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Specifically, the First Reading from Acts 15:
Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved." Because there arose no little dissension and debate by Paul and Barnabas with them, it was decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some of the others should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
The apostles and elders, in agreement with the whole church, decided to choose representatives and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The ones chosen were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brothers. This is the letter delivered by them:
The apostles and the elders, your brothers, to the brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia of Gentile origin: greetings. Since we have heard that some of our number who went out without any mandate from us have upset you with their teachings and disturbed your peace of mind, we have with one accord decided to choose representatives and to send them to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, who have dedicated their lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. So we are sending Judas and Silas who will also convey this same message by word of mouth:
First, why is the Council of Jerusalem not mentioned here? Is it included in the Readings on some other day? Kind of an important thing to leave out, I think.
Second, notice what the message says that set apart the Judaizers from the legitimate missionaries. It's the apostolic mandate. The Judaizers were not sent forth by the authority of the Apostles. This dovetails well with St. Paul's comment in Romans:
How then shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? Or how shall they believe him, of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear, without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they be sent, as it is written: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, of them that bring glad tidings of good things!
Romans 10:14-15
It's not standard operating procedure for the Holy Spirit to select a random guy who then consecrates himself as The Most Reverend Prophet, Bishop J. Randall WooHoo of the First Mt. Nebo United Nazarene Church of the Living God in Christ.
People are sent forth by ones in authority. They receive that authority by the laying on of hands from one of those with authority (1 Timothy 4:14). Those latter having received it from someone else, eventually leading back to Our Blessed Lord.
This is a concept foreign to many Protestants, of course, in that the never-ending multiplication of sects is often spurred by the random individual taking it upon himself to act as God's messenger without the aforementioned mandate.
Catholics have a serious problem with this as well. This is often seen in the various parish committees wherein laity take it upon themselves to play make-believe with the Church's liturgy and doctrines. Being assigned to a position of "lay leadership" suddenly makes one an authority above the Church. This was a huge problem where my wife attended RCIA, where the liturgy was changed like a suit of cheap clothes and the whole catechetics/RCIA program was run by heretics.
Nothing new under the sun, though. If the Apostles had to deal with it, makes sense that we would too.
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Happy Hump Day!
Whereas last week seemed to drag by, this week seems to be flying by. No complaints here! I know as the school year draws to a close, I'll be begging for things to slow down so I'll have time to get all my loose ends tied up, but for now, I'm happy for things to keep on speeding by!
Speaking of the school year ending and summer approaching, do y'all have those certain foods that just scream warm weather to you?
For me it's always fresh fruits and veggies. But, there are also a few other foods and drinks that just radiate summertime to me.
1. Watermelon
2. Corn on the Cob – mmm!
3. anything on the grill
4. Strawberry Shortcake
5. Peaches
6. Popsicles – yep, I'm still a kid
There's actually a place in my hometown called Steel City Pops that sells all kinds of unique popsicle flavors. It reminds me of the cupcake or froyo craze, only in popsicle form. You should definitely check them out if you're every in the Birmingham, Alabama area. They have a few locations throughout town.
7. Lemonade
8. Cold pasta salad
Speaking of pasta salad, I recently shared a picture with you of a new recipe I tried. I know, I know… it wasn't very nice of me to tease you like that. Today is your lucky day though, a new summertime recipe is commin' atcha!
Balsamic Chicken, Tomato, Basil, and Pasta Salad
How's that for a long name?! Don't be alarmed though, the name may be complicated, but I assure you, the recipe is simple and delicious!
Serves 6-8
– 1 bag Refrigerated Tyson Grilled and Ready Chicken Breast Strips
*** OR, if you're not lazy like I am, 12 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breast – cooked***
– 1 1/2 C. cherry tomatoes, diced
– 2 C. baby spinach, chopped
– 4 tbsp. basil, finely chopped
– 1/2 C. red bell pepper, diced
– 1 Tbsp. olive oil
– 1/2 C. balsamic vinaigrette
– 1-2 Tbsp. dijon mustard
– salt and pepper to taste
– 8 oz. dried pasta (I recommend rotini or farfalle)
1. Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box, and drain.
2. While pasta cooks, chop tomatoes, spinach, and basil.
3. Dice bell pepper and sauté in the olive oil for 2-4 minutes, or until tender
4. Dice chicken breasts into strips.
5. Stir together pasta, prepared vegetables, and chicken.
6. Combine balsamic vinaigrette, dijon mustard, salt, and pepper to make a sauce/dressing to pour over pasta.
7. Stir dressing into pasta mix until dressing coats all pasta, vegetables, and chicken and all ingredients are well combined. Serve immediately, or chill an hour+ for flavors to really set in.
This was absolutely delicious and is most definitely one of my new "go-to" summertime recipes! I served mine alongside a pretty awesome salad topped with feta and crushed almonds.
Doesn't get much more "summery" than a meal full of fresh fruits and veggies, served chilled on a warm Alabama night.
Let me know if you give the recipe a try. You're gonna want to, I promise!
Linking up with Jenn at Peas and Crayons today for WIAW. Go check out all the goodness!
Let's Chat…
1. What foods scream summer or warm weather to you?
2. What's a new recipe you've tried recently?
3. Best thing you ate last week? For me…DEFINITELY that pasta!


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Sorry for the break in posts. A technical workshop was on tap at work this week and preparations had to be made. All that is over, so I expect to return to a more regular posting frequency.
The Atlantic hasn't kept quiet this week. The tropical wave I noted in my last Update was vigorous enough to develop into a Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, Hurricane and Major Hurricane in the past two and a half days. That's pretty impressive. During that time, Fred moved around to the south and west of the Cape Verde Islands, where he resides now. Here are Hurricane Fred's vitals as of this evening:
Center located at 17.3N, 35.1W; moving N @ 5mph; maximum sustained winds of 90mph.
Those wind speeds were enough to make Fred a major hurricane, as I noted above. At peak strength, Fred packed 105mph winds and had a minimum central pressure below 975mb.
So thus far in the Atlantic basin, we've seen one Tropical Depression, 4 Tropical Storms and 2 Major Hurricanes. It is worth noting that both Hurricane Bill and Fred were Cape Verde Storms. Fred intensified a large distance to the southeast that Bill did, but both strengthened out in the middle of nowhere. In contrast, all of the Tropical Storms have formed much further west and for one reason or another, never managed to organize themselves enough to become hurricanes.
Hurricane Fred has dredged up a large volume of colder water as he ingested the warm surface waters off the Cape Verde Islands. That should, all other things being equal, prevent another tropical wave from developing in the same area for a couple of weeks, regardless of the wave's intensity coming off from Africa.
Hurricane Fred is forecasted to stall over the next few days, slowly losing strength as he does so. He is moving in reaction to an upper-level trough moving from west to east to Fred's north. Once it passes and the subtropical ridge builds back in, Fred should move off to the west again. At that time, he is currently expected to be a remnant low with little chance of redevelopment.


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Elaine ROSENTHAL, as Executrix of the Estate of Martin C. Rosenthal, Deceased, Plaintiff,
Kenneth W. WARREN, and New England Baptist Hospital, Defendants
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The motion before the court presents the following difficult, and at once intriguing question: would New York apply the Massachusetts doctrine of charitable immunity in a wrongful death action, brought by a New York decedent's estate, to recover damages for alleged medical malpractice in Massachusetts by residents of that state. Defendant, New England Baptist Hospital (hereinafter "the Hospital"), a Massachusetts charitable corporation, has asserted this doctrine as an affirmative defense. I am now confronted with plaintiff's motion to strike.
The relevant facts are not disputed. Decedent, a New York physician, traveled to Boston for medical examination and diagnosis by defendant Warren, subsequent to which he entered the Hospital for surgery. On March 27, 1969, eight days after the operation performed by Dr. Warren, Rosenthal died.
Plaintiff, decedent's executrix, sued Dr. Warren and the Hospital in the state courts of New York, alleging malpractice and seeking damages in the amount of $1,250,000. Based on diversity the action was properly removed to this court.
Defendants initially attempted to avail themselves of the Massachusetts wrongful death statute which limits recoverable damages in such action to ". . . not less than five thousand, nor more than fifty thousand dollars".
Judge Croake granted plaintiff's motion to strike this affirmative defense on the ground that the New York courts,
faced with such a fact situation, would apply New York law which places no limitation on recoverable damages in such cases.
Rosenthal v. Warren, 342 F. Supp. 246 (S.D.N.Y. 1972). This ruling was appealed, prior to final judgment, to our Court of Appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) where the majority, in affirming, held that under New York choice of law rules, the Massachusetts law would not be applied to limit recoverable damages. 475 F.2d 438 (2d Cir. 1973).
Having concluded that New York follows an "interest analysis" approach,
Judge Oakes formulated the test to be applied:
". . . as we view it, the New York courts would balance against the New York interest in protecting its domiciliaries against wrongful death limitations the interest of Massachusetts in limiting damages for wrongful deaths allegedly caused by Massachusetts citizens or occurring in Massachusetts." Rosenthal v. Warren, 475 F.2d at 444.
Following a thorough examination of New York law on the subject of limitation of damages in wrongful death actions the court concluded:
"In any event it is our considered view that the New York Court of Appeals would view the Massachusetts limitation . . . as so 'absurd and unjust ' that the New York policy of fully compensating the harm from wrongful death would outweigh any interest Massachusetts has in keeping down in this limited type of situation the size of the verdict . . . . Thus the anachronistic concept embodied in the Massachusetts act is hardly one that the New York courts can be expected to embrace in the case of the death of a New York domiciliary with whose wife and children New York is vitally concerned. [citation omitted]. The New York policy favors 'a just recovery ' and 'principles of fair play ' [citation omitted] . . . which would not be furthered by applying the idiosyncratic Massachusetts law here. Our educated guess as to what the New York courts would do is to . . . apply the New York law of damages." Id. at 445-446.
The case thereafter appeared on my docket for trial,
and I permitted the Hospital to amend its answer in order to plead the defense of charitable immunity under Massachusetts law which plaintiff now moves to strike.
Obviously the key issue here is whether the Court of Appeals' decision in Rosenthal, regarding the inapplicability of the Massachusetts wrongful death recovery limitation, compels the same decision with respect to the charitable immunity defense. The resolution of this vexing question requires a careful scrutiny of the factors considered decisive by that court, as well as a re-examination of New York law in view of the different public policy considerations presented here.
No New York decision dealing with the charitable immunity doctrine of a foreign state has reached the choice of law question since the rejection of the rigid lex loci delicti approach by Babcock v. Jackson, 12 N.Y. 2d 473, 240 N.Y.S. 2d 743, 191 N.E. 2d 279 (1963).
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Grave robbers stumble upon Larry Talbot's (i.e., the Wolf Man) crypt and accidentally revive the tragic character. After escaping from his crypt he arrives at the local hospital, where nobody believes that he is Larry Talbot (because he died 4 years ago, you see!). Larry locates the old gypsy woman from the original Wolf Man film and seeks her advice. She believes that the answer to Larry's problem can be found in (the now deceased) Baron Frankenstein's diary. Together they travel to Vasaria, where they meet Baron Frankenstein's granddaughter, Elsa. While searching for the diary, Larry finds the Frankenstein monster encased in ice and for no particular reason revives him. Once Elsa shows him where the diary is hidden, Baron Frankenstein's lab is fixed up and turned on so Larry can attempt to end his wolf man curse.
At this point a number of Frankenstein and Wolf Man films had been made and Universal needed a new way to energize these once huge franchises (think Freddy vs. Jason). Thus we get one of several monster team-ups. The thing about these team-up movies is that the "monsters" are never really combined in any very interesting manner. Sure we have Frankenstein and the Wolf Man of screen together, but they basically just hang out rather than cause some much-needed mayhem. Bela Lugosi plays Frankenstein in this one and boy is he ever awful. Picture a blind drunk leaving a bar and staggering down the street without his cane to get the picture. Larry's plight, similar to David Banner's Hulk plight, begins to wear thin. Stop whining already and kill some people. More than once Larry exclaims, "I just want to die!" What's with this mamma's boy monster? Don't get me wrong, this film is no better or worse than all of the classic monster movies, I'm just sayin'.
4 comments:
- Summerisle said...
Man, the Wolf Man was such a wet blanket! Just get over it already and move on!
- October 26, 2005 10:49 AM
- JPX said...
That picture never happened in the film. I wish they fought like that!
- October 26, 2005 10:56 AM
- Octopunk said...
I had a feeling from the all-white background that this was a promo shot, but it's with these old Universals it's hard to tell if you're grabbing a still from the right movie. The Frankenstein looked dysfunctional enough.
- October 27, 2005 12:35 AM
- JPX said...
The most Frankenstein ever does in this film is stumple around in the background. Come to think of it, that's pretty much the most he does in any of the Frankenstein films!
- October 27, 2005 4:45 AM
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So far this year I have already exceeded my total number of models painted in 2013. So far this year I have painted one model. However, seven modelsdo have paint on them and are works in progress.
In the last couple of posts I've been discussing tactics and lists that I'm using for the Fresh Starts tournament at The Outpost in March. I've not yet progressed much beyond where I was after writing the last post as I've had a fair amount of work to do for University, but I have at least began the painting. In previous years going to GW tournaments, with this much time before the tournament I wouldn't have even thought about picking up a brush yet. Maybe because more models are involved, maybe because my heart wasn't in it, maybe because GW was telling me that to attend, I must have a fully painted army and I don't respond well to authority.


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The Fairmont State Athletic Association is pleased to welcome eight new members to the Fairmont State Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, September 30, as a part of Homecoming weekend on the FSU campus.
The Fairmont State University School of Fine Arts announces a comprehensive printmaking retrospective. The 109 prints included in this exhibition showcase the work of Fairmont State students over the past seven years, and the work represents students from both Printmaking I and Printmaking II. All work was done via the media available at on-campus print facilities, including linoleum relief, intaglio (dry points and etchings done on zinc plates) and polyester plate lithography.
Fairmont State University will hold a dedication ceremony for the Veterans Memorial Plaza, located along the traffic circle behind the Falcon Center.
The Fairmont State University School of Fine Arts will host the third annual West Fork New Music Festival on the University campus Friday, Sept. 23, and Saturday, Sept, 24. Guest composers and performers from West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia will be in attendance.
FAIRMONT — As former Fairmont State football player Perry Baker begins his quest for gold in the Rio Olympics, the FSU faithful will gather to cheer him on.
Today at noon on the second floor of the Falcon Center, Fairmont State University will host a #Perry4Gold team USA rugby sevens watch party as Baker and the American team take on Argentina.
Two of West Virginia's Biggest Liars join forces for a night of larger than life tales at the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center at Fairmont State University. Jacob Hall of Ripley (Biggest Liar 2016) and James Froemel of Morgantown (Biggest Liar 2015) will take the floor at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, to share stories of renegade possums, disastrous bowling trips and more. The program is family friendly and admission is $5.
FAIRMONT — In all of the excitement at Fairmont State University concerning Perry Baker's run to the Olympics, two messages rang true in the thoughts of those wishing him luck in Rio.
First, the community is proud that it has an athlete headed to Rio to compete at the highest level.
Second, the community couldn't be happier that it's Perry Baker representing them.
FAIRMONT — Members of the Fairmont community gathered Thursday at the Falcon Center on the Fairmont State University campus to wish one of their own the best of luck as he makes his way to the Rio Olympics.
Perry Baker, a Daytona Beach, Florida, native who graduated from Fairmont State in 2013, will represent FSU and the United States as a member of the USA men's Rugby sevens team in this year's Olympics.
An exhibit titled "Indiscrete Entities" by Nick LeJeune is on display in the J.D. Brooks Gallery, located on the fourth floor of Wallman Hall on the main Fairmont State University campus, through Friday, July 29.
Fairmont State University will host the 2016 Governor's Honors Academy on its main campus in Fairmont through July 16.
About 200 high school juniors will participate in the three-week residential program administered by the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, which also assists with in-kind support. Dr. J. Robert Baker, Director of the Honors Program at FSU, will serve as dean. The theme of the 2016 GHA is "Our Life in Common."


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I was going to take pictures as I made some this afternoon, but the camera was in the other room. Anyway, Brandi wanted to know how I made my veggie curry, and although it is different every time, here's a basic recipe.
Onion, garlic, curry powder, dried thyme, stock\broth, vegetables (sweet potato, courgette(zucchini), carrot, parsnip, squash, swede, anything that's a root vegetable really), tinned chopped tomatoes, tinned chickpeas (garbanzos)
Chop a couple of onion (quite large - I usually cut the onion in half, and then in thirds each way, if that's any help at all!) Crush\Chop a couple of cloves of garlic and then fry together in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, until beginning to soften (try not to burn the garlic, like I did today).
Toss in a couple of teaspoons of curry powder (I used medium heat) and a teaspoon of dried thyme. Mix together until the onion is coated.
Add some stock - I use vegetable bouillon which you mix using a couple of teaspoons of stock powder and some hot water. I make about a pint (20 fluid oz). Pour in the stock (carefully, watching out for the steam - especially if you used boiling water)
Peal the sweet potatoes\squash\anything else that needs pealing! Chop into small cubes (I usually make them pretty small, but not always cuboid - the bigger it is, the longer it'll take to cook) Also chop any other vegetables, such as courgette. I sometimes throw in some bell pepper too.
Add all the chopped vegetables to the pan (did I tell you it should be big?!). Also add some chopped tomatoes (I usually put two cans) and some chickpeas (also 2 cans). Chuck in some salt and pepper, give it all a big stir, and then gently simmer for around half an hour, or until you come back and remember you left it cooking. The vegetables should be soft (you can easily cut them with a knife) or even going a bit mushy, if you've left them a long time.
Does that help? Today we didn't have many interesting vegetables so only used onion, sweet potatoes, courgette, and carrot. When I eat it I'll sometimes throw in some frozen peas or sweetcorn before heating it up in my bowl in the microwave. It should be good to keep for about a week - that's about how long it generally takes me to get through it, but it depends who else is eating it, and how many meals I've eaten it for.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
CHA Day 1
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- StampinCathy said...
Glad you made it safe and sound. Before you know it you will have your own booth with your fabulous stamps. Thanks for all the fun pics. You look like you are having a BLAST!
- July 29, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Karen said...
Hi Courtney! Looks like you're having a great time...thanks for the share. Always love seeing the CHA pics come in! :>:>
- July 29, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- Amanda said...
ok..those cupcakes look amazing!!! i don't know what CHA is but it looks like fun! lol!
- July 29, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- Ayana Posadas said...
Great pics, Courtney! :)
Glad to see you're enjoying yourself!
- July 29, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- AJ said...
so fun- last time I was at CHA Chicago we never made it into the City!! I want to go and check it out! hope you are having fun!! :)
- July 29, 2010 at 10:43 AM
- Shaz Wall said...
I am loving the Curio collection too! Hope you are having a great trip. Wish I was at CHA!
- July 29, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- Ann said...
Woohoo! Thanks for the pics! Can't wait to meet you tomorrow! :D
- July 29, 2010 at 12:53 PM
- alexandra s.m. said...
Thank you so much for coming to the LYB booth!
It was great meeting you for real ;-)
You guys make such a sweet couple <3
- July 29, 2010 at 11:07 PM
- AnitaRex said...
Ooooo it looks like your having A LOT of fun!
- July 29, 2010 at 11:49 PM
- Nat said...
looks like your having fun at the show! Wish I was there too, Enjoy! :)
- July 30, 2010 at 7:59 AM
- Alice Wertz said...
thanks for sharing your CHA photos! looking forward to see more!
- July 31, 2010 at 12:34 AM
- Emily Branch said...
Thanks for sharing pics and stories from CHA!! Sooo wished I could have gone, but I'm planning on going to the Jan 2011 CHA in LA. My hubby wants to come along too....do you know if the special husband-in-tow floor passes? Haha
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While we can discuss Ireland being the theater for a proxy war between American and EU interests, let us not ignore the elephant in the room. As you stated, it is the responsibility of the Irish government to collect the tax. Had they done this from the beginning instead of kowtowing to Apple's demands, they could have avoided this mess altogether.ReplyDelete
Instead, they opted to sacrifice integrity and credibility for short-term gains and now they're paying the price. I would like to think that this will serve as an object lesson of what not to do for other governments but I'm not optimistic. As a friend of mine once said, it's an example of being penny-smart but dollar-stupid.
Agreed! In no way was I suggesting that Apple or Ireland are off the hook. The lesson here is... everyone is dirty and everyone is self-serving and power-mad. But if Ireland had collected the proper tax, then Apple would have probably gone somewhere else. Another lesson is, if you're honest, you lose. And so the notion that Christians are going to function in this cesspool and maintain integrity is just laughable. If we walk in integrity, we will be pushed to the margins. The idea that people in congress or that oil company executives and Wall Street people are engaged in Bible study and are exercising their faith in the public square is delusional. It would be funny if it wasn't so tragic.ReplyDelete
I think one blessing in disguise for the church is that the current generation of capitalists exercise no pretense of morality and are up front about their willingness to be ruthless in their acquisition of wealth. Martin Shkreli, the hedge fund manager who cornered the market on a life saving drug and resold it at a grossly marked up price (who is also currently under investigation) is one such example. The CEO of Apple you mentioned is another. While they may say that the rule of law is important in maintaining a functioning free market system, in practice they are all too willing to ignore it or bribe politicians to change existing regulatory frameworks to suit their interests.ReplyDelete
I've also noticed that these people tend to be antagonistic toward religion in general. They regard it as a colossal waste of time with a huge opportunity cost. Those who still cling to their beliefs are seen as useful idiots at best, and if their continued existence serves any purpose, it's to maintain the status quo. When Donald Trump courted the evangelical vote, one would not be remiss in assuming that he did so for precisely this reason. The man worships himself and doesn't care about the Bible or Christianity. Only a complete ignoramus could miss this.


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IN these days of professionalism, rugby players have to have an eye on what to do with their life when they finish playing.
For two former Exeter Chiefs players that will involve running their own kicking coaching business.
Tony Yapp and Stuart Alred met when the latter joined the Chiefs while studying at the University of Exeter.
They spent many an hour training together at the County Ground and working on the finer points of kicking.
Now they are turning their attention to passing on their vast knowledge of kicking techniques to other players.
Yapp, who left the Chiefs at the end of last season after smashing the club's points-scoring record in his seven-year stint, has not retired just yet.
The 31-year-old has become player/backs coach at Launceston and is looking to carry on playing.
Alred also has his work cut out, even though he retired from the professional game a few years ago.
Recently married and with his first child born last month, the 25-year-old is also training to become a church pastor.
But both are starting to increase the amount of time they devote to Alred Yapp Kicking Coaching.
As well as their own natural talents, the duo have the expertise of one of the world's most renowned kicking coaches behind them. The fact it's Alred's father, Dave, helps a little.
The younger Alred, who also played for Launceston and Devon under-21s, said his dad had passed on the wealth of knowledge he has gleaned over the years working with England and the British & Irish Lions, among other teams.
"A couple of years ago, Tony and I decided to start up a business to offer coaching to youngsters and other players," said Alred.
Full article http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Ex-Chiefs-Yapp-Alred-kick-coaching-careers/article-1146194-detail/article.html


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TorqueChallenger Ads introduce on your browser when use to download of application which are generally promoted freeware, make programs update from free overhauls website etc. It is just create to examine and investigate of your skimming practices without any knowledge to user. Main intention to gather up details which make financial profit.
TorqueChallenger Ads is really unsafe program which generally use to completely change of settings like DNS, HOST, new tab and other service. It totally ruin your browsing performance. Every time you begin any of the web pages just ads were get displayed in bundled form. More of time your search gets redirected to some other website as when use to hover mouse towards such ads pop-up. Therefore suggested to get to solution to remove TorqueChallenger Ads instantly from your Windows system.
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Gas Safe Engineer
- Recruiter
- Interserve
- Location
Raf Lakenheath, Brandon
Raf LakenheathSuffolk
- Salary
- Competitve Salary + Benefits
- Posted
- 23 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 20 Apr 2017
- Ref
- Clearance Level
- Sector
- Defence, Engineering
- Job Type
- Permanent
We are currently looking to recruit a Gas Safe Engineer to perform mechanical maintenance to both plant and building equipment. To ensure the operation of the gas/oil heating and processing systems.
- Perform mechanical maintenance to both plant equipment and building equipment.
- Provide assistance to other maintenance personnel as and when required
- To work overtime if required
- Confidence to work frequently at height following all necessary health and safety procedures this requires a good level of fitness to access the required areas by ladders
- Writing and following risk and method statements
- Must have experience of working on steam boiler systems and understanding of how these systems work
- Servicing and installation of gas/oil equipment will also be required with the appropriate training and qualifications
- To follow all company procedures including following all company health and safety requirements and the use of computer equipment for processing work task information
- Ensure the operation of the gas/oil heating and processing systems. This involves repairing, designing and Installing gas/oil pipe work and associated fittings
- Completion of required documentation as specified in relevant standards and regulations.
- Use competently computers and mobile phones to receive and record work information including hours worked on each work request.
- To assist all trades within the facility and through the correct training be able to complete tasks away from your core mechanical skills
- Ad hoc duties as requested by your management team
- Be aware of the business continuity plan for the part of the business
- Be part of an on call system, if required
What we are looking for
- Manual Handling
- Previous relevant experience in the discipline area
- Appreciation of industry safety standards and procedures
- Experience of working within a customer focused environment
- Must have a time served fabrication/plumbing apprenticeship and or relevant qualifications.
- Must have plumbing qualifications or equivalent experience
- A recognised gas/oil qualification to enable the installation and testing of gas/oil systems on site.
- An Electrical qualification
- NVQ Level 3 in appropriate discipline
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and as an individual
- Ability to read schematic and circuit diagrams
- Ability to record work accurately on work sheets and computer based systems.
- Willingness to undertake further training
- Willingness and ability to participate in task audits/near miss reporting/plant audits etc
- Takes responsibility for own actions
- Must be assessed for Skilled Person Register for working on MOD installation
- Must hold a full UK driving licence
About the company
Interserve's vision is to redefine the future for people and places. We are one of the world's foremost support services and construction companies, operating in the public and private sectors in the UK and internationally. We offer advice, design, construction, equipment, facilities management and front-line public services. Interserve is based in the UK and is listed in the FTSE 250 index. We have gross revenue of £3.1 billion and a workforce of over 75,000 people worldwide. We are committed to equal opportunities for all.
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Dear Teapot,
Can I tell you about your grandmama?
She loves you very much. And she loves me very much, too. When you were born, she and grandada came to the hospital with special soup she had made so I would get back on my feet faster. She had knitted you lots of blankets and a dress and hats and sweater vests. Your famous pink sweater vest? She made it for you, years before you were born. After we took you home from the hospital, she amd grandada would visit so I could get some rest. You were always such a good baby for them. They would somehow get you down for a nap, comfort you when you woke up, change your diaper and feed you a bottle and get you back down all while I napped. They brought your dad and me food – lots of Burger King! – so we would have an easy lunch. They played with you and held you. Grandmama was the one who changed your diaper, though! She never shied away from the smelly tasks.
When you got older and it was time for me to go back to work , they offered to look after you. She told me she really enjoyed it and that you were such a delight. She marvelled at how musical you were and how clever. She put cream on your bum when you had diaper rash. She wiped your nose when you were sick. She and grandada took turns holding you for your naps because you refused to be put down. She always, always had time for you.
I'm sad you won't have as much time to get to know her as your cousins did. Just know that she held you and loved you and cared for you, and that love lasts forever.


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Artist's description:
A painting based on the dress re-rehearsal of 'La Boheme' at the Royal Albert Hall. I wanted to capture the movement of the singers, and the last few seconds of the opera itself. With these paintings I plan to leave the areas which the viewer would not be focusing on unpainted so that the eye is drawn directly to the action. This is part two of three.
Materials used:
Oil on Canvas
The Finale vol 2 (2014)
Painting by Alex Jabore Paintings and Prints
- Painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 37.8 x 29.92 x 1.18 in (unframed) / 37.8 x 29.92 in (actual image size)
- Signed certificate of authenticity
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: People and portraits
This artwork is sold by Alex Jabore from United Kingdom


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I know, I know, I am a very BAD blogger!
I have been working on much appreciated orders and sewing up a storm.
now when I say I have not worked this hard in years it seems so true. I forgot how much work and time it takes to making lots of dollies
Speaking of work, I have finished my Uncle Sam PUPPET MASTER. I have been working on him for over a month, and what a sigh of relief to be able to step back and see him finished.
It is BIG Primitive folk art piece WITH TONS AND TONS OF STITCHEN!
I originally made something like this nearly 3 years ago, when the elections were going on I wanted to make him again, but just never found the time, so here he is now.
I look forward to hearing what'cha think...he will be on EBAY tonight (6/12/09)
Friday, June 12, 2009
UNCLE SAM PUPPET MASTER~ Who Pulls the Strings?
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I basically went from reading comic books to reading William S. Burroughs. Like many people my age, I discovered Burroughs through less-than-literary sources:
I quickly became obsessed and created my first bizarro book, a cutup hodgepodge of nonsense featuring a Dr. Benway-esque character named Dr. Lamplighter. Strangely, it was sex-free. I was just entering high school at the time, so I was a bit afraid of sexuality still. So instead of having scenes of strangulation jerk-off time travel, I wrote about exploding squirrels. There were a lot of exploding squirrels in this book.
While I was working on it, I walked into school one day to find a bunch of kids mobbing a squirrel that had accidentally gotten inside. They were rabid, zombie-like. They killed it in their attempt to catch it in their coats. As a naive young author of bizarro fiction, I took this as a sign that I needed to write about squirrels. Lots of squirrels. Fuck.
I wrote a squirrel-free piece of bizarro fiction called "Freak Tension," which later appeared in thoroughly revised form in the debut issue of my zine. My high school English teacher got really excited about it. She pulled me aside after class and said it was the best thing she had ever read in her years as a teacher. I felt so proud. Then I told her I was inspired by William S. Burroughs. She had no idea who he was. Baffled, I decided that compliments on my writing didn't mean shit from ignoramuses like her.
Although the Burroughs influence is much less overt in my writing these days, I still like the idea of including almost standalone bits in larger pieces, such as the Nazi fly bit in The After-Life Story of Pork Knuckles Malone. Now I suddenly have an idea for a story about a squirrel.


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Kelsi M. Care Companion in Laguna Hills, CA 92653.
Looking for part-time work as a care companion.
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Laguna Hills, CA
- Age 31
- 1 year paid experience
- Female
Last signed in: More than 6 months
Home Care Rates $20 per hour
Kelsi's Bio
I just completed a year of full-time caregiving for my aunt. Unfortunately, her physical demands became too much for an independent living setting and my family moved her to a more capable facility just before Thanksgiving.
My aunt is blind, and in addition struggled with some memory challenges. In caring for her, I cooked, cleaned, ran errands, took her on walks, engaged in conversation, facilitated entertainment in the home (such as books on tape, Ted talks, etc.). We went on outings in the community and participated in events at her independent living community.
I'm in my late 20's and able-bodied, although slight-of-build and probably not well-suited for jobs requiring heavy lifting of individuals.
I am a college graduate, with a BA in Sociology. I have lived all around the country and traveled a fair amount internationally. I enjoy getting to know new people. I am a very clean and organized person, and find joy in being helpful to others.
Age Specific Experience
1 year paid experience
Experience with providing basic care services:
- Conversation and companionship
- Safety supervision
- Meal preparation
- Social activities
- Light housekeeping
- Exercise/Physical activities
- Laundry and linen changes
- Shopping
- Mobility assistance
Experience with providing personal care services:
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Grooming
Experience with providing individualized services:
- Medication Assistance
- Assistance with Pets
Availability & Job Preferences
Availability Duration
Prefers to provide visiting care
- Short term (1 to 3 months)
- Temporary (4 to 12 months)
Job Duration
- Will consider a part time position
- Available to start on 12/7/2015
My availability is valid through 12/28/15
- Open availability on weekdays (M-F)
Skills & Abilities
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
Trustline is California's official background check for license-exempt child care providers (i.e. babysitters and nannies) and the only authorized screening program in California with access to fingerprint records at the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and access to the California Child Abuse Central Index. The Trustline registry toll-free telephone number is 1-800-822-8490.
Pursuant to Section 1596.859 of the Health and Safety Code, parents have the right to receive information regarding any substantiated or inconclusive complaint about licensed child care providers. That information is public and can be acquired by visiting the California Department of Social Services' Internet Web site at "www.ccld.ca.gov".


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Organic black summer truffle crumbs – Specialities with pure truffle – Gourmet Line
Ingredients: Chopped black summer truffle (Tuber Aestivum Vitt. and relative group)* 70%, truffle sauce (cooking broth), salt.
* Organically grown.
Net Weight: 50 g, drained 35 g. (1.76oz, drained 1.23oz)
Expiration date and storage conditions: 36 months from the sterilization date. After opening, store in refrigerator at +2°- +4° for up to 7 days.
Packaging: Glass jars.
Reccomended for use: Very versatile, it enriches any dishes.
Best used on appetizers, entrees, meat or eggs second plates.
Organic Gluten Free Vegetarian Vegan
100% ITALIAN TRUFFLES, Marche Region.
Without aroma, preservatives, additives and colouring matters.
Nothing more simple: chopped truffle storages in its own cooking sauce, nothing more natural.
No sophistications, no preservatives or natural aromas, for who want taste the truffle throughout the year. Perfect for starry kitchen.


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Good morning everyone!
Yesterday I've been to the zoo with my family and some friends. I will show you what I wore to the zoo!. We had such a great time!
I wore my pink earrings. As my daughters say: bacon earrings!
My daughters were so happy going to the zoo Artis. The weather was perfect as you can see on the pictures! We were so tired after coming home. We actually didn't want to eat, but we had to, to get some energy.


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Here it is...the cookie that started it all. The simple daisy cookie that I fell in love with and has become the "Signature Cookie" for One Creative Cookie, LLC. It's hard to believe that it was over a year ago that a good friend suggested I take my family holiday tradition to a larger audience. Over a year ago that I shared some "sample" cookies with friends from all parts of my life. Over a year ago that I did my first party favors. Over a year ago that I purchased a domain name and tentatively put up a website. It's hard to believe.
I have been blessed by good friends, a supportive community and lots of good luck. Thank you so much to the friends and family who helped get this business off to the running start that has been the first year!
There are lots of new opportunities for One Creative Cookie in the works...stay tuned for the exciting news!


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(Cathy) TGIF!!!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to one and all! It promises to be a beautiful weekend, weather wise. I think I can only remember one Thanksgiving where the weather was grey. It always seems to be a perfect, blue sunny sky with warm temperatures. I wonder is this is our Indian Summer for this year? I hope not!
This week seemed to go on forever. This week was, "the teenagers try our patience" week. Nothing out of the ordinary, really. They are just doing what nature tells them to do at this age ...... rebel! We, as parents know NOTHING! I remember being this age myself, but it doesn't matter. There is no wisdom for dealing with teenage rebellion other than to practice patience. That's what my mom keeps telling us. They are good boys and our issues are nothing to do with drugs, sex, or crime. They are just becoming independent, young men. Isn't this what we as parents strive for? Only, we want them to achieve this OUR way! Hah! What are we thinking???
Besides patience, the next best advice we get is compromise. Our older one compromises easier than our younger one. The younger one is stubborn. As stubbornness runs on both sides of our family, he comes by this trait naturally.
We know nature will take it's course and we can close our bedroom door at night after pulling out our hair and laugh! They both have great friends and do very well in school. So, all in all, not a bad thing. As long as we keep life in perspective and realize we could be dealing with a LOT worse we are ok.
(Carolin) Ha, Ha, Ha, Yes I am laughing cause the only other option is to Kill them! I would type more but I am just too tired. But just so you all know I am now an employer, yes I have employees (more then one).


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Al and Jeanie eloped to Jekyll Island! It was on Friday, June 3, 2011, at 5pm on Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia. YES! They did it!
Jeanie and Al are both originally from Waycross and knew each other from school. They followed separate paths and separate lives for many years, with Jeanie in Tennessee and Al in Kingsland, Georgia, until they reconnected again on Facebook and fell in love. Love changes everything!
They arrived right on time for their beach ceremony and walked the sandy path down to the beach. The day was warm and the sun was setting as the centuries old driftwood stood its ground against the Atlantic Ocean. The setting could not have been more beautiful as these two exchanged rings and vowed their love to each other forever.
Jeanie was stunning in her white lace dress and she carried a bouquet of white roses with baby's breath with stems wrapped in sheer ivory ribbon. Her groom, Al, wore a tan suit with a tiny pin stripe and ivory shirt and tie. They both looked amazing together!
After the beach wedding photography, they returned to The Jekyll Island Club Hotel for additional photos and a romantic dinner in the Grand Dining Room before retiring for the evening.
You know…here in the South, maybe more than any other region, we go back to our home in our dreams and in our memories in hopes of recapturing our past. That's just what Al and Jeanie did. Sometimes we look for that one true love and end up finding it right in our own backyard. It was there all along.
Dorothy: If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with!
For more information, please visit my website at http://www.stsimonselopements.com
These images and photography by Lone Pine Photography.
Lodging and Dinner by The Jekyll Island Club Hotel.


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A man walks down the street,
He says, Why am I soft in the middle now?
Why am I soft in the middle?
The rest of my life is so hard!Paul Simon, "You Can Call me Al"
On a previous post I described some "Contracting Nightmares".
Today, the focus would be on the full half of the glass. The freelancers that killed a dragon for us.
The ground rules are:
- Hire a person you know well, and consider to be a top performer ("Shakel" in Hebrew). Don't lower the bar for temps.
- Hire a trust worthy individual who shares your core values and understands your "language".
- Hire him, or her, to work in their field of expertise.
- Hire "over qualified" contractors, for short-term assignments.
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In my experience, only the following combinations work out well
- A Well defined, isolated project
For example "back-porting open source Japanese fonts library from 2.4 to 2.6″.We had to do it for our SSL-VPN products.It was an ugly job, but somebody has to do it. It was not really related to any domain expertise we had inside the company and it was a non trivial task. On the other hand, it was a pretty well-defined project so the contractor could scope it well.
- Hire a contractor for at least 6 months as an integrated team member
For our GUI team we needed an additional developers(see post) but could not find candidates that met our expectations.
We had three hiring experiments with outside help. The one that works well is outsourced from an external company, but has passed all our usual tests. He was not a "compromise" in any way. Moreover, he is an expert in .Net ,so training time was less than a month. Since he came from an external company we got a 12 months commitment.As a result the on-boarding costs are smaller, and we still have a lower financial commitment.
We also examined the company's background, since in previous attempts we realized the "best" in some companies may not be productive enough in our environment. In other words – contracting is more expensive than in-house, therefore contractors should be just as good as full-time employees , if not better.
One drawback for this method is that the freelancer cannot become an owner of core functionality, since his future is always "at risk".
The other drawback is that such contractor requires managerial attention,making it suitable to well established teams.
- A research and scoping project
In Cloudshare's very early days (aka as IT Structures) we wanted to have our first paying customer ASAP. Our feeling was that real customer's feedback is critical for our success. We only had two developers at the time, so we hired I.Z to help us with building a virtualized networking architecture.
IZ was an experienced team leader and architect that lead two complex networking projects in his previous roles. He was in between jobs, as he was considering his next career steps (being both a great singer + a talented coder).
We were considering which remote console protocol to use ( VNC\RDP\ICA) and needed objective results showing how well each worked over different latency and packet lost conditions. To our surprise, there was not updated research available.
IZ came out with objective and clear results in a new territory's for us in which he had domain expertise. Till this day our remote access performance is one of our key advantages over other solutions in the market.
I trusted him, so we could work on time and materials base. He trusted us that we will not nickel-and-dime him. I always prefer to pay by the hour, as scoping is hard for complicated projects.Both sides feel wrong if the estimate is wrong for a fixed costs project.
To conclude – contracting can work well, but it is not a silver bullet. Chances for success improve if some basic rules are followed.
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In every seaport in the world, pilots direct merchant ships into and out of their harbors at all hours of the day and night. In fact, the crew's first human contact in any port is with the pilot. Climbing aboard from a launch, he is greeted on deck by a mate and one or two unlicensed seamen. The mate then leads the pilot up to the bridge, where he meets the Captain. As the Captain and pilot consult with each other about the transit of the ship through the port, the pilot's name is recorded in the logbook, the legal record of the ship's movements. The pilot then begins directing the vessel's course and speed and coordinates with the tugboat crews as the ship makes her way through the harbor. Naturally, this system requires the ship's officers to place a great deal of trust in the pilot, who is often a man they've never met before. Seldom does anything go wrong, however. Over the long history of commerce by sea, pilotage has evolved into a tried and true method of ensuring that the freight, the mails, and the passengers depart and arrive safely. So much is this the norm that the great seaman and author Joseph Conrad once described a pilot as "trustworthiness personified."1
Following a voyage of fifteen days' duration across the Pacific from the American West Coast, the Comet arrived in the Orient. The craggy landforms of the Japanese islands came as a welcome sight after two solid weeks of water. These dark and rocky outcroppings of the Far East seemed to beckon the ship onward, as it were, into a new and enchanting world. They very manner in which they abruptly appeared and reached upward from the sea seemed a tacit indication that everything would be different here.
Many things were in fact different in the Orient, as the Comet's crew would soon learn. As always, the first impression of the place came from the pilot who boarded the ship to direct her into port. Over the last several months the Comet had taken on numerous pilots in numerous seaports, and all of these men displayed personal styles that reflected the cultures of their countries. For this reason, picking up the pilot and watching him go about his work was always an interesting study in contrast, a good way to "become acquainted with languages, tongues, and people" (D&C 90:15).
In England and Norway, for example, the pilots came aboard dressed in naval-style uniforms with brass buttons and white peaked hats. They appeared very professional, and they conducted themselves in a very proper and dignified manner, especially the Englishmen. The Norwegians were a bit less formal than the English, and the German pilots by comparison were downright jovial, making friends with everyone aboard ship right away. They also dressed in civilian clothes, not suits exactly, but usually a mismatched collection of a jacket, slacks, shirt, and tie. This was the standard dress for pilots in the Northeastern United States as well. In the American South, however, as well as the Caribbean and Southern Europe, the pilots dressed much more informally—no jackets or neckties in these hot climates. This informality extended to their work styles and speech patterns, too. They were all competent men, of course, and each of them unfailingly brought the Comet in and out of port safely. They simply represented cultures and ways of life that were often vastly different from one another.
In Japan, however, where just about everything is so very different from the West, the pilots made the strongest first impression. When a Japanese pilot reported to the bridge of the Comet, it was an occasion. He was always immaculately dressed in a black business suit with a white shirt and a black necktie. He went first to Captain Ray Iacabacci and bowed and introduced himself. He then went to the mate on watch and bowed. He spoke fluent and grammatically flawless English, without exaggeration better English than any of the Americans on the ship spoke. He then went about the business of directing the movements of the vessel in a very calm, dignified, and highly professional manner. He did not engage in a lot of small talk, but he was not unfriendly, either. He never became flustered, even in extremis.
I recall one night in the traffic lanes on the Inland Sea when the Comet was cut off by another cargo ship that crossed our bow illegally from port to starboard at close quarters. The other ship's bearing had remained steady as the distance between the two vessels decreased rapidly. At this rate a collision was inevitable. The other ship failed to respond to radio calls and flashing light signals. At this point I thought it prudent to wake the Captain. When it became clear that this other vessel had no intention of obeying the rules of the road, the Japanese pilot aboard the Comet said to the helmsman, "port twenty." His tone of voice contained only a slight indication of the urgency of the situation. The helmsman hurriedly spun the wheel to the left as Captain Iacabacci sleepily wandered out from his bunk immediately behind the bridge to see what was going on. The Comet passed very close but safely "under the stern" of the other ship, narrowly avoiding a collision. The pilot then redirected the Comet back onto her proper course in the traffic lane as if nothing out of the ordinary had taken place, and the voyage continued peacefully. All in a night's work.
The Comet took on several Japanese pilots in diverse places—Sasebo, Iwakuni, Naha, the Shimonoseki Strait, and the Inland Sea. All of these gentlemen presented themselves in the same way. They made excellent first impressions and they represented their country and their culture very well.
The importance of making a good first impression has long been universally recognized. An old proverb truthfully asserts that "a first impression is a lasting impression." This is true in all walks of life, not just aboard ship. But aboard ship, there is a larger audience, so to speak, for when a ship registered in one country makes a port call in another country, different cultures meet and must work together. The pilot, then, becomes an unofficial ambassador, representing his nation and its culture to the visitors.
The missionaries do the same thing. For that matter, so does every member of the Church. I recall my first meeting with the full time missionaries. I was home one morning tending to four little children. In fact, when the missionaries knocked on the door, I was in the middle of changing diapers. With my hands full, I dispatched my oldest son to tell whoever was at the door that I would get there in a minute or two.
Not realizing that it was the missionaries who had come calling, I went to the front door prepared to get rid of a pesty salesman. I was pleasantly surprised, then, when I saw these two young fellows, Elder Pierce and Elder Stevenson. Miss Patty had been meeting with them in recent weeks in the evenings when I was at work, and she had had very good things to say about them. But this morning's meeting on our front steps was my first contact with them. It was thus the missionaries' opportunity to make a good first impression on me.
This they did. First of all, unlike most door-to-door sales people, these missionaries were well dressed and well groomed. The white shirts, neckties, conservative haircuts, and name tags spoke volumes about them. Their dress and grooming clearly indicated who they were and why they were there. Next, they spoke with me in a very pleasant and friendly manner. They explained briefly why they had come and what they could do for my family. More significantly to me at the time, they did not want any money, nor did they ask me to vote for them. This set them apart from everyone else who had ever knocked on my door as much as their dress and grooming did. In a neighborhood where people have only come to my front door because they wanted something from me, these two missionaries were truly a breed apart. At the time of their visit, I knew almost nothing about the Church. I became agreeable to learn about the Church, however, largely because of the good first impression these two young Elders made on me.
As Miss Patty's interest in the Church grew, I eventually decided to go with her one Sunday to see for myself what it was like. As we entered the chapel and sat down, I noticed three men dressed in suits and ties sitting up front. I recognized one of them from work, although I had not known of his Church affiliation. He and I nodded and smiled at each other, and then I sat down with my family. After Sacrament Meeting was concluded, the colleague whom I had recognized came down from the stand towards us with one of the other fellows in tow. As we greeted each other, I addressed him as "Doctor Burgess," just as I would at Rivier College where we both worked.
"Oh, no," he replied, waving the appellation away with his hands. "I'm not a doctor here. In fact, most of these people wouldn't even know I have the PhD." Then he introduced us to Bishop John Cole, with whom he had been sitting on the stand. Both Brother Burgess and Bishop Cole welcomed us to the Church and spent several minutes chatting with us before continuing with their duties. Like the missionaries before them, they made a very good first impression.
That Sunday was the first of many that I spent at the LDS Church with Miss Patty and the children. Over time, I came to see many things about the Church and its members that impressed me favorably. But as my father has always said, "There's one in every crowd." One Sunday morning I was invited to attend Elders Quorum. I didn't know quite what to expect, but I went anyway. Unfortunately, this did not make a good first impression on me. In a startling and completely inappropriate digression from the lesson that was under discussion, an elder who was new to the quorum spoke up and let loose a vicious stream of invective against the Catholic Church. He had escaped from Cuba, he explained, and asserted that he was very fortunate to be alive and residing in the United States, but somewhere along the way he had a falling out with Catholicism. He did not clearly say what the problem that caused this had been; on the contrary, his background remained vague and most of his long remarks amounted to nothing more than the hate speech of a bigot. I felt very uncomfortable listening to him. I thought of speaking up myself and refuting his comments, but decided against it. After all, I was not a member but a mere guest in someone else's church. As such, I did not want to make a scene. However, I did notice several other men exchanging sidelong glances and squirming uncomfortably in their chairs. Evidently, this fellow was not making a good first impression on them, either.
Had this Elders Quorum meeting been my first experience of the Church, I would never have returned. Fortunately, by the time this fellow spoke up, I knew better than to take him as representative of the Latter-day Saints as a group. He was the exception, not the rule, although his unchristian outspokenness could be damaging to subsequent investigators were it to go unchecked. When our home teacher, Brother John Carl, a fine gentleman of Italian-Catholic heritage, learned what had happened that morning, he was horrified—and extremely apologetic.
The Lord has told us very clearly, "I give unto you a commandment, that when ye are assembled together ye shall instruct and edify each other" (D&C 43:8). He has further clarified, "And that which doth not edify is not of God, and is darkness" (D&C 50:23). An errant member who publicly denigrates another religious organization does nothing to edify anyone. On the contrary, he does the Church a serious disservice by alienating potential converts who need to hear truth and not vitriol.
A pilot boarding a merchant ship at a harbor entrance often brings several local newspapers with him. These he shares with the ship's crew who have been away from the activities of life ashore. It is a gesture of hospitality and welcoming, a small act of service to fellow seamen completing a long and possibly difficult voyage. Likewise, the missionaries bring reading material to share with investigators who have been away from their Heavenly Father. There again it is a gesture of hospitality and welcoming, an act of service to fellow children of God who are still engaged on a long and possibly difficult voyage through life. The seaman aboard ship will leave again when his port visit is complete. The investigator will likewise leave when the Sunday services are complete, but we hope he will make the Church his new home port. In both situations, the first impressions made by the pilot and the missionaries will always be remembered and may make the difference between the voyagers wanting or not wanting to return.
1 Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1971, p.1.


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It has been really hard, the last two months. I have a hard (ugh that word again) time not qualifying the hard. I mean yes, June and July were tough for me, but I feel like I need to say but not as hard as cancer or hey there was no tragedy here. So instead I will do my best to channel Ash Beckham and say it's been hard, for me.
In a nutshell, the very first week of June I get the dreaded mid-morning call from the daycare saying your daughter threw up. This sends me into a whirring panic, because I am an emetophobic. I leave work, get baby girl go home, take care of her and do some major praying no one else gets it. Fast forward 6 days, baby boy wakes up at 11 pm and starts vomiting. Fast forward 5 days and the Husband wakes up with the stomach flu. So over three weeks now I've been taking care of 3 sick people. Oh and this is also the week of my birthday, yay.
Then the day the Husband returns to work he is notified that they are cutting him down to part time, and cutting his accrual rates and everything because of the budget issues that they created. It is widely known that they have mismanaged some pretty serious fiscal situations. Oh, and he works for a Christian university. There were no "we are sorry's" no "we thought long and hard about who to cut." Nothing. Just hey guess what we decided to take half your income, oh and btw we want you to work 10-2 every day, rendering any reduction in daycare expenses completely impossible. My birthday trip to the coast for the next day gets cancelled, and we all sit at home and try to get better. The following week the Husband meets with HR, finds out he is getting laid off instead, with one month severance, and the kids start running fevers.
The kids have fevers for three days, don't eat, and sleep a lot. Then baby girl is fine and baby boy starts throwing up again. Baby boy then starts waking up almost every night to vomit once and go back to sleep. We see doctor, we get referred to specialist. He continues to vomit. Then July 3rd we are supposed to be leaving to go see my parents, at long last something fun! We get in the car and within 10 minutes my baby boy who has no motion sickness problems is throwing up, again. After one hysterical call to my Mother, baby boy and I head off to the local children's hospital. Long story short, after many questions, and a CT scan, the docs discover a raging sinus infection up in baby boy's head. It was causing him some nasty nasal drip, which turned into reflux, and is causing the vomiting. Luckily, baby boy responded to all of the meds super quickly and stop vomiting that very day. Yay! Unfortunately, they found something else abnormal on his CT scan, which resulted in an MRI the following week and days of waiting and literally wringing my hands to get results. The end result, baby boy is fine. He has this thing, it is an incidental finding. He has a repeat MRI in a year, and he'll be fine. Whew. That week I could literally sit at my desk and feel my blood pressure rise. I imagine it looked like the outdoor thermometer my in-laws have by the pool. I was a zombie.
Meanwhile, Husband is waiting on news for a job he applied for the day before we found out the job at the university was getting cut. He was supposed to hear from a recruiter, and we waited, and waited. Then they called and say hey we are moving recruiters around so you just get an interview! Yay for us! He interviewed, then we waited, he got background checked, and we waited. Then we find out he GOT THE JOB. The job he really wanted, the job he applied for before he knew he was losing the old one. The high that gave us both, so awesome.
Fast forward a week or two, and guess what? We find out we do in fact need to move. Preferably by the end of the month. I scramble for about 10 days, making calls, doing drive bys for new rentals. I go see like 10 houses before I find one that will work for us. Luckily, the Husband can help me pick a house because he isn't working yet. We have like 10 days to pack and move, oh wait silly, the first is during the week. Ok, we have one week; and this is the week Husband starts the new job; shit. Then we move. We get a giant ass truck, my parents and Father in Law, and we work our little hearts out in 106 degree heat until we are all getting sick and we call it a day.
That was less than two weeks ago. My kitchen is functional, and the kids rooms have been assembled. Other than that, I live in a house surrounded by boxes, black trash bags, and overwhelming clutter. To say I feel unsettled is the understatement of the year. The week days only provide enough hours in the day to get normal shit done. Plus, baby boy had several follow up appointments last week and I had to leave early 4 days in a row. Thank goodness my boss is understanding, but it is still super stressful to be taking so much time off. I look forward to the day when vacation time is used for vacation, and not "dealing with shit situations" and taking care of sick kids.
I tell you all of this only to explain why the idea of self care sends me into a fit of hysterical laughter that ends with my crying on the floor of my closet. I have spent the last 8 weeks against the wall, just fighting to get through each and every day. I think this Monday when my Sister asked during our morning IM conversation how I was, I responded with "you know I am ok today" (and meant it) for the first time in at least 8 weeks.
To be honest, self care is something I always struggle with, even when life isn't so freaking stressful and full of hullabaloo. I grew up as the oldest child of a single mother. I was taking care of my Sister after school when I was 9 and she was 6. I heledp cooked dinner, or cooked dinner, at 10. My Mom taught me a lot of self-sufficiency so there is no dig there. It is just programmed in me to take care of others. I am always last. I feed everyone else, I make sure every one else's needs are met before mine. It is second nature to me. Most of the time, I don't even notice.
Lucky for me (or not luck I chose him) my Husband is supportive of self care, most of the time. I think in the day to day neither of us realizes when I put myself aside to make sure everyone else's needs are met. However, when I tell him dude I am going to lose it I need some alone time tonight, he will send me out for a pedicure. I have dinner once a month with a group of friends. He lovingly smacks my ass on the way out the door, and tells me not to rush home, because he's got the this. I get the "hey babe why don't you go take a bath" at least once a week. But the kids have been giving us such a hard time at bedtime the past few weeks, that by the time they are down I would drown if I got in the tub. Also, although I am totally looking forward to trying out the new tub, I feel terribly guilty about even considering using it. I mean holy California water shortage batman. I feel like I may as well be bathing in Cristal - hey wait a minute that's an idea.
So, I do have therapy today, and when I sit there and cry (because I can already tell today will be a crying appointment) and I tell her how hard it has been and how overwhelmed I feel she will ask me what I have been doing for self care, I will tell her the truth. Nothing. I have done nothing to take care of myself in two months, which is resulting in exhaustion, fear, discontentment, anger, frustration, and LOTS of yelling. Momma has been yelling.
I will also tell her I have a plan. I am supposed to leave Sunday for a two day work trip. Initially once I realized it was quickly approaching, I was like ahhh two evenings to myself. Then I started thinking, hey I bet my Sister would love to go. We would have so much fun! I have agonized for about 6 days going back and forth in my head about whether or not to invite her to go with me. In light of this post, I think it is rather clear that I better take this time for myself. I will eat good food alone (whatever I want). I will watch copious amounts of Grey's Anatomy, and I will finish the book I started 3 months ago. I will just be, and hopefully I will return home less apt to bite someone's head off. Writing it out makes me feel bad too though, my Sister is having a lot of the same struggle. Maybe she needs to the time away too, see it never stops. Choose you Erica! I will also follow through with taking the kids to the in-laws Friday night and have an evening with the Husband free of fighting with baby girl over bedtime. Although to be honest, there is a good chance I'll break that one.
Self care is important. Self care is putting on your oxygen mask so you can help someone else with theirs. Self care is essential, and spawns other areas of difficulty when not properly utilized. Don't be like me. Don't "help" yourself into a corner that you can't get out of.
I've been a long time fan of Kate Voegle. However, I heard one song of hers last week and it was like it was brand new. If you know me online, or through CGG, you know how deeply music affects my soul. Well this song was sent to me like a life preserver. It highlighted all of the feelings of my heart I wasn't able to put into words yet. So I share the lyrics with you here below from AZlyrics.com:
"Sweet Silver Lining"
Well I'm going home
Downhearted and hoping
I'm close to some new beginning
I know there's a reason for everything
That comes and goes
But so many people are looking to me
To be strong and to fight
But I'm just surviving
And I may be weak but I'm never defeated
And I'll keep believing
In clouds with that sweet silver lining
[Verse 2]
Most days I try
My best to put on a brave face
But inside
My bones are cold and my heart breaks
But all the while
Something's keeping me safe and alive
But so many people are looking to me
To be strong and to fight
But I'm just surviving
And I may be weak but I'm never defeated
And I'll keep believing
In clouds with that sweet silver lining
And I won't give up like this
I will be given strength
Now that I've found it
Nothing can take that away
[Chorus x2]


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|The Young Albert Pettman
|The front and back cover of Alberts Note Book
Facing page of second book Albert Pettman writes;
"Corresponding dates are incorrect owing to operations being prearranged."
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|Manxman Loading Mines
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|Vice Admiral Burnett
|HMS Welshman.
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again, but our speed may get us through and I hope to be alive to put it here what it was like, if not, well here ends the first lesson, and I reckon we'll do it, but there's not many ships get away with it now and Malta must have these stores to hold out and they are worth sticking your neck out for, they have done well to hold out as they have, gosh it will be great fun. 1st November sail from Port Suez to entrance of Canal, November 2nd, arrive Port Said, on route for Alex, November 3rd 1:30pm off we go on this do or die run, we have about 450 tonnes of stores for the gallant defenders of Malta, well, we are now steaming at full speed…
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* A small port on the North African coast near Bone. Thank you Dr. Barbara Tomlin for the info. http://www.barbaratomblin.com/
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|Drawing showing the area and circumstances of the Manxman being torpedoed.
|Torpedo Hole in the Manxman
|Torpedo Hole in Manxman
"I remember clearly my father telling us that he had just come up off "watch" and that his "oppo's" had gone below when the torpedo hit the Manxman. He told us that the sailors were blown out of the side of the ship and the boats were lowered to pick up the dead and survivors.
Dad and other sailors took off their (Mae Wests) life jackets and went below, he described how dark it was and the oily water and the smoke, they had to swim through filthy oily water. He said they carried axes with them to chop off the pipe-work to release the trapped dead sailors and how to get them out of the engine room. He said it was the most terrible thing he had experienced.
Following that, dad went below to repair the boiler to keep it going and to keep the pumps working. He told us of the intense heat he suffered and that a sailor was throwing buckets of water Over him to cool him down.That is why he was "Mentioned in Despatches". He did this to stop the Manxman from sinking, I'm sure the admiralty would have some records."
Here is some more information about the torpedo attack on the HMS Manxman;
The torpedoes may have been ether 21 inches diameter with a 660 lbs. warhead or 18 inches diameter with a 440 lbs. warhead. The smaller type of torpedo is known to be in use by Italian submarines.
For more info about the HMS Manxman visit the website;
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had 6 destroyers escorting, The Med is alive with submarines, 3 torpedoes were fired at us just after we was towed out of Oram, but we are at Gib safely, gee there's scores of boats here that have been torpedoed, HMS Marne, HMS Delhi, HMS Lord Roberts, us and several others, destroyers HMS Porcupine, Quentin, Partridge. We hope to soon get home now, its Xmas today, still it's nearly over now, I hope my love ones at home had a nice time together, gee I am dying to go home, no mails for months. 26th We can not dock for a few weeks as there's heaps of damaged merchant ships for repair, Captain is flown home to Admiralty, wishes us goodbye and good luck and I think we'll need it...
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plenty of luck to get home from here gets one fed up laying here, we are pumping night and day to put her afloat, no mails have arrived yet, get some news one day, a very dry Christmas, I had the afternoon watch from 12 to 4pm on diesel lay main, never had even a cup of tea during the afternoon. 26th wrote home, still waiting to dock, have to keep the pumps going. 28th ?? comes out of dock. 30th HMS Manxman goes to dock we expect to be the next one. Still no mail arrived, 1st Jan 1943 sent letter to Nora, been told that I had been mentioned in despatches, Jan 3rd still waiting to get repaired to weather the ship home. January 4th wrote to tell Nora of the New Years Honours list...
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|Albert Pettman's Despatches Certificate
Back to the diary...
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Below is a letter written on a note sheet with an embossed seal from the Captain of HMS Manxman RK Dickson.
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letters, also wrote to G,W,W, Feb18th bought another hand bag for my big daughter (Daphne) £1.12.6. a nice bag. Feb 20th received postal order from the British Legion. Feb 21st sent letter to C.W. Stewart acknowledging postal order for 7/6 Drafted to HMS Acute, Destroyer, ASDIC patrol from Gibraltar to Oram and Algiers, will not write home to change address as my duck would worry and we are only lent aboard for two or three weeks, Not bad but there are too many tin fish flying about here, but I can take another packet alright. Feb 22nd at Oram, Feb convoying a big heap of ships to back to Casablanca. 27th Sail for Gibraltar for fuel, Feb 28th for Algiers escorting HMS Nelson and...
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9th reach Oram. Had no air attacks all cushtie/ 10th March 10th March Admiralty announce that our Sister ship HMS Welshman has sunk*, this happened on the 2nd Feb in the same area as we caught our packet. One of our officers Mr Cherrywent down on her, he was lent for three weeks, bad luck, as he was one of the very lucky ones on here. March 11th leave for Gibraltar, 12th reach Gib, 13th return to ship (Manxman) and very pleased about it. No news from home yet, still waiting to get back. Weather turning quite hot again, sent t letter to Nora 14th. HMS Avondale*** torpedoed, 39 killed and tow more destroyers tin fished, so don't know when will get in dock now...
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|Diagram Drawn By Albert
|A Sailors Prayer
Help me, Lord to carry through –
Never shrinking form the test…
May I never fail or falter – may I always do my best.
Bless O lord, my little effort – small and puny though it be – may it help to
hasten on – the day of peace – and victory. ARP
I as far as I can tell, this is an original prayer written by Albert.
|Forty Eight Hours Leave
|Exam Notes
|Exam Note Diagram
|Entering Port
The list or notes and drawings relate to exams or test the Albert had to take. They where probably written at the back of the book before he started writing his diary.
|Shopping List
|Your Smile
Details of Water System 1
|Details of Water System 2
|Diagrams and Notes
|This is the last poem in the Albert's book.
|Albert's name is second column about half way down.


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Advice came to Charlie and Eleanor who were leaving Ireland, and this, all the way from Rio de Janeiro in July 1947. Any questions Arthur could answer to help the travellers make important decisions were welcome.
Letter from Rio de Janeiro:
July 1947
Dear Charlie,
"Your letter was certainly a surprise packet and I must ask that you accept my apologies for the long delay in answering. I was waiting for the mother of a friend of ours to arrive from South Africa, and get some news of conditions there; her information is scanty and not too precise. Her opinion is that accommodation is expensive and you should get the company to throw in a small flat or rooms with the deal. You could pay up to £5 a week for a flat or rooms.""As for travelling, Ruby's advise is short and sweet: 'Take everything you possibly can!' Knives, forks, pots, pans…. it is doubtful if you will be able to wear anything from Eire, because the clothes here are so light…………. information on weather, I can say according to the newsreels of the King's tour in South Africa, it seems to be pretty warm there in the summer."),
"we are perishing here in a winter blast of 59 degrees—this represents a good Spring day at home!"
Letters from Castle Hill, Port Elizabeth:
March 1948
Dear Art and Ruby,
"On Saturday 10th January, I got my first lesson in Afrikaans on the ship(Winchester Castle)
but like everything I take up like that, I dropped it after bit. The baby had to be put in the ships hospital as the doctor said she had German measles. (Such a quack, we don't think she had it at all)"
"We arrived in Table Bay on 20th Jan, Pat's birthday. But were only allowed ashore the following day."
"When the post came on board the following morning, there was a letter from the company to say we were no longer to go to Potchefstroom, but to Port Elizabeth, where there was a vacancy. We would be met by a man, named Mr Fowler who would give us a cheque for the rest of our journey. This journey was two nights and day by train.
We arrived in Port Elizabeth exactly 20 days from when we had we left Waterford."
"Port Elizabeth is just a large city, like anywhere else, when walking in the streets it is hard to realize, we are in South Africa. Good bus and train service, but there is one thing however, that those in Waterford will never see; the wonderful parks, the beauty of the flowers and the trees must be seen to be believed.
And no one ever dreams of touching the flowers and there are swings for the children, as well as a swimming pool, tennis courts, a bowling green and tea rooms."
"In Woolworths here you can buy anything accept furniture or a motor car!"
"The firm seem a very decent crowd and taking things all round, I am not in the least sorry to have left that old stinker, Nichols and his snob nose; even the blooming boys in the mill are thought more of here than Nichols thinks of his men. They are earning £3.10 a week, and sure there are Irishmen in Ireland worse off."
February 1949
Dear Art and Ruby,
"It's a year since I wrote, time goes so fast however we are glad to say that we so far have no regrets. We are better off financially and in fact are thinking of purchasing a car."
"We had a hot Christmas, 70 degrees in the shade, but we spent some time splashing in the sea. South Africans don't keep Christmas like us, no big feeds; in fact they do things on Christmas day we would never dream of doing back home even on a Sunday. Nevertheless we had our turkey and plum pudding and enjoyed it ; only still a bit lonely."
"I often wonder now, if we will ever meet up again….."
May 1949
Dear Arthur and Ruby,
"Your letter arrived today and was eagerly read by both of us; it has put a longing on us both to go back to see the old world again, but that will be far ahead of us yet. However glad you are enjoying yourselves there, your company treats you well."
"Violet and Bob are still planning to come out; the file concerning them was lost in Pretoria Immigration dept. office, hence the delay. They are still in Waterford by the way in Burfoots old flat so if you have time when there, I'm sure they would like to see you. (Dimond is the name least you have forgotten.)
"We are still living in the same place, but you better write c/o the company. We are all well and wish you God speed on your return trip to Brazil."
Sincerely yours


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Iraqi soldiers patrol Tal Afar, where the rape was said to occur 10 days ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four Iraqi soldiers have been accused of raping a 50-year-old Sunni woman and the attempted rape of her two daughters in the second allegation of sexual assault leveled against Iraqi forces this week, an official said Thursday.
Brig. Gen. Nijm Abdullah said the attack allegedly occurred about 10 days ago in the northern city of Tal Afar during a search for weapons and insurgents.
A lieutenant and three enlisted men denied the charge but later confessed after they were confronted by the woman, a Turkoman. Abdullah said a fifth soldier suspected something was wrong, burst into the house and forced the others at gunpoint to stop the assault.
Read the rest at the Star Tribune
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