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We were joking the other day with an older couple and some newlyweds about how couples often fight during their honeymoon. We did, too. But if you asked me how our honeymoon went, I would have smiled widely and honestly said it was good. We were crazy tired, had had a stressful few weeks before the wedding and in a new situation. All things considered, it probably would have been strange (and unhealthy) if we hadn't fought at least once!
I joke sometimes that I knew what I was getting into when I got married. I knew that we would fight sometimes, and sometimes I would feel like I wasn't getting enough attention or support, and/or that I'd once in awhile feel like I didn't get to do as much of what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it. And so when it turned out that things weren't perfect just because we were married, I wasn't surprised. Instead, we took the time and energy to work out the kinks and meet the challenges of making two separate lives into a beautiful harmony. Sometimes I've complained to God that it was easier alone (to which, I expect He'd answer that I didn't take my chance to be alone, so I'd better get over it, stop my whining, and use my energy for better things - like communicating and listening well, as well as learning to be thankful!).
And now it is a year. And being married has been good - really good. Matthijs is good to me and good for me. And I can see that Matthijs also delights in me, which fills me with wonder. The simple goodness of being married - the joy I have of sharing my life with Matthijs - sometimes surprises me. I hope we never lose some of the surprise and wonder.


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What amazing lessons. As this is the beginning of the year I am going to begin to apply some of these now. My favorite is Rule #1: Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
This is something we should all read at least once a week!
Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio .
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 42 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more":
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short – enjoy it..
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
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Once again, I found myself on the emotional roller coaster of grief last night. Still 18 weeks later, there are moments when the hurt is so bad it's almost unbearable. Moments when I think, 'this is it... I can't continue!' There is NO predictability on this journey! As I went to bed it felt like a huge weight was on my chest... I couldn't control the emotions any longer and I broke down in Nater's arms... but then I felt like I needed to do something, so I would sit up, on the edge of the bed... but I couldn't think of what I wanted or needed to do... it is a yucky feeling... like I have lost my way and I am grasping for something to help pull me up, but I don't know what that something is. I can't figure out how to help myself when I am feeling like that. It feels lonely and even though I know where and to Whom I should turn, I seem to fumble with getting there and I rely on myself... which ends in epic failure almost every time! It is hard to remember when I am feeling rejected and abandoned that I belong to something bigger, SOMEONE more amazing than myself that can handle my feelings and help me through them. It is during those times when I am at my lowest when I need HIM the most.... when it is the most difficult to reach out.... I really wish I wasn't on this journey, I really wish my son was still here. I wish everything was different, but it isn't. I just have to continue on, going through the motions and take the bad times for what they are... bad times, plain and simple. I will not dwell on them, I will not let them define who I am, I will not allow them to get the best of me... I've got more to live for than the bad times. I've got two sets of little arms that need hugging, I have two sets of little hands that need holding, I have two sets of little lips that need kissing... I have two little hearts that need me to be strong and need me to be their mommy! Rejected and abandoned.... I don't think so.... even though I have loss greatly, I have more to be thankful for than I don't have...
Remind Me Who I Am by Jason Gray
This song feels so fitting to my life and to the times when I feel like I did last night.
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12 November 2008
We're updating our blogroll, sort ofby EDN
For some time now I've wanted to re-organize our blogroll and today was the day to get started. However, Blogrolling is still undergoing its transition to ver. 2, so there's no editing available there.
This means I'm doing the lists item by item, in TypePad templates. (And to think — I could be cleaning out the garage or raking the lawn instead.)
Frankly, the point of this exercise is to make it easier for me to plow through the sites and sources I prefer, from one surface rather than via long lists of bookmarks. I hope you, too, will find the result a handy tool.
Posted by EDN on November 12, 2008 at 05:55 PM in Asides
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Let's teach Americans their namesby EDN
The AP has issued new guidelines for identifying heads of state. This can only be a good thing, since perhaps people will get better at knowing the names of international figures. Well, those people who read newspapers, anyway. (But will there be any papers left to read?)
Posted by EDN on November 12, 2008 at 05:15 PM in Press Clippings
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There goes the neighborhoodby EDN
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11 November 2008
Obama faces first diplomatic crisisby EDN
Will it become puppygate?
An association in Peru that promotes a breed of hairless canine has offered the Obama family a pure-bred pup, and it's hard to see what excuse the President-elect can make to turn down the pooch. Can he come out and say "Thanks but no thanks" without causing an international incident? Can he accept the dog without causing an uproar at home? A hairless dog is quite the opposite of the Goldendoodle the family is said to favor.
The delicacy with which Obama handles this test (not quite the sort of thing Joe Biden had in mind, I expect) may give us a deep insight into how he will handle future diplomatic outreach to friend and foe alike.
To be fair to the breed, a grown Peruvian Hairless would seem to be a handsome and elegant dog. The puppy version, at least the one pictured in the Daily Telegraph article linked above, is most definitely neither.
Posted by EDN on November 11, 2008 at 06:34 PM in International Affairs
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08 November 2008
Frank Rich's Sunday piece moved me to tearsby EDN
Posted by EDN on November 8, 2008 at 11:14 PM in Election '08
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Astonishing shift to blueby EDN
Of all the electoral maps, the one I found most fascinating is the "Voter Shift" map that appeared in The New York Times on Thursday. It shows, county by county, where and by what percentage the electorate changed its voting preference this year compared to 2004. (Note: there's a box to the left of the map that lets you choose various ways of looking at the results. "Voter Shift" is one of the choices.)
The shifts do not necessarily correlate directly to a "win" in a particular state, but demonstrate rather, at a deeper level of detail, the change in direction of voter sentiment.
It's a very pretty, very blue map. Enjoy!
Posted by EDN on November 8, 2008 at 04:16 PM in Election '08
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07 November 2008
Cry "havoc," and let slip the war of dogsby EDN
Oh great. Now The Dog Whisperer is giving political advice. People Magazine quotes Cesar Millan, who famously instructs dog owners to be "calm and assertive" — and leaders of their pack. Well, we saw the leader at today's press conference, with a pretty impressive pack behind him. (As a friend of mine from Chicago used to say, "Not too shabby." His dog of choice, by the way, was the basset hound.)
That calm assertive energy is something Millan sees "coming out of Barack during his speeches" and advises him to maintain it – not just with dogs but with world leaders as well. [Emphasis mine.]
Posted by EDN on November 7, 2008 at 05:30 PM in Artifacts of Culture
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03 November 2008
First in the nationby EDN
By tradition, Dixville Notch, way up at the tippy-top of New Hampshire, is the first community to cast its ballots on Election Day. The polls (or more properly, poll — there's only one venue, the ballroom of the grand and venerable Balsams Hotel, pictured above) will open in a scant two hours and 15 minutes — at midnight, EST.
According to a Reuters report of the primary election last January, there were 17 registered voters in Dixville Notch. Obama won seven of the 10 Democratic votes; McCain won all seven of the Republican tally. There must have been some cross-over voting, because this is a reliably Republican town you betcha.
You need only check the stats for voting in years past to confirm that. But who knows, with Obama's strong showing in the primary, perhaps things will be different this year. In any event, if tradition is followed, the good citizens will all vote simultaneously, the balloting will close a minute later, and the results will be announced shortly thereafter.
Posted by EDN on November 3, 2008 at 06:42 PM in Election '08
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02 November 2008
(Get Out The) VOTE!by EDN
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01 November 2008
A village voice speaks — from the cryptby EDN
I nearly blew my coffee out of my nose when I read this, from David Broder, to be published in tomorrow's WaPo.
The country faces a choice between two men who both promise the nation a more principled, less partisan leadership.
Broder says this is the best campaign he's ever covered. The best? Well, maybe the craziest and even the most exciting, from his Village perspective. "Best" is a word that just doesn't fit. And Broder's forcing an equality between the presumed governance styles of both candidates is, at the very most charitable, absurd.
As for "more principled" — see RJ Eskow's piece, noted immediately below.
And for "less partisan" — well, Tristero at Hullabaloo has the last word.
Update: Greg Sheridan, foreign editor of The Australian says something a lot different from Broder, and a lot closer to the mark:
THIS has been the worst US presidential campaign I've ever seen. Vacuous, fatuous, misleading, dishonest, trivial, at times unhinged in its disconnect from reality.
I don't agree with Sheridan's general slant (he leans to the right, and doesn't like Obama) but I think his lede quite captures the "American Idol" idiocies of our post-modern campaigns.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
More Glamour...
7 comments:
- Chloe said...
*jaw drops*
*not in a good way*
- July 29, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- The Townhouselady said...
Well, that's a Mandrell Sisters wedding for you. Look at Louise trying to steal Irlene's thunder by copping a feel in order to show off her glamourous rings.
I;m wondering where Barbara is though?
- July 29, 2009 at 1:44 PM
- Avian | nestparty.com said...
there are just... no words for what I've just viewed. No words.
- July 29, 2009 at 7:41 PM
- Laura [What I Like] said...
What in the hell? Is this Disneyland?
- July 30, 2009 at 9:15 AM
- Jilly in Idaho said...
Thanks Lucinda ~ I'm *always* up for more of the Travellers. They just constantly amuse me in their own carnie ways. I didn't catch a pic of the bride and the groom but her parents show where the seeds of class were planted. Don't really get the part with the chubbie child wedding couple - are they part of the wedding party?
Do you happen to know - was this in Ireland? It just has that feel to it.
- July 30, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- Lucinda said...
I believe it was in Ireland. My buddy Eddie lives in Ireland and he sends me some of these amazing pictures.
- July 30, 2009 at 1:08 PM
Gosh, you know, beauty is what it is and to different people beauty looks different. I think these people are beautiful. They are happy, and how many people these days in our Khaki pants, oxford shirt Buffie and chad with their two car garage and 2.5 children can say that?
I was backpacking on my own through Wexford many years ago, and my life was saved by an old Traveller man who made sure I made it to town safely, following me a good 10 miles with a cane. I was later told by one of them that I looked like his mother, and he was curious about me. I was thankful.
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DAILY VIBRATION & MANDALA REPORT: Sunday September 25th 2016
By Rosalind Pape
Sunday September 25th's vibration (25+9+2+0+1+6) = 43/7. The reflective, receptive, and meditative energy of the 7 is the major influence today. 7 is always considered to be a magic and mystical number, and this is because it is a vibration that resonates with the intuition, the sub-conscious, and the more abstract and less tangible aspects of reality. In Mayan Numerology, the 7 represents the magic by which the whole holds together. It represents the void at the centre of the Universe around which everything spins into form. The Mayans call 7 the pulsation ray of MYSTIC POWER, which holds the centre and reflects total order: it is the axis of symmetry. 7 represents the VOID, the dark immeasurable depths from which consciousness emanates, the cosmic womb of the Mother Goddess!
43/7 is a very philosophical and thoughtful vibration. Pursuing new directions is not on the agenda for today, rather, it is a time for stillness, silence and healing, particularly self-healing. The word SUBCONSCIOUS adds up to 43.Sometimes the rational mind gets frustrated when it seems the way forward is blocked. The subconscious mind has no direction because it is timeless and infinite. Tap into this inner source of yourself today and your awareness of who you really are and what your purpose is will make itself clear. Once you do access your subconscious and make that connection with the divine self you will access a very potent healing vibration which can be very profound for you and others who will feel drawn to receive healing from you. You are capable of balancing energy fields while under this vibration, and with very clear and tangible effects and benefits.
One way to do this, especially on a 7 vibration day is to do a Chakra Meditation: 7 opens the gateway of perception, and the gate-keepers are your 7 major chakras. There are 7 chakras in the traditional chakric map, taking us through a whole octave of sensory experience. Music, Sound and Colour share their frequencies through the blueprint of the 7, there are 7 different notes in an Octave, with the 8th note repeating the first and double its original frequency, and 7 colours in the Rainbow. Here are my hand-painted 7 Chakra Mandalas, available as sets of prints for your meditation space:
Marking time is a key feature too, with the 7 days of the week weaving the lunar cycles of the month through the power of the Goddess. If we can open and balance all the chakras and expand our awareness, we can open the doorway into infinity as expressed by the vibration of 8. By meditating and giving yourself time to reflect, in NATURE (a word with a root total of 7), you can tap into the infinite source of yourself.
Today, there is a determination to achieve goals but these are inner goals; if you push for material things to happen when this vibration is active, you may end up feeling frustrated. Clarity is the key theme with the 43/7 vibe, and we know that for a lake to have a clear, mirror-like surface, the waters need to be still. So, find ways to clear and still your mind today, if you can arrange to go on a retreat, or just get away to somewhere silent and remote for a while, you will find it extremely conducive to your self-development and deep insights will naturally come to the surface.
The 7th card of the Tarot is The Chariot. The Chariot is our Light-body vehicle, or the Mer-ka-ba as it was known in the Egyptian Mystery Schools. We have 7 energy bodies in the fully-evolved human energy form. The Charioteer is a warrior going into battle, and it is the battle for the balance of the mind he needs to harness and claim victory over. We see him maintaining control over two sphinxes, opposites, black and white, left-brain/right-brain.
However, in the image on the card, it is important to notice that the Charioteer has no reins. He is mentally controlling two sphinxes, the polar aspects of the mind, to draw the chariot along. This of course points to the strength and the power of the mind and how by directing one's intent, one directs one's life and experience of it. The Chariot is a rapidly moving vehicle, and when this card and vibration appears, you need to ask: are you being whisked along fearfully, at the mercy of your egos, or are you making rapid progress in identifying what parts of you are making the choices in your life?
With 7, we have the polarity of Faith or Fear. Total faith in the divine self and where it will direct us, or fear of the ego-driven mind and all the harmful places that can take us. When 7 appears It is time to take control of your mind, time for you to take the driving seat. 7 says "Have Faith. Do NOT worry!" Let go of the reigns and the whip-cracking egos that compel us to go this way and that without any true direction. Those 7 rays of divine energy are within you, you just need to be receptive to them, so give yourself time for reflection today.
Once you gain access to this potential clarity of the crystal mind, you will feel like celebrating! The 43rd card in the Tarot is the 3 of cups, and this is the card of abundance, celebration and rejoicing. Three women are seen raising their glasses to each other celebrating the harvest of their hard work and dedication. They have reaped the rewards of all their past efforts. The scene here is a celebratory festival, the work has been done, and now it's time to let your hair down!
Enjoy your day everyone! And if it's your birthday or anniversary today, then this vibration stays with you for the year as your Personal Year vibration! Go well! Rosalind Pape.
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Subscribers to the MTN web can now take part in the popular television world game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? through the internet.
Speaking at the launch of the online version tagged Millionaire Online in Lagos , Mr. Femi Ayeni, CEO, Ultima Limited, manufacturers of the programme described it as an invention which is aimed at rejuvenating the educational and recreational online wonts of Nigerians everywhere.
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If you have ever found it annoying that when you use RWW with SBS 2003 that you end up with a lot of printers to choose from then this tip might be something you'll also find awesome. How would you like it if the only printer that redirected was the one you normally print to, your default? No longer be cluttered with Adobe .pdf printers, One Note printers, Microsoft Document Imaging printers, fax printers, …etc.
Well there is a way to do it via the registry. The KB this comes from also referred to a hotfix; however, being that this KB is over 3 years old I'm assuming that the hotfix has been rolled up in an update or service pack by now. –
How to modify the registry to configure default printer redirection on a Terminal Services client
To configure default printer redirection on a Terminal Services client, add the RedirectDefaultPrinterOnly registry entry to the Windows registry. To do this, follow these steps:
- locate and then click the following registry subkey:
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR"
Note To configure default printer redirection for only the current user, locate and then click the following registry subkey instead:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR
- On the Edit menu (assuming the value below doesn't yet exist), point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
- Type RedirectDefaultPrinterOnly, and then press ENTER.
- Double-click RedirectDefaultPrinterOnly, type 1 (on) in the Value data box, and then click OK.
Note Type 0 (off) in the Value data box to disable the registry entry. Setting the value data to 0 turns off default printer redirection.
– BTW while you are in the registry at that Subkey you might consider another addition. Another KB discussed issues regarding some printers that use a DOT4 printer port instead of a COM, USB, or LPT1 port. This key forces all ports to be filtered for redirection. I see no downside to doing this proactively even before a DOT4 printer is introduced – KB302361
add a DWORD value named FilterQueueType to "HKxx\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR and set its value data to FFFFFFFF".


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To the highly-honorable man and worthy Lord Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Licentiat of Theology,in the LOrd his very dear brother.
Grace and peace in the LOrd! I am sending to you, my dear Amsdorf, that which we have dealt with in our meetings and request, at the same time, that you share this also with others, mainly the Pastors of the larger cities according to what opportunity you might have and write here (to us) when you can your and their judgment.
That book of Bibliander or the letters is published contrary to the will of those who were here and they are disgruntled about it. The churches of the Swiss are not yet in this matter of the Concord although they have good hope and say the communities and people are tired of this split and satieated with it and wish that harmony will be established.God bless you according to His goodness,Amen. I have written this being tired after a sermon; more later. Be it welll with you in the LOrd. On the second Pentecost day (5 June) 1536.
NOTE: Editors say the book by Bibliander is a collection of the letters of Zwingli and Oecolampads in 1536 with a foreword by Bucer.
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7th January 2013
Message from the FIE
As numerous events will be organized in Nanjing in 2013 and 2014, the FIE Executive Committee has accepted to change the location of the Women's Epee Grand Prix competition, initially planned in Nanjing. This tournament will now take place in the city of Xuzhou, in the same province as Nanjing. The dates remain the same. Flights from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, among others cities, land at the Xuzhou airport.


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First of all, the cover. It is, in essence, a satire of every wingnut email I've seen about Obama out there. The new President in the Oval Orifice, dressed like his hero, whose picture rests above the flag-burning fireplace, alongside his AK-wielding terrorist wife. Oh, and they're even doing that "terrorist fist jab" thing that I'm trying to teach my kids to do. Considering The New Yorker is known for punchy, satirical covers and a generally left-leaning politics, this should be enough for everyone except the moonbats, right?
Here's quotes from Obamaland:
(unnamed) "This is as offensive a caricature as any magazine could publish, and I suspect that other Obama supporters like me are also thinking about not subscribing to or buying a magazine that trafficks in such trash."
Bill Burton, Obama spokesman: "The New Yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature Senator Obama's right-wing critics have tried to create. But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive. And we agree."Yah, whatever. Are we a little sensitive about the satire, Barry? Does it hit too close to the mark? Is it the association to Islam (father), radicalism (J Wright), and terrorism (Ayres)that gets you all sex nuts and retard strong? Or perhaps you've forgotten how to laugh off the crazies, as the New Yorker has done, rather than make people wonder why you've got sand in your vagina.
(For clarification, Obama is not a terrorist, or Osama's bitch, or an America hater. The truth is scary enough, but the subject of other posts to come.)
Then there's the other Democrat Candidate, DIRC-in-Chief John McCain:
"We completely agree with the Obama campaign, it's tasteless and offensive."Great. You're offended. You're running for President and you're defending your opponent. You're also proving to all of us you're as hypersensitive as your opponent.
So here's what you should have done. When asked for comment, your staffers should have said, "Oh yeah. Saw that. Ask John, we're busy." Then, when McCain is asked by a hapless reporter, he should have said, "Oh yeah. Saw that. It was funny. Obama was all offended? Oh. Well, then he can deal with it. Why? Because it occurs to me that a satirical cover of my opponent on a magazine isn't much of a fucking story, especially when there's a whole lot more important things to talk about." Then he could go with whatever talking points, totally unrelated to the non-story, that he wants to push for the day.
In the end, is it worth anyone's time to get their panties in a twist over this? Probably not. That still won't stop them from annoying be by whining. I'll be honest, at this point I miss having Hillary in the race. We could use a real man running right now.


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Looking for a picture book or informational text to bring into a Presidents' Day lesson? This list includes a handful of books perfect for a Presidents' Day activity. You can introduce these selections to your whole class as read aloud books or send home the list with families for their next trip to the library. Many of the titles on this list are available in both print and digital version for reading on a Kindle.
7 Presidents' Day Books for Kids
- Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama is a beautifully illustrated picture book written as a letter to the president's daughters.
- DK Eyewitness Books: First Ladies contains profiles of the first ladies of the United States.
- Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #1: The Mount Rushmore Calamity is from the popular series and Flat Stanley travels to Mount Rushmore is this selection.
- Who Was Theodore Roosevelt? is an installment from the biography series Who was.. and features the 26th president of the United States.
- When Jackie Saved Grand Central: The True Story of Jacqueline Kennedy's Fight for an American Icon is available for pre-order now and tells the story of the first lady's role in saving a national landmark.
- Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America's Presidents includes stories that show what the childhood was like for different United States presidents.
- Presidents' Day is a fun picture book and Amazon bestseller that is a great introduction to Presidents' Day for kids.
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Technical clarifications regarding registration, accreditation, time table etc. at EMACS 2017
After all registrations have been settled, and time table and practical info are published, we have experienced some questions which coming from several people. We will here try to answer the most common questions:
Accreditation and registration:
Q: I cannot make it in time to register for my first event. Is it OK to let a team mate do it for me?
A: Yes, the most important thing is, that final confirmation is done in time (the day before – or before 9 am, if it starts after 12 noon the same day). If you do it on behalf of another person, you need to fill a form in accreditation center. More info on open hours etc. - click here.
Competition progression:
Q: How is the rules in the running events?
A: Please see this table - click here. Also note, if there is too few people to do the heats, there will be direct finals at the time where finals are announced.
Q: In some of the technical events and multi events, there are more than 20 participants. Will there be qualification groups?
A: No, all technical events will be done in one group. The best 8 will get 3 extra attempts right away (not in decathlon, heptathlon and throwing pentathlon).
Q: How long time do an athlete have, in order to perform his attempt in technical events?
A: We follow the IAAF rule 180, which means max 60 sec. if there are 3 athletes or more in the competition.
Time Schedule:
Q: There is some changes in the time table compared to the daily schedule in men's pole vault (M 80 +) and men's shot put (M 70 +)?
A: We had no intention to change any days between daily schedule and time table. Unfortunately, there was some typing errors in one of the graphics used at the web page concerning the daily schedule, so for the above stated disciplines, we have people who have competitions on other days than they expected.
We are VERY SORRY for this inconvenience, but cannot change it back. We hope that all can make it on the right day. If not, they can contact the organizers (email@example.com) to get a refund.
Q: What if there will come delays during a decathlon, heptathlon or throwing pentathlon?
A: We have a group leader in all groups, who are responsible for adjusting the time table during the day. All have to report in call room in the morning before first event. After this, they only need to follow their group leader.
See the final time table - click here.
Aarhus July 6th 2017


text: Anybody know how many hours the labor book calls for to R&R the AC expansion valve on a 1987 Coupe GT? What about how long it would REALLY take a competent mechanic with access to proper info and materials? My mechanic is saying he had to pull off the white air box under the hood and then drop the evaporator from there to gain access and that is was a LONG huge PITA to do. Frankly, I don't trust him at this point. After he finally finishes fixing my AC, my car will NEVER see his shop again. But at this point I just want to make sure I don't get ripped off on the labor for the expansion valve R&R. Dave 1987.5 Audi Coupe GT "Special Build" 2.3 - Anthracite Black 1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T - For Sale CHEAP 1985 Chevy Impala SS 2002 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T Tiptronic 1993 RX-7 R1


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On Friday I got a phone call from my cousin Michael. We don't talk super often but we do occasionally have a phone conversation to catch up. When I saw the caller ID on my phone I was expecting another one of those nice catch up phone calls. It ended up being much better than that though.
You see, Michael is in the Army and he called to tell me that he was moving. He had been in Georgia but they decided to send him to Colorado. He told me they gave him seven days to make the journey and asked if we would mind if he stopped by. Of course not!
He let me know that he would most likely be by some time on Saturday. Saturday morning rolled around and I talked to him to find out his location. He was in Louisiana. Great, see ya later.
Later . . . much later . . . no Michael. I wasn't the only one having trouble getting in touch with him. I was in contact with his sister and his Dad and no one was able to get through to him. Thankfully everything was fine. He just a lousy cell provider *Cough*AT&T*Cough* and didn't have service. So he couldn't call us and let us know that he had gotten a tad bit turned around and was going to make it here until Sunday.
Sunday morning J stayed home from church because he wasn't feeling well. I sent Mike a text message to let him know that the Kiddo and I would be at church but J was here to let him in and keep him company.
After church we found out that he pulled in very shortly after we left. I told the Kiddo that we were going to see Michael at our house. The whole way home he talked about Michael. It was cute. When we pulled him Mike was outside, he had just finished a phone call. Well, I got out of the car and gave him a hug and then I got the Kiddo out of the car. He went directly to Michael and gave him a hug. It had been well over a year since the Kiddo had seen Mike. I would be surprised if he remembered him. Anyway, the Kiddo definitely made a friend they had a blast goofing off, playing with the bouncy ball and general guy wrestling stuff.
We had pizza for dinner and then Mike and I went for a nice looong walk (My feet are killing me!) and had a lot of fun just talking and hanging out. We were all sad to see him go (especially the Kiddo who wanted him to stay), but it was nice to have the chance to see each other again.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Michael's Visit
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- Travel & Dive Girl said...
Very cute! It's always nice to catch up with relatives (especially the ones you don't see very often).
- October 19, 2009 at 11:06 AM
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I got my annuals planted out front! They don't look like much now, but in a few weeks I'll have pretty flowers. That's my favorite part of gardening. The gray-white things are dusty miller. They wintered over. They were big so I chopped them way back. It doesn't seem to have bothered them much.
I always cut off the blooms when I plant annuals, so they put their strength into spreading out for a while before they bloom, giving me bigger, healthier plants with more blooms later. Petunias are quick anyway, and they are already blooming in this bed, which I planted about a week ago.
These old buckets don't carry water any more, but they were gorgeous last year as planted containers. Anthony rigged them up so the soaker hose from the rose bushes keeps them watered regularly.
The next one is an oak half-barrel with a plastic liner. It does so much better retaining moisture with the liner, and for annuals it only needs to be 6" deep, so it is not as heavy as it would be in case I decide to move it a bit. Once the flowers grow and bloom, you really don't even see the liner, just a tub full of blooms.
I didn't really do any high plants this year, because I'm pinching pennies, but I had to get a few flowers at least. I started some tall plants from seeds just to try them, but I don't know how much luck I'll have with them. The tiny sprouts you can see if you look carefully are from last year's snapdragons. I scattered the seeds at the end of summer.


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- I Paid A Bribe
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Current SP of Guna Post Office asked for bribe
- Post Office
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- Paid INR 15,000
Hi, my father is working in Post Office and about to retire in 3 momths. Yesterday (6 April) he got a call from one of his senior post officer from Guna asking for bribe if you want your retirement to be smooth. He said that the Guna Post Office SP has asked for Rs 20000 without any reason and said if you don't pay your retirement will be in danger and we will give you a chart sheet. Then my father got scared and then he immediately took half of his salary i.e Rs 15000 in an envelope to him today (7 April 2017). He is not telling me the name because he is scared that the complaint might ruin his career specially when he is about to retire.
Can someone please take any action against him or else tell me from where I do it. We are a honest people and can't afford this much money everytime they asked.
Modi government can you please make a change in our government system and make india corruption free.
Name: Current SP of Guna Post Office
Date: 7 April 2017
Ra 15000 of Bribe taken in an envelope. Requestes for Rs 20000. If would have not given them might have created problem in retirement of my father.
Please keep this information confidential for couple of months so that my father can get retirement on time. Thanks.


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In the context of Personal Injury, Class Action litigation and "mass" tort litigation involve situations where a number of people may have been injured or somehow damaged by the actions of a single or small group of defendants.
Herbert & McClelland LLP in Houston handles a variety of Class Action claims. It's important to know that not every defective product, defective drug or drug injury is considered a Class Action claim. The cases and lawsuits that may already be Class Actions are always evolving and what is a defective device, defective drug, or serious injury case may evolve into a class action later on.
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Thus With A Kiss, I Die
In fair Verona of Italy, where fictional lovers Romeo and Juliet lay their scene, over a thousand letters are addressed to Juliet each year on Valentine's day.
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Australian Roses
Buying a dozen roses on Valentine's Day in New York City is a rather costly affair, setting you back approximately US$80 a pop. But even then, the famous NYC is only number three when it comes to the most expensive cities in the world to buy roses, with Australia topping the list at about US$100 for every dozen.
Most Expensive
Yet, US$100 for a dozen roses measures meagerly against the world's largest roses – for those who love grand gestures. The exotic flowers, which are cultivated in the lush mountains of Ecuador at 2,800 meters above sea level, can reach heights of almost 5-feet tall, and cost around US$9000 for a bouquet of 1000.
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Grand Gestures
Too cool to celebrate Valentine's Day? Not for a lot of people, it seems – according to a survey by the National Retail Federation, the popular gift-giving occasion expects to have American consumers spending at least US$136.57 on average, or about US$18.2 billion in total, where the top three planned purchases include candy, cards and a romantic evening out.
Haven't Got a Date? Don't despair, there is a holiday specially dedicated to singles titled 'Singles Awareness Day', or… 'SAD'. The lesser known holiday, which serves as an alternative to Valentine's Day, gathers single people who celebrate singlehood and independence.
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text: ok, ive already asked two questions about phoenix, but thats pretty much yhe only gamei play anymore. i feel like expressing my apinion cuz im so pissed at apollo. well my vote goes t phoenix. his music relly sets the mood, making u feel like uve discovered something,like ur battling, sad, happy, ect. but apollos doesnt. its clearer yes, but it doesnt set the mood and sfter about ten mins it all sounds the same. what do u think??


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Started with a very plain simple necklace in a colour I love.
Then.....the make-up bag for my daughter was completed.
Pleased with how it turned out. Lined with a wipe clean nylon fabric.
My version of the Mabel by Colette. Made it in black too. Love them!
My first Jalie - Dolman top - love it too. Awesome range of sizes. Many more to come!
A top started at least 10 years ago.........based on an old pattern from McCall's. Greatly enlarged....
An old Kwik Sew pattern #2306. Fabric turned out to be much stretchier than I thought. Could have gone down a size at least. Not really what I envisioned. lol But recently found a pattern at Value Village which seems my vision...
Tank based on my favorite knit top pattern....New Look 6735. I ruched the sides with elastic, then decided to do the same with the shoulder straps.
An old tank...I'm bigger now and.... shorter tops were in style...lol I still need to decrease the belly girth! But added Double 2.5 inch band to the bottom.


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When you love a person, and see that this person is silent, and maybe is with another person, you suffer.
When you suffer too much, it means that you truly love this person and don't want to contact the person.
For this reason, probably this person will never know it.


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And it's the first of four in a row called a tetrad.
Drudge headline:
Significant events have happened with Israel whenever one occurred in the past. There have been three significant ones: 1493, 1949, 1967.
If you haven't read "Four Blood Moons" by John Hagee, I suggest you buy a copy. Here's a quick excerpt from an USAToday article about the heavenly event:
"The April 15 eclipse marks the start of a lunar tetrad. That event occurs when there are four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial lunar eclipses in between, each of which is separated from the other by six full moons.
A book out last year, Four Blood Moons: Something is about to change, suggests the event could be a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.
In it, John Hagee writes that the red disks of the moon during the full eclipses are referred to in the book of Joel 2:31: "The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come."
The other three eclipses of this lunar tetrad are on Oct. 8 of this year and then April 8 and Sept. 28 of 2015..."
For some time now, I have had the feeling something is about to change....what exactly remains to be found out. I am fascinated that our God is so awesome He would provide signs and wonders (as written in scripture) to reveal His will.
While researching I found an article at Pray 4 Zion that explains the Tetrad and the events that are coming up.
"...Every time a blood moon pattern has appeared on Jewish feast days a big event affects the nation of
. The event affecting Israel begins just before the actual years of the blood moons. To understand what will happen in the 2014 - 2015 "blood moons" you must understand the pattern of blood moons in the past. Israel
It was confirmed by NASA that we have had "blood-red moons" on the first day of Passover and the first day of Sukkoth on back-to-back years seven times since 1 A.D. Three of these occurrences were connected to 1492 (the year the Jews were expelled from Spain by Queen Isabella) , 1948 (statehood for
and the War of Independence), and 1967 (the Six-Day War) — some of the most significant days in Jewish history. According to NASA - Four 'blood-red' TOTAL lunar eclipses WILL fall again on Passover and Sukkoth in 2014 and 2015… the same back-to-back occurrences at the time of 1492, 1948 and 1967..." Israel
I guess we will see soon. Here's the link. Comments welcomed.
Other resources:
Lunar Eclipse Tetrad Prophecy of Four Blood Moons


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Toasted sandwich maker has worked a treat for the fussy eater - the traditional dish of cheese and baked beans toasty given two thumbs up - leaving the other boys to enjoy T-bones finished with truffle butter.
Friday tomorrow and the weekend beckons. Sleepover, movie, bike ride and fondue night already booked - I hope there is some time for the weekend tasks of washing, cleaning, shopping and ironing . . .


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Sunday, November 27, 2011
R4 Alcantara vs Villarante
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- rjsolcruz said...
3.c3 has been played by several GMs. Recently, it appeared in Nguyen vs Kanep in Olympiad 2010 and Maga vs Shaoteng In Adian Ch 2007.
- December 4, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- rjsolcruz said...
The position after the third moves first appeared in Paulsen vs Mason in 1892. But it started with a different move order, with 1.c3 which is known in opening theory as the Saragossa Opening.
James Mason has authored the famous books The Principles of Chess and The Art of Defense.
1892. In Phl history, this is the year that Gat Andres Bonifacio establishes the Katipunan. So, while Paulsen and Mason are fighting for the win, our ancestors are fighting for our independence from the Spanish rule.
- December 4, 2011 at 8:48 PM
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Wanted has come up trumps following his initial dip into the yearling sale pool, selling up to $460,000 at the 2013 Gold Coast Magic Millions and averaging just shy of $150,000.
Importantly, Wanted's appeal was definitely 'global'. The colt from Regal Arena (bred and raised by Eliza Park before being sold at the MM National Weanling Sale last June for $255,000) was the highest priced lot by a freshman when knocked down to Hong Kong's George Moore for $460,000 … but only after a spirited battle with Gai Waterhouse.
Gai was hardly denied though and subsequently purchased two Wanteds: the colt from With Love for $320,000 and another colt (this one from Royal Singer) for $130,000.
Other leading stables were quick to step up too with Peter Moody, Mick Price, Paul Perry, leading Perth trainer, Trevor Andrews, recently re-located Kiwi trainer John Sargent and South Africa's Paul Lafferty.
"We were pretty excited about Wanted's prospects leading into the sale, but he really was the talk of the town from day one," Eliza Park's Mark Lindsay points out. "I think the underlying aspect is that they are such great types and that's probably substantiated by the fact each of the 11 Wanted yearlings offered were all sold.
"For a stallion that stands at $33,000 to achieve almost five times service fee in that forum is a huge plus and we're obviously looking forward to Melbourne and Easter."
|Wanted x Regal Arena colt which sold for $460,000


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The purpose of chapter 3 of the text e-Learning and the Science of Instruction by Clark and Mayer (2011), was to define the various elements that are attached to evidence-based practice in the instructional design of eLearning courses. How people learn and the important role environment plays in accommodating various learning levels are outlined; How evidence based instruction is important to consider when designing eLearning curriculum is addressed; The inclusion of instructional effectiveness and how instructional methods work to address the various ways people learn and proven methods being implement to improve learning equating to instructional effectiveness were also outlined in this chapter. The chapter highlights the best practices in eLearning course design through three approaches to research on instructional effectiveness: What works, when does it work, and how does it work? When determining which approach to instructional effectiveness is appropriate, it is important to keep in mind that the type of research method will vary to effectively predict a learning outcome.
In order to be successful in proper experimental comparing, the text explains that a good consumer of experimental research is very selective via the application of a criterion for research section. It is important to be sure that research selected qualifies with the creation of experimental control, random assignment, and appropriate measures. These criterion are important in reducing outcome variations and that equal treatment of all subjects in the experiment are carried out. Chapter three also offered a criterion for ruling out reasons for a result of no effect in experimental comparisons. Though ineffective treatment would be the most obvious reason for an instructional treatment not to effect learning, the authors suggest that good research selection includes a deduction of other reasons that a particular instructional method may have been proven to be ineffective.
Interpreting research statistics is relevant in a researcher's ability to understand the results of any study being applied to your instructional design. Statics will allow the instructional design to be proven to be effective when applied to the eLearning environment during teaching and learning. Specifically, this chapter highlights probability and effect size as common statistical measures that all consumers of research should be familiar. Probability less that .05 and effect size greater than .5 are common interpreters of research statistics. I understand them to mean: A) when the difference between groups are statically significant or real; and B) tells how strong the effect is when comparing one group to the other.
In reading chapter three, I learned that not any particular type of research method will necessarily be the right one. In fact, many research methods can be applied. What is important is that the research method matches the research being implemented.
Reading this chapter didn't change my views on educational technology and distant education. In fact, it broadened my knowledge on evidence based practices for instructional design. Evidence-based research solidifies the connection of theory and practice. It allows the researcher to avoid having to reinvent the wheel by following techniques that have been proven to be effective. Chapter three suggests using research as a guide to eLearning curriculum planning. In addition, I found the author's implementation of what we don't know about evidence based practice to enhance the quality of evidence-based practices presented in the chapter. The skill set offered by Clark and Mayer are relevant for today's eLearning instructional designers and curriculum planners through highlighting the connection between how people learn to what factors that drive the decision making during the instructional design process.
Relevance to our ISD project is present in particular since objectives and assessment are currently being aligned in order to add cognitive complexity and while achieving a new skill (digital portfolio creation). Depth alignment refers to the match between the cognitive complexity of the knowledge/skill prescribed by the standards and the cognitive complexity required by the assessment item/task (Webb, 1999). Assessment is an important part of the curriculum because it determines the need for the instructional design and post determination for continued curriculum implementation or discontinuation of the delivered materials.
With providing the tools for the development of relevant online curriculum, authors Clark and Mayer have provided me a significant wealth of informative tactics as a consumer of research to accurately identify relevant research for instructional design. I found the author's implementation of technology to enhance the quality of teaching and learning strategies presented in the text. In the future, as I embark on research and writing in completing my doctoral degree.
Clark, R.C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning (3rded.). San Francisco, CA: Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 9780470874301.
Webb, N. L. (1999). Alignment of Science and Mathematics Standards and Assessments in Four States. Washington, DC: Council of Chief State School Officers. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED458288.pdf


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ok this is a comeback that has bean built twice by the boss and know that im the new guy its all mine. this is what the car does it will shift through all the gears perfect at moderate or normal throttle. now what the problem is when in third gear or fourth gear if you hammer on the gas like your going to pass somebody it neutrals out i have pulled it once went through it and found a few seals in the wrong location but i have only done a few of these im kinda thinking its man made problem here i have pulled codes and nothing there didn't check line pressure yet will do that in the morning i did air check everything when i put it back together and im thinking its in the valve body all i did is cleaned it and checked it for sticking valves all seamed good. im just looking for a few ideas thanks in advance.
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This morning we sent off to great adventures my three oldest children. Leslie and Camille are off to Heber girl's camp. This is the 6:45 a.m. footage.
Have a great time! They will not be missing us.
Then, later it was time for the long awaited Jamboree departure. Jake has been saving to do this for 3 summers now. All of the boys were super excited.
Much clowning.
Jake's Patrol. Our troop mascot (if you will) is the purple streamliner racing car. All the patrols are named after auto parts. This is the wiper patrol. :)
Here is the group. 36 boys, 4 leaders, watch out world!
They're on their way!


text: Reaching 40.So I finally made it to 40. Not too excited about the number but I am very excited about how Im celebrating it. I set a goal just two months ago to reach my perfect weight and reached it. Now Im on vacation celebrating and I think gained it all back. Whatever the case I'm glad to be hanging for over a week with family and doing alot of things Ive been wanting to do for a long time. Camping, swimming in lake Michigan, fireworks, visiting missed relatives and of course catching up on my blogging. To top it off the trip down to Phoenix to fly out was one of the most adventurous days Ive had ever. Long story but maybe sometime I'll share more. Anyway. Its been a strange different kind of year and there's alot to write about. In case you are following along stay tuned for some more stories and insight from the new 40 year old blogger.


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Mind your language - Deuteronomy 5:11
This is a sermon by Melvin Tinker from the evening service on 27th May 2001.
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An audio recording of this sermon is available.
Do you remember how at school many a cruel taunt was dismissed with the retort Sticks and Stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me? Of course the bluff is as transparent as the rhyme is weak because name calling does have a tendency to cause damage, at least in the short term. And children especially do have this innate ability to bring about maximum discomfort by taking someones name and twisting it so that it sounds silly and demeaning, and with a name like mine that is no great achievement.
Names are important to us. The fact is we go to great lengths to protect our names dont we? - that is why we have laws of libel and slander. You see, our names are not mere labels which we can treat like disposable commodities, they are precious because they actually stand for something. Just to mention a name conjures up all sorts of images and associations. Let me mention two by way of example. Take the name Adolf, what set of images does that name bring to mind? Torchlight mass rallies with cries of Zeig Heil, dark oppression, human skeletons piled in concentration camps. But take another name, Teresa, prefixed by the term Mother. There we think of self-sacrifice, care, compassion. The name is associated with the character. As a result some personal names have been transformed into representative terms -like being a Judas or a Quisling both of which denote betrayal. In other words, names can be used or misused and both have powerful effects.
And so in many ways we should not be that surprised that God is very protective about his name-hence the third commandment -Dt 5:11 You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. You see, God is not a something, he is a someone-and who that someone is, his character and his purposes, indeed his nature, has been revealed to us in a name-the LORD.
We saw a few weeks ago that it was by this name that God had made himself known to Moses in the episode of the burning bush. As the LORD, Yahweh, or Jehovah- I AM, he is the self-existent one, the one who does not change. And of course with that comes the idea that God is absolutely dependable and trustworthy; when he makes up his mind to do a thing he will do it. He has the wisdom to design a perfect loving purpose for his people and the power to achieve it. The very name LORD is infused with power-not in any quasi-magical way, but because of the character of the one who stands behind that name. Just think for a moment of the most common name Mum. The children are in the bedroom playing and all of a sudden there is screaming and crying. What happens? One of them will come running out shouting, Mum, he just keeps hitting me! And Mum says You go and tell your brother that I said stop fighting or else. So the child runs back ,and whats the first thing you hear? Mum said...Now that child has miraculously gained power. How? By using Mums name. How much more so with Gods name. Behind that name is the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-powerful, all-loving God who has divine say so over everything-nature, life and even death itself. And so this is not a name to be trifled with or used lightly, or thoughtlessly.
Now with the coming of Jesus of course, God-in-the- flesh, we can see all the more clearly what Gods name means, because we see his character embodied and lived out in the rough and tumble of our world. The name Jesus means- The Lord Saves. According to the apostle Paul, it is at the name of Jesus that every knee shall bow in heaven, on earth and under the earth and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord. (Phil 2:10-11). So all the goodness, faithfulness, purity and saving power of God is now captured for Christians in that one name-Jesus. And that is why his name is not to be used in some cavalier and unthinking way - it is a precious name.
So what does the third commandment mean when it says: You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.? Well, it largely depends upon what we make of the word misuse or as the older Bible translations have it take in vain. It comes from a root meaning to be waste and carries the idea of something that is empty of meaning and wasteful.
In most peoples mind the commandment Do not take the Lord your Gods name in vain is understood in terms of blasphemy, swearing. And that is certainly true. And just to give you some idea of how far we as a society have moved in this direction, the ninth edition of the Oxford Concise English Dictionary published in 1995 has a significant entry at the word Jesus: An exclamation of surprise, dismay, etc, and then in a square in brackets this explanation is added : Name of the founder of the Christian faith d.c. AD 30. In other words, Jesus is to be understood first and foremost as a common expletive - a swear word - and only secondarily as the founder of Christianity! And not only is such abusive language an expression of our rebellion against our Maker, it reinforces that rebellion because by using his name in such a contemptuous way, God is associated in our minds only with those things which surprise, frustrate or annoy us, and not with those things which are good, wholesome and true which should draw us to him in humble adoration. And God is rightly angered by this , He will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. Such disregard of God, which involves the reinforcing of negative associations with him, condemn us all the more, for while we remain in that state we shall never turn to him for forgiveness, for why should we turn to that which is a figure of abuse? Do you see how common swearing can jeopardize our salvation?
However, this commandment is far more extensive than that in its application. There are more subtle ways by which careless talk of God shows itself.
1 First of all it can show itself in careless worship. There is the story of a group of American tourists who were being shown round the Houses of Parliament. As they were being taken along one of the corridors, Lord Hailsham, who was then the Lord Chancellor, appeared on his way to some civic occasion; he was dressed in his Chancellors robes and regalia with heavy gold chains and the rest, and he made a very impressive figure. As he approached, he saw beyond the party of tourists, the then Leader of the Opposition, Neil Kinnock. Wanting to speak to him he raised his hand and called out Neil! Whereupon all the tourists dropped to one knee.
Now the reason we smile at a story like that is because it is somehow odd and incongruous in our modern democratic society to imagine anyone kneeling like that to someone of higher rank. We live in a society light on the notion of respect. Parliamentary candidates can be openly abused with impunity - egg throwing and all. Police officers will tell you that attitudes towards police today are very different from the respectful feelings they used to command. Many schoolteachers will now tell you that one of the most vital skills to be had is not simply the ability to teach, but to manage classroom behaviour. No one seems to be worthy of respect - least of all God.
And perhaps we need to pause and ask to what extent such attitudes have crept into our acts of public worship. Just how careless are we? We sing of his character extolling his worth in the words of some magnificent hymns, but our minds may well be a thousand miles away from our hymn book. We sing deep and serious songs which speak of pledging our commitment, our all in the service of Christ our King, but if the truth be known we have no real intention of leaving the church building any differently from the way we came in. Thoughtless repetition of the name Jesus in some of our choruses can also fall foul of this commandment, using it as some sort of mantra to work us up into the right mood, without giving due weight to what that name really means. In some cases I am quite sure that one could substitute the name Krisha and achieve the same effect-as George Harrison did so cleverly all those years ago with his classic, My Sweet Lord. Christians can do it just as well. It has been said that Christians dont tell lies, they just sing hymns, and sadly there is just enough truth in that accusation to hit home on target.
You see, when we meet together like this, it is not an event for our amusement, it is an encounter for our edification. It was the Swedish film maker Ingmar Bergman who once remarked that when God dies in a culture the church chatters.That is, when belief in God is robbed of real content, while we may still use God-words, they are pretty well meaningless and trivial-chatter. It is ironic that we now live in a society where we have more means at our disposable to communicate with each other than ever before - mobile phones and internet - and yet we have so little that is worth talking about - we fill the ether with chatter. And we can so easily fill our worship services with mindless chatter too- verbal froth. That should never be for a Christian. As we read and hear Gods Word, as we sing hymns and songs which convey great and wonderful truths, as we pledge ourselves in heartfelt promises- Take my life and let it be - we should say what we mean and mean what we say. People should be able to say of us - These Christians are like their God, full of integrity, just look at their character-they really do believe and act on what they say. We are to honour the name of our Lord, treating it with the seriousness it deserves in our public worship.
But secondly we break this commandment by careless teaching. In Leviticus 19:12 this commandment is expanded by God: Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of the LORD your God. I am the LORD. What is that all about? Well, it refers not simply the act of perjury in a court of law but also applies to false prophecy in the church of Christ. One of the most serious activities which receives Gods condemnation outright is false prophecy: people claiming that God has said a thing when in fact he hasnt. They do not necessarily come out with blatant error, or are insincere - more often than not their message is upbeat, affirming, speaking of great things that God is going to do. The problem is Gods name is being used, Thus sayeth the Lord but without Gods backing. This happened at the time of Jeremiah for example, Je 14:14 Then the Lord said to me, " The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them... They are prophesying to you false visions.. delusions of their own mind. In fact they were prophesying a mighty revival, a reversal of Israels fortunes, crying Peace, Peace, when there was no peace. It is not a light thing to proclaim something in Gods name without clear divine sanction. And yet today folk are doing this with increased frequency and without impunity. Since 1990 I have heard of at least half a dozen alleged prophesies that God was going to bring about a revival in the UK. Nothing has happened. But what of the men, some of whom are national figures, who made such pronouncements? They are still continuing their ministry. I know a couple who were childless and having difficulty in conceiving, when some well meaning Christian approached them at a church service one day and said The Lord has told me you will conceive. It never happened. How do you think that made that couple feel? It is misusing the Lords name.
Those of us who have a public Bible teaching ministry have to work extra hard in weighing our words, treading the delicate path between being so cautious on the one hand that one dare not say anything for fear of getting it wrong, so it is a matter of the bland leading the bland, or on the other hand, being so dogmatic in everything, mixing personal preference with Bible teaching that preference become prejudice and Gods name is used in vain-backing something he has not said. And maybe that is why James in his letter says Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. (James 3:1). Could I ask: how careful are you in what you claim in Gods name? Is there a tendency to go beyond what the Bible says and so being extravagant in what we tell others of Gods work and promises? Is there the temptation to cut back on what God says for fear of ridicule and rejection, leaving out some of the more difficult bits about the exclusivity of Jesus, the certainty of judgment for example- heaven and hell -and so using the Lords name in vain, making it worthless? As the writer of Ecclesiastes says : God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. (5:2)
Finally we can easily trangress this commandment by careless living. It is in fact possible to break this commandment with even saying a word. When Jesus ascended to heaven and empowered by his Spirit, his followers got on with the work of living and proclaiming the Gospel, they soon became known as Christians. Interestingly enough it is not a name they gave themselves, but it was a name applied to them by outsiders. They saw how central Jesus Christ was to all that they said and did-so what better name with which to tag this new race than Christian. His followers bore his name then and they still do. But when a sufficient credibility gap opens up between our beliefs and our behaviour, our creeds and our deeds, we bring into disrepute the name of Christ. If I have a fish sign on my car and yet drive like a maniac, and cause other road users to curse me, I misuse the name of Christ. A Christian student friend of mine used to drive a mini and on the rear window he had a sticker which read You need Christ. Now he would admit that he was not the best person in the world for parking his car. Well, one day he parked his car outside the student union-covering a couple of parking spaces. When he returned he found a note tucked under this windscreen wiper which read: We may need Christ but you need parking lessons. He was embarrassed - but he learnt from that - the third commandment you see. All very down to earth and practical isnt it?
But you say, Does it really matter? After all, whats in a name? Well, it matters because your eternal destiny is at stake, thats why. You see, the name of the Lord Jesus is the name of salvation. This is the God who redeemed Israel, the great I AM. He is a saving God, and so to treat his name lightly, which in effect is to reject him personally, is to throw away the only hope you have of eternal life. That is why this commandment carries spiritual health warning : I will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses this name. The one sin Jesus spoke about as unforgivable was the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:31). The religious leaders of the day were attributing the work of Jesus to the devil and claiming that the character of Christ was, in fact devilish. Why is that unforgivable? Well, if you think the name of Jesus and all that that name stands for - his person and work- is either false or evil, mad or bad, then you will never come to him for salvation will you? And if he is the only way you can get back in touch with God, then you are effectively putting yourself outside the scope of Gods loving rescue. You are making yourself -unforgivable. And it may well be that you are here tonight and you would admit that your language is sometimes unsavory, that you are not too interested in the Bible and you want to live your own life thank you very much. Well, let me say that all of that pales into insignificance if you reject the one thing above all else in this life you need to accept - a name - Christ- the one who died to rescue people like you-and me- who is your rightful ruler and whom one day you will stand before. Now what will you say to him? What will you say? My name is Melvin Tinker or whatever it is-so what? Our names however notable will not impress God on bit. I am Melvin Tinker, BSc, MA.- that is bound to do it! Well, qualifications however grand, cant get rid of my moral failure. But the name which can is Christ I am a Christian- it is not my name which counts before God, it is his Sons name, a name so dear and powerful that it can cleanse the darkest conscience and soften the hardest heart. It can lift a person from the depths of hell to the heights of heaven. The question is: what are you going to do with that name?
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Because my appointment is right smack in the middle of the day, I am going to take a day off. It will give Nick and I a chance to think about what the doctor says. Doesn't hurt that we can also go to a long lunch and just hang (; Yay three day weekend!!
I just want to ask for your prayers again. That God's plan will be first and foremost in our minds and that the doctors are led to do what is right for us. Three miscarriages is not going to stop me from having a child. I have been chatting with a few ladies in a discussion group that have had recurrent miscarriage. Many of them have had five plus miscarriages and that may very well be something I have to experience. Either way, God is so very much in control of this path for us and we are ready and willing to do what it takes to have a child! It just means one. step. closer.
Thank you for your prayers and support. Have a blessed week!


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Any ideas on where I would start?
You should contact the court house where the judgement was filed. They can help you with the steps to have it vacated. I'm not really familiar with the process and I know it can vary from court to court.
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Any ideas on where I would start?
Multiple ways to go
MY state, will vacate upon payment if you file a motion. I live in Illinois. But most states don't do this
One approach is to contact the plaintifs attorney and ask them to file the motion to vacate. You will likely have to pay their court costs, but they often will agree. You have already paid it so they have no incentive not to work with you unless they are being difficult. They might bill you for their time too, just be upfront as ask them.


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Let me explain.
There are, essentially, two kinds of presidential elections: One in which the incumbent is a candidate, and one in which the incumbent is not a candidate.
The last election was an example of the latter. There have been only a handful of those in my lifetime, but, typically, the party that has been out of power wins, as it did in 2008.
The issues are different in an open race than they are in a re–election contest.
In an open race, the emphasis is all on the future for there is no record to discuss, other than, perhaps, a candidate's legislative or gubernatorial record, which may be seen as a microcosm of what he would do as president.
(It isn't infallible, though. Most presidents seem to learn that governing a single state is an entirely different matter from governing a diverse nation that spreads over several time zones.)
Sometimes the nominee of the party in power is held accountable for the incumbent's record in what amounts to a case of transference. John McCain, for example, was often blamed for George W. Bush's shortcomings.
In a re–election campaign, however, the emphasis is almost solely on the president and his record. Obama might have had some familiarity with that if he had ever been re–elected to anything more significant than the Illinois state senate.
Obama and his advisers act as if they can win in 2012 the way they won in 2008, but they can't. As the outsider, he could criticize Bush and score points. He can't do that in 2012 unless his policies are clearly making things better. We don't know yet if that will be the case.
What we do know is what his approval ratings have been. Lately, they have been inconclusive. They suggest a president who has a lot of work yet to do — and not a lot of time to do it — to persuade the voters that he deserves four more years.
That is why it really doesn't matter who is nominated to run against Obama. It could be a centrist or an extremist. As I observed last month, Gallup reports that Obama and a generic foe are deadlocked.
Obama and his campaign staff are deceiving themselves if they think they can make this campaign about their opponent, whoever he or she may be. This is going to be about Obama and his policies.
If people don't like Obama's policies, they will not vote to re–elect him. If they do like his policies, they will. It's really just that simple.
In the next 20 months, if you want to know how Obama is doing in regard to winning a second term, seek out the poll results on job approval. They've been measuring presidential job approval since FDR was president and they can tell you a great deal — so let's see what those figures can tell us about the men who have been president in the last 70 years:
- At this point in his first term, George W. Bush had just launched the invasion of Iraq. Polls by CBS, Gallup and Newsweek all showed his approval in the 50s range — and that approval soared above 60% as American forces overwhelmed the Iraqis.
It even climbed above 70% in some surveys — a rare occurrence once the shock of the 9/11 attacks wore off.
Bush's popularity remained above 50% long enough for him to win a second term, but those who disapproved of his performance outnumbered those who approved for most of that term, starting with the response to the Terri Schiavo matter.
- In mid–March of 1995, Bill Clinton's approval rating tended to be mired in the mid–40s, but it climbed above 50% after the Oklahoma City bombing and Clinton's speech at the memorial to the victims the following month.
The following year, Clinton was re–elected. It was the Democrats' second straight victory, but it was the fifth straight election in which the Democratic nominee failed to receive a majority of the popular vote.
- George H.W. Bush was the last sitting president who was denied a second term. Like Obama, he was elected in an open election, largely because he was the vice president under the remarkably popular Reagan, who was barred by law from seeking a third term in 1988.
In mid–March of 1991, the elder Bush was still riding the enormous wave of popularity he enjoyed during the Persian Gulf War, and many of his potential challengers were concluding that he could not be beaten the following year. But things began to erode quickly for Bush as a recession (decidedly mild by today's standards) took its toll, and his popularity was below 50% by the start of 1992. He went on to lose to Clinton that November.
- As Ronald Reagan entered the spring of 1983, his approval ratings were beginning to emerge from the 30s range as the country finally began to recover from the recession. He saw his approval ratings begin to exceed 50% for the first time in more than a year after terrorists bombed the Marine barracks in Lebanon that fall and Reagan pledged a continued U.S. military presence there.
By November 1984, Reagan's approval rating was way over 50%, and he won 49 of 50 states in his bid for re–election.
- In mid–March of 1979, Jimmy Carter had not yet given his so–called "malaise" speech, but his approval ratings had been experiencing a malaise, lingering in the 30s in the early part of 1979.
It would get worse — his approval ratings would drop into the Nixonesque 20s range in the weeks prior to that speech. He enjoyed a bounce from the rally–'round–the–flag effect following the embassy takeover in Iran that November, but his approval settled in the high 30s and low 40s for much of 1980.
He was defeated, of course, by Reagan.
- Gerald Ford is a unique case. He was appointed vice president in 1973 to replace Spiro Agnew, who had resigned. The next year, he succeeded President Nixon, who also resigned.
So, when Ford ran for a full term in 1976, he was an unelected incumbent.
The view from about 1½ years prior to that election has to be seen differently because Ford had only been president for about six months. Compared with the sullen, secretive Nixon, Ford was a breath of fresh air and enjoyed initial approval ratings in the 60s and 70s, but he pardoned Nixon a month later and never really got over the political fallout.
About 20 months before the '76 election, Ford had a job approval in the 30s. His approval rebounded slightly, but he never really got into the 50s range again.
- Richard Nixon's approval ratings were in a decline in the spring of 1971. He was around 50% approval in mid–March and remained within a point of two of that for the rest of the year, but his job approval began to rise in 1972, in part, presumably, because of the activities that came to be part of the Watergate scandal.
Nixon won by a landslide in November 1972.
- Like Ford, Lyndon Johnson took office under unusual circumstances. He was sworn in less than a year before the election, and Gallup consistently reported approval ratings in the 70s until after he had won a full term in 1964.
Because he had not served half or more of his predecessor's term, Johnson could have sought re–election in 1968, but, by mid–March of 1967, after reports that the military was conducting germ warfare experiments and polls that indicated growing opposition to the war, his approval was in the 40s. Johnson decided to drop out of the 1968 race a year later.
- Who knows what might have happened if John F. Kennedy had not been assassinated? He had encountered some opposition to his policies, as every president does, but, in mid–March of 1963, two–thirds of Americans expressed their approval of the job he had been doing.
He is the only president since Americans have been surveyed about presidential job performance who remained above 50% (well above, in fact) throughout his presidency. He was at his lowest level in the months before his assassination, but any president would have loved to have his approval rating (58%) less than a year before asking the voters for another term.
- Dwight Eisenhower was always popular during his presidency. There were some occasions when his popularity dropped below 60%, even a few when his popularity dropped below 50%, but those who said they approved always outnumbered those who said they didn't.
In March 1955, Ike's approval was in the upper 60s and lower 70s, which had been typical of the first two years of his presidency — and, as it turned out, was typical of most of his tenure. He had a serious heart attack in September of 1955 and spent several weeks in the hospital, but it didn't prevent him from seeking and winning a second term in 1956.
- Harry Truman had the unenviable task of succeeding Franklin D. Roosevelt when he died in 1945.
In mid–March 1947, Truman's approval rating was in the 60s following the proclamation of the Truman Doctrine to oppose the spread of communism. Truman's approval rating fluctuated, sometimes wildly, in the next year and a half, dipping into the 30s after he signed the Marshall Plan (which authorized billions in aid to more than a dozen countries) but rebounding enough for him to defeat Tom Dewey in the general election.
Truman, having been the incumbent when term limits were imposed on presidents, was eligible to run again in 1952, but he chose not to. Perhaps he was influenced by his March 1951 approval ratings, which were in the 20s.
- Like Kennedy and Eisenhower, more people always approved than disapproved of the job performance of Franklin D. Roosevelt — at least since pollsters began asking that question early in his second term. Gallup only reported an approval rating below 50% once (it was actually 48%, but disapproval was at 43%) — a week before the Nazis invaded Poland.
In both March 1939 and March 1943, the years prior to his campaigns for re–election in 1940 and 1944, distinct majorities approved of the job he was doing, and he was re–elected both times.


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- 12/11/2012 - Agenda published: Meeting of Tuesday, 20th November, 2012 6.00 pm, East Kent Hospitals Clinical Strategy Review Task & Finish Group
- 09/11/2012 - Minutes published: Meeting of Monday, 15th October, 2012 6.00 pm, East Kent Hospitals Clinical Strategy Review Task & Finish Group
- 08/11/2012 - Meeting held: Thursday, 8th November, 2012 7.00 pm, Cabinet
- 07/11/2012 - Meeting held: Wednesday, 7th November, 2012 7.00 pm, Standards Committee
- 06/11/2012 - Meeting held: Tuesday, 6th November, 2012 6.00 pm, Corporate Improvement & Budget Working Party
- 06/11/2012 - Agenda published: Meeting of Monday, 19th November, 2012 7.00 pm, Thanet Beaches Contamination Review Task & Finish Group
- 02/11/2012 - Minutes published: Meeting of Monday, 8th October, 2012 6.00 pm, Minnis Bay Day Centre Review Task & Finish Group
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: William O'Neil (Y&H 2009-10)
I totally credit Young & Hungry for helping me become a part of theatre in Wellington. I had a lot of friends who were already involved in theatre but it's been the connections I made in Young & Hungry's "professional" environment that have been the most vital – it was through the professionals I had the opportunity to work with during the Festival that I got my first operation and design work. My first job, operating for Katydid (BATS 2010), was lined up before the Festival had even ended.
Since Young & Hungry I've had regular work operating at BATS Theatre – it's like a second home to me now. I recently operated three shows in the Fringe Festival, two of which I also designed, and just this week finished operating two shows consecutively (which, retrospectively, may have been a little foolish).
In the past year I've been involved in ten shows (more than I could have ever dreamed) and it's all thanks to Young & Hungry. In my mind, there's no contest – it's the best way for a young person to become involved in theatre in Wellington.


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Google Goggles: Seeing The World As A Web Search
December 14, 2009
Augmented Reality (AR) is pure science-fiction, the idea of overlaying an informational world on top of the physical where you could create entirely artificial structures, central hubs of communal hardware hallucination offering everything from imaginary artworks to real world opening hours. And in a wonderful parallel with itself, this fictional story actually is leaking into reality with Google Goggles.
Goggles isn't the only AR application, but it's the most exciting simply because of the search engine. By design any AR system must have the ability to detect the world and locate itself within it, otherwise known as "a camera" and "GPS", other-otherwise known as a modern phone. An application able to connect these tools together with Google search, other^3-wise known as "access to an entire informational world we've already built" and your phone becomes a window: a viewport into all the information that exists for any location.
The best bit is, little things like always knowing where you are and being able to learn about anything you see are only the beginning. The internet was originally the ability to exchange text messages, and it's grown in ways that were absolutely impossible in any previous media. With modern mobiles meaning that AR-access would be standardized and mass-market - meaning every electronic tribe would put it to their own purposes. Invisible electronic graffiti tagging an entirely different world depending on how you want to look at it: whether you paint a pleasant Parkour route or tag security cameras is up to you.
Even that is amateur hour, because we were able to think of it ahead of time. AR isn't "another phone gadget" or "another type of map," although it involves both of those. It's an entire imagined world on top of our own, one you can edit and share with others. We're only limited by our imaginations and our graphics hardware, and the latter's no limit at all.
Luke McKinney


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Sisters Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and their younger brother Lamont, travel across the Atlantic by ocean liner (even though mice hate water!) because, as downstairs Cranstons, their fates are intertwined with that of their family's. Their human family, that is. As the human Cranstons have decided to try England in order to Give Olive Her Chance (alas, only three eligible titled men on board!), this voyage also turns out to be the sisters' chance to find their futures as well. (Indeed, dynasties have been decided on such voyages.)
While Helena is not as cold or haughty as Lady Mary, she, too, is the eldest of three sisters and therefore, quite bossy and a worrier. However, instead of entails and prospects, Helena's concerns are cats, water, and how she will keep her family together.
Louise prefers the company of her human-Olive's pretty younger sister Camilla Cranston-over her actual family, simple-minded Beatrice is smitten by Nigel the steward, and young Lamont idolizes Nigel right down to 'is Lundunner accent to the point of joining with the crew. Even though mice hate water, as you know.
Throw in a collection of significant looks (usually of disapproval, but Beatrice's judicious appearance takes the cake at the Royal Reception), an imperative old Duchess who might as well be Maggie Smith in mouse form, and the choice between working class Nigel of the handsome whiskers and Lord Peter, Mouse Equerry of the aristocratic ears, and you start to see the similarities. Plus, Peck employs the best-laid puns of mice and cats in Helena's pitch-perfect narrative…so put that in your pipe and smoke it, Downton! As for the actual story, like Downton, Secrets at Sea is not about plot so much as it's about wit and charm and deliciously superfluous details that make for transporting drama.


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Will Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" Campaign Work?My latest article is a featured post on Newsreal. Take a look...
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I absolutely LOVE this article you posted on "Let's Move"!
You are right that everyone wants things done so quickly. I am 43 yrs old and my mom cooked us meals and taught me to cook. There are so many women my age who have no idea how to cook.
I think some don't learn because if they did they wouldn't have an excuse not to cook, and it would indeed mean more time in the kitchen.
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text: When did reading books get scrapped off from the list of things people do in their free time? Does having free time just mean you watch movies, go to the zoo, go to the beach? asii! I did not even bother asking him about the last book he read, coz I am sure I would have been told "ai me i dont read". Yeah, uses up too much brain juice hehehee.