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Third Sunday in Advent Year A
May we walk gently on this land.
Readings of the Day
Reading I Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10
Responsorial Psalm Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10
Reading I I James 5:7-10
Gospel Matthew 11:2-11
'All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God!'
Penitential Rite [normally the lighting of the Advent Candles takes precedence]
· Jesus, you gave sight to the blind. Make us see the distress of the poor. Jesus, have mercy.
· Jesus, you made the deaf hear. Open our ears to the cries of the weak. Christ, have mercy.
· Jesus, you made the lame walk. Make us lift up those crippled by their fears and failures. Jesus, have mercy.
Opening Prayer
God of Compassion,
as the wilderness blossoms at your touch,
our broken lives are made whole,
and our fearful hearts grow strong.
Open our eyes to your presence
and waken our hearts to sing your praise.
To all who long for Christ's return
grant perseverance and patience,
that we may announce in word and deed
the good news of the Reign.
Opening Prayer
God of hope and joy,
you come among us in Jesus, your son.
May he become visible
when we are near to one another
and bring hope and justice
to the poor and the vulnerable.
General Intercessions
Introduction: We pray to the God of Jesus who calls us to live more deeply and makes our hearts stronger. We pray in response: Come, O Jesus, come.
· In a world where many deserts are created by the absence of love, may God make our deserts fertile and let them bloom with the joy of love, we pray: Come, O Jesus, come.
· In a world where we have refused to dialogue with one another, may God open our ears, give speech to our silent lips and bring us unity and understanding, we pray: Come, O Jesus, come.
· In a world that increasingly becoming corporatised, may the church not allow itself to be drawn in and walk over those it is called to serve and minister to, especially the First Peoples of this land and all who weak and vulnerable, we pray: Come, O Jesus, come.
· In a world where we build prisons for one another, may the God who sets prisoners free, restore the freedom of all people, we pray: Come, O Jesus, come.
· In a world where we declare war against one another, may God extinguish all hatred and bring peace into our lives, we pray: Come, O Jesus, come.
· In a world where we the poor go hungry, may God move us to generously share our food and resources with one another, especially with East Timor, we pray: Come, O Jesus, come.
· In a world where hope is diminishing, may God open eyes and our hearts to the Spirit that calls us from our fears, we pray: Come, O Jesus, come.
· In a world where the environment is abused causing the suffering of innocent people as in the Philippines and Kiribati, may world leaders take a global approach to healing the earth, we pray: Come, O Jesus, come.
· In a world that is increasingly closed to the stranger, may our government recognise the serious consequences of deporting Christians to Iran, we pray: Come, O Jesus, come.
Concluding Prayer: God of Compassion, without you we are powerless, but with you we can overcome all fear. Strengthen us in our resolve to bring about your Reign in our hearts and in our world.
Prayer over the Gifts
God of Compassion,
in this eucharistic celebration
Jesus comes among us
to share himself with us
in the bread that is broken
and the cup of joy shared.
Give us the courage to do for others
what he did and still does for us,
that he may be alive among us
now and for ever.
God is with you
And also with you.
Let us lift up our hearts.
We lift them up to God.
Let us give thanks to our loving God.
It is right to give God our thanks and praise.
It is indeed right to give you our thanks and praise, O God,
for your mercy embraces the faithful,
one generation to the next.
You are the creator of heaven, earth and the teeming seas.
You promised mercy to our ancestors
and sent prophets as an example of suffering and patience
to prepare the Holy Way before of you.
In Jesus Christ we saw your promises take flesh
as the blind saw the light,
the deaf heard the music,
and the lame danced with joy.
When he was put to death, you raised him to life
and through him your good news still comes to the poor
like springs of water to thirsty ground,
uplifting the downtrodden
and filling the hungry from the richness of your table.
And so with thankful hearts we patiently wait,
knowing that the day is near
when all the earth will see the fullness of your glory.
Therefore with .....
Adapted from ©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net
Deliver Us
Deliver us, Holy One, from all sin,
from the blindness
that prevents us from seeing you
and to the needs of our sisters and brothers.
Open our ears to your word
and to the needs of those around us.
Make us walk in your ways
and set us free from selfishness.
Help us to prepare in joy and hope
the liberating coming among us
of Christ Jesus, our Saviour. . R/ For the kingdom...
Prayer after Communion
God of Compassion,
you have entrusted to us,
the mission of Jesus, your Son.
May we strengthen the weary,
give hope to the discouraged,
be near to the poor and the weak
and lift up those left on roadside of life.
Final Blessing
Further Resources
'We are all meant to be mothers of God. What good is it to me if this eternal birth of the divine Son takes place unceasingly but does not take place within myself? And, what good is it to me if Mary is full of grace if I am not also full of grace? What good is it to me for the Creator to give birth to his Son if I do not also give birth to him in my time and my culture? Then, then, is the fullness of time: When the Son of God is begotten in us.'
Meister Eckhart, 14th century Rhineland mystic
'A people is never defeated until the hearts of the women are on the ground.'
Cheyenne saying
The things I thought were so important - because of the effort I put into them - have turned out to be of small value. And the things I never thought about, the things I was never able to either to measure or to expect, were the things that mattered.
Thomas Merton
Traditionally Advent is a time of waiting. In a flurry focused on family and friends, we wait for Christmas to unwrap our gifts and wrap our lives with meaning. In our churches and in our spiritual lives, we wait for Christ to come again to fulfill the hopes that remain unfulfilled from that initial coming. Spiritually, we are waiting. Well, it seems to me, as I look around, that we have waited long enough… It is our responsibility to attend to all that was left undone by the One who was sent to prepare a way of justice and compassion. We, as disciples of Jesus, are not only his followers. We are leaders charged with a mission, believers filled with his spirit, messengers sent, as he was sent, to do the will of God.
Miriam Therese Winter
Beautiful is the moment in which we understand that we are no more than an instrument of God; we live only as long as God wants us to live; we can only do as much as God makes us able to do; we are only as intelligent as God would have us be.
Archbishop Oscar Romero, from his last homily just before his assassination, March 23, 1980
My Lord God
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really understand myself.
And the fact that I think I am following
Your will does not mean I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you
Does in fact please you.
And I hope I have the desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the
right road though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always though I may
seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear for you are ever with me and
you will never leave me to face my troubles alone.
Thomas Merton
The joys and hopes, the grief and anguish of the people of our time, especially of those who are poor or afflicted, are the joys and hopes, the grief and anguish of the followers of Christ as well. Nothing that is genuinely human fails to find an echo in their hearts.
Second Vatican Council, Gaudium et Spes, #1
It is clear that economic and political decisions and strategies must increasingly be guided by a commitment to global solidarity and respect for fundamental human rights, including the right to adequate nourishment. Human dignity itself is compromised wherever a narrow pragmatism detached from the objective demands of the moral law leads to decisions which benefit a fortunate few while ignoring the sufferings of large segments of the human family. At the same time, in conformity with the principle of subsidiarity, individuals and social groups, civil associations and religious confessions, governments and international institutions, are all called, according to their specific competencies and resources, to share in this commitment to solidarity in promoting the common good of humanity.
Pope John Paul II, December 5, 2003, FAO Conference
The present situation of the world, from the point of view of development, offers a rather negative impression . . . Without going into an analysis of figures and statistics, it is sufficient to face squarely the reality of an innumerable multitude of people--children, adults and the elderly--in other words, real and unique human persons, who are suffering under the intolerable burden of poverty. There are many millions who are deprived of hope due to the fact that, in many parts of the world, their situation has noticeably worsened. Before these tragedies of total indigence and need, in which so many of our brothers and sisters are living, it is the Lord Jesus himself who comes to question us (cf. Mt 25: 31-46).
Pope John Paul II, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, #13
Sing aloud and shout
with only a few more days to shop
Sing aloud and shout and rejoice with all your heart
that our Christmas cards are mailed and presents are wrapped
Sing aloud and shout for joy for God has taken away the judgments against you
for the fruits of repentance are radical generosity and faithfulness.
Sing and shout, rejoice and proclaim good news to all . . .
Let us bear the fruit of our baptism--in trusting our lives to God completely,
let us bear the fruit of our baptism--sharing our resources, our time and talents,
our very selves with the world,
and let us bear the fruit of our baptism--as the Spirit ignites our hearts with love.
We light three candles on the wreath.
The first reminds us to watch and to proclaim justice and peace.
The second calls us to prepare.
The third candle invites us to dare to let this light shine upon all the darkness within and turn around to follow God's love again.
Let us sing, shout, and be joy-filled people,
sharing the good news from rooftops and steeples,
until all nations know that they are loved by God and God's people.
Breath of Life, shine your light into our hearts. Help us to be faith-filled as we live with one another. Forgive us for the hurts we caused by words and deeds. And may we be a forgiving light to those who have hurt us. Amen.
Taken from www.rca.org
We praise you, Lord,
and our spirits rejoice in you – our Saviour;
For you take notice of the unnoticeable,
and transform them into the blessed;
You are strong and true to yourself and all that is good
in everything you are and do and say;
and you do great things for us;
Through the ages you have shown compassion
to those who trust you,
And in your strength you have scattered
those who are arrogant and abusive;
You have made the thrones of tyrants topple
and you have made humble people into leaders of many;
You have cared for and provided for those who have nothing,
and you have left the over-satisfied with empty hands;
You have always been a help to your people,
and have shown mercy when we have gone astray;
You made this promise to our ancestors,
and you continue to stay true to it even now.
We praise you, Lord,
and our spirits rejoice in you – our Saviour.
The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to down dissent and originality. That is its aim in the United States, whatever the pretensions of politicians, pedagogues, and other such mountebanks, and that is its aim everywhere else....Their purpose, in brief, is to make docile and patriotic citizens, to pile up majorities, and to make John Doe and Richard Doe as nearly alike, in their everyday reactions and ways of thinking, as possible.
H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American Journalist
With God on your side
Oh my name it is nothin'
My age it means less
The country I come from
Is called the Midwest
I'm taught and brought up there
The laws to abide
And that land that I live in
Has God on its side.
Oh the history books tell it
They tell it so well
The cavalries charged
The Indians fell
The cavalries charged
The Indians died
Oh the country was young
With God on its side.
Oh the Spanish-American
War had its day
And the Civil War too
Was soon laid away
And the names of the heroes
It's made to memorise
With guns in their hands
and God on their side.
Oh the First World War, boys
It closed out its fate
The reason for fighting
I never got straight
But I learned to accept it
Accept it with pride
For you don't count the dead
When God's on your side.
When the Second World War
Came to an end
We forgave the Germans
And we were friends
Though they murdered six million
In the ovens they fried
The Germans now too
Have God on their side.
I've learned to hate Russians
All through my whole life
If another war starts
It's them we must fight
To hate them and fear them
To run and to hide
And accept it all bravely
With God on my side.
But now we got weapons
Of the chemical dust
If fire them we're forced to
Then fire them we must
One push of the button
And a shot the world wide
And you never ask questions
When God's on your side.
In a many dark hour
I've been thinkin' about this
That Jesus Christ
Was betrayed by a kiss
But I can't think for you
You'll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot
Had God on his side.
So now as I'm leavin'
I'm weary as Hell
The confusion I'm feelin'
Ain't no tongue can tell
The words fill my head
And fall to the floor
If God's on our side
He'll stop the next war.
Bob Dylan
The only theology worth doing is that which inspires and transforms lives, that which empowers us to participate in creating, liberating, and blessing the world. This is a basic tenet of feminist liberation theology and it is also Anglicanism at its best.
Carter Heyward
Love is a choice -- not simply, or necessarily, a rational choice, but rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guile.
Carter Heyward
As we come to experience the erotic as sacred, we begin to know ourselves as holy and to imagine ourselves sharing in the creation of one another and of our common well-being.
Carter Heyward, Touching Our Strength
In the Spirit which draws us into honest engagement with one another, including those who may be very different from us in various ways, God calls us to wake up and learn how to love and respect one another, period.
Carter Heyward
Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2007) Canadian-born economist, Harvard professor
You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free.
Clarence S. Darrow (1857-1938)
The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel and plausible, have been tested before, not once but many times and in innumerable guises; and discovered to be, at great human cost, wholly false.
Paul Johnson, British Catholic journalist, historian, speechwriter and author
Our tradition is one of protest and revolt, and it is stultifying to celebrate the rebels of the past while we silence the rebels of the present.
Henry Steelecommager (1902-1998) from Freedom Loyalty and Dissent, 1966
The ordinary man is passive. Within a narrow circle, home life, and perhaps the trade unions or local politics, he feels himself master of his fate. But otherwise he simply lies down and lets things happen to him.
George Orwell [Eric Arthur Blair] (1903-1950) British author.
The most powerful tool in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
Stephen Biko
Information is the currency of democracy.
Thomas Jefferson
When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic.
Dresden James
The job of the media is not to protect the powerful from embarrassment.
Simon Jenkins
We are beckoned to see the world through a one-way mirror, as if we are threatened and innocent and the rest of humanity is threatening, or wretched, or expendable.
Our memory is struggling to rescue the truth that human rights were not handed down as privileges from a parliament, or a boardroom, or an institution, but that peace is only possible with justice and with information that gives us the power to act justly.
John Pilger
It is an obscene comparison - you know I am not sure I like it - but you know there was a time in South Africa that people would put flaming tires around people's necks if they dissented. And in some ways the fear is that you will be necklaced here, you will have a flaming tire of lack of patriotism put around your neck, Now it is that fear that keeps journalists from asking the toughest of the tough questions...
...It starts with a feeling of patriotism within oneself. It carries through with a certain knowledge that the country as a whole - and for all the right reasons - felt and continues to feel this surge of patriotism within themselves. And one finds oneself saying: 'I know the right question, but you know what? This is not exactly the right time to ask it'.
Dan Rather
It's unnatural and unhealthy for a nation to be engaged in global crusades for some principle or idea while neglecting the needs of its own people,
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Can we truly expect those who aim to exploit us to be trusted to educate us?
Eric Schaub Individualist, writer, activist, speaker.
He is free who lives as he wishes to live; who is neither subject to compulsion nor to hindrance, nor to force; whose movements to action are not impeded, whose desires attain their purpose, and who does not fall into that which he would avoid.
Epictetus (ca 55-135 A.D.) Greek philosopher.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must….undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
People never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction
Blaise Pascal
Most gracious God,
be with us as together we seek to transform
the systems which oppress so many.
Strengthen our resistance not to conform to the status quo and
encourage us to question our own change movements,
their goals and means, and what it means to lead and follow faithfully.
Reflections on the readings
The readings today suggest encouragement and hope but also joy. The latter is rarely seen as being restorative and liberating. In our church communities, soberness, seriousness and even cynicism can seem to be the marks of maturity and true spirituality. Today's readings, despite the grief and suffering we see around us, challenge this thinking, and call us to consider joy being the mark of faith, spiritual maturity and working for justice. If our work for justice and peace bring little or no joy to us or those we walk with we do not being liberation. In this way, we model the Jesus who drew others to himself not only because he was 'a man of sorrows' but also able to celebrate life in company with others.
We might ask what 'joy' means in a world of suffering, inequity, war and terrorism, and climate change or how God's reign might be seen as an invitation to joy for the weak and vulnerable of our world. Joy has in the past been seen as a distant hope after death and inspired and sustained the exploited and the poor, but it cannot be used to excuse injustice or silence in the face of it. God's reign is seen in the way God's people find joy in whatever circumstances they face, and it is seen as they spread joy around them through healing, uplifting, and proclaiming Good News. This has been so evident among people in places like Kiribati threatened by climate change, the Philippines where people face extreme poverty and neglect, and other such places in the world.
For two weeks we have followed John and Jesus and saw their vision for how the world might look if God's reign was to be established and embraced by us. John was sent to prepare the way, but not like a highway but the rocky road for a suffering servant. The human Jesus will inevitably always go where the pain and humanity is – not where the power or pleasure resides.
In today's gospel John has doubts about Jesus and sends his followers to ask Jesus: "Are you 'the one who is to come' or do we look for another?' He thought that Jesus may be more like himself, more like an avenger, in his own image, rather in the image Jesus presented.
Jesus' response is believe what you see. What's happening? The question to Jesus 'Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?' is also put to us: is this the one we are to follow or do we prolong business as usual for a while longer while we wait for someone else to come? We know Jesus by looking at those he approaches and reaches out to. We know Jesus as the one who lived active nonviolence. He never sought power or glory but to be followed which involved being with others in their suffering and offering hope for the poor.
The lesson that John the Baptiser needed to learn, and which we need to learn each day is that Jesus is always going to be where the pain is, not where the power or pleasure is. Human suffering and
human joy attract Jesus' presence and love. Human suffering is like a pheromone to Jesus, it draws his heart inexorably. To answer John's disillusionment, and the crowd, Jesus asks, 'What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet?' What do we expect from those who speak for God? We may watch them,
What do we want from the wild men of God? We watch them, or be baffled by them, or even entertained by them but quite comfortable when they are muzzled or in, John's case, imprisoned. Jesus asks, 'What did you go out to see?' 'Did you expect amusement or real change?'
John's had doubts that his dream for God's reign would come to nothing and that Jesus would continue it. We might think that our dreams for a better world where peace and justice prevail might be thwarted by fear, prejudice, hatred, judgementalism, racism, civil strife and hard-heartedness towards the vulnerable. But, we are asked to take note of Jesus' response to John's disciples: A revolution is taking place. God is continually taking flesh in the world and we can by our lives bring God to flesh by bringing more light to the strangers in our midst, to our neighbours, our friends and family members. If we could open our eyes and open our ears to truth we might also be able to point out the ways people have brought new life into every arena of society, including the church. Do we see people empowered and able to live lives of dignity?
Miracles and wonders occur every day as people struggle to be nonviolent peace practitioners in violent and conflict situations; they occur as countless disciples and visionaries who are spending themselves bringing sight to people in isolated villages in Africa and Papua New Guinea; they occur within West Papua and outside the country to bring peace with justice and freedom to the people; they are occurring at this moment as Indigenous people at Standing Rock continue to persevere as 'protectors' of their land and water and have war veterans to stand with them in solidarity; they continue as people despite being vilified, labour and lobby to bring freedom to asylum seekers in detention centres; they occur as thousands of homeless people are feed and cared for on the streets of first-world cities; they occur as religious persons and others continue to bring power and water and education to people in Timor Leste and the Sudan and Afghanistan. Look around and see God's reign in the making!'
John was imprisoned for having told the truth but his prophecy was judgmental. Rather than judging people, Jesus oozed mercy, compassion. He was attracted toward the most miserable people. He showed that God lives daily with us in the world of the oppressed, the hungry, the captives, the blind and lame, the deaf, the poor. His constituency, in the words of Rev Jesse Jackson, was 'the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected, and the despised?' Whom are we aligned with? Or are the friends of Jesus stumbling blocks for us?
So Jesus reveals his identity by his deeds. 'Tell John what you have seen'. People are healed. People are standing against the contemporary movers and shakers who seem to have little or no self-critical capacity or who use religion to legitimate their vested interests. Jesus says clearly that the good news is for the poor - for people suffering from all kinds of slavery. God's reign would be inaugurated not by violence and retribution but by healing and the restoration of integrity. This is where John had to do a seismic shift in thinking. In contrast to John, the deepest symbol of God's nature for Jesus is not judgment but healing, not fire but friendship, not punishment but transformation, resurrection and life.
Last week Isaiah invited us to imagine a different world and a different way of being together by using images of a world restored. The advent vision of a peaceable realm is not about just a lion and lamb together, but also about something equally unimaginable – people living justly and peacefully together and in harmony with creation. That dream can come to life in terms of fair housing, employment fairness, just wages, hope for the young, refusal to vilify and demonise/scapegoat people different to us. Let's not forget the cry of the earth for a break from our abuse that affects the earth and always the poor.
Many of us who want change and work for it, will like John not see the world changed in our lifetime. The point is that it is worth doing. It is not about the outcome. Dashed hopes and shattered expectations are not strangers to us. But our challenge is to offer world something new. If we are to ask the poor, the stranger, the outcast in society and the church how would they respond if they saw us? What would others see and hear in us?


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We are going to plant on 22 hectares of land
We kindly asked our main chef of vineyards Branimir aobut the planting new vines. He told us that we are going to plant on 22 hectares of land, half on terraces, due to configuration of terrain of our vineyards. The plan it to plant somewhere around 62.000 new vines. If everything goes as lanned, we could finish the planting by the end of the month. The soil is fairly dry, but in terraced areas is more optimal for work than vertical ones. With good weather conditions, we can plan to plant from 10.000 to 11.000 vines per day.
As for overall situation in the vineyards, it is clear that the vines are a bit late with the vegetation in comparison with previous years. Despite the unsuitable weather and unpleasant winter, we are quite up-to-date with our work. We really hope that this year will be much more pleasant than last year. For now all the grape varieties have perfectly gone through low temperatures, which were present also in the early spring days. About this year's harvest, we will be able to speak at the time when the first tubers will grow.

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Baby Driver New on DVD
January 17, 2018
Looking for action?
Baby Driver will be one of the best action movies you will see this year with incredible car chases, driving, and fight scenes, all to an incredible music score.
This is a crime movie about a group stealing money from banks and having very well planned getaways, and surprising twists. Edgar Wright is the director of the movie and the main characters are played by Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Eiza Gonzales, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, and Jon Bernthal, all of whom do a wonderful job.
Ansel Elgort excelled in this movie because of the way he portrayed his character, "Baby".
All the characters in this movie all matched the plot and didn't feel out of place. The acting in this movie is what made the characters great. Each actor played their part and made the movie awesome to watch, whether they were supposed to be good, bad, funny, or serious, I felt that every part was played correctly.
The pace of the movie was also good in the beginning and middle of the movie, but towards the end it felt very fast and like there was a lot of action jammed into the last 30 minutes because of all the excitement at the end of the movie. This might make some people think that the plot was rushed, but I don't believe this made the movie bad at all.
Baby Driver is rated R for language and violence, so be aware.


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We recently took a trip through the central Appalachians of West Virginia and Virginia to see some under-the-radar parks. It was a great trip, one that I would recommend, especially for those looking for something different.
Coopers Rock State Forest
A great place to hike with views of the Cheat River Canyon. Do not miss the Underlook Trail to see huge cliffs and boulders. A highlight is the impressive Rock City Trail, where the bedrock separated, creating a straight chasm. There is also an old iron furnace.
Highly recommended.
Valley Falls State Park
A small, day use park with a series of wide waterfalls, about ten feet tall, on the Tygart Valley River. Worth the stop.
Audra State Park
Another small park that features a huge rock shelter, known as Alum Cave, with a long boardwalk above the rapids of Middle Fork River.
Holly River State Park
One of my favorites, this isolated park is located deep in the Appalachian foothills, reached by curvy roads. A true hidden gem. Enjoy miles of trails through beautiful forests, views, and several waterfalls. There is a great restaurant at the park, and good camping. The forest had a kind of rainforest feel with all the rhododendrons and towering trees; the park gets a lot of rainfall. There are also historical points of interest, such as a one room school house.
Highly recommended.
Babcock State Park
This park has a classic West Virginia view of a gristmill (often seen in photographs), a small natural arch, and some views. Worth the stop.
New River Gorge National River
A must-visit, this place has one of the most impressive canyons in the east. Trails lead to cliffs and commanding views of the canyon. The Grandview Trails are among my favorite. Don't have much time? Hike the classic Endless Wall Trail to impressive Diamond Point. Sandstone Falls in the southern end of the park is worth seeing. The park doesn't have many waterfalls, but Glade Creek had some beautiful smaller falls and cascades. Enjoy views of the famous New River Gorge Bridge and its iconic arch at the visitor's center. The gorge is famous with rock climbers.
Highly recommended
Twin Falls State Park
Located in southern West Virginia, this park has a restaurant and resort. There are also miles of trails to two falls in glens cloaked with rhododendron. Trails also lead to views, and there is also a pioneer era working farm.
Breaks Interstate Park
A majestic, rugged canyon carved by the Russell Fork on the border of Virginia and Kentucky. Enjoy stunning views and impressive rock outcrops on the Geological, Overlook, and Laurel Branch Trails. The Notches were an impressive spot. Grassy Overlook is one of the less popular vistas, but it is worth it, particularly for sunsets. This area offers tons of hiking and world class whitewater. The gorge is called the "Grand Canyon of the South". You can easily spend several days here and the restaurant in the park was convenient. This park is a true hidden gem that should be on anyone's list.
Highly recommended.
Pinnacle State Park
A small park in West Virginia with a towering rock outcrop with average views. The rock had some graffiti. Not worth the stop.
Not recommended.
Shenandoah National Park
We drove the Skyline Drive on our way home. This iconic drive is worth the time with its countless vistas of the beautiful Shenandoah Mountains. Watch for all the deer; bear are often seen.
Highly recommended.
On your next trip, consider out-of-the-way parks. They are just as beautiful as the more popular places, have far fewer crowds, are less expensive, and the local communities can use the tourism dollars.
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I have a flourless chocolate tahini cookies recipe that is going to change your life. These tahini cookies are made with nut and seed butters, cacao and so much decadence. They will be loved by the whole family and are completely dairy free, gluten free and paleo!
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Do I need to use tahini in these paleo cookies?
These tahini cookies are the perfect mix of salty and sweet. The raw cashew butter and tahini really bring out the bold flavors from the cacao, and that sea salt just sends the whole operation completely over the edge. In the best way possible.
I actually came up with this recipe many, many years ago, but I decided it was time for another photoshoot. I have brought them to so many gatherings, and my friends and family consistently ask me to make them… they are SPECIAL.
I think it's mainly because of the tahini. It is not a commonplace ingredient amongst baked goods, although it definitely should be.
My Israeli roots are shining through, aren't they?! I think the first time I had tahini was in the form of halvah… what's halvah?! Well…
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It's basically a fudge-like candy made from sesame paste. No, it taste nothing like fudge… but it's dense!
My grandpa used to always have it in the refrigerator while I was growing up, and he was always very generous with sharing.
You could say the inspiration in making the cookies comes directly from him. He's the brightest light in our whole darn family, and I'd like to think I'll always be able to keep his memory alive by continuing to make these cookies.
It was so hard for me to just take ONE bite out of these for photo taking purposes. Well, it wasn't that hard. I made enough so I could replace each one I took a bite out of a few times because I kept finishing it.
Whoops, don't act surprised. Just wait until you try them– you'll understand 😉
You can make these cookies with any nut butter, but I recommend this combination because I have already tried it with a few others.
There is something cashew butter brings to the table that almond butter and peanut butter simply cannot.
I think it's a true creaminess and "buttery" texture. I prefer cooking with raw cashew flour as oppose to almond flour, too. It's such a game changer in the baking department.
You know what you are going to want with these flourless chocolate tahini cookies? Another batch.
No, but really… you are going to want a nice, tall glass of non-dairy milk. They are super decadent in the best way possible, and I recommend having something to wash them down with!
Tomorrow is New Year's Day 2019, and I don't know if there can be a better way to ring in the New Year than with cookies. I think I'll whip up a batch later this afternoon to bring to my mama's house.
She's not a cookie person, but I am going to make her one after she tries these… I swear.
My sister will certainly be pleased, as she's given the cookies many endearing nicknames of the year because she thinks they're friends and she can do that.
Really, she's obsessed. I made them for the first time around my bachelorette party weekend, and she referred to them as "delicious poop cookies" because they were the color of poo, but they tasted freaking PHENOMENAL!
Don't mind her.
Alright, well what are you waiting for? Get to baking, would ya?!
I cannot wait for you to try these. I haven't really tasted anything else like them, so I am proud to call them my own.
If you do end up making some, be sure to tag me on Instagram so I see your wonderful creations.
Side note– make sure you use that cashew butter! When I was done eating a plate of these cookies, I found myself singing that Sinead O'Connor ballad over and over again.
"Nothing compares, nothing compares to you." Seriously. Happy baking, and Happy New Year 2019, y'all! 🙂
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Flourless Chocolate Tahini Cookies
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup creamy tahini SEE NOTES
- 1/2 cup cashew butter
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1 large egg substitute 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce for a VEGAN version!
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bow or stand mixer, mix together cashew butter, tahini and coconut sugar using a spoon or fork. Add egg and mix again until everything is mixed well.
- Add 1/4 cup of the cacao powder into the mixture. Using your hands, knead the cacao powder into the dough. Once it is well combined, add the other 1/4 cup and continue to knead.
- Add baking soda, vanilla extract, sea salt and chocolate chips. Combine everything with your hands once more. The dough will be very thick and sticky- that's okay!
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop out 1 1/2 tablespoons at a time and roll the dough into a ball. You can make these smaller (1 tablespoon) or a little larger (2 tablespoons) if you would like.
- Place the cookie balls on your parchment paper lined baking sheet. This should make anywhere between 12 and 15 cookies.
- Press each cookie ball down slightly with the back of a fork. Do not flatter them out too much because they will spread in the oven.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges look slightly done. They may still look raw, but they aren't. Trust me!
- Do not move these cookies onto a baking sheet for at least 15 minutes. They are pretty fragile in the beginning cooling stages! After 15 minutes, move them to a wire rack and let them cool for another 15 minutes. Enjoy!
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The Madras High Court tonight upheld an order of a single judge dismissing a plea to stay tomorrow's AIADMK general council and executive committee meeting convened by Chief Minister K Palaniswami-led faction.
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Also, the bench said the observations made by it would in no manner impact the decision that the Election Commission of India will take in the dispute pending before it. "Consequently, the prayer made to injuct the impugned meet or to stay the order of the single judge is rejected," the bench ruled. In his suit, the MLA had sought a permanent injunction restraining Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam from in any manner using the name AIADMK (Amma) and AIADMK (Puratchi Talaivi Amma), and calling the general council meeting. He also filed an application seeking an interim order staying the meeting. The judge said that being an MLA, the applicant should have taken note of a circular issued by the High Court earlier, which stated that MPs and MLAs should first get the nod of the Chief Justice for filing petitions.
Without getting the nod, Vetrivel has filed the suit, the judge said. Referring to the contention of his counsel that the suit has been filed in Vetrivel's individual capacity and also that the defendants had been sued in their individual names, Justice Karthikeyan said it had only helped the applicant to circumvent the court's circular. Coming down heavily on the applicant, the judge in his order said he did not have any cause of action. He then said Vetrivel had three options — attend tomorrow's meeting either in his individual capacity or as an MLA or choose to remain at his house with his family and friends and enjoy lunch and afternoon siesta or resign his post as a legislator and be rid of the irritants which upset his balance and peace of mind.
Referring to the suit naming Dhinakaran as the fourth defendant, he said this was actually a very "condemnable" practice. Such practices were being sometimes followed in several litigations, "wherein a 'should be plaintiff' is shown as the defendant so that at an opportune time, he could effectively stab the contesting defendants in the back. "Probably it is in this background that the applicant impleaded Dhinakaran as fourth defendant. This in simple terms is collusion. Then the entire character of the suit becomes vexatious," the judge added. When Vetrivel's counsel made a request to grant liberty to the petitioner to approach the Election Commission against the general council meet, the judge observed that no one could prevent any person from approaching an appropriate forum to vent grievances.
Later, senior counsel T V Ramanujam appeared before the first bench, comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar and made a special mention stating that they would file an appeal against the single judge's order. He sought an urgent hearing of the appeal since the meeting was to be held tomorrow. The chief justice told the counsel to file the appeal and approach the appropriate bench for taking up the issue.
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It was a quick turnaround as BCHS wrapped up their season series with Dodge County in Eastman Friday afternoon. The Royals were looking for a season sweep as well as avenge last year's controversial walkoff loss when the umpire ruled the tag was missed at home plate.
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BC led 2-1 after four innings despite having only two hits. A two on, two outs opportunity in the fifth, and a two on, no outs opportunity in the sixth produced no runs. But Brody Little, who had given up just one run on two hits in the first four innings, gave up one hit in the final three innings as Bleckley won 2-1. Little gave up one run, three hits, striking out six in the complete game win.
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Below is the May 9 e-mail that Mike sent out to his Natural News readers. It starts out mentioning an online emergency preparedness presentation he made the night before.
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PM for building linkages between MNERGA and AIDS programme
New Delhi: Favouring that linkages be built between MNERGA and HIV/AIDS programmes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said ministries should make "HIV sensitive" policies and programmes to provide employment and succour to victims.
"Linkages should be made between HIV and AIDS programme and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme to facilitate employment of HIV positive persons," Singh said addressing the National Convention of Zila Parishad Chairpersons and Mayors on HIV & AIDS here.
The programme was organised by a forum of Parliamentarians on HIV and AIDS, which was attended by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and a host of union ministers.
Gandhi said the fact that the forum is represented by people from all parties demonstrates that "our resolve" to address issues concerning countrymen can be greater than "our committment to any political party."
The Prime Minister said the nutritional needs of HIV positive people, specially women and children should be tackled by linking them with ICDS and other developmental schemes.
"Other concerned ministries should also have an HIV sensitive policy and programme so that the marginalised populations infected and affected by HIV and AIDS are not denied the benefits of these schemes," he said.
"There is a need to ensure that there is no stigma and discrimination towards HIV infected and affected persons, the Prime Minister said, adding, "No child should be denied admission in schools and colleges because he or she is afflicted with HIV or because his or her parents are afflicted with this disease."
Noting that those belonging to the most disadvantaged sections of the soceity suffer the most, Gandhi highlighted the need for creating awareness about the disease.
The Prime Minister said, "We must ensure that no person loses his or her employment because of HIV".
He said there is a need to ensure that women are not doubly stigmatised.
He also underlined the importance of strengthening the Panchayati Raj institutions and communities supported by them in National HIV and AIDS programme to get better results.
Both the Prime Minister and Gandhi highlighted the role of civil society in HIV/AIDs control programmes.
"If health has to become a truly people`s movement for people`s benefit, civil society involvement and Panchayati Raj guided programme delivery are absolutely essential," Singh said.
Gandhi also hailed the "active civil society initiative" in the AIDS control programme.
The Prime Minister noted the AIDS control programmes have been able to reduce new HIV/AIDS infections by 50 per cent in the last 10 years.
Gandhi said, "We are beginning to turn the tide in the battle."
While hailing the success the country has achieved in containing HIV AIDS, the Prime Minister said, "There should be no room for complacency even though we have been able to show a reduction in new infections."
Noting that there are 24 lakh people estimated to be living in India with HIV/AIDS, Singh said, "There should be no let up in efforts to provide services to these HIV infected people and prevent others from getting the infection."
"We have a large population of young persons to whom we have to reach out with awareness and other prevention services. There are emerging vulnerabilities of migrants and mobile populations which are not yet fully addressed. HIV prevention services have to be scaled up for all those who are at risk."


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Is it cancelled?
Watch Over Christmas
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
-- This a free demo, full game release date to be announced soon --
Cisco, a twelve year old boy, is smart, witty and occasionally a little stubborn. This year on December 24th, the night before Christmas, a strange call comes through his radio urging for help. On his attempt to assist he stumbles upon a strange glow he must follow, only to find out that Santa has been abducted. Holidays are at stake and Cisco sets on a quest to save Christmas. Not an easy task since this adventure will lead him through numerous challenging puzzles.
- Classic 2D point and click style.
- Unfold a unique story within one night, the night of Christmas.
- Fun and challenging puzzles.
- Beautiful Full HD hand-drawn graphics.
- Original soundtrack.
- Suitable for all ages as well as novice and experienced adventurers (Easy/Hard mode).
Note: In the demo we have included 3 Achievements and 3 Lost Presents to be found. Can you find and unlock them all??
|In development
|Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
|Dionous Games
|Adventure, Puzzle
|2D, Christmas, Cozy, Cute, family, Fantasy, kids, Point & Click
|Average session
|About an hour
|German, Greek Modern, English, Spanish; Castilian, Spanish; Latin America, French, Italian, Russian
|Homepage, Steam, Twitter
Development log
- Russian, Spanish, Italian and Greek languages!Dec 23, 2018
- French and German Translations are here!Mar 17, 2018
- 1.0.1 UpdateJan 05, 2018
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Ofcourse not :) Working hard on the game, beta testing is planned to start early on 2020 ;)
is there a way to add gamepad support
i found the controls to be a little clunky
Thanks for the report! which version did you check? Desktop or mobile? Do you have any specific problem/ or any suggestion to improve? Thanks!
Oh yes i use a gamepad on my Mac and the controls in the game seem to be misplaced like the left and right stick move the mouse, also when i click on something to interact with, the dialogue moves too fast for me to read. i don't know if they can be fixed, but those are my issues.
I played your game in the spirit of Christmas and loved it! Can't wait for the next chapter!
I write for a gaming blog and I am so excited to find a holiday themed game that so cute and interesting! Keep up the great work!
Glad you liked it! It's true that there are not many holiday-themed adventures games out there, and we really want to change this ;)
Is the full game released or still in progress?
Still in progress, but final release is planned for 2019, stay tuned!
Really enjoyed this, looking forward to the full game.
Thanks for that! Nice playthrough! An updated demo coming this xmas, full game is planned for Nov 19, stay tuned!!
Looks awesome, I wish to have some free time to play and enjoy!! Congratulations!
Thanks so much!!!
Definitely looking forward to the full release. #saveSanta #gingerPower :)
Great video thanks!! Challenge you to unlock all 3 achievements and find all 3 lost presents also :)
Stay tuned for updates!!
Loved it so much!! Fantastic work, great art and music :) Gameplay is really nice and easy, the interface is also perfect for mobiles, can't wait for the final version :D
Such a great demo! The game looks amazing! Can't wait! Well done!
This looks interesting! It reminds me some of the alltime classic games that i used to play! Great gameplay and also the art looks fantastic!
The game looks amazing. Just finished the demo. The atmosphere and the graphics were really cool.
ps..that kid, the main character, is so cute and weirdly funny at the same time that reminded me a lot the good old LucasArts...dott, maniac mansion, monkey island..
Can't wait..keep it up!
Such a great game, can't wait for the full release! Loved the artwork, animations and music; the snow effect adds so much to the atmosphere :)
It took me back to the golden era of the classics by Lucasarts and Sierra, this is a true gem for me, well done guys!!


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Contact: Cyndy Chanaca
Dept. Energy & Environmental Protection
Tel: (860) 424-3219
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Asks Residents to
Help Achieve Cleaner Air During National Air Quality Awareness Week,
Help Achieve Cleaner Air During National Air Quality Awareness Week,
April 27 - May 1
Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) encourages you to change your habits to help reduce air pollution as part of National Air Quality Awareness week, which begins today.
"The key to reducing air pollution is reducing energy use -- because burning fuels to create energy produces pollution," said DEEP Commissioner Robert Klee. "Some great ways to reduce energy use and reduce pollution are to 'Wait 'til 8' – a program that encourages use of energy intensive appliances including washers, dryers and dishwashers during 'non-peak' hours, -- avoid idling motor vehicles, and use of programmable thermostat that only cools and heats your home when needed."
National Air Quality Awareness Week
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsor the annual Air Quality Awareness Week and urges all Americans to "Be Air Aware" by providing information on air quality, how it impacts the public and the Air Quality Index (AQI). The AQI is a color coded index that lists both predicted and actual air pollution levels. Starting April 30, DEEP will be informing Connecticut's regulated community and the general public of the upcoming ozone season via the State of Connecticut E-mail list serve and posting air quality forecasts.
There are several ways to stay connected and access the daily AQI forecast and real-time air quality data:
Sign-up to get Air Quality email alerts thru EnviroFlash.
Visit DEEP's web page at ct.gov/deep/aqi or call the hotline at 800.249.1234
Visit DEEP's web page at ct.gov/deep/aqi or call the hotline at 800.249.1234
School Flag Program
The School Flag Program is EPA's Air Quality Program that uses colored flags based on the Air Quality Index (AQI) to notify teachers, students, administrators and the local community of air quality conditions. DEEP encourages Connecticut's public, private and state technical schools to participate in the School Flag Program to educate and inform children about ground level ozone, what to do on high ozone days and its' health effects. Click here to request more information on how to adopt the School Flag Program in your school!
Ground Level Ozone Formation and Transport
Ground level or "bad" ozone occurs primarily during hot summer days. Strong summer sunshine causes chemical reactions of air pollutants emitted from motor vehicles, power plants and industry, and household activities, forming ozone. Warmer weather can bring high levels of ground level ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5). These two air pollutants pose serious health risks – especially to young children, the elderly, adults who are active outdoors, and people with existing respiratory disease.
Ozone levels in Connecticut are highest when winds are from the southwest, carrying pollutants into Connecticut from cities along the Interstate-95 corridor and power plants in the Ohio River Valley region. During high ozone events, transported ozone is often already at unhealthy levels as winds blow into Connecticut across its western and southern boundaries. Emissions from Connecticut sources then prolong the event, contributing to high ozone levels throughout the state and elsewhere in adjacent New England states.
Ozone Monitoring Season
This week is also the start of DEEP's 2015 Ozone Forecasting Season. DEEP monitors, tracks and forecasts daily air quality levels across Connecticut for ozone from May 1 through September 30 each year and for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) each day of the year. DEEP will begin informing Connecticut's regulated community and the general public of the upcoming ozone season via the State of Connecticut E-mail list serve and posting air quality forecasts on the DEEP web page, available here.
DEEP encourages day care providers, summer camps and elder care/senior centers to subscribe to the AQI. Subscribing to the AQI is fast and easy and will provide you with important information each day about Connecticut's air quality throughout the spring and summer. The AQI link provides facts and information regarding ground level ozone, its' health effects, what to do on a high ozone day, and most importantly, what you can do to help reduce ground level ozone in your own backyard.
"Poor outdoor air quality is one of the greatest environmental threats to human health, and there are many occasions each year when pollution levels endanger public health," said Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen. "It is important for people to take appropriate precautions when DEEP forecasts unhealthy levels of air pollution, particularly those who are at greatest risk including people with lung disease such as asthma, older adults, children and teenagers, and people who are active outdoors."
Health Effects of Air Pollution
In a recent report, the World Health Organization estimates that air pollution exposure was responsible for approximately seven million deaths in 2012 and that "air pollution is now the world's largest single environmental health risk."
Unhealthy concentrations of ground level ozone can cause or make worse a variety of respiratory and other health problems including breathing difficulty, coughing, and throat irritation and worsen asthma episodes. Anyone can be affected by ozone; particularly sensitive groups that include children, elderly, people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, and even healthy adults who are very active outdoors.
These sensitive groups who experience effects at lower ozone concentrations are likely to experience more serious effects at higher concentrations; and should avoid strenuous outdoor activities and consider remaining indoors in an air conditioned environment.


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Couples usually exchange only a few words during sex, and most of the time, the sounds that are uttered do not mean much, beyond expressions of appreciation or pleasure. But sometimes, couples need to do more than simply grunt at one another. In many cases, they may need to get into more detailed discussion about sex-related issues. Bringing up this topic can be hard, especially if the talk is prompted by a penis care concern, but words of wisdom from a guy who's been there could help men to resolve these problems for better sex going forward.
Choose the Right Location
It's tempting to talk about sex in the bedroom, as this is the place where the action tends to happen. But according to this man, sexy places just aren't right for a conversation like this. "When I tried to talk about sex issues in the bedroom, my partner ended up feeling really attacked, and then I had trouble initiating sex with her there in the future," he says. "I want the bedroom to be a safe place for her, where she can really let go, so that means I just can't talk about heavy stuff in there."
Instead of initiating the discussion in the bedroom, this man recommends a more neutral location, such as the kitchen, the quiet corner of a coffee shop, the backyard - even the car. "The idea is to find an open space in which you can talk freely, without your partner worrying that you're going to move right from talking about it to doing it," he says.
Using the Right Words
This man needed to discuss sex with his partner due to health concerns that developed after sex. It was an understandably touchy subject. "My partner likes it rough, so she always asked me to skip the lube and go at things harder," he mentions. "That all feels great, but when the sex was done, I was so incredibly sore and chapped. Sometimes, I was even bleeding when it was through. I knew I had to say something about it, as this kind of thing just isn't good for my body."
But this man knew that using blaming words would shut the conversation down before it began. He even worried that talking about the problem would make his partner stop having sex with him at all. "I worked a lot on my opening statement," he explains. "I wanted to let her know that I loved her, and I loved having sex with her, but that I just wanted a few things to change. That's a super hard message to get across, so I practiced in the mirror over and over until I felt I had the words down right."
The man also worked hard to ensure that all of his statements began with the word "I."
"I read that people become defensive when they hear sentences that start with 'You always.' It would be easy for me to use that phrase about our sex life, so I worked and worked on practicing my speech until I got rid of that quirk," he says.
How it Went
The man reports that his conversation was a little awkward, but he's glad he spoke up for the health of his Johnson. "My partner still felt a little attacked, I think, and she really didn't want to talk about this," the man says. "But I kept reminding her that I love her and that I want things between us to be better, and that I want my penis to be healthy, too. In time, we came up with some good solutions."
Talking about damaging sex could be easier for men who follow these tips, but they'll likely need to augment those talks with some intensive penis care. A penis health crème (health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil) can help. Quality products contain the vitamins, amino acids and antioxidants that are needed for health and healing, and that could allow a man to enjoy better sex with less concern about incurring damage to the sensitive penile tissue.
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Bach lovers who also happen to be fans of the late Glenn Gould can catch up on his 1957 performance with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Bernstein through a re-release. It features "Partitas Nos. 5 and 6," which he had recorded in 1956 but found unsatisfactory and recorded again in this version now available through Naxos. The sound is clean and clear, and should please the most fastidious Bach lovers.
Recorded in glorious mono, there has to be a certain amount of interest in Glenn Gould the Bach performer when considering recordings like this, especially when it comes to something like the Concerto No.1 in D minor BWV 1052 with its rather scratchy string sound. Ideally, we'd have a whole sequence of reissues for these recordings all lined up, and an expert reviewer able to reveal all when it comes to the discs which present the best balance and least offence to our modern digital-hungry ears. I used to listen to this and other Gould concerto recordings on CBS cassettes, and the re-mastering and restoration on this Naxos disc seems to give a brighter, more etched sound. There are advantages and trade-offs with even subtle treatments of the sound in these recordings, and a comparison with the fugue recordings on this disc when compared to their appearance on the Sony 1955 Goldberg Variations disc SMK 5 594 shows the 1992 engineers favouring a rounder tone and less tape hiss. Mark Obert-Thorn's Naxos rendition is also marginally higher in pitch, though we're talking about fractions here. Normally there is a certain amount of discussion about the source material for these re-masterings, but there is no comment on the actual tapes used or what actions were taken.
Comparing different versions does make one realise how much difference certain types of approach make. Assuming the Sony re-issues use a similar balance for the other recordings, the advantages to this new version become apparent quite quickly. The ear has to forgive a greater hardness in the sound in the search for greater detail and a more direct communication of nuance and expression. It's only when returning to the duller mix that you realise what is missing and find your ears longing for the more lively Naxos colouration.
As one might expect, Bach's Concerto No.1 in D minor BWV 1052 does sound rather measured and dated in this 1957 recording, although the final Allegro is lively enough. The real joy is in Gould's playing, which holds and drives the rhythms so effectively. Bernstein proves to be a sympathetic accompanist, and the so-called Columbia Symphony Orchestra, reckoned to be members of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ducking contractual restrictions by using an assumed name, are decent enough. There is no denying that the combination creates its own atmosphere, and once you have forgiven the scrawny sound it is easy to become deeply involved in a very sincere performance of this great music, which in his short performing career was a staple of Gould's repertoire.
After his renowned 1955 Goldberg Variations recording, Glenn Gould began recording Bach's Partitas in February 1956 as a follow-up. Dissatisfied with these takes, Gould returned to the Columbia studios three months after the concerto recording to create the versions which were eventually released. These are remarkable performances which, controversial in their own time and respected rather than loved in some quarters these days, have as did so many of Gould's recordings become an influential reference for pianists ever since. Indeed, even today they are seen as a benchmark reference for exciting Bach interpretation. Sometimes startling in their clarity, Gould's Partitas showed how this music could be spectacular and stimulating, making full use of his remarkable digital dexterity in fast movements, phrasing sensitively in the gentle Sarabandes and dancing with a rhythmic joie de vivre elsewhere. One pleasant aspect of these solo recordings is that Gould's incidental but constant singing is kept well in the background, and is not very distracting even when it does come through.
Being something of a Glenn Gould fan I would have to say that these and the rest of his Partita recordings are a must for any self-respecting piano collection. Those of you who have the impression that his is a rather dry and brittle approach to Bach should have a listen to his playing in the Toccata opening of the Partitia No.6. This is full of fantasy, and to my mind gives an almost operatic sense of narrative over its almost 10 minutes of duration. Follow this with the eloquent and restrained spread of chords and conversational counterpoint in the subsequent Allemande and I defy your heart not to melt—there, another convert. There is no doubt that the Partitas are the core of the programme on this disc, but don't dismiss the concerto, and have a listen to the wide vista which Gould makes from the Fugue in E major in an entirely different approach to the version you will hear in his later complete Well Tempered Clavier. Glenn Gould defies fashion and will never lose his appeal with discs like these in the bargain section of your local shop. With these fresh sounding re-masterings this has to be the version to have.
Today many acknowledge Glenn Gould's performances of Bach as of landmark status, though he remains the most controversial pianist of his generation. Few could argue that his account of the D minor Keyboard Concerto should form an essential part of any Bach disc collection. He played a modern concert grand with the staccato quality to reflect the instrument originally intended, the result being wonderfully crisp and cleanly delineated. His central Adagio is beautiful, while the outer movements are propelled with vivacity. Of course we had hardly reached the age of period correctness in 1957, and the accompaniment from the Columbia Symphony, with Leonard Bernstein conducting, could well have equally served a late 19th century score. Even for its 1957 origin the sound leaves much to be desired, though in the same venue a few months later, it faithfully captures his playing in the two Partitas. Gould was in the vanguard of the move towards mercurial readings of Bach's fast movements, and the pure brio of his playing in both Partitas is exhilarating. At the same time he plays slow movements with a naive simplicity that is magical. By contrast I find the two Fugues from the Second Book of The Well Tempered Clavier rather lumpy. An adjunct to today's period informed performances on the harpsichord, but a valued historic document.


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Cottelli Crotchless Tights with Back Seam Review
By Pleasure Panel reviewer Duke of Monroth
Pleasure Panel Review of the Cottelli Crotchless Tights with Back Seam, available from Lovehoney USA & Lovehoney UK
From the Duchess:
Delicate, but not fragile, these German minus-the-panty-hose are a gift to the skin. Even without having shaved my legs, these hose made my legs feel silky smooth. Though you can see that, like all beautiful hose, they are in danger of snagging, they are somewhat resistant because of the quality. I'm pretty confident I'll get more than one wear out of these gorgeous hose.
A little background: Germany is my second home. Germans pay a lot of money for quality socks and nylons, and this product reflects that tradition. Every detail of the Cottelli Crotchless Tights with Back Seam screams German engineering and perfection. First, you can see immediately that they are constructed for the contours of a woman's body. There are clear feet and vary in width foot to thigh, eliminating the risk of dark ankles and light thighs. The legs are long enough, which is almost never true of normal tights and nylons.
Though I am 5'8" and wear a US6 or 8, I almost always purchase a bigger size in the US. The length of these nylons is generous, and the waistband comes nice and high, providing an unexpected control fit, despite the beauty of the "panty" pattern. The seam up the back of the leg is a gorgeous, sexy detail. The toe and heel reinforcements are practical without being ugly at all. The edges of the panty pattern opening are reinforced without causing any bulk. There is even a slight sheen to the nylons overall.
I feel sexy and fancy in the Cottelli Crotchless Tights with Back Seam and would purchase them over and over. The only slight problem for me would be the decision I would have to make between reinforced toe and heel and the freedom to wear the hose with open toe or heel shoes. Clearly this doesn't matter to the makers, who picture them worn with both open toe and heel on the packaging. My preference, I guess.
I love the practicality of pantiless hose, and the Cottelli Crotchless Tights with Back Seam are perfect for me. They fit like pantihose, do not create extra seams or lines under fabric, but are sexy as fuck. I rate them a 10.
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In Victoria, new laws have been passed criminalizing the sharing of intimate images of a person without that person's consent.
This is just one of a number of changes made to the Crimes Act regarding sexting. It is also illegal to threaten the distribution of intimate photos against the wishes of the person involved.
The new laws have also included protections for people under 18 sharing intimate images in a "consensual, non-exploitative" context. This aims to keep teens in consensual relationships from being registered as sex offenders for privately exchanging intimate images with consent. Previously, such instances could have landed young people sending images of themselves to a partner with child pornography charges.
Victorian Attorney-General Robert Clark said the changes were made to keep up with "rapid changes in the use of technology".
"Previously, the law provided only limited protection against malicious distribution of intimate images and this behaviour can cause considerable harm to victims, especially when images 'go viral'," he said.
"These new offences send a clear message that the malicious use of intimate images to embarrass and denigrate a victim is unacceptable and is a criminal offence."
He also highlighted the importance of the provisions made for young people. "These laws ensure that anyone under 18 who creates, possesses or distributes an intimate image or 'sext' of themselves or of another minor who is less than two years younger than them, will not be guilty of child pornography offences."
WA AIDS Council CEO Andrew Burry called for lawmakers in Western Australia to make similar changes.
"We would welcome similar changes in Western Australia, so the law is in keeping with current technology," Burry said.
"Prosecuting teens in stable relationship is excessive, while at the same time, individuals must be protected from the damaging effects of their private messages being shared."
He also emphasized the importance of thinking carefully before taking or sharing intimate images:
"We should also point out that legislation, though helpful after the event, doesn't void the need to think carefully about potential implications of sending explicit personal material by electronic media."