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Best Worst of 2010 Articles
Best and Worst of 2010 in Entertainment News and Gossip.
Best of 2010: Iker kisses Sara
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Remember the video? I watched this video over and over again. Captain Spain, overcome with emotion after winning the World Cup, interviewed by his presenter girlfriend, can't help himself and kisses her on live TV. And then I was obsessed. There followed a holiday to the USA and a lot of Spanish affection along the way. Full Story
WTF of 2010
Written by Duana So there I am in the nail salon, in the middle of a rather intense conversation with Lainey, when I had to stop, even though I was being a terrible friend and all, to point out that a certain gossip rag indicated that Melissa McCarthy and Jenny McCarthy are first cousins. Full Story
Best of 2010:I went to film school, hosting Oscars
Before we get into this, let's just revisit one of the best, best, BEST moments of the year and perhaps the Best Quote of 2010. It's James Franco I Went To Film School during the Hollywood Reporter Best Actor Roundtable. Remember he also declared that he doesn't "fight for roles" anymore? Start at the 20:25 mark and enjoy it again. Full Story
Best & Worst of 2010
Written by Sarah (Lainey intro: I asked Sarah for her thoughts on the best and worst in our ongoing Year in Review feature. Obviously I vehemently disagree with Jake Gyllenhaal, even though Prince of Persia totally sucked. As you know, I don't mind Swifty and Jakey as much as the rest of you. Full Story
Worst of 2010–The Marriage of Blunt & Krasinski
Written by Duana (Lainey: aaaaannnnd…. Duana with a controversial position.) It's like, I don't want you not to be happy, or anything but … you've changed. You just aren't the same any more. And – I'm not saying it's him, or anything, but maybe you need to investigate like, what your priorities are? Because the thing is, I love you, and I miss you. Full Story
Best of 2010: Virtue & Moir Vancouver 2010
Not sure where you are but here, in Canada, the Olympics were a big deal in 2010, an even bigger deal in Vancouver, where I live. Every Games produces darlings. There were several Canadian darlings. Among them Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir who took gold in Ice Dance. And they did it with a f-cking statement. Full Story
Worst of 2010: Chris Brown cries
It happened in June. Six months ago and it still makes me sick. Chris Brown performed an MJ Tribute at the BET Awards. Instead of properly honouring the legend, he decided to make the occasion all about Chris Brown, breaking down into tears during Man in the Mirror, too "overcome" with fake emotion/false remorse/self love to sing the words, sobbing instead into his microphone as fangirls lost their sh-t over his "realness" and other people choked on the fontrum. Full Story
Worst of 2010: John Mayer in Playboy
This was the interview where he called Jessica Simpson sexual napalm. Totally offside and really, really disrespectful and I know this is wrong but every time I hear that expression now, SEXUAL NAPALM, I see Porny and her high waisted pants and, well, I chuckle. But it was – if anything –the only funny part of an interview that was terrifyingly stupid and offensive. Full Story
Best of 2010: JT for Haiti
You know how I feel about Justin Timberlake, actor. I have very few complaints about Justin Timberlake, musician. And his Hallelujah with Matt Morris during Hope for Haiti Now was, really, in the worst of times, an unforgettably powerful performance. For days afterward I saved this on our PVR and watched it back over and over. Full Story
Worst of 2010: Junior Cyrus & a bottle of Jack
I'm sorry to have to do this to you at the end of the day. But in counting down the Best & Worst of the year, how could I not include this? It's Noah Cyrus. Remember she lipsynched? To Ke$ha??? This child wants you to know her. Badly. She will keep wanting it until she's like the rest. Full Story
Best of 2010: Brendan Fraser claps at the Globes
Brendan Fraser provided two great moments worth coming back to this year. Have you forgotten him at the Globes? Dude, they made music videos out of what he did at the Globes. Here. Let me remind you. Maybe it's just me. But if I'm, like, making a salad or something, and this visual suddenly pops into my mind, I'm straight up laughing. Full Story


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I was supposed to upload this tutorial yesterday but I totally forgot that I had it and drew it. I was asked to submit more tutorials on fruit so that is what I did. What better way to draw a piece of sweet fruit than the chibi way? I will show you how easy it is to learn "how to draw a chibi strawberry step by step". The cute looking strawberry came out ridiculously adorable and it is so easy to draw. The hardest part about the whole lesson is drawing the seeds on the chibi fruit. All in all drawing chibi food is a fun and easy way to learn how to draw your own food with an added twist of cuteness. Next time I think I will draw a chibi kiwi, or maybe a chibi banana. If you have any suggestions on what kind of chibi fruit or food you would like to see, just let me know and I will fulfill your needs and wants. I have to go because I need to submit some lessons I did yesterday and they are all requests. Who knows, maybe you will see your requested tutorial today. Have fun with this lesson guys on "how to draw a chibi strawberry" step by step. Peace out and happy drawing!
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David Gauke Conference Speech
"In 2010, our economy faced a crisis.
We were borrowing more than at any time in our peace time history.
Unemployment had risen by nearly 850,000 in the previous two years, we had just under 4 million workless households.
Ruth Davidson: 'Unite and fight'
Andrew RT Davies: Conference Speech
James Brokenshire: Building a stronger and more prosperous future for Northern Ireland
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The east end of Glasgow shook to its roots, this most emotive of arenas shuddering in the ear-splitting din though, by the end, the roar hollered into the night sky was one of outrage rather than delirium. Celtic are adrift in this tie, probably hopelessly, with all the optimism punctured by Juventus and a daunting trip to Turin to come. Their enthusiasm will not be dimmed by a hefty deficit but brutal logic suggests their European run is all but over.
Neil Lennon's team deserved so much more from this first leg than a comprehensive defeat and the grim prospect of being picked off again by canny opponents in the return. They snarled in defeat, their complaints centring on the grappling and blocking that flared at every one of Celtic's 10 corners. But while the Spanish referee booked Stephan Lichtsteiner and Simone Padoin, he still gave the impression of being bemused by the discontent that rained down from the stands, as if the locals had been naive to expect anything more severe.
Andrea Barzagli and Leonardo Bonucci were never punished to leave Lennon a picture of fury on the sidelines. Juve may be restoring their own reputation at this level but they clearly boast all the streetwise qualities, and tactics, of previous years.
The sense of injustice aside, this all felt cruel on Celtic whose crisp intent had promised to reap a reward but brought nothing. They relished the occasion and, at times, unsettled a team who have conceded only 16 times in 24 Serie A contests. But each missed opportunity – from Gary Hooper's overhead, Victor Wanyama's regular battered efforts, Efe Ambrose's free but tame header –had wounded the hosts. The misses, even if squeezed from half-chances, ended up feeling like profligacy given the shortcomings of their defending.
So this excellent Champions League campaign feels spent, the disappointment almost choking. If the worst is confirmed in Turin in three weeks' time, Celtic should look back on their European campaign with some satisfaction. Certainly, on a more detached level, it has served a financial purpose. Their progress into the group stage, and now beyond, has virtually wiped out their bank debt with a pre-tax profit of around £15m recorded for the second half of last year. Their turnover rose by 71% to just over £50m in that period and, while such reliance on involvement can appear unhealthy, the hope is it serves to kick-start prosperity. Lennon had acknowledged in the buildup that qualification had been "pivotal for getting the ball rolling financially". And yet this has been about so much more than the numbers.
Celtic have carried Scotland's reputation on this stage, flag-bearers while the national side wheeze at the foot of their World Cup qualification section and the domestic game splutters in mediocrity. With Rangers condemned to the fourth tier, there is little to whet the appetite locally: no Old Firm collisions to drive the adrenaline and spur on the campaign, and no title challenger within reach.
Lennon's team are 18 points clear in the Scottish Premier League and have achieved that at a stroll. It has been the frenzy of European nights that has sustained them, all the tension and release of the qualifying rounds and those blistering occasions against Barcelona and Spartak Moscow in the group propelling them on. There was an eagerness to both team and following here, a craving to tear into Juve. The referee's first whistle had felt like a release.
How the manager, on his first game in charge at this stage of the Champions League, must have yearned for early reward in the boom of this arena. Instead there was an immediate concession to darken the mood. Perhaps Ambrose just misjudged the bounce of Federico Peluso's pass, but his entire performance suggested a man emotionally drained after success with Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations. The racket went up again as Alessandro Matri scored to drown out the celebrations from the massed ranks of Juve fans in one corner of the stadium, though it was shouted as a reminder to the home players that they were not alone.
Their favourites still poured forward on Gianluigi Buffon's goal but the veteran goalkeeper would not yield. In truth, even in the face of the noise from the stands, Juve were never likely to wilt. They had arrived without an away defeat in Europe in three years and guarded against Celtic's considerable threat on their own patch. They have the class to progress much further in this competition. Andrea Pirlo may have been subdued but Claudio Marchisio was irrepressible. Juventus' menace on the break was omnipresent and unnerving, and will be replicated in the return. They are restored as contenders. For Celtic, only defiance remains.


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Gershon Iskowitz studied art in Poland and Germany before World War II, including private study under Oskar Kokoschka. A survivor of the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, he settled in Toronto after the war, becoming part of a wave of European immigrant artists that added to the sophistication of contemporary art appreciation in Canada. At the same time, Iskowitz developed a love for his new country's landscape painting tradition, particularly the work of Tom Thomson. However, his approach to landscape was unique. In 1967 Iskowitz travelled by helicopter over Churchill, Manitoba. He was captivated by the visually dynamic patterned exchange between the low-lying clouds and the submerged variegated landscape. He developed a cloud-and-earth motif that he used in compositions that became increasingly abstract throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
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Turkish food is highly influenced by the rich history of Turkey, both from the duration of the Ottoman Empire and the country's position between the Eastern and Western worlds.
Similar to Greek food in many ways, Turkish food is at times a more spice-heavy spin on the "Mediterranean" dishes which we have come to associate with that area of the world. Things like Doner Kebab, Dolmas and Cacik are all incredibly familiar worldwide, though they are sometimes called by their Greek-language names Gyro, Dolmades and Tzatziki.
We love this hearty fusion cuisine, and its cross-cultural references demonstrate so much of the world's history that you are sure to learn from simply sitting down to a Turkish meal.
While Turkey is a world away for some of our readers, we encourage you to experiment with their traditional flavors and recipes. These hearty, healthy dishes are sure to please.
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The Minkian
The Minkian are beings who are created of the basically the pure-hearted. As we know there is no one in this world that is completely innocent and pure, we all make mistakes. But if ones wrong doings were few in numbers or done for a reason of protection of another their wrong doings could be forgiven.
The Minkians are far from violent, In fact the Minkian race is completely incapable of intently causing direct harm to another being. Though if through a defencive spell a minkian's enemy might possibly be thrown back or if he is a demonic entity he may be harmed by a bright light. Its blood is very powerful and valuable to those entities who live by in-taking another blood, like vampires. Even just a sip of the Minkian blood would strengthen their power or strength exponentially.
Identifying Minkians[edit]
The body thought to be Minkan were generally described as having a healthier appearance than even that of a human, plump and showing little or no signs of physical trauma. Though they have light skin and always having hair light as well appearing a very light shade of blond to as white as the snow, yet a Minkian's eyes are always as a miraculous Shade of Violet. The majority of Minkian's are also Found to have white wings though they are only visible with their full Minkian form.
The creation of a Minkian Being[edit]
There are two ways for one to become a Minkian besides that of birth. The first causes of Minkan creation is for taking the body of an individual that had been wrongly killed or killed in order to protect another living life. If the body is still in mendable condition Pure life and holy energy is placed into the body by it's Minkian creator.
The second cause for Minkian creation, one is found and searched out by others Minkian's Cultural practices often arose that were intended to prevent pure soul to be completely consumed by hatred or to create a 'worrier' though they are not a violent race. In fact the Minkian race is incapable of causing intentional harm to another being.
- use of white magic, and abilities to heal
- uses Alchemy to create healing potions
- Light of Battle: The power of light infuses one of the Truthsayer's allies, encasing them in a protective barrier of pure light. This spell may be cast upon a friendly model.
- Gift of Life: Life is at the essence of the Truthsayer's magic. Harnessing all of his power the Truthsayer restores a fallen comrade miraculously back to life! This spell may be cast upon a model slain. The model is immediately restored back to life with week health.
- Blessing of Valor: The Truthsayer evokes a powerful blessing, which instills an ally with the courage and strength of the immortal hunter gods. This spell may be cast upon a single model. The model is infused with strength and courage.
- Boon of Courage: A reassuring energy surrounds the Truthsayer. An ally with its power instill resolve and unshakable determination.
- Celestial Shield: A spell which creates a barrier from ranged attacks.
- Pha's Illumination: A spell which makes the target a strong fighter whilst rendering enemy magic weapons useless against him.
- Healing Energy: A spell which heals the target's wounds.
- Dazzling Brightness: A spell that makes the target dazzlingly bright so the enemies are greatly hindered when fighting him.
- Guardian Light: A spell which makes the target temporarily fearless.
- Pain consumption:An ability that would cause one to take the pain from another body, but the pain has to go some were, so as a result the pain would enter the minkian's Body causing himself pain.
Very few and only some of the stronger Minkians have been able to master the art of possession if one attempts and is not prepared mentally or physically he can become greatly injured and end up bed ridden for days.
Minkian possession that is, a human who has become inhabited or "taken over" by a Minkan and who cannot, consequently, exercise his own will - This is not a long term ace, done to harm another or get something for oneself as a in a Demon possession. But either for the Possessed persons health or safety, Usually a possession done by a Minkian is temporary and he will no longer hold control over the human once the intended task or problem is taken care of.


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Senior workers delay retirement
For older workers forced to stay in the rat race longer, finding employment is no easy task.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Retirement dreams are quickly fading for thousands of older workers, as the severe market losses that ravaged once-healthy retirement accounts over the last year force many seniors to work longer.
There were 430,000 people age 65 and over actively looking for work in June, a whopping 46% increase from a year ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Many who once expected to retire at 62 now expect to work until at least 65, said Sara Rix, a policy analyst with AARP's Public Policy Institute. A need for money was the most common culprit cited by workers surveyed by the AARP.
"A lot of people who thought their funds would carry them into their golden years are being forced to work," said Ford Myers, president of Career Potential, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based career consulting firm, and author of the book, "Get the Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring."
"If they already have a job, then it's a little bit easier," he added, but for those trying to find a job or get back into the work force after retiring, "it's a lot more challenging."
For seniors age 65 and older who are out of work and in need of a job, these are the worst times on record. The unemployment rate for people actively looking for work within that age group jumped to an all-time high of 6.8% in June, up from 6.1% in May.
While the unemployment rate for older workers is below the national average, that number likely does not count many displaced and discouraged workers who are far more likely than younger ones to drop out of the labor force when they lose their jobs, according to Rix.
And at a time when nearly a tenth of the general population is out of a job, issues like age discrimination, out-of-date skill sets and résumé gaps can make it even tougher for seniors to get hired. Once unemployed, older workers tend to stay out of work longer than their younger counterparts, according to BLS.
In order for Ruby MacDonald, 65, to find a job, she had to reinvent herself -- as a freshman.
MacDonald has been a nurse for 32 years but retirement is still a distant goal. "I thought about retiring but with the market the way it was I couldn't afford that," she said. Instead, MacDonald got a bachelor's degree and then a master's to boost her viability in the job market.
"If I was going to stay in nursing and not be forced to retire, then I needed to get my master's," she said. "With the competitive market for nurses I knew I needed some credibility and more background as far as education went."
MacDonald finished her master of science in nursing online from Excelsior College in December and was hired shortly after as the chief nursing officer at Laredo Medical Center in Texas.
"It is tough out there in this job market and I was scared of looking for work at my age," she said, but "I was so excited when I was offered this position."
According to Bill Stewart, assistant vice president for institutional advancement at Excelsior, there has been an increase in the number of people over 60 going back for a degree in order to stay competitive in the job market.
In addition to bulking up on schooling, Cynthia Shapiro, career coach and author of "What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here?", advises other seniors struggling to find a job to emphasize the upside that more years of experience can bring, such as extensive contacts, a better work ethic and a higher level of responsibility.
"Sell the idea that you'd be a terrific mentor," echoed Dan King, principal of Career Planning and Management in Boston. And don't underestimate the importance of being tech savvy, he added. That's one area where employers may assume younger competitors have an advantage in the market place, the career experts said.
But older workers may have to scale back their expectations, Shapiro warned. "If you've been in the industry for 30 or more years, then you should be earning at the top level, but not in this economy."


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Whitney Cummings Gossip
Whitney Cummings gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Who has the Responsibility?
So this came out of Whitney Cummings' Twitter while she was livetweeting during the Oscars the other night. "If Christian Bale murdered me I would have an orgasm right before I died." So, let's go with a couple of assumptions here. That the "murder" inference was 80% American Psycho and 20% general joking about his rage rep. Full Story


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I have good days and bad days. I don't suffer from multiple sclerosis; I live with MS. I'm a healthy person with MS. And, the ever popular, I have MS, MS doesn't have me!
OK, these are lines we use to comfort others and to get ourselves through. I have no problem with them; I use them myself. They're slogans, if you will, that we use to get through/past that part of a conversation. Slogans may be trite and glib but they've helped elect officials, sell products and recruit militaries for centuries.
So, what about the days that are "bad days," the days we do suffer the effects of our disease…the days multiple sclerosis does have us?
No sense hiding it I'm in the midst of a "thing" right now (for those new to the Life with MS blog, I tend to use "thing" as others use "exacerbation," "flair," "relapse," "attack" and the like. Midday naps are required, sleep is that anesthetic kind of sleep, my legs (both this time) are slow to respond to the call of duty and the circus of symptoms ranging from "popcorn legs" to "bumble bees" (again in new places) isn't worth listing.
As I'm making my way through this thing, I'm wondering how all of you handle the days that are less than the best.
Of course, I don't write this looking for sympathy or anything like that. I simply know that we all learn so much from everyone else in this community. I'm giving you a chance to both share your coping mechanisms and to learn from others who go with us on this MS journey.
So, I'm having a thing today (and the past week, really). What do you do when MS (if not stops you, at least) keeps you from your appointed rounds?
Wishing you and your family the best of health.


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Can Google, the technology giant best known for search and free email, tackle aging?
The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is planning to launch Calico, a new firm that will attempt to solve some of health care's most vexing problems. One of the independent venture's major initiatives will be significantly expanding human lifespan. Arthur Levinson, the former chief of biotech pioneer Genentech, is an investor in Calico and will serve as its CEO.
The Sept. 30 issue of TIME profiles Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page as well as his decision to launch Calico.
Based in the Bay Area, not far from Google's headquarters, Calico will be making longer-term bets than most health care firms. "In some industries, it takes ten or 20 years to go from an idea to something being real. Healthcare is certainly one of those ares," said Page. "Maybe we should shoot for the things…
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Dinyar Wadia is an award-winning New Classicist architectural designer of fine homes, luxe interiors, and elegant landscapes, but chances are he won't mind being identified as an old-fashioned romantic. A native of Mumbai (Bombay), India, Dinyar is less interested in expounding his philosophy of design than in describing the loving partnership he shares with his wife, Gool, and the good fortune that brought them to New Canaan, Connecticut. And to the house they named "Gitanjali" (translation: "Song Offering") after the 1913 Nobel Prize–winning poem by the Indian philosopher Rabindranath Tagore.
Dinyar learned his craft in India, but as a young man he decided to travel; in the early 1970s he arrived in the United States where he worked with several leading architects, expanding his architectural tastes while absorbing traditional styles—from Anglo-Indian Colonial to Early American Colonial with stops in between at French Beaux Arts and Mid-Century Modern. With his broad base of experience, he can respond to a client's dreams as well as the demands of the site, doing what's best for both. "The ego," he says, "has no place in successful design."
Photography: Jonathan Wellen and Farzan Saleem
Design: Wadia Associates, 134 Main Street, New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 (203/966-0048; wadiaassociates.com).
Gitanjali began life as the guesthouse for a significant country estate. The main house was demolished long ago, but Dinyar updated and elaborated this smaller structure, respecting its half-timbered style that was unmistakably inspired by the 19th-century Surrey school of English architecture. Around the house he created an informal woodland garden—establishing a setting entirely appropriate to the style of the house and its surrounding natural landscape.
Explaining what drew him and his wife to the property, Dinyar the romantic offers, "It had been vacant for some time before we purchased it, and two previous sales had fallen through before then, so we felt it had our name on it. We are truly blessed to live in a place of such peaceful tranquility."
A rustic dovecote is a stop along the path through Gitanjali's woodland.
Admiring the way English gardens are arranged in hedge-enclosed rooms, Dinyar modified the concept and created several destinations in his garden: the teahouse with its flow-through access and open fireplace; a gazebo located in a shady area to make a comfortable viewing spot; a conservatory for Gool's orchids, tropicals, and plants raised for seasonal displays; and a serpentine path beneath the trees.
The teahouse sits at the end of the formal path.
The walls of the teahouse melt away when the doors are open wide; the little structure has a wood-burning fireplace that makes it usable even on cold autumn days.
"The best part is the brook garden," Dinyar enthuses. Here, he turned an unsightly but necessary feature—a drainage ditch—into an elegant attribute by capturing the water and directing it into a landscaped culvert edged with river rock and boulders and bordered with moisture-loving plants. "I was told I should line the ditch with stones and then cover it over with grass to make a big lawn," he explains. "But just by luck I stumbled across a picture of a stream garden, and that was my inspiration."
The sturdy yellow-flowered black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta, dances with the exotic variegated foliage of the canna lily, Canna indica.
The loggia is an all-weather gathering spot that, with shutters thrown open, gives a wide-angle view of the garden and of Arjun, a rough-coated collie.
The interior is warm and casual; paisley-patterned textiles and wicker furnishings blend easily with exposed brick walls and oak-beamed windows.
Designer at Home
Many designers pride themselves on keeping their "eyes wide open," but few have developed Wadia's 360-degree panorama. His design ethos combines his early experience of home—particularly his mother's family home set in lush gardens outside Mumbai (Bombay)—with the profoundly American idea of home he came to respect as he established his career in the United States, starting his own firm some 30 years ago in the rural environs of New Canaan, Connecticut. As described in the book dedicated to his work (part of the New Classicist series issued by Images Publishing), Dinyar eschews the idea of "signature style," and devotes equal attention to the landscape of home, designing each project so that it is appropriate to its setting. "Our goal," he states, "is to create traditional architecture that is contemporary in the modern world, creating a sense of casual elegance."


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There are all kinds of things to think about when you're dressing up for Halloween. Are you going to be outside? Do you need to stay warm? Will your kids complain that they look lame in their costume with that big winter coat? Don't feel like going in an elaborate costume while your kid can't get enough? We have a solution for you… costume hoodies. They really give you the best of both worlds. You can wear a costume AND be comfortable all at the same time. Another fantastic plus to costume hoodies is that you can wear them all year long because they look fantastic, they're fun, and you stay warm in that chilly October weather. If you're planning a group look or just want some ideas where you can wear your hoodie, we have a just few ideas for all kinds of situations this Halloween and beyond!
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Yep, kids love Halloween. They can't get enough of trick or treating, dressing up, and pretending they are their favorite character. But you? You just want to be comfortable, so there's a happy medium when you wear one of our costume hoodies. Your theme won't be broken when you use any of these ideas. They might be simple, but you'll both look great wherever you go.
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Mike and Sulley will be back and action again this year for Halloween with this costume and hoodie duo. If your child has his heart set on being Mike Wazowski and wants you to dress up, too, you can avoid wearing the overly furry costume by choosing to sport this Sulley costume hoodie instead. Boo!
Monkeyin' Around
There are so many costumes that look great alongside an adorable little monkey. If the Man in the Yellow Hat costume isn't your style, you can go with a simple banana hoodie instead. If your goal this year is to be a bit discreet, this hoodie is for you! Without the hood up it looks like a traditional yellow hoodie, but as soon as your child turns around you can flip the banana hood up to prove you're still playing along!
Just Joking
Why so serious? If your child is ready to hit the streets as the Joker this Halloween, you can follow in tow as the classic Harley Quinn. Sure, you might seem like you are out looking for trouble, but a Joker costume paired with a Harley Quinn hoodie can make for a crazy Halloween outing!
Where To Wear Your Hoodie
Once you have your costume hoodie and Halloween is long gone, then what do you do? You wear it whenever you want! Some places make more thematic sense than others, some provide an incredible sense of irony, and others just help you show off your inner geek. Even with tons of ideas at the ready, we still think the best time to wear a costume hoodie is… all the time!
Pizza Time
Chances are you aren't hanging out in any sewers, but that doesn't mean you can't hang out at your favorite pizza place while wearing your Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hoodie. Grab three of your friends, four hoodies, and head to your local pizza parlor to devour a pizza (or two) slice by slice.
Cart Kids
If you're headed to the go kart track for an afternoon of friendly competition, don't forget your Nintendo hoodie. You can turn an ordinary go kart race into a real-life Mario Kart race sans the flying koopa shells, bombs, and speed boosting mushrooms. Sorry, these hoodies can't perform miracles, but they are sure to make you a serious competitor at the track.
Blowing Up
Planning to build something? Grab your Creeper hoodie and pretend like you are playing Minecraft in real life. You may not look quite like an 8-bit computer game, but this hoodie zips completely over your face and gives you the pixelated appearance that is sure to make any Minecraft aficionado giggle at the irony.
Look Sir, Troopers
Let's face it, Stormtroopers aren't known for their aim. Playing laser tag or heading to the shooting range dressed in your Stormtrooper hoodie is a surefire way to turn a few heads and get some laughs. Hopefully your skills are a little better than the ones we have become accustomed to seeing in all the Star Wars films.


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Cash machine, full counter service, induction loop and wheelchair access.
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Between Sarah's return and Laurel's problems, the Lance family drama seems like it's at an all-time high. So it's no surprise at all to note that the photos for this week's "Heir to the Demon" put Quentin Lance's family front and center. The image above shows Paul Blackthorne, Katie Cassidy and guest star Alex Kingston seated at the table, hovering around a tray of something that looks cheesy-yummy-good. And goodness me, is that a smile on Laurel's face?
We know from the excellent preview for the episode that "Heir to the Demon" will feature an appearance by Spartacus beauty Katrina Law, who will play Nyssa al Ghul of the League of Assassins. Here she is, looking ready to fire...
But the photos also indicate that Quentin will be facing both of his daughters' issues. For Sarah, it's Nyssa's wrath...
And for Laurel, it's her substance abuse issues, which she's been reluctant to deal with (beyond indulging in them). But it seems like maybe she's turned a corner, as she looks like she's crying here in this photo of her with Moira Queen and her father:
You'll find even more photos from the episode, including some great ones of Canary getting rough with some guy in the gallery below. Also, here's the previously released preview for the episode, which teases the possibility that Nyssa and Sarah's relationship might be more than just the friends/co-assassin kind.
Arrow airs Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. on CW.


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Contiki is an open source operating system for wireless sensor networks and the Internet of things. Contiki provides low-power networking for resource constrained systems along with a development and simulation environment that makes research, development, and deployment easy. Contiki contains the low-power wireless Rime communication stack [3], the uIP TCP/IPv4 stack [1], and the IPv6 Ready certified uIPv6 TCP/IPv6 stack [4], complete with 802.15.4 6lowpan header compression and fragmentation.
The Instant Contiki development environment is a single-file download with all Contiki development and simulation tools [6].
Contiki 2.5 is a major update with many important new features. Release candidate 1 is released 3-4 weeks before 2.5 is released and is intended to help find showstopper bugs before the final 2.5 release. The code can be downloaded from the Contiki website.
New features in Contiki 2.5
New features in Contiki 2.5
ContikiRPL is an implementation of the proposed IETF standard RPL protocol for low-power IPv6 routing that now is the default IPv6 routing protocol in Contiki [5].
The ContikiMAC state-of-the-art low-power listening asynchronous radio duty cycling mechanism is now the default duty cycling mechanism in Contiki.
Contiki collect
Contiki collect is a CTP-like address-free data collection protocol that has been completely reworked to provide a significantly improved performance as well as configurability.
CollectView is a Java GUI that is used to set up a Contiki data collection network, either over Contiki collect or over UDP/IPv6/RPL.
Powertrace is an interface to the Contiki power profiling system that allows either real-time inspection or off-line analysis of the power consumption of a sensor network [2].
The MSPSim/Cooja simulation environment has received a significant speed-up.
Contiki 2.5 includes an experimental implementation of the IETF CoRE group's CoAP application layer protocol for RESTful interaction with a low-power IP sensor network [7].
New platforms
Zolertia Z1, RedWire Econotag mc13224v, ST Microelectronics STM32w, Sentilla JCreate.
[1] A. Dunkels. Full TCP/IP for 8-bit architectures. In Proceedings of The International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MobiSys), San Francisco, CA, USA, May 2003.
[2] A. Dunkels, F. Österlind, N. Tsiftes, and Z. He. Software-based on-line energy estimation for sensor nodes. InProceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (IEEE Emnets), Cork, Ireland, June 2007.
[3] A. Dunkels, F. Österlind, and Z. He. An adaptive communication architecture for wireless sensor networks. InProceedings of the International Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (ACM SenSys), Sydney, Australia, November 2007.
[4] M. Durvy, J. Abeillé, P. Wetterwald, C. O'Flynn, B. Leverett, E. Gnoske, M. Vidales, G. Mulligan, N. Tsiftes, N. Finne, and A. Dunkels. Making Sensor Networks IPv6 Ready. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (ACM SenSys), pages 421–422, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, November 2008.
[5] N. Tsiftes, J. Eriksson, and A. Dunkels. Low-Power Wireless IPv6 Routing with ContikiRPL. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (ACM/IEEE IPSN), Stockholm, Sweden, April 2010.
[6] N. Tsiftes, J. Eriksson, N. Finne, F. Österlind, J. Höglund, and A. Dunkels. A Framework for Low-Power IPv6 Routing Simulation, Experimentation, and Evaluation. In Proceedings of the conference on Applications, technologies, a rchitectures, and protocols for computer communications (ACM SIGCOMM), demo sess ion, New Delhi, India, August 2010.
[7] D. Yazar and A. Dunkels. Efficient Application Integration in IP-Based Sensor Networks. In Proceedings of the ACM BuildSys 2009 workshop, in conjuction with ACM SenSys 2009, November 2009


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Delete Key Awards Finalist #10 comes from Barbara Walters's Audition: A Memoir (Knopf, 624 pp., $29.95):
"Just before the ax fell, lightning struck and my life changed, never to be the same again."
Did it change because Walters had never before used so many clichés in a sentence?
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It's no coincidence that citizens are beginning to pull the pieces of the con upon America together, as the warning calls move up to shrill now…
Rick Santelli goes on another epic rant!
Uploaded by Smarties1676 on Jul 7, 2011
This time on the debt ceiling
"..In November there was an election, people in the House were sent there because the voters had an appetite for less spending. They wanted DC to control their spending and if whatever comes out of these meetings doesn't satisfy the electorate, guess what… November comes in a calendar, once a year, and maybe the next election will make the midterms look like child's play…"
My favorite extended quote in his rant!
Changing The Conversation
Uploaded by gctparty on Jul 5, 2011
Identifying the New World Order as an enemy of America.
"…Make no mistake about it, the choice in this election is between, freedom under the Constitution or domination and control under the New World Order. Whichever one wins will decide America's fate and I guess the world's fate into the future. There is no issue Americans can't solve if we have the rights and protections our Founding Fathers gave us. On the other hand, without property rights what good is money? Without First Amendment rights or have no rights at all as persons either individually or collectively? The reason the TEA Party movement grew so quickly in 2009 is that the fear of losing our country beat so strongly in so many hearts and minds… that the mere mention of it on tv in one man's rant…" Rick Santelli "…caused a tidal wave of people to come together to make their voices heard…"
Once again, Rick Santelli is brought up before all Americans, via Diane Silverman of the Garland County TEA Party video just days before his newest rant. How similar the theme?
We, The TEA Party, did it before… We, The TEA Party, can do it again!
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Banana Muffins
Adapted from Donna Hay
haha don't worry I did exactly the same recently and pulled all these old frozen bananas out and used them in muffins. Worked perfectly! Yum I miss bananas!!!ReplyDelete
Am preparing to come back to Australia for a couple of weeks from London. Am thinking I'm going to need a special line item in my budget for bananas. Nb, just discovered your blog and am kicking myself for taking so long. Your photos are exquisite.ReplyDelete
I just stumbled upon your blog and I absolutely love it! I can't wait to try out your recipes, especially these muffins. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Haha, Tori, when I'm shopping for fruit I walk straight pass them, they are so expensive!
Thanks for leaving lovely comments tho, glad you're enjoying the blog :)
What beautiful photography! Soft and lovely. I've not made muffins in a while -- banana in particular because the ripe ones have had smoothie duty! so I need to try these. They sound wonderful right now. :)ReplyDelete
these look fantastic! love banana muffins!ReplyDelete
Great recipe, I'm looking for more to try now!ReplyDelete
I am just making these, in the oven right now - puffing up nicely :) I hope they taste as good as they look, only used one banana as that was all I had and mum insisted I made banana cupcakes! Thanks for the recipe,
yummy, my cupcakes are ready, I tried to add less sugar - don't do that, it is better with the extra 1/4 cup that I took away. very good, will be keeping this recipe!! :D
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Rungarun Resort
145/4 Moo 1 Bantai
Koh Phangan, Suratthani 84280
Ban Tai Beach
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Rung Arun Resort on Ban Tai beach is one of the quietest places to stay on Koh Phangan for you can relax everywhere without any noise from cars and motorbikes or wild parties. Rungarun Resort is situated a long the beautiful white sandy beach of Bantai. The resort is designed to be in harmony with its natural surrounding. The bungalows are located directly on the beach alongside the restaurant and the swimming pool with amazing views over the Koh Samui coastline. Some of our bungalows have hot shower that is powered by solar cell. In front of all bungalows we have a nice veranda where you can relax when you want.
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Date of stay:
Jul 17, 2016
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Friendly and personal resort that really takes care of their guests. Extremely helpful staff. The restaurant section could easily be more cosy and the resort itself could benefit from some renovation.
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Jul 28, 2016
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Carolina Stromlid
Date of stay:
Dec 27, 2013
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Had a wonderfull time at this resort..the rooms were very clean and the staff was very friendly and very helpfull.the only complain that i have is that i booked a seaview room and they gave me a pool view room.but obviously i will go there again.thanks
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hello..when i booked to stay at rungarun resort i booked to stay in a seaview room but they gave me a poolview room..but the rest was fantastic.even the room was clean and the staff was great.thanks
Jan 19, 2014
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Abigail Mintoff
Date of stay:
Dec 15, 2012
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Nice, quiet,clean accomodation Beach and rooms every day cleaned Friendly staff Nice garden, little swimming pool, Only in the evening itwas,boring.
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Quick, safe and profesional Next tiime again
Dec 21, 2012
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joseph roex
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Apr 12, 2012
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great stay, lovely clean pool and well kept gardens. garden bungalow with excellent a/c, best beachfront in ban tai
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worked well
Apr 16, 2012
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Jan 21, 2012
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This was our second visit to this resort,and it was even better than the first,wich was also perfect.everything is great there.simple and beautifull.the most clean and comfy room.the best staff ever.we will come back again and again.thanks for your warm hospitality.we felt at home away from home.Dana,Hadas and Ella:)
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easy and friendly as always
Jan 24, 2012
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Ella Prushansky
Date of stay:
Aug 18, 2011
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L unico difetto è la posizione dell albergo che rende necessario il noleggio di un motorino, per il resto nulla di cui lamentarmi.
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Aug 22, 2011
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Giordano Mazzini
Date of stay:
Apr 20, 2011
Accommodation and facilities:
Beautiful hotel with very nice owners and staff. Our bungalow (room 10) was 10 seconds from the pool and 30 seconds from the sea.
Reservation service:
Quick reply to my original inquiries.
Apr 24, 2011
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Mar 04, 2011
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Perfect resort if you want a quiet vacation, nice and friendly staff at the hotel. Nice and clean bungalows.
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No problems with booking, quic response at all time
Mar 22, 2011
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Sjur Eide
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Mar 03, 2011
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An excellent resort on the best part of Ban Tai Beach
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Excellent service have used sawadee.com many times. There has never been any problems with payment or booking.
Mar 07, 2011
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Mr Barry G Robinson
Date of stay:
Jan 03, 2011
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Very good resort. Clean, well maintained. Room well equiped and cleaned (every day clean room service). Personal service very nice & helpful. Peaceful and quiet for resting. Best value for the price. It s worth it. Beach & garden very nice. Will go back for sure.
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Very efficient & quick reply.
Jan 07, 2011
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Florence NGUYEN
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Dec 27, 2010
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Wonderful location and great valued bungalow right on the beach. Runned by the lovely couple Pan and Kit who are the sweetest people ever. How ever, at the time we were there, the kitchen was not fully staffed. Breakfast was served quite late and more or no less no lunch or dinner could be served. Hopefully they have found more staff for the kitchen by now.
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Jan 12, 2011
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May 01, 2010
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Really lovely Resort. Location is fantastic, about 20mins drive from full moon. On beautiful Ban Thai beach, nice and chilled out! Some good restaurants and bars, within close reach. Rooms are quite basic, but so is the price. Although very clean, and safe in room. The pool and beach more than make up for it though... Staff really friendly and went out of their way to help us, we got a personal lift to the ferry at 6am!! Recommend :)
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A Little paradise of freedom and pleasure.
"Rungarun Resort"
on Koh Phangan is designed to be in harmony with its natural surrounding and is situated a long the beautiful white sandy beach of Bantai. The resort is not far from Haad Rin where the world famous full moon party takes place.
Rungarun Resort
is build year 2002 and with 3 different kinds of bungalows we will try to meet the different requirement from our guests. Our resort is quiet and you can relax everywhere without any noise from cars and motorbikes. Our bungalows are located on the beach alongside our fine open air restaurant. Between the bungalows and the beach we have landscaped our gardens for you to relax enjoy the sun or go for a swim.
Our cottages are scattered over the sweeping hillside, surrounded by tropical plants and shaded by swaying coconut palms. The hotel rooms are set on the beach with the views of Samui Island. Some of our bungalows have hot shower that is powered by solar cell. I front of all bungalows we have a nice veranda where you can relax when you want.
:: Standard Double ::
Double Bed, Air-con, WC, Hot Shower, Mini Bar, Security Box. R16A, R16B, R16C, For 2 persons.
:: Standard Room with Pool View ::
Double & single Beds, Air-con, Cable TV, Mini Bar, WC & Hot Shower, Security Box. R06, R07, For 2 persons.
:: Bungalow with Garden View ::
Double or 2 single Beds Air-con, Cable TV, Refrigerator, WC, Bath Tub & Hot Shower, Security Box. R05, R08, R17A, R17B, R17C, R17D, For 2 persons.
:: Bungalow with Sea View ::
Double or 2 single Beds Air-con, Cable TV, Refrigerator, WC, Bath Tub & Hot Shower, Security Box. R01, R02, R03, R04, For 2 persons.
:: Superior Bungalow with Pool View ::
Double & 1 single Beds Air-con, Cable TV, Refrigerator, WC, Bath Tub & Hot Shower, Security Box. R09, R10, For 2 persons.
:: Superior Bungalow with Garden View ::
Double & 1 Single Beds, Air-con, Cable TV., Refrigerator, WC, Bath Tub & Hot Shower, Security Box. R11, R12 For 3 persons.
:: Bungalow with 2 bedrooms ::
2 Bedrooms, 2 Double & 2 single Beds, 2 Bathrooms, WC & Hot Shower, Air-con, Cable TV. Refrigerator, Security Box. R18AB, For 6 persons.
:: Bungalow - Beach Front ::
2 Bedrooms, 2 Double Beds, Air-con 2 Bathrooms, Cable TV, Refrigerator, WC, Bath Tub & Hot Shower, Security Box. R14, For 4 persons.
:: Bungalow-Family Beach Front ::
2 Bedrooms, 2 Double & 1 single Beds, 2 Bathrooms, WC & Hot Shower, Air-con, Cable TV. Refrigerator, Security Box. R15AB, For 5 persons.
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In January 2012, Skyworks completed its acquisition of Advanced Analogic Technologies,
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It it is worse than useless for Christians to talk about the importance of Christian morality, unless they are prepared to take their stand upon the fundamentals of Christian theology. It is a lie to say that dogma does not matter; it matters enormously. It is fatal to let people suppose that Christianity is only a mode of feeling; it is vitally necessary to insist that it is first and foremost a rational explanation of the universe. It is hopeless to offer Christianity as a vaguely idealistic aspiration of a simple and consoling kind; it is, on the contrary, a hard, tough, exacting, and complex doctrine, steeped in a drastic and uncompromising realism. And it is fatal to imagine that everybody knows quite well what Christianity is and needs only a little encouragement to practice it. The brutal fact is that in this Christian country not one person in a hundred has the faintest notion what the Church teaches about God or man or society or the person of Jesus Christ ... Theologically this country is at present is in a state of utter chaos established in the name of religious toleration and rapidly degenerating into flight from reason and the death of hope.Emphasis added. (HT: The White Horse Inn)
Thursday, August 18, 2011
QOTD: Dorothy L. Sayers on the Crisis of Doctrine
Here's English playwright Dorothy L. Sayers, from her work Creed or Chaos? Why Christians Must Choose Either Dogma or Disaster:
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Matthew 04: Why We Desperately Need Jesus
|Herod's Soldiers Slay All Children Under Two Years Old in Bethlehem - Gustave Doré
Introductory Comments
We learned last week that there were two fundamental responses to the arrival of the King of kings and Lord of lords. One response is by grace through faith, represented by the Magi, who were called by grace to the very feet of Jesus the Messiah, first by the natural revelation of a star, and then by the proclaimed Word of God in the presence of Herod. We saw a glimpse of the promised inclusion of Gentiles into Israel when they hear and respond to the Word, while the insider, religiously Jewish Herod stays home.
Just as the Magi represent the expansiveness of God's grace, King Herod represents the other response – the response of a person who is under the power of sin. In this case, Herod was obsessed with his own power and authority, to the point that his heart was hardened against the prophecies contained in the scriptures that he himself knew as a religious Jew. His idolatrous obsession leads to even deeper and greater sin, as we will see this week.
We concluded with the question: How will it be for us? Will God choose us by His grace to live a life that proclaims His glory and might? Or will we be left in sin to live for ourselves and our own motives for our own glory?
Our text this week is in three parts. Two of the parts act, in a way, as bookends for the central part. These bookends are the escape of Jesus and his family to Egypt, and their return after Herod's death. In between these two bookends is an account of a tragedy that disturbs almost anyone who reads it – the slaughter of innocent children. What on earth does this story about Herod's brutality teach us? I suggest that it teaches something about our own human nature as sinners who desperately need a savior.
The Escape
Coming on the heels of the recent visit of the Magi, we read this:
[2:13] Now when they [the Magi] had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." [14] And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt [15] and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt I called my son."Note again Joseph's obedience. He does not hesitate, but picks up and heads out to Egypt at the Word of the Lord. And, just as the nation of Israel migrated from the Promised Land to Egypt for safety from famine at the time when Joseph was sold by his brothers and became their protector, Jesus will depart from the Promised Land and go to Egypt for safety. All of this was to fulfill the scriptures, something Matthew is keen to show us, specifically Hosea 11:1. We know that little Jesus will be returning.
We Are Like Herod
We will now see why it was important to the family to leave:
[16] Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. [17] Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:Here we see how depraved our human responses can be when we are under the power of sin. I said in an earlier sermon on this text that it is easy for us to sit here today and judge Herod for his atrocious behavior. But the uncomfortable truth about this text is what Herod says about us. Here we learn about the theological concept of original sin – the sin of our first parents into which each person in this room was born.
[18] "A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more."
What do we see of ourselves in Herod? We see a religious insider – a person who attends to the scriptures and who has amongst his advisors learned scholars and teachers. We also see someone with a dark heart who is keen on maintaining absolute power and control over his life and kingdom. Herod points to the fundamental defect of our hearts, original sin. Often, we try to pretend such a thing does not exist. We pretend that men and women everywhere are fundamentally good. We are, in the words of Lady Gaga, "born this way" and so if we are all "born this way" and God does not make any mistakes then we all must be fundamentally good.
There is some truth to Lady Gaga's words. We are all born in the image of God, but that good image has been badly marred and disfigured by sin. So Lady Gaga's view of the human being leaves much to be desired. Anders Behring Breivik was born a certain way. Have you seen a picture of him? The 32-year old looks docile, professional, not at all like the kind of person who would murder 80 unarmed innocents. And yet he did, justifying his actions with a 1,500 "manifesto" rationalization of what he was doing, believing himself to be instrumental in saving his own country.
How many of you have been followings the riots in the London and elsewhere in the UK? Gangs organizing themselves for the purposes of making mayhem – destroying 80-year-old family businesses, homes, cars, beating up people and stealing their belongings? What drives this? Sin.
What are we to make of the gang violence that has occurred in recent days and weeks in our own county in places like Philadelphia and in nearby Wisconsin at the State Fair? In both places, innocent people were brutally attacked and beaten by groups organizing themselves via text message and Twitter? Why? For the thrill of the hunt? For the desire to acquire stuff? To be perceived as tough?
Some of the perpetrators in the London riots are already being held to account. What is interesting is the number of these folks who are seemingly well-off. Many lack for nothing. One individual I read about seemed extraordinarily nervous, having been caught stealing from a store. He was ostensibly swept up by the mob moment and succumbed to the opportunity to steal.
What accounts for this? Our contemporary thought leaders, therapists, and political leaders all have the tendency to say people aren't born this way. A friend of mine recently wrote: "What incredibly bizarre times we are living in right now. I hope these growing pains (global economy, this stage of US democracy, this stage of our global technological capability) lead us to a new Renaissance at some … point! I just have to keep believing in the basic goodness of people." You see, my friend says, these behaviors represent something aberrant in our basic good nature, something that requires therapy to fix. The biblical answer to this, one which offers a far better explanation, is that we are sinners who are daily tempted to given in in order to protect our own interests, which almost always comes at the expenses of others. I wrote in response to my friend, "The fundamental problem is that not one of us is actually good." We are all, frankly, born like Herod. What we need is nothing less than rebirth.
Herod teaches us this doctrine of original sin, and also shows us that we who are the religious insiders are not immune to such things. We are indeed saved if we belong to Christ, but we are also still afflicted by sin and temptations to sin. Just two days ago I read this lede from a story in the New York Daily News: "An irate Alabama minister Tased a pastor who had just fired him, setting off a wild melee at a baptist church that ended with a deacon stabbing the minister's mother, authorities said.1
Peter wrote these words to the early church:
[8] Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.I read Peter's instruction to be "sober-minded" this way: Don't pretend, saints of the church, that because you've been freed from sin you cannot sin. The devil knows the truth about us, and wants nothing less than to humiliate the saints by tempting them to fall. To be sure, we are saved from God's wrath for sin thanks to the shed blood of Christ on the cross, and we are being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. But we are not yet perfect. All of us would like to say that we're nothing like Herod. But if we are honest with ourselves, would we not have to confess that there are many times when we harbor some of the most heinous, dark, violent, malicious thoughts and feelings against other people? How, then, can we said to be different in nature from a person like Herod? In truth, we cannot. Peter warns us not to get comfortable with perceived spiritual advancements. Be sober-minded, Peter says. Don't forget they way you really were born.
Good News Out of Egypt
Herod shows us the extent to which our depravity wreaks havoc on others. We need rescue from this condition. From where will it come? Matthew point to the One we need beginning in verse 19:
[19] But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, [20] saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead." [21] And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. [22] But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. [23] And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.Why does Matthew bookend the story of Herod's slaughter with the story about the escape and return of Jesus? What this shows us is that Jesus, like Moses, will be the one to liberate the people from slavery, and a particular form of slavery. He will liberate us from the sin that plagues all of us. The new Moses is Jesus. Matthew is shouting, through his story, to the earliest readers of this account and to you and me today, sinners and saints alike, "You need this Christ! Because of the way in which you really were born, into sin, you have only one escape – This Jesus. It is this Jesus who will lead the people to liberation into the new promised land, the kingdom of God. It is this Jesus who will, finally and forever, succeed where the first Adam failed. It is this Jesus only who will, at the cost of his body and blood, will liberate us from the captivity of our sin, including our original sin. It is this Jesus who will, by his resurrection from the dead, usher in a new reality marked by the the spiritual fruit of new birth – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (Gal 5:22-23).
God's word for us today is this: Don't forget where you came from. We were all born as mini-Herods. Believe the good news of the gospel, that in Jesus Christ your sins are forgiven, forever. Be sober-minded. And when you are tempted, run to the Cross, the place where you were saved from the slavery into which you were born. Amen.
1New York Daily News Story here.
Given at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Minnesota
August 14, 2011
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Gene Simmons' A&E reality show gets kiss-off
NEW YORK (AP) -- The A&E Network is kissing Gene Simmons and his family goodbye.
The network and the KISS guitarist said that the "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" reality show is ending after seven seasons. Once one of the network's top-rated shows, it has faded over time.
Simmons said that with KISS on tour and his other business commitments, he and his family have decided to move on from the show. It depicted his out-of-makeup life with his colorful family.
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The Cameron University Department of History and Government will present "Public Policy Forum VII: The Philosophy and Practice of Economic Policy in Oklahoma," which will examine the philosophical underpinnings of Oklahoma's economic system, current economic trends in Southwest Oklahoma and how philosophy can inform economic policymaking in city hall. The event will take place on Friday, March 8 from 9 a.m. – Noon in the CETES Conference Center and is open to the public at no charge.
The forum will start with a discussion of the major economic trends in Southwest Oklahoma. Dr. Tony Wohlers, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Academic Enrichment at Cameron University, will also highlight themes from the CU Public Policy Forum's last session on economic development in his talk "Revisiting Economic Policy and Growth in Southwest Oklahoma."
Mayor Mike Brown of Weatherford will follow with a presentation on the challenges faced by small towns and cities as they grapple with the issues of economic development.
Dr. Steve Ellis, Associate Professor and Graduate Liaison at the University of Oklahoma, will then discuss "Morality and Economics," focusing on the general principles and values that underpin Oklahoma's current economic system.
The event will conclude with an open-ended question and answer session in which presenters and the audience will exchange views.
This program is funded by the Oklahoma Humanities Council, the We People Initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities and Cameron University.
For more information, contact Dr. Wohlers at firstname.lastname@example.com or 580-581-2496 or Dr. Doug Catterall at email@example.com or 580-581-2949.
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I know, you've seen it, right? Acumen
It's a very cool way to put your digital content online.
It's based on PHP, MySQL and Apache. . . and contents are left untouched in web directories. This means you can access and update your metadata or bitstreams at any time, without going through the delivery software. The automatic indexer will pick up the changes. It's very cool.
This also means that it's much simpler to get stuff in or out... and hey, if the database crashes, no big deal. The content is untouched -- just restart the software, and it will rebuild the database.
You can read all about Acumen in 'Metadata In, Library Out. A Simple, Robust Digital Library System' which was published in Code4Lib Journal in 2010. The project site is http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/project, and the software is also available on SourceForge.
Acumen software was written by Tonio Loewald. The principles behind it were developed by Tom C. Wilson... The UA Metadata Unit develops the metadata; the archivists create much of the descriptions and provide the content; and Digital Services just gets the stuff in there.
How we do that has been described in Digitization in the Real World.


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Private Properties: Redstone Estate Gets Price Cut
Alyssa Abkowitz joins The News Hub with a look at this week's Private Properties, including Alexander Haig's mansion in Virginia, a Miami high-rise condo for $27 million and Madeline Redstone's ranch for $4.7 million. Photo: Prudential Arizona Properties.
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Today it is design team day over at the Celebrate the Occasion Challenge blog! The challenge is to make a card for a someone moving into a new house. Head on over to join in the fun! A winner will be selected and entered into CTO's monthly drawing.
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This was such an easy card to make! It was cut from the Wild Cards cartridge at 5.09w by 5.16h with all of its layers.
The stamped sentiment (Congratulations!) is from one of my new stamp sets coming out soon!! Can't wait to show them to you!
I hand cut the chimney piece - just a rectangle to hide my patterned paper.
The roof already has these great lines cut to look like shingles so I inked them with Walnut ink to make them more obvious. I used Tea Dye ink (ranger distress inks) to ink all of the lighter pieces.
I also cut the tree out twice and cut apart and pieced together so I could have brown and green.
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SKYLARK by Meagan Spooner
For fifteen years, Lark Ainsley waited for the day when her Resource would be harvested and she would finally be an adult. After the harvest she expected a small role in the regular, orderly operation of the City within the Wall. She expected to do her part to maintain the refuge for the last survivors of the Wars. She expected to be a tiny cog in the larger clockwork of the city.
Lark did not expect to become the City's power supply.
For fifteen years, Lark Ainsley believed in a lie. Now she must escape the only world she's ever known...or face a fate more unimaginable than death.
On a more general plane, this book is a genre buster. Fantasy, sure. Science Fiction, too. Dystopian(ish). Romance. Mystery. A touch of steampunk. Oh, and YA. But it doesn't read like typical YA. Not that typical YA is a bad thing, or that there's even such a thing as typical YA (seriously, there probably isn't). But this is, I don't know. Glorious? Like Daughter of Smoke and Bone kind of amazing, pulling together these genres into a creation all of its own. And the magic--oh my word, the MAGIC. I was blown away. So freaking original how magic works in this world. I'm not sure if I can say this even, because it's not in the summary. So I'm treading carefully here, people. I don't want to spoil it for you. But...imagine a world where magic is everywhere. Where everyone is born a wizard of sorts. Where there are no "muggles." That fate more unimaginable than death? Yeah. Lark's role as a tiny cog in the larger clockwork of the city plays into that whole magic thing. That's what I mean about the mesh of genres--it's an incredible interweaving of fantasy and science fiction--a blend of magic and clockworks and the unfolding of a great mystery with twists that will knock you cross-eyed. You just won't see it coming.
And can I just say...the romance will make you sigh ever so dreamily. But not because it's that love-at-first-sight unrealistic kind of love. But that Catherine and Heathcliff kind of love where your souls, no matter what they are made of, are quite the same. The kind where no matter how much you turn away to save yourself, you must always turn back or risk losing who you are. Sigh sigh SIGH. It's beautiful. But real, too. As real as love can be in a fantasy. And that, folks, is because the writing is so spectacular full of rich details, characters so genuine with complicated ranges of emotions and vivid settings that feel just familiar enough to ground the reader. The thing that sucks, of course, is that just like in Wuthering Heights you have no idea how it will end up for the lovebirds. But that's what makes it so great, too. The end is not a sure thing, other than it will end when the pages stop. You'll just have to read to the end to see how it all turns out for Lark and--wait. I just realized there's no romance mentioned in the summary. Well. There is a dude, FYI. Hope I didn't just ruin that for you.
Ultimately, though, it's Lark's story. She's the hero, and a tough chick at that. Well, she doesn't start out tough. But she'll get there. Man, I love that about this book. No one's born kickass, you know. Stuff has to happen to make you steel. SKYLARK demonstrates just that. But even better? It illustrates that you can fight like a boss no matter how fragile you are. SKYLARK is a book that will stay with you, a book you'll want to come back to over and over--and find something new every time.
SKYLARK is due for release August 1, 2012.
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This giveaway is international and ends Friday, July 6, midnight EST. You must be 13 years old to
enter. If you win, you will need to provide an address for shipment. Under 18's must have parent/guardian permission to enter.
Congratulations! Please email me an address to which I can ship your ARC.
THANK YOU to all who entered! Stay tuned for my next giveaway...
Carolina Valdez Miller celebrates SKYLARK with an ARC Giveaway
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*I did actually enjoy the sparkly books, people. I'm not hatin. Just hypothesizing. Example-izing, so to speak.