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[01] SPOKESMAN - CYPRUS TALKSGovernment Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has stressed that the basis of talks to solve the Cyprus problem is the one described by the UN Secretary General and is part of UN resolutions.
He also pointed out that the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu has expressed support to that basis.
The Spokesman said that negotiations between the leaders of the two communities, namely President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Eroglu, would continue, adding that the role of the negotiating basis was to act as a criterion regarding the content and quality of positions submitted by each side.
Asked about the basis of the talks, which began in September 2008, Stephanou said ``the statement of the UN Secretary General is clear, that the negotiating basis is a bizonal bicommunal federation with political equality, as defined in relevant UN resolutions, for a Cyprus with a single sovereignty, a single citizenship and a single international identity.``
Regarding remarks by the UN Secretary General`s Special Adviser on Cyprus Alexander Downer, Stephanou said Downer had referred to and agreed the basis of the negotiations.
Asked if Eroglu accepted this basis, Stephanou said Eroglu had expressed his support to this basis, adding that the role of the negotiating basis was ``to act as a criterion regarding the content and the quality of positions submitted by each side.``
He also said ``the negotiations will continue`` and that ``from thereon the process of the negotiations is an open process and this gives us the right to judge and see how the negotiations develop.``
Replying to questions, Stephanou said that no one could determine when an international conference would be held on the Cyprus problem, adding that the position of the Republic of Cyprus and President Christofias himself was clear.
The Spokesman announced that President Christofias has called on Tuesday an informal meeting of the leaders of the parliamentary parties, at the Presidential Palace, to discuss the latest developments in the Cyprus issue.
The President and Eroglu, who succeeded Mehmet Ali Talat in April as the head of the Turkish Cypriot community, have met once since Eroglu became the leader of the Turkish Cypriots. Lasts weeks scheduled meeting between the two was postponed, following remarks by Eroglu that questioned his adherence to the basis of the ongoing UN-led talks.
The top aides to the two leaders have met since to discuss development. Talks are set to continue between the two leaders. Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third.
[02] POPE`S VISIT - CYPRUS` PROMOTIONThe visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Cyprus was an historical event, which promoted across the world Cyprus and its political problem, as well as the struggle of the people of Cyprus for a solution and reunification, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said.
He added that the Pope sent messages of support to the efforts of President of the Republic Demetris Christofias for a political settlement, showed great interest in the destruction of the cultural heritage in the areas of Cyprus under Turkish occupation, and referred to the contribution of the Christians and Moslems to reconciliation among Cypriots, which could serve as an example for the people of countries in the region.
Stephanou noted that the three-day official visit was successful, and was ``an historical event and honour for our country and our people.`` ``His presence on Cypriot land promoted internationally our homeland, the problem of Turkish occupation and de facto division of the island, and the struggle of our people for a solution and reunification,`` Stephanou pointed out.
[03] LIDINGTON - CYPRUS ISSUEBritish Minister for Europe David Lidington has said that an agreement leading to the reunification of Cyprus would be the best thing for both communities on the island.
Lidington was speaking during a discussion at the House of Commons on the policy of the new Conservative government, during which former Minister for Europe Chris Bryant expressed hope that ``the Minister will push forward as much as he possibly can.``
``We are ready to help if there is anything that we can do. Britain, obviously, plays a key role in trying to develop peace in Cyprus,`` Bryant added. In his reply, Lidington noted ``the complexities of the dispute in Cyprus,`` adding that the British government was ``intent on being energetic in supporting the relevant parties in seeking an agreement leading to the reunification of the island.``
[04] PAPACOSTAS - VISIT TO MONTENEGROCyprus Minister of Defence Costas Papacostas will pay an official visit to Montenegro on 8-10 June 2010, at the invitation of his counterpart Boro Vucinic. Papacostas will be accompanied by the Ambassador of Cyprus to Belgrade Omiros Mavrommatis.
According to an official announcement, during the visit Papacostas will discuss with his counterpart issues of common interest in the field of defence and security, as well as other issues of bilateral and international concern.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
By the way....we had a GREAT meeting with our pastor and the fundraiser is back on!! God is already moving!!
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I am happy for your good news, one day/step at a time, thats all ou can do!ReplyDelete
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I think each generation has their struggles. While we are dealing with both wars and an economic struggle/depression/recession, I don't think that is what will define our generation at the end of the day, at least not for women.
We seem to be the generation who can have it all, do what ever we want, but also still has the guilt of trying to please everyone else. We are constantly told that we can do whatever we want, we can beat the guys, we can run the world, and if we don't we aren't living up to our potential. And everyone has their two cents about what you are doing, how you should do it better, and why they know best.
Personally I feel like I am being pulled in 10 different directions at all time. In the same conversation my dad can tell me that I need to do what makes me happy, figure out what I love and go after it, but that I also need to do x, y, and z to be successful. I could not be more confused in life.
I think our generation of women believes our struggle is trying to have it all and trying to climb the corporate ladder, but really, I think our struggle is trying to just figure out what we want. There are so many website, groups, blogs popping up about women helping women, and I think that is great! But they are all so focused on women helping women climb the corporate ladder and "being one of the boys." I think the idea is great but it gets a little skewed.
I think that this generation needs to learn to be supportive of each other no matter what the other person wants to be. Having it all is relative. I don't want to "have it all" because I dont want it "all." I dont need to be the major breadwinner, the perfect mom, run marathons, make every meal, be a size zero, volunteer, and go out and have a fabulous social life. I dont want all of that, but yes I do want some of it. And what I choose to have, what I make a priority, I will love and I will make work and that will be my "all."
I don't need to have it all right now, I don't enjoying going out and ragging every weekend, it is exhausting and I don't even have fun. I like going out once in a while, but I'd rather make a nice dinner, or go out to a wine bar or tapas with a couple of friends. I have learned that I am not the norm, but I am okay with that. I am okay with who I am and have learned that doing what I want will make me 100 times more happy then doing what everyone else thinks someone my age should be doing.
Not everyone lives the way I live, or wants the life that I want, but that is okay. I am not going to try to convert them to see the world the way I see it because everyone has their own version of happiness.
The girl who wants to become CEO of the next Fortune 500 company, or heck start the next Fortune 500 company is no better, nor happier then the one who wants to start her own small business, or be a mom when the time comes. My hope for this generation is that we are able to just be supportive of each other. This generation is full of ambitious creative, dedicated hard working women, who just want to be happy and find their passion.
I had a couple of weeks where all I felt was discouraged, I had no desire to do anything besides get through the day and try to sort things out. And then last week, something clicked, I had a burst of inspiration and desire to work hard and move forward. I cant say what changed, all I know is I am glad it did.
I had a couple of weeks where all I felt was discouraged, I had no desire to do anything besides get through the day and try to sort things out. And then last week, something clicked, I had a burst of inspiration and desire to work hard and move forward. I cant say what changed, all I know is I am glad it did.


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I did another 13km run this morning. My fifth and fastest one this year, so far. I clocked 56:52, negative splitting each 4.35km loop - 19:13, 19:05 and 18:33. Average pace was 4:23 per km, still a far cry from my 4:10 efforts mid last year, but I'm still pretty happy with the progress.
I'm re-learning how to pace myself. Training Bible Joe Friel wrote about pacing here. Previously, I would run my lungs out at the start of my runs, hoping to sustain the pace until the finish. More often than not, I find myself burning out towards the second part of the run.
In my running races, I rarely negative split. My personal best for the standalone marathon is 3:12:40, an average of 4:35 per km, but I paced 5 minutes per km for the last 12km. In long distance triathlons, I find myself racing off the bike, caught up with the adrenaline and trying to make up for lost time on the bike. Only to find myself taking long walk breaks on the second part of the marathon leg, where the REAL race begins.
I guess I am slowly beginning to realise that being a long distance triathlete, I do not need to run fast, but I do need to run steadily off the bike. Bill Scanlan wrote an article relating to this, here. I have coerced myself to do a brick run after my long ride for the past four sessions. No doubt some of them were shorter than planned and all of them were at a much slower pace than what I normally run the same distance at. But they have all been done at a steady pace.
And that would be my strategy for the run leg at upcoming Singapore Ironman 70.3. I would need to keep my anxiety in check once I get off the bike, stay disciplined, pace myself well and see myself running steadily towards the finish.
I'll start the run the way I'll finish it.


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Sorry, you would never be able to live down to your reputation, but I see you're doing your best.
It seems that Scarborough has been strung up by this evil communist woman.
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Disgust and morality
Disgust is deeply related to our sense of morality.
Posted Dec 08, 2009
Picking up the newspaper is an invitation to an emotional joyride. Last weekend in Austin, for example, the news that the Longhorns had beaten Nebraska led to a collective whoop of joy. Most of the emotions you get from the newspaper are less pleasant, though. News reports about the planning of the attacks in Mumbai, for example, can lead to anger. Reports about child prostitution rings can lead to disgust.
Disgust is the emotion that I want to talk about today.
Current theories suggest that we have to distinguish between affect and emotion. Affect is the feelings that you experience in different situations. As you start to read a harrowing story about child prostitution, you may get a pit in your stomach or feel a bit light-headed. Emotion occurs after you determine the cause of the feelings you are having. This process of finding the causes is called appraisal. So, feeling disgust after reading a news story requires appraising that your ill feeling is being caused by disgust for the events described in the story.
This view of disgust suggests that the emotion of disgust is strongly connected to our sense of morality. That is, when we feel disgust, we should also express feelings of moral outrage. And to counteract those emotions, we should increase our concern with purity.
A paper by E.J. Horberg, Christopher Oveis, Dacher Keltner, and Adam Cohen in the December, 2009 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology looked at this issue.
First, they looked at the difference between disgust and anger. They had people read about relatively minor violations of purity and violations of justice. A violation of purity might be a story about a brother and sister who like to kiss passionately when nobody is around. A violation of justice might be a person who steals books from the library that other people need to study. People judged how wrong they felt that these violations were. People also rated how angry and disgusted they were feeling. The amount of disgust people were feeling was related to the strength of their ratings of the wrongness of the purity violations. The amount of anger people were feeling was related to the strength of their ratings of the wrongness of the justice violations.
Another study in this series looked at the causal relationship between disgust and moral sense. In this study, people watched a video. For some people, the video was disgusting (the scene from the movie Trainspotting in which the main character has to reach through a toilet filled with feces). For other people, the video was designed to generate sadness (a scene in which a child watches a father's death).
After seeing these videos, people read about a variety of violations of purity and justice (like those I just described). The people who watched the disgusting video found the violations of purity to be much more wrong than the people who watched the sadness video. Neither of these videos had much impact at all on people's judgments of the wrongness of violations of justice.
These studies suggest that there is a tight relationship between our sense of moral purity and the emotion of disgust. Violations of our sense of moral purity lead us to feel the emotion of disgust. When we experience the emotion of disgust, we also change our judgments of the moral purity of others.
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The Message of the Epistle to the Romans
Paul's Longing
"For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end that ye may be established; that is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me" (1:11-12). Paul's statement does not lack dignity, and yet it breathes the very spirit of love and tact and delicacy. It begins with an expression of love - "I long for you," literally, "I am homesick for you" - and then he mentions his immediate purpose. He says, "I want to come that I might impart unto you some spiritual gift." He explains that the result will be to establish them. But he begins to think that some will misconstrue what he is saying and think that he is trying to assume a position of spiritual authority. So he anticipates this by further explanation, that it is not just that he may give them something, but that at the same time he may receive something back from them: that he may obtain comfort while they get the spiritual gift. In other words, the benefit will be mutual.
We cannot give without receiving. That is an impossibility. We cannot impart something without taking back something in return. It is a monumental mistake to suppose that the preacher always gives and never receives. Every true teacher and preacher of God's Word is acquainted with that mysterious reflex aid he is receiving while he is pouring out to others. There is a life that flows from one to another. There is a contribution that every saint of God makes to that wonderful fellowship, to that knowledge of the love of Christ.
Paul's Purpose
"Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto)." The word "let" is old English; we don't use that word any more. "Hinder" is the meaning. This is Paul's explanation for the long delay in his visit to Rome. He had been a called apostle for more than twenty years to the Gentile world, but he had not yet found time to preach Christ in the capital of that world to which he was called. It was no wonder that this church could say, "Why is it that this visit is so long delayed?" There are also other verses that speak of Paul's purpose and how he was hindered: "Paul purposed in the spirit" (Acts 19:21). "I have been much hindered from coming to you" (Romans 15:22). Apparently Paul had held to his purpose throughout the years in spite of those hindrances, and he clung to that purpose to go up to Rome. But he was human after all, like the rest. Perhaps he began to wonder if he would ever arrive at Rome. There is just a hint of this in the book of Acts. In one of the darkest hours of his life, when his own countrymen had tried to tear him to pieces and the captain had to put him in a cell to save his life, the angel of the Lord came to him and said, "As thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome" (Acts 23:11). The Lord seemed to think he needed a little encouragement.
Hindrances are not always an evidence that our purposes are wrong. Too often we purpose to do something that we think is according to the divine will, and when we start to do it, a hindrance comes up (or two or three). Immediately, with unseeming haste, we decide that this is not God's will for us, and so we abandon it. But our purpose may be exactly according to the divine will, only perhaps we are trying to carry it out at the wrong time, and the very hindrance that appears as an obstacle in our path may be a divine testing of our purpose, as well as the assurance that it will be carried out at God's appointed time.
Paul's Indebtedness
"I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise." It is very possible that these words reveal Paul's reason for going to Rome - because he is a debtor. Paul wrote these words not at the beginning of his missionary labors, but after he had preached the gospel in a multitude of cities, and lands and had endured untold sufferings and persecutions. He had rendered perhaps the most splendid missionary service that the world has even see, yet after all that, he writes these words. This is Paul's conception of Christian service. Because God had saved him, Paul was made a debtor, but not to God. The Lord Jesus Christ had paid that debt to the last farthing, but Paul had been constituted a debtor to the whole world. He only regarded himself as an honest man ready to pay his debts. It cost Paul his life to pay the debt at Rome.
Every one intelligent in the Word of God feels that he can go to Romans 8:38-39 and say, "I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Do we not feel that we have a right to apply that to ourselves? But we have no right to say, "I am persuaded," if we are not also ready to say, "I am a debtor." The two are the same book, they were written by the same man, inspired by the same Holy Spirit, and they wee written to us; and if the one is true, then the other is true. If nothing can separate us from the love of God, then we are debtors to the whole world of sinners! This debt to the heathen is just as important as our debt to the grocer, or to the tax collector. If it is wrong to repudiate the one, it is wrong to repudiate the other.
Paul's Readiness
"I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also" (1:15). It is not enough to have a missionary purpose, to feel indebtedness to the heathen world. We must be able to say with Paul, "I am ready"! Here we can put our finger on that terrible thing that has hindered and dragged out the evangelization of the world for nineteen centuries, and has made it a failure even in this present day. God is ready. But we are not ready. God has prepared His feast, but we are not ready to go out and invite men to the feast. When our Lord was about to ready to depart out of the world, He said, "Be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh" (Matthew 24:44). There is not the slightest doubt in my heart that when He comes, He will take unto Himself every last one of His own. He will not take part of the church and leave the rest here; He will not take the strong ones and leave the weak ones. You will not be able to say, "I am ready for His coming" if you are not able to say, "I am ready to do all in my power to preach the gospel where it is needed." Paul says, "As much as in me is, I am ready." Whatever you can do, look up into the face of God and say, "I am ready!" It may be praying; it may be giving; it may be going.
Paul was a wonderful man, and he stands revealed in the light of these verses. No tribute, no praise is too great for such a man. It is a delight to honor such a man. And yet, we are not to forget what he himself wrote: "Let no many glory in man, but he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.! If Paul could be here in person to speak to us, he would turn aside all our praise and repeat these words: "By the grace of God, I am what I am" (1 Corinthians 15:10). The Holy Spirit would have us remember that this very man was once the Saul of Tarsus, a fierce hater and persecutor of all them that called on the name of Jesus. It is a testimony to the power of Paul's Christ to change the heart! All the credit for the mighty transformation of the life of Saul of Tarsus belongs to Him and not to Paul. Let us not glory in Paul, but let us glory in the Lord of Paul, the Christ of God that made him what he was.
~Alva J. McClain~
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Carman E. Santor
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Carman E. Santor
Keeseville – Carman E. Santor, 92, of Keeseville, died Monday, July 24, 2017 at the Eddy Village Green Nursing Home in Cohoes, NY.
He was born in Keeseville on April 24, 1925, the son of Alfred and Isabelle (Garrant) Santor and was a lifelong resident of Keeseville. He graduated from Keeseville High School in 1942. He then enlisted in the US Marine Corps reserves. While in the reserves, he received his A.A. Degree: Social-Service-Military Science, Muhlenberg College in 1944. A.B. Degree: Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Union College in 1946. In 1945, he received his honorable discharge as a Private First Class from the US Marine Corps. He later received his M.A. Degree: Human Services, Social Work, SUNY Albany in 1948 and an M.C.A. Degree: Criminology-Corrections, Administration, St. Lawrence University in 1958.
In 1951, Carman was hired as Clinton County's first and only Probation Officer. In 1956, he was promoted to Chief Probation Officer. In 1958 he was appointed to Director of Probation where he worked until his retirement in 1992. In addition to his duties in Probation, he taught several courses in Criminology, Sociology and Psychology at Plattsburgh State College, Clinton Community College and Dannemora State Prison.
In addition to his parents, Carman was predeceased by his wife, Margaret (Peggy) McCusker Santor of 39 years; and one brother, Jimmy Santor.
Left to cherish the memory of Carman are his six children, Lynn O'Brien and her husband Christopher of Troy, NY; Bryan Santor and wife Tracey of Glastonbury, CT; Cathy Merrill and husband Hardy of Cohoes, NY; Susan Santor of Rensselaer, NY; Beth Stevens and husband Brian of New Boston, NH; Margot Santor and companion Maurice Bressette of Plattsburgh, NY. Carman was loved and adored by his seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. He is also survived by his sister Marjorie Connors of Cohoes, NY; and brother, Thomas Santor of Keeseville, NY.
Carman was an active member of his community. He was a member of the Plattsburgh Elks Lodge and Knights of Columbus of Keeseville. He served on the Clinton County Youth Board as well as the Keeseville Youth Commission. He was also actively involved with the JCEO. Some of his hobbies included his love of his horses, and as so, he was a member of the Keeseville Riding and Driving Club.
Besides being a devoted husband and loving Father, he loved spending time with his family at his camp on Lake Champlain. His optimistic view on life was uplifting and his sense of humor was second to none. He was a friend to all, a mentor to many and his legacy will live on.
Relatives and friends are invited to call on Thursday, July 27, 2017, from 4 to 7 PM, at the Hamilton Funeral Home, 124 Clinton Street, Keeseville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, July 28, 2017, at 11 AM, at St. John the Baptist Church, 1804 Main Street, Keeseville, with the Rev. Kris C. Lauzon celebrating. Burial will follow in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery, 1660 Front Street, Keeseville, where Military Honors will be accorded.
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Sometimes it's against social anarchy and ignorance,
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It becomes the part of your daily life,
The struggle for existence goes on forever.
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School Staff
FSL Primary Division: Irene Dionne
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Kindergarten: Sonia Rankin
Megan Donahue ECE
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Gr. 3/4 extended: Claudia Davidson
Gr. 4,5 and 6 Immersion: Valerie Nixon
Gr. 4/6 English/Math: Maria Robinson
Grade 5 English/Math: Karen Lee Clark
Resource: Aileen Boettger
EA: Sharon Boudrealt
EA: Angela Laggis
Library Technician: Kim Statham
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Office Administrator: Barbara Ferris
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About Our School
Principal's Message:
This is a very special year for Holy Cross. On September 5 1967 Holy Cross opened. We hope to make our 50th year very special for our students.
General School Information:
Our school opened in 1967 and amalgamated with St. Victor School in 1999. Holy Cross School is located in Riverside Park near Mooney's Bay. Our school provides a warm, welcoming and inclusive learning environment. Our objectives are to support students to reach their potential intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, cognitively and socially. Holy Cross School provides educational opportunities for all students and challenges each student to strive for personal growth and success. Holy Cross fully promotes Learning in the 21st Century. The staff are committed to providing rich learning tasks that promote higher order thinking, using the tools of technology (mobile devices, netbooks, smart boards) to further promote student engagement and learning.
Activities, Clubs & Teams
We offer many activities here at Holy Cross ranging from inter-school sport tournaments to user pay lunch hour programs and a variety of free clubs:
Environmental Club
Arts/Drama (Winter)
Technology Club/Maker Space
Hip Hop (Primary and Junior)
Free the Children Club
All grades from 1 to 6 have choices for their extracurricular activities.
Learning in the 21st Century
Internet 101-Technical Tips for Parents
CyberSmart-21st Century Education Skills
Media Awareness Network - Tips for Parents
Affiliated Schools
St. Patrick High School
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How to live frugally and sensibly
Most of us are trying to figure out how to live frugally these days due to the ongoing recession that seems to be affecting everyone, not just the poor, but even the well to do that have to cut back on some of their luxury lifestyles.
No matter how frugally you have to live, there are certain basic necessities you just cannot afford to forget. There are those who don't spend on what they need but some how or other, manage to spend on what they want whether it is really necessary or not. However, when learning how to live frugally it is best never to overlook the basic needs in life and set aside some money for that, before you can think of the extras.
Can one even think of doing without food, shelter, clothing, medicine, and if there are children of school going age, schooling for them? I should think, not. These are essentials in life and even with frugal living; one has to first and foremost take those into consideration when balancing household finances.
Saving on Food
The most basic necessity in life, living frugally or not, we all need to eat. That does not mean you have to order pizza every night or buy everything at the supermarket every week. You can cut down on the pricy but unhealthy fast food and stop ordering from outside. Instead, prepare meals at home and eat sensibly. If you have enough space, why not try to plant some vegetable and herbs in your back yard? That could save you a lot. Do your food shopping when there are give away offers and use coupons whenever possible. Remember that every cent counts at the end of the day.
Saving on Shelter
Shelter, you cannot do without. However, that does not mean you have to live in the priciest area in the city or go for the most modern looking house. If things are really bad, you can opt to live even in a caravan until your circumstances change. If possible, move to an area where the cost of living is not too high or share a larger house with another family. Water, electricity and gas also count. Use these utilities sparingly and without waste for frugal living.
Saving on Clothing
This is one are we can really cut down on but don't. Especially women feel that they simply have to buy the pair of shoes they saw or the amazing looking scarf displayed in the window; even when they can't afford it. Isn't it much better to buy two pairs of shoes from a thrift shop or a second hand shop? You can find some really great bargains at these places and even at garage sales; if you only take the time to look around. Cut down on unessential clothing as much as possible. No one will die for the want of the latest Gucci hand bag, I'm sure.
Saving on Health & Medicine
Cut down on unnecessary medical expenses by living healthily. Living frugally will certainly not harm your health. In fact, eating a balanced diet without too much sugar and fat can only be good for you. Exercise at home; you don't always have to go to the gym for that. If you have to take medicine for some ailment… do it. Don't ever cut back on your blood pressure pills or other life saving medications. Living frugally does not mean cutting back on your health needs.
As you can see there are any number of ways of learning how to live frugally without putting your life on hold. Live frugally but sensibly and before long your new life style will not only make you feel free of stress but healthier as a result.
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His new film, "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" opens this weekend. I swear he gets hotter every time I see him. Those eyes...Those lips...That body...That smile...DELICIOUS!
Jake Gyllenhaal
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I adore Jakey. Definitely a sight for sleepy eyes this morning.
hot as heck and you can tell sweet as pie too! Happy Hump day to you bub!
I think he's suave
He's actually one dude who looks better when he's smiley and less broody.


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Enid Greene, Disgusted
By the AG pick. Go figure.
President-elect Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, Eric Holder, is being slammed as a "lawbreaking opportunist" by a Utahn who says she knows Holder's tactics firsthand: former U.S. Rep. Enid Greene Mickelsen.Hold on to that resentment, Enid. It's becoming.
Holder was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia in the mid-'90s, when then-Rep. Enid Greene Waldholtz's personal life and political career spectacularly imploded, and prosecutors spent nearly a year investigating potential bank fraud and campaign law violations by her and her estranged husband, Joe Waldholtz.
Waldholtz was convicted and sent to prison; the congresswoman was eventually cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
Still, Mickelsen - who quickly divorced Waldholtz and recently remarried - carries a grudge against Holder. She said during her KSL radio show that she was "absolutely appalled, infuriated and disgusted" that Obama would pick Holder to be his attorney general.


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One more post today just for good measure...
I should have added this one with the previous but I just uploaded these. Here's Darah and Gary at her open house. I took 3 pictures (whoops). Darah looks just like my aunt Donna and it's hard to believe she can drive let alone graduated from highschool. Three more years and Lita will be there too 8D boy does time fly.
captured by - Katie
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A Bluffton man faces federal drug distribution charges after another person's overdose death, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced late Thursday in a news release.
Edwin M. Jenkins Jr., 30, of Bluffton, was charged in a 7-count superseding indictment with two counts of distribution of heroin, one count of distribution of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, one count of a mixture of heroin and furanyl fentanyl, one count of distribution of fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and one count of distribution of a mixture of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 (an opioid) resulting in death.
A superseding indictment is an indictment that replaces a previous one.
The maximum penalty Jenkins could receive is life in prison and a maximum fine of $10 million, the news release said.
Jenkins is listed as an inmate at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in North Charleston.
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Sometimes I land on a page (innocently, of course) and I am strangely interested or amazed or appalled or just shocked out of words. Can't share it with my biological family, so I'm tossing it at you.
Hentai: A Japanese slang word meaning perverted or perversion. In the world of manga and anime, hentai refers to the adult oriented titles that present extreme, graphic sexual imagery. A common Western stereotype concerning manga and anime is that these artforms are filled with graphic sex.
Yeah, it's kinda animated or illustrated porn and extremely NSW. And I told you not to click it, didn't I?
Tales of Hentai
Friday, February 04, 2011
Don't Click This: Tales of Hentai
Posted by Ricky Shambles at 8:44 PM
Labels: animation, do not click this, sex, truth in beauty
3 comments:
- Debra She Who Seeks said...
I . . . I couldn't help myself . . . I CLICKED! There's something kinda creepy and weird about animé cartoons having graphic sex though. The innocence of the drawing style just doesn't match the activity, you know?
- Kyna said...
Ah, hentai. Out of all the porn out there, I never understood the appeal of this one. I don't understand the mass appeal of anime in general anyway. Since I've known about it way back since anime emerged and was called Japanimation, I wasn't afraid to click.
Cool blog, I'll be back.
- Kal said...
Tentacle rape is what I hate the most about Hentai. You know how I feel about tentacles. But I too can see the appeal of it. Those shirts and coats never do fit correctly and things flop out all the time.
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text: The Greenview Upper Elementary gym was filled with cheers and excitement on Tuesday, May 23rd, as 5th and 6th grade boys from the Greenview Basketball Club faced staff members in a friendly basketball game. Students, staff and parents had a blast watching the competition, which has become a much-anticipated event at the end of the school year. Teacher Mr. Steven Weinberg, advisor for the Greenview Basketball Club, helped to organize the event and served as the in-game DJ. The upbeat music contributed to the fun and energetic atmosphere in the gym. Prior to the game featuring staff members, students from the Greenview Basketball Club competed against each other in an exciting match up that included several lead changes and impressive plays from both teams. Congratulations to the Greenview Basketball Club on a successful finish to the school year!


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Baby seals are just way too adorable. Thus, I have made another version of a baby seal bento. Compared to my previous bento, I think I like this one better.
Enough blubbering (hah, see what I did there?), onto my bento pictures.
The seal is made out of boiled egg. I also used little pieces of cheese and nori to complete the face details and for its little adorable fins. The boiled egg seal is resting atop a bed of shredded salmon and fried cauliflower rice. As for the side dishes, I cooked some ginisang sayote (stir-fried chayote) with carrots, bell pepper, and ground pork (might be one of my favorite Filipino vegetable side dishes). There's also some white shimeji mushrooms in there that I sauteed in a little bit of butter and garlic. Joel's bento lunch has the same food items as mine, except I put the last of the lotus root and more broccoli in his, along with the scraps of cheese that I didn't use in my bento lol.Happy Monday!


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1. Re: Chrome Extensionszman Feb 14, 2012 8:47 AM (in response to steveperks)
First I would suggest deploying google chrome for business. You can then use GPOs (or simulate the registry keys via custom vulnerability) https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/business/browser/ http://support.google.com/a/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=1064255 Here is a good article on pre-installing chrome extensions that should help http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=188453&topic=1064255&ctx=topic
Extensions are located in the user profile and if you install under the local system account it would not work. This document may alos help you:
2. Re: Chrome Extensionssteveperks Feb 14, 2012 8:58 AM (in response to zman)
Thanks for the reply, I have pushed out the enterprise chrome and have created our apps (CRX), what I really need is to "publish" this via the Landesk Desktop manager/Software Portal..Or push it like a "zip" to install without user intervention or failing that, minimal actions. (i have read all of google's docs)
What I am really asking is has anyone used Landesk to install the extension, any method?
3. Re: Chrome Extensionszman Feb 14, 2012 11:05 AM (in response to steveperks)
So I try to use the supported methods listed in the links I sent (preinstall, etc...) since they are somewhat supported by the vendor. Depending on you OS, the extensions live:
Win 7
C:\Users\<profilename>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\
C:\Documents and Settings\<profilename>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
I believe the CRX files are mearly compressed zip files with differnet extensions. So you could rollyour own script to simply unzip the files to the appropriate folder(s).
Or you could try installing them via the chrome command. I think I read somewhere that if you run chrome and reference the crx file as a command line option it will install.


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Our best friends are in town. We miss them and get so excited when they are here.So we broke out the fresh toppings,
rolled out the dough,
made the best pizza ever,
and added a little of this...
This resulted in a night of laughter,
a little dancing,
and a bit of singing.
A good time was had by all,
and we stayed up a late as we possibly could,
and then did it again the next night...and the next...and for all of the nights as long as they are here.


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If you're interested in my system you should keep a few things in mind about my skin. I don't have dry or sensitive skin so while it seems like a lot to do to your face mine is harder to dry out.
First step: Put the E.L.F zit zapper onto your problem areas, and let it dry for a minute.
Second step: Generously rub noxzema all over your face like so --->
(There's more product than shown in the picture and it also shows a huge zit I had between my eyebrows.)
And after a minute wash it off.
Third step: Apply L'Oreal Go 360 clean anti-acne break out. Wash off after a minute.
Fourth step: This is where it varies every other night. Apply L'Oreal Go 360 facial scrub. Wash off after a minute.
Fifth step: Apply E.L.F zit zapper to your problem areas (again) wait a minute.
Sixth step: Apply Neutrogena moisturizer.


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So the chancellor mentioned aspiration 16 times in his speech yesterday.
When I studied phonetics some 40+ years ago, I was taught that aspiration was the puff of air that accompanied the articulation of a voiceless plosive, Basically, it was just hot air. Seems appropriate somehow.
In those days, a pint of beer could be bought for between 2/- and a half a crown. A penny off your pint would have meant something. Nowadays, with the price of beer exceeding £3 a pint, a penny off is neither here or there. It's just a gimmick.
An occasional glimpse into the workings of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive (or comments on anything else that takes my fancy).
21 March 2013
Aspiration nation
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But it could have a massive impact on the kitty over the course of a year.
- 8:44 am
I've been cloned...
So, officially, I agree with Dave. On a rough calculation, a 1p pp reduction will equate to roughly one pint per year. And that's not pp!
- 3:03 pm
NB excuse the split infinitive...
- 3:05 pm
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As a historian, I have always been fascinated by the way individuals exercise power. It is certainly true that for some, power does have a corrupting effect and in the most extreme cases, 'absolute power corrupts absolutely'.
While historians concentrate on researching and studying the exercise of power in the political milieu, the exercise and abuse of power can be observed in all human activity from the family, to business, education and even in the church.
However, most right thinking people in the end will either act, or sanction others including the state to act on their behalf when there is evidence of the abuse of power. Wars have been fought to bring about regime change and remove dictators such as Hitler and Saddam Hussein. The criminal law code enforced by the courts and law enforcement agencies is there to deal with abuse of power in the family and business. In education, the law does not stop at the school gates when abuse of power such as bullying takes place.
So what happens when there is blatant and harmful abuse of power in the church......usually nothing. The major recent exception has been the media led expose of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church which is slowly leading to a more vigilant and robust approach to the issue within that particular denomination.
However, hidden from the public gaze and media exposure lurks another equally insidious phenomenon: spiritual abuse. This is a destructive and extremely harmful abuse of power which has taken hold in some independent and mainstream institutional evangelical churches in Scotland.
A definition of spiritual abuse can be found in the introduction to researcher and author Jeff VanVonderen's website:
"Spiritual abuse occurs when someone in a position of spiritual authority, the purpose of which is to 'come underneath' and serve, build, equip and make God's people more free, misuses that authority placing themselves over God's people to control, coerce or manipulate them for seemingly godly purposes which are really their own."
Since the 1980s a detailed body of high level academic research on spiritual abuse has grown to the point that the existence of such abuse can no longer be ignored.
In his article, "Dysfunctional Churches" Christian Professor and author Ronald Enroth writes:
"If truth in advertising standards could be applied to religion, some churches would be required to display a sign reading: 'Warning: this church could be harmful to your spiritual and psychological health.'...... What are the hallmarks of unhealthy, aberrant churches? The key indicator is control‑oriented leadership, ministers who have a need to "lord it over the flock." Abusive leaders demand submission and unquestioning loyalty. The person who raises uncomfortable questions or does not "get with the program" is cast aside. Guilt, fear, and intimidation are used to manipulate and control vulnerable members, especially those who have been taught to believe that questioning their pastor is comparable to questioning God.
Why does a pastor or priest sometimes turn into a spiritual tyrant? I believe it is because of the human desire to control others and to exercise power over people. Each of us has been exposed to the temptation of power, whether in the role of spouse, teacher, or parent. An excessive will to power, coupled with sincere religious motives, can lead to the misuse of spiritual authority.
How can we recognize a healthy church? In addition to matters of appropriate doctrine, a healthy church is reconciling and restorative, not adversarial and elitist. Members of healthy churches seek to deepen and strengthen their family commitments. Legitimate leaders will welcome dissent and hard questions from members without threat of reprisal. Trustworthy leaders will encourage accountability, and they will establish checks and balances."
Choose a church carefully and prayerfully. Remember, not all religion is benign, and not all church experience is beneficial."
Professor Enroth is absolutely correct. To all spiritually abusive leaders, their fellow travellers and supporters, the message from scripture is clear........repent, be reconciled to God and produce spiritual fruit in keeping with repentance. This 'fruit' should be clearly observable actions aimed at putting right all of the harm done to their victims.
In the end God always has the last word, because all will have to account for their actions and attitudes. Jesus had a stern warning for unrepentant religious leaders:
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'


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He had great fun saving the toys from bus crashes, derailed trains, dragons, falls and whatever his imagination and toys would provide for him. He also saved Alyssa from the evil sock monster, and the evil suck monster (the dustbuster hoover!) although it did put up quite a fight!
Poor granny and grandad had to put up with the superhero fun all afternoon as he refused to take the pants off for the rest of the day!
|Superman cape!
|Flying around saving the day!
|"Help us Superman!! Save us from the sock monster!"
|Who needs Superman!


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MEDFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - Police in Medford are asking for the public's help in locating a teenage girl who reportedly ran away from her home.
Authorities said the parents of Lola-Jean Clemente told police that the 17-year-old disappeared from her home on Gorham Road on Wednesday.
Clemente allegedly told some friends that she was going to live in the wilderness. Police said they have "valid information" showing she purchased camping equipment.
Police believe Clemente was headed to the area of Stow or north to New Hampshire or Maine.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact police.
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Found out yesterday that my ex might be throwing a going away party for a mutual friend B who's moving to CO in a couple weeks (it's the guy who did my plumbing). My first instinct is to not go (yes, I know I'm going to be invited). I can barely be there when it's only me and him. The idea of being in that house which is now HIS home and not being a co-host freaks me out. I can't see me having a good time. But then, I wonder if I'm supposed to suck it up and go for the good of the whole, whatever that might be. I know my friend B wouldn't care one way or another if I went (I think). So, thus I struggle with listening to what I feel (NO) to what my brain says (WAIT A MINUTE). I know there'd be fallout to deal with after the party (meaning a meltdown on my part), but maybe I need to just change my attitude and say, well there doesn't HAVE to be fallout? Sigh. This is why I have a therapist.
What's funny is that friends who told me to not spend time with him, etc. are now defending him. Isn't that the way life goes? One friend told me to be nice to him when I bitched to her about him not letting me see his parents. Another says oh it's nice he's reaching out to you and wants to be your friend when he calls me a couple times last weekend. All of which is true, but dammit, can't it be black and white?
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
No longer our home
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5 comments:
Don't go.
- May 6, 2009 at 7:25 AM
- Pamela said...
Woo hoo! My first true anon comment.
hm... not sure how much I like it.
- May 6, 2009 at 7:59 AM
- Churlita said...
It's never black and white. I hate that about life.
I would do whatever you feel more comfortable with and turn your brain off for this one. All this stuff with your ex is about your feelings, so listen to them.
- May 6, 2009 at 8:03 AM
- laura b. said...
I agree with Churlita. Absolutely go with your gut and deal with either variety of fallout as it arrives.
- May 6, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- The CEO said...
Why not call your friend B, they guy who did the plumbing, and take him out to dinner, and just tell him you can't make the party but wanted to make sure you got a chance to see him off because you valued his friendship so much.
- May 6, 2009 at 3:11 PM
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This post is Part 1 of 3 in my Halloween series.
- Christians and Halloween: A Taxonomy of Perspectives
- Is Halloween the Evil Holiday?
- My Top Ten Benefits of Halloween
It's that time of year again, when Christians will drop the gloves and fight about Halloween. If you are as sick as I am of the same old rehashed arguments for and against believers celebrating Halloween, then I hope you're ready for a perspective that moves the conversation beyond the stalemate to a place of mutual understanding. It would be arrogant of me to suggest that I alone have it all figured out. I don't. My goal is a more humble one: to get us to see Halloween from the typical vantage points where various Christians stand. In other words, as a thought experiment let's try for a bit to walk in our brother's shoes. I propose the method of gaining this insight is perspectivalism.
OK, that big word might have scared you off. Come on back and I promise not to spook you. It's actually quite a simple concept. Perspectivalism is the belief that literally every topic can be comprehensively discussed from three viewpoints: normative, situational, and existential. I know, more big words. Think of these as (1) the standard (normative), (2) as it relates to life in the world (situational), and (3) as a person experiences it. All three perspectives are related and dependent on each other. It is impossible to deeply understand a topic without considering all three perspectives. They inform one another, balance one another, and correct an overemphasis on any one of them.
Now here's the thing. When it comes to arguing about Halloween, it seems to me that most Christians overemphasize the perspective most agreeable with their conscience, and then deny the validity of the others. And since the topic is Halloween, they feel free to demonize everyone who doesn't agree with their position. Sober-minded Christians are tempted to think the devil really is in the details regarding Halloween. Hence the stalemate.
Before we begin, I must offer a caveat. Most Christians seem to agree that Halloween can be a very evil holiday. An excuse to celebrate the dark side. I think there are some people out there who profess Christ and also see nothing wrong with indulging the devil one day a year. They treat Halloween like the more perverse traditions of Mardi Gras: a holiday that winks at sin. "I'll be bad today because I'll be good again tomorrow." This kind of person is not my audience. Any Christian who thinks it's OK to sin every once in a while, or whenever the culture makes light of it, has got a more basic problem. He needs to repent and believe all over again, seeking after 24 x 7 obedience.
All the various Christians perspectives I want to look at approach Halloween with a sincere desire to not sin. But each doesn't trust the consciences and convictions of the others. It is these sincere people who I want to address, with the goal of mutual understanding. I've nicknamed them the Righteous Abstainers, the Winsome Evangelists, and the Moral Partiers. How do these types of people view themselves and others? How do they answer basic questions about the Christian life? Let's take a look (here's a summary table).
Normative perspective
First, let's consider the tendencies of the Normative perspective. These are the doctrinalists and the originalists. I'll call these the Righteous Abstainers. They emphasize the pagan origins of Halloween, argue that origins (can if not must) control Halloween's monolithic meaning in the present, and then apply Bible teaching concerning the occult to conclude that uncompromising Christians ought not celebrate Halloween in any fashion. The errors this perspective is prone to are:
- the genetic, etymological, and straw-man fallacies (denying the situational perspective)
- the ad hominem fallacy, superstition and asceticism (denying the existential perspective)
- legalism and pharisaism (overemphasizing the normative perspective)
How do Righteous Abstainers answer typical questions about the Christian life as it relates to Halloween?
- What is the Christian perspective on Halloween? It was and is a pagan holiday celebrating evil.
- What to do on October 31? Live as if it were any other day, make a statement by morally abstaining from Halloween, or participate in an alternative celebration (e.g. Fall Festival or Reformation Day).
- What should other Christians do on October 31? Do as I do to be righteous.
- What is the goal of the Christian life? Be right and pure.
- What is the strategy for living as a Christian in a fallen world? Withdraw and condemn.
- How do you judge the Winsome Evangelists? "You employ an ineffective strategy. The evil of Halloween cannot be overcome with good because it is satanic and thus irredeemable. You are a fool. Be wise like me. You're a compromising Christian."
- How do you judge the Moral Partiers? "You are polluted by your strategy. The evil of Halloween cannot be avoided. You are childish. Be mature like me. You're possible not a real Christian."
- What are some commonly cited Bible passages regarding Halloween? Num 33:50-53; Dt 18:9-14; 1 Cor 10:31; 2 Cor 6:14-18; Eph 5:3-14; 6:12-20; Phil 4:8; 1 Pet 5:8; Jas 4:7.
When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. And because of these abominations the LORD your God is driving them out before you. You shall be blameless before the LORD your God, for these nations, which you are about to dispossess, listen to fortune-tellers and to diviners. But as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do this. (Deuteronomy 18:9-14)
Here are a few examples from the perspective I call Righteous Abstainers. Note how they respond to Halloween and characterize those who are different.
- Trick or Treat? How Should Parents Respond to Halloween? By Steve Russo.
- Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? By William Schnoebelen.
- Halloween for Christians? By Greg Koukl.
Situational perspective
Second, is the Situational perspective and its tendencies. These are the cultural engagers and the missional evangelists. I call these the Winsome Evangelists. They emphasize the opportunity that Halloween provides to be a good neighbor and to engage with the community for the sake of being a Christian witness. They argue that Jesus was the missionary par-excellence, and then ask "What would Jesus do?" The errors this perspective is prone to are:
- minimizing the spiritual power of evil (denying the normative perspective)
- devaluing common grace entertainment (denying the existential perspective)
- elevating ministry to all-important status (overemphasizing the situational perspective)
How do Winsome Evangelists answer typical questions about the Christian life as it relates to Halloween?
- What is the Christian perspective on Halloween? In the past, it was primarily a pagan holiday celebrating evil, but now it is primarily a day to celebrate the gospel's triumph over darkness.
- What to do on October 31? Participate in Halloween with the culture, being "in but not of the world." Interact with unbelievers. Seize the day to proclaim Christ to your neighbor. Make the gospel attractive by being friendly and inoffensive to all.
- What should other Christians do on October 31? Do as I do to be effective.
- What is the goal of the Christian life? To be a beautiful servant.
- What is the strategy for living as a Christian in a fallen world? Engage and convert.
- How do you judge the Righteous Abstainers. "You employ an offensive strategy. The world views you as uptight and judgmental, and therefore won't ask why you are culturally different. You are heartless. Love the lost like me. You're an irrelevant fundamentalist."
- How do you judge the Moral Partiers? "You are wasting a missional opportunity. The world can't tell that you are different and therefore won't have a reason to consider Christ. You are selfish. Serve others like me. You're not a committed Christian."
- What are some commonly cited Bible passages regarding Halloween? Mt 9:37-38; 16:18; Jn 17:18; Rom 16:20; 2 Cor 10:5; Eph 6:12-20; Col 2:8-23; 1 Pet 5:8; Jas 4:7; 1 Jn 4:4.
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God. If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations–"Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch" (referring to things that all perish as they are used)–according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. (Colossians 2:8-23)
Here are a few examples from the perspective I call Winsome Evangelists. Again, note how they respond to Halloween and characterize those who are different.
- What Christians Should Know About Halloween. By Justin Holcomb.
- Concerning Halloween. By James Jordan.
- On Mission This Halloween. By Jeff Vanderstelt.
Existential perspective
Third, here are some tendencies I've noticed about the Existential perspective. These are the pietists and the celebrationists. In my taxonomy these are the Moral Partiers. They emphasize the spiritual freedom Christians have to celebrate Halloween for good reasons, argue their motives for celebrating Halloween are innocent, and therefore conclude that anyone who questions their motives is attacking the principle of Christian freedom. The errors this perspective is prone to are:
- naivety and ignorance (denying the normative perspective)
- acculturation and syncretism (denying the situational perspective)
- antinomianism and narcissism (overemphasizing the existential perspective)
How do Moral Partiers answer typical questions about the Christian life as it relates to Halloween?
- What is the Christian perspective on Halloween? It is now a mostly secular/cultural holiday for kids that is harmless if celebrated without actively engaging in sin.
- What to do on October 31? Have fun and do not sin. Dress up and go trick-or-treating. Decorate your home—inside and out—with silly Halloween stuff. Don't take yourself too seriously. Make fun of the devil by not being afraid of him. Laugh at the Great Pumpkin. Believe God for the freedom to live with a clear conscience.
- What should other Christians do on October 31? Do as you do to be free, but extend the same tolerance to me.
- What is the goal of the Christian life? To be good and free.
- What is the strategy for living as a Christian in a fallen world? Participate and celebrate.
- How do you judge Righteous Abstainers? "Your description of Halloween is not consistent with my thoughts or experiences. Therefore your argument carries no weight for me. Your scrupulous conscience is making you weak and judgmental. Be strong like me. You're a Pharisee."
- How do you judge Winsome Evangelists? "I'm not sinning so let me have fun. There is a time for ministry and a time for play. You don't know how to have fun unless there is a ministry purpose. Relax and get a life like me. You're a religious nut."
- What are some commonly cited Bible passages regarding Halloween? Rom 14:5-9; 1 Cor 8:4-8; 10:25-31.
Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that "an idol has no real existence," and that "there is no God but one." For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth–as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"– yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. … Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. For "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof." If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. But if someone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience–I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience? If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks? So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 8:4-8; 10:25-31)
Here are a few examples from the perspective I call Moral Partiers. Again, note how they respond to Halloween and characterize those who are different.
- The i-Monk Annual Halloween Rant & The Great Pumpkin Proposes a Toast. Both by Michael Spencer.
- Where Did Halloween Come From? Can a Christian Celebrate It? By Matt Slick.
- Can Christians Enjoy God Through Halloween? By Jared Moore.
- Here is the Song Charles Manson Stole From the Beatles–We're Stealing it Back. By Jared Wilson.
Can't We All Just Get Along?
Of course not everyone fits neatly into one of the three perspectives. Many sincere Christians hold a more-or-less nuanced stance, combining aspects of different perspectives on Halloween. But I believe there is sometimes practical value in stereotypes–the kind of value that fosters clearer self-awareness, understanding, and sympathy for others. I hope that in considering the three basic perspectives on Halloween, we can all tone down the rhetoric and move past the current stalemate in the Christian subculture. If you want to make a small difference in moving past the stalemate, here are two suggestions. One is easy. The other a little more difficult.
- At the risk of sounding like a shameless self-promoter, if you think this taxonomy of perspectives is helpful, you might link to this post on your social media, or email it to some people whose views on Halloween tend to make you uncomfortable. This is an easy way to start a conversation.
- Along with speaking with family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and acquaintances about the three perspectives on Halloween, commit to spending time on October 31 with sincere Christians who don't share your perspective. Cultivate understanding through Christ-like love. This requires a greater emotional investment on your part, but doing so is highly strategic because it demonstrates a willingness to learn from others. And you may earn a hearing by winning their trust.
May God grant us faith, hope, and love as we prayerfully seek the mind of Christ on every topic,
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. (Ephesians 4:13-16)


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Wednesday, 23 November 2016
2016 Shopping: 10 Striped Stunners Under $100 You Need Now!
Stripes are one of those classic patterns that makes mixing prints much more fun!
While these vertical, horizontal and diagonal lovelies are available in a plethora of colors and palettes, it's clear why this Fall trend has invaded the wardrobes of our favorite style mavens including Beyonce, Yara Shahidi, Nicki Minaj.
So, keep reading to discover my picks for 10 striped stunners you need now under $100!
Let get to it!
1) Forever 21's Awning Striped Straight Leg Trousers, $10
I'm not going to lie: I thought of Beetlejuice when I first saw these pants. But, after skimming over them for about 2 minutes, I realized how versatile they are! Pair these statement-makers with your favorite graphic tee or comfy ankle boots for an added edge. Get them here!
2) Storets's Patty Striped Off-the-Shoulder Dress, $75
Storets is quickly becoming one of my go-to online retailers. This brand houses a large variety of innovative pieces that scream concrete catwalk realness. I mean, how gorgeous is this black and white striped asymmetric dress? See additional purchasing details here.
3) ASOS's Satin Shirt in Stripe Animal Print, $52
Eccentric animal prints incorporate a more laid back vibe to the structured feel of stripes.
4) Lavish Alice's Stripe Print Bandeau Cropped Midi Dress, $97
Colorblocking is another way to pump life into a striped ensemble. With this particular selection, the body-hugging silhouette and strapless feature gives this 'fit a feminine flair. Keep the footwear simple by rocking pointed pumps or strappy heeled sandals!
5) Zara's Striped Poncho, $50
Winter is right around the corner and temperatures are sure to plummet. So, slip into your coziest turtleneck, dark wash skinny jeans and this perfect layering option to keep you warm in the upcoming months. Get it now!
6) Missguided's Crepe Striped Culotte Jumpsuit, $50
Of course, i had to throw in a bomb jumpsuit! They're just so easy to style. Glam it up with stacked accessories or, take a cue from the model and, keep it simple.
7) Boohoo's Boutique Lottie Sequin Midaxi Dress, $70
With stripes and sequins in the same piece, how can you say no to such a perfect combination?
8) Pixie Market's Navy Pinstripe Ring Mini Skirt, $98
Pinstripes are all the rage. Everytime I begin to lurk Pinterest for added bits of sartorial inspiration, this conservative print continuously pops up on street style pros everywhere (think Taylor Tomasi Hill, Shiona Turini and Olivia Palermo). Try your hand at mixing prints by combining similar colors with sleek accents.
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10) Topshop's Stripe Wrap Midi Skirt, $74
Surprisingly, I've seen wrap skirts styled as layering pieces for dresses. While some fashionistas may think it's a bit "forced", there's nothing wrong with experimenting, right? Get this amazing piece here!
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First page of an album I'm starting all about Vikki. It's the class kit designed by Vanessa for Otley crop with a few touches of my own.
Photo opens out to reveal some hidden journaling about the birth and how I felt.
The girls from Bramford crop kindly invited Dawn and I to join them in April on a trip to Ally Pally but unfortunately Dawn has something arranged so we can't go but hope to go with them in September. I've never been to any of the big craft shows and would love to go. Will have to make do with the Craft Extravaganza in Needham next weekend.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
First Chapter -- First Paragraph -- Tuesday Intros
Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea has started a fun new meme First Chapter, First Paragraph, Tuesday Intros. This week's intro is from Jane Fonda: The Private Life of a Public Woman by Patricia Bosworth:
She was born Jayne Seymour Fonda on December 21, 1937, by cesarean section at Doctors Hospital in New York. Her thirty-two-year old father, the up-and-coming young actor Henry Fonda paced back and forth outside the delivery room, smoking cigarette after cigarette while the nurses did their best to ignore him. He'd just flown in from Hollywood, where he'd been filming Jezebel opposite Bette Davis. Jane was his first child. Originally he had been nervous about becoming a father. He wasn't sure he was ready. But then he realized how much he wanted to create a family. He'd had it written into his contract that if his wife went into labor during filming, he could be with her in New York.
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Yes, yes yes...I would read this one. I have always had an interest in The Fonda family. I love the movie On Golden Pond with father and daughter as well.ReplyDelete
Hope u enjoy this one Kim.
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I've never really been fascinated by Jane Fonda, but I bet her story is interesting. Enjoy it!ReplyDelete
Not sure that this paragraph hooks me - but her life story certainly does.ReplyDelete
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Grand Rapids Symphony's 80s Rewind!
- Dates: July 20, 2018
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- Phone: (616) 454-9451
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- Price Per Person: Advance tickets start at $20 for adults, $5 children. All tickets are $5 more the day of the show.
Remember the 80s? It was the era of bangles, teased hair and parachute pants, and of Cabbage Patch Kids, Masters of the Universe and Teddy Ruxpin. It also was the dawn of MTV. Relive the era of pop, dance music and New Wave with the Scorpions' Rock You Like a Hurricane, Billy Joel's Uptown Girl, U2's Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and much more at the D&W Fresh Market Picnic Pops at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 19-20. Special guest host, Mickey Thomas, lead singer of Starship, joins Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt and the Grand Rapids Pops to sing We Built This City, Sara and Find Your Way Back. Gates open at Cannonsburg Ski Area at 5:45 p.m. Advance tickets start at $20 adults, $5 for children for lawn seats. All tickets are $5 more the day of the show. Call (616) 454-9451 ext. 4 or go online to PicnicPops.org


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Lesson from the Cherry Blossoms
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A fun part about living close to DC is all the free things DC has to offer…the museums, monuments and beautiful scenery. Every year around April, loads of people flock to the city to see the cherry blossoms. Last year, Brian was living here and I flew out for Easter, but the cherry blossoms weren't blooming […]
A Nagging Annoyance
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Have you ever done something and later regretted it? Lately there have been a couple times the minute words left my lips, I wish I could have sucked them back in before they reached the recipients' ears. Once when I was in the middle of saying something, I could sense my brain telling my lips […]
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I've been wanting to post a blog about this trip, but I've struggled to find the words to describe what's been going on. And some of it, I just can't describe. I've never had a tour go off so unsmoothly. Yes, last year the Russian Embassy didn't release my passport in time so I had […]
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A month ago, I saw a guy who reminded me of a guy I really wanted to date in college. It never happened and I always wondered why. (I mean I'm a pretty sweet chica, let's be honest here). That lead me to think about all the things in my life I wanted to happen […]


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…to be back in the States again…
The luxury of long baths, organic groceries, family and a monthly phone plan are just phenomenal. Really phenomenal. And don't get me started on the fast internet…Claire and I have been emailing at a previously unheard of rate just because we can.
It's amazing though, how easy it is to slip back into everything. My niece and nephew exhaust me, though there are only two to the urphans' 200, and I find it suddenly burdensome to empty the dishwasher whereas I used to pray for such a device.
But some things are still Kenyan-level frustrating…like my cellphone that constantly cuts out mid conversation because Verizon SUCKS. The fact that cups of iced lattes cost five dollars but just taste so good with all that non-contaminated ice in them.
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MOOSIC, Pennsylvania – The Pacific Coast League champion Memphis Redbirds dropped a 5-3 decision to the International League champion Durham Bulls (Rays) Tuesday night in the 2017 Gildan Triple-A National Championship Game in Moosic, Pa., at the home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
Tyler O'Neill and Wilfredo Tovar had two hits apiece for the Redbirds, and Jacob Wilson had a two-run double in the first inning that gave the Redbirds an early lead. The big blow in the game was a fourth-inning grand slam by Kean Wong, the brother of former Redbird and current St. Louis Cardinals infield Kolten Wong, which was part of a 3-for-4 game.
Combining the regular season and postseason, the Redbirds won a remarkable 97 games in 2017 and captured their third PCL championship (2000, 2009) and 15th title in 119 seasons of professional baseball in The Bluff City dating back to 1877. The Redbirds went 91-50 in the regular season, setting a franchise record for victories and becoming the first PCL team since Tucson in 2006 to win 90 games in the regular season.
First-year skipper Stubby Clapp was named PCL Manager of the Year, and Patrick Wisdom became the first Redbird since 2013 to earn All-PCL honors before capping his season with the MVP award in the PCL playoffs.
All of the Redbirds' success came while using 62 different players during the season, including 14 making their Triple-A debuts, with 22 different players also playing for St. Louis and nine making their Major League debuts.
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- Memphis' 91 wins were the 10th-most in 119 seasons of professional baseball in Memphis, and the season's .645 winning percentage was fourth-best
- Memphis was one of four teams in MiLB with 90+ wins (Trenton Thunder [AA], 92-48; West Michigan Whitecaps [A], 91-45; Chattanooga Lookouts [AA], 91-49; Memphis Redbirds [AAA], 91-50)
- Memphis went 41 games over .500 during the regular season, the most by a PCL club since Albuquerque was 56 games over at 94-38 in 1981
- The Redbirds won the PCL American Southern Division by 22.0 games, and since divisions were established in the PCL in 1963, only two other teams won their division by 20 or more games (1970 Spokane Indians, 26.0 games; 1981 Albuquerque Dukes, 25.0 games)
- Memphis ended the season with its best ERA in franchise history (3.77) (3.89, 1998 and 2003), matched its best fielding percentage (.984) (.984, 2014), and had its third-best batting average (.278) (.284, 1999; .279, 2004)
- The Redbirds won a franchise-record 11-straight games April 28-May 8 and then had streaks of seven-straight and nine-straight in July. The Redbirds also won 12-straight home gamesfrom July 3-27 and seven-straight road games from May 2-8
- The Redbirds won or split 27-straight series from April 18-21 at Colorado Springs through Aug. 15-18 versus Nashville (17-0-10)
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(Cross-posted today at Nancy's Notes From Florida, blog of author Nancy J. Cohen)
Here we are at the end of March, and my "blog tour" to promote the new release has wound down – for now. Blog touring has become a major way to promote a book, so much so that a few months back my editor sent me an article about it and urged me to do it during the month my book came out.
So what are the benefits?
1. It's FREE! A blog tour costs you nothing…but time, that is. Depending on how many "stops" you schedule, it can be very time-consuming, so if you also happen to be on a deadline or have other pressing time constraints, you'll want to have your blog posts written up well ahead of time. This doesn't get you entirely off the hook, though, because for a successful blog tour you need to be available to comment on your comments. More on that in a minute.
2. Exposure. Blog touring spreads your name across the internet. One thing I learned is that a lot of blogs seem to be part of networks, so blogging at one will get you at least a mention on others. Bloggers also post their schedules on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Did I mention that all this publicity is free?
3. Readers have a chance to get to know you. You're plugging your latest release, yes, but a good blog strategy is to reveal something personal about yourself so readers feel they are connecting with you as an individual.
4. Invitations. Once you've blogged in a few places, you'll probably start receiving invitations to blog on other sites as well.
So what are some strategies for a successful blog tour?
1. Look for popular blogs that attract readers. How do you do that? I found several blogs through Facebook, and some through readers sites like Romance Junkies and Coffee Time Romance. I also found bloggers by doing a search of my book and seeing who had reviewed it so far. Contacting them or leaving a thank you in their comment section often opens a dialogue that will result in an invitation to blog.
2. Check the comments sections to see which blogs are lively and interactive, and if the majority of visitors seem genuinely interested in books and authors, and aren't simply hoping to win something. You can tell this by the kinds of comments they leave.
3. Don't over-schedule. Be realistic about how much time you can invest. I've heard of people who blog every day for an entire month. Yikes! If you can do that, great. I found 2-3 per week quite sufficient, thank you. Especially because of #4 below…
4. Vary your posts. I've seen authors repeating posts on different sites, but while I used some variations on similar themes, each post was unique, highlighting a different aspect of my book and the history that inspired the story. Don't forget, readers tend to follow multiple blogs, and identical posts won't hold their interest.
5. Don't just talk about your book. As I mentioned, your posts should contain some personal insight that reveals something about yourself to your reader. Explore your setting, time period and themes by including some interesting real life tidbits. Think about your research. What unexpected discoveries surprised you most? Design your posts around those things.
6. Make your posts relevant to your readers' own lives. That means discussing themes in your book that others can immediately relate to. Some of mine were the power of friendship, standing up for oneself in difficult situations, female empowerment, alpha men vs. beta men in real life relationships… At the end of your post, ask a question that invites your readers to share their personal experiences – you'd be surprised how lively the discussion can become!
7. Don't blog and run! Be available to comment on comments throughout the day. This helps keep the discussion going and assures your readers that you're interested in them – that they are very much worth your time.
8. Giveaways attract attention! You can offer a signed copy of your latest release, a backlist title, or other small prize like a gift card. Don't go overboard for two reasons: 1) it will get too expensive and 2) this is a token offer to attract real readers to you and your work. Too large a prize may attract those who are only interested in "free stuff." So keep it real! At the end of each blogging day, I add up the comments and plug the number into random.org. The number generated determines who wins the prize – in my case it's been copies of Most Eagerly Yours.
9. Good manners! Don't forget to thank your hosts and visitors! Your posts should always include something like, "Thank you…(plug in names) for having me here today…" And your last comment should be a thank you to everyone who came by to read and/or comment. Remember, not everyone who reads your post will be inclined to comment. It's often a privacy issue, but do know that you are reaching more people than might be apparent.
10. Have fun, and take this opportunity to shine!
Catch me at my next blog engagement with Sue Grimshaw at Borders True Romance, April 15th!


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