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Da'esh threaned to execute 2 Lebanese military personnel
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Al-Mostaqbal website reported that Da'esh terrorist group threatened to execute 2 Lebanes soldiers, Khaled Moqbel Hassan and Saif Zebyan. The terrorist group also claimed that if the Lebanese government doesn not meet its demands on Tuesday morning (today) will announce another name from Lebanese military for execution. According to this report, Wael Abufaoor, the Lebanese Health Minister who last night met the families of the kidnapped soldiers in Arsaal, informed them of receiving a message from Da'esh in which they have mentioned their demands but he did not give any detalis of those demands. The report also said that according to official sources a Qatari mediator has arrived in Beirut this morning to go to Arsaal to talk to kidnappers.
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Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 | By Kaye | In encouragement , hope , Jesus Christ , testimony , transformation
Bro. Andy and his family is a friend of ours, I heard bits and pieces about his testimony from other people but I did not know about the whole story of how he got saved nor that he had published a book of testimony. I got a copy from our church one day and I started to skim it over, but then I cannot put the book down from the first paragraph I was hooked, praise God. It is such a genuine testimony and I was so blessed after reading it and I said to myself- people need to read this, people need to hear about how God can transform people, that God is in our midst doing great works. Kindly enough the Cliffords gave me a copy so here it is for all of you to enjoy.
I know that a lot of people all over the world visit Pure Faith and that is God's work, His grace. I don't claim ownership for this blog but it is the Lord's. I am humbled and greatly honoured that in this small way I could serve God and His people, to do my little bit for His kingdom and witness to you about the living One, the resurrected Jesus Christ who is now made manifest through His people. I hope and I know you will be blessed after reading this. I will post other testimonies too in the future, so let us enjoy it all. God bless you.
Bro. Andy with his beautiful family, wife Bronwyn and daughter Rebekah

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This picture has nothing to do with the post, but when I was getting stuff ready for the baby the boys grabbed the pacifiers and pretended to be babies. It was pretty cute. :)
We tackled potty training pretty hard core with Aaron the last few weeks. I tried to make it as stress-free as possible both for him, and myself. I simply put the underwear on him and made sure to take him to the toilet every 30-60 minutes. From day one he was pretty successful in that he had minimal accidents (maybe one or two) but that was purely from the effort of getting him to the toilet in time.
It's really great because his baby sitter is completely on board with us and doesn't mind him coming in underwear even if he's not completely trained!
This morning I put him in underwear right away after taking off his overnight diaper. I had dishes to do and diapers to wash and other general house "stuff" to take care of so the boys watched Curious George while I did those things. While I was washing dishes I heard the pitter patter of little bare feet into the bathroom and the toilet lid going up. I dashed into the bathroom quick (because Aaron can't get himself on the toilet by himself) and Aaron was saying, "Mart! Mart!" (I think it's because we tell him he's so smart when he uses the toilet?). I asked him if he needed to pee and he said, "Yeah! Mart!" and then he did (on the toilet).
I know this is just one part of many on this journey, but it's wonderful that at 26 months old he's telling me when he has to go. That's a BIG step in training.
Oh, and he FINALLY got his words last week. Of course, it was during my super busy week at work while Sam was home. I opened up the van door on Saturday to get Aaron and he looked at me and said, "Blankie, ground!" (Everything is said with exclamation from this boy). He has yet to get his connecting words, but the nouns are definitely there, along with verbs. Whew, I thought he would never learn how to speak for himself, which is ironic considering his name is Aaron (who was the spokesman for Moses...).
Other than that, things are going really well. Nathaniel is reading really well now. He's sounding out unfamiliar words pretty well, trying hard to remember all of those darn "rules". Let me tell you, it's pretty funny listening to someone try to sound out the word "face" by breaking it down sound by sound and thinking it's a hard c sound. :)
The pregnancy is going great. I'm trying really hard to stay active, but with Sam home it's increasingly easy to be a slug on the couch in the evenings rather than keep up with the boys. We had a rummage sale at church for the youth group last weekend and I was surprisingly NOT sore on Sunday afterwards, even though we put in a ton of hours (more than 24 in three days). I'm trying to save my energy when I can and do just what is needed to be done (like vacuum and laundry and sweeping, although sweeping is getting harder...). I'm still really hoping to have a successful VBAC. My doctor is being wonderfully supportive and we have the agreement that I'm not going to try to be a super hero/martyr. I will try my best but I'm not going to refuse medical intervention if I need it. My health and the baby's health is more important. I think not being induced and having Sam here will really help me overall though.
That's about it here. I'm trying to keep up with this blog, although most of the people who read this also are friends with me on facebook so any pictures I post are usually up there...
Hope everyone is well!


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Somerset Area School Board and the Somerset Area Education Association will each post their last best offers on Monday in advance of the April 22 arbitration hearing.
John Coleman, school board president, said William Miller, Ligonier, the arbitrator, has decided the arbitration will be held at the school. The time has not yet been decided, but it will be announced, Coleman said.
"We're not meeting in secret, we will announce when it will be, but the arbitration is closed to the public," he said.
The hearing could take more than one day. After the conclusion of the hearing, Miller will have up to 20 days to issue his report. Then the two sides have 10 days to vote to accept or reject it. If it is approved, it becomes the contract.


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On a whim last Sunday my family and I decided to eat at a diner. I was researching online the night before and came across this place, the Broadway Diner in Baraboo, WI.
I love these old diner cars from the 30s-50s. The Broadway was built in 1954. The shiny chrome, the pre-fab design sensibilities and teal color, what's not to love! I'll take a diner over a fine dining restaurant any day of the week.
But don't let the nostalgia trip fool you, this place has great food. I had the corned beef hash which was probably the best I've had anywhere. The chunks of corned beef brisket were big and juicy along with well seasoned potatoes, caramelized onions completed by two perfect sunny-side-up eggs!
My wife had the Harvest Hash which consisted of grilled potatoes, onions, red bell peppers and spinach. I had a couple of bites and it was great.
My son had a hamburger and my daughter had a grilled cheese sandwich. They both enjoyed their food as well.
|My son
|My wife
|Harvest Hash
|Corned Beef Hash and Eggs
|My daughter
Average entree cost was between $8 - $10 and for kids it was between $4 - $6. Service was friendly , attentive (I don't think I ever had an empty coffee cup) and quick, and the diner was clean. A great place over all and well worth the one hour drive from my house. Baraboo, WI is a nice town to visit with plenty of things to see and do. I plan a return visit soon!


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I've spent the whole weekend making cards and presents for my 22 Year 13 students and tutees. The cards are just one of my simple stamp designs and the presents are simple designs burned using pyrography. I just hope they appreciate two solid days work!
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Good luck Year 13
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Sunday, 15 May 2011
Cross-stitch straight onto card
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Friday, 13 May 2011
Good luck Year 11
My production of good luck cards for Year 11 is now over. They go on study leave on Friday and I have to admit that I'm going to really miss teaching them. They're a fantastic group and will leave me with many happy memories. I'm looking forward to teaching some of them in the sixth form and, fingers crossed, having some in my form in September…
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Christmas Lab at St. Mary's (lab 6)
Today was a lot of fun but also sad at the same time. I had fun playing games with the children all semester long and teaching them games and also learning myself how to grow and become a better physical educator in the future. It was sad because this was our last lab for the semester and i had so much fun playing with he kids. I felt that i grew a lot this semester in lab, i learned how to project my voice in the gymnasium, as well as learning the students names and even learning how to minimize my directions to make it short and simple so the children could have more time playing the games instead of listening to me speak the entire time. I feel more confident now than i did when i started the lab at St. Mary's and i am excited to move on and begin my next level of teaching in field experience that will allow me to be one step further in maintaining my goal of becoming a proficient physical educaton. This lab helped me also to become more confident in the games i was teaching as well as interacting with the children of all ages. There were some trials and tribulations in the labs also, everything was not all peachy, there were some snags that went along with the lab. However i feel that you cannot truly grow without these bumps in the road once in a while, as the Rocky quote goes " I know your going to have to go through hell.....but in the end.....i know youll be the one standing."


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Not quite on the top. The summit is wooded and getting a view required climbing the fire tower, which one of us did - only partway. Well, the wind was blowing pretty hard, and legs have been known to turn to jelly, and the tower could have collapsed. Right?
Mt. Kineo rises more than 700 feet directly out of Moosehead Lake. The man piloting the golf-course shuttle over to the island said there's also a deep hole in the lake right below it. So about a thousand feet of pure vertical rock, made of a rare flint called hornstone, making a rare sight that has drawn tourists for centuries. Native Americans used the rock for arrow heads, rusticators used the mountain for recreation (one of the country's biggest hotels used to be at the foot), Thoreau thought it one of the most beautiful places he had visited, and modern rusticators play golf and sit on their big porches in its shadow.
Just below the summit there's a ledge made for lunching, with an open view of the lake. No wonder Thoreau was so entranced.
We ended the afternoon with a walk around Greenville, and a stop in a lively bar where we had decaf coffee, not quite depressed enough (at leaving the next day) to start drinking at 4:00, even on a Friday. Others had no such inhibitions.
Dinner made up for that brief denial of pleasure. Four courses at Maynards satisfies the hungriest of abstainers. My prime rib was 2 inches thick and covered all of a large plate that the garlic mashed potatoes (with gravy!) didn't. Visions of salads danced in our future.


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Each year I have to rely on my birding buddy Dave to find me a Grasshopper Warbler. Their reel is well above my hearing range. Fortunately Dave is still up to it and has an uncanny ability to track them down. Without his help I would have little chance of finding one. I then try to repay his help by taking a better picture than he does! Not so easy today. This bird had a territory centered on a low bramble bush surrounded by long grass.
Not too bad on the long range shots but when you try to crop them, the out of focus grass becomes more prominent. There is not a lot that you can do, other than use the lens wide open to put everything but the bird out of focus. Go any closer and you will flush your target.
The bird did actually come a lot closer to us. It was feeding mouse like in the grass and probably closed the distance to about twenty feet at one stage. You could hear it and occasionally see it on the long grass but it was impossible to get a picture.
Earlier we had completed a circuit of Pulborough Brooks picking up year ticks on Nightingale, Whitethroat, and House Martin. The Nightingales were at Fatengates, West Mead and in Adder Alley. Most were in deep cover and were just starting to use the subsong although one at Adder Alley was more advanced on its song and was showing reasonably well. It will probably be another week and a half before they really get going and give the picture opportunities that people are looking for. Here is one from last year.
|Nightingale 18th April 2016
A number of other birds were seen including those shown below, Blackcap, Green Woodpecker, and Linnet.
|Green Woodpecker
One of the best finds was our first Dragonfly of the year, Most years it would be the Large Red but this year it was a Hairy Dragonfly
|Hairy Dragonfly
Also seen over the past week, Tree Pipits at Old Lodge and Orange Tip and Green-veined White butterflies at most locations.
|Tree Pipit
|Orange Tip
|Orange Tip
|Green-veined White
We also saw Sand Martins and Swallows to add to the year list and a possible Garden Warbler that we were unable to confirm.
All in, a good days birding.


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The evening of Jake's actual birthday we celebrated with his grandparents.
I made some yummy Mexican thanks to Pinterest and Gramma made a chocolate cake per the birthday boy's request.
And, of course, there were presents.
The Yo Gabba Gabba friends made another appearance...
Only one more party to go!
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