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Is the Earth dying? Yes. Is it already dead? Don't know. Is there still time? Probably not. All the Rough Beasts, the first in The Death of the Earth series (upbeat title, eh!), explores how some writers and cultures in the past-
To think the unthinkable allows what does not have a home to find a home. Then it will not appear in matter the same way as it might have done. Perhaps. A dose of robust and thoughtful pessimism is needed to balance the mindless optimism that infects us. Oh, but there's still time! We may have gone past the tipping point and there may be no time. Time to think about the unthinkable.
At some point the decline, long past irreversible, will become obvious. The deniers and sceptics and diggers and drillers will have long passed away and we will think "How did it to come to this?" Heroic optimism will not save the day. Then the keening and wailing will begin.
Gaia will shake and move her body to survive. In assent, the wombs of women will cease to create. Pussy will not be available for grabbing. Legs will be closed. The patriarchy will collapse, sink to its knees, and fade away, going blind. And unthinkable will be the rage of the children toward the father for killing the only mother we ever had.
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Geekerella, A Fangirl Fairy Tale
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A superbly written novel on how much fun a Con can be, the battle of obtaining tickets, cosplay, and even relationships. I've only been to a few con's myself, and the only one I've returned to annually is the Superman Celebration in Metropolis, IL., but what I can say is this story gets in deep when it comes to blogging, miscommunication and feelings of powerlessness. But did I like the book?
Geekerella, written by Ashley Poston, is one of those books I Hate-Don't Hate. My views are conflicted by what happened on both sides of the characters:. Elle and Darien. Everything up, until the ExcelsiCon is good; annoying but good. The story is running off of a Cinderella-type background.
Where it goes nuts and irks me is with one of the twin sisters. What happened there, and how Elle did nothing but ball into a bundle of tears frustrated me to no end. Yet, so a stranger, who could easily have gone off on her, she stands tall and goes off like a sista? Nope. I didn't feel any of that. It was lame. Then for Darien to have to deal with the things he'd endured- while his PA was busy on her phone, dating a gaf? And security- Forget It! It just didn't ride well with me.
The ending was cute and held to the fairytale quite nicely. Though I thought a few things should have been done differently, it was still a cute read. Notice I keep using the word "Cute"? Yeah, it's sorta a young-fish tale. Other than a few slips in language, it sorta sits in-between Middle and Young Adult.
I enjoyed the read and I had to remind myself, it is called a A Fangirl Fairy Tale for a reason. The story is awesome and because I'm a fangirl myself, of various titles, subjects and genre, I found it exciting. The story itself, I don't know. It's good, don't get me wrong; I just don't know how to feel about it.
Maybe you'll read it, or have read it and share your thoughts. Geekerella, A Fangirl Fairy Tale- check it out as I move on to the next read.
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I'm writing a new book! This one's been in the works for a while, and I'm super excited about it. Hopefully sharing it will help me to continue writing it, the same way sharing my novel, Reprise, pushed me to finish it. Want to read an excerpt?
The novel's set in London, and it's about the young baristas, bartenders, and booklovers that work in a bookshop/cafe/bar. Newcomer Jane is running away from her own problems, and soon discovers her new colleagues at Brew Books have secrets of their own.
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'Harper!' Kitty yells, leaning over the bar. A guy stands up from behind the bar, a shocked look on his face. He glances between Kitty and me.
'Hey,' he says. 'You're Jane?'
He reaches out a hand to shake, then stares down at the yellow rubber glove covered in soap suds on his hand, and retracts it. Other than washing up gloves, he's wearing a denim button-up and black skinny jeans. He has chin-length dark curls, which I would usually find unattractive, but this guy's broad shoulders and handsome face allow him to pull off the dishevelled look.
'Yeah, I'm Jane,' I say. I think I'm beaming.
'This is Harper,' Kitty says, somewhat pointedly. I glance at her, and she's raising her eyebrow at me.
'I hear we'll be seeing a lot of each other,' Harper says, pulling off the yellow gloves and wiping his hands on a tea towel. 'Honestly, it's been hell here for a while with Matt gone.'
Kitty coughs, and I realise I must be staring. I make a point to shut my jaw and give a smile.
'But I'm glad you're getting the new gig,' Harper says, with a sly grin.
'So why did Matt leave?' I ask, because the question has been burning on my tongue since I got here. In the photos I've seen on Kitty's Instagram, this group is inseparable. I just can't imagine that one of its members would leave so suddenly.
'Let's not get into it…' Kitty is saying, but Harper cuts her off.
'No idea,' Harper says. 'He's always been his own man. Always makes his own decisions. Left us reeling, though.'
'That sucks,' I say. 'Pretty inconsiderate of him, really.'
Harper chuckles. 'Yeah, you said it. So anyway, you sticking around for a few drinks tonight?'
I glance at Kitty, who says, 'you may as well.'
'Yeah, I guess,' I say.
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At the core of software development is a thorough knowledge of writing automated tests. In this course, Effective Automated Testing with Spring, you will learn how to write automated tests. You will learn how to organize code to make it easy to test. Next, you'll see exactly what you need to do to learn how to write automated tests. Finally, you'll learn how to use automated tests as a source of documentation. When you're finished with this course, you will have a foundational knowledge of automated testing that will help you as you move forward to software development.
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Hi everyone. My name is Billy Korando, and welcome to my course, Effective Automated Testing with Spring. I'm a software consultant with Keyhole Software. Frustrated with slow progress on your projects? Losing sleep because bugs keep popping up in prod? Can't make heads or tails of the project you have just been assigned to? In this course, we're going to learn how automated testing can speed up the development process, squash bugs before they make it to prod, and provide accurate documentation for you and future developers. Some of the major topics that we will cover include the value of automated testing. We'll learn how automated testing is key to alleviating many of the struggles we face as developers, and how to get the most value out of the tests we write. Organizing code to make testing easy. There are several common mistakes developers make when writing code that make it difficult to test, and we'll learn what they are and how to avoid them. Practices that aid the software development process. Automated testing isn't just a post hoc process for catching bugs, but can be a powerful tool during the software writing process. And, tools that make testing easier. Many tools have been developed over the years that make writing automated tests easier, and we'll learn how to use several of them. By the end of this course, you'll have the know-how and tools to quickly and easily cover projects you're working on in high-quality, automated tests. Before beginning this course, you should be familiar with Java, the basics of JUnit, and Spring. I hope you'll join me on this journey to learn automated testing with the Effective Automated Testing with Spring course, at Pluralsight.
Leveraging Dependency Injection
Hey, this is Billy with Pluralsight, and we are looking at how to write effective automated tests in Spring. In the previous module, we learned one of the biggest impediments to writing automated tests is poorly designed code. When classes have too many responsibilities, or when they don't have a way of abstraction from their dependencies, test complexity and maintenance costs rise sharply, to the point where automated tests no longer provide enough value to justify the time spent writing and maintaining them. In this module, we will learn how the patterns and practices covered in the previous module allow for the easy injection of mock dependencies, and how to leverage these mock dependencies to test the business behavior of our application. During this module, we will take a closer look at the key characteristics and goals of unit testing. We will look at the different types of mocks and when and where they should be used, have a brief overview of the demo application we will be building during this course, learn about test-driven development, or TDD, and finally, run through a few scenarios of modifying our application and adding new features to it.
Component Testing with Spring Tools
Hey, this is Billy with Pluralsight, and we are looking at how to write effective automated tests with Spring. So far in this course, we have been learning about how to structure our code to make it easier to test, and learning how to effectively unit test our code. Now we're going to go a little bit deeper and start testing some of the more difficult areas of our code to get into, such as security testing, how our application handles JSON, or if we are using aspects, for example, to help with logging. Luckily for us, Spring provides a lot of excellent tools for testing these parts of our application, and we're going to be learning about them in this module. Our agenda for this module will be defining component integration testing, what are its goals, and what separates it from unit testing. Using Spring and Spring Boot testing utilities, we will take a look at testing several different layers of our application including testing our RESTful APIs, testing the data layer, and security testing. We will also look at how to test JSON marshalling and unmarshalling, and testing aspects as well.
System Integration Testing
Hey, this is Billy with Pluralsight, and we're looking at how to write effective automated tests with Spring. So far in this course, we have been leaning how to structure our code and make it easier to test and using tools provided by Spring to help with testing our application. In this module, we're going to be looking at System Integration Testing to ensure our applications play well with others. In this module, we'll be covering what is system integration testing, what unique goals we are trying to accomplish when writing system integration tests versus other types of testing, an introduction to TestContainers in Docker for system integration testing, which will also include a demo on these tools in action, and an overview and hands-on demo of Spring Cloud Contract.
Documenting Your Code with Tests
Hey, this is Billy with Pluralsight, and we're looking at how to write effective automated tests with Spring. In this course, we have looked at how to write code and make it easier to test using tools provided by Spring to make testing easier, and some recently developed tools to help with integration testing. In this module, we'll take a look at some tools, both within the Spring ecosystem and beyond, that can help make tests easier to write, read, as well as produce more useful documentation. Our agenda for this module will be using tests as documentation, both how to write tests that other developers can easily read, as well as how tests can be used to directly produce documentation for a system. We will review acceptance testing using behavior-driven development, or BDD, and how it can help both when developing an application, as well as how it can document a system as we write it. This will also include a demo on BDD in action. We'll also have some demos of tools and practices for writing descriptive and readable tests, as well as demoing tools that can be used to directly generate documentation from the test we write.


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City of London cops arrest 6 suspected to be Microsoft counterfeit ring
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The cops have cuffed six people from Barton-upon-Humber and the surrounding area on suspicion of flogging counterfeit Microsoft gear online, the City of London (CoL) police has confirmed.
The arrests which took place last Thursday (21 November) were all part of the national Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit investigation that followed a tip from the software maker.
"Our officers are focused on targeting and disrupting the criminals who are profiteering by selling counterfeit products online," said Detective Inspector Rob Sterling in a statement.
The six suspects are alleged to have been selling fake Product Keys, Windows re-installation discs and Key Cards via numerous accounts via an "online selling platform".
The network included a 40-year-old woman and two men aged 21 and 20, who were nabbed at their home in Barton-upon-Humber, where cops said they had seized several suspected counterfeit items.
A further two men, aged 70 and 38, and a 66-year-old woman were arrested at a second address hours later, where cops said that more counterfeit stuff had been found. The CoL police did the nicking with support from Humberside fuzz.
A Microsoft specialist estimated the value of the suspected counterfeit goods seized by police from both properties to be in the region of £100k.
The 66-year-old woman suspect was released on bail and no further action is expected at this time. The other five remaining suspects were questioned at the local police station and then bailed.
The CoL police revealed another address in Essex was searched and computer kit and documentation taken.
"Cyber crime can take many forms - ranging from manufacturing to selling counterfeit software, to stealing money, personal information and identities from people's computers using malware," said Microsoft UK Digital Crimes Unit Attorney Abrahim Bakhtiar.
PIPCU launched in September to "protect UK industries that produce legitimate, high quality, physical goods sand online and digital content".
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NBA Playgrounds Review
NBA Playgrounds is a sports game and to be more specific, it is a stylized Basketball game focusing on 2-on-2 action. The game features powerups and some visually stunning special moves. Comparisons to NBA: Jam and NBA: Street have been made by the community.
About the game
The game is simply put, a Basketball game, which features a lot of athletes known to fans of the sport. One can immediately notice that the game is heavily stylized with a cell-shaded artstyle. Players are portrayed with large heads to emphasise the comic asthaetic. The game also features some decent soundtracks, which overall give the game a very unique and enjoyable atmosphere.
The gameplay is very simple on the surface. You need to shoot the ball into a basket to score and to do so, you hold the left face button for a precise amount of time. The closer you are to the hoop, the less time you need to hold the button for and the greater the timeframe of success is. If you are further away you need to hold the button for longer and you also have to be much more precise with your timing.
The playground features some exciting additions to basketball. Every side of the court has a lottery pick meter, which fills up when doing some cool moves like dunking or blocking an opponents shot. Filling it up fully allows you to get a special, randomly chosen ability, which can either help you score more points or hinder your opponent from getting them.
Everything goes on the playground so stealing the ball and pushing another player is justified and even encouraged. However, those along with running drain your stamina, so you need to do so at the right moment to succeed. Pushing other players is effective but also uncool, so it also drains your lottery pick meter.
The gameplay is really hit and miss and we're talking about more than just shooting balls at the hoop. One thing the game does really well is give you feedback, when missing the hoop. A small text pops up and tells you if you have let go of the left face button too early or too late. This is a great system as we were able to get used to the necessary timing to score quite quickly.
However, the rest of the gameplay is rather lacking in feedback. Take for example stealing the ball from an opponent. This felt extremely inconsistent, it seemed to work only a few times out of the many we tried to do it. Yet, we were unable to figure out when it works and when it doesn't. Some of the more advanced bots were always able to knock the ball away from us, which left us even more baffling.
The game features a progression system, by letting you level up an earn booster packs as you do so. These booster packs contain the players featured in this game. Each card will unlock a new player and duplicate cards are converted into experience points for the players, who are also able to level up. When they do, they earn new moves; at least that is what we're told. We only get very little information on what the move is or how to use it. This makes this kind of progression system pointless.
The game especially struggles at teaching you how to use its mechanics and the just mentioned moves are just the tip of the iceberg. A big problem we faced at the start of the game is the complete lack of a tutorial system. All the game does, is show all inputs on the screen while letting you play a match. This could be done much better, since you are really unable to look and take the button inputs in, while you are actually trying to focus on the action happening on the screen.
The game really requires a training mode to be more enjoyable to players. This training should explain all inputs and when to use them. It is really frustrating to see enemy bots do some really interesting moves, including backflips and jumping onto the hoop itself, while you yourself have little clue on how to perform them.
The game is potentially fun though, some 2-on-2 basketball is simple yet enjoyable and we can see that there is some depth to the game. Unfortunately we are unable to dig much deeper at this time. We did have an enjoyable experience just taking out our Switch and playing a quick round of Basketball using a single JoyCon each though. Therefore, we are hopeful that some content updates and patches in the future could improve the learning curve of the game.
Technical Performance
Let's take a look at the technical performance of the game. We greatly appreciate the game targeting 60 frames per second on all platforms. For the most part, it holds the framerate quite well. We played the game on the Nintendo Switch and we did experience a few drops here and there. There are some stages like London however, which seem to be more taxing on the hardware and therefore result in the game consistently running at a lower framerate.
A bigger blemish on the experience of the game is actually its loading times. It takes around 50 seconds to load up a single match. This is quite baffling considering that there is only a court, some scenery, background characters and the players to be rendered. What really takes the cake though is that restarting a match will take another 50 seconds to load, even though all the assets are already present. Considering the game's file size is 7.4 Gigabytes while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's file size is 6.75 Gigabytes, we believe the long load times are due to unreasonably high resolution textures being used.
This problem may also be the cause for the game's resolution. The pixel count used by the game is quite low and its blurriness is clearly visible when playing on the Switch's undocked configuration. We did get used to playing the game like that, but using smaller textures, while increasing the render resolution of the game would have been a better choice.
Another thing to mention would also be the menus. These are very sluggish, because button inputs will take a few moments to be registered. Overall the performance of the game could be a lot better on the Nintendo Switch. If you are looking for an optimal experience to play the game, you might be interested in trying the other available platforms.
Let's focus on what you are really here for, which is the value of the game. If you are unfamiliar with our concept, please check out our first video or the "How it works" post on our website. The links can be found in the description below.
It is hard to compare this game to any other game we've played before so we are going to try to establish a new baseline here. The game features 8 courts and each one has a unique soundtrack amplifying the feel of the game. Considering the 152 playable characters and the replayability of sports games, we can safely say the game is worth its price at $19.99.
However, the long load times, low resolution, framerate drops and the sluggish menus hamper the value of the game. The online multiplayer mode is also currently missing in the Switch version. We therefore deduce $4.99 from its value and hope that some of these issues are improved by the time it hits that price or goes on sale.
The mechanics in NBA Playgrounds could potentially make it a good game. The game is enjoyable after all as the cell-shaded aesthetic and presentation gives it some unique and exciting vibes. It also makes us excited for the future of the Nintendo Switch as an instant multiplayer round of sports anywhere you want is something great to have. The game is greatly held back by its inability to teach the player on how to get better though and can therefore result in unexciting and even frustrating gameplay. Overall we hope that patches and updates in the future can improve the game but at the moment, we can only give it a score of 72.
NBA Playgrounds can be quite fun at its high points, but is greatly held back by its inability to teach the player on how to get better.
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NBA Playgrounds can be quite fun at its high points, but is greatly held back by its inability to teach the player on how to get better.
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The other day I posted about getting my Special Delivery of a new high end Brother sewing machine. I should have given a better explanation as to why I have this machine for only two weeks. Through my blog, I was contacted by a representative of Brother Canada to if I'd like to try out their new Brother NX-2000 model. I love opportunities like this so I was quick to reply back confirming my participation in the evaluation. No strings attached.
I knew it would be a few weeks before getting it, so in the meantime I decided to cut a Nines and Vines quilt kit to have ready. I decided early on that much of my evaluation would be while sewing this kit.
I'm working away and have a few hours in on the nines and vines. But, since there's a ton of straight stitching in the Nines and Vines, I've decided to do a few other small projects too so that I can try out some of the other neat features. IE: design your own stitch... etc.
Here in this photo you can see only a few of the many many presser feet that come with this machine. I love that it comes with three free motion feet. I tried the open toe foot and I love it. I will try the others later this week. There's even a couple of odd items that I will definitely have to read the book for. One of the presser feet, I call it a sharkhead is a complete mystery to me although I can think of a couple of good uses for it. And the weird skrew driver tool that has a hole in it. Any guesses as to what that could be used for?
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French dj and producer Bob Sinclar has mixed a new double album.
Paris by Night takes its name from the event hosted by Sinclar at Pacha in Ibiza which mixes sexy upfront house music with the burlesque visual style of the French capital.
The album features tracks by artists including Joe Stone, Swanky Tunes, PowerDress and Tom Staar.
Sinclar has also included some of his own tunes such as I Want You featuring CeCe Rogers and Kiss My Eyes.
Paris by Night – the real sound of Ibiza (via Paris) will be released by Pure Pacha on 14 August 2015.


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at Sagemont Church in Houston (281-481-8770) until she is
fully recovered from her liver transplant on 5/13/2018!
Friends: Please take the time to watch this movie about the Book in the
Holy Bible: John
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Each Day, Read and hear each Chapter from the Book of Revelation:
Revelation Eighteen – Babylon Falls – Video & Audio
June 28
Are You Part of a News Cover-Up?
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!"
Isaiah 52:7
I once heard of a pastor who received word from the war department that a young soldier, reported missing in action and assumed dead, was found alive! His mother had already been informed of his death. And now they asked this pastor to be the one to tell her that her son was alive.
Do you think this pastor said, "Well, I've got a little vacation I'm going to take first, and I want to play some golf"? Of course not! He couldn't get to her house soon enough!
What a thrill to deliver that message! I want to tell you, there ought to be that thrill and urgency in my heart and yours every time we tell a poor, sin-sick, lost and undone sinner there is good news: Christ died for our sins.
If you know the gospel of Jesus Christ, and you're not interested in sharing it, I sincerely doubt you've ever been saved. How could a person know the gospel and not want to share it?
"The Greatest thing that ever happened to me was when I realized that GOD forgave me of all my sins through the Death, Burial and Resurrection of His Son, Jesus and through my Faith in Him."
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The Lord hath sent strength for thee
(Ps.68.28, PBV).
The Lord imparts unto us that primary strength of character which makes everything in life work with intensity and decision. We are "strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man." And the strength is continuous; reserves of power come to us which we cannot exhaust.
"As thy days, so shall thy strength be"–strength of will, strength of affection, strength of judgment, strength of ideals and achievement.
"The Lord is my strength" to go on. He gives us power to tread the dead level, to walk the long lane that seems never to have a turning, to go through those long reaches of life which afford no pleasant surprise, and which depress the spirits in the sameness of a terrible drudgery.
"The Lord is my strength" to go up. He is to me the power by which I can climb the Hill Difficulty and not be afraid.
"The Lord is my strength" to go down. It is when we leave the bracing heights, where the wind and the sun have been about us, and when we begin to come down the hill into closer and more sultry spheres, that the heart is apt to grow faint. I heard a man say the other day concerning his growing physical frailty, "It is the coming down that tires me!"
"The Lord is my strength" to sit still. And how difficult is the attainment! Do we not often say to one another, in seasons when we are compelled to be quiet, "If only I could do something!"
When the child is ill, and the mother stands by in comparative impotence, how severe is the test! But to do nothing, just to sit still and wait, requires tremendous strength.
"The Lord is my strength!" "Our sufficiency is of God" (2 Cor. 3:5. from The Silver Lining
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Do Not Fear Those Who Can Kill Only the Body
What if someone broke into your house and threatened to kill you? How do you think you or I might react?
What if you were about to be killed because of your faith in Christ? What do you think you would say or do?
Or what if the fears of some came true, and the nuclear bombs began to fall? How do you think we would respond? Does the Bible have anything to say to us about such horrible and catastrophic events?
Earlier this week I read a scripture in which Jesus specifically addresses such fears. (I had not read it in a while, and it got my attention precisely because I myself have feared the kinds of things I just mentioned.) Jesus said, "And do not fear those who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can kill both body and soul in hell." (Matthew 10:28).
These words of Jesus are sobering to say the least. But they are also comforting!
Imagine you were a Christian in a part of the world where some people wanted to kill you just because you believed Jesus is the Son of God. Your potential persecutors would of course want you to fear them, but would they have ever heard this verse where Jesus says not to fear those who can kill only the body but instead to fear only Him who can destroy both body and soul in hell? (Then your persecutors would be the ones who should be afraid for what they are about to do!)
Persecution, and even being killed for our faith, can happen in America. Christians have been shot in church worshipping God. It happened at Mother Emmanuel Church in Charleston, S.C. and at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX. Be honest. Have you feared that? Could such a fear keep you from going to church? Jesus says that a crazy shooter could kill your body but not your soul, and for that reason you should not fear such a person! He says you and I should fear only the One who can destroy both body and soul in hell.
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March 5
Morning …
1 Thessalonians 5:6
Let us not sleep, as do others.
There are many ways of promoting Christian wakefulness. Among the rest, let me strongly advise Christians to converse together concerning the ways of the Lord. Christian and Hopeful, as they journeyed towards the Celestial City, said to themselves, "To prevent drowsiness in this place, let us fall into good discourse." Christian enquired, "Brother, where shall we begin?" And Hopeful answered, "Where God began with us." Then Christian sang this song-
"When saints do sleepy grow, let them come hither,
And hear how these two pilgrims talk together;
Yea, let them learn of them, in any wise,
Thus to keep open their drowsy slumb'ring eyes.
Saints' fellowship, if it be managed well,
Keeps them awake, and that in spite of hell."
Christians who isolate themselves and walk alone, are very liable to grow drowsy. Hold Christian company, and you will be kept wakeful by it, and refreshed and encouraged to make quicker progress in the road to heaven. But as you thus take "sweet counsel" with others in the ways of God, take care that the theme of your converse is the Lord Jesus. Let the eye of faith be constantly looking unto Him; let your heart be full of Him; let your lips speak of His worth. Friend, live near to the cross, and thou wilt not sleep. Labour to impress thyself with a deep sense of the value of the place to which thou art going. If thou rememberest that thou art going to heaven, thou wilt not sleep on the road. If thou thinkest that hell is behind thee, and the devil pursuing thee, thou wilt not loiter. Would the manslayer sleep with the avenger of blood behind him, and the city of refuge before him? Christian, wilt thou sleep whilst the pearly gates are open-the songs of angels waiting for thee to join them-a crown of gold ready for thy brow? Ah! no; in holy fellowship continue to watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation.
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Why I Believe in the Return of Christ
God continues to bless Sagemont Church. In the last two Sundays, over 100 people have made public decisions to make Jesus Christ Lord of their life. Pastors Chuck Schneider, Stuart Rothberg, and Jim Hastings have been teaching the scriptures as both the Old and New Testaments prophesy and proclaim that Jesus Christ is coming back to this earth again to claim and receive His children unto Himself. During the worship services, I am preaching the message and promise of the return of Christ.
One may ask, "Pastor, why do you passionately believe that Jesus is literally going to return to the earth?" These are a few reasons:
Why I Believe in the Return of Christ
- Jesus said He would! John 14:3 "I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also."
- The entire Christian view of history demands it.
- The prophetic signs found in scripture are now clearly being fulfilled.
- Earthquakes all over the globe. Matthew 24:7 – (over 20,000 since 1971)
- Hearts will fail for fear. Luke 21:26 – Suicides are epidemic.
- Great explosions of learning. II Timothy 3:7 – People cannot discern the truth.
- Immorality abounds. Luke 17:26-27 – Like the days of Noah.
Scripture clearly teaches that Jesus will come to save His children and judge the rest.
God and Churchill
I have just completed reading one of the best books that I have read in the last twenty years. God and Churchill, written by one of our newest Sagemont members Jonathan Sandys (pronounced "sands"), great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill. Wallace Henley, staff member at Second Baptist Church, Houston, assisted Jonathan in this profound book. The purpose of the book is to make clear "how the great leader's sense of divine destiny changed his troubled world and offers help for ours." Tyndale Momentum is the publisher. The book has many profound quotes. However, there is one that has impacted my life more than many others. Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher, addressing the Church of Scotland General Assembly in 1988, said "I think back to many discussions in my early life when we all agreed that if you try to take the fruits of Christianity without its roots, the fruits will wither. And they will not come back unless you nurture the roots."
One of the responsibilities of the Bride of Christ, the Church, is to keep Christianity on track and prevent the derailing of His ultimate purpose. The paganism that is engulfing us today will ultimately destroy us unless we return to the roots of our faith. "Our faith is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness." It is on the solid rock we must stand for truly all other ground is sinking sand.
Note: The book God and Churchill is available in the Sagemont Bookstore.
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Revelation One – We are all Priests – Video & Audio
Revelation Two – Jesus Talking – Video & Audio
Revelation Three – We will sit beside Jesus – Video & Audio
Revelation Four – The Judgment of God on Earth – Video & Audio
Revelation Five – Jesus Breaks the 7 Seals – Video & Audio
Revelation Six – Tribulation Begins – Video & Audio
Revelation Seven – The 144,000 – Video & Audio
Revelation Eight – 7th Seal & 1st 4 Trumpets – Video & Audio
Revelation Nine – 200,000,000 Warriors – Video & Audio
Revelation Ten – Mighty Angel Standing on the sea and land – Video & Audio
Revelation Eleven – The Two Prophets – Video & Audio
Revelation Twelve – Satan defeated and cast down to Earth – Video & Audio
Revelation Thirteen – Antichrist and his lieutenat arise – Video & Audio
Revelation Fourteen – Christ arrives on Mount Zion – Video & Audio
Revelation Fifteen – Last 3 1/2 Years of Tribulation – Video & Audio
Revelation Sixteen – The 7 Flasks are poured out upon the Earth – Video & Audio
Revelation Seventeen – False Religious System – Video & Audio
Revelation Eighteen – Babylon Falls – Video & Audio
Revelation Nineteen – The Wedding Banquet of the Lamb – Video & Audio
Revelation Twenty – 1,000 Year Reign of Christ on Earth – Video & Audio
Revelation Twenty-One – The New Earth and New Jerusalem – Video & Audio
Revelation Twenty-Two – The Throne of God and The Lamb – Video & Audio
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1.) The beginning of anxiety is the end of Faith and the end of anxiety is the beginning of Faith. George Mueller
2.) Its not Red, Yellow, Black or White Races; Its the HUMAN RACE! Bob Lewis – June 2, 2011 (You can quote me on that!)
3.) God will NOT do what YOU can do and YOU cannot do what GOD can do!
5.) GOD is GOD alone; I am NOT GOD;
We should ALL state that to ourselves;
He does NOT need our help, we need His!
Other favorite Verses:
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
23rd Psalm
Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:15
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:8
He that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 10:22
The Lord hath given him rest from all his enemies.
11 Samuel 7:1
Thy remembrance shall endure into all generations.
102nd Psalm
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.
Philippians 1:3
He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life.
John 3:16
I rejoice in thy salvation.
1 Samuel 2:1
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
23rd Psalm
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well please.
Matthew 3:17
Blessed is the man who maketh the Lord his trust.
Psalms 40:4
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden.
Matthew 11:28
Sleep on now, and take your rest.
Matthew 26:45
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4
…Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
Matthew 25:21
I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead yet shall he live.
John 11:25
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
John 14:1
…All things work together for good to them that love God.
Romans 8:28
…Be thou faith unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Revelation 2:10
…Not my will, but thine be done.
Luke 22:42
The Lord watch between me and thee, while we are absent, one from the other.
Genesis 31:49
For with thee is the foundation of life: in the light shall we see light.
God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
1 John iv:16
Greater love than this no one has, that one lay down his life for his friends.
John xv:13
This is the promise… the life everlasting.
1st Epistle of John ii:25
For of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew xix:14
Tell everyone about the amazing things He does!"
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13 July 2017
Today the government published the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (formerly known as the Great Repeal Bill).
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Bartram Trail at Buchholz – Football 2017
Date: Fri 10/27/2017 Title: HS Football – Bartram Trail (St. Johns) at Buchholz (Gainesville), 7 p.m. (PREGAME, Kickoff at 7:30 p.m.)
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How do I calculate how many BTU's I need from my heater?
1 Aug 2016 15:08:57
The 'heat output' or 'BTU' calculator is a good way to work out how much radiator power you need in your home. There are several factors that can affect this. Our BTU calculator will help you work out the heat requirements for your rooms.
If BTUs are a measurement of how much energy is required in order to heat your room, then 1 BTU is the amount of energy to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.45kg) of water by 1℉ (0.55℃).
Follow the guide below to help you calculate an approximate heat output required for your room. There are 3 steps to working out the BTUs required.
Step 1: Calculate the volume (m3) of the room _ Length x Width x Height
Step 2: Calculate the required radiator output.
For BTU/hr: Room volume (m3) x 153
For Watts: Multiply BTU/hr by 0.293
Step 3:
Other factors should be taken into consideration to get the true BTUs required. Calculate these factors by adding or subtracting the factors that apply to your room:
For a solid floor - 10%
For an uninsulated cavity wall + 10%
For a foam filled cavity wall - 20%
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For double glazing - 5%
For 2 outside walls +15%
For upstairs bedrooms - 25%
For northern facing walls +10%
For 3 outside walls + 40%
For high ceilings (3m+) +20%
* This should be taken as a guide, if you require a specific heat output for your room we would suggest you consult a plumber or heating engineer to provide you with an exact BTU measurement.


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Wooden wall cabinet inspired by a stone distant building. The building is one of the beautiful historic stone buildings in Aleppo. The stone blocks are beautifully arranged, following different patterns, shapes and colors. Usually the block stones colors are white, yellow and black. They're hand carved, especially around the windows, which change from one window to another. I'm not an architect, obviously, but enjoyed staring at these details.
So this one building I was inspired by is a traditional soap making khan.
"Al-Sabun Khan, located in al-Madina bazaar, was built by the Mamluk Sultanate representative, Prince Izdamer in the late 15th century. The khan is unique in its intricate ornamentation, both geometric and organic. It is a preserved example of the detailed craftsmanship of the traditional Aleppine builder."
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On Librarything Giveaways
I can admit it, I'm a much better writer than marketer. I launched my second novel Where Darkness Dwells without much of a p.r. push. Well, I guess you could say besides a mention here and there on this here blog or on Facebook and Twitter, I left my baby out there in the wild to fend for itself. The weeks went by. I finished another novel, and then a novella. I started another novel and another novella. I dipped my toe back into a long-dormant collaborative novel. And in my absence, sales for Where Darkness Dwells languished.
Obviously the axiom from Field of Dreams hasn't working for Glen Krisch novel #2. I built it, but nobody came!
I started scouting the interwebs for marketing ideas. I needed readers, sure, but more importantly, reviewers. Not only are reviewers readers (obviously) but they are amplifiers. They take your message (or in my case a zombie-like tale set in the Great Depression) and amplify it over their own social network. To target reviewers I decided to have a giveaway. My initial thought for the giveaway was to turn to Goodreads, since I have a strong presence on that site. Hey, why not friend me and we can share book rec's! http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4525598.Glen_Krisch.
I soon learned that with few exceptions, Goodreads doesn't allow ebook giveaways. I did find out that Librarything (http://www.librarything.com) hosts ebook giveaways. I signed up immediately, thinking, what a great idea!
Then I started researching Librarything and the readers that hang out there. I quickly learned that Librarything reviewers can be tough. They are thorough and point out mistakes in editing and formatting. They dissect plots and point out weaknesses.
My first reaction was: Oh no!
But then I realized that I want people to read my stories and read them deeply. I want them to analyze my plots, characters, and settings. The deadline for the giveaway was September 8. The only way I narrowed the reviewer pool was to mention to the winners that Where Darkness Dwells travels some rough terrain. It gets grim. There is not much light to speak of between its digital pages. I believe this warning has scared off about 20-25% of the winners. But I'm okay with that. I'm a niche writer. If you don't enjoy exploring the shadows of the human psyche, I'm not the writer for you.
After only ten days of notifying the winners, I've had a number of reviews come in. And they are critical and thorough, and I can tell you, I've quite liked the experience. The feedback so far tells me that I can tell stories and do it well.
To quote from the reviews:
"To say this is a zombie novel would be inaccurate – the monsters in this have more in common with the Irish Sidhe* (with a touch of the vampire's weakness to sunlight), luring humans into their hollow hills with promises of eternal life. What makes the monsters in this effective, however, is their humanity, positive or negative (or both, depending on your definition of monster.) The themes of evil triumphing where good men do nothing is hammered home in the guise of several characters, and the theme of the revenant past and its corruptive bigotry, prejudice and barbarity of slavery.
Overall, this is a good book and more meaty than some ebooks I've read, weighing in at over 250 pages. The descriptions were excellent, and the characters convey their feelings well. The horror in this book is not atmospheric in origin, any sustained feeling of creepiness or dread is the sort that ends abruptly in violence, rather than psychological tension. More the horror of the evil that men do to one another than a sense of supernatural awe/dread; there are moments of depravity, brutality and malicious cruelty."
I also liked this description:
"It's like wandering through a city shrouded in thick fog, in clinging mist. The shapes seem familiar, you almost recognize them for what they are, but when the mist clears briefly, you glimpse that it was not what you thought it was and see just enough to know that it was something else. These brief glimpses are like a puzzle you forget that you are working on. With each new piece that falls into place, the picture becomes clearer, but you still don't know what that picture is. You were given the pieces without having the box to use as a guide."
I expect many more reviews to filter in. After all, Where Darkness Dwells is 105k long (400+ pages). The experience has been great so far. I'll keep you posted on any new feedback.
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I'm in Texas today, visiting our office in Austin. I flew down last night via Memphis – nice easy flight, exactly 43 minutes to change planes which was perfect to get from gate to gate past the Elvis and Sun Records tourist stuff stores. I was upgraded to First on the Memphis – Austin flight – I guess it was nice to have more breadth in the seat, and I got a free glass of wine in an actual glass made of glass, but I wouldn't have paid the extra for it.
Staying in a pretty nice hotel with a nice spacious room, but it's a bit of a culture shock having gone from a full house (Paul and Claire and Sam and Lauren are staying for a month before moving back to the UK) to complete silence. It's always a bit strange getting ready on my own in the morning. It sounds from Emma like Toby didn't like his established routine of sharing breakfast with Daddy, but I think he coped OK.
Work is good here – I've been in some really worthwhile meetings already. Really decent bunch of folks too. They took me out for lunch to a little barbecue place which did a brisket sandwich and a drink for five bucks. Delicious. The place was done up all old-style Texas with wood walls and maps and country music on the stereo. Everywhere there are reminders of the Texasness of the place – the stores and malls are Texas this, Lone Star that.


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Jurors at the rape trial of two Irish rugby internationals have been told a woman is entitled to say no.
Issuing legal directions to the jury of eight men and three women Judge Patricia Smyth told them to "bear in mind" explanations of the law on consent.
Judge Smyth said: "A woman is entitled to say no and to decide what sexual activity she wants, how far she is prepared to go and what she does not want to do."
The high-profile trial, now in its ninth week, is approaching its final stage.
Directing her remarks towards the 11-person jury panel, Judge Smyth said: "It is for you to decide where the truth lies."
In her review of the evidence, the judge said they should not jump to any conclusions because those involved had been drunk on the night in question.
She said: "You should consider all the evidence...
"You must not assume that because (the complainant) was drunk she must have wanted sex.
"People do go out and get drunk."
The judge later added: "It would be wrong to leap to a conclusion that because she was drunk she was must have been looking for or willing to have sex."
The reliability of all witnesses whose evidence is disputed must also be established.
The judge directed jurors to consider whether memory lapses were "genuine" or if they were "simply a convenient excuse" to avoid having to explain their behaviour.
Paddy Jackson, 26, from Belfast's Oakleigh Park and his teammate Stuart Olding, 25, deny raping the same woman at a house in south Belfast in June 2016.
Jackson denies a further charge of sexual assault.
Two other men have also been on trial on charges connected to the alleged incident.
Blane McIlroy, 26, from Royal Lodge Road, Belfast, denies exposure while Rory Harrison, 25, from Manse Road, denies perverting the course of justice and withholding information.
The case continues.


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Valley Milk cuts ribbon on Turlock dehydrating plant
Valley Milk gets off the ground in Turlock
A state-of-the-art milk dehydrating plant will begin construction in June on Turlock's western edge, built to turn locally produced milk into protein powder bound for U.S. sports drinks and food supplements around the Pacific Rim.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday drew family and area officials to the Valley Milk property, now a dirt lot on Washington Road just north of West Main Street. Construction is expected to be completed by December 2017. At full production, the plant is expected to employ 55 people and process 2.5 million pounds of milk per day.
That poundage is 85 to 95 percent water, which will be recycled for plant use and cut its water draw from city pipes by an estimated 87 percent.
"This is going to be an excellent plant. We're going to be bringing wholesome, fresh milk from the Central Valley. This is all about being local," said Patti Smith, Valley Milk CEO.
Five longtime dairy farm families, stretching from Manteca to Chowchilla, joined with consultants Progressive Dairy Solutions to build the plant, said Valley Milk Chairman Don Machado. The families were represented by Machado, Henry Te Velde, John Vander Schaaf, Rocky deJager and Bob Kelley.
A commitment to quality and shared values brought Te Velde to the collaboration, he said Friday, as well as a strong business model.
"What drew my family was to be a part of a vertically integrated business. We grow our feed. We have the cattle. Now we'll be making the products," said Te Velde, whose dairy operation is in Delhi.
Only 14 percent of milk ends up being poured on cereal or used for dunking cookies, he said. The rest becomes ice cream, cheese, yogurt or other dairy products – including a growing market for protein powder.
The powder is used primarily in fitness drinks in this country. A rising global demand for the powder as a nutritional supplement also played into the plant's placement in Turlock, within easy driving distance of the Port of Oakland, speakers said.
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When we'd ask what was in this, my mom would always say, "Oh, just this that and t'other." So we called it Peach Tuther. She finally gave us the recipe before she died, and it's still a family favorite.
1 29oz can cling peaches in heavy syrup
1 can bisquits
3 tbs sugar
2 tbs corn starch
1 tsp almond flavoring
1 stick butter
2½ cup water
9×13 inch baking pan
Heat oven to 400. Butter the pan. Cover the bottom of the pan with bisquits. Drain peaches (keep liquid) and set aside. In saucepan over medium heat, add peach liquid plus enought water to make 2 cups. Add sugar and butter. Bring to a low boil. Dissolve corn starch in 1/2 cup water, then add to pan slowly and stir until thickened. Evenly place peaches over bisquits. Stir almond flavoring into sauce and pour over bisquits and peaches.
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Bathing suit season is unofficially underway, but just because it's been awhile since we've been able to bask in the sun doesn't mean you should let yourself fry.
"Skin is the largest organ in the body and it's important to protect it," says Lauren Cypher of the American Cancer Society
The more you're directly exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays, the greater your risk of developing skin cancer, which a growing problem across the country.
"It is more widespread than any type of cancer," Cypher explains. "Close to 70,000 people will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year."
There are three types of skin cancer: melanoma, the most deadly; basal cell carcinoma, the most common; and squamous cell carcinoma.
We sat down with Dermatologist Marcy L. Street to find out the warning signs.
"A lot of times it's just a sore that won't heal, and it might look flesh-colored," says Street, who is a MOHS skin cancer surgeon at Doctor's Approach Dermatology & Laser Center in East Lansing.
"I also hear commonly that it's a scary area that looks like a dry spot but it won't go away after someone puts lotion on," she says.
Street says if you find something you're concerned about, see a dermatologist.
"A lot of these cancers can be caught very early and the cure rates are up to 99 percent," she explains.
Of course, there are ways to protect yourself.
Wear sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB rays, put on a shirt or hat, wear sunglasses, and avoid the sun when it's most intense, between 10a.m. and 4p.m.
And don't think you can take a break from the sunblock on those cloudy days, either.
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Grades K-2 - Dramatic Journeys: Around the World Travels
With the imagination as their guide and actors' tools in hand, students jet off on amazing adventures, exploring story through movement, visual art, drama, music and more. The final day of camp features highlights of their travels for family and friends to enjoy! This Session - Around the World Travels: Grab your creativity passports and experience the sights, sounds and stories that make our world a special place to create!
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1.Zoning Ordinance Amendment 17-0388 and Local Coastal Program Amendment 17-0289 to amend the City of Laguna Beach Municipal Code Chapter 25.45, relating to historic preservation Workshop related to the proposed historic preservation ordinance.
(1) Review and consider the suggested modifications to Chapter 25.45 relating to historic preservation.
(2) Direct staff to provide further information or make modifications to the Ordinance;
(3) Direct the City Manager to include a fiscal impact analysis during the mid-year budget process regarding the potential hiring of a historic preservation planner; and
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Happy 2-1-1 Day!
February 11 is officially "2-1-1" Day here in California to recognize and raise awareness of this valuable community resource, available to residents here in Los Angeles County, including Santa Clarita and surrounding areas.
So what is 2-1-1? If you were not aware of it already, 211 is a free information and referral service available by phone throughout Los Angeles County or online at www.211la.org. Advisors are available 24/7 to assist callers with finding community services to meet various needs, such as health issues, mental health issues, education, employment, legal and financial assistance, just to name a few. Services are provided in both English and Spanish, and translators are available for over 140 languages.
Another great service now being provided through 2-1-1 is care coordination and developmental screening for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Parents of children between ages 0 and 5 can complete a series of questions by phone with a trained advisor to see whether their child's development is on track or whether certain issues need further attention. Depending on the results of the screening measures, advisors will help connect parents with appropriate community services to provide additional testing and intervention services.
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Editors note: Birdman here, I'd like to welcome Wil from Lost with Music who has written a review from the screening of Funimation's latest offering. Big thanks to Wil for covering this for This week in Geek and thanks to Funimation for putting this together in Bioware's hometown of Edmonton,Alberta. …Read More »
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I can't believe Paula Abdul is still alive. Don't worry, when you get to be my age they'll just hook you up to whatever the hell's keeping Paula Abdul alive. Remember when Lady Gaga's home race came and made first contact? Man, those were the days. And in other news, …Read More »
Double D's Daily Dose: Update and Movie Top 25: #19 – The Godfather Part II
So, I had a really lazy weekend. I spent most of it playing Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time. Yeah, I know. That game came out like three years ago. I'm pretty behind when it comes to video games. Most of my collection can be found in the …Read More »
Double D's Daily Dose: Movie Top 25: #20 – 2001: A Space Odyssey
It's going to be hard to say anything about this movie that hasn't already been said. 2001 is a movie that has been examined and explored by everybody from casual viewers to established institutions of science and film and people still argue about what it means. It's no secret that …Read More »
Double D's Daily Dose: Brief Reviews – Dark Shadows
Well, I said in my post yesterday that you'd get a review for Dark Shadows and here it is. This is Tim Burton's latest film and the first of two he's got coming out this year, the next one being the feature-length remake of his 1984 stop-motion Disney short Frankenweenie, …Read More »
Double D's Daily Dose: Why I Haven't Updated My Blog in Two Days
Yeah, I know what you're thinking … nothing, because likely no one is reading this, but I know what that made up guy that I made up to pretend someone reads my blog is thinking; "Oh my gosh, Double D, it's been two days with no updates! You forgot this …Read More »
Double D's Daily Dose: A Lame Acrostic Poem for Mother's Day
Well, it's mother's day, a time to remind the one who pushed us out into this world that we love her. By the way, I love you Mom! Thanks for giving birth to me and then raising me. I know it wasn't easy. Anyways, to celebrate the love of Mom's …Read More »
Double D's Daily Dose: Updates
First off, here's an update on my life and my upcoming mission trip. Yeah, I know you probably don't care and no one likes to hear about someone else's pet cause, but I don't care. This is my blog, so it's also my soap-box. If you don't like it, well …Read More »
Double D's Daily Dose: Movie Top 25: #21 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Now for the next entry in my top 25, #21: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Here we go again with another Lord of the Rings movie and then in a few more posts we'll get yet another one. I'm going to be talking about Lord …Read More »
Double D's Daily Dose: The Cranberries at the Sound Academy in Toronto, Canada 05/09/2012
Well, the reason I didn't update my blog yesterday was because I was in Toronto for a concert, so I figured I'd right a blog about it. It was a Cranberries concert. I actually talked a little about The Cranberries on GCRN's music spotlight where I counted down my top …Read More »


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What is that crazy Winter King up to?
The hardest part of Changeling for me is playing winter without making it all emo.
Of course, that is not entirely a bad thing.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, THE PLOT!!!
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The plot thickens.
Not like freshly clotted derby-shire cream but more like unto the copious amounts of spilt blood upon the abattoir floor. [insertsinnisterchucklehere]
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The Telangana Assembly has been dissolved, Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan announced on Thursday.
The Governor made the announcement after Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao submitted a cabinet resolution recommending the dissolution of the House.
As known, KCR has hinted at dissolution of assembly at Pragati Nivedana Sabha held on Sunday in Hyderabad. On Wednesday, he held high level meeting with cabinet and decided on the same.
The Governor said he had accepted Rao's resignation and told him to continue as the caretaker Chief Minister.


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My website was just recognized as one of the Top Cancer Blogs of 2016 by the I Had Cancer Community.
"Steve has a way of taking ordinary experiences and turning them over to reveal a side we had never seen before. Time and time again he has united the IHadCancer community with his work as he writes about the subtle ways cancer affects us years after we're given our NED card.
Best for: finding the strength to push through the physical and emotional challenges of a post-cancer new normal."
Nailed it! That's exactly what my website and all of my writing is about.
This is a huge honor to be chosen as a top cancer blog out of hundreds of submissions. Honestly, I had nearly forgotten about this and just assumed I hadn't won. I'm speechless. A whole lot of time and effort, or more accurately, bottles of wine, boxes of tissue, and lately, scotch and bourbon, goes into my website and all of my writing. ;-)
I started writing a few years ago in 2013 after a friend of mine had died of testicular cancer, I'd had a terrible recurrence scare and thought for sure that my cancer had returned (and that I was going to die), at which point the emotional floodgates just opened on me. I was nearly two years out from my cancer diagnosis and still all clear, but completely lost. I was suffering from full blown "afraid to leave the corner" PTSD, and didn't know what I was supposed to do with myself. I called my oncologist's office to get connected with a therapist, but the best the two people they referred to could do for a first appointment was 6-8 weeks. My mind was on fire. I needed help now, not six weeks from now. I just started writing, and keeping a journal of my daily thoughts trying to sort everything out, among other things. Writing stuck as a coping mechanism, proved to be an invaluable tool in my mental and spiritual healing and recovery from cancer, and that's how all of this started.
My writing was private and just for me at first, but a number of friends encouraged me to go fully public with my writing and to put myself out there, knowing it could really help others. The closest thing I had to a website at the time was my old CaringBridge blog (which is still up and public), and posting Notes on Facebook, where I published one of my first essays on young adult cancer survivorship, didn't seem like the proper place for it either. I'm eternally grateful to Kim Jones at the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation, who graciously granted me the helm of the TCAF blog in 2014, and completely free reign to write whatever I wanted. This was the more formal start to my cancer writing, and I finally launched my own website on October 27th, 2015. Today, my blogs appear at TCAF, the IHadCancer.com website, and select blogs also appear at CURE magazine, and the Cancer Knowledge Network. My website is a one-stop shop for everything that I've ever written, including some exclusive content that has never been published outside of my website, such as my essays about PTSD After Cancer, with some additional sections for Daily Inspiration, life updates, and a bit of photography.
It's impossible fully track traffic when cross-publishing, but annual readership of my blogs across platforms is somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-100k unique readers, and 100-500k+ total page hits annually. From bottles of wine and entire boxes of tissue paper all over the floor night after night at 2am because I was such a wreck a few years ago, to an award-winning website. Well worth the effort, and not a bad way to start 2017. :-) Didn't I just say that 2017 was going to be a great year? Our attitudes and beliefs are self-fulfilling prophecies. As much as I've already written, there's still so much more to write and do, and I'm looking forward to it.
THANK YOU, to all who read and comment on my blogs, and follow me on social media. This is all for you. One of the biggest things I've learned from blogging at IHadCancer in particular, from reading through hundreds or even thousands of comments in response to my blogs, is that our humanity binds us. Despite such different backgrounds, different ages, gender, and cancer types, fighting and recovering from cancer is very much a shared journey. We think and feel so many of the same things, have so many of the same struggles inside, and we're never alone in this. It's a great honor to be a recognized voice not just for young adult cancer survivors on which I focus, but for all cancer fighters and survivors, and to have been named a Top Cancer Blog of 2016 by IHadCancer.com. Thank you!!!
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Facebook has announced the launch of a camera with art and special effects in a bid to make conversations better. The feature, available on the Facebook Messenger app is due to roll out globally over the coming days.
The introduction of the Messenger camera aims to make communication even simpler. With messaging becoming more visual, over 2.5 billion emojis, photos, stickers and videos are sent every day on Messenger. In some ways the camera is now replacing the keyboard and more people use Messenger in their everyday lives.
The camera is a tap away, it works whether you're already in a conversation or have just opened up the app. You will see the shutter button center in the screen (it's been dressed up for the Holidays!) a tap takes photo, a long press records a video. Facebook is also introducing a place to find new art and special effects, 3D masks and special effects, which make it super easy to apply an artistic filter to your full screen photo and to turn your world into a work of art.
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In the 19th century, Christian Gobrecht's popular "Liberty Seated" design was the most prominent image on a coin. It also had the greatest longevity of the United States coinage of the time.
The Seated Liberty design was first seen in 1836 on a limited number of silver dollars. It entered widespread use in 1837, when the half-dime and dime were first struck with obverses bearing the Seated Liberty design.
The Liberty Seated design was used on several coins — including the quarter and the dollar coin.
Gobrecht, The Engraver Of Seated Liberty Coins
Christian Gobrecht was a German-American born in Hanover, Pennsylvania in 1785.
His early life saw him develop as an artist and engraver. He was also an apprentice for a clockmaker, during which time he honed his skills as a respected engraver.
After moving to Philadelphia in 1811, he eventually became well known for his engraving work.
By the 1820s, Gobrecht had begun engraving dies and had an interest in working as an engraver for the U.S. Mint. Though he was not offered the position of head engraver for years, he did do some important work for the U.S. Mint producing some punches.
In the late summer of 1835, Gobrecht was officially hired as a second engraver after primary engraver at the time, William Kneass, suffered a debilitating stroke.
Seated Liberty Silver Dollars
Work soon began on a new design for the silver dollar — which became the first coin to bear the Seated Liberty design that famously adorned most of U.S. coin denominations during the bulk of 1800s.
- Silver dollars produced from 1836 through 1839 are popularly referred to as Gobrecht dollars.
- Silver dollars produced from 1840 to 1873 are called Liberty Seated dollars, even though they still bear the Seated Liberty design.
Seated Liberty Design On All Coins
By 1840, the Liberty Seated design had been placed on the obverse of all coins — ranging from the half dime through the silver dollar.
The Liberty Seated design also appeared on the briefly struck 20-cent piece (1875-1878).
Gobrecht passed away in 1844, but his renowned Seated Liberty design would go on to grace our nation's coins until 1891.
Seated Liberty Coin Changes
Liberty Seated coins have a very strong following of dedicated collectors.
Of interest to coin collectors are the several minor varieties that were made to various aspects of the Seated Liberty coins over the several decades that the design remained in use.
Liberty Seated coin varieties include:
- The addition or removal of arrows around the date on the obverse
- The addition and removal of stars and rays
- The addition of a ribbon bearing the motto "In God We Trust" over the eagle on the reverse of quarters, half-dollars, and dollars
Seated Liberty Type Values
Values of for Liberty Seated coins vary. "Type" values for each of the Seated Liberty denominations can be found below.
These are the lowest average prices you can expect to pay for certain Liberty Seated coins in a grade of Good-4 (which is generally considered the lowest-acceptable grade for collecting these coins). Prices run higher for many of the varieties and scarcer dates:
- Liberty Seated Half-Dime (1837-1873): $15+
- Liberty Seated Dime (1837-1891): $15+
- Liberty Seated 20-Cent Piece (1875-1878): $90+
- Liberty Seated Quarter (1838-1891): $20+
- Liberty Seated Half-Dollar (1839-1891): $40+
- Gobrecht Dollar (1836-1839): $12,000+
- Liberty Seated Dollar (1840-1873): $250+
All values above are from the Guide Book of United States Coins by R.S. Yeoman and Kenneth Bressett.
For more about Seated Liberty coins, check out the Liberty Seated Collectors Club.
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