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DIY video – Steve Hull at DIVERSE 09
Kris Rogers, learning technologist at LSE (I think of LSE as a kind of nature reserve for learning technologists – they are supported, enabled to experiment, and they get a lot done) blogged his experience at the 9th annual DIVERSE conference in Aberystwyth last month.
Lots of links out and – naturally – on the conference site you can get video, audio and slides for any of the presentations captured, with questions, via the Echo360 system, including a screen-reader version.
Kris recommends:
"… today's most entertaining presentation was by Steve Hull from JISC Digital Media who gave a talk on the basics of producing good quality films using basic equipment, such as a Flip camera."
Hull's talk was titled 'Improving the quality of visual media in education, or anyone can make a movie'. Aided by some amusing examples of not-so-great practice (these aren't quite optimised for Echo), he deals with technical, practical and theoretical aspects of DIY video, including: making the speaker stand out against the background; a bit of mise en scène, techniques for steadying the camera without a tripod); interviewing techniques, eg eradicating the 'barnyard sounds' of the interviewer through the development of non-verbal acknowledgement e.g. smiling and nodding; simple editing on freely-available software or, at a pinch, in-camera .
(Tangentially, this is DIY but is it edupunk? I can't imagine a self-respecting punk would have been caught dead in a discussion about developing the quality of their self-expression. Maybe I'm too literal…)
JISC Digital Media is an advisory service and well worth a look – it's FREE, FREE, FREE (and there is consultancy, with a view to embedding skills, which you can submit a proposal to get).


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First Workshop Para-agility on 21-04-07
Joep in action on the dogwalk
On 21 april I have organised the
first workshop for handlers with a disability.
We were the gast on dogshool HSVA in Amersfoort.
It's always not easy to plan a date where all can come, so some handlers with disability couldn't take part.
Some take with their trainer.
We want to talk over/ consult about how to
solve the special problems we have on the courses.
Of course each handler with his disability have his own problems. A wheelchairuser have sometimes problems because there isn't room enough between the obstacles, a handler who can walk haven't .
The speed is for all handlers with a
disability a great problem. Because you cann't walk just near your dog and give
him some help.
Also most of the handlers use their service-dog. These dogs are very atteched of their owner and the training for the dog to go away in the course.......to work indepedent needs a long time and a lot of patience!
Some trainers do not know how to
learn the obstacles.
My advice always: just train together with the valid handlers in an group, also these need extra help of the trainer in the begin to learn the obstacles.
Only the poles can give some problems, because each time when the dog come back out the poles he walk into the wheelchair....and the dog have learned to avoid. Sometimes it's better to learn these in the begin by trainer. Safety for the dog is most important!
Running the course just the way
valid handlers are doing is most of the time not possible.
For wheelchairusers ( sometimes also for bad-walking handlers or with bad-sight) it's the best way to make routes ( way) straight on, without switches( turns) like the switch belgium and frans are not possible..sometimes you can make the switch classic ( just make a switch behind the dog).
By talking about our own experiences we could give eachother, handler and trainer, some help!
I'm making plans to give another workshop the end of this year...I hope we can meet more handlers with a disability!!
Eddy Daisomont & Anka (Belgium)
Corry van Valkenburg & Yordi
Jolanda Bikkel & Oscar
Marieke Dijkman & Isca and Phila
Patricia Fuchs & Kyona
Susan Rekveld & Quita and Joep
photo's maked by Jolanda Bikkel ( www.papendijk.nl)
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How exactly is saluting different from kneeling & praying? BAN EXCESSIVE PRAYING IN COLLEGE SPORTS!
Not sure why need the word "excessive" in the "excessive celebration" rule. How about "any celebration"?
Bummer: Coachella discontinues RV camping for 2011 festival. Seriously, really disappointing. http://www.coachella.com/layaway_camping.html
@bencarmean Neither of which (USB3/eSATA) my iMac natively support anyway. I wouldn't pay much more than $500 for the Drobo S.
@bencarmean I wonder whether my Drobo will support > 2 TB drives eventually. Either way, it's USB3/eSATA that makes the S attractive to me.
@bencarmean I can't imagine needing 5 bays under normal conditions. I'm approaching ~400 ripped DVDs and still have gobs of space.
Liked this quote from the movie King of California: "We're still in the middle of nowhere; there's just a lot more people in it now."
@zanshin RipIt. Nothing but love for that app. Does one thing very very well. http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/
@zanshin In addition to the bit-for-bit copies, I allocate space for iTunes-encoded .m4v versions of each, which are typically ~750 MB each.
@zanshin That said, many DVDs, especially older ones w/o loads of special features, are far smaller. But 390 is a significant sample size.
@zanshin I'm up to 390 DVDs with an average size of 7.36 GB. 300 DVDs would probably just barely outstrip a 2 TB drive.
@bencarmean Now that I've looked at current prices, I'm not sure I could justify the $300+ premium for the Drobo S. Yikes.
@bencarmean Although that 5-bay'er looks HUGE!
@bencarmean I've got the original, 4-bay, Drobo and am perfectly happy with it. I'd go for the 5-bay Drobo S if I were doing it today. USB3!
This will be my 7th WD Caviar Green drive in 3 yrs (& 3rd this month) with zero problems. That you can get a 2 TB drive for $79 is amazing.
To be fair, 8 TB in the Drobo is only 5.5 TB of storage & the rest is for redundant SuperDuper clones. But cripes, that's a lot of space.
Ordering my 13th terabyte of storage. Pretty sure I've taken this DVD-ripping project too far.
@derekstegelman I haven't had that one; I'll give it a try as soon as my beer budget allows it. This one required a bit of splurging.
@joshink Oh yeah? IPAs are one of only a few kinds of beer that I actually enjoy. Try GDBC's Titan if you can find it. It's delish.
Great Divide's Titan IPA blew my mind, so tonight we're indulging in their 16th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA! http://yfrog.com/h64locj


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Joseph Klibansky
Joseph Klibansky (b. 1984 in Cape Town) grew up in a creative and internationally-oriented environment. In his teens, he became fascinated by the possibilities offered by computer art and digital imagery. He started to merge hundreds of images into powerful compositions, enhanced by computer artwork and often combined with a variety of painting techniques.
The young artist soon developed his own distinctive style, which fascinates art galleries and collectors the world over: innovative creations in bright colours. "When you see my work, you immediately get a positive vibe", he says.
Joseph Klibansky graduated at a Dutch business school, but soon decided to follow his great passion: art. He is one of the youngest professional artists in the contemporary international art scene.
Inspired by such topics as city's, fashion, design, modern architecture, and music, he is constantly bubbling with ideas for new works of art. Or, as he puts it: "It is my life. When I am not sleeping, I am thinking about art!"
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particularly the accelerated, compressed and densely populated urban environments of the 21st Century.
A work of art by Klibansky usually consists of 300 to 600 different images that, in combination, produce a new, intriguing and dynamic world. They are frequently surrealistic, contemporary, brightly coloured and in large format. Large cities form a recurrent theme in his oeuvre and Klibansky composes his own dynamic versions of these urban landscapes. In his work, he uses a mixture of computer art, graphic techniques, painting techniques and digital imagery.
His method of working is highly intensive and a single work of art can easily take between 100 and 150 hours to create. Klibansky keeps working until the art piece exactly matches the composition he conceived in his mind.
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Test centre staff are not very friendly. Why do they needed paiteint details while I have given the same on this app?
Bad. Diagnostic was very old and didn't have proper registration desk members, nurse and doctor was in a hurry to leave to her home. The report was very generic and was not in detail. Went for Ultrasound KUB scan and report stated 2-3 renal calculi of size 6-7 mm are present. They couldn't even tell whether 2 calculi or 3 calculi. Pathetic experience. Better avoid this diagonistic centre and go to Vijaya diagonistic for quality reports
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I just don't think Irene Adler did anywhere near enough to be the woman, writes Charlotte Anne Walters.
I've always had a problem with this story for that very reason. All she did was have a liaison with the king of Bohemia (well ok, I suppose that's not exactly an everyday sort of occurrence), keep a photo of the two of them and threaten to expose him when he dumps her for someone of more suitable birth.
Then, when Holmes gains entry into her house disguised as an injured clergyman, she realises that his sudden cries of "Fire!" are false just as she is about to retrieve the photo revealing it's hiding place. When Holmes returns the following day to get the photo, she has taken it and fled. Well, surely that's just common sense, not really outwitting him?
And besides, Watson makes it perfectly clear that, 'It was not that (Holmes) felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler'.
The story is interesting in that Watson then goes on to explain that 'All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind.' This does indeed suggest that Holmes has never felt love, though certainly doesn't rule out sexual experience in my opinion. It does also add weight to the argument that Holmes may have had autistic tendencies, or possibly Asperger's syndrome, as I believe a lack of emotion can be a symptom. This is further reinforced by the line – 'While Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul'. Surely for a woman to capture his heart, she too must be emotionally complex and on the outskirts of society?
For a writer, the opening paragraph of A Scandal gives much inspiration and I certainly have examined such issues in Barefoot. There is also mention in the second paragraph of Holmes' use of cocaine, the drowsiness this gives him and the fierce energy of his own nature. This supports the explanation I present in Barefoot that Holmes' drug use is not to stimulate his mind but rather to quieten it, to subdue the compulsions to observe and the constant rush of mental process which is as much a blessing as a curse to him.
So much from just two paragraphs. To be honest, for me, it all goes a bit downhill from there.
A Scandal in Bohemia scores – 5 out of 10.
Tell me I'm wrong by posting your comments below.
Barefoot on Baker Street is now published. Here are some of the ways you can order it.
You can pre-order my book in America here.
You can purchase the American Kindle version here
You can pre-order my book in the UK here.
You can purchase the UK Kindle version here.
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T-SQL Tuesday is a rotating blog series where a topic is chosen by the host, and all the participants write an article on that topic. This month, T-SQL Tuesday is being hosted by Bob Pusateri (blog | twitter) and the topic is Common Table Expressions.
Common Table Expressions
I must admit that I am a fairly recent convert to using CTEs, or Common Table Expressions. I learned about CTEs while preparing for Exam 70-433, SQL Server 2008 Database Development.
In fact, when I first studied the topic, it went right over my head. Looking back on it, I think they were so sublime that I didn't get it at first. The way I look at it is, a CTE is basically a mini-view that you can embed directly in your queries.
Once I grokked what CTEs were, I have been applying them in numerous situations. After I worked out a few simple examples to learn the ins and outs of CTEs, I dove right in and developed one that I use on an almost daily basis.
Buffer Pool
As a production DBA, I am constantly keeping tabs on the internals of my SQL Servers. One area that I am particularly interested in is the Buffer Pool. How big is it? How much is each database using? How many Dirty Pages do I have? You get the idea.
I have seen various scripts from numerous sources that broke down the Buffer Pool by Database, Clean Pages, and Dirty Pages; but always as separate queries. It bugged me to have to run multiple scripts to get my answers, so I set about to see if I could solve my problem using CTEs. I figured if I could write a useful script using CTEs, then I should be able to answer any questions on the exam regarding this topic.
I must admit, the inspiration for the base SELECT statements for this script came from my readings of Professional SQL Server 2008 Internals and Troubleshooting.
So, without further ado, here is my script…
-- T-SQL Tuesday #18 -- CTEs - Common Table Expressions -- define the data cache CTE with dc as ( select case database_id when 32767 then 'ResourceDB' else db_name(database_id) end as 'Database', count(*) * 8 / 1024 as 'Cached Size (MB)' from sys.dm_os_buffer_descriptors group by db_name(database_id), database_id ), -- define the dirty pages CTE dp as ( select db_name(database_id) as 'Database', count(page_id) * 8 /1024 as 'Dirty Pages (MB)' from sys.dm_os_buffer_descriptors where is_modified = 1 group by DB_NAME(database_id) ) -- link the data cache and dirty pages CTEs together select dc.[Database], dc.[Cached Size (MB)], coalesce(dp.[Dirty Pages (MB)], 0) as 'Dirty Pages (MB)' from dc left join dp on dc.[Database] = dp.[Database] order by dc.[Cached Size (MB)] desc; go
Nothing too fancy here, just a basic everyday script that lets me know how much buffer pool each database is taking up, and how many pages are dirty. While I realize it would be much cooler if I were calculating the coefficient of thermal expansion with my CTE, but being as I wrote this script on Valentine's Day, I saved the thermal expansion for later in the day. 🙂
Plan Cache
After my initial success, I went on to write several more CTE queries for various administrative tasks. Additionally, I started using CTEs as a way to stitch together queries in a horizontal fashion, instead of vertically by using UNIONs.
Along with the Buffer Pool, another area that I am constantly examining is the Plan Cache. One particular slice that I like to analyze is how much memory is being used wasted on Single-Use Adhoc Query Plans.
One way I have done this is to run several queries and UNION them together. This way I can glue my intermediate results together into one results set. From here, I often import the results into Excel for Executive Formatting.
-- use UNIONs to query one server -- vertical formatting -- all plans select 'All Plans' as 'Data Point', COUNT(*) as 'Count', sum(cast(size_in_bytes as bigint)) / 1024 / 1024 as 'MB' from sys.dm_exec_cached_plans union -- adhoc plans select 'Adhoc Plans' as 'Data Point', COUNT(*) as 'Count', sum(cast(size_in_bytes as bigint)) / 1024 / 1024 as 'MB' from sys.dm_exec_cached_plans where objtype = 'Adhoc' union -- single-use adhoc plans select 'Single-Use Adhoc Plans' as 'Data Point', COUNT(*) as 'Count', sum(cast(size_in_bytes as bigint)) / 1024 / 1024 as 'MB' from sys.dm_exec_cached_plans where usecounts = 1 and objtype = 'Adhoc'; go
What I did next, was to rewrite the queries using CTEs, which allows me to format the data Horizonally instead of Vertically. Also, it made it easier for me to query across multiple servers and have the results formatted much closer to my final Excel format.
You may see my CTE version of this code by viewing yesterday's blog post.
So there you have it. Using Common Table Expressions to stitch and glue T-SQL together. Now head on down to Hobby Lobby and ask them where the CTEs are.


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Mr. László Wolf
Mr. László Wolf
László Wolf, 56, supervises the Corporate business of OTP Bank Plc, including treasury, project finance, loans and syndications, financial institutions and acquisitions.
After graduating at the University of Economics in Budapest in 1983, he started his banking carrier at the Hungarian National Bank in different positions. In 1991 he was Managing Director and the Head of Treasury in BNP-KH-Dresdner Bank in Budapest. In 1993 he joined OTP Bank as a Managing Director of Treasury. Since 1994 he holds his present position as head of Commercial Banking Division.
OTP Bank started its international expansion in 2001 under the supervison of Mr Wolf, by entering the Slovakian market, followed by successful acquisitions in Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine.
He is member of the Supervisory Board of DSK Bank, Bulgaria, President of the Board of Directors of OTP Banka, Serbia and Vice President of the Confederation of Hungarian Employers.
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This should only be half a blog post really! This was one of the cards that Kylie had in mind to make for the inspiration station, and allocated to me to make. I got half of it done, and she finished it off. I'm sure she won't mind me sharing it too.
I used the square punch to cut out a piece from every design of the Floral District papers. I tried to arrange them so the same colours or patterns were not next to each other. These were stuck onto Whisper White card stock, in a grid, and then carefully lined up on the Big Shot using the Top Note die. I also ran a piece of Baja Breeze through the Swiss Dots embossing folder, which Kylie then later edged with a stitched effect in White pen. She tied a piece of Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon around the Top Note shape, and tied a bow. Rich Razzleberry card stock was punched with the Curly Label punch, and the sentiment is from For My Family, which was punched out with the Large Scallop punch.


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Healthcare in McHenry County
McHenry County Healthcare facilities include:
- 3 acute-care hospitals, 1 sub-acute hospital
- 2 Level Two Trauma Centers
- An on-site Flight for Life helicopter
- Several minor treatment or urgent care facilities
- Many hospitals in county's immediate surrounding areas
Centegra Health System
Mercy Health System
Sherman Health Systems
The county-based hospitals provide everything on the continuum of healthcare from wellness and prevention to end-of-life care. There is a health and fitness center that provides classes and fitness training, pool therapy and several other services. Full surgical, orthopedic and obstetrics/gynecology services are available through the area hospitals. Behavioral Health and Physical Rehabilitation are specialties within the county, and there are several outpatient sites for physical, occupational and speech therapy.
Maintaining a healing environment in outpatient services is the focus of the care provided in McHenry County. Over 30 medical specialties are represented on the medical staff of the local hospitals, and there is an Occupational Medicine program available to businesses in the Northern Illinois region.


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Oh mein Gott, I love this video. Bayern fans, enjoy. The rest of you poor saps, see you at the finals May 22nd.
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Die Sterne
Filed under Great Viewing, Uncategorized
From Semi Coma to Semicolon
Grammar… man it's hard. Punctuation? Even worse! I mean what the hell is a umlaut anyway?!
At least we have the Oatmeal to explain how to use a semicolon to us; they're very good at explaining things. Whoa, look at that! Huzzah!!
Filed under Great Reading, Great Sites
It's About Football…
Okee, so it might just be the fact that I've been counting down the days to the 2010 World Cup since the last whistle sounded four years ago – but I think it's fair to say this is a great commercial. Not only is it a well thought-out ad, but it really gets to the heart of soccer and what the cup means to the world.
And they're not trying to even sell anything… well, maybe several billion dollars in advertising. And football.
Digital Detox Delirium
In honor of Earth Day (what?! – Mama Earth loves Facebook just as much as the rest of us), Adbusters is sponsoring a digital detox week. Supposedly we are all supposed to unplug, get outside and communicate with our friends the old fashion way.
That's why I etched this blog post into a pre-historic stone with, recited it in sign language to a tone-deaf monkey and sent that monkey by carrier pigeon to the WordPress headquarters for posting…
C'mon. How about this: have fun in the digital world and then go have fun in the real world. After all, moderation is the key (in moderation) and unless you're name is Neo, there's no reason to unplug and replug on a daily basis.
However, some of their activities in a post-PS3 world sound kinda cool… I guess. So check it out.
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The Most Popular Six Year Old Since Shirley Temple
For those of you that still haven't bought into the Facebook 'fad' – yes, both of you – maybe you should check out this cool infograph put together for Mashable.com by Muhammad Saleem.
50% of active users login everyday? The average user is on for 55 minutes a day?! Wow. In this day and age, I think that… WHOOPS, my magical alfalfa plants need fertilizing!…
Filed under Great Design, Great Sites, Great Viewing
Happy Titillating Tax Day!
Because after all the paperwork, sometimes you just gotta get out and drive…
Il Batman Italiano
…because they should have cast Ron Jeremy over Toby Maguire in the American version.


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Fear Not
One of my greatest concerns is that my children, grandchildren, and friends will become fearful as nations fulfill their prophetic roles in human HIStory. Apparently, this is a passion of God our Father, as He repeatedly addresses this topic throughout the Bible.
Here, we've listed some of His most comforting Words. Consider writing these on pretty papers and posting them throughout your house of prayer. Tuck them into your children's backpacks or lunches, hiding them in their hearts.
For your convenience, there is a downloadable document with these verses at the bottom of this webpage.
Although some verses, in context, were spoken to specific individuals or nations, the many messages by God to His children expose His heart toward us, making it clear that this same Love and Power and Comfort are available to us in this hour.
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You.
In God, whose word I praise,
in God I have put my trust;
I shall not be afraid.
What can mere man do to me?
Psalm 56:3 & 4 NASB
My brethren, count it all joy when
you fall into various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith
produces patience.
But let
patience have its perfect work,
that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking nothing.
James 1:2-4 NKJV
Be strong and of good courage, and do it;
do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—
my God—will be with you.
He will not leave you nor forsake you,
until you have finished all the work
for the service of the house of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 28:20 NKJV
What work has God called you to perform?
Jesus said,
"I have been given all authority
in heaven and earth.
Therefore go and make disciples in all the nations,
baptizing them into the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
and teach these new disciples to obey
all the commands I have given you;
and be sure of this –
that I am with you always,
even to the end of the world."
Matthew 28:18-20 TLB
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you;
He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22 ESV
When doubts filled my mind,
your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
Psalm 94:19 NLT
God is our
refuge and strength,
a very present help
in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
even though the earth
be removed,
and though
the mountains be carried
into the midst of the sea;
Though its waters roar
and be troubled,
though the mountains shake
with its swelling.
Psalm 46:1-3 NKJV
Don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body;
they cannot touch your soul.
Fear only God,
who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin?
But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground
without your Father knowing it.
And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.
So don't be afraid;
you are more valuable to God
than a whole flock of sparrows.
Matthew 10:28-31 NLT
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid or terrified because of them,
for the Lord your God goes with you;
he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:6 NKJV
But the Lord continually shows loyal love
to his faithful followers,
and is faithful to their descendants,
to those who keep his covenant,
who are careful to obey his commands.
Psalm 103:17 & 18 NET
The Lord is with me;
I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
Psalm 118:6 NIV
Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
Psalm 23:4 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV
Do not fear, little flock,
for it is your Father's good pleasure
to give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:32 NKJV
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself
and God our Father encourage you and strengthen you
in every good thing you do and say.
God loved us, and through His grace
He gave us a good hope
and encouragement that continues forever.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 NCV
The Lord is my light
and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold
of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 NIV
Peace I leave with you;
My peace I give to you;
not as the world gives do I give to you.
Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.
John 14:27 NASB
For God has not given us
a spirit of fear,
but of power
and of love
and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
"I heard a loud shout
from the throne, saying,
'Look, God's home is now
among His people!
He will live with them,
and they will be His people.
God himself will be with them.
He will wipe every tear
from their eyes,
and there will be no more death
or sorrow or crying or pain.
All these things are gone forever.'"
Revelation 21:3-4 NLT
You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
Psalm 115:11 NAS
Be alert, stand firm in the faith,
be brave and strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13 CSB
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their prayers;
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
And who is he who will harm you if
you become followers of what is good?
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake,
you are blessed.
And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts,
and always be ready to give a defense to everyone
who asks you
a reason for the hope that is in you,
with meekness and fear;
having a good conscience,
that when they defame you as evildoers,
those who revile your good conduct in Christ
may be ashamed.
For it is better, if it is the will of God,
to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
For Christ also suffered once
for sins,
the just for the unjust,
that He might bring us to God…
1 Peter 3:12-18 NKJV
This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid,
grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, g
reeting God with a childlike
"What's next, Papa?"
God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are.
We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children.
And we know we are going to get what's coming to us—
an unbelievable inheritance!
We go through exactly what Christ goes through.
If we go through the hard times with him,
then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him!
Romans 8:15-17 The Message
The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18 HCSB
Wait on the Lord; be of good courage,
and He shall strengthen your heart;
wait, I say, on the Lord!
Psalm 27:14 NKJV
Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident.
One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell
in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty
of the Lord
and to seek him
in his temple.
For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
and set me high upon a rock.
Psalm 27:3-5 NIV
Do not fear any of those things
which you are about to suffer.
Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you
into prison, that you may be tested,
and you will have tribulation...
Be faithful until death,
and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 2:10 NKJV
I have told you these things so that in Me
you may have peace.
You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous!
I have conquered the world.
John 16:33 HCSB
He has told us what things? Go to your Bible, read this in context, highlighting all that stands out to you.
I sought the Lord, and He heard me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalm 34:4 KJV
Do not fear, nor be afraid;
have I not told you from that time, and declared it?
You are My witnesses.
Is there a God besides Me?
Indeed there is no other Rock;
I know not one.
Isaiah 44:8 NKJV
But now, thus says the Lord, who created you,
O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire,
you shall not be burned,
nor shall the flame scorch you.
For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior."
Isaiah 43:1-3 NKJV
Do not fear, for those who are with us
are more than those who are with them.
2 Kings 6:16 NKJV
Don't be obsessed with getting more material things.
Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us,
"I'll never let you down, never walk off and leave you,"
we can boldly quote,
God is there, ready to help;
I'm fearless no matter what.
Who or what can get to me?
Hebrews 13:5-6 The Message
You don't need to fight this battle.
Just take your places,
stand ready, and watch
how the Lord,
who is with you,
will deliver you,
Judah and Jerusalem.
Don't be afraid
or discouraged!
Go out tomorrow
and face them.
The Lord will be with you.
2 Chronicles 20:17 CEB
Therefore humble yourselves
[demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation]
under the mighty hand of God, that in due time
He may exalt you,
casting the whole of your care
[all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns,
once and for all]
on Him, for He cares for you affectionately
and cares about you watchfully.
Be well balanced
[temperate, sober of mind],
be vigilant and cautious at all times;
for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around
like a lion roaring
[in fierce hunger],
seeking someone to seize upon and devour.
Withstand him; be firm in faith
[against his onset—rooted, established,
strong, immovable, and determined],
knowing that the same
are appointed to your brotherhood
[the whole body of Christians]
throughout the world.
And after you have suffered a little while,
the God of all grace
[Who imparts all blessing and favor],
Who has called you to His
eternal glory
in Christ Jesus,
will Himself complete and make you
what you ought to be,
establish and ground you securely,
and strengthen, and settle you.
To Him be the dominion
[power, authority, rule]
forever and ever. Amen
[so be it]
1 Peter 5:6-11 AMP
Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
You people in whose heart is My law:
Do not fear the reproach of men,
nor be afraid of
their insults.
Isaiah 51:7 NKJV
But don't be afraid of those who threaten you.
For the time is coming when everything that is covered
will be revealed, and all that is secret
will be made known to all.
Matthew 10:26 NLT
Even if the fig tree
does not blossom
and there are no grapes
on the vines,
If the olive trees
fail to give fruit
and the fields
produce no food,
If the flocks die
far from the fold
and there are no cattle
in the stalls;
Then I will still rejoice
in the Eternal!
I will rejoice in the God
who saves me!
The Eternal Lord
is my strength!
He has made my feet
like the feet of a deer;
He allows me to walk
on high places.
For the worship leader—a song accompanied by strings.
Habakkuk 3:17-19 VOICE
"So do not fear,
for I am with you:
do not be dismayed,
for I am your God.
I will strengthen you
and help you;
I will uphold you with
My righteous right hand."
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Our Father quickly repeats this encouragement,
"For I, the Lord your God,
will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, 'Fear not,
I will help you.'"
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
This was written in a desperate time as Isaiah warned Judah and Jerusalem to repent; the nation was facing Judgment. It was delivered through a man who, according to Jewish tradition, would be sawn in two by order of King Manasseh. Now grab your Bible and enjoy it in context, backing up to at least the beginning of Isaiah 40.
Fear Not 40
Fear Not 40
Download and print onto colorful papers, cut out, and share with your world.
I also print them onto white cardstock with a laser jet printer and make gentle watercolor brushstrokes over the print. Keep the colors soft for readability.


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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Taupe Gun
taupes (moles) have really stepped up their digging activity, and Willy is out to put a stop to it. When I googled 'taupe gun,' I found an article saying that every year in France, 20,000 people are injured trying to rid their gardens of taupes...amazing! People try poison, gas, flames, cherry bombs, anything to kill the poor things. I tried to find information about this device in English, but their website is in French. From what I can translate, though, it appears that you look for a fresh mound of dirt (indicating taupe presence), dig down into it to disturb the taupe, and then implant the gun. When the taupe touches the long wand that goes into the ground, it discharges and voila, dead taupe. For 85 euros you get the gun and 10 cartridges. Does seem a bit much to kill little animals whose only sin is to leave piles of dirt in your pretty lawn. Will you groan if I say it's 'overkill?'
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San Angelo, TX 76903
Healthy Families Children's Fair in San Angelo
On April 28th, you're invited to San Angelo's College Hills Park for a day full of fun, games, and laughter. Healthy Families Children's Fair in San Angelo offers activities for children of all ages with favorites like the water balloon catapult and pony rides. The fun varies each year, but with approximately 100 booths, you're sure to have a good time. Grab your favorite fair food like funnel cakes, cotton candy or corn on the cob, and try your hand at games like the ring toss and dunking booth. This annual event supports Healthy Families San Angelo, empowering young West Texas families to reach their fullest potential.
The Open Stage at Healthy Families Children's Fair is the main attraction performances by area youth groups. You'll be entertained by talent ranging from ballet and karate to singing and gymnastics productions. Young cheerleaders and singers get the crowd going with their bubbly enthusiasm and contagious smiles.
Past Children's Fair activities have included a petting zoo (starring a llama), riding a "Whacky, Bumpy Canoe Ride," a cake walk and inflatables. Each booth is run by a local nonprofit agency that provides services to children. Sponsor support enables 80 percent of the gross Fair profits to go toward helping fund these nonprofits.
So, grab a friend, your kids, and even your dog, and head to the annual Children's Fair in San Angelo for a spring afternoon filled with games and food. This is one of the annual events in San Angelo you won't want to miss!
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2015 was a tough year, but normal service has now resumed. Thankyou to everyone in Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Holland & Germany for the fantastic gigs. Especially at the HELL OVER HAMMABURG and FIRES OF SAMHAIN Festivals. Our focus now lies in finishing the WHITE HORSE HILL album and getting it out.
We have already some confirmed shows for 2016, including our first English one in 3 years, and a date finally in Portugal. More details shortly.
The online store will be updated finally with new merchandise (Shirts & Patches), and Vinyl, Cassettes, and CD's by February.
There is also a small rehearsal sample of "TO SOL A THANE" On our youtube channel. You can view it here, or be following the link in the sidebar. Don't forget that all recordings are now available digitally on our bandcamp page.
Finally, thankyou to everyone who purchased the "BLOOD FIRE DOOM" 5 LP boxset on FLOGA Records and made it such a success, two pressings were snapped up in double quick time, the same is now happening with the "LAMENTATIONS" LP reissue on COSMIC KEY CREATIONS. The CD version of "BLOOD FIRE DOOM" will be out shortly on NO REMORSE Records. And the final reissues of "HALCYON" and "NEW DARK AGE" on vinyl will be coming on FLOGA records later this year.


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The line was to the door, but since the central focus of this task was to kill time, I didn't mind the wait a bit. I finally arrived at the front of the line and informed the snazzily-dressed gentlemen behind the counter that I would like a medium decaf soy latte. I paid my buckerage and waited by the frontal floor-to-ceiling window for my piping hot beverage.
|What do you see?
Unfortunately, my brother's bus hit some traffic and ended up being 30 minutes late, but eventually, after many many games of Bejeweled Blitz 2 on my iphone, his goofy ass finally walked through the doors and into the lobby. Our weekend could officially begin.
My brother is a pescatarian (a vegetarian who eats seafood in case your google bar is broken) so initially I tried to find a great Southern Indian spot for lunch, but after much research I was left feeling frustrated and unsatisfied. So I took it upon myself to choose three restaurants and then let him pick. His choices were Momofuku Noodle Bar for ramen, Veselka for pierogies and latkes, or Taim for falafel. He said he wanted something warm and spicy so he chose ramen. Well shit. I told him that the only vegetarian ramen Momofuku offers is served cold. I stopped for a second to consider my options and when I looked up we just happened to be standing right in front of No. 7 Sub. I'd read good things about this place on Yelp and Serious Eats and said "Well this place is supposed to be really good, they have a General Tso's Tofu sub" That was all he needed to hear. So inside we went.
|Pretty sure he was doing lines just before we walked in
|Autopsy shot. I wish my innards tasted this good.
|Big old slab of pickled ginger
My brother is into model trains and shit (yeah, he's one of those guys) and while the display at the New York Botanical Garden is the end-all-be-all of train displays, I wasn't willing to spend half our day travelling up there. So I decided to check out the display at the New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex. Well google maps told me that the museum address was 40 East 45th Street, but after spending almost an hour poking our heads into random lobbies and office buildings and receiving the strangest replies and looks we finally gave up and moved on. While walking back to the subway my brother stepped into Grand Central Station and snapped a few shots of the pretty ceiling (he's also a photography buff, among other things) while I waited patiently.
And, as is usual with all of my food-centric trips, we had to finish off our lunch with something sweet. After reading about "The Situation Dark" on Serious Eats NY I immediately set my mind on getting on from Dessert Club Chikalicious. We walked in and my brother brazenly ordered two. He was here to expand his stomach in ways he probably never thought possible. I was surprised, and proud. When the guy behind the counter overheard us talking about getting them to go and eating them with our espresso drinks at our next destination (more on that later) he told us they were just out of the oven and highly recommended that we eat them now. That was all we needed to hear so we made a beeline for one of the tiny open tables. We didn't know what we were in for.
|Mah bro adding his patented Shocker Stamp of Approval
I feel like I've been writing about "goo" an awfully lot lately, but that's really what we encountered at the center of this cookie. It was like a slightly smaller, much more complex version of the much raved about cookies from Levain Bakery. Hmm, let's see where to begin. Well first off I did encounter a few pieces of stale popcorn that lended an unpleasant chewy texture to the cookie. Then, while I could clearly see the pretzels on top, their flavor was completely masked by all of the other ingredients at work in this beast. Other than that it was pretty epicly delicious baked treat.
|Want a bite?
|Peanut butter chips, liquefied
Finally we got on the train and headed out to Brooklyn. Our next stop was a mecca for all coffee nerds—Blue Bottle Coffee Co. I really wanted to blow my brother's mind with some exquisitely crafted espresso brews. Unfortunately, the only thing BBCC ended up blowing up was our bathroom later that night (Caffiene makes you poop). After taking a picture of the imposing squirrel street art on the side of the building, we entered through the doors and into the somewhat cramped interior.
|Apparently this is one of the best espresso machines in the world
|Literally the only guy besides us without a beard. I guess we missed that memo...
|A group discussion on the art of beard-growing and upkeep
|That's the first brown ring I don't want my tongue to taste
Fortunately our next destination would prove to be a huge success, but, I mean, how could a place offering a great rotating beer selection coupled with a dizzying array of old school arcade games anything but awesome? Yes, I speak of Barcade. Immediately upon entering I knew this was my type of place. Since we were there for pre-dinner drinks and not post-dinner drinks it was pleasantly lively without being crammed asses to elbows. We made a beeline for the bar and surveyed their chalkboard beer selection (not realizing they had a printed beer list until our second round). As soon as I laid my eyes on the Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter I knew that would be my first round.
|My type of place...
|If only they had "newer" classics like TMNT, The Simpsons, and Knights of the Round!
|Smoked Porter? More like Smoked Pooper
I went back up to the bar to order another beer and this is when I discovered the beer list. Ah, yes lengthy descriptions of all their brews, that was exactly what I needed to choose my next beer. This time I went with the ridiculously named Chelsea Black Hole Nitro XXX Stout. Now this is what I'm talking about. It went down ultra smooth with a head that brought to mind a dark chocolate milkshake. I detected slight notes of coffee and caramel and it was sublimely drinkable. I was in love.
|My brother displaying the beer list a la Kilroy was here
I killed my CBHNXS—again, what a retarded name—and after taking a recommendation from the bartender I went with the Anderson Valley Brewing Company Winter Solstice. It smelled like tangerine or Clementine and I detected faint notes of Dubble Bubble bubble gum. I was definitely starting to feel it at this point, but I felt it was nice and light on the tongue and it tasted like a liquefied Christmas cookie.
|A winter solstice in my pants
Dinner was at Dirt Candy in the East Village. We arrived slightly early so we busied ourselves at some random candle and incense shop a few doors down until our table was ready. My brother found a few wonderful candles and I had to talk him out of buying them for his wife for Christmas.
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Jesus, I feel like I got punched in the eyes… As you can probably guess I don't write this entire article in one fell swoop, well not usually anyway, and this morning I feel like crap… I think someone exchanged my saline solution for superglue. I'm usually a morning person too. Now I feel like a peeved dragon ready to spit flames. Did this rant have a point? No, not really but it's my blog and I'll write what I want. And that's the conclusion of our intermission folks, back to dinner at Dirt Candy.
|Dip dip bread
|$1.20 per puppy. Ouch.
|The butter melted seconds after application
|It's like a Build Your Own Crostini kit
The Portobello dish was quite successful. It was obviously a very earthy plate of food since we were eating mushroom on mushroom and the bright sweetness from the pears combined with the bold sweetness from the balsamic reduction really rounded it out nicely. I also really enjoyed the play on textures and the zing from the fresh ginger.
|I build it good
|Hey, someone heaved on my plate...
|The money shot
|That's tofu, not salmon
Ryan was really looking for some high quality gourmet vegetarian and I think Dirt Candy passed with flying colors. This place was the highlight of the trip for him, and I couldn't be more pleased that he enjoyed it. Pleased in the pants, that is.
The conclusion of our night was spent sampling single-malt scotch at Brandy Library in TriBeCa. I failed to make a reservation because I couldn't quite grasp the idea of making a reservation to drink at a bar, but luckily we were sat with minimal fuss at the bar mere minutes after we'd arrived. One of my bro's internet guy friends from Brooklyn met us there and we all enjoyed a nice evening of sipping and chatting.
|Bottles cleverly arranged to look like books
|Ardmor Peated Island Malt Unchillfiltered 92 Proof
|The bar, seconds before the "entertainment" arrived
Did that really happen? I guess you'll have to trek on down to TriBeCa and find out for yourself. Tell 'em Mr. Micro sent ya. That's it for our first day in the city. Day 2 is coming up next. Until then, as always, go freakin' eat something fatty!


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Wade Phillips' tenure as the Denver Broncos' head coach didn't last long, but he learned some valuable lessons during those two seasons.
The educational experience began with a basic business gaffe. After 17 seasons as an NFL assistant, Phillips was so eager to become a head coach that he accepted owner Pat Bowlen's offer without negotiating or even reviewing the deal's details. He realized that wasn't a wise move when he asked a Broncos staffer how much extra income he'd make from his weekly radio and television appearances and was told they were part of his contract.
"They put the contract out there and said 'Sign it,'" Phillips said. "I didn't read it. I just signed it. So that was my first mistake."
Phillips can laugh about the situation now, as he prepares to face the Broncos as a head coach in a non-preseason game for the first time.
There was no bitterness in the voice of the Dallas Cowboys' head coach as he stood in a Valley Ranch hallway and discussed his brief time as the Broncos' boss, during which Denver went 16-16 with one playoff appearance. The only hint of defensiveness came when Phillips kidded about learning the importance of keeping the quarterback healthy, noting that John Elway missed some games during Denver's 7-9 campaign in 1994, after which Phillips was fired.
By no means does Phillips believe he did a poor job in Denver after being promoted from defensive coordinator to replace Dan Reeves. Yet Phillips doesn't hesitate to pinpoint his biggest problem: He did too much delegating. He regrets giving up control of the Denver defense.
He gets no argument from Charlie Waters, the former Cowboys star safety who served as Phillips' defensive coordinator with the Broncos. Waters said once Phillips became the head coach, he never again stepped foot in a defensive meeting room in Denver. The Broncos had the NFL's 19th-ranked defense in 1993, then dropped to 28th overall in 1994.
"I really thought I was going to get more out of Wade helping me, or I wouldn't have taken the job," said Waters, who worked under Phillips the previous four seasons as a secondary coach. "That's the mistake he made. I think I could have done a really good job over time, but I wasn't quite ready for it.
"It's just unfortunate for him that he had to go through my growing pains."
As far as Phillips' job security goes, it really didn't matter how the Denver defense performed or whether the Broncos returned to the playoffs in 1994. Mike Shanahan was the only reason Bowlen needed to fire Phillips.
Phillips said he learned well after the fact that Shanahan, who had two stints as the Broncos' offensive coordinator, turned down the job before it was offered to Phillips.
"Sooner or later, Mike Shanahan was going to come back there and they were going to do it the other way," Reeves said. "That's my opinion. Wade was kind of the interim coach."
Fair or not, it's impossible to argue that Bowlen exhibited poor judgment by choosing Shanahan over Phillips.
Shanahan, who is widely considered one of the top available head coaching candidates after being fired last winter, went 138-86 in 14 seasons in Denver. After drafting Terrell Davis, finally providing Elway the support of a great running game, the Broncos won Super Bowls in Shanahan's third and fourth seasons.
"The results were great," Phillips said. "Could I have done it? I don't know, and I don't care really. It's gone That's the way I live. I don't look in the past except to try to learn from the past."
After leaving Denver, Phillips vowed that he'd be heavily involved in the defense if he got another head coaching opportunity. That happened a few years later in Buffalo, which ranked sixth, first, and third in total defense during his three seasons as head coach. The Bills went 29-19 (0-2 in the playoffs) in three seasons under Phillips and haven't qualified for the postseason since.
"The longer you are a head coach, the more you learn," said Reeves, who remains a close friend of Phillips and agreed to join his Cowboys staff in an advisory role only to have the deal fall apart due to a contractual disagreement with owner/general manager Jerry Jones. "I don't care who you are. Everybody talks about Bill Belichick. He learned a lot from his first job. Wade learned from that first one, then he moved on to Buffalo. Really and truly, it was his loyalty to his [assistant] coaches that got him fired there."
The Cowboys have had top-10 defenses in Phillips' two seasons in charge, although his involvement is a somewhat complicated subject.
While doing his due diligence during the Cowboys' most recent coaching search, Jones talked to several people who had been around Phillips in his previous head coaching stops. One of those was Waters, who advised Jones that he should absolutely hire Phillips with the stipulation that he would run the defense.
"There's no reason why he can't do that and be a head coach," Waters said. "He doesn't need to worry about the offense. Just tell the offense not to turn it over too much."
The Cowboys implemented Phillips' 3-4 scheme and his defensive philosophies when he was hired in 2007. He had major input on game plans and veto power on all play calls. However, Brian Stewart was the defensive coordinator and called the plays -- until Jones demanded Phillips take over those duties after a lopsided loss to the previously winless Rams last October.
Stewart, who considered Phillips a mentor and had followed him from San Diego to Dallas, was fired days after the Cowboys' disappointing 2008 season ended. The Cowboys never hired a replacement, instead making Phillips the NFL's only head coach/defensive coordinator.
There is no doubt that Phillips -- whose .590 winning percentage (72-50) ranks third among active coaches behind New England's Belichick and Philadelphia's Andy Reid -- is in charge of every facet of the defense this season.
Phillips read the contract he signed with the Cowboys. He's well aware that it expires at the end of the season. He'd like to keep this job, so he's given control of his defense to the coach he trusts the most.


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I did some weathering on the Samurai punk zombies last night, and applied another glaze on there skin. Now they are in diffrent kinds of decay. Sadly the pic´s dont show that as much as I would have wanted it to. I´ll do some proper photos once the whole gang is done.
I also started on a Mindless zombie and did some more on Nicodem. Stay tuned for more updates in the next few days.


text: Zico Ceesay secures Kazakhstan return Gambia forward Momodou 'Zico' Ceesay has returned to Kazakhstan to sign a short-term deal with Premier League side FC Kyzyl-Zhar. The 29-year-old Scorpions international secured the move after leaving Finnish Veikkausliiga club PS Kemi Kings last season. He pens a deal with Kyzyl-Zhar, promoted from the Kazakh second-tier, until the end of December 2018. Zico Ceesay, a former Chelsea trainee, returns to Kazakhstan after three years since leaving FC Kairat Almaty. The former Wallidan, K.V.C. Westerlo, MŠK Žilina, Maccabi Netanya and PS Kemi striker has scored 33 career goals since turning professional in 2008.


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NEW ESSAY: Beyond Cynicism: America Fumbles Towards Kafka's Castle
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"Can a people recover from an excursion into unreality? The USA's sojourn into an alternative universe of the mind accelerated sharply after Wall Street nearly detonated the global financial system in 2008. That debacle was only one manifestation of an array of accumulating threats to the postmodern order, which include the burdens of empire, onerous debt, population overshoot, fracturing globalism, worries about energy, disruptive technologies, ecological havoc, and the specter of climate change."
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Our challenge
With Houston 'hitting on all cylinders,' time is ripe to make the city even better.
A 21st-century Charles Dickens would be stymied. Telling the tale of at least one city that Chronicle readers know well, he'd have to scratch his head, stroke his beard and scribble, "These are the best of times. These are the best of times."
Houston has its problems and challenges, to be sure, but the latest indicators tell us that we are thriving to an extent many cities can only envy. Last Monday came word that Houston gained more residents last year than any American city except New York. That growth, in Houston and across Texas, was fueled by increasing job opportunities in vibrant industries, especially in those areas that define Houston - the energy, medical and technological sectors. A moderate cost of living and relatively low taxes also help account for the city's continued growth.
On Thursday an esteemed economist noted that Houston-area employers would add up to 90,000 jobs this year. Bill Gilmer, director of the Institute for Regional Forecasting a the University of Houston's C.T. Bauer College of Business, had to revise upward the estimate he made in November by about 30 percent, or 20,000 jobs.
"Houston is hitting on all cylinders, right now," Gilmer said.
So, with the sound of smoothly running cylinders as background, let's raise a toast to these "best of times" and then quickly pivot to a crucial question: How can we take advantage of these times to make Houston an even better place to live? How can we think creatively, expansively, with energy, ambition and foresight to solve not just the niggling problems that we debate endlessly - potholes and pensions - but also to use our resources and opportunities to build a great city?
What can be our Central Park? Our Eiffel Tower? Our Golden Gate Bridge? What can be our gift to Houstonians in years to come? Our forebears thought big. They gave us Memorial Park, the Ship Channel, major universities, a world-class medical center. Can we be expansive and farsighted the way they were? Can we be bold?
During these best of times, we have the luxury of thinking imaginatively about solving some of our long-term problems - persistent poverty is one example - as well as problems that accompany prosperity. A widening income gap, a decreasing pool of affordable housing, too many blocks of substandard housing come to mind.
From the Allen brothers to early-20th-century wildcatters to the most recent high-tech nerd to hit town, Houston has enjoyed a reputation for attracting innovators and risk-takers. As the city grows and prospers, what do we need to do to make sure that we continue to deserve that reputation? What can we do to remain open to new ideas, new approaches, new people?
Many of the risk-takers and innovators among us are immigrants; it's always been that way. We have to make sure they know they're welcome here, whatever happens in the calcified halls of Congress.
As this year's Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey found, 70 percent of the Houston community under age 20 are African American or Latino. Nearly 90 percent of HISD's students are African American and Latino. We have to think creatively and imaginatively to make sure that our schools, libraries and other centers of community learning meet their needs. It's a huge challenge.
We need parks. We need a transportation system that works. We need social services that are responsive to the needs of our various communities. We can have them.
As Houston becomes a mature city - and a prosperous one at that - we have the luxury to create a more livable city, one that's walkable, auto-independent, aesthetically pleasing. We don't have to close our eyes to mindless urban sprawl or tawdry urban gateways giving visitors their first impressions. We can do something about it.
We challenge the wealthy among us - particularly those who are newly wealthy - to give back to their community. Rich and Nancy Kinder and others are worthy models. They've left their mark on this city, for the better. Now's the time.
With growth and prosperity comes opportunity. In these best of times, in these times, opportunity is ours for the taking.


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Friday, April 17, 2015
FFWD - Pork Roast with Mangoes and Lychees
I had a sense of deja vu with this week's French Friday with Dorie dish, as I had made Pork Roast with Mangoes and Lychees back in 2010. Granted, the photo back then was a little confronting with all that unrendered fat on the roast, but I enjoyed it very much. That meant that I was happy to front up for round two.
This time, instead of using a pork roast, I used pork tenderloin medallions - faster and easier to cook, and less waste for one person. I used fresh mango and tinned lychees (fresh ones being out of season).
I am a sucker for meat and fruit together so I loved this dish. On the day I made it, I couldn't eat it because I had been having a bad day health-wise, and the smell of the garlic and onions in the sauce made me feel nauseous. However, next day, I was right as rain and enjoyed every last drop of the sauce.
This was once again a winner for me, and a dish that I would happily repeat - but I will have to be careful of the company I serve it to, because I can see from the Dorista forum comments that the fruit-meat combination (or maybe just the lychees!) is confronting for some.
Visit the LYL section of the FFWD website to get the insight of the other Doristas on this dish.
21 comments:
- Mardi Michels said...
I LOVE fruit and meat (specifically pork and fruit) but I just don't do lychees. I didn't veer far off the track though...
- April 17, 2015 at 11:52 AM
- Jenny @ Ichigo Shortcake said...
One of my favourite foods is roast pork, your version looks great! Makes it seem so exotic. :)
- April 17, 2015 at 1:03 PM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
Sorry to hear that you weren't feeling well on that first day but good to know that you got to eat this delicious sounding dish. I do love pork and sweet flavours! :D
- April 17, 2015 at 6:01 PM
- Liz Berg said...
We loved this one, too. But no lychees to be found around here!
- April 17, 2015 at 6:35 PM
- Diane Balch said...
I am new to fruit and meat and I really mostly like the combo with pork. Glad you figured out how to make this dish work for you.
- April 17, 2015 at 10:37 PM
- Ei said...
I like the idea of scaling the recipe back by using the pork medallions. Good thinking!
- April 18, 2015 at 12:18 AM
- CQUEK said...
I really should try this one day, all the ingredients are great!
- April 18, 2015 at 12:27 AM
- Kathy said...
We loved this one too! Fruit and pork always pair so well, and this was no exception! Yours looks delicious!
- April 18, 2015 at 12:51 AM
- Anonymous said...
I thought that I wasn't a huge fan of fruit with meat. This recipe proved me wrong. The sauce was amazing.
- April 18, 2015 at 1:21 AM
- Trevor Sis Boom said...
You and I are opposite! I wrote this week about how I am NOT a fruit/meat person. That said, I really liked this one.
- April 18, 2015 at 5:55 AM
- Betsy said...
It looks like this might be one of your favorites in the book. I don't usually make meat and fruit because Howard won't eat it. I did enjoy this though.
- April 18, 2015 at 11:22 AM
- Mary Hirsch said...
I love the fruit/meat combination. The Lychees? Even if I had found them I was already prepared to not like them. Sorry. When I was growing up my Mother had to cook the pork until it was thoroughly done, meaning it was also dry. The secret ingredient to a pork roast was applesauce. Lots and lots of applesauce. Now that we can leave our pork a little pink, I still prefer mine with fruit. Loved the mangoes. I also will make this again. I dud a pork tenderloin so got about the same result as you did.
- April 18, 2015 at 12:58 PM
- Teresa said...
I do enjoy fruit and meat and I love the idea of doing this with medallions. I bet it was wonderful. And I'm glad you're feeling better.
- April 18, 2015 at 3:05 PM
- Andrea_TheKitchenLioness said...
Gaye, same here, I also used fresh mangoes and canned lychees as they are definitely not in season around here or anywhere at this time of year. Both your dishes look delicious with that wonderful rich and flavorful sauce.
Have a great weekend,
- April 18, 2015 at 4:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
Gaye, I thought of you when I made this/posted. I thought you might like it. I was sad not to have had the time to get to the right market for the lychees, but next time! I would like to mix up the seasonings too - but I'm with you in the meat with fruit camp. Looks so delicious!!
- April 19, 2015 at 12:46 AM
- Nana said...
Everything looks delicious. This was a great recipe
with the mango. The lychee was new to us, but good all the same.
- April 19, 2015 at 6:16 AM
- tricia s. said...
I also was in the camp that used fresh mangoes and canned lychees. I was just happy to find them at all - LOL. Yes, this was a nice recipe for pork and certainly on a new twist on it for us. So glad you enjoyed it !
- April 19, 2015 at 8:38 AM
- KB from Prof Who Cooks said...
I too used fresh mangoes and canned lychees and loved it as well! In fact, Gaye, I did a search for the dish on Google before I made it a few weeks ago and found your post from 2010. :) I totally agree with all that you said, including the note to be careful whom to serve it to!
- April 20, 2015 at 1:10 AM
- Diane Zwang said...
Through Dorie I have become a meat/fruit lover too. I loved this dish and would make it again.
- April 20, 2015 at 11:26 AM
- Arisuchan said...
LOL I'm a sucker for fruit and meat together too! ;)
- April 20, 2015 at 1:50 PM
- Arisuchan said...
no lychees here and I'm in Japan! LOL! ;) glad you enjoyed it!
- April 20, 2015 at 1:51 PM


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The Healthy Beverages for Children's Meals law makes water, milk and fruit juice the default beverage options for children at city restaurants. Officials said in a statement the change is an effort to improve child health in a city where one of every three children are classified obese.
"The science is clear: One of the biggest contributors to childhood obesity is sugary drinks, and childhood obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes, heart disease, and early death," said Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen. "Taking out empty calories from sugary drinks is a powerful lifestyle change we can make to help our children to get and stay healthy.
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Parents can still order a sugary drink for their child, but restaurants are required by the new law to offer an alternative or face a $100 fine.
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Goodbye, Gypsy
Gypsy was found dead in her cage on the morning of August 21. She came to ACR&S in late 2008, surrendered by her owner with two other pigs. She was thought to be about 5 years old at that time, and was very aggressive with the owner's other two pigs. As a result she lived alone until she arrived at the Sanctuary in December 2008 and was successfully paired with Stinky.
Gypsy showed no signs of illness at all prior to her death; her appetite was good and her weight had been stable. A necropsy revealed that the proximate cause of death was pericardial effusion, which is an abnormal buildup of fluid around the heart. However, the underlying cause of this was unable to be determined. There was no overt evidence of infection or lymphoma, which are the two most common causes of pericardial effusion.
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It's 85 degrees on my mother's porch. My mother and I are sitting here in lawn chairs, sweltering and sticky even though we have the silver awning rolled out overhead.
My mother is dressed in her loose orange wool pants (worn backwards, I notice) and a long sleeved fleecy top that matches nothing in her eclectic closet. She wipes her forehead with the back of her hand.
"It's so hot," she says. "I'm so hot. It's hard to remember that it's winter."
I suggest she take off all the winter clothes she's wearing and find a pair of shorts. She ambles off to do so.
I'm hot, too. My jeans grab my legs like a pair of hot hands and my short sleeved blouse just isn't short enough. I reach under it, un-hook my bra, then slide another hand up my sleeve and pull the bra completly off. Ahhhh! Comfort. I kick off my shoes and sling the bra to dangle over the porch railing. This is how I lose so many of my bras and shoes. I forget where I leave them.
We have a pot of hot steeping tea and two cups on the glass table in front of us. I have come to chat with my mother and apparently, to also have my leaves read. My Mother is a wonderful tea leaf reader. She sees amazing things and the woman is always right. She is spot on and she is nice about it. If she sees something that an ordinary person thinks is disgusting, my mother makes them feel like they are really lucky and indeed, they are.
Mother shuffles out of the house and onto the deck. She's now wearing her blue see-through plastic garden shoes with socks, a pair of old stripped shorts from the 1950's and yet another blouse that doesn't go with anything in her closet.
She sits, 'kerplunk!' in the chair next to mine.
"I have to practice reading leaves," she reminds me, "because you Venus, set me up to read leaves at the Historical Society Tea! I hope I can still remember how to do it. So, I'm going to practice on you, Venus."
"I'm not worried," I say. "You have the talent and you can't lose that, even though you are Profoundly Deaf."
Mother has been labeled 'Profoundly Deaf" by the local hearing specialist and she does indeed have a difficult time hearing anything, but she can always hear when I whisper something about her to my sisters! We find this very puzzling, but then my mother can do many things that are out of the ordinary. She could grow gnat wings and fly over the porch railing if it struck her to do so.
Today, we sip our black tea rather quickly because even though we have dressed down it is still darn hot on the porch.
I pour most of the dregs of the tea into my saucer, then swish the leaves around in my cup with the rest of the tea and hand the china cup to my mother. I wait with high anticipation as Mother peers into it.
Generally, I get a reading that goes something like this: "You have many ideas and are building many things. You're taking off. You have some new job idea. There's lots of money in your cup!"
Sometimes I get a long silence and then an, "Ah Oh."
That's when I start to sweat.
I used to get more exciting cups, filled with lovers and sex appeal but I have toned down a bit through the years and generally have my thoughts and actions now on so called 'Higher Enterprises.' Duller maybe, but higher.
Today, my mother slings me a zinger.
"Well. There you are Venus. Riding a wild horse! And look! There's a big wedding bell over your head and you're trying to get away from it. It's like you want to get married but you really don't. You're still too wild to marry some man. You're a wild one and none of them have been able to tame you."
Gulp. Bam. My mother hits the truth of the matter.
I haven't been married for at least twenty-five years. I've been asked many times but I never can say 'yes.' Sometimes I think I want to, but I just can't bring myself to choke out an 'OK, good idea.'
Even lately, strangely enough,without dating them, I have had several marriage proposals and I think, 'My, these are darling men and now that I am older and getting even older, wouldn't it be nice to be all settled down and have a secure life and no more dating ever again?'
But, I just can't do it. I try, but I just can't do it. Maybe if I could marry two of them? Or three? That might work.
Even when I was a little kid I always thought I wanted to have two husbands. At once.
Or, maybe I can work out a deal where I know several or more men who adore me and I can see all of them and that will be OK with each of them?
My grandmother did that. My father's mother was a model in New York with a waist that a man could put his hand's around. She dyed her hair red and smoked cigarettes when only 'bad', 'wild' women did those things. She married my grandfather, a wealthy man, thirty-five years older than she was.
My father remembers how when he was a little kid, "Momma was almost kidnapped by White slavers. We were walking down a street," he used to tell us, "when a long, black limo pulled up beside us and a woman and two men jumped out. They grabbed Momma and tried to drag and push her into the car! Momma and I were screaming and screaming and Momma was fighting and somehow she was able to slip out of her long mink coat and she got away. We both ran screaming down the street. Momma always said it was the White Slavers trying to kidnap her because she was so beautiful!"
Momma always echoed my father's story, with a "Yes! It was the White Slavers and they used to kidnap beautiful women and those women would never been seen again!"
Momma also had a constant and steady round of lovers. She preferred doctors and she would move them into the house with her, my father and his father, Poppa. My father said he could never understand why Poppa put up with Momma's lovers, especially living in the same house, but he did.
When I knew her in her 70's, Poppa had died and she was married to a much younger man, a fellow with slick black hair, who we called Uncle Bob.
When it appealed to her, Grandma would hop up on our kitchen table and do the grinding Tahitian Hula, the one where you bump your hips in mad gyrations. She also liked to belt out a song called 'Sam, Sam The Lavatory Man', but no matter how much we kids begged, she would never finish the song. "Your father won't let me," she would say piously.
Poppa had an interesting background, too. His father and his many uncles were Real Gun Slingers. They lived and died by the gun. They also had a habit, in their 80's, I'm told, of leaping onto their horses. This is how my great grandfather eventually met his death. Close to 90, he leaped onto his horse, miscalculated and flew completely over the horse, hit the ground and broke his hip. The break eventually killed him.
I'm thinking about my genetics as I reflect on my current tea leaf reading. I look at my mother. Her mother didn't marry until she was thirty-five.
"Why should I get married?" my grandmother said to me. "Just because women are supposed to get married?"
When she did marry, she married a younger, very handsome man, (and younger men weren't being done at the time) and then she drove a model T across the country, wearing jeans, (which also wasn't being done by young women at the time!)
Now, I sigh. I think my way of thinking is just in my blood. It may be genetic and it's hard to change the genes. It's impossible, actually, to change a person's Real Nature which is why, by the way, women should stop trying to change men. It's not possible and it just wears one out. Give it up now if you're guilty and you'll save yourself some suffering that you don't need.
My mother looks over at me and maybe she is reading my mind. We do that in this family.
She is trying to soothe me.
"I think you might eventually get married but you would have to feel the same way about some man, that these various men feel about you."
She looks at me; peers at me, really.
"It's getting kind of late in the day," I say.
"Well, what about me?!" Mother says. "It's a lot later in the day for me than it is for you."
And, then she rifts off into why she doesn't want to marry The Old Friend David or Skip The Much Younger Man or the Suitor Who Just Died, which I remind her is a given, that it's to late to marry that one..
And as for You Out There; my friends. Think about it; man or woman, what is your Real Nature?
When we're young, most of us tend to go along with what our culture says we should do and be and think, which means that we're sometimes locked inside a little family house, intently blowing on hot oatmeal for the kids when we should be sitting outside in a long green field, naked, wearing big ruby necklaces and eating crepes while someone plays the violin for our amusement.
I think it's time I just finally accept my genes and My Nature and see if I can ride the Wild Horse forever, perhaps just always a pace ahead of the ringing wedding bell.
Or not?
Please go to the COMMENT'S SECTION and tell us this: If you could just have it YOUR WAY, how would you do it? I mean, really? How would you do it? Take all the rules off your life and really look and see who is there and what it wants. Hey! Your sufferings may be over!! Maybe you have been suffering all this time because you have been trying to live your life in opposition to your Real Nature and you didn't even know it.
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Lucy's bracelet got tangled and knotted, so I gave her my secret to solving a lot of my own tiny life mishaps: give it to Jessee. "He's good at fixing things", I told her. And he did. Sir, you are going to make one hell of a father some day.
Leeloo is all "OMG I just LOVE YOU" in this photo, and her face is amazing. Whenever kids come over she is enthralled.
My friend Dave smokes a pipe and looks like a sea captain.
The party I threw was my second annual (having skipped 2012) summer kick off party: The Friendship Bracelet Making Party. All you need is a mega pack of embroidery thread, a few pairs of scissors, and a roll of masking tape. Add beer, friends, snacks and lemonade, etc. as you'd like. I know how to make a few different kinds of bracelets so I offered guidance and made some of my own, too. It was so fun to have everyone piled in my back yard and being creative.


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2. The "We'd Love To" Technique
Just when you think you have a sale, have you heard requests that you knew you weren't able to grant? Your response can make or break the
deal. A good technique is the "We'd love to." When the prospect says at the last minute, "...and of course we get free delivery on that,
right?" you could respond with, "We'd love to do that for you, especially on the first order. We're simply passing along our shipping cost, and that allows us to give you the low price you're getting."
That has a much softer and sales-saving impact than a negative response like, "No, we can't give free shipping."
3. Get Their Price First
When you attempt to win someone's business from another vendor, always try to get the price they're presently paying before disclosing yours
for the following reasons:
* If you're higher, they may disqualify you before you have a chance to justify the price.
* If you're close to their present price, they may decide it's not worth spending any more time with you.
* Some people will say your price is higher, even if it's not, in an attempt to bring down your price.
* If you know your price is higher, you can either decide to not spend much time on the call, or plan your high-value strategy.
* If you know your price is lower, you are in the driver's seat, and can build value along with the lower price.
Here's a good question to get their price: "Pam, what is your cost on _______?"


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Does it have a backlight or a tinted display? Yes, there is a difference.
There are a few things to keep in mind when looking at your display and wondering if you have a backlit or tinted display. First thing is that when you purchased your exercise equipment did you check to see if it was backlit or tinted, this may have only been an option if there was a display model for you to review. Did your console display, not the display model at the store, ever light when you first assembled it? If it did not, then you most likely have a tinted display. And finally, can you read the display clearly? If you can then you are in great shape.
There is one major difference between backlit and tinted displays. Backlight displays have LED's that cause the screen to light up, and tinted do not. Tinted displays just have a colored sheet inside the display, and no light.


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