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Every couple of years I like to reinvent my fashion style and since I'm getting
older younger, I'm planning on throwing out all my boring basic black/white/grey tank tops and aunty-style floral printed tees. It's a little late to be jumping onto the Korean fashion bandwagon but hey, effort counts right?
Some of the clothes I've been amassing on my OOTD board and some which I've already purchased!
I'll need some new flats, interesting shoes and accessories for this reinvention. The accessories are going to be a problem though. I can't wear costume jewelry and there's no way I'm splurging on luxury stuff butbutbut… accessories make an outfit no?
Plus I've already got the K-wave hair for this new look I'm planning to get (check my side bar Instagram feed, I got forced into getting curls by my dear hairstylist). So how can I tie up this wardobe makeover?
And with all my drivel…….. the real point of my incessant whining and complaining…… the truth at the heart of the matter is….
There. I said it. When I discovered a few months ago that I could comfortably afford a Birkin or a Kelly and would only have to eat vegetables and not grass, I stopped having bag cravings. And I missed that lust and obsession. Until very recently.
My designer is a Fendi fanatic and we're both thinking of getting Fendi monsters but we're not quite willing to pay mega buckaroos for a furry key chain. So while I was searching for the prettiest monster to buy, I discovered this.
The Peekaboo Monster.
Locally this costs $9,800 for the large (which is $7,800 more than the budget that the BF has given me) so I've been hunting Bergdorf Goodman, Net-a-Porter, Macy's and all those popular sites but apparently this has sold out! Serves be right for being a latecomer.
I've taken a look at the new Karlito collection but only their bagpacks catch my attention and I'm not keen on dropping 5 grand on a cloth pack.
So…. anyone who knows where to get one or have a 9/10 pre-loved for sale drop me an email pretty please =D


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Last week we looked at the rule of Caesar Augustus. Jesus comes in the midst of it with a different kind of government. When Augustus ruled with brute force and devastation, Jesus rules with peace and love. It is Jesus Himself who said that He came not to bring peace, but a sword. He is also the one who said, "He who lives by the sword dies by the sword."
The Kingdom of God is completely different and polar opposite of the Kingdom of darkness (which rules the kingdoms of the world). Lets look now at Jesus and the Herods:
Jesus also was born in the reign of King Herod. If you are Caesar Augustus, and you rule an empire that spans from England to India, how do you rule an area thousands of miles away if it takes you a year just to get there? If you are Caesar Augustus, you put in place different kings and nobles who are under you, but over the people of that area.
In the area of Israel, they found a young warrior who was half Jewish and half Edomite (which, if you know your Bible, you know has a whole lot of other complications in it). He besieged Jerusalem with 11 battalions of infantry and 6000 cavalry. Masses were butchered in the alleys. Herod's army (all Jews) was intent on letting no one survive. He claimed that he took power by the will of God, but left out the detail that he massacred countless Jews.
Herod had to ultimately pay alms to Caesar, so he built altars and statues everywhere he went. This half Jewish king was putting up statues and altars to a man in a land that the people believed God to say, "Make no graven image," and, "Worship no other gods beside me." Right away, you can see he wasn't well liked.
There is a legend that says that King David, while fleeing from Saul, hid out in the rock outcropping called Masada. So Herod said, "If your greatest king hid out on Masada, then I will live in luxury on Masada." He built a 3-story palace. He had marble custom cut and designed for it. He had hot and cold baths, as well as hot tubs on Masada. He had Italian marble imported from Rome for columns. On the roof, where it hadn't rained in 700 years, he had a pool put on. In order to get the water, Herod rebuilt the desert so that water would channel from Jerusalem (17 miles away) through the mountains and to his palace. In one rainfall, he could collect enough rainwater for 10,000 people for 10 years.
He discovered a way to preserve fruit. In the mid-60's, a group of archeologists discovered a storage room for Herod's dates and figs, and they undid the jars and ate them. He knew how to preserve fruits for 2000 years.
Herod wanted to build a Greek-styled city on the coast. The problem was, where he wanted to build it, the soil was very swampy and couldn't be built upon. It is possible this is what Jesus was referencing when He said, "If you don't follow my teachings, it's like a man who builds his house on the sand." Herod rebuilt the coastline. By draining the coastlines and draining the marshes, he was able to reinforce it with cement, and then build the city known as Caesarea. The largest harbor in the world was 60 acres in Athens. So, Herod built his 520 acres. He built an underground sewage system that would drain with the tides. He also built an aqueduct in the mountains for freshwater. It was 19 miles long. For every meter, it would fall a centimeter. To this day (2000 years later) it is less than a centimeter off.
Herod wanted to build a stadium. It was claimed to be more massive than people could imagine. We've discovered one, and it wasn't that large, but then there was another stadium dug up. After discovering 350,000 seats, they are still digging. It's guessed that there are over 500,000 seats.
There is a legend that says that while Herod was sailing back to Caesarea, he saw the city and was displeased that it wasn't beautiful enough. So they covered the whole thing in marble. To this day, if you go to the area that Caesarea used to be, you can find pieces of marble in the sand and on the tide.
He had 11 wives and 43 children. He was suspicious of one of his wives, and had her executed. He had a suspicion against one of his sons. The son was drowned in the family pool. Two other sons were brought before him because they were "conniving against him." After interviewing them, he had them killed. You can actually read the interrogation. It is one of the most heart-wrenching scenes ever recorded.
King Herod had a dispute with the most influential Jews of his time, and so he had them all executed. He, at another time, took the most noble and wisest of the sages of his time, and locked them into a stadium in Jericho, and then said, "When I die, I want you to kill everyone in this stadium. That way there will be a guarantee of weeping and mourning at my death."
Some historians estimate that he was the richest person who has ever lived. Not just of his time: ever in history. It has been estimated that he had 500,000 people under his payroll. Only he, King Herod, was paying them. This wasn't a company or anything that spanned nationwide or internationally. King Herod himself had 500,000 employees working for him.
Herod added to the Temple to win some points with the Jews, who pretty much hated him. He had what are called Herodian stones cut out, and then brought them into Jerusalem, and he rebuilt the foundation of the Temple with these stones. The stones are 10 feet by 10 feet by 80 feet. Modern machinery can't move one of them. They go down into the ground 3 stories. Modern machinery can't move one of them. He had thousands brought in. Herod was way ahead of the curve.
King Herod built another palace on top of a mountain between Jerusalem and his home country Edom. He drew a line on a map and said, "That's where I'll build my palace." There was only one problem: there wasn't a mountain where he wanted his palace on a mountain. So, he had a mountain built and put a palace on top of it. You know… like most people do. His palace was called the Herodian. The Herodian had a pool that was 9 feet deep and a gazebo in the middle that you could only get to by boat. Everything Herod did was huge.
By the way, Jesus is on the Mount of Olives teaching in Jerusalem. He is teaching a bunch of high school kids that if you look out and see this mountain with a palace on it, and you look slightly past it, you could see the Dead Sea. And if you have faith, you can speak to that mountain, "Be cast into the Sea," it will be done for you. Basically, "The stuff Herod is doing… if you have faith… you can do bigger than that…"
He built an aqueduct in Laodecia. He funded the Olympics. He had built fountains and temples and monuments and all sorts of architecture in cities that weren't in Israel. Stick with me, because this gets really interesting really fast.
In Jerusalem there was no farmland. It was a city. Herod lived in Jerusalem in a palace surrounded by people who he had hired that also lived in Jerusalem. The poor didn't live in the city Jerusalem. Jerusalem was home of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Herod had control of the major religious establishment. He ruled the government system, the religious system, and the economic system.
One question would be, if there weren't any farmland in Jerusalem, then where did they get their food? It is believed that in the time of Jesus, 80 or 90 percent of the people of Israel were (or were at some point) some sort of farmer/fisherman/agricultural worker. Many of Jesus' parables deal with agriculture, because most of the people of His time would have understood this easiest.
Herod took 25 to 30 percent of all the grain, and he took 50 percent of all the fish. So if you were a peasant fisherman, and you've been out all night fishing, your nets are full. You come into the dock on the Sea of Galilee. Waiting for you on the dock was a telones. The word telones is the Greek word that has been translated into English as tax collector. The tax collector takes 50 percent for Herod. That's the law. But then, he is allowed to take as much as he wants for himself. That is the benefit of working for Herod. You don't like it? You get killed.
A list of some of the taxes would be that you had a Roman tribute tax, a tax because Caesar is god, taxes to Herod, transit trade tax, market exchanges, Temple tax, and then there were taxes on special offerings that you were demanded to perform at various times of the year. People are losing their family lands and are in debt. "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors."
A Roman delegate went to Caesar because Herod had so overtaxed his people that they were in helpless poverty. What is Herod doing with this money? He is building hot tubs on Masada. He is building 500,000 person stadiums. And he is building statues and altars to Caesar. But you, as the common person of Herod's time, are starving.
This is the reign of Herod: 10 percent have all the wealth and all the power, and the masses are reduced to unbearable poverty. Notice Matthew 2: "After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, 'Where is the one who is born King of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.' When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him."
Why is all Jerusalem disturbed with Herod? The richest of the rich live in Jerusalem. If there is a King of the Jews born, then that means Herod isn't the king. And if Herod isn't the king, then this new ruler might have it out for the people of Jerusalem. If you are Herod, what do you think your first reaction to this question would be? "…Who is this next person I'm going to kill?"
The birth of this baby means that an entire system is now going down. Just from Christ's birth, our Christmas story, there are huge governmental, religious, and economical implications. Herod and his oppressive rule are going down. And those who are in Jerusalem are going with him. This is the way that the Bible introduces this pebble that shatters the feet of Daniel's statue.
Christmas and the Kingdom
Remember Luke pulls from Caesar being Emperor. And then Matthew pulls from Herod being king of the Jews. In both cases, the question is "Who is the king? Who is Lord? Who do you follow?" The Magi came from the east and saw a star, and then Caesar claimed this star to be the proof of his lordship.
Maybe another way to put it is this: Who is your Lord? Caesar or Christ? Power or peace? Who is your King? Herod or Jesus? Is power your king? Is authority your king? Is wealth your king? Who is the king? Who is Lord? Government? Statues? Stature? Hot tubs? Palaces? Who is the king? Who is Lord?
Now we have the Kingdom presented in such a way that we can understand it. You have polar opposites. Is your kingdom about the things of this world? Or is it about this Jesus and the way that He taught us to live? What does this have to say about religion? What about politics? What about obeying authority?
Has Caesar been a good ruler? Has he brought you peace? Has Herod been all that you have hoped he would be? Have the rulers and the governments over you really brought you the peace that you were hoping for? Have they really supplied for your needs? Or are your needs deeper than stuff? Are your needs and your deepest longings for something bigger and greater than that which has been given you? Choose ye this day: Caesar or Christ? Herod or Jesus?
Have food stamps saved anyone? Has anyone been better off in life because they have health insurance? Does life get easier when we have these conveniences? Our tax money goes to pay for things like health insurance, food stamps, social security, Medicare, upkeep of unused buildings (that could be used to shelter the homeless if our Government really did care about us), great scientific studies like whether sick shrimp perform as well on a treadmill as healthy shrimp, army expenses, paying off the interest on our nation's debt, veteran's benefits, and government jobs such as postal workers or police officers. But I have to ask the question: as necessary as some of these things are, is it really benefiting the common person? Who is Lord? Does our Government satisfy our deepest needs, or do they only provide (sometimes) for our external luxuries?
It is striking to me that when you start talking in these terms, some people just don't follow you. You start to realize the question to ask isn't about needs anymore. If the answer to these questions about whether the system of the world has worked for you is yes, then most likely you are one of the people living in Jerusalem. If you can continue to go to church and not have some sort of longing in your heart for something bigger and more authentic, then you are probably in Jerusalem. If you don't feel the need to release the poor from their oppression, then you are in Jerusalem with King Herod. This Kingdom has never been, nor will ever be, intended for you. This is why Jesus said, "It is very difficult for the rich to make it into the Kingdom of God."
There are some who are in the system and they love every minute of it. There are others who are in the system and they know something is wrong. You have examples in the Bible of such: Jesus ate with tax collectors and sinners. Obviously, not all of the tax collectors were hell-bent on wickedness. Nicodemus was a Pharisee, and there is good evidence that more Pharisees followed Jesus secretly.
I know that these aren't necessarily ending with a conclusion. This is a continuous study, and so I don't want to end with a conclusion. You can tie these studies back to back to find a full story.
Next time, lets talk about the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness. =)


text: Life Sciences Institute (LSI) http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/78385 2018-06-24T05:26:44Z Phenothiazine-mediated rescue of cognition in tau transgenic mice requires neuroprotection and reduced soluble tau burden http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/78314 Phenothiazine-mediated rescue of cognition in tau transgenic mice requires neuroprotection and reduced soluble tau burden O'Leary, John C III; Li, Qingyou; Marinec, Paul; Blair, Laura J; Congdon, Erin E; Johnson, Amelia G; Jinwal, Umesh K; Koren, John III; Jones, Jeffrey R; Kraft, Clara; Peters, Melinda; Abisambra, Jose F; Duff, Karen E; Weeber, Edwin J; Gestwicki, Jason E; Dickey, Chad A Abstract Background It has traditionally been thought that the pathological accumulation of tau in Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies facilitates neurodegeneration, which in turn leads to cognitive impairment. However, recent evidence suggests that tau tangles are not the entity responsible for memory loss, rather it is an intermediate tau species that disrupts neuronal function. Thus, efforts to discover therapeutics for tauopathies emphasize soluble tau reductions as well as neuroprotection. Results Here, we found that neuroprotection alone caused by methylene blue (MB), the parent compound of the anti-tau phenothiaziazine drug, Rember™, was insufficient to rescue cognition in a mouse model of the human tauopathy, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and fronto-temporal dementia with parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP17): Only when levels of soluble tau protein were concomitantly reduced by a very high concentration of MB, was cognitive improvement observed. Thus, neurodegeneration can be decoupled from tau accumulation, but phenotypic improvement is only possible when soluble tau levels are also reduced. Conclusions Neuroprotection alone is not sufficient to rescue tau-induced memory loss in a transgenic mouse model. Development of neuroprotective agents is an area of intense investigation in the tauopathy drug discovery field. This may ultimately be an unsuccessful approach if soluble toxic tau intermediates are not also reduced. Thus, MB and related compounds, despite their pleiotropic nature, may be the proverbial "magic bullet" because they not only are neuroprotective, but are also able to facilitate soluble tau clearance. Moreover, this shows that neuroprotection is possible without reducing tau levels. This indicates that there is a definitive molecular link between tau and cell death cascades that can be disrupted. 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z Multiple roles of the cytoskeleton in autophagy http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/75495 Multiple roles of the cytoskeleton in autophagy Monastyrska, Iryna; Rieter, Ester; Klionsky, Daniel J.; Reggiori, Fulvio 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z STATISTICAL TESTS FOR TAXONOMIC DISTINCTIVENESS FROM OBSERVATIONS OF MONOPHYLY http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/75138 STATISTICAL TESTS FOR TAXONOMIC DISTINCTIVENESS FROM OBSERVATIONS OF MONOPHYLY Rosenberg, Noah A. 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Bone marrow cell trafficking following intravenous administration http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/75122 Bone marrow cell trafficking following intravenous administration Cui, Jisong; Wahl, Richard L.; Shen, Tingliang; Fisher, Susan J.; Recker, Elizabeth; Ginsburg, David; Long, Michael W. 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z


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CANTON, Ohio -- A Stark County woman accused of soliciting donations while pretending to be the grandmother of a murder victim pleaded not guilty in court Friday morning. Her bond was set at $100,000.
About one week ago, Lisa Dalesandro, 51, was caught on video soliciting money in Alliance to pay for the funeral of Hailey Miku, 3. Miku was beaten to death in her Canton home earlier this month. Her father and his girlfriend are facing charges in the case.
Dealesandro, who is allegedly the partner of Miku's grandfather, John McCallister, was arrested by Alliance police.
This week, Dealesandro was reportedly back in Canton, this time with McCallister, soliciting funds.
It was one of Miku's cousins who notified police. Both were arrested on theft charges.
McCallister also appeared in court on Friday morning. He pleaded not guilty and was issued $100,000 bond.
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Bad Religion – Generator
Generator demonstrates an improved sense of melody from Greg Graffin, which doesn't mean Bad Religion have abandoned their blistering hardcore inclinations. Instead, the band has managed to incorporate melody within the framework, adding an increased depth to their already provocative songs. – Allmusic
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The crime of homicide has long animated academic debate, community concern and political attention. The discussion has often centered on the perceived (in)adequacy of legal responses to homicide, questions of culpability, and divergent representations of victims and offenders. Within this, notions of gender, responsibility and justice are pivotal. This edited collection builds on existing scholarship by examining these concerns not only in the context of the `private' world of domestic murder but also in the more `public' world of the state, the corporation, war, and genocide. In so doing this book draws from key frameworks of criminological thought, legal analysis and empirical evidence to critically examine the relationship between homicide, gender and responsibility. Bringing together leading international criminology and legal scholars, this collection provides a unique contribution to the academic and policy engagement with what is, more often than not, an ordinary and mundane crime. Analysing the crime in a variety of different social contexts alongside an in-depth and critical analysis of the interconnections between the ordinary act of lethal violence, gender and notions of responsibility, this book will be of interest to students, scholars and policymakers working in criminology and socio-legal studies.
Kate Fitz-Gibbon is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University (Victoria, Australia). Her research examines legal responses to lethal violence, the law of homicide and the impact of criminal law reform across Australian and international jurisdictions. This research has been undertaken with a focus on gender, responsibility and justice. Dr Fitz-Gibbon has advised on homicide law reform reviews in several Australian jurisdictions. Recent publications include: Homicide Law Reform, Gender and the Provocation Defence (2014, Palgrave Macmillan) and Homicide Law Reform in Victoria: Retrospect and Prospects (edited with Arie Freiberg, 2015, The Federation Press).
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A few years ago, my daughter delighted in telling me how she and her friends were "shipping" characters from the television show, Once Upon a Time. Having never taken the time to watch the show myself, I had little care nor clue about what she was describing. Since then, she and her friends "ship" everything, real or imagined, when it comes to the possibility of a couple.
For those unaware what "ship" means, here's a quick mostly paraphrased definition from Wikipedia, "Originally derived from the word relationSHIP, it's the desire by fans for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters (in film, literature, television etc.) to be in a relationship, romantic or otherwise". So, for example, if I took the names of the dogs we've previously owned (Sweet Pea/Dixie) and smashed them together, their "Ship" name would become "Sweet Dixie" which, to me is remarkably funny, because Dixie was never one you would think of as being sweet; but I digress.
Anyways, back to the story at hand…
My doll and her friends "ship" anyone they perceive to be in a relationship–or hope to be; which until recently was fine. That is, until during a recent group chat, her friends began "shipping" my doll and the boy she's had a crush on since the first day of 9th grade (As a reminder, the doll is currently enrolled in the 10th grade). "What are they doing to me?" She asked, embarrassed-yet seemingly pleased at the same time. "Great, now they are voting between two really dumb "ship" names for us…" She added, holding her phone out for me to see, before quickly retrieving to reply back for them to "stop", but in that certain way that also seems to encourage them, to continue.
So, what are the two names? At the risk of losing my daughter's confidence, I cannot say. However I can offer some similarly shipped names… "Jolly" and or "DoJo". To be honest, the boy never let me in on any information about girls he may have liked, other than his friend Alexa, who was just a dear friend to him. So this is all new territory for me…one I'm loving too. And as an added bonus, as her mean mommy–I too am equally excited and am looking forward to using those shipped names to my advantage in the not so distant future.


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Def Leppard is a name that's earned the right to be ranked as one of the greats of Classic Rock. Is it because of Joe Elliot's intense vocal range. Rick Allen influential drive to never stop drumming? What about Phil Collen on lead guitar? Phil's got a side project. ManRaze. He's teamed up with Sex Pistol Paul Cook and Simon Laffy of the Glam Rock band Girl.


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I have confirmed my flight for September 30 and am now making preparations to be on that flight. I have had a busy 6 months and look forward to the opportunities that present themselves in Kenya. I know it will be a busy time as Annual Conference will be at the end of November. I have had a great time visiting churches throughout Ontario and would have liked to have gone further but time would not permit this time. Thank you to all the churches where I had opportunity to share what God is doing in Kenya. Thank you to those who I have not had the opportunity to visist but who continue to be faithful in prayer and financial support. Thank you for your prayers while home and when I was in Kenya and as I return. I invite you to continue your partnership with me. The development of Bible School property in Eldoret is the "big project" that is on the burner and your support for this has already been shown and I trust will continue as we move ahead. God has great plans for the training of men and women in Kenya at Living Waters Training Centre (named for the natural springs on the property).
At the first opportunity I hope to visit our Samburu churches. I will keep you posted so that you will be able to pray as we visit these Christians in a difficult remote area. There are 3 churches with about 20 people each in an area that is unreached.


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Segoe UI – We had a baptism service yesterday. At least a dozen at most near two dozen came forth, it was quite an experience. I couldn't help but wonder how many Christians God added to our numbers yesterday all over the world. I don't even know how many He will add to our numbers all over the world this very day.
That is to say, no matter what our numbers are, we have a responsibility to each other. In this life, we are brothers and sisters and we haven't been doing the best job showing it. C.S. Lewis described it as Church-and-water. The water is the sort of watering-down we do by adding in our programs and diluting the Bible's teachings. Too often many churches will make a spectacle of themselves on the days that people don't usually come to church. Some churches have really busy programs going on inside, but aren't up to much outside.
There is this model, a chart that another pastor once used to explain how churches today operate. In one window it showed how everything was dependant on the pastor, all ministries, all people, and most general responsibilities fell upon him. That sort of church tended to keep who was there but couldn't quite get enough people to come through its doors or get visitors to come back. If the congregation grew, it was gradual. Any success that church might have could be acreddited to the pastor. Any failure would be his as well. The other window showed how churches, all churches, should be. The pastor is supposed to equip the congregation and they are to go out and do the ministries that God gave them. They are responsible for themselves, each other, and most everything else that needed done. The results could only be attributed to God's blessings and be used to glorify Him. Growth, success, and a changed community both inside and out of the church would result.
Our churches must be careful not to build on the same corner where two other churches are. What good would result from that? Our churches must remain available, both the building and the people, to God's dirrection. Perhaps, in time, we will get it right and then great and wonderful things will be done and our cities, counties, states, and countries will be forever changed for the better. If we don't, than this inward church-and-water will be doing a whole lot of people very little good.


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The medieval assembly is known as Diet, a diet is made up of 4 estates: nobles, clergy, burgesses and peasants. However, the nobility hold the power in the diet, they were able to rule, govern offices and the higher ranks of the civil services were reserved only for them. The corruption continues as the nobles were selected by the king despite its aim was to have separation of power. Estate of burgesses required members to join guilds for professions (similar to the councils we have nowadays), while it was oppressive, agrarians emerged in 1865 after its abolishment. The guild were called "bruk" (meaning forges), indentured servants were used to stimulate low cost while nepotism with the law makers were used to provide welfare for themselves (as tribes with chieftain) Strip farming was a special system used (as most communists have done so), it involves the farmer instead of working a continues holding, had his land distributed over a maze of disconnected narrow strips. Thus under such condition, farming was inefficient and famine were commons.
As Sweden became modernized, the totalitarianist method changed. Different to USSR, instead of using despotic rule, Swedes used constitution to continue its socialization via indoctrination. The instance was when Ernst Wigforss, minister of finance from social democrats used Keynesian expansionist ideas to expand the state control. Fecundity was first established in Sweden based on Crisis in Population by Gunnar Myrdal and Alva Myrdal of the Nazi ideology. The expansion continued when private benevolent fund existed in unions were taken over the by the state in the 50s by transference. Credits were rigorously controlled by the central authorities, taxation was designed that companies find it increasingly difficult to finance themselves and as a result, investment and expansion depended on state loans. The government had the absolute power to decide what to impose and how to impose the direction of each company as they see fit. For instance, Volvo, a motor car manufacturer expanded their plant in 1970 but the only way they were able to do so was to transfer some means of production to Umea in Northern Sweden, 800 miles from their headquarters in Gothenburg. It was economically detrimental due the inability for supervision and insight into company affairs but it was the only way under the fascist economic control. In 1971, all the major banks in Sweden had government directors on their boards, then shipyards were targeted next followed by all other major institutions. Such control seemed harmless but it was a way to exert control through spying. In a sense, you could say Sweden was stuck in merchantilism in the 20th century when the Latin and Anglo-Saxon countries have moved on.
Even the socialist functions and groups were under its attack (very similar to Mussolini or Hitler's New Left). In 1969, a high official of the Employers' Confederation was told by a Landsorganisationen (Central organisation of Worker's Union) acquaintance that certain firm was paying its employees more than the central agreement prescribed thus they had to be shut down because they were introducing competition! Child Welfare authorities have been in contact with every citizen at some point or another. By law, every birth must first be reported to local child welfare centre, then a representative would visit the home to assess conditions and report findings to the doctors at the child welfare centre. People were scared to resist entry (into their private property) because that would have arouse suspicions of maltreatment; all citizens were to report to the child welfare centre if there were "suspicions" of maltreatment (undefined by the law), essentially it was a witch hunt as the accusation were always anonymous without the supplement of any proof. In 1970, 2500 were removed from their home, that is 1/3000 child were removed!
The sin in 1984 was to think, the sin in Brave New World was to be different. Debates in the assembly is generally in agreement and the principles of issues were rarely discussed, rather, oppositions appeared to have accepted the principle but was focusing on different realization. Even the conservative party was restrained by the Employers' Confederation from attacking fiscal policies due to parliamentary aggression would jeopardize its influence. The law and courts were incredibly collective. In 1968, a young man accused of a crime was dissatisfied with the legal aid and desired to get another, but the judge declared "young man, if you persist in your demand, do you know what will happen? It's not an easy matter to change lawyers in the middle of the case. I'll have to adjourn the court and you'll have to wait a few days, then the new lawyer will have to spend time reading up the case. Have you thought about what that's going to cost society? It'll be a lot of money." Unsurprisingly, the young man retracted his demand because the indoctrination of the collective over the individual (we will discuss the indoctrination in the next blog).
Acquittal was rare in Sweden because it undermines the police, judge and laws. Almost all trials took the form of a plea of guilt for leniency. Police were able to conduct their own examination without even have a proper trial. A man could be held in custody for months while the police prepare their case. The only time they would bring an accused to the court is when they have infallible evidence that the accused will be convicted. In another case, a man named Hoglund in 1970 was accused of murdering his wife. Police made a mistake and the evidence was shaky and unconvincing. The public prosecutor was reduced to bullying the accused (whereas in Western countries Hoglund would have been acquitted). What happened however was that the prosecution abruptly stopped the trial. The national police chief was interviewed the newspapers and he said "If the case had carried on, it would have an unfortunate result and we would have lost the confidence of the public. Our work would have been handicapped. We depend on cooperation for our effectiveness and our system works on confessions… I don't know what we'd do if our prisoners started defending themselves and refusing to cooperate under interrogation. And one case like this would be enough to destroy our reputation. But I think we managed to stop the case before it could do us any lasting damage."
Swedish Judiciary works in public as a registry of guilt, it stands or falls by the absence of the concept of acquittal. In one more case, the public prosecutor of Gothenburg once castigated a certain lawyer for using the loop hole to export foreign currency. He did not deny the law was badly drafted but he accused the man for daring to take advantage of the loophole! In the newspaper interview he said "He has broken the spirit of the law, he is a traitor to his country. The duty of a good citizen is to follow the general intentions of the legislators and not to get around the law by playing tricks with the details."
If you didn't think Sweden was corrupt, you really should think so now.
*Above post is a summary of The New Totalitarians by Roland Huntford (1971), you can find the book here: http://eindtijdinbeeld.nl/EiB-Bibliotheek/Boeken/The_New_Totalitarians__Brave_New_Sweden___1980_.pdf


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Chicken & Mushroom Pâté (Strawberry Plum)- This looks like it would replace liverwurst well. And actually make a pretty good nibbley for a party.
Spicy Chicken with Grilled Lime (Elana's Pantry) – Oh, yeah. Come to mama. I'm always looking for new chicken recipes. I'm pretty sure I can even get my father to eat this one.
Lamb Stew with Artichokes, Olives & Mint – I'm not sure that I'm going to be okay with this arrangement. I like most of the ingredients, I'm just not sure if I like them all at once.
Cauliflower pizza crust recipe (Boing Boing) – The idea of this intrigues me greatly.
Cardamom, Ginger & Orange Palmiers (Strawberry Plum) – 'nough said.


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Growing on my steps in the garden is a green/brown jelly like plant. I have never seen it anywhere else, but then again it is not the most spectacular or noticeable plant. It is always there when the steps are wet and disappears in the summer when the steps dry out. I assumed it was some kind of algae or maybe a liverwort. So I looked it up with the help of google and this is what I found.
Nostoc commune, a type of blue green algae sometimes referred to as star jelly or witch's butter. Under warm, rainy conditions this land loving algae forms dark green, jellylike mats in lawns, driveways, and parking areas. When the sun comes out it quickly begins to dry up, progressing from a gummy blob to a dry crisp mat within a few hours. Drying out does not kill this algae; It simply goes dormant, waiting for the next rainfall to rehydrate and plump up again.
Now incase you do not know, blue green algae are really primitive. If you remember your 'O' level Biology, cells have a nucleus which is where the genetic material is stored. But two groups of organisms do not have a nucleus and these are bacteria and these primitive algae called Blue green algae. They still have genetic material but it is not contained in a nucleus, it just floats about in the cell. So these cells are way down the evolutionary scale. What I find amazing is that despite being so primitive, this species still can grow into a structure that you can see and pick up, (should you wish).
So there you have it. Oh yes it is called star jelly because people thought that it developed from the place where shooting stars hit the ground.????


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AR 2007 (updated)
as some of you may or may not know, i spent the last 4-5 days in l.a. sitting in traffic and attending the animal rights conference at the westin hotel near LAX.
i have to admit, the first day started out a bit rough. after being on the road for 8 hours and helping carolyn set up the farm sanctuary table, we sat down to listen to some of the opening plenary's. for whatever reason, in the months building up to this event, i didn't prepare myself for the sad images i would see and horrific things i would hear. one of the first speakers was michael budkie from SAEN (Stop Animal Exploitation Now), and he mentioned some recent footage he's recovered in which some monkeys had become so irrational and stressed out under their situations that they began to pull out their own intestines and organs. i felt myself squirm in my seat and tried to push the images out of my mind with no success. i was upset and knew that at some point i would burst into tears.
on the ride from l.a. to pasadena (where we were staying), carolyn and i got into a little tiff because i said i wanted to crawl into a hole and die and for whatever reason, she didn't understand this. without giving too much detail about that conversation, i went to bed tossing and turning for 2 hours, wondering what went wrong in that conversation and trying to figure out if i could afford a rental car or plane ticket to get back home. the next morning we talked a little bit and cleared the air, and i prepared myself for the second day of talks.
the second day i went to a variety of sessions, including engaging youth and how to deal with grief. the grief session was managed by pattrice jones, of eastern shore chicken sanctuary. she was talking about how we activists need to take care of ourselves and each other, and i knew it directly related to me and everything i've been going through over the past 5 years or so. pattrice was telling a story of something that had happened to her just that morning. she walked past a woman at the conference and saw in that woman's eyes that she was distressed and looked about ready to cry. pattrice walked past her and realized she should probably see if that woman needed help. they began chatting and the woman burst into tears, feeling totally helpless regarding the suffering of animals throughout the entire world. pattrice hugged her and shared her own experiences with the woman and at the end of the conversation the woman was still upset, but feeling better now that she had found someone to relate to.
listening to pattrice, i began thinking of tasha who is going to pass away soon, and after five minutes of trying to repress my tears, i walked out of the room as quickly as i could. i passed a man in the back row who saw my red, tear-soaked face and gave an expression of, "oh dear, are you okay?" i went into a bathroom stall and cried, quietly. i knew the talk was going to be over soon and i needed to get back to collect my things, so i headed out of the restroom and a woman approached me. she asked if i was okay and through sobs and tears i said, "no." she gave me a hug and asked what was wrong and i told her about tasha and the farm and how we lose animals all the time and sometimes i think i can't take it anymore. i told her how close i am to tasha and that she's become one of my special friends without my even expecting it. the woman told me that she and her husband lost their cat over 4 months ago and they are still mourning her loss. the cat was in her late teens and they'd had her forever. i then remembered clyde and tigger and tac and ceasar and knew that this woman knew exactly what i was going through. i thanked her for taking the time to come and check on me and we went on our separate ways. i saw that woman and her husband (the same man who gave me that expression when i left the talk) later on that day and gave them a smile that said, "thanks, i'm okay now."
during the rest of the conference i cried here and there, thanks again going to pattrice jones for telling the story of her rescued hens. i think most of the time they were good tears i was letting out, at good positive upbeat stories people were telling. i guess i just really needed to cry amongst people who sorta knew what i was crying about. it was a nice feeling and i can't wait to go to the conference the next time it's in CA.
i also got to meet some of my online friends from veganrepresent.com. here's a photo of the whole gang:
that's me in the back row, green shirt, not smiling.
many of the sessions i attended also brought up the issue of welfarists vs. abolitionists. look, i'm tired of this shit. i've been going back and forth on this in my head for months now, ever since it was brought up on veganrepresent.com by one of the users there. i dunno; i like the idea that we are giving more room to animals that are suffering NOW. but i also don't like the idea that alongside with giving them more room, they are now trying to breed animals (such as sows) to produce more piglets. so instead of having more room for, say, 7 piglets, they are trying to figure out a way to squeeze more piglets into those damned gestation crates. my cats are on a meat-based diet. since all cat food is basically crap, even the top-of-the-line expensive stuff, it makes me feel a tad bit better that their food came from an animal that was given more room than it did last year. on the flip side, the abolitionists are making small, slow changes that you can't even see. promoting veganism, for instance. i am all for this and even practice this myself. if the whole world were vegan, we wouldn't have this issue. i get it. i'm just sick and tired of everyone in the movement arguing over which way is better, and even getting so angry about it that we are now breaking up into two groups; welfarists and abolitionists. nobody REALLY knows which way will work. there is no hard evidence to support either way of going about making change. all i care about is that we are making change. one of the sessions i attended touched upon this very issue that we, as activists, are now facing. i'm just tired of the separation. in the end, we're all in it for the same reason.
the last day of the conference i went to a session on advertising and another session on using the internet to your advantage. (hence, the new blog interface.) i learned a lot the last day and was really pumped to get started on something in chico.
on the drive home carolyn and i talked about what kind of work we wanted to do in chico together (she lives in chico now, instead of orland), so we brainstormed on starting our own organization and watching it grow. she's in school for non-profit management so i think teaming up with her will be beneficial. we're going to start small by making dog houses and providing supplies to folks in the county who are too poor to take good care of their dogs. i've been wanting to do something like this for awhile, and at the same time making local folks aware of the no-chaining law that was just passed. i'm excited to get started and will start on it as soon as i'm done with this. lots to do!
i'm finally back home in chico and i don't think i've ever missed chico so much. the drive home was twelve hours long (should've only been eight) and by the end i just really wanted to get on the ground and snuggle with everyone. hazel came home with me and i think she's settling in well. i think she'll make a great addition to the rest of the family and maybe someday she'll be someone i look forward to snuggling with after a long weekend in l.a.
July 24, 2007 6:57 pm
I was also at AR2007 and saw and spent time with Patrice and went to many of the Workshops and sometimes wished I could have cloned myself to go to more of them.
A few times during the weekend I sat at Patrice's Eastern Shores table as well as Lantern Books table to give her and Chris a break and an opportunity to go out and enjoy the conference. Much of that time Patrice sat with someone who looked like they needed help and chatted with them and they may not have left feeling completely better but they had an ear and an ear that understands and knows how to help. After reading Aftershock and meeting Patrice I has a lot of respect for her, but watching her unselfish giving this weekend I now have unbelievable respect for her and think she may be one of the most important person that attended the conference.
Oh and I do agree about the fractioning of our movement only hurting it.
Greg permalinkJuly 24, 2007 8:49 pm
I enjoyed your blog, Sarah.
I am glad you got to hear Pattrice, she is moving as a speaker.
I agree with you about the division of the movement. I appreciate the efforts of the HSUS and PeTA to get bigger cages, but I don't give them money anymore because I am not in tune with that mission.
When they declare a victory for the movement because the cage is increased in size, that doesn't cut it with me.
I am really glad the conference was such a moving experience for you.
July 25, 2007 5:53 am
Very nice blog, Sarah. The new interface is quite snazzy :)
I get really frustrated with the welfare/ abolitionist argument, too. It's one of those things that makes me want to run screaming from the internet.
The conference looks like it was fun (and what a great picture of everyone). I was so psyched after attending last year.
July 25, 2007 1:23 pm
pattrice is one of my heros, she really is! If you don't already plan on it, I urge you to read "Aftershock". We need to take care of ourselves and each other so we can keep being activists, but this is easier said than done. The movement fracture is one example of how well-meaning people make things harder. pattrice talks about sanctuary and safe places that we need to create for each other within the movement.
She also says this is a particularly nasty patch in the movement. I talked to her a bit about it this weekend, because I am sick of the attacking. I hope she's right!


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Today history is made!!!
The parliament is suppose to vote for the austerity measures package tonight. The ministers are in the parliament building at Syntagma square. They are advised not to leave the building for their own safety.
There were thousands of people protesting against them today in the center of Athens.
It appears to be the biggest and wildest strike Athens have seen so far! I was there today until 8pm or so… I have never seen so many people in one place in my entire life! And it was no ordinary strike! You could find all kind of people there: from a men in a wheal-chair to a young kid! The metro was going out of schedule every 2-3minutes and all the trains where packed with people. I couldn`t get on the 3rd coming train even, they all were full, bringing people to Syntagma square earlier today.
I came home smelling like tear gas and burned trash. I saw marble rock flying, drums bumping, trash burning, people screaming, fore rockets exploding. It was moving, awesome, crazy and unbelievable. But appears that the main part takes place at this moment.
There is a bank building burning on Stadiou street, next to Syntagma. Thousands of people are still next to Syntagma square and King`s gardens.
You can see the live-stream video here: http://www.protothema.gr/webtv/live/ and http://www.protothema.gr/webtv/?mmid=3609
Read the tweets from Syntagma square: https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23syntagma
We don't know where to go. They are hitting from all 4 corners. Its impossible to breathe.
#12fgr #syntagma
At this moment (00.00 am 13.02.2012) Skai Tv reported that 54injured people were brought to the hospital, several building in the center are burning, including Starbucks coffee shop, old cinema and banks.


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When I started with this blog, I started it with the neutral intention to expose all what I would find interesting to explore in the light of expanding my vision in life in the broad physical. spiritual and intellectual spectrum that will at the same time be recorded not only for me but for those who can possibly bump into it and find the posts interesting enough to trigger personal perspective, opinion and some brainstorming in various issues.
It was never intended to attack any religion and still not at all! but I am afraid it is time to clarify ideas on the western idea of "God" which I grew up to accept for many years in my past, until I realised how obscure it was, and the curtain must fall down for eyes to be open with no trace of guilt or fear for what we have entangled ourselves to believe what "God" is; in order to evolve. It is always interesting to receive news from Acharya S as she proceeds further to her quest and the people and articles I find through her page "truth to be known", facts ignored by the brainwashed millions which I used to be part of and the senseless distortion that is only preserved by FEAR of "hell" and "death" and the irrefutable justification given in their own minds!
Here is a video that gives a hint to explore this religious truth, if I may call it like that of what I am talking about; a God taken way too out of context?! 2012… it's time to wake up! is that "God" really?
And to a brief into this apparently very awakening book written by Barbara G Walker who I need to know nothing about (although I shared an eye opener interview with her on blogtalk radio sometime ago,) to realise she makes a hell lot of sense. it is amazing when you actually realise the whole senseless of religion and the bible.
To link to a page dedicated to the book's brief on "FREETOUGHTNATION" which is an amazing site; click on the cover:


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AKA: Altamonte Colored Cemetery, Fern Park Cemetery and the Altamonte and Fern Park Community Cemetery
The history of the cemetery dates back to 1890 when Laura and William Brawner donated 16 acres of land for the establishment of a cemetery for black slaves. It was named Evergreen. During this time, blacks and whites were not allowed to be buried together.
The first pioneer trustees of the cemetery were George W. Cook, L.W. Fountain, S.E. Jones,Willie E. Merritt, William M. Jones, John W. Ford, K.C. Gray and John Daniel Merritt.
These early pioneers were later employed as laborers with the fern industry. They worked for Gordon Barnett and later Hibbard Casselberry. While working in the fern industry many went on to operate their own businesses including grocery stores and building homes.
Inside the confines of the cemetery grounds were nine "shotgun" houses. Traditionally within the Southern Black community these were narrow houses without halls. If a bullet was fired through the front door it would go right out the back door without hitting a wall. These houses were offered rent free and were known in the community as the Barnett and Casselberry quarters.
In the beginning five churches helped maintain the grounds of the Evergreen Cemetery, Freewill Baptist, New Bethel AME, St. Johns Missionary Baptist, William Chapel Missionary Baptist, and Sanctified Church which is now known as Church of God in Christ Love Tabernacle Church. One common cemetery maintenance practice was to cut the sand pines for Christmas trees.
Over the years the name Evergreen was forgotten. the cemetery has also been known as Altamonte Colored Cemetery, Fern Park Cemetery, and the Altamonte and Fern Park Community Cemetery. In 2007, through the research efforts of Alton Williams, it was returned to it's original name of Evergreen Cemetery.
GPS Coordinates: 28.67019, -81.34249
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Today, in this particular column, we will let you people know about Jacelyn Reeves's married life, dating history, past affairs, and relationships. Also, get to know about Jacelyn Reeves's children right below:
Although Jacelyn has been in a relationship with several guys in her life and has also been married once, currently she is possibly single. Jacelyn Reeves married Private Bell in the late 1990s.
Though Jacely's fans and media regularly follows her, she still has been able to keep her marriage details and personal information behind the curtain.
Well, she has not revealed about how long her marriage lasted as well. Looks like she wasn't happy with the marriage and might not want to share her personal life. The couple does not have any child together.
Reeves is actually famous for being the ex-girlfriend of Clint Eastwood. They met back in the year 1984. As mentioned above, Reeves is quite secretive and did not reveal much information of her dating life.
Also, read: Actress Kim Matula has a new boyfriend?? Rumored to be dating Scott Eastwood, hot son of Clint Eastwood
However, Jacelyn must have stayed in a relationship with Clint longer than with Bell, because the duo gave birth to two children together. Their first son, Scott Eastwood was born on 21st March 1986 who is currently 32 years old. He is currently a famous actor and model by profession.
Also read: Scott Eastwood and Nina Dobrev are "casually dating."
They gave birth to their second child, Kathryn Ann Eastwood on 2nd February 1988 who is currently 30 years old.
Well as the children were born in 1986 and 1988 seems like the couple was together for more than 2-3 years.
After a couple of relationship failures, it looks like Jacelyn Reeves is single and is not dating anyone at the moment.


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Well the Halloween "week" is finally complete. Blaine's social calendar has been pretty full. Last Wednesday we had Trunk or Treat at church. Here are a few pictures from the festivities.
McKinley, Blaine, Zeke, Jace and Payton ready to trunk or treat
Doesn't Landry look adorable as Tigger?
Payton and Zeke handing out candy from the Carter mobile. I think our "trunk" decorations were very festive.
On to the next social moment. Blaine helped host a "First Grade" Halloween party at Brant Walker's house. It was filled with pumpkin rolling, cake walks, and even a hay ride.... Fun, Fun, Fun. The "mummy" pictures are from the mummy wrap where the kids wrap toliet paper around their friend to create a "mummy"!!!
The mighty Power Ranger Blaine.
Have you ever seen Little Eli so still?
Andrew "wrapping" Blaine. What are friends for????
Last but not least.... Trick or Treating Halloween night...
Baby Deuce.... The cutest chicken ever.... Isn't he the cutest?
In Trick or Treat mode......Great decorations at the Kollmans.
Blaine had a great Halloween and he thanks all of you for all the treats. The picture shows the treats he got at the Streets' house. A $20.00 bill and golf balls. What more could a boy ask for? Hopefully your Halloween was filled with lots of treats and just a few tricks.
See you soon.
Monday, October 31, 2005
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In the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) Movement, there is a strong emphasis on identifying, submitting to, and naming individuals your spiritual father (mother). How does this stand up in the light of Matthew 23:9?
Wisdom in Saying Nothing: 'Saying More by Talking Less'
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The Illusion of Successful Professional Ministry: 'A Warning to Those with Ears to Hear'
Our dominant Christian culture rewards beauty, fame, and success rather than wisdom, fruitfulness, and faithfulness. The following is a true story from someone who learned the hard way and too late that "successful Christian ministry," based on money, size, acclaim, and fame is a dead-end illusion. Jesus said we should beware when everyone speaks well of us because the false prophets were popular in Israel. I pray young women and men reading this will heed and spare themselves unnecessary sorrow and heartache.
Jesus Through Eastern Eyes: 'Seminar Session Summaries'
If you are considering participating in our live-streaming seminar (click here for details) on June 9 and 10, 2018, you may be interested in the content of each of the six sessions. Here are brief session summaries of each:
Religious Buildings: Projections of Power: 'Guest Blog by Steve Hill, Harvest Now'
My friend, Steve Hill (Harvest Now in Ontario, Canada), does what I consider to be genuine and biblically sound "apostolic discipleship" around the world. He does it based on the values of Jesus in the Gospels (See his Luke 10 Manual), not Western values of success. He empowers local people in countries around the world to full kingdom functionality in their communities, without dependency on Western "experts" or money.
In this brief article he asks challenging questions regarding the emphasis (and cost) of maintaining millions, if not billions, of dollars in religious buildings, real estate, and property when the needs of others around the world are so demanding. It is my understanding that between 80-95% of all church budgets in the West are devoted to buildings and salaries. Is there not a better way to do "ministry," a way with a global perspective and burden? I believe there is. I believe it is the Jesus-Way, and Steve and his coworkers are doing it. This article is reprinted by permission.
The Hidden Idolatry in Charismatic Worship: 'Feeding the "Worship Experience" Beast'
I have been a Charismatic believer for forty-two years. I was a weekly "worship leader" in Charismatic, "prophetic and apostolic" environments for thirty-five of those years. I get the picture as someone who has been on the inside for a very long time. I thoroughly understand the history, theology, values, beliefs, and practices behind Charismatic praise and worship expression. I also have had serious concerns and uneasiness about the theology and practice for a very long time.
Christian Business Ethics – A Challenge to the Christian Business Person: 'Don't Slander the Lord in Your Business Dealings with Others'
I have been a follower of Christ for forty-two years. For thirty-four of those years I have been self-employed. Fewer things are more offensive to unbelievers, and more undermining to the Lord's testimony in the earth, than vocally "Christian" business people whose true God is the love of money and whose business ethics resemble more of Bernie Madoff and Martin Shkreli than Jesus Christ. Being a Christian in business is more than having a fish sticker on the bumper of your business vehicle. It is having a Jesus stamp on your heart.
Studying the Bible: Doesn't Approve You Before God: '2 Tim 2:15 - In Context'
Have you ever met someone who was a walking-talking Bible encyclopedia, yet unlike Christ in very pronounced ways, lacking the aroma of Christ? Many erroneously believe (based on 2 Tim 2:15) that by studying the Bible we are somehow, "approved unto God."
Cleansing of the Temple – Does Jesus Sanction Violence: 'Is His Behavior a Norm for Human Relationships?'
In today's climate of heightened political rancor, some believers use the cleansing of the temple gospel narrative to justify all manner of egregious and even violent behavior toward others–"After all, Jesus whipped people."—sic. The cleansing of the temple account is one of the favorite proof texts of those who want to try to deflect the potency of Christ's clear ethical commands to overcome evil with good and to love one's enemies. Those who proof text this passage to justify their behavior are betraying the scriptures and the Lord they profess to serve.
Prayer and Intercession – Part Three – Pitfalls to Avoid: 'Thirteen Pitfalls to Avoid in Prayer and Intercession'
Prayer and intercession ministry can have some common pitfalls to avoid. I understand that not everyone involved in prayer and intercession has issues in the areas I am about to mention. However, many do. After having had exposure for over forty years to prayer and intercession movements across the world, I believe (and have seen) that those given to intercession can be uniquely vulnerable to the following harmful beliefs and practices:


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by Charlie Baylis
What could I tell of the taste of the rain?
It was blue as she stroked the old republic
Cutting her trinity of blackberry heads
Open with a machete blade, open here
The blow and flow of her black-red juices
Evacuated bodies, junk to disappear
Dead rhythms haunting bones on the rack
Roads of unwashed ebony, scorched, seared
The merciless howl of a tree splitting gale
What could I tell of the taste of a tear?
White fingers that taint my milk-bottle
White my dear, I've seen its name smear
And the copper bell splinter in her hands
So what other stories might I tell?


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My fifth teacher Appreciation day in China. We were taken to a hotel up the road from the big Carrefour on 八宝街. The room was fitted out with a well-equipped stage: sound system (complete with ear-splitting feedback), lights, smoke machine (make your own pollution indoors), bubble machine, and snow machine. There we watched some fairly polished acts and reflected on how pitiful our own offering was going to be.
Actually, It could've been worse.
One of the sketches dragged on and on and on, which is not something that you could accuse us of. Ours was short and sharp, although we did perform it three times. One of the highlights was the troupe of face changers, including a puppet face changer which is not something I've seen before.
As well as a sexy dancing girl (natch), we also had a band of sexy girls playing traditional Chinese instruments. One of the members definitely liked to perform for an audience. If this was a few hundread years ago, she would've been a 姬 (jī), which not only means "professional female singer", but also "concubine". It was also a complementary term for women in ancient China. I assume that this might be how the homophonous 鸡 "chicken" comes to have its slang sense.
We got fed afterwards, and the whole thing was over by about 7pm.
Meanwhile, the weather here has turned wet with an extra thick slice of greyness. Very dull and dingey[1] this morning. I felt like going straight back to bed and hibernating.


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I'm starting to think Vince Gilligan, the all-important creator of Breaking Bad and the name that appears at the end of each episode, is actually the Joker. I've been enjoying the show all the way through Season 5. It's an unapologetic page turner in TV form, but I've found that I've been mentally rejecting the character of Walter White in Season 5 just as Batman would fight against the Joker's depraved traps.
I call Vince Gilligan the Joker due to the central idea of Breaking Bad sharing space with the Joker's thoughts on evil in both The Dark Knight and the Killing Joke:
"All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day. You had a bad day once. Am I right? You had a bad day and everything changed"
Season 1 of Breaking Bad is pure pulpy goodness, and its an super villain origin story if I've ever heard of one. We have the motivation, the secret identity, and the raging id: Cancer, Walter White, Heisenberg. I buy the cynical thematic elements of Breaking Bad; the criticism of machismo, the downfall of the middle class, but the character of Walter White operates on the same principles laid out by the joker, that of snapping on "one bad day" and making increasingly poor choices that lead to other eviler choices until you're melting innocent children in vats.
I'm well acquainted with slippery slope arguments, mostly due to gay marriage debates, and they usually go something like "if gay marriage happens, then polyamory happens," or something like that. Its a fallacy because it ignores the middle ground, or it assumes that one thing will naturally lead into another without each 'thing' being judged on its own inherit merits. Walter White, as a character, seems to be written without a middle ground, that is there is no one thing that would give him pause. He is a man with no internal code, but my problem with him is that he didn't start that way. It is almost as if he has been completely retconned from his Season 1 origin story; that of a caring family man who listed murder as a "con" in a list of pro/cons.
Compare him to Jesse, who shows up a small time criminal, but who has a clear line of caring for children that keeps him grounded even as he also crosses that line. He doesn't kill a child, but he indirectly leads to the death of one, he is haunted by his actions, the order he gave to a minion who did the deed, but he manages to continue his brand of evil. I buy Jesse's ever evolving brand of evil. I see evil as a sometimes product of a fractured life, or as a product of a verbal order or paperwork. You see, there are patterns to evil, there is a history of violence, however small, but its usually there, and with most of the characters on the show we see some of that, but if you buy into the Walter White brand of evil, the "one bad day" could ruin us all thesis, then there's no pattern.
If there's no pattern to evil, if there's no history, then we couldn't tell the mass murderers from our neighbors. Its one of those weird myths we hear about all the time; "he was a nice guy until he snapped." Was he? Or did we ignore all of the signs? Is Walter White a recent megalomaniac? Or was Heisenberg there since the start?
It's interesting that the show made such a big deal showing the characters watching Scarface on TV, and I'm sure the in-universe comparisons will continue, but we should note that Tony Montana didn't just suffer "one bad day," he showed up in America with a rap sheet.
–More on Breaking Bad in the New Yorker


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Aston Martin, Apple, Ray-Ban, Pret A Manger, Chanel, Rolex, Netflix, Nike, Bang & Olufsen, Tangle Teezer… pretty cool brands, don't you think?
Cool brands are desired by both consumers and marketers and it's no wonder why; coolness is exiting, it adds symbolic value to a product and leads the trends. Almost everyone wants to be cool, but if you ask 'what is coolness?' it's not the easiest question to answer.
I think that an urge to fit in is a characteristic of the human nature and we often desire things that make us feel like we fit in. It seems that consumers prefer cool brands in situations where they want to stand out more than fit in. It proves that, even though coolness is a desired and positive feature, it's not necessarily a synonym for desirability.
So what coolness actually means? Coolness is a socially created feature which means that objects can only be cool if people consider them cool. Also, coolness is always subjective and dynamic. What is perceived cool is different across consumer groups, and changes over time. For example, in my opinion Spotify is a super cool brand but someone else might think that it's totally lame, and the only cool way to listen to music is vinyl records from the 70s.
Okay, now we know what coolness is but the question is what makes things cool? Some people say that a brand can become cool by copying a behaviour of other cool brands. Others think that the best way is to conform to the particular norms and ideals of subcultures. Coolness has also been seen as rebellious attitude.
There definitely is a strong link between autonomy and coolness since coolness requires doing your own thing. Autonomous brands follow their own motivations and ideals which can make them cool.
Still it's not as simple as that. If being cool was easy, there would not be any uncool brands. Autonomy can only increase coolness when the autonomy seems appropriate. Diverging from an illegitimate norm increases coolness, but diverging from a legitimate norm decreases it. Saving tigers and giving money to poor people is cool. Child labor and animal testing is not cool.
In your opinion, what makes a brand cool? Can you give example of brands that are cool and brands that are not?
Source: Caleb Warren & Margaret C Campbell, What Makes Things Cool? How Autonomy Influences Perceived Coolness, Journal of Consumer Research, August 2014, Vol. 41 Issue 2.


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Olivier Bustin writes an article for L'Essentiel
October 11, 2017, L'Essentiel
Chadian Criminal Code
Olivier Bustin, managing international advisor writes an article with Sylvanus Bassounda, for L'Essentiel publication.
In the article entitled "Tchad: adoption d'un nouveau Code pénal", the mananging international advisor talks on the major changes introduced by the new Chadian Criminal Code relating to business environment.
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Kent County Council is the latest local authority to introduce lane rental charges for utility contractors who disrupt traffic.
Companies will be charged up to £2,000 per day for digging up the busiest roads on the network at peak times under the new Kent Lane Rental Scheme which starts in May.
Kent is the first county council in the country to run the scheme which aims to push utility contractors to work on the roads during the night and at off-peak times or to use techniques such as tunnelling more often to avoid closing the road altogether.
The scheme covers over 465 roads in Kent in the areas most susceptible to major roadwork disruption. Revenue generated from the scheme will be invested in further work to cut congestion in Kent.
Norman Baker, Transport Minister, said: "Everyone who uses the roads knows how frustrating it is to find major routes being dug up in the middle of the rush hour.
"It is inconvenient and can be expensive, which is why we have taken action to ensure essential road works cause minimum disruptions on Kent's most traffic sensitive streets.
"Kent's lane rental scheme puts road users and businesses at the heart of the county, encouraging utility companies and local authorities to complete their work as quickly as possible."
Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Waste, Bryan Sweetland, said: "We are committed to keeping all of our roads, especially the busiest routes, moving in Kent.
"This proves really difficult when companies decide to carry out their road works on our most heavily used roads at the most inconvenient times for drivers.
"The Kent Lane Rental Scheme will mean that companies will have to think intelligently about the scale and duration of works on our key routes, or incur a substantial charge for the disruption that they cause to Kent's motorists."


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It is a pleasure for American Bedu to interview and ask some questions to Amira, a representative of the Muslim Students Association of Cal State Northridge. Through her answers American Bedu not only learn what exactly is a Muslim Students Association but specifically that of the MSA located in the United States at Cal State Northridge.
To begin with, what exactly is the Muslim Students Association (MSA)? What is its function and purpose?
MSA is an outlet for Islam on campuses. It is a place where non-Muslims can come to learn about Islam, and Muslims can come to connect with Islam and Muslims.
What exactly does the MSA at Cal State Northridge do?
The CSUN MSA has 3 main functions at the moment. We conduct weekly meetings with speakers and topics relevant to Islam, Muslims, and the community. These meetings are open to all students, and we encourage all to join. We also conduct a weekly Dawah(Outreach) Table in which we set up a booth and make ou selves available to provide information on Islam and the MSA and to answer any questions people might have.
How many members does it have today? What is the composition of members? What nationalities and countries are represented?
The CSUN MSA has about 50 to 100 members today.
Many different nationalities, cultures & countries are represented such as India, Pakistan, Palestine, Jamaica, Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, El Salvador, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Libya, Jordan, Morocco, East Turkistan & Others.
Does one have to be a Muslim to attend a meeting or function of the MSA?
One does not have to be Muslim to attend nor function in the MSA.
We have non-Muslims who gladly attend meetings & help from time to time, and they always receive a warm welcome.
In fact, when advertising for the meeting, we make it clear that all people are welcomed regardless of religion, nationality etc.
Who would want to attend an MSA event and why? What can someone learn or experience at an MSA event?
Anybody interested, in Islam, in Religion or Interfaith discussion. By attending an MSA event people can learn more about Islam and Muslims. All are encouraged to come!
Can an individual learn Arabic through the MSA or any of its members?
We do not offer Arabic courses at this time; however, the CSUN MSA is currently collaborating with a CSUN professor to start up an Arabic program on campus.
How can a Muslim or non-Muslim interact with the MSA in regards to resources or promotion?
The MSA is always looking for donations, sponsorships, and resources to help us out with our variety of tasks.
How does one contact the MSA at Cal State Northridge?
You can contact the MSA on our Facebook Page: CSUN MSA
Are there any additional comments you'd like to add?
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity to share our MSA with you.
Thank you, Amira, for this opportunity to identify and explain about the Muslim Students Association at Cal State Northridge.
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Baiyoke Tower II is an 88-story, (1,014 feet) skyscraper in Bangkok. At one time it was the tallest building in the city but now it is #2. It also use to be the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia. The top rooms go for about $300 a night.
Originally, all of this area was a swamp. To build this high hotel it took 360 piles of concrete that were sunk about 150 feet and sealed with a 15 foot thick foundation. We were told that this hotel has the fastest elevator in Thailand which can go from the 1st floor to the 88th floor in only 80 seconds. But then we were told that we can't use it. Instead we went the slow cheap way which cost 400 Baht and several elevators and flights of stairs.
The official name of the capital of Thailand is Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit. Don't worry, everyone just says Bangkok. It has about as many people living here as New York City.
Bangkok does not seem to follow any urban planning which has resulted in a haphazard cityscape and inadequate infrastructure. Tons of roads, but it seems everyone has a car. Expect traffic delays. Traveling two miles can take two hours. Parking is a challenge. Most people use the Skytrain or Subway, which is not bad if you like sardines. If you like shopping there are Malls everywhere and they all seem to be connected. There are the HiSo and LoSo establishments. A person can buy anything in Bangkok. But finding whatever may be tough.
And some of you thought it was about a different kind of high…
Look for the horse track.
Concrete Jungle vs. Native Jungle
Somewhere over the Rainbow
Layers and layers of traffic.
MahaNakhon is now the tallest building in Thailand. Condos here can easily fetch over a million bucks.
The Chao Phraya River flows through Bangkok and ends in the Gulf of Thailand.
What's a Cubic?
Notice the lady looking at you? It is not a billboard advertisement. It is a LED TV.
Victory Monument is in the background.
Over 600 sq. miles of city.


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Now all the dress up days and various non important crafty things are out of the way.
Firstly, do you remember that yarn I dyed with Kool-Aid, silly red and blue stuff? As I'm now feeling a bit more confident about knitting socks, I had a go with this wool.
It doesn't look too bad knitted up….does it?
(the cream yarn is natural Alpaca from Jaeger)
My copy of "No Sheep for you" has finally arrived, I though I'd been waiting ages but it was actually only 1 1/2 weeks!
I'm knitting "Intoxicating" which looks like great fun.
In these colours, all from my stash.
The peach/pink colour is Patons "Holiday" 50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic.
The cream is unlabelled, it's definitely cotton!
The red (also unlabelled) is a cotton/acrylic blend.
So the main colour will be in the pink and alternating cream and red squares.
(I'm still knitting Big J slowly – I'm halfway up the body now, which is motivation enough to keep me going for a while longer!)


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News4jax.com - Investigators say a restaurant manager in Chicago often encouraged his patrons to join the restaurant's rewards program. Then, Alexander Pera would offer to take the check and help you pay your bill quickly.
"When he [Alexander Pera] brought it back to process it, he would make copies of the application and the credit card. He had all of the personal identifiers as well as the credit card number," explained U.S. Postal Inspector Robert Sizer.
With that information and the rewards program application he had everything he needed to fraudulently use the credit cards, and he did. Investigators say he stole $50,000 50 victims.
Authorities say Pera took extravagant vacations as well as multiple trips to Disney World under different aliases. Read more!
An employee of a Golden Corral restaurantin Orlando, Florida, lost four fingers when his left hand got caught in a meat grinder, authorities said Friday.
Restaurant staff cleaned the area, rinsed the grinder, and threw away the remains of the fingers and ground pork by the time police and firefighters arrived Thursday morning, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
Joshua Simpkins, 19, of Orlando was grinding pork at a Golden Corral at 5535 S. Kirkman Road at 7:45 a.m. when the accident occurred. A co-worker heard screaming and saw that Simpkins was bleeding, and yelled for someone to 911.
NRN.com - For the third year in a row, Irvine, Calif.-based cult phenomenon, In-N-Out Burger, earned the top ranking from consumers among the Limited-Service restaurant chains in Nation's Restaurant News' annual Consumer Picks report.
The family-owned brand won consumer's hearts and did so at a time when limited-service restaurants have struggled to keep their heads above water. Visits were down three percent in the segment overall in 2014, resulting in more than 370 million lost visits, according to Port Washington, N.Y.-based research firm The NPD Group. Continue
News Herald.com - A Gulf County jury last week awarded a Port St. Joe woman over $6 million due to injuries suffered while working at a now-closed restaurant.
Whether Evelyn Holland receives a dime remains an open question, despite a life her attorney said has been relegated to a wheelchair due to disabling injuries to her pelvis and spine.
What further made the case of Holland against Gracie O'Malley's Restaurant one for the books was that the defense was a no-show: no defendant, no defense attorney, nobody on one side of the courtroom during last week's trial. A jury of six awarded Holland the $6 million after a trial that consumed, from opening statement to verdict, roughly six hours and which included no cross-examinations, motions or witnesses for the defense.
NBCnews.com - A former Hooters waitress has been awarded more than $250,000 after an arbitrator found that racial discrimination contributed to her getting fired.
Farryn Johnson, who is African-American, was fired from her Baltimore restaurant job in August 2013 because "Hooters prohibits African-American Hooters Girls from wearing blond highlights in their hair," according to a lawsuit.
While other women were allowed to highlight their hair, the restaurant manager told Johnson she couldn't be at work with blond streaks because it didn't look "natural" on African-Americans, the suit said.
"The manager at the time literally said, 'You can't have blond because black people don't have blond hair,'" Johnson, who had worked at the restaurant for about a year, told NBC affiliate WBAL-TV in Baltimore.
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The deals represent 51 cafés that will expand the sandwich and smoothie franchise in Atlanta; Detroit; Providence, R.I.; Miami; Charleston, S.C.; and Fayetteville, N.C. Additionally, the brand reported a 12.31% growth in same-store sales over the first quarter of last year. "We had great momentum heading into 2015 after reporting incredibly strong results last year, including positive comp sales of 11.4% and our highest average unit volume of more than $526,000 — with the top 50% reporting an AUV of $669,000," says Mike Rotondo, CEO of Tropical Smoothie Café. "Clearly, Tropical Smoothie Café is well-positioned to continue our aggressive growth and reach our goal this year of signing franchise agreements to develop an additional 150 new locations."
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The fast-casual restaurant chain, known for its culinary-driven menu and open kitchens, is expanding its footprint to meet the growing demand for its unique brand of fast casual – incorporating bold flavors and a full-service level of hospitality with fast-casual lunch and dinner fare like hot sandwiches, salads, soups and California-style pizzas.
The chain is actively seeking multi-unit franchise partners to bolster its growth plan that calls for more than 200 units by 2018.
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The more than 15,200 square foot space alongside the Palms Pool plans to seat more than 500 guests, claiming the title of World's largest Hooters. The large poolside bar is slated to open in early May, and the two-story main dining room inside Palms will open shortly after.
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A head chef cheated his bosses by going on a theft and fraud 'spree' to stock up with food and equipment to open his own restaurant, a jury was told today.
Emanuele Lamanuzzi, 42, was running the Pirandello restaurant in Cheltenham when the owners went away for six months leaving him in charge, Gloucester crown court was told.
While they were away he used their card to buy food, drink and utensils from a cash and carry and Tesco's but those items never made it into the restaurant, alleged prosecutor Caighli Taylor.
Read more:http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-chef-trial-allegations-stole/story-25960756-detail/story.html#ixzz3QnosjuWO
Bizjournals.com - A Central Florida restaurateur has signed a deal to bring Wahlburgers – a Boston-based fast-casual burger concept owned by brothersPaul, Donnie andMark Wahlberg– to the Sunshine State.
Manny Garcia, known for former Central Florida restaurants like Pebbles and Harvey's Bistro, will open 20 Wahlburgers locations in Florida over the next several years,Orlando food blogger Scott Joseph reports. Thefranchise agreement was officially announced this morning. Continue