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The following testcase asserts on ionmonkey revision a29f6c635516 (run with --ion -n -m --ion-eager):
Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, 'x', {
set: function() { evalcx('lazy'); }
var obj = {};
obj.watch("x", function (id, oldval, newval) {});
for (var str in 'A') {
obj.x = 1;
Eric, this looks like setter/getter fallout - mind taking a look?
Created attachment 642860 [details]
When we mark an object as watched, we set it as having an own, configured property, which violated the invariant that the property be an own property of the type it's actually on.
Since it's actually unsafe to inline calls to setters on watched objects, we stop trying to do that, instead.
Comment on attachment 642860 [details]
This doesn't solve the problem all the way, as it only papers over the fact that the watch could be anywhere on the prototype chain between the object and the prototype which actually has the shape for that property.
Created attachment 643138 [details] [diff] [review]
New patch and tests in light of previous comment.
A testcase for this bug was automatically identified at js/src/jit-test/tests/ion/bug774257-1.js.


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Honey Carrots
|4 Fluid Ounce (125 Milliliter)
|Baby carrots
|1 1⁄2 Pound (Fresh / Frozen, 750 Grams)
|1 Tablespoon
|Soft light brown sugar
|1 Tablespoon
|2 Tablespoon
|Finely chopped parsley
|3 Tablespoon
Pour the water into a saucepan.
Add the carrots and bring to the boil.
Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes or until the carrots are still slightly crisp.
If you are using frozen carrots, follow the directions on the packet.
Melt the margarine in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
Add the sugar, honey and carrots.
Reduce the heat and turn the carrots frequently for 1-2 minutes until they are well glazed.
Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 509 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13 g20.4%
Saturated Fat 2.3 g11.7%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 561.3 mg23.4%
Total Carbohydrates 99 g32.9%
Dietary Fiber 21.3 g85.1%
Sugars 72.4 g
Protein 6 g11.6%
Vitamin A 1963.1% Vitamin C 129.5%
Calcium 28.2% Iron 49.8%
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Two models will not be prosecuted for their roles in fetish films that depicted women engaging in sex acts while torturing and killing farm animals.
US prosecutors on Thursday dropped all charges against Stephanie Hird and Sara Zamora, arrested and charged last month by investigators looking into the filming of so-called animal "crush" videos.
Investigators said last month that Zamora, 28, and Hird, 29, tortured and killed rabbits, fish and chickens during the shooting of films made by a boat captain in the state of Florida and sold on a website called "SOS Barn".
Police said Zamora cut a chicken's head off using hedge clippers and karate-chopped rabbits while engaged in a sex act with a man. Hird was accused of squishing live fish while dressed in a skimpy outfit, torturing rabbits, shooting rats and setting a pile of the wounded rodents on fire, according to a warrant.
Outside a Miami court, the women denied doing anything criminal and said the films were made as long ago as 2004, long past the statute of limitations had run out against cruelty charges. Zamora denied being involved in any sexual acts during the production of the films.
Hird said she worked for boat captain Adam Redford's company but never harmed animals. "Those were other models," she said. Redford is listed as a co-defendant by police, but has not been arrested or charged.


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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt admitted that he's not surprised the Obamacare co-ops would lose money, at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday.
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) who chairs the committee, questioned Slavitt asking why the agency would certify health care plans through the co-ops if they thought there was a good chance they would fail.
"Of the 11 co-ops still in operation, there is reason to call their long-term financial viability into question—all but two of them are losing money," Hatch said.
"And as co-ops continue moving into weaker financial conditions, several show signs of running out of money this year," he said. "Why would CMS certify these plans to sell on federal marketplace knowing there's a good chance that these plans will fail and leave their enrollees in the lurch?"
"It doesn't surprise me that in the first couple of years that the co-ops are going to lose money," said Slavitt. "I think most small businesses competing in this space have those investment years."
"The states, I think, reviewed very carefully with our assistance and our participation whether or not the co-ops should indeed move forward into the coming year and as a result as you know decisions were made to not allow certain co-ops to enter the year," he said. "The ones that entered the year, the states, which are the ultimate regulatory authority, with our support believed that these co-ops had the wherewithal to make it through the year."
There were 24 co-ops created under the Affordable Care Act, and more than half of those have failed, resulting in a loss of $1.2 billion in taxpayer money.
Hatch questioned Slavitt in regards to whether any of that money would be recouped. Slavitt said that there were three sources that they were looking for a source of return of funds for taxpayers.
Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio) said he believed none of the money has been recouped despite Slavitt's response.
"As I look at it, it's a program failure," Portman said. "It's wasted up to $1.2 billion dollars in taxpayer money."
"I heard you say earlier you thought some of that money might be recouped," the senator said to Slavitt. "I would make the point that to my view, none of it's been recouped, zero."
"These are failed enterprises, so I think saying $1.2 billion has been wasted is probably accurate," he said. "That's enough, by the way, to pay for healthcare premiums for more than 300,000 Ohio families in one year."


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Ontotext Announces New Free Version Of GraphDB
by Angela Guess A new article out of the company reports, "Ontotext, the developer of GraphDB™, is excited to announce a new addition to the GraphDB family of products – GraphDB Free Edition. GraphDB Free is a robust semantic graph database from Ontotext available for download at no cost. The GraphDB family of engines provides […]Read More →
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text: Not an area I have much experience in, but my solicitors are telling me there are 'potentially' pages missing in an attachment to the title deeds they have obtained from Land Registry (downloaded and hard copy), because of an annotation in the corner of one page, indicating there should be others. Sellers say there are no other pages and their lawyers will not pay for the insurance. My Solicitor says I have to pay the insurance or risk being sued later if I do something prohibited. I am concerned as to the blanket statement 'there could be anything on any missing pages'. Where does this leave me, if I were to say, build a 'shed-outhouse' (as so many do) at great expense, and find out I wasn't allowed to do it due to a series of missing documents in the deeds? I am assuming a paltry insurance payout won't help me if I am told to tear it down? How common is it to have (potentially) pages missing from title deeds? It seems rather strange to me.


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Wildlife Garden of Canton
4930 Portage St. N. W.
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Tel: (330)966-7666
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M-F: 9:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m.
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Wildlife Garden is a retail nature and garden product and gift specialty store with locations in Northeastern Ohio. We feature over 300 styles of bird feeders and birdhouses, as well as premium birdseed, concrete garden statuary, patio and home decor, and a wide selection of
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Gaming Community Recruitment Video
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Simple, we need a general gaming recruitment youtube video for our community @ [url removed, login to view]
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We want something flashy and drawing text from our "Charter" we utilize on the website itself. This charter can be your source of text for the video, but ideally we would want as much footage of gaming as possible, drawn from our youtube channels, and other sources at your will.
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Fast National ratings for Sunday, June 27, 2010
Sunday night's 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards secured a win for CBS in total viewership, but couldn't beat Fox's animated sitcom reruns when it came to that coveted 18-49 demographic.
CBS reached an average of 5.7 million viewers and a 1.0/3 share in households. NBC (4.9 million, 1.1/3) came in second and was followed by ABC with 4.0 million viewers and a 1.1/3 share. Next was Fox (3.1 million, 1.4/5) and as always, CW came in last for the major networks, with 1.1 million viewers and an 0.4/1 share.
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8 p.m.
NBC: "Dateline: NBC" (5.6 million, 3.8/7)
ABC: "Extreme Home Makeover" repeat (4.8 million viewers, 2.9/5 households)
CBS: "I Get That A Lot" rerun (4.4 million, 2.9/5)
FOX: "The Simpsons" rerun (3.8 million, 2.2/4)/"The Cleveland Show" rerun (3.4 million, 2.0/4 households)
18-49 leader: "The Simpsons"/"The Cleveland Show" (2.0/6)
9 p.m.
NBC: "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (4.9 million, 3.3/6)
ABC: "Scoundrels" (3.6 million, 3.3/4)
CBS: The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (5.8 million, 4.0/7)
FOX: "Family Guy" rerun (4.4 million, 2.7/5)/ "American Dad" rerun (3.8 million, 2.2/4)
18-49 leader: "Family Guy"/"American Dad" (2.0)
10 p.m.
CBS: The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (5.3 million, 3.7/6)
ABC: "The Gates" (3.2 million, 2.1/4)
NBC: "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (5.1 million, 3.5/6)
18-49 leader: "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (1.2)
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KOMA is Fun! Turn us on to hear your favorite songs played by personalities you know and love. Life's good, the music's great!
Not worth it and its free The music is awesome when it plays, it crashes a lot. even when you close it it stays running in the background. It also needs to rotate with the screen
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Love it I might be 14 but I love 60s to 80s music. I grew up listening to koma, and for all i care all of you haters out there can go try this music and become a liker
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You won't often see water at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. There are no streams or springs, and ground water is at least 1900' deep. Most of the moisture from rain or snow filters rapidly down through the cinders. Water may collect briefly in hollows on the lava flows, but is soon channelled away through cracks. Some of this water finds its way to the edges of the lava flow, forming seepage areas that support isolated islands of vegetation. The plants found in these places are especially adapted to grow in fast-draining volcanic soils.


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The deal with Europe-based Permira is worth $500 million.
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Intelligrated, which sells automated material handling equipment for retailers' distribution centers, has announced that it will be acquired by Permira, a Europe-based private equity firm, in a deal worth $500 million.
Intelligrated designs, builds and installs equipment that enables the storage and distribution of retail goods; its areas of focus include order fulfillment and warehouse control software. Intelligrated says the deal enables founders Chris Cole and Jim McCarthy to retain a "significant stake" in the company, and to continue to lead its operations.
The Permira deal will enable Intelligrated to grow in its existing markets and expand into new ones, and to increase its product line. "Intelligrated is well-positioned to capitalize on the growing demands on companies to increase supply chain efficiency and better serve the evolving needs of their customers," says Richard Carey, partner and co-head of the Global Industrials Group at Permira.
The companies say they expect to close the deal in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley & Co. acted as lead financial advisor to the Permira funds and RBC Capital Markets acted as co-advisor.


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Know Your Bible
All 66 Books Explained and Applied
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Not stated but traditionally attributed to Moses.
Moses lived around the 1400s BC, but the events of Genesis date to the very beginning of time.
In Ten Words or Less
God creates the world and chooses a special people.
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The Bible's first book never explains God; it simply assumes His existence: "In the beginning, God ..." (1:1). Chapters 1 and 2 describe how God created the universe and everything in it simply by speaking: "God said ... and it was so" (1:6–7, 9, 11, 14–15). Humans, however, received special handling, as "God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life" (2:7), and woman was crafted from a rib of man. Those first two people, Adam and Eve, live in perfection but ruined paradise by disobeying God at the urging of a "subtil" (crafty, 3:1) serpent. Sin throws humans into a moral freefall as the world's first child—Cain—murders his brother Abel. People become so bad that God decides to flood the entire planet, saving only the righteous Noah, his family, and an ark (boat) full of animals. After the earth repopulates, God chooses a man named Abram as patriarch of a specially blessed people, later called "Israel" after an alternative name of Abram's grandson Jacob. Genesis ends with Jacob's son Joseph, by a miraculous chain of events, ruling in Egypt—setting up the events of the following book of Exodus.
God said, Let there be light: and there was light. (1:3)
The Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? (4:9)
Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. (6:8)
He [Abram] believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. (15:6)
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Genesis quickly introduces the concept of one God in multiple persons, a concept later called the Trinity: "God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness" (1:26, emphasis added). Also early on, God gives a hint of Jesus' future suffering and victory when He curses the serpent for deceiving Eve: "I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel" (3:15).
So What?
Genesis answers the great question "Where did I come from?" Knowing the answer can give us meaning in a world that's otherwise hard to figure out.
Not stated but traditionally attributed to Moses. In Exodus 34:27 God tells Moses, "Write thou these words," and Jesus, in Mark 12:26, quotes from Exodus as "the book of Moses."
Approximately the mid-1400s BC.
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God delivers His people, the Israelites, from slavery in Egypt.
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The Israelites prosper in Egypt, having settled there at the invitation of Abraham's great-grandson Joseph, who entered the country as a slave and rose to second in command. When Joseph dies, a new pharaoh sees the burgeoning family as a threat—and makes the people his slaves. God hears the Israelites' groaning, remembering "his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob" (2:24) and raising up Moses as their deliverer. God speaks through a burning bush, and Moses reluctantly agrees to demand the Israelites' release from Pharaoh. To break Pharaoh's will, God sends ten plagues on Egypt, ending with the death of every firstborn child—except those of the Israelites. They put sacrificial blood on their doorposts, causing the death angel to "pass over" (12:13) their homes. Pharaoh finally allows the Israelites to leave the country (the "Exodus"), and God parts the Red Sea for the people, who are being pursued by Egyptian soldiers. At Mount Sinai, God delivers the Ten Commandments, rules for worship, and laws to change the family into a nation. When Moses delays on the mountain, the people begin worshipping a golden calf, bringing a plague upon themselves. Moses returns to restore order, and Exodus ends with the people continuing their journey to the "promised land" of Canaan, following God's "pillar of cloud" by day and "pillar of fire" by night.
God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. (3:14)
Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go. (8:1)
When I see the blood, I will pass over you. (12:13)
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (20:3)
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God told the Israelites to celebrate the "Passover" with a special meal of bread made without yeast (12:14-15). Three thousand years later, Jewish people still commemorate the event.
So What?
The story of redemption is on clear display in Exodus as God rescues His people from their slavery in Egypt. In the same way, Jesus breaks our bonds of sin (Hebrews 2:14-15).
Not stated but traditionally attributed to Moses.
Approximately the mid-1400s BC.
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A holy God explains how to worship Him.
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Leviticus, meaning "about the Levites," describes how that family line should lead the Israelites in worship. The book provides ceremonial laws as opposed to the moral laws of Exodus, describing offerings to God, dietary restrictions, and purification rites. Special holy days—including the Sabbath, Passover, and Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)—are commanded. The family of Aaron, Moses' brother, is ordained as Israel's formal priesthood. Leviticus lists several blessings for obedience and many more punishments for disobedience.
Ye shall be holy; for I [God] am holy. (11:44)
The life of the flesh is in the blood ... it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. (17:11)
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Leviticus's blood sacrifices are contrasted with Jesus' death on the cross by the writer of Hebrews: "Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice ... for this he did once, when he offered up himself" (7:27).
So What?
Though we don't live under the rules of Leviticus, we still serve a holy God—and should treat Him as such.
Not stated but traditionally attributed to Moses.
Approximately 1400 BC.
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Faithless Israelites wander forty years in the wilderness of Sinai.
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Numbers begins with a census—hence the book's name. Fourteen months after the Israelites escape Egypt, they number 603,550 men, not including the Levites. This mass of people, the newly formed nation of Israel, begins a march of approximately two hundred miles to the "promised land" of Canaan—a journey that will take decades to complete. The delay is God's punishment of the people, who complain about food and water, rebel against Moses, and hesitate to enter Canaan because of powerful people already living there. God decrees that this entire generation will die in the wilderness, leaving the Promised Land to a new generation of more obedient Israelites.
The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression. (14:18)
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Even Moses misses out on the Promised Land, punishment for disobeying God by striking, rather than speaking to, a rock from which water would miraculously appear (20:1–13).
So What?
God hates sin and punishes it. We can be thankful that Jesus took that punishment for us.
Traditionally attributed to Moses, an idea supported by Deuteronomy 31:9: "Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests ... and unto all the elders of Israel." Chapter 34, recording Moses' death, was probably written by his successor, Joshua.
Approximately 1400 BC.
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Moses reminds the Israelites of their history and God's laws.
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With a name meaning "second law," Deuteronomy records Moses' final words as the Israelites prepare to enter the Promised Land. Forty years have passed since God handed down His laws on Mount Sinai, and the entire generation that experienced that momentous event has died. So Moses reminds the new generation both of God's commands and of their national history as they ready their entry into Canaan. The invasion will occur under Joshua, as Moses will only see the Promised Land from Mount Nebo. "So Moses the servant of the LORD died there.... And he [God] buried him in a valley in the land of Moab ... but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day" (34:5–6). Moses was 120 years old.
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord. (6:4)
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (6:5)
The Lord thy God is a jealous God among you. (6:15)
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The New Testament quotes from Deuteronomy dozens of times, including three from the story of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness in Matthew 4:1–11. The Lord defeated Satan by restating Deuteronomy 8:3 ("Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God"); 6:16 ("Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God"); and 6:13 ("Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve").
The Ten Commandments, most commonly found in Exodus 20, are restated in full in Deuteronomy 5.
So What?
Deuteronomy makes clear that God's rules and expectations aren't meant to limit and frustrate us but instead to benefit us: "Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey" (6:3).
Traditionally attributed to Joshua himself, except for the final five verses (24:29–33), which describe Joshua's death and legacy.
Approximately 1375 BC.
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The Israelites capture and settle the promised land of Canaan.
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With Moses and an entire generation of disobedient Israelites dead, God tells Joshua to lead the people into Canaan, their promised land. In Jericho, the first major obstacle, the prostitute Rahab helps Israelite spies and earns protection from the destruction of the city: God knocks its walls flat as Joshua's army marches outside, blowing trumpets and shouting. Joshua leads a successful military campaign to clear idol-worshipping people—Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—from the land. At one point, God answers Joshua's prayer to make the sun stand still, allowing more time to complete a battle (10:1–15). Major cities subdued, Joshua divides the land among the twelve tribes of Israel, reminding the people to stay true to the God who led them home: "Now therefore put away ... the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel" (24:23).
Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. (1:9)
One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you. (23:10) Choose you this day whom ye will serve ...as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. (24:15)
Unique and Unusual
Joshua is one of few major Bible characters who seemed to do everything right—he was a strong leader, completely committed to God, who never fell into recorded sin or disobedience. Only one mistake mars his record: Joshua's experience with the Gibeonites, one of the local groups he should have destroyed. Fearing for their lives, they appeared before Joshua dressed in old clothes, carrying dry, moldy bread, claiming they had come from a faraway land. Joshua and the Israelite leaders "asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord" (9:14) and agreed to a peace treaty. When Joshua learned the truth, he honored his agreement with the Gibeonites—but made them slaves.
So What?
Joshua shows over and over how God blesses His people. The Promised Land was His gift to them, as were the military victories that He engineered.
Unknown; some suggest the prophet Samuel.
Written approximately 1050 BC, covering events that occurred as far back as 1375 BC.
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Israel goes through cycles of sin, suffering, and salvation.
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After Joshua's death, the Israelites lose momentum in driving pagan people out of the Promised Land. "The children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem" (1:21) is a statement characteristic of many tribes, which allow idol worshippers to stay in their midst—with tragic results. "Ye have not obeyed my voice" God says to His people. "They shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you" (2:2–3). That's exactly what happens, as the Israelites begin a cycle of worshipping idols, suffering punishment by attackers, crying to God for help, and receiving God's aid in the form of a human judge (or "deliverer") who restores order. Lesser-known judges include Othniel, Ehud, Tola, Jair, and Jephthah, while more familiar figures are Deborah, the only female judge, who led a military victory against the Canaanites; Gideon, who tested God's will with a fleece and defeated the armies of Midian; and the amazingly strong Samson, who defeated the Philistines. Samson's great weakness—his love for unsavory women such as Delilah—led to his downfall and death in a Philistine temple.
They forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them. (2:12)
The Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. (2:16)
The Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. (7:2)
Unique and Unusual
Several judges had unusual families by today's standards: Jair had thirty sons (10:4), Abdon had forty sons (12:14), and Ibzan had thirty sons and thirty daughters (12:9). Jephthah had only one child, a daughter, whom he foolishly vowed to sacrifice to God in exchange for a military victory (11:30–40).
So What?
The ancient Israelites got into trouble when they "did that which was right in [their] own eyes" (17:6; 21:25) rather than what God wanted them to do. Don't make the same mistake yourself!
Not stated; some suggest Samuel.
Ruth, the great-grandmother of King David (who reigned approximately 1010–970 BC), probably lived around 1100 BC.
In Ten Words or Less
Loyal daughter-in-law pictures God's faithfulness, love, and care.
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Ruth, a Gentile woman, marries into a Jewish family. When all of the men of the family die, Ruth shows loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi, staying with her and scavenging food to keep them alive. As Ruth gleans barley in a field of the wealthy Boaz, he takes an interest in her and orders his workers to watch over her. Naomi recognizes Boaz as her late husband's relative and encourages Ruth to pursue him as a "kinsman redeemer," one who weds a relative's widow to continue a family line. Boaz marries Ruth, starting a prominent family.
Whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. (1:16)
Unique and Unusual
Ruth, from the pagan land of Moab, married a Jewish man and became the great-grandmother of Israel's greatest king, David—and an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
So What?
We can trust God to provide what we need, when we need it—and to work out our lives in ways that are better than we ever imagined.
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i dont make any decisions based off of snow fits. the man could wear a burlap sack and rock it with that canadian grown smile
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just mirin, get it
What I'm wearing today is reminiscent of Shelly Duvall circa "The Shining" if Shelly Duvall was also a bag lady. The "Homeless Duvall" look consists of a red long sleeve, button-up dress in a chambray material (light for winter, I know), overwhich I am wearing a grey men's cardigan with yellow stripes. Underneath, I am wearing navy-blue leggings that button up the sides, heavy, grey wool socks, and Minnetonka moccasin slippers with fringe. To top it all off, I'm wearing this navy and evergreen puffy ski vest with white piping and a black cashmere scarf. If I had any stones at all, I'd post a picture of myself.
Eff it, I'm going to anyway.


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School is boring... especially in the morning! Report Cards can kiss my @$$... and the worst is math class! I'm okay during gym and lunch... 'Cause you lose weight then gain a bunch! That was my poem...hope you liked it!:)
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Status: Finished
Genre: Humor
Poem is so random!!! XD it's funny too !! I hate math !! N sadly I don't have gym ):
HAHAHAHAHAHHA !!! wow AMEN !! ;) that was good ! I love gym !! in my class we just do whatever, Algebra is awful !!!!!! GOOD work, KEEP IT UP!
School... Is a bitch. :3
Dude thats awsome, do me a favour keep writing and putting your thoughts down. But do me a favour look at how others write and layout poetry, you dont have to be a conformist it just makes it easier to see the visual. nice work though
Forget what I saud above you just do whats you you are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i feel the same way about school
I suck at sports... And no scool can b hell...
School is boring. Hense why I made an explosion in Chemsitry. ;) I was bored!
Anyways, nice poem. ;)
I AM PRINTING THIS!!!!!!!!!! LOVED AND LIKED> SO True. School puts on a happy face to hide the darker chains beneath.
I agree. Math really isn't my thing.
LOL, SO FUNNY!! And, yes, I agree with you, school IS a prison! Somehow, at school, time gets so slow, It's hard to believe time was going at all...
Any way, LOVE your poem!! :DDDD
You are so freaking right....in the morning, school is shit, i know.....uff i hate it....but i LOVE maths....sorry to disagree but i just get along well with it....lol but btw....your writings are COOL....i mean typically awemsome and freakingly TRUE....keep writing and kmu.....-Inti
Well I like maths... =S
Heheh, great poem. ^^
very cute, true to the word!! Love this golden gem, SCHOOL IS PRISON!!
Extremly short but definatly amusing ^^ You should try to expand it, I'm sure you could have a lot of fun with it :) ~Bundy~
haha this is great, so true and so random :D i love it :)
hahaha really r8 my skl is really a prison even d gates r lyk of prism i hate evryclass of d skl nt d subject though nd sadly i dnt hav gym or evn library plus v cnt bunk bcz ders no place 2 bunk anyways i lykd it lvd d rhyming keep it up
LOL i luved it, cuz it's soooooooooo me!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Like it nice and simple
i agree. math is s***. and school suck a**. good poem
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Traders Are Drawn to Auto Stocks, But Interest Is of the Short Variety
Some in the financial markets aren't buying into the recent good news out of auto makers.
Stock traders are ramping up bets against auto stocks around the world, data show, even though U.S. vehicle sales are at their highest in months and overall sentiment toward the sector is improving.
Short bets on auto stocks jumped 50% in the past month, according to securities-lending trackers at Data Explorers. The change is especially...


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Harley-Davidson Inc. has introduced another bike in its Dark Custom series of motorcycles that have a blacked-out, retro look aimed at younger riders.
Named the Forty-Eight, the latest Harley creation has a small solo seat, a fatter front tire and the company's classic 2.1-gallon peanut fuel tank.
The name represents the year 1948, which is when Harley-Davidson first included the peanut fuel tank on one of its motorcycles, the model S 125.
Dark Customs are meant to recall the looks of motorcycles just after World War II, when riders took military-surplus bikes and stripped away everything they could to reduce weight and give them a bare-bones appearance.
The Forty-Eight joins the Harley Nightster, Iron 883, Cross Bones, Fat Bob and Street Bob bikes in the Dark Custom lineup.
The Forty-Eight has a suggested retail price of $10,499. It will come in black, silver or orange and will be available at Harley dealerships soon, according to the company.
Here's a link to the Forty-Eight model.
Here are some of the highlights, from Harley:
Blacked out rubber-mounted Evolution 1200 cc V-Twin engine with polished covers
Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI)
Steel 2.1-gallon peanut fuel tank with lightening hole mounting bracket
One-piece, solo Sportster classic seat
26-inch seat height
Tall and fat 130 mm Dunlop MT90 front tire
16-inch Black Steel Laced wheels
Low profile custom handlebar
Under-mounted mirrors
New front forks with wide triple clamps
Chopped front fender mounted on fork brace with lightening holes
Blacked components including air cleaner cover, clutch and brake levers and turn signals
Chopped rear fender
Stop-turn-tail lights
Side-mounted license plate
Two-year factory warranty
Optional Harley-Davidson Smart Security System


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Dear Mr. Wayne,
You are here again! Me and my friends were watching out for you on top of the old bomb shelter, the one that's on the very top of Melbury hill.
We figured it out that every year when it snows the heaviest your house appears just like magic in the next field. First the thin clouds of smoke come from your two chimneys which look like they are close to falling down and then your lights all come on at once, every window is coloured bright white; it looks like the picture from my advent calendar.
Last winter we came close to knocking on your front door but we think Sam ruined it all for us when he threw a stone at one of the chimneys to see if it would fall down. You must have been pretty angry at us or maybe we frightened you away because when I lifted the door knocker your house faded away, almost looked like your house turned into the snow and drifted away with the rest flying above us in the breeze. I just really wanted to say sorry and let you know that my friend doesn't mean to do stupid things he just does things without thinking about it first, last week he broke my mum's flower pots and just laughed about it.
I write to you hoping you will tell me where your house goes with the snow, it's all I really think about and I like nothing more than watching your house from my bedroom which is the highest window of our house. I sometimes wonder if you can see me and if you are watching me too.
It looks really peaceful where you are, there are no cars rushing past your house with angry people behind the steering wheel beeping at other angry people and your house glows warmly like a cosy fireplace at night. This might sound strange but I miss the darkness, there's day time and then the town never really sleeps here at night, there's always streetlights and headlights keeping me awake but your lights only light up at the right time, I look at your house and feel more like I'm home than I do here.
You are always spoken about in stories that granddad tells me at Christmas and the same story is also told by all of my friend's grandfathers when they come to visit. It seems when you get to a certain age it's ok to start believing in the strange stories you once thought were true before becoming a grown-up I guess that's why we get along so well.
Me and my group of friends were not the first to try and find you I just know it! There have been so many whispers and rumours around school about Frost Owl Manor but the problem is every story we hear is different about where you are or what you look like, I'm starting to think the only people who know anything at all is me, my friends and our grandfathers. Still... how can anyone know you're even a real live person and not some ghost haunting an old house that was burnt down one winter? Well I will tell you how I know that you're a real person.
Two years ago on a night just as cold as it is now I was up in my bedroom looking down at your house again thinking about how amazing it must be just to travel in a mystic house through the winter winds only to come back to a field when it's blanketed in the cleanest snow; that's when I saw a boy probably about my age taking baby steps towards your house. I could see his footprints trailed back across all the fields between us so he must have lived nearby, I don't think anyone else could have spotted him but luckily I keep a pair of mini binoculars in a box next to my window, they are covered with charcoal drawings I make of your amazing manor. I could see him turning back every now and then almost as if he was scared someone would follow him to his secret discovery, when he did turn back I could just about see that in his hands he was holding a letter, that letter was for you but you have never read it. I know this because I was the first one to open it. The boy got as close as I did to your front door, he even managed to lift the flap on your letterbox but then it happened again... you were gone. Only this time was different, this time the boy disappeared with you and I could barely move I was so shocked at what I thought I saw, is he ok? Where did you take him? It's lucky I saw the letter he was holding slowly float towards the ground after the snowy wind carried you both away.
I snuck out the house and rushed to his last footprints, I was so hurried that I didn't even spare time to change from my PJs! The whole time while I was running I felt so scared for the boy but at the same time I was a bit jealous. He might have got to see what happens and where you go when you disappear. One of the other things granddad would say in his stories about your house is that whoever gets to go inside will get to see all the wondrous things on our planet from the highest waterfalls to the dancing fires of our Volcanoes.
I guess I'm too young to know all about the troubles that adults have to deal with everyday but my granddad keeps telling me that once somebody has seen the entire world and just how grand and endlessly breathtaking it all is, it makes you realise that all the little things in life that people get angry about are meaningless when there is so much to happy for. Now you know why I'm looking for you, because now I have a reason to believe in it.
By the time you read this letter, I will be standing in the snow waiting for you to come back, please come back I need to see what others have seen, I'm a good lad my mum says, I think I deserve it most and I'll even help you repair the chimney if you want, I noticed your weather vane fell down and is hanging by a bit of wire, I bet I could find out where it came from and I won't drop it I promise! I'll take it back to its rightful place. Also I will replace the window I smashed, (that's another promise) I wasn't sure how else to get this letter to you other than wrapping it round a stone and delivering it before you could disappear on me. Well that's all I can say for now, I'll be waiting and even if you don't come back I just want you to know I'm not scared of anything that I might face in life, because now I know you really do exist.
Yours Sincerely,
Your biggest fan
As the little boy looked up through the foggy skies of snow he saw the weather vane speeding towards the ground and spinning silently with majestic grace, it landed with a short thud, just enough to plant it's self upright. The little boy watched closely as the decorative Owl on top kept on spinning until it stopped to point in the direction of the old forest over the hill. The same forest the little boy had never dared to go in before.
Even though he couldn't understand the reasons why or how this was happening...the message was clear to him:
The adventures are there for us all, you just need to be brave enough to take the first steps.
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BRC Board
Ann Browning, President
Ann is a native North Carolinian, having grown up in High Point. She developed a love for the North Carolina mountains thanks to frequent childhood visits. She and her husband, Ric, enjoy gardening, fishing, and doing projects on their property in Ashe County.
Ann's first career in banking spanned 23 years with Bank of America (originally NCNB) where she was involved with corporate banking, investment banking and private equity investing. When she chose to pursue a second career, she wanted to focus her efforts on preserving the natural resources and character of her native North Carolina. She become involved with the Catawba Lands Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land in Charlotte. When the Carolina Thread Trail, a 15 county initiative to connect trails, open space and regional attractions, was being planned, she joined as the first full time staff person. As the Carolina Thread Trail Director, she worked on community outreach, branding, public and private fund raising, and the development and oversight of The Thread's community grants program. She retired after seven wonderful years with The Thread to spend more time in the mountains and in Davidson, NC. She sees land conservation as a critical element in ensuring that the High Country remains a healthy and attractive place to visit, work, and play. Ann earned her bachelor's degree from Davidson College, where she currently serves on the Board of Trustees, and her MBA from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Zika Rea, Vice President
Zika is the President and Co-Founder of the ZAP Fitness Foundation and Director of ZAP Fitness. Zika and her late husband, Andy Palmer, moved to Blowing Rock in 2002 and founded the running focused nonprofit. ZAP Fitness is a training center for Elite Runners and includes programs and running camps for recreational runners. While the ZAP facilities were being built in 2002, Zika earned a master's degree in Exercise Science from Appalachian State University. Zika originally hails from the suburbs of St. Louis and she attended Emory University where she earned a B.S. in Biology. Zika lives in Blowing Rock with her husband Pete Rea who is the Elite Athlete Coach and Coordinator at ZAP Fitness. They have two children.
Ann Baker, Secretary
Ann Baker, of Crossnore, NC, has deeply-rooted connections to the land in northwest North Carolina. Ann spent many summers in the home her Great Grandfather built in Blowing Rock overlooking the Globe Valley and has vivid memories of enjoying the smells of the moss in the Rhododendron woods and the purity of the air instilling in her a respect for clean air and water.
Ann and her husband, Charlie, have three children. Ann enjoys being outside, hiking, swimming, boating, and gardening. When she's not enjoying her time outdoors, Ann manages a Christmas tree farm and teaches fine arts students at The Crossnore School, Mayland Community College, and Penland School of Crafts. Ann has her own art studio and has managed the Fine Arts Gallery at The Crossnore School. Ann also devotes her time to improving her community through Crossnore's non-profit organization and serves on advisory boards at Warren Wilson's Environmental Leadership Center and The Avery Partnership for People at the End of Life.
Steve Wiley, Treasurer
My husband and I first discovered Ashe County in 2002 while visiting family who had rented a mountain home for an extended summer vacation. We quickly fell in love with the area and within two months of this first visit, we had purchased a log cabin overlooking the New River. Even though we were living and working in Charlotte, we spent almost every weekend and vacation in our cabin and cherished the time we were able to spend here.
In 2006 we purchased 26 acres of land in Todd that had already been protected by conservancy easements. Over time, we expanded our holdings to encompass 80 acres of conserved land. In 2010, we built a home on the property and relocated full time to the High Country. We consider ourselves quite lucky, indeed, to be able to call this part of the world our home.
A native North Carolinian, I was introduced to the NC mountains at a very early age with frequent family camping trips to the Smoky Mountains and other natural areas throughout the eastern US. My attraction to the mountains grew after college when I spent two years living in Lake Tahoe in the California Sierra Nevada mountains. After a 25 year career in the apartment development and management business, I knew I wanted to put my work experience and personal passions towards protecting land in the High Country. My affiliation with the Blue Ridge Conservancy provides me with that opportunity. I truly value working with like-minded people throughout the area to do what we can to preserve this special part of the world.
Chris Bensen
Sonny Church
Sonny lives in his native community of Wilkesboro, North Carolina where he owns and operates Brushy Mountain Water Company and Creative Reclamation. While growing up in Wilkes County, Sonny was drawn to the woods and streams near his home and learned at an early age to appreciate the adaptability and diversity of nature. Sonny earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology at Appalachian State University and considers himself a life-long learner. Sonny enjoys the opportunities his life offers him to meet new people and gain new experiences.
Sonny is also very active in his community. He volunteers his time with the Yadkin Valley Greenway Council, the Wilkes County Heritage Museum, and participates in the "Lunch Buddy" program at the Wilkes County Schools. Sonny believes that efforts such as Wilkes County's greenway development and BRC's land and water protection have permanent and positive impacts from which future generations can benefit. Land protection, including greenways, can be an important tool as we strive to find balance between land and resource conservation and the commercial and residential development that comes with a community's growth.
John Cooper
John is the former president and founder of the Mast General Store, Inc. John and his wife, Faye, have one daughter, Lisa Martin. Lisa is the Vice President of Mast General Store Inc. John enjoys hiking and biking and volunteers his time extensively. He has served on numerous community, regional and statewide boards as member and officer. Currently, John is working with a group trying to save and restore the Appalachian Theatre in Boone and is a member of Boone Sunrise Rotary.
John's history with Blue Ridge Conservancy goes back many years and includes the donation of conservation easements to protect the beautiful community of Valle Crucis. Through Mast General Store, Inc. John also established Land Trust Day on the first Saturday of June each year, which directly supports BRC. John is committed to land protection in the High Country.
Deb Covington
Deb Covington joined Appalachian State University's Office of the Chancellor in July 2015. In this role, she focuses on branding, marketing, and engagement initiatives. Prior to joining the staff at Appalachian, she held several senior marketing leadership roles for more than 15 years with Wachovia Corporation.
Upon moving to the mountains, she was immediately moved by the people and their commitment to this special place. She hopes to be part of the future by helping the BRC and the local area. Deb and her husband James reside in Blowing Rock.
Deb holds an MBA and a bachelor's degree in accounting. In addition, she is a graduate of the Kenan Flagler School of Wachovia Executive Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since leaving Wells Fargo/Wachovia and prior to joining Appalachian State University Debbie has served as a business consultant, career consultant and personal coach. She also attended the French Culinary Institute while living in New York City.
Susan Hambright
Susan lives in Blowing Rock and has a farm in Avery County that is in a conservation easement. She fell in love with the mountains when she lived in Idaho in the late 1970's and has seen the need to protect our land ever since. Knowing that uncontrolled development would destroy our lands and natural habitat, she has been an advocate for saving our resources for future generations. It is her way of "paying it forward" to people yet to come. She is a CPA and has served on several non profit boards over the years, and is currently a guardian ad litem where she advocates for at risk children in court. Married to Bob for 36 years, they have 2 grown sons.
Cobb Milner
Cobb and his wife Cindy own and operate Gideon Ridge Inn, Bistro Roca and the New Public House & Hotel in Blowing Rock. A resident of the High Country since 1992, Cobb has an engineering degree from Union College (NY) and an MBA from the University of Chicago. In 1994, Cobb and Cindy took over control of Gideon Ridge where, working with Cobb's parents, they expanded the operation and started the Restaurant at Gideon Ridge. In 2005, they bought and renovated the former Antlers Bar property and started Bistro Roca and in 2013, they bought and renovated the former Sunshine Inn property and started the New Public House & Hotel. Since 2008, Gideon Ridge has hosted the summer meeting and reception of the Conservation Trust for North Carolina. In 2014, Cobb joined the board of directors of the Blue Ridge Conservancy. Cobb is an avid cyclist and he loves hiking, snow skiing, traveling and living in Blowing Rock.
Meagan Phillips
John Sherrill
Larry Trivette
Larry is a High Country native who grew up in Todd, N.C., just outside of Boone. Larry is an avid outdoorsman with interests that include backpacking, trail running, hunting, and fly-fishing. During his 32-year career in the N.C. State Park system, Larry spent more than 20 years at Stone Mountain and Morrow Mountain State Parks. In 2004, Larry became the first permanent superintendent of Elk Knob State Park where he led a five-year effort to build an all-volunteer constructed trail to the summit of Elk Knob. The 1.9-mile trail is one of the most scenic and well-built trails in the High Country. Larry currently lives in Todd and he travels often to visit his three daughters all of whom work for various park systems throughout the country.


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Waterfront Rental on Pleasant Pond
From $114 / night
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Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 6
Type: Cottage
Pets allowed: No
Internet: No
Weekly Rate 1-2 people $800
3-4 people $900
5-6 people $1000
Please forward $125 check to hold reservation within 10 days of reservation acceptance.
Sales tax: 9%
Balance owed + tax to be paid upon arrival
Please, no dogs...
No Smoking Allowed in camp or on grounds!
Summer Rental only
A 3 night minimum is required.
Check in at 3 PM
Check out 11 AM
Candace Rupley
Dining opportunities are available on the weekend at the Trails End restaurant at Birch Point.
In town you will find River Cafe, delicious meal selections Tuesday through Sunday, also ice cream take out.
Touring the lake is fun in your kayak or boat, need to rent a boat? Birch Point will help you out.
Barker Rocks and Sand Cove are delightful spots to spend a lazy afternoon.
We are located in Katahdin Valley. Hiking Mt Katahdin is a wonderful experience. White water rafting opportunites are available in Millinocket a 45 minute drive South.
About the owner
Owner Profile
|Jun 01 2017
|Oct 09 2017
|2 Nights
|Check In: 3 p.m. Check Out: 11 a.m.
|Deposits: $125.00 deposit Due within 10 days of making your reservation.
|Payment Options: Personal Check
Reviews (4)
Reviews for this vacation cottage rental in Island Falls, Maine
Perfect summer getaway
Stephanie Ganaway
Perfect summer getaway
February 4, 2016
This cottage is our favorite place to spend a week in the County. A charming, clean, fully equipped cottage with plenty of room; nestled beside a crystal clear lake. My favorite spot is sitting in the Adirondack chairs with my morning cup of coffee while watching the loons. The porch is a perfect spot for reading or playing games on a rainy day. The owners are welcoming, accommodating, and couldn't be more gracious. The fact that this place accommodates us when we have family and friends over to visit, or can also be a quiet, romantic getaway, keeps us coming back each year. Have already booked for 2016!
Wonderful cabin on the water
Susan Daffron
Wonderful cabin on the water
August 16, 2012
We were in Maine for a wedding and stayed at the cabin on Pleasant Pond. The pictures don't do it justice. It's a gorgeous location and the owners made us feel totally welcome from the moment we got there. The cabin has everything you could possibly need. We swam, canoed, and even made s'mores. Thank you!
Best place to visit!
Donna Ryan
Bangor, ME
Best place to visit!
July 31, 2011
Wonderful cottage, beautiful view and great owners. Lots of memories made.
Doc's Camp
Heidi Pratt
Oakfield, ME
Doc's Camp
July 25, 2011
This was an amazing two week vacation. I booked the camp around this same time last year and couldn't wait to get there. We checked in on Sunday July 10th; the Rupley's met us at the camp and gave us the grand tour. This was my dream vacation. The first week Mike and I were both at camp, the second week I was alone during the day. The second week was very relaxing sitting by the lake, reading novels and watching the boats. The evenings were spent listening to the loons call across the lake and the resident bullfrog singing at night. We also had a spectacular light show at night from the resident fireflies. The camp was furnished with anything anyone could ever imagine needing. I packed way more items than I needed. The lake was very refreshing on those hot July days. If anyone is looking for a vacation to put their feet up relax and play a little cribbage then this is just what you are looking for. I also had fun with my nephews two girls age 7 and 12 in the lake. The view is spectacular and the locals are very friendly. There is a golf course near by and a grocery store only a few miles away. I am hoping to be able to come next year for at least a week. The hand painted pictures of Doc on the walls brought back memories of watching him work as a child and then as an adult with my own pets. There are many interesting old tools/kitchen utensils etc. hanging throughout the camp and this struck up many conversations with our visitors. You will not find more gracious hosts than the Rupleys.
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