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Xiao Bai's Abnormality
Feng Yu Heng respectfully and sincerely admitted her mistake and asked for punishment. Everyone was stunned, as this was the first time in their memory that Imperial Daughter Ji An had been so meek in lowering her head and admitting her mistake, yet it was for the sake of a tiger.
The Emperor frowned and looked at her. Without telling her to rise, he just asked: "Why would you bring a tiger here?"
Feng Yu Heng replied: "Replying to Father Emperor, the little tiger was being raised as a pet in the imperial daughter's manor. After being raised for a few months, it did not grow and continued to be like a cat. It usually only drinks milk, and even its teeth are still baby teeth. A-Heng felt that it was cute and has trouble putting it down when hugging it. Second, it did not have any violent tendencies, as it had a calm demeanor, thus it was brought along to play with."
Once these words came out, the Emperor did not have much of a reaction, but Feng Fen Dai's mouth was unable to hold back. With a yelp, she began shouting: "What did you say? He was already bitten to such a degree, yet you still say that it has no violent tendencies? You still call that a calm demeanor? Feng Yu Heng, in your eyes, what would be considered violent?"
Feng Yu Heng tightly furrowed her brow, and even the princes felt that Fen Dai was being too noisy, yet what she had said was the truth. The little white tiger had already hurt someone, yet Feng Yu Heng used these words at this sort of time, which was a little improper.
The second prince, Xuan Tian Ling, was the one in the most awkward spot. The one injured was his son, and his relationship with the imperial daughter's manor was usually quite good. At a time like this, he really felt awkward.
As for the Emperor, he momentarily did not express his position. He just sat there while pondering. Nobody could tell what he was thinking. Only after quite a long period of time had passed did he say: "What happened in the forest? Who was there when Fei Yu was injured?"
The fifth prince stood at Fen Dai's side and spoke at this time: "Father Emperor, the situation was like this. Young Miss Feng wanted to learn to ride a horse, and son brought her to the hunting ground to try and teach her how to ride a horse. Who knew that before long, a shrill scream came from the forest. Son could tell that it was Fei Yu's voice and hastily brought Young Miss Feng over toward the sound. Upon arriving, we found that it was Fei Yu being bitten by the little tiger. As for the eldest prince, who was at his side, he was desperately trying to save him; however, there was nothing that he could do to get the tiger to let go. At that time, son was still a bit far away, thus son pulled out the bow that I was carrying and injured the tiger, allowing nephew to be saved."
The Emperor frowned from hearing this and glared at the eldest prince, Xuan Tian Qi, angrily saying: "Eldest one, you really are rash! How dangerous is the hunting ground. Fei Yu is a young child. What are you bringing him there for?"
The eldest prince quickly kneeled and admitted his mistake: "It was all son's mistake. Son just liked nephew and wanted to play with him properly. These past two years, Fei Yu has entered the academy, and we uncles very rarely see him. Finally coming back to the hunting ground, son thought that with the hunt already concluded, the beasts would have already been rounded up, and a net would have been raised to surround the area, so nothing would happen. With this in mind, I thought to bring Fei Yu to the forest to look around and maybe hunt some rabbits to let him play around." After speaking, he looked at the second prince, Xuan Tian Ling, and sincerely said: "Second brother, it was all eldest brother's rashness that caused this. Today's matter was eldest brother's fault."
"Eldest brother!" Xuan Tian Ling and Feng Yu Heng spoke up at the same time. The two then looked at each other, as Feng Yu Heng said: "I was the one raising the tiger. If we are speaking about responsibility for this matter, there should be some that falls to me, but now is not the time to be talking about this. Instead, it should be to investigate the matter."
The eldest prince was stunned, "Younger sister, this means… today's matter was not an accident?"
Feng Yu Heng looked toward the Emperor and said in a heavy voice: "Father Emperor, A-Heng is not a foolish person. If that little white tiger really was a violent beast, how could A-Heng dare to keep it at my side? How could I dare to bring it to the hunting ground? Even if it was brought, how could it not be kept in a cage without any additional supervision to be kept in the tent? Father Emperor has known A-Heng for more than just a few days. Is A-Heng that rash of a person?"
The Emperor furrowed his brow and did not say a single word. As for the eldest prince, Xuan Tian Qi, he was pondering something at this time and said: "At the time that we saw the little white tiger, it was going around in circles in the snow. It seemed like it did not know where it wanted to go, and it was a bit dazed. Fei Yu thought that it was a cat and was shouting that it was cute. Sliding off his horse, he ran over to play with it. Although I recognized that it was a tiger, but it was still that small and thought that it would not harm anyone. Only then did I allow Fei Yu to hug it. Who knew that after the little white tiger saw Fei Yu, it would suddenly change, as it suddenly dove at Fei Yu with a violent look. It was completely different from its cute appearance from earlier. Fei Yu wanted to run, but his arm was bitten by the time that he had turned around. Thinking about it now, the little animal suddenly changing its demeanor was truly quite strange."
The fifth prince also nodded, saying: "Indeed, it was like this. Although I did not see the beginning, but when the little white tiger was biting Fei Yu, it looked very frightening."
Fen Dai snorted coldly, "Raising this sort violent thing and injuring the imperial grandson, this sort of person doesn't admit her guilt. I really feel sad for the young imperial grandson."
The fifth prince glared at her and scolded: "Shut your mouth. Stop speaking nonsense."
"What nonsense have I spouted?" Feng Fen Dai had never been polite with the fifth prince, and she immediately rebuked: "Could it be that I said something wrong? Could it be that the young imperial grandson was not bitten by the tiger that she was raising?" While saying this, she turned to look toward the second prince, "Your Highness, the one bitten was your darling son."
The second prince did not say much, but the fifth prince scolded her once more: "The situation still has not been thoroughly investigated. Be a little more obedient and don't speak out of turn."
Feng Yu Heng understood Fen Dai's temper. After so many years, she understood Feng Fen Dai too well. She just felt that there was no need to argue with her at a time like this. Moreover, all signs pointed toward Xiao Bai having been in the wrong. It was indeed as Fen Dai had said. She could not avoid criticism. "Father Emperor." She said to the Emperor: "Is it possible for the little white tiger's cage to be brought in. A-Heng will take a look."
The Emperor nodded and raised his hand toward Zhang Yuan and immediately passed the order down. He then said to Feng Yu Heng: "You can also get up to speak. There is no need to remain kneeling."
Feng Yu Heng only said: "Thank you, Father Emperor." However, she did not move, as she continued to remain kneeling. At this time, the cage containing the little white tiger was carried in. The person carrying the cage was Wang Chuan.
When the little animal entered the tent, Fen Dai subconsciously took a step back. Thinking about it, she had indeed been frightened by the scene in the forest. The fifth prince had a great demeanor and immediately protected Fen Dai. His eyes were also staring straight at the cage.
Everyone's gaze was focused on the cage. Feng Yu Heng personally removed the little lock on the cage then opened the cage's door. Reaching in, she picked up the little white tiger.
Zhang Yuan subconsciously moved to block the Emperor, fearing that the little tiger would suddenly go crazy. It would be problematic if it hurt the Emperor. Who knew that the Emperor would not be afraid, only saying in a heavy voice: "Get out of the way for Us! We are not a young child. We can slap that little thing to death in a single blow. What is there to fear." Zhang Yuan helplessly moved aside to allow the Emperor to get a better look; however, he continued to remain ready. Once the little tiger changed, he would definitely move to protect the Emperor. No matter what, he would not allow the Emperor to suffer any harm.
However, contrary to the expectation of all, the little white tiger being held by Feng Yu Heng did not have any inclination to harm people. Being held by Feng Yu Heng, it was like an infant being held by its mother, as it repeatedly tried to dive into her embrace. With a look of grief on its face, it would raise its injured leg for Feng Yu Heng to see. After receiving some comfort from Feng Yu Heng, it moved to lick her face. The appearance was no different from one of a cat. If it was not for the character for "king" clearly visible on its forehead, even the Emperor would have thought that it was a cat.
The Emperor felt that this was odd. This sort of little thing was capable of biting Fei Yu like that? Would it really become violent in a short span of time? Not to mention him not understanding, but nobody present could understand. Just as everyone was feeling confused, they heard Feng Yu Heng say to the imperial physician: "Would lord imperial physician come and help take a look. Everyone also saw it. This little white tiger's usual demeanor is like this, but if the little tiger suddenly became violent and bit someone, could I trouble the imperial physician with taking a look to see if something is wrong."
This was the medical tent, and there was definitely more than just one. The one from earlier had left with Xuan Fei Yu. There were still a few imperial physicians in the tent. But hearing that they would be examining a tiger, they all shook their heads, with one of them saying: "Imperial Daughter, it's not that we officials do not want to take a look. It's just… we officials really don't know how to examine animals!"
Feng Yu Heng smiled and said: "It's fine. It's the same as with people. I suspect that someone gave the little white tiger something to eat that it should not have eaten or may have given it some sort of drug that led to it suddenly changing. Would the imperial physicians come and take a look as to whether or not the little tiger met with this sort of circumstance. In truth, I could do this examination, but I am involved in this case, and there is a crime lingering over me. This tiger was also one that I raised, thus it would be inconvenient."
The imperial physicians heard her say it like this, thus they had no choice but to step forward. The group finally managed to get a grasp of things with Feng Yu Heng's help and guidance. After busying themselves for a long time, they shook their heads and said: "Replying to Imperial Daughter, everything is normal with this tiger. It does not seem like it was fed any sort of drug."
Feng Yu Heng frowned, "Since that's the case, things are strange."
"Hmph!" Fen Dai's sarcastic voice could be heard once more, "Don't bother looking for excuses for yourself. Do you think that someone finding poison would allow you to avoid this problem?"
Feng Yu Heng coldly said: "If I really thought this way, I would have personally examined the little guy. Like that, regardless of whether or not anything was wrong, I would have said that it had been fed a drug, leading everyone to search for the perpetrator in order to relieve my own guilt. Why would I bother having the imperial physicians come over?" While she spoke, she picked the little white tiger up and inspected it. Who knew if it was the result of the wound, but the little white tiger felt a little tired and opened its mouth wide in a yawn.
At this time, one of the imperial physicians said: "Quickly look. It seems like there's something inside its mouth!"


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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
A Tribute to Michael Foot
A few years later, during the 1983 election I and a few Conservative student friends went along to St Andrews Hall to hear Michael Foot rally the Labour troops. It was packed out, with a good 1500-2000 people there. I played an inadvertaant part in helping in him make a very good speech when I decided to indulge in a little light heckling. He loved it and sprang to life. I seem to recall he said something about Norman Tebbit, I shouted out something and off he went. It was done in very good humour, which is why we we were allowed to escape the meeting without being lynched!
He also used to come to booklaunches at Politico's and would sit and hold court to an admiring court. I was privileged to publish a book of Michael Foot essays to coincide with his 90th birthday and I also recorded an hour long interview with him which was then released on CD. By that stage, he tired very easily, and we had to record the interview over a three hour period to allow him to have some rest. I recently donated several hundred copies of the CD to Tribune Magazine. He was probably Tribune's most famous editor and I thought they could make better use of them than I could.
There's no doubt that Michael Foot, over a fifty year periodm had a huge effect on the Labour Party and socialist political thought. I may not have agreed with him on much, if anything, but no one can deny his lasting political and literary influence. He may have been a disastrous leader of the Labour Party, but he was a man of principle and conviction. I don't have to agree with him on much to admit that politics needs more like him.
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- Cold Steel Rain said...
"politics needs more like him"
A socialist lefty fruitcake who's ideas would destroy Great Britain..?
We've got one. He lives in Downing Street.
- March 03, 2010 4:33 pm
He was a great thinker, an unparalleled orator, a fine journalist and editor, a man of principle but a complete disaster as a politician. His implacable certitude, often in the face of overwhelming evidence, made even the 2nd Viscount Stansgate appear flexible and pragmatic.
Still, we must look on the bright side. His absurd election as leader, when Callaghan resigned, did at least allow your beloved Mrs Thatcher to grow into the job and effect her unpopular, but necessary, reforms without serious opposition. It was as full-on bonkers, in its way, as the Conservatives' inexplicable election of the hapless Duncan Smith.
- March 03, 2010 4:36 pm
- Matthew said...
In the spirit of generosity, you might want to revise your judgment that he was "a disastrous leader of the Labour Party". As others (including John Rentoul and David Cairns - hardly political soulmates of Foot's) have pointed out, Michael Foot had the misfortune to be leader of a party that didn't want to be led. In that role, he played a hugely important role in preventing the Labour Party from disintegrating altogether.
Sure, he was leader at a disastrous time, but that's not the same as being a disastrous leader!
- March 03, 2010 4:51 pm
- David Lindsay said...
Brilliant orator, sparkling writer, and man of culture, allegations that could no more be made against Thatcher than against Blair.
Consistent enemy and sharp denigrator of Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin, in stark contrast to Churchill on all three counts.
Like Enoch Powell, an opponent of the ultimate violence, namely the splitting of the very atom to belligerent ends.
Successful obstructer of constitutional vandalism, again with Powell.
Valiant in the cause of national sovereignty, not least against Thatcher.
Deliverer of a full legislative programme without an overall majority.
Given the Leadership at the wrong time by the votes of cynical MPs who had already decided to set up the SDP and voted for him in order to give themselves an excuse.
Defender of the Falkland Islands when Thatcher had been astounded to find herself taken at her word by Argentina.
Leader whose manifesto did not contain much of what people think it did, but did contain numerous measures that have since been enacted, by no means only since 1997, so that the other lot were clearly just waiting for the Mad Woman to go back to her attic.
Leader whose vote combined with that of the premature and fatally flawed SDP was higher than that of Thatcher even in the post-Falklands days, as that of Labour and the SDP would also be in 1987.
And therefore identified by New Labour as part, or even as the very embodiment, of the problem.
No wonder that the seat from which he led the Labour Party is now held by an Old Labour patriot and social conservative who is therefore not a member of the Labour Party, but rather defeated its candidate at the polls.
- March 03, 2010 4:54 pm
- Unknown said...
Very nice tribute Iain.
I was pleased Michael Gove was on Daily Politics today, he was able to be sincere and knowledgeable about Michael Foot in his intellectual appreciation.
I remember Brian Walden always used to say that despite his athiesm Michael Foot would have been the first politician taken into Heaven.
He was a thoroughly decent human being and let's face it, how you behave is, in real life, much more important than anything you think.
I see people on Daniel Hannan's blog are also already disgracing themselves with nasty comments after an impressive tribute from the MEP. What a shame.
- March 03, 2010 4:59 pm
- niconoclast said...
That's one Foot in the grave then.Brilliant orator? So was Hitler.Both Socialists.Good riddance....
- March 03, 2010 5:12 pm
- Ninian Reid said...
By and large, they don't make them like Michael Foot any longer. Excellent, fair-minded tribute.
- March 03, 2010 5:24 pm
- Roger Thornhill said...
I always wonder how someone who has integrity and was a nice chap could also be a Socialist.
Socialism means coercion with the force of "law" and the subordination of the individual, the stripping of personal sovereignty. That can never be the desire of a good bloke, or a man of integrity. That is the viewpoint of an utter git.
Therefore Michael Foot is likely to have been in denial or deluded, his belief in the myths and romance* of his ideology must have clouded his judgement and placed scales before his eyes.
* When I went to Moscow and Leningrad in 1982, there was a powerful impulse to get swept up in the passion and romance of The Revolution.
- March 03, 2010 5:36 pm
- Jabba the Cat said...
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- March 03, 2010 5:44 pm
- Andy said...
At March 03, 2010 4:33 PM , Blogger Cold Steel Rain said...
"politics needs more like him"
A socialist lefty fruitcake who's ideas would destroy Great Britain..?
We've got one. He lives in Downing Street.
Indeed - he was a veritable intellectual dwarf compared to the mighty Cold Steel Rain.
Sadly, CSR was clearly away from school the day they taught the difference between "who's" and "whose". As indeed when they taught the definition of "socialist" (clue: New Labour has never been socialist (for better or for worse)).
Iain, an excellent tribute. Personally (and I'm a lefty), I'm not sure he was a political giant. However, he was a great man.
- March 03, 2010 5:50 pm
- Pogo said...
He was a man of principle, integrity, passion, intellect and humour.
As a by-and-large lifelong Tory I've never agreed with his political stance but that hassn't stopped me from holding him in great respect.
The world of politics is poorer for his passing.
- March 03, 2010 6:07 pm
- Catosays said...
Words fail me.
This was a man who would have sold this country down the drain and here we have people praising his attributes.
I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire.
- March 03, 2010 6:12 pm
- Unknown said...
Yeah Stalin and Mao were really good people too.
Wake up.
- March 03, 2010 6:21 pm
- Jabba the Cat said...
This sums up Foot, the old windbag, well
- March 03, 2010 6:28 pm
- Jabba the Cat said...
Very succinctly put by David T Breaker @ Guido's
"Michael Foot is sadly not remembered that widely. If he was there would be far fewer Labour voters."
- March 03, 2010 6:33 pm
- Unknown said...
Nice one, Iain.
A good man who was out of his depth when the Labour Leadership came to him.
- March 03, 2010 6:43 pm
- The Purpleline said...
He was a commie along with Jack Jones and I for one will be enjoying a drink at the death of a traitor tonight.
- March 03, 2010 6:48 pm
- Allan said...
Iain, a great & fitting tribute.
Ninian Reid, spot on. They don't. That's why I don't vote for them.
Andy: It's a mistake many people make, jeez many of my countrymen still believe New Labour = The Labour Party and stand's up for them.
- March 03, 2010 7:18 pm
- Returning Scot said...
Don't you just love people who loved to think, read, write, debate and deliver a decent speech? Michael Foot....beyond compare.
- March 03, 2010 7:53 pm
@david Lindsay
I do not want to talk ill of Late Foot. But he was mischievous leftie and enjoyed like Benn the fruits of private enterprise. He visited India when Mrs Gandhi ran riot with her emergency powers, forcibly sterilsing young males and females, and praised her for standing up to the High Court which threw her election out because of rampamnt malpractices. Swaraj Paul became notorious at that time supporting her and milking favours. But he is Labour now cannot do wrong! About Foot,I would the following: CND member and activist, Aldermaston demo leader when Russia had Nukes, along with Bruce Kent who later enjoyed married life after his task as a Catholic priest of hoodwinking people about Russia's innocence was finished, praising Blunket for making free bus travels in Sheffield and arguing about free bus travels in London (nonsensical), protested fast food chains in Hampstead along with fellow champaigne socialists when the cost of simple meal in his favourite Hampstead restaurant is beyond the reach of his constituents in Wales, etc.. etc.. A deluded leftie.
- March 03, 2010 7:55 pm
- armodillotron said...
Michael Foot has been dead for less than a day, and already people are coming out and calling him all the names under the sun. When Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and the worthless John Prescott die, will people come out and call them? Without a doubt. Like Nick Griffin, Foot may have been a bit daft, but did he ever steal frm the public, suck up to America, or start wars that have nothing to do with us?
- March 03, 2010 9:20 pm
- Moriarty said...
A great thinker? Hardly. He managed only a second in PPE. He was no Powell, or Asquith.
A nice enough old duffer, but no intellectual giant. Let's get some perspective.
- March 03, 2010 10:09 pm
- Moriarty said...
His intellectual range was vast. From Swift to Hazlitt back to Swift to Wells and back to Swift.
A truly awesome cultural range of reference.
He liked Swift you know...
- March 03, 2010 10:43 pm
- tory boys never grow up said...
I think that your last comment really just demonstrates your lack of knowledge about Michael Foot - I'm sure that Iain may have a few back copies of the book of essays that he published so that you can start addressing your ignorance.
As for the lack of taste that may be more difficult.
- March 03, 2010 11:24 pm
- Unknown said...
Very sad to hear of Michael Foot's death.
My first General election campaign as a Young Conservative was in 1983.
I may not have agreed with Foot on anything, but now at 44 I recognise his capacity to think, orate to & rally a party that did not want to be led.
He will be sorely missed by many.
A man of principle unlike the current shower called "New" Labour.
- March 03, 2010 11:26 pm
good tribute Iain. Principled politicians build up our Parliament and we need lots of them from all sides!
- March 04, 2010 12:55 am
- Moriarty said...
@tory boy
Thank you for your modest proposal but I'd rather re-read Swift.
And by the way: I'm not taking any lessons in "taste" from a poster who jumps up at his master's bidding to promulgate the Labour lies of the day.
Although of course you might be referring to Foot's taste. In which case, for what it's worth, I think the "donkey jacket" business was overblown.
- March 04, 2010 7:17 am
- Sean said...
I listen to Radio4 when driving around.
Yesterday, just before 6pm, BBC played an extract of a Foot speech. Really amusing. This morning just before 7.30, they played another amusing extract.
The overall effect was to make me feel some affection towards this man, who I had never heard speak before.
But I did wonder whether they will be as generous to Lady Thatcher?
- March 04, 2010 8:09 am
- Jules Wright said...
as someone who 1) didn't know the man, 2) observed his politics dispassionately as a voter and citizen and 3) does not believe in political canonisation just because someone has died, i disagree.
at best was an eccentric anachronism and latterly a scruffy old bastard. the worst? a faux-naive communist fifth columnist who – no better than guy burgess and his childish mates – would have sold us down the river for an ideology if he had a) been in a position of power and b) if the cold war had perhaps taken a different turn.
not my cup of tea of at all. foot off.
- March 04, 2010 9:34 am

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Is this what NATO fought for?
Libya's new leaders say they will make Islamic Sharia law main source of legislation
Libya's new leaders said they intend to make Islamic Sharia law the main source of legislation and will nullify any laws that contradict its tenets, giving the country a more Islamist character in the post-Moammar Gadhafi era.
Islamic law, or Sharia, is enshrined as the basis of the constitution in a number of Middle Eastern countries with Muslim majorities. Most Gulf nations' constitutions state that Sharia is a main source of legislation, while Egypt says it is "the source."
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Well gee, Obama and NATO were so intent on getting rid of Gadhafi and now that he's gone, look what happens, Libya adopts Sharia law before Gadhafi is even buried. It's not like the West doesn't already have enough worldwide problems with adherents to Sharia law and now NATO's enthusiastically facilitated turning another country over to Islamic radicals.
/in every single one of these "Arab Spring" uprising countries, Obama has backed the side inhabited by Islamic radicals, what's he trying to do, help reestablish an Islamic Caliphate?
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Jesus chose to associate with people whom the rest of his contemporaries found reprehensible. Today, we are used to this notion, and we tend to romanticize his behavior. In his own time, however, it was shocking and offensive. Jesus' manner was so off-putting that many people could not move beyond their repulsion to hear and accept his message. In a word, he was a rule-breaker, an iconoclast, and those who would follow him with integrity are to do the same.
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Joshua 5:9, 10-12
Psalm 34
2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
According to the rule of the day, associating with known sinners or the sick or the unclean rendered a person ritually unclean and therefore unfit to participate in communal rituals, like liturgy, common meals or conversations. Fully aware of this rule, Jesus purposely moved among those with whom others would not associate. He went to their homes. He ate with them. He talked with them. He touched them and welcomed them to himself.
In order to fully appreciate how shocking were the actions of Jesus, Barbara Brown Taylor has suggested that we make the characters featured in the sacred texts real (The Preaching Life, Cowley, 1993). I do not know how they look to you, says Brown Taylor, but I imagine Jesus down at the plasma bank, standing in line with the hung-over men waiting to sell their blood. I see him at the city jail talking to those waiting to be arraigned. Can you see him at the diner, talking with a drug dealer? I can see him with his arm around the young man with AIDS as I come in with my kids and sit down a few booths away. How is it that Jesus is spending time with the very people whom I warn my kids to avoid?
If we imagine these "undesirables" in terms of our own life experience, we might more readily understand how the scribes and Pharisees felt about Jesus. They loved the law and were willing to make great sacrifices to observe it faithfully -- and then Jesus came along and suggested, by his works and words, that they did not understand who God was or how God loved. They were angry that he broke the rules they were so proud to keep. But this is precisely the reason why Jesus became one of us and came to live and move among us: so that we might know God and begin to live according to God's rule of love.
As a rule of thumb, people who venture out into the desert without provisions and wander aimlessly through its vast expanses usually die. But God saw to it that Moses and those he led out of Egypt traveled safely, with food, water and God's own presence to protect them (first reading, Joshua). Similarly, according to the rules of human justice, those who do wrong pay dearly until restitution is made and their punishment is met. But God's rules and God's justice are colored with love and woven rich with mercy. Though we are sinners, Christ took it upon himself to suffer and die that we might be reconciled to God and to one another (second reading, 2 Corinthians).
If the father featured in today's Gospel had followed the rules and the law of his day, he would have held no obligation to the son who demanded and then squandered his inheritance. He could have closed his door and his heart, and no one would have faulted him for his actions. But like God, whom the father represents, he was not driven by rules but by love. The father's love and forgiveness were far, far greater than the grievousness of the son's wrongdoing. The father rejoiced as God rejoices over every repentant sinner.
Like the father, like God, Jesus eschewed the "rules" that would have condemned and alienated sinners. Jesus' example challenges each of us to examine the rules by which we live and to consider whether these are in accord with the truth of the Gospel.
For example, there is a rule that permits a mother to end the life of her unborn child. There is also a rule that allows a government to hunt down, arrest, imprison and deport its undocumented workers, thereby separating parents from their children and spouses from one another. In some states and nations, the rule permits capital punishment as well as incarceration without rehabilitation. Using the euphemism "death with dignity," some have voted into law the option of taking their own life. When these options are set into motion, those who take them excuse their choices with the fact that their actions are legal; they have broken no rules. But if these rules were held up to the truth of the Gospel, how might they fare? Would Jesus keep these rules, or would he set them aside and instead follow the rules of love and mercy?
[Patricia Sánchez holds a master's degree in literature and religion of the Bible from a joint degree program at Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary in New York.]


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The OneWord prompt is "crime." A little 60-second stream of consciousness while I wait to see if I'll be moving to my new space today.
She had called it a crime. Barked it, spittle forming at the corners of her contorted mouth, teeth bared ugly. He thought it was more like a misdemeanor, and with time off for good behavior, he'd be back in her good graces within the day. Her lips said otherwise. Certainly not the death penalty, but the personal injury would require time behind the bars of her heart.
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2 comments:
- Donna said...
"...but the personal injury would require time behind the bars of her heart."
LOL!!! Thom, you're one of the most incredibly talented writers on earth, but that is so over the top it's funny! (Maybe it's my mood. LOL!)
I still have my fingers crossed that you get to move to the loft today. :)
- Dee Martin said...
formidable lady LOL


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Febry 20th
My dear Capt Short
By Steamer I am sending you
8 Raingauges at 7=₤2=1b=0
and 11 Raingauge glasses at ½ 0-12-10
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total cost ₤ 3-10-0
I hope they will reach you in good order. I don't know why; but the makers of the raingauges have been unusually slow this time although I had ordered 144 to be made for me.
The man here who used to make thermometers for me has given up: and I am obliged to send to Kew for them. They are perhaps better finished but they cost 20s each instead of 15s which I used to pay in Sydney.
I am glad to hear the Tide gauge is working well. The records will be useful & interesting to you; and also useful to H.M.S. ships.
Capt Frederick is very much interested in tides and he told me, that he would call upon you about tides at Hobart
The Hydrographer is very much interested in tides and perhaps more so since the great eruption of "Krakatoa" which sent tidal waves round the earth and for want of tide gauges in the Pacific it could not be traced as accurately as desired.
I suppose you are looking forward to the meeting of the A.A. for A.S at Hobart in Janry 1892 it will be a great treat or a great worry for you. as you take it. I generally find such things a worry because it gives one such a lot of extra work: with kind regards
Yours very truly
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Esther Joseph doesn't need to read studies or statistics to understand the problems of child abuse. She survived it.
Joseph, an advocate against corporal punishment in the home, spent her childhood alternately suffering physical abuse from her mother and emotional abuse from her father. But she doesn't consider herself a victim.
"I'm a survivor of child abuse," said Joseph, author of Memories of Hell, Visions of Heaven—A Story of Survival Transformation and Hope (www.unityinherited.com). "In overcoming the damage of an upbringing riddled with violence, I was adamant that I would not grow up to be an abuser, as well. I know the dangers of striking a child to discipline them and then explaining that you're doing it for their own good and because you love them. All that does is teach the child that violence is an acceptable part of love, and as they grow up, they accept violence in their adult relationships because they've been taught that it's completely normal."
Joseph believes that discipline is important, but that it can be delivered without making violence an acceptable part of life.
"No matter how out of control a child may be considered, a beating is never an effective way to get their attention, obedience or respect," she added. "Parents must understand that there are other disciplinary measures, less violent and degrading methods that will garner the results they seek, while raising children to become emotional health and fulfilled adults."
Joseph offered a few simple tips for alternative means of helping children behave. They include:
- Be a Good Example – Parents must live by example, allowing their actions and not just their words to exemplify the kind of person they would like their child to become.
- Be One Step Ahead – Don't wait until your child has done something "wrong" to have a talk with them. Parents can circumvent many foreseeable challenges by addressing them before they become an issue.
- Be Creative – One type of punishment does not work for every child. Parents must figure out and utilize a form of reprimand that would work best for their child's particular temperament.
"Every spanking, no matter how mild, has an impact," Joseph said. "Parents should be aware that a spanked child becomes a emotionally crippled adult who goes out into the world and plays this handicap onto others, perpetuating the idea that abusive relationships are just a normal part of life. Now, I understand that people justify it by thinking, 'I was spanked as a child and I turned out okay,' but that equation doesn't work for everyone. When we begin to justify violence as a part of our children's lives, it becomes a slippery slope when we try to determine how much is too much? A spanking every once in a while? Using a belt or a hairbrush instead of a hand if a child is really misbehaving? At what point do you say it's too much? The bottom line is that once is too much, because it makes a second, third and 20th time that much easier to rationalize. But for those who have been abused, no matter their pasts, it does not define them nor does it determine their future. Everyone can break the bonds of their past experiences and find their way to the life and future they crave."
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The Pink and Green Mama house has been stuffed to the gills all month with Christmas decorations, food, crafts, out of town relatives, family, friends, and gifts! Now we are settling back into a normal routine and cleaning up the house to enjoy a quiet and reflective new year. I always like to work on organization and streamlining projects around the house in the month of January. A bit of out with the old (hello Freecycle and Goodwill!), re-arrange the old to make it feel new (I love to rearrange rooms, closets, and baskets),and find homes for new toys and stuff that arrived with the holidays. Organizing and de-cluttering have always been two of my favorite things (in addition to nesting, arts and crafts, gardening, and cooking yummy homemade food)
Today I'm rounding up some highlights from posts over the past 5 years to share some
of my favorite organizing tips and tricks from around our house, playroom, and art studio.
I hope it inspires you or helps you think of new ways to rearrange toys, craft supplies,
or memories in a way that is easy, affordable, and completely do-able. You don't have to do it all in one day. As I like to say, organizing my house is like eating an elephant, I can only do it one tiny bite at a time!
Here are my TOP 12 Organization Posts
* Tame the Playroom Clutter *
* Organize Those Toys and Collections! *
* Tame the School Paper Messes *
* Eliminate Magazine Piles *
* Corral Art and Craft Supplies *
This post is a mini tour of some of our successful kid-friendly spaces in our home.
What works best in our house is to use a classroom model.
All of our spaces are:
Kid-Friendly, Proportional, Accessible, and Organized.
My labeled basket and bin system that we've used for the past 5 years in our playroom.
Easy for friends, pre-readers, and babysitters to know where everything is
and most importantly how to clean it all up again!
This post shares how I organized my own Barbie Doll clothes when I was
a little girl in a set of big binders. The girls love this system!
This is what we do with our American Girl Doll-sized clothing,
accessories, and baby doll clothes.
Who knew a bean bag slip cover would be Mommy's favorite organizing trick?!
Out of sight but accessible. Helps with the dust.
This post highlights our daughter's Rocks, Minerals, and Fossil Collection
and....for a homemade eco-friendlystorage solution try
These boxes hold collections of tiny things in our house like coins, shells,
novelty erasers, Bakugans, Marbles, etc...
When everything you need for a project is in one place,
it's much easier to sit down and create something when inspiration strikes!
We use a "color box" system that I used in my art classroom
and a magazine holder box system for easy kid access.
An easy to maintain system for keeping all of those school photos,
awards, and special memories at your fingertips.
Why not set up a letter writing center for your kids?
It's a great way to write thank you notes and get teach the lost art of letter writing.
One line a day, how easy is that? Just think how many
memories and little moments of your children's lives you can capture this way?!
Mine is on my bedside table.
12. Clutter Busting:
I've used this binder system for my ridiculous magazine habit
for the past 10 years and it still works like a charm!
Here's to a happy, healthy, and organized 2013!
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Well.....I am Phrozenlight better known as Bert Hulshoff.I live in the Netherlands.I am a big fan of space music, especially long floating tracks.I create my own music which is based on the sounds of very early Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream. My tracks have mostly a playtime of ca 78 min Beside being a solo artist I form together with Eppie E Hulshof (not related) "Dutch Space Mission".I am maybe one of the biggest lurcher on the forum.
Quote from: phrozenlight on January 14, 2009, 01:43:14 PM...I am maybe one of the biggest lurcher on the forum.Better than being a lecher, which I can be labeled quite easily these days.
...I am maybe one of the biggest lurcher on the forum.
I recently was honored by the use of my art on two separate releases of Alio Die, which is something I could not have imagined when I was sitting in distant lands, creating art to the soundtrack of his music.
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In the first episode of the FindAnAstrologer Podcast, Tony interviews Austin Coppock, the always genius writer of a popular weekly horoscope column Dark Sun Astrology. With a biting wit and willing exploration of the "dark side," Austin backs up his bark with a stunning intellect and grounded foundation in a wide range of astrological studies. In this episode we discuss the use of astrological techniques, and the intersection of magic, alchemy and astrology. Enjoy!


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Lebanese women expressed their anger through the "my nationality is a right for me and for my family" campaign after Lebanon's parliament passed a law that grants the nationality to the bloodline of the father, but not the mother.
The campaign released a statement on Wednesday that came as a response to the amendments that were added to the law of only granting Lebanese nationality to the father's bloodline.
"It sadly reflects the contentious approach to women's issues from a masculine point of view that eliminates them [women] and deprives them of their rights," said a press release of the campaign.
The amendments were made by Minister of Interior Marwan Charbel and the law passed on December 12.
The campaign says the vote was quick, on the law itself and on the amendments. The campaign, which was started 7 years ago, is tirelessly seeking to grant Lebanese women who are married to foreign men the same citizenship rights as their co-nationals.
The campaign said that the ministers justified the decision to involve ex-pats in the economy and politics of Lebanon "in the same time that hundreds of thousands of working and affective women, who support the economy, are deprived of their citizenship rights."
The campaign said it presented a law draft to Prime Minister Naguib Miqaty three month ago in order to achieve equality between both genders and has yet to receive a response.
"We condemn the re-deprivation of Lebanese women of their full rights as if the blood in their veins are not Lebanese and they are not part of the family structure," the campaign said.
Finally, the campaign called on Parliament to wait and discuss the law more in detail, so equality could be reached.
Other countries in the region have passed Lebanon, a country known for its liberal social structure and high status of women. Egypt passed a law in 2004 that grants the children of Egyptian mothers married to a foreign man full citizenship, followed by Algeria in 2005 and most recently Morocco, who amended its law in 2007.
By Manar Ammar
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All that's left for me to do is the hem, some tacking, and lots of ironing (that's always my downfall–I SUCK AT IT). I had a second layer to the skirt but decided the jacket looked better without it. For picture purposes I rolled it up (the black twists on the sides).
If you follow me on twitter you know I have a new appreciation for notched collars, especially those done on tweeds or thick wovens. By the time I was done my seam allowance was completely shredded. I'll try not to manhandle my fabric next time.
Overall I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. Simple design (if any). Flattering silhouette. Neutral colors. I dig it.
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Chandler's point is particularly interesting: Because preachers can become disconnected regardless of the size of the church where they serve, the question is not so much a multisite one as a pastoral-shepherding one. If so, it leads to a couple of questions to consider (and ones I'd love to get some feedback on from a few of the pastors reading):
- Do you agree or disagree with the assessment that it's not so much an issue of the multisite model as it is the temptation for pastors to disconnect from one-to-one shepherding?
- Is the question, even if viewed as a pastoral-shepherding one, even the right question? Does it create a division between shepherding and preaching that doesn't necessarily need to exist?
- How do you structure your time to "balance" one-to-one and congregation-wide shepherding?


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Dragon skin:
Read more and download here
Have fun
This skin-idea is made by theboxhead at media portal how i took by his word
Evereyone is free to edit this skin as they like, so just go ahead !
So i did...
The dragon is from a free wallpaper from the net, author unknown.
I made it for my personal use so it´s all in Swedish. (Language file in english futher down)
This skin is only 1024x768 and i have only used it with mouse.
Big thanks to baddabing hows skins are the base for this. And offcourse thanks to theboxhead at media portal for a great skin idea.
Also thanks to the french team for all the the great plugins and sheared skins.
Steven as sayed before" Your my hero!!"
Some of the icons in the skin are built from the noia icons for KDE.
Made by Carlitus (Carles Carbonell Bernado)
But most of the buttons are made from scrath with fireworks.
menu hide (main menu screen):
menu shown:
menu pictures:
Some features:
From the menu you can see your collages from an info button. When you que some music in the playlist some info will be shown in the main menu screen
The "now/next bar" will be shown until you clear the playlist.
From music,radio,movies andgames you can add user favourites and in some databases set ratings
This can be used to find your favourites. You can update all your databases in the skin.
From settings you can change the backgrounds to black and from automation you can control your favourite robot.
from pictures screen you can change the name of your pics.
And more...
Ok now for the downloads:
Here (Latest update 2006 02 19 )
you will find the skin. Extract in your skin folder.
You will also need this fonts (in c:\windows\fonts) and this radio genre pics. (in c:\programfiles\xlobbyapps).
If you want a english translation dowload this
language file. (c:\......\xlobbyfolder\language
Start the skin and chose dragoneng as language file and reboot the skin.
If you want this skin in swedish, change the menu database to "menuswe" and reboot the skin.
If you want to make your own language file then just translate the english words in the language file to your own.
The menu database must be translated in the event manager. (edit menu database)
If you get a blank screen in the skin hit pause/break to see what plugin you are missing.
The TV screens are just a rip off from the French team's skin (xltv plugin) and could use some tweaking to your own likings.
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I'm giving up!!! Somebody PM the answer!
done, it should be in your inbox now.
There are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary, and those who dont.
ok, if anybody is still working on this let me know, cause if not i'm just going to post the algorithm.
8*B@LL - And I'll post the program I've written to decrypt it... (When this challenge is done, that is)
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well i guess nobody is still working on this so here's the answer:
the char table goes A-Z, SPACE, Period.
go through assigning prime nummbers(a =2, b = 3, c = 5...z=101, SPACE = 103, Period = 107).
now, look through the list and note the positions of the smallest number, then the second smallest, ect. this forms the position list at the end. you then multiply each of the numbers that represent the letters together, forming the first number.
to get back to the cleartext, you get the prime factorization of the first number, then convert it to letters and put them in alphabetical order. from there you just take the first letter and put it in the first position, and do the same with the second ect.
thats how it works
I'm kinda glad I didn't continue...Prime numbers? eew!
Don't worry, this isn't wasted, I'll use it as the basis of my first Python project. It seems a nice little bunch of algorithms to work on
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SYRACUSE, Ind. -- York: Hello, and welcome to Mark York Kitchen Adventures. I'm Mark York and this is my kitchen.
Today, I'm joined by David Taylor, noted vegetarian taxidermist and activist.
Taylor: Hello, Mark.
York: Hi, David. Vegetarian taxidermy. That's a new one on me. How does that work?
Taylor: Well, let's say you've just enjoyed a particularly good vegetarian meal, like vegetarian lasagna or tofu and curd pizza, and you want to commemorate the experience. How would you do that?
York: Well, actually I'm not--
Taylor: That's right, you'd have the vegetable stuffed so you could display it for family and friends to admire.
York: But didn't I already eat it?
Taylor: That's right.
York: So how do I stuff it and save it for later?
Taylor: Believe it or not, that little problem set us back for six months. Then we came up with a new solution. We stuff a replica of the vegetable.
York: A replica?
Taylor: Sure. We take a vegetable of a similar look and size, empty out the seeds and flesh, which we save for later - can't let that go to waste, can we? - and then fill it and close it up. And then the client has an exact replica of the scrumptious vegetable they just enjoyed.
York: What kind of vegetables do you prefer to work with?
Taylor: Oh, we especially enjoy working with your larger vegetables, like pumpkin, squash, eggplants. Tomatoes are okay as well.
York: Aren't tomatoes technically a fruit?
Taylor: I try to avoid that "in the box" thinking. It burdens our understanding of vegetables and our ability to do good quality work for our clients. It's just one more example of Corporate America trying to prevent us from achieving our true artistic expression.
York: Achieving your true... ? How does Corporate America benefit by making you call a tomato a vegetable?
Taylor: You know how they are.
York: Apparently I don't.
Taylor: They're afraid of art and the truth it speaks.
York: What kind of truth can you get from a vegetable?
Taylor: Vegetables encourage us to return to Mother Earth and embrace her energies. Corporate America is afraid of people turning their backs on their materialistic ways.
York: I... see. What about the way a vegetable is raised? I'm sure a vegetarian activist such as yourself must have some preference about that.
Taylor: Absolutely, Mark. We find that organic vegetables are the easiest and best to work with. They come from the earth and don't put any nasty pesticides or fertilizers into the ecosystem. Our business is to celebrate the best the Earth has to offer, so obviously we have to use subjects that celebrate Mother Earth's giving spirit.
York: Hmm. And what kind of filler do you use?
Taylor: We use a combination of non-expanding polystyrene foam and a two-part petroleum based epoxy.
York: Two-part... ? Never mind. So what do you do if a client wants to have a vegetable stuffed from a meal six weeks previously, or they live five states away.
Taylor: We ask them to provide us with several photos of the vegetable in question, and we'll locate one that closely resembles the subject.
York: (Chuckles) Or they could just take the photo and have it framed.
Taylor: A picture? Why would someone want a picture of a vegetable? That's crazy. A picture is just a brief snapshot of a memory. A stuffed vegetable allows a person to experience the texture and weight and smell of their stuffed vegetable.
York: What does a stuffed vegetable smell like?
Taylor: Well, for the first few months, it smells like non-expanding polystyrene foam and two-part petroleum based epoxy. So we discourage the owners from smelling their new vegetables too deeply.
York: So if you're a vegetarian taxidermist --
Taylor: And activist.
York: And activist - how do you feel about your fellow taxidermists who deal with animals?
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York: But they didn't actually kill the animals, the hunters did.
Taylor: But they provide an opportunity for the hunter to glorify their murder of animals.
York: So you're opposed to the consumption of any meat product.
Taylor: That's right. But a life without meat doesn't mean you can't enjoy different cuisines. Why, for example, I've got a great recipe for vegetarian haggis. It involves rolled oats, several different grains, and soybeans.
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Vladimir Guerrero, like fellow cleanup man Alex Rodriguez from the other side, was given a day off on Wednesday as the Angels and Yankees got together in the bright sunlight of Angels Stadium for their final regular-season date.
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"Just a day [off]," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of his designated hitter, who is batting .299 (with 15 homers and 47 RBIs in 91 games) in his quest to reach .300 for a 13th consecutive season. "He'll be ready on Friday [against Oakland].
"He's played a long time with a lot of swings. You can talk about DHing, and obviously it's not as demanding as playing in the field. But there's still a lot that goes into what a guy has to do. Especially since he's been dealing with leg issues, which put him on the DL the second time."
Bobby Abreu was in the DH spot against A.J. Burnett, with Gary Matthews Jr. getting a start in right field.
Guerrero, who had right knee surgery last October, opened the season with a torn pectoral muscle that cost him 35 games when it was diagnosed on April 18. He returned on May 25 and sustained a strained lower right hamstring, in the upper calf area, making a play in right field, putting him back on the DL from July 8 to Aug. 4.
A total of 56 lost games cost him a realistic shot at his 12th consecutive season with at least 25 homers and a .300-plus batting average. He's with Lou Gehrig as the only players ever to do that 11 years in succession.
In the past 50 years, only Tony Gwynn and Rod Carew, spray hitters with speed, managed to bat at least .300 for at least 12 seasons in a row, a streak Guerrero started in 1997 on Montreal's carpet.
One more historical reference point underscores how truly unique this man has been in his amazing career. With a .322 career average and 407 home runs, Guerrero is in a club of six with Jimmie Foxx, Gehrig, Stan Musial, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams at .320-plus and 400-plus.
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I don't know 12 men left on base again two nights in
a row. we hit for Napoli in the 8th inning w/ Izzy he
struck out. why not let Vladdy hit at least he would
have put a little more fear in pitchers heart than
Izzy. this offense is dismal and we are in big trouble
in the playoffs. Mickey Hatcher has got to go! bring
Rod Carew from his office down to the field we need
him despratly. Scioscia also needs to go !
Nobody was calling for Hatcher's head when we were scoring all those runs in July and August. The players still have to execute (hit). It looks like some of them are expanding their strike zone again and getting themselves out. We need, "despratly", to KEEP Scioscia. He's a very calming and stable influence on, not only the kids but the veterans as well. On another note, even if the Sox have a better record (at the time of this comment) would we still have home field against them in the playoffs due to us winning the division?


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Check it out: Avenida Fuerza Aèrea Mex., No. 375 Col. Playa. Pie de la Cuesta; 011/52/744/460-0013
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Based on 2017 EPA mileage estimates, reflecting new EPA fuel economy methods beginning with 2008 models. Use for comparison purposes only. Do not compare to models before 2008. Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle.
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