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and I was thinking that it seems to me that they're not just getting off on the idea of a world following the dynamic they like, but interpreting the world AS secretly following that dynamic. And I don't know why that is, but my guess is insecurity. If you know something secret about women or men that they don't admit to, you don't have to feel like a pervert or an outcast or a nostalgic, reactionary person.
Why am I mentioning this? Because of an old, completely cringeworthy personal diary entry of mine from Feb 2001 (at the time -- though it should be obvious -- I thought I was straight. I was also trying to use "femdom" as a way of making myself more feminine. I'd always been more comfortable androgynous or masculine, but felt ashamed. When I discovered the Scene, being a feminine top seemed a good compromise and I tried to shoehorn myself into it for a while. Later I let go of that and realized that I didn't really want to be feminine, even in a dominant way.)
I realized something today: I never thought I saw things along gender lines, but I'm now realizing that I do. i just see things along backwards gender lines. :) I am beginning to think that maybe the reason I'm still a tad confused by Maledom/femsub relationships is that in some fundamental way i see things the opposite way. I always used to think I was totally egalitarian on this -- equality, M/f, F/m, But I am beginning to believe (to my own disquietude) that what I have is not only a preference but perhaps a paradigm. No, I don't wnat it to be one -- I want everything to be equal in my own eyes... but right now I think it's not.Yowie. Yuck. Ewww. Gah.
I say this because I think of the Femdom as the ultimate in the ideal of a female -- a sort of goddess nature that I strive toward and can't help but believe other women strive for as well even though I know their quest for their inner divinity doesn't have to take that form. I say this because I see male bottoms the same way -- as a perfection, as this noble form that exemplifies what the male essence really is. I know it's not actually true, but it is what my instincts tell me: that all the male posturing, endless male jockeying to be at the top of the sexual totem pole, subjugation of women in the not-too-distant past, etc is all an illusion, built on fear of losing power and becoming what they truly are.
I don't like that I have this feeling -- I know it is not true, and everyone is everywhere along this spectrum. But I can't shake it, and that is what makes me find Maledom/femsub so odd. I can't imagine that any woman in her right mind would be submissive. Not that I think it's wrong in any way... just that it leaves me confused. I can imagine easily a woman submitting to another woman -- then she'd just be lower in the hierarchy than the other woman who Doms her. But I just can't picture why someone who has the inner force and actie spirit of Goddess would choose to give herself over to the sublime passivity that for me is the domain of the guys, I know our culture says the opposite, and I myself tried to fit into the "passive, feminine girl" mold -- and only felt natural when I let that go. But i am universalizing my experience here, and that's not good.
Why am I? I don't know. Rationally, rthere's no reason for it. Rationally, I see that many people see men the way I see women, and women the way i see men, and such views have limited both. But for some reason, my instincts tell me it just makes more sense one way than the other.
But re-reading it, I DO remember feeling that way. And I DO remember having no idea why, feeling that I was being unfair, etc.
Now that I think about it years later, having been exposed to tons of different BDSM dynamics and people, being comfortable with my bisexuality, having played with women, dated a woman, etc...
...I really think that came from insecurity on my part. I was a very new top, and very young (21, at the time) and overwhelmed with new feelings. I was frightened because I knew that society in general thought I should submit to men. And in the dungeon I was seeing men let down a facade of dominance and become comfortable and open in a way I often didn't see from men with macho walls up.
So I suppose it was easy for me to look at men who were behaving nastily or who seemed insecurely macho and grin knowingly and think "I know what you REALLY are..." (and of course, that meant that what had been a threatening or uncomfortable interaction with a sexist fool could become a sexual fantasy about what might happen when he let that facade down... ;)
Applying this to male tops, I can easily imagine similar faulty reasoning on their part too. Silly as it looks to most feminists, there are a lot of men out there who feel insecure because feminism has shaken up what's expected of them. Witness how incredibly incensed men can get about minor points of etiquette, like whether or not women want doors held open for us any more, and how rude or disorienting this is for some men.
As silly as I find all that stuff, it's not hard for me to think myself into the place of a man like that and think that, perhaps, believing in some secret kernel of submission in all women could make him feel just a little less threatened and bewildered. If he's not secure enough to let go of that thinking... well, that's where some of the pushy insistence that all women submit (or should) could come from.
As far as the submissive people who are into gender supremacy, that one I can't wrap my head around as easily because I'm not submissive. But I suppose it could be similar. A straight man comes to terms with the fact that he yearns to be a woman's slave, but still feels emasculated among his straight male peers -- and BAM! secret truth: Women are Superior Goddesses and patriarchy is bitter fear of The Real Reality. A straight woman finally manages to escape the pressure of what she deems a "feminist" life path/demand set, and BAM! "we're all unhappy with 'the feminist new order', deep inside..."
I don't know. I'm embarrassed at that old post of mine. But I do remember thinking it. And I remember the thought that most straight men were liars, that they secretly yearned to be mine, under it all... it was an exhilarating thought.
Remembering it, I'm not surprised that some immature people would be stuck there.


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I just got back from serving for my fourth and final year on the
2010 Notable Books List: the best in fiction, non-fiction and poetry
The 2010 selections for the Notable Books List—a source for very good and very important fiction, non-fiction and poetry for the nation's adult readers—have been announced by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Since 1944, the Notable Books Council has annually selected a list of 25 very good, very readable and at times very important fiction, nonfiction and poetry books for the adult reader. Books may be selected because they possess exceptional literary merit; expand the horizons of human knowledge; make a specialized body of knowledge accessible to the non-specialist; have the potential to contribute significantly to the solution of a contemporary problem; and/or present a unique concept.
The winners were selected by the Notable Books Council, a group of RUSA members and readers' advisory experts from around the country. This year's committee included Alicia Ahlvers, chair, Kansas City Public Library; Susie Brown, Shaker Heights Public Library; Julie Elliott, Indiana University-South Bend; Lucy Lockley, St. Charles City-County Library District; Valerie Taylor, Lewisville Community Library; Elizabeth Olesh, Nassau Library System; Jessica Pigza, New York Public Library; Nancy Pearl; A. Issac Pulver, Saratoga Springs Public Library; Heather Robideaux, Fayetteville Public Library; Nonny Schlotzhauer, Pennsylvania State University; and Andrea Slonosky.
The 2010 winners are:
Anthony, Jessica. The Convalescent. McSweeney's. 9781934781104 - my nomination
Rovar Pfiegman, bus dwelling meat salesman, fulfills his destiny as the last of the last of his clan, in this oddly imaginative tale.
*Atwood, Margaret. The Year of the Flood: A Novel. Doubleday/Nan A. Talese. 9780385528771
In the near future, two women survive an apocalyptic event in a queasily enthralling work.
Baker, Nicholson. The Anthologist: A Novel. Simon & Schuster. 9781416572442. - my nomination
A charming failure, poet Paul Chowder struggles to regain his muse and his girlfriend while watching deadlines slip by.
Chaon, Dan. Await Your Reply: A Novel. Ballantine. 9780345476029.
This chilling exploration of the modern meaning of identity follows three people on the fringes of society.
Cleave, Chris. Little Bee: A Novel. Simon & Schuster. 9781416589631. - my nomination
The compelling voice of a refugee illuminates the life-changing friendship between two women that began with a horrifying encounter on a secluded Nigerian beach.
Dexter, Pete. Spooner. Grand Central. 9780446540728.
A boy struggles to navigate the vagaries of the world with the lifelong guidance of his stepfather in this funny and heartbreaking tale.
Harding, Paul. Tinkers.
In this lyrical novel, the life of a dying man is examined through the smallest moments of time and memory.
Li, Yiyun. The Vagrants: A Novel. Random. 9781400063130.
The execution of a dissident woman reverberates through her small town in the aftermath of
McCann, Colum. Let the Great World Spin: A Novel. Random. 9781400063734.
Phillipe Petit's highwire walk between the
Morrison, Toni. A Mercy: A Novel. Knopf. 9780307264237
Four women—white, mixed race, black and Native American—become a makeshift family under the care of a "good" man in colonial
*Powers, Richard. Generosity: An Enhancement. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 9780374161149.
In this postmodern indictment of the biotech industry, a student's unnerving happiness seems to hold the key to banishing despair from the human genetic code.
Tóibín, Colm.
A young Irish woman faces heart-wrenching decisions in this unabashedly romantic and deceptively simple story of immigration and belonging.
Cullen, Dave. Columbine. Twelve. 9780446546935.
This fine work of investigative journalism challenges the myths and misconceptions of the Columbine tragedy.
*Eggers, Dave. Zeitoun. McSweeney's. 9781934781630.
This powerful account explores the devastation of post-Katrina
Finkel, David. The Good Soldiers. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 9780374165734.
An embedded reporter describes the human cost paid by an Army battalion on the streets of
*Grann, David. The Lost City of
An intrepid reporter sets out to uncover the mysterious fate the last of the great Victorian explorers in this thrilling adventure.
*Guibert, Emmanuel. The Photographer: Into War-torn
Using mixed visual media, this stunning memoir vividly depicts the struggles and accomplishments of a humanitarian mission in an unforgiving terrain.
Holmes, Richard. The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. Pantheon. 9780375422225.
This lively, stellar group biography animates the engrossing accounts of the research that inspired a sense of awe in poets and scientists alike.
Keefe, Patrick Radden. Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the
Human trafficking and its subsequent effects on the American economy and social structures are documented in this fast-paced panoramic expose.
McDougall, Christopher. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. Knopf. 978-0307266309.
One journalist's quest to discover the secrets of the reclusive Tarahumara Indians leads to an exciting and dangerous endurance race.
Norman, Michael and Elizabeth M. Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the
In-depth, brutal and moving this narrative provides multiple perspectives into a tragic WWII episode in the
This enthralling page-turner describes how archivists uncovered one of the most extensive frauds in recent art history.
Small, David. Stitches: A Memoir. Norton. 9780393068573.
Stark drawings give voice to the horrors of a child who find redemption in art while growing up in a repressed and disturbed family.
Thompson, Nicholas. The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War. Holt. 978-0805081428.
The remarkable half-century friendship and rivalry between two influential strategists who helped shape American policy is brought to life in this insightful dual biography.
*Alexie, Sherman. Face. Hanging Loose Press. 9781931236706.
Autobiographical poems experimenting with various styles and forms explore childhood, fatherhood, and the trials, perks and humor of minor celebrity.
Dunn, Stephen. What Goes On: Selected and New Poems 1995-2009. Norton. 978039306775
Completely accessible poems written in ordinary language deal with cats, love, barfights, desire, melancholia and relationships.


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Sunday, 23 January 2011
everybodys happy!
my sister gave me this fabric for Christmas, its dark blue fleece with large cars and trucks on it - I'm gussing she had james in mind when she bought it and not me!
Mr midnite immediately suggested that I made a dressing gown, I had wanted to make some kind of hooded poncho for post bath/swimming pool running around, but Mr M pulled a face and insisted a dressing gown with lapels, pockets and a little tie would be cute. He won, kind of, it basically is a dressing gown with all those things but I added an oversized hood and a button fastening on the front so I can can just do that up when he comes out the bath and let him run himself dry. the best of both world? Everybody's happy.
The best thing about working with this material is it does not fray at all - you can just sew, and go.....
The basic shape was based on the wizard's costume I made at Halloween which in turn was based on the shape of an Ikea sleeping bag. The sleeves are narrower - I made the too narrow initally - they need to have a bit of flare to allow the arms to fit easily - I had to re cut them but I was able to reuse the original sleeves as the side of the hood. this is the first time I have made a hood and I am pretty pleased with it - It fits pretty well and looks good too.
I made the belt out of a strip of the material folded over with regular seams sewn through it - I put the belt loops in completey the wrong place and had to move them - cuttung a small hole in the fabric :(
In the end I decided against pockets - there was a lot going on already - I might still add some
James loves running about in this at bed time - I sometimes regret putting the button and button hole on as it spoils the look of the lapels - but it is functional.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion mod - Conduit Magic Unlimited
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This mod for Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is based on Conduit Magic v0.5 by Kamikaze1.
The original Conduit Magic essentially allowed the creation of enchantments that could be put on or taken off, and without using an Altar of Enchantment. The resulting enchantment drew on the player's Magicka pool, and players could get skill gains as if casting a spell. Spells were used as the basis of what effects were put on the weapon, and were checked for whether they were normally allowed on the item or not.
This variation on the mod changes the code to remove the checks, so that, in theory, any effect could be placed on any weapon -- for example, on Self enchantments to be triggered on Strike with a weapon.
WARNING: Since this obviously deviates from what is allowed in The Elder Scrolls Construction Set, there is no telling what it could do to your savegame. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Example Video: Restore Health on Self on Strike
Notice in the sample video that on each strike, the player's health increases (lower left corner horizontal red bar), although there is no visual effect.
Example Video: Invisibility on Self on Strike
You can Conduit Magic an On Self invisibility spell to a weapon, so that on each hit, you become invisible.
Notice that in the sample video, although the duration of the spell is 10 seconds, the actual enchantment cast on the player on striking a target is greater than that because the character has active Weakness to Magic effects as an Altmer Apprentice.
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NAIROBI, in collaboration with the
1st CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
THEME: AFRICA, ANTHROPOLOGY AND MDGs
A decade ago, over 119 Heads of State and Government met in New York and
examined the state of the world. The meeting identified key goals, the
Millennium Development Goals, and set 2015 as the benchmark to reverse and
eliminate disparities. Ten years later, Africa has made little progress
towards achieving the targets. In fact, Africa has remained worse off than
it was in 2000. For example, maternal and child mortality has become worse
than it was in 1999. The Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African
Studies, University of Nairobi in collaboration with the Pan-African
Anthropological Association (PAAA) is organising a conference to
deliberate on these issues. The conference will bring together
Anthropologists and policy makers to explore the challenges Africa is
facing in making progress towards the set MDG targets. In particular,
emphasis will be laid on the Role of Anthropology in addressing or
alleviating the challenges.
Therefore, we invite papers from anthropologists and policy makers. This
conference will stimulate discussions on MDGs and the place of Africa in
the context of the MDGs. In keeping with the theme papers will address the
following themes:
 Maternal and Child Health: Socio-cultural dimensions of Maternal
and child health in Africa; Anthropology of fertility reduction and child
health; culture, family planning and population policies; changing
marriage patterns and maternal health, health and socio-economic
consequences of adolescent fertility.
 Gender Disparities and Women's Empowerment: The Gender ideology
in contemporary African setting; Gender-power relations in a dynamic
socio-political African environment, Female Genital Cutting; The politics
and economics of body image in Africa; Sexuality and sexual identity in
 HIV, Malaria and Other Diseases: The cultural context of HIV in
Africa; The Socio-cultural context of malaria prevention; Health as social
context; Culture and health-seeking in Africa; Plural healthcare systems.
 Environmental Sustainability and Natural Resources Management:
The politics of natural resources and environmental management; Indigenous
knowledge and the management of natural resources; Participation of
indigenous peoples in the management of terrestrial and marine resources;
Anthropological perspectives on climate change and biodiversity loss in
Africa; Biodiversity and its importance to local communities.
 Poverty and Hunger: Causes of extreme poverty in Africa; The
socio-economic aspects of food production in Africa; Redefining the
culture of food production, distribution and consumption; Anthropological
perspectives of food security in Africa; Social welfare and poverty in
For further information or submission of papers, contact Denis Shilabukha
the Conference Coordinator at: email@example.com or Prof. Isaac Nyamongo
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I wasn't even going to bother with a write-up on this one as I dropped Matt Fraction's The Mighty Thor when things went south for the Surfer.
However, a CBN reader contacted Cosmic Book News as they were so upset with the issue.
While I did pick up the Fear Itself: Thor tie-in, which was terrible, I half as much didn't expect this.
Spoilers, ahoy.
As we saw in FI: Thor, when Thor's body was burned a new "Thor" rose from the ashes in the form of a meat eating, new hammer wielding Tanarus. In addition, everyone in the world forgot Thor and "remembered" that Tanarus was the true god of thunder. Everyone except Loki.
Turns out Tanarus is actually Ulik The Troll, and the Three Sisters with Geirrodur the Troll King are responsible.
On top of all that, a
depowered Silver Surfer is offered a job to be a short order cook in a Broxton diner. Kid you not.
Update: The Surfer is not depowered, he just wears human skin. Thanks to Norvell in the comments below for that info.
The Marvel Facebook is already livid with comments.
"BRING BACK THE TRUE GOD OF THUNDER ! This whole character change sucks first you ruin my all time favorite character Juggernaut (Cain Marko ) now you ruin my second fav . I am tempted to start reading DC just for spite!"
"God marvel what are doing. Bring thor back soon /:"
"This title completely sucks, it is an embarrassment to Thor."
Also, the following from the CBN reader:
"Too much going on to focus on a single aspect of it."
"If they wanted this thing to be a cool mystery as to who and what Tanarus is, they should have made it last more than 12 pages!"
Fear not Thor fans, I'm sure the true god of thunder will return when The Avengers debuts, just as we saw with his own movie.
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Welcome to Art Tart Talks. A place for all things artful. A collection of short blog entries on what I am creating, how I am creating it and what is currently inspiring me as well as the occasional life post. I post challenges I am participating in, tutorials and ideas on how to use supplies creatively.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Faux Chipboard Technique
This technique is from Bernie Berlin's book Artist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Collect, Swap. I love it because you can always find the fun foam shapes on clearance for really cheap. This works great to alter pages in the children hard page books.
Page Spread
Fun Foam Shape (I used self adhesive)
Foam Paint Brush
Background Rubber Stamp
Acrylic Paints (black, light color and dark color)
Bristle Paint Brush
Page Spread
Fun Foam Shape (I used self adhesive)
Foam Paint Brush
Background Rubber Stamp
Acrylic Paints (black, light color and dark color)
Bristle Paint Brush
1. Seal the page with a coat of gesso. Let dry.
2. Apply fun foam shapes. I cut some in half to apply along the edge.
3. Using foam paint brush paint over the foam shapes. Make sure to cover the edges of the shapes. Let dry. Apply a second coat if needed. Let dry.
4. Paint over with acrylic paint in a light color. I used light pink. Let dry.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Twilight lived up to the
Twilight lived up to the hype. I enjoyed it and was glad we went to the first showing so I did not have any expectations.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
24 hrs and I will
24 hrs and I will be watching the midnight showing of Twilight. I am obsessed with the books.
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"Our leadership is rejected by the rakyat and, moreover, is rejected by our own members. BN's vote count was less than the number of Umno members in the constituency. Within and among our component parties, we ran a poorly coordinated and listless...
"Today is proof that this wave cannot be held back. Umno must change. We must begin by renewing our party leadership. I am confident that by December, we shall," Tengku Razaleigh said in a statement on Tuesday.
Razaleigh Hamzah, a former MP and veteran politician, said Abdullah had lost "what scraps of credibility [he] had left" following Anwar's victory.
"He may not have the credibility needed to keep the country together," Razaleigh said in a statement issued on Wednesday.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Razaleigh rumus PERLUNYA PERUBAHAN KEPIMPINAN
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It's not something you see at UCC every day — hundreds of boys in Grades 7 through 9 lying on their backs in the Hewitt Athletic Centre with a white ribbon tied around one arm.
In a demonstration led by Moksha Yoga Uptown on Dec. 3, the boys were introduced to such concepts as "masculine and feminine energy," body awareness and wisdom from famed nun turned mindfulness guru Pema Chodron.
That's all familiar stuff for your average yoga enthusiast, but it's a novel experience for a young boy who isn't generally focusing on his breath and "the way the belly rises and falls" on a typical morning before 9 a.m. Organized by Laurie Fraser, whose mandate is to integrate opportunities for character development into the curriculum, and English teacher Jeff Hill, the demonstration aimed to promote peace towards women. It's timed to coincide and align with the goals of the White Ribbon Campaign and the United Nations' "He for She" initiative which asks men to pledge to take action against violence towards women and the discrimination they face.
"This event really demystifies the stereotype around men doing yoga," said Primary Division Centre for Learning coordinator Tina Jagdeo. "At UCC, boys explore many iterations of masculinity and this can be one too — learning how to be mindful and meditative, how to take a quiet moment before greeting the challenges of their day."
To initially introduce the topic of gender stereotypes and equity, IB1 and IB2 boys created and facilitated an advising class for the younger students in the week preceding the demonstration.
"Yoga supports mindfulness and self-control, but can be stereotyped as female," explained Fraser. "For the boys to practise yoga, they must be courageous and open-minded."
To conclude the demonstration, the yoga teacher asked students to "honour the women in your life who matter deeply to you and who support you." While certainly yoga takes practice, especially the lying perfectly still and focusing and not fidgeting part, the boys gave it their best effort.
"They were their best selves today," said Fraser proudly as the boys filed out of the gym with a complimentary pass from the yoga studio to give to an important woman in their life.
Click here to read a transcript of teacher Carl Beaudoin's assembly speech urging an end to violence against woman, Monday, Dec. 1 in Laidlaw Hall.


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UPDATE: Mark Levin Plays Vice-President Joe Biden Dropping the "F-Bomb" - Audio 3/13/09
At an event at Union Station today where Vice President Joe Biden was heralding the $1.3 billion in investments in rebuilding train stations and passenger rails, a microphone picked up one of the former senator's myriad Senate colleagues addressing him, formally, as "Mr. Vice President."
That met with Vice President Biden's standard reply.
"Gimme a f*&$#ing break," he said, apparently unaware that the microphone was on.


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The meeting was held at our regular venue of Jaipur Central Park from 2-5 PM. It was attended by two members from Jaipur SHG, me and Chandra Prakash Goyal. We reached at 2 PM sharp and called a couple of other members who expressed their failure to attend the meeting.
We were a bit low because the agenda that was decided could not be matched one -to- one due to absence of sufficient members, which meant we could not play Round Robin game. But nevertheless, Chandra Prakash and I chatted for the entire 3 hours and shared our past experiences, good and bad both. We decided to talk using PROLONGATION and BOUNCING techniques and whenever any one of us got diverted, the other one brought back the focus. The time flew by very quickly and it was great that the meeting continued in the same spirit ending with a tongue twisters session.
We are happy that nothing could deter the meeting and the spirit of Self Help Group is kept alive!
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Congratulations on the reveal, Kyra, and here's to a bestseller and many more awesome novels to come. Cheers!<3
Kyra's new novel, If I let You Go, a New Adult Contemporary Romance, is set to be released on October 22nd.
Madison Connor is about to lose it. Her job, that is. For three years, she's taken care of Dominic Hartley's five year old daughter, Tilly, but her world is flipped on its head when Dominic tells her his latest promotion is taking him to New York. With Tilly having a meltdown over the move, Madison and Dominic get into a fight that changes the entire nature of their relationship, causing Madison to ask herself a big question. Can she let him go?
Kyra Lennon was born on the South coast of England, and to this day, still lives by the sea. Fiction writing has always been her passion, but she also has numerous articles on a variety of topics published on prolific websites.
You can follow Kyra on Twitter, Goodreads, like her on Facebook or check out her ramblings on her Blog.


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With the departure of little casey luskin, it seems that Michael Flannery, the Discovery Institutes's idea of a Historian, is now the Chief Re-Baptismal Officer. He's the one who writes up which safely dead figure from history should now be treated as an Intelligent Design Advocate. You might remember Flannery, he's the one pushing, among other things, how Darwin is responsible for Hitler and how ID is a much older line of . . . thought . . . than even current members of the DI realize.
Sounds weird, but we've written about this before. How the DI has taken the Mormon technique of re-baptizing someone into the Mormon faith well after they are safely departed, regardless of whether or not they were a believer in that particular faith or not. The way it was explained to me . . . and yes, I know this is hearsay . . . but there are certain levels within the Mormon Church you cannot reach if you are not descended from someone of the faith. The way around that is to pick a dead relative and be a proxy for them and have them re-baptized. Lo-and-behold, you are now descended from someone of the faith and I guess get taught the secret handshake that admits you to the 'special' mysteries.
The DI does it for less . . . honest . . . reasons. It's part of the Marketing plan. I mean if Thomas Jefferson, Alfred Russel Wallace (DI's next cruel trick -- re-baptizing Alfred Russel Wallace), and even Superman were all re-baptized as ID proponents, whether they knew it or not, then it must be a valid and viable scientific theory. Of course, the fact that the people in question, which also include James Clerk Maxwell, Abe Lincoln, and Charles Darwin himself, are all either safely dead or completely fictional, doesn't seem to matter much. They cannot defend themselves, so obviously they are great candidates for membership in the DI.
Flannery's been playing this tune for a while and other than allowing him access the Evolution 'News' and Views for posting, even the DI doesn't seem to take him overly seriously. This time, in "Intelligent Design Is Older Than You Think -- A Lot Older", he's playing that old standard and trying to convince us that Anaxagoras, pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, is really an ID proponent.
What we do know is that what we call the modern Intelligent Design Movement, spearheaded by those less than sharp pointy-ends of the spear, the DI, has it's history in about 1991 when Phillip E. Johnson published "Darwin on Trial". Johnson organized a few meetings, helped raise some funds and is one of the founding fathers of the DI. No one has ever claimed the concept of ID started there, Johnson and the rest have simply dressed up the old, discredited idea in a new lab coat and started marketing like mad. Drafting Anaxagoras does nothing to establish any credibility for ID. Or maybe I should say that drafting the ancient Greek does exactly the same thing for ID's credibility as the DI's inability to defend ID in court, the lack of any scientific support, and the failure to achieve any of their 5 or 20 year goals.
I think I will add a codicil to my will, starting that under no circumstances are any of my descendants allowed to have me re-baptized into any faith, including the Mormons and the DI. Yes, remember I like many others, do not see the DI as a scientific organization but as a religious ministry. So I want to make sure that even when I am safely dead, the DI cannot get their clutches into me if they even still exist by then.
So far luskin and dembski have left, who's busy polishing their resume? I bet ICR is hiring, or do they have enough lawyers and philosophers? Flannery is an adjunct professor University of Alabama at Birmingham, so he might not be in the market just yet. But you never know, I mean doesn't 'adjunct' basically mean it's a part-time gig and not tenured? Ah, yes, here it is, right from the school website itself, Non-Tenure Earning Faculty Appointments:
"Adjunct should be used to designate individuals who are not full-time employees of UAB but who are appointed to the faculty of a school to perform instructional, research, and/or service functions. "So he might be available, let's help him out . . . do you know anyone who might need a pseudo-historian?


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- Know Your Numbers — blood pressure, weight and body fat checks at stations throughout the month
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Friday, Feb. 5, in Light Hall, room 208, noon-12:55 p.m.
- Love Your Heart Expo — speak to health professionals, have health screenings, get prizes and more. Cholesterol and glucose screenings are available while supplies last.
Wednesday, Feb. 10, in Light Hall, north lobby, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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SOL Tuesday
One of my strongest, and only, memories of my dad is of the Sunday afternoon trips we used to take together to our town's library.
It was our Sunday afternoon ritual. I looked forward to this journey into the beautiful world of books with this giant man who was my father. The memories I have are more a like a string of emotions and feelings. I sort of remember the car ride. The walk into the building. Holding hands. Looking up at him. To him. Checking out books. But, the details are fuzzy. Why can't I remember more?
My dad stood tall reaching almost 7 feet. As a small child of about 4'2 I had a long way to look up when I stood next to him. He was big in everyone's eyes. But in mine, he was bigger than life. People expected him to have the abilities of an amazing athlete and the personality of a bruiser. He was neither of those things. He was soft spoken and barely ever raised his voice, let alone a hand, to me. When my sister's hamster died it was my dad who carefully buried it in the backyard. When I was in trouble, it was my mom who punished me. When I dressed up and went out to dinner with him, it was my dad who said I looked beautiful. This is why one of our Sunday trips to the library sticks in my mind to this day.
Our town library had a huge parking lot. It seemed like our car was always parked far away from that beautiful brown building with all the windows. This particular day I was very excited to get inside. I don't know why. Maybe it was cold outside. Maybe the read aloud was one of my favorites that day. Whatever the reason, I remember darting from the car and jetting across the parking lot to the front door….without holding my dad's hand……without looking for oncoming cars. That was the first, and last time my dad ever hit me.
I think he was very conscious about using force on me because with one swat he could really hurt me. The sting left behind was not from his hand, but from his words. They left an indelible imprint on my soul. He told me how scared he was when he saw me take off running. He was sure that one of the cars in that lot would hit me. He apologized more than once for spanking me. His voice was trembling. I knew he regretted it the moment after it happened and that he had acted out of pure fear.
I only had 4 more years left with my dad after that. He often told me loved me. Looking back on this memory I realize he was also very good at showing me.


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A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zoo keeper find love — without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.
Director: Frank Coraci
Writers: Nick Bakay (screenplay), Rock Reuben (screenplay)
Stars: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson and Leslie Bibb
There is no doubt about it. Kevin James is a funny guy. I have seen plenty of stuff from him where he is funny, but I am beginning to think that he cannot carry a film by himself. In Zookeeper, he plays Griffin Keyes who is … well a zookeeper who plans an elaborate marriage proposal to the love of his life, Stephanie (Leslie Bibb). She rejects his proposal solely based on his job title. We then fast forward five years where he has a chance to win her heart back, but this time he has the help of his talking zoo animal friends to guide him in his quest.
So, you are saying to yourself, you have an adult-themed movie with talking animals? How can you go wrong? Well, wrong they did go with it. There is nothing in the movie taking advantage of the golden opportunity that they had before them. On top of that, Kevin James was pretty bland and the moments that were supposed to be funny just were not.
If it were not for Rosario Dawson, who brings another level of life to the film, it would have been a complete throwaway, but even with her nice role, the film is marginally watchable and definitely not worth a trip to the movie theater. I am not even sure if it is worth a rental.


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Happy Sunday everyone! Having just come back from NYC late last night, I was ready to stay in on this Sunday! Of course, lots of going out means constantly washing your hands, at least for me! So, I'm staying in and having some me-time. I'm going to catch up on some Jane the Virgin and probably meal prep for the week.
You've heard me talk about how the colder months really do a number on my skin and how important it is to take care of it. Neutrogena's fast absorbing hand cream is one of my faves and has been for a long time. I keep one at my desk at work and one in my purse. Moisturizing on the go is so important because a) I'm constantly washing my hands and b) the cold air is what dries your skin. I like carrying the concentrated cream because it's a thicker formula and it's great to put on before putting on your gloves! You'll get a nice little treatment while staying warm.
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Hey all, anyone else having trouble logging in today?
I was able to get in just fine this morning, but it's been hours now. The odd thing is, game loads great on my iPhone, won't load on the iPad.
Now, I r confuzled.
But at least this post isn't spam.


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How often is an environment unavailable due to factors within your project's control? How often is an environment unavailable due to external factors? Is the software and hardware in the environment up to date with the target production systems? How often do you have to resort to manual workarounds due to an environment?
These are all questions that you should ask yourself if testing environments are consistently unavailable and affected by outages. Here are three key metrics that you can track that can help avoid costly downtime.
Metric: Availability and Uptime Percentage
QA and staging environments seldom require the same level of uptime as production, but tell that to a team of developers working 24/7 on a project that has an aggressive deadline and you will have a very unhappy team. As a test environment manager, you know that when a QA system is unavailable, you get immediate calls from developers and managers.
Understanding why an outage happened is critical for communicating with a development team. If you follow a problem management process for production outages, similar to the process throughout the rest of your IT environment, then you should also follow this process with test environment management. Very often a QA environment will become unavailable due to a factor outside the control of a test environment manager. If one team pushes bad code that interrupts the QA process for all teams you need to be able to identify this clearly.
How to measure availability and uptime?
To truly understand availability and uptime, you must keep track of system availability with a standard monitoring tool such as Zabbix or Nagios. If your systems are visible to the public internet, you can also use hosted platforms like Pingdom to measure system availability.
An uptime of 95% is usually sufficient for a QA or staging environment. If your development is limited to a few time zones, you can also further qualify this by only measuring availability during development hours. While production availability commitment is often closer to 99% or 99.5%, you don't have to treat every QA outage as an emergency. But, be aware that developers may have other opinions-95% uptime still allows for eight hours of downtime a week, so it may be best to aim higher.
How does this metric motivate concrete action?
When you measure system availability and make these numbers public, you encourage test environment managers to make a commitment to uptime. This results in fewer obstacles for QA and development, allowing them to deliver software faster. There's nothing more debilitating to an organization than disruptions in QA and testing. Keeping a close eye on availability and tracking as a metric also encourages movement towards always-available QA systems.
Metric: Mean Time Between Outages
If a system has a 95% availability, then almost 75 minutes of downtime is acceptable every day. If the system fails for ten minutes every hour during an eight-hour work day due to a build or deployment, you'll be creating a QA or staging environment that has a 5% chance of losing developer and QA confidence. To get an accurate picture of system availability you need to couple an availability percentage metric with the mean time between outages (MTBO).
How to Measure MTBO?
If you follow a process that keeps track of outages and strives to understand the root causes of these outages, you'll amass a database of issues that can be used to derive the MTBO. With a monitoring system configured to calculate availability percentages automatically, you can use this same system to record your MTBO.
Example Metric: Goal for MTBO
A goal for MTBO, depends greatly on your availability goal. The lower your availability goal, the higher your MTBO should be. For example, if you have a 95% uptime commitment then your outages need to be spaced over a day or a week. You might have eight hours of downtime each weekend to perform system upgrades or a nightly build and deploy process that takes about an hour, but what you can't have is an MTBO of 45-60 minutes. This will mean that QA and staging systems will be unavailable for a few minutes every hour, which will result in dissatisfied customers.
How does this metric motivate concrete action?
If your MBTO is very short, this suggests that build and deploy activity from a continuous integration environment is frequently interrupting both development and QA. If your MBTO is very high, but your availability is very low (95% or lower) this means that you are experiencing multi-hour downtime at least once a day.
When measuring MBTO, encourage your release engineers and test environment managers to work together to create build and deployment scripts that don't affect availability, and encourage staff to approach QA and staging uptime with care. Without this metric, you run the risk of having teams grow complacent with frequent, low-level unavailability as long as they satisfy overall availability metrics.
Metric: Downtime requirement for a test environment build and deploy
When software is deployed to any system, there is a natural tendency for disruption. If new code is being deployed to an application server, that server often requires a restart so that new code can be loaded. If a web server, such as Apache or Nginx, is being reconfigured this often requires a fast restart measured in seconds.
Some of these build and deploy related disruptions can be avoided through the use of load balancers and clusters of machines. On the largest projects, this is essential in both production as well as staging and QA systems.
An example is a QA system for a large bank's transaction processing system. There are so many teams that depend on this system to be up and running 24/7 that causing any disruption would run the risk of freezing the QA process across the entire company.
Other build and deploy downtimes are unavoidable. A frequent example is when there are changes to a database schema. Certain changes to tables and indexes require systems to be stopped and rebooted to reach a state where database activity isn't competing with DDL statements.
The downtime requirement for a given build and deploy to a test environment is a central measure that is directly related to the availability metrics already discussed.
How to Measure Build/Deploy Downtime?
It's simple: run a build and deployment and keep track of the downtime that falls into the timespan of each build and deploy function. If you have a continuous integration system, such as Jenkins or Bamboo, grab the timestamps of the last few builds and look at your monitoring metrics on QA and staging to see if there is a system impact.
Example Metric: Goal for Build/Deploy Downtime
Your goal for this metric depends on your level of availability. If you are working on a shared service, build and deploy downtime requirements should be as close to zero as possible. If you are working on a less critical application, then build and deploy downtime should be measured in minutes or seconds.
How does this Metric Motivate Concrete Action?
This metric encourages release engineers and test environment managers to drive build and deploy downtime to zero. With the tools available to developers and DevOps professionals, it is possible to achieve zero-downtime deployments to QA and staging systems. Doing this will give internal customers more confidence in the systems you are delivering.
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When talking IoT we often focus on the devices, the sensors, the hardware itself. The new smart appliances, the new smart or self-driving cars (which are amalgamations of many 'things'). When we are looking at the world of IoT, we should take a step back, look at the big picture. What value are these devices providing. IoT is not about the devices, its about the data consumed and generated. The devices are tools, mechanisms, conduits. This paper discusses the considerations when dealing with the...
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Stop the Evictions, Campaigners Tell Edinburgh Council
Single mothers hit by the Benefits Cap and their supporters once more descended on Edinburgh Council on 3rd October. Demonstrators protested outside the City Chambers on the Royal Mile and then moved into the public gallery to support the deputation addressing the Council committee meeting. "Scrap the Benefits Cap" and "Stop the Evictions" demand the…Read more


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Robert Pattinson R.Witherspoon C.Waltz on LGJ Full Interview - 29/04/11 from veronicaspuffy on Vimeo.
Seems really cool haven't watched the full one and a lot of concentration is required to extract the English from the French:) Did they get R.Kelly because Rob said on Ellen he was doing Karaoke of "I believe I can Fly?" nice idea;)


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So as you all know we had our big Christmas celebration on saturday! that was really fun! we all learned so much! we learned that even the Savior himself had people make fun of him and in comparison had very little followers during his ministry. But he not once measured his sucess by numbers or by how many baptisms he had. He was the perfect example of what it means to do the Fathers will with no desire for numbers or notice for doing something great. We cannot strive only for numbers we are here for individuals not to see the church's numbers increase.
This week was a great week! we are working on finding new people. which means we are walking and knocking doors a lot! but turns out its not that bad we like to make fun games out of contacting people! like the next green shirt we see we have to talk to! or things like that! And its a great time to learn more about my companion!
This week we had two really great lessons with two different people! and both of them are looking like they are ready to be baptized! we are excited to try and put dates for baptism for the two this week! one was the guy with the Iguanna and the other is a young man with 15 years and we are trying to get his Grandma also! I will keep you all uptaded on them next week!
This week on friday we have our ward Christmas party and we have done so much for it! i will try and send pictures next week to all of you!
Well the work is working and i am really happy and working hard! sorry my emails i feel like are always kind of boring. i will work on being a little more lively in my emails for the future!
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Pedersen, Helen b. July 25, 1917 – d. April 19, 2017
Helen Emma Pedersen went peacefully to be with God in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Her tired, almost-100-year-old heart can now rest in peace.
She is survived by two daughters, Marlyce Pedersen (John Rich) of Tequesta, Florida and Linnea Connors (Lowell Niles) of Malone, New York; two grand-daughters Meghann (Kris Olds) and Courtney (Josh Duran); and three great-grandsons Aeden, Zackery and Nickolas Olds, all of Tampa, Florida; and many nieces and nephews and extended family in the mid-west, including Pat (Larry Hoffbauer) of Sunman, Indiana.
She was pre-deceased by her dear husband and partner, Rev. Dr. Ruben Pedersen; youngest daughter, Miriam; parents George and Hattie Koester of Forest Lake, MN; sisters Irene, Margie and brother George (Sonny).
Among her many important life events are these: she was born in New Ulm, Minnesota, became a nurse anesthetist, served as Lieutenant in the army and was stationed in France during WWII. After returning she felt called to the mission field and was sent by the Lutheran church to Tanzania, East Africa, where she became the nurse in charge of a leprosy colony for 400 patients. She served in Tanzania from the late 40's to the early 60's, along the way acquiring a family of three girls when she married a widowed missionary pastor. She was support and help-mate to him during his years of service, including church posts in Switzerland with the Lutheran World Federation and then in New York City with the Board of World Missions. Upon his retirement from mission work they took on pastorship of a parish in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania for 8 years before retiring to Minneapolis, Minnesota where they resided at the Augustana Care Apartments for over 20 years. Following the passing of her husband, Ruben, on April 26, 2012, she subsequently moved to Florida to be near her daughter there.
Her greatest desire was to be a positive witness to those around her: the aides who cared for her, the art teachers who expanded her horizons, the Bible partners, the fellow residents at the assisted living, the members of First Presbyterian Church who saw her come to church in her wheelchair every Sunday and enjoyed her mini-sermon-stories for the Sunday School kids, and continuing with all the doctors and nurses and staff in the various hospitals and re-hab centers over the past few years.
"Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls." (Matthew 11:28, 20). Arrangements entrusted to Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home, Jupiter.


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UK Chart Roundup: Sigma's "Nobody To Love" Is My New Jam, Despite The Kanye West Sample
Of course, "Nobody To Love" is basically built around Charlie Wilson's vocal from Kanye West's "Bound 2"... and that song BLOWS. But with that soulful vocal bit slapped on top of a drum and bass beat, Sigma's re-working of the tune makes for a nice one-hit moment at the top of the chart as springtime sets in.
Enjoy your time in the sun, Sigma!
The UK Top 10:
1. "Nobody To Love" - Sigma *new* *1 week*
2. "Last Night" - The Vamps *new*
3. "The Man" - Aloe Blacc
4. "All Of Me" - John Legend
5. "Fancy" - Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX *new*
6. "I Got U" - Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones
7. "Happy" - Pharrell
8. "My Love" - Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne
9. "Rather Be" - Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
10. "Dark Horse" -Katy Perry feat. Juicy J
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Reid did a wonderful job of making me feel extra loved. He paid attention to every little detail, from making sure the dishwasher was unloaded to taking me out to dinner. I didn't lift a finger all day. AND, we didn't let the snow stop us one bit.
I actually like the snow, it's so pretty! I just wish it would be a little warmer so we could play in it a bit more.
Tiffany sent me a Heytell on my birthday eve, asking what I was up to on the last night of my 20s. I hadn't even really thought about it that way, until she mentioned it. I thought it was pretty appropriate that I spent it doing Yoga. With all the quietness and breathing it was a neat way to say good bye to my 20s and welcome my 30s, with open arms!
She dropped off a little surprise to be enjoyed the morning of my birthday.
|I love that she got me a princess balloon, as she knows the girls so well. She made sure to write in 30th! :) Of course I waited to open the gift until the actual day.
My morning started with my sweet little two year old walking in to sing me Happy Birthday, with her raspy morning voice and crazy hair to match it. I was sure to record the song later in the day so I could always remember it.
Sally soon joined us and gave me extra Birthday snuggles! We enjoyed a low key morning with hot coffee, cards and gifts!
|My card from the girls and Daddy!
Tiff mentioned I should open her present first thing.
Her gift was so creative and filled will all of my favorites!!
|Donut holes, how cute is that?!
|LOVE this tumbler she made, it is so me!! It was filled with more of my favorite candy and gift cards to my favorite places. THANK YOU!!! You know me so well!
I got a new winter coat using a gift card I received from George!! Thank you!
Then we headed to Noodles to cash in on my free Birthday bowl!
|They listened and got along so well ALL day!! So in love with these two!!
|My girls!!
Before we headed home for naps we stopped at Caribou to cash in on my free coffee! The girls got to write on the chalkboard while we waited. Sally wrote "I love my mommy and daddy!" Libby wrote, "me too" ;)
|Daddy did a great job listening and he bought me a new winter hat, exactly what I was looking for, but could never find!!
|Emily brought BEAUTIFUL Flowers (My favorite kind too!) and delicious homemade cookies!!
|What an AMAZING Husband I have! Love you, Honey!
See? Beyond loved and a freaking amazing day!!
The fun doesn't stop there, either. Tonight we are going to the T-Wolves game and watching from a suite that Reid's cousin bought, who happens to be the head coach of the Grizzlies!!
AND tomorrow night, Reid has organized a big birthday bash for me with all of my friends and family!! So excited to Par-Tay!!
Thank you again for all of the love and very kind words sent my way, it truly means the world to me!!
Welcome 30s, I'm excited to see what you have in store for me!!
|Nice one, Reid!
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If you have a CD called "Celebrate the Life" ... then you have attended one of my speaking engagements. All songs are written by me, Beth Gore.
If you would like to use any of the songs for any purpose, we'd be honored. We would just like to be asked first so we know where the songs are going and for what purpose. email me at firstname.lastname@example.com with a description of where you want to use the song.
While we were hoping to have a fully mastered CD by now, life has a way of getting in the way sometimes of best laid plans. So we decided to release a "live, unedited" version. It's a nice way of saying: Not professionally recorded in a studio, not mastered or "fixed".
Therefore we are not charging for this. (Couldn't bring myself to do that!) But we have said that if you feel the need to donate, that's great. Here's where the donation will go:
Destiny's Crossing. It's a non-profit ministry helping orphans experience the love of the Father. If you want to read more about our ministry ... click this link: http://www.destinyscrossing.com
If you would like to donate, feel free. We accept Checks as well as Paypal. You can see more about that on the site as well.
If you have donated and want a tax deductible contribution receipt, please email us with the subject "Destiny's Crossing Receipt" to this email: email@example.com and we'll get that to you ASAP.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
One Day
|Zoe on the day we met
One Day
V 1 One day not so long ago, I was born
In a land oh so far away
For reasons I may never know, she left me
In a place where I would be found
One day can change it all, all I have ever known
I just hope that I understand one day
V 2 One day, I was tiny still, she held me
In a way that I would feel safe
So many other babies there, one day I learned
I would have to do without
V 3 One day, in a crowded room, she hugged me
I was scared, how my world would change
Tear drops fell from my eyes. I didn't know
Just how much, she loved me
V 4 One day, many years had passed, now I belong
My forever family
I thought back to the many days that changed my life
And now I finally know.
One day can change it all, all I have ever known
I knew that I would understand one day.
I just knew that I would understand one day.
Beth Gore © 2007
Someone Pick Me
To see a music video with this song, click the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-4gVu2VJMo
|Verse 1 by Kaley, 8
Someone Pick Me
Someone pick me I'm a happy child
I'll be real sweet and I'm funny
I won't make a mess, won't get in the way
I won't be too loud, I don't cry much
Someone pick me
Love's my dream, love's my hope
I don't think it's too much to ask
(v2) No one's picked me, I'm a faceless child
What's wrong with me, do you see me?
The rest of the girls and all of the boys
Have Mommy's and Daddy's to love them,
But not me (CHORUS)
(v3) Is today the day I've been longing to see
I'll have what I want, someone to love me
I'll sleep tonight and I'll dream my dream
Someone sees me and they love me,
Someone picks me (CHORUS)
© 2008 Bethlei Gore
Bread of Life
The Bread of Life
(v1) Long ago there was bread in the House of God
It gave way to things of men, not the work of God
But the message lingered on, "Bread is in God's house"
Every one who came to see, they would leave without (but)
Je sus came to earth, the firstfruit of all
Je sus the bread of life, eat of Him and live
Jesus, the lamb of God, the Savior of all
Jesus is wanting you, do you hear the call? Do you hear the call?
(v2) Hungry souls needing God looking for some bread
Leave God's house hungry still, they are never fed
We cloud the way and make it hard, calling it God's will
The message from long ago, is the message still (that)
(v3) Visit prisoners, clothe the poor, feed the hungry
Preach the gospel, mend the hearts, set the captives free
Give to those with heavy hearts, a garment of praise
Then there's bread once again, in the latter days
Beth Gore © 2006
Friday, September 17, 2010
You Cared For Me
Click on this link to see a music video of this song:
You Cared For Me
I am hungry and I am thirsty
And I have no clothes to keep me warm
And I'm scared, nobody's there to care for me
Where is my Mommy and where is my Daddy
I'm so confused who will take care of me
Where did they go? I don't know who loves me
My eyes have seen things that little eyes should not see
My ears have heard things that make me cry
Who to trust? I don't know who cares for me
Don't talk to strangers is one thing I've learned
Now there's no one around me that I even know
What to do? Where to go? I don't know
You walked up to me and you smiled at me softly
And said that you made me some food I could eat
I'm not sure, nobody's yet been kind to me
You gave me a toy and you read me a story
You saw I was scared so you held to me tight
I feel alone "cause I'm not home. So who loves me
Now I am older, the years have gone quickly
I won't soon forget all the things that you did
All the love that I felt you give to me
I open my arms and my heart to those just like me
I share my food, my love, my heart like you
Every day I repay what was done for me
It's time that I thanked you by sharing my story
And thousands like you who gave me a chance
Now I know how to love. You cared for me.
Beth Gore ©2008
You're an Angel
Click this link to watch a music video of this song. These are some sleeping angels (all adopted). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyXcG6er8g8
You're an Angel
I watch you as I'm singing this lullaby
And I think to myself
I know, you're an angel
You inspire the angels to sing
The joy that you bring
You're an angel
So sleep, my peaceful angel
I watch you as you're breathing and you look up at me
The sparkle in your eyes
I know you're an angel
I watch you, you're enchanting as you close your eyes
And as you drift off to sleep
I know, you're an angel
Sleep, my angel
Beth Gore © 2008
You Lead Me Through
You Lead Me Through
I open my eyes to take on the day
You're my first thought
'cause I can't face the day without You
What do You have in store for today?
I'll follow you Each and every step of the way
Pillar of cloud by day
Pillar of fire by night
You lead me through
The darkness and the wilderness of my life
I am amazed at how You see me
I am just dust
But Your plan of salvation includes me
You sent Your Son to die for me
I owe my life So I try every day to follow
Wherever You go, I go
Wherever You stay, I stay
You lead me through
The mountains and the valleys of my life
You were there the day I was born
Before my first breath
You knew everything about me
You gave me life and now it's my job
To praise every day And to give all the glory to You
Pillar of cloud by day Pillar of fire by night
You lead me through The darkness and the wilderness of my life
I close my eyes at the end of the day
You're my last thought
'cause You've been right beside me all day
And as I drift off to sleep
You let me know You are standing guard over me
Wherever You go, I go
Wherever You stay, I stay
You lead me through
The mountains and the valleys of my life
© 2008 Beth Gore
I wanted to write a song capturing how God is there from the time I wake up till I go to sleep. I grew up with the old testament symbols of God like: pillar of cloud by day, pillar of fire by night. I know He leads us through symbolic places like darkness, wilderness, mountains and valleys. Somehow that's comforting.
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Jun 12 2014
Be the Star Father's Day Set
I was working on my Father's Day cards this week and thought it would be fun to use the Be the Star stamp set with the matching Stars Framelits Dies and Eclectic Paper-Piercing Pack. And I did have fun.
First, I made a simple card using the Stars framelits as a cut out and then I took it up a step to make a folded card. If you would like to see a video for these cards, please leave a comment or e-mail me and let me know.
A French Fry Box made with the Fry Box Bigz Die completes the set.
The Fry Box Bigz die is really easy to use and makes a fast, fabulous holder for candy, gift cards and more.
This is a simple card that can also be used as a place card on the table.
This "Be the Star" folded card is my fave.
Here the card is laying flat so you can see the folds.
The "Be The Star" folded card closed.
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8 Responses to "Be the Star Father's Day Set"
# stamping sueon 07 Jul 2014 at 7:00 am
be the star fold card – would love the dimensions for this card!
stamping sue
# Judyon 13 Jul 2014 at 7:24 am
I LOVE your folded star card. I have to make a "fun fold" card for get together and would love the instructions for this fold. I have just ordered the star framelits and can't wait to use them
Thank you.
Hello Darlene, just dropping you a quick comment to let you know I really love this set you made with the stars!
I came across it when I was googling. My lucky day.
Thank you so much for showing and your inspiration.
# Niinaon 27 Aug 2014 at 2:40 pm
Would love to have the instructions for the "Be the Star" card
# Starry Birthday Card | Stamping with Krison 15 Oct 2014 at 1:55 pm
[…] sharing a card I made after being inspired by one on Pinterest. The three cards were shared by Darlene McCallum and I absolutely loved […]
# Audreyon 20 Oct 2014 at 2:47 am
Your card are so fun ! Can I have the video ?
Thank you for showing and inspiration
# Susanon 26 Nov 2014 at 7:27 am
Hi Dar–I'd love the dimensions to make this card. TFS!
# Lynon 18 Feb 2015 at 6:45 am
Hi Darlene Please could I have the score line measurements for the tri fold card. I love, love the set. Thanks. Lyn x


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Four new members of the Lewis Athletics Hall of Fame were inducted during the Flyer Red Dinner on March 17 in the Drury Lane Theater and Conference Center.
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is facing a federal investigation related to campaign finances, according to a statement his spokesman released to several news outlets today.
Michigan's softball team is a storied franchise that has been among the front-runners in Big Ten softball as of late, and junior outfielder Kelly Christner from Tinley Park, Illinois is one of the chief reasons why.
The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 16.
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In an email announcement received today, Zopa plans to launch their social lending network in the U.S. in the next few days.
They also state that they "could use some borrowers to pound on the site, take out loans, and make sure all our bells and whistles are...ringing and whistling. If you were thinking of borrowing on Zopa, have good credit (FICO 640+), and are a U.S. resident 18 or over, drop us a line: mailto:email@example.com?subject=Borrower_Testing."
From their email: " Some of the ways we'll be different from the sites that exist today:
- No risk for investors.
- Your funds will be federally insured. No more worrying about whether your borrowers will pay your loan back.
- Pick who you want to help.
- Investors will choose exactly who they want to help.
- Set your rate.
- Investors will choose how much they want to earn, up to a ceiling.
- No waiting.
- Borrowers will get their loans immediately upon approval.
- Lower your monthly payment.
- Borrowers can actually reduce their loan payments after they've borrowed. They'll do that using rich profiles... "
More information on Zopa can be found on their UK website and in a recent Wall Street Journal article. Our own brief coverage of the peer-to-peer (P2P) or social lending industry can be read in a previous post.


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Thursday, October 18, 2012
christmas presents made for relatives
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Gina Carano "le Haze"
I have perhaps 10-20 more recent paintings in acrylic (I do acrylics inside, as I can only paint oils outside in good weather) Most of them are not uploaded here as they were gifts to relatives and lost the photos but Ill take more pics as I visit them.
This painting is now modified, Gina now has pink bikini on. lol.
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A refusal to look abroad to see what systems actually work is the major failure of Obamacare. It was rammed down our throats from behind closed doors. Ill-conceived, politically motivated, you name it.
For example: the Danish health care system is the nightmare of any anti-government free market believer: it's a tax-funded state-run universal health care system.
Denmark provides "free" health care to all residents, funded through taxes.
There is an optional private health care sector, but it is tiny compared with the vastly larger public system that is used by most of the population. Users pay for a few procedures, such as fertility treatments (from the third attempt onwards) and non-essential cosmetic surgery, as well as most of their own dental care and a portion of prescription medication.
Apothecaries are privately owned, but doctor's visits and hospitalization, including tests, treatment, follow-up care, and some medication, are fully covered.
The Danish health care system is not cheap. According to OECD's Health Data 2009, Denmark's health cost per person, public and private, was $3,512. But in the US the cost is *more than double* at $7,290! And it's increasing every year. In 2013, costs are estimated to increase by over six percent.
In addition, Danish health care covers everybody - 100 percent of the population-while in the U.S. fewer than 80 percent of citizens are covered, and often only partially. Even under Obamacare, millions will still go uninsured.
So basically the U.S. system costs more than twice as much and still leaves nearly a quarter of the population in the lurch if they need any medical care.
In fact, the U.S. could get universal coverage and still save about 1 trillion dollars per year on health care!
What makes Danish health care so cheap? It's not because it's of poorer quality. According to international surveys, more than 90 percent of Danes are totally satisfied with their health care, and it uses the most advanced methods available anywhere. And per capita there are more hospital beds and doctors than in the U.S.
It's mainly cheap because it's a lot simpler to manage. There are *no insurance companies or lawyers operating for profit*, or financial background checks. There are no uninsured, so there is no paperwork if you get sick or injured.
Some proof of identity-citizenship or residence status - is all you need. And Danes are still free to pick their own family doctors, as long as they choose one within their own geographical area, and they have a choice of hospitals and in certain cases can even opt for treatment abroad.
Of course Denmark's universal health care means a higher overall tax bill and that healthy people are paying for the treatment of sick people through their taxes. But because the system is simpler and less profit-oriented, it ends up being cheaper for everybody.
U.S. health care is the most expensive system on earth and incredibly wasteful. Of course I'm not advocating the wholesale adoption of the Danish or Scandinavian welfare system. Those countries have a radically different social model. Bur our failure to examine these systems and employ their best ideas is, at best, a total failure of leadership on the part of both the president and Congress.
Denmark and the other Scandinavian countries clearly prove that a government-run system can provide its population with superior care without being inefficient, bloated, or costly.
Stronger state regulations ensure that the money pouring through the system ends up where it's supposed to: with doctors and health care providers. There are no lobbyists. No greed lawyers.
The pharmaceutical industry still gets its fair share since medication is still bought on the free market. This rewards innovation.
In the U.S., health care financing is siphoned off by lawyers, administrators, and insurance companies; the cost of lobbying lawmakers and advertising is astronomical.
The U.S. is the only industrialized country in the world that does not support universal health care for its citizens. A greater degree of government involvement in health care might be un-American, but when the American system has abjectly failed, a refusal to look abroad for better models is simply self-defeating.
This is why Obamacare will NEVER WORK, and must be repealed so that we can start over and do it right. And it starts with controlling unit costs.