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PERSON OF CHRIST, Tape 3, *page 1*
Tape Three - Jesus: The Way, The Truth and the Light
By Pastor Fenton Moorhead
... which god, I have lots of listings? You know, I have lots of pages. Do
you want the god of the church of the philosophers, who is the, you know the
ultimate reality god? Do you want the god of the church of in depth theology,
the ground of our being god? You know, or do you want one of the, you know, do
you want to dial up the Buddhist temple? Do you want B______, or Islam? Which,
you have to tell me which one of these gods you want.
Well, I think what I remember is that He is holy God. We don't have a listing
for holy God, you'll have to look for Him in the book that is called by His
Name, The Holy Bible,ÿget it?
You see today, people think they can dial up a god of their choice, a god of a
religion. And if there is a god of a man made religion, I would suggest to you
and myself that he is way too small, because he is invented by a man, the church
of scientology. You see, the focus is on man, it begins with man, and it
pretends to end with God.
But any religion that begins with man will always be as small as a man. What's
wrong with that? Well man is finite, he is limited, his ideas and his thoughts
are not going to be any better than your ideas, or thoughts, or somebody else's
ideas or thoughts. But if Holy God, in heaven, has chosen a way to reveal
Himself to man, and He chose a man named Abraham a long time ago and He said,
"Abraham, out of you I'm going to make a great nation, and through you all
peoples on the earth will be blessed."
And it was through that chosen people, the old covenant was given, and the
covenants were given through Moses, and the prophets, and the kings of Israel.
And those prophets said what? They said, "A Messiah is coming, the anointed One
is coming, and He is going to be a light to the ...
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Maverick Madness
We used to have a dog who was outdoors all the time, feared nothing, played hard, and slept happily in the garage. We now have a dog - the same dog - who scratches and whines to be indoors, who is afraid of most everything, who is sacked out much of the time, and who insists on sleeping in the house at night.
What changed Maverick into Marley? Age, mostly, but also thunderstorms. When he was still young, Maverick was playing in the neighbor's yard when a thunderstorm hit. He took off running and turned up, the next day, 8 miles from our house. In his panic he had run over the top of the nearby hills and down the other side.
In the intervening years, every thunderstorm sent him into a frantic episode of chewing (gates, fences, door frames, screen doors, or whatever kept him away from us at the time), pacing, whining, and shaking. That is, if he wasn't running for his life. We "lost" him several times and had to go retrieve him from wherever he'd run to. One night Scott and I held him, or tried to, while his tranquilizers took effect, but he was so panicked that he ran right over the top of us and butted his head against the bedroom door, trying to escape - who knows why or where.
Maverick is nearly 13 years old now, and he turned deaf about a year ago. He seemed to ignore last season's thunderstorms, so we thought those episodes were over. Whew! No more chewing, running, or freaking out.
Then a few weeks ago, while my grown sons were here to witness it, Maverick went ballistic on our side porch. He chewed chunks of wood off the newly fixed door frame (we had it repaired because we thought he was over that manic phase) and banged his body repeatedly against the door. We let him inside, gave him tranqs, and waited while he calmed down. A couple of nights ago it happened again - we got our first indication there was a t-storm in the distance when we heard Maverick banging the door. More chunks of the door frame were lying on the porch. Later he nearly chewed his way out of a dog-proof crate. It's amazing the dog has any teeth left.
I get so mad at Maverick when he's destructive that I forget what he really is inside: a frightened little boy who wants his mommy because he doesn't know what's going on, and he doesn't understand that the loud noises and flashes of light won't hurt him, as long as we're with him. He can't help doing what he does, and no amount of scolding will stop him from doing it again.
So we're at the point of asking how much trouble we're willing to put up with while Maverick lives out his last years. We could say he's had a good, long life, have him put down, and be done with it, but that's the coward's way out. The door frame is fixable (again); nights of lost sleep are redeemable; and the aggravation of dealing with panic attacks is manageable. We have an obligation to the old boy, just as we would to any other family member who loses his mind under circumstances he doesn't understand and can't control.
That reminds me - Honey, if someday I'm reduced to chewing, whining, and freaking out uncontrollably, please keep me.
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Kate also was given a good report. The doctor wants to do more testing on both girls--and mentioned exploring the possibility of trying a full repair for Kate. He said that although her surgeon at U of M is one of the best in the country for that type of surgery, he still wanted to check into the possibility of giving her a full repair since she does have two ventricles. Interesting...
And now for a re-cap of Thanksgiving....
Getting ready...
...to eat lots of this
and this.
Grandma turns on her "light-up sweater" to delight the grandchildren
My very cute nephew and his pretty Mama
Grandma brought supplies to make a gingerbread house
Lookin' good!
Kate and Grandpa were snuggle bugs
And then, after dinner on Thanksgiving Day, my mom suggested that we take a group to Plymouth to look at the Mayflower. So off we went...
My niece puts her head in the giant lobster
OK--forgive me for this photo. I know it's kind of dark, but there was an Asian family posing and since I can be a stink-bug, I thought it would be fun to take their photo. If you have ever been to China, you will know that it is customary for complete strangers to come up to you and ask to take a photo with you--or, if you are getting a family photo taken, strangers will also come up and take the same photo. It always cracks me up! My girls were mortified that I took a picture of total strangers...ha.
The Mayflower at dusk. The boat was open, so my brother and his family toured it. How cool is that? They walked on the Mayflower on Thanksgiving Day!
The Mayflower life boat
And then, BLACK FRIDAY!! I don't have a clue why I subject myself to this somewhat ridiculous tradition, but I must confess to looking forward to it for months. There is just something special about Christmas music, decorations, lunch with my mom (and now my girls are old enough to join us), etc.
Girls' lunch at The Cheesecake Factory
This time, there was a very sweet surprise. We live by....drum roll... an American Girl store! We have never been to one and wow...it was amazing. It was so fun to watch my girls wander the store and point out their favorite dolls, stories, and outfits. My mom scored us some seats in the American Girl Cafe, where we treated the girls to some milkshakes. So fun!!
American Girl Cafe--they let the girls borrow a doll to 'eat' with them
My girls
We had a wonderful weekend...lots of bonding that will have to tide us over until the next visit.
Best Buddies
Despite his doting admirers, this little guy ate his breakfast without missing a beat


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The 'bridge illustration' really is a good presentation of the gospel, even if it is just part of the gospel. I have seen the light come on for children and adults where they begin to understand what God has done for them in a deeper way.
For those focussed on black and white morality, the 'bridge illustration' makes a lot of sense. "We are over here because of sin. God is over there because he is perfect. But in Jesus we can be with God again." It makes sense. It is simple. It answers a spiritual puzzle.
But there is a problem. The bridge is an illustration, not the entire reality. This leads to the spiritual immaturity and stunted growth. At the beginning it is true, but faith must grow here and now, and not merely wait for heaven. We can't remain stuck on the level of the 'bridge' for our entire spiritual lives.
To build strong disciples of Jesus requires us to understand that the God side of the bridge is much much more than 'going to heaven'. It is in fact 'life in the kingdom' here and now, as well as then and forever. The 'bridge' is a great tool. The Lord's Prayer talks about God's Kingdom coming to earth from heaven in the now and for the future.


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I got these games/ ideas out of an old book I bought when I was teaching in the classroom. Let's Play Games in Spanish.
1) ¿Qué hay en la caja? (What's in the box)
This is super easy to set up. All you do is find objects for about 10 or so vocabulary words you want your students to practice. Review these items with your students before beginning the game. Then put all the objects out of sight, behind a desk, in a bag... Choose one object without the students seeing and put it in the box.
The leader/ teacher asks one person at a time: ¿Qué hay en la caja?
Student responds with a guess: ¿Es una cuchara?
Respond: No, no es una cuchara?
Then ask another student: ¿Qué hay en la caja?
Continue this way until someone answers correctly. That person then chooses an item to hide in the box and becomes the leader.
2) This game is called "Los animales grandes y los animales pequeños"
This game may be played with two teams but you can tailor it so that it works with your kids.
You will need pictures of the following animals: lion, giraffe, dog, duck, lamb, elephant, mouse, cat and any other animal you want to add. You could use stuffed animals instead but be prepared that your stuffed animal mouse might be bigger than your elephant for example.
The leader will ask various questions about the animals to individual students in turn, one team at a time. If the student answers correctly they score a point for their team. If the answer is incorrect the other team gets a chance to answer.
Here are some examples of questions to ask:
¿Cuántos animales grandes hay?
¿Cuántos animales pequeños hay?
¿Cómo se llaman los animales grandes?
¿Cómo se llaman los animales pequeños?
¿Cuál de los animales es más grande que todos?
¿Cuál de los animales vive en la selva?...etc.
What other questions could you ask?
How could you tailor this game for just 2 students or even one?
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Games to play to teach your kids Spanish
5 comments:
- Cynthia said...
I've started playing lotería with my 3 year old. He likes matching the pictures and learning the words, though, I'm sure some concepts are over his head (like, la muerte, el mundo, el borracho, etc.).
- February 1, 2011 at 12:55 PM
- Tati said...
Thanks for the game ideas!
- February 3, 2011 at 11:35 AM
- don Gerardo de Suecia said...
Saludos desde Suecia!
- February 21, 2012 at 6:18 PM
- Sheena Simpson said...
- June 14, 2012 at 8:50 PM
- Elaine said...
De Nada!
- July 24, 2012 at 4:35 PM
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About STAYING in INCOMPATIBLE relationships for fear of public gossip-MY MED SCHOOL STORIES-July 2008-LETTERS TO MR.U
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I have undergone immense distress due to this constant scrutiny and constant gossip that sometimes i have thought twice before breaking up relationships which i already knew were not working out for me .
Infact, i had once dated this guy in full view of the gossip club and this guy really turned out to be not my type at all.
Infact , he perhaps was just another one of those ordinary gossipers who was smart enough to just use silence as a way to mask that talentless ordinariness of his, just coz he wanted to be the guy who got to date me ...ya know..the trophy girlfriend factor.
And since i went out in full public view to start dating someone,i was under immense pressure to even back out, i continued on with this relationship long after i realized that he was not good enough for me , just coz i was not ready to deal with a public break up which would then further somehow encourage other men trying to come over to me asking me out now that they know that i dated this seemingly ordinary guy.
I didnt want to deal with the further onslaught of intense gossip sessions of people discussing how i broke up with this guy and what not.
I went on and on with this incompatible relationship for years coz i didnt want to stand there alone and face the music ..five years..the whole of med school...I could have just broken up with this guy after the second date(by then i knew that this silent guy was silent for a reason -he just didnt want to out to me that he was no special and infact had the most ugliest of skeletons in his insecure cupboard)...hmmmmmm.
MY 2012 POSTNOTE for the blog!!
funnily and sadly, I AM OUT of this med school relationship that i talk about in this email to MR.U. AND it has been years now,
but now, I see mr.u doing the "staying in relationships" though he clearly knows by the third date, that she is not right for him, coz he is SO SCARED OF the reaction of the onlookers...i have no idea how to advice him anymore, coz, HE REPEATS THIS PATTERN....what can I do, but to just watch or even better, just STOP watching even...I HAVE TO LET HIM go through the motions all by himself and in the process if he ends up drinking more and becoming a pale lifeless version of himself, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING..coz see, after nine years, I AM DONE WITH HIM...:((((
I HAVE TO LET Him FACE THE WORLD alone , on his own...The mama bird is gonna kick the baby bird out of the cozy nest..he is on his own emotionally from now on..


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I didn't get time to make that post, because I went to Mexico! It was so fun. I spent my New Year's Eve on a cruise with my family. Pretty much every family on the cruise was in the show place; tons of people there. There was a band on the stage, and like around 200 people got up there and danced for like an hour. And "The Final Countdown" by Europe was playing and it was so epic and there was free champagne and everyone was wearing all sorts of crazy party hats and tiaras and those ruffly plastic colorful necklaces from Hawaii and everyone was cheering and making noises by blowing on those cardboard trumpets, or whatever they are and I felt like crying right there because of everything that happened in 2008 and my family was right beside me and everyone was smiling and I also felt like crying because I made so many new friends, and they are so much funner than my friends at school and I know that I'll never see these people again and I wanted to cry really badly, but I was really happy so the tears couldn't really come out, but I was so sad. I miss them so much, but I think it's incredibly stupid that some people in my age group (12-14 year olds; we had this program thing for kids of different ages on the cruise) became boyfriend and girlfriend on the last night of the cruise cos they're not gonna see each other again.
Oh! And also after the New Year celebration, it was like 2 AM in the morning and everyone felt drunk and hyper after the free champagne and loud music and my friends and I went to the older kids place and I saw this boy and a girl... dancing... they looked about 16 or so and I have to say I am scarred for life. I never saw anything like it, not even in those trashy music videos, but this boy and girl were like... EW. But, my friends and I went to the older teens place and we started screaming and cheering and everyone looked at us like we were insane, and we were, and I remember thinking I will never forget this moment with my friends. I love them so much. So yeah, the last night, I spent my night with my friends and we were talking and we exchanged emails.
Anyways, I'm so excited for spring/summer because I can go to the hat shop at Granville Island and wear one of those old style hats without people thinking I'm "out of it", not that I care what other people think, but you know what I mean. I'm feeling energetic because I chugged two cans of Red Bull and I'm shaking, so I guess I should stop typing before I type an essay.
Marc Jacobs
I forgot what designer this is, but it's from spring/summer 2009, so it's all good.
By the way, Happy New Year!


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The UP Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), will be sponsoring the first-ever Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Panitikang Pambata (National Conference on Literature for Children) with the theme "Tungo sa Gintong Panahon ng Panitikang Pambata" (Towards the Golden Age of Literature for Children) on July 25-27, 2007 at the Claro M. Recto Hall, Faculty Center, UP Diliman.
The national conference will feature paper presentations by both established and young literary critics, creative writers, and visual artists for children led by renowned UP scholar Dr. Rosario Torres-Yu. Topics include interpretation and interpellation of Filipino aesthetics, historical and regional narratologies, educational and informational praxes, the culture of reading, media, diaspora, sexual politics, folklore, ethnography, peace talks, and poverty and revolution, – all in relation to literary production for children.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
another day
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Friday, June 19, 2009
black and white
These are extremely affordable original little drawings that I did as design ideas that didn't pan out so I've decided to put them up for sale (something I rarely do with my design work but these days I can't afford to hoard art).
Please click on the image to take you to the listing in the shop.
Please click on the image to take you to the listing in the shop.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
loving the love
A HUGE thank you to Poppytalk Blog for mentioning my broken hand mirror paintings today. Click the image to take you to the listing:
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Feeling quiet today. I'll be back at work for a bit which is a good thing at the moment.
I'm going to try to do a small shop update tomorrow morning of some very affordable small illustrations.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
again with the Friday
Sorry for being late again with the moleskine post. Thursdays have become so buys all of a sudden it might be moleskine Fridays for this month until things get back to normal.
Things that are happening:
-lots of new oil paintings on wood panels for future show
-learning to sew and looking into purchasing a sewing machine
-cleaning out the house and putting together the baby's room
-big art project in my belly
-enjoying life
Things that are not happening:
-working for actual money
-staying awake past 11pm
Those two categories never seem to balance out somehow.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
learning stuff
Please excuse my tardy moleskine post. Yesterday was hectic as I had my first sewing class in the morning and my first childbirth class in the evening and lots of stuff in between. Any sewing machine recommendations?
Today it's gloriously rainy in LA. I love it.
PS: For those of you in LA I have a piece at the Hive this Sat. and Sticky Lift has a wall at this month's show.
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Today is my gorgeous daughter Daisy's 3rd Birthday so it will be a quick post as I am actually typing this post whilst I am also sorting out a Peppa Pig cake!
On Friday the new seasonal catalogue went live and today I am taking part in a blog hop with some members of my team so that we can showcase the beautiful items that are available. If you are already hopping you will have come here from Beth's blog. I recently spent some lovely time with my upline Monica and my downline Beth. We had a lovely crafty time and played with the new banner kits. This is my creation.
I am so pleased with it, I actually think that it may be my favourite EVER make! I've used the new bow die as well as the festive flurry stamp set and co-ordinating framelits. I hope that you can see enough from these pictures, I have also used some of the new 1 inch cherry cobbler ribbon and the burlap trim too!
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An early happy birthday to daddy Dudley!!!
Things are good, this is another odd quarter in school. I`m taking a basic computer class mainly to fill some gaps in my networking skills, also weight training again, and finally a computer based math class, which is going well.
Elise is doing well and is everybodys favorite manager at work.
Jasper is eating and growing like crazy. Also he wants to watch spongebob 24/7.
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Sticky beak: The green buff-tailed coronet spots its rival approaching, left, and hovers with its beak facing up in the air to try and keep the purple hummingbird away, right
These spectacular images show a hummingbird literally bending over backwards to try and fend off a colourful rival that is eyeing the exotic flower it is feeding from.
The two hummingbirds were photographed getting into a flap over the desirable banana flower, which only had perching room for one.
The series of images show the green buff-tailed hummingbird hovering upside down to try and ward off the approaching competitor - a velvet-purple coronet. But despite its best efforts to protect its prize, the buff-tailed hummingbird eventually admits defeat and flits away, leaving the victorious velvet-purple to take its place on the petals of the flower.
Back off: The green buff-tailed hummingbird hovers upside down in a valiant attempt to deter its persistent rival
The contest between the vibrantly coloured hummingbirds was captured by photographer Nate Chappell in Mindo, Ecuador - a paradise for tropical birdwatchers.
'The species here are the velvet-purple coronet and the buff-tailed hummingbird, two of the 150 or so species of hummingbirds that occur in Ecuador,' Mr Chappell said.
'When it [the buff-tailed] notices [the approaching velvet-purple] it turns towards him, and then rotates upside-down to defend the flower.'
All in a flap: The vibrantly coloured birds battle it out over the banana flower
Victory: The buff-tailed coronet eventually admits defeat and prepares to flit away as its purple rival replaces it on the banana flower
But the green bird's defensive manouevres were not sufficient to see off its rival.
'The buff-tailed has moved back to the top of the flower and in the final image he is about to fly away as the velvet-purple has landed on the flower,' said the photographer, who set up the scene to entice hummingbirds to be captured on camera.
'In this instance I placed a banana flower on a clamp and inserted sugar water, the kind used in hummingbird feeders, into it,' he explained.
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Friends In My Head
Once upon a time, long, long ago... Ok, so it was last May, after I was blessedly laid, layed, whatever, off. I have always been mighty sucklicious at the whole lay lie thing, get over it if I am wrong. I was looking on Monster.com to try to decide if I wanted to stay in my field, do something else, get a boob job and some lipo and become a trophy wife, you know, exploring my options. They have an extensive boob job section on Monster dontcha know? There I found a link that led me to my new obsession: exploration of blogs. The link led me to the blogfather, Waiter Rant. And so it began. I was on the road to collecting my blog friends in my head. Much thanks for the "friend in my head" concept to Wendy Williams, the Queen of all Media, who I discovered after Howard Stern went to Sirius, and I was still making the commute from hell to get to and from work everyday. Someday I will write a post about how a white thirty seven-year-old woman from the uptight lily-white suburbs ended up listening to a black radio station. That's a good story too. Today, I want to talk about who I love on the net, and why. I always thought blogs were something stupid horny junior high kids wrote to talk about the cute boy or girl they sit next to, and how mean their parents are for not letting them smoke pot in the house. Turns out some pretty cool people are writing some pretty cool stuff out here on the Internet.
I read through all the Waiter's posts. I liked his irreverent reverence. His allusions to his decision to leave the seminary intrigued me. His posts about his wrestling with his religious convictions were experiences I could relate to wholeheartedly. I loved his insightful Aesopesque tales about happenings at the bistro where he works. His musings about his youth, relationships, his family, and his joint custody, and the intrigue at the dog park. So, man, I loved this guy. Oh, my God, thank you Jesus, God Bless America, GOOOOAAAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was thrilled out of my mind to have something, anything intelligent to read. Something that had some thought behind it, something that spoke to my soul and touched my heart and piqued my curiosity. I know a lot of wickedly intelligent people, and have some great conversations with them, but since my Mom and Dad died I have had two less wickedly intelligent people to talk to. My parents were two of the people who I could most easily talk to, so I have been intellectually lonely. I really needed some kind of sustenance for my brain. I'd read every damn book and magazine I have more than twice. I became in serious danger of being banned from both Barnes and Noble and Borders for hanging out and reading two or three books a day. Leaning up against the wall, Starbucks coffee clutched in my voracious little hands, blocking their aisles as I paced, and read and talked to myself. Thank God I found people with neurons that synapse effectively on the Internet. I would have otherwise slipped into a coma of complete lack of hope for the world months ago.
So, on the Birds of Feather Flock Together theory of life, I checked out the blogs Waiter linked to. Some I really liked, like Opinionistas, Clublife, The Hollywood Machine, and El Guapo in DC, and more recently the Barmaid Blog. Some not so much, some sucked big donkey dick, some had interesting ideas, but were so poorly written, and/or flat out stupid I just clicked back on my browser and tried again. These blogs I liked, and even some of those I didn't like, led me to other blogs I have fallen in love with like D-Listed, Dooce, Post Secret, and Wide Lawns. I also discovered all kinds of things on the Internet I never knew about through mentions on these sites. I feel a lot less lonely in the world with my problems with my family. To know I am not the only one who is surrounded by people who make them upset, are so fundamentally different from them that it is amazing we are from the same planet, never mind family, and who love those people so fiercely and wholly that they would fight and kill and die for them. I found Craigslist which I totally love, for the freaks alone, not to mention the actual functionality. I found all kinds of place to shop, and eat, and learn. I am in total intellectual stimulation heaven. I have a lot more fun, and am a lot more able to be patient, and truly engaged, when I actually go outside and talk to people live in person because of the time I spend reading and writing in the vast and anonymous world of the Internet.
After I had been reading for a few months I decided to write. I needed to write. When I first went to college right after high school, I was an English major. I have always loved to both read and write. I know that when you write something, the meaning it has to you is lost to all but you. The experience of reading what someone has written is informed by all your own experiences and perceptions. I do not know any of these blogers I love. I do not know how they feel about what they write or why they write, I just know what it means to me. When I comment on their posts, or send them e-mail, I do not know if they are amused, or intrigued, or bored, or insulted, or if they feel validated or misunderstood. I have always been stingy with my writing. I did not want to share; I did not care how anybody felt, or what anything I wrote meant to them. At times I chose to share with a friend or family member, or some man who had managed to keep my attention for more than a New York minute. Frequently I had to share with a boss or teacher for whom I had to write something. I have always had a lot of positive support for having accomplished the task I had set out to perform. Now I am enjoying being selfish in a different way. I am sharing my writing now, and I hope if anyone reads it, that their perceptions and experiences converge to make what I write validating for them. My new selfishness is in that I write what I want, when I want, how I want. It is all about me, and I am utterly fascinated with myself, as you should be with yourself.


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Lots of interesting facts in this article such as:
"Emissions from within the UK's borders, for example, fell by 5% between 1992 and 2004, says the GCP analysis.
However, emissions from goods and services consumed in the UK rose by 12% over the same period."
Secondly a look at the question of which countries are most responsible for causing human-induced climate change. Some very interesting graphs showing historical carbon footprint - during the period 1751-2006 the US and Europe each produced over 80 Gigatonnes. Other countries will take a very long time to catch up with that.


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I combined techniques from Helen's class and Jen N's class on this page. I made the chevron pattern in exactly the same way as we did in Helen's class, I just made it larger. For those of you who didn't come along, here is a run through of how Helen taught us to make the chevrons:
First cut a strip of patterned paper about an inch wide. Then cut that strip into 4 sections that are the same size – mine are 2.5 inches. To make the chevron lay two pieces on top of each other in an L shape and cut diagonally from point to point (a mitre cut). Then lay two more of your strips in L shapes starting from the other end of your original L (I hope the photos make this clear as it is hard to explain!) Again mitre cut these pieces. I have made little pencil marks in the photos to show where to cut. Once you have made those cuts you can position the pieces to make the chevron pattern. You also have several cute little triangles to use as embellishments on your LO.
I covered a 6"x8" piece of kraft in a chevron pattern then used the tiny triangles along the top and bottom of my page. I then pierced tiny holes all around the edge of my page as seen in Jen N's retreat class.
On all of the 3 LO's I'm sharing today I have used the new American Crafts DIY Thickers, covering them in a different way each time. On this page I covered them with the new AC WOW! Glitter in silver.
On my second LO I used techniques taken straight from Lou's retreat class. I made a border for my photo and title by gluing Bakers Twine straight onto the page using Tombo glue. I used several border punches to create the layered effect across the top and bottom of the page. The little circle embellishments Lou demonstrated are so easy yet so effective. Punch a 1.5" circle from patterned paper. Then cut a 1"x1" square from a coordinating paper and glue it in the centre of the circle. Next simply fold the bits of the circle that you can still see inwards.
On this LO I covered the DIY Thickers with patterned paper. I rolled repositionable herma on top of the covering paper then stuck that, top down, onto the reverse of my paper. I cut around the letter shape then carefully peeled off and discarded the cover. This left me with a new cover for the Thicker in a patterned paper that coordinated with my LO. Lastly I drew around each letter in tombo glue and sprinkled a little more WOW! Glitter on there.
Finally I thought I would share one last LO that I made using the same papers. I covered the Thickers in the same way as above – some with WOW! Glitter and some with patterned paper. On the ones with patterned paper I covered them in a layer of Glossy Accents to give them a shine.
If you have used any of the techniques from the retreat please share them with us either via a comment or on our facebook page. We'd love to see them.
(P.S. Apologies if some of the images are a little blurry. My scanner seems to be on it's last legs!)


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UPDATE: Make that 240,000 gallons a day. The spill is five times as bad as initially estimated. As of Wednesday, it covered an area larger than Ohio and was expected to reach the Louisiana coast by Friday. All attempts to release the "automatic" blowout valve, which was supposed to prevent just such a spill, have failed. Dispersant is being sprayed on portions of the slick so that the oil will more easily mix with the water, thus to sink to the ocean floor. Booms are being placed around some of the slick to gather the oil into smaller (about 300 gallon) patches to be burned. Obviously, they need to stop adding to the problem, so Plan B is to place a dome over the broken pipe, but all the wreckage from the platform will make that difficult. So Plan C is to bring a new platform to the area and drill a relief well. Unfortunately, that will take several months. Meanwhile, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. President Obama, are you still supporting increased offshore exploration? Gov. Charlie Crist has flip-flopped again, back to his original skepticism about the risks to sensitive ecological areas. Californians who remember the spill off Santa Barbara don't need to be convinced.
UPDATE: Preliminary investigation of the cause of the initial gas leak that led to the explosion that destroyed the platform indicates a problem with the cementing process. The mile-long underwater pipe is supposed to have a double wall with the space between the walls filled with cement. Indications are that the cement was either not in place at all or that there had been problems with the filling process. The corporation responsible for the cementing process? Halliburton. Meanwhile, President Obama has put a halt to the renewal of off-shore drilling, and some Senators are saying that any energy bill that includes off-shore drilling will be "dead on arrival." Clearly we need energy, but at what cost? There are costs well beyond the financial ones — environmental, national security, etc. — that must be considered. Perhaps a carbon tax isn't so bad after all.
UPDATE (Friday mid-day): And now there are reports of a second Gulf coast rig that has capsized…
That's how much crude is spilling into the Gulf of Mexico daily from that drilling platform that exploded and sank last week. Eleven workers are still missing. Nearly 1000 barrels a day… and at this point weather is preventing a full-scale clean up effort. An attempt to send a robotic sub to repair the leak has failed, and the spill is larger than the state of Rhode Island (Monday) West Virginia (Tuesday) — as it approaches the Gulf Coast with its sensitive ecological areas. Estimates are that it will take up to two weeks three months to stop the spill. Not to clean it up. Just to cap the wellhead. If that turns out to be true, the total volume of oil spilled would approach half the size of the Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound.
Not surprisingly, the oil companies have been hard at work urging Congress to relax safety requirements while publicly touting how safe new drilling techniques are. And if that sounds familiar, it's the same thing that the coal industry has been doing. Remember Massey Energy's safety record, both before and since the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine? Remember how the coal industry has been touting "clean coal?" We're learning that there had been safety problems on that off-shore rig leading up to the catastrophic explosion. Eleven more deaths.
In our unquenchable thirst for petroleum, is this the price we pay? Is this a price we are willing to continue paying? Petroleum is used not only to power our vehicles, but also to process our food, create fertilizers and pesticides, and create marvelous building materials. Burning it in our vehicles is a terrible waste of a perfectly good resource. We get nearly 2/3 of our petroleum from overseas, including from the Middle East.


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Pretty much the only thing I don't write about is golf.
From writing on weddings for Brides and Cosmo Bride to covering work lifestyles for the Sunday Times Style's How I Make It Work slot, I am proud to be a generalist feature writer. Here are some of the wildly different things I've covered.
International border security for Ethos magazine
The working lives of graphic designers for Computer Arts Projects magazine
Nostalgic holidays of the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s for Prima
Learning ice skating for The Express
Copycat weddings for Conde Nast Brides
The scientific future of tailoring, for the Design Council Magazine
The rise of the late-night beauty salon for Sunday Times Style
Identity fraud for PC World Magazine


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Hard reset LG G ProLite.
To reset LG G Pro Lite with his original Operating System – Jelly Bean you can follow instructions you can find on the internet. It says to shutdown your phone and then to push Vol- button and Power button together. Wait till LG logo appears and release buttons. Then you just need to follow instructions on your phone.
If however you use KitKat on your phone and you want to do hard reset with keys it is a bit different method.
In case you have installed Android 4.4.2 KitKat on your LG G ProLite and you want to do hard reset with key combination then do as follows
Turn off your phone
Press and hold (Vol-) + Power button and wait for LG logo to appear.
When you see LG logo then release Power button and then press it again till you enter to reset menu.
In short – to do factory reset on LG G Pro Lite D686 do this
Power OFF
Push Vol- + Power till LG logo appears – shortly release Power and push it again till you enter Factory Reset Mode.


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For a second there, I thought I was going to have to change the name of my blog to "Little Queens Kitchen." We moved last month, and the process was, as always, harrowing. We met with sleazy brokers, saw lots and lots and lots of tiny basement apartments, raised our price limit, expanded our search to other boroughs, and finally ended up in an apartment way out in...Brooklyn. Hurrah. Because partway through the searching we realized that we are just not Queens people. We have roots in Brooklyn, and they run deep.
After the apartment hunting was done, of course, we had to deal with actually moving. And while we hired actual movers this time (Yay! We're adults!) doing that combined with starting school and working was just exhausting. But now here we are, settled in, with my favorite dancing lady lamp finally in a place of honor on the kitchen table. And I am getting back to cooking.
Perhaps my least favorite part of the moving experience is the disruption of routine, specifically in the kitchen. At some point you have to pack your pots and pans, and from that point until everything finds a place in your new home, cooking is pretty much on the back burner. We ate take out, sandwiches, cereal and yogurt, and various other convenience foods for what seemed like forever. Meanwhile, though, we explored our new neighborhood and figured out where to shop, played with the new oven, and finally made a functional kitchen. Ever since, I've been making up for lost time. French onion soup, pizza, roasted veggies...it's good to be back.
Unfortunately, I haven't taken any pictures. So this recipe is from the glory days, over the summer, when I had little to do and lots of time. It's my favorite summer pizza, packed with all the best flavors of the season. And there's salad on top, so it's healthy! You could make it with apples or pears and spinach instead of arugula to make it a fall pizza.
Pizza with Plums, Prosciutto, Gorgonzola, Balsamic and Arugula
adapted from Bon Appetit
1 1-pound package purchased pizza dough (I make my own, usually from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything)
2 cups Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled (about 8 ounces)*
3-4 plums, pitted and cut into wedges (the recipe calls for figs, I use plums when I can't get fresh figs)
2 tablespoons fig balsamic vinegar, divided
8 thin slices prosciutto
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
8 cups arugula
Preheat oven to 450*. Role out dough on an upside down cookie sheet to a 12" x 10" rectangle. Sprinkle Gorgonzola over dough. Sprinkle with pepper. Place plums in a medium bowl, drizzle with 1 tablespoon vinegar and set aside.
Bake pizza until crust is golden brown on the bottom, 15-20 minutes. Immediately drape prosciutto slices over, covering entire pizza. Arrange plums on top of prosciutto, and cook until just warmed, 1-2 minutes. Whisk remaining vinegar and olive oil in a large bowl, add arugula. Toss, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mound salad atop pizza, cut into slices and serve.
*I measured the Gorgonzola for the first time the last time I made this, and it was a bit much. I'd recommend 1-1 1/2 cups instead of 2.


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Friday, 29 October 2010
A little tinkerage.
Wortha has gone to visit an old family friend, Lord Adonis, at his country estate this weekend so I have been at rather a loose end. I've re-alphabetised my curio collection, buffed up my artefacts so you could see your face on them and cooked a Shepherd's Pie. And she's only been gone an hour.
She forbade me from going out on any fanciful expeditions this weekend as a man is coming round to fix the washing machinator so I'm just going to do a bit of tinkering in my lab and concoct a few potions from some left overs and then perhaps go out for a stroll in the woods and pick some mushrooms to make tea with. It's Hallowe'en weekend, I know, but I don't believe in all that superstitious mumbo-jumbo-hokery-pokery and I'm sure nothing of any interest at all will happen.
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Monday, 25 October 2010
Old Photographs
Female Red-faced Dumple
Giant Drudge
I'm preparing to embark on a brand new adventure soon, so have been rather occupied recently. This morning, as I was contemplating which jacket to take i found these old photos in the upper-inside-left-down-a-bit pocket. They were taken whilst I was on my unexpected expedition in Lunkumshire. Ahhh, frightful memories.
Giant Drudge
I'm preparing to embark on a brand new adventure soon, so have been rather occupied recently. This morning, as I was contemplating which jacket to take i found these old photos in the upper-inside-left-down-a-bit pocket. They were taken whilst I was on my unexpected expedition in Lunkumshire. Ahhh, frightful memories.
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Saturday, 16 October 2010
Uno adventurio, por favore.
Last week I went on a relaxing family holiday to the Costa Brava with my wife, Wortha, and Gavin, my faithful manservant cyclops. The hotel was adequate and the foreign food bearable, but by the end of the second evening the lack of adventure was growing tiresome. Fired up by a jug of sangria Gavin and I ventured out into the mountains to seek some excitement. It seemed like our foray was destined to end fruitlessly when a piercing shriek broke the silence of the cool night air. It was me. My foot had fallen down a pothole. On closer inspection, though, this was no ordinary pothole. It seemed to me to be the doorway to a magical kingdom. So I instructed Gavin to get out his trusty shovel and dig. Soon he had broken through to a vast cavern stretching for as far as our eyes could see. We made our way, gingerly, along the intricate maze of pathways hewn into the rock, by hands immeasurably older than ours. Indeed, the whole cavern was permeated with a sense of ancient mysticalityness. As we passed further and further into that dark place we both knew that something very special was about to happen...
Anyway, to cut a long story short, we found a lost race of Spanish Elfdings, were worshipped as gods due to our appearance fulfilling some ancient prophecy or what-not, got caught trying to steal their sacred crystals and had to flee for our lives. We made it back in time for the buffet on Wednesday evening and Wortha hadn't even noticed we'd been gone. Said something about Jordi, the Hotel's resident musician entertaining her all night long. I saw his show on the thursday night but must admit to not thinking it that effective.
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Thursday, 7 October 2010
A thoroughly nice Echinoderm
I fancied a trip down to the Earth's Core again the other day to top up my Magma supplies and was told, by an acquaintance, to look up Ga'arth, one of the intelligent race of Holothurians that inhabit that strange land. He really was a very nice, well-spoken young blob. It makes such a change these days to encounter a gelatinous being with such impeccable manners. He took me on a brief tour of his city and we spent a very pleasant afternoon discussing all matter of facts. It was cut somewhat short, though, when a Giant Squid startled him and caused him to extrude his internal organs. He assured me he would be ok, but had to return to his lodgings to grow a new set.
I extracted my Magma and returned to the surface, where I was promptly mugged. Typical.
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Sunday, 3 October 2010
Deep In the Murk
As an intrepid I've plunged some depths in my time, but recently I got the chance to try out my new rubberised suit at the the bottom of a very murky trench. The pressure was so great down there that sometimes I felt like my helmet was going to be squeezed flat. I didn't find the treasure I had been hoping for but did discover some new species of very ugly fish.
Along with this squelchy excursion I have been attempting to raise funds for my next Bewildering Adventure. As yet I haven't two brass farthings to rub together, but I'm hoping a trip to an Adventurers Convention may prove fruitful.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Swamp Donkey!
5:51 - You really can't leave the Hoff open. This guy is ridiculous. He's like the white Larry Bird, only if Bird was more like Craig Hodges.
5:16 - Possibly the best quote ever by Bob Knight "Westbrook gets a little anxious to dribble the ball." Awesome.
5:16 - Please note: Blake was a Ginger as a kid.
5:01 - Airball by Stu Douglass on a wide open shot. And I mean wide-open. This team really can't shoot. If the Gophers lose here they should be beyond embarrassed. Even worse than Northwestern losing to Iowa. Seriously.
4:22 - Manny almost passes too much. There was a turnover on a pass to Sims who couldn't handle it. Although the more I see Harris, the more I'm not sure of him as a pro. I can watch Werewolf Turner and see how he's going to be a good NBA player, but I don't see it as much in Harris. He might be, but I bet it will take him a lot longer than Turner. And Sims is a lock to dominate in Turkey.
2:47 - They are up to 13 Final Fantasys now? Man, Dawger and I played the shit out of Final Fantasy 7 in college. Between that, the Star Wars games, NCAA Football, and Hot Shots Golf it's amazing we ever got to class. Well, maybe one of us didn't, but I still have a degree. SCREW YOU FOR JUDGING.
1:26 - Picture it: Breakaway. 1-on-1. Paul Carter versus Manny Harris, Carter with the ball. You're picturing disaster (well I was), and yet Carter takes it at him for the lay-in and the foul (and makes the foul shot). I think it's clear, Carter > Harris.
0:00 - Good foul Rodney.
19:25 - So Devoe can't shoot now? Awesome trend. By the way, I'm watching this on Tivo and am fairly drunk already, so that's why this is so retarded. Like you.
19:00 - More missed layups. Sweet Juniper berries this team can't score. Just terrible.
18:22 - Westbrook goes right by some dumb white guy and two passes later it's a wide open three for the Hoff, which he of course makes. I really wish they could do that every time. Also, playing defense would be great. Nice layup, Sims.
17:50 - Musberger just described a Sampson turnaround jumper as "uncomfortable." As much as I'd like to argue, he was right. Ralphie really not looking comfy tonight. Must be the uncoordinated whitey on him. Being from the south and all, I'm sure white dudes make him extra nervous.
16:46 - Johnson beaten off the dribble as badly as I've seen in his four years by Harris. Luckily some good help defense creates a miss, but wow.
16:38 - Every time one of these white dudes for Michigan scores it should probably count double.
16:25 - Eight different Gophers have an assist tonight. Wow. Awesome. I'm super excited about that stat. Michigan leads 34-31.
15:09 - Joseph misses another three. Am I crazy or is he just missing like, all the time these days? I'm telling you, dude is a shooting guard and when he's forced to play point it messes with his mind and screws up his shot. You know how there are some guys who can't DH because they need to play the field in order to hit? And it's 100% in their head but it still seems to matter? That's Joseph when he has to play point guard.
14:51 - Due to some switches, Harris ends up with the ball with Cobbs on him. He ends up passing it away, and then gets it back, and passes it away again. Dude, you need to recognize things. I love Cobbsy and all, but no chance in hell can he stop Harris one-on-one. I'm not exactly sure if I should blame Beilein, Harris, or just "the system" or what, but that was a huge opportunity. Why am I worried about this team again? Other than that they're up 3 right now?
13:21 - Westbrook scores on a nice follow off a Ralph miss, then pickes up a really stupid (and also really ticky-tack) foul 80 feet from the basket. Since it's his third Tubby yanks him, which causes Westbrook to pretty demonstrately show that he doesn't agree with the decision. I don't care if you love him or hate him, but Westbrook has got to be an absolute handful to try to coach. Also a handful: your sister's boobs.
12:40 - Hoff with another three.
11:50 - Brutal turnover by Joseph, basically just throwing it right to a Michigan defender. Michigan is now up six, 44-38. We're running out of time here fellas. Not really all that cute anymore. You might want to go ahead and consider stopping with the suckness. Please? I'm mostly kidding about the NIT stuff. Although the opportunity to see Dominique Jones live does put a little hop in my step, I'd still rather watch the Gophers lose by twenty in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Come on, retards. Michigan sucks.
11:20 - Westbrook back in. Probably had a good cry. And we just got about the third or fourth offensive foul called against the Gophers, and they were all kind of brutal. Sort of some anti-home cooking going on here. I blame Obama. Can't trust him, you know. He's an arab.
11:00 - Hoff misses an open three. Musberger seems shocked, but I figure that seems about right. When things come crashing down, they always come crashing down in a big way. Just ask Metallica. Hoff just missed another one while I was typing. Ugh.
9:38 - Some big dumb guy hits a three for Michigan, and we're now at a 9-point Michigan lead. This is really quite depressing. I think I'm going to stop typing.
8:57 - Uh oh. It's looking like Westbrook has switched into "F You" mode. He passed that one off, but I could tell it caused him physical pain to do it. Something good better happen, because it's still a nine point game. And now they are in the bonus. That can only help Michigan.
8:31 - Douglass absolutely loses Westbrook for a wide open layup and the foul. God this is pathetic. I'm only posting in British slang the rest of the way.
7:49 - Bloody Hell.
7:33 - Michigan is shooting 69% in the second half. These bunch of billy-no-mates are getting rather cheeky with the bunch of blighters who make up the Gopher squad.
6:35 - Thus far these pillocks are at least making their free throws, which gives them a hard chance about it. Michigan still up six, but they are a bunch of charva, so I haven't given up just yet.
6:16 - Harris with a monster three. Might be the kick in the goonies that ends this one. And then Rodney turns it over and stands there like a true piss-artist. Just pathetic. I'm so glad the second unit is in, especially since they just let Sims hit a wide fucking open layup to put Michigan up eleven. ELEVEN. It's fucking Michigan at fucking home. You are playing for your god damned tournament life you fucking morons! Honest to christ, somebody give me a reason to believe in Tubby. I can't come up with one. This whole year has been a god damned nightmare and he's the man at the helm. I feel like I'm on the Titanic and Billy Zane has already crashed it into a iceberg and I'm stuck in the freezing water and Kate Winslet is too fat to let me sit on the floating door with her so now I have to die. BOLLOCKS!
5:14 - Another Michigan layup. I'm done here.
2:12 - I'm just popping back in to mention that Michigan just got another layup. Seriously, these prats are the worst defensive team I've ever seen, and the fact that they have a good reputation defensively is nothing but piffle.
So I tell the swamp donkey to sock it before I give her a trunky in the tradesman's entrance and have her lick me yarbles!
Seriously. Tell me why I shouldn't be anti-Tubby. Tell me. I see no reason whatsoever to be on his side at this point. What is the difference between him and Monson? Minimal, at this point. Minimal. We were promised so much more, and I bought it. I bought it hook, line, and sinker and I've ignored a lot of things that bothered me because "we got Tubby." F that. You can have him back.
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It's 1:19 am and Harris is still going to his right down the lane and making layups, It's like Fking Groundhogs Day
- February 12, 2010 at 1:22 AM
your last paragraph is 100% accurate...sad but true!
- February 12, 2010 at 9:02 AM
since 09-10 is all but over...lets move on to what could be for 10-11
Where do I sign?
Where do I sign?
Point Guard - Al Nolen
Shooting Guard - Anthony Tucker - released from Iowa Scholarship
Small Forward - Royce White
Power Forward - Trevor Mbakwe
Center - Ralph Sampson III
Blake Hoffarber
Rondey Williams Jr
Paul Carter
Devoe Joseph
Justin Cobbs
Ryan Hollins
Elliott Eliason
- February 12, 2010 at 9:48 AM
3 felons + 1 drop out + 1 kid with a famous father = final four!
- February 12, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Can we talk about Nick Punto Day?
- February 12, 2010 at 10:19 AM
""We haven't really stepped up in big games," Smith said before adding, "That's why you go out and recruit better players. And hopefully, we'll get that in the future."
-- Tubby Smith
There is absolutely no silver lining for yesterday's loss but this year could have been something special. Trevor and Royce were the top 2 recruits in the Big 10 this season. We also lost our starting point guard and best defender.
Tubby had a good game plan going into the year and ass loads of talent but that plan got thrown out the window. He has a team full of Paul Rudd role players when he needs a Vince Vaughn or Brad Pitt to headline this production.
My fantasy land projected starting lineup next year:
PG: Corey Joseph
SG: Blakey
SF: Rodney Williams
PF: Royce White
C: Deebo Mbakwe
- February 12, 2010 at 10:53 AM
It's the same team from last year minus some shit. There is no reason why this team is not a tourney team, even before we lost Al Nolen. Nolen is good defensively, but that is it.
This team has quit. It has stopped playing defense.
Tubby has had a terrible season and much of the blame has to fall on him. His players have not improved. He is still going with the 3 guard lineup, even though it's killing us defensively as every team gets off 3 after 3.
His recruits next year are nothing to get excited about and C. Joseph won't come here with all this turmoil.
His half court offense is every bit as bad as Dandy Dan's. It is painful to watch and inexcusable.
Tubby is making big time money. This team should be better and crying about Royce and Trevor not being here is someone grasping at excuses.
Finally, why was Nolen traveling with the team, for all those games if his grades were bad? why not bench him in Nov/Dec and tell him to get his grades up? Instead you know he is flunking and just let him play it out and not focus. Nice job coach.
- February 12, 2010 at 11:33 AM
".... drinking at 9am and then gamble for 12 hours then go to work."
You have clearly been reading too much of SSF's blog.
- February 12, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Before Al Nolen became ineligible, the gophers were on pace to be a tourney team. He lead the big 10 in steals (is still 2nd) and was 3rd in APG. His role in the full court press which lead to the majority of our transition baskets can not be replaced by anybody on the current roster. To discount his importance to the team is blind stupidity.
If your expectations for this team without Trevor, Royce and Nolen were sweet 16 or better then you are delusional.
- February 12, 2010 at 12:17 PM
WWW- Some guy gave you props on gopherhole for your titanic bit. Just curious, but did you watch Snatch or the original Office before writing that post? What was with the british slang?
- February 12, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- WWWWWW said...
Neither. I'm not really sure where that came from. Probably the booze.
- February 12, 2010 at 2:19 PM


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text: House Panel to TSA: Stop Patting Down Beyonce Celebs like her are not terrorists: Rep. Mike Rogers By Matt Cantor, Newser User Posted Jun 8, 2012 9:11 AM CDT 64 comments Comments FILE - In a Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 file photo, singer Beyonce Knowles introduces "Beyonce Live At Roseland: The Elements of 4" live concert film at a special screening for fans at the Paris Theatre, in... (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File) (Newser) – House officials have some words of wisdom for the TSA: Don't pat down Beyonce. Seriously. After all, "she's not going to blow a plane up," says Rep. Mike Rogers, who heads the House Homeland Security Transportation Subcommittee. "There are certain people that are just so well-known that you've just got to use your common sense," he added during a meeting yesterday. Others cited as deserving of a free pass: Donald Rumsfeld and Henry Kissinger, the Los Angeles Times reports. During the meeting, TSA boss John Pistole noted that security efforts are being redesigned to focus on passengers agents know little about, and pointed out that the TSA now lets seniors over 75 keep their outerwear and shoes on during screenings. "If we have treated somebody unprofessionally, then shame on us because we have not done the job that we are expected to do," Pistole said. Meanwhile, complaints have actually decreased: This March, the agency got 1,294 complaints after screening 56 million people; last March 55 million were screened and 1,445 complaints registered, officials say. My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 67% Annoying 17% Hilarious 3% Intriguing 4% Depressing 3% Brilliant 6% Scary


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The Bible makes a very radical idea inescapable: not only is the gospel the interpretive norm for the whole Bible, but there is an important sense in which Jesus Christ is the mediator of the meaning of everything that exists. In other words, the gospel is the hermeneutical norm for the whole of reality. - Graeme Goldsworthy
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
What I'm Reading
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Hey Ho Let's Go: The Story of the Ramones by Everett True
Culture Making by Andy Crouch
Leading With a Limp by Dan Allender
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Get Better at Contextualization
Jonathan Dodson gets all historical on us over at the resurgence.
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The Faith of Obama
Here is a very telling interview on Obama's faith.
Hat Tip: Tim Challies
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Suburbanism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice in a Liberal City?
I would not agree. Southerners are the only people you can always berate and ridicule and never worry about the repercussions but this is a good argument.
hat tip: Subtext
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Simply Missional
One of the best articles I have read in a long, long time.
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ESV Study Bible Going Mobile
This is awesome news for those of us with an iPhone.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Culture Making: Quote from Chapter 3
"The only meaningful use of the phrase "the culture" is embedded in a longer phrase: the culture of a particular sphere, at a particular scale, for a particular people or public (ethnicity), at a particular time. And even this much more careful way of speaking needs to always be accompanied by the awareness that the culture we are describing is changing, perhaps slowly, perhaps quickly." - 60
(Check out the Culture Making website.)
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Making Religious People Angry
Scott Thomas over at the acts 29 blog discusses one of the more provocative paragraphs in Timothy Keller's phenomenal new book The Prodigal God
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Making Culture: Quote from Chapter 3
from page 58
"...like earthquakes, revolutions are much better at destroying than building. There is an important asymmetry here, whose roots go all the way down to the laws of physics: It is possible to change things quickly for the worse. It only took two hours after the collision between a 767 and the South Tower of the World Trade Center to destroy it. But no one can build the World trade Center in two hours. the only thing you can do with Rome in a day is burn it.
"...like earthquakes, revolutions are much better at destroying than building. There is an important asymmetry here, whose roots go all the way down to the laws of physics: It is possible to change things quickly for the worse. It only took two hours after the collision between a 767 and the South Tower of the World Trade Center to destroy it. But no one can build the World trade Center in two hours. the only thing you can do with Rome in a day is burn it.
The revolutionaries - and terrorists - of the world put their hope in cataclysmic evens. But they are likely to be disappointed by the long-term effects of their actions. After the 2005 bombings in the London Underground, the Economist observed, No city ... can stop terrorists altogether. What can be said, though, is that terrorists are unable to stop cities, either." the attacks of September 11, 2001, undoubtedly set in motion huge, and very likely tragic, changes. But they did not change as much as all of us who witnessed them thought they would. At the largest scale of culture, even horrific revolutionary events cannot easily destroy. All the more so, the most beneficial events possibly have little positive effect in the short run." (emphasis mine)
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Sunday, November 09, 2008
Quitting Church: A Short Review
So it only took a few sittings to finish Julia Duin's Quitting Church. While not all was wrong I struggled to not...well struggle through her observations. Full interesting and lots and lots of polls and stats, there was a lot to digest. But the gist of the book is that people are quitting church. OK. So I am not sure that would be a surprise for anyone besides those who have just emerged form the cave. Duin couches what I can only assume are suggestions for improvement in chapters, each with an observation. I think it would be easy to say that Duin longs for a church with the community of the Jesus Movement (which she was a part of) that is Charismatic (she is) where women (like her) can be ordained. She would like for churches to be more mindful of singles over 35 (like herself) and I think she would prefer good teaching but I was not sure. The catch 22 of her criticism is that she rails against seeker-sensitive churches while being more specific than any other person I have ever heard about what she wants. The book only "works" if you really listen to the reasons people are leaving. Therein lies a huge assumption. If you dare to criticize the thinking behind anyone who leaves, you then become further proof of the reasons they left in the first place. The unsatisfied customer reigns supreme.
All that brings us to what is not even on the radar of Julia Duin and her friends and family. First, all the complaints she puts forth are born of living in a place where there is choice in where you worship. There may be this problem in China but their lack of choice makes such worries and complaints ring a tad bit hollow. Second, there was no discussion but the glory of God for which we were made and saved (Eph. 3:21). This book was in no way a metaphysical discussion. Third, the cross was absent except for her (veiled) complaint that, physically speaking there was no cross displayed in many churches today. It really made it hard for me to listen to her complaints when the very thing that beget the church was for the most part a tertiary given(1 Cor. 1:2; 8:11; Eph. 5:25). Fourth and lastly, I appreciated her looking at Mars Hill in Seattle but she gives no indication she talked with any of the staff. And she never mentioned the Acts 29 network and os of course dialogued with no one involved in it.
Because of the above reasons I just can't commend this book as being helpful. A more helpful book would be this one.
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Friday, November 07, 2008
Demon Hunter
Tim Smith interviews Demon Hunter over at theresurgence.com.
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Thursday, November 06, 2008
In God We Do Not Trust
Mark Driscoll waxes upon the election.
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Making Culture: Quote from Chapter 2
"So when we speak of "ethnic" culture we are referring to these extraordinarily complex, rich collections of traditions of culture making, each rooted in a particular set of times and places. But we should not be misled by the common associations of the word ethnic. In many American supermarkets you can still find and "ethnic food" aisle - as if only some kinds of food participate in a cultural tradition. Nonsense - all food is "ethnic"(41).
OK, so the first time I read this quote something struck me as odd. And here is why. When he discusses the word ethnic, I know what he means by the term. And when he discusses the "ethnic food aisle" at a grocery store, I also know what he means. But I also know what he means he discusses the ethnic food aisle and he assumes I and others know what he means. So, how can he call it "nonsense" for us to call it that simply to differentiate that aisle form the aisle with chips? In our culture that is what we call it! To call it nonsense is to assume a culture's understanding of the term "ethnic food aisle" is without sense. Actually it has immense sense. Or does he mean something by "nonsense"? ;)
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
President Obama is My President
It is the height of unbelief to not have a category for being thankful for what happened last night.
1. We should be glad and thankful we do not live in the country we lived in 40 years ago where Jim Crow laws were still in effect. The fact that a biracial man has been elected to the highest office in the land when just a few decades a job would have been hard for him to find is simply incredible. Christians more than anyone should be glad to see this.
2. We should be thankful to our Sovereign God who is always doing his people good. Romans 8:28 says, "All things work together for good for those love him and are called according to his purpose." And just to make it more specific, Paul says 5 chapters later in Romans 13, "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities, resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment...for he is God's servant for your good."
3. For those who fear hard times because of oppression or economic difficulty, let me ask you one question, "Do you really think ease and wealth are the best soil for which the gospel to grow and flourish in our land and world?" Again, God is working for our good, and our good should be the propagation of the gospel and the exaltation of the name which is above all names.
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Culture Making: Quotes from Chapter 2
"Culture requires a public: a group of people who have been sufficiently affected by a cultural good that their horizons of possibility and impossibility have in fact been altered, and their own cultural creativity has been spurred, by that good's existence. This group of people does not necessarily have to be large. But without such a group the artifact remains exclusively personal and private. it may be deeply meaningful to its owners...but it has not reshaped the world for anyone. At least not yet.".
"Until an artifact is not shared it is not culture."
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Areas of Focus
We strive to make this community and this city a better place to be. Along with providing programs, services and a supportive public space, we also have a role in creating a society in which everyone has an equal chance of health and success.
We do this by identifying areas of focus for our work, and by:
- Developing programs that benefit individuals, build community and support positive social change – all at the same time!
- Using and strengthening local knowledge, skills and resources
- Linking local issues with larger systemic issues
- Working with like-minded people and groups
- Being proactive and thinking outside of the box
- Bringing people together across traditional boundaries to take action
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Here is where I will put the new author info I come across. These are not books I have read yet.
Let Love In
Author: Melissa Collins
Madeleine Becker lost everything when her parents died when she was ten years old. The only way for her to move on is to build walls around her heart and keep everyone at a safe distance. Her logic: she can't get hurt if she doesn't fall in love. That theory is blown to pieces when she meets Reid Connely during her freshman year at college. He is gorgeous and darkly mysterious. He understands Maddy's pain all too well, but sharing his pain would mean breaking down the walls he put up around his own heart. Maddy's inner strength, snarky-ass personality and breath taking beauty force Reid to reevaluate his world. Together they find out what happens when they let love in.
Maddy's first encounter with Reid
There was a group playing quarters on the island and another group lining up shots on the breakfast bar – so not my scene. I just shrugged my shoulders, opened the door, pulled out a bottle of water and, when I turned around to walk back outside, I face-planted into a wall of solid muscle.
"Hand me one?" His voice was smooth and... gruff at the same time. Red-faced, I turned back around and got him his water, glad for the cool respite that the opened refrigerator door offered.
"Here you go." I could not peel my eyes away from his mouth as he moved the bottle to his lips. They were perfect - beautiful and full in a completely masculine way. I watched, completely fascinated, as his throat moved, downing the water in three or four large gulps. He wiped his mouth with his forearm and I couldn't help but let my eyes travel up the rest of his arm to his biceps and shoulders – those were the same as his lips – perfect. Amazingly, gorgeously, utterly, divinely perfect. Muscled and tanned, his arms were mouthwatering.
My knees wobbled. My heart thudded. Thousands of butterflies spread their wings in my belly.
"Thanks…" he stared blankly at my face for a minute and I couldn't help but wondering if he liked what he saw. He cleared his throat and roused me from my little daydream where the gorgeous boy is mesmerized by the maybe-a-little-above-average looking girl. That's when I realized he was asking for my name.
"Maddy. Sorry, my name's Maddy." I nearly choked on my tongue to get my freaking name out.
Finding Redemption
By: Ava Slowe
"Stop." Audrey demanded as she looked into the pair of deep blue eyes she loved so much. She hated this
feeling, hated it with a passion. How could she lose so much control just by the touch of one simple person?
"No, I'm not going to stop. I know you want this, you want it as bad as I do, and you can't hide from me, not anymore. " Aiden tells her as he pushes Audrey up against the sink. She couldn't deny what he said, the truth was every word was true, but she wouldn't let him get under her skin, and more than that, she would not let him crawl his way into her life to break her down.
She felt heart began to race, and her breathing began to speed up as Aiden's face was only inches away from her. He placed a finger on her cheek and began to trace her jawline. She couldn't deny how much she wanted Aiden, she couldn't deny what he did to her, but she wouldn't let him pull her in, because in the end she would only crash and burn. People like her and Aiden, weren't destined to together. And as much as she tried to convince herself that what was between them was nothing more than a sexual attraction, she knew that it was more. It was something real, she just wouldn't admit it out loud.
"I'm with Adam, you have to stop, Aiden."
"You don't love him, not like you love me. You're bored. You wouldn't be with me in this bathroom right now if you weren't, you wouldn't be weakening at my touch, and you wouldn't have that fire that burns when I look into your eyes. Audrey, I know how you feel about me, so stop fighting with yourself, and just let me love you."
"I can't, Aiden, you don't know how to love, don't you get that? You said so yourself, that you will ever give anyone the ability to hurt you, you will always put yourself first, you don't love me, you just want me. "
"I love you Audrey, and I don't care who the hell you go home to at night, I know you love me too. You feel the electricity that sparks through when I touch you. I know that you feel this too, stop running from me, you're only with Adam because he's your safe choice, we could be amazing together if you'd only give us a try." Aiden tried to convince her as he put both hands on each side of the sink to capture her between them.
"Aiden, " She started, but she knew he was right. There was no denying how she felt about Aiden.
"Shh." Aiden told her when their lips finally touch, it was both electrifying and bittersweet. And Audrey knew it would only end up in a disaster.


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Case Study
Saturn: An Image Makeover
Questions for discussion:
Q1: Using the full spectrum of segmentation variables, describe how GM has segmented the automobile market?
GM is a company that produces a lot of car models which are directed towards various segments of the market. A complete structural breakdown is discussed below that provides detailed information about GM's market segmentation.
Demographic Segmentation:
If one arranges market segments on a demographic basis, one finds that the company basically targets young to middle age customers. It does not distinguish between the gender of its audience and targets both male and female people. The Saturn models are designed to provide a life cycle of vehicles that can follow the history of young people who may be married or not. This means that Saturn models start from compacts and gradually increase in size to offer SUVs for large families. The company targets people with low income as most models are cheaper than the competition and designed to provide people with good experience. Saturn models are available for everyone whether be a salaried person or a person with professional job position.
Geographic Segmentation:
The case study does not mention people of different ethnicities or cultural entities. This means that the company targets the general people that are available in the target market of United States. The company is also targets its models for urban situations such as those found in New York City.
Behavioral Segmentation:
The Saturn brand offers safety, economy and personal experience in their car models. They believe in providing different models for different stages in a man's life. This business model strongly relies on creating loyalty status with its customers. The company targets this kind of segmentation by providing personal services and offering gradual improvements in its models.
Psychographic Segmentation:
The Saturn brand targets people of a lower social class who are looking to move ahead in the society and occupy a position that offers prestige due to the use of good quality cars.
Q2. What segment(s) is Saturn now targeting? How is GM now positioning Saturn? How do these strategies differ from those employed with the original Saturn S-series?
Targeting :
The company is targeting various customers. These customers include high quality imported car users as well as mid-level income people. The company also targets its loyal customers to change models. It targets young people with compacts, roadsters and sedans. The company also produces luxury SUVs to target people who only have an eye for class and luxury travelling.
The company is set up to offer a new brand by introducing European Opel. GM also constantly attracts people who want to buy imported models. The company has also positioned itself in sports car market by introducing two models of roadster and sports sedan. The brand is now shifting to provide higher quality vehicles that are more costly yet provide better services.
How do these strategies differ from those employed with the original Saturn S-series?
The company is now offering two lines by the name of red and green line. The red line is designed to provide the improved Opel Astra and will take the place of Ion model. The green line is designed to offered car models that are completely based on hybrid technology which are offered at the most cheapest rates in the region.
Q3. What segmentation, targeting, and positioning recommendations would you make to GM for future Saturn models?
Segmentation recommendations:
GM should work more on providing high quality luxury cars for its high end customers. These customers are loyal to the GM brand and this market segment should be given more importance. These luxury models should also be improved by offering more options for sports accessories as well provide various style options.
Targeting recommendations:
GM should move ahead from targeting the mid income market and move towards both the high end customers as well as low income customers. The company profits will definitely improve if the market segmentation and targeting improves and covers different groups of people with different ages and social positions. The company should add more options of comfort, style and sports in its car models to increase its loyal fan base, especially with service companies like roofers, handymen and emergency locksmith services.
Positioning recommendations:
GM must create their own brand name effectively by targeting not only the local but also the global market. It must work to produce a good quality name among its competition. GM should consistently improve its car models by providing more features and offering higher quality.


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Yes I know and agree that paying more taxes is not something to look forward to, but there's one time that I actually ENJOY paying more taxes. That is when I'm making more money! A friend once said they wouldn't mind paying more taxes as it just showed they had the money to pay the increased taxes.
Now imagine if you were suddenly paying more taxes next year than you earned this year. Would you still be upset that you had to pay more taxes?
Don't say anything yet because there's another little secret.
When you have your own business, you can actually pay LESS in taxes because of all the deductions businesses get that wage workers do not. Yes I know, but what? What can you do as a business owner that doesn't feel like you're working a double shift or force you to "bet the farm"?
There is a way to tap into an unlimited market. All you need to do is follow along and only when you're ready to, jump in and take it live. This involves:
- No Google
- No website
- No marketing of any kind needed
Like I said, take no action if you are not quite ready. Just watch these guys in real time and see how it all works.
P.S. This is not a "back test" or some hokey simulation. This is happening live and in real time. Take some time to watch.


text: White House Cozy for Sarkozy French president wooing 'heart of America' By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff Posted Nov 7, 2007 3:25 AM CST 0 comments Comments From left, Lynne Cheney, Vice President Dick Cheney, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and President Bush applaud during the entertainment portion of a social dinner at the White House Tuesday, Nov. 6,... (Associated Press) View 2 more images (Newser) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday demonstrated why he is dubbed "Sarko l'Américain," bursting onto the Washington scene hugging and backslapping, reports the New York Times. He clearly enjoyed his first official visit to the US despite lingering pain over his pending divorce from wayward wife, Cécilia. "I come to bear a very simple message on behalf of all Frenchmen," he said at a formal White House dinner. "I want to reconquer the heart of America." Earlier he told the French American Business Council: "I never quite understood why we had to fight with the United States. I never quite got it." View 2 more images