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Meteora is Greece for 'Suspended in the air'. It is a group of monasteries that take you back to the artistic architectural marvels where people would go for retreat, prayer and meditation.
Meteora is Greece for 'Suspended in the air'. It is a group of monasteries that take you back to the artistic architectural marvels where people would go for retreat, prayer and meditation. The monasteries illustrate the 14th and 15th centuries when the eremitic ideals of Christianity were restored in honor by monastic communities.
The Hanging monasteries were built under impossible conditions with virtually no roads. The monasteries' precarious human habitations subsist to this day but due to time, they have become degraded. An interesting story that emanates from the monasteries is the fact that the pilgrims were hoisted on a net alongside the vertical cliffs on a distance of 373meters. Varlaam monastery dominates the valley and symbolizes a fragility of the fragile traditional way of life.
In the 14th century, there was a lot of political instability. This is the reason why monasteries were built on top of the peaks. The natural barrier formed by the mountains largely helped keep these monasteries safe. Of the 24 monasteries that were constructed up to the 17th century, 4 of them survive to this day. They include:
- Aghios Stephanos
- Aghia Trias
- Varlaam
- Meteoron
In addition to the four 'hanging monasteries' the area is also endowed with hills and river valleys. The forests contain endemic and rare species. Notable is the Trikala Aesthetic Forest that occupies a 28 hectares piece of land. The vegetation cover found here is described as 'supra-Mediterranean'. In addition, you will beech forests above 700 meters.
Sample this; you live on the pinnacle of a mountain and whenever you require supplies, you have two options…you can either trek the treacherous mountain paths to the base of the mountain, or you ride the equally treacherous lift that is made of ropes and nets. That is the kind of stories you will hear during your tour of Meteora. You will definitely get some goose bumps riding the net, but the views are more than worth it. While touring these monasteries, you will realize that a lift is not a recent innovation, and that skyscrapers of the ancient world were built on top of a mountain.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Tarako Butter Chahan Bento
Today I made fried rice using tarako (salted cod roe), egg and butter. I like this combo. And sauteed sausages then seasoned them with ketchup, tonkatsu sauce and chili pepper. Asparagus has finally come out in grocery stores. It's the very spring flavor. I boiled it lightly and put on a little mayo.
Today's shots!! I had apple sherbet for dessert. Isn't this cup cute??
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- ohayobentoMay 22, 2012 at 7:37 PM
The apple sherbet is adorable! It looks like it belongs in a bento. This bento combination sounds perfect! You're making me hungry again :)ReplyDelete
That fried rice sounds delicious, I immediately thought, "OISHII!!!" And that little apple container is phenomenal ^_^ReplyDelete
Maybe I should use the apple cup for bento. It may be a bit too small for me haha!ReplyDelete
Tarako butter pasta is also yum!
Yeah Oishiii! When I was a kid I used to make tarako fried rice myself.ReplyDelete
There are also a mikan, peach, melon version of sherbet. They are all cute. :D
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CHICAGO -- Howard Moore lined up the University of Illinois-Chicago men's basketball players on the sideline, and one by one, he called three of the Flames forward. Matt Bush happened to be one. "He announced to the team we were the captains," Bush said. That's a moment a walk-on can never forget."It was just an awesome feeling," Bush said. Almost as incredible as being in the starting lineup for UIC's first exhibition game this season. "It was beyond my dreams," said Bush, the former Quincy High School guard and the second-leading scorer on the 2007 QHS team that reached the sectional finals. "I had talked to coach a couple times last year and he was telling me how I could have made an impact. He gave me the opportunity to do that as a captain. I have to make the most of it." This is an opportunity he doesn't want to squander, considering all he's been through. Since joining the UIC program as a recruited walk-on in 2009 following a two-year stint at Black Hawk College in Moline, Bush has undergone two surgeries on his left knee. The first came in 2009 when he had the knee scoped to clean out any dead tissue. "I decided to take that year off and let it heal," Bush said. By doing so, he came back healthy. Bush earned a spot in the rotation coming off bench, playing 14 minutes in the season opener against Pittsburgh. He buried a pair of shots, including a 3-pointer, grabbed a rebound and added an assist. He called playing his first D-I game on the road against team that would go on to get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament an "awesome experience." His second game wasn't quite so remarkable. During the second half against Roosevelt -- the same school UIC (1-1) beat 59-42 on Wednesday night -- Bush suffered a torn patella tendon. "I tweaked it and knew something was wrong," Bush said. It was worse than he had hoped. "It's a rare injury," Bush said. "But they treat it like an ACL injury." So he underwent surgery, rehabilitation and a lot of hoping and praying he would be healthy by this season."I'm probably back to 100 percent, or at least very close to it," Bush said. "My knee has the good days and the bad days. It's a matter of icing it or putting heat on it. I do what it takes."Fortunately, he doesn't have to play with a brace. "I just have a really big scar to show for it," Bush said. The more he plays, the less anyone realizes he went through the injuries. "It took me a little bit in that first game to get adjusted to the speed again," Bush said. "I think I'm there." He needs to be because he has a role to fill. Bush will be one of the Flames' 3-point threats coming off the bench. He averaged 13 minutes per game during the exhibition season and played nine minutes in the season opener at Eastern Michigan, knocking down a 3-pointer as the Flames lost 68-57. He'll get a chance to face his hometown school on Saturday when the Flames play host to Quincy University.He knows he has the chance to play more as long as he's committed to putting in the effort. "Fortunately, coach has the mindset that he doesn't look at who is on scholarship," Bush said. "He looks at who is playing hard. If you play hard, you're going to get your chance." An opportunity is all Bush ever wanted. Now, he's making the most of it.
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Teck proceeds with development at Red Dog
June 7, 2010
Red Dog mine has shelved its tentative plans to shut down its operations — for now.
Mine operator Teck Alaska Inc. will start to develop a new lead-zinc ore deposit at the Red Dog mine in Northwest Alaska that it needed to keep the mine in production after this year, the company said May 20 in a press release.
The project will proceed as issues over permits for the new Aqqaluk deposit are resolved by the company and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Teck said.
Environmental groups and groups from two villages in the region filed appeals over provisions of a federal wastewater discharge permit the EPA issued earlier this year. EPA then withdrew certain limits on discharges in the new permit and said it will work toward issuing an updated permit once procedural issues raised in the appeals are resolved.
Without that permit, Teck said it could not continue operating through the end of the year, and developed a plan to shut down the operation.
At issue were the discharge limits of total dissolved solids, or TDS. A lawsuit was filed because the mine exceeded TDS limits set out in a 1998 EPA discharge permit.
The company cannot technically meet lower TDS limits in the 1998 permit, but can meet a 1,500 parts-per-million TDS limit agreed to by plaintiffs in a later settlement, which also correspond to the limit for dissolved solids which were proposed in the new 2010 permit.
EPA is not a party to the current settlement. In its press release, Teck said the agreement was filed in federal court and is with the San Francisco-based Center for Race, Poverty and the Environment representing Kivalina IRA Council.
As far as the EPA is concerned, Teck is still bound by the higher discharge permit from 1998, according to Ed Kowalski, EPA's region 10 director of compliance enforcement.
The permit contains a TDS limit of one-third above the natural background, or the natural levels of dissolved solids in streamwater. Teck cannot discharge its wastewater and meet that limit, mine officials said.
"The settlement has no effect on us," said Kowalski. "The settlement was entered into by private parties who sought to enforce the 1998 permit limits, and it doesn't effect the legal requirements set out in the 1998 permit. They do have the legal right to open the new pit and produce. The question is whether they will comply with the limit. We'll have to monitor the situation and act accordingly."
The settlement agreement does include the company's agreement to work on a 57-mile pipeline to carry wastewater discharges from the mine to the Chukchi Sea as an alternative to releasing the discharges in Red Dog Creek, the current procedure.
Teck currently is doing work on the pipeline, but would need to continue discharges into Red Dog Creek until it is completed.
A second group filing an appeal on the 2010 permit, Trustees for Alaska representing groups in Point Hope and a Fairbanks environmental group, were not a party to the settlement and do not support the pipeline alternative.
Trustees prefers that Teck switch to a better technology for managing discharges, said Carl Johnson, staff attorney for the environmental law firm.
Meanwhile, Teck has decided to forge ahead and not wait until final resolution of the appeals.
"Our discussions with EPA have been constructive, and after carefully considering the environment, our employees and local communities, we are proceeding with Aqqaluk," said Mike Agg, senior vice president for Teck's zinc division. "We will continue to maintain a water discharge that is protective of water quality and the environment."
Teck's decision was received warmly by NANA Regional Corp., which owns the land and mineral rights where the mine is located. The mine is a major employer of people in local villages and NANA shareholders.
"We are excited to move forward with this next phase at Red Dog," Marie Greene, NANA's president and CEO, said in a written statement. "NANA and Teck have worked very hard to ensure that the social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits of the Red Dog mine remain in place for our people and our region."
Trustees for Alaska said it is pleased at Teck's decision as well, because the uncertainty over whether work can begin on the new pit was troubling for Northwest Alaska villagers.
"We feel this will clarify things so that we can continue discussions with Teck regarding improvements to the discharge technology," Johnson said.
Teck needs to be able to begin mining at the Aqqaluk deposit in 2011 because ore reserves in the existing pit at the mine will have been exhausted.
The company is anxious to get preparation under way this year, which involves removal of overburden and limited road construction, so mining can start late this year.
Teck's initial task this summer will be to install a stormwater drainage control system before removal of overburden begins, according to Jim Kulas, environmental manager at the mine.
The amount of overburden at Aqqaquk is relatively small, in the tens of feet, so it is not a major operation.
"We want to be in a position to start mining at Aqqaluk later this year, before the main pit is exhausted, so we can blend the two ore streams in the mill," Kulas said.
That will allow a smooth transition in the mill from processing ore from Red Dog's main pit to processing ore from Aqqaluk, which is of a slightly lower quality, he said.
Teck does not plan any major modifications to the mill to handle the new ore, however.
Red Dog is one of the world's largest lead and zinc mines, producing more than 1 million tons a year of lead-zinc concentrate. Mining takes place year-round at the mine with the concentrates moved by road to a port on the Chukchi Sea, where they are stored and shipped by sea in summer when the sea is clear of ice.
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority built the Red Dog road and port in 1988 and 1989. Teck pays AIDEA for the use of the facilities, which the state corporation still owns.
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How to Make Empanada (Home-Based Business)
Empanada are basically stuffed pastries. Fillings can range from ordinary — beef or tuna — to the more high-brow — olives and raisings. Whatever the flavor, empanada make for both a hearty meal as well as a filling snack.
An empanada is one pastry that crosses income segments. It can be sold to the masses at mall kiosks, or to the well-heeled at Sunday neighborhood markets or even at 5-star hotels. It's up to you to decide.
Start-up capital is P1,000, and time to finish is 2 hours.
Materials Needed
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For the crust:
- 2 cups Flour
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tbsp Salt
- 1/3 cup Shortening
- 1/3 cup Water
For filling:
- 1 medium-sized Onion, chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic, minced
- 4 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 2 Tomatoes, peeled
- 2 cups Cooked beef, chopped
- 1/2 cup Beef stock
- 1/4 cup Raisins
- 1 tsp Vinegar
- 1/8 tsp Ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp Ground cumin, P105 for 500 grams
- Salt and pepper to taste
Getting Started
- First, make the crust. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Cut the shortening into the flour as though you were making a pie crust by working it in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle dough with just enough cold water so that it will just hold together. Knead together briefly and allow to rest, covered about 10 minutes.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured board to circles about 3-4 inches in diameter.
- Place a spoonful of empanada filling of your choice on one side of the circle. Moisten the edges of the circle with a small amount of water and fold the dough over the filling to make a half circle. Press the edges together to seal.
- You can opt to make a pattern on the edges of the crust by pressing on it with the tines of a fork. Vary your patterns if you are making empanadas with different fillings to distinguish one from the other.
- Bake at 375°F for 15-20 minutes.
To Make the Filling
- Saute onions and garlic in hot oil until translucent.
- Add meat, saute 5 more minutes. Stir in tomatoes, stock, and remaining ingredients.
- Simmer for 30 minutes.
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Bite-sized empanadas (which can be sold as snacks) can go for P15 to P20, depending on the filling. Larger empanadas and those with more expensive filling (like olives) can go for as much as P25 to P30 per piece. To cut down on costs, you may opt to use potatoes as fillers.
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David Walters
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January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995
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David Lee Walters
November 20, 1951
Canute, Oklahoma, U.S.
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David Lee Walters (born November 20, 1951) is a United States Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He was the 24th governor of Oklahoma from 1991 to 1995.
Born in Canute, Oklahoma, Walters was a project manager for Governor David L. Boren and the youngest executive officer working for the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He also worked in commercial real estate. As governor, he increased education funding, but his term was marred by controversies that ended with him pleading guilty to a misdemeanor election violation. He did not seek re-election and was defeated in a 2002 campaign for the United States Senate.
Early life
Walters was born near Canute, Oklahoma, and graduated as valedictorian from Canute High School in 1969. [1] He earned a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1973 and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University in 1977. [1]
He worked as the project manager for Governor David Boren and as the assistant and associate provost of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. At the age of 29, he was the youngest executive officer in the university's history. In 1982, he joined The Burks Group, a commercial real estate company. He was appointed co-chairman of the governor's 100-member Reform Commission in 1984 and became the president of American Fidelity Property Company in 1985.
Governor of Oklahoma
In 1986, Walters was the Democratic nominee for governor of Oklahoma, but was defeated by Republican Henry L. Bellmon, who returned to the governorship after completing his first term 20 years earlier. On November 6, 1990 Walters was elected governor, carrying 75 of the state's 77 counties. During his term education funding increased by approximately 30 percent and a $350 million bond issue for higher education brought construction and renovation to every state college campus. Walters planned on making the Blue Room, a large ceremonial hall in the State Capitol, into his office. [2] Walters's term was controversial as numerous former campaign aides testified to illegal activities in his campaign organization. While in office he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor election violation as opposed to felony charges. [3] He did not run for re-election in 1994. [3]
- Secretary of State - John Kennedy (1991-1995)
- Secretary of Agriculture - Gary Sherrer (1991–1995)
- Secretary of Education - Sandy Garrett (1991–1995)
- Secretary of Energy - Charles R. Nesbitt (1991–1995)
- Secretary of Human Resources - James Thomas (1991), Oscar B. Jackson Jr. (1991–1995)
- Secretary of Safety and Security - Robert Fitzpatrick (1991–1995)
- Secretary of Transportation - Delmas Ford (1991-1995)
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs - John Willis (1991-1995)
Senate campaign
In 2002, Walters was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate, but was defeated by the incumbent, James Inhofe. [4]
- ^ a b Burke, Bob. " Walters, David Lee (1951- ) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History. (accessed July 18, 2013)
- ^ Walters plans to convert Blue Room into his office, Newsok.com, January 10, 1991 (accessed April 6, 2013)
- ^ a b "Guilty governor won't run". Milwaukee Sentinel. 1993-11-02. p. 2.
- ^ "Senate Race Results". Fox News Channel. 2002-11-06. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
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|Preceded by
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|Succeeded by
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|Preceded by
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Governor of Oklahoma
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Here we are with the long awaited, exciting conclusion to Unicron.com's Trip to ToyFair 2008! If you missed our first reports check them out:
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After the power point presentation the floor was opened for a quick Q&A. The questions mostly involved Indiana Jones and Star Wars. However, our very own TriPredRavage asked a gem of a question involving the future of the Alternators, Titanium, And future Masterpiece releases. While there seems to be no hope in sight for the Titanium's we were given a little glimmer of hope involving the Alternators. Hasbro recognizes the want and admiration the fans and collectors have for the Alternators line. Here's the problem they have. We were told that they just dont know where they can fit the Alternators in line with the movie/animated/universe lines, but they haven given up on them completely and we should look forward to 2009 for more details about that. Their comment about the Masterpiece line was a little more bleak but not too disparaging, they have been talking to Takara/Tomy and have been trying to work something out but thats all they could really comment on at the moment. We were left with this final nugget of information. All of the transformers for Transformers 2 are designed and ready to roll out!
After the Q&A session we were treated to a preview of Star Wars Clone Wars. I decided to beat the crowd and get my thing from the coat check while
TriPredRavage stayed to watch the clip. I stepped outside and was once again joined by my Unicron.com comrade and we were shuttled to the Hasbro showroom by bus. The fine people at Hasbro were kind to give us a delicious cookie for the trip.
We arrived at the Hasbro showroom and it seemed as though they weren't ready for the sheer volume of people that were there. All of the tours (we were tour 4) were pretty much lead into the same area and that just happened to be the Transformers section. After they realized we were all trying to get to the same place they quickly rectified the problem, and brought our tour to the elevator of doom! We overloaded the elevator's weight capacity and once the doors shut it wouldn't move. So, like a true Decepticon i helped one of the other unlucky passengers pry the door open and jumped ship with the Hasbro guide, leaving TriPredRavage and the others to fend for themselves. We finally made it up to the second floor and joined the rest of the group to see the Indiana Jones/Star Wars and the Hulk/Iron Man rooms. Things seemed a little less chaotic up here and we were able to take our time admiring and examining the products on display, which can be seen here. Finally we were led back into the elevator of doom and allowed to browse the other displays at our leisure. These included Transformers, Nerf, Spiderman, Playschool, And G.I. Joe.
All in all i had a great experience! It was great to meet a fellow Unicron.com member, even though he would rather go home and sleep in stead of hitting up Toys r us times square with me! (Just kidding with ya TPR it was a pleasure). The folks at Hasbro were very gracious to us, and i would love to go again in the future.
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When Your Life Feels Like a Waiting RoomFiled under Biblical Womanhood | Good Works | Time Management
"What do you live for?"
"In a recent survey…ninety-four percent responded that they were waiting for something to take place. There were a variety of things that people were waiting for—waiting to get married, waiting to get a good job, waiting for a new job, waiting to have kids, waiting for the kids to grow up, etc. But the predominant answer was that people live their lives waiting for something else." ~William Barcley
Our "something else" is whatever we are thinking of right now. Waiting for it to happen feels like captivity. We try our hardest to break out. We bang on the walls, hoping for a hidden opening, a secret doorway. Finally, we sit down and look to heaven and ask: Why? How long? Why does the life I'm waiting for never seem to come?
By now, we know we're probably not going to get the answers we're looking for. But that doesn't mean there won't be an answer. JI Packer explains:
"If you ask, 'Why is this or that happening?' no light may come, for 'the secret things belong to the Lord our God' (Deuteronomy 29:29); but if you ask, 'How am I to serve and glorify God here and now, where I am?' there will always be an answer."
"And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 'This is the way, walk in it,' when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left." Isaiah 30:21
As one man said, the Christian may walk in darkness, but he need never wander. The Preacher in Ecclesiastes is the voice of the Lord behind us saying: "this is the way, walk in it: be joyful, do good" (3:12). Don't live your life like the ninety-four percent, waiting for something else. Do good now.
"While there is much we can't know" admits Zach Eswine, "the Preacher says that the way forward in our seasons is not found in rehearsing what we do not know, but in remaining faithful to what we do."
It's unexpected, but the way to quiet the questions, to find contentment and purpose in waiting, is to "do good":
"[C]ontentment comes by performing the work of our circumstances…The question the contented Christian asks is, what is the duty of my present circumstances? And carrying out that duty is vital both to Christian faithfulness and to Christian contentment. Maybe we are not where we want to be. There is nothing sinful about desiring and praying for difficult circumstances to change. But we need to seek how we can serve Christ where we are." ~William Barcley
Serving Christ "where we are" isn't a consolation prize; it is the secret of contentment in waiting. It is the key that unlocks the cell of unhappiness, our flashlight in the fog of confusing circumstances. When we do good, right here, right now, while we are waiting, we will wake up one day to discover that we aren't so much waiting anymore as living.
Be a Do-Gooder
Doing good has fallen on hard times. In fact, a "do-gooder" in the English language is a pejorative term: "someone whose desire and effort to help people is regarded as wrong, annoying, useless, etc." Ouch.
Even in reformed, Christian circles, we sometimes talk about grace as the cure for an unhealthy pressure to do good. Sadly, for many women today, this unbiblical perspective hollows out the Christian life and diminishes the full and beautiful influence of grace.
The Preacher in Ecclesiastes wants to change all that. Doing good? There is "nothing better." As we learned last week, this is part two of our job description for life:
I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God's gift to man. (3:12-13)
Notice the happy words. Doing good is "God's gift to man." We are to "take pleasure in all [our] toil." There is "nothing better" than to "do good as long as [we] live." Catch the drift? Doing good is a good thing. It is a gift of grace.
"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people…to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works" (Tit. 2:11, 14).
The grace that comes to us through the gospel of Jesus Christ does not deliver us from doing good, it frees and empowers us to do good. God's "gift to man" is the strength, desire, and determination to do good as long as we live—not in order to earn our salvation but in response to the grace of God.
"The gospel creates an affection for God that drives us to do good works that serve others and please God" explains Matt Perman. "Embracing the truth that God accepts us apart from good works is the precise thing that causes us to excel in good works."
"Realizing that we are wholly and completely accepted by God apart from our works through faith in Christ results in massive and radical action for good because it results in great love and joy for God. As Jesus said, 'He who is forgiven little loves little' (Luke 7:47), whereas those who are forgiven much, love much (Luke 7:41-43)." ~Matt Perman
There is no tug of war between grace and good works: grace motivates good works. "The more a person counts as loss his own righteousness and lays hold by faith of the righteousness of Christ, the more he will be motivated to live and work for Christ" writes Jerry Bridges.
No matter what "the time" or season in our lives, doing good is the Christ-empowered response to grace.
The Good We Are to Do
The good we are to do is the good God has given us to do. "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them" (Eph. 2:10).
The Creator of galaxies and ocean depths has designed and fashioned each of us individually, called us by name, redeemed us from our sins, and then personally prepared good works for each of us to do.
Scripture tells us we are to be devoted to good works (1 Tim. 5:10), zealous for good works (Tit. 2:14), have a reputation for good works (1 Tim. 5:10), adorn ourselves with good works (Tit. 2:9-10), and stir up one another for good works (Heb. 10:24). The Bible gets pretty enthusiastic about good works, wouldn't you say?
Life in Christ is like a long, happy, workday—with God handing out the assignments. He's distributed our tasks throughout the New Testament letters. Here's just a few:
· Bring up children.
· Show hospitality.
· Contribute to the needs of the saints.
· Be constant in prayer.
· Teach what is good.
· Love your husband.
· Love your children.
· Work at home.
· Be kind.
· Show honor.
· Love one another.
· Serve the saints.
· Care for the afflicted.
(Rom. 12:10-13, 1 Tim. 5:10, Tit. 2:3-5)
Carpooling kids, hosting a new family for spaghetti after church, driving a friend to the doctor, washing the sheets, pulling the weeds, praying for church members, greeting our husband with a kiss and a smile—these and many more are the do-gooding God has given us to do.
"But how can I possibly do all these things?" we ask, panicky at the sight of a to-do list in Scripture more than two or three items long. Before anyone begins to feel faint, allow me to pass the smelling salts: grace-motivated good works aren't overwhelming.
God has not called all of us to do all of the good works. He has prepared certain good works for each of us to do. Good works are not a decathlon (four runs, three jumps and three throws); they are a walking event. They are the super-simple, nothing better, gifted by God, path to contentment.
The Glamour of Doing Good
Like workday tasks, our do-good list is full of menial, manual labor. But we carry it out in the joyful company of other Christians, for the sake of Jesus Christ. What makes good works glamorous is the God we do them for.
We were created "in Christ Jesus for good works"! We are "his workmanship" so we might work for him. Half-filled cereal-bowls, inboxes full of emails, and lists of works cited take on a glow of glory when we receive them as a gift from God.
If doing good feels below our pay grade, we've failed to grasp that it is—in actuality—far above what we deserve. By grace rebellious sinners have been forgiven and called to work for the Savior of the world. We get our assignments directly from Jesus himself. We are in his service. How can we not, "take pleasure in [our] toil" when we consider who we are working for?
"Does God ask us to do what is beneath us?" wonders Elisabeth Ellliot. "This question will never trouble us again if we consider the Lord of heaven taking a towel and washing feet."
"Every one of us has a line of duty marked out for us by God. For most human beings, for most of history, there has been little choice available. We tend to forget this in a time when the options seem limitless and when 'what one does' usually means specifically his money-earning capacities. Duty, however, includes whatever we ought to do for others—make a bed, give someone a ride to church, mow a lawn, clean a garage, paint a house. It is often possible to 'get out of' work like that. Nobody is paying us. It simply needs to be done, and if we don't do it, nobody will. But the nature of the work changes when we see that it is God who marks out this line of duty for us. It is service to Him. When we see Him, we may say, 'Lord, when did I ever mow Your lawn? When did I iron Your clothes?' He will answer, 'When you did it for one of the least of my children, you did it for me.'" ~Elisabeth Elliot
The point of good works is to point back to the Savior: "Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven" (Matt. 5:16).
Funny thing is, life doesn't feel so much like waiting when you are doing good for Christ.
What To Do Right Now
When we ask: "What should I do with my life?" there will always be an answer. And it's usually right in front of us. Do the next good work. Then do the next one. And so on, and you will find the answer to your question.
"When the unknown taunts your mind within the season you find yourself," suggests Zach Eswine, "give yourself to the next thing in the place you are. Our way forward more often than not is found where we are."
"Some of us are wondering what God's will is for our lives. Among all the things we do not know, we start with what we do know…. When it comes to our tending our lot with our spouse and family, our work, our food, and our place, God has already told us that he approves of this use of time." ~Zach Eswine
"Do good" is a Christian's true north. No matter where we are, how confusing the landscape, how unsure of what we are to do next or where we are to go, we can point our compass needle toward "do good" and move confidently in that direction. God approves.
"Students often ask me how to find out what God's will is. I tell them the will of God today for them is to study! That's not what they want to hear, but that is surely an important part of God's will for students. They must not cut classes, plagiarize on their papers, cheat on exams, treat the professor disrespectfully, or shirk their duty to their roommate." ~Elisabeth Elliot
Students should study. Moms should mother. Employees should be employed.
If you are a mom with young children at home, your duties are in front of you. Sure, they are arduous but they are not confusing. Love. Serve. Sacrifice. Discipline. Clean. Instruct. Smile. Hug. Or if your job is to go to a job, then go. Drive courteously, work diligently, speak graciously. Love your neighbor. Give thanks in all circumstances. Do good. Be joyful. It's that simple.
Here is the cure for restlessness, for the discontent of our age and of our hearts. Good works aren't far flung, they are right in front of you. "Every assignment is measured," writes Elisabeth Elliot. "As I accept the given portion other options are cancelled. Decisions become much easier, directions clearer, and hence my heart becomes inexpressibly quieter." And, might I add, happier.
In fact "be joyful and do good" works backwards, in a way. Doing good makes us joyful. Not happy in our own goodness, but joyful in serving our good God. And when we are joyful we aren't really waiting anymore, we're living.
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Thanks for 'batch 2' Shawn, Shawn Henry wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > Here's the second batch. > > * "Many older people require larger text due to declining eyesight, > including in form controls." first, thanks for the inclusion of forms :-) > What is "larger"? Is "form controls" too jargony? How about: > "Many older people require large text due to declining eyesight, > including text in form fields and other controls." OR > "Many older people require large text due to declining eyesight, > including text in forms." done - with 1st option > * I'm uncomfortable listing G178... [for discussion with Shawn when we > have a chance] ok - but necessary imho in many situations like a public library, visiting a friend, etc (and some people can't remember how to fish) > * 1.4.8 is listed under "Text style and presentation". Why also under > "Text size? Lots of overlap between 1.4.4 and 1.4.8 - have been leaning towards redundancy in repetition. Lets discuss further. > * Under Text style and presentation: > "Text presentation affects readability for many older people." I wonder > about something more like: > "How text is styled and presented affects how hard or easy it is for > older people to read." OR > "Text style and presentation impacts how hard or easy it is for people > to read, especially older people because of declining eyesight." done - with 2nd option > * "centrally aligned" -> "center-aligned" hmmm - I agree, but "centrally aligned" is WCAG wording so I prefer to retain. > Will have more later... OK - look forward to it. Andrew PS - also closed up the spacing before the "More techniques are listed..." sentence. > ~Shawn > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Developing Websites for Older People (batch 1 of 3 or so) > Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:24:23 -0500 > From: Shawn Henry <firstname.lastname@example.com> > To: Andrew Arch <firstname.lastname@example.com> > CC: wai-eo-editors <firstname.lastname@example.com> > > Hi Andrew, > > I really like how the document has come together! Overall, I think this > is the right amount of detail and very good organization. > > Comments that apply throughout: > ...Received on Thursday, 2 September 2010 20:13:03 UTC
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Sorry, couldn't find the original version. This is live from 1978.
I suppose the thing to notice is that classical music which, for most of the 20th century was still reeling drunkenly from the heady days of 19th century idealism when it, music, was accounted to be the transcendent truth of all reality, has become far more open to influences from outside itself. Something that was true for most of music history, by the way. Composers in the 14th century had at least two modes of composition: serious music, often for the church, and fun, bouncy secular dance music. So if there is a lot more crossover between pop and classical these days, it can be seen as a reversion to a more typical state of affairs.Even when bands like Emerson Lake & Palmer and Yes pioneered their own brand of "symphonic rock" in the 1970s, it would never have occurred to them that they could make albums for Deutsche Grammophon, perhaps history's most illustrious classical label. But times have changed, and this month DG released Music for Heart and Breath, the debut classical album by Richard Reed Parry of the Canadian band Arcade Fire.In stark contrast to Arcade Fire's widescreen rock anthems and jittery dance beats, the solo Parry has created a set of fragile instrumental compositions in which tempos and rhythms are dictated by the heartbeats and breathing rates of the performers. The music is minimalist and introspective (Parry describes it as musical "pointillism"), and by its nature can never be played exactly the same way twice.Parry follows in the footsteps of Radiohead's guitarist Jonny Greenwood and The National's guitarist Bryce Dessner, whose classically inspired pieces were paired on a Deutsche Grammophon disc earlier this year. Greenwood's vivid and full-blooded suite from the film There Will Be Blood radiates confidence and authority. Meanwhile Dessner has found a convincing way to integrate electric guitar into his orchestral compositions, but this music belongs in a different universe than his work with The National.However, these releases aren't an illustration of the way classical and rock music are merging, so much as evidence of the way that musicians are increasingly able to work in a variety of styles and genres that would have been unthinkable a couple of generations ago. Music, like much else, has become globalised, drawing from different times and places. As Bryce Dessner puts it, "You can't really say, that's a guy from a rock band who writes classical music. You should say the opposite: Jonny Greenwood was a classical violist who became a guitarist with Radiohead."
an abiding problem at the heart of "Klinghoffer": its pensive, ambivalent attitude toward present-day issues about which a great many people feel no ambivalence whatsoever.
anxiety about competition and fairness in the digital marketplace runs deep in the independent sector of the music industry. Small labels complain that consolidation by the major record companies has left them squeezed in negotiations with the online music services that now account for a majority of their revenue.Here is my little beef about YouTube. I have put up a number of my own performances on the blog from time to time. Here is a link to one. I won't repost the video, but please go have a look at it. This is a recording I made a number of years ago in a studio in North Vancouver. Some of these recordings were commercially released in Canada, but that copyright has long since reverted to me. This was even demonstrated in a suit I filed against the label when they released a compilation recording using some of my tracks. They settled out of court. Now here is what is very, very odd. I took my original recording and using iMovie, added some images to it. Then I saved it as a Quicktime video file suitable for uploading to my blog. It has never been uploaded to YouTube. So tell me, why is it that there is the YouTube logo on the file? How did that get added? Do I have grounds for a legal proceeding? Is this just because Blogger is owned by Google who also own YouTube? Can I get them to stop doing this?


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After coloring Rock Chick, I framed her in cardstock, distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Tattered Roses ink, and added a tiny piece of leftover sticker.
I had fun creating my card background. Some Prima patterned paper sets the mood, and various trim and stickers highlight her passion.
What's your passion (besides paper crafting, that is)? I love to listen to my iPod, bike, read and water color (just not at the same time).
Whatever it is, enjoy what you do. And if you love to create, hop on over to Craft Your Passion challenge blog for another Anything Goes challenge this week. Kenny K Designs is the sponsor this week, and you can have a lot of fun with his images!!
The party is in its final days, so if you've just visited my blog, go back to my April 1 post. I have some amazing prizes from sponsors and favorite designers, including Creative Bug Design, Ike's Art, Simply Betty, Decosse's Dynamite Doodles, Stampin Up, Stamping Bella and Queen Kat Designs. In addition, I have some great product from Making Memories, Fiskars, Lawn Fawn, Penny Black, K&Co, Martha Stewart, and a score of others.
In order to maximize your chances of hauling in some great prizes, please start by FOLLOWING MY BLOG, if you haven't already. Next, please help to spread my Birthday Blowout celebration by PLACING MY PARTY BADGE in your blog's sidebar with a link to my blog. Lisa from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles created this badge especially for me and I love it!! O, I forgot one last thing. I ask you to HAVE FUN! That's why we craft, isn't it? LOL


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So when I came about a make up brand called CARGO, their HD products nonetheless caught my eye. And since I'm a foundation/Powder addict, I couldn't wait to try the CARGO Blu Ray High Definition Powder and got my hands on one right away when I visited ULTA in Tanforan Mall San Bruno.
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One swatch picks up so much product thus you have to be careful otherwise a tendency of product being wasted can occur.
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Friday, September 30, 2011
After Lunch at Murren
More from that wonderful day hiking in Switzerland, past small simple houses and well-cared for animals. (Do you wash cows? Hmm...) It seemed that all had remained unchanged for hundreds of years. It was idyllic on a warm sunny day in May, but can you imagine the winters?
Our guide told us that these small towns are actually subsidized by the state; no one could really make a living working this way now. How great that Switzerland thinks its important to preserve this way of life.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Back from Murren
I love the neatness and the practicality of the Swiss. Everything is clearly thought through, but nothing is fancy. The hotel decor was very simple but the room had everything you need, plus the view was extraordinary; the cute town of Lauterbrunnen with the Alps in the distance.
This watercolor was based on a photo from our walk down the mountain from Murren. The houses we passed were small and simple and neat as a pin, and many had flowers in the window boxes as well as a flower garden. These are people who seriously love their flowers, they seem to be planted everywhere possible. Plus there are banks of wildflowers that are amazing, in amongst the tidy fields tended by thoughtful, hardworking people.
- Linda
Thursday, September 15, 2011
"So What Did He Say?" - Sold
These two girls looked totally absorbed in their drama of the moment, which, I imagined, was about their boyfriends.
Paris cafes are a great place to do people watching, as well as rest your feet after a day of touristy activities. I love coffee, but in France if you order "un cafe, s'il vous plait." you get an espresso. It's wonderful and strong, but those cups are so tiny, I feel gypped out of my coffee enjoyment. So, in the afternoon I order a cafe au lait, half coffee half milk, and at least you get a good-sized cup. The French frown on ordering it in the afternoon--they only drink it with breakfast--but I don't care.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Mountain Air
The day we hiked in Switzerland it was an incredibly clear, sunny day. We had started from our hotel in Lauterbrunnen, taken a gondola up the mountain halfway, and then hiked up further. Everywhere I turned were beautiful views of green fields sloping down the mountainside, with the snow topped peaks in the distance. We passed herds of cows and goats, flocks of chickens, fields of wildflowers, and cute Bavarian houses with red geraniums at the windows. My husband the gardener noted that the Swiss seem cultivate every square inch of land and put flowers everywhere possible. Nothing is wasted here, and everything is maintained beautifully.
Then we took a gondola down and returned across the valley floor. These two hikers are our fellow travelers Gary and Roxanne, who kept an impressive pace the whole time. For me it was a fabulous, tiring way to spend my birthday.
- Linda
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Thailand Aggressor Captain's Log
February 25 – March 4, 2017
North Andaman Sea
*Air Temp. 30c
*Water Temp. 29c
* Visibility 20m
Captain: Tui
Cruise Director: Clive
Engineer: Pom
Second Captain: Rong
Deck hand: Hem
Chef: Pi Phorn
Dive instructor: Patrick
Dive instructor: Bank
Dive Master: Ashley
Steward: Jinny
Guests: Barbara, Michael, Cheryl, Pat, Jill, Bob, Kathy, Kathy, Chuck, Karl, Cathy, Karen, Mike, Mark, David, Suzanne
Sunday – West of Eden, Deep Six, Anita's Reef, Zodiac, Hideaway
Monday – Sharkfin Reef, Boulder City, Elephant Head Rock,Turtle Rock
Tuesday – 3 Trees, North Point, Christmas Point, Koh Bon West Ridge, Koh Bon Bay
Wednesday – Koh Tachai x 2, Richelieu Rock x 2
Thursday - Richelieu Rock x 4
Friday – Koh Tachai x 2
Saturday 25th February 2017
'Sawadee Kap' from Thaplamu Pier, Thailand! The pier is bustling with many day trip boats and local fishing boats coming and going. The guests arrive to the Thailand Aggressor around 4:00pm and are greeted by our friendly staff. The trip leader briefs the guests on the boat and their staterooms and then everyone start setting up their equipment. A proper boat brief and an overview of the schedule are given and then a multi course Thai style dinner is served whilst the Thai crew sets off celebratory firecrackers on the bow to ward off "evil spirits". We set sail for the Similan Islands and another week of diving, eating and sleeping.
Sunday 26th February 2017
We wake up at sunny Similan Island #7, where the guests eagerly make their way into the saloon to hear the dive safety briefing and procedures on how to dive off the Thailand Aggressor. They then gear up and make their way into the waiting dinghies for the short ride over to West of Eden. We start off with a check out dive and make our way to the resident spearing mantis shrimp. Red Fire Gobies are on the gravel bottom guarding their holes and a light current pushes the divers gently North along the site. Giant Trevallies were cruising by looking for breakfast. Next dive was just around the corner called Deep Six. A few big swim throughs littered in giant gorgonian sea fans make up the Northern part of Similan #7. Huge Dogtooth Tunas just hung about in the current waiting for something to eat to swim by. After lunch we headed over to Anita's Reef to check out 'One Roll Rock', the rock with so much life on it that one could use an entire roll of film just there. Small cleaner Wrasse came up to the divers to nibble their ears making for a fun event. Kuhl's Stingrays were laying on the sandy bottom and a special find of a juvenile rock mover wrasse was swaying about on the bottom at the end of the dive. Fourth dive was inside the bay of island #6 called Zodiac. A nice shallow sloping sandy reef with some concrete figurines placed on the bottom in a kind of memorial for the tsunami. After the night dive at Hideaway Bay, guests have a cup of hot coco with a little bit of Kahlua, then off to bed for another great day of diving tomorrow.
Monday 27th February 2017
It's another beautiful morning in the Similan Islands where we start the day with a dive at Sharkfin Reef. Here divers enjoy the dramatic topography formed by massive boulders almost making it look like steps carved in the boulder. One group saw a Leopard Shark swimming calmly in the shallows. Back on the boat, chef has prepared a hearty breakfast complete with bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, home made bread, and French toast and eggs made to order. Dive two is at Boulder City, just next to Sharkfin Reef. Great big boulders all around the site make up a very interesting site with large gorgonian sea fans silting away at the moving water. Elephant Head Rock was the next on the list. Massive boulders stacked on top of each other in between islands #7 and #8 that make for almost one continuous swim through. Both a blue and yellow Ribbon Eel were spotted on the bottom and some nice nudibranchs on the rocks including a Twin Magnificent Slug. After a long, two hour surface interval we head to Island 8 and dive Turtle Rock as our sunset dive. A big Spiny Lobster was spotted under an overhang and two Ornate Ghost Pipefish were hiding in among a gorgonian seafan. Another great day of diving in the North Andaman Sea.
Tuesday 28th February 2017
Guests wake up to a beautiful sunrise and the smell of fresh brewed coffee. We gear up and jump in on the Eastern side of island #9 were the rising sun gives us good light on a site called 3 Trees. Nesting Titan Triggerfish kept guard of their eggs close to the bottom and tried to scare off any diver coming too close to their liking. The site is teeming in blue and yellow fusiliers. 3 Bumphead Parrotfish were cruising along in the shallows of the site. Next we head to North Point, which is home to 2 Pygmy Pipe horses, a close relative of the Sea horse family. The big channels on the site intrigued the divers and made for some very good pictures. Dive 3 was over on the West side of island #9 called Christmas Point. The site has a unique feature with some of the boulders looking like someone had taken a giant ice cream scoop to them. A black Ribbon Eel was on the bottom and the airpocket formed by diver's bubbles was popular among photographers. Right next to the airpocket under the rock a large Mangrove Whipray was laying asleep and wasn't bothered by the interested divers taking photos. Next we left the Similan Islands, to Koh Bon Island where we spent the remainder of the day. Koh Bon is a small sedimented limestone island which forms a ridge starting at 30 meters above sea level and tapers down into the sea reaching a deep sandy bottom at about 40 meters. Here there is a cleaning station which sometimes attracts the larger marine life. We made one day dive and one night dive and see a variety of creatures including the Maldivian sponge snail, an octopus, a juvenile black snapper, a banded sea snake, and a cuttlefish. Divers unanimously decide that this is the best night dive so far and are, once again, very happy with the diving.
Wednesday 1st March 2017
Today we spend the morning with two dives at Koh Tachai Pinnacle. Using the mooring line we descend to 25 meters where we try to find shelter from the strong current. The conditions are trying, but the divers understand current is our friend as a Giant Manta Ray loops around and a massive school of Chevron Barracuda loom effortlessly on top of the site. Trevally patrol the top of the pinnacle on the hunt for fusiliers and other small fish. A green sea turtle swims nonchalantly below us. What a beautiful dive site! In the afternoon we arrive at Richelieu Rock, our most northerly diving destination. Richelieu Rock is known to be Thailand's most beautiful dive site, and today it certainly holds up this reputation. The rock is completely covered in purple and pink soft coral and thousands of glass fish. Small schools of Pickhandle Barracuda circle in the bay and divers count about a dozen scorpion fish in just one dive. Lionfish congregate and ambush smaller prey with their quick attacks. 2 Ornate Ghost Pipefish were hiding in a sea fan almost totally blending in. A Napoleon Wrasse swam by totally unbothered by the divers taking pictures. Divers love this site and look forward to spending the day here tomorrow.
Thursday 2nd March 2017
With a late wake up of 7:30 am, guests are able to sleep in before the first dive. Richelieu Rock never ceases to amaze us! We start with a deep dive down to 32 meters for a super special find of a thorny seahorse. In the same area dozen of emperor fish are on the hunt. In all the chaos it is hard to chose what to look at because so many amazing things are happening at once! We head back over the main rock where we find several flabelina nudibranchs, a variety of cowrys, and banded cleaner shrimp. A Peacock Mantis Shrimp was going about it's business and amazed all by how it was totally oblivious to all the photographers taking its picture. Chef prepares a delicious lunch of cashew chicken, minced pork, and baked macaroni and cheese then we are back in the water. During the second half of the day we see the resident Napolean wrasse, a peacock mantis shrimp, huge schools of snapper, and many marbled grouper. The last dive was just one feeding frenzy on the outer side of the rock, that most of the divers just hung in mid-water most of the dive admiring the trevallies and tunas wizzing by. One more Ornate Ghost Pipefish was spotted. This time a yellow one. It has been such a wonderful day we are all sad that it had to end.
Friday 3rd March 2017
Guests sleep in again today and wake up to a beautiful sunrise over Koh Tachai Island. Some of the group opted to go to the reef close to the island, as the pinnacle was experiencing quite a bit of water movement. The groups that dived the pinnacle saw a Manta Ray circling around the pinnacle among the huge school of Barracuda, so everyone decide to stay at Koh Tachai for the last dive. What a dive that turned out to be!! A Manta was spotted from the surface by the boat crew and it circled the pinnacle for most of the dive not bothered by the divers at all. That just made the trip and the smiles on the divers' faces bigger, if possible… We arrive to Thaplamu around 4.00 PM and have a seafood barbeque farewell dinner in the evening. We congratulate our iron divers with an Iron Diver Medal and guests enjoy their last night on the boat together comparing Manta Ray footage and other shots taken during the trip.
Saturday 4th March 2017
Guests wake up and have their usual made to order breakfast. Our friendly crew helps get their luggage to the pier and guests depart the vessel at 8:00am. Their prearranged taxis are already waiting for them, we say our final farewells, and they are off to their next destination. Thank you everyone for another amazing week on the Thailand Aggressor with an awesome group of divers! Kop Khun Krap!


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Inspired by the 1960's-era World's Fair exhibit, IBM today announced an iPad app, Minds of Modern Mathematics, available for free at the App Store. The app is a vintage-meets-digital interactive recreation of a massive 50-foot-long timeline from IBM's World's Fair exhibit -- detailing hundreds of artifacts, milestones and giants of math from 1000 AD to 1960.
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Race:Saturday, August 3, 2013 in Newton, IA
Title Sponsor: US Cellular
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 8:16pm/et
Television Race Coverage: ESPN - 7:30pm/et
Announcers: Marty Reid, Ricky Craven
Pit Reporters: Shannon Spake, Rick DeBruhl, Jim Noble
TV Listings, Links and Info:
Jayski's TV Listings Page
ESPN Network Schedules
SPEED TV Schedule
TV Racer
This Week - Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius XM Satellite Radio
Times are local to the Track (Central Time)
Friday, August 2nd8:00 AM NNS HAULERS ENTER
Saturday, August 3rd12:00 PM NNS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS
NNS = Nationwide Series
Times are local to the Track
Keselowski wins at Iowa: #22-Brad Keselowski won the US Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway.His teammate, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., finished second followed by #20-Brian Vickers, #3-Austin Dillon, #32-Kyle Larson, #54-Drew Herring (who started from the pole), #99-Alex Bowman, #11-Elliott Sadler, #33-Ryan Gifford (making his Nationwide debut), and #6-Trevor Bayne. There were 4 cautions for 21 laps and 5 lead changes among 6 leaders. Complete results are on the Iowa race results page (pdf).(7-27-2013)
Iowa Race Fast Facts:
Brad Keselowski(i) won the 5th Annual U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by The Enlist Weed Control System, his 23rd victory in 198 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his third victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2013.
This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in four races at Iowa Speedway.
Sam Hornish Jr. (second) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Iowa Speedway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2013.
Brian Vickers (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Iowa Speedway.
Kyle Larson (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Austin Dillon leads the point standings by 14 points over Regan Smith.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(8-3-2013)
Driver standings following Iowa:
1) #3-Austin Dillon 698
2) #7-Regan Smith 684, -14
3) #12-Sam Hornish Jr. 684, -14
4) #11-Elliott Sadler 679, -19
5) #20-Brian Vickers 670, -28
6) #32-Kyle Larson # 651, -47
7) #31-Justin Allgaier 648, -50
8) #2-Brian Scott 641, -57
9) #6-Trevor Bayne 627, -71
10) #77-Parker Kligerman 617, -81
See complete standings on the driver standings page (pdf).(8-3-2013)
Owner Standings following Iowa are posted (pdf).(8-3-2013)
Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Iowa: (and their finish)
Caution 1: #29-Wallace, 22nd
Caution 2: #33-Gifford, 9th
Caution 3: #30-Piquet, Jr., 14th
Caution 4: #5-Sweet, 15th
Herring on pole at Iowa: #54-Drew Herring won the Coors Light Pole for the US Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway with a speed of 135.367mph. It is his first career pole. #7-Regan Smith will start second. The rest of the top 10: #99-Alex Bowman, #2-Brian Scott, #22-Brd Keselowski, #20-Brian Vickers, #6-Trevor Bayne, #3-Austin Dillon, #31-Justin Allgaier, and #11-Elliott Sadler. Did Not Qualify: none. The starting lineup is posted on the Iowa starting lineup page (pdf).(8-3-2013)
Iowa Qualifying Notes:
Drew Herring won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 5th Annual U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by The Enlist Weed Control System with a lap of 23.270 seconds, 135.367 mph.
This is his first pole in 11 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2013.
This is his first pole in five races at Iowa Speedway.
Regan Smith (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2013 and his second in two races at Iowa Speedway.
Alex Bowman (third) posted his first top-10 start at Iowa Speedway. It is his eighth in 20 races this season.
Alex Bowman (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(7-27-2013)
Dillon fastest in happy hour: #3-Austin Dillon was quickest during happy hour for the US Cellular 250 with a speed of 135.257mph. He was followed by: #32-Kyle Larson, #77-Parker Kligerman, #99-Alex Bowman, #11-Elliott Sadler, #43-Michael Annett, #2-Brian Scott, #54-Drew Herring, #29-Kenny Wallace, and #6-Trevor Bayne. 33 drivers participated in the session. See complete results on the Iowa practice 2 speeds page (pdf).(8-2-2013)
Dillon fastest in first practice: #3-Austin Dillon was fastest during opening practice at Iowa Speedway with a speed of 134.765mph. #29-Kenny Wallace was second, followed by: #32-Kyle Larson, #30-Nelson Piquet, Jr., #99-Alex Bowman, #60-Travis Pastrana, #54-Drew Herring, #20-Brian Vickers, #70-Johanna Long, and #11-Elliott Sadler. All 40 drivers practiced during the session. See complete results on the Iowa practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(8-2-2013)
Entry List:There are 40 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's US Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway. A few notes:
Darryl Harr will drive the #4 for JD Motorsports;
Richard Harriman will drive the #23 for Rick Ware;
Kenny Wallace returns to the series in the #29 for RAB;
The #33 for Richard Childress Racing is TBA;
Danny Efland will drive the #50 Chevy for Mark Beaver;
Drew Herring returns to the Joe Gibbs #54;
The Mike Harmon Racing #74 is TBA.(7-29-2013)
UPDATE: Travis Sauter will drive the #87 for Joe Nemechek.(7-29-2013)
UPDATE: Kevin Lepage will be in the #74 for Mike Harmon.(7-31-2013)
UPDATE: Ryan Gifford will be in the RCR #33.(8-1-2013)
See the complete list on the Iowa entry list page.
Nationwide Series in Prime Time Saturday Night: The NASCAR Nationwide Series races under the lights in prime time at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, on Saturday night, Aug. 3, and ESPN will have a live telecast. NASCAR Countdown airs at 7:30pm/et with the race's green flag at 8:15pm/et. All NASCAR programming on ESPN networks is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets through WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app.(ESPN)(7-29-2013)
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Intermediate Radials
Set limit: 6 sets for the event
Number of Tires: Left-side 500; Right-side -- 500
Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4546;
Right-side -- D-4562
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.5 in. (2,222 mm);
Right-side -- 88.3 in. (2,242 mm)
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 26 psi; Left Rear -- 26 psi;
Right Front -- 40 psi; Right Rear -- 38 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 18 psi; Left Rear -- 18 psi;
Right Front -- 36 psi; Right Rear -- 34 psi
Notes: This is the third straight race that NASCAR Nationwide Series teams have run this combination of left- and right-side tires at Iowa . . . this is the only track at which Nationwide Series teams will run either of these two tire codes . . . this is also the same tire set-up that NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams have run at Iowa in 2012 and 2013 . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Iowa.
Three Weeks, Three Different Point Leaders
Austin Dillon leads the NASCAR Nationwide Series points for the first time in his career a somewhat surprising statement for a driver who threatens to win an almost weekly basis.
But its true. Austin Dillon used a 12th-place finish at Indy to move into the points lead for the first time, and becomes the third different leader in as many weeks.
Two races previous, Regan Smith held a slight five-point advantage over Sam Hornish Jr. with Dillon seven points further back. Then after a runner-up finish at Chicagoland the following weekend, Hornish leapfrogged over Smith to take a seven-point lead over Smith with Dillon eight points back.
Its now Dillons turn to carry the banner as the series returns to Iowa Speedway for the U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by Enlist Weed Control System. He leads Smith and Elliott Sadler by six and 13 points, respectively. Hornish dropped to fourth in the points, one marker behind Sadler.
Dillon, who has four finishes in the top three but is still looking for his first win, returns the No. 3 Chevrolet to the points lead for the first time since Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the season-opening race at Daytona in 2002. Its been since 1999, however, that the No. 3 was atop the standings this late in the season. Earnhardt went on to win his second consecutive title later that season.
Could the same be in the cards for Austin Dillon? If Dillon is to keep his perch atop the standings for the remainder of the season, hell most likely need to add a victory or two to his resume. His past success at Iowa makes this weekend as good a time as any to make a mark in the wins column.
On his last trip to Iowa back in June, Dillon dominated the race by leading 207 of 250 laps, finishing second to Trevor Bayne. In five other series starts at the 0.88-mile track, Dillon has four top-15 finishes. Additionally, his last two visits to the track with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series resulted in a win and a runner-up finish.
Drive For Diversity Driver Gifford To Make National Series Debut
When Winchester, Tenn., native Ryan Gifford wakes up this Sunday morning he will be awaking after a night that he will never forget a night where a dream was surely fulfilled.
On Saturday night, the 24-year-old NASCAR Drive for Diversity driver and current NASCAR Next member will make his NASCAR national series debut driving the No. 33 Menards/Rheem Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing in the NNS race at Iowa Speedway.
Gifford has competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East for the last five seasons and won his first race this past April at Richmond. In 48 series starts, he has compiled 15 top fives and 19 top 10s. He made his only career NASCAR K&N Pro Series West start in 2009 at Iowa where he finished sixth.
He has also driven a dirt late model for Team Dillon Racing, the team owned by Austin and Ty Dillon. In addition to his driving responsibilities, Gifford works in RCRs shop.
NASCAR Drive for Diversity graduate and current NASCAR Next member Kyle Larson is already proving he has the chops to compete in the series every week. Hes finished in the top 15 in each of the last 11 races, including a fifth-place performance at Iowa in June.
Kelley Knows Winning Combinationa At Iowa
Sometimes crew chiefs go unheralded despite their around-the-clock work and dedication to provide drivers with top-notch race cars and winning race strategies. It is well-known, however, that they are often the glue that holds a championship-caliber team together.
Just like drivers, crew chiefs have their favorite tracks& or at least tracks where they know the exact winning combination to lead their driver and race car to Victory Lane. One of those tracks for Roush Fenway Racing crew chief Mike Kelley is Iowa Speedway.
Over the past five NNS races at Iowa Speedway, Kelleys drivers have captured four of the checkered flags. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won both trips to the 0.88-mile track in 2011, and then returned in May 2012 to seize his third consecutive victory there. Then earlier this season, Trevor Bayne drove the No. 6 Ford to Victory Lane.
Stenhouse finished fifth in the August race last year, keeping Kelley from being able to claim five consecutive wins at Iowa. Bayne did not compete in the race.
NASCAR Nationwide Series Etc.
Michael Annett (Des Moines) and Joey Gase (Cedar Rapids) return to their home state this weekend for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway. & Travis Sauter, whose uncles are Johnny and Jay Sauter, will make his national series debut this Saturday in the No. 87 NEMCO Motorsports Toyota. & Richard Harriman, who competed in four NCWTS races back in 2009, will make his NNS debut at Iowa, while a trio of drivers will make their track debut in the series: Brett Butler, Danny Efland and J.J. Yeley.
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
Saturday, February 25
3:30 pm/et
SiriusXM NASCAR
Motor Racing Network
10:30am/et, Saturday, February 25
Fox Sports 1
12:00pm/et, Fri, Feb 24, TV-FS1
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William Henry Harrison District
Dan Beard Council
William Henry Harrison District serves the western half of Hamilton County. Hamilton Ave. serves as the eastern border with the county line serving as the other three borders.
We serve the communities of Addyston, Anderson Ferry, Bridgetown, Cheviot, College Hill, Covedale, Delhi Township, Dent, Groesbeck, Harrison, Mack, Monfort Heights, Saylor Park, Western Hills, Westwood, and White Oak on the west side of Hamilton County.
Events & Updates
Keep up with the Meshekinnoquah Chapter of Order of the Arrow by making sure that you are on the Yahoo Group list. To get on the list contact Jim Landers.
National Council is updating three of the traditional programs over the next three years. Each year one program will have updates to its program. Please visit the National Council website to keep up to date on the changes to each of the following programs: Venturing (2014), Cub Scouts (2015), and Boy Scouts (2016).
(Updates Page)
May Roundtable will be our Program Launch. There will be tables covering many aspects of the Scouting program including Cub Camping, NYLT, Woodbadge, University of Scouting, Popcorn, Advancement and many others.
The Voice of the Scout surveys are being delivered into email inboxes of parents, Scouts & Venturers over 14, volunteers and chartered organizations. Surveys will stay open for three weeks, and then information will be referenced for making key decisions to drive Scouting forward, as guided by the people that matter most - our members. It will be a continuous program, in that we will launch these surveys twice per year, with no household receiving more than one survey every six months.
BeAScout.org is a website with a Google map application that helps potential Scouts and their parents locate Scouting units in their area. Unit leaders, Committee Chairs, and Charter Reps have an important role to play in connecting potential Scouts with their units. Unit leaders are able to update their unit's Google"pin" (the bubble you see on Google maps) through MyScouting.org. Unit leaders can add their unit meeting time and location, unit website, and a contact name, email address, and phone number. If this information is updated, the website enables interested parents to email questions to unit leaders. Full instructions can be found in the April and May Newsletter.
Does your unit have a Religious Emblem Program? Every unit should and if yours does, and you believe it is successful, let us know about it. Some of our units could use some guidance in getting theirs off the ground or simply improving the one they have. I'd like to pass along some tips from the more successful programs in our district. Regardless of church affiliation, there is a medal that each Scout can earn and what they learn while doing it can have a lasting effect on themselves and their participation in Scouting. Contact Mark Murray if you would like to share what your unit has done.
Journey to Excellence has several different objectives with specific requirements for Packs, Troops, Crews, Team, and, yes, even District and Council. One of the requirements is to participate in service projects. In order to get credit for the service projects, you need to log your JTE Service hours online. To help, here are step by step instructions for logging your hours online.
If you need more information, please get in touch with your District Executive.
Do you know someone willing to help our district? We have some open positions we'd like to fill so that we provide the needed outreach to our units and put more of the focus on our Scouts and our programs. We especially need unit commissioners and assistance district commissioners. Give names and contact information of an individual you believe would be willing to help to David Evans.
Scoutmasters and Cubmasters, David Evans is asking for the dates of all Court of Honors and Blue and Golds so they can put them on their calendars. They would like to come by and see how things are going.


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I am entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge
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Gorgeous card, I do exercises like that every morning! Lovely image, and love the matching envie liner! Glad you were able to post. Hugs, ValerieReplyDelete
This is so beautiful and for such a special lady. Love the sparkly touches.
Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}
Your card is so beautiful!ReplyDelete
Beautiful, as always!!! Stay warm - it's snowing here right now!! XOReplyDelete
Totally gorgeous, hugs Annette xReplyDelete
this is perfect in every way! HeleneReplyDelete
I just love your work and the coordinating envelopes! Thank you, again, for stopping by my blog with such kind words. Hugs, YvonneReplyDelete
This is just beautiful hun always so beautifully detailed hugs cheryl xxxReplyDelete
A pretty card but the sentiment behind its creation makes it so very special.
Always love that you create a pretty matching envelope.,
Beautiful card! I love the look of the Stickles!ReplyDelete
Yes, staying comfortable here and enJOYed the sunny day today before our next cold snap. I like the ruffled detailed.ReplyDelete
Beautiful card Diane! Such a gorgeous image! Makes me think of the saying "Dance like there is no tomorrow"! Thanks for joining along with Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!ReplyDelete
Love the image, colours and beautiful card Diane. .
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What a beautiful card and just the right touch for the reasons required. Love the lace - and your envelope linings always 'blow me away'. Perfection. hugs, DonnaReplyDelete
Hi Diane, What a gorgeous card. Love the color and as always you come up with the perfect design. I know the receiver is going to love it. Doing the CAN CAN to kick cancer. So creative. Love this image.
p.s. now I'm going to be humming that old French song today!! LOL
your friend will love this, diane:) wish i could kick that high-ha!ReplyDelete
I think I pulled a muscle just thinking of that leg kick!!! This is a stunning card and it will be loved and comforting! What a great image, sentiment and design for someone in battle! Very positive! Hugs!ReplyDelete
Well, isn't she stunning! Gorgeous work! Thanks so much for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!!! - Ashli :)ReplyDelete


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Day number 6 is a post from the Simple Dollar blog that I was turned onto by Nancy Wolfson at BrainTracksAudio.
Its all about Why networking works and doesn't work. Here is another great post about online networking also from the Simple Dollar.
(Remember, I will stop posting to this blog address at the end of 2008, the new Stu Gray blog is located here!)


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Dual-mode LTE Galaxy S4 and S4 mini launched on Optus' new 4G networks
It was only last month that Samsung announced the dual-mode LTE-enabled variants of the Galaxy S4 and S4 mini, and today Australian carrier Optus has announced that it will be offering both the dual-mode LTE phones to consumers, in a bid to let them access its newly launched TDD/FDD-LTE network. As the network supports both FDD and TDD-LTE standards, users will be able to access Optus' 4G networks in more places.
Apart from better support for the carrier's LTE network, the specs of both devices remain the same. The Galaxy S4 mini is available now, while the dual LTE Galaxy S4 will be available from mid-September. Hit the source link for details on pricing on both devices, and let us know if you're planning on upgrading to the dual LTE models in the future.
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Why i have a strange feeling that's the GT-I9506, will be this phone?