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Mt. Everest in all her glory
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Tangboche to Dangboche
Kanccha had dragged us from our beds at 6 in the morning with a gleam in his eye that we hadn't seen before. With little or no explanation he hurried us to get changed, dress warm and bring our cameras. Up until this stage he always seemed rather disappointed in the mornings because he knew just how much we wanted to see the beauty of the Himalaya and almost took it personally when the low hanging clouds robbed us of the view he knew was there. Today however he walked with the languid gait of someone who knew he was about to deliver and his banter had an unusually excited air about it.
Struggling over rock and building material piled high behind the guest house we made our way to a raised area flattened with crushed rock about 5 metres across. " helicopter landing pad" Kanccha said with a smile. Thank god we had walked here because landing on this little patch of rock would have been scarier than Lukla by a mile and not a proposition I would ever want to contemplate.
Straight out of bed it can be a little difficult to catch your breath at these altitudes and it wasn't till we got to the landing that we were able to look up and start to take in the view. With all the skill of a circus showman he first pointed us down the valley and named and numbered the peaks that we had been walking between with a pride only an ageing local can carry off. After a minute or two and with other excited trekkers coming into view he casually said " Look over your shoulder." We both turned around expecting more of the same or more likely incoming clouds. What we saw instead was truly breathtaking. Before us was a narrow valley, walled by impossibly high mountains. Framing the view at the end was a sheer wall of snowed clad mountains, tiny in the distance and yet gigantic. Perched above it all was the unmistakable peak of Everest, unencumbered by clouds or fog. The dull white of snow slowly turning a deep gold as the sun rose slowly to the east. Even more so than yesterday, this was an incredible moment when you tried to comprehend that we were mere kilometres away from the base yet due to its immense height the peak seemed so far away.
It was a humbling to think that people at that very moment were trying to scale her and yet the mountain seemed strangely indifferent to them, the whole world, and us. As infantile as it is to suggest that this monolith of snow and rock could appear to be affecting such human emotions, for the first time in my life I truly began to understand why peoples all over the world have always seen god like qualities in natures form. I don't think I will ever forget that feeling.
We stayed up there, oohhing and ahhring for another few minutes until surrounded by other trekkers and the moment was lost. Strangely the scene reverted to just a glorious landscape, ripe for the photographic picking of western tourists in a place where we were strangers and in many ways didn't belong.
With breakfast finished, more photos taken and bags packed we set off up the valley for our final day below the tree line. It was a fairly uneventful day, strolling up the valley across roaring rivers, through picturesque villages and our now ever present friends the Tibetan Yak.
Above the tree line.
As we gradually climbed higher our surroundings began to change. Not long after lunch we at last broke through the tree line and stood on the border between the world below and a new and foreign place. A place so sparse, so rugged and so quiet we felt like intruders in a fantasy land that was to big for the mere likes of human beings.
It was cold when we awoke the next morning and the lack of oxygen, meant that our movements were slow and conversation limited until after breakfast.
Despite the frigid air the sky was clear and our walking quite easy through the stone walled fields being tended by the local Sherpas. This was the last point of what we might call agriculture. From here on in we would only see wild grasses, shrubs and yaks. The sheer emptiness of the place an ever-present reminder of the harshness of life up here for man and beast.
By mid afternoon we had reached our next lodge at Dingpache nestled at the junction of the paths for Everest base camp and the Imja Glacier. We were now so close to Everest yet oddly we couldn't see her. Between us the massive wall of Lohtse, the 4th highest mountain in the world and one of the most challenging climbs known to man. It was sobering to walk along the path and see so many stone memorials to those who had left their dreams and lives on its sheers cliffs.
Another good nights sleep followed only interrupted by dreams filled with anticipation for tomorrow's final push to Chukhung and our chance to stand on the great Himalayan glaciers that we were here to see.
The final walk and our first glacier.
It was cold when we awoke the next morning and the lack of oxygen, meant that our movements were slow and conversation limited until after breakfast.
Despite the frigid air, the sky was clear and our walking quite easy through the stone walled fields being tended by the local Sherpas. This was the last point of what we might call agriculture. From here on in we would only see wild grasses, waist high shrubs and yaks, the sheer emptiness of the place an ever-present reminder of the harshness of life up here for man and beast.
Our pace was slow, due mainly to the fact that we were continually stopping for photos, brief rests and a chance just to ogle at the beauty of the mountains around us.
We reached Chunkhung in the late morning just as the clouds started to role up the valley. We thought that might be the end of our day but by 2 o'clock the sky had cleared and Kanccha suggested we go on up to our first glacier. We couldn't wait and we were about to see firsthand the real effects of a warming climate on this beautiful land.
Entry filed under: climate change, environment, himalayas, nepal, trekking. Tags: adventure, climate change, Climbing, Himalaya, Mount Everest, nepal, trekking.
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Dear Cycle For Change
What a great adventure! This is impressive and I respect the motivation also.
I made an epic trip too. I cycled into the Arctic Circle, starting out from Scotland. It looks as if there might be a film made about my journey – there is already an impressive website which retraces my steps, to be found at DUMMY JIM.
I hope this finds you well.
Yours aye
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Starting a New Season
This September Amy and I are starting a new season in our ministry as we launch into our second year at Bethel. Why are you spending so much time in training this far into your ministry? What are you going to do when you are done with Bethel? What is the focus of this year? These are all questions that we get over and over again, and we spend a lot of time asking ourlseves, that I can assure you. We moved to Bethel in August of 2015 with a clear word of the Lord that it was our next step and with a desire to get the culture out here. That is still very much on our heart after spending a year immersed in it. Our time here has challenged us to grow in our ministry expression and has been so refreshing for us. We are looking forward to another year of this happening. Right now we don't have a clear "whats next" plan, but we do know this: the tallest trees grow in the midst of other tall trees. We are in a season of our life where we are running with people who are further ahead of us, and are challenging us to grow. This is a season of digging deep for us, and we can't wait for God to show us what is next.
A new car!
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We have reached our goal, and in April we got our "new to us" car. Thanks so much to everyone who so generously donated to us!
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An exciting opportunity
We are really excited about an opportunity to buy a new (to us) car! A very generous supporter has extended a matching grant of $7,000 to help us with our transportation. So far we have received over $2,000 of this in gifts and pledges! Our blazer has been an incredible blessing to us (and many others) over the years, but now it is time to think about replacing it. Would you consider a tax deductible gift towards this need? You can give two ways:
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Just put a note in the envelope and indicate it is for our support. In order to keep costs low, and consequently enable them to give more of the support that comes in to the missionaries that it is indicated for, Gateway Ministries does not send a receipt out for each individual gift that is given. Rather, you will receive a receipt at the end of the year.
Thank you so much for your consideration and generosity! We will keep you updated on the exciting developments!
Home Tour
Since many of you sadly live too far away to visit and check out our new apartment, we will post a quick tour here. Enjoy, and please come stop in if you're ever in Redding!
Looking Back 2014
Closing out our stories from our time in Louisville I want to share about probably our best trip ever. We spent six weeks ministering in and around a small slum just on the edge of Cape Town, South Africa in January and February last year. During that time we were privileged to be part of over 22 baptisms, many confirmed healings, and over 60 people being lead to the Lord. It was an incredible season of ministry, but I want to focus in on one particular story from this time. It was a story of total transformation.
We met Shannon on the first day we started house visits, walking up to the old fence made of broken down pallets, scraps of metal and snarled pieces of wire we called out "hello, is anyone home?" She ducked under the laundry hanging over the small enclosed yard and walked to the gate "come on in." She had just left an abusive relationship a few months before, and recently moved to the small neighborhood called Overcome. A ramshackle collection of tin shacks, garbage containers and the occasional 'general store'. Shannon was very lonely, feeling isolated, as many did. The irony of it was incredible. So many people feeling loneliness in one of the most overcrowded places I have ever been. After sharing with her briefly about Jesus, and praying for her we were on our way. Looking over fences, peering through chicken wire, we made our way around our section of Overcome offering hope and friendship to a community ridden with fear and violence.
Over the next week we visited Shannon a few times, but the next Thursday morning we could tell something was different. She met us with a brilliant smile when we called over the fence. "Last night I met Jesus!" she shared with us. "Can you take me to Bible study tonight?" After dark it was extremely dangerous for a single woman to walk alone. We assured her we would come and pick her up and walk with her to the church where we were ministering that evening. This began a month long discipleship process. We began meeting with her regularly reading from the Bible together, and learning what it means to follow Jesus. One day while we were reading she had a question. "what does it mean to be baptized?" In her reading of the Bible she had snuck ahead and read about baptism.
This launched a Wednesday night class for the whole church to learn about following Jesus and baptism. There were 22 people interested in getting baptized, many of whom our YWAM team lead to the Lord. Our last Sunday we were in Overcome we used our "kombi's" or mini vans to shuttle everyone from the Church to the beach for a baptism service. In a very african way we had three different stations and we baptized all 22, including Shannon.
The following week Shannon asked one of the girls on my team "Can I share something in the ladies Bible study?" This was going to be the second time the women from the community gathered together. We wanted to introduce these ladies to one another, many of whom struggled with the same issues of loneliness, fear and isolation. "Of course," we said and she did a great job sharing the things God places on her heart.
Over our time in Overcome we had the privilege of walking with Shannon from the point of a hurt, timid woman who wasn't even sure if she wanted anything to do with God, to seeing her sharing what God was doing and leading out in the Bible study. But this is my favorite part of the story: I didn't really do anything. I was able to have the privilege of watching Samantha, Marin and Vania, three DTS students that I was leading walk with Shannon through this process. Don't get me wrong, I had loads of opportunity to pour into peoples lives, and see them transformed while I was in Overcome. But with this particular story, I took the role of watching these three young women I was training, minister. It was very rewarding.
You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others. 2 Timothy 2:2
Looking Back 2013
Leah came to DTS with a heart that was broken and hurting over the loss of her mother a year and a half before. She had so many questions but I think the biggest one was why. Her emotions had been stuffed down so far that they seemed frozen, but she was willing to let God move in her life. I remember so many heart wrenching conversations we would have of digging up the deep stuff from her heart and exposing it to God's love. Below is an excerpt from a blog she wrote after she graduated DTS about her time in DTS.
"It has been hard but oh, it has been so beautiful and exciting.
He took this heart and healed it. From my beginning, all I ever wanted to do with my life was help people, love on people. And he has taught me how. He healed the broken places of my heart I never wanted anyone to see. He held me as I expressed every emotion that had been pent-up for years. Sometimes I yelled and got really angry. Sometimes I cried. But oh, how faithful He was. He showed me freedom. He showed me a love deeper than I had ever felt. He plunged into the depths with me. I love going deep. Deep into the ocean and deep into hearts. And now I'm free, now I'm captured by a love that holds me in the sweetest of chains."
What a privilege it was to be part of something God was doing in her life and so many more. Over the past eight years at YWAM Louisville we were able to partner with God in what He was doing in the lives of our students. And we saw so many people set free, healed, know God more intimately and hear Him for the first time. Honestly, it's been our favorite part of this whole time in YWAM!
Currently Leah is back at home with her family getting ready to go to college in the Fall. She wants to get a degree in counseling so she can help set others free!
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A nice Wednesday off today, although the weather wasn't. And before you start bitching about all the time I have off I was working on Saturday and Bank Holidays aren't even a thing in my life. So sleeping latish - well till half past 8 was pretty good. The miserable grey drizzly sky was not too impressive but since it was forecast to rain all day I had already made up my mind that I'd be braving it.
I've been feeling jealous and depressed by the antics of those around me. People off doing ultra-runs and having adventures. Not that I want to ultra-run. But I do want an adventure and I do want to plan. It seems like it might be mid-October until I see more doctors and then we'll see if they can fix me. In the meantime I remembered I'm entered for the Aviemore Half Marathon round about mid-October. I might well not be able to do it, depending on what's happening, but I might as well focus on training for it. It was pretty expensive I think. (Although I think Peter paid me in.)
So it seems like one thing I could be doing in preparation for a half marathon is lengthen my runs a bit. 14 miles seemed like a good starting point so that's what I went for today. As it was to be bleak and cloudy and grey anyway I didn't waste any time thinking of somewhere nice to go, and just headed off down the Forth 7 miles and back again. I'll swear the wind played some kind of trick on me, being in my face in both directions.
I was late setting off. I make a general rule, if I'm at home on my own, to get out running as soon as I can after breakfast because otherwise I get caught up in stuff. Today I made the fatal mistake of opening my mail and discovered that for an upcoming session of mandatory training I had to do a module on-line about blood transfusion. This seemed a bit odd because I'm a psychiatric nurse and I really don't do blood transfusions although I've been accused of worse. (Putting chips in people's brains, you know the kind of thing, I never do that either.) I queried it with the nurse bank and they got a bit terse with me. "What the hell" I thought, "I'll do it, it might be interesting." Its actually just given me more things to worry about. And it took an hour or two. So I set off late. Nothing wrong with that but by the last 5 or so miles it was 7 hours since breakfast and I was absolutely starving. For the last 4 miles or so the skies opened and biblical quantities of rain fell down and the thunder nearly masked the rumble in my tummy.
So I was a very hungry wet thing by the time I climbed the stairs to our door and found that some cheerful, whistling workmen were replacing my neighbour's door and making a right mess at the same time. I had to remove the tools they'd piled up against our door just to get in. However I didn't really mind because they were jolly and asked me if I'd had a nice run and laughed heartily at whatever I said about that. It was only later when Peter came home and went into the toilet that we discovered that they'd somehow knocked a large wooden stake right through my neighbour's wall and into our flat. It looks kind of like someone's been killing vampires next door.


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I just had to do one more snowman. This piece is carved from pear wood and stands about 3-1/4 inches tall. The arms are random twigs from the yard and the pipe is carved from mesquite. The pipe is slightly too large for the snowman, but I'm not sure I could carve it any smaller. As with the last one, the rest of the decorations are chips of black walnut.
I need to be a little more careful with the glue. I managed to smear glue around the nose and mouth, and it's visible under bright light. That wood glue is good stuff, but it doesn't clean up very well. The only way I know of to remove it would be to carve or sand it away. Live and learn.
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
Leftover Pizza... but not as you know it
This Christmas was unlike any other in my life. There is, however, always one constant: lots and LOTS of leftover roast meat. We're always trying to come up with ways of using it up. Mum and I weren't sure about this one, but it ended up working a treat.
You usually talk about leftover pizza being the pizza you didn't finish last night. This pizza wasn't pizza to begin with.
This morning I made corn fritters for breakfast and, with the batter I had left after making plenty of little ones, I made one big fritter, the size of the pan. Mum asked me what I was doing. I said we'd work out something. We did.
On Christmas Day we started lunch with some biscuits and dips. There was still some left.
Also on Christmas Day we had roasted turkey and ham. There was a LOT.
And it all had to be eaten, because we don't like waste.
So we took the big fritter, smeared some roasted capsicum dip on top, diced up some turkey and ham and threw that on with a smattering of grated cheese.
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Take another example, Ron (see comments under a day of mourning); the recent declaration of the Morshed (The Leader) of the (Muslims Brothers Party) (Ikhowan Al Muslimen) Mohammed Mahdi Akief in Al Arabi Newspaper (18/1/2004) he said that the attacks (suicidal and non suicidal) in Palestine and Iraq justified as duties and obligations!!!
Akief is the new leader for the above party after the previous leader expired recently. He is Egyptian and the strange thing is how could the Egyptian authorities allowed and tolerated such calls for terrorist attacks!! What is the difference between Bin Laden and Akief? I don't like to add more!


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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor for Dec. 27
Traffic camera deters business
Traffic cameras have been proven (from a Freedom of Information request in Los Angeles) to INCREASE the number of accidents at any given location. All they are REALLY used for is to increase revenues to the local government.
Now that Lacey has installed a traffic camera at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Sleater Kinney Road (from which I received a ticket for not stopping at a right turn in a car I WAS NOT EVEN IN), I will no longer be visiting any of the businesses along Pacific.
Goodbye to Fred Meyer, that little Thai restaurant, the used bookstore, Music 6000, Tire Dogs, etc. I will be taking my business to Olympia and Fort Lewis.
I will be back when the traffic cam comes down.
JAMES MCFARLAND, Lacey
Lieberman would hate Israel's system
Joe Lieberman is adamantly opposed to public funding of health care for Americans whether it be in the form of expanded Medicare, public option or a single payer system.
He is opposed on the grounds that it risks increasing our budget deficit. Lieberman must be absolutely horrified at the universal, publicly funded health care system in Israel. The senator must cringe every time American taxpayers send billions of dollars for foreign aid to Israel.
After all, if a universal or socialized health care system based on a progressive tax wouldn't work for Americans, he must feel it is highly inappropriate for us to subsidize socialism for Israelis as well.
Lieberman ought to advocate withholding those hard-earned American tax dollars for Israel until they abolish their socialized health care system and get government out of the health care industry.
MARK WALLACE, Tumwater
Americans must contact representatives
I am a lifelong Democrat, a former high school teacher, and a veteran of 33 years in the U.S. Air Force. I am disappointed and embarrassed at the health care charade which is taking place in the U.S. Senate and the lack of leadership shown by President Barack Obama and the Democrats in the Senate.
If the Senate produces a bill that contains a mandate requiring, under penalty of law, that all Americans obtain health care insurance and if that bill does not also include cost containment provisions which remove from the insurance and pharmaceutical industries the power to set insurance and pharmacy rates not under the control of a truly independent government intermediary, then it is imperative that our elected representatives vote against such a bill.
I refuse to be a part of an America which is owned and run by the insurance and pharmaceutical industries, and I expect our representatives in Congress to do their duty to stand up and do what is right for the working class Americans they represent.
I urge other readers of this newspaper to contact their representative and Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell to make sure that our elected representatives know where the people stand on this issue.
THOMAS WEAVER, Lacey
Politicians get under our skin
Things that bother me:
That Iraq and Afghanistan are another Vietnam and our leaders are too arrogant/stupid to see it.
Billions of dollars being sent overseas while Americans sit on corners begging and children go to bed hungry.
Lawmakers and business leaders talk about raising taxes/prices while employment is at high levels and money is tight for everyone.
Politicians. Democrats point fingers at all Republicans and Republicans point fingers at all Democrats for our current problems.
The broken criminal justice system.
The broken school system.
People who don't vote, but complain about everything.
GLENN DUNNAM, Olympia
Show some leadership, consolidate services
A recent Olympian editorial was titled, "Gregoire's government reform effort falls short."
It will not save $9 billion, but millions can be saved short- and long-term by the state adopting the federal governments practice of consolidating personnel, payroll and engineering/facility/fleet services.
With a single point of service for all agencies, they can concentrate on their core functions and improve services. Of course this will result in contracting out of many services and that will eliminate dozens if not hundreds of state jobs.
However, these are jobs that service the state agencies, not the public.
Locally, a visit to Fort Lewis, McChord Air Force Base or the federal General Administration Service regional center would result in observing how efficient the consolidation would be.
It will not take a rocket scientist to implement this reform; however, it will take moral courage.
BOB GREEN, Olympia
Murray, Cantwell engage in class warfare
Recently, Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Maria Cantwell voted against a motion to allow the importation of prescription drugs even though imported drugs would be far cheaper.
Yet when American workers objected to importing goods from China because they undermine American workers' wages, Sens. Murray and Cantwell argued that free trade is good for America.
The lesson?
Free trade that lowers American wages is good and free trade that threatens corporate profits is bad. This is how corporations wage class war. They buy politicians who write the rules that protect corporations and damage the rest of us.
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What famous American author settled in Coconut Grove in 1886 and lived there for the rest of his life?
The author. Ralph Munroe, photographer. HistoryMiami, 138D.
Not as well known today as some other American authors of the later 19th century, this author was very popular in his own time. Indeed, at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, he was chosen at their favorite author by 10,000 children who attended the fair. He was probably best known for his series, "Stories for Boys," and authored 36 books and hundreds of magazine articles. After he and his wife, Mary Barr, settled in Coconut Grove in 1886, many of these articles reflected aspects of their new South Florida surroundings, including the Seminoles for whom they developed a deeply felt concern and a mutual relationship of affection and trust. The home they built, called the "Scrububs," was located near another prominent Biscayne Bay resident who, coincidentally, also had the same last name and who would soon be about the business of building a famous Miami landmark. According to many early Grove settlers, both he and and his wife added much to life about the Bay.
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Welcome to Westwind Morgans!
Westwind Morgans, located in Montana, breeds foundation ranching bloodline
Morgan horses. The old ranchers bred horses with good bone, depth of body, and disposition. Westwind Morgan horses represent the best
of the old ranching lines of the early West.
Our foundation stock goes back to many of the historic Morgan stock horses from early
ranches of Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and the Southwest.
Westwind Morgans is breeding what has come to be known as the Western Working Morgan Horse. Our breeding is a proven nick of bloodlines, with sires going back
to the Warner Angus Ranch of Dodge City, Kansas and broodmares from the Sweet�s family in Jewell County Kansas.
Bryan Blatt on Westwind Hawken
The cross
produces foals that are of a consistent type and size. We produce a limited number of foals each year
that represent the best of first purebred stock horse of the late 1800�s from throughout the West. Westwind Morgans is carrying
on the tradition of the old type ranch bred Morgan horse.
WAR Justin was our foundation stallion from the historic Warner family of the Warner Angus Ranch, were bred to work cows.
�Blackie�, as he was known, put bone, disposition, stamina, and cow into his get, horses that can work all day and come back for more.
The Warner horses left before sunrise and worked an honest day and returned late into the night. This is a ranch that has proven its
breeding over the decades.
WAR Justin at age 27
We strive to
carry on the tradition of the working cow
horse which the Warner Angus Ranch has
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The best thing about doing my job is combining travel and fashion- two of my all time favorite passions folded into one synapse tingling experience : exciting locations, amazing clothes,new people to create with and at the end of it- beautiful pictures to take home. This is what my dreams are made from…but sometimes it can be nail biting suspense and flirting with chance, like shooting this season of Bec and Bridge Autumn '16 in Cuba.
After arriving into Havana, my bags were checked by beautiful yet stern border patrol girls ( all curiously wearing patterned fishnet tights, go figure ). They pulled me aside and dragged out some of my B&B clothes, spoke quietly in Spanish, then looked at me with narrowed eyes and asked all sorts of questions (as if they were pretty fashion police stopping a haul of contraband clothes) whilst I perspired imagining what a Castro jail looked like. Thankfully, they were satisfied with my answers, compliments on their cool 80s stockings and reassurances that I too grew up in a Communist country; after all ex Yugoslavia was Communist soooo…they let me go. Buoyed by this I made my way for the city and the closest mojito to calm my nerves.
My next problem came the next day; when I realized my phone didn't work at all and internet isn't really a thing yet in Cuba. I had made sporadic contact with a Cuban photographer named Viktor Rising in the weeks prior; I liked his style and punchy, contrasty photos so among faulty emails we made a loose plan but now, I had no way of contacting him. It took me half a day to find out there were some hotels that have internet in front of them and vouchers I can buy somewhere else to get on so I sent an S.O.S to him and waited. It was the day before I left when I heard back and we made a hasty plan. I stayed up late sourcing a steamer for the clothes from a few different hotels, then got up early to get ready, straightening my hair and applying perfect make up…until I walked out into 42C, 90% humidity Havana sun and my hair bounced back into it's curls immediately while make up melted off faster than I could re-apply it. Ay!
Fortunately, Viktor was a cool and funny guy and the shoot itself was a dream ; we wondered the eclectic streets, men whistled and women asked where my dresses were from ( such is the power of Bec and Bridge's well honed sexy dresses ). I danced the salsa and ran over the squares but most importantly, our team had a ball and the dresses looked hawt juxtaposed against the colours of this beautiful city. I hope you like! x
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
RACIST OR CULTURIST? Simon Deng Speaks at 9 - 11 Mosque Rally
6 comments:
- Bloviating Zeppelin said...
From the Department of Redundancy Dept:
CJ, Islam just wants to piss on our face in domination because it can, plain and simple. It isn't about culture or any of that crap; it's about domination. It's what Islam has historically done and will continue to do if unimpeded.
Islam has the mind of the thug: "What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine unless you have the strength to stop me."
- June 7, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Bloviating Zeppelin said...
But who will LISTEN to this man, other than some of us on the internet? Who is PAYING ATTENTION?
Certainly not those in political power in NYC. Not at all.
Which is why we, you, me, must CONTINUE to point out the obvious to those who are naive and sheltered and incompetent.
- June 7, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- Bloviating Zeppelin said...
Finally: video stolen. I've been writing a series of posts about Islam and I'd care to add this one as well if I might.
- June 7, 2010 at 4:07 PM
- Lexcen said...
If people refuse to listen to what Ayaan Hirsi Ali has to say about Islam then why would anyone listen to Simon Deng or for that matter insignificant old Lexcen?
I found Simon's reference to symbolism interesting because that seems to me the most overlooked aspect of the war by Islam against the West.
- June 7, 2010 at 5:14 PM
- Culturist John said...
I would say that Sharia and Jihad and the "piss on our face" are all a part of a culture. I am not sure how you'd define laws and customs out of the definition. And, furthermore, I don't think the desire to "P On Our face" defines all of Islam. We disagree. I think Islam is, among other things, a culture.
You are very welcome to use this footage. Credit for source and website reference would be appreciated. But if that doesn't happen, you're still welcome to the fruits of my labor. The politics being the most important reason for doing this. Also, please let me know when the project is up and visible.
And, BTW, I was optimistic after the rally. First of all, lots of ordinary folks had signs about Sharia. Secondly, lots of folks challenged politicians. We have a guy running for office speaking at our rally this Saturday that will call out other politicians for leadership.
But I needn't pep talk you OR LEX too much as ya'll both keep on a truckin' and contributing to public education.
Finally, LEX, was it the chicken symbol or the barricading? Which did you like? I loved the barricade one because it is so familiar. It is like on the subway when they say your bags can be searched randomly. DUE TO WHOM??
Thanks guys! John
- June 8, 2010 at 6:06 PM
- Lexcen said...
John, I liked the barricading symbol, I'm not sure about the chicken because if it wasn't for the need to accommodate the Saudis in order to access their oil, the world would be a very different place.
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Hrithik neatly side-stepped a direct answer when asked for his response to the rumours concerning Kangana. "Oh my God. What should I say about it?" he said. Kangana was equally firm. The actress said, ""If you are working round-the-clock, what are you hoping to do with the relationship? It will […]Read more ›


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How To Create a Screencast Using "Jing"27 Mar
A video tutorial on how to use the TechSmith screencasting tool "Jing." Jing is a free product available at Techsmith.com. It enables people to create videos of up to 5 minutes, in addition to images, from one's computer screen. This video was made using SnagIt, a premiere product from TechSmith.
Crimes in Crimea: The Ukrainian Crisis Broadens21 Mar
Weeks ago, before the initial storming of Crimea by shrouded Russian soldiers not wearing Russian insignia (required by International Law of soldiers from sovereign nations), I wrote on this blog about my fear that the megalomaniac, Vladimir Putin may encroach the Ukrainian borders. Days later, he did.
In a subsequent post I mentioned my fear that the apparent reprieve Ukraine had gotten from Putin's aggression (after a belated and tepid response by the U.S. and global community) would be short-lived, possibly resulting in a partial or full Russian invasion. The reason I expressed this concern is because I have a deep-seated conviction that Vladimir Putin has profound angst over the embarrassment of the USSR's demise at the end of the 20th Century. He absolutely loathes that Russia was embarrassed on the world stage and that the empire fell apart economically and politically due to a failed Marxist Communism. There are some who believe that Putin would like to see that empire restored under his rule.
Crimea has historically been bounced from captor to captor over the centuries due to its strategic importance. And after Crimea was given by Russia to Ukraine as a gift decades ago, Communist leaders were dumbfounded that it was no longer a part of Russia. Putin, a former KGB agent under the USSR, was one of those who was frustrated by the inexplicable loss of the Crimea, and he could not resist annexing it once he got the chance. The civil unrest in Kyiv due to the former Ukrainian President, Viktor F. Yanukovych, being deposed led him to call on Putin for help. Putin, offered Yanukovych political asylum and a potential return to power (as a Russian puppet government like those of old), and the hook was set. Days later, Russian troops rolled into Crimea.
Before long, the U.S. administration hobbled together a weak response in a paint-by-numbers foreign policy. As expected, Putin saw through it, having long before calculated America as an isolationist nation without the moral will nor the conviction to call his bluff. He knew that the U.S. would bluster about "being on the wrong side of history" and effectively do nothing. Check mate.
Now, weeks later, after a clumsy attempt at limited sanctions of a handful of Russian billionaires, Putin returns the favor by creating sanctions of his own against the US. Within two weeks, with nary a bullet fired, the entire Crimean region falls to Putin's forces and the world's cartographers get to work redefining geopolitical maps of Europe with a much-enlarged Russia. Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to flounder and waffle, uncertain of its next move– with Russia not knowing, nor caring what that move might be. The U.S. has already told Vladimiar all that he needs to know– that the U.S. would remain pacifist in the situation and not provide support to a militarily-outmatched Ukraine in genuine danger of once again becoming a Russian imperialist state– the very thing the Ukrainian revolution escaped when the USSR fell.
In the last few hours we have learned that Russia has now lined up troops across Ukrainian borders in a number of areas. They have also boarded some Ukrainian naval vessels after severe military threats against those ships' crews. What happens now is up for grabs, but one thing we know is that there is no compelling reason for Putin to stop his advance, since he now sees that no one will do anything, regardless of what unprovoked action he takes. At this point, he can literally 'make up' an excuse to invade even more of the Ukraine. At stake? 46 million currently free citizens of Ukraine, most of whom who want to be free.
Though the US has no appetite for military involvement, and though perhaps it should not be entertained– when you have the world's greatest fighting force, that's one thing you don't take off the table– even if you aren't planning to use it. The very presence of a strong military can evoke fear into an enemy and make them shrink from emboldened actions. But now, with our preemptive passivity, they know the most they'll get from the U.S. is an earful and that's simply not enough to stop a man whose delusions of grandeur are leading him to become a power-hungry glutton with an insatiable appetite for land and glory.
Take My Poll on the Current Ukrainian Crisis (February 28, 2014)28 Feb
Here's My Take on What's Going on in Ukraine.
Though time will tell, my earlier fear that Yanukovych's ego might cause him to do the unthinkable– challenge what I think would be an already-ready Putin to intervene 'militarily' in Ukraine could come to pass. If it happened, it would be the bloodiest of wars, to be sure– but we're now even seeing that Crimea– that constantly war-torn area that has been tossed about over the centuries like a playing chip, is potentially already a front of a possible coming Russian intervention.
Russia is denying it, but others are reporting (since yesterday) that Russian troops (not Ukrainian) can be seen maintaining the airports by armed military personnel. I think this will develop or defuse rather quickly– but if it develops, then some quick decisions would need to be made by NATO on behalf of Europe, by the UN (which Russia, unlike Obama, could care less), and by the U.S., not to mention the E.U. The E.U. is a weak state as far as military goes, and my guess is that it doesn't want to challenge Russia militarily for many reasons– but this "could be" an occasion it might… but I think (what I expect would be) French opposition will win the discussion in favor of pacifism, making them all talk, no action.
That sort of leaves the U.S. to step up (or Britain), but I'm unsure Britain has any compelling interest and the U.S. administration's resolve on anything other than its obsession with domestic politics on tangential issues of concern to the far left makes me think we'll grandstand, then do nothing while Ukrainian blood runs down Kyiv streets. I could be wrong– I hope I'm wrong, but I feel that the U.S. President has no real resolve to deal with the issue of freedom in other nation-states.
This summer I am slated to go teach Ukrainian Pastors and Ministers in Kyiv, and the last thing many Ukrainians want to do is to move further toward their former USSR-like existence. If full-on revolution were to occur, God forbid, my opportunity to teach and mobilize the church there may be in jeopardy. The church in Ukraine needs support and our prayers. What is going on there goes far beyond the political– it's also intimately spiritual in nature, and because it involves the freedom of Ukrainian countrymen, it could end up having a direct impact on the U.S. and American citizens in our volunteer military. It's a frightening situation that is becoming even more tenuous.
The New spyPhone 5 from Apple: I'll Pass11 Sep
The "S" in iPhone 5S stands for "Spy." This is a complete #iPhoneFail. Apple may have made a big mistake with its latest iPhone (spyPhone) offerings. (Yeah, that's original with me– the Apple "spyPhone" 5S).
In a day of NSA snooping and data collection of all people's phone metadata, I'm not so sure the average American will want their ACTUAL fingerprint stored permanently and associated with a particular device, along with everyone they talk to, so that the government (and Apple) can exploit that information to its own ends.
The phone company and government will be able to– and no doubt take advantage of the ability to– triangulate that information to know what you are doing (through fingerprinting good enough to stand up in court) and where you are (through GPS location services) literally around the clock.
Think about that.
This fact may give even the most devoted Apple Fan Boys pause. As soon as a person (like YOU) applies their own fingerprint to that device, the government and Apple will have more predictive powers over your behaviors than have ever been granted by any such agreement you've ever clicked. The company and government will quickly collect enough data that it knows you better than you know yourself. I'm not so sure that's a good idea. Just seeing these photos makes me feel like I'm at a police precinct being fingerprinted.
I want to generate conversation around this issue– so I'm going to keep it short. Your imagination, thinking through these issues I've raised, is better than my commentary.
Thanks Apple, but I'll pass.
What thoughts does the new spyPhone 5S raise in your mind? What do you think?
2012 in review31 Dec
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here's an excerpt:
600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 9,200 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 15 years to get that many views.
"Do" Your Dream28 Mar
Everyone has dreams. We all have things we would like to see materialize in our lives.
But for most people, their dreams are elusive. Their goals don't seem to come together. After all, it isn't like the vast majority of people around us are all making a great impact. And it's not that high impact performance is "commonplace." Actually it's quite rare.
So what does it really take to "do our dream?"
Personally, I think that (the variables of life notwithstanding) we can "do our dream" if we can learn to leverage the fulness of ourselves to that end. After all, God has placed eternity in our hearts and has given us great potential. And to the degree that we are willing to align ourselves to the pursuit of our dream, our goals begin to materialize. Here's how I think about it all…
To Do Your Dream, you must:
Fully Train or Focus Your Mind on Your Dream. The size of your dream in your thinking affects nearly everything about how you respond to that dream. If your dream is tiny, you stay unmotivated– because you're playing small ball and you know it. We simply can't get really motivated for small dreams. They don't inspire us and they don't pique our interest enough to invest our sustained energy in reaching them. My advice is to ask God to expand your thinking and to grow your capacity to believe. As you nurture your dream, it feeds your imagination.
Put Your Heart on the Line. You'll never reach your dream if it's not IN you. You need motivation. You need conviction. You need the burn. You need to go "all in." You won't change the world without this type of commitment. Taking the "I'll get emotionally involved when things start working out" approach isn't going to cut it because seeing a big dream come to pass takes lots of emotional energy. And that energy is needed right "NOW"– so you can't hold out emotionally.
Act with Resolve. Dreams scare us. Fear causes us to lock up. That's because big goals come with big price tags– they cost us a lot. But action extinguishes fear. The best way I know to overcome the threat of potential failure is by choosing not to fail and then doing something. Sometimes the fear of failing is enough to give us the motivation we need to "not fail." So work like it all depends on you, and pray like it all depends on God.
When we nurture our minds with the virtue of our dream, it inspires us to greatness.
When we cultivate our hearts with the grandeur of our dream, it motivates us with the motivation to act.
And when we give ourselves completely to our dream and act with faithful abandon, that unleashed will of ours imposes itself on the forces that work against us, and that dream is powered forward toward completion.


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Howard Hesseman (born February 27, 1940) is an American actor best known for playing disc jockey Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati and schoolteacher Charlie Moore on Head of the Class.
Early life
Hesseman was born in Lebanon, Oregon, the son of Edna (née Forster) and George Henry Hesseman.[1] His parents divorced when he was five, and he was raised by his mother and stepfather, a police officer.[2] Hesseman attended the University of Oregon, and was later a founding member of the San Francisco-based improvisational comedy troupe The Committee with fellow actor David Ogden Stiers. Early in his acting career, he used the alias Don Sturdy, the name he also used as a radio DJ.[2]
Under the alias of Don Sturdy, Hesseman made some television appearances, including one episode of Dragnet in 1968 in which he portrayed a hippie named Jesse Chaplin who was the editor of an underground newspaper. In this Dragnet episode, his character was a panelist on a TV opinion show opposite Sgt. Friday and Officer Gannon.
He played a bit part in two final-season episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. In the episode "Sam for Town Council," Hesseman has an exchange with Emmett Clark (Paul Hartman), who is running for town council against Sam Jones played by Ken Berry. Hesseman plays a character named Harry seen preparing fishing tackle outside a sporting goods store and complaining to Emmett how poor the fishing has been at a nearby fishing spot. Emmett promises to stock the pond with big perch in exchange for Harry's vote. Harry agrees and wears a campaign button supporting Emmett in the race. In the episode "Goober Goes to an Auto Show", Hesseman, also credited as Don Sturdy, plays the Counterboy, serving hot dogs and root beers to Goober and his old trade school rival Roy Swanson, played by Noam Pitlik. Hesseman made several appearances as Mr. Plager, a member of the group therapy ensemble on The Bob Newhart Show, who was later revealed to be gay. He became a playwright in the sixth season of the show, writing a play about the characters in the group. In several other episodes of the show, Hesseman's voice can be heard as a TV announcer. In 1969, he appeared uncredited with The Committee (though at the time using the name Don Sturdy) in several sketches on The Dick Cavett Show, and appeared in one sketch with guest Janis Joplin.
Hesseman is probably best known for his role as anti-disco disc jockey John "Dr. Johnny Fever" Caravella on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati from 1978 to 1982, a role Hesseman prepared for by working as a DJ in San Francisco at KMPX-FM for several months. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1980 and 1981 for his portrayal of Fever. He reprised the role in nine episodes of The New WKRP in Cincinnati, and also directed several episodes of the 1991-93 series revival.
Hesseman is also remembered for his role as teacher Charlie Moore on the ABC series Head of the Class from 1986 to 1990. He also played Sam Royer, the man who married Ann Romano (Bonnie Franklin) on One Day at a Time. In 1994, Hesseman introduced lost footage of Joplin in a documentary on Woodstock. He made two appearances on Saturday Night Live, one in which he told jokes about the deceased John Belushi and the other in which he mooned President Ronald Reagan. NBC showed a picture of Reagan, and Hesseman mooned the president off camera. He also encouraged the viewing audience to moon the picture and send pictures in to NBC.[citation needed]
In 1995, Hesseman played the principal role of the Marquis de Sade in Quills at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, California, which included one scene in which he was fully naked. In 2001, Hesseman had a role on three episodes of That '70s Show. In 2006, he appeared in three episodes of the ABC television series Boston Legal, playing the unorthodox Judge Robert Thompson, as well as an episode of House. During his appearance as Judge Thompson, Hesseman paid homage to his role as a teacher in his earlier ABC series by hearing a court case while sitting atop the judge's bench, just as the character of Mr. Moore taught his class atop his desk. In 2007, he played The Chemist on HBO's John From Cincinnati. He has guest-starred as an announcer at a horse track on Psych, in the episode "And Down the Track Comes Murder". Hesseman guest-starred on the 2007 season premiere of NBC's ER, playing a man tripping on magic mushrooms who may or may not have been an orthopedic doctor from another hospital. Hesseman starred in The Sunshine Boys at the New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas, from September to November 2010. In February 2011, he had a guest role as Dr. Elliot D. Aden in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode titled "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead" from season 11 (episode 16). Dr. Aden was head of Department of Defense project called Stonewall at W.L.V.U., which did research in fringe psychological concepts such as E.S.P. and out of body experiences.
Film appearances
He has appeared in numerous films, including About Schmidt, All About Steve, Amazon Women on the Moon, Americathon, The Big Bus, Billy Jack, Clue, Crazy for Christmas, The Diamond Trap, Doctor Detroit, Flight of the Navigator, The Great American Traffic Jam, Gridlock'd, Heat, Honky Tonk Freeway, Inside Out, Jackson County Jail, Little Miss Millions, Martian Child, Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story, My Chauffeur, One Shoe Makes It Murder, Out-of-Sync, "Petulia", Police Academy 2, The Princess Who Never Laughed, Private Lessons, The Rocker, Rubin and Ed, Shampoo, Silence of the Heart, Steelyard Blues, The Sunshine Boys, Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo, This Is Spinal Tap, Bigfoot (2012 film) and Tunnel Vision. He voiced Munchie in the second sequel to Munchies, Munchie Strikes Back.


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- The path is filled with excitement and danger
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- Recommended for 2 to 4 players, ages 7 and up
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New Clients from Berks, Reading, Lebanon & Lancaster Counties Are Always Welcome at Conrad Weiser Animal Hospital
We love to meet new clients and welcome them to our family. We welcome clients with brand new kittens and puppies or with more full-grown and even senior pets. Whatever the age of your pet, you can be assured that he or she will receive warm and loving care from everyone at Conrad Weiser Animal Hospital.
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Please bring any paperwork, including our new client form, you may have with you to your first visit. Medical files, vaccination records, or anything you think might be important should be shared on your first visit, if possible.
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Visits are generally by appointment only, though we will make exceptions in the case of an emergency or if there is a cancellation. Our hours are:
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Monday, September 19, 2011
"They're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!"
I apologize for the lack of updates, i've been attending the "Toronto International Film Festival" for the last two weeks, and it's left me little time for quality painting. But i plan on getting back on schedule, and to signify that, here's a painting of a zombie.
"Return of the Living Dead" is one of the best horror films the 80's spat out, with a killer punk soundtrack and a wicked sense of humour. It concerns a couple of medical supply warehouse employees who unwittingly release a government toxin, leading to a graveyard full of brain-eating, indestructible zombies. The coolest monster in the whole movie is the "Tar-man", a zombie that's skin has melted upon contact with the air, after being sealed in a government tank for many years. He has a wonderfully jangly way of lurching about, like he could fall apart at any second.
I tried to style this painting as a companion to my "Day of the Dead" Bub painting, with a third eventually being made of the poster zombie from Lucio Fulci's "Zombie". I'll have a new piece for Friday, let me know what you think, and thanks for following.
Here's the trailer!
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Andy Carvin on Twitter During the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolution
During the Tunisian and Egyptian revolution, social media played a big part in distributing information from the ground of those particular riots and demonstrations, so the public and journalists (away from the scenes) could know everything that was going on. It worked particularly well and showed how powerful social media tools are today.
Alfred Hermida and Twitter
I was lucky enough to interview Alfred Hermida last week for my Special Study Research Project. As recently discussed on one of my last posts, I am basing my project on Twitter.


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Approaching Guarantor for rent arrears
We have not received rent for two months and other months have inconsistent. We hand delivered her notice and then I received a call from the council's Housing Solutions Advisor telling us that, in short. she was pregant, had cancelled her benefit claim and in effect made herself homeless so that she could get a larger three bedroom house. During all this, Housing revenues finally agreed that we would be paid direct, which was a waste of time as she had cancelled her benefit.
We obviously need to approach the guarantor, can you advise us of the appropriate route to take as the RLA do not appear to have any guidelines on their website.
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Really Cheap Bridal Show
Friday, January 29, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 1:09 PM
I was in Huron, South Dakota on Wednesday and Thursday teaching the Dale Carnegie Leadership Course at the Crosswinds Hotel / Event Center. During a break I saw this sign (sorry about the quality) and took a picture of it. The sign was advertising the upcoming bridal show. What is unique about this is that the two Bridal Shows I just did in Omaha were anywhere from 8 to 12 dollars per person (including the bride) to get in. It's hard to read but the bottom of this sign reads Admission: $1.00 / Brides are FREE. Wow, what a deal!
Steve Bergeron
Another Great Facility
Monday, January 25, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 4:34 PM
I know I talk a lot about reception venues here in my blog. There are so many wonderful facilities around Omaha and I am a huge believer that a good venue helps when it comes to having a successful party. Here is another one of those places. This was right before an event I DJed at the Georgetown Club located around 144th and Center. As you can see the dance floor and DJ setup is exactly where is should be... in the center of the action.
Steve Bergeron
I Love Karen's Fireside
Saturday, January 23, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 12:20 PM
One of my favorite places to DJ at is Karen's Fireside in Papillion Nebraska. This comfy all inclusive reception facility has one of the best layouts for parties. For DJ's it's an easy load in and the Dance floor sits front and center of all the action. Seems that every reception I DJ there absolutely ROCKS! It's perfect for any kind of event.
Steve Bergeron
Electric Slide still Alive & Well
Friday, January 22, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 10:34 AM
I remember when I first started DJing weddings in the 80's that we used to call the Electric Slide the "Bus Stop". Well here we are in 2010 and let me tell you that the Electric Slide is still alive and kickin'. I play it at almost every event and it still continues to get a great response. Occasionally I will get a bride and groom that tell me they are sick of it and don't want it at their reception. I completely understand but it's always good for the dance floor. For those that are sick of the Electric Slide I hear ya... remember that in the end it's worth the 4 minutes of the songs annoyance to allow your guests to have a good time. Just my take!
Steve Bergeron
Top Hats n' Canes
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 1:08 PM
I was running through some pictures of some of the stuff from January's events and I came across this cool picture of the wedding party from my New Years Eve party. I love how the groomsmen were all decked out in Top Hats and Canes. It's always fun when the groomsmen do something a little different and get away from the standard tuxes.
Steve Bergeron
Thanks Hilton Hotel
, Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 12:56 PM
Last Sunday I DJed the Hilton Hotel employee party. Let me just say that the Hilton goes all out when it comes to showing genuine appreciation for their team members. The room looked beautiful and everything about the party was in line with their 4 Star service. Oh by the way... they also gave out some pretty cool prizes.
Steve Bergeron
Kool Laser Lights
, Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 12:38 PM
Recently I purchased a few laser lights to use at the gigs. Last weekend DJ Alexsed DJed a gig at the 415 in downtown Omaha and borrowed a few of my lights and rocked the joint to the ground. Alex always adds a little haze/smoke so you can see the laser beams. Alexsed runs his own DJ company called Digital Sound International here in Omaha.
Steve Bergeron
Completely surrounded
Monday, January 18, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 12:10 PM
I want to say thank you to everyone that came out to the Quest Bridal Show this past Sunday. Bandstand Music was there representing our Photo Booth and at one point the line to talk with Jared (our representative) was pretty big. It's another reminder of how popular these photo booths have become.
Steve Bergeron
Jeremy Johnson Interview
Friday, January 15, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 10:39 AM
For 5 months now I've been representing the Omahabrides.com website as an interviewer. What we do is interview local wedding professionals to get ideas and advice for the Brides and Groom who visit the website. So far we have done 7 of these interviews. The seventh interview was posted yesterday and it is all about Jeremy Johnson Photography. I must say that Jeremy was a great interview. You can check out all the interviews so far by clicking on the link below.
Steve Bergeron
Mr. Tuxedo Interview
Thursday, January 14, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 1:24 PM
So we've been doing wedding vendor interviews for a few months now and we just finished one with Bill from Mr. Tuxedo. These interviews are a blast and I want to thank all the vendors who have agreed to do them. More to come...
Steve Bergeron
Awesome Bridal Show
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 10:19 AM
Last Sunday was the Bridal Show Case at the Mid America Center. What a great show with tons of Brides in attendance. I even saw a few grooms there as well. We had the Bandstand Music booth staffed with 4 of my best DJ's including Mike Cohn, Jared Kuller, Curtis Pennewell and Julius Boatwright. A big thanks to all the Brides who stopped by our booth.
Steve Bergeron
Cream Soda Grooms Cake???
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 12:33 PM
So at my gig last Saturday I was a bit confused by the Cream Soda Grooms cake. I've gotta tell you that the cake was tiny and very cute. I took a picture of it and put a pen in front of it to give you some perspective on its size. After some investigation it turns out the grooms nick name is Cream Soda.
Steve Bergeron
Bridal Show Tips
Monday, January 4, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 12:41 PM
Attention! It's the biggest Bridal Show of the year and it will be this coming Sunday (January 10th)at the Mid America Center. I recently posted an article that I wrote on OmahaWeddingArticles.com. This article contains some friendly advice and tips on how newly engaged couples can get the most out of attending Bridal Shows. You can read the article by clicking on the link below. Good Luck!
Steve Bergeron
In case you get tired of dancing...
Sunday, January 3, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 4:23 PM
I thought this was a cool idea. Right next to the dance floor at my New Years Eve gig they had this couch and chairs set up. Once the gig got underway there were people there all night. It was the most comfortable I'd ever seen anyone at a wedding reception. In fact one guy fell asleep on the couch at the end of the night.
Steve Bergeron
You can't always blame alcohol!
Saturday, January 2, 2010 , Posted by Bandstand Music Inc at 2:50 PM
I always get a kick (as long as there are no injuries) out of drunk people at my gigs while they are dancing. You just never know what to expect and I've seen some crazy things. What happens however when you are too young to drink and you still have a dance floor blunder.
This young lady got a little carried away during the Cha Cha Slide at the New Year's Eve Gig my DJ Jared did. Obviously because of her age it wasn't alcohol so what excuse would you come up with??? Maybe she was distracted because Jared is so cute...
Steve Bergeron


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Cape Town - Land
Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti spelled out government's 2014 land reform target
in black and white on Thursday.
Briefing the media at parliament, he said this was necessary
to dispel "confusion" around the figures.
The briefing, by ministers from government's economic
sectors and employment cluster, follows President Jacob Zuma's
state of the nation address last month during which he said the pace of land
redistribution is "slow and tedious".
Nkwinti said there are 82 million hectares of agricultural
land in South Africa "presumed to be in the hands of white commercial
Government aims to transfer 30% of this to black
farmers by 2014, a total of 24.5 million hectares.
When Zuma referred in his address to a figure of only
8.2% of this land having been transferred to date, he was talking about 8.2% of
the 82 million hectares.
When government speaks of getting 30% of land transferred, it
means 30% of 82 million hectares, which is 24.5 million hectares.
To date, a total of 6.7 million hectares of land - including
land transferred in terms of redistribution and restitution - has actually been
"Often, we say 30% by 2014, without specifying what we're
talking about. That's really (what is causing) the confusion around this,"
Nkwinti said.
On land claims, he said there are close to 9 000 of these
"We have 8 770 land claims that we are working on right now,
that are outstanding."
Explaining how this figure was arrived at, he said land
claim commissioners have to date examined records in seven of the country's nine
"Of the nine provinces, we've finished seven, and we've got
6 000 (claims), based on scanning-in and manually counting.
"We're moving towards certainty now... we're much closer to
the real figure now, close to the 8 770 figure, and will complete the process at
the end of this month."
On completing a land audit - which many believe to be an
essential basis from which to tackle land reform - he said the audit currently
under way would identify only state and public-owned land. This would be
completed by June this year.
"We have a team of 228 people working on the land audit. By
end of June, we could be somewhere... I think they've done (to date) about five
or so provinces."
However, this audit would not reveal the extent of private
transactions involving the sale of white-owned land to blacks, which would take
much longer.
"There is a question about how much land is in the hands of
the state in the form of communal areas and other forms. And, therefore, how
much land still needs to be transferred from the 82 million hectares of land in
the hands of white commercial farmers.
"That is the question. (But) when we say audit of land, we
mean state and public land, because there's no register now... that's the
purpose of this audit.
"But having done that, it (will) not tell you how much land
transacts between persons in the private market, and therefore you could then
add that to the (amount of) land that is transferred between white commercial
farmers to black people in terms of (the) 82 million hectares of agricultural
land in the country," Nkwinti said.
To identify who owned what land requires further work.
"To identify the ownership of land, we need... to
disaggregate it. Of the land that is transacted in the country, within and
outside the state, how many of them (the transactions) are black?
"In order for us to get this information, we have to work
and collaborate with (the department of home affairs). That project has
It would also be necessary to work with the department of
trade and industry, to identify land owned by companies. Collaboration with the master of
the record would determine what land is held by trusts.
"We are forced to do this if we have to answer the question:
How much land is really transacted, within and outside the state context.
"But right now what we're doing is auditing the land in
terms of state and public ownership. Because when we start moving into that
disaggregation by race... all of those things... we've got a long way to go."
Nkwinti did not say how long this might take.
Responding to a further question at the briefing, he said
the willing-buyer, willing-seller principle is not the "worst impediment" to
land reform.
"The worst impediment is... if land is sold to the state (as
opposed to a private sale) the price kicks up immediately. This is a problem
because the state is not a willing buyer, it's a compelled buyer... That's why
we have to deal with it," Nkwinti said.
Goodbye real farming and hello subsistance level farming !
If he had another brain he would be lonely !!!!!
There is already a food shortage, by transferring the land will it mean food production remains the same or increases? What about all the land which the government owns, can't this land be developed for agricultural purposes. Consider these two points before you start taking away productive farm land.
It is easier to steal, sorry, take already developed land, where food are actually produced, than it is to give them unused government land which then needs to be developed from scratch.
I think we have a real problem when our govnerment cannot learn from the mistakes of the countries north of us, what bunch of idiots.
land reform failed in Zambia and the government is busy giving back land to white commercial farmers because of it failing, I know this because I live in Lusaka
How much of the already transferred land is productive?
Very little. Reminds me of the BEE woman in the Free State who received a functioning farm, won the Best farmer of the year, or something like that, and a couple of years later was thrown off the farm because everything was gone, and she was running a shebeen on the farm to make ends meet.
As long as the land is given to reliable commercial farming concerns and not the usual subsistence farmer. Historically there are very few farms that have been transferred to black ownership that haven't either failed completely or gone from being major commercial concerns to being borderline subsistence farms
talking and acting in the ANC's presence is null
Give the "emerging" farmers undeveloped land, where it can be developed into viable farms with traning. Why take developed food producing farmland from farmers who know what they are doing? The mind boggles!
If you live with a concert pianist, you cannot assume you will be able to play a piano. To have worked on a farm does not mean you are a farmer. Our farmers are essential to our economy. It is irrelevant whether they are black or white. Our government would be wise to leave the commercial farms in the hands of the commercial farmers. Forget race and think food.
I don't really understand the story behind the price of land being "kicked up" (up to three times) if the state wants to buy. Surely if someone wants to sell land and it is advertised at say R2mil then that is the price. You don't go to buy a car advertised at R200k only to be told it is actually R600k.
I guess we will be importing food from Zimbabwe soon.
Food security is way more important than the distribution of land to balance inequalities. Its purely a token gesture to distribute land. It really matters if transfer of land goes hand in hand with transfer of farming and produce market knowledge. It would be great if land is transferred, but the poor would be the ones revolting against the government for not providing food.
Yes, in a country like ours, there needs to be more land in the hands of black farmers. I fully support that in principle. But commercial land must also remain productive. Are there also programmes to train black farmers in Agriculture and management to keep the farms productive.
What about a governemnt sponsored scheme to encourage experienced and skilled farmers to mentor potential black farmers?
As long as the black farmers buy the land and we do not waste tax payers money to buy the land. Please tell these wannabee farmers to buy the landbouweekblad. There are lots of farms for sale. Tell them to bring the cheque book .
"Often, we say 30% by 2014, without specifying what we're talking about. That's really (what is causing) the confusion around this," Nkwinti said. Yes, it rather the confusion arises because most times you don't know what you are talking (that applies especially to Zuma)!!
This is sad twenty years in power and the ANC have been shouting land reform is urgent and the ANC have not got the numbers correct. Mr Mkwinti and every other minister that has been making statements about land in South Africa have not been honest about land reform and giving away land is going to be their last trump card to stay in power. I really am starting to hate the ANC liars Everyone of them is nothing but a common thief.


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At approximately 11:00am on Saturday 31 May refugees from across the northern West Bank, supported by SFP, attempted to return to their villages and land in 1948 Palestine. SFP led the march of return, which activists stated is the beginning of the end of the Nakba. Activists surprised the Army at a checkpoint to the north of Tulkarem, but the Army attacked with a barrage of tear gas, rubber coated steel bullets and live ammunition. Dozens of activists were treated for suffocation and several were transferred to hospital. But their determination remained strong, that they would continue to return home.
The action comes shortly after Palestinians around the world marked 66 years of the Nakba (known as "the catastrophe" in English), when Palestinians were forcible expelled from their homes by Zionist militia. A policy of ethnic cleansing that continues to this day as Apartheid Israel continues to expel native Palestinians from their land.
Activists stated:
Today marks the end of the Nakba. The refugees are coming home. We have waited 66 years and the implementation of the numerous UN Resolutions by the World to return to our land. No Government or militia can stop us taking our rights. We will return the way we came, on foot with our possessions on our backs.
Activists also went on to say:
We invite Palestinians everywhere, and those that believe in freedom and justice, to join us and head to the Apartheid Wall. It is time to tear down Apartheid.
Approximately 250 Palestinians, accompanied by international supporters, attempted to reach their lands. They came from refugee camps across the Northern West Bank, and varied in gender, age and backgrounds. United in one message "we are returning".
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A New Orleans doctor is looking for veterans of either the Iraq war or the war in Afghanistan who have suffered traumatic brain injury or post traumatic stress disorder to participate in a free pilot trial of treatment that so far has had 100 percent beneficial results.
Dr. Paul Harch has been treating patients with hyperbaric oxygen for 18 years now, and since September has been treating war veterans who qualify. He needs more volunteers to round out the trial.
According to Juliette Lucarini Harch, Dr. Harchs wife and a registered nurse at the clinic, all of the veterans who participated have achieved good results. Some, she said, have had great results, and some have had unbelievably fabulous results. There will be some gains. You dont know how much, but there will be some.
Hyperbaric oxygen patients are put inside a chamber and then breathe oxygen under pressure. When oxygen is under pressure, she said, it acts as a drug and stimulates the flow of new blood into the damaged tissue. Its the only thing that can heal the brain.
It is a painless procedure.
Veterans who qualify will be flown to the clinic (and home later) free, and sponsors are making lodging, meals and transportation available at vastly reduced rates.
Interested veterans are asked to call Dr. Harchs office in New Orleans for an interview at 504-309-4948.


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I might have been wrong about the iPad mini. While I still think Apple should have put on their big boy pants, and given it a higher resolution display, I played with one in an AT&T store the other day. It was pretty cool. Here's why:
The display fills the device. That's it. Seriously, the full size iPad has a huge bezel around the edge, like an extra inch in all directions. While Apple loves to tell you how thin the latest generation of iPad is, they never talk about the 800-pound bezel in the room. The iPad mini has a quarter inch bezel on the sides, and enough room for a camera and a home button on the top and bottom, respectively. It may not seem like a big deal, but it makes the screen feel bigger. When I hold an iPad, or a Kindle Fire HD, I spend a lot of time wishing the screen were bigger or the bezel was smaller.
Seriously, the only difference between a smartphone and a tablet is the battery and the display, so why is it that Samsung can make a Galaxy Note II with a screen that goes almost edge to edge, and their Tab II has a stupid, fat ring around the display? Apple is proving that, in a market that is still dominated by psychological tricks in marketing and design, the product with the better eyefeel* will win.
The resolution is still underwhelming, but I suddenly find myself almost wanting a dumb, gimmicky Apple product for the same reason that I almost want a Galaxy Note, less plastic, MOAR SCREEN!
*Eyefeel is not how something looks, but how it feels, as a result of how it looks. Remember, Mr. Webster, you heard it here first.


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Do you need some simple Christmas Card Ideas??
Over the next week I am going to be sharing some cards that fit the bill.
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Stamps: O Holy Night
Card Stock and Paper: Whisper White, Winter Frost Paper Stack
Accessories: Bone Folder , Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer,
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