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Turtle artistry dates back to creation stories and practices of the Egyptians. In Greek culture, the sea turtle was seen as a symbol for 'woman'. That is one of the reasons why sea turtle tattoos on feet are popular among women.
Others believe that the Mother Turtle is holding up the world and the oceans. Mohawk tradition states that when the earth shakes The World Turtle is stretching to hold the great weight of the earth. Make sure to check out turtle tribal art!
Over the past several thousand years, the turtle has developed a deep and rich symbolism. The Chinese and Japanese came to associate the turtle with patience, solemnity, wisdom, and longevity.
Many people today connect spiritually with the turtle, especially its association with inner peace. The turtle has the ability to withdraw from the world into the safety and security of its shell. This image can encourage people to look within themselves and find inner strength and calm.
The image of retreat within oneself is a powerful symbol. In addition to inner strength, the turtle has also been associated with good fortune, a long life, making many friends, and being a rock others can rely upon. It is because of the turtle's rich symbolic history that it as become such a popular and respected image today and is so often used in turtle tattoo designs.
The fact that the turtle can go into his shell means to some that he possesses protection, healing and inner knowledge. Some turtles actually live well beyond 100 years old. It's believed that a turtle's heart will continue to beat after its dead, and because of this determination to stay alive it represents natural virtue, and power of spirit.
As well, we can thank the turtles in a half shell for a closer look at life in the sewers. Two generations of kids have grown up to be familiar with these pizza eating Ninja Turtle heroes.
With such a long lifespan, slow movement, sturdiness, and wrinkled appearance, turtles are an emblem of seniority and stability in many societies around the world. This is one reason people desire to have turtle skin art on them prominently for all to see. They have a personal and emotional attachment to these mammals. Turtles are the symbol of longevity.
Many people love the ocean, so turtles are popular animals when it comes to people choosing a design for their tattoo graphics. What's more beautiful than the sight of someone catching a ride on the back of a large sea turtle in the deep blue waters off the coast of Hawaii or the Bahamas coral reef? Hang ten dude!
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Alternative title: Webshaped 2012.
It's difficult to communicate in words my experience over the last few days. I think the closest I could get is "overwhelming and beautiful."
It was a huge privilege to meet designers and developers who have long inspired me, as well as to see them talk about the things they're passionate about. Webshaped was a resounding success for myself and for the organizers of the event, too.
I was terrified for the whole trip. Even after I'd spoken, there was a fear that filled my gut and clouded my mind. The entire talk is a completely blank space in my mind - I don't remember a word I said, and the only thing I remember is screwing up opening a bottle of water. A pretty impressive feat, I think. I hardly ate a thing. Everything I'd rehearsed went straight out of the window as soon as I opened my mouth. I didn't talk for nearly long enough. I almost definitely said some stupid things. And I loved every second of it.
I received a lot of positive feedback, and everyone was pleasantly surprised to learn it was my first time speaking. That felt good. I thoroughly enjoyed the talks I'd managed to attend, and was disappointed to miss the ones that clashed. Luckily, they were all recorded and should be up on the Interweb fairly soon.
I have the itch now. I want to talk more. And I can't thank the organizers of the event enough. For them to have had the confidence in me to speak for the first time at this brilliantly organized event, amongst others who are far more qualified and experienced than myself, is incredibly commendable. I'm eternally grateful for the opportunity I thought I'd never get.
But there's one thing that stands out from everything I've learnt in my time in the beautiful city of Helsinki - I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm absurdly lucky to have had the chance to talk at Webshaped, and I spent the majority of my time there letting words spill out of my mouth like bad soup, wondering just what the heck I was saying. Luckily, a lot of the time those words seemed to form a kind of tangible idea in the audience's mind. And yes, it was almost definitely luck.
I have so much to learn. And I can't wait to get started.
I did learn one more thing - San Francisco is the place to be.
Oh, and to whoever it was that shouted "You were awesome" during Q&A — Thank you. That changed everything.
If you want to watch the talk, here it is.

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With data centers in the cloud, search is evolving rapidly. New cloud-based architectures and rapidly changing workload require the ability to develop flexible, scalable applications. FPGAs allow designers to optimize and refine search algorithms continuously. This acceleration benefits functionality including two rising trends:
- "Verticalization" targeting cloud services to vertical markets
- Disaggregated data in which data is collected from multiple sources, compiled, analyzed, and broken out into segments
FPGAs excel in search because their flexibility allows easy implement of features such as hashes and lookup tables. For example, Arria® 10 hard floating-point operations are vital to this acceleration.
FPGAs are flexible, multi-purpose, reconfigurable acceleration devices. They can perform a variety of functions in the data center such as search, intelligent NIC functions, machine learning scoring acceleration with Xeon processors for best performance per watt, encryption, compression, and analytics. Large data center operators prefer to deploy common hardware to use one server configuration for flexible workload deployment. Including FPGAs in the configuration gives data center operators the option to adjust their server functions without changing the hardware.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Rio Tinto (ADR) ( RTP) has plans to take Cloud Peak Cloud Peak Energy, its coal mining company, public in a move to cope with the tough business environment. The initial public offering is slated for Friday. Cloud Peak will offer 35.19 million shares at a price ranging from $16 per to $18 per share. It will trade under the ticker symbol "CLD" on the NYSE. It may also issue $600 million of senior unsecured notes, with about $284.6 million to be distributed to Rio Tinto and the rest earmarked for general purposes. The sale could raise up to $491.6 million after expenses, according to an SEC filing. The proceeds will go to Rio Tinto in exchange for mining assets. The net proceeds could end up as high $565.3 million if underwriters end up taking the offer of 4.6 million shares to cover overallotments. Cloud Peak's reserves and long term contracts renders the pricing reasonable, according to Francis Gaskins of IPOdesktop. This Rio Tinto subsidiary is the third largest U.S. coal producer, overseeing mines in the coal-rich regions of Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Cloud Peak's raked in a solid pro forma net income of $63.1 million in the year ended December 31, almost double $32.3 million in 2007.
Operating under a volatile energy and metals commodities environment has been tough for many mining companies, who are now increasingly being forced to carry out production cuts and other cost savings measures. Adding to the challenges are strict new greenhouse-gas regulations in the works. BHP Billiton ( BBL), for example, withdrew its hostile bid for Rio Tinto last year amid sliding metals prices and the recessionary climate. It has no immediate plans to make another bid, Reuters reports. If BHP plans to reinitiate another takeover attempt, it will have to wait a year before it can make another bid for Rio Tinto at lower prices under UK takeover rules. Rio Tinto shares are changing hands 2.30% lower at $214.95 in mid-afternoon trading as the market reacts to a spate of mixed economic news, including unchanged initial jobless claims and record foreclosures despite more manufacturing activity in Philadelphia. Shares of BHP Billiton slipped 2.20% to $61.49. Some observers say that the general market retreat can also be read as a rush to exercise expiring options or profit-taking before the protracted holiday week. -- Reported by Andrea Tse in New York Follow TheStreet.com on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.


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Today is Low Sunday - the Octave Day of Easter. Our focus today is on Thomas meeting the Risen Lord.
When Thomas afterwards had heard
That Jesus had fulfilled his word,
He doubted if it were the Lord.
'Thomas, behold my side,' saith he,
'My hands, my feet, my body see;
'And doubt not, but believe in me.'
No longer Thomas then denied;
He saw the feet, the hands, the side;
'Thou art my Lord and God,' he cried.
Blessed are they that have not seen,
And yet whose faith hath constant been,
In life eternal they shall reign.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
More postings in this mini-series will follow every Sunday up to and including the Solemnity of Corpus Christi on 25 May. Weekday posts will follow various different themes.
Sunday, 30 March 2008
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus - 8
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- John the organist said...
Happy Eastertide! we are back from Wurzburg and enjoying your posts!
- 30 March 2008 at 23:30
- Peter Simpson said...
I am pleased you had a good trip to Wurzburg - and got back safely. I had a couple of days up in the Highlands during Easter Week - in fact my post for Easter Thursday was published in McDonalds Inverness - a wi-fi hotspot! All I had to do was purchase a fair-trade coffee to get free access!
- 31 March 2008 at 08:34
- John the organist said...
The Cardinal's homily about Thomas which was his confirmation name was inspiring and heartening as he said everyone has doubts!
- 2 April 2008 at 20:51
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Yajagoff goes Farm to Table this week. They drank, ate, and we keep it real with some art painted with Beeswax. Yes, I said it…Beeswax.
We recorded our podcast at the recent farm to table event in the strip District. The event, sponsored by the American Healthcare Group, was a packed house. We had the guys from the drinking partners podcast on Erin from farm to table and artist Tony Landolina. We also had a special guest representing Zachary's mission talking about the upcoming gala on December 3rd.
Listen to the episode at Yajagoff.com or at PittsburghPodcastnetwork.com.


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Halifax RCMP are looking for a break and enter suspect that tried to get into three businesses in Hammonds Plains.
They say just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, he tried to break into the Edible Matters restaurant on Hammonds Plains Road, when that failed he headed down the street to the Tim Hortons where police say he was able to get into a storage shed.
Mounties say around 11:30 that night, a surveillance camera caught him approaching the read entrance of the Kingswood Market carrying a pizza, and after two hours, he was able to pry the door open.
They say he stole energy drinks and chocolate milk before leaving, he was wearing a camouflage jacket with a hood, jeans and rubber boots.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 902-490-5020 or Crime Stoppers.


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Friday, May 25, 2012
Memorial Day Weekend Gift with Purchase
A Muse Studio is celebrating Memorial Day with a Red, White, & Blue gift for YOU! Customers who spend $50 or more will get one spool each of Cherry, Vanilla, & Bermuda satin ribbon for FREE! Place your order this weekend and 30 yards of free satin ribbon is yours. {that's a value of $20.85!} This offer is valid on orders $50 or more (before shipping and taxes) placed between Saturday, May 26th and Monday, May 28th at 11:59 pm Eastern time. Ribbon will be automatically included with all qualifying orders. No coupon code required and you will not need to note it on the order. Limit one per customer.
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I had a chance to play around the other day and this is what I came up with. I wanted to use some items that are featured in May's Studio Spotlight for this card. I started with a Papaya card base and stamped the Venetian Background stamp onto it with Bellini ink. The butterflies from Papillion are stamped on a piece of Sugar cardstock with Papaya, Burano, and Bellini inks. The sentiment is from Marvelous Marigolds and is stamped with Navy ink. This piece is matted with Navy cardstock. I added a few clear twinkle stickers that I'd colored with a Copic marker and then mounted it with 3d adhesive onto the card base. I had a small die cut butterfly sitting on my desk and I decided to press it into my watermelon inkpad to change its color and covered it with Glossy Accents for some shine and dimension. Once it dried, it added it near the sentiment with some 3d adhesive. There you have it!
Remember, all supplies used to create this card can be purchased through my webstore. If your order is $150 or more, please be sure to contact me directly in order to receive hostess benefits.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Ink Sale
If you've thought about trying out a|s inks, there's still time to take advantage of our ink sale. To see all the colors and place an order, be sure to visit my webstore.
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May Spotlight
Every month A Muse Studio showcases a variety of creative projects featuring a selection of stamp sets paired with a beautiful color palette called A Muse Studio Spotlight. Since we have a long weekend coming up, I'm going to be doing some stamping and wanted to let you all know it's not too late to take advantage of May's Studio Spotlight.
But what's best of all, you can purchase the May Spotlight stamp sets and Garden Party coordinating assorted paper pack at a reduced price from May 1st through the 31st. TheGarden Party paper pack includes 4 sheets of burano, watermelon, bellini, papaya & navy (#PAST512). I'll be back later with a sample that I made featuring some stamps, ink, and paper from May's Spotlight.
Click the link to read more about the May A Muse Studio Spotlight and see some stunning party creations made with the featured stamp sets and color palette.
Details about this month's spotlight products can be seen on my a muse studio webstore.
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Because vaccines only work if the majority is vaccinated - this is known as 'herd immunity' - vaccination has snowballed into an enormous, increasingly divisive issue with everyone from Jenny McCarthy to President Obama taking a side. To get the facts, we interviewed Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News' Chief Health and Medical Editor.
1. What would you say to parents who worry that their children are receiving too many vaccines?
Dr. Richard Besser: As a Pediatrician, I spend a lot of time talking with parents about vaccines. We talk about what each vaccine is designed to prevent and why they are given when they are. There is nothing that I do as a pediatrician that has more proven health value than vaccination so I take as much time as is needed to help parents understand the issues. I've been in practice long enough that I've seen many of the diseases that are now uncommon due to the impact of vaccinations. Each vaccine represents a triumph of science over disease. While clearly we need more effective vaccines for some diseases like influenza, the value of vaccination is not in question medically.
2. Is there such a thing as "too many vaccines"? If so, is there a better schedule than the ones currently offered?
Dr. Besser: As a Pediatrician and public health professional, I can't imagine what is meant by "too many vaccines". Each disease for which we vaccinate at one time injured or killed many people. A better question would be, what are some diseases for which we lack effective vaccines and what is being done to tackle these problems? Imagine what the world would be like if we had effective vaccines against HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria? Millions of lives would be saved.
The immune system is continually being challenged by exposure to foreign substances in the environment. The additional exposure from vaccines is minuscule in comparison to everything else our immune system is seeing.
We vaccinate against diseases early in life to make sure that children are protected for the maximum time possible. Some vaccines cannot be given in the first few months or year of life because they are not as effective at that time. The measles vaccine is a good example of a vaccine that is not very effective in the first six months due to maternal antibodies, protective factors from the mother. By one year of age these factors have reached levels low enough so that the measles vaccine works.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices provides the CDC (Center of Disease Control) with recommendations on the vaccine schedule. They meet several times a year to review the schedule and each year a new schedule is released, often with minor modifications.
I do not recommend a delayed vaccination schedule since this will increase the amount of time that a child is at risk for a disease and for some children, may increase the chance that they are not fully vaccinated.
3. Should parents be concerned that there are too many vaccines in a short period of time?
Dr. Besser: There are no adverse health impacts from giving vaccines on the current schedule. A child's immune system is more than up to the task. Vaccinating your child fully and on time is a wonderful thing for a parent to do for their child.
4. How would you respond to parents who believe that children can fight the disease for which there are vaccines with "natural immunity"?
Dr. Besser: Unfortunately, you don't have to look far to see the pain and suffering caused by the diseases for which we now have vaccines. Measles still kills more than 100,000 children each year. Before vaccination, polio left more than half a million people paralyzed every year. I've cared for many children left deaf or otherwise damaged from meningitis. One of the challenges in public health is to maintain support for vaccination programs as the number of disease cases go down. When you no longer see ill children, it can be easy to become complacent, to question why we vaccinate at all. The problem is that once you stop vaccinating, the diseases come back. We are seeing that in the United States and Europe with respect to measles.
5. What information would you offer to convince parents that vaccines do not cause autism?
Dr. Besser: The science on this is very strong. Vaccines do not cause autism. Unfortunately, there was much damage done to the confidence in vaccines by a fraudulent medical paper that was public in the British journal, The Lancet. The article was subsequently retracted.
In conclusion, Dr. Besser, while mindful of parental concerns, was emphatic that vaccines were an absolute necessity if we are to prevent the crippling childhood diseases and tragic deaths that wreaked havoc on our parents' and grandparents' generation.
That being said: a seemingly uniquely American debate continues, framed as a fight between individual rights versus the rights of a society. Naturally, we Americans loathe relinquishing our freedoms. However, the right to cherry-pick our children's vaccines (or simply opt out of them all) cannot take precedence over the rights of those needing protection. We hope that by providing information, children will not be denied the vaccines they desperately need to lead healthy lives - a goal that surely all parents can agree on.
Will you vaccinate your kids? No? Tell us why. Tweet us @wewomenUSA.
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Spent the weekend with Grandma Dawn. Jenna, Ed and Ella joined us. Very nice time had by all.
Justyn is adjusting to the new assignment. It looks like it'll provide some challenge for him and stretch him professionally. So first week down and we like the job.
Gracyn is busy climbing around the pack-n-play. We've been doing a nap every other day, so we don't have to fight about it. It seems to be working out. Last night, she looked at daddy and said, "You play duck, duck, goose with me." It melted daddy's heart and I think they waited until supper was over to begin playing. We looked at some birthday cakes online yesterday. It's time to start planning, so I'd show her the Hello Kitty, George, Princess, Candyland, Rainbow, etc. Each response was the same. "Yeah, I have THAT one!" So basically, I have no idea what we will be having. Alicyn on the other hand has requested a princess castle that goes all the way to the ceiling. ... I'm trying to sway her towards a Tinker Bell or Princess this year. I'm pretty sure she wouldn't care what it was as long as it involved pink and purple - now that green is out.
Alicyn was leader for her class today. It's a very important role for a four year old, so we made the cutest little snack (stuffed celery sticks with a pb and cream cheese mix and stuck animal crackers into the mix) and found the perfect show-n-tell after much deliberating (a paper plate cow she made at library time this week). She's all jazzed up and I can't wait to hear about it when she gets home. Gracyn and I were going to be her guest today, but the little guy I sometimes watch appeared this morning, so we will go in a different day.
It was warm enough to get out a bit. We did some sledding and met up with friends this week.
Sorry girls, I'm not going to post recipes because I don't want to take the time to do it and ...I rarely use a recipe. Anything I make can be googled or browse the allrecipe site (my fav)and find something similar. I generally get the ideas going and work with it. What had this week:
S - pinto bean quesadilla, salad
M - chicken noodle w/lots of veggies, salad
T - left overs
W - cheese ravioli w. hm tofu marinara (fz it in summer), broccoli, salad
R - butter bean burgers, baked zucchini chips, salad
F - pancakes and green smoothie
S - chicken fried steak, frz. green beans
did you catch the salad theme? we scored on a box of baby greens on sunday afternoon ($3) and had to eat it all up before it spoiled. budget saving tip. never toss anything away :)


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High: 21.0
Low: 3.5
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)
It was a bright start with a bit of light cloud cover. It didn't feel too cold this morning and was +7 by 08.30am. It was +20 and sunny by the end of the day, but the wind had picked up a fair bit.


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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Paragraph Assignment [10th Grade Grammar]
Hey guys, here are the essays I told you about in class. You need to pick ONE of them, and write me a paragraph telling me whether you agree with it or not, and WHY you feel that way. It's pretty simple. Remember, it needs to be 10 - 13 sentences long and you need to pick a specific way to develop your argument. Good Luck!
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This is my favorite tiny sketch from waiting for others to arrive for the last worldwide sketchcrawl, January 10, 2009. Hapless stranger didn't know he'd end up here. Sort of like me!
So then I started playing around with it with colors. Fun!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
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I've watched some amusing yelling matches between squirrels and scrub jays. The squirrels swoosh their tails furiously and scream. (The more fluid, back-and-forth tail waving is an amorous gesture, according to Jim Dines, a mammalogist with the Natural History Museum of LA County.) Dines says, "Jays are particularly intelligent--they're related to crows--and will watch where the squirrels are burying their nuts so they can steal them later."
These are a few of the tidbits I learned reporting the following story on native and nonnative squirrels in the Los Angeles area.
Who hasn't watched their backyard squirrels scurry along power lines, spiral up and down tree trunks, whip their tails and holler "chkk-chkk-chkk" at trespassing scrub jays?
Now that autumn trees are full of acorns, the antics are in overdrive.
Surprisingly, though, the squirrels leaping from bough to bough in urban Los Angeles aren't native.
Before urbanization, trees were far less common in the Los Angeles basin. Ground squirrels burrowed into the earth, but the native arboreal squirrel lived in mountainous areas.
The story continues on Chance of Rain.


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Salesforce App Mavericks: Finding a Path to Greater Revenue and Profitability with Smart CPQ
Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) is a hot commodity, but to date most CPQ tools have focused on improving sales efficiency and top-line revenue, not on bottom-line margins.
Salesforce MVP Angela Mahoney recently connected with Russ Chadinha, Director Product Marketing of PROS, for an App Mavericks chat. In this short, five-minute video, the pair discuss how CPQ is evolving past efficiency improvements to bring price optimization right into the quoting process. Equipped with the real-time data needed to offer the right products at the right price, reps can sell smarter and improve margins in the process.
Watch the short 5 minute video to see how Smart CPQ:
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If you are vaguely OCD and disinterested in measuring, might I suggest a gallery wall to keep you occupied for hours ever so slightly straightening picture frames. This was my first attempt.
Everything is just slightly crooked.
The bedroom is a bit dire as there is no closet. It's coming Monday. This week shall be spent swearing and deriding my own lack of handiness.
Yube Cube.
Smudge, post lily consumption and requisite 36 hours at the veterinary clinic to ensure his kidneys weren't going to fail. He's fine. His opinion of not one but two car rides, medication to force vomiting, IV and being served food that isn't his favourite? Bull shit!
Everything is so perfectly symmetrical. It's lovely. Against the piller between the two windows that define the living and dining areas, I stuffed my desk. The art is waiting on Jay to come and drill holes into my brick. I don't trust my own mad skillz to do it myself. Also, I don't think I have a masonry bit.
This place is perfect as it is. My serial renovator days are over. Do you know how nice it is to walk in and have your home tell you to sit and relax and enjoy verses presenting with a lengthy and expensive laundry list of work to be done? Aside from getting some light fixtures up and throwing a couple of long and low bookshelves under the windows in the living and dining room, there's absolutely nothing to do. And I love it that way.


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Sadly, Baucham showed a few errors in his explanation of why he didn't go to The Elephant Room 2 and MacDonald's Men's Conference following the Elephant Room debacle. I do appreciate his willingness to admit it was an unwise decision to go to the Harvest conference, and I appreciate that he was public to some extent. However here are my concerns....
1) He wrongly assumed that two Emergents, namely the dirty X-rated Mark Driscoll, would have ANY spiritual wisdom or discernment regarding Jakes and his modalism. "There was also a possibility that Jakes had truly repented, and these guys (specifically MacDonald, Driscoll, and Jack Graham) were privy to things the rest of us simply didn't, or couldn't know at the time." Prior to the ER show, would've been the right time to reveal this---moreover Jakes himself would have proclaimed this IF he had repented and gotten saved.
2) He calls the dogmatic defender of Jakes, James MacDonald "a brother in the Lord" with whom he merely disagrees. "I'm not angry with James MacDonald. He's my brother, and I love him. We disagree. We both understand that. Ironically, that's what The Elephant Room is supposedly all about. Brothers should be able to disagree with one another and still be brothers. "
It appears that perhaps Baucham was still willing to speak at MacDonald's church because he sees MacDonald as a "brother in the Lord", and frankly he shouldn't. It seems it was MacDonald who had the bigger problem which was Baucham which was publicly judging Jakes (as he should), but Baucham didn't have a problem with the embracing of a heretic by MacDonald.
Joh 3:19 "This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. 20 "For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 "But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God."
In The Downgrade Contraversy, written primarily by Spurgeon :
We are grateful to the editor of Word and Work for speaking out so plainly. He says:—
"In The Sword and the Trowel for the present month Mr. Spurgeon gives no uncertain sound concerning departures from the faith. His exposure of the dishonesty which, under the cover of orthodoxy, assails the very foundations of faith is opportune in the interests of truth. No doubt, like a faithful prophet in like evil times, he will be called a 'troubler of Israel,' and already we have noticed he has been spoken of as a pessimist; but any such attempts to lessen the weight of his testimony are only certain to make it more effective. When a strong sense of duty prompts public speech it will be no easy task to silence it.
"The preachers of false doctrine dislike nothing more than the premature detection of their doings. Only give them time enough to prepare men's minds for the reception of their 'new views,' and they are confident of success. They have had too much time already, and any who refuse to speak out now must be held to be 'partakers of their evil deeds.' As Mr. Spurgeon says, 'A little plain-speaking would do a world of good just now. These gentlemen desire to be let alone. They want no noise raised. Of course thieves hate watch-dogs, and love darkness. It is time that somebody should spring his rattle, and call attention to the way in which God is being robbed of his glory and man of his hope.'
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God will not be mocked. He will indeed bring out what was done in secret by men who call themselves Christian teachers yet wed themselves to wolves. Secondary separation becomes, indeed, primary separation because such men who fellowship ("greet" ---"rejoice" as it says in 2John 11) show that they are wicked men without love for the Truth, God, and the souls of others. For a simliar view go to Daniel's Place.
2Jo 1:9 Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, 11 for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.
1Jn 2:15 "Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. " Wolves like Piper, Driscoll, and MacDonald love the world; they have NO love for the things of God, that which is pure, but rather they love that which is impure, unholy, and approve of those who also do likewise (namely each other).


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLANT,v.HANNAH, CHARLES, A/K/A JUNE
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA (D.C. Crim. No. 77-86-8)
Before Aldisert, Van Dusen and Hunter, Circuit Judges.
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Opinion OF THE COURT
In United States v. Pierorazio, 578 F.2d 48 (3d Cir. 1978), we refused to adopt the rule of United States v. Leslie, 411 F. Supp. 215 (D.Del.1976); instead we determined that a facilitation conviction under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), was valid if there was "proof of an underlying inchoate crime, such as attempt or conspiracy under § 846." 578 F.2d at 51.
This appeal by the government from a judgment n. o. v. requires us to decide whether a conviction of facilitation is possible where the prosecution based its case on the theory that the "act or acts constituting a felony" under § 843(b) was the inchoate crime of conspiracy, even though this same conspiracy was the subject of a separate count under which the defendant was acquitted. We hold that a conviction under the circumstances of this case is impermissible and we will affirm the judgment of acquittal, albeit for reasons other than those given by the district court. See Rhoads v. Ford Motor Co., 514 F.2d 931, 934 (3d Cir. 1975).
Charles Hannah was the subject of an indictment in which he was charged in Count I with conspiring to distribute heroin, a Schedule I narcotic drug controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and in Count III, with violating § 843(b). Count III read as follows:
On or about the 8th day of October, 1976, at approximately 6:53 p. m. in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Albert Harrington and Charles Hannah, defendants herein, willfully, knowingly and intentionally, did use a communication facility, to wit: a telephone, in committing and causing and facilitating the commission of an act or acts, to wit: distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances as prohibited by Title 21, United States Code, Section 841 and conspiracy to so distribute and possess controlled substances as prohibited by Title 21, United States Code, Section 846, both of which constitute felonies under Chapter 13, subchapter I, of Title 21, United States Code.
In violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 843(b).
The government's case was based primarily on wiretapped conversations allegedly conducted in a code which was interpreted by an experienced Drug Enforcement Agent. Evidence of two such conversations was sufficient to enable the jury to infer that Hannah discussed with Albert and Joyce Harrington a trip from Philadelphia to California for the purpose of purchasing heroin. Hannah subsequently traveled to California, but when searched for drugs at the end of the trip, he had none. In Count I of the indictment the government ascribed as an overt act of the conspiracy that "(t)he defendant Charles Hannah, aka June, made a collect telephone call to Albert Harrington at a telephone number 215-657-4326 on 10/6/76 at 10:56 a. m." Appendix at 5. The government also introduced transcripts of coded conversations revealing that Hannah allegedly asked the Harringtons to hold a package of heroin for him and allegedly discussed when the transfer would occur.
The jury did not draw the inferences argued by the government in support of the conspiracy count, Count I, and returned a verdict of not guilty. The jury found Hannah guilty under the facilitation count, Count III, but, in response to a motion for judgment n. o. v., the court entered a directed acquittal in favor of the defendant. A reversal of this judgment would result in reinstating the jury's verdict without again placing the defendant in jeopardy. Since the Double Jeopardy Clause will not be violated, the government may maintain its appeal under 18 U.S.C. § 3731. United States v. Wilson, 420 U.S. 332, 95 S. Ct. 1013, 43 L. Ed. 2d 232 (1975).
Section 843(b) provides:
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to use any communication facility in committing or in causing or facilitating the commission of any act or acts constituting a felony under any provision of this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter. Each separate use of a communication facility shall be a separate offense under this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the term "communication facility" means any and all public and private instrumentalities used or useful in the transmission of ...
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I have a week off coming up. I'll be kicking it old school saving pennies for the big trip to Europe in the Summer. People will ask what I'm going to do with my week off. I'll say what I often say: "I'll be performing unnecessary dental surgery on the elderly." It never gets a laugh nor so much as a chuckle but I think it's clever and so trot it out on a regular basis. I stick to my guns. Actually I don't have a gun so I suppose I stick to my gums. That's not right, peanut butter sticks to my gums. The peanut butter usually is accompanied by jelly or jam and I'd be in a jam if I ever did perform surgery on anyone, elderly or not. What's the cut off age for being elderly? Or is it just a state of mind? I wonder if elderly is what we used to call old? When I was kid some people were old but I don't recall anyone being elderly. Now the people that were old when I was a kid are called dead. Or deceased. No one dies anymore, they just pass away. Sometimes old people are lost. "We lost Uncle Fred last year." Did you give up the search? Maybe if you can't find him he's in hiding. Doesn't want to associate with people who refer to dead relatives as having been "lost" when they are in fact dead. Even passed away is too much for some people, who say that someone "passed." What? Gas? A few blocks down from my house when I was growing up was what we called an old folk's home. Today it would be referred to as an elder care facility. I prefer the old way, or is it the elderly way?
Yesterday I overheard a conversation among fellow teachers in which one complained about the news being all about Trump and how Trump thus became the dominant topic of conversation in her current events class. Do you think during the Civil War Americans complained about all the news being about Lincoln and battles and slaves? Do you think during the Great Depression Americans complained about the news just being about the economic crisis and the dispossessed? Do you think during Watergate Americans complained that all the news was about Nixon and the conspiracy and the cover up? I can answer that last one: nope. Oh I'm sure some people were fed up and uninterested but most of us where riveted. What's going on in the US today makes Watergate look like a human interest story. We're talking treason, folks. Foreign powers directly influencing a US presidential election and US leaders (including the head honcho) and US policy. This is an enormous story the likes of which this country hasn't seen since that Civil War earlier mentioned. Hyperbole? Not a bit. Tired of Trump, are you? Well I suppose in a sense we all our but we've got to maintain our focus. It's critical not to look away and pretend it's not there.This is not a pop song or a TV show or a celebrity we're tiring of. Because of Trump administration policies poor people will suffer, LGBT people will suffer, refugees will suffer, immigrants will suffer, our privacy will suffer, human rights around the world will suffer, the climate will suffer, women will suffer and students will suffer. Meanwhile a hostile foreign government has already influenced our government and likely will continue to. Vigilance is a must.
I know I've said this before and I'll likely say it again, particularly when senility sets in (which could be any day now) but it bears repeating. When you present a plan to someone, such as, let's meet outside the cafe at 7:00, they should never, ever, under any circumstances respond by saying: "sounds like a plan." Of course it does you moron, it is a fucking plan. What would be weird is if your plan sounded like a sonnet, or a riddle, or soliloquy, or hymn, or a battle cry, or a yodel, or the ravings of a lunatic. "Sounds like a plan" indeed. When someone asks you a question do you respond with "sounds like a question"? Or if given directions do you in turn retort, "sounds like directions"? Or if issued a warning do you say "sounds like a warning"? No, no and no.
When I was in my very early twenties I lived with a young woman named Becky. The relationship lasted just under a year. It rankles me still that she's the one who left me because this was a woman with the intellectual curiosity of a fiddler crab. But that's — as is so much of what I write — beside the point. There was in those days huge 4th of July gatherings on the beach in Mendocino drawing all the local Finns and many of us from the Bay Area. My family was distant relatives of some Finnish families who lived in the very tiny berg of Comptche which was a half an hour inland from Mendocino. There was a tremendous amount of food and an even greater amount of booze at these soirees. The attendees represented all generations. I went every year in my early twenties and was not the only person who enjoyed the proverbial one night stand there. It was a wild scene of debauchery and I loved it. Anyway the year I was with Becky we went together. We were staying in one the big house in Comptche which boasted many extra bedrooms. On the beach in the middle of the revelry a middle aged gent of my acquaintance approached Becky and I ostensibly for a bit of friendly banter. But he had a point to make and that was that Becky and I couldn't sleep together "under my roof." Being in his cups he repeated the "under my roof" line several times. I wondered, what the hell is it with this guy's roof? The man's got a sensitive roof. Would it be okay if we slept together on his roof? Another person later gave us the same business about his roof and what we couldn't do under it. Geez fellas, nobody's asking to do anything under your precious roof. Both old coots (they were actually younger then than I am today) also added that whatever we did on our own was our business. This was a relief. I was glad they appended that to their remarks lest I think they try to interfere in our personal lives.
I've been increasingly miffed about something. Two months ago I attended a memorial service for my good friend Kevin. His siblings and cousins all spoke about him and recounted his jobs, travels, talents, special interests and hobbies. They covered it all (almost) from editor of the high school yearbook to regular volunteer at AA. But they said not one word about his work with LBGT organizations. Kevin had been active in Lavender Seniors for years and had been for decades an outspoken advocate of gay rights. Hell they never even mentioned he was gay. Alcoholic, sure, but gay, no. One might suppose that this had something to do with the fact that a sizable part of the family are mormons and many were in attendance. Fuck 'em. What the hell were they going to do if Kevin's sexuality was mentioned? Walk out? Stand up and announce that he should burn in hell? Kevin told me more than once that some kinfolks had tried to persuade him to join the mormon church and that he always replied that he'd consider it if they ever allowed gay priests. (Actually I'm pretty sure that even then he wouldn't have considered it.) It's 2017 and people who are out of the closet should not be shoved back in in death. Especially not for the sake of a few bigots.
I close with a few words about my current state — not that anyone asked. I am currently experiencing my second consecutive day without depression. The depression laid siege 12 months ago and in that time I've never had more than two weeks free of it. Once I had ten days and another time a week. I've had a few two and three day stretches here and there. The last two weeks had been pretty bad as I had an allergic reaction to an increase in lamictal as we increased my dosage. The reaction came in the form of a rash that extended from head to toe and itched like crazy. Today is the first day that it has improved (yes I've been to the doctor and yes I'm off the lamictal). Here's the thing, I am a very happy person. I always have been. Somehow in a way that I can't explain I'm even happy when I'm spending most of my waking hours depressed. I'm happy even though I've contemplated suicide and even though I live in fear of panic attacks. I know that doesn't sound like it makes sense but damned if it's not true. Perhaps it is my physical health, my wife, my daughters, my friends, relatives, work and all the art and beauty that surround me. I even get into the depths of despair and some part of me remains — in an overall sense — happy. The rash has made it extra hard to be happy but…I don't know what to tell you. Maybe it's not so much happiness as optimism. Maybe it's gratitude. Maybe it's love. Maybe it's hope. Whatever it is, I'm happy about it.


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In keeping with 2010 tradition of procrastination and general forgetfulness (ha, like it was only 2010), I have been meaning to post my New Year's Eve outfit since, well, New Years. I guess a week's not that bad. Anyway, the reason I wanted to post it was two fold. Actually three fold. Manifold, if you will.
Fold #1: I recently extolled the virtues of the sheer maxi. And after sort of giving up hope of finding one, find one I did, ish. What I did find was a mesh over jersey maxi from the sale in H&M, that I then hacked up to give me the see through legs I was looking for (what a slapper…). I actually over hacked it up and ended up having to put a bit back on with safety pins because I hate sewing jersey and I had about 10 mins to get ready but whatever, safety pins are so now, right?!! End of the story – I HAVE A SHEER MAXI!
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Ukrainian border guards greeted Zhyzneuski's parents as heroes.
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Homel residents, who know the family, met the parents of the hero with red and white roses.
– Our Mikhail's star arrived to his Homeland, – Mrs. Nina told Radio Liberty reporters right after coming out of the bus with her husband. – This time, the road seemed easier than usual. Upon return, the Ukrainian border guards met us with flowers, greeted, offered coffee. My husband had some, but I stayed in the bus as it's hard for me to walk. The border guards brought passports to the bus themselves after checking. The Belarusian border guards didn't congratulate us, but also recorded our arrival to the Homeland without demanding we should come out of the bus and go to the passport control hall, as usual.
Mrs. Nina also told about the details of the ceremony in the residence of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the reception in Kyiv to the reporters.
– They sent a car for us from the presidential residence. Unexpectedly, the door to the residence got opened and we saw Petro Poroshenko. Shyness came over me. He greeted us and said sincerely, as if we knew each other for ages: "Mrs. Nina, you told me in February you had some health issues, that you came to say goodbye. See, we met again. And we will meet again." He encouraged me, having said I was a very strong person. And when he said very cordial words about my son, whom he knew personally, and called him "a great Ukrainian and a great Belarusian", I felt very much relieved. My husband and I are very grateful to the President of Ukraine, and to all Ukrainians, for not having forgotten our son, for appreciating him as a strong fighter for freedom and independence. I think there are many such people in Belarus as well. Ukrainians showed us how to defend the country from corrupt officials at power, along with their own human dignity.
- Did you manage to see the places in Kyiv, connected with your son?
– We always do it when in Kyiv. When we came out of the presidential residence, not only the journalists but the city dwellers met us, with bouquets of roses. We asked to take us to the Hrushevskiy Street where our son was killed by Yanukovych's mercenaries on January 22, 2014. A people's memorial made of small-size paving flagstones remained in the center of the street, with Mikhail's photo on it. We put some roses on this memorial. The Ukrainian authorities placed an official monument to our son not far from it. President Petro Poroshenko and his spouse come to honour his memory on the Day of Remembrance of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes. We put roses there as well. I was so touched, I couldn't hold back tears. My Ukrainian friends also wiped their eyes. We also rejoiced that Mikhail with this most significant award finally joined the "golden" ranks of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes.
Then we went to the Biloruska Street, where they opened the monument to Belarusians who died for Ukarine. We lighted candles and put flowers there.
- Who, along with the Ukrainian authorities, facilitated the Verkhovna Rada to amend the legislation so that Mikhail Zhyzneuski could be posthumously awarded with the Hero of Ukraine Star?
- Petro Poroshenko himself initiated making such amendments. I also know that our poet-politician Uladzimir Niakliaeu personally spoke to the Ukrainian President about our Mikhail. Film director Volha Nikalaichyk from Minsk also handled this issue.
Our family received sympathy and support from many Homel dwellers who have democratic views. They collected money for the monument, and helped to install it, and held various events on memorable dates, connected with the biography of our son and the independence of Belarus.
- Do you think the Belarusians' attitude towards Mikhail Zhyzneuski will change after he has been honoured with the Hero of Ukraine Star?
- I think so, but there are different people. I believe the honourable title of a Hero will sort of protect Mikhail's monument on his grave. And we will not have to appeal to the President of Ukraine to help to protect it from vandals. They tried to dishonour it already, having scraped an offending word "traitor" on it. Our son gave his life for the freedom of not only Ukraine, but Belarus as well.
The hero's father Mikhail added they planned to name one of Kyiv streets after Mikhail Zhyzneuski. The residents of Kyiv who personally know the family and are aware of the current affairs of the municipal authorities told the hero's parents about it.
"Sadly, some countrymen from the older generation, who don't read the alternative sources of information, the internet, don't have any idea why the Maidan occurred, who is at war in Donetsk and Luhansk. They also think Russia has nothing to do with the war in South-East Ukraine. I am convinced that most young people in Belarus will understand what the heroic deed of our son was about. He was a part of the self-defence, the people who defended the Euromaidan, trying to peacefully release the escalating tension between the protesters and the hawks. Our son was killed with a shot in the heart."
Having taken a short rest, Nina and Mikhail Zhyzneuskis went to the cemetery to the village of Flag Truda near Homel. They went there with the honourable Ukrainian award, to tell their son – Mikhail, you are a Hero.


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Monday, June 7, 2010
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I know it's only been a couple of hours since I created this blog, but if anyone can follow me or even give me some tips as to HOW I can advertise my blog, lemme know ;)
leave a comment! anyone can! :)
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So somehow I got tagged with this meme by Rhys at Great Boobs and Tubes (best name for a blog EVAH). Being the kind of person who does not walk away from a glove smacked in my face, I pick up my revolver to fire out the following volley.
UPDATE: Joel reminded me that I forgot to quote the original meme. So here it is:
Find a song that inspires you to write something, whether it gives you an idea for a script or just puts you into a better frame of mind. AND/OR (don't you love choices) peek into the lyrics and find a stanza that sums up the theme of whatever script you're working on. It's quite uncanny how the two circumstances go together.
If possible, post a video of the song to really get people into the mood. (Yep, I'm aware of the irony of using Internet clips during the pissing contest. I like irony as much as bitchiness.)
I am currently inspired by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, a rockin' bluesy band from Vermont (?) who will in fact be playing the Henry Fonda Music Box theater on November 8 (but I'm a bit miffed that they are "supporting" Gov't Mule, when I got to see them headline and rule the Troubadour a few months back).
Anyway, their second album, "Nothing But the Water" was a breakthrough for them as a band, and now they are gaining momentum with their new album "This is Somewhere".
The title song from "Nothing but the Water" is of specific inspiration to me right now for the pilot I'm working on. In fact, the opening lyrics of that song hold particular special meaning (due to the structure of the song there is NBTW part one and NBTW part two -- i'm speaking of part one, though both parts are in the video below)
Here's the resonant verse:
I have seen
What Man can do
When the evil lives inside of you
Many are the weak
And the strong are few
But with the water
We'll start anew.
So won't you take me down to the levee
Take me down to the stream
Take me down to the water
We're gonna wash our souls clean
Take me down to the river
Take me down to the lake
Yes, we'll all go together
We're gonna do it for the good Lord's sake
As for who I'm tagging...let's see... I call out Fun Joel, Josh, Brett, Julie and Michael.


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Engaging – when they start a job it instantly becomes a matter of personal pride for them to give you the best result possible. I have had it said to me by my team that they really feel part of our team.
Committed – when they agree to a deadline, budget and overall delivery of a project they pull out all the stops to deliver. They've delivered 3 out of 3 for us so far and we look forward to a continued partnership in the future."
"ecsec were brought to our attention through our design team at Simple Simon Design. Not only did the Colston Hall project have a very short lead time but also only a three week build time for two venues. The team that were assigned to our project were top notch, every change or request was meet with a smile and a can do attitude. Nothing was too much trouble and the guys worked tirelessly to get the job done. There was no 'us and them' as the guys became part of our team to get the project completed. The overall standard of work was some of the best I've seen after being involved with countless refurbishment and build projects. It was an absolute pleasure to work with ecsec and they will be our first port of call for our next project."Click here to see project
"ecsec were extremely professional and pro-active in their approach to our refurb, we had a very short space of time for Brian and his team to get our work done, not only did they complete the job within the time frame but they also stuck to budget. As is always the way with refurbs, they came across a few issues but not only did they come up with quick practical solutions but most of these were at no extra cost. The whole process of our refurb was much less problematic than previous companies I have worked with. I would have no hesitation in using them again or future sites and recommending them."Click here to see project


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At the Dublin Horse Show, the 7th and final stage of the Longines Press Award for Elegance, the American female rider Laura Kraut and the Swiss male rider Pius Schwizer have been awarded the prestigious prize. Longines watches would like to congratulate them on this achievement, not only reflecting their distinctive elegance, but also their exceptional sporting performance throughout the 2009 Nations Cup season. Longines was also very honoured to award the Longines Grand Prix to Toni Hassmann (Germany). The award for the Longines Best International Athlete went to Robert Yves Bost while Captain Shane Carey was Best Irish Athlete.
Among the ten best performing riders throughout the six previous CSIO events (La Baule, Rome, St. Gallen, Rotterdam, Falsterbo and Hickstead), the American Laura Kraut and the Swiss Pius Schwizer convinced the international jury of equestrian journalists most with their incomparable elegance at the Dublin Horse Show.
At this year's Dublin Horse Show, Longines is proud to serve for the fourth time in a row as official partner, timekeeper and title sponsor of the Longines Grand Prix.
The talented Toni Hassmann from Germany won the last Longines Grand Prix of the season, followed by the two Swiss Pius Schwizer and Beat Mandli.
Robert Yves Bost and Captain Shane Carey were respectively awarded the Longines Best International and Irish Athletes.
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Nuevo Testamento Bilingue RVR 1960/KJV, Enc. Rustica, Vino (RVR 1960/KJV Bilingual New Testament, Softcover, Burgundy) $5.99 – https://www.christianbook.com/nuevo-testamento-bilingue-rvr-kjv-rustica/9780834002197/pd/002192
I've been needing a Spanish/English New Testament and they're not easy to find. My local Christian bookstore (LifeWay) has a wall of Spanish Bibles and books, including many Spanish/English Bibles, but no bilingual New Testaments.
I found the one linked above at Christian Book Distributors for $5.99 + $3.99 shipping, so, for $10, I managed to find a decent Spanish/English New Testament, which actually has a readable font. I should note I prefer the older translations, and this one is the RVR 1960 along with the KJV. There are other, modern translations available at CBD as well (although these, too, are not available at my local LifeWay).
I like this Spanish/English New Testament. It's published by National Publishing Company, Philadelphia and, for a cheap paperback, is pretty well made. The paper is of good quality and the font, as I said above, is readable.
If you're looking for a Spanish/English New Testament this is a good buy, especially for the price.


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The Detroit Institute of Arts is a world class museum that has been in our midst almost 125 years and it's a place Suzie and I like to visit on a regular basis. Everyone loves the new look--the refurbishing it underwent a couple of years ago. Whether it is Brunch with Bach, First Fridays, new exhibits, workshops, etc., there is always something to experience. The free guided tours are always very informative and every one is different! More info here: www.dia.org
This is Father Chris from Sri Lanka pictured in front of the awesome Diego Rivera Detroit Industry murals--a must see for all visitors!


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I'm still chugging down my list of Cybils nominees (hey, it it vaguely possible that I'll read one book from each category before they announce the winners!), and the latest up was the YA graphic nominee, Ghostopolis, by Doug TenNaple. A young boy who looks about twelve gets sucked into the land of the ghosts, and the ghost hunter who accidentally sent him there goes after him.
Garth meets up with his grandfather, Benedict Arnold, the ghost hunter, a bone horse, and other assorted allies and enemies. There are various themes of fatherhood, forgiveness, and renewal running around, but I was distracted by the harsh images. I'm not used to comics being so, um, ugly. It made me feel old. Also, the ending was a dorothy-in-oz click your red ruby slippers kind of thing, which made me feel old AND grumpy.
On the plus side, my 6th grader inhaled it in one long slurp. C+
X: Confusing. When did the kid learn to use plasma? He just apparently could use plasma. What does he use to see out of?


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Past Meetup
Badminton Play @ sports 2 sports (S2S) in Cary, Sun, 9:00am- 2:00 pm
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Badminton Play time
Sundays, 9:00AM - 2:00PM
at Sport 2 Sport indoor facility in Cary.
280 Towerview Ct Cary, NC 27513
If you are an adult or junior, beginner, intermediate or advance badminton player come and join us at Sport 2 Sport every Saturday & Sunday for a round of badminton. Bring your own racket, feather shuttle and wear non marking court shoes.
Drop in Fee is $8 for open play only.
Membership fee of $25/month can be purchase to be used for both Saturday and Sundays Open play, with free training available for those who are interested. See flyer via www.trianglebadminton.com.
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The Red Bank Ruritan Club, Claudville, Virginia, hosted The Dan River District Ruritan's Winter Zone Meeting on Feb. 21, beginning with a buffet supper. James and Wendy Griffin were the cooks. Kitchen helpers were Lottie Gammons, Peggy Patterson, Larry Smith, Rachel White and John O"Conner of the Red Bank Ruritans. Clubs attending were Ararat, Red Bank and Patrick Springs.
Attending were Charlie Bowman, Patrick Springs, Red Bank Club, growth and development chair, Dan River District; Ray Martin Jr., Fontaine Club, Martinsville, Virginia district governor, Dan River District; Barry Sides, Dan River Club, Danville, Virginia, Dan River Lt. District Governor, Dan River District; Gary Soloman, Peaks of Otter District, National Director, Dan River District; Roger Gammons, Red Bank Club, Claudville, Virginia Zone 1 Governor, Dan River District; Jerry Atkins, Oak Level Club, Bassett, Virginia. Foundation chair and Leadership Development Coordinator, Dan River District; Norvelline Atkins, Oak Level Club, Bassett, treasurer, Dan River District.


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Thursday, November 22, 2012 12:07 am
Louisville uses late run to beat Gonzaga women
The Associated Press
Louisville (5-0) led by eight at the half before Gonzaga cut it to 44-40 with 8:12 left. That's as close as the Bulldogs would get as the Cardinals scored the next 11 points.
Schimmel had seven points during the burst as the Bulldogs went without a point for over 8 minutes. Danielle Walter's layup with 2 seconds left ended the drought.
Taelor Karr led Gonzaga (5-1) with nine points. The Zags shot just 30 percent from the field.
Louisville will face Oregon State in the championship game Thursday. The Beavers beat Winthrop 68-64.


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These posts will give you a good idea of what the FFK is all about. Some of them are just in there for funzies!
[insert Tomahawk Chop here]
Trying to Shed the Fat Off the Fotographing Fat Kid
My First Weigh In
The Time I lost 100 Pounds!
Day 649: The Time I Met a Biggest Loser Edition
Day 88: The Tale of the Anytime Fitness Shaman and Our Quest to Abilene
Proof That People Are Awesome
A Ridiculous Before and After Pic
Day 557: Wordless Wednesday With a Video Thanking My 200 Peeps!


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OK. Today I'm asking questions. Why do we read paranormal fantasy, urban fantasy, vampire books, were wolves, magic, witches and etc? Why was Buffy so popular, Moonlight, Medium? Why Dexter?
Are we looking for humor, blood and gore, kick-ass heroines, strong heroes with an excuse for not being sensitive? Do we want the romance (Dresden has limited love scenes but lots of sexual tension?)Are we looking for vicarious ways to experience super powers like in Heroes or Smallville? Do we want to know you can have magic and still maintain a family life like in Medium.
For me, I think I have always wanted magic and fairies to be real and to be able to perform the magic myself. Plus, being the strong heroine, defeating the deamons, ghouls and trolls would be so cool.
Plus it's unpredictable. I think that's what I like with the added ability of the characters to have a sense of humor in dark moments. Do I want real encounters with monsters? Of course not, I'm not nuts. The first time I tried to go head to head with an evil fairy-I'd be dead. But as an escape it works. I've always been one to figure out plots, but with fantasy, the rules change and you can be surprised.
Now, if anyone is interested, post a comment and everyone who posts will be put into a drawing for a small fantasy collage. You have until April 15th. That way you have something to look forward to besides taxes this month.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Urban Fantasy-Paranormal.
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Though I suppose the word "just" is an understatement. I bought it 3 (or maybe 4) weeks ago, read the booklet on the meal plan, and became afraid. That's right, I chickened out before I even looked at the DVDs!
I'm afraid of this exercise program. Very afraid.
My brother was impressed I'd bought it thinking I'd done other BeachBody programs to build up to Insanity. Uh oh.... Was I supposed to do that?
But hearing it mentioned was a reminder to me that it is time to stop using a "diet" being too hard (which it really is not) as an excuse to not to start the exercise program.
My brother also said that the people he knows who completed the 60 day Insanity program came out looking fantastic, but very few people stuck with it.
There it is. That's my challenge. I seem to do much better with really hard than with "it's an easy lifestyle change for the rest of your life". Let me get the intense part with Shaunt (Mr. BeachBody himself) down first - THEN I'll decide about the rest of my life!
By writing this here I am holding myself accountable to you - my readers - to DO THIS. Every few days I'll check in with you to let you know how Insane Insanity really is.
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When I was a kid, I always wanted a pen-pal. I had dreams of having "friends" around the world I had never met and sharing with them my dreams, hopes, thoughts and ideas. I think I even tried tying a letter to a balloon once and letting it go in hopes that it would land in some other little girls' arms and I would create a new best friend half-way across the country (I had no notion at the time of some creepy pedophile finding it with my HOME ADDRESS.)
Then the internet came along and I could chat with people half-way across the world! No postage required! In fact, I have three friends to this day that I met through the 'random' feature on ICQ. Two of them I even met face to face.
With email, facebook, texting and twitter, though, I find myself longing to write real, old-fashioned snail mail letters. I write to my grandma once every two weeks, send letters or Christmas cards out (which inevitably ended up on my shelf with dust because I never bought stamps and I'm really sorry I never mailed you Christmas cards, guys)…but I still longed for a true pen-pal. Someone I had never met and could write pages and send newspaper clippings or pictures to.
And, through the power of the internet, I have found a new pen-pal.
I spend a lot of time on Craigslist. I read through all the sections; free stuff, barter, housing (in case I find a mouse-free, awesome three bedroom), MC, personals, rants and raves….all of it. Often times it's pretty amusing and sometimes I even post. I ended up posting a response to something and a girl wrote me back saying something akin to "Wow, you sound really cool. I'd like to be friends but the catch is I'm going tree-planting for three months. I leave on Monday. Want to be pen-pals?"
I jumped at the chance and gave her my work address (because I'm smart enough now not to give a stranger my home address, and I've also got a nifty little 'panic' button at work that calls security). She left yesterday and we are both awaiting each other's first piece of mail. (She later told me she never thought I would reply with an eager "Yes!" She calls it unconventional).
So now I have correspondence with a total stranger. I know her name and I know that she's tree-planting in BC until June and has a dog….and that's all I know. I'm hoping through letters to find out more about her and see what she's about. Maybe we can be friends in real life when she gets back from BC. Though it could happen that we discover that we can't be friends face-to-face. It sounds silly, but as anyone that does online dating knows, it can happen. No matter how great correspondence is with someone via email, face-to-face is completely different. What if my new pen-pal and I have great letters and send each other great things…but totally suck at being friends in 'real life'? What if the letters stop? What if she's a total racist or something?
I guess, as with any relationship, I'll just have to go into it with optimism, eagerness and be open to new possibilities and ideas; every relationship starts with the element of risk and heartache, but you can't let that stop you from licking the stamp.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
My new pen-pal
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If you believe you may have been a victim of voter suppression,
"Both slates of candidates include accomplished, thoughtful people with roots in the district. And the answers they provided in questionnaires suggest members of both slates are willing to take a fresh look at the district's compensation system and at ways to shore up community trust. But here too the potential influence of the union is worrisome — especially if the next board recognizes the AFT as the official bargaining unit, as seems likely if the AFT-backed slate wins."
"For DCYR, the decision was simple. The Elevate team has been clear about their intent to give power back to the Parents and members of the community as it relates to school choice. Both sides have acknowledged budget concerns within the school district. The Elevate team has taken the position that this is first and foremost an issue of fiscal responsibility and trust within the community, and have committed themselves to earning and honoring the trust placed in them as school board members. It is at this point that they may, with credibility, bring to the voters any remaining budget constraints that must be addressed. Ultimately, approving additional tax dollars for education is a voter decided issue, and not a school board issue (…)"
"We are endorsing to help level the playing field and to expose Leung, Holtzmann, Schor, and Graziano's deception to our community. They are not conservatives and do not hold Republican values. If you typically check the R box on the ballot, you should vote for Mills, Abresch, Scheffel, and Nelson. We hope all Republicans in Douglas County will join us in support of these four…"
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"We had the pleasure of serving on the State Board of Education with Debora Scheffel, an accomplished educator and outstanding leader on behalf of all Colorado students. Debora and her fellow running mates Randy Mills, Ryan Abresch, and Grant Nelson are committed to educational choice and success for Douglas County students. We are pleased to provide our endorsement."
"Having served with her on the State Board of Education, I can say without reservation that Debora Scheffel is the most qualified candidate. She has an impressive and extensive educational resume, the highest principles, and a heart for serving. Randy Mills, business owner, Ryan Abresch, attorney and legal analyst, and Grant Nelson, real estate developer, all fathers, are also dedicated to elevating the discourse and the district for students, parents, and teachers. It is with pleasure that I endorse the Elevate Douglas County slate."
"I serve on the State Board of Education and served with Debora Scheffel when she was a member. As a thoughtful board member and educator she was able to cut through the banter and listen to the tax payers, parents and most importantly the students. She will always put students first with their teachers and parents rounding out the foundation of a great education. Through choice every child has a great opportunity to reach their potential. Douglas County deserves the best. Douglas County deserves Debora Scheffel."
"If you share my view that parents make the best decisions for their kids, then please vote for Randy Mills, Ryan Abresch, Deborah Scheffel, and Grant Nelson."
"What we've found is that every woman, no matter her political affiliation, wants the best educational opportunities for children. Providing top notch education for every child, in a fiscally prudent manner, is a tough job. We feel that the Elevate Douglas County slate is best equipped to provide that balance."
"The Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow motto has made Douglas County one of the premier school districts in the nation. I hope you'll cast your vote for Randy Mills, Ryan Abresch, Debora Scheffel and Grant Nelson. They embody this motto and will fight to renew Douglas County's tradition of educational excellence, empower parents to be partners in their children's education, support our educators, and expand educational options for students. Please join me and support the Elevate slate."
"ElevateDouglasCounty.com advocates four candidates who will stand for school choice and the First Amendment's ability to defend it. They are: Randy Mills; Ryan Abresch; Deb Scheffel; and Grant Nelson. School board elections matter. This one has national implications for ending racist laws and expanding school choice."
Randy Mills (District D) is a long-time resident of Douglas County who understands the benefits of a strong public education system. Read more…
Ryan Abresch (District B) and his wife moved to Douglas County from El Paso County in order to take advantage of the district's excellent schools for their growing family. Read more…
Grant Nelson (District E) is a second-generation native Coloradan who has lived in Douglas County since 1993. Read more…


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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Wordless Wednesday - March 3, 2010
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- Erin said...
It looks like you are having an amazing vacation. It snowed here last night and your pictures helped me remember that spring and summer will be here before I know it. I hope you are having a fantastic time, stopping by to welcome you to SITS!!
- March 3, 2010 at 1:56 PM
- Maggie said...
Not only am I loving your photos, I want to know how to make those photo collages. :)
- March 3, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- Joy said...
I'm stopping by from The Secret is in the Sauce to say welcome to the community - we're glad you joined us!
- March 3, 2010 at 11:31 PM
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There's a nifty feature on my blog that allows me to see what search terms have led people to my little corner of the internet. And by "nifty" I mean "very educational and sometimes alarming."
Let's take a look, shall we?
- You'd be surprised how many people search for "snarky panties." However, "panty oldies" is a new one.
- I'm particularly fond of the use of quotation marks in "had kids" sneeze "pee my pants."
- If Google sends anyone else searching for "serius" to my page, I'm staging a protest.
*Dear WordPress Proofreader, I'm aware "serius" isn't a real word. Duh. That's my point. Come back when you've mastered comprehension.