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This is the bag, which is beautiful, and everything inside of it.
2 patterns: a shawl one and a sock one
and instructions for spinning!
My hand dyed yarn!
I love love love these colors.
Fluff and a spindle, for me too learn to spin
I'll be honest and admit I look at this and see something that Rocky would like to shred and throw all over the room and a stick. It's odd to me that it will (with luck) turn in to yarn. I'm very excited to teach myself though...
A little yellow bag with my other goodies
a note from chrysta, a shawl stick (love this, and needed one), a bracelet, stitch markers... and of course some of my favorite needles!


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This condominium is located in BIRMINGHAM, AL, and has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The condominium is on 101.17㎡ of land. This condominium features Fire Place, Attic, Sprinkler System along with Porch, Pool.
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- Year Built2018
- Rooms 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 living room
- Address164 CORNERSTONE CT, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35022
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@@img1MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ardea Beverage Company, creators of Nutrisoda®, launched the Good to Go promotional partnership with Giant Bicycle, the world's largest bicycle company, to elevate the importance of living healthier lifestyles. As part of the promotion, thousands of Giant cycling products, will be given away online and at hundreds of retail locations across the country to consumers. Thousands of Americans have a chance to get involved in the sport of cycling and enjoy all eight Nutrient-enhanced Nutrisodas that offer a crisp effervescent taste along with leading edge vitamins and minerals.
In their quest to look and feel their best, today's consumers want to get on the road to a lifetime of wellness and Nutrisoda, the Good Soda, is ready to help with its Good to Go promotion. The promotion creates opportunities to win ten Giant OCR Alliance 1 performance road bicycles, valued at $1,500 each, as Grand Prize Giveaways in the national on pack promotion, 100 Giant helmets awarded for first prize winners, and 1,000 Nutrisoda-Giant water bottles for second prize winners. On-air radio contests in select markets will give away 33 Giant FCR 1 fitness bicycles valued at $900 each. Additionally, Nutrisoda will give away up to 1,000 Giant Boulder mountain bikes through local entries at participating retailers in select markets.
"We are very excited to be partnering with one of the most widely known bicycle brands in the world," said Maile Buker, Ardea Beverage Company vice president of marketing and strategy. "Teaming with Giant is an ideal way to introduce our delicious nutrient-enhanced soda to a fitness-oriented consumer."
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Wednesday, October 25 2017
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Ken Urban holds a week long intensive on a new play, supported by the Jerry A. Tishman Playwrights Creativity Fund.
The Jerry A. Tishman Playwrights Creativity Fund supports 3-5 day playwright-driven projects. The Fund is sustained in perpetuity by the Jerry A. Tishman Living Trust, with current support from the Scherman Foundation's Katharine S. & Axel Rosin Fund and the Time Warner Foundation. It was established in 2008 by a lead grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.


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Worked as Digital Compositor and Animator for the launch movie of the new film and video content company called Watchable. I worked with Adobe After Effects animating and compositing all the contents to get the final sequence. Link to the movie: http://watchablefilms.com
Trained in NUCODA FILM MASTER grading system with Precision Panel and all the aspects related to Colour Grading by Colourist Andrew Elliott.
Worked mainly on Adobe Premiere for projects such as the advertisement campaign for Unibet and also assisted on set. Produced a sequence of Vine videos about the NBA Finals for ESPN America using Adobe Premiere, Photoshop and After Effects. Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eqE3jVY_bg Assisted in production with location scouting. Produced a presentation on new technology in film which was presented at a BAFTA event for production houses.
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Specialized Training Courses of Adobe After Effects CS, Final Cut Studio,Adobe Photoshop
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text: Philippe Juneau wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm looking for a WEB site or a book where I can find the "Translation" of > Latin plant name in english. (Exemple: Hordeum vulgarea -> Barley). > > If you can help me please send me a message. > > Tank you very much > > Philippe Juneau The book I probably use most is: "Hortus Third", by Cornell University for its L.H. Bailey Hortorium, c. 1976 by Macmillan Publishing Co. Main text is indexed by the botanical name with common names provided where known, there's also a common name index as an appendix. Be forewarned - it's large & pricey (mine retailed at $135, but can be found substantially less by shopping around & checking book clubs, etc.). Mike


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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) clears a pathway for same-sex military couples to receive the same benefits as heterosexual married military couples. In the last several years DOMA has been used by both the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to guide decisions on what kind of federal benefits to offer the domestic partners and spouses of gay troops and veterans.
Gay Couples to Receive Benefits
Same-sex partners and spouses of military service members won't automatically start receiving the same benefits as their heterosexual counterparts. But the ball is already rolling in that direction and military sources say it will be relatively easy to make the adjustments necessary to extend full benefits—from factoring in the spouse for housing allowance to burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Cost figures for such benefit extensions have not yet been computed.
Secretary of Defense Hagel expressed support for the landmark policy change, as did Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dempsey told reporters during an afternoon joint press conference with Hagel that "the Joint Chiefs have made it clear, we'll follow the law of the land, and the law of the land just changed."
Neither Hagel nor Dempsey offered much in the way of specifics, and there is plenty to be sorted out over the months ahead. The Pentagon did announce it is looking at what same-sex married troops will mean for overseas tours to countries that don't recognize same sex relationships, let alone marriages.
Hagel told reporters at the Pentagon that there is still much research and work to be done to know how the end of DOMA will play out in every area.
"I have read the basic [Supreme Court] opinion. I have not talked to any lawyers about it," Hagel said. "I've got a responsibility to carry out the law of the land, the decisions the Supreme Court made today … obviously we're going to deal with the Justice Department and all the other executive offices to comply that law of the land, which we're very pleased to do and will do and do it expeditiously, but beyond that I don't know."
While a U.S. Senator Hagel supported the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that allowed gays and lesbians to serve in the military as long as they were not open about their sexuality. His opposition to repealing the law came back to bite him when gay rights groups initially opposed his nomination to be Secretary of Defense.
Hagel successfully overcame the opposition with a commitment to ensuring gays would be fully welcome in the military.
"Every person who serves our nation in uniform stepped forward with courage and commitment," he said. "All that matters is their patriotism, their willingness to serve their country and their qualifications to do so. Today's ruling helps ensure that all men and women who serve this country can be treated fairly and equally, with the full dignity and respect they so richly deserve."
Dempsey defended the Defense Department against the impression, held by some, he said, that the military "will find a way to fight this or fight that" when it comes to gays serving in the military.
"We actually have done what I think is a very credible job of ensuring as much equality as we can possibly provide to the men and women who serve this country in uniform voluntarily," he said, "and we will do what we can for them within the limits of the law, but we haven't had time to figure out what is yet."
So, change is on the way. It would be a stretch to say anyone fully understands the costs and the implications of this new Supreme Court ruling. Expect a scramble as the military bureaucracy scrambles to understand the ruling, establish new policy, compute the associated costs, implement the required changes, and work with states that have laws that run contrary to the Supreme Court ruling.


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Agricultural Investment - Freehold - Olives - Queensland North West
\nAgricultural Investment - Freehold - Olives - Queensland North West - Agent SBX Code Number: TQC1039
Agricultural freehold professionally designed containing an olive grove that features multiple varieties such as Kalamata and Manzilla table olives. - The property has 37,000 trees planted. - Picturesque undulating country that offers excellent water retention.- The machinery and storage sheds are located strategically within the grove. - The property is fully managed. - Land and trees are in excellent condition.
An olive processing plant is available as an additional separate business. - Additional oils such as leather conditioner, timber treatment and a range of skin care oils can be processed. - Potential is unlimited and barriers to enter do not exist as trees are 15 years old. - With low $A there is real export potential
Outstanding property and production easily managed with low costs of repairs and maintenance. - Multiple revenue stream are available. - A premium investment or lifestyle opportunity.
Freehold parcel of 227.02 hectares, trees plant and machinery
Situated 20 minutes from a major town3 hours North West of Brisbane.
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Situated amongst productive rich red soils, this is an outstanding opportunity as all the hard work has been done. -Current owners had the vision and market knowledge, it now needs to go to the next step to be made into a world class olive producing asset. - Specialised assets like this do not come along frequently.- A must to inspect. - Chance in a lifetime property situated amongst Queensland prestige wine area. - Financial information will be made available on inspection
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Hi All,
Suprise and Shock I am going to write a post!! :-P
It's been a long week, both with work and with Jasper.
He's having a grumpy week which hey he's entitled to as we all are, but do you notice that our children are always in a bad mood when we least want them to be lol
I always try to make sure that we end the night in a "happy place" and say goodby at daycare in a "happy place" the age old thing don't fall asleep on an argument!
Tonight I am actually leaving Jasper at home with a friend so that I can go out for dinner with another adult who is also leaving her children at home (with their Dad).
This will be the first time since New Years Eve that I am going out without Jasper . . . .that's one resolution I am not keeping too as I was supposed to be aiming for one adult outing a mth oooppps.
Jasper is enjoying Daycare as always though I have noticed this week that they haven't been moving him up to the preschool room, I am not sure wether that's because they are having a terrible time with staff illness or wether there is another reason.
He isn't 3 until June which is when he is supposed to move up to the "big" room but he has already started going up some days, or even half days etc as most of his friends are older and are up there. Also they have moved a large amount of the younger children into his room which means there aren't too many left in there that he can talk to as his speaking and comprehension is advanced for his age.
I am worried that he is going to start going backwards . . .which I am sure is a silly thing to worry about and it probably means that I need to start reading some child development books!!
But really people should I be worried that he might not be getting challenged enough?
My update hmmmm my new contract role is going okay, it's been a mth now and I atleast have completed all the training and have access to everything etc.
It is just an adjustment period and meeting some people to chat to at work to help pass the days quicker!
Easter is around the corner and I am looking forward to some days in the country at Mum and Dad's, fresh air and some chilling! Plus of course Easter fun with the family :-))
Jasper and I are making cupcakes with an Easter suprise this weekend . . .then we are going to make some rockyroad when we get to Mums!!
Love to All
Cazza xo


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Your Health
Half-century health primer
7 things to discuss with your doctor when you turn 50
Winnipeg Health Region
Wave, November / December 2012
If you've recently turned 50 - or are about to hit
the half-century mark - it's entirely likely the spring
chicken feeling that has fuelled your lifestyle over the
last five decades is losing a bit of its lustre.
As much as we'd all like to think we're
forever young, sometimes the old bones -
the aches and pains - have something else
to say about the state of your body.
It's also likely your doctor will have
something to say about your overall
health, too.
"Fifty is the magic age," says Dr.
Jamie Boyd, Medical Director for family
medicine at the Winnipeg Health Region.
"It has been sort of notoriously picked as
a time for a wide variety of screening tests
and other sorts of physical exams to check
for chronic diseases."
Although it is just a number, most
50-year-olds know at least one peer who
has already suffered heart disease or
battled cancer. And at 50 and onward,
we're increasingly at risk of finding
ourselves in a similar situation. Boyd says
the simple fact is humans are more likely
to fall ill as they age.
Yet awareness and prevention are two
very good weapons in the fight against the
ravages of age and disease.
And at the front lines is your family
physician, who will focus on a number of
potential trouble spots. Here's a look at
a few of the health issues you should be
discussing with your doctor.
An apple a day keeps . . .
First and foremost, good health
begins by taking good care of ourselves. This means eating right and exercising
regularly. It's a platitude, but this advice is
among the best prescriptions a doctor can
write, Boyd says.
Eating a balanced diet that's high in
fresh fruits and vegetables and low in salt,
saturated fats and processed sugars has been shown to help prevent many cancers,
cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis,
dementia and Type 2 diabetes. It's also
been shown to help reverse some of the
effects of these illnesses for individuals
who suffer from them, he says.
But many people, once they reach 50,
are still living in the past when it comes to
their lifestyle.
"They overeat and over-drink or oversmoke
and they think they can get away
with it like they're 19 years old. But if
you're doing it from when you're 19 until
you're 50, it's going to catch up with you,"
he says. "The real issue is everything in
That includes alcohol. If you're having
more than two drinks a day as a male or
one drink a day as a woman, you're at
increased risk of a whole host of illnesses,
including stroke, heart attack and a
number of cancers.
"The odd time you have a few more
is not a bad thing." But it's important to
remember that you're 50, not 20 or 30,
and all those bad habits will likely catch
up to you - especially smoking.
"The big thing I always preach to
patients about smoking is not everybody
that smokes gets lung cancer, but if you
smoke and you have heart disease in your
family, you're in trouble," he says.
Many smokers may hem and haw about
whether they should give up that "old
friend" and, in fact, many eventually do.
But it's often after the damage has been
"The most effective way for people to
stop smoking is when they're in intensive
care after a heart attack," Boyd says. "But
everything's out of the barn by then."
Another problem with smoking and
eating poorly
is they
usually go hand-in-hand with a lack of
physical activity.
"The more we read and learn about
exercise and its value at any age,
regardless of medical condition, it makes a
huge difference in outcomes," he says.
It actually wouldn't be overstating things
to say that regular exercise is a "fountain
of youth," and most people simply aren't
taking enough sips to stay forever young.
The latest data shows that if you want
to maintain optimal health, you need at
least 150 minutes a week of moderate to
strenuous exercise, he says.
"That's considered to be the minimum
for maintaining a good level of fitness, but
any exercise - even just walking up the
stairs instead of taking the elevators - is
Checking for the silent killers
High blood pressure and cholesterol
are often called silent killers. You don't
know you have them unless you're tested.
Yet what you don't know about them is
hazardous to your health.
High cholesterol and blood pressure are
two leading indicators of cardiovascular
disease. And once we enter our 50s, we're
at an increasingly elevated risk of heart
attack and stroke, especially if we also
have both these traits. But high blood
pressure can also be a sign of Type 2
diabetes and kidney problems.
"There is a huge percentage of people
with hypertension, and Type 2 diabetes is
an epidemic across Canada," Boyd says.
Eating well, regular exercise, not
smoking and moderate alcohol
consumption all reduce the risk of high
blood pressure, high cholesterol and
Type 2 diabetes.
The problem is, most of us
don't realize the connection
until we're age 50 and up -
after we're diagnosed, Boyd
"If you've been eating fast
food for 30 years, smoking
and overdoing it with alcohol,
then you're likely going to
have heart trouble earlier than
most people, for example."
Furthermore, diabetes often
leads to heart disease and
increased risk of stroke as well as
kidney failure. In fact, your family
doctor may start checking out your
kidneys at around age 50, too, Boyd says.
"They're doing tests called the EGFR, or
estimated glomerular filtration rate."
It measures the level of creatinine, a
waste byproduct of the body.
"The test determines the function of
the kidneys, and we really start testing
between 50 and 55 in men and women
who are at risk because they've had
diabetes or hypertension for years."
Check-ups for women
Age 50 and up is the breast cancer
danger zone.
Although some women are diagnosed
with the disease before that age,
some even in their 20s and 30s, the
risk increases with age. And the halfcentury
mark has largely become the
point at which most women receive a
This X-ray of the breast tissue was at
one time given to most women a decade
earlier, but it's found to be more effective
at 50 - often after menopause.
"We don't recommend it for women less
than 50 years of age unless there's a strong
family history of breast cancer at an earlier
age," Boyd says.
"That's because the density of the breast
tissue increases with age so the screening
works better, whereas it's not as useful
in young women because of the density
of the breast tissue when they're premenopausal."
Women should also continue with
pap smears and other checks for signs
of cervical cancer. "It starts at a much
younger age, but it's a screening test that
needs to be continued," he says. "Some
women will think that because they're past
the child-bearing age they don't need a
pap smear anymore, but that's not true."
Regular pelvic exams - every two
years - are recommended to check for not
just cervical cancer, but also uterine and
ovarian cancers because the risk of both
these cancers increases with age. Exams
should be done until between ages 65
and 74, as well as check-ups for breast
cancer. And pay special attention to postmenopausal
"If they haven't had a period for about
a year, and then they suddenly get
bleeding, this is not normal and needs
to be investigated," he says. "It could be
something else other than cancer, but you
really need to ask your doctor."
Check-ups for men
At age 50, prostate cancer is certainly on
the radar for most men, but they shouldn't
expect their doctor to necessarily start
screening them for the disease unless
there's a family history of early diagnosis.
The PSA test checks for elevated levels
of a protein called prostate-specific
antigen, which is produced by the prostate
and is alone a poor indicator of cancer. At
one time, it was considered a good way
to screen all men for prostate cancer. But
researchers have found that positive results
can lead to unneccessary medical actions.
"Once you do a PSA, and it comes back
elevated, you end up having to do a transrectal
ultrasound and at the same time, you
have to do multiple biopsies, which are
very traumatic to the patient," Boyd says.
"You may or may not find a tumour,
but you'll produce a lot of scar tissue on
the prostate, which will inevitably end up
having repeat PSA-elevated readings in the
future, which will be hard to interpret."
The fact is most men will get prostate
cancer at some point past age 50, but
it's unlikely the disease will prove fatal.
In most cases, it's slow-growing, and
aggressive treatment can do more harm
than good.
"Today, there are a lot of other less
invasive treatments available - as opposed
to surgery, which causes impotence and
incontinence," he says. "When you start
doing screening with a PSA and end up
with an abnormal result, then you end
up putting the patient through a lot of
unnecessary grief." Still, some testing is
needed, but it's fairly basic: a digital rectal
exam. The doctor inserts a finger into the
rectum to check to see if the prostate is
enlarged or has a hard nodule that could
be an indication of malignant growth.
An enlarged prostate, however, is a
common occurrence with age and not a
sign of cancer either.
"If the patient had a whole bunch
of symptoms that are suggestive of a
screening test - getting up at night to
urinate several times, losing control of the
bladder, going to the toilet yet not being
able to do so - then, you may consider
doing a PSA and further tests."
In those instances, testing is no longer
considered "screening."
"We call it 'case finding,'" he says. "A
patient who has these symptoms suggesting
there is a prostate problem and, as
physicians, our job is to find out why."
Eyes, ears and mouth
It's easy to become pre-occupied with
high blood pressure, screening for cancer
and all those other major health concerns
- so much so that even family doctors can
overlook some of the basics: our eyesight,
hearing and oral health.
But make no mistake. These are
important concerns. Take hearing and
eyesight, for example.
"Those are two things that, as people age
into their 60s and 70s, are key indicators
that they will do well health-wise," Boyd
Checking in on hearing and eyesight
at age 50 is a good way to assess just
how much or how little both faculties are
Most people actually lose a lot of
hearing at an early age - the result
of listening to their music at high
"This is going to be a major
problem in the years to
come," he says.
Furthermore, an
eye exam from an
ophthalmologist or
optometrist can help
diagnose potential health
problems like high blood
pressure and diabetes.
And when it comes to
oral health, studies have
shown that healthy teeth
indicate good health in other parts of the
body, like the heart. The same infectious
bacteria that wreak havoc on our gums are
the same germs that infect heart tissue, he
"And many studies have shown that
there may indeed be a link between bad
teeth and heart disease."
Furthermore, as we age we become
more prone to infections, and our mouth
is often an overlooked gateway to disease.
It's as simple as this: An unattended
infection in your gums and teeth can lead
to a widespread, life-threatening infection
in the rest of your body.
And generally, by age 50, bad oral
hygiene really starts to catch up with us, so
it's not just a good idea to see your family
doctor regularly, but also your dentist,
Boyd adds.
Health from the bottom up
Screening for colon cancer starts at age
50 and it's a test that will continue every
two years until age 75.
Called a hemoculture test, it looks for
"occult blood" in the stool. "This is blood
that shouldn't be there and incorporated
into the stool, which means there's been
some bleeding somewhere in your bowel,"
Boyd says.
The test involves sampling stool for
three consecutive days. If blood is found, a
colonoscopy - inserting a snake-like device
with a camera into the rectum - is required
to search for possible signs of colon cancer.
The colonoscopy looks for polyps, which
are little mushroom-shaped growths in the
colon. "They can bleed and can be benign,
but they can become malignant," he says.
Once a polyp is found, doctors will
biopsy it to test for cancer.
While it's standard practice to do
hemoculture testing of stool at age 50 and
up, individuals with a family history of
early diagnosis of colon cancer or polyps
are screened earlier.
"You usually try to do it three to five
years before the first-degree relative
developed cancer."
These tests certainly aren't the most
convenient or pleasant of activities, but
they're very necessary to our well-being,
he says. Colon cancer is one of the most
common forms of cancer in men and
women, and it's the fourth leading cause
of cancer death behind lung, stomach and
liver cancers.
Check up from the neck up
It's unlikely that your family
doctor will ask you about your
relationship with your mother
- a la Sigmund Freud - but he
or she should be asking you a
little bit about what's going on
in your noggin once you reach
Yet Boyd says many doctors
may overlook mental health
as a component of our overall
well-being. So if your doctor
fails to ask, it's up to you to
ask for a head check-up. Even
if you're feeling fine, it's still
a good idea to discuss mental
health going forward from age
50. "You can ask your doctor
for a mini-mental status exam -
an MMSE - and have it on file
at 50 and then five or 10 years
down the road, you can do it
again and use the earlier one as
a measure of brain health."
Depression and anxiety do
tend to increase with age, he
says. And in some instances,
they can be an indicator of
serious degenerative brain
disease like Parkinson's or
Alzheimer's disease. In fact,
doctors do look for signs of
these illnesses in their patients
50 years old and up.
Parkinson's disease sufferers
often show symptoms in their
late 40s to early 50s. These
include hand tremors while at
rest, such as shaky hands even
while resting on a table.
Doctors also look for facies:
tell-tale facial expressions - or
more precisely, an inability
to produce normal
facial expressions -
that often indicate
a degenerative
brain disease.
These diseases are relatively
uncommon in our early 50s,
but they certainly increase with
age. About 770,000 Canadians
suffer from dementia-related
disease in Canada - the result
of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's,
among others.
And the number is expected
to double in the next 18 years.
Boyd says these are debilitating
conditions that progress with
age, often making it very
difficult for sufferers to manage
their own affairs.
For that reason, he also
recommends that his patients
think about advance care
planning. "We need to able to
talk about our advance care
needs before we get into an
acute situation in a hospital,"
Boyd says.
Advance planning includes
developing a living will that
addresses how you want to
be cared for and a power of
attorney so your affairs will
be managed by someone you
trust. It also addresses dealing
with the end of our lives, such
as a do-not-resuscitate order
in the event of being kept
alive on life support following
brain death, with no chance of
These are difficult issues
and while we can't predict
the future, at least we can be
"Keep in mind, these plans
can always be changed, but
they're really an important
thing to do and shouldn't be
forgotten," he says. "You may
not have needed to think about
this earlier in life, but at age
50, it's much harder to avoid
these issues - and when we
do ignore them, we do so at
our own and our loved ones'
Joel Schlesinger is a Winnipeg writer.
About Wave
Wave is published six times a year by the Winnipeg Health Region in cooperation with the Winnipeg Free Press. It is available at newsstands, hospitals and clinics throughout Winnipeg, as well as McNally Robinson Books.
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I have been so slow in posting the past few months. The last few years, my focus has been on my autistic son who has brought so much joy into our home. Focusing on the small and simple miracles he does each day -- has brought a new found form of gratitude into my heart, reminding me that life is a beautiful mess!
To those of you out there experiencing raw, life challenges... remember to be grateful daily, and look to serve and love those around you! That is true happiness, and it will give the power to pull you out of the dark lulls of life!
much joy and happiness to you this new year!!
... look for the beauty in quite, simple moments shared with the one's you love!
Time is our most precious commodity!!


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Dickens is a favorite of mine and David Copperfield is at the top of my list. Ever read The Signalman? A classic ghost story. Oh and I've refuted the first person 'lack of suspense' thing time and again, only to see it pop up somewhere else like a hydra with ADD. I suspect some writing teachers are repeating that little chestnut. I mean I can show you books where the narrator dies and even if I couldn't, there's more to suspense than worrying about the survival of the protagonist.
Thoughts on Copperfield, Bleak House, and Lions
I think the thing that interested me the most about finally reading David Copperfield was how much I enjoyed the novel. As I mentioned in an earlier post, in high school I didn't much like Dickens. The second or third chapter of Copperfield started to bog down and I almost gave up, but, pushing on, I enjoyed most of the rest of it… until about the final third.
A number of essays at the back of the edition I read mentioned reading and re-reading the novel, but I don't see myself doing that. But I might re-read various segments. My favorite parts come mostly before Steerforth leaves the narrative as a speaking character. After that the text produces more and more of Macawber. I gather I'm supposed to find Macawber funny, but the deeper into the text I got, the more I groaned when I saw he was to be a central character of a chapter. I disliked his meanderings so much that I began to blip over huge swathes of paragraphs where he was talking. I likewise didn't find the machinations of Uriah Heep of great interest. Some villains you hate and you long to see when they will get their comeuppance — the Murdstones, for instance. Heep I just found so irritating I wanted to get him out of the narrative. Not necessarily because I wanted to see him get his just desserts but because I was tired of him.
It sounds like I'm complaining, but there are brilliant bits all through the book. I particularly like the first time Copperfield gets drunk, which was wonderfully described. And I don't think anyone's ever described insipid young love as well as Dickens does, or little yipey dogs. And I loved Copperfield's aunt, and Mr. Dick, who are all that much finer when you can look back on their first interactions with Copperfield and understand better where they were "coming from." I pretty much enjoyed all of Copperfield's childhood when he was with the horrible Murdstones and at the awful boarding school, and when he was hanging out with Steerforth as a young man.
The book put me in mind of some of the criticism I see about my Dabir and Asim novels — that anything written in first person has no tension because you know the narrator survives. I still think that's silly. As with Copperfield, or Sherlock Holmes, the interest comes in seeing how it all works out. But I don't suppose me saying that again will change the fact that people will continue to use that as a point against first person in my own work.
Bleak House I pretty much enjoyed all the way through. Some complain about the pace. I've read various reviewers who claimed they knew how it would turn out, but I'm not sure how they could. They might get the general feel for how it would end, but watching it happen was of great interest, and masterful. I do find that Dickens' perfect helpmate women are a little trying, but every genre is going to have its conventions you have to deal with, and this appears to be one of his things. I was afraid one of the other characters would turn into another Macawber, but Dickens ended up showing him as a social parasite, which was a nice turnabout.
Anyway, I will definitely be reading more Dickens, though I might give it a year or more before I try again. I sense that the same themes will turn up and I don't want to keep tasting the same flavors.
And now for something completely different: the best lion fight ever filmed.
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Bleak House is such a blast. It's one of the few books of such length where I wouldn't want to lose a single character or sideplot. I was fortunate enough to be in London when I was reading it and walked the streets of Lincoln's Inn Fields. Without the fog or nearby slums it didn't have quite the same field I imagine it did in DIcken's days but it was pretty cool.
I also rushed through Copperfield in high school but would definitely like to revisit Dickens. I ran into "Dombey and Sons" in a used bookstore and didn't end up picking it up but it looks great. I'll have to try and track it down.
Oh man. I guess "hidden gem" is a bit too much to hope for then, eh? (Totally still going to hope anyway.)


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It's very long time since last my last post and I am still learning how to properly prove type soundness of a programming language. Here's a list of lectures from Cornell that I've been reading and they're quite good to understand.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Learning to know Featherweight Java - An Easy Way
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Labels: Language, type system
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Type system primer
Given an expression e, a type T and a dictionary TT
that maps variables to type, the notation
TT |- e : T
roughly means
T = typecheck(TT, e)
and the horizontal bar notation:
Q if P1 and P2 and P3
from: http://wiki.jvmlangsummit.com/pdf/28_Siek_gradual.pdf (slide 6)
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Monday, December 07, 2009
Groovy Performance Update - Long running programs are as fast as Java
It's been almost one and a half year that I have not updated anything related to Groovy performance in general. As I posted previously that I have been still doing on this topic, now it's time for updating a bit.
The technique is to hook the callsite caching process. Each callsite-to-be-called is profiling, its runtime information is analysed, and the faster code for it is then generated. The callsite is replaced by its equivalent direct call. Replacement is done, anyway, through JVMTI similar to the trick implemented in the previous version of GJIT. However, the concept used in this version of GJIT has been changed from totally automatic to manually controlled. This means that only selected callsites will be optimised, and you, as a developer, can control this optimisation via the mechanism provided. This concept is not that new, I have posted about it a while ago.
Latest results I came up with are micro-benchmarks. All of them in the long run, after related call sites are optimised, are running at the same speed as Java programs.
Let's examining the graph of the Fibonacci benchmark:
You can see that there are 2 interesting regions of graphs before the Groovy program getting the same speed as Java.
1. At the beginning, there is an overhead of profiling the callsite instantiation system of Groovy.
2. For background optimisation, an optimiser thread requires times for analysis and code generation. (I also make a note on the overhead of HotSpot VM, just for referencing).
After the optimisation phase is completed, the speed of Groovy program goes overlapping with Java. This approach would be working fine for a long running program, but not for scripting. Why? I left this as an exercise for the readers ;-)
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Labels: bytecode, GJIT, Groovy, Optimisation, Productivity
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Analysis of static Groovy claims
It is possible to write a statically typed compiler for Groovy keeping all goodies of the beautiful language.This is partially true. I do not think I can create a static compiler to cover all Groovy features at once.
It is possible to implement very powerful type inference of local variable and closures, so we don't need to provide verbose type information more than necessary and/or useful for documentation purposes.This is partially true. A language cannot fully support type inference. Type inference itself has its own limits, and it is a known P-complete or NP-complete problem depending on its implementation) [see this].
It is possibly to have compile-time metagrogramming (properies, categories, default groovy methods, mixins, ast transformations - all but runtime meta-programmings).This is also true. But adding more phases to the compiler will make it slow. When the compilation time is slow + startup time of the JVM, you might not be happy using the language as a scripting tool. Pluggable type systems would be possible to help this issue.
It is possible to support Scala-like traits (also knows as interfaces with default implementation), which is extremly strong meta-programming tool.This is true. No doubt.
It is even possibly to compile piece of code in so called mixed mode (resolve and call statically what we can and call the rest dynamically). This mode is great for example for mixing computation with building markup or populating UI elements with results of computation.This is true. There is also something called Soft typing and Gradual typing which could help one archieve both static and dynamic call in the same language. However, the way of building markup can be just a simpler trick. I have it in my last post.
It is even possibly that because of type inference staticly compiled code can be a little bit less verbose compare to Groovy (almost no need in 'as' conversion for example).This is probably false. In general, I do not think there will be a better way than a dynamic language to do so.
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About how far is it from the N. Jefferson trailhead to Jefferson City and the amtrak station? Also, is it safe to leave your vehicle at the N. Jeff trailhead? I was thinking about leaving it in Jeff City if that is available. Thanks for any info.
posted May 14 2007 10:59PM
- nuey7, Kansas city
It's not far, about 2-3 miles. You have to cross the MO River Bridge, and you will get varying opinions on how dangerous this is. You'll have to get opinions from locals as to how safe the trailhead is to leave your car. I've only left mine for 1 to 2 hours at a time while I biked and have never had any problems.
posted May 15 2007 3:13PM
- trinjboro, Jonesboro, AR
I would not recommend leaving your vehicle overnight at the Jefferson City trailhead. Smash and grab breakins are fairly common. You would think the Capital city would have a little better security or at least some lighting.
posted May 16 2007 8:12AM
- Jim, St. Thomas
Thanks...I was leaning on leaving it at the Jeff city trailhead, but not now. I guess something else will work out!
posted May 16 2007 12:21PM
- nuey7, Kansas city
How long do you plan to be gone and is is over a weekend?
posted May 16 2007 1:20PM
- Jim, St. Thomas
just overnight and during the week...probably a Monday into Tuesday.
posted Jun 15 2007 12:08AM
- nuey7, Kansas city
You didn't hear this from me but......there are several state parking lots in the Capital complex just across the bridge from the JC trailhead. It's probably 2 - 3 mile ride from the main trailhead. They are usually pretty safe.
posted Jun 15 2007 12:19PM
- Jim, St. Thomas
Woo-hoo, everybody! MoDot and scads of statewide and local partners have completed a sweet new bicycle/pedestrian pathway across the Mo. River Bridge at Jeff City! It's still a little bike ride from the North Jefferson trailhead, but it's a safe one now, and with great views! Photos of the path and ribbon-cutting on this blog post: http://opulentopossum.blogspot.com/2011/04/pedestrian-bridge-is-open.html
posted Apr 11 2011 12:12PM
- Julianna Schroeder, Jefferson City
How is the parking at the North Jefferson City Trailhead these days. The comments advising not to park there overnight are from 2007. Has anything changes or still not advisable to park there overnight???
posted Oct 20 2016 10:08PM
- Pookie DeCocq, Richards, MO
Because it is so excluded, I would advise against it. I haven't seen anything specific about breakins over there, but just think you are taking a risk parking there overnight. Someone recently posted that they parked at a parking garage on Madison St. in Jefferson City for a few days while they biked the trail. I think they quoted the price of $2/day. You could call the city (they run that garage) and get information about that. That parking garage is about a mile from the pedestrian/bike path attached to the Missouri River Bridge. The total distance from the parking garage to the Katy Trail is probably less than 3 miles. You do have to go up a hill to get to the bridge, but you can do it! Coming back from the Trail to the parking garage would involve more uphill treks. But it's doable.
posted Oct 20 2016 10:43PM
- Cathy, Jefferson City
What Cathy said: Except I think that going over the Jeff City bridge is not only doable but pretty cool, and an experience you would not want to miss.
Tons of good places to park in Jeff City. We parked at the bike shop down the hill from the capitol (with the owners permission of course).
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- ArkyKenny
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text: My favorite vegitable is asparagus and soon the season will be upon us. My idea is to buy it in bulk at the farmers market and freeze it. The problem is that I need a good recepie for doing this. I tried it lst year and it did not work out well. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Mort Eagle ------------------------------


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Terms of the deal, expected to close in the third quarter, were not disclosed.
After the announcement, Y&R's stock closed Friday at $33 per share, off 50 cents on the day. Leap's closed at $5.6815, off 6.25 cents.
Y&R is expected to use One World to build its portfolio of ethnic marketing shops, which include New York-based Hispanic agency Bravo Group and Asian-American shop Mosaica.
Leap bought YAR, a multicultural marketing agency, for $23.3 million in cash in April 1997 and Kang & Lee, an Asian-American shop, in November for $1.3 million in cash plus 40% of the shop's pretax profits over the next three years. It then merged the New York-based operations into One World.
The sale is a reversal for Leap, which had been positioning itself as an integrated marketing agency steeped in -- but not limited to -- new media. In a statement, Leap Group Chairman-CEO Fred Smith said the sale would give Leap capital to bolster its Internet-related revenue.
"We recognize that the Internet sector is an important part of our company's growth and we are making a conscious decision to redirect our resources in that direction," said Mr. Smith. Leap officials would not comment beyond the announcement.
Industry observers were skeptical, noting Leap Group has been in the red during the past year, after a $5.7 million loss for the first three quarters wiped out the small profits the company had managed in the previous two fiscal years. At the time, revenue from the acquisitions of Kang & Lee and YAR helped Leap increase revenue in quarters where it otherwise would have declined sharply as a result of client defections (AA, Jan. 26).
Leap eked out $133,000 in net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal '98, ended Jan. 31, thanks to cost-cutting and new clients, including Rockwell Semiconductor Systems and R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. First-quarter '99 income was $14,986.
Leap overextended itself with acquisitions and new ventures after its 1996 initial public offering, said observers, maintaining the sale reflects the agency's ongoing cash flow problems.
"They just reached too far with their IPO money," said a Wall Street analyst. While scrimping for cash and resources, the company is seeking to give its stock a lift by concentrating on Internet commerce, an area Wall Street views positively, said the analyst.
Y&R is expected to merge Kang & Lee with Mosaica, and YAR -- which has significant business from Y&R client AT&T Corp. -- will likely be folded into Y&R Advertising.
"It's clear that targeted, creative and effective multicultural communications are becoming increasingly vital to our clients," said Ed Vick, chief operating officer of Y&R.


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Do You Have Phobias?
What Is A Phobia?
A phobia is an irrational fear of certain situations, persons, places, and/or things. An emotional response that was learned because of a difficult experience in life. Most often it is linked to the area of the brain behind the pituitary gland. The area of the brain is called the amygdala. The amygdala releases hormones that affect fear and aggression. This is known as fight or flight.
Symptoms and Causes
The main symptom is an unreasonable need to avoid the fear. Phobias are common forms of anxiety disorders. An event that made an impact on a person and is engraved in their memory. Then when the event occurs again the body reacts as if in danger. The person's heart might race, start to sweat, get an uneasy feeling, etc.
Some phobias are caused by children watching a parent, relative reaction to a situation. An example: a mother has a fear of birds. The child sees how the mother reacts around birds and the child reacts the same.
Phobias are the most common form of mental illness in women of all ages. In men over twenty five it is the second common form. If a phobia is interfering in someones life then that person needs to get treatment.
There are three categories of phobias:
1. Social phobia
Fear of people
Fear of social situations.
2. Specific phobia
Fear of a specific phobia.
an example: Fear of spiders, dogs, water, or heights.
3. Agoraphobia
Fear of leaving home and/or safe area.
The severity of phobias range from mild anxiety to panic attacks.
There are several types of treatments for phobias. One type of treatment or a combination of treatments may be needed to successfully treat a person's phobia. The following is a list of some of the treatments:
- Systematic Desensitization Therapy
- Emotional Freedom Technique
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
- Antidepressants.
It is possible to develop a phobia over anything. Phobias get their names from Greek word for what the fear is then add phobia to the end of the word.
List of Phobias
There are a lot, and I mean a lot, of phobias. Here are some phobias and what they are:
- Ablutophobia, fear of washing, bathing
- Anthropophobia, fear of people
- Autophobia, fear of being alone
- Bibliophobia, fear of books.
- Bogyphobia, fear of bogyman
- Chrematophobia, fear of money
- Hippopotomonstrosessquippedaliophobia, fear of long words
- Obesophobia, fear of gaining weight
- Panophobia, fear of everything.
What phobias do you have? Is being afraid of something always considered a phobia? What if you don't like something, is that a phobia? You don't like a person named Bob. Do you have bobophobia? Something to consider.


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The following are recent bankruptcy filings in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.
Jan. 23
William F. and Catherine C. Feeley (Collins True Value Hardware, CMW Partnership, Foundation Realty), 1433 Hanover St., Baltimore. Hardware and general merchandise retailer filed for Chapter 11. Assets and liabilities: N.A.
William Clark Sweitzer, P.O. Box 187, St. Michaels. Marine contractor filed for Chapter 7. Assets: $40,015. Liabilities: $137,769.
Jan. 24
The Men's Shop of Pikesville Inc. (Geoffrey's Ski Hut), 51 E. Padonia Road, Timonium. Retailer of ski equipment and apparel filed for Chapter 11. Principal: Jeffrey Slutkin. Assets: $433,146. Liabilities: $399,447.


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There really are some weird people in this world. Check this out via Vice:
VICE: Hey Derek, you're still eating raw meat?
Derek Nance: Yep, I've even found a few people who can keep animals for me. I barter, trade. Sometimes I use Craigslist.
But last time we spoke you were working as a butcher?
I was, butchering for farmers. But after your article came out, this German TV show wanted to film me on the job. And the farmers were country people and afraid of the negative publicity. I called in one Monday when the German TV troupe was with me and my boss was like, "Here's your check, you're done." I was only getting paid minimum wage anyway. I was just there to learn.
I'm so sorry to hear that!
No I'm glad how things turned out. It started with Facebook. I didn't know the article had been published but I was getting all these foreign people from all over adding me, who I'd never met and didn't know. Then I got not only phone calls but offers. There's several documentaries now, it was just outrageous. I did a series called A Million Ways to Live, and featured the raw meat diet. The BBC, too. I also got an offer from Galileo, an internet variety show in Germany. They came over here and bought me a ram, but it got loose and we lost it.
Trending: WATCH: Pretty Blonde DESTROYS Morons Who Think 'Baby It's Cold Outside' Is A Rape Song
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It's happened to most of us - whether it's with a spouse, a live-in partner, or someone you're casually dating. You begin to get this suffocating, trapped feeling. If you haven't experienced it, let me be the first to congratulate you.
For the rest of us, though, at one point in our dating or married life, we've felt smothered, like there was no way out.
Here's what to do if you begin to feel trapped in a relationship.
1) Ask yourself if this is the first time this has happened, and do so honestly. If this is a pattern for you, it needs to be addressed.
2) Find a good therapist to speak to. He or she can help you untangle the web of your emotions and get to the root of WHY you feel trapped.
3) Take an honest look at yourself and your relationship: what parts make you feel trapped? Is it something you've done? Is it something your partner does?
4) If it's things you've done - say, isolating yourself from your friends - then work on picking those things back up and rebuilding your own life. A life that doesn't revolve around your relationship.
5) If it's something your partner does - being jealous, for example - open up a dialogue about it.
6) Remember: open and honest communication is key. Use "I feel" statements rather than "You make me feel" statements. It puts your partner in a position to be less defensive.
7) If your gut is giving you the The Feeling, listen to it.
8) Remind yourself of why you want to be in this relationship - is it because you'd rather be in a bad relationship than be alone? If so, that's not a great reason to stay with someone.
9) Crowdsource it. One of my favorite ways of finding new perspectives on things is to ask my best friends and family what they see - honestly. Find out what they think about your partner, your relationship, and why you might feel suffocated.
10) Never, ever, EVER, feel like you need to settle for less than you're worth. This isn't the only guy who will love you or want to be with you. Not by a long shot.
Any other advice for those who feel trapped in a relationship?
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Brink is shaping up to be an absolute corker. After trying it out a few times, I'm convinced that it nails the sweet spot between Call Of Duty's potency and Team Fortress 2's focus on tight collaboration - along with a wealth of customisation options, weapons and ranks. Each class feels relevant and powerful in their own right, and personally I can't wait to get stuck into my usual role as Team Medic. If you're looking to preorder the PC version, MyMemory are the cheapest merchant by far thanks to their AMA5 voucher code.


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I was kind of a weird kid. Didn't have a ton of friends, tended to fib a lot, spent far too much time under the church next door. Yes, I said under. We lived in Diamond Heights, which, as I've mentioned before, was wind-swept, cold and hilly. There was a lot of ice plant and rocks. My first bike got stolen the day I got it (This was all right. Too many hills and I probably would have sold it anyway.). Structures tended to be up on stilts, which afforded plenty of cool hiding areas for raccoons, spiders, delinquent boys and me. When my tall stories were uncovered I began hangin' with Matt next door. We were the same age and he could talk me into any sort of shenanigans (nothing too awful, just your basic boosting Milky Ways and writing-in-wet-cement stuff – we were young). The only problem with Matt was he blamed me for everything, even if he broke it and I was miles away. But that's what I got for lying to potential friends about my famous dad and my mom's bottomless wealth. And by this I mean non-existent and, um, non-existent.
So I picked up The Death of Bees, by Lisa O'Donnell. The prologue is off-putting. Having read Room, and The Lovely Bones and The Road, and, oh yes, Geek Love ages ago, I have experience with disturbing books. Come to think of it, it's a lot like Geek Love, the details of which are still burned into my brain; it's really not for everyone. But I believe in the weirdness of family. And I believe in the extraordinary power of family love, even if it's ghastly and messy and sweet, all at the same time. So I finished Bees and ended up liking it quite a bit. Two sisters find themselves covering up their parents' death in Glasgow. They (perhaps) have a pedophile neighbor, a sketchy boyfriend, and two friends of the older sister who seem like trouble, but who understand more about loyalty and love than most. Then there's the charming grandfather who re-enters their lives. Plus, they've got their own issues, which, because they're poor, are not responsibly addressed in society. As with valuable disturbing books (as opposed to gratuitously disturbing books, for which I have NO patience), horrific details are lurking in the shadows between the sentences; the reader will have to extrapolate, but that's better. Trust me. Aside from a grisly opening sequence about moving dead bodies, the characters will steal you away and make you ponder your own weird family, like it or not. Aside: all kinds of literary incidents are happening in Glasgow, all of them dark and haunting. Check out Denise Mina, for one, if you are a mystery fan.
And a few notes on my offspring:
Ramona on Downton Abbey: "It's really all about silverware and toast."
Yvette on The Son's fiction writing talents: "All of your female characters are either going to die or they're hobos."
Boys: Is Axe the new gateway drug? Seems like every 13-14-year-old boy blankets himself in Axe until every adult feels like they've been shellacked. Here's what I told several parents of younger boys: eventually they move onto SpeedStick Sport, with a brief, mom-driven foray into Tom's Natural, finally arriving at Old Spice Fiji body spray (and then you can assume they've discovered someone they'd like to attract, or are covering up a lack of showering).


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Saturday, August 25, 2012
they did indeed put a man on the moon
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
good articles about the previous topic
While I think I did pretty good job a few days ago, I must admit that there are those who much better. Like Gary Gilley, for example. These aren't short articles, and they go to some pretty deep depths, and I can't recommend too highly that you read them. He does well in showing the thinking behind these contemplative spiritual practices that are so popular, but that have no biblical support at all, and in fact come closer to New Age types of practices than anything Christians should be involved in.
Contemplative Prayer
Sacred Reading (Lectio Divina)
And an HT to Apprising for this, which helped me find the other articles.
Contemplative Prayer
Sacred Reading (Lectio Divina)
And an HT to Apprising for this, which helped me find the other articles.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
it's not that complicated
Hosea 1
2 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, "Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the LORD." 3 So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. 4 And the LORD said to him, "Call his name Jezreel, for in just a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. 5 And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel." 6 She conceived again and bore a daughter. And the LORD said to him, "Call her name No Mercy, for I will no more have mercy on the house of Israel, to forgive them at all. 7 But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the LORD their God. I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen." 8 When she had weaned No Mercy, she conceived and bore a son. 9 And the LORD said, "Call his name Not My People, for you are not my people, and I am not your God." 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, "You are not my people," it shall be said to them, "Children of the living God." 11And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head. And they shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
Psalm 85
LORD, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. 2 You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah 3 You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger. 4 Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us! 5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger to all generations? 6 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? 7 Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation. 8 Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. 9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. 11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky. 12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. 13 Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way.
Colossians 2
6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. 8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. 11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. 16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. 18 Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, 19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
Luke 11
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." 2 And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread, 4 and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation." 5 And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; 7 and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything'? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
I am currently anticipating a coming hardship. Perhaps it will not be as bad as I fear, it does appear promising, in a bad way. It will be something that must be endured, though the fact that is in essence has blindsided me does not make me feel any more well-disposed to it.
In my quest to continue learning, particular in regards to the Bible, my road lies through a course that, had I known what it was about, I would likely have either tried to avoid it, or even not enrolled in courses at the place of study. The name of the course did not give me a hint about what it will be about, it wasn't until I was looking at a draft of the syllabus online that it's real contents were made known to me. Assuming the draft will be anything like the actually course contents, I'm not anticipating things.
The course is about something called "spiritual formation". In getting a jump on the class, and out of a morbid sense of curiosity, I've already read one of the books the draft syllabus says we will use during the course, and am just now starting another. I'm not impressed with either.
"Spiritual formation" has to do with certain practices, or disciplines. The one books I've read so far lists several, such as solitude, lectio divina, breath prayer, some weird form of discerning, and a few other I may mention if the need arises. The other book, which I haven't gotten far into, stresses much the same kind of thing, though it calls it "contemplative spirituality".
Call it this or call it that, it's complicated. They try to make it seem all simple and natural, but really, it's complicated. If you're going to do the breath prayer thing, for example, you have to come up with a simply phrase you need to say whenever you breath. You need to remember to say it, not necessarily aloud, every time you breath. You're going to forget, but don't feel guilty about that, though if forgetting means you've somehow broken the command to "pray without ceasing", should you feel guilty and repent of having broken that command? No, don't think about that, just get right back on that horse and start doing it again, and soon enough, you'll be doing it without even thinking about it. Thought that does kind of raise the question, how good is it to be praying without really thinking about what you're saying?
Or lectio divina. This is complicated, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. And it takes time, or so I guess, not having really done it myself, and myself having no desire to engage in it anyway, but still, from my reading of it, it'll take a while. It's a four-step process, where you take some few verses, read them r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w-l-y several times, then...well, it's...messy. What the verses actually teach isn't really important. The important thing is that, as you're reading, watch out for a word or phrase that "stands out" from the rest, or that makes you react, or some such thing. Again, let me repeat, what the passage means in an objective sense is not important in this kind of reading. Then we read ourselves into the text. Then there's some kind of response to what you've...gotten, for lack of a better word...from your reading between the lines. Again, remember, it's not what the text has said, but what you've somehow gotten outside of the text that's important.
And if you're thinking "Wouldn't it be better to simply read the Bible?", I think you're right.
But let me be real, this isn't the first time I've been around people who have tried to complicate things.
When I was in Youth with A Mission, we use to do similar things. It wasn't as polished as these comtemplative things are, but it was closely related. There were, for example, the "principles of prayer and intercession". These were steps that some YWAM leader had determined must be taken in order for prayers to be effective. Why Paul or some other apostles, or even Jesus himself, had not expounded these things, and told us to do them, is hard to figure out, but thankfully YWAM had a woman who after almost 2000 years of church history had figured them out. Anyway, there would be about 10 or so of us, and we'd be sitting in chairs and sofas around a table, I suppose kind of like sitting in a circle thought that actual shape was more rectangular, and one by one we would do whatever step in the principles was next, until such time as we had come to one where we were to sit silently and listen for whatever God was saying inside of us. Then, at some undefined time, we would start praying again, finishing up the all-important steps of prayer, and then share what things we thought God had told us.
There are still other, newer things being implemented too, inside and outside of YWAM. There is a group out there that tries to build what they call "boiler rooms", where people meet and pray at all hours of the day and night. This group even calls itself 24-7 Prayer. There are others that focus on worship, claiming that significant spiritual things happen when there is worship. People in either group speak about things like "thin places" or an "open heaven" or somehow establishing the tabernacle of David so that God can dwell there.
I know that tone is sometimes hard to get when reading, but if you've understood that I'm at least now very critical of these activities, both the ones I've been involved in myself and ones I've encountered in my reading and studying, you've understood correctly. I am very skeptical that these kinds of activities are so important.
Look at the biblical passages above. Look at what Paul says. He tells the people of the Colossian church that no one has the right to judge them because of what they eat and drink or by what days we celebrate, not even in regards to the sabbath. Not only that, but we can disqualify ourselves from a prize by listening to those who brag about their ascetic practices and who go on about the kinds of visions they have had, putting their faith in what they do and have experienced rather than in Christ.
Prayer is one of the things that often becomes the focus of these practices. The 24-7 people think that their continual or near-continual praying will open some door for God to do something in a certain area. The contemplatives and spiritual formation people think that mindlessly repeating a short prayer will somehow be pleasing to God. Others, such am Mark Batterson, say that if our prayers are too small, if we aren't praying for something that we would consider impossible, if our prayers are not big and bold and audacious enough, if what we pray for doesn't scare us, then we're insult God.
When His disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, how does He do it? If you are familiar with the current crop of popular prayer methods, perhaps even some I haven't mentioned here, you may be surprised by Jesus' response. Instead of saying they need to pray for hours at a time, he gives them a short prayer that can said in seconds. Instead of having them prayer a short phrase they can mindlessly repeat over and over, He gives them a prayer that requires thought and a good form of contemplation, a contemplation that has them consider how they have forgiven others for their sins against them. Instead of having them pray big, bold, audacious, scary prayers, he says that they should pray for the food they will need for tomorrow. Instead of giving us a method and steps that we must pray through, he gives a prayer that is fairly plain and simple and does not require things like principles in order to pray it properly.
This is important. Jesus does not give us hoops to jump through. While He does encourage persistence in prayer, He does not encourage mindless repetition. In fact, in another place, He speaks strongly against those who think that God will hear them if they practice multiply words in prayer, thinking that through such wordinessGod will more readily listen to them.
When Jesus teaches his disciples, and us, how to pray, He does so in a way that is devoid of any great complications. How great is the contrast between what Jesus' taught and what these spiritual leader today teach us. For them, it is all hoops. We must do things a certain way in order for our prayers to be acceptable, or to make our prayers more effective. It is, in effect, all about us and our efforts, all about the things we do to put ourselves in position.
Can we at least for a moment put aside the temptation to try to impress God? It is useless, but still a great temptation. It is true that God knows us, but let us not think that this is only a positive thing. God is familiar with everything in us, and has already declared, "There is no one who does good, no, not one". Colossians 2 says that we who are now children of God were among those "were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh...". God has no illusions about us. Our attempts to impress with ascetic practices is in vain. Our attempts to impress others with the any visions we may have had is silly.
It is telling that the New Testament knows nothing about such spiritual practices. Now, those who teach them do point to their antiquity, pointing out that they go back to some people in the fourth or fifth century who went out into the deserts. But they cannot find them anywhere in the Scriptures themselves.
Prayer wasn't meant to be an intricate thing designed to appeal to our pride. Our pride must be killed, pure and simple. In His death and resurrection Christ has already opened for us the way to the Father. Christ has done the work, Christ has done the difficult part, the part that we cannot do ourselves. We can stop trying to add works to prayer.
And studying the Bible isn't suppose to be about trying to get some kind of message apart from the text, to essentially make the text worthless while we're trying to hear God apart from what He has written. Is that not simply insulting? God spoke to the prophets over thousands of years, the Spirit worked through the writers to insure that what was written was true, God sent His Son Jesus to be born among men, then to teach and preach using the language of His day and place, and then He sent the Spirit to the Apostles to remind them of what He had taught. The Bible is a unique book, inspired by God, inerrant. And we would dare to say that what God said in it is not important? That we're suppose to read Scripture, not to learn what the Bible says, but to get some message from God apart from the text?
That's arrogance, something to be repented of.
There is something I wish to address. There are some things that seem similar to these contemplative practices, but that are different. I have only recently been introduced to what is called the Church Calendar, and also to using a lectionary to assist in reading the Scriptures. So far as I know, I think there is some good in these things, especially the lectionary, as they give some structure, which for one like myself is helpful. But these are merely tools, and we need to be careful of making them anything else, and especially in making them necessary. Let a person not observe a sabbath or any ceremony before he or she thinks that doing so earns merit from God. Let a person read the Scriptures at random before thinking that following a lectionary makes him or her superior to one who does not.
What is the difference? Lectio divina is wrong because it seeks to hear God beyond the Word He has given us. Repetitions as prayer are wrong because it is about attempts to make our prayers more acceptable to God by our efforts. The lectionary is something that provides structure, it is about reading and studying the Scriptures as they are, not to gain some kind of message through or behind or beyond them. There are dangers in that a person may do it legalistically, or may think themselves superior because they follow it, but there is in itself nothing against it.
This coming situation bodes, and not well. I'm not looking for conflict, but I will not be pressured into doing things that I am sure are wrong. I see no biblical reason to do these spiritual practices, and if I refuse, I anticipate only that it will be taken as an act of rebellion or in some other negative way. I hope it won't be that way, but that is possible.
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Saturday, August 4, 2012
albert mohler and the chick-fil-a controversy
I think I'll let someone with better skill at using words say it for me this time.
My Take: Chick-fil-A controversy reveals religious liberty under threat
My Take: Chick-fil-A controversy reveals religious liberty under threat
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Whose Garden Was This
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock
1997 Japanese reissue on RCA of the late singer/songwriter's 1970 album for the label, feautring 20 bit K2Mastering & Laser Cutting. 11 tracks, including 'Tremble IfYou Must' and 'Sail Away Home'.
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1997 Japanese reissue on RCA of the late singer/songwriter's 1970 album for the label, feautring 20 bit K2Mastering & Laser Cutting. 11 tracks, including 'Tremble IfYou Must' and 'Sail Away Home'.
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The Professor | Dayton OH | 05/30/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I could not help but write this review in response to the 2 existing reviews. Yes there is a seriousness to this album that is somewhat uncharacteristic of the John Denver that became famous, but this is an extremely important work in the progression of his career. The artist at this point is a mid-twenties up and coming folksinger (this is the predecessor of his breakout, Poems, Prayers, & Promises). Whose Garden Was This establishes Denver's mastery of covers (Lennon/McCartney, Tom Paxton, etc.) with some fairly interesting arrrangements of Eleanor Rigby, Mr Bojangles (I do agree with the one reviewer that this one is better than the NGDB's version and would add that this is the definitive version of this song), etc. The originals are strong as well. Sail Away Home is appropriately dark, but not without optimism. Yes the high-voiced female singers were a bit much, but a sign of the times. The song is timeless and with some updated production would sound as if it were written yesterday. Yes if you are looking for later day John Denver (that singer who enjoyed great commercial success at the cost of becoming a caricature of himself), don't buy this album. If, on the other hand, you want a glimpse of a young artist genuinely exploring his singing, poetry, and developing social/environmental consciousness, get this album. Then make certain you put this, Aerie (probably his best), and Farewell Andromeda right alongside Poems, Prayers, & Promises and Rocky Mountain High. These albums are John Denver... at his artistic best."
Not John's best
Kenneth R. Blaker Jr. | KENTUCKY | 08/16/2005
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I am a hugh John Denver fan. I bought this album many years ago. I believe the year was 1977. I had heard several other albums by John at this time in my life and loved everything about his music. Until I played this one. I agree with the last reviewer. It is too dark and gloomy. I like to think of John as a positve and uplifting singer/song writer. I bought the CD to make my collection complete. However, if you are looking for a inspiring, uplifting John Denver album this one is not for you. Although, I try to look for positive messages in all of John's music, and there is some positve messages here for it's time. I don't believe the ocassional John Denver listener will enjoy this recording as much as some later recordings. Try his "Spirit" album, or his "I Want To Live" album. With these recordings you can't go wrong. They truly are, "FAR OUT"!"
Excellent performances in this recording
Charles - Music Lover | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 05/14/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Whose Garden Was This" seems to be a little-known recording in John Denver's overall output. This strikes me as a shame, because the recording is a top-notch collection. What this recording lacks in polish it makes up for in authenticity.
Denver sounds looser in his interpretations of folk-rock standards on this album than he did in later releases (I estimate that I've heard about half of his recordings). One writer called "Mr. Bojangles" a definitive recording of the song and I heartily agree. His interpretations of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Eleanor Rigby" are also striking.
For those who haven't heard "Whose Garden Was This," you are definitely in for a surprise. Released in 1970 before Denver rocketed to super-stardom, you hear an artist unburdened with commercial constraints."


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"You have to put the narrative first," Cameron says. True, but he's also a tech pioneer, co-inventing the Fusion 3-D camera system he used to make the 2003 Imax film "Ghosts of the Abyss." The camera was so effective it has since been deployed on, among others, the "Hanna Montana" concert film and "Journey to the Center of the Earth." And, of course, Cameron is using it again on his 3-D sci-fi epic "Avatar," slated to open Dec. 18, 2009.
Dick Cook
Disney has always been a studio of firsts: the first synchronized sound cartoon (1928's "Steamboat Willie"), the first feature-length animated film (1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs") and, in 2005, the first digital 3-D animated feature ("Chicken Little"). As its chairman, Cook has led the charge. Starting with next month's "Bolt," all future Disney and Pixar films will be released in both 2-D and Disney Digital 3-D. "3-D is going to evolve and get better and better," Cook says.
Jeffrey Katzenberg
The DreamWorks Animation CEO has emerged as one of the strongest -- and certainly most vocal -- champions of digital 3-D, which he has hailed as the biggest innovation in moviegoing since color. "I believe this is an opportunity for all of us to actually grow admissions, not just revenues," he says. DWA has committed to release all of its films in 3-D beginning with "Monsters vs. Aliens" on March 27. The company has been developing 3-D production processes at its growing Glendale campus, and Katzenberg isn't shy about challenging exhibitors to add more digital theaters to further the 3-D movement.
Shari Redstone
Sports fans might soon be dodging foul balls at the multiplex if Redstone's plans for live 3-D broadcasts of Red Sox games come to fruition. The president of National Amusements says she wants to turn her theaters into "community entertainment destinations." To that end, she has made 10%-15% of her theaters 3-D capable, with 100% of NA's markets soon to be "covered in a significant way." And she hopes her recently launched "Showcase Live!" concept -- a 500-seat dinner theater featuring artists like Chaka Khan and Aimee Mann -- can eventually morph into exclusive live 3-D screen events.
Robert Zemeckis
With "Back to the Future," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" and "Forrest Gump," Zemeckis expanded the boundaries of visual effects. Then he discovered 3-D. The performance-capture releases "The Polar Express" and "Beowulf" were both presented in the format, and Zemeckis' Disney-based ImageMovers banner is now readying a 3-D version of "A Christmas Carol" with Jim Carrey as Scrooge and all three of his ghostly visitors. "Our breath was taken away," recalls Zemeckis' producing partner Steve Starkey of seeing 3-D demo footage from "Polar Express." "We have not looked back since."
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JYJ's Jaejoong and actor Jin Yi Han met up at an arcade recently.
On August 22nd, Jin Yi Han tweeted, "Byong byong Joong. The best concentration! He is like this," along with the picture above.
What stood out were Jaejoong's absolute focus on the game as well as his colorful, unique sense of fashion.
Jaejoong later tweeted on August 23rd, while hanging out with fellow cast members from 'Time Slip Dr.Jin', "Is it okay to [hang out like this] with all guys. Coffee and arcade in broad daylight…"
The four celebrities, actor Jin Yi Han, F.CUZ's LEE-U, and Kwak Yong Hwan, showed off their friendship, wearing adorable matching penguin backpacks and posing together.


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Sanrio Digital has announced a Valentine's day event in Hello Kitty Online. The game will be open to the public from February 14th to the 17th and the event will include new content and game improvements.
Hong Kong – February 3, 2009: Sanrio Digital today announced that Hello Kitty Online will open to the public from February 14 to February 17, 2009, allowing new players to participate in the Valentine's Day "Happy Hearts" event. To play, simply sign up to www.sanriotown.com and start downloading the game client from www.helllokittyonline.com. All players will be able to log in to the game starting from February 14, 2009 20:00 (8pm) Eastern Standard Time.
The "Happy Hearts" event for Founders of Hello Kitty Online will run from February 12 to February 17, 2009. New players will be accepted from February 14 until the end of the event.
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