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20th February 2008Jacquie Callaby dealt with:
Jacquie has only been to see us once so far, but I already feel more confident & in command of our new puppy. I am not alone on this journey & it feels great!
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Excellent initial response. Huge difference in behaviour already. Different dog, look forward to follow up visit. Thank you all.
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The techniques used were easy to understand, and gave us more confidence with the dog. The therapist was excellent and made it easy to control the dog. We were all relaxed.
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Zara is much more content since her training began. Thank you.
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FANTASTIC SESSION. Amanda was extremely professional and an excellent mentor. Lola responded really well to the commands on the first evening. She has been trying her luck since, but Amanda has emailed with more tips.
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We were more than pleasantly surprised at how quick Jackson responded to the training. Amanda was very helpful and had answers to all our questions.
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I found the whole experience of Steve's training methods very impressive and I've learnt how to deal with many different situations. Steve was very helpful and the three hours just passed in minutes it seemed. Thanks.
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Debbie recognised Daisy's problems straightaway and was excellent in explaining to us the techniques we should implement in dealing with these problems.She was very good,not just training Daisy but us too.
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After Amanda's first visit, a huge difference in Rufus' behaviour. I feel motivated to continue with all advice given, seeing the remarkable response in my dog already. Absolutely amazing!! I can start to smile again.
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There has been a huge change in Ralphs's behaviour. He is much calmer and so am I! I wish I'd known about Bark Busters years ago.
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Wedgewood Park Development Inc. has bought the first two of three parcels in Melbourne for a 140-acre apartment/condominium complex.
The final price on the package will be $4.3 million, said Wedgewood president David J. Quigley. The first two parcels total 119 acres. The third 21-acre section will be acquired in September. Wedgewood plans to build 400 apartments and 660 condominiums, with construction starting in September and taking three years to finish. Located on Stack Boulevard between Palm Bay and Eber roads, the complex will be called Lake-in-the-Woods, Quigley said.


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Some people are not fans of anything associated with Marvel, either comic books or movies. I, for one, like the X-Men franchise movies. Now I had never heard of the comic series Guardians of the Universe and even though this film came out in 2014, it took a few good reviews to convince me to buy it. I am glad that I did.
For those who don't know the theme, here it is as it appears on the case:
Space adventurer Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) steals a coveted orb and becomes the object of a relentless bounty hunt. To evade his enemies, Quill forges an uneasy truce with Rocket (Bradley Cooper), a gun-toting, genetically-altered raccoon; Groot (Vin Diesel), a tree-like humanoid; the deadly assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana); and the revenge-driven Drax. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb, he must rally his ragtag band of misfits for a desperate battle that will decide the fate of the galaxy.
Some of the other actors in the film are: Glenn Close, Benicio Del Toro, and John C. Reilly as a Xandarian policeman. All of the actors are excellent as their characters and the special effects are very well done. Granted the story may not be of the same caliber as The Stars Wars series, but it does have a, I hesitate to use this word, "cartoonish" sense of humor. The sound track is excellent and, without spoiling it, explained in the preface of the film. There is also enough adventures and battle scenes here to keep even the most jaded viewer enthralled. This is available on Blu-Ray. I rate it 5 out of 5 stars.


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Gary Tallman grew up on Elk Fork Road and attended Number 3 School and then Ellsworth Elementary. After graduating from Tyler County High School in 1967, he enrolled as an English major at West Liberty State College. An influential professor and his high school experiences with Audra Brewer led him to change his major to Biology in his freshman year. He graduated with an A.B. in Biology Education in 1971. Tallman intended to teach high school biology, but upon graduation another professor helped him secure a research fellowship to pursue the Ph.D. in Biochemical Genetics at West Virginia University. He finished the Ph.D. in 1976 and moved to the Biochemistry Division at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS where he conducted research on the structure of chromosomes in cancer cells. In 1978 Tallman became an Assistant Professor of Biology at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. At Pepperdine, he taught undergraduate courses in cell biology and genetics and shifted his research to engage undergraduate students in studies of stomata, microscopic valves on the surfaces of leaves that control water loss from plants. Tallman and his students perfected methods for isolating the cells that surround stomata and growing them in test tubes, a technology that led to the discovery that heat stress blocks the function of the major growth hormone in plants.
Tallman rose to the rank of full professor at Pepperdine, serving as President of the faculty. His grant-funded research led him to stints at Stanford, UCLA, and Lancaster University in England. In June, 1989, he was traveling with a delegation of American scientists in the People's Republic of China.
The delegation was in Tiananmen Square the evening the government forcibly cleared student protestors from the Square. In 1996 Tallman moved to Willamette University in Salem, OR to become the University's first Endowed Chair of Science. He continued his teaching and federally funded research at Willamette. In 2012 his lab was the first to report that heat stress blocks plant growth hormone action by preventing plants from synthesizing a gas required to activate the hormone. In 2005 Tallman became the founding director of Willamette's faculty grants office. Since its inception the office has helped faculty members raise $13.5 million in grants for teaching, research and artistic projects. In 2011 Tallman was honored with the Mentor Award from the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon; he is the author of 35 scientific research articles and book chapters. He retired last May
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The Tyler County High School Alumni Association has selected October 14, 2017, as the date for their 68thAnnual Tyler County High School Homecoming. This year's theme is "Memories of the Past". Gary Tallman, Class of '67, will serve as our banquet speaker.
The day will start with a Breakfast Buffet at the Middlebourne Fire Hall from 7 am - 10 am. This is open to the public. Menu includes pancakes, sausage gravy, biscuits, sausage patties, scrambled eggs, mixed fruit salad, coffee and orange juice. The cost is $7 each.
The parade entries will meet at the Senior Center at 10:15 am. The parade will start at 11 am. For more information contact Bill Henderson, 304-758-2342. While the parade is being lined up, traffic in and around the Senior Center, formerly Ellsworth Grade School will be limited to parade entries only. Starting at 11 am all traffic will be stopped on Main Street (Rt. 18) through Middlebourne during the parade.
The Social Hour starts off our evening at 4:30 p.m. in the gymnasium to be followed by the banquet at 5:30 p.m. Menu for the evening is baked steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cole slaw, hot rolls, Texas sheet cake, coffee and iced tea. All tickets for the dinner will be sold in advance. We need the dinner reservations by Friday, October 6, 2017.
To receive tickets by mail, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope when returning your Alumni dues/reservations to: TCHS Alumni Association, P. O. Box 183, Paden City, WV 26159. Contact person is Dianna Ash Stevens, '67, 304-337-8579. If no envelope is enclosed, tickets will be held at the door.
The following people have agreed to serve as a contact for their class. This is not necessarily the person organizing events, but if you have questions, you may contact the listed person for information.
Class of '51 - Mary Neff Baker Stewart - 304-337-8987 - Reunion Friday @ Noon - Court Restaurant
Class of '53 - Betty Ruth Ice Rush - 304-652-2142 - Reunion Friday @ Noon - Court Restaurant
Class of '57 - Janet Yeater Smith - 304-337-4332, Virgil Templeton 740-296-3785
Reunion - Friday @ 6:00 Candlelight Restaurant
Class of '62 - Pam Moore Farhatt 304-482-5358 Call if interested in having a reunion.
Class of '67 - Diane Wyke Mason 304-758-2237, Diana Ash Stevens 304-337-8579
Reunion Friday 4:00 Middlebourne Fire Dept.
Picnic - Saturday 12:00 to 3:00 at Middlebourne City Park Shelter
Class of '72 - Patty Weekley 304-758-4324
Class of '77 - Kim Myers Boggs 304-758-4062 - Reunion after parade Senior Center (Ellsworth School)
Class of '82 - Danny Fisher - 845-300-3898
The class chairperson will be responsible to come to the gym before the function and reserve seating for classmates who have requested prepaid tickets.
The 2017 Tyler Consolidated scholarship recipients were Justin Brinkmeier and Shalya Griffey.
The Alumni Golf Tournament will be held, Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Riverside Golf Course. Contact: Jason Weese 740-458-0557or Michael Bonner - 304-904-9267.
We hope you will come home and enjoy the planned festivities!


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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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It's official! I got my 2011 Pro Card in the mail the other day! Some fun new things are in store for the Wright's! I can't wait to make my pro debut next year! I've definitely enjoyed some down time, as we've had so much going on this fall season, but I'm VERY excited to see what the new year brings!
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I often say that link building is my favorite part of doing SEO. Each time I say this out loud to my fellow SEOs or knowledgeable clients, I get the reaction that I imagine you're wearing right now (if you build links), the look that says "What are you talking about? You like Link building?" Yeah, I do.
The difference is my definition of link building. Ever since Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brinn imagined a way to use web links as a way of assigning value on the Internet, "link building" has been a staple of search engine optimization campaigns. Some of this has been good and helpful to Google, the more people think to add links to their web content, the easier it is for Google to make sense of the patterns, and improve the quality of its search results, everyone wins.
Of course, we went a little crazy with it. Links can be bought, bartered, submitted, scraped, and generated in all sorts of ways that have no correlation with real value, but may appear so to search engines, forcing Google and others to evolve further. When Google figures out a pattern of low-quality links, it makes an update and levels the playing field. As many prominent SEOs have been saying for years, good link building should be to provide human beings the ability to access your content from relevant web pages, rather than finding ways to build links for search engines.
Sooner or later, links will mean nothing, and lately it seems like sooner. Google made big moves this year, most notably with its Penguin update to reduce the importance of low-quality links as a signal. All this is fine by me, because something will always matter to Google, and we'll adapt to improve the strength of that something. Links will probably give way to a mix of social signals (Google says they are still leery of relying on social too much), Author Rank, or something being cooked up that we haven't imagined yet, maybe something like these:
Focus Rate – When (not if) wearable computing (Google Glasses) becomes fashionable, we may be talking one day about how long people look at things to determine rankings. Maybe you've been eyeing BMWs. Every time you see one, you can't help but watch it drive by, wondering what gear it's in and imagining yourself doing the shifting. But you don't let yourself think about it. You don't need a car today. Then one day, you do need a car, so you search "new car" in Google, and there's bmw.com at #1.
Drive-thru times – Say it's lunchtime, and you're in a rush. You want to grab a quick bite, so you search "quick lunch" instead of just "lunch" via your Google voice-activated-search from within your Google-driven car (Google driving us around is imminent, my guess is 2020) and it knows what you mean by "quick." Perhaps using current average wait times of local fast food restaurants (fed to Google via a future API perhaps) Google decides to drive you to Jimmy John's instead of Panera for your quick meal.
Euphoria Index – Our bodies release chemicals at nearly every emotional turn, like when we are happy or inspired. Someday, Google may capture these chemical fluctuations via an attachment to your smart phone, eye glasses, or a chip we all readily insert in our heads one day, and uses these chemicals to calculate a Euphoria Index. Maybe Google notices that I tend to be a happy fellow when I'm in Lowe's or watch a Lowe's commercial instead of Home Depot, so it sends me to lowes.com when I search for "patio furniture."
The point is that link building evolves. But what has yet to change is that search engines look to reveal real value to determine who should rank for a given term. In 1998, this meant citations from scholarly articles; in 2005 it meant links from as many websites as possible; in 2009 it was about getting links from bloggers or content farms; 2013 will be about integration of social media, mobile activity, and sorting out the best content and authoritative writers. After that, it'll be something else. All I know is that I'll find it interesting.


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Sire, the Bloggers are Storming the Gannongates!
Well, we're back to my weekly review of the Los Angeles Time's Opinion Section. Check out the inaugural edition last week in which I took an opinion writer to task for suggesting that Condoleezza Rice might deserve a Nobel Peace Prize (WTF?!?).
This Sunday I noticed the panel discussion had a couple interesting cartoons (The Bloogeyman loves cartoons since he doesn't have to read much!), one of which talked about bloggers (!) and another which obliquely referred to Gannongate (!). Those are a couple things I didn't expect to see any mention of in the main-stream-media, even in a notoriously "liberal" rag such as the LA Times.
I've reproduced a couple of the cartoons below for your enjoyment:
Let's take a look at the first one…my heart went all atwitter when I saw that one. I imagined myself leading the charge, setting up the siege engines as we bloggers get ready to storm the castle of the main-stream media. I love the snooty king, dismissing the bloggers as if they still control the news flow. I mean, really, has any important news been broken by the mainstream media lately? Between Seymour Hersh and Atrios they've covered just about anything worth hearing about. Yeah, I guess if I want to get the "scoop" on the Michael Jackson trial I'll know where to go, but if you're serious about news you're going to want to hang around bloggers. Yeah, we're just that cool!
How about the White House Press Corps? Mr. Rogers really nails it with that one – it's kind of funny how in the mad rush of bloggers that have elbowed their way into the Gannongate story (yes, that includes the Bloogeyman, check out my Gannongate series), few people have stepped back from the fray and said "Wait a minute, you know, just exposing one reporter who actually is a whore doesn't change the fact that most other reporters are sluts". Yes, most other White House press reporters are just plain-jane sluts. At least Gannon had the nerve to charge for it – the others basically tow the line for free. Sure, they get their six-figure salaries and get to go to White House Christmas parties, but basically they're all sluts – they get some perks from time to time but they like putting out for free.
As for the last cartoon, titled 'News', the Bloogeyman looked at it and went "Hmmmm". Now the Bloogeyman didn't go "Hmmmm" because the cartoon launched a philosophically complex internal dialogue on freedom of speech and the eternal human struggle – the Bloogeyman went "Hmmmm" because he actually was a little confused by the cartoon. Now, most people will never admit to 'not getting' a political cartoon.
Let's say your spouse, girlfriend, significant other, or friend is perusing the Opinion section with you one Sunday morning and shows you a cartoon:
"Hey, look at this", they'll say as they hand the cartoon over to you, "What do you think?"
Now, you look at the cartoon and think, as I did on this one, "OKaaaaay, let's see – I see a guy walking down the street and looking at a newspaper dispenser with bars on it with a guy trying to get out…" And you say, "Boy, that's a good one!"
"Do you think it's true?"
"Yeah…sure…um, it sure says something about the plight of today's media"
"You don't think it talks about the current state of the news-consuming public?"
"Uh…yeah, that too…"
That's about the situation I found myself in when I looked at it. Sure, it seems to make sense from a cartoon-perspective: you've got the 'regular guy' on the street, you've got some institution (this one is labeled 'News'), and you've got bars signifying that something is being restricted. But, when you look closely you realize that you can't quite put it all together (maybe it's just the Bloogeyman, he's not too smart). I see a guy walking past the "News" caged up – is the News trying to get out but the dumb American public won't pay a quarter to let it out? Or, is there some big story that the News won't let out? Or, is it decrying the new restrictions placed on the fourth institution vis-à-vis the Justice Department's investigation of reporters' sources? Or maybe the lamp post is a critical component to this whole thing and the Bloogeyman is just too dumb to figure it out.
Funny how reading the Sunday Opinion can start out as a relaxing past-time but can quickly make you question your intelligence over something as simple as a cartoon…


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Directed by Jacky St. James and shot by Eddie Powell, the studio said "Keep It In the Family" updates for the 21st century a topic famously explored by Golden Age porn director Kirdy Stevens in his "Taboo" series of the 1970s.
"Porn is a great place to explore what you can't get away with in real life," St. James said. "The characters in 'Keep It In the Family' finally give in to urges that polite society frowns on, which makes it sexier."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Admissions criteria include family support of our school philosophy, financial support of the school, an established church relationship, and a Christian commitment based on the infallible word of God. Application can be made through the school office telephone 507-442-4471. Southwest MN Christian High School admits students of any race, color, or national ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, progams and activities generally made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate in the administration of its education policies, admission programs, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
We have 95 students in grades 9-12. These students represent 76 families. These families represent 18 churches from 8 denominations. These students mostly come from rural towns within a 40 mile radius of Edgerton. Most of our students come from feeder schools in Edgerton, Chandler, and Hills.
All faculty members are carefully selected on the basis of academic excellence, Christian philosophy, dedication to the teaching profession, and commitment to God's Word as the authoritative guide for Christian living. Teachers all have a Bachelor's degree in their field, and many of Master's degrees. Teachers are certified through the state of Minnesota. We have 11 classroom teachers on staff. You can see who they are by clicking the Staff link in the previous window.
Cost of Education* $9,540.00
Institutional Grant** $2,590.00
Cost per Student*** $6,950.00
* Does not include building cost
** Donation Sale, Foundation, Circles, Fundraising, MISF, etc.
*** When 2 children are in attendance, the second child is $150 less
*** When 3 children are in attendance, the third child is $300 less
For the year 2017-2018 we are operating on an unbalanced budget. We are attempting to raise the deficit by way of fundraisers.
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Our students raise money for their individual classes by having a magazine sale every September. Students also raise money for the school with an annual Soup and Pie Sale. Our school has an annual donation sale. We collect used ink jet and laser printer cartridges as well as spent toner cartridges from office copiers, and old cell phones and turn them in for recycling as a fundraiser. All the mothers and some constituents are members of SWMCH Circles. Each circle has at least one fundraiser every year and all the circles participate in two soup suppers every year. We also conduct a drive each year in order to raise funds for building improvement. SWMCH is associated with the Southwest Christian High School Foundation. Donations to the Foundation are invested and the interest from those investments is donated to the school for general operating expenses.
Our students are involved in the following: Band, Baseball (boys), Basketball, Chapel, Cheerleading (girls), Choir, Cross Country, Drama, Golf, Leaders for Life, Prayer Share Group, Recreational P.E., Players (improv), Sequel (yearbook), Softball (girls), Statisticians/Managers, Student Government, Soccer (boys), Speech, Track, Trap Shooting, and Volleyball (girls).
Southwest MN Christian High is governed by a School Board. The board consists of constituents elected to 3 year terms of service. These constituents are nominated from various groups cooperating with the school. The entire society elects board members at the Annual Society Meeting. The School Board meets on the first Monday of every month. To see who is presently serving on the School Board click the School Board link in the previous window.
Southwest MN Christian High is accredited by MN Non-Public Non-Profit School Association (MNNSA). Our sports and speech programs are governed by the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), we receive financial and legislative support from the Minnesota Independent School Foundation (MISF) to whom we pay membership fees, and we are members of Christian Schools International (CSI).
SWMCH participates in the MN School Lunch Program. We have 2 cooks on staff who prepare a hot, balanced meal everyday. The cost of each student meal is $2.90. Any family may apply for reduced price or free lunches. The meal is the same as all the other students but at a reduced price or free.
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Southwest MN Christian High has a computer lab that provides 20 desktop computers. We are in the third phase of deploying a laptop computer to every student. In 2014 the incoming freshmen class all received a laptop, and each freshmen class thereafter will receive the same so that we will be a completely 1 to 1 school in 4 years. Each teacher also has a laptop computer. Our Media Center consists of a 6,000 volume library as well as 5 desktop computers. All student computers can print to 1 laser printer in the computer lab, we also have a copy machine available for printing for teachers. The office maintains a printer/fax machine as well. The entire school is on a wireless network and all stations and laptops have access to the internet. Students have access to most of the computers in school provided they sign a network usage contract stating they will abide by the rules and use the computers and the network responsibly. We have ceiling mounted projectors in all classrooms, 2 portable projectors, 2 VCRs, 4 DVD players, and 2 large screen TVs. Every classroom is also wired to cable TV. Students also have access to 3 digital cameras and 4 digital camcorders for special projects.


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Torah Light: Insights from the Books of Moses
By Rob Robotham
By Alan Gilman
CreateSpace, 2014 Softcover,
240 pages, $20.00
DO YOU SPEND as much time reading the Old Testament as the New? Many Christians I know say the New Testament seems more relevant to them.
Solid foundations are important not only to buildings but to theology as well. A house or skyscraper, without a strong foundation, will not be able to stand. The entire building could collapse. Alan Gilman, a Jewish believer in Jesus, emphasizes that's how the Torah – the first five books of the Old Testament – relates to the rest of the Bible. Gilman writes that the Torah permeates and informs the rest of the Bible; indeed, it is the foundation that supports the entire Bible.
Think for a moment of how weak and confusing the rest of the Bible would be without the Torah – it undergirds morality, worship, sexual ethics and the doctrines of God and salvation, to name but a few. As Gilman writes, "The Bible's first five books are foundational to the understanding of all Scripture" – including the Old Testament historical books, wisdom literature as well as prophetic ones that follow after the Torah.
His description of the Torah as the foundation of the Bible is something I already recognized, but the way he emphasized it was enlightening and refreshing. It has helped me to navigate through many of the contemporary issues that are currently troubling the Anglican Communion. Jesus' and Paul's teaching – both on theological and moral issues – are solidly rooted in the Torah.
Gilman writes: "Each year since ancient times, synagogues have read through the Torah annually, a section at a time. The Hebrew word for these sections is parasha (plural: parashot). The Torah is divided into fifty-four parashot." As a result, 54 readings and devotionals appear in this book.
The Torah is foundational to the Bible,
writes Alan Gilman. (Supplied Photo)
Gilman, who lives in Ottawa, began writing short messages on different parts of the Torah in the late 1990s. He did this on his website TorahBytes, which offers "biblical commentary from a Messianic perspective."
Gilman has now collected 54 of his best messages and published them in Torah Light. There are roughly an equal number of essays based on Torah passages from each of the five books, from Genesis to Deuteronomy. He starts by providing some background and discussion on a passage and then moves to personal application.
As an Anglican who is also steeped in Reformed thinking (J.I. Packer has had a strong influence on me), I noticed that Gilman's book reflects that theology. Week Twenty-Three, for example, looks at Exodus 38:21-40:38, which discusses God's omnipotence. This passage is obviously a reminder that God is present everywhere but Gilman goes on to show that even though this is true, God does not "make himself known everywhere in the exact same way." The cloud mentioned in this passage was a visible sign of God's presence, so powerful that Moses could not even enter the Tabernacle while the cloud was located there. However, God's presence was not exclusively limited to this cloud – He was still present everywhere – but this cloud was a very tangible way of experiencing God. This type of God's presence is often called "the manifest presence of God."
Some people believe that God did this only in biblical times and that Christian fellowship and the Scriptures now replace this. But when we think like this, are we putting limitations on God, restricting what he can do? Gilman explains that while God is present everywhere, his manifest presence is a special event. It appears that "God does want to make himself known in very tangible ways far more than most of us realize." Just as God dramatically filled the Tabernacle with his presence, God continues to fill both individuals and groups with his presence today.
In week Twenty-Six (Leviticus 9:1-11:47), Gilman discusses God's holiness, another topic crucial to Reformed theology. This particular passage is a troubling one in which Aaron's sons are both killed and consumed by fire because they "offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, which he had not commanded them" (see Lev. 10:1-2, ESV). While we may not like this story, it emphasizes that God does whatever he wishes and that not paying careful attention to God's Word has consequences. We need to pay full attention to God's directives, never treating them lightly or carelessly.
While Torah Light covers much theological ground, it is easy to read, practical and highly devotional. TAP
An earlier version of this review appeared in the January/February 2016 issue of Faith Today. Used with permission.


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Cultural Groups & Societies
The vitality of Montana's Irish community is manifested in the abundance of groups and societies dedicated to some aspect of Irish culture. Among the more prominent of these are The Ancient Order of Hibernians (a fraternal Irish Catholic Organization), The Montana Gaelic Cultural Society, The Helena Celtic Society, and numerous others. For information of any of these groups, please click on the appropriate link below.
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Montana Gaelic Cultural Society
Bitterroot Irish Scottish Organization
The Friends of Irish Studies
The Friends of Irish Studies is a non-profit (501c3) organization founded by members of the community to raise the funds and resources necessary for the support and development of Irish Studies in Montana. All donations to the Friends are tax deductible, so, if you feel you can contribute in any way (financial, skills and expertise, or time), please contact me, Erin, at email@example.com. We would also be grateful if you would let others about us. However little you may feel you have to contribute, please get in touch, every little bit helps. As they say in Irish, Bailíonn brobh beart little straws gather into a bundle. Thank you so much.


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'Pretty Little Liars' Recap: The Girls Struggle To Cope After Escaping Charles
The girls finally escaped Charles' wrath, but their pain and suffering wasn't over. On the June 9 episode of 'Pretty Little Liars,' our girls attempted to adjust after their hellish experience with Charles.
Pretty Little Liars hasn't been making life easy for our girls in season six. On the June 9 episode, the girls fought to get their lives back to normal after their stay in Charles' dollhouse of hell. The girls coped in various ways, Alison (Sasha Pieterse) began questioning her father about Charles, Andrew (Brandon Jones) was arrested and a new hottie made his entrance in Rosewood!
The girls were back in the real world, but it didn't mean Charles was gone for good. They were pretty certain Andrew and Charles were the same person. At this point, they just wanted someone to be punished for what they went through.
Well, that was going to be something that could be easily done. Toby discovered Andrew in the woods, and if another cop hadn't shown up, Toby would have definitely beaten the bejeezus out of him. Righteous and law-abiding Toby kicked in after some persuasion, and he arrested Andrew.
Meanwhile, Mr. DiLaurentis was PISSED that Alison put herself in danger to help get the girls back. Hey, for all the hell Alison put them through over the years, it was the least she could do, Mr. D. Out of nowhere, Alison dropped a bombshell question on her father: Who is Charles DiLaurentis? Mr. D refused to answer the question. He completely denied Charles' existence. Okay, someone's definitely lying.
'Pretty Little Liars' Recap: Coming Home
While they were still in the hospital, Emily went to visit Sara Harvey. Sara admitted she ran away two years ago and was kidnapped by Charles. When Emily started asking her whether she ever saw Charles' face, Sara instantly clammed up.
All the girls finally returned home, but home wasn't as comforting as they would have liked. It was as if they were returning to Charles' dollhouse. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't escape him. Aria wanted to talk to the police ASAP. She wanted Andrew to burn for what she *thought* he did. On the other hand, Spencer was concerned about her meds. She flipped when her mother wouldn't let her take an anti-anxiety pill. Geez, Mrs. Hastings, let the girl rest.
Charles may have been able to control the girls in his dollhouse, but Emily was refusing to be a victim now that she had escaped. She found her dad's guns and headed to the gun range. However, Charles continued to haunt everyone. One terrifying flashback showed Emily having to choose which friend got zapped/electrocuted/whatever. Yikes.
'Pretty Little Liars' Recap: Changes, Changes, Changes
Aria seemed to be the one Liar who was coping the best. She hit up The Brew and ran into Ezra. In his perfect Prince Charming way, Ezra asked Aria how she was doing. He was gentle and kind towards her. He thought maybe Aria would write down her experiences, but she snapped that she was ready to put it all behind her. So much so that she was willing to possibly put an innocent man behind bars.
Aria went to the police station to give her statement. She was adamant that Charles and Andrew were the same person. In a brief but huge lapse in judgment, Aria said that she saw Andrew without his mask while she was in the dollhouse. Andrew is definitely guilty of something, but being Charles/"A" might not be it.
Hanna was ready for a drastic change in her life. When she returned home, she wanted to change everything about her room. The walls, the bed, all the decor had to go. Later, Hanna sat alone in her bare room. Every ounce of her past room was gone, as if she was free of one grasp Charles had on her. Ashley found Hanna and asked what happened in the dollhouse. Hanna confessed that all Charles did was play creepy and sadistic games with them. I knew Charles was nuts, but he is officially bonkers. All that happened down in the hellhole was cruel and unusual punishment towards the girls.
Alison was trying to live life as normally as possible now that she was a free woman, and it appeared that our girl might have some love this season. When she met up with Toby, she was introduced to newbie Lorenzo. Every PLL fan saw that flirty eye Alison gave Lorenzo. With that incredible jawline and pretty face, Alison and Lorenzo is going to happen.
'Pretty Little Liars' Recap: Doubt
After going behind her back, Emily's mom was furious with her for breaking into the safe and using her dad's guns. At this stage in the game, Emily and all the girls need to be able to use a weapon. Charles doesn't play around. Paige's name made its way into the conversation, and Emily's confession broke the Paily fandom. "She told me she wanted to come back," Emily said. "I told her not to."
Caleb proved he was and will always be the best boyfriend ever. "Have I ever told you I think you're the bravest person I've ever met?" Caleb told Hanna. Swoon. Hanna refused to accept his compliment and admitted she was afraid of not being able to ever look the girls in the eye the same way again. Caleb told her she would have to mend. She would adapt to this new life post-Charles, and she would come out on the other side just fine.
Sleeping wasn't exactly on the agenda for the girls. Emily sat by her window just staring into the night. She put on her dad's army jacket again and walked outside. She heard a noise and discovered Sara Harvey. She'd run away again. She didn't have the best welcoming back home. She asked Emily about Andrew's arrest and questioned whether or not he was Charles. The doubt that had been lingering within all the girls just couldn't contain itself any longer.
The girls started questioning everything they thought they knew about Andrew and Charles. Andrew was protesting his innocence, and Alison was beginning to investigate her family history. This breakthrough may finally lead to some new answers and justice. Also, can we take a moment to admire Aria's "Barf" T-shirt? I need that shirt NOW.
HollywoodLifers, what did you think of tonight's Pretty Little Liars? Do you think Andrew is innocent or guilty? Who in the heck is Charles? Let me know your thoughts below!
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So, I've always wanted to write a Diana story. This isn't really what I'd always had in mind, so maybe I'll do another one some time, but this just came to me and I had to write it down.
I'll give this one a 'T' rating... but there is some foul language in it. More than I'm used to writing with, anyhow--so if it offends you, I do apologize. But it's Diana Fowley here, so come on... it's bound to happen.
As always, I would love some reviews: )
Trust, Half Baked, and the Loss of Feminist Values:
I guess what it comes down to is trust. Stupidly enough, I had thought he trusted me more than anyone else. Well, maybe not stupidly, since that's what he led me to believe, but certainly naively.
The truth of the matter is that I really should have known better. I really should have known better than to believe that he wouldn't do this to me—that he wouldn't hurt me like this.
"Scully, you're making this personal."
I could have slapped him when he said that. I could have screamed, pulled his hair out, scratched his eyes—I could have cried when he said that. After all this time, to me. I wanted so badly to call him every name in the book—he was such a self-centered bastard in that moment. As if giving up my life [that's what I've done, you know for his quest, following him to the ends of the earth—isn't personal. God, if that's not personal, I'm scared as hell to know what he thinks is personal.
I walked out of that room my lips pulled tightly together, head held high as always, but I felt like complete and absolute shit. The minute I got into my car I fell apart, and the minute I got into my apartment, I lost it even more. I didn't even make it to the couch—I just closed the door behind me, slid down to the floor, curled into a ball with my back against the door and sobbed.
I didn't feel ashamed at my tears—sometimes that's all you can do, cry. I felt ashamed at my naïveté, though—I felt ashamed that I mistakenly thought I could ever, ever measure up to Diana Fowley. But I felt even more ashamed that I wanted to.
I guess what you have to understand about me is that I've always very much been my own person, I've done my own things, lived my own life—I've always been the strong, independent one. But somewhere along the line, somewhere during my time on the X-Files, I'd kind of lost that. A part of me thinks that Mulder took that from me—a part of me thinks that after everything that's happened to me, my cancer, my near death, my sister's death—that it was only natural that I become codependent.
See, that's what I've become, as much as it pains me to admit it—I depend on Mulder. I haven't quite come to accept that yet, but it is true, which I guess is an acceptance in and of itself. But I thought Mulder had realized that. The display at the Gunmen's earlier this evening showed me otherwise.
Either that or he realized it and just didn't care.
I'm on my couch now, eating a pint of Ben and Jerry's Half Baked—well, actually, it's my second pint, and I think I may go for a third when I'm done. The TV is on, but I'm not paying attention—I'm too deeply lost in my somewhat pathetic thoughts to pay attention.
I shake my head. I hate Mulder.
Okay, that's not true. But tonight, I really want to hate Mulder. I want to believe that he's made me what I am—I want to believe that he's responsible for the seeming loss of my individuality. I want to fucking punch him in the face.
That was uncalled for. I know. But give me a break, I'm a pathetic, broken down mess of a woman tonight, and all I can think are violent, pessimistic thoughts. Fucking kill me now.
What I really want to do is punch her in the face. She just waltzes back into his life, playing very much the role of uber-bitch to me, yet lovable ally to Mulder, and he hasn't the mindset to see through it.
God, who the hell should I blame? Should I blame her? Or should I blame him for not seeing through her thinly veiled guise?
I cringe when I hear her call him that. It's disgusting to me, much in the same way that she is disgusting to me. Her saccharine voice dripping with hatred disguised as love. And he fucking laps it up. I'm the only one who can see through it—probably because I'm not blinded by my hormones or my own ambition.
And even if she weren't who she is, she'd still be all wrong for him. I know they were lovers—thanks to the gunmen. "Mulder's ex-chickadee." Fucking gag me. I think I could have gone to the grave without knowing they knew each other in the Biblical sense. I think about them together and it makes me sick, literally sick to my stomach. Her lithe limbs wrapped around his, tangled in the naked pretzel.
I bet she calls him "Fox" there too. And I bet he loves it.
He loves her, doesn't he? Why else would he completely disregard everything I say.
"I know her." Bullshit. That's what it is. He loves her. And he is, in turn, blinded by that love. Of course, he'd never see it that way. God, I'm punny.
I so am making this personal. A long time ago, that would have bothered me—I would have withdrawn, removed myself multiple times from the situation just to prove to everyone that I was capable of being detached. Well, I blame Mulder for that too—for my current inability to be detached. I very much blame him for being attached.
I am, too. Attached to him. Which totally and completely sucks.
This ice cream is good. You would think I'd get sick from too much ice cream, but on nights like this, I can pack endless amounts of food into my stomach—I just keep going until I feel better. And then when I feel shitty again, I eat again.
Thank God I don't feel like this everyday. I'd like to thank Him for Small Favors. Not for helping me out today in getting Mulder to see what a conniving BITCH Diana Fowley is, but just for not making me feel this crappy on a day to day basis. I'd be 600 pounds if I had to face shit like this everyday.
Diana would love that. Short, ginger-haired, unremarkable and fat as fat can be to top it all off. Oh, she'd have a great laugh or thousand at that one. She'd probably convince "Fox" to join in, too.
Of course, I couldn't really be his partner then. At 600 pounds I don't think they'd want me chasing liver eating mutants. He already doesn't completely want me at his side at my current weight—so if I way more than quadrupled in size, I'm pretty sure he'd have me cast out of the X-Files for sure.
Of course, after tonight, I'm not entirely convinced that won't happen anyway.
There is seriously something wrong with me. I just envisioned myself at 600 pounds, and the only thing I was worried about was not being his partner.
See? This is what I mean about all this codependence.
Years ago, envisioning me at 600 pounds would have brought my mind to the severe medical consequences of such a rapid and huge weight gain. I would be concerned about diabetes, cardiac arrest, early death… but not now. Oh no, not now. Now all I can think about is how it would affect him and how it would affect me in relation to him. See? I'm not even concerned about my hypothetical health!
So, anyway, Diana's a bitch.
Shit. He's even taken feminism away from me! How does that happen?
Having been called a 'bitch' numerous times by my male counterparts, I long ago vowed never to call another woman names like 'slut,' 'whore,' 'bitch,' and other lewd and crude things. It was kind of a feminist code for me.
Well, fuck that. I think Diana is a bitch. She's a slut and a whore too for all I'm concerned.
And Mulder, well, he's an asshole.
But a lovable asshole.
Which is clearly the only reason I'm shoveling ice cream into my mouth at the alarming rate I am. I mean, if he were just an asshole, it wouldn't matter. But of course Mulder has to go above and beyond the call of duty and be lovable, too.
He would.
I want to cry again. Just thinking about how it's not personal to him. Somewhere deep inside I guess I thought I was personal to him. I can see now how wrong I am. I can see now how wrong I was to have given up so much of my life—so much of myself for him. And to him. Because no matter how much I like to hide from that, that's exactly what I've done over the course of the years—given myself to him.
Which bites the big one.
Whatever that means.
I really do want to cry, but I feel strangely as though I've used up all my tears for the night—having spent an hour wrapped up in a ball at my door.
Instead, I open another pint and dig in.
I'm halfway through when I hear a knock at the front door of my apartment. I'm in sweatpants and a long sleeved white shirt. I pad over to the door and look through the peephole.
I see Mulder standing there looking adorably sexy and I'm shocked. I had given up hope of seeing him tonight. I really don't want to talk to him But, I kind of do.
"Go away, Mulder." I say.
He looks into the peephole.
"Sorry, Scully, not gonna happen." he says, charmingly. I hate that he's charming, too.
I sigh, knowing he's right. I pull open the door quickly, and then head back over to the couch not even looking at him. I ignore him completely. I pick up my ice cream and keep eating, forcing my eyes to stay on the TV, but I hear him close the door.
My peripheral vision sees he's not moving—just standing there looking at me. And I resist the urge to talk to him at all—I really want to yell at him, but I'm not going to give him the satisfaction of humiliating myself even more.
"Sooo…" he says, and starts to move closer to him.
I don't look at him, and I don't say a damn thing, I just keep shoving ice cream in my mouth.
"Scully, we need to talk."
I still don't say anything.
He hesitates for a moment or two and there's dead silence between us, considering that the TV is muted. I stare at it like it's got the answers to the universe written all over it, though.
"Scully…" he starts again.
"Then fucking talk, Mulder." I say, my eyes still glued to the TV. "But I'm not going to listen."
I can see, in my peripheral vision, the way his body jumps slightly at my use of profanity. I don't cuss very often—but tonight I really just don't care.
"Okay…" he says, stepping closer. He makes his way so that he's standing in front of the TV. His crotch is right in front of it, but I pretend to look right through him. There's no way I'm making this easy for him. I see him look around, taking into account the ice cream containers I have yet to throw away. "What's going on here?" he says. He says it friendly, but I don't take it that way.
"Welcome to my pity party, Mulder." I say, finally tearing my gaze away from the TV (and reluctantly from his crotch), still refusing to look at his face—focusing on a large chunk of cookie dough in my ice cream.
"Are you drunk, Scully?" he asks, concern written on his face. I hate him again for a moment—as if he's got any right to be concerned about me after today.
I laugh bitterly. I'd kind of rather be drunk. "No, I've just had a lot of ice cream."
"How much ice cream?"
I shake my head. Like it's any of his business. I answer anyway. "Three and a half pints and counting."
He expels breath. "Jesus, Scully."
"Shut the fuck up, Mulder."
To Be Continued.
Half-Baked, if anyone doesn't know, is a delicious creation by Ben and Jerry's ice cream authorities that contains delicious chunks of cookie dough and brownie. It's nearly as good as Cinnamon Bun from the same company. But seeing as Cinnamon Bun is a new creation, I didn't think it appropriate that Scully would be eating it... what... six years ago? As far as I remember, Half Baked was around back then.
Also. I gave Scully my problem--when I'm depressed I eat. Thank God for treadmills. I've stopped eating by the pint though-- I've switched to sugar free jello pudding--only 60 calories a container. Give it a go next time you're sad!
But for now... go give me a review! ; )


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An impressive book in which Seth Siegelaub reconnects with artists he engaged with in the late 1960s within the exhibition March 1969 as well as within the exhibitions Op Losse Schroeven, Live in Your Head, When Attitudes Become Form, Konzeption Conception, and Prospekt 69. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held March 20 - May 6, 1973. Introduction by Mario Amaya. Artists include: Sig Rennels, Gillian Bradshaw-Smith, Jackie Ferr, Françoise Grossen, Harmony Hammond, Anne Healy, Al Loving, Robert Mapplethorpe, Rosemary Mayer, Brenda Miller, Robert Morris, Claes Oldenburg, Patricia Oleszco, Robert Rauschenberg, David Secombe, Richard Serra, Alan Shields, William Soghor, Frank Lincoln Viner, Jackie Winsor, and Nina Yankowitz. ... [details]
Text by Klaus Groh. Artists include Jan Van Den Abbeel, Eric Andersen, Marino Apollonio, Jared Bark, Paul Berry, Julien Blaine, Marinus Boezem, Clement Borlat, Udo Breger, Keith Brocklehurt, Stanley Brouwn, Linde Burkhardt, Alessandro Carlini, Christo, Jürgen Claus, Cordioli, Paul Cotton, Dadamaino, Bruno Demattio, Antonio Dias, Jan Dibbets, Herbet Distel, Wolfgang Ernst, Carl Fernbach-Flarsheim, Bruno Gambone, Jochen Gerz, François Guinochet, Alfred Gulden, Azel Heibel, Eva Hesse, Klaus Hoffmann, Hans-Werner Kalkmann, Robert Klemmer, Hans Koetsier, Joseph Kosuth, Jannis Kounellis, Eward Krasinski, Peter Kuttner, Christian Lindow, Alain Arias-Misson, Moc, Tony Morgan, Maurizio Nannucci, Peter Nemetschek, Paolo Patelli, Günther Saree, Konrad Balder Schaüffelen, Paolo Scheggi, Jean Frédéric Schynyder, Schuldt, Ha Schult, Robert Smithson, William Louis Sørensen, Klaus Staeck, Petr Stembera, Trans-Parents-Teachers Incl. ... [details]
Vinyl 33-1/3 LP record issued as exhibition catalogue for show held November 1 - December 14, 1969. "Shortly after its opening, the Museum of Contemporary Art planned an exhibition to record the trend, incipient then and pervasive today, toward conceptualization of art. ... [details]
Vinyl 33-1/3 LP record issued as exhibition catalogue for show held November 1 - December 14, 1969. "Shortly after its opening, the Museum of Contemporary Art planned an exhibition to record the trend, incipient then and pervasive today, toward conceptualization of art. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held September 28 - October 27, 1969. Exhibition traveled to Institute of Contemporary Art, London, as variant of exhibition originally held at Kunsthalle Bern. ... [details]
Flyer / announcement published to promote events held between 13th and 14th Streets and 6th and 5th Avenues, New York City, on April 18, 1969. Participating artists include Vito Hannibal Acconci, Terence Anderson, Arakawa, Gregory Battcock, Matthew Benedict, Michael Brownstein, Scott Burton, James Lee Byars, Rosemarie Castoro, Eduardo Costa, Bill Creston, Larry Fagin, Madeline Gins, John Giorno, Bobbi Gormley, Tom Gormley, Dan Graham, Katherine Greef, Stephen Kaltenbach, Joseph Kosuth, Leandro Katz, Alcides Lanzy, Lucy Lippard, Rosemary Mayer, Ben Patterson, John Perreault, Lil Picard, Adrian Piper, H Alexander Roberts, Marjorie Strider, Mr. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held May 9 - June 22, 1969. Text by Dieter Honisch and Wim A. L. Beeren. Artists in the exhibition include Carl Andre, Giovanni Anselmo, Joseph Beuys, Boezem, Bill Bollinger, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Jan Dibbets, Ger van Elk, Rafael Ferrer, Barry Flanagan, Mike Heizer, Douglas Huebler, Paolo Icaro, Neil Jenney, Olle Kåks, Jannis Kounellis, Richard Long, Walter De Maria, Mario Merz, Marisa Merz, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Dennis Oppenheim, Panamarenko, Emilio Prini, Reiner Ruthenbeck, Robert Ryman, Alan Saret, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, Keith Sonnier, Frank Lincoln Viner, Lawrence Weiner, and Gilberto Zorio. ... [details]
Two volume exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at The Jewish Museum, New York, November 19, 1969 - January 4, 1970. Traveled to Milwaukee Art Center, Wisconsin, January 30 - March 8, 1970 ; and San Francisco Museum of Art, California, April 24 - May 24, 1970. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held December 17, 1968 - February 9, 1969. Artists included in the exhibition are Peter Agostini, Calvin Albert, Peter Alexander, John Anderson, Stephen Antonakos, Richard Artschwager, Jerry Ballaine, Robert Bart, Leonard Baskin, Mary Bauermeister, Bennett Bean, John Bennett, Fletcher Benton, Tony Berlant, Ben Berns, Michael Bigger, Ronald Bladen, Varujan Boghosian, Lee Bontecou, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Kennetth Campbell, John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Mike Cooper, Tony Delap, Walter De Maria, Deborah de Moulpied, Jose de Rivera, Mark di Suvero, Tom Doyle, Robert Engman, Peter Erskine, Herbert Ferber, Frank Gallo, William Geis III, Cristos Gianakos, John Goodyear, Robert Graham, Nancy Grossman, Robert Grosvenor, Roy Gussow, Peter Gutkin, Michael Hall, Duayne Hatchett, Alex Hay, Michael Heizer, Eva Hesse, Will Horwitt, Robert Howard, Robert Hudson, Richard Hunt, James Huntington, Daniel Larue Johnson, Donald Judd, Craig Kauffman, Ellsworth Kelly, William King, Robert Kinmont, Lyman Kipp, Gabriel Kohn, Joseph Konzal, Rockne Krebs, Gary Kuehn, Gerald Laing, Leroy Lamis, Stanley Landsman, Michael Lekakis, Joseph Levi, Les Levine, Alexander Liberman, Roy Lichtenstein, Seymour Lipton, Jim Love, Bix Lye, Sheldon Machlin, Robert Mallary, John McCracken, Ed McGowin, Walter McNamara, Clement Meadmore, James Melchert, Robert Morris, Robert Murray, Louise Nevelson, Barnett Newman, Minoru Niizuma, Claes Oldenburg, Dennis Oppenheim, Alfonso Ossorio, Harold Paris, Kenneth Price, Leo Rabkin, Carlos Ramos, James Reineking, Sam Richardson, Robert Richenburg, George Rickey, Larry Rivers, Henry Rollins, James Rosati, Bernard Rosenthal, Charles Ross, Theodore Roszak, Lucas Samaras, Fred Sandback, Alan Saret, Julius Schmidt, Roy Schnackenberg, George Segal, Jason Seley, William Sellers, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, Kenneth Snelson, Sylvia Stone, Edvins Strautmanis, George Sugarman, Wayne Taylor, Julius Tobias, Michael Todd, Ernest Trova, Anne Truitt, William Tunberg, Dewain Valentine, Richard van Buren, Frank Lincoln Viner, Ruth Vollmer, David von Schlegell, David Weinrib, Tom Wesselmann, H. ... [details]


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Every fashionista knows that nothing can add fabulous finishing touch as jewellery. It is the easiest way to transform the outfit from day to night, from casual to glamorous. It is perfect for modern girls who are busy all day long, yet look beautiful and stylish and still have plans to visit cool party at night.
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Mental resilience is essential for leaders in business companies and other organizations. The characteristic allows people to successfully manage difficult situations and adapt as necessary. To learn how to develop better mental toughness, a person might read a business-related blog like the one produced by Nu Nexus chief executive officer Jim Tsokanos. They can also read more about Jim Tsokanos if they find his insights intriguing.
The personal quality of mental resilience can be found in leaders of a broad range of organizations. Consider a person on a sports team that the other members routinely look to for guidance and inspiration. Similar scenarios can be seen in political parties, charitable associations, law enforcement departments and the faculty of schools. People who are assigned to the role of leader or gradually take on this role display mental toughness as a personal attribute. They are confident, dedicated, determined and focused on their goals. When something gets in the way, they take steps to adjust in an effective way and communicate that strategy to their teammates and subordinates. They impress their colleagues with their attitude and willingness to go the extra mile. They are eager to give praise when praise is due, to support the efforts of others, and to coach others to help them improve.
Leaders with this quality don't like to fail, but they have become able to dispense with the fear of failure. They do what they can to succeed, but they have learned that an occasional inability to achieve a goal as planned provides important learning opportunities. Sometimes the episode opens a new, inviting door that otherwise would have stayed closed. Fear of rejection also is managed effectively.
Consider a person who wants to become a successful sales executive. Being afraid of rejection is very detrimental in this career. Sales reps typically face significantly more rejections than they do acceptances as they attempt to gain new accounts. They learn to view each "no" as simply one more step toward the "yes" that will arrive shortly. This is a primary reason why individuals who work in sales are some of the most confident people around.


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Passersby heard faint sounds coming from below the concrete on this walkway in Thailand and called in some much-needed help.
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When we work out alone, this is how it goes: we can't figure out the machines, do a wimpy walk on the treadmill, go home, and eat Funyons. Today's Groupon brings back the buddy system before letting you loose on the gym. For $29, you get an hour-long personal training session and fitness assessment (a $35 value) and a one-month membership (a $75 value) at Optimal Sport Health Clubs. Your personal training session pairs you up with an expert trainer to evaluate your fitness level, help you set personal goals, briefly exchange Dungeons and Dragons anecdotes, and get you started on a proper workout. You'll get an entire month to put your training into practice with unlimited access to Optimal's equipment and group fitness classes at any of its three locations: Philadelphia Curtis Center, Newtown, and Burlington, NJ. Plus, if you decide you want to join Optimal Sport Health Club after your Groupon month is up, your initiation fee is waived.
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Re: Aiello/Gigliotti
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eswaile 6/14/02
I only know of two people with the name Frank Aiello, My Grandfather (American born) and his cousin. His cousin went directly to Carbondale after arriving, so I'm afraid I can't be of any help there.
However, there is another Internet resource you can check. There is an Internet site, italygenes.com, which is maintained by several people. Two of them, Mary Jo Loyd and Sam Tomaino, are also researching the Aiello and Gigliotti family lines (as well as many more). Their email addresses are listed there, and she is very much interested in hearing from people that might possibly be related, or who may be doing research on the same surnames. You might want to try emailing her. She has always been very prompt with her replies.
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Wednesday, 4 May 2011
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Ohhhh i LOVE the second orangey colour!! Perfect for summer and would look gorg in autumn with a pair of tights!! Love love love!! xReplyDelete
I like the orange for summer and the blue for winter ;)ReplyDelete
i like them both, i kind of prefer the orange, but there's also sonething lovely about blue lace !:)ReplyDelete
I really love both! I think I like the orangey colour best, but I know you already own quite a lot orange dresses... so maybe the blue? :) xReplyDelete
I don't usually like orange, but it looks great on this dress, more fitting for the weather we've been having tooReplyDelete
The peachy orange colour, i think it would suit you :] xxxReplyDelete
I think the blue is beautiful! You see a lot of orange/tan around, so the blue is something a little refreshing and different :)ReplyDelete
The blue is gorgeous.. i have this dress in red :)ReplyDelete
it's such a gorgeous dress, i think i prefer the orange for summer. the blue is a little more wintery xReplyDelete
lovely dresses but i think i prefer the blue but that's cos i know it would suit my skin tone betterReplyDelete
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What a toughie! I think I prefer the blue one.ReplyDelete
i love both too. but if i had to choose..i'd pick the blue.ReplyDelete
The blue one is a beauty! xReplyDelete
I couldn't choose a colour either. They are both lovely.ReplyDelete
I just got the blue one and LOVE it, so I say blue! :DReplyDelete


text: Fox Chapel's American Country Furniture will appeal to all lovers of this style. For anyone who loves to build long-lasting country furniture comes a thoroughly illustrated handbook from the master craftsmen at The Workshops, a well-known Ohio provider of Early American reproductions. David T. Smith, and the folks who work with him have emerged as outstanding historians, designers and artisans. American Country Furniture is a collection of their combined experienced, and reveals their outstanding woodworking techniques, as well as the history behind each of the 50 pieces of furniture included. American Country Furniture, by Nick Engler and Mary Jane Favorite, features plans for 50 projects from the workshops of David T. Smith. Projects include a dry sink, Shaker candle stand, pencil-post bed, pie safe, ladder-back chair, trestle table, spice cupboard and more. Each projects includes a clearly illustrated diagram and step-by-step instructions detailing how to cut and assemble each part. The book describes common woodworking techniques and offers insight on how the furniture was used. Of particular interest is the finishing section, highlighted by instruction for achieving an antique or distressed appearance. Engler made traditional American musical instruments before he began to write about woodworking. Favorite is a woodworking artist best known for her furniture designs, hudnreds of which have been published in woodworking magazines and books. This Month's Book Review: American Country Furniture. (The projects in this book are from the workshops of David T. Smith and the book is written by Nick Engler and Mary Jane Favorite.) This second of the set of books provided by Fox Chapel Publishing is quite interesting. Not only do you get 50 plans but also a little history on American country furniture, as well as tips regarding wood, hardware and finishing techniques. I really enjoyed reading the information provided about the wood selection and design elements that are used to create that authentic American Country look. The introductory pages talk about types of hardware that were used during different eras, tools that would have been used, and construction techniques. One element that I found particularly interesting was the way pieces were put together to stay together. A simple example is the bench that I made for the Summer Awards. The legs were not only nailed onto the bench, but glued as well and cut so that the pieces fit together. If one element fails there are two back-up components to keep it together. As for the plans, themsleves, well, I think that my bench says it best: it took less than one hour to build. The plans and directions were so precise and easy to follow that it was just a simple measure, cut, secure. I think that this project was the easiest thing Rick and I have ever made and I give the credit to the clarity of the plans. Also, for the bench, not only did we get the basic plans but tips on what to do for different lengths, which really helped regarding stability concerns. My Garden Bench Entry Each of the plans comes with a story - a little history, some rationale behind certain elements, and other tidbits of interest that add to the understanding of the construction and the use of the piece of furniture. For example, with the Five-Board Bench, above, I learned that it is based on a stool from the Middle Ages and was built for multiple purposes and was used for working on as well as for sitting. Intriguing little facts! Then, there is the section on finishing. We all know that a great project can be made or ruined by the finishing process. This section of the book discusses techniques to make or copy the look of authentic American country furniture. Again, the information is very interesting as well as helpful in understanding how to make our projects extraordinary. If you like American country furniture, then this book is a great resource for you, not only for the many plans but also for understanding what you are building and how to make it look American Country. My Ratings of The Book Layout and Appearance: Perfect balance of pictures, diagrams, and words. I also like the size of the book (9.25- X 7.5- inches). Thumbs Up! Instructions: Easy to follow; precise plans. Thumbs Up! Project Selection: A wide variety, from small to large pieces. Thumbs Up! Overall: Thumbs Up!