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Friday, May 20, 2016
Transcendental Backseat Driver
Mazda is the god of Zoroastrianism --a Sumerian religion that spread along the Persian Gulf over 5000 years ago-- which advanced 3 tenets: Good Thoughts; Good Words; Good Deeds. My other car is a '71 VW Bus. VW stands for "Peoples' Car" and, after tinkering 45 years, I've got this one running about right --but Buddha likes modern seatbelts.
45 years.
{Other car, '71 VW Bus}
Buddha thought suffering is an ingrained part of human existence, described generally in what he called the 4 Noble Truths: craving sensuality; acquisition of identity; fear of death; mainly, the mind creates suffering because it is complex and prone to anxiety. He devised a therapeutic remedy which he traveled around teaching for 45 years, "The Eightfold Path". It involved Mindfulness, correct View, Intention, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Effort, Concentration --generally a more detailed, studied and inspired catalogue of Zoroaster's tenets-- and gave onto modern psychotherapy.
45 years.
He recognized compassion, kindness --towards oneself and others-- has no calculable limit but still, supply is often exceeded by need --a great enigma that may take several more millennia to solve.
Is anybody working on this?
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I hope so. I really hope so. Not least because working on it (and particularly understanding that enigma) is more hopeful than almost anything else.ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope so too, EC. I'd like to think compassion is gaining.Delete
Buddha definitely had the right idea - - but unfortunately there are no Buddhas behind the wheel. Only spawns of Satan.ReplyDelete
I like that Buddha photo, and having him as a backseat driver is an extremely good idea.
BTW - your post has finally appeared on my dashboard (my blog dashboard, not my car dashboard). Google is Slow. Mazda is more reliable.Replies
Thanks Jon. Picture is of how the statue came home from the nursery, but I agree, an onboard Buddha would be a calming influence in every car.Delete
We can all work on this. We can begin by giving a smile to everyone we see. They will smile back and at the same time pass a smile on to someone else. In very little time everyone will be smiling. Smiling on the outside makes us happy on the inside. A person smiling on the inside has no room for unhappy thoughts. I know it sounds simplistic but I know it could work.ReplyDeleteReplies
An excellent method, which I believe is effective. I wonder if it extends to motoring. Cars used to have round-eyed sealed beam headlights that were friendlier looking than the quartz-iodine squinty lights now. Cars look more upset than they used to.Delete
What Emma says is SO SO true...a smile given to everyone can really make a difference. I see it everyday.ReplyDeleteReplies
Emma knows a smile can alleviate suffering, Keith, even speed healing. So do you! My best to Beate and you.Delete
As usual, I'll not be inclined to the stated issue, back seat driver be they of what persuasion.ReplyDelete
As a contrast, let's use VW as an example, or current follower of the tenants of the Buddha, Siddhartha, whomever. How should we judge companies, indeed whole countries, like own own, how do we stack up?
Or are these our tenants at all? Have we changed, are our intentions and missions different now?
Geo, if you look globely now, do you see the changes, reminiscent of our and other countries nativist, or populist movements? Trump, taken globely, is just our version. Whether or not we elect him will say something important about our country.
Cheers, pal
Do I see global changes reminiscent of other nativist movements? Certainly. I see a Ghost Dance spreading across the world --but the reality is more mundane: Who will inherit the earth's treasures? It's a tontine, the self-entitled and faux heirs circled around a donkey-engine chugging in a hole. Trump is no stranger to such competitions, nor is Hillary. We have to decide who is most inclined toward government by discussion. Tough choice.Delete
In each moment life renews and so compassion rises and falls until need is subsumed. Indeed people are working on it. Universal breath pushes us toward our solution.ReplyDelete
That is a wonderful picture. Is that a Buddha chuckle I hear?Replies
Certainly need is included in the tremendous operations of the universe --and joy where suffering is avoided.Delete
I agree with Emma and Keith. Like the line from one of my favorite hymns: "Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me." Each individual, each smile is a step toward a more compassionate world. I think happiness is contagious, but we can't want to catch it from someone else; we should be a carrier.ReplyDelete
Have you ever noticed that drivers with bumper stickers saying "God is my co-pilot" usually aren't very good drivers? Maybe they should move over, and let Him drive. :)Replies
I'm still not a fan faith-based driving but am definitely a fan of Jill and Sy Miller's excellent song. And, because I appreciate humor and kindness, I'm certainly a fan of yours.Delete
Dear Geo., you have a very, very beautiful Buddha on your backseat! A lot of his wisdom is very attractive, (though I have a few reservations). I cherish what he said here:ReplyDelete
"In the end, only three things matter:
how much you loved,
how gently you lived,
and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you."
(I'm just learning to master the last). Britta xReplies
Dear Brigitta, I too have reservations --especially about the 3rd part of the excellent quote. I don't know what is meant for me beyond encounter and attachment or no attachment. Buddha is beside my rocking chair now and will soon take his place in the garden --perhaps he will be more specific out there. But I do love your gentle and encouraging comments. Thanks.Delete
Sliding in late, here ... and all I can think to say is that I'd rather be a back seat driver than have to put up with one. I feel that's a deficiency in my kindness that might help the compassion supply/need imbalance if I were to work on it.ReplyDeleteReplies
O Jenny, never late, always welcome. I believe your backseat driving advice would approximate Buddha's: Ease the suffering traffic; be mindful, kind.Delete
Such a beautiful Buddha!:))ReplyDelete
And, yes, I have been working on these for most of my life. The concept of letting go of what isn't meant for me, though, is my greatest stumbling block!
Am beginning to think I'll never quite grasp it.:/
Why does the "not meant for you" have to be SO attractive?? lolReplies
Perceptive Ygraine, I wish I knew the answer to your excellent question. There are many enigmas on this trainride, and the attractiveness of what is "not meant" for us certainly qualifies.Delete
There's something about your Buddha's eyebrows I am especially drawn to - looks like he's about to squint one eye open and chuckle. He would be very suited to my driving I think. Not mastered tinkering yet, but 45 years may just do it :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Buddha devoted 45 years to teaching --tinkering with the mechanisms of compassion. Surprising how well his work has held up. Worth a try.Delete
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Thu, 30 December 2010
Our final Carrumpods episode for 2010 showcases some of the highlights from our Grade 6 Graduation Ceremony held on 15 December 2010.
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In Episode 68 of Carrumpods we feature all the action and fun at our annual House Athletics carnival.
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Sun, 5 December 2010
This week on Carrumpods we feature our Grade 5/6 students and their spectacular production 'Famous Faces'. Meet Sir Donald Bradman, Sean Connery, Barack Obama, Dalai Lama and many more!
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This week we feature our spectacular 2010 House Swimming Carnival.
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This week we feature 'Bike Mechanics' and their sensational work, plus all the fun from 'Market Day 2010', including Best Market Day Ads.
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It's Back!!
On Sunday, 12 December 2010 (3-8pm), the Big Green Festival will be held at Carrum Primary School. Showcasing a spectacular environmental twilight happening, the Big Green Festival will feature music by Lisa Miller, Broderick Smith & Matt Walker, Jordie Lane, The Sand Pebbles, plus a Short Film Competition, Green Think Action, Environmental Activists, Farmers Market, Gourmet Food, Green Artwork, and lots more!
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Episode 63 features some of the highlights of Term 3 at Carrum PS. Including - performances by Salaka and the Leaping Loonies, Retail Day, Reward Day, Footy Day and Christmas in September.
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Carrum Primary School hosts and produces the Interschool Media Channel - a student produced broadcast that showcases all sporting activities by schools in the Chelsea District Primary Schools Sports Network.
Episode 7 features Carrum PS, Aspendale PS, Chelsea Heights PS, Edithvale PS, Patterson Lakes PS and Seaford North PS.
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"It was a weird, beautiful little dream of a country caught between its regional ways and the giant monoculture that was beginning to swallow it whole."
~ Todd VanDerWerff, A.V. Club
Not so long ago, I was shuffling around the yard taking care of tasks I'd been wanting to get behind me. Suffering from what I self-diagnose as infrequent-but-spontaneous obsessive compulsive disorder, I was on a mission to conquer several over-due projects that had mysteriously remained unfinished. Returning to the garage, I attempted to balance my tool belt atop a shifting collection of discarded parts and gear laying scattered across my toolbox. But it wasn't so much the balancing act that presented my challenge, it was the steady distraction of thoughts, images and experiences from an earlier weekend stuck in a pattern of continuous replay. It was a reminder that if we are willing to pay attention, life often affords us an opportunity to experience something we at first may not understand, and that only time and innate curiosity will sustain through to the point of understanding.
Ideology and adolescence often coalesce into a wonderful and thought provoking energy, creating the type of philosophical and mental imagery which inspires a population to take action for what is thought – at the time, anyway – to be the best of intentions. Bouncing noisily along old Route 66 somewhere east of Ludlow, I unexpectedly found my senses stirring fluidly with images and thoughts of what must have been. The scenery and noise allied to form a conflicting message, where both past and present struggled to display what once was, and what remains, and the ever-evolving social dynamics which forbid any permanence to that which we create and ultimately cast aside. We are a society beset with conflicting values and enslaved by symbolic gestures. We are at once compelled by obsession, obligation and fear, where the only noble path is that which strives towards progress. Yet we feel obligated to remain mindful of our past, respectful of those who've come before, and forever vigilant in maintaining the tether to various and romantic versions of an idealic past.
Of course none of this occurred to me as I drove across the Mojave Desert, seeking out evidence of the past in boarded up and crumbling buildings, behind the occasional chain-link fence, and the barely evident remains scattered like patchwork along the miles of open area following the old road. It was throughout the subsequent days when thoughts and images resurfaced, as if to casually yet restlessly inform me of unfinished business in what was supposed to be only an afternoon road-trip which had eluded me for too many years. It was a fascinating drive, where inside of ten hours I discovered evidence from a period spanning over forty years. I had witnessed what was possible for those bold enough to create and exploit an opportunity that was there for the taking, and observed the unforgiving nature of time and progress when the construct of an era is no longer suitable for the needs of society.
What Route 66 was – and remains – probably depends more on who you ask than on the actual highway. In the physical sense it is obviously a road and, more specifically a highway, which, in California at least, generally followed the original National Old Trails Road established in 1912. By 1926 the road had been designated as U.S. Highway 66, soon to be better known as U.S. Route 66. And as I would later discover, even though this narrow ribbon of road – connecting Santa Monica and the Pacific Ocean to Needles and the Colorado River – was the first section of Route 66 to be paved, by virtue of its crossing the Mojave Desert it was the section most feared by travelers. Ultimately much of the old Route 66 east of Pasadena would be bypassed in 1972 with the opening of Interstate 40 through California. These days, for those so inclined, most of the old highway can still be travelled, revealing faded snapshots of American history, infrastructure, ambition and decline.
So here we are many decades later, still discussing Route 66, attempting to explain its significance in American culture and understand its symbolic label so often postulated by fans of the old road and those wanting to attach themselves with undefined and vague American values. This is clearly an area open to interpretation. Because you see, while the old route is rarely traveled these days by anyone outside the random and curious fan of history, foreign tourist seeking a 'wild west' experience, meandering motorcycle group or desert dwelling local, its romanticized legacy appears forever secure in the thoughts and words of enthusiasts and idealists, who sustain their vision of epic journeys and modern-day manifest destiny along with an occasional side-bar of westward expansion. It appears the legacy is poised to outlast the fractured remains of asphalt slowly being reclaimed by the desert.
But as I discovered, even my sometimes cynical self can get caught up in the moment. And I did. With each passing mile I became more immersed, slowing down to take a longer view, stopping at every turn-out and abandoned driveway, straining to see remnants, artifacts, something, ……..anything. The thrill of the search, discovery, mystery, by-gone eras, the infinite possibilities of the unknown and, perhaps, witnessing the beginnings of a lost civilization. As I would unexpectedly discover, it's all out there along the old road. Route 66 is a living piece of history, a random mix of maintained and crumbling asphalt guiding us back into the past so that we can glimpse where the future is most likely to deliver us. Rolling across the expansive landscape of the desert along a narrow strip of asphalt, particularly one constructed long ago with different goals and objectives, conceptualized from a mind-set premised in what we consider outdated ideas, is entirely effective at deflecting the static and resilient nature of human values and desires, and the dynamic nature and creative capacity utilized in methodically satisfying those ends.
"You probably don't want to drive that section unless you're in a rental car" explained the clerk from behind a glass counter. I was viewing several varieties of Route 66 memorabilia secured behind plate glass when the young man kindly provided these words of advice. He spoke with an aura of authority, as though he had been on the road his entire adult life, which, at his age – 25 at most – could not have been in excess of 5 years. Still, from our brief yet detailed exchange it became obvious that he was a much more suitable Route 66 road warrior/poster-child than I, so I listened to the youngster as I would a college professor. The topic of the moment was a particularly rough section of the old road between Newberry and Ludlow. Of course I soon forgot this as our conversation progressed and more information was shared, with the inevitable result being a reminder several hours later via a cacophony of noise as I fought the steering wheel against a sudden transition from smooth pavement to shattered asphalt and gravel. Welcome to the outskirts of Ludlow.
I was straining to read the lettering on a faded price chart, neatly painted – once upon a time – upon the back wall of a service bay shadowed within the ruins of a gas and service station abandoned long ago. Nearby a small car approached and then parked, which, as I thought about it, seemed odd considering I was standing alone in the middle of nowhere. The driver, a clean-cut young man, stepped out and began approaching me. Vivid memories of scenes from "The Hitcher" reeled across the right hemisphere of my brain. This, too, struck me as curios considering I last watched the movie some 20 years earlier. As the driver approached and we exchanged hellos, I found myself involuntarily looking over his shoulder and into the back seat of his econo-car……(movie reel still rolling….). "Better to be a little guarded," I justified to myself, and chalked it up to the remoteness of the place stimulating my survival instincts. The young driver and I continued to exchange greetings and small talk, and I discover his name is Richard, here on business in Los Angeles before returning to his home in the U.K. Richard was driving back to Los Angeles after hiking in Joshua Tree National Park, and wasn't sure what to make of the ruins alongside the desert highway. I explain that this is an historic highway, old Route 66. "So, what is Route 66?" asked Richard. "Route 66 is…" I began, pausing as I realized in mid-sentence that I didn't know how to frame or compose a sufficient answer. And I don't think I ever properly answered Richard's question because, even now, many months later, I've yet to formulate a convenient and concise explanation that captures everything the road represents. What is Route 66?, indeed.
My self-imposed destiny for the day was Amboy and, by the time I could see the unmistakable form of the landmark "Roy's" sign, held high above the desolate landscape across the horizon, I was beginning to see the old road from a different perspective. Veering southward into the desert for many miles away from I-40, Route 66 began to show its raw edge and pragmatic disposition. "This was a tool" I thought, swerving to miss a patch of open asphalt on what was otherwise a beautiful piece of road. Today, we travel this meandering piece of roadway because of what it represents in our minds-eye, which, of course, is inextricably tied to some obscure and mysterious emotional link that transcends logic and rational thought. But this, of course, demonstrates the wonderful and tragic duality of human-kind, because it makes possible romantic and noble reflections of a time gone by that, decades later, is remembered and conceptualized by those never having traversed the barren landscape, in what was – by any measure of modern technology – a leaking and underpowered tin-can.
I suppose economic hardship and hopelessness would have a tendency to impart a measure of bias in one's perception. In John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath", the Joads, a family of poor, tenant farmers desperately trying to escape the Dust Bowl and depression-era poverty of 1930's Oklahoma, are in dire need of a change of luck. Steinbeck generated a fair amount of criticism with his novel, primarily from those who apparently thought his depiction of the Joad's journey west along Route 66 reflected poorly and unfairly upon law enforcement and Corporate America. Conversely, most of the public apparently agreed with John's version of events. The point is that even here, in a best selling novel based upon the experiences of many who traveled the old highway, we find that it's simply impossible for us all to agree on what is real and true. But for those souls escaping desperate situations during trying times, Route 66 must have been viewed with both dread and anticipation, as a journey to be feared, fraught with danger and uncertainty, but also as a necessary path to opportunity, prosperity and redemption. A paved, necessary evil, if you will. In his novel, Steinbeck referred to it as "the mother road, the road of flight." That Route 66 was a tool would conjure no negative ruminations from a desperate Dust Bowl escapee. After all, for these folks that was the entire point of its existence, and with life in the balance there was little opportunity to ponder or brood about the absence of sight-seeing opportunities during the family's escape west.
So why do we choose to see the old road differently today than those forced to see it for the scary, arduous, utilitarian beast-of-burden that it really was? Well, that's what I'm still trying to come to terms with, but I think, in broad terms, it has to due with the luxury we're afforded in reflecting upon history not as the 'first-person', but as an observer with pre-conceived ideas, biases and, yes, preferences. As American's we like to believe opportunities will always abound, that with each tragedy seeds are shed and somehow nurtured into a new beginning. It's part of being American – probably a carry-over from Manifest Destiny – so we dare not tamper with it. That the truth is typically not quite so rose-colored is a burden most of us care not to shoulder. Instead, many choose to see the past from the perspective of hind-sight, after the fall-out of shattered lives and economic despair have either been forgotten or glossed over with favorable spins, palatable to those unable to accept, or those wishing to justify, the less angelic capacities of human nature.
Walking through Amboy, and stepping into areas that probably haven't seen a paying motorist in decades, doesn't feel like progress. The same feeling came over me outside Ludlow, as I watched the rusting skeleton of a sign and the roof sheeting of its namesake motel resist and deflect against the steady winds rolling across the desert. But it was progress, if that is the label we choose to apply, that inevitably lead to the undoing of Route 66 commerce and culture, with the only remains being the vestigial evidence seen today along the roughly 320 miles of California traversed by the old highway. If we accept that it was progress which lead to its decline, perhaps it is easier to accept that Route 66, like everything else in life, served its purpose and received its fate, as intended. I've often thought that we occupy our space in time only momentarily, essentially leasing a seat in the theatre of life, and once the movie is over leave the premises so the next person may enjoy the experience. The history of human-kind suggests there will always be someone in line waiting to take our seat in the movie theatre, wanting to share the experience as we did. That will probably never change. What will always change is the movie, its content, its sound, its theatrics, and, periodically, the theatre itself.
Leaving Amboy on the old highway, I watched as a BNSF train climbed and snaked east through a broad and shallow valley north of the highway. Much of Route 66 through California generally parallels the path of the old Atlantic Pacific Railroad – the route being determined for its gradual ascents – which worked favorably for the generation of automobiles first occupying the old highway. This point, I'm sure, was not lost on the engineers assigned with determining where the asphalt was going to be put down. But as I stood along the highway watching the train disappear into the upper reaches of the valley, I realized that Route 66 was just another moment in time reflecting a transition in our country's history. And that's not a bad thing, at least to me. That it faded from relevance as part of the American infrastructure is a reflection of changing ideas and needs, and in my opinion should mean nothing more. The country has moved beyond what the old highway could provide, and, the country keeps moving, and always will. We've simply changed the script.
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one"
~ Albert Einstein
I think for all of us, in some measure anyway, reality is what we perceive it to be. Consistent with the emotional animals that we are, this, of course, creates challenges, ranging from disagreements about such inconsequential things as sports trivia to civil disobedience and unrest. It's just the nature of the beast, so to speak. But the inescapable fact remains that each of us creates our own reality. Albert Einstein has been quoted as saying, "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one". And there it is, folks. And so Route 66 will remain something different for each of us, being both what we want and need it to be. For me it's a snap-shot of social and economic evolution, a fascinating and poignant reminder that time rests for nobody, and that aspirations, at least in our modern, consumer-driven culture, will always trump nostalgia. For others, Route 66 continues to be a reminder of what is possible in America, and reflects the American ideal of expansion, ingenuity, and prosperity. For others yet, the old highway is nothing more, or less, than an interesting drive into the desert, a curious glance at the past, an opportunity to escape the familiarity of life as we know it. All of this makes for a compelling argument that, even now, the old highway is still serving us, after all.
~ Castaway
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I've missed the favourites boat for september (it seems odd if you're talking about things you loved in the last month a third into the new one... just me? Okay then), but this post wouldn't really fit into a ~monthly favourites~ type thing, seeing as I've been pretty attached to a lot of what I mention for a good while. I just... currently love them still? Am a tad bit addicted, to say the least.
I do love it when bloggers talk about things they love, especially if they're not things that they mention often, or where they get their inspiration from. It's a great thing to relate to, and I tend to find a lot of new things when I read posts that don't require me to spend money. Or a lot of things I bookmark for future reference, like DIY's, organisational tips, or seasonal posts that are so, totally not relevant when I find them, but will come in handy in the future.
So this post is really an amalgamation of a bunch of my favourite youtubers, blogs, tumblrs, miscellaneous random things, and sources of inspiration (which doesn't include weheartit) because I'm in a share-y mood, it's been raining all day, and I like reading these posts when I find them. ^w^
youtube / bloggers
aka the bloggers that are also on youtube
idressmyselff : blog // youtube
I really enjoy the videos and blogposts that idressmyselff creates. I relate to her style, and a lot of the outfits she wears are absolutely stunning. My favourite videos are definitely her lookbooks, with her 'what did I wear' s and 'outfit inspirations' coming in 2nd and 3rd. She's very much more fashion orientated, so there are so many outfit videos to watch. I thoroughly recommend a binge. Go on. go onnnn.
Nicole (NHYC) : blog // youtube
Nicole is really lovely. She's down to earth and takes absolutely ah-may-zing photographs. Seriously, this girl has an eye for the pretty. Her youtube channel has a bit of a mix of everything, hauls, tutorials, tags and vlogs, which is quite nice as I like variety and being a bit nosey. For a fellow uni student, she puts out content regularly, which is no small feat when you've got class and people require you to be sociable. Check her out if you're looking for someone fresh to follow~
heyclaire: youtube // blog
Life goal: edit videos like Claire Marshall.
If you've not seen or heard about Claire Marshall, a.k.a heyclaire, where have you beeeeeen? She's one of my favourite youtubers, and I absolutely love the fact she puts so much effort into her youtube videos. Her blogs fallen a little bit by the wayside, but if you take a look at her most recent video, - what's in her travel makeup bag - that fact is entirely forgivable. I love her outfit videos, and I also find her beauty videos really informative -- she is a certified makeup artist, after all. Girl knows what she's on about.
Youtube Loves
or the non-guru youtube channels that I binge watch.
St.319: youtube
Guilty youtube pleasure: watching copious amounts of dance covers and practice videos. Especially from St.319's. This Vietnamese troupe puts so much effort into recreating kpop choreography it makes me simultaneously scared and awed. One of their members, Min, has launched her singing career off the back of this, which just shows how talented the group are, to be honest. They don't just do kpop dance covers though, there's other original content and choreography, plus a couple of practice videos.
The blogs I love that don't have a youtube ... yet.
A Dash of Fash
I love Iris's posts, be it fashion, travel or her little blogging tips. What she writes is a joy to read and her anecdotes and details around her outfit posts are really cute. It's like chatting with a sister about what to wear on a daily basis.
My favourite tumblrs are the clean looking, aesthetic ones, the ones that post the clothes I want in my dream wardrobe, the ones that post the anime I like to watch, and the photos that I want to learn how to take. Also the fandom blogs, but they're less ~inspiring~ and more for my own gratification, really.
misc websites
For other things that inspire me in design work, resources and useful places.
design seeds
Designs Seeds is a website I can spend forever on if I'm in the right mood. They analyse colour palettes from images, and it's such a great way to find colour schemes and colour inspiration for anything.
Another tumblr blog, but one that I go to a lot for resource purposes. There are a whole host of fonts to look through, and a couple of useful typography-rule posts, to help mix fonts on graphics.
Sometimes I also get inspiration for DIY's from etsy or NotOntheHighStreet.com.
That's all I can think of inspiration-wise right now - if you have any favourite blogs, youtubers or inspiration places I'd really love for you to leave them in the comments~~


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Instagram Live Video: California Teen Arrested For DUI After Streaming Crash That Killed Her Sister
California police have arrested an 18-year-old woman on suspicion of causing a deadly crash that killed her 14-year-old sister after the teen broadcast the accident live on Instagram.
Obdulia Sanchez was arrested on Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter after a crash north of Los Banos, California, the AP reported.
Authorities said Sanchez was driving under the influence of alcohol on Friday, and had two minors in the backseat. When the car veered onto the shoulder of a road, Sanchez overcorrected the turn, causing the car to crash through a wire fence and overturn in a field.
The driver's younger sister, Jacqueline Sanchez, was ejected from the vehicle and killed in the incident. Another 14-year-old girl sustained "major injuries," California Highway Patrol Sergeant Darin Heredia told BuzzFeed News.
Sanchez live-streamed much of the incident on Instagram. At the start of the video, she filmed herself singing along to music and making hand gestures while driving. After the crash, Sanchez filmed her sister's body in the field while speaking to the camera.
"I fucking love my sister to death. I don't give a fuck. We about to die. This is the last thing I wanted to happen to us, but it just did," she said.
"Jacqueline, please wake up! I fucking killed my sister, I know I'm going to jail for life. I understand that. This is the last thing I wanted to happen, OK, alright. I don't fucking care though, I'm a hold it down. I love you, rest in peace, sweetie."
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Sanchez then repeatedly asked her sister to wake up and said she did not mean to kill her.
Mary Hernandez of Stockton, California, recorded the Instagram stream. She said it was still visible on Instagram 19 hours after it was uploaded. Hernandez uploaded it to Facebook, but it has since been removed by the site.
"I think this video can get a lot of people to think twice about using their phones while driving now," Hernandez told BuzzFeed.
Following the incident, law enforcement officers detained Sanchez. The driver was reportedly combative and agitated during the incident, screaming at officers that her sister was dead, local newspaper The Fresno Bee reported.
Sanchez is being detained at Merced County Jail. Police records show that she is from Stockton.
The victim was due to celebrate her quinceañera—a Latin American celebration of the 15th birthday—on Sunday, ABC 13 reported. A GoFundMe page that is purportedly raising $10,000 for her funeral costs has been set up.
In 2015, almost one-third of traffic deaths in the United States involved an alcohol-related incident. Nearly 1.1 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, but that equated to just 1 percent of the 111 million incidents where drivers admitted they were driving under the influence but were not caught.


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Picturing your typical picnic would not conjure up images of using a stove to use for cooking or heating but sometimes, needs must. We at Go Shindig are firm believers that the portable picnic stove is an essential part of your collection.
Reading through some of our themed picnic ideas you might think to yourself some of our suggestions are nigh on impossible due to the food needing to be a certain temperature. Whilst we try to make all our suggestions as picnic friendly as possible by making sure that, on the majority, food can be eaten hot or cold, sometimes you look at a suggestion and think that HAS to be hot.
For example, in our Thai Picnic article we suggested Thai fish cakes as an appetizer and whilst it's true that they can be enjoyed either hot or cold there is a certain satisfaction in biting into a fresh out the pan fish cake. There are certain levels of texture, especially crispiness, that can be lost in transit. These textures can easily be regarded as being equally as important to foods as much as their ingredients are.
This is why owning a portable stove burner is becoming increasingly popular as our picnic acumen is growing more and more. They are on the most part relatively lightweight, inexpensive and pretty much foolproof. We're not going to be knocking out buffets galore with them but for the easy tasks we will require from them that isn't going to be a problem.
Portable stoves are fueled by a variety of gasses including butane, propane and gasoline with the vast majority of the picnic friendly ones coming from the first two. There are a couple of things to consider when deciding which one to use with the main one being how they connect to your stove in the mainly cheaper versions suited to picnics. Butane will come with a clip connector that you can push in easily and is usually situated internal of the stove. Whilst it is possible to get propane clip connectors they generally come with screw on connectors. This is because the butane will be in something resembling an aerosol can and the propane will be in a tank.
Secondly, and not so importantly, because of the chemical composition of butane it would be extremely difficult to get it to burn or ignite in freezing conditions. This is to do with the boiling point of the gas being relatively high meaning in freezing weather It is likely that butane would become a liquid rather than a gas. Like I said, not too important, though it is not unheard of to have a picnic in the snow.
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The Coleman Butane Instastart Stove is a seriously good piece of apparatus. For absolutely no money in the grand scheme of things you can have portable cooking at your fingertips. It uses butane as its fuel source which can be locked into position via the safety lock on front of the stove. You can also control the size of your flame and therefore the heat by turning the adjustable knob that is also used for ignition. This means you can use the stove to simmer things or outright flash fry something. It comes with its own carry case and at under 5 pounds it is quite light.
The Ultralight Portable Stove from Etekcity is a quirky little thing, and I do mean little. At 2.3 x 3.5 inches you would be forgiven for thinking that this little gadget would not be up to the task of providing functioning, reliable heat for cooking but you would be completely wrong. Resembling a keg tap almost, when this is screwed into a fuel tank and let loose there is nothing comparable at the price. You can boil a liter of water in three and a half minutes dispelling the fear that it won't be able to hold any pots or pans and boasts features such as flame control and ignition. I would use this more for heating up a chili or a soup rather than making a pancake or something but it is equally at home performing either task.
Coleman make another appearance on this page with their impressive Perfect Flow Grill Stove. This is a step up in function from previous stoves as it features both a grill and a stove. This means you can be heating up a hot cheese dip for some nacho dunking whilst at the same time grilling some chicken skewers that you intend to share around for appetizers. It is powered by propane which can be cheaply bought at most of the usual stores and boasts a non-stick grill, removable grease tray and 3 sided windshield amongst its many features.
Etekcity level up the battle of the portable stoves 2-2 with their Camping Stove. This is again probably suited better to housing pots rather than pans or skillets meaning it would be a great winter or fall picnic stove for serving up soups and broths and stews. The unique design provides a 360 degree windshield whilst it provides a good solid platform with its sprawling, low feet. It comes with safety valve assembly and also a built in ignition system.


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China's manufacturing activity falls, partly due to seasonal holiday factors
China's official purchasing managers' index for the manufacturing
sector dropped to a six-month low of 50.5 percent in January, as the
central bank reined in excessive credit to cool growth in the world's
second-largest economy.
The decline in January's PMI was mainly due to the approach of the Lunar New Year holiday, Zhao Qinghe, a statistician at the statistics bureau, said in a statement Feb. 1.
China's operating environment for production will improve in 2014, Zhao said.
Citigroup's Ding said the decline in January's official PMI is "partially seasonal" because of the holiday, whose timing shifts every year.
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A judge, lawyers and the fraternity members facing charges surrounding the death of Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza watched hours of video footage in a preliminary hearing Monday. The judge ordered a continuance as the trial was nearing its eleventh hour.
Sixteen fraternity brothers and their lawyers overflowed into the gallery of the courtroom.
Timothy Piazza's parents left before playback of the surveillance video. The detective on the case identified fraternity members by name as they handed Piazza vodka and beer, carried him by his arms and legs after an off-camera fall down a flight of stairs, and – after they found him cold and stiff in the morning – as they waited another 41 minutes before calling police.
Centre County DA Stacy Parks Miller also introduced scores of text messages from previous years' hazings.
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Warhammer 40k 8th ed review
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I got 40K troops all the way back to the early 80's. My problem is I got hooked on the Flight of fantasy Heresy series. Talk about a great series for role player. Flight of fantasy had just released their latest adventure Death Watch. This was last year. But for some they lost or give up the license for Games Workshop. You can find more on my blog http://gary-oldsargeswargameandmodelblog.blogspot.com/search/label/40kReplyDelete
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Fantasy Flight Games are good aren't they. I've got Death Watch. Very good read. Haven't had the chance as yet to play it but sometimes it's just nice to have the books to read them.Delete
Bummer they gave up the license.
Thanks for the link to your articles.
Great review of the new rules Tim - it would be nice to think that GW have taken steps to improve how they treat their customer base.ReplyDelete
Love the look of the old "comic" and hope we can look forward to similar battle reports when you get stuck back into 40K gaming :-)
Yes we can only hope can't we. Still this edition seems to be going in the right direction.ReplyDelete
The old comic was a bit of a hit with the lads but she used to take a bit to produce. I've got a game scheduled for this weekend so I'll see if i can whip out the camera and get a few pictures in. At least put together some type of battle report.


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You never really do. There are a lot of algorithms that are proven correct using one interpretation of the paper or text description, but are broken using another reasonable interpretation of the text. One great value of the statement of Raft in Coq or TLA+ is that it provides an very precise definition of what the protocol really is, which can be very useful to implementers who care about correctness and don't want to misinterpret the paper.
Proving things like this has a few challenges (1) does the thing I have implemented match what other humans call Raft? (2) do the invariants I have specified (or constraints, or proof goal, etc) match what I am trying to prove (linearizability)? (3) is my proof correct?
Of these, (2) is the easiest, (3) is tractable with peer review, and (1) is pretty hard. The advantage of writing down Raft in TLA+ is that it's much easier - Coq maps onto TLA+ much more deterministically than it does onto English. The TLA+ specification then is Raft, and the description in the paper is approximately, hand wavingly Raft.
Not wholly replace, but generalize to peer review of Coq itself. The authors answered on HN explaining this better than I could.


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I haven't seen the movie We Want A Zoo, but a few weeks ago I saw the trailer whilst I was at the pictures, and the quote below struck me like a bolt of lightning.
What marvellous and magical things we could achieve if we just sometimes gave ourselves the chance and followed our heart (and our gut).
There's so many things I'd like to try if only I had the courage...... so many things that could change my life if only I took a chance.
Have a terrific week everyone. May you find the courage to do the things you feel you want to do deep down inside you, and as always on a Monday.... 'may your mojo be with you!'
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Good one. Thought-provoking as ever! I think I'm actually going to ponder on this one a bit more, and maybe make a bit of a list. Who knows if I won't then pick one of my list - and give it a go. Scary to even think about it... but exciting!ReplyDelete
What a lovely quote, and it's totally true. Sometimes I think almost impossible dreams are only that way until we work at making them possible. I honestly think that the most amazing things can be achieved with hard work and focus (and of course courage).ReplyDelete
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AUSTIN, Texas - Hillary Blair Stanton Foulkes, formerly of Bellingham and Natick, died unexpectedly of complications associated with leukemia, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, in Austin, Texas. She was just beginning a promising career in public health.
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Born and raised in Natick, she was the daughter of Robert E. Stanton Jr. and Lisa Channell Stanton, both of Bellingham, and was a 2001 graduate of Natick High School. She went on to earn a bachelor of science degree in biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in February 2005. Immediately after finishing MIT, she accepted a position as a research assistant with Harvard School of Public Health, where she worked several months.
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Driven by a curiosity and desire for knowledge and learning, she was an avid reader of all types of literature, from novels to medical journals. She also enjoyed music, dance, drama and travel. She was an accomplished flautist and played in the Natick High School Band, Natick Community Band and the MIT Wind Ensemble.
She danced for many years with the Impulse Dance Company of Natick and the MIT Dance Troupe. Her travels included a trip to Rome, Italy, in 2000 with the St. Patrick's Youth Group to celebrate World Youth Day. She traveled to Australia in the summer of 2005 to study the health care system of the Aborigines, honeymooned in Jamaica in 2006, and visited Ireland with her sister Ashley in March of 2007.
Besides her husband and parents, she leaves a sister, Ashley Rose Stanton of Bellingham; her paternal grandparents, Robert E. Stanton Sr. and Barbara Ripley Stanton of Miami, Fla.; her maternal grandparents, Gordon S. Channell and Rita DeAngelis Channell of Dennis Port; her in-laws, Timothy and Deborah Foulkes of Natick; and countless aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, Dec. 29, at 10 a.m., at St. Patrick Church, East Central Street, Natick, followed by burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Visiting hours will be Friday, Dec. 28, from 3 to 7 p.m., at the John Everett & Sons Funeral Home, 4 Park St., at Natick Common,
Instead of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hillary Blair Stanton Foulkes Memorial Fund, c/o the Natick Federal Savings Bank, PO Box 388, Natick, MA 01760.
Sargent Moore Jr.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. - Sargent Moore Jr., 71, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, at Mount St. Francis Health Center in Woonsocket, R.I.
Born in Newton, he was the son of the late Sargent and Madeline (Houston) Moore. He was a resident of Woonsocket for three years, formerly of Franklin and Newton.
He worked many years for the Department of Public Works/Water Works in Franklin, retiring in 1991.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
Mr. Moore was an avid golfer and fisherman.
He leaves his longtime companion, Darlene Robinson of Woonsocket; his children, Sargent Moore III of Franklin, Stacey Moore of Franklin, Derik Moore of Bellingham, Iona Moore of Attleboro, Michelle Moore of Worcester, Erika Lee and her husband, Greg, of Brockton, Leslie Moore of Brockton; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; his siblings, Gerry Moore of Boston, Clifford Moore of Havasu City, Ariz., Leonard Moore of Cambridge, Gary Moore of Lowell, Althea Yancey of Natick, Eleanor Nollie of Natick, Diane Barbosa of Framingham, Lisabeth Averett of Framimgham, Sherry Watson of Framingham, Madeline Tabb of Randolph, and Audree Jacobs of Natick; and his former wife, Patricia (Morrison) Ballou of Dorchester.
The funeral service will be held Friday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m., in Cartier's Funeral Home, 151 South Main St., Rte. 126, Bellingham.
Calling hours will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.
Instead of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of one's choice.
Olga D. Pinzon
FRANKLIN - Olga (DeFrancisco) Pinzon, 82, of Franklin, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at her home following a long illness.
She was the wife of the late Jorge Pinzon.
Born in Bogota, Colombia, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Alford) DeFrancisco, Mrs. Pinzon was raised in Colombia and had lived in Franklin since 1966.
As a young woman in Colombia, Mrs. Pinzon raced autos in professional car races. She worked in the mail room at the former Digital Equipment Corp. for many years before retiring.
She was active in many activities at St. Mary Church in Franklin.
She leaves her sons, Jorge Pinzon of Windsor, Conn., Enrique Pinzon of Cumberland, R.I., and German Pinzon of Clinton, N.C.; her brothers, Arturo DeFrancisco of Franklin and Mario DeFrancisco of Hendersonville, N.C.; her sisters, Nancy Borda of Bogota, Clara Denyer of Franklin and Connie Lievano of Milford; her grandchildren, Andrea, Diana, Marc, Nathan and Mariah; and a great-grandson, Nicholas.
The funeral will be held today at 8:15 a.m., from Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin (ginleyfuneralhomes.com), 131 Main St., Franklin, followed by a funeral Mass at 9 a.m., at St. Mary Church.
Burial will be private.
Instead of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice, 3 Edgewater Drive, Norwood, MA 02062.


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The first picture (the coloured one) was published at Charles Champlin's book "George Lucas: The Creative Impulse - Lucasfilm's First Twenty Years" in 1992. The picture was spread across two pages and was blur. Perhaps that is the reason why five years later when they published a revised and updated edition, called "George Lucas: The Creative Impulse - Lucasfilm's First Twenty-Five Years"
the picture was substituted by one of Short Round fighting Thugees with a torch. The second picture (b&w) I have only saw it at a French film book that I've forgotten its name many years ago. Actually, I had borrowed that book from the library of the French Institute in Athens through my sister. The rumor that upon it's return the book lacked a page has never been substantiated.
Anyway, both pictures (already part of the
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at theraider.net and scanned by yours truely) come from a deleted scene where Indy and co. help the indian children to cross the lava chasm with a plank. That's how the children find their way to the palace interior. Unfortunately, when it is Short Round's turn to cross the chasm the plank is ablaze forcing our heroes to go back through the mines. In J.W. Rinzler's "The Complete Making of Indiana Jones: The Definitive Story Behind All Four Films" you can see a picture of Indy helping the kids cross the chasm at page 155.
It may be the same pic, (the internet is incestuous), though I didn't pluck it from The Raider.net. Since this conversation heated up, I've been looking through various bookmarks for the link. I will post it when I find it, however it's from a site I stumbled upon which was host to a well of Paramount Pictures stills. I'm affraid until I recover it, I can't explain it any better...life goes on.
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In the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s, Richmond held the same prominent stature as other southern cities such Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston and Savannah. Few would mention Atlanta in the same sentence as Richmond until the early 1900s.
Most of the city was destroyed in the Civil War and rebuilt shortly afterwards. As a result, the city looks younger than its age. Another way to think of Richmond is, what Atlanta is to the south in the last 3 decades, Richmond was for hundreds of years.
Richmond is a 1 million person metro area with about 290,000 African Americans.
Richmond has over 5,900 Black businesses.
Located in Richmond, the Virginia State Capital was designed by Thomas Jefferson.
Richmond boasts the first state-supported art museum in the United States and the Southeast's largest, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
In 1888, America's first electric streetcar system began operation in Richmond.
Richmond is the only city in the world with a triple main-line railroad crossing still in operation. It's still an engineering marvel.
Retail shops in Virginia have a sales tax of 4.5%. Restaurants in Richmond charge a 9.5% meal tax.
Notable Black residents, born here, raised here or made their mark here include:
L. Douglas Wilder
First Black Governor after the Reconstruction Era and only the second in our nation's history
Maggie Lena Walker
First American woman to own a bank (1903)
William Washington Browne
Famous pastor, banker, publisher and storeowner beginning 1881
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Famous tap-dancer helped desegregate audiences
Henry "Box" Brown
Packaged and shipped himself in an unbelievably small box from here to escape slavery
Giles B. Jackson
Former slave, became the first Black lawyer to practice before Virginia Supreme Court
Rev. W.L. Taylor
A Rev. T.D. Jakes-like pastor around 1900
Moses Malone
All-star NBA basketball center
John T. Taylor
Headed Second Street Savings Bank (1920)
Temple C. Ervin
Commercial Bank & Trust Company CEO (1920)
Captain Benjamin Graves
Highest ranking Black soldier ~1900
Arthur Ashe
Avid scholar, human rights activist and the first African-American male to win the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
Charles T. Russell
Famous architect and teacher at Virginia Union University
John Charles Thomas
1st Black Virginia Supreme Court Justice
14 Black Medal of Honor Winners
These US Colored Troop members were victorious in the Civil War Battle of New Market Heights, just outside Richmond:
William H. Barnes
Powhatan Beaty
James H. Bronson
Christian A. Fleetwood
James Gardiner
James H. Harris
Thomas R. Hawkins
Alfred B. Hilton
Milton M. Holland
Miles James
Alexander Kelly
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Edward Ratcliff
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As was the case in 1991 and 1998, United Parcel Service management and the Independent Pilots Association (IPA) have been unable to reach an agreement on a new labor contract. As a result, they're turning to the National Mediation Board (NMB) to oversee negotiations.
The IPA represents the approximately 2,500 pilots who fly UPS planes. The two sides have been negotiating this latest contract since October 2002.
The pilot labor agreement is covered by the Railway Labor Act and does not expire until all negotiation processes are exhausted, so there's no immediate threat of a strike. What's more, in October 2003 and then in March 2004, both sides agreed to continue direct negotiations using the bargaining facilitation services of the NMB.
In a joint statement, the two sides said that both "are committed to continuing to bargain in good faith and continuing to work with each other and the NMB to reach agreement on the substantial issues that remain unresolved."


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Says Jim Z: "I don't use a fisheye lens often because usually curved vertical and horizontal lines don't appeal to me. This kind of distortion is fun to play with for a short time, but it gets old very fast.
"A particularly unique situation in which a fisheye lens is perfect for the job, however, is when you photograph something round. For example, in the above image of the circular chandelier and the domed ceiling of a mosque in Istanbul, I shot with Canon's 15mm fisheye. The graphic composition looks much more dramatic than had I taken this with an equivalent focal length in a rectilinear lens. I own the Canon 14mm ultra wide angle lens also, and even though it is a bit wider, it wasn't able to compete with the fisheye in producing such a dynamic picture.
"When you shoot something round with a fisheye, the extreme distortion that makes fisheyes well known seems to be absent. You can't make a round object 'more round', so there is no apparent distortion. It is obvious, though, that the subject doesn't quite look like we see it with our eyes. The perspective looks expanded and dramatized, and it's a unique interpretation of the subject.
"In photographing the beautiful architecture, I was careful to position myself such that the center of the chandelier was perfectly in line with the center of the dome in the ceiling. Had I been even slightly off, the picture would not be perfect."
- Jim Zuckerman is a top pro who teaches many excellent online photography courses at BetterPhoto.com, including Eight Steps to More Dramatic Photography and Techniques of Natural Light Photography.
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Lyrics: Fields of Evermore by Mike Mangione
This September Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity collaborate with Catholic musician Mike Mangione who shares the lyrics of Fields of Evermore. Consider Mike's new album Red Winged Black Bird Man. Click here.
Lonely is the shadow lit by the moon
Heavy is the burden that comes too soon
The fields are hot and heavy and filled with stone
I'm going to work the land of my father 'till the seed has been sown
I'm going to make it rain somehow I'm gonna make it rain somehow
On the fields of evermore
My hands have learned from watching, my heart from pain
When the bundle falls we'll burn 'em all to refine the yield again
My cracked hands hold the rhythm
I walk the furrow with an offering
I cant wash my hands too often boys on account of the burn and sting
I'm going to make it rain somehow
I'm gonna make it rain somehow
On the fields of evermore
Mercy come and hold me now and get behind the plow
Mercy come and hold me now get behind the plow
Mercy, mercy hold on get behind the fields of evermore
One thought on "Lyrics: Fields of Evermore by Mike Mangione"
This song describes so well the dependence of the farmer on God's mercy and the patient perseverance of the farmer. This applies too, to whatever ministry we are doing. It's all God's vineyard and only He will bring forth the crop. For me it's a reminder that I need to do my best to prepare hearts to receive God's word, then step back and let people discover God already acting in their lives. Thank you for sharing your song.


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National Continence Helpline
The National Continence Helpline is an Australian Government funded telephone advisory service for people with bladder or bowel control problems.
This free service is available to anyone residing within Australia, from Monday to Friday, between 8.00am and 8.00pm AEST.
The helpline is staffed by a team of continence nurse advisors who provide information, education and advice on a range of bladder and bowel topics. This includes information relating to:
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Hanoi International School 2015
Elementary School
At Hanoi International School (HIS), the Elementary staff demonstrates a strong commitment and understanding of the principles of the Primary Years Program (PYP). This has served as a solid foundation to the Elementary curriculum, where inquiry-based tasks are rich and motivating.
Curriculum development is led by the PYP Coordinator and supported by the Vice-Principal. The division of these roles is clear to the staff: the PYP Coordinator is the main lead for curriculum and the Vice-Principal the lead on appraisal, classroom management and the pastoral elements of learning. As such, the Elementary staff works as a cohesive team to provide a developmentally appropriate curriculum for the diverse range of learners in their charge.
There are 7 classes from Pre-Kindergarden to Grade 5 with a total of 114 students, with the following numbers of students in each:
Pre-Kindergarden – 5
This year, HIS welcome Pre-kinder students, students aged from 4-5. They will be part of a multi-age class and are known as the Early Years.
The curriculum in Elementary consists of English, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science, which are part of the Program of Inquiry, as well as Information and Communication Technology, Music and Physical Education. Vietnamese language classes are divided between native and non-native speaking sections; French is provided for Grade 5 only. The lessons are split into 1 40 minute session per day, 5 45-minute sessions and at the end of the day, a time for reflection is 25 minutes. The Music and Vietnamese teachers teach across both elementary and secondary. In order for us to create a transdisciplnary timetable, teachers, this year, change their schedule according to the unit they are teaching at that time. This gives the school some flexibility with supporting disciplines across the timetable.
This year, the school have changed the times of the schedule to allow students more time for play, and to give them sole access to the field and playground. The school have also given more time for snack to allow students to socialise and sit with their friends.
There are a range of co-curricular activities (CCP's) provided for Elementary students which includes sporting, creative, cultural and leadership categories. Some activities are held throughout the year and others are conducted just for a single term. Student Council runs as a CCP for the entire year and allows students, as young as grade 1 to have a voice.
The Elementary staff are in the third year of using ManageBac as a planning, assessing and reporting tool. Units of Inquiry for the last two years are available on ManageBac.
Every six weeks, protected time is given for single-subject and grade teachers to plan and reflect on the completed Unit of Inquiry collaboratively.
To free teachers for the above mentioned collaborative planning and reflection process, the Vice-Principal takes all the Elementary School students to the auditorium for singing once a week, these meetings are organised by the PYP Coordinator. The Grade level teams are also expected to meet at least twice a week, one with a scheduled time with the PYP Coordinator and the other without the PYP Coordinator.
There is no specified counselor in Elementary, but the Vice-Principal takes on the pastoral leadership role, and homeroom teachers approach health and emotional issues in the context of Units of Inquiry and general homeroom topics and events. The PE teacher has attended the IB workshop on PSPE, and the scope and sequence to address health and emotional issues is in the early stage of development. HIS has developed its own PSPE Scope and Sequence document using the IB materials as a guide.
As a small school, staff in the Elementary work closely together and are often in each other's classrooms. As of 2014/15, the Vice-Principal scheduled peer-observations for Semester One and encouraged continued practice of this during Semester Two. The Grade 1 teacher works closely with the Pre-Kindergarden and Kindergarden teacher; Grades 3 and 4 have a cycle of units over two years, and they frequently meet to review students' learning needs and progress alongside the EAL and support staff.
A variety of displays are evident along the Elementary hallways and in classrooms, celebrating the culture and language of Vietnam. Language lessons are in both mixed- ability groups and single non-native and native-speaking classes. Students are encouraged to use their home or first language with other speakers in the room, when appropriate.
The school has ensured that all class teachers and all single-subject teachers have attended IB PYP workshops. The Vice-Principal also set up morning messages that include food for thought and the PYP Coordinator has started a Google Doc full of IB articles. Staff are expected to sign up for at least 2 staff meeting sessions where they can share an element of their practice, so far teachers have shared; the use of Google Drive, Gradual Release Model, Differentiation and learning a language.
The Elementary School has access to 30 laptops, 6 iPads and a large computer lab on the 6th floor. The EAL Department has 6 iPads for their department's use. All the Elementary School classrooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards. The three main websites to which the school subscribes complement the program: Education City, ixl, and Reading Eggs, are accessed by students at home.
The use of email is introduced to Grade 3 and researching web-sites is addressed as and when needed. Grade 4 and 5 have their own gmail accounts and agreements are made on how the children will use them safely. We also encourage a Bring Your Own (BYO) in grade 5, as long as the students have permission from their parents.
The Elementary staff use a wide range of formative assessment techniques as evidence of achievement and progress, as opposed to providing grades. The evidence from teacher-based and student-based rubrics, photographic evidence, pre-assessments and post assessments, checklists and the like, all provide a holistic picture of a student's progress. Goal-setting and reflections can also be seen in some portfolios. The introduction of e-portfolios into Grade 5, using Google Drive, means that students have enormous ownership of the evidence of their own progress.
The School uses the International Schools Assessment as a means to compare the achievement of students in similar schools, and thus provide an improved all-round picture of how the school is doing at the Elementary level. The EAL Department is using a self-created assessment tool each term to measure student progress. However, the Department is also researching a more in-depth, external standardized assessments, to track and report on students' progress throughout the whole school.
Miss Lisa Hughes
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For all who live in the Bromley, Kent area, Breath Easy Bromley is your local support group for anyone with a lung condition, including carers, friends and family - do bring them along too.
You are very welcome to join us at meetings, featuring guest speakers and refreshments on every third Tuesday of the month from 2.00 - 4.00pm at the Victor Childs Room, St Paul's Church, Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JE. Parking in the church car park. Hope to see you this coming Tuesday the 20th September.


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People with sensitive skin can use natural goat's milk soap because it is less irritating than most big-brand soaps which contain extremely harsh chemicals that can irritate and dry out skin.
Many people enjoy using Herbalix natural goat's milk soap claim that it is far less drying than ordinary soaps. Handmade goats milk soap is made from natural, gentle ingredients that don't leave the skin dry or irritated. And the manufacturers of goat's milk soaps products use several ways to make the soap including substituting fresh goat's milk for water in the lye process.
Many people do not realize that there is a big difference between using milk and water — the lye causes the sugars in the milk to caramelize turning the soap brown.
There is another advantage to haig Goats' milk soap has another basic advantage, known as glycerin. Even though all soaps are made by combining a fat with an alkali, it is during the saponification process when the fat turns into soap and glycerin. In processing most commercial soaps, the glycerin is removed by adding salt, which makes the soap and glycerin separate. But in most handmade soaps, this glycerin remains in the soap, and this alone offers deep moisturizing benefits.
Natural goat's milk soap has a big advantage over commercial soaps. Even though all milk contains natural emollients, vitamins and triglycerides that moisturize the skin, natural goat's milk soap also has a very effective moisturizer called capric-capryllic triglyceride. Goat's milk has many vitamins and other essential elements to help nourish skin. These include vitamins A, E, C, some of the B vitamins, amino and citric acids, unsaturated fatty acids and zinc. Goat's milk soap also has the proteins of milk products, which help kill acne producing bacteria.
The best goat milk soaps are made from fresh, not powdered, goat's milk. All the goat farms in our directory make soap from their own fresh milk. Some go even further and include other fresh, local products, like honey, herbs or flowers.
In fact, worldwide, lanolin is widely recommended by doctors for use by those people who have severe skin conditions. And goat's milk soap contains lanolin, the oil from sheep's skin which becomes trapped in wool and is removed after shearing. An amazing moisturizer, lanoline is similar to the natural oils that human skin produces, and it can also hold double its weight in water.


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In July 2006, we purchased a 2 bedroom 2 bath shared ownership condo in Ocean Shores WA. We get five weeks per year. It's located near the jetty. Our kids come join us often when we're there and we usually invite a friend or two to come over. It's comfortable and sits as close to the beach as you can get (legally). Below are pictures from September and November 2006 to view.
Monday, May 25, 2009
By the Sea
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Experience SUP Yoga like never before! Join Fernanda as she guides you through a fun and uplifting yoga practice, on the water. Enjoy your practice in our sheltered lagoon where manatees often swim right by your class.
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