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Let me tell you a love story. Once upon a time, in a family of four, two boys were well loved. They were seven years apart in age. The eldest entered the world with ease, everything came easily for him, that is, until #2 Son hit grade school. Family dynamics changed. But...there was still a lot of BIG love.
When #2 was good, he was very, very good and when he was bad... well, I won't spill all our beans. But, throughout "it" all - from the first day I held him, until my last touch, on November 17, 2011, I loved fiercely.
I must confess that I lost that lovin' feeling over the autumn of 2011. When he was sentenced in November, I was MORE than fine with the judge's decision. For the first four weeks, I was firm in my belief that he deserved this. He was in the right place. And it was high time that My Guy and I had peace. This was BIG.
And then, he morphed, became a new person. I must give credit where credit is due, it was the Lover of our souls Who was working on #2. It has now been three months. Three months of nothing to do all day other than watch TV, play dominos, and read (The Bible and Purpose Driven Life). He is in a "detention facility" until his transfer takes place. There are NO programs, no structure. Boredom with a capital "B." Yet, he survived the first month which was quite hellish. He's strong as an ox. When we visit, he asks how WE are. That's big. The love he has for us is blatant.
And, in the last two months, I have that lovin' feeling back. Oh, my goodness....three days ago while staring at his face through a thick piece of glass, I wanted to hug him so badly, I ached. We placed our hands on that glass and "touched" the best we could. The love between #2 Son, My Guy and me is palpable. We stick out in that facility. Like sore thumbs.
#1 Son has a newfound respect for his little brother and expresses HIS love to him. That's big.
The {love} story is not over....many more chapters in the making. But, #2's story was known and crafted long, long ago by The Author of Life (a song I sang to #2 when he was 10)! HE knows what's best for both my boys. Oh, and for me as well. This is a difficult season; but BIG things are happening.
Our God is BIG enough to handle all of it - all of us - no matter where we are: in a jail cell or in the suburbs.
It's Valentine's Day and my heart is full. My Guy and I are in a really good place with one another. We have fun, we laugh, and cater to each other. It's BIG! My only wish is that I could break #2 out of jail for one long hug.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Like her or not, I do!
I so dig digging until I find something I cannot live without (translation: it need not be pricey!). It may be a book - picture frame - footed tray - tarnished silver - those treasures that tickle my fancy.
Several years ago, my friend, Peaches, came to town and we hit The Guild Shop run by St. John the Divine. It's a resale shop that's a "cross between Antiques Roadshow and your grandma's attic." It takes a certain person to scour for hours. Peaches was my main gal!
I know several others who would lose their mind at The Guild Shop. Some {dear pals} I've not yet met other than through email, and an occasional phone call. We discovered one another on a certain lifestyle blog. And, it was there I learned I am not the only nut who enjoys the hunt, rearranges furniture {a lot!}, collects shelter magazines & books on decorating.
I cannot wait till they visit - we most certainly will bust down the doors of The Guild Shop! One of my favorite purchases is a vintage lamp. It's a personal thing. I know some do not "get" her; but every time I look at her, I smile. Well, the poor dear wore a horrible lamp shade for the past 2 or 3 years until just last week.
Let me introduce my little pretty:
I went to a lamp shop where an expert found just the right shade, and
shortened the harp (...and SHE told me SHE would have grabbed this ole gal herself). Like I said, some would, some would not.
Let me know if YOU have that certain something sitting in your haven, that may not appeal to your guests, but it sure tickles YOUR fancy.
Hhhmmmm.....may be time for a visit. To a thrift store.
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Yo bro... you using BenQ Joybook? Am on Acer aspireOne... some dude donated but the teachers found it too small for their pudgy fingers ...so I buat harta. I think I have a dead blog on blogspot.... firstname.lastname@example.com. I need to go check on it... so can share pix with you lor....
BTW barley.... mom's cure for haze and everything... or is it suet kap and yin wor?? kekekeeeh
Happy blogging...
hi hi,
stumbled upon your blog while reading masak2's blog. and then what struck me was 'hey, i know that guy with the cap'. didn't know that you blog.
one of your customers in klang. more hint? you are quite pally with my chef bro. btw, thanks for the help for advising the lil chap!

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This one matches my post from yesterday....they will be side by side in the album.
Monday, October 6, 2014
Good Witch - Circa 1992
This one matches my post from yesterday....they will be side by side in the album.
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Saturday, November 9, 2013
Holiday Gift Guide - Playmobile RC Freight Train
Attach the train car loaded with cargo and transport it down the tracks with the RC Freight Train. The included multi-functional RC module not only controls the trains movement but also activates the sets special effects, including front and rear lights, warning sound, and engine noise. The front car houses the conductor, who can enter and exit the car through the side door. The cargo car comes equipped with a side door that folds down, making it easy to load and unload goods. Once the train is fully loaded, travel around the large oval track (56.7 x 45.7 in). Set includes two figures and three containers. Dimensions of Locomotive: 25.2 x 4.7 x 5.9 in (LxWxH).
My Take on the Toy
Playmobil has really amped it up with this new playset that they have developed. This train set brings amazing detail to a remote controlled train for all. The train works very well and has easy to use controls. On top of this you can also purchase additional track so that you can allow the train to go even further. The train is also very well made with high quality materials so that this train will last for many years to come in the future. I have to say that I loved that the train had working lights and sounds as well as working parts on all of the trains too. All of this allows the child playing with this to have a real experience with a remote controlled train for a reasonable cost which is not always a possibility for most.
I love remote controlled trains and have used Lionel trains in the past. The thing that I like about this train more so than some others is that there is a ton on this train that "works" for the user. The train is not just a train, but it allows you direct interaction with the train itself and allows your children to interact with the train and characters to build a world around the train and the user.
All-in-all, this was a great remote controlled train that I highly recommend to all!
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Since I arrived at noon, I had time to take a fairly rugged hike near Chapel Pond on NY73. The objective was Giant's Nubble and a view of Giant's Wash Bowl. The 2.5 mile route up seems to have another 1/2 mile in detouring around large boulders and such. The view was ample payment for the effort.
Before the day ended, I also explored a pond near Lake Placid. I planned to return there in the morning, when the morning fog rises. Hiking the pond with only my little point and shoot Canon G9, I found the pond beautiful in the evening as well.
Wedge Brook has a series of cascades and water slides above the main falls. This little spot was hidden away from the trail a short distance.
I continued on towards my lunch destination of Beaver Meadow Falls.
Imaging sitting on a log, viewing this scene after 2-1/2 hours of hiking. Tuna on a pita made for a delightful lunch. I was hungry enough to eat cardboard, in truth. As I visually explored the scene, I saw an interesting little side area and found a rainbow in a shaft of sunlight at the base of the falls. It was one of those situations where the eye sees a lot more than the camera can fully capture. Still, I have to share it for the wonder that I found.
At this point, I was most interested to make it to Lower Ausable dam, and to reach the gravel road that would yield a smooth walk for the 4-1/2 miles back to the car. I made the road after 5 hours of hiking and headed towards what would be another two hours of steady walking. That was interrupted when I saw a large beaver pond. The beaver proved to be very indifferent to humans. I'd begun to doubt the wisdom of including my heavy long-range zoom in the pack until this moment.
I could literally hear the beaver gnawing away at the soft exterior of the branches. Thanks to the AMR for keeping this wilderness unspoiled and free from trapping. That is the reason that the beaver are unafraid of humans. A special moment was when one beavier swam toward me into a patch of water reflecting the rich colors of the trees.
This was so exciting I almost forgot to trip the shutter. As I looked at my watch, I saw that I needed to get moving with a long walk to the gate house, and my feet feeling weary. My day was only to get better when a kind member of the AMR offered this tired hiker a lift out. I must have looked like I felt. Furthermore, she took me all the way past the gate house another 0.6 miles to the parking area. This had been a wonderful day in all regards.
I was to return home on the next day, but before sunrise, I returned to the pond near Lake Placid and found some nice color as the fog lifted. Whiteface Mountain is supposed to be in the distance, but the fog never allowed that before I needed to make my last stop at a new location, Nichol's Brook.
Even though I was weary after the hike up Ausable River the day before, I had run by Nichol's Brook and liked what I saw. Arriving at mid-morning, I did something different. Rather than look upstream at the cascade, I looked downstream and found some rich reflections of yellow, green and blue.
Autumn has always been a challenge for me artistically. The grand views of hills coated with red and yellow never seem to be as interesting in a photo as they were to the eye. It seems I have to look closer and distill the scene into a less busy, confusing image. I liked what I saw at Nichol's Brook more than I can recall before. I looked even closer.
This became even more satisfying to my eye. It is always a challenge to produce a photo that matches what my brain saw and felt. I feel like this trip was a big step forward in reconciling the two.
I'll be back. Hoping for some rain and cloudy weather the next time for a new take on the Adirondacks.
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The issue of surrogacy support by Queensland's Labor Government has raised concerns about an emerging identity crisis. Here the political, media and church attention served as a welcome diversion from the government-subsidised abortion growth industry.
At the very time we have politicians pondering about the volume of immigration needed to satisfy future industrial expansion in certain areas, the silence surrounding abortion is palpable.
While this issue has been skirted by all political players in what was promoted as a principled debate. we cannot claim to be honest or objective until church, state and media promote adoption as an alternative to abortion for vulnerable women.
Queensland's adoption service should be above party political manipulation and it would be interesting to know of the situation in other States.
In Queensland 57 children were available for transfer to awaiting, suitable adoptive parents during the period 2005 to 2009.
However, while couples await on the register for an infant, some 20,000 potential Australians are aborted in Queensland.
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GrandDaughter has entered the 'Why?' phase. She's also into animal welfare. When we were out walking she made me rescue loads of little flies that were trapped in spiders' webs between the railings on the bridge. I tried to explain that spiders were our friends but she insisted that I free the flies. It's not that she has anything against spiders you understand; she just doesn't want them eating flies.
However she is less bothered about the welfare of dogs judging by the disregard with which she pushes George and Holly aside when they dare to get in her way.
'Why is the ant doing that?'
'Perhaps he's going home.'
'To see his wife and children?'
'Where are they?'
'In that hole maybe.'
'Because ants live in holes.'
'Because that's where they like to live.'
Why is he going?'
'Because he was confused and that wasn't the hole he lives in.'
'Because he lives in another hole.'
'Look, Granddad's a long way ahead of us. Let's catch him up, shall we?'
It's sports day soon in pre-school and Granddaughter has to practise and somehow it's granny who ends up practising with her.


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Are you ready for a bit more street art?
We've made it as far as Shoreditch now and still the art continues. Some buildings completely covered in vibrant swirls, others completely black with reflective windows. Camera crews and foreign students buzz around, taking it all in.
Across the street, an enormous ROA hedgehog peers round the lamp post in Chance Street.
|Ben Eine
I like these bright simple shapes by Thierry Noir. We've missed the Banksy though and turn back.
No wonder we couldn't see the Banksy, a van is parked right next to the glass covered work. No chance of a proper photo of Guard Dog, a poodle. Fancy parking a van there, you can't do that at the National Gallery!
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Body of Christ Will Establish New Kingdom Entertainment Industry
The Lord has been speaking to me for a number of months regarding the entertainment industry and His plans for the release of inspired media and strategies. There is coming (and has already begun) an invasion of Holy Spirit inspired entertainment media that will transform nations and mindsets for His glory. God is raising up a media army that will truly conquer the media mountain of influence in the nations. I saw this army arising to communicate, facilitate and greatly influence music, movies, television programs, webisodes, advertisements and creative media festivals.
I Saw Angels
I saw "angels of creativity" being loosed to come along side of chosen vessels. Every dimension of media is going to explode with creativity and with favor. I also saw a specific company of angels being dispatched to bring in the provision and wisdom needed to spread the media.
A New Structure—Not A Replacement
God will continue to send His people into Hollywood to bring light and life, but Hollywood (the system behind the entertainment industry including spirits of mammon, greed, pride, self exaltation) will not be conquered or replaced. The system will eventually crumble and fall. God is building a brand new realm for media that is not aligned to Hollywood or the demonic system that controls it. It is not a replacement but something brand new. It's Builder and Maker (Architect) is God.
Many Christians will receive this revelation and will move forward to follow Him and find each other in the process. This company of reformers will not be bought or sold. Their hearts will be set apart for their King and not for their own agendas. They are surrendered vessels and money is not their God or their motivation. Fame is not their passion. They will be like David's mighty men and do whatever it takes to serve their King and give Him what He longs for.
Blueprints and Scrolls from Heaven
God is delivering blueprints and scrolls in the spirit that contain the wisdom to BUILD a foundation of Kingdom values that will create a container for the times. This is not for just a few, there will be many. I saw thousands of scrolls being dropped from the hand of God out of Heaven into the hands of the faithful stewards He is calling. The scrolls were falling into strategic regions.
I saw hundreds of red dots on a map and specifically identified Phoenix, Kansas City, Redding California, numerous cities in Texas, Ottawa, Calgary, London, and Sydney, Australia. There were many other places. Some seemed more pronounced than others, but they were too numerous to count and to identify the exact locations. They were in many nations. These blueprints and scrolls are falling now. The Spirit revealed to me that this specific season and wave of media blueprints and scrolls began in September 2008. There are many who already have them in their hand.
A Celebration, Not a Competition
I saw leaders in the media realm laying their lives down for others. There was no competition and everyone was being celebrated. Many networks were forming. The vision was so beautiful. Everyone was serving each other in order to bring forth glory for the King. Standards of humility, grace, love, camaraderie and faith were being lifted up.
Church Buildings
I saw churches hosting films, movies, documentaries and arts and media festivals. I saw the face of many churches changing and media centers were springing up everywhere. Church buildings were continuing to be houses of worship, but in addition to hosting church families, they were literally being changed into production houses, music, art, dance studios and theaters. Some were also hosting film and arts festivals. Christian Film and Art Festivals were springing up everywhere. Entire communities were impacted as the masses flooded into the churches to watch various forms of media.
More people were watching entertainment media in church buildings than in movie theaters. I saw these centers spring up in many cities around the world. I specifically saw California, New York, Texas, Oregon, Nashville and Knoxville, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas City and region, North Carolina, Florida, Oklahoma, Ontario, B.C. and Alberta in Canada. I saw London, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, and many places in India, China, Australia, Germany, Holland and South Africa.
These centers were in many places around the world and not confined to those just mentioned. They were truly too numerous to count or identify. There will be many church leaders who will receive specific assignments to launch into media building projects to facilitate the vision. I saw building expansion projects and enlargement of existing facilities. The Lord will release great amounts of provision for these projects. Christian College and University campuses will also host entertainment media.
I also saw Albany, Oregon being used as one of the media centers...some new things are coming.
Movie Theaters Go Christian
Many secular movie theaters will see the success of what God is doing in the Church and will start to host Christ-inspired media. Some theater owners, due to financial sufferings, will actually give their theaters to the Church. These theaters will turn into churches and houses of prayer and worship as well as media houses. There will be many salvations, healings and miracles in these sanctified media houses.
Advertising Agencies
God is going to give Christians creative and anointed revelation for advertisement development for godly and wholesome products and companies. These advertisements will carry great favor and influence. The agencies will prosper but will not be focused on the "profit" but on the "Prophet." They will be used to saturate the hearts of the viewers with the presence and conviction of the Spirit.
I saw many media pioneers who had been taken out of the race in the past through discouragement and spiritual battle rising up in resurrection power and completing their mandate. They were the forerunners of what is breaking forth now. Their reward is at hand.
Media Intercessors
An exponential increase of media intercessors is emerging. I saw them in the vision. They were tenacious and many were praying for over 6-8 hours at a time. They were up in the night and in the day. The intercessors who had been praying for many years will see the reward of their labor. More intercessors will join them. New prayer companies carrying specific media assignments will also rise up in the nations for such a time as this.
Music Explosion
New God-inspired music is about to burst into visibility with accompanying choreography and dramatic expressions. Christian recording artists who will not bow their knee to the lusts of the flesh or the world and its system will come into visibility and will have great favor with the masses. Many will follow their examples of godliness. Many church buildings will host recording studios that will birth anointed worship and entertainment music for the Church and the world.
God is Moving NOW
I recently spoke with Darren Wilson (Producer of Finger of God and Furious Love). He mentioned a clear download he received from the Lord regarding churches being used for movie houses that would facilitate the distribution of family entertainment media and Christian documentaries and movies. He explained how God was going to use church buildings to bless entire communities in this way. I had also heard a similar insight from an article that Sondra Martin had forwarded to our office within the last month.
God is on the move. Many are receiving the vision, witness and confirmation. Many are already receiving their mandates and blueprints for this hour.
Let's move forward. Now is the time. God's Media Army is Arising!
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Ex-Monk in Vancouver – Part II
Read Ex-Monk in Vancouver – Part I here.
A week after we went to Year of the Snake Asian Expo at BC Place, Nathan and I met up with our friend, Ronaldo, to check out the Thrangu Monastery (Tibetan Buddhist Temple) in Richmond. I wanted to learn more about Tibetan Buddhism, and also wanted to buy some mala beads for chanting in my meditation practice.
The monastery is beautiful with its golden roof, symbols of the 8 spoke wheel (to represent the eight-fold path), and rows of prayer wheels built into the outer walls.
We entered the monastery from the back, and came upon a hallway with photographs of the lama, and the temple during construction. We followed the hallway and ended up in the gift shop. Nathan was observing some artwork of the many forms of Buddha while Ronaldo and I perused the mala beads in the display case.
Suddenly, I hear someone calling Nathan's name. Now it's not uncommon for Nathan to know people in the most random places all about Vancouver. This includes restaurants, pubs, the skytrain, under bridges (kidding), etc. If he meets you, he will find a way in which he is connected to you…like some real life embodiment of Facebook. Seriously though, in a monastery? Who on earth knows Nathan here.
I turn around, and it's Ric adorned in monk garb. Ric hugged us both and introduced himself to Ronaldo. He taught us about the different Buddha forms in the artwork, and then in the distance, a gong began to ring.
"Do you have time to stay? The ceremony is about to begin!"
Before I knew it, Nathan, Ronaldo and I are ditching our shoes, and climbing the stairs into the Main Shrine Hall where we felt the eyes of a very large Buddha, 35 Buddhas of confession, and 500 smaller Medicine Buddhas.
A very special ceremony (to end the past lunar year) was about to begin. We sat on cushions and chanted for two hours with the monks of the monastery while following along in a book. Nathan and I chanted in Tibetan which was us basically guessing what we thought the Tibetan words was going to sound like. Most times, I was way off. The chanting was very calming and it brought me great peace. The monks changed the rhythm, skillfully strung together words, and went full force on the biggest gong I have ever seen. You ever see those photos of monks with toned arms? I'm pretty sure it's from gong'ing (no such word, but I now knight it with the meaning of "tone arms from hitting the gong").
Ronaldo left part way through because of prior commitments. I had watched as he stood silently, bowed at Buddha and left the room. Just so you know, leaving is completely acceptable.
After two hours of chanting, it was officially break time. Ric took us on a tour of the monastery. He walked us around the outside, and encouraged me to spin the prayer wheels embossed with Om Mani Padmi Hum. By saying it aloud or in your mind, and spinning it on the wheel is equivalent to saying it 100 times. I ran alongside the building, with my hand out and spun the row of prayer wheels in delight…with hopes that all sentient beings be freed from suffering.
When the break was over, we went back into the hall for another hour of chanting. When this hour was done, it was time for dinner. Ric's wife and some of the other ladies have been in the kitchen this entire time creating a delicious feast. Nathan and I sat with strangers, and ate our meal. There was going to be a fire show, and another hour of chanting after dinner. However, Nathan and I had decided to go after dinner. On our way out, we met Lama Pema. He serenely smiled and nodded at us as we nodded and bowed at him. The only way I could describe this moment is that it felt very "namaste".
What we thought was going to be a one hour visit turned out to be five hours of peace, calm, and friendship. Ric is more than just an ex-monk, he is a real-deal kind of friend.


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I have decided to not attend any more Weight Watchers meetings. I know their program, have their books, point calculator, and all I need to do it on my own. I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond and bought the same scale that they use on "The Biggest Loser", and set it up in my bathroom, and will weigh myself on the first of every month, and also every Sunday, and every day, just to be sure I see a steady downward slope in my weight. This week, since Sunday, I have lost 3 pounds. So that is pretty good. I am eating healthy, lots of fruits and veggies, a hard-boiled egg with my lunch of steamed veggies, and if I have enough points at the end of the day, then I can have a frozen Tostinos pizza (I add oregano to it, because it is pretty bland without it). On the days I don't have a lot of points available, I microwave an enchilada dinner, organic and vegetarian, and delicious. And if I REALLY don't have but a few points left, I get a raw vegetable tray and use fat free ranch dressing for the dip. My goal during the day is to eat as little as possible. This morning, I'm going to treat myself to a new cereal - an organic whole grain flake cereal with strawberries in it, and 1 cup of it is 3 points, and I put just a smidgen of milk on it (I need to find a low-fat or nonfat soymilk), and have that for breakfast, and 1 banana. And that will hold me until about 2:00. Then, I'll steam a bag of vegetables, and eat those plus a hard-boiled egg. Then, I'll decide on dinner - probably an enchilada. Oh yes, and as a snack, I'll have an apple at some point during the day or evening. Have one of those every day. And I'll drink 8 glasses of water, and have one zevia cola to help me swallow my meds in the morning and one in the evening when I have to take my nighttime meds. They are 0 calories. For some reason, they make downing my meds easier than taking them with water. Perhaps it is the fizz.
So, I am on my own now, with nobody to blame but myself if I do well or not on my diet, but I feel revved up and in charge, and want to make a chart of date and weights, to see that I go down and stay going down. YAY! for me! I can do this!
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Wrongful death suit filed in crash that killed 3 teens
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The parents of two teens killed in a 2014 crash filed a wrongful death suit this week against the driver of the car and his parents.
Ryan Swadner, 20, swerved to avoid another vehicle stopped in his path on state Highway 22 in Belle Plaine and lost control on a gravel shoulder. The Ford Mustang he was driving crossed into the path of an oncoming sport utility vehicle and was hit broadside, according to the accident report.
Two Shawano Community High School seniors, 17-year-old Cody Borsche and 18-year-old Tyler Welch, were pronounced dead at the scene. A Bonduel High School sophomore, 15-year-old Paige Brunette, was transported to Shawano Medical Center for medical attention and later died.
The suit filed by Cody's parents, Wayne and Wanda Borsche, and Tyler's parents, Timothy and Janie Welch, asks for punitive damages in an amount to be determined by a jury, along with court costs and legal fees.
The suit alleges the crash was the result of Swadner's negligence. It also notes allegations that Swadner may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs, but maintains that even without that factor, Swadner's actions were reckless.
Swadner is accused in a criminal complaint of being under the influence of marijuana at the time of the Oct. 21, 2014, crash.
The civil suit also names Swadner's mother, Shannon Broder, and stepfather, Robert Broder, as defendants.
The suit maintains that Robert Broder sponsored Swadner's driver's license application and is liable for any damages caused by Swadner's negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
Swadner and the Broders have 45 days to file a response to the suit.
Swadner is scheduled for a two-week jury trial in the criminal case starting Oct. 9.
He is charged with three counts of homicide by use of a vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance and three counts of second-degree reckless homicide. Each of the charges carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
He is also charged with felony counts of possession with intent to deliver marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking place in reference to the vehicle allegedly being used to traffic marijuana. The charges each carry a maximum 3 1/2 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Swadner is also facing misdemeanor counts of causing injury while under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
He is free on a $10,000 cash bond.
According to the criminal complaint, authorities found nearly 12 grams of marijuana in six plastic baggies in Swadner's vehicle, along with the pieces of a glass pipe and a digital scale.
According to the complaint, Swadner told authorities he initially intended to loan his vehicle to Welch in exchange for marijuana on the day of the crash but later agreed to give Welch a ride.
The complaint alleges the vehicle was on its way to the state Highway 22/29 Shell station for "a narcotics transaction," based on text messages included in the complaint that were exchanged with "Drug Customer D."
Swadner told authorities Welch was making the drug transaction, and he was giving Welch a ride.
Lab results showing Swadner had marijuana in his system were presented at a preliminary hearing.
His attorney has suggested the trace amount of marijuana found could have been the result of secondhand smoke.


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Did a day trip from Yuma to Niland CA to Slab City that has at it's entrance Salvation Mountain. This Mountain is quite an experience.
Salvation Mountain is an art installation covering a hill in the Colorado Desert, north of Calipatria near Slab City and several miles from the Salton Sea. It is in Imperial County, California.
The artwork is made fro adobe, straw, ad thousands of gallons of paint. Salvation mountain was created by local resident Leonard Knight (1931-2014). It encompasses numerous murals and areas painted with Christian sayings and Bible verses.
In 1985 Leonard Knight began his creation. Leonard was a classic lone dreamer, intent on feeding his vision. But he was friendly, welcoming to all who visited. He slept in the Salvation Truck, a decorated vehicle with a house on the back. The truck, like the mountain, is lettered with biblical quotations and a large "REPENT" warning. The sight of Salvation Mountain -- his three story tall, 100-foot wide riot of concrete, adobe and paint -- greeted him each morning.
His philosophy was "Love Jesus and keep it simple".
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Salvation Mountain
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- The Adventures of Grunty and Chubbs said...
Pictures? :-)
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Blake Lively: Handcuffed for Interview Magazine Cover!
Blake Lively surrenders in handcuffs for the September 2010 cover of Interview Magazine, on stands nationwide on Aug. 31.
Here's a snippet of the interaction between the 22-year-old actress and her interviewer Ben Affleck, the director of their new movie The Town, out Sept. 10. It's hilarious!
AFFLECK: Now stop trolling the Internet looking for pictures of me and critiquing my wardrobe. Before I went to do this interview somebody said, "Blake is a fashion darling." All of us can't be fashion darlings, Blake.
LIVELY: Well, people like you make me fashionable, because if there is no wrong there can be no right.
AFFLECK: You've gotten so much more b–chy since we wrapped the film.
LIVELY: But I think you have to say that I'm charming at the end of the interview. I think that's the rule.
AFFLECK: You're very charming.
LIVELY: Actually, I think they usually like to end these interviews on a funny note.
AFFLECK: I'm not sure that I said anything funny. Maybe you did.
LIVELY: Maybe they'll just have someone else redo the interview.
AFFLECK: Okay, then. I'm going to let you go. I can hear the Gossip Girl people banging on your trailer door because you're holding up the whole production doing this interview. This is how you get a bad reputation: You stay on the phone doing interviews.
LIVELY: I'm actually not in a trailer. I'm in a hotel room with no air conditioning. It's very special.
AFFLECK: That's the charm of Europe. What can I say?
LIVELY: That's going to be the quote right there: "Ben Affleck says things don't work well in Europe."
Check out the full Blake-Ben Q&A at InterviewMagazine.com!


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When I began blogging, it was because I had to blog so that I can get marks and complete my media studies module. As I continued to blog, I stated to fall in love with the idea of writing about my experiences in this world and putting them up online for the world to read. As I continuously checked the status as to how many people actually read my blog I was surprised. The excitement boiled from within and I was shaken by what my eyes see.
The beast is unleashed, and I say to you my fellow bloggers, watch this space. My blogs will make you happy, and for some of you they will make you sad. They will piss some of you off and make someone else's day, and somewhere along the day you will realise that it is the truth and someone had to highlight it out.
Watch this space, because when it happens, you will not know what has hit you. You will be left with no choice but to stand up, dust yourself and wait for it to happen again, because this space is about to erupt.


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Lieutenant-General Igor Voronchenko, Chief of the General Staff of Ukrane's Armed Forces, who in March 2014, under life-threatening conditions skillfully organized and personally led the protection and defense of military units of coastal defense troops in Crimea, thanked Crimean Tatars, especially stressing their love of freedom.
- I am very grateful to the Crimean Tatar people who helped and continue helping Ukraine now, thus defending their sovereignty and showing they are truly freedom-loving people, said Lieutenant General.
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OK. So I'm still not posting much.
I still need to write out my finished projects for 2007 and start a running total for my projects for 2008. Wonder when I'll get around to do that.
Oh, well. One of these days I'll feel like it.
Good thing there aren't many people out there reading my blog.
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- "The 8th Wonder of the World is in Space."
- – Talos I Poster [src]
Talos I is a space station orbiting the moon in year 2035 and the primary location for the events of Prey (2017).
History Edit
Early History Edit
In 1958, the Soviet Union launched the Vorona-1 Satellite, which entered orbit at LaGrange Point-Two between the Earth and the Moon. Following a communications failure from the satellite, the heads of the Soviet space program sent several cosmonauts to investigate the disturbance. There, they encountered something unprecedented: hostile non-terrestrial life forms, which proceeded to kill off the cosmonauts. The Vorona 1 was scuttled, and the footage of the incident was labeled a state secret and buried.
In 1963, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev announced a program of cooperation with American President John F. Kennedy to contain the non-terrestrials, which were labeled Typhon. This resulted in the Kletka Program, which saw the United States and the Soviet Union build a space station around the Typhon organisms in order to research and contain them. However, a failed assassination attempt in Dallas, Texas would convince Kennedy to take over the Kletka program away from the Soviets, and in the decades that followed, the Americans would expand the station as a research and development facility, in order to gain insight into the Typhon organisms. Despite attempts to gain commercial and civilian applications from researching the non-terrestrials, the project bore no fruit, and in 1998, following a major breach that lead to the death of an entire research team, the station was abandoned by the United States.
TranStar Edit
In 2030, the TranStar Corporation managed to assume ownership of the derelict space station, and began converting it into a high-end information technology and research and development facility, rechristened as Talos I. While ostensibly a corporate center and laboratory, the true mission of TranStar was to resume research on the Typhon organisms in order to create Neuromods--specialized genetic modifications that hybridized the abilities of Typhon into the human body, via a device inserted into the eye. Despite the dangers associated with research into the Typhon organisms, TranStar continued its highly unethical research on the organisms, using human test subjects via their Psychotronics Division--in an effort to make a profit off the Neuromods, and at the same time, "redefine what it means to be human."
Hubs Edit
- Arboretum - Botanical garden.
- Talos I Bridge - Control Center.
- Crew Quarters - Living Quarters.
- Deep Storage - Information processing.
- G.U.T.S. - Zero gravity service and transport tunnel.
- Hardware Labs - Research and development facility.
- Talos I Lobby - Main lobby.
- Neuromod Divison - the research dedicated to Neuromods.
- Shuttle Bay - Spaceport for landing and departing commercial spaceships.
- Psychotronics - Original Kletka facility.
- Life Support - Air and water filtration facility
- Cargo Bay - Shipment processing.
- Power Plant - Source of electricity.
Structure Edit
Talos I is made of different sections that differ in both design and year they were built in. This ranges from sections made in 1960 to sections made by Soviets to modern ones installed recently. Retrofuturism and Art Deco seem to be the most prominent decors in the station.Tape reel computers and similar outdated technology is still located in the station but they have since been refurbished to fit modern standards or have been cleaned up to act as decor.
Trivia Edit
- In Greek mythology, Talos was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders.


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Monday, February 23, 2009
Antawn Jamison of the Washington Wizards
Antawn Jamison of the Washington Wizards is the newest member of the Easterns team. He was on location to sing the famous "jingle" for a new HD commercial. As one of of the Gearshift TV producers throughout the year, my brother Rudy joined the Gearshift crew on the shoot as a PA. Gearshift TV has been working with Easterns for over 4 years now to create commercials, web videos & photography.
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AJ is one tall dude huh?! I (literally) ran in to him in the Wizards locker room while shooring a commercial wuth Gilbert last year LOL
- March 19, 2009 at 11:57 PM
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Monday, April 12, 2010
NANCY's present!!!
Well, my dear friends... those of you who read Nancy's interview already know about this wonderful artist... But she's also one of those people who are able to make your heart full of joy! Her wonderful and really warm hearted blog post about me and my work shows her deeply sensitive soul. No description of me and my work could ever be lovelier and closer to my heart! THANK YOU Nancy, you made my day! :)))
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- Pixel Wild Child said...
It is a lovely blog post! you well deserve it Anna! :O)
- April 12, 2010 at 11:02 PM
- Annuk said...
Thank you sweet Cristi!!!!!!!
- April 12, 2010 at 11:59 PM
- pantarei said...
What a sweet blog and YES my special cousin you DO deserve it!!!what a lovely circle of friends you have created!:0))))
- April 13, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Annuk said...
Thank you my wonderful cousin!!! It's great to have such wonderful support and love!!! :O)))
- April 13, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- nancy said...
I'm ever so glad to have met you, Anna - even if it is 'only' online :)
- April 18, 2010 at 1:09 PM
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Thrifty Makeover {Easter Style}
I recently picked up this wooden candle stick and egg at my favorite thrift store. I say favorite because every Wednesday is sale day!!! Love that!
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waitress, three chefs visible in the kitchen area kept the flow going. Had the weather
been as good as it was a few days ago, we would have elected to sit at one of the
half-dozen tables on the pavement. Spring Rolls, Satays, Chilli Cod, Chicken Drumsticks,
Ribs - all were nicely done with the spicing done just to my taste - not too strong, but
still discernible. I have to admit I went back twice for starters, and, had we had the
time, I would have liked to have gone back for a second shot at the main courses. The main
course chicken, beef, noodles and rice were again well done.
This is another place I'll be visiting again: the meal is very good value, the ambience
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- Triple Diamond Places Murray Well on Production
Monday, July 18, 2011
Triple Diamond Energy
Triple Diamond Energy put the new Murray #14-3 well into production on Thursday, June 30. Located in Garvin County, Oklahoma, the well represents the company's first success using a technique called Seismic Geophysical Survey Testing.
Seismic methods are the most widely employed of all geophysical methods used in petroleum exploration, as they provide highly accurate renditions of the geometry of subsurface layers. However, the costs associated with seismic methods are much higher than other types of geophysical surveys, requiring a substantial investment for companies interested in using the technology.
"This was a large seismic project, but the results back up our geophysicists' theories on the area, and really validate what we're doing," explains President Chris Jent of Triple Diamond Energy.
The company finished strong in 2010 and has continued the trend throughout the first half of 2011. Thanks to impressive numbers and streamlined operations, TDE is zeroing in on achieving impressive goals of growth for this year. In keeping with this success, the company projects Murray #14-3 well will have a twenty-four month payback.
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Fearful of violence, Javed Jaghai ends constitutional court challenge to Jamaica's anti-sodomy law.
Today, the Caribbean Court of Justice granted special leave to hear a challenge against homophobic laws in Belize and Trinidad and Tobago.
The recent passage of two anti-gay laws in Africa has garnered attention, but the leaders whose behavior and statements promote homophobia must be called to account.
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We will have to acknowledge some individuals are controlled by demons and do what demons tell them to do, and even are possibly possessed of demons for real. Need I mention Jim Jones, who saw to it that he would kill hundreds in Guyana, and did so happily until the end. Then there's David Koresh, who claimed to be Jesus leading the people of God to a new apocalypse and a bright new future. Then there are others such as Sherman Allen, and and Terry Hornbuckle who thought that the women of the congreagations were there for pastoral freak purposes instead of the salvation of their souls.
Then there are the more moderate individuals who, if they don't have a demon, certainly spend their time listening to them such as Creflo Dollar who has recently said that Jesus was not God because Jesus "slept" and the scriptures says that God neither "slumbers nor sleeps". Now, if that that doesn't sound like a demon then I don't know what does.
Many of us would all like to rationalize the actions of these individuals as the result of demonic infestations, because we really can't fathom someone doing those acts or saying those things without being possessed by demons. We can agree that there is and was some demonic activity in all of what I just mentioned, but we must ask…Is all of that a result of a demon or just the defiled hearts of these individuals who love themselves more than they love God?
There is another class of demons such as Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy, killers that kill for fun or that cut off people's heads, mutilate their bodies. Then there are individuals who perform certain sins such as drugs and sexual activities to the point where they damage themselves or others uncontrollably. Certainly demons are real and manifest themselves through people in many different ways.
Is There Any Personal Responsibility?
On the other hand human nature without Christ is just so atrocious that it has the ability to be demon like if lives are not yielded or rendered to God. It all begins in the heart of man:
Partially because of how we were born into sin and its effects:
Ps. 51:5 ~ "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me"
You see out of the "heart" flows the issues of life...Jesus stated that all these behaviors that are manifest are because of the wickedness of the heart, the "deliverance ministry" claims that it's because of some external force of demons. Jesus claims it's because of our dark hearts:
Mk. 7:20-23 ~ "20-And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21-For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22-Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23-All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."
And due to our condition of what the Calvinists have coined as "total depravity",we have no self ability to make our hearts clean or righteous.
Ephes. 2:1-5 ~ "1-And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2-Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3-Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 4-But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5-Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)"
It is here that Paul in Ephesians says something interesting,(as always)He says in v.2:
"Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience"
We were not only dead in our trespasses and sins but we walked according to the "prince of the power of the air" ie: the devil himself and the demonic realm. Some of us were nice, had outstanding moral values, were even assets to our communities but yet still walked according to demons. However, notice what Paul also says. He says:
"Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind;"
What we did in times past, was according to OUR minds and OUR flesh. In other words the devil didn't make me do it as much as I wanted to do it and had the capacity and ability to do it.
Herein is the problem, when the Christian shifts the responsibility of their actions to simply a "demon"; they also relinquish any personal responsibility for their actions, decisions and ultimate carrying out of their thoughts. This is the deceit of "Pigs In The Parlor" and deliverance ministry in general. The devil can't make us do anything that we don't already either want to do or have a predisposition to do.
James confirms this thought out when he says:
James 1:13-15 ~ "13-Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14-But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15-Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death."
The best effort of the world is to minimize what is called "original sin" In an interview with CNN discussing the recent demise of Michael Jackson, mystic and universal consciousness guru Deepak Chopra expressed that there was no one who was born bad or that was born a sinner. He explained that these things happen to people (they become bad) but that everyone is basically good. Now that could be a lie of a demon, certainly it's deceitful and untrue, but his sentiments exemplify the desire of the sinful nature to feel that it has no problems, that it is perfectly fine without God and that bad influences only exist outside of it, not from within it. Deliverance ministry denies that our nature is sometimes messed up without the assistance of demons and ultimately, that we need a savior, not because of demons (which are already defeated) but because we're messed up and are sinners!
Whatever we are "drawn away" with belongs to us in the end. As with anything there are exceptions but this is the norm. We are first reminded that we are culpable for our own actions. Even if we have predisposition's for certain behaviors, this is why we must be born again (John, 3:3) in order to do away with the old nature and order of things. What does the scripture say:
2 Cor. 5:17-18 ~ "17-Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18-And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;"
"All things" include and pertain to the spiritual wellbeing, welfare, life and godliness of the individual. Through Christ all things are accessible.
2 Peter 1:3-4 ~ "3-According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4-Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."
Christians that feel that they have demons are not walking in full biblical council or the freedom of Christ. If one persists with that idea, one should make sure that they are first IN CHRIST because Christ will not live with a demon. Leaders that teach that Christians have and can be possessed by demons, or that attempt to cast demons out of already saved individuals, are leading followers astray and into false doctrine, heretical teachings and "strange fire" for which there is a penalty. (Lev.10:1-2)
Item 4: The Power Of Demons Are Defeated In The Believers Life
One thing we know, Christ has come to destroy the works of demons in the believer's life. Contrary doctrines flourish where there is a lack of exposition of God's word or mere misinterpretations of what Jesus actually came to do. Yes, we are all in a growing pattern but it should be a primacy for the gospel minister to both communicate the understanding of the true gospel. Contrary to Joyce Meyer and Joel Osteen who believe that salvation was completed in hell, the bible tells us that it was ON THE CROSS that our enemy and his mignons were defeated.
Col. 2:13-15 ~ "13-And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; 14-Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15-And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it."
The enemy is already defeated because of the victory of the cross. The problem is that we have split service issues. Jesus said "no man can serve two masters" (Mt. 6:24, Lk.16:13) and the body cannot house both God and the devil simultaneously unless one is subdued and brought under control or cast out (Mt. 12:29, Mk. 3:27, Lk. 11:21). As stated the powers that were opposing the believer were defeated, broken and destroyed on the cross. This includes demons whether known or unknown. They have been "triumphed over" and this was done "openly" The "enemy" or evil one and his agents, both natural and spiritual, has been cut down when Jesus came in:
Ps. 44:7-8 ~ "7-But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. 8-In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah."
In addition we have experienced the freedom that has been "made" within us.
John 8:36 ~ "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."
And given power over the powers of the enemy:
Lk. 10:18-19 ~ "18-And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19-Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."
It is our ability as believers to continue to be made free from the enemy and not be entangled with his yoke and this especially includes his demonic infestations:
Gal. 1:1 ~ "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
Item 5: Are There Demons In Music?
We know from both observation and current science that music has an ability to effect the innermost part of an individual. However there is yet not a "wicked" C or a "evil" A on the music scale. So why does music have an effect the way it does?
Remember that when God created man he created him a living soul. (Gen. 2:7) This is a physical or material (body) and spirit (breath or life) union, which God calls "living soul". Man is a physical and spirit mixture with limitations and extensions in both physical and spiritual dimensions. God gave man certain attributes which extend from himself. These attributes are called God's communicable attributes. This is partially how we are in "his likeness" and "his image". One of those attributes is the ability to communicate with feeling or expression. The ability to communicate goes beyond the material world and includes the spiritual realm or world also.
In other words we live in an open continuum that includes both the material and immaterial realities. Prayer is spiritual communication with God, who is a Spirit, (Jn. 4:24) from a material being with spirit ability, called a "living soul". If we were not spiritual beings with the ability to communicate spiritually we could not communicate with God at all. We would be stuck and confined to the materialistic and naturalistic realm. One should be encouraged to come to or develop this understanding otherwise prayer would make no sense.
The "soulish" part of us is where the nonmaterial aspects of our being comes. (I won't deal with tripartism which is a questionable teaching anyway, I'll save that for a later writing) The atheist supposes that this is the brain or some mere meta-natural process. The naturalist denies the "soulishness" of our being and assumes that science will one day provide the answer to immaterial parts of our beings such as love, dreams and the ability to hope etc. Please study our post Antisupernaturalism & Miracles Pt.1 and Pt.2 for more indepth information on this dichotomy.
I propose that music to a great extent, is developed from the immaterial part of man and because it originates from a spiritual part has an effect upon not only the physical body but also upon a person's spirit or immaterial nature. Music, though containing natural notes which don't change on the scale, is directed and effective by what it intends to do.
Biblical example: King Saul had an "evil spirit from the Lord" that could only be eased with skillful harp and music playing (1 Sam 16:16). David however played skillfully upon his instrument and it drove the "evil spirit" away (1 Sam. 16:23) However a second time the music didn't stop Saul from remaining in that "evil spirit" and trying to kill David (1 Sam. 19:9-10) Music does not either possess or relieve one of demons, but music can be directed to accomplish a function and is an effective nonmaterial communication tool.
Music can incite inner emotions for the better. This is what we call "happy music". Music can make us feel sexy. This is what we call "mood or love" music. Music can make us sad. This is what we call "blues". Music can make us feel like dancing and be sad and sexy at the same time. This is what we call "rhythm and blues" music. Music can also present demons to us and influence negative behaviors. This is what we call "holy hip hop" and "gangsta rap"- LOL. )(OK holy hiphoppas, I'll cut you some slack. Some of your messages are good, methods questionable and debateable but that's why we're here right?)
Remember, Saints are not the only ones who communicate spiritually or by immaterial means. Sinners do also. If what I'm saying is correct, there are many individuals that create music who are controlled and certainly influenced by the devil himself. (Remember Ehesians 2:1-5) If communication can occur through immaterial processes through immaterial means, then the stage is set. Demons can communicate, subdue and seduce using music as a medium.
The fact yet remains that the Christian cannot be possessed by the devil no matter what's on the radio, but the challenge to those who haven't yielded and surrendered their musical tastes and appetites fully to God is that there should be an awareness that one could be entertaining demons and allowing them to influence you spiritually whether you are possessed by them or not. One cannot take fire into your chest without being burned. (Prov. 6:27)
Steps Of Musical Freedom
Sometimes escaping influences of devils take steps of faith similar to taking a journey. At times tearing up a poster, relinquishing a CD may be what it takes to make a psychological escape from the influence of devils that await and exploit weakness. However, one must be careful because it's not the outside of the cup that makes one clean, it's the inside where the change takes place. (Mk. 7:20-23) One could very well burn up all their CD's as promoted by a popular minister and yet not be free of the influence of that music in their souls. One who found that out was Kirk Franklin who claimed to be addicted to pornography on the Oprah Winfrey Show. He claimed to have thrown all his tapes and DVD's away only to drive back hours later to the same dumpster, get in and retrieve all his material. What does this say? Deliverance doesn't begin on the outside, it begins in the heart.
Of one thing we can be certain, there's no way one can say that artists such as David Banner as referenced in Hip-Hop, Idolatry & The Church Pt. 8 is not either led, plagued or guided by demons based on the content placed within his works. We must realize that he is at least entertaining demons as he performs and develops ideas. This is similar to many groups and individuals such as the found innocent but still "Horny" R. Kelley and others that we have examined in our Hip-Hop Idolatry & The Church series on this site. However, the dilemma still remains, that many of these individuals are not claiming to be saved and those that are certainly don't produce the fruit of that salvation. So that should tell us something.
So music can be a demonic tool for a number of reasons not to minimize the fact that the devil because of how he was created, has always used music as a tool of expression even in heaven before his being cast down.
If a Christian rejects sound council in this area, he or she will usually display that they have a greater problem than just music. Music is similar to alcohol and tobacco. They are simply doorway drugs that lead to greater destruction if one is not careful. Music can be a doorway and a pathway to immorality and immoral behavior. A better question would be, does the devil use music? The obvious answer to that is yes.
What About What We Can't Reasonably Explain?
As stated, the reality of demons in no way empowers individuals to shirk or relive themselves from any personal responsibility, however we are in a very spiritual warfare and there is a spiritual reality that we face whether we know of it or not. The scripture clearly says that there is a spiritual dimension to our fight and struggle:
Ephes. 6:12 ~ "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
But what about experiences that are not found within the bible and that are sometimes difficult to reconcile? Some examples include:
- The feeling of "presences" that enter a room and you feel or may even see it.
- There are some who suffer from a sudden inability to move while they are asleep. Some have even been attacked in their sleep by beings that had extension in time and space. Many report that they feel that they were helpless to defend themselves and felt as if they were being pressed upon as they lay there and are unable to call a spouse or loved one for assistance.
- Other instances include sudden, strange and unusual pressure and urges to engage in certain ungodly activities.
- For some there are sudden blackouts and losses of time. Some associate these type of episodes with addictions, but could this also be because of a demon(s)?
Because we are in a dimension that is spiritually open, the unseen spiritual world can be revealed at any time. One thing is for sure. There is no safety in that world without Jesus. He has claimed to be the way, the truth and the life (Jn. 14:6) and that no man can get to the father except it be by and through him. There are entries into the spiritual realm that open the world of demons to us. No TRUE Christian follows those paths as they would be led by the voices of "strangers". God leads the Christian and directs us into better relationship, fellowship with him and into protection from spiritual enemies.
A Word Of Caution:
In providing a writing such as this, I hope not to give the impression that the Christian can behave themselves in such a manner that they can enter into ungodly situations and be exempt from the results of demonic activity. Example: Ouija Boards are ungodly doorways and pathways to the supernatural and that will expose individuals to demonic activity and possibly even demon possession. The same goes for WICCA, Witchcraft, tarot reading, palm readings, seances and Voodoo and tattoos. All of those are demonic in nature and are ungodly practices that Christians need not be involved with in any manner. One of the seeming more innocuous items is the horoscope…Though it seems innocent, the horoscope can be used as a tool of the devil to bind and direct individual's lives exposing believers to the leading and character traits of the devil himself.
In all of these things it takes submitting to God and resisting the devil and self-discipline. You have the ability to win that battle because Jesus fought it on the cross and won on our behalf.
Conclusion & Summary
In heaven judgement for reward is made based on what a person has done.
Rev. 14:13 ~ "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."
Our works will follow us and judgement will not based on what a demon made or caused a person to do. All illnesses are not necessarily demonic, but we know that some illnesses cause persons to act abnormally. Some actions are chemical and even biological in nature and regardless of all that all actions can be made subject to the Cross of Christ.
1 Cor. 10:13 ~ "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
The saint has not been placed in a situation that they cannot bear. The Lord leads us besides still and peaceful waters. (Ps. 23) The Lord does not lead or expose the Saints to demons, neither is his power so ineffective that he cannot prevent a demon from taking over the physical body or spirit of the believer.
There is a solid case and evidence that demons, at times, possess individuals, but at no instance within scripture do we see believers either possessed or being possessed with devils or engaged in casting demons out of other believers. I believe that these articles have demonstrated the following facts:
- The parallel between the "Temple" and the "body" is ineffectual and out of context, and therefore found to be unscripturally based.
- Moneychangers were a part of the temple processes by need and were not why Jesus cast them out.
- The animals that were being sold in the temple were there by necessity and the instruction of God and did not defile the temple.
- The temple was defiled only because of the usurious practices of men. (Special Note: Be careful of individuals who condemn others in the gospel for their website, DVD and promotional item sales while they themselves simultaneously and selfishly promote the sale of their OWN DVD's and promotional items as if they are somehow doing something different than those they condemn ~ Those type of things are defiling to the body of Christ in general. If it's not demonic, it's certainly ungodly.)
- What Christ has done on the Cross has broken the power of the devil and demons in the life of the believer who accepts Christ's atonement by faith. In the life of the believer demonic power is broken at the time that saving faith is exercised and received.
- The power of demons are destroyed by the work of Christ whether one denounces specific activities or not.
- Spirits are not necessarily responsible for many personal behaviors. When demons are in the process it will be revealed plainly.
- Man is a living soul with an immaterial spiritual dimension that must be subject to Jesus for personal safety and wellbeing.
- Music can be a spiritual tool in the physical realm and can be used by demons to incite behaviors in humanity.
- Games such as Ouija, and activities such as horoscope, tarot, seances, palm reading, tattooing etc. should be avoided at all costs by believers as those games and activities assist in opening spiritual dimensions without the protection of Christ.
- A Christian or Saint CANNOT be possessed by a demon and therefore does not need to have one cast out.
This has been submitted for the edification of the Saints. I hope that it was as much of a blessing to you as it was to me going over these concepts once again. I'd love to hear your feedback on both articles.


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Finding Their Comfort Zone
Last year, 5-year-old Samuel Spring came to Kennedy Krieger Institute for evaluation of autism. The genetic and metabolic tests he was to undergo required giving a blood sample. When the nurse tried to tie the tourniquet around his arm in preparation for the needle stick, Sam began to cry and break away. His behavior made it difficult for the nurse to draw his blood. Sam's doctor, William Trescher, M.D., a pediatric neurologist at Kennedy Krieger, referred the Springs to the Institute's Pediatric Psychology Program for consultation and treatment of Sam's anxiety and distress over the medical procedure.
Children with disabilities and health conditions often require medical services, such as diagnostic scans, physical tests, bandage changes, medicine intake and injections, which they typically fear and avoid. Sometimes their anxiety and behavior issues can interfere with the delivery of these important services. Kennedy Krieger's Pediatric Psychology Program helps children and their families learn to participate in various physician-prescribed, medical care activities.
The Pediatric Psychology Program teaches children and their families about the medical care procedures they need, as well as coping and stress reduction skills. "I've been amazed over the years that children can cooperate with most of the procedures that adults can. They only need a little more time to learn about what is going to happen and to develop the skills adults have already acquired along the way," says Keith Slifer, Ph.D., program director of the Pediatric Psychology Program. The clinic serves children and adolescents with a wide range of medical conditions, including asthma, brain injury, cancer, chronic pain, immune system disorders, renal disease and sickle cell anemia, among many others.
The anxiety that children have when receiving medical care is not unusual. "It's normal for a child to get upset and try to escape getting stuck with a needle," explains Jo Anne Gorski, Ph.D., a behavioral psychologist at the Pediatric Psychology Program. "We try to help children adjust to an unusual situation by teaching them new strategies to help them relax and tolerate the necessary procedure."
Melissa Beck, Ph.D., a behavioral psychologist at the Pediatric Psychology Program, provided a treatment program to desensitize Sam to the materials used in the needle stick procedure. Using a task analysis technique, she identified the steps in the process and broke them down into their component parts. Sam was introduced to each step gradually. "We started by having him play with the tourniquet and get accustomed to its color and texture," Dr. Beck explains. "Once we familiarized Sam with the material, we started to rub it gently on his arm to help get him comfortable with it touching his body. Then, we loosely tied the tourniquet around his arms for a few seconds, building up to a couple of minutes." Dr. Beck used the same technique with a mock needle to desensitize Sam to the rest of the blood draw routine.
The Pediatric Psychology Program also offers relaxation therapy, teaching children and their caregivers skills to manage anxiety, distress or pain. Children who can cognitively understand and follow instructions are taught various stress reduction techniques, such as visualization exercises and deep, abdominal breathing. In 2002, the clinic implemented new biofeedback tools to help teach children how to control and monitor their bodies' responses, such as blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tension.
Biofeedback helps psychologists at the clinic gauge and direct a child's treatment progress. Providing a concrete visual screen, the biofeedback machine gives children feedback on how their bodies are responding to the relaxation techniques. "Biofeedback is presented as a video game for the body," Dr. Gorski says. "If a child raises his temperature over certain degrees, a robot walks or plays music. It is very entertaining." While useful for many children, biofeedback was not appropriate for Sam. Distraction was the optimal intervention for reducing distress and keeping him calm. "Sam would sit in my lap, and my wife would distract him with games, books and toys," Mr. Spring says.
After three months of treatment at the Pediatric Psychology Program, Sam was ready for the actual needle stick procedure. "We scheduled the blood draw with Dr. Trescher, and Sam did fantastic!" Mr. Spring says. "Dr. Beck did a great job with us. I would highly recommend Kennedy Krieger to anyone who needs such a service for their child with special needs. It certainly helped us."
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Feline Infectious Anemia (Hemobartonellosis)
By Jill Anne Sparapany
Joy with a feeding tube for eating!
Feline infectious anemia is a significant world-wide bacterial parasitic disease that infects red blood cells to live and reproduce. It is caused by Mycoplasma haemofelis, formerly known as Haemobartonella felis. Cats of all breeds and ages can be affected.
Predisposing risk factors include any disease that causes immunosuppression, such as cancer or FELV (feline leukemia virus), deficient vaccination status, recent history of cat bite abscesses and exposure to fleas and ticks. Mosquito are another transmission vector. Intact male cats may roam and be at higher risk due to fighting behaviors.
Mycoplasma organisms lack cell walls and depend on the host animal to survive. Since it does not survive alone, it is a parasite dependent upon the host for survival. It attaches to the surface of red blood cells in the bloodstream. The cat's immune system recognizes the foreign invader on the RBC surface and destruction of the RBC's begins resulting in anemia.
· This is different from AIHA, AutoImmune Hemolytic Anemia, when the immune system starts to destroy healthy red blood cells.
It is not definitively known how the parasitic bacterium is spread from cat to cat but the major transmission vectors are blood-sucking insects, fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, etc. Other possible transmission routes are blood transfusions and cat fight wounds.
Newborn kittens may be infected but it is not known if infection is spread through placenta, during birth or by nursing.
Clinical Signs: Signs related to anemia.
· Pale mucous membranes, gums
· Weakness and lethargy
· Depression
· Weight loss
· Loss of appetite
· Diffuse whole body tenderness
· Fever
· Jaundice (yellowing of skin, eyes, mucous membranes)
· Increased respiratory rate
· Shock
Diagnosis: By microscopic examination of the RBCs, small dots can be seen on the blood cell surface. Depending upon the numbers of Mycoplasma present, diagnosis can be difficult and may take several blood smears to confirm.
Other tests include Coombs, chemistry panel, urinalysis, FIV and FeLV testing. PCR analysis is the best test to confirm presence of Mycoplasma haemofelis infection. PCR quantifies the amount of mycoplasma DNA, which can be monitored for response to treatment.
Treatment: Underlying diseases or stressors must be treated since this is an opportunistic disease affecting weakened animals.
· Antibiotics in the tetracycline family are the treatment of choice. Tetracycline and doxycycline. **Doxycycline may cause esophageal strictures in cats when given in pill form – give 1-2 teaspoons of water after administering the pill to ensure the pill is swallowed completely. Doxycycline is available in liquid formulation.
· Prednisone may be given to reduce the immune system's destruction of RBCs.
· Transfusions may be necessary in some cats with severe anemia.
Home care and Prevention:
· Administer medications as prescribed. If you cannot give your cat the medicine, notify your vet! The antibiotic treatment is absolutely necessary to save your cat's life!
· Follow recommendations by your vet for re-check appointments during recovery.
· Keep your cat indoors to prevent exposure to vectors of infection, reduce fighting between cats and reduce exposure to other diseases and viruses.
· Neuter outdoor cats to reduce cat fighting.
· Use flea and tick medications, recommended by your vet.
Prognosis: If treatment is not started in the acute phase, up to 1/3 of all FIA cats will die. Cats who survive early stages will become chronic carriers and may be susceptible to relapse with stress or illness.
Comments from Alana: If your cat is an outdoor cat, has issues with fleas, is a new cat that you just got and presents with anemia, make sure your vet checks for hemobart. It may not occur to them. You have to be your cats best advocate.
Comments from Alana: If your cat is an outdoor cat, has issues with fleas, is a new cat that you just got and presents with anemia, make sure your vet checks for hemobart. It may not occur to them. You have to be your cats best advocate.
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From OLPC
Following the announcement of the XO-2, I thought I'd like to share a brain-dump of a completely different approach to an XO follow-on.
My starting point was "How do you keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen Paree?". After a child has an XO for several years, what can you give her then? We can't simply figure that after elementary school that she'll be told that she can't have access to this sort of tool anymore. And we shouldn't figure that she can or should simply purchase a conventional laptop.
So if the original XO is aimed at 6-12 y.o., primary school children, and the XO-2 seems to be aimed at even younger children and people of all ages that might want a bookreader/browser, the XO-Senior is aimed at middle schoolers and older. It should also appeal to first world users who want to show support for OLPC, or to use a 'greener' computer. It could also be an 'XO for the first world'. It seems that there are pilots developing in the U.S. and other first world countries. I suspect that a machine with performance closer to expected norms, while still providing the original XO's interface and educational mission would be desirable for this market.
Share a lot with the XO
The XO does a lot of things right that should be carried forward
Share hardware and industrial design
- DCON screen
- Mesh networking
- Rugged
- 'Green' -- low power, recyclable
- Minimum number of moving parts and connectors
- Distinctive sit on keyboard and handle with the guts behind the screen design
- this is a real design breakthrough with the XO. It gives a distinctive product image, projects a go anywhere message, and provides some real utility with the easy grab handle and the fact that the heat generating components aren't on your lap when used as a real laptop.
- Swivel screen bookreader mode.
- Maybe add a touch screen
Share software
- Linux/GNU/Sugar
- Constuctionist educational tools
Differ where it is needed for different mission
- Big enough for adults to use
- full size keyboard
- Powerful enough for
- 'first world' applications
- full motion video
- 'Normal' Desktop easily available
- Gnome?
- one click reboot from Sugar to Gnome and vv.
Suggested specs
- Fastest available passive cooling processor
- 1.2 GHz Via C7?
- 1Gb Memory
- Enough flash for reasonable use
- 8 Gb?
- 16 Gb?
- Screen that gives real 1024x768 color
- at 200dpi and the DCON screen that works out to about 11" diagonal
- video out, for desktop use or sharing/demonstration
- Full size keyboard
- Expandibility
- second memory slot
- in machine USB or SD slot (SD should work by then)
- 'Whale back' add-on for rotating memory with room for 5" optical drive and 2.5" HDD
- Big enough battery to give similar life to an XO with this configuration
Whale back
How about a removable rear panel where a rotating media subassembly could be added?
The typical dimensions of a 2.5" HDD are 70mm x 100mm x 9.5mm, of a slimline 5" optical drive 128mm x 126mm x 12.7mm. This means a package about 210mm x 135mm x 16mm could hold one of each. This _nearly_ would fit on the back of an XO.
This would allow storage needed for a truly 'adult' model, access to optical media, rotating memory swap space.
Doesn't fit the Microsoft ULPC model
For better or worse this proposed machine doesn't quite fit the Microsoft ULPC spec where MS keeps XP alive. I've seen '10.2-inch screens, 80GB of storage, 1GB of RAM, 1GHz processors (with some exceptions) and no touchscreens.'
This is obviously blue sky, but given the typical fall in computer prices and the fact that this does not entail any great new technological leaps over the XO, a price similar to the current cost of an XO (<$200) seems reasonable for a base, no rotating memory version.