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In advance of the New York International Auto Show, BMW CEO Jim O'Donnell announced to the Detroit News that the company will be releasing 1,100 of it's newest electric vehicle, the ActiveE. That's great news for green transportation, however further into the interview, O'Donnell went on to say that he doesn't put faith in the new ev 1 Series coupe, and frankly that electric vehicles just don't work!
O'Donnell thinks that the future belongs to diesel vehicles, and that the $7,500 tax credit that the U.S. Government awards toward purchasing EV vehicles should be abolished. He went on to say that the tax credit is putting a gamble on a technology that he doesn't believe is suitable for 90% of American auto consumers. BMW will continue to accept the tax credits, but O'Donnell believe tax payer's money should support other technologies, such as "clean diesel."
BMW spokesman Tom Kowaleski quickly made the assurance that BMW does support green incentives and partners with companies to further the advancement of sustainable transportation. BMW will also release two more electric vehicles in 2013. The ActiveE will be available for lease in the fall of 2011 at a hefty $499 per month price point. BMW also has plans to release an electric motor/gas hybrid version of their i8 series, and a pure electric i3 series car.
BMW may just in the EV game to keep up with the competition, however the fact that O'Donnell sees producing electric vehicles and accepting the government appointed tax credit as a necessary "evil" shows just how effective and important EVs are to the automotive market. He can complain all he wants, as long as BMW keeps producing luxury EVS and hybrids!
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Atmospheric deposition can be an important contribution to nitrogen loading in coastal regions. Atmospheric loading is suggested to have declined due to pollution control efforts, however the degree and impact of this has not been quantified on Cape Cod. Additionally, it is predicted that climate change, especially with respect to rain events and durations, may interact with atmospheric conditions to affect estuarine productivity. This project will analyze a long-time series of atmospheric N deposition and climate to determine trends and the associated impacts to estuarine systems.
To date, we have compiled the data and are now examining the trends. Results are showing significant decreases in NO3 deposition in the NE US, similar to those observed in other regions such as central Europe. If decreases in N deposition have had demonstrable effects on the recovery of estuarine areas and reduced eutrophication, it will allow managers to focus a more useful targeting of management on other sources of nitrogen (fertilizer use and wastewater disposal).
Our results have confirmed an unprecedented decrease in nitrate deposition over the entire North American continent, particularly marked in the Northeast US and Southeast Canada. The decrease is linked to a parallel reduction in vehicle and stationary source emissions, but it also responds to the own climatic characteristics of the regions where the most marked decreases are observed as most of the deposition in these places is originated in upwind industrial regions. Preliminary results from the analyses of field samplings in Cape Cod estuaries reveal that, despite the increase in nitrogen inputs from septic systems, the reduction in atmospheric pollution has caused that the trophic status of the estuaries has not change, as confirmed by the nutrient and chlorophyll concentrations as well as macro algal biomasses.
- Lloret, J., Valiela, I. 2016 Unprecedented decrease in deposition of nitrogen oxides over North America: The relative effects of emission controls and prevailing air-mass trajectories. Biogeochemistry.
- Valiela, I., Owens, C., Elmstrom, E., Lloret, J. 2016. Eutrophication of Cape Cod estuaries: Effect of decadal changes in global-driven atmospheric and local-scale wastewater nutrient loads. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
- Reductions in atmospheric oxidized nitrogen deposition over North America: The relative role of emission controls and climatic patterns. The Ecosystems Center 2016 Seminar Series. Woods Hole, MA.
- Sarah Skelton, Ivan Valiela, Javier Lloret, Caroline Owens, and Elizabeth Elmstrom. 2015 MBL Undergraduate Research Symposium. The impact of nitrogen loading in Waquoit Bay, MA on estuarine food webs constructed by stable isotope analysis. Aug 19-20.
- Caroline Owens, Ivan Valiela, Javier Lloret, Elizabeth Elmstrom, and Sarah Skelton. 2015 MBL Undergraduate Research Symposium. Effects of changing nitrogen loads on vegetation patterns in Waquoit Bay, 1990-2014. Aug 19-20.
- Maps for wet atmospheric deposition of N have been produced for US, Canada and Europe. Trend analyses have also been mapped in both North America and Europe.

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If the mother's injuries are life-threatening, but she is conscious and trying to escape into the jungle, try to block her path. If she escapes with the baby and dies, the baby will die too. Do not try to catch her, she has sharp teeth and can injure you. Wait for Refuge for Wildlife.
If the mother is dead and the baby wants to run away, try to block its path. Call Refuge for Wildlife and describe the size of the baby. An older baby that is not nursing may survive with its troop, but a younger baby that needs its mother's milk will not survive in the wild. The other members of the troop will not adopt the baby, they will not feed the baby, and the alpha male will eventually kill the baby. Call Refuge for Wildlife's wildlife emergency hotline 8824 3323.
If you find an infant monkey alone and crying on the ground, look to see if its family troop is nearby. Infant howlers often fall from trees. A baby has a better chance of surviving with its mother. Do not remove a baby from the wild when the troop is nearby. Call Refuge for Wildlife's emergency hotline first.
An infant howler might be easy to capture and hold, but we advise against this as even babies will bite humans and they can carry parasites and illnesses that humans can catch. Call us, we can advise you on what do to – every case is different, but it is safer if you do not touch wild animals.
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Never touch a wild animal, especially adults. An injured animal can be especially aggressive because it is frightened. Keep your distance and and call us.
If you find baby animals alone without their mother, wait and see if the mother returns. Sometimes a mother is chased away by a dog or other predator and is forced to leave her babies, but she might return. Keep your dogs and cats away from abandoned baby animals until the mother returns. Their chances of surviving are better if they can stay with their mother.
Never take babies away from their mothers. Even if you think the mother is dead – some animals, like opossums are famous for playing dead when they're scared and can hurt you. Call us and we will come and investigate.
It is a common misconception that baby birds found on the ground need help. Most of the time they are fledglings learning to fly and simply need a bit of time and practice – don't worry, their parents are nearby collecting food and will come and help out. Keep pets and people away and, if you have to, you can move the bird to a safer location.
Hatchlings that have fallen out of the nest need to be placed back into the nest – don't worry, the parents won't care if the baby "smells" like you. If a nest cannot be found, you can make a nest and put it in a nearby tree. Keep pets away and stay a safe distance so that the parents can come back – if they don't come back in 2 hours, call Refuge for Wildlife.
If you find an injured bird then they will need help. Call Refuge for Wildlife.
It is very sad, but you might come across a dead animal. Usually they have been hit by a car, but sometimes it's due to electrocution or animal attacks.
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- Check to see that it is really dead. If it's alive, call Refuge for Wildlife.
- If it's a female animal, look for an infant (but avoid touching it). Many times an infant howler will hide underneath it's dead mother. Howler infants cry when they are away from their mother so if you hear a baby howler crying at the location where you've found a dead female, it is likely her baby and needs our help – call Refuge for Wildlife.
- If it's a dead female marsupial, check her pouch for infants. Be careful with opossums, they like to play dead and are very convincing at it – do not get too close.
- Look up and check to see if there are any power lines or transformers above – perhaps the animal (usually monkeys) was electrocuted. If that is the case, many more animals may die at the same spot. Photograph the transformer and pole number and report it to us by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
It is illegal to capture and sell or keep wild animals as pets in Costa Rica. This includes monkeys, parrots, squirrels, raccoons, owls, bats, anteaters, opossums, birds, porcupines and all other creatures that live free in the wild.
Domesticating wildlife can ruin all chances of them ever being returned to the jungle. They become too tame and dependent on humans and will then have to spend their lives in a cage so they do not harass residents and businesses. Most wildlife, especially monkeys, will become aggressive as they get older and may hurt you. Although baby animals are incredibly cute, they will grow up to become aggressive when they reach sexual maturity and can injure humans. And once they are dependent on humans, they can never be released. Do not ruin their chance of freedom, call Refuge for Wildlife.
Do not feed wildlife. If you start to feed wild animals like raccoons, pizotes, squirrels etc they will become dependent on humans, become aggressive and even break into your house (racoons are famous for this) to steal food. Do not encourage a human-wildlife "friendship" by providing food for the wildlife – in the long run you will not be helping them. Infant wildlife need special nutrition and feeding them the wrong thing can cause serious harm or death.
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Red hair flying, eyes glazed over, skin pulled tight over bulging bones, hands flying at the speed of light, and a perfect beat flowing out of drumsticks. This is Ginger Baker. You want to meet a badass rock star? He is your man.
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If you're not a follower of jazz (because Baker is at the end of the day a jazz drummer) or '60s & '70s rock-n-roll, you may be unfamilar with Ginger, but I suggest you get familiar! Give him a listen. My personal favorite is his drum solo in "Toad."
This man is a raving lunatic, an asshole, and a drum genius. In my personal opinion he is one of the most talented drummers around, and Eric Clapton agrees with me. I can put a record on and listen to him play the drums for hours, but after watching this film I can't decide if I would love meeting him or feel compelled to punch him the face. I wonder who would come out on top, Myron or Ginger? He is over 70 years old, and age has not mellowed him one bit! He broke the director's nose on the last day of filming, with his cane! This man played with some of the best musicians of all time, and I mean the best! He has been married 5 times, lived in at least 5 countries, been in countless fights, was a relentless chain smoker and major junky, and is somehow still alive.
This film's name says all you really need to know: Beware of Mr.Baker! But no matter how much you may want to hate him, you've got to respect him.
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I have become a big fan of this serie thanks to a friend of mine. During the first eprisodes I had to get used to it though. But once you know the characters, how can you resist? I wish I could be friend with such geeks because they are so laughable be so human at the same time.
In a word, this summer I became a Big Bang theory addict and I watched all the five seasons in a month. I have never felt so cheerful before. Thanks Sheldon 🙂
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Well I booked the flight, booked a room, and made a tee shirt online that says "A Canadian who supports the Reason Rally and Tolerance". I hope the shirt gets done and delivered in time as promised by the web site.
Spending the money to come alone from Toronto to a strange city and standing with a bunch of strangers may use up my idealistic quotient for the next few years.
I will not argue with or try to change the mind of any religious protesters if they show up. I can't even change my wife's mind. But then she does not try and change my mind either.
The type of atheist I would like to represent is one who tolerates a religious viewpoint as long as that viewpoint does not become a requirement of the government and an impediment to science and reason in the classroom.
In order to have an impact atheists are going to have to embrace religious people who understand the reasons for a separation of church and state.
Atheists also have to somehow erase the stigma associated with the name. That one is tougher. It would be nice to see some simple message tee shirts like "Atheists Are Moral Too" attending the rally and being broadcast to the larger community.
(Speaking of religious protesters I have a Toronto Bill Maher story to relate to anyone who is interested)
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I see that, but I don't understand it. The webpage for the convention says it is all booked up.
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Road.
I went to their website and saw a two day deal.
How did you get a room and one cheaper than everyone else? They said a few weeks ago that the hotel was all booked up. Are you sure you are in the correct hotel?
Hi Sentient. I like your Sinclair Lewis quote.
Video or streaming would be a good idea to involve those that can't make it. It wouldn't hurt to have a set up where live streaming could show the numbers on line Saturday that could not make it but stand in solidarity with the event. For example this group has something like 25000 members. It would be nice to show someone that while only 3000 could attend 15000 were showing online support at a specific time. If others who sympathize could be drawn in - then that online number may even sound significant and be worth reporting.
I will miss the convention on Sunday because my flight is an early morning one. I am staying at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel for Friday and Saturday and got a better deal than the published rate of around $149. Two nights at $99 per night. Hope to attend the Saturday post rally event there - not sure if people need to sign up or register for that - doesn't sound like it.
I just saw a video "Reason Rally How To" and saw there were buses coming from Canada. Information that is too late for me - I booked a flight. When out of curiosity I checked out buses from Toronto, Mississauga, Montreal etc. the response was no buses scheduled due to lack of interest.
Hope you are going to the convention too. Be a pity flying all that way for just one day of fun. Make it 3 days of fun soon before it gets sold out.
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There has never been a situation in the history of the world so bad, so terrible, that the government couldnt make it worse.
The National Debt in unpayable. Divide 140 trillion dollars by 300 million Americans. You get $420,000 per person. Yes, that includes babies, children, and the elderly. How can each person in America pay almost a half million dollars? WITH A DEPRESSION, thats how!
There is no such thing as an unpaid debt. All debts get paid by the buy or the seller. The entire Gross National Product is only $12 trillion. Many say the National Debt is really more like $200 trillion when you look at Medicaid, Medicare, Social Insecurity, and our endless Insane military budget (half the worlds entire military expenditure is ours.)
The average U.S. family debt is now 136% of income. This means if a family makes $50,000 before taxes, they are actually in debt $68,000. Since they are living over their heads and paying heavy interest on this $68,000 debt, it just gets worse every year. Americans have gone totally insane. No other country on earth lives over their heads like this. It can only end in disaster. In the history of the world no country has ever done this. And we say there is, nothing new under the sun. Well, this is certainly a new development in history.
Watch this very short video to see Obama personally confess he was born in Kenya and not in the United States. This puts a complete end to any discussion about whether he can legally be President. Tea Party Princess Palin recently scoffed at any idea Obama was not American born. Here it is in his own words. He was born in Kenya. You will actually hear him say he is not an American and was born in Kenya in his own words.
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Look at this silver chart of growing deficit. We are almost out of physical silver.
This chart alone is all you need to know about silver. Every year the demand goes up. Every year the deficit goes up. Every year the output cannot keep up with the demand. We are almost out of silver. The U.S. Mint has no silver. The military has no strategic stockpile. The COMEX is empty and there is no 42 million dealer (available) ounces. Soon the industrial users will only get rationed silver and investors none.
The silver and gold stocks have performed
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(That is an opinion and not a prediction.) Do not buy silver stocks.
Buy silver bullion and hold it. If you own silver stocks the prices are
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Panther, and Sabina. The problem is all our stocks are in Mexico, and
it has fallen into anarchy to the drug cartels. This is the problem.
This is no longer a stable country to invest in. Ideally we want to
sell any silver stocks and convert to bullion. You never invest in
countries like Central America, South America, China, or Russia. This
is why most silver stocks (Silver Wheaton, Silver Standard, Pan
American, etc.) are not worth buying. They are very popular, but never
go with the crowd. The crowd is always wrong in the end. The Mideast is
on fire, and its all centered on Israel. Morocco, Tunisia, Libya,
Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, and especially the Big Gorilla
Saudi Arabia all want to elect their own government. They have a right
to do this without our interference. We have no business installing
U.S. puppets around the world like Mubakek and Abdullah. Why should
Libyans suffer in poverty under a psychotic, megalomaniac dictator like
Quadaffi? Dont think any of these results will bring freedom and
democracy. Egypt is now in worse shape with a military dictatorship
and no constitution.
This is the best cartoon Ive seen all year. There is only one party in America- the Republicrat Party. Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee. Two sides of the same coin. Your only real choice is to vote Libertarian- and they get a mere 1% of the vote. Your vote isnt wasted by voting Libertarian. Your vote is really wasted when you vote for a Democrat or Republican. Thanks to Ben Garrison for this gem. You can also call this the Demopublican party if you want. The One World Order marches on.
The stock market is a house of cards ready to fall. It doesnt matter whether it goes up, down, or sideways. Just stay away from stocks, despite whores like Warren Buffet telling you to
Buy stocks, buy stocks. Sell your IRA/401k before the crash. And there will be a stock market crash. After the crash, the government will race in and convert your IRA/401k to worthless treasury annuitities for your own good and safety. Yes, sell your IRA/401k and take the penalty. Buy silver bullion and hold it. If you dont then you deserve to starve in the street with your dumbassed friends. Five countries have already nationalized private savings and pensions, and more will follow. The government needs money so badly for their endless socialist programs; they will steal your life savings to do so.
Be sure to sign up at www.inflation.us for their newsletter and videos. These are great videos.
Do not take their stupid stock advice however. They reco garbage stocks like U.S. Silver. This company has HEDGED silver at $30 when it is now $35 going to $50, going to $400. Yes, this means they must sell their silver at $30 no matter how high it goes!!! This worthless stock has fallen from $1.50 to 63 cents in the last five years, yet they tout it as a winner. Its a loser, and we dumped it once they announced their insane hedging program.
Any silver (or gold) mine that would short hedge their production is prima facie stupid. They actually sell crappy stock advice at $1,000 a pop!!! Yet, their videos are really good. Go figure. The fact they sell you any stock advice tells you everything.
Silver is in extreme backwardization for the first time in history. This means the spot price today is over a dollar cheaper than the futures price in 2015! This is total insanity and means we are out of silver. This means the price is guaranteed to go up. Why? Because mine supply cant even begin to keep up with industrial and investor demand. The future price is always much higher than the spot price.
Food inflation is the biggest problem youll see this year, even though we are drowning in an entire sea of problems. The bad news is that you cannot reasonably store food. You can store whole grains and dried beans, and thats about it. You can store condiments, seasonings, herbs, etc., but these are not foods per se. You can only store a very limited amount of frozen and canned food. Thats the bad news. Load up on whole grains and dried beans. These are your staples. Forget that overpriced freeze dried crap! Americans ate like kings and queens for a mere 10% of their income. The rest of the world was spending 20% to 80% of their income just to eat plain, meager fare. All that is over. Soon, Americans will spend a full third of their income just to eat, and they sure wont eat like royalty anymore.
World oil is over $100. Brent is almost $120. Forget world crude and start looking at Brent. Lindsey Williams says we'll see $200 oil and he's probably right. This would mean $6 a gallon gasoline. Gasoline is already over $8 in Europe. There is no oil shortage. We don't need a drop of foreign oil. We have enough oil in America for the next 100 years. "Peak oil" is a lie. We have enough natural gas for the next 100 years. We have enough coal for the next 1,000 years. We could make $2 a gallon gasoline from coal today with the SASOL process. There is no energy crisis! Solar, wind, and biofuels are all liberal lies. None of these work or ever will work. In 100 years obviously we'll have cold fusion, hydrogen from water, and a variety of other energy sources. The energy crisis is contrived by "your" government on purpose to keep you poor. Poor people can be ruled by dictators as in China, Cuba, and Korea. Affluent people can't be ruled. Poor people are subjects. Affluent people are free citizens.
Social Insecurity is broke and has been for decades. Yes, the checks will still go out, but no COLA (cost of living allowances) will be added. Every month the checks will buy less and less and less, until they buy nothing. Hyperinflation will be your future. The same for food stamps. 1 in 7 Americans can't eat without government help!!! And you think this isn't End Times? Think again. What was once the greatest country in the world is a Marxist welfare police state when 1 in 7 can't feed themselves. If you have any kind of retirement pension you'll never see that either. The company will go under, or inflation will destroy the value of it. Tens of millions of people are going to starve in the streets because the government is too broke to take care of them anymore. They will riot and maybe this year. Gerald Celente has been talking about this for a long time now. When people are cold and hungry they have nothing to lose. That's why the government built all those FEMA camps. We'll have to end the wars of aggression in the Mideast and bring the soldiers home to control the welfare rioters. Our own National Guard is halfway around the world killing people.
Silver is the winner! Silver has been the winner for ten years now. Put every penny you have into silver bullion. The best investment in the entire world is silver and has been for over a decade now. Silver has returned almost 700% profit in 11 years! That is well over 60% a year for eleven years. Senile in Omaha Buffett has only made 7% a year for the last eleven years. That's right. Look at a long term BRKE (Berkshire Hathway) chart and see for yourself. If the "wisest investor" in the world can only make 7% a year, how can you make any money? He has lost money in the last three years, while silver has skyrocketed. He never tires of telling the sheeple to buy stocks, avoid gold, and silver doesn't exist.
That's it folks. This really is End Times. There is no where to go. This entire earth is just one big Prison Planet now. It will only get worse, and not better. The wheels come off the train this year. Buy silver. Party like a rock star, while your brain dead friends starve in the street waiting for the government to feed them. Unemployment will go from the current 22% to 40%. Housing will keep crashing. Hyperinflation will rage. Food prices will skyrocket. The socialist and Marxist bills will keep being passed in Congress. We will see martial law before Nobama leaves office. The Constitution and Bill of Rights are shredded. It just gets worse from here. Prepare yourself for what's coming as best you can.
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Guess who's coming home after 109 days in the hospital? TUFF!!!! We have nicknamed my cousin's sweet son Tuff because he is just that: Tough as all get out!
He was born June 15th, 2012, around 100 days before his due date.
He was 1 pound and 15 ounces at birth and only 13 inches long.
He went through multiple surgeries to repair holes in his intestines, but is now nursing and pooping like a pro!
He's over 7 pounds, and gaining more every day he's on his momma's milk.
He's also coming home after 109 days in an out of state hospital.
Just in time for Thanksgiving!!!!
Thanks to everyone who offered their prayers and warm words of hope to Tuff and his family!
Babies are such blessings, and so are all of you!
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A New World of Possibilities
As Congress labors to adopt financial markets reform, it is not surprising that the legislation that members have proposed centers on addressing moral hazard concerns – fears that institutions deemed "too big to fail" seek government assistance when facing threats of insolvency. Proposed reform provisions and amendments suggest, among other measures, segregating business lines that engender excessive risk from commercial and individual savings or deposit businesses and limiting the size of banks. These valuable and important suggestions are newsworthy because of what they aim to accomplish (whether or not the goals are feasible – see here): the prevention of future credit and liquidity crises. Another story receiving less fanfare, is, however, developing in the margins. The G-20 has initiated efforts to gather international banking regulators, finance scholars and banking executives together to revisit the Basel accords and adopt international capital requirements for banking institutions. These efforts focus on creating a more resilient banking sector and preventing the collapses and near-collapses witnessed in the most recent crisis. As predicted, regulators from differing countries have a diversity of viewpoints regarding issues such as the appropriate amount of leverage that institutions may use, banks inclusion of commercial and individual savings deposits as a factor in calculating liquidity or simply, the timing of the implementation of reforms.
Hopefully, the international banking regulators will identify all of the correct concerns and adopt effective resolutions. Even if banking regulators fail to adopt and implement ideal reforms, their collaborative process may offer a critical illustration of the necessary coordination that must occur for any individual nation to obtain safety and soundness within its national banking sector. The cooperative efforts of the G-20 illustrate the benefits of the theory of transgovernmentalism, a model that posits that regulatory networks present an increasingly invaluable element in resolving threats to international infrastructure systems such as finance markets or the environment. Resting upon the notion of "disaggregated sovereignty," the theory of transgovernmentalism suggests that the sum of different nations' bureaucratic parts – regulatory agents and agencies, scholars and professionals- is greater than the whole."[U]nbundling the state–and reconnecting the constituent parts across national borders" establishes networks of relationships among the many crucial interests in a regulated industry. (See here.) Appropriate oversight of increasingly interwoven finance markets requires greater efforts to establish collaborative regulation within our federal administrative network and the broader international network.


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I had retraced the steps taken during the past twenty-four hours. My book, very important to my work, was nowhere to be found. Desperately I tried to concentrate on my movements, thinking of possible places the book might have fallen. A rather panicky feeling set in. Finally, realizing a merely human effort was insufficient, I turned to God for help. I remembered something Christian Science had taught me about God: God knowsm His creation. He knows each idea in it and knows it to be good. In the Christian Science textbook Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, points out, "Omnipotent and infinite Mind made all and includes all." n 1
n1 Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 206;m
Though my first turning to God was a kind of "begging" for Him to help me think, gradually my prayer became more affirmative of God's omnipotence. I realized I could go further. I could affirm that as His image (which the Bible declares man to be) n2 I reflect His knowing.
n2 See Genesis 1:26.
My thought began moving along these lines: "God, You know all things. You are infinite Mind, the only God. You are my Mind. I haven't a little personal mind that must think up possibilities and answers. I reflect You, divine intelligence. All the knowing I will ever need comes from You as a revelation, not as forced mental process. Your revealing to me can never be muddled or shut off."
With that, a wonderful feeling of relief and peace settled over me. I determined not to try to think further where the book might be and to stop feverishly searching for it. I decided to abide by the fact of divine Mind's all-knowing and of my reflecting what infinite Mind knows.
During rush hour later that day I was on the highway when an unusually heavy storm blew up. Within a very few minutes, driving conditions became frightful. Visibility in the rain was so poor I could barely see the white line in the center of the road, and couldn't determine where it was safe to pull over.
I was gripping the steering wheel very tightly, straining to see, trying to concentrate on staying in the proper lane. At that point I remembered the thoughts that had come to me that morning. "God knowsm His creation and where each valuable idea is. He knows me and every other driver on this road as He created us, safe in His care, under His perfect jurisdiction. Each of us is moving in His presence. Nothing is hidden from infinite Mind. And nothing is hidden from Mind's reflection, man."
Of course, God isn't a big mortal with a mind full of material objects. He is immortal infinite Mind and knows all His spiritual universe to be in perfect order and harmony. The understanding that His man reflects that knowing can melt away any sense of danger and loss.
Within moments I was perfectly relaxed at the wheel. Then a very clear and surprising "knowing" came to me with regard to my book. A specific location in a seldom used drawer came distinctly to thought. "Now how could it have gotten in there?" I queried. "But that's where it is," the knowing insisted. (Significantly, I had not been thinking of the book at all --rather, my thoughts had been on the driving.)
When I arrived home I found the book in the exact location that had so distinctly come to thought, although I had absolutely no memory of having put it there.
Besides locating the much-needed book, I was grateful for the protection on the highway. The evening newscast reported that a tornado had passed not far from where I had been driving, and although the driving conditions were described as extremely hazardous, not a single highway mishap had been reported.
As delighted as I was with the way everything worked out, my greatest joy was a growing recognition of how to rely on infinite Mind's knowing. A limited personal mind's ability to concentrate, remember, figure, is ultimately unreliable.
Divine mind's perfect understanding is available to all, under every circumstances. DAILY BIBLE VERSE O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! Romans 11:33


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See Photos of Miley Cyrus' Second Episode of 'Two And a Half Men'
Good news, Miley Cyrus fans! The starlet recently filmed her triumphant return to 'Two And a Half Men.' Missi's back!
In her upcoming second episode, Missi (Cyrus) returns to visit Jake (Angus T. Jones). The duo, who got along fabulously in her first guest starring spot on the show, plan a rendezvous at a beach house. Ow ow! In the photos, we see Missi cozying up to Jake in a floral, houndstooth print mini dress on a couch in the home he shares with Alan (Jon Cryer) and Walden (Ashton Kutcher). In other scenes, Missi gives a stern glare to Walden, appears dismayed in a shot with Alan and gives loving and occasionally melancholy glances to Jake, rocking an adorable A-line yellow and black dress.
Cyrus had a blast on the show and was eager to return. "My character just doesn't shut up," she laughed. "I hope at some point I could come back and do this because it's been a really good time. So I think it's a really fun episode, and it sets up, if I ever wanted to come back here again, it would just set it up so nice."
Of course, aside from her inherent enjoyment of the part, Cyrus' relationship with 'Two And a Half Men' producers is symbiotic. She earned the show its highest ratings since its move to the Thursday timeslot!
The 'Party in the U.S.A.' singer's second episode of 'Two And a Half Men' will air Thursday, Nov. 8 at 8:30 PM ET on CBS. Set your DVRs now!


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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
The Short Life and Mysterious Death of Amy Zoe Mason
Ok, first of all, I'm sorry I have not written in so long but I lost my Internet connection at home and have been very busy. Hopefully with summer coming I will have more time to write.
Now, as some of you may know, my mom is an avid scrapbooker. While watching one of her shows they spoke about this book called Journal: The Short Life and Mysterious Death of Amy Zoe Mason. It is a book written in journal form and in it's pages the "author" Amy writes and scrapbooks about her life. We are to believe that after the "mysterious" death of Amy her desk was sold at a thrift shop and these two woman, Kristine and Joyce Atkinson, found it and thought it to be so "mysterious" that they just had to publish it. As you go along reading the journal you find that things are highly suspect in Amy's life and dare I say, "mysterious". Anyways, the book is a quick read probably only a couple hours at most and if you are not interested in actually reading it I would also suggest looking at it to see some of the interesting and not-so-mysterious artwork.
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Before we went to Pennsylvania my Dad's truck broke down.
It was a real bummer while we were there because we didn't always have a way to get around. (Which led to him renting a car, which led to us leaving the Kiddo's Leapster Explorer in the rental car, which led to the Explorer being stolen, which led to a VERY cranky Mommy and a very sad Kiddo.)
So the Kiddo and I started praying that Grandpa would find a vehicle. Well, a few days ago my Dad called me to tell me he was on the way to Michigan to pick up a truck that he bought.
Fast forward to Wednesday night. We were in the car on the way to church and J's cousin was with us. She was in the back seat with the Kiddo and he was going on and on about our trip to Pennsylvania.
He said "Grandpa used to have a red truck but then it broke. But then Jesus sent him a black truck!"
It was so sweet to hear him give the credit to God. After all, we were praying that God would provide a truck for Grandpa.
Fast forward to Thursday around three o'clock. My phone rings. My Dad is on the other end. He said "Please pray. Mars is missing." (Mars is my Dad's dog.)
I asked what happened and he said that the fence was down in the back and he just got out and apparently ran away. Dad also pointed out that not only was it storming (something that scares my Dad's HUGE DOBERMAN, he's such a baby.) but it was also rush hour.
My Dad lives on a VERY busy hill with cars and trucks flying up and down (once a drunk driver was driving down the hill my Dad lives on. He ran off the road, hit a bank and went airborne, landing half on the roof of my Dad's house before falling off.) at crazy speeds.
Anyway, he asked that we pray that Mars would be safe, first, and then that he would be found.
When I hung up the phone I went right to the Kiddo's room. I explained that the dog was missing. Then I asked what happened when we prayed for Grandpa to get a truck and the Kiddo responded that he got a truck. So I asked "What do you think we should do about Mars?"
The Kiddo suggested we pray. So, he sat in my lap and we prayed that Mars would be safe and Grandpa would find him. Then, I came back into the living room.
About six minutes later (no joke) my phone rang. My Dad said "I should have called you first!"
I said "You found him?" And he confirmed that he had, in fact, found the dog! I was so glad!
I'm so thankful, not only that I know that God answers prayer but that my Kiddo also knows. :)
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Prayer Works
4 comments:
- Melinda (Sew-Lin) said...
That is so awesome that your son got a chance to experience the power of prayer.
- May 20, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- I Am Not Superwoman said...
That is sweet. And I agree, prayer does work. I witness it everywhere. Keep encouraging your son to walk with the Lord and he will provide.
- May 20, 2011 at 3:01 PM
- The Save at Home Mom said...
I LOVE this! I think how much it will boost the faith of your Kiddo! So encouraging!
- May 20, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- C. Beth said...
Very cool--and the simple faith of children is awesome. :)
- May 20, 2011 at 9:48 PM
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by Don Crispy
Tokyo Dance Music Festival 2004
A five-day fest culminates in a giant bayside rave
Part of the fun of going out is club-hopping, or hashigo,
as Japanese say. But with entry fees running into the thousands
of yen, this can get expensive. What if Tokyo's clubs
got together and issued a pass that would allow entry to all
for a flat fee?
With this concept in mind, party promoters Brand New Made
have organized an extended weekend of clubbing with a huge
outdoor party at its center under the name Tokyo Dance Music
Festival 2004. Running from Thursday through the Monday holiday,
clubbers can choose from a more expensive free pass to 28
of Tokyo's major clubs including Yellow and Milk, etc.,
or a ¥1,000 discount pass to all participating clubs.
TDF (for some reason they dropped the M) gets into high gear
on Friday with a party celebrating Brand New Made's
11th anniversary. The special edition of BNM's long-running
Iro events will feature a live performance by one of house
music's sweeter divas.
Barbara Mendes first came to attention in 2002 thanks to a
song she did with New York house music icon Franois
K called "Awakening." 2003's follow up,
"Got to Be in Love," was one of the big dance
hits of the year, establishing Mendes as one of clubland's
favorite house divas.
TDF climaxes on Monday with a massive outdoor rave at the
futuristic Odaiba area built on reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay.
The nicely priced event looks to draw 10,000 clubbers with
five stages pumping out sounds from trance and techno to house,
lounge and chill out.
Topping the bill is the aforementioned Franois K, who
will be headlining the main stage. One of a few names in dance
music to deserve the term "living legend," Franois
K played the Paradise Garage and Studio 54 in their heydays.
He was also one of the forces behind New York's Body
and Soul events, which reinvented house parties in the latter
part of the '90s.
Franois K has also been a familiar face in Tokyo in
recent years, whether headlining his own parties at Yellow,
or DJing as part of the Body and Soul Tokyo events staged
annually in recent years by Brand New Made.
Also on the packed bill is Australian psy-trance DJ Andrew
Till, one of Down Under's most influential dance music
figures through his Psy-Harmonics imprint, and a posse of
domestic forces including techno DJs Fumiya Tanaka and Mayuri,
trance spinners Tsuyoshi and Ubar Tmar, house stylists Emma
and Alex from Tokyo, the indescribable Eye of the Boredoms,
and dozens more...
Another unique event this month comes in the form of a month-long
residency by Detroit techno figure Jeff Mills. Launched in
2002 at Luners, Mills' residency sees him playing four
successive Fridays, this year at Womb.
Typical of Mills' thoughtful approach to his music,
each Friday of his Time Sensitive event has its own theme
and guest. The kick-off party next week will see the veteran
joined by-you guessed it-François K,
who will be presenting a rare live techno set.
The second Friday comes with the title "Detroit Techno
Revenge" and will see Mills exploring the way Detroit
techno is "the common thread in the fabric of today's
dance music." A Japan debut performance is slated from
guests Octave One with vocalist Ann Saunderson.
The third Friday will see Mills presenting a "Special
James Brown Set" that will look back to a time "when
funk wasn't just a bad smell, but rather a four letter
sign calling on you to 'get down.'"
The fourth and final Friday sees Mills reprising his face-off
of previous years with Japanese Detroit techno contender Ken
Ishii in an event entitled "The Experience"
that will present "Electronic Dance Music in its purest
Tokyo Dance Music Festival 2004,
Oct 7-11. http://tokyodancemusicfestival.jp.
Jeff Mills@Womb, Oct 8-29. Tel: 03-5773-0440. www.womb.co.jp
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This past September, I was fortunate enough to be able to sample some of the goodies that my friend Maria from Dreamy Whites was going to have in her FABULOUS French inspired shop. Well it's a few months later and sweet Maria has figuratively swung open her doors and put out the OPEN sign! Check out her fabulous store HERE If you want to read about my little sampling of the goods, go HERE
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The Swift Current Broncos top line of Glenn Gawdin, Aleksi Heponiemi and Tyler Steenbergen were in full force Wednesday night as they combined for an astonishing 15 points in the Broncos big 8-3 win over the Kootenay ICE at the Credit Union i-Plex.
The ICE drew first blood on the power play as Jake Elmer scored to give Kootenay a 1-0 advantage. However, the Broncos top line got to work as Gawdin took advantage of a turnover deep in ICE territory, made a quick pass to Steenbergen by the ICE net who then completed a one touch pass to Heponiemi in the high slot for a Bronco goal.
Vince Loschiavo finished off an effective saucer pass from Colton Kroeker across the Broncos goal crease to restore the ICE lead at 2-1.
Ryan Graham then answered the call for the Broncos with his 13th of the year to knot this contest at 2-2 after one period of play.
The Broncos offence exploded in the latter portion of the second period with four goals in a span of 2:16. Steenbergen scored his 31st and 32nd to put Swift Current up 4-2, followed by Conner Chaulk skating hard to the net and getting awarded with his fifth goal of the season. Heponiemi would record the fourth goal with a laser wrist shot from the left faceoff dot off the rush.
Swift Current pounded Kootenay in the shots on goal department, outshooting the opposition 23-6 in the frame.
Kootenay would get a power play marker from Cale Fleury to cut the deficit to 6-3 but Gawdin netted a pair of goals in the third period to grow the Broncos lead to 6-3. The captain roofed the Broncos eighth goal of the night with a hard wrist shot over the blocker hand of ICE netminder Jakob Walter on a partial breakaway.
Steenbergen finished off a historic night with a career-high six points (2g-4a) to go along with a plus-6 rating and was named the game's first star. Heponiemi also recorded a career-high in points with four (2g-3a) and a plus-6 rating as well while Gawdin wrapped up a strong game with four points (2g-2a).
The Broncos outshot the ICE by a final margin of 43-27. Swift Current went 0/3 on the man advantage while Kootenay capitalized twice on three opportunities.
The Broncos will now make a quick trip out west to take on the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday, January 13th at the Canalta Centre. Puck drop is at 8:30pm CT.


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