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by Duncan Wells
Scene Five
Lovers In A Dangerous Time
Music Cue: None - Scene: Jessica Porter's home.
Jessica is wearing a revealing evening dress. Hayworth is in a white shirt and suit pants. He is staring out the window and fretting over the situation.
Jessica is wearing a revealing evening dress. Hayworth is in a white shirt and suit pants. He is staring out the window and fretting over the situation.
Jessica: A pencil nub?
Hayworth: Thats' what I said.. a pencil nub and on top of that, one of the stones from the knife handle must have come loose and fallen off because they have that in their possession as well. This is not good Jessica. This one tiny stone could lead them to us.
Jessica: To what though Hilton? I got rid of all the evidence - your clothes, your shoes, the knife and anything else you had with you.
Hayworth: What did you do with it?
Jessica: (Pause) I burned it all.
Hayworth: You burned the knife?
Jessica: No silly! I threw it in Lake St. Martha. When I was visiting my mother. I took it to the lake and tossed it in.
Hayworth sighs
Jessica: What?
Hayworth: Nothing. It's just that .well, it's been in the family for three generations.
Jessica: Yes, I know but...
Hayworth: Never mind .forget it it's it's just a knife it's better to be safe than sorry.
Pause. She comforts him
Jessica: Hilton, what about this pencil they found?
Hayworth: I just told you. They found a pencil nub at the crime scene. The nub of a damned pencil!
Jessica: But what does a pencil nub have to do with anything?
Hayworth: They found it lying next to his body.
Jessica: But but still what does it have to do with anything?
Hayworth: It means that someone was there Jessica. Someone was there and we have no way of knowing if they were in the vicinity when I killed him or if they arrived after the fact.
Jessica: But the pencil could have been lying there in the grass for days even weeks.
Hayworth: There was no pencil there Jessica.
Jessica: You can't be sure of that. It was a pencil nub! It was small!
Hayworth: The grass was short. I was there for a full fifteen minutes before he arrived. I stared at the ground around me as I paced and I was pacing back and forth in the exact spot where his body fell. It was orange. I would have seen a damned orange pencil no matter how small it was.
Jessica: Oh please Hilton. Don't get yourself so worked up. The train just finished passing by. They'll blame it on railroad bums.
Hayworth: Yes Jessica! Railroad bums with pencil nubs and rubies.
Jessica: Oh Hilton!
Hayworth: Damned stone! If they ever thought to trace it! Christ!
Jessica: The knife is gone Hilton. They have nothing to trace it to, now stop it! No one in their right mind would suspect you did it. It wouldn't even cross their minds to look at you.
Hayworth: Me? Jessica, this is not just me. This is you too! This is us, and you and I...we...we have got to make a pact.
Jessica: (Amused) A pact?
Hayworth: Yes! A pact. We have to promise each other not to breathe a word about this.
Jessica: Tsk! Well, of course! Gawd!
Hayworth: I mean not breathe a word, ever!
Jessica: Hilton, do you think I'm an idiot.
Hayworth: The knife is gone, right?
Jessica: I just told you that.
Hayworth: And the clothes?
Jessica: Hilton, they're gone! I burned them, ok?
He paces
Hayworth: Ok .ok .first we we can't be seen in any way shape or form to be having any type of relationship.
Jessica: What?
Hayworth: Jessica?
Jessica: But you and I talked about our living arrangements, about my living arrangements, about .about marriage.
Hayworth: Jessica, you can't expect to simply move in with me just like that at least not now. We have to allow for time. It has to at least appear that any relationship we have in public happened naturally. We meet at a company function. We chat, we laugh and people see us enjoying each others company. It has to appear that we discovered each other after the fact.
Jessica: But Hilton, that's ridiculous!
Hayworth: It's not ridiculous, Jessica. It's common sense.
Jessica: Well, how long do you expect me to wait?
Hayworth: A year
Jessica: A year?
Hayworth: maybe even two.
Jessica: Oh Hilton, stop it! That's crazy!
Hayworth: Jessica, we have to give this some time. Things have got to settle before we can go parading through the streets of Beldune as a couple.
Jessica: But a year?
Hayworth: Yes, a year! And I mean, at least a year.
Jessica: Ha! Hilton, I'm not your whore you know. I'm not going to be left to live in this dump just so you can come by whenever you want to have sex.
Hayworth: Jessica we have got to be discreet.
Jessica: Discreet? Oh, yes, that's just fine for you isn't it! I'll be discreet so you can just go on living your life like nothing has changed.
Hayworth: Jessica, this is murder!
Jessica: What am I supposed to do, Hilton, pretend that we're married?
Hayworth: For Christ sake, will you listen to me? This is murder!
Jessica: I know what it is Hilton, but you promised me that we would get married as soon as James was out of the way.
Hayworth: Jessica!
Jessica: That's what you said!
Hayworth: Jessica!!!
Jessica: What?
Hayworth: This - is - murder! Mur-der!
Jessica: I said, I know.
Pause. He sighs and allows the tension to pass.
Hayworth: Jessica sweetheart look if we are ever caught we will be hung. It's the law. If you murder someone in cold blood, they hang you. We will be put on trial, and we will be hung by our necks until we are dead.
She sighs defeat
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Jessica: I suppose.
Hayworth: Good. Now listen to me please.
Jessica: I'm listening, Hilton. I'm listening.
Hayworth: You're going to have to visit James' gravesite on a regular basis once a week for the first five or six months and after that well, maybe once every month or so. You have to play the role of the grieving widow it's very important that you do that if not well .
Jessica: People will suspect.
Hayworth: Yes, they will. And suspicion is something neither of us can afford.
Jessica: I understand Hilton.
Hayworth: Thank you. It's important. I mean, someone may have seen me do this.
Jessica: Nobody saw you.
Hayworth: Yes, but Jessica, the pencil.
Jessica: Hilton, if someone saw you, don't you think the police would have been at your door by now? Now, stop it.
Hayworth: But how did it get there? Who left it there?
Jessica: I don't know.
Hayworth: Gawd! It it should have been staged as an accident. I mean, what the hell was I thinking? Killing him with my own bare hands. Christ! How stupid! We could have staged it as an accident and we would have been done with it. Gawd!
She comforts him again
Jessica: Stop it Hilton. You're going to drive yourself crazy. What's done is done. It's over. It's too late to change things now. He's dead, he's gone, no one saw you, it's over and we're finally free to be together.
Hayworth: Yes but not now, right?
Jessica: I understand Hilton. Not now. We have to wait. I can wait, and I will wait.
Hayworth: You can't be seen as the widow of a murdered man who suddenly jumped into a marriage with someone else, right?
Jessica: You're absolutely right.
Hayworth: So so just promise me .promise me that there will be no talk of the murder between you and I ever again.
Jessica: I promise.
Hayworth: Promise me that you will continue to behave as one of my employees.
Pause. She closes her eyes, takes a deep breath and reluctantly responds
Jessica: I promise.
Hayworth: It's proper, it's safe and it's extremely important that we remain as distant as possible.
Jessica: I agree.
Hayworth: Do you understand?
Jessica: Yes Hilton.. I do honest, I do I understand
She brushes his face with her hands between the lines
this is our secret .and I promise you, until the end of time, it will remain our secret I promise never to utter a word. Until you and I are together, I promise to look the other way when I pass you in the street so people won't ever suspect ..I promise to behave as any good employee of the Hayworth Fabric Company would behave .and I promise to be here for you until the time comes that we can finally tell the world about our love I promise whatever length of time it takes.
She embraces him.
..I can wait.
Lights fade on Scene Five and rise on Scene Six - even transition.
Scene Six
Who's The Pretty Little Baby?
Music Cue: Here Comes The Bride - Scene: Missus Jeffrey's home.
The music overlaps the scene where we see Missus Smith and Missus Gordon are seated, doing needle point and chatting. Music fades.
The music overlaps the scene where we see Missus Smith and Missus Gordon are seated, doing needle point and chatting. Music fades.
Missus Smith: Hilton Hayworth is nobody's fool. A man with his kind of money doesn't get rich by being stupid.
Missus Gordon: He can't be all that smart. I mean he was stupid enough to marry Jessica Porter.
Missus Jeffrey enters with a small tray with cookies.
Missus Jeffrey: What are you two talking about? There's nothing wrong with Jessica Porter.
Missus Smith: Oh no dear. There's nothing wrong with Jessica Porter except for the fact that she's a little trollop!
Missus Jeffrey: What? What are you talking about?
Missus Smith: Well, she got herself a little love nest up there in St. Martha. Didn't you know?
Missus Jeffrey: Where did you hear that?
Missus Gordon: I was told he was only 20 years old.
Missus Jeffrey: 20 years old? My God, that's awful!
Missus Gordon: I heard his family owns a chocolate candy company.
Missus Smith: I hear they're rotting with money.
Missus Gordon: Money! Money! Those types of girls; that's all they're interested in. Money! My God, it's disgusting! They'll do anything for a dollar.
Missus Smith: Oh dear, a dollar?
Missus Gordon: Oh stop it!
Missus Smith: A dollar, you say?
Missus Smith and Missus Gordon laugh
Missus Jeffrey: Who told you this? Stop it you two! Who told you this?
Missus Smith: Jack Johnson who works on the trains, that's who. He says she takes the train twice a month to St. Martha and the same young fellow is there to meet her. They're kissin' an' holding hands and acting all googly-eyed.
Missus Jeffrey: Jessica Porter?
Missus Gordon: Everybody in town knows.
Missus Smith: Except you of course. You should get out more often.
Missus Jeffrey: What about Mr. Hayworth? Does he know?
Missus Gordon: I don't think so. If he did , I'm sure he would have had her out the front door by now.
Missus Smith: Yes, out the door on the business end of his boot.
Missus Jeffrey: Are you sure about this?
Missus Smith: What, you want photographs?
Missus Jeffrey: I just find it hard to believe. Her and Hilton Hayworth have only been married for a little less than two years.
Missus Smith: Yes, and two years before that she was married to James Porter.
Missus Gordon: God rest his soul.
Missus Smith: James Porter, Hilton Hayworth and now this young man from St. Martha's? My God, the poor dear girl must get bored easily.
Missus Jeffrey: Well, that's not fair now. Her first husband was two years deceased. It's not like she took up with Hayworth while he was still living. She still visits her husband's grave with flowers. That in itself proves something about the woman. She's devoted.
Missus Smith: She's devoted alright. Devoted to herself.
Missus Gordon: And money!
Missus Smith: And sex.
Missus Gordon: Oh stop it!
Missus Smith: Don't tell me to stop it.
Missus Jeffrey: Sex? Now there's something I haven't thought of in a while.
Missus Gordon: Now, don't you start.
Missus Jeffrey: Well, no, I was just saying, that's all.
Missus Gordon: Imagine! Her in her forties and having . making . doing .it .you know with a twenty year old.
Missus Smith: Yes imagine!
Missus Smith imagines
Missus Gordon: It's just not right. It's just not proper. I mean really, can you imagine? Will you stop that?
Missus Smith: Oh sorry. I was just thinking.
Missus Jeffrey: You know, I must be getting old because I haven't thought about sex since Morrison's father passed away.
Missus Gordon: Well, don't start thinking about it now.
Missus Jeffrey: Oh don't be silly! Ha! Actually I didn't think too much about sex when he was alive either. I mean, he would roll on top of me, grunt one, two, maybe three times and then roll off.
Missus Gordon: We don't need to hear this you know.
Missus Jeffrey: But it's true.
Missus Smith: At this age, I'll take it anyway I can get it. A roll and a grunt would suit me fine just about now.
Missus Jeffrey: Honest to God. It soooo true.
Smith and Jeffrey laugh. Gordon shakes her head in disbelief at the two.
Morrison: Mumma?
Missus Jeffrey: Shush! We're in here dear.
Morrison Enters
Morrison: Mumma? Morrison got tea. Iss hot!
Missus Jeffrey: Well don't burn yourself sweetheart.
Missus Smith: Hello Morrison.
Missus Gordon: What a good boy.
Morrison: Hello Missah Smit'. Tank you Missah Gor'n.
Morrison: Issa one for you.
Missus Smith: Thank you Morrison.
Morrison: An' issa one for you!
Missus Gordon: Thank you dear.
Morrison: An' issa one for Mumma an' tha's all. See?
Missus Jeffrey: Morrison, did you know that Missus Smith has photographs of her grand daughter?
Morrison: Uh uh!
Missus Gordon: Oh please no! Not the pictures again.
Missus Smith: What? You didn't see my pictures?
Morrsion: Uh uh! Morrison Jeffrey din see nuttin'.
Missus Smith: Well, let me show them to you dear.
Missus Jeffrey: Be careful with them Morrison.
She hands him a packet of photographs
Missus Smith: Her name is Tessa and she just celebrated her first birthday.
Morrison: Tessa.
Missus Smith: Her mom and dad just moved here from Paulston. They live in Beldune now. Isn't she pretty?
Morrison: She pretty baby Tessa.
Missus Smith: Oh wait until you see the one where she's sleeping.
Missus Gordon: We saw it already.
Missus Smith: I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to Morrison.
Morrison: She a pretty sleeping baby.
Missus Smith: Isn't she an angel?
Morrison: Uh huh (He sings) Who da pretty liddle baby? Tessa is the pretty baby's name
Missus Gordon: Oh Morrison, that's so sweet of you.
Morrison: I jus' I jus' made it up now iss good, huh? Issa good song
He returns his attention to the photographs
ha yeah sure iss a pretty angel baby Missah Smit'. A pretty little angel baby an' an' maybe I cou' baby sit her too, huh?
Missus Smith: Baby sit? You? Oh I don't think so dear.
Morrison: Not now, but when she bigger. I cou' do dat.
Missus Smith: Well I really think .
Morison: But I be a good baby sitter and you wou'n have to pay me no money. I do it for free.
Missus Smith: Well, I'll mention it to her mother. I'll see what she says. Ok?
Missus Jeffrey: Morrison, give Missus Smith back her pictures now.
He passes the pictures to her in a heap. She puts them back inside the envelope.
Morrison: I take photograp', ok?
Missus Smith: Pardon me?
Morrison: I take .um ..I take photograp' of baby?
Missus Smith doesn't understand
Missus Smith: Ahh yes ..these are photographs .
She looks to the others to assure her that she understands what he just said
That's what he said, right?
Missus Gordon Shrugs
Missus Jeffrey: Morrison dear, you can go to your room now if you want.
Morrison: K Mumma I go take photograp', K? Morrison go!
He exits
Missus Gordon: Did he say he took one of your pictures?
Missus Smith: I think that's what he said but I didn't see him take one and I do believe they're all still here.
Missus Jeffrey: I don't know what's wrong with you two. You can't understand English or what? He said he took a photograph of the baby.
Neither Smith or Gordon understand
Missus Jeffrey: Up here in his head. He took a photograph of the baby. Morrison has a photographic memory.
Missus Smith: Oh yes! The photographic memory. We forgot.
Missus Jeffrey: He's an artist.
Missus Gordon: We know dear. You told us.
Missus Smith: Many times in fact. Of course we've never seen any of these works of art.
Missus Gordon: But I'm sure they exist.
Missus Smith: Oh, indeed. I'm sure they do.
Missus Jeffrey: Will you two stop it? I already told both of you -
Missus Smith: Yes, yes we know. They're in his room.
Missus Gordon: And he doesn't want anyone to see them .which of course means that you won't get to see that photograph of little Tessa he took up there in his head.
Missus Jeffrey: Alright! That's fine. You two have your fun. Morrison doesn't have to prove anything to anyone .
Missus Smith: Oh stop it! You know we think the world of Morrison.
Pause. Smith and Gordon look at each other with a smirk.
of course we would still like to see one of these works of art you keep going on about.
Missus Jeffrey: I already told you, they're up in his room and he doesn't want anyone to see them.
Smith and Gordon suppress laughter. Missus Jeffrey shakes her head in disgust and returns to her needle point
Oh just shut up the two of you! Gawd! Tsk!
As lights fade on Scene Six and rise on Scene Seven - even transition.


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Archive for July, 2005
North Kivu by HRW
This Human Rights Watch report covers the violence in the specific areas of North Kivu where we went last fall, during that period, and also goes into amazing detail about the political dimensions of violence meaningless to us at the time.
Friends, my hiatus from the site is not permanent. While BJ is in Uganda working for Witness.org, we have translated most of the footage and hope to put it together by summer's end. Meanwhile, it's been about putting together promotional material and searching for funding. I am also working on a new website with video uplinks. Do check back here eventually (a month or so?) for updates, but patience is the watchword.
Congo's fortunes are neither up or down, and a dire situation continues unabated. Some reporters do their jobs well– I liked this article recently in the Boston Globe— but as you may read, hope really is only a glimmer.
N.B.: DOCS Africa has changed its name to HEAL Africa after some changes to the organization. Their new site is www.healafrica.org. Please give them all your money.

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This week Koen and I decided to bake our own bread for a change. Koen has excellent baking skills which I attribute as a heritage from his parents who also are excellent cooks. Therefore, I guess it is in the genes. Me in the other hand … I have three distinct experiences that made me rethink my ability to bake. My first baking attempt was baking butter cookies which according to some are the easiest cookies to make. I disagree … My cookies were so hard that almost cost my whole family dental treatments. But I did not give up there; a while after I decided to bake a cake imaging that would be easier. Oh boy I was wrong…. The cake experience would have been fine if I hadn't forgotten one essential ingredient: SUGAR. Do you believe it?! I forgot to add sugar to my cake… and once more my guinea pigs (my family) suffered the consequences. Anyhow… after that I spend a while without adventuring myself in the baking world, which by the way made my family really thankful.
But a few months later I moved to Wales and there I was expected to make bread … Yeah… bread. Imagine me baking bread?! I freak it out! But I once more adventured myself in trying to bake. Poor People who decided to put me in charge of that. What I can say about that is that during the whole year I lived there I baked bread once. Anyhow… after that I was convinced that baking was not my cup of tea.
Then years later, I think when the traumatizing experiences were fading a bit away in my memories I decided that was time to try again. It was then that I came across to a Brazilian recipe that reminded of my childhood in Brazil. It was something my grandmother used to bake. And guess what? BREAD. Yes… I once more decided to bake bread. Well at this point everyone must be thinking that I was crazy for trying it again after all what happened in the past and that for sure it would be another unsuccessful story. But as one would say "who lives from the past is museum!" and with this though in mind and with my boyfriends support I went for it!! And guess what?! It did work!!!! Yeah I guess you could figure that out by now otherwise why would I be writing all of this in a cooking blog, right?! Hahah… Anyhow… the oven buns turned out great!! Really fluffy and tasty. The recipe is easy to follow. If you don't believe me then try it for yourself. And enjoy!! Sooo… my message for all those who don't feel that they have the skills or have being failing in baking, is that don't give up! Keep up and one day you will succeed.
By Renata.
Pãezinhos de leite (milk bread)
Original recipe from: Linda Jackman
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Serves: 9
- 1 teaspoon of dry yeast
- 1 1/4 cup (300 ml) warm milk
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 3 cups (375 g) flour
- 1/4 teaspoon (tsp) salt
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) butter, melted and at room temperature
Prep: 10 min | Cook: 20 min | Extra time: 1 hour, resting
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in milk and add the sugar. In a separate bowl, sift the flour with the salt and mix with molten butter.
2. Combine the yeast with the flour. Put this dough on a floured surface and knead the dough until smooth and elastic. Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl. Cover with a clean dish towel and let it rise in a warm dry place for 45 minutes.
3. Put the dough on a floured surface and divide into just nine balls. Place balls of dough into a greased and floured baking tray that measures about 23 inches. Cover rolls and let them rise for another 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 220 ° C.
4. Bake the loaves for 15 to 20 minutes or until colored and fluffy. Serve the bread still warm.
P.S. This kind of bread is not savory, normally you eat it with sweets or just butter. Therefore if you wish to have saltier buns feel free to add more salt.


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Welcome to our page …
Above is our latest winning photograph, taken by our Year 5 'Photographer of the Week', for the theme of 'Wood' – just love the lighting and focussing on this one! Below are some further ones taken by our club members, all following the week's theme of 'Wood' – well done one and all!
Our club meets every Wednesday after school and is open to Year 5 & 6 children. It's all about finding and improving our 'photographic-eye' along with developing our editing skills – it's also about having fun, being creative and understanding there's no such thing as a bad photograph if you like it!
Every fortnight, the club members will be given a theme to base their photographs around and at the end of the second week, we will judge our favourite. The winner will have their framed photograph displayed in the school corridor and will be allowed to take home that print when a winner is chosen for the next theme. We will also celebrate some of the best runner-up images on this page and the school's Facebook page too.
The next theme is to be: 'Circles'
You can also re-visit our previous theme photographs that club members have taken – just click here.
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Tuesday Musing of a Pastor – Can I see Jesus Thru Your Politics?
January 24, 2017
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Can I See Jesus Thru Your Politics?
Perspective: Nascar is one of America's most popular and widely televised sports. It is standard procedure for prayer to be offered before the races. People stand in respect while prayer is offered by a minister. Engines roar into life filling the air with throaty raspings like slow rolling thunder. Beer cans are popped. Not a little profanity follows. The race is on, tires screaming, crowds yelling, metal against metal, lights flashing, flags waving and sometimes horrific crashes. And prayer will be offered again next race.
Evangelicals were the extra push for electing President Obama.
Eight years later Evangelicals have had a change of heart and have elected President Trump.
President Obama was pro-abortion and pro-gay and rarely went to church if we trust the media to have given an honest report.
President Trump leans pro-life and is not as pro-gay – the jury is still out.
President Obama could not come to use the term "Islamic terrorists".
President Trump used the term in his Inaugural Address.
President Obama was reluctant to put emphasis on the God of the Bible.
President Trump had a rabbi, Catholic priest, and four Protestants ministers participate in inaugural ceremonies – three of these defined as Pentecostals. No Koran was present for the ceremony.
There is a euphoria among many church-going people in America. There is the expectation that Christianity is once again becoming the dominant religion of America.
Yet, there are caveats. Trump will not drink alcoholic beverages but owns a winery.
His current marriage is a third.
He owns casinos.
We are a divided nation with irrational divides.
While writing this Musing there is a women's march in Washington, DC, and other cities around the world to protest Trumpism. However, a women's group whose leader voted against Trump is denied marching in today's protest because the group she leads is pro-life.
Dare we be so mundane as to reflect on history? Who would suggest that we might learn something from history? Is each generation not entitled to determine its own destiny without debt to God or forebears?
Constantine was a soldier. His army proclaimed him as emperor. According to Wikipedia, "Constantine enacted many administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire." His leadership easily impacted a thousand years and maybe even until today.
Constantine served under Diocletian and saw the horrible persecution of Christians. When he became the ruler of the Roman Empire he was the first emperor to declare Christianity to be the state religion. He personally called, attended and even helped to officiate gatherings of Christians. He was instrumental in the formation of the Nicene Creed.
Hats off.
But not so quick. Constantine insisted on formalized religion, giving it art, elevating the ceremony of worship, providing tax money for robes of clergy and helping to build Christian churches. The Roman Catholic Church is a direct result of Emperor Constantine.
Constantine's interpretation of Christianity and how it should be practiced divided believers…followers…Christians. The war was on. Those who formalized religion for a thousand years sought diligently to totally crush all semblance of Christianity that was not Roman Church. Militant efforts were employed to destroy persons, literature, and evidence that was not approved by the Roman Church, e.g., Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation was not the first protest nor the last.
John Tyndale and countless others paid with their lives to say "No" to the Roman Church.
Let us be glad for all that is good. But if we will wrap our religion in the cloak of government we are fools. We betray our Lord. We betray reasonable history. We betray reason.
We are Christians who have denied ourselves and taken up our cross to follow Jesus. We need no crutch. We need not wait on politicians. We need not be like a yo-yo swinging on the vicissitudes of political elections.
We march on. We preach the Gospel, the full Gospel, in fear of God and Judgment Day.
We refuse to subvert our message. There is one Lord, one Hope, one Cross, one hell, one heaven. "Behold, all souls are mine," (Ezekiel 18). "Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess" (Romans 14:11).
Respectfully, I submit that the church is strengthened under persecution.
Respectfully, I submit that this is a dangerous hour tempting us to believe that gentle winds are blowing. We are being encouraged to leave port. Biblically, the storm ahead will inevitably blow us in the direction of a world government with an anti-christ ruler. This world will not be a utopia without Jesus ruling.
There are good governments and bad governments. Righteous rulers bless a nation.
Wicked rulers corrupt a people. Government without Jesus as Lord is human, flawed and terminal.
Let us be careful to do what we were called to do: Follow Jesus who shall reign forever and ever (Isaiah 9:7). When the show is over let us be sure when we lift our eyes we only see Jesus and that we are unashamed of how we have lived our lives and preached the Gospel.
In these times may we refuse to allow social media, politics and public opinion to preempt our commitment to "Let us go that we may die with him [Jesus]" (John 11:16).
If your politics come first it is difficult for me to see Jesus in you.
Pastor Bare


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Repairs to a local bridge which has become an eyesore for the Newbridge community will begin in the autumn.
TransportNI confirmed that it will carry out work to repair a bridge parapet before the end of financial year.
A safety fence at a nearby picnic site will be replaced this autumn.
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster Patsy McGlone has welcomed confirmation that repairs will be carried out at Newbridge.
The Mid Ulster MLA had contacted Transport NI to raise concerns at the poor condition of the bridge and the nearby picnic site.
"I welcome confirmation from Transport NI that plans are being developed to replace the existing parapet on the bridge at Newbridge with a new galvanised parapet," said Mr McGlone.
"The bridge is currently in a very poor condition and is an eyesore for the local community and for visitors to the area.
"The safety barrier at the nearby picnic site has also collapsed and Transport NI have agreed to replace it with a new barrier on steel posts.
"It is disappointing that facilities in rural areas are allowed to deteriorate into such an unacceptable state of disrepair before action is taken.
"I will be in contact with Transport NI to ensure that these repairs are carried out in a prompt and satisfactory manner."
A DFI spokesperson said: "TransportNI can confirm that it will carry out work to repair the parapet at Newbridge and to replace the safety fence at the nearby picnic area/car park.
"The safety fence should be replaced this autumn. The work to replace the bridge parapet is more extensive and it is hoped this will be carried out before the end of the financial year."


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A new geology theory featuring a rapid continental drift powered by a meteorite impact as an alternative to plate tectonics.
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I was working on my upcoming post How To Come Up With Eye-Catching Titles, browsing some popular magazine covers to see how do they come up with sensational headlines. I stumbled upon an article on Cosmopolitan magazine on Wikipedia. My eyes were immediately drawn to the cover of the 1936 June issue that looked like a work of art, so strikingly different from the June 2001 issue.
I was so amazed by the contrast, not only in images but also in the absence of all those catchy headlines on the old magazine cover. That's when I became very curious to see how other magazine covers evolved over time. When and how did our perceptions and values change? How was the branding developed? When did we start promote magazines, books, websites, blogs differently? What's with our obsession with writing the eye-catching titles, when did that become so important?
1. Time
If you look at my collage above with the Time magazine covers, you'll get some answers to those questions. On the very first issue of the first weekly news magazine in US you'll notice the absence of the iconic red border on the March 1923 cover, which instead featured an ornate border with a black&white drawing of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. It will take almost 4 years for Time publishers to finally come up with the unique branding feature of the magazine, although the January 1927 issue still kept the ornate border, that would soon disappear from future editions.
In April 1966 Time magazine used a type only cover for the first time in its controversial issue questioning "Is God Dead?". Until 1970s the covers were always featuring one topic, unlike most magazine covers today where readers are bombarded with intriguing titles. The shift towards featuring more than one topic can be seen on the December 1980 cover dedicated to John Lennon – the top right corner appears folded out, revealing another story: "Poland: The Test of Wills". Finally, the modern issues of TIME magazine are devoting the top section of the cover to three additional topics besides the one in the main area.
2. Cosmopolitan
Over a century old, originally Cosmopolitan was launched as a family magazine in 1886. The changes in owners over the years were obviously reflecting its style and content. Did you know that George Bernard Shaw was writing for the early issues of Cosmopolitan?
Compare the cover of March 1894 issue with the May 1896 edition, and then December 1929 issue with the June 2007 – almost a century later. What a mind-boggling difference, wouldn't you agree? The first issues of Cosmo looked more like journals with the book-like content structure on the cover and were not that aesthetically pleasant as the future editions. If look closely, you'll notice that already in 1894 Cosmopolitan tried accentuating two of the magazine articles in Big headlines at the top.
However, it will take a few more decades for Cosmo creators to learn how to lure readers with the shocking headlines like "13 Ways To Feminine Satisfaction", which were cleverly targeting not only women but also men, especially with headlines like these: "Wives Who Cheat – the surprising facts most men couldn't imagine" or "My Husband Taught Me To Drive (right up the wall!)".
3. Vogue
Vogue was established as a fashion society magazine in 1892, and considered by many as the "most influential fashion magazine". Note the modifications in the choice of the typeface for the title, style and illustrations from September 1916 to January 1926 to the modern days.
Check out the August 1940 cover where the title was spelled out by the model in different positions. Once again, no multiple headlines were popping at Vogue readers until decades later.
4. Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair was successfully launched in 1914. Already in 1915 it featured more pages of ads than any other US magazines. It however "died" in 1936 only to be "resurrected" in 1983. Today the magazine is well known for its controversial photography, covers and articles, including the May 2006 edition that revealed the identity of Deep Throat, who was the source of all the scoop on the Watergate scandal.
Perhaps we can discover the secret of its success by following the growth of the magazine from its inaugural issue of 1914 to caricature illustrations of 1930s to the provocative 1991 cover with pregnant Demi Moore by famous celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz to the modern editions.
5. Rolling Stone
Who would've thought that the first issue of the world's most famous music magazine was only a newspaper, but the one that stood out amongst other underground newspapers from the very beginning. Jann Wenner, one of the magazine founders who is still its editor and publisher, wrote that Rolling Stone "is not just about the music, but about the things and attitudes that music embraces."
The amazing thing about the Rolling Stone's metamorphosis from a newspaper to magazine is the fact that, unlike many other famous publications, it kept practically the same typeface and style for the title logo from its birth in 1967 all the way to the XXI century.
"In 1970, with the arrival of Annie Leibovitz, an art student in San Francisco, the cover of Rolling Stone went from spontaneous to specially crafted", reflected Jann Wenner in the 1000th issue of the magazine with a very expensive 3D cover that featured 154 of Wenner's celebrity friends. (If anyone who reads this post owns that collector's issue, would you please ship it to me for free? ;-))
Rolling Stone's 1981 cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono was proclaimed to be the best magazine cover of the last 40 years by American Society Of Magazine Editors. That photograph was taken by Leibovitz just hours before Lennon was shot in December 1980.
6. National Geographic
National Geographic Magazine published its first issue in 1888 as the official journal of the National Geographic Society (later the word "Magazine" was dropped from the title).
Check out the magazine's cover transformation from the issue of January 1915 to July 1969 to April 2007. For almost a century every cover of the magazine is framed with the distinctive yellow border, that makes National Geographic branding instantly recognizable.
The magazine has earned the world's recognition with its book-like quality and the high-caliber photojournalism. The 1985 cover photo by Steve McCurry has eternalized the image of the 13-year old Afghan refuge Sharbat Gula and became one of the most widely reproduced photos in the world.
7. Fortune
Fortune magazine was founded by the media tycoon Henry Luce in February 1930, only four months after the Wall Street crash in 1929. The magazine indeed cost a "fortune" – $1 at a time when New York Times was only 5 cents. Was it the craziest ever move in the publishing industry? You be the judge – today the magazine is the Technorati version in the world of business with its ranked list of Fortune 500.
I was quite surprised to discover such artistic and creative covers of the early editions of Fortune magazine: from the illustration on the cover of August 1930 issue to the original presentation of Fortune's business directory on the cover of July 1957.
8. Esquire
Esquire was founded in 1933 as a magazine for men, and also thrived during the Depression era. The early editions became very popular due to the contributions of such renowned writers like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Just like with Rolling Stone, Esquire's title typeface and style didn't have substantial changes, except the type got thicker – take a look at the cover of October 1933 all the way to the present days using the handy search tool in the Esquire cover archive.
Sure, writing arresting headlines will help you to get the readers attention, but when you combine them with a killer art, such as the cover of May 1969 issue with Art Director George Lois's production of the drowning Andy Warhol in its own iconic art creation, can of Campbell Soup, you get a bomb exploding in people's heads when reading the shocking headline: "The final decline and total collapse of the American avant-garde" and looking at the screaming for help celebrity.
And sometimes all you need is a picture to deliver the message and get the expected reaction. George Lois definitely knew how to achieve that when he designed the cover of April 1968, with a depiction of Muhhamad Ali pierced with six arrows as St. Sebastian. Everyone immediately associated that cover with Muhammad Ali's indictment for refusing to fight in the Vietnam war: "I Ain't Got No Quarrel With The VietCong…"
I'm also very impressed by the Esquire cover designs in 2007, where Type is used not only for presenting headlines, but also cleverly integrated with the design itself and becoming an essential part of the overall image of the magazine.
So when exactly and WHO started the trend of luring readers with numerous catchy headlines, screaming from the magazine covers to be picked up, read and even purchased or subscribed to? Looks like from the middle of the twentieth century headlines started playing an essential role in magazine covers.
Hopefully, this article has inspired you to be more creative when coming up with the striking titles and meaningful images for your blogs.


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The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it is investigating recent developments at domestic carrier United Airways following the private carrier's suspension of operations, reconstruction of its board, resumption of operations and its trade pattern on bourses.
Shares in United Airways rose 7.34% on Friday as the carrier resumed operations after a three-day suspension over a conflict among board members.
The airline had suspended operations on Wednesday evening for an indefinite period after the company faced a cash crunch due to the failure of its reconstituted board to come up with a plan.


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I sat down with Little Man (age 6) to have my first look. I knew it was a wordless book but Little Man didn't. He saw the first page and said, "Cool!" The illustrations kind of jump out at you and your eyes beg to dive deeper into all that is occurring on each page. Being so caught up in the pictures, it took Little Man a few minutes to realize there weren't words.
The first few pictures show Noah and his wife living a normal life. The next set demonstrate the emotions that Noah felt upon hearing from God to build the boat. I love his wife's face in the image above. So telling. All of the emotions expressed are amazing. Next is an architecturally sketch of the ark. Little Man and I had a great conversation explaining that God give Noah specific instructions. Then the book takes you on the journey of building the ark, gathering animals, the flood, and God's promise.
I love the little things that Mr. Ludy adds to the story. The dinosaur helping to build the ark. The tears coming from Noah's eyes as he begs people to join him as a flood is coming. Snow falling and the clothes line on the ark. Fishing off the side of the ark and Noah's love for the animals. These add so much life to the story.
After reading through the story, I told Little Man that the illustrator hid a little mouse named Squeakers on each page. He has spent hours looking for this little mouse on every page. We have only found him on about 25% of the 64 pages. You really have to look! But in looking for Squeakers, you see so many aspects of the pictures that you would have missed otherwise. I found out that the author has not yet revealed where all the Squeakers are. So…we will continue to scour each page for the little mouse.
And because I have to give my honest opinion and show you both sides…
I feel like I know the story of Noah pretty well. But even then, I wasn't quite sure what the illustrator was trying to share on a few pages. Also, the book shows that Noah's children were born after Noah heard from God to build the boat. I am not a Bible scholar but I question the accuracy on this. (Be sure to contact me if you have wisdom to share!) Either way, I would encourage you to read the Biblical account of Noah before looking through the book. Without prior knowledge it would be hard to lead a child through this book.
Second, I felt like the pictures included a lot of modern touch. Once again, I am not a scholar on pre-flood tools and home products but I question whether Noah truly had hanging glass lanterns with decorative additions in the ark. The tools look very modern as well. The glass windows are gorgeous but not sure about timely. Then again, let me know if I am incorrect!
Last, a couple of illustrations can be a little dark by showing people falling to their death or drowning. While this is very accurate and a fact of life, it could be a little much for younger kiddos. I used the situation as a teachable moment to explain to Little Man that there are consequences for disobedience and not listening to God's warnings. No, it probably won't be death instantly, but disobedience has definite consequences. Then we discussed the consequences that he has when he choices his way over God's way.
No book will be 100%, exactly what you desire. But those few things can be wonderful conversations starters with your child (age appropriate, of course) if you grab hold of the opportunity.
In review: Noah: A Wordless Picture Book. Opening your eyes to a man who obeyed God.
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GDAX vs Gemini: Which Low-Fee Exchange is Better for You?
The U.S.-based exchanges GDAX and Gemini are among the world's most popular platforms for buying and selling cryptocurrencies. In this article we'll discuss common traits and critical differences between the two, so it'll be easier for you to choose which one to go for.
In this GDAX vs Gemini comparison we'll cover:
- GDAX vs Gemini: Side-by-Side Comparison
- Exchange Background Information
- Are They Safe?
- Interface and Features
- Trading Fees
- GDAX vs Gemini Summary
|Beginner Friendly?
|Deposit Methods
|Bank Transfer, Bank Wire, Cryptocurrency, Coinbase Transfer
|Bank Transfers, Bank Wires, Cryptocurrency
|Withdrawal Methods
|Bank Transfer, Bank Wire, Cryptocurrency, Coinbase Transfer
|Bank Transfer, Bank Wires, Cryptocurrency
|Purchase Fees
|~0.3% or less
|~1.0% or less
|Supported Cryptocurrencies
|Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash
|Bitcoin, Ethereum
|San Francisco, California, USA
|New York, New York, USA
|Trust Grade
|Customer Support
|Review & User Guide
|GDAX Review
|Visit GDAX
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GDAX was launched in 2015 as the "Coinbase Exchange" before switching to the GDAX brand in 2016. Owned by Coinbase, GDAX was created to cater to more advanced traders that find Coinbase a bit too beginner-friendly.
GDAX is based in San Francisco and is the 7th largest exchange by trading volume at time of writing.
Read our GDAX Review for more specific information on this platform.
The New York-based platform Gemini, was launched in 2015 by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss and has quickly become a very active exchange. Known for being one of the sector's most respected platforms, in only 2 years it has climbed into the top 20 in relation to trading volume and is currently the 16th largest exchange.
Read our Gemini Review for more specific information on this platform.
Security is one of the top concerns for every cryptocurrency enthusiast, and it's safe to say that both GDAX and Gemini take these concerns very seriously.
Being owned and operated by Coinbase, GDAX is blessed with the same level of security and top industry practices as its parent platform.
To start with, GDAX separates company funds from customer funds and never uses the latter for operational purposes. It then stores 98% of customers' cryptocurrency funds in secure offline cold storage and fully insures the remaining online crypto funds.
As for the USD balances, they are insured by FDIC up to USD 250,000 for U.S. based users.
Lastly, GDAX offer its users the same personal account security measures as Coinbase, which include: 2-Factor Authentication, ability to store fund in the "Coinbase Vault" and required verification for new devices.
Gemini offers similarly stringent security. The exchange is regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) and fully complies with digital asset regulations and consumer protection laws.
The FDIC insures all USD accounts, with funds held in a New York-chartered bank. All digital assets are put into cold storage and online assets are hosted on AWS, with all the additional security that comes with it.
Similarly to GDAX, Gemini also separates company operational funds from customer funds and offers 2-Factor Authentication to access personal accounts.
While both exchanges provide a pretty good user experience, Gemini offers a remarkably clean and intuitive interface. See below GDAX' and Gemini's respective UIs.
Gemini UI
- Cryptocurrencies supported: Unlike platforms such as Binance and Bittrex which offer trading for 80+ cryptocurrencies, GDAX and Gemini only support a few of the more popular coins. GDAX allows users to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin, while Gemini only supports Bitcoin and Ethereum.
- Payment methods: GDAX offers a wider range of deposit/withdrawal options than Gemini. While the latter only accepts bank transfers and bank wires, GDAX allows for Coinbase Transfers as well. When you create a GDAX account, you'll also get a Coinbase account that you can use to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin with a credit or debit card.
Although Gemini doesn't offer a wide variety of payment methods, it doesn't charge any fee for withdrawal and deposit of fiat using a bank account, which is a nice feature. Another plus on Gemini's side is that it allows for immediate trading when you deposit via bank transfer. This is a helpful feature if you don't want to miss out on low prices. It should be noted, however, that the same advantage doesn't apply to withdrawals: in this case, the transfer has to be fully processed before the user is allowed to withdraw fiat.
When it comes to trading fees, both platforms use a maker-taker fee structure. This system is aimed at offering transaction rebates to those who provide liquidity, while charging customers who take that liquidity.
GDAX fee structure can be seen below. The highest fee you can be charged is 0.3%, which is quite low in comparison with the other top cryptocurrency exchanges.
Gemini works in a similar way; however, the maximum fee you'll pay here is 1.0%, making GDAX a good bit cheaper.
If you are looking to trade the two biggest cryptocurrencies — Bitcoin and Ethereum — GDAX and Gemini are great safe and user friendly options. While both platforms have clear pluses, they also have a few downsides: credit cards are not a valid payment method and altcoins are not available for trading.
The main factors that differentiate the two, aside from their user interfaces, are that GDAX also gives users the ability to buy and sell Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash, and Gemini has higher fees.
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Australia-based Lendlease finally entered the residential property market in Singapore with the launch of Park Place Residences as its first housing project in the region.
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Early Decision deadline for Bentley is November 15.
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CNY 2013 Online Silence Auction to Support the Disabled People 《2013 农历新年网上无声拍卖》为残疾人士筹款 - Artists 作品画家
Links: Introduction 介绍 | Artists 作品画家 | How to Bid 投标方法 | News 新闻 #1 | News 新闻 #2 | Bid results 成绩揭晓
Artists 作品画家 – Damien
Damien was born in 1995 and soon he was diagnosed with autism. Damien's mother described him as possessing a loving and obedient personality. At first when Damien's mother brought him to art classes, she was not aware how well Damien could draw. However, it was Damien's sister who encouraged the mother to let Damien participating in Brian Ayers Art Exhibition 2008; he drew a painting of a lady wearing sarong with her hand holding a basket of fruits. Damien managed to secure a prize for this painting and his mother was very surprised and proud of him.
Moreover, this awarded painting had been selected to exhibit in Asia Para Art Exhibition held by Tokyo in 2009 and later on the organizer decided to keep the painting permanently. Damien's paintings are largely based on texture design. Those textures would make the paintings more dimensional. Bright and vivid colours enhance Damien's paintings and this has become his signature artwork. Damien's paintings are popular not only in Malaysia, but also in Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom. Those paintings are used to decorate home or office.
Presently, Damien attends art classes whilst participate in school band to enrich himself.
王学莹于1995年出 生,虽然患有先天性自闭症,但个性善良乖巧。据妈妈说,起初带他去上美术班,并没有对他的画画留下深刻的印象,然而妈妈在姐姐的鼓励之下,让他去为2008年的 布赖恩·艾尔 斯艺术展(Brian Ayers Art Exhibition)准备一幅参赛作品。学莹当时 画了一位穿纱笼的女人,手中端着一盘颜色缤纷的水果,结果这幅杰作得奖了,妈妈感到非常惊讶与自豪。
除此之外,学莹的画 画作品也曾于2009年在日本东京举办的Asia Para Art Exhibition被选为参展,之 后 该基金会决定永久性保留他的这幅作品。学莹大多 数的代表作是纹理设计的,这些纹理让画画变得有立体感,明亮鲜艳的色彩亦是他作品的特色。他的画画不管是在马来西亚、澳洲、日本和英国都备受欢迎,通常用来挂在他们的住家或办公室墙壁上,作为打亮室内光泽的效果。
学莹除了偶尔会上画画课,也 会 参加学校的乐队,充实自己的生活。
Artists 作品画家 – Zhi Wan 之婉
Zhi Wan has a learning disability. She has a hard time particularly in learning mathematics and vocabulary. Zhi Wan is the youngest child in her family, living together with her parents and two sisters. Zhi Wan's mother informed that since young, Zhi Wan loves to draw. Few of her paintings have been sold off recently. As Zhi Wan neither goes to class nor work, she would attend art class once a week to enrich herself.
In this coming Chinese New Year 2013, Zhi Wan's mother has suggested Zhi Wan to draw a painting based on the theme "Bowl". In Chinese tradition, a "Bowl" represents wealth. Zhi Wan decides on bright orange colour to paint the "Bowl" as bright orange colour symbolizes auspicious. This painting is original and has a unique concept.
之婉有学习障碍问题,因此对于文字和数学的学习都非常吃力。之婉在在家排行最小,和父母与两位姐姐同住。据黄妈妈说,之婉从小学一年级就开始热爱画画,近年来也卖出了好几幅作品。目前,她没 有上课也没有就职,但每个星期会上一堂的画画班,充实自己的生活。
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) continues to implement the Business Systems Modernization (BSM) Plan. The first release occurred in the summer of 2002 and was also referred to as Concept Demonstration. At that time it was operational for about five percent of the items in the Federal Government commodity groups.
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