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By Mark Kaye on August 12, 2017
Years ago…
Before I got into the business of selling "nothing," I was a waiter in a restaurant in New York City.
It was your typical New York City restaurant. Small, busy, cramped, exciting…
And, as a waiter, almost impossible to move around. Seriously, I spent more time trying to get from my tables to the bar and back to my tables, then I did taking orders and delivering food.
It was cray!
But then I learned a secret. I learned how-to get through the crowds in record time. I learned a trick that allowed me to part the busy restaurant like I would part my hair…if I had any.
I learned this trick from an old Jamaican guy named "Jojo."
Jojo ran the coffee bar at the restaurant. When somebody ordered a Cappuccino or espresso, or any other fancy coffee drink, it was his job to make it.
And Jojo's coffee station was right next to the bar. On a Saturday night, he may as well have been working in the middle of the mosh pit at a Marilyn Manson concert. It was jammed. But Jojo had a secret phrase that always got him where he needed to go…
"Hey Mon! Check dis out!"
I know, doesn't seem all that special and exciting. But imagine the scene. You have hundreds of people crammed into a small space. Some of them are trying to get to the bar. Others are just trying to get to the bathroom. What are all those people saying to each other?
"Excuse me!"
There were so many people saying "excuse me" it became background noise. You just started to ignore it. Think about it, if everyone is saying the same thing it loses power. You could say "excuse me" all day long in that restaurant…wasn't nobody gonna move out of your way.
Jojo knew this. So he didn't say "excuse me." He said…
That was different, that got people's attention. When somebody says, "Hey Mon! Check dis out!" you turn and take notice. You want to see what they are talking about. You want to "check out" whatever cool thing they want to show you.
Turns out the cool thing was just an old Jamaican guy with a tray full of Cappuccinos.
But it worked.
Jojo always got where he was going because he knew how-to get people's attention.
In a world where everyone is selling something, I'm selling 'nothing.' And, I'm getting quite a bit of attention.
Because when everyone else is yelling, "Excuse me!" I'm saying, "Hey Mon! Check dis out!"
What are you doing to cut through the crowd?


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Nascar at the Kentucky Speedway and the traffic nightmare
Nascar. I'm not the biggest fan in the world of the sport but I understand it's immense popularity. If you lined up five dudes and one of them was Kyle Busch, I would have a one in five chance of guessing correctly. It's not my bag...I'm not Riki Rachtman. Cheap plug here.
However, I do understand the logistics of a large amount of people descending on a rural part of Kentucky (Sparta) and the traffic snarl that comes with it. Apparently the folks at the Kentucky Speedway, who were hosting their first ever Nascar event, didn't take into account all the cars and the parking that would be required for the fans to watch other cars race. It was a nightmare. Did you go and/or what was your impression of the fiasco? Obviously, improvements and some more planning (and parking spots) are going to be priority #1 for next year.
News report from WLKY out of Louisville can be found here. Stingy newsfolk wouldn't let me embed their video.

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DALLAS -- The difference between a dessert and a desert might be a single 'S', but fixing the food deserts across Texas is no piece of cake.
"It's a big difference between where I live at and here," said Oak Cliff Save-a-Lot employee and Grand Prairie resident Dahlia Ramos. "Right in my neighborhood we have five different grocery's within five blocks."
For someone in the Highland Hills part of Oak Cliff, getting groceries used to mean going way out of their way.
"It was terrible," said Oak Cliff resident Alga Smith. "I had to leave my house early in the morning, 30-40 minutes early in order to go to the store and pick up something, then run in late."
Smith and many others were living in food deserts. What is that? The US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has different levels of food desert. It can be an area with no grocery stores within a half mile or urban area or 10 miles of rural area all the way no grocery stores within a full mile of urban area or 20 miles of rural area.
In October, thanks to money from the City of Dallas, the Highland Hills area jumped off that list when a Save-a-Lot opened on Simpson Stuart Road in that neighborhood.
"I eat more vegetables now than I did when I was a kid!" Smith laughed.
The point of the story is that investing in these food desert communities really does work!
The Texas State Legislature just might take steps to help the 40 food desert communities in Dallas and beyond.
Two bills - Senate Bill 723 and House Bill 3324 - would help create these stores through grants and private funds.
"I've seen people struggle on the bus with four and five bags and stuff getting wasted on the bus because they didn't have a way to get to a store that was near them," Smith said.
Another bill, House Bill 3299, would give tax credits for companies willing to open in these areas.
People think about, "Why am I going to put money in here if it's not going to come back?" Ramos said. "Really, this store, there's days that we have all four registers open."
The people of southern Dallas and beyond have been starving in their food deserts for long enough. It's time to find an oasis.


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I just love the imaginative story of Cassie Lightfoot in Tar Beach. Flying over her special place gave the first graders a prompt to think about their favorite place or memory. We talked about the author and illustrator, Faith Ringgold, and how she is credited with creating the art form of story quilts. These are (usually) large quilts that have painting and writing on them. The students used their imagination and memory to depict themselves flying over a special place. They added patterned paper to create a border that represented the quilt blocks. Lastly, most added words to their story quilt to describe their artwork. I loved getting to know them more by their stories! Amazing job, lovely students.
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Claudio Borio of the BIS has conducted another Q&A interview covering his thoughts on the limits of the monetary policies being used right now by central banks. Below are a few selected excerpts and here is a link to the full interview published on the BIS web site.
Mr Borio, the world is facing many problems. What is the root cause?
"We do not know for sure. The big questions in economics have not quite been solved. But let me start by saying that the rhetoric about the global economy is worse than the reality. In terms of global growth, we are not that far away from historical averages, especially if we adjust for demographics. Moreover, unemployment has been declining, and in several cases is close to historical norms or measures of full employment."
So everything is fine?
"It is the medium term that is our concern - what we have called the "risky trilogy". The long-term decline in productivity growth has accelerated since the crisis, so that the prospects for long-term growth are not bright. Debt levels, both private and public, are historically high and have been increasing since the crisis. And, most critically, the room for policy manoeuvre, both monetary and fiscal, is limited."
But can central banks help out?
"Monetary policy has been stretched to its limits. In inflation-adjusted terms, interest rates have never been negative for so long and they are lower now than in the midst of the financial crisis, which is odd since the situation has improved. If you came from Mars and they told you that policymakers were struggling to reach price stability, you might be surprised, as inflation is not far from measures of stable prices. But since many central banks have inflation targets set at 2%, there is a lot at stake."
Why do we have low inflation?
"We do not fully understand this. But I think we have underestimated the long-lasting impact of the globalisation of the real economy, notably the entry of China and former communist states into the world trading system. There has been persistent downward pressure on wages and prices, as competition has greatly increased, helped also by technological change. The pricing power of producers and, in particular, the bargaining power of workers have declined, making the wage-price spirals of the past less likely."
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The global debt is around $90 trillion, and it is rising. How should one reduce it?
"How to manage the debt burden is the hardest question. The best way, of course, is to grow out of it, which is why structural reforms are so important. Other forms are more painful."
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Do you fear political populism?
I fear a return to trade and financial protectionism. We are seeing some worrying signs. The open global economy order has been remarkably resilient to the financial crisis; but it might not so easily survive another one. At that point, we could see a historic rupture. That is an endgame we should do all we can to avoid.
There are academics and politicians advocating the abolition of cash. What do you think of that?
Negative nominal interest rates, especially if persistent, are already problematic. Quite apart from the problems they generate for the financial system, they can be perceived as a desperate measure, paradoxically undermining confidence. Getting rid of cash would take all this one big step further, as it would signal that there is no limit to how far into negative territory nominal interest rates could be pushed. That would risk undermining the very essence of our monetary economy. It would be playing with fire. Also, it would be quite a challenge for communication, even in simply economic terms. It would be like saying: "We want to abolish cash in order to tax you with lower negative rates in order to - tax you even more in the future."
Because the reason for doing this would be to raise inflation - which is perceived as an unjust tax on savings. This would require people to have faith in the "model" which policymakers use to steer the economy. Quite a challenge!
Please click here to read the full Interview with Claudio Borio
Added note: In other BIS news, Mexico central bank Chief Agustin Carstens will assume the role of General Manager of the BIS next year, taking over from Jaime Caruana. Again, we have no idea how new President Donald Trump will relate to either the IMF or the BIS.
My added comments: We have cited Claudio Borio many times here on the blog as he has issues a number of warnings in the past about systemic risks to the global financial system which we keep an eye on here. In this interview he repeats that current monetary policies are still a risk and he adds that the global economic order "might not so easily survive" another major financial crisis. He still says its possible we "could see a historic rupture" in the current system even though he also points out that right now things seem pretty stable and there has been some improvement recently.
These comments just further confirm that the thing we need to watch for here is another huge global financial crisis. This is the event most likely to lead to the kinds of major systemic changes we watch for here and that would certainly impact all of us in ways we could not ignore.
The problem we face is to remain vigilant when things appear to be normal and there is no indication of such a crisis on the immediate horizon. I could document dozens of major crisis predictions that have come and gone over the past several years with no major crisis like this unfolding. People who follow these issues will naturally tend to become more and more numb to such predictions as they see so many events pass by that we are told will trigger the crisis and yet it does not happen (I made short bullet point list of some examples below to show what I mean). Here, we avoid any kind of predictions and certainly do not try to pinpoint some specific date or event as being a trigger. We just admit that we cannot know the future. We think a better idea is to make some upfront plans to prepare for such a crisis and then stay alert to actual events to see what really happens. Staying alert may be as important as anything else that one can do since Jim Rickards predicts that the kind of crisis we are talking about could easily arise very quickly due to an event no one is anticipating.
Here are is a very partial list of crisis predictions that so far have not panned out:
- world will be engulfed in super inflation/hyperinflation due to central banks QE policies
- stock markets are a bubble that will burst due to central bank policies
- bond market is a bubble that will burst as too low interest rates (and even negative interest rates) normalize back to higher rates
- a major sovereign debt default will trigger a global crisis
- Failure of a major too big to fail entity (like Deutsche Bank for example) that triggers a chain reaction failure in trillions of derivatives contracts across the globe
- Failure of a major gold (or silver) clearinghouse (like the Comex for example) to deliver physical gold (or silver) due to lack of available gold (or silver) to meet the contract with the buyer
- too strong US dollar triggers global defaults from entities who have borrowed US dollars at low interest rates and cannot pay back when the dollar rises too much (there is an estimated 9 Trillion around the world at risk on this issue)
- various specific dates that some believe have cyclical significance or religious significance have come and gone without the associated predicted crisis. (Examples - Shemitah, Year of Jubilee, etc)
- crash in oil prices would lead to major defaults in the oil industry and trigger massive derivative defaults and/or loan defaults
- Brexit will trigger a crisis in global markets
- election of Donald Trump will trigger a crisis in global markets
The list can go on and on if you do some searching. The interesting thing here is that many of the items in this list are very valid concerns and still exist now even though no major crisis has yet unfolded.
The point to take from this is that we should be aware of the systemic risks that do exist and have some kind of plan in mind to deal with one if it were to ever happen. At the same time, we should very skeptical when anyone issues some kind of specific date or event crisis prediction. The above list makes it clear that no one can possibly predict the exact timing for a crisis event if we do get one.
Again, most of us buy insurance so that we will have it if we need it even though we don't know if we will need it or exactly when we might need it. This event should be viewed in the same way. Do whatever you can in your situation to have some kind of insurance in case you need it and then hope you never use it. Try to continue to stay alert and watch events.
Added news note (9 am 12-19-16): IMF's Lagarde found guilty - IMF meets to decide her future
Added news note (9 am 12-19-16): IMF's Lagarde found guilty - IMF meets to decide her future


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Originally from South Africa, Cameron is a director, producer & drag queen. He is the founder and Managing Artistic Director of Zee Zee Theatre and has directed most work for the company including My Funny Valentine, Nelly Boy, Tiny Replicas, Whale Riding Weather, Lowest Common Denominator, 5@50 and Elbow Room Cafe: The Musical (Phases 1 and 2). He has also worked with Arts Club, Bard on the Beach, Centaur Theatre, The Vancouver Playhouse, Studio 58, and the PuSh Festival where he produces Club PuSh. As a drag queen, his alter-ego Isolde N. Barron is the Queen of East Van and can be seen every Wednesday night at The Junction co-hosting The Barron Gurl Show. He is the recipient of the Ray Michal Award for Outstanding Body of Work by an Emerging Director, and is a Jessie Richardson Award nominee. He is a graduate of Studio 58.
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Dave Deveau is an award-winning writer and performer whose plays and operas have been performed across Canada and in Europe. Plays for Zee Zee include: My Funny Valentine, Nelly Boy, Tiny Replicas, Lowest Common Denominator and Elbow Room Cafe: The Musical. He has also worked with Green Thumb Theatre, Theatre la Seizieme, Theatre Direct, Tapestry New Opera Works and the PuSh Festival. He has won the Sydney Risk Prize, the Gordon Armstrong Playwrights' Rent Award, and has been nominated for two Jessies. He is currently working on new commissions for Zee Zee, Playwrights Theatre Centre, Green Thumb, Nashville Children's Theatre and the Belfry Theatre. His latest play Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls premieres with Toronto's Roseneath Theatre in March. As a drag queen, his alter-ego Peach Cobblah hosts Shame Spiral every Tuesday at 1181. He is a graduate of York University and UBC's MFA Playwriting program.
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The Independent [London] Thursday, September 2, 1999
YESTERDAY'S VIOLENCE in East Timor, literally on the doorstep of the United Nations mission, opens a diplomatic can of worms that the international community has been desperate to keep closed.
The growing pressure to dispatch some kind of armed peace-keeping force to the territory raises anxious questions. Who will provide such a force? What will its mandate be? And how will it be reconciled with the complex politics of East Asia?
With Nato countries already heavily committed in Kosovo, there will be great reluctance to commit more troops in a place so geographically and emotionally distant from European and American voters.
Since the handover of Hong Kong, the United States is the only Western power with any significant military presence in Asia and it is preoccupied with tension over Taiwan and North Korea.
The obvious candidate is Australia, the closest developed country to East Timor and Indonesia, and the one with the most to lose from any deterioration in the security situation there. Since June the First Brigade, the vanguard of Australia's rapid-reaction force, has been carrying out manoeuvres near Darwin, the country's northernmost city.
The Australian government has denied that the exercises have anything to do with the situation in East Timor, but the presence of such a force strongly suggests that preparations for the evacuation of Australian and other foreign nationals are well in hand.
Earlier this month Canberra was embarrassed by a report in an Australian newspaper that the government had made plans for a joint operation with the US to send 15,000 troops to East Timor in the event of uncontrolled violence there. Governments in Canberra have traditionally been wary of doing anything to offend the government of Indonesia, their huge, over- populated and unstable northern neighbour.
After Indonesia annexed East Timor in 1976, only Australia recognised it.
Yesterday's suggestion by Don McKinnon, New Zealand's Foreign Minister, that non-UN peace-keepers might have to be sent was quickly quashed by the Australian Foreign Ministry.
But the UN's record on East Timor is also poor. Until the fall last year of the Indonesian president, Suharto, the Security Council avoided the subject rather than embarrass its stalwart anti-Communist friend.
The UN-brokered deal which allowed Monday's referendum on independence clearly states that only the Indonesian police have any power to enforce security in East Timor.
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–The Board of Directors of the 16th District Agricultural Association has announced that the current CEO of the Mid State Fair, Vivian Robertson, has decided to retire after 38 years of service to the 16th DAA.
Roberson said that she is leaving very proud of her accomplishments. She was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2004, and during her tenure, the association has been fiscally solvent and successful each year.
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My scrapbook page today is about my daughter.
She is the mom of my adorable grandson and expecting
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These potcovers are also designed for this special occasion.
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I have sold a property at 6888 BARNARD DR in Richmond.
Terra Nova "Sweetwater" excellent value single house built by "Townline" Georgie Award winning developer. 9' ceiling on main floor. Bright & spacious kitchen & family room overlooking beautiful backyard.Big master ensuite & walk-in closet. Covered front porch & 2 car side-by-side garage at rear. Walk to Quilchena Golf Course, Spul'U'Kwuks Elementary School & Burnett Secondary. Well kept by owner since new.


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A few weeks ago, I went through my stash and purged...a lot. I have 5 flat-rate boxes stuffed with goodies.
I would love the extra space on my shelves where these are, so I am offering them for sale. There are lots of patterned papers, packages of thickers (there are some letters missing), embellishments, and a couple of mini albums in each box. Most of the patterned papers sheets are whole, but there are a few that have punched shapes missing or maybe 6x12.
Here are 3 pictures just to give you an idea of what is in them:
box one...has lots of American Crafts Nightfall and Dear Lizzy Christmas, along with some Echo Park Countryside and more
box two...My Little Yellow Bicycle Saturdays, Simple Stories 100 Days of Summer, Echo Park Splash, and Echo Park Playground and more
box three...American Crafts Holly Jolly, Bella Blvd Sunshine and Happiness (almost the whole collection...just missing one sheet of patterned paper), Echo Park Little Girl, and American Crafts Garden Cafe and more
I didn't get photos of box four and five, but the above pictures should give you a clue about what they look like. Box Four has Crate Paper Snow Day, Simple Stories Summer Fresh, Amy Tangerine, Echo Park This and That, and more. Box Five has Crate Paper Portrait, Echo Park Summer Days, October Afternoon Sasparilla, and more:)
I am selling them at $15 a piece plus the shipping (flat-rate boxes are $11.35), so the total would be $26.35. If you are international and want one, e-mail me HERE and we can figure out the shipping.
If you are interested, e-mail me HERE and let me know if you have a box preference:) I will send you a paypal invoice and once you're paid, I will send the box of goodies off to you!


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Princess Megan Colomon was a beautiful blue-eyed, golden-haired girl who also had a clever brain.Her father had paid for her to be educated by the best teachers in Colomansland, and she had enjoyed learning what they had to teach. When she reached the age of twenty-three Earl Rufus of the small but prosperous city-state of Callahan saw her at a diplomatic meeting advising her father and fell deeply in love with her. He asked King Coloman if he could have her hand in marriage and offered a very good inducement-for the next ten years he would halve the trade-tolls for merchants and traders of Colomansland that needed to travel through the passes of the Callahan mountains.
King Coloman turned him down flat as it was common knowledge that the women of Callahan were treated badly, often like slaves, by their husbands.
Earl Rufus threatened to cut the passes and cause serious economic trouble to Colomansland if he were turned down.
King Coloman begged his daughter to agree to marry the Earl, but she refused. "Why should I go to a place where I will be at best thought of as inferior, and at worse end up as little better then the Earl's personal sex slave?"
The King got his Royal Wizard to create a magical item, from a piece of beautiful amber, and so Megan's Amulet of
Persuasion was created, and the King told his daughter that it would make sure that her wishes were respected.
It did. Using it the Countess Callhan, as she was known, became very influential, getting the Earl to make new laws that,in theory at least, made life a lot better for women.
Angry nobles plotted to have her assassinated but she managed to persuade the assassin to leave her alone. However, the amulet was not meant to be used in this way.Already it had, after the first use, been draining her mind in relatively small ways. First she had forgotten about minor matters, then she had lost her powers of spellcasting, then of reading and writing.After this, she regressed to the mental level of a seven year old child.
A noble stole the amulet, not knowing it's magic power, and the Countess was sent to the Royal Playroom. She did not mind-she was happy to play with her toys as if she were a small girl. The noble found his suggestions were taken into account but, when he found that he too was having his brain slowly damaged in the same way, he guessed it was the amulet and only used it's power when he felt he really needed to.
Decades passed and a great Red Dragon threatened the city. Knowing it would damage his brain forever but wanting to save the city-state and his family, the noble used the amulet to persuade the Dragon to leave the city alone. But the cost was great-he was left with the mental capacity of a three year old child.The citizens were happy that he had saved their city, so he joined the Countess in the Playroom and was taken out with her for walks. The noble's son threw the amulet into a mountain stream but it did not sink was washed up on the bank, sooner or later to fall into the hands of somebody else…
Magical Properties:
The amulet is not cursed as such. It's function is to make sure that someone wearing this amulet will be able to persuade a person or being to do what he/she wants.The drawback is that it drains the wearers knowledge if used too often. Wizards will forget spells, fighters will forget combat skills, ect. Continued use will, in the end, lower the user's brainpower to that of a small child.
The harder it would be to persuade someone/something to do something, the more brain damage it will create. (If a bribe is also offered, the mental damage will be lowered as the affected subject would not be so against the idea.)
Eg If used on a bouncer to let a group of PC's into a crowded bar, with a bribe being used as well,and no witnesses, the mental damage would be slight (perhaps a point off a PC's knowledge stats if stats are used in the game.)
If however the bar manager is watching and the bouncer would lose his job for letting the PC's in, the spell would still work but the amulet wearer would suffer severe mental damage.
If used on something really powerful like a dragon or a lich, it will work most of the time if the request is reasonable, but the wearer would be reduced to the level of a three year old child.
Slight mental damage can heal itself after a couple of days but severe mental damage will be almost permanent-the affected person might make it to the mental level of a ten year old if he/she is lucky.


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Thursday, March 14, 2013
for the King
12 comments:
- kaylee@life chasers said...
So good, Jess.
And yes, I would like this book :)
- March 14, 2013 at 1:03 PM
- andthecrowdgoeswild said...
Love this post. I'm engaged to be married in July and with prayer we've decided to start a family (if it's His will) immediately. I've been looking for books, devotionals, and words of faith to prepare me for the journey and challenges of both being a wife and a mother. Thank you for your transparency and faith Jessica.
- March 14, 2013 at 2:35 PM
- bandofbrothers said...
so sweet. everything we do is for the king and that thought brings such joy to my heart i could burst!
love LOVE the pictures!
- March 14, 2013 at 6:24 PM
- Katherine~ said...
I love that devotional! Your mention of it makes me want to read it a third time! One of your other commenters will be blessed by it...
- March 14, 2013 at 10:08 PM
- Purposely at Home said...
You're posts are always so inspiring! i would love to have a copy of this book for the future. :) thank you for your example.
- March 15, 2013 at 5:42 AM
- Meghan Maureen said...
You are constantly expressing what is in my heart and I am so, so encouraged by your blog. Thank you for always being transparent about how you're feeling and what you're learning in the Lord. :)
- March 15, 2013 at 9:52 AM
- Kiley said...
:) sweet post. i have never even heard of that book :) sounds like a must read.
- March 15, 2013 at 10:08 PM
- Jody said...
I read your blog...and enjoy when you post.
If I got the book I promise to read it (it may just take a few months)......you know me. ;)
- March 16, 2013 at 8:42 PM
- beth said...
This is sooo sweet and generous, you wanting to give away a book that you love so much, (can I humbly say that I would love to have a copy?). Love your blog....
- March 17, 2013 at 12:03 PM
- Kirra said...
O me!
- March 17, 2013 at 12:36 PM
- Brooke said...
I love all your posts and have heard great things about this book and have always wanted to read it! Love and miss you sweet friend! Thank you for your encouragement through this blog!
- March 19, 2013 at 5:43 PM
- Angel said...
I enjoy reading your posts and appreciate your transparency; it is nice to know other moms who have similar struggles with sleep deprivation, making time for God and devotions along with the responsibilities that come with keeping a home and raising kids for God's kingdom :)
- March 20, 2013 at 1:25 AM


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Pierre-Antoine, > The ideal URI for boston would be city:/USA/Massachusets/Boston > It assumes that the "city:" scheme is commonly agreed on, > but any kind of public name has to do that agreement assumption. Why not just declare city as a namespaceprefix? You can have as many as you want (commonly agreed on or not) and scoped just as you want. We found a lot of motivation in http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/Webize.html [[[ Namespaces c and u are introduced for two reasons: for brevity, as repeating them in the code would have been too cumbersome; and for syntactic reasons as URIs tend to contain characters which would be ambiguous with other syntax is allowed in SQL column names. ]]] -- Jos De RooReceived on Monday, 30 October 2000 07:41:24 UTC
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The Kissy League
Kissy Sell Out vs. The Human League - Things That Dreams Are Made Of
This is my favourite ever Human League song and I wouldn't normally approve of anybody f-f-fucking around with it, but Essex electro geezer and Radio 1 new boy Kissy Sell Out has done a brilliant job of giving it a facelift. He hasn't pissed around with it too much and why would he? It's an absolute crackerjack to begin with. But he has added a nice twisted bassline and some crazed analogue synth flourishes resulting in a devastating dancefloor destroyer. Loving it... I've got no idea what the remix is part of. It turned up on my doormat this morning in a package from a new promotions company, along with a load of tasty remixes linked to the forthcoming 'Best of Output' triple CD that's coming out in November. I'll be writing about that very soon. There was an email address on the CDr, so if you like the track, why don't you tell him yourself - email@example.com.
Kissy Sell Out aka 22-year-old Central Saint Martin's graduate Tommy Bisdee has just released his first 12" on his own San City High label, and is currently working on his debut album. Like me, he's an electro nut. His recent eBay purchases include the classic Egyptian Lover 12" 'The Alezby Inn', along with the 'Love and Dancing' LP by The Human League - probably what inspired him to get busy with the remix. He's already remixed the likes of Calvin Harris, Sugababes, Groove Armada and Mark Ronson - not exactly a list that thrills me, but he's definitely on the up and I wouldn't really be sticking my neck out too far by saying he's one to watch. What's the betting he ends up working with Madge on her next album?
I'm off again for a week or so.
See ya!
Kissy Sell Out website
Kissy Sell Out My Space
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text: Sept 22, 2012: October-Like Chill Continues Posted on September 23, 2012August 18, 2013 by NYC Area Weather Share this:FacebookTwitterGoogleEmailForecast Highlights: – Chilly temps to return again; highs in 60s, lows in 40s – Interior areas to possibly drop below 40 degrees for lows – Brief warm up towards Wednesday with some rain – Another cool down for the late week ——————————————————- Sunday – Tuesday: Chilly Temperatures Return Another strong cool air mass will move into the region behind the cold front currently moving through the region. Highs on Sunday will only reach the upper 60s to low 70s across the area with mid 60s for interior areas. Overnight lows are a bit more tricky with a shortwave moving through on Sunday night into the first half of Monday with increased cloud cover especially from NYC and further north/west. Due to the increased cloud cover, I went slightly warmer than modeled for Sunday night lows, dropping into the low 40s inland, mid 40s to low 50s in the north/west suburbs of NYC, and the low to mid 50s in NYC. Eastern areas are expected to cool down more prior to the arrival of the shortwave, with temps likely dropping into the low 40s in the coolest areas in eastern Long Island and parts of southern CT, perhaps dropping slightly below 40 degrees in the cooler scenario. Monday night is expected to be the coldest night with mainly clear skies, with temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 30s inland and the low to mid 40s for most other places, with the exceptions including upper 40s in the closer suburbs of NYC and low to possibly mid 50s in NYC. The coolest daytime highs will be on Monday, peaking in the low to mid 60s inland and the mid to upper 60s across the rest of the area, with slightly warmer temperatures expected for Tuesday in the upper 60s to low 70s. Wednesday – Beyond: Briefly Warmer, Then Chilly The next cold front will move through the region late on Wednesday, with additional showers and possibly thunderstorms expected. A brief warm up is expected with highs reaching the low to mid 70s across the area. Behind the cold front, another trough will move into the region for Thursday into the weekend, with highs again returning into the 60s to low 70s and lows in the 40s outside of the immediate NYC area. By this time period, however, the pattern will be less amplified than it is now and slightly more progressive following the departure of the strong ridging east of Atlantic Canada. There is more uncertainty going into next weekend and beyond although the latest model guidance suggests the possibility for another rain event next weekend.


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09 October 2016 | Whale Tours South Africa
It was another stunning day out at sea, the sun was shining all day and only a light breeze from the west was blowing...
Written by Sandra Hoerbst, October 9 2016
Guide Summary and Photographs
It was another stunning day out at sea, the sun was shining all day and only a light breeze from the west was blowing. On our morning trip we were lucky and spotted two cow calf pairs close to Uilenkraalsmond. One of the little babies was quite special as it was brindle. Only about 4% are born like that, just after birth they are white and as they get older they change the skin colour into gray.
On the second trip we managed to see a cow-calf pair close to De Clyde, a reef system running from the mainland towards Dyer Island. And on the third trip we had a few mother with their baby's in the Pearly Beach area. On all trips we also made a pass by our Cape Fur seal colony at Geyser Rock and Dyer Island. On the morning trip we were lucky and got to see three pelicans crossing Shark Alley while we had a look at the Cape Fur seals. While around the shark cage diving boats, to see a shark we saw a few blue bottle jellyfish floating by. They are beautiful to see, but you better not touch them as they sting. We were also very blessed to see some of the endangered African penguins on their way back to Dyer Island.
After a great day out at sea with many sightings we are looking forward to another one tomorrow.
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So, we arrived home from England, but annoyingly, while we were there we all came down with the plague a really nasty, horribly persistent, cold-y, cough-y, sore-throaty, sniffly thing. We are only now just beginning to feel human, so I have yet to make a card since we've been back.
Oddly, I did manage to muster enough energy/brain-power to start re-organising my craft room. I am hoping to finish that this weekend and take some pics to post here.
Also, I am working on the details for the challenges I hope to be hosting here on my blog.
Please bear with me, and while you are waiting enjoy some pics from our trip. (The adorable little boy is my four-year-old son – I wasn't kidding about the very extended mat leave!)
Click on the pics and right before your very eyes, they shall enbiggen!


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Recently, Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee just signed up a law that will assure net neutrality preservation. Another US state decided to start supporting net neutrality.
Oregon has followed suit to pass a net neutrality bill by aggressive bipartisan margins.
The state's House Bill 4155 was filed in reaction to the FCC's net neutrality repeal and is just waiting for Gov. Kate Brown's signature.
Gov. Inslee said that when DC declines to act, Washington needs to do something. He signed the bipartisan resolution on Monday that prohibits ISPs from obstructing content or interrupting with online traffic.
The new law likewise demands ISPs to release information regarding their management operations, performance and commercial agreements. Any defiances will be prosecutable according to the state's Consumer Protection Act.
Despite the fact that many states presented comparable actions this year to preserve net neutrality, only Oregon and Washington have legislated a bill. However, Oregon's law would not put any new stipulations on internet providers. It would hinder state agencies from procuring internet service from any company that blocks or give precedence to certain contents or applications beginning 2019.
HB 4155 will rule out government agencies and offices that will get the service of broadband ISPs that do not bear with the protocols of net neutrality. However, this could be challenging because of the following reasons.
First, Oregon is a small market and there is a possibility that ISPs would not care. Second, the state government might be in an awkward situation without having an Internet service if the ISPs choose to become disrespectful to them.
Oregon's best chance could be collaborating with other states that advocate net neutrality. It should begin with its West Coast borders to achieve more authority.
The internet is not an only means of connecting people. It allows entrepreneurs in Oregon to procure and sell goods as well as services worldwide. Locals depend mainly on the internet not only for public-safety campaigns. The internet also provides them a link to the nearest town regarding any pertinent information, products, or services they require.
It is indeed that internet seems to influence every attribute of our lives but do we really know who is controlling it? We have to maintain net neutrality which is the internet's guiding principle. It protects our right to freely get in touch with others and access websites online.
Net neutrality means an internet that enables and safeguards free speech. We can preserve net neutrality without the violence, fear, or even diversification. Technology is the key and we can regain our freedom.


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Sangareddy (Tel), Mar 3 (PTI) The last rites of the Greyhounds commando, killed during an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh, were performed with full state honours at Bidar in Karnataka this afternoon.
Susheel Kumar (32) was killed in an exchange of fire after the personnel of Greyhounds, an anti-Naxal force of the Telangana Police, yesterday swooped on a camp of Maoists in Bijapur district.
Ten Maoists, including seven women, were killed in the operation carried out jointly by the Telangana and Chhattisgarh Police.
Kumars body was airlifted from the encounter site yesterday and brought to Bidar where his last rites were held.
Telangana DGP M Mahender Reddy and other officials attended the last rites and paid tributes to the brave commando.
Kumar originally hailed from Meka Vanampally village in Vikarabad district of Telangana and shifted to Bidar town some years ago. He joined the police force in 2004.
The slain commando is survived by wife Shashikala and three-year-old daughter Sushma. PTI COR RSY RYS


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Getting ice cream is a pretty standard experience nowadays. You can go and try all 39 flavors at your local ice cream parlor, but chances are they won't have anything more unusual than green tea or rum raisin.
And actually, quite frankly, this is ok, because you might not want to be stuck with a cone full of the flavors on this list. Here are 24 of the strangest, most bizarre ice creams from around the world.
Jellyfish Ice Cream
Jellyfish doesn't really have a taste, but when it's added to ice cream, it can do some pretty weird things…
via Nongata
Coronation Chicken Ice Cream
It's a chicken salad-like dish first served at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. So, for the diamond jubilee, it was turned into ice cream. Thus, mayonnaise, raisins, and chicken, all in an ice cream flavor. Mmmm.
via The Guardian
Haggis Ice Cream
"I used top quality haggis for the ice-cream," says its Scottish creator. So even if you don't enjoy it, just realize it has the best stuff going into it.
via Daily Mail
Garlic Ice Cream
If you're into savory ice cream, this might be right for you! If not, then forget it.
via Garlicster
Asparagus Ice Cream
Your favorite vegetable – now in ice cream form!
via Endless Simmer
Bacon Ice Cream
We've seen bacon candied, covered in chocolate, and put in milkshakes. Maybe bacon ice cream isn't so bad.
via Food Channel
Corn Ice Cream With Edam Cheese
Corn and cheese sounds pretty great when placed before "chowder", but not really before "ice cream."
via Turkey Hill
Smoked Salmon Flavored Ice Cream
Fish, made more savory, then thrown into ice cream. Yum.
via Big Shocking
Charcoal Ice Cream
It's supposed to be really popular in Japan! Maybe that's enough to get you to try it. After horse flesh though, maybe not.
via Atomica
Squid Ink Ice Cream
It's mostly psychological, because according to people who've eaten it, it mostly tastes like plain ice cream. Not vanilla, plain. No taste. So if you're cool with ingesting squid ink, go for it!
via So Wayfarer
Durian Ice Cream
More power to anyone who can get past the stench of durian to enjoy it–just don't eat this ice cream in public.
Cereal Milk Ice Cream
For some reason, despite the deliciousness of cereal, making ice cream out of the leftover milk just sounds…ugh.
via Telegraph
Pet Bird Flavoured Ice Cream
Again, Japan. Don't worry about whether or not Polly's taste is represented – there are THREE flavors of Pet Bird to choose from! Okay, okay, these are flavored with your pet bird's favorite treats–not the birds themselves!
via Kawaii Kakkoii Sug
Lobster Ice Cream
Ben and Bill's Chocolate Emporium serves up New England's favorite crustacean in ice cream form.
via Fox News
Raw Horse Flesh
The famously hideous ice cream is from Japan. I don't know if they tested it to see if it tastes authentic, and frankly, I don't want to know.
Fish-And-Chip Flavour
Of course it comes from the UK!
via Fredericks Diaries via Serious Eats
Spaghetti And Cheese Ice Cream
Made in an ice cream shop in Venezuela, it's cheese flavored with pieces of spaghetti. No word if they can top it in tomato sauce.
via Turkey Hill
Foie Gras Ice Cream
Made from real foie gras and wine! Mmmm…goose liver ice cream.
via Eat Love Savour


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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
In the Garden. 11x14 acrylic on canvas.
This is Kate. A wonderful playwright and model. I painted her on a Sunday in the Botanical Gardens in Rock Island.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
River Walk. 8x10 acrylic on canvas.
Posting late this evening. This was from a walk along the bikepath by the river a few weeks ago. Loved the interplay of light on the water.
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Monday, August 15, 2016
Meeting House. 11x14 acrylic on canvas.
Painted this earlier this year in South Carolina. No matter where you are, subjects are everywhere, but you must be open to finding them.
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Sunday, August 14, 2016
Jill 2. 16x20 acrylic on canvas.
Another portrait of Jill. She is one of my favorite models. I painted this with the hopes that it would be selected in this years Annual Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic show in New York.
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Saturday, August 13, 2016
Downtown Church. 12x14 acrylic on canvas.
I have a lot of catching up to do. It's been almost a year since I ladt posted here! Many apologies! I will be posting every day now for the next several months to get up back up to date. Much of the problem was computer issues and downright busyness! Looking forward to getting back to blogging on a daily basis!
This painting is a street in downtown Rock Island, Illinois. I love church steeples!
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Behold the Future Cyborg
Here's a two-and-a-half year old girl who picks up an iPad for the first time and immediately begins using it. No particular sign of confusion, no hesitation. She just starts making Apply gestures all over it, and before long, with minimal instruction, she's playing games.
To quote Kerouac, "What will happen?"
There's such an intimate relationship with information and its manipulation on display here, an intimacy with information — a tactile intimacy — unimaginable even twenty years ago. I'm not a singularity freak, but this is what it looks like as it approaches.
(note: not an ad for the iPad here. I am baffled by the very existence of the device. I'm just intrigued by the fact that babies are practically born with technology in their hands)
One Response to "Behold the Future Cyborg"
This isn't a new phenomenon. 16 years ago, we got a new VCR (back when there were things such as VCRs). It was the then 2 year old who figured out how to use it. Children of that age seem to have a remarkable plasticity of mind and little to no fear of technology-they simply don't know that using this stuff is supposed to be complicated.


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When family calls, you do what you have to do, and the homestead suffers. I had to leave from September 24-29, and that after we had gone on a quick trip to California to see Eric Clapton the week before. There might have been an actual week of work somewhere in there, but it's a mostly blur of trying to keep food from spoiling and prioritizing jobs that had to be done before the first frost.
Husbandry and gardening: We nursed the tomatoes and other tender crops through the first night of frost on September 21, and usually that is enough. This year, we had three nights in a row, and by the end of that, they were done. We pulled a lot of green tomatoes off the plants before the first night, basically anything that might ripen. We are canning green tomato salsa this year; so few tomatoes ripened (we had to buy plants after all my transplants froze in April and now think a bunch of them were mislabeled). A new-to-us variety, Paul Robeson, was the surprise winner this year – two of my seedlings survived all the abuse and actually produced a reasonable amount of fruit.
I also brought in a heap of jalapeño, habanero and bell peppers. Skunk #7 met his maker. We collected over 2 gallons of honey and have a couple of hives that look ready to split into two next spring, with only a few stings each. We finally organized a hay delivery for the goats, and R finished tidying up the barnyard area.
We replaced the greenhouse film on the hoophouse. Unfortunately, the replacement came with a tear, so we are going to have to take it off and redo it when the replacement for the replacement arrives. I wanted to do a time-lapse of how we pull it over the structure, but we were rushing because a storm was coming, so I'll do it when we repeat the exercise, hopefully this weekend.
Food, harvest and preserving: Tomatoes became salsa, were roasted and covered in olive, and pureed into sauce. R brought the shallots in. Early on, I had the dehydrator going for herbs and jalapeños, and froze a bunch more beans, herbs and a butter/parsley puree for dolloping on potatoes. I made some fermented salsa to eat before we tap into the canned stuff. We have been eating potatoes again, both the Daisy Gold and Kennebecs did well this year. We gathered a heap of winter squashes, mostly Burgess Buttercup. I really shouldn't bother growing anything else since that one outperforms everything else I try.
Finances: We went to Costco for the month on the way back from the concert. It had been over six weeks since the previous trip and we only ran out of cheese. We didn't buy a single thing from Amazon in September, which may be a record. We are still trying to figure out what our monthly medical insurance costs are going to be, what with Medicare supplements and add-ons.
Energy and conservation: We got a phone call from the guy who cleans our chimney – he had a cancellation and could do ours right then, so we jumped on it. We are breaking ice on the animals' waterers, but are holding out on setting up the electric deicers for as long as possible.
Other projects: I have been less focused on training Wyatt than I'd prefer, but more consistent in enforcing the daily rules of the ranch that Carson already lives by. Wyatt hass learned to back up, lie down, and respect the "Slate first" command. Backing up and "me first" are essential good manners at all gates and doors. We are working on heeling now, and trying to break the infernal jumping when anyone arrives at the homestead. I'm trying to think of a trick to teach them to do together, sort of a snow day project for when they are bored inside. Suggestions are welcome.
Carson is finally getting a bit more control when he helps herd stray birds back into their pens. He gets so excited that he puts too much pressure on them, but lately he's been better at following commands at a distance. Carson is super at letting us know when a turkey has escaped from the orchard (their wings need clipping) by barking at them and running back to us. He doesn't do this behavior in other situations, so we know he's telling us something, and if we don't get on it, he gives us an urgent bark like no other. Wyatt hangs back and observes more than gets in the way when we are herding poultry; he's much more interested in four-legged beasts. The deer are starting to migrate down from the mountains and neither dog is tolerating them being anywhere on the property.
Community: R and I went to an economic development meeting about Torrey's Main Street commerce.
Creativity and recreation: I bought a new eight-string electric Fender mandolin in Los Angeles and promptly hung it up. I think I have had the chance to play it once. It is a great little instrument and I'm looking forward to making a lot of joyful noise with it.
Next week: More tomato canning, then a quick trip to Salt Lake to get new phones, a brake job and a computer repair. R has to do some science, so he will stay a couple nights extra. I need to drop into the thrift stores and hunt for coolers. We don't have a proper root cellar, so we pack things into coolers in the unheated garage. If it is predicted to drop below 0 deg F, we might bring them in the house, but other than that, things hold up pretty well. We have a lot of carrots, beets, parsnips and potatoes to bring in once I'm sure it's really going to stay cold.
On Saturday, October 7, we are doing a honey tasting for the Entrada Institue. Usually we do an apple tasting this year, but with no fruit, we decided to showcase local beekeepers instead. If you are in the area, please join us at 6:30 at the Robbers Roost on Main Street in Torrey.
Seasonal observations: The bird life shifted dramatically as the weather started to get colder. We have seen a juvenile Golden Eagle, a Cassin's Kingbird, a pair of sandhills and a mixed flock of starlings and red-wing blackbirds. The peach trees have just started to color up. Mostly what we notice is the shorter days and how far north the moon sets in our bedroom window. There's still a lot to be done before our "long winter's nap" but the food slowly moves from ripening on the counter into the pantry, and we can spend some time reflecting on what worked and what we want to do next year.


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Yesterday I taught a Yoga class and mostly I like to have a theme, a little quote, a nugget, something for folks to take home and chew on. Why? Hmmm, because I love to have something to think about, feel into and or ponder. I think thats why philosophy, modern psychology is so popular, we mostly all want to do better, to be uplifted, to make good choices, to feel we are moving forward and upward.
So yesterday we talked and felt into what its like to trust yourself.
Now, I know this sounds simple. Yes. Trust yourself. But from my own experience, I feel like we are encouraged and directed to trust others, to outsource our problems, our feelings, and our confidence (just to name a few). I think that modern culture, likes it that way! And don't get me wrong, I'm also a part of this. I do like new shiny pretty Mala beads, I do love a great set of pants for Yoga and I do love my Mini!
When it comes to making decisions, we sadly often don't trust ourselves. It took me years and its still going on, to trust myself. My BIG Self, not my egoic, small self that is limited. I'm talking about the Self with a capital S. Because my Self, knows. My body holds this knowledge in the form of special powers. Aha, do I have your attention now.
Special powers are these, which we have been given since our birth on this beautiful planet.
Are you ready for the unveiling?
Okay lets go, in no particular order.
1. Intuition Diving // 1st Super Power - No coincidence that this sounds like Inner-Tuition. Do you make time for listening to your Inner-Tuition? Do you heed its messages?
2. Heart Listening // 2nd Super Power - What uplifts you? What makes your heart pound? What makes it expand? What moves you?
3. Conscience Feeling // 3rd Super Power - Linked to the first two, our conscience I feel is linked to our Intuition. Our conscience lets us know whats the right move, if we don't make that higher and best choice our conscience certainly lets us know. Just think of: a lost nights sleep, a niggle, a knowing that you/I didn't choose the best. We know it in our bones, we feel it.
These are just 3. I'm sure we have more super powers, but at the moment its sunny outside and my intuition, heart and conscience tell me to go and enjoy it.
Let me know what you think?
Love you!


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Sex Abuse Case Moves Forward Against Former Bell Gardens Pastor
By City News Service
(CNS) – A judge has cleared the way for trial of a young man's lawsuit alleging he was sexually abused by the former pastor of a Lutheran church in Bell Gardens.
Ruling on a defense motion to dismiss some or all of the allegations, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michelle Rosenblatt said both Iglesia Luterana de San Pedro y Pablo and the Pacific Southwest District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod will remain as defendants.
But she tossed all claims against a third entity, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, finding that its leadership had no knowledge of the actions of the former pastor, Franklynn Brundige.
In total, eight young men – five of them relatives of Brundige – claim they were molested as children by Brundige. They also maintain that as early as 1991, church officials knew of Brundige's routine sleepovers with young boys and did nothing.
The first civil trial, scheduled to begin Dec. 3, involves a plaintiff identified as Juan Doe 1 who is now 27 years old. Brundige allegedly abused him at least five times from 1997-2001.
The other plaintiffs' cases will be tried later.
Brundige, who was a pastor at the church from 1990 until 2007, was sentenced in 2008 to 24 years in prison after pleading no contest to two counts each of lewd acts with a child under 14 and of continuous sexual abuse of a child.Print This Post
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May 2nd, 2013 8:34 pm
About pastor Frank Brundige, as a former member of the church San Pedro n San Pablo I spent many years, starting around 1994, I was like 11 then to around 2002. Of which I was around pastor frank many many times and moments. Regular service, catechism and Bible study. Yes, pastor frank was a little temperamental, specially when we would goof around or not take Bible study serious. But at the same time I can say I never had the slightest doubt or fear of him or ever felt in danger. He cared and encouraged that we followed Jesus word and that we would attend church but this was in general kids n parents. When all this came out… Surprising many of us who spent so much time with him or at church we conversed about this, each expressing how much we cant believe this. I can only speak for my self and have an opinion on who I think, cause I dont know who but if by family members they ment his step son who never liked him since the pastor married his mother, or his drug addict and since we all remember a bit Ludacris nephew though his wife then I guess im not wrong for not believing the pastor did this. I mean maybe he did but also theres so many things that remain weird to many of us (his students) specially how the police only listened if you had something bad to say if. I guess they know what they do…
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The Graham Norton Show Season 4
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
Actor: Graham Norton
Director: Unknown
Country: USA
Duration: 45
Release: 2008
IMDb: 6.8
Quality: HD