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There are few larger rights of passage on the Southeast Asian backpacker circuit than the full moon party on the island of Koh Phangnan.
A tropical version of Ibiza on psychedelics, the pull of this legendary debauch is so strong that nary a backpacker within a 1000-mile radius has the chance of escaping its hedonistic spell.
From the highlands of Chiang Mai to the the back alleys of Bangkok, the week leading up to the night of the full moon becomes a spiral of buses, ferries, trains and tuk-tuks all headed for the sands of Haad Rin.
During the party, in the same way that the full moon acts upon the tides, so too will it elevate the young, the promiscuous, the inebriated and the curious to levels exceeding their monthly average.
Imagine 30,000 revelers with their toes in the sand, gyrating en masse to visiting DJ's, executing brain cells with whiskey and Red Bull, and losing themselves in the glow of the moon. While liquor is guzzled and consumed by the bucket, most in attendance are drunk on freedom, and the intoxicating possibilities that accompany the unknown.
It's a big, hot, beautiful mess, and it's one which every traveler needs to experience at least once.
%Slideshow-777%Started in the 1980s by a handful of Western backpackers, the Koh Phangan Full Moon Party has gradually morphed into one of Asia's largest parties. Drug use is common, despite the harsh penalties, and the party continues to well beyond sunrise.
For a better idea of the level of debauchery, take a look at some of the "party tips" on a website devoted to the party.
-Don't bring your passport
-Don't bring any valuables
-Don't bring a bag, because you'll get drunk and lose it
-Wear shoes to protect your feet against broken bottles
-Don't eat anything offered by strangers
-If you actually plan to sleep, get accommodations far, far away from the party.
Or, for a more visual approach, step inside of the party with this video from lbwtravel.
Having just endured an all-night party on the neighboring island of Koh Tao, I was actually among the select few who decided to get some sleep. Not without staying out until 3 a.m., however, which was more than enough time to revel in the scene.
Body paint replaced clothing the further the night wore on, and fire-twirling locals illuminated the dark sky. Dreadlocks twirled in rhythm with the House tunes, and the sand became littered with eventual one-night stands.
Since I enjoy people watching as much as the actual party, I opted to squeeze in a few hours of sleep and return for the scene during sunrise. On the walk back to my bungalow far, far away, a light breeze began to rustle the trees and was punctuated by stronger gusts. A storm, it seemed, was brewing on the horizon.
Three hours of sleep, two ibuprofen and one bottle of water later, the orange light of the rising sun revealed a scene of social warfare. For every two bodies, which continued to gyrate, a fallen soldier lay collapsed on the sand. For every bucket, which continued to hold liquid, four others were discarded on the beach. The clouds thickened, the beat continued and a scrap of white linen, which was once someone's pants flapped in the breeze as it dangled from a tree.
By 9 a.m. a few hundred remained; by 11 a.m., perhaps 30. Finally, by 3 p.m., as dozens of Thai workers cleaned up the detritus, the number of party-goers had dropped to one.
With trance music on the iPod and booze in the veins, the party continued on his own personal planet.
My attention meanwhile, had shifted from the party to what was suddenly brewing offshore. Mutterings of a monsoon had been percolating through the community, and the wind-driven waves had been increasing by the hour. By no means were they good waves, but they were big enough to ride.
As we mentioned in our article "6 Surf Destinations You'd Never Think Of," Thailand can actually get decent surf during times of a passing monsoon. The problem, however, is finding a board, as none are offered on the small Thai island.
Gulping down a banana pancake and slurping on a fruit smoothie, that's when I spotted it leaning against a house:
A haggard, blue, obviously used longboard, which had been hand-carried in by a backpacking Argentinian. With the sea salt on the breeze and a pounding in my head, I approached the fellow traveler about renting out his board.
As it turns out, he and his friends were on a 12-month tour of Thailand and had rented the beach house for an entire three months. Nursing a hangover from the previous night's party – his third in a row – he loaned me the board completely free of charge.
With board in hand I jogged to the beach, my bare feet dodging the curbside debris. The wind intensified to the point of destruction, and plastic chairs were sent scurrying down the beach.
At the scene of the party, the lone dancer remained.
Paddling out into the wind-driven slop, the hopes for waves were novelty at best. With gusts approaching 40 mph and onshore winds crumbling the surf, I largely questioned the point of the endeavor.
That was, until, I caught the first wave. And the next, then the next, and the next after that. Ugly, short, onshore, and mushy, it revitalized a feeling, which had been shelved for too long.
Yes, I was surfing in the middle of a Thai monsoon, on a stretch of beach covered in beer bottles and backpackers, but even in this outpost on the other side of the world, there was a sense of familiarity, which made it feel just like home.
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You never really know how limited space is in a camping tent until you're forced to spend several hours in it seeking shelter from a heavy rainstorm. Of course, the actual size of the tent and the number of people in it impacts available space, but there are interior options, accessories and packing habits that can help you maximize tent space and interior comfort. Here are a few tips on how to make the most of the space inside your tent.
Haven't Bought Your Tent Yet?
If you haven't bought a tent yet, here are a few words of advice on spacing. Buy a tent that's rated at least one, if not two, persons larger than the number you intend to have sleep inside it. This is a good rule of thumb unless you're concerned about the size and weight of a packed tent. The first tent I bought was a two person; with two people in its tight quarters there was barely room to move around. The lesson I learned is that I should have bought at least a three- or a four-person tent, to accommodate backpacks and spare clothes in the tent.
Tip: Buying a Tent? Here's a Guide to Make the Perfect Choice (infographic)
Another thing to consider when buying a tent is its footprint and shape. Not all tents are created equal and some designs will suit your needs better than others. You can measure the length and width of your sleeping bag and pad (or camping cot) to ensure the tent has enough space to fit your gear with a bit of extra space. If stores have tents set up, get inside and lie down and bring in a few items to ensure you'll have enough space. Keep in mind you want extra room at the tent's sides to ensure you've got enough space for gear once you load it in. If family camping, getting a tent with dividers can break up space for gear versus sleeping, and dividers with zippers will let you go to an open concept when people are hanging out in the tent.
Consider a dome-style tent or cabin-style tent like the Coleman Weathermaster 10-Person tent for plenty of overhead room, unless you're concerned about weight and tent pack-size. These tents let you sit up comfortably and in some models you can crouch or stand inside. Being able to move around freely in the tent will help you keep your entrances and exits quick, equating to fewer bugs than cramped campers stuck fumbling with zippers or tripping over door bases. Extra space will also pay off if you ever get stuck in the tent in a rain storm, preventing the feeling of claustrophobia that tiny tents can create.
Tent Accessories, Carving Out Space
Once you've bought a tent, the next step is being creative and using accessories to maximize the interior space. The first thing to do is determine the best way to use the storage space in your tent. If possible, store items outside instead of cramming all your gear into the tent. In most cases hanging food is the safest bet to discourage animals from invading your camp site. Other gear can be kept in a car, under a canoe, wrapped in a tarp, or tucked under the tent's vestibule.
When inside, it's best to take advantage of the tents internal pockets and compartments to store gear and clothing. Most tents come with a hanging organizer or storage system that clips into poles or loop holes and hangs from the ceiling. You can easily expand the storage capacity of these units by running rope or stretch cords under them again and make a great inside clothesline or flashlight holder, just make sure you don't overload the loops with too much weight.
If you're sleeping with a cot, use the space underneath it to store gear. There are cot organizers and bags that hang over the sides to keep items organized and within reach. If sleeping on an air mattress or pad, keep backpacks and other items off the sleeping area. Pile items on top of each other or store them in the tent's other compartments. Don't let items touch the tent walls as condensation can accumulate on cool nights and dampen items.
To store clothes use compression bags or sacks like the Sea to Summit Compression sack to cut down on the space requirements of these items. Travel organizers can also be handy to keep all your toiletries and personal items in one bag. This allows you to only have the things you really need in one small bag, while other items can be packed away in larger bags.
TIP: How to Choose the Best Sleeping Bag for Camping
Cutting Down on the Stuff You Bring Camping
One of the biggest things you can do to increase the space in your tent is to minimize the amount of stuff you bring camping. No where is this more true than with clothes. Following the layering rule to outdoor wear (to add on or take off layers to regulate temperature) is a better option than bringing clothes only for specific temperature ranges. Many outdoor clothes today are also synthetic blends and can be compressed easily, a lot better than a bulky wool sweater anyway. Reducing the amount of clothes you bring will dramatically impact the amount of space in your tent.
TIP: Print out the camping checklist here, then check it off the checklist while you load up.
The same reduction thinking is important to keep in mind when packing for your trip. Consider what items can perform double duty. For example, stuffing extra clothes into a pillow case reduces the need for you to pack a pillow. Another example is the rope used to secure items in a canoe can double as a clothesline (whether in the tent or out) instead of bringing extra rope.
Tents can be tight on space but options do exist to keep them comfortable and somewhat roomy. The key to tent comfort is choosing the right sized tent, bringing only the items you need, and using organizing accessories to maximize interior storage space. The inside of a tent will never be as good as your bedroom at home but hey, isn't that what the outdoor experience is all about?
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"All things are possible to him who believes" – Jesus Christ, Mark 9:23
And that's what makes faith such a vital and powerful component of Christianity. Faith is the most powerful force available to ordinary people in every generation.
By faith lives are transformed. By faith miracles are performed. By faith impossible obstacles are removed. By faith whole nations are impacted. By faith "all things are possible"!
So what is faith? How does it work? How do we get more of it? How can we build our faith, use it more freely and see more of its fruit in our lives?
I began answering these questions in part one of this series, explaining that faith is anchored in the person of God. Now it's time to look at man's part in this thing called faith.
Fusion of God and Man
I discussed the 'faith fusion' in part one, explaining that faith brings together multiple elements of Christianity into one powerful, explosive package. This fusion brings together two polarities of Christian thought; God's sovereignty and man's responsibility.
Anyone who has delved into theological studies has been confronted by the passionate debate and polarising nature of Calvinism versus Arminian thought. In simplistic terms, Calvinism places great emphasis on the sovereignty of God, while Arminianism recognises man's responsibility.
Without getting caught in the vortex of the debate, allow me to point out that the very defining verse on faith creates a fusion of those two, supposedly competitive concepts. While Hebrews 11:6 clearly gives weight to the person and character of God, as seen in part one, it also gives clear place to the part that man plays as well.
"But without faith it is impossible to please him (God): for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Hebrews 11:6
Man Believes
While God is all that He is and all that the Bible reveals Him to be, God's almighty glory does not take effect in a person's life until and unless that person believes. God is the ultimate and complete source of everything. But man must access God's reality and grace, by man's response to God. If man does not respond, then all the benefits of God's reality, salvation, power and grace are lost to that person.
Unbelievers cannot engage faith. Faith is not a one-sided dynamic. Faith is anchored in who God is, but it is also activated by man's response to the truth about God.
In fact, man is in a unique place to activate faith. We are told that the demons believe, but it does them no good. They believe "and tremble".
"You believe that there is one God; you do well: the devils also believe, and tremble." James 2:19
Man, however, gets a powerful result from believing.
"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name" John 1:12
Man Seeks
The key verse I am using to define faith (Hebrews 11:6) not only reveals that man believes, but it points to man also seeking God. Faith has confidence in God's character to reward those who "diligently seek him".
A person of faith becomes confident in who God is and that God's character is to bless. That person becomes confident that seeking God brings positive outcomes and so they press in to Him, seeking Him and expecting Him to respond to their actions.
A person of faith has a high level of engagement in their relationship with God. They are not passively dependent on God, but actively pressing in to access the benefits which can only come from God. They are 'actively' dependent on God. God and man work in synergistic fusion to bring faith into play and to release the grace which God is keen to give.
So man has a double part to play. Man is not a pawn, nor a sidelined passenger in Christianity. Man must "live by faith".
"Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him." Hebrews 10:38
God and Man
Christianity is a 'relationship'. God is our Father. We are His children. God and man work together and are bonded together in salvation and in the new relationship which springs from it.
Faith is the sweetest energising of the bond between God and man. It is the lynchpin of the relationship. It initiates the union and energises the on-going relationship. Faith is a team effort, engaging God and man in mutually satisfying cooperation for the fulfilment of God's Kingdom.
So man cannot engage in faith outside of intimate relationship with God. Faith is an expression of that relationship, not something that man can activate independently of God.
Yet faith is offered to man to operate. It is like a father providing a car for his son. The car belongs to the father, but the keys are passed to the son. In the fullness of intimacy between God and man, man is able to operate with all of God's resources.
Boldness in Faith
Faith, then, is something which people should enter into confidently. We are to come to God with boldness, because faith is something God is keen for us to engage in.
"Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16
Fear of faith is out of place in Christianity. Christianity is a 'faith' which creates relationship, and it is relationship based on faith. Fear causes people to draw back, and drawing back is the opposite of faith.
Be encouraged that God wants you to step out in faith and to connect with Him in faith. He wants you to become completely confident in who He is and in His will to bless you, so that you will actively seek Him.
Be bold. Step into the presence of your holy God. Press in to know Him and to be knitted together with Him. As you do so you will be stepping into the arena of faith.
In 'Faith Factor 3′ I will point out the imperative of faith.


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Eccotemp - L5 Portable Outdoor Tankless Water Heater w/ EccoFlo Diaphragm 12V Pump and Strainer
Eccotemp - L5 Portable Outdoor Tankless Water Heater w/ EccoFlo Diaphragm 12V Pump and Strainer
Whether you're camping with the family, spending a day at the lake, or lounging around the pool, sometimes all you need is a nice hot shower. Simply attach a garden hose and a 20 lb. propane tank and you are guaranteed to enjoy the luxury of endless hot water anywhere. The Eccotemp L5 Portable Propane Tankless Water Heater is the original and best-selling portable water heater on the market today. You get instant, endless hot water wherever you are. The L5 is perfect for campsites, cabins or simply around the house. Wash your car, wash your boat, take a hot shower, or even wash your horse and the L5 will help make daily tasks much easier. The L5 is capable of reaching temperatures between 50 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. This model includes an electronic ignition powered by 2 "D" cell batteries making it great for off grid or any location where electricity is not readily available. The ideal operating range for the L5 is 20~80 PSI with a 1.5 GPM flow. It is compatible with 12 volt pumps and works perfectly with our EccoFlo Pump & Strainer.
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Runs on a standard 20 lb. liquid propane tank and is equipped with an electronic ignition. Powered by 2 "D" cell batteries, making it ideal for on-the-go. Made even more convenient the L5 comes with the EccoFlo 12v water pump, allowing you to have hot water in the most remote locations!
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Super charged 37,500 BTUs and rated at 1.5 GPM, the L5 can produce hot water with water pressure as low as 20PSI and achieve temperatures ranging from 50-120 degrees F. Simply adjust the water and gas flow to achieve your desired temperature. Included with your L5 is the EccoFlo 12v Water Pump and Strainer with a capability of pumping 3 GPM and the ability to remove sediment allowing you to use a stream or the lake as your water source.
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Windows 8 Motion Sensor Support Detailed
by Andrew Cunningham on January 25, 2012 9:00 PM ESTWindows 8's tablet-centric focus means that it's going to pick up a lot of new features to support hardware particular to those devices - Microsoft's Gavin Gear took to the Building Windows 8 blog today to explain more about how Windows 8 will treat accelerometers, gyrometers, and other sensors when they're present in hardware.
Some of Windows 8's sensor support is basic stuff that has been in most modern tablets and laptops for awhile now - support for ambient light sensors (already present in Windows 7) and automatic screen orientation rotation is pretty old hat at this point. Microsoft's treatment of 3D motion sensors is more interesting - integrating a gyroscope into your hardware is one thing, but making software that filters out movement "noise" (for example, slight shaking of a tablet as a user breathes or walks) while still responding to input quickly and smoothly is quite another.
To solve this problem, Microsoft has implemented something it calls "sensor fusion," which takes raw data from an accelerometer, gyrometer, and magnetometer and synthesizes it into an accurate 3D compass and 3D inclinometer, and also uses that input to detect device orientation. Apps that still want to use the unfiltered data from individual sensors (Microsoft's example use case was a pedometer) still have access to it, but apps that require more precision in motion can use this combination of movement sensors to get a better experience. Sensor APIs have been made available to and Metro app developers as part of the new Windows Runtime (WinRT), as well to traditional Win32 app developers.
To make use of these features, hardware manufacturers will need to implement sensors that meet Windows' certification guidelines. Sensors built to these standards, which were introduced to the USB-IF in July of 2011, will be supported by a class driver in Windows, meaning that they won't rely on third-party drivers to operate. Mobile broadband chips and USB 3.0 controllers are two other types of devices that will see new class drivers in Windows 8.
For more information, the full post is linked below for your convenience.
Source: Building Windows 8 blog
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B3an - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - link
Does any other OS have anything like the "sensor fusion" seen in Win 8?
Either way getting this to work on all kinds of devices isn't a simple task. Things are extremely simple for Apple, they have a very limited amount of devices to support and know exactly what hardware will be used. MS on the other hand have to get things like this working with all different kinds of hardware and devices and create industry standards and testing kits. It's also nice to see it works with just one built-in driver. -
Andrew.a.cunningham - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - link
Yeah, I'm not sure whether this is Microsoft's take on something that others are doing or an innovation in the realm of motion control - the post makes it sound like the latter, but there are plenty of companies willing to market existing ideas as if they've never been done before. :-) -
MrSpadge - Thursday, January 26, 2012 - link
That's why they're requiring devices to comply with their specifications. Still not a trivial task. -
name99 - Sunday, January 29, 2012 - link
What do you consider "sensor fusion" to be?
Apple allows one to access sensors at different levels, from the raw data to fully synthesized orientation and orientation deltas. The most trivial version of this is geolocation, but obviously there is plenty more.
THAT is also what MS considers sensor fusion to be.
The variety of devices supported is irrelevant. The whole damn POINT of an OS is to put in place standardized SPIs that hide this variety --- when I write to a file I don't worry about the brand of hard drive that the file is going to.
The fusion layer should query each device using standard SPIs that talk to the drivers supplied by vendors. MS' part should be limited to defining those SPIs and the fusion algorithms.
The fact that there was a sad period from the mid-80s to maybe the late 2000s where MS lost control of device HW doesn't change that fact. As far as I can tell, MS is as pissed off as any user about the insane complexity of the PC HW space, and is doing everything it damn well can to make sure it doesn't happen again in the Win Tablet space.
Meaning, yes, there may be a variety of hardware, but it is the job of the vendor to make sure that the HW conforms EXACTLY to the Win SPI --- not just to support what the vendor feels like and half-ass the rest.
It will be very interesting, as Win8 HW comes out, to see if MS has learned its lesson or not. It can either do what it did throughout the 90s, and put in one hack after another to "support" crappy hardware, or it can put its foot down and say, "No Acer, no ASUS, no HP --- your POS tablet doesn't support what we told you to support so you don't get to claim it is Win8 compliant". This matters because it is obvious to all but the most rabid haters that Apple is on the way up in the compute world, and the PC model is on the way down. People want devices that "just work" and are not much interested in the fact that, yes, your HW has some special non-standard mode that provides 3MegaWhatsits more than the spec --- and also doesn't work with normal software.
Is Ballmer willing to put end-users first, rather than the HW vendors? We shall see. -
KoolAidMan1 - Monday, January 30, 2012 - link
Number of devices to support is a trivial matter given that hardware needs to support software and driver calls in the first place. -
marc1000 - Thursday, January 26, 2012 - link
will windows 8 have the ability to drive multiple inputs/outputs SIMULTANEOUSLY? today we have computers powerfull enough to be used by 3 or 4 people at the same time, but only 1 keyboard/display may be active at any time.
it would be nice to be able to play a game on a screen with a gamepad controller, while someone else browses the web on the other screen using the keyboard.
until windows is able to recognize multiple simultaneous inputs/outputs, everything else does not matter. we don't need a tablet/cellphone experience on the PC, we have tablets/phones for that. what we need is the real holodeck, a computer capable of serving more than 1 person at the same time, displaying different programs and accepting different inputs. -
Andrew.a.cunningham - Thursday, January 26, 2012 - link
You're SORT OF describing what happens in an enterprise environment using Terminal Services - many client machines can connect to a single server and perform different tasks simultaneously, logged in as different users. Obviously you've got some sort of local version of that in mind - how do the users connect to the computer? Are they both sitting at a desk staring at separate monitors?
Basically, what you're thinking about kind of exists already, but logistics (and, I suspect, a desire to keep "server" features like multiple Remote Desktop sessions confined to much more expensive versions of the OS) keep it from happening.
Windows 8's goal isn't to bring tablet/phone features to the PC (though that is happening) so much as it's bringing Windows/Microsoft features to tablets (Microsoft is also probably hoping that its success would create a halo that extends to Windows Phone). -
damianrobertjones - Thursday, January 26, 2012 - link
P.s. "This comment is apparently spam and we do not allow spam comments." Way to go spam filtering system! -
marc1000 - Thursday, January 26, 2012 - link
But i want this without the need for a thin client/second pc. With really independent inputs/outputs it could be possible to have 1 strong computer to serve the whole house (think about wireless displays/voice input and we wil be near the "Jarvis" experience from iron-man movies).
This is way more natural than having to create remote sessions, but with each session behaving like a standalone computer.
Personal computing needs this kind of innovation and experience to enable a new momentum like we saw at nineties with the internet revolution. If you think about it, we are using computers in the same easy as 20 years ago, tough now it sure looks prettier. -
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The following obituaries were received on Tuesday
Jonah Lee Grubb – Mitchell
Jonah Lee Grubb, 24, of Mitchell, passed away at 11:00 p.m. Sunday, September 4, 2011, following an automobile accident.
Born July 22, 1987, in Bedford, he was the son of Ronald Lee and Polly (Sanders)
He was employed at American Utilities and was a member of Fishing Creek Chapel and
White River Bow Hunters Club.
Surviving are his parents, Ronald and Polly Grubb, of Mitchell; brother, Ky (Stephanie) Grubb, and son, Morgan, of Mitchell; sister, Addie Grubb, Mitchell; grandparents, Harold and Rondee Sanders, of Mitchell, James and Linda Grubb, of Mitchell; aunts, Cheryl (Darrell) Boone, of Mitchell, Missy (Tim) Barksdale, of Campbellsburg, Jamie (William) Thacker, of Mitchell, Kelly (John) Payton, of Mitchell; uncle, Kipp (Christina) Sanders, of Bloomington and several cousins
Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 9, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home with Pastor Yancey Unger officiating. Burial will be in Lawrenceport Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. until the service on Friday at the funeral home.
Casketbearers will be, Ky Grubb, Josh Harper, Kaden Williams, Ethan Payton, Calin Payton,
Levi Fletcher, T. J. Voorhies, Darrell Boone, and Jason Boone.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com
William H. "Bud" Chastain – Englewood, Florida
William H. "Bud" Chastain, 82, formerly of Mitchell, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Englewood Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Englewood, Florida.
Born October 9, 1928, in Bedford, he was the son of Fred Thomas and Mabel (Compton) Chastain. He married Dorothy M. Cummings in 1948 and she preceded him in death December 14, 1988. His second marriage was to Jeneva Howell.
He retired from General Motors and graduated from Mitchell High School in 1948.
Surviving are his wife , Jeneva Chastain, of Englewood, FL.; daughters, Pamela Sue Moore, of Mitchell, Rita Marie Chastain, of Mitchell, Lucinda Gay Garceau, of Williams; brother, Jack Chastain, of Bedford; 7 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren.
His parents; daughter, Jamie Ramey; and sister, Betty Mather, preceded him in death.
Graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, in Mitchell Cemetery with Reverend Eric Kersey officiating.
Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday at Chastain Funeral Home.
Casketbearers are Danny Moore, Scotty Moore, Donnie Gratzer, Travis Duncan, Brent Garceau and Luke Garceau.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com
Mabel Fortner – Bedford
Mabel Fortner of Bedford passed away Monday morning at her home at the age of 97.
Born in 1913 in Bedford to Emery and Martha Turpen, Mabel married Ralph Fortner, he preceded her in death.
Mabel was a longtime member of the leatherwood Christain Church.
Mabel is survived by her daughter Dottie, five grandchildren, sister Muriel and several great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
Mabel was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ralph, son Darrel and brother Gene.
Visitation will be on Wednesday from 10am until time of service at Ferguson Lee, with funeral services beginning at 2:30pm.
Burial will follow at Leatherwood Cemetery.
Zoey Martinez – Bedford
Zoey Martinez passed away on Monday at St. Vincent Dunn Hospital at the age of 4.
Zoey was born in 2006 and was the daughter of Tony and Lindsee Martinez.
Zoey is survived by her parents, sister Kennedy, maternal grandparents Duane and Dana Bailey, paternal grandparents, David and Anna Martinez, uncles and aunts Nathan and Jessica Bailey, David Martinez and Heather Flores, cousins Noah and Jonah Bailey, Cameron and Camden Martinez and Blake Martinez.
Visitation will be from 4pm to 8pm on Wednesday at Day and Carter with funeral services being held on Thursday at 11am at Mundell Christain Church, burial will follow at Mundell Christain Church Cemetery.
Daniel Pierce – Avoca
Daniel Pierce of Avoca passed away Sunday night at Westview Nursing and Rehab Center in Bedford at the age of 65.
Born in 1945 in Lawrence County to Edward and Mary Alice Pierce, Daniel married Donna Sue Douglas in 1965 and she survives.
Daniel was a retired group leader at RCA.
Daniel is survived by his wife Donna sue, daughter Christy, son Bill, grandchildren Katie and Caroline, brothers Larry and Victor, sisters Caroline and Elaine and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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Determined not to be excluded from the post-election bipartisan talk of passing immigration legislation, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday rejected two Republican proposals while outlining its own priorities.
The group, currently made up entirely of Democrats, denounced the STEM Jobs Act, delivering a swipe at Republicans on a bill expected to come before the House on Friday as the first test of the GOP's newfound embrace of an immigration overhaul.
The bill would increase the number of visas for foreign-born graduates with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by eliminating another visa program for people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
Hispanic caucus members criticized the bill because it would end one visa program and allow relatives of legal residents to come to the U.S. while awaiting their visas, but not authorize them to work.
The Hispanic caucus lawmakers support a version written by Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California that would, among other things, preserve the original visa program.
Hispanic lawmakers also criticized the first Republican bill proposed in the Senate following the elections. The ACHIEVE Act, introduced by Sens. Jon Kyl of Arizona and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, is a pared-down version of the DREAM Act, which would offer legal status to young illegal immigrants who serve in the military or attend college.
"The problem with the ACHIEVE Act is it does not achieve the dream," said Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., at a news conference on Wednesday. Menendez and 20 House members comprise the caucus.
In recent days, Republicans and Democrats in both chambers have begun discussing several immigration bills that could be introduced, potentially competing in the new Congress early next year.
On Wednesday, the Hispanic caucus, for which immigration has long been its signature issue, offered its own nine policy priorities in hopes of shaping negotiations.
It said legislation should require illegal immigrants to register with the federal government, undergo a criminal background check, learn English and pay taxes as conditions for obtaining legal status and eventual citizenship.
Caucus members endorsed conservative priorities such as securing U.S. borders and worker verification, but with carefully worded caveats: "smart and reasonable enforcement" on the borders; and "a workable employment verification system that prevents unlawful employment and rewards employers and employees who play by the rules."
They also called for full workplace rights and safer working conditions for immigrants, and a priority for reuniting legal residents with family members seeking U.S. entry.
"Let me be clear about this — we want to work with Republicans to find common ground, help the American people, and help America's immigrants," said caucus member Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill. "But common ground is based on common decency and common sense. These principles reflect that common decency."
Many Republicans in the House who have staunchly opposed citizenship for illegal immigrants have remained quiet on the issue in recent weeks. Conservatives and advocates of slowing the flow of immigration believe the caucus's goal of passing an omnibus bill is unlikely in either chamber.
"I don't think comprehensive immigration reform is going to happen, period," says Mark Krikorian, executive director of the , which advocates a lowering of immigration rates.
Krikorian says Republicans appear most likely to consider supporting a smaller, targeted bill such as the DREAM Act, because many Americans are "sympathetic" to young adults who had no choice in coming here as children.
The sticking point for Republicans, he says, will be their desire to add an enforcement provision to the DREAM Act so that the law wouldn't encourage an increase of more illegal immigrants. He recommends mandatory worker verification as one solution.
"I think at some point amnesty for some people is inevitable ... but we have to have in place the mechanisms to make sure we're not in the same boat years from now," says Krikorian. "That's really the public's problem with this issue."
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Published: May 2019
Shattering of Kingdoms, Book 1
the Code. Shatter the World.
ago, the murder of a beloved king tore apart the Kingdom of Caledun. The land
was plunged into chaos and thousands perished in the aftermath. A new order was
established in an attempt to return Caledun to its former glory. It failed, but
in its place rose the beginnings of the Code.
this same period, the mystical caretakers of the Great Wood retreated from the
world of Kal Maran, their disappearance an ominous harbinger of the suffering
that was to follow. The Great Wood now grows out of control. Cities, towns, and
villages have fallen before the relentless march of the forest. Without the
former guardians to keep her tame, the wood has become a place of peril, and dark
creatures of legend now hunt beneath its leaves.
summer season is now a time of armed conflict. The fall of the old monarchy has
brought about a ceaseless cycle of combat. Grievances are settled by the strict
tenets of a binding Mercenary Code and the men who would die to preserve its
change is in the air. Political rivalries have escalated, and dire rumblings of
a revolution abound. Thrust to the forefront of the shattered land's politics,
a mercenary fights for more than just riches. In the north, a borderland
soldier wrestles with his own demons and looks to find his true purpose. And in
the shadow of the Great Wood, a young man's chance encounter with a strange
visitor gives hope to a land divided.
gaze wandered over the assembled enemy troops camped beyond bow range on the
outskirts of the city. At least a thousand men lay to the west, another four
hundred were guarding any attempt at a sortie from the south gate. A dozen
distinct banners flapped in the strong wind, with each company standard easy to
distinguish from Bider's elevated vantage point. He studied the banners and
counted only one northern company among the groups to the south. Most were
unfamiliar him, and his eyes settled uneasily on the symbol of the black hyena
belonging to Khali's Reavers.
Orn, Bider gestured out towards the standard. "What's the story behind the
Reavers?" he asked. "You've been around since the early days of the Fey'Derin."
Reavers are a bad lot," Orn said, spitting over the wall. "A very bad lot."
what I know, not what I want to hear," Bider pressed.
gave his companion a deliberate once over before answering. "Over the last
century or so, there have been several unspoken rules in our profession," he
began, "One, is to always minimize casualties of the innocent, especially women
and children. Another is to always accord captured officers fair and just
treatment. Although such rules were never written into the Code, mercenary
companies don't take kindly to torturers —"
Khali's men tortured officers?" Bider interrupted with alarm.
you're going to interrupt, I'll stop right here and now," Orn growled. "Now are
you going to shut that trap of yours or not?"
sorry." Bider answered timidly.
I was saying, there are several actions that are widely frowned upon. The last
revolves around a company's base of operations during the winter months. Be it
a temporary encampment, or a permanent home city, it matters not. You leave the
men and their families alone. There's plenty of time for killing when the
spring arrives." Pausing to take a long sip from his ever-present flask, Orn
shot Bider a suspicious look. "You won't say anything to the Captain now will
you?" he glared.
as long as I hear this story …" Bider responded carefully.
it was three seasons ago, the year before you came on as a recruit, and the
company was staying south for the winter. It was the first time the Captain
chose not to take us back north to Briar, instead planning to stay near the
eastern edge of the Caeronwood. Sergeant Fenton and the Lieutenant left the
autumn campaign early with our newest recruits and built a relatively
comfortable camp for the men. Rumours began to swirl by season's end that a few
southern companies had been contracted out later than the usual, and many
mercenaries across the region speculated at what might be developing. Seems a
few of the nobles in the Protectorate territories held the northern companies
in some contempt, deeming them unfit to fight in southern lands."
the Code states that the whole of Kal Maran is fit for any company to do
battle," Bider retorted.
right, but it doesn't mean it sits well with some of the noblemen hereabouts.
The Code isn't perfect, and men's hearts can be easily twisted, even by the
most mundane of things," Orn continued. "After the Battle of Cobourne, where
the Fey'Derin fought for Lord Erion Brawn, word escaped that an early winter
bounty was out on our company. It seems the Captain's choice of employer over
the years had angered certain factions, most notably Lord Yarr and his ally
Duke Garius of Imlaris."
not familiar with that name." Bider said.
paid a large price to spearhead the campaign against our recruits. They hit the
camp before we could muster our strength and warn them. That twelve of the
fifty-six men survived, including Lieutenant Burnaise, is something of a
miracle. It was a slaughter, and our young men had no chance. Bran, that big
brute of an Axeman, still sports a nasty scar under that beard of his, but at
least he survived, unlike many of his friends."
it was Khali's men that attacked?" Bider hesitated to ask.
it was. They showed no quarter. Women who had arrived from the north or
sweethearts from the nearby towns, it mattered little. Khali's men murdered
them all. Sergeant Fenton died trying to protect his young son and wife," Orn
replied gloomily.
Captain was cold that day. He showed no emotion, and yet we all knew he was
hurting. His vengeance was swift and as unmerciful as the unjust attack. He
mustered half the company and ambushed Garius as he travelled between cities.
No one walked away from that battle unscarred. Captain Silveron ignored the
man's pleas for mercy and took his head, sending it in a box to Gadian
Yarr. Then we travelled north, taking a
winding road through the Erienn mountain range, passing by Dragon Mount and the
Silveryn Mages."
the Reavers?" Bider asked, entranced by the sorrow etched in the storyteller's
fought them the following season. Sergeant McConnal nearly destroyed their
vanguard single-handedly, and the Captain, well he was both terrifying and
awe-inspiring to behold. We haven't seen those bastards in well over a year
now, and it's all any of us involved in that ambush can do to hold our tempers
in check. There's a reckoning still to come. The Captain swore on those dead
men that he would kill the man who coldly slaughtered those innocents, and if I
know the Captain, that day is coming." Orn hung his head as he finished,
staring solemnly at the ground.
long moment passed, and Bider felt a pang of guilt knowing that he had reopened
old wounds. Ignoring Orn as he took a second and then third pull from his
silver flask, Bider slipped down the stone staircase and left his friend alone
with his thoughts.
the author:
Moss lives in Canada with his family and cat. He is a sports enthusiast and an
avid reader of fantasy and science fiction. The Mercenary Code is the first
installment of his Shattering of Kingdoms epic fantasy series. Book two, The
King's Guard, is set for release in Fall 2019.


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Letter CLIX1
To Eupaterius and his daughter.2
1. You may well imagine what pleasure the letter of your excellencies gave me, if only from its very contents. What, indeed, could give greater gratification to one who prays ever to be in communication with them who fear the Lord, and to share their blessings, than a letter of this kind, whereinquestions are asked about the knowledge of God? For if, to me, "to live is Christ,"3 truly my words ought to be about Christ, my every thought and deed ought to depend upon His commandments, and my soul to be fashioned after His. I rejoice, therefore, at being asked about such things, and congratulate the askers. By me, to speak shortly, the faith of the Fathers assembled at Nicaea is honoured before all later inventions. In it the Son is confessed to be con-substantial with the Father and to be naturally of the same nature with Him who begat Him, for He was confessed to be Light of Light, God of God, and Good of Good, and the like. Both by those holy men the same doctrine was declared, and by me now who pray that I may walk in their footsteps.
2. But since the question now raised by those who are always endeavouring to introduce novelties, but passed over in silence by the men of old, because the doctrine was never gainsaid, has remained without full explanation (I mean that which concerns the Holy Ghost) I will add a statement on this subject in conformity with the sense of Scripture. As we were baptized, so we profess our belief. As we profess our belief, so also we offer praise. As then baptism has been given us by the Saviour, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, so, in accordance with our baptism, we make the confession of the creed, and our doxology in accordance with our creed. We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated from the Divine Nature; for that which is foreign by nature does not share in the same honors. All who call the Holy Ghost a creature we pity, on the ground that, by this utterance, they are falling into the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against Him. I need use no argument to prove to those who are even slightly trained in Scripture, that the creature is separated from the Godhead. The creature is a slave; but the Spirit sets free.4 The creature needs life; the Spirit is the Giver of life.5 The creature requires teaching. It is the Spirit that teaches.6 The creature is sanctified; it is the Spirit that sanctifies.7 Whether you name angels, archangels, or all the heavenly powers, they receive their sanctification through the Spirit, but the Spirit Himself has His holiness by nature, not received by favour, but essentially His; whence He has received the distinctive name of Holy. What then is by nature holy, as the Father is by nature holy, and the Son by nature holy, we do not ourselves allow to be separated andsevered from the divine and blessed Trinity, nor accept those who rashly reckon it as part of creation. Let this short summary be sufficient for you, my pious friends. From little seeds, with the co-operation of the Holy Ghost, you will reap the fuller crop of piety. "Give instruction to a wise man and he will be yet wiser."8 I will put off fuller demonstration till we meet. When we do, it will be possible for me to answer objections, to give you fuller proofs from Scripture, and to confirm all the sound rule of faith. For the present pardon my brevity. I should not have written at all had I not thought it a greater injury to you to refuse your request altogether than to grant it in part.


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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Happy Fouth of July
Yesterday, I left the Communaute de l'Emmanuel for the afternoon and evening to attend the 70th Birthday Party of my brother Vincent in Hudson, QC, returning late last night.
No time now to give an account of the above (I have to prepare a homily on the sibling rivalry of the Esau and Jacob story!) and my digital camera is out of commission (perhaps as a result of the Canada Day mid-afternoon deluge?) so I must await photos from family members.
Best wishes from Quebec City, especially to family and friends celebrating the Glorious Fourth.
Not sure whether artist for this expressionistic painting, Maurice Brazil Prendergast is a relative or not. Like my father he was Newfoundland-born, in St. John's, Newfoundland (October 10, 1858–February 1, 1924), who is recognized as a Boston-based post-Impressionist artist who worked in oil, watercolor, and monotype. Technically, he was a member of The Eight, but the delicacy of his compositions and mosaic-like beauty of his designs had little in common with the philosophy of the group.
Illustration: Figures under the Flag (1900-05)
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- J M Fowler-PelleiJuly 13, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Dear Archbishop Prendergast,
After reading this article by you I am moved to write to you to ask if you knew Sister Angela Fowler(now deceased).
Sister is a cousin of mine through my Dad's family (Dad was born in NFLND) and she often mentioned her cousin (?) Bishop Prendergast from Halifax and now I wonder if we are related.
Sister Angela and my Dad (RIP) were "double first cousins". I am told two blood sisters married two blood brothers and one couple born my Dad and one set born Sr Angela.
Do you know of Sister Angela from St John's Nflnd
or my Dad: Nicholas Francis Fowler?
Thank you for your response,
God's blessings and grace,
Jeanette Marie Fowler-Pellei
Richmond VA, 23229
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With parents using social media sites to post family photos, do they need to worry about the photos they're sharing being taken? The short answer: yes.
This is such an important question to ask yourself if you share family information online.
Source: Post family pics on social media? Here's how to avoid having them stolen
Pictures of kids on online can be used by others without your knowledge. If that is surprising to you then you need to read this link from a mom whose family pics were used without her permission.
Protecting my photos does concern me even if none of them contain pictures of my family. They are my photos and my property even on social media. But understanding the internet the way I do makes me constantly vigilant like a protective animal keeping their 'babies' out of harms way. I am always aware of unethical users who are slithering around the web looking for photos to use as their own.
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A number of years ago, Ed Appel, who had been a member of the Kenneth Burke Society for many years, asked a reasonable question: What do I get for my membership dues? That question haunted me for three years when I served as Treasurer of the Kenneth Burke Society. It haunted me because, frankly, the answer was: Not much. We offered a very good newsletter, though it came out only occasionally. For those attending the Triennial Conferences of the Kenneth Burke Society, often there was a conference fee discount for members. About the only good news I could offer was that the dues were low: $20 per year or $50 for three years (and half that for students).
We can now add that one of the benefits of membership is support of KB Journal. Obviously, though, this is not a benefit limited to members of KBS. We made a decision when we launched the journal in 2004 that it would remain freely available to anyone who happens upon our website. It just makes sense to share research on Burke with as wide a community as possible.
With this issue, however, the benefits of membership have just gone up significantly. We are happy to announce a new feature of KB Journal that offers premium content exclusively to members of the Kenneth Burke Society. While the bulk of the journal, including archived issues, will remain freely available to everyone, anyone wishing to access this premium content will need to create a (free) account at KB Journal site and then purchase a membership in the Society. The Treasurer will adjust your account so that it gives you access to the new premium content.
So, what do you get for your dues now? Your membership connects you to valuable resources for Burke scholars. First and foremost, KBS underwrote the most significant upgrade of our bibliography of works about Kenneth Burke since Bill Rueckert's bibliography in Critical Responses to Kenneth Burke, 1924-1966. The number of those sources has almost doubled, from about 800 to over 1500. These include, for the first time, dissertations and theses about Burke, as well as hundreds of abstracts on both old and new sources. The new "Works about Kenneth Burke" not only has more sources, it also comes in a number of useful forms, including arrangements by author, title, and date; subsets of the whole bibliography that focus on dissertations and theses, books, journal articles, and book reviews; and a full bibliography that includes abstracts. I discuss and draw upon this bibliography extensively in my essay in this issue, "Burke by the Numbers." See Premium Bibliographies (KBS members only!).
A second premium content in the new members' area can quickly offset the cost of your membership: We have arranged KBS member discounts on books from a variety of publishers of books by Burke and those who study him (KBS members only!). These include the venerable University of California Press, Parlor Press, Roman & Littlefield, and Say Press.
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If you would like access to these valuable resources, please use the easy, online Paypal system now available to join (or rejoin) the Society. The dues you pay to KBS will be used to continually update the bibliography and to develop new premium content, as well as to support the activities of the Society, including its triennial conference. By the fall we hope to add a new bibliography of dissertations and theses listed by keyword, university, and director. We also will seek to expand the number of sources that include abstracts.
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Dr. Steven Greer, MD and founder of The Disclosure Project and The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI), has been on a mission for decades to shed light on the fact that we're not alone, that we've never been alone, and that an ET presence is currently engaging our planet and the human race.
This topic is so broad that it encompasses nearly every area of human study and endeavour, diving into the black budget world, a world that has no oversight from Congress, as well as science, technology, new energy, history, and much more. It's a topic when, fully exposed, will definitely ignite a major paradigm shift for the human race.
So far, Dr. Greer has been very successful, having brought forth hundreds of military and political whistleblowers of all ranks, with verified backgrounds, to testify and share their experience in public. To compliment these whistleblowers, thousands upon thousands of page of UFO documents have also been released by dozens of governments.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Greer was also chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in North Carolina.
The Disclosure Project movement began making noise when a groundbreaking National Press Club Disclosure event brought forth these whistleblowers. You can view that full conference here. More than 1 billion people worldwide have now listened to the testimony given at this conference, and it received coverage from several mainstream media outlets, as it was just too big to ignore.
Since then, multiple efforts have sprung forth, one being the Citizens Hearing on Disclosure that took place a couple of years ago. It was also held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, and saw a number of professors, historians, scientists, and high ranking political and military personnel gathered to elaborate on the ongoing reality of the UFO phenomenon to several former congresspeople.
Dr. Greer also released a previous film, titled Sirius, where he revealed having high level meetings within the Pentagon regarding the UFO/extraterrestrial topic. This was verified by Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the Apollo 14 astronaut who accompanied Greer on his meetings.
He's one of several astronauts to make numerous statements about the extraterrestrial issue.
"Yes there have been crashed craft, and bodies recovered. . . . We are not alone in the universe, they have been coming here for a long time. I happen to be privileged enough to be in on the fact that we have been visited on this planet, and the UFO phenomenon is real." (source) (source) (source)
In Greer's new film, Unacknowledged, you'll hear military, government, intelligence, and corporate witnesses present compelling testimony on the existence of extraterrestrial life forms visiting the planet, as well as the reverse engineering of the energy and propulsion systems of these craft. It also goes into the possibility of a "false flag" alien invasion. You can read more about that here.
This is by far one of the best documentaries out there to bring ANYONE up to speed as to what is happening with the UFO coverup and the implications that come with it. I truly enjoyed what this film had to offer and I believe it will make huge waves in helping to open the general public up to the reality of UFO's and ET's.
If you have ever had trouble explaining this phenomenon to skeptics or non believers, this is the film to show them and you simply can't deny it any longer.
Greer has also authored multiple books and put out multiple DVDs on the subject, and teaches people and hosts groups throughout the world focused on peaceful contact initiatives. They are out there, so why not try to make contact? He also continues to research advanced alternative energy sources that, as you will see in the documentary, go hand in hand with the UFO phenomenon.
This man has done a lot for this movement. Known as "the father of the disclosure," he is no doubt responsible for the massive wave of information and awareness that's being created on the subject today.
"There are objects in our atmosphere which are technically miles in advance of anything we can deploy, that we have no means of stopping them coming here … [and] that there is a serious possibility that we are being visited and have been visited for many years by people from outer space, from other civilizations. That it behooves us, in case some of these people in the future or now should turn hostile, to find out who they are, where they come from, and what they want. This should be the subject of rigorous scientific investigation and not the subject of 'rubishing' by tabloid newspapers."
– Lord Admiral Hill-Norton, former Chief of Defence Staff, 5 Star Admiral of the Royal Navy, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (source)
Links To Dr. Greer's Work:
Sirius Disclosure YouTube Channel
Sirius Disclosure Website & Link To The Full "Unacknowledged" Film
By the way, by "unacknowledged," Greer is referring to Special Access Programs (SAP). From these we have unacknowledged and waived SAPs. These programs do not exist publicly, but they do indeed exist. They are better known as 'deep black programs.' A 1997 US Senate report described them as "so sensitive that they are exempt from standard reporting requirements to the Congress." (source)
Click here to watch the "Unacknowledged" film.
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