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WHAT: The final play in the acclaimed trilogy by renowned playwright Suzan Zeder, The Edge of Peace tells the mysterious story surrounding a community of eclectic individuals finding their own way when a beloved World War II soldier is reported missing in action.
WHERE: Seattle Children's Theatre's Charlotte Martin Theatre
201 Thomas Street, Seattle (Seattle Center)
WHEN: Public Preview – February 28, 2013 at 7pm
Opening Night Performance – March 1, 2013 at 7pm
Public Performances – March 2 through March 17, 2013
(Thursday-Friday at 7pm, Saturdays at 5:30pm with matinees at 2pm, Sunday matinees at 11am and 2:30pm - please check the website or call the SCT Ticket Office for schedule)
ASL-interpreted Performance – March 16, 2013 at 2 pm
TICKETS: Tickets are $20-$36 and may be purchased by calling SCT's Ticket Office at 206.441.3322 or by visiting www.sct.org. Discounts for groups of 10 or more are available by calling the Group Sales Office at 206.859.4054. The Edge of Peace is recommended for ages 10 and older.
INFO: The Edge of Peace is set at the end of World War II, in the small town of Ware, Illinois. The series explores the life of Tuc, a Deaf man, as he evolves from the town outcast to a beloved resident, and culminates with Buddy, the younger brother of a soldier declared missing in action. A cast of compelling characters all seek truth and healing, while we witness the power of community as they come to understand what's behind their façades and long held prejudices.


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On April Fool's Day this year reductions in Medicare payments for cancer drug treatments resulted in thousands of cancer patients being turned away from cancer clinics because it was too costly to administer the expensive drugs.
No fooling.
Citing a 5 percent enforced reduction in drug payments, this effectively meant a 33 percent decrease in clinic profits, meaning that many clinics would go out of business in 6 months.
I remember when the Teapublicans were whining and complaining about the Death Panels that Obamacare was going to institute. Well, Teapublicans, guess what. You got your wish. We are now living in Libertarian Heaven where your taxes didn't rise and grandma is going to die of her cancer because you guys don't want to pay for her cancer drugs.
Have a nice day.

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Is science being hijacked?
Is science being hijacked?
As someone who does not live in the USA it came as a bit of a shock when I discovered the Intelligent Design movement which seems to become more and more established in North America. Of course pseudoscience isn't a new phenomenon, but it appears to gain a lot of popularity recently.
Some people deny evolution, the big bang or the fossil record and make up their own pseudoscientific explanations. Others make ridiculous claims such as "Quantum theory proves that Homeopathy works". To me it looks like pseudoscience is becoming more and more widespread.
The reason for this seems obvious: Science has become a major authority in our everyday life. Even the most uneducated person can hardly deny that science works and that it makes valid observations and predictions on the world around us. Without science the entirety of modern technology and lifestandards wouldn't be possible. Without science you wouldn't be reading this as you would have neither a computer nor an internet connection (let alone electricity for powering your computer).
In the ancient days when someone wanted to exert influence on gullible people he or she would have claimed to possess magic powers or perhaps a special connection to the gods. This person might have acted as a priest or shaman or wizard etc. etc.
In our modern times however most people do not believe in magic anymore and religions have lost their monopoly on explaining the universe. That's why nowadays you often hear: "I don't believe in god. I believe in science!" This might sound reasonable, BUT the average person usually doesn't understand what science is. That's because the average person is more interested in how he/she can personally benefit from science than finding out what science actually is. To some people it might as well be magic.
That's why nowadays many charlatans try to hijack the authority of science (instead of religion or magic) by using pseudoscience to further their goals - whether they be ideological or financial.
So my question is:
Do you think that the abuse of the authority of science can eventually pose a thread for science itself - namely that it would be replaced by cargo cult pseudoscience OR do you think that science, being a self regulating entity, cannot be harmed by such practices?
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one."
- Albert Einstein
"Nothing cannot exist forever."
- Stephen Hawking
"Hmmm, Bacon..."
- Homer Simpson
RE: Is science being hijacked?
Leave the science to the scientists, dude.
01-12-2012, 05:56 PM (This post was last modified: 02-12-2012 04:34 AM by Free Thought.)
RE: Is science being hijacked?
First, I would like to say that ID, to my knowledge has been dropped after it was proven to be only a mask for creationism, the teaching of which is against the US constitution due to religious basing and thus cannot interfere with the State a la education (See Kitzmiller Vs Dover.)
Frankly, I think the various Science Denialism movements will die out shortly (within the next 20 to 30 years, if not sooner). As nonbelievers rapidly ascend in numbers and to a become a potential major power politically (if we could actually organize) the religious (science denialism)'s numbers are dropping like proverbial flies. Science is under no threat, and even in barbaric countries such as the majority of the M.E. science is gaining ground and influence rapidly; religion has never, and will never truly pose a danger to science.
Besides, even if the US goes down in smoke Asian, European and Australasian nations and their scientists will simply pick up the scraps and move on, the US is no longer the scientific Juggernaut it once was.
The people closely associated with the namesake of female canines are suffering from a nondescript form of lunacy.
"Anti-environmentalism is like standing in front of a forest and going 'quick kill them they're coming right for us!'" - Jake Farr-Wharton, The Imaginary Friend Show.
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RE: Is science being hijacked?
Of course.
Just as the RC church did for 16 centuries. Just as the commies did for 70 years. Just as the Nazis did for 12 years. Just as the Kims did for 60 years. Just as the Khmer Rouge did for 3 years. Just as the Islamists did for 13 centuries. Just as any god-king, or dictator in history did. Etc. etc. etc.
It's S.O.P. for cults/totalitarianism.
And all they all produced was chaos, death, and misery on an epic scale.
And all of them obstructed and delayed human progress.
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RE: Is science being hijacked?
I've recently begun reading every new issue of Scientific American, and it seems that even the world's scientists share your concerns. American scientists have more or less closed themselves off from outside partners. Meaning, scientists in America tend to work with one another more than they do with organizations from other countries. And being that this country is highly superstitious/religious, I find this rather disturbing.
I fear that this country could very-well become a scientific wasteland at some point in the future. It'll go rogue and turn itself into an intellectual leper colony. The rest of the world will carry on with their work, but America will just become like the trashy, delapidated part of town parents tell their kids not to drive through.
On a semi-unrelated note, I'm looking for property somewhere in the UK. I wanna get off this boat before it takes on too much water. lol
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RE: Is science being hijacked?
(01-12-2012 05:16 PM)WeAreOne Wrote: Do you think that the abuse of the authority of science can eventually pose a thread for science itself - namely that it would be replaced by cargo cult pseudoscience OR do you think that science, being a self regulating entity, cannot be harmed by such practices?
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RE: Is science being hijacked?
Why the UK? Down here is much more fun, Mr. Thropik
If you manage to climatise to the heat and don't go sticking things in holes or under precariously placed objects on the ground.
The people closely associated with the namesake of female canines are suffering from a nondescript form of lunacy.
"Anti-environmentalism is like standing in front of a forest and going 'quick kill them they're coming right for us!'" - Jake Farr-Wharton, The Imaginary Friend Show.
RE: Is science being hijacked?
(01-12-2012 05:42 PM)houseofcantor Wrote: Leave the science to the scientists, dude.And leave esoterics to the esoterrorists...........
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RE: Is science being hijacked?
(01-12-2012 06:54 PM)Free Thought Wrote: Why the UK? Down here is much more fun, Mr. ThropikLmao. Sticking things in holes is a favored hobby of mine. Nothing ruins a good hole-sticking like a Funnel-Web bite.
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RE: Is science being hijacked?
So guys, I was watching National Geographic and... I realized... it has been dominated by monster hunters.
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Santa Anita: Great Mills hopes to gain elusive first graded stakes win in Daytona
ARCADIA, Calif. – Great Mills has won the Grindstone Stakes, the Quick Call Stakes, and the Champion Energy Service Stakes in his 19-race career.
What is missing is a win in a graded stakes, though not for a lack of trying. Great Mills has started in nine graded stakes, and finished second three times and third once.
"He's looked like a winner about two jumps from the wire about four times," trainer Steve Asmussen said.
Frustrations aside, Great Mills is battle-tested, which makes his presence in Saturday's $100,000 Daytona Stakes over about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita all the more intriguing. The Grade 3 Daytona Stakes will be Great Mills's first race since running fourth, beaten three lengths, in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint here on Nov. 3.
In the Daytona, Great Mills drew the rail in a field of 12. He should be on the lead.
"I'm sure he'll go," Asmussen said. "He's got one gear."
The race is expected to have 10 starters. Byrama, the stakes-winning 3-year-old filly, is likely to be withdrawn and pointed for the $150,000 Monrovia Stakes on Jan. 6. Capital Account will not start if the race stays on turf, trainer Bob Baffert said.
Great Mills made his first start on the hillside turf course in the BC Turf Sprint. He was second by a head with a furlong remaining but could not keep pace late. Earlier this year, Great Mills was second by a nose in the Grade 3 Shakertown Stakes at Keeneland, and third, by a head, in the Turf Monster Handicap at Parx Racing at Philadelphia Park.
Asmussen wants firm ground for Saturday, and should get it. Rain fell early Wednesday but was not expected through Saturday.
"I think the ground matters," he said. "I think he runs better on firm turf. He runs good at the start of every meeting – Keeneland or Churchill – before [the turf courses] get chewed up."
Owned by breeder Millennium Farms, Great Mills will be ridden by Rafael Bejarano, who won four races on Wednesday's opening day, including two stakes. Bejarano was aboard Great Mills in the BC Turf Sprint.
Great Mills may be part of a strong pace. Comma to the Top, a five-time stakes winner, will be close to the front early. Trained by Peter Miller, Comma to the Top can surpass $1 million in career earnings with a win in the Daytona.
Comma to the Top won the Big Bear Handicap over a mile on dirt here in October, and was fourth in the Grade 3 Eddie D Stakes on the hillside turf course in September.
"He should be up close," Miller said. "The horse has won at a mile and a mile and a sixteenth. He's won on the grass going short."
Miller said that Comma to the Top had an eye infection when fourth in the Grade 3 Vernon Underwood Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park on Dec. 3, but has shown improvement this month.
"They're slow to heal," he said. "We think we have it under control."
A quick pace would help Wilkinson, unraced since winning the Grade 2 American Handicap at Hollywood Park in May. He was sidelined after colic surgery in the summer, but has trained well in recent weeks, trainer Jeff Mullins said earlier this week. The Daytona will be the shortest race of Wilkinson's career, which includes 5 wins in 18 starts.


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Today I am sharing my husband's favorite ice cream recipe (just go ahead and consider him an ice cream connoisseur). I was shocked when I noticed this recipe was not on my blog! I'll go ahead and admit, baked goods rank higher on my guilty pleasures list. But not his...
This recipe comes from a good friend of ours, Ashley Cole-Tyson. She made ice cream a couple summers ago in different flavors for a cookout at her house. I went out and bought an ice cream maker like hers the very next day. No regrets...no rock salt and it takes minutes to freeze. This recipe makes a great ice cream base. I love to add mint and chocolate chips but most commonly I add cookie dough.
Vanilla Ice Cream
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk (I use skim)
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 dash salt
2 tsp vanilla
|These are the simple ingredients. I bet you have everything you need but the cream. I was shocked to find corn syrup listed as the 4th ingredient in the ice cream most commonly purchased at our house.
Combine cream and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil. (Notice our great, new AllClad pan!?) If you don't remember anything else, remember to watch this mixture carefully. Once it starts to boil you must IMMEDIATELY take it off the heat or it will boil over and make a fluffy, tremendous mess.
While the mixture above is heating, combine eggs, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl and beat for 3 minutes until fluffy.
Temper the eggs; pour in about a cup of the hot cream into the eggs (verrrry slowly) while the mixer is running on low speed. Repeat with another cup of hot cream.
After it is all mixed together, pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining hot cream. Crank up the heat until the temp reaches 170 (usually is a minute for me).
Turn the heat off, stir in the vanilla, and stick the mixture in the frig overnight or in the freezer for a couple hours.
After the mixture is cold, mix it in the ice cream maker for 20ish minutes, adding in cookie cough or other topings last minute once the ice cream is pretty much set.
I like to keep cookie dough in the freezer (make twice the batch I need). I will slice some for cookies (350 degrees for 14 minutes) and some for the ice cream!
Store in tupperware in the freezer. The mixture will be very creamy! If given the choice, this is how I
prefer my ice cream!


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A new body has been established with the responsibility of controlling regulations in the broadband and communications sector.
Called the Body of European Regulations in Electronic Communications (BEREC), it is made up of 27 regulators from the European Union's (EU's) member states and will act as a direct replacement for the European Regulators' Group.
The introduction of fibre optic broadband across Europe is expected to be one of key priorities on its agenda for 2010, along with issues such as net neutrality and universal service obligations.
Ed Richards, the Chief Executive of Ofcom, welcomed the launch of the organisation, calling it "a major step forward".
"BEREC establishes authority in the group of national regulators, working together to the common goal of serving the interests of consumers and the communications sector as a whole," he added.
According to figures from the statistical office of the EU, Eurostat, nine out of ten businesses across the continent have access to internet connections.


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Good Diet and Nutrition Plans for Pregnant Woman During Pregnancy. Each and Every bite counts. You have got only nine months to give your baby the best possible start in life. The eating habits of the pregnant women can have effect on the course of pregnancy; complications such as anaemia, eclampsia, and gestational diabetes are more common among poorly nourished women. Good nutrition plans with good diet, the discomforts like fatigue, morning sickness, constipation, cramps can be minimized or avoided altogether, So never undermine & under estimate the role of good diet during pregnancy.
Here is Few Diet Tips during Pregnancy:
Calories: The statement that a pregnant woman is eating for two is true. But it is important that good pregnancy diet plan to remember that one of the two is a tiny developing fetus and the total caloric needs are significantly lower than your 300/kcl/day of energy from food in addition to your requirement is enough to gain correct weight during pregnancy.
Protein: Protein is composed of substances called amino acids which are the building blocks of human cells. They are particularly important in building the tissues of new baby. Research has shown that inadequate protein intake expectant mothers can result in babies smaller than normal and problems of growth even in later in life, therefore the pregnant women should include in their daily diet for good health to follow in advising quantities. Milk & Milk products, Eggs, Meats, Chicken, Fish, Pulses & Legumes etc..
Green Leafy & Yellow Vegetables, Fruits: Vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene is vital for cell growth, healthy skin, bones & eyes. The green leafy & yellow vegetable/fruits are in rich in fibre, which also relive constipation and it is a good diet during pregency.
Other fruits & Vegetables: Apart from vitamin C & vitamin A rich vegetable fruits, you require at least two other types or fruits or vegetables daily, for extra fiber, vita & minerals, many of these are rich in potassium and magnesium, both of which are important to good diet and nutrition for pregnancy women.
Whole grains & Legumes: The best nutrition food for pregnant women is Whole grains like whole wheat, Atta, Rice, Barley, Corn & Legumes like peas, Channa, Rajmah are packed with nutrients, particularly the "B" vitamin which is needed for during pregnancy. These concentrated complete carbohydrates are rich in trace minerals such as Nicket, Selenium, magnesium, which are essential nutrients during pregnancy.
Iron Rich Foods: Since a large amount of iron is essential for developing blood supply the fetus and for you. Eating Good nutrition and diet food which as rich in Vita & Iron in the same real will increase absorption of Iron.
Vitamin C Foods: You and your baby need good diet and nutrition of vitamin C for proper growth & development of strong bones & teeth. Vitamin C can't be stored in the body, so a fresh supply in need every day.
Calcium Foods: Good nutrition plans for Growing children need plenty of calcium for strong bones & teeth. So growing fetus on their way to become growing children. Calcium is also vital for muscle, heart & never develops, and blood clotting & enzyme activity.
Take fruit with every meal, use Iron pan for some part of cooking daily. Do not take coffee/Tea with any of the meal.


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The Days Are Surely Coming
A sermon delivered by Rev. Peter T. Atkinson
November 29, 2015
at Gordonsville Presbyterian Church, Gordonsville, Virginia
Luke 21: 25-36
Let us pray,
Help us to see despite our eyes
Help us to think outside of our minds
Help us to be more than our lives
For your eyes show the way
Your mind knows the truth
Your being is the life.
Out of the skillet and into the fire, that is what it is like this morning. After an entire year of going through the Gospel of John, wrestling with it, trying to get at its teachings, its secrets, the depth of its context, being challenged every step of the way, I was thinking that with the beginning of Advent I could get a little break, a little leeway, some happy hopeful Christmas flavored morsel of Thanksgiving fun, but no, I decided that I wanted to take a walk through Advent this year with a little tradition, and try to stick to the Lectionary. How bad can it be? Well you tell me, here is the gospel lesson prescribed for today in the Lectionary.
Luke 21:25-36
25 "There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. 26 People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."
29 Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees; 30 as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. 31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
34 "Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, 35 like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." [1]
So yeah, there is a little bit of out of the skillet and into the fire. We often forget what Advent is really about, especially this first week. . . it is about hope, and hope is about the future, hope is about promises, hope is about something that is coming. . . and Advent means coming, that the Lord is to come, so here we open up the prophets and we see many promises about a different world from the world that we see around us. . . and we often wonder when, we ask ourselves when, we ask God when? And then we read passages like this, that sound like it should be in Isaiah or Jeremiah or Ezekiel, but instead it is right there in the Gospel of Luke in the red words, straight out of Jesus' own mouth, and we forget about our hope and our asking God when? and we read, "There will be signs. . . sun, and moon, and stars. . . distress among nations. . . roaring seas. . . people fainting from fear and foreboding." And we think it sounds like Isaiah, it sounds like Revelation, heck, it sounds like Facebook.
Is this world we live in? A world where the second coming is at hand. You can turn on the TV pretty easy and find people who would say yes. There is an entire industry of books being written every day that say yes, that go through the codes, the signs, and say the times are now, and there is a lot of money to be made in such modern prophesying, there is money in it because there is power in it, and there is power in it because there is fear associated with it,. . . because like this passage speaks of they are judging the world that is this fig tree and seeing the new buds popping out all the time, and all of the new buds on the fig tree are terrifying things to be afraid of. . . war, and terrorism, and global warming, and crazy active shooters, and rising seas, financial crisis, debt crisis, the end of the dollar, the global economic system collapse eminent, protests in the cities, protests on campus, just absolute insanity. . . it is all frightening. . . and Jesus says right here that people will faint with fear and foreboding. . .
It must be the end times right, Armageddon, the Second Coming. I could join the chorus of fear mongering and claims of the end this morning, and I'm sure that in many pulpits around the world people are reading this passage because it is the lectionary reading for this morning and making that easy claim, making those simple connections. . . claiming that Jesus says to be ready, and that readiness is really about some combination of these four basic ideas, and here they are: 1. don't by any green bananas, because you won't get to eat them before they get ripe. . . in other words don't make any plans. . . 2. Call your mother or your grandkids one more time, because when the end comes you'll wish you did. 3. Buy a helmet and put it on. . . 4. Get on your knees and pray pray pray, pray for yourself that you might just make it through. . . .
Look at the Prayer of Preparation that I chose for the bulletin. . . a few weeks ago I introduced you to Yeats as my favorite poet, and here he is again. This is his poem "Second Coming"
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand. . .
Surely the Second Coming is at hand. . .
Surely, the Second Coming is at hand. . . yes it must be and don't call me Shirley. . . look at what he is describing. . . Things falling apart, the center not being able to hold, the falcon isn't listening to his master, anarchy is loosed on the world, blood tide, innocence drowned. . . and then my favorite line for today. . . the best lack all conviction. . . right the best people can't seem to lead, can't seem to get it all together, can't seem to make decisions. . . but the worst are full of passionate intensity. Do you ever watch the news and wonder who are these idiots talking? What are these questions they are asking? Who are these politicians too? Is this the best we can get, but they are loud and certainly intense. . . Yeats captures our problems really good doesn't he. . . he gets our situation cold. . . but the thing is, he wrote this in 1919. . . . in the midst of the First World War, which I'm sure felt like the end times, too, and throughout human history people have claimed that their time was "the end times." Think about the times of the Bubonic plague in Europe. In 1348 in Florence, Italy 3/4 people died of the plague. Florence was a major city and 3 out of four died, so in a city of 400 people 300 were dead, in a city of 4000 people 3000 were dead, in a city of 40,000 people 30, 000 were dead, and Florence which probably had a population of 80,000 that means 60,000 people were dead, just like that. . . alive one day, dead the next. Do you think people were making claims about the end of the world then. . . of course they were, but like World War I, then there was World War II, and here and now we seem like we are on the brink of World War 3, why are we so sure that this one is Armageddon? Is it just because that is what ISIS is trying so hard to create? People are afraid, but people are often afraid. . .
Jesus says People are Fainting over Fear and Foreboding, and foreboding is an interesting word in this context, because it means reading the signs, it means there is boding happening before something. . . and boding is bad. Interesting in a passage where Jesus talks about the need for getting ready and the fact that there are signs everywhere, he seems to disparage the idea of foreboding, linking it with fear. . . There is a clue there. The Greek word for it literally means "looking ahead." Fear associated with looking ahead. . . also if you look closer, although it links a bunch of negative images together, it doesn't say they are all signs of the end. . . like it says that there is going to be roaring seas, and it says that there is going to be confusion. . . and at first glance you could think that both are some kind of sign, but in actuality it says that the confusion is over the rising seas. . . so there seems to be some confusion and fear and misplaced foreboding about the signs of the second coming. . . or perhaps fear is the misplaced issue, the confusion. . . it would fit the profile of Jesus' messages. . . probably his most repeated phrase throughout the gospels is, "Do not be afraid." It would also fit this message. Jesus says in these times, your redemption is near.
I gave earlier the 4 typical responses that people who teach fear about the second coming tend to say, their 4 take aways, their 4 teachings about what people should do to get ready. . . remember them. 1. Green bananas, don't make any long term plans. . . 2. Call your family and say good bye. . . 3. Buy a helmet, get yourself some protection, and finally 4. Get on your knees and pray. . . but look what Jesus says readiness looks like. It is quite the opposite. He says, not to fall on your knees, but to stand, not to bow your head, but to raise it up. . . stand up and raise your head. . . not to fall down and bow your head, not to find some protected covering for your head, but instead to stand up and raise your head. That is bold. . .and how about heading toward redemption with boldness, heading into the new day, whatever it may bring with boldness, head held high, that is faith, and that seems to me to be a picture of the opposite of fear certainly. He also says to be on guard so that you are not weighed down, that your heart is not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and worries. . . again not escapism but boldness in the face of it all. . . it is a picture of faith. . . and it is a picture of hope.
Many may say to me, Pete you are just evading the signs, you are playing down the prophecy of the end times, you are afraid yourself of reading the truth of scripture that is right in front of you. . . really, I say, look at the context of this passage, look at what Jesus is referring to. It all starts with the poor widow who gives of her very last money, and Jesus praises her, and then talks about the temple falling to the ground and being destroyed. That is what leads us to this point. . . Jesus is talking about the coming of a world where that woman is raised up, praise, held in honor and esteem. . . that is an upside down world based in most standards, one where things have changed, change has come. . .
Interesting that in the beginning of this sermon I was talking about hope and Advent, how we look at the world around us and we do not see a world that lives up to the promises of God, and we ask when Lord when? Why is it then when there seems to be signs of the coming redemption that we pale away in fear? What is it that we hope for in Advent? That is the real question of this week. . . is it avoidance. . . or redemption. . . is it escape. . . or is it bold readiness. . . is it the status quo. . . or is it Thy Kingdom come. God has promised us that it will, Jesus has said the kingdom is near, he has said that our redemption is at hand. . . let us not falter with the fainting spells of the fearful. . . but instead let us hope with our heads held up in humble boldness, the audacity of humility, that is simple Christian hope. Amen.
[1]The Holy Bible : New Revised Standard Version. 1989 (Lk 21:25-36). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.


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i organized a spring camp with some of heidi and i's friends who have kids levi and gracie's age. we took 1 week, 5 moms, and each took one day and hosted the camp, with a different theme, at our home.
of course my first thought was egyptology/archaeology. and then i decided on 2,000,000 different themes. and then i did egyptology/archaeology.
we studied pyramids & the sphinx & pharoahs. we a read book about a little boy and his life in egypt. we wrote our names in hieroglyphics. we went on an archealogical dig out back. we learned to catalog our treasures.
i just love egypt so much. the kids really love egypt. they'll probably all grow up to be archeologists.
camp schedule:
monday - all holidays tour
tuesday - egyptology & archaeology
wednesday - baking & sewing
thursday - animals & nature
friday - oceanography & Japan


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Monday, June 10, 2013
Baked Alaska: A Culinary Mystery by Josi S. Kilpack
Baked Alaska: A Culinary Mystery by Josi S. Kilpack
Shadow Mountain (February 4, 2013) 368 pages
My Rating: 3/5 stars
My Thoughts:
I enjoyed Baked Alaska! I almost *know* I would have enjoyed it more if I'd read any of the other books, though! This is the 9th book for Sadie, and while I wasn't lost in the story, I do feel I could have connected with the characters more if I'd learned more about their quirks and personalities in the other books. I'm sure a great deal has happened in the previous nine stories.
In Baked Alaska, Sadie is on an Alaskan cruise with her boyfriend, Pete, and her two adopted children, Breanna and Shawn. When a woman that Shawn has been mysteriously talking to shows up deathly sick, Sadie starts trying to solve the mystery of just what happened. Breanna is soon getting married also, but is having some setbacks with her future mother-in-law. Sadie struggles with both of her children knowing when to stay out of their lives and when to offer her assistance.
I think my biggest issue with Baked Alaska was the constant telling of how Sadie was feeling, and what she was thinking. I wanted to experience those things a bit more instead. Bless her heart! Sadie has quite a lot of things going through her head! She worries a great deal, and kind of came off insecure in this book. Aren't we all sometimes, though! She definitely has her humorous moments, and I can tell she's a sweet lady! ;)
The mystery is light and cozy-ish, despite deaths happening. I was able to figure out part of the mystery immediately, but other parts I didn't see coming. For the most part, I didn't find it predictable at all. It's a cute little book and I enjoyed myself while in Sadie's new adventure. I'd love to start from the beginning of the series, though, and fill in some details!
*I was provided an e-ARC through Netgalley.
Posted by Bluerose at 6:02 AM
Labels: Adult fiction, book review, clean read, mystery
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A dream come true is a beginning, not an end
movementdancestudio *posted with student permission*
When I was a child, I was extremely shy and introverted.(日本語は最後に貼付けます)
When I was a teen, I felt alienated by the strict Japanese society and education system.
It was like a long ice age for me.
However, I found myself in dance.
Photo by Tanabe + Photography
At the age of 3, I started classical ballet.
For the first performance in my life, I cried on the stage and couldn't dance.
Many said, "dance doesn't suit you," but with the support of my mother, I continued.
Classical ballet wasn't always fun because I had to try so hard.
Though my feet bled, I kept dancing and built skill and perseverence.
What I learned was not to give up.
There were obstacles to keep dancing such as lack of support, school exams, frustration, the pressure to win competitions, and the judgment of others.
To start something is actually easy... but to keep doing it is difficult.
I've been dancing over 20 years and I've seen so many people who have given up.
I know very well how hard it is to keep dancing:
It takes time to improve.
If you can't enjoy the process, it is difficult to have motivation.
If I had given up dancing, I would've missed seeing a lot of stunning views in my life.
Photo by Tanabe + Photography
If I didn't dance, I wouldn't have met them.
If I quit dancing at the time, I couldn't have understood you.
Photo by Tanabe + Photography
If I didn't dance, I couldn't have made friends on the other side of the world.
If I didn't dance, I couldn't have communicated very well.
Dance saved my introverted self.
I actually had an oppotunity to make a dance studio in Japan, but I gave up this dream for another.
Instead of making a studio, I danced around the world, stopping in about 20 countries to explore why dance was born, why people dance and who I was.
Now I live in a tiny village in Canada. A year ago, I saw this space and it was love at first sight.
I immediately thought, "I can dance here."
There weren't mirrors or speakers, and there were holes on the wall, but I didn't care about such things because I could see a perfect floor to dance.
Of course I had other options to teach dance in different places, but I felt drawn to this space.
I wanted to dance here with people I haven't met yet.
Were there any children who wanted to dance in the village?
I had no idea. I was anxious and suddenly became frightened to take risks.
Without taking risks, my dream cannot come true.
The dream came back to me.
This is my life.
When I decided to open a dance studio in Metchosin, BC, Canada,
I swore I would do it even if I had only one student.
I must go to the next step in spite of fear to get my dream job and to invigorate the local community.
I had one girl who was waiting for me to teach dance for a year.
This was reason enough to make a dance studio even if I must take risks and responsibility.
For the girl...
But also for my happiness.
Renting a truck and carrying mirrors,
Starting by taking off the white frames,
Measuring where to hang the mirrors,
Making bricks for the wall,
There are so many things we had to do, and we finally made an enviroment to dance.
The Making of a DIY Dance Studio within 3 minutes.
I couldn't sleep the day before the first lesson at Movement Dance Studio.
It exceeded my expectation!
These are my first students in my studio:
movementdancestudio *posted with student permission*
A full class!movementdancestudio *posted with student permission*
Adult class!
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I had students who are shy to dance.
I had students who are introverted like my former self.
I had students who said to me, "you are so cool."
I had students who said to me, "I'll come next week as well!"
I was surrounded by people I didn't know until I opened a dance studio.
If I gave up my dream I wouldn't have been able to dance with you.
movementdancestudio *posted with student permission*
Thank you for dancing with me.
Thank you for coming to a new dance studio.
Thank you for coming to try dancing.
There are many things I want to do in this studio.
・A workshop to learn hip hop culture beyond dance
・A live graffiti paint event
・A workshop on how to write your name in graffiti
・A dance lesson with a live beatboxer
・How to beatbox and make music with your voice
・A dance tour between Canada and Japan
・A summer dance camp
・A dance movie event
・A dance event based on a gift economy system
Through dance and street culture, I want to invigorate the local community with unique ideas and make a unique experience for them.
I am not sure what it's going to happen from now, but I have started!
I just want to feel that I'm glad I could meet you through dance.
This is Movement Dance Studio's Facebook page.
Please support us!
Tuesday 11:00-11:30AM Ages 4-5 Hip Hop
Tuesday 4:00-4:45PM Teen Hip Hop
Tuesday 5:00-6:00PM Adult Hip Hop
Thursday 3:30-4:15PM Ages 9+ Hip Hop
Thursday 4:30-5:15PM Ages 6-8 Hip Hop
Thursday 7:00-8:00PM Adult Hip Hop
If you want to continue, register for the January-March term here: https://movementdance1.wixsite.com/studio/registration
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Blue Velvet, cake, Cream Cheese icing, Cupcake, Food Network, Red Velvet, Sprinkles Bakes, Stars, Wilton Color
I ran across the recipe for the Blue Velvet Cake on the Food Network website, Paula D. I did not want to make a cake, I wanted to make them as cupcakes so I googled it, and I found Sprinkle Bakes . So I decided to try my hand at Blue Velvet Cupcakes!
(Check me out in the bowl! lol)
If you are interested in making them I suggest you check out her site for step by step instructions. I have a few notes to share.
I was not happy with the outcome. I am not sure if it was the cups I used to bake them in, but they did not seem to cook just right for me. They were crispy around the edges, but moist inside. The cream cheese icing, I would add a little lemon to it next time, to give it an added extra kick! If you are familiar with the candy cups, that some people use as cupcake cups, don't use them for this cupcake. I tried some in regular old cupcake liners, and they turned out much better!
The stars! Is that a neat little decoration or what?? Sprinkle Bakes will show you how to do that as well. I had so many cupcakes that I was not proud of, I had a bunch to make stars out of. If I had time making royal icing to outline them in, would have really given them the pop they need!
Also, if you are like me and you hate a mess! Be aware! This dye just gets everywhere. But it is really easy to get off your counter tops and off your spatulas.
*The Best Blue Velvet Cupcake of the Day*
So all in all, I would make this again, hoping to get them just right. If you make them or have any questions please let me know. This was a learning experience.


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You have heard it all before: Content is King!
The internet gurus have finally seen the light and proclaim---now, finally!---that not only is content king, but there is this concept called "content marketing" that you should be employing to get your web site ranked for your targeted key words.
Let's talk about content marketing for a moment before we get into how to generate content marketing ideas.
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Cue the Sarah McLachlan music.
It's hard to lose a friend. Half a friend is "end," or maybe just "fri;" either way, meh. When you grow up with someone, spend your days discussing dolls, then boys, then adulthood, you always assume they'll be around forever to see everything happen.
But things happen. People happen. Circumstances happen.
Sometimes it's hard to see the people you love fall in love because it feels like they don't need you anymore. Your best isn't good enough anymore, and although you're happy for them (eventually), your role as the shoulder, the support, the one who laughs at their jokes, the one who tells them to buy this but don't buy that, the one who will get up at 5:00am to go to the gym with them when you'd rather sleep, and on and on, isn't necessary anymore. You hope that although they have a new life that they'll remember that you're the one who was there to support them through everything they are trying to move past. So how do you support someone who is your best friend when now it's at a distance? It's rough.
I feel let down because I've had a boyfriend, then a fiancé, then a husband, and I feel like I never "disappeared" no matter what my love life was doing. I'm not perfect and I'm guessing I wasn't the best, best friend there ever was, but I fought the good fight and I did what I thought it was to be there for someone. I want to support and love and encourage,e but I want to be called, responded to, encouraged, uplifted.
So now I'm a one-sided friendship. I want to be a best friend. I want to laugh and snort at things that only she understands. I want to be told that I shouldn't buy another polo shirt because I have ten in my closet and it's "time to try something new." I love my husband and he is truly my best friend, but I need my best girlfriend to go look at that gaudy jewelry that I'll never be able to afford, to sit over a latte for hours and vent, to secretly gush over horribly cheesy movies we pretend to hate. I miss that.
I thought I'd have someone there for me at my side when I had my kids. I thought she'd be there to hold my hand along with my husband when I gave birth. I thought she'd love my kids almost as much as I do. But they hardly even know her. And when our worlds collide and we actually do see each other, I feel warm, friendly, overjoyed, talkative. She feels awkward, shifty, with little eye contact. I don't understand. Is it me? Is it my life? Is it my kids? Is it my faith? Our lives are different, but aren't we the same on some level? Aren't we still the women who grew up, moved away, grew up again, and spend day after day talking about who knows what, crying over our random miseries, and eating a thousand California rolls? Where are you?
I often think I can move on. My life is happy, my husband is loving, my kids are joyful and kind and we're so proud of them, and I do have a handful of really good friends. But then I get to thinking and I know I still have a hole where something is missing. My friend, my confidant, my gossip buddy, my arachnophobic pink-wine loving bestie who called me to kill bugs, to cry, to laugh, when proud, when ashamed, and was the only one to ever get me to wear makeup. Well, I'm back in polo shirts and no makeup, so where are you?!
You'll never read this. My fear of confrontation hopes you won't. But things have to get worse before they get better. Someone once told me it's better to fight than to be indifferent, because when you're fighting you still care. I don't think we ever had a fight that led to this distance, this silence, this strange avoidance. It's just like nothing ever happened but life pushed us apart. I'll be honest, it sucks.
I just hope that one day if you need me as a friend again you'll see that I never gave up. I still called, I still texted, I still messaged you on Facebook; I never gave up asking to go do things, get coffee, go out to eat, go to the movies, anything. And I won't. I may be beating a dead horse, but I'll never give up trying to claw my way back to being your best friend again. We're not done having kids and I hope you can be around to see at least one of them come into this world and be like an auntie to them. I'm going to keep trying, and I apologize if it's obnoxious. To me, it's worth it.
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The zoo was packed, mostly because of the new attraction: the 18' python! It was HUGE, even when curled up in the corner like it was. It was lazy at the time, only opening its mouth every now and then to breathe. The whole time I was on edge, even with the thick glass in between me and the giant snake. We headed outside after taking a longer look than necessary.
After walking up a steep hill, we all stopped at the otter pen. They were so cute and active, swimming around like they were putting on a show! Next to their enclosed pond is the spectacled bear. He was busy playing in his pond and stayed away from the window.
With a brief stop at the ostrich pen, we headed to the lorikeets...
Image by iansand via Flickr
At this zoo, you can walk into the netted area and feed these small, colorful birds with little cups of nectar. For me, it's quite terrifying to see one fly at my head, so I opted out of getting nectar. I sat down on one of the benches, watching the kids scramble around with birds on their hands. Another few families joined in, and the birds started to get into a frenzy.
I started relaxing when a large lorikeet flew at my head, causing me to squawk louder than the birds and quickly duck. It landed behind me on the back of the bench, settling down and resting quietly. Michael had some nectar left over, so he let the bird have some. It moved onto his hand, and I relaxed again. After a few more close calls, we left that area and went down the hill to the rest of the exhibits.
There was an ocelot, 4 lemurs, a pond with turtles, ducks, swans, goats, donkeys, a pig, two barn owls, two wild dogs, a red panda with two Chinese gorals in the same pen, and a few other animals.
Image via Wikipedia
Of course we had to stop in the gift shop before leaving, and I ended up paying for candy and wax lips...


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Without the fail-safe of local food banks there would literally be no nutritional meals for most of the indigent poor. The essentials of food, clothing and shelter are taken for granted by most Americans but for those whose income resources are meager or perhaps even non-existent such essentials are never fully realized.
The numbers are devastating for a wealthy country like America. According to USDA 2008 statistics:
- Of the 49.1 million people living in food insecure households (up from 36.2 million in 2007), 32.4 million are adults (14.4% of all adults) and 16.7 million are children (22.5% of all children).
- 17.3 million people lived in households that were considered to have "very low food security," a USDA term (previously denominated "food insecure with hunger") that means one or more people in the household were hungry over the course of the year because of the inability to afford enough food. This was up from 11.9 million in 2007 and 8.5 million in 2000.
- Black (25.7%) and Hispanic (26.9%) households experienced food insecurity at far higher rates than the national average.
Further data on food insecurity in America can be found in this graph based on information from the USDA:
According to a USDA report entitled Household Food Security in the United States, 2008, "The defining characteristic of 'very low food security' is that, at times during the year, the food intake of household members was reduced and their normal eating patterns were disrupted because the household lacked money and other resources for food. Very low food security can be characterized in terms of the conditions that households in this category reported in the food security survey.
Ninty-six percent reported that the food they bought just did not last and they did not have money to get more
Food banks fill the void for families who lack financial resources to provide for their daily nutritional needs. They serve the poorest of the poor and without this back-up system rates of malnutrition and even starvation would increase significantly in a land of plenty.
During normal periods of unemployment food banks struggle but are usually able to meet the demands of the local poor. However, during high unemployment rates as we are currently experiencing the ability to stock food bank pantries goes into crisis mode.
According to the Food Research and Action Center, "very low food security had been getting worse even before the recession. The number of people in this category in 2008 is more than double the number in 2000."
Food banks are a life line for families who get cut off from the work force. Many who traditionally supplied such charitable organizations prior to the collapse of the economy two years ago now find themselves as recipients of this service.
When many public assistance programs were eliminated during the 1980s local communities found themselves swamped to provide basic nourishment for the elderly, families subsisting on one worker income at minimum wage, the unemployed and their children.
Volunteer efforts through churches, local clubs and private organizations came together in many communities to provide this vital assistance
Sadly, food banks are a testament to the fact that we haven't advanced much beyond the conditions of Dickens' characters like Oliver Twist and the street urchins that beg and stole to stay alive in a capitalist society where too few had too much and did too little.
We still refuse to acknowledge that market systems are not fair and balanced; requiring the haves to accommodate the have-nots so they can at least have their "daily bread".
But for the self-sacrifice of individuals who themselves are not wealthy and the generous donations of many others, many children in this country would suffer developmental issues related to nutrition and diet and elder citizens on a fixed income would have to choose between their food and their medications.
Clearly a national social safety net, properly funded and sustained will always succeed where local private efforts cannot manage. For the time being, food banks have become and will remain a staple of the free-enterprise system that often oppose federally subsidized government programs that address the poor and disenfranchised that are too often treated as the dross of society.
If you are unfamiliar with locations of food banks in your area, the Feed America website has a feature that will pinpoint one to your zip code and provide a few statistics regarding poverty and food insecurity rates in your state.
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Thomas Thompson: The Incompetent Faithful
In the last of Alan Bandy's interviews on faith-based and secular scholarship, Thomas Thompson says bluntly:
"To the extent that a university scholar accepts the guiding principles of a specific faith, he or she is incompetent in the performance of their work as scholars. To the extent that an institution presupposes such a commitment, it is, I believe, incompetent as a university... In my experience, secular theology or university scholarship in the field of biblical scholarship is incompatible with the premises of a faith-based scholarship, which belongs to the realm of apologetics, a pursuit which may have some legitimacy within the context of a particular faith community, but which in the public or 'secular' sphere is inappropriate to both the civil service role of the university professor -- and in direct conflict with open and critical scholarly discourse."
Chris Heard retorted here, and I too disagree with Thompson, if for no other reason because faith-based scholars (yes, even evangelicals) have proven themselves entirely capable of engaging the historical critical task. As I said before, faith-based scholars can be inclined to receive history where the secular prefers not to, and vice-versa.
That's why I still like John Meier's vision of an "unpapal conclave": a Catholic, Protestant, Jew, and agnostic who have been "locked in the bowels of Harvard Divinity School, put on a spartan diet, and not allowed to emerge until they had hammered out a consensus document on who Jesus was and what he intended in his own time and place" (A Marginal Jew, Vol I, p 1). Last fall Stephen Carlson suggested improving on this by adding an evangelical, Unitarian, and atheist to the mix (see biblioblogs.com, October interview). Well, I liked Stephen's idea so much that I decided to put it into practice. For the last month there has been an "unpapal conclave" busy at work assessing the historical Jesus. I'll have more to report about this later, but for now simply wish to register my disappointment with what Thompson advocates -- and with his sweeping judgments on "faith-based incompetence" -- which can only lead to tunnel vision. Perhaps it is this sort of attitude which gives secular scholarship a bad name in some quarters.


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Hey there, y'all. My name's Woody. I'm a redneck.
It took a long time ta git threw that there New Mexico. We just got into this hear Arizonee. Wonder how long it'll take to git to Hollywood.
I'm gonna be in the movies, y'all.
I'm Woody the Redneck.
WOODY THE REDNECK - Reachin' Arizona - The Hollywood Road Trip
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1679 La Salle launched the 46 tonnes Griffon, the first ship on the Great Lakes, above Niagara.
1903 At Cobalt in the Temiskaming district, two lumbermen, James McKinley and Ernest Darragh, seeking lumber for railroad ties, discovered silver.
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1812 American Brigadier-General William Hull withdrew to Detroit, leaving a small garrison at Sandwich.
1862 Sir Allan Napier MacNab, former Prime Minister of the Province of Canada and railway magnate, died in Hamilton.
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1836 Lt.-Gov. Sir Francis Bond Head signed a treaty on Manitoulin Island with the chiefs of the Ojibwa and Ottawa Indians. They ceded 1.5 million acres - now part of Bruce, Grey, Huron and Wellington counties.
1842 The first meeting of the new council of the Dalhousie District was held in Bytown in conformity with the provisions of the District Councils Act. Thomas McKay was appointed first warden of the district.


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Report unveiled amid increase in fatalities as drivers log more miles
Allstate Insurance Company today released its 12th annual America's Best Drivers Report, and Buffalo ranked 157 safest among America's 200 largest cities.
The Allstate Best Drivers Report is produced solely to boost the country's discussion about safe driving and to increase awareness of the importance of being safe and attentive behind the wheel. The report is not used to determine auto insurance rates in terms of collision frequency. The report underscores Allstate's commitment to safety, especially as motorists prepare to hit the roads for the July Fourth holiday - the deadliest day of the year for drivers, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Allstate's report found the average driver in Buffalo would experience an auto collision every 7.9 years, compared to the national average of every 10 years. Buffalo ranks 134 when factoring in population density and 155 when considering precipitation.
"As Buffalo drivers look forward to celebrating the holiday weekend, the results of our report are an important reminder to put safety first on the road," said Jaclyn Darrohn, Allstate New York spokesperson. "We encourage drivers in Buffalo to refocus on safe-driving practices, to help reduce roadway collisions that may result in unfortunate consequences, such as tragic fatalities and potentially higher insurance costs."
The Allstate America's Best Drivers Report tabulated property damage frequency of Allstate insured drivers from 2013-14.The report analyzed the 200 largest cities from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places over 50,000, measured for 2014 as of July 1, 2015.
In prior years, neighboring cities that shared ZIP codes also shared rankings. This only impacted a minimal number of cities; however, since 2014, the report used geolocation to increase accuracy, and there are no longer shared rankings. U.S. Census Bureau data was used to obtain the population density factor.
For the precipitation factor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data was utilized.
Allstate Drivewise data is based on Allstate customers voluntarily enrolled in the telematics program from 2010-15. A number of cities from the full 200 Best Drivers rankings are excluded in the Drivewise data due to the limited measurable data available, or because Drivewise was not available (California, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas).
This year Brownsville, Texas, claimed the overall top spot for the first time in the report's 12-year history. The average Brownsville driver experiences an auto collision every 14.6 years, which is 31.4 percent less likely than the national average.
National safety experts say drivers are now spending more time on the road and suffering more fatal collisions than recent years. The U.S. Department of Transportation said that, from March 2015 to February 2016, Americans drove 3.15 trillion miles, an increase of more than 3 percent over the previous 12 months, and the largest year-to-year increase in over two decades.
According to the National Safety Council, more than 38,000 roadway fatalities occurred last year, the highest count since 2008.
Preventable human factors, like drunk, distracted or drowsy driving; speeding; and failure to use safety features contribute to 94 percent of car crashes.
IIHS said intoxication is a significant factor in Fourth of July crash fatalities, with 42 percent between 2010-14 involving at least one driver with a blood-alcohol concentration over the legal driving limit of .08.
Allstate created its America's Best Drivers Report to facilitate an ongoing dialogue about safe driving, to help save lives. The following is a look at how other cities in New York fared:
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Allstate's report is the result of an in-depth examination of company claims data, to determine the likelihood drivers in America's 200 largest cities will experience a vehicle collision compared to the national average.
This year, Allstate actuaries analyzed property damage claims reported during the two-year period of January 2013 to December 2014.A weighted average of the two-year numbers determined the annual percentages.
The report defined a collision as any auto crash resulting in a property-damage claim. Allstate's auto policies represent nearly 10 percent of all U.S. auto policies, making this report a realistic snapshot of what's happening on America's roadways.
In addition to traditional collision-frequency rankings and hard-braking information, Allstate's 2016 report also showed how the largest 200 cities ranked when factoring in two other challenges drivers face: population density and precipitation:
Driving Tips for Cities with High Levels of Precipitation
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On Caysen's actual birthday, we gave him his favorite treat, ICECREAM!!
We decided to have his party a week later since we just moved into our house a month ago. We're still not completely moved in, but I needed every day possible to get things put in place before the party!
Here are some pics from his "Very Hungry Caterpillar" themed party:
Thanks to my wonderful SIL for helping me make Caysen's party extra cute!! And thanks to all the guests who came, Caysen had a blast and completely wore himself out! ;)


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Speed limits are 80 MPH across Texas and New Mexico on I-10, with gale force winds. No driveways or mailboxes, though! Many warnings about dust storms, but fortunately I didn't run into any.
After a day of getting myself acclimated and finding my way around, I spent the weekend at the Tucson Book Festival. I'd heard great things about the festival: how many thousands of people attended, how many book buyers there were, how many books people sold. My results were somewhat underwhelming. After selling only two books in my alloted two hours at the Tucson Sisters in Crime booth, I noticed there was a slot still empty the next day and asked if I could have it. Yes! Three more books sold. And one more at my signing in the festival author's pavilion alloted to self-published authors.
Because self published authors aren't allowed to participate on panels, where you get noticed, or in the signings for panelists.
Oh, well. My book events are becoming an excuse for me to do the traveling I like to do, which is hard to do alone. In addition, I meet so many great people in this same business of writing and then trying to sell books.
Besides, since I had several stops this trip, and saw so much of family, it was worth it even without the festival. Plus, I have to justify my membership in WorldMark the Club timeshares by using their wonderful resorts. Which I'll be doing for the next three days at Rancho Vistoso in Tucson before heading out to Prescott to visit with my sister before going back to Michigan. Unfortunately, I think winter will still be there to greet me when I arrive. Wish I didn't have to get back to file my taxes and take care of other business.
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Love him or dislike him, there's much to be said about a kid who sells out Madison Square Garden in 22 minutes before he's even reached the age of majority (18)!
There's also something to be said about a young adult Christian who before age 18 started reciting the Shema (the holiest prayer in Judaism) prior to his performances. He recites it in Hebrew, and although some may think he's just doing it out of respect for his Jewish staff (including manager/discoverer Scott "Scooter" Braun and music director/guitarist Dan Kanter), Justin Bieber seems sincere about the whole thing.
More info on this later in the article, but I just learned that a national gay newsmagazine in 2011 reported that Justin might be an "emerging ally" for the LGBT community.
As I write this, the Biebs is in the Number 2 spot on Twitter (according to Twitter Counter), and is just a few thousand followers shy of the Number 1 position, currently held by Lady Gaga. He has also logged over 15,500 tweets, so he might need a carpal tunnel surgeon before he turns 19 next March.
Even Forbes magazine has taken interest in Bieber and they are featuring him in their June 2012 edition. The photos and a four-minute video of the partial interview are available on Ryan Seacrest's website.
I also recently learned that he's a huge belieber in the "pay it forward" concept of asking that a good deed be repaid by having it done for others instead. I never heard about the concept until recently when I stumbled on the 2000 film "Pay It Forward," starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, and a very young Haley Joel Osment. If you haven't seen it, don't miss it!
Not a Brat; Truly Sincere!
I recently posted on Twitter that Justin is a cross between Michael Jackson, Tim Tebow, and Claude M. Bristol (author of "The Magic of Believing," 1948). He has the talent of Jackson, the faith of Tebow, and the positive thinking concepts of Bristol (whom the late Liberace happened to admire).
Justin thus far doesn't appear to be some type of snot-nosed rich kid. My months of "research" (all for educational purposes, mind you) has convinced me beyond all reasonable doubt that he's the real deal when it comes to being positive, giving to others, reaching for the stars, and achieving what some of us only dream of.
His sincerity is evident in the "My Worlds Acoustic" (2010) digital booklet, where he thanks his fans. It reads, in part: "So this album is taking it back to how we started together on YouTube - me and my guitar just singing. You took a boy from a small town and made dreams he didn't even know existed real. So thank you, thank you, thank you. This one is for you. And we are just getting started! Love you - Justin."
"Belieber!" Book is a Great Bieberpedia!
Before I go any further, it is important to note that this blog article started out as a lengthy e-mail "letter" I spent weeks drafting to Cathleen Falsani, the author of several non-fiction books that deal with religious, spiritual, and cultural issues.
Her tour de force is "Belieber!: Fame, Faith and the Heart of Justin Bieber" (2011). I get no money for this plug, but her book is available from Amazon in paperback, audio CD, Kindle, and Audible formats. The book is like an encyclopedia for everything Bieber and one will also learn about other musicians and some interesting insight about the author.
It is very important to note that "Belieber!" is not one of those trashy tabloid-type books that are often written about celebrities. This is a well-written and thoughtful book that should interest every JB fan, no matter their age, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and so on.
My draft correspondence to Falsani was was a very comprehensive account about my evolution in coming to appreciate Justin Bieber (hereinafter "JB"). I concluded it would be more beneficial to share my thoughts and feelings in this article to reach a wider audience (all five of you). So, with all due respect to Falsani, I scrapped the correspondence to her altogether and instead incorporate much of it herein.
My Journey to Bieberland
At 51, I really have little interest in young boys or girls that sing "bubble gum" music so I never really gave much thought when I kept seeing the name "Justin Bieber" in the news. I rarely watch live television, and he wasn't on any of the political-oriented podcasts I watch/listen to regularly, so I wasn't even sure what he looked like until recently. I recall laughing out loud after seeing some headlines about his "old and new hairstyle," but now I understand what that is all about.
When he turned 18 on March 1, 2012, that was of interest to me since my birthday is also in March. I then learned his favourite colour is the same as mine (purple), so that also piqued my interest.
I then heard a story on an ABC News podcast about him posting a partial phone number (presumably his) on Twitter with the last digit missing, and young girls were dialing the phone number by filling in the missing digit, thinking they would eventually reach JB himself. At least one elderly lady in Texas was not amused when she received calls from lots of girls asking for Justin. I thought that was a scream! (JB is quite the prankster, and if you don't believe me, check out the Punk'd episode he hosted on MTV.)
It was probably shortly after BieberPhoneNumbergate that I made a conscious decision to find out what all the fuss is about this kid, so the first thing I did was check out all of his professional music videos that were available at no charge on Vevo via my former Xoom tablet.
I'm more drawn to rebels such as Eminem and Rise Against, but after watching a few JB videos, I decided that even though it's not my preferred type of music, he definitely is talented and I now appreciate why he is a huge sensation and young girls can't stop screaming when he is in their presence. In fact, even as an agnostic, I am very drawn to the song (and video) "Pray," which further demonstrates his commitment to changing the world.
What may have impressed me the most from watching the Vevo videos was the range of talent he has teamed up with in his musical numbers, which introduced me to musicians and singers I never even heard of (or rarely listened to in the past). For example, I learned that actor Will Smith's son Jaden is a very talented young artist.
As a former longtime clarinet player in public school and short-time choir member in my synagogue, I could also appreciate JB's extensive musical history dating back to age 2, the range of his voice, and some of his dance steps remind me of the late and great Michael Jackson (who I later learned JB very much looks up to).
I have viewed the Bieber-sanctioned documentary "Never Say Never" (both versions) and was just mesmerized from beginning to end. The director's cut does include about 10 minutes of clips not shown in the regular version. There's also a very cool thing only available in the director's cut involving creative captions of the lyrics while JB performs one of his songs.
My first impressions were, "This is not just another pretty face; this kid is amazing talentwise, personalitywise, you name it." It was then that I also came to the conclusion that this isn't a talent who is here today, gone tomorrow; he's definitely here for the long haul.
I watched two biebermentaries on iTunes which were informative and then I managed to find a bunch of radio interview podcasts via iTunes (including two with Ryan Seacrest) and those were interesting. The one with Seacrest is also available in video format on YouTube, as are numerous other interesting radio interviews he has done around the globe throughout the years.
After watching the three documentaries, I continued my bieberquest on YouTube where I viewed his "It Gets Better Project" public service announcement and was really really thrilled to see that. Evidently, he was bullied as a kid, and to have someone of his caliber involved with that important anti-bullying project is very important.
After viewing his anti-bullying PSA, YouTube had recommended clips to me of interviews he did with Ellen DeGeneres on her TV program, so I watched those and that was when I believe (oops, I meant belieb) I first learned he wrote a book, since he autographed one for her during the program.
"Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story," by Justin Bieber, isn't available at Audible.com (my preferred format), so the next best thing was purchasing a copy from iTunes and using the text-to-speech feature which works okay since it isn't a lengthy book.
I was shocked Audible didn't have the book available and told them as much. They were kind enough to respond, in part:
"Based on our research [the book] is currently unavailable in a digital audio download. However, I have forwarded your request to our Content Team. While we can't guarantee a positive result, we are always working hard to expand our catalogue, so your suggestion is very valuable."
More on "Belieber!" Book
It was Audible that lead me to Cathleen Falsani's book. When I was looking for JB's book, I simply typed "Bieber" in the search field and her book title appeared in the results. In fact, it is the only book to appear when using that search term.
When I first saw the words "faith" and "religion" connected to Falsani's book, I thought to myself: "I don't know. I want to read it, but as a Jewish gay agnostic, I wonder if I just might not appreciate the author's perspective on JB." (I know that was a close-minded thought, but it was my initial reaction.)
In the end, I decided to practice my lifelong mantra of being open-minded (easier said than done), and bought "Belieber!" from Audible and am really glad I did.
I nearly fell out of bed when Falsani starts the book with a quote from the Talmud (her book cites the Talmud at least one other time). In fact, there is stuff about Judaism in her book I never learned (or at least do not recall learning) in my many years in Hebrew school, so that was a nice nugget.
Her tidbits about things she learned from two rabbis she befriended, and her statement that Christians would benefit from learning more about Judaism is very cool.
Most important, her "Belieber!" book is clearly written from her heart and soul. She definitely succeeds in offering a very unique and thorough perspective about the new King of Pop.
While it would have been interesting for Team Bieber to have participated in Falsani's book (they declined her offers), in the end I think it actually may have worked out better without them because it's easy to get influenced one way or the other by personal interaction with celebrities. Without their direct input, she simply wrote what she observed, researched, and what her heart told her to write. That is enough authenticity for me!
Falsani is to be commended for being inclusive of many faiths (and various social issues) in her book, which isn't always an easy thing to do. After listening to the book, I have found that there is no doubt that JB has values that are lacking in many celebrities today, many twice his age or even older.
I have to admit that when I hear people pray or talk about faith, I often jump to the conclusion they are going to be preachy hateful types (since I was surrounded with that growing up in Orange County in the 1970s). As a result, it is often very challenging for me to not jump to that conclusion. Falsani happens to reside in Laguna Beach, California, which is one of my old "stomping grounds."
Bieber an Ally to Lesbitrangay Community?
It's no secret that JB is a belieber in faith and Christianity, but he doesn't shove it in people's faces. Also, he clearly isn't one of those redneck, right-wing, anti-gay fundamentalist types, or he'd never appear on Ellen, nor would he have participated in the "It Gets Better Project." He seems to be rather open-minded; probably always has been.
According to a 2011 report in the national LGBT news magazine, The Advocate, JB has been publicly supportive on LGBT issues. It's a very interesting article that I just discovered while doing research for this article.
Charity Begins With Bieber
Near the end of "Belieber!," Falsani lists numerous organizations (some or all of which JB supports, if I recall correctly).
That list of organizations is very impressive and includes ProductRED, which is fighting AIDS globally. I first learned about them on Twitter years ago, and as a result purchased a custom-made pair of Converse ProductRED tennis shoes (purple, of course, with my name embroidered on the sides). It was so cool that I could design my own shoes and help fight AIDS at the same time.
JB, who is active with Make-A-Wish Foundation, has visited underprivileged, ill, and dying children during his travels throughout the globe.
He's also active with Pencils of Promise (PoP), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that builds schools and increases educational opportunities in the developing world. The organization was founded by Adam Braun, the brother of Scooter Braun (the man who discovered JB and helped put him on the map).
Many clips available on YouTube with JB on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show further demonstrate his commitment to giving back to the world, which he can do in a huge way because of his name recognition and financial success. Just the same, the little people (like me) might be inspired by him to do our part (financially, or by volunteering, or just spreading the word).
My Make-A-Wish!
After listening to Falsani's book, I learned that JB has a custom-made Cadillac with "Batmobile" emblazoned on the trunk and the Batman bat insignia on the front grill (and the trunk). A very cool ride, to be sure. So cool, I challenged JB on Spacebook that if we would give me a ride in the Batmobile, I would be happy to loan him my purple tennis shoes (since I know he's a huge collector of sneakers)! Short of being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, though, this will be something I will just have to keep dreaming about. Or maybe I will just need to belieb more?
Official (and Unofficial) JB Websites
Justin Bieber Believe Charity Drive
Justin Bieber Music
The Official Justin Bieber Fan Club (Bieberfever)
Lesbian Who Look Like Justin Bieber
Friday, May 18, 2012
Justin Bieber: Not Just Another Pretty Face!
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The basic lesson of economics is that people - including governments - aren't stupid. If it was possible to generate an immediate increase in tax revenues by reducing tax rates, taxes would be cut instantly. Taxes are what they are in part because reducing taxes creates an immediate revenue short-fall.But it is worth noting that countries don't immediately do a "race to the bottom" on tax rates and so there has to be some underlying level of support for current policies. It is not that change is never good, but it is the case that it pays to carefully examine the full set of incentives.
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Is Oprah Secretly Planning to Get Married on TV in a Desperate Bid to Save OWN?
Oprah has done some wild things for ratings in her time, but she may be about to out-Oprah Oprah. Rumor has it that she's asked her longtime partner, Stedman Graham, to marry her, so she can use the wedding to save her struggling network, OWN. So are we really going to be treated to Oprah's Big Fat Fake Wedding?


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Boks ready for 'physical' French
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South Africa lead the three-Test series 1-0, after a 37-14 victory over the severely depleted Les Bleus in Pretoria last weekend.
However, the return of a host of key players – from the Top 14 finalists Clermont Auvergne (who won 22-16) and Toulon – means the Boks will face a far tougher Test in Durban.
The Bok skipper was under no illusion that last week's win gave them some advantage.
"We expect them to be improved," he said of a French team that shows eight changes and two positional switches from last week.
"They have named [a number of] players from the Top 14 Final – experienced players."
Whiteley said the Bok have focussed on ourselves, rather than put the focus on the French and the changes they have made.
"We want continuity," he said, adding: "We have focussed what we want to do and improve on the start we made last week.
"There will probably be more physicality.
"They are direct and their set pieces are strong.
"We realise it will be a bigger challenge."
Coetzee will hope for an improved performance on last week, to counter the French.
Coetzee labelled the Pretoria success "the start of a new chapter" while admitting that much-changed France are set to pose a much greater threat at Kings Park stadium.
"We know we will be up against a very well prepared French team in the second Test and are readying ourselves for that," he told reporters in the Indian Ocean port city.
"They want to bounce back and we want to continue with our processes. Both teams have a lot to play for.
"Although not perfect, I am pleased with our set pieces and expect a huge onslaught from the French in the scrums and line-outs."
Among eight starting changes by Les Bleus coach Guy Noves are two in the front row, one in the "engine room" and one in the back row, all designed to beef up the pack.
Skipper Guilhem Guirado, rested with six other squad members for the Pretoria Test after playing in the French Top 14 final the previous weekend, is recalled.
So are tighthead prop Rabah Slimani, lock Romain Taofifenua and flanker Kevin Gourdon, while more will be expected of star No. 8 Louis Picamoles than he achieved last weekend.
Coetzee also believes France will be more formidable at halfback for the second Test.
Flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc and scrumhalf Baptiste Serin replace Jules Plisson and Maxime Machenaud, who failed to click at Loftus Versfeld stadium.
"Serin is a much bigger threat around the fringes and more of an attacking force in that he asks lots of questions," observed Coetzee.
"Trinh-Duc is an experienced player who makes good decisions and brings the players around him into the game.
"The French half-back pairing is going to be a much bigger threat than in Pretoria and a lot of their game revolves around the pair.
"Hopefully, we can apply pressure and it will be up to our players, particularly the loose forwards, to cut down their space and ensure they do not have time to make decisions."
The other two French alterations see South Africa-born Scott Spedding coming in at full-back and a first cap for outside centre Damian Penaud.
A son of former Les Bleus playmaker Alain, 20-year-old Penaud is rewarded for outstanding late-season form with Top 14 champions Clermont.
"We have the feeling, as with others, that he has talent. Now he must express it," said France coach Guy Noves.


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Friday, April 13, 2012
Here I Am!
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- Holly Hills Primitives said...
Congratulations Beth! We now have EIGHT grandchildren and it's the best thing ever! Seems like one or another is wanting to spend the night ALL THE TIME. One of these days I'm going to get down to your shop when I come see Connie in TN, she just loves it. Have a great weekend, Dawn
- April 13, 2012 at 6:55 PM
- Through The Garden Gate said...
Congrats Beth!!! It was Great seeing you on tuesday!! Cannot wait to see you at Lucketts!! We are in the field of Gold......I think everything was already mapped out, so I did not think there could be any changes, but I am sure we will have time to visit! xoxoxox, Pam
- April 13, 2012 at 8:47 PM
- Kirby Dunton Carespodi said...
Okay, you toally had me fooled. I thought you were about thirty. So, if you are and you have a grandchild, well...congratulations! But now I am guessing you are a "woman of a certain age," which means we can be friends, because if I talk about Michael Stanley Band, you might know who I'm talking about.
- April 14, 2012 at 3:27 AM
- Southern Lady said...
Congratulations on becoming a grandma! Enjoy every minute of it! :) Carla
- April 14, 2012 at 6:24 AM
- Lori @ Katies Rose Cottage Designs said...
Beth congratulations on being a grandma!!! I am going to be one this summer too!! Twice as a matter of fact :)
I am excited to go see the magazine too ~
Thank you for the link!!
- April 14, 2012 at 6:36 AM


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Kate: Mom, have you ever been to California?
Me: Yes.
Kate: I bet every one there eats cotton candy all the time. I think maybe even for breakfast. It's magical there.
Kate: Even without a bad guy, weddings can be difficult.
Kate: Do fish get married?
Me: No.
Kate: Then how do they have babies. Husbands and wives have to kiss for babies to be born, don't you know that? Wait. How do the fish kiss?
Me: Um. Well. So. The girl fish lay eggs, and then the boy fish help them take care of them. They are just fish, they don't do things like people.
Kate: Well, they do they live together in the tank forever and ever. I think that's okay.
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Best brunch in northern North London
French toast is a misnomer. It conjures up the idea of something posh, probably topped with foie gras or something else ethically questionable.
I grew up thinking French toast was the kind of thing Sarkozy put in his rider when he went on diplomatic visits. In my house we called it eggy bread. We ate it with ketchup. We said it while doing a Peter Kay impression. In our minds, there is nothing less french than white bread dipped in milk and egg, then fried.
We were right. It was invented in Rome in the fourth or fifth century, and most famously cooked in Germany. Neither of those revelations explain why the best way to have it is with British bacon and Canadian maple syrup – with a side of presumably Asian cinnamon bananas. But someone, somewhere, did it, which meant that years later one exceptionally hungover man in yuppy yuppy Crouch End had himself a lovely brunch in an even lovelier place, then went away and scoured Wikipedia to impress some strangers on the internet. He also took a picture of said brunch, now mostly to piss of the self-righteous pricks self-involved enough to think that someone taking a picture of their food could possibly affect their evening.
And I thoroughly enjoyed it, even if the toast was a little cold by the time it arrived, and it came with a pointless, slightly infuriating garnish of curly parsley. Frustrating to eat at the best of times, curly parsley should never arrive on the same plate as a banana. Especially when the said man feels really rather nauseous already. Still, that was the only pretension in the Haberdashery, which is a wonderful bit of faux-country café culture in the centre of London, complete with rustic wooden tables too small for the purpose, mismatched wooden chairs and even some bunting on the outside. For the hungover like us, the coffee was served in hearty mugs, the cappuccinos in enormous bowls and the smoothies long and full of supposed super-foods. Our pleasingly deadpan waiter, who I sincerely hope is on suicide watch by the owners, also soothed my aching head and alcohol shakes.
There is no finer place to spend an hour or two in existential crisis, sure that the sky might fall on your head at any moment, and that if it doesn't there is NO EFFING WAY you are EVER drinking again. In fact, we felt so unhurried that when the free tap water finally arrived with the bill we waited around for 30 minutes until we had finished it, soaking up the atmosphere and gathering the strength to leave such a lovely place. Then we went back to the pub.


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NEA Agenda is Frightening to Parents
An eye opening article by Phyllis Schlafly. Remember, as I have blogged before, if your children attend virtually any public school in the US (and for that matter, many "Catholic" schools), they are being taught by members of this vile, viciously anti-life, anti-Christian union! Years ago there was an even further left alternative, the Progressive Education Association, a communist front-group. The PEA disbanded itself after announcing that, since the NEA had adopted all its positions, there was no longer any need for it!