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It is one of the important dates that come round each and every year and offers a chance for people across the world to celebrate mothers.
It is a special day that doesn't discriminate, and allows us to celebrate those in our life that helped raise us or have been there as we grow up and wiser.
From carers to adoptive and foster mums, to drag mothers and even a special male role - it is a time show appreciation.
But where did Mothering Sunday come from? And why is it earlier this year?
The origins date back as early as the ancient Greek times, according to the Manchester Evening News .
The ancient Greeks dedicated an annual spring festival to maternal goddesses, and the ancient Romans also celebrated a spring festival called Hilaria, which was for a mother goddess called Cybele.
When is Mother's Day 2018?
The occasion is celebrated on different dates throughout the world, but here in the UK, it falls on Sunday, March 11 in 2018.
In this country it is always falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent, and the 24 hours marks the maternal bond that exists between a mum and child - as well as other maternal figures, including grandmothers, mothers-in-law and stepmums.
The day has now evolved into a day of appreciation for all the maternal women in our lives.
Traditionally, gift-givers present flowers and chocolate as a way to give special thanks for all that mums do.
What are the origins of Mother's Day?
Mothering Sunday is a Christian celebration which has now become a worldwide event to show mums how much we appreciate them.
More than 30 per cent of Brits say their mum is the most inspirational person in their life.
Mother's Day is traditionally a celebration to observe and celebrate mothers, grandmothers and stepmums with flowers, gifts, cards and even breakfast in bed.
Its origins date back to the ancient Greek times but we celebrate it today in a way which the Americans started in the early 20th century.
More recent origins date back to the 1600s in England, when it was held on the fourth Sunday of Lent.
It was originally a day for Christmas to visit their 'mother church'.


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Are you following?
Go visit Kelly, at Big A little a. She is hosting the Poetry Friday Round-up this week.
Then, go read her review of a new alphabet book by Steve Martin and Roz Chast. It's posted at Book Buds and, in her comments, I said this of Kelly's review (which is funny and right-on-target and totally in step with my own schizophrenic ways) :
I haven't seen the book yet, but I love the review, because it *sounds* as if it would be my reaction. Exactly. Roz Chast *is* a genius, and Martin *can* write. But, I have the same schizophrenic reactions to the "type."
And, I really do think Chast's angst is too angsty for children. I picture my youngest walking away from the book looking like a Chast character.
I love Roz Chast, but I don't want Ramona to go neurotic on me. We have enough of that around here without encouraging it via alphabet books.
Maybe I'll just ask Atticus to give the book to me for Christmas, and I'll hide it from the children. (Though, I must admit, we are all big fans of being in a quandary. So I guess we're hopeless.)
Have a poetic Poetry Friday.


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LOGOSOPHICAL family!!! I am back! Yes! And it feels good. It is a blessing for me to write for this blog. As I have mentioned before, it is a part of my soul work. It causes me to deeply introspect and provides a platform for reflection about the days of my life, haha. My last blog was a reflection of the year – the key takeaway of 2019. And in that piece, I spoke about how God had started to make me understand that where I was, was not because He had forgotten me or that I was unloved, off-course or forsaken. He had me write in that blog about how my tears, sorrow and prayers had not been for nothing. And just because I hadn't seen the result yet, He had collected each drop, bore my sorrows with me (even if it didn't feel like it at all) and had answered my prayers. More importantly, He had been busy with my soul and mind in 2019. Just because certain things I had desired hadn't occurred, it didn't mean that my life in that year had been for nothing. No. God took up my fragile and vulnerable heart and worked on it, mainly by allowing for me to experience disappointment. I learned about holding onto the knowledge of who God is in an often confusing, unfair, cruel and selfish world. I learned that that knowledge ought to be the be all and end all for me – nothing else. In the midst of this tumultuous world, I also learned that God's expectation of us that we be love and be His representatives on earth never stops. It didn't stop when I was offended, smarting or feeling that I was justified in being a certain 'ugly' way. No. I learned that it is a command that was always to be adhered to. And I guess it's taken long for me to learn this lesson – my heart is fragile, stubborn and dark. But I am grateful for God inculcating in me how grace works. Grace works because it is undeserved. And along with that, I learned that when you don't understand the world, people or even God's hand, keep trusting His heart. And His heart for me, and for you, is love.
I also learned that God refines us through sorrow and pain. This is not necessarily a new revelation, but it was a lived one in 2019. I learned that sometimes, we must pick ourselves up by the bootstraps of our faith when it is threatening to fall apart. I guess there is also help from the Holy Spirit in that regard or in those times, but whew, it was touch and go for me at one point. But I held on, even by a thread sometimes. I was also covered, prayed for and encouraged, and for that I am eternally grateful for my loving tribe. And standing on the other side with my faith a little more shored up, I can say that it was also a necessary lesson. I say this because the experience of having my faith tested also touched on my "I am unloved" insecurities. I have said before that I always struggled to fully and wholeheartedly accept or believe that God loved me. I used every bad thing that ever happened in my life as proof that He didn't love me. Experiencing the difficult times I did in 2019, a part of me did begin to feel that old insecurity creep back up again: I was going through all this because I was unloved anyway; I had always been a second (or last) thought to God; I deserved all the being overlooked because I was a bad and ugly person; I was never going to receive any divine favour because who was I anyway? Like, only God's least 'liked' person…I know this is all the enemy. But I want to speak to those of us who often have these kinds of attacks – the devil is a liar. You are made in His image and you are His beloved; HIS; the apple of His eye; blessed and HIGHLY favoured, purposed and anointed. If you don't believe me, read Isaiah 43. Like, just take your sweet time and mull over each word, phrase and verse. My prayer is that His unbridled and interminable love will wash over you like a river that has broken its banks …and then that you would continue to experience that love DAILY.
What I learnt from holding on to my faith, even by a thread is that the tide does turn. Now, there were many (maaany) moments and times when the lies swallowed and consumed me. I was doomed to my present circumstances, nothing was EVER going to change for me BECAUSE I was a nobody and whatever I had up to that point, was my lot for life. I had a running script where God had blessed me only up to a certain point. So it was ludicrous of me to expect Him to ever do anything more for me because it was just not ordained. And how many of us know that when God says it is, then it is? So I was wallowing in the lie that He had never planned nor intended to bless me beyond a certain point. Like, Lamentations 3:22-23 was a lie to me. The fact that I was continuing to breathe and be alive didn't matter. That what I had up until then facilitated a materially rich life didn't matter. That I had people who truly and genuinely loved ME, Did. Not. Matter. Because I wasn't receiving what I had so sorely prayed and hoped for, I believed that I had reached the celling for where God intended to take me blessings-wise and it threatened to lead me back down that road of insecurities I thought I had overcome.
But the tide does turn. I said that in my last blog too. At the beginning of the year, I was pretty jaded…but within a few days God quickly turned that around. He literally deposited the blueprint of my life y'all, and I captured it on what is referred to as a vision board. Like, I don't know whether the scale of this is as apparent to you as it is to me. Literally, since this blog's inception, this has been my ask…like, God, what on earth am I here for? I have spoken at length about my desire to know my purpose and to feel purposed. Over the last 2/3 years, I have so sorely wanted to know without any doubt that I was/am at the centre of God's will for me. And then, BOOM, just like that, He FINALLY shared the grand scheme/framework of my life. What I want to say is that my vision board is not for 2020. It is for until the day I die. It is conceptual and talks to WHO I AM because of WHOSE I AM, AND WHO/WHAT POWERS AND DRIVES ME. In it, God revealed to me my three major titles, and the three key ways in which these titles will be fulfilled. That for me, is a vision – who I am (the titles) and what I will do because of who I am, and HOW I will do this. If anything, this vision board will grow. Recently, I listened to a sermon that elucidated this so perfectly. Lulu also led a conversation for our podcast series on this very topic. You can check it out here. God will have us do different things in different seasons of our lives, under the HOW part…but it all will connect to WHO you are. So, I will perhaps gain more HOWS through the years, but they will always be in fulfilment of God's calling on my life, which ultimately (as all calling should) points back to Him. I live for Him and to make Him known. That is my purpose, and now I have an idea of the three top HOWS of how I am meant to fulfil that. As an important side note – I want to say that sometimes, some giftings and taskings aren't for the fulfilling of purpose, but rather for the giving of joy for yourself and others…do and pursue them anyway, because ultimately, as God's children, ours is to always serve. Him, others and ourselves.
In my last blog, I noted that I wanted to step into 2020 without any goals or expectations. I always found 'refreshing' your life every January very odd. Like, "Ok cool and all, but just call it an action plan…not a vision board." The word vision is too profound and meaningful to be 'renewed' every year. DISCLAIMER: not meant to be a dig at anyone who does 'vision board' every year. God is diverse and works in many ways to get each of us to the point where we know and understand and live out our calling. Ok, then. So I had never been the vision boarding kind. Precisely because I knew that I didn't know yet, what the calling/purpose of my life were. And I hated trying to prescribe my own goals, ambitions and whatnot, in a climate in which it seemed God hadn't breathed into yet. I wanted God to move in this revelatory and significant way. And then He did! So my vision board will always guide my yearly action plans. Do I finally have an action plan? Happy to say YES, LOL. And the things that I have in there are like 3 max, because I am being reasonable. And they nicely tie into different aspects of my WHO and HOW. I don't have things in there that require God to move. Not for a lack of faith…NO. But because those are things I know He has written in His action plan for me. And He will release them at His right time. For me, they remain prayer points. I have in there, things that I CAN do something about. Things that are MY responsibility.
I would like to ask you what you sense the year 2020 to be about. Please drop a comment in the comments section below. For myself and others (Wooohooo! There is general agreement in body of Christ about this), I sense that the Holy Spirit is saying God has opened the heavens and He will send a downpour of inimitable, divine favour; He will answer long-prayed prayers and acknowledge supplications and obedience; He will console those who mourn in Zion; give beauty for ashes; the oil of joy for mourning and the garment of praise for the spirit of mourning. This is Isaiah 61:1-3. I also encourage you to read verses 4-7. God is saying 2020 will be the year of OVERNIGHT turnaround (2 Kings 7:1-2). Like one day, it will be famine and the next, you will have overflowing barns. Your name will be mentioned in high places and discussed by people with influence, and GOD will lead them to favour you. It will be very clearly a God thing, not a man thing. They will be used by God for your benefit and without your intervention. Basically, God is fixing to show off in the lives of His children in 2020. Ask me, I know.
Lulu also shared Amos 9:13-15 with me and The Message version reads thus:
13-15 "Yes indeed, it won't be long now." God's Decree. "Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won't be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills. I'll make everything right again for my people Israel."
It perfectly aligns with Isaiah 61 and the belief that this is the year of God restoring, multiplying portions and generally just doing big things. If you have been through some pretty low places and wondered where God was in those times, may it be this kind of glorious year for you too.
Relatedly, the theme this year at my church is "2020: THE YEAR OF THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD'S POWER IN YOUR LIFE". And I heard the introductory sermon on the theme AFTER God imparted the foregoing on my spirit. And so, this also has renewed my faith. I know I said I would go into 2020 with no expectations, but God lit a fire under me and He said, "You GOTTA believe again. Dare to dream and to hope against hope. I will do it." So, I have expectation in specific areas He has said to expect of/from Him. Areas in which I have previously been bitterly disappointed. But ke, God is not a respecter of man but of faith. So I harbour faith…and most of all hope. I think I have shared before about why hope is such a fragile and tenuous thing. If dashed, it is much more difficult to rebuild. Somehow, it's a tenderer thing than faith, and we hope because we believe God hears, sees and favours us. And that personalises things…but He says hope does not disappoint…and I think that beyond its eternal meaning, I would also like to find out the verity of that statement in this present life.
Another thing Lulu mentioned as we spoke about what we sensed the Holy Spirit was saying about 2020, is that it will be the year that God places people on destiny paths. It will be the year of revelation, understanding and walking in calling and purpose.
Whatever the status of your relationship with God, I encourage you to hold on. If it has been dark and dingy for you, hold on. Hold on to the voice that is saying 'don't give up'. Hold on to that thing that gets you up each morning, even if it is auto-pilot, and trust that the tide will change. Also trust that God will heal your broken places and that He can handle your anger with Him or disappointment in Him. Bring. It. All. To Him. I also encourage you to pray. God doesn't need or want fancy prayers. He just wants you. But be warned – He is also NOT a genie. He may not change your circumstances overnight, but He will make a way eventually. He will move and He will answer. But through it all, He will sustain you. And it may even be untraceable at times His sustenance, but He will. Being placed on "pause"; being delayed; hearing NO from God and feeling directionless is not tantamount to being forsaken by Him. His 'no' is His favour for you because you must trust that He would always operate from a place of wanting to avert danger for/from you. So if He said no, it is because it would have destroyed or hurt you more than the pain of being denied it. Maybe it's just a 'not now'…either way, make peace with that situation and read it as "God loves me. He wouldn't withhold any good thing from me." So if you don't have it, it's not right for you.
After a point in 2019, after I had calmed down enough to stop blaming God and being angry at Him, I found that I began to draw closer to Him anew. And I found Him to be kind and compassionate. So, He also didn't wave all the issues away. No. He stuck to His process and instead gave me whatever it is I needed for each day. Through that, I began to REALLY believe and know with all of my being that I was loved. That experience was God's love for me in action. He could refine me, even at the cost of hurting me, but still be there for me whenever I needed Him. He listened when I would travail; He sustained me (literally) and He always brought me rays of sunshine on the next day, just to show and remind me that He had heard me the night before and had empathy for me. Those bits, from moment to moment and day to day, are literally what kept me going at many times. In a sense, I got to be affirmed in His love, not because He did for me, but because He was for me. He stood with me and He held my hand. I didn't finally accept that God loves me because He answered all my prayers to my liking. Instead, I came to know this finally because I walked with Him. God is an experience, as are all relationships.
God took interest in my gwans (stories) and He guided and advised me consistently, sometimes on a daily, even when my heart was literally shattering into a thousand little pieces and there was no elixir for the pain. Yes, I still felt my pain, deep as it was, and I felt and thought that I would surely die, but I didn't. I am trying to articulate it as best I can, so bear with me. Perhaps the Holy Spirit buoyed me; perhaps my spirit man had been 'strengthened'. Whatever it was, though I went through the pain and FELT all my emotions and feels, I did not, as had been the norm for me in the past, FEEL unloved or punished by God. The thought definitely crossed my mind and even bounced around in my heart (because the enemy knows our weaknesses) but it did not take root. That's what I mean by not having 'felt'. I am an extremely emotional person. Not in a bad way, LOL. Or is it? LOL! Ok, ok. By that, I mean that I feel everything I feel deeply. So if ever I were going to feel unloved, I would have definitely felt it. I would have sensed and known that I was FEELING unloved. And this is why feelings are such an unreliable guide and measure of what is, of reality and of fact. They're exaggerated (or at least mine are, LOL) and so subjective, based on alllllllllllll the unique things in life that make you you. So they aren't always reliable, a 'true' reflection of reality or objective. And this is why I am having to learn how to select, contain and steer my emotions. Anyhoo, my being highly strung is a story for another day. So the difference this time was that even if I may have had the thought cross my mind, the thought of being unloved, it didn't turn into a feeling, at least not one that settled. I appreciate that for myself. I believe that there was a moving from the knowledge of God's love for me, to a lived experience of it, one which I was keenly alive to. I needed that. In the past, it would frustrate me that I would often feel so unloved, even as I was praying, but I would still say things like "I know you love me" and "You will never leave nor forsake me". It was just rote; me repeating what the Scripture says, but not "feeling" or believing it. It was not deeply entrenched and ensconced in my knower. Today, I can say that I am grateful that God has begun a good work in me of re-engineering my knower where this issue is concerned. And of course it could have only been through experience with Him. I am now surer of and secure in this love He professes to have for me. He is continuing to break down the enemy's strongholds there and He is developing a girl with healthy self-esteem where the love of her father is concerned.
I've said it before, but I will say it again: may you also own, note and meditate on your lessons and victories. It encourages you to keep going and is a good way of measuring how far you have come. For me, noting my lessons and the journey I have traveled in recent years is a good indicator of the fact that I am not alone…I know for a fact that I wouldn't have made it this far if God hadn't been on my side…
Whatever your 2020 is, may it be one of continued growth, revelation, healing and restoration. And as we set off into the new year, may I let you know that you are capable, beloved, called and purposed. You matter and you are here for a reason. Do not give up.
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On a recent trip to Target (one of my favorite stores), I passed through the dress department to quickly browse what was new while on my way to the register, and came across this super cute red and gray Shift Dress — I immediately wanted one! With the holidays just behind us, it was the perfect time for red (not to mention it matches my new lippy in Cherry Pie), so I went to Mood Fabrics NYC for just the right houndstooth fabric to suit my fancy. I'm super pleased with how it turned out….my 2nd shift dress, my first attempt at sewing one — super proud of myself. What new sewing ventures on your fashion horizon for the new year? Tell me below. Happy New Year all!
SUPPLIES: a dress you already own to create a pattern from, 1.5 yards of houndstooth fabric, tracing or tissue paper, a pencil, straight pins, scissors, and a straight edge.
1. Double up a portion of your fabric the size of 1/2 of your dress (I placed a piece of paper in between layers so you could see what I mean). Then, turn your dress inside out with the sleeves inward, and lay it on top of your doubled up fabric (Note: the fold is on the left side of the picture).
2. Cut out the outline of your dress (Note: I cut this one pretty close to the exact size of this dress rather than leaving room for a seam allowance because my previous dress was a little big). Hold tight on the neck in this step….you'll see a closer illustration in Step #3.
3. Here I've already cut out both the back and the front of the dress, taking into consideration the lower sloping neckline in the front (Note: Take into account that the dress down not meet at the top directly at the shoulder, so my back panel is slightly longer at the shoulder than my front panel).
4. Using your tracing/tissue paper, trace the sleeve of your original dress to create a pattern for your sleeve.
5. I folded my fabric in half TWICE, leaving the folds across the top and down the left sides of the picture. Now, pin the half of your sleeve pattern that you just created to your double folded fabric.
6. Cut out your pattern, in doing so you will now have two full sleeves (both front and back).
7. I love pockets….and a quick way to create them in my opinion is to pin generously around your hand for a general shape. I used the remnants of my twice doubled fabric. (Note: Be sure to leave an extra inch on both sides of your wrist so you can get your hand in and out with ease).
8. Cut this shape out you just created and you'll have front and backs for your two pockets.
9. Match up the armholes, and pin the front and back panels together at the side seams of your dress.
10. Now it's time to pin the dress together at the shoulders…remember it doesn't meet perfectly on the shoulder bone, but rather slightly in the front — take this into account when pinning.
11. Take a front and back pocket piece and put right sides facing together. Now, open up your side seams that you pinned where you want your pockets (mine were 9 inches from the hem). You want to pin each half to the inner side of your dress. Repeat for the other side.
12. With about a 1/4 inch seam allowance, sew along the pin lines you just created to pin your pockets in place.
13. It all starts to come together in this step! Here I illustrated me sewing the two shoulder portions together that you pinned in Step #10 (with the pattern, it may be a little tricky to see). I then sewed together both side seams of the dress (Note: leave an inch or two at the arm hole that you'll go back and finish up once you've attached the sleeves).
14. Pin the hem to your dress (Note: when creating this hem, be sure to keep an eye on your pattern so it matches up).
15. Create a neat edge to your neckline with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
16. Pin your sleeves in place, and then sew them together.
17. Now it's time to finish it all up….sew your neckline, arm holes, hemline…then you are all set!
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In Italian culture, pranzo is the most important meal of the day. It's the time when families stop whatever they're doing to gather around the table. Pranzo is meant to be enjoyed with the company of others- whether it's a budding friendship or a lifelong partnership.
The story of pranzo
Ever since I was a kid, I've had a dream of having my own restaurant. Watching my parents grapple with the chaos of running their own pizza place yet love what they did enchanted me. When I opened Pranzo at our first location on Vine street in 2007, I wanted to share my nostalgic experience of my family's love, bewilderment, and passion for the restaurant. Since our opening, we've been constantly evolving and using our creative ambition to expand past our comfort zone. We quickly outgrew the space on Vine, and spent over a year tenderly remodeling an defunct abandoned storefront on the strip. Once it was completed, we moved our our operation to downtown Willoughby in the darkness of night, and opened for business the following evening. And we've been churning out fresh pasta, baking
wood fired pizzas, and sautéing every meal with the same burning passion as when we first opened our doors. Because I see it as more than a restaurant; I see everyone at Pranzo as a guest in my home. Where everyone can gather together, pour a good bottle of wine, and laugh over a great meal. And like any lived-in home, you can expect the restaurant to undergo changes throughout its life- like our lounge, patio, and garden (to name a few). Stop in for a while, even if just to say hello- you never know what we might be cooking up.


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Mahatma Fakiranand Attempted to Beat Pat Halley to Death With a Hammer
Western premies should have had their beliefs about mahatmas and Prem Rawat challenged when they learned that Mahatma Fakiranand had nearly bludgeoned the journalist and merry prankster, Pat Halley, to death with a hammer for throwing a shaving cream pie into Maharaji's face in Detroit in 1973 but their consciences were not particularly active and mostly they shrugged their metaphorical shoulders and put it down to Maharaji's Lila. Fakiranand, who was a well-loved mahatma of Shri Hans, Prem Rawat's father, and remained an extremely important mahatma under Satpal Maharaj after Prem Rawat was deposed by his Indian followers, was quickly hustled overseas and Halley accepted a $10,000 payment from Divine Light Mission as compensation. (Click here for full details of this vicious crime)
Even amongst the early premies, Fakiranand was considered extreme and is possibly the only "mahatma" to be written about in Penthouse magazine:
Mahatma Fakiranand is a very special mahatma, being one of the first premies elevated to that sacred state after the barely pubescent godhead (he's one day older than Donny Osmond) assumed the title of Perfect Master in 1969 upon the death of his father, the founder of the Divine Light Mission. Fakiranand is fondly referred to as Guru Maharaj Ji's "drunken puppy," because of his rather peculiar sense of devotion. The day after the Detroit incident Tina Sanderson was receiving The Knowledge from Fakiranand, and she was more than a little perturbed by his zeal. He made the twenty-odd premies-to-be clean their pockets of all their possessions, scooping the spare change into a paper bag which, along with many other paper bags he would collect from other Knowledge sessions, he would personally deliver to the feet of his master. Tina remembers being particularly disturbed by the fanatical display of adoration Fakiranand exhibited. "He made us bow twenty times to a picture of Guru Maharaj Ji, making us promise to renounce all other gurus and religious beliefs. There was a picture of Guru Maharaj Ji which had fallen to the floor. He got all agitated and scolded us for not rushing over to pick it up. Other premies later told me that he would berate them for even turning their backs on a picture of Maharaj Ji."
The compleat mahatma: try to kill someone one day, reveal the Holy Knowledge of Guru Maharaj Ji the next.
One of Fakiranand's satsangs is posted here, he certainly seems "blissed out" in the photo and in his speech:
"I am seeing that self-effulgent Light twenty-four hours a day. Guru Maharaj has opened my eye and has given everything to me. I am remembering that Word at all times. There is nothing more precious than Guru, nothing more lovely than Guru Maharaj in this whole universe for a human being."
Even premies who heard about the attack were not aware of the details. Sophia Collier believed Rawat stripped the mahatma of his rank and urged him to turn himself in but the mahatma quietly slipped out of the country.
In 2000 Halley made a few posts on the Prem-Rawat-Talk Forum and revealed that Fakiranand contacted him after the Rawat family split claiming he was blackmailed into attacking Halley by DLM administrators.
I received a letter two years later from Fakiranand, a copy was also sent to the Detroit Police. He said that he was ordered to kill me by the President of the organization (not Maharaj Ji) and he denounced the Guru and the entire organization, claiming that they used the threat of deportation to force him into it.
In 2012 Fakiranand was contacted by a former premie seeking to ascertain the truth of the matter and he absolutely denied having struck the near fatal blow or having anything to do with it. He claimed that the evil administrators of Divine Light Mission falsely accused him as he was the only mahatma fighting for truth, bliss and consciousness against their dark machinations. However there is enough confirmatory evidence to show that he is lying. He also claimed he did not write the letter sent to Halley in Fakiranand's name, once again blaming these evil overlords.
It is pretty obvious that if there is a self-effulgent Divine Light and a Holy Name then Juteswar Misra is certainly not experiencing these divine gifts of truth and bliss but is a demented religious fanatic who may or may not know that he is lying. Like his former Guru Maharaj Ji he has used these Indian religious doctrines for his own selfish ends though obviously not as successfully as Prem. Having comfortable quarters, the respect of the gullible and free food sure beats slaving in the hot Indian sun for a pittance.
He has continued as a mahatma until at least the present day (2013) preaching for Satpal Maharaj, Rawat's eldest brother and replacement Satguru. He presides at Prem Nagar ashram in Haridwar as the wise and enlightened elder statesman Mahatma and denies all knowledge of Halley's attempted murder. The Western premies had to change their beliefs about mahatmas when all but a handful of them returned to India and remained loyal to Rawat's mother after she disinherited Him for his playboy lifestyle. After all, Mahatmas couldn't have higher spiritual experience if they accepted that Prem Rawat, their former Perfect Master and Lord of the Universe had become just a naughty fat boy who'd got lost in maya of sex, drink, drugs and being a playboy, could they?
A former premie, Joe, posted this reminiscence about Fakiranand on 18/5/2012
When Fakiranand toured, in advance of his arrival, the ashram had to be completely "Fakiranized" because, apparently due to very perverted toilet training, Fakiranand demanded "perfection." One of the requirements was that every picture of Prem (and, at that time, the other members of the "Holy Family" ) MUST have a cloth underneath it if sitting on a table, AND there had to be a cloth (usually some satin/silk number) behind every such picture hanging on the wall, among other ridiculous things. First thing he did when he arrived was to look for something incorrectly done to bitch about it. And, as you say, he was a tyrant with aspirants.
Mahatma Fakiranand Ji at the IAM Metaphysical Centre (Part 2 and continuation of previoulsy uploaded video 2011-01-01
- I resolved to return to the ashram a week later when Mahatma Fakirand, the boy guru's number one disciple, would be back from a tour of the U.S. to "give knowledge." …
"Ah," said the Mahatma, "then who is the more important, guru or God?" Flashing on about 500 complexities and figuring I had had it, I replied, "God."
At which the Mahatma told me that I should then ask God for knowledge; the guru is more important than God because the guru gives knowledge of God.
The Mahatma advised me to get some more "satsang" and come back when I really believed that the guru is indeed the key to my life.
"The Guru on Fourteenth Street" STEPHEN C. ROSE. the christian CENTURY. January 19, 1972, pp. 67-69
- Mahatma Fakiranand, close disciple of 14-year-old Guru Maharaj Ji, will be in Concord Friday afternoon at the Divine Light Mission on Baker Avenue.
Disciple of 14-year-old Guru to visit Concord, the Lowell Sun, 9/14/72, p. 13


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Eight Indonesians were arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint after the authorities found several Islamic State images on one of their mobile phones.
Images were the Islamic State flag, an Islamic State "activity" and a homemade shoe bomb (we will come to that later).
A quick timeline of their travel route before entering Singapore:
The group flew to Kuala Lumpur from Padang in West Sumatra on Jan 3 to preach and for the leader of the group, Ridce Elfi Hendra, to seek medical treatment.
On Jan 7, they travelled to Pattani Thailand (southern province of Thailand where majority are Malay Muslims) to learn about the education system at the Islamic Education Board in the area. Then, they headed back to Malaysia before attempting to enter Singapore on Wednesday (Jan 11).
It was about 1.30am when the Singapore authorities denied their entrance and put a "Not To Land" stamp on their passports.
What is a shoe bomb?
It is an explosive device concealed within the heel and sole of a shoe.
In 2001, a man named Richard Reid tried to blow up the entire American Airlines plane carrying 197 passengers via the plastic explosives concealed in his shoes (shoe bomb).
It was just two months after the 9/11 tragedy.
With bombs in his shoes, it was not sure how he successfully passed security checks at the airport custom and happily boarded the plane.
90 minutes into the flight, a flight attendant smelled a burnt match and was directed by passengers to Reid who put a match into his mouth after being confronted.
He tried to light another match and set fire to the inner tongue of his sneaker after the captain was alerted on this issue.
The flight attendant then tried to grab the shoe when she saw a wire protruding from the sneaker. Reid, who is much bigger, pushed her into the bulkhead.
After several struggles, two doctors on the plane managed to sedate him before the plane landed in Boston.
kudos to customs authorities
With heightened terrorism threats, customs authorities can't afford to be lax, even at odd hours.
Since the 'shoe bomb' scare, some airports require passengers to remove shoes while going through the scanner.
At Changi Airport, officers conduct full-body pat-downs and they're also testing out a new-generation body scanner which is supposedly better in protecting passengers' privacy.
Well done for keeping us safe all year round!
And don't worry about the group of Indonesians – they are currently detained and questioned by the Indonesian police's special counterterrorism unit, Densus 88.
Keep calm and continue to stay vigilant.


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Ivor Bertie Gurney
(28 August 1890 – 26 December 1937) was an English composer and poet.
As a child, he sang as a chorister at Gloucester Cathedral, from 1900 to 1906, where he met fellow composer Herbert Howells who became a lifelong friend. He also enjoyed an enduring friendship with the poet F. W. Harvey whom he met in 1908. e studied there with Charles Villiers Stanford, who also taught Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Ireland, Marion M. Scott,Rebecca Clarke, Frank Bridge, Arthur Bliss, Howells and many others. Stanford told Howells that Gurney was potentially "the biggest of them all", but he was "unteachable". Gurney possessed a dynamic personality but had been troubled by mood swings that became apparent during his teenage years. He had a difficult time focusing on his work at college and suffered his first breakdown in 1913. After taking a rest, he seemed to recover and returned to college.
Gurney's studies were interrupted by World War I when he enlisted as a private soldier in the Gloucestershire Regiment in February 1915. At the Front, he began writing poetry seriously, sending his efforts to his friend, the musicologist-critic Marion Scott, who worked with Gurney as his editor and business manager. He was in the midst of writing the poems for what would become his first book Severn and Somme when he was wounded in the shoulder in April 1917. He recovered and returned to battle, still working on his book and composing music including the songs In Flanders and By A Bierside. Sidgwick & Jackson accepted Severn and Somme in July with publication set for the autumn. In the meantime, Gurney was gassed in September the same year and sent to the Edinburgh War Hospital where he met and fell in love with a VAD nurse, Annie Nelson Drummond, but the relationship later failed. There remains some controversy about the possible effects of the gas on his mental health, even though Gurney had shown some signs and symptoms of a bipolar disorder since his teens. "Being gassed (mildly) [his parenthesis] with the new gas is no worse than catarrh or a bad cold", Gurney wrote in a letter to Marion Scott on 17 September 1917. After his release from hospital he was posted to Seaton Delaval, a mining village in Northumberland, where he wrote poems including 'Lying awake in the ward'. Severn and Somme, was published in November 1917.
In March 1918, Gurney suffered a serious breakdown, triggered at least in part by the sudden loss of Drummond. He was hospitalized in the Gallery Ward at Brancepeth Castle, County Durham, where he wrote several songs, despite the piano sounding, he said, like "a boiler factory in full swing because of the stone walls". In June he threatened suicide but did not go through with it. He slowly regained some of his emotional stability and in October was honourably discharged from the army. Gurney received an unconventional diagnosis of nervous breakdown from "deferred" shell shock. The notion that Gurney's instability should primarily be attributed to "shell shock" was perpetuated by his close friend Marion Scott, who used this term in the initial press releases after Gurney's death, as well as in his entry for Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
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A. Reputation evidence of character. The credibility of a witness may be attacked or supported by evidence in the form of general reputation only, but subject to these limitations:
(1) The evidence may refer only to character for truthfulness or untruthfulness.
(2) A foundation must first be established that the character witness is familiar with the reputation of the witness whose credibility is in issue. The character witness shall not express his personal opinion as to the character of the witness whose credibility is in issue.
(3) Inquiry into specific acts on direct examination while qualifying the character witness or otherwise is prohibited.
B. Particular acts, vices, or courses of conduct. Particular acts, vices, or courses of conduct of a witness may not be inquired into or proved by extrinsic evidence for the purpose of attacking his character for truthfulness, other than conviction of crime as provided in Articles 609 and 609.1 or as constitutionally required.
C. Cross-examination of character witnesses. A witness who has testified to the character for truthfulness or untruthfulness of another witness may be cross-examined as to whether he has heard about particular acts of that witness bearing upon his credibility.
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How Trump's subservient GOP exposes the failure of American exceptionalism
The impeachment trial was never going to produce a conviction, of course, but it could have at least served to shore up even a few of the nominal pillars of democracy yet intact. Decades of erosion by chief executives, packed courts, congressional (in)action, and general malfeasance have weakened protective mechanisms in areas from voting and campaign finance to government transparency and individual rights. Now, with the short-circuited process and inevitable outcome of the impeachment hearing, there is another nail in the coffin of a fractured system that still sits on an idealized pedestal.
American exceptionalism, when it's considered at all, is mostly viewed in the context of foreign policies: intervening in the affairs of others and holding the world to standards from which we are somehow exempt. This principle asserts the view that the U.S., as the primary global hegemon (militarily, if not culturally, or economically), has a sacred responsibility to take action deemed necessary to protect and promote our interests and support causes in which we believe. In practice, this looks like geographical incursions, political manipulations, and rights deprivations when larger concerns make such expedient.
There is, however, another version of American exceptionalism that applies more internally. Under this construct, the national identity becomes entirely bound up with bedrock beliefs in the idyllic virtues of democracy, justice, freedom, and associated "blessings of liberty." Parallel to the international variety, this aspect holds up a national image that silences dissent when invoked but isn't met in actual practice. In this guise, the mantle of patriotism can be claimed by those working actively against the higher ideals.
These themes have come to light in the course of the impeachment proceedings, particularly in the proffered defense which asserted, in essence, that as a constitutional matter a President simply cannot be convicted and removed. The rationale is that, unlike life-tenured federal judges (eight of whom have been removed from office in history), a President must stand for election every four years. This means that there's another mechanism for removing elected officials, namely the democratic process. In other words, the sanctity of the Constitution and electoral processes mitigate against congressional removal.
Despite its implicit valorization of American ideals, the radical standard set by this argument could serve to further cement the "imperial presidency" that has been steadily expanding over the decades. George W. Bush, for example, took the practice of issuing "signing statements" (executed in conjunction with approving legislative acts) to new heights of presidential fiat. In these statements, Bush would routinely render objections or even outright exemptions to the bills being signed, operating in some respects like a line-item veto of statutory provisions deemed inconvenient or antithetical to the President's agenda.
The trend toward expanding executive powers has been well documented, but the arguments advanced in the impeachment trial threaten to take it to a more dangerous level. Commentators have lamented the implications of acquitting on the grounds argued, noting that it could effectively immunize nearly any presidential conduct in the service of getting reelected. The permutations of this would grant sitting presidents the right to do almost anything deemed necessary to maintain their power, with no prospect of real oversight—except apparently that of "the people" in our exceptionalist democratic mythos. (Of course, presidents aren't directly elected by popular vote, so even this vaunted mechanism is tenuous.)
The underlying basis of impeachment acquittal could confer a veritable executive carte blanche, and in the process weaken the foundering "checks and balances" in the system. This surfacing is critical, further rendering unmistakable the extant gap between American values and our actual politics. Perhaps in an ironic twist, the exposure of illusory principles to fractious daylight will prompt multitudes to demand change. Until then, we're left with the spectacle of democratic veneration amidst the specter of tyranny.
Randall Amster, JD, PhD, is Director of the Program on Justice and Peace at Georgetown University. His books include Peace Ecology (Routledge, 2015), Anarchism Today (Praeger, 2012), Lost in Space: The Criminalization, Globalization, and Urban Ecology of Homelessness (LFB, 2008); and the co-edited volume Exploring the Power of Nonviolence: Peace, Politics, and Practice (Syracuse University Press, 2013).


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Wed., Sep. 11. 2013 11:00pm EDT
Many people are not aware of the Beatles parody EP, Orchard Avenue, we recorded in 2012. This four-song package is only available as a download, and the songs it features aren't on any our CDs. But it's free with your donation of any amount to the ministry of ApologetiX.
You can check out the cover artwork and the track listing at http://www.apologetix.com/store
Once you make a donation, we'll email you the link for the MP3 files, which come with cover art and lyrics. Note: Donations are not tax-deductible but can made easily in the online store.
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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Plaxico Burress said that Jovan Belcher's tragedy is just the latest sign that society isn't changing. Burress said he believes it is not a sign of NFL culture, but society in general:
"Things like this happen to people every day. It just happened to be Jovan, somebody that we knew. That's why we're having this discussion. But it goes on in society all the time."
Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg four years ago and served nearly two years in prison as a result. He has had many conversations about his incident, but he believes that people who want to own a gun are still going to do so no matter how much anyone else talks to them.
Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, then drove to the Kansas City Chiefs facility and committed suicide on Saturday, Dec. 1. Burress noted the developing problem of suicide among NFL players as well and said, "It's the kind of thing that's been going on around the NFL for the past four or five years with these suicides and different things ... it's just sad."


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25/10/2015 News
One Step Closer To Universal Access to Energy
Total and Babyloan today announced that they are teaming up to develop the first crowdfunding platform dedicated to accessing energy.
The announcement coincides with the opening of the Fourth International Off-Grid Lighting Conference and Exhibition in Dubai.
The Fourth International Off-Grid Lighting Conference and Exhibition, co-organized by the World Bank's Lighting Global program and the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association, today opened its doors in Dubai with the aim of stepping up the development of off-grid solar lighting in Africa and Asia.
Total is proudly sponsoring the event for the second time in line with its commitment to extend access to energy. We have already reached five million people thanks to our range of solar lamps, Awango by Total, designed to give isolated communities in Africa and Asia access to clean, reliable and cost-effective energy. Now the Group is pursuing these efforts by seeking new partners that can help it overcome one of the main hurdles for accessing to energy: project funding.
Total announced today that it is joining forces with Babyloan, a European leader in crowdfunding, to develop the first crowdfunding platform dedicated to accessing energy. The collaboration will support the creation of local microbusinesses that will be able to develop new distribution networks to reach isolated communities.
The money raised by the platform will be redistributed directly to local microfinance institutions that provide microcredit to entrepreneurs.
Read the press release on the Total-Babyloan partnership
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Daiwa Bradia : Enthusiast Value or JDM Clearance?
Retrieve: Retrieve ratio on the Bradia is the same as that of the Certate 4.8:1. This ratio actually varies a little depending upon the size of the reel and certainly actual rate of retrieve is going to be different amongst each reel in the lineup as well because the spool sizes all vary but the manufacturer specification on the Bradia is just under twenty eight inches.
This T-shaped knob is comfortable enough, but feels very out of place on a reel of this size.
Personally, I prefer the old school "I" shaped knobs.
The reel itself is pretty decent in smoothness, but I don't care much for the foldable handle or t-shaped knob. Granted, the knob is comfortable to hold, but it feels out of place on a reel that is so small. I'd prefer an "I" shaped knob. Likewise in an era where one-piece machined handles are becoming the norm, the foldable handle on the Bradia really detracts from the overall look and feel of the reel.
The anti-reverse lever is located on the bottom of the reel and as expected is easy and sure to actuate.
The reel's anti-reverse is sure and solid and the anti-reverse lever is easy to actuate in cases where you'd prefer to backreel rather than rely on the reel's drag system. All these components operate smoothly and without a hitch.
One unexpected feature of this reel is the very cheap looking and feeling drag knob at the top of the spool - does this look like a $300 reel to you?
Drag: Speaking of drag, the Bradia 2500 is rated up to 7 kilograms of maximum drag pressure which equates to roughly fifteen pounds. Ratings vary widely depending upon which model you acquire but overall smoothness of the drag is acceptable. The only way I was able to test this was to back off on the drag and let the two pound fish we were hooking run a little. We couldn't find any higher quality fish to really put this reel to the test, but I encountered no indications to make me think the Bradia's drag would perform anywhere worse than acceptable.
Otherwise, drag performance is smooth and reliable.
Another area of complaint, however, is in the actual dial for adjusting the drag. The knob is a cheap looking plastic piece more suitable for a sub $100 reel than something retailing for over $300 and a real sore point with me. Each turn of adjustment is met with a familiar and reassuring series microclicks, so that's good, but I simply cannot get over how cheap the actual dial feels in your hand.
Daiwa's latest AirBail design makes for a very durable reel.
Durability: One saving grace of the Bradia's stark appearance is the finish has good durability. In fact the only spot on this reel where durability may be of concern is on that drag knob I mentioned earlier. All other components, exposed or otherwise feel up to par especially including the oversized bail arm.
If you pursue a Bradia through US channels, just be aware you'll likely be foregoing any opportunity at warranty service - this has obviously never stopped us.
Availability & Pricing: Now the tricky part. The Bradia, as it stands from Japan is still priced right around $300 depending upon the exchange rate and any active sales. In fact, at the time of this writing, JapanTackle.com has all Bradia spinning reels at twenty percent (20%) off. However, the reels that made their way to the States via that accidental or otherwise, warehouse sale were being blown out for somewhere between $150 - $200, but be aware, none of these reels purchased locally are likely backed by any kind of warranty whatsoever. If purchased through JapanTackle.com and a warranty issue should arise, they can likely help you broker warranty service.
Daiwa Bradia 2500
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Conclusion: Should you jump at the chance to own a piece of JDM equipment mysteriously and miraculously made available locally? Certainly only you can decide if it's worth the costs and risks involved. The Daiwa Bradia as it stands, regardless of intended market or current availability, for me, is just an ok reel. It's far too stark to inspire that usual enthusiasm over a high dollar reel, and thanks to the foldable handle and plastic drag star cap, I have a hard time imagining this reel as a high dollar piece of tackle to begin with. Honestly, the only thing that comes to mind when I hold this reel in my hand is "why"? If importing from Japan, I'd much rather spend just a little more (in the case of the 2500 size, only $5 more) and get the Luvias. If purchasing locally, depending on the actual cost, I'd lean towards the Fuego or Tierra and get a factory warranty.
At the JDM MSRP, I'd pass on this reel... for the USDM blow out price? Not for me.
I find it interesting that this reel suddenly became available in the US by some kind of warehouse mistake or misfortune. This has happened before. About seven years ago, a large supply of CVZ Millionaires and TDS 103HL reels were blown out in the US market shortly before these reels were discontinued in Japan. From what I've seen and felt, the Bradia is not worthy of the JDM market - not at virtually the same price as the Luvias. I think it's more likely this reel did not sell in Japan, and rather than discount it heavily over there, Daiwa Japan has found a way to dump them in the US. Is that good or bad? Many will jump a the opportunity at such a bargain, but personally I don't see the value.


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Archive for December 2016
BMC Awarded Quality Seal Of Approval
IMD Group's classroom based learning and development facility, BMC (Bristol Management Centre), has recently had its accreditations with the Chartered Management Institute and APMG International renewed. Both organisations operate a rigorous system of quality assurance audits to ensure that their Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs) meet the highest standards. These standards require that ATOs, such as BMC, have in place quality assured…Read More
24th February 2017 Interim AGM Save the Day; Should AsTrE be a Trade Association
Please save the day for an AsTrE interim AGM. Since the last AGM the AsTrE Committee has been researching the possibility of becoming a formal trade association. These benefits come under three headings:- 1. To influence the regulation of the sector by a government agency or in some cases by customers or suppliers. A new…Read More


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Jack has severe cerebral palsy, his family was told that he would never be able to sit, crawl, stand, walk or talk. At two he started attending Rainbow Hub, within 12 months he could lie on his front and back with straight limbs, sit cross-legged without support for a short period and sit balanced on a chair.
Now 10, Jack can stand, transfer from his chair and say a few words, he has more independence and the future looks so much brighter.
A sprightly, determined four year-old, Georgiana has a rare metabolic genetic disease called GA1. Following a strict diet, any illness has to be very closely monitored.
Physical disabilities are due to low muscle tone, affecting her balance and co-ordination meaning over 30 falls every day and an ability to walk short distances only.
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11 year-old Phoebe has the rare condition of Moebius Syndrome causing paralysis of the face. This means she has no facial expressions and is unable to eat other than via a specialist tube. Phoebe also has curvature of the spine and has had a number of operations to stabilise her condition.
From two-years old Phoebe has attended Rainbow Hub, when she had very low muscle tone and was only just able to sit, we've worked hard to teach her to stand, walk and bounce on a trampoline, as well as learning to run.. With Rainbow Hub, Phoebe is now a strong, independent and happy girl.
Living with cystic fibrosis and other health issues, Abu's cheeky, lovable character hides the very serious nature of his condition. Before attending Rainbow Hub, he was unable to walk, talk or even play independently.
Rainbow Hub has helped the four year-old to achieve goals beyond his limits; he can now walk independently and is learning to sign more and more new words.
Abu's family is immensely proud of how much he has overcome and what he can achieve in the future, thanks to the love and dedicated support of Rainbow Hub.
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JPM Jankovic Popovic Mitic has advised C.D Holding Internationale SAS (Groupe UP) from France on entering into partnership with the current owners of a Serbian company Emergo Sport d.o.o. (Fitpass), a pioneer company on the market that provides services to corporate entities and retail individuals of issuance, sale and operation of multi-gym/sport activities membership card (FitPass card) enabling access to the sport facilities in Serbia. Fitpass is conducting the same business, through its subsidiaries, in Bosnia and Georgia, and the business is about to expand to other markets as well.
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This Equi-Taping® Method of application, can be useful when your horse exhibits sore, tense or tight back muscles.
This taping can be worn during training and under tack to help horses be less rigid and encourage more suppleness. Effective in relieving back pain and stiffness during and after exercise; particularly effective when your horse exhibits tenderness to palpation.
Use two long 2" wide strips of Equi-Tape®. Lower horse's head so back muscles are slightly stretched. Begin by placing first tape at the withers with no stretch for the first 2". Stretch the tape slightly as you follow along the muscle as shown. Lay the last 2" of tape down with no stretch. Apply second piece as shown. The black piece of tape is applied as an anchor for the application. Tear paper backing in the center and apply with no stretch.
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$150 billion in the next ten years--that's what the Obama administration has been promising in government spending for clean energy since the president was still just a candidate running for office.
When the president delivers his State of the Union address this Tuesday, he is expected to announce his intent to support programs that will help the nation to pursue cleaner sources of energy--a potentially large source of new jobs.
Obama's rhetorical commitment to clean energy has been well documented. But despite the fervor of his speech, his follow-up on a clean energy agenda, both in early-stage innovation and in large-scale deployment, has been seriously hampered by the administration's inability to pass the legislation necessary to facilitate a thriving clean energy future.
Obama has vowed to transform the landscape of the energy economy, weaning America off its foreign oil dependence and shifting to renewable sources over the next ten years. Specifically, he has repeatedly promised to devote $15 billion dollars in clean energy investment each year, as well as announcing his intention to pass sweeping energy reform legislation to reduce greenhouse emissions.
"This is the beginning of the 2012 elections," said Mark Muro, an energy expert at the Brookings Institution. "I think we're going to hear very powerful rhetorical arguments, but meanwhile, the budget realities don't seem very promising. There are simply areas where we have done too little, and we need to invest much more."
In the 2010 State of the Union Address, Obama promised to pass "a comprehensive energy and climate bill with incentives that will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America," echoing his 2009 statement that he wanted Congress to send him "a market-based cap on carbon pollution." The energy bill that would have delivered these very things languished in the Senate this summer before finally vanishing altogether--in what may have been the Obama administration's best chance for passing energy reform. The right-shift that hit Congress this November will only make it more difficult for legislators to get any major energy reform passed.
"We really are in the clean energy arena, wrestling with what comes after cap-and-trade if we're not going to have it," said Muro. "But there's no way around the fact that we're going to need some revenue."
And that revenue has been at the heart of Obama's promises since back in his campaign days, when he pledged to "invest 150 billion dollars over the next decade in renewable energy" during his 2008 speech at the Democratic National Convention--a figure he reiterated up until his 2009 State of the Union Address. With the passage of the American Recovery Act, $59 billion dollars were allocated to clean energy expenditures, with $400 million going to found ARPA-E, a government lab for energy innovation. Of those $59 billion dollars, $32.5 billion has been spoken for, and about $3.5 billion has actually been spent--in part because of the long-term nature of such projects. But some experts fear that the unspent money will be subject to pushback in Congress.
"It's fair to say that money that hasn't been spent and hasn't been granted is certainly subject to recall or removal," said Gerry Langeler, managing director of OVP Venture Partners, a venture firm with a clean energy focus. "I'm sure we'll see some of that."
Over the years, Obama's promises on clean energy have grown less specific, if not any less passionate. After the recent BP Oil Spill, he again reaffirmed the need to "seriously tackle our addiction to fossil fuels," rattling off a series of possible solutions without committing to any one of them. "The one approach I will not accept is inaction," he concluded. It may be that the president recognizes the steep challenge he faces to push through serious energy reform in a divided Congress. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, he affirmed that the energy policy may have to be done "in chunks, as opposed to some sort of comprehensive omnibus legislation."
But for all of his ardent talk, Obama has not yet been able to introduce the transformative changes he has sought. On Tuesday night, many will be watching to see what renewed commitments he will make to the sector--and whether he can follow through.
"I think there's a little bit of lip service--this has been publicly his agenda for some time," said David Cheng, a senior analyst at Cleantech Group, a clean energy research and consulting firm.
The recent appointment of General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt as the head of the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness seems to point to a greener leaning administration--in his time at GE, Immelt has been outspoken in his support for clean energy initiatives.
While introducing Immelt, Obama singled out GE for "investing in innovation, building a clean energy center, an advanced battery manufacturing plant, and other state-of-the-art facilities in Schenectady that are resulting in hundreds of new American jobs and contributing to America's global economic leadership."
Immelt is a member of the American Energy Innovation Council, a group of business leaders who have urged strong action on the clean energy front, including recommending expenditures of $16 billion for research and development each year--last year, the U.S. spent about $5 billion in the sector.
"No business will invest when there is no certainty about what a market will look like two, five or 10 years into the future," he said in their report. "If we're serious about transforming our energy markets, we must send the right signals and create demand for the technologies that solve these problems."
Those who've watched Immelt navigate GE through the changing energy field are enthusiastic about his experience, as well as his ability to turn clean energy into a viable buisness venture.
"Jeff Immelt and GE have made clean energy a profitable business segment for them," said Dennis Costello of Braemar Energy Ventures. "They're now a major player in that industry."
But Immelt, in statements to the Financial Times, didn't seem too optimistic about the prospects for comprehensive national energy reform. "In the short term, it's going to be driven by companies, and maybe some states. I think a city and a state in the US can still be a catalyst," he said. "It's not going to be a high priority of this Congress to attack all this stuff, but there will be plenty of activity that takes place even without that."
Still, clean energy players seem optimistic about the appointment of a private sector leader in what will be a very public role.
"The beauty of appointing Jeff and specifically someone who's running GE is that they have so consistently thought both long term about their business and particularly about being a leader," said Langeler. "His mindset is not only should the U.S. create jobs, but where will we create them and how competitive will we be in the world when we do. He's going come out helping the country as best he can to lead."
The president claimed recently that he keeps a checklist in his pocket of the promises he made during the campaign, and that his administration has accomplished 70 percent of what he had set out to do.
The short energy checklist of the Obama-Biden campaign promised the following: the creation of five million jobs through the investment of $150 billion dollars in a decade, saving more on oil in ten years than was then imported from the Middle East and Venezuela combined, putting 1 million hybrid cars on the road by 2015, 25 percent dependency on renewable sources by 2025 and 80 percent gas emission reduction by 2050 through cap-and-trade.
Though for many of these changes it will take years, even decades, to fully judge their implementation, the concrete goals that have been set seem to be mired in administrative difficulties. Still, Obama's greatest accomplishment may be his public dedication to clean energy--words that resonate, even if they don't do.
"Time and time again he's demonstrated that he understands that the greater problem that are going to affect America are not just economic but environmental," said Cheng. "This president has been the most progressive, the most aggressive in terms of pushing out a clean energy agenda than any other president in the past."


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Today is day one of my Winter Recession Garden.
I have left over seeds from summer, which are still viable so I will not be buying any seeds at this time. Fresh seeds also do not hit the stores until later February or March in my zone 5 climate.
Tip: Order your seeds from catalogs as soon as possible. I always enjoy ordering seeds when he snow is falling and is too cold to want to be outdoors
Today I am organizing my seeds and cleaning my potting containers and raised bed containers.
I clean my pots in a mild bleach and warm water then I also use dish soap for one more cleaning. I let the pots air dry. If there is any staining on the pots I use either red cider vinegar or baking soda to remove it. I want to make sure any dirt or bacteria is not on the pots.
I will also be building indoor raised beds for starting seeds this year. I am using old drawers from vintage dressers that were about to be tossed. I will need to line the drawers to make sure hat if the wood was treated any chemicals will not affect the soil. The drawers do not looked treated and are very old, but I will take the added precaution anyways.
I will need to drill drainage holes in the drawers and make sure the soil drains well. Directions will follow for this project in a few days.
Next I will check my soil. I use a mix of compost and sterilized soil mix but you may want to use just a soilless potting mix. If I feel I might have a soil mildew problem or if I am concerned about my lighting I use a soilless potting mix.
This year I have a strong natural lighting and will use a few watering tricks that have halted any mildew or soggy soil problems.
Once my soil and pots are prepared I will take stalk of my planting area. Its still cold here in NW PA and if I heat the greenhouse it will cost a lot. So this year I am using the basement apartment to grow my garden. The basement was severely damaged in flooding this summer so it's the perfect place to use this winter as its just sitting there waiting to be redone.
I have two wonderful windows with natural lighting that I will sit my seedling by. And believe it or not, I have a small portable mini greenhouse that I plan to set up by the one window that has a draft to protect the plants and add more heat to the area. This area will be for plants that want more heat like tomatoes and peppers. Leafy greens will do just fine by the other window.
And to make better use of my lighting, my plants will be placed vertically by the windows. The dresser drawer raised beds will be used in the mini greenhouse and pots will be placed on glass shelves I am making for the windows or in hanging pots and baskets.
So now that I have a plan in place and my seeds set aside, its time to get busy.
And as expected, greens can be easily grown in the winter along with herbs, a few edible flowers, onions and garlic. But I am also growing tomatoes, a few bean plants, peppers, and I am trying a few cucumber plants. A few of these plans will need hand pollinated but its winter and I am trying to distract myself from the snow that is falling and covering the ground.
My next post will tell how to create the dresser drawer raised beds and how to make a warmer climate area in your home, particularly if you have limited space


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Buda TX Heat Shade Screens for windows. These Heat Shade Screens that we put on the windows of this Buda, Texas home, are made with the chocolate fabric. We're using 90 percent chocolate fabric, and we use a champagne frame.
These are two half arched Heat Shade Screens that we put on these half arched windows. These half arched windows were made by the manufacturer with the champagne colored frame, so that's the framing color that we used for our Heat Shade Screens. The front of this Buda, Texas home faced due west, therefore these windows required the 90 percent Heat Shade Screens.


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While WWE and TNA may be the only wrestling companies some fans are familiar with, there are countless independent promotions that provide sports entertainment to local markets. This Saturday, indy wrestling in Ontario will be celebrated through one of the most unique shows of the year.
The Ontario Indy Wrestling Awards ceremony will kick off at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Oshawa at 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 9th. The event will see a wrestling card, presented by Great Canadian Wrestling followed by an awards ceremony and banquet.
The show is the brainchild of one of Ontario's biggest independent wrestling fans, Emmanuel Melo, founder of OntarioIndyWrestling.com.
Melo, a wrestling fan since he was a child, started the site in 2003. In 2005, he started a thread on the site's message board, calling for fans to name their favourite indy stars, and from there, the idea was born. The idea grew year over year including this year which will see 15 awards presented, including Wrestler of the Year (male and female), Tag Team of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Match of the Year, Most Hated, and Best Gimmick.
"The first few years," Melo told SLAM! Wrestling, "the awards didn't have much structure to them." As a result of the informal voting process, fans were able to vote multiple times. Over the years, the voting became more formal and fair. "Nominations are open to any fans or workers," he explained. "and the top five nominees in each category are on the final ballot. I then send out the list to most of the wrestlers, referees and promoters in Ontario, as well as others close to the business, and super fans who travel across Ontario to see a number of shows across the entire indy scene. Essentially, a winner has been voted as the best by his peers, which I believe means so much more."
Longtime Ontario indy veteran Tyson Dux agrees. As one of Ontario's mainstays, Dux is arguably one of the most famous indy names in the world. Though unsigned to a major company, Dux was included in the top 100 wrestlers in the world in the recent Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 issue. An OIW award, he says, is an excellent feather in the cap of any up-and-comer.
"When a new kid gets recognized for his or her effort over the year, it's a nice boost. A lot of these guys, they don't do it for the money. They're doing this because they love it, and it's good for them to know they're loved back. It might not be an Oscar, but it's a good way to gain some exposure, which is so important."
Indeed, many stars in both WWE and TNA started as indy wrestlers in Ontario, and toiled for years in smaller promotions across North America before being signed to the big leagues. The list is immense: Edge, Christian, Eric Young, Gail Kim, Traci Brooks, Taylor Wilde and Chris Sabin are only some examples of the major names that are currently employed by WWE or TNA. Many more still, like The Highlanders, Kizarny, and Petey Williams, had been signed at one point and have since returned to the indy scene.
Three such wrestlers will be squaring off in a triple threat match in the night's main event. "Dangerboy" Derek Wylde, who was with TNA in that company's early years, will be facing recent TNA departee Cody Deaner, and Shawn Spears, who went by the name Gavin Spears when a WWE/ECW superstar.
The six other matches see many of Ontario's indy veterans like Dux, Jake O'Reilly, "Canadian Crazy Horse" Michael Elgin and Ashley Sixx as well as some of the province's fastest-rising up-and-comers such as Ethan Page, RJ City, Scotty O'Shea, and Anthony Fiasco in action.
The show will kick off what is expected to be GCW's biggest year ever, according to President Dave Wyldstar. In March, the company will celebrate its fifth anniversary and 100th show. In addition, the company will once again hold a show at the Anime North convention in May, an event that thousands of people attend every year, and exposing them to independent wrestling.
A strong believer in the importance of indy wrestling, Wyldstar said he is honoured to have been asked to integrate the OIW awards show as part of his event.
"The Ontario independent scene has seen countless success stories," he said. "Many of our wrestlers have been recognized for years of hard work that they have dedicated to professional wrestling. GCW prides itself on being able to offer this unique platform to help carry on that tradition."
Recognizing that the indy scene comprises many companies in addition to GCW, Wyldstar agreed to include stars from other promotions on the show; companies such as BSE Pro and Border City Wrestling will be represented as well, both in the ring and as nominees of the awards. That was primarily at the request of Melo, who wanted to show to be truly reflective of the Ontario indy scene.
"Dave allowed me to book most of the card," Melo explained. "I wanted to have a stacked card with the best of the best, and was allowed to bring in guys that aren't necessarily GCW regulars. Everyone who is booked is so excited about the show and promised to tear the roof off the building. I'm sure the main event will be a top contender for Match of the Year in 2010!"
Promising to be one of the biggest shows of the year, the night would serve as a tremendous introduction to independent wrestling for any fan at a very reasonable price. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door to attend the wrestling event only. To attend the show, the awards banquet, and the after-party, the cost is $40, or as Melo puts it, "a cheaper night than the cost of dinner and a movie, and a chance to see a fantastic night of wrestling action."
2009 Ontario Indy Award Winners
– Newcomer of the year: Anthony Fiasco
– Tag Team: The Flatliners
– Best High Flyer: Xtremo
– Most Improved: "Midnight Special" RJ City
– Hardcore Wrestler: "Bloody" Bill Skullion
– Technical Wrestler: Tyson Dux
– Manager of the year: Jessy Jones
– Referee of the year: Dave Linton
– Best Character: Sebastian Suave
– Derek Wylde Fighting Spirit award: Sebastian Suave
– Next Breakthrough Star: The Flatliners
– Most Hated: Jake O'Reilly
– Fan Favourite: Sebastian Suave
– Female Wrestler: Cherry Bomb
– Male Wrestler: Tyson Dux
– Promotion: BSE Pro


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I am annoyed and disappointed with the fund raising currently going on. I am not annoyed that funds are being raised, I am annoyed at the endless bombardment of drivel flowing like torrent though my email in box.
I am annoyed to be getting requests for my "opinions" that turn into a) a form to put me on a mailing list for even more emails or b) a request for money. If you are not interested in my views and opinions then I am not interested in sending you money.
For sure this is probably going to sound surprising, I guess. I donated to a couple of campaigns in the last general election including Ted Cruz and DJT. And though my donos are on the miniscule side I believe in supporting candidates with more than just an attaboy on Facebook. I will be donating to the DJT campaign during this election season and possibly to a couple of the senate campaigns – maybe.
But here's the thing. If you wish to get me interested in your campaign there are some steps that you need to take:
1) Tell me what are the things we are going to get done.
2) Tell me why they matter and don't use memes and waffle.
3) Lay out what your overall philosophy is and how I can expect you to react to the world and to things that happen in this country.
Here are some things you need to avoid
- I delete, automatically, any fund raising email I get that starts off by telling me what the Democrats or Liberals or your "opponents" are doing.
- I delete, straightaway, any email that comes from an email address that cannot be replied to.
- I delete, swiftly, any email that contains a survey.
- I do not donate to SuperPacs or anything other than the actual campaign. If your email does not include those specific assurances. Again – it gets deleted.
Seriously GOP – you need to establish a messaging infrastructure that answers peoples questions, can do more than just shout loudly for money and can actually deal with adults.


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