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House hunters are doing it tough - with a majority of those looking to buy in Auckland rating it as a bad time to buy.
Experts say the frustrations are being caused by a continued lack of listings which will continue for some time, despite housing affordability becoming a major political issue.
The latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey, released today, showed its housing confidence index declined to 13 per cent from 23 per cent in the three months to January.
Confidence is lowest in Auckland and Christchurch, with net confidence now negative - indicating respondents feel it is a bad time to buy a house.
This was despite 66 per cent of Aucklanders surveyed saying they expected prices to continue to rise over the next 12 months.
"It's quite a battle to find the house that you actually want to buy, because of the low number of listings," said ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley.
"But even having found it, the competition you have with other buyers is pretty high. From a buyer's point of view, it's a challenging market at the moment."
Real Estate Institute chief executive Helen O'Sullivan said the number of properties being listed for sale was still "way down", despite climbing prices.
"There is a growing realisation that selling your property really only helps you to buy another one.
"Unless people are moving for a particular reason, there's just no motivation to bring your property to market. We are not seeing churn for the sake of churn."
Mr Tuffley said figures from Barfoot & Thompson showed lower levels of listings than at any time during the last housing boom.
The increase in prices from 2002-2007 were driven by strong demand. Today's Auckland house prices were more supply-driven, he said.
Another factor was low interest rates. Only 32 per cent of survey respondents expected interest rates to rise over the next 12 months.
Mr Tuffley said prices would likely continue to rise in Auckland and Christchurch this year. But more construction activity late this year or early next year will have a dampening effect.
"That's going to start meaning a lot more choice for buyers ... we'd expect that to moderate price growth over time. And, longer term, eventually interest rates will go up."
Taking the big plunge
The Micah family spent yesterday going from open home to open home - spurred on by the knowledge that prices are steadily climbing.
Speaking to the Herald after looking over a three-bedroom bungalow in Mt Roskill's Haycock Ave, the family said they had previously considered buying in 2008.
But now, with prices increasing and interest rates low, it seemed like "the sooner the better".
"Interest rates are low, but prices have gone up. When we compared 2008 and now, it has very much increased," said Richard Micah, an electronic technician.
"Now we are paying around $400 rent, and we don't know when the owner is going to increase it. He may ask us to vacate the house."
His wife, Grace Micah, said it would be tough to find a suitable home in the area.
They would reluctantly look at homes in West or South Auckland if necessary.
"The house where we are living at the moment [in Lynfield], it is quite convenient. My children go to uni, and the motorway is very close to us.
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Mike Tharp: Ten lessons to learn from war
Forty years ago this week I landed in Vietnam as a soldier.
When you read this, I'll be on a plane leaving Iraq after covering the war for the last six weeks as a correspondent.
Several volumes between them -- a dustup in Belize with Guatemala; South Korea's street fights for democracy; the Persian Gulf War; the L.A. riots; Somalia; Bosnia; Kosovo; Iraq last year.
Not a large library. Some of them more CliffsNotes than books. But they've all left their mark on me, the way some songs, novels, photographs, paintings and poems haunt you.
The U.S. military leaves formal footprints behind in a war. They're called "lessons learned" and "after-action reports."
This is a personal after-action report.
In the Editor's Note to our 2007 Special Report, "The War Comes to Merced," we quoted Plato: "Only the dead have seen the end of war." That's Lesson No. 1. As I've found over four decades, from carrying a rifle to carrying a pen, war will always be with us.
Young reporters, like our Corinne Reilly, who twice has covered the war in Iraq in sterling fashion, can count on a war coming along sometime during their careers. Fewer, it seems, want to bear battlefield witness today than my generation and earlier ones did. But if some Twitter dude or lady blogger wants to don the battle-rattle, good on 'em. It'll make them better journalists. And Americans need someone on the ground, watching and listening for them in the most important decision any human society ever makes.
Lesson No. 2 is that we Americans don't learn from our mistakes. Vietnam was a mistake. This war in Iraq was a mistake. We'll get out of it with fewer than the 58,257 dead from Nam. And the Iraqis probably won't lose 2-3 million, as the Vietnamese did. But we won't leave behind a functioning democracy or even, over time, a U.S. ally. As with Vietnam, the so-called leaders who sent our young people across the seas to fight failed to understand both the enemy and the nature of the war.
Lesson No. 3 is that few of those leaders will ever have to pay the price of their folly. The 4,300-plus American dead, 31,000-plus American wounded, hundreds of thousands of dead and maimed Iraqis have paid the cost. But not the McNamaras or the Bundys or the Cheneys or the Wolfowitzes or the Johnsons or Nixons or Bushes. They get medals and money. The ones who made the ultimate sacrifice get lost in the pages of history. Five of their names are carved in granite at Courthouse Park.
A learning curve leads to Lesson No. 4. By the time I got to Vietnam, America knew it was losing. The late Walter Cronkite had called it "a stalemate" the year before I stepped onto the tropical tarmac at Tan Son Nhut Airbase. Americans don't do stalemates. Before Tet in '68, American soldiers and Marines -- like those in Gen. Hal Moore's and Joe Galloway's book, "We Were Soldiers Once, and Young" -- believed in their mission. By the time the guys in my company landed there, all we wanted was to get home alive.
Lesson No. 4 is that from the Persian Gulf War onward, the quality of soldiers -- and that includes all branches of the service -- has gotten better each year. The volunteer army has produced smart and brave studs, male and female. Each trooper I met over the last 18 years impressed me more each time. From technology to leadership to commitment, the modern American soldier is somebody we can all be proud of.
My dad taught me the next lesson. It may seem to contradict No. 4, but they're opposite sides of the same coin of our realm. National service should be mandatory. My dad said people shouldn't get to vote unless they'd performed two years of national service. Like him, I don't think it has to be only military service. But every able-bodied, able-minded youngster over 18 should be made to serve the country in a way that helps our society. Lesson No. 5 is that the same virtues and values I've found in young soldiers can be applied to peacetime problems right here at home. Sign 'em up and watch what happens -- to our crumbling bridges; to our weak grade schools; to our understaffed hospices; to our trashed national parks.
Another two-sided coin for Lesson No. 6. Take care of our casualties. All you patriots with the bumper stickers and yellow flags and Old Glory on a pole outside your house -- when's the last time you visited somebody in a VA hospital? Or sent a CARE package to troops in harm's way? Or told somebody in uniform, "Thanks for your service"? Or wrote Cardoza or Denham or Galgiani or Boxer or Feinstein and told them to vote for more money to take care of veterans? Or voted them out if they didn't?
Side two is the Iraqis. We've taken in a grand total of 20,000 out of 2 million Iraqi refugees, let alone the millions we killed, hurt, uprooted and ruined. We need to do as good or better a job with Iraqi refugees as we did with Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao, Cambodians, Bosnians, Somalis. We owe them. I know three personally we can help. Contact me and I'll put you in touch with them.
Lesson No. 7: Obama is making the same mistake in Afghanistan that Bush did in Iraq. We can't fight our way to victory in a land that sucked in and spit out Alexander the Great, the British Empire and the Soviet Union. A couple of excellent counterinsurgency manuals give us blueprints on how to contain al-Qaida, the Taliban, the takfiri Muslims who violate the precepts of the Koran by killing nonbelievers of their warped creed. Launching Hellfire missiles into Afghan wedding parties ain't in either manual.
Vote the rascals out. Or don't vote for them in the first place. Lesson No. 8 is maybe the easiest to learn. War is a team blood sport. It takes both the executive and legislative branches to declare and to wage. We pay for both, in KIA/WIA/MIA, tax dollars and moral stature in the world. Vote for women and men who understand that war should be the last resort of a democratic republic -- not the first.
Lesson No. 9 is like unto No. 8. Teach your children well. Parents, teachers, coaches, Scout leaders, clerics -- all of you charged with instructing our kids should also talk with them about war. Helping them understand better about war is at least as important as teaching them how not to have babies, multiplication tables, the two-handed chest pass, a bowline knot and whether angels are real.
Finally, Lesson No. 10. I'm done. I'm not leaving my home in Merced except for vacation. No more will I walk to the sound of guns. This was my last war. I would not trade what I've learned and felt for gold or fame. Covering wars has let me make friends for life. War has shown me the face of evil -- and the heart and soul of courage and loyalty and honor. But it's over for me. Now it's for memories and dreams. And for younger reporters.
Thus endeth the lessons.
Executive editor Mike Tharp can be reached at (209) 385-2456 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Though they have not yet identified burned remains found at the scene of Tuesday's fiery, armed standoff, San Bernardino, Calif., officials consider the manhunt over for Christopher Dorner, the fugitive ex-cop accused of going on a killing spree.
"The events that occurred yesterday in the Big Bear area brought to close an extensive manhunt," San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon told reporters this evening.
"I cannot absolutely, positively confirm it was him," he added.
However, he noted the physical description of the suspect authorities pursued to a cabin at the standoff scene, as well as the suspect's behavior during the chase and standoff, matched Dorner, 33.
The charred remains of the body believed to be Dorner were removed from the cabin high in the San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear, Calif., the apparent site of Dorner's last stand. Cornered inside the mountain cabin Tuesday, the suspect shot at cops, killing one deputy and wounding another, before the building was consumed by flames.
"We did not intentionally burn down that cabin to get Mr. Dorner out," McMahon said tonight, though he noted pyrotechnic canisters known as "burners" were fired into the cabin during a tear gas assault in an effort to flush out Dorner. The canisters generate high temperatures, he added.
The deputies wounded in the firefight were airlifted to a nearby hospital, where one died, police said.
Christopher Dorner Believed Dead After Shootout with Police Watch Video
Carjacking Victim Says Christopher Dorner Was Dressed for Damage Watch Video
Christopher Dorner Manhunt: Inside the Shootout Watch Video
The deceased deputy was identified tonight as Det. Jeremiah MacKay, 35, a 15-year veteran and the father of two children -- a daughter, 7, and son, 4 months old.
"Our department is grieving from this event," McMahon said. "It is a terrible deal for all of us."
The Associated Press quoted MacKay on the Dorner dragnet Tuesday, noting that he had been on patrol since 5 a.m. Saturday.
"This one you just never know if the guy's going to pop out, or where he's going to pop out," MacKay said. "We're hoping this comes to a close without more casualties. The best thing would be for him to give up."
The wounded deputy, identified as Alex Collins, was undergoing multiple surgeries for his wounds at a hospital, McMahon said, but was expected to make a full recovery.
Before the final standoff, Dorner was apparently holed up in a snow-covered cabin in the California mountains just steps from where police had set up a command post and held press conferences during a five-day manhunt.
The manhunt for Dorner, one of the biggest in recent memory, led police to follow clues across the West and into Mexico, but it ended just miles from where Dorner's trail went cold last week.
Residents of the area were relieved today that after a week of heightened police presence and fear that Dorner was likely dead.
"I'm glad no one else can get hurt and they caught him. I'm happy they caught the bad guy," said Ashley King, a waitress in the nearby town of Angelus Oaks, Calif.
Hundreds of cops scoured the mountains near Big Bear, a resort area in Southern California, since last Thursday using bloodhounds and thermal-imaging technology mounted to helicopters, in the search for Dorner. The former police officer and Navy marksman was suspected to be the person who killed a cop and cop's daughter and issued a "manifesto" declaring he was bent on revenge and pledging to kill dozens of LAPD cops and their family members.
But it now appears that Dorner never left the area, and may have hid out in an unoccupied cabin just steps from where cops had set up a command center.
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|2012-07-07, 09:33
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Spoiler for volume 4 and 5:
But how do we actually seperate the volumes to story arcs?
I always think of it is the following:
-Story Arc 1: Volume 1
-Story Arc 2A: Volume 2-3
-Story Arc 2B: Volume 4-5
-Story Arc 3: Volume 6-9
|2012-07-07, 09:40
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Aside from him. You can see in manga or vn games or other materials that in terms of love. Any one can go against the world. Which is normal Though you could even see in some light novel that even the MC just met the girl he already fell in love and even will sacrifice himself for her. Which is funny for me but sometimes. I just love that romantic scenes and that is also normal too
Now the part where DXD SHINES THE MOST!!!! IS ISSEI unique way to power up. AND I WON'T ARGUE WITH YOU THAT I LOVE IT AND I ALSO WANT TO POKE BUCHOU'S NIP..... gets blast away.
seriously speaking. Its funny and unique and really funny again and did I say unique that I can't see it in other novels the way DxD did it. But not really unique because before DxD employs it. I already see it in Sadou Tarou from MM. The HENTAI POWA!!!! and also I fell sorry and condolence for the author of MM.
Okay enough with that and back to Hagure. I haven't read the spoiler provided by nom@n yet. Will read it after I reply to this. I like badass MC but sometimes I wish they employ a more grandeur schemes. or Plot which involves more mystery and darkness in it. I like Kagami, Kawakami, Kanzaka, Kamachi, Nasu, Nishio and Urobochi (I only named the famous people that would certainly be heard of)
Well they planned their work and they are good at it. (I notice lots of K in my authors list) I will just see Hagure as Ichinan Ushiro Dai maou then. I also like that series. And probably be the same as this? strong MC and all.
Ah, I'm actually not a fan on Issei training because I favor more people who are normal that worked hard to become strong. And Issei for all his hard work is special because he is a dragon. I favor those who trained hard for a long time and gets strong because they earned it. A popular example is Kenichi from history's strongest disciple and maybe from the oldies which is Himura Kenchin and Zenkichi from Medaka Box. He is normal but the girl he likes is so abnormal that no matter how hard he trained. She is still too far for him but he never stops. He is still chasing on her.
Another example for an MC that would go that far for the heroine would probably Shirou though he got the avalon so his special too but he take the beating in all routes to prove himself that he is a man. Another example is Yuuji Sakai that fights the whole world for his love. His normal that grew stronger that fast even if the anime skips his hard training from the trinity and his research in the library. He is still special because he is the host of Snake of the Festival and the mystes of Reiji Maigo.
This post is too long and cutting off now.
Now off to reading that spoilers.
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accepting anyone anwer, what is Akatsuki power that made him win over maou solo? and what Leon curse is?is it related to demon extermination?
|2012-07-07, 10:02
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Correcting myself. Hehehe
But after reading the spoilers provided. I won't compare this to DxD. its just happen that its popular right now. That's all.
But when I read that Maou and school setting. It really reminds me of Dai Maou.
|2012-07-07, 10:11
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EX:Lelouch from code geass,Light from death note,Hei from darker than black
|2012-07-07, 10:19
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J. Rakan
Ise Hyoudou
Akatsuki Ousawa
if those three meet each other and form an "HENTAI TRINITY", that day will be mark of woman hell!!!
|2012-07-07, 10:20
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I think your wrong on already assuming it will be translated. Its the question of if their will be a translator that will be translating this one. Not when but who will translate.
Rakan might be collecting them
Issei might be drooling over them
Akatsuki is taking them off from the girls and throwing it away and taking the girl without underwear with him in a sack and taking her home
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Arguing about shounen heroes being badass, never give up, having strong determination makes me frowned.
You all realize that real life isn't like that at all, right? It's not even realistic for someone to get beaten up by laser blast or cannon to be in whole piece instead of leaving their body unrecognizable.
I can't understand why Ise even survive from those ordeals in the first place.
When we have series like Darker Than Black, as unrealistic as it is, people are usually killed instantly no matter how badass or tough they are if they messed up.
Hell, look at how Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei works!
Plz, don't praise shounen heroes like the kind of Ise too much. He wouldn't be able to beat his opponent if his opponents killed him instantly. Determination will never works against someone who intends to kill you, and in sports, they can't actually hurt you too much until you death since that'd make them murderers.
|2012-07-08, 12:41
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^^ Dude, WoW is a copy of EverQuest, only much better.
Humanity is a copy of ape, simply a bit smarter and more civilized than them.
There is simply no originals anymore these days. DxD takes a lot of elements from classic sereis like Dragonball, Saint Seiya, Bible, Hinduism, Norse sagas, typical harem series etc. but I'd snap if someone says it's unoriginal or a rip-off of something since I seriously can't find anything original anymore.
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the funny thing is a lot of us so serious and often doing almost everything including dirty way
to force their opinion in the forum or other eventough it was completely useless or no benefit.
im not supporting kleeyook but lowering guard or not serious is not professional action
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Murder's OK, But No Torture. We're Liberals
To understand the grotesque hypocrisy of liberal-progressives we must view it from the perspective of their religion of socialism.
Let's immediately dispatch the moralistic protestations of liberal-progressives that any degree of rough interrogation of terrorists, even to save thousands of lives from planned attacks, is unconscionable. Liberal-progressives grow weak-kneed contemplating the confinement and interrogation of a few hundred terrorist thugs, while aggressively murdering millions of babies.
President Obama supports the slaughter without judicial due process of babies via abortion, which is reminiscent of the an earlier pagan worship of the god Molech, requiring the sacrifice of infants. At the same time, the President's fellow liberal-progressives hold street demonstrations and candle-light vigils to protest execution of vile murderers and rapists and to protest incarceration of criminals. These are pagan rituals oozing from the gospel of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who believed that private property was the root of all evil and, in particular, the cause of crime and wars.
So-called abortion rights have always been a big rallying point among liberal-progressive-socialists. Support for abortion is, on the flip side, support for sexual promiscuity, called free love in earlier generations. Abortion and sexual promiscuity are viewed as social weapons to destroy the Judeo-Christian moral foundations of our constitutional government, opening the way for full socialization of the economy.
A society that looks to government for all its daily needs and is educated to moral relativity is a society with no way to restrain the enlargement of tyrannical ambition.
Today's howl against rough interrogation methods used to obtain vital information from Al Queda terrorists similarly arises from the religion of socialism (which, however, obviously didn't deter liberal-progressive-socialists like Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Adolph Hitler). Liberal-progressive-socialists in the United States, in fact, clamorously supported the murderous actions of Lenin and Stalin all through the 1920s and 1930s. Among them were Soviet-supporting Communist Party USA screenwriters like Dalton Trumbo, who is the subject of a current adulatory retrospective on Public Television. See The Friends of Dalton Trumbo on the Commentary website.
Liberal-progressives regard rough interrogation of Al Queda terrorists with horror, because they see those terrorists as victims of capitalism, who were deprived of their fair share of earth's wealth by capitalist greed. As academics following 9/11 told us, the structure of our constitutional government prevented social justice, in this country and elsewhere. 9/11 was what we deserved. We therefore have no warrant for Gitmo detention or CIA interrogation methods.
President Obama's plans to subject CIA agents and ultimately Vice President Cheney and President Bush to criminal prosecution reflects both that Rousseauian distaste for private property rights and the socialist faith that a one-world government will harmonize all of the world's diverse peoples and transform them into homogenous, benevolent, happy campers.
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Laurence J OToole
CQ Press, Jul 15, 2006 - Political Science - 373 pages
With feedback from adopters, editor Laurence O&BAD:rsquo;Toole retains important classic selections from earlier editions while freshening this volume with new selections that cover not only the impact of recent fiscal developments and international influences on U.S. intergovernmental relations, but also explore the key role of the Supreme Court in shaping the system&BAD:rsquo;s evolution in such areas as homeland security, interstate relations, and local finance. Judicious editing of essays and substantial part introductions make American Intergovernmental Relations an invaluable text and an engaging read.
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The West Coast Rain Forest Retreat
The Rain Forest Holiday Park in Franz Josef is one of the ideal places to stay and enjoy West Coast hospitality and its beautiful forest even when it rains
"Of course it's raining! Why do you think it's called a rain forest?" I was eavesdropping on a conversation by West Coaster Possum Pete owner of Pukekura north of Franz Josef. I will never forget the look on the person's face. It was all I could do to keep from laughing out loud. I walked away but a smile returns every time I think of it.
Paula and I had just spent several days in the brown, dusty and parched Canterbury farm land that resembled the Australian outback and we were in need of the sight and smell of green grass and woodland. Off across Arthur's Pass with a stop at Jackson's Pub for a venison pie. Soon we were on the coast with luscious green foliage everywhere. A sigh of satisfaction as our green visual needs were fulfilled.
We decided to head south and spend some time at the Franz Josef Holiday Park in the middle of Franz Josef and to get back in touch with the wild West Coast and the Glacier Country in particular. The Rainforest Retreat Holiday Park, even though it is right in Franz Josef, provides a feeling of having pulled right into the bush far removed from the outside world. In the background are the mountains and glaciers peeking through; a very special spot to hang out and enjoy our traveling lifestyle.
The Rainforest Retreat is six acres of secluded rain forest with a winding gravel trail into the park area that has the feel you are driving deep into the real bush. Each site is situated to provide maximum privacy. We were tucked away in the New Zealand bush but only a stone's throw from their top quality modern facilities in the showers, toilets, lounge and kitchen area provided.
In addition, on the property a short walk away, is the Monsoon Bar and Restaurant where you can have breakfast before exploring the region's natural wonders. Enjoy time to experience glaciers, mountains, lakes and streams that you can fly over, take a helicopter to, walk on or take a myriad of walks to fit anyone's tempo. If you are a fisherman check out Lake Mapourika, Lake Wahapo or the Waiho River just north of the Park. Another true eco-experience close by is to go by kayak to visit the white herons on the Okarito Lagoon, New Zealand's largest unmodified wetland also surrounded by rain forest.
Paula and I enjoy traveling south the 23 kilometres to Fox Glacier mainly to walk around Lake Matheson one of the truly fabulous picture post card spots in New Zealand.
To add real enjoyment during your stay at the Rainforest Retreat Holiday Park and to take full advantage of living in a rain forest or easing the tired muscles when evening comes join others in a large public spa or submerge your body into the hot bubbly waters of your own private spa. The Scandinavian Sauna may fulfill your end of the day and then off to a quiet and peaceful night's sleep tucked into the rain forest away from the crowds.
The Rainforest Retreat Holiday Park is easily found. Driving from the north on Route Six take the first street to the left as you enter the main part of Franz Josef to Cron Avenue and you will be there. From the south the first street to the right will take you to Cron Avenue. Continue the length of the street to the entrance to the park.
Enjoy the peace and quiet of a true rain forest but remember it just may rain but then who cares?


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VATICAN CITY, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The presence of a donkey and an ox in the Nativity scene in Bethlehem is a myth, Pope Benedict XVI says in his final book about Jesus, published Wednesday.
By contrast, the Christian doctrine of Jesus' virgin birth is certain, Benedict writes in "Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives," which examines the details and context of Jesus' birth found in the Gospels.
"There is no mention of animals in the Gospels," Benedict writes, explaining the inclusion of domestic animals in the manger scene may have been inspired by pre-Christian traditions.
But despite the fact that the animals are fictitious, "No one will give up the oxen and the donkey in their Nativity scenes," Benedict writes.
Indeed, animals appear in the Vatican's own Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square each year, British newspaper The Daily Telegraph said in quoting Benedict's book.
The pope insists in the book the Christian doctrine of the virginal conception -- holding that Jesus' mother, Mary, miraculously conceived Jesus while remaining a virgin -- should be trusted as a Christian truth, calling the doctrine an "unequivocal" pillar of Christian belief.
He maintains Jesus' conception was a miracle involving no natural father, no sexual intercourse and no male seed in any form, but instead was brought about by the power of the Holy Spirit.
"The accounts of Matthew and Luke are not myths taken a stage further. They are firmly rooted, in terms of their basic conception, in the biblical tradition of God the Creator and Redeemer," he writes in the chapter titled "Virgin Birth: Myth or Historical Truth?"
The virgin birth has been universally held in the Christian church since the 2nd century.
Benedict also says in the book the popular belief angels sang to the shepherds to proclaim Jesus' birth -- as in the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" -- also is not true.
The "heavenly host" of angels simply spoke the words, he writes.
"According to the evangelist, the angels 'said' this," Benedict writes. "But Christianity has always understood that the speech of angels is actually song, in which all the glory of the great joy that they proclaim becomes tangibly present."
The misunderstanding spawned the tradition of Christmas caroling, Benedict says.
Benedict's 144-page new book is the third in the pope's series about Jesus.


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For Glory and Beauty
The week before Christmas, when I was in third grade, my grandmother took me to downtown Pittsburgh so that I could buy gifts for my family and, for the first time in my life, my girlfriend. I wanted to buy …Read More
The Beautiful Tears
In John 11, Jesus weeps. His tears, shed in response to Lazarus' death and Mary and Martha's grief, are full of embodied truth, beauty, and goodness. Why did Jesus weep? He delayed coming to Bethany "so that the Son …Read More
Building with Conviction
Wherever people come together to worship God, whether it be on a desert island or in a burgeoning metropolis, whether it be on the plains of Africa or in the cold winter of Siberia, people are concerned to worship Him …Read More
A Conspiracy of Goodness
There is a small village in the center of France with a unique history. In the midst of World War II, the country was partly occupied and partly "free," meaning the French government, headquartered at Vichy, led by Maréchal Pétain …Read More
Encountering Absolute Rest
All human beings are made in the image of God, and all human beings know God created them, whether or not they want to admit it. We know that God created us with an insatiable desire for goodness, truth, and …Read More
Jerusalem and Athens
What hath Jerusalem to do with Athens? Much in every way. On the negative side, we would do well to remember that the citizens of God's city, like those in the city of man, are still sinners. Though we …Read More
The Triune God: Good, Beautiful, and True
The Word of God clearly challenges our attempt to relativize truth, beauty, and goodness, first by declaring the Word itself true, beautiful, and good, then by revealing these as attributes of the triune God. Truth is a reality because God …Read More
Beauty & the Gospel
In the modern era, beauty is unavoidably tied to the simplistic concept of "prettiness," like that found in greeting card poems or velvet paintings of lighthouses. In truth, beauty is far more. Beauty reveals the gamut of human experience. True …Read More
The Author of All Beauty
Why do Christians need to be "recovering the beauty of the arts," as R.C. explores in his series by the same name? Because beauty, like truth, belongs to the children of God, and we have lost our grasp …Read More
Supernatural Beauty
"Do not let your adorning be external — the braiding of hair, the wearing of gold, or the putting on of clothing — but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a …Read More
The Law of God
In giving a summary of what constitutes the true knowledge of God, we showed that we cannot form any just conception of the character of God, without feeling overawed by His majesty, and bound to do Him service. —John Calvin …Read More


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When you are installing Gentoo (or any other distribution, or even operating system for that matter) you make choices depending on the environment you are working with. A setup for a server differs from a setup for a workstation. A gaming workstation differs from a 3D rendering workstation.
This is not only true for choosing what packages you want to install, but also what features a certain package should support. If you don't need OpenGL, why would you bother installing OpenGL and build OpenGL support in most of your packages? If you don't want to use KDE, why would you bother compiling packages with KDE support if those packages work flawlessly without?
To help users in deciding what to install/activate and what not, we wanted the user to specify his/her environment in an easy way. This forces the user into deciding what they really want and eases the process for Portage, our package management system, to make useful decisions.
Enter the USE flags. Such a flag is a keyword that embodies support and dependency-information for a certain concept. If you define a certain USE flag, Portage will know that you want support for the chosen keyword. Of course this also alters the dependency information for a package.
Let us take a look at a specific example: the
By correctly defining the keywords you will receive a system tailored specifically to your needs.
There are two types of USE flags:
A list of available global USE flags can be found
A list of available local USE flags can be found locally in
In the hope you are convinced of the importance of USE flags we will now inform you how to declare USE flags.
As previously mentioned, all USE flags are declared inside the
The profile your system listens to is pointed to by the
Let us take a look at this default setting for the 10.0 profile:
(This example is the sum of the settings in base, default/linux, default/linux/x86 and default/linux/x86/10.0/)USE="a52 aac acpi alsa branding cairo cdr dbus dts dvd dvdr emboss encode exif fam firefox flac gif gpm gtk hal jpeg lcms ldap libnotify mad mikmod mng mp3 mp4 mpeg ogg opengl pango pdf png ppds qt3support qt4 sdl spell startup-notification svg tiff truetype vorbis unicode usb X xcb x264 xml xv xvid"
As you can see, this variable already contains quite a lot of keywords. Do
not alter any
To change this default setting, you need to add or remove keywords to the
For instance, to remove support for KDE and QT but add support for ldap, the
USE="-kde -qt4 ldap"
Sometimes you want to declare a certain USE flag for one (or a couple) of
applications but not system-wide. To accomplish this, you will need to create
For instance, if you don't want
dev-db/mysql berkdb
You can of course also explicitly
dev-php/php -java
Sometimes you want to set a certain USE setting only once. Instead of editing
As an example we will temporarily remove java from the USE setting during the installation of seamonkey.
# USE="-java" emerge seamonkey
Of course there is a certain precedence on what setting has priority over the
USE setting. You don't want to declare
To view the final
# emerge --info
If you have altered your USE flags and you wish to update your entire system to
use the new USE flags, use
# emerge --update --deep --newuse world
Next, run Portage's depclean to remove the conditional dependencies that were emerged on your "old" system but that have been obsoleted by the new USE flags.
# emerge -p --depclean
When depclean has finished, run
# revdep-rebuild
When all this is accomplished, your system is using the new USE flag settings.
Let us take the example of
# emerge --pretend --verbose seamonkey These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild R ] www-client/seamonkey-1.0.7 USE="crypt gnome java -debug -ipv6 -ldap -mozcalendar -mozdevelop -moznocompose -moznoirc -moznomail -moznopango -moznoroaming -postgres -xinerama -xprint" 0 kB
# emerge gentoolkit
Now run
# equery --nocolor uses =gnumeric-1.6.3 -a [ Searching for packages matching =gnumeric-1.6.3... ] [ Colour Code : set unset ] [ Legend : Left column (U) - USE flags from make.conf ] [ : Right column (I) - USE flags packages was installed with ] [ Found these USE variables for app-office/gnumeric-1.6.3 ] U I - - debug : Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/qa/backtraces.xml . + + gnome : Adds GNOME support + + python : Adds support/bindings for the Python language - - static : !!do not set this during bootstrap!! Causes binaries to be statically linked instead of dynamically


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To GNU or Not to GNU? That Is the Question
May 10, 2012 5:00 AM PT
There's no denying the incendiary nature of the topic of desktop Linux, which tends to gets rehashed in heated detail every so often both on these pages and beyond.
What some may not remember, however, is that there's another recurring Linux subject that can be equally controversial. It hasn't appeared in some time, but apparently some slow fires have been burning all along, because they just flared up anew.
The topic in question, you ask? It's not new -- it's GNU. Get it? Well, countless other Linux fans do too.
'That Dreaded Question'
"That dreaded question came up again recently," began the bloggers over at TuxRadar late last month.
Namely, "GNU/Linux or Linux?" was the topic of the site's resulting Open Poll, which has seen more than 50 comments appear since the topic was posted.
As tends to be the case on the Linux blogs, consensus was in short supply. As also tends to be the case, commentary was not.
GNU/Linux? 'GNever!'
"It may seem like a pain in the ass to give GNU credit when mentioning Linux, but they deserve it," wrote Andrew Cole on the pro-GNU side in the TuxRadar comments, for example. "GCC is probably the most popular compiler on the planet, and none of us would be able to have our software freedom without RMS, so if he asks for this small thing in return, then I think it's the least we can do."
On the other hand, "GNever!" shot back Kansas penguin. "I have not and will not say 'GNU/Linux.' It's not really in common usage, it's three syllables longer, and I don't give a flying penguin what RMS thinks about it."
Then again: "Credit where credit is due," began Tobi. "Hence we should always say 'Frozen Bubble / Supertuxkart / Pink Ponies / Linux.' Whoever fails to do that will spend the rest of eternity in hell, listen to endless recitals of the Free Software song!"
So which is it, Linux fans? To GNU or not to GNU?
GNU/Linux Girl took herself to the blogosphere's seedy Punchy Penguin Saloon to find out.
'It's GNU/Linux, of Course'
"For me it's GNU/LINUX, forever," asserted Google+ blogger Pedro Gomes.
"I am all for GNU/Linux," agreed Google+ blogger Alessandro Ebersol.
"Just Linux is something like Google's Android -- and we all have to thank Google for making the distinction very clear," Ebersol explained. "It is just a kernel. The GNU brings the Free Open Source philosophy, which makes all the difference."
And again: "It's GNU/Linux, of course!" blogger Robert Pogson concurred. "Linux without GNU is useless unless you substitute something for that layer, like Android.
"We also have GNU/FreeBSD and Android/Linux," Pogson added. "It's all good. People who love Linux but hate GNU are crazy; people who think GNU is somehow irrelevant are deluded."
'It Is Just Too Awkward'
Others took a more measured view.
"I think Richard Stallman has done an immense service in promoting Free Software, and there is absolutely no question that there would never have been a Linux without the GNU toolkit that Stallman had ready when it was needed," offered Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien, for instance.
"But as a practical matter, no one other than RMS and a few of his close friends is going to use the name 'GNU/Linux,'" O'Brien added. "It is just too awkward."
Indeed, "it's Linux," agreed consultant and blogger Gerhard Mack. "The public recognizes it as Linux, so it's Linux. The alternative would be a string like GNU/OPEN/X.org/BSD/Linux, but that would just be silly.
"I appreciate the fantastic work the GNU folks have done in laying the foundation of everything that's free, but constantly fighting this battle is counterproductive," Mack added.
'Too Much Baggage'
That last bit, in fact, was an opinion expressed by more than a few bloggers.
"The Linux community spends too much of its energy on things such as nomenclature," asserted Roberto Lim, a lawyer and blogger on Mobile Raptor, for example.
"My own take on the matter is, who cares?" Lim added. "A name is just a name -- it is not the place to seek recognition. A name needs to be easy to say and catchy."
Not only that, but "GNU/Linux or Linux carries too much baggage," he went on. "Linux is a nice catchy name, but maybe it would really be best if it was simply dropped all together (HERESY!)."
'Some Nutter That Squats at MIT'
Slashdot blogger hairyfeet took that suggestion even further.
"Are you kidding me? Is it April 1st and I missed a memo?" hairyfeet exclaimed. "You are getting curb-stomped by Apple and MSFT and this -- THIS -- is what you care about? Whether some nutter that squats at MIT and makes up his own meaning for words gets credit he doesn't deserve?"
Even without Stallman's contributions, "Linux would NOT BE CHANGED," hairyfeet added. "Linus could have used the already available BSD toolset and it wouldn't have changed a thing -- in fact, it probably would have helped Linux, as it would have had more business adoption and thus would have had more money and support."
In short, "this insanity of calling Linux GNU anything is just that: insanity," he concluded.
'What Right Does RMS Have?'
"Linux is a software ecosystem; GNU is a software ecosystem," noted Chris Travers, a Slashdot blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project. "I think it's better to talk about individual packages as being in one or both."
It's not helpful, however, "to talk about systems and how we have to name them," Travers opined. "If it was, would we want to call Windows systems with SUA and the GNU Utilities installed 'GNU/Windows'?"
Indeed, "GNU utilities on a Windows/SUA system are likely to be as central to the operation of the computer as GNU utilities on Ubuntu used as a laptop by a non-sysadmin and non-programmer," Travers pointed out. "But the objection would be that Windows is poor advertising for GNU because Windows is not Free Software, so what right does RMS have to adopt the Linux kernel in this manner?"
'A Pompous Affectation'
Last but not least, Barbara Hudson, a blogger on Slashdot who goes by "Tom" on the site, took a pragmatic view.
"Simple fact: The majority of people using Linux nowadays pronounce it 'ANDROID,'" Hudson told Linux Girl. "The old farts can call Linux whatever they want -- nobody is paying attention to them."
Hudson has never actually heard someone call it "GNU/Linux," she said.
"Prepending GNU comes across as a pompous affectation, and is often accompanied by the childish compulsion to write M$ instead of Microsoft and complain about Apple's walled garden," she charged.
'It's an OS, Not a Religion'
In fact, "I did a small poll called, 'who would you trust more' on slashdot for Troll Tuesday," Hudson explained.
"One of the questions was, 'Who do you trust more: Someone who uses linux or someone who calls it GNU/Linux?'" she recounted. "Only one person picked GNU/Linux.
"As one poster wrote, 'F*** the pedantically correct,'" Hudson said. "While I wouldn't have put it quite that way, I can relate to the sentiment. It's an OS, people, not a religion."


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A Thin Veil
Daily Blessing
May the veil between heaven and earth seem especially thin. May you sense, like never before, the presence and the power of the living God. Jesus won the victory. He defeated death and sin. He made a public spectacle of the powers that oppose us. Though you have troubles and trials, you serve a strong and mighty God who means what He says, and does what He says He'll do. One day there'll be no more tears; no more war; no more hatred. Keep walking. Keep believing, because you're only passing through. You're heaven bound. Live like it's true today. A most blessed day to you!
Stay the Course
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May you take a new grip with your tired hands and mark out a straight path for your feet. God has given you promises to hang onto and enough light for the road in front of you. Someone once said, 'The devil drives but the Shepherd leads.' Tell your soul that the devil will not drive you off your promise, off your property, or off your sense of purpose. In fact, the Lord Himself fights for you! So take your stand, hold your ground, and refuse to be bullied by your fears. Jesus won the war so you can win this battle. You are mighty in God, my friend!
Be Still and Know
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When emotions threaten to stir you up, may you exhale and be still. When the enemy tries to trip you up, may you step back and be still. When circumstances bring your stress level up, determine to rest, and be still. Wherever there's soul unrest there's an opportunity to know the presence and power of God like you've not known before. Don't react. Respond to Him. He's above all things. May you more deeply know the He is God today.
Ps.46:10 ~ Be still and know that I am God.
He's Meticulous and Miraculous
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God meticulously tends to the details of your life. He's collected every tear, noted every seed, heard every prayer, and recognized every need. He's writing a more glorious story than you can imagine! Prayers and offerings you've forgotten, He remembers. Dreams you've abandoned, He still holds in His heart. He's better than you know and kinder than you can fathom. And right here, right now, He's working everything together for your good and for His glory. You can trust Him. We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. May you embrace great joy and assurance today.
Romans 8:28
He's Still God
Daily Blessing
May you know—in ever deepening ways—how safe and secure you are in Jesus. In every season, He is still God. In the valley, on the mountain, amidst the not-yet, He is still God. When He gives us what we want and when He doesn't, He is still God. Since He is all powerful and has no rival, He could be any way He wants to be, yet, He is loving, kind, patient and true. Whether we believe it or not, He will always be God and He loves us dearly. May we give Him the honor He deserves. ❤
O Lord, I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. Isaiah 23:1
When the Storms Rage
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When the storms rage outside and the soul is distressed within, it's a good time to remember God's word to you. He's not forgotten you. He's not looked away. He already knows the plans He has for you and they are good, good plans. He's writing a story with your life that—when it's all said and done—will leave you breathless with awe and wonder. Storms won't last forever but God's promises to you will. "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
Unclench Your Fists
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If you've been holding your breath and clenching your fists, if you find yourself rehearsing your fears and forgetting His promises, may you take a deep breath right now. Inhale His promises and exhale your fears. Picture your loving Savior with a smile in His eyes. Hear Him sing a song over you. Listen to His still small voice within you. Tell your heart to trust Him because He is faithful. His love will swallow up every fear. God bless you. With His love, He will calm all your fears. Have a blessed day.
Zeph 3:17
Winds of Change
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Maybe you've sensed the winds of change starting to blow. Does it stir up fear, the thought of letting go? May you take a deep breath, and remember what you already know about the heart of God: He is good, He is for you, and it's impossible for Him to fail you. Now exhale your fears and lay hold of faith. That land up ahead is a pleasant land, filled with promise, fresh with purpose. Do not fear change; instead, trust God. He's only answering your prayers. You can trust Him.
God's Not Finished Yet
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When certain situations pierce your heart, tell your soul, "I'm still in the not-yet. God's not finished yet. The story's not over yet. God is working ways I cannot see. My faith will be my substance and my evidence, my proof that I believe in Almighty God who daily establishes His purposes for me. If I don't have it yet, it's because I'm not ready for it yet. God, make me ready. Prepare my heart. Teach me what I need to know." And then, in the meantime, look around, and thank Him for the right-nows, the parts of your story where you've seen God handiwork and experienced His faithfulness. Remember His goodness. Rely on His love. Trust that He is faithful. He'll help you stay the course, keep the faith, and preserve to your next place of promise.
Celebrate the Small Victories
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May you be honest with God about the hurts in your heart. May you discern the difference between grief and self-pity. May you be okay with not always being okay. God will one day wipe away every tear from your eyes, but until then, He wants to help you walk this journey with peace in your heart and assurance in your soul. He is with you. He will heal you. And He will one day turn your mourning into dancing and your sorrow into songs of joy. In the meantime, enjoy the little graces you find along the way. Celebrate the small victories. Dare to dream. And take one step at a time. You're going to be okay. Blessings on your day today.
Your Impossible Situation
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If you're in an impossible situation and you don't know what to do, maybe it's time to rise up in faith and speak to the mountain that stands in your way. Maybe it's time to hold your ground and ask the Lord to fight for you. In fact, may you know PEACE in this place, like never before! May the JOY of the Lord strengthen you to stand and dream as you pray and contend for your breakthrough. You will get through this. You can count on the Lord to be faithful to His Word. Have a blessed, peaceful day.
Let Nothing Move You
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No matter what storms swirl around you or how the ground shakes beneath you, there's a best place for your feet. It's where you KNOW the PEACE of God; it's where peace rules and reigns in your heart; it's where clarity and confidence arise. It's where you're reminded once again, how dear you are to God's heart, and how important you are to the greater Kingdom story. So find your place in Him today and stand strong. Let nothing move you. You are His. A blessed day to you!
God Loves and Enjoys You
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You are someone God loves. You're not your weaknesses. You're not your sins. You're not even your strengths. You're someone God loves, enjoys and redeems. In Christ Jesus, you're brand new, through and through. You don't have to look back in regret, or look down in shame. You can look up and honor the Name of Jesus, who lived, died, and rose again so you could live powerfully, abundantly, and eternally. Refuse to let your set backs or mess-ups define you. They don't. They can't. They won't. Be bold, be brave, and be happy in Jesus. He's thrilled to claim you as His own! Have a great day.
Think Eternity
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No matter what your life is like right now, may you determine to set your sights on eternity. May you suddenly see with spirit-eyes how lovingly involved God is in the details of your life. He's got you, so instead of worry, worship. Instead of fear, try faith. Instead griping, lavish gratitude. Every good gift comes from above. And every heartbreak will one day be redeemed for those who belong to Jesus. Look up more often than you look down today. God bless you!
Declaration of Dependence
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May your heart burst with gratitude for the freedoms you enjoy. May you take a fresh look at the territory God has entrusted to you and offer it back to Him. May you dwelling the land and feed on His faithfulness. And may this be your declaration of dependence: "It is for FREEDOM that Christ has set me free. I will live with boldness, courage, and conviction. I will love freely, give generously, and pray passionately. And, I will entrust my whole soul and story to God because I belong to Him. Thank you, Jesus, You've set me free!"
Before the Answer Comes
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May PEACE settle into your soul before your answer comes. May JOY rise up within you at a moment you least expect it. May PROVISION come out of nowhere and remind you that God has your back and HE goes before you. May you defy the odds and come back from the trials you've endured. May you thrive right here, in the place God has you until He moves you. And may your life be a living-breathing testimony of God's grace and goodness, His kindness and His love. You matter so very much to Him. Have a blessed day.
Don't Lose Heart
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Though most of the world has no clue what your call has cost you, Jesus does. Though few know how valiantly you've marched onward, even with a broken heart, Jesus knows. Though others may wrongly assess your struggles, Jesus sees you clearly, loves you dearly, and defends you fearlessly. One day God will vindicate you. One day, He'll fully restore you. One day, He'll claim you, bless you, and honor you before a watching world. Though you have trouble in this world, you will overcome them all. A bright future awaits you. Don't lose heart.
How Far You've Come
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May God open the heavens and give you a glimpse of how far you've come in this battle. You're still standing! In Christ, you're stronger than you know. May you see with eyes of faith how much of the wall has already come down! May Jesus speak peace to your soul and strength to your heart. May you understand—on a whole new level—why God has allowed you to walk through this trial. He has something for you here…treasures in the darkness that will serve you well in the days ahead. Don't lose hope. Don't let go of His promises. Circumstances are changing because of your faith. You are part of the conquering army of saints in the world today!
Speak to Your Mountain!
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If you're in an impossible situation and you don't know what to do, maybe it's time to rise up in faith and speak to the mountain that stands in your way. Maybe it's time to hold your ground and ask the Lord to fight for you. In fact, may you know PEACE in this place, like never before! May the JOY of the Lord strengthen you to stand and dream as you pray and contend for your breakthrough. You will get through this. You can count on the Lord to be faithful to His Word. Have a blessed, restful weekend.
God's Best for You
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May you step back tonight and give time and space to consider this truth: No circumstance, no enemy, no opposition can keep you from God's best purpose for you! Your unbelief is the only roadblock you have to deal with. God can do in a moment what takes us years to accomplish. Consider afresh what impossible things Jesus wants to do in and through you. Kneel, if you can. Open your hands. Look past your frustrations and consider His promises. Tonight, may Jesus find faith and expectancy in your heart. And may He download fresh insights while you sleep. Bless you!
Get Excited Again
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May you rest assured that God has used all of your past experiences to prepare for this particular season of life. You're not who you once were. You're stronger than you know. You'll have what you need in the days ahead. Jesus has your back and He's gone before you. Don't spend too much time pondering the pain of the past. You're still standing. The devil didn't win. Get excited about the Promised Land before you. Yes, there'll be giants in the land. But it's a good land. Go take it, by faith. And rejoice along the way. Have a great day!


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CreativeLIVE with Penny de los Santos: Finding food photography I love, and figuring out why
This weekend I was incredibly lucky to participate in a live streaming broadcast (thanks to CreativeLIVE of food photographer Penny de los Santos, whose work is often featured in Saveur magazine. Her food photography style favors drawing out graphic elements of food with overhead shots, and setting sharp colors off with white or understated backgrounds. I found out about the workshop the day before it started and as soon as I saw Penny's images I knew I had to attend. So this weekend--with an incredibly sick toddler next to me endlessly rewatching Curious George movies--I hunkered down on my couch and devoured the experience of a weekend workshop in artistic, smart, gorgeous food photography.
When the second day of the workshop ended on Saturday, I was so fired up I couldn't see straight. I spent an hour in my garden shooting crusty carrots (photos to come!). Once it got too dark to do that, I came inside and decided to follow Penny's advice to saturate yourself with work you love and to think about why it speaks to you. She advised that when you put images you admire into your head before a shoot, your brain digests them and it can subtly inform your work without being derivative. So here, in a jumble of stream of consciousness, are photos I stumbled on, sought out and reacted to...the visual food I'm trying to feed my brain to make me a better food photographer.
Where to start? Naturally with Penny's blog. Though a signature overhead view, I utterly love the humanness of the hands in this pesto ingredients shot, as well as the way penny completely embraces the directionality of the light as a member of the compositional scene. Here, in another overhead I found myself reflecting on how not only texture, but sheen (degrees of light reflectivity) could add interest to the composition. The shiny oil plays against the matte plate to add interest even within a muted color palette.
Penny really shines with a human subject, and her cultures of food portfolio is entrancing. I found myself looking at some of the photos and having to remind myself how utterly common some of them were, because Penny infuses them with an intuitive sense of capturing personality that makes farm boys at a diner look at home next to the seemingly exotic turbaned men at a lunch counter.
Perhaps because it was my first love, the food photography of Lara Ferroni will always be foremost in my mind when I think of images that make my heart race and my mouth salivate. I am impressed also because she seems to have such a truly broad style and voice to her photos, utilizing different compositions and angles and colors, while still having a style that is immediately coherent and recognizable.
I like how she pairs verticle and horizontal movement in photos, giving negative space an interesting voice, as in these diptechs of cake and compote. I'm not ashamed to admit that I may have actually moaned out loud at the second photo of Beignets with fudgy chicory coffee sauce. The inky darkness has just the right amount of movement on the plate. Having watched the food stylist spend tons of time trying to achieve that "effortlessly messy" effect with hotsauce in the workshop, I have a new appreciation for a "messy streak" in a photo. And I'll confess this one makes me think slightly dirty thoughts about chocolate and wreckless abandon. Enough said.
Gorgeous use of vibrant pink color on a cool white and metal background together with subtle contrasting texture in these photos of red onions. The sliced rings stacked beneath the smooth body of the onion ending with the wild flare of the onion skin pulled back is a stroke of genius.
As food bloggers go, you have to love Deb of Smitten Kitchen who does more in a tiny kitchen than any human has right to. I particularly like her set up shots, like these recent photos of leeks or these cherry tomatoes (particularly the one of them randomly floating in the bowl).
I also love the work of Jennifer Davick, who photographs for Southern Living (and who I've met). This diptech citrus still life makes me breathe a little faster. I imagine if I looked at a thousand portfolios, citrus would come up often because of the beautiful geometry and color. But this one is still lovely.
In this pineapple upside down cake, done in cast iron, the pineapple and traditional cherries provides eye catching color, while the crusty" cast iron appears just in frame, adding some tension to the composition.
After watching the photographers dance around color palates all day, I found myself surprised by how drawn I was to the nearly monochromatic green pea soup with the green pea background and how much I liked the clean simple lines of the white and the textured natural color of the napkin breaking the continuum. And I find myself sucked into the slightly darker zucchini tie like mass into a black hole.
Shooting whites is always a terrible challenge for me, but I was really drawn to this white and neutrals palate broken by the golden syrup on the finished dish, and the tasteful placement of the two star anise, which get rockstar positions in the composition by virtue of their chromatic contrast. I also love the way the comparison (the position of the spoon?) bounces the eye between the eaten and the polished, finished dish.
David Bishop does a lot of very close in shots, like this or these deviled eggs or this brittle. Most of those didn't really work for me, they felt like a bossy woman who was talking too close to my face.
But I continue to feel like Penny is too quick to totally throw out the idea of getting in close with a subject. I did like the combos of the dewy sprouted garlic and whipped mayo as well as the spun sugar and poached pear.
Has some up close ones as well (breakfast). For close work, one I liked best was the one of the zucchini rolls. I think close was effective in this case because the horizontal lines of the dark green and the roundness of the salmon color were nice simple color motifs that are repeated in the background without being distracting because they play against a simple white palate and are out of focus because of the short depth of field. I think it gives me the sense of greater concentration on smaller food.
I also thought that the very tight shot of a cooking egg was incredibly effective because the closeness and the unconventional angle on the egg gives it an other-worldly appearance. Though it is immediately recognizable as a familiar culinary item, the viewer confronts it like an alien world, and therefore attends to different aspects of the egg, seeing the common through new eyes. However, the same was not true for these close ups on beef cubes and shrimp. There the tight focus isn't doing it for me because it is not adding new information about the item, and it is not making me view it in a new way. Actually I sort of thought of this shot in the back of my head all day today.
For looser shots, I liked the uncooked meat. Something about the way the board came towards the viewer while the bone went away, the casual salt sprinkled on the board and the apples breaking the rectangular lines. I thought the pork chops scattered on wood sort of missed the mark. Evidently "messy is the new black" but this seems completely inauthentically messy to me: when does one scatter cooked meat on the tabletop? Plus a color to break the browned meat from the browned table would have been nice. I found myself thinking of a pewter platter, maybe with a white or spring green napkin.
I was drawn to the work of Matt Armendariz. His people work has a lovely eye for capturing personality and contextualizing food with its human element. In his food work, I really liked how he was able to move seamlessly between light, dark and colorful palettes. He uses dark palates to make colors pop--like these bacon wrapped shrimp in a way that appears comfortable and natural, less contrived.
Because Penny de los Santos spent so much time mentioning pizza as the classic case of a "no brainer" overhead shoot, I was really drawn to photos that seemed to successfully capture pizza from other angles. One great example of that was this fig and arugula pizza still on the wood peel. I think I love that the peel is coming towards the lens, but slightly off center, and that the out-of-focus figs in the background tone into the shadows of the napkin, but I think I would have liked a purple element--a cut fig?--up front to pull that theme throughout the composition. I wrestled with my feelings about these asparagus. This seemed to be a case of artistically choosing whites that were "too hot" but the effect of the backlighting hot whites (perhaps plus this front angle?) is to make them seem like they are floating, which is slightly disorienting and not in an entirely good way. Christina Peters had another example of a very tight focus on food, combined with an interesting lighting choice, that I thought really elevated the food and presented it in an ethereal and unconventional way. The lighting and perspective gives the swiss chard vivid and voluptuous motion, part other-worldly cathedral, part curling tidal wave.
Interestingly composed baking ingredients still life. When I get several elements at the same time I have never been able to master the ability to frame them with different graphic elements (that also vary in size) and arrange them in a way that has tension and conversation while also being visually pleasing. I think this hits the mark for me at least.
Up close, vegetable takes on the form of fantastically curved alien tenticlesThese star anise. These prosciuto wrapped figs evoked a sort of modernist architecture that reminded me of vegas, both lush and sterile. But the modern sterility of the lines of the background and complementary dishes really highlighted the veining in the proscuitto for me, making me almost embarrassingly aware of its live, natural vitality.
Shooting the soup in the bowls of butternut soup from an angle other than overhead really made the accent of the thyme pop for me. I think the structural three dimensionality of the thyme would have disappeared from overhead. The plated fish and the steamed dumplings both really worked for me, though I can't quite figure out why.
Fellow workshop participant Steve E Miller apples still life. I also liked the tension and movement captured in this flaming wok though I would have loved to see that photo paired with a picture of the dish being plated so we knew more about the content of the food. Though this is a bit tight to really know the food--Penny might say it needs more room to "breathe"--I loved how the composition highlighted the gentle curve of the lobster across the white space of the background.