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While I was surfing the web last month, I chanced upon Alison Day's website and got a free online tarot card reading. I also marked a little X in the box asking if I wanted to have a tarot card, with its symbolism explained, e-mailed to me each month. Last time the card arrived one week ago it was The Tower card.
After the Death card and the Devil, The Tower is likely to be the card that causes most fear and consternation to the receiver. The Tower represents sudden and sometimes shocking changes in events and can often represent problems or delays relating to your home. At the time I didn't think much about it, I just hoped nothing awful would happen.
Then just a few days later Esperando and I were having a discussion about how much traveling he has been doing, and how I don't like being down here alone quite so much. After some intense discussion and pondering, we decided to temporarily abandon our little casita in Santa Rosalia to relocate to Northern California for several months. We've only been living in Casa Abeja since January, poor little house to be abandoned so abruptly! But he will be where he needs to work, and traveling will be easier in and out of the Bay Area than the 2 ½ hour drive to Loreto for a flight that is only available on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. I won't have to be alone so much of the time. It is an abrupt change to our home life, just like the card said. In my wildest dreams I never would have imagined such an outcome.
Lupita will go with us and become one of those spoiled Chihuahuas like Beverly Hills Chihuahua. The down side is our other children (pets) will have to stay here and be minded by the muchachas. Thank God for the muchachas; they love my pets like they were their own. I know that they are well cared for when I leave, even the feral kitties that live outside get proper attention.
On another domestic note we gave the big dog a bath today. It took about 45 minutes. First I called him, he knew what was up and ran away from me. I had to chase him all over the yard. I finally caught him and led him back to where the hose was. Since the city water only runs 2 hours a day on no particular schedule, it can't be counted on. So we connected the hose to the hot water heater. We gave him a good soaping—he actually likes the bathing part. Then, on the advice of his Denver groomer, we bought a big air blower to dry him. This is how you get the loose and matted fur off; I never could have imagined it, but it works like a charm. The only problem is that Sweet Pickle hates the blower so we have to muzzle him or he will bite us. It was all going on like a charm and he was being very cooperative—then the next thing I knew he was attacking me. I really appreciated that muzzle, and the fact that I had Esperando there helping me. After the bath I was as exhausted as the dog. That was yesterday; today he is dry and shedding like hair was going out of style. Everything is covered with dog hair, the floor, our furniture, our clothes, even our food!!! Gross.


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For years my son, Paul, searched for a white Pomeranian because he wanted the contrast of a white haired dog with his own dark hair. I'm not certain what drew us into our local pet shop, but about eighteen months ago, we entered the store. I headed over to the puppies and kittens while Paul lingered around the snakes. When I saw two white puppies, labeled as Pomeranian, playing in their pen, I knew Paul's quest had ended. One of the puppies had more cream within his coat, but the other was almost entirely white. Paul cradled that puppy in his arms, trying to decide if he should bring the puppy home. Not wanting to make an impulse buy, Paul reluctantly returned the pup to the store clerk. It didn't take him long, though, to return to the store and nestle the dog within his arms again. We bought all the new puppy items we needed: brush, bed, ceramic bowls (with skull decorations), food, shampoo, and toys. The white fluff became a member of our family.
After a few dips in the pond out back, someone suggested the name Koi for the puppy. Suddenly, we would all go Koi fishing as we dangled toys and ropes before the puppy to tempt him. Within days, Koi attached himself to Bridget. The older dog tolerated Koi's too hard snips on her legs and ears. She allowed him to follow her through her daily routine and made room for him at the foot of our bed.
All of our pets have distinctive personalities. Rambunctious describes Koi perfectly. Our laid-back cat, Sassy, still keeps her distance from Koi's tumble and tackle play. Padme, our other cat, has a commanding aura. I've seen her bat Koi aside even though he outweighs her by quite a few pounds. Bridget, at first, indulged the high energy of the puppy. Like any momma dog, she let him nip and swipe at her tail. Some evenings, she'd recline on her pillows on the couch and give me this bewildered look, and I suspected she wondered when the puppy would go home. Eventually, she pulled him into the unusual pack that we call family.
Koi communicates through "talking" in sharp yips. An intelligent puppy, he noted easily where we kept the Milk Bones we used for training. When first going through training, he'd run to the tin and jump against the cabinet demanding his reward for performing the desired behavior: sit, come, leave it. During the day, he'll yip a few times if he wants a treat, jump against the counter, and yip again. Both dogs love chewing on rawhide sticks, which I decided to store in the bottom drawer of the kitchen desk. Paul showed Koi the stash one day, and the puppy learned to open the drawer within minutes. Fortunately, he's never made off with the stash. He'll bark at the open drawer until one of us comes and hands him the stick.
Kio mastered the art of flirtation early in his puppyhood. He'll tilt his head left, then right and give his fluffy tail a little twirl in order to get his way. If you ask him, "Are you my friend?" he'll give you a head bump and lick your cheek, looking very dashing and coy. When my mother moved in with us last fall, Paul rented a house in our neighborhood. The house had a "No Pets" clause, so Koi still lives here with us. We're glad that we get to continue enjoying his charming energy.

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A game I used to have as a kid... And I wasn't a big fan...
I remember the first time picking this game up was back in the mid 90s at the Hollywood Video in Madera for my birthday present and getting home to play it. And when I did, the game gave me this black and red intro cinematic of a madman yelling and pounding his fist like Hitler, which figures as the terrorist madman in the game is the kind of bad buy that wants to destroy us all in nuclear warfare. The idea of nuclear weapons used to scare the crap outta me and this game doesn't hold your hand, even at the game over screen the game really wants you to feel like you've failed...
Moving on, the music and base levels are very fitting for the game, enemies can shoot down your chopper quick and inside the bases your commandos can be killed in the blink of an eye... Which probably continued to fuel the hopelessness I felt playing this game as a 6 or 7 year old. If it wasn't the gameplay itself that's freakin' difficult with a strong and dark military tone (the Strike games are nowhere as dark as this, this is kinda like Hideo Kojima's kinda war mentality without the hours of character dialogue and backstory) in the very last mission there's a spot where you just find mulitple dead ends with switches. Sure pulling the switches activates the conveyer belts and boxes moving from platform to platform, but if you're a kid you'll think the game is busted as you can't jump on top of the boxes, can't blow them up, can't even walk to the areas the boxes come from! You will not know you have to wait for the boxes to reach a spot where they are picked up, THEN you have to be right next to the boxes and HOLD the jump button, it's the only spot in the whole game you have to do something like this! The rest is just go in, kill the bad guys, trigger the timed explosives, get out and don't die!
Storyline is very basic: Terrorist madman has taken over countries with armies, has nuclear weapons, will use them. You have 24 hours to stop him or die trying, and you'll probably die a LOT...


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- Grab your current read.
- Let the book fall open to a random page.
- Share with us two (2) "teaser" sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
- You also need to share the title of the book that you're getting your "teaser" from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given : ) !
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In the space between yes and no, there's a lifetime. It's the difference between the path you walk and the one you leave behind; it's the gap between who you thought you could be and who you really are; it's the legroom for the lies you'll tell yourself in the future. (p. 24)
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I am writing this race report with some reluctance. It is like the dilemma you might face with your favorite restaurant or watering hole: you want to tell your friends about it, but you really don't want the place to get too crowded and lose its initial charm. That is how I feel about this race. It is everything I love in a trail race rolled into one: small, quirky, inexpensive, friendly people, great course with lots of shady single track, enough uphills to bitch (then brag) about and enough downhills to enjoy. Seriously, what is not to love about a dinosaur themed race on the 4th of July, with a cardboard cutout of Mel Gibson as a mascot, and make-it-yourself snow cones at the finish line?
|Proof that I can legitimately call myself an Old Fart
The first thing you need to know about the race is that it is put on by a group called The Old Farts Running Club (of which I am a proud member). I have got to say that this group is one of the friendliest groups I have ever met, and that is saying a lot because I know some really friendly running groups! Besides being incredibly friendly, they are also an eccentric and fun-loving bunch. Besides the TRex 10 Miler (and Wimpy 8k) dinosaur-themed race on the 4th of July, they also put on such gems as the Beat the Grandma 8k and also some pretty serious (albeit still quirky) races, such as the Fallsburg Festival of Races and the Wild West 100k and Grin and BearIt 50k.
These races are all about every competitor having a good time, and it shows. A great example of this has to do with the adjustments that were made after last year's race. Last year it was hot, hot, hot. A lot of runners really suffered, so they made two adjustments for this year's race. They moved the start time back an hour and rerouted the course in the last few miles of the course onto a shadier section of single track to remove a road section with little shade. Those were two little changes that did a lot for the comfort level of the racers. I know I really noticed and appreciated the changes.
Another thing the race director does to make the atmosphere fun is to make sure that nearly everyone has something to take home. (He really does understand that for some of us, it is all about the "bling"!) However, he handles this in a typical Old Farts Running Club kind of way. First of all, this year everyone that finished got a fossilized shark tooth (which went well with the dinosaur theme). Also, top finishers got the traditional TRex 10 miler towel. I did not get one this year, but love mine from last year. Overall, Masters, and Grandmaster winners also get a special basket full of all kinds of goodies.
The fun continues in the age group awards, which are three year groups rather than the traditional five year, and prizes go three deep. Here is where the quirkiness kicks in. The first place is a really nice medal, but second and third are a little more unusual. Last year, they were salt and pepper shakers that said something along the lines of "I just didn't have the pep-pa." This year, they were some really cool railroad spikes painted in bright colors that said "Missed the medal" on one side, and "Got the metal" on the other. They were so cool, it made me wish I had gone a little slower and got second.
Finally, in case you still managed to be empty-handed, there is a raffle that is unlike any other. It is easier to just let them describe it: If you don't win your age group then you might win at the "NOT" so Famous T-Rex Raffle ... and odds are you'll win something Old Fartish or something Too Lame to be called a raffle prize! Last year we had over 50 raffle winners!
Here is how the raffle works. They dump out a bunch of stuff onto a table. The "stuff" is so random! This year there were everything from old racing shirts, shorts, and hats to a pine derby kit, LED flashlights, a pair of men's extra large Superman briefs, collapsible clothes hampers, and two 3 ft. tall stuffed Christmas elves (which I dearly wanted to win).
Prior to the start of the raffle, we all stalk the table making choices and checking sizes (and sometimes figuring out the answer to the "What the heck is that?" question). Then they draw names from the jar. If your name is called, you have 30 seconds to grab your raffle prize. They call out the names in rapid succession, and the table becomes a free-for-all of raffle winners grabbing whatever is still left that looks good to them. Last year, I picked up a very cool running poster and also a nice thermal shirt for Jer (they had more prizes than runners last year). This year, unfortunately, the raffle gods were not smiling in my direction. I was heartbroken that I didn't get to bring home a stuffed elf. However, one of the winners was gracious enough to pose for a picture so that you could see what I missed out on.
|You'd be smiling too if you got to take home one of the coveted elves.
Okay, by this time you may be saying "Wait, isn't this a race report? Did you actually run a race?" Well the answer to that one is yes! I ran the 10 miler while Leslie (my partner in crime from the Dances With Dirt Gnaw Bone adventure and the Mango Madness race report author) ran the Wimpy 8k (the doctor had just cleared her on Monday for physical activity after her leg wound from the Mango Madness fall had become infected).
|Leslie and Me Ready to Start
The race is at Fallasburg Park in Lowell, MI. The finish line is at one of the picnic shelters at the park. Both races start together on a grassy field below the finish line. Runners start across the grass field, but then it narrows down to single track, with a bridge crossing and then more single track for the first mile before emptying for a mile or so onto a dirt road. It gets kind of congested in the first mile, as we do the conga-line thing on the single track trail. Last year, I went out fast to get ahead of the crowd. This year I tried a different strategy and went out a little slower hoping to have more left for the latter (hillier) half of the race.
The ten miler has lots of little ups and downs, as well as three increasingly difficult hills: Mini TRex, Little TRex, and Big TRex. The 8k runners get to turn back after the Mini, hence the name
"Wimpy 8k." Mini and Little TRex are not the kind of hills that give an ultrarunner much problem, but Big TRex is truly a thing to dread. It is not really so much a hill as it is a cliff, and you go right up the sandy, hot, unshaded face of it at about mile 5.5. It is a hands-on-the-knees type of climb that makes the rolling hills that follow it a bit more painful than they would normally be. Last year, it was much more of a shock to the system, though. This year I was more prepared. That does not mean I went up it any faster, just that I did not mind as much. I just told myself it was excellent training for DWD Devil's Lake and pushed on. For those interested in such things, the course is very well marked, with little chance of getting lost. There are also mile markers and friendly "tourist information" signs pointing out things like dinosaur eggs ahead (in a particularly rocky section), identifying Stegasauras ridge, and warning of the upcoming TRex area.
"Wimpy 8k." Mini and Little TRex are not the kind of hills that give an ultrarunner much problem, but Big TRex is truly a thing to dread. It is not really so much a hill as it is a cliff, and you go right up the sandy, hot, unshaded face of it at about mile 5.5. It is a hands-on-the-knees type of climb that makes the rolling hills that follow it a bit more painful than they would normally be. Last year, it was much more of a shock to the system, though. This year I was more prepared. That does not mean I went up it any faster, just that I did not mind as much. I just told myself it was excellent training for DWD Devil's Lake and pushed on. For those interested in such things, the course is very well marked, with little chance of getting lost. There are also mile markers and friendly "tourist information" signs pointing out things like dinosaur eggs ahead (in a particularly rocky section), identifying Stegasauras ridge, and warning of the upcoming TRex area.
I felt pretty good for the first four miles of the race, but the hills and the heat in miles 5 through 7 really got to me. I struggled quite a bit and walked more than I should have in a race of that length. I tried not to look at my watch and just keep doing what I could do -- running when I could and walking when I felt I couldn't. Luckily, I had done an extremely hot, uncomfortable, and ugly ten mile training run last Friday afternoon with my friend Kate that had reduced us to walking breaks in the last three miles, so I just kept telling myself "This isn't as bad as the run with Kate. At least there is shade." That helped me get through the rough parts.
Toward the end of the course, after mile 8, there was some really pleasant downhill on a shaded dirt road, and I was able to pick it up. The last mile is back on the same trail we came out on, so I knew what to expect and how far it was to the finish. I was able to pick it up some and felt a little better.
Now, let me tell you about the race finish. Remember how I said the race starts in a field "below" the finish line. The finish line is on a low bluff overlooking the field where we started. At the finish, we come out of the single track, run across a grassy meadow, cross a bridge over a creek, and then have to go up a ramp to the top of the bluff. The ramp is short, maybe 50 ft., but it is very, very steep on tired legs. It is not the kind of thing I even like to run on fresh legs! Thankfully, though, the finish is just over the top.
As I started running again after cresting the ramp (yes, I did walk up it -- no pride here), I saw the time on the clock 1:40:03. As I crossed the finish line, my watch said 1:40:23 -- exactly, to the second, the same time that I had run the previous year. That time was good enough to win the age group last year, and it was also good enough to win my new age group this year. I was really happy with the result, both time and place, because I think it was even hotter this year than last, despite the earlier start time, and with the marathon I had just done not quite two weeks ago, I thought it was a pretty good outcome.
|Soaking the legs post race
Post-race festivities here are some of my favorites. There are no bands, beer tents, or huge crowds. Save that for the road racers. What there is -- besides the aforementioned raffle -- is a stream for cooling off in and chatting with fellow runners. I met some really nice people, including Suzanne Kosloski, the perennial Grand Master's champion (Someone really needs to check her I.D. She is so beautiful and full of energy that she can't possibly be over 60!) and a couple of really nice people I met at the post race soak, including a 5th grade teacher whose name I did not get but who took those great pictures of me in the creek).
I also got to see one of my RUT friends Brandon who was both helping out with this race and advertising for the upcoming Naked Run.
|Nuff said
One of the other post-race amenities that is my favorite is a snow cone machine where runners can make their own post-race snow cones. If you have never had a snow cone on a 90 degree day in Michigan after running ten miles through the woods, you have no idea what you are missing! If you look closely at the photos of me in the stream, you can see the tell-tale blue lips from my post-race snow cone. Everyone knows blue is the best!
So, if you are putting together a race calendar for 2013, you may want to pencil this one in. And, as I promised all those people I took pictures of at the race, here is a video. (If you are in any of these pics and want to download the JPG version, they are available on the Through a Running Lens Facebook page.)


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Yes it is Halloween too and the girls will be dressed up and having fun in the neighbourhood. But it is also Reformation Day, the day Martin Luther posted his 95 thesis in 1517 and started the Reformation movement that would proclaim the authority of scripture and restore the Gospel to His church. An army of Reformers came from this movement - John Calvin being a prominent one.
Here is a brief video from a great preacher, John Piper.
In spite of his flaws, the essential meaning of Calvin's life and preaching is that he recovered and embodied a passion for the majesty of God and his word. The labor of exposition through preaching was the supreme work of his life.... in celebration of the God who restored the gospel to his church, we are making this video available today. My prayer is that it would stir in your heart a fresh passion for the majesty of the word of God. John Piper
After Darkness... Light from Desiring God on Vimeo.


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I can still remember my grandmother asking me that very question almost every time I walked in her door. It was her lovely way of making me and my sister feel guilty about not coming over enough.
Over the last couple weeks, I have asked myself that very question many times--not audibly mind you. It has been a CRAZY month and I have felt guilty over not blogging. However, I have been taking care of the hottest fires in my life and to be honest feeding my children and washing their clothes has been a hotter fire than blogging. I have sooo many blog ideas to share, so when I have time it will roll out like butta! I am talking a pantry redo, a new command center, braces, birthday parties...oh the list will go on. Until then, check out a few pics from the last month!
Brayden at Lake Gaston!
I grew lots of tomatoes in my new garden...this was my biggest one!
We did crafts.
We took these boys to Go Ape in Williamsburg....AMAZING!
A few Busch Gardens trips.
Brayden's team celebrating after his first out of the park home run! YES


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|(Photo credit: Ian Ramsden)
Now that many of the leaves have fallen off the trees it is the best time to visit some of the viewpoints on Wenlock Edge. One of my personal favourites is the stunning panoramic view from Ippikin's rock that looks out across the Shropshire countryside and at the Stretton hills. This rock is a limestone outcrop of about 15 metres.
This rocky outcrop gets its name from the legend of Ippikin; a cruel and merciless highwayman. Ippikin was an evil man, with dark hair, dark eyes and a dark heart and was known for his foul looks and a long vicious chin protruding from his face. Him and his band of robbers would hold up carriages travelling over Wenlock Edge and would store all their stolen loot in a cave at the base of the cliff that now has his name. Ippikin and his gang seemed to be unstoppable... until nature stepped in.
One night a huge storm hit the edge; rain poured and the wind howled, trees snapped and lightning struck the rock above the cave where the thieves were sheltering. The rock collapsed sealing the entrance of the cave and Ippikin and his men were trapped inside. Legend has it that if you stand on the top of Ippikin's rock and dare to mock him by saying "Ippikin, Ippikin keep away with your long chin" his ghostly apparition will appear and throw you off the edge.
You can access Ippikin's rock by parking at the top of Ippikin's meadow, walking down to the right hand corner and through a kissing gate or you can park at Presthope car park and walk, south-west through the wood, along the old railway.


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The first one I started on was for Kaleb's kindergarten teacher, I wanted to do something bright and fun that she could hang in her classroom, I found THIS free subway art printable and new exactly what I wanted to do. I liked her idea of using the clip board but I wanted to add to it so I painted the clip board red (well at least the parts your gonna see)
I printed the subway art on photo paper and then modge podged it onto the board. Once it was on all smooth I put a top coat of modge podge on it.
While that dried I moved onto the one for Ryne's teacher, I found THIS printable and got a few ideas. First thing first I found an old frame sanded it then painted it black (sorry no pics of the next few steps) then I ruffed it up a little exposing the white a little.
While the black frame dried I found another printable HERE. I edited it so it had Kaleb's name, printed it out and glued it to a stick. I had my hubby pick up some little flowers at the 99 cent store, my son and I added them to this pot thingy I had, put on some ribbon that my son picked out (blue is his aides favorite color), I added an extra blue ribbon to the printable and stuck it in the dirt and there ya have it a cute gift for his aide.
1 down 2 to go! Next I went back to the clip board and added the final touches a couple of crocheted apples, a couple of pencils with a cute rainbow ribbon bow, erasers and a big yellow star button. I think it turned out cute! Kaleb was very proud and said his teacher is going to love it!
1 left! I put the printable (that I printed on photo paper) into the frame added some red rick rack to make the printable pop and some crocheted apples and that's it! Ryne wanted green apples cause her teachers name is Ms. Green and her favorite color is green, she helped me place them on the frame.
So there ya have it our end of the year teacher gifts.The nice thing is I used things I already had the total cost of all 3 was $4, $1 for a package of 6 erasers and $1 each for the flowers. The kids are pleased Ryne said with delight "You are the coolest mom EVER you make the COOOOOOOOLEST things!!!" I hope the teachers are just as happy!


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Anyways, after that excitement, I'm not sitting safely back in my dorm room laughing about how we almost missed our train.
Most of today, I just relaxed in the dorm room. I eventually journeyed to Sainsbury's, a grocery store a mile down the road. I bought turkey and lettuce to make wraps and I got bacon and eggs. I also got other stuff, but that's not important like the bacon.
|This was lunch!
I wasn't sure what to expect when I arrived. I went alone. I exited the tube station and it was right in front of me. You couldn't miss it.
I walked in around 5, an hour early. The inside was empty, so I just stood around awkwardly.
One host noticed and asked if I was new. She showed me around and talked to me for a bit until she had to get back to her job. Another person talked to me after that. Then another person. The last person introduced me to two girls so I would have someone to sit with during service. I was supposed to give one my number so I could sit with her again next week, but with a full theatre leaving at the same time, she was hard to find.
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McCain May Re-Suspend Campaign
Link. My big question is why? Can't the guy have a campaign going on while also doing his job as senator?
Let's say he wanted to go back to Congress and twist a few arms. Then just do it. The campaign doesn't need to be suspended. If he wants to take a few days off and do something, he could just do it.
When they take a vacation the campaign is still going on. There's no difference.
Suspending a campaign is just a stunt.


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In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver side frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the vehicle occupants.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Some of the vehicles included in this recall were recalled under safety recall 14V-354, and that addresses vehicles sold, or currently registered, in Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Owners of those vehiicles were notified earlier in December 2014. Chrysler has not determined a date for notifying the remaining owners of vehicles included in this national recall campaign. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P81. Note: This recall supersedes, in part, safety recall 14V-354 as to the driver's air bag inflators on the vehicles included in this recall.
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
On hospitality
Rarely do I get into pissing contests with anyone, and I do my best to avoid those who like to. My approach is instead to take the principle that I want to argue and expand on it. Case in point is a recent development within the Morriganic community on the subject of hospitality.
Recently on the Wild Hunt, Rynn Fox wrote an article regarding hospitality as a foundation to her group's devotional relationship to the Morrigan. As such, she presented certain practices as offerings to Her; that charity work, blood drives, etc. constitute an offering or "sacrifice" the Queen would find pleasing. On the face of it, I have no quarrel with the notion that I can do certain difficult things, e.g. donating to those less fortunate when I'd rather go shopping, and that "sacrifice" is given as an homage to Her.
But here's where it gets confusing - Rynn seems to indicate the need for hospitality comes from her reconstructionist background. That ancient cultures practiced hospitality, and that the reason they did was out of concerns that the Gods walked among us and would bless or punish us based on our hospitality to them disguised as strangers. She also asserts that such hospitality is missing from our daily experience because we live in a jet-set age where travelling is easy and cheap.
Now, I'm a big fan of reconstructing old ways that work. I think that values that served us for millennia in tribal society still serve us because, although our technology has changed drastically in 150 years, our wetware – our brains and our psychology - have not. We still think as Pagans when we get down to the primal level. We choose tribes of like minded folks to associate with, only now the interwebs make that much easier to sort out and connect over distance. We view outsiders with suspicion, fetishize our own Gods and values, believe in our own superstitions and whatnot just the same as our "dumb" ancestors did.
But hospitality is still alive and well regardless of Fox's assertions. All you have to do is take a trip through the American South, or Hispanic America, or even Asian culture. Southern hospitality is legendary – you will be so well fed and comforted you can't stand up. Hispanics will take food off their child's plate to feed you, and Asians have a culture deeply rooted in being a gracious host. The key to discovering it is to set aside your prejudices and go exploring as the gracious guest.
Grace. That is the key that is missing from Fox's expression of values. It doesn't matter how much of a badass you are battlefield, wasted movement and wasted energy are indications that you don't know what you are doing. There is a saying in the martial arts/tactical training community : "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast". Smoothness is economy of force, lightness of mind, and quickness of attack and defense. What one develops is a sense of grace in movement, which belies power and skill.
That grace appears in other areas as well. Intellectually, it shows up as devastating arguments in debates, relevant insights in scientific work, deep understandings in poetry and art. And I would argue this arena is no less a place of warrior development than a battlefield; the field is different but the victory is the same.
In the home, grace is also a sign of power. The stranger's visit is an opportunity to express a kind of power, as a Southerner explained to me. It is an art form not only to make your guest feel comfortable and at ease, but to anticipate his needs and desires even before he is aware of them. It is the perfectly brewed cup of coffee, the light and flaky biscuit, the enlivening and amusing conversation.
There is a story of a tea master in Japan who went to visit a fellow tea master. They retired to the tea house and along the way, the host happened to stop by a lemon tree. He remarked it would be great to have with with a special rice he had acquired. He took a knife out, cut the lemon and took it along to the teahouse. The guest thought this charming and when they arrived at the teahouse the special rice was already on the table. The guest realized the "charming" spontenaity was planned. He was mortified, and excused himself from the host's house.
This is an example of how not to do hospitality. The tea master sought not to comfort his guest, but build his own reputation and in the process seemend artless. What could have been a wonderful evening seemed a farce, and was a hospitality failure.
"Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant" - Tsukahara Bokuden
So, why do hospitality if it's not for showing off? I disgree with Fox's as to why: I don't think we have to fear the punishment of the Gods for being inhospitable. One's reputation grows with word of graciousness getting around, as well as falls as that same lack of grace gets noticed. It seems to me hospitality on the face of it is a social game, but if we dig deeper, we find there are good reasons for it.
Another argument I've heard is it's a sort of paying-forward. If I'm a gracious host, I can expect that same level of treatment when I'm a guest in someone's home. Maybe this works, but I find it weak.
Since I'm the kind of person who likes to dig down to principles, I'll present an alternative reason based on my principles:
We are magical creatures shaping the world through our will and work. What kind of world do you want to live in?
I want to live in a world where visitors are valued, treated well because that's how I'd want to be treated. To be recognized as kin even in a foreign land, takes the fear of the strange away and opens me to the wonder of a new culture. I want the stranger to understand the value in my culture, and doing good hospitality is how I share that wonder and value.
This is a human concern for human scaled lives. I don't know if the Gods know or care. I don't know if the walk among us, nor am I concerned over it. As long as they are gracious and can appreciate what I'm doing for them, the Gods are as welcome as any guest.
I do think if any blessing comes of it, it's because They want us to be good to each other as our default position. Grace born of power also brings a confidence that drives out fear. The stranger is no one to be feared, and I shall assume he is as good as I am, until or unless he shows me otherwise. If he is vile I shall crush him, but if he is respectfully curious, I can show him the beauty of my home and culture. Grace is the mark of mastery, so I shall always express my grace through hospitality.
And here is where I believe Fox has it backwards. My dedication is based around striving to be more than I am. I believe She calls us to be great, to be heroes and to stand against injustice. She wants us to be better, not because she said so, but because it rests in each dedicant's heart to be. Hospitality is the end of such a journey, not the beginning.
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Greetings Corvus Black and many thanks for your response to my Wild Hunt post.ReplyDelete
I would like to take this opportunity to clarify some points. Firstly, I am not a Reconstructionist. Also, in the article I never stated that I believe that ancient peoples adhered to hospitality out of fear of punishment from the Gods. I'm confused as to how this conclusion was arrived at. Nor did I assert that hospitality is missing from modern experience. I believe it is alive and well, but think that "we'd be served by looking at whether we need to adjust specific actions and or ethos" around hospitality "to not only stay in alignment with the current era, but plan for our future."
I also agree wholeheartedly with many of your statements. A small smattering include "hospitality is alive and well" and "Grace born of power also brings a confidence that drives out fear" and "She wants us to be better, not because she said so, bit because it rests in each dedicant's heart to be."
Again, I'm very confused as to how we miscommunicated so deeply as I could see myself in much of your post. Looking forward to your response. May your work be blessed and your work be a blessing. In Her service ~ Rynn Fox [Reposted after some grammatical editing]


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Landscape with Artrage #2
Yes, sometimes I can be rather persistent. In my last post I showed the first result of playing around with artrage, and I had to admit that the only thing I was satisfied with was how I did the mountains.
Now, instead of throwing said painting into the dustbin I decided to try to make it better. So I removed the tree on the left side, added a sandy path in the middle and transformed the green form on the right in something which is more shrub like.
Working on this painting taught me two things:
- Don't stick to the reference photo if the reference photo lacks compositional qualities.
- Painting with artrage makes it possible to change the painting completely. Just take the oil brush and go over it.


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Feasibility Platform for Stroke Studies
An Online Tool to Improve Eligibility Criteria for Clinical Trials
Background and Purpose—Eligibility criteria are a key factor for the feasibility and validity of clinical trials. We aimed to develop an online tool to assess the potential effect of inclusion and exclusion criteria on the proportion of patients eligible for an acute stroke trial.
Methods—We identified relevant inclusion and exclusion criteria of acute stroke trials. Based on these criteria and using a cohort of 1537 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke from 3 stroke centers, we developed a web portal feasibility platform for stroke studies (FePASS) to estimate proportions of eligible patients for acute stroke trials. We applied the FePASS resource to calculate the proportion of patients eligible for 4 recent stroke studies.
Results—Sixty-one eligibility criteria were derived from 30 trials on acute ischemic stroke. FePASS, publicly available at http://fepass.uni-muenster.de, displays the proportion of patients in percent to assess the effect of varying values of relevant eligibility criteria, for example, age, symptom onset time, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and prestroke modified Rankin Scale, on this proportion. The proportion of eligible patients for 4 recent stroke studies ranged from 2.1% to 11.3%. Slight variations of the inclusion criteria could substantially increase the proportion of eligible patients.
Conclusions—FePASS is an open access online resource to assess the effect of inclusion and exclusion criteria on the proportion of eligible patients for a stroke trial. FePASS can help to design stroke studies, optimize eligibility criteria, and to estimate the potential recruitment rate.
Randomized controlled trials are necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of new stroke therapies.1 The patient population included in a randomized controlled trial is defined by its eligibility criteria.2 Restrictive inclusion criteria provide a homogeneous study population but also lead to difficulties in enrolling patients and thus increasing the trial's duration and costs. Less stringent inclusion criteria improve patient accrual and the generalizability of the study results, but at the expense of study population homogeneity and statistical power. Eligibility criteria are therefore a key factor for the feasibility and validity of acute stroke trials as well as for demonstrating treatment effects. However, methods to optimize eligibility criteria and to reliably estimate the proportion of eligible patients are not available to date.
Our aim was to develop an open access online tool to assess the effect of inclusion and exclusion criteria on the proportion of patients eligible for a clinical stroke trial. Such resource could help to estimate the recruitment rate for a specific stroke study and could be used to improve stroke trial design with respect to optimizing eligibility criteria. At its initiation, the feasibility platform for stroke studies (FePASS) is based on a large cohort of acute stroke patients from 3 stroke centers. For a first application of FePASS, we estimated the proportion of patients eligible for recent stroke trials and assessed the effect of varying their major determinants for eligibility.
Identification of Relevant Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
For identification of relevant inclusion and exclusion criteria, we systematically searched the databases Clinicaltrials.gov and The Internet Stroke Center (both searched in November 2009) for trials investigating treatments for acute ischemic stroke.3,4 The search strategy for Clinicaltrials.gov used the terms stroke for the search term Conditions, Open studies for the search term Recruitment, All studies for the search term Study Result, Interventional Studies for the search term Study Type, and Phase 2 and Phase 3 for the search term Phase. In The Internet Stroke Center, we searched interventional studies on acute ischemic stroke using the term Ongoing for the search term Status and the terms Phase 2 and Phase 3 for the search term Phase. We included studies if they investigated acute therapies, defined by treatment initiation within 24 hours after stroke onset.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria of the identified trials were extracted from Clinicaltrials.gov and The Internet Stroke Center. Some eligibility criteria were summarized, for example, on neurological disorders, that would confound the neurological evaluation. We waived eligibility criteria that were listed for only 1 of the included studies or that were only relevant for specific interventions, for example, a history of amyloid angiopathy (for a study on a thrombolytic agent) or allergy to the treatment under investigation.
Data Collection
We retrospectively analyzed data of all ischemic stroke patients admitted between April and May 2014 at the Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland, between December 2013 and June 2014 at the Western Infirmary, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, and between December 2007 and December 2009 at the University Hospital of Münster, Germany (all participating hospitals are tertiary care centers). Transient ischemic attack patients were only included if they had continuing symptoms on admission. Data on variables derived from eligibility criteria identified as described above were obtained from the patients. Information gathered included sociodemographic characteristics, time of symptom onset, duration of symptoms, reperfusion therapy, mechanical ventilation, whether patient had a transient ischemic attack, infarct localization, and infarct size, whether patients had a stroke subtype additional to ischemic stroke, neurological symptoms, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) on admission, past medical history, comorbidities, laboratory findings, current medication, suitability for MRI, modified Rankin Scale before stroke, life expectancy before stroke, and pregnancy. Anonymized data were extracted from university servers with permission according to local regulations. The identity of the individual patients was completely anonymous. Therefore, no specific informed consent was needed from the patients.
Development of the FePASS Online Resource
Based on the characteristics of relevant eligibility criteria that were identified, we developed a text-based data structure to formalize a flexible representation of eligibility criteria in general. This data structure is used to interpret, represent, and evaluate the given criteria electronically. To support the patient data import, an Excel template was defined and provided. This schema can be processed by the system and transforms patient data into the given representation of eligibility criteria. On the basis of the given data structure, the underlying relational database can be set up easily. The relational database stores the patient data, which was imported via Excel, and provides a short response time for querying. Finally, we developed the web portal FePASS that uses the representation of eligibility criteria, presents them to the user, and queries the user's combination of criteria and values to the database.
Estimation of the Proportion of Patients Eligible for Recent Trials and Effect of Eligibility Criteria Variation
We used the FePASS resource to calculate the proportion of patients eligible for 2 recently completed (Albumin in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial [ALIAS] part 2, AX200 for the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke 2 [AXIS 2]) and 2 ongoing (Cooling Plus Best Medical Treatment Versus Best Medical Treatment Alone for Acute Ischaemic Stroke [EuroHYP-1], Solitaire FR as Primary Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke [SWIFT PRIME]) trials on acute ischemic stroke based on their inclusion and exclusion criteria. Because of later initiation, EuroHYP-1 and SWIFT PRIME were not among the trials whose inclusion and exclusion criteria were used for the development of the FePASS resource. We calculated the coverage of eligibility criteria for these 2 trials by FePASS. We then used the variability-of-values feature of FePASS to assess the effect of varying values of relevant eligibility criteria on the proportion of suitable patients for the 4 trials.
Statistical Analyses
The system's underlying database is based on first-order logic, which only uses quantified variables. In particular, only Boolean values (true or false), finite numbers and dates without any variation are used to determine a patient's attribute's presence or value. Hence, FePASS determines the exact total number of eligible patients by iterating through both the list of eligibility criteria and patients in the database. For each pair of eligibility criteria and patient attribute, it checks whether the attribute fits to the given criterion. If it does, the next pair will be checked. If they do not match, the patient is evaluated as not eligible. Only if all pairs of criteria and attributes match, the patient is considered eligible and is added to the sum of eligible patients. Statistical variations do not occur when using FePASS on the same database. Variations to other cohorts can be derived independently by using the FePASS's results and this publication's cohort description as given in Table and adjusting it to the local cohort.
To calculate the potential increase of eligible patients for each of the 4 analyzed trials, we conducted the following strategy: (1) map the trial's eligibility criteria as exactly as possible to the list of criteria offered by FePASS; (2) calculate the number of eligible patients; (3) apply variations to certain criteria, such as age, NIHSS, or modified Rankin Scale; (4) recalculate the exact number of eligible patients; and (5) divide absolute numbers to determine the proportional change caused by criteria variations.
The search strategy yielded 30 acute ischemic stroke studies (Table I in the online-only Data Supplement). According to the information given by Clinicaltrials.gov and The Internet Stroke Center, 26 of these studies used a specific age range as inclusion criterion. The maximum allowed time from symptom was specified for all studies. Twenty-two studies used the NIHSS to limit initial symptom severity. Pre-stroke disability was restricted by 20 (66.7%) studies. Infarct localization and infarct size were used as eligibility criteria by 10 (33.3%) and 11 (36.7%) studies, respectively. In 12 (40%) studies, cotreatment with thrombolysis was allowed.
Overall, a total of 1537 patients were included in the database. Main characteristics of the patients are given in Table. Mean age of patients was 69.1 years; 696 (45.3%) were women. Two hundred and thirty-nine patients (15.5%) had a transient ischemic attack. Data on variables derived from eligibility criteria were >99% complete. Exceptions were NIHSS and derived variables (missing 2.9%), international normalized ratio (missing 4.0%), and partial thromboplastin time (missing 3.0%).
The developed data structure is described with the text-based format JavaScript Object Notation,5 which represents data in key-value pairs in a standardized way. Thus, the data structure is both human-readable and electronically processable. In the data structure, eligibility criteria are aggregated into 16 groups, each of them addressing another medical context, for example, demographic data, Infarct localization and size, or Past medical procedures (Table I in the online-only Data Supplement). Each of the 61 eligibility criteria is mapped to either a date or a numeric value, where dates are used to collect, present, and query a range of time for the patient's submission and numbers represent Boolean values (0=false/no and 1=true/yes) or discrete values, such as age or NIHSS. Additionally, all criteria are configured to be combinable (eg, to search for male or female patients or both genders) or exclusive (eg, to choose to have the condition Patient has had a previous stroke as an inclusion or exclusion criterion).
The web portal, publicly available at http://fepass.uni-muenster.de, presents the 16 criteria groups in an accordion-like interface (Figure 1). The user is able to open each group and choose the options that determine a patient's eligibility. Depending on the underlying data, either the (non)existence of a patient characteristic or specific values or thresholds can be selected to include or exclude patients meeting these conditions. All criteria ignored by the user are considered not relevant for the feasibility analysis.
By pressing the search button, FePASS directly collects the chosen eligibility criteria (values), queries the database, and presents the results instantaneously. The portal displays the ratio of patients found eligible in per cent, based on the current data set in the database. A Details panel in the upper right corner offers a detailed analysis of the adjustable criteria, which currently are age, symptom onset time, NIHSS, and modified Rankin Scale before the stroke (Figure 1B). Because the user is not only able to set a value range for these criteria but to adjust the threshold of both minimum and maximum values, the detailed analysis presents the outcome for these adjustments directly for each step in a tabular view. For example, if patients between 40 and 60 years of age are eligible and the adjustment allows moving downwards by 10 and upwards by 5, the detailed view shows query outcomes for all combinations of a minimum age from 30 to 40 years and a maximum age from 60 to 65 years.
A database query is generated by combining the user's choices. If a criterion has been picked as an inclusion criterion, the respective datum item in the database has to be true or 1 to determine a patient eligible. It has to be false or 0 for exclusion criteria, respectively. Regarding criteria with discrete values (eg, age), a patient is determined eligible if his/her respective datum item is within the given range. The combination of all criteria is run against the database to determine the eligibility of all patients and calculate the ratio of eligible patients. Criteria flagged as no restriction are not considered. By default, all criteria are set to no restriction, which leads to 100% of the patients being eligible in the beginning.
We applied FePASS to 4 recent stroke trials. The proportions of trial-eligible patients were 4.3%, 3.3%, 11.3%, and 2.1% for ALIAS part 2, AXIS 2, EuroHYP-1, and SWIFT PRIME, respectively. The initial protocol of AXIS 2 was amended during the study period. The NIHSS entry limit was lowered from 8 to 6, and patients with previous thrombolysis were allowed to participate. In the FePASS cohort, these changes lead to a relative increase of the proportion of eligible patients by 50% (absolute increase from 2.2% to 3.3%).
FePASS covered 16 (40%) of 40 eligibility criteria of the EuroHYP-1 trial and 26 (63%) of 41 criteria of the SWIFT PRIME trial. Variation of the upper age limit by 3 years increased the proportion of eligible patients per analyzed trial between 3.03% and 4.65% as shown in Figure 2A. Figure 2B shows the extension of the therapeutic time window. A variation by 1 hour increases in the proportion of eligible patients by 2.33% to 3.54%. NIHSS variation by 3 points increases the proportion of eligible patients by 42.86% to 139.39% and variation of the pre-stroke modified Rankin Scale by 2 points by 16.28% to 36.28%. Combination of all variations increased the proportions between 76% and 200% per trial (SWIFT PRIME, 76%; EuroHyp1, 104%; Axis 2, 200%; Alias Part 2, 195%).
We developed FePASS, an open access online resource to estimate for the proportion of stroke patients who would meet specific trial's eligibility criteria. The underlying data structure allows modifications of inclusion and exclusion criteria according to changes of eligibility criteria of future trials. In addition, further stroke patient cohorts can be added easily to the database of FePASS. By applying FePASS to recent clinical trials, we estimated that the proportion of patients eligible for participation in these trials ranges between 2.1% and 11.3%. Even slight variations of inclusion criteria led to significant changes in these proportions.
FePASS allows to estimate the number of patients who can be recruited to a given study. The determination of eligibility criteria for a planned trial certainly depends on the treatment that will be investigated, for example, the maximum time from symptom onset to treatment initiation for recanalization therapies.6 However, knowledge of the effect of inclusion criteria on the proportion of eligible patients is important for choosing the number of centers for a trial and for determining the expected duration. Moreover, minor variation of a range of inclusion criteria can increase the proportion of eligible patients without decreasing the power of a study to demonstrate efficacy.
Difficulties in patient recruitment to large clinical stroke trials are well described.2 For instance, in the recently published AXIS 2 trial, the inclusion criteria were changed soon after recruitment of the first 21 patients as a result of slow recruitment.7 A meta-analysis on a large number of stroke studies showed that recruitment rates for acute stroke trials are significantly influenced by the maximum allowable time from stroke onset to study enrollment and by the exclusion of patients with mild stroke.2 Based on a cohort of 1322 stroke patients, Taylor et al developed regression curves relating the proportion of patients within each of 3 eligibility criteria (NIHSS, age, and time to treatment).8 The model demonstrated that lowering the baseline limits of the NIHSS and extending the treatment window would have a great effect on the proportion of patients eligible for a stroke trial. However, most patients are ineligible for a trial because of >1 criterion violation.9 Thus, modification of a range of criteria is necessary to change the proportion of eligible patients, as enabled by FePASS. The same approach as used for FePASS was recently developed for estimating the proportion of patients suitable for studies on intracerebral hemorrhage.10
Our study has strengths and limitations. The identified inclusion and exclusion criteria are derived from a reasonable number of clinical phase II and III studies, thus covering the most relevant eligibility criteria. In addition, FePASS is based on a cohort of a large number of unselected and consecutively admitted patients. However, despite this large sample, its scope might be limited because patient data are derived from only 3 tertiary care stroke centers. Nevertheless, the current FePASS cohort has a relatively good generalizability indicated by a similar distribution of patient characteristics compared with large, population-based cohorts.11,12 A further strength of the FePASS resource is that it is open access.
We have developed an open access online resource, FePASS, that enables assessment for the effect of inclusion and exclusion criteria on the proportion of patients eligible for an acute stroke trial. FePASS can help to design stroke studies, optimize eligibility criteria, and estimate the potential recruitment rate.
Dr Schäbitz is an inventor of patent applications claiming the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for the treatment of stroke.
↵* Dr Minnerup, B. Trinczek, and M. Storck contributed equally.
↵† Drs Schäbitz and Schilling are joint senior authors.
The online-only Data Supplement is available with this article at http://stroke.ahajournals.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007124/-/DC1.
- Received August 16, 2014.
- Revision received October 3, 2014.
- Accepted October 9, 2014.
- © 2014 American Heart Association, Inc.
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"I love you Sabado kahit buong Linggo. ♪┏(・o・)┛♪┗ ( ・o・) ┓♪
Hintay ka lang Jollibee andyan na ako!"♪┏(・o・)┛♪┗ ( ・o・) ┓♪
I remember when I was just a kid, if we've been a very good girl Mom would give us a special treat that every Filipino kid could ever want. [ Well, maybe during my generation! I don't know if you can still observe this now..] and that is to go eat and play at Jollibee.
Let me introduce my beeeezy friend to you...
Jollibee is a phenomenal success story: what began as a two-branch ice cream parlor in 1975 offering hot meals and sandwiches became incorporated in 1978 with seven outlets to explore the possibilities of a hamburger concept. Thus was born the company that revolutionized fast food in the Philippines
As of now, it has 50 restaurants in 5 countries... and counting ^_^
For more information, visit their website HERE.
Here's what me and GG got for dinner last night. I supposed to post this yesterday but internet connection sucks! I can't upload my pictures :(
Premium bihon noodles served with mouth-watering palabok sauce and toppings of pork chicharon bits, tinapa flakes, sauteed pork, shrimps and slices of eggs.
a closer look to my favorite..
very Pinoy!
with the Chiken Joy
"Isa pa, isa pang Chiken Joy! ^_^"
Crispylicious, Juicylicious
For my GG
Yum with TLC
Complete Yum burger. Pure beef patty served with special dressing, a slice of fresh tomato, crisp lettuce and cheddar cheese all in soft bun.
He's so hungry that he already took a bite ^^
Jolly Crispy Fries
An ice confection made with finely shaved ice topped with a blend of milk and cream, mango cubes, mango puree and swirls of caramel.
*Product descriptions are from their website.
A little something from me:
- I can't take the risk of not seeing my BF for more than one day. Even a second of not talking to him makes me sick. So I decided to do the move. This time, I'll be the one to go over his place and stay for a while so we can have some QT together.
- I really love to post my Jollibee toys(I talk like a kid! Errr!), but since I'm staying here until Monday, I can't post it right away.


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Remain In Light is a mystery, but also contains elements of magical realism, poetry and film noir. Set in Paris in the late 1990s, the main characters could not be more opposite. Irène Laureux is a feisty, 69-yearl-old widow determined to find the man, Frederick Dubois, who knows the circumstances of her husband's mysterious death 30 years earlier. Helping in her search is American expat Martin Paige, a young, gay writer who has moved to Paris to get over a damaging relationship. I wanted to write a mystery that didn't play to the stereotypes of the macho, hard-boiled detective or beautiful forensic pathologist. Irène and Martin are flawed, average citizens thrown into extraordinary circumstances and must rely on their unlikely friendship and tenacity to solve a mystery that only grows deeper and more dangerous the closer they get to the truth. I also wanted to explore the underworld of Paris, the simmering xenophobia, class warfare and organized crime that is glossed over by the travel brochures.
An excerpt:
Prologue: Time Ticks
Hands in motion. Fingers fly over letters and numbers, type out a message, a brief history of self, of time, of need and directionless desire. The screen bathes those hands in bruised light, flickers on a face in the darkness. A face grown two years older, forehead scarred by a bomb blast often hidden by blonde bangs and more tiny lines around the eyes behind glasses. There is an unmistakable tattoo on the left hand between the thumb and index finger: two interlocking crosses, equal but opposite.
Here is how the monster is kept at bay: he surfs through pornography, lurid images and chatrooms, searches for the lowest common denominator. There's a picture of a beautiful young boy, only eighteen, on one side of the screen and an open dialogue box on the other. 17 Rue Ferrandi, the boy types. I am Thierry. What is your name?
He types back: Martin.
He leaves the apartment on rue Rampon silently, makes sure not to wake his roommate. But she is awake. She hears the almost imperceptible click as the laptop switches off; his feet pad down the
hardwood floor of the hallway. Then there's the other click, the one that makes her mouth go dry with dread and disappointment. It's the sound as the door softly opens and closes, a maneuver only she hears. Even the cat at the foot of her bed, with preternatural senses, sleeps through his leaving. These late night disappearances happen at least twice a week, and they've been going on for months. Every time he leaves, it's still a surprise, as if it's happening for the first time. She gets out of bed and opens the doors to the balcony.
It is late summer, the tourists have gone home, the city is quiet, but there is expectancy in the air, something or someone she cannot name. She feels it as intensely as when Martin Paige's arrival was imminent just two short years ago. It is early morning; Venus is visible overhead. It rivals the moon for the sky. Irène Laureux leans on the balcony, the tattoo on her pale left hand in sharp relief against the metal railing even in the weak light. Equal but opposite – the same ink she shares with Martin. Irène looks up, summons the inevitable with words that have served her well in the past: Paris, Paris, Paris.
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Spent the last 16 hours on the train from Vienna to Amsterdam, heading out to enjoy the beautiful albeit a bit overcast day in Amsterdam.
Travel tip for ya - I took the CityNightLine hotel train, where you get a room kinda like a cruise ship, with your own shower and dining area too. Trains folks are the way to go... One day America will wake up to that reality, maybe at $10 a gallon. How those airfares doing these days btw?
Post some interesting housing stuff here (use tinyurl, keep it short), and I'll see what I missed and get back to it tomorrow. Any Amsterdam tips appreciated (keep it clean!)


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Based on Laura Fitinghoff's novel Children on the Moor, this Swedish drama concentrates on a group of seven orphans. Slated to be shipped off to the poorhouse, the kids decide to take to the road to seek out new parents--and a proper owner for their pet goat. Gradually, each child is adopted into a loving home, but there are plenty of obstacles along the way, notably the treacherous Swedish climate. The best vignette concerns an elderly cobbler (John Ericcson) who, though rumored to be a human monster, displays his true nature when the children come into his life. Wisely, director Rolf Husberg plays away from gooey sentimentality, though neither he nor his actors are ashamed of good, honest sentiment.
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More accurately, I was going to be someone at 16.
Yes, I feel a full-body-shiver looking back at how optimistic I was at 15.
But again, I am done weeping over the fact that at 24, I am at a low-paying office job, in a field I swear I never once imagined myself in. IN-SU-RANCE. Or, that my peak seems to have started and ended during my last year in university. A good three years since, and I haven't published anything. Or that my love life will forever be followed by the pun, lack thereof; therefore causing both great concern and happiness to my brothers and parents (respectively). Yes, I am okay with all of these. And yes, not a tear was shed while delivering this long list of what makes me a failure.
I wonder whether this declaration of acceptance makes me mature, or a loser. But for the sake of uplifting my ego on this day that I turn a year older, let's just call it maturity. Please.
Yes, there is a long list of things I should've already done but haven't, and I'm not an inch closer to being the person I wanted to be at 24, BUT there are other things that I've accomplished that I never thought I could. I feel like I have matured so much in the last year, that I caught up with all those years that I've turned a year older and none the wiser. I haven't traveled, haven't written anything, haven't gone out and seen the world just yet. Instead, I have had my heart broken, worked at an assembly line for a car factory (first day of which I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and I went home everyday smelling like burnt metal and exhausted to the core), moved jobs, met new friends, learned to drive, worked as a stock person getting cuts from handling boxes and muscles from lifting, bought a car, took care of my parents. This big big world that life put me into when it decided to take me away from the Philippines, no matter how many times I reject it, actually provided me all the space I needed to grow.
Today, I saw a real Chagall. My parents took me to AGO to see the The Great Upheaval collection, and I saw things that are far greater than me. I felt small, and overwhelmed and awed and inexplicably happy. I never ever thought that I would see a real Picasso, or Matisse, or Modigliani. And there they were, making me feel things I would never be able to explain. So I wouldn't even bother. Except maybe to say: here's one that wasn't on the list.
And there will be many more to come.


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Get Permission from References:
Who to Ask for a Reference:
Former bosses and parents you have babysat for make good references. So do college professors.
Create a listing of your references. The list of references should not be included in your resume. Rather, create a separate reference list. Have it ready to give to employers when you interview. Include three or four references, along with their job title, employer, and contact information. If the employer asks you to email your references, paste the list into the body of any email letter, rather than sending an attachment.
Request a Reference Letter:
I have heard nannies should ask for written references from their employers at each job at performance evaluation time (annually or bi-annually). At the very least, you should ask for a written letter of reference every time you change employment. Make a point of asking for a reference letter from the parent. They won't write the letter unless you ask them to do it.
Keep Your References Up-to-Date:
Let your references know where your job search stands. Tell them who might be calling for a reference. When you get a new job, don't forget to send a thank you note to those who provided you with a reference.
Maintain your Network:
Maintaining your reference network with periodic phone calls or notes to get and give updates is important. Have an active network in place because you never know when you might need it.
Requesting Permission to Call Your References:
A nanny agency or prospective employer should ask your permission before contacting your references. This is especially important if you are employed - you don't want to surprise your current employer with a phone call checking your references. It's perfectly acceptable to say that you are not comfortable with your current employer being contacted at the present time. However, do have a list of alternative references available.


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In a feat that deserves a metal or trophy, I watched the 6-hour mini-series Carlos in a 24-hour period. The film was released in theaters last year in a 2.5 hour cut, but the 6-hour version is where its at. The basic story focuses on the notorious terrorist Carlos the Jackal, as played by Édgar Ramírez. If you have the patience and an interest in international history and 20th century politics, it's a must watch. Even if you don't, it's thoroughly entertaining and thought provoking -- especially when you account for what's happening in the Middle East at this moment.
In any event, for our purposes, it's got one hell of a soundtrack. There's not an official album for the series, but director Olivier Assayas choose all source music instead of a traditional score. In a bold move, he used late 70s British rock songs to soundtrack the film. Even some New Jersey love with The Feelies sneaking in.
It raises the interesting dilemma in using music that wasn't released when the events of the film happened. You ever see A Knight's Tale or Marie Antoinette? It works in Carlos, because it gives the film an heighten energy in parts.
The series is on Netflix streaming now, so do give it a chance.
I figured I give you a list of the songs used in the episodes, then you can build your own playlist for your terroristic activities.
Episode 1:
- Loveless Love by The Feelies
- Dreams Never End by New Order
- All Night Party by A Certain Ratio
Episode 2:
- Terebellum by Fripp & Eno
- Ahead by Wire
- Forces at Work by The Feelies
- Sonic Reducer by The Dead Boys
Episode 3:
- Dot Dash by Wire
- Drill by Wire
- The 15th by Wire
- Sharing by Satisfaction
- Pure by The Lighning Seeds


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Oscar Musical Nominees: 'Muppets,' John Williams, 'Rio,' 'The Artist'
Nominations for the 84th annual Academy Awards were announced today and while "The Artist" and "The Descendants," and "The Help" all got their expected due, this year's music nominations were less known.
This year's Best Original Score nominees included a two-time nominee in John Williams, who was nominated for both "The Adventures of Tintin," and "War Horse" and now has a 40% chance of taking home the golden statuette. Other nominees included Golden Globe winner Ludovic Bource for "The Artist," perennial winner Howard Shore for "Hugo," and Alberto Iglesias for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."
Only two nominees were named this year for best original song: "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" by Bret McKenzie and "Real in Rio" by Brazilian music legends Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown with lyrics by Siedah Garrett.
Elton John was both shut out due to a rule change explained thusly by the Associated Press of the best-picture field: "Because of a rule change requiring films to receive a certain number of first-place votes, the best-picture field has only nine nominees rather than the 10 that were in the running the last two years." Madonna, who recently won a Golden Globe for her song "Masterpiece," was not eligible for an Oscar this year. Billboard.biz will have more on the nominations soon.
Winners will be decided at the 84th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26.
Music (Original Score)
The Adventures of Tintin
John Williams
The Artist
Ludovic Bource
Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Alberto Iglesias
War Horse
John Williams
Music (Original Song)
"Man or Muppet" from THE MUPPETS
Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio" from RIO
Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown
Lyric by Siedah Garrett


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The #1 FREE farm game returns to the Google Play Store with Farm Story: Halloween Edition!
We're adding all sorts of new treats (and tricks) for HALLOWEEN! Grow creepy crops to prepare for a frightful feast! Tend to all-new costumed critters that are scampering around your scary prairie!
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Greek has an adjective ἀνυπόκριτος that has been translated as unfeigned or genuine.
If this word was translated literally it might be unactorly or not dramatically or by a phrase not like a stage performer or actor or even unmasked since actors and performers in Greek and Roman Dramas wore masks.
Here's a quote that includes that word.
Romans 12:9 ἡ ἀγάπη ἀνυπόκριτος
Let love be genuine or in some older versions unfeigned is used.
Love Agape must be an sincere action not an act.
This word is also used again in 2 Corinthians 6.6


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Deadly Immunity by Robert F. Kennedy Jnr
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. investigates the government cover-up of a mercury/autism scandal In June 2000, a group of top government scientists and health officials gathered for a meeting at the isolated Simpsonwood conference center in Norcross, Georgia. Convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the meeting was held at this Methodist retreat center, nestled in wooded farmland next to the Chattahoochee River, to ensure complete secrecy. The agency had issued no public announcement of the session — only … Continue reading


text: Did a original dragon design on Min Min Hein, he showed me some tattoos on his phone and i drew a version of this design for him and he had to have it! Next is Nicole and her lillies and roses on her left shoulder and upper arm we still have on more lillie to color. Next is a cross, and a true believer tattoo that i designed. Thanks again Fairbanks, North Pole, Eilson AFB, and all my friends at Fort Wainright for all the support of my tattoo work. God has blessed me with my abilities and all of you that support me.