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Author: Northumbrian
Story: E.C.C.E.N.T.R.I.C.
Part: E.C.C.E.N.T.R.I.C.
Rating: Everyone
Setting: Post-DH
Status: Completed
Reviews: 2
Words: 3,623
Updated: June 16, 2013, 6:55am
Ginny Potter cursed, scowled, and thrust the letter across the kitchen table. The owl who had delivered the letter took her actions as a sign he should depart.
'It's in my contract, apparently! I have to go, or we lose all of the money Quidditch Weekly paid me for my "Flying with the Harpies" column this season,' Ginny said. 'This is from MacLintock, the Harpies solicitor; he's confirmed it. The contract states that I have to write about every game I'm selected for. The England squad for the friendly was announced before we announced that I was pregnant. My name was on the original squad list and Quidditch Weekly's solicitor says that the fact that I've now been deselected doesn't matter. So either I go, or we lose all of those Galleons. I was hoping for good news when I asked McLintock for his advice. And, to cap it all, he also says that, as my Harpies contract is also being terminated, from the end of this month he can no longer provide me free legal advice.'
Harry put down his mug of tea and picked up the letter Ginny had thrust across the table at him. Leaning back in his chair, he quickly read through it. Once finished, he smiled sympathetically across the table at his far from happy wife.
'We don't need the money, Ginny, you know that,' he told her. 'What do you want to do about it? We don't really have many options. We could fight for the money, take Witch Weekly to court. The press would love it! We'd be back in the headlines again! I'd rather not do that.'
'Penny-pinching Potters,' Ginny smiled. 'I know, Harry, I'm a magazine columnist myself, these days. I know exactly how that would go.'
'We could repay them the money and simply live with a few hundred less Galleons in the bank. Let's face it, we're not exactly poor, are we?' Harry looked into his wife's face and she gave him a wry confirmatory smile.
'I'd thought of that, but giving them the money back means that they have won!' Ginny was obviously unhappy about that outcome.
'The only other option is that you go and watch the game and write the article. A short break might be good for you. You were really looking forward to going to Tibet, and you enjoy writing about the games; you're very good at it, too.'
'I enjoyed writing about playing the games, Harry. Writing about a game I've simply watched just won't be the same,' said Ginny regretfully.
Harry watched his wife carefully. They had both wanted a baby. They had agreed, and they had planned for this pregnancy. But it had happened immediately, not after months of trying. Suddenly, instantly, Ginny's Quidditch career was over. It had hit her hard. Harry's normally bubbly and mischievous wife was moody and unpredictable. According to Hermione, this was because of "hormones", not because she'd had to stop flying. Harry wasn't entirely certain about this, but whatever the cause, Ginny was suddenly very emotional and she was being indecisive about almost everything. Harry, who'd been used to getting a forthright opinion from his wife on almost any subject, was unsure what to say next.
'You've never tried,' he said cautiously.
'I'm really going to miss playing Quidditch,' Ginny said with a rueful sigh. She blew out the flames flickering on the thick slice of bread she'd been toasting. Wafting the blue smoke from the charcoaled slice she began to spread butter on it.
'I don't know how you can bring yourself to eat that,' said Harry.
'It's your fault that my taste buds are confused, Harry; if you hadn't led me astray…' said Ginny. She was suddenly Ginny again and she pouted teasingly before taking a large bite of burnt buttered toast and crunching it loudly.
'You didn't complain at the time, Ginny,' he said, smiling at his wife's comment. 'But—I know that we could have waited a few more years. Do you regret…'
Ginny leaned across the table and gave her husband a gritty charcoal kiss.
'I shouldn't tease you about it, Harry. We made the decision together. It's just that I really didn't think that I'd fall pregnant immediately, though given Mum's fecundity, I suppose I should have. I'm not even twenty-three and my Quidditch career is already over. I'll be four months pregnant on our first wedding anniversary.'
'So what? George and Angelina will have only been married six months when they have their first child. We're going to have a baby and you keep telling me that everything will change when we do,' he said. He pushed his cereal bowl aside and leaned closer to his wife. 'Perhaps you should go to Tibet. If everything will change in six months time then this might be the last chance for you to get away for a while.'
'Me or us? Will you be able to get time off work, Harry?' she asked.
Her husband shook his head sadly.
'I'm only two weeks into the office reorganisation, Ginny. You know that.' Harry reached across and gently brushed a crumb of charcoal-toast from her cheek. 'To be honest, that's one reason why I think that it might be good for you to go. If I take time off now the chances are that Robards will turn it into an office disorganisation. He isn't happy about some of the changes and he is still my boss. If I leave he'll make even more changes to the agreed office restructuring, despite the fact that he's approved it. I would have to start again when we got back.'
Ginny stared into his eyes.
'I'm probably being a bit selfish,' he admitted. 'You would be away for five days, Thursday to Monday. If you weren't here I could work late, and over the weekend. With luck I will be able to get most of the changes approved by the Minister before you get back. Then I'll be able to relax a little, maybe even take a few days off. We will finally be able to spend more time together when you return.'
'I don't want to go without you, Harry,' she told him.
'You don't want to go alone,' he corrected her. 'Why don't you ask Hermione to go with you?'
'It's an International Quidditch match Harry. Hermione wouldn't be interested,' said Ginny dismissively.
'What about Luna? She's back from Peru and I'm sure that she would love to go with you.'
'Luna doesn't follow Quidditch, either. She's worse than Hermione! Hermione tries to keep a track of how badly the Cannons are doing, but that's simply in order to gauge Ron's mood. Luna has no interest in the League, never mind an England game,' said Ginny uncertainly.
'England are playing Tibet, Ginny, and the league have organised transport to Lhasa for you and "a companion". You've got two tickets for the game and a room in the team hotel. You could easily change the room request from a double to a twin, or even to two singles. Luna would love to go to Tibet, you know she would. And you'd enjoy her company; she always makes you laugh,' he suggested.
Harry sat in silence and watched as the idea took hold.
'You're right, Harry. I'll speak to Luna today and if she can come with me, I'll go. But you had better be leaving before you're late for work. We can't have the Deputy Head Auror being late, can we?' Ginny asked, moving purposefully around the table towards her husband.
Stupid, stupid, stupid! Think Ginny, think, and do it quickly or you'll be dead.
Gasping for breath in the thin Himalayan air, Ginny looked anxiously across the snow-covered mountainside. She was in agony, and her wand was in her satchel. A satchel which was fifty yards up the steep, snow-clad slope from where she now lay. She could not heal herself until she reached it.
Squinting against the sun's glare she again sought out the satchel. It was easy enough to find; her eyes simply followed the line of her tumbling descent down the mountainside. A series of scrapes and scars in the snow led up to the point where it—and she—had first hit the snow.
Ginny cautiously moved her leg. She was winded and bruised from the fall, but, worse, she had broken some bones. Her ankle was broken, again. It was the ankle she'd broken in the Department of Mysteries and in two Quidditch matches during her career. It was weak; the club Healer had told her that it would always be weak. Worse, she had broken her right arm; it was her throwing arm, her scoring arm. She'd miss her next match.
Then, in the confusion of her pain, she finally remembered that she was no longer playing Quidditch and the reason why.
The baby! I am doubly, triply, infinitely stupid.
Ginny swore and cursed and cried in frustration. She was injured and lost, which was bad enough, but it wasn't simply her who was lost, her unborn child was also in danger.
Luna had still been sleeping in the adjacent bed when Ginny had woken. It had been very early, but Ginny had been ravenously hungry and unable to get back to sleep. She had realised that she was disturbing Luna with her fidgeting. It was their last day in Tibet so Ginny had decided that she might as well get up and go and have an early breakfast.
Despite her reservations, Ginny had enjoyed writing about the previous day's England match from the sidelines. Her match analysis had been brutal to the point of rudeness. She had condemned the England Beaters for their lack of planning and foresight. Her own lack of planning and foresight, however, had now been brought forcefully home to her. No one knew where she was.
Her decision to take out her broom for an early morning, post-breakfast flight into the high Himalayas had seemed like such a good idea at the time. She took an early morning flight almost every day, and yesterday's flight had been no problem. Today was her last day in Tibet and the snow-capped mountains she'd gazed at from her hotel room had finally ensnared her with their treacherous beauty.
Now, as she lay in pain on a mountainside, the realisation that she had not told anyone at all where she was going pierced and pained her more than her physical injuries. She was lost and alone in these perfidious mountains.
She could not rely on Luna. Her friend had been giddily excited the previous evening. Luna had discovered that a famous Wizarding naturalist called Scamander was in the area. He was carrying out a survey of the local yeti population. Luna had (as Ginny had known) been completely disinterested in the Quidditch match but was enthralled by the local flora and fauna. In addition to the yeti observations she's planned, Luna was desperately hoping to meet Scamander before they returned to England. As a consequence, Luna probably wouldn't even notice Ginny's absence. She could not rely on anyone, and would have to get herself out of this.
She had fallen off her broom.
No one (except Harry) could ever know that she'd fallen off her broom. Ron, especially, must never find out. She had fainted and fallen. High altitude, thin air, pregnancy and morning sickness had combined to make her faint. No one (except Harry) could ever know that she'd fainted, either. She had never fainted before.
And she never would again, she decided.
Ginny squinted across the sun-bright snow. The satchel, which contained a flask of Himalayan sweet tea and her wand was about fifty yards away, uphill. It would be a struggle to reach them. An uphill struggle, she realised, smiling wryly. Her broom had landed a hundred yards downhill from where she lay. Downhill might be easier. She'd ridden with injuries often enough. It would not be difficult to ride one-handed back up and collect her wand, and everything would be all right. There was nothing to worry about, she reassured herself.
Then she saw them.
She saw the snow moving first, because they were almost invisible. They were white fur on a white backdrop in bright sunlight. Yetis! There were at least four of them, all coming from slightly different directions, and all racing rapidly uphill towards her. Each was desperate to be the first one to reach her, to be the one to kill her.
She rapidly assessed her options. Downhill led to her broom, but also towards the yetis. The broom was further away than the wand. But was it easier to reach? How painful would rolling downhill be? If she passed out from the pain, then she would definitely die. Could she drag herself uphill to her wand before the yetis reached her? They were moving very quickly, each trying to outdistance their rivals. All four wanted reach her first! What alternative did she have?
She checked her surroundings before making her final decision and spotted a dark hole no more than ten yards to her left; a cave! She abandoned any thought of trying to reach either broom or wand. There was more than one life at stake. Ginny would have tried to reach her wand, but she wasn't only Ginny; she was Ginny and baby. Ignoring the pain in arm and ankle she rolled and dragged herself towards the darkness, cursing every inch of the way.
Stupid, stupid, stupid! Think Ginny, think. You're still alive, but how can you get yourself out of this?
The yetis were huge, much bigger than she'd expected them to be. She had slithered and squirmed to the back of the cave and she was now curled uncomfortably up against the back wall. She was in total darkness, because the hole through which she'd entered was filled by the shoulder of a yeti. Its outstretched arm was scrabbling around the cave, trying to grab her. Claws clattered as they raked across rock. It couldn't reach, not by at least a couple of feet, but the stupid beast was not giving up. There seemed to be no way out.
Move and get mauled, or stay and starve. Was that really the only choice that she had? There must be another way.
Suddenly, the flailing white furred arm was withdrawn and a shaft of sunlight pierced the cave. Ginny heard the angry roar of the yetis and wondered if they were fighting amongst themselves.
She was wary of reminding the yetis of her presence, but risked whispering an angry curse.
'Really, Ginny, there is no need to swear…wear…ere,' Luna's voice sang out in an odd harmony as it echoed eerily around the cave.
'Lumos,' said Luna. The cave was instantly illuminated and Ginny watched as a fur hood poked through the hole. Luna Lovegood pulled back the hood and gazed at her with wide and worried grey eyes. Luna looked around, assessed the situation, smiled in satisfaction, and pulled herself into the cave.
'It's good to know that you're both all right, but you shouldn't swear in front of your baby, Ginny,' said Luna.
'Both all right?' Ginny queried. Her friend's words of comfort battered their way through her suppressed worry for her unborn child and brought tears to Ginny's eyes. She fiercely fought them back and asked, 'How can you be sure, Luna?'
'Homenum Revelio, of course,' Luna said with a smile. She crawled closer, conjured some warming blue flames, and then began passing her wand over Ginny's injuries in order to gauge their severity.
'I knew that there were two strong and determined people in this cave, one inside another. You've been a bit silly, haven't you, Ginny? I was worried.' Luna spoke softly and sorrowfully.
At this Ginny burst into tears. Luna, having identified Ginny's broken bones, pulled Ginny into a careful and surprisingly powerful hug.
'It will be all right, Ginny. You are safe now. I know that you don't like to cry, but it's not a sign of weakness, you know,' Luna whispered.
'Thank you,' Ginny sobbed.
'You are safe now. We have your broom and your wand outside. I will mend your broken bones and we can go back to the hotel,' said Luna calmly.
'We?' Ginny asked. She wiped her tears on her sleeve while Luna gently lifted her other arm and carefully mended the painful break. Luna then turned her attention to the ankle.
'Mr Scamander came with me. He helped me to find you. He's been here for weeks putting magical markers on the yeti population in order to track their movements,' explained Luna.
'Tracking yetis? Why?' Ginny asked. With the breaks mended and the pain subsiding she began to regain her composure.
'Because he's an eccentric, like me, and he's trying to track them in order to learn more about their social habits,' Luna said seriously. 'Everyone say's they are solitary, but they cant stay apart forever, they must mate, you know.'
'He's eccentric, is he?' Ginny laughed in relief. 'I bet you two have a lot to talk about.'
'He's not eccentric, Ginny; he's an E.C.C.E.N.T.R.I.C.. He's a member of the European Cryptozoological and Cryptobotanical Explorers, Naturalists, Technicians and Researchers Institute and Collegium. We use the acronym E.C.C.E.N.T.R.I.C. because, as Im sure you've realised, the Collegium has a very long name,' Luna explained patiently. 'I was worried about you. When I woke, you were gone, and so was your broom. These mountains are very dangerous.'
'I've managed to find that out all by myself, Luna,' announced Ginny with sarcastic self-mocking pride.
Luna again hugged her friend.
'I'm sure that you have. Sometimes remote observation is better than direct experience; that's why Mr Scamander is tracking the yetis. They really are much too dangerous to approach. Luckily I found him at his hotel and asked him to check his map. There were half a dozen yetis clustered together. They are solitary creatures, so we decided that they had probably found someone. Mr Scamander thought that you would be dead, but I knew that you weren't. I was right,' Luna concluded matter-of-factly.
Ginny shivered. Her furs and mittens had protected her from most of the chill, but now that she was safe she was shaking and not only from the cold. She felt very cold and rather clammy and was suddenly and violently sick.
'Sorry, Luna, Morning sickness doesn't usually last into the afternoon,' Ginny apologised when she'd finished retching.
'It's not morning sickness, Ginny. You were cold and frightened and you nearly died and Harry would have lost his wife and child and that would make him very, very sad, and you don't want him to ever be unhappy again. It's perfectly understandable,' said Luna. 'I would have been very sad, too. You have always been a very good friend and I think that I would miss you more than anyone else in the world, except Daddy.'
Ginny sobbed and pulled her friend into a tight hug. Despite the cramped space she pulled open the fur coat she wore, grabbed Luna's right hand and placed it on her only slightly swollen belly.
'If this little person in here is a boy, Luna, he's going to be James Sirius. That was decided over a month ago. If it's a girl, she's going to be Lily—something. Harry and I have dozens of alternatives for a middle name, but we can't decide. What would you think about Lily Luna Potter?'
'That would be lovely, Ginny, but what will Harry think?' Luna asked, beaming happily.
'After I tell him about how stupid I've been today, and what you've done, Harry will agree, I'm absolutely certain of that. Now let's go outside and you can introduce me to your new boyfriend,' said Ginny, smiling.
'Mr Scamander is older than Daddy, Ginny. He is certainly not boyfriend material,' scolded Luna as they prepared to leave.
'Though he is a widower,' she added thoughtfully. 'And he's very clever. Shall we get out of this cave and go home?'
Luna turned and led the way out through the narrow gap. Ginny followed her out into the blindingly brilliant sunshine. Blinking rapidly, she looked around.
Scamander was a short and rather overweight man with a lot of grey hair on his chin and none at all on the top of his glistening head. He was sweating in the heat being generated by the ring of fire surrounding the cave mouth. Beyond it, partly hidden behind a fog of steaming snow, a dozen angry yetis still snarled and raged.
'Ah, Luna my dear, I trust that your friend is well,' he shouted over the din of the yetis. 'I suggest Apparition back to your hotel, would you agree?'
'Yes, Mr Scamander,' replied Luna as Ginny picked up her satchel, wand and broom from the cave mouth. 'Ginny and I will Apparate on three. One—two—three.'
Ginny concentrated on their hotel foyer, twisted and Disapparated.
The foyer was almost deserted when Ginny and Luna arrived. Ginny was grateful. Had the Quidditch team or, worse, some of the other journalists, been there, a detailed explanation would have been required.
Fortunately, the lobby's only occupant was a skinny fair-haired youth of about sixteen. He had, Ginny realised, recognised her. He was already on his feet and approaching them nervously, his arm outstretched in greeting, when Mr Scamander arrived with a pop.
'Mrs Potter…' the boy began eagerly.
Mr Scamander interrupted him. 'Allow me to perform the introductions. Miss Lovegood, Mrs Potter, I'd like you to meet my son, Rolf. He's a Harpies fan and an enthusiastic cryptozoologist and he's been desperate to meet you both.'
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Accountability is Based on Relationships, but Data Helps Too
"Imagine this: A health care worker or parent in a village, with a laptop or mobile device, can access development knowledge in real time through geocoding and geomapping. She can see which schools have feeding programs and which go without, and what is happening to local health... She can upload her own data, throw light on the likely effect of new interventions and mobilise the community to demand better or more targeted health programs." Robert Zoellick, Former President of the World Bank
I found this quote while attending a World Bank facilitated discussion on open data and development at the World Bank/ IMF Annual Meetings in Tokyo, Japan, a few weeks ago. There, and elsewhere, increased interest in the potential of open data is spreading from high level 'open' initiatives, such as the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), to tools for enabling local accountability and service provision. These projects aim to introduce greater availability of the most needed ingredient for citizen engagement with their governments: access to public information.
The common assumption in all these initiatives is that ordinary citizen, armed with copious information, can mobilise others and generate resolve to demand better public services. Implicit behind this assumed 'demand' is that information will be put to work in an 'us versus them' process of holding government to account (us being the mobilised, informed community, and 'them' being the holders or monopolisers of public information, often governments).

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It's becoming a growing certainty that this will be dragged into to congress, and Goddel must have seen it coming.donlever wrote: He speaks directly to head shots where the league is doing everything it can to prevent them (or create the illusion of that anyway)...
Apparently Congress is sniffing around as well, much like after the Canseco book...
Rock 'em Sock 'em football.
With the harsh suspensions, congress can't easily accuse the NFL of not taking this seriously.
Funny thing is, when I played football, my coaches would say similar things...maybe not "kill the fucking head" or "rip his ACL," but we heard phrases like, knock him cold, put him to sleep, etc.
It gets a lot more dicey when money is involved and clear calls to cause specific injuries, but the nature of the sport is extremely violent as it is.
Not excusing the Saints, and the punishment was just, but I can't believe that this is an isolated incident, and if it isn't and the case goes to congress, we might see a bevy of other examples from different teams/eras come to light.


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I have always loved learning. The first time I stepped across the kindergarten room threshold at
in John Palmer Elementary School , I knew I had found paradise. Chicago, IL
And of course you know the old saying about teachers. Genealogy offers so much opportunity for learning.
We wish we could have a helping hand, maybe in the form of Mr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , the renowned Harvard scholar and genealogist.
I was reading Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter for
January 4, 2012. Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s new series Finding Your Roots was showcased. I have thoroughly enjoyed Gates' previous series, "Who Do You Think You Are?" on PBS, and learned about different sources that genealogists used on the show to trace the ancestry of several famous people.
I have also wished that I could afford to hire a team of genealogists to help me in my search for my ancestors. Some people have complained that the show makes it look too easy to find family history records. A Mr. Carl H. Bloss posted this comment on the Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:
"It is hoped this new series will portray genealogy differently than WDYTYA. It's nice ... (to) use more famous people to investigate. But things become unrealistic ... not showing the true skills needed. Just how much does it cost to get this searching done? Where do I have to go to find the answers? Who can help me if I'm stuck..." Carl
I agree with Mr. Bloss that it would be wonderful if Mr. Gates could have a companion piece to his series that would be just about the actual research methods, that would walk us through the entire process each researcher followed to find the answers that often shocked but always pleased the people whose families were the subject of the study.
But we don't have to wait for outside help in our genealogical pursuits. There are so many avenues offered today, many available on the internet, that can assist us in sharpening our research skills.
In this post, I am going to concentrate on one format of online learning that is tailor-made to help us increase our genealogy skills. This is the webinar which the wiki site describes as "…a Web-based Seminar, a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the Web." A great feature of the webinar is that you can watch in real time or tune in at a later time that is more convenient for you. Many of these webinars are free but some are available only for a fee. Where can you find these events?
I use Legacy Family Tree software to organize my family history. I became aware of Legacy webinars through a newsletter, Legacy News, that Legacy sends its customers. One of the upcoming webinars on the Legacy schedule is one you won't want to miss. Thomas MacEntree, creator of geneabloggers.com, will be presenting "Are you Ready for the 1940 U.S. Census Images?" on
DearMyrtle, one of the premier genealogy blogs written by Pat (Player) Richley-Erickson under her pen name "Myrtle", has a specialized blog which functions as a webinar clearinghouse where she summarizes current offerings from many sites.
Another great resource for genealogy webinars is Family Tree Magazine whose offerings are a mixture of free and fee-based. I definitely want to look at this recorded webinar by Maureen A. Taylor, Photo Detective who "has been solving family historians' photo mysteries for years. In celebration of National Photo Month, she offers advice for identifying family photos in this free webinar."
The Learning Center at FamilySearch offers free short courses, although not technically "webinars" but videos, on many different countries, in different languages, and on different genealogical skill levels. One intriguing title is: "5 Minute Genealogy Episode 1: Find a Record in Five Minutes" .
With this cornucopia of knowledge just waiting on the internet, we can all increase our skills and advance our research at our leisure.
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KNS, Inc., a manufacturer of marine communication systems, recently announced the launch of its satellite antenna X10MK3 SuperTrack X-Series. The system provides military standard communication, for larger houseboats requiring high-speed broadband.
"KNS is very excited about launching the SuperTrack X-Series, said Director Noah Chung. "Our R&D team has built an antenna with sturdiness and reliability in mind, for the harshest of environments. The antenna has been ruggedly engineered to support the toughest, highest usage. No other satellite antenna in the market currently has this level of functionality and high level of durability."
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On December 4, 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Brussels for her ninth and final NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting, began a typically industrious day by meeting with Department of State staff and families downtown at the U.S. Embassy in Belgium. Next, she moved across town to NATO Headquarters, arriving at mid-day and meeting immediately with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. She then conducted her first bilateral meeting with her Bulgarian counterpart, Nikolay Mladenov.
Secretary Clinton then joined other NATO Foreign Ministers for a working lunch of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), including Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, where many topics of strategic interest were discussed. Afghanistan, in particular, is an area where NATO and Russia have found ways to cooperate in recent years, through such initiatives as joint counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics officer training, helicopter training, spare parts funding for the Afghan Air Force, the NATO-Russia Cooperative Airspace Initiative, and expanded transit agreements for goods going to and from Afghanistan via Russian rail, road, and air routes.
During a press event, Secretary General Rasmussen noted that the Foreign Ministers took the opportunity to assure Minister Lavrov that any deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey would be defensive in nature and not support a no-fly zone or any offensive operations.
Following the NRC lunch, Ministers held a North Atlantic Council (NAC) to discuss a range of NATO issues. Lady Catherine Ashton of the EU also joined to take part in discussions on Kosovo and EU cooperation. Secretary Clinton then met with her Polish colleague, Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski.
You can follow the Secretary's trip on www.state.gov, and learn more about U.S. engagement at NATO by visiting our mission's website.
Julia L. in California writes:
I'm just seeing how this site works.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Like Jim Jones and his Koolaid, Assad is preparing to take as many as he can with him when he goes over oblivion's cliff.
And I still think we out to bill Iran Trillions of dollars for their chants of Death to America before we go off a fiscal cliff.
Had a lot to say over the years regarding the political stupidity of dictators and terrorists, and how not to go to war with America, and it's good to have friends in the world when the cow pie hits the fan and things are looking like we'll end up in the mucky-muck again, engaged with all military measures to save populations from utter terror and the scourge of madmen.
I do hate being right most of the time, and then wondering why folks just don't seems to grasp these things until 40k are dead in Syria, and no end in site...Iran on the march to force a war upon us, simply out of arrogence and malevolence of apostates without reason who base their hatred of America on religious idiology.
Is it any wonder then NATO looks to us to define the terms of engagement?
To bring this organization some purpose and solidarity in being?
Alas poor Turkey, standing in the line of fire from idiots of mayhem and destruction of the Syrian people...yes lend them a partiot or three, it's the least we can do, along with the humanitarian aid...but when do we end it, the slaughter that is?
Yes Assad has made his decision to use Chemical weapons, anyone with a brain can see it as fact, would you give him choice as to his timing in using them?
Or isn't 40 thousand dead enough to convince this government that it's not just Assad that will be held accountable, but that the entire world will be, one way or another for what has happeneed, and what happens next?
I've said my peace, now get on with it!
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The thing that makes NATO seem more and more of threat is the destruction of international law, which began in the 1930s when Hitler occupied the Sudetenland using the pretext of "R2P" ("Right To Protect"), claiming that Czech citizens of German descent were the victims of human rights abuses. Then on April 22, 1999, Tony Blair formalized this concept as a new version of international law, superseding the right of national sovereignty which began in 1648 with the Peace of Westphalia, and was re-emphasized in the United Nations Charter. With the advent of the Blair Doctrine, we are in a new era where the basic principle is "Might Makes Right." It is a frightening time to be alive.
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Just as folks are buying up the Glossy-White Nokia Lumia 900 on this fine Sunday, Microsoft has finally pushed the button the official Skype app for Windows Phone.
While it was at v0.2 in a private beta since the end of February, the finalized v1.0 has just gone live in the Marketplace. Bringing the ability to now search for and add new contacts, call to landlines, some optimizations and other minor improvements, the app is a fairly solid performer allowing video and VOIP calls over 3g/4g and WiFi connections.
Of course users will still be disappointed with no background functionality, making the service still a bit of a novelty for most people. Not being able to receive calls in the background is a bit of a deal killer, especially when rival service Tango Video Call is out on the market allowing this functionality (the latter also has better video quality for us).
Still, for those new to Windows Phone or who absolutely need to use Skype, go get your official v1.0 app now in the Marketplace here. Thanks, Andreas, for the tip!
Note: We're hearing that those outside the US are not seeing the v1.0 update just yet. Hold tight as the Marketplace updates.


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2008 was a life-changing year for Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo. It was the year that the couple decided they wanted to get married, and it was also the year that California voters passed Proposition 8, banning marriage for same-sex couples. But rather than spend a year or two picking centerpieces and creating a registry, Jeff and Paul spent the next five years making their way from Federal District Court in California to the U.S. Supreme Court, as lawyers Theodore B. Olson and David Boies argued for marriage equality for all couples. And on June 28th, 2013, Proposition 8 was declared unconstitutional. Mere hours later, Paul and Jeff were married in a legal ceremony by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. "The only thing missing that day was our family," Jeff exclusively tells Brides. So a few months later, he and Paul decided that they needed to celebrate the momentous decision — and their love for one another — in the most deserving of ways: with a wedding!
On Saturday June 28th, 2014, exactly a year after Proposition 8 was overturned and they were legally wed, Paul and Jeff tied the knot at the Beverly Hilton, hosting a private dinner for 150 friends and family members in the hotel's Stardust Penthouse, decorated by Stacey Ruiz and Jason Harder of Shiraz Events and Luna Gardens Events. "We told them what we like, and they ran with it," say the grooms. "It was more than we could possibly have dreamed."
After dinner, the couple and their guests headed downstairs to meet 80 additional revelers, and Paul and Jeff exchanged personal vows on a platform over the pool in a ceremony officiated by Olson and Boies. They spun straight into a dance with their moms, sliced their five-tiered cake by Joanie & Leigh's Cakes, then partied the night away with their guests, sipping Moët & Chandon and squeezing in some time in the photo booth. Our Labor of Love captured every detail, and SharkPig had cameras rolling.
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I tend to get really bummed out when my husband has to go on a business trip. I know the whole "absence makes the heart grow fonder" adage, but honestly, I like my husband just fine when he is here, in my house, and snuggling next to me.
Still, since it's just a little inevitable that the hubs WILL have to be gone overnight occasionally, I try to look on the bright side as much as possible. And there is a bright side. Sure, it's harder to take care of two kids with only two hands instead of four. It's harder to keep the house clean when I have to have one eye on my kids at all times. And bed time and bath time are a comedy of errors that sometimes end in tears (mine, not theirs).
It's also much lonelier after the kids go to bed and I am left in big, empty house all by myself. Still, there are perks. Here are 6 great perks about having your husband go on a business trip:
1.) Whole bed to yourself: It's so nice to stretch out all night long without the 6'2" man hogging all the covers and rolling over on top of me in the night. I love sleeping with my man, but I also can appreciate the few days a year when I get to completely hog the bed with no repercussions.
2.) Watching chick flicks all night: We have one TV and that means 99 percent of the time, we need to agree on what is on it (or go up and use our computers to watch movies). I very much appreciate playing couch commando and watching long, weepy films without my husband's commentary or rolled eyes.
3.) No one forcing you to share your dessert: My husband is a large man. This means when we share dessert, we SHARE dessert. Annoying. Nights where he is gone, I get ALL the pie. I love it.
4.) No extra dishes or laundry: I love my husband, but oh man does he produce an insane amount of dirty socks and underwear. When he's gone, I don't have to worry about it! Of course, then he always comes back ...
5.) No one bugging you for sex: It's not that I don't like sex. I just don't want it EVERY day like my husband. It's pretty nice to not be pressured into sex for a few days every once in a while (sorry honey!).
6.) Pie for dinner: When my husband is gone, I eat whatever I want. I don't worry about creating a nice meal for him. The kids have their meals and I order pizza or eat lots of broccoli (which he hates) or just eat cookies!
Do you have any perks of your husband being gone?
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Tania is a writer, editor, blogger, and TV enthusiast. She likes indie rock, good food, vodka gimlets, and living in San Francisco. She also likes dancing, but of course, not to indie rock. Tania has a BA in Anthropology from UCLA, and an MA in International Journalism from City University in London. She's also co-founder of the blog Unemploymentality. When she isn't writing, she's spending time with friends and family, obsessively surfing the web, or much to everyone's annoyance, doing both simultaneously. Check out her latest blog, Lipstick & Lemonade.


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|André Harris
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|Hair Color:
|Eye Color:
|5'9" (175 cm)
| Student
Aspiring Musician
| Andrew
|Family & Friends
| Charlotte Harris (grandmother)
Kendra Harris (cousin)
Sister (unnamed)
Father (unnamed)
| Tori Vega (best friend)
Beck Oliver (best friend)
Robbie Shapiro
Cat Valentine
Jade West
Trina Vega
Sinjin Van Cleef
| Keeko (one date)
Jade West (former crush)
Hope Quincy (ex-girlfriend)
Sherry (ex-girlfriend)
| Rex Powers (sometimes)
Trina Vega (sometimes)
|Other Information
| Music
|Hollywood Arts High School
| Music
Playing Piano
|Brussels Sprouts
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André Harris is one of the main characters and deuteragonist in Victorious, the musically talented best friend of Tori Vega.
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Appearance and Personality
André is the guy everybody likes. He is good looking, kind, supportive, cool, musically talented, friendly, laid-back and caring. He is always ready to give advice or ideas in a tough situation. For example, in Jade Dumps Beck, he told Robbie how to review Trina's play. He also suggested that Tori make a song as a present for Trina. He's always the shoulder to lean on, especially for Tori. He will often comfort or reassure his friends when they are feeling insecure or upset (like he does for Tori in the Pilot, Beck Falls for Tori, and Ice Cream for Ke$ha), protect them from harm (Cat in Crazy Ponnie), and will help them even when it's not convenient for him (like how he blew off his grandfather's birthday to write a song for Tori in Beggin' on Your Knees and when he lent Beck his grandmother's bird in The Blonde Squad). He has a goofy, sometimes dry and sarcastic, sense of humor, as seen in Robarazzi, Tori the Zombie, and Wi-Fi in the Sky. He is incredibly patient, exemplified by how he deals with his grandmother when she's freaking out. However, he does seem to have trouble controlling his emotions, as seen in Jade Gets Crushed, A Christmas Tori, and André's Horrible Girl.
SkillsAndré is a skilled musician and can play many instruments, although he prefers the keyboard. His locker door is a keyboard and he can play it very well. He is also a very talented songwriter, having written almost every song Tori and the cast have sung (Make It Shine, You're The Reason, Tell Me that You Love Me, Favorite Food, Song2You, Beggin' on Your Knees, 365 Days, It's Not Christmas Without You, and Countdown). He can also dance a little bit, as seen in Locked Up! and The Gorilla Club. It's been implied that André is well-built and strong, and Robbie has said that he is very firm, and he picked Tori up in April Fools' Blank all by himself with little trouble. It is also revealed in The Great Ping Pong Scam that André can sing, when he duets Tell Me that You Love Me with Tori; this is also featured in The Diddly-Bops when he co-sings Song2You; in Prom Wrecker, where he sings back up vocals on Best Friend's Brother; in Locked Up!, where he has a small solo in I Want You Back; in Jade Gets Crushed, where he sings lead vocals in 365 Days; and on André's Horrible Girl, where he sings main vocals on Countdown. He is a fairly decent actor, as not only has he taken part in numerous acting exercises but also has been a lead in two plays (in the episodes Rex Dies and Tori Gets Stuck); had a minor role in the play Tori directed in Who Did It to Trina? and was a supporting character in Sikowitz's play in Tori & Jade's Play Date, sang a line in It's Not Christmas Without You, and did the entire musical score for Uptown, Downtown in Tori the Zombie.
André seems to appear very attractive to the opposite sex, yet seems to be quite unlucky in love. This is showcased in Prom Wrecker, where his new girlfriend Sherry is constantly and excessively kissing him because his lips are too intoxicating for her to want to do anything else, including getting to know him on an emotional level (he later broke up with her because of that). He has mentioned in his Slap video profile "I like girls...a lot." Evidence of this can be seen in The Bird Scene, where he takes a ballet class in order to meet women and while performing with Robbie gives the only female student flirtatious nods, Jade Dumps Beck, where he mentions how hot Alyssa Vaughn is numerous times, Beck's Big Break, where he tries to impress a girl by telling her he's in the movie, Freak the Freak Out, where he responds to Tara Ganz's advances by saying "alright" and smiling, Who Did It to Trina?, such as when he answers a phone call from the "exotic Polynesian girl" named Keeko that he was really excited to have a date with and he uses a suave/sexy tone of voice to reassure he that he is on his way (showing his "skills" as a ladies' man), Terror on Cupcake Street, when he's agrees that he'd like to see a "Ladies of Northridge Float" at the parade, and in The Gorilla Club, when he tries to ask out a girl named Elise. Oddly enough, he was the last of the characters to receive an onscreen kiss. On TheSlap, he mentioned being mildly stalked by a random female who was convinced that they were in a relationship, showing that many girls find him handsome and boyfriend-worthy. He also posted that he was going to spend part of Thanksgiving at his "new girlfriend's" house. However, his status a month later read: "Thought things were going great with this new girl til she texted me and called me Arnold. Dating fail! Mood: Annoyed." His most recent love interest was Hope Quincy, a bossy and controlling daughter of a music mogul André wanted to impress. André broke up with her because she made him nervous, but stayed with her longer than he should have because he wanted to sing for her father. This dishonesty caused him inner moral conflict. A recent Slap post reads, "Met a girl at the gas station today. I wrote her a song while she pumped. Can't get more romantic than that."
Relationship with Other Characters
Tori Vega
(2010–present, Best Friend)Tori and André became best friends when he and Trina were partnered up for the talent show, and Tori watched them rehearse. He was the one who suggested that Tori take Trina's place after she had an allergic reaction to the Chinese Herb Gurgle. He also convinced Tori to accept her invitation to Hollwyood Arts. He was the first to point out that Tori was special and belonged at Hollywood Arts. He is Tori's biggest supporter and is always reassuring her in tough situations, and she does the same for him, most notably in the episodes The Diddly-Bops, Jade Gets Crushed, and André's Horrible Girl. (See: Tandré)
Trina Vega
(2010–present: Frenemy)
André and Trina are barely seen interacting in the series in the first two seasons, although they begin to interact more in Season 3. Though Trina was André's partner in the annual show case, she often calls André by the wrong name (seemingly a running gag in the show) but he seems very tolerant of this. Many of their experiences together have been unpleasant ones (when he helped babysit her in Freak the Freak Out, the feet-smoothing debacle in Cat's New Boyfriend), but they have had some relatively positive moments (such as helping distract Mrs. Lee in Wok Star). He even pretended to be in love with her at one point (to help out Beck in Car, Rain & Fire); however, this was simply a ploy to teach her a lesson and they currently remain nothing but friends. (See: Trandré)
Beck Oliver
(2008–present: Best Friend)
André and Beck are best friends and often hang out together. Many fans debate about which one of these two should be with Tori, as Tandré and Bori are two of the more popular pairings on the show. This type of debate has also expanded to the Bade versus Jandré fandom and even slightly to the Candré versus Bat debate, although to a much lesser extent.
In Jade Gets Crushed, André stated that Beck is one of his best friends. Even though he had a crush on Jade, he stated a number of times that it was "wrong" and "evil," because he wouldn't want to move in on Jade. (See: Bendré)
Jade West
(2008–present: Close Friend; Former Crush)André and Jade have been friends for at least two years as revealed in The Great Ping Pong Scam. As the series progress, they seem to be on good terms. He seems to be somewhat afraid of Jade, but when Beck is not there, he usually steps up and is able to calm her down when he needs to. In Jade Gets Crushed, André develops a crush on Jade, and even writes her a love song. By the end of the episode, he seems to move on from this crush, but it is possible that he still has some hidden feelings for her. On The Slap, Jade states that she likes André, which is rare. In A Christmas Tori, after Tori, Jade and Cat's performance, Jade (along with Cat and Tori) gives him a hug in congratulations for getting an A.
In Robbie Sells Rex, it was hinted that André might still have a crush on Jade, due to his awkward behavior and willingness to allow her to tackle him to the ground. This, might be hinting at the kiss that Dan Schenider had leaked out, deleted, and then was leaked by a different YouTube user. However, that kiss wasn't shown in any episode and, in Tori Fixes Beck and Jade, he refused to ask her out. (See: Jandré)
Cat Valentine(2008–present: Good Friend) André and Cat seem to maintain a good friendship, but sometimes André becomes confused by the random statements Cat makes. At times, he will even ignore them, just on the basis of her being herself. They seem to hang out a lot in the beginning of the series, often seen talking together before Tori shows up to greet them. Like with Tori, he often tries to cheer her up. when she's upset (like at the end of Robarazzi) or protect her from Jade's wrath (such as in Crazy Ponnie). His nickname for her is Little Red (a nickname she has been seen to be amused by and doesn't get offended by) because of her hair color. (See: Candré)
Robbie Shapiro
(2008–present: Very Close Friends)
Robbie and André appear to be close friends. André is often the person Robbie goes to for advice in a situation. He has helped Robbie escape from various situations, such as in Jade Dumps Beck, when Trina threatens Robbie to write a good review on her play, but Robbie doesn't want to lie. He also took a ballet class with André just to be with girls. Although they've had some rough patches (Robbie's blog embarrassed André, André threw Robbie's PearPad out the window in Terror on Cupcake Street), they remain buddies. (See: Rodré)
Rex Powers
(2008–present: Friend)
André and Rex seem to be on good terms, even though André was seen threatening Rex in Rex Dies. It is shown they are considered "tight" as mentioned in Wok Star.
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|Driving Tori Crazy
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|Dr. Rhapsody, Trina, Robbie, Cat, Jade, Tori, Rex and Beck
Unreleased Songs
Back Up Vocals
Season Two
- Best Friend's Brother in Prom Wrecker
- All I Want Is Everything in Locked Up!
Season Three
- Shut Up N' Dance in April Fools' Blank
- André appears to be the most sensible character on the show when it comes to other people's issues, although he seems to have trouble keeping his head when something in his own life is going "wonky."
- He is the only male main character that hasn't kissed any girl in the main cast.
- André has never been stung by a bee, as said in Beck's Big Break. However, he updated his TheSlap status, saying that he used to never get stung by bees, and now they won't leave him alone since he used honey-scented body wash.
- André's locker has a keyboard built into it, and as demonstrated in iParty with Victorious, the combination to it is the opening three notes to Make It Shine.
- André can play many instruments, including the piano/keyboard, the French horn, the guitar (all seen at one point or another during the show) and the drums (as mentioned on TheSlap). However, he claims he will never learn to play the trumpet because of the spit valve, and that he just cannot manage to play the sitar. As seen in Freak the Freak Out and The Diddly-Bops, he is also a talented singer, and in Tori Gets Stuck, it is seen that he can also beat box.
- André is the only character to have his name at the end in friendships with the main cast (Jandré, Tandré, Rodré, Trandré, Candré, and Bendré)
- André hates brussel sprouts (as mentioned in his Slap profile and in The Wood).
- André likes trees, but not as much as he likes bushes (also mentioned in his Slap profile).
- André, along with Tori, Robbie, and Jade, is featured in every episode of the series.
- He likes having his tummy tickled, as mentioned in The Wood.
- Prom Wrecker is the first episode in which André gets kissed on the show, making him the last of the characters to receive an onscreen kiss.
- Sherry was also André's first onscreen girlfriend.
- André has a 97-year-old great-grandfather.
- André says that his favorite food used to be spicy tuna, but is now buffalo nuggets. He also likes tater pops and they make him happy.
- André has 2 uncles; one who works as a realtor and another who Tori says is creepy (mentioned on iParty with Victorious)
- According to one of André's updates, he is allergic to dust mites.
- André gets nervous in front of big audiences.
- André was the second to last main character to have his name featured in an episode title (André's Horrible Girl). Robbie's name was used in Robbie Sells Rex. However, part of Robbie's name was used in an earlier episode, Robarazzi.
- André has stated in Jade Gets Crushed that he cannot keep his feelings/emotions locked up inside and that he must express them in some way or else he will go crazy. This could be why he is so fond of music and why he is so talented at composing/singing.
- André mentioned in Jade Gets Crushed that he promised his grandmother that he would never be a bad person.
- André appears to have a collection of watches, as he never wears just one watch. He alternates every episode wearing a different watch.
- He has a pet dog, according to Jade Gets Crushed, The Diddly-Bops, and The Wood.
- He stated in Jade Gets Crushed that he hates nuts.
- André posted on the Slap that he is bad at playing tennis, ping-pong, squash and badminton. According to a different post, he is, however, good at putt-putt.
- According to a Slap post, he was traumatized for years after being mocked by monkeys at the zoo.
- It is difficult for him to fake cry, as seen in Rex Dies.
- His neighbor is a fortune teller, according to TheSlap.
- He is taking Trigonometry, according to TheSlap.
- He loves miso soup, according to André's Horrible Girl.
- According to Tori & Jade's Play Date, André has a driver's license.
- His parents have never been shown on the show, only his grandma.
- He, like Jade, can imitate voices, such as the way his grandmother and her pet bird speak.
- He hates getting trapped in areas, as shown in Wanko's Warehouse.
- He was the first character to break the fourth wall (Tori Tortures Teacher).
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So, in light of overtime at the bakery and the strain of physical labor, I've quit my second job at the fish restaurant. Tonight is my last shift. Honestly, as much as I want to take on whatever comes at me and push through my perceived limits of endurance, I was cracking. And I have a surprising amount of knitting designs to work on as well, so for now I'll consider that my second job.
One design in progress at the Brendan Behan pub in Jamaica Plain, MA, having a beer after my new tattoo was finished:
Yes, that's my handspun.
And the tattoo? You may recognize it as a tree motif found in Neo-Assyrian palace reliefs. Many thanks to Chad at Fat Ram's Pumpkin Tattoo (once again. Oh, if you click on that link, the last tattoo on the right on the very first row is also mine!).
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6 comments:
- andrea said...
YES! almost-half-sleeve tattoos are the best. love it.
- September 10, 2009 at 2:44 PM
- Emily said...
Fantastic tattoo! Congrats!
- September 10, 2009 at 4:16 PM
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Congratulations on narrowing your field of work to two jobs, and on your fantastic new tattoo!
- September 11, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- Kym said...
It is a thing of beauty!
- September 11, 2009 at 11:56 AM
- Salty Miss Jill said...
Oh, beautiful! (Especially with that striped top.)
- September 13, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- craftivore said...
Wow, that's a nice tat! You're going through an inking time of life. I also love the color of the yarn, what are you using?
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My friend Ed Underwood asked this question via social media. "When you are going through hard times what song comforts you?" I have been thinking about that recently as we are going through some valleys in our lives. A song by Steven Curtis Chapman is one of my favorites at times like this. It is possible to write powerful lyrics without actually experiencing deep sadness and loss. But it is more impactful when you know the writer has experienced devastating trials and still remained faithful.
In May of 2008 Chapman's five year old daughter Maria was run over and killed on the family property. Her teen-aged brother did not see her playing in the driveway before she was struck. It was a tragedy of unspeakable sadness. I remember that my first thought was how could God allow this to happen to a couple who have done so much for the body of Christ? The answer is found in God's Word and it is not one that we generally put in the brochure. All of us who follow Jesus are going to suffer.
Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world. (1 Peter 4, NLT)
Count me among the brethren who tried to dance around this truth for as long as I could. But fiery trials came into my life and I learned the truth of this passage. Steven Curtis Chapman released a CD (Beauty Will Rise) that chronicled his painful journey to reconcile this personal tragedy. It is raw, honest and powerful. The song that played on my iPod today is called "Jesus Will Meet You There".
When you think you've hit the bottom
and the bottom gives way
and you fall into a darkness
no words can explain
and you don't know how you make it out alive
Jesus will meet you there.
When Chapman writes those words he is not postulating on theological theory. He is writing from the depths of unimaginable pain and recording the truth that he experienced as he allows us to look and listen. The lyrics continue.
When you've failed again and all your
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And the heavy weight of guilt and shame
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And all you have is one last cry for help
Jesus will meet you there.
It does not seem possible until you have experienced what Paul described in his letter to the Church at Philippi…the peace of God, which transcends all understanding. People will tell Joni and me that they could not deal with cancer like we have or the death of a child like we did. My answer is always the same. We would have said exactly the same thing before we went through those valleys. We were given the grace and strength that we needed. So will you. Chapman's chorus gives the key.
He knows the way to wherever you are
He knows the way to the depths of your heart
He knows the way cuz he's already been
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Jesus meets you there and not in theory. He suffered. He agonized with God the Father. He knows the human condition. He has already been. When Jesus meets you there something amazing happens. The pain does not go away but peace and hope begin to slowly heal the pain. Peter did not end his writing on suffering with the buzz kill of Chapter 4. He wrapped it in a bow of incredible hope in the next chapter.
In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, He will restore, support, and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation. (1 Peter 5, NLT)
That is a promise that we can hold on to in times of sorrow and suffering. Mary Beth Chapman has this quote on her website. "Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude."
I am grateful to those saints who inspire us by living out their struggles authentically. And while I never wish for any suffering I know that I can make it through because of Christ. I know from hard experience and from watching other wonderful saints what Steven Curtis Chapman beautifully expresses.
Jesus will meet you there.
(Pastor Ed Underwood has written a powerful book on suffering that I highly recommend. Check out "When God Breaks Your Heart".)


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Justice, who has writing credits on "Victorious" soundtracks, says "Gold" is the only song on the album that she didn't have a hand in writing. She views this album as a way of expressing herself through different sounds. It will fall under the category of pop, Justice says, but the album will have elements of other genres she enjoys. One song has a singer-songwriter vibe, she says, while "Gold" has a hip-hop influence.
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