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Listen to the ENTIRE video. Lots to learn besides just illicit relationships:
Listen to the ENTIRE video. Lots to learn besides just illicit relationships:
I don't believe it's the end of the world, yet: but the NWO is assembling it's armies and there will be hell on earth. Pray for The Consecration of Russia to The Immaculate Heart of Mary!!!!
PRAY FOR THE CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY: Learn about it and pray The Rosary for it:
Only SHE can help us now!
By IGM at translated by Michael Fuller source: Non Possumus
it can also be found here:
The Icon of Our Lady of Fatima in Russia
The consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, requested by the Virgin in the apparitions to the little shepherds of Fatima is still a topic that lends itself to controversy, denials and debates. We believe it is not an issue that remains in the past, but, on the contrary, each day it becomes more relevant to our times. Rather we attest that it raises the issue that the enemies firmly established within the conciliar church, which sedevacantists claim to oppose, disdain and disregard.
In the third apparition at Fatima, July 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin, after having showed the fate of the condemned souls in Hell, told the three shepherd children the following:
"You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them[the souls of poor sinners who are on their way to hell], God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war is going to end: but if people do not cease offending God, a worse one will break out during the Pontificate of Pope Pius XI. When you see a night illumined by an unknown light, know that this is the great sign given you by God that he is about to punish the world for its crimes, by means of war, famine, and persecutions of the Church and of the Holy Father. To prevent this, I shall come to ask
for the Consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart, and the Communion of reparation on the First Saturdays. If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated."
The relationship between the mention of Russia in the message and the Bolshevik Revolution which took place a little later that year, was clear and as such the association between the evils of atheistic Communism that the revolution sought to spread throughout the world and the consecration of Russia was evident. The message is more than clear about this.
However, in this apparition Our Lady did not ask for the consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart. There she announced that she would return to request it. She did shortly after in 1929. Why? What is the relationship between that year and the request of the consecration? If 1917 is marked by the apparition in Fatima and the Bolshevik Revolution, events which can and should be in relation to each other, what sense does it make or what did Heaven want us to know with the explicit request of the consecration of Russia made in 1929?
But before going into this question, first let us take a look at this request. On the 13th of June, 1929, Sister Lucy of Fatima, while a novitiate of the St. Dorothy Sisters in Tuy, Spain, witnessed another apparition of Our Lady, who was returning to fulfill that of the one announced in 1917. This is what was said by Our Lady to Sister Lucy:
"The moment has come in which God asks the Holy Father to make, in union with all the bishops of the world, the consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart, promising to save it by this means. So numerous are the souls which the justice of God condemns for sins committed against Me, that I come to ask for reparation. Sacrifice yourself for this intention and pray."
It is known that the consecration of Russia, as it had been requested by Our Lady, was never carried out. There were consecrations of the world, but not the exclusive consecration of Russia by the Pope in union with all of the bishops of the world.
Some believe or teach that this consecration is no longer needed, since Russia has already spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church, so it would be useless to do the consecration.
Is this true?
The conclusion of the Secret of Fatima is:
"In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the world."
But before that happens, there will be a great chastisement for the Church and the world.
This chastisement, according to the divine message, will begin in Russia:
"If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated."
However, the two opposing positions to the consecration of Russia give their reasons: the Liberals say it is not necessary since Communism has fallen in Russia; and some sedevacantists, that Russia has already chastised the world in the spreading of Communism, so the consecration would be unnecessary. For some, then, the request of the Virgin would have already been successfully fulfilled; for others, the chastisement arrived, so everything has come to pass.
Perhaps, to better understand the implications of the message, you have to think about the following: what is it that Russia will spread around the world? What are these errors? The answer seems obvious: Communism. But, what is Communism? Not an ideology, not a philosophy, not an economic system, not a form of government. It is indeed this: "a conspiracy for revolution". And this revolution ends in diabolical hatred of God.
We have taken the definition of Communism given in one of the key documents for understanding the revolution in the modern world, especially that of the history of the last hundred years. We refer to the "Rakovsky interrogation", also known as " the Red Symphony" (the document that can be read on this is available in summary here or in full here).
What is it about?
In 1938, the Soviet secret police, the NKVD, during one of Stalin's purges against their trotskyist enemies, conducted an interrogation on the masonic Illuminati agent Christian Rakovsky, a reputed first class conspirator, partner of Trotsky in the Russian Revolution, and ambassador of Moscow in Paris. Rakovsky is dealt with for an entire night, his life was at risk, with revelations that should have never come to light, but became known by extraordinary circumstances. This agent of the Rothschild's explains for example that: "The aim of the Revolution is no less than to redefine reality in terms of the interests of the bankers. This involves the promotion of subjective truth over objective truth." It is discovered that the power of money ("international imperialism of money" coined by Pope Pius XI) is what has been funding the anti-Christian revolutions and Communism from the very beginning. Regarding the revolution in Russia and the international banks having lost control of Stalin, the same international banks that financed the Soviet Revolution then financed Hitler in order to oppose the "Bonapartist" tyrant who had interrupted the rapid globalization of the revolution and took out Trotsky, and he was also soon out of action because of a deadly disease. They thus opened the way to a war on two fronts, whose ultimate goal was to expand the Communist revolution on a global scale. Then they loss control of Hitler, who began to issue his own money against the interests of international banks, forcing them to make an alliance with Stalin. Two dates are key in this revolutionary process; one on the 25th of October 1917, and the other on the 24th of October, 1929.
In the words of Rakovsky:
"Remember the morning of the 24th of October, 1929. The time will come when this day will be for the history of the revolution more important than October 1917. On the day of the 24th October there took place the crash of the New York Stock Exchange, the beginning of the so-called 'depression', a real revolution.
"Take note of the following: In that year 1929 the first year of the American revolution, in February Trotsky leaves Russia; the crash takes place in October…the financing of Hitler is agreed in July 1929. You think that all this was by chance? The four years of the rule of Hoover was used for the preparation for the seizure of power in the United States and USSR; there by means of a financial revolution, and here [Russia] with the help of war and the defeat [of Stalin] which was to follow…"
If the revolution had triumphed in 1917 in Russia, it was in 1929 when it triumphed completely in the USA and thus began the successful global expansion of the errors which arose in Russia. Although one might think that already in 1913 with the fraudulent foundation of the Federal Reserve, the revolutionary and international usury had won by implanting itself into the economic levers of the country, it was in 1929 when the "American Classic" was enslaved to Wall Street and its moral crushed.
Exactly in between those two events that occurred that year, the departure of Trotsky, Rothschild agent to the USA, and the crash of October, there was the apparition of the Virgin in Tuy. Shortly after her request, the bankers agreed to finance Hitler, a preparation of World War.
We should also pay attention to this detail, which seems significant: the interrogation of Rakovsky was held on the night of the 25th to the 26th of January, 1938 (from 9 pm to 3 am in Western European time). In other words, the interview began after the appearance of the unknown light which Our Lady had announced would be seen in the sky as a warning and an announcement of the next war!
That war was being announced by an Illuminati agent that very night. It was a war driven by the world communist revolution, whose arm was in Moscow, but whose brain resided in the United States (although both countries were pawns of the Zionist Jews, remember that in the same week that produced the Soviet Revolution the "Balfour Declaration" was materialized in London, which opened the doors to Zionism for the future occupation of Palestine). All this was allowed by Providence as a chastisement to the rebellious men to God.
So then if we inevitably link the announcement of 1917 with the Russian revolution, we can relate the request made in 1929 with the other revolution of 1929, or rather, the other stage of the same revolution. This is because those responsible were the same, with the sole purpose of ending all vestiges of the Christian order and the Catholic Church. To achieve this they had to to work clandestinely ad intra the Church, on the one hand (they would triumph in the October Revolution of Vatican II, which started an October 11, 1962) and ad extra corrupting and crushing society's heirs of the Roman order of Christianity.
But then, why did Our Lady not request the consecration of the USA but only of Russia? Has it not been the more successful model of the corruption of Anglo-American-Zionist wickedness than the formal system of Russian Communism, outdated since 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall?
The answer is this: Russia has a providential mission in history.
Universalism is a constant in its history and no one can deny that Communism is gaining strength or that it is valued in a country that not only has an imperial vocation, but also feels destined to perform universal "redemption". Since the days of the czars, the Russians have believed they were destined to save Europe. Tsar Alexander I fought against the doctrines of the French Revolution. On several occasions Russia was a defensive safeguard for Christianity. "No other people have felt so sharp and instinctive for not having done anything for this world", says Fr. Alfredo Sáenz in his book "De la Rus' de Vladimir al 'Hombre nuevo' sovietico" . Vladimir Soloviev spoke about the historical and religious mission of Russia. "The distinctively religious character of the Russian people as well as the mystical tendency exhibited in our philosophy, our literature and our arts seem to indicate for Russia a great religious mission."(Russia and the Universal Church, op.cit.) He also stated that the special vocation of Russia was "a power capable of taking up the work of Constantine and Charlemagne with better hope of success"(cfr. op. cit.). Dostoevsky also took care to emphasize the universal mission of Russia. Moreover, the threat of Russia to Europe had been pointed out by Napoleon Bonaparte, by the Marquis de Custine and Donoso Cortés, among others. Being that Russia is the largest country in the world and is endowed with such totalitarian will, it is well understood that while being dominated by an inverted, satanic religion, like Communism, it could easily wipe out Europe. Even more so if you consider that it has renounced its Christian identity. Louis Veuillot said: "The world will be socialist or Christian, but it will not be liberal. If liberalism does not succumb to Catholicism, which is its negation, it will succumb to socialism, which is its consequence" (cit. In A. Saenz, c).
The Spanish writer Juan Manuel de Prada says in an article: "Dostoevsky summarizes the Russian plan through the mouth of the ascetic Paisius in The Brothers Karamazov: 'according to certain theories only too clearly formulated in the nineteenth century, the Church ought to be transformed into the State, as though this would be an advance from a lower to a higher form, so as to disappear into it, making way for science, for the spirit of the age, and civilisation. And if the Church resists and is unwilling, some corner will be set apart for her in the State, and even that under control and this will be so everywhere in all modern European countries. But Russian hopes and conceptions demand not that the Church should pass as from a lower into a higher type into the State, but, on the contrary, that the State should end by being worthy to become only the Church and nothing else. So be it! So be it!' Dostoevsky prophesied the Bolshevik revolution, anticipating its radically anti-Christian and inhumane sign as a divine punishment cast onto Russia for its purification; and he also prophesied the regeneration of the West, which could only be achieved through Russia. And so he wrote in A Writer's Diary: 'The fall of your Europe is inevitable (…) All these parliamentary doctrines, all the civic theories professed today, all the accumulated wealth, all of this will be destroyed in an instant and disappear without a trace.' With these words of Dostoevsky, those who are full of tertulian alfalfa will crave mystical-spiritual ruminations. But in order to defend such ruminations many Russians shed their blood in the Gulag; and some after surviving the Gulag continued to defend these, such as Solzhenitsyn, who in The Oak and the Calf wrote: 'As for the West, there is no hope; indeed, we should never rely on the West. If we get freedom, we will only owe it to ourselves. If the twentieth century teaches a lesson to humanity, it will be us who will have given it to the West and not the West to us: the excess of well-being and an atmosphere of the contamination of shamelessness have atrophied the will and judgment.'" ("Por qué estamos con Rusia ",abc.es).
After visiting the USSR in the years that it was still communist, Father Sáenz wrote: "The fact that Marxism is a cosmovisional religion, although inverted, gives us hope that once the Soviets convert, they will retain that sense of totality that has nothing to do with totalitarianism, and again embrace the religion, this time the true religion, and not seclude it to the sacristy but instead try to impregnate it with all of their activities"(op. cit.). And he quotes these little known words of the American Bishop Fulton Sheen.:
"When Russia receives the gift of faith, their mission will be that of an apostle for the rest of the world. It will come together in giving faith to the rest of world. Why do we have such hope in Russia? Why must it be the means of evangelizing the nations of the earth? Because Russia has fire, Russia has zeal. God could do something with the hatred of Saul transforming it into love; He could do something with the passion of Magdalena changing it into zeal; but God cannot do anything with those who are neither hot nor cold. These He will spew them out of His mouth.
"The great shame of our world is that we have the truth, but we have no zeal. The Communists have zeal, but do not have the truth. Communism is like a fire which spreads itself all over the world; it is almost like a reverse Pentecost. Someday, instead of bowing ourselves to the earth that fire will start to burn upwards, ascending, in a genuine way like Pentecost, giving people joy, life and peace, instead of hatred, destruction and death. Our Western world lacks that fire. There is no longer profound and selfless love or consecrations to great causes … We are cold, dull, apathetic."
The German Walter Schubart has written his part in "Europe and the Soul of the East" (1938): "Today, Western Christians, those who are by routine, speak with horror of the Russians fallen deeply, thinking while in their own superiority. Nevertheless, I say: precisely how Russia is today is how it must be to give life to the new faith. You have to fall to climb, and we must fall deeply in order to climb higher. From the depths of evil and torment reckless roads part to the heights of holiness. This is the Christian psychology of guilt. From the most inhuman can come the most elevated. When evil in a paroxysm of crime recognizes itself, it will pass suddenly to the will of regeneration. The Western Christian, Christian by custom, can be fair and honest, but not fruitful. It is bourgeois-and the bourgeoisie is sterile. It lacks the crown of thorns. It is not in the equilibrium of the bourgeois world, but in the midst of the apocalyptic thunder where religion is reborn." And in another part of the same work: "The West gave humanity the most studied forms of technique, the state organization and communication; but it stole the soul. The mission of Russia is to return it. Russia has precisely the spiritual forces that Europe lost or destroyed. Russia is a piece of Asia and also a member of the Christian community of nations; therein lies the distinctness and uniqueness of its historic mission. Only Russia reunites the conditions for infusing the soul again into a generation ravaged by the desire for power and stagnant in positivism. (…) It seems a bold statement, but it must be done with all resolve: Russia is the only country that can redeem and will redeem Europe, because in respect to the whole problem of life, it takes an opposite stance to that of all European peoples. Precisely from the very foundation of its suffering without example, it will draw a deeper understanding of man and the meaning of life, knowledge, and announce to the nations of the earth. The Russian has for himself psychological conditions today lacking from all Western nations."
Today Russia is living, after a period of post-communist transition, in a very outstanding rediscovery of traditional religious and cultural roots, asserting itself in the leadership of the court tsarist Vladimir Putin. Facing the abysmal degeneration that occupies the apostate and sodomite West, Russia seems to embody the Christian values abandoned by those defending the natural order, the family and the hierarchical sense of respect for authority and tradition. "Many Euro-Atlantic countries have moved away from their roots, including Christian values. Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and a same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in Satan. This is the path to degradation." "Only God will judge them," Putin said in a speech in November 2013.
The post-Christian Western world is being formed today against Russia, because it sees there its antithesis and its "stumbling block". If it must be removed so that the Antichrist is revealed, and both Rome and the Roman order have been defeated–previously having been undermined and corrupted by the forerunners of the Antichrist (liberalism in society, modernism in the Church, immorality, degeneration and widespread Satanism ), the New World Order can not yet be carried out, because there is something that hinders it. The Roman order of traditional Christian values, though denigrated and not subject to Catholic orthodoxy, exists in Russia today, but to be able to resist completely and victoriously the conversion to Catholicism must occur in this country.
Returning to the errors that Russia will spread, we can see that what began in Russia, then moved to the United States, and in that Heaven warned us that if on the one hand Russia has a providential mission in its plans for chastisement- it will be a chastisement for the sins of the world and serve as a maker of peace and restoration with its conversion, on the other hand those errors that arose there would not be unique to Russia, although the spread of the same errors or their defeat does depend on the conversion of this country. The delay in performing this consecration will bring great punishments. Recall that Sister Lucy received this message in an intimate communication of our Lord:
"Make it known to My ministers, given that they follow the example of the King of France in delaying the execution of My command, they will follow him into misfortune."
The reference was to Louis XIV, who did consecrate France to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as requested by Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary Alacocque, and later his descendant Louis XVI (who ended up doing it while imprisoned) was dethroned by French Revolution and beheaded in 1793.
That same year, 1931, was the proclamation of the Second Republic in Spain, thus beginning the burning of churches and convents and the satanic anti-Catholic persecution by communists.
The Communist revolution which was orchestrated by the powers that be (which produced the two World Wars) could not bring to an end the religiosity of Russia by forcing atheism. The subsequent attempt of wanting to implant the revolutionary,Western Liberalism after the fall of formal Communism (an attempt made by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin, Illuminati agents both born in 1931), also did not bring results. And just the same as at the time when an obstacle called Stalin had emerged, now there is the new obstacle called Putin, although in an opposite way and therefore more dangerous, because he does not need terror in order to govern his country. For that reason there is no other option than war for those who seek to create the New World Order of the Antichrist. Today things have been inverted and the tables have turned and although most do not notice, the satanic Revolution is embodied in the United States with their Zionist allies and what was formerly known as the "Christian West" has changed hemispheres, reaching towards Russia.
But the salvation of Russia also depends on the consecration to the Immaculate Heart. This is why the Blessed. Virgin told Sister Lucy:
"The moment has come in which God asks the Holy Father, in union with all the Bishops of the world, to make the consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart, promising to save it by this means. There are so many souls whom the Justice of God condemns for sins committed against Me, that I have come to ask reparation: sacrifice yourself for this intention and pray."
We believe that this is the reason because in the absence of that consecration the next war would be devastating for Russia, with the reign of the Antichrist establishing itself on its ruins and the ruins of all Christendom. However, the promise of the triumph of the Immaculate Heart sustains our hope. Sister Lucy has stated: "The Holy Father will do the consecration, but it will be late. And yet, the Immaculate Heart of Mary will save Russia. This is certain."
Hence the principal importance of this devotion, even warning of the many positive signs in Russia and its reaction to Western wickedness, are not understood or emphasized. Therefore, as Bishop Richard Williamson says: "However, let us be under no illusion: Russian Orthodoxy welds together religion and patriotism in a not wholly godly mixture, and Orthodoxy is still schismatic by refusing the Papal Supremacy, and heretical by refusing a number of dogmas, so Russians do need to be converted to the truly Universal or Catholic Church. But if Our Lady of Fatima has singled out their country for the Consecration to her Heart, may it not be, not because the Russians are still wicked Communists but because the Russian people's huge sufferings from their 70 Babylonian years of Communist captivity are calling forth from the always religious depths of "Holy Russia" an upsurge of spiritual vitality which could save the true Church, presently wilting in the West, where Church Authority may still have large numbers but it has little Faith, whilst the Traditional remnant has the true Faith but little by way of numbers and less by way of Authority? God knows how the Western Church also needs conversion!
"May it then be Russia's smashing of the encirclement in a Third World War leading to its occupation of Europe, which will at last drive the Latin Pope to consecrate Russia to Our Lady's Heart, as she has so long been asking for in vain? Will at that moment the Russians' renewed religious vigor save our languishing Catholic Authority and Tradition, whose Truth will in turn cleanse their errors ? If so, then God will once again have "concluded all in unbelief, that He may have mercy on all…How incomprehensible are His judgments, and how unsearchable His ways… To Him be glory for ever" (Rom. XI, 32…36).
Catholics, mainstream and of Tradition, pray your hearts out for the Consecration of Russia to the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of the Mother of God, or "Theotokos" as she is known in the Eastern Church.
READ: (Eleison Comments No. 112, August 29, 2009).
Fr Nicholas Gruner's March 12, 2015 newsletter states the following:
'And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea.' – St. Matthew 3:1
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Feast of Saint Gregory the Great
Dear …,
I recently returned from Rome, where I went to attend the February installation of the new cardinals. But while I was there, something unexpected happened – something soul-shaking! – that I did not expect!
I spoke with Father Gabriel Amorth, the world's most famous living exorcist. His words shook me as few things ever have!
Father Amorth told me that we have but a SHORT TIME left before the chastisements predicted by Our Lady of Fatima begin to rip our world apart in ways we can hardly imagine!
Father Gabriel Amorth told me that unless the consecration of Russia is performed – AS OUR LADY ASKED! – by the end of October 2015, the dark prophecies of Fatima may well come to pass any day after that!
Why did Father Gabriel Amorth tell this to me? So that Our Lady's Apostolate will raise its voice – as never before –
And to do this, we must stand together. We must marshall all of our resources, all of our strength, and
There are no accidents. All is Providence! Father Amorth is, at 85, still the chief exorcist of Rome. He has performed tens of thousands of exorcisms and written several books on the subject. He was the handpicked successor of Father Candido, his famed saintly predecessor who himself had special spiritual gifts. Father Amorth knows we are in the final battle with satan and the time is short.
I have met and spoken to Father Amorth many times over the years. This is the first time he has ever told me in plain language how much time we have left – exactly – before the manifest chastisements of the world could begin!
In His loving mercy, Our Lord has already given our generation many chances to turn from evil and falsehood before we bring about our own destruction.
In the spiritual desert of our time, Our Lord has sent us – A MOST DIRE WARNING! – from one even more exalted in the hierarchy of Heaven than John the Baptist!
How important is the Message of Fatima?
Let us keep this fact squarely in front of us whenever we consider this message! IT IS THE MOTHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO SPOKE TO US AT FATIMA! Would Our Lord have sent His Mother to us if the message had not been of the greatest importance!?!
Can Our Lord, who loves and honors His Mother above all creatures, be pleased by the way Her Message has been received by His Church? By His ministers? Imagine how you would feel were your mother to be dishonored, slighted, even insulted!!!
Truly, the Church's leaders, by failing to obey Our Lady and consecrate Russia to Her Immaculate Heart, have placed the world – and billions of souls! – at risk!
Father Amorth's words should resound in our hearts. We must act now. The clock is ticking!
Yours in Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
Father Nicholas Gruner


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The weather is cool here in this area (cooler than I remember for the time of year, if I'm honest), but still far warmer than it is presently at home in Colorado, so I can't help but wonder if this is a usual occurrence and I've just not noticed it in the past, or perhaps it's more to do with not being in the area often enough during this time of year.
|I never seemed to have a camera handy when the cyclists went by, but I managed to catch this fellow riding a couple of days ago.
It's amazing to me how cycling infrastructure has changed in this small community as well. Each time I return, I notice more bicycle lanes or find new paved trails. As is the case in many areas, I did note that several of these paths or trails tend to end abruptly and without warning, causing me to wonder why the municipality didn't continue to pave the path for cyclists. Perhaps it is in the works and if I were to come back in a year's time, things would look different yet again.
|This trail was fantastic, but ends just around the bend at a signal and forces riders out onto the busy road with motorized traffic.
Between this trip and a recent e-mail conversation with a reader, I've been pondering the things that make a community "right" for an individual. I've always loved this area because of the mild climate, and seeing more cycling infrastructure come alive causes me to appreciate this community all the more. When I was growing up, it was a very small farm community and few people actually lived here, but it has grown and changed, and I appreciate the changes that have taken place. It makes me want to live here.
Of course, there is bad to consider here as well. For instance, this area has been particularly hard hit by the California drought and has seen little in the way of rain, even though both southern and northern California have had a bit of relief with some periodic rain. Additionally, it's an expensive place to live, particularly for a community that has little in the way of providing income. The people who survive seem to be 1) farmers, 2) entrepreneurs, 3) independently wealthy, or 4) retirees who moved to the area before it got outrageously costly. I can't help but wonder what people do to make a living when they don't fit into the above categories (and they do exist). I suppose living anywhere is possible, and there is always give and take.
If I were to pick out my ideal community to live in, I think about the qualities I would want it to possess. Things like cycling infrastructure/bicycle friendly businesses and access are high on the list, as is the ability to earn a living, cost of housing and cost of living in general, temperate climate, friendly and open residents, dog friendliness (I take my pooches just about everywhere with me), and the list could go on.
As each year passes, I also realize that I likely have limited time to share with older family members, and a part of me always wants to be closer so that visiting isn't so infrequent. So, I begin to ponder the idea of following those that leave and wonder if there is a happy point that meets somewhere between my idealized mental list and absolutely none of the items I would want in a city or community.
So, I find myself posing the questions to you, reader. How do you feel and what do you think about your chosen home location. Where do you live, and what do you like about your community? Is it small or large... or somewhere in between? Did you grow up in the area or move to your current home town in adulthood? What keeps you in your community? Have you visited other communities that you prefer over your own? What prevents you from moving? I would love to hear about other places around the country (and even outside of the country) and how you and/or your family arrived or chose your place of residence. Meanwhile, I'd better get back to work!

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Again its that cliff (I need to go and look at the code history) but again its remarkably stable after that point.
I know I shouldn't be surprised but this is several times over the CPU Quota limit (about 5 times in fact) so I was expecting to see a bit more variation as it caned the processor.
Now this shows just how consistent the processing is. Its important to note here that this isn't what Google App Engine is being pitched at right now. Given they've pitched it at data read intensive apps I'm impressed at just how level the capacity is. Having a 2 x standard deviation that is sitting around +/- 2% and even the "exceptional" items only bumping up around the 5% mark is indication either of a load of spare capacity and therefore not much contention or some very clever loading.
The penultimate bit I wanted to see was whether the four fold increase in calculations resulted in a linear increase in time.
What this graph shows is the raw performance and then the weighting (i.e. blog performance divided by 4). Zooming in on comparing the blog (160000 pixel) weighted against the straight off 40000 pixel gadget we get
Which very impressively means that there is a slight (that really is a fraction of 1% not 0.5 = 50%) performance gain through doing more calculations. Its not enough to be significant but it is enough to say that the performance is pretty linear even several times above the performance quota. The standard deviations are also pretty much in line which indicates a decent amount of stability at this level.
So while this isn't a linear scalability test in terms of horizontal scaling it does indicate that you are pretty much bound to 1 CPU and I'm not seeing much in the way of swapping out (you'd expect the Max/Min and the std dev on the larger one to be higher if swapping was a problem). So either Google have a massive bit of spare capacity or are doing clever scheduling with what they have.
The final question is what is the cut off point....
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Long before Angela Merkel's outrage over her cell phone made international news, it's been a sobering fact that attempts within the United States at discussing the NSA's surveillance programs far too often devolve into the same fascism vs. terrorism argument. One side advocates for the government's right to intrude so it can defend us from extremists, while the other, more popular side claims that we are now all living in a contemporary version of George Orwell's novel, 1984; mainly due to the presence of modern day bureaucracies that engage in espionage.
But given that the overwhelming majority of people neither wish to be blown up in a terrorist attack, or live in an Orwellian dystopia, focusing on such an ultimatum gets us no closer to solving the fundamental issue of reconciling national defense with the constitutional right to privacy. More important still, the polarization doesn't result in any changes in behavior from the NSA.
One popular trend has to fixate much of the blame on the executive branch, be it Obama after the work of the 'whistle blowers,' or George Bush after the Patriot Act was signed. Not to say that they don't share some responsibility for escalating spying programs, but the people who are working at the NSA and advising executive incumbents are not subject to presidential term limits. Blaming the president is often just an opportunity for people to vent outrage than it is a true examination of what specific individuals and practices within the greater intelligence community should be limited or redirected.
Heavy skepticism from Americans about the government is often also counterproductive and creates an imbalance of awareness. We rarely hear the same arguments about privacy directed at private companies and it's hard to take many people's fears of government spying seriously when similar acts in the private sector cause little concern. From cell phone providers to social media sites, many private institutions have cooperated with either the NSA or online advertisers by sharing the private information of American citizens.
Apple's new iPhone 5s with its finger-scanning password has already created the world's largest database of human fingerprints. The amount of information that Google alone has on any given individual from their online searches is massive. Google Earth has enough data on homes and businesses to cause a great deal of worry about who should have rights to private information. Where is the public outcry towards them? Much of it is arguably masked by the fact that for all the fear that Americans have about their privacy, many are willingly publicizing intimate details about their private lives anyway via Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites.
The elevation of individuals such as Bradley Manning, or Edward Snowden, either as heroes or as villains can also be problematic. Both men had access to a massive amount of intelligence files, mainly due to a heavy effort by American intelligence agencies since 2001 to share their information with one another more efficiently after their failure to do so partly allowed the 9/11 attacks to occur. This allowed easy access for these men to forward classified files from many agencies, not just the NSA, to journalistic outlets or sites like Wikileaks, which then shot them out into the public eye.
Truthfully, it's hard to say what's worse: the lack of national discussion about how to preserve the right to privacy in the 21st century had the documents not been leaked, or the crushing blow America has taken diplomatically as a result of these leaks. This blow would've been equally felt by Russia, China, or any EU member, had someone in one of their agencies leaked information from their intelligence communities. The irony that Edward Snowden, a man who despises government spying, would take up asylum in a country like Russia is another absurdity that seems to go fairly unnoticed. Granted, it likely wasn't his first choice.
Massive leaks are not a solution to our current problems. Nor is the false ultimatum of choosing between national security with fascism or a democracy with vulnerability to terrorism. But the actions of recent 'whistle blowers' certainly are an indicator of what will continue to happen if the government does not respond to concerns about its spying programs. There is much hope that if the discussion about reconciling privacy rights with national defense finds its way off of the newsstands and into courtrooms and legislative bodies, citizens and lawmakers will be able to preserve privacy rights in the face of all the technology that threatens it. To make that happen, people have to be more than outraged. They have to know what specific changes they actually want.


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Well, I know that pic does not look terribly wild but it was the only pic I had of me in Vegas on short notice. This was actually the last time I went to Vegas, but I am just about to go with my company - in about an hour in fact - and in the past these types of events have been rather wild! My work colleagues have been saying things like "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" which was bad enough, but then they started saying "What happens in Vegas, never happened!" OMG. Now I'm scared!
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The Kindness Project
Brightening the world one smile, one kind word,
one blog post at a time
Please see the end of this post for a description of TKP and who else is participating.
|A painting by my son, Tom
I have been thinking about what to write for this month's kindness blog and decided to write about the far-reaching effects of being kind, even small and seemingly insignificant acts, and how that can affect our entire planet. So being kind to someone is actually kinder than we think. We may hope that the person to whom we are being kind benefits (which they may do even if they don't even realise we are being kind to them), but I believe there is much more to it than that.
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EasyCare strives to offer products that offer reliable, effective, and affordable hoof protection among diverse disciplines and for multiple purposes. In 2005, EasyCare purchased the Old Mac's product line and patents. The original Old Mac's boot had proven to be robust and successful, but Garrett Ford, President and Innovator of EasyCare products, identified room for improvement. The boot was soon revamped to create the Old Mac's G2 which offered better breakover, more effectual tread, reinforcements for added durability and a modified size chart to fit a more traditional shaped hoof.
Old Mac's and Old Mac's G2. Solar view demonstrates changes to tread and breakover.
An organizational trait that EasyCare has been known to implement is continuously making updates to products to yield better results for horse and rider. The Old Mac's G2 had proven itself to be an excellent multi-purpose boot, but because the boot did not have any replaceable parts and the Mac line-up of boots are all sold in pairs, it imposed an expensive obligation to replace them. It was decided that the boot needed a face lift with replaceable parts in order to better fulfill the requests of Mac boot users. The New Mac was introduced in 2015.
Although the boot offered the same sizing, several tweaks to the product had been made with the latest version of Mac boot. While many EasyCare customers were pleased with the changes, there still existed a group that preferred the more modest appearance of the Old Mac's G2. In addition, a group preferred the buckle enclosure around the heel bulbs to the industrial Velcro strap, particularly in very muddy environments. When customers speak, EasyCare listens. Back comes the Old Mac's G2!
EasyCare is now manufacturing both the New Mac and it's predecessor, the Old Mac's G2. Here is a breakdown of their differences so you may determine for yourself which of the Macs is the Mac for you:
In terms of functionality, the most notable difference is the closure across the back of the boot. In extreme muddy conditions, the buckle is often preferred. The leather strap and buckle can be a challenge to work with in very dry environments or extreme cold. This is wear the New Mac steps in with the industrial Velcro strap. While the Velcro strap is more user friendly, the Velcro is more susceptible to getting mud caught in the hook and loop material.
For more help on deciding the best Mac style boot for your use, please contact EasyCare. The team will be happy to offer more insight on particular boot features that apply to your specific needs.
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|I did this etching for my youngest brother, some years ago, and I have absolutely no memory of having done so. I am getting old. I like the design: it's a nice variant on the theme of the Dragon and the Clown, this time with a young dragon. HAPPY DRAGON YEAR!
Happy Dragon Year!
Religion is to education...
A thought crosses my mind, unexpected and surprising, as if told softly in my ear: "Religion is to education what dictatorship is to democracy" I guess that what brought the thought to mind is a recent discussion about how religion used to bring much more than a relationship to god, such as a context for the development of art, birth and deathless accounting, health,politics and, of course, education. The sentence sounds well but I am not sure I agree with it: finding as much education in religion, as democracy in a dictatorship requires some fine tuning of the definitions.
The School of Kindiri
|I visited the primary school of Kindiri. The first of the three classes is simply a space in the shadow of a large tree. The setting is very poetic, and the professor who asked for walls so that the children would not look out and focus on the class was surprised when I told him that, in classrooms with walls and windows, the children look out too! They do need walls and roof still, to protect the board from the wind and the children from the rain in September and October, in the rain season.
|The content of the course is mostly repetition (I saw the same scheme repeated in junior and high schools in bigger cities), and from what I understood, many students are left behind by the system, attending English classes without understanding anything.
Visit to Kindiri, Chad, Africa
|Clamra spent several years at my parent's house when I was 14, we are like brothers. His mother had visited my parent's place when I was 18 and died two years ago. I had organized several visits to his native village of Kindiri, Chad, Africa, but each has been abruptly canceled (once because there were protests against French people in the capital!). This one went through (not without some stress about the visa from the Chadian embassy), and I finally visited the native village of my friend and brother, Clamra, and got a first taste of central Africa.
|The occasion was the inauguration of a mausoleum in the memory of Clamra's mother, joined with new year celebrations. I already knew that Clamra's mother was a remarkable woman (and Clamra is remarkable in his own way) but I realize even more the incredible scope of their greatness now that I visited Kindiri. I am impatient to read Clamra's pseudo-autobiographical book (which is available only in French so far). I learned some 10 words of Sara (which never fails me in my attempts to socialize, and put me in strong contrast with the two other foreigners present, a French and an American), conversed in broken French with the old women, in fluent French with the adolescents and some adults, and even in English with some elite students. Everybody was quite nice with the usual few exceptions (which were still much less than in other countries that I visited)
|The village's electricity comes from a gasoline engine which they run occasionally (and from my solar panels while I was there), the water comes from two wells, one of the three classes of the primary school happens under a tree, without walls. Nevertheless each adult has a cell phone (or two) and everybody was brightly dressed for the occasion (let it be the new year or the inauguration of the mausoleum). I offered to children some contact cards and a bunch of pairs of strong magnets, using it as an opportunity to teach some basics about science, magnetism, and magic tricks. Some children picked up much more quickly than others!
|As always I took the opportunity to visit the local school (and some high-schools in the nearby city, Koumra, and the university in the capital N'djamena) and discuss with the professors. An American visitor was interviewing the three professors and I was invited to participate. We discussed about the applicability of some of the techniques that I saw or proposed in Chile. Among other things we discussed the possibility that former students of the school, who now study in the city but still regularly come back to their native village, could help with teaching. It seems doable but would require some organisation at the university level, which seems unlikely. To finish the interview I offered to each a contact card and a pair of my last strong magnets, using it to illustrate how to catch student's attention before teaching them: both the professors and the village's VIP seemed very pleased by the presents :)
First thoughts from Chad
I should have visited center Africa a long time ago. The experience is astounding.
The difference of living conditions makes one realize how much is taken for granted in the Western world. I am not talking merely about tap water and electricity (there is both, although in communal place), but of simple things which are unexpectedly missing, given that I saw them in places with less ressources (such as no electricity nor tap water). For instance, in Cuba water reserves on the roof give warm water and pression for short showers, but none of this here: bath water is always fetched from the village well or concession's tap and boiled on the fire. The cause might be cultural rather than technological: other cultural differences are obvious, such as communal life, sanctity of guests, food and visit rituals.
When visiting cities I am reminded of the 2010 scifi movie "zone XX" where stranded ETs live in a ghetto. Now I known where the writers found their inspiration for this movie! Westerners who dream of communication with extra terrestrial aliens should work on intercultural communication first as a first step: from what I see we don't do too well. Those who hope that benevolent advanced ETs will come and help us should come and help here first and stop holding extra-terrestrial visitors to a higher moral standard than us.
Yet beyond the difference the people are the same, caring for their youngs, mourning for their deads, hoping for a better future (and flirting shamelessly). Cell phones are ubiquitous, the batteries recharged at shops dedicated to this unique task, the credit charged for a small comission through agents who have a special chip in their phone. The same agents permit also the electronic transfer of money between cities, an African invention about which I had read before, that I now explore at the source, explained in details by one of the agent himself, a student in med school who traveled with me.
I have a bit of a cold, most probably due to the accumulated lack of sleep since my arrival, but I am quite well otherwise and in particular with no digestive problem (so far) , which I receive as a blessing. My mood is high (without being maniac) as I made many friends, dealt well with events, and feel in control of my life.
"Jusque là, tout va bien"!


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And who said you only wear the pretty white dress for one day? I love that idea! Hope you had a super special day. :-)ReplyDelete
I'm a little upset that you can still fit into your dress after a few years, but you guys look great :)ReplyDelete
What a handsome couple.....Happy Anniversary !!!!ReplyDelete
Love that you put your dress on every year!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2013 at 10:07 AM
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! I wish we could do a photo series like this. But my husband rented a tux so we can't recreate our outfits like yours.ReplyDelete
I love that you take a pic every year, what a fantastic idea. I am 9 years too late, wish I would have thought of this.ReplyDelete
Your pics are all adorable!
This is so fun! Our first anniversary is already past or I might copy you. Though I am not sure if I could fit into my dress...ReplyDelete
I wish I'd thought of doing something like this! But now we've already been married a few years and I'm trying to sell my dress. :(ReplyDelete
I love that you put your wedding dress on year after year!ReplyDelete
This is such a cute idea!ReplyDelete
Love the photos! I love wedding around Christmas time. My sister-in-laws wedding was as well. Ours was in the midst of hot July. Once her wedding came ( I was in it) I was wishing I could have switched dates! Ha ha ha. Did you do the wedding slippers? I can't tell. I totally did! Even as much of a shoe girl that I am!ReplyDelete
SO cute!! I don't think I'd fit in my wedding dress anymore...but in a good way, haha. (I weighed about 25 lbs more than I do now when we got married.) I love that you guys do this every year!!ReplyDelete
Aw I love the idea of you wearing your dress every year - you guys are fantastic together :)ReplyDelete
Pretty! You look so tall and slender!ReplyDelete
These photos are so lovely . Each year , you look even younger ;)ReplyDelete
Noor | Noor's Place
You two are so cute!! That's awesome that you can still fit in your wedding dress. I can't by a long shot!ReplyDelete
Thx for sharing your lovely and personal photos Rachel. And again happy anniversary to you.ReplyDelete
Love this! I meant to do this, but I kept forgetting. Maybe I can start with our third year anniversary next year heheReplyDelete
what a darling idea! CUTEST blog. xoReplyDelete
the well-traveled wife ♥
Cute pictures! Happy Anniversary!ReplyDelete
What lovely photos! Happy anniversary.ReplyDelete
Corinne x
Oh my gosh these are so so cute! Happy anniversary!ReplyDelete
What a cool idea to do this! I love it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2013 at 6:51 PM
Happy Anniversary! You look so happy and beautiful!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2013 at 7:53 PM
Happy Anniversary to you both!! You both make such an adorable couple!! Love the last photo so much..so much love and affection..touch wood!ReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary! May you two have many, many more happy years to come!ReplyDelete
What a cute idea -- happy anniversary!ReplyDelete
Fifth Freedom Fashion
this is the cutest idea ever!!!! It made my heart jump! so sweet. I wish I was still skinny enough to fit into my dress, lolReplyDelete
I love your pics. Thanks for linking up with us. This was such a great idea.ReplyDelete
i tried on my dress last year (our 1st anniversary) to parade around and prove it still fits. i think i'll keep it up. love that you do this too! :)ReplyDelete
beautiful pics!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 8, 2013 at 7:59 PM
Hahaha! Men are so simple, right? That is too funny! You guys look adorable though! So nice of you to share the timeline with us! Thanks for linking up to Countdown in Style! Don't forget to stop by to see if you are featured! xoReplyDelete
Beautiful pictures. Happy anniversary!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing at Essential Fridays.
Mel from Essential Thing Devotions
happy belated anniversary. <3ReplyDelete
love that you wear your dress for a yearly anniversary photo. *swoon*
These are precious! Beautiful pictures and such fun!!! Love that you can wear your dress every year! Happy anniversary!ReplyDelete
You two look beautiful! I like that tradition. We should start something like that! My goal this year is to take more pictures, this would definitely fall in line! Thanks for sharing and linking up with Countdown in Style! Don't forget to come back on Friday to see if you were featured!ReplyDelete
I LOVE this! such an awesome idea!!ReplyDelete
What a great idea!ReplyDelete
What great photos! I think it's great that your dress still fits:) Thanks so much for sharing.ReplyDelete
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I made this card last night whilst watching a film with hubby and jack so its only a quick un.
I am entering it in to the folllowing challenges:
1.Sketch saturday challenge - Week 239
2.Simon says stamps challenge - Anything goes
Gorgeous and beautiful card Nic love the image and fabulous colour's, wishing you and your family a Happy New Year
Hugs Dianne xx :)
wow only a quick un eh ?? ... wish I could make a card this good whilst watching a film ... lol ... love the design and love that little girlie ... happy new year to you nic and thank you so much for visiting me ... happy crafting and love sandy xx
Gorgeous card, love the spotty paper.
Happy New Year to you and your family too :o)
Jackie xx
Happy New year to you Nic and such a beautiful card. Love the nice colours. Here's to a new creative craft year and continued blogging friendships.
x catherine
Gorgeous card Nic. Happy New Year. Sue x
Absolutely beautiful Coops, love the image and how you've coloured her x
Fabulous card coops,happy new year,x
Happy New Year Nic.
Your card is gorgeous. Such a pretty image and your colouring is wonderful.
I hope you have a good day
hugs Sue
What a pretty image , coloured beautifully as always Nic. So pretty. Carolxx
Gorgeous card Nic and such a bright, cheery design :) Donna ♥ x
Oh she is a beauty Nic, and the flower frame so pretty - another Coops Classic m'love, stunning. HNY to you and yours, Hugs, Sxx
Lovely.. great image and colouring...
Hugs, Brittany, xx
Just lovely Coops. happy New year!
This is beautiful Coop's I like the image the fab colouring and the spring papers.
Kevin xx
Happy New Year Nic.
Lovely card. Pretty image and coloured perfectly as always. Nice spring colours too.
Hugs, Janine xx
Hi Nic
Gorgeous and beautiful card.
I wish you and your family a very happy new year
so stunning as usual, Nic! gorgeous papers with her!
Your coloring is fantastic!!!
Thanks so much for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp challenge!
Did you say quick Coops well its just beautiful and loving your colouring just wonderful! Happy New Year Love Chanelle xx
beautiful, love the fresh feel :) x
Happy new year Nic and loving your beautiful card. Annette x
Hi Coops
It might be a "quick un" .. .. but it is a "lovely un" LOL!!!
Love your papers and sweet image and colours.
I hope you have had a lovely Christmas and that 2013 is going to be a good year for you and your family.
Thank you for entering my little quiz and for popping the banner onto your sidebar.
Love Jules xx
Happy new year Coops! Thanks for all your lovely comments in 2012. :)
Gorgeous card. You colouring is so pretty, love all the details you added to the image.
Aww adorable !
happy new year to you and yours
sorry for not blogging over christmas have had glandular fever
Roma x
Fabulous card, love the gorgoeus image and pretty papers. great layout and love the little flowers in the corners xx
Beautiful, love the summery colours. Don't know how you make cards and watch a film at the same time.
Way to start off the New Year with this pretty card...
Hope you enjoyed your Holiday time celebrating the New Year....
Beautiful card Coops :) You always use such pretty images! I love the daisies too - very nice! :D
Tags xx
Absolutely gorgeous Coops, love the beautifully coloured image.
Happy New Year.
Hugs Wendy xx
I love the colours you've chosen and these Dilly beans girls are so cute - happy new year to you hugs Judith x
Happy New Year Nic! This is totally gorgeous! Beautiful image and papers and love your layout.
Happy New Year Nic! This is totally gorgeous! Beautiful image and papers and love your layout.
Oh love this card, so nice colors, so fresh, so romantic !
Happy New Year my dear friend, all the best for you and your family !
Happy New Year Nic..
You and I must have similar tastes, I have a folder full of Dillybeans and never really know what to do with them. So happy for me that you are colouring, it really does inspire me to start practising with my colour...
It's so refreshing to see some bright colours starting to emerge from the wintery images..
Thank you for sharing x
That girl is gorgeous and your colouring is fab. I just love the card. I'm giving up with my Pro/Flexmarkers I just can't get on with them. I'm always disappointed in my colouring when I use them.
A very Happy New Year to you and your family.
Stunning card, love the image and beautifully coloured all whilst watching a film :) here's to a fun filled blogging 2013
Lovely card Coops great papers
jacqui x
Wow those eyes! Fabby job so pretty . Jen xx
Happy New Year Nic - hope 2013 is a good year for you and your family.
What a stunner - especially for a quick un :o)
Love the colours.
Take care
Debs xx
It looks very pretty and delicate in those colours Nic, gorgeous card. Happy New year to you and your family and thanks for all the get well wishes you have left me.
Stunning card Nic - happy new year x Susan x
gorgeous card nd image love the pastel fresh papers
carol x
Hi! really pretty card Coops,your colouring is amazing too.Love the flowers and sparkle.
Hope you have had a great New Year's Day and lots more to come.
hugs Lou.xxxx
Love how your quick cards turn out to be fabulous :)... I think quick for me is about 3 hours.
Really looking forward to seeing all the beautiful creations you make this year as you give so much inspiration.
Wishing you and your's health, wealth and happiness in 2013 and luck in all your endeavours
Eileen x
Beautiful card Love that image coloured so beautifully... Happy New Year coops... Hugs May x x x
Gorgeous card hunny, loving the layout. Joey x
Woo gorgeous Hon! Happy New Years and hope it is a great one.
Fab, gorgeous beautiful I so wish I could colour this amazingly.
Happy happy new year xx
happy new year quine
thats a gorgeous image
This is so pretty, I love the sweet image and the layout is fab. I wish you a very happy new year
Lindsay xx
Such pretty colors. I love your shading on her face.
Adorable and gorgeous card Nic.
Aw just so pretty hun, a gorgeous image, love the papers and another fabulous layout too! :)
What a pretty card, love the colour scheme. Especially love the eye colour!! Thanks so much for joining us at Sketch Saturday this week, hope to see you again soon! x


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The first piano we installed was part of a community festival in Krymská street, Prague. It was placed there, together with a few chairs, by our founder Ondřej Kobza to complement the pleasant day when the street belongs to people, not cars. When he later launched the Bajkazyl bar and bicycle workshop on the Vltava river embankment, a piano was installed there to enliven the waterfront as well.
In the summer of 2013, Ondřej decided to expand the idea further.
After some negotiations with the authorities, pianos sprung up in five places in Prague and fascinated pedestrians as well as the media.
Shortly after, we were contacted by people from other cities, who we assisted in sourcing and installing their own pianos. The idea was further supported by over six hundred contributors on HitHit, the Czech version of Kickstarter.
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Brother MFC-J5520DW Drivers Download
Brother MFC-J5520DW Drivers Download– The MFC-J5520DW is somewhat plain-looking, a rectangular dark block with a silver accent stripe on the front board. The auto archive feeder (ADF) is recessed into the top board and unfurls when required, and the whole top board lifts up to uncover the sweep platen. The ADF has a 35-sheet limit.This printer doesn't appear to be especially conservative, at 19.3 × 13.6 × 9.4 inches with the yield plate withdrew, and weighing 25.5 pounds. That is, until you consider that the MFC-J55420DW is equipped for imprinting on A3/record size paper — the kind sized, 11 × 17 inch stuff. This size paper can be encouraged through a back multipurpose information plate that folds out from the back board with a 80-sheet limit, or from the MFP's strange paper plate on the unit's front bottom.When withdrew, up to 250 sheets of letter-sized paper are embedded in scene mode. 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The first is that you can introduce only the print driver, yet in the event that you need the scanner driver, you have to do a complete introduce that incorporates PaperPort. The PC we use for testing has all seller programming and drivers wiped after every survey, except we do have a more up to date adaptation of PaperPort (v14) introduced on a few different PCs; a complete introduce would have overwritten v14 with a more seasoned variant. Humph.Our second dissension is the bizarre way Brother makes you course cabling. The jacks for the majority of the associations — USB, Ethernet, and telephone (for the fax) — are interior, requiring that you lift the pivoted beat half of the gadget to embed the link and afterward course the link through a shaped station. This is unbalanced, most definitely, and expense the MFC-J5520DW focuses in our rating.Other than these focuses, our introduce went well. When you evacuate the pressing tape and introduce the starter ink cartridges, you have to sit tight a few minutes for the printer to take action, after which you can continue to associate the gadget by means of USB, wired Ethernet, or Wi-Fi. The MFC-J5520DW offers WPS for Wi-Fi setup, which is an awesome help. On the off chance that your switch bolsters this association technique, you can be up and associated in less than a moment. Likewise offered are Wi-Fi Direct, so you can associate specifically to a Wi-Fi empowered gadget, and similarity with Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, and Brother's own iPrint and Scan.Brother rates the MFC-J5520 as printing up to 20 pages-per-minute in dark and 20 ppm in shading with default driver settings. In our testing with the ISO Word record set (four monochrome pages with a little shading logo on every page) we didn't draw near to that yield, with a normal rate of 16.5 ppm. That is still not awful, notwithstanding.Picture quality, as with numerous inkjet printers, relies on upon what paper you utilize. With standard duplicate paper and even Hammermill Premium Inkjet and Laser paper, hues were fairly washed out and undersaturated. That is basic in our testing, as the ink wicks down into the surface of the paper. At the point when printing our test pictures utilizing the BP71 Premium Glossy Photo Paper that Brother gave, pictures were brilliant, clear, and exact.Duplicating was fairly moderate, which is normal with an inkjet given its moderate yield speed. Hurl in the way that, since the ADF doesn't duplex, to duplicate two-sided records you'll need to turn the duplicates over (and also the yield) to output and print the second side. That gets old entirely brisk. We additionally tried checking, which is a snap. You can examine inside PaperPort or on the other hand to the Cloud or email.
Brother MFC-J5520DW Drivers Download
Brothersupportus.com provide drivers that will be appropriate for the device you're using. To download a driver please click on the download link that we have provided in the table. If you find a broken link or there is an error please do not forget to send the message to us.
How to Install Printer Drivers
- Insert the first printer driver CD into the CD-ROOM or if no you have to download the drivers provided in the article below.
- Then open the Device Manager (Explorer -> then right-click Computer -> Manage -> Manage Device).
- Select the printer device, right-click the Setup File -> Update Driver Software.
- Then select a second driver search; Browser my computer for driver software.
- Location Browser driver search, specify by choosing CD-ROOM which already contains a CD or a downloaded file in the table below and then click Next.
- If the file is found, it will display a description and location. By default usually have the appropriate file. If it is so, click Next to continue.
- Moment to search for the driver, if successful it will be notified; Windows has successfully updated your driver software.
The above is installing a printer driver that has been tried on Windows 8, Windows XP, Windows 7. For other operating systems may be different ways to install it.
Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8 32bit
Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8 64bit
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP 32bit
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP 64bit
Mac OS X 10.7,Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.6


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Visions & Values
At Brooklands we have a very clear Vision & Values statement put together by our whole community - children, parents, governors and staff. Our four principles provide the guide for everything that we do in school to ensure that we are all working towards the same goals and hold the same beliefs in what we want our children to achieve.
Our four cornerstone principles are:
- Children are the centre of everything we do and every decision we make.
- We are outward facing and always looking for new ideas, but striking the right balance with experience and expertise built up over time.
- We teach an exciting, creative and relevant curriculum based on the principle of problem solving and entrepreneurship.
- We are an inclusive school, committed to enabling our children to make the very best progress, both academically and socially.
Children at our centre
- We provide a safe and supportive learning environment where everyone has a valid contribution to school life.
- We make getting to know our children, and their families, a priority.
- We know that getting the best results with children comes from working together.
Outward facing
- Our children have a strong sense of their community and of belonging to it. Our aim is to start them off as lifelong learners and to give them wonderful memories of our school and the people in it.
- We value sustainability, and promote values such as tolerance, humility, kindness, curiosity, respect and responsibility.
- We hold everyone – pupils and teachers – to a high standard and scrutinize our progress carefully.
- We want our children to leave Brooklands feeling valued, confident and happy, with the ability to go on to contribute to the world with useful skills and a positive attitude.
Exciting, creative and relevant curriculum
- We understand that making progress comes from hard work and we provide the right mix of support, encouragement, challenge and nurture.
- We recognise that every child is different and learns in their own way – it is our job to reach every child, to help them find and fulfil their potential, to encourage and celebrate their individuality.
- We want our children to be healthy and enjoy a wide range of physical activities, and with a focus on learning beyond the classroom.
Inclusive and progressive school
- We are ambitious for our children, and recognise and celebrate all successes in our school equally, whether they are academic, artistic, or sporting.
- We encourage individuality and independent thought, as well as collaboration across the school.
- We are a school that values the importance of fun, and enjoys learning in our pursuit of excellence.


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It's been a while since I have pre-ordered a book and waited expectantly for its arrival. Ever since reading the first reviews of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot on several Science Blogs sites, I have been itching to read this book for myself.
So, when I drove home Tuesday night and saw the boot prints in the snow leading to the front porch, I knew the awaited tome had finally arrived. This morning I began my journey, guided by the able pen of Skloot, through the life of Henrietta Lacks and the incredible story of her tumor cells, first introduced to me as HeLa cells when I was a college student. At that time there was virtually no acknowledgment of the fact that these cells, a staple of cell biology research and teaching, originally came from a person, a mother, a wife, a daughter.
These blog entries will not attempt to be a review of Skloot's book; more experienced book critics have done that and done it well. Instead, here is my reaction to the book "journaled" as I read—my thoughts and questions as a scientist, a writer, a woman, a mother, a daughter, and a member of the human race.
Entry 1 February 3, 2010
Several things captured my attention this morning as I read the opening pages of this book, but one stood out in particular. Chapter 1 is preceded by words from Henerietta Lacks' daughter, Deborah, in which she talks about being the daughter of "HeLa". She acknowledges the good that has come from the research done on HeLa cells, expresses righteous and understandable anger at all of this being done without any knowledge of her mother or the immediate family, anger that money was made on technologies developed from research with HeLa cells, when HeLa's children couldn't even afford to go to the doctor, and just plain exhaustion at the fight of it all. Deborah concludes, and you can almost hear her sigh as you read the end of the passage, "I just want to know who my mother was."
Almost without thinking, I wrote in the margin of the page: "Don't we all?" I lost my mother a few years ago, and I, along with my siblings, have struggled with much the same question, trying to remember who our mother was, to etch indelibly in our minds the image of her that seems to be fading daily: squinting at out-of-focus 8mm films, searching for any saved letters or messages, coveting every rare photo. I have talked with friends who have also lost their moms, and they say the same thing. One even said that there really wasn't much physical evidence left of her mother's life, that the evidence of her mother was really in the memory and habits of the people she interacted with. While Deborah Lacks' situation is unique: learning that cells from your deceased mother's body have been propagated over and over until they would weigh nearly 50 million metric tons if collected in one place is unimaginable, her reaction to having lost her mother is universal. She wants to know who her mother was, to know more about her, to know what she would think, to know what her voice would sound like. Even 50 million metric tons of cells can't answer those questions.
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The medical industry is concerned about the number of people who turn to Google to investigate their ailments or doubts they have related to medical issues, really people ask about everything and the saddest thing is that sometimes the answers are not the most accepted And they can even endanger people's lives, so if you have a doubt with something related to your health, go with a professional doctor or an orthodontist in Tijuana Mexico according to the case and do not risk your life. But if what you want is to find a little humor in this situation, we leave you what Google Trends has revealed about the most popular searches related to health in 2017.
Some of the most popular terms sought around the world were on diet, addiction and opiates.
Below we show you some of the most searched questions on Google about health issues
What is the keto diet?
A ketogenic diet is a diet low in carbohydrates, where the body produces ketones in the liver to be used as energy. It is also known as a low fat and carbohydrate (LCHF) plan and the most famous include Paleo and Atkins.
What is opiate addiction?
What is opiate addiction? "Was one of the most sought after health topics on Google, with an interest that has soared in light of the" epidemic "of the United States that made headlines in October.
What causes hiccups?
Most people get hiccups at times. This should only last a few minutes.
It is not known for sure why it hiccups. But some people believe that it is generated by stress, strong emotions, excitement or the consumption of some foods and drinks.
In rare cases, hiccups lasting more than 48 hours may be due to a medical condition or medication.
Why is croup worse at night?
Croup is a condition that affects the airways of infants and young children. Symptoms include a hoarse voice, difficulty breathing and a harsh sound when breathing.
Why is apple cider vinegar good for you?
Drinking apple cider vinegar can help decrease acid reflux and is a good antifungal fluid.
It has also been shown to lower blood sugar levels and help people who have diabetes.
Why can not I have an orgasm during intercourse?
There are several things that can affect a man's orgasm. This is often associated with ejaculation problems, but not always.
Some of the causes are: erectile dysfunction (impotence) and retrograde ejaculation, which occurs when the semen, which in most cases is ejaculated by the urethra, is redirected to the urinary bladder.
Other causes are premature ejaculation and delayed ejaculation and even anejaculation (orgasm without ejaculation).


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To: Vice President Al Gore
From: Communications Staff, Gore-Lieberman 2000
Sir, we understand from a friend of Mrs. Gore who was overheard this morning talking on the phone with a cousin of Drew Schiff that you are going to drop out. If this is true, sir, we're here to help.
Our thoughts:
First, you're obviously right. You know the old saying, when riding a dead horse it's best to dismount. This is over, but you'll ride again.
Second, your speech tonight will have a lot to do with how people remember this whole fracas, and your role in it. So it's important for history that you get it right, and it's important to the American people, but it's also important to you. It may dictate whether you have a future in politics.
Remember what happened after Richard Nixon made his bitter, crazy concession speech in California in 1962—"You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore." He was finished. Jack Kennedy watched it in the White House and shook his head. "No class," he said. He was right. It took a war in Vietnam to get Nixon back into the game.
You're in a great position. Focus on it. Just about exactly half the country voted for you and not Bush. You won a plurality of the popular vote; you may have won the whole election, no one will ever know. Probably a quarter of the electorate will always think Bush won on a technicality. So you're not History's Big Loser, you're The Guy Who Came Within an Inch and Bowed Out With Class.
We know you're feeling anger, and frustration, but please don't second-guess yourself. Don't listen to those advisers who are diehards; don't let them sway you. They want you to stay in because there's a 1% or 2% chance you can still win. And they wouldn't mind seeing you spend your last personal capital on that 1% or 2%, because if lightning strikes they emerge as winners, and get more clients and billable hours. They've got an agenda. So do you, but it's not theirs.
You must step down tonight and concede, fully. Do it gracefully and with a kind of height. Do it so well in fact that Americans across the whole country watch you and then turn to their wives and husbands and say, "Darlin', I am wondering this moment if we've gotten ourselves the right man."
The way to hurt George W. Bush is to save yourself, to be so graceful he looks puny. Then you can come roaring back in time.
So this is not a defeat. It's a tactical retreat.
* * *
All right, tonight. A speech in prime time. We recommend that you speak, for the first time in history, live from the vice president's office, just down the hall from the Oval, in the West Wing. Nice big desk, nice bookcase, nice pictures in the background. We'll get a few more flags.
It should be a full and formal TelePrompTer address, no more than 15 minutes and preferably 12.
All nets and cable will obviously cover it live. Every eye in the country will be riveted on you. That's probably never happened to a vice president before.
Be gracious. Don't be afraid to show it hurts; hurt is endearing, especially from you.
Don't mention that you "won the popular vote." Everyone knows. The newscasters will come out of your address noting it for you. You'll get credit for not saying it.
You'll have to help Bush. He's the next American president, and he begins his presidency in extraordinary circumstances. So you'll have to help him by lauding him and asking your supporters to come together behind him. This is the patriotic thing to do. It also appears to be the patriotic thing. Again, you'll get a lot of credit.
Keep in mind that nobody wants to beat you up tonight; they want to say nice things. So don't argue your case anymore, don't defend your actions. Others can do that for you. Tonight is for grace.
The world has to know that America is together, because the moment people think our country is divided beyond healing, the world becomes a more dangerous place. Emphasize the point:
To those leaders and members of other countries far away, I hope our peaceful resolution of this great disagreement has been as educational and even inspiring for you as it has been for us. But make no mistake. While Americans have different views and different philosophies, and while we have great disputes, too, we always ultimately walk down the same path. And we walk down it together. Always have, always will. We are united in our love of country, our commitment to democracy, our protectiveness of liberty.
* * *
Again, ask your supporters to support the new president. They won't, most of them, but you'll get credit for asking.
Mention your allies, the activists and unions, Jesse Jackson. "I have urged the Rev. Jackson to meet with the new president . . ."
That will make you look big, like a peacemaker. It also puts Bush on the spot. He'll look churlish if he doesn't meet with Jesse the way he wouldn't meet with you. And anyway, the reports that minority neighborhoods got the oldest voting machines is a true scandal. It's just wrong. Someone ought to put it on Bush's plate right away. The only mandate he really walks in with now is this: a mandate to clean up the American electoral system. Ask him to do that as his first act. Again, it makes you a big-picture man; you'll get credit. And he'll have to do a lot of heavy lifting.
We think the tone should be The Full Shrummy—kind of magisterial, something with a certain formality and bigness:
In the past five weeks there has been much movement and action—clamor, and anger, and hopes. We have been in a Great Disagreement. But now it is over, now the clamor recedes, and we accept, fully and without reservation, the outcome.
And now we must continue together as a people, and surely we will. "We are not enemies but friends," Abe Lincoln said. And so we are.
Beyond this big house the Potomac flows and the lights of Virginia glitter. Life goes on, the great nation goes on. I and my party have had a loss, but it is a small thing in the long history of the oldest democracy in the world. And though I have been defeated, the principles for which I fought have been upheld.
Mr. Bush will become President. The governor fought a long and hard campaign, one that in many respects deserves admiration. He is in a particular position now. He will need all our help. And we will give it to him. I personally will offer any encouragement or advice I have, and I urge you all to do the same.
In just a moment I will walk from this room. I will see you all again at the inauguration of Mr. Bush, when I as vice president of the United States peacefully take my part in the transfer of power, the peaceful transfer that has always distinguished our country.
I love our country enough to drop this challenge, I love our country with a great protectiveness, with great respect. I wish Mr. Bush well and remain at his service. And I ask you to join me in this thought, which is really a prayer, and one that has been answered every day for more than 200 years: "May God bless the United States of America."
Well—something like that. Something bigger than you, and this, and what happened.
* * *
Then get out.
No meetings with the press, just walk out. And go away.
Go back to Tennessee. Don't go regal. Take a train or bus if you can, no reason to take Air Force II. Leave that stuff to the new guys. Let them run it into the ground. Harry Truman walked to the train station the day he left the White House. Go like that.
Say you'll depart the stage now for a while. Remember what Reagan used to say—he quoted some old Scots ballad when he lost to Ford in '76—"And I will lay me down and bleed a while, and then I will rise up and fight again."
Really disappear from the scene for a year. People, to be frank, won't miss you, not right away. Every time they see you the next few months it'll remind them of The Big Mess. The Dems are mad at you for losing, the Reps for suing.
Sometimes you gotta give people a chance to miss you. So disappear. Let them watch Bush undistracted by your presence. They'll get tired of him. Then you can rise your head, in the spring of 2002, and say, "I'm here!" You are knocked within and without your party for forever putting your own interests before the party's. Make it up to them. When you come back in '02, come on strong, campaigning hard for the Dems in the off-year elections. By then people will have thoughts about their criticisms of you. Show the party you can play as part of a team.
In the next 18 months, rest and replenish. Government service, as Henry Kissinger said, is all intellectual outgo; you bring what wisdom and information and perspective you have in with you, and spend it each day in the White House. Get some intellectual income. You need it. Read some books. Ponder. Do things you don't have to do. Recover your joy.
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A last thought. The day before Christmas you can be seen taking stuff out of the vice president's residence, old rocking horses and baseball mitts and stuff. Put it in a Ryder truck in the driveway. Jeans, turtleneck sweater. Tipper. Hug. Turn back to the house and then turn left, notice the press 40 yards away taking pictures, and wave.
Good shot. Kind of poignant.
There will probably still be a few right-wing nuts on Massachusetts Avenue, chanting "Get out of Dick Cheney's house!" Go over and give them hot chocolate and pose for pictures and chat. Tell them you don't agree with their views, never did and never will, but will defend to your death their right to hold them.
Your grace will be a hard cold lump in their throats.
On second thought, you don't really have to be that gracious. Heck, who was it, Reagan? Rocky? He gave some protesters the finger and mouthed "We're No. 1!" Go ahead. You've earned it.


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Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving denied reports of his unhappiness playing for Cleveland following the team's win over the Pacers on Monday night.
Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving denied a report that he is unhappy playing for Cleveland following the team's win over the Pacers on Monday night.
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith said on First Take on Monday that Irving would rather be playing for a different team. When asked about the report after Monday's 100–96 win, Irving brushed off Smith's comments.
"There's nothing to really address," Irving said, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "Obviously there's going to be some misunderstandings. It's part of being on a team. For me, as a maturing young player in this league, I know what we have and the opportunity we have in order to be something special. My communication is open with all of my teammates, just knowing what's going on and how I feel about things.
"For me, all that other stuff, what everyone is going to say, they're going to pick one player, it's going to change every single week. When they think that we're down and out, they're going to choose one player, so, for me it has no effect on my life or what's going on. It's all about winning and winning a championship for Cleveland."
• Philadelphia 76ers eliminated from playoff contention
Irving, 23, signed a five-year, $94 million contract extension with the Cavaliers before this season and will not become a free agent until 2020.
• Watchability Rankings: Best games for week ending in March 6
The Cavaliers (42–17) next play the Washington Wizards (29–30) on Friday in Cleveland.


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Welcome to Chantal Marie Living's space where she makes all her beautiful different types of bags as well as home and car accesories. My favorite in her shop would have be be this right now because I am in total beach mode for the summer. My kids can't get enough of the sand and water. So I have stocked up on my sunscreen and love stylish beach bags!!!
Chantal works in a beautifully lit area with gorgeous windows that allow lots of light in. Her wall color is yellow (does this bring back memories of my previous article in which I said yellow inspires creativity?). Her work space doubles as the diningroom and she looks neat and organized.
I love the tile floor!! I feel like tile is a must in FL, especially south FL. It is so hot the cold tile is a blessing. Also wood down here almost always bows over time because of the humidity and during rainly season you will track in mud over your carpet daily. Love the easy clean factor of tile and she was even smart going with a darker grout color as light colors never stay light in my house!!
She could not live without her commercial sewing machine. It was her first serious professional purchase and she said it has serviced her very well.
" It's an old used sewing machine that was used in its previous life as a teaching tool in a home ec. class. So I feel good that young people have used this machine for years and hopefully they learned a lot," she shared with me.
Chantal has been sewing since she was a little girl. She recieved her first sewing machine at the age of 6 and loved it. She was taught a lot by her mother, who she said is a wonderful seamtress. She also picked up a few tricks on her own after not sewing for a time period. It has been only recently after her sons stop their sport activities that she found she had nothing to do and made herself a seatbelt cover and started up again.Then she thought it would be good to sell on Etsy after she began making her Mola pillows.
"My husband refurbished this wonderful dresser that I now use to store some of my fabric. It has so many drawers and it looks wonderful in my dining room/work area. I have also picked up a cabinet one of my neighbor decided to get rid of. It works great, just needed a little cleaning and holds more of my fabrics. I cannot have too much storage room for them." I agree with her. You can't have too much storage for fabric or too much fabric (actually I just had 8 bolts dropped off from Michael Miller as I wrote that. Talk about timing) and I love the handles and dark finish on this dresser!!!
When asked where she gets her inspiration from she said,
"I love colors and textures but I want my items to be useful. When I see a friend with a bag, sometimes it's embarrassing as I'll inspect the bag inside and out to see its details and construction. I'll go in a store and start drawing a cool looking bag just to get ideas. I love to travel and get ideas from the places that I visit. There is so much possibilities.
I come from a French island in the Caribbean and I love colors, music, the outdoor, and foods that have interesting taste. Spice up the food, try a little ginger or coconut, put some herbs, anything to give it flavor. The food in Guadeloupe is a mixture of French and island flavors, so it's the best of both world!"
She also talked about her family a lot: her sons, husband and mother and you could tell by her words that family is important to her. Thank you Chantal for sharing your space and beautiful words.