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Viva La Pony!
We opened up Cool Pony because we are absolutely tired of seeing people walking around in "designer" shirts with the brand emblazoned in every possible place. Cool Pony believes that fashion is not about being a walking advertisement, we believe that it's about projecting your inner spirit outward. It doesn't matter who you are. There will be something here for you, and it isn't even up to us to tell you what it is. Cowboy boots? yup. 1920's cadet coat? Totally. We even have jodphurs (but those tend to go a bit too quickly). Could be that brooch, which is enough to make you rethink your entire wardrobe. Coordination is key, or is it? Maybe the deviation is the norm here. Explore that a bit, yeah?


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Here's my best recipe for spicy mushrooms. You'll need a lot of very small (young) mushrooms. Put them in an oven-safe glass dish and pour a little oil over them. Add salt and any spices you like (here you can see black pepper and curry) and put the whole thing in the oven at around 200°C (400°F).
Take your mushrooms out when they start looking something like this. It should take around 20 minutes.
They are great as a side dish or in a sallad. Hannes looooves to eat them as a snack!
You can do the same thing with fully-grown mushrooms cut in quarters, but then they won't look as cute in the end.

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But, I don't think our fans do happily lap it up, I think they go online and talk about how it was a bad show.
I'm drunk but that was epuc
The Line still sucks. Hard.
well boys, we fucked up by not being there.
thinking the same thing. Really going to try to make it to Superball its def something special in the air this tour.
Both last night and tonight felt different to me that previous shows I've seen. The band is playing well.Listenable first sets with jamming!
Fuck the phish is fucking back thread with its fluffing of years worth of mediocre shows. This tour deserves it's own thread that acknowledges the epicness unfolding before our ears.
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on August 13, 2015, 01:26:02 AMBoth last night and tonight felt different to me that previous shows I've seen. The band is playing well.Listenable first sets with jamming!Playing "well"?!!!"Listenable"?!!FOR. THE. AGES.
Magnaball is going to explode....
Did you hear that, Trey? He's getting annoyed. Enough with the effects already.
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I see that a short study of the life and work of the great and influential iconographer, Leonid Alexandrovich Ouspensky (1902-1987), will be released this spring. He is perhaps best known in the English-speaking world for such books as The Meaning of Icons (co-authored with his close friend Vladimir Lossky) and the indispensable two-volume work Theology of the Icon. He was also a friend of Photis Kontoglou, who was in many ways his Greek counterpart.
Leonid Alexandrovich's widow, Lydia Alexandrovna, writes the following about his Church activities in Paris:
A selection of his panel icons can be viewed here; some of his work done for l'Eglise de Notre Dame Joie des Affliges et Ste Genevieve in France can be seen here.
Leonid Alexandrovich's widow, Lydia Alexandrovna, writes the following about his Church activities in Paris:
In the late 1930's he followed Georgii Ivanovich Krug and joined the association of Orthodox theologians, intellectuals and artists in Paris known as the "Stavropegial Brotherhood of Saint Photios ." There he became close to the theologian, Vladimir Nikolaevich Lossky, and to the brothers, Maxim and Evgraf Kovalevsky.
Each member of the Brotherhood worked in his own field. Vsevolod Palashkovski was a liturgist; Maxim Kovalevsky was a great and talented master of Church singing and a choir director; his brother, the future Archpriest Evgraf Kovalevsky, was a brilliant canonist; Vladimir Lossky was already a famous theologian (by the time the war had begun in 1939); Georgii Ivanovich Krug and Leonid Alexandrovich Ouspensky were icon painters.
The Brotherhood had other members. It met once a week at the homes of the various members. At these meetings each member discussed his work in progress. The overall work of the Brotherhood was enriched by contacts with the Moscow Patriarchate. At that time the Brotherhood of Saint Photios played an important role in the life of the Church in France. It proved decisive in the formation of Patriarchal parishes. These were to become the Exarchate of the Moscow Patriarchate when the schism of 1931 divided the Russian communities in Western Europe. In 1936 the reception into the Orthodox Church of the first large group of French people took place, largely thanks to the work and witness of members of the Brotherhood. When the Russian community became divided over the question of sophiology, members of the Brotherhood again played a leading role in clarifying the issue and defending the Church's doctrinal integrity. And that role consisted, essentially, in the recovery of the Patristic spirit of the Church, and the re-assertion of the traditional place of the Eucharist and the Liturgy in the life of the community. This work was tragically interrupted by the Second World War and the German occupation of Paris.
A selection of his panel icons can be viewed here; some of his work done for l'Eglise de Notre Dame Joie des Affliges et Ste Genevieve in France can be seen here.


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Dare To Dream And Have The Courage To Follow It!!
Did it ever happen to you that you went back home on vacation all excited about spending time with friends and family doing some cool things during the vacation only to find yourself sitting at home waiting for others to get free from the clutches of their busy schedule if at all that is possible for them that is? I am guessing most of us did that. Just like Apu is doing now after returning back home for the summer break. Apu is studying music in London and had returned home for summer vacation. He was pretty excited about meeting his friends and family and share with them all his stories about his first year in London. He was equally excited to see what others were up to in the past year, what and how things have changed. He had already planned about quite a few trips that he wanted to make with different people here.
Alas! Didn't somebody tell him that daydreaming isn't so healthy? After spending few days munching on the home made food and relishing the pleasure of spending time home, Apu soon found himself struggling to keep boredom at bay since he didn't have much to do the whole day. Friends and family that he was so excited to see, didn't turn out to be so excited to see him. They were busy they would say. College, homework, work, household chores, guests and things like these would consume their time in pretty much the same way as a giant predator gallops his prey was their primary excuse. "Really?" Apu thought to himself, "I do all that by myself back there in London and still find time to talk to you guys despite the time difference and you guys can't find time despite you do only a few of those things." Apu was always a believer in priorities. "It's all about priorities" he would say, " You will always find time for things you feel are important."
Well, not everybody's prioties were messed up. Apu had been planning a few trips with a hope that some of it works out. But sometimes it never works out the way you have planned it. Probably because better things are in store. One lazy afternoon Apu was talking to Anu when Anu informed him about one of her trips she was planning to go to with her colleagues and invited him to it since he had mentioned it to her that his plans weren't working out and also that he was planning to make a visit for a day to her city to complete some unfinished business. Apu though excited to hear that didn't really jump at the opportunity instantly. He knew there were hurdles on this path and wasn't sure if he could clear them. Firstly, he didn't knew any of her colleagues who was going on the trip. So he wasn't sure if he would be fine with that especially for an overnight trip. Secondly, Anu and her colleagues lived in a city called Deccan, about five hours drive from Apu. Now though he had a few other friends in the city, nobody was really close to him that he could call him up and ask to stay at his place for a few days. So it turned out that logistics were difficult to manage.
On one hand Apu was excited that something was finally materializing and the possibility to go touring and exploring new places seemed exciting as always to him. Them there was an added incentive that he gets to go on a trip with Anu and spend some time with her. Apu and Anu had been good friends for quite a few years now and so Apu thought it would be good to catch up.
On the other hand, Apu wasn't quite sure if he was excited about meeting Anu's colleagues and making new friends or if he was intimidated about going with them on an overnight trip. And then there were those logistics issues making it difficult for him to be a part of the trip. Never the one to give up, Anu threw in some ideas for Apu to make the logistics work. But none of it seemed to work. Eventually dejected with the disappointment of things not working for him once again, Apu almost gave up when suddenly Apu called up and announced "It's all done. Start packing and book your tickets."
"But……" Apu managed to say only so much when Anu resumed her announcement "My friend who stays next door isn't home for a few days. I spoke to him and he's fine with you staying in there. And I know you will be fine with my colleagues. Stop thinking and start acting." Apu was wasn't sure if he wanted to make Anu go through all this trouble for a trip. It took some convincing from Anu to make Apu relent and go ahead with the plan.
Apu was always amazed at how Anu would everytime come out as a savior for him. She would always have some solution to his problems. He was fascinated by her and her abilities and her energy. She was a source of confidence and inspiration for him whenever he needed it.He confided deeply in her and was pretty much sure she was one those friend for him who knew him better than he knew himself.
Well, finally Apu boarded the bus and took off for the exciting journey. He reached Deccan early morning and Anu was already waiting for him at that wee hour of the day. Apu was glad to see her after such a long time and the feeling felt mutual with Anu too. Soon they started their journey for the trip. He met Manu, Amu, Raju, Tanu and Anshu waiting for him the car. They headed out for their destination, a beach resort, once they were done with the introductions.
Apu was elated with how things were turning out. He felt he was mixing up well with everyone which was good for him. Apu, being an introvert, would sometimes have difficulty mixing up with a group or warming up to them. He had been working on it for few years now and this time it felt more like a smooth ride to him. He really liked everyone in the group and was enjoying every minute of it.
Their destination was about 5 hours drive. During the journey they talked, joked, sang, slept and every other thing they could. They stopped to enjoy some waterfalls and other scenic nature on the way. The trip was already turning out everything Apu had imagined. He was mesmerized with everything. He had been always been wanting to do all this but rarely got many opportunities to actually do it.
The destination arrived soon enough. Exhausted by the journey in that extremely hot weather, they headed out to the beach after taking a small rest and lunch. The sea water being a little dirty, they restricted themselves from delving too much into it. They all instead went on a long walk on the beach talking and exploring each other a little more. Apu got a chance to know more about each one of them. He discovered facets about Anu that he never knew earlier. Some were surprising and other more obvious.
On their way back to the resort, they discovered a glow worm in the woods near the beach. It was a first for Apu and others too. The day ended with another walk to the beach, more talks and fun and dinner. It was one of Apu's dream to be on a beach early in the morning taking a leisurely walk with his friends. And sensing an opportunity to make it a reality, he talked everybody into waking up early for some fun on beach before heading out to the next destination.
Replete with excitement, Apu woke up early to find everyone else sleeping. Almost as if god sent in an angel, Apu found Anu walking out of her room. He learnt from her that some of others were up talking till late last night. Anu asked if he still wanted to go the beach and Apu said yes without any second thought. He wouldn't miss it for anything given a chance. Soon Manu woke up and told Apu he would be joining them on the beach.
Apu and Anu walked up to the beach. It was a beautiful morning. The air still had some cold in it which was a welcome relief in the hot summer. The calmness of the morning, the birds chirping, the fresh cool air, sun rising on the horizon hidden behind the dark clouds. It was all exquisite.
The beach felt unbelievably exotic at that time of the morning. It was peaceful and magnificent. The sand was moist and cool. A long stretch of beach laid out between hills on two opposite sides, woods on the third and infinite stretch of water on the fourth. Absolutely beautiful and stunning. Apu and Anu decided to walk in the direction of the hill closest to them. They found hundreds of starfish washed out to the beach by the high tides during the night. The beach resembled the sky replete with stars. They both marveled at the beauty of the morning. They tried a shot at photography. Trying to click some with the amazing background and others more artistic with starfish in them. Apu loved photography and he felt like an artist with Anu his muse.
They continued their walk on the beach careful not to step on the starfish. The heavens started pouring soon enough as if to fill the only void left to make the morning more beautiful. They walked for what seemed like an eternity. Sharing their personal life and intimate emotions with each other. In that moment time seemed to have stopped for Apu and he became infinite. Apu was literally living his dream. Probably an even better version of it. The beautiful morning, exotic beach, rains, starfish, photography, long walk, intimate emotions and Anu. Everything that he loved. Too good to be true in reality felt Apu. He felt grateful for being able to witness it, live it.
Anu asked to return at some point but Apu insisted on continuing. Anu happily obliged. The hill seemed to be approaching since forever but it never arrived. Finally, Apu relented and they started the walk back to the opposite side. Manu arrived soon. They walked and talked for a few more miles on the beach and then into the woods before they reached the resort. The dream was almost about to end. "Time didn't stop after all", Apu thought. But it gave him a memory worth remembering lifelong. Some dreams do come true after all.
Apu returned from the trip a lot of beautiful memories and new friends from the trip but the morning would stand out for him for the entirety of his life. Apu realized he couldn't be grateful enough for everything Anu has done for him, not just for this trip but since they first met each other. She would always know what he wanted and went out of her way to help him everytime. He didn't know how to express his gratitude and then realized some words are best left unspoken.
Excellent way of putting the beautiful memories into these amazing words
Nice one bro. By the way it was worth enough to know more of Apu through this story. I think you might have got what I wanna say… 🙂
Was there some connection betweem Apu and Anu as more than just Friends?


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Room Called Home
- Artist: Bill Grady
- Format: CD
- Release Date: 12/26/2006
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In the fourth grade, Bill Grady was forced to take piano lessons from an elderly lady in his neighborhood who had bad breath. While teaching him the basics of how to read notes off the page, she loudly chewed on a variety of smelly sandwiches, and when each lesson was mastered to her satisfaction, she would retire the exercise with an adhesive gold star. Bill pleaded with his parents to allow him to quit. It was decided he would be excused from taking lessons provided he played the instrument for 30 minutes a day. He did. Bill grew up. Bill went to college. In school, sheer necessity brought Bill to playing the guitar. While involved in the theatre, Bill claimed he could play guitar in an effort to get a role. It worked, and having only two weeks to convince the world he had an understanding of the instrument, he applied his pianist's hands to the strings, and, quite literally, cut his fingers. After graduation, he went on walkabout. This lasted for a few years. He met a lot of great people, tested his physical and emotional limits, and made some incredible friends. Over the years, he lost many people he loves. You can hear all of this in his songs. Sometimes Folk, sometimes R&B, and sometimes an amalgam of Jazz and Rap; critics have said his sound "has a rapid-fire lyrical style reminiscent of Ani (DiFranco) and a melodic sense reminiscent of (Jason) Mraz." Bill's album, "A Room Called Home" is available nationwide at Borders Books & Music and on iTunes. Bill Grady lives in Brooklyn, NY, the city he adores and cannot do without.


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Suffolk County boaters need safety course
After October 2013, all Suffolk County residents who operate a boat in Suffolk waters will be required to carry evidence that they have completed an approved boating safety course. Nassau and New York State are expected to adopt similar legislation, just as New Jersey and Connecticut have.
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This dependent disorder does not yet have a name, quite possibly because it is too terrifying to be stopped. There may come a point where we, as goodhearted citizens and human beings, may have to just embrace it, and hope for the best.
I will refer to these poor infected individuals as "YA Bookaholics", a term that they will throw around as if their dysfunction is something to be proud of.
I would like to tell you more about this serious addiction and what can be done about it.
What causes one to be a "YA Bookaholic"?
Studies have shown that the only way to completely contract this disorder is use of a inexpensive and currently legal drug known as "Young Adult Fiction" or "YA". However, the ideas can be spread between people, creating a pressure to purchase and "read" this drug.
What are the symptoms of being a "YA Bookaholic"?
This is a tough question to answer, as everyone reacts differently. However, there are many common and repeated symptoms that include, but are not limited to:
- Constant purchases of the "YA" drug.
- General need to go to a place that sells books. Quite possible they receive them black-market or in the highly dangerous "read-to-review" pro-addict program.
- Hiding the use of the drug. (Ex: keeping books in bags away from view. Using e-books so it appears they are on a computer or a phone when they really are participating in this activity.)
- Inability to control emotions. (Lots of hysterical crying and anger, usually over a fictional character.)
- Violent or rebellious tenancies.
- Possible homicidal behavior. (Usually in writing, but we have only researched the beginning stages.)
- False sense of reality.
- Loss of interest in other activities.
- Lack of "social life" or "living friends"
- Hermit behavior
- Uses words like "fanfiction" and "shipping"
- Disinterest in "real-life"
- Large consumption of caffeinated beverages.
There are many negative effects that this addiction can cause. Some may include:
- Money loss. All money, even if saved for other things, goes to be spent on this drug
- Increased levels of procrastination
- Insanity
- Increased time spent in house, esp. bedroom.
- More insanity.
- Increased level of knowledge
- Ability to live multiple lives and live them without limits. (Does this sound multiple personalities to you too? See insanity.)
Unfortunately, there is not any known cures, and it is almost unheard of for an infected individual to find a out themselves. No support groups or rehabilitation centers are currently available. However, we have included some testimonials, so you can know that you are not alone.
"I fear that my teenage daughter is becoming a YA Bookaholic...I'm...I'm sorry, but this is difficult to talk about. She is spending all of her money on these novels, and spending an obscene amount of time in her room. I try to get her interested in normal things, like clothes and boys, but she responds by saying "I would buy a new dress, but the final book to this trilogy I follow is coming out next week!" and "All the perfect guys are fictional anyway." I am afraid for her mental health, and I don't know what to do. Yesterday, I saw her crying her eyes out, a book in her hand, and the other day she was yelling at the pages, as if the characters were real!"We also have obtained a small quote from Justine W., a sixteen year old girl who is highly addicted, even having started a "book blog" in which she refers to herself as "the YA Lit Chick". This may be too disturbing for some readers to view, and discretion is advised.
"I am not seeing what the big deal is? Yeah, I like to read Young Adult Fiction. So, what? Reading is a great thing! It allows you to escape reality, go on impossible adventures, learn new things! Okay, maybe I spend a lot of money on it...but is that really something bad if I enjoy doing it? It is a great way to meet other people and spend time! Don't you guys ever use your imagination? I mean, come on! You are treating this like it is some kind of problem like alcoholism or...wait...where did you go? Why are you spraying me with Lysol?!"As you can see, there are already members of today's Youth that are far beyond the point of sanity and recovery. The media's devotion to this "YA" drug with movie adaptations creates even more issue.
We advise you to stop the madness, or you can end up broke, lonely, emotionally unstable and violent like that poor soul above.
Godspeed, my friends.


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Northwestern won at Wisconsin in a wild finish Saturday.
Northwestern won 13–7 at Wisconsin in a wild finish Saturday.
The Wildcats led for the entire game, but Badgers quarterback Joel Stave led a late drive that almost gave Wisconsin the win twice in the final minute.
First, an apparent Stave touchdown pass to Troy Fumagalli was ruled down at the one-yard line. The pass still set up Wisconsin with a first-and-goal with 28 seconds left. On the next play, a pass to Jazz Peavy was again initially ruled a touchdown, but was then overturned when referees determined Peavy did not control the catch all the way to the ground.
On second down, Stave was sacked, and an injury prevented him from spiking the ball. After a Badgers running back spiked the ball, Bart Houston came into the game on fourth down, but threw an incomplete pass which turned the ball over on downs. The Wildcats took a knee on the next play to secure the win.
Northwestern moved to 9–2 with the victory. Wisconsin dropped to 8–3.
Here are some highlights from the end of the game:
This was the Wisconsin TD that was overturned pic.twitter.com/5sAA7qzj9W— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) November 21, 2015


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This semester, my students in the Introduction to Hebrew Bible/Old Testament class at LTS are working with new textbooks: John Collins, A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (Fortress, 2007) and Johanna van Wijk-Bos, Making Wise the Simple: The Torah in Christian Faith and Practice (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005). We also read from other sources (the Global Bible Commentary, the Women's Bible Commentary, the Eerdman's Dictionary of the Bible, and some internet pieces), but Collins and Bos have been our primary introductions to the Pentateuch.
Does it matter what order you read psalms? Would it matter if Psalm 22 were really Psalm 122 instead?
Most folks would answer "no" to those questions. The book of Psalms is usually treated as a semi-random anthology of poetry and prayer. Individual psalms may differ from one another (some are laments, some are praise, some praise the king, etc) but those genres run throughout the Psalter.
Read it front to back →
back to front ←
from the middle outwards ← →
It really doesn't matter.
Why bother reading the laws of the Bible if you're not going to live by them?
That's the question that comes up–explicitly and implicitly–every year in teaching the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Students, especially those from more progressive-to-liberal traditions, can't figure out what to do with the laws in Exodus 20-23 (commonly called the Covenant Code or the Book of the Covenant). They are shocked to learn that Exodus 20 softens rather than condemns slavery and recognizes but doesn't protest the sexual vulnerability of female slaves. They interpret "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" literally as a barbaric approach to justice. I can see the cultural and religious superiority kick in: aren't we glad we're more sophisticated than this?
Over at the Lingamish blog, David Ker has been talking about marriage and about gender roles within it.
He describes his own position as complementarian, though to read his description of complementarianism you wouldn't know he's talking about the same thing as many other folks. Traditionally, complementarianism has argued that women and men have natural, God-given roles that complement one another: women are designed by God to bear and raise children and to accept the authority of their husbands, while men are designed by God to lead–in home, church, and society. Men and women may be equal in God's eyes, say complementarians, but their roles are determined by God and are not the same. Complementarianism offers a way to claim that scripture treats women and men equally while still denying to women roles of authority over men. The Visionary Daughters, for example, espouse this understanding of gender roles. (see my blog post)
One of the fascinating, if maddening, aspects of biblical interpretation is that the story embraced by one community as the greatest good news is often rejected by another as the worst bad news. Take the Exodus story, for example.
First, the good news.
For Jews, the Exodus story tells of God's compassion on the suffering Hebrews and the divine willingness to act on their behalf. Built into the story, especially in Exodus 3, is also the promise that this band of refugees will become a "people" special to God's heart; this God will be the object of their worship and will bring them into a land of milk and honey. The Exodus is commemorated yearly in the Passover, where through song, story, and symbolic foods God's act of liberation is celebrated. This video comes with a light-hearted song, but it explains the symbolic foods pretty well.
Exodus plays a major role in the African American tradition. Songs, preaching, and speeches over the decades have pointed to this narrative of slaves freed from oppression as a model for the people's own story. (A good survey can be found in Allen Dwight Callahan's, The Talking Bible.) In many spirituals, the distance between Israelites and African Americans is erased: the latter are the former. "Go Down, Moses." "Wade in the Water."
Liberation theology within the mesoamerican context also mined the Exodus story for its liberative potential. George Pixley and others interpret the biblical story as one of class struggle–of peasants resisting oppressive social structures. "Hebrew" is a marker for those in situations of material deprivation, and the story affirms God's "preferential option for the poor." (Pixley's classic book is often hard to find; but his position is well summarized in his "Exodus" entry in the Global Bible Commentary.)
The Exodus as the founding story for the Jewish people. The Exodus as proof that slavery is not God's intention for humanity. The Exodus as affirmation that what matters to God is not just the state of people's souls but also the physical conditions in which they live. What's not to like about such powerful stories?
What's not to like is what happens next in the story. Those who are freed from oppression, says the biblical narrative, claim possession of a land inhabited by others. Exodus is followed by Joshua. Exit is followed by entrance. Going out is followed by charging in.
And that's the bad news. Many in the modern world, especially those in postcolonial situations, have seen themselves not as freed Hebrews but as the Canaanites forced from their land.
In the North American context, Native Americans have been treated as Canaanites and at times explicitly called such, as in sermons preached in the colonial period. The title of Robert Warrior's article sums it up well: "Canaanites, Cowboys, and Indians."
African biblical scholars speak powerfully about how the Exodus was used to justify the white colonization of the continent and support the apartheid system in South Africa. Dora Mbywayesango's entry on "Joshua" in the Global Bible Commentary underscores just how damaging the legacy as been.
Palestinian Christians struggle to establish their own claims to the land of their ancestors in the face of such stories. Naim Ateek's classic statement of Palestinian liberation theolgy, Justice and Only Justice, understandably takes on the Joshua narrative and argues for reclaiming the Christian tradition of treating the Promised Land in spiritual and not Zionist terms. Many Christians throughout the Middle East struggle to find any meaning in an Old Testament that as been interpreted by most Jews and Western Christians as settling the question of Jewish claims to the land of Israel. I talked about the problem–inadequately–in my lecture at the Near East School of Theology in Beirut several years ago.
Exodus as the prelude to extermination. Exodus as the prelude to colonialism. Exodus as the prelude the loss of homeland. What's to like?
Exodus: Good news or bad news?
For me, as a biblical scholar interested in what difference biblical interpretation makes in the real world, this is where the conversation gets interesting.
From my own standpoint, this question is not one that can be answered by a simple quoting of biblical passages. As I've suggested, the tradition itself acknowledges that Exodus and Joshua are linked. Rather, the story's "goodness" depends on where you stand in the text, either through self-identifcation or by having been unchosen identification as the "other."
I am not willing to ignore or minimize how diverse people hear this text. I'm not willing to dismiss the suffering of ancient or modern people by saying, "if it's in the Bible it must have been God's will." But neither am I willing to dismiss the testimory of those who have found this story meaningful in times of oppression.
Maybe the first step in taking seriously the power of texts like these is to get interpreters to quit fighting about whose interpretation is right–whose side the Bible is on– and to own up how this powerful text can be used in oppressive and liberative ways. If we can acknowledge that, then maybe we can own up to our own reponsibility for our actions instead of hiding behind the biblical text.
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In the spring 2010 semester at LTS, I'll be teaching a new course: Violence and the Bible.
I first envisioned the course 5 years ago, as an extension of a course I already teach (Prophets of Divine Wrath: Nahum, Obadiah, and Malachi), work I'd done in my Nahum volume, and workshops I'd given in churches.
Now it's time to give the course shape and select readings. So, I turn to readers with questions:
In his book America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story, Bruce Feiler makes a bold claim: "Moses is bigger than Jesus."
Feiler's argument is about the relative influence of these two great figures on the North American psyche. But there's another way to evaluate the powers of these men: by comparing their action figures.
First, there's Moses.
Moses' stats on the back of the box list his accomplishments, as well as the powers of his weapon, the staff.
Moses is Liberator, Prophet, Lawgiver, Historian. His weapon does incredible things.
Then, there's Jesus.
The description on the back of his box is more measured.
Jesus comes with no weapons but he with signs of his miracles–loaves and fishes and a wine jug–as well as a backdrop.
Jesus also has glow-in-the-dark hands, which didn't show up well in my photography.
Based on their action figures, I'm not sure who wins.
Unlike Moses, Jesus doesn't get weapons, but then again he doesn't need them to work his miracles. Moses' staff has special powers, but Jesus himself has special powers. Moses is listed with more superlatives, but more religions seem to have opinions about Jesus (though they seem only to agree that "Jesus was an extraordinary man").
To settle this, I thought about bringing in the Pope Pius action figure that belongs to my colleague, but I thought that would be rigging the fight.
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There's been some discussion over at the Changing Lives through Literature blog about an article I wrote this summer. You can click here to learn more about this program, which engages offenders in a process of reading and self-discovery as an alternative to incarceration.
In the thread, someone mentioned a poem about Abraham's (near) sacrifice of Isaac: Bert Stern's poem "Midrash: Abraham" in his new book Steerage:
…his knife raised and the
cascading weight of everything
crashing down, to leave him
broken there, complete and alone,
bent by perfection.
That got me thinking about how many poets and visual artists have responded to the horrific story in Gen. 22, known in Jewish tradition as the Akedah or "binding" of Isaac.
Some that have been most powerful to me:
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How to respond to the Christian tradition's blaming Eve for The Fall of Humanity?
Phyllis Trible systematically shows how the tradition has misread the text.
Sojourner Truth picks up on how much power the tradition implicitly grants Eve and runs with it. If a woman has the power to do that much damage, she argues, then certainly women working together can turn the world around. Here's a reading of Sojourner's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech.
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What good can come from challenging David's status as a hero?
This question took center stage this morning as I worked with an adult church school class at a local Presbyterian church. We used some of the questions from my Reading the Bible as an Adult session on "David: Really a Hero?" to see how childhood versions of the heroic David stand up to the biblical narrative itself. We did close reading of 1 Samuel 17 and then placed it in the larger sweep of Joshua through Kings.
We all agreed that the biblical David isn't as sweet, brave, and heroic as many of us were taught. Sure, he kills Goliath. But he isn't exactly a little boy with the slingshot: he inquires repeatedly about the reward being offered, boasts of his earlier prowess against wild animals, cuts off Goliath's head, and sends it as a trophy to Jerusalem, while keeping the champion's armor. As the story progresses, he commits adultery, arranges murder, fails his children, and may be complicit in the death of Saul's descendents. (For more on David, see this blog post.)
But then we asked the important question: Why is it important to see David as something other than a hero?
For me, resisting the hero-ification of David is important politically and personally. On the political level, it reminds me of how easy–and dangerous–it is to put leaders on a pedestal. As long as we read David's story expecting to find a hero, it's easy to overlook his self-interest, self-promotion, and complicity in murder. When modern leaders are made into heroes, we don't put enough checks on their power; we expect them to behave perfectly, and it takes a lot to make us see when they don't. When they finally are caught in the Big Lie, we often accept too readily their Big Apology, the spectacle of public contrition. One member of this morning's class claimed that David redeemed his hero status when he acknowledged his sin with Bathsheba; the king's willingness to admit his failings showed his humility and worthiness to rule. Of course, the person didn't consider how quickly David's public spectacle ended and how quickly it was back to royal business as usual.
The tendency to make influential people into untouchable heroes also has personal dimensions. I see myself and people that I care about struggling with how to relate to the "heroes" of their own lives–parents, teachers, mentors, bosses, friends. I see heroes given too much leeway, too much uncontested control. It's hard to recognize, much less challenge, the inappropriate behavior of those we've been taught only to admire. And for some folks, seeing influential people as heroes makes it difficult to trust their own paths to wholeness or to be open to the possibilities beyond those that the hero chose.
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Preparing for a wedding is one of the most involving projects especially for a couple who are planning and organizing the wedding. I happened to do my wedding two years ago, and one of the challenges that I faced was getting the right service providers.
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Andie MacDowell stars in this made-for-TV crime drama adapted from Patricia Cornwell's best-selling sequel to 'At Risk'. Still intent on advancing her career, District Attorney Monique Lamont (MacDowell) teams up with investigator Win Garano (Daniel Sunjata) and Detective Stump (Ashley Williams) to explore the possibility of the Boston Strangler being involved in an unsolved murder that took place 40 years earlier. The case, however, leaves Lamont and her colleagues in grave danger.


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I have a lovely bag which I received as a Christmas present a few years ago. It was bought from Accessorize and I love it, it has lots of pockets to put things in and it is a good design. I use this bag in the winter as it is made of wool. As I have used it so much the pink piping on the handles had started to fray over Christmas leaving the piping exposed.
|Frayed piping on handles.
I wanted to carry on using the bag and there was nothing wrong apart from it now looking a bit tatty, so I bought some bias binding to replace the pink with.
I took the handles apart, removed the pink fabric from the piping cord, stitched the new navy blue bias binding over the piping cord and then put the handles back together and reattached to the bag. This took quite a while but I am very pleased with the results as the bag looks so much smarter, it still feels strong and should keep me going for another few years.
I also made this little bag for a friend of mine as a birthday present. I love this fabric as it is so bright and fun. I lined it with pale pink felt and put on a bright pink zip.
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Drug arrests up, teen binge drinking and DUIs down in N.D.
BISMARCK — Drug arrests climbed by nearly 20 percent in North Dakota last year, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem told lawmakers Tuesday, warning the state has "a completely different situation than we had with the drug cases even 10 years ago."
Stenehjem, delivering his annual report on illegal drug use and enforcement efforts, said methamphetamine, heroin and other drugs are seeping into the state – especially into western North Dakota's booming Oil Patch — directly from Mexico instead of from further down the distribution chain.
"They're coming in in enormous quantities, and they are coming in with people who bring them right in from the cartels, and increasingly they are armed and exceedingly dangerous individuals," he told the Legislature's interim Judiciary Committee.
The state's Uniform Crime Report for 2013 won't be released for another week or so, but Stenehjem provided a sneak peek in revealing that the state recorded 3,431 drug arrests last year, a 19.5 percent increase over 2012's total of 2,872 drug arrests. The 2012 total marked a 39 percent increase over 2009 and a 286 percent increase since 1990.
Recent investigations have led authorities to believe that multiple pounds of methamphetamine are being trafficked through the Bakken oil field on a weekly basis, Stenehjem stated in his report. Last year, 53 percent of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation's cases were drug-related, and 38 percent of those cases involved meth.
Trafficking and abuse of prescription drugs, cocaine, heroin and high-potency marijuana — including pot grown legally in Colorado and Washington — also is on the rise, Stenehjem said.
Rep. Lawrence Klemin, R-Bismarck, asked if there was anything lawmakers could do to counter the trend. Stenehjem highlighted the three additional BCI agents and $16.6 million in oil impact grants for local law enforcement agencies that lawmakers approved last year and said he plans to bring a similar request for additional resources during the 2015 legislative session.
"We need to concentrate in particular on the cartels," he said.
Striking a more positive tone, Stenehjem noted the rate of binge drinking among North Dakotans in grades 9-12 fell from 41.5 percent in 2001 to 21.9 percent in 2013 and was only slightly higher than the national average of 20.8 percent in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Binge drinking was defined as having five or more drinks of alcohol in a row within a couple of hours on at least one day during the 30 days before the survey.
"We're seeing some significant and very encouraging news," he said, citing educational and law enforcement efforts as factors in reducing the binge drinking rate.
Stenehjem also highlighted a "substantial" decrease in drunken-driving arrests since enhanced DUI penalties approved by the 2013 Legislature took effect July 1, despite more people driving more miles and more police on the roads.
The number of DUI convictions decreased from 8,172 arrests in the year before the new DUI law took effect to 6,600 from July 1 to June 24. Stenehjem also noted that the North Dakota Highway Patrol recorded 12 alcohol-related fatalities through June 25 of this year, compared with 71 during all of 2013 and 87 in 2012.
Stenehjem said it may be too early to declare the new DUI law a smashing success, "but I don't know what else we're doing that's different." The 24/7 sobriety program also is helping to keep potential drunk drivers off the roads, he said.
"It appears that we're doing something right and the numbers are going down," he said.
The Judiciary Committee is working on several draft bills that would modify the DUI law.


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The ten lost tribes are still lost (Part 3) ; the Jewish cannibals of Polynesia
See Part 1 and Part 2 of this series.
The noted British researcher Tudor Parfitt in his The lost tribes of Israel; History of a myth, writes about the Maori tribes of New Zealand who fought against the British. One of their leaders Te Ua Horoparera Haumene founded the Pai Marire movement. Pai Marire religion was a strange hybrid of Maori and Judeo/Christian culture. Undoubetedly influenced by their encounter with Christianity and often encouraged by British Missionaries, many of the Aborigines believed themselves to be desendants of the lost tribes of Israel. The aforementioned Haumene began to see himself as a Prophet and saviour akin to the Prophet Moses sent by God to liberate his people; the Jews, he subsequently went under the name Te Ua Jew Ua.
Richard Taylor in Te Ika a Maui, or New Zealand and its inhabitants (1855) wrote:
The many points of resemblance in feature, general customs and manners may enable us to discover in the widely spread Polynesian race, a remnant of the long-lost tribes of Israel.
The fascinating segment in Parfitt's book that really caught my attention is a hair raising tale involving a Jewish sea captain from NJ, Christian clerics and a group of Maori Cannibals:
The Hau Hau's sense of Jewish solidarity led them to spare any Jews they came across in the settler towns they captured. In March 1781, Eclipse berthed in Opitiki, on the north-east coast of the North Island. Some of the passengers including the Reverends, Carl Volkner and T. S. Grace were captured by the Hau Hau under the command of their arch-priest Kereopa. The owner and captain of the Eclipse was a Jersey-born Jew, Captain M. Levy (1821-1901). Both he and his brother, as Jews and thus 'akin to the Hau-Hau' were freed. On 2,March 1864, however, Volkner was taken into the local Church of St. Stephens, stripped of his clothes and allowed to pray in front of the altar before being hanged. An hour later he was decapitated and the Hau Hau allegedly crowded around the altar to drink his blood from the communion cup while Kereopa recited the prayer 'Hear O' Israel , this is the word of God, of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We are the Jews who were lost and have been persecuted!' Kereopa then gouged out Volkner's eyes and gave orders that his head be smoke cured. [1] [2]
[1] Parfitt, Tudor. The lost tribes of Israel; History of a myth. Phoenix Press, 2003 pp. 151-152.
[2] The account may have been exaggerated for effect. It is possible that anti-semitism played a not minor role in the description of the Maori and their identification with Jews. The Anglican clergyman Samuel Mardsen did a comparative study of ancient Israelite and Maori culture and arrived at the conclusion that the latter originates from the former. Parfitt writes: even cannibalism was evoked -on the grounds that Jesus had told the Jews 'he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dwelleth in me and I in him' (See Ibid, p. 148).
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Fast National ratings for Friday, April 15, 2011
CBS kept its usual spot on top of Friday's overall ratings even though two of its three shows were in repeats, while ABC snagged a demographic win. "Friday Night Lights" began its final NBC run quietly, "Fringe" was down some and The CW's "Smallville" and "Supernatural" were fairly steady compared to their last original episodes in March.
CBS averaged 6.9 million viewers and a 4.3 rating/8 share in households for the night. NBC (5 million, 3.4/5) narrowly beat ABC (4.9 million, 3.1/5) for second place in viewers. FOX came in fourth with 3.7 million viewers and a 2.3/4, and The CW delivered 2.3 million viewers and a 1.4/2.
None of the networks did much business in the adults 18-49 demo, but ABC led the way with a 1.5. FOX was close behind at 1.4. NBC averaged 1.2 to take third, followed by CBS, 1.0, and The CW, 0.9.
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CBS: "Chaos" (5.5 million viewers, 3.4/6 households)
ABC: "Shark Tank" (5.4 million, 3.3/6)
FOX: "Kitchen Nightmares" (3.8 million, 2.3/4)
NBC: "Friday Night Lights" (3.5 million, 2.3/4)
The CW: "Smallville" (2.3 million, 1.4/3) 18-49 leader: "Kitchen Nightmares" and "Shark Tank" tied at 1.5 9 p.m. CBS: "CSI: NY" rerun (7.3 million, 4.6/8)
NBC: "Dateline" (5.4 million, 3.7/6)
ABC: "Primetime: What Would You Do?" (4.3 million, 2.7/5)
FOX: "Fringe" (3.6 million, 2.2/4)
The CW: "Supernatural" (2.2 million, 1.4/2) 18-49 leader: "Primetime: What Would You Do?" (1.4) 10 p.m. CBS: "Blue Bloods" rerun (7.9 million, 5.1/9)
NBC: "Dateline" (6 million, 4.1/7)
ABC: "20/20" (5.1 million, 3.4/6) 18-49 leader: "20/20" and "Dateline" tied at 1.5 Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company. More ratings at Zap2it: Daily, weekly and cable


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St. Bonaventure, St. Francis, St. Augustine, Marcus Aurelius Antonius, Maxine Hong Kingston, Montaigne and Sartre were all individual writers, saints, and philosophers who wrote on the nature of a person. In past entries, I have endeavored to determine that the universe appears to have a divine origin, that the very fingerprints and echoes of the Creator can be seen the creation, and that man was a unique creation of God's partly designed to have dominion and care over his creation (a duty at which we often fail). But what is a human being? Are we simply our bodies? Are we our memories? What constitutes a human being, and what is the nature of the person? How do we define the soul? According to the Creation account in Genesis, Man was created on the sixth day from the elements of the earth and imbued with a soul. In fact, this can be seen in light of existentialism and its opposing viewpoint. Biblically, man is set apart from the rest of God's creation and is given a special purpose. In fact, the Scripture declares that "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb… My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be" (Psalm 139:13-16; see also Jeremiah 1:5). This brief article is not intended to be an in-depth exploration of the nature of a person but a fleeting glimpse as gleaned from various writings that can be related to the topic.
According to Sartre, who promoted Existentialism, his theory of "existence precedes essence" argument is the idea that my personality, my likes and dislikes, my memories and various other things do not come about until after I am born - after I begin to exist. However, as there is no essence or identity until after we begin to exist, it is humans who define their own nature after they have begun to exist already and after they have already been tainted by their own essence. In existentialism there is no God and therefore no human nature. C.S. Lewis contested this, "If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning." If God created human nature so that in some ways, essence precedes existence – or rather, the very essence of human life is placed in the form of a soul upon the moment of conception and that the soul which already is formed by essence then will always exist as a soul, even after the existence of the body has ended. Since God created man on the sixth day, our essence therefore preceded our existence, but this still does not explain what the nature of a person is.
Montaigne sought to explain then nature of a person in his own self. He believed that when he was gone, he did not want men to look at his writings and say, "This is how he lived and thought – that is what he meant – if he could have spoken on his death bed, he would have said so-and-so and such-and-such…" (162). He taught that "It is not my deeds I write – it is I and my essence." Indeed, Montaigne claimed "My book has made me as much as I have made my book." For Montaigne then, he does not state but we can surmise that the creator and the creation are therefore inexorably interconnected and intertwined. He believed that the nature of man is to live his own life, to search within himself and have his thoughts dwell on knowing and learning more about his or herself. This can be seen in light of the question of identity as well, which Aurelius and Kingston both examine.
For both the Roman philosopher and emperor Marcus Aurelius as well as Kingston, the question of identity shapes and forms the nature of the person. What is the question of identity? Marcus Aurelius notes, "You're a Roman and a man" (152). In the ancient Greco-Roman world your identity was shaped and given through your town, your nationality and/or the name of your father. For example, in Homer's epic The Odyssey, after Odysseus has injured the Cyclops he reveals his identity as Odysseus son of Laertes, King of Ithaca. In antiquity, revealing your name meant that your opponent could have power over you and use your name against you (similar to anagnorisis, Greek term for when your identity is revealed to someone else; cf. Oedipus and his mother). This is found in ancient demonology and black magic as well, so that once the name of the demon is revealed you gain control over it. For our purposes at least, we see that Marcus Aurelius is appealing to the Roman sense of identity – "You're a Roman" – and expecting this appeal to have special significance to the reader. In like manner, Kingston's sense of identity is not only formed by family, but also by her Chinese background, which informs her identity as well. Chinese practices, culture and beliefs are mentioned by Kingston just as Roman practices, culture and beliefs are mentioned by Aurelius. While Aurelius also believes that the nature of a human is that we are currently in the form of "dirt and defilement" and in the next life we will be "intelligence and spirit" – similar to St. Paul's notion of the first and second body in the New Testament – his relevancy to this Step is the sense of identity we have from our cultural and national background.
In his work, Aurelius points out a two-fold notion: we are not our bodies but are indeed our mind (or soul/spirit), so that when this first body (which has cultural background attached to it) decays, our identity still remains. Aurelius notes also that it is better to look deep within ourselves for solitude as opposed to going deep into nature – similar to the Oracle and Delphi's command to "Know Thyself," and reminds us that the soul "observes itself, analyzes itself, makes itself what it wants itself to be… [and] reaches its own proper goal at whichever point the finish of its life is established" (155). For him, an additional property of the soul is both love and truth, which are both properties of God. We then conclude that in our first, earthly bodies, our identities are often attached to the place we claim as home (Troy son of Matthew of Hinsdale), but we realize as we leave this present state and move into the spiritual life that we truly only find identity in ourselves. However, as St. Augustine said, if we search within ourselves we will begin to see the artwork of the Great Artist and in the end, realize that our identity is found in God Himself, and not in earthly identity at all.
As a result, according to St. Bonaventure, our very nature is interconnected and intertwined with our mind. This mind allows us to realize the existence of the Divine Creator. For example, we use our mind to judge, and on occasion we use our mind to judge our mind. As such, the judgment must come from elsewhere, Bonaventure contends, so "our mind is able to judge by this law in as far as this law has been impressed in the mind. But nothing is superior to the human mind except He alone who has created it" (133). Bonaventure may have the biblical prophet Jeremiah in mind here, who claimed that God has the law written on our hearts (Jeremiah 31:33). He essentially states that our mind can be used not only for this reason – to reason out the existence of God – but it can be used in its three-fold purpose, mirroring The Trinity. The first type (metaphysics, mathematics and physics) mirrors the Creator and Father; the second type (grammar and logic) mirrors the Word (Jesus) and the third type (monastic, familial and political) represents the Holy Spirit. However, while we may mirror the triune God, we are not ourselves God, as Satan so forcefully found out.
Similarly, St. Francis exclaimed, "Take notice, O human, of the outstanding position in which the Lord God has placed you!" (135). Francis then proceeds to elaborate that while we have creatures and other things lower than us, we are still lower than God; no matter how much knowledge we gain, riches we earn, miracles we perform, etc, "none of these things represent your true nature, you are in no way responsible for them, and you absolutely cannot glory in them. Rather it is through our infirmities that we can glory and assume the burden each day of the holy cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" (135). St. Augustine also has much to say on human nature. He taught the concept of Original Sin, the doctrine wherein Adam and Eve sinned, and we are therefore born with their sin, and sin is therefore passed down from person to person. However – Augustine says – we all sin regardless of our ancestor's Original Sin, so sin would corrupt us whether we had Original Sin or not. He notes that "the human soul, though it bears witness to the light, yet itself is not that light; but that God is the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world" (139).
Therefore, we come to a crossroads on the nature of a person. Some believe that it is your parents, your cultural background and your place of origin that shape your identity, whereas others believe it is searching deep within yourself. St. Bonaventure, St. Franics and St. Augustine believed that mankind was created with a special and unique purpose, but that sin corrupted our God-given soul, and while we bear witness to the light which is God, he had to become the Godman in order to shine His light upon us, and only by accepting the invitation and coming out of darkness do we find the true light: not only the one who created light in our creation, but is Himself light. We may agree with Montaigne and search within ourselves, but St. Augustine would argue that if we search within ourselves deep enough we will begin to recognize the artwork of the Greatest Artist, and that by digging within and looking above ourselves we find God. We may climb the steps of Jacob's ladder our whole life in order to grasp the heels of the divine, but we spend all our life attempting to figure out the nature of that journey, the purpose of the journey, the way we embark on that journey, and once we reach the heels of the divine we find our true selves. In this, we find the nature of man.
Antonius, Marcus Aurelius (2013). from meditations (notes to himself). In The Intellectual Journey (3rd ed., pp. 152-155). Acton, MA: XanEdu.
Augustine. (2013). from confessions. In The Intellectual Journey (3rd ed., pp.136-151). Acton, MA: XanEdu.
Bonaventure. (2013). on seeing god through his image imprinted in our natural powers. In The Intellectual Journey (3rd ed., pp. 132-134). Acton, MA: XanEdu.
Kingston, Maxine Hong. (2013). from a song for a barbarian reed pipe. In The Intellectual Journey (3rd ed., pp. 156-161. Acton, MA: XanEdu.
Montaigne, Michel de. (2013). from why I paint my own portrait. In The Intellectual Journey (3rd ed., pp. 162-165). Acton, MA: XanEdu.
Sartre, Jean-Paul. (2013). from existentialism as humanism. In The Intellectual Journey (3rd ed., pp. 166-173). Acton, MA: XanEdu.
St. Francis. (2013). the fifth admonition. In The Intellectual Journey (3rd ed., pp. 135). Acton, MA: XanEdu.


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Blood & Chocolate - This movie got horrible reviews but I don't really understand why. I HATED THE BOOK. Hated it so badly. Maybe that's why I loved the movie so much? I don't know but I loved this storyline and the romance and Hugh Dancy can do no wrong. That is all.
Van Helsing - If I hadn't already featured it in my vampires list, Underworld would be the second movie I list. Instead, I'm featuring Van Helsing. This movie has an array of different monsters including Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, Count Dracula and even Frankenstein's monster. But it's on this list because when I think of it, I immediately think of the werewolves since they're more prominent.
Cursed - Few have heard of this movie starring Christina Ricci, Jesse Eisenberg and Joshua Jackson but it's one of my favorite werewolf movies ever! It's a little strange, a little funny and definitely a bit scary but so, so good!
Big Wolf on Campus - The only werewolf show you'll ever need in your life. I miss it so, so much.
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Okay so they're not really werewolves but I'm putting it on this list anyway. This trilogy is so fantastic. The pack life and the romance ... so good!
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce - These werewolves aren't nice. They're huge and hulking and monstrous and feed on teenage girls. But it's still one of my favorites (not just for a werewolf book but favorite book ever!) and I reread it all the time!
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain - Love these books so much. I can't say enough good things about this trilogy. Dark and scary and so, so romantic.
What are some of your favorite werewolves? Comment and let me know! And please feel free to join in with the Halloween Takeover on your own blog! I'd love to see some other people participate!


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So I painted this guy a little bit ago, but I have not got around to getting good photos until now. This is a Samurai Daimyo from Steel Fist Miniatures. It was exclusive to his first Kick Starter. He is supposed to be no one in particular and was more of just a paint test for me.
Expect to see more Samurai in the coming months! I have a group of 5 I am going to do up for Crystal Brush at Adepticon!


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By Michael Mann
26 February 2015
(RealClimate) – No, climate change is not experiencing a hiatus. No, there is not currently a "pause" in global warming.
Despite widespread such claims in contrarian circles, human-caused warming of the globe proceeds unabated. Indeed, the most recent year (2014) was likely the warmest year on record.
It is true that Earth's surface warmed a bit less than models predicted it to over the past decade-and-a-half or so. This doesn't mean that the models are flawed. Instead, it points to a discrepancy that likely arose from a combination of three main factors (see the discussion my piece last year in Scientific American). These factors include the likely underestimation of the actual warming that has occurred, due to gaps in the observational data. Secondly, scientists have failed to include in model simulations some natural factors (low-level but persistent volcanic eruptions and a small dip in solar output) that had a slight cooling influence on Earth's climate. Finally, there is the possibility that internal, natural oscillations in temperature may have masked some surface warming in recent decades, much as an outbreak of Arctic air can mask the seasonal warming of spring during a late season cold snap. One could call it a global warming "speed bump". In fact, I have.
Some have argued that these oscillations contributed substantially to the warming of the globe in recent decades. In an article my colleagues Byron Steinman, Sonya Miller and I have in the latest issue of Science magazine, we show that internal climate variability instead partially offset global warming.
We focused on the Northern Hemisphere and the role played by two climate oscillations known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation or "AMO" (a term I coined back in 2000, as recounted in my book The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars) and the so-called Pacific Decadal Oscillation or "PDO" (we a use a slightly different term–Pacific Multidecadal Oscillation or "PMO" to refer to the longer-term features of this apparent oscillation). The oscillation in Northern Hemisphere average temperatures (which we term the Northern Hemisphere Multidecadal Oscillation or "NMO") is found to result from a combination of the AMO and PMO.
In numerous previous studies, these oscillations have been linked to everything from global warming, to drought in the Sahel region of Africa, to increased Atlantic hurricane activity. In our article, we show that the methods used in most if not all of these previous studies have been flawed. They fail to give the correct answer when applied to a situation (a climate model simulation) where the true answer is known.
We propose and test an alternative method for identifying these oscillations, which makes use of the climate simulations used in the most recent IPCC report (the so-called "CMIP5" simulations). These simulations are used to estimate the component of temperature changes due to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations and other human impacts plus the effects of volcanic eruptions and observed changes in solar output. When all those influences are removed, the only thing remaining should be internal oscillations. We show that our method gives the correct answer when tested with climate model simulations. [more]
Climate Oscillations and the Global Warming Faux Pause
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Literacy and numeracy is at the heart of all that we do at Redmoor. For students to succeed across a broad curriculum they must be competent in reading and maths. The literacy and numeracy catch-up premium gives schools additional funding to support year 7 pupils who did not achieve the expected standard in reading or maths at the end of key stage 2 (KS2).
On entry to Redmoor Academy a number of students will already have been identified by their KS2 teachers as needing targeted intervention for literacy and numeracy. In addition to this, the individual needs of all year 7 students are analysed by our 'Year 7 catch-up' coordinator along with our English and Maths teachers to identify additional students who may need extra support. The most appropriate approach or programme is then implemented to best meet their needs in order for them to make the necessary progress.
At Redmoor this takes the form of:
- individual tuition
- intensive small-group tuition
- external services and materials
- summer schools that help students catch up over a short period of time
In this way, we aim to ensure that all students, regardless of their starting points, can access the curriculum and therefore make excellent progress.
In 2016 to 2017 schools will receive the same overall amount of year 7 catch-up premium funding they received in 2015 to 2016, adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the size of their year 7 cohort, based on the October 2016 census. This currently equates to £19,500 and is awarded in March 2017. (Final amount to be confirmed at this time.)


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About Wendy Cooper:-
A few years back I decided to learn my way around a digital SLR, needing subjects to practice on, I started to explore the little patch of woodland and farmland near to where I live. To say I was surprised at the variety of birds, insect life and flora would be an understatement.
The exercise has re-awakened an interest in birdwatching and nature from when I was much younger, however now, I seem to see and appreciate the natural world far more, observing and wondering at how, from the soil upwards, through plants and insects to birds, reptiles and mammals, they all in some way have a place in the huge Nature Jigsaw.
I've never been one for notebooks, so the camera has helped me keep a pictorial nature diary of much of what I see and is an essential whenever I'm out having a wander, be it at home or if we are away. As I learnt my way around the camera, the end goal was to take photographs that I would not be embarressed to share, however, many of the images are very personal in that I can recall a particular day or visit somewhere from them as well as the delight in what I was seeing.
All of the images are of subjects that are going about their natural business and there are no captive species; beyond observing from a bird hide on a nature reserve or the garden bird feeders, the images are taken 'on the hoof' so to speak. From time to time, a blog will appear on my website,
http://www.flyladyphotographybywendycooper.co.uk/ describing a particular walk, signs of a season or the excitement of seeing something new.
I'm no expert on most of the species I see, learning as I go - the more I see, the more I realise I have to learn, but I am constantly amazed and delighted by the natural world and try to capture all aspects of this with my photography. I hope you enjoy viewing them as much I as enjoyed watching the subjects and taking them!


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Friday, May 7, 2010
Ebooks from Amazon
"I've been receiving some panicked emails. Don't worry, guys, this is just a part of negotiations between our publisher and Amazon. Amazon, unfortunately, wants preferential treatment so it can sell as many Kindles as possible and compete with the new IPad thingie. If you give it a week or two, the Kindle version will be back up."
So hopefully as time gets closer for the new release of the new Kate Daniels novel and others, the novels will be back up. Negotiations can be a headache for everyone (Retailers, authors, publishers and us consumers) and hopefully those of us who have invested in a Kindle will see our ebooks back up before too long.
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Our Chocolate High Tea at the Table Bay Hotel, Cape Townon September 21, 2010
A corner table, view of Table Mountain and the busy Cape Town harbour just outside our window became our home from home for an afternoon of delight and joy. As we settled down to our Chocolate High Tea at the Table Bay Hotel I retold the story to my wife about how I had won us this honour through the Facebook competition jointly sponsored by Sun International and YuppieChef.
Shortly after being show to our comfy armchairs we were greeted by the friendly staff and presented with our first course, an array of savory handcrafted sandwiches and quiches. The silver pots of coffee added to the ambiance of the occasion. We soon got into the whole affair and relaxed as we sipped and nibbled and watched the world go by outside.
Our table was cleared and replaced with more coffee and a silver tier tray of scones, jams and cream. We tucked in once again allowing our stress to depart and a sense of contentment fill its place. We watched as others joined us in the lounge, some chatting wildly, others in business discussions and a few just relaxed with their books and allowed reality to drift away.
Again our coffee was refreshed and our plates whisked away after being directed to the main table. Armed with just an empty side plate and huge ambition we approached what looked like a set from a Willy Wonka film. The display of enchanting chocolate cakes and pastries with their addictive smells and well crafted displays soon captured our imaginations. We began our newfound mission of sampling, tasting and sharing working slowly from one side to the other. All washed down with yet more coffee we gave it our all, but will need to return another day to complete our journey of sensuous chocolate delight.
These few short hours in time will live on in both our minds and waist line for a long time to come. Many thanks to both Sun International, their wonderful staff and YuppieChef for their generosity, hospitality and creativity; an experience fit for royalty.
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Think of a slightly sour tamale without the inner filling and you've got a pretty good idea of what this Ghanaian staple is like.
The problem with kenkey is that it takes a while to make on your own and is almost impossible to find (unless you have a West African market nearby). Traditionally, kenkey is a fermented corn mash that takes days to prepare properly. You can ferment it on your own (there are instructions available online), or you can use my recipe, which has an almost identical flavor and takes only a few minutes to prepare.
For a more sour kenkey, increase lime juice by ¼ cup and reduce water by ¼ cup.
This recipe makes roughly 6-8 kenkey "tamales." For this, you'll need to purchase both masa harina and dried corn husks (masa is a flour made from hominy). Both are available in the Mexican aisle of virtually any grocery store or any Mexican market.
Kenkey goes great with any type of fish and shito or red-red, all eaten by hand. Though not as traditional, kenkey also goes great with a lot of other African proteins, such as mesir mot. Non-vegetarians would love it with tibs and awaze.
Prep time: 1 cocktail
5-15 corn husks, depending on size
3 cups masa harina
1 cups water
½ cup canola oil
3/4 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice
2 tsp salt
Start by soaking the corn husks in a big bowl. Submerge them in hot water and let them soak for at least a half hour. You'll need something heavy to set on top of the husks so they remain submerged. A brick is what I use.
Now you're ready to make the kenkey dough. Combine masa, water, oil, lime juice and salt in a large mixing bowl and mix well with a mixer or by hand.
Next, take a fully-soaked corn husk and figure out which is the smoothest side. Set on the counter with smooth side facing up. The stuffing amount will vary depending on the size of the corn husks. But you want to fill the corn husk so that you'll be able to roll it up.
Roll the kenkey "tamale" like a big hand-rolled cigarette. Tie the two ends securely with string. If you don't have string, you can tear strips off soaked corn husks to do the job, but this takes a bit longer and the husk strips are easy to tear when tightly pulled.
At this point, you can freeze any kenkey "tamales" you don't plan on cooking right away. Just stack in a large Tupperware or zip lock bag and place in freezer. You can later prepare frozen tamales by following the steaming directions below (but add a couple extra minutes). Frozen tamales can also be steamed inside their husks right in the microwave (though most purists would pooh-pooh the practice). Cooking times vary on size and number cooked, but ranges from roughly 2 to 10 minutes.
To steam right away, use a bamboo or metal steamer. Stack the tamales so there's lots of circulation space. Cover and until the masa gets nice and firm and doesn't want to stick to the wrapper when you open it up, which can vary from 45 minutes to two hours, depending on the thickness of each kenkey and how tightly they're packed in the steamer. . Don't forget to check the water level occasionally!
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Below: Raja Dahir, the last Hindu ruler of Sindh.
There is a saying among the white men " First give a dog a bad name and then shoot it " .
This is what the Muslim historians did. They gave Raja Dahir the last Hindu ruler of Sindh who ruled for 32 long years , a bad name.
They charged this Pushkarna Brahmin king with marrying his own sister. No Hindu will EVER marry his own sister –this is just a big muslim lie..
They did propaganda that he raped a virgin from his kingdom every night. So to save the Sindhi Hindus ( SNIFF ! ) from such tyranny, Muhammad bin Qasim (an Arab general) from the Umayyad Caliphate, waged war and killed him in 712 AD .
Below: Muhammad Bin Qasim
Dahir's wife did Jauhar ( self immolation by burning genitals )- with all women to avoid their dead bodies being raped by the invading Arabs.
Sindh was annexed by Khalifa of Al Hilaj to his kingdom and was administered by his representatives. The Muslims spread Islam rather with deceit and the power of sword than the conviction of its being a better belief.
Today the Pakistanis has a sea port Muhammad Bin Qasim. Muhammad bin Qasim's uncle was the of the governor of Iraq. The new caliph Sulaiman blinded Qasim –as per the amazing personal virtue of all the great muslim invaders.
Like Babur , the Pakistanis honor another Muslim invader who raped their ancestor women.
Lal was converted to mean red — and even today the Mulsim pilgrims to his dargah wear red. Jhula was converted to whirling around like the dervish.
Below: Kafir-Qila, an ancient Hindu temple converted to a fort by Alexander the Great , at Sehwan
Below: Dargah of Shahbaz Qalandar at Sehwan.
Shahbaaz Qalandar was born as Syed Muhammad Usman in 1177 AD in Marwand, Iran. His father Syed Ibrahim Kabiruudin was a Sufi dervish dancer.
Below: Sehr Sehwan Sharif-- once a glorious Hindu land.


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Part of what makes The Happy Planner™ so happy is that a blank monthly calendar page can be filled and decorated to suit your needs and style with a few simple added embellishments. Design Team member Theresa Doan is the queen of this type of minimalist planning, and today we're sharing her monthly spread for May.
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To highlight Mother's Day on May 8th, Theresa added an epoxy 'mom' sticker on top of the box along with a black & white circle photo of her mom and herself. It's a great focal point of these two pages, and acts as great contrast to her teeny tiny handwriting in the left-hand column.
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