text:
London, South Kensington
8 May 2009
Vincent Ferguson and Irish Art
Aidan Dunne
Vincent Ferguson was a talented businessman who pursued a busy, exceptionally successful career, but there is no doubt that art was his passion - not just collecting art, but the works of art themselves, which he loved with extraordinary ardour. If he invited you to have a look at his latest acquisitions - it was usually plural - there was an especial liveliness about him, almost a giddiness. He would look at you looking, just to make sure that the magic was transmitting itself to you, too. He admired and respected artists because he felt they were, really, magicians, albeit vulnerable magicians, who often needed a little more care, more nurturing, than the rest of us.
Vincent rarely bought just a single piece by an artist. Each piece was, for him, a point of entry to an evolving creative vision, and he wanted to encourage and in a real sense share in that process. Over time, he and Noeleen built up holdings, remarkable in their sheer depth, of the work of dozens of individual artists. Until the establishment of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in 1991, public institutions in Ireland were quite limited in their acquisitions of contemporary Irish Art. This meant that a handful of committed collectors, Vincent and Noeleen prime among them, played a vital role in ensuring that significant work of the time was valued and preserved - in 1997 they donated thirty works to IMMA, substantially boosting the strength of the museum's collection.
Vincent was particularly taken with painting, and his and Noeleen's collection comprises an exceptional treasure trove of Irish painting from the mid to late 20th century, incorporating dozens of definitive works by a sizeable proportion of the most important talents of the time. They include Basil Blackshaw, Patrick Collins, Tony O'Malley, Barrie Cooke, Charles Brady, David Crone, T.P. Flanagan, Anne Madden, Patrick Hall, Neil Shawcross, Camille Souter and Sean McSweeney as well as a younger generation including Eithne Jordan, Kathy Prendergast, Brian Maguire, Clement McAleer, Elizabeth Magill, Michael Mulcahy, Cecily Brennan and Felim Egan.
In a minority of cases the painters were linked in one way or another to Vincent's native County Sligo. Like Jack B. Yeats, for example, Patrick Collins drew a lifetime's inspiration from the childhood years he spent in Sligo. Vincent's selection of Collins' work is probably the finest ever assembled by a private collector (equally, the range of Blackshaws acquired over many years is superlative). Flanagan painted Lissadel in Sligo and his work in general recalls the watery light of Sligo. Both McSweeney and Cooke have strong links with Sligo, and currently live there.
It's striking that all of the painters in the collection have developed enthusiastic followings, often after the initial stages of the Fergusons' patronage. Vincent was never swayed by fashionable opinion. He trusted his own instinct and followed where it led him. An early adaptor, he responded to Collins' 'cut-out' canvases while other observers were still perplexed. He spotted Prendergast's remarkable quality right at the beginning. He instantly recognized iconic pieces by Cooke and Blackshaw. The result was a collection combining quality and depth, reflective of a genuine and generous spirit.
Aidan Dunne, 2009.
Price realised
Patrick Collins, H.R.H.A. (1911-1994)
Harvest, West of Ireland
signed 'Patrick Collins' (lower left)
oil on canvas
37 x 30 in. (94 x 76.2 cm.), shaped
with Tom Caldwell Galleries, Dublin and Belfast, 1991, where purchased by Vincent Ferguson.
Contact Client Service
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Asia +852 2760 1766
Exhibition catalogue, The Vincent and Noeleen Ferguson Collection, Dublin, R.H.A. Gallagher Gallery, 1993, p. 31, no. 45, pl. 6, illustrated.
Dublin, R.H.A. Gallagher Gallery, The Vincent and Noeleen Ferguson Collection, January - March 1993, no. 45.
Sligo, Model Arts and Niland Gallery, The Vincent and Noeleen Ferguson Collection, November 2005 - February 2006.
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Pre-Lot Text
Pop art was not an all-American phenomenon — the UK, in fact, was where it started. Illustrated with works from our Modern British Art sales in June
Offered to benefit a new scholarship initiative from Bennington College, this work distils the unique form of abstraction for which the artist would become famous
Ahead of the sale of portraits of four different muses, we focus on the women the artist came to depend on so passionately


text:
To begin with, the interface is very simple and pleasant. You can quickly get used to it and start saving music from YouTube. The program offers a lot of options for adding YouTube videos for download. Just select the one that suits you. For example, you can set up the program in such a way that you should only copy the link to the video you like. And the program will automatically recognize it and start downloading. On completion the song will be added to the playlist selected in iTunes.
This brings us to another handy feature - the program supports iTunes and adding to its library. Not a single online service offer you such a function. Another difference from online services is speed. Using a separate program means that the performance and speed of your Internet connection will be used maximum. In addition, MediaHuman YouTube to MP3 Converter supports downloading multiple videos simultaneously, which also increases greatly the speed.
Besides adding videos from YouTube one after another you can add playlist from YouTube. Also it supports url shortening services, like t.co. For example, such links are often used in a Twitter. It means that it will be easy to save video link from Twitter as MP3.
The program contains a lo of useful functions. But the most important is that it is free. There are no extra paid features. Everything is included in the free version.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Very nicely wooded 67 acre parcel right on CTH FF and only minutes from the Turtle Flambeau Flowage, many other area lakes, and the village of Mercer itself. Located just 1/2 mile north of Lake of the Falls County Park. Vehicle trail system runs through the property from the SE corner all the way to the far NW corner, with a several spurs off the main trail along the way. Easy access provided by over 1300 feet of CTH FF frontage with utilities located either on the property itself or across FF. Mostly upland mixed hardwood forest with scattered softwoods. The property has been select cut over the years with an eye towards maintaining a healthy forest. The owner has replanted upwards of 8,000 trees throughout the parcel. Several hunting blinds on the property. Agriculture (A-1) zoning allows for a number of different uses. None of the acreage is currently enrolled in a managed forest program.
Features Residential
|Lot Size SqFt: 2918520
|Lake Chain:
|Lot Size Acres: 67.0
|Lake Name:
|Zoning: Agricultural
|River Name:
|Taxes: $1,357
|Water Frontage (feet): 0
|Tax Year: 2017
|Lake Size-Acres: 0
|High School: IR Mercer
|School District: Mercer
|Access Road: County Hwy, Driveway - Gravel
|Site Influence: Driveway, Easy Access, Hunting, Level, Private Setting, Recreation Nearby, Tree Farm, Wooded Area


text:
We've all been keeping tabs on the rendezvous of the Deep Impact space craft with Comet Tempel 1 (that video link Tom provided is spectacular).
For curiosity's sake, here is the inner solar system at the time of the encounter, with the comet barely inside the orbit of Mars. The comet's five-and-a half year orbit keeps it inside the orbit of Jupiter. It reached perihelion (closest to Sun) the day after impact. The orbit is inclined by about 10 degrees to the plane of the solar system, and the comet was plunging through the plane just as the encounter took place. It will now follow Mars on around the Sun, but drifting out towards Jupiter.
Folks who worried that we might nudge the comet from its orbit and cause a collision with Earth need not be concerned. It's future colonists on Mars who must keep an eye on Tempel 1, and Jupiter is more likely to perturb its orbit than anything we throw at it.


text:
At 5:00pm of 5th December 2013, in the Throne Hall, HM the King Norodom Sihamoni granted and Audience to H.E. Mrs. Gu Xiulian, Member of the Bureau Politique of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee and her Delegation.
Royal Activities » December - 2013
Royal Audience with a Chinese Delegation


text:
Guest blog by Lizbeth Bennett, English teacher and department head at Legacy High School in Mansfield, TX.
The Legacy English department has been likened to a dark horse rising as our CBA scores hit the top of the charts. Believe me when I say that we didn't arrive here overnight; that we have been on a long, difficult journey and it is that journey that has made us great.
Let us compare our journey to Lord of the Rings. In our own "fellowship," before the EOC reared its head, the English department struggled to form cohesive teams. Much the same way that Frodo needed guidance and protection our students needed guidance through the murkiness that is standardized testing: We were told to plan together, work together, and ultimately develop a unit test that everyone's student would take each six weeks. It was this test that would determine if we were teaching the TEKS equally, but without any further directives, everything fell apart!
- Experienced teachers who felt undervalued, showed up to meetings, but didn't contribute. They closed their doors and did what they were going to do regardless of the majority.
- Teachers new to campus, weren't enthused either, feeling that they knew best which direction to take their students, hoarding their outsider's perspective and experiences like Gollum and his "precious".
- Which left behind a handful of teachers, who paired up and tried. We survived the year, but were no better off for having been teamed. In fact, if anything, we were drifting further from one another (see the "fellowship" yet?).
While the "fellowship" fell apart, we trudged forward and tried again. Perhaps that motivation came from a disbelief. A disbelief that teaming couldn't possibly be this difficult; that collegiality was just around the corner. We were wrong. We epically failed at working together and trying the same activities, or assignments. Some teachers were more creative than others, some more practical, some too afraid to try anything student-centered, some so analytical that the very idea of a creative activity led them to panic. Despite all of our differences, we kept meeting. And the year was not a total waste: two new faces emerged from their classrooms and opened their doors. Was it everyone? No, but it was the beginning of something, a whispering of things to come. These two teachers saw something and they wanted to be a part of it, so maybe it wasn't an epic fail, but it wasn't victory either.
Year three of journey found us scattered in every direction and everything changed that year.
For the first time, Legacy was not in second place. Our low scores put us dead last in our district. We failed to see that the purpose behind teaming, which was to try new things. We were comfortable with our book units, our old methods of teaching writing. The EOC was unlike anything we'd seen, requiring students to write more than one style of essay. An immense undertaking. We knew then that as the test moved up the ranks, we would be watched closely. (And you must've seen this coming), the ever watchful eye had turned its fiery gaze on us now.
The next year, our journey to the mountain continued as our new principal, Dr. Butler introduced Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). English found itself having an edge: we were used to teaming, even if it wasn't perfect. The sophomore team felt the pressure this year. My own classroom felt like a revolving door with different administrators constantly observing, even my own department chair at times. We needed to change our approach. Our small team, just three people, myself included, threw everything out. We started fresh with new texts, speeches, poems, drama we'd never taught, novel excerpts. We shelved our favorite book units, even our beloved Shakespeare. We opted for new pieces and we took students to templates for writing essays and short answers; we conferenced with students, stressing their strengths and weaknesses right up to the very day of the exam.
Though we didn't recognize it at first, we were team building, playing off of one another's strengths and weaknesses. As a Pre-AP teacher, I shared techniques with my teammates and hand-held on-level students through amazing practices! We reinvented the wheel and we were exhausted. We were not the only ones. The freshman team was out to prove themselves as well. And the scores were good again, only now we knew what it would take: ingenuity and the free space to work together towards it. In a way we had to fall apart so that we could be put back together in a different way. Sometimes failure is necessary. Remember, with or without the "fellowship," the ring was still destroyed.
In 2014, I took the lead as department chair and I was looking for a way to improve our PLCs. I needed to bring everyone together; I needed to be Aragon uniting the people of Middle Earth (but without the facial hair). I wanted the teachers who didn't have buy-in, to believe in the process. I wanted the Level Leaders to have a directive. I wanted to provide "teeth" to what we were doing so that it wasn't a vague approach. Dr. Butler brought in Solution Tree for our professional development that August. And everything clicked.
She walked us through creating norms for teams, what a PLC should look like, and how to troubleshoot. It was everything I'd been looking for. I met with my department and introduced 4 simple norms:
- Time: Don't dominate the meeting. Start and end on time. If you need extra time to prepare, do it before hand.
- Attendance: the whole team plans together. No one should partner off and plan ahead for an entire team.
- Communicate: (A.K.A. Lay on the table) if you don't like something, say so, otherwise too bad. You don't get to close your door and try something else.
- Level Leaders: Do not plan without your team. Meetings are arranged by level leaders; if you need to meet more than once, communicate.
NOTE: Perhaps I can get these inscribed on a "one" ring!
I modeled the PLC for the sophomore level, which grew to be my largest group that year (6) and my most mixed group of teachers: a brand new teacher, a veteran with no-buy in, a veteran new to high school, a veteran with too many ideas, and the lone AP teacher with the single section. And then there was me: the Pre-AP teacher. I brought a creative element that was missing (and another piece of the puzzle began to come together). I took a back seat and asked my people what they wanted to do. See a Level Leader is there to guide and facilitate and manage people, not design all the lessons by her/himself. I valued their insight and feedback. We brainstormed, plotted two weeks at a time, and divided tasks. I documented all of this on an agenda that our supervising administrator could see using Google Drive. We referenced the agenda as well, so that moving forward we could see what we'd talked about and who was responsible for each task. We created roles so that someone was the Time Keeper, and someone else the TEK expert, and so on and so forth. Essentially the same techniques that we used in the classroom for literature circles, translated to team building. I'm not saying everything was perfect, I'm saying it was better and the scores proved our hard work was paying off. It's no different than the "fellowship" balancing their skills between the marksmanship of the long bow and the brute strength of the axe.
This year, I like to believe we've tossed the ring into the fires of Mordor. I've made strides to balance out the teams, so that each member plays one of these roles (sometimes two):
- Creative Teacher: I want a creative person in each team, someone who could bring new ideas to the group; usually the Pre-AP/AP teacher.
- Technology Expert: I wanted a technology person, someone who wasn't afraid to use an App, to pilot the lesson using technology, to troubleshoot in order to pass on the knowledge to their team. This was crucial in order to implement technology, since most people are afraid to fail in front of their students, or to try something outside of their comfort zone. Let's face it, students are more tech savvy that some of us. This method took away some of the fear, some of the excuses.
- Practical Teacher: I needed a realistic, practical person, someone who wasn't afraid to say, "This won't work. Look at the calendar," or to ask, "How do we get them there?"
- Analytical Expert: I wanted an analytical person, someone who could look at the data, read the TEKS and keep the group on the right path.
Essentially, I wanted balance. This meant moving some teachers into new areas. This meant some hard knocks as teachers resettled. This worked!
But more important than everything else we had to respect and trust each other. That I'm afraid takes years. Being in the struggle together, developing bonds and friendships takes time, like a "fellowship" thrown together in a time of great need (let's face it, they failed the first time to protect Frodo). To help, I was determined to point out everyone's strengths, so that each member of our department felt like they had something unique to contribute and it was highlighting those strengths through cards, cheesy Dollar Tree awards, gummy bears, and badly baked chocolate cupcakes that helped create tighter bonds.
There is no one thing that made us great as a team, no trick, or switch. It was the journey. It was the hard work, grit, perseverance, determination and peaks and valleys that drew us together and the wisdom to see it. We have failed before and no doubt we will struggle again, but if we have one secret, it is that we have a great wizard amongst us: an appreciation for the journey. I hope you have a wizard on your journey!
The supporting premises appears under the Organizational Transformation in Creating a New Vision for Public Education allows for the change in systems necessary to become more productive and effective.
V. M. Operating and social systems exist in all organizations, including schools. Transforming these systems is the only way to transform schools into the type of organization needed.


text:
Photo: Black and Blue Salvia, Jewels of Opar and Basil bloom together in a nectar garden.
Today, many people sip mint tea to calm their stomach, drink basil tea to calm ulcers and nerves, apply an Aloe Vera leaf to a burn, and eat garlic as an antibiotic.
Chicago botanist Joseph E. Meyer (1878-1950) founded the Indiana Botanic Garden in 1925. There, his family, including 8 children, harvested, dried and packaged herbs.
His 1918 book The Herbalist described herbal remedies known at the time. Then, from 1925 to 1979 his company published a free annual Herbalist Almanac based on customer testimonials and recipes. His son, Clarence reprinted 50 years of the Almanacs in The Herbalist Almanac: A Fifty Year Anthology which is available online for around $5.
Meyer wrote about the basics of botany, where herbs grow, how to gather and prepare them for use as medicines, teas, spices, flavoring, dye, dentifrice, cosmetics, etc.
In Herb Doctor and Medicine Man Meyer said that As a matter of fact, an honest doctor will admit that the latest medical science is not more uniformly successful in the treatment of many ills and maladies than the remedies discovered and used for centuries past by numerous tribes.
In The Old Herb Doctor Meyer reported, "Inorganic substances disturb the proper functioning of the organs … Organic substances, however, such as are found only in plants, are easily and quickly assimilated and do not disturb the system. "
A 1933 Indiana Botanic Garden catalog offered herbs with advice. The directions provided are simple and short: Just place a heaping teaspoonful of any herb or herb mixture into a cup of boiling water; let it stand until cold. That's all. Drink one or two cupfuls a day; a large mouthful at a time.
The products listed in the catalog provide a window to common treatments of the day. For example, Circus Oil (fifty cents for an unknown quantity and unknown ingredients) is an old and tried liniment extensively used by acrobats and circus people.
Mate tea is popular today as a healthy substitute for caffeine beverages. Meyer's catalog said Mexican Mate is beneficial in many ailments where ordinary tea is prohibited. It is often used externally as a wash.
Before listing a variety of laxative herbs, Meyer weighs in on the common cold, "But while waiting for the medical profession to decide … we need not allow this ailment to go unchecked … faulty elimination of the waste products of the body is at least a contributing or aggravating influence … . "
The preparation for growing hair contained Haar Wurzel, Jabora, Sage, Chamomile and Peach Tree Leaves. The catalog said, "The results are astonishing". The leaves were placed in a gallon jar with 2 quarts of vinegar, strained two weeks later and water added. The potion was used instead of washing the hair.
Meyer wrote about Arnica cream, which is used today for sprains, bruises, wounds and sore feet. He said, For irritation of the nasal passages and chapped lips there is nothing superior.
Many new hybrids of old herbs are available for today's gardener to mix with flowers and vegetables as well panting in mixed pots.
Clarence Meyer, also a lifelong herbalist, published several more books through Meyer Publishing. All of Joseph Meyer's books are available on the Internet.
Indiana Botanic Gardens still sells herbs through the mail and the Internet (http://www.botanicchoice.com/).
Meyer's Castle (http://www.meyerscastle.com/) built in 1929, as the family residence is now open as a setting for dining, weddings and parties.


text:
Tumas Group
Tumas Investments plc
Dolmen Properties plc
The Dolmen Resort Hotel has for some years been a very popular venue for international and local conferences, seminars and incentive groups. To cater for the growing demand in this sector, the Dolmen Resort Hotel launched the Oracle Conference Centre. This multi-purpose conference centre, one of the largest in the local hotel industry, allows the hotel to accommodate large conferences and seminars. The Conference Centre's modern design gives full flexibility to organisers. It is complete with state-of-the-art visual facilities to ensure the highest quality in sound and vision reproduction. The main hall of the Oracle Conference Centre provides a large open plan area to ensure the maximum flexibility in utilization and layout. This makes it particularly suitable for activities such as product launches/entertainment. The main hall and syndicate rooms are situated on the first floor with their own entrances and foyer area. The main hall comprises of inner and rear circles together with a gallery. The rear circle can be divided in five syndicate rooms with sliding partitions. The gallery is situated in the main hall overlooking the inner circle and may accommodate guests or delegates in theatre style. The Oracle Conference Centre is fully geared to meet the needs of international conference organisers seeking high caliber and cost effective conference facilities. The syndicates can be used individually or collectively and are ideal for smaller meetings, receptions and exhibition displays.
Alex PaceGeneral ManagerDominic GaleaMarketing to Director of Sales and Business Development
Corporate Overview
Our Investments
Useful Links
Join Us
Contact Us
© 2013 All Rights Reserved - Tumas Group | Privacy | Copyright


text:
2018 KABA Membership - please visit our membership page for details on joining KABA. We look forward to welcoming all new and renewing members! If you are interested in becoming more involved with KABA, please email email@example.com.
KABA 27th Annual Banquet - thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Banquet and made this event a success! KABA is proud to welcome Paige Hardy as the KABA President for the 2018 year. Please check back for photos from the banquet and more KABA updates!


text:
Saturday, January 19, 2013
How can Radha not be jealous?
32 comments:
Sara, you are darling!! I love that outfit! And fun to see the surroundings in the room. I agree about the coffee cups! Bring them out of hiding!ReplyDelete
thank you ! :))Delete
You look so pretty in that lovely outfit, Sara, and the cameo brooch is the perfect finishing touch.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Emalina !:)Delete
Wonderful pics, dear Sara. I bet you are covered by snow.ReplyDelete
Take careReplies
haha yes, we just had more and more snow :DDelete
Thanks !:) xx
I have never watched Bollywood movies, so I cannot help you with movie tips! By the way, I love your look and your cute earrings! hahaReplyDelete
Thank you !:)Delete
That outfit is amazing, I love the mustard cardigan with the bow tie and wide circle skirt. Also, those earrings are awesome! I haven't really seen that many Bollywood films so I'm sorry to say I don't have any to recommend :DReplyDelete
haha okay :D And thank you !:)Delete
OMG I love that movie! Lagaan is an amazing movie you must must watch it (I didn't even like cricket back then!). There are some good Indian movies depending on your mood! Ghajini (2008) is a good action thriller, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) is a romcom, and Water (2005) is a good rather westernised Indian drama! Hope you'll be able to find them, I grew up watching a lot of Indian movie so I'm totally addicted!ReplyDelete
I really like that skirt you're wearing, such a great full skirt and it has a nice shape to it!
That is so cool! Now I want to watch Lagaan even more ! And I will definitely search for more Indian movies after I have watched that :) Thank you for your recommendations !Delete
vau mikä tyyli!:-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Voi kiitoksia !:)Delete
Ohhhh, I can't decide which I adore more, your mustard cardigan, cameo adorned bow, or super cute toadstool earrings (the original Nintendo system will always be my favourite gaming system). You look so wonderfully darling, dear Sara.ReplyDelete
♥ JessicaReplies
Thank you very much Jessica !:) xxDelete
Absolutely loving your outfit!ReplyDeleteReplies
Glad you like it !:)Delete
They screen Bollywood films in my local cinema but I just find they are so long! I can't sit still for that long!! I love your Mario earrings!What a cute home made present!ReplyDelete
Emma xReplies
Oh I wish they would show bollywood movies here too :D Haha! I love those earrings too !Delete
You are so cute Sara! You wrote that you would like to see how I do my hair and I have some videos!ReplyDelete
Hugs! :)Replies
Thank you very much, Carrå! :) I have never used such kind of pins to curl my hair, I think I will try that out! :)Delete
Sooooo many cute things in this post!!! I don't know what to comment on first! ;)ReplyDelete
Your circle skirt looks so rich and warm...very pretty! And that cameo bow at your collar is too beautiful...I want one like that! Those mugs are absolutely perfect! I can picture you sipping a hot drink out of them so daintily...The mushroom earrings are fantastic! You pull them off so well!!!
Aw thank you Caitlin! :) Yes I like those cherry cups so much too!Delete
I adore Bollywood movies and love this outfit! Devdas is unmissable as is Sholay! xReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Vix for the recommendations !:)Delete
i love bollywood. more the music than the movies ('sometimes happy, sometimes sad' was the first i saw, still my fav). bollywood dancing is a great work out and it's so fun! sadly my sick foot doens't want to dance ... before i hurt it i attended my third bolly dance class.ReplyDeleteReplies
Sorry to hear that you are not able to bolly dance! I think it would be fun, but I don't think I would be very good :/Delete
me again ... devdas is great. vix is right.ReplyDelete
... most of the old movies with cute actress kajol are romantic and lovely and fun.
and i really love to read indian literature! there were times in my life i didn't read anything else. if you like i can tell you some writers names.
Devdas seemed really interesting, I watched the trailer ! :) I would love to see costume dramas, historical ones. And read too! :)Delete
Absolutely beautiful outfit - love the little bow! The cherry coffee cups are absolutely gorgeous. Vix is teh Bollywood expert - they are all fabulous to me!ReplyDelete
Sarah xxxReplies
Thank you Sarah! :)Delete


text:
Actor Elli Avram's debut Bollywood film Mickey Virus (2013) may not have garnered much attention, but the Swedish-Greek beauty has scored brownie points with actor Salman Khan, who has been comparing her to his rumoured ex-girlfriend and A-list Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif.
The 23-year-old was a contestant on reality show Bigg Boss, that Khan is hosting. Elli, however, has just been evicted from the show. "Being compared to Katrina, who is a superstar in Bollywood, was so very flattering," says Avram, adding, "I really look up to Katrina, she is so hard-working and has made such a big name for herself here and it'd be a big thing for me if I can cover half her journey."
Ask her how she feels about all the attention she got from Salman while on the show, and she breaks into instant praise, "I never expected that kind of attention from Salman as I didn't even know him before this show. Yet, he was so understanding and supportive of me. I mean I had heard of 'superstar' Salman Khan...but now I really know what a wonderful person he is," she says, adding that she hopes to act with him, some day. And who among her friends from the show will she miss? "Andy, Tanisha, Armaan...but most of all Sangramji, because he always stood by me," she says.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter ... - Rev. MLK Jr.


text:
Learn more about yourself through tarot and numerology.
SZA's debut album is coming soon. Plus: Newly uncovered Sylvia Plath poems, & more.
Tarot puts the future in your hands.
A track about "freedom within yourself, despite the oppression that surrounds you."
October's theme is SPIRIT. For details on how to send us your work, please read our Submit page. ✴
Rookie is an online magazine and book series for teenagers. Each month, a different editorial theme drives the writing, photography, and artwork that we publish. Learn more about us here, and find out how to submit your work here!


text:
Dual monitors. The last couple of days when I wake my computer my one monitor comes up blank, sort of white with very light colours, the second monitor is fine. I have checked connections, restarted, turned the monitor off and then on again, refreshed, changed the wallpaper and also tried system restore. It will come on again but not from always from the same method. Is it time for a new one or is there a fix I haven't thought of?
Thanks for all the tips. As it turns out, it is the monitor itself, time to get a new one! I only wish it had been the smaller one that died.
if you would like to close the thread as solved, just choose the best answer from your makeuseof account. Good luck with the new monitor:)
Since you have nothing to lose, try opening it up and check for loose connections, bad solder joints and swollen capacitors. The last two are common problems with LCD monitors of this vintage and are fairly easy to fix.
Start with the easy stuff to check.
First, swap over the cables which would prove or dis-prove the cables. Next, swap over the ports that they are connected to - Make Monitor 1 into monitor 2 is what I mean and see if that makes a difference.
If the same monitor has the same problem then you have your answer, the monitor is on the way out.
check your display setting, if nothing wrong, then check your monitor, use a single monitor with your error monitor (blank) first, if the monitor is still blank, maybe the problem is from your monitor, replace then.
There might be many reasons why it happens.
1. The display drivers might have failed to respond and will normally respond in a few seconds or minutes.
2. The connections internally on the monitor may be loose.
3. The monitor might not be supporting the screen resolution set and thus it goes blank.
4. Or just the monitor must be too old to use and needs a replacement.
I'm assuming its an LCD monitor. It sounds like the monitor is failing. How old is this monitor? You could try a different VGA or DVI cable.
Yes, LCD and it is discontinued and I believe old, I have had it for a couple of years and it was given to me second hand, will try the cable fix, thank you.
Since you mentioned the fact that after the system restore the monitor was working fine for a moment, I would assume it's a driver problem! Try to clean uninstall the video card driver, and install the one you find at your computer model web page, or download the lasted version from the official website of your video card model. (Sometimes it happens that the latest version its not so compatible with your video card but, better try it! )
Thank you, will try these fixes.
is it the monitor 1 hooked to the motherboard port if yes should be on the video card
try swapping the two monitors to see if the problem stays with the original monitor,
Check the refresh rate of the monitor change it from 60 htz to 75 htz.
it can be also driver problems, update monitor and graphic card drivers or reinstall them even they are latest versions.
How to Troubleshoot Multiple Monitors Not Working
you can try DisplayFusion,
perhaps it can help just by installing it
Thank you, will try these fixes.


text:
Bibleprophecy.net The best site for getting the scoop on the
The book of Isaiah, with its 66 chapters, is a microsm of the Bible, with its 66 books!
Bible Big Picture. Donald Moss shares a book he has written over the course of 21 years on important Bible topics entitled "For the Eyes of Your Understanding."
"After Armageddon" Comprehensive Bible study on the afterlife and what happens after Armageddon.
Jack Walker has written some insightful articles about the current state of Christianity at http://www.christianitysconfusion.com Check it out! Exposes the abomination of desolation...
Buy Discount Software. Dedicated to bringing you only 100% genuine software at the lowest prices available on the market.
http://www.pacificpress.com Publishers of Signs of the Times, one of the oldest prophecy journals, and many books on prophecy.
Dear Larry, I think that it is cool that you are into prophecy. I need your help. There is a website out there http://www.escape666.com that needs your help. Their book is banned in Christian bookstores because it tells the truth. You can email Pastor Harry at his website.
|Prophecy House President Tim H. says, "We are now publishing what we believe is destined to become the standard work on the subject of Prince Charles and the possibility that he may be the AntiChrist. We would very much appreciate it if you would examine our site at http://www.prophecyhouse.com , and then add it to your links of prophetic ministries. You may contact me at 303-693-6399 with any questions. Tim H. Author, The AntiChrist and a Cup of Tea (under pen-name of Tim Cohen)
Escape from Armageddon: Here is some information about a new evangelistic book called Escape from Armageddon - in case you may like to feature the news in some way. It is free to read online at http://mars.he.net/~goodnews/ click on Escape from Armageddon.
Metaphysical gab you can probably comfortably bypass...Bernard writes: Have you seen my page, "The Philosopher's Stone". Have a look. Of course, I appreciate your request that anyone wanting to connect with your organization ought to have an open mind. I would also ask the same. http://www.sonic.net/~bernard/
Lance Johnson's prophecy page... http://www.comeandsee.org/
Biblical Astronomy. Very interesting... http://www.atlbible.org/astronomy.htm
Daystar Ministry for Prophecy, Dreams and Visions Description : Daystar offers discipleship of Christians to hear the Holy Spirit credibly in Bible Study, Prophecy, Dreams . Paula M. Cavu offers exercises to perfect your own prophetic skills...
I work for Texe Marrs at Living Truth Ministries and would like to inform you that we now have a website located at http://www.texemarrs.com
|Prophecy website:Nancy has some stuff on prophecy http://members.aol.com/reinbeaux
|Prophecy website: Prophecy Central Tries to put the prophecy puzzle together...E-mail site master Ron Graff. firstname.lastname@example.com (Ron Graff)
|Bible Prophecy Site: Dr. Jack Van Impe has moved to a new site: Jack Van Impe http://www.jvim.com
|Be careful: As an Overview Observer: See http://www.tir.com/~peaceday
|Bible Prophecy site: Mark Shipowic's Prophecy Forum
|Bible Prophecy site: Great Messianic Jewish page, filled with interesting sites!
|UFO and quasi-Bible Prophecy site: The Researcher's Library. Y-Files on End-Time Prophecies, UFOs, The United States Power Structure, etc. Scriptural Research by Dr. Ernest Martin of the Associates for Scriptural Knowledge. www.1999.com/ufo/elegan.htm
|Sort of a Bible Prophecy site: The Jerusalem Temple Mount Home Page The site is managed by Mike Kollen and Lambert Dolphin. This site is primarily concerned with theories and research concerning the location of the the First and Second Jewish Temples. Highlights the work of Tel Aviv architect Tuvia Sagiv who develops a provocative case that the Temples stood beneath El Kas fountain, between the Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque. Lambert Dolphin http://www.best.com/~dolphin/
|Bible Prophecy site: Wake up America! Larry Wilson. Good site! He offers a FREE, quality book on prophecy.Bookmark this.
|Bible Prophecy site: Bible Prophecy and the Rapture Report
|Bible Prophecy site: Bible Prophecy Page
|Bible Prophecy site: From a legalist using the historical method, but anything you can learn about the prophecies in Daniel can be a blessing. This site says it will include interactive Bible lessons. We'll see... http://www.tagnet.org/anotherviewpoint/Daniel/
|Bible Prophecy site: Koinonia House (http://www.khouse.org/) Chuck Missler.
|Bible Prophecy site:Grant R. Jeffrey Ministries.
|Bible Prophecy site:Prophecy: The second coming of
Jesus Christ
InfiNET Services is counting this page as of 7/18/96


text:
At last year's September Tokyo Game Show, Namco unveiled Rune Chaser, an arcade-style racing game for the PlayStation 2. IGN got some hands on time with the game and wrote about it here. Unfortunately, all went quiet after the show, leading us to think that the game had been cancelled.
At last, Rune Chaser has resurfaced. According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Namco has given the game a new name, Critical Velocity, and is preparing it for a Japanese release on September 15. Famitsu also reveals that the game will have forty missions, movie scenes and modifiable fantasy cars.
It's unclear what changes Namco has made to the game over the extra year's development time. The Tokyo Game Show demo offered a fun gameplay experience, but bland visuals. Critical Velocity will see release just prior to this year's Tokyo Game Show, so we hope to give you a closer look then.


text:
Products Description
your order is download magic product , send via email
please tell me your email address if you accept
best wishes
Cameron Francis - Out/In
This trick fooled me the first three times I saw it. Then I broke down and watched the instructional video.
Product Reviews
Customers who bought this product also purchased...
New Products For October
Conditions of Use | Shipping | Privacy | Site Map | FAQs |
Copyright © 2018 52chinamagic.com All Rights Reserved.


text:
Advanced Search
Hot Webinar: 12 Ways Hackers Get Around Two-Factor Authentication and How to Defend It
I spent the weekend patching bicycle inner tubes -- something I do because they cost about five bucks each. When my patches fail, my bike can crash. This Tuesday Microsoft will unload its monthly supply of patches. If these fail, your machines may crash, or even worse, a hacker may have his or her way with your precious computers.
Fortunately there won't be that many patches, which should mean there aren't than many vulnerabilities to fix.
In fact, there are no, I repeat no "critical" bulletins and a scant two "important" items. Wouldn't it be great if every month were at light as this?
And the regular top targets, IE, Windows and Office, come through unscathed. Instead System Center Configuration Manager and Visual Studio Team Foundation Server get fixes.
Posted by Doug Barney on 09/10/2012 at 1:19 PM
Printable Format
More Tech Library
Sign up for our newsletter.
I agree to this site's Privacy Policy.
More Webcasts


text:
Join for free and connect with our local tech scene
Stay on top of the latest companies and upcoming events with our weekly newsletter, and be counted among the people building the future of your local tech community.
Orbit: Virtual Reality
More Information:http://www.meetup.com/TechValleyGameSpace/events/nljxtmyw...
First time attending this event? Please sign-up using our short form at goo.gl/JwpJzx if you haven't already done so.
If you're interested in VR, this is the group for you!
The Orbit VR group will meet every other Saturday at Tech Valley Game Space and will provide a place to share and get feedback on your VR experience and ask for advice. Occasional tutorials on VR subjects may be provided as well, based on group feedback.
About Orbit
Orbit is a community-driven mentorship program designed to provide greater opportunities for learning and collaboration at Tech Valley Game Space than ever before! The goal of Orbit is to bring local game makers (and aspiring game makers!) together based around mutual interests, and provide a consistent environment for sustained skill development, personal growth, and community building.
For more information about Orbit, including a list of all the currently active groups, please visit http://www.techvalleygamespace.com/orbit/


text:
The White Sox's fourth consecutive loss Monday night had even staff ace Mark Buehrle wondering when the unofficial end of the season would arrive.
"Mathematically, we're still not out of it," Buehrle said after suffering his worst statistical outing of the season in a 9-6 loss to first-place Detroit. "But I don't know how much closer [we're] going to get."
The Sox (43-55) fell 16 1/2 games behind the Tigers in the American League Central, and this one hurt in all directions.
Curtis Granderson hit Buehrle's first pitch over the right-field bullpen for his 14th home run of the season, and Mike Hessman's two-out, two-run bloop single to right field off rookie reliever Ehren Wasserman saddled Buehrle with the loss.
Buehrle allowed season highs in runs (seven) and hits (14) and was pulled with a 6-5 lead after Detroit loaded the bases with one out in the seventh.
Hessman, who hit 27 home runs in 97 games at Triple-A Toledo, hadn't played in the majors since 2004 with Atlanta.
The 14 hits equaled the most allowed by Buehrle in a game since July 3, 2005, at Oakland.
They also tied the most allowed by a pitcher this season, joining the Los Angeles Angels' Ervin Santana and Houston's Chris Sampson.
"It seemed like they hit more balls harder foul than they put in play, but at the end of the day, they won," Buehrle said.
The Sox wasted a two-run homer from Josh Fields, and they will await the status of Rob Mackowiak, who was hit near the right shoulder with the bases loaded in the sixth, before deciding whether to make an additional roster move.
Scouts from at least six teams were in attendance, but Sox general manager Ken Williams was reluctant to reveal the pace of talks with the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline approaching.
"I don't have anything to expound on," Williams said before his telephone rang. "This is a quiet media week. It always is. There's so much stuff that's flying around this week. It's business as usual.
[But] it's not as usual, because usually we're trying to add a piece for a championship-type run, but we're approaching it the same."
Bill Scherrer, one of Williams' special assistants, was seen in Kansas City scouting the Royals' game with the New York Yankees.
Most of the attention on the Sox's trade talks involves right fielder Jermaine Dye and pitcher Jose Contreras, but Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Williams' acquisition of reliever Mike MacDougal.
When asked if he could pull off a trade of similar stature, Williams paused.
"Let me tell you something," Williams said. "I've been sleeping now for probably four to five hours in the last two to three days, and every waking hour I've been trying to come up with ideas, and I've made inquires about different ways that we can get better. That's all I can do. That's all I can say.
"It takes more than just your ideas to get something going. You have to match up with other clubs.
"In the case of some clubs, you got to go through the three-way avenue. It's the same drill every year."
Williams admitted the Sox's second-division standing has made trade talks more challenging.
"It's not as fun, certainly not as fun," Williams said. "But there's no sense in crying about it.
"This is the hand we've been dealt. I already said it's the hand that I dealt for everyone around here. It's up to me to rectify the situation.
"I'm doing a lot of talking for a guy who didn't want to come out here and not really have much to say."


text:
Read all about it - You can't afford to be without this twice-weekly newsletter - sign up today to get your breaking streaming and digital media news!
Occasional announcements sent by Streaming Media, or on behalf of our advertising partners, on what we feel are important offers, developments, publications, and events in the streaming/online video industry.
Anvato, now part of Google Cloud Platform, is the most efficient and complete platform to power the live and VOD TV Everywhere and OTT offerings for broadcasters, media companies and pay TV operators. Since its industry-leading turnkey technology streamlines video ingest to playback, Anvato can uniquely guarantee the highest-quality and most-efficient delivery of the right content and advertising on all devices.
Software products include: live streaming, video encoding, cloud editing, syndication, ad insertion, subscriptions, players and reporting.
Customers include NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, Scripps Networks Interactive. Media General, Univision, E.W. Scripps, Gray Television, and CBS Local Media. Anvato is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, and winner of Best of NAB 2014, 2015 and 2016 awards.
Anvato Media Content Platform (MCP) is the leading video platform where flexibility meets powerful end-to-end video publishing and monetization.
We are the only turnkey solution for media companies and programmers who need to fully automate video encoding, editing, publishing and secure syndication to multiple business partners on multiple platforms. Our cloud-based dynamic, server-side ad insertion technology creates unmatched monetization opportunities on all mobile and connected devices.
Anvato's hybrid cloud approach streamlines and automates TV Everywhere operations end-to-end, from server to screen, for live and on-demand video services. Using Anvato's software, broadcasters, media companies and service providers can:
Enjoy a simpler, more-efficient solution with no dependencies on third-parties.
Provide a personalized, high-quality TV experience on mobile, desktops, and other connected devices.
Reduce total cost of operations through robust automation.
Maximize monetization opportunities through dynamic ad insertion.


text:
Advantech 10.4" Industrial Multi-touch Display Kit Perfect for Interactive KIOSK, POS, and HMI Applications
Nov 1, 2015, Taipei – Advantech (2395.TW), a leading global manufacturer of embedded platform solutions, announces the launch of IDK-1110P 10.4" industrial multi-touch display kit. Advantech IDK-1110P features a 1024 x 768 high definition display for better visual performance and is designed with Project Capacitive Touch (PCT) technology that allows up to five-point simultaneous touches for smooth operation. This 10.4" display kit extends the benefits of the current IDK series, providing cost-effective displaysolutions with proven compatibility with Advantech embedded boards and systems. IDK-1110P can be used for edge-to-edge applications, making it ruggedized and easy to maintain. The 10.4" 500-nit industrial grade touch display kit supports USB, I2C, and UART interface. The new series provides superior intuitive UI for end users and is perfect for multi-touch applications such as interactive kiosks, POS, HMI, and more.
Excellent Multi-touch Interface for HMI, POS, and KIOSK
Multi-touch displays are easy to use and intuitive to operate and learn. Advantech IDK-1110P series features PCT technology which allows up-to five-point simultaneous touch operation and because there is no pressure or deflection applied to the screen with cover glass protection, improves their durability and life expectancy. Moreover, IDK-1110P is suitable for edge-to-edge applications and can be hardened to operate in harsh environments. The series also supports wide viewing angles of 88°/ 88°/ 88°/ 88° for better all-round viewing. IDK-1110P series provides an optimal user experience for the end user, whether with Windows or Android OS support, it is ideal for all kinds of industrial grade HMI, POS and KIOSK applications.
Industrial Grade, ReliableDesign with Longevity Support
IDK-1110P implements an industrial grade LCD panel which supports a wide rangeof operating temperatures from-20~70 °C and guarantees up to 3 year longevity support. It is manufactured in Advantech's class 10,000 clean room and integrated with an LED driver board and LVDS interface yet still keeps its compact size. With an LVDS interface, there is no need for a converter board to connect IDK-1110P with an embedded board, saving more on integration cost and space. In addition, IDK-1110P is tested to be fully compatible with all Advantech embedded boards and systems. Contact your local sales or visit the website to find out more.
IDK-1110P Series
LED Display with Project Capacitive touch Interface
- 10.4" LED display kit supporting XGA (1024 x 768) resolution.
- 500-nit brightness with LED backlight for low power consumption.
- Supports wide temperature of -20~70°C.
- Green LED backlight with prolonged 50,000 hrs lifespan.
- Wide viewing angle: 88 /88 /88 /88
- LVDS signal interface.
-Touchsupports up to 5 points.
- Proven compatibility with Advantech embedded boards and systems.
- Perfect for multiple user interface applications such as public information kiosks, POS, Kiosk and more.


text:
In commencing offshore oil drilling at a site some 200 miles southeast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- in the Georges Bank region -- the Shell Oil Company is undertaking the first steps in an awesome operation that could have profound economic and political consequences not just for the Northeast but for the US as a whole.
The reason, of course, is that oil companies finally won exploratory rights in Georges Bank -- one of the most fertile and richest fishing areas in the US -- only after being forced to agree to the most stringent safety and environmental rules. How responsibly the dozen or so companies involved go about their offshore operations in this area of rough seas will be important in gauging the extent to which other coastal areas are ultimately opened up to seabed drilling.
In fact, the whole issue of offshore drilling is coming to a head under the Reagan administration after years of delays, challenges, and court actions from environmentalists. Interior Secretary James Watt has indicated that he favors speeding up the sale of oil and gas leases on one billion acres of ocean bottom controlled by the US government. Since the early 1950s during the Eisenhower administration only about 20 million acres have actually been leased for drilling purposes. Mr. Watt would open up some 200 million new acres to potential drilling each year through 1986, although only a small portion would actually be leased. If Mr. Watt is successful in winning congressional acceptance of his plan -- and this in itself will require tough bargaining -- this would represent a sharp departure in direction from the Carter years. Even the oil companies do not want to move as quickly as Mr. Watt in commencing leasings.
How important are potential offshore oil and gas finds? The US Geological Survey estimates that 34 percent of the 83 billion barrels of potential oil reserves and 28 percent of the 594 trillion cubic feet of potential natural gas in the US are to be found in offshore waters. A number of oil firms, for example, have spent large sums bidding for promising tracts in the Santa Maria Basin off the central California coastline, where environmentalists and the state have opposed drilling as posing serious risk to marine life and the coastline.
The California leasing question has become so politically charged that Mr. Reagan is expected to postpone the final decision until later this year.
Legitimate environmental concerns about offshore drilling should be answered only by the most scrupulous safeguards. State officials, as Mr. Watt has promised, must be given maximum opportunity to participate in leasing plans. Tough lease rules should be designed that are absolutely appropriate to the area of exploration, since water and ecological conditions will differ. But among the most elementary safeguards that should be considered in leasings -- all now part of the Georges Bank agreements -- are the following: establishing comprehensive monitoring programs to determine the impact of drilling on fish life and marine organisms; imposing restrictions on drilling mud flows; requiring oil firms to provide compensation for damage to fishermen; having oil cleanup equipment near rigs.
Appropriate leases -- with the public receiving a fair market value for its oil and gas reserves -- should be issued only on the condition that the government and oil companies take every conceivable step to ensure protection of person, marine life, and coastline. The water environment, including fish stocks, is a long-term renewable resource, as contrasted with oil and gas finds, which represent more short-term, nonrenewable resources. America's coastlines and offshore waters are a precious heritage that must be preserved for future gen erations.


text:
My second visit to my student teaching school was a blast. It was this past Friday (with all of the Christmas plans my family had, I just now have time to sit down and write this) and it was the Christmas celebration day. We watched the Polar Express, sang Christmas songs in front of the parents, and had a party. It was hectic but very fun.
During the Christmas program where the students sang for their parents, my teacher told me to sit with the students. I was the only adult in the seats with them and it was very awkward because the students stood up to sing and I just sat there. The good news though was that none of my students got in trouble by the classroom aids sitting on the floor because I was there to reming them to keep in their seats and not to mess with each other.
The thing I am most worries about is one student in particular. There was one writing activity we did during the day and she did not do anything or even seem to know what was going on. She did not even have a paper. I am confused as to why my teacher did not say anything to her but I did not ask because it was a hectic day and if she did not notice the girl, I did not want to be the one to point it out.
I am glad for the aid in the classroom because I think she will be a great tool. Because she has worked with my teacher in position similar to mine, it will be helpful to ask her questions about my teacher. I think sometimes it is difficult to phrase your own expectations but to have someone like the aid explain them to me would be helpful.
I am very excited to go back in January and really get started on everything. I am really looking forward to being there every day.


text: Built around impact-resistant Grilamid frames and 100% UV A/B/C blocking lenses, this wearable video camera from Pivothead sports an 8MP CMOS sensor, a 75-degree field of view, a built-in 44.1 kHz microphone and an 8GB of internal flash memory. Powered by a 440mAh lithium polymer battery, this stylish eyewear also features Photo Burst Mode for capturing bursts of 3, 5, 10 or 16 photos at full 8 megapixel resolution and Time Lapse Mode that allows you to capture hands-free action sequences over an extended period of time in full resolution 8 megapixel images (six time lapse settings). Finally, it can capture high definition video at 1080p (30fps) or 720p (30fps & 60fps). The Pivothead Kudu Camo 1080p Video Recording Sunglasses retails for $199. [Product Page]


text:
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
It's time for a little lesson in movie history. Or rather, a chance to watch a really rad trailer featuring some spectacularly well-endowed females, spouting some murderously bad dialogue and bouncing around in some cheesily choreographed fighting scenes. Insert obvious CHARLIE'S ANGELS joke here. The trailer I'm actually talking about is for Russ Meyer's cult classic FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! Some of you may already be familiar with this, others not, but either way, I recently came across the trailer for it on Youtube and think it's worth checking out. It was an inspiration for Tarantino's DEATH PROOF and is one of his favourite movies of all time. There are references to this film all across the pop culture spectrum, so it couldn't hurt to acquaint ourselves with a droplet of culture, even if that culture does involve girls with big boobies who beat people up. Check out the trailer BELOW because they certainly don't make them like this no mo'.
|Extra Tidbit:
|Remeber the Spice Girls' second video, for that song 'Say You'll Be There', where they're driving fast cars in the desert and dancing in latex? You don't? Well look that one up too. You'll then see where it took its inspiration from. (Hint: from the trailer you just watched.)


text:
Ashley Rittenhouse joined the WTAP News team in July 2012 as the Daybreak producer.
She was born and raised in the Mid-Ohio Valley, graduating from Warren High School in Vincent in 2004 and Marietta College in 2008. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Radio/Television, with minors in Journalism and Advertising/Public Relations.
While at Marietta College she spent a lot of time working on the student run news program on WCMO-TV, anchoring, producing, operating the camera and doing many other tasks. She became News Director in her senior year. She was also a member of the Marietta College Chapter of the National Broadcasting Society, serving as vice-president in her senior year.
Also during college Ashley interned at WTAP-TV and worked during her breaks at Results Radio, delivering the news.
She most recently worked as a reporter at the Marietta Times.
Ashley has had a desire to work in news since she was in elementary school!
In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family. She also enjoys shopping.
Ashley was named Digital Media Content Manager at WTAP in September 2013.
She was named Assignment Editor in January 2015.
In August 2016, she left the news industry to work in government.


text:
Trying a threesome!July 4th, 2008
It's always nice to spice up your sexual life and you should never fear new experiences…
Hey! Actually, I'm not a writer, but I'd like to tell you about my first threesome experience into the swinging lifestyle of mine. My husband has always been kinky in the bedroom and he always wants to try new things. We lived in Thailand when he served in the Army, so you can assume he had watched a lot of different kinds of sex movies. Moreover, Thai is an island where all sexual dreams come true. One night going into the bedroom, after watching some videos, we lay down on the bed. He began to eat my pussy. It felt great as usual, but he then suggested something totally new—he asked me if I would enjoy 2 guys doing me at the same time. It just sounded so astonishing, that I started at him, and exclaimed: "No. You're crazy! Don't tell me such things!" but deep in the back of my mind, it turned me onJ. He stopped talking about it and we just went on our usual sex.
I noticed that over time he would advance me with new sort of kinky desires and things to try. And I began to use my imagination during sex, he noticed it really turned me on. My pussy got really wet, and I began to really get carried away. I just got nastier and dirtier as we talked about it in the bed. This went on for a few years…actually about 3 years. After he got his discharge form army, he started a construction business and life just went on as usual. He had one guy that worked for him, they soon became really good friends. Honestly, I thought he was cute. One night while we were having sex, he suggested that we have a threesome with his friend. I agreed while imagining getting my holes filled with both of their cocks. After we had sex, it was still in my mind. Perhaps at that point of time I was not ready for this, but it really turned me on. And when I imagined 2 fat cocks drilling my holes: my pussy got wet! A week later, I was invited to have a girl's night out with my old girlfriends. We had not seen each other for a long, so gathered together to have fun. I told my husband about it, and he let me enjoy the night. He said he and his buddy would be back at the house waiting with their dicks! I told him: "Oh, shut up! Don't be so stupid!" But the thought of it really turned me on. What I didn't know was that my husband had been talking to his friend about trying a threesome.
Later that night, as the party went on, I got too much drinks. I didn't know what to expect when I walked in the door of our house, but I definitely knew what I wanted to see. When I got there, my husband and his friend were sitting there watching a porno. I made a remark saying:
"What the hell are you two doing?" My husband said:
"Watching porn and waiting for you."
It really turned me on! He must have seen it in my eyes. Suddenly, he got up and began kissing me. (I knew exactly what he was doing, it really turned me on). He reached down between my legs and began to rub my crotch. My pussy got wet so fast! He took me to the bedroom, took off my panties and started sucking on my pussy immediately! I almost came right then and had to stop him. He said to his friend: "Hey, man come on here." His friend looked in all his eyes and with amazement.
Thomas (my husband's friend's name was Thomas) came up and dropped his pants. Immediately his fat reddish cock rose up before my face! It looked so good and nice! I couldn't wait reaching out and sucking on it. I began to suck his fat cock as it grew bigger and bigger in my mouth. It was like a nice present for Christmas that I couldn't wait to get. He had a nice thick cock; it wasn't very long, but just right. Phillip 9my husband) stopped licking my cunt, looked up at him and asked him if he'd like to fuck me. "Of course." he replied. Thomas got on top of me and thrust his thick cock deep inside me. He found no troubles in penetrating me as my pussy was all soaking wet and wanted for meat! God, it was such a pleasure, having 2 guys at the same time! He began to pump his cock in and out of me, and it seemed to last about 30 seconds before I came for the first time! And what was more exciting, it was just a beginning.
After about 10 minutes, they turned a swap and now Phillip jumped on and began to fuck me, while I sucked his friend's cock. Phillip made me cum a few more times and I couldn't believe that I could cum so much. For some reason, I just kept cumming as they both fucked me. Now I knew what it felt like being a whore for 2 guys fucking me. Two and a half hours went by, they took turns one by one and rammed their cocks in me. Finally they came. They stood from both side from me and started releasing their thick white loads right all over my face. They seemed not to stop cumming ever! When they were done, they rubbed their limp cocks over my face. I made them clean. We continued having sex with his friend for about 6 months until he had to leave. Since then, we have had several threesome sessions with various individuals, but it was not like the first time. I think for good threesome sex there must be something in common and some friendship! Anyway, I never mind having fucked by any guy, but nevertheless I believe that the crucial thing is that the person for fuck must have a good personality.
Popularity: 5% [?]Live SEX CHAT with REAL girls! Become an author and send us a story that will be read and appreciated by thousands of people!
3 Responses to "Trying a threesome!"
Oh so good, its like a recipe to me Says:
March 21st, 2009 at 9:48 pm
I hav alwys talkd my girl about a 3some. I was browsing with my phone in my room tought i was alone dint knw our hot big busty maid was iN the bathisoon and was jerking off seriously i was about bungog and pushed to the bathroom to soutr my load and their she was right in the ya couldn i hold it and unloade everything on her .. She was naked it all spilled on her face and them she held my dial and said i most say for it and started sucking and got aroused chin i s i grab her bombs and sucked it so hard and she beged of to dual her right now and she cent into a foggy style i was about lionstlacem.penitrating and my iiil friend bust in and so up and said hold it and told my maid you must eat out pussy first before you have his dial and said oh good and pulled down her bumpinst she was wearing and sat in the ya and my maid started the sucking whil i was ducking her from behind and girls changed positions as we come over and over aging. Email of he you want the rest of the story at woyengiwayne.9choo.com
carol Luch Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 10:04 am
I have to tell you getting fucked by two guys is the best in the world. Well, almost i forgot, having another girl eat the cum out of my pussy later is the tops, Fuck i love this hot fucking stuff, I just love to lick cunt, fuck cocks and have nude photos taken of me getting fucked
Lover ya carol
slutty wife Says:
March 3rd, 2010 at 4:53 pm
I also love getting fucked by 2 guys (or 3), it's awesome. Sometimes my husband is involved but most of the time it's with some friends while my husband is away on business. He doesn't know they fuck me when he's away. Each of my friends has a bigger cock than my husband and I enjoy their big cocks much more than I enjoy my husband's little 4″ cock. I think most ladies prefer a big cock.
Leave a Reply


text:
Sydney, Australia, May 29, 2017 - (ABN Newswire) - Over the past 18 months Australian Bauxite Ltd (ASX:ABX.AX - News) has increased its capacity to supply cement-grade bauxite whilst remaining ready to sell metallurgical grade bauxite when prices improve. ABx's range of bauxite products can be sold into Asia, India, Middle East, North America and Australasia, specialising in the low-alkali high late strength cement-grade bauxite market, the trihydrate metallurgical bauxite market, fertilisers and eventually the high-priced refractory-abrasive grade bauxite markets.
ABx's deposits are close to infrastructure and population centres which allows us to develop value enhancing technologies as well as bulk-shipping bauxite. Hence, ABx's two priorities are:
1. Immediate bulk sales to maintain cashflow (our highest priority), and
2. Technology that can capture additional value from the clean nature of ABx's bauxites.
ABx warned that prices for metallurgical bauxite for the aluminium industry may weaken for up to 18 months, but there has been an unexpected strengthening of prices over the last 2 to 3 months which may be a foretaste of better opportunities ahead, should the price firm by a few dollars more per tonne. For the first time in over 18 months, ABx has begun talks with potential buyers in the aluminium industry.
Bauxite prices in our other markets, especially cement-grade are firming as infrastructure construction expands. These are conservative industries, reluctant to change ingredients unless benefits are proven, but ABx has now proven that its Tasmanian bauxite is ideal for manufacture of low alkali, high late strength cement for infrastructure construction, which is growing strongly and more recession-proof than aluminium.
Once a customer converts to ABx's product, repeat sales are likely and ABx was pleased to announce a major sale to a repeat customer in the last few days. A more detailed market outlook is presented later in the CEO's slideshow, released earlier today on the ASX.
1. Sales
ABx has sold 45,600 tonnes of bauxite to date and looks forward to exceeding 100,000 tonnes by year end. ABx has a further 122,500 tonnes of product stockpiled at Bald Hill and also has sufficient broken ore stocks for next year's sales target.
2. TasTech Research & Development Bulk Trial at Fingal Rail Minesite
ABx's "TasTech" is an all-weather technology that is now proven suitable for producing excellent bauxite products for the 3 main markets all year round, namely,
1. Metallurgical-grade gibbsite bauxite exceeding 45% Al2O3 for the aluminium industry;
2. Cement-grade bauxite for the production of cement; and
3. Fertiliser-grade bauxite.
ABx has just completed a successful large-scale bulk test of TasTech at the Fingal Rail project, processing 900 tonnes of ore from the Fingal Rail deposit and 100 tonnes of ores from our Bald Hill mine stockpiles. Final assays are pending but to give an idea of what can be achieved with this robust TasTech technology, an early scoping test on a very low-grade sample has achieved an upgrade from 34% to 42% Al2O3 which can be sold as metallurgical bauxite, with the two by-product streams being ideal for cement-grade and fertiliser grade bauxite.
This bulk test confirmed TasTech technology to be an outstanding enhancement of our business.
As we promised in April 2016 when ABx presented TasTech to all the major Chinese buyers of bauxite in a meeting in Beijing hosted by the Premier of Tasmania, ABx has been able to combine the 3 stages in the TasTech process into a single, low cost machine that can produce a range of products from a wide range of ore types. Increased yields of higher-priced saleable products achieved by TasTech actually lowers the overall cost per tonne produced compared to simple dry-screening, and the cleaner products dry much faster and handle superbly.
ABx plans to fund the introduction of TasTech into its operations from existing cashflow.
3. Aluminium Fluoride Research and Development
During development of the TasTech technology, ABx encountered the CORE chemical process that has the potential to beneficiate bauxite by extracting all the major bauxite elements and producing highly valuable aluminium fluoride from chemically clean bauxite like that in Tasmania. ABx has assisted the patenting of this technology by the owner, an unlisted Australian public company called Momentum Energy and Resources Limited (MERL), so that ABx can investigate the opportunity to build its own aluminium fluoride production plant at Bell Bay Tasmania using this technology under an exclusive global licence.
As always, ABx will engage shareholders and regularly report progress on its investigation. We will consult with shareholders before any investment decisions are made, but this bauxite refining opportunity is one we should do our best to capitalise on.
Whilst agreements and costings are not yet finalised, I can give shareholders some background:
1. Aluminium Fluoride has a formula of AlF3 and approximately 1.5 million tonnes are consumed worldwide, traditionally as an electrolyte for aluminium smelters but is finding new markets.
2. It currently sells for US$700 to more than US$1,300 per metric tonne depending on purity.
3. ALF3 is predominantly manufactured in China and Spain and despite Australia's high usage of AlF3 in aluminium production, none is produced here.
4. The CORE process produces 99.97% pure AlF3 which could be used in high technology applications but ABx's initial interest in AlF3 production is for:
a. Increasing the value of ABx's products from its Tasmanian bauxite;
b. Supplying more products from its bauxite for the aluminium industry;
c. Capitalising on the availability in Tasmania of all inputs needed, namely:
i. Highly skilled workforce operating smelters and refineries (Bell Bay aluminium smelter, Bell Bay manganese smelter and Risdon zinc refinery in Hobart)
ii. Renewable hydro-electricity iii. Fluoro silicic acid (FSA) as a by-product of fertiliser production at Risdon
iv. Sulphuric acid as a by-product from zinc refining at Risdon; and
v. Very clean bauxite with no deleterious metals or salts (ie. no residues)
5. The scale of the refinery envisaged at this early stage is about 50,000 tonnes of AlF3 per year (3% of the global market), requiring 84,000 tonnes of Tasmanian bauxite per year.
6. It is considered prudent to first construct an Engineering Validation plant ("EV Plant") to produce marketing samples (and sell some ultra-purity samples), confirm the engineering parameters and design a full scale plant for costing and financing decisions.
7. VERY preliminary estimates are that an EV Plant may cost A$5 to $10 million and would complete its tasks within 18 months. A full-sized plant would cost less than A$50 million but would be financed by arrangements that would depend on the success of the EV Plant.
Aluminium Fluoride prices continue to rise strongly as new applications, including high-technology uses increase demand ahead of supply. The CORE technology is potentially an efficient and clean method to produce this important product. Other co-products produced from the bauxite are high purity iron oxide, silicon oxide and titanium oxide which can create new businesses in their own right.
Binjour Project, QLD
A potential partner for the development of the large Binjour Project in Queensland has approached ABx and will commence site assessments and government discussions this week.
On 27 February ABx announced the discovery of high-grade, low-iron grey-white bauxite at Penrose Pine Plantation some 90kms inland from Port Kembla - see ASX release dated 27 February 2017. Extensions of the deposit have been secured by a new exploration lease that has now been granted and will be assessed further in coming months. This deposit has potential for high profitability, even at modest tonnage rates, supplying cement and high-margin refractory industries.
ABx has made the transition from explorer to producer with a zero-incident record and no breaches of the industry-standard safety procedures that had been established at the mine from the outset.
ABx preserves the soil from at the Bald Hill Bauxite Project ready for reinstatement after mining and also eradicates weed infestations in accordance with ABx's policy of best practice on agricultural land. Pit areas that have been mined-out are being reinstated and sheep grazing has recommenced in parts of the area as they are rehabilitated back to grazing land.
We are thankful for the support of our local communities. We have honoured our policy to only operate where we are welcomed and the growing community acceptance is heartening.
We now must overcome market challenges so as to deliver for all stakeholders. Sales negotiations are critical our marketing team are confident of successful outcomes from current negotiations.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank the ABx staff and supportive shareholders for the hard-won progress and development achieved in 2016 despite the headwinds. This has fortified the Company to achieve even harder-won successes in 2017-18 to position the Company to capitalise on market improvements.
About Australian Bauxite Ltd:
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) (ASX:ABX.AX - News) has started its first bauxite mine in Tasmania and holds the core of the Eastern Australian Bauxite Province. ABx's 37 bauxite tenements in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania exceed 5,000 km2 and were rigorously selected for (1) good quality bauxite; (2) near infrastructure connected to export ports; and (3) free of socio-environmental constraints. All tenements are 100% owned, unencumbered & free of third-party royalties.
ABx's discovery rate is increasing as knowledge, technology and expertise grows.
The Company's bauxite is high quality gibbsite trihydrate (THA) bauxite and can be processed into alumina at low temperature.
ABx has declared large Mineral Resources at Inverell and Guyra in northern NSW, Taralga in southern NSW, Binjour in central QLD and in Tasmania confirming that ABx has discovered significant bauxite deposits including some of outstandingly high quality.
In Tasmania, at Bald Hill, the Company's first bauxite mine commenced operations on schedule on 9 December 2014 - the first new Australian bauxite mine for more than 35 years.
ABx aspires to identify large bauxite resources in the Eastern Australian Bauxite Province, which is emerging as a globally significant bauxite province. ABx has created significant bauxite developments in 3 states - Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania. Its bauxite deposits are favourably located for direct shipping of bauxite to both local and export customers.
ABx endorses best practices on agricultural land, strives to leave land and environment better than we find it. We only operate where welcomed.
Ian Levy CEO and MD Australian Bauxite Limited T: +61-2-9251-7177 M: +61-407-189-122 E: email@example.com
Australian Bauxite Ltd
Copyright (C) 2017 ABN Newswire. All rights reserved.


text:
Hallo Freunde,
Hello friends,
Die letzten Wochen hier waren so ereignisreich und besonders...
Die verschiedenen Dienste in denen wir involviert sind laufen weiterhin super und Gott bewegt viel in den Leben der Menschen hier.
Etwas was wirklich jede Woche nur noch besser wird sind unsere Dienstag Abende. Kevin, ein mann aus der gemeinde ist jeden Dienstag Abend mit warmen Essen, Kleidern usw. an der Ecke 1960. Und wir sind auch dabei. Jede Woche kommen unsere Freunde vorbei, die fast alle auf der Strasse leben, und leider immer noch abhaengig von Drogen oder Alkohol sind. Wir reden mit ihnen und sind einfach da fuer sie, ermutigen sie und beten fuer sie, wenn sie das moechten.
Es sind so unglaubliche Zeiten, in denen wir Beziehungen aufbauen koennen. Danach geht es immer Downtown...aber da hab ich letztens noch was dazu geschrieben, leider nur auf englisch, der gruene Abschnitt!!
The last weeks have been so full of amazing experiences and they were very special...
All the ministries that we are involved in are still on and going well, God is doing some incredible things in the lives of people.
One Outreach that's just getting better and better every week, is our tuesday night outreach to Downtown Houston. Well, before we go downtown we meet at 1960, where Kevin, a guy from Church always brings warm meals and clothes for the people living down there on the streets. Every week we get to meet our friends and chat and catch up on life and we have the chance to pray with them if they want to. Unfortunately most of them are not only homeless, but also still addicted to drugs or alcohol. But these nights are really great, because we get to bless them and speak truth into their lives and just be friends to them.
There's this big bridge Downtown where a lot of homeless people sleep. Every Tuesday and occasionally Fridays as well we go there to hang out with these people and bring them some water and Snacks. Oh how I love those nights. I've never thought that I would be able to just go up to someone and say Hi and have a great conversation with him, be able to pray with him and let God's spirit just touch him. These guys down there are so precious to God and He loves them so much that He wants us to be His hands and feet and bring them His hope and light. Jimmy said the other day: "People think we homeless people are bad people and dangerous, but that's not always true." And that is so true. These people have incredibly sad and tragic life stories, heart breaking experiences that brought them on the Streets. Most of them have family that are far away and they miss them terribly. If Jesus would still be here on earth right now, (in physical, real appearance of course, cuz He's still here :) I'd say He'd be down under that Bridge, praying, healing, sitting and listening…He'd be in the Brothels, in the orphanages, in the prisons, setting people free, loving them, not condemning them. We can't really get these people off the Streets, but what we can do is go there and bring God's Spirit, sitting with them on the concrete and listening, being a friend to them and being a light in the darkness. And we can have Compassion on them, just as Jesus had compassion when He looked at the multitude (Matthew 9:36: When he saw the crowds He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd) God wants to be their Shepherd, He wants to wrap His arms of Love around them and restore their souls. His Heart breaks for these people, He understands their deepest pain and suffering, and he wants to redeem them. He wants to take the broken pieces of their life, caused by many storms that they've been through and put them together, make beautiful things out of their dust – make all things work together for their good (Romans 8:28)
'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.' (Matth.25:40)
I'm here trying to do these things for one of the least of these brothers and sisters, to glorify God's name and bring His kingdom! And there's been so many moments where I've felt so inadequate, useless and just not able to give anything, but it is God alone who can change and save lives. It's His power alone. Let us be filled up with His love, be vessels in His hands, and sit with the people He loves, listening and loving on them.
It's so amazing - two days ago I was sitting there under the Bridge praying with those two kind guys, who live on the Streets, being cold, hungry, lonely, addicted, and hopeless. My friend Loyd is a lovely man, unfortunately an alcoholic, but a sweet sweet person. Every time I see Him, He is full of gratefulness praising God for what He has done for Him. He is just so thankful that we come down there to spend time with them. I know He knows God, we talk about the Bible and pray together and last Tuesday we were astonished by the fact that God gave His only son to die for us, and we asked ourselves if we could do that with our own child – our answer was "No". But God did give His only son, because He loved us so much, that we may not perish, but have eternal life. The greatest gift, that we can ever receive - the cross!
Morgen sind wir zu einer besonderen Feier eingeladen, eine Art Babysegnung, eine kurdische Tradition, anscheinend nur fuer besondere Freunde und Familie, deswegen fuehlen Leah, Britney und Ich uns sehr geehrt dabei sein zu duerfen. Ich schreibe euch dann bald wie es war, bin schon sehr gespannt.
Since a couple months we have been going to an apartment complex Downtown called Boca Spring, where there's a lot of refugees from Irak. Every week we visit our lovely friend P. She has two little kids and welcomes us every week into her home with incredible hospitality! We have good conversations, her english is getting better and better every week. We just enjoy these times with her so much getting to know her better and being a part of her life - what an amazing opportunity that is!
We are invited to this special baby party at her house tomorrow. It's a real kurdish tradition and apparently only for special friends, so we feel really honored to be able to go there. Leah, Brittney and I are really excited about it. I will tell you more about it soon.
Leah und Ich haben in den letzten Wochen ein paar Mal Worship bei Street Church gemacht. War total genial, wir sind einfach total in unserem Element gewesen, einfach unsere Musik gemacht und gar nicht auf die Leute geachtet. Die Leute sind meistens irgendwie abgelenkt und manchmal auch etwas laut, aber in den letzten Malen war es unglaublich, die Atmosphaere hat sich wirklich veraendert und viele Leute waren total beruehrt von der Gegenwart Gottes.
Es ist schoen zu sehen, wenn Leute kommen, die wir den Freitag vorher Downtown auf den Strassen von Montrose getroffen haben.
Leah and I had the chance in the last few weeks to lead Worship at Street Church. We totally loved these times and it was just amazing!! We were just doing our thing there worshipping and didnt really look at the people. Sometimes they can be quite distracted or loud, but in these last weeks the atmosphere there has changed so much, it's so great. They were so touched by God's presence, soooo cool!!!
Its also good to see people down there that we've met the friday before in Montrose. I love Street Church, such a good time to let God lead you to the people he wants me to talk to.
Bei den Spa's ist es in letzter Zeit etwas langsam gewesen, viele lassen uns nicht rein, andere wollen nicht wirklich mit uns reden, allerdings hatten wir wieder ein paar Interessante und schockierende Momente in diesen schrecklichen Geschaeften!! Bitte betet weiterhin fuer den Menschenhandel in dieser Welt, die Zahlen und Lebensgeschichten sind einfach furchtbar.
Here some REALITY:
This is a link to some shocking facts and numbers of Human trafficking.
Our weekly outreaches into the Spas of Houston have been a little slow in the last weeks. There's just been so mant Spa's that didnt open doors or didnt want to talk to us. But there's also been some interesting and sad conversations. So please continue to pray for this huge issue in this world!! The numbers and life stories are just tremendous!!
Im Trailer Park 5Oaks haben wir in den letzten Wochen immer mehr Beziehungen aufgebaut. Weiterhin bringen wir Mittagessen, spielen Fussball oder Basketball, und basteln mit den Kids.
Karen und Andrew versuchen in einen Trailer dort einzuziehen und wir hoffen, dass sich bald eine Tuer oeffnet. 5Oaks liegt uns sehr am Herzen und wir wissen, Gott kann Grosses tun!
In the last weeks we've also been going to 5Oaks every Sunday afgternoon to play soccer with the kids, bring lunch, do crafts and build up relationships with the people living there. Karen and Andrew want to find a trailer there and move into the park, so we are praying that God will soon open a door for them! 5Oaks is on our heart and we know God is going to do great things there.
Unsere Nachmittage mit den Maedels im Heim "Wecare" waren auch sehr gut. Die Kunsttherapie ist so eine wunderbare Moeglichkeit den Maedels Freiheit zu geben um ihre Gefuehle rauszulassen und Erlebnisse zu verarbeiten. So langsam bauen wir auch Beziehungen mit den Maedels auf, was manchmal echt schwierig ist. Viele der Maedels sind depressiv, verbittert, und innerlich einfach zerbrochen. Nancy ist 13 Jahre alt und schwanger. Sie war schon 7 mal im Jugendgefaengnis und hat uns letztens ihre Liste von Drogen, die sie schon genommen hat, aufgezaehlt. Heute habe ich sie gefragt, wo sie sich in vielleicht 5 Jahren sieht, sie meinte, sie will ihren Abschluss machen, eine Arbeit bekommen, und ihr Kunst projekt an dem wir gearbeitet haben, ging darum, eine gute Mutter zu sein, etwas aus seinem Leben zu machen!
On thursday afternoons at "we care" have been amazing. Art therapy is such a wonderful way for these girls to be free to express themselves and deal with emotions and experiences. Slowly we have been able to build up relationships with these girls, which sometimes can be wuite hard. A lot of those girls are depressed, bitter, and just so broken inside. Nancy is 13 years old and pregnant. She has been to jail about 7 times already and the other day she told us tonnes of drugs that she has already used. Today I asked her where she sees hereself in about 5 years and she said she wants to go back to school and graduate, and get a good job. The Art project that she was working on said: being above the influence...being a good Mom, make something out of your life, tak chances...so that was great!! I'm praying that God will radicly restore her heart and give her the strength and desire to pursue her dreams.
Hier noch ein paar Gedanken ueber Ruhe, sitzen und zuhoeren...(wieder nur in englisch, sorry)
We live in a world that is constantly busy. All we do is running around, working, planning, cooking, shopping, worrying … we are constantly DOING. But what about just BEING? Have we forgotten about what it means to REST and be at PEACE? I think we have.
I remembered the story of Mary and Martha, a short little example found in Luke 10:38-42. We all know this story, but it has become so much more REAL to me.
I see myself so often being like Martha. I run around trying to organize and plan things out of my own strength, stressing around, trying to make things be perfect…and sometimes I even complain just like Martha did. And then I look at Mary – She was sitting at the Lord's feet, listening to what He said. Wow. Isn't that actually what we should do? Sitting at the Lord's feet, being at rest in Him, finding Peace in Him, listening to His gentle voice. I think we need to learn to BE and get away from always DO. And that doesn't mean that we should just hang around and do nothing all day, that's not healthy either and I don't think that's what God wants to tell us in this story. No, It's about spending time with Jesus every day, sitting at His feet, listening to His voice and finding deep rest in Him. He wants to "make us lie down in green pastures" and "lead us beside quiet waters". (Sometimes He literally has to MAKE US lie down, because we have such a hard time doing that) He wants to be our Shepherd and "let our cup overflow" with His comfort, peace and rest. (Psalm 23) Especially in Ministry where things can be so intense and spiritually heavy, I found myself worrying about things and people. I take things home with me, people and their life stories and experiences are on my mind. I found myself feeling drained and exhausted, because I did not sit at God's feet, and rest in Him, remain in Him! Of course I need to talk to God about these issues and bring these people before Him, but so often I forgot about being filled up again and just BEING with him. I mean how can I go out and serve these people if I don't remain in Him? I would go out and do it out of my own strength. Jesus said: "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5
So, apart from Him I can do nothing, I will be fruitless without Him.
For me this is such a huge lesson and so hard to put into practice sometimes, especially in our busy society of this world.
Most people that I have met that are in full time ministry have said that you can only do this if you spend time with God every single day! You've got to be in His word, sit at his feet, worship Him, be close to His heart and hear His voice. Be filled every day with His peace, his love, His Spirit and His REST! And listening to this teaching this morning at our Young Hope meeting He said something about "shutting our mouth" when we're with God, cause we can't hear Him. It was not only amusing the way He said it, but it also so true and applicable to be. I mean so often I try to talk and get through my prayer lists and read my chapters in the Bible, but I don't take time to shut my mouth and listen.
Letzte Wochen hatten alle Schueler hier Ferien. Meine Gastfamilie ist nach Galveston in ein Strandhaus gefahren und ich habe sie fuer 2 Tage dort besucht. Was fuer ein Traumhafter Ort, so friedlich und wunderschoen, ich liebe das Meer!! Wir hatten eine ganz tolle Zeit.
Last week it was Spring Break here in Houston and my host family went down to Galveston to the Beach for a week. I came down there for 2 days to be with them. It's a dream place, absolutely stunning and so peaceful - love the ocean and the beach. We had such a great time and Katy and I went on this Bungee Fun ride, where we were thrown up all the way in the air, i'll post a video about that soon :) we had a blast.
Vor ein paar Wochen war ich mit den Kleinlohs und Mellis Eltern beim Rodeo, das war ein Spass. Kimmy ist auf einem Schaf geritten, wir haben den richtigen Rodeo gesehen, Keith Urbans Konzert, und noch vieles mehr. Toller Tag mit meinen Lieben...
Und gesiedlert haben wir auch noch! Anna und Nona, ihr habt uebrigens auch mitgespielt ;) ihr wart unsere Imaginary friends :) we miss u soooo much!!!
Am Montag haben wir Mr. Lee's geburtstag im Park gefeiert. wunderschoener sonniger Tag, und special time with Jenna. Mr. Lee hat sich so gefreut darueber! (Mr. Lee ist ein Freund von Street Church, kenne ihn durch die Melli, ist so wie unser Opa irgendwie manchmal :)
A couple weeks ago, me Chriss, Mell, the kids, and Mell's parents went to the Rodeo in Houston, that was so fun!! Kimmy did the "mutten bustin" and rode on a sheep, we saw the real bull riding and horse riding show, and Keith Urban of course singing his cheesy songs :) It was a wonderful day with my lovely friends...
On Monday we celebrated Mr. Lee's Birthday in a park, gorgeous, sunny day and Mr. Lee was so happy about that little surprise. (Mr. Lee is a very kind friend from Street Church, I know him through mell and he's become like a real grandpa to us, sweet man!!)
Ohhh, es gibt noch sooooo viel mehr zu erzaehlen, ueber Dinge die passieren, einzelne Geschichten, coole Zeugnisse, lustige Zitate usw, aber ich muss hier leider Schluss machen, es wird spaet.
Bald werde ich ein paar neue Fotos hochladen.
Oh, there's so much more to tell about great things that happened and about different stories, amazing testimonies, and funny quotes....but unfortunately I have to stop here, it's getting late...
I'm gonna upload some more photos soon.
Wetter: sehr warm, ca. 28 Grad taeglich, wunderbar.
Persoenliches: Um ehrlich zu sein vermisse ich euch sehr sehr sehr doll zur Zeit!!! Ich bin so langsam bereit nach Hause zu kommen, obwohl der Abschied schwer wird. Noch 5 Wochen dann komme ich schon wieder!! freu mich immer von euch zu hoeren!!
Weather: very warm, mostly in the 80's, just wonderful
Personal things: Honestly I do miss home very much and I feel like I'm kinda getting ready to coming home soon, but I know saying Good-Bye will be so hard, cause I love my friends here and i love that I have 5 more weeks with them! But I'm really looking forward to coming home!! Love hearing how life is going for y'all!!!
Lots and lots of Love,
Seid reich gesegnet,
Eure Lisa


text:
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Democrat Bob Kerrey got an atta-boy Thursday from former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, who said the former senator would break the partisan "nonsense that's literally strangling our country." Republicans supporting GOP hopeful Deb Fischer in Nebraska's tight Senate race scoffed and suggested Hagel was sniffing around for a cabinet seat under President Barack Obama.
"I think at the end of the day, people are going to look at this endorsement and see it for what it is," said Republican Sen. Mike Johanns, a personal friend of Hagel's who pointed out that the former senator angered the GOP with criticism of former President George W. Bush's handling of the war in Iraq. "It's a step in his path to try to build those bone fides that he is truly an Obama person and deserves a place in his cabinet."
At a news conference later Thursday to announce his endorsement of Kerrey, Hagel dismissed the criticism. Hagel said if he were angling for a Cabinet position under Obama, "I'd be out in Virginia or Ohio campaigning for the president, not Bob Kerrey." He demurred when asked if he would consider any future Cabinet post offer from Obama.
Nebraska is being closely-watched in the broader fight for control of the Senate. Republicans must gain four seats to win the majority if Obama is re-elected, or three seats if Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney prevails.
Hagel said he was backing his former colleague as the best candidate to ease the partisan gridlock that has gripped Congress in recent years.
"We must put an end to this senseless and irresponsible partisan paralysis that has locked down our government," said Hagel, who represented Nebraska from from 1997 to 2009, four years of which he served with Kerrey. "We must start working together again for the good of our country."
Speaking at a state party gathering Thursday in Lincoln, Fischer said the Hagel endorsement wouldn't swing enough votes for Kerrey. The Valentine rancher pointed to her endorsements from major Republican figures in the state: Gov. Dave Heineman, Johanns, Nebraska's three GOP congressmen, and former governors Kay Orr and Charlie Thone.
Fischer also argued that her record is bipartisan, pointing to her work as a state lawmaker in Nebraska's officially nonpartisan legislature. She noted several measures introduced by Democrats that she helped fast-track for the good of the state.
"The record shows that I'm the one who has worked with Democrats and Republicans in the state Legislature," she said.
Asked whether the Hagel endorsement would make a difference in the election, Heineman leaned into the microphone and simply said: