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Helping singles build a solid relationship with Jesus Christ before they say, "I do".
God has a special plan for you as a single in the Lord. Our aim is to help you live it out every single day by reaching your full potential in Him. The Six33 Singles Ministry is taught by Leo Sanchez and his hopes is to encourage you in your walk with the Lord as you wait for your future spouse, or if you are living out the gift of singleness you've been called to.
We meet in the Kids Sanctuary every Friday for fellowship and snacks starting at 7:00 pm, then we jump right into worship and the Word starting at 7:30 pm. So come on out for fun, fellowship, a sweet time of worship, and receive the encouragement you need to remain pure in our impure world. We hope to see you there!
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One of the marvelous things about the internet is how it has upended the publishing status quo, brought all kinds of new writers to the fore, and brought all kinds of writing to the attention of people all over the world. This is as true for poetry as it is for any other kind of writing and literature, and there is a wealth of sites dedicated to poetry that we particularly like and visit frequently.
The Poetry Foundation publishes Poetry magazine, and is "an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience." The foundation was established in 2003 with a major gift from philanthropist Ruth Lilly; its predecessor organization was the Modern Poetry Association, founded in 1941. The Poetry Foundation is one of the largest literary foundations in the world. At its web site, you can find articles, resources, links, podcasts, news, poets and poems.
American Life in Poetry is managed by former poet Laureate Ted Kooser, and is focused on finding and publishing poems about all elements of American life and providing them to newspapers and online publications. It's sponsored by the Poetry Foundation and the Library of Congress, and a new poem is posted weekly.
Poet Brian Brodeur hosts the How a Poem Happens blog, where he regularly features a poem and an interview with the poet as to how it came to be written. There are currently more than 140 posts in the archive, and it's already a wealth of information and insight.
The Academy of American Poets has a wonderful web site at Poets.org. It had regularly changing feature articles, a large archive of pomes and poets, and features like Poem-A-Day that you can subscribe to by email. It also published the American Poet magazine.
Poem Hunter is a search site for find poems, poets, lines from poems and a lot of other things. (Can't quite remember where than line came from? Poem Hunter can help you find it.)
A feature at Information Please provides a list of poet laureates of the United States and links to most of them.
A Poetry Feed is a blog of poetry recordings managed by Karsten Piper, who teaches college writing and literature classes. Poems can be submitted for Pipe to record and post on the site.
If you have favorite poetry sites you'd like to share, please leave the links in the comment section.
And don't forget the giveaway we have for Neruda's Memoirs: Poems by Maurren Doallas. Just leave a comment by April 20 and you name will be automatically added to the random drawing.
- Remembering and Honoring a Father: Laurence Fuller and "Modern Art" - September 29, 2020
- Taking a Scottish Road Trip with Jorge Luis Borges - September 22, 2020
- "30 Poems to Memorize (Before It's Too Late)" by David Kern - September 15, 2020

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Admittedly, I've been gone for a while. And I can't believe I forgot about one of my very favorite things about Kiev - the abundance of explosives that people have at the ready to blow off at any given moment. Mostly, this happens on Friday and Saturday nights, and I've heard it usually has something to do with someone's birthday. But I guess Christmas Eve is another time (ok, granted, it could be someone's birthday, too) for the ol' kaboom. This time, they were pretty close, and I even got a few photos from the warmth of my bedroom.
You can click on them to make them larger. I just has a sad thought - there are almost no flags around these parts anymore. A firework is nice, but a flag is forever…oh wait, that's a diamond. Nevermind.


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"The Lark Ascending", Vaughan Williams, from the album "Vaughan Williams: The Symphonies and Other Orchestral Works", Andrew Davis & BBC Symphony Orchestra, 2006
So, as usual, when I write something critical and judgemental I revisit and revise, with hindsight and a good coffee in hand, without removing the original post – the better to remind myself of the error of my ways.
25 years ago Benedict XVI (then Cardinal Ratzinger) wrote: "The idea of Europe has fallen into a strange twilight today…Boundaries appear once again in their immovable significance; the antithetical character of nationalism could become stronger than the European fellowship that has scarcely begun to grow. It must be demonstrated anew whether Europe is only an idea or a real power for reconciliation. (Europe – Hopes and Dangers, 1990)"
As I re-read my last BREXIT post and revisit the other blog posts which gave rise to mine, I hear myself playing exactly the same tune as those I criticize. I have to remind myself of the truth of "The recognition that most human decisions are not wrong but different."
Looking at the same events and coming to different conclusions is as old as humanity and while is is reasonable to have different conclusions it is not reasonable to impute unknown and unimaginable motives and intent to the observed actions and reactions. It is that place where imputing starts that evil leaks in and poisons the well.
This is indeed not the end. We are not even close to the end. But just maybe we are seeing the first signs of the beginning of the end of just another chapter in this very long, and often sad, story.
David Warren makes an interesting reference to the "Secret Government" here. Maybe we are seeing just a first little wobble in the wheels of this here-to-fore unstoppable moral meat grinder called "modern western civilization".
The media argument for reversing BREXIT appears to be that the unwashed masses outside of Greater London have shot themselves in the foot economically based on some racist, atavistic fears of immigrants and cultural globalization. Wouldn't that be the same folks outside every modern conurbation the world over – that would be us, eh?
Yes, the politicians, minions, journalists, academics, lobbyists and yes, big businessmen continue pushing their control agenda no matter what the people think or do. Yes, all the institutions which existed a week ago still exist and function. The sky has not fallen, the world has not ended.
It comes as something of a surprise to some that people do actually think. We are not all the complete dunderheads that the Brights assume us to be. Muddled, perhaps. Unwashed, maybe. Controlled – in your dreams. That is perhaps why they fear us, this lack of control and predictability lends wings to their imaginings.
Soon, they say, the masses will all be crying for a second referendum in order to get back on the EU's purported economic gravy train. Thus, spake the Financial Times' numerous globalist scolds and natterers, professing that their depression about the BREXIT vote has already given way to a worldly vision of relief.
But wait! There may come a day when the common man does in fact exhibit such fickle perfidy as waffling, "But it is not this day!" This day, waffling and egregious misuse of statistics are still the domain of the "Official" sources and Brights. Remember, these are the same "Hockey Stick" researchers, academics, international financial apparatchiks, and economic pundits who have been unable to get it right since we invented moveable type.
We, the people, are not smart enough to misuse and abuse statistics in aid of our not so secret agenda. We just yell and shout and vote, and sometimes unpredictably because the observers are so accustomed to the yelling and shouting that they believe that is all there is.
Why is this so …
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI predicted the collapse of the European Union. Through his books, articles, and quite a few sermons, he delivered a general syllogism:
I. Any unity rooted in mere economic interest is a precarious one.
II. The EU is a fundamentally monetary union (without the roots required to sustain genuine human community).
III. The EU is precarious.
As the world reels and celebrates over the grand British departure from the European Union, a moment of reflection on this enduring warning seems in order. Many years, nay even many generations ago, when all published manuscripts were painstakingly hand copied, there was time to reflect and reconsider, sometimes for generations before one released one's thoughts to the world. Now the inane babble of the last coffee break or provocation makes it into the electronic ether and even the world headlines in the next hour. Now everybody take a deep breath …
So, we observe that in a variety of imperfect but thoroughly human ways, BREXIT promotes liberty, community, democracy and the rule of law. In short, the good guys won in spite of the wailing and gnashing of teeth among the young bright progressives who write and read and watch the current crop of supercilious rags like the"The Economist", "Foreign Affairs", the BBC and the CBC.
Pick your choice of articles or programs, they are pretty much all of a kind, the pseudo-intellectual solipsism of the ivory tower elite of British Progressives and the talking sock puppets of the media. The Economist, never shy about blowing their own, is right up front about their opinion: "The Economist offers authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science, technology and the connections between them". Gee, that just about covers everything. I guess we don't need anything or anyone else, do we? I wonder when they will run out of KoolAide?
There are reasons why the "leading" economists have always been wrong in their predictions. One has only to read articles currently getting front page coverage in all the usual left lib media, for examples of their mindset. It makes little sense to look to the past, for the reasoning of "wrong" changes with the winds of fashion. It is a necessary corollary of solipsism that one is "out of touch" with reality on the ground, the reality that is required to enable avoidance of "magical thinking".
They, the economists and financial experts, the politicians, are still always wrong, but wrong for different reasons than in the past (never make the same mistake twice?). Their methodology, however, is still the same old, same old, as the pandering agents of N.I.C.E. in the name of "for their own good" feed the crooked timber of mankind through the practically perfect whining blades of their progressive, academic, intellectual sawmills.
So please be informed, that "We the rubes, we the "little people", the "short people", here in fly over country are fed up and are not going to take it anymore". In voting to flee the domineering EU superstate domiciled in Brussels, the British people fired a shot across the bows of the Brights.
The British Common Man saw right through and properly dismissed the financial and political establishment's scary bedtime stories about the monsters and demons of economic costs. Would that our own people would see the light here in Albertastan… if only …
Again, from Benedict XVI, "… A union without genuine cultural unity, shared mission, and a rooted sense of value will not penetrate to the lowest levels of the community as a felt phenomenon of familial relation". Both the arguments for and against the British exit — focused as they were on the relative economic benefits of remaining or leaving the European Union — showed that whoever won, Europe had already lost. A unity of self-interested nation-states is about as stable as a family of self-interested brothers and sisters. Without an ethical and spiritual unity, it is only a question of time before a person, a community, or a nation asks, "And what is this communion doing for me?" …(Reflections on Europe, 2001)
Anyway, here are a few choice reasons why the UK is better off Brexiting:
Average folks took on the commanding heights of politics, business, journalism and academia and triumphed.
Told to choose between economic bounty and self-governance, a majority of Britons chose the latter.
Those governed decided that they should make fundamental decisions about who would rule over them. The Eurocrats lost, "quel domage!"
The rule of law will be respected—or at least not flagrantly flouted.
Those in charge always want more—more money to distribute, publicity to satisfy, rules to enforce and power to wield. For the first time in a long time, the Eurocrats lost.
Democracy triumphed over bureaucratic inertia demonstrating that other EU members can throw off the cloak of, if not tyranny, then an all consuming bureaucratic obsession.
The recognition that most human decisions are not wrong but different, and need not be uniform across a continent, especially one made up of such diverse peoples.
England, which pays most of the bills, (last count 40 billion per year in taxes to the EU) ignored political blackmail from Scotland, which threatened to hold another independence referendum. (OH Puleez! WaaHHH!)
The Brits ignored silly scaremongering about how Europe and, indeed, Western civilization, would be threatened if the UK left the EU.
Schadenfreude is a terrible thing, but almost all of us glory in the misfortune of at least some others. The recriminations among the Remain camp in Britain are terrible to behold.
Sometimes the advocate of a lost cause triumphs. Nigel Farage has been campaigning against the EU forever, it seems, and the British people ended up taking his advice.
A bracing reminder that people want to believe that their views matter, that what they do actually makes a difference and those claiming to represent them actually listen.
The pleasure of disrupting a choreographed ending amid much crying and gnashing of teeth, a kind of "Hunger Games" writ large.
Could Brexit turn out to be a mistake? Yes. Unfortunately, we live in an uncertain world with imperfect knowledge. As an (in)famous American once said "it's what you don't know you don't know that bites you", or something like that.
We can only guess at the future. Both the UK and EU must handle separation with maturity unusual for politicians, especially those in Brussels. Europeans should apply the important lessons learned in changing EU policy and operations.
Now and for the foreseeable future, the Brits must unilaterally follow an outward economic and political policy. None of these will be easy and much could go wrong. However, Britain has been capably governing itself for hundreds if not thousands of years. In that light, Brexit appears likely to promote the right people and ends.
At its best, Britain's departure will revive the UK's most basic principles of self-governance and spur EU members to rethink the "European Project's" attempt to create a superstate by stealth. Those wouldn't be bad results for a measure that was never supposed to have much chance of passing.
From David Warren's blog:
The political and financial coroners do their forensics and dissections as we write. They pore over the demographics from the Brexit poll. They do acknowledge that their corpse has more than a couple of dimensions.
For instance: if you're quite English you voted Out. (I Say! Stop sending them money! And get on with fixing our own problems – we have been doing this just fine for a thousand years)
If you're a bit foreign, you voted In. (Just go home then, or make up your mind where you want to be, why don't ye?)
If urban, In; (try to imagine a city without a wide rural countryside to keep it alive – a classical case of "Magical Thinking" by bright young things who really don't even know what they don't know. On the other hand, a countryside without a ready market for its produce might find itself irreparably impoverished. We exist in a web of interdependence, we need each other.)
If rural, Out. (Oh Yea, I heard on the telly that a small nuke just took out London, Oh well must be hard for those poor folks, sigh – well, gotta feed the cows, be back in an hour. But what if there is no telly …? No electricity? No internet? No highways and no railways …?)
If young, you voted In; (of course, if you are young, you want to be "in". Being "out is the most terrifying state in the universe)
if old, you voted Out — (the more certainly the older you are).
Or if you're Scottish you voted In, to stick it to the English.
Or if Protestant in Northern Ireland you voted Out, to stick it to the Catholics.
Or if Welsh, you had more resentments than anyone can count, and so couldn't decide until voting day, when you voted Out to stick it to everyone.
Most of the older generations in Britain never wanted to be in the European Union in the first place. The British were dragged in by their politicians, because as we all know all politicians everywhere are fatally, attracted to anything big. For forty-three years they were compelled to stay, by the tremendous weight of "expert opinion." Ah yes, the "experts".
What the all knowing young (The "In" crowd) need now more than anything is a tremendous kick in the arse. What they need is the death of the tit and a good food shortage.
What they need is the obliteration of "social programs" and some real life and death crisis that is not scripted. Ha! BREXIT was really about regular folks voting everyone else off their island and a pox upon all foreign houses.
And if BREXIT can deliver all of that that, well and good. Does anyone actually believe that the "Illuminati" can carry this off? Anyone? Anyone? Can the "Knows Best" camp really achieve anything of lasting value while excluding the "Know Nothing" camp?
In a letter titled "Screwtape Proposes a Toast" published in "The Saturday Evening Post" in December 1959, C.S. Lewis writes:
" … We, in Hell, would welcome the disappearance of democracy in the strict sense of that word, the political arrangement so called. Like all forms of government, it often works to our advantage, but on the whole less often than other forms. And what we must realize is that "democracy" in the diabolical sense (I'm as good as you, Being Like Folks, Togetherness) is the fittest instrument we could possibly have for extirpating political democracies from the face of the earth. For "democracy" or the "democratic spirit" (diabolical sense) leads to a nation without great men, a nation mainly of subliterates, full of the cocksureness which flattery breeds on ignorance, and quick to snarl or whimper at the first sign of criticism. And that is what Hell wishes every democratic people to be. For when such a nation meets in conflict a nation where children have been made to work at school, where talent is placed in high posts, and where the ignorant mass are allowed no say at all in public affairs, only one result is possible. …"
True unity depends on common foundations of value, morality, mission, and creed. That is the real foundation of our culture and as it slowly disappears so does any semblance of unity, of "caring" for the "other". The edifice which rests upon that foundation will not survive the destruction of the foundation.
Aragorn: Stand your ground, stand your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes, the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come, when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends, and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves, and shattered shields when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! For all that you hold dear, on this good earth, I bid you stand, men of the west!


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Happy Global Running Day! A sort of made up holiday the first Wednesday in June to celebrate the love of running all over the world. I was not sure how to celebrate my passion for running today so I am totally copying my friend Wendy's idea for a Global Running Day Would You Rather Edition.
Would you rather…
Would you rather…run with no socks or no sport bra?
Well considering this mother runner is a 34DD, this is no brainer. I cannot even imagine how painful the no bra would be. Black eyes for sure!
Would you rather…Run a mile naked or in a snow suit?
Again, running naked would not be so comfortable for "the girls" so I am going to have to go snowsuit. Just hoping it's not during the summer.
Would you rather…run in the freezing cold or sweltering heat?
I used to be a summer loving runner but now not so much. The last few years I've had a really hard time running in the heat. I felt great this past winter even in the colder temps.
Would you rather…run on an empty stomach or full bladder?
Cannot even imagine running with a full bladder! I always feel like I have to pee anyway. I've done a few shorter runs on an empty stomach and it's not so bad.
Would you rather run uphill or into a headwind?
Hmmm not really sure I have a preference on this one.
Would you rather forget your deodorant or forget you bodyglide?
I forget the body glide all the time and it's not too bad. The only time I really need it is for a tri race. When I am wet from a swim, the bike shorts can be very uncomfortable without some body glide.
Would you rather…run as much as you wanted on a treadmill or once a week outside?
Hands down-once a week outside. I really struggle with treadmill runs. Plus, I would not have my MRTT mamas with me on the treadmill to chit chat with.
Would you rather run a beer mile or a color run?
I am so not a beer drinker and I would have a hard time actually having to drink all of that beer. We did a modified Beer Run last summer and it was lots of fun. Would you believe, I've never done a color run?
Would you rather…eat a slice of pizza mid race or a milkshake?
I tried to drink a milkshake during a Ragnar run a few years back. It did not end well at all!
I'd love to hear some of your answers to these questions. Hope wherever you are today, you are having a happy Global Running Day!
Linking up
Coach Debbie, Running on Happy, Crazy Running Girl


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NEW YORK — Lenders are being flooded with applications to refinance mortgages at a pace not seen since 2016, as US homeowners rush to take advantage of a recent drop in rates.
The Mortgage Bankers Association, a trade group, said its gauge of applications for refinancing home loans rose 0.4 percent last week from the week before, reaching its highest level since July 2016. It was the fourth straight increase.
The advance came as rates for 30-year mortgages backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac fell to 3.9 percent, the lowest since November 2016, according to the MBA. Amid growing fears of a possible slowdown in global economic growth, borrowing costs are broadly falling.
"A whole lot of people who bought homes in the last three years are checking very carefully to see whether they will save money by refinancing,'' said Jeff Tucker, an economist at the real estate data firm Zillow Group.
As of Aug. 8, some 10 million homeowners could cut their mortgage rates by at least 0.75 of a percentage point by refinancing, saving on average about $267 a month, according to analytics firm Black Knight. It's a far cry from last year, when rates were climbing and banks were cutting mortgage workers. In 2018, the MBA's index tracking refinancing applications fell to its lowest level in almost two decades.
Applications for mortgages to buy homes fell 4 percent last week, which helped bring overall mortgage application volume down 0.9 percent, according to the MBA. Overall volume has risen about 70 percent since the end of last year.
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Unless your mental game is utterly perfect, chances are short putts make your palms sweat. It goes against all logic, right–the short putt should be easy, the long putts should be the ones that give you stress. Just three feet to put the ball in the hole; why should that be so hard? However, something about the raised stakes of a short putt never fails to quicken the heart rate of amateurs and pros alike.
Worry less about how to make short putts
It is possible to conquer that natural anxiety and learn how to make short putts without worrying about the end result. You can do so with what's called the "putt and listen" drill. The key: keeping your body totally motionless throughout the swing, except for your arms. By taking your concern off of where the ball goes and placing it entirely on the mechanics of your swing, you limit your mind to only what you can control and neutralize the what-ifs.
Professional tips for how to make short putts
Golfers all have their secrets for success and preferences for how to make short putts. Whether it's an internal metronome or positive affirmations before stepping up to putt, it's largely up to each specific golfer.
If you find that you haven't yet discovered the method that works best for you, PGA Professional Joseph Hallett recommends you practice the "putt and listen" drill to hone your thinking and concentrate on what matters. The idea is very simple: putt several three- to five-foot putts in a row, only moving your arms and the club each time. Don't look up to see whether the ball went in, don't move your body in the direction of the hole; if it goes in, you'll hear it. That noise should give you the confidence on your next putt, and the ones after that.
Training your mind and your body on how to make short putts begins with remaining stable and developing a feel for the distance.


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On Wednesday October 31st, in line with the theme of ACTober, Eco-Action protested Penn State's dependency on fossil fuels outside of the HUB. They collected over 300 signatures from students, staff, and alumni in just a few hours, supporting a proposal to place an internal carbon tax. They helped to educate passerbys to create awareness of the plan. We were pleasantly surprised by the support and glad to answer the questions of those who were at first skeptical of the plan.
Eco Action plans to approach administration soon about putting this plan into action. We look forward to continue educating all community members about the importance of pricing and reducing our carbon emissions. You may add your signature here if you wish to sign our petition electronically.


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Is Scientology breaking the law?
Excerpted from http://www.scientology-lies.com/re.cgi?http://www.snafu.de/~tilman/mystory/kim03.txt . Please see that page for the full text.
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Having signed my 5 year contract, and full of enthusiasm to "save the planet", I went into Cape Town Org the following evening. G told me that my first step was the Purif. (Purification Rundown, an excersize, vitamin and sauna program designed to flush out drugs and radiation from the body). I was a bit skeptical about this - how did this address spiritual issues? G explained that spiritual progress was impeded by residue drugs and radiation. I bought it (in both senses of the word, it cost me R1500).
My ex left for Johannesburg for 3 weeks to complete a work project. Two nights later, after a medical check-up by a specifed doctor, I arrived to begin the Purif. I was given a vast quantity of vitamins, including niacin, and told to go jogging until I felt a prickly sensation. I did this, and then returned. G was waiting for me, and said : "Right. You are the new HAS."
"The WHAT?"
"HAS - Hubbard Area Secretary. Read this - it's a Hat write-up (job description) - while you're in the sauna. Spend at least 4 hours in the sauna , and come out when you're feeling good - take water and salt."
Somewhat overwhelmed, I trundled off to the sauna, and started reading my Hat write-up. I didn't understand a word of it. Jargon and terms everywhere. I started feeling panicky as a result. Five hours later, I still didn't "feel good", but gave up and went home .
The following night I returned, and continued the program. When in the sauna , I was still trying to make sense of the "Hat write-up" when I started feeling dizzy. I took water and salt. And then I passed out. I was told that I was in the sauna like that for an hour. I "came to" with a lot of shouting and someone hosing me down with water - I remember the panic on the faces of the staff. Clearly something had gone badly wrong. The next day, people at my place of employment remarked on how pale I was, and I felt shaky the whole day.
I returned to the Org that night and stated my reluctance to continue the program. Eventually, I agreed to continue on the understanding that they would check on me regularly to see that something like that did not occur again. I continued for another 5 nights, and nothing much happened. They attested me (a declaration, made on the e-meter that you have completed a Scn course or program), and asked me to write a success story. I didn't want to, but they said that I had to if I wanted to attest to completion, so I wrote down something about "feeling cleaned up", and that was the end of the Purif.
I am not a doctor, or a scientist, so I am not going to attempt a scientific study here - others have addressed this issue more adequately than I can. However, to my non-scientific mind, the whole credibility of the Purif rests on the premise that Niacin flushes out radiation and drugs.
Niacin is nicotinic acid - a vitamin of the B group, which is prepared SYNTHETICALLY in a process that includes the oxidation of nicotine. The toxic effect is the DILATION OF THE VEINS, and this leads to hot flushes - high dosages also lead to abdominal cramps, tiredness and skin blemishes.
Hubbard had this to say about niacin:
"Niacin's biochemical reaction is my own, private, personal discovery. In the middle of the 1950's I was doing work on radiation, and I worked out that it must be niacin that operated on radiation...Niacin runs out radiation. The outpoint in medical thinking has been that they thought Niacin itself turned on a flush. Niacin all by its lonesome does not turn on any flush. What it starts to do is immediately run out sunburn or radiation. "
- From HCOB 1978RB, reissued 31 July 1985, "The Purification Rundown replaces the sweat program."
Hubbard is asserting here that medical science is incorrect in thinking that niacin caused the skin to flush. He states, instead, that the flush is caused by niacin "running out", or getting rid of, sunburn or radiation. He offers no research to back this up. As Kim Baker points out, this is the whole basis of the Purification Rundown - an assertion contrary to medical research, made without any scientific basis, but asserted as if it had been properly researched.
No-where in this, or other bulletins does Hubbard explain exactly HOW he reached this conclusion - he tells us "he worked it out", but HOW? Where is the evidence and proof of this? I am willing to bet that if you gave someone niacin, who had NEVER been exposed to radiation, they would still turn on a flush, by the mere fact that their veins had been dilated. Also, the fact that something DID go wrong with my particular program, even though it was "off-policy" (not a correct application of Hubbard's policy) raises this question: how can amateurs be allowed to administer this program? Why are there no safety precautions? Who is to say that this program is "safe"? Hubbard, who was neither a doctor, a biochemist nor a scientist, is the sole author of this program. Apparently doctors scrutinised the program, and found it to be rigorous, but not harmful. But again, in the hands of unqualified personnel......
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Where once again AestheticsInMotion purchases something he wants, rather than something he needs. Like a headgasket. Or a timing belt. Or an alternator. Or an accessory belt. Or an oil pan. Or rollbar padding. Or radiator hoses. Or tires. Or a coolant temp sensor. Or an oil pressure sensor. Or a non-leaky master brake cylinder. Or a radiator overflow tank...
I swear I take good care of my car. I honestly have no idea how so many problems piled up so quickly. They snuck up on me. One day I was cruising along without a care in the world, the next day I was staring at the Christmas lights on my dash, wondering if buying a new car and swapping parts would be the smarter move. In fairness the salvage title Miata probably has about 340,000 miles at this point—speaking of which, the odometer stopped working—so a lot of what hasn't been replaced by me is either dead or dying.
As is often the case when confronted by a lot of choices for what I should do with my money, I decided to wait on everything and just keep saving up. The plan being to either tackle a lot of these things at once, or focus on whatever breaks first, hopefully with a fuller wallet.
What actually happened is I bought tools!
The good: USA made tools. I don't know the exact relationship, but I believe Williams tools are made by Snap-On... Whatever, they're nice, built to exacting tolerances and have a lifetime warranty. Standard and deep metric sockets from 6mm to 24mm means I've got everything I need, all in one box.
The bad: the 8" flexible extension was missing from my brand new, sealed box. Strange. Emailed the company I purchased through and based off of reviews I would imagine getting a replacement part sent out will be quick and painless. Shit happens I guess.
At least I'll have plenty of jobs to get properly acquainted with these new and exciting tools!


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Last week was Teacher Appreciation week, I'm behind giving this to the teacher and posting this ... lol. I really think my life has to have ups and downs to be life .. hehe. I head to Pinterest to find my source of inspiration.
Even if it's not Teacher Appreciate week these would be a nice thank you gift to your child's teacher. SUPER easy to make!
First one I saw on Pinterest was for the Coffee Lover.
What you Need:
- Gift Card for Starbucks (or who ever is your favorite)
- EMPTY CLEAN Coffee Cup (ask them they will give it to you free)
- Straw (Don't forget to grab one, I almost did)
- Tissue Paper (Brown & off White)
- Ribbon to tie your Gift Card on
Take the empty cup, crumple up the brown in the bottom of the cup (to look like Coffee) may take 2 sheets. Then crumple up the off white (for the cream). Make sure you do this around the straw and put the top on. I cut a whole in the giftcard holder and put the ribbon threw. Then tie a ribbon to the straw.
Then I saw this next one on Pinterest also and had to make it. Now the picture of Every Day Scrapbook was better, I have to work on this one but it gives you the idea.
What you need:
- Hard cup with lid and the hard plastic straw
- Pencils (the yellow #2 best, I bought some at dollar store & they were too LONG. I had to sharpen them and it just wasn't the same)
- Card stock for the note or I found these cute little Apple cut outs the I wrote on a white sticker and put it on it.
Take your clean plastic cup fill up with pencils. I found the cheap ones at Dollar store didn't fit nice I ended up having to sharpen and then they weren't even and nice looking (PLUS if you don't have a electric sharpener and it was a pain in the butt). Either on a piece of thick card stock write a note saying "We're Filled to the Brim that ____'s in your ___ grade class. You can cut a little whole on top and bottom and slide down the straw (to look like a flag off the straw).
Hope you make one for that special teacher. Just remember they are locked in a room with 20+ kids for a full day! Yup I thought that would make you think ... lol.


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The health and recreation departments of the 5 ARRT communities have reached out to us with COVID-19 advice:January 26, 2020: The ARRT non-profit has received a $2500 donation from DuPont Electronics & Imaging of Marlborough. The money will be used to support our 'Trail of Flowers' project that started in 2018. Specifically, there will be more plantings in the spring and fall of 2020 in Marlborough, Maynard and Acton.
The Assabet River Rail Trail remains open to users. All of the 13 (official) trail parking lots are open.
It's been observed that social distancing is mostly being very well followed. But please remember that unless needed, there is no significant reason for bare-handed touching of trail kiosks, railings, signs, benches and picnic tables.
In Marlborough, DuPont Electronics & Imaging staff volunteers will be planting the bulbs along the trail gardens.
May 17, 2019: The formal dedication of this season's Maynard bike share program was held at Mill & Main. There was a great turnout, with speakers from the Maynard Cultural Council, Maynard Selectmen, Zagster and ARRT. Rentals had started in April and have been popular.
January 1, 2019: In 2018 two different rail trails (ARRT and BFRT) opened in Acton. So the Acton Police department has written and printed a new bike safety brochure. This spring it will be placed on many of the trail kiosks and used at school safety classes. A copy can be seen here.
October 25, 2018: Acton-Maynard bike share ribbon cutting. 50+ people turned out at the Maple Street bike racks. Acton and Maynard have joined the Minutemen Bike Share Network. There are racks in West Acton, South Acton Station and Maynard. Sponsors include West Acton Villageworks, Duncan Donuts, Pro-Tech, Town of Acton and Maynard Mill&Main.
August 10, 2018: There was a great turnout for the ARRT Ribbon Cutting of the Acton & Maynard section! 90+ people joined local and state officials at the South Acton trail-head, just 100 feet from the South Acton MBTA Commuter station. More photos in the grand opening gallery.
January 20, 2018: More photos from 2017 added to the new Construction gallery.
The next ARRT meeting will be Thursday March 26, 2020 at the Acton Memorial Library. (March meeting has been postponed. New date will be announced.)The ARRT can accept donations and membership dues online. We are using the GuideStar-Network for Good system. More details and the payment link are here.
ARRT meetings are open to the public. Anyone interested in our activities are invited to attend. Meetings start at 7:00 PM and finish before 8:30. The complete ARRT calendar is here.
September 1, 2017: The City of Marlborough has teamed up with Cambridge-based Zagster, Inc., to offer a bike-share program to city residents, employees and visitors. The two-year pilot started with 30 bikes across five stations.
The Marlborough Zagster stations are located at the Assabet River Rail Trail (Sasseville Way), the Walker Building (downtown), Marlborough Hills Office Park, Embassy Suites Hotel (RT-20) and RK Centers (Home Depot). more details.
August 1, 2017: Ice House Landing, which is a town park on the ARRT in Maynard has dedicated a new boat dock. The rail trail actually has 4 places with access to the Assabet River, and its own map on the ARRT website.
February 8, 2017: The new Maynard ARRT bridge was installed today. The video is here.
October 8, 2016: The foundation for the new bridge in downtown Maynard is almost finished. Next up will be the entire bridge installed as one piece by a crane.


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CBD is a shortened form of cannabidoil. This is a chemical compound that found in cannabis that does not produce the same high that you would receive from cannabis containing THC. There are over 100 cannabinoids derived from the cannabis plant at CBD has some of the best uses for pain relief.
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Users are currently enjoying CBD oil for a wide range of medical issues including treating diabetes, cancer, eczema, psoriasis, chronic pain, acute pain and muscle pain.


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The Rhythm Section
The Rhythm Section
Action Stephanie Patrick is devastated by the deaths of her family in a plane crash, which should have also claimed her life. She numbs the guilt and grief with alcohol and anonymous sex. At her lowest ebb, Stephanie meets tenacious journalist Keith Proctor, who reveals the crash was caused by a bomb. Hungry for justice, Stephanie entreats former MI6 operative Iain Boyd to mould her into a lean, mean killing machine, capable of hunting the people responsible for the explosive device.
Directed by Reed Morano
Starring Sterling K Brown, Jude Law, Blake Lively, Daniel Mays, Max Casella
109 mins
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Hamish Crooks
I hope all is well with you all. Everything is back into full swing this month with ongoing home health services and Whanau ora family services in our communities.
We also see all our elderly Fia Ola customers refreshed and excited to start their programmes this month and we certainly notice this when our carpark is full every day and there are plenty of smiles coming through the door.
Our Everyday Leaders and Pacific Pathways programmes are also underway for our staff focusing on communication and workplace literacy courses which is always popular with our staff.
You will notice that we have also recruited a few more staff with Ravindra (Ravi) Singh as a new Resource Coordinator and Sisilia Tahavalu as an additional Whanau Ora Navigator, and we welcome Haikiu Baiabe our Metua Pakari Coordinator in Glen Innes to our team this year.
In addition, we have recruited another 10 Support Workers to ensure we have enough coverage in our homecare services. It is always challenging to ensure we have enough capacity with our workforce flows.
At the same time we also said goodbye a lovely worker in Faailoga Asola who was one of our Clinical/Field Coordinator who has made a big difference in the last 10 months. Loga leaves to pursue her career goal of becoming a midwife and was accepted into the DHB programme, but there is no doubt we will miss her and we wish her the very best.
The Board and I also attended a Whanau Ora Leadership Fono with up to 42 other Pacific providers from around New Zealand meeting here in Auckland.
The focus was on our Whanau Ora Family Services going forward and you may have heard about the recently release Whanau Ora Review through the media which in the main has been positive.
At Our Fono we all the leaders and providers gave both insights to what is working, where we might improve and where are the gaps. This was led by our commissioning agency Pasifika Futures.
It was a great opportunity to share some of our stories, in particular, the work of F'INE with Phylesha Brown-Acton for our Pasifika LGTBQI families and community. The Collaborate and collective challenge for us all was to provide a good base of Unity as well as allowing for the diversity of challenges in our own communities of interest to ensure we are being relevant and fit for purpose in our services to our families.
Yes, we have a lot of work to do ahead of us, always but it is important we also ensure we look after ourselves and look after each other as best we can to whomever that may be.
Take and much alofa your way.


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"Hello everyone! Hopefully, you made it through the Memorial Weekend with a smile. I have so much to tell you, so let me get started."


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Clay masks are all the rage at the moment. You can buy little sachets of goo to smear on acne, dull skin, oily skin or wrinkles! You can also buy the clay powders and make up your own masks with the ingredients in your kitchen!
Clays have been used as beauty products for thousands of years. Guess who was in on the beauty clay game? You guessed it, Cleopatra. She used clays from the Nile and the Arabian desert to pamper her skin and hair.
Cleo wasn't the first though. There is evidence that early humans mimicked animals and used clays to clean themselves, rid their bodies of parasites, treat wounds and ease digestive discomfort. Some of the earliest references to clay as a medicine can be found in Roman texts around 60 BC. Aristotle mentioned deliberate "eating of the earth" and Marco Polo observed Muslim pilgrims taking "pink earth" to treat fevers.
There are a variety of clays that you can buy to make your own masks and treatments. They all have different minerals, colours and textures. Some are good for oily skin, some are a little more gentle. You can add fruit and oils to them or just a teaspoon of water for a spot treatment. It's really up to you. So here are a few ideas.
Why is clay such a great health & beauty product?
- Removes toxins from the hair, skin and body
- Helps to regenerate tissues and skin
- Provides the skin with nourishing minerals
- Treats and prevents acne
- Removes dead skin cells, impurities and excess oil
- It softens blackheads to make extraction easier
- It evens out the skin tone by gently exfoliating and improving circulation
- Improves the appearance of scars, dark spots and blemishes
- Reduces wrinkles, fine lines and age spots
- Reduces inflammation and skin irritation due to eczema, psoriasis and rosacea
- Helps to absorb excess oiliness in hair
- Reduces the static in hair to reduce frizz
- Balances the skin's PH to preserve the acid mantle that protects our skin
- Mild bleaching properties and the ability to even our skin tone.
- Softens the skin and improves its texture
There are many kinds of clay that you can use on your skin and hair. First, a little more about Bentonite Clay.
Bentonite Clay:
Also known as Montmorillonite after the area in France where it is believed to have been discovered. The largest source of bentonite clay is from around Fort Benton Wyoming which is where the name Bentonite comes from.
Bentonite is mostly comprised of volcanic ash. It is a very fine clay that contains calcium, magnesium, silica, sodium, copper, iron and potassium.
There are two kinds of Bentonite clay:
Calcium Bentonite: Can be consumed to help mineralise the body.
Sodium Bentonite: Used for external detoxing as it can draw toxins out of the skin more effectively.
How does it work?
Bentonite clay is negatively charged. When it comes into contact with water or fluids its composition changes and becomes more porous and absorbent. Toxins, bacteria, heavy metals and impurities are usually positively charged. Bentonite attracts these positively charged materials and absorbs them. They can then be washed away or expelled from the body.
How to use it:
- Heal skin conditions like dermatitis & eczema or small wounds: Combined with water and applied directly to the skin it will attract and absorb toxins and bacteria on the skin surface and from the pores. Its anti-inflammatory properties will relieve swelling and discomfort. By removing bacteria and keeping wounds clean it will help the skin to heal more quickly.
- Bath Soak: Add a 1/2 a cup of clay to your bath water and soak for up to 30 minutes to help heal dermatitis or small wounds. You can also use more clay in the bath to gently scrub the skin.
- Quick Mask: Mix a tablespoon of clay with a tablespoon of water or rose water to make a paste. Apply to your skin, avoiding the eye area. Leave on for 20 minutes and rinse with lukewarm water.
- Gentle Exfoliator: Mix a tablespoon of clay with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar or green tea. Add a drop of tea tree oil to prevent spots. Apply the mixture in gentle circular motions. Leave the mixture on your skin for 5 minutes and rinse with warm water. Skincare: The silica in Bentonite clay softens the skin by strengthening the connective tissues in the skin which improves elasticity. Its anti-inflammatory properties will help to heal and prevent scarring due to acne.
- Digestion: Bentonite clay helps to keep the digestive system healthy by absorbing and removing toxins, chemicals, bacteria and heavy metals. It also helps to prevent toxins from leaking into the body through a compromised gut wall by keeping it healthy. It is helpful in treating constipation, IBS and vomiting. It can be added to a smoothie or simply drunk with water. Just add half a teaspoon to a large glass of water.
- Hair Care: Bentonite clay will absorb excess oil and reduce the inflammation due to dandruff or other skin conditions.
- Oily Hair: Make a paste with Bentonite clay and water. Apply it to the scalp and leave to absorb for ten minutes. Rinse away in the shower.
- Frizzy Hair: Add 1/4 cup of Bentonite clay to a litre of water. Use it to rinse your hair after washing it. Then apply your conditioner and rinse with clean water.
Next up, Rose clay! Stay tuned!
Happy Masking!
Lots of love!


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He poured time into a bitch... The boy spat at the stone concrete. Carrying a sinister glint in his eyes. He neared Stephan Mabuz's shop. Sweat dripping like a moist towlet off his boyish face.
The last time he was working for this nut, he almost went batty. Not that he hadn't just that he kept the facade on that it took more than what the doctor could cook up to dismantle his head. Strategist was a genius too after all. Sure he was no mad scientist; never had been. But he was a prestigious youth, a master of games. Grandmasters don't lose in chess, without planning it. This was almost true for Erebus. Had he ever lost before Maarschalk Raion he might've considered himself such. Then again at least he was able to grow. To reach higher pedigrees. That's what meant the most. Effort beats Talent.
Wasn't that how his grandfather use to explain it? The Dark Adventurer stopped in his tracks. He reminisced there for a second, not usual for him. People who are in their emotions-- they dwelled in feelings. It's what made them psychos. "Pitiful." He decided; even if agitation was the signifier. The boy pushed open the door and let it close behind himself. Mabuz, still in that chair, greeted him. The two exchanged stares before Mabuz lifted up and prepared to led him back into that basement. "Strategist, good to see you. The pleasure is always mine." Eagerness. Erebus noted it down immediately. "White Claudia again I take it?" Anger, The Doc always liked that about the Lycan. his... 'Aggression'.
The two walked down to the chamber in which Irony had been taped down to her last time here with him. "Indeed. It modified after much of my work. I'd like to test it on someone with more endurance. Someone like, say, you?" Erebus fell silent. He didn't even really care if it hurt. If it meant money, then so be it. Mabuz halted, turning around fast. "Don't worry, no chair needed my friend. I trust you can take the pain." A syringe flew from his sleeve into his open hand. Strategist was startled by the speed of it. His teeth sharpening within his mouth.
Hesitant but resilient to fear, Erebus pulled up his hoodie sleeve himself, holding his arm out. He retained eyes which struck through the man's soul. Underneath the bad boy shell, an insane man, it was pick or choose. As quiet and calculative as he was now-- it was still less as dangerous as his other self. The one with bars. Did Mabuz know that? The doctor chuckled, grabbing the freehand. He placed the syringe in it before going back upstairs. "I'm not so foolish as to leave myself in the room with a Lycan while he's being tortured. Surely now, mercenary, you know that." Heh... Mabuz was right, Erebus was about to go ape in here. It was a concise move, to leave him alone. The door closed, a lock noise was heard.
Erebus stood there staring at the syringe. He inhaled, closed his eyes... Puncture! The drug was in his system. His eyes shot open. The world tilted before him, the room grew and shrunk horizontally as the walls and ground turned to rusty metal. Blood spillin off his entire body. A blink, now he was in some kind of corridor. Far different from the original in which he was locked in. The room littered with many doors on the sides, though a single stairway at the far end with light in it.
His head moved to the first door. He stepped inside, it was his old home. Though the walls were dim crimson color. He could hear moans, and sexual clapping as if body were ramming body. In the living room there he saw Celeste, on top of another man. Anger overtook him but he couldn't step forward. He ran through the house to his bedroom. Victor was there, with his sisters. Holding them to his... What kind of nightmare was this?! He exited the way he came in, fraid to check anymore bedrooms of that house. For fear he might find even more fucked up scenarios.
The next room in that corridor took him to his initiation, Crowley and Icarus... Only they were trying to kill him. He had never feared them. Was it subconscious? Maybe he was actually weary of the guildmaster. It was justifiable. The third room was simply his mother, though she was crucified, a single robed finger lit her on fire. The figure pulled his hood down. There, standing before the woman whom was burning alive. Was Erebus Cassiel. Laughing.
Sweat broke out over him. He wanted this to end. It was terrifying. Not because of what he did, but because of whom it was. The darkness had crept into his soul. He was the monster. The madman. In all of his dreams. the realization had set in. A deep growl and clicking noise started small. Oh no... He wasn't the only monster here. He got out of the room only to find himself now officially freaked. Erebus leapt for the stairway. Afraid for what was running out to him.
He fell back to reality. he was cowering like a child in a corner. Mabuz opened the door. Everything was explained to him in detail. He was rewarded... But this was not forgotten. His outer shell, was breaking... Whatever lied beneath was getting closer to control each and everyday. The only difference was that it was accelerated thanks to this event. The fear was unbearable.


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Question: "What if my credit is not so good & what are you looking for in a tenant or renter?"
We do not look at the credit scores too hard in general…, as long as the applicant is not a Credit Bandit… someone who just never pays any bills. Low scores and a few explainable collections are not an issue normally. As a Property Management Company we represent different owners and so we have tailored our criteria in 5's.
The 5 things we are looking to avoid…;
- Recent Evictions.
- Serious criminal history.
- Sex offenders class A&B.
- People who cannot even pay 1st-month rent & deposit.
- People who do not keep their past or current rental clean inside and out.
The 5 things we like to see up front;
- A job, or good verifiable source of income.
- Non-smokers in most cases.
- No pets in most but not all cases.
- Two sources of income in a household, not required but nice to see as it adds to the dependability of rents being paid on time.
The 5 things some owners do and some do not allow;
- Section-8 or Welfare.
- Poor credit.
- dogs and/or cats.
- Payments on the deposit to help tenant relocate easier.
- Smokers.
The 5 most common causes of an Eviction;
- Nonpayment of rent.
- Suspicion of drug activity.
- Failure to keep the rental clean or at least presentable.
- Causing a continued disturbance or nuisance.
- Allowing people to move in who are not on the lease, causing an overburdened use of the dwelling in terms of wear & tear.
The 5 things we like to see from tenants over time;
- Rent paid on time (sound familiar?).
- Keeping their place clean, inside and out (more important than people think).
- No complaints from neighbors or police.
- Happiness with the rental in general.
- Good neighbor activities, such as part of a neighborhood watch or looking out for the welfare of neighbors by calling in suspicious activities.
In general, do not worry too much about your credit.
In short, do you have Evictions in your history? Are you or anyone living with you a convicted felon? Will you have the ability to pay?
Question: "Why are Landlords sometimes SO Tough and hard on tenants, can I just talk with the owner of my rental home?"
Question: "What if my credit
As a Landlord for over 340 homes and apartments, normally I encourage owners to not be involved with tenants, nor have any kind of contact, because when we act as a professional Landlord…, at times we have to be a bit harsh and tough. At these times the tenant will always reach out to the owner for consideration, help or mercy if they have the owners' contact information, in an effort to circumvent our authority. Owners hire us oftentimes to do what is so hard for them to do…, and that is BE Tough. –
– The reason is mainly that many owners have a hard time demanding rent, which can be harsh. More importantly, Owners have a Mortgage to pay and if they are late the Bank or Lien Holder REALLY does not care. It can easily affect the owners' credit and lead to Foreclosure.., sad to say. So, in the end, we must do what we are hired to do and that protects our owners…., while also helping tenants if and when we can within the limits of RCW Law codes.
One way we help tenants is to give them a list of organizations who, depending on circumstances, will often either pay or help pay rent for tenants in distress. Another way is for us to approach owners with requests for modification of rent for a month or other terms to help tenants in need, or give free counseling for those tenants who need it ….and are willing to hear and apply what we teach. We love our tenants and owners both…., but we have a Fiduciary Duty to owners.
We are tenant advocates online at allexperts.com
Kind regards,
Contact me with questions, I will give you answers. See Contact us link at left.
I hope this has helped.
Kind regards,
-Don Leske II / Landlord & Licensed Property Manager


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Didnt see the first one, but this one is definitely cool! Its going to my favorites.
1280x960 Wallpaper
Artist Comment
Ok, I made lots of changes on this to just update the last one [if it is that serious a violation, please delete it ^^ ]
Spent another 3-4 hours on this. Kept the textures but I changed some brushes and had a really hard time working with the colours [I'm not good at using colours yet >.<]
Anywayz, hope you like it :)
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Haohmaru77 Mar 29, 2006
MbIWKA Mar 29, 2006
I LOVE Kenshin!
Chloe Retired Moderator Mar 30, 2006
Really cool!
I love the bg and the colors fit perfectly. The textures are a nice addition, though maybe it's too much in the top left corner. The font is also really nice.
Excellent job!
lthnadml Mar 31, 2006
Veeery cool! I like it very much, the backgrounf is lovely and has beautiful colors . . . i like the sky and the sunset and the birds looks very nice . . . i think it is a very good work!
Thank you very much for sharing it! XD XD XD
adapt Apr 03, 2006
Nice wallpaper. Brings back alot of memories :D
GokuB Apr 04, 2006
u have some really cool wps.
ahtan Apr 04, 2006
nice wa||ie..he seem more lika a roruni...nice work...realli love it...keep it up
Afthartos Apr 07, 2006
Even Greater than the last one!The effects u added just Rule!Great Job!Keep it up!
darkhero May 03, 2006
Cool wallpaper of kenshin man. I will add it to my favorites right now.
emac7 May 17, 2006
Wow oh my gosh, this is the kind of stuff that keeps me coming back to this website. I love when the wallpaper is done so well it just looks like a painting. Excellent job. The colors, the landscape bg, the image of kenshin it all works great together. :D :D
turkey90 Sep 30, 2006
everything blends perfectly...great job!
Damyus Oct 25, 2006
I share the comment of turkey. Good work, continue!
yuzufaith Oct 26, 2006
wowow, awesome, simply marvelous
afflatus Dec 14, 2009
so peaceful! I like this one!
chente555 Feb 24, 2010
wow! very nice wallpaper.
dgray-chik846 May 11, 2010
awesome pic of Kenshin :DD
rlmpg Jun 21, 2010
Thanks for share this wallpaper.
AnRi7 Nov 04, 2010
A really nice wallpaper! Thx for uploading this! ^^
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These days, if you want to be one of the best in your class, you really have to go all out in value, and the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe, while impressive, comes up short against the 2014 Honda CR-V. Available now at a West Michigan Honda Dealer near you, the new CR-V is practically a definitive example of a crossover, putting the Hyundai in a pretty dangerous place as far as competition is concerned.
Let's see how these stack up and which of the two offers a better value.
Choosing Honda or Hyundai…
One of the most remarkable things about the CR-V is its fuel economy. The 2014 CR-V 2WD LX gets an EPA-estimated 31 highway mpg,* which is pretty impressive in and of itself. When you compare it to what the Santa Fe has to offer—a much lower 25 highway mpg—we think you'll agree with us that as far as fuel economy is concerned, the CR-V tops the Santa Fe.
There's more than an efficient engine under the hood of the Honda though. Honda also gives drivers incredible standard features options at even the basic LX trim level of the CR-V, including:
- Bluetooth HandsFreeLink for phone and audio connectivity
- SMS text messaging and Pandora internet radio compatibility
- Honda's i-MID infotainment system with touchscreen interface
- Built-in rearview camera system
- Steering wheel-mounted controls
Don't get us wrong, Hyundai does offer some comparable features (the i-MID is a Honda exclusive though), but to get them all on par with the CR-V, you'd have to upgrade the Santa Fe.
Test Drive a Honda Today
We can talk all day about the advantages a vehicle like the 2014 Honda CR-V has over competing models like the Hyundai Santa Fe, but in the end, you're going to need to see it for yourself. And the best view is from the driver's seat.
Visit a West Michigan Honda Dealer today and take a CR-V for a test drive to see if it's up your alley. We think you'll like it.
*Based on 2014 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your mileage will vary depending on driving conditions, how you drive and maintain your vehicle, battery-pack age/condition (for hybrids), and other factors.
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Syrian, Iraqi Forces Link Up Across Border
Syrian troops and allied militias met up with Iraqi forces for the first time in years at a border crossing on their shared frontier Sunday, the Associated Press reported, citing pro-government media and an independent monitor.
Iraqi and Syrian forces met at a crossing point northeast of Tanf, a strategic Syrian border crossing with Iraq on the Baghdad-Damascus highway, where U.S. troops and Syrian opposition fighters are based, a Syrian general told the pro-government al-Ikhbariya TV channel. According to the unnamed general, the new meeting point is roughly 12 miles (20km) from al-Mayadeen, a city held by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in eastern Syria.
The development comes one day after Iraqi forces dislodged ISIS militants from the al-Waleed border crossing point with Syria, located near the Tanf base. The United Kingdom-based monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the Iraqi forces had moved northeast of al-Waleed, meeting up with pro-Syrian troops for the first time since 2015.
Rami Abdulrahman, the head of SOHR, told the Associated Press that the link between Iraqi and Syrian forces will enable Iraqi fighters, including pro-Iran militias, to move inside Syria, joining the Syrian government's campaign against ISIS in eastern Syria.
Sunday's development comes just over a week after Syrian troops and allied forces reached the Iraqi border in southeastern Syria and nearly three weeks after Iraq's paramilitary forces reached the Syrian border in northeastern Iraq.
U.S. Downs Syrian Warplane
A U.S. fighter jet downed a Syrian army warplane in the southern Raqqa countryside on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing pro-government media and U.S. central command.
Sunday's attack marks the first time the U.S. has shot down a Syrian warplane since the start of the conflict in 2011.
A statement issued by U.S. Central Command said the plane was downed "in collective self-defense of Coalition-partnered forces."
According to the statement, the Syrian jet had dropped bombs near positions of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in the town of Tabqa, before it was immediately shot down.
A Syrian army statement released on Syrian state television said that the Syrian warplane was allegedly flying a mission against ISIS before it crashed.
Sunday's incident marks the latest escalation in tension between the two countries. Ten days ago, U.S. coalition forces downed a pro-government drone in the southeastern town of Tanf. U.S. warplanes have also carried out several strikes against pro-government forces over the past few weeks.
Iran Targets ISIS in Eastern Syria
Tehran has fired several missiles targeting the so-called Islamic State in Syria, in retaliation for a twin attack on the Iranian capital earlier this month, Al Jazeera reported Sunday.
Medium-range missiles fired from the western Iranian provinces of Kermanshah and Kurdestan targeted an ISIS command base in Deir Ezzor, killing several militants and destroying weapons and equipment, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said in a statement Sunday.
The strike came roughly two weeks after ISIS claimed responsibility for the June 7 attacks on Iran's parliament and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran that left 17 people dead.
Tehran has provided advisers, fighters, volunteers, militias, weapons and money to pro-government forces in Syria but it has never targeted the country with this kind of strike in the past.
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- The New York Times: Why Is the U.S. Killing so Many Civilians in Syria and Iraq?
- The Guardian: 'The War After Isis': Has Trump Opened the Door to Conflict With Iran?
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David Finoli discusses his new book, "Pittsburgh's Greatest Teams," with co-host Al Blumkin.
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Maria Hill, an active member of S.H.I.E.L.D., is a playable character in LEGO Marvel Superheroes and LEGO Marvel's Avengers who works alongside Agent Coulson and Nick Fury.
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Maria Hill is never played with in story mode however she does brief the player with the parameters of the mission at hand.
- Maria Hill can use basic melee attacks such as punches and kicks.
- Maria Hill can use pistols as a ranged attack.
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Maria Hill's character token can be found in the deck of the Cinema.
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Tee Pony Is Into . . . Jamiroquai
When you work in shops you listen to a lot of music.
Most of it gets old pretty quickly but somehow Jamiroquai never do.
Every single one of their albums is solid. Every single one.
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Super Food Lupini Beans - Cheeky Chilli (5x38g)
Super Food Lupini Beans - Cheeky Chilli (5x38g)
About This Product
No more unhealthy snacks and empty energy fixes. Get some super-charged beanopini goodness in your life.
If you like your snack with a little extra kick, our zingy Cheeky Chilli beanopini are for you. Combining the lupini beans with sweet red paprika gives their indulgent natural flavour a pleasant, spicy tingle with a slightly reddish colour to match. Think of these as the grown-ups' beanopini – perfect in the evening with an ice-cool drink.
Benefits & Nutrition
• Naturally nutritious, easy, on-the-go snacking.
• Indulgent savoury taste with low fat, low carb and virtually no sugar.
• Packed with more protein and fibre per calorie than most other plant based sources!
• A whopping 1g of protein and 1g of dietary fibre for every 9 calories.
• Packed with essential minerals and macronutrients.
• Slow release energy to feel 'full of beans' for longer.
• Gently cooked and pickled for bite, juiciness and flavour.
• Totally natural. No preservatives. No addditives.
• Low GI = 'full of beans' for longer.
• Sustainable Australian crop. Good for body and planet.
• Naturally gluten free.
• No stodgy starch!
• The ultimate superfood snack.
At 34 calories and only 1g fat per 38 gram serving, beanopini carries 80% fewer calories and 85% less fat than other popular nut mixes and "healthy" chip snacks.
What's Inside:
Just pickled lupini beans infused with spicy red paprika, a sprinkle of sea salt and lemon juice – and absolutely nothing else!
How do lupini beans compare to other plant based foods?
• 3 x more Protein than Quinoa.
• 70% more Dietary Fibre than Oats.
• 3 x more Potassium than Bananas.
• 3 x more Iron than Kale.
• 8 x more Folate (DFE) than Almonds.
• 9 x more Zinc than Spinach.
Comparison data: USDA, National Nutrition Database for Standard Reference, Release 28 (2016)
How To Eat It:
The truth is, there's no right or wrong way to enjoy your beanopini, only your favourite way. We've kept the beans' fibre-rich shell intact for maximum nutritional benefits but if you'd prefer to pop it off for a softer bite, be our guest.
1. Shell nibbler.
• Eat the entire thing straight from the pack and enjoy lupini goodness in all its glory. No waste, no fuss!
2. Big squeeze.
• Simply press the knobbly part at the back of the shell between your fingers to release the soft bean within.
3. Hands-free.
• Pop the bean in your mouth whole. Gently press it between your back teeth to release the inside. Then say 'so long' to the shell.
Nutrition Information
|Servings Per Package: 5
|Serving Size: 38g
|Average Quantity
|Per serve
|Per 100g
|142.5kj (34Cal)
|375kj (90Cal)
|Saturated Fat
|Total Carbohydrate
|Dietary Fibre
Lupini Beans, Water, White Vinegar, Sea Salt, Lemon Juice, Paprika.
About This Brand
All our lupini beans are Australian grown, a highly sustainable crop that supports the environment by "fixing" nitrogen to soils and improves soil fertility. This is good for the body and the planet. Once harvested the beans are then gently soaked and rinsed in water for several days to remove the bitterness that naturally protects them from pests. Next they're lightly pickled and combined with natural herbs and spices for incredible flavour. Straight from the pickling barrel, they're then vacuum packed for freshness and – finally! – good to go.
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Country Threads Goes to Charm School was the first book I took from the box. We have used several patterns in the past from Country Threads so I knew that anything they had their name on would be a winner. I was right!
There are 19 projects in this book, all of which use 5″ squares that could come from a charm pack or from your stash. Most of the projects are small enough that you could complete them in a weekend if you already have the squares on hand. Of course you will need extra fabric for borders, sashing, and binding. Or, think about a scrappy binding…I think those almost always look good and would definitly fit well on many of these little quilts. Go to www.martingale-pub.com, click on the book cover, and scroll through the gallery to see the projects inside the book.
The second book out of the box was The Rose of Sharon Block Book, an applique fanatics dream. The book came about as a result of an EQ6 challenge held in 2009 to make blocks using only three given shapes in limited sizes. There are five different countries represented in the 12 blocks that were chosen by Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson as the winning blocks. If you have EQ6 you can download the Rose of Sharon project files by visiting www.electricquilt.com. Plus, there are 71 other blocks for you to drool over as well.
If you have the AccuQuilt GO! machine you can use their new Rose of Sharon die to cut many of the pieces used in the blocks. If you do not have a GO! machine then stop by the shop and we'll fix you right up.


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Alleged shooter, victim identified in Dickinson car dealership incident
Dickinson police are investigating a workplace shooting in which an employee allegedly shot his manager at Gay Family Auto on Friday, police said in a Facebook post.
The shooting occurred at about 11:05 a.m. on Jan. 12 in the service center of the dealership, 3033 Gulf Freeway, police said.
The shooter was identified as Joshua Allen Lee, 29, of Friendswood. Lee was allegedly upset over the number of hours assigned to him at work by Michael Pavlas, 38, Lee's manager.
Lee allegedly went into Pavlas' office on Friday and shot him several times.
"Mr. Pavlas received numerous gunshot wounds, none are expected to be life-threatening," police said.
The suspect then allegedly fled the scene. Dickinson police broadcast a suspect and vehicle description, and League City attempted to stop Lee, who was headed north on Interstate 45.
Police said Lee led League City and Webster police officers on a 3-mile pursuit that ended near Lee's Friendswood home.
Officers used a Taser to apprehend Lee, who had allegedly had a Ruger .357 revolver on his person.
The suspect is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is being held in the Dickinson City Jail with bond set at $80,000. An additional charge of felony evading arrest is expected from the League City Police Department.
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CORE will provide another round of CO Knowledge Exchange Workshops in February at two new locations:
- Philadelphia, PA – Wednesday, February 20th
- Raleigh-Durham, NC – Friday, February 22nd
In 2018, CORE delivered seven of these workshops in six cities, reaching 216 resettlement staff members from 18 states, and 79 resettlement offices. The workshops provide domestic resettlement staff engaged in CO with the opportunity to exchange knowledge with colleagues from other resettlement offices and CORE staff. Workshop sessions also explore common challenges, examine how to apply helpful teaching techniques, introduce new digital resources, and more. Sites were selected in coordination with PRM targeting locations where staff from multiple agencies and resettlement offices in the same region could attend.