through simple concentration, to make anything he can imagine become real?** Talk about your fringe benefits!
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**This explains, one assumes, how Sam was able to teleport into his doomed baby-momma's house earlier--though it sheds no light on why, this being the case, Sam didn't just concentrate on coming to Earth already in human form, or better yet simply imagine Tony on the alien ship with him and have done with it.
The Xtro train has never had a firm grip on the narrative rails since the stick exploded in scene one, but here it really jumps them for good--or rather, points the engine upward and rockets straight into the outer BatShittosphere. Little Tony quickly crosses over into "It's a Good Life" territory, bringing his toy soldier to life to wreak vengeance on a meddlesome neighbor, materializing a live panther in his room, and animating a wooden clown to be his accomplice in evil! (The "real" clown is played by Peter Mandell, a Little Person in exactly the type of role Peter Dinklage hilariously vented on in Tom DeCillo's Living in Oblivion [1995].)
Even though this is far afield from the story's beginnings in Alien Abduction territory, it actually fits in to film better than you'd think. The whole movie has had an odd, otherworldly quality. Scenes shift from day to night and back with abandon. Night scenes are lit brightly from impossible sources. Chunks of context are missing or never existed. Murders happen, and no one seems to notice or care, much less phone the police. Characters speak their lines in a somnolent daze, and motivation is the merest afterthought, when it's thought of at all. In a way, the entire movie has played like an extended dream sequence--like Twilight Zone without restraint, or Tim Burton without horizontal stripes.
|"If only Olaf could see me now!"
Meanwhile (and with absolutely no buildup other than a jump-cut), Sam and Rachel are rekindling their physical relationship (like rabid minx). Unfortunately Sam's alien physiology causes him to have an allergic reaction to Rachel's sex stank, the symptoms of which include ruptured back lesions and acute horrifying ugliness. Joe shows up and is dealt with via sonic scream, and the reunited father and son walk into the woods, sloughing skin as they go, to be taken back into the mother ship. Either in shock or not too bothered (it's hard to tell), Rachel goes back to the London apartment, where a dwarf, a live panther and one last icky surprise await her. And Fin.
|"You've got to be fuckin' kidding me."
Parishioners, Xtro is a movie that delivers the goods, and throws in a bunch of extra snack crackers you didn't even know you were hungry for. The effects are all practical and wonderfully disgusting, and the creature design is pretty great too. The acting is nothing to write home about, though the actors themselves are probably less to blame than the writer and director on that count. Still, even though the script is all over the place, there's just so much happening at all times it's hard to get too upset about. All the actors seem admirably committed, though, with special props to Maryam D'Abo, who provides some high-quality nekkidity more than once. The sythesizer score (also by director Davenport) made me want to puncture my own eardrums with Q-Tips, but given the unrelenting weirdness of the piece, I wondered if perhaps this was by design.
In closing, if you can just shut off your logic centers and let the MADness wash over you, you'll have a great time with this one. Gory, crazy, entertaining and never dull, Xtro deserves a place at the table with 80s scifi insanities like Inseminoid and Galaxy of Terror. 3 Thumbs. Seek it out, and let Xtro make you happy. That's all it wants!
|Xtro Alpo
|Didn't figure on this much action
|"You know the rules, Sam. You lost at Connect Four. Get suckin'!"
|"What the fuck am I doing here?"
|"Mommy! Give us a kiss!"
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Fowl Ball! Weekly report on the DUCKS
Ducks swept by rival Bluefish; first round ouster ends solid overall season
It is tough to label the entire season a failure based on two bad games, but the quick exit from the playoffs by the Long Island Ducks has to be, at the very least, considered a big disappointment. The team, already knowing they would be in the playoffs, spent the entire second half of the season pr
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Let's bow in prayer. Father, we do thank you for the love of Jesus. Something that the world indeed knows nothing about, but that we experience every waking moment of every day. How grateful we are for the joy and the privilege of living within the sunlight of that love. Feeling its warmth and it's life giving properties. We are grateful Lord that we can be here tonight because of that love that from all of this world, with all of it's problems, you have called us to gather together in the name of Jesus Christ, this night, for fellowship and study together and praise to you.
Lord, how rich it is to be here and how indeed your grace is sufficient for every trial, for every anxiety, we rejoice in all the provisions that are ours in Christ. Lord, bless our time tonight, enrich because of it. We pray in Christ's name. Amen.
Tonight we come to our subject, the last subject that we will deal with in our preliminary study to Ephesians. This little study that we've done several weeks now, it really kept going on and on and we didn't expect it to, but the Lord led in this, on the body of Christ. And very frankly, folks for those of us who are Christians, I don't feel there is any more important series than this. And I trust God that you are learning these truths. That you are not merely hearing them and walking away and saying wasn't I inspired and wasn't it nice, but I don't remember anything. If that's your case, you better get those tapes and listen to them until you understand this most significant concept of the body of Christ. Now tonight we come to the last study, the last general subject, although it may not be the last particular message, this is the last subject we'll deal with in the body...in the body series, the fellowship of the body, the fellowship of the body.
Let's bow in a word of prayer as we begin our study. Lord, we thank you for fellowship and we pray Lord, tonight, that You will teach us by Your Spirit, that we might not be taught by human mind or a human wisdom, but that we might speak the wisdom of God, the oracles of God in truth. And Lord that we might have the understanding of the Spirit to grasp these truths and apply them to our lives. We pray in Christ's name. Amen.
Now we have said many times and I want you to think with me, I'm not going to attempt to entertain you, but I am going to attempt to...to teach you some principles that are absolutely essential. Now we have said many times that the true church is one body. All the members of that body are members of one another, like a human body. No member of the body of Christ exists detached from the rest of the body.
We are all members one of another and no one member can escape his responsibility toward all the other members. We have said that the health of the body that its witness and testimony is absolutely dependent on the faithful ministering of all of the members to one another.
Now we have talked about two kinds of unity, positional unity and practical unity. Or what we are in position and what we are in practice. Now we talked first of all about our positional unity. That is by the very fact that we are believers in Christ, we are one in position. That is we have all been placed into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit.
We are all positionally in the body. And our positional unity is manifest by the fact that the one same Spirit placed us into the body and that one same Spirit dwells within all of us. So from a positional standpoint, we are one. All having been placed into the body by the same Spirit, all having the same indwelling Spirit within us. All being redeemed, all being children of God, all being members of the body of Christ. That's positional unity. We are a unit...we are a unit by virtue of salvation.
But then on the other side, we want to talk also about our practical unity. Though we are one in position, unfortunately we are not one in practice. Now the practical unity of the body is manifest by two things. Now these are very important. One of them is service and the other is fellowship. The practical unity of the body is manifest by two things, service and by that we mean the ministering of our spiritual gifts to each other.
The second one is fellowship. That means sharing our love with each other. Service, the ministering of gifts and fellowship, sharing of our love. Now in our first message on the idea of unity, we spoke...or really the first message on the body concept we spoke of our positional unity. And I told you that we are one in Christ. We are all members of the same body. We are members of one another. We were all baptized by the same Spirit. We all possess the same indwelling Spirit. We all have the same life, eternal life. We all have the same head, Christ, who is the head of the entire body.
Positionally we are one. No question about that. All Christians are one in Christ. But that positional oneness is no guarantee at all that we are one in practice. And I don't need to tell you we aren't one. All you need to do is look around and see all the little denominations and all the little organizations and all the little cliques of people and all the ones who stand over here and say we don't associate with those. And the others to say we don't associate with you either, so we're both happy. And we have all of this fractioning, practically, we're not one.
And when Jesus prayed in John Chapter 17 in verse 21, he said, "Father, I pray that they may be one." Now He was not praying for our positional oneness was He? That's accomplished by salvation. He was praying that we would act like one. That we would be one in practice as we are in position.
So really when we're talking about the body, we're talking about the importance of practical oneness. That is that we are really one in practice, not just in position. So the them of what I've been trying to say to you for several weeks has been the fact that we ought to be one in practice.
Now, we've already talked about the first thing that manifests our oneness, service. We spent three weeks on the spiritual gifts. We've learned much about service. How you minister your gift. We've learned what the gifts are and what they aren't and what the basic operating principles are.
Now every believer has certain grace gifts, certain spiritual gifts, neumatican spiritual gifts, which we are to minister to each other and by that ministering to each other, we are in effect bringing about this practical oneness. So for the last three weeks we have emphasized and studied the various gifts and their principles.
Now since we have covered the positional unity and also the first phase of practical unity service, that leaves only with a second one to cover and that we'll cover tonight, and that's fellowship. That's the only subject we haven't tapped in terms of our practical unity. There are only two things that make us one, that is service and fellowship.
We've covered service, so tonight we want to talk about fellowship. Now the word for fellowship in the New Testament is an interesting word. It's the word koinonia. Koinonia means communion or fellowship. It means intimate communication. That's what fellowship is. And when God designed men, He designed them for fellowship. In Genesis Chapter 2, I think it's verse 8, where God says, "It is not good for man to be alone." Man was not made to be isolated. Being alone is not the will of God. People were made for fellowship. And the church, the body of Christ is a body for fellowship.
The church is to be a fellowship. Not a building where you all alone walk in, listen and all alone walk out, but a place of fellowship. Larson says an interesting quote that Stott puts in his One People, it says this, "The neighborhood bar is possibly the best counterfeit there is to the fellowship Christ wants to give His church. It's an imitation dispensing liquor instead of grace, escape rather than reality, but it is a permissive accepting and inclusive fellowship. It is unshockable. It is democractic. You can tell people secrets and they usually don't tell others or even want to. The bar flourishes not because most people are alcoholics, but because God has put into the human heart the desire to know and be known, to love and be love...be loved and so many seek a counterfeit at the price of a few beers."
If I can add an editorial comment, because they haven't really seen the real in the body of Christ. Now this need for fellowship is the genius of the church. But may I quickly add that it is not met by the Sunday services or the typical mass aggregations of unrelated, disconnected people. So there exists in the church today a desperate need for personal, intimate fellowship.
And this fellowship like the ministering of the gifts is intrinsic to the manifestation of our practical unity. Fellowship is absolutely essential to the life of the body. Now, I want to share with you five areas that the New Testament teaches us about fellowship. It's basis, it's nature, it's danger, it's responsibilities, and it's result.
Five specific areas on which the New Testament teaches regarding fellowship. It's basis, what fellowship is based on. It's nature, what it's like. It's danger, what interrupts it. It's responsibilities, what do I have to do to maintain it? And it's results, what happens when we are in fellowship? And we'll go as far as we can tonight.
First of all, I want you to see the basis of fellowship. What is it based on? And I want you to look at 1 John Chapter 1. 1 John Chapter 1, you're going to have to put on your thinking cap, screw your brain down tight, because we're going to talk about some things that you're going to have to think with me on.
Now, what is the basis of our fellowship. There's a lot of phony fellowship going on today. You read about it in all the ecumenical nonsense that's going on where people are getting together on all kinds of pretenses. That's not true fellowship. You read about it sometimes when so-called evangelicals decide that they're going to cooperate with liberals in certain ventures. That's not true fellowship either.
The basis of our fellowship is not the need of our community. The basis of our fellowship is not some kind of a common goal for social ends. The basis of our fellowship is not that we're in the same denomination. The basis of our fellowship is not that we're not in any denomination. What is the basis of our fellowship? Is there really a legitimate basis? Not just ecumenical hash. Is there really a legitimate fellowship?
Well, I think there obviously is. The basis of fellowship is clearly delineated for us in the Chapter 1 of 1 John. Now let me remind you that the word koinonia, or fellowship, means commonness or a mutual communication. Koinonia means commonness, give you a couple of other forms, koinonas, means a partner, just a different form and koinoneto, the verb means to share.
So the idea of koinonia is just sharing partnership, commonness, fellowship, communion, whatever you want to say. Do believers then have a common ground? Do they have a koinonia or a knoinonas? Are we partners in something? Do we have something that we can share? It often looks like we don't, but in fact we do. Because our fellowship is graced...is based on the same common ground. And I want you to see this in 1 John, Chapter 1 and verse 3.
Here is the ground of our fellowship. Now John is relating the gospel that he's heard back in verse 1. He said, "That which we have heard and seen and our hands have handled concerning the word of life, we declare unto you." And he says it again in verse 3, "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you." In other words, I'm giving you my firsthand experience with Jesus Christ. He's proclaiming the gospel. And the reason he's proclaiming the gospel is that "ye also may have," what, "fellowship with us and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ."
Now John is coming along here and he's writing this letter and says, "I'm declaring unto you the gospel." And the gospel was about the word of life, verse 1, who is Jesus Christ. He says, "I'm declaring unto you the gospel. And the reason I'm doing that is because the gospel is the basis of fellowship. I want you to know the same God and the same Christ that I know in order that we may have common ground for fellowship."
You know something interesting that you probably never thought of it this way, but the proclamation of the gospel is not an end in itself. The reason John says we preach the gospel is in order to have something else. And it is what? Fellowship. The whole point of the preaching of the gospel was to create a fellowship. And how ludicrous it is to accept the atonement of Christ and to accept all that he's done for us and then whack ourselves off from the fellowship that we have been introduced into. The proclamation of the gospel then is not an end in itself. The proclamation of the gospel had a goal and the goal of the proclamation of the gospel was to create a fellowship. Not an organization, but a fellowship. Not a hierarchy, but a fellowship. Not a structure, but a fellowship. Not an organizational chart on a printed sheet, but a fellowship.
And that beautiful, meaningful fellowship created by Christ and His disciples in the days that He was here on earth was not to be limited just to them, but all of us who came after and believed in Christ were to be introduced into that very same fellowship.
It was for all generations to provide fellowship between them and God and Christ and each other. Notice verse 3 again, "That which we have seen and heard declare we under you, we preach the gospel, that you may have fellowship with," whom, "with us." In a sense we are in the fellowship of the apostles. We're a part of their fellowship. But our fellowship is not only together, it's with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. We're all wrapped up in a total fellowship involving the Father, the Son, and every other believer in history.
This is our fellowship. So you see the end of the gospel proclamation is not just salvation, but fellowship. With God, with Christ, and with all other believers. That's exactly what...that's exactly what salvation did for you. Did you know that? It made you a part of a fellowship. You had no fellowship with God prior to salvation. You had no fellowship with Christ prior to salvation. You had no fellowship with believers when you became believer, automatically at that instant you entered into fellowship with God, fellowship with Christ, and fellowship with every other believer and that fellowship is eternal.
So what then is the basis of our fellowship? It is one word, salvation. That's the basis of our fellowship. A common Savior, a common God, a common faith, fellowship. Now, our fellowship originates with God. It was God's design to bring us into fellowship wasn't it? The apostle Paul writing in 1 Corinthians 1:9 says this, "God is faithful," this is beautiful. "God is faithful by whom," oh this is good, "you were called unto the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." Don't you like that?
God is faithful and so He reached down and he called you to be a part of the fellowship of His Son. Oh that's beautiful. You know, we're not detached from God, are we? We're in the fellowship friends. God is not some cosmic deity way...we're in the fellowship. It's a beautiful thought. Through His sovereign grace He brought us into the fellowship.
You say, how did He do it? Well, it was by faith in Jesus Christ. God designed to call us. We put or faith in Christ and entered into the fellowship. Titus 1:4, listen to this, "To Titus mine own son," here it comes, "after the common faith." "After the common faith." Everyone of us comes to God the same way, right? By faith. Common to everyone of us. How did we enter into the fellowship? By the common faith. We all came to the same God, through the same Christ with the same faith. And that's the basis of our unity. Each of us is saved by grace through faith and that's the basis of our fellowship. A common father, a common savior, a common faith, a common salvation.
And even though we're different and even though you say well my...you know, my salvation wasn't any rubber stamped deal, it was unique. You're right, every salvation of every individual is as unique as the individual, and as God's love for that individual and yet there's a commonness in all of it, isn't it? You say well, wait a minute now, is our fellowship just with the Father and with the Son and with each other? What happened to the Holy Spirit? Well, that's taken care of real well.
Listen to this, 2 Corinthians 13:14, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit." You know what communion is, koinonia fellowship. So our fellowship is with Christ, God, and the Holy Spirit and each other. We have fellowship with the Trinity, that's the basis of our fellowship with each other. I mean, this is an exciting thing to realize, you're in fellowship with God, isn't it? Positional fellowship. I'm in the fellowship. You know, I'm in it. I'm a part of it. I want to expand this thought for just a moment. We've seen that fellowship is a specifically Christian word. That it refers to that common participation in the grace of God in the salvation of Christ in the blessing of the indwelling Spirit. It's all a common participation. We all experience it. Our fellowship with each other stems from our fellowship with the Trinity. This is our fellowship.
So the apostolic objective in all preaching was to create a human fellowship, watch it, arising spontaneously out of a divine fellowship. A divine fellowship existed and because of the divine fellowship reaching down to man, a human fellowship existing with that fellowship came into being.
You might...you might put it this way, fellowship is not just one aspect of the body, it's the goal of the whole gospel to create a fellowship. Now John reviews this thought. We're back in 1 John 1 again, in verse 5, "This then," there it is again see, "This then," going over it again, "is the message which we have heard of him and declare unto you that God is light and Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin."
Now what is this saying. It's saying this, some people counterfeit the fellowship. Look at it closely, verse 6. "If we say we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth." You know, there are some people who come along and say oh, I'm in a fellowship and they're liars, counterfeit. It's counterfeit.
There are an awful lot of counterfeit fellowships. The ecumenical movement would be the classic example. There's an awful lot of counterfeit fellowship. Now some people say that this verse refers to believers. That verse 7 refers to a believer...verse 6 refers to a believer who is a believer, but who walks in darkness. Other people say it refers to an unbeliever.
Now may I add this, there are...there are acceptable scholars on both sides. It is a very difficult issue. I do not intend to tell you that I have all the solutions. I do intend to give you what I feel is the best interpretation, but I cannot be totally dogmatic. You must, as the Spirit of God directs you, consider it yourself.
But the question here, and this is where you have to think with me, the question here is this, does this refer to a believer who is out of fellowship or does it refer to a counterfeit believer who's not even a believer at all? That's the issue.
If we make it a believer, then in verse 6, it's this. "If we believers say that we have fellowship and walk in darkness," that is we say we're in the fellowship, but we sin, then we lie, we're not in the fellowship, "and do not the truth." Verse 7, "But if we walk in the light, that is if we believers who are redeemed and saved keep on walking in the light as He is in the light, then we have fellowship one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin."
So you have two possibilities. Now the question is simple. Does this refer to believers? I feel the answer is no. I do not feel that 1 John in this particular portion refers to believers. And I'll show you why. Particularly look at verse 7. "If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin." There you have a conditional statement. "If we walk in the light...His blood cleanses us." That would mean if it's talking about a believer there, that if a believer didn't walk in the light, his sins would be unforgiven. You see.
In other words, the cleansing is conditional on the walk. So if a believer does not walk in the light, if he strayed over into the dark deeds, the blood of Christ would stop cleansing him. Well, friends that's theological suicide. I do not believe that any believer can be characterized as in the darkness in this text. Let me show you why.
In Acts 26:18, to begin with, I'll read these to you. Just jot the text down. You don't have to look it up. Acts 26:18, "To open their eyes," this is why Paul preached to open their eyes to the Gentiles, "to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light." Salvation is a turning form darkness to light. All right?
1 Thessalonians 5:4 and 5, stay with me. Now watch it, "But ye brethren," to the believers, "are not in darkness." Verse 5, "Ye are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night, nor of the darkness." Is it believer of the darkness? No, he is not of the darkness. He is of the light. He is of the day.
One more, Colossians 1:12 and 13, listen to it. "Giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son." Now according to those passages, the believer has no part in darkness. We're in the light. We are in the light.
So these verses, back to 1 John, do not then have primary reference to believers who are out of fellowship. They have primary reference to unbelievers who claim to be a part of the fellowship, but who obviously by walking in the darkness prove that they are not part of the fellowship.
Now notice how it reads when you consider it to be an unbeliever. Verse 6, "If some unbeliever says that he has fellowship with Christ and walks in darkness, it's obvious he lies and doesn't do the truth." "But we believers walking in the light as He is in the light have fellowship with one another and the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin."
Walking in the light friends is not an option in the Christian light, that is the Christian light. Do you see it? Any believer is walking in the light and the blood of Christ is cleansing him. You say yeah, I may be walking in the light, but what happens when I sin? Well, once in a while you can do the deeds of darkness, but you are in the light.
Listen friends, if being a believer isn't being in the light, what is it? We are in the light and consequently the blood of Christ cleanses us. It's not saying if you believers keep your life pure, you know, and...I mean, after all that would be ridiculous. If we kept or lives pure, we wouldn't need the blood of Christ to cleanse us, right?
If that referred to a believer, why would he say "If you walk in the light," which means, you know, constantly doing what God wants, why would the blood of Christ keep on cleansing us? We wouldn't have anything to cleanse. That meant a believer's walk. That's a position of a believer. He is in the light.
We're in the light and the blood of Christ does cleanse. Then in classic apostolic fashion, John gives to those unbelievers and invitation to come into the true fellowship, verse 9. Now he says, you've been faking it, how would you like to be a real part? Here's how. "If you we confess our sins, He's faithful and just," to what, "forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from," how much unrighteousness, "all unrighteousness."
Now, some people say well that refers to a Christian and if a Christian confesses His sins, then he's forgiven. How much is he going to be forgiven of? What does it say? All, so if he did it once, how many times would he have to do it again? If he's forgiven of all unrighteousness, you see once you confess your sins, what are you forgiven of and cleansed of? All unrighteousness. Doesn't leave a whole lot left. Verse 9 is an invitation to the counterfeit fellowship, to come into the real fellowship by confessing sin, then in turn God forgives and cleanses and the verb there is linear keeps on cleansing. Keeps on cleansing. Keeps on cleansing from all unrighteousness.
To say that a believer has to keep on confessing for forgiveness, is to make forgiveness contingent on confession. Did you get that? If that's a believer, then it means every time you sin, you have to confess to be forgiven. And I read several books this week that said that. That you have to confess to be forgiven. I don't believe that. I don't believe a Christian has to go through his life constantly, constantly, constantly, asking God please forgive me, please forgive me, please forgive me. You know what you're doing, you're making a mockery out of the cross. Jesus said at the end of the cross, "It is finished." Once you confess and ask forgiveness, He cleanses you from all sin.
And to deny that I believe is to deny the full work of the cross and the word that says all our sins are under His blood. Now let me show you something interesting. You say well, gee, I didn't think 1 John was written to an unbeliever. Well, the first chapter has applications of an unbeliever, obviously, we've just seen that. But now watch how he changes and talks to the believer in verse 1 of Chapter 2.
Are you ready for this? Now, "My little children, these things write I unto you." Do you see a transition there? Sure. "That ye sin not. If any man sin we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous." Does he say that we need...we little children need to confess? Does it say that there?
It just says, "Now, getting to us, little children, we have an advocate." You see the difference? So that you don't stack up two sins in a row. Every time you sin, it's under the blood, just as fast as it happens. You say that sounds like license. No, no, it doesn't work that way.
Now look at verse 12 of Chapter 12. "I write unto you little children because your sins," what? What's the key word there? "Are." "I write unto you little children because your sins are forgiven because you confess them." Is that what it says? What does it say? "For His name sake." Just because of who Jesus is and what He did little children they're all forgiven. You see that in the life of a believer, forgiveness is not contingent upon confession. You don't need to ask God to forgive you. He did.
Confession...you say, well shouldn't I ever talk about my sin? Of course, you should You just go to Him and say God I'm sorry and I repent. But you don't have to say please forgive me, please forgive me, please forgive me, He already did. He already did.
Let me show you. Romans Chapter 4, I want you to watch this because it's very important. And I told you we were going to have a short message tonight and I meant it. Romans 4, you'll see, maybe. Romans 4:6, "Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness apart from works." Now listen here it comes. "Saying blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin."
Now, who is that man? That's the believer and God never imputes one single solitary sin against any believer any time. You can't stack them up friends. And they're not forgiven on the basis of confession. I can't see it. Colossians 2:13, listen to this, Colossians 2:13 says it. Here it comes. Are you ready? "And you being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh," watch this, "hath He," that is Christ, "made alive," now watch it, "having forgiven you all trespasses." Did you hear that? How many? All.
Now when did He forgive them all? When you were saved. Now watch this. One more and there are more than just these. Ephesians 4:32, listen to this. This is really something. "And be ye kind one to another, tender hearted, forgiving one another even as God for Christ's sake hath," what, "forgiven you." Hath, what tense is that? Past tense.
Oh your sins are forgiven. Your sins are forgiven. You don't ever need to ask God to forgive your sins. You like what Paul says in Romans 5 when he says, "In this grace in which we stand," we stand in grace. We do not beg God to forgive. Oh yes, we ask Him with humble hearts to lead us, to guide us, to instruct us, to reveal His will to us, and then when we fail in those areas to follow Him, we get on our knees and in sorrow we cry out and repentance don't we?
But we don't beg Him to forgive us. We say God, I'm sorry, I want it to be different. I agree with You. I acknowledge my sin and I thank you for already having forgiven me. See, it's exciting. See that's why no believer ever has to worry about losing his salvation, because as soon as the sin comes along, it's forgiven. So fellowship then is based upon God's grace. That's going more into 1 John 1:9 than we anticipated. Fellowship is based on God's grace. It is based on my personal faith in Christ. It is based on confessing my sin one time and asking Him to forgive me and come into my life and the He keeps on and cleanses me from all unrighteousness.
And then you know what happens when I do that, I am in the fellowship. That's exciting. And my fellowship is with God. Have you ever fellowshipped with God? It's terrific isn't it? With Christ, oh I love that. With the Spirit, sweet fellowship. And with everybody else who's in the body. And you know how long this fellowship's going to go? Forever. And it's only going to get sweeter, because when we get to heaven everybody's going to get in on it see.
That's the goal of the gospel friends to create an eternal fellowship, did you know that? True fellowship isn't based on church membership. It isn't based on a religious deed. It isn't based on good works. It isn't based on church attendance. It isn't based on claiming to be in the fellowship, that's counterfeit. It's based on salvation.
Now I want you to keep in mind the concept of confession though, because we're going to see how even in a believers life though we do not ask for forgiveness, we need to open up our hearts and admit to God our sin and we'll see that in weeks to come. What is the basis of fellowship then? Salvation.
I'm going to close right there. And next week we'll talk about the other areas. Told you. Because I want to say a couple of more things and then I want to...no I'm just kidding. But I want you to get a grip on this theme. And I want to say this as we close our message tonight. There may be some of you here tonight who aren't in the fellowship and may I please say to you with all the love that I can in my heart, I do not want you to get the idea that we feel our fellowship is exclusive.
It's not an us for, no more, shut the door, not at all. It's not a...it's not a super sanctimonious kind of sectarianism. Not at all. Listen the fellowship that we have with Jesus Christ is something that we want every single one of you to have. Somebody probably asked you to come here tonight. If you're not a Christian, you're not in the fellowship. The fellowship of all those around the world who love Jesus Christ. Somebody probably asked you to come and you know why they asked you, because they loved you and because they wanted to open the fellowship a little bit and get you in it.
You say well, I'd like to be in the fellowship. My heart is lonely, my hunger for answers, and I want to know truth and reality, how can I get in the fellowship? I tried to tell you tonight. By believing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and falling down on your knees before Him and saying Christ, I confess my sin, please forgive me, come into my life.
And in the split second when that happens, you'll come into the fellowship and from then on every sin that comes into your life will be forgiven instantly. And some day when you leave this world, you'll enter into the presence of God.
An eternal joy forever. That's what the fellowship's all about. We don't want to keep you out. We want you in. We're here to share with you. And if you don't know Jesus Christ tonight and you're not in this fellowship, I'd beg you in Christ stead, receive Him, ask Him to cleanse your life, forgive your sin, place you into the fellowship of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Let's bow in prayer. Father, tonight we just have rejoiced. We've learned some things tonight. And we rejoice because we're in the fellowship not because we deserve it, oh we didn't deserve it. We know that. Not because we were worthy of it, far from that. But because you called us by Your grace and love into the fellowship of Your Son. Oh Father, what a joy that is. Thank you and then to think that You just keep on cleansing us. What a thrill. Lord, we realize too that there perhaps are some here tonight, we know there are, who aren't in the fellowship, who don't know what it is to walk and talk with God. Who don't know what it is to just feel the love of Jesus Christ and His arms about them. Who don't understand the precious sense of the indwelling Spirit and all the power that He gives. Father, tonight I pray that they might come into the fellowship.
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Consider this sleeping animal:
A bolt of boneless fur
That purrs and dreams of mice.
Existential Cat Cento
April is the cruellest month.¹
The cat went here and there,²
Against the sweet earth's flowing breast.³
What should it know of death?⁴
¹ T. S. Eliot, "The Waste Land"
² W. B. Yeats, "The Cat and the Moon"
³ Joyce Kilmer, "Trees"
⁴William Wordsworth, "We Are Seven"
These be
Three silent things:
The falling snow ... the hour
Before the dawn ... The mouth of one
Just dead.
poured over trees—
a deep, rich burgundy.
Light slips into unconsciousness,
passed out.
On the New Forcers of Conscience under the Long Parliament
Because you have thrown off your Prelate Lord,
...And with stiff vows renounced his Liturgy,
...To seize the widowed whore Plurality,
...From them whose sin ye envied, not abhorred,
Dare ye for this adjure the civil sword
...To force our consciences that Christ set free,
...And ride us with a Classic Hierarchy,
...Taught ye by mere A. S. and Rutherford?
Men whose life, learning, faith, and pure intent,
...Would have been held in high esteem with Paul
...Must now be named and printed heretics
By shallow Edwards and Scotch What-dye-call!
...But we do hope to find out all your tricks,
...Your plots and packing, worse than those of Trent,
.............................That so the Parliament
May with their wholesome and preventive shears
Clip your phylacteries, though baulk your ears,
.............................And succour our just fears,
When they shall read this clearly in your charge:
New Presbyter is but old Priest writ large.
Pied Beauty
Glory be to God for dappled things
...For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;
......For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches wings;
...Landscape plotted and piecedfold, fallow, and plough;
......And áll trádes, their gear and tackle and trim.
All things counter, original, spare, strange;
...Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)
......With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;
He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:
...............Praise him.
He was without that dithyrambic
frenzy which wrecks our lives, for sound,
and telling trochee from iambic
was quite beyond his wit, we found.
He cursed Theocritus and Homer,
in Adam Smith was his diploma;
our deep economist had got
the gift of recognising what
a nation's wealth is, what augments it,
and how a country lives, and why
it needs no gold if a supply
of simple product supplements it.
His father failed to understand
and took a mortgage on his land.
He reads it through twice, somewhat chary
Of yet one more time being had.
It goes: Dear Yuppie, I am wary
Of answering a personal ad.
This is the first time, I should mention,
That I have broken my convention
Of reticence. But, well, here goes:
I rather liked your literate prose.
As an attorney, the clear crafting
Of words (our stock-in-trade) excites
My admiration. Nothing blights
A document like sloppy drafting.
Your ad, if I may be allowed
To matronize you, does you proud.
I'm friendly, female, 27,
Well-rounded too, and somewhat square.
I've not yet known romantic heaven,
But harbor hopes of getting there.
I'm fitat least, I'm not convulsive;
And fun, I hope, though not impulsive.
To match the handsomeness you flaunt
(I do not mean this as a taunt;
I find immodesty disarming),
I have heard several people say
I am good-looking, in my way.
So if you'd like to meet, Prince Charming,
That shows discernment. If you flout
My charms, you are a tasteless lout.
With all good wishes. Yours sincerely,
Elizabeth Dorati (Liz).
John reads, but sees no image clearly.
At times it seems as if she is
Nervous and stern, at others hearty.
Who is Elizabeth Dorati:
A cool manipulating minx
Or a wise imperturbable sphinx?
The hand's italic, warm and vigorous,
Crossed out, at times, with a clean line.
The paper's cream, of plain design
(No scent or frill), the ink's a rigorous
Black, and the pen, though narrow-tipped,
Maintains the strength of the clear script.
It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
"By thy long beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?
The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide,
And I am next of kin;
The guests are met, the feast is set:
May'st hear the merry din."
He holds him with his skinny hand,
"There was a ship," quoth he.
"Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!"
Eftsoons his hand dropt he.
I want a hero: an uncommon want,
When every year and month sends forth a new one,
Till, after cloying the gazettes with cant,
The age discovers he is not the true one;
Of such as these I should not care to vaunt,
I'll therefore take our ancient friend Don Juan
We all have seen him, in the pantomime,
Sent to the devil somewhat ere his time.
One night in Venice, near the Grand Canal,
A lovely girl was sitting by her stoop,
Sixteen years old, Elizabeth Gedall,
When, suddenly, a giant ice-cream scoop
Descended from the clouded blue corral
Of heaven and scooped her skyward with a loop-
The-loopy motion, which the gods of Venice
Saw, and, enraged, they left off cosmic tennis
And plotted their revenge. They thought some outer
Space denizen or monster had decided
To take this child, perhaps who cared about her
And wished to spare her heart a world divided,
Or else who wanted to hug, kiss, and clout her,
And, lust upwelling, the right time had bided,
Or something suchso thought, at least, the gods of
Her native city, famed for bees and matzoh.
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she.
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and green
And none but fools do wear it; cast it off.
It is my lady, O, it is my love!
O, that she knew she were!
Of Man's First Disobedience, and the Fruit
Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast
Brought Death into the World, and all our woe,
With loss of Eden, till one greater Man
Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat,
Sing Heav'nly Muse,that on the secret top
Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire
That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed,
In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and Earth
Rose out of Chaos: Or if Sion Hill
Delight thee more, and Siloa's Brook that flow'd
Fast by the Oracle of God; I thence
Invoke thy aid to my adventrous Song,
That with no middle flight intends to soar
Above th' Aonian Mount, while it pursues
Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhime.
What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs,
What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things,
I sing-This verse to CARYL, Muse! is due;
This, ev'n Belinda may vouchsafe to view:
Slight is the Subject, but not so the Praise,
If She inspire, and He approve, my Lays.
Say what strange Motive, Goddess! cou'd compel
A well-bred Lord t'assault a gentle Belle?
Oh say what stranger Cause, yet unexplor'd,
Cou'd make a gentle Belle reject a Lord?
In tasks so bold, can little Men engage,
And in soft Bosoms, dwell such mighty Rage?
Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night
Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight:
And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught
The Sultan's Turret in a Noose of Light.
Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the Sky
I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry,
"Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup
"Before Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry."
And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before
The Tavern shouted--"Open then the Door!
"You know how little while we have to stay,
"And, once departed, may return no more."


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HUNTLEY – The fourth annual Dog-tober Fest, featuring more than 50 rescues, shelters, humane organizations, pet service and pet food vendors, will run from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Deicke Park in Huntley.
The free event focuses on the relationship between families and their pets and aims to bring attention to the needs of animals. Dog-tober Fest will feature demonstrations, including disc dogging, flyball and canine agility.
In commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi Day on Thursday, the Rev. Michelle McNamara from St. John's United Church of Christ in Marengo will bless animals at 1:30 p.m. Dog-tober Fest will have contests for dogs and their owners, a raffle to raise money for a nonprofit group. There will be photos, pet and human apparel, doggy massages and canine companions looking for forever homes.
For more information, visit www.huntleydogtoberfest.com.
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I have written about Keeping Your Elbows Close to your body. This is very true in Karate as well as bojutsu.
When blocking or striking, you might try to put your focus on your elbows, rather than you hands. The feeling is like blocking or striking with your elbows. It is also important to keep your hands competely relaxed until the moment of contact. Any premature tension will slow down your movement considerably.
Take the first movement of Fukyugata Ichi. Some students put the focus on their hands -- as if striking down with a hammer. Because they are thinking about their hands, they tend to clench their fists tightly (and usually raise their shoulders). But if the focus is on the elbow, then the movement can swing naturally -- swing, not hit like a hammer.
The actual striking point of the arm varies, but is usually the edge (sort of) of the radius or the ulna. These points are not in the hand -- they are above it. These points follow after the elbow (swing behind it). Thus, if the elbow is set correctly, the blocking points will naturally follow.
In almost all cases, movements will improve if the focus is placed on the elbow.
Charles C. Goodin
Focus on Elbows
I have written about Keeping Your Elbows Close to your body. This is very true in Karate as well as bojutsu.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Sunday, July 02, 2006


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Students will learn about how human activity impacts Earth's climate through reading a NASA press release and viewing a NASA eClips™ video segment. Then students will examine simple mathematical models that predict changes in the Earth system in... (View More) response to human activity. This activity is part of the Space Math multi-media modules that integrate NASA press releases, NASA archival video, and mathematics problems targeted at specific math standards commonly encountered in middle school textbooks. The modules cover specific math topics at multiple levels of difficulty with real-world data and use the 5E instructional sequence. (View Less)
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In this demonstration activity, students make structural models of gas molecules using pipe cleaners and polystyrene balls and test their molecules for their resonant frequency. Students shake the models, count vibrations, and compare the resonance... (View More) frequencies of different gases. Students learn that photons of infrared energy vibrate at the right frequency to transfer their energy to carbon dioxide and methane, which in turn causes those molecules to vibrate, which is experienced in the real world as heat. The teacher's guide includes illustrative videos for this resource. This activity is supported by a textbook chapter, What's So Special about CO²?, part of the unit, Climate Change, in Global Systems Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
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Oceans play a significant role in determining and moderating the effects of energy imbalances. Students will begin this lesson by working with temperature data to reinforce the importance of protocols, practice computing statistical measures of data... (View More) and interpreting their significance. The lesson continues with investigations into daily and annual energy cycles. Using a sea surface environment visualizer, students then identify patterns of sea surface current and temperature data. Note that this is lesson five of five on the Ocean Motion website. Each lesson investigates ocean surface circulation using satellite and model data and can be done independently. See Related URL's for links to the Ocean Motion Website that provide science background information, data resources, teacher material, student guides and a lesson matrix. (View Less)
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This is a lesson about the formation of glaciers, ice layering and stratigraphy, and the cryosphere and cryobotics. Learners will collect evidence of layering, explore the science story that layering tells, study snow and ice for insights into... (View More) climate change, and learn about the tools used to explore ice layers on Earth and in the solar system. Connections between rings of a tree and rings in an ice core will be made. Activities include small group miming, speaking, drawing, and/or writing. This is lesson 7 of 12 in the unit, Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
This is a lesson about detecting ice on the permanently shadowed craters of Mercury and the Moon. Learners will consider what might be in that ice and will examine why the polar regions of Earth, Mercury and the Moon are colder than elsewhere on the... (View More) planets. Activities include small group miming, speaking, drawing, and/or writing. This is the lesson 12 of 12 in the unit, Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
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This is a lesson about how and why ice flows, especially in a large mass such as a glacier. Learners will experience the qualities of viscoelastic materials and view videos of glacial ice flows. They will observe ice flows and materials other than... (View More) ice flowing differently under stress, and will investigate landscape changes as a result of large scale glacial movement. Activities include small group miming, speaking, drawing, and/or writing. This is lesson 5 of 12 in the unit, Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
In this activity, student teams design small-scale physical models of hot and cold planets, (Venus and Mars), and learn that small scale models allow researchers to determine how much larger systems function. There is both a team challenge and... (View More) competition built into this activity. Experimental findings are then used to support a discussion of human outposts on Mars. The resource includes an experimental design guide for students as well as a handout outlining a method for the design of controlled experiments, and student data sheets. Student questions and an essay assignment are provided as classroom assessments. This is Activity A in the second module, titled "Modeling hot and cold planets," of the resource, "Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate?" The course aims to help students to develop an understanding of our environment as a system of human and natural processes that result in changes that occur over various space and time scales. (View Less)
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Using Mathematical Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability: Activity B Making a Simple Mathematical Mode
In this activity, students build a simple computer model to determine the black body surface temperature of planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Experiments altering the luminosity and... (View More) distance to the light source will allow students to determine the energy reaching the object and its black body temperature. The activity builds on student outcomes from activity A, "Finding a Mathematical Description of a Physical Relationship." It also supports inquiry into a real-world problem, the effect of urban heat islands and deforestation on climate. Includes a teacher's guide, student worksheets, and an Excel tutorial. This is Activity B of module 3, titled "Using Mathematic Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability," of the resource, Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate? The course aims to help students to develop an understanding of our environment as a system of human and natural processes that result in changes that occur over various space and time scales. (View Less)
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Though September might herald cooler fall weather for many locales, in New Orleans the heat has yet to break. In our climate, the best way to start the fashion transition from summer to fall is with the best in accessories. Begin with shoes, purses, belts and jewelry before adding tights and sweaters. These showcase some of this season's hottest trends and will take you from September through winter.


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The Life of Shirley Sulser Abel
Shirley (Sulser) Abel Shirley (Sulser) Abel passed away Nov. 15, 2013 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was 78.
Born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, she was very close to her sister Imogene, who raised her. Shirley was a high level supervisor for Kewanee Oil in Oklahoma and later moved to Philadelphia, where she met and married her husband of over thirty years, George H. Abel. Always active, Shirley was a former Auxiliary President of the Lakeville Fire Department, an avid gardener, and enjoyed home canning.
She loved antiquing, travelling, reading, solving crossword puzzles, and playing with her dog Snoopy. She lived in Lakeville, Pa. until moving to Jacksonville, Fla. four years ago. She loved Pennsylvania especially Lake Wallenpaupack and Briar Hill Summit.
In addition to her husband she is survived by two step-daughters, Nancy Abel Lloyd and Anne Abel Shumaker. The service will be private and in lieu of flowers, a donation to Dessin Animal Shelter, 138 Miller Dr. Honesdale, PA 18431 or to Lacawac Sanctuary, 94 Sanctuary Rd, Lake Ariel, PA 18436 would make Shirley happy.


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Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 393,069), independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1906. In 1963, Princess Anne co. and the former small town of Virginia Beach were merged, giving the present city an area of 302 sq mi (782 sq km). It begins at the North Carolina state line, extends N for 28 mi (45 km) along the Atlantic to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and to Norfolk, varying in width from c.7 to 15 mi (11–24 km).
The city is a railroad terminus and its many manufactures include rubber, plastic, glass, and wood products; electrical and electronic equipment; machinery; chemicals; building materials; textiles; transportation equipment; and consumer goods. Tourism is important, and there is agriculture (barley, wheat, corn, soybeans, livestock, and dairy products) and commercial fishing. Four large military bases are within the city limits: Naval Air Station Oceana, a huge base with hundreds of carrier planes; Dam Neck, a fleet combat training support center that is part of Oceana; a naval amphibious training center at Little Creek; and Fort Story, a U.S. army transportation command.
Virginia Beach is the state's largest city and one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, marked by a population increase of nearly 50% between 1980 and 1990. Long a popular resort, it has beautiful beaches, a boardwalk, and excellent sportfishing. Of interest are the Cape Henry memorial cross, site of the landing of the first colonists in 1607; the Cape Henry lighthouse (1791; restored); the nation's oldest brick residence (1636; restored); and the Alan B. Shepard civic center, a geodesic aluminum-domed structure. Seashore State Park is there, as are Atlantic Univ. and Regent Univ. Virginia Wesleyan College is on the Norfolk–Virginia Beach border. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (opened 1964) links Virginia Beach with the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland.


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Nuiba are creatures of earthly origin that appear in Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive. Yomito Hirasaka has been shown to summon them.
Nuiba are humanoid creatures with muscular bodies and very large fists and arms bandaged up from the elbows to the wrists. Most Nuiba have bluish-grey skin and some have crimson. Their faces appear like masks and have two small horns pointing downward. All Nuiba have a scar running through their chests for unknown reasons. Though their intelligence is lacking, Nuiba make good use of their brute strength in combat and can use their large hands to chuck rocks out of the ground for long-distance attacks.


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Mayer Elharar laughs on the phone. He had no idea his name brings up so much information in an Internet search.
The 27-year-old has a long list of extracurricular activities that come up with a click of a Google search button: Toronto Police Auxiliary member; founder of Hillel at the Glendon campus of York University; Millennium Scholarship winner and co-founder of a non-profit that aims at getting Canadian youth involved in social change. These are just a few of the pieces of information that come up in search results.
Since arriving in Canada from Israel six years ago, Elharar has done his best to get involved in his community in some way.
He wants to give back, he says.
"That's really my main motivator," he says. "I'm very passionate about change, very passionate about making things better. When I see something that needs to be changed, I get involved."
After Elharar finished his Israel Defence Forces military service, he, like many Israelis, planned a long backpacking trip across South America. Elharar and two friends had everything worked out. While he was planning his trip, he also applied to universities, specifically York University in Toronto.
York accepted him to study business.
Elharar decided to go to school rather than Peru.
He spent his first year at Glendon — York's campus nestled in the ravine between the posh Bridle Path neighbourhood and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre — becoming comfortable in Canada. By second year, he was involved in campus life, founding the Glendon Entrepreneurial Club and the campus' Hillel branch, which came about after a chance meeting in the campus gym.
An older man approached Elharar in the weight room one day, asking him about the IDF T-shirt he was wearing. The man asked Elharar if he was Israeli and Jewish. Elharar answered yes. Then he asked the next question on his mind: why are you at Glendon? There are no Jews here.
"And it's true," Elharar said.
York's large Jewish population, which attracted Elharar to the school, is mostly on the school's main campus. Glendon's Jewish population is sparse.
In his third year, Elharar and a friend decided to see if anyone would come out for a local Hillel chapter. They postered the campus and ordered two pizzas for the meeting, worried that they would be the only two eating.
"I came over to the room, and I saw a room full of people. I was really astonished," Elharar said. Then he had another thought: "Do we have enough pizza?"
The chapter got involved in campus life. During Holocaust Education Week, the group brought in survivors to speak to students, Elharar said.
For his efforts, Glendon and Hillel Toronto recognized him with awards, the latter group giving him four awards for his efforts to reach Jewish students at the small bilingual campus.
Last year, Elharar graduated from York with a master's degree in economics. Today, he works as a forensic accountant for Soberman Chartered Accountants. He tends to work long hours, but that hasn't dissuaded him from getting involved in his community.
When he first arrived in Canada, Elharar considered places to volunteer. The Toronto Police Service seemed like a logical choice.
"If something's wrong, you call the police… They're the number 1 people you can call and hopefully they'll save the day," he said. "That's where I want to be if I want to help the community as a whole.
"That's one of the main things that made me want to participate in the Toronto police. It's an amazing opportunity for me to help the community where I live and make the streets safer for all of us."
At first, he couldn't find a way to volunteer with the force. Maybe it was his English, he said, but he was politely turned away at the local station. Two years ago, he decided to try again. This time, he walked into police headquarters and strode to the human resources department. Again, he asked about volunteering. This time it was suggested to him to join the auxiliary. Elharar signed up.
It was a long process that took more than a year, Elharar said, but last year he was officially made a member of the auxiliary. The official graduation ceremony – during which he was presented with an award for finishing at the top of his class – came after his first assignment: assisting police during the G20 summit in Toronto in late June. For the most part, though, Elharar has worked crowd control at events such as the Santa Claus parade.
"It is very interesting work. Most of the things we do are community events," Elharar said. "You feel like you can really help. When you see someone at the end of the day telling you, 'Thank you, officer' – it just makes my day."
Auxiliary police officers are expected to donate 150 hours a year to the force.
While that may keep Elharar busy after long days at the office, he said he is still looking for more to do. While the police keep him connected to the wider Toronto community, Elharar said he wants to do something that would keep him connected to the city's Jewish community, either through an existing program or through a new venture.
Elharar pauses for a moment and begins to talk about the ideas in his head. After just going through a job hunt, Elharar said he thought there must be some way to make it easier. There are a number of successful Jews who likely want to help today's youth land that first job. Maybe there's a way to connect the two, he said.
Elharar hasn't connected the dots, but it's an example of how he views the world: he sees something he feels needs to change, and then he finds a way to make his ideas a reality.
Elharar does find the time to relax, but he'd rather be busy. He'd rather get involved in activities for his community.
"That's just my personality and that's what I like."


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We all have 'gaydar', research shows
Most people possess an automatic "gaydar" that assesses sexual orientation in less than a blink of an eye, research has shown.
In tests, scientists found that gaydar works on an unconscious level and is more accurate when directed at women.
Volunteers asked to distinguish between photos of "straight" and "gay" faces were able to do so in just 50 milliseconds - a third of the time of an eyeblink.
Their accuracy remained greater than chance even when the photos were upside-down.
For women's faces, participants were 65 per cent accurate in guessing sexual orientation when the photos were briefly flashed on a computer screen.
Differentiating between gay and straight men turned out to be harder. In this case, gaydar got the answer right only 57 per cent of the time.
The research, published in the online journal Public Library of Science ONE, involved 129 college students.
They were each shown 96 photos of young men and women who identified themselves as gay or straight.
US psychologist Joshua Tabak, who led the study at the University of Washington, said: "It may be similar to how we don't have to think about whether someone is a man or a woman or black or white.
"This information confronts us in everyday life."
Only photos of people without "give-away" clues such as facial hair, make-up or piercings were used in the experiment.
The photos were also cropped so that only faces, not hairstyles, were visible.


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Heublein is one of the forgotten success stories in the American spirits industry.
Based in Connecticut, Heublein started off as a restaurant and hotel business in 1862. The company began selling premixed cocktails in 1892. Three years later, it buys up A1 Steak Sauce, in a fortuitous move that eventually helps it survive Prohibition.
Then in 1939, Heublein makes a deal that at the time seemed crazy, but today looks very much like the large vat of gold coins that Scrooge McDuck likes to swim in; in 1939, Heublein buys the rights to Smirnoff Vodka. Heublein eventually has either full ownership of, or the distribution rights to, an impressive portfolio of spirits, wines, and beers: Don Q rum, Cuervo tequila, Black & White blended scotch, Harvey's Bristol Cream sherry, Guinness stout, Bass ale, Hamm's beer, and Inglenook wines. Further, Heublein diversified into foods, owning KFC, Ortega Mexican foods, and Grey Poupon, among others.
Heublein may be the biggest name you've (probably) never heard of. So what happened to Heublein? Mergers and acquisitions. In 1982, RJ Reynolds purchased the company. After Reynolds merged with Nabisco in 1985, RJRNabisco started selling off its Heublein holdings. Finally, in 1987, RJRN sold Heublein's booze portfolio to Grand Metropolitan … which may be another biggest name you've (probably) never heard of.
So, what then happened to Grand Met? A 1997 merger with Guinness happened, forming a company you probably have heard of: Diageo. (If you haven't, you've heard of its brands: Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Ketel One, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, Seagram's, and Bushmills, among others.)
But Heublein marketed its own line of spirits. Here's an ad from January 11, 1937, for one of its gin brands. Note that the ad even mentions the premixed cocktails that Heublein offers.
Incidentally, I do have some ads that feature the Club Cocktail line, and I'll get to them soon enough, but there's already a great write-up of the line at 12 Bottle Bar.


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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has confirmed there have been no bids for Manchester United transfer target Angel Di Maria.
The 25-year-old winger has been linked with a move away from the Bernabeu ever since the club signed Gareth Bale in a record-breaking deal over the summer.
Manchester United and Monaco have been mentioned as possible destinations for the Argentine star, but Perez has quashed speculation linking him with an exit.
"He has a contract in place until 2018 and many clubs want him," Perez said as reported by Goal.com.
"We have not received any offer for the sale of Angel Di Maria. This is the truth of the subject. These are things that do not happen but are written about.
"Nobody has told me anything about this situation. I have asked the club if someone has approached us and nobody knows anything."
The Argentina international signed for Madrid from Benfica in 2010, and despite playing a key role in the club's recent success, he's been phased out since the arrival of Bale from Spurs.
United boss David Moyes is expected to be active in the January market, with the club in need of creative attackers to spearhead a push towards the Champions League qualification places.
Moyes has been linked with several central midfielders, but United wingers Nani and Ashley Young have come in for criticism this season potentially opening the door to a United move for reinforcements out wide as well.


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Residential rooftops often have the sole function of protecting a home from the elements – but with a little imagination, many could be transformed into spacious open-air retreats that add a whole new level to your property. From the art school and exhibition centre perched atop the Unité d'Habitation building in Marseille, to the exclusive Bar 54 overlooking the Manhattan skyline in New York, there's no shortage of international inspiration. Here are some of the finest ways to make the best of your rooftop space at home.
Swimming pools
With no neighbouring buildings or trees to cast shadows, rooftops are sun traps all day long, making them the perfect place for a swimming pool and a few sun loungers. Not only can you soak up the warmth while you do your laps, but you'll also have a beautiful view to enjoy. Take inspiration from the Berkeley rooftop pool in London, which features white-and-gold mosaic décor, striking arches and poolside loungers. Alternatively, channel the Sydney Park Hyatt's style by dotting shaded cabanas and lush green plants around a wooden sun deck.
Rooftop bars
Breezy bars perched high above a cosmopolitan cityscape can be found in trendy spots all over the world, from Ozone's terrace in Hong Kong, to the Skye Bar in Sao Paulo. It doesn't take much to replicate this on a much smaller scale. Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber made use of handsome teak couches, soft linen pillows and a white brick fireplace to transform their rooftop space in Baja, Mexico. Simply add a glass bar and some custom-designed bar stools and you'll have the perfect place to sip mojitos and watch the world go by.
Rooftop gardens
Filling your rooftop with lush tropical greenery can be especially appealing if you live in a city and want to create your own natural haven. The Roof Gardens in London have even gone so far as to individually theme their three gardens in Spanish, Tudor and English Woodland styles. Adding some light features, such as jewelled Moroccan lanterns, will ensure that you're able to enjoy your rooftop oasis under the stars once the sun goes down.
Al fresco dining
Keep things casual with a barbecue and rattan sofas, or install an Italian volcanic table for a Mediterranean vibe. A shaded gazebo area is useful for keeping the glare of the sun off the food, while also providing guests with a place to cool down. Alternatively, you could opt for vintage bistro furniture and create a provincial French feel, or up the comfort factor with some handwoven lounge chairs. You'll never want to return to the dining room after hosting a party on a beautiful outdoor rooftop at sunset.
If you're on the hunt for a property with a versatile rooftop space to call your own, then contact Engel & Völkers today. Our global portfolio of luxury properties features everything from idyllic private villas in southern Europe to penthouse apartments in the United States, so you're certain to find an enchanting new home with an equally spectacular view.
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An effort to encourage wider sidewalks in Palo Alto is continuing to draw opposition from property owners.
On Wednesday night, several members of the public called on the Planning and Transportation Commission to reject a draft ordinance that would eliminate the so-called "build-to line" rule on most thoroughfares. The rule requires new buildings to be placed 12 feet from the street.
The rule would continue to apply to El Camino Real, but the ordinance would give city officials discretion to determine setbacks for new projects based on the surrounding buildings.
The purpose of the ordinance, according to a report by Chief Planning Official Amy French, is to "alleviate the 'fortress-like' feeling" of recent developments, including Alma Village.
"This ordinance would eliminate it for some streets in Palo Alto and make it less onerous on El Camino," said Hillary Gitelman, the city's director of Planning and Community Environment, about the build-to line rule. "For those who are concerned that we are doing something to make development more difficult, this ordinance would actually do the opposite."
But several property owners didn't see it that way.
"I feel like a boa constrictor is going around us … and kind of squeezing the life out of us," said Tracy May, whose family has owned property on El Camino Real since 1933. "Maybe I just don't understand. But the actual sidewalk width issue seems to be unsettled and this seems to be built on a 12-foot sidewalk."
Several commissioners were troubled by the negative reaction to a supposedly benign ordinance.
"I am still a little bit confused by what seems to be a fairly large gap between the members of the public and what's been presented," said Commissioner Eric Rosenblum. "There does seem to be some dissonance there. So, I do think we need to get to the bottom of this."
The ordinance stems from an earlier proposal to impose setbacks of up to 10 feet on new development to achieve an "effective sidewalk" width of 18 feet. The council tabled a vote in June following outcry from property owners and asked city staff to consider adjusting the build-to line rule.
Arthur Keller, vice chairman of the commission, proposed adopting the ordinance, but also eliminating the build-to line rule on El Camino Real. He added that parking should be banned in front of new developments to keep the thoroughfare from looking like it was "missing teeth."
"I think the economics now and economics in the future will essentially mean that people will not set their buildings back too far because they want to maximize the use of their properties," Keller said.
Other commissioners including Przermek Gardias and Michael Alcheck were hesitant to ditch the build-to line rule on El Camino Real without a better understanding of the potential consequences.
"I frankly think that we're lacking some expertise here," Alcheck said. "It would make myself and maybe others more comfortable if we had a presentation about that, because the whole point of this is build-to and now we're replacing it with essentially a parking limitation that's much more onerous."
Gitelman and French also expressed concern.
"There's been some progress, if you want to look at it that way, by having these guidelines in place," French said. "The development we have gotten has been forward on the lot and if we did away with the build-to line, the consequence of having a parking lot with a building at the back is what we might get."
The commission ultimately voted 7-0 to push off a vote on the ordinance in favor of more analysis.
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Dandle (2005) - "Take me to the distance..."
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An installation consisting of a slide projector showing my continuing collection of 35mm slides taken of playground slides.
Random Art Generator
A continuing series of paintings using chance to randomly select the subject matter from a list of 3000 possibilities.
Dog-Shaped Abscence (fortuitously filled with baked beans)
A sculpture combining Plato's Theory of Forms as a solution to the problem of universals and my love of baked beans.


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Animal Clinic Co-Owner Harassed and Terminated Female Staff Members, EEOC Charged
HONOLULU, Hawaii — East Hawaii Veterinary Center, LLC, a veterinary clinic in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii, will pay $101,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal sexual and gender-based harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC's suit, a co-owner of the clinic regularly subjected female employees – who ranged from receptionists to a veterinarian – to harassing conduct since at least 2005. On a near-daily basis, the co-owner insulted female staff by making unwelcome sexual remarks, as well as disparaging and hostile comments about women. In its lawsuit, the EEOC charged that the clinic failed to exercise reasonable care to prevent and correct the unlawful harassing behavior. The EEOC also contended that the offending co-owner fired at least three of the women and forced others to quit.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC originally filed its lawsuit in September 2010 in U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii (EEOC v. East Hawaii Veterinary Center, LLC, Case No. CV 10-00559-DAE-LEK) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
Aside from the monetary relief, the parties entered into a two-and-a-half-year consent decree in which East Hawaii Veterinary Center agreed to revise its existing policies and complaint procedures to address sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation; hire an equal employment opportunity (EEO) consultant to assist with compliance; train all staff on their rights and responsibilities under EEO laws with an emphasis on sexual harassment; provide additional training to company owners, managers, supervisors and lead employees on how to appropriately address discrimination; and allow the EEOC to monitor compliance and review the handling of internal complaints.
"We commend the clinic for taking the issues raised in the EEOC's complaint seriously and taking proactive measures in the early stages of this litigation to implement preventive measures at its workplace," said Anna Y. Park, regional attorney for the EEOC's Los Angeles District Office, which includes Hawaii in its jurisdiction. "A work environment that is free of harassment ensures a more productive and vibrant workplace for all."
Timothy Riera, director of the EEOC's Honolulu Local Office, added, "Sexual harassment and gender discrimination remain problems in Hawaii, and it is important to remember the debilitating effects that such misconduct can have on a work environment. Employers that do not have effective anti-harassment policies and fail to take immediate action send a message that such behavior is tolerated, giving license for the abuse to continue and worsen over time."
Open since 2003, the East Hawaii Veterinary Center is a locally owned and operated clinic which provides medical and emergency services for small, avian and exotic animals on the Big Island of Hawaii, according to the company's website.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.