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Whilst the resignation of the Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Mario Viegas Crarascalao is till fresh on the minds of the Timor-Leste public, the Prime Minister Jose Alexandre Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao has recently requested the suspension of two senior members of his government, Deputy PM Mr. Jose Luis Guterres and the Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Zacarias Albano da Costa from their positions as ministers, because they have been formally indicted as accused by the Prosecutor General. "Via this letter I inform the National Parliament that formal indictments have been issued accusing the Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Jose Luis Guterres and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Zcarias Albano da Costa, of the crimes of illegally obtaining financial benefits as a result of abusing their powers/authority, in accordance with article 113 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste," was written in the first paragraph of a letter signed by PM Xanana and sent to President of the National Parliament Mr. Fernando Lasama Araujo on 15 September 2010.
According to Article 113, line 1 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, when a member of Government is definitively accused of a crime punishable by more than two years jail, he or she is suspended from his or his position for the duration of the trial process; and line 2 states that where the alleged crime is punishable by les than two years jail, then the National Parliament shall determine whether the member of government is suspended from his position or not.
This newspaper also tried to confirm with these two members of government mentioned in the Prime Minister's letter without success. Despite Deputy PM Jose Luis Guterres not wanting to comment on this issue faced by him but he did say with a big heart to Tempo Semanal that, "the law is for everyone and as veterans of the struggle for liberation we have to show a good example."
"The Pm as much as I want to act according to the law," said Dr. Jose Luis Guterres.
In the PM's letter received in the National Parliament on 15/0/2010 PM Xanana proposed, "with nothing further to say, I request the consideration of the National Parliament to authorize the suspension of the two respective members of government from their positions, whilst the trial process is pending."
Although the PM has written to the National Parliament requesting it take the matter into consideration, on Friday (24/09/2010) afternoon at parliament house, the spokesperson for the CNRT, deputy Hugo da Costa informed that, "Regarding the suspension of the members of government, that is 100% in the powers of the Prime Minister."
"That is within the Prime Minister's powers, so we should not give a response because we do not know what the Council of Ministers (CM) has or has not already decided, because we do not know what the issue is," he stressed.
"Maybe there is this corruption thing either in the Prosecution office or in the Courts, but maybe there are other issues you should go an check carefully there and you should not come and ask us about it," said Deputy Hugo.
On Thursday (23/09/2010), the leaders of the parties holding seats in the National Parliament met to discuss the proposal of the Prime Minister of the Fourth Constitutional Government to submit the matter to a secret ballot. "At today's meeting we also discussed the proposal of the Prime Minister to suspend Deputy PM Jose Luis Guterres and Minister Zacarias. But we think it is better to wait until they return here before voting because we have to consider the national interest or the image of the nation," confirmed Dr. Aniceto Guterres, the leader of the FRETILIN parliamentary group.
This former human rights lawyer informed us that the case involving the employment of Dr. Jose Luis Guterres' wife with Timor-Leste's permanent mission in New York, was the subject of a complaint by FRETILIN to the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice in 2008. "Form my point of view they breached the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Law No. 31/1999, which is part of Timor-Leste's legal system and a careful look also reveals that they breached Articles 297, 301 and 302 of the Timor-Lesle Penal Code" said deputy Aniceto.
The report by the Ombudsman for Human rights and Justice was delivered to the Prime Minister last year as was published in this newspaper some editions ago. The recommendations of the Ombudsman were very cutting.
In the Ombudsman's report of 9 July 2009, he was of the legal opinion that, "JLG and JFC violated Indonesian Law No. 31/1999 on the Eradication of Acts of Criminal Corrutpion, especially article 3 which states:
In paragraph G.3 of his report, beyond breaching law 31/1999, JLC and JFC breached the Indonesian Penal Code, article 421 and 423 which regulates the conduct of government officials in abusing power to favour themselves, family or group or to force others to do something for him or her, his or her family, or his or her group that is against the law.
G.4 JFC, RS and FM as civil servants also breached Lay 8/2004 on the Civil Service, in that although they had a duty to obey their superiors' orders, as civil servants they should also ensure that their superirors' orders are according to the law. Because of this JFC, RS and FM breached article 4 on general obligations of the Law No. 8/2004 regarding the Rights and Obligations of Civil Servants.
According to the legal opinion, "ZAC also engaged in mal-administration, resulting in irregularities and illegalities regarding the improper payment of the salary and 'housing allowance'. ZAC knew that AMV was not a Timorese citizen and was not a career diplomat, and as such was not entitled to receive a salary of a second secretary and receive a 'housing allowance'. Upon becoming the new Minister for Foreign Affairs ZAC should have immediately ordered the cessation of payments to AMV, but he allowed the irregularities and illegalities to continue for six (6) months, and ZAC himself signed some CPVs paying 'housing allowance' to AMV, which caused a prejudice the state. If this conduct was to facilitate AMV, then this act could also be considered to be collusion, but if they were done just because of trust placed on civil servants then these are irregular and illegal acts.
The Ombudsman concluded, "these acts by JLG and JFC was an abuse of power, breaching the applicable law, resulting in irregularities and illegalities prejudicing the finances of the state, for private family benefit. These acts can be considered as acts of collusion and nepotism and ZAC was engaged in mal-administration that contributed to the acts of collusion by authorizing his civil servants to continue paying the salary and 'housing allowance' to AMV, without taking into consideration the law or common practice regarding the payment of local staff and diplomats working at embassies. These acts caused prejudice to the state which improperly paid in excess of US$12,000 by way of salaries.
The Ombudsman recommended to, "The Prosecutor general of the Republic investigate this in depth these acts of criminal collusion and nepotism, according to the applicable law based on the powers of the prosecutorial authorities", and also "The Prime Minister should reprimand the former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. JLG and now deputy Prime Minister as responsible to these acts, and the current Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. ZAC to rectify the systems in his portfolio area so as that abuse of power does not reoccur resulting in collusion and nepotism for private benefit, or for family interests, especially within the Ministry.
For three years many people have screamed about KKN, and some even accused the PM Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao of shutting his ears and eyes to those accusing him of forgetting his promise during the 2007 election campaign which began on 29/5/2007 at about 1730 hours at the Lospalos football field in Lospalos, the leader of the CNRT party screamed that he would fight KKN and fix the working system in the country.
PM Xanana during his public consultation campaign for the National Strategic Development Program on 2/09/2010 was challenged by youth at the Caicoli Municipal Market which caused the PM's blood to boil and scream at former PM Mario Carrascalao, "liar" and "stupid" in relation to his statement that three million dollars had been lost by the Ministry of Finance. On 6/09/2010 former Deputy PM resigned and his resignation was accepted by the President of the Republic.
Joao M. S. da Silva Mendonca, a youth washing his vegetables on the side of the road in Aileu said, "I believe that big brother Xanana will clean his government of KKN. Because this leads to loss of the peoples' money and only makes some people rich."
"I expect that it is like a sign for other members of government to think that justice will save public funds and ensure that those who want to give the best to only their families can be careful," Joao expects.
The Prosecutor General of the Republic and her office slowly and quietly but with care has started to investigate a number of cases of KKN in Oecussi, the case of conflict of interest in Pualaka, some cases in the Ministry of Justice, the case of missing money in PNTL and others including the allegations against the Deputy PM Jose Luis Guterres and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Zacarias da Costa.
When Tempo Semanal tried to confirm with the Prosecutor in this case Dr. Aderito Tilman last Friday (24/09) at 11.25 but he did not want to comment. Upon arriving at the office of the Prosecutor General's receptionist asked with a sour face, "who do you want to meet?"
The receptionist heard the request from the journalists in the visitors' waiting room and then went straight into Dr. Aderito's office. After some minutes she returned and informed the journalists sitting in the waiting room to inform them that, "Dr. Aderito Tilman does not want to comment on this matter, and you should wait for the court's decision."


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Tomorrow EFF, NTEN, Fight for the Future, Demand Progress, and other organizations will hold a rally outside of ICANN HQ from 9-11 am. You know about the rally, and you should all attend this event! Whatever your feelings about the sale of .ORG, you are leaders of the GNSO, the body that makes gTLD policy. This is a gTLD event, and registrants are trying to talk with ICANN, and they are trying to talk with YOU. more
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Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today we remember that the Nazis rounded up Jews, Roma, political dissidents, and other "undesirables" using the best data and technology of the day and sent them off to concentration camps. We don't normally deal with this type of political reality in ICANN, but now is the time to do so. In 1995, the recently formed European Union passed the EU Data Protection Directive. more
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For years our community has struggled with the rules of the URS - the Uniform Rapid Suspension - aimed at taking down the "worst of the worst" domain name registrations in a manner faster and cheaper than its predecessor, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy - the UDRP. On June 27, in Prague, a diverse group met to discuss the fate of the URS. To my surprise, it was a rare "kumbaya" moment, and that makes it worthy of comment. more
In the ICANN world, our relations are often a little tumultuous, as policy-making bodies can be. As I look back on my experiences over the last decade at ICANN (and many committees, working groups and task forces), one stands out for its quality, dedication, professionalism and hard work. That's the Special Trademarks Initiatives Working Team, or the STI. I was proud to be a part of the Team as an Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) representative, and this tribute reflects my high regard for the Team and the recommendations it produced. more


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Tech stocks enjoy best day in 10 months as earnings drive European shares higher
* STOXX 600 up 0.7 pct
* ASML leads tech higher after Q2 beat
* Earnings boost Georg Fischer, Ubisoft
* Falls in NCC, Assa Abloy hold construction sector back
* Orion sinks after Q2 miss
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LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) – A slew of upbeat updates from
European firms helped the region's benchmark index rise on
Wednesday and recoup the previous session's sharp losses, with
tech stocks enjoying their best day in 10 months and all sectors
making gains.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.7 percent
while blue chips climbed 0.6 percent.
Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML, up 6
percent, boosted the tech sector. The firm beat second
quarter earnings estimates thanks to strong demand from
manufacturers of memory chips.
Tech stocks rose 2.2 percent in their best daily performance
since September last year, as chipmakers ASM and
STMicro followed ASML higher.
Europe's tech sector has gained more than 14 percent so far
this year, but worries over stretched valuations, especially
among U.S. peers, have put the brakes on that rally.
On the day, however, the tech-heavy Nasdaq hitting a
fresh record high helped European tech extend gains.
Strong first-half profit growth sent shares in Georg Fischer
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French video games maker Ubisoft jumped more than 9
percent on the back of a strong sales update.
Overall earnings in the second quarter are expected to grow
by 7.9 percent from the same period last year, which would be an
increase of 5.6 percent excluding the energy sector, according
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"We would like to see those stronger earnings coming through
and Europe really turning a corner," said Dafydd Davies, partner
at Charles Hanover Investments.
Earnings disappointment weighed on Finnish pharmaceutical
company Orion which sank 12 percent to the bottom of
the STOXX. Its second-quarter earnings came in at 71.8 million,
missing analyst estimates.
Gains among banking stocks were reined in by
Commerzbank which fell 3.1 percent to the bottom of
the DAX after UBS cut its rating on the bank to 'neutral'.
"Our positive outlook on Commerzbank is unchanged, but we
note that this is based on operating conditions in 2019 – and
that 2017 and even 2018 are transitional years," said UBS
"The shares have rallied and now appear fully valued, and as
such we downgrade to neutral," they added.
Heavy losses for builder NCC and lock maker Assa
Abloy weighed on the construction sector,
which made the most modest gains.
NCC slumped more than 9 percent after its second quarter
pretax profit came in below expectations, while Assa Abloy
dropped 8.5 percent after saying that demand in China had turned
sour again in the second quarter.
Cross-border deal-making rolled on with Reckitt Benckiser
up 1.6 percent after saying it would sell its food
business to U.S. spice and herbs co McCormick & Co Inc
for $4.2 bln.
Shares in Spanish firms Aena and Abertis
were suspended following a report that the Spanish airport
operator had studied a possible takeover offer for the highway
concessions company.
(Reporting by Kit Rees; Editing by Vikram Subhedar, Raissa
Kasolowsky and Ken Ferris)


text: Volume 1.16 | Jul 10 Intestinal Cell News 1.16 July 10, 2015 In this issue: Publications | Reviews | Science News | Industry News | Policy News | Events | Jobs TOP STORY New Wnt/β-Catenin Target Genes Promote Experimental Metastasis and Migration of Colorectal Cancer Cells through Different Signals Three new genes from the colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis signature, BOP1, CKS2 and NFIL3, were identified as direct transcription targets of β-catenin/TCF4. Overexpression and knocking down of these genes in CRC cells promoted and inhibited, respectively, experimental metastasis in mice, epithelial–mesenchymal transition and cell motility in culture. [Gut] Abstract PUBLICATIONS (Ranked by impact factor of the journal) INTESTINAL CANCERS & DISEASES Recurrent Fusion Genes in Gastric Cancer: CLDN18-ARHGAP26 Induces Loss of Epithelial Integrity In three out of 100 gastric cancer cases, researchers found recurrent fusions between CLDN18, a tight junction gene, and ARHGAP26, a gene encoding a RHOA inhibitor. Epithelial cell lines expressing CLDN18-ARHGAP26 displayed a dramatic loss of epithelial phenotype and long protrusions indicative of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. [Cell Rep] Full Article | Graphical Abstract Oxytocin Evokes a Pulsatile PGE2 Release from Ileum Mucosa and Is Required for Repair of Intestinal Epithelium after Injury Scientists identified a COX-2-derived pulsatile PGE2 release triggered by oxytocin (OT) in rat ileum mucosa. OT receptors are expressed in intestine crypt epithelial cells. Notably, OT evoked a dynamic change of [Ca2+]i in ileum crypts, which was responsible for this pulsatile release of PGE2. [Sci Rep] Full Article miR-612 Negatively Regulates Colorectal Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Targeting AKT2 Investigators found that miR-612 expression was significantly lower in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues or cells compared with peritumor tissues or normal cells, and lower in metastatic CRC specimens compared with non-metastatic specimens, whereas AKT2 exhibited opposite trend. [Cell Death Dis] Abstract Positive Feedback of DDX6/C-Myc/PTB1 Regulated by miR-124 Contributes to Maintenance of the Warburg Effect in Colon Cancer Cells Scientists showed that DDX6 was overexpressed in colorectal cancer specimens and regulated by microRNA (miR)-124 in colon cancer cells. [Biochim Biophys Acta] Abstract Inhibition of Gastric Tumor Cell Growth Using Seed-Targeting LNA as Specific, Long-Lasting MicroRNA Inhibitors Scientists assessed the efficiency and specificity of 8-mer locked nucleic acid (LNA)-modified oligonucleotides raised against the seeds of miR-372 and miR-373, two embryonic stem cell-specific microRNAs prominently expressed in the human gastric adenocarcinoma AGS cell line. [Mol Ther Nucleic Acids] Abstract Histone Deacetylase Inhibition Impairs Normal Intestinal Cell Proliferation and Promotes Specific Gene Expression Researchers investigated the role of histone deacetylation as an important epigenetic mechanism that controls proliferation and differentiation of intestinal cells using the histone deacetylase inhibitor suberanilohydroxamic acid. [J Cell Biochem] Abstract Cortactin Promotes Colon Cancer Progression by Regulating ERK Pathway The authors investigated the role of cortactin in regulation of the proliferation of colon cancer derived cells both in vitro and in vivo. [Int J Oncol] Abstract RPS24 Knockdown Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Cell Migration and Proliferation In Vitro RPS24 gene expression was significantly inhibited in human colon cancer HCT116 and HT-29 cells using a lentivirus shRNA approach. Knockdown of RPS24 expression significantly inhibited cell proliferation, colony formation, cell migration and arrested cell in S phase. [Gene] Abstract INTESTINAL STEM CELL & ORGANOID RESEARCH Regional Cell-Specific Transcriptome Mapping Reveals Regulatory Complexity in the Adult Drosophila Midgut To characterize cellular specialization and regional function in the Drosophila midgut, scientists generated RNA-sequencing transcriptomes of all five cell types isolated by FACS from each of the five regions, R1–R5. 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So the news of CM Punk's entry in to the UFC has now broke, and social media has erupted with opinion throughout the different fight circles. Everyone has their own thoughts and, of course, I also want to give mine. I am now an MMA and UFC fan and have started to train in BJJ, but in the past like most young kids I enjoyed WWE. I'm aware of CM Punk but I have not seen a great deal of him in action as I like to think I'm beyond that fake shit now lol. He comes across as a very articulate and brand savvy type of guy but he is far from a monster 'athlete' by WWE or professional fighting standards. The guy also has virtually no fight experience and by all accounts not a great deal of mma training either, his training with Rener Gracie has been so infrequent so far that he hasn't yet picked up his blue belt.
Of course with professional wrestling and with CM Punk being a former member of the WWE family there are some urban legends flying around. CM Punk is not 6″6 nor does he weigh 280 pounds. He is most likely to fight in the UFC's Middleweight division if not below. The guy has already been called out by a wide variety of UFC fighters from pretty much every weight class. My two personal favorite challenges come from Michael Bisping, who is a bit of a hero of mine, and also the former 'Green Power Ranger' Jason David Frank.
It's hard to say that Bisping's twitter call out of Punk wasn't just more Mike's way of introducing him to the organization though and, even though it's a fight myself and many others want. Even Sonnen believes that Punk's challenger 'would be an experienced vet' thought to be Bisping by Sonnen's close friends). This fight is very unlikely to happen anyways though due to CM punk's complete lack of any fighting experience or even a fight camp to date. Again a point to note in this fantasy fight, I've heard people say that Bisping is 'old now' when talking about this fight like Punk will have some kind of edge. Bisping has loads of experience (so this maybe where people are getting confused) but at present he is 35, CM Punk is already 36!
The Green Ranger would be much more of an even contest experience wise and here Punk would actually have the advantage of age on his side. The fight fits perfectly for the fans that Dana hopes to attract to the UFC with Punk's signing and I would be fully behind this fight also. If this is what is needed, get Frank signed up Dana!
I have watched virtually all Phil 'CM Punk' Brooks' interviews since his UFC signing was announced and he is speaking both respectfully and realistically about the UFC and it's fighters. I understand just as much as CM Punk why many maybe pissed off that he has got this free entry, but can we really blame him for using his fame (Gained through hard work in a slightly similar world) to pursue his dreams? The one advantage he will have over most will be he will be able to select the best training, which will be a huge advantage, as long as he puts the work in he says he will. I do think Punk will struggle and he has a very big challenge ahead of him but I personally wish him all the best in his new venture, unless he fights Mike Bisping of course.


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Jasper Morrison was born in London in 1959. He received a degree in design from the Kingston Polytechnic Design School in 1982 and his Masters from the Royal College of Art in 1985. He studied at Berlins HdK on a scholarship in 1984.
In 1986 he set up Office for Design in London. His work was included in the Documenta 8 exhibition in Kassel in 1987, for which he designed the Reuters News Centre. The following year he was invited to take part in Design Werkstadt, a part of the Berlin, Cultural City of Europe programme, where he exhibited Some New Items for the House, Part I at the DAAD Gallery.
He then began designing products for SCP in London, the German door handle producer FSB, the office furniture company Vitra, and the Italian furniture producer Cappellini. In 1992, together with James Irvine, he organised Progetto Oggetto for Cappellini, a collection of household objects designed together with a group of young European designers. He also worked with Andreas Brandolini and Axel Kufus on a variety of installations, exhibition designs and town planning projects under the umbrella of Utilism International.
In 1992, his slide show lecture A World Without Words was published in book format by the graphic designer Tony Arefin.
In 1994 Morrison was guest of honour at Belgium's Interieur Biennial. In 1995 he held a solo exhibition at Bordeauxs Arc en Rêve Centre darchitecture and he began a consultancy with Üstra the Hannover Transportation Authority by designing a bus stop for the city.
Also in 1995, Jasper Morrison's office was awarded the contract to design the new Hannover Tram, the largest European light rail production contract of its time. The first vehicle was presented to the public in June 1997 at the Hannover Industrial Fair, and awarded the IF Transportation Design Prize and the Ecology award.
Subsequent exhibitions and installations have included: The State of Things to complement the editing of the 1999 Design Year Book; a solo exhibition at the Axis Gallery in Tokyo; an installation for Flos at the Yamagiwa Centre in Tokyo; and Designer of the Year 2000 at the Paris Design Fair.
Projects include the design of furniture for Tate Modern in London, Luxmaster for Flos, Folding Air-Chair and Low Air-Table for Magis, a bench for the Roppongi Hills development in Tokyo, ATM desk system for Vitra, a line of kitchen appliances for Rowenta, Pots&Pans for Alessi and a sanitary- and brassware range for Ideal Standard. In 2005 he founded Super Normal with Naoto Fukasawa and held the first Super Normal exhibition in Tokyo in 2006. Also in 2006, Lars Müller Publishers released his monograph In Everything but the Walls.
Jasper Morrison Ltd is based in London and Paris.


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The Devils Marbles in Australia are a collection of beautifully shaped granite rocks. Especially at sunrise and sunset, when the rocks turn from brown to red and gold, great photo opportunities open up around the Devils Marbles. Fortunately, our travel plans have changed once more and the Devils Marbles are along our way. Do you want to see some images from the breathtaking nature we found on the Devil's Playground and how the Devils Marbles change color during sunrise and sunset?
The Devils Marbles or Karlu Karlu, as they are called by the Traditional Aboriginal Owners, are located along the Stuart Highway on the way from Alice Springs to Darwin. There are not many attractions along this stretch of more than 1'000 km and so it's a great place to take a break.
We have been to Alice Springs several times. In the past we have always avoided the Stuart Highway from Darwin. Since this stretch of road does not offer much, we have always chosen other routes such as the Tanami Track, the Gunbarrel Highway, the Great Central Road or the Simpson Desert. Now it is time for us to stop by the devil's playground and visit the Devils Marbles.
The Devils Marbles Coservation Reserve is only a few hundred meters away from the Stuart Highway to. After hundreds of miles without scenic highlights, the rock formations of the Devils Marbles are a real pleasure.
The Devils Marbles are a very popular stopover for both foreign and Australian travelers. Many travelers just take a short photo stop and then move on. We want to see the beautiful colors during the sunrise and sunset and so we spend the night on the campsite. The area of the campsite is in the middle of the Devils Marbles and the view of the rock formations is amazing.
The campsite is quite large but can fill up relatively quick. I you want to choose a site, you should not arrive too late. We arrive at 4pm and we are lucky. A nice camp spot with a small bush, which offers us a bit of shade, is still available. The sites fill up quickly and at sunset it is quite full.
The Devils Marbles at sunset
After a short break, we set off to walk around the Devils Marbles. From the campsite we follow the Mayijangu Walk, which leads from the campsites to the day use area.
From the day use area we continue along the short Karlu Karlu Walk, which leads around the rock formations next to parking area. On this short trail we see many different rock formations and some of the spherical Devils Marbles.
On the way back to the campsite we find this heap of ornately arranged granite rocks. Once again we are totally mesmerized how creative nature can be.
The sun is slowly getting closer to the horizon and the Devils Marbles already start to change their colors. We walk along the Nurrku Walk to the Northern part of the Devils Marbles Reserve. From the lookout we can see nicely formed rocks which offer a great photo opportunity at sunset.
The trail leads through the landscape covered by spinifex grass, which is peppered with the rock formations of the Devils Marbles. The rocks are all different but they all have the same rounded shape.
The sun is now rapidly approaching the horizon and the warm light transforms the landscape. The Devils Marbles change their colors and start to shine. Also the Spinifex grass starts to glow golden and the rocks look as if they were glowing too.
Shortly before sunset the round rocks light up once again, before they get pale and brown.
The beautiful colors during the sunset are even more intense due to the smoke of the surrounding brush fires. The smoke transforms the sunset into a spectacle of colors. It gets dark quickly and we rush to the campsite. We go to bed early because we don't want to miss watching the sunrise over the Devils Marbles.
The Devils Marbles at sunrise
We have set the alarm that we do not miss the sunrise in the morning. I wake up before the alarm rings, the sun is not visible yet, but it is already red on the horizon. I grab my camera and follow the Nurrku Walk to the north because I really like the rocks in this area. I am looking for a good spot to watch the sunrise and prepare my camera.
It was bitterly cold along the Canning Stock Route at sunrise. Here the temperatures are much more pleasant. I only wear a T-shirt and shorts and it is already pleasantly warm. The sun is rising over the horizon. The rocks of the Devils Marbles are illuminated and lighten up. It is a magical moment and I enjoy the wonderful change of colors and the peaceful atmosphere in the early hours.
On the way back to the campsite I have to stop several times to take more pictures.
Just before I reach the campsite, I turn right from the trail and climb up to the viewpoint. From here I have a nice overview of the area and the Devils Marbles. The stacked rocks between the campsite and the day use area have already fascinated me yesterday. I like to take a closer look in the morning light.
Through the Mayijangu Walk I reach this extraordinary formation of stacked granite rocks. At a first glance, one might think that it is the work of humans who artificially stacked the rocks. But the individual rocks are so big that this can hardly be. Once again nature has created a very extraordinary art object.
At the foot of this rock formation stands a rock that looks like a huge egg. How did the rock get this shape and still balances in this place?
I take one more photo and then it's time to go back to the campsite. Breakfast is calling. What a great way to start a new, exciting day here at the Devils Marbles in Australia.
The Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve / Karlu Karlu
The Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve is located 115 kilometers south of Tennant Creek on the Stuart Highway. The small reserve of only 18 square kilometers offers a day use area, a campsite and various walking tracks.
The day use area is equipped with toilets and a shaded shelter. Here you will find information about the creation and history of the Devils Marbles. If you are lucky, you can also use the free Internet offered here (it did not work when we were there).
The campsite provides basic infrastructure for travelers. There is a shelter with information boards, picnic tables, fire pits, toilets and camp spots. The camp spots are on gravel and most of them have no shade. Camping at the Devils Marbles costs AUD 3.30 per person.
The walks in the Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve
The Karlu Karlu Walk is a 400 meter circular walk that starts at the day use area. If you only have limited time, this is the hike you need to do. Because here you will find a lot of great rock formations along a short distance.
The Mayijangu Walk is an 800 meter long circular walk that connects the day use area with the campsite.
The 200 meter hike to Nyanjiki Lookout starts at the campsite and leads to a lookout on the rocks. The view of the landscape of the Devils Marbles is gorgeous, especially at sunrise and sunset.
The Yakkula Walk is a 1.5 kilometer circular walk that starts at the campsite and leads around the rocks in the east of the area.
The Nurrku Walk is a 4 kilometer circular walk which can be started either at the day use area or at the campsite and leads to the northern part of the rock formations. In this part walkers find lots of beautifully shaped rocks. There are hardly any other people on this slightly longer walk and you can enjoy the rock formations in peace.
How did the amazing Devils Marbles form?
The formation of the extraordinary landscape and rock formations of the Devils Marbles dates back to as early as 1'700 million years. Back when lava, the basic substance for the Devils Marbles, was pushed to the surface of the earth. For the past millions of years the elements of water and wind have shaped the landscape as we can admire it today.
On the official website of the Northern Territory Coverment you will find a list of all national parks and up-to-date information about the Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve.
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How do you like the photos of the Devils Marbles? Do you find the extraordinary rock formations exciting or rather boring? Would you stop and have a look at the Devils Marbles during an Australia trip?


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Can I make stollen out of sourdough? Of course you can!
Posted on 29. Oct, 2011 by virtuousbread in Bread and conversation, Make Bread abc, Recipes
Baking sourdough stollen
Teaching baking at The Clink restaurant in High Down Prison is always a blast. There are new things to see, do, and try every time. We did a lot of Italian Baking this year. We had the world premiere of the sourdough hot cross bun. This month, we prepared (in addition to sourdough cinnamon buns, sourdough olive and sun-dried tomato bread, sourdough feta and parsley bread) sourdough stollen! Why do we bake with sourdough at The Clink? The answer is because yeast is a banned substance in prisons (tendency to abscond with it and make booze). However, we have all come to an even greater appreciation of sourdough than we had before.
At The Clink the chefs don't know anything other than sourdough so the refreshing, long rise, and patient stretching and folding that is required to make good sourdough bread is simply second nature. Further, because we make everything out of sourdough we know we can make anything out of sourdough. And, as regular readers will know, we at Virtuous Bread have no patience for the silly mystique that surrounds sourdough, given that we have been baking with it from the beginning of baking. Yeast was only "made visible" in the 1850s. Before that, everything was risen with natural yeast. Think about it. We know we have been making leavened bread for 5000 years. We made yeast visible (and therefore were able to manufacture it commercially to add to dough) in the 1850s. What were we doing for the previous 4850 years? You got it in one: baking with natural yeast trapped in a paste of flour and water - ie sourdough. Sourdough is the kitchen slave of bread, not the king of bread. Besides which, it's unlikely that the king ever got near the dough.
Remonstrations with "cult of sourdough personalities" over, let's move on to the sourdough stollen. Stollen is made with dough that is enriched with butter, milk, spices, and plenty of rum-soaked fruit and nuts. To make it well, even with yeast, requires a pre-ferment (pre-dough/flying ferment) in order to get as much activity in as much of the flour as possible before all the enriching items are added. Yeast (natural or commercial) does not like the enriching items and they slow down the rise of the dough. Making the pre-dough gives your dough the best possible chance of reaching a reasonable rise before you have to bake it. To see a recipe for regular stollen (and remember, this is just one of zillions), click here. Below, please find what we did to make our sourdough stollen. I cannot tell you how it tastes because it is wrapped up in many layers of greaseproof paper to mature for six weeks (alumnimium foil is another banned substance in prison: drugs) so I will let you know when I go back shortly before Christmas how it was. It looked good and the dough tasted good so let's hope for the best. I cannot show photos (no cameras in prison) so you have to use your imagination. Without further ado, the recipe for sourdough stollen.
Ingredients to bake sourdough stollen (makes two):
800 g raisins
100 g candied citrus peel
250 g slivered almonds
250 ml rum
1 kg plain white wheat flour
500 g refreshed white wheat sourdough (see below for exactly what we use)
150 g sugar
250 g full fat milk (warmed and then cooled again to blood temperature)
150 g butter (at room temperature)
75 g lard (or use butter if you are lard phobic)
1 tsp salt
grated peel of one lemon
2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar
125 g melted butter
icing sugar to dust
The morning before you want to make the stollen you need to do two things:
1. Soak the fruit and nuts in the alcohol. Cover and leave until the next day.
2. Refresh a white wheat sourdough starter so that you have 500 grams to use for the stollen. The 1857 sourdough starter (which the Clink also uses) is equal volumes of flour and water. Yours may be equal weights or slightly different but just adjust the amount of flour in your final dough so that the final dough is soft but manageable. A typical bun dough.
The evening before you want to make the stollen you need to do one thing:
1. Take 500 g of your refreshed white wheat sourdough and add 250 ml of warm milk (see above), 500 g flour and 1 tablespoon of sugar. You really need to work this with your hands to get it together. It will be dry and hard to incorporate the flour. Try hard and don't worry. Cover it and leave it at least 12 hours if not 16.
The morning you want to bake the stollen:
To the (now extremely bubbly pre dough) add 500 g flour, 150 g sugar, 150 g butter, 75 g lard, 1 tsp salt, grated lemon zest. Knead this for a good 10-15 minutes. You may need to adjust the flour or the fat content. If the dough is too slack add a bit of flour. If it is too stiff add more butter/lard. The dough must be soft almost like a brioche dough. Let the kneaded dough rest in the bowl for 1 hour and then fold in the soaked fruit gently. Put the dough back in a bowl, cover, and let rest for 2 hours.
Take the dough out and divide into two pieces. Press each piece into a rectangle and then fold one side into the middle and the other side over the top. If you would like to use a sausage of marzipan (we prefer our stollen commando), lay the sausage of marzipan in the middle of the dough and fold the dough around the marzipan - wrapping it up completely and sealing it in bu pinching the edges together.
Place the loaves on a baking tray on baking parchment and cover this and let it rest for two hours.
Preheat the oven to 250 C. Place the stollen in and turn the heat down to 180 C. Bake for 50 minutes.
When done, remove from the oven and brush them with 75 g melted butter. Sprinkle with vanilla sugar and dust with icing sugar. Let cool completely and then dribble 75 g more melted butter on them and then dust with more icing sugar. Let cool, wrap well in baking parchment/greaseproof paper and let mature for 4-6 weeks. Slice, butter, and have with tea! That's what we will be doing at The Clink in mid December. You are welcome to join us.
10 Responses to "Can I make stollen out of sourdough? Of course you can!"
14. Jan, 2014
First time making a Stollen and decided to have a crack at this. Brilliant result, gorgeous flavour and everyone loved it. Highly recommend this easy to follow recipe.
14. Jan, 2014
That is brilliant new! Thank you so much for writing us to let us know!
Chris M
24. Dec, 2014
Thank you for your inspirational recipe. This is our second year baking your sourdough stollen and even my mother, whose family is from Dresden, approves! (I don't have the heart to tell her I don't use egg)
One slight variation was 100g more milk in the second batch this year. Those loaves had a little more rise and oven spring at the end but still yielded stollen-typical firm crumb. I've found your recipe yields four nice sized stollen, perfect for gifts, and bake the smaller ones for about 35-40 minutes.
All in all delicious!
24. Dec, 2014
Dear Chris
what a lovely message! And wow - incredible that your mother approves. Dresden is the standard.....but no, don't tell her about the lack of egg!
I find that I vary the milk too depending on the flour - some absorbs more and some less. The liquid is always the variable ingredient!
Thanks again and Froeliche Weinachten to your mother and you. Jane
26. Dec, 2014
I tried this recipe this year as my German husband said "You should bring some stollen to my mother's house for Christmas!" I made my own candied citrus peel and made half of this recipe. Very happy to report that my German mother-in-law pronounced it "very good." From her, this is high praise! My started is kept at 100% hydration, so I used 250g and added in another 40 g of water (for the half recipe) and it had a very nice lovely consistency. This makes a HUGE loaf! Thank you for a fine recipe!
27. Dec, 2014
I am so pleased! Thanks for writing and happy christmas to you and your mother in law of COURSE!
04. Dec, 2017
I made this recipe today for my first 'advent' celebration and it went down very well on the same day that I baked it. I decided to mix things up a bit and instead of having just raisins I did a mixture of dried cranberries, cherries and currants as well as raisins. I split the dough into four and have wrapped the other three loaves to mature for the next few weeks. Thanks for the great recipte!
06. Dec, 2017
That is brilliant! Thank you so much for letting us know. Happy Christmas - and your stollen will last for months!
12. Dec, 2011
[...] sourdough stollen that we baked at The Clink was truly magnificent. I was not at all sure it would be ok, to be honest, even though I was [...]
11. Dec, 2012
[...] Dresden in Saxony. I decided to give a sourdough version a go and found an easy to follow recipe on virtuousbread. I halved the recipe and made a few small changes here and there, one of which was that I opted to [...]


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Financial problems can happen to anyone, even famous people who have made millions of dollars. Here are 5 celebrities who went bankrupt, and what you need to do if you are experiencing money troubles yourself.
1. Debbie Reynolds
This 1950's actress made millions for her acting roles, but she seemed to always be plagued by financial woes. Her second husband lost a large portion of her fortune after making bad investment and gambling decisions. He and the star divorced and she recovered somewhat, but bought a casino that experienced cash flow problems from the beginning. Left without much, Reynolds had to sell all of her possessions and declare bankruptcy in 1997.
2. Suge Knight
Well known rap music producer Suge Knight made millions of dollars by producing the records of famous rap stars like Snoop Dogg and 2-Pac. However, he was accused of cheating Lydia Harris out of half the stake in Death Row Records and was ordered to pay her $107 million. With just $11 in his bank account in 2006, Suge filed for bankruptcy. However, he managed to recover and opened another successful record production company.
3. Bud Post
This famous lottery winner struck it big in 1988 when he won the national lottery for $16.2 million. Instead of investing the money wisely, he blew it on frivolous purchases like multiple vehicles, expensive electronics, and three homes. With nothing left, he filed for bankruptcy and became depressed, alleging that the lottery ruined his life. In 2006, Bud passed away without any assets or cash left.
4. Kim Basinger
In the 1990's, Kim Basinger was one of the most well-paid actresses, earning roughly $10 million per role. She purchased the town of Braselton, Georgia in an attempt to turn it into a lucrative tourist spot. However, things took a turn for the worse when she was sued for $8 million for pulling out of a movie contract. She filed bankruptcy and sold Braselton, GA for only $1 million, a whopping $19 million less than she originally paid.
5. Willie Nelson
Well known singer and songwriter Willie Nelson made millions, but also had millions of dollars in back taxes. The IRS sued him to the tune of $16.7 million in 1990, seizing all of his assets. He even sold a double record specifically to raise funds to pay his tax bills. However, Willie in turn sued his accounting firm and won, allowing him to pay back the tax debt he owed in full by 1993.
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The photo of Tinker shows him when he was a little younger.
A friendly home loving cat who is always in for the night at around 11.30pm.
Any information is appreciated - if you live around the Waterloo Road / Wood Park Road area , please look out for him. Search your Garages and shed please in the hopes of finding him.
Send for his POSTER to display in a prominent position
Spread the Word !
Please make those without internet access aware that this cat is missing in your area - Thankyou
If you have contacts in this area and can forward a poster to them Please let us know


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An Interview with Marty Machowski, author of The Gospel Story Bible
Marty Machowski has written The Gospel Story Bible (New Growth Press) as a way for families to share Bible stories together, meet Jesus and learn together a new, life-changing way of recognizing him as the hero of every story. Based on the ESV Bible, this unique, illustrated Bible storybook uses 156 stories to present God's plan of salvation in Christ from its opening narrative in Genesis to its finale in Revelation. The Gospel Story Bible is one of the many products now available in the Gospel Story for Kids series.
Q: What age groups do you think will benefit the most by reading The Gospel Story Bible?
The Gospel Story Bible was written for parents to read to their children. Children as young as two-years-old will enjoy listing to the stories and children as old as 5th grade still enjoy hearing a story read to them. Rather than produce an early reader Bible that children can learn to read through, we wanted to preserve the more sophisticated details in the stories. As a result, older children can benefit from the Gospel Story Bible too!
The last paragraph of each story is a short commentary on the story, helping the reader connect the story to God's larger plan of redemption. So, even teens can learn a basic biblical theology by reading through the Gospel Story Bible.
Q: How can readers learn to recognize Jesus as the hero of their own personal stories, no matter how mundane or ordinary?
Everyone, both young and old, needs the salvation that only Jesus can provide. We are all lost in our sin like the Israelites. We all need a Savior. Reading through the Gospel Story Bible helps you to recognize and understand how the Gospel is interwoven through the whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Knowing the scope of God's plan of redemption helps you see how your life connects to that plan as well.
Q: In what ways does the Old Testament point forward to God's story of salvation through Jesus Christ?
Every Old Testament Story is pointing forward to God's plan of redemption in some way. From God sacrificing an animal to make clothes to cover Adam and Eve, through the last prophecy of a coming redeemer, each story points us to Jesus.
Too often these same Bible stories are moralized. So many children grew up thinking the story of David and Goliath, for example, is in the Bible to help us conquer the giants in our own lives. But really that is not why God put that story in the Bible. David steps in as a deliverer when all of Israel sinfully refused to do what God called them to do, fight the Philistines.
David accepts Goliath's challenge and so becomes Israel's representative head to fight Goliath. If David wins, all of Israel wins, and the Philistines become their slaves. In that role David is a picture of Jesus who came as our representative head to deliver us from our enemies, sin and death. Jesus came in the family line of David and Jesus came as a king in the royal line of King David. The story of David and Goliath is meant to point us to God's future plan to send a Davidic King to deliver us from our great enemies.
Every lamb sacrificed points us to Jesus, the Lamb of God, who died on the cross for our sins. Every deliverer points us to Jesus our Savior. Every undeserved blessing toward Israel points to the grace of God in bringing us a salvation we don't deserve.
Q: How important are the colorful illustrations in drawing children to read the stories?
Ann Macha has done a fabulous job in concert with the art direction of the New Growth Press team. The Gospel Story Bible has the most colorful illustrations I have ever seen in any children's book period! Children are drawn to the illustrations. Parents reading the Gospel Story Bible to their children can expect children to stay focused on the page because the illustrations draw their eye.
In addition to the illustrations each story has a "Let's talk about it" section which gives parents three questions they can ask their children for every story. These questions turn the Gospel Story Bible into a family devotional tool.
The Gospel Story Bible: Discovering Jesus in the Old and New Testaments
by Marty Machowski
New Growth Press


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09-07-2018 02:19 PM - edited 09-07-2018 02:22 PM
Hi Everyone,
I'm looking for some advice and I'd really appreciate any help, tips, and tricks on how to overcome this problem next time.
So I've bought a Canon M5 a few months ago and so far I'm loving it and I'm really satisfied with the images. Last weekend I had a chance to take it on a camping trip where I was experimenting with long exposure star trail photos. As you can see the image didn't turn out that great (thanks to a car that also ruined it but that isn't really important now). In post-processing, I realized that trails are not connecting (even with using the gap filling option in StarStax) and seem like the camera was lagging after each expo. I turned off the auto long exposure noise reduction and the image stabilization in the menu. Also covered the viewfinder so the screen didn't light up after each photo. However, I didn't turn off the automatic lens correction. I'm wondering if this caused the delay between the images or it would be something else? Have anyone encountered this issue on a mirrorless system for long exposure like this? I'd really appreciate any help, tips, and tricks on how to overcome this problem next time. I'm still getting used to the mirrorless cameras.
I also took the same image with my Canon 5D Mark II which turned out fine. I'm hoping to master this technique on my M5 as well.
Thank you so much for the help!
Image details: Taken with EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM, ISO 3200, f3.5, 30s, Manual focus,157 frames blended in StarStax all together took 1,5 hours.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hello noravingler,
I see the effect that you are referring to. It's hard to pin this type of issue to the camera specifically because of the stacked nature of the image. Since you're essentially stacking exposures in post production, any effect you see is produced by that process- not the camera.
You might try lowering the ISO in camera, taking less exposures at a longer time interval. I think the gaps you see represent each of the 157 photos you combined, which is why perhaps taking longer exposures and less of them will yield better results for next time. Just realize that anytime you talk about combining images or stacking, that it's taking the final image out of control of the camera and putting it in the hands of the software.
09-07-2018 07:40 PM - edited 09-07-2018 07:42 PM
Hi Tim,
Thanks for your comment. This is definitely a great point, however, I don't think the issue is in the software. It is more of a camera option that I am trying to figure out. I check the timestamp of the images and I see a 2 seconds delay between images. So the camera is processing something after each picture. I will try this again in my backyard one night. Hopefully, I can figure it out. As I mentioned the same image, with the same setting turned out totally fine on my other camera. The M5 still new to me.
I think I actually found the answer to this. So the image review option was set to 2s. Since I covered the sensor on the viewfinder the images were not shown on the LCD screen but they popped up in the digital viewfinder every time the camera took the shot. I really think this was the issue here so next time it is good to pay attention to this setting. This was a great learning experience.


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Police are investigating a suspicious man who allegedly lunged at a 15-year-old girl near a Burnaby high school this week.
On Monday, at 1:15 p.m., Burnaby RCMP received a report that a suspicious man had approached the girl in the area around Cariboo Hill Secondary School in the 8500 block of 16th Avenue.
"The man is alleged to have tried to engage the girl in conversation about whether school was over for the summer," stated an RCMP press release.
He reportedly lunged at her but didn't make physical contact as she ran away from him, police said.
The man is described as a slender 30-something South Asian male standing about six-foot-two. He was wearing a baseball cap, black hoodie, black sweatpants and a gold chain necklace.
He reportedly got out of a silver, older model four-door sedan with missing paint near the front licence plate.
Police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about it to contact the Burnaby RCMP at 604 646 9999.
While the incident appears to have been an isolated one and no other incidents have been reported involving the man, police are urging parents to have a talk with their kids about what to do when they're approach by a stanger who's acting suspiciously.
"Please advise your children not to engage with the stranger, to get to a safe place as soon as possible and to contact police immediately," stated the press release.


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This compact car is the new 'Audi 2-seater' by Dutch industrial design and engineering student Jochem Hinloopen. Meant to be used exclusively in high-density, urban areas, the automobile has a unique caopy-style cockpit and a very smooth design.
Hinloopen designed the 'Audi 2-seater' to optimize visibility for drivers. The best thing about the concept car is that it can fit two people, but remains small enough to squeeze into small parking spots.
Implications - As consumers continue to undoubtedly follow and advocate the change for the eco movement, there has been a direct impact in the design world. Along with ergonomically sound cars, consumers appreciate commuting cars that make them feel positive about their contributes to the earth.
The Audi 2-Seater by Jochem Hinloopen
Marissa Liu — April 15, 2010 — Autos
References: thedesignblog.org


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Hey everyone!
I don't know about you but school has been kind of stressful lately...
But only two more weeks then it's one full month of free time (including my last class trip...)!!!
Today I decided to cover up my neck a bit because I've caught a cold... but you don't necessarily have to be sick to wear a silk scarf around your neck :) it looks stylish and will keep you warm during these grey fall days!
What I'm wearing:
Scarf - Frey Wille
Sweater - United Colors of Benetton
Jeans - Mango
Slip Ons - Massimo Dutti
Bag (My mom's) - Bottega Veneta


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If you can say the words 'Ray Mears thinks that Bear Grylls isn't as tough as he looks' out loud without laughing, you're a better person than I am. I think it may be the monosyllabic names. Both these chaps are 'survivalists', who make TV shows about getting lost in the woods and eating lizards for sustenance and there's something ineffably comic about the fact that a) both their names are terribly short and macho, no fat, as if whittled by a hunting knife; and b) both their names sound strangely like something you might find in the wild to eat, in the absence of anything nice like a boiled egg or a jam sandwich.
Ears of raym (or 'raym ears') I imagine are like ears of corn, but more fibrous; 'bear grylls' will see you through the night, but you may have awful gut-rot in the morning.
And then it's funny that such a pair of tough guys should be unnerved by the threat of each other. Launching his new series, Ray Mears has gone public with the opinion that Bear Grylls is a 'showman' and a 'Boy Scout' and that: 'If you really want to know how to take care of yourself in the wild, I'm the one to talk to.'
The barbs seem so incongruous with the man. One minute it's all: 'Let me dive into this icy pond while biting into the head of this skinned rabbit', the next it's a camp squabble you'd expect between two old panto dames vying for the role of Widow Twanky. Just read his comments back again and tell me you can't now imagine Mears shimmying through the bushes in a giant purple crinoline.
Let this be a lesson to any woman out there who still dreams there is such a thing as a total Tough Guy, completely muscular of body and mind. Stop holding out for a hero - he'll only want his hand held if he shows up.
Even Ray Mears, who is as strong and gritty as they come, bites his fingernails at the thought of a rival performer. They're all the same: a mass of vulnerable insecurity, however many weevils they gobble. We can safely assume that Clint Eastwood cries at American Idol, Andy McNab is afraid of his neighbour's cat, Prince Naseem worries about looking fat in those trousers and there's not a man alive who will ever be a fraction as tough as my Aunt Martha.
The 'ultimate hard man' is, of course, even more of a male fantasy than a female one. Internet forums are alive with agreement that Ray Mears is the tougher survivalist, expressed in language that makes his opinion of Grylls sound like a Valentine's card. Recent posts include: 'Ray all the way, I wouldn't wipe my arse on grylls advice'; 'That Bear is a ****ing t***, I'd like to see him survive 10 mins in Glasgow'; and the intriguing (possibly attempted pun?): 'If they were really lost in woods, Bear would panic and shit and Ray would save him.' I am prepared to hazard that this breathless debate is not being conducted by women.
The reason these internet users despise Bear Grylls is that his series Born Survivor cropped up in the TV fakery scandal last year, after it was revealed that he didn't rough it every night during filming. Instead of sleeping in his home-made camp on a 'remote part' of the Hawaiian archipelago, he, in fact, spent the night in a motel. In another episode, instead of making himself a bed out of old twigs and snake testicles, he retired for a comfy sleep at the Pines Resort, California, which offered internet access and blueberry pancakes for breakfast.
And that's my whole problem with survivalism as a genre. None of us is ever going to be stranded miles from civilisation, because nowhere is miles from civilisation any more. There's always a motel round the corner. And if we really did wake up in a wilderness, we'd figure out what to do when the time came. Surely it is actually counter to our primitive instincts to make careful plans for this eventuality?
I mean, jeez, in the modern world, we're expected to be so organised about everything. TV gurus are on hand to insist that we must have a capsule wardrobe for every occasion; that our houses must be neat and spotless, full of rice cookers and asparagus steamers and duvets of every tog level to account for changes in temperature.
We are supposed to have allotments now, in preparation for an imminent food crisis (as if, in apocalyptic circumstances, your cabbages wouldn't simply be ripped out and stolen by crazed neighbours) and a spare house in the far north of Scotland in case of bird flu.
The resurgent trend for etiquette books and domestic guides is telling us that we should know all the tricks for addressing bishops and cleaning silver, in case we ever meet a bishop or buy anything silver, and there's very little room left in the brain.
The big plus about being shipwrecked on a desert island is that, for once in our goddamn precious lives, we'd just have to wing it.
The idea that one must be fully prepared for that too - reading books and watching TV shows in order to know exactly which grubs are edible and which plants weave quickest into pillows - seems so terribly anxious, so fussy, so careful, so queeny, that I'm amazed anyone uses it as a macho fantasy.
That is why Bear Grylls would be my survivalist of choice. He shows true instinct. No messing about with sleeping up trees and licking the bark for sustenance, just because the books advise us to. Finding himself in remote Hawaii, he made the best practical choice for the circumstances: found a motel and stayed in it.


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By the way, that sign is pointing in the direction of a "Bureau of Employment." Glad we don't need one of those. n
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
The Sabbath starts on Friday evenings at sundown and lasts until sundown on Saturday evenings. The whole country pretty much shuts down on this day and it is truly a day of rest. On Sundays, everyone goes back to work and school.
And, kids in America and Ukraine (and anywhere else you might be reading from)... be grateful. Jewish kids have school six days a week (Sunday - Friday). My kids are in a hurry to finish up this school year, so they do not mind adapting to this little cultural point for awhile. Could be that they only have one week of school left, though. Somehow I don't think they will be so obliging to the idea of a six-day work week once they get into the grind of a new school year.
{And, yes, my studious students have worked very hard to finish up early.}
Enjoy your weekend of rest, my fabulous friends. Your comments leave me overwhelmed, and I am humbled that you would take the time to read these posts and go a step further to share some love. Please know how truly grateful I am for each of you. You have made this transition time in our lives much easier with your prayers, love, and words of encouragement!
Nehemiah 13:19a And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath:
Leviticus 23:32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Passover commemorates the Exodus, the freedom from slavery of the children of Israel from ancient Egypt that followed the ten plagues. It is a 7-day celebration that begins on April 6th of this year.
When Pharoah freed the Israelites, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for the bread dough (leaven) to rise.
Matzo is a symbol of the Passover holiday and is made solely from flour and water. It has been called "bread of poverty," serving as a symbol to remind Jews what it is like to be a poor slave and to promote humility and an appreciation for freedom.
Observant Jews spend the weeks before Passover in a flurry of thorough housecleaning, to remove every morsel of leaven from every part of the home. Even the cracks of kitchen counters are thoroughly scrubbed to remove any traces of flour and yeast, however small.
A couple of years ago, we visited a Jewish family in their home, in Ukraine. That visit just happened to fall during Passover week, and we couldn't help but notice all of the foil that was covering the kitchen cabinets, appliances, etc. The foil was used to cover any areas that possibly had remaining traces of bread crumbs.
Here are some pictures that I found online that will give you an idea of the cleaning and preparation for Passover:
If you really want to learn more about the cleaning process and Passover laws and customs, you can start by reading here. I think you will be surprised at how much work is involved!
In the future when you read the below verses in your Bibles (though there are many more than the ones I have listed), you will have a better picture in your minds of what the Passover means to the Jewish people and why unleavened bread is still a part of their culture. This is all a part of my attempt at helping make the Bible come alive to you (and me)!.....
Exodus 12:39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
Exodus 13:7
Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
"Tour Israel series" Button
In case my other blogging friends are interested, I have created another button for your sidebars. This one will direct your readers right to any posts labeled "Israel" on this blog. Since there are many posts to come on this topic in the near future, I am hoping this will be a great resource for you and your readers.
The fun is about to begin, so come on over {and invite some friends along with you}!
And, just in case you were wondering, I typically only blog 1.4 times a week. Yes, I know... the exactness of that statistic is pretty humorous, but I just checked out my blog stats and that is the number I was shown.
The fun is about to begin, so come on over {and invite some friends along with you}!
However, you are going to be seeing me around in blog-o-world a lot more often while we are in Israel. Typically, I guess you could say I have a personal conviction about how often a person should spend on the computer... especially when that person, like me, has many, many other things {ahem, people} that need my time. And those precious people are oh, so much more important than this screen I am looking at.
Anyway, what is my personal threshold for how often a person should blog? Well, apparently for me that has come to the grand total of 1.4 times a week, {though my goal is twice a week}. You other bloggers have to make the decision of how often you should blog for yourselves. I'm just a "1.4" gal.
Really, my blogging "time goal" is simple: more than anything, I don't want my kids to think of me as a "computer mom." In fact, I don't want them to think that their mom knows much of anything about a computer so I try to sneak in my posts and e-mailing when they are not looking. Also, I don't want to use my blog to show the world that I'm a great mom (like seems to be a popular blogging trend).... I'd rather spend time just being a great mom.
But, for these two following reasons, I am going to be blogging more over the next couple of months:
1) Hubby is encouraging it. This is definitely #1 for me.
2) I have the time. We only came to Israel with small suitcases and some schoolbooks. We are living in a small apartment that only takes a few moments here and there to keep clean. There are no measuring cups, measuring spoons, or baking utensils to encourage me to bake (and I'm already missing it.)
Hubby and I were sitting at the park together the other day, and he said, "Our children are always going to have an affinity for Israel and Jews because of this time of playing right alongside them in their homeland each day." A moving statement to this Mom. I love it.
So, since hubby is encouraging me and since I have the extra time for awhile, I am making an online journal for my children to encourage that lifelong affinity. If you are blessed and learn more about the Bible and Israel in the process, then I will consider this undertaking a success.
So, stay tuned....!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
With Love from.... Israel!
See what I've been working on? Yep... a new blog design! I didn't think it would make a whole lot of sense to be posting from Israel on a blog that is called "With Love from Ukraine." Might get kind of confusing. So, while we are here, this will be my header. When we go back to Ukraine, I'll just change the wording of the new design back to what it was.
{My four lovelies are standing in front of the Mediterranean Sea, which is just blocks away from our apartment here. But more on that later....}
I have really gone around in circles about the direction of this blog. I seriously considered just closing it down for three months. Even more seriously, I thought about starting a completely second blog, but then reconsidered for fear I would lose about half of you with the address change. I looked into turning this into a private blog, but FeedBurner does not support private blogs. Feedburner is the service that delivers my blog posts to your inbox, if you are among the nearly 500 {really incredible} people who read this blog that way. But why all the fuss? you ask. {Whew, I'm so glad you asked!} Well, in this part of the world we have to be careful when posting about our faith and work on a public forum. We have already spoken with our close family about this and asked them to be careful in telephone conversations and in e-mails to us in regards to this. I am trying to be as discreet in my explanation as possible, so please be patient... Okay, here we go...
Do you remember my {fairly} regular Monday posts I have been writing about hubby's line of work? Well, I will not be writing such posts until we return to Ukraine. So, the next 2 1/2 months of this blog will be dedicated only to blogging about Israel and the things we are learning, seeing, and experiencing here. If you are still clueless as to what I am talking about, I ask you to please just keep wondering about it silently. I will not be able to e-mail you an explanation.
We are living in a modern-day version of the Old Testament. The Old Testament laws and rituals are still faithfully practiced and our neighbors are still eagerly waiting for the Messiah. Have you ever stopped to think about what that really means?
Anyway, for those of you who do understand what I am talking about, I really felt like I owed you an explanation. I know that you have come to expect a certain amount of content about our labors, and I just didn't feel comfortable continuing posting without explaining why some things are going to be left unsaid (hence, the recent silence). I really think a lot of you are intrigued to see why our Father sent us away from Ukraine temporarily. I am pretty intrigued myself, to be honest! However, opportunity abounds all around and it is not hard to understand just what He might have in mind.
Thank you, sweet friends, for your understanding. We are all settled in, terribly behind on e-mails, missing Ukraine like crazy, but gearing up to post more than ever before over the weeks that follow! We are soaking things in daily and I am just dying to start sharing with you some of what we are experiencing. So, gear up, my friends, and invite your pals on over. We are about to start touring the beautiful holy land of Israel, and I don't think you are going to want to miss out!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
My blog has been quiet and there is a reason. We have been packing this week. Our airplane takes off tomorrow at 7:00am from our lovely, comfortable little city of Simferopol.... our home.
And where are we headed, you ask? We are leaving for Israel for three months. Our visas were denied, and it is a long explanation as to why, but the easiest way to explain it is by saying that it has a lot to do with the region of Ukraine in which we live.
Instead of returning to America to wait until summer, we are going to continue our work... just in a different location. Our hearts are torn in two different directions. Of course, we want to stay here where it is comfortable and where we are already accepted, loved, and happy to be. But, on the other hand, we have come to see how the Lord is asking us to follow His leading over the next three months.
This new direction is a little scary and a step into the unknown. But, we are trusting our Father and His path for us. We want what our Father wants, and this decision comes as a result of long hours of prayer and counsel.
As hubby's Uncle Tommy Ashcraft wrote in an e-mail to us today, "The field is the world, but we all have attachments to the places where God has called us." That pretty much sums up how we feel.
Please keep us in your prayers, my wonderful friends, and I will update you when I can.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Fresh from the oven...
I love the bread here. It {usually} has no preservatives, and, even though it does not last very long (just a day or two before it hardens), it is soooo good when it is fresh!
{Below} This is what the bread looks like in our particular grocery store. It is typically not square, but round or oblong like French bread. We are supplied with bags (think of bagging your own fruits in America), and we can choose from a variety of shapes and sizes.
{Below} Bread plays a very important role in Ukrainian culture. It is used to celebrate Easter, weddings, Christmas, etc., and is found in every home, rich or poor. It is a daily staple to Ukrainian life!
{Below} We buy several loaves a week and freeze them. Many times when we get home from the grocery store with our bread, it is still warm! We purposefully leave our loaves in the freezer until we are ready to eat it, and then we thaw it in the microwave and serve it warm. Nothing better!
One thing we really enjoy laughing about is the way that people handle bread here. Many times you can see it unwrapped, laying in the back window ledge of a vehicle. Or sometimes you can see it sticking (unwrapped) out of a lady's purse. Or better yet, we have seen it under men's arms, being carried like a newspaper! Not making this stuff up, folks. Sometimes we like to call it "the football."
So, wanna know how much a loaf of bread costs here? Ready for it....?
about 40-50 cents for one of those fresh babies!
Even hubby, who didn't think he could survive in a country without tortillas (remember that he grew up as a second-generation missionary kid) is making it just fine here. Oh, no... more than just fine!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Being a baby in Ukraine
To be a baby in Ukraine means you live the privileged life. Oh sure, in this country water gets turned off, power outages happen and many people still use public transportation. But, um..... those are adult problems.
{Below} Micah James Sloan, 13 months, wearing his Ukrainian clothes and shoes
(A fun little fact list about culture of babies in Ukraine):
1. When a parent gets on public transportation with a baby, seats all around are instantly vacated. These little tykes (with their fortunate parents) get first dibs on seats.
2. Waiting in lines in Ukraine is a normal part of everyday life (post office, stores, government offices, etc.), but if a baby is in the room, the "Red Sea" is parted for the parents to go first.
3. Ukraine still lacks many of the "essentials" (brown sugar, chocolate chips, good peanut butter, Wal-Mart, Target, etc...) but Pampers and Huggies have been around here for a long time. And, in many places you can buy just one if you need to. (People can also buy just one cigarette too.... not that we do, of course, but that topic is for another day...)
4. Though the largest percentage of parents in Ukraine cannot afford vehicles, "baby transportation" is a whole other story. These little guys have what we like to call the "Mercedes" or "BMWs" of strollers. No hand-me-downs here! And many times, these strollers come complete with the whole kitten caboodle... with diaper bags, bottle holders, umbrellas, etc... to match.
5. Pediatricians here not only recommend, but strongly encourage parents to take their babies out for a "walk" twice a day.... one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening, from the time they are born. And parents adhere to this rule very seriously. It is not uncommon to see mosquito nets or plastic coverings over strollers so that they can squeeze as many of these one-hour walks in as possible, despite the weather challenges.
6. From the time a little one can sit, they are not allowed to sit on concrete anywhere at anytime. Concrete is naturally cool, and it is considered unhealthy to sit on it. And if it is hot during the summer? Doesn't matter. No concrete!
7. Children are not allowed to drink cold drinks under any condition (even on hot days). Everything has to be warmed. We even had a babysitter once who warmed our children's milk before allowing them to eat their breakfast cereal!
8. Babies do everything early here... from crawling, to sitting, to walking, to potty training. Parents and grandparents faithfully bend over and help them "walk" when they are just a few months old, and it is rather common for a nine-month-old to walk unassisted. Parents also give their babies daily exercises and massages, which they are taught to do by their pediatricians.
9. Have a two-year old in diapers? That is nearly unheard of in this culture! Parents and grandparents are faithfully teaching their little ones from the time they are just months old to potty train.
10. In this country, hats are for all seasons. Whether they are protecting from the cold or sun, babies wear hats. Feel a little breeze? Then be assured that baby will have a hat on, even if it is a warm, summer breeze.
11. Boys and girls alike wear winter tights and lots and lots of other layers during the winter and even late into spring when the rest of us are shedding our layers. Layers = Love here!
12. Have a baby in tote? Then be prepared for a constant bombardment of opinions from strangers. It is not considered rude or impolite for strangers here to give their opinion, especially concerning a baby. Hat not on? Be sure you will be told to get it on baby quickly before a cold sets in!
13. If someone is sick or is even slightly sick with a cold, be assured they will not come near your baby.
So, have we adapted to these cultures? I can pretty much say that we have, though it was certainly not easy at first. After all, we came to Ukraine with a 3-month-old. We were new parents and already timid about being in a new environment. The constant unasked-for opinions were the most difficult hurdle for us to overcome, but we have since learned to smile, do what we are being asked (just put the hat on.... you can always take it off later!), and not argue. It doesn't matter that WE are the parents and that person is a stranger. It is easier to just try to live in peace and be neighborly with everyone around than to argue.
Do we follow all of these rules personally? No, we don't. But, I do have to say that we have changed somewhat in our thinking about babies. We take the best of both cultures, add in our own common sense and parent the way we feel is best!
So, don't feel sorry for my little ones growing up on the mission field. They are quite the pampered bunch, if I say so myself!
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State's mission to send women to London
BUNDABERG women who have founded start-up businesses in regional Queensland will have the opportunity to travel to London.
Innovation Minister Leeanne Enoch opened applications for four regionally-based women to participate in the Startup Catalyst Female Founders Mission to London.
The four successful regional participants will each receive $5500 support from Advance Queensland.
"The successful applicants will experience the pace and pressure of life in this global hotspot, and will connect with valuable international contacts," Ms Enoch said.
Applications close September 27.
For more information, visit advance.qld.gov.au.


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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Wrensday: Enjoying The Sunflowers
Our sunflowers were amazing this year. They reseeded from last year's sunflowers - I didn't even plant them! They grew well over 12 feet tall.
After the severe storms a week or so ago, many of the stalks were blown over - some even snapping in two. We staked up the bent over stalks and trimmed back the rest. We were able to enjoy some of the trimmings inside.
To enjoy sunflowers inside, trim the stems underwater before inserting them into lukewarm water. Treat the water with flower preservative or add 2 teaspoons each of sugar, bleach, and lemon juice for your own preservative. Change the water every other day to prolong the blooms and keep the water from getting funky.
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