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Genichiro Tenryu & Takashi Ishikawa v Riki Choshu & Tatsumi Fujinami (New Japan, 3/23/93) - GOOD
One of the lesser tags from this feud, a bit less on the nuclear side, but the last few minutes were what you come to expect from WAR v New Japan. Choshu and Fujinami are a fun unit, suckering Tenryu in at the start and clobbering him from both sides, leading to Fujinami hitting an awesome tope (to a massive pop). Choshu seemed extra pissed off in this and even out-grumped Tenryu. He was in absolutely no mood for Ishikawa's shit and would sometimes take a swing at Tenryu just for being in the vicinity. Tenryu wasn't exactly incredulous, but there were a few points where he looked a little taken aback. Team NJ take the majority of the match, with the biggest heat segment being on Ishikawa, and the crowd were down with that because they hate him. Tenryu tries to do Tenryu things by coming in and kicking someone in the eye, but for the most part Choshu and Fujinami deal with him fine. Then we get to the last couple minutes. I don't know if they planned this out beforehand as one long sequence - it never felt choreographed or anything - but it was damn near perfect. You had Fujinami dropping Tenryu in the corner with a flurry of slaps before putting the dragon sleeper on Ishikawa, Choshu coming in and obliterating Tenryu with a lariat as he tries to make the save, then eventually persistence pays off as Tenryu and Ishikawa manage to separate the New Japan guys. It leads to a surprising finish, certainly one Choshu never saw coming because he nearly rips the referee's shirt off post-match. I loved Tenryu's celebration as well. WAR got away with one, but maybe that made it all the sweeter.
Genichiro Tenryu v Riki Choshu (New Japan, 4/6/93) - GREAT
In some ways Tenryu/Choshu feels a bit like Hansen/Jumbo. I love Tenryu/Choshu as a match-up, way more than I ever liked Hansen/Jumbo, but like the latter I wasn't sure they ever reached that very top level with any of their matches. I remembered this being the closest, if just a step short. It was five years ago that I watched it, and I'm used to my opinions changing wildly after half a decade, but I think I'd stick with that assessment still. It was reeeeeal good, though. The build is slow and it won't be for everyone, but I love how everything they do looks rough and mean. The collar-and-elbow tie ups are all forearm and elbow digging into face, then they'll back away and someone will throw a slap. This time Choshu does it, and there's a hint of a smirk on Tenryu's face because he knows he'll tag him back. I've written about three Tenryu/Choshu matches on this blog over the years, and without checking I'm almost positive I've used "rough" or "gritty" or any other similar adjective as a descriptor of them all. Those are the words that come to mind when I think of Tenryu v Choshu. The matches don't always look pretty (or never look pretty) and at times look downright sloppy, but as always, the sloppiness in Tenryu v Choshu actively adds to my enjoyment. I don't really mind Tenryu not hitting the powerbomb clean anyway, but when he's selling his head and neck at the same time it turns it into a really cool spot, rather than one that just had iffy execution. His top rope elbow was whiffed and his enziguris weren't great, but it wouldn't be a Tenryu match without a dodgy enziguri. This really gets good when Choshu hits a superplex, which is basically the kick start to the finishing run. From that point on it's mostly Choshu on top with Tenryu selling and making a brief flurry or two, but the heat kept building and I love how Tenryu sells the idea that he's being chipped away at, every lariat or kneedrop taking that bit more out of him. Most of his own offence throughout the match felt like it was limited to dismissive kicks to the face, but the crowd were on his back for that and down the stretch he did get to hit some bombs. Finish is great with Choshu winding up for the lariat, Tenryu biting on it and ducking only to get planted with a DDT, then taking a few more lariats before finally going down. The last one looked like it just about took his head off.
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Saturday, 5 November 2016
The Rain'll Wash Away the Piss and Blood, but the Water's Not Enough to Wash Away the Things Tenryu's Done
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The Big Short (2015) (R)
Adam McKay's "The Big Short" is the movie that you're meant to see. It's about something that arguable effects you to this day and it's message is short and clear: you were and still are being fucked. It in no way tries to sugarcoat this; but maybe the flashy way the movie instructs its audience about the housing market and things like C.O.D.'s is a little glib for such a grim message, but I think that's where the movie excels the most: celebrate in your demise.
The housing bubble, as presented by Jared Venett (Ryan Gosling) was doomed to fail the moment its inception was made profitable. Although the movie does not exactly critique capitalism in general, we can hear echoes of Michael Douglas saying "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good" through every scene of the film.
Yet we know how this is going to end, but what's so very, very clever about the movie is how it makes us cheer for people, who in every other scenario would have been the villain. This isn't an "Ocean's Eleven" type of lovable thieves, no, we are actually cheering for people who made millions when thousands of people lost everything.
Michael Burry, (Christian Bale) is the first to notice that something isn't right. He hypothesizes, and math is on his side, that the housing "bubble" isn't impenetrable and so he does the daring: he bets against it. Since no one cares to hear his point of view and everyone is too concerned with the money the market brings them, they take his money and erase the fact that should he be right, they will be bankrupt and he'll be rich.
Then you have Mark Baum (Steve Carell), a man of emotional history who is approached by Jared Venett and told of the unstable market. And then another two guys Charlie and Jamie, who discover the same thing as they are trying to make it big in Wall Street.
So these three separate camps, who never meet each other, are all betting against the market with the knowledge that should it go, it will go big and hard.
Hence the name.
"The Big Short" plays like the most entertaining training video you have to watch for work. Gosling's Venett is keen on this idea as he constantly breaks the fourth wall and tells the audience to lighten up with things like "Margot Robbie in a bathtub" or "Selena Gomez and a Dr. in Vegas". This is a movie that not only attempts to play the narrative of the housing market collapse, but also attempts to educate the viewer as much as possible.
And the future is dire. The movie is flashy but this is much like "The Wolf of Wall Street", all that glitters will eventually fall down and kill you. So maybe you should be stuffing your money under your bed, or maybe you should be reconsidering your stocks.
Whatever you personally do, "The Big Short" is a movie that deserves to be seen not only because it tells an important story, but because it is made for consumption.
It's wickedly written, perfectly acted (Carell in particular is amazing), and entertaining through and through.
Score: ★★★½
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AfriGeneas Free Persons of Color Forum
Re: STEWARTs of Cass County Mich-EVANS Connection?
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I have questions about Thomas Evans and Sally Bass' daughter, Polly & Sally. The abstract of the will of Elizabeth Chapman, probabated Granville Co. NC 1855) "wills to Polly Evans (a free woman of color) residing on the lands of my sister Martha Chapman, 8 acres adjoining the lands of John Clardy Sr. for her use during life..." In the division of the estate, Sally Evans is named instead of Polly Evans.
I am trying to determine if this Polly and Sally Evans could be the daughters of Thomas & Sally. They are the only Polly and Sally Evans (apparantly unmarried) I have found in the granville census records for this time period. Does anyone know if, in fact, they moved to Union Co., OH and when?
Thanks so much - Carla
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Hand made cards and mixed media, from shabby chic and sparkle to new products and techniques. I will also be sharing all the lovely makes from workshops and the Design teams that I belong too. A big thank-you for all the lovely comments, it really means a lot. Big Hello to all you lovely followers.
Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Book folded tree with flowers and a birdie on the top.
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Oh how very lovely! Thank you for entering your project at Rhedd's Creative Spirit. Sammy-xReplyDelete
Thanks so much for sharing your lovely creation with us at Sweet Lilac, love the design, hugs Liz xxReplyDelete
Heheheh - this is ADORABLE. Great job on folding all that paper - love your design. Thanks bunches for sharing at Rhedd's Creative Spirit. j.ReplyDelete
This is so lovely! I want to make one right now! Awesome! Thanks for sharing with us at Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month! ~Nan, CT~ReplyDelete


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I recently found myself trying to keep up with the new disposable fashion trend. Tights, bell tops and the such. One day not so long ago, about a week ago come to think of it…. i was faced with a new challenge. My existing boots were just not cutting it in the new Cottonmouth dominated lady infested waters of everyday life, due to this sad sad reality i was faced with the age old 'shape up or ship out" syndrome. Staring sadly down at my favorite pair of boots, i sighed a deep defeated bellow and set out on my journey.
No amount of preparation could ever ready you for the fashion battle of picking a decent pair of shoes, let alone boots, would bring forth. Cottonmouth ladies love the just under the knee not quite porn star horse riding type boot for this winters trend. Ladies all alike are wearing them, this leading me to my decision of replacing old faithfuls with these new fiends.
Credit card in hand, cellphone in the other offcourse, I set out on my journey. Determined not to go home, like on so many of these occasions, with nothing! Shoes shop after shoes shop, department store after wannabe fashion store would leave me…. with nothing! Where had they all gone? Why was this happening to me again? yet determined I was, I refused to go home with nothing. I would find a decent pair of fashionable boots whether it killed me or not.
Aching feet, sore back and very little patience later found me in front of a shoe rack where a glimmer of hope existed. Could this be it? Could I have finally found the boots that would soon call the dark bottom of my closet home? It must have been exhaustion that led to me trying the fiends on, deciding with Glee that I had to have them and swiping my faithful plastic. They were now mine! I had conquered my goal and would soon join the Cotton mouths with their happy smiles and tasteful shoe delights….
As soon as possible, where weather allowed me to wear my new beauties without being deemed a "freak", I went to the world in all my booted glory. All to find i had been wrong once again, my not quite mid calf heel to long weird denim blue boots were gawked at in horror…. My delight squashed, my battle drums now dulled to a soft whimper I had done it again! Another pair of shoes to add to the dredges and sent off to the hull and all because the heel was just a bit too long, the length a bit too short….not cottonmouth enough…..


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Thursday, October 9, 2014
Torture Chamber
Actually, it's a tattoo parlor. I guess it could seem like a torture chamber depending on which part of your body is being tattooed. Unfortunately, I know from experience. Thankfully, I haven't gotten a tattoo this century and I don't plan to. :-)
The WEEKEND IN Black and White
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Ah, whatever floats your boat, I guess!! I was just relieved when none of my kids seemed so inclined!! What a great one for the day though -- as always, James!! Hope you have a great weekend!!ReplyDelete
I love the imagery, the iconography and the artistry, but could never commit to a tat. Cool shot of a very cool customer!ReplyDelete
Tu aurais du attendre Halloween pour poster celle-là :o)ReplyDelete
L'image est fabuleuse, inquiétante , presque mise en scène pour un plateau de cinéma!
Et c'est malin, maintenant je me demande quel est ton tatouage ..:o)
I shiver just looking at your photo.ReplyDelete
The environment looks not inviting at all indeed, I wouldn't enter that place.ReplyDelete
Still a sign of our times. Thanks for showing us James.ReplyDelete
Ha! Perfect title!ReplyDelete
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I cringe just looking at the picture! Not at all for me - oh the pain!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 10, 2014 at 9:29 AM
A while back I was tempted, but at my age I decided it was a bit late. Fine monochrome.ReplyDelete
It is more and more sophisticated, I know too many older people speaking against any tatoo...ReplyDelete
This picture says a lot.
Looks kind of spooky. Won't find me in there. : )ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 11, 2014 at 1:04 PM
yup...very creepy...but great photoReplyDelete
She looks disturbingly lifelike...great shot.ReplyDelete
Great photo ---and title. I've never quite understood why anyone would want to be tattooed anywhere that would always be visible ---but then, what would be the point if it were hidden under clothing? I guess it's sort of like dressing up ---except that it is permanent (or painful to remove.) I remember when my mother was aghast that I had my ears pierced, telling me it would be permanent and I'd be sorry. I've never been sorry but then, I can change my style of earrings to fit my age, outfit, circumstance, or occasion or wear none at all. I wonder if Angelina is sorry she had "Billy Bob" tattooed on her arm? It's either gone or covered with makeup now.ReplyDelete
You can find my B&W for this week here: http://proartz.blogspot.com/2014/10/black-and-white-weekend-101014-arches.html
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2014 at 7:19 AM
Each to his own, of course. I wouldn't have not it, even for that lady :-)ReplyDelete
The low key approach works beautifully and all the details must be there.
I'm sorry to be so late - I think my comment failed to post yesterday.ReplyDelete
I'm much too old now for tattoos, but I've seen some beauties that I'd love if I were 50 (or even 40) years younger. Love your photo!
This is more than a picture, it's a complete story. Great!ReplyDelete
Wonderful photo in B&W! Great scene!ReplyDelete
I'm baaaaack!!! If you want to see where I've been you can do so on VDP's post yesterday!ReplyDelete
This is a delightfully frightening photo (considering I'm well into a Criminal Minds marathon)!
Now of course, your caption begs the question: which body part? :-) :p
Elle est surprenante ta photo!!!ReplyDelete
That is a great one! the girl certainly seems in her element.ReplyDelete
Like you, I got one tattoo, last century and that was more than enough!
I have five kids and they all have tattoos (some more than others). Guess what folks? They are all normal and successful.


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Monday, December 14, 2009
Totally on Facebook
And that's it!
This may be a late time for me to thank you all for reading this blog but, Thanks just the same.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
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Freeing Yourself from Limiting Beliefs. Learning how to have a more open mind.
Command a room, when you walk in. Here are some good tips for living it up at parties and learning to enjoy them, rather than dreading them.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
47 Ways to Fine Tune Your Brain
In this article we'll look at dozens of tactics that will help you maintain your brain into old age and help to increase your mental agility and cognitive development.
- Don't try and multitask, it can't be done.
Our brains can only focus and concentrate on one thing at a time, this is a proven scientific fact. While you can most likely handle multiple menial tasks, anything that requires you to concentrate, reason, or decide deserves full focus.
- Exercise your brain, not just your body.
A lot of us leave learning behind when we leave school, college or university. Keep the brain fit by learning something new, whether it be a language, a new skill or musical instrument.
- The world is a mystery.
Use your brain to constantly ask questions and explore your surroundings. Continually exercise your brain by not accepting everything you see and hear: question it and free your sense of curiosity.
- Use both hemispheres
Use the left hemisphere of your brain to practice logical, mathematical problems in your life. Use the right hemisphere to unleash your creativity. You will know what side is dominant so make it a point to practice using your non dominant hemisphere.
- Get to know your sleeping pattern.
Your brain needs sleep as much as your body but everybody is different. I function on 5-6 hours you might work best on 8-9 hours.
- Feed your brain decent information.
Your brain is learning throughout the night, so give it something worthwhile to feed it. Our brain is not restoring energy whilst we are sleeping it is cutting out the noise and going over the days events and processing it; give it some great material to process.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Shall the Fundamentalists Win?
I found this sermon while preparing for my sermon on Sunday. It is an interesting confrontation that ultimately caused the preacher great angst. Read the sermon and see if we're still not having the same conversations today as it was back in 1922.
"Shall the Fundamentalists Win?": Defending Liberal Protestantism in the 1920s
Urban as well as rural Americans flocked to fundamentalist and evangelical churches in the 1920s. "Liberal" Protestants sought to reconcile faith and science and to slow what they saw as the reactionary tendencies of fundamentalism. Harry Emerson Fosdick's influential 1922 sermon, "Shall the Fundamentalists Win?," called for an open-minded, intellectual, and tolerant "Christian fellowship." Though the sermon cost him his post at New York's First Presbyterian Church, his views represented those of an influential Protestant minority, and Fosdick enjoyed a long career at Riverside Church, built for him by John D. Rockefeller. Following the Scopes trial and a well-publicized scandal involving well-known pastor Aimee Semple McPherson and a mysterious lover, fundamentalists began to lose the prominence they enjoyed in the 1920s. But religious fundamentalism would remain a vital political force in American life.
This morning we are to think of the fundamentalist controversy which threatens to divide the American churches as though already they were not sufficiently split and riven. A scene, suggestive for our thought, is depicted in the fifth chapter of the Book of the Acts, where the Jewish leaders hale before them Peter and other of the apostles because they had been preaching Jesus as the Messiah. Moreover, the Jewish leaders propose to slay them, when in opposition Gamaliel speaks "Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown; but if it is of God ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God." . . .
Already all of us must have heard about the people who call themselves the Fundamentalists. Their apparent intention is to drive out of the evangelical churches men and women of liberal opinions. I speak of them the more freely because there are no two denominations more affected by them than the Baptist and the Presbyterian. We should not identify the Fundamentalists with the conservatives. All Fundamentalists are conservatives, but not all conservatives are Fundamentalists. The best conservatives can often give lessons to the liberals in true liberality of spirit, but the Fundamentalist program is essentially illiberal and intolerant.
The Fundamentalists see, and they see truly, that in this last generation there have been strange new movements in Christian thought. A great mass of new knowledge has come into man's possession—new knowledge about the physical universe, its origin, its forces, its laws; new knowledge about human history and in particular about the ways in which the ancient peoples used to think in matters of religion and the methods by which they phrased and explained their spiritual experiences; and new knowledge, also, about other religions and the strangely similar ways in which men's faiths and religious practices have developed everywhere. . . .
Now, there are multitudes of reverent Christians who have been unable to keep this new knowledge in one compartment of their minds and the Christian faith in another. They have been sure that all truth comes from the one God and is His revelation. Not, therefore, from irreverence or caprice or destructive zeal but for the sake of intellectual and spiritual integrity, that they might really love the Lord their God, not only with all their heart and soul and strength but with all their mind, they have been trying to see this new knowledge in terms of the Christian faith and to see the Christian faith in terms of this new knowledge.
Doubtless they have made many mistakes. Doubtless there have been among them reckless radicals gifted with intellectual ingenuity but lacking spiritual depth. Yet the enterprise itself seems to them indispensable to the Christian Church. The new knowledge and the old faith cannot be left antagonistic or even disparate, as though a man on Saturday could use one set of regulative ideas for his life and on Sunday could change gear to another altogether. We must be able to think our modern life clear through in Christian terms, and to do that we also must be able to think our Christian faith clear through in modern terms.
There is nothing new about the situation. It has happened again and again in history, as, for example, when the stationary earth suddenly began to move and the universe that had been centered in this planet was centered in the sun around which the planets whirled. Whenever such a situation has arisen, there has been only one way out—the new knowledge and the old faith had to be blended in a new combination. Now, the people in this generation who are trying to do this are the liberals, and the Fundamentalists are out on a campaign to shut against them the doors of the Christian fellowship. Shall they be allowed to succeed?
It is interesting to note where the Fundamentalists are driving in their stakes to mark out the deadline of doctrine around the church, across which no one is to pass except on terms of agreement. They insist that we must all believe in the historicity of certain special miracles, preeminently the virgin birth of our Lord; that we must believe in a special theory of inspiration—that the original documents of the Scripture, which of course we no longer possess, were inerrantly dictated to men a good deal as a man might dictate to a stenographer; that we must believe in a special theory of the Atonement—that the blood of our Lord, shed in a substitutionary death, placates an alienated Deity and makes possible welcome for the returning sinner; and that we must believe in the second coming of our Lord upon the clouds of heaven to set up a millennium here, as the only way in which God can bring history to a worthy denouement. Such are some of the stakes which are being driven to mark a deadline of doctrine around the church.
If a man is a genuine liberal, his primary protest is not against holding these opinions, although he may well protest against their being considered the fundamentals of Christianity. This is a free country and anybody has a right to hold these opinions or any others if he is sincerely convinced of them. The question is—Has anybody a right to deny the Christian name to those who differ with him on such points and to shut against them the doors of the Christian fellowship? The Fundamentalists say that this must be done. In this country and on the foreign field they are trying to do it. They have actually endeavored to put on the statute books of a whole state binding laws against teaching modern biology. If they had their way, within the church, they would set up in Protestantism a doctrinal tribunal more rigid than the pope's.
In such an hour, delicate and dangerous, when feelings are bound to run high, I plead this morning the cause of magnanimity and liberality and tolerance of spirit. I would, if I could reach their ears, say to the Fundamentalists about the liberals what Gamaliel said to the Jews, "Refrain from these men and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be everthrown; but if it is of God ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God."
That we may be entirely candid and concrete and may not lose ourselves in any fog of generalities, let us this morning take two or three of these Fundamentalist items and see with reference to them what the situation is in the Christian churches. Too often we preachers have failed to talk frankly enough about the differences of opinion which exist among evangelical Christians, although everybody knows that they are there. Let us face this morning some of the differences of opinion with which somehow we must deal.
We may well begin with the vexed and mooted question of the virgin birth of our Lord. I know people in the Christian churches, ministers, missionaries, laymen, devoted lovers of the Lord and servants of the Gospel, who, alike as they are in their personal devotion to the Master, hold quite different points of view about a matter like the virgin birth. Here, for example, is one point of view that the virgin birth is to be accepted as historical fact; it actually happened; there was no other way for a personality like the Master to come into this world except by a special biological miracle. That is one point of view, and many are the gracious and beautiful souls who hold it. But side by side with them in the evangelical churches is a group of equally loyal and reverent people who would say that the virgin birth is not to be accepted as an historic fact. . . . So far from thinking that they have given up anything vital in the New Testament's attitude toward Jesus, these Christians remember that the two men who contributed most to the Church's thought of the divine meaning of the Christ were Paul and John, who never even distantly allude to the virgin birth.
Here in the Christian churches are these two groups of people and the question which the Fundamentalists raise is this—Shall one of them throw the other out? Has intolerance any contribution to make to this situation? Will it persuade anybody of anything? Is not the Christian Church large enough to hold within her hospitable fellowship people who differ on points like this and agree to differ until the fuller truth be manifested? The Fundamentalists say not. They say the liberals must go. Well, if the Fundamentalists should succeed, then out of the Christian Church would go some of the best Christian life and consecration of this generation—multitudes of men and women, devout and reverent Christians, who need the church and whom the church needs.
Consider another matter on which there is a sincere difference of opinion between evangelical Christians: the inspiration of the Bible. One point of view is that the original documents of the Scripture were inerrantly dictated by God to men. Whether we deal with the story of creation or the list of the dukes of Edom or the narratives of Solomon's reign or the Sermon on the Mount or the thirteenth chapter of First Corinthians, they all came in the same way, and they all came as no other book ever came. They were inerrantly dictated; everything there—scientific opinions, medical theories, historical judgments, as well as spiritual insight—is infallible. That is one idea of the Bible's inspiration. But side by side with those who hold it, lovers of the Book as much as they, are multitudes of people who never think about the Bible so. Indeed, that static and mechanical theory of inspiration seems to them a positive peril to the spiritual life. . . .
Here in the Christian Church today are these two groups, and the question which the Fundamentalists have raised is this—Shall one of them drive the other out? Do we think the cause of Jesus Christ will be furthered by that? If He should walk through the ranks of his congregation this morning, can we imagine Him claiming as His own those who hold one idea of inspiration and sending from Him into outer darkness those who hold another? You cannot fit the Lord Christ into that Fundamentalist mold. The church would better judge His judgment. For in the Middle West the Fundamentalists have had their way in some communities and a Christian minister tells us the consequences. He says that the educated people are looking for their religion outside the churches.
Consider another matter upon which there is a serious and sincere difference of opinion between evangelical Christians: the second coming of our Lord. The second coming was the early Christian phrasing of hope. No one in the ancient world had ever thought, as we do, of development, progress, gradual change as God's way of working out His will in human life and institutions. They thought of human history as a series of ages succeeding one another with abrupt suddenness. The Graeco-Roman world gave the names of metals to the ages—gold, silver, bronze, iron. The Hebrews had their ages, too—the original Paradise in which man began, the cursed world in which man now lives, the blessed Messianic kingdom someday suddenly to appear on the clouds of heaven. It was the Hebrew way of expressing hope for the victory of God and righteousness. When the Christians came they took over that phrasing of expectancy and the New Testament is aglow with it. The preaching of the apostles thrills with the glad announcement, "Christ is coming!"
In the evangelical churches today there are differing views of this matter. One view is that Christ is literally coming, externally, on the clouds of heaven, to set up His kingdom here. I never heard that teaching in my youth at all. It has always had a new resurrection when desperate circumstances came and man's only hope seemed to lie in divine intervention. It is not strange, then, that during these chaotic, catastrophic years there has been a fresh rebirth of this old phrasing of expectancy. "Christ is coming!" seems to many Christians the central message of the Gospel. In the strength of it some of them are doing great service for the world. But, unhappily, many so overemphasize it that they outdo anything the ancient Hebrews or the ancient Christians ever did. They sit still and do nothing and expect the world to grow worse and worse until He comes.
Side by side with these to whom the second coming is a literal expectation, another group exists in the evangelical churches. They, too, say, "Christ is coming!" They say it with all their hearts; but they are not thinking of an external arrival on the clouds. They have assimilated as part of the divine revelation the exhilarating insight which these recent generations have given to us, that development is God's way of working out His will. . . .
And these Christians, when they say that Christ is coming, mean that, slowly it may be, but surely, His will and principles will be worked out by God's grace in human life and institutions, until "He shall see of the travail of His soul and shall be satisfied."
These two groups exist in the Christian churches and the question raised by the Fundamentalists is—Shall one of them drive the other out? Will that get us anywhere? Multitudes of young men and women at this season of the year are graduating from our schools of learning, thousands of them Christians who may make us older ones ashamed by the sincerity of their devotion to God's will on earth. They are not thinking in ancient terms that leave ideas of progress out. They cannot think in those terms. There could be no greater tragedy than that the Fundamentalists should shut the door of the Christian fellowship against such.
I do not believe for one moment that the Fundamentalists are going to succeed. Nobody's intolerance can contribute anything to the solution of the situation which we have described. If, then, the Fundamentalists have no solution of the problem, where may we expect to find it? In two concluding comments let us consider our reply to that inquiry.
The first element that is necessary is a spirit of tolerance and Christian liberty. When will the world learn that intolerance solves no problems? This is not a lesson which the Fundamentalists alone need to learn; the liberals also need to learn it. Speaking, as I do, from the viewpoint of liberal opinions, let me say that if some young, fresh mind here this morning is holding new ideas, has fought his way through, it may be by intellectual and spiritual struggle, to novel positions, and is tempted to be intolerant about old opinions, offensively to condescend to those who hold them and to be harsh in judgment on them, he may well remember that people who held those old opinions have given the world some of the noblest character and the most rememberable service that it ever has been blessed with, and that we of the younger generation will prove our case best, not by controversial intolerance, but by producing, with our new opinions, something of the depth and strength, nobility and beauty of character that in other times were associated with other thoughts. It was a wise liberal, the most adventurous man of his day—Paul the Apostle—who said, "Knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up."
Nevertheless, it is true that just now the Fundamentalists are giving us one of the worst exhibitions of bitter intolerance that the churches of this country have ever seen. As one watches them and listens to them he remembers the remark of General Armstrong of Hampton Institute, "Cantankerousness is worse than heterodoxy." There are many opinions in the field of modern controversy concerning which I am not sure whether they are right or wrong, but there is one thing I am sure of: courtesy and kindliness and tolerance and humility and fairness are right. Opinions may be mistaken; love never is.
As I plead thus for an intellectually hospitable, tolerant, liberty-loving church, I am, of course, thinking primarily about this new generation. We have boys and girls growing up in our homes and schools, and because we love them we may well wonder about the church which will be waiting to receive them. Now, the worst kind of church that can possibly be offered to the allegiance of the new generation is an intolerant church. Ministers often bewail the fact that young people turn from religion to science for the regulative ideas of their lives. But this is easily explicable.
Science treats a young man's mind as though it were really important. A scientist says to a young man, "Here is the universe challenging our investigation. Here are the truths which we have seen, so far. Come, study with us! See what we already have seen and then look further to see more, for science is an intellectual adventure for the truth." Can you imagine any man who is worthwhile turning from that call to the church if the church seems to him to say, "Come, and we will feed you opinions from a spoon. No thinking is allowed here except such as brings you to certain specified, predetermined conclusions. These prescribed opinions we will give you in advance of your thinking; now think, but only so as to reach these results."
My friends, nothing in all the world is so much worth thinking of as God, Christ, the Bible, sin and salvation, the divine purposes for humankind, life everlasting. But you cannot challenge the dedicated thinking of this generation to these sublime themes upon any such terms as are laid down by an intolerant church.
The second element which is needed if we are to reach a happy solution of this problem is a clear insight into the main issues of modern Christianity and a sense of penitent shame that the Christian Church should be quarreling over little matters when the world is dying of great needs. If, during the war, when the nations were wrestling upon the very brink of hell and at times all seemed lost, you chanced to hear two men in an altercation about some minor matter of sectarian denominationalism, could you restrain your indignation? You said, "What can you do with folks like this who, in the face of colossal issues, play with the tiddledywinks and peccadillos of religion?" So, now, when from the terrific questions of this generation one is called away by the noise of this Fundamentalist controversy, he thinks it almost unforgivable that men should tithe mint and anise and cummin, and quarrel over them, when the world is perishing for the lack of the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith. . . .
The present world situation smells to heaven! And now, in the presence of colossal problems, which must be solved in Christ's name and for Christ's sake, the Fundamentalists propose to drive out from the Christian churches all the consecrated souls who do not agree with their theory of inspiration. What immeasurable folly!
Well, they are not going to do it; certainly not in this vicinity. I do not even know in this congregation whether anybody has been tempted to be a Fundamentalist. Never in this church have I caught one accent of intolerance. God keep us always so and ever increasing areas of the Christian fellowship; intellectually hospitable, open-minded, liberty-loving, fair, tolerant, not with the tolerance of indifference, as though we did not care about the faith, but because always our major emphasis is upon the weightier matters of the law.
Source: Harry Emerson Fosdick, "Shall the Fundamentalists Win?" Christian Work 102 (June 10, 1922): 716–722. Website: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5070/.
Friday, September 11, 2009
UCC launching '100k for Health Care' mobilization
In what it's describing as a "massive mobilization effort," the United Church of Christ will launch a major advocacy campaign on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to gather 100,000 messages to Congress in just 10 days in support of health care reform.
Leaders of the 1.1-million-member denomination, known for emphasizing justice advocacy as an expression of Christian faith, are hoping to collect "100,000 for Health Care" before Friday, Sept. 18, when the Rev. Geoffrey Black, the UCC's general minister and president-elect, will be visiting churches in San Francisco and will deliver the names — in person — to the in-district office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Messages simultaneously will be sent to individual petitioners' members of Congress, as well as Congressional leadership in both parties.
In June, the UCC's biennial General Synod, meeting in Grand Rapids, Mich., overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for advocacy in support for health care for all. In August, church leaders distributed to its clergy and members a nationwide UCC Pastoral Letter on Health Care Reform.
Delegates and visitors at the UCC's General Synod in June participated in a march at Grand Rapids City Hall, led by Mayor George Heartwell, who is a UCC minister.
"This is a massive mobilization effort to interject a message of love, compassion and faith into this too-often divisive health care debate," says Black, who was elected by the General Synod to head the UCC starting on Oct. 1. "It's no small feat to gather 100,000 members, supporters and allies in just 10 days, but we want to boldly share with others the strong health-care-for-all message that was approved at General Synod."
At its launch, the campaign will be featured in the denomination's weekly e-zine on Sept. 8, on its homepage and in a series of messages written to clergy and church members by Black and the Rev. John H. Thomas, who is stepping down this month as the UCC's general minister and president after 10 years in the office.
The campaign is reminiscent of a similar 100,000-themed campaign in fall 2007 when the denomination sought a large quantity of signatures in opposition to the war in Iraq. At the time, two church leaders — Thomas and the Rev. Linda Jaramillo, executive minister of the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries — were arrested at the White House attempting to deliver the petitions.
"Two years ago, we were successful at gathering more than 80,000 names in pursuit of our 100,000 goal, but that was over the course of several weeks," says the Rev. J. Bennett Guess, communications director. "This time around we're attempting 100,000 in just 10 days, but we feel our people will beat the bushes to express strong support and deliver an outpouring of petitions."
The UCC is advocating seven principles it wants included in a health care reform bill: coverage for all persons; access regardless of ability to pay; a full set of comprehensive benefits; a choice of physicians and other providers; elimination of racial and ethnic and other health care disparities; waiver of pre-existing condition exclusions without age limits; and a robust public health insurance option.
Participate and learn more about "100,000 for Health Care" at www.ucc.org, starting Sept. 8.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Why Go to Church?
Why go to church?
Does it make much sense to go to church? Why do you go to church? I have often discussd this questions with people who were spiritually alive, spiritually dead, or spiritually curious.
Why go to church? It is an interesting question. Once, I read about a regular church goer who complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. "I have gone for 30 years now, "he said, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I cannot remember a single one of them. So I think, I am wasting my time, and the pastors are wasting their time by giving sermons at all."
This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column of the newspaper, much to the delight of the editor and other readers.
It went on until someone wrote, "I have been married for 30 years now. In that time, my spouse has cooked some 32,000 meals. But for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my spouse had not given me these meals, I would be practically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today."
No matter what you think about sermons, i still think it is worth it to worship, to pray, and to sing together. Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.
Thank God for our physical and spiritual nourishment.
Hope to see you on Sunday. Have a nice summer.
Signed, "Wilfried" (the pastor at the church)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Stand By Me
Stand By Me from Mike Yates on Vimeo.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Sunday Sermon: God as Creator
15 Simple Changes that will Improve your Health
by Ali Hale
Did you start January full of health resolutions, determined that this would be the year that you ate better, lost weight and exercised regularly?
If you're back to your usual habits – skipping breakfast, grabbing chocolate to get you through that afternoon slump, neglecting your fruit and veggie intake and chugging down mug after mug of coffee – don't feel guilty about it. Your problem isn't that you lack willpower – it's that you tried to change too much at once.
Instead, try making some of these very easy changes to your eating, drinking and exercising habits. Once you've got used to a few of them, add in more. You'll be making huge strides towards your health goals, with hardly any conscious effort. Sound good? Read on...
Easy Changes to Your Eating Habits
- Eat a piece of fruit before lunch
Get into the habit of eating an apple, banana, pear or other piece of fruit before lunch each day. It'll take the edge off your appetite – making you less likely to dig into greasy fast food or bag or crackers. You'll also be one step closer to hitting your five-a-day.
- Don't use vending machines
Let's face it, have you ever bought anything healthy from a vending machine? They're overpriced and full of sugar-and-salt packed stuff that your body doesn't need. Plus, they're open all hours (unlike your corner shop) and they won't look at you funny if you buy ten candy bars at a time. Make a pact with yourself not to buy anything except bottled water from vending machines.
- Go vegetarian one night a week
Most nutritionists agree that we eat more meat than we need to. Have a meat-free dinner once a week – it's a great opportunity to try out some new recipes that are packed with vegetables and flavours. You'll also save yourself some money.
- Switch to wholegrain bread
If your lunchtime sandwich or sub is always on white, switch to wholegrain. The extra goodness in the grains (including lots of fiber, B vitamins, vitamin E, and various minerals) helps keep your heart healthy and cut your risk of cancer. Plus, fiber-rich foods make you feel you full for a longer period of time – very helpful if you're trying to lose weight.
- Switch to skim milk (1% or less fat)
Do you drink whole milk or put it on cereal? If so, switch to skim (less than 0.5% fat) or 1% milk. It might seem odd for the first few days, but stick with it for a week or so: your taste buds will quickly adjust. You'll be getting just as much calcium and protein as before, but cutting fat.
Easy Changes To Your Drinking Habits
- Keep a bottle of water on your desk
Many people mistake slight thirst for hunger, leading to unnecessary snacking. Keep a bottle on your desk and drink it whenever you get a little mouth crazing. Getting sufficient water also helps prevent you from becoming constipated. Note: Save money by using a refillable thermos or water bottle instead of purchasing bottled water.
- Switch half your cups of coffee to herbal tea
How many coffees (or regular mugs of tea) do you drink in an average day? Try having just half of your usual amount – and make the rest a herbal, caffeine free tea. Many government health authorities recommend that we limit caffeine intake to 400mg per day, which is the equivalent of four cups of brewed coffee, or seven cups of instant.
- Avoid milky drinks from coffee outlets
Do you have a giant latte every morning? You could be clocking up over 300 calories in just one drink, and chances are, it doesn't fill you up at all. And don't assume that being caffeine-free means you can get away with this: a hot chocolate with whipped cream has over 400 calories...
- Have four alcohol-free days per week
If you go out drinking every day after work, or split a nightly bottle of wine with your partner over dinner, your habits are putting your liver under pressure. They could also be stopping you from losing weight: alcohol makes you peckish, and contains calories (around 200 calories in a bottle of beer or a medium-sized glass of wine).
- Swap soda for water
Are you addicted to soda? Even diet sodas aren't great for you – they generally contain a lot of additives. Try swapping some of your sodas for plain water (add a slice of lemon, or a dash of cordial, if you don't like your water unflavoured). If it's the fizz you miss, try carbonated water.
Easy Changes to Your Exercise Habits
- Go for a twenty minute walk every lunchtime
If you're struggling to fit exercise into your day, get away from your desk for a twenty-minute walk each lunchtime. It's a good way to force yourself to take a break from work, and refreshes your mind and your body.
- Walk (some of) your commute
Can you walk all or part of your commute? That might mean jumping off the subway a stop earlier, or even just leaving your car in the furthest part of the car park.
- Take a gym class once a week
Wherever you live or work, chances are that you can find a convenient exercise class somewhere nearby. (Many gyms have quick pre-work slots and lunch-time classes, as well as several evening options.) Find one class you can do, once a week – and stick with it.
- Make Sunday afternoons active
As Monday looms ever closer, you might find that your mood and energy levels take a dive. A great way to counter this is to do something active on Sunday afternoons. Mix this up from week to week: how about a long walk, a swim, ice-skating, having a kick around in the park...?
- Exercise during commercial breaks
Whenever you're watching TV and adverts come on, get up off the sofa and do some exercise. Fit in a few stretches, some jogging on the spot, or some weight lifting. You might only fit in a few minutes at a time, but over the course of an evening's TV viewing, that could easily add up to half an hour. And if it stops you grabbing yet another snack, it's definitely helping.
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Health Care and Jesus
Dear Friends,
There is a lot in the news about the health care coverage in the United States and I have heard a lot of people against the proposed plan based on fears that we as tax payers would have to pay more for less. There are fears that we would not have access to the same health care we currently have (which is not true). Also I have heard fears that we would not have the right to make our own health care decisions and the government would decide our fate (again, which is not true).
Right now there are 50 million people in the United States that do not have any health care coverage because they cannot afford it. If you currently have health insurance you are part of the privileged few in the United States. You have the luxury of going to the doctor when you need coverage. What if you were part of the group of people that have jobs that do not provide health insurance and cannot afford to buy your own insurance and you do not qualify for Medicaid/Medicare and will never be able to see a doctor. How would you feel if you have major pains and needed to go to the emergency room and were turned away because you don't have health insurance? Health Care is a right not a privilege.
Are you willing to give a little more and receive a little less so that all God's children have health care in the United States? I am willing to pay more taxes so that others in our great country can have health care, what about you? My question to my Christian friends on this list is, "What Would Jesus Do?" Below are passages from the Bible that talk about giving to those who are less fortunate than you.
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
—Matthew 6:3-4
Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
—Matthew 25:34-46
give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you."
—Luke 6:38
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, "Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."
—Luke 21:1-4
Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius). So the disciples determined, everyone according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
—Acts 11:27-30
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. As it is written,
"He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever."
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.
—2 Corinthians 9:6-12
If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?
—James 2:15-16
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
—1 Timothy 6:7-10
And he would answer and say to them, "The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise."
—Luke 3:11
…the righteous gives and does not hold back.
—Proverbs 21:26
He who is generous will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.
—Proverbs 22:9
He who gives to the poor will never want, but he who shuts his eyes will have many curses.
—Proverbs 28:27


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Odorless PaintReviewing: Davies Bio Fresh Odourless Paint | Rating:
When my brother in law got married, he had his room (next to ours) remodelled. With that comes the re-painting. I did not know that I was already pregnant at that time. He said the paint that they are using was the Davies Bio-Fresh Odourless and Anti-Bacteria Paint in Green Note color.
I wondered, if it was odourless, I really felt like gagging everytime I smelled it. I would lock myself in our bedroom and close the door and windows and burn aromatherapeutic oils to mask the smell. But in the hallway, I really felt like throwing up when I smelled the paint. It smelled like stale fish. Yuck!
Then I found out I was pregnant. I did not know if the smell was because my nose was sensitive and I was really nauseated with conception.
Then I worried about lead content. But my brother in law assured me that this paint has no added lead and mercury. Well that was a reassurance especially that I was only 5 weeks pregnant when the painting was being done.
Other features of the paint is that it is anti-bacterial and fungus and algae resistant. So it is easy to maintain. It has been almost 2 years now since the repainting and yeah, I don't see fungus growing on the walls even if the room could not be reached by direct sunlight.


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A small sample of an unexpected experience!
The British Airways 737 Farewell Flight
I was lucky enough to get a last minute seat on the last passenger flight of G-DOCW, a staff-only low level sightseeing flight around the south coast of England.
Trip Report: Barra Beach Landing
Quick overview of my trip to Barra, and link to the detailed Flyertalk report.
BRR, The beach airport
Photos of Barra airport and the Twin Otter, plus on-board video of landing and takeoff at the beach!
Room Walkthrough: Yotel
A 30 second video tour of a standard Yotel cabin, Heathrow.
Room Walkthrough: the Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri
Video Walkthrough of my room at the Cavalieri.
Planespotting at GIB
Europe's 'most dangerous airport'- the runway at Gibraltar extends out into the sea; is bordered to the south by the Rock, which generates difficult wind conditions; and then there's a road across the runway to the Spanish border! However, this does mean you can get really close for some planespotting, so that's exactly what I did.
Toes Over Toronto
A little after 9am this morning found me perched on a bench with four strangers, each of us anonymously dressed in oversized red jumpsuits, further constrained by straps that pull awkwardly at limbs. I'd been temporarily relieved of all my possessions except my clothes, lest I somehow cause harm with them later; permanently relieved of almost $200; breathalysed; swabbed for narcotics; had surrendered my passport; and waived my right to sue over distress, injury or death.
All because I fancied a stroll.
Video Highlights: Canada 2011
Having picked up a dSLR the summer before, I collected some small video fragments alongside my usual photos. Not sure how well it worked, but here's the compilation!


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I have refused to watch this series for some time now, because I thought it would be one of those cheap vampire stories. At some point I decided to give it a shot and I realised how wrong I was!
Penny Dreadful is one of the best TV series I have even seen!
Penny Dreadful is gorgeous in every aspect; Expensive production, fantastic atmosphere, great costume design and superb cinematography. Especially the night shots of Victorian London, when the fog starts creeping through those narrow alleys, are really gloomy and nearly every frame looks like a beautiful, gothic painting. As for the actors, I must say that all of them are playing their roles very well, but there is one star that shines brighter above all others. This star has a name: Eva Green. She seems as she was made to play this role, or maybe it was the other way round? Her performance is simply astonishing! But it would be unfair not to mention also some of the other actors who are giving great performances, such as Timothy Dalton for example, in the role of Sir Malcolm, an explorer who needs to bring together this group of mysterious individuals in order to locate his missing daughter Mina; or Harry Treadaway who plays the role of Dr. Frankenstain in a very dramatic and convincing way. I should also mention Josh Hartnett as Ethan Chandler, the "Yankee" of the series.
As for the main story, is the usual and never ending fight between Good and Evil, but in many occasions it is given in a very poetic and dramatic way. While some scenes are genuinely scary in a tension building, "old school" kind of way, we also get blood soaked action sequences that will probably put off some viewers, but seem entirely appropriate given the show's title (in the 19th century a "penny dreadful" used to be a booklet of cheap, sensational fiction printed on pulp paper which could be purchased for a penny).
Penny Dreadful draws its setting, characters and general inspiration mainly from some famously dark tales written by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde (and to a lesser extent from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories).
The script is one of the best on any TV series at the moment, in the fact that every line of dialogue is loaded with meaning, coupled with the Victorian setting means that everyone is hiding something and every word is crafted.
Penny Dreadful lasted for 3 seasons, having a total of 26 episodes. Each episode is between 50 and 60 minutes long, so you will need about 23-24 hours in order to finish the whole series.
If I had to complain about something, I would do it only for the 3rd season, because it is the "weakest" of all 3, that in my opinion only decreases the average rating. They could add 2-3 more episodes in the 2nd season for example, and finish the story there.
If the style of the above description matches your taste, you will most surely be enchanted by this series. If it does not... well, don't let my point of view to be an obstacle in watching this truly magnificent piece of art. Give it a shot at least.
Because Penny Dreadful is more than just a TV series; it's music, it's image, it's literature, it's poetry. In a few words, it's art!
Because Penny Dreadful is more than just a TV series; it's music, it's image, it's literature, it's poetry. In a few words, it's art!
My rating would be:
Season 1: 9 out of 10
Season 2: 9 out of 10
Season 3: 7 out of 10.
IMDB's overall rating is: 8.3 out of 10.
By clicking on the following link you will be able to see the trailer for Season 1:


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1. Headaches: Fish protein. Eat fish, it prevents headaches as does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.
2. Strokes: Tea prevents buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls, drink tea daily.
3. Hay fever: Yogurt. Eat greek yogurt or local raw honey before pollen season.
4. Insomnia: Local raw honey. Use honey as a tranquilizer and as a sedative.
5. Asthma: Red onions. Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes.
6. Arthritis: fish. Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines prevent arthritis.
7. Upset stomach: Bananas & ginger. Bananas will settle an upset stomach. Ginger cures morning sickness and nausea.
8. Bladder infections: cranberry juice. High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.
9. Strong bones: pineapple. For bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented. There is manganese in pineapple.
10. Memory problems: Oysters. Oysters help increase your mental function by supplying much needed zinc.
11. Cough: red pepper. A substance similar to that found in cough syrup is found in hot red pepper.
12. Breast cancer: Cabbage and plant fiber help maintain healthy estrogen levels.
13. Lung cancer: orange & green vegetables. A good antidote is beta-carotene, a form of vitamin A found in orange & green vegetables.
14. Blood sugar imbalance: Broccoli, peanuts. The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.
15. Diarrhea: Let an apple turn brown and eat it when having diarrhea.
16. Clogged arteries: Avocados. Mono-unsaturated fat in avocados lower cholesterol.
17. High blood pressure: Olive oil, celery. Oliver oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. Celery contains a chemical that also lowers blood pressure.
18. Ulcers: Cabbage. Cabbage contains a chemical that helps heal both types of ulcers.


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Just got back from watching 'Hello, Goodbye' and I must say, I was impressed and very pleasantly entertained! Of course, I'm no critic (and can never be one!) to be giving any valuable reviews, but I enjoyed myself..
I have more often went for Musicals X than Theater Plays because there hasn't been a play that seemed interesting enough.. Lol. In fact, I think this could be my first time watching a commercial play!! My very first play is probably the one Lance cameo-ed in (read here!), for his hall. It was good too! Proud of that crazy friend. Lol.
ANYWAY! Saw the advertisements around and thought it could be interesting to go for something different once in a while. Not really because this play looked interesting enough to be honest... I kindda expected the storyline? It's a romantic-comedy, and most of them are pretty predictable. I guess it's their advertisements that caught my attention. :/
I'm glad Haniza was keen to catch it! :3 It's so difficult to find someone who's into musicals or plays within my circle of friends! Booooo...
It was a really nice play with plenty of funny scenes and dialogues, and some tear jerking moments (just a little, for a crybaby me). It's like watching a movie up-close with the actors! More dynamic with them really moving around the set. I got a shock when the female lead actually took off her top. LOL! I thought these revealing scenes only happens on screen! Hahaha. As mentioned, the storyline was cliche, but it was still entertaining. I'll never say no to chick flicks or love stories... Probably the nearest I can get to being in love. In some twisted way. :X
I like how the male character was awkward and.... weird? The way he stuttered and behaved. But I guess the drastic difference between the characters made the female character come off a little exaggerated... Too loud and unreal.
This will definitely not be my first and last play! In fact, I'm going for another play in less than a months' time. HEHEHE. Pangdemonium's X Chinglish X. Haniza has praised his plays, and I'm sure it would be good.
On an ending note, I'm kindda sad that I can never be a critic with my easily satisfied and entertained nature. Lol.


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Ireland - A glittering family enlivens Duleek village
Meath County Council has recently commissioned a sculpture for Duleek Business park by the internationally renowned artist Maurice Harron following a public consultation and tender process. The Irish sculptor has created many public artworks since he set up his own studio in 1998 producing public and private large scale works in bronze, stainless steel, aluminium, stone and fiberglass. Many of his other famous pieces, such as The Gaelic Chieftain in Roscommon, have become a sought-after tourist destination, featuring in various tourist guidebooks. Called to create a work for the community of Duleek, Maurice Harron wanted something simple and direct, with no ambiguity or doubt as to its meaning. Therefore, his obvious choice was the family as a symbol that everyone can relate to at some level.
This piece of roadside art, created by the Irish artist for Duleek village, is a 4.5 metre high sculpture featuring a family of two parents and three children, happily walking hand in hand in a green meadow. "The Family", as this statue is called, is a group of 5 stainless steel figures built according to a technique very familiar to the artist. Owing to its peculiar structure made up of hundreds of rectangular and square pieces of stainless steel put together in an irregular way, "The Family" glitters and shimmers in the sunlight and now even at night, owing to a dedicated LED lighting system embedded around the basement of the artwork.
Warmly welcomed by the population, this eye-catching piece of art, erected on the mound at the entrance of Duleek village and funded by money donated by Indaver Ireland, now looks even more spectacular. The lighting was installed and commissioned by Al Read Electrical and designed by Fantasy Lights in cooperation with GRIVEN's design department. Inserted in a specifically developed cement board located in front of and behind the statues, a series of DUNE MK2 in cold white colour configuration with wide optics, deliver a well distributed cool shade to the five figures. Now, they stand out magnificently in the dark, shining in a pleasant contrast with the warm street lighting of the precinct.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Look at me, I'm rich!
In life, you're always one moment away from your big break...and months ago, Matt Cassel was just like anybody else waiting for a chance (okay I guess not "anybody" else, after all he's an NFL quarterback, but you know what I mean). There he was, sitting on the bench behind one of the most untouchable quarterbacks in the game, Tom Brady. The Patriots had confidence in Cassel...as a backup...but let's face it, the organization was hoping to never have to use him. On a smaller scale, Cassel was the equivalent of a Doug Pedersen to Brett Favre or a Jim Sorgi to Peyton Manning...the type of 2nd string quarterback you'd like to remain on the bench.
To be fair to Cassel, that wasn't the case because they thought he was bad. But rather, it was just a situation where you have a seemingly indestructible starter and you figure that you might be able to save a little money by not signing expensive backups. However, the Patriots' oh-so-optimal plan was quickly foiled last season when Tom Brady suffered a horrific, season-ending knee injury in Week 1. So whether the organization liked it or not, it was Cassel's team to lead from then on...a worrisome thought for Bostonians.
Who could blame them? Cassel hadn't started a football game since high school. He was a career backup at USC, so the fact that he had even solidified an NFL roster spot for several seasons was a minor miracle in itself. And if his lack of experience in college wasn't enough, he had thrown just 39 total passes during his first 3 years in the league. Patriots fans thought to themselves "Is this really happening? This is our starter every Sunday?" Cassel sure had a whole lot to prove, especially considering that his Massachusetts followers were becoming accustomed to championships on a yearly basis, no matter what sport it was (lucky bastards).
After a short period of conservative play-calling to get Cassel comfortable, the Patriots let the offense loose as if Brady were still on the field. Pretty soon, Cassel, who everyone doubted at the outset of Brady's monumental knee injury, was putting up big time NFL quarterback numbers with relative ease. He amassed 400 yards passing 2 weeks in a row! New England finished with 12 wins under the former USC backup and barely missed the playoffs.
The season ended with Cassel's success fresh in everybody's mind. But it was a widespread certainty that Tom Brady would return as the Patriots' franchise quarterback. So the question quickly became "What is Cassel going to do?" It gave the Patriots a tough decision because while they knew Brady was their main guy, they saw that his so-called indestructible nature was a myth. With the season as evidence, Cassel was a more than viable security blanket in case Brady's knee acted up again. However, New England also knew that Cassel's trade stock shot through the roof with his performance. So the dilemma was simple: you either pay Cassel more money to stay with the team as a backup or use him as trade bait to address other needs.
The answer came in late February when Cassel, along with linebaker Mike Vrabel, were shipped off to Kansas City for a 2nd rd. draft pick. Although it was a minor risk with Brady's recent injury, New England was able to get a high pick in exchange for a quarterback that they ideally wouldn't need in the future. I thought it was a good deal overall and I was very happy to see Cassel get an opportunity somewhere else because he was nothing short of outstanding to watch this past year.
Well today, Cassel's long road towards success as an NFL starter paid off...literally. Cassel inked a 6-year, $63 million contract with the Chiefs. The career-backup quickly went from "economically comfortable" to filthy rich...and for what? One great NFL season.
The circumstances of his pay day don't anger me or make me jealous, I just think it's funny how often this happens in professional sports. The fact is that teams these days have to shell out money if they are to get top talent...even if the move is made with minimal evidence to back it up. The Chiefs are hoping Cassel can be the guy they watched manhandle NFL secondaries last season, but he could just as easily be a one hit wonder. Whether or not Cassel performs well in the coming years for the Chiefs is up in the air, but what he knows is that he's got at least $28 million guaranteed...all made possible by a low hit to the knees on Tom Brady (the hit was made by a Kansas City Chiefs player, kind of ironic). Hey, no one knows if Cassel would have ever gotten a chance behind Brady had the injury not happened, but the reality is that the opportunity presented itself and he passed with flying colors. Cassel now sits atop the Chiefs depth chart with millions of dollars in his wallet...you have to get your break somehow right?
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I love the article, but I feel like the Patriots could have gotten a lot more for Matt Cassel. A second round draft pick is nothing when compared to a potential franchise quarterback....which the Chiefs obviously feel like they have. I am a firm believer in the fact that a team should always go after proven players before obtaining the unknown....which is what the Patriots got. Why get rid of a quarterback like Cassel when he proved to you that he can run the Patriot's offense as effectively as Tom Brady. I know Brady still has quite a few years left in him, but who is to say this knee is going to be 100% again? Also, don't tell me your not jealous!ReplyDelete
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Another string unraveled from the worldwide network of Arthur Andersen today as the British office agreed to merge with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
The defection of Andersen U.K., the accounting firm's biggest practice outside the United States, is another setback for KPMG International. KPMG's plan to buy Andersen's foreign divisions as a package collapsed last week, when Andersen's office in Spain struck its own deal with Deloitte.
A free-for-all has ensued, with several Andersen operations being parceled off to rivals, namely Deloitte and Ernst & Young.
Many Andersen practices in Europe and elsewhere remain up for grabs. Partners in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sweden and Canada say they are continuing to negotiate with KPMG, although most are also holding talks with Deloitte and Ernst & Young. So far, KPMG has reached agreements with just two Andersen practices, in Japan and Thailand. Should the trend continue, Ernst & Young could unseat KPMG as the world's third-largest accounting firm, behind PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte.
When KPMG disclosed in March that it intended to buy all Andersen operations outside the United States, it hoped to position itself as the firm of choice for Andersen partners even if a global deal did not follow, industry observers said. That strategy failed, in part, because KPMG's culture was not a good fit with Andersen's, these people said.Continue reading the main story
''KPMG and Andersen are so different,'' said Arthur W. Bowman, editor of Bowman's Accounting Report, an industry newsletter. ''I always thought it was an odd fit.''
While KPMG tends to be entrepreneurial, Andersen has tried to stamp a corporate culture on its worldwide network, a philosophy more in tune with Deloitte's, Mr. Bowman said.
At the same time, Deloitte and Ernst & Young are under more pressure to bolster their operations outside the United States, where they trail KPMG. While Ernst & Young concentrated on the Asia-Pacific region, Deloitte set out to secure a deal with Andersen's operations in Spain, considered a jewel in the firm's global network and a bridge to help negotiations in other countries, especially in Latin America. To woo the Spanish partners, Deloitte offered the top job in the new firm to Carlos González, the president of Andersen Spain.
Portugal, Mexico and Brazil have since agreed to merge with Deloitte, and Andersen's operations in Argentina are expected to follow.
The decision to merge with Deloitte in Britain was driven mainly by cultural issues, Paul Clarke, an Andersen spokesman said. Partners of the firms met yesterday in London to approve the deal, which will require the clearance of regulators in Britain. Financial terms were not disclosed.
John P. Connolly, Deloitte's chief executive, will retain that post at the combined firm. It is unclear how many Andersen executives will join Deloitte's board or what role would go to John Ormerod, Andersen's managing partner.
The deal includes Andersen's audit, tax, corporate finance, consulting and human capital practices, although the consulting business will probably be spun off by Deloitte later this year.
Andersen Legal, the affiliated law firm, is not part of the deal, mainly because Deloitte does not have a legal practice in Britain. Andersen Legal is conducting merger negotiations with KPMG, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers and several international law firms, said Chris Hinze, a spokesman.
Andersen U.K. was the only foreign practice named by the Justice Department in the indictment charging Arthur Andersen, based in Chicago, with obstruction of justice related to the destruction of thousands of Enron documents. Andersen U.K. has repeatedly said that Houston partners temporarily working in the London office conducted the document shredding. Regulators in Britain are investigating the matter, and it is unclear what liability the British partnership, or by association Deloitte, would face if Andersen should be found guilty.Continue reading the main story


text: A friend of mine just had her first boy. I am so happy for her. I made this little painting for her. I also wrote the little poem to go around it. I don't think my poetry is anything to write home about, but I like that it gives context to the illustrative theme I chose. It was all inspired by a story someone told me about a boy who collected pill bugs in his pockets and his poor mamma who washed his jeans without checking the pockets.


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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet chief ministers on 16 July to discuss a host of issues, including inter-state relations, internal security and atrocities on SC and STs.
Convened after a gap of 10 years, the 11th meeting of the Inter-State Council will also discuss issues concerning school education, direct benefit scheme, Aadhaar card, good governance and economic and social planning.
The prime minister is the chairman of the Council, while six of his senior Cabinet ministers — Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, M Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, Manohar Parrikar — were nominated by him as members.
Eleven other ministers are permanent invitees to the Council. They all will attend the meet.
Chief ministers of all states and union territories are members of the Council where they can express their views and raise grievances.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is often at loggerheads with the Central government, will get an opportunity to raise issues in this platform in presence of his counterparts from across the country.
The last meeting of the Inter-State Council was held in 2006. The previous UPA government had convened just two meetings in its 10-year tenure.
The Modi government has revived the Inter-State Council structure after coming the power in May 2014. Home Minister Rajnath Singh had chaired meetings of all the five zonal councils over the last one year in various parts of the country in which chief ministers of the respective zonal councils took part.
The Inter-State Council was established under Article 263 of the Constitution through a Presidential Order dated 28 May, 1990.
It is a recommendatory body with duties to investigate and discuss the subjects of common interest between the Union and state(s) or among the states, making recommendations particularly for better coordination of policy and action on these subjects and deliberating upon such other matters of general interest to the states which may be referred to it by its chairman.
The Council also deliberates upon such other matters of general interest to the states as may be referred by the chairman to the Council.
A Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council has been constituted for continuous consultation and processing of matters for the consideration of the Council.
The Standing Committee comprises of Union Home Minister as the Chairman and five Union ministers of Cabinet rank and nine chief ministers as members nominated by the Chairman of the Inter-State Council.
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LONDON (Reuters) - European shares and the strong dollar slipped on Wednesday after weak data from China and a rating downgrade of Italy curbed investors' ambitions pending the release of the Federal Reserve's June minutes.
After a five-day run of gains for world shares .MIWO00000PUS and the dollar's surge to a three-year high, investors were booking profits and squaring positions before the Fed minutes, which were due at 2.00 p.m. EDT.
Wall Street was expected to open fractionally lower after a hot streak this week which as taken the S&P 500 back to within 1 percent of May's all-time high.
Hints that the Fed will begin slowing its bond buying have sparked a near 5 percent rally in the dollar and a 50-basis point or so rise in the benchmark 10-year U.S. bond yield since mid-June, which has sent jitters through world markets.
Peter de Bruin, a senior economist at ABN Amro, said he expected the minutes to show a consensus forming at the Fed to start scaling back its $85 billion-a-month stimulus program in September, following a recent pick-up in U.S. data.
U.S. Treasuries were little changed at 2.6247 percent as U.S. trading began and benchmark German Bunds were also steady in Europe.
"I think we have already seen the main fireworks from the Fed's intentions to taper (scale back stimulus)," de Bruin said. "I would be surprised if we saw another strong rise in yields"
In the currency market, the dollar was down against the yen and a basket of currencies .DXY as traders locked in some of the U.S. currency's recent gains. <FRX/>
The drop also gave the euro and sterling a breather. Both tumbled the previous day, hurt by growing signs that central banks in the euro zone and Britain will keep policy loose for a long time.
Europe's broad FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 share index had seen a positive start to the day but soon buckled as data showing China's exports fell for the first time in 17 months was followed by soft manufacturing figures from France, the Netherlands and Greece.
Ahead of the U.S. restart, the index was starting to edge back but was still down 0.2 percent, with London's FTSE, Frankfurt's DAX and Paris's CAC 40 down 0.3 to 0.4 percent.
MSCI's world index .MIWO00000PUS was up 0.2 percent, however, after a late rally in Chinese shares, sparked by talk of policy easing to combat slowing growth there.
China's slowing economy is troubling for Europe, whose economies are struggling to recover from the banking and debt crises.
With German firms selling increasing amounts to China, Deutsche Bank economist Gilles Moec said the euro zone's biggest economy would feel its slowdown the most.
"German exporters are disproportionately affected, because they tend to focus on sectors which are specifically struggling in China at the moment," Moec said.
Italian government bonds saw only a muted 7 basis points rise after S&P downgraded the country's debt to BBB late on Tuesday on concerns over its economy.
Spanish bonds felt the biggest impact, lagging most other euro zone debt as the S&P cut raised fears about its own weak credit rating. <GVD/EUR>
"The downgrade is a signal we are not ready to outperform for an enduring period in the periphery," BNP Paribas rate strategist Patrick Jacq said.
With many investors waiting for the Fed minutes, gold rebounded from light falls to trade near a one-week high and growth-attuned copper turned positive after initially falling on the Chinese data.
Oil prices on both sides of the Atlantic also rose, with the U.S. benchmark climbing to a 14-month high near $105 a barrel, buoyed by a sharp decline in fuel stockpiles in top oil consumer the United States.
"The market is too high from a fundamentals point of view," said Jonathan Barratt, chief executive of Sydney-based commodity research firm Barratt's Bulletin. "It is riding on the back of expectations of a revival in U.S. demand."
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iPhone 5S preorders
One of the recent rumors says that at least next iPhone is designed under Steve Jobs, it will be released soon after the half of June 2013, will be joined by a faster processor, and a better high-end foto/video camera, a killer software feature is comming, 5S is already on production, is expected that this mobile device to have wireless-charging technology and NFC, plus many other wanted fans' wishes.
As usually, first iPhone 5S pre-orders are available soon after the official release date, at prices not so far than the previouse versions of this smartphone. The strongest battle from U.S. in race to bring this mobile devices on american markets will be among the main mobile operators: AT&T Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, U.S. Cellular, T-Mobile and so on. If we are looking to the past, in the history of previous releases of iPhone made by U.S. mobile carriers, then we can expect a range of prices for the next iPhone!


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JVC Everio Camera Release Video from Craig Kotilinek on Vimeo.
Well I didn't see this one coming, but my JVC Everio product release video made it all the way to Times Square. JVC has a digital billboard in one of the most heavily trafficked areas in the world, and the video they have up for the worldwide release of the new Everio camera was created by CSK Creative.
The video is a mix of stock footage (because it would have cost too much to fly me to all these locations to shoot these scenes) with integrated motion graphics as well as live action footage I shot on location here in central florida. The live action shots are the field, cave diving and camping parts. The final graphics shot was composited with the actual Everio camera at my studio's green screen. I did a screen replacement in After Effects as well as matted out the bolt needed to shoot the camera turning a perfect 360-degree rotation. The graphics we used were partly recycled from the last project we did and integrated with the spinning Everio camera, and the result is a polished graphics end card that integrates seamlessly with the look and feel of the JVC Everio camera. Check out the video below for the compositing (visual effects) as well as the final video above.
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Although it was hot, I still had to wear tights, just because my legs are definitely too white to show them off (big no no).
I'm wearing the , now famous cream sweater with shoulder sparkles from Primark, just in case it get's cold because you never know here...
The animal print blouse(ZARA) just brings a touch of colour & pattern to the outfit because I don't want to look boring when I'm out and about, walking the dog. I just love this shirt, it a very light weight fabric and you can easily wear it on a hot spring day, but I wouldn't go as far as saying a summer day
Shorts are by Primark and I think they are really cute and summery. The elephant detail pattern is just so cute, I couldn't resist them, they were only 10£ (a bargain!). I think they go very well with the outfit because you need to pay attention to the bottom part to notice that there are some cute elephants on my pants. I will get a lot of wear out ofthem during the summer, I'm sure.
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I love your outfit, super cute!
Your bag is just gorgeous.
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