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A Beautiful Lie by TE Sivec
A Moment by Marie Hall
Always Summer by Crisp Copp
Always You by Kirsty Moseley
Angelfall by Susan Ee
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Avoiding Commitment (Avoiding, #1) by KA Linde
Avoiding Responsibility (Avoiding, #2) by KA Linde
Awakened by CN Watkins
Back to You by Priscilla Glenn
Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris
Bared to You by Sylvia Day
Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Before I Wake (Soul Screamers #6) by Rachel Vincent
Between the Lines by Tammara Webber
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
The Boys Next Door by Jennifer Echols
The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window by Kirsty Moseley
Brenna Blixen Series by Liz Reinhardt
By a Thread by Jennifer Estep
Callum & Harper by Fisher Amelie
Catching Jordan by Miranda Kennealy
Chance Encounters by J. Sterling
Clarity by Kim Harrington
The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden (The Coincidenc, #1) by Jessica Sorensen
Connected by Kim Karr
Cross My Heart by Katie Klein
Date Me (The Keatyn Chronicles #3) by Jillian Dodd
Dirty Red (Love Me With Lies, #2) by Tarryn Fisher
Disastrous EL Montes
Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Double Clutch by Liz Reinhardt
Down to You (The Bad Boys, #1) M. Leighton
The Duff by Kody Keplinger
Easy by Tammara Webber
Eden (Book #3 Providence series) by Jamie McGuire
The Edge of Never by JA Redmerski
Everlasting by Angie Frazier
Every Which Way by Calia Read
Existence by Abbi Glines
Fall From Grace by Christine Zolendz
Falling Into You by Jasinda Wilder
Fateful by Cheri Schmidt
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
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First Light (Project Five Fifteen) by Sammantha Summers
Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Forget You by Jennifer Echols
Fragile by M. Leighton
Fury by Michelle Pace & Tammy Coons
Futures & Frosting (Chocolate Lovers, #2) by Tara Sivec
The Gathering (Darkest Rising Trilogy) by Kelley Armstrong
Geek Girl by Cindy C. Bennett
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
Half-Blood by Jennfier L. Armentrout
Happenstance by M.J. Abraham
Haven from the Storm by Sarah Dosher
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Hot Ticket by Olivia Cunning
If I Die by Rachel Vincent
If I Were You (Inside Out Trilogy, #1) by Lisa Renee Jones
If You Stay by Courtney Cole
Insanity by Lauren Hammond
Just Remember to Breathe by Charles Sheehan-Miles
Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett
Kiss Me (Keatyn Chronicles, #2) by Jillian Dodd
Knight & Play by Kitty French
The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting
Lengths by Steph Campbell & Liz Reinhardt
Life on the Edge Jennifer Comeaux
Love Left Behind SH Kolee
Love Revolution by Michelle Mankin
Love Unrehearsed (Love, #2) by Tina Reber
Metamorphosis by Erin Noelle
The Mighty Storm by Samantha Towle
Modern Love Story by Jolyn Palliata
My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea M. Cameron
My Heart for Yours by Jolene Perry
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TORONTO, March 6 (Reuters) - Canada's SNC-Lavalin Group Inc on Thursday reported marginally lower fourth-quarter earnings as losses at its engineering and construction, and operations and maintenance units offset concession investment gains.
Net earnings were C$92.6 million, or 61 Canadian cents a share, compared with C$94 million, or 62 Canadian cents a share, a year earlier.
SNC, one of the world's largest construction and engineering companies, said it was expecting earnings between C$2.25 and C$2.50 a share for 2014.

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The Olympic Heights Drama Department will present Ruthless! The Musical at 8 p.m. Nov. 4, 5, and 6 at the high school's Performing Arts Theatre, 20101 Lyons Rd.
The musical farce is based on a combination of The Bad Seed, Gypsy, and All About Eve. Advance tickets for groups of 20 or more are on sale now; regular sales begin Oct. 11. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students with identification. Call 561-852-6955.
Real estate investor expo planned
The Boca Raton Real Estate Investment Club is sponsoring the South Florida Real Estate Investor Expo from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn Boca Town Center, 1950 Glades Road.
Exhibitors will present the latest services and products available in the real estate marketplace to both professional and nonprofessional investors. Admission is $10. There will be complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a drawing for door prizes. Call 561-994-6999.
Learn about events at JCC open house
The Levis Jewish Community Center at the Weinberg Center, 14620 S. Military Trail, will sponsor an open house, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 6. The event will introduce attendees to new classes, seminars, lecture series and bus excursions. Call 561-470-2000.


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When the devil claims his own.
Notice the phone number and other devil's codes.
"Yo J"
"Like 50 Cent, many men want me dead
They got a price on my head
But I stay in the club like I don't give a f--k
The Department of Justice is trying
to bust this case in my face
And trying to keep me in one place
So now I'm getting prosecuted
This s--t is highly disputed
The Bureau of Immigration and the
National Bureau of Investigation got your man Jason
Try and get me, I'm gonna fight this
Y'all acting sh---y like a laxative
I told y'all it was motherf---ing accident."
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The Golden State Warrior's top scorer, Stephen Curry, led the team in continuing the winning streak for a 136-100 win against the San Antonio Spurs in the resumption of the West's race in the best of 7 series.
Curry topped the box score with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists to close the game for a 2-0 series lead. Kevin Durant contributed 16 points along with the rookie Patrick McCaw who scored 18 points with 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
Meanwhile, the Spurs continued to struggle in the absence of Kawhi Leonard. The short-handed Spurs found a lone bright spot on Jonathon Simmons who scored 17 of his 22 points in the first half and from the bench, Davis Bertans added 13 points but it was not enough to chase the Warriors.
(Watch the Game 2 Highlights)
Game 3 will start on Saturday in San Antonio.
As of now, Leonard is still recovering from the re-injured left ankle. If Leonard will not play in Game 3 of the series, the Warriors will probably continue the streak.
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Isaiah Thomas scored 29 points and Kelly Olynyk contributed 26 points as the Boston Celtics closed out a 4-3 series against the Washington Wizards and finally earned the ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals.
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The Celtics will be facing the defending champions of the East, the Cleveland Cavaliers on Game 1 of the East Finals in the playoffs on Wednesday, May 17 at Boston.
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The Golden State Warriors pulled a great comeback on the second half to stun the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, 113-111.
Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant joined forces to lead the Warriors straight to victory who scored 40 points and 34 points apiece.
The Warriors tallied a 1-0 edge in the best-of-seven series. The winner of the Western Conference will play against either the defending Champion Cleveland, Boston or Washington in the NBA Finals.
From Manu Ginobili's steal, LaMarcus Aldridge pursued a driving dunk to close the first quarter with a 14 point lead, 30-16.
The Spurs' leading scorers, Kawhi Leonard recorded 18 of his 26 points in the first half and Aldridge contributed 17 of his 28 in the first two quarters as the Spurs held a 62-42 half-time lead.
The Warriors tried to boost-up their morale but the Spurs showed consistency as Danny Green threw a 26-foot 3-pointer, leaving the Warriors with a 20 points deficit to end the second quarter.
Leonard left on the third quarter limping to the locker room due to a sprained left ankle.
Curry managed to score 19 points in the third quarter to trigger a comeback, firing 5 3-pointers, but the Warriors still lag behind, 90-81 entering the last quarter.
Finally, the Warriors took the lead as Durant unleashed a 2-point shot with 4:09 minutes left on the game, 100-101. The lead continued as the time expired for the last quarter, 113-111.
Jonathon Simmons entered the game for Leonard in the first 7:52 of the third quarter. Notably, Leonard also missed Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets because of a sprained left ankle.
Leonard's absence in the second half flashed a 18-0 run, a slow but sure comeback for the Warriors as Curry and the team found their rhythm to outsmart the Spurs.
What do you think happened if Leonard doesn't have injury and played the whole game? Will the result be the same?
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The Golden State Warriors is set to face the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, May 14 for this year's Western Conference Finals.
Much have been expected for the Warriors in the playoffs as they enter in the West's Finals with a remarkable 8-0 record. They ended the First round of the conference with a 4-0 win against the Portland Trail Blazers with 25 pts as the largest lead on their Game 4 match-up last April 24.
The Warriors also dominated the Conference Semifinal against the Utah Jazz, 4-0. Draymond Green completed the 8-0 sweep with 17 pts, 10 rebounds, 11 assist in Game 4.
(Photo credits: Mark J. Reblias/USA TODAY Sports)
On one hand, the Spurs appeared to have a good play against the Memphis Grizzlies ending the first round with a 4-2 standing. The 2014 NBA Final Most Valuable Player, Kawhi Leonard headed the team with the highest points all through-out the first round. Leonard scored 43 pts in Game 4 with 8 rebounds, 3 assist and 6 steal.
The Houston Rockets stormed the Spurs with a 27-point lead, 126-99 as Trevor Ariza scored 23 points, James Harden added 20 points and 14 rebounds last Monday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. But the Spurs stood up and crumpled the Rockets in Game 2 and Game 3 respectively, 121-96 & 103-92. Leonard and Aldridge scored 26 points apiece which helped Spurs to dominate Game 2 without Tony Parker.
In Game 6, the absence of Leonard didn't muddle the Spurs to outsmart the Rockets with a 114-75 victory. Leonard was not able to play due to a sprained left ankle as they closed out the series though Jonathan Simmons took his place and delivered points.
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Speculations and predictions are buzzing in the internet for the upcoming match. Several experts revealed their predictions for the upcoming Spurs-Warriors series.
Will the strength of the Warriors be enough to crush the Spurs as they start the finals? Can the Spurs stop the Warrior's winning streak?
Let' s see.
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Title: A Purrfect Match
Author: Chris T. Kat
Author: Chris T. Kat
My Rating: A-
Genre: m/m romance, paranormal (shape-shifter)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Number of pages: 236
Word Count: 66,000
Cover Artist: Shobana Appavu
Buy Link: Amazon
Buy Link: Amazon
Book Description:
When a bad day at work culminates in losing out on a promotion, Jim Sanders shifts into his animal form to let off steam. Then his bad day turns into a bad night—while prowling his Atlantic City neighborhood as a large gray house cat, he's caught in a torrential downpour. What little luck he has washes down the gutter when his new boss, Andrew Wright, catches him taking shelter on his porch, brings him inside, and starts calling him Mr. Frosty.
As a feline, Jim becomes the inadvertent confessor for his boss's lonely son, Tony, a victim of schoolyard bullying. As a human, he feels drawn to Andrew, a man he wanted to resent. Finding love was never part of Jim's plan for the future—not with his bizarre secret—yet suddenly he finds himself navigating that minefield anyway. But not everything is easy, especially for an interracial gay couple dealing with prejudice in the workplace, at Tony's school, and even within their own families.
My Review:
Everything about this book was simply heartwarming and fun to read. I truly loved this story. There are three main characters in the book:
1. Jim- huge, black guy who's been passed over for the promotion at work
2. Andrew- single dad who's 5 years younger than Jim who got the job Jim wanted. He's just moved to the area for the boost in his career
3. Tony- Andrew's 6 yo son who's not dealing with the move well at all.
When the book starts Jim is frustrated and angry. He thought that he was getting the promotion. To find out that it was going to someone 5 years younger than him has been a blow. He's ready to hate Andrew on sight. Instead he decides to run out his frustrations in his cat form. Yes, this huge black guy is a shifter...but get this... he's a house cat. I love the completely unexpected version of this guy and he is such a cat in that form with all the attitude, running hot and cold, of that form. It kept me giggling.
Tony's having a hard time and he's so young, so when he pushes Andrew to take in the stray, dripping wet cat, Andrew caves. For his part, Jim never planned this. He sure didn't want to be in Andrew's house, but he quickly finds himself feeling for Tony and learning things about Andrew he never expected. A cat purrs which is very soothing. Andrew and Tony are two people who need that comfort and Jim quickly finds himself also acting as confessor for the two, which just makes him more attached to both of them.
I truly loved the way that this story developed. Andrew and Jim do not have a naturally easy relationship just because of the circumstances at work, but despite that, Jim finds himself feeling more and more towards Andrew and his son, Tony. He's quickly getting sucked into this family although he's NEVER planned on going into any relationship long-term. He doesn't see himself as a relationship kind of guy.
Overall this was a great read. It was one that left me feeling happier for having read that and I definitely can't ask anything more from a good book.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review.
Author Bio:
Chris T. Kat lives in the middle of Europe, where she shares a house with her husband of almost 15 years and their two children. She stumbled upon the M/M genre by luck and was swiftly drawn into it. She divides her time between work, her family—which includes chasing after escaping horses and lugging around huge instruments such as a harp—and writing. She enjoys a variety of genres, such as mystery/suspense, paranormal, and romance. If there's any spare time, she happily reads for hours, listens to audiobooks, or crafts.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/christi_kat
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/ChrisTKat
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text: Janice from Room 8 went around with trusty camera in hand viewing the Y8 students from Melville Intermediate School stalls for our Prep Economic Day. The students were competing to create a stall and then sell to the Y7 students. The winning team which will be announced next week is the stall that made the most profit from there work and produce. The students from Y7 were thrilled to be the consumers and enjoyed it very much.


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His buddy Wiz Khalifa gives him lessons!
When not smokes himself with his BFF Rihanna or with his girlfriend Michelle Rodriguez, Cara Delevingne took lessons with Wiz Khalifa, a large used, never stingy with advice when it comes to talking Botanical ...
Cara Delevingne is not a beginner issue fumette and does not hide it, far from it. For proof, in January, she was burning in one (or) right match basketball and his girlfriend Michelle Rodriguez please. The model also does not hesitate to boast of this little misbehavior via Instagram, proud to have smoke freely while the public.
Very attentive, the british, delighted to have a new friend who shares this passion, has subdued the technique husband Amber Rose ... And these two do were also not left, Tuesday, at the event organized by the Eleven Paris Gaite Lyrique and in the after, which was held at the VIP Room.


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ISQRT: Code for efficient calculation of integer square roots.
Contains discussion of the speed of the Common Lisp function ISQRT for extremely large bignums, the results of timing tests, and code for a more efficient implementation.
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As I reported here first, both veteran reporters Eric Rasmussen and Ken Pritchett are gone from KTVU. It was all about the money --don't believe any other reasons--to their credit, both Rasmussen and Pritchett took the high road. But both turned down some rather repulsive offers from FOX.
Meanwhile, my source at KGO tells me both Eric Thomas and Kristen Sze have been kicked off the Morning Show. Might be noted there's some anchor shuffling taking place at 900 Front and both seem destined for other time slots.
Don't know all the details here but it appears that one big issue involving the duo's 86 might be the fact that both hate each other and in the end, that may have accelerated their departure. No word on replacements yet but think heavily this dynamic duo.
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If you haven't seen "Deck The Halls" then check it out! It's a good, clean and funny movie.
Tomorrow I will probably put out the Christmas decorations and put away the Fall decorations. It means washing the Fall decorations, drying and putting them away. Then pulling out the Christmas decorations.
For Christmas, I don't exactly decorate like "Deck The Halls". I'm somewhere in between "Deck The Halls" and "Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree"!
As I've gotten older, I've cut way back on my Christmas decorating. I don't put outside decorations or lights up, I don't pull out my Christmas china for everyday use (just for special Christmas parties), I shrunk my tree to a manageable size and use artificial. I go through my decorations each year and get rid of the ones I don't use any more. Unless they are special then I make a note about them and pack them in a little box to keep.
Once Stan and I get the house decorated I will be sharing photos of our progress.
Bits and pieces of my life. I am a lifelong Christian. I have been married for over 40 years to Stan. No children. We have 1 Italian Greyhound named Capodimonte and 2 calico cats named Capt. Fishipants (a rare MALE calico) and Daphne Doolittle. We have 9 nieces/nephews and 10 grandnieces/nephews whom we love. My hobbies are genealogy, reading, digital scrapbooking, history, dogs, homemaking. This is a personal blog, not a business. I share what interests me I am not selling or making a profit.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
OPA Award of Excellence!
I am very happy and proud to announce that my painting "Sunday Morning Frost" has been given the "John Marion Pardy Landscape Award of Excellence' at the Oil Painters of America's (OPA) 19th Annual Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils held at Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.
This award is a special one, established by the family of John Marion Pardy, who was a lover of all things outdoors, who instilled a love of the land in his family, and who had a great love of art and music, traditional oil painting in particular. The annual award was set up by his daughter as a way to honor her father and the gift of these loves that he passed on to her.
That's a very special story and makes me even more proud to have been the recipient of it.
29 comments:
- Denise R said...
Oh you REALLY deserve this. This is one of my all time favorite paintings that I have seen of yours posted here. I am just amazed at how you captured the snow like you did and the feeling of snow in this scene. Congrats!!
- May 4, 2010 at 6:07 AM
- Anne Spoon said...
What an honor to be recognised for your beautiful painting. I always feel awards help validate not just that painting , but all the years of hard work that came before. Congratulations Marc.
- May 4, 2010 at 7:02 AM
- Jason Prigge said...
Great Job Marc! When you first posted this piece I knew there was something special about it! Congrats!
- May 4, 2010 at 7:38 AM
- n_hager said...
Congrats Marc! Love this piece. Well deserved.
Nate Hager
- May 4, 2010 at 8:23 AM
- Fernando Pena said...
Marc, congratulations on your award, well deserved
- May 4, 2010 at 8:26 AM
- Johanne Morin said...
Congratulations! Very well deserved.
- May 4, 2010 at 8:50 AM
- Sharon Wright said...
Oh, well done, you! It is a very beautiful painting.
- May 4, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- The Windrush Gallery said...
I was spell bound when you first posted this one, so congrats on a well deserved award for an absolutely wonderful painting.
- May 4, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- Kaylyn said...
This is a perfectly spectacular painting. It so captures the cold and the winter light. I'll come back and look at it in August when its a hundred degrees in Kansas!!
- May 4, 2010 at 1:52 PM
- Kaaren Oreck said...
When one of your life's passions is looking at paintings there are a few that you know your mind will never forget.This painting is in good company with Sargent Sorrolla etc. in mine.
- May 4, 2010 at 10:45 PM
- black bear cabin said...
it truly is a gorgeous piece...huzzah to you! :)
- May 4, 2010 at 10:47 PM
- Katherine Muschick Schneider said...
Congratulations, Marc. An honor well earned.
- May 4, 2010 at 11:09 PM
- billspaintingmn said...
Congratulations Marc!
I was happy to read your post! Your
paintings capture moments we all can relate to.
This one is beautiful. I'm inspired every time I see your art!
- May 5, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- loriann said...
Congratulations! It is an honor that you deserve. You work is sensitive, yet strong. It draws the viewer in to look and see more. They become wrapped in the mystery you create. Beautiful!
- May 5, 2010 at 5:17 PM
No surprise there, Marc. An exceptional painting....puts you completely in the cold air of a frosty winter's day.
- May 6, 2010 at 5:27 AM
- Róisín O'Farrell said...
Congratulations Marc and well deserved. This painting is so still it takes the breath from you. Excellent
- May 6, 2010 at 8:20 AM
- Jeremy Pearse said...
Well done Marc! Frankly I'm not surprised as this is a lovely painting and has a wonderful feeling of light running throughout the work.
- May 6, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- Bruce Sherman said...
Hi Marc!... Long time no speak! Add my heartiest congratulations to the growing crowd of Hanson enthusiasts who admire your consistently high calibre work... and work ethic!
Good Painting!... and stacks of awards!
Warm regards,
- May 7, 2010 at 6:42 AM
- Donna T said...
A big Congrats from me too! Outstanding painting, Marc!
- May 8, 2010 at 7:44 AM
- Marian Fortunati said...
Well deserved, congratulations!!
- May 8, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- Steve Froelich said...
How brilliant of the judges to agree with me that this is one of the best paintings in America.
- May 9, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Kim VanDerHoek said...
An absolutely stunning painting! Congratulations on the award, this one really deserves it. WOW, I wish I could see it in person!
- May 9, 2010 at 2:47 PM
- Sri Debi said...
Mark, I was just looking at a snow scene you painted that is hanging in Jon Brownings office in Columbus. I said, Mark is an artist that really understands winter. Congratulations on that well deserved OPA award - again!!!
- May 11, 2010 at 1:07 PM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Thank you ALL very much for the kind words. It was an honor and I'm very proud to have been the first recipient of this ongoing award.
The person who set up the award contacted me and told me why she established this award for OPA. Out of respect for her privacy I'm not going to talk about that, but will say that through our conversations I now know that this was a very special one to receive. Aside from it's normally being a special OPA Award of Excellence, and due to circumstances, it was probably meant to be.
Things work that way sometimes don't they? :)
- May 11, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- Houston emergency room said...
Congratulations, the painting is a great one. The detail and shadows are really well done.
- May 12, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Caroline Bray Art said...
Congratulations on a well deserved award - this is just beautiful.
- May 15, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- A Arte de Pedro da Costa said...
Congratulations Marc.Very nice work!!!!
- July 15, 2010 at 5:59 PM
- Büyü Yapmak said...
Great Job Marc! When you first posted this piece I knew there was something special about it! Congrats!
- July 17, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Tooninator said...
this is crazy good. Love all your work.
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There are different ways to pray, as we all probably know. There is a pleading prayer and a commanding prayer. A kind of request and an order. Most people pray in the request mode. I believe this is because they are in a routine of prayer.
We, actually, get in quit the routine. Doing everything basically the same. Our walk with Christ becomes ordinary and we rely on the same things to see us through. Our routine becomes habit. I'm not saying that being a habitual Christian is a bad thing, we should all be addicted to God. But, a routine makes something common place and in affect a nonimpacting ritual.
When I first came back to my precious church, I noticed how beautiful their prayers were. The language was eloquent and the tone was sweet. I was impressed by how poetic it sounded. I was drawn into the prayer by the love of the one speaking. But, then after a while I started to notice that no matter what the occasion the prayer was the same. They are so caught up in the routine or pattern of the method of prayer, that it never alters.
I was asked to prayer over a woman who had requested healing prayer. I was new back at the church and trying to keep a low profile. When asked to pray over her, I really did not want to, I was still not sure of where I was going in the church and was mostly wanting to be just left alone. So, the women in the room did not know me at all.
Before, I got to the woman, a group of began to pray over her. Some were standing and some kneeling around her. The prayers were, again, sweet, soft and pleading. I hesitated knowing, I don't always know what is going to come out of my mouth. Again, I was asked to go over and pray for her. I didn't get to far and the love of God came over me and I fell to the ground. I could not get up under the power of His love, so I began to crawl.
Some of the women who were praying saw me and thought that I need prayer. They started laying hands on me and lifting me up to God. They have wonderful hearts at my church, always willing and armed with a prayer. I could hear the sweetness of their prayers and realized they thought I was sick. I continued to crawl to the woman who had asked for prayer.
In the room I began to hear different prayers. One came from right above me. This was not a prayer for me, but for the other woman. It was praising God in a forceful voice. I shouted "Yes, God" and the prayer got louder. Then I could here a voice from another part of the room commanding the presence of evil to leave this place. The more I agreed with these prayers the more demanding they became.
I must have looked the sight. I'm crawling on the floor,crying with three to four women following me praying to God over me. Finally, I get to the woman. I am wiped out by now. So much power. I knew that God wanted to heal this woman because of the love that He was sharing with me, that He had for her. He always, give me a taste of His love when He wants healing.
I got up and stood in front of her. I could still hear the pleading prayers around her. The women all had their eyes shut and heads bowed. It was a beautiful sight of reverence and love. I knew, though, that I was about to interrupt this sight.
I had to ask her name. We looked at each other for a moment and then I told her that she had a valve in her heart that looked like it would stick now and then. Then I told her that God was going to heal her now. How the while, I'm praying in the back of my head that God would use me as a conduit of His love. So, I reached out and touched her. She moved backwards and the women caught her. I commanded in a stern voice that she be delivered from the grasp of sickness and that she is healed in the power and the name of Jesus Christ.
It was as if the world stopped. Silence fell into the room and all inhabitants of the room stared at the woman getting prayer. The wonderful group of women that were following me had taken a step back and put their hands down. Everything slowed. The woman took a deep breath, looked up at me and said, with tears, "thank you." I said, "Your welcome. To God be the glory." and we were done.
The story of what went on in that room spread through the families of those in the room. I retreated into my hiding place, but was a bit more willing to come out. The woman getting prayer, told me that she had a valve in her heart that was sticking and she knew she'd been healed. I needed to hear that, a validation I needed at that time.
We should never be stuck in a routine of prayer. God is unpredictable and is looking for someone to pray. If we are stuck in a routine of prayer and not willing to break free of that routine, then when God is in need of a different kind of prayer, we will not be able to impact the way He needs.
God hears all prayers. But, He is not the only one listening. The spirit realm hears you as well. Those demonic forces are listening. We should not be pleading with them nor pleading with God to take them away. You have been left with the same power that Jesus Christ walked in here on this earth. You, my friend, have the prayer of command. Command those demons to leave this place. Command by the name of Jesus Christ and they will flee.
We plead for a "yes", but the "yes" has already been given by God. "Yes, it is done." "Yes,by my stripes you are healed." We need not plead, the answer is already there. Command that the deed fall into line with the Word of God and obey.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Pleading and Commanding Prayer
Posted by Given55 at 5:45 AM
4 comments:
- Enemy of the Republic said...
I actually think there is a third kind of prayer--if it even can be called as such--the communional prayer. I was struck by this when I saw the 6 hour version of Jesus of Nazuruth. Jesus walked in both the Spirit and the flesh; he would talk to his disciples and simultaneously commune with the Father. I think this happens to people who are really adept at prayer and very attune to God. I know a pastor who does this. I had a friend, the one who passed that I told you about, who did this. For a while, I reached it but I fell away--I had a crisis with my faith. I think it will be a while before I reach it again; there are things I need to give to God, and I try, but I keep taking them back.
Thank you for this post.
- January 16, 2008 at 10:10 AM
- Given55 said...
Enemy of the Repulic,
You are right,there are many other kinds of prayers. I, too, went through a crisis of faith. Because of my gifts and not being accepted by many in the Christian community. But, because of that crisis, I have come out the other side closer to God. My impression of you is that you too, see into a different world and through this crisis you will learn who you truly are in Christ. My prayers are with you.
- January 16, 2008 at 10:37 AM
- Emmyrose said...
and my prayers are with you too.. i'm sharing you this award, hope it brightens up your day. God bless!
- January 17, 2008 at 12:48 AM
- Given55 said...
Thank You Emmyrose. You have been such a blessing to me. You are always with me.
- January 17, 2008 at 4:29 AM


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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Pumped Up Kitchen
Ride to the bus....
BUG: Mom, what's this song about?
ME: I don't know. Sounds like something you would listen to while on Esctasy.
BUG: What's that?
ME: Never mind. It's a happy song. Catchy beat.
BUG: But it says...you better run...better run...outrun my gun...
ME: Hmmm. Faster than my bullet. You are right. It's about violence.
BUG: I think it's about a nice house. I don't understand why a kid would be jealous of another kid with a nice house or want to shoot him because his house is nice.
ME: What?
BUG: Yeah. Pumped up kitchen.
ME: *head*dashboard*
9 comments:
- Slamdunk said...
I am still struggling with explaining the dual plot lines of Elmo's World--def not ready for the teen years.
- September 7, 2011 at 9:23 AM
- Mad Jack said...
I listened to the song and had to look the lyrics up, then I had to look up the song meaning. This is ridiculous.
Evidently the song is about some kid with a gun who is going to ding someone and is happy about it.
- September 7, 2011 at 11:46 AM
- Ms. A said...
Bug must have a "see the bright side" attitude. There's plenty of time for her to figure it out.
- September 7, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- Ashes said...
Bug is great! Kids are great in general, but Bug is something special. I hope my kids are half as fun.
- September 7, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- VandyJ said...
Explaining song lyrics logically is impossible. Easier to stick with what she thinks it says. At least that's what I do with Turbo.
- September 7, 2011 at 5:28 PM
- Coffeypot said...
You sure she's yours? I love the way kids think. They are so cute and hilarious at the same time.
- September 7, 2011 at 8:53 PM
- Loco YaYa said...
i love it when Lil'K gets the lyrics messed up. especially when she is singing at the top of her lungs with so much conviction.
on a side note. when i was young a hard day's night was 'gonna be some hard eggs tonight'
- September 8, 2011 at 3:05 PM
- Bob G. said...
Momma Fargo:
Oh, to be THAT young and innocent once again, eh?
That bus left my town a long time ago...lol.
Roll safe out there.
- September 8, 2011 at 6:09 PM
- Bethany said...
LMAO! Pumped up Kitchen... lol
- September 9, 2011 at 8:50 AM


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I've been active on the Internet almost since its public inception. I ran a bb using Qmodem, I subscribed to Prodigy, Compuserve (I loved that service), and AOL. I migrated to the World Wide Web as soon as possible. I went from dial-up to DSL the week it was offered in my community.
I have a MySpace account – still. Tom and I are still there, you should come friend me, we're lonely. I've had my Facebook account since it required a .edu email. I have a Twitter account. I was on Google+ before it opened to the general public. I've done Classmates, Blogster, LiveJournal, DeviantArt, MeetUp, Questia, and Goodreads. I still use LinkedIn, Open Salon, and LibraryThing. I have accounts with Amazon, iTunes, Netflix, iCloud, Google Drive, SugarSync, Skydrive, Dropbox. I like technology. I use the Internet.
I used to approach social media sites like Goldilocks; Google+, too quiet; Twitter, too busy; Facebook, just right. And in many ways, that still applies. In the time it has taken me to write this, my tabs show 41 tweets, 8 notifications to Facebook, and nothing on Google+. Many of the tweets are by the likes of John Cusack, The New Yorker, and The Department of Education, Keith Oblermann. On Facebook, the notifications are from people I have designated as close friends, but the feed itself is filled with suggested pages, and posts from "liked" pages. The other day, I went through thirty-two posts before getting to one by a friend! What the hell? I have considered un-liking every one of them! But periodically, I get information I like from them. Damn it. It's a conundrum. And now it seems Facebook wants to move away from personal connection into an information-based system, with too many commercials. So, that's why I don't watch TV, or listen to the radio.
Bastards. In my insanely busy life sometimes connecting online is important to me. So, what's a girl to do? I've been looking at this all week. I signed up for Bebo, but yeah, it makes Google+ look too busy to keep up with! And no one in my gmail contacts has an account. No one! Crickets, I tell you!
In trying to find a good work-around for this growing issue, I have discovered some things:
The Facebook app for my iPad displays fewer personal posts than my laptop. And on my phone, I miss everything but the ads, no matter how I set it. So, yeah. No.
Hootsuite works. From Hootsuite I can look at Facebook without the BS, I can read Twitter, follow specific hashtags, and access direct messages. It includes MySpace. But, it's a process to be learned and Google+ isn't accessible, unless you set up a page (like a Facebook like page). Posting to all of my social media accounts in a single click is easy, well, except Google+. So Hootsuite might be a good choice for some people.
Flipboard is an app available on the iPad, iPhone, and Android based devices. It combines social media with news, hobby, and entertainment sources and creates "magazines" for the user. And I miss nothing. It even allows me to save most things to refer back to – so if I see something that one of my liked pages posts (say a recipe for an all natural tick repellant), I am able to save it into a personal magazine. But there's a but. I find that I have trouble posting to Facebook directly from Flipboard. I am able to use a work-around by posting to Twitter and Flipboard posts to both. I have just added Googl+ and LinkedIn to this, so I will have to update y'all as to how that works.
I downloaded iSocial, but immediately discarded it – I couldn't change the font size and I have old eyes. And it doesn't turn when I turn my iPad (rendering it a useless app when I am out-of-doors with sunglasses on).
So, for now, I am planning to increase my presence on Google+ moving to make it my primary social media site. I can target specific groups, make both public and private posts with the click of a mouse. I will decrease my presence on Facebook gradually. I will keep my Cultural Salad page on Facebook (and if you haven't liked it you should).


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"The Great History of Assam"
|ancient map of assam
|Major Kingdoms Of Assam
Paleolithic culturesThe earliest inhabitants of the region are assigned to the Middle Pleistocene period (781,000 to 126,000 years ago) in the Rongram valley of Garo Hills. The Paleolithic sites, which used handaxe-cleaver tools, have affinities to the Abbevillio-Acheulean culture. Other Paleolithic sites include those in the Daphabum area of Lohit district in Arunachal Pradesh which used stone tools from metamorphic rocks.The cave-based Paleolithic sites at Khangkhui in Ukhrul, Manipur, is placed in the Late pleistocene period.
There exists evidence of microlithic a culture in the Rongram Valley of Garo Hills that lie between the neolithic layers and virgin soil. The microliths here were made of dolerite, unlike those from the rest of India. Shreds of crude hand-made pottery indicate that the microlithic people were hunters and food-gatherers.ash...
Neolithic AgeEarly Neolithic cultures based on the unifacially flaked hand-axe in the Garo hills have developed in line with the Hoabinhian culture, and it is conjectured that this region was the contact point for the Indian and the Southeast Asian cultures.
The Late neolithic cultures have affinities with the spread of the Mon Khmer speaking people from Malaysia and the Ayeyarwady valley and late neolithic developments in South China. Since these cultures have been dated to 4500–4000 BCE, the Assam sites are dated to approximate that period.
These neolithic sites, though widely spread, are concentrated in the hills and high grounds, due possibly to the floods. These cultures performed Shifting Cultivation called jhum, which is still practiced by some communities in the region. Some typical sites are Daojali Hading in Dima , Hasao , Sarutaru in Kamrup district and Selbagiri in the Garo Hills.
Metal AgeThere exists no archaeological evidence of Copper-Bronze or Iron Age culture in the region. This might seem as an impossibility given that corresponding cultures have been discovered in Bengal as well as Southeast Asia. It can only be conjectured that metal age sites in the region exist but have not yet been discovered.
Megalithic Cultures
Though the metal age seems to be missing in Assam, the Iron Age Megalithic culture of South India finds an echo in the rich megalithic culture in the region, which begins to appear earlier than the First millenium BCE, and which continues till today among the Khasi and the Naga people. The affinity is with Southeast Asia. The megalithic culture was the precursor of the fertility cult and the Saktism and the Vajravana Buddhism that followed.
Mythological Assam
Protohistoric Assam is reconstructed from epics and literature from early times (Mahabharata, Kalika purana , Yogini Tantra , etc).The earliest political entity seems to have been led by a non-Aryan Danava Dynasty with Mahiranga mentioned as the first king. This dynasty was removed by Narakasura. Naraka appears to be a generic name for many kings belonging to the Naraka Dynasty. According to legend, the last of the Naraka kings was killed by Krishna and his son Bhagadatta took the throne. Bhagadatta is said to have participated in the Mahabharata War with an army of "chinas, kiratas and dwellers of the eastern sea", thereby indicating that his kingdom, Pragjyotisha, included part of Bangladesh. The last in the Naraka dynasty was a ruler named Suparua.
Ancient Assam
The historical account of Assam begins with the establishment of Pushya Varman's Varman Dynasty in the 4th century in the Kamarupa kingdom , which marks the beginning of Ancient Assam. This dynasty was most likely of aboriginal origin, but drew its lineage from Narakasura. The kingdom reached its zenith under Bhaskarvarman in the 7th century. Xuanzang visited his court and left behind a significant account. Bhaskar Varman died without leaving behind an issue and the control of the country passed to Salasthamba, who established the Mlechchha Dynasty. After the fall of the Mlechchha dynasty in the late 9th century, a new ruler, Brahmapala was elected, who established the Pala Dynasty. The last Pala king was removed by the Gaur king, Ramapala, in 1110. But the two subsequent kings, Timgyadeva and Vaidyadeva, though established by the Gaur kings, ruled mostly as independents and issued grants under the old Kamarupa seals. The fall of subsequent kings and the rise of individual kingdoms in the 12th century in place of the Kamarupa kingdom marked the end of the Kamarupa kingdom and the period of Ancient Assam.
Medieval Assam
In the eastern part of the old Kamarupa kingdom, the Kachari and the Sutiya kingdoms arose, with portions of the north bank of the Brahmaputra River controlled by the Bhuyan Chieftains. In the tract between the Kachari and the Sutiya kingdoms, a Shan group, led by Sukaphaa, established the Ahom kingdom. The Ahom kingdom in the course of time expanded into the Sutiya kingdom to its north and pushed the Kachari kingdom further south. After the death of Nara Narayan of the Koch dynasty in the late 16th century, the Kamata kingdom broke into Koch Bihar in the west and Koch Hajo in the east. The rivalry between the two kingdoms resulted in the former allying with the Mughals and the latter with the Ahoms. Most of the 17th century saw the Ahom -Mughal conflicts , in which the Ahoms held the expansive Mughals at bay epitomized in the Battle of Saraighat of 1671, and which finally ended in 1682 with the defeat of the Mughals at Itakhuli—and the Ahom kingdom reached its westernmost boundary. Though the Ahom kingdom saw itself as the inheritor of the glory of the erstwhile Kamarupa kingdom and aspired to extend itself to the Karatoya river, it could never do so; though an Ahom general, Ton Kham under Swargadeo Suhungmung, reached the river once when he pursued a retreating invading army in the 16th century.
After the Ahom kingdom reached its zenith, problems within the kingdom arose in the 18th century, when it lost power briefly to rebels of the Moamoria Rebellion. Though the Ahoms recaptured power, it was beset with problems, leading to the Burmese invasion of Assam in the early 19th century. With the defeat of the Burmese in the First Anglo-Burmese war and the subsequent Treaty of Yandaboo, control of Assam passed into the hands of the British, which marks the end of the Medieval period.
British annexation of AssamAfter the Burmese occupied Assam, the British began their campaign against the Burmese. In 1824, lower Assam (originally Koch Hajo) was formally annexed. The following year the British defeated the Burmese in upper Assam leading to the Treaty of Yandaboo In this war against the Burmese the Ahoms did not help the British. In March 1828, lower Assam was formally annexed. In the same year, the Kachari kingdom was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse after the king Govinda Chandra was killed. In 1832, the Khasi king surrendered and the British increased their influence over the Nandy Dynasty of Jaintia. But these Mighty Warriors of jaintia didnot accept the British Colonial rule,and declared War against the Bristish Government at the end of 1832 under the leadership of Fierce Warlord Durga Charan Nandy somewhere near jaintipur.In this Battle The Nandy Ruler's of jaintia were Defeated & lost fifty thousand shoulders .The traces of these Great Dynasty of Jaintia were not knew by the modern world.Even Historians never found about these legendary Nandy Dynasty of jaintia.Some beleived that this Great Nandy Dynasty lost in the midst of modernisation.It is said that Decendents of this Nandy Dynasty are in Some parts of Meghalaya, Central Assam and few are in kolkata. In 1833, upper Assam became a British protectorate under the erstwhile ruler of the Ahom kingdom, Purandhar Singha, but in 1838 the region was formally annexed into the British empire. With the annexation of the Maran/Matak territory in the east in 1839, the annexation of Assam was complete.
Colonial Rule
Bengal Presidency (1826–1873): Assam was included as a part of the Bengal Presidency. The annexation of upper Assam is attributed to the successful manufacture of Tea in 1837, and the beginning of the Assam Company in 1839. Under the Wasteland Rules of 1838, it became nearly impossible for natives to start plantations. After the liberalization of the rules in 1854, there was a land rush. The Chinese staff that was imported earlier for the cultivation of tea left Assam in 1843, when tea plantations came to be tended by local labor solely, mainly by those belonging to the Kachari group. From 1859 central Indian labor was imported for the tea plantations. This labor, based on an unbreakable contract, led to a virtual slavery of this labor group. The conditions in which they were transported to Assam were so horrific that about 10% never survived the journey. The colonial government already had monopoly over the opium trade.
There were immediate protests and revolts against the British occupation. In 1828, two years after the Treaty of Yandaboo, Gomdhar Konwar rose in revolt against the British, but he was easily suppressed. In 1830 Dhananjoy Burhagohain, Piyali Phukan and Jiuram Medhi rose in revolt, and they were sentenced to death. In the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the people of Assam offered resistance in the form of non-cooperation, and Maniram Dewan and Piyali Baruah were executed for their roles. In 1861 peasants of Nagaon gathered at Phulaguri for a raiz mel (peoples' assembly) to protest against taxes on betel-nut and paan. Lt. Singer, a British officer got into a fracas with the peasants and was killed, after which the protests were violently suppressed.
Chief Commissioner's Province (1874–1905): In 1874, the Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency, Sylhet was added to it and its status was upgraded to a Chief Commissioner's Province. The capital was at Shillong. The people of Sylhet protested the inclusion in Assam. Assamese, which was replaced by Bengali as the official language in 1837, was reinstated alongside Bengali. In 1889, oil was discovered at Digboi giving rise to an oil industry. In this period Nagoan witnessed starvation deaths, and there was a decrease in the indigenous population, which was more than adequately compensated by the immigrant labor. Colonialism was well entrenched, and the tea, oil and coal-mining industries were putting increasing pressure on the agricultural sector which was lagging behind.
The peasants, burdened under the opium monopoly and the usuary by money lenders, rose again in revolt. Numerous raiz mels decided against paying the taxes. The protests culminated in a bayonet charge against the protesters at Patharughat in 1894. At least 15 were left dead and in the violent repression that followed villagers were tortured and their properties were destroyed or looted. In 1903, Assam Association was formed with Manik Chandra Baruah as the first secretary.
Eastern Bengal and Assam under Lt. Governor (1906–1912): Bengal was partitioned and East Bengal was added to the Chief Commissioner's Province. The new region, now ruled by a Lt. Governor, had its capital at Dhaka. This province had a 15-member legislative council in which Assam had two seats. The members for these seats were recommended (not elected) by rotating groups of public bodies.
The Partition of Bengal was strongly protested in Bengal, and the people of Assam were not happy either. The partition was finally annulled by a royal decree in 1911. The Swadeshi movement (1905–1908) from this period, went largely unfelt in Assam, though it stirred some, most notably Ambikagiri Raychoudhury.
Beginning 1905 peasants from East Bengal began settling down in the riverine tracts (char) of the Brahmaputra valley encouraged by the colonial government to increase agricultural production. Between 1905 and 1921, the immigrant population from East Bengal increased four folds. The immigration continued in post colonial times, giving rise to the Assam Agitation of 1979.
Assam Legislative Council (1912–1920): The administrative unit was reverted to a Chief Commissioner's Province (Assam plus Sylhet), with a Legislative Council added. The Council had 25 members, of which the Chief Commissioner and 13 nominated members formed the bulk. The other members were elected by local public bodies like municipalities, local boards, landholders, tea planters and Muslims.
As Assam got sucked into the Non-cooperation Movement, the Assam Association slowly transformed itself into the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (with 5 seats in AICC) in 1920–21.
Dyarchy (1921–1937): Under the Government of India Act 1919 the Assam Legislative Council membership was increased to 53, of which 33 were elected by special constituencies. The powers of the Council were increased too; but in effect, the official group, consisting of the Europeans, the nominated members etc. had the most influence.
Assam Legislative Assembly (1937–1947): Under the Government of India Act 1935, the Council was expanded into an Assembly of 108 members, with even more powers. The period saw the sudden rise of Gopinath Bordoloi and Muhammed Saadulah and their tussle for power and influence.
Post -Colonial AssamIn 1979, Assam flared into Assam Agitation (or Assam Movement) a popular movement against illegal immigration. The movement, led AASU and AAGSP, set an agitational program to compel the government to identify and expel illegal immigrants and prevent new immigration. The agitational programs were largely non-violent, but there were incidents of acute violence, like the Nellie Massacre. It ended in 1985 following the Assam Accord that was signed by the agitation leaders and the Government of India. The agitation leaders formed a political party, Asom Gana Parishad, which came to power in the state of Assam in the Assembly elections of 1985.
|Chaolung Sukaphaa (reign 1228–1268)
Syu Ka Pha is said to have left Maulung in 1215 A.D. with a following of 8 nobles, and 9,000 men, women and children, it may be surmised, that the great majority of his followers were adult males. He had with him 2 elephants, and 300 horses. For 13 years, he wandered about the hilly country of the Patkai, making occassional raids of Naga villages, and in 1228 A.D., he arrived in Khamjang.He crossed a river called the Khamnamjang in rafts, and came to the Nongnyang lake. Some Nagas attempted to resist his advance, but he defeated them and the other Nagas made their submission. Leaving one of his nobles to rule the conquered country, Syu Ka Pha proceeded to Dangkaorang, Khamhangpung and Namrup. He bridged the Sessa river and ascended the Dihing, but finding the place unsuitable, he retraced his step and proceeding downstream, reached Tipam. Thence he went, in 1236 A.D., to Mungklang Chekhru(Abhaypur), where he stayed for several years. In 1240, this tract of country became flooded during the rainy seasons, so he left it and descended the Brahmaputra to Habung, where he spent 2 years, while here, the Ahoms lived by cultivation. But this place also was liable to inundation, and in 1244 a heavy flood necessitated another move. Sukapha, therefore, continued his journey down the Brahmaputra till he reached the mouth of the Dikhu. Thence he went to Ligirigaon. In 1246, he proceeded to Simaluguri, leaving a detachment at Ligirigaon. He stayed here for some years. It is said that he contemplated an attack on the people inhabiting the valley of the Namdang (a tributory of Dikhu), but gave up the idea on finding how numerous they were. In 1253, Simaluguri was abandoned in favour of Charaideo, where a city was built amid general rejoicings. To celebrate the occasion two horses were sacrificed to the Gods, and prayers were offered by the Deodhais under a mulberry tree.
|Asom Symbol
|charaideo, first Capital of Ahom King ,Syu Ka Pha


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States Continue to Feel Recession's Impact
In a brief released in October 2010, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities detailed the effect of the recession on state budgets. The report, "States Continue to Feel Recession's Impact," describes the sharp and continued constraint of state budgets, the implications of persistent unemployment, the effect decreased state revenue will have on social services, and the role the federal government can play in improving the financial circumstances of states.
According to the brief, virtually all states (48) began to see budget shortfalls in fiscal year (FY) 2009. Through a combination of spending cuts and withdrawals from rainy day funds, states have managed to close their budget shortfalls. But the persistent recession has translated into economic turmoil for many states: high unemployment keeps state income tax receipts low and an unsteady housing market keeps property tax receipts low. Flagging consumption and hesitancy (or inability) to spend on the part of residents only compounds the problem. For FY 2011, 46 states had to make up budget gaps totaling $125 billion before approving their budgets. And as states begin to take more dramatic measures - cutting staff, programs, vendors, and contracts - these reductions only perpetuate the cycle that lead to these declines as fewer and fewer people are able to put money back into the state economies.
Read the brief here on the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' website.
Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities


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John Sears, aka Mule, has been roaming the western United States with his three mules for almost thirty years, trying to find balance between the man-made and the natural world. The 69-year-old and his animals sleep outside, insisting on their right to move as they please. Bemoaning the loss of open space due to the ever increasing urban sprawl and our dependence on the automobile, Mule advocates a simpler way of life in harmony with nature. While many appreciate his nomadic lifestyle and applaud his courage, he's not welcomed everywhere. Confrontations with law enforcement have led to his being fined, arrested, and even institutionalized and his animals being impounded. An intimate look at an intriguing, but controversial character, his unique experiences and adventures, and his urgent message for contemporary American society. For a tax-deductible donation to the film by CHECK, make it payable to: International Documentary Association (on the "Memo" line write MULE). Mail directly to:International Documentary AssociationFiscal Sponsorship Program3470 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 980Los Angeles, California 90010 Donors will receive a receipt from the IDA.
NOTE: John Sears and the 3 Mules are not participating, working or in association in any fundraising, marketing or production of this movie, nor will they receive any financial benefit from the sale of this movie. It would go against his core personal values to do so.


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by Dr. Boyce Watkins, TheLoop21.com
It seems that the world has grown irritated with Essence Magazine for hiring a new white fashion editor. Michaela Angela Davis, a former employee, has blasted the organization for effectively betraying its constituents with the non-traditional hire. She cites mass discrimination that has historically occurred within the fashion industry and seems disappointed that "our space" no longer belongs to us.
I certainly empathize with Davis' point. Davis is a strong and direct black woman (I had her on my show), one who has very little tolerance for those who deviate from what she perceives as righteous ideology regarding women and minorities. Her passion for the issues that affect us seems to come from a genuine place, like a black woman who has seen enough and refuses to allow herself or anyone like her to be victimized by a clearly racist and sexist society.


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Welcome to Sojourners Rd.
Here you will find thoughts, questions and comments posted by yours truly.
This site is dedicated to those who understand that this earth is not our home and want to seek and discuss how we are to live in the light of Christ while in this temporary place.
Thus, there will be both a spiritual and cultural theme addressed here.
All are welcome to walk this road with me.
I love good company.
Untill He comes or calls,


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Are you ready to deliver a speech? Would you be ready to speak to an audience tomorrow? In fifteen minutes? Or even right away? These tips will help you avoid panic and plan for success.
Speech Tips From Readers - Public Speaking Tips
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Good grief. I simply don't understand the "sex is violence" meme. That is not how I see it--and I find those experiences, all vicarious for me since I have never been party to violent sex, the opposite of inspiring. Unless the point was to make me want to avoid intercourse (and maybe fight someone, or least punch something).
The idea that one could have sex without any emotional hang-ups is similarly ludicrous to me. I just don't get it. There is no way I find myself in the position of not caring what happens to someone I know that way. So I don't understand the "sex is meaningless fun" meme, either. I do not think of myself as particularly prudish (though I certainly was that way at one point in my life). Even when I was a prude, that prudishness was something I aspired to apply primarily to myself (sometimes pretty harshly) rather than to others (whom it was never my place to judge). Getting married was very helpful when it came to defeating the negative aspects of this prudishness where these existed (primarily as reflections of self-loathing on my part); but that did not make sex meaningless for me, something that didn't particularly matter or connect me with other people (as people). More like the opposite: I became more acutely aware that people matter, that one cannot relate effectively to caricatures or stereotypes, that real love-making is about building people rather than breaking them.
Breaking people isn't even fun, from my perspective. If I were offered the chance to have sex without natural consequences, without emotions--I would not want it. The same way I wouldn't want to eat 'food products' deprived of all their nutritious value. The prospect of being allowed to eat meals of empty foodstuffs constantly (or ingest endless rounds of cheap alcohol or another 'fun' drug) would not make me happy. I would not choose it. In the same way, I would not choose to have sex without any emotional consequences, without any kind of relationship existing outside the particular expression of love that sex is. Eating one breakfast means not eating another one, at some point. Making love with one person means not making love to someone else. We cannot relate equally to all human beings. We cannot love all alike (unless we deliberately isolate ourselves from the kind of particular relationships that are familial, becoming monks and nuns, who are often celibate--not because they are prudes, but because they recognize the consequences of sex and seek to avoid them, to cultivate goods that sex obviates or negates). I think there are people for whom non-monogamy works better than it will work for others. But even these folks must recognize some limits, some boundaries beyond which they do not pass--unless they want to dissolve their relationships (and that will be hard, often really devastating, even if the relationship in question is a bad one).
We used to advise people to "think of the children" when letting their romantic fancies roam. We might also advise them to think of their spouse(s), who will always have (strong) feelings about the integrity of their relationship. We might even advise them to think of themselves, as beings incapable of transcending the need for human companionship that is more than momentary, that has more than sex to sustain it. To me it seems that the fetishization of sex, its reduction to the most important activity in romantic relationships, has impaired our ability (collectively anyway) to recognize that other things are at least as important, that sex without those things is not really worth much.


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The Friday56 342 – Hot Milk
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice, it involves sharing a small excerpt from the book you are currently reading every Friday and then posting a link to the linky hosted on her site. This week I chose Hot Milk by Deborah Levy. Rules: *Grab a


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I have been fortunate enough to manage teams of staff ranging from 6 highly skilled software developers to 15 members of an extremely busy ICT support team. I have also been investing in my own training and achieved my ITIL in ICT service provision, SharePoint Protected content and ISO Protected content .
My objective now is to work for an organisation that will allow me to enhance my skills and technical abilities, but that will also allow me to build upon my management abilities. I thrive in fast paced, target driven environments and meet challenges with professionalism and positive humour.
Sorry for such a long post :o)
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Friday, March 06, 2009
That was the week that sucked
I'm upstairs in my bedroom with my legs under the covers playing with my laptop and My New iPhone™. Apple just released a version of Kindle for the iPhone, and even though I have more than enough books, I can't resist the opportunity to geek out and play with this new software, even if it leaves me with a couple of ridiculous additions to my "to-read" list.
So anyway, how geeky am I? I got Lady of Quality by Georgette Heyer, which I already own, and Clarissa by Samuel Richardson, which is the longest novel in the English language, and which I don't own, mostly because I lack the space necessary to shelve a book the size of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Well, now I have them both crammed into My New iPhone™, and this pleases me to no end, purr purr, and helps me forget the following horrors of the past week:
1. On Monday I survived Girl Scout Thinking Day, in which my patrol enacted a skit against cyberbullying. Except I'm not sure they understood the concept. But it didn't matter if they got it wrong, because no one could hear them in the auditorium, anyway. Oh, and my daughter practically demanded a large role, and then when I gave her one, freaked out five minutes before we started, so that while I was trying to get the rest of the patrol together and get my little welcoming speech drafted, I also had to dry Poppette's tears and assure her that everything would be fine. This explains why I literally threw myself at the school psychologist (who was just trying to go home after a long day) and forced her to talk my daughter off the ledge.
And that was just part of my Monday horrors. I also had to help rehearsals of the eighth grade play. Have I mentioned that they're doing Disney's Beauty and the Beast? (No? I haven't talked about anything lately except Hitachi Magic Wands? How remiss of me.) Well, they are. And guess who's Beast? Young Master Buxom. So. Guess who feels that she has to do whatever is asked of her? Me, that's who.
2. Now, Tuesday--I have no idea what horrors I had to survive on Tuesday, although I dimly remember something about volunteering in the school lunchroom. Also more Beauty and the Beast rehearsals.
3. On Wednesday I was working on a post for BlogHer, made a TINY change, refreshed the screen and LOST IT ALL, meaning I had to start from scratch, which I did, and that nearly killed me. I barely survived only to have to help with Beauty and the Beast rehearsals AGAIN.
4. On Thursday Young Master Buxom played a cello sonata for a recital that we hadn't even known about until late last week. This necessitated a lot of frantic rehearsing, the borrowing of the teacher's $5,000 bow, the donning of our fancy clothes, and the attending of the concert. (Where he did very well.)
5. Today I did a Mamarazzi post, did MORE volunteer lunch room duty, and retrieved My New iPhone™ from the gym, where I left it the other day.
Oh, and did I mention that my husband has been working late every night this week? And isn't home yet because he has a brief or a reply or some lawyer-y thing that needs to be filed by tonight at 11:00?
Internet, while you're up, could you bring me another glass of wine?
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Oh god, the horrors of Clarissa. I HAD to read it for a class in grad school, and it was so painful. I still have the book, sort of as a badge of honor that only a fellow literary geek would understand.ReplyDelete
Does the addition of more books make your iphone heavier?ReplyDelete
Not a fan of Clarissa. Love me some _Pamela_, though.ReplyDelete
Really? The 12 volume edition of Clarissa, not in print anywhere, far as I know?ReplyDelete
I quite enjoyed, but found quite enough, the two volume abridged now standard version of the work.
That would make my Wed suck too.ReplyDelete
Just think, tomorrow you can start it all over again -- only this time, ONE HOUR EARLIER.ReplyDelete
I'm very jealous of your trendy technology, although NOT of Clarissa. We actually had a burn that damn book party in college -- and almost burned our apartment down.
Turns out, fire and booze do not mix. Who knew?!
I have an iPhone. It's WAY too much phone for me--I really just need one that's a...well...PHONE. But I got my husband's when he upgraded (?) to a Blackberry that apparently has now been implanted in his hand. (Maybe *I* need a Magic Wand.)ReplyDelete
Yesterday, my husband taught me how to download podcasts on the iPhone. Today I want to take on the Kindle thing! Thanks for the head's up.
Thinking Day! I played Juliette Low in a Thinking Day play. Plum role? Mais non. I had to deliver maybe 3 lines (torture for me AND the audience) and stand on Stage Left while my troopmates did the real acting, as it were. Little did I realize that I wasn't supposed to stand on the stage the whole time. C'est la vie. I got to wear this really boss antique Girl Scout uniform and I wanted everyone to see it as long as possible.ReplyDelete
And how can you see the books' words on that teensy screen? Or, like me, do you whip out the little old lady reading glasses?
Gentle Readers:
For the time being, I've turned off comment moderation. Please don't spam; it's not nice.
xxx, Poppy.


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"Truly, it is the indescribable sweetness of contemplation which you give to those who love you. In this you have shown the tenderness of your charity, that when I had no being you made me; and when I strayed away from you, you brought me back again to serve you and commanded me to love you." The Imitation of Christ
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Seasonal Sufferings...
This has coincided with the onset of snow. There wasn't very much, but neither of the Monsignori had encountered it before (they were too young this time last year!) Also, if you are only 30cm tall, then a few centimetres of snow is rather uncomfortable. On Sunday morning I was awakened by two very confused cats, who appeared to want me to remove the nasty, cold, wet stuff. I selfishly remained in bed, nursing my cold, until it was time for Mass, and then trudged through the snow in order to clear the catflap ledge and the chair below.
Miaowrini was then happy enough to venture out for a very brief spell, though she returned to warm her paws before too long. Furretti opted to stay in, and has transferred her attentions to the litter box.
Both of them have started to sleep on my bed for warmth... I shall upload photos soon.
5 comments:
- Tito Edwards said...
Get better dammit!
The British need more blog posts!
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- ~Katherine~ said...
Ugh. Feel better soon!
I suggest persuading the Monsignori (Meowsignori?) to act as furry hot water bottles. I spent yesterday dealing with what I believed to be early symptoms of the plague. (It was, as a matter of fact, the common or garden cold, but "the plague" sounds cooler.) Amadeus (25 pounds of tuxedo moggie) was given a corner of the heating pad I was using on my back in exchange for acting as an extra heat source. I'm convinced this contributed to my waking up feeling human, if not quite recovered. Of course, if your two like to argue in the middle of the night, this may not be quite so effective...
- 4:48 am
- Just another mad Catholic said...
We want more photos of the kitties
- 10:01 pm
- john-of-hayling said...
. kitties in the snow pix please.......
- 10:23 am
- Mac McLernon said...
Sorry, I couldn't get kitties in snow. The snow didn't last long enough, and the kitties were too sensible.
The photo I had was of the kitties on the bed... only I can't find it now...
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I am part of a group of friends that email each other news of the mundane on a regular basis. There is nothing like an old friend who is genuinely interested in the tiny details of your daily life. If you are looking for a coherent and well-constructed post, move along. Nothing for you here today.
Yesterday, I missed my daily trip to the gym because I had some pressing Garage Sales to attend to. I could do an entire blog series on the Science of Garage Sales. You know, the Type A Sellers who put their worn out things on the driveway and want the original price that they paid for them. The Type B Sellers who just want to get rid of things and will all but deliver them to your home. And the Fellow Buyers! Some are pushy and rude. Some are gracious and unhurried. And some suddenly forget English and offer fifty cents for something clearly marked (and worth) ten dollars. My favorite legendary G.S. scene played out between this kind of a buyer and a seller who was displaying designer clothes. When seller was offered pennies for a dress that had set her back a weekly paycheck, she dramatically clutched the dress to her chest and declared (loudly), "This dress will become my death shroud before I will sell it to you for that!" That story has become legend in my family.
So, continuing on in this stream-of-consciousness thinking I seem to possess in the Texas heat, I needed some exercise to make up for the lack of it that morning. Walking outside was not an option because the temperature at the neighborhood Walgreen's marquee declared 117 degrees. I know that some of the temperature was spiked by asphalt and highway intersections, but still! I needed a cooler place to walk.
Enter my neighborhood IKEA. I could walk mindlessly in the air conditioned maze while admiring all things Swedish. D said he felt comfortable with me being out for about 2 hours. Didn't take quite that long, but egads! IKEA is a big place! I was entertained during my walk by a continual announcement of "E.M. meet your family at the check-out". I know a man by this name and couldn't wait to find out if it was his family tapping their feet at said check-out. I used to charge my son a dollar when I had to have him paged in Target and Walmart oh-those-many-years-ago when his hearing stopped working in the video game departments. I digress. Again.
I returned home to find D watching The Travel Channel. Specifically: Man vs. Food. Have you seen that show? This guy goes to restaurants with extreme (read that large or hot) offerings and attempts to eat them. We watched one episode about Eagle's Restaurant in Boston that offers a burger with five pounds of beef, 20 slices of cheese, 20 slices of bacon and five pounds of fries for $50. Man challenged a former worker of this restaurant to an eat-off of this Challenge Burger. They had one hour to eat as much of the food as possible. The winner was determined when they weighed what food was left. They both ate over seven pounds of food. (I kept waiting for one of them to do self-CPR on his own chest to keep the blood pumping through a clogged heart.) Man lost by ounces. But, he was able to continue on to a New York Deli in the next episode.
At this deli, we were treated to the sight of Reuben sandwiches that weighed one pound each. Makes you swallow kind of hard, doesn't it? D loves those sandwiches, but is such a careful eater that it has been a long time since he has had one. He looked over at me from his Archie chair and said, "Maybe we should get one of those tomorrow." (Not from New York, but a local deli that claims (and seems) to be authentic.) He continued, "I guess eating one is not going to make any difference at this point." And then we both laughed long and hard at his little self-depreciating humor.
Several years ago, I taught with a woman who was one of the most healthy eaters I had ever known. She developed brain cancer and declared her new diet the, "Eat whatever the ____ I want diet." (Insert colorful adjective she would have never used in front of her kindergarten students.) Maybe we will semi-adopt that diet philosophy. But without the colorful adjective.
So today, I will be making a run to that deli. I know D will only eat a few bites, but I hope they are mouthfuls of happiness for him. He deserves it.


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In an article on the internet version of the TELEGRAPH is reviles that the final conclusion of the interphone study will show a higher risk for cell phone users to develop cancer later on in life.
The interphone study that was concluded years ago and which final finding were not published and which scientist from 13 countries took part in is about to be finalized and about to be published. Parts of it that were already publish suggested of a higher risk to cell phone users to develop cancer.
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Our sewing room tour continues. This month the meeting and tour were held at my home.
There was a nice attendance: Jill, Lynda, Sue, Janey, Diana, and Susann.
Rita, Raeann, Amanda, and Laurie.
Me and Joylyn.
After business was discussed we enjoyed show and tell. Jill's last name is Carroll. Won't this be so cute in her home?
She also shared two darling baby quilts she had made.
What little boys wouldn't love these cars or airplanes?
Sue shared some beauties that she had been working on.
Lynda is making the cutest card table house for one of her grands. We all fell in love with it!
It is going to be so darling when she gets it all finished!
My show and tell was the hexie runner on my kitchen table.
And the Daisy quilt on my bed.
Raeann was kind enough to take photos as I gave the tour of my sewing room.
I recently repainted the walls 'Caribbean Breeze' by Benjamin Moore. The framed collage is a gathering of vintage items I adore. The shelf below holds some of my pincushion collection as well as a few other sewing treasures.
I found the vintage machine at Urban Renewal in St. George. I decoupaged bird paper to portions of the case. The suitcase holds some unfinished projects.
This tray holds things that I am (should be) working on.
Dotty storage and a couple of small quilts.
I just made this cover for my machine out of a vintage table scarf.
An assortment of food themed pincushions and a sewing box I painted years ago.
A collection of more pincushions and other vintage sewing items.
A few of my aprons.
I have a large cabinet on one wall with lots of little cubbies. It houses more treasures as well as quilting books, thread, rulers, and baskets filled with scrap fabric.
A little pincushion I made with an old doily and jewelry.
I bought this at a consignment shop years ago.
Cubbies hold bits of fabric.
Diana's daughter made the' sew' banner.
I recently finished this rose quilt and made the ironing board cover.
Raeann took pictures of my newly organized closet, but I was pulling such a funny face in both that they didn't make the cut. lol! but here I am showing my little sewing trinkets that hubby bought from neighbor kids selling them at our door.
Still funny faced, but not quite as bad as the others were.
And showing some sweet pillow cases given to me by my cousin. They were made by my Aunt Viola.
Hope you enjoyed the tour!
Keep on Quilting,
the Kennel Girls


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What I Had for Lunch Today: Chef's Salad
Today I made a salad of romaine lettuce tossed with a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. I topped it with sautéed strips of "chicken," toasted walnuts, fake bacon bits, crushed red pepper, and grape tomatoes. For a beverage, I made an Italian soda of sparkling water, grenadine, and cream. For dessert, sliced strawberries with sugar and a splash of Triple Sec. After I took the picture, I decided to gild the lily and add some cream to the strawberries, too.
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