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Since Celtic dropped two points against St Johnstone at the weekend there has been a massive groundswell of pundits, players and managers coming out and willing Celtic into the next round of the Europa League.
At first glance, it would seem a nice gesture on their part, wanting to see a team from Scotland do something in Europe, unfortunately, their motives aren't so pure.
There seems to be an overwhelming consensus if Celtic are focused on Europe they will continue to drop points in the coming weeks and months. I read one headline today suggest we were on the 'cusp' of a title race – really?
Celtic have been continually told this season that they're a victim of their own success after enjoying a historic treble in spectacular fashion last term but I think some are a victim of Celtic's success in that they believe there's a title race to be had when there's a clear nine point gap.
The St Johnstone game was disappointing but let's not forget, after a successful Europa League tie the team managed to extend their lead at the top this weekend – not damage it.
The faltering and inconsistent pack mean that Celtic can afford these sort of afternoons – it should tell you everything that Rodgers' men have dropped ten points at home this season and still sit with a nine point advantage – if that's a title race, or close to one then we all need a lie down.
I'm not trying to talk down the game here but to suggest we are on the 'cusp' of a title race is the equivalent of putting lipstick on a pig. I'd personally welcome a title challenge, Celtic might not be at their best but Europa League or not they're heading for number seven slowly but surely.
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Once again I find myself preparing a vegan version of a dish I never tasted as a non-vegan. אַז ס רעכט, this Jewish, Yeshivah-schooled girl has never tasted chopped liver. As a kid, my mother did force me to eat liver a couple of times but I hated it and she (thankfully) gave up.
While it took me way too long to realize that it's disgusting to consume any part of a dead body, I always had an aversion to eating organ meats. איך מיינען, come on, they're ORGANS! Hearts, kidneys, thymus, tongues…yuck! And livers in particular are gross – do you know what the liver does? It filters toxins. Every horrible thing that one ingests travels through the liver. Why in the world would anyone want to eat something that is a warehouse for toxins??
And yet, people love chopped liver. Others spend a lot of money for foie gras, a dish so cruel that even some chefs refuse to sell it. Foie gras – French for "fatty liver" – is the diseased and enlarged liver of a duck or goose, produced through force feeding.
|fatty liver vs. normal liver
If you would like to learn more about the cruelty of foie gras, check out http://www.stopforcefeeding.com/ און http://www.nofoiegras.org/ Another great web site is http://www.gourmetcruelty.com/ which has many pictures and videos to look at.
Chopped Liver is different than foie gras. It is made with chicken livers rather than the diseased livers of ducks and geese. A different version of cruelty and death just to please someone's palate.
סייַ ווי סייַ, I did taste faux gras a couple of times at vegan seders and liked it. I wanted to come up with my own recipe for a friend who has recently switched to a plant-based diet. I kept it very simple: just mushrooms, walnuts and spices. The whole dish takes about 15 minutes or less to prepare. You can certainly add your own spin with different mushrooms, בשמים, lentils or whatever ingredients you prefer. Here is my version of Chopped "Liver."
שוועמל און וואָלנאַט טשאָפּפּעד "לעבער"
2 Tbs. ייל
10 אַז. קרעמיני מאַשרומז, chopped
1 קליין ציבעלע, chopped
1 tsp. דאַר טיים
1/2 tsp. דאַר ראָסעמאַרי
1/2 tsp. Herbes de Provence
זאַלץ און פעפער צו טעם
1 גלעזל וואָלנאַץ, chopped
1 Tbs. וואַסער
Heat the oil in a skillet. Saute the mushrooms and onion until browned and softened, וועגן 10 מינוט. While the food is sauteeing, add the spices except for the salt. Salt draws moisture out the mushrooms and slows down the browning process. Transfer to a food processor. Add the walnuts, salt and water. Process until you have a smooth paste. Taste for spice adjustment. ריפרידזשערייט ביז גרייט צו דינען, at least an hour. It tastes even better the next day.

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Last night at LOCKN' Festival, Jim James came out during Joe Russo's Almost Dead set and covered lead vocals on the Jane's Addiction classic, "Been Caught Stealing".
Check out the video below…
Been Caught Stealing - Joe Russo's Almost Dead with Jim James 8-25-17
Here's his full acoustic solo set from earlier in the day.
Jim James LOCKN' Festival 8-25-2017


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Obama finds that "Words Do Matter", even when HE says them!
The following is quoted from an article by Charles Krauthamer. It shows how Barabck Obama screwed up and can't wiggle or liehis way out of this one and IF elected President how he could damage the United States:
"Before the Democratic debate of July 23, Barack Obama had never expounded upon the wisdom of meeting, without precondition, with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bashar al-Assad, Hugo Chavez, Kim Jong Il or the Castro brothers. But in that debate, he was asked about doing exactly that. Unprepared, he said sure — then got fancy, declaring the Bush administration's refusal to do so not just "ridiculous" but "a disgrace."
After that, there was no going back. So he doubled down. What started as a gaffe became policy. By now, it has become doctrine. Yet it remains today what it was on the day he blurted it out: an absurdity.
Should the president ever meet with enemies? Sometimes, but only after minimal American objectives — i.e. preconditions — have been met. The Shanghai communique was largely written long before Richard Nixon ever touched down in China. Yet Obama thinks Nixon to China confirms the wisdom of his willingness to undertake a worldwide freshman-year tyrants tour.
Most of the time you don't negotiate with enemy leaders because there is nothing to negotiate. Does Obama imagine that North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba and Venezuela are insufficiently informed about American requirements for improved relations?
There are always contacts through back channels or intermediaries. Iran, for example, has engaged in five years of talks with our closest European allies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, to say nothing of the hundreds of official U.S. statements outlining exactly what we would give them in return for suspending uranium enrichment.
Obama pretends that while he is for such "engagement," the cowboy Republicans oppose it. Another absurdity. No one is debating the need for contacts. The debate is over the stupidity of elevating rogue states and their tyrants, easing their isolation and increasing their leverage by granting them unconditional meetings with the president of the world's superpower.
Obama cited Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman as presidents who met with enemies. Does he know no history? Neither Roosevelt nor Truman ever met with any of the leaders of the Axis powers. Obama must be referring to the pictures he's seen of Roosevelt and Stalin at Yalta, and Truman and Stalin at Potsdam. Does he not know that at that time Stalin was a wartime ally?
During the subsequent Cold War, Truman never met with Stalin. Nor Mao. Nor Kim Il Sung. Truman was no fool.
Obama cites John Kennedy meeting Nikita Khrushchev as another example of what he wants to emulate. Really? That Vienna summit of a young, inexperienced, untested American president was disastrous, emboldening Khrushchev to push Kennedy on Berlin — and then near fatally in Cuba, leading almost directly to the Cuban missile crisis. Is that the precedent Obama aspires to follow?
A meeting with Ahmadinejad would not just strengthen and vindicate him at home, it would instantly and powerfully ease the mullahs' isolation, inviting other world leaders to follow. And with that would come a flood of commercial contracts, oil deals, diplomatic agreements — undermining precisely the very sanctions and isolation that Obama says he would employ against Iran. "
I also will add that the screw up in saying what Obama did at the debate (he spoke without thinking or preperation or speech in hand) caused a serious position to be grounded in his campaign that he can't, although he tried to say he never said it and he stated basically the same thing several other places as well. It proves he does not have the ability to think on his feet, the smarts to ever negotiate (his word) with a terrorist leader and it simply undermines the fact that Mr. Obama has no business being President of the United States of America.
It also shows Obama is NO JOHN F. KENNEDY and certainly no Truman or FDR!
Why do Obama's supporters always go back (Obama does it as well, see the quote above) to the "it's Bush's faiult, we have to fix our reputation etc overseas. They have no trouble taking our aid and money so whats to fix?
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The fact is that Obama does not know history! He truly is an empty suit.
Also, he has made more gaffs in this campaign than George Bush has in his 7+ years as President.
Everyday, we learn more about BO's lack of knowledge and his lack of understanding of the real world.
At the very least, BO is an embarrassment–at worst he is a serious threat to the our future. I believe him to be the later!
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Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation 🙂 Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Ultimately!!
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Damsels #6
- Publisher: Dynamite
- Written By: John Reppion, Leah Moore
- Art By: Aneke
- Language: English
- Digital Release Date: March 20th, 2013
Price: $1.99
From the tales of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Snow White comes Damsels! As Rapa, Red, Talia and Heinrich journey through the Enchanted Forest toward Villeneuve, Rapa's memories begin to return in earnest. The royal cavalcade is ambushed on the road to the kingdom, forcing Queens Talia and Rapunzel to fight for their lives. Meanwhile Queen Belle, plagued by her conscience begins to wonder if she herself might be cursed.


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Holiday 2018 – Suggestions
The problem with Holiday collections, ironically, is that by December the best pieces are sold out. Here is what I've bought for myself. For now, it's a part 1.
So my first purchase is not a from a holiday collection, but if you like to indulge in scents, I have to report a new line of perfumes created, here in Canada, that are worthy of the best niche French perfumeries. Monsillage is a collection of eight scents that are somewhere between a tonic Eau de Cologne and the freshness of an of Eau de Toilette. Their creator Isabelle, intended them as impressionistic paintings or "memories" evocative of travel and captured moments.
I have to parenthesize that I don't usually like "fresh" scents, but her minimalist compositions rely on the mix of surprising notes. Take one of her bestselling scents, Eau de Céleri, which has a peppery and green celery note. Or the use of Thyme and Rosemary with Verveine and Vetiver for another bestseller, Eau Fraîche. Monsillage fragrances are deceptively simple, yet all the scents are caressing, and wearable all year round. I find them to be very balanced, not too cloying or too woodsy, so they can be worn by men or women who want a light fragrance that still has a sophistication about it. You can also buy travel sizes, if you don't want to commit, and wear a different scent each day.
You can get a wiff of the whole collection at Etats de Style, here in Montreal.
or you can order them online or find stockist at www.monsillage.com
Diorific Mat Lipsticks Holiday 2018, left: Stunning- right: Lovely. Nail Polish in Lively. In the background, Luminizer in 5 and Miss Dior eau de parfum.
Let's face it there is always gold and red for the holidays. I have a gazillion red lipsticks and gold-toned palettes… nothing new to me. Of course for gifting, there are all the minis and "best off" gift sets for those who wear lots of makeup, rather than apply it onto other people—(ahem, cough, cough). But I'm shopping for my stash and only unique things…
Last year, I did notice the Diorific collection and their colourful matte shades, which I skipped on ( I can create those shades with M.A.C colour paint pots). But this year the shades are really wearable and unique–and that's a good thing! I bought two, a beautiful cool mauve-taupe shade (Lovely), and a taupy-brown with a mauve undertone that makes the lips just a tad darker (Stunning). And I bought them to actually wear all year round and not just to save them for shootings!!! Which is a great concept for a Holiday Collection, right? Buy stuff you can wear all year round! There six shades in all, two reds, a berry, as well as a beige-y pinky tone which I have a ton of, but actually are also wearable in their own right. I also indulged in the nail polish, because –hey– I'm worth it and it goes well with the lipsticks. There is also the Pochette with the interchangeable mini lipsticks. But it's sold out… on the bright side those shades were not impressing me. But the packaging does makes a great gift.
This was probably the "it" Holiday item of this season, but it's sold-out. I already own these shade… But that pouch though!
Also, not a new perfume, but J'adore L'Or is the most exquisite scent of the Dior perfume collection. I already own it, that's why it's a bitl low. But if you are looking for the solar effect of Jasmine, Rose and Ylang Ylang, this is sublime!!!! They made the spritz mechanism brief, because you need the tiniest amount and it will last two days at least… This is what perfumes used to be made with: natural essences, but reinterpreted in the most modern-day rich-understated-decadence.


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Don't panic – Broad Ave's shops will be open this weekend to save you with fab ideas for the Valentines in your life.
Here's what's happening this Saturday:
- The Bead Couture Memphis Grand Opening from 10 – 6
- T Clifton Art & Tom Clifton Dorothy Northern Jewelry Trunk Show from 1 – 4 pm
- Five in One Social Club Chocolate Casting (make your own gift) 2 – 6
- My Heavenly Creations new products for Valentine's Day 11 – 6
Also open on Saturday:
- Wiseacre Brewery
- Hollywood Feed
- Three Angels Diner
- Jack Magoo's (brunch from 10am-2pm)
- Broadway Pizza
- The Guitar Spa
- The Cove
- Victory Bicycle
- Chase the Vape
- Collage Dance
Check out the Facebook event page for updates.
Also, save the date for these future events:
- April 11th – Broad Avenue Art Walk and Grand Opening of the new Water Tower Pavilion (details coming soon)
- May 9th – Dance on Broad Opening Night, 8 Week of Dance
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Job security is no doubt a top concern for every employee in today's competitive job market. Employers are careful to employ, retain and reward employees who have the skills needed to help their firms navigate through the ever-competitive market environment. You can make yourself indispensable to your employer by developing key skills which you know that your employer needs to be successful in his or her line of business. In the words of Charles Darwin, only the fit will ultimately survive in the competitive job market.
Here are the top five skills you need to develop to remain relevant in your current job position:
Excel and be the best at your area of expertise
For you to remain useful to your employer, you need to build upon the skills that earned you the job in the first place. For instance, if you were employed over a decade ago as a marketer, you need to appreciate the fact that the marketing field has since evolved and newer and better marketing channels and platforms have come into the market. You cannot hold on to the old marketing techniques you learnt in college all those years ago. Most of these techniques have since become redundant or re not as effective as they used to be. You should instead look at the digital marketing trends and acquire the skills needed to operate in a digital marketing world.
Work with the customer in mind
Regardless of the department where you work, you should always think of the customer and design an experience that will be beneficial to the customers. Operating this way will position you in a place where you can predict the needs of the customers and suggest these to your boss who will in turn reward you by placing you on the unwritten list of indispensable employees.
Invest in continuous learning
As an employee, you cannot afford to be stagnant in your area of expertise. You need to maintain a sharp focus and always look for ways you can rise up that corporate ladder. One of the ways through which you can prepare yourself for additional responsibilities in the marketplace is by investing in continuous learning. Your employer will not promote you to a higher office unless you prove that you are overqualified for your current position. You can achieve this by going back to school or registering for an online course. There are many self-paced courses offered online which can help you rise in your job placement with your employer.
Be the talent needed to fill a talent gap
This point is related to the point on continuous learning but it goes beyond gaining certifications to being specific and strategic in your pursuit for talent management. Considering that the business environment is changing at an accelerated speed, talent gaps will definitely arise. Why not identify or predict future trends in your job and work towards being the employee who will fill that gap? Whenever there is a talent gap in an organization, the HR usually looks within through internal advertising before placing an external job advert. Developing talents such as social media management, digital marketing, video marketing and omnichannel marketing will raise your value to your employer who will not only reward you by placing you on the unwritten list of indispensable employees but also promote you to a higher job position.
Be reliable and dependable
Well, it might be argued that all employees possess these two skills but possession of the skills and application of these skills are two different things. Build yourself up to be the go-to employee who your boss can turn to when he or she needs to be done knowing that you will do it to perfection and without a murmur. You can also volunteer to work in teams that need volunteers to work on projects for your employer. By so doing, you will become both a likable and indispensable employee.
If you have been wondering how you can work towards becoming indispensable to your employer, now you know what you need to do. Start developing these skills today.
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Fasting also appears as a sign of mourning. Following Saul's death, the people of Jabesh- Gilead lamented his passing by fasting ( 1 Sam 31:13 ) as did David and his companions when they heard the news ( 2 Sam 1:12 ). David goes so far as to say that he commiserated with his enemies when they were sick, fasting and dressing himself in sackcloth ( Psalm 35:13 ). Such behavior was a sign of his mourning over them (v. 14). Zechariah describes the commemoration of Israel's tragic days of past defeat and judgment as times of mourning attended by fasting ( 7:5 ). But these days of fasting in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will one day be turned to times of joy ( 8:19 ). Jesus speaks of the time of his departure from his disciples as a time of mourning when it will be entirely appropriate to fast ( Matt 9:14-15 ; Mark 2:18-20 ; Luke 5:33-35 ).
Hi adrian, my height is abt 5'5ft and i weigh about 202lbs.I would like to lose my weight by working out as i live in hostel and also unable to follow diet.I used to follow my calorie tracking using Healthify app but stopped now.. Could you please recommend me to what workout i should do . I would like to lose 6-7 kgs for the first month .I am following your videos but i am confused which one to follow..I followed your 5 lbs in a week video for a couple of days and felt like burning fat and now i am seeking for your suggestion
Perhaps most importantly, intermittent fasting is one of the simplest strategies we have for taking bad weight off while keeping good weight on because it requires very little behavior change. This is a very good thing because it means intermittent fasting falls into the category of "simple enough that you'll actually do it, but meaningful enough that it will actually make a difference."
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And that's not all, says Courtney Peterson, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "Studies suggest you keep more muscle and lose more fat than on other diets, even if you lose the same number of pounds." That's because after about 12 hours of fasting, you run out of stored energy from carbs and start burning stored fat.
Remember, fasting is for one's spiritual health, which involves abstaining from food and drink while spending a lot of extra time in prayer and Bible study (Exodus 34:28 Exodus 34:28And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote on the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
A study published in the World Journal of Diabetes found that intermittent fasting in adults with type-2 diabetes improved key markers for those individuals, including their body weight and glucose levels. (3) And another study found that intermittent fasting was as effective as caloric restrictions in reducing visceral fat mass, fasting insulin and insulin resistance. (4) If you're struggling with pre-diabetes or insulin sensitivity, intermittent fasting can help normalize things.
Still, researchers are exploring whether fasting might help fight cancer, or help cancer patients tolerate chemotherapy. And they're putting serious thought into whether fasting has a role in treating and preventing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and multiple sclerosis. But while the animal literature is rich, the literature in humans is promising — though far from conclusive. As this 2017 review of the science found, the studies on fasting to control Type 2 diabetes come to contradictory results, and there's "minimal data" comparing the effects of fasting to plain old calorie restriction in overweight or obese people with the disease. There were also no studies on fasting and human cancer rates.
Once you start your IF journey, you'll most likely find that you feel fuller longer and can keep the meals you do eat very simple. There are a few different ways you can fast, so I broke up each of the different plans below into beginner, intermediate, and advanced along with a typical meal plan for each day. The combination of nutrients will give you the energy you need to enhance the benefits of your fasting journey. Just make sure to take into account any individual food intolerances, and use this as a guide for your particular health case, and adjust from there.
You can theoretically eat whatever you want when you're on an IF plan (and not in the fasting phase), but if you overdo the carbs, you'll have trouble keeping your blood sugar stable. Refined carbs, in particular, make your blood sugar rise and your insulin spike and crash. So if you're trying to go without food for longer periods and your diet is too carb-heavy, you're going to end up pretty hungry and irritable.
Many physiological changes occur in the body during fasting. During the first day or so, the body uses its glycogen reserves, the sugars that are the basic energy supply. After these are depleted, the body begins using fat. However, the brain, which has high fuel requirements, still needs glucose (sugars converted from glycogen). To obtain glucose for the brain, the body begins to break down muscle tissue during the second day of the fast. Thus, during fasting some muscle loss will occur. To fuel the brain, the body would need to burn over a pound of muscle a day, but the body has developed another way to create energy that saves important muscle mass. This protein-sparing process is called ketosis, which occurs during the third day of a fast for men and the second day for women. In this highly efficient state, the liver begins converting stored fat and other nonessential tissues into ketones, which can be used by the brain, muscles, and heart as energy. It is at this point in the fast that sensations of hunger generally go away, and many people experience normal or even increased energy levels. Hormone levels and certain functions become more stable in this state as well. The goal of most fasts is to allow the body to reach the ketosis state in order to burn excess fat and unneeded or damaged tissue. Thus, fasts longer than three days are generally recommended as therapy.
When we pray and fast, God promises that He will liberate us. He will loose the chains of injustice. He declares that He'll untie the cords of the yoke and will give the oppressed their long-awaited freedom. He will set us free from the bondage of what others think, making us realize that any comparison we make with others is a guaranteed fast track to misery. When we fast and pray, God steps in and frees us from the perceived alienation with Him that has kept us immobilized, fearful, and disobedient for so long. As you consider God's call to fasting, perhaps for the first time, you may choose to start slowly, fasting and praying for only one day. Perhaps you'll decide to fast and pray one day each week throughout the year where you declare that specific twenty-four hours as your time of obedience to be alone in the intimate presence of God. As you do, God will give you grace, comfort, and a new direction in your Christian walk. In the end you will be set free.
If your doctor has told you that you're in danger of developing diabetes, ask him or her if IF is worth a try. This type of eating plan may help your cells become more sensitive to insulin, says Foroutan. The reason: Every time you eat, your body releases the hormone insulin in an attempt to shuttle sugar from your bloodstream into your cells for energy. But people who are prediabetic are insulin resistant, which means the cells in your body don't respond well to insulin and can't take up glucose so your blood sugar levels stay elevated. Going longer between eating may help because it requires your body to pump out insulin less often.
Lastly, I always start each day (on fasting days I take them with my meal) with a dose of bioavailable multivitamins to fill any nutritional gaps. If you plan on doing the same in the future, just remember to go for all-natural and organic multi-vitamin because synthetic vitamins tend to have no oral bioavailability. New Chapter (the one I linked above) has a high oral bioavailability and is one of the best multis on the market.
American King James Version×). Jesus knew that His true disciples, once He was no longer there in the flesh with them, at times would need to fast to regain and renew their zeal to serve Him (Mark 2:18-20 Mark 2:18-20 18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridal chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
The health benefits of fasting are extremely appealing, but I do want to stress that fasting isn't always for everyone. People who suffer from hypoglycemia and diabetics should probably avoid fasting, up until blood glucose and insulin levels have been normalized. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should absolutely not fast, as it can have negative effects on the baby.
Coach.me is another fantastic resource that I've used to maintain healthy habits (some for more than 560 days). It helps you build habit streaks, find others doing the same, and get personalized coaching. [Editor's note: I'm the founder of Coach.me and would have taken this out if not for the bit about the writer's streaks. I'm not commissioning these articles to pitch our product, but I think the bit about multiyear streaks is a relevant part of his story.]
MONDAY: Fast Day // On fast days I only drink coffee, tea, non-caloric drinks and water (flavored sparkling water like La Croix has been awesome during fasting, my favorite is the Peach-Pear flavor). I add a little half & half in my coffee, and those are the only calories I consume on fast days. If/when I feel hunger pains on fast days, I drink a bottle/can of sparkling water and that helps me get through the day.
Again, I wouldn't say intermittent fasting is for everyone, but it has made a big difference in my life. It has allowed me to feel in control of my relationship with food and less anxious about it in general, which is always a good thing. I feel more energetic, I'm continuing to lose weight, and I generally feel amazing. I'll definitely be doing intermittent fasting for the foreseeable future.
Dr. Umesiri is an Assistant Professor at John Brown University. He is a Christian author and speaker. His latest book is Fasting for Life: Medical Proof Fasting Reduces Risk of Heart Disease, Cancer, and Diabetes. He may be reached through www.francisumesiri.com. He is married to Toyin Umesiri, a Walmart associate. They have three beautiful children.
Some participants would have preferred a later eating window — more like noon to 8 p.m. — to fit in dinner with their family after work, but experts advised against it. It appears the more you can eat your food earlier in the day, the better, said Courtney Peterson, assistant professor of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She's the author of a small study published last year that found people who finished eating all their meals by early afternoon had smaller fluctuations in hunger and burned slightly more fat than people who ate throughout the day.
This is the same as the 8-to-6 window plan, but you are extending your fasting time an extra four hours. I personally practice this plan during the workweek. I'm not a breakfast person, so I just enjoy a few cups of herbal tea to start my day. With this plan you will be eating only between the hours of 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. for a full 18 hours of fasting within a 24-hour period.
The Bridegroom Fast – This fast was initiated by the leaders of the International House of Prayer, and is observed on the first Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of each month. Based on Matthew 9:15, its focus is intimacy with Christ, who is described in the Bible as the bridegroom of the Church. The fast is accompanied by services in Kansas City, which are freely accessible by webcast. It is observed largely in charismatic circles.
Hi, I posted yesterday and my results are in after 4 days. I started the week at 140lbs and I'm now at 134lbs – 135lbs. I eat between 1500 – 1800 and walk every day 45 minutes. I weight trained on Tuesday and Wednesday, cardio Thursday, weight train again today with cardio(Friday). Only for 45 minutes per session – I can't afford much time on my lunch hours. More details for you women out there who are mothers and who work full time: start with walking 30 minutes a day, fast pace.
Whether you're a speedy eater who overeats before your brain gets the message that you're full or you just never seem to be satisfied, IF might help. "When you're not eating all the time, your hunger hormones don't need to be released that often," says Jubilee. "The body gets in a better hormonal balance, which enables you to get a grasp on your appetite."
If you're eating processed foods and potato chips, it's unlikely you'll reap the benefits of fasting. If that's you, I encourage you to examine your diet before trying a fast. But if you practice fasting and stick to a mostly whole food diet, rich in fruits, veggies, lean proteins, healthy fats and raw dairy, you will see changes — and those occasional splurges on chocolate or cheese won't have as big of an impact as they might if you were on a calorie-restrictive diet.
Drink Bulletproof Coffee: Skipping breakfast isn't easy for everyone. If an 18-hour fast sounds daunting, never fear: there's a hack for that. Instead of skipping breakfast, you replace it with a cup of fatty, satisfying Bulletproof Coffee. This simple hack keeps you in a fasted state and keeps the "hangries" away, while nourishing your body with good fats. Learn more here about boosting your intermittent fasting results with Bulletproof Coffee
Cons: Even though it's nice to eat a few snacks rather than go without any food for 20-plus hours, the guidelines for what you need to eat (and when) can be hard to follow long-term. The strict schedule and meal plan may also interfere with social gatherings. Additionally, eating one main meal at night — while following strict guidelines of what to eat, and in what order — can be tough. It's especially hard for those who prefer not to eat large meals late in the day.
^ Smith, Larry D. (September 2008). "Progressive Sanctification" (PDF). God's Revivalist and Bible Advocate. 120 (6). Principles which underlie our Wesleyan/holiness heritage include such commitments as unquestioned scriptural authority; classical orthodox theology; identity with the one holy and apostolic church; warmhearted evangelical experience; love perfected in sanctifying grace; careful, disciplined living; structured spiritual formation, fidelity to the means of grace; and responsible witness both in public and in private—all of which converge in holiness of heart and life, which for us Methodists will always be the "central idea of Christianity." These are bedrock essentials, and without them we shall have no heritage at all. Though we may neglect them, these principles never change. But our prudentials often do. Granted, some of these are so basic to our DNA that to give them up would be to alter the character of our movement. John Wesley, for example, believed that the prudentials of early Methodism were so necessary to guard its principles that to lose the first would be also to lose the second. His immediate followers should have listened to his caution, as should we. For throughout our history, foolish men have often imperiled our treasure by their brutal assault against the walls which our founders raised to contain them. Having said this, we must add that we have had many other prudentials less significant to our common life which have come and gone throughout our history. For instance, weekly class meetings, quarterly love feasts, and Friday fast days were once practiced universally among us, as was the appointment of circuit-riding ministers assisted by "exhorters" and "local preachers."
Plea through fasting. While keeping mind that fasting isn't a manipulative tool to add to your prayer requests, you can still fast to give yourself wholly to God when you're pleading for something or someone. Fast when you find a particular condition intolerable, and you can't be satisfied until you spend time with God expressing your concerns about it.
^ Jump up to: a b Hatch, Jane M. (1978). The American Book of Days. Wilson. p. 163. ISBN 9780824205935. Special religious services are held on Ash Wednesday by the Church of England, and in the United States by Episcopal, Lutheran, and some other Protestant churches. The Episcopal Church prescribes no rules concerning fasting on Ash Wednesday, which is carried out according to members' personal wishes; however, it recommends a measure of fasting and abstinence as a suitable means of marking the day with proper devotion. Among Lutherans as well, there are no set rules for fasting, although some local congregations may advocate this form of penitence in varying degrees.
Sounds like your problem was going back to the way you use to eat. Maintaining weight lose is simple. Eat clean and portion your food and exercise a few times a week. Stay away from all fast food, high carb foods, lower alcohol intake and sugar. If anyone thinks that they can just go back to their old ways after losing weight, they are just plain crazy. People get fat for a reason so why would anyone think it wont come back without a permanent lifestyle change.
So wrong and inaccurate in so many levels I really don't know where to start in trying to correct such an ignorant statement. I don't know if you are being sarcastic in this post… 1st of all it is not 'simple' in any way to avoid bad foods-our primitive brain cries out for them and when we diet it cries out louder. That is the big reason dieting is soo hard to stick to, it's putting the body and mind under very unnatural conditions.
But a troubling flaw has popped up in this system. (You knew there was a "but" coming, right?) In a recent study, people on an alternate-day fasting plan for six months lost about 6 percent of their body weight—the same as those on a conventional low-cal diet—but 38 percent of fasters dropped out, nearly 10 percent more than in the other diet group. A similar problem has surfaced in other trials.
Cons: On the flip side, if you have a hard time handling cheat days the healthy way, this method might not be for you. Additionally, because the plan is pretty specific and the fasting/feeding schedule varies from day to day, this method can be a bit confusing to follow. (However, the plan does come with a calendar, noting how to fast and exercise each day, which may make it easier.)
Jesus was indicating that fasting would become a necessity when, the bridegroom (Jesus) was taken away. While Jesus, who was God manifested in human form, was still on earth, His followers enjoyed a close fellowship and friendship with Him. Jesus bestowed power and authority on them to the extent that they had limited power to preach, heal the sick, and cast out devils. Similarly, when Jesus sent them out to minister to the populace, He instructed them to take few provisions. "Then Jesus asked them, 'When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?' 'Nothing,' they answered. He said to them, 'But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one'" (Luke 22:35-36).
The main benefit of intermittent fasting is weight loss—fat loss, specifically. "Insulin increases when you eat, and when insulin is high, you cannot burn fat. When you fast, insulin falls, which allows your body to access its stores of food (i.e., body fat) for energy," explains Jason Fung, M.D., a Toronto-based nephrologist and author of The Complete Guide to Fasting.
In section 109, of the same book, Yudhishthira asks Bheesma "what is the highest, most beneficial" and fruitful "of all kinds of fasts in the world". Bheeshma says "fasting on the 12th day of the lunar month" and worship Krishna, for the whole year. Krishna is worshipped in twelve forms as Kesava, Narayana, Madhava, Govinda, Vishnu, the slayer of Madhu, who covered the universe in three steps, the dwarf (who beguiled Mahabali), Sridhara, Hrishikesha, Padmanabha, Damodara, Pundhariksha. and Upendra. After fasting, one must feed a number of brahmans. Bheeshma says " the illustrious Vishnu, that ancient being, has himself said that there is no fast that possesses merit superior to what attach to fast of this kind." [84]
To make "down" days easier to stick to, Johnson recommends opting for meal replacement shakes. They're fortified with essential nutrients and you can sip them throughout the day rather than split into small meals. However, meal replacement shakes should only be used during the first two weeks of the diet — after that, you should start eating real food on "down" days. The next day, eat like normal. Rinse and repeat! (Note: If working out is part of your routine, you may find it harder to hit the gym on the lower calorie days. It may be smart to keep any workouts on these days on the tamer side, or save sweat sessions for your normal calorie days.)
If you really want to lose fat, intermittent fasting is the perfect tool. Research shows that intermittent fasting — cycling in and out periods of fasting and eating — has huge benefits for your body and brain. It can ward off chronic disease, improve memory and brain function, and boost your energy levels. What's more, intermittent fasting is a powerful hack for losing weight quickly, and keeping it off.
Jesus' statements concerning fasting are simple and straightforward. His disciples will fast (Luke 5:33-35 Luke 5:33-35 33 And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but your eat and drink? 34 And he said to them, Can you make the children of the bridal chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
"…a progression should be observed in your fasting, especially if this discipline is new to you and you are unfamiliar with its physical effects. Don't start out with a weeklong water fast! Begin by skipping one meal each day for two to three days and setting aside the money it would have cost to give to the poor. Spend the time praying that you would have used for eating."
By the ninth century b.c. fasting had become institutionalized or formalized to the extent that days or other periods of fasting were called as occasions for public worship. The usual way of describing such convocation is "to call for" or "proclaim" a fast. Thus, Jezebel, to provide an occasion whereby Naboth would be unjustly accused and condemned, proclaimed a fast ( 1 Kings 21:9 1 Kings 21:12 ). Jehoshaphat later, and with much nobler motives, called for such an assembly in order to implore God's intercession on Judah's behalf ( 2 Chron 20:3 ). The same formula appears in ezr 8:21 and jon 3:5, in the last instance initiated by the people of Nineveh as an expression of their repentance at Jonah's preaching.
Tuesday fasting is common in southern India as well as northwestern India. In the south, it is believed that Tuesday is dedicated to Goddess Mariamman, a form of Goddess Shakti. Devotees eat before sunrise and drink only liquids between sunrise and sunset. In the North, Tuesday is dedicated to Lord Hanuman and devotees are allowed only to consume milk and fruit between sunrise and sunset.


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Sometimes it seems that some industry is constantly on strike in Finland. The talk for the past few weeks has been centered on the paper industry (who, btw, are already being paid way more than other industrial workers) and the frontier guards. The paper industry has been on strike or lockout for weeks now.
I don't know much about the frontier guards-case but one can hardly avoid hearing about the paper industry mess. My subjective opinion is that the workers are demanding too much under the circumstances. But in any case, the relative demands and the identity of the "guilty" party don't really matter; whoever is to blame, the effects on the industry are the same: everybody suffers.
Everybody in the paper industry, that is. The rest of us are doing quite okay, thanks for asking: the much-hyped shortage of paper (particularly toilet paper) never materialized as importing the paper from abroad has solved that problem. And this is where the real danger lies – it turned out that Finland is, in fact, not the only country in the world producing paper. In addition, importing the required paper from other countries has not proved to be substantially more expensive than the local variety. Given this, I wonder how many companies are going to switch to using foreign paper as the primary source? After all, if their delivery is more reliable and prices competitive, why wouldn't they?
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A composition by Eran Sachs and Yoav Beirach for double bass, computer and assorted sound diffusion techniques.
Across Systems is a composition for double bass and a computer playing treated field recordings and sine-tones within an environment of several different sound diffusion systems. The piece attempts to arrive at a meaningful sonic experience from the juxtaposition and interaction of acoustic phenomena with additional layers of critical and political content.
All the sounds in the piece are spectrally tuned to a specific harmonic series over a fundamental frequency of 6.875Hz.
The premiere performance, which took place as part of Tectonics Festival in Tel Aviv, employed a 2-D ambisonics system and several other modes of sound propagation. The interaction between the amplified sound and acoustic double bass was such that various sonic phenomena, like waveforms and actual pitches, were created "in the air" rather than on the level of the amplified signals. Naturally, the recording cannot capture these intricate behaviors of the sound in the space.
This notion of composite phenomena which are born during performance as a result of interaction between separate systems and depending on the actual conditions and context of the space, is taken further beyond the mere acoustic and expanded by the presence of additional frames of references: a political system imported by the field recordings, a semantic system and the historic-musicological one.
The field recordings were done in the deserted neighborhood of Qaitun, located at the heart of the occupied Palestinian city of Hebron. A deserted compound, completely sealed and barricaded by military barriers, this was once a thriving neighborhood, located near the market. Hebron is unlike any other place in the West Bank: it is the only place where a Jewish settlement (six separate ones, in fact) was established at the heart of a Palestinian city. 600 Jewish settlers in a city hosting close to 200,000 residents.
With the Jewish settlements came endless harassment. Due its proximity to the roads used by the Jewish settlers, the residents were prevented from using the roads leading to their houses. The people of Qaitun were left with no choice to leave in favor of a less troublesome location. Qaitun became completely abandoned. It currently stands, flats over flats, rooms on top of rooms, vacant and secluded.
The field recordings try to capture this absence.
Across Systems began as a study into Tony Conrad's lectures about tuning, tuning systems and their political and philosophical history, and is deeply indebted to Tony's remarkable ability for intellectual alchemy.
Tony Conrad giving his lectures on tunings @ ParisLondonWestNile, NY, March 2008
Eran Sachs – computer and composition
Yoav Beirach – double bass and composition
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DAVIE—Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry has been answering the same questions about his contract status for most of this calendar year, and his answers haven't changed.
He would have liked a contract extension in the recent offseason, of course, but he was at peace playing out the final year of his deal for $1.1 million this season.
He never wavered on his decision to show up for every minute of Organized Team Activities and minicamp, and made clear to the organization he'd be there for the start of training camp. He's made zero fuss as the front office extended several other players, including safety T.J. McDonald who has yet to play a snap.
In short, he's basically done everything right. And he has continued to be Miami's best offensive player.
Through all of that, he's said he harbors no ill will toward the Dolphins for not extending him and nothing has changed his desire to help them develop into a consistent winner.
"I want to be here," he said this week, adding that he's communicated that intention to management and coach Adam Gase.
Landry's confident that will happen, too, saying there is "no true doubt in my mind that I will be here."
He will surely get paid this offseason, and it's up to the Dolphins whether they want to be the ones to do it.
Landry, who turns 25 this month, undoubtedly views himself as one of the elite receivers in the NFL and he's put up some impressive numbers over his first four seasons. He and Odell Beckham share the league's all-time record for most catches in the first three years of a career, and he's the only Dolphin ever to catch 100 passes in a season. He currently leads the team with 50 catches (second in the NFL) and 398 yards. A shade under 33 percent of all Jay Cutler and Matt Moore's pass attempts have gone his way.
As Miami reviews its 2018 spending plan, receiver is an obvious area in which the team could spend more. That group has a collective salary cap hit of $9.5 million this season, 24th in the NFL.
For an idea of what Landry might have in mind when he returns to the negotiating table at the end of the season, the highest average salaries in the league belong to Antonio Brown at $17 million, DeAndre Hopkins at $16.2 million and A.J. Green at $15 million. Landry is the 106th-highest paid receiver in the NFL based on average salary, behind teammates Kenny Stills and DeVante Parker.
If the Dolphins are uneasy about committing to that kind of salary on a five-year deal, for example, they have the option to use the franchise tag and keep him for one season. The rate would be the average of the five highest-paid players at his position. For the 2017 season, that would have been $15.7 million for a receiver.
Landry keeps saying he isn't thinking about any of this until after the season, and there's good reason to believe him. He hasn't brought it up whatsoever, he's never appeared heated when the subject is mentioned and his production remains what it's always been.
"I've really just been focused on football," he said. "I've always believed the rest will take care of itself. It's no time to change now. I still have the same thought, the same feeling about it. God will take care of it when it's time."
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I can hardly wait for this little town to wake up! We got here after 8 last night. The plan was to find a campground, pitch a tent, and camp for the nite. But knowing myself, and knowing that we could only find a pavement type RV park at first, I knew if I was trying to put up a tent at 9:30 at nite in the dark….well, suffice it to say it would create tension…lots of tension.
So we opted for a motel, and took a walk downtown. OMG!! This is exactly what I wanted! There are like a hundred little shops, everything from glassblowers studios to coop galleries, to wine emporiums, a penny arcade, and a stream running thru town. Most everything was closed last nite, but I am looking forward to snooping thru them all today!
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1st Lt. in the Foundation Worlds Defence Force, Part Owner of the Wellington, Daemonslayer
20, 5, 15, 10, 10, 8, 6, 11, 12, 18
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To War is Human: Gain Dodge as a trained skill.
Move: 3
Corruption: 1
Insanity: 0
Fate Threshold: 4
Wounds: 13
Trained: Athletics, Charm, Command, Common Lore (Imperial Guard), Deceive, Dodge, Intimidate, Inquiry, Operate (Surface, Aero), Navigate (Surface), Scholastic Lore (Beasts), Survival.
+20: Parry
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- Weapon Training (Low Tech, Las), Iron Jaw [Test Toughness to overcome stunning], Peer (Military) [I], Counter Attack, Ambidextrous, Jaded, Hatred (Psykers), Crushing Blow (+1/2 WSb to Melee damage), Step Aside (Additional Dodge or Parry).
- Highborn: Reduce Influence loss by 1, to a minimum of 1.
- Hammer of the Emperor: When attacking a target attacked by an ally, the player may re-roll damage results of 1 or 2.
- Expert at Violence: May use a fate point to substitute DoS to hit with WS or BS bonus.
Fellowship, Ballistic Skill, Strength, Weapon Skill
Fieldcraft, Defence, Offence
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- BQ Sword (+10 to hit; D10+4+Sb; R; Balanced)
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- Combat Vest (ready items as free action) [Lasgun, Sword]
- Flak Armour (4-All, Max Agi- 50)
- BQ Armoured Bodyglove (ABL- 3)
- Ravenwatch Warrior Torc - Reduce Critical results by 1, so long as the bearer's recent actions remain Lawful (renews each session).
- 12 Lho sticks
- Magnoculars, Grapnel and line, Data-Slate, Pocket Chrono, Grox Whip.
- Armoured Void Suit (2-All)
- Duster Coat and Hat
New Caledonia and the tradition of Blades:
The discovery of Magic and the Hexing led to the proliferation of magical creatures throughout Earth and her colonies. In New Caledonia, the conglomerate nation comprising of the Old Earth nations of Scotland and Ireland, this has led to a vast and dangerous giant population. As these creatures proliferated methods were devised for dealing them, the mana-soaked skin of the creatures making them immune to all but the most powerful magic based weaponry. They are most effectively killed by mundane or technological weaponry. To this end the Clans of Briar and McKenzie developed the use of ancient blade weaponry that could tear through the hide of Giants and maintain the martial traditions of the people of New Caledonia. Eventually these inventions were streamlined into Vibro-blades, swords that kept the appearance of ancient blade weapons while keeping the pure stopping power of the new technological age.
A life in Clan Briar led to knowledge of these weapons, and a swathe of experience fighting against the magical beasts of New Caledonia. But eventually this was not enough, taking only his family name "Briar" set out to explore the cosmos. He enlisted in the Foundation Defence Force and travelled the Foundation Worlds killing the enemies of humanity, both magical and mundane. Eventually however for a highborn of Earth the low pay and lack of respect got the better of him, and he moved into the private sector. There is always work for those willing to take a life, let alone those who excel at doing so. Mercenary work payed the bills, until eventually Briar had enough money to put a payment down for a ship, and along with his new crew he now travels the 'verse seeking adventure and coin.
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Intimidate [200exp]
Parry [100exp]
Parry +10 [200exp]
Spent: 5700/2800
WS +5 (I) [100exp]
Charm [200exp]
Deceive [200exp]
WS +5 (II) [200exp]
Fel +5 (I) [250exp]
Peer (Military) [300exp]
Counter Attack [300exp]
Inquiry [200exp]
Scholastic Lore (Beasts) [300exp]
Per +5 (I) [250exp]
Survival [200exp]
T +5 (I) [250exp]
T +5 (II) [500exp]
Parry +20 [300exp]
Operate (Aero) [200exp]
Ambidextrous [200exp]
Jaded [300exp]
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Monday, October 5, 2009
My Review of Zendikar
The visual look of the cards don't seem that exciting and although I do like the few cards that feature "hedrons", floating land masses, 99% of the cards look very average. Usually every Magic set looks different and has its own distinct style, but this set seems very common and unexciting.
The 16 trap cards stand out in my opinion because they feel very new and fresh. The last time I felt this twinge of excitement is when I saw the new planeswalker cards in Lorwyn. The cards seem like a real "trap" because if your opponent fulfills the trap's condition, the card can be played for a cheaper cost. Most of the trap cards are uncommon and shouldn't be too hard to get. The trap cards are very useful and can definitely be added to any casual deck.
Inferno Trap regularly costs 3R but it only costs R if you are damaged by two of more creatures this turn. Some of the trap cards are designed to thwart specific type of decks, Needlebite Trap dislikes decks that gain life and Summoning Trap targets blue control. Needlebite Trap has a printed cost of 5BB but can be cast for just one black mana if you opponent gained life during this turn. Summoning Trap can be cast for 0 if your creature spell is countered.
Personally I have no idea how good Zendikar is to draft. Wizards of the Coast tries very hard to makes set draft friendly, so I presume that Zendikar drafts well. There are no multi-colored cards, so you can go back to drafting normal 2 or 3 color draft decks.
And I forgot to say it but the basic lands are my favorite cards. They look great and I think Wizards should do basic lands like this for ALL of their sets. I'm tired of basic lands looking crappy.
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- Unknown said...
I played Sealed on Friday's Release Party. I went 2-2 with a White/Green deck. I got trapped often, and only a couple times was able to use my couple traps on the other players. Landfall made for some very repetitive turns and games.
UPS lost a couple cases for the shop, and they had to crack Fat Packs to make up enough sealed pools. So I couldn't pick up a box. I bought the white intro pack because my sealed deck was centered around the Kor, and I think I'll build up my Standard deck from there.
- October 5, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Forge said...
Sounds like you had fun. Landfall sounds interesting but only time will tell how good or bad it is.
- October 6, 2009 at 10:38 AM
- telengard said...
I agree on the artwork. The color palette for some of these later sets are pretty boring and "samey". Maybe that is by design for a cohesive look, but it makes none of the cards really stand out in any way IMO.
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The third book of the Arklight trilogy releases today! In Task Force Crusader, Spear Team embarks on a mission to secure another piece of the puzzle. They quickly become aware of a daring adventure undertaken by the Alsos Team back in World War II, but find themselves caught up in a dangerous paradox. A bitter fight, like no other, breaks out when Magnus and his family move to assemble the ultimate weapon. History, science, and faith collide in this time-traveling, military, christian-based, thriller. The very foundations of human existence will be shaken on this incredible journey toward the apocalypse.
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I had to look up a couple of novels that I knew were distinguished in both content and length. For instance, J.R.R Tolkien's books are epic, some of them extending beyond 140,000 words in length. Arklight: Task Force Crusader is now in rewrite mode where it will inevitably swell, then shrink, through the editing process. After today's progress, it sits at a comfortable 128,000 words, give or take a few. Not Tolkien territory, but it's pretty close. So who cares, right?
Amazingly enough, Arklight has a modest fan base and I thought it worth mentioning, since the previous two books came in around the 85,000 word mark. This story is going to have an epic beginning, middle, and end that should hook everyone in. I've condensed what could have easily been two books, into an information-packed action-junkie frenzy that should delight any reader. The historical accuracy will keep your Wikipedia searches ablaze, while the story takes you on a journey to the very end – the end of all things. Yeah, the stakes are larger than life!
I'm looking forward to hearing from the beta readers already, and I'm still a couple of months away from that stage of the process. This story loops factual history through a maze of well-known conspiracy, following Biblical prophecy from the Crusades into the modern day. Spear Team is getting ready for one last ride into the depths of discovery this summer! Magnus is hot on their heels. Task Force Crusader is coming at you in full force!
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Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins was reunited with a guitar he thought he'd never see again Tuesday in Flushing, Michigan.
The 1970s Fender Stratocaster that Corgan played on much of Gish was stolen after a show in Detroit in 1992. Corgan had offered a reward for $20,000 for the guitar's return at one point, but had given up hope on ever finding it.
Rolling Stone reports that Beth James, a mother of three who doesn't play guitar, had spotted the instrument at a yard sale over a decade ago and bought it for $200 because "I thought it was painted cool." A girlfriend told her a few months ago that it had to be Corgan's missing guitar, and a friend's brother put her in touch with Alex Heiche of Sound Royalties, who made the reunion happen this week.
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Earlier this week, I was with one of my brother priests, enjoying dinner with some fellow parishioners, and I hadn't seen this brother priest for a few months—at least since I've been assigned here, anyway—and when we saw each other, we embraced. And then he did something funny: he patted my belly and said, "So, I see that you're working on becoming a Monsignor." That's priest-talk for: "I see that you are being well-fed…"
In my four months here, I have been very blessed to be invited to so many of your homes—it seems that every week I am getting an invitation to come over. And you have all been so very generous. Like St. John Vianney, I would be happy with a potato or a sandwich, but you are setting out feasts like the first reading, feasts full of rich food and choice wines. Steaks and pizza and wine and beer. You are making me fat and happy.
Years ago, when I was in grad school, I lived in government-subsidized housing—that is, The Projects. And I lived on thing like Ramen and spaghetti for an entire semester. And before that, when I was just a kid, I remember a time when my dad lost his business and I remember being visited by members of our parish school, bringing us a basket of food and other items to help us in our time of need.
I feel, therefore, that I can echo the words of St. Paul today: "I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of living in abundance and of being in need." I have learned the secret of how to live in both circumstances.
What is the secret?
The answer is found in this parable. Jesus tells us the story of a king who is throwing a wedding feast. This is no simple banquet, but the all-surpassing feast of heaven. The secret is found as we contemplate the feast in light of heaven.
You see, I get busy in life and I forget that there is an end to all of this. I forget why I'm here on this earth and what is really important and that things have eternal consequences. Not only that, when I hear the word, "heaven," I kind of yawn inside because I picture heaven like a baseball park where I am just happy to get in the last row, and down on the field there is God doing his thing—and, as exciting as being in a ballpark is (especially when the Cardinals are beating the snot out of the Giants)—as exciting as that is, I think: won't I get bored praising God for all eternity? For. Ev. Er. …?
Part of the secret to being able to live in this crazy life is to see that heaven is more than that—and to actually deduce what fulfillment actually means. One saint put it this way. He said,
"In heaven, [you will have all of your senses—sight, touch, hearing, taste, and smell—and they will be] fully satisfied with their pleasures and drowned in the depth of unspeakable delight." (St. Robert Southwell)
In other words, your eyes will be totally wowed. Your ears will be full with the most beautiful sounds. CS Lewis, when describing Aslan, the Christ-like lion, says that the lion's voice comes with a breath that has the most delightful smell that you always remember and never forget.
In heaven, your fingers and toes will tingle with delight. You will be able to eat and drink, and run and jump, and you'll be able to hug your neighbor and you will know your loved ones and they will know you and you will be able to speak to and see the magnificence of the angels and the glory of the saints who have come before—and Mary! And Jesus! You will see Him face to face—terrible and yet completely and totally lovely. And you'll know how all of your prayers helped others—really see what you didn't see before.
All of this fills me with a kind of excitement that is totally giddy and which could only be expressed by becoming a kid again and tumbling and rolling down green hills with yellow wild-flowers. It's champagne and a world series victory. A first kiss. A warm, yellow morning after a peaceful slumber.
And it is going to be so good that we won't ever get tired of it.
The secret to living in a world of constant change—of battling through scraping by one moment while having abundance in the next—is to realize that it all comes from the God who is our shepherd, our Father, who provides for us—and, even when we have an empty stomach, He promises that greater, eternal things await for those who love Him. I can do all things in Him who strengthens me—I can live in poverty or I can live in riches, because it is the Lord who is my Shepherd. And so I shall not want.
I see everything as an invitation. When I am poor, it is an invitation to contemplate the lavish feast that awaits and thus to have hope. When I am rich, it is an invitation to contemplate the lavish feast that awaits and to realize that what I have does not compare, so I can give it all away without a tinge of sadness.
It is all invitation. Come to the feast!
That all said, the parable today is the trumpet blast that alerts us to the times that we do not hear the invitation—and which also alerts us to the gravity of dying without being ready for it. This is why the Gospel is so shocking. God is portrayed as a tyrant—a tyrant who throws a banquet, but a tyrant nonetheless.
This should shake us up. I could comment on this but it would scare the hell out of you. And maybe for that reason, I should comment more on this parable. But the rest of October and November will provide us many opportunities to reflect on heaven and hell and what we are really living for.
For now, I will say this: God is not a tyrant. Jesus portrays him as such in order to wake us up out of our sleep-walking notions of God and faith and to rediscover what it is we are doing with our lives and to see when God is inviting us to his feast.
So, can I point you to God next invitation?
It is right here. At this Holy Mass, as we climb Calvary with our Lord and are presented with his life, death, and resurrection. "On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all people a feast of rich food and choice wines"—On THIS mountain! The rich food being his Son's body, the choice wines being His Blood. The parable is fulfilled not merely at some future moment; heaven is not just some future, distant reality—but here, right now, the heavenly banquet begins. This is what brings life stability; this is what brings us hope!
How will you respond to the invitation? How will your life be different, knowing that right here, at every Mass, the banquet of heaven is being offered to you? Do you want to go to heaven? Then come-- with all your mind, heart, and strength! You have been invited!


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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Exhibit - Mint Museum of Craft and Design, NC
Charlotte, North Carolina has a vibrant arts community. Visiting last week, I was on a quest to find everything artistic that I could within a 40 minute walk (each way) from the Convention Center. The Mint Museum of Craft and Design is a nice place to spend a couple of hours and it's only a short walk from the Reid's Fine Foods grocery store. The Reid building has long slim plastic panels embellishing the exterior that sound to the touch. Sit outside and have a deli lunch and watch the people go by. The majority will take a few side-steps to touch the panels and wait for the sound of human giggles or musical chimes.
The dividing line between Art and Craft is not a clear one to me. In the pre-1970's U.S.A. it was an easier designation. Most anything a woman made or most anything anybody made from a non-European nation was a craft. That left the obvious utilitarian arts (U.S.A. and Euro made) like silver- smithing, ceramics and furniture to occupy the center stage of Craft (with a capital "C", the kind of Craft that makes it to a museum). I'd often hear my teachers talk about the point when fine craft could become fine art. This argument was made by men born before the time that fast-food, fast-clothing and fast-everything took over our culture.
So here's my observation: Images which used to be firmly in the "art" camp are now so easy to produce with a camera and computer software, that they often don't seem very "fine" or artistic to me. And now that the majority of stuff most Americans own isn't made by anybody they've ever met, seen or have the faintest idea where their country is on a map, the handmade object is turning into "art" and the machine-made image is sorta still "art".
My trip to the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, was a respite. I knew that the moment I walked through the door, my convoluted decision making process could go off the random setting. Somebody else had made the decision and everything beyond the door was both art and craft. What a relief!
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Cynthia is the owner of The Framery in Hobe Sound. The Framery, Inc., is Hobe Sound's premier frame shop & gallery. Cynthia is a graduate of Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn. She has her B.S. in Managerial Accounting and a B.A. in Mixed Media, Intaglio, and Silk Screening.
Her painting style was developed from working with acid etchings. She worked with creating textures for silk screening which led to work incorporating natural materials and other mixed media on canvas. Her current work is a simplification of those techniques. Cynthia often uses sand, palm fronds, and other materials to add interesting texture to her paintings.
Cynthia's art style was also influenced by her international travels. In the late 80's she bought a one way ticket to London and traveled the globe spending time in The British Isles, Europe, Greece, South Africa, Hong Kong and China, Australia, and New Zealand.
Cynthia, who apprenticed at Cantebury Cathedral, is adept at restorative work and her reputation for this expertise is continually growing in South Florida.
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