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The Flowers
I primarily photograph flowers in their natural environments – parks, gardens, and conservatories. I do my best to leave each flower as beautiful for the next person who sees it as it was when I first saw it.
I have started photographing some flowers in my studio. This allows me to have more control of the lighting conditions and allows me to capture details in the flowers that I was never able to share with you before.
Photographs on canvas
Most of my photographs are offered as gallery-wrapped canvases. I love the way my flower photographs look on the canvas – the canvas preserves all the fine details of the flowers while giving them a sense of three dimensions.
I personally print all of my photographs on canvas on an Epson 9800 professional photo printer using Epson archival canvas and Epson pigmented inks. A protective spray is added to each photograph giving it some water resistance and UV protection. Current estimates are that this combination of canvas, ink and spray should last for at least 75 years.
I stand by my work, offering a lifetime fade free guarantee on my photographs.
Matted Photographs
I also offer many of my flower photographs as traditionally matted images. I'm finding my self drawn back to the classic look of a photograph with a white mat so am now offering this option to collectors of my work.
My matted photographs are printed on an Epson 9800 professional photo printer using Epson archival paper and Epson pigmented inks. They are matted using acid-free mats and backing boards.
Photographs matted to 11X14" and 12X12" are presented in a single white mat. Photographs matted to 10X20" and 16X20" are presented in a double white mat.
Larger and/or framed sizes of some matted photographs are available on request. Please contact me about specific sizes or framing.
These archival photographs are also covered by my lifetime fade free guarantee.
Patty's Picks Collection
I'm happy to introduce my new series of fine art photographs – Patty's Picks. This collection of some new and some of my best-selling photographs is designed to allow you to bring fine art into your home at everyday prices. Whether you are just starting your personal art collection, are looking for a group of smaller photos for that hard to fill spot in your home or even you are just curious to see how my photographs look in person, my Patty's Picks collection may be just what you are looking for.
Priced at $ 25.00, each photograph is printed with same materials and to the same archival standards as my larger photographs. Printed on 8X10" paper, the photographs themselves will be sized to fit the paper with enough border space that the photographs can be displayed without additional matting, or you can add a custom mat to personalize the presentation of the photograph.
I personally sign each photograph after inspecting it to make sure it leaves my studio in perfect condition. All photographs are shipped in an archival crystal clear bag with a backing board to protect your photograph. Photographs are shipped using USPS Priority Mail.
Be sure to check back regularly to see the current photos in my Patty's Picks Collection.
Photographs in my Patty's Picks Collection are printed to the following specifications:
printed on a sheet of 8 X 10" Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Matte Paper using Epson's Ultrachrome K3 inks on a Epson professional photographic printer.
Wilhelm Research estimates prints made with this combination of materials to last at least 76 years when displayed under glass before noticeable fading occurs.
Signed by the photographer
Shipped in archival crystal clear bags with backing boards
Please contact me if you have any questions about any of my photographs.


text: Hey everyone, hope this it the right place for this sort of question. My father sent a package from south america to New York using UPS Worldwide express, guaranteed delivery for 10:30AM monday (sent the package on thursday, its in kentucky now). (I am not the recipient, but it was sent on behalf of me). He sent it at a UPS retail store and paid cash. He sent me the receipt today and I noticed a slight error in the address (The adress is listed as 'BDAVER St.' instead of 'BEAVER St.'-- he doesnt speak english so its not unexpected the error). I called UPS cust. service and she told me I couldnt do anything until after first delivery attempt. Everything else is right (zip, etc.) It's pretty important (hence the reason I sent it guaranteed 10:30AM monday). I definitely need it there by 10:30AM tuesday at the latest. What can I do to make sure the package gets there as early as possible? I assume 10:30AM Monday is not possible unless UPS system catches it automatically and changes it in time. Should I try to call UPS cust. service on monday before the truck goes out? Do I have to wait until after tracking shows delivery attempt made? What do you guys think? Also, since it was paid at retail store how does Address correction fee work? Thanks a lot all!

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A quick post this morning before I go off on my holidays. Today is the start of our new challenge over at Imagination Crafts Challenge Blog. The theme is Halloween and the design team and I have got a treat for you all with some stunning projects. We have all used stencils designed by our very own Kath a talented lady she is too! You can purchase Kath's stencils here.
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Imagination Crafts October Challenge
A quick post this morning before I go off on my holidays. Today is the start of our new challenge over at Imagination Crafts Challenge Blog. The theme is Halloween and the design team and I have got a treat for you all with some stunning projects. We have all used stencils designed by our very own Kath a talented lady she is too! You can purchase Kath's stencils here.
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Ooh...spooky! Great card, Linda. Lots of fun added with those jaunty angles.ReplyDelete
Have a fabby holiday and don't forget my rock! :o)
That sparkly spiders web is fabulous - great Halloween card.ReplyDelete
Left you a comment xxReplyDelete
This is fab Linda ,love the spidersReplyDelete
Hugs Susan xx
What a fabulous project, love the spider's web. Have a great time away xReplyDelete
Fabulous design and detail Linda.ReplyDelete
A stunner as always love the sparkly background xxxReplyDelete
fabulous Halloween card,love the design and the wonderful spiders in their web.ReplyDelete
Sylv xx
Ahhh love this Linda, fab design love it xxxReplyDelete
this is wonderful - love the web - my fave xxxReplyDelete
Fab card Linda,great image.xxxReplyDelete
great Halloween card Linda have a great holiday xxReplyDelete
Ugh Linda you should have put creepy on your card too!!! All those spiders ugh!! It's a fabulous card even though I hate spiders, lol great colour and layout. Have a great holiday xxxReplyDelete
Just had to get over here and leave a quick comment about how much I love this, Linda! What fabulous spiders (and I hate spiders!) on the sparkly mirror papers. Superb! I may continue to be scarce on my visits for the next 2 or 3 weeks but once I'm moved and settled, I'll be back, I promise. :-DReplyDelete
This is such a fabulous Halloween Card. Love the design! That charm is perfect for the Craft Your Passion "Use A Charm" Challenge. Thanks for joining us this week!ReplyDelete
it's a beautiful card Linda.ReplyDelete
greetings karin
Love this Linda, the web is fabulous and I like the spiders.ReplyDelete
Kevin xx
I so love your card even though I am petrified of the eightReplyDelete
Legged things. X
This is too pretty to be spooky! VERY pretty.ReplyDelete
Spooky card.....love it xxxReplyDelete
A great card Linda. Love the sparkle and the spider web stencil.ReplyDelete
lovely card Linda, great spiders web.ReplyDelete
This is lovely! I won this stencil as part of my blog candy from Kath. I have used it and LOVE it.ReplyDelete
This is gorgeous. Love the colour mix and the different elements to the card.
<3 & hugs
Lisa xxx
Fabulous as always have a great holiday hunReplyDelete
Fabulous as always have a great holiday hunReplyDelete
Great halloween card, the web and charms are great thanks so much for joining us over at Craft Your Passion ~ Denise DT ~ReplyDelete
Great Halloween card Linda. It looks like there is a page sticking out with multi colors of pink, blue and maybe yellow or green. Our challenge this week is monochromatic which can be white or black with all the same color shades. Unless it is your camera; this doesn't qualify. So sorry. We would love to have you enter again in the future.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your wonderful creation with us at Tammy's Scrapin Corner.
I would love to have you join me for a chance to win FREE candy on my blog. Have a wonderful week! Hope to see you again next week. Hugs, Gloria DT
Ooops! done it again! just came back to say thank you for joining us over at Glitter Sparkle, good luck xxReplyDelete
This is a wonderful creation with great details and its perfect for our 'MONOCHROMATIC' challenge. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Good luck.ReplyDelete
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Lovely card..Thanks for joining us over at Tammy's Scrapin Corner...ReplyDelete
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Absolutely awesome hun, love the spiderweb and those spiders are fabby (I have some somewhere but can't remember where I put them lol)ReplyDelete
Lindsay xx
I love this card Linda. Fabulous xxReplyDelete
Fabulous all the glitter and shine and embellishments look fab. agreed the stencil designs are totally brilliantReplyDelete
very nice card....ReplyDelete
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Wednesday September 6 – No golf today due to lousy cold weather, with Spring now upon us we hope to see more golfers on the greens.
Saturday September 9 - Medal Day
A fantastic day for golf at last with an okay field turning up to play the stroke round.
The A Grade Medal won by B.Brown 71 nett with A.Jones r/up 72 nett.
The B Grade won by G.Gravenmaker (Gravy) 68 nett with T.McCann 69 nett 2nd on c/b from P.Mawhinney and P.Harris also 69 nett.
Sunday AM Social
A good morning for golf with D.Crowe 30 nett 1st and G.Mac 32 nett r/up S Hockings took out the l/drive comp and D.Crowe also winning the putting comp.
No NTP recorded.
Sunday PM Stableford
Only 4 starters this afternoon on a great day. Where the hell are our golfers this year?
Anyway S.Logan won with 36 points followed by B.Brown 35 points and P.Taylor 29 points 3rd.
No NTP today.
Coming Events September
Saturday 16 – 1st Round 2017 Men's Championships August Medal
Sunday 17 – 2nd Round 2017 Men's Championships
Saturday 23 – 3rd Round Championships
Sunday 24 – 4th Round Championships
After the fiasco of the 2016 Championships (7 starters) the club is hoping more of you turn up to play and support the club this year.
We need players to play golf and the Men's championships are always a thoroughly enjoyed event, hope to see you all there.
Meat Raffle Draw
Sun 17 – D.Joyce/ S.Mawhinney
Sun 24 – G.Simpson / D.Joyce
REMINDER: If you are unable to make your meat raffle draw it is up to you to find a replacement.
For golf club inquiries contact 02 6343 1634.
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Wilde's story is narrated by a friend of a man called Erskine, who is preoccupied by the Hughes theory. Erskine had learned the idea from one Cyril Graham, who had tried to persuade Erskine of it based on text of sonnets, but Erskine was frustrated by the lack of external historical evidence for Willie Hughes's existence. Graham tried to find such evidence but failed; instead, he fakes a portrait of Hughes in which Hughes is depicted with his hand on a book on which can be seen the dedication from the sonnets. Erskine is convinced by this evidence, but then discovers the portrait to be a fake, a discovery that leads him to yet again doubt the existence of Willie Hughes. Graham still believes in the theory, and to prove it, shoots himself.
Erskine recounts these events to the narrator, who is so struck by the Willie Hughes theory that he begins his own research and further fleshes out Graham's findings until he is without a doubt that Willie Hughes was real and was the subject of the sonnets. He presents the evidence to Erskine but then finds himself strangely divested from it and loses faith in its basis in reality.
Erskine's belief, however, is renewed; he sets off at once to try to find a trace of Willie Hughes. But like Graham, he finds nothing. The narrator maintains that there was nothing to be found - that Hughes never existed. Erskine sends him a letter, in which he tells him that the truth is in front of him and, as a sign of complete faith in it, is now twice stained with blood. His friend goes to his hotel in Cannes and finds Erskine dead.
He assumes Erskine committed suicide like Graham, but the doctor tells him the real cause was a lingering illness that Erskine had known about for some months; he had come to Cannes specifically to die. He left his friend the portrait of Mr. W. H. The portrait now hangs in his home, where many comment on it, but he does not tell of its history. He sometimes wonders to himself, however, if it might be true after all.


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Peanutty Energy Bars
½ cup salted dry-roasted peanuts
½ cup roasted sunflower seeds or other nut
½ cup raisins or other dried fruit
2 cups uncooked oatmeal, old fashioned or instant
2 cups toasted rice cereal, such as Rice Krispies
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
- In large bowl, mix peanuts, sunflower seeds, raisins, oatmeal and toasted rice cereal. Set aside.
- In medium microwaveable bowl, combine peanut butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Add vanilla and stir until blended.
- Pour peanut butter mixture over dry ingredients and stir until coated. Spoon into 9"x13" pan. Press down firmly (coat hands with cooking spray or oil). Let stand for 1 hour, cut into 16 bars.
Nutrition information (per bar): 225 calories, 30 grams carbohydrates, 6 grams protein, 9 grams fat
Exchanges (per bar): 2 starch; 1.5 fat


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Sheffield Central Meeting
The city centre meeting is a very lively and active meeting, with activities for all ages. We aim to give a warm welcome to all, but we are also aware that many 'seekers' wish to set their own pace – you will not be pressured in any way, but we will be delighted to see you.
There are two Meetings for Worship every Sunday. The main meeting is at 10.30 – 11.30am every Sunday, and during that period there is excellent provision for children. There is a creche (with qualified creche worker) for the tiny ones, and group activities for the older ones. There is also an active teenagers group which meets once a month.
We meet for silent meeting for worship (often around 70 or so of us) and the children join us for the last ten minutes of the meeting. After meeting, we enjoy coffee and social time together and there is also a regular group (known as Meeting for Reflection) where a gentle discussion follows on from the meeting for worship, picking up the same themes, or moving on from them…
There is an additional meeting at 9.00am on the second, third, fourth (and fifth, when it happens) Sunday. This is usually a much smaller group. On the third Sunday of every month, this meeting is preceded by breakfast at 8.15am which is a lovely sociable time. On the first Sunday of the month, an additional meeting takes place at 10.45 – 11.30am, catering for those who appreciate a small meeting.
During the week there are many other activities, such as a half hour lunch-time meeting on Wednesdays at 12.00 noon, followed by a shared lunch.
There are numerous groups catering for special interests, such as our Peace Group. (More information can be found on the Peace Group page) There are also opportunities to study more about Quaker beliefs, to walk together, swim together, explore spiritual themes, share literature we love…..
The meeting house is very close to the Cathedral, so it is well served by public transport, in particular trams and buses.


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- 3 tbsp quinoa
- 1/4 cup water
- salt, to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 1/4 cup peeled and chopped carrot
- handful of almonds (less than 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- (1) 14-oz can of diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp oregano flakes
- pepper, to taste
- 1.5 large sweet potato, peeled
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Place a small saucepan over high heat with the quinoa and water. Add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil and then lower heat and simmer until all water evaporates and quinoa is fluffy. Set aside in a bowl once done.
- As the quinoa is cooking, place your carrot and celery in a food processor and pulse until no large chunks remain. Set aside
- Clean out the food processor and add in the almonds. Crush until chunky. Place a small skillet over medium heat and add in the crushed almonds. Cook for about 3 minutes or until almonds become fragrant. Set aside.
- Place a large saucepan over medium heat. Add in the olive oil and once it heats up, add in the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add in the red pepper flakes, cook for 30 seconds, and then add in the celery-carrot mixture and red onions. Cook for about 3-4 minutes or until vegetables soften.
- Add the diced tomatoes, season with oregano and salt and pepper. Crush tomatoes using the back of a fork or potato masher. Cook for about 10-15 minutes or until sauce is mostly reduced. You want the sauce to be thick but still be juicy.
- As the sauce is cooking, add the spiralized sweet potato noodles to a large skillet over medium heat. Lightly drizzle the noodles with olive oil and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Toss frequently until noodles have wilted and softened, about 5-10 minutes.
- Once the sauce is done, add in the cooked quinoa and stir to combine. Add in the cooked sweet potato noodles and toss to combine.
- Plate the noodles into the bowls and top each with even amounts of toasted crushed almonds. Enjoy!


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Alright, the "Cheat sheet for marketers interested in online video" didn't get a lot of views. And frankly I get more people consuming my content in an hour than read this damned blog in a day.
So to hell with you. Here's what you should do to get viral, stupid marketers and agencies.
- Spend an assload of money. Put most of it to banner ads that promote your video, but spend at least $250,000 on the production. Only don't make it look highly produced. Use a $100 videocamera and crappy lighting.
- Don't worry about what people are saying about your brand. Screw them. Just tell them what they need to know.
- Promote, promote, promote. It should feel like a cable TV advertisement. Throw boobs in there to make sure people pass it along.
- Target 10 million views. Anything less than that and you're a friggin' wimp.
- Don't bother with those that are online-video personalities. Find a good washed-up television personality.
- Make it a rap. The kids love raps.
- Do something really safe to keep your management happy. Remember- your rise on the corporate latter means putting the customer (your boss and his boss) first.
- Steal an idea that works. That "Evolution of Dance" thing was popular. Get MC Hammer to remake it. He's coming back again.
- Be sure your agency knows the space. That means if they've ever shot a video to stream on your product site, then they know viral video. It's that easy.
- Measurement is so 2007. It's all about views and perception. Fake some positive comments to show your boss.


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Spiritual Guidance & Insights – Q&A
Discussions on the book Lifting the Veil of Duality by Andreas Moritz
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Q. Thank you for your provocative book, Lifting the Veil of Duality. Much of it I track with, yet it also raises troubling questions regarding its implications and applications, and the nature of what is regarded as good and evil. If lost angels and dark workers are really secret unrecognized change agents and come here as vivid reminders of our separation from oneness, then how are we to embrace them, as expressions of good? The implications of this are troubling.
If you take one of the most obvious reference points, the Holocaust, then one would have to make the case to survivors that the camps were actually an expression of good, not evil — a circumstance I would not like to undertake. Now, one might say the Holocaust prompted Jews to then create the state of Israel in 1948, but what good has come out of that except more arbitrary separatist identity, religious strife and land dispute, the eternal struggle that God is embedded in the land. Neither the triggering event nor the result of the event has inspired evolutionary change of a life-affirming sort.
It is one thing to say, as you do, that death is not an enemy and quite another to say that death of any kind, on any scale, is an expression of rebirth and renewal. This view would seem to give permission to every expression of destruction — which I don't believe you want to endorse.
A. You are raising excellent points here. First, I want you to know that I had little choice when I started to write the book. It was written automatically while friends and I were driving through parts of California. I was in the back seat with a note pad, writing down the flood of information that was downloaded into me. Within 8 days the book was written, although it took me several months more to elaborate, fine tune, and bring in other elements I thought needed to be there. So some of the concepts in the book originated from a much deeper level from which I had conscious access at that time.
As for your points, one purpose of the book is to show that the judgments we make are rooted in the idea that people, situations, circumstances, etc. are good or bad, right or wrong, positive or negative, etc., and that this is real. But that is not so. The judgments come after the fact. Things happen in life. How we look at them is up to us. What is seen to be a calamity for one person is seen as a blessing by another. Neither one is right or wrong. We are constantly moving through emotional experiences that color our perception. If something seems painful, we feel it is bad. If something makes us feel good, we say it's good.
Holocaust is neither good nor bad. It is. From one angle of perception, it was a terrible disaster. From another perspective, it helped countless individuals clear up unbalanced karmic records that contained similar actions they once did to others during times of genocide, while preventing the nuclear destruction of the planet 15 years later. You can perceive both of these without contradicting one another, and feel compassion for the suffering that occurred while feeling uplifted by the courage of the souls to shoulder their karmic baggage and preserve humanity at the same time. Just seeing things in life as negative without recognizing their positive counterparts leaves us just with sadness, pain, and hopelessness. This is basically what we call depression, the loss of the ability to see the other side of the coin as well. Conflict begins when we divide ourselves into two, by believing there is good versus evil, and they can't be reconciled.
Q. Taking a more mundane, practical example: traffic laws. Are these good or bad? Should we dispense with stop signs, stop lights and speed limits and the rules of the road because it's neither good nor bad that they exist? Or should we keep those rules in place to help ensure that some agreed-upon guidelines are followed for the relative safety of all those on the road?
A. There are laws for every level of existence or consciousness. Dense consciousness requires more restrictive laws to prevent chaos. Higher consciousness requires less restrictive laws.
Driving cars belongs to the lower density. Flying UFOs require very few rules. UFOs are not machines that operate like our flying machines. They are an extension of the consciousness of those who use them. They can shape-shift, dematerialize, move from A to B in zero time, etc., all characteristics of consciousness. UFO spacecrafts are living beings. As such they don't require traffic laws to prevent accidents, just like human beings walking on the streets don't bump into each other all the time, as long as they are not drunk and keep their eyes open. Our current, still very crude technologies require very basic rules and laws.
The more we rise to an awareness of oneness such as many ET beings have realized it, the less we need to separate ourselves from the rest of creation. It becomes our extended self. So, in not too distant times, we will use flying machines with no need for traffic controllers. We will be able to move forward and backward in time. We will use simple natural devices in our hand that will move heavy objects simple by pointing toward them, simply because we will no longer see them as being separate from us, just as these ETs use their spacecraft at will. The thought of flying to the moon instantly transports them there, in zero time.
Q. It would seem that one could easily argue that duality is actually a good thing, for it creates choice which is intrinsic to the beauty of life and to all of the expressions including music, painting, and literature. If this were not true, why not call your big book: "The Time-Bound Laws that Ensure only Disease will Prevail".
By your very title, (Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation), the notion of creating one's health is mapped out as a good thing; indeed, that remarkable book is packed with thousands of secrets for taking control of one's health as opposed to surrendering it to other authorities. So, Timeless Secrets very much subscribes to duality which, in my mind, is what helps to create a pathway for its powerful message: CHOICE EXISTS.
A. That is correct. While dealing with the duality level of life, we use different methods to balance the two opposite aspects, until balance is created and we are able to be both, without being attached to either. One day, this book will be completely outdated. The rules apply only on the current level that most people live their lives.
Q. On another level, duality helps create emotional texture and richness. Without it, what role would tears and laughter play? Without it, why would you choose such a rich palette of colors for your paintings and reference them to different body parts instead of say, only using black? So, one might well argue that duality helps create choice, value, variety, definition, richness of expression, as well as the momentum of vision combined with action.
Gandhi may very well have intended to bless the assassin's bullet, yet he dedicated much of his life to ending British rule through mass civil disobedience. Would he have become a more forceful spiritual leader if he had become neutral toward oppressive taxation, poverty, the liberation of women, caste discrimination? His advocacy of non-violence, even in the most extreme situations, never wavered, yet it was anchored in a struggle of opposites. Again, duality — which he transcended through action, was also the conduit through which he acted.
A. Absolutely true, but this is not the only truth. There is a level of consciousness that can enjoy all these expressions while being free of their limiting influence, almost like people on the other side. My dead mother and father have a fantastic life on the other side, and they tell me about all the wonderful things they are doing. Yet they have no more sense of pain or suffering like we have, yet they have profound feelings similar to our emotions. They are real, just without pain. We are heading toward living like that here while still in a human body.
Q. You write of otherworldly dramas, characters and outcomes with great authority and conviction (if not humility, which surprises me) and yet I would not envy the task of making the case before a world stage that "unbalanced karmic records" are the rationale for genocide and nuclear prevention. The great violent mysteries of history cannot be explained with the concept of great debt — for that notion is also fed by the river of opposites, that any individual or group must repay what they originally took.
In that view, the ledger is still framed in terms of credit and debit, so the cycle continues through historical memory, rather than spiritual unboundedness. The record is not cleared, but scribbled upon again — how else to describe the perpetual tug of war that circumscribes the Middle East? Good and evil may be married, but the exact wording of the vows has not yet been fully revealed.
A. I don't believe people with a mindset limited to just physical existence and disconnected from a larger reality will be attracted to reading this book. It wouldn't make much sense to them. And I wouldn't speak to them of these issues unless they could understand them. The book was never intended to persuade anyone or to change the world. It was meant to serve as a mirror, reflecting whatever we can see, understand and know.
I don't believe in paying off karmic debts as being part of life. This concept stopped making sense to me when I had to go the Catholic priest once every 2-3 weeks to confess my sins. The word karma has been much misused and misinterpreted. It means action. And action creates reaction. The reaction creates another reaction, and so forth. That's all there is to it. There is no notion of good or bad involved, the interpretation comes later. The bible says an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, or as you sow so shall you reap. Karma's sole purpose is to restore balance, not to punish. Nobody is ever punished. For one person a cancer seems like a form of punishment. For another, the same cancer serves as a means to change the course of his life, empower himself, and live more consciously than ever before. Where is the punishment in that?
It always depends on each person to determine whether a karmic situation will turn out to be a punishment or a blessing. That requires making a choice. Free will is the one factor we all have and it will determine what becomes of us, regardless of our experiences in the past (karma). The so-called negative karma has only one purpose to serve, that is, to give the doer the opportunity to end blaming himself for any wrong doing and to accept himself regardless of what he has done, how he looks, what disease he suffers from, what car accident he was involved in, or how miserable he seems to be. Negative situations prompt us to love ourselves more. These opportunities keep coming along every so often. Some grasp them, some don't. Free will always reigns even when it seems there is no choice.
Other Questions on Spirituality
Q. Andreas, what are your thoughts on cremation?
A. I personally prefer cremation. When the soul disassociates with the body, it usually has no more interest in and connection with it whatsoever. It doesn't expect anyone else fussing over it, either.
However, some souls who were very attached to the physical body while embodiment and had a lot of fear of death or didn't see it coming, may have cords of attachment to it that prevent it from moving on in to the vastness of light and love that awaits them. In such cases, cremation would be a tremendous advantage because it helps to sever these cords more quickly and, sometimes, immediately. Otherwise, it makes no difference to the departed. It is more for the bereaved, who may feel better with one choice than the other. The remains are merely a collection of atoms that become dispersed.
Ashes to ashes is my preference. It has the advantage of not crowding cemeteries. It may also help the loved ones to let go more easily, not having a grave to go to that they may believe has a real person lying in there, which of course isn't true. Souls, who cannot really die, don't inhabit a skeleton. A graveyard is not a place where they can be found. But they quickly come to us when we visit them in our heart.


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This article is the second in a series of two articles about my recent visit to Weirauch Farm and Creamery.
After checking out the aging cheeses, we went across the way to the ewe milking parlor that Joel is currently working on. In fact, he took that whole week off from cheesemaking just to finish construction. Hopefully, by the time this blog post is up, it will be fully operational.
Directly across from the milking parlor is the area for the special sheep in the flock-—abandoned or orphaned sheep, and elderly sheep, including Alice, their first sheep. Joel and Carleen name each generation with successive letters of the alphabet—their first generation is made up of sheep whose names begin with "A," their second generation began with "B" names, etc. They're up to "I" now! In the special "ward," there were two youngsters who just loved to nibble at our hands and clothes. There was also one special "F," Ferdinand, an enormous black sheep that the Weirauchs keep as a pet. He's got ultra-dense wool, and loves being scratched. Ferdinand stomped his feet and shook his head to show his pleasure at being scratched down past his wool to his skin.
We weren't able to visit the area where Carleen makes her soap because Joel is tweaking things there. The soap is made with ewe's milk and olive oil, and it has attracted quite a following. I have yet to see one of these bars of soap for myself. The Weirauchs currently sell primarily at local farmers markets, including the Stonestown one on Sundays (In San Francisco).
Thanks to Joel, Carleen, the sheep, and the chickens for being such gracious hosts!


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Accession Number : ADA292949
Title : DoD Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC 91). Part 2. FY1996/97 Biennial Budget Estimates. Justification Data Submitted to Congress February 1995.
Corporate Author : DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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Report Date : FEB 1995
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Abstract : The following schedule was developed to minimize the impact on Air Force mission capability while placing priority on closing the thirteen bases and realigning one base as recommended by the 1991 Base Closure Commission and directed by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act, P.L. 101-510. It is the Air Force's objective to close the thirteen bases and realign one base at the earliest opportunity to take advantage of savings provided by reductions to Air Force end strength, reductions to base operating support costs, and anticipated proceeds from sale of real property at the closure bases. The savings associated with these closure actions are for display purposes only and will accrue in other Air Force appropriations. The funding profiles associated with the schedule have been programmed to accomplish this objective. Also included are those requirements generated by the 1991 Base Closure Commission changes to the 1988 Base Closure Commission recommendations. The defense base closure account which funds the bases recommended for closure by the 1988 Commission will expire on September 30, 1995. The defense base closure account of 1990 will be used to fund ongoing environmental restoration and property disposal actions for the BRAC 88 closures and realignments after that date. These costs are shown in the 1990 account, and are separately identified in this portion of the budget submission. To facilitate the closure of bases as well as the transition of land and facilities to community use, Base Transition Coordinator (BTC) positions were established in FY 1993 by the Department of Defense (DOD).
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Hen night is one of the most prestigious moments of a girl's life. It is way for a bride-to-be to enjoy her last days of freedom, and at the same time it is a great excuse for girls to party all night long. Generally, the hen night parties are held a week or two prior the wedding and the celebration could last for few hours, a whole night or perhaps a complete weekend. But no matter how long the celebration lasts, for future bride it serves as the last night of freedom and singlehood as she is about to enter a whole new world full of responsibilities.
The hen nights are generally celebrated in countries such as United Kingdom, United States, Australia as well as Ireland, where they are considered as one of the glorious nights for future bride. Being the most precious moment, girls would like to make it extra special and full of excitement in the best possible way. The hen nights are meant to be full of excitement and fun, allowing the future bride to enjoy, cherish and remember the glorious moments forever.
The preparation starts with the planning and selection of range of activities that girls would like to have. Not to forget that the hen party celebration gives the opportunity to future bride to do whatever she always wanted to do in her life; anything that can make her happy, laugh and feel good. This is one of the reasons that all the girls select the line of activities circling around the hen, which she loves to enjoy. It could include anything starting from theme dance party, beer challenge, games, variety of cuisines, etc. and almost everything and anything that could bring joy to the future bride.
Once the list of activities is finalised the next best thing is to select the perfect location for hen night that features all the listed activities. Europe is one of the many great places that offer perfect ambience for the hen night celebration. Europe has many great destinations which prove to be perfect for any hen party celebration, and girls may find it difficult to make their choice. Hence, below are the top five venues for hen night celebration in Europe.
1) The list starts with Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Tallinn features a range of places to visit at night. Besides, the place is comparatively low priced (especially for beer). Most importantly, roaming out in Tallinn at night is a great way to entertain.
2) Dublin lies in the second place in my list. Dublin is the capital city of Ireland, and hens love's this place. Dublin features a wide range of late night bars, pubs and night clubs to entertain you and your girls. Many girls consider it as one of the best night spot prior their wedding.
3) Lavishing architectures, beautiful surroundings and cheap beers; all could be found at Prague. This has made Prague as one of the real source of attractions for hen parties.
4) Malaga, the birth place of Antonio Banderas, also features a lot of beautiful and happening places for hen night celebrations including restaurants, night bars and not to forget stunning beaches.
5) And finally, Amsterdam. Amsterdam is one of the best places for hen night celebration in Europe. The place can take you away with its numerous enchanting places including canals, night out parties, cafes, and lots more.
To conclude, hen nights are one of the most precious moments of future brides' life. Every girl would like to make it special by aligning the range of activities and selecting the best location to celebrate. Europe features a wide range of activities to choose from, ensuring that you have the most memorable hen night experience at the most happening location.
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Indian-born swimwear designer Ambika Sanjana, who boasts of celebrity clients like Mariah Carey and Eva Longoria launched her latest collection in Mumbai last week. Here's a look at her latest line, inspired by the bright and resplendent culture of Rajasthan.
It's not often that one comes across American swimwear lines with resounding Indian aesthetics, so it's not surprising that Ambika Sanjana's label biKa Swimwear is creating a unique reputation.
The Indian-born swimwear designer claims that her product line reflects 'the Indian heritage she belongs to, rooted in an American lifestyle'. Fusing the traditional and the contemporary, biKa Swimwear is handmade by Indian craftsmen and the latest sping/summer 2012 line Rajputani is no exception.
With vibrant hues to create a contrast against the arid backdrop of the desert state, the pieces are embellished with royal touches and incorporate block printing and dyeing and kundan work; the cuts and fits, on the other hand, are distinctly modern
In the following pages, we bring you a glimpse of Ambika's artistic stylings, starting with this citrus one-piece, sporting a plunging neckline and belt detail.
Next we have this cleavage-baring purple swimsuit, adorned with kundan embroidery all along the neckline.
A model seductively feasts on an ice gola while showing off a fuschia stunner.
With neons on-trend, this crossover strapless bikini is just the thing for the beach — and the printed sarong and metal belt add Rajasthani panache.
A rather sporty-looking blue one-piece is teamed with a wrap and traditional accessories for more of a desi vibe.
If you've seen Jaipuri silk thread bangles, it's easy to know where the inspiration for this innovative design comes from, with its tiny thread-covered circles all over.
If you've got the figure for it, this purple and white cut-away creation with its kundan touches will ensure all eyes are on you
The hue of the summer sky seems to be captured on this jaw-dropping number, with tasteful work and a royal necklace bringing out its desert leanings.
For those who like a touch of bling, a sparkling golden cut-away should do the trick, although a mang tikka on the beach would be a bit much!
By way of cover-ups, Ambika offers a variety of sheer, richly-embroidered tunics like this one.
Mix and match come to the fore with a pale printed crossover bikini top and deep ink bottoms.
And finally, we have this vibrant wrap, complete with a chain metal headscarf to give it that aristocratic edge.


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If you want more information about our program, please give us a call at 904-223-1121
I have been involved with AMIKids for more than 40 years. I am inspired to continue because I see the passion of the staff members and the amazing results of their efforts. Most staff members could earn higher salaries in other endeavors, but they stay with AMIKids because they see how their efforts, directed by the principles AMIKids has evolved over the years, change (and in many cases save) the lives of the young men and women with whom they work. I have been involved with several other organizations that help disadvantaged people, but I have never seen another organization that is as successful as AMIKids in converting delinquent kids into young men and women with a sincere determination to overcome their past and become productive members of society.
AMI has done tremendous things for juveniles. They provide much needed services for our delinquent youth and their families. They give attention and time that can't be measured to guiding youth in the right direction.
I've been with the organization for going on 6 years and although challenging, it is very rewarding. Creating a mentoring program that has been going on for better than a year now has been the most challenging, but seeing our students connect with a Mentor and enjoy the company of a friend in the community is well worth the effort.
We were fortunate to be awarded a grant to bring an Arts & Cultural Program here and the students are enjoying instruction in Art, Drama and music appreciation. These are programs that will foster discipline and open opportunities for the students to express their creativity in a positive manner. We've established partnerships with other agencies in the community that have opened their doors to our students with their youth programs and encouraged our kids to participate in basketball and other group activities. These types of opportunities give our kids alternatives to just hanging in the streets of Jacksonville and provide opportunities for them to fellowship in a positive way.
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Onduparaka home games certainly make a big difference by far and large. They therefore have missed hosting a game at Green Light Stadium in Arua. It's here that they have confidence; they have support from a pool of their fans and have certainly had positive results.
With their second round opener fixture ending in a disappointing 3-1 loss to Proline last Wednesday at Lugogo-Phillip Omondi Stadium, Azam Uganda Premier League title contending new boys Onduparaka will need to redeem both, their bruised faces and, also a chance to get back in the comfortable title contention this season.
They will be at home and URA stand warned; Onduparaka won't miss a thing at home.
The Betway sponsored league side, like ever before, wants to make URA life difficult tomorrow when they host tax collectors at their home, which is the death spot for opponents at Green Light Stadium in Arua.
The loss to Proline sent Onduparaka to fourth place on log from 3rd a position they had enjoyed throughout the festive season until league resumption.
Travelling to Onduparaka, URA's last match ended in a 2-all draw against Jinja's JMC in front of the tax collectors fans.
Lwasa peter put the tax collectors in the lead about 17 Minutes of the match before new recruit Hamisi Kizza made it two in the 29 Minutes.
But that was not enough result to stop the Jinja boys who also, through team captain Hassan Musana converted a penalty in the 34 Minutes making it 2-1 in the first half of the match. JMC's striker Daniel Shabena leveled the scores at the 64th minutes mark.
In other fixtures, Proline will play host to Police FC at Philip Omondi Stadium in Lugogo, a game that will be relayed live on AzamTv while Jinja's BUL hosts Express FC at Kakindu to conclude the day's league action on Tuesday.
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Kyle Holbrook Remembers Bobby Sheehan
Just a Little Light
I am in shock about Bobby's death. His life impacted mine in many ways. I wasn't a close or long time friend, but had many conversations with Bobby over the years. In fact, he was a friend of a friend, and indeed a friend to many.
Bobby would go to great lengths to treat people kindly. His ability to relate to people was unparalelled.
There was not a mean bone in Bobby's body. He loved the people around him, and he loved to live life to the fullest. As a bass player, he brought his emotions and musicality together to provide the foundation for the four headed Blues Traveler train. He created art with his boyhood buddies, and together they inspired countless musicians to reach out, and find audiences by just doing it. Jamming Loud Pulsating Gently laying down rhythms of creation, Bobby played with passion and playful improvisation drawing the most from every note.
I will miss Bobby and I will cherish this memory I'd like to share. Last October Bobby was at our apartment in Portland and for some reason started listening to a tape of a 1991 Blues Traveler show. He was on his knees facing the stereolistening to a serious jam between he and Popper, he looked up at me and said "whoa, I remember when we used to play this song that way,... the old days", then he laughed a long and hearty low toned laugh, gave me a big smile and kept on listening. To me this shows what Bobby was all about, sure he had fame and commercial success, but he loved music, he was music, and the music drove his soul.
The one thing that Bobby was in to as he moved to New Orleans was making it so that his musician friends could be heard and find an audience with his and Blues Travelers help. He told me that it was important for him to find a way to expose these unknown musicians to the world, that he thought he had a responsibility, of sorts, to help them. He figured with some time, talent, and equipment, that their music could be heard, and we were investigating ways to make this work on a larger scale through internet exposure. He wanted to start a charitable mission to help out musicians less fortunate than he. Now, this seems the ultimate message from Bobby- even at the time of his death, he was preparing to record and play music with his friends, I am sure in an unselfish attempt to help some one else to be recognized. He knew he had talent, but he really wanted to help others to put their talent out to the world.
Today I salute Bobby and remember the life of a man who helped me and many others to find solace in a rough world. The talent, musicanship, and genuine humanitarian that he was will forever be remembered by those who loved him, and by his fans. I am crying now, bewildered tears of loss keep welling up when I read another loving tale about Bobby's impact on his fans. I am sure there is music where he is as sure as I am that music is love.
Thank you Bobby for all your love.


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Highlighting interviewees, guest posters, my standard weekly posts, and whatever else I can think of, going into the next week.
So, here what's happening next week:
Sample Sunday
Listography and Mira's birthday
Character Files
Count Your Blessings
Friday Forecast possibly followed an author interview
Weekly Recap and possibly another Adventures in Blogging Post.
Today, please enjoy my interview with author, McCollonough Ceili.
FYI- I'll be going on a short vacation soon, but more about that later.
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With the second largest market share of new home construction, more people are calling Forsyth County home. It is especially perfect for families looking for spacious homes and great schools, say a number of area home builders and experts in the real estate market.
Jim Parker, area president for Ryland Homes, one of the largest home builders in the area with eight active communities, said there has been an uptick in new home construction in the past few years in Forsyth County.
"We will close 500 homes in Atlanta this year and a large majority of those will be in Forsyth County," he said. "South Forsyth is a hot spot for new homes and that is driven by the schools. Our target buyer is families with school-aged children and for a majority of them, mom and dad are working along the (Georgia) 400 corridor."
Terry Russell, CEO of FrontDoor Communities LLC, agrees new home sales remain strong in the county's southside."It is like everywhere else in Atlanta. People may push further out to get something more affordable. South Forsyth's prices are rising relatively rapidly, so we might see more of that push out," he said.
FrontDoor's Traditions is a 420-site community underway in South Forsyth. Even though it only recently opened for sales, it is already in demand, Russell said.
"We have 96 homes developed so far and we have over 1,100 people on the reservation list right now. Those are people who have expressed interest in buying in a relatively short period of time," he said.
He attributes this interest to a sought after location at Georgia Highway 9 and Majors Road, a pent-up demand by homeowners in the area who want to move up into larger dwellings, and great local schools.
"They have put off buying a new home but their families have grown and we have the best school situation you can possibly have," he added.
Parker said there aren't a lot of mini-mansions being built in the area but the homes are still sizable for a family with most builders putting in two homes per acre, after roads, open spaces and amenities."There is a healthy housing market in Forsyth County. We need more of them in Atlanta," he said.
Sam Bass, vice president of sales and marketing for Acadia Homes and Neighborhoods LLC, said it is not just families moving into Forsyth County.
His company has two nearly sold out active adult neighborhoods for people 55 and older, both near Georgia Highway 20 on the south side of Lake Lanier.
"That market has been off the chain," he said, adding at 120-unit Wellstone they are down to their last lots. At the slightly smaller Lanier Ridge, construction will wrap up this year and sales continue to remain strong. Both communities are ranch quads, meaning there are four, 2,100- to 2,300-square-foot units per building and the ownership is classified as condo ownership.
"The active adult buyer seems to be an active buyer for us," he said, adding those buyers want to be close to amenities and enjoy the lower tax rate that Forsyth offers, compared to other metro counties, especially Fulton to its south.
Acadia is also building McKinley Crossing, a single family community of about 30 to 35 homes off exit 17 near Keith's Bridge Road. These 2,300-square-foot to 3,200-square-foot homes target both the move up and move down clients, Bass said.
"There are a lot of people who are empty nesters who want a smaller home but aren't ready for the active adult condo-type atmosphere yet," he said.
On the west side of Cumming, Acadia is putting in infrastructure for another single family, age targeted community, Post Oak Glen. This will offer up 98 home sites and sales are expected to start later this year.
Bass believes house sizes have been scaled back versus what was being built pre-recession, not only because of construction and house costs but also because people want lower upkeep costs.
All of the builders agree while the house sizes themselves may be down, buyers seem to want to extend their living space outdoors.
"I think a lot of people are enjoying an extension of the home to the outside with backyard decking, screen porches, outdoor fireplaces and outdoor kitchens," Bass said.
FrontDoor Communities has put a lot of focus on this within its Traditions community.
"The key for builders today, on the design side, is about the outdoor space as much as the indoor space," Russell said, adding Traditions has land carved out for 12 parks and the community is across the street from Fowler Park, a county recreation facility, and is close to Big Creek Greenway Trail.
"FrontDoor is all about embracing healthy families and active lifestyles. Park systems, outdoor living and access to the park and trail are all part of a whole package that we think our buyers, especially young families, are looking for," he said.
Tom Stocks, Realtor at Harry Norman, Realtors' Forsyth County/Lake Lanier Office, said a lot of the new home buyers are coming to the area because of work relocation.
"Atlanta is one of the top four cities in the U.S. for relocations and what is driving people up north is you get more bang for your buck, pay less taxes and have great schools," he said, adding there is also a lower crime rate in the area which provides a sense of safety.
He agrees most the action is along the south side of the county, along Georgia 400 between exits 13 and 15.
"There is a bulldozer on every piece of dirt in that area right now," he said. "There are probably 15 new subdivisions within two to three miles of exit 13 of 400. They can't seem to build them fast enough but for four or five years we had no new construction so we have no supply. And there is huge demand and that is driving he prices up. People want to live here and they are willing to pay."
The pricing sweet spot for new homes seems to be in the mid to high $300,000s, which he said really means low $400,000s after the home is customized. But with the low interest rates, people are finding they can afford more home and they are taking advantage of it.
"You get a lot of house for the money. Forsyth County taxes are low and the infrastructure in the area is new and cutting edge. There are good amenities for home owners. Exit 14 has every store on the planet and you are 12 minutes from the Mall of Georgia and close to the North Georgia Premium Outlets and Lake Lanier," he said.
All these new homes don't seem to have a negative impact on the resell market, he added.
"It is not slowing down existing home sales because you have almost two different types of buyers," he said. "Some people can't wait three to four months for their home to be built, plus when you build new you can't lock in your interest rate."
So those who are ready to move in the next 45 days are going with an existing home, he added.
This article originally appeared in the October 31, 2014 version of the Atlanta Business Chronicle


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The New Yorker is typically known — at least in terms of its visuals — for displaying only the highest-brow material.
(After all, this 17-year-old episode of Seinfeld can't be wrong …)
But the publication is now making waves because of how it utilizes a much more for-the-masses technology.
Check out the New Yorker's Instagram account. The magazine has more than 82,000 followers there, and every week its editors hand the reins to a different photographer — one not affiliated with the publication — to spotlight an important cause.
This is where we find the latest guest on the Telling The Story podcast.
I am joined this week by Erin Brethauer. By day, she is the multimedia editor and a staff photographer for the Asheville Citizen-Times. By night, by weekend, and by numerous other times, she puts her photographic hands in numerous other projects.
A few weeks ago, Brethauer took over the New Yorker Instagram feed and used it to put the focus on Camp Lakey Gap, a local camp for children with autism. She posted a selection of poignant photos, in which she aimed to break stereotypes about people on the autism spectrum.
On the podcast, Brethauer and I delve into the New Yorker project along with other topics, including:
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- The importance of having side projects: "I love my job … but then I also love having this part of me outside that really pursues photography in a way that's totally different — and in a way that's much more personal."
- What she wishes she knew when she started: "Just to be patient. You shouldn't worry so much about what other people are doing or how fast they are growing. You just need to concentrate on your work — making good work and improving slowly."
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The second link is for my wife's blog: http://www.ewe-scrap.blogspot.com/ updating to: http://www.colettescottage.com/
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What am I doing to get ready for bikini season? Not a damn thing. That is the freedom of being a woman of a certain age – for the most part, you finally accept your body for what it is and you are kinder. Yes, I can still wear a bikini – and quite nicely, but I have to be honest, I'm not sure if I still should. I've definitely entered the grey area of bathing suit season (season being relative to age and not time of the year). If you're of a similar age, you'll know what I mean. It becomes a matter of appropriateness. Continue reading Bikini Season, Here We Come
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The Joys of Summer
1) As you're reading this, I'll have already left on our 30 day road trip, which is at the top of my list of things I'm looking forward to this summer, but I will not go on and on about that, since I've already done so over the last few weeks – ha, ha. Continue reading The Joys of Summer
I Dare Allie – Update #4
Hello friends, I have to confess that I've been struggling with my project. It's very hard to come up with something new EVERY SINGLE DAY – and expensive! But I'm not a quitter, so I will soldier on, but you'll have to forgive me if some of my firsts are snore-worthy. If you're not having fun reading about one, you can be assured that I probably didn't have fun doing it. Also, I'm making a slight amendment (hey, it's my project – I can manage it as goJ). If a first happens to me, through no effort on my part, I'm still claiming it! Plus, I haven't heard many suggestions from my peanut gallery…hint, hint.
The Sweet Olympics
When my special needs son was in kindergarten, I learned that his autism class would be participating in the Special Olympics. I'm going to be blunt – that freaked me out big time. I was still coming to terms with the fact that he hadn't made it to the "mainstream" by kindergarten, which at the time was the end-all-be-all in our world. We were convinced that if we did all the work and therapy humanly possible during the preschool years, he'd be ready for school. I never really considered an alternative route, but there he was, in a self-contained special education classroom. I was still processing my denial, so the timing wasn't great for someone to suggest that he compete in the Special Olympics. Yeah, I wasn't happy. Continue reading The Sweet Olympics


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HOUSTON {AP} Court-appointed doctors have determined that a comatose woman and her 17-week-old male fetus are both dead, effectively ending a bitter legal dispute over life-support, attorneys said Friday.
A neurologist determined late Thursday that 34-year-old Tammy Martin is brain-dead, and a neonatologist found no evidence of a fetal heartbeat, said Craig Smyser, attorney for Memorial Hermann Hospital Northwest.
The independent doctors were appointed by Harris County Probate Judge Rory Olsen to confirm the results of hospital tests performed Monday. Olsen has presided over the court case pitting Ms. Martin's boyfriend, Scott Law of Houston, against her relatives.
Law, 35, believes he is the father of the fetus and filed suit to keep Ms. Martin on life support after she slipped into a coma July 18. Ms. Martin's relatives argued that she was brain dead and that the fetus had little chance for survival because she abused cocaine and alcohol.
Smyser said the hospital hopes to bring a quick end to the saga. "We're trying to get a court hearing now. We want to have a hearing this afternoon to allow the natural processes which are already starting to be allowed to finish and to allow the family to handle Tammy as they see fit."
Ms. Martin's brother, Lonnie Martin of Splendora, said that while the court case over life support may be winding down, the family still wants Law held responsible for Ms. Martin's death.
"It's not over yet. It's not over by any means," he said.
Harris County Sheriff's Lt. John Denholm said an investigation of the events leading up to Ms. Martin's injury has been referred to the district attorney's office for presentation to a grand jury. The sheriff's department routinely refers traffic fatalities to prosecutors.
Law told police Ms. Martin fell and hit her head the morning of July 18 while the two argued alongside his pickup truck. He said the pickup lurched into her when he shifted gears.
Denholm said tests on the truck confirmed the transmission problem Law described. Ms. Martin's blood-alcohol level was .38 .08 is considered intoxicated and she had cocaine in her system, he said.
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On Tuesday I paired my dark wash bootcut jeans with this flower printed top. This top is three-quarter sleeve and can easily be worn all year long. But, it always reminds me of the type of print that you see featured on resort wear. The flower print always makes me think of vacation and tropical get-away's. Alas, I just wore it to work! I added my red boyfriend cardigan in lieu of a jacket and then went with gold and red earrings and an oversized gold watch for accessories. My black espadrille sandals finished off the look.
Here are a few other ways that I've worn this blouse in the past:
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Can no one put two and two together?
Quinn and Becker test the ARC's security, unknown to them, Christine Johnson and her soldiers watch everything through concealed surveillance cameras.
Meanwhile, Conner and Page continue to study the artifact. Page gets the idea of passing a laser through it, and, after various attempts, the artifact projects a 3D image of something that looks very much like Cutter's modern-art piece of an anomaly map. Christine sees this and launches a takeover of the ARC.
Quinn discovers one of the cameras and they realize the game is up. Becker helps Quinn, Conner, Abby and Page, along with the artifact, escape to a safe house Lester has arranged, just as Christine's people take over the ARC and assume command.
Lester is fired and Becker is taken into Christine's team.
At the safe house, there's a mystery. It hasn't been used in years, since before the war. It was a research base for a group of scientists working on a top secret project, who left the place as if they expected to come back, but never did.
Conner discovers the dead body of one of the scientists in a nearby bunker, trapped in a small observation room. His coded diary, which Page easily decodes, ends on the note, "oh no they're back" or something like that.
With nothing better to do, everyone gets dressed up in period costumes and dances the afternoon away. Unbeknownst to them, and anomaly opens up right in the very bunker where they found the dead scientist and the area is now swarming with Terror Birds.
The anomaly detector at the ARC alerts Christine and her staff, and a team are dispatched. Meanwhile, our heroes battle it out, unarmed against the ferocious birds.
Christine's team is killed by the birds, but Quinn manages to lure them back into the anomaly, which conveniently closes.
Due to some unguarded words spoken by Christine to Becker, who recorded her, the minister has her removed and Lester is put back in charge of the ARC.
All's well that ends well, as the episode closes with a rendition of "Somewhere over the Rainbow."
(Oh, and Abby's little brother holds a poker party while she's out and looses Rex in a hand of poker.)
Do I have to start every analysis section with the sentence, "There's a lot wrong with the episode?"
So, let's dwell on the good for a moment or two. It was a bit of an action-packed story, which. on that level, was rather entertaining.
So much for the good part.
Ignoring all the stuff going on with political intrigue and costume drama, does no one on the ARC staff have enough of a brain to realize that the safe house having an anomaly cannot possibly be a coincidence?!?!?! Is is not obvious that scientists either died because of the anomaly – or went through it, never (yet) to return? Does it not seem very, very, very, very, very suspicious to them that this was an laboratory working on top secret defense projects and yet nobody ever apparently bothered to even check up on them and clean up the food left on the tables? Or that this is a safehouse from Lester's Ministry?!?!?!?The same people who brought you Christine Johnson – who knows more about the anomalies than the ARC people?
Hello! Even in this corner of the universe, 2+2=4, and yet no one mentioned any notion that there could be a connection between the safehouse and the anomalies, or the scientific research and the anomalies. This might even be the source of the anomalies to begin with.
Instead we get a heartwarming return of Lester and lots of applause and a musical interlude. What's up with that?
Next week looks even better, a medieval knight and a dragon. (No, I'm not making that up.)


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Gay men subjected to sickening homophobic attack after singing songs from Wicked musical
TWO gay men have told how they are scared to walk the streets of Manchester after yobs subjected them to a sickening homophobic attack - for singing songs from the musical Wicked.
Jean Claude Manseau, 25 was left lying on the floor unconscious after a group of young men stamped on his body, while his horrified friend Jack Heaton, 19 looked on helpless.
The brutal attack took place after a man began hurling homophobic taunts at them inclduding 'gayboys', while they recited tunes from the hit musical on a tram journey from Bury to Manchester.
As they got off the tram to meet their friends, the passenger followed them until he called over to 15-strong gang, who crowded round the two friends and began attacking them.
Mr Manseau was knocked unconscious and suffered numerous head injuries in the attack.
While Mr Heaton, a customer service adviser, was punched in the back of the head but managed to escape to a nearby shop to call for help.
Mr Manseau, a retail assistant from Bury, described how the attack had left him "shattered" and too upset to talk about his ordeal.
It has destroyed every bit of confidence I have. It will be a while before I go anywhere on my own. I don't know when I'll feel safe to go into Manchester again
He told Manchester Evening News: "It has destroyed every bit of confidence I have.
"It will be a while before I go anywhere on my own. I don't know when I'll feel safe to go into Manchester again.
"They split my forehead, my lip, broke my nose. My eyes are black and swollen. My ribs are painful, I can't move much. My face is going to be scarred for life. That has upset me."
Mr Manseau says he cannot remember anything from the moment the gang of 15 men approached him.
However his friend Mr Heaton from Radcliffe, told how he saw the group stamping on his friend while he was lying on the ground.
Mr Heaton said it was "completely shocking."
He said: "It was terrifying. They crowded round us and it probably only last a few seconds but it felt like a lifetime.
"It's completely shocking. Nowadays you think people are mostly accepting of people's sexuality, especially in a big city like Manchester. We did nothing to provoke it. We were just having a laugh and a sing on the tram.
"It was definitely homophobic. Throughout it all they were hurling abuse at us.
"I don't feel safe now. You feel like you can't be who you actually are when there are people like this walking the streets."
A passer-by phoned police, who attended the scene shortly after the incident, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The pair were forced to travel to the hospital by taxi when an ambulance had not arrived around 90 minutes after being called.
Manchester Police has confirmed they are investigating the incident.
The man on the tram is described as slim, white, in his early 20s, with very short hair and scruffy clothes.
He was with a woman who is described as slim, with long dark hair, also in her 20s.
Police said the group of men, who attacked the pair, were described as black or mixed race.
Anyone with information are urged to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.


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Timeless stories, like the best songs, are about more than just one thing. They are about what it means to be human, and because of this, they resonate.
A skilled storyteller (or lyricist) knows how to embed gems for us to mine out. That's the wonder of the reread, the unexpected treasures.
This weekend I am reminded of wisdom hidden in an unlikely place: The Hundred Acre Wood. A. A. Milne had much to say about life, but he allowed his imaginary friends to do the talking.
Here are some of my Poohish favorites:
"If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear."
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"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"
"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said.
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"You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes."
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"When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen."
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"It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?"
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"I do remember, and then when I try to remember, I forget."
See what I mean? Profound, powerful stuff. Perhaps I ought to hang out in The Hundred Acre Wood more often!
If you'd like to read more about the transformative power of fiction, check out S. D. Smith's excellent article 5 Reasons You Need Fiction.