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I want to believe!
When the proposal for this rolls around, you'd better hope some jerk like Mitt Romney is not the resident of the Oval Office, but someone visionary like Newt Gingrich.
This is something I've waited most of my life to write about, with logic, clarity, and realism. It could be a reality in 20 years. Logic, and genetics suggest that The Pink Flamingo will very much be here to see it, if we were to be so lucky.
What if Newt was right all along?
What if some jerk like Mitt Romney vetoed our future by making fun of it, and saying that the visionary genius who proposed it was fired?
Visionaries like Newt Gingrich go down with visionaries like Zefram Cochrane. If you don't know your history, then look it up, because, the beauty of all of this is that life may just imitate art, after all!
Unfortunately, The Pink Flamingo fears this will never happen. We live in a nation in decline, not because of culture, but because we've been assimilated by the Borg of Randian perversion. No longer are we to have good ideas and national greatness. It is all about Ayn Rand's perverted sense of socialist capitalism, where only the most vicious and greediest among us survive. The rest of us are to be ground into dust under their terribly expensive alligator loafers.
What is happening to this nation literally is a perversion of what is good, honorable, decent, and right. Nothing matters but the richest among us, and the
prostituted politicians political patronage a couple hundred million dropped here and there can buy. Today's political prostitutes elected Republican officials don't give a rip about this nation. All they care about is their next campaign dollar.
If the situation were not so critical, the bitter irony would be laughable. This nation will not lose our freedom or national character because of the liberal Democrats, but because of a truly sick and disgusting cult of bitter little losers who now control the political agenda of the GOP. There is nothing free about a nation being run by a bunch of self-serving plutocrats who are only interested in enriching their tax free over-seas accounts. So what if they spend a few hundred million buying the best
prostitutes politicians possible? It was a free country, once upon a time.
What if Newt was right all along, and the powers that be sold us out to Mitt Romney for thirty pieces of silver and a VP candidate to be named later?
The only thing lost would be our future, but that doesn't matter as long as Mitt Romney pays only 14% income tax, his billionaire buddies pay maybe 5%, and normal small business people in this nation are slaughtered at 28%?
All that really matters is Mitt. The rest of us don't matter at all, that's for sure.
I don't know about you, but I've had just about all the Mitt Romney idiocy I can take for awhile. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. I'm not going to be fooled twice by this arrogant jerk who doesn't give a damn about this country, a warmed-over Democrat pretending to be a Republican. This nation could have had an exciting future. Instead, we get odes to a not very bright stay at home mom who is an embarrassment to the GOP.
Way to go!
"…Of course, like all space ships today, the big "if" for such an ambitious effort would be getting Congress to provide NASA the funding to do a huge 20-year project. But BTE Dan has that all worked out, and between tax increases and spreading out budget cuts to areas like defense, health and human services, housing and urban development, education and energy, the cuts to areas of discretionary spending are not large, and the tax increases could be small. "These changes to spending and taxes will not sink the republic," says the website. "In fact, these will barely be noticed. It's amazing that a program as fantastic as the building a fleet of USS Enterprise spaceships can be done with so little impact."
"The only obstacles to us doing it are the limitations we place on our collective imagination," BTE Dan adds, and his proposal says that NASA will still receive funding for the science, astronomy and robotic missions it currently undertakes.
But he proposes not just one Enterprise-class ship, but multiple ships, one of which can be built every 33 years –- once per generation –- giving three new ships per century. "Each will be more advanced than the prior one. Older ships can be continually upgraded over several generations until they are eventually decommissioned."…"
It was a nice dream while it lasted. But, we must sell our souls to put Mitt Romney in office.
If The Pink Flamingo sounds bitter, it is because I am. I am deeply ashamed of the GOP and the elites for what they have pushed upon us. Don't worry, though. The Pink Flamingo will not be selling my soul in a Faustian deal with the Devil. My vote is not for sale, not even to Mitt Romney.


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Majority owners are the Glazer Family, which also holds majority ownership of the NFL 's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.should dominate passing downs and mix on early downs, with getting a larger share of the carries and the vast majority of short-yardage goal-line work.01 2018 by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire Titans' : Another leading role on tap.The Aces statement from that night: Given the travel issues we faced over the past two day s- 25+ hours spent airports and airplanes, cramped quarters and having not slept a bed since Wednesday night-and after consulting with Players Association leadership and medical professionals, we concluded that playing tonight's game would put us at too great a risk for injury.
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since 2011.Back to Home Page.Los Angeles Lakers vs.Against Baylor, Brown intercepted Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III to set up the Wildcats' game-winning field goal — it was the only second-half interception RG3 threw all .
It also won't be a huge surprise if gets a shot at a three-down role at some point during the upcoming , considering played nine or fewer games each year from 2012 to 2016.

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I love how this card turned out. I used some embossed paper from my stash for the background. The sentiment is layered 3 times and the gift is merely a rectangle with a ribbon!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Birthday card - OUAP cartridge
Posted by The Cropping Canuck at 5:36 PM
Labels: birthday card, Once Upon a Princess
6 comments:
this is BEAUTIFUL! Love the embossing and the popped title looks amazing. How clever your present is....Have to try this one!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2010 at 11:10 PM
That is awesome. I love the embossing as well.ReplyDelete
Beautiful card!! I love the embossed background! It is so fun and festive!!ReplyDelete
Barb :)
Pretty card! Love the colors you used! Such a fun card!ReplyDelete
Cute, cute, cute card! I love the way you added the ribbon to the present!ReplyDelete
you did a great job. I love the embossing!!ReplyDelete
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As expected, the SPX bounced from MA(200) forming a Doji which means an indecision. Looks to me a Bear Flag could be in the forming which is not very bull friendly especially multiple resistances are not far above. On the other hand, I do have two more buy setups triggered according to some of the TradingMarkets short-term strategies which say that you should long SPY at close (above 80% winning rate) for a very short-term gains. So my best guess is that we could see more rebound tomorrow even into the Friday OE, but I see no evidences arguing that the market was bottomed yet.
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ME Network Ep 80: Kash Razzaghi on empowering sales and marketing through ABM, and more!
This week, Justin Gray welcomes Kash Razzaghi, Senior VP at Brightcove, to the Marketing Evangelist Network. Kash, who started his career at Brightcove, has spent more than a decade helping consumers, brands, and businesses connect via digital media. He joined Brightcove's sales organization in 2006 before leaving in 2012 to start and serve as CEO of Fancred, a digital media platform for sports fans. He rejoined Brightcove in early 2016 and currently serves as SVP of Sales for Digital Marketing and oversees the company's Customer Success and North American expansion efforts.
During this interview, Justin and Kash cover the sales and marketing gamut, including:
- Why the secret to making a truly engaging video hinges on telling a really good story (even overriding video quality and length!)
- Why the AMB trend has serious staying power, and why it shouldn't be treated as so controversial throughout the industry
- How sales leads the charge of account-based efforts, and how Kash incentivizes his team to better understand buying committees
- How to eliminate the Us vs. Them mentality between sales and marketing, and ways they can engage in a more cooperative manner
- Why marketing attribution is tough for sales to understand, and how ABM can help guide strategies to improve expectations
Are you a sales and marketing leader challenging the status quo? Have a unique story to tell? Apply to become a guest on the Marketing Evangelist Network!
Meet Justin Gray
Justin is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of LeadMD, the world's largest revenue operations agency having implemented over half of the Marketo user base. Justin has made a career of launching successful companies and scaling them, with successful exits of over 200MM+ in the last decade. Justin's latest endeavor launched in 2016 when he co-founded Six Bricks an online learning startup designed to combat employee and customer churn through experience-based education. Over the past 10 years, Justin has emerged as a strong voice for entrepreneurship, marketing and culture. As a recognized speaker, Justin has been published over 350 times in industry publications and holds his own column, Tribal Knowledge in Inc., while writing for Entrepreneur, Tech Crunch and others. Justin and his wife Jennifer met over marketing and three years later welcomed their son, Grayson, into the world in April of 2017.


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- Name: Natasha
- Occupation: Independent Mercenary
- Weapon: Sword
- Element: Water
- Family: n/a
Natasha is an independent mercenary that first appears in Season 2 of the Sovereign series. She claims to have once been a good friend of Kyle's. She is a user of water energy, which is a calming, graceful energy that improves the agility of her swordplay.
Natasha was an assassin of the Dark Ages, known as the Painted Lady, who fought with a sickle. She was also a lover and friend of Kyle, who had been under the guise of Demon at the time. When assassins were being hunted and hung or burned alive, she knew she had to flee the city. Natasha persuaded Kyle to come with her, but he refused. Not wanting to risk her life to stay with him, Natasha went out on her own.
Later, Natasha took up a sword and became an independent mercenary. She returns to Sovereign after the attack on the mercenary graduation ceremony to visit her old friend, Kyle. She becomes Winnie's sword instructor, in place of a connossieur.
Azure Heavens: An attack supported by water energy in which Natasha first performs a high jump and comes down with a sword plunge.
Sword Rain: Not a literal rain of swords, but a magic cast that summons a purifying rain that increases the power of both the caster and the caster's sword.
Dreaded Wave:
Kyle: The two had been lovers during the Dark Ages, as both were successful assassins.
Winnie: She is Winnie's sword instructor. She teaches Winnie swordplay and that her sword is her companion.


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We hope you enjoy our Summer 2015 catalogue (list 114). It is, by any measure, our biggest and best ever catalogue and we have thoroughly enjoyed putting it together. We love coins which is why we spend so long wrapped up in our job; keen to bring you the best list we can.
If you have a good look you'll find all sorts of goodies, and right across the board, it doesn't matter what you collect, as long as it's COINS we'll have something for you. We've the extremely rare Australian Half Penny of 1923, lots of mint state Gold, including many Guineas and fractionals, an Ansell Sovereign, a fantastic early Crown collection, much of it slabbed, lots of new Half Crowns, including a Cromwell, masses of small Silver, tons of Copper and Bronze, lots of excessively rare hammered, and we even have the complete collection of 50P's.
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"Online publishing should be less expensive than print": Interview with PeerJ Editor Kenneth De Baets
As part of our interview series with our Academic Editors, we caught up with paleobiologist Kenneth De Baets. We asked him about his research, his thoughts on academic publishing and open access, and how he balances his editorial duties alongside other competing demands. PeerJ recently published an article co-authored by De Baets, 3D-Analysis of a non-planispiral ammonoid from the Hunsrück Slate: natural or pathological variation?, which has already received over 400 views.
Could you tell us a bit about yourself, and what brought you to the research world?
Yes, of course. I have been interested in dinosaurs and the evolution of life since I was a kid. I studied geology with the aim of becoming a paleontologist and somehow succeeded. I changed camp to the evolution of invertebrates after seeing a documentary about the intelligence of octopus (fish were apparently disappearing in a lab, turned out the octopus from another aquarium was behind it). I did my Ph.D. in evolutionary biology on the evolution of ammonoids – an extinct group of cephalopods and I currently still work on the macroevolution of cephalopods, parasites and many other groups combining the fossil record and modern (paleo)biology.
What do you see as wrong with the current system of publication?
There are several issues and some things we can to do to make them better. For example, I am generally for open access, but in a non-profit sense (meaning it should be enough to cover the basic cost of editors, typesetters, programmers, etc.). I understand handling, formatting, publishing and maintaining scientific publications cost money. However, online publishing should be less expensive than print.
…online publishing should be less expensive than print
Particularly, large publication fees to publish an individual article (several thousands of dollars, euro or pounds) in some journals are a bit over the top. In this way, the publication is available for all, but we close the opportunity for many authors to publish there which have no grant or position. I have some grant money and the universities offer some opportunities to cover for open access publishing costs, but it is often not enough to cover such high fees.
Given your experience, what would an ideal publishing venue look like?
Basically, 1.) a venue where publication costs are affordable for all (also for open access) and you are allowed to share your article with all, 2.) a good team of editors from your field which can get experts from your field(s) to peer-review your papers which are not dogmatic, 3.) proper formatting and 4.) follow-up of your articles.
My favorite paleontological publishing venue at the moment are journals run by paleontological societies (e.g., Palaeontology, Paleobiology) or universities/paleontological/natural history institutions (Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, Fossil Record, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology). I also like biology journals which can be broad (e.g., PeerJ) or more narrow in focus (e.g., Evolution), but have competent editors. I am curious to see whatx the future will look like.
What are your thoughts about the value of Open Access publishing?
I am all for it, but it should be sustainable and affordable for all.
What excited you about PeerJ that persuaded you to become an AE?
I joined PeerJ as I liked the publishing model with a subscription for life at an affordable rate (although it has unfortunately increased since then) and because of the professional experience I had during a review assignment for PeerJ. I am excited that we finally managed to publish our first article in PeerJ, which is related to work from my former B.A. student.
How do you go about evaluating a paper as an Academic Editor at PeerJ
Usually, I read the abstract first to see if I am interested/able to handle it, then I read the paper first to figure out which reviewers might be suitable. I read it again before the reviews are in to make my remarks. I subsequently compare my remarks with reviews once they are in to see if they are equally happy with it and then I submit my recommendation taking into account the guidelines offered by PeerJ.
How many hours a week would you say that you devote to PeerJ, and how does it fit into your schedule?
Hard to say, it depends on a number of articles I choose to handle which in turn depends on my availability or the article submitted in my field of expertise. I usually read them over lunchtime or in the afternoon. Depending on the size and complexity, a couple of hours per week per article.
You have recently had an article published which was first published as a preprint – why was it important to you to publish it as a preprint, and how was your experience?
Yes, we were a bit reluctant/anxious at first. It is not so common in our field (paleontology/paleobiology). I am already so used to peer-review, so it felt a bit strange to publish my article before peer-review. Although we, particularly my student, put a lot of thought/effort/work into the manuscript, we were still a bit afraid what would happen if the paper would have been rejected, but luckily it got through peer-review.
Which aspects of the PeerJ functionality do you find the most useful or interesting?
I really like the fact that you can see individual metrics for your article on the website as well as the amount of feedback you receive through the system during the submission process – really streamlined.
In your opinion, why should researchers submit to PeerJ?
It's open access – still at a comparably affordable rate – I hope this will remain. The time between submission and publication is comparatively short (if the reviews come in time and of course your research methods are sound), and the editors and PeerJ team members I have so far come in contact are really professional, helpful and friendly.
Thank you for participating in our Editors Interview series, Kenneth! Our plans for the future are to continue investing in significant internal development, which will allow us to deliver an even better author experience, but still at a rock bottom price. We're also extremely mindful of PeerJ's founding principles on affordable high-quality Open Access for all. That's still our goal, and so we've strived to ensure that at the end of the day, the value authors get from PeerJ surpasses all other major Open Access options.


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Carers in Employment Launch
Carers in employment
•Nearly one in eight workers is a Carer
•One in five carers gives up employment to care
Today see's the launch of DCA's Carers in employment initiative at Mercia Marina, Willington where employers from across the region have come together to see how as employers they can better support their staff who are also unpaid Carers outside the work place.
There are more than three million people who currently have work and family caring responsibilities within the UK. It is approximated that 1 in 9 of a workforce in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire has unpaid caring responsibilities at any one time. Giving them support to manage unpaid caring alongside their paid work would benefit them, their families and their employer. This work results in British businesses and the UK economy potentially saving up to £1.3 billion a year. (www.gov.uk)
DCA have teamed up with The University of Derby, Learn Direct and the Chamber of Commerce and other major employers and SME's to help small and medium enterprises support the Carers employed by them. Supporting Carers in Employment will help valued, trained team members to continue in employment and achieve a realistic work/life balance.
Employers will be invited to sign a pledge to show their commitment to Carers within their service.
Employers who sign the Pledge will benefit from free training, resources and ongoing support from DCA. Areas of support will be, but not limited to new company policy covering the new rights for Carers in employment, working and caring and support available within the wider community for Carers.
Scott Knowles, Chief Executive, East Midlands Chamber
"Where possible, carers should be encouraged to remain in work and encouraged to progress their careers. Employers should be encouraged to develop flexibility to ensure carers can care and still be valued in their workplace. That is what Carers in Employment is trying to achieve and that is why the Chamber is happy to support it".
"The majority of carers are of working age and the peak age for caring (50 – 64) often coincides with the peak of an individual's career. One in five people in this age bracket are carers, including one in four women and one in six men". (Census, 2011)"
Narinder Sharma, Chief Executive, DCA
"We are delighted that the Local Enterprise Partnership is making a commitment to workers who are bearing the strain of caring for a loved one. We will help local employers help their employees. It makes business sense for employers to retain their most skilled workers who are juggling with caring issues and work".
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To all the members of the GR3, Team Hess Motorsports will be heading out to Cars & Coffee in Irvine tomorrow with our dirty Camaro straight from the rally and hope you guys can join us. It was our pleasure meeting all of you on the Rally and the good times we had on the trip!! Hess Motorsports will also be partnering up with L4P as one of their new GOLD Level sponsors and we look forward to seeing you all again very soon in the next couple of months when we host our first L4P VIP Open House for all the Luxury 4 Play Members!!


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I haven't had a good upbeat ain't-tech-wonderful post in a little while, but the recent approval of Wicab's BrainPort V100 device for use in the EU gives me a chance to show this bit of coolness:
Here's how it works:
The BrainPort V100 includes a video camera mounted on a pair of sunglasses. The camera works in a variety of lighting conditions and has an adjustable field of view (zoom). The tongue array contains 400 electrodes and is connected to the glasses via a flexible cable. White pixels from the camera are felt on the tongue as strong stimulation, black pixels as no stimulation, and gray levels as medium levels of stimulation. Users report the sensation as pictures that are painted on the tongue with tiny bubbles. A small hand-held unit provides user controls and houses a rechargeable battery. The system will run for approximately 3 hours on a single charge.
Think of it as visual braille read by your tongue. It does not provide "sight," but with training (10 to 20 hours) people can learn to process the impressions on the tongue into image-like data understood by brain.
It is not yet available for use in the US and is still in development.
And just to inject a political note in this piece: Wicab, which has been trying to bring this tech to market for years, is one of those wicked medical device companies being punished with a new tax to pay for the Obamacare boondoggle. Of course, this will raise the cost of all medical devices, but it will also steal (yes, steal) important funds which companies (especially small ones) use to bring incredible new devices like this to market after massive amounts of R&D, years of work, and millions of dollars spent clearing FDA hurdles.


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Come help us Kick Off the Ag + Art Tour of York County and our last weekend open this Spring! Join us as we keep the Cider Bar open late for a Friday Night Fire! For more details about this event, please visit the website here.
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Educational farm tours for children and adults, group tours welcome. Hay rides, pumpkins, scarecrow making, stories from "Johnny Appleseed" and fresh pressed Apple Cider. Pick your own apples starting in September. Apple pies, apple cider donuts, fried apple pies, apple butter, English style draft cider, and more! Wassail made and bottled seasonally. Generally hours (mid-August through mid-December) are Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm; Sat: 9am-6pm; Sun: Select days. Open for apple picking weekends (including Sundays) in September and October. The orchard's Cider Bar is open for tastings at the orchard on weekends during the seasonal hours. Dates and times are subject to change depending on crop conditions. Call before visiting, or check website for schedules. Online ordering from website available. A site on the SC Ag + Art Tour.


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I've been receiving amazing feedback for the Lost Souls series, and seeing as many of the comments and questions I'm getting are very similar, I thought I'd start a FAQ page. (Some of these answers were originally posted on a review written by Steph over at Fangs, Wands and Fairydust. Further questions/answers can also be found over at Manga Maniac Cafe. Many thanks to Steph and Julie for being willing to ask questions, post answers, and of course, for their reviews.)
- Are Rodachs and wraiths part of the ghost lexicon, or did you make them up?
In my research I found that wraiths are indeed an accepted form of aggressive spirit, but there is no set description for them. In fact, 'wraith' is used by some people as a generic term for any old ghost. I took the 'aggressive spirit' definition and I laid down specific ground rules for my universe as to what wraiths are and what they're capable of.
Rodachs – a line of men cursed with the ability to shift between human and wraith form – are my own creation.
- Why did you give the Order a sigil tattoo?/ How did you come up with the sigil for the Order of Rescue Mediums?
I'm not 100% sure why I decided to give the Order their own sigil (writing this series has been a very organic process, and I sometimes loose track of details like that). As for how I came up with the design for the sigil, I first looked at various religious and arcane/magical symbols to get a rough idea of how they were put together. Then I started sketching and playing around with shapes and designs/patterns, trying to be very conscious of the fact that the design had to make sense for the story – not just look cool. I came up with the final design (barring some tweeking to neaten things up and ensure it could fit on a wrist as a tattoo) during a RWA meeting (I tend to doodle while listening to speakers). 🙂
- What do each of the segments in the OoRM sigil mean?
The central segment (the cross) represents the medium. This is also the first segment activated when the medium calls the Presences. The other four segments represent the Four Presences, and are activated in this order – The bottom segment (looks like a 'G') calls the First Presence; the right segment (looks like an open 'O') calls the Second Presence; the left segment (looks like a lazy 'S') calls the Third Presence; the top segment (looks like a crescent on top of an inverted 'V') calls the Fourth Presence. The Fourth Presence segment must always point towards the hand (traditonally a tattoo artist would flip the design around so that the tattoo made sense to anyone looking at it. However, a medium's tattoo is for his own use/protection, and is not there as a decoration. If a medium lifts her hand up in front of her face, the tattoo should resemble how the design is laid out on the cover for The Stubborn Dead).
- Why did you set the series in Vancouver? It's not a particularly scary city/Victoria is way more haunted!
1) Logistics. I live close to Vancouver, and having easy access to it means I can walk around and pick up interesting details to use in my books.
2) I like Vancouver! It's a thriving multicultural city that has something interesting around practically every corner. If I happen to have a bad day and don't feel inspired by her current inhabitants, she also has an extremely rich history to draw from.
3) Of course Vancouver has its scary bits! Well, yes, Victoria is one of the most haunted cities in Canada, but Vancouver still has plenty of spirit in it (alright, sorry, couldn't resist that one). The Gastown district and heritage buildings like the one that houses the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver have tales a-plenty. Stanley Park is meant to have some unusual activity. The Vancouver Police Museum (which used to house the city morgue) may or may not be haunted (depends on who you talk to). Every city has a spooky tale to tell, if you're willing to dig a bit.
- Why did you choose such a short format to introduce this complex world?
I had been toying around with an idea to write a series of short novels (or as it's turning out to be, novellas) that resembled the layout of a good TV series – intense 'episodes' that all tie together in an overreaching story arch, culminating in a kick-ass finale. I even looked to shows like 'Supernatural' (and later on 'Firefly' and 'Lost Girl') to see how much character development and back-story revelation they allowed per episode without creating a slow-down in pacing (especially in their first episodes).
That said, while The Stubborn Dead was certainly written with this idea in mind, I simply could not add any more to it than I did – it didn't feel right. My gut told me this story was the perfect length, just the right introduction. It would have been impossible to sell to a NY publisher. Which is why I feel very blessed to be with Carina Press, as they're willing to take a chance on this style of short, punchy fiction.
- The Stubborn Dead was so short – it has to be a prequel, right?
No – The Stubborn Dead is the first book in the Lost Souls series. It is not a prequel. Trust me – I'm the Author. 😉
- a) Will the next book be longer? and b) When will the next story be out?
a) Yes, The Ravenous Dead is 27,000 words. Not sure where the third story will end up, though from the looks of things it'll be a little longer than Ravenous
b) The third story is still in production, so there's no ETA yet.
- Any tips for aspiring writers?
I'll direct you to my guest post on author Lisa Voisin's blog for that.
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂


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You are Cordially invited to attend a Reception and 7pm Talk
Wednesday, September 17th at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Learn about the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland and the OR&N No. 197! The Friends of the OR&N 197 will provide the history of the locomotive that pulled the first train of visitors to the 1905 Exhibition, as well as an update and hands-on look at what it takes to bring a 109 year old locomotive back to life. A presentation at 7pm by Tracy J. Prince, Scholar in Residence at the Portland State University Portland Center for Public Humanities, and Portland Historian Norm Gholston will be taking us back to the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exhibition and bringing us forward to the present showing all the changes and history surrounding the Couch and Guild Lake areas as well as NW Portland. Open to all Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation (ORHF) members and those who wish to learn more about ORHF.
Light Refreshments will be Served
Presented by the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation
An Event at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center
Parking off of SE Caruthers under the MLK Viaduct
Please RSVP by September 12th to: [email protected] or 503-233-1156


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The holiday season can be a busy and stressful time for everyone, where our calendars are filled with events and must-do tasks of both the invited and the obligatory variety. It's easy, amidst the choas of this time of year, to forget exactly what — or Who — Christmas is all about.
We at Providence Baptist Church would like to encourage you to set aside time for worship this holiday season, and we invite you to join us on Christmas Eve, December 24, at 6:00pm for precisely that purpose. That evening, we'll celebrate together the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, with a time of musical worship and the partaking of the Lord's Supper (Communion). Come dressed as you are or as you wish, whether your evening schedule is wide open or you're squeezing some corporate worship in between Christmas parties. Most of all, come ready to experience God and worship Him freely.
In addition to the worship service, we'll be simultaneously hosting a baby shower for the GATE Pregnancy Resource Center. Donations of baby items will be collected that evening, and will be used to help local pregnant mothers meet their babies needs. This year, GATE has a particular need for the following items:
- baby wipes
- diapers (size 4, 5, and 6's only, please)
- bath towels
- washcloths
- girls/boys long-sleeved onesies
- burp cloths
- bibs
- receiving blankets
- quart- and gallon-sized Ziploc bags
- gift cards
- outfit hangers (those that hold pants and shirts together on one hanger)


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Sunday, February 12, 2012
I looked for your beans
This alarmingly livid postcard, depicting a disturbingly phallic monument amid what appears to be tropical greenery, is in fact an upright Victorian tribute to the wife of the second president of the United States, Abigail Adams, who is said to have watched the Battle of Bunker Hill from this elevated vantage point in neighboring Quincy. According to Wikipedia, "The cairn was erected June 17, 1896, by the Adams Chapter of the Society of the Daughters of the Revolution."
During reconstruction of the monument in 2008 a time capsule was uncovered containing a parchment declaration, a book, and some newspapers; it was replaced with another capsule containing CDs and flash drives, which, I suspect, will be far less accessible to anyone who may find them a century from now than if they had simply reburied the original documents.
The recipient of the postcard was Mrs. George O. Williams of South Peabody, Mass. I don't know whether her sister ever found her beans.
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I'll be honest — I'm not a fan of the DeKalb Market food hall. I think it's too crowded, too loud, and too expensive — I guess I really am getting cranky in my old age. But I was excited to hear that a branch of Philadelphia's Han Dynasty would be opening there. I enjoyed my meal (several years ago) at their East Village location, and I was glad to hear they were coming to Brooklyn. I went with some friends during their soft opening a few months ago, and made a return visit now that they've been up and running for a while. Some of the menu is hit-or-miss, but when it's good it's really really good.
The entree section has a list of different styles, and you can choose which protein you want to be cooked in that style. Not all of them offer tofu, but enough of them do that there are enough vegetarian options to warrant repeat visits. I chose to have my tofu Cumin Style — fried with a cumin crust and stir-fried with onions and hot peppers. I'd only ever seen this preparation with lamb, so I was excited to try the tofu version. It was everything I was hoping for: crunchy, aromatic, well-seasoned, and spicy enough to make my nose run a little. That's a level 7 spicy at Han Dynasty; some of the dishes, like the cold sesame noodles, have no spice at all but others go all the way up to a level 10 (you can also ask them to adjust the spice level if you can't handle it). We found the Scallion Style tofu (zero spice) to be a little bland, but the spicy crispy cucumbers (level 7) were good and definitely lived up to their name. Han Dynasty is a good enough reason for me to brave the nonsense of DeKalb Market, and there are so many other styles I haven't tried yet.
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R.U.M.A.H.K.A.M.I went for grocery shopping kat Carrefour (pronounced kehpo) as Ummi already buhsan with Tesco and Giant (pronounced jaayen) sungai petani.
When Abah was looking for a troley, Hadiff saw the play area and got really excited.
--Ummi doesn't know the correct name for that :p .
Hadiff liked to pusing2 the sterring eventhough Abah did not put any coins inside it. (One way not to teach Hadiff, kalau tak beratus boleh habis nih).
Ummi and Abah played hide and seek to see if Hadiff would look for us and eventually came down from the 'Chuggington'.
No way!! So Abah had to pull Hadiff and put Hadiff in the troley.
Now R.U.M.A.H.K.A.M.I had a crying toddler pushing around in the hypermarket.
Abah and Ummi were now good at playing deaf.
Abah said lets buy a ball.
When we reached at the toy area, Abah took out the RM5 trucks, then Hadiff wanted the RM15 fighting jet aaaaaaaaaaaaaand a cooking toy set aka enan acak-acak..
Aiyoooo.. that toys are only for baby girl la Hadiff.
Hmm..or may be Hadiff will grow up to be a professional chef :p.
We managed to skip the cooking set aaaaaaaand the fighting jet was left somewhere among the dumbells.
Abah bought a football for Hadiff. Nanti can play football kat umah Teh.
At the foodcourt, Hadiff had curly fries, Abah had sushi and Ummi had prosperity burger.
Finally, Hadiff had settled to be a good charming boy.
ehh ehh!! Husna? Not in the story? How come?
Well, Husna was in the Pognae all the time and she dozed off once a while.
Baik sangat.
ehh ehh!! Husna? Not in the story? How come?
Well, Husna was in the Pognae all the time and she dozed off once a while.
Baik sangat.


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Who gets to see the governor? Who gets to violate the Clean Water Act? Who gets to kill all that is living in the river? Who gets to pollute with impunity? Well, let's see, what did the lobbyist say to the Gov?
"Hey gov, my name is Louis Cyphre, and you're on the right track. We can help you pollute the Flint River – you know, help out a few of your friends, put a whole bunch of treehuggers out of work, destroy the fly rodders fishery and blame little people in your office. But look here gov, I wear Armani on my back. So if you want to pollute in this man's land let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands."
FLM editorial staff
Holy Water
By Jerry Kustich
The tragedy occurring on the Flint River, Michigan cannot be diminished
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he horrible impact on unsuspecting families is incomprehensible, and the flawed science behind the decisions that allowed this atrocity to happen is inexcusable. But in this new age of regulation-be-damned politics, the Flint catastrophe may serve as the crystal ball of what the future may look like if the stewardship of our nation's fresh water supply succumbs to the pressure of unregulated forces intent on either making or saving a buck while public health and welfare pay the price.
It is not that this disregard of our water resources is new
Montana's Clark Fork River once flowed orange in the days of the twentieth century Copper Barons as its headwaters spewed from the city of Butte. The rehabilitation of the river has cost hundreds of billions in tax dollars. The same can be said of the entire Great Lakes system in the 60s when Lake Erie was declared biologically dead at the same time ninety percent of the biomass in Lake Michigan was alewives. The ongoing cost of cleanup to the taxpayer has been staggering. This story has been repeated time and again throughout the country, and while there is no historical precedent that could ever support a degradation of any waterway as beneficial, it would seem that history should have taught us all a great lesson by now.
Let's dump 8.64 million gallons per day of raw untreated wastewater into the pristine headwaters of the upper Au Sable River. Why not?
But no! The same Michigan Department of Environment Quality (MDEQ) and State Administration responsible for the Flint River fiasco has recently approved a proposal that would allow a commercial fish farm utilizing the old Grayling State Fish Hatchery to dump 8.64 million gallons per day of raw untreated wastewater into the pristine headwaters of the upper Au Sable River. Long considered a natural treasure to both Michigan and the rest of the country as well, the effluent containing a staggering 3,540 pounds of phosphorus and 274,234 pounds of solid waste per year would enter the river below the city of Grayling and just above the nine-mile acclaimed section referred to as the Holy Water. Known as a Mecca to trout fishermen near and far, this revered portion of the Au Sable sets the standard for water quality and blue ribbon fly fishing, but more importantly, it is considered to be the ultimate retreat for those seeking to replenish their souls in a setting of peaceful solitude.
His operation will employ four workers, and he's happy that 100's will lose theirs
Under what some might regard as a misguided allegiance to the agricultural lobby, MDEQ admits that the water quality of the river will undoubtedly suffer by allowing the discharge, but the agency also states that this collateral damage is necessary to support "important social and economical development in the area." The owner of the fish farm Dan Vogler is dismayed by the voices of opposition to the plan and expresses disdain for the mean-spirited individuals with "two-thousand dollar fly rods" who are intent on destroying the livelihoods of hard-working farm families. His operation will employ four workers.
Depending on a clean river
The bigger question might be whether it is ever justifiable to allow one person to benefit financially from the intentional degradation of a valuable resource at the expense of so many other individuals and long standing businesses that depend on a clean river. Josh Greenberg of Gates Au Sable Lodge employs thirty people and is troubled that this discharge could impact his business. Also, there are canoe liveries, four fly shops, guides, restaurants, motels, and many other concerns that provide goods and services to sportsmen, recreationists, and even those who buy two-thousand dollar fly rods. Not only does this MDEQ decision potentially threaten the stability of these businesses, but there is no way to predict the deleterious long term effects this policy may have on the public health and welfare of everyone associated with the river.
The Au Sable
As a sacred sanctuary for so many, there is a reason that the hallowed section of the Au Sable is referred to as Holy Water, and its potential desecration would be like allowing a herd of goats to roam the aisles of the Sistine Chapel. It is ironic that the state department in charge of environmental integrity would be the agent of such egregious environmental defilement, and its decision ought to outrage fly anglers, nature lovers, and all who believe that there are far too few of these special places still left on the planet.
There are those who would vote for pollution, and do
At present, there does seem to be an insidious attempt to weaken many of the hard fought for environmental gains that have occurred since the Clean Water Act was passed in 1972. Along with the Au Sable, a proposed open pit metallic sulfide mine on the edge of Michigan's Menomonee River and recurring polluted releases from Lake Okeechobee into Florida's Caloosahatchee River causing red tide in the Gulf of Mexico are but a few raising the red flag of impending disaster. As if the barbarians at the gate have been waiting for the right moment to catch a complacent and distracted society asleep in the guard tower, the modern day deregulation crowd intends to use the jobs creation rallying-cry to pad their pockets in the name of greed. This is an archaic battle that has been fought before, and what we have learned from the past should be obvious. No amount of jobs can justify the cost in terms of human health and environmental destruction. Plain and simple! Human beings need clean water to survive, and healthy fish populations are indicators of a river's well-being.
Atta boy Rick – go get em
In a recent statement by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, after the firing of two mid-level DEQ officials for their perceived roles in the Flint incident, stated that "Some DEQ actions lacked common sense and that resulted in this terrible tragedy in Flint. I look forward to the results of the investigation to ensure these mistakes don't happen again." The friends of the Au Sable can never let the Governor forget his words.
Bud, these words are for you
Five months before his death, Grand Rapids native, environmentalist, artist, and friend Dr. M.C. "Bud" Kanouse sent me a delightful story he wrote about his memorable experiences on the Holy Water. In response to a book I had just written, his final letter to me concluded: "Your writing takes me to the unconscious, constant presence of the trout, the fly and to the excellent environment of the trout. As Michigan author John Voelker (a.k.a Robert Traver) said, the attraction of the trout is for the most part, 'the environs where they are found.' Unfortunately, the very part of the world we are trying so hard to destroy."
In the name of all that is Holy, sportsmen and citizen's alike need to stand up and tell those responsible for the callous disregard of facts leading to the health disaster on Flint River that the willful pollution of the Au Sable cannot be tolerated. None of us can ever afford to let our guard down to allow the destruction of, as Bud stated, "… the excellent environment of the trout."
Thanks to my friend's encouragement, I will continue to write and fight for any river, anywhere, because, in a way, they are all connected
And wherever you are Bud, these words are for you!
About Jerry Kustich
Nick Lyons described Kustich's writings ". . . quietly but fiercely independent, free from the commercialism that cloaks the fly-fishing world like a fungus."
"Jerry Kustich is one of the most readable and engaging writers I know. He's an expert on virtually any subject he touches, but he's never ponderous. Instead, he's a consummate storyteller and humorist who happens to care deeply about fishing." (Marshall Cutchin, Publisher, Midcurrent)
"Jerry Kustich is at his best in this collection of stories and essays recounting a lifetime in fly fishing. He leads us up the river of life through tranquil pools and treacherous rapids of experience, from the joy of catching a huge trout to the incomprehensibly tragic and premature death of a loved one." (Norm Zeigler, Author of Snook on a Fly and Rivers of Shadow, Rivers of Sun)
Jerry Kustich is the author of At the River's Edge: Lessons Learned in a Life of Fly Fishing, A Wisp in the Wind: In Search of Bull Trout; Bamboo, and Beyond, and coauthor of Fly Fishing for Great Lakes Steelhead – all published by West River Publishing. His articles and essays have appeared in Fly Fisherman, Big Sky Journal, Fly Rod & Reel, and many other publications.
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This is the sum total of my purchases from the last junkin' trip to My Favorite Junk Shop. It's not like I need anything anyway. But the thrill of the hunt and then "the find" is too hard to resist. Do you guys know what I mean?
I have a project idea for the mattress coils. I spotted a Pinterest pin on the Facebook page of one of my readers. Chris pinned a Christmas bell and I'm not sure I found the same pin but it's the same idea.
{ Pinterest Christmas Bell Project Idea }
What do you think of the bell? Cute and seems like an easy project.
{ Pinterest }
This is another photo of the same bells on a garland. Maybe I will get a few of these made before Christmas.
Mr. Butler from My Favorite Junk Shop had all these sewing machines for sell. No, I didn't buy any.
{Find my favorite furniture paints, spray paints, brushes, tools, etc. on the Petticoat Junktion Amazon page here.}
I almost bought the wood trellis. The thought of my full workshop made me decide against it. I need to work on what I have!
The china cabinet would be a stunner painted. The cabinets with the inside painted a lighter color than the outside are really pretty. I love the contrast.
Well, that's all for today. What do you think of the Christmas bell idea?
Thanks for being here and have a great day!


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When I imagined life as a missionary doctor I figured I would be prescribing medicines, treating the sick and dressing wounds. I suppose I thought I would be doing more or less what I did in the UK, but with fewer resources and more exotic diseases. And I do give out medicines and treat the infirm and see the exotic. But I have also had to learn to do so much more.
What else can you do when you find yourself in the midst of families with diarrhoea because they have no toilets? What else can you do when you see children living in hovels catching pneumonia and dengue because they have no protection from the rain or mosquitoes? How can you ignore the plight of children unable to escape from poverty because their parents cannot afford to send them to school? How about school children who cannot see well enough to study? Or the woman who turns up on your doorstep at the point of giving birth? Or the woman who is dying of terminal cancer and desperately needs a Saviour?
When a short term team came from the UK to help I soon had them digging pit latrines. This was not a glamorous task, but so essential for the health of the villagers. Giving out rehydration fluid to children with gastroenteritis was just patching up the problem. Digging toilets was much more effective – and a wonderful testimony of Christian service in action.
James writes, "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress." (James 1 v 27) There was a woman in our village who had been cruelly beaten and then abandoned by her husband, leaving her to care for their eight children. She had no work and no education with which to find a job. She sent the children to beg for food each day. Their shack had rain running across the mud floor and the children were sick and vulnerable. There was no point in me just filling them full of medicines. They needed a secure place to live which would protect them from the elements. So I had to learn about house building and make sure these neighbours of mine had a decent dwelling place.
Of course it did not stop there. These children, and many others like them, needed to be able to go to school. Their ignorance was killing them. Day after day mothers came to see me thinking they should not bath their babies when they were unwell, ignorant of what a balanced diet consists of, and without the resources to buy the food and clothing their children needed. Education could change all that. Their children needed to learn about hygiene and germs, about nutrition, and earn the qualifications necessary to be able to obtain employment.
And so a sponsorship scheme was born, to put these children through school and give them the life changing opportunity of studying and learning.
I think Paul sums up the missionary – and indeed the Christian – life well when he says, "Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." (Philippians 2 v 12-13)
It is our privilege as Christians that God grants us tasks to do for Him – and the resources with which to do them. I have learnt not to be defined by being a doctor, but rather to be ready to reach out with simple acts of kindness, no matter what they may be. These often lead to the joy of an opportunity to "hold out the word of life" (Philippians 2 v 16) to a soul in need.
As a doctor I am often called to the aid of someone who is in their last days on this earth to calm their pain and distress. These circumstances too demand something more. The moments when I have had the privilege of being by a man or a woman's bedside reading to them from God´s Word, and praying with them as they prepare to meet their Maker are some of the most precious in my life. These are moments made in heaven, glimpses of the life yet to come. All this is life as a missionary doctor.
Posted by Dr Andrea Gardiner
CMF member in Ecuador
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12/17 £0.77 "Getting Gone" by J. Kevin Tumlinson
Shawn Stewart is kind of an unusual husband.
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When his wife, Christine, turns out to be an ex-spy and is murdered by someone Shawn thought was a friend, he's forced to go on the run and stay one step ahead of the organization that will do anything to bury one of Christine's darkest secrets.


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2700 Year-Old Inscription Found in Archaeological Excavations in the City of David
Archaeological excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the area of the Gihon Spring in the City of David, in the Walls around Jerusalem National Park, have unearthed a layer of rich finds including thousands of broken pottery shards, clay lamps and figurines. Most intriguing is the recent discovery of a ceramic bowl with a partially preserved inscription in ancient Hebrew. While not complete, the inscription presents us with the name of a seventh century BCE figure, which resembles other names known to us from both the Biblical and archaeological record (see examples below) and providing us with a connection to the people living in Jerusalem at the end of the First Temple period. This fascinating find will be presented at Megalim's Annual Archaeological Conference which will take place on Thursday, August 29th in the City of David.
The most similar name to our inscription is Zechariah the son of Benaiah, the father of the Prophet Jahaziel. The name Zechariah the son of Benaiah appears in 2 Chronicles 20:14 where it states that Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, prophesized before the Biblical King Jehoshaphat before the nation went off to war against the ancient kingdoms of Ammon and Moab.
Israel Antiquity Authority archaeologists Dr. Joe Uziel and Nahshon Zanton, who discovered the bowl while excavating remains associated with the First Temple period destruction, explained that the letters inscribed on the shard likely date to the 8-7th centuries BCE, placing the production of the bowl sometime between the reign of Hezekiah and the destruction of Jerusalem under King Zedekiah. The archaeologists also explained that the inscription was engraved on the bowl prior to firing, indicating that the inscription originally adorned the rim of the bowl in its entirety, and was not written on a shard after the vessel was broken.
While the purpose of the inscription on the bowl is unclear, archaeologists have posited that the bowl may have contained an offering, likely given by the individual whose name was inscribed on the bowl, or alternatively given to him.
Inscription Analysis
The first letter of the ceramic bowl's partially preserved inscription in ancient Hebrew script is broken and is therefore difficult to read, but appears to be the letter ר. The next three letters יהו constitute the theophoric suffix (the component in which the name of the deity appears as part of the first name, such as Yirme-yahu and Eli-yahu, etc). These letters are followed by בנ (the son of) after which appears the patronymic name composed of the three letters בנה. According to archaeologists Uziel and Zanton, "If we consider the possibility that we are dealing with an unvowelized or 'defective' spelling of the name בניה (Benaiah), then what we have before us is the name "...ריהו בן בניה"
Many of the first names mentioned in the Bible contained the theophoric component יהו, as is the case of this inscription from the City of David. Besides the biblical references, other examples of this have also been found in archaeological excavations, written on a variety of objects such as seals, bullae, pottery vessels or even carved on rock. Noteworthy among the many names that end with the theophoric suffix יהו are several prominent examples that were previously discovered in City of David by Professor Yigal Shiloh, such as Gemar-yahu the son of Shaphan, Bena-yahu the son of Hoshayahu, etc. which were also found in the destruction layer and the ruins of the Babylonian conquest.
For information on the Megalim-City of David Annual Archaeological Conference please call *6033 or visit www.cityofdavid.org.il
Click here to download high resolution pictures:
1. Pottery Sherd of a Bowl from the end of the First Temple Period, bearing the inscription "ryhu bn bnh". Photo: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority
2. Various finds from the fill layer of the end of First Temple period: oil lamps, LMLKstamped handles and female figurines. Photo: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority
For more details contact Meyrav Shay, Public Information, Israel Antiquities Authority at 052-4284408, email@example.com
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Monday, August 19, 2013
Iron Age II Hebrew-inscribed bowl excavated in Jerusalem
THIS IAA PRESS RELEASE came out this weekend:
Photo number 1 above. Click on the image for a larger view.HT Joseph I. Lauer.


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Italian traditions: Fires, Angels and Archangels at the bottom of Vesuvio
- WTI Magazine #103 May 19, 2018
In spring, between May 7th and May 10th, artistic illuminations, angels, archangels, games and spectacular fireworks are at the center of an intense ritual that the community of Ottaviano (Naples) dedicates to the patron saint, Michael, the archangel who led the angelic hosts in the fight against the rebel angels commanded by Lucifer, annihilating them: quis ut deus! (who is like God!) Michael intimated before punishing Lucifer, who had dared to challenge God with pride.
This is why in the West Saint Michael is traditionally depicted winged, young and beautiful, according to a shared collective imagination; but also armed with shield, helmet and sword, in the act of crushing Satan, now dominated by the flames of hell. Therefore, the Archangel Michael is commonly referred to as the defender of the soul from evil forces, and as mediator between the world of the living and that of the dead, with his recurring presence in caves and because of the cults often dedicated to him.
In Ottaviano the church dedicated to St. Michael stands on top of a hill, a sacred area already in Roman times, as archaeological finds seem to attest, saved and preserved still today in the Church, destroyed several times by the most recent eruptions of Vesuvius (that of 1906, in particular). In Byzantine times the local cult of the Archangel Michael seems to be a reality, as a plaque with a Greek inscription suggests, a sort of votive offering of thanks to the Saint kept in the church.
May 8th is the day of the great community celebration with the procession of the Michele 'o piccirillo (the little one), that is the wooden statue of Austrian manufacture bought from an antiquarian by the Prince of Ottajano Luigi de' Medici when he was sent to the Congress of Vienna, representing the King of Naples, in 1815. The statue is smaller than its larger double eighteenth-century, Michele 'o ruosso (the big one) placed on the main altar of the parish church. With showy and colorful feathers on the helmet. Michele 'o piccirillo goes in procession through the streets of the city center, according to recurring procedures in a patronal feast. There are numerous brothers (representatives of four ancient brotherhoods), several banners with plumes, ecclesiastical and civil authorities. People is mostly coming from nearby towns, but sometimes also from locations in Puglia, and a crowd of devout reunited in the four squares of the historic center from which the respective districts take their name, where most of the offers given to finance the event are also collected. These districts are: Annunziata, Piediterra, Mercato and San Giovanni.
But for the people from Ottaviano, the feast of St. Michael is also and above all the flight of the angels, an ancient consolidated form of popular theater that in Ottaviano is repeated four times, that is in the four squares of the corresponding neighborhoods. Two children aged between seven and ten years, for several generations strictly members of the same family, the Duraccios, have the privilege of meeting the Archangel Michael suspended from a metal cable with a pulley (the carrule) that allows them to cross the center of each square, on the crowd that waits silently. They wear a long tunic in different colors, pink and light blue, a heart shaped shield, a helmet with a plume and a blonde and curly wig. Holding their arms underneath, the children cross the square with a bird's eye, until they stop, perpendicularly, in front of the archangel.
Now is the time to sing the hymn dedicated to Saint Michael, to evoke his venture, express the community pride of having him as protector, implore his special protection or thank him for the wonders done during the year. Flying is also a powerful opportunity to acquire or strengthen social prestige: it is up to the two angels to advertise in the square the offers left as gifts by fellow citizens and emigrants.
The flight of angels here has an ancient ritual tradition. It was already practiced in the sixties of the nineteenth century, when, with a regular act registered on May 4, 1864, the city prohibited its conduct for reasons of public safety, but allowed the race of horses as afternoon entertainment and the recitation of a sacred drama in three acts (The King of Flames, or St. Michael Archangel), to be represented on the occasion of May 8th. The sacred performance on stage was held together with the flight until the fifties of the twentieth century, on separate days, and was entrusted to a theater company specializing in sacred performances from the municipality of Torre Annunziata. The flight, with the strokes sung by the angels, then full of dialect expressions and anacolutes, has survived over time to various attempts by ecclesiastical and civil authorities to eliminate or reduce the size of the execution from four to one: for emigrants and residents, the flight hast to sty exactly as it is. Flying is a votive action that strengthens the relationship with the sacred through children who, in the staging, cover a contemporary double dimension, human and divine.
The child takes on the symbolic role of power mediator, as he is still tied to a threshold dimension, alien to the needs and stimuli of adults: the risk he and his family run during the staging and the spectators participating in the event are part of a devotional behavior necessary for the sacrifice to be significant and for the sacredness of the gesture and the offer to be highlighted. But flight simulation is not just a sacred moment. It is also a celebration of childhood, of the community that is reflected in children and with them is regenerated, hoping for its positive future; the ritual machine of flight is still a powerful showcase to preserve prestige, to carve out or to reaffirm a role in the Christian community and society. It is no coincidence that sacred representations such as the flight of the angel alone, or in association with a staging of the struggle between the angel and the devil, are also widespread in other places of Campania between Monday in Albis and the first Sunday of October: when the production cycle of the earth, like that of human life, was born, and then prepare to die but is cyclically proposed again and again.
The legend of diffusion of the local cult for St Michael the Archangel and a living rituality until the first decades of the twentieth century reveal aspects linked to the theme of cyclical fertility of the soil. But they also reveal needs, historical dangers of survival for the community and relations with the area of micaelitic cult of wide historical influence, such as the Gargano. It is said that a terrible drought seriously threatened the economy of the local community, based on the production of grapes and wheat, when, unexpectedly, wagons full of wheat came from the tables of Apulias in the village. It was purchased by a young blond man who had sold his ring to get the wheat to send to Ottaviano. When they arrived in the village, those who had transported the wheat recognized in the local statue of St. Michael the young man who had ordered it. The same statue, that of Michele 'o ruosso, used to cross the countryside on September 29th to bless the land. On that occasion, the farmers offered the Saint bunches of Concord and Catalan grapes to transform it into wine: the proceeds of the sale of wine would support part of the expenses for the feast of May 8th.
The feast of St. Michael is also the feast of an intense sound landscape, characterized especially by the "remnant of the sacred bronzes", the repeated applause, the band concerts and light music but, even more, by the deafening and prolonged burst of fireworks that precede the start of the procession, follow each flight in the squares and, again, entertain the spectators during the night show at the end of the festival. It is kind of a counter-positiveness to be exhibited against a real danger to be exorcised, because several times suffered by a community at the bottom of Mount Vesuvius, always ready to awaken.
by Domenica Borriello for "Il Folklore d'Italia"


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Cambodia will soon host a meeting with Laos and Myanmar to discuss ways of protecting workers in Thailand.
Cambodia's National Committee for Anti-Human Trafficking yesterday met to prepare for the meeting with Laos and Myanmar.
Chou Bun Eng, chair of the anti-human trafficking committee, said Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar all sent workers to Thailand and a system needed to be created to protect them.
"The three countries will meet together to find a way to protect our migrants in Thailand because we have a lot of workers there," she said.
In January, Human Rights Watch released a report showing that Cambodia migrant fishermen in Thailand were still subject to forced labour despite efforts to clean up the industry.
Thailand's multibillion-dollar seafood sector came under scrutiny in recent years after investigations showed widespread slavery, trafficking and violence on fishing boats and in onshore processing facilities.
According to the annual report of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, 986 Cambodian workers were repatriated last year after facing difficult or abusive work situations.
Of those workers, 382 were returned from Malaysia, 288 from Thailand, 171 from Vietnam, 53 from China, 49 from Laos, 23 from Indonesia, 12 from Japan, five from Singapore and three from Myanmar.
The report added that between 1,000 and 12,000 Cambodian workers were deported each week from Thailand via the Poipet international border in Banteay Meanchey province last year, after Thai authorities arrested them for crossing over or working illegally in Thailand.


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For the Oregon women�s soccer team, the chaos of last season is rapidly becoming a distant memory.
The Ducks, who open the 2010 campaign with a 7 o�clock home match against Boise State at Pap� Field tonight, broke in 10 freshmen and two new assistant coaches last year.
The result was an often bumpy ride.
After a promising 8-2-1 start in nonleague matches, the Ducks hit the wall during conference play with a 1-8 mark. They were outscored 22-5 in the eight defeats, twice giving up five goals in lopsided losses to Stanford and UCLA.
Although eight teams from the Pac-10 were named to the 64-team NCAA tournament, the Ducks were not among them.
It�s a trend they plan on reversing.
�There aren�t as many unknowns this year,� said UO coach Tara Erickson, who has a record of 47-42-10 in her five seasons at Oregon. �We all know what�s coming at us.�
It begins with Boise State, which earned its first NCAA tournament berth last year by rattling off three straight victories in the Western Athletic Conference tournament. The Broncos lost in the first round to No. 3 seed UCLA, 7-1.
The Ducks, picked to place ninth in the Pac-10 by a vote of the conference coaches, are eager to measure themselves against a quality opponent.
It�s the first of five straight home matches for Oregon. Erickson hopes this early stretch will enable the Ducks to build confidence and momentum before tackling six consecutive road matches.
The nonleague slate ends with back-to-back trips at No. 9 Santa Clara and No. 5 Portland before the Pac-10 opener at home against Oregon State on Oct. 8
�We just want to be consistent,� said Erickson, who is three wins shy of becoming Oregon�s winningest coach. �We want to take out the highs and lows. This team has had a tendency to dwell on the past, but in the Pac-10, you can�t do that. They need to learn how to let go of what happened yesterday, both good and bad.�
It�s one of many lessons to be learned by the young Ducks. And so far, Erickson likes what she has seen during fall camp, especially the maturity and growth shown by last year�s freshmen.
�They�re still not perfect, but they get it now,� she said. �They know what to expect. We don�t have to learn through trial and error anymore.�
Five sophomores are expected to be in the UO starting lineup tonight.
Scout Libke, a member of the Pac-10 all-freshman team, is back as a center-midfielder. She will be joined in the midfield by 5-foot-10 Julie Armstrong, a Canadian national team player making a position switch from forward.
Lauren Thompson is a hard-nosed defender in the middle of the backline, and former Marist standout Tahne Apo and Kelsey Hones bring speed and athleticism to the outside attack as forwards.
�They�re definitely not so wide-eyed this year,� Erickson said. �They�ve all improved their soccer knowledge.�
The sophomores will also benefit from the presence of four senior starters. Forward Jen Stoltenberg is the most heralded of the bunch after setting the UO single-season record of 26 points last year on 10 goals and six assists.
In 60 career matches at Oregon, the two-time Pac-10 honorable mention choice ranks third on the all-time list in points (55) and assists (13) and fourth in goals (21) and shots (153). South Eugene High product Rianna Mansfield also returns at forward, and Kirstie Kuhns and Mercedes Walters add maturity to the backline, which also includes junior Taylor Jones.
The Ducks are looking to become more goal dangerous at every spot on the field.
�We�re asking more players to help generate and support the attack,� Erickson said. �I think we have the dynamic players up top to contribute in the goal scoring. That takes a little bit of responsibility off of Jen and Rianna.�
Perhaps the biggest surprise of fall camp is the emergence of junior Cody Miles as the goalkeeper.
As a freshman, Miles was handed the starting job when incumbent Jesse Proulx went down with a severe knee injury. Miles kept her spot in 2009 when Proulx chose not to return for her senior year, but two games into the Pac-10 season, the UO coaching staff coaxed Proulx back onto the field for the final seven matches.
This year, the Ducks brought in Lindsay Parlee, a junior transfer from Washington State, to give Miles and redshirt freshman Casey Wilhelm some competition in goal.
�I�m really pleased for Cody,� Erickson said. �She is a phenomenal athlete and she has matured as a player, both on and off the field. ... We�ll still get some reps for both Lindsay and Casey. It�s not a slam dunk by any means.�
The Ducks� bench is not deep, but several players can line up in multiple positions. The UO coaching staff is confident that senior Bree Rowe, sophomore Nicole Bakke and sophomore transfer Mo Fitzgerald (from Boise State) can step in when needed.
They�ll also be looking for contributions from true freshmen Brynne Konkel and Achijah Berry as soon as they return from minor injuries.
Kuhns, one of four returners to start every match last year, is optimistic that the Ducks are poised for a special season.
�I think we have a real good team,� she said. �The sophomores have done a really good job of stepping up and taking on more responsibility and that will make a difference.
�If we have a hiccup, we know we can shake it off and move on and continue to get better throughout the season.�


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This article is a reprint courtesy of our friends over at Asbestos.com and was authored by Rachel Gilner, Outreach Coordinator.
Mesothelioma is most commonly found in seniors, with the average age of diagnosis at 62 years old. Mesothelioma has a latency period of 20-50 years, so an older demographic who may have been exposed in the early 19th century would just now be seeing signs and symptoms. There are a few other factors that contribute to the high number of mesothelioma cases in seniors such as occupational settings, and asbestos exposure in WWII.
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer primarily caused by exposure to asbestos. The most common type is Pleural Mesothelioma, which affects the lining of your lungs. The asbestos fibers are lodged in this area causing irritation; this is when signs and symptoms will begin to occur. There currently is no cure for mesothelioma, so awareness is the only prevention for this disease.
Occupational Settings and Seniors
Seniors were a part of the workforce that was more likely to experience asbestos exposure on the job since asbestos was used more frequently before the 1970s and '80s. According to NIOSH, over 75 occupational groups are known to have exposed workers to asbestos. The mining industry has been shut down in the U.S but at one time was a very popular occupation. When asbestos mining ended, with the closing of Lowell chrysotile quarry, the highest risk of occupational exposure was in the construction industry. They began using asbestos for many products throughout the 19th century to build homes and other building structures.
WWII and Asbestos Exposure
WWII lasted between 1939 -1945, the time when asbestos was discovered to have an excellent resistance to heat. Asbestos was used in all aspects of the military, but the most use was in the navy ships and shipyards. Veterans who served before the hazardous material was phased out (1940-1970) are at most risk as the navy has made very little effort to inform sailors of the potential dangers.
Mesothelioma Takes Decades to Discover
This disease takes anywhere form 20-50 years after being exposed to asbestos to show signs of symptoms. When mesothelioma symptoms start occurring (chest aches, shortness of breath) they are often confused with many other illnesses and often go un-tended to. The most unfortunate part of developing mesothelioma is that it is often diagnosed at a much later stage than other cancers because it has been dormant in your body for so long. Although mesothelioma has been found in young adults, the majority of cases are in people over the age of 60.
With no warnings of a health hazard in regards to asbestos throughout the 19th century, many senior citizens have been exposed. Whether their exposure comes from serving in WWII, doing industrial work, or even being a family member of a worker, many seniors are at risk for developing mesothelioma. For additional information on mesothelioma visit The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com.
The Mesothelioma Center provides patient advocacy services to answer questions about asbestos-related diseases. If you have been exposed to asbestos they can help you take the proper steps to getting a diagnosis, discovering treatment options, and finding a specialist near you. Patient advocates can be reached at 800-815-7924 24/7.


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Judy Foote, Minister of
Public Services and Procurement
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Phase 111, Place du Portage
Gatineau, QC K1A 0S5
Dear Minister Foote:
Re: Concerns about Canada Post Review
It is our understanding that the Clerk of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates has asked committee members for witness suggestions for the public consultations being held this fall in connection with the Canada Post Review.
It appears that they were asked on July 13th to send suggestions by July 19th. This is not a reasonable amount of time. Also, it is not clear whether anyone other than committee members will be allowed to make witness suggestions.
When you announced the Canada Post Review in May of this year, you indicated that it would be different than previous reviews. You said, "It is fully open and transparent and it is evidence-based so that informed decisions can be made. The government wants to hear from citizens about their needs and expectations of postal services. Canadians must have a say in any major decisions about the future of Canada Post."
I have to say that, to date, the review has not been as open and transparent as hoped. Moreover, it has been difficult for Canadians to have their say since most of them do not even know a review is going on.
The process and deadlines for phase 2 of the review (the parliamentary committee stage) are largely unknown. We know where the committee is going but we do not know how Canadians will be able to have their say. There is nothing on the Canada Post Review website or webpage of the Standing Committee on Government Operations that provides this information.
Similarly, there was nothing on the Canada Post Review website about the input deadlines for phase 1 (the task force stage) until people started asking about the due dates. Deadlines were eventually added to the task force sub-page but not to the infographic outlining the review process on the homepage.
In order to increase openness and transparency, the union would like to see the review process for phase 2 outlined on the Canada Post Review website as soon as possible, with deadlines and other critical information (i.e. types of consultations, expectations for witnesses, length of submissions, etc.). It will be difficult for Canadians to have their say if they do not know about the consultations, or if they only have a couple weeks notice of the meetings being held throughout the country. We would like to know what the government intends to do to ensure that more Canadians know that there is a review of Canada Post being conducted.
I look forward to your response to this very important matter.
Yours truly,
Mike Palecek
National President
National Executive Committee
Regional Executive Committees
National Union Representatives
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Have you ever transferred images to your PC and then forgotten where you saved them? Or maybe you have some storage disks and do not want to search them manually? Here's an easy way to search Windows for all the photos on your computer.
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How to Find All Photos Manually
Images are stored in different locations on your PC, depending on where they come from. Windows itself stores pictures in your Pictures folder. Some synchronization services try to respect this, but often images transferred from DropBox, iCloud, and OneDrive are found in their own folders. If you transfer images from your camera or other device directly to your PC, these images may end up in different locations depending on the transfer method. When you download images from the Internet, they usually end up in any download folder that your browser should use.
If you're adventurous and want to search your photos manually, you should select the first two locations. Look at the Downloads and Pictures folders that you can find in the Quick Access pane in the left pane of File Explorer. Find window.
The better way: Search Windows for all photos
The File Explorer provides a quick trick for finding different document types. It's not exactly hidden, but most people never care.
Open File Explorer and navigate to the location you want to search. You can search your entire PC by selecting "This PC" in the navigation area of File Explorer.
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Group fitness is a fun and effective way to maintain and improve your health. From the first time beginner to the advanced fitness guru, our classes are designed and varied for all fitness levels and ages.
Learn to relax and focus on your core with yoga, or join in with social low impact exercise.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a form of martial art and combat sport system that focuses on grappling with particular emphasis on ground fighting. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is founded on the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend themselves against bigger, stronger, heavier opponents.
Hatha yoga is a combination of gentle stretches to release tension, postures to align the body and enhance energy flow, breathing techniques to further promote energy flow of the body and relaxation to calm the mind. Open to everyone from beginners to advanced, wear comfortable clothes and bring a mat.
Dates: 4 February-24 March 2020
When: Wednesday – TBC
Cost: $4 or $3.50 concession
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Banksia Gardens Community Services is excited to announce a new program, offering Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sessions. The program is a pilot program that will run until June 2019 (with possible further opportunities to extend) and is open to all people regardless of their current fitness or experience levels. The sessions are designed around self-defence concepts and intended for beginner level participants, promoting self-empowerment and confidence.
Dates: TBC 2020
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Cost: FREE