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To become expert in some forms of knowledge and behavior no teaching is needed; in others a teacher may be a help for the early stages; in other, again, the learner is dependent on the teacher till his education is almost complete.
Language-learning comes under all three heads; but because the business of living and making a living takes up so much time in later years, it is very frequently limited to the school -- where the sort of knowledge and behavior which seems most necessary to the organization of society, such as the reading and writing of one or more languages, is forced on the young. In schools we are up against special conditions, among which the mind and the training of the teacher are not less important than the stage of development of the learner, the size of the group in which he is a unit, and the tests by which knowledge is judged. The tendency is or schools to go at whatever rate may be necessary to let the slowest keep up with the rest; but where the learner is in control, and is clear about his purpose from the start, the process may be much quicker.
Learners of Basic, old and young, will have no need for schools and teachers of any sort if they have the necessary books. This is true even of those languages in which there is still no special guide to Basic.
At the end of 1939 there were such guides, and one or more of the Basic books, in Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Czech, Polish, Danish, Swedish, Latvian, and a number of other languages. In The Basic Words are the French and German words for all the senses of the 850, and the ABC and Basic Step by Step are now being printed in French, German, and Spanish. [Basic being only a selection from normal English, the learner who has no other guide will be able to put the words into his natural language with the help of any word-book. He will then have no trouble in reading Basic Step by Step, where they are grouped for learning purposes in the simplest possible way.]
It is a good idea to get the senses of the 850 words for reading purposes before going on to talking or writing. With this general knowledge of the system, the private learner will be able to give special attention later to those parts of it which are the most interest to him -- for example, business, news, science, or a journey to England or America. It is a waste of time for those who are chiefly interested in writing business letters or in reading and writing science, to give the same amount of thought to the sounds as if they were starting on a journey, where talking would be a pleasure.
For reading Basic, it is possible to take 30 words an hour after the first two or three steps. Some learners go much quicker than this (between 50 and 100), even without the use of the story form as a help to the sense. In Basic Step by Step and The Basic Way to English, the words in the earlier steps come in over and over again, where the sense of new words is being made clear, and in reading (though not in writing) the form-changes almost take care of themselves. After working then, for between 24 and 30 ours, or say, four hours a day over a week, the back of the system will have been broken.
Anyone who is learning a strange language seriously is ready to give it two hours a day for a month, and of the 60 hours 30 will be free for a serious start in writing and talking. Experience makes it quite certain that this is no theory, but a statement supported by solid fact. So even those who are working all day for a living, and have to go to bed before eleven to be up by seven, may get control of this international language of the future, without a teacher, by taking out their books from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. every night for one month.
For talking, it is best to get by heart a number of statements, and a story or two, as early as possible, and to say them quickly enough to keep in the right rhythm those 12 words which are only weighted for some special reason. [A, the, and, of, for, from, to than, is, some, have, that.]
The directions generally given for getting a natural English rhythm are so complex that it might take years to get the secret; and much time may be wasted in the attempt. Here again, however, Basic has something new to say, though this is not the place to say it in detail. It will be enough to give those who are interested some idea of the lines on which an answer to the question "What is English rhythm?" may be framed -- and of the reasons which make Basic the best guide to the more complex developments of the English language in its complete form.
In an English of 10,000 words -- or even 2,000 -- rules for what little is regular are not much help; and when the teaching of English has no special relation to its structure, or to the sense and purpose of every unit in that structure, the learning of unnecessary tricks gives the memory more than enough to do even without the addition of the current theories of rhythm. In Basic, the number of words is so small, and their behavior so straightforward, that rules are possible which would have little value, as such, for any other selection from the English language.
To get a natural effect, force or weight has to be out on the right words for the sense, and on the right division of the word for the sound. Every English word with more than one sound-division (let-ter, di-vi-sion) is weighted on one or other of these – by force of breath or muscle. So first we have to give a rule for this.
Only 337 of the 850 have more than one division, and the Rule is: The weight is on the part before the last.
No less than 254 or the 337 are covered by this rule; and here are examples from every group (of two, three, and four divisions):
reason, simple: example, important: education, automatic.
All but 22 or the rest come under three simple heads; and the 22 which might give trouble take less than half a minute to record.
The first business of the learner is clearly to get the sounds of the words right. If the weight is not on the right part, the effect may be quite as unnatural as an error the sound itself. But in addition to this there are two rules for weighting words when they are put together in statements. It is not enough to say the words one after another like a word-list, because (a) any word may be given special force to make the sense clearer, and (b) some very frequent little words are generally given much less force than is normal. So the Rules for weighting words in statements, to get nearer to the English way of talking, are:I . Put force on at least one word in every 10 --the word which the sense make most important.
II. Let the 12 words which are only weighted for some special reason be joined in sound to the word which comes after them.
For example:--
"I will give a good rule to the boy slowly." That is to say, I will give it to the boy and not to (as against) the girl.
Almost every statement of 10 words may be said in at least 10 different ways; and the effect of the addition of force is chiefly to make the weighted word louder. Naturally, more than one word in a statement may be marked out in this way, but one will be enough to give quite an 'English rhythm' to any statement. Certain ups and downs of the voice will probably be part of the effect, but we may let these changes take care of themselves as long as they are not the outcome of a sort of song-rhythm based on the special behavior of some other languages. Such song-rhythms have to be watched and taken out if they are seen to be very strong; but there are no rules for English 'song' which are important enough to be forced on the learner's attention -- at any rate at the early stages.
Learners who have no English or American friends will get the natural rate from the short-wave radio; and when Basic is regularly used for news by short-wave stations in forward-looking countries, and for international talking pictures, there will be a new chance of learning the language of the future without a teacher.
The selection of international words which have so far been listed for use with the Basic system is at present small, but a further expansion of its range, with the authority of an International Radio Committee, may be looked for in the near future. The 50 about which experts have come to a decision are printed in The Basic Words.
Though some of these will come to the attention of the reader when he makes a start on the Basic books, there is not reason for making them a part of the learning system in the earlier stages. They have no place, for example, in The Basic Way, books I-IV. Even less will his memory be troubled by the further 50 which may be used with care in different sorts of material for testing reactions.
For writing, make a start by putting down the events of the day in a book, noting at the same time any uses which are markedly different from those in your natural language. Turning pages of your language into Basic is not so good for a start, because you will be giving attention to words, which may have no parallel form in Basic, and not to the things, thoughts, and feelings about which you are writing. These things, thoughts, and feelings are covered in Basic, and if your mind is on them you will be certain of what you are saying and will see better how to say it simply and clearly.
The tendency to let our thoughts be controlled by words is very deeply rooted, and a month with Basic is far the best way of training the mind to put up a fight against it. When we have to do without a word, we frequently become conscious for the first time of what we were saying with it. And sometimes we see that we were saying nothing -- or nothing for which a special word was needed. So here is the great value of Basic for those who come to it with a knowledge of normal English.
It might seem at first as if they were being requested to put 10,000 or 20,000 words out of their minds for no better reason than that part of their language had become an international instrument. That, it is true, would be a good reason for making use of a smaller number of words when talking internationally, in the hope that most of them would be Basic; and on this view, much may be done for the more general exchange of ideas. The addition of words to a telegram does not necessarily make it clear here, and in the same way the Basic part of what is said with the help of words outside the 80 might be clear enough for the exchange desired. Why, then, take the trouble to get the Basic right, or nearer to the rules? The answer is that, as we have seen in Part 4, the training is of great value in itself, and is very little trouble if started in the right way. There is no question for the Englishman or American of learning the list by heart. He will be comforted to see that most of the words on which his normal talk is based are there. Let these be marked; and at the same time it will be seen that all the rest are very common -- even those, from the last 50, which make the connection with science and are not needed by anyone under 14. He will quickly become conscious that the 100 words which are representative of 'prepositions', 'pronouns', 'conjunctions', 'adverbs', and so on, give him all the framework which is necessary.
But there are certain very common words which are not in the Basic list, and he will make a note of these and of the reasons why they are not there. Some, he will see, are covered by the name of acts and directions, which he will take through their tricks (every operation in turn with every direction) till he has listed one or two hundred of the 'verbs' whose place is taken by them. To get a clear picture of the system at this stage he will be wise to go all through the ABC with care, taking at least two or three hours on the details and answering for himself the harder test questions at the end of every part.
A further step is to put ten lines from a newspaper roughly into Basic, noting which words were in Basic at the start, and underlining any word which will not go straight across into the simpler form of writing. By then turning to these underlined words in The Basic Dictionary for suggestions, he will be able to make the necessary changes. After than, things will go more quickly, and one by one his doubts and questions will be answered. The system is working, but it is a good idea to see it working smoothly in some book which has the full English on one page and the Basic opposite line by line.
A good example of this is International Talks, by Mr. Wickham Steed. Mr. Steed was for a long time in control of The Times, and his English is clear and straightforward. Reading the Basic first is not much help, but take Mr. Steed line by line with the opposite page covered over, turning to it only when a decision has to be made and there is a doubt as to how the Basic might go. Three or four pages will be enough to give a feeling of the Basic way of saying things.
At this point we may say to the learner; You now have a working knowledge of the structure and the units of the system -- enough to make a test of where you are still going wrong. So now take anything you are reading, 1,000 words form the morning paper, for example, and put a line under every word which seems to you to be Basic. Then go through them with the Basic list, writing down every word about which you were wrong. Do the same the day after with the words which are not Basic, again making a detailed comparison with the list. If you make any error twice at this stage, put the word in a special list. This list -- possibly of not more than ten or twelve -- is a guide to your special tendencies (others would make different errors); and after a little more work with these words they will give you no further trouble. You will be stopping from time to time over a new word, but after a week you will be writing freely, and only looking at the printed list itself when you get in a hole.
When you go down the street or in trains, you will have a chance of putting advertisements and other sign into Basic; and experience in talking may be got from an attempt to keep up with the radio news as if you had a Basic friend from China or the Hebrides in the room, and you are giving an account in clearer language of what has been said. And have a look at Brighter Basic, pages 28-44, to see if any of the words which do not come readily to your mind are fixed in the sayings made up of words starting with the same letter as a help to the memory. Take note of the way the -er, -ing, and -ed endings are used, of the possible use of un- before the 50 names of qualities which take it, and of the higher and lower limits from the special uses which have to be made clear to those whose natural language is not English.
The uses of more than 95% of the words are those which common sense would give them on first seeing them in the list. The only question is how far to go with possible expansions if you are to be clear to a Basic learner, and the rules on this point are based on the test of long experience. Every expansion in Basic has some connection with the root sense, but about 50 words have second sense in normal English needing special attention. Half of these are kept in Basic to make the system complete, though for some of them different words, would be necessary in most languages; the other half are not used because they give so much trouble to learners and the second sense is covered by other Basic words. A stick, for example, being a bit of wood clearly has not connection with getting stamps fixed on envelopes; lead as a substance, does not give us the 'leader ' of a group, and 'backing' horses is clearly one step farther from the back of anything than is necessary in a language which naturally "puts money on" these animals. On the other hand, you would be safe in using arms as 'weapons', a blow for a 'set back', carriage for 'transport charges', change for 'money change', common for 'vulgar', company for 'companionship', crying for 'weeping', dear for 'beloved', ice for 'ice cream', tastefor 'good taste', and waiter for the 'garcon' who is waiting on you in a restaurant.
Here, however, are 20 words which writers with a knowledge of English frequently take in wrong senses. Still is not used for 'quiet' or 'even', even for 'level', that for 'who' and 'which', or will for anything but future time. Among the names of things, a ball is not a dance, a balance scales, or a board a committee; a box has no connection with a fight, or a fly with airplanes; hard does not give us 'hardly', light is not to be used for weight, or measure of laws, or net of prices; a ring has nothing to do with a bell, or a scale with a fish, a start is not a jump, a match is not a competition, base is not bad, and a table is not a list. Of the names of qualities, present is no help in giving.
And here are 20 which do more than they might be given credit for, so that there is a true stretch for any learner whose language makes use of a different word for the second sense, though the connection is clear enough. They are all so common that even the addition of a different word would not make them unnecessary. Chest has an expansion to chest, for clothing, fall is the fall of the year, fire is gun-fire, interest to interest on money, join to joiner (in wood working), key to music key, meal to meal from grain, nail to finger-nail, note to note for music, plane to the wing of an airplane, rest to the rest (what is over), right to the opposite of wrong, shade to shades of the dead, sign to the signing letter, spring to the spring months and water springs, stage to the theater stage, and stamp to postage stamp. And when the endings -er, -ing, -ed are used with train, unit, and watch the senses of training, uniting, and watching almost put them in a group by themselves.
With these examples, covering 99% of what is not regular, and noting he suggestions in this book, you may go straight forward with the word-list and the short rules given on the bit of notepaper.
Thousands have done so, and have sent us their work. If you put a short example of your Basic in the post, to the Orthological Institute, keeping a copy, we will make suggestions and give you any help in our power.


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Dylan Ettinger – Lifetime of Romance CD
Heartland synthesist Dylan Ettinger follows up 2010's New Age Outlaws cyber-soundtrack with a stark, dark, and intensely different collection of misshapen new wave weirdnesses, Lifetime Of Romance. Recorded at a proper studio, and written over the course of a year, the seven songs of Romance reflect a heavy influence from the fringier strains of bummed out quasi-industrial synth-pop in the vein of Fad Gadget, certain Cabaret Voltaire, early Human League, etc, but dragged through his own warped, wonky filter. The approaches vary radically, from abandoned factory dirges ("Sport And Superstion," "Maude") to dubbed-out man-machine paranoia ("Disparager") to bouncy sine-wave robot radio singles ("Arco Iris," "Blue and Blue") and general electronic workshop exploration ("18.0"). It's always to be heralded when an artist braves terrain they haven't traversed yet, so it's a kick to hear Ettinger's secret circuitry language channeled into the pop architectures of twisted synth-wave melancholia for the first time. 4-panel CD digipaks with synthesizer trio cover photography by Michael Anderson.

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The NHL has postponed games for the Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche until after Christmas break.
That news came down Friday as COVID-19 cases continue to climb throughout the NHL.
At the time of publication, Florida had seven players in COVID protocols: Sam Bennett, Radko Gudas, Aaron Ekblad, Frank Vatrano, Ryan Lomberg, Brandon Montour and Carter Verhaeghe. The Avalanche had five players missing: Andre Burakovsky, J.T. Compher, Darcy Kuemper, Cale Makar and Devon Toews.
More positive cases may have been identified but have not yet been announced.
The Panthers' next three games prior to Christmas were against Minnesota, Chicago and Nashville. Colorado was set to face Tampa, Detroit, Buffalo and Boston.
Also on Friday, the NHL announced that Saturday's game between Boston and Montreal would be postponed. The Bruins have been dealing with their own COVID problems, having Patrice Bergeron, Anton Blidh, Trent Frederic, Brad Marchand, Craig Smith, Oskar Steen and Jeremy Swayman unavailable.
In addition, the Calgary Flames will not return to play until after Christmas, either. Calgary has had a teamwide outbreak including 18 players and multiple coaches.
All three teams — Boston, Florida and Colorado — played on Thursday night with limited rosters.
The NHL is still hopeful it will not have to take a leaguewide pause, but league office sources tell ESPN's Emily Kaplan they can't say anything definitive right now because the situation is too fluid. However, the more games are postponed, the less likely it is that a revamped NHL schedule will allow for players to take a three-week break in February for the Olympic Games in Beijing.
The NHL has mandated enhanced protocols for NHL teams, including daily testing and restrictions for players and staff on the road. Those are in effect until at least mid-January.


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With the private corporate sector gaining impetus at a rapid rate, business management courses are being opted for by students all over the world. It ensures a respectable job in the marketing sector and this, inevitably, means that the pay is like no other. The final task to accomplish before successfully entering into this field is writing a thesis paper. However, this must be nothing less than perfection in order to attract job offers from the best companies.
The field of business management has many different streams, such as Public Relations, Human Relations, administration, among several others. The first and foremost thing that a student of business management should do is select the stream that he would like to pursue. Different streams require different things from the managers and, hence, the student should choose the one that is appropriate for his set of skills. The pay is equally good in all the branches and, so, that should not be a deciding factor.
The next thing that the student should do is choose a thesis topic to write his or her paper on. There is an abundance of topics on business management, such as:
The research is the backbone of a dissertation paper. If the research is good, so will be the final paper. The student should prepare a list of the points and issues that he wishes to tackle through his paper and go about the research, accordingly. In order to do this, it is encouraged that the student first create a rough draft of the research paper and then get started on the final paper, after all the necessary changes have been made. Erroneous data should never be included in the dissertation and, hence, the sources need to be trustworthy.
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What We May Learn about the Holy Spirit
Series 2004—Part 1
Spirit of God is moving. Gently, but powerfully, He is warming hearts
of people everywhere. This is in anticipation of the fulfillment of
Prophetic Words like: Yea, all kings shall fall down before Him:
all nations shall serve Him (Ps 72:11). While Muslims make bold strides toward taking nations
for Allah, many of Christs followers are taken up with their own
pleasure, seeking God mostly that their own needs might be met. But,
this attitude in prayer is changing. More and more believers find themselves
drawn toward a kind of supplication that embraces whole nations. Gods
Spirit is seeing to this. His movements are more powerful than the swordindeed!
with the Holy Spirit, we should see how He worked with the Prophets,
particularly as they told of their awaited Messiah and the extent of
His rule. The Prophets words were precise and powerful, even if
sometimes mystical. Many of them reach through the ages to lay hold
on us, to go on with us through the end of the age.
What we hope to gain is a better understanding of what He wants to do in usand through us. And, we want to learn to live in unbroken communion with Him.
Having acknowledged this, let us go to the beginning of what the Lord God deemed in His wisdom to reveal about His Spirit. This means we are going to the first chapter of Genesis, the Book of Beginnings.
soon as we begin our exploration in Genesis, we meet His Spirit. In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was
without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED upon the face of the waters Gen
Now let us examine some of the words in the opening statement of Genesis. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without form...(Gen 1:2). The term without form is from the Hebrew tohu, a word meaning empty, desolate, like a wilderness. In Isaiah 45:18 is another statement about God creating the earth that would seem to contradict the above Word from Genesis. See it: ... God Himself formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it NOT in vain. This term in vain is also from the Hebrew tohu. Let us apply the meaning desolate in both passages. From Gen 1:2 we would have the earth was desolate. From Isa 45:18 we would have He created it not desolate.
The word was takes our interest here. It is from the Hebrew, hahyah, which means to be or to become. It has several interpretations throughout the Hebrew Old Testament.
we see this, we may well interpret the Genesis passage to read, the
earth became without form. We are not told here what caused
the earth to become desolate and empty. We are told just that it became
that wayafter an undisclosed period of time.
allow me a little space regarding the word was before we come back to the
matter of the Holy Spirits movement upon the waters. The Hebrew
word hahyah (was) seems to be the root upon
which the Name of the Lord God is founded. The Israelites considered
His Name so holy that it was for them unutterable except by the high
priest on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. In early writings
they designated God, their Lord, by four Hebrew consonants, called the
tetragramaton. As in all ancient Hebrew writings, there were
only consonants with no added vowels to indicate sound. Pronunciation
was passed verbally from one generation to another. Those four consonants
representing Gods Name might be brought into our language as JHWH,
an unpronounceable combination of consonants. Some have supposed
to put in vowel sounds to make it Jehovah; others, Jaweh.
Early Jewish scholars and scribes often replaced that Name, too
holy to be pronounced, with the Hebrew word Adonai, which
means My Lord. David loved this designation for Him and made
significant use of it.
God did not work alone in creation. His Spirit was active in the process. We also have this statement from Paul that His dear Son also was an Agent thereif not the primary Agent. For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him (Col 1:16).
We are gaining some understanding as to why the Spirit of God stayed close to the darkness that was upon the face of the deep. The earth had fallen from what God created. His Spirit was not willing to leave it.
These are wonderful words: And the Spirit of God MOVED upon the face of the waters.
The word translated MOVED comes from a root meaning to keep the wings loose, so that they touch and yet do not touch. An early Ethiopian Bible has this word moved translated from the Hebrew into an Ethiopian word meaning overshadowed.
John Milton, a poet of 17th century England, spoke of the Spirits action like a bird when he said, Dove-like he sat, brooding on the vast abyss. Like the brooding mother hen who will not leave the eggs under her because instinct tells her there is life in them. So, the Spirit was brooding over the face of the waters, overshadowing them, keeping them warm in anticipation of a new birth for the earth.
This points us to the intriguing majesty of what the angel Gabriel announced to Mary when He said, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall OVERSHADOW thee: therefore also That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God (Luke 1:35).
The same Spirit Who MOVED upon the face of the waters OVERSHADOWED the Virgin, brooding over her, bringing life into her from out of the heavens.
There is another reference to which we are drawn. And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending LIKE A DOVE, and lighting upon him (Matt 3:16).
The same Spirit Who moved over the desolation of the earths waters and Who overshadowed the Virgin descended like a dove upon Jesus, brooding, warming, bringing Life to Him from out of eternity.
were four divine Agents at work in the dawn of creation. They were participants
together in the bringing in of earths new order. We know these Four today.
· FIRST in the beginning we see GOD. Without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him (Heb 11:6). God, our Heavenly Father, Who came from out of eternity, Who has worked from the beginning of time with His creations, finds delight in the least one of us who will come to Him today.
SECONDWe see THE SPIRIT OF GOD as He moved, brooding over those dark waters because He knew there was life there that was to overcome the chaos. Jesus, Who has been eternal with the Father, promised, I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever (John 14:16). This is that same Spirit.
THIRDImmediately after we read of the movement of Gods Spirit, we see: And God said... in Gen 1:3. Thus, we learn that His WORD becomes super-powerful when it joins the moving of His Spirit. God...hath in due times manifested His Word (Titus 1:3).
·FOURTHWe learn from Paul the Lord Jesus Christ was a powerful Agent in creation. For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him (Col 1:16).
Now, we can see another agent at work with the above Four.
·FIFTHGod gave Him, Christ Jesus, to be the Head over all things to (in behalf of) the Church, Which is HIS BODY, the fullness of Him... (Eph 1:22,23). This is just the beginning.
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All-wheel drive vehicles are usually more expensive to buy and run than your average family hatchback. However, these soft-roaders deliver economical running coupled with light rough terrain capability. If you need to negotiate the occasional muddy track or snowy road but don't want sky high running costs, then these are the vehicles for you.
Citroën C-Crosser
The C-Crosser is a Mitsubishi Outlander with a new face. Together with its sister car the Peugeot 4007, they're assembled in Japan. All are a great choice but used prices on the Citroen are marginally better. With seven seats you get the flexibility to carry two more children on the school run, and with the seats folded flat there is 1700 litres of load space. Performance from the 2.2 HDI diesel is healthy and 40 MPG is easily achievable.
Prices start from £5,000
Fiat Panda 4×4
The Panda 4×4 is the bargain rural runaround. Enthusiasts swear by its basic utilitarian design and usable soft-road competence. The cabin is surprisingly spacious for a small car but the interior design and cheap plastics will not be to everyone's taste. The two-cylinder petrol twin-air engine delivers nippy eager performance but perhaps not the best economy for its size. Still, expect mid 40 MPG figures. The multi-jet diesel engine, while more efficient, feels lethargic by comparison and takes much of the fun out of the drive.
Prices start from £3,500
Skoda Yeti
The Skoda Yeti Outdoor is the 4×4 version of the popular chunky looking crossover. The Yeti's trim and build quality are excellent. Load space can be increased by removing the rear seats but they regrettably don't fold flat. The Volkswagen derived 2.0 TDI delivers great performance and MPG figures in the 40s. The Haldex all-wheel drive system is the most sophisticated here, and hill descent is a welcome bonus in this class. The most expensive here, too. Nevertheless, its popularity ensures low depreciation.
Prices start from £11,000
Suzuki Swift 4×4
The Swift is the small AWD car for those that want a bit more car than the Panda. It makes no hint of its 4×4 ability besides the 25mm increased ride height. Its cabin is better trimmed than its counterpart, and overall feels less basic. The 1.2 VVT petrol engine is more refined than the Panda and better suited to the highway. It's happy to be revved and delivers MPG in the mid 40s. Because the ground clearance is almost unaltered, it's best kept out of anything but the flattest of fields or dirt-tracks.
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By the time we got back to the truck both of us were very tired and ready to head home. For some reason this 16 mile hike took a toll on us, perhaps it was the hail and rain at the end, perhaps we are just getting old.. I don't know. On the way home we stopped at the convenience store at Black Butte for some energy drinks which got us back home just fine. It was amusing to see all the surprised faces when I carried my skis through the gate into the party at our place.
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Skiing Hayden Glacier on Middle Sister
This weekend I really wanted to go on a trip that would push my endurance to the limit after having just turned 30 and
questioning how my body is holding up still. Hartz suggested that we ski the Hayden Glacier on Middle Sister and since he hadn't been to the summit before I suggested we go to the top as well. This seemed like a great trip to me because we were going to approach via the East Side of the Sisters rather than the West which I had done with Logan Mitchell two years prior. It was a 16 mile hike with just under 5,000 feet of elevation gain so I knew it would be a
strenuous one carrying my AT skis and boots
along. One that would challenge me going with Hartz who is always physically fit.
We drove down on Friday evening reaching the trailhead after some windy forest service roads by 11pm. We set up our bivy's quickly and I headed right to sleep because I had only gotten about 4 hours of sleep the night before. Unfortunately for me my zero degree sleeping bag combined with Hartz snoring left me with very little sleep before rising to my iphone alarm at 4:45 in the morning. The phone
didn't wake Hartz up so I began to pack up my stuff with my headlamp under the rising morning sun while he slept a bit longer. At about 5:15am I woke him up and we
had a quick breakfast of Mountain House goodness and espresso that Hartz brewed up for me so I wouldn't be a walking zombie. We headed off down the trail at 6:30am with maps and GPS for guidance. I had marked with waypoints the parts of the trail where we needed to turn off, except for the one on the herdpath to the Hayden Glacier which wasn't shown on my GPS software. It was nice approaching the volcanoes from the dry east side as it provided us with different vegetation than I saw on the wetter west side from the Obsidian Trailhead there.
We made ground quickly and soon came upon Squaw Creek which was just slightly beyond where we should have turned off for the Hayden Glacier. We backtracked
10 minutes to the last herdpath we had seen departing the trail which must have been the right one and headed off up it. Hartz stopped for a few minutes to put on some moleskin I gave him for a blister forming on his foot but just 15 minutes walk after that and we began to emerge out of the trees and could see expansive views of North Sister, Middle above us and South Sister, Bachelor behind it and Broken Top on climbers left to the south. The Hayden Glacier looked bigger than we had guessed
from below and climbing up through the rocks past some camp sites we were able to devise a way to link up left over snow fields to get as far down as we could skiing. Wildflowers were still blooming all around us.
We soon found our way onto the main Hayden Glacier and I took the lead charging up the snow without bothering to put on crampons or take out my ice axe because it looked safe enough. We passed a team of two with full gear, roped together via harness with helmets on, crampons, and ice axes out. Maybe it's just me but it seemed a little unnecessary for the conditions and the terrain seeing that I was doing just fine in my worn out Asolo leather boots... maybe they just wanted to "look the part". I had the gear, just didn't feel the need to wear it yet. I found myself charging up the slope, not to show off or
try to "out climb" Hartz but to prove to myself that my body could still be pushed to where I wanted it. My legs responded well and it cheered me up that I still had decent endurance. About halfway up the glacier I came to a bulge where the glacier clearly rises up and then descends down unknown rocks below it. This caused a large crevasse to form at the apex that was about 200 feet long, 8-9 feet across and about 50-60 feet deep. There was a very secure snow bridge crossing it and I had climbed right up to it thankfully. I waited there until Hartz caught up and proclaimed to him my intentions of jumping it on the descent... he nodded too.
From there it was up a ridge of footsteps on the upper half of the Hayden Glacier to the dusty, loose rock ridge going up Middle Sister which I had climbed previously with Logan. We stashed our boots and skis on the snow just before the ridge and went up with just bags and water. The rock was crumbly and loose and in some sections felt like for every two steps you took up you slid back one. It was only about 900 feet from the ridge and since it was fairly steep we made good time, trying to step on all the solid rock we could find, making it to the summit at just a few minutes after 1pm. Thus, it had taken us about six and half ours for the climb. I was hoping to get home for Kevin and Alexa's engagement party so we only stayed on the summit for about 20 minutes taking photos of each other and getting some video. Just like South Sister two years ago there were tons of butterflies everywhere around us. I still haven't figured out what draws them to the top of the volcanoes...
We cruised down
the slopes of Middle Sister with our gaitors on to keep the rocks out of our boots. Hartz got some cool video of me "skiing" down the loose rubble in just my hiking boots. We put on our skis at the very top of the Hayden Glacier and got some very sweet turns down it with me linking up Hartz's tracks into figure 8's. The snow was perfect which surprised me for such a late date in the summer. I missed the small crevasse at the top I wanted to jump but skied right up to the big one Hartz and I had stopped at on our ascent.
I took off my skies and started digging up snow with my hands. Hartz looked a little reluctant but took off his and started tossing me snow as well. We worked quickly and in about 15-20 minutes we had a small little kicker built about 2.5 feet from the top edge of the crevasse that looked just the right size to pop us over the 9' foot gap. It was my idea so I was to be the "guinea pig" for this experiment. I back up about 75 yards up the glacier without my backpack on, pointed my skis in a tuck and went for easily clearing the gap with a little mute grab thrown in for steeze ("style" for those not down with the new baggy pants, chain-wearing young ski crowd). Hartz then followed suit with some big air over the gap. Instead of going back for seconds we packed up our stuff, took a few photos and moved on.
We passed a group of campers just below Hayden Glacier and Hartz new one of the guys from an Avalanche II course he had taken last fall. The kids was guiding a group of people who were preparing for an attempt at
Adams later in the summer. Several of them didn't look like they would be able to make the Adams attempt. We also passed a group of older men who asked us for some duct tape because the sole of a boot had fallen off. We didn't have any but Hartz gave the guy his roll of medical tape to do the trick and we continued on. As we passed several more members of the Adams prep group I noticed some ominous looking clouds forming around Broken Top in the distance and the air smelled like rain. 10 minutes later with several large cracks of thunder the sky opened up on us. This didn't bother either of us as we were tired, hot and sweaty and welcomed the cooling rain on our bodies.... but then it started to hail. Not gigantic hail, but hail about half an inch thick at it's largest and enough to hurt our ears and fingers as it smacked us. Look closely at the last photo of this entry at the ground and you'll see all the white specks of hail around Aaron. The hail and rain continued all the way until we got to the truck again when it stopped. We both felt bad for the team of climbers we had passed.
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- Jon Ellinger said...
Dude! Sick trip writeup. Awesome job up there. The Hayden is pretty awesome huh!?
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 01:11 PM
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According to Yaakov Lappin, Jane's Defence Weekly correspondent, the Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) unveiled on 4 August a new Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) concept, dubbed Carmel, that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI), autonomous capabilities, and enhanced situational awareness to achieve new levels of battlefield effectiveness.
The goal of the programme is to reduce the number of onboard personnel in AFVs like the Merkava tank from four to two and enable them to operate under closed hatches, with the vehicle driving itself, detecting threats in real time, and providing recommendations to the crew on critical decisions.
The vehicles will also be able to control unmanned air and ground vehicles, as well as operate as part of a network that builds a shared picture of the battlefield and co-operate to efficiently engage targets.
The programme will not immediately produce new vehicles, according to the MoD, but will develop capabilities that will gradually be installed on the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF's) Merkava Mk-4, the next-generation Barak tank, the Namer tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), and the Eitan wheeled APC. The MoD will also begin developing an AFV that incorporates the new capabilities at an unspecified time in the future.
Brigadier General Yaniv Rotem, head of research and development at the MoD's Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), told journalists that the programme began around three years ago after the MoD decided to revolutionise the ground forces' manoeuvring capabilities.
Israel's three largest defence companies – Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Elbit Systems, and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems – were asked to develop their own Carmel prototypes using M113 APCs. These were unveiled on 4 August following a month of trials by a DDR&D team in northern Israel.
The challenge was proving the feasibility of two soldiers conducting closed-hatch operations and integrating technological capabilities that would enhance mission efficiency for the IDF's manoeuvre forces.


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Pure ASP Upload 3 Review by James Threadgill
In this tutorial we will look at how to take your image handling options to the limit
DMXzone's Pure ASP Upload is one of the best Tools I have for creating dynamic web sites. I've been using it over ten years. But there's never really enough? Is there? Dreamweaver is a great tool for creating dynamic website, but if you want to get the most out of Dreamweaver and tools like DMXzone Pure ASP Upload, you have to reach under the hood and get your hands dirty by fine-tuning your code. With a little hand coding, however, there is no reason your applications cannot be as powerful and feature packed as any available.
Toggling the Skip Empty Fields Feature
Before we can toggle the empty fields feature, we need to apply the Dreamweaver update server behavior and Pure ASP Upload. Let's go ahead and do that now. But don't save the page yet.
Switch to code view and look at the Dreamweaver update server behavior code you'll notice that it's using the generic Request() Collection and the Request.Form() collection. Now save the page and as you do watch the code changes. You just saw the Pure ASP Upload modify the Dreamweaver server update server behavior for uploads. You'll notice that the generic Request() and Request.Form collections have been replaced with UploadFormRequest(). What you've just seen usually goes on behind-the-scenes. If you were paying close attention you may have noticed that the image field parameter code has also changed.
Tip: The generic Request() and the Request.Form() collections cannot be called after calling a binary upload.
The DMXzone Pure ASP Upload extension has implemented the MM_IIF for the skip empty fields feature. The MM_IIF enough returns one of two values true or false. A false value means the requested field is null or empty. A true value indicates that the requested field is not empty. If the MM_IIF returns false, the hidden field upload_org_image_field created by the Pure ASP Upload extension which contains the original image field value is substituted for the upload form field, thus skipping the empty field. This is the parameter we're going to use to toggle the skip empty fields feature. We're going to do this by creating two parameters: one which skips the empty field using the MM_IIF and one that does not skip the empty field. Then we are placing them in an if… then… else statement and using the Delete Image? checkbox to toggle the feature and set the database image field value to null or skip the empty field when we wish.
Tip: You'll find the MM_IIF implementation in the code block immediately above the Dreamweaver update server behaviour.
Now that we know what we are going to do, let's get to it. The modified Dreamweaver update server behavior appears in the code block below. In this case the name of my image field is named Link_Image. You will notice I have added a blank space and a comment before and after our If… Then… Else… statement. Notice I've used the UploadFormRequest collection created by Pure ASP Upload to request the value of the Delete Image? checkbox. If the value is anything other than null, the code to reset the image field value to null is activated. Notice that if the user checks the Delete Image? checkbox and uploads a new image, the page still works properly and the image name value is updated in the database.
If (CStr(UploadFormRequest("MM_update")) = "UpdateForm") Then
If (Not MM_abortEdit) Then
' execute the update
Dim MM_editCmd
Set MM_editCmd = Server.CreateObject ("ADODB.Command")
MM_editCmd.ActiveConnection = MM_datasource_STRING
MM_editCmd.CommandText = "UPDATE Links SET Link_Title = ?, Link_URL = ?, Link_Image = ?, Link_Description = ? WHERE Link_ID = ?"
MM_editCmd.Prepared = true
MM_editCmd.Parameters.Append MM_editCmd.CreateParameter("param1", 203, 1, 536870910, UploadFormRequest("Link_Title")) ' adLongVarWChar
MM_editCmd.Parameters.Append MM_editCmd.CreateParameter("param2", 203, 1, 536870910, UploadFormRequest("Link_URL")) ' adLongVarWChar
'Toggle skip empty field behavior to remove existing image
If CStr(UploadFormRequest("Delete_Image")) <> "" Then
MM_editCmd.Parameters.Append MM_editCmd.CreateParameter("param3", 203, 1, 536870910, UploadFormRequest("Link_Image")) ' adLongVarWChar
MM_editCmd.Parameters.Append MM_editCmd.CreateParameter("param3", 203, 1, 536870910, MM_IIF(UploadFormRequest("Link_Image"), UploadFormRequest("Link_Image"), UploadFormRequest("upload_org_Link_Image"))) ' adLongVarWChar
End If
'End toggle
MM_editCmd.Parameters.Append MM_editCmd.CreateParameter("param4", 203, 1, 536870910, UploadFormRequest("Link_Description")) ' adLongVarWChar
MM_editCmd.Parameters.Append MM_editCmd.CreateParameter("param5", 5, 1, -1, MM_IIF(UploadFormRequest("MM_recordId"), UploadFormRequest("MM_recordId"), null)) ' adDouble
The line of code after the Then uses the Dreamweaver generated parameter code modified for upload. It does not use the MM_IIF implementation and does not skip the empty field. The line of code after the Else uses the parameter as modified by the pure ASP upload extension with the MM implementation and skips a beat fields, instead using the value from the hidden field upload_org_Link_Image, which as you recall holds the value of the original image. Now all we have to do is close the If… Then… Else I statement with the final End If.
Tip: The parameters both have the same name: param3 in the example. This is because only one parameter is used in the SQL statement depending upon the condition of the Delete Image? checkbox.
Now that we have successfully toggled the skip empty fields feature. It's time to set up the image delete.
James Threadgill
James Threadgill has authored numerous tutorials on ASP and ASP.NET web development, published on such sites as the Dynamic Zones and MSDN Accademic Alliance. He co-authored the Sam's book Dreamweaver MX: ASP.NET Web Development.
James first began computer programming in 1995 while attending Alvin Community College. He completed a certificate of computer science program and an Associate of Arts degree at Alvin before going on to the University of Houston-Clear Lake where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts.
James publishes fiction, poetry, and visual arts under the name Wayne James. His fiction first appeared in Raconteur in 1995 and since has been published numerous times: in Hadrosaur Tales 5 and 7, Bayousphere, and in the Write Gallery e-zine. His poetry first appeared in the small press magazine Lucidity in 1996 and has been published numerous times since. His collection of fiction and poetry, When Only the Moon Rages, was released in 2000. Most recently his work appeared in Tales of the Talisman winter 2010 and spring 2011 issues. James currently attends graduate school at the University of Houston and owns and operates small web design and internet marketing firm, WWWeb Concepts, with his wife, Karen, in Houston, TX USA.
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Sons of Anarchy collaborators Ed Brisson (Sheltered, Batman & Robin Eternal) and Damian Couceiro (Murder Book) are no strangers to rich, flawed characters with criminal backgrounds. This time they're taking to the stars in this futuristic, sci-fi adventure filled with old-school, hard-boiled action.
In the distant future, as mankind discovers life on other planets, it needs soldiers to defend its colonies across the stars. In order to increase the number of boots on the ground, criminals are offered the opportunity to serve in the place of incarceration. When a rag-tag group of prisoners become stranded on a war-torn planet, they'll need to work together to survive and uncover the truth behind Earth's role in deep space. Collects the complete limited series, issues #1-8.
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A youth skills revolution in Tanzania
Youth unemployment in Tanzania is extremely high, with only 4% of school and university graduates securing work in the formal sector. A project supported by VSO is helping over 9,000 young people to access skills and training which has the power to transform their futures.
When asked what advice she would give to other women in her community, Mwajuma, a young mother from rural Tanzania doesn't hesitate:
"Focus on what you want to be, don't worry about what other people think about or say to you."
Divorced, and with a five year old daughter to support, last year Mwajuma decided to take control of her own destiny. She applied to receive training as part of Youth Economic Empowerment (YEE), a VSO-supported project designed to improve economic opportunities for the country's youth.
Mwajuma chose to study electrical installation, completing a six month course from which she graduated last August.
Entering a traditionally male sector, she faced criticism and at times ridicule from others. Indeed, of the 16 students on the course, Mwajuma was one of only five women.
However, Mwajuma is now having the last laugh - having been immediately snapped up by TANESCO, the largest Tanzanian Government Electricity Supplier, to work on an electrical project in her village.
"Those friends [who doubted me] are now regretting that they did not also sign up to the YEE training," she admits.
Her motivation and focus has always remained close to home though, explaining that she hopes for her own daughter to be able to grow strong and beat down gender expectations in the future.
This powerful drive and determination to succeed despite the odds is mirrored by Selma Lluyava, another trainee. Selma had always dreamed of being a clothes designer, and graduated from a course in tailoring ready to build her own business.
As with many new business owners however, she initially found it difficult to grow her customer base. But with the support of the youth economic empowerment programme, Selma has not given up. She is part of a savings group set up through the project, and has begun selling milk in her community, aiming to save the profits and purchase a new sewing machine.
"Everyone needs milk in the mornings," she notes, "and my milk round gives me the opportunity to promote my tailoring business at the same time."
It's clear that the project instils not just technical skills, but the vital softer skills of confidence and commitment.
Faki y Rashidi agrees, explaining that the leadership skills he gained on the course have been just as helpful as the vocational training in carpentry he received. He benefited from mentoring by professional established carpenters, and now his own business is going from strength-to-strength.
Faki comments, "Having an understanding of how other people live is the best attribute to good leadership". He is now well-known in the community for his carpentry business.
With young leaders like Faki, determined strivers such as Selma and boundary-breaking women like Mwajuma, it's impossible not to feel excitement about the future of Tanzania's young people.
By investing in the country's youth, VSO is helping to pave the way for a country in which Mwajuma's daughter can stand on her own two feet – and thrive.
About the project
As part of VSO Tanzania's Resilient Livelihoods programme, Youth Economic Empowerment (YEE) project aims to improve and increase access to employment opportunities and promote economic empowerment for youth. From 2015-2018 the scheme is contributing to reduction of poverty and exclusion among vulnerable groups dependent on the informal sector in Tanzania.
The project is funded by the European Union (EU). It is being delivered by VSO in partnership with Plan International, Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation (CCBRT), Uhamasishaji Hifadhi Kisarawe (UHIKI), Community Development & Relief Trust (CODERT) and Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA), targetting youth of five regions in Tanzania.
Project achievemnets to date include:
- Over 8,000 young men and women have graduated from vocational courses, acquiring vital skills
- 281 adolescent and young mothers were supported with childcare to empower them to take part in training courses
- 267 youth savings groups formed, with a combined savings value of over 51 million Tanzanian shillings £17,000 (£16,849)
Find out more about VSO's work in Tanzania
Donations will be distributed across all types of VSO's work in health, education and livelihoods.
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The exact words attributed to Mitch McConnell are actually "She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted."
Yes, of course, some are dismayed by what has become a "left-wing meme." However, leaving that rather flat, dismissive assessment aside, McConnell's words reveal some rather unpleasant expectations of women—even today in the "first world."
Seems we are all in the same moment of time, but not the same moment of history. Afterall, she was warned. Nevertheless, she persisted.
The gentlemen of the US Senate seem to be trapped in the plot of a late 18th- or 19th-century novel in which the heroine is warned by the more "naturally" intelligent men around her, all of whom condescend to bestow upon her the gift of a rational explanation. Nevertheless, (or always less than?) this woman continues to behave like a man and persist in her madness, skirting the very margins of acceptable "feminine" conduct.
A few examples?
Maria; Or, The Wrongs of Woman
Vanity Fair
Mary Barton
Jane Eyre
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
The Awakening
Here is Senator Warren reading Coretta Scott King's letter: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/feb/08/coretta-scott-king-letter-jeff-sessions-elizabeth-warren-senate-video


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Prof. James Pustejovsky delivered the opening keynote at COLING 2018, the 27th International Conference on Computational Linguistics, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on August 21st, 2018. Titled "Visualizing Meaning: Modeling Communication through Multimodal Simulations," the talk covered the need for situational grounding for deeper understanding in human-computer communication, and demonstrated the use of voxemes, and showcased a multimodal human-avatar interaction using the latest version of VoxSim.
Although not recorded, the talk was live-tweeted by conference co-PC Emily M. Bender of the University of Washington here and by Dan Simonson here.
The slide deck is made available here. It contains some sound, animated GIFs, and links to videos, and so we recommend viewing it in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Videos are external links accessible via the "link" button on the relevant slide.


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I have spent my 17 year career so far, exclusively in the systems integration business. I have systems and application design expertise covering a very wide range from Broadcast and Post production systems to professional audio/video. This background has provided me with an adept knowledge of how to design systems that mixes disciplines and standards.
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A fresh and invigorating drink with light tangy notes. Ideal as an apéritif, and simply excellent all through the evening.
4cl Génépi l'Ancienne
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Clementine Milton, age 100, of Ft. White, Florida, was born Sept. 5, 1916 in Madison, Florida, to the late Alexander and Susana Twiggs Milton.
Ms. Milton is survived by two grandsons, Erroll Jackson (Gloria), Fort White, and Jessie Kemp (Diane), Jacksonville, Florida; two sisters, Lee Dessie Burney, Tampa, Florida, and Juanita Branom, Fort Pierce, Florida; eight great-grandchildren, seven great-great grandchildren and other family and friends.
Viewing for Ms. Milton will be held at A. Jerome Brown Funeral Home, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Funeral services will follow on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 174 S.W. Skye Ave., Fort White, FL 32038, Rev. Donnell Sanders, Pastor.
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Following last week's Comprehensive Spending Review, London Mayor Boris Johnson has welcomed the settlement for London, as reported by Road.cc.
According to Johnson, finances will be available for the expansion of two of the capital's headline cycle projects – the Cycle Superhighways and Cycle Hire scheme.
Cash will be on hand for the remaining Superhighways – set to number 12 by 2015 – and will be available for an extension of the hire scheme.
Speaking yesterday, the Mayor said: "This is the culmination of months of hard negotiations with the Government and I am pleased that they have recognised the immense importance of protecting investment in the capital.
"London is the engine of the UK's economy and it would be fiscal suicide to have starved it of fuel.
"This remains a difficult settlement but I am glad the Government has recognised my administration in London has been two years ahead of the rest of the country in identifying and making savings, with well over £5bn identified at Transport for London alone.
"Tough decisions have already been taken in the capital and more must be made; but we will continue to share the pain of the nation as we work with the Government to help put Britain's finances back in order."


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This Sunday (4/17) begins our Holy Week march to Easter Sunday. Palm or Passion Sunday worship begins outside (weather permitting) on the front lawn with the blessing of the palms and the reading of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem in Matthew 21:1-11. We will then sing the processional hymn as we go inside the church to worship, waving our palm branches in the air as we go just as those who greeted Jesus on that day. This worship service has the reading of the passion narrative from the Gospel of Matthew.
Holy Week will also have many other worship services. Maundy Thursday service (6:30pm 4/21) will include Holy Communion and will conclude with the stripping of the altar. Good Friday service (6:30 4/22) will include several scripture readings of the last hours of Jesus on the cross and prayers for the whole of the church.
This year we will have a Saturday prayer vigil at 6:30pm on 4/23. This will be a contemplative time of prayer and meditation with scripture and hymns.
Easter Sunday worship will be at 11:00am on 4/24. This year, in celebration of and thanksgiving for the Resurrection of our Lord, we will present an Easter cantata entitled: What Wondrous Love. This is an original compostion by members of Shepherd of the Hills which includes the scriptural account of the resurrection and beautiful music to illustrate these texts.
Before the Easter worship service we will have a congregational breakfast at 9:30am. Please come join us!
There is a community Easter Sunrise service in the cemetary of Cullowhee Baptist Church on the campus of WCU at 7:00am
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There's no reason to banish butter from your diet! Here are three reasons why: 1) In Small Amounts, It's Perfectly Healthy For You: Check out the photo above: It's a schmear of "B-U-T-T-A" using less than a single serving tablespoon of some store-bought whipped butter! That's certainly enough butter to cover your toast, and it will only set you back 60 calories. In the new dietary guidelines for 2011, the Department of Health recommends that you eat less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fats. So, based on their percentages, it's perfectly acceptable to treat yourself every once in a while. Just practice moderation— Eat low-calorie, low-fat foods 90 percent of the time, and the other 10 percent, you can indulge with a little bit of butter. Try and also treat your recipes the same way— If you keep 90 percent of the ingredients healthy and nutritious, you can indulge with the other 10 percent. 2) It Tastes Great, So It Keeps You Full And Satisfied: It's important to eat foods that taste delicious, especially if you are on a diet, because enjoying your food is one way to keep you from overeating. A little bit of butter adds a lot of flavor and richness to a dish, and the satisfaction of savoring every bite will keep you from craving more. As Heidi Swanson so eloquently puts on her blog 101 Cookbooks: "... [butter] melts on the back of your tongue and its nutty milky flavor dances up into your nose, comforting all your senses." 3) There's No Real Substitute: Nothing beats pancakes with warm butter and maple syrup, or a slice of homemade, buttery baked garlic bread. Desserts, from cobblers to coffee cakes, just don't taste the same without butter. And, come on, how healthy is margarine really? Check out these healthy recipes below...They use butter "in moderation" and contain all-natural ingredients:
Cheesy Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes Recipe These cheesy mashed potatoes pictured above are a combination of cauliflower and potatoes, roasted garlic and onions, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese—All finished together in the broiler until golden brown and bubbly on top! Unlike most recipes for mashed potatoes, this one is flavor-packed without adding lots a butta! Homemade Butter When you think of making homemade butter, do you picture yourself churning a huge barrel of butter at an Amish farm in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Erase that image from your had right away! Did you know that you can make fresh, tasty butter right in your own kitchen with a little help from Emeril Lagasse. BAM, that's good! Sweet Potato & Turnip Mash with Sage Butter These colorful mashed potatoes feature a whole bunch of healthy ingredients, including fresh sage, sweet potatoes, and turnips -- And, a little bit of butter! Corn with Cilantro Butter This is a great summer recipe to look forward to that requires only three simple ingredients: Fresh corn, butter and fresh cilantro. If you get really good sweet corn, then you wont need to coat it with a slab a butter. Also, corn is rich in vitamins A and C, so you are also getting important nutrients. For more uses and recipes with corn, check out the book "Crazy for Corn" by Betty Fussel. Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp with Way Less Butter This recipe for apple crisp is delicious, even with way less butter. A good trick to apply to desserts that don't depend on exact ingredients, like crisps and cobblers, is to just cut the amount of butter in the recipe and add more fresh fruit and spices. Butter-Toasted Hazelnut Recipe These hazelnuts are roasted and then finished in a big skillet with fresh thyme, citrus zest, a bit of salt, and a touch of brown butter. This makes a great party snack with some ice cold beer! Buying Tip: When you buy butter, make sure it's organic. This sweet cream butter pictured below is "organic" and "grass-fed", which means that it's free of hormones and antibiotics. (7 grams of fat and 60 calories per 1 single-serving tablespoon). Enjoy all that B-U-T-T-A!
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By Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi
Outnumbered and with the rule book written against them, Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers have embraced rotten plants, red bean cakes, bananas and a dizzying array of other weird objects for theatrical stunts inside the rambunctious chamber.
In the latest event to infuriate the pro-Beijing majority, opposition lawmaker Ray Chan threw a foul-smelling fertiliser onto the green carpet of the Legislative Chamber on Thursday.
The incident occurred on the anniversary of China's 1989 deadly crackdown on Tiananmen protesters, and Chan said the jar of brown liquid represented the "stink" of that tragedy.
But it also forced lawmakers to leave the chamber as his mess was cleaned up, delaying a vote on a Beijing-backed bill to criminalise insulting China's national anthem that the opposition was destined to lose.
Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp argues such protest stunts – coupled with procedural delays like filibustering – are the only way to voice opposition inside a chamber deliberately weighted in favour of the city's pro-Beijing leaders.
Opponents condemm the actions, saying the disruptions paralyse the law making body. Tensions between the camps regularly boil over with fights and noisy shouting matches routine.
Legislative disruption was part of the justification Beijing gave last month when it announced plans to impose a sweeping national security law on the city that bypasses the legislature entirely, a move that has sparked alarm.
Ahead of its 1997 handover to China by Britain, Hong Kong was promised certain liberties and autonomy for 50 years.
The Legislative Council was part of that deal but it was designed to ensure the city's pro-democracy opposition never held sway
Only half of the chamber's 70 seats are elected.
The rest are chosen by "functional constituencies" – special interest groups representing industries, corporations, professions and community organisations that reliably vote for pro-Beijing candidates.
As a result, the minority of opposition lawmakers have long resorted to disruption and protests.
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The national anthem law – which will punish insults to China's "March of the Volunteers" with up to three years in jail – is the latest bill to spark chaos inside the legislature.
The pro-democracy camp used filibusters for months to stop it reaching the floor with fights between rival camps breaking out.
A lawmaker recently threw a rotten plant at the legislature's president in protest.
Another object thrown by opposition lawmakers in the past is "dorayaki", a Japanese cake made with red bean.
The popular Japanese cartoon character Doraemon uses the cakes to get people to tell the truth. As a result, Hong Kong lawmakers use dorayaki as a way to accuse their rivals of lying.
Other symbols have required less explanation.
In 2008, a banana was thrown at the city's leader in protest at cuts to allowances for the elderly as opponents warned the poorest wouldn't be able to afford fresh fruit.
Protests inside the legislature have also sparked constitutional crises.
In 2016, a group of newly elected opposition lawmakers deliberately fluffed their oath-taking or held protest banners.
That prompted Beijing to declare the oaths invalid and the lawmakers were later kicked out of office by the city's courts.
Hong Kong's penchant for hurling symbolic objects exists outside of the legislature as well.
In 2013, a protester threw a cuddly wolf teddy bear bought from Ikea at former leader Leung Chun-ying.
Leung was dubbed a "wolf" because his family name is similar to the word for wolf in Chinese and his critics disliked his political cunning. The name Ikea had given the stuffed toy also sounded close to an expletive in Cantonese.
The toy swiftly sold out at the city's Ikea branches.


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On Friday, several extremist Israeli colonists, taking position on a small hill behind the Annexation Wall, attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli wall and colonies, in Bil'in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
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Some protesters started banging on the gate, to send a message to Israel and its army that the popular resistance in Bil'in will never stop until liberation and independence, and the removal of all of Israel's colonies in occupied Palestine, built in direct violation of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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Keeping it Real...
Welcome! No matter how you found this, God knew you'd be here today. May you absorb the message He has for you. In 2011 I shared through my writing, today I've learned there is more to me than just writing. I have the energy and passion to share with others. Sometimes through Facebook live and others with my blog and most importantly, I've learned my passion to cook and bake is a vessel to share my writing and live presentations, while glorifying God in the process. I just needed to let go, and follow His lead.
An Interview With Myself
Why do I write?
Mrs. Emerson triggered my desire to write in the first grade, "Lisa, you are a great writer. You keep writing, okay?" In seventh grade Mrs. Mahaffy encouraged me to journal through the summer, "You're a gifted writer Lisa. Don't stop." In eighth grade Mrs. Pryor introduced me to parts of a sentence and the exhilaration in creating a story to evoke emotion.
Senior year with Mrs. Egan was a blessing. Due to my grades, I was declined acceptance in the AP English class. I was devastated so I went to Mrs. Egan, she listened and offered to let me do the same work as her AP class as an extra. I wouldn't receive a credit or grade but if I could keep up with both English classes, I was welcome to do the reading on my own time, complete the assignments, and work with her during my any free time. I am happy to say, English AP was my highest grade and greatest achievement, one that never appeared in a report card yet next to keyboarding it is one of my favorite high school memories.
Mrs. Egan saw more than three years of goofing off; she saw a desire to learn and fed it with books, writing assignments, and rewrites.
My favorite classes in college involved a lot of writing. The best collegiate level English course started everyone at an "A". We worked to keep this grade and had the opportunity to rewrite every assignment until it was "A" quality. The professor graded hard BUT he took the time and energy to make notes on EVERY student's paper.
It was our choice to make the corrections to improve our writing (and grade in the process) and I LOVED it. The professor teased me, "Lisa, you are the only student who has ever rewritten a B+ or A- for a higher grade. You read my notes and take the time to make the corrections. Thank you." With a smile, "But how else will I learn? The 4.0 is nice too."
That was then, but what about now? Why do I write?
In 1994 when my sister, Heidi M. Allen was kidnapped while working alone at the D & W Convenience store in New Haven, New York I used writing as a method of expression. No one ever read the words written, and no one ever will. I wrote out of necessity to let out the anger, frustration, and all the ick I buried on the inside so I didn't become a burden to my parents as they looked for their youngest daughter, my sister. Then one day I decided, "I don't want anyone else to read this emotional vomit," and I burned it all. With the exception of one blue fabric covered journal, my innermost thoughts turned to ash in the heat.
To look back I believe it was a symbolic burning. I felt as if my life had gone up in flames after Heidi disappeared. I spent hours and years trying to figure out why such a terrible thing happened to my beautiful and vibrant sister. Instead of opening up to an individual or asking God for help, I used the lighted match to have my thoughts and emotions represent the way I felt…burned out and dead.
I wasn't sure I could live without my sister, well not with true joy and hope.
When did therapy writing transition to a ministry to help others?
In 2004, one child changed my life with an introduction to Jesus. Not God or one-third of the Trinity hanging on a cross, but the Man and Friend waiting to hear my troubles. The One who already knew everything, I only needed to trust. Thank goodness I did. Life was never the same.
Two years later it was time to let go of all the thoughts, memories, and ugliness I didn't feel I could tell anyone else. With lots of prayer and others praying for me I sat down to write my first book. In three days I dumped seventy-six pages of emotional vomit organized into chapters. Not only did I write it, I submitted it to a writing contest! What was I thinking? The judges sent a hand written note to encourage me to finish the book and seek publication.
Instead I pushed it aside to collect dust while I did a lot of fun writing. Then the Lord placed a flyer for an upcoming writers' conference less than two hours from home. From the moment I my eyes caught a glimpse, my heart stirred with excitement to attend. It was here that God encouraged me to take my book off the shelf and get to work. This time it wasn't for healing but to help others.
Today I write in hopes of saving someone else years of pain and searching when the answer to their struggles is available twenty-four-seven. The words penned on this blog and in my books is first and foremost to bring glory to God yet to know both Heidi's name and story is not forgotten as other's hearts are touched is an inspiration.
Is there more to you than being a writer?
I am a wife, mother, daughter, and speaker.
I married my beloved less than a year before Heidi's kidnapping with the photographic memories of this day appearing on Day One, America's Most Wanted, and every local media outlet. When a loved one goes missing the first question you hear is, "Do you have any recent photographs?" Between Heidi's graduation shots and our wedding, pictures we had.
Our daughter is a thriving teenager and we are embracing this time of parenting.
While I may still technically be the oldest my parent's two children, my adult life has been spent as an only child in essence. A different role, one I cherish. I can't imagine how hard this must be on my parents. I pray they know how much I love them and pray for them. I pray for my sister too. In God's time…
In 2010 I started to establish myself as "writer". Less than two years later I began the journey to add "speaker" to my resume. God used a few wonderful ladies to open this door in December of 2011. Since this first event, I have spoken a few more times. Each time God opens the door I pray to give His message with those in attendance. I speak for the same reason I write, to help others.
BUT do you know the best part? Each time I speak, the hours spent looking up Bible verses and in prayer strengthen me. I plan, prepare, and pray for those who will hear my message. I want to be an ambassador worthy to share God's message for whoever might hear the words God gave me. Sometimes I find myself thinking, Are you sure God? I'm not sure I can do this…Okay, this is Your message not mine. And each time, the feedback brings tears to my eyes.
I am stronger and more dependent on God with each speaking event. It is through this intense time of study, prayer and preparation that I focus on the story and message God has for others. My healing and strength is an added blessing.
Are you scheduling speaking events at this time?
Yes I am.
You can contact me directly through my email at email@example.com or by visiting my "Contact Me" page on this website. There is information for event planners on my "Speaker" page. You may also Facebook message me.
There are still dates available for this summer and I have started to schedule for the Fall. I look forward to hearing from you.
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