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There was a lot going on in 1925 when Eddie and Jean graduated from Cheney High School in Spokane County, Washington.
Here is a drawing done by one of the students of Cheney High School for the Senior Prophecy for 1925 and some verse. If you can read the artist's signature then you are doing better than me!
In the verses of this poem are references to the senior students, the McDonald comments are on page 27. Just click the photo and it will open in a larger window, just remember to click you back button or choose your tabs carefully to return to this blog.
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RE: Comments:Criticize public figures regarding their public work. Don't attack a private citizen by name nor repeatedly/ Need an explanation for today's insanity? Here it is: "woe to you people of the world, for the devil has come down to you in great anger, knowing that he has little time." Rev. 12:12 TLB :
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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This should go on the next vent page. It came form another blog. Any thoughts?
"Remember folks, there is nothing racist about this ...
President Obama Announces the 2012 Launch of African Americans for Obama
.... Can you IMAGINE the RUCKUS that would be stirred up if one of the Republican candidates held a "Candidate X Announces the 2012 Launch of White / European Americans for Candidate X" ??!!?!! Holy Moly !
Remember ... never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers. "
- February 19, 2012 at 8:06 PM
- Sarkazein said...
Guy Faulkes- I couldn't get the link to work, but I am guessing it is more of Obama's dividing of America. Racial, economic, religious... which ones am I leaving out?
- February 19, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Try this sark. It is merely Obama playing the race card. You pretty much nailed it.
Try this link.
- February 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM
- Sarkazein said...
Guy Faulkes- He contradicts himself through out the reading.
- February 19, 2012 at 10:46 PM
The point is not even his playing the race card, but the double standard of which the person on the other blog commented.
- February 20, 2012 at 8:44 AM
I have been to these meetings several times. To tell the truth, not much ever seems to happen. I do not know what needs to be done to try to get the party energized and back to it conservative roots.
We need a bigger presence on campus for one thing. How do we get it?
- February 22, 2012 at 6:22 PM
If college students coud be better edcated regarding the economically ruinous policies of this administration in particuar and liberalism in general then they would be more supportive of conservatives. College instructors make it seem that intellectuals must be liberals. I believe a lot of college students vote democrat because it is the expected thing for "intellectual progressives" without making the connection that the policies they support may make it more difficult for them to actually find a job after graduation.
- February 22, 2012 at 9:29 PM
I understand the Republicans do not have a candidate to run for Deal's seat on the County Commission.
Surely this is not correct. Why would the Republicans seed the Democrats a seat?
- February 26, 2012 at 5:36 PM
- NewGuy said...
guy....you can register to run up until the end of the month. Sometimes a potential candidate wants to see who else comes out of the woodwork before he/she files.
- February 26, 2012 at 9:50 PM
I hope you are correct, New Guy. A friend said the chairman of the Republican party said they had no candidate in this district. I do not know if he heard it from the elephant's mouth or it is merely a rumor.
- February 27, 2012 at 3:26 PM
- NewGuy said...
Guy, I expect you will see a Republican candidate come forward today or tomorrow.
Also, I would NOT be surprised to see another Dem file. I understand the Dems aren't entirely thrilled with at least one of their current candidates.
- February 28, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Well, the 3rd district will still have NO representation on the BOC, as has been the case for too many years. Both these men will represent the powerful special interest groups with destructive agenads and the small controlling faction that resides in the Boone area. The county districts need to be redrawn so that the district lines are not directly adjacent to Boone's controlling influence. The manner in which the district lines are presently drawn has always insured that the Boone, ASU, and urban special interests are always unfairly represented against the rural areas, especially the 3rd district.
- February 28, 2012 at 5:09 PM
- NewGuy said...
anon...care to explain that? How does the drawing of the District Lines change the impact of the Boone/ASU influence on the county commission?
Tommy Adams is a pretty conservative guy. The fact that he lives in the third district doesn't mean that he will be any more influenced by the close in factions than if he lived in the farthest reaches of the county.
You do understand that all BOC candidates are elected on a county wide basis, don't you?
- February 28, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Yes, New Guy, I knew you would answer and in that condescending vein. The unfortunate fact that the entire county has a hand in choosing each district's commissioner should be stopped and only the district's people should be the ones who decide who will represent them. For two decades, the third distict has had no representation. It is certainly no accident that the district lines, in their relationship to Boone, are drawn as they are.
New Guy, Mr. Adams is as much a true conservative as I am from Alpha Centauri. And his background definitely adheres to his special interest agenda, which includes Boone and ASU. What does Mr. Adams know about the people in the third district? How does he relate to the people in Beaver Dam, Cove Creek, or Mountain Dale, etc? Just like Jimmy Hodges, Jim Deal did and Billy Kennedy would--none whatsoever. The agenda is already set, and it is not to benefit rural people.
- February 28, 2012 at 6:45 PM
- NewGuy said...
anon. Sorry you read my response as condescending. I'm afraid I just don't quite get your point, though on how the third district is somehow not properly "represented".
Perhaps you could clarify how the drawing of the district lines somehow deprives the third district of representation?
If you live in the third district, couldn't you run? Are you more or less conservative than Mr Adams? What actually constitutes a "conservative" on Alpha Centauri?
And is it your opinion that graduating from ASU disqualifies one from being a "conservative"?.
Finally, why do you insist on posting under an anonymous ID?
I expect there are some inquiring minds out there that would like to know.
- February 28, 2012 at 6:58 PM
New Guy, the Watauga Republican Party does not represent the best interests of the rural people in the county anymore than the Watauga Democrat Party.
I truly wish we could find a more qualified person to run to represent the 3rd district. Indeed, there are very good qualified people, but they are so repulsed at the corruption, the predeterminded conclusions, the tremendous debt, the power of the special interests, they are overwhelmed and want nothing to do with it. Most are just trying to make a decent living in this county where the economy is controlled by a comparative few.
As for your other remarks, you prove that you are a rather immature and arrogant person who does not know how to address people who are not taken in by your disingenuity.
How anyone chooses to identify themselves is their individual choice, and no one's business.
You can 'inquire' all you want, New Guy, but why don't you take a good guess?
- February 28, 2012 at 9:02 PM
New Guy, the Watauga Republican Party does not represent the best interests of the rural people in the county anymore than the Watauga Democrat Party.
I truly wish we could find a more qualified person to run to represent the 3rd district. Indeed, there are very good qualified people, but they are so repulsed at the corruption, the predeterminded conclusions, the tremendous debt, the power of the special interests, they are overwhelmed and want nothing to do with it. Most are just trying to make a decent living in this county where the economy is controlled by a comparative few.
As for your other remarks, you prove that you are a rather immature and arrogant person who does not know how to address people who are not taken in by your disingenuity.
How anyone chooses to identify themselves is their individual choice, and no one's business.
You can 'inquire' all you want, New Guy, but why don't you take a good guess?
- February 28, 2012 at 9:02 PM
- NewGuy said...
anon..I am still curious as to how you think that the way district lines are drawn is somehow depriving you of a candidate that "represents" the third district. I think you pretty much are saying that there just isn't anybody or any party anywhere that will actually represent "your" particular interests, and I am inclined to agree with you.
With all due respect, I hope you continue to post here but I personally am going to return you to my "ignore" list.
- February 28, 2012 at 9:12 PM
Typical of you.
Fine with me.
- February 28, 2012 at 9:49 PM
School Board Finance Committee Budget Meeting 3-8-2012
The Board of Education Finance Committee met this morning. The Committee had already met with County officials and was told to keep the local expense level. The Committee is submitting a budget at the April meeting to the Board of Education. A meeting has been set up with County Manager for April 23rd. After the dust settled, the Committee has arrived at a budget for the County with a 0% increase. However, to balance the budget, $520,000 will have to be transferred from the School's fund balance. There is an unconfirmed rumor that the State may give school employees a 2% raise. This has not been factored in the employees paid out of the local budget. And, the Finance Director was unable to tell the Committee how much the raise would increase the local budget. The Committee agreed that the commissioners should be alerted that they may have to increase the budget if the 2% raise is given at the State level. Deborah Miller said that if the employees didn't get a raise in the upcoming year, that it would be 5 years, if she was not mistaken, that the employees had received a raise. The Finance Director confirmed such. (An increase in the local supplement is ready provided for in the proposed budget.)
The Committee reviewed and discussed every item that had increased and decreased. Superintendent Dr. Jones asked if there was anything that was requested and not budgeted for that might present a future problem. The Finance Director could not think of anything.
Mountain Alliance made a pitch for funding of the transition program for 8th, 9th and 10th graders which included a 1/2 day program designed to introduce 8th graders to the high school, 9th grader "Healthful Living/Adventure Program" which included electives such as caving, climbing and New River service projects. The Committee discussed the program at length. Because the Committee was unable to fund $9,000 in teacher needed resources for the new Common Core curriculum/testing that takes effect this year, the Committee could not justify spending $18,000 on the proposed transition program. The Committee discussed other options available for helping with the transition.
The Maintenance Department director provided an overview of capital needs. The Finance Director said that there was not any "lottery money and the County didn't have the money either". The Committee discussed the need for 2 maintenance trucks that was described as "rusted heap of metal held together with wire". The Committee discussed the need for 1 activity bus and 2 yellow buses (which the State is supplying this year; the provision of future buses unknown). We were told that the buses have a life of 20 years or 200,000 miles (and then they attempt to use them 1 more year if they pass inspection). There was discussion about the dire need to exterior paint; if not done within the next 2 years, they would need to replace windows. They discussed buying paint and having the PTO and teachers paint if necessary. They also discussed the need for a buffer to clean the new tile floors, cost $5,000. After suggesting that the need was so great that one of the bathrooms scheduled for repair at Green Valley could be put off; the Committee agreed to budget $2,500 for the buffer and to ask the PTO to do a fundraising to pay for the other half.
To be continued.
- March 8, 2012 at 7:43 PM
The Committee discussed the provision for 5 teacher assistants. They also discussed the replenishment of laptops. The budget item includes additional laptops for 8th graders because there are more 8th graders coming in than 12th graders graduating. They also discussed IPads. Avery County, an Apple Site, is able to get IPad at $150 each which is considerably less than laptops. The Committee asked the Finance Director to print a detailed schedule of membership fees for the Committee's review. There was some question as to whether they could find some cuts in that area.
John Welch asked why the Board of Education member compensation was increased. The Finance Director explained that, this current year, Deborah Miller had not taken compensation; and, that they had to budget for 5 members instead of 4. One Committee member asked why the AP line item was $0. The Finance Director said that the students paid for their own testing and the principal said the high school had enough money and didn't need it.
In closing the Committee was pleased with the budget pointing toward a bad economy. The Finance Director is revising the budget, based on the minimal changes provided for during the meeting for presentation to the Board of Education.
My personal observation: Some Committee members performed better than others; others need Budgeting 101. And, all of the Board of Education members should be involved in this process? Unfortunately, I was not informed of the initial meeting where the school requests were reviewed and either approved or disapproved, or cut. It appears that the County set the budget limit and the Committee decided that they could operate within that limit. School and PTO fundraising is turned for $2,500 while we have witnessed lack of accountability for thousands of dollars. For example, paying the Board of Education attorney tens of thousands to act as the real estate agent on the old WHS property. And, paying the Board attorney to review a letter to the editor (days before it was published). And, then the millions lost because the Board of Education failed to sale the old WHS when they had offers of $30, $32 and $33 million (while holding an appraisal for $15 million); speculating with millions of education resources and now can't find $2,500. And, the County doesn't have it. May I remind the Board that the County hold title to the old WHS that they gave to them for a $1 to be used, according to the resolution, to pay for the new High School. And, now the County is going to demolish the building because and is considering a business park. Where are the proceeds for the sale of the old WHS required to go? Media did not attend.
- March 8, 2012 at 7:57 PM
I love that Tim Wilson is still running. When is he going to get the message that no one wants him to represent them, in any office!?
- March 9, 2012 at 12:07 AM
Unfortunately, because Mr. Wilson lives in a county where too many sheeple are conditioned to love Big Brother Wolf, and because the Republican Party officals and elected Republcan officals are stabbing him and other county citizens in the back.
- March 9, 2012 at 12:53 AM
Tim Wilson ran for Town Council. Of course the he couldn't get elected for a position on the Town Council;he has way too much common sense, more than the position is accustomed to. However, the Town has put Mr. Wilson on the water committee where he is an invaluable resource. Say whatever you want, Tim Wilson is the best out of the three the Republicans have running.
- March 9, 2012 at 11:01 AM
All three Republican commissioner candidates and all 3 Republican Board Of Education candidates are better than ANY of the alternatives!
It looks like another Republican year for Watauga County. From the governor to the BOE.
- March 9, 2012 at 11:07 AM
I heard this morning on the radio that Wilson was involved in a felony hit and run last night. Is this true? Is this the same Tim Wilson?
- March 9, 2012 at 11:17 AM
There are only two names I have confidence in on the entire slate of candidates, Dems or Repubs or Unaffilitated:
That's Tim Wilson and Deb Greene
The rest belong to the same ole controlled status quo.
- March 9, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Unfortunately, I just heard that Tim Wilson was arrested for Driving While Impaired (DWI). While I was looking forward to Tim's conservative influence on the Board of Commissioners, Tim has shown lack of judgement in operating a vehicle while impaired. This is a serious personal issue that Tim needs to place all of his focus on. Someone has been injured; someone could have been killed. As a mother, this is one of my worst fears. I wish Tim the best in seeking the help he needs; however, we must hold anyone who runs for public office accountable. And, I have a zero tolerance for DWI.
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I was gaga over this "You're Next" when it was in theaters a few months back. Mostly because I like looping songs, masks and Craig T. Nelson. Well good news for me and everyone else who likes awsome things because it's just been announced that the home invasion flick will hit Blu-Ray and other homeless-people-medias on January 14th. The disc will come with a making-of featurette, two commentary tracks and god knows what else. Just to be clear Craig T. Nelson is not in this movie. I just really like him.
Clive Barker has dropped the bomb that he will in fact write the script for the upcoming "Hellraiser" remake. Want to get moister? The original Pinhead himself Doug Bradley will reprise his role. Want to get moister!? I'm wearing one of those old-timey pajama numbers where the bottom flips down so you can make BM. Alright that last one was a lie, but I kind of wanted to see what sort of sick crap you're into. Sinner.
Andre Ovredal created "Troll Hunter" and because I loved that movie and all things Norwegian I want to be his best friend. I now know why he isn't returning my letters though, it's because he's working on "The Autopsy of Jane Doe", a new film about a father son mortuary team who begin to unravel the mystery surrounding a Jane Doe they receive. No word on a cast yet but the project is set to begin filming in London shortly. Alright, I haven't really written him or anything. No one writes letters anymore. They UPS hair dolls.
Tim Daly, Mario van Peebles, Cody Christian and Willa Ford have all been confirmed to be joining the cast of Steven C. Miller's "Submerged". I read the plot to this film a good 4 times but I really just kept thinking about how I think Willa Ford is probably 300 years old now and is still hot. How is that possible? Wasn't she a pop star back in the 90's? What the hell is going on? Wait no, she's 32. That's younger than I am and I'm hideous. This has taken a terrible turn.


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Laws. Fucking Laws! They ruin everything, from donuts to double parking. Bloody Laws! Like entree and main to dessert, always in the goddamn way. Most good, full blooded human urges are illegal: cussing off at a copper, lying to a judge, running over the odd, pesky lycra-clad cyclist, maiming someone you hate in a blinding fit of hypoglycemic rage, scoffing at the 'honesty jar'...you know what i'm talking about. We descended from apes. Who are we kidding? And here they've gone and...structured us, made us civilized, broken us down. They outlaw anything worth doing. Like loitering. Loitering is wonderful. Sometimes you just don't know where you've been to and where you're going, and loitering is simply the only way you can sufficiently express - to the universe and everyone fucking in it - your sense of utter placelessness in the world. But no, Law won't be having any of that! Jesus, due to a defective Bechara gene, i've always had trouble with following the law, and that was long before I started studying it. Deadwood around the 1900's. No laws. Not a single one. Now, that would've been my kind of place.
I could get over the fact that Johnny Cash wasn't yet born, that Danny wasn't even a glint in his Great-Great-Great-Grand Father's eye and that they hadn't invented Earl Grey Chocolate. Heck, I could even deal with the fact that moroccan oil, The Sopranos and Watching People Run For The Bus And Miss It wouldn't exist for countless years. I'd live there and love it all the damn same! All that fucking swearing, all that fucking Swearengen! All those Crazy Cocksuckers! All the bloodshed, all the shit and all the sludge, all the Gem/Bella Union scheming and scamming, all of E.B's verbose, flowery and failed (and flailing) machinations. I would've taken fruity tea with Mrs Ellsworth (nee Garret) in the arvo, played with the Little One, helped Bullock partially dislodge his figurative proctological pole. I would've mouth offed a little to Slithering Cy, avoided Joanie Stubbs (lest I die of bloody boredom) and ask Dolly what happened to her technique. I'd eat some of the Jewel's cinammoned peaches and chew the fat with Merrick about the day's events. I'd ask him what was with that scary Mr Hearst. Then, i'd stop by the Alley and pinch Wu's cheeks.
Most of all, though, i'd just basically follow Al around. Night and fucking day - in abject, open worship. Swearengen. Swengen, according to Wu. Al. If he complained about being followed i'd tell him to stand it like a man, give some back. Al. Love. Lawless. Deadwood. My kind of place.
Laws, pfft. Why follow the way, when you can call it? You always have more fun when you break the rules. Lawlessness aint dead, Bastards - not by a Bloody Long Shot. A gorgeous, luxurious and entirely pleasure inducing little stint at Foveaux, Surry Hills for the Wonderful, leather-mini-clad Itty Bitty Li Lay's birthday showed me that Sticking It To convention is alive and well in some chef's kitchens, and deep in their fancifully delectable imaginations. This is the most exclamation pointish place i've been to in bloody yonks! So amply delicious and exciting all at a wonderful once. Different and Decadent, Polished and Perfect, and so comfortable.
Want to know what all the fuss is about, then? (say yes, damn it)...It's going to be intense, touchable, tongue twitchingly-tantalizingly traumatic, but I don't want any ruckus, now...my god, Cake + knifelings, act civilized, even if you ain't...
Celeste's evening begins downstairs in the PlushLushness of the clandestine and Capone-esque Red Door. Expensive and subterranean and padded. A Darkness thick w Shadows, heavy furnishings and big pillows, leather and satin and sandstone walls. And Sin. Atmospheric and sensuous. Think Red. Think Fishnets. Think White Tux. It's the kind of place you'd smoke a cigar...(if it weren't against the bloody law). Smoke ring floating from full, dark, red lips all the way to a wink across the room. A glint of Gold. You catch my drift.
A couple of voluputously blood-red shirazes (shirazi?) and i'm starving and burning up with anticipation. A bowl full of oiled GreenBlack olives keeps the table side company of some salt and peppered handmade crisps, and tides us over til we are summoned above. Then, it's up the stairs (tipsy) and to the right and into a beautifully honey-lit room with pale, gentle colours, earthy brick walls and a glassed view into where all the magic will be happening. I don't know if the atmosphere is drunk on it's own loveliness, or if its just projection from my own liver, through my liver chi - up and out of my googley eyes: Heaven.
Are you ready, then, for a sublime tasting menu, as strange and wonderful as it is damn delectable? Get ready to have your heart, your eyes, your mind and your mouth taken away from you. What starts in your mind upon the page will run the full gamut of your astounded anatomy. Watch it, feel it ricochet to heart from stomach and then down into around and through, curled, happy toes. Spiraling. Murmuring. Your breath will be taken. Your fancy forfeited. Even your composure will be stolen from right beneath you. But don't hold that against the chef, we wouldn't trust a man who wouldn't try to steal a little, now, would we?
Tomato + Olive Oil Sorbet with Cucumber, Nasturtium Flowers, Olive Jelly, Sheep's Fetta + Capsicum Paint. Holy Fuck. Breaking the law that says sorbet needs to be sweet never tasted so bloody good. This crazy little concoction is something of a visual marriage between a strange butterfly suspended in a shock of bright, but gentle colour and the bloodied trail of something shot and trying to slink quietly away from you upon your plate. Like when Dan gave it good to Captain Turner in the thoroughfare - but with more finesse. So gorgeous and asymmetrical, it looks like a mess of jewels on a plate.
Gorgeous and vivid and beautiful. And so Pretty, like Trixie after Al quit slapping her and she stopped whoring. The tomato sorbet is silently chilled and gentle, like a frozen gazpacho with a full throated throttle of DeepRich tomato sweetness. Intense and Orange and Fucking Singing Tomato. It tastes saladish, but in such a surprising way. The olive oil smoothness hushes the tomato, just a little (and for just a moment) then it comes blazing through the cool, creamy ice in some sort of epic flavour bellow. Absolutely precious and like frozen jewels on a trembling spoon. The sheep's fetta and the capsicum give a warmth of sorts (like Gimp at the Gem), and even more creaminess to the iced tomato. I can't even describe this dish, you simply have to try it. It's playful and confident - due to it's sheer imagination I was willing to admire it even if it didn't come through, but it was resounding, each aspect of flavour held its perfect and proper place and plaited itself together into a melange that was simply confused and whimsical courageousness. It's like your tongue struck gold.
Some Cold Smoked Albacore Tuna, Whipping Me with its Whipped Ponzu, Tomato Salsa and Avacadoed Sesame is something of a sea sprung flutter. Absolutely fresh and sharp, completely hitting all the notes it should, and with a beautifully creaminess against the coolness of it all. The whipped ponzu is ridiculous, it tastes like liquid sashimi - and is completely electrifying. The flavour isn't original but the texture is, it's absolutely startling and gone far too soon.
To match her sexy little black leather dress, Li lay ordered the Herb Baked Leather Jacket, w Braised Rabbit, Lettuce, Peas + Green Olive Puree. The garnish was divine, levitatingly light and summerish, perfect contrast to the beautifully cooked fish (pay attention Guillaume). It was fun to look at and delicious as well. I couldn't decide which I liked more, this or..
My lovely Roast Palmers Island Mulloway w Bouillabaisse Foam, White Polenta, Black Olive and Tomato. Holy Hell. This was just insane. And an amazing portion for a tasting menu. The skin was crispy and deep and the gently cooked fish underneath it fell away in beautifully salty, moist flakes. The flavour of it was so full and serene. God.
Each forkful of fish was dipped into my little pot of Bouillabaisse and then swirled into the polenta plate cloud that was floating somewhere beneath it. Creamy and rich but still with a sharpness and freshness from the olive and tomato. Such a gentle main but so full of flavour. I love when good people do fish well.
Beautiful red kept flowing and I was pretty much gone by this point. The experience was just magical, the lighting and surroundings were perfect, I was completely taken away. I especially loved how sharp the service was without being at all fussy, no posing no postures no pretense, none at all, Cocksuckers. Loved it.
Meet the Meat the Pescetarian didn't Eat. This could be the Wakame Roasted Veal Sirloin w Jerusalem Artichoke Puree, Asparagus, Green Purslane + Burn Butter Jus, or perhaps it's the Cured Smoked Lamb Rump, w Liver Puree, Greens, Garlic + Puffed Spelt. I don't know which. I ascertained it's loveliness from whoever ate it, took a photo and then forgot about it all together. It is rather baa-d of me to not know. Whether I am a naughty little blogger for not remembering is something you'll have to decide for yourselves, being as the point is entirely moo-t.
Pescetarian, but not bloody vegan! Divine cheese. A goats and a blue and two others. With toasted walnut bread, lavosh and fruit. And a syrupish thick short black on the side. We're hanging it out, playing it cool, cause I have the menu and I know what's a headed our way from Yankton.
In life you have to do a lot of things you don't fucking want to do. Many times, that's what the fuck life is, one vile fucking task after another...Beg to differ, Al...Dessert at Foveaux aint anything of the sort...
Cocksucccccker!!! A Salad of Pineapple, Milk Sorbet + Macadamia Nut Praline is one of the most perfect things that's ever happened in my mouth. If I had a couple of pistols I would've pulled them out and started firing off into the air when what was going on in this dish finally hit taste bud home. Delicious and simple and pure. Smooth creamy, milky ice and perky pineapple and fluffy praline. Sweet and A Little Tart. Wonder of wonders. Happiness. It's so sublime and understated and startling, even your spoon starts to swoon and becomes as weak and droopy as your knees. Sorbet for entree, and again for dessert. Huzzah! I think that's another stupid law we're breaking! Why stop at one sweet thing, though?
...Banana Ice Cream, Caramalised Banana, Deconstructed Digestive Biscuit, Coffee + Tonka. Willy Wonka had nothing on this Tonka. Bravo, Foveaux! Taking simple everyday ingredients and making them strange and delightful and delicious. This was like an Adult Sundae. A Sophisticated mess of the familiar and the entirely eccentric. The little scoop there in the middle looked kinda sad, never fear, I put it out of its misery as quickly as digestion would allow. And followed it with...
No, not her, silly...But a bite of something as unusual and delicious and imaginative as her...
Her Ginger Sponge w Carrot Marmalade, Cream Cheese Ice Cream + Walnut Powder. Praise the Lord. We have divine. The ginger sponge was something else. Not a sweet ginger, not a dull one either. A sharp, sure, triumphant ginger, biting and snapping in the midst of a killer, moist sponge. Dreamy and beautiful and with a zing here and a slap there. Like an intelligent Deconstruction of a carrot cake, if Jung were alive - he'd totally be subbing it in his kooky conscious over this one.
Foveaux, you sly dog! If our tongues had hats, we'd be doffing them to you. And all for a reasonable price! What could you possibly be thinking? Great food. Great wine. Great service. Great atmosphere. Great imagination. You bloody cocksuckers!
Poor Li Lay. Our three bad, drunk, satiated voices did the best we could for you with this candle. Happy Birthday, Baby! I am very glad to have celebrated the first one with you. You suggesting this place was a present to the rest of us, just like the sight of your smile, your cheeks and that phenomenal thing in your tights I won't mention!
Jesus Christ. Foveaux happens at 1/65-67 Foveaux St, Surry Hills. Red Door at the same place. The website is here. What magical stuff this tiny little haven of delectableness is! Please try it if the opportunity ever arises, I can't recommend it strongly enough. Intimate and perfect and I can not wait to be there again.
I was so content when it was all over. The best dinner I have had in a long, long time. If you'd fed me to Wu's pigs after I would've died a happy death. Isn't it great when chefs get playful. Can't wait to see more Sydney set ups as worthy of praise as this one. Love you, Foveaux!
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The delicious breadcrumb crust was probably created when white flour wasn't readily available in Friuli.
- Yield
- Makes 6 to 8 servings
- Active Time
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Total Time
- 5 hours (includes baking and cooling time)
- Apple filling:
- 2 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup hard apple cider or dry white wine
- Crust:
- 8 cups fresh breadcrumbs made from crustless Italian or French bread (finely ground in processor)
- 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted , husked
- 10 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 4 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel
- 1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
- Whipped cream
- Special Equipment
- 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom
- For apple filling:
- Arrange apples in even layer in heavy large skillet. Sprinkle with sugar, then pour apple cider over. Cover and cook over medium heat until apples are tender, gently turning apples occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Uncover; cook until juices evaporate, frequently but carefully turning apples to keep wedges intact, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Let apples cool completely in skillet. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to bowl. Cover; chill.
- For crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread breadcrumbs on large rimmed baking sheet. Bake until dried and light golden, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Cool.
- Finely grind hazelnuts and 6 tablespoons sugar in processor. Add 3 cups breadcrumbs; process 5 seconds. Transfer mixture to large bowl. Stir in 4 tablespoons sugar, lemon peel, and salt. Combine milk and butter in small saucepan. Stir over medium heat just until butter melts. Pour milk-butter mixture over breadcrumb mixture; stir until moistened (dough will be sticky). Let dough rest in bowl until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Transfer 1 cup dough to floured work surface. Gather into ball; flatten into disk. Press out to 9-inch round; wrap in plastic. Chill at least 1 hour for top crust. Transfer remaining dough to work surface. Gather into ball; flatten into disk. Press disk onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom, pushing crust up to extend 1/2 inch above sides. Cover; chill at least 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Fill crust with apple mixture. Place top crust over filling. Fold bottom crust overhang up over top crust edges, pressing together to seal.
- Bake torte until crust is deep golden and crust begins to separate from sides of pan (top crust may crack), about 1 hour. Cool in pan on rack at least 2 hours. Carefully remove sides from tart pan. Transfer to platter. Dust with powdered sugar. Cut into wedges. Serve with whipped cream.


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Veggie Stand:
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Uplay items are just unlocking specific things and not actually free items. Quest list isn't updated until you finish the ones you currently have. Rock decoration will show up but you will still have to purchase it for about 7800 coins. The costume will not be available for anyone who hasn't unlocked it from the Uplay tab. The energy will show up in your box of crap and not your energy bar.
Certain quests require you to invade buildings but those buildings require you to be a higher percentage level than you currently are. Don't unlocking using toilet paper (buy sausages or energy instead) just keep invading and put that quest on hold.
There is always small changes done to the game and most of you won't notice them unless you go looking. The fences used to be lined up with rabbids (personally I preferred it) and now it's just signs. Beforehand the coins used to be loose while now they come in bags which looks better than digging up loose change.
Many use their personal account to play games on facebook but hate the fact that family (or co-workers) see this so just create a list on facebook and add everyone you want to see your game feeds.
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And I mean that like an actual coup attempt, and not one of those made-up overthrow plots coming from unidentified foreign imperialist aggressors and subversive businessmen about which President Nicolas Maduro and Hugo Chavez before have always raved in times of political turmoil. …Or it could just be that again, too. It's always easier to explain away your problems to the public when phantom conspirators are attacking you.
Venezuela's President says his country has arrested three air force generals accused of plotting a coup.
"Last night we captured three generals, who we had been investigating…three generals who were trying to turn the air force against the legitimately constituted government," President Nicolas Maduro said in remarks broadcast Tuesday on state-run VTV. "They were organizing a coup. This captured group has direct ties with sectors of the opposition, and they said that this week was the decisive week."
The generals, whom he did not name, will be charged in military court, he said.
Maduro revealed the arrests as he spoke to a commission of South American foreign ministers who are visiting his country as part of efforts to facilitate dialogue as political tensions mount.
It's tough to discern exactly what's going on within the ranks of the Venezuelan regime, but I would bet that now probably feels like an opportune moment to upset the order of things; there must be a lot of doubt about Maduro's leadership capability to keep the Bolivarian revolution running strong, what with all of the desperate flailing he's been doing with the deteriorating crime and inflation rates plaguing the country and the ongoing protests that have already resulted in at least 36 deaths. Chavez himself was briefly ousted in a coup back in 2002 when the military's top officers turned against him after days of anti-government protests, and the military is the long-established key to power that any potential coup initiator would need to undermine:
The military is a vital institution of support for Mr. Maduro's government and formed the backbone of the socialist movement started some 15 years ago by Mr. Chávez, who was a former tank commander.
"If Maduro begins to see members of the military that are starting to budge, starting to question the approach by the political folks in the government then you know they would be in trouble," said Carl Meacham, director of the Americas program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington.


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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Bookends for Those Who Haven't Totally Converted to the Kindle, Nook or iPad
Back in December 2008, I lamented the fact that Restoration Hardware's typewriter bookends were no longer available. Well, now I'm pleased to see that they're back! Update on January 11, 2012: Sadly, they're no longer shown on the restoration Hardware web site.
But I'm also very taken with Restoration Hardware's vise bookends.
Of course, plenty of other places sell notable bookends. If you like the typewriter, maybe you'll also like these Quote-Unquote bookends.
Architectural Pottery makes these XOO bookends. [via EcoSalon]
Susan Bradley's London Transit bookends are a fun option. You can buy directly from her, or from the London Transport museum (bus and taxi). [via Retro To Go]
These iron fleur-de-lis bookends (available here and here) look quite nice. Update on Jan. 14, 2013: I'm no longer finding these bookends.
And finally, these Swirly Whirly bookends are available from Roussell Family Arts, over on Etsy. Update on Jan. 14, 2013: I'm no longer finding these bookends at the Roussell Family Arts Etsy shop.
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- cathy said...
Tough to pick a fav on this one...quotes or typewriters...love them both!
- July 15, 2010 at 4:01:00 PM PDT
- Jeri Dansky said...
Cathy, it's such fun to share my finds with someone else who appreciates them, too. Thanks for commenting!
- July 15, 2010 at 10:58:00 PM PDT
- Pam Walter said...
I love books so bookends are a big part of my bookcase decor. These are all fabulous!
- July 17, 2010 at 9:42:00 AM PDT
- Debra said...
oh these are all beautiful! we had A and Z when I was a child, and I thought then (and still do!) that they were the bees' knees.
- July 18, 2010 at 1:12:00 PM PDT
- Jeri Dansky said...
Pam and The Road Taken, I'm so glad you liked these as much as I did!
- July 18, 2010 at 11:12:00 PM PDT
- Mama Music said...
Thank you for featuring our bookends. You have a lovely blog and I have shared it with all of our facebook fans.
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- July 21, 2010 at 6:35:00 PM PDT
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A commemorative wreath adorns a monument to the crew of the shuttle Columbia at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Friday, the 10th anniversary of the shuttle's destruction and the astronauts' deaths.
President Barack Obama and NASA's leaders paid a 10th-anniversary tribute to the space shuttle Columbia's fallen astronauts on Friday — and pledged that the lessons learned would be applied to future space odysseys, including eventual trips to Mars.
"As we undertake the next generation of discovery, today we pause to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on the journey of exploration," Obama said in a statement released by NASA. "Right now we are working to fulfill their highest aspirations by pursuing a path in space never seen before, one that will eventually put Americans on Mars."
The shuttle Columbia's catastrophic breakup on Feb. 1, 2003, killed seven astronauts, forced a two-year grounding of the three remaining space shuttles and led to stepped-up safety measures at the space agency. The disaster also led Obama's predecessor, President George W. Bush, to plan for the retirement of the shuttle fleet once construction of the International Space Station was complete. The last shuttle mission flew eight years later, in 2011.
Bush's space vision called for a new generation of vehicles to be built for trips back to the moon by 2020 — but Obama shifted the focus of exploration to a near-Earth asteroid in the mid-2020s, with trips to Mars and its moons starting in the mid-2030s.
'We will never forget'
In his own 10th-anniversary statement, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said the sacrifices made by the crew of Columbia's last mission will inspire future explorers.
"We will never forget these astronauts, nor all those who have lost their lives carrying out our missions of exploration — the STS-51L Challenger crew; the Apollo 1 crew; Mike Adams, the first in-flight fatality of the space program as he piloted the X-15 No. 3 on a research flight," Bolden said in an agency statement. "These explorers, and their families, have our deepest respect. We work every day to honor and build on their legacy and create the best space program in the world — to infuse it with the life and vitality that they worked so hard to achieve."
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden looks on as Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin gives a salute during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday. The ceremony paid tribute to astronauts who died in the Apollo 1 fire of 1967 as well as the 1986 Challenger explosion and the 2003 Columbia tragedy.
Retrace the final, tragic flight of the space shuttle Columbia, from its launch to its catastrophic end on Feb. 1, 2003.
On Friday morning, Bolden laid a wreath in honor of the agency's fallen astronauts at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, where monuments to the Columbia and Challenger crews have been erected. Earlier in the week, he attended a spaceflight conference held in Israel to honor Ilan Ramon, that country's first astronaut, who died in the Columbia tragedy. The other victims included Columbia commander Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla and Laurel Clark.
Memorial ceremonies also were conducted in Texas, where the Columbia wreckage fell to earth, and at Kennedy Space Center's visitor complex in Florida. The focal point of the Florida ceremony was the Space Mirror Memorial, which bears the names of NASA fliers who died in the line of duty.
Roots of the tragedy
At that ceremony, Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for human exploration and operations, acknowledged that the roots of the Columbia disaster went "all the way back to the first shuttle launch in 1981." Even then, NASA knew that ice and pieces of foam insulation could fly off the shuttle's external fuel tank and strike the orbiter — but the fact that no severe damage was done "reinforced the idea that all was well," Gerstenmaier said.
That view changed dramatically when Columbia was felled. Investigators determined that the leading edge of Columbia's left wing was fatally damaged by a piece of flying foam during launch, setting the stage for the breakup 16 days later during atmospheric re-entry. NASA was reminded that "even small problems can surface as major failures," Gerstenmaier said.
"Ten years ago, it would have been easy to pull back from the frontier of space, and say it was too risky to pursue," he said. "Instead, we dedicated ourselves to improving how we pushed the boundaries of space exploration, and we vowed to continue with our eyes open. We cannot be afraid of risk, and we cannot be ignorant of it, either. Our lasting tribute to those we have lost is to carry on with the cause that they believed was worth the ultimate sacrifice."
Other speakers at the Florida ceremony included Evelyn Husband-Thompson, the widow of Columbia's commander, who has since remarried. She recalled how she and other family members anticipated the return of their loved ones on that fateful Saturday morning 10 years ago, only to be jolted into a nightmare of "fear, uncertainty and horror."
Evelyn Husband-Thompson, the widow of Columbia commander Rick Husband, speaks at a memorial ceremony conducted Friday at the Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy Space Center's visitor complex.
"The grief journey has been difficult, complicated and surprising," she said. Over the past decade, she has drawn comfort from her friends, her family and her faith. She noted that the Columbia crew's legacy includes educational initiatives, scholarships, museum exhibits, and even the name of the airport near her home in Texas: Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport.
"Just as a forest fire reduces beautiful foliage to ashes, those ashes ultimately become nourishment for new, healthy growth," Husband-Thompson said. "There are indeed small, green shoots of hope that are springing up in our lives."
More about Columbia:
- 10 years later, Columbia's loss still stings
- Shuttle tragedies serve as warnings to NASA
- 10 myths surrounding the Columbia tragedy
- NASA celebrates its fallen astronauts
- Film finds uplifting story amid Columbia's loss
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A Jenga look-alike tower with plans to sprout up in Tribeca will bring buyers a beautiful space, protected views of the city, and at somewhat (uh, sort of) a steal, reports the New York Observer.
Last month, the Alexico Group closed on a $350 million construction loan for the downtown tower, and already nine units, including a two-bedroom on the 14th floor and a $24 million full-floor penthouse on the 57th floor have been listed for prices that are steep, but it's arguably a steal compared to some of the similar construction uptown.
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The 5,252-square-foot penthouse is going for about $4,500 per square foot (to compare, a building uptown is asking an average price of $6,000 a square foot), and has four very generous bedrooms. The two-bedroom unit on the 14th floor is set at $3.62 million, or $2,000 a square foot.
Because the tower rises 800 feet in a neighborhood with little high-rise construction, the views are fairly guaranteed. And the rooms are sure to take advantage of that, particularly the penthouse, which offers northern, eastern, and southern exposures.
It also is yet to be seen if this building is capable of introducing a new classification of life in Tribeca, a place never before remembered for its views.
And it is worth mentioning, that besides views, stunning architecture and a fairly reasonable price, buyers will get a structure that, though it looks like a Jenga tower, they can trust will stand tall.
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Conor Mcdonald-Una Side Table
At Design Interviews
(Excerpt) Interview with Conor McDonald : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Conor McDonald : seamless integration of materials employing the plywood bending process. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Conor McDonald : to define, in my terms, a classic piece. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Conor McDonald : initially to manufacture the una in short run, eventually licensing the design to a larger entity .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Conor McDonald : just over a year to design and prototype. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Conor McDonald : i was convinced that it had to be made the moment the idea came to me. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Conor McDonald : the design is not currently being produced. ideally, i'd like to sell the rights to production. in the event that there are no interested parties, my intention is to self-manufacture in short runs. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Conor McDonald : it's an aesthetic that i purchase for myself. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Conor McDonald : i'm greatly influenced by the works of the renowned designers of mid century modern furniture. warren platner, whose process is evident in his outcomes, particularly intrigues me. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Conor McDonald : design enthusiasts. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Conor McDonald : using plywood for the primary structure of the table instead of the surface that the user interacts with, as is commonly the case. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Conor McDonald : una is defined in latin as "in one, together". this reference to the merging of components in order to create a monolithic object defines the una table. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Conor McDonald : solidworks, hand sketching and modeling. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Conor McDonald : the joint that results when the forms are adhered requires an extremely accurate multi-compound cut. the precision required for this cut is the most difficult aspect in manufacturing the piece and what ultimately defines the piece aesthetically, setting it apart from others of similar material. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Conor McDonald : i design alone, but work with numerous craftsmen to realize and prototype ideas. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Conor McDonald : the modeling was done in solidworks. cnc routers were used to cut the forms and jigs. looking forward, technologies such as multi axis cnc routing and radio frequency adhesion could be considered for large scale manufacturing. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Conor McDonald : multiple tests were performed to get a full understanding of the limitations and possibilities of the plywood bending process. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Conor McDonald : the greatest challenges were to prototype a piece that requires this level of precision, and to commit to building several jigs before being able to vet their usefulness, all the while knowing that.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Conor McDonald on Una Side Table at design-interviews.com ]
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How to Develop Women in Business - Free Seminar
Join us for an afternoon of inspiration as our current participants on the Women in Business Course share the professional and personal breakthroughs they have achieved by attending the programme.
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Designed by women for women this session will help you gain insight into how this course has helped develop confidence, communication skills and personal credibility of the current attendees.
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Research from Credit Suisse finds clear evidence that companies with a higher proportion of women in decision-making roles continue to generate higher returns on equity, while running more conservative balance sheets. In fact, where women accounted for the majority in the top management, the businesses showed superior sales growth, high cash flow returns on investments and lower leverage.
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This seminar presents organisations with a forward-thinking approach the opportunity to tap into their female talent pipeline by taking their highest female performers and developing their capabilities to communicate, drive change and increase productivity back in the workplace.


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The most common one I get is: I've found everything I can on ancestry about my great grandfather. I'm at a brick wall. What do I do now?
Let's answer this questions with a few answers.
- Not everything that can be found on an ancestor is online, let alone on ancestry.
- Just because you found everything on ancestry.com doesn't mean you've hit a brick wall or that you can't find more online.
- You stop. You analyze all the records you have. Then you write a research report that details everything that has been found (source it!!) and from the analysis of your clues find the missing pieces. Then create a research plan that lays out the missing pieces. Read my previous post Family History Made Easy and use the link to down load a very helpful form for this part of the project. If you aren't sure where to find those missing pieces then maybe the rest of this will help you, or ask someone you know who's been doing this for a while.
- Did you try the name with various spelling? If not then try it. You might be amazed at what you find. If you can't come up with different spelling then research the surname it's self. Get the family to help you brain storm. Also don't forget abbreviations and miss spellings of the given name as well.
- Broaden your search. Often times we get hung up on dates and places we found in one record (or from family memory. Lord knows that can keep you from the truth), with out thinking that this particular one record could be incorrect. Omit information in your search to open up more doors.
- Cindy's list: No genealogist (professional or hobbiest) should be with out this valuable resource bookmarked on your computer.
- UsGenWeb and Genealogy Trails: These are two valuable sites that break down your search first by state and then by county. Some of them have nothing in some counties because no one has volunteered in that area, but for the most part you may actually be amazed at what has been scanned and put online of your ancestor. The down side is you really need to know a state (at the least a state) and county to began searching in.
- Ellis Island and Castle Garden: are two of many sites design for helping you find your ancestors immigration records.
- Footnote: though a paid subscription it is worth every penny. It is also a great partner to ancestry. I maintain both subscriptions. They compliment each other well. Though some of their records overlap Footenote provides a a lot that ancestry has yet to put on their sites. I have found civil war record files on ancestor of mine. I have also found the files of ancestors who went before the Commission of the Five Civilized Tribes to apply for their Indian rights.
- Find A Grave: this has been a very valuable source, not to mention the ability to not only find a record of an ancestor grave, but the chance to either see their grave or request for a local volunteer to photograph it for you.
- Rootsweb: they not only have other researchers trees that they have graciously shared online for others to see for free but they have a wealth of other records. One word of caution about finding other trees online. Make sure that you verify everything. Not all trees are sourced and there is lots of erroneous information out there. I'm embarrassed every time I find a tree with erroneous information only to discover it's mine when I was wet behind the ears on this, and I can always tell it was from the early days as it has no source information except that I got it from someone else's tree. But now I know better.
- Land Records: on BLM you may just find the records that prove that your ancestor did own that tract of land was rumored to be in your family. Either way this is valuable in establishing residence of your ancestor in a certain area.


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We would be wise in our own lives to never be content with quick fixes or partial improvements — we should ask for the full, Divine Dentist's, treatment plan.
It is easy to give, or ask for, a handout, remedy or instant solution to solve an immediate need. It is more difficult, time-consuming and emotionally taxing to take the next step to address the real issue. When someone really, truly cares about an individual who is suffering, the compassionate thing is not to do the minimum to alleviate proximate pain, but to do the harder thing of eliminating or fixing the cause of it.
C.S. Lewis, in his landmark work "Mere Christianity," provides a perfect model, from the perfect minister, as to how to compassionately care for those in need and how we should respond when we are the one needing rescuing.
Lewis had received many letters questioning his view on the New Testament verse, "Be ye therefore perfect." Lewis proffered that what the Lord was really saying is, "The only help I will give is help to become perfect. You may want something less: but I will give you nothing less."
Lewis then shared an experience from his youth, "When I was a child I often had toothache, and I knew that if I went to my mother she would give me something which would deaden the pain. …
"But I did not go to my mother — at least, not till the pain became very bad. And the reason I did not go was this. I did not doubt she would give me the aspirin; but I knew she would also do something else. I knew she would take me to the dentist next morning. I could not get what I wanted out of her without getting something more, which I did not want. I wanted immediate relief from pain: but I could not get it without having my teeth set permanently right.
"And I knew those dentists: I knew they started fiddling about with all sorts of other teeth which had not yet begun to ache. …"
Lewis continued, "Our Lord is like the dentists. … Dozens of people go to Him to be cured of some one particular sin which they are ashamed of … or which is obviously spoiling daily life. … Well, He will cure it all right: but He will not stop there. That may be all you asked; but if once you call Him in, He will give you the full treatment.
"That is why He warned people to 'count the cost' before becoming Christians. 'Make no mistake,' He says, 'if you let me, I will make you perfect. The moment you put yourself in My hands, that is what you are in for. Nothing less, or other, than that … I will never rest, nor let you rest, until you are literally perfect. … This I can do and will do. But I will not do anything less.'"
Lewis recognized that alleviating symptomatic pain is insufficient and likely not sustainable. Of course there will always be immediate issues to deal with. If someone is homeless, shelter is required. If a person is lonely, they need a visit. Those who are suffering with addiction need relief. The jobless need food for their children. The challenge is that we never become so content with our efforts that our service actually traps those in need exactly where they are, and we leave patting ourselves on the back for preserving the status quo. We have to be willing to do more.
If it is true that the Lord, the perfect minister, is like the dentist, perhaps government programs, community groups, religious organizations, families and each of us as individuals should strive to minister to those in need in a similar way. It takes far more heart, emotion and determination to provide lasting relief and strength than to go around dispensing aspirin to dull the pain of those who suffer.
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was taught as a medical student that any doctor who touched a human heart would be run out of the medical community. President Nelson knew that just dealing with the symptoms around the heart, without actually getting to the heart of the matter, would never be sufficient to save and extend lives. He and his colleagues did touch hearts, literally, and gave them the C.S. Lewis dentist treatment. The results were revolutionary and transformational for countless lives.
Now as the leader of a worldwide church, President Nelson is touching hearts in a new way. He has called on the membership of the church to minister, not to the societal symptoms, but to compassionately get to the heart and soul of those they serve. He calls it, "A higher, holier way" to minister. Such service is neither swift nor simple as it requires deeper commitment and more personally tailored measures.
Finally, we should remember that in this life, the rescuer at some point becomes in need of being rescued. We would be wise in our own lives to never be content with quick fixes or partial improvements — we should ask for the full, Divine Dentist's, treatment plan.


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Port St. Lucie, Fla. --- In the final action of the 2012 spring season, the Tennessee State University men's golf team finished in second place at the 26th annual PGA Minority Collegiate Championship.
Tennessee State leaped into first place on day two after firing a score of 296 in the second round. The Tigers, however, were unable to hold on to the lead behind a 308-mark in round three. TSU finished with a total score of (+42) 906 (302-296-308).
The Tigers were led by Cameron Scitern, Ryan Pierson and Andrew Warner as they each finished in a tie for 5th place with scores of 224. Scitern fired identical rounds of (+2) 74 in the first two frames before closing out the tournament with a 76.
Pierson opened the championship with a three-over 75 before improving two strokes in the second round with 73. He posted 76 in the final round.
Andrew Warner carded 76 in the first round before scoring an even par 72 on day two. In the third and round, he posted a score of 76.
James Stepp posted 234 behind scores of 77, 77 and 80 while Dallas Hill registered 240 (79-81-80).
In a field of 11 teams, the Tigers finished just two strokes behind tournament champion Texas-Pan American with a (+40) 904 (294-309-301). In a tie for third place, Bethune Cookman and Savannah State rounded out the top four teams with (+47) 911.


text: A powerful symbol mentioned at the beginning (Gen. 1: 3) and the end (Rev. 22: 5) of the Bible for goodness and truth. Hence the Law is described as 'a light for my path' (Ps. 119: 105); 'the day of the Lord' was expected to be light (Amos 5: 18), and people were disconcerted when the prophet predicted darkness. Light and darkness are commonly encountered as antitheses in the Dead Sea scrolls, and this is a feature which they share with the gospel of John; Christ is described as the light of the world (John 8: 12), sent by God who himself is light (1 John 1: 5), and those who are sent by Christ become in turn the light of the world (Matt. 5: 14).


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Watering the Tulips
August 29, 2012
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him" – Hebrews 11:6
What a powerful statement! Man cannot please God without faith. Yet, the need of man (whether he knows it or not) is to please the Creator. Simply put, God has ordained that the means of His grace is faith. We are all familiar with Ephesians 2:8 which says, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God". Certainly, we are saved "by grace through faith". So, the means of God's grace is faith. He has chosen to extend His grace through faith.
Faith must have object. There is no such thing as blind faith. There is no such thing as faith in nothing. Even the atheist has faith, though he may deny it. He has faith that all of the uniformity we see…all of this grand design…is just some big cosmic accident. He has faith that every scientific law that we find is the result of chance. Oh, what faith! Yet, it is faith. He doesn't believe in nothing. He believes in chance. Our faith has an object as well. But, the object of our faith is real and true. In fact, Galatians 3:26 says, "For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus". The object of our faith is Jesus Christ! We trust and know that God's great design of salvation is to save sinners through the sacrificial and substitutionary sacrifice of His Son. We trust that He died for us! This is not random, as the atheist believes. This is the perfect plan of the all wise God.
Paul informs us in Romans 3:21-23, "But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on allwho believe. For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". If we, as sinners, are to be declared righteous before God, it must be "through faith in Jesus Christ". There is no other way. Just a few verses later, Paul even declares that we are "justified by faith" in Christ (Romans 5:1). Certainly, this is man's need! This is how man can please God, as our text verse declares.
But sadly, all men do not have faith (2 Thessalonians 3:2). In fact, nobody in their natural state has faith for "the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned" (1 Corinthians 2:14). Paul said, "…we preach Christ crucified [the Gospel], to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeksfoolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God" (1 Corinthians 1:23-24). When God empowers the Gospel, it changes lives (1 Thessalonians 1:4-5; 2 Thessalonians 2:14). So, faith is a gift of God (Ephesians 2:8).
There is no greater gift than the gift of faith. Certainly, God requires "repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts 20:21). And yet, we are condemned because we do not naturally possess saving faith. "But God"…did you get that? "But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)"(Ephesians 2:4-5). God graciously calls us by His grace in regeneration as His Spirit grants us both repentance and faith in Christ through the Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-2).
Child of God, take a moment and thank God for this wonderful gift of faith that He has given to you this day!
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KJZZ Senior Field Correspondent Steve Shadley is no stranger to the issues shaping Arizona. Shadley started his public radio career more than 30 years ago while pursuing a journalism degree at Northern Arizona University. Since then, he's worked as a reporter and news director at public radio stations in Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and Madison. He also served as an All Things Considered host for WBEZ, Chicago and a capital reporter for California's statewide public radio network. He was serving as a producer and Morning Edition host in Tucson before joining the KJZZ team.Shadley enjoys covering environmental stories, the arts and politics. When he was a state capital correspondent in California, he produced a series of reports about the state's 23 billion-dollar budget deficit as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger worked with lawmakers to approve state employee furloughs and deep spending cuts. One of the most remarkable events he covered was the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake that struck during game three of the San Francisco World Series on October 17, 1989. Shadley's home, which was near the quake's epicenter in Santa Cruz, CA was severely damaged. "I didn't have running water or electricity for about a week after the quake and one of my clearest memories was sleeping under a tree in the yard because we weren't sure if the aftershocks would take the house down." In the weeks following the quake, Shadley sent reports to NPR and he helped organize town hall meetings as the community recovered from the disaster. Arizona's colorful political scene has also kept Shadley busy through the years. He's covered some of the state's most high-profile political corruption scandals, including a 1990's sting operation when some lawmakers were videotaped accepting bribes in exchange for votes supporting casino gambling legislation. Shadley says, "There's never a shortage of interesting issues to cover in Arizona and that's where public radio really shines. We get to provide rich sound, and three-dimensional reports that go beyond the headlines." Arizona's landscape also has an allure for Shadley, who has hiked across the Grand Canyon three times.Shadley is an avid reader, an aspiring oil painter and science fiction fan. Contact Steve Shadley at [email protected].
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it is a keyboard !!!
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What do you think it is?
it is a keyboard !!!
yes keyboard
It is keyboard
it is keyboard.
I think that this is a calculator.
IT Is a keyboard
Is it keyboard??
or keyboard
i think this is phone
I think it is a keyboard. **
it looks like it isa part of a keyboard.
I think it is calculator or keyboard..D
ehm... iPHONE :DDD
No, seriously ... iPhone
I think it is calculator or keyboard :D
It looks like it is a part of a keyboard !
It is maybe a part of a calculator. If guess right, can I get an award? ;)
Hi linhtran13,
We don't give prizes for correct guesses, sorry. The prize is that you know you got it right and you're practising your English at the same time!
Best wishes, Jo (LearnEnglish Teens Team)
Hi Jo,
Just kidding! You're right. Guessing right and practising English is the most awsome prize for me :D
Thank you so much, Learn English :)
I think that it is a remote control
i think it is a keyboard and psp (playstation portable)
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I think it's a calculator or a keyboard.
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Thousands of childcare workers on strike
Thousands of childcare workers are walking off the job to push for higher wages, but the federal education minister says he doesn't decide pay rates.
About 7000 early childhood workers went on strike on Wednesday afternoon to hold rallies across the country, causing 350 centres to close.
It's the fourth walk-off from the sector in 18 months.
"It's outrageous that Australia's qualified early childhood educators are earning $22 an hour," Helen Gibbons, from the early childhood union United Voice, said in a statement.
Ms Gibbons says the pay rate is not reflective of early childcare workers upskilling to meet higher national qualification standards.
United Voice expects the strike to affect up to 40,000 parents, and says it's put the government on notice.
Education Minister Dan Tehan says the government does not set pay rates for any industry in the private sector.
"The federal government does not own or run child care centres and does not set pay rates in the industry," he told AAP on Wednesday.
The Fair Work Commission in February dismissed early childhood union United Voice's case calling for equal pay.
A separate case has been made to the commission by the Independent Education Union of Australia over early childhood teacher wages, with a decision expected later this year.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the government has invested record amounts in the sector and it will flow on to workers.
"That will create a more sustainable childcare sector, a bigger and better childcare sector, and that's good for the employees as well," he told reporters in Canberra.
The federal government recently introduced an uncapped childcare rebate system, in which households with an annual income under $186,958 will no longer face a cap on the rebate paid each year.
Both parents must be working, studying, volunteering or searching for work at least eight hours a fortnight to be eligible.
"We can no longer treat childcare as just a child-minding service so that mum and dad can go to work," Labor leader Bill Shorten told reporters.
"What we need to do is treat it as education, and if we're going to treat it as education we need to pay the workforce better."
ACTU president Michele O'Neil said the government doesn't value childcare workers.
"It's because 96 per cent of you are women that your pay is as low as it is ... So we are going to fight to make equal pay an election issue," she told a rally in Sydney.
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Head Over Heels: A Marriage Just Hanging in the Balance
Head Over Heels is a poignant and heartfelt animated short directed by Timothy Reckart and produced by Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly at the National Film and Television School. The film is a 2013 Academy Award Nominated Animated Short Film, and won a 2013 Annie Award at the 40th Annual Annie Awards in Los Angeles.
The intricate and incredibly rich stop-motion animated short tells a simple and sweet story of an elderly husband and wife, who have grown apart over the years. He lives on the floor, she lives on the ceiling, and their marriage hangs in the balance. When the husband tries to reignite their old romance, it brings their equilibrium crashing down, and the couple that can't agree which way is up must find a way to put their marriage back together.
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The US is burying the Cold War hatchet and doing so in style. It is dismantling the most powerful nuclear bomb ever created, believed to be over 500 times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima. It was designed and armed in 1962, but, thankfully, never used. Named enigmatically as B53, it was to be carried by B-52 bombers and was capable of ripping apart even underground bunker facilities, should the Cold War have heated up.
The B53
The B53 was a monster. It weighed in at 10,000 pounds (or 4.5 tonnes) and could release 9 megatons of TNT energy (or 38 PJ, 1 PJ = 1015 J a million billion joules)!! It formed a formidable arsenal, consisting of 340 individuals of its kind, built for B-47, B-52 and B-58 bomber planes. It used highly enriched Uranium (oralloy). It was meant to be used as a bunker buster a surface blast would send shockwaves that would shatter the Earth, enabling the underground parts to be exposed. Multiple strikes(!) would eliminate technical facilities or even the leadership bunkered underground.
The disassembling process for the B53 arsenal began in 1980's, but a few of them kept their place in the stockpile. In 1997, it was decided to retire them from the arsenal. The process took longer than expected, because the technology was old and most of the experts are either old or deceased. It took place at the Pantex plant at Amarillo, Texas, the only plant for disarmament in the US.
The disarmament is considered complete when the 300 pound explosive the fuse is separated from the highly fissile nuclear material. This nuclear material is known as the pit and is not heavy enough to detonate on its own (technically, it is of sub-critical mass). These pits are stored at the plant, then sanitized' and disposed off.
The Pantex plant has served as a disarmament facility for a number of nuclear bombs. It will continue to do so!