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You're not going to get it right. Spirituality is about recognizing what is beyond the physical dimension. To recognize what is beyond the physical dimension, you must be conscious instead of unconscious of it. For this reason consciousness is the cornerstone of spirituality. As a fractal of source consciousness, you are a mirror of the greater universe. This means consciousness is not about "going out" it's about "going in". It is inevitable that you will become conscious of yourself. But consciousness is not comfortable. It doesn't feel good to see things about ourselves that we don't want to see. It doesn't feel good to recognize truths that we don't want to be true.
One of the most painful things about this path is to recognize things about yourself that aren't "as they should be". And the reason you think things should be a certain way is because you've been taught that they should. Every spiritual tradition, just like greater society, comes complete with all kinds of values, expectations and beliefs. These all add up to one thing: A SHOULD STANDARD. This is how you should be. This is how you should feel. This is what you should think. This is the reality you should perceive. And the reality is, you will always fall short of that should standard.
I keep making the mistake of being honest about my own struggles with people who are still operating according to a 'should standard' for spiritual teachers. In my position now, I have access to so many of the world's prominent spiritual minds. And to be honest, it has been both a blessing and a curse. There are some people who are leaders and teachers in this field who are capable of holding space for the complexity of a person's struggles and a person's successes. And there are some people who are leaders and teachers who are completely incapable of holding space for this complexity.
I have been experiencing the 'spiritual shaming' that exists in this field a lot lately. It's that moment that I open up about my own struggles with someone, assuming they will relate to me and instead it instantly causes me to fall from grace in their eyes. They start to 'teach me' instead of connect to me. They feel good because in that moment where I become a real person to them, they get to feel superior to me. They fail to remember the strong side of me when they see the vulnerability. This week, when I was honest about my struggles, I had a colleague send me a message that he is convinced that I am possessed and that the entity that has possessed me makes men fall in love with me and feel the need to rescue me (including him until he battled the energy to be free of it). He went on to say that this entity isn't me and that I have to realize that to break free of the weakness I have that is allowing it to take over." To be honest, I felt like I was in the witch trials all over again. But it got me to thinking.
This attitude we have that the only thing that is really us is the light part, is in and of itself an illusion. The 'reality' is that everything in existence is you. You are not just joy. You are not just connection. You are not just truth. You are also illusion. You are also war. You are also isolation. If everything is source, if there is nothing that is not source, then illusion is part of the 'reality' of source too. In my most painful awakening in this life, I spent 16 hours being forced to accommodate all the things I didn't want and hated as part of myself. I had to accept them as myself. This is the forced practice of radical love. This is the difference between selective identification and integration. We will not be able to transcend anything by pushing it away from ourselves. We need to bring it closer. Treat it as part of ourselves and meet its real needs.
What bothered me the most about this message I received, was not the contents of it or the fact that the way it was delivered was like opening up a bandage to show someone a wound and having them rub gravel into it. It was that while I watched it, I actually felt a deep hit of shame and the accompanying desperation to figure out how to fix myself. Why? Because I tell myself that it's ok for everyone else to have negative emotion and to struggle. But deep down, I honestly believe that I should not struggle with these things. Knowing what I know and being who I am, relationships should be easy for me. I should be able to control feeling good. I should be able to know exactly what to do in every situation. I should never lose touch with the feeling of oneness. And the list goes on and on. And the thing is that I fail to live up to those standards. I fail to live up to them even though I think I SHOULD live up to them. And at times like this, my relationship with spirituality in general is: shame.
I cannot tell you the standards I am held to as a public spiritual figure. I cannot tell you the standards I hold myself to. But looking around, I can see clearly that I am not alone in this behavior. Most of us that call ourselves spiritual have a clear idea of the goal that we are headed towards. We want to be enlightened. We want to be absent of ego. Why do we want this? For most of us, we want it because we're so sick of hurting. And we have come to believe that spirituality is the way to break free of suffering. We have a picture in our heads of what we think that enlightenment looks like, our perfect image of the spiritually enlightened person. This becomes our "should". But what most people don't know is that this image we are holding on to, is a lie that we keep telling ourselves. Spiritual practice is not like that. And enlightenment is no kind of retirement from life itself. It is no kind of retirement from the ups and downs. We create the illusion of enlightened retirement from the ups and downs when we feel resistant to the ups and downs. We invent the idea that enlightenment means perfect bliss twenty-four hours a day only when we are suffering and we want an end to that suffering.
Physical life is a learning hologram. No one who is alive is exempt from expansion and so, no one is exempt from contrast. And as long as there is polarity, there is the recognition of what is unwanted as well as the recognition of what is wanted present within you. If we were to reach a state where we were magically transformed into a permanent state of bliss, it would mean ended-ness. There could be no further expansion from that place and that would not serve the universe at large. What serves the universe at large is eternal expansion. So even once you have attained enlightenment, you still have to integrate what it has taught you. You still have to integrate the spiritual awareness you have achieved into your day-to-day life. Even though the samsara waves never stop coming, the more enlightened you become, the more your thoughts change. Your perspective changes to match the vibration of source perspective. And so the meaning of your experiences change.
All religious traditions and belief systems have their own inherent pitfalls. And one of the biggest pitfalls in the spiritual community is the pitfall that we call "bypassing". What I mean by bypassing is that we often bypass ourselves. We bypass our true feelings. We ignore or deny our true thoughts and feelings based on the spiritual beliefs and truths that we are trying to live up to. Most of us, who are aware that we are creating our own reality by virtue of what we are paying attention to, fear that if we focus on the way we feel, it will get worse. We have been taught to ignore what doesn't feel good to think about or to look at. But what we miss is that we are already focusing on what doesn't feel good to think about. And when we try to ignore it or deny it and rush in the other direction, we are actually resisting the way we feel; and anything we resist persists. So we are holding ourselves in those bad feeling places by trying to avoid and ignore them. The best way to deal with these kinds of negative states is to flip around to face them and embrace them completely. They exist for a reason. Negative emotion is always the red flag alerting you to the fact that there is something there to learn. It is always alerting you that you have come to the crossroads of personal expansion. But if you avoid the negative feeling, you also avoid the lesson and the expansion.
If you were driving along a road and your tire went flat, you would not keep driving and ignore the flat tire. You would stop, acknowledge the flat tire and then improve the state of the tire. But continuing to drive on a flat tire is symbolically what we are expecting ourselves to do when we try to avoid the way we really feel and what we are really thinking in favor of how we think we should feel and the way we think we should be thinking.
In the spiritual community, it has become a kind of unwritten cultural expectation that we need to act like what we think a spiritually enlightened person would act like; even if it is not true to how we really feel. In other words, it has become a cultural expectation that we should ignore where we are in pursuit of where we think we should be. The result is that most of us feel as if the only acceptable emotion to feel is happy. And if we feel less than happy, we feel as if we have somehow failed. As if the pain of the struggle we are facing in and of itself is not enough, we frost the cake of that struggle with shame and embarrassment that we are suffering in the first place.
Because of this shame relative to struggling, we do not want to own up to the depth of our suffering in the current moment. So, the words that come out of our mouth are not true to us, they are rehearsed principals we are beating ourselves up with. For example, the truth of where you are right now may be that what you're experiencing hurts. Sometimes it hurts so bad, you can't believe you're still breathing. You're in pain emotionally or physically and you don't know what to do about it. If this is the case, it is self-abusive to gloss over the reality of that experience you're having by saying something like "Oh, so many other things are going well and I know something great is going to come out of all of this". Because at this moment, right here and now, you don't know that! What you're doing is regurgitating that spiritual principal because that is the way you've been taught that spiritually ascended people see struggles.
Our emotional selves are children. This never changes regardless of whether or not you have reached enlightenment. Our emotional selves never grow up. We just learn how to parent our emotional selves better. If you deny the way you actually feel, you are invalidating the small crying child within you, which is desperately trying to express the way he or she feels. If you deny the way you actually feel, you cannot ever get to a better feeling space. You have to know where you are as well as where you want to go if you want to know which direction to start walking. Could you imagine trying to use a map to find out what direction to walk if you were unwilling to admit to where you were? Could you imagine a doctor trying to help you to feel better but being unwilling to assess your current state to discover what is causing you to feel bad?
One of the best things you can do for yourself is to own up to how you feel and to say, "I am where I am". Saying this does not mean that you have failed. It does not mean that you've given up and that you've surrendered to feeling crappy. It means that you are brave enough to embrace where you are so that you are no longer resisting where you are. And because of this, ironically you will no longer be stuck where you are. No matter what your "should standard" would have you believe, the truth is that there is no shame in struggling.
Having problems is not a character flaw. You have not failed if you have a bad day or a bad decade. Buddha had bad days. Jesus had bad days. Muhammad had bad days. You will not meet a single physically manifested being (whether they are an ascended master or not) that is exempt from contrast and so you will not meet a single physically manifested being who is in alignment twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. To expect this from anyone is cruelty. To feel embarrassment or shame if you are out of alignment is cruelty. To expect yourself to be in alignment twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week is cruelty. And it's time that we stop perpetuating cruelty in ourselves as well as within this spiritual community that we ourselves are responsible for creating. The reality is, with standards like this, you're not going to get it right. You're not going to get it right because no one can.
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Fiddler On The Move
New age hottie Nikolas Jovcic-Sas rocked Glastonbury this year with his band Ninotchka, but this Theology major with the look of Rasputin is also the driving force behind Midsomer Norton Pride in Somerset
You're a self-described "activist, violinist & writer". That's quite a triple threat.
I'd like to think of myself as a Renaissance man, but jack-of-all-trades is probably more accurate. For the past five years I've been an LGBTQ+ activist, here and in Eastern Europe. A lot of what I do looks at the way traditional cultural identities interplay with the queer and trans community. I've been playing violin since I was 11 and currently in a folk band called Ninotchka.
What's your primary day job at present?
At the moment I make most of my money through my music. It's easily one of the most fun ways to make a living.
You performed at Glastonbury this year. Tell us more.
I was busking on Boxing Day in Bath when a lady stopped to watch me. She asked if I wanted to play at Avalon during Glastonbury. We briefly hung out backstage with Busted, shook hands with Thom Yorke and the guy who sang The Sopranos theme tune loves our band.
You have a very distinctive look.
I'd describe my style as "what Rasputin might have worn if he was a massive fan of the Libertines"! Guyliner, skinny jeans, wincklepickers, lots of black, Orthodox crucifixes, big beard etc.
What's your background?
I'm from a mixed Eastern European immigrant background. My grandfather came from Poland to fight for Britain in WWII and settled in Bristol. My Mum's family were members of Belgrade's aristocracy, exiled from Yugoslavia by the communists. She grew up in Morocco and on a holiday in Britain met my Dad in a pub in London – six months later they married. They didn't want to raise children in the city so ended up moving to rural Somerset. I got bullied viciously through my teens but always tried to give the illusion of a champagne lifestyle on a lemonade budget.
When did you come out?
When I was 15. I'd known I wasn't straight since I was maybe 10 or 11, but tried to convince myself it was just a phase.
How did your family deal with that?
My Dad and brother never minded, but my mother struggled with it until recently. Almost none of my family in Eastern Europe knows. It means I lead a bit of a double life. Elena Horne just made a documentary Lands of Lost Content where she filmed my life in the UK and in Belgrade.
Religion has played a big part in your life. How to reconcile that with your homosexuality?
As a Serb I was brought up to see Eastern Orthodox Christianity as an essential part of my identity. When I realized I liked boys I thought I was perverted and going to Hell. I began self-harming and contemplating suicide from an alarmingly young age. It led to a morbid fascination with Christianity, but as I read more I realised The Bible's message on same-sex relationships is far from clear-cut.
How did you reconcile your faith with being gay?
I went King's College London to study Theology. Some encouraged me to abandon my faith, both Christians and LGBTQ+ individuals. For this reason I ran an LGBTQ+ Christian support group at my university for people of all denominations, sexualities and gender identities to come together. If we want to create a more inclusive LGBTQ+ movement, we need to acknowledge the importance of religion in many queer and trans people's lives.
You also run Midsomer Norton Pride in Somerset. How did that eventuate?
While at university, I had to take a long time out due to mental health issues. I ended up back in my hometown – a pretty conservative place. I decided the best way to cope was to bring a slice of the fabulous LGBTQ+ scene I'd been involved with in London to rural Somerset. Over the last two years Midsomer Norton Pride has grown to be this strange and exciting mixture of a village fete and a queer club night. It has a multigenerational Pride themed bake-off during the day and a raucous rock concert/drag show by night.
As a visible and openly gay man do you see yourself as a kind of role model?
No, I just try my hardest to wear my faith, sexuality, ethnic background and mental health conditions on my sleeve. I was a huge fan of Sylvia Plath as a teenager and it opened my mind to the idea that confession can be a great source of power in helping others.
Are you romantically attached?
At present I am living as a nun. I used to have a type – if you lined up all my exes, you'd definitely see a pattern – but now I'm most interested in people with a drive to do something with their lives.
How has Brexit changed the world for the worse?
I've received abuse for playing Eastern European music in the streets post-Brexit, and many of my friends from similar ethnic backgrounds have told me some truly horrifying stories over the past few months. Whatever turbulence we might be going through can be undone if people are prepared to fight.
What's the one thing that might surprise people about you?
I love Twilight. It's awful, but soothes my soul. I'm Team Jacob if it matters.
How are you making the world a better place?
A wise person once told me you should be the person you needed when you were young. No child should contemplate suicide for being the person God made them to be, so I try to do what I can so others don't have to go through what I did. On the lighter side, through Midsomer Norton Pride, I've created an annual baking competition judged by drag queens in rural Somerset. If that isn't making the world better I don't know what is.

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text: Summer weddings in New York City have the potential to be as beautiful as they are hot. Chris & Hilda were married in the heat of July, on a day when temperatures reached nearly 100 degrees and the humidity was hovering in the low 90% range. To top that off, the venue's air conditioner kicked the can a few hours before we arrived. Despite this, Hilda and Chris were a joy to work with, and took everything in stride, even allowing me to photograph them at the end of a summer thunderstorm as their evening ended.


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Circumcision of Jesus Christ
January 1st, 2019
At the beginning of a New Year, the first act of a Catholic is to turn his eyes back and consider all the benefits God bestowed upon him during the past year.
Therefore this day shall be a day of thanksgiving for the many graces received, and I do not mention all the natural goods God granted us to sustain our lives. He gave us to live for many years already, which amounts to an enormous quantity of goods, needed to our lives. In addition He bestowed upon us the divine life by baptism. And again with it He granted us an innumerable quantity of other graces needed to keep us alive spiritually.
So many natural and supernatural benefits demand a heart-felt gratitude. Today we must increase our sentiment of gratitude for all the graces received in 2018.
Let us say to God: "What shall I return to the Lord..?" God gave me so much, how shall I simply start to return a little something? At least I must give myself up to Him.
Our debt to God is immense, actually infinite. God alone knows its immensity. So the least we can and must do is to give up ourself and live for Him alone following the desires of His Will.
Thus at the dawn of a new year let us renew again our resolution to serve God; to give Him a testimony of complete submission to His Will in the midst of a liberal world that rejected His Kingship.
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text: March 13, 2018 Eurozone Colt To Levi Kavanagh March 13, 2018/ Dane Squance Young Flemington trainer Levi Kavanagh struck on day one of his his former hometown Adelaide sale for a Eurozone (Northern Meteor) colt who is closely related to seven-time stakes winner, Catapulted (Catbird).Consigned by Mill Park Stud as Lot 31, the colt is the second foal out of the winning mare Fast And Loose (Fastnet Rock), who is a half-sister to Catapulted, who was trained by Kavanagh's father Mark. He also trained Fast And Loose, who won a Ballarat maiden from seven starts and was fourth in the Queen Adelaide Stakes (Listed, 1050m) as a juvenile at her second start.Fast And Loose's first foal, a filly by I Am Invincible, was bought by Malua Bloodstock, Spicer Thoroughbreds and Noorilim Park for $150,000 at the 2017 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.Levi Kavanagh told ANZ Bloodstock News the Eurozone colt looked a lot like Catapulted, who remains on the family farm near Melbourne in retirement."He looks very similar to Catapulted type wise and he is still out at our farm. He was a great racehorse and nearly got to $1,000,000 (in prize money) and he is part of the family down there and this horse likes like he might be able to run early," Kavanagh said.Kavanagh said the colt's Newgate Farm-based stallion Eurozone, whose first crop two-year-olds include stakes winner Krone, was starting to make his mark and was not surprised the yearling made six figures."The sire is starting to do some good things, so it is a breed we are happy with," he said."My father also trained his mum Fast And Loose who ran fourth in a Listed race, but she didn't race for that long."We probably wouldn't have gone any higher for him, but he is such a nice type he stood out, so he was always going to bring good money."


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There are various presidents in US history who were not as famous as Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. Within their short and sometimes long tenure as President they left one or two important historical marks which should be noted. Here are the top 10 forgotten but yet important US presidents.
1. John Hanson:
Many believe George Washington was the first President of the United States. They are wrong in this fact as Washington was the first president of the independent country. The title belongs to John Hanson, whom many US History books forget to mention. He was elected as the first Presiding Officer to the Continental Congress during the revolutionary wars in 1781. He was also the one to order all foreign flags to be banned from US property.
2. William Henry Harrison:
He was the 9th President of the United States and the first President to die in office 32 days after his inauguration. Wearing no overcoat and no hat on a wet and cold day, Harrison spoke the longest speech in US history which was timed at 2 hours. This caused Harrison to catch pneumonia and septicaemia, which began to affect Harrison 3 weeks after. He made history with his precedent to elect the Vice-President as President when the current elected President cannot do his job. The 25th commandment was finally enacted after the Kennedy Assassination.
3. John Tyler:
Not many would know a John Tyler or would ever think he was President of the United States once. His term was short and brief as he replaced President Harrison after the latter's death. He took office during a constitutional crisis which discussed the succession to Presidency by the Vice-President. He also was the President who annexed Texas into the United States. He however caused and stimulated the Mexican American war.
4. William Taft:
This 300lb President was the 27th to be elected. He was the fattest and tallest President to take office. He is most famous for his 16th Amendment which allowed the Congress to Levy Taxes. He was also famous for being the only handpicked President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt appointed him Secretary of States in the hopes of making him a President one day.
5. Warren G. Harding:
This president did everything in his power to undo the dreams and peacekeeping and making work his predecessor Woodrow Wilson achieved. With disdain, he rejected the idea of League of Nations which held peace around the world for 21 years. Although quoted as being sensitive to minorities and women by Carl S. Anthony, 1998 polls rate him as the worst president. The unemployment rate staggered during his presidency.


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The soon-to-be-defensive minded Kansas City Chiefs signed defensive back Kyle McCarthy Tuesday to primarily help strengthen the team's special teams, via team's press release.
The undrafted free agent defensive back from Notre Dame signed with the Denver Broncos in 2010 as a rookie. For the last two seasons with the Broncos, McCarthy registered four tackles (two solo) and three special team's stops in 12 contests.
The 6-1, 210 lbs. Youngstown, Ohio native will look to strengthen a decent special teams unit in the Chiefs, as they surrendered an average of 11.4 yards on punt returns, but can improve on kickoffs as they allowed 24.2 yards.
Head coach Romeo Crennel hired two new special team coaches, recognizing that field positioning is huge for a squad that is finding their way, offensively. McCarthy should be a major player as Crennel look to improve all three phrases of the team – special teams, offense and defense.


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Shanae is a woman filled with life, joy, beauty and responsibility. I'm sure none of us who got to spend time with her during the Generosity Project got an accurate picture of the weight she really carries everyday. Shanae was fun and sweet and kind of the life of the party. The Generosity Project would not have been the same without Shanae and her kids and friends. Just a side note- I've never seen such perfectly executed eye liner, perfectly winged at the corners and so adorable! But anyway...back to the things of substance.
Shanae quickly made friends with all of us gals "working" at The Generosity Project. Being around her was so fun and I'm pretty sure she coined the phrase "personal stylist" for the gals helping her hunt down particular items and sizes. Her joy was absolutely contagious. What I was surprised to learn about her was that she was in the midst of a very difficult situation and season in life. She was new to the area because she had to flee from circumstances that had transpired in her hometown. She hardly knew anyone or had anything for her family. My heart was absolutely in knots for her as she shared the pain of fearing that her kids had walked away from those things changed and how she only hopes that God will use it for good. She is a fierce and brave momma and her strength far overshadowed her story.
She told us it wasn't an easy thing for her to come to take stuff they needed and she had to fight her pride because she didn't having anything to offer in return. Her gratitude was so abundant I never would have guessed she was fighting a battle against her pride. Honestly, it wasn't easy being on the other side of that conversation. It was humbling for us both, but in such a sweet way. The sweetest thing about my time with Shanae was reveling in the grace of God together and His great generosity to us both. She inspired me. She is the picture of joy in the face of adversity. It was such a privilege to meet her and to accept her repeated hugs (which she was giving out left and right!).
This is where my story with Shanae ended, but not for one of those "personal stylists." Jessi Meyer, from Oh Happy Day blog will be guest posting soon to tell us about her experience with The Generosity Project and her continued story with Shanae.


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As a luxury real estate marketing professional it is even more important to be the Google of your marketplace (the first to come to mind) than it is to rank #1 on a Google search results page. The world famous restaurant, Lawry's –The Prime Rib, in Beverly Hills, California, over 70 years old, exemplifies this essential principle of branding. You may not have been to one of Lawry's restaurants (now with multiple locations around the world), but you may recognize the ubiquitous Lawry's Seasoning Salt brand found in most markets in the US today.
Growing up in West Los Angeles, Ron was fortunate to be a close friend of a granddaughter of the Lawrence Frank family. The family still owns the restaurants to this day (they sold the condiments business several years ago). Their first restaurant opened in 1938. For many years it was unique among restaurants because they just featured one entrée on their menu: standing rib roast. This was their uncontested market niche. Many restaurants copy their style, but Lawry's still does it better than any other restaurant. And, their passion is palpable.
In 1953 Lawry's added something special. Their menu claimed to be "the first to feature a green salad as an integral part of every meal." The salad bowl is placed on a bed of ice and spun by the server while she shakes the bottle of salad dressing and ceremoniously pours it into the bowl from about two to feet above the bowl. This ritual is a unique part the restaurant's brand identity, in the same way that consistently and promptly, answering emails and phone calls can be a part of yours.
In 1956 just prior to the playing of the 1957 Rose Bowl Game between the Oregon State Beavers and the Iowa Hawkeyes, Lawry's entertained the two competing teams. This started an annual tradition of hosting a prime rib dinner for both of the teams bound for the Rose Bowls. By the early 1960s, the event had become known as the "Lawry's Beef Bowl." It is often covered by the media.
If you Google "prime rib restaurant in Los Angeles" all ten search results on page one refer to Lawry's -The Prime Rib. They do not have an SEO strategy. The 9 results that follow their number one ranking on page one are all social media/restaurant reviews citing Lawry's as the best prime rib restaurant in town. Lawry's does not have a social media strategy. What they do have is an impeccable reputation and the mind share of the market leader. They occupy the #1 place in the minds of their target market: Prime rib lovers.
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Ted and I finally are set in Marfa and we explore the town....the ghost town to be exact. So welcome to Marfa, Texas partners! We see the main drag in town, visit the infamous Casey Neistat napping location at Hotel Paisano, drive through the mountains, visit the Prada Store and more! Follow along for some fun. PS. I'm sorry about the wind, its VERY windy out there and was coming in from all sides. I tried different mics, windscreens etc...no luck. So I hope it doesnt take away from the adventure.
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Great spear. At first I thought that the spear head was too thin but the steel doesn't bend at all and everything that I've cut through with it I feel no resistance at all like a hot knife through butter
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I am very pleased with this purchase. Overall length is 62.5 inches (63 inches with sheath). (5 foot 3 inches) It wasn't the "Fiery Inferno" that I received with the sword counterpart to this spear. Where the red is with the sword, it is gold with the spear. To me I would have preferred the red cause i enjoyed how it looked with the sword, however i will say the gold isn't bad at all; it looks nice but i wish it was the red. Came with a tiny scratch on the shaft of the spear, isn't real noticeable. For the $90, this was definitely a good buy for me; and i highly suggest it.
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How far is Fiji from the North Pole? Fiji is located 7,464.42 mi (12,012.82 km) south of the North Pole.Equator: 1,244.07 mi (2,002.14 km)
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Renowned for its culinary creativity and glimmering views of Sydney Harbour, and having just passed 10 years in business, Flying Fish is an exceptional dining experience. Located at Jones Bay Wharf, Flying Fish encompasses a split-level loft comprising an outdoor cocktail bar with cosy lounges (Little Fish), a six-metre wine wall and a dedicated raw bar serving the finest sushi and sashimi. The rustic interior of dark timber beans and towering steel structures reflect its maritime heritage, which is balanced by contemporary furnishings, including the hanging glass sculpture that glistens after sunset.
From the open kitchen headed up by chef Stephen Seckold, Flying Fish presents an evolving Asian-inspired menu, highlighted by seasonal produce and fresh local seafood. Try the signature yellow fin tuna with grapefruit and pork crackling or torched scampi on sushi rice with seared scallops, both forming part of the degustation menu. The Cone Bay barramundi served on a bed of chorizo and pearl barley is an innovative flavour combination. For something sweet, try the glass of banana mousse, with shavings of fresh coconut, caramelised banana and honey malt ice cream.
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4Minute, who will be releasing their first mini-album "For Muzik," on the 31st, has just been banned by KBS.
KBS has determined that 4Minute's track "I won't give (안줄래)," has inappropriate lyrics.
Specifically these lyrics (오늘부터 너 한테 나 안줄래/ 이제 다신 내 맘 전부 안줄래/ 이젠 다시 너한테는 안 줄래~):
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By Max Canonaco
In this article, we will see one of the most used Japanese pentatonic scale, the hirajōshi scale, and I will show you some ways to use this scale.
There is a lot of confusion around on that topic, so a little premise on Japanese scales in general is necessary.
Japanese scales are exotic scales. But what does that mean really? In general, it is important to remark that in Eastern music, notes are often more important than chords, that are not used in that context as we use them in Western music, strumming an Am or a C chord on the guitar. Melodies played on instruments such as the Shamisen or the Koto are the most important musical component in Japanese music, together with the rhythm.
The scale we are about to see is so peculiar, because it is a pentatonic scale containing some notes that are only a fret a part, and therefore it is a hemitonic pentatonic scale. This characteristic is very different from our Western pentatonic scales. By the way, not all Japanese scales have hemitonic attributes.
To emphasize this hemitonic parts of the scale, is one of the easiest and effective ways to use the hirajōshi scale. And because this scale is hemitonic, it is a good way to substitute modes commonly used in rock or metal music, like the Eolian mode (natural minor scale/key) and the Phrygian mode. What do I mean by "substitute"? Since all the notes in the hirajōshi scale are included in those modes I mentioned, the hirajōshi scale can be played, over the same chords, instead of the mode that contains all the notes of the hirajōshi scale.
Now let me resume for you the principal musical categories of Japanese music. One specific scale corresponds to a specific category in Japan. Every Japanese scale is a group of five notes with a unique color, and each scale is associated with a specific social, popular, ritual function, or to a specific geographic area in Japan. We can split the Japanese scales in four categories:
The Miyakobushi scale contains the same notes as the hirajōshi scale in the fourth mode, as we will see in a moment. Normally, the term hirajōshi is used to describe the tuning of the Koto, not the scale itself. In modern music theory, by the way, the term hirajōshi seems to be commonly used for that scale instead, and not many people use the term Miyakobushi to define that scale in Western countries.
Please also note that the minyô scale is the same as our minor pentatonic scale, and the ritsu scale is identical to the fifth mode of our minor pentatonic scale. That said, I have chosen to show you one of the most used Japanese scales in the rock-metal music.
The hirajōshi scale
This is the most used Japanese scale in metal music, because it is easy to use as a substitution for the Eolian mode (natural minor scale) or for the Phrygian and Phrygian dominant modes (depending on the mode of the hirajōshi scale you use).
Hirajōshi scale - first mode:
As you can see all those notes in the example are notes of the A natural minor scale:
Since the two modes are superimposable, you can use the first mode of the hirajōshi scale, instead of using the natural minor scale or the Eolian fingering.
Hirajōshi scale - fourth mode:
But let me show you the scale in its fourth mode. I am starting from the fourth note of the scale we just saw. But since that note (E in the example) is supposed to be the most important, it becomes the first of that mode:
All those notes in the example are notes of the E Phrygian mode and of the E Phrygian dominant mode:
Since the notes of the fourth mode of the hirajōshi scale are included in the Phrygian and in the Phrygian dominant mode, you can use the fourth mode of the hirajōshi scale, instead of using the Phrygian mode or fingering, over the same chords you were using. The same applies for the Phrygian dominant mode.
But there is something more to say about this fourth mode of the hirajōshi scale. This mode does not have a third, as an interval (in E, the scale does not contain G or G#). This means that you can play the fourth mode of the hirajōshi scale over a major AND over a minor chord with the same tonic note. So, if in the example above the 4th mode of the hirajōshi scale contains E, F, A, B, C, it can be easily played over an E major chord AND over an E minor chord. When you do so, make sure you start and end your phrases on E or B over those two chords. Also, by playing this scale, you want to emphasize the parts of the scale where the notes are one fret apart.
I hope that this article will help you to understand better the potential of this exotic scale, to enrich your arsenal of expressive tools.
About the author: Max Canonaco is a professional guitar player and guitar instructor, based in Locarno, Switzerland. If you are looking for guitar lessons in Locarno, please be sure to contact Max


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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Uncertainty and Poetry
Posted by Lycia Alexander-Guerra, M.D. at 4:58 PM 0 comments
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Neil Altman, PhD visits Tampa to discuss Race and Class
Neil Altman, PhD spent the day on February 16, 2013 with
the Tampa Bay Psychoanalytic Society with a presentation on "Race,
Class, and Culture from a Psychoanalytic Perspective." Altman noted that
arrogance, to think we know something we don't know about the unconscious, is an occupational hazard for therapists, and
that the analytic attitude is about being surprised.
We have to have enough humility to be confronted by our patients about our blind spots. Like colonial mentality, if
we hold on perniciously to the idea that there is a mainstream, then there are
deviations, deviants, from that mainstream, and we locate ourselves in a place of
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I just want to get my bread
I got all this blood sitting on my hands
I never gave no fucks so they understand
Why I feel this way, just found God and I still don't pray
Cause Satan prey on the weak, swear I can do it myself
Soul stuck in the beats, it's like I'm crying for help
Still my expression is bleak
Because my mama ain't raised no bitch, never take no shit
From no nigga unless he want to see the black four fifth
From the ghetto where the oceans is, but all hope is lost
We know the laws and quick to break em once the dough involved
Young age, they wrote us off, guns blaze, they go to court
I got a lot of homies gone, product of their broken home
But who's to say what's right and wrong, they ain't live it
Looking straight into their eyes still and they ain't get it
But if I had a hundred dollars for every dream that I've ever had
I'd barely have enough to right the wrongs I did in the past
They say forgive and forget, look at it and laugh
We gave all that we had and got nothing
[Verse 2]
As far as music, kid, I'm innovative
Niggas pretend to hate it, influence you niggas favorite
You stupid believing different, authentic you lack the stitching
Sitting when it's game time, snitching when you face time
What's wrong with you niggas? See, I was brought up
Where that talking gets you shot up at apartments
Where the bitch that set you up had told you meet her just that morning
Just a warning, my performance astounding
Everybody want something, get these niggas from 'round me
Tryna climb skyscrapers
Life is but a dream but it's never what it seems
So I never leave my weapon at the house
Rather spend time sitting behind bars than in a grave
I'm getting paid trying to change from my sinning ways
But if I had a hundred dollars for every dream that I've ever had
I'd barely have enough to right the wrongs I did in the past
They say forgive and forget, look at it and laugh
We gave all that we had and got nothing
[Verse 3]
Working on my thousandth time telling you sorry
Walking around pretending it ain't affect me
But nothing was further from the truth
Least I'm trying to re-coop, just blame it on the youth
No matter what you feel or seen, I was in it too
Probably more than you would ever believe
You gave me something I would never receive again
We probably won't be again, but, would you expect it though?
I'm just the nigga that I promised you I was
When you swore that I was better
Was in it through the weather storm, just was better moving on
There was a time I thought I would never think about you again
You was the best friend a nigga could have
I used to call you when I thought that I would die that day
And you would calm me down and I would make my way
You probably should have stayed, it just wasn't your place
I thought about you today
The 8th track off of the collaborative Vince Staples and Larry Fisherman mixtape: Stolen Youth. This track samples "You Ain't Alone" by the Alabama Shakes.


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Some Bombieri Type Inequalities in Inner Product Spaces
Dragomir, Sever S (2004) Some Bombieri Type Inequalities in Inner Product Spaces. Journal of the Indonesian Mathematical Society, 10 (2). pp. 91-98. ISSN 0854-1380Full text for this resource is not available from the Research Repository.
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One could speculate that photographing landmark plaques could get a little redundant, and admittedly it does. That said, every now and then one simply comes off as photogenic, a supermodel of stone and casting. Well, at the top of the 20 year heap of film and flash drives and sitting like Heidi Klum above the masses, rests the south facing
plaque. Or maybe it was just good lighting. One thing for sure, it was a bear to find without GPS. The third try was a charm after sloshing about following the New River and it's questionable purity looking for the marker on the west bank. After taking a step back and thinking, 'If I was building a fort and wanted to look around and see things like they did over at Fort Pacheco , where would I put it?' With that in mind, it was found easily. It's a hundred yards or so from any parking and by facing to the south, away from the road and showing the wooden remnants of the fort that lay behind it, there's a reduced chance of random vandalism. So, with a fence surrounding the remnants of the fort's site and no funding to rebuild the landmark stands….too poor to paint, too proud to whitewash Fort Yuma
Dr. Dan Krieger writes:
Pacheco died defending the widely despised centralist Mexican governor of
, Manuel Victoria, at the First Battle of Cahuenga Pass in 1831. His widow, Romania Charily Pacheco Wilson was given the Rancho Sue land grant stretch more than twenty miles along the San Luis Obispo-Santa Barbara County line by Governor Alvarado. She married Captain John Wilson, a Scot Sea captain from the California trade whose ship, the Ayachuco is praised by Dana in Two Years Before the Mast. China raised Pacheco's sons. Jose Antonio Romualdo Pacheco Jr. became the only Wilson governor of Mexican American descent in the American period, serving a little under a year's term in 1875. California
Plaque Inscription: No. 944
SITE OF FORT ROMUALDO PACHECO In 1774,
Spain opened an overland route from Sonora to but it was closed by Yuma Indians in 1781. In 1822, California attempted to reopen this route. Lt. Romualdo Pacheco and soldiers built an adobe fort at this site in 1825-26, the only Mexican fort in Mexico Alta California. On April 26, 1826, Kumeyaay Indians attacked the fort, killing three soldiers and wounding three others. Pacheco abandoned the fort, removing soldiers to San Diego
Location: West bank of
New River, South of Worthington Road, 6-1/2 miles due West of City of Imperial. Go .25 miles West of New River and turn South on dirt road and look for fenced area. Plaque on South end.
Google maps: 32.847356,-115.682806
Frankly, the weakest lyric on the album but the passing riff and melody will likely be recycled some day.
As one travels the
Imperial Valley
A drive through the vast desert floor
It's easy to pass by the history
And not know the battles before
On the western bank of
New River
A little south of
Worthington Road
A landmark tells of a fuerte
A place they called
Fort Pacheco
Lets take a trip back in history
To the year of 1825
The land and people were hostile
It was all you could do to survive
Who were these souls that lived here in history
's old presidio San Diego
Only Mexican fort in alta California
It's certain that we'll never know
Though the battle was won it was futile
Too distant a fort to defend
This was a canyon they were to abandon
Never to come back again


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For those looking for exclusive lakeside living, Bella Strada offers the perfect property right on Lake Travis. Homes here sprawl over 1-2 acres of beautiful lakeside land with spectacular views. Since individual builders have incorporated a variety designs into this subdivision, Bella Strada has a unique neighborhood style. Homes range from $1 million to $1.15 million, and lots between the $180s to $200s. Most properties offer private lake access in the Costa Bella Marina of Lake Travis. For families, Bella Strada is part of the Lake Travis school district, minutes from Lake Travis Elementary and Lake Travis High School. Bella Strada is located just off of Ranch Road 620, which gives residents access to incredible shopping, dining and entertainment. Steiner Ranch Steakhouse is minutes down the road, as well as the renowned Falconhead Golf Course. Bella Strada is the perfect place to call home.
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CIA Funding of Tech Companies
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Government funding of companies provides a steady stream of support for tech developing innovations. One vehicle for facilitating this relationship can be found in an entity called, In-Q-Tel. IQT describes their function as: "In-Q-Tel is the independent, not-for-profit organization created to bridge the gap between the technology needs of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) and emerging commercial innovation. We invest in venture-backed startups developing technologies that provide ready-soon innovation (within 36 months) vital to the IC mission. These technology startups are traditionally outside the reach of the IC; in fact, more than 70 percent of our portfolio companies have never before done business with the government."


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Achieving zero Sexual & Gender-Based Violence exists as a transformative goal of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and in line with this, the agency has exploited a number of avenues to make this goal a reality. One of such actions was the establishment of a Coalition of Persons against Sexual & Gender-Based Violence/HPs (CoPASH) in August 2018.
CoPASH was thus launched by the Office of the Second Lady of Ghana with collaboration from UNFPA. Ever since, it constituted for itself an advisory board to have oversight responsibility over the activities of the group. And also, in keeping with the spirit of coordination which H.E. Samira Bawumia—the convener of the group advocates for, an inaugural general body meeting was held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, to allow members of the public to offer their ideas on the steps to take to effectively tackle SGBV.
At the inaugural general body meeting, a platform was provided for all members to interact freely and proffer ideas which CoPASH could implement to actualize its vision of ending SGBV in Ghana. Participants made a number a submissions including: "There is the need to change entrenched mind-sets based on culturally assigned gender roles if SGBV is to be ended", "Avenues for reporting incidents of SGBV, such as CHRAJ and DOVVSU must be strengthened and made more friendly to the public" and that, "Members of CoPASH need to commit to following up on issues in SGBV to the very end, to ensure that they are rightly addressed", among others.
Speaking at the CoPASH inaugural general body meeting, Mrs. Bawumia challenged participants saying "...we can change our society together if there's coordinated effort by all of us to ensuring that all human rights of individuals are respected and the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence is effective in Ghana".
Also present at the inaugural general body meeting was the acting UN Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Madam Sylvia Ekra-Lopez, Mr. Niyi Ojuolape, Country Representative of the UNFPA, Ghanaian Reggae-dancehall artiste, Samini who shared a message of solidarity, and other members of NGOs and the general public. The meeting ended on a high note after fluid discussions which led to consensus building on the next steps that were to be taken by CoPASH toward ending SGBV in Ghana.


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I picked up a copy of Against Equality at the 2010 Richmond Zine Fest. I had heard about it, and was too busy to go see a presentation about the book at U of R a couple weeks ago.
I just wanted to let people know that Against Equality is really worth reading. Even if you have been keeping up to date with the radical queer response to the mainstream Gaygenda to legalize Gay Marriage, Against Equality manages to collect essays and interviews from a wide variety of sources, some of which you probably missed.
The essays in general do an excellent job of bringing issues of intersectionality, social justice, and privilege to light in regards to the Gay Marriage campaigns.
The discussion about immigration and immigrant rights in regards to gay marriage explains very well how it is not enough to support imimgrant rights only in the context of one type of partnership. Gay marriage is diluting the immigration issue.
Gay marriage is shown in Against Equality to be diluting many issues that are vitally important to many people in the queer community, as well as other oppressed communities. Gay marriage doesn't address AIDS/HIV and other queer health issues. Gay marriage doesn't address the problems in with the prison industrial complex, or our 'justice' system at all.
The mainstream gay agenda is revealed time and time again in Against Equality to be doing more harm to queers, people of color, the poor, queer youth, immigrants, people with HIV/AIDS etc. than good. The campaigns to legislate Hate crimes are also discussed as having a negative overall societal effect.
The way that marriage is framed as a consolidating of privileges is somethign I personally had never really thought about before. It rings true, and multiple voices in the collection speak to this issue.
Not only do the essays explain why there are many reasons to not support gay marriage campaigns, but also they explain what the more comprehensive, socially just, and effective things we should be fighting for are.
I would love to get to talk to people about any othe essays in Against Equality more in depth. There will be a copy to borrow at the Wingnut Anarchist Collective Radical Library openingin November of 2010.


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Coach can't ignore 'bad' questions
There was nothing wrong with Jeannine Edwards' question.
The query the ESPN sidelines reporter posed to UK Coach Billy Gillispie at halftime of what turned out to be Kentucky's surprising 85-80 loss to Mississippi in Oxford on Tuesday was all-together legitimate.
Jodie Meeks entered the week as the nation's third leading scorer, averaging 26.1 points per game. He scored a school-record 54 points in an ESPN game just two Tuesdays before. On this night, however, he had been held without a first-half field goal. And Ole Miss, a team with a 1-4 conference record, trailed No. 24 Kentucky by just two points.
Understandably, Edwards asked Gillispie, "Coach, so far Ole Miss has been doing a pretty good job keeping Jodie Meeks covered up, he's only got six points. What adjustments do you need to make for him in the second half?"
Gillispie didn't like the question. You could tell it before he answered. He looked away. He all but rolled his eyes. He did supply an answer, maybe even a good one. He said UK wasn't a one-man team. He said the Cats were ahead, so what difference did it make.
Then, grinning, he said to Edwards, "And that's really a bad question."
No it's not.
Right now, it's the question about this Kentucky basketball team.
Tuesday night proved that while Kentucky might not be a one-man team, it is certainly a much better team when its best scorer is putting the ball in the basket.
At North Carolina, Meeks was a mere 5-for-20 from the floor. And the Cats were never really in the game at Chapel Hill, losing to the top-ranked Tar Heels 77-58.
Nearly three weeks later, at home against Miami, Meeks missed 13 of his 17 shots on his way to a season-low 10 points. The Cats fell behind early and lost 73-67 to the visiting Hurricanes.
Tuesday at the Tad Pad, Meeks was 4-for-15 from the floor against Ole Miss. Two of those four made field goals came in the final 14 seconds when the junior buried a pair of threes long after the outcome had been decided. His 21 points were a quiet 21. And the Cats suffered their first conference loss.
In Kentucky's 16 victories, Meeks is shooting 52.9 percent. In Kentucky's five defeats, he's shooting 34.6.
Give Ole Miss credit. The Rebels did probably the best job a team has done this year defending UK's point-machine. They went on the attack. They denied Meeks off the ball and pressured him on the ball, helping off only on Patrick Patterson. Ole Miss Coach Andy Kennedy all but shouted, let the other Cats beat us. They couldn't.
Freshman DeAndre Liggins took one more shot than Meeks — and made one less.
I'm sure Gillispie would say the game was actually lost on the defensive end. And he wouldn't be wrong. Ole Miss made 10 three-pointers, many of them wide, wide open. The Rebels snatched key offensive rebounds. They appeared to have much more energy than did a Kentucky team playing its fourth game in 10 days.
And no coach likes those halftime interviews. Gillispie all but ran over poor Edwards in Knoxville before he surrendered and granted the scheduled quick Q&A.
Tuesday, Gillispie gave Edwards that disingenuous grin and a professional critique.
If she could, she'd probably give him some advice of her own.
Get used to it, Billy. Chances are, you're going to get that question again.
Reach John Clay at (859) 231-3226 or (800) 950-6397, ext. 3226, or email@example.com. Read his blog at Kentucky.com.


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Kimberly Ho - Founder of Evereden
Meet #noteworthy woman Kimberly Ho, a former NYC investment banker turned entrepreneur. We chatted with Kimberly about how she's disrupting the children's skincare industry and the motivations behind her brand, Evereden. Take some major notes on this inspiring boss lady and her baby-friendly products below!
How did you come up with Evereden and what are your goals for the brand?
It really started from a personal need. Traveling back and forth to Asia over the years, my childhood girlfriends starting families would beg me to bring them natural and organic baby products from the US — they just weren't on the market over there. But after doing some research, I realized that the formulas in US baby products weren't as natural or safe as they claimed to be. I quit my job in finance, assembled a team of world-class dermatologists and set out on a mission to rebuild children's skincare from the ground up. One year later, I'm launching Evereden.
What kind of work did you do prior to starting Evereden?
I started my career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, then became an investor at Oaktree Capital. My several years in finance taught me a lot about grit, guts and how to build a business — but ultimately I was itching for a different challenge, and something more creative.
During my time in finance, I invested in consumer and skincare companies. I became intimately familiar with the brands on the market — their supply chain process, their formulas and more. I quickly learned that, by and large, most children's skincare brands were using the same questionable ingredients, and despite huge innovations in women's skincare, children's skincare formulas hadn't really changed over 20 years. My background in finance taught me to carefully analyze the market, assemble a team of world class dermatology experts to help in the R&D process, and ask manufacturers hard questions when formulating my own line. I was told 'no' a lot. But I kept pushing, and eventually found manufacturers and suppliers who were willing to create something entirely new with us.
What was the most challenging thing about starting your own company?
Changing the status quo: manufacturers were used to doing things a certain way, and when I asked for formulation changes that would make formulations safer and to remove certain questionable ingredients, I encountered unexpected pushback from manufacturers that had done things in a certain way for years. But I kept pushing, and eventually found manufacturers and suppliers who were willing to rebuild children's skincare from the ground up with us.
If you had to choose 3 words to describe Evereden, what would they be?
Safe, Premium, Innovative
How does having a business influence your style?
These days, I prefer minimalist clothes that work no matter the work occasion. When running a startup, there may be numerous meetings and conversations throughout the day – from meetings with lawyers, to suppliers and investors – and my favorite thing to wear is a crisply tailored white shirt, with a pencil skirt or pants.
Who inspires you most?
Women founders inspire me most, for example Emily Weiss from Glossier, and Jen Rubio and Steph Korey from AWAY have built amazing brands in their respective fields in the direct-to-consumer space, and each of them have built incredible communities around their brands.
What is the best career advice you've ever been given?
Think about what you're most passionate about and why; this is the thing that will keep you going when things are tough.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Celebrity magazines!
What are your favorite spots in New York?
I love a good speakeasy bar, Angel's Share is an all-time favorite.


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Monastyrskii Prikaz
Monastyrskii Prikaz
a central administrative organ of the Russian state which controled the votchiny (patrimonial estates) belonging to the church. Created around 1650, the Monastyrskii Prikaz from 1701 performed a number of judicial and administrative functions with respect to the clergy and the peasant population that was feudally dependent on monasteries and other church establishments.
Under the pressure of clergymen who spoke out at the church councils of 1667 and 1675, the Monastyrskii Prikaz was abolished in 1675. Peter I reestablished it in 1701 and placed all administrative-financial and judicial affairs of church administration, including the collection of cash and in-kind revenues, under its jurisdiction. Increased state control over the church and the reform of the central state apparatus led to the final abolition of the Monastyrskii Prikaz in 1725 and the transfer of its functions to the collegiums and chamber-office of the Holy Synod.


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Submitted by Sister Rheina Schellenberg - Altona Elks No. 447
I became a member of the Altona Royal Purple back in 1997 and joined the Elks Lodge when we shut down in 1999.
I am fortunate to have 2 healthy girls and have been reminded of this blessing every time I speak with a family in need. I have seen and worked with many families over the years, being the Charities Chair for our local Elks Lodge and later sitting on the National Charities committee. Every situation has been different but still pulls at the heart strings all the same. Even though it was 10 years ago, I remember Linda and her story as it literally brought me to tears.
"My name is Linda and we have been fortunate to have received financial aid from the Elks.
When my daughter, Cassandra, was diagnosed with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), we were caught very unaware. The hospital stay away from my twin boys and husband, the cost of renting the apartment, the P.I.C.U. All these things and I couldn't work to offset any expenses, though I don't think I could have concentrated enough to work effectively. My family is great with fund-raising and the churches gave tremendously, but we were still behind financially. On my rare visits home, I tried to reach out to other organizations but, for one reason or another, we were ineligible for financial aid. Until someone suggested the Elks of Canada – Altona Chapter. I called around to find the phone number for someone on the board until early afternoon when I contacted Rheina. She was helpful, sympathetic and assured me that though they were between scheduled meetings, she would make a few phone calls. That very same evening she was at our doorstep with a cheque! Even writing this account brings me to tears for their immediate and unequivocal support.
We made it to April of that year, when our beautiful girl died from complications. We were devastated. I had quite the emotional rollercoaster. Because, before Cassie died, I had found out that I was expecting again. Needless to say, I was very concerned. SCID is the result of a recessive gene, both parents need to have it to have a child exhibiting the symptoms. At that, there is then only a 25% chance. However, after having one child with the symptoms, your chances are greater for each subsequent child.
This time we were more prepared, we thought. On November 16, 2007, he was born at 9 pounds 11 ounces. The staff knew to test the cord blood for a low white blood count and we were informed that Matthew had SCID 2 days after he was born. We had weekly appointments in Winnipeg starting when Matthew was only 4 days old. Matthew was 3½ weeks old when it was discovered that he was developing pneumonia. So he was hospitalized, and with him, me.
It was in December before we were actually hospitalized that I talked to Rheina again. She said that there wasn't a meeting scheduled because of the Christmas season, but she'd make some phone calls. Not 12 hours later she said she had a cheque for us! And there the blessing came. The Lodge not only paid for the apartment, but for my food and Jake's gas for when he came to visit on the weekends, she even brought a soccer ball for the boys.
Matthew is doing much better now. Our Winnipeg trips are fewer and now that he has had his Central Line removed, we have no more trips to Boundary Trails Health Centre.
Having gone through one hospitalization without financial help, I have recommended contacting the Elks of Canada to others in similar situations. It cannot hurt to ask. My sisters and I are making infant toques for premies to try to pay the debt forward, but I'll never break even on that score.
God bless the Gift and the Giver.
Founder of "The Cassie Project", Linda creates crafts from loom knitting and uses the money to help raise funds for local children's charities. This past fall, she contacted me to seek permission to have the Altona Elks as her charity of choice this season. It touched my heart again to think that the Elks of Canada made an impact on this wonderful woman and her family during a very difficult time. Every donation, no matter how small, can make a huge difference for someone in need. Linda's contribution will be forwarded to the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children (National Charity of the Elks of Canada) so that it may help others in need of assistance. This just reminds me again as to why I became, and continue to be a member of the Elks of Canada, there is no greater feeling than to know that you have made a difference in someone's life.
You can donate to the Elks of Canada by calling 1-888-843-3557 (1-888-THE-ELKS) or by visiting www.elksofcanada.ca
Please check out The Cassie Project on Facebook or donate at her crafting booth in the Winkler area.


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One of my favorite times of year is right after Summer starts and Abercrombie suddenly has all their Classic Shorts on sale for around $30. While many may scoff at Abercrombie, one cannot deny that they make a decent product. I've always loved their attention to details, how they've made distressing an art form, the heavy weight of their materials and how everything fits like you've had it for years.
This years shorts are particularly great because the range of Go To Hell color-ways available and the ultra high inseam which takes a particular level confidence and quad muscularity to pull off. In addition, the shorts also come with a nice, chunky braided belt that can easily be worn with any Summer outfit. I know some of us older Dandies may feel awkward walking into the store, but for the price you will be hard pressed to find a nicer pair of shorts this 4th of July.
No way, no how? Alright then, try out some of these other shortie short options:
Brooks Brothers 5″ Twill Shorts $64 | Chubbies $60 | J.CreW 5″ Essential Chinos $50 | Bonobos B's Knees $65 | Scotch & Soda Washed Shorts $104 | Michael Bastian Cord Shorts $158