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RECENTLY, a dear friend of mine prayed that there might be a rich deposit made by God in me to mark my turning 50. It was a prayer that coalesced with God's own voice which I've been hearing for some time. And it just may be you, too, have been hearing Him speak this thing, all-be-it unconsciously.
God has been showing me two different things over the past few years — my gift and my shadow. That gift He has given me is a compensation for what I've been through. But the shadow is the dark, human, sinful side of that gift that protrudes when I take my eyes off Jesus.
My gift is this: God gave me a passion and equipped me for joining others on their journey — "to rejoice with those who rejoice, and to mourn with those who mourn," as Romans 12:15 puts it. I know my gift is to be used to unlock or facilitate victories of connection, where the Divine Presence is felt in human experience, where there is the discovery of deeper truths, where encounters of contemplative and transformational spirituality take place. And reconciliation is usually the purpose for which people come to be served by me. It's a ministry that is seamless and involves me just being me.
My shadow is this: my flesh (my ego) gives me a similar passion, but the passion, when it's directed awry, is skewed back toward myself; where my shadow protrudes into my life I need to be loved, accepted, understood, appreciated, praised, respected. I look outward to leaders and peers for these things, instead of upward to God and inward for reflection. I don't typically seek these things from those I serve, but validation is sought from those whose influence (I perceive) is typically greater than mine. God certainly knows I need these victories of connection. But I can go about them the wrong way, looking to humans to do what only God can do.
That's the difference between the gift and the shadow; the gift prevails effortlessly, because God is in it and being used by God as gift is always a pleasure. It doesn't seem like work at all. But just like humans would be cursed to labour at and after the Fall, the shadow toils relentlessly to get what it can never have. The shadow enters futility, but the Divine embodies the gift.
The first fifty years has been about receiving the nucleus of the message. The next portion is about acquisition, more and more; piquing the awareness of the shadow's protrusion as it becomes the mastery of poise. But I will never fully be there.
I thank God for the awareness of, and increasing mastery over, the shadow that will always be there. I thank God because I need God.
Thank God for your gift, and be open to your shadow.


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The ideal view for daily writing, hour for hour, is the blank brick wall of a cold-storage warehouse. Failing this, a stretch of sky will do, cloudless if possible - Edna Ferber
Oct 31, 2011
Motivational Monday
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Oct 27, 2011
Your Man Reminder
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Now if that doesn't get you thinking about giving your breasts some TLC - nothing will!!
Categories breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, TLC, your man
Oct 24, 2011
Motivational Monday
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~ Raymond Feist ~
Oct 20, 2011
Contests so far...
Posted by AJ Blythe at Thursday, October 20, 2011 3 comments
I've entered both the High 5 contest (the first five pages of any category manuscript) and the Selling Synopsis contest so far this year. I'll be very interested to see how these go, as I have put in two entries in both: a new story and an old one.
I think my newest story shows growth with my writing, so am curious to find out how they go with the judges to see if they agree with me. I'm also curious to see how my old story (which has been entered in these contests previously) fares with different judges.
Categories contests, entries, High 5, Romance Writers of Australia, selling synopsis, writing
Oct 17, 2011
Motivational Monday
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At one time I thought the most important thing was talent. I think now that the young man or the young woman must possess or teach himself, training himself, in infinite patience, which is to try and to try until it comes right. He must train himself in ruthless intolerance--that is to throw away anything that is false no matter how much he might love that page or that paragraph. The most important thing is insight, that is to be--curiosity--to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that man does what he does, and if you have that, then I don't think the talent makes much difference, whether you've got it or not.
~ William Faulkner ~
Oct 13, 2011
Posted by AJ Blythe at Thursday, October 13, 2011 0 comments
But I want to write. So I see my goal of being published as a solution to that guilt. If it is a job, a paying job, I can justify spending my time writing.
What about you? Do you feel guilt? If not, let me in on your secret so I too can write guilt free!
Categories burden, family, guilt, priorities, writing time
Oct 10, 2011
Motivational Monday
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Nothing, not love, not greed, not passion or hatred, is stronger than a writer's need to change another writer's copy - Arthur Evans
Oct 6, 2011
Nature or Nurture?
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I loved the following quote from Dr Barletta's presentation:
How does this relate to writing? I see it as being very strongly related to a character's behaviour and personality - and quite possibly the basis for the formulation of the internal conflict: It is a fallacy to believe that any behaviour that is genetically inherited cannot be modified over a lifetime...
So what has influenced your hero and heroine throughout their early years, combined with their genetic inheritance, will be what forms them as adults. And it is this behaviour they have to overcome to reach their Happy Ever After.
I can now see the possibilities for my heroes and heroines through consideration of the psychological aspect of their character development. Dr Barletta has a book coming out next year 'The Home Therapist' - a practical, self-help guide for everyday psychological problems. I think this is definitely a craft book I will have to buy.
Categories behaviour, characters, Dr John Barletta, genetics, nature, nurture, personality, psychology
Oct 3, 2011
Motivational Monday
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We had a super hero party planned for Micah, and then there was that one day when Micah made the family sit for an impromptu dress up fashion show, and we thought, "you know what? Micah would absolutely love a birthday party like this." So we changed horses mid-party-planning-stream.
But the cake posed a problem for me. How does one do a cake in a dress-up party theme? I heavily contemplated a pirate themed cake, because it was easy to find models for, and pirates could be part of the dress-up theme. But then it was 4 hours before the party and I hadn't even mixed the cake much less had it in the oven (or cooled ready for decorating) so I knew the pirate was out. Time was of the essence.
My plan was to make a lot of photo props and poke into the cake. The exact same photo props, actually, that I already had. I'd poke top hats and mustaches and glasses and Happy Birthday signs and all sorts of fun into the cake. It would be like a photo booth prop holder. Made of cake. And then I remembered that it took me all day to make the props that I have, and at this point I had 2 hours facing me. That wasn't an options either.
So when you've got weeks to plan for a party, and you put the cake off until an hour before you need it, this is what you end up with. The good news is that I got a lot of compliments on it. Apparently it was a good cake; very moist. It's all in the mix you get at the store. It was probably Betty Crocker.


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A political indoctrination tool turns out to be inaccurate.
Who knew.
The Political Compass, a popular online quiz, was supposedly designed to remedy the simple-mindedness of the left-right spectrum by replacing it with two axes: political and social libertarianism vs. authoritarianism, and economic Left vs. Right. Basically, everything nice you say about big business puts you further to the economic Right — which the quiz equates to a preference for free markets — and everything negative you say about corporate power puts you further to the Left (i.e. collectivism).
Some of the questions have a "have you stopped beating your wife?" quality to them. For example: "Because corporations cannot be trusted to voluntarily protect the environment, they require regulation." Or "A genuine free market requires restrictions on the ability of predator multinationals to create monopolies."
Read more at c4ss.org
This wretched quiz takes for granted all the worst assumptions of our dumbed-down political culture. In so doing, like Newspeak, it reinforces all the ways in which our corporatized political culture obscures critical thought.


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Today's awesome photograph comes to us from photographer William Haun. In the photographer's own words:
I love the contrast of my 7 month old son's tiny figure and the massive fish above him in this photo I took at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. He was mesmerized by the blue glow of the tanks full of thousands of colorful fish. Visit my website at http://www.williamhaun.com/ to enjoy more of my photography and videography. For more photos of the cutest baby on earth, visit Trey's "baby blog".


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Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, July 23 / Trend, H. Hasanov /
At present, preparations for the fourth Turkmen-Russian economic forum to be held in Belgorod (Russia) from August 7-9, are underway, the Turkmen government said today.
According to the report, the forum is one of the events held under the chairman of the Turkmen Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of CIS member-states in 2013.
The event is being held to strengthen the trade-economic cooperation between communities in Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation, master new markets, determine promising areas of cooperation and to create favorable conditions for intensifying the partnership among the business structures of the two countries.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to visit Turkmenistan at any convenient time.
Dates of the visit will be agreed upon through diplomatic channels.
Russia is the largest trade partner of Turkmenistan. In recent years, cooperation has intensified with major regions of the Russian Federation, including Tatarstan, St. Petersburg, Astrakhan and Sverdlovsk regions, as well as other subjects of the Russian Federation.
The largest training and commercial service centre of KAMAZ in Central Asia is located in Ashgabat as the total number of car models of the brand in Turkmenistan is more than 10,000.
Cooperation is being developing in the fuel and energy complex: Russian Gazprom regularly purchases Turkmen gas, Tatneft JSC conducts works in the western region of Turkmenistan, Itera is involved in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea.
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Monday, September 16, 2013
"Hockey is B1G" -- The Newest Big Ten Network Hockey Promo
I have to give the Big Ten Network some props. The TV station is doing a great job of promoting the Big Ten hockey season, dropping commercials and notes during Big Ten football games and in between other sports airings.
It looks like they are ready to get fans excited for the season and I expect them to do a top notch job, apparent by the network's latest promo released today. The Big Ten Network TV schedule will also be released later this afternoon.
It's an exciting time for college hockey fans and Oct. 10 can't come soon enough.
To watch the video click here
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COMPTON — An early morning fire gutted four classrooms at Laurel Elementary School on Thursday, bringing to 12 the number of suspected arson fires of Compton Unified School District buildings in the last 13 months.
The Laurel Elementary fire, which caused an estimated $400,000 in damage, followed by just nine days a $500,000 blaze that leveled six classrooms at Compton High School, said Associate Supt. Robert Sampieri. After the March fire, the school board approved a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who set fire to school property, said Sampieri.
In addition, a Washington Elementary classroom worth $150,000 was destroyed when a rash of fires were set on that campus Jan. 24., he said.
District losses from arson fires since February, 1984, now total $1.35 million, according to school records. The total losses and number of fires are the greatest for any similar period in Compton in the last decade.


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Talking of inane soundtracks...
(Come on, it's a great pop song!)
Dammit, that's another venue for my "Terry Gilliam's 'Brazil' reenactment society" no longer available...
Up in a puff of smoke alas, Viv!
Mrs Van Dyke recognised the last 10seconds.
I mean the bit from 50 til oh, about 55 seconds.
(It took 4 and a half months to get it up).


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I'm pleased to announce that I will have two images displayed for the next month for the show "Weather & Seasons" at Sundust Gallery. This image is one of them. If you happen to be in Mesa, AZ, please stop by and check it out.
You are reading a blog posting from the photographer Laurent Baig. See more work at his website.


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This is the basic tenet of all marketing. If you do this, you will usually make the right decision. About your products, your services, your image, your position, your marketing, your advertising, your website.
Take the time to identify the person that is your primary target market. Describe that person. Write down a full description. Then think about the person you described every time you make a decision about your product or your advertising.
In PR you also have to think about your clients' customers.


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Provider or reseller used 'Custom Error Documents' feature to assign custom error document to the HTTP Error 404 for branded Control Panel website.
However, when accessing non-existing webpage in scope of Provider/reseller branded CP the original, non-customized, error appears in browser, see the example below:
HTTP Status 404 - /pem/docroot/some-non-existing-document.html
type Status report
message /pem/docroot/some-non-existing-document.html
description The requested resource (/pem/docroot/some-non-existing-document.html) is not available.
Apache Tomcat/5.5.36
Example of used URL: https://cp.provider.tld/some-non-existing-document.html, where cp.provider.tld is the hostname of the branded Control Panel website.
The 'Custom Error Documents' feature does not work for brands due to specifics of the branded websites' configuration.
The problem is going to be fixed in the future updates to POA in scope of the request POA-80290.


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To me there are few things yummier than a creamy tomato sauce. When I found this recipe on ohsheglows.com I was so excited and I wasn't disappointed. This is a great blog if you haven't checked it out before. I have gotten a lot of good recipes from there.
Easy Tomato Basil Cream PastaLightly adapted from Vegan Yum Yum.
Yield: 4-6 servings
- 1 16 oz box uncooked whole grain spaghetti
- 2 large ripe tomato or 4 smaller tomatoes
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 - 2 tsp salt, or to taste
- 3-4 tbsp water
- 1-2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup packed fresh basil, finely chopped ( or several shakes of dried basil)
1. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Chop tomato and add it to the blender (including skin and seeds). Now add the cashews, water, and tomato paste. Blend until smooth.
2. Add your pasta to boiling water and cook pasta according to package directions.
3. Meanwhile, add olive oil to a large skillet and heat to low. Add the minced garlic and sauté for a few minutes being careful not to burn it.
4. Pour the sauce from the blender into the skillet, stir, and bring to a simmer. Add the salt and let it cook for 4-5 minutes, watching closely. Then add water
5. Remove sauce from heat and stir in the chopped basil and pepper. Add the drained pasta back in the pot and now gradually add pasta sauce until your desired amount is achieved. Stir and serve immediately.
* I have doubled her original recipe. Find hers here.
** It may seem like a lot of salt but believe me - without it, it will not taste all that spectacular.
*** This is SOOOOOOO good!!!


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Demoliton continues slowly at the site of the former English Woods public housing project, with more than half of the 60-acre site cleared and returning to rubble-strewn nature.
Along the main artery of Sutter Avenue, everything along the north and east sides of the street has been razed except for the community center and the English Woods Market.
The western and southern side of the street is in various stages of demolition, with many of the buildings still standing, especially north of the Marquette Manor mid-rise.
And although it has all been fenced off and the streets vacated, there are many man-made breaks in the fences and evidence that people have been trespassing on the grounds.
Built in 1942 to house families of military personnel and containing 717 units in 82 buildings, the complex officially closed in fall 2005 after Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) estimated it would cost $92 million to repair major electrical, structural, and plumbing problems.
A resident plan to spend $17,000 per unit on repairs failed to meet U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development standards and City codes, as was a plan to have the City buy the complex from CHMA and sell it to the residents for $1.
Residents of the 80 occupied units were moved into other nearby public housing like Sutter View and Marquette Manor.
With HOPE VI money shut off, there has been only minor interest in redeveloping the site into new housing or commercial use, and CMHA says that there are no current plans for the site.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
English Woods photo update, 8/2/08
Demoliton continues slowly at the site of the former English Woods public housing project, with more than half of the 60-acre site cleared and returning to rubble-strewn nature.
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Families enrolled in the state's Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program are eligible to receive voucher checks for Pennsylvania farmers markets.
Each WIC-enrolled individual can receive four checks worth a total of $20. The money is valid only at markets registered in the state's Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and is meant to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to families with young children.
Allegheny County Health Department spokesman Guillermo Cole says there are more than 50 registered markets in Allegheny County, but the checks are valid in other counties' markets as well.
The WIC program runs from June through November of this year. Cole says it helps out both families hoping to eat healthy and farmers who need to sell their crops.
A complete list of authorized farmers markets is available on the Health Department's website.
Monday, June 6, 2011
WIC Provides Checks to Buy PA Produce
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This is the water taxi...pretty full this day! Barb had to sit at the other end.
The beautiful Barb at sunset....I don't know which way to look!
Barb loved relaxing on the porch.
Barb learned to windsurf, almost!
A croc we saw while on our way back from a remote area of the island.
Some natives were feeding it chicken. Reminded me of Betty White!
Scuba Mike hits the water.
This was our home away from home...wish it were home.
I did get to use the hammock once.
And I think I can actually learn to windsurf too.
The view from our front door.
This is what the good roads are like in a more remote area of the island.
Ahhh sunset. I was almost attacked by a dog to get this shot.
My favorite activity was having a Belikin at the split.


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Sunday, October 07, 2007
The Sky is Falling: Leafs 4 Habs 3 (OT)
So not only do the Habs lose to the Laffs, but they (once again) blow a lead going into the third, this time allowing the Leafs to comeback from a 3-1 deficit. The turning point was Huet mishandling the puck toards the end of the second period, leading directly to Podnikawhatsky's goal.
It was the Leafs first win of the year, sparing Toronto Mayor the indignity of having to call in the military to quell a Leafs Nation uprising (can you imagine being a Leafs fan after losing twice to the Sens AND then to the Habs in one week??). Leafs fans can now sleep easier, confident that Tomas Kaberle is clearly headed to his first Norris Trophy this season thanks to his OT winner, while Vesa Toskala is now the obvious favorite for the Vezina after his first win.
The Tits: The Habs earn a point on the road. Breezer plays the second least minutes on D. Big Tits (our new name for Andrei - allowing us to call Sergei "Little Tits") scores his first of the season, along with Markov and El Dandy, who is looking comfortable up front.
The cellulite: Grabby losing all 5 of his faceoffs. Gui getting barely over 10 minutes in ice time. Huet handling the puck. Listening to Ron MacLean, Bob Cole, Harry Neale and Don Cerise openly cheering for the Leafs. (Oh wait, I watch RDS HD. Still bitter, though.)
The armpit hair: Losing to the Laffs. Obviously.
Chez Paree bound? Although it's humiliating losing to a team like the Leafs, earning a point on the road shouldn't be overlooked. No free dances, though - the Habs are paying at the door and in the back tonight.
2.5 Lap Dances (out of 10): We realized the Habs wouldn't go 82-0, but FOR THE LOVE OF GOD at least beat the freakin' Leafs.
NEXT UP: Wednesday against Sid and the Pens in the Burgh. We hope Pensblog brings the smack so we can make fun of how old Gary Roberts is. (Roberts is so old, he's the one who handed David the stone for his slingshot. I didn't say we'd bring good smack.)
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Not the result we wanted but I'd be more worried if I were a Leafs fan today than a Habs fan. Actually I'd probably put my head in the oven if I were a Leafs fan, if I could figure out how to turn it on.
Ok man that skill testing question at the bottom has to go. I have to read an eye chart to post?
- October 07, 2007 5:35 pm
- HabsFan29 said...
Big tits and Little tits. Heh. I was wondering how we were going to distinguish. So simple yet so brilliant Panger
Man thank goodness I had that family reunion last night and missed the game. had i watched them blow that lead then see the Laffs score in OT i may have thrown something at my new Sony HD and smashed it
- October 07, 2007 5:37 pm
Panger - LMAO at Big tits and Little tits!! The one good thing to come of the Habs' loss last night....
- October 07, 2007 7:14 pm
- Senators Lost Cojones said...
Tough, tough loss gentlemen. But chin-up, you play them 7 more times this year. We, in Hockey Country, would be very grateful if the Habs can win, say, six of those.
Oh, and I'm totally swiping that picture. Just so you know.
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Tuesday, March 20th I will be meeting with the mortgage broker to fill out my mortgage application and lock my rate. Of course knowing my amazing luck, mortgage rates have been rising the past week. (/Sarcasm)
I will post an update Tuesday night and let you know what happens, and see if I still get screwed having to pay an appraisal.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Tuesday I meet with the Mortgage Broker
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Top Ten Tuesday: Books To Read If You Like The Mortal Instruments
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I have never read Morta Instruments and I am not sure these are my main type of books but I will say the covers are all awesome :)ReplyDeleteReplies
It is certainly for those who like angsty books with demons and magic, but the covers are for everyone! XD Thanks for commenting!Delete
TMI and Mara Dyer definitely have the sarcasm on point. Noah reminded me of Jace a lot except he was more like a British cousin of Jace haha great recommendations!ReplyDeleteReplies
Don't they? If only I had that skill so down pat. Noah and Jace could be distant cousins, really! I loved them both. Thanks for commenting!Delete
Yes, how can you be sure you'll like every book just because it reminds you of another?! Crazy! All books should be appreciated as individuals with their own story to tell, no matter what they might be 'similar' to! But omg TMI is just the best. THE BEST. I adored TOG as well and The Raven Boys and Cruel Beauty sound amazing. I wish I could pull them out of the screen and read them now. I swear school is trying to bury us all alive under mountains of paper and assignments and projects and coursework and exams and... there's just too much to do. However, your list is brilliant and full of reading inspiration. I love it! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Right? I don't trust other books that much! I hate when people describe books as a blend of two others. They're all their own stories! TMI is awesome. Fantastic. When I finally got around to reading it, I loved it to death. TOG is wonderful, but I prefer The Raven Boys--which you need to read. And Cruel Beauty is similar to ACOTAR! If only school didn't get in the way so much. When will they realize that I have better things to do than math homework? XD Thanks for commenting, Rebekah!Delete
I really hope school doesn't get too busy for you, Erin. It just sucks sometimes, doesn't it? Anyway, this is a really great list. I've read three of these books (Cruel Beauty, ToG and TRB) and absolutely loved all three. I've wanted to read The Darkest Part of the Forest for absolutely ages. So many books, so little time. :PReplyDelete
I get what you mean about books being very individual. That's why I normally dislike it when publishers market books as X meets Y, normally because it's nothing like either of the two books (and because they're always compared to The Hunger Games. Seriously, there are more books out there!)Replies
School is terribly busy, but right now it is the LIFE part that is crazy! I'm actually going through a big change right now and it is just insane. There's hardly time for books anymore lately. But you should definitely read The Darkest Part of the Forest. I cannot recommend it more. If you can find the time! XDDelete
I also dislike when books are described as a mix of popular series--usually only the well known ones. One book is never exactly like the other. It's either the "new Hunger Games" or the "next John Green." Thanks for commenting, Emma!
I loved The Darkest Part of the Forest. It was my first Holly Black book. Cruel Beauty was alright, it started out too slow for me, but when it picked up, I liked it.ReplyDelete
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The Darkest Part of the Forest was my first Holly Black book, too. Cruel Beauty does start off slow, but the ending was fantastic! Thanks for commenting!Delete
Yay for The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer! :D I'm currently in the beginning, but I can see the thrilling aspects of the novel! I'm so excited to get through with the story and find out what happens to Mara :D Great post Erin!ReplyDelete
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I just adore that series! I cannot wait until you've read them all. It's an emotional roller coaster. Be prepared. Thanks for commenting, Jillian! XDDelete


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Let's focus people. Yeah, 6 losses really sucks, not to mention the winning streak a certain other team is having right now. Our proverbial craw is completely choked, but let's focus people. Calling for heads to roll is not productive. I've said all this before (Critical Thinking). Besides, who are we to judge what the team needs in regards to the coaching and management? But, being the fans we are, I know many people need to voice their opinions on what they think should be done to fix the problem.
Yes, I kinda think the HBO thing may just possibly be a distraction. (And on a side note here: let's not treat the Winter Classic game like it's the Super Bowl for the championship, ok? It's a regular season game that just happens to be outside and being hyped to death, but it is not the "be all end all". Nice to have the "honor" to be selected to play in it, but, personally, I think the team is being used to fuel the almighty NHL hype machine.)
Yes, it is hard to see pictures of our players out partying. And, yes, we do think maybe they need to stay at home and resting up, but they are professional players and probably know their limitations. If that is affecting their game, it's not our call to make.
Yes, our team has been dealing with the flu. Take it from me, I am dealing with a spouse with the flu right this moment and we are on day 7 and still counting. It's a bitch, and considering we can't forfeit games due to illness, we have to watch our boys struggle.
Finally, I know everyone has been saying it over and over, but, it is December. Losing streaks happen. Some of you might remember our team prior to 2005. We have endured much worse. Let's hope for the best and support our guys like good fans. If you can't do that, please jump off the bandwagon. Any questions?


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Value-Based Purchasing
Readmission prevention: The role of post-acute providersOctober 24, 2017
Long-term care providers have an opportunity to thrive with value-based care, escape cynicism and join the growing wave successful at avoiding readmissions.
Value-based care success requires patient adherence and the right technologySeptember 28, 2016
Across healthcare, organizations are faced with the challenge of adapting long-standing workflows and care routines in order to succeed under new value-based care models.
Finding the value in value-based careAugust 31, 2016
When I think of the ongoing shift away from fee-for-service, I am reminded of its value. Whether anyone likes it or not, the era of value-based care is emerging.
Three fundamental shifts to help LTC providers pave the way for value-based careApril 01, 2015
Healthcare organizations of all shapes and sizes are trying to figure out how to make the transition to a value-based world in a cost-efficient and timely manner. In fact, a recent McKnight's article by John O'Connor raises this very issue.
Pay for performance, medical necessity and JimmoJune 04, 2014
Why would anyone mention value-based reimbursement, medical necessity and the Jimmo lawsuit in the same sentence? I feel they are all related, but it will be difficult to find the perfect balancing act to maximize the benefits of each topic.
Administrators pan pay-for-performanceJune 01, 2014
Most nursing home administrators do not believe that pay-for-performance initiatives lead to improved resident care or stronger bottom lines, according to findings recently published in the Journal of Aging and Social Policy.
3 value-based purchasing strategies to help you get aheadMay 21, 2014
Long-term care providers have a stronger hook than they probably realize regarding the toughening of penalties for hospitals with high readmission rates.
Ask the payment expert ... about quality of care and reimbursementsMay 01, 2014
Many states are at the forefront of pay for performance initiatives. These tie payment incentives to quality measurements and outcomes. These programs are encouraged by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' value-based purchasing "Pay for Performance" initiative.
House to vote on skilled nursing facility readmissions penalties, ICD-10 extensionMarch 27, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities could see reimbursements tied to their number of hospital readmissions starting in 2018, under Medicare legislation announced by House and Senate leaders Wednesday. The bill also would delay the transition to the ICD-10 coding system for a year and prevent scheduled payment cuts to physicians.
Congress should increase funding for non-institutional care, link payment and performance, Medicaid directors tell LTC commissionAugust 30, 2013
The U.S. system for providing long-term care should be changed to reduce the number of people living in facilities and better align spending with health outcomes, according to comments that state Medicaid directors sent to the Congressional Commission on Long-Term Care.


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So says SI's Joe Posnanski about Vin Mazzaro's relief appearance against the Indians last night:
His line: 2 1/3 innings, 11 hits, 14 runs, all earned, three walks and two strikeouts.
And that's history: No reliever since World War II has allowed 14 runs in a game — that unlucky soul was the somewhat unfortunately named Les McCrabb, who teammates called "Buster." Heck, no STARTING PITCHER has allowed 14 runs in a game since 1998 when Mike Oquist did the deed, and it has now only happened three times in the last 60 years.
What's more amazing is that nobody in baseball history had ever allowed 14 earned runs in fewer than three innings pitched until Mazzaro did it. True, you could argue that Lefty O'Doul's outing in 1923, when he allowed 16 runs in three innings was worse … except THIRTEEN of those runs were unearned (That's right: 13 were unearned). It seems pretty clear. Vin Mazzaro — through a combination of bad luck, bad pitching and bad timing — had the worst pitching performance in baseball history.
And yet Poz manages to find a silver lining for the Royals pitcher:
There's no telling what happens to Mazzaro now. It seems unlikely that he will stay in the big leagues. But you never know about the future. Mazzaro should take a little solace knowing that one game, a 20-year-old pitcher gave up 15 hits and 15 runs — including home runs to a couple of guys named DiMaggio and Gehrig. He walked nine. He threw away a wild pitch. It wasn't good.
That guy was named Bob Feller, and he led the American League in victories the next three years.
The Indians and Royals play again at Kauffman Stadium at 7:10 p.m. CDT. Mazarro will not be in attendance, though, as he has already been sent down to AAA Omaha.


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In December, during our Torch / IRC meeting, Tim Hines announced to us that Gerardo Flores, a long time employee of Baxter School of Biblical and Cultural Studies, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, had died. This came as a shock to most of us since we had just seen Gerardo just a couple of months ago. Those who knew him will always remember his huge smile, which he wore most of the time, and his outgoing and friendly personality. He was always there, ready to help in any way, and was a true friend and dedicated Christian.
For years he went by the nickname, "Tony," because I had trouble pronouncing his real name (I have been known to do that from time to time….). He married his wife Sandra, a few years ago and they worked at Baxter together. Anytime I could not find "Tony" I could go to her and she could locate him for me. Gerardo was a wonderful man, husband, and role model for all of us who went to Honduras. He had struggled for years with a chronic disease that required blood transfusions. He had become sick and went to the hospital for a transfusion but for some reason he died just a day so so later. He was a special man, and I know that I, for one, will miss him greatly. But I am so glad that he came into my life and that I was able to spend time with such a great man.
This week, another friend passed over to the other side to receive his reward. Clint Chaney, from Sarasota, Florida, died this week after a battle against skin cancer. Clint and I were both from Huntsville and I have been friends of his family all the way back to high school at Madison Academy. Clint and I were both diagnosed with melanoma within a week of each other; about 4 years ago. My cancer was very aggressive but remained isolated in the same basic area in which it was found. My doctor's attacked the disease aggressively because it was evident it was there and it was growing. I continue to fight the cancer but at the moment it appears that it is in remission. However, Clint's melanoma migrated beneath the surface and traveled throughout his body and went unnoticed until just a few months ago. By the time Clint knew what was going on the melanoma was so advanced that it was all but impossible to treat. However, he and his doctors used all of the treatments that were available and he faced the cancer head on. In the end he and his wife decided to allow nature to take its course and began the journey to prepare for the end. Of course, it was only the end of his physical body, Clint was preparing to cross over from physical life and death to eternal life.
Clint, with his wife Angie, faced the ordeal with the strength and the fortitude that most of can only hope to have. They lived out the life that can only be described as an image of what a true Christian couple would be in the face of a difficult challenge and ordeal. Clint was a wonderful Christian young man and taught us all how to live, and die, in Christ. Even until the very day he passed away, he lived his life as an example to us all. Clint listened to the singing at church by phone just moments before he passed. Clint said that he was ready and he died as a man full of hope in the saving power of the blood of Jesus Christ. Everyone that I have talked to in the past few weeks has told me the same thing; Clint was a true role model of what a Christian is in both words and in actions. I am going to miss Clint deeply but rejoice that he is now at home where he wanted to be. I am proud to call Clint and Angie both friend and a brother and sister in Christ. Clint lived his life as a legacy for all of us and his life was not in vain.
Clint and Gerardo were friends. Clint met Gerardo a few years ago when he was with us on a mission trip to Honduras. I am convinced that they have hooked up and are hanging out together along with all of the other friends and loved ones that have gone on before them. I cannot help but rejoice for the victory they have received and the joy that they are now experiencing. The old, corruptible bodies have been put away and their eternal bodies now allow them to be what they have both always dreamed to be.
Even though I am sad to say farewell, it is good to know that I have not said goodbye. For we too have a crown of righteousness awaiting us, in that moment, when we will be separated from this world to enter the next. Until that day comes, I pray that I will live in such a way that I too may join them and to hang out, in a new body that will be perfect and incorruptible, living in the place I dream to be some day.
Clint loved to sing and he was really quite good at it. He could play a mean guitar too. So, I leave this blog with the words of a song that came to mind when I was thinking about Clint and Gerardo. I think the words reflect the way I feel and I write them as a way to comfort those of us who hurt right now.
Go Rest High on that Mountain
I know your life on earth was troubled
And only you could know the pain
You weren't afraid to face the devil
You were no stranger to the rain
Go rest high on that mountain
Son, you work on earth is done
Go to heaven a shoutin'
Love for the Father and Son
Oh, how we cried the day you left us
We gathered round your grave to grieve
I wish I could see the angels faces
When they hear your sweet voice sing
Go rest high on that mountain
Son, you work on earth is done
Go to heaven a shoutin'
Love for the Father and Son
Vince Gill
"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, where is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
I Corinthians 15:55-58
Please offer up your prayers to Angie Chaney and Sandra Flores and their families at this time. Let their morning be turned into dancing; their sorrow into joy. With love,
"And now these three remain; faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love."
I Corinthians 14: 13


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With the news in that North Korea has sentenced Euna Lee and Laura Ling, the two American journalists it kidnapped in March from just across its border with China, to 12 years in prison, one is tempted to throw up one's hands in frustration. There's little the US, Europe, or Japan can do to punish North Korea that they haven't already done, and no proportional measure is likely to free the journalists anytime soon.
But it's ludicrous and unacceptable to let North Korea have the idea that it can go around kidnapping people abroad. That's simply beyond all bounds of behavior that the rest of the world can live with. The appropriate target for a response, therefore, is China. China was clearly allowing North Korean security agents to operate on its side of the border. It is China that allowed North Korea to kidnap these women and take them back to Pyongyang. The US needs to make clear to China that it can't allow North Korea to do that anymore, period. There's a similar situation near the Tibetan-Nepalese border, where Nepal allows Chinese plainclothes security agents to operate on the Nepalese side of the border, harassing journalists. That has to stop. It's one thing for countries to establish repressive legal regimes and harass journalists and activists inside their own borders. But people simply cannot be expected to live in a situation where even when they are in other countries, they may be kidnapped by secret service agents of a country they are reporting on and then accused of violating the laws of a country they never set foot in. This, among other things, is something the US should have been conscious of when it started applying "extraordinary rendition" policies.
Filed under: Asia, Europe, Foreign Policy, Korea
Matthew Yglesias writes:
I guess it strikes me that the DPRK's nose for grabbing attention seems a bit off if they're deciding to do this over what's a holiday weekend in the United States.
Depends on whose attention you're trying to grab. It was a holiday weekend in the US, but I hear there was some kind of Asia-Europe foreign policy summit opening that day in Hanoi, followed immediately by an ASEAN-EU ministerial meeting in Phnom Penh that a lot of the same foreign ministers were going to.
45 chief diplomats from all over Europe and Asia had just gathered in Hanoi for the ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Monday morning when the news came through that North Korea had detonated its second nuclear bomb.
ASEM meetings, like most Asian multilateral diplomatic gatherings, are generally pretty soporific affairs. (Not that European, African or American summits are exactly free-for-alls of creative thinking and provocative debate. But it's a difference of degree.) Nothing is said which might conceivably offend the sensibilities of any of the countries involved. Let's put it this way: the country that generally says the most outrageous and provocative stuff at an Asian diplomatic summit is Japan. That may give you an idea of how mild-mannered the tone usually is.
This morning was about as close as an Asian multilateral meeting gets to a general freak-out. Everyone had expected the main action to focus on Myanmar. By re-trying Aung San Suu Kyi over a bizarre Boy Scouting escapade gone wrong, Myanmar had managed to bring things to a point where everyone, even its ASEAN neighbors, felt compelled to issue a note of clear if modest disapproval. The lead, of course, would be taken by the EU nations to whom the rest of the world generally subcontracts its moral-disapproval duties these days. But this time it seemed a fair number of Asian nations might be expected to follow along.
And so at about 11:15 am, in the nearly empty marble halls of Hanoi's three-year-old National Convention Center, Myanmar's Foreign Minister Nyan Win and his aides went into a meeting with two EU Foreign Ministers, Jan Kohout of the Czech Republic and Carl Bildt of Sweden. The EU handles such affairs via what it call its "troika": a representative of the European Commission, a representative of the country holding the rotating EU presidency (currently the Czechs), and a representative of the country on deck to take over the presidency next year (Sweden).
By the time they came out an hour later, everyone was talking about the North Korean nuclear test.
A party of Burmese diplomats confronts the press in a fashion similar to a school of herrings confronting dolphins: they turn in unison and break for open water, silently and as quickly as possible — in this case, the elevators. The Burmese were followed by Kohout, a tall, stocky guy who stopped in front of the TV cameras and began answering questions from his own national press, in Czech. Most of the press thus gravitated to the towering, cranelike figure of Carl Bildt. Bildt is a sober and imposing presence with the Scandinavian diplomat's talent for saying rather obvious and unobjectionable things in emphatic and forceful tones — the righteous common sense of a Calvinist preacher.
Bildt said his government, on behalf of the EU, had called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi in order to create the proper atmosphere for Myanmar's upcoming elections next year. "What is necessary for those elections is to have an inclusive dialogue with all political forces in the country. That is the necessary precondition for the stability that I think everyone is seeking for the country to be able to move forward," Bildt said. "And for that to be possible, there must of course be freedom for the different political forces."
Who could possibly disagree with such a common-sense statement of democratic principles? But what makes these situations slightly surreal is that no one in their right mind, Mr. Bildt included, could possibly expect that the Burmese government has any interest in guaranteeing "freedom for the different political forces." Such freedom is not really conceivable in a Burmese context. In fact, across most of East Asia, from Singapore to Vietnam to China, the idea that political action should be allowed to take place in a protected sphere free of government interference or fear of retribution is nonsense. It's not just that governments don't permit such freedom; it's that for the most part culture and society do not expect such freedom, do not consider it a priority or even understand how it is supposed to work. The spectacle presented is of an experienced, intelligent European diplomat calling in clear and common-sense terms for the respect of human rights that everyone knows do not exist, in a regime that has no interest in introducing them.
The sense of surreality grew some hours later, when Japan called an unscheduled press conference to announce that it was seeking a forceful response to the North Korean nuclear test. Japanese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Kazuo Kodama rushed in, out of breath, to announce that Japan would…push for ASEM to issue a separate statement on the test. The nuclear test was a "threat to the peace and stability…of the global community." And that was about it. What did he think the North Koreans were aiming for? What strategy could the international community use to bring them around? Kodama had not a word on this.
And yet for all that, one senses that these repeated invocations of common-sense points — testing nuclear weapons violates the nuclear nonproliferation regime and threatens world security; repressing the political opposition makes it impossible to carry out legitimate elections — are slowly having an effect. What's clear at this ASEM meeting is that Myanmar and North Korea, especially the latter, have gradually succeeded in alienating even their close neighbors. They have been able to flout the disapproval of the "international community" when that community meant only the democratic first world. But as they increasingly embarrass and provoke even their developing-country neighbors, they are starting to find that there are real limits to what they can do. Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva's statement disapproving of Suu Kyi's detention counted for ten times as much as any statement to the same effect by the US or the UK. And the very fact that ASEM's agenda has been derailed by these unexpected embarrassments from North Korea and Myanmar is perhaps the most powerful reason to expect a change in attitudes. Asian governments don't like human rights issues because they mess up the agenda, spoil the atmosphere, and interfere with efforts to keep the economy humming. North Korea and Myanmar, increasingly, are messing up the Asian agenda, spoiling the atmosphere, and interfering with efforts to keep the economy humming. And that's why bodies like ASEM are gradually becoming more forceful in denouncing their misbehavior.
Filed under: Conservatism, Iran, Korea, War
Why do conservative oppose Obama's initiative to eliminate nuclear weapons? Anne Applebaum says it's because biological and chemical weapons are more of a threat to the US. Presumably, then, the treaties banning biological and chemical weapons are also useless? Charles Krauthammer, that desert of inanity, says it's because restarting arms reduction talks is "a gift to the Russians". The seething inferiority complex on evidence here requires no explication.
The really desperate threat posed by terrorism is the threat of a nuclear bomb going off in an American city. That threat is greater than the threat of a major biological or chemical attack, even though those attacks are easier to pull off. The reason is that terrorists are not much attracted to biological and chemical attacks, in large measure because such methods of attack are universally considered cowardly and reprehensible. And that is in large measure because chemical and biological weapons have been outlawed since World War I. Killing people with botulin toxin or anthrax is not more intrinsically evil than killing people with a nuclear blast followed by radiation poisoning; both are similarly horrific and indiscriminate. But for a whole complex of reasons, we abhor the former and accept the latter as simply the most terrible form of warfare. Chemical and biological warfare are unclean, treif, defiled; nuclear warfare is taboo, terrible, awesome and forbidden except to the initiated.
Why is this? It's partly because of the association of nuclear warfare with the prestige of particle physics and the "nature of the universe", with all the accompanying religious and scientific connotations. It's partly because of the accident of history that made NATO nuclear weapons the only realistic counterweight to Soviet conventional military superiority in Europe. And it's partly the pure semiotics of detonations of massive force as the embodiment of political will and the claim to power; deploying poison and disease just isn't as effective, especially for acts of spectacular terrorism. But whatever the background, the aim of the project of eliminating and then illegalizing nuclear weapons is to consign them to the same opprobrium as chemical and biological weapons. That's why Obama's move to restart that project makes sense. When India set off its nuclear device in 1998, a group of women were famously photographed carrying a banner that read "We Proud On Our Bomb". No one should be proud of their nuclear bombs; people should be ashamed of their nuclear bombs, and Obama's initiative is a cost-free step towards bringing that about. And conservatives don't like it because, at root, they proud on their bomb too.
Very weird meeting between Vietnamese FM Pham Gia Khiem and North Korean FM Pak Ui-chun ("Park Ui Chun"? Not clear) on Saturday evening. The two of them smiled and hugged like a couple of ancient drinking buddies when they met, and you'd have thought they'd been roommates at Moskovskii Gosudarstvennii Universitet in 1973 or something. But they were speaking different languages and clearly neither spoke the other one's, and when their comments were translated, they were completely banal. Not that this isn't more or less the same as when other FMs meet each other, but this felt like they'd taken it up a notch. Perhaps the absence of substantive cooperation or agreement on anything means they need to ratchet up the meaningless geniality.
Matthew Yglesias notes that John McCain is back to analogizing our presence in Iraq to our presence in South Korea as a way of saying there'd be nothing wrong with an indefinite stay there for US troops. Matt concentrates on how terrible an analogy Korea is to Iraq, but that again misses the point. To reiterate, if Iraq is like Korea, then keeping our troops there for 60 years, as we have in Korea, would be a terrible idea. There are currently 80,000 protestors in the streets of Seoul burning American flags because the government has promised to allow American beef into the country. If you don't understand how that kind of sentiment is related to the presence of US troops, then you need to read something about the history of the democracy movement in Korea. Keeping US troops in Iraq for decades would feed and nourish anti-Americanism in Iraq just as it has in Korea. And I cannot emphasis highly enough how important it is for everyone to watch "The Host".
We kept our troops in South Korea from 1953-1989 because of a little thing called the Cold War. We've kept our troops there since 1989 (though gradually fewer of them) because North Korea remains a completely insane totalitarian state that poses a credible risk of staging a military attack on South Korea. But as such, the deployment of US troops to Korea produces negative diplomatic and political results and should have ended some time ago if not for these other considerations, and in a country like Iraq that faces no threat comparable to the threat South Korea faces, keeping US troops there is simply a bad idea.


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Monday, May 14
Zada Edna Beck Conrad Dies
Zada Edna Beck Conrad, 98, passed Monday, May 14, 2012, at Lexington Health Care.Funeral will be 12 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Holly Grove Lutheran Church with the Rev. John Mocko officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Born August 22, 1913, in Davidson County, to James Edward Beck and Jennie Florence Sechrest Beck. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Justice Brown "JB" Conrad, who died November 12, 1969. Also preceding her in death are her brothers, Liston Calvin Beck and Leo McCoy Beck; and sister, Eulala Beck Byerly. Surviving are sons, Larry Conrad and wife, Judy, and the Rev. C.R. "Butch" Conrad and wife, Elizabeth, all of Lexington; five grandchildren, Larry B. Conrad Jr. and partner, David Smith, DeeDee Conrad Shook and husband, Steve, Timothy James Conrad, Christopher Ray Conrad and wife, Sheena, and Jennifer Elizabeth Conrad; five great-grandchildren, Stephen Walser Jr. and wife, Katie, Matthew Walser, Sarah Shook, Brooklin Trantham, and Ian Conrad; and four great-great-grandchildren, Noah Walser, Katelynn Walser, Jacob Walser and Savannah Walser.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Field of Dreams
5 comments:
- cieldequimper said...
You lose, you win, that's life...
The two first shots are my favourites, with that heavy sky!
- October 21, 2011 at 1:19 AM
- Lynette said...
Great photos from Wednesday's fabulous game. I agree about the tension from last night. We'll see what's next.
- October 21, 2011 at 8:20 AM
- Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...
I really enjoyed your series form the game. I went over to Julie's grandmother's care home to watch game 2 with her. We enjoyed the game a lot until the top of the 9th inning. But we consoled ourselves by rationalizing that this means that there will be at least one more game in the baseball season before the Cardinals claim the championship.
- October 21, 2011 at 10:01 AM
- Jack said...
A wonderful collection of images today. I watched it, too (with a laptop open to the blogs). I don't have a favorite, so I just admire the good plays. Like the Texas SS and 2B making one unbelievable play, and the Texas reliever throwing nearly every pitch 98 - 99 mph. Wow.
- October 21, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Oakland Daily Photo said...
Particularly like the first shot. So much action conveyed by the brilliance of the neon. BTW, what is Schnucks?
- October 21, 2011 at 10:22 PM


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Today is the birthday of American artist and early feminist Mary Cassatt. The long time friend of Edgar Degas and influential member of the Impressionist movement would turn 188 if she were magically still alive today.
To celebrate the birthday of this painter, printer and suffragette, we challenge all of our Arts lovers to a quiz! See if those art history courses really paid off by answering these 10 trivia questions about the great Mary Cassatt!


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Hello once again from Malawi! The team had a blast the past two days going on our safari. On Monday morning we left early for the southern part of Malawi and arrived at one of Malawian bush camps that are on the edge of the park. The team settled into the camp with the girls in a dorm room and the guys in safari tents (with real beds and mattresses). After a wonderful meal provided by the camp, we set out for our adventure. As we entered into the beautiful untouched wilderness of Malawi, we soon began to see lots of different animals. The first hour we saw lots of small animals, but of course the team was hoping for bigger ones like elephants. However, a little over an hour into the drive we finally saw a huge male elephant. Later we got to see a family with a baby elephant. Two hours after entering the park we arrived at the watering hole and got to see crocodiles and hippos. As we drove back out through the park we enjoyed the beautiful African sunset over the Shire River. We arrived back at the bush camp where they had a wonderful dinner buffet! The lady leaders were very happy they did not have to cook and the team was excited for the all you could eat meat and in the morning, the team got to have their private devotions from a beautiful deck overlooking the mountains of the Game Reserve.
Today was a special day, because your first wave of letters came! The team was so excited to see the huge stack of mail I had in my hand. Tomorrow the day will be filled with excitement as we welcome the second Malawi team! It's hard to believe the team is down to their last couple of days here in Malawi. I have been sending pictures with my phone and I did not take any on the safari since I was driving the truck. However, I will try to get a couple of pictures from the kids within the next couple days and send them for them to get posted.
The team will be working on projects around the Chipoka base to help get ready for our National Malawi Boot Camp that will be starting next week. The team is realizing that their time in Malawi is coming to an end. Though they are excited to get back to family and friends, every time I bring it up they all quickly give me a very sad face and say that makes them depressed. They have fallen in love with the people of Malawi. Keep praying for them to grow in their walks with the Lord. The last part of the summer is when God does great things in their lives. We don't want them to lose sight of all that HE has for them. We as leaders want them to finish strong as a team and to run the race well. For the most part the team has been healthy. With all the traveling and dust we have had some coughs and upset tummies. But thankfully no one has been down for more than a day due to being sick. We are so thankful for all your prayers. Well, I know all of you parents can't wait to see them soon! I will send at least one more report before they head to the airport on Sunday. Blessings from Malawi!


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This super cute tag was made using the Lawn Fawn stamp sets, Sweet Smiles, Snow Day and Winter Gifts. I paper pieced the gum ball machine and the little coin is just a gum ball that I added a money sign on. The tag is from the Winter Gifts set and the little bunny is from Snow Day. My favourite thing about this tag is that I used two winter stamp sets to create it. Those winter stamp sets don't need to be just for winer.
This pocket letter was inspired by the My Style Stamps Color Challenge. I just love this colour combo. I made this using the My Style Stamp sets Build A Blossom and Coffee Lovers. The entire background and cute stamped images were all made using these sets. I just love how this turned out.
This card was also inspired by a My Style Stamps Color Challenge, which can be found on their Facebook page. I love these bright colours and I was totally inspired to make this bright cheerful card. I used the My Style Stamp sets Build A Blossom and Coffee Lovers. The flowers are all from the set Build A Blossom and the sentiment I masked and used from the Coffee Lovers set.
This card is by far one of my favourites that I have created. I just LOVE the new Lawn Fawn Party Animals stamp set. It is so stinking cute and as soon as I saw that fish food on the Fintastic Friends set I knew it had to go in this cuties hand. I used Pretty Pink Posh sequins as the bubbles and fish food and I just love how it came out! This card was featured on the Lawnscaping Blog as one of their Spotted and Hearted cards. I am so honoured that they showcased it!! ekkk!!! :)
This card is another favourite of mine! I made this using the Lawn Fawn Party Animals set and the Let's BBQ! I just love that paper pieced ketchup bottle and who doesn't love sparkly ketchup!
I made this card for my dad for Father's Day! He loves baseball and he just thought this little card was so cute!! My dad keeps all of the cards that I make him so I wanted this one to be super cute. I used the Mama Elephant stamp sets Woodland Gifts, Ella and Friends and Playful Pups. I just love how that little bunny looks like he is sliding into the base!
I created this card for one of my Card Wars Collaborations with Fern Bainbridge. We used the Lawn Fawn stamp set Let's Play. Our challenge was to create a card using movement. So I made this card were the little card is attached by brads and it moves forwards and back.
As I love to bake, Lawn Fawn's Baked With Love stamp set is one of my favourites. I created this cute card where the mixer is actually tilted up, similar to the way a Kitchen Aid mixer opens and I have all of this baking goodness spilling in!
This is another card that was made for a Card Wars collaboration! I just LOVE these cute little cookies with the bows. I used the Lawn Fawn Milk and Cookies stamp set and the bows are from the Avery Elle set Bonjour.
This is another one of my favourite cards. I just making scenes with my stamps and I just love this cute card that I made for a friend. The cute mailbox I paper pieced using the Lawn Fawn stamp set You've Got Mail and the little critters are from the Mama Elephant stamp set Ella and Friends. I wanted it to look like the Elephant was helping all of his friends mail their letters!
And finally this card was made for my mom for Mother's Day! She loved it and has it proudly displayed on her dresser. It's so nice to make cards for people when you know they will treasure and keep them! :) My mom loves tea so I thought this would be a super cute card for her! I just love how it turned out! The little bunny, mouse, and elephant are from the Mama Elephant Ella and Friends stamp set and the little tea pot and cup are from the Lawn Fawn Best Pun Ever.


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Thanks to a reversal of recent financial misfortunes, the Braves are apparently poised to jack payroll a bit. So far their offseason moves have, if anything, lowered payroll (Jones and Renteria gone in exchange for a full year of Teixeria and a non-insurance subsidized Hampton soon to join the roster).
Most assume that Glavine will sign. My guess is that the new-found wealth will be channeled into trying to extend Teixeria, but maybe something else fun will come out of it too.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Braves to do Something Big?
Posted by Craig Calcaterra at 5:43 AM
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