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I really like the whites and reds together, Derek. I've noticed color combinations tend to show up several times the same week, oddly. The other bouquet is more eclectic and has a California feel, probably because of the Eucalyptus.ReplyDeleteReplies
I do have a soft spot for while flowers as well...I suppose that's why I planted a whole Moon Garden!Delete
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And I like the look of the second one more - isn't it interesting to see how differently things turn out when you change the constituent parts?ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, it is fun to play with this particular type of bouquet since every once in a while we have one in the house and I always have to separate some out and spread them around.Delete
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The Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers (DCJS) will present "An Evening of Negro Spirituals and African-American Sacred Music," Friday, May 12 at 7:30 in Ford Hall at Ithaca College. The concert is a preview of their Mother's Day (May 14) performance, at 6 p.m. on the Millennium Stage of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., which will be live streamed. The group also will perform the preview concert May 7 at 3 p.m. at the Park Church in Elmira.
"The Negro Spiritual has an honored place in American history as the voice of a uniquely American experience -- the perseverance and triumph of an oppressed people through its indomitable spirit and incomparable ability to sing through its anguish with steadfast faith to a God above, with a joy and sorrow unparalleled in our history," says Director Baruch Whitehead, who founded the chorus seven years ago. "Our mission is to raise our voices once again in these words and harmonies and to reach for these redemptive powers in our own times."
Unlike other spiritual choruses, DCJS is unique in that:
- It is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, whose sole mission is education, the preservation of the Negro Spiritual, and the use of its themes of sorrow, despair and hope to promote racial healing and social justice.
- It has many affiliations with the world-renown School of Music at Ithaca College, including the directorship of Whitehead, IC associate professor of music education, and about 20 Ithaca College voice students who perform many of the solos.
- It hosts about 80 members of different ages (18 to 78), heritages and backgrounds, including; numerous Cornell deans, faculty, staff, alumni and retirees and a host of community members.
DCJS is named in honor of civil rights pioneer Dorothy Cotton, an Ithaca resident who worked in Dr. Martin' Luther King, Jr.'s inner circle as education director in the 1960s. In 2007 the U.S. Congress officially designated African American spirituals a 'national treasure.'


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Fuller, other international leaders call for united front
Collaboration among aviation groups has proven effective in the United States and it can help strengthen general aviation in Europe too, international officials declared during the first day of the AERO 2010 aviation show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. AOPA President Craig Fuller reminded attendees at a press conference sponsored by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association that collaboration helped present a united front against user fees in the United States, causing the notion to be withdrawn from consideration for probably at least two years. Read more >>
SSRI policy gives six months to come forward
Pilots who failed to disclose their antidepressant use on past medical applications to the FAA have six months to come forward without fear of prosecution. Read more >>
Road and Runway Rally: Southbound, loaded up and flyin'
Sometimes the most memorable of events can happen en route to the destination, rather than at the destination itself. While this year's Sun 'n Fun will be hard to top, AOPA has decided to rally down from Frederick Municipal Airport in Maryland to Lakeland, Fla., for the official start of the fly-in. It's the Road and Runway Rally, pitting a Smart car against AOPA's 2010 Sweepstakes Remos GX. Get a preview of the excitement in an AOPA Live video that shows the two vehicles gearing up for the competition, and the Remos making a low pass over the Smart car. Watch the video >>
Feather-light Solar Impulse makes first flight
Thousands of spectators watched as the all-electric Solar Impulse, a forerunner of a design that is expected to circle the world using solar power, made its first flight from Payerne, Switzerland, April 7. Solar Impulse HB-SIA slowly climbed to 4,000 feet. For the next 87 minutes, test pilot Markus Scherdel familiarized himself with the prototype's flight characteristics. "This first flight was for me a very intense moment!" Scherdel said. Read more >>
D.C. airspace off-limits for nuclear summit
General aviation pilots may not fly through the Washington, D.C., special flight rules area April 12 and 13. When 45 heads of state converge on the nation's capital for a nuclear security summit, security measures for the event include the virtual shutdown of the 30-nm radius of airspace surrounding the district. Read more >>
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Blair is learning to fly in AOPA's 2010 Fun to Fly Remos GX. He fought in some of the fiercest battles in Iraq during two deployments in 2004 and 2006, and he was severely wounded when the Humvee he was driving struck a roadside bomb there. Now, Blair (nicknamed "Bulldog") has passed the sport pilot knowledge test and made rapid progress in flight training. He said a flight in a Cessna 172 with his daughter was the highlight of his training so far. Read more >>
Flight for the Human Spirit gets off the ground
Sport pilot Michael Combs has learned yet another lesson that longtime pilots know well: "Time to spare, go by air." Combs was set to launch on April 5, but high winds and then a rainstorm delayed his launch until April 8. Read more >>
FAA approves SSRIs for medical certification
Pilots taking certain types of common antidepressants may soon return to the air, thanks to a change in FAA policy announced April 2. Following a multi-year evaluation and one of the most interesting debates among civil aviation medical certification specialists, the FAA announced that it will allow special issuance medical certification for pilots who take four common medications for certain types of depressive disorders. For several years, AOPA has advocated for allowing pilots with conditions well-controlled by this type of medication to fly. Read more >>
Save on a jet rating on eBay
If you are a multiengine rated pilot, have 500 hours total time, and have a valid medical, you might want to bid on a rating in a Citation CE-500 that opens the door to eight other models. Proceeds of the winning bid will be donated to the National Intercollegiate Flying Association. The rating is offered by Texas company PrestoSIM. Read more >>
NTSB report on glass cockpits leaves unanswered questions
An NTSB study released March 9 that concluded glass cockpit aircraft were no safer than conventional instrument aircraft and recommended the FAA implement numerous training requirements falls short, according to AOPA. The study stated that of the 8,000 aircraft analyzed, glass cockpit aircraft had a higher fatal accident rate than conventional aircraft. However, that study did not take into account the type of mission the aircraft were being used for, making it difficult for such a generalization to stand. Read more >>
FAA provides help to first responders
Technologies such as airbags and ballistic recovery parachutes can help keep pilots and passengers safe in the event of an accident. But those same technologies could pose a hazard to first responders if they haven't deployed in the crash. The FAA small airplane directorate addresses these and other considerations in a Web-based training presentation for first responders to a small aircraft or helicopter accident scene. Read more >>
Thielert AD proposed by FAA
The FAA has proposed an airworthiness directive concerning blow-by oil separators on Thielert engines. There are 250 Thielert engines installed on airplanes of United States registry. No problems have occurred, but the European Aviation Safety Agency is concerned that the outlet of the separators is so small it could cause high pressure of the gases in the crankcase. Read more >>
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Strong attendance at AEA 2010 Convention
Aircraft Electronics Association President Paula Derks said attendance is strong and there's a "positive vibe" among avionics manufacturers and technicians at this year's annual AEA convention despite a disastrous 2009. Read more >>
Lithium batteries to provide emergency power supply
The huge advancements in lithium battery technology that have improved consumer products ranging from cell phones and laptop computers to electric cars will soon arrive in aircraft. Mid-Continent Instruments recently certified an emergency power supply known as the MD835, which is designed to keep electric attitude indicators and other critical avionics working when the aircraft systems that power them fail. Read more >>
Extra to offer Avidyne Release 9 in EA-500
Avidyne has landed its first new aircraft manufacturer to offer its innovative Release 9 avionics suite as standard equipment. Extra Aircraft will offer Avidyne's R9 system in its EA-500. Avidyne also is developing a series of new products designed for the retrofit market. Read more >>
Aspen expands Evolution flight display system
Aspen Avionics will add synthetic vision and an engine monitor to its Evolution flight display system, the company announced April 8. GPS-derived synthetic vision is scheduled to appear on Aspen displays during the first quarter of 2011, and the engine monitor will be offered this year. The company also is taking aim at the last vestige of electro-mechanical instruments in glass-cockpit aircraft with its Evolution Backup Display. Read more >>
Jeppesen announces FliteDeck Pro
Jeppesen now offers the FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag application, developed through extensive operational testing and design coordination with pilots and flight operations staff in the commercial and military aviation industries. Read more >>
PS Engineering unveils audio panel with Bluetooth
PS Engineering introduced a new, FAA-certified audio panel known as the PMA8000B. It is equipped with Bluetooth, cell phone connections, and a "monitor" mode that automatically mutes the standby frequency whenever someone transmits on the primary frequency. Read more >>
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Diamond's OPV makes pilots optional
Diamond revealed that a new follow-on design of the DA42M twin, the DA42M-OPV, will have its first flight sometime in September at the Manassas, Va., airport. The DA42M-OPV is a surveillance platform equipped with video cameras, advanced radar capabilities, and proprietary electronics and software. The "OPV" stands for optionally piloted vehicle. Read more >>
Diamond surviving, big plans on horizon
Diamond President and CEO Christian Dries expanded on several ambitious programs his company is pursuing during AERO Friedrichshafen in Germany this week. The more Dries expanded on his vision of the future, the more it sounded like he was counting on unbridled success in the short term. Read more >>
Daher-Socata cautiously optimistic about sales
A strong used market, a large order backlog, and a not-so-bad 2009 give Daher-Socata reason to be cautiously optimistic about the company's future sales performance. As of April 1, 190 TBM 850s have been delivered, and orders for 216 more have been taken. Read more >>
Cessna piston sales to strengthen in mid-2011
If wishing could end the recession's impact on piston-engine aircraft sales, it would have gone away in mid-2009, but Cessna Aircraft officials do not expect "substantial" growth until mid-2011. In a press release, Cessna officials said they "remain optimistic, but cautious about the predicted rebound in general aviation's piston segment." Read more >>
AOPA Now: Behind the scenes at AERO
On a behind-the-scenes tour at AERO Friedrichshafen, AOPA President Craig Fuller got to take a look at helicopters, an electric airplane, and more as the empty exhibit hall transformed into a shopping mall of aviation. Read more >>
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Unite for GA at Sun 'n Fun
Sun 'n Fun is celebrated as the first great fly-in of the year for pilots, and it's also a place where the aviation community can join together for a cause: protecting general aviation. In recent years, AOPA's Big Yellow Tent has been the focal point for pilots to join the association's efforts to protect GA. In 2007, thousands of pilots signed AOPA's petition against user fees. User fees are off the table right now, but, as AOPA President Craig Fuller is quick to point out, that doesn't mean the GA community can sit back and relax. Read more >>
Kick off AOPA Day early with Fuller
Start celebrating AOPA Day a day early with AOPA President Craig Fuller's speech on Thursday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the AOPA Pavilion behind the Florida Air Museum. Find out what's going on in the industry, what the association is doing to protect GA, and more importantly, how you can get involved. Fuller is encouraging all pilots to get engaged in helping to protect their freedom to fly. The public can enter the Sun 'n Fun grounds for free after 5 p.m. and make their way to the pavilion. AOPA Day, Friday, April 16, will feature a $5 discount off admission for members, and AOPA will be offering a chance to win a Bose Aviation Headset X at its Big Yellow Tent.
AOPA Live to capture highlights of Sun 'n Fun
Ever wonder what it's like to fly with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds? Go to AOPA Live (or stop by AOPA's Big Yellow Tent) at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 15, for an interview with Captain Kristin Hubbard, the first female pilot to fly position No. 8 for the Thunderbirds. On Friday, April 16, tune in at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for a discussion of medical certification issues. And see what it's like to be an air traffic controller at Lakeland Linder Regional during Sun 'n Fun from Joe Pawelkop at 10:30 a.m. that day. Learn how to encourage others to learn to fly at 11 and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 17. AOPA will be broadcasting live from the show April 15 through 17 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., so be sure to check out the events online.
Lindbergh Foundation hosts auction
The Lindbergh Foundation, to support its grants program for environmental and technology research, has opened an online auction that includes a live segment during Sun 'n Fun. The grants are in amounts up to $10,580, the amount required in 1927 to build the Spirit of St. Louis. Read more >>
Sun 'n Fun final approach
If you plan to fly in to Sun 'n Fun, thoroughly review the arrival notam before you go. If you couldn't make it to the AOPA Air Safety Foundation Webinar on the subject, you can look at the presentation online. Download the notam >>
Safety & Proficiency
Never Again Online: Sand landing
The Cessna pilot's decision to gently set his airplane down on the lakeshore to enjoy a few moments of solitude went badly wrong when the airplane sank to its axles and came to an abrupt stop. Find out how the pilot got his airplane off the beach, and back into the air. Read this latest installment of Never Again Online. Enjoy the lessons you learn from these pilots' first-hand accounts? Listen to more stories in AOPA's Never Again Podcast directory brought to you by the AOPA Insurance Agency.
Not just for daredevils
When they think of maneuvering flight, many pilots think of challenging tasks such as formation flying or aerobatics, or even hazardous operations such as buzzing. But maneuvering flight takes place every time you go flying, and flying low to the ground warrants extra precautions. Take the AOPA Air Safety Foundation quiz " Maneuvering flight," underwritten by the AOPA Insurance Agency, to make sure you're staying safe through this important part of flight, whether you're canyon flying or in the pattern.
Free AOPA Webinar to tackle airspace modernization
How will technologies like Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) change your flying? Join AOPA in a discussion of general aviation and NextGen April 21 to find out. Register for one of two Webinar sessions: either 3 p.m. or 9 p.m. Eastern time. Call AOPA at 800/USA-AOPA (872-2672) with questions.
Improve your safety by learning from others
Gain valuable knowledge about flying safely by learning from the mistakes of others. Using your ePilot personalization preferences, like "piston single-engine" or "turbine," the AOPA Air Safety Foundation's Accident Database generates a list of accidents that have been added to the database in the past 30 days. If you haven't personalized your newsletter, select your aircraft preferences from the "types of aircraft" section on the ePilot personalization page.
Still need a plastic pilot certificate?
While the deadline for flying with a paper airman certificate was March 31, there is no deadline for applying for a plastic one. You will, however, have to wait to fly until you have the plastic certificate in your wallet—unless you request temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges. Read how >>
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Developer shuts door to pilots; they open door to community
A developer may have shut pilots out of a "public" meeting about his plan to close Oceano County Airport, but he can't keep them out of the discussion. When developer Jeff Edwards of Los Osos proposed that San Luis Obispo County sell the property so that it can be put to other uses, California pilots, AOPA, and the county board of supervisors were united in opposing the plan. In spite of overwhelming opposition, Edwards continues to make a play for the land. Read more >>
Backcountry strips: Protecting an endangered species
The challenge and beauty of backcountry flying entice pilots to remote airstrips, and AOPA and the Recreational Aviation Foundation are working to protect these strips so that they remain open to pilots for generations to come. As part of their efforts, the two organizations recently attended a U.S. Forest Service forum to discuss the agency's proposed planning rules for forest land. Read more >>
Fun to Fly 2010 Sweepstakes: Inside an AOPA photo shoot
They might be divided into Team Orville and Team Wilbur for the Road and Runway Rally, but Ian Twombly and Alyssa Miller paired up this week to fly the Remos for a photo shoot to promote the event. Read more >>
Reporting Points: See the F-35B fighter hover
The new F-35B fighter has hovered in mid-air as part of its test program. Read more >>
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Come shop the AOPA store
You are no doubt aware that AOPA has shirts and caps with the AOPA Wings on them, but you may not know that there is an entire collection of items with the AOPA logo. A wide range of products from ties and T-shirts to tire gauges—all with the AOPA Wings—is available through AOPAStore.com. These products were selected by pilots for pilots, and the proceeds from every sale benefit AOPA's work. Read more >>
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Answer: Yes. The allowable activities are found in 14 CFR 119.1(e). They are listed as exceptions to air carrier and operators for compensation or hire (Part 121 or 135 operations for example). The exceptions include activities like student instruction, ferry flights, aerial spraying, banner towing, aerial photography, firefighting, and pipeline patrol. See a full list of approved activities and limitations.
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AOPA's online photo gallery allows you to upload your own aviation photography as well as view, rate, and comment on others' photos. Your favorite aviation images from AOPA Pilot are still available online through this new gallery. Take a look, and submit your own photos!
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Flight Instructor Refresher Clinics
The next AOPA Air Safety Foundation Flight Instructor Refresher Clinics are scheduled in Denver, Colo., Boston, Mass., and Salt Lake City, Utah, April 17 and 18; Tampa, Fla., Atlanta, Ga., and Indianapolis, Ind., April 24 and 25; Sacramento, Calif., May 1 and 2; Pensacola, Fla., and Houston, Texas, May 15 and 16; Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Kansas City, Mo., and Albany, N.Y., May 22 and 23. For a complete schedule, see AOPA Online.
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AOPA Air Safety Foundation Safety Seminars
AOPA Air Safety Foundation Safety Seminars are scheduled in Lynchburg, Va., April 13; Chavies, Ky., April 14; Lakeland, Fla., April 15 and 16; West Lafayette, Ind., and Timonium, Md., April 21; Blacksburg, Va., April 26; Danville, Va., April 27; Morris Plains, N.J., and Richmond, Va., April 28; Hampton, Va., April 29; Morganton, N.C., May 1; Jamestown, N.C., and Poughkeepsie, N.Y., May 3; Smithfield, N.C., and Cohoes, N.Y., May 4; New Bern, N.C., and Rochester, N.Y., May 5; Newton, Mass., and Madison, Wis., May 10; Windsor Locks, Conn., and Milwaukee, Wis., May 11; Manitowoc, Wis., May 12. Topics vary—for details and a complete schedule, see AOPA Online.
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Every December, 50-odd members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. meet and vote on a collective "best" of the movie year. Arguments are made, voices occasionally raised, but mostly there's a prevailing tedium to the day as members systematically move from category to category, each critic voting for three top choices and, once the points are tallied, the group choosing a winner between two finalists.
This year the best picture vote resulted in a tie, with an equal number of critics raising their hands for Alfonso Cuarón's visually striking space epic "Gravity" and "Her," Spike Jonze's affecting romance between a lonely man and his computer operating system. It was the third draw of the day, an unusual outcome that produced grumbling and, moments later, a passionate denouncement from People magazine critic Alynda Wheat, who called the choices a "grave historical error." Wheat, standing before the group, argued that "12 Years a Slave" should have won, both for its artistry and the way it addressed the "fundamental shame in our nation's history" in a manner that resonated with modern times.
This being a room full of professional grumps (full disclosure: I am among their number), Wheat's disapproval was met with silence and muttering of the who-asked-you? variety. But 30 minutes later, with the vote over, one LAFCA member motioned to bestow a special citation to the creative team of "12 Years a Slave." The proposal carried, barely, and Steve McQueen's slavery story, which had finished fourth in the group's best picture vote, received an official stamp of approval.
We're at the time of year when critics and awards voters — affiliates of various guilds and Motion Picture Academy members — consider the subjective notion of "best." Los Angeles critics — often called "contrarian" by outside observers — decided that the superlative could include both "Gravity," a movie that used technology to create a groundbreaking spectacle, and "Her," which pondered our relationship with technology within the framework of a sincere romance. Meanwhile on the other coast, the New York Film Critics Circle put "American Hustle," David O. Russell's comedy of con artists and capitalism, atop its year-end heap.
As for the multitude of critics groups that followed, it wasn't even close — 20 of 24 went with "12 Years a Slave." Three others voted for "Her," while Toronto critics lauded the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis." Nobody outside of Los Angeles and New York, widely considered the most prestigious of the critics bodies, honored "Gravity" or "Hustle."
Was the resounding endorsement of "12 Years a Slave" the result of heeding Wheat's line of reasoning, that McQueen's movie was not only excellent filmmaking but also culturally important? And if so, why didn't Los Angeles and New York see it that way?
"The way to show people that you're smarter than they are is to make the nonobvious choice," says Swarthmore College professor Barry Schwartz, author of the book "The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less." "Nonobvious choices communicate to people that you can see things that they miss."
Maybe. Who's to say? (Though that could explain James Franco sharing LAFCA's supporting actor award for "Spring Breakers.") There may be another factor too, one that relates to the last group to weigh in on the year's best: Oscar voters.
By the time the Academy Awards are bestowed (March 2, to avoid the Winter Olympics), everyone else has had their say, and there's usually a consensus as to the movie that academy members should recognize. But sometimes they go in a different direction. Last year the film widely perceived as the most "important" ("Lincoln") lost to a movie that the academy apparently thought was more entertaining ("Argo"). In 2011 the well-reviewed crowd-pleaser "The King's Speech" prevailed over "The Social Network," which had better notices as well as something to say about modern disconnect.
In a way, those choices as well as others by the academy ("Shakespeare in Love" over "Saving Private Ryan," "Crash" instead of "Brokeback Mountain," "Gladiator" and not "Traffic") widen the definition of "best" by celebrating smart costume confections, rousing historical spectacles and ... (groan) ... "Crash," a preposterous, manipulative drama about rampant racial prejudice in Los Angeles that many thought spoke truth to our times. Few expected these movies to win the best picture Oscar, and no doubt many academy members took pleasure in going against the grain by voting for them. That's human nature.
Of course, the reasons behind why Oscar voters, film critics and moviegoers place a movie in high esteem go beyond mere rebellion. Dave Karger, who has long covered the Academy Awards, first for Entertainment Weekly and now as chief correspondent for Fandango, believes all best picture Oscar winners share one element: Voters believed, either because of the filmmaking or the narrative behind the movie or even the narrative behind its awards-season campaign, that they represented the most "exciting" choice.
"When Ben Affleck didn't receive a director nomination for 'Argo,' it became exciting for academy members to check off that box for best picture," Karger says, adding that for all its virtues, "Lincoln" didn't thrill many voters.
Still, willful nonconformity probably ranks as the least defensible reason to designate something as best. (Runner-up: Rewarding subject matter over accomplishment.) You're voting for something. The reasons may be, in a voter's mind, noble or personal or even partly unknowable. But when you have a good year for movies like 2013, the beauty is that "best" can be defined in a multitude of ways and argued over with a passion that makes moviegoing so rewarding.


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Last night was supposed to be an amazing evening.
I'd had a really good day at work. Business was steady, money was decent, banter with co-workers and guests alike was pleasant, and I didn't have any comps, voids, or problem tables. I didn't feel overwhelmed or unprepared once, and was able to support some co-workers when they were in that position and contribute to our success as a team instead of being the one leaning on others, which was a good feeling. I really love working at "Eclecstasy!" After work I stopped at Trader Joe's and got some Ahi steaks and lovely fresh asparagus, and I came home ready to cook a celebratory dinner with Hotter, because The Situation aside, the past week had been full of win (progress on addressing The Situation! A speedy and FREE resolution to the problems my left front crown had been giving me for months! Street-legal vehicle! WHOO!).
Unfortunately, yesterday was also Lefty's birthday, and I did my duty in reminding Hotter to call him, and after Lefty not answering his phone or responding to Hotter's text Hotter received a text from The Wrath ALSO reminding him about Lefty's birthday and finally did get in touch. Apparently Lefty had been "working" with his stepfather, who last we'd heard about it Lefty hated. Lefty explained to Hotter that really their problems had stemmed from the fact that while Lefty was using, his stepfather had tended to catch the brunt of Lefty's mother's feelings over at all, but they talked and worked things out and now the stepfather was the only step-parent Lefty liked. I guess Hotter then asked what was up with that, and apparently Lefty is mad at me for preventing Hotter from drinking after him when Lefty had active Hepatitis during the worst of his heroin-fueled shenanigans five or six years ago.
I. Went. OFF.
Apparently I have no right to feel the way I do, but I kind of feel like Lefty doesn't get to be mad at me for protecting Hotter (who is immune-suppressed due to his transplants) from diseases Lefty picked up via needle. The first years of Hotter's and my relationship were majorly overshadowed by Lefty's drug usage. Weekends were put off or rescheduled if he was expected to be arrested or had a court date, the timing of our wedding was planned around first his eighteenth birthday and then his incarceration schedule, his needs have contributed to some of Hotter's and my worst fights as a married couple...I realize that it's Hotter and not Lefty I am actually mad at, here. It's Hotter's handling of Lefty's bullshit that has been hard on me more than it's been Lefty's actual bullshit. I get all of that. But the unfairness of Lefty's remark about how he and his OTHER step-parent were cool now that Lefty understood his bullshit had made the other step-parent's life hard set me off. It brought every feeling of being unfairly picked on by the universe I have (and there are a LOT of those feelings in my head) screaming to the forefront, and instead of having a nice evening with Hotter I ended up drinking a LOT of wine, rage-cooking a lovely meal that we ate in silence, rage-cleaning the rabbit pens, and being told that I was ruining our child-free weekend.
And then I woke up at four a.m. scratching myself raw because I was covered from head to toe in huge, angry hives. It actually looked less like hives and more like I had a total-body sunburn with occasional white speckling. I was THISCLOSE to going to the emergency room and begging for steroids, and health insurance and money be damned, but finally after I took WAY more Benadryl than is generally recommended and spent half an hour shivering in a cool shower things settled down. I hadn't eaten anything new or unusual, the pattern of the hives didn't point toward a contact reaction of any kind (they were everywhere, not just on exposed skin), there are no new soaps, lotions, or detergents in my life...I kind of think it was stress. My body has this way of taking me out at the knees when I'm trying to get through some shit; my long-time therapist of many years ago suggested that since I shrink from strong displays of negative emotions they find a way to manifest in the physical, and I certainly have a lot of negative emotions right now. The Situation has the potential to wreck every single aspect of my existence, and renders problems with teeth and cars and money and even in-laws laughable by comparison, but that doesn't mean that those other things don't suck, too, and I'm tired of coping.
The problem with that, of course, is that I don't really have any other option right now.


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A Death in the Small HoursDownloadable Audiobook - 2012
Charles Lenox is at the pinnacle of his political career and is a delighted new father. His days of regularly investigating the crimes of Victorian London now some years behind him, he plans a trip to his uncle's estate in the expectation of a few calm weeks. When he arrives in the quiet village of Plumley, however, what greets him is a series of strange vandalisms upon the local shops. Only when a far more serious crime is committed does he begin to understand the great stakes of those events, and the complex and sinister mind that is wreaking fear and suspicion in Plumley. Now, with his protege at his side, the race is on for Lenox to find the culprit before he strikes again.
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Enjoyable. Part a darn good murder mystery and part, the daily life of a progressive English parliamentarian in the 1870s. Charles Lenox enjoys his life as an MP but he begins to yearn for his former exciting life as a private detective and likes to dabble in recent cases at meetings with his former junior. Lenox receives the honour of giving the government's Opening Address to follow the Queen's Speech from the Throne (Victoria had been on the Throne for over 3 decades). Off to his uncle's estate to prepare but then ominous events start to occur, vandalism and murder. Both parts of the story are enjoyable, not the least is the way an MP with some influence operates more than a century ago within parliament and his political party.
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My Church, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (EP) insists on a minimum twice per year, during the Nativity Fast and the Great Lenten fast. It also insists on confession before communion. Priests encourage frequent communion. NO group confessions.
Please, in your responses, indicate if you are EO, OO, RC, etc.
Does your parish insist on confession before communion?
Does your church perform "group confessions?"
Does your parish promote frequent confession?
Does your church insist on a "minimum" number of communes per year?
I'm RC so the answer should be obvious. I always commune. I always feel like it's 'awkward' not to receive during an RC Mass, like people will wonder why I'm not receiving.
As far as confession, my priest doesn't require it every time we commune, but I do confession every time he comes up, if possible. He doesn't do general confession. He does confession totally in private, also. He kicks everyone out while confessions are going on. We wait out in the hall while he's hearing confessions.
... we are expected to commune whenever Divine Liturgy is offered.
I belong to an OCA parish. Our priest encourages us to confess whenever we have a consciousness of serious sin (and to refrain from communing until we have done so), and at least once per month, as a rule of thumb.Keeping that rule, and assuming we are fasting in accordance with our spriritual father's council, attending Divine Liturgy each Sunday (exept in case of dire circumstances) and on any Feast Day in which it is possible, arriving before the Gospel, attending Vespers on Saturday evening (if possible), and saying regular prayers in front of the icon corner at home (again, in accordance with our spiritual father's council), we are expected to commune whenever Divine Liturgy is offered.
Tom, see above.
Also, please understand that I was not trying to "catch" the person, I was just wondering if maybe not all Orthodox jurisdictions are stringent on the fasting issue?
I am GOA and the fasting direction for the Laity is First and Last week of Lent. Also, just the last week of X-mas before the 25th.
I may be asking the obvious here but- there is no fasting during the rest of Great Lent?
The suggested minimum fasting in duration and in foods which might be abstained by those who are weak in body is:the first week of Lent and that of Holy Week;one week before Christmas;two days before Holy Apostles Day (June 29);one day before the Transfiguration of Christ (August 6);two days before the Repose of Theotokos (August 15);Friday around the year;one day before the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14).
Then again, maybe it is ME picking out those things that make it easier for me to not be so stringent in keeping the fast!
Again, as stated before, I don't get the impression (unless you're not telling us the whole picture) that you're infirm, need a special diet, have certain medical conditions, etc. This not expecting one to actually fast the 40 days is just laziness IMO. Like the example I stated before, an Orthodox Christian shouldn't be put in the awkward situation - even by one from another jurisdiction (especially in an event, however informal, where a bishop is present!) of having to break the fast.I find it interesting that in modern culture, we hear about the East coast being more conservative and the West coast more liberal, but in the Orthodox world, it seems reversed. Keep in mind that the parishes in my area are not (for lack of a better way to put it) filled with zealot-like converts, but have many cradle Orthodox. A seminarian that was visiting a summer ago jokingly mentioned that the fasting he was used to (not personally, but those around him) consisted of only having butter on your cheese perogi.
Even if you have not fasted since midnight for morning Litury?
Tom doesn't need to tell you or anyone else about his whole picture, since it isn't anyone else's business. I recall Christ saying something about not worrying about the speck in another's eye, while we have logs in our own.
Again, as stated before, I don't get the impression (unless you're not telling us the whole picture) that you're infirm, need a special diet, have certain medical conditions, etc. This not expecting one to actually fast the 40 days is just laziness IMO.
Tony,Tom has claimed in the past that fasting isn't all that necessary (not exact words) or that one is only "expected" to do it on a few days. Several of us on the board have pointed out otherwise.
I mean this IS a discussion board -- I was simply SHARING with you my understandings of how the fast is applied based upon my experiance in the GOA and from being married to a Greek woman and her extended family.
By group confession I'm presuming that they mean the general confession that is a part of western liturgies. In anglican liturgies it is held to be sufficient for communing, and auricular confession is not linked to communing. We're also fasting wimps, which means that afternoon services which include eucharists are common (e.g. for ordinations).
The one who used that language really should qualify it. I am betting that what is meant is "general confession" that is practiced in the OCA somwhat and in other jurisdictions. Since the Byzantine Rite Divine Liturgy doesn't really have the equivalent to what Keble is mentioning and ths thrust of this thread seems to not be about Anglican practices I doubt that is the case. If "group confession" is not general confession as it is commonly practiced then it should be qualified.No offense is meant, but there is an excessive amount of sloppy language usage that goes on that ends up causing misunderstandings and harm. Much of that can be avoided I think by explaining what we mean when we use terms that are not common.
Interesting...I'm of course new at this all.So how is OCA general confession different from Anglican or RC general confession? Aside of course from the obvious visible differences within their churches...
Dear MsGuided,Keble mentions the "general confession" that happens toward the beginning of the Western liturgies.
In current liturgies (NO and 1979 BCP) it falls in the center of liturgy, just before the peace and the offertory. Penitential rites (including the Kyrie and Trisagion) occur towards the beginning, and the Anglicans have separate penitential rites in which the confession is moved to precede the normal liturgy.In Anglican churches this confession is accompanied by an absolution and is considered sufficient.
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- Russia Threatens Foreign Media Ownership With New Rules (Bloomberg, 10/15/14)
- Social Media: Curse and Cure of Terror (Gulf News, 10/14/14)
- Western Media: Stop Ignoring the Central African Republic Crisis (Columbia Journalism Review, 10/13/14)
- How the Media's Focus on Kobani Obscures the War in Syria (Mashable, 10/13/14)
- Social Media & Global Conflicts: #BinaryBattles (The Express Tribune, 10/12/14)
- Bahrain Human Rights Defender Faces Charges for Tweet (Huffington Post, 10/12/14)
- Twitter CEO Reveals ISIS has Threatened to Kill Him After Site Shut Down Jihadist Accounts (Daily Mail, 10/10/14)
- Al-Qaida and ISIS Use Twitter Differently. Here's How and Why. (National Journal, 10/9/14)
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- Pentagon Report: U.S. Military Considers Climate Change a 'Threat Multiplier' That Could Exacerbate Terrorism (Newsweek, 10/14/14)
- The Jihadi Are Winning Their Online War on the West (Newsweek, 10/13/14)
- Robert Fisk on Isis: Propaganda War of Islamic extremists is Being Waged on Facebook and Internet Message Boards, Not Mosques (The Independent, 10/12/14)
- State official: ISIS a 'Dark, Nasty' Online Presence (The Hill, 10/10/14)
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Russia Threatens Foreign Media Ownership With New Rules
President Vladimir Putin signed a law today curbing foreign ownership in Russian media, shrugging off criticism that the Kremlin is undermining the independent press in a swipe at global publishers and broadcasters. This year, as geopolitical tensions flared over the conflict in Ukraine, Putin has tightened control over the World Wide Web and media.
See the full article (Bloomberg, 10/15/14, Ilya Khrennikov)
Social Media: Curse and Cure of Terror
A constant problem for intelligence services is detecting a terrorist before he acts. Now we have one good marker: The would-be terrorist is a 'friend' or a 'follower' of militants.
See the full article (Gulf News, 10/14/14, Daniel Byman and Jeremy Shapiro)
Western Media: Stop Ignoring the Central African Republic Crisis
With gunfire and mob attacks in the streets of the capital, the Central African Republic is teetering again on the edge of mass violence. Nine people killed were killed in two days, including a UN peacekeeper from Pakistan and a Muslim civilian whose dead body was decapitated and burned by an angry mob in the capital, Bangui. But world's media are all but absent from the country.
See the full article (Columbia Journalism Review, 10/13/14, Jared Malsin)
How the Media's Focus on Kobani Obscures the War in Syria
As the world's attention is gripped by the Islamic State's advance on the small Kurdish town of Kobani in northeastern Syria, other towns in Syria are being overrun by forces loyal to the dictator Bashar al-Assad largely without notice. Though local journalists and activists have tried to draw attention to a mounting crisis in the key city of Aleppo, they have not managed to raise the sort of interest now fixed on Kobani.
See the full article (Mashable, 10/13/14, Emily Feldman)
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Social Media & Global Conflicts: #BinaryBattles
War and conflict is no longer limited to battlefields. Every battle on the ground now has an equally strong and effective virtual dimension. Social media has turned everyone into a stakeholder in events that are taking place thousands of miles away.
See the full article(The Express Tribune, 10/12/14, Vasiq Eqbal)
Bahrain Human Rights Defender Faces Charges for Tweet
Within two weeks of releasing leading human rights defender Maryam Al Khawaja from jail the Bahrain authorities detained another. On September 30 Nabeel Rajab was taken into custody for allegedly insulting the Bahrain regime on Twitter. Rajab has been exposing human rights violations by the U.S. ally for many years and spent from mid-2012 to mid-2014 in prison on trumped-up charges.
See the full article(Huffington Post, 10/12/14, Brian Dooley)
Twitter CEO Reveals ISIS has Threatened to Kill Him After Site Shut Down Jihadist Accounts
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has revealed that he and his staff have received death threats from ISIS after the site shut down accounts being used by the terrorist organization. Mr Costolo said: 'After we started suspending their accounts, some folks affiliated with the organization used Twitter to declare that employees of Twitter and their management should be assassinated.
See the full article (Daily Mail, 10/10/14, Annabel Grossman)
Al-Qaida and ISIS Use Twitter Differently. Here's How and Why.
Al-Qaida has an Internet presence nearly two decades old, using various platforms and-more recently-social media to push its message. But it is ISIS, the relative newcomer, that has escalated its Internet efforts to the point that governments are beginning to see winning the Internet as central to the fight against terrorism. Much of ISIS's online strategy stems from lessons learned while its members were still in al-Qaida's fold. But when the groups split apart, their online strategies diverged as well-especially in how they use social media.
See the full article (National Journal, 10/9/14, Laura Ryan)
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Wanted: A Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State and Assad by Manal Omar
As the United States and its allies launch airstrikes against Sunni militants in Syria to stop the progress of the Islamic State, the central question of what role America's Arab and Islamic allies will play has lingered without any clear answer. The specific terms of a partnership have remained frustratingly vague, indicating a disconnect between the United States and regional powers. Understanding and addressing this disconnect is crucial, because banding together to quash a vicious, well-funded new threat that has swept across Iraq and Syria with impressive speed has obvious advantages for all involved.
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Pentagon Report: U.S. Military Considers Climate Change a 'Threat Multiplier' That Could Exacerbate Terrorism
A report released Monday indicates the Department of Defense has dramatically shifted its views towards climate change, and has already begun to treat the phenomenon as a significant threat to national security. Climate change, the Pentagon writes, requires immediate action on the part of the U.S. Military. The impacts of climate change may cause instability in other countries. These developments could undermine already-fragile governments that are unable to respond effectively or challenge currently-stable governments.
See the full article(Newsweek, 10/14/14, Zoe Schlanger)
The Jihadi Are Winning Their Online War on the West
The most sinister change in the way war is perceived through the media springs from what just a few years ago seemed to be a wholly positive development. Satellite television and the use of information supplied by YouTube, bloggers and social media were portrayed as liberating innovations at the beginning of the Arab Spring. The monopoly on information imposed by police states from Tunisia to Egypt and Bahrain had been broken. But as the course of the uprising in Syria has shown, satellite television and the Internet can also be used to spread propaganda and hate.
See the full article(Newsweek, 10/13/14, Patrick Cockburn)
Robert Fisk on Isis: Propaganda War of Islamic extremists is Being Waged on Facebook and Internet Message Boards, Not Mosques
Over and over, we have the evidence that it is not Isis that "radicalises" Muslims before they head off to Syria but the internet. The belief, the absolute conviction that the screen contains truth - that the "message" really is the ultimate verity - has still not been fully recognised for what it is; an extraordinary lapse in our critical consciousness that exposes us to the rawest of emotions - both total love and total hatred - without the means to correct this imbalance. The "virtual" has dropped out of "virtual reality".
See the full article(The Independent, 10/12/14, Robert Fisk)
State official: ISIS a 'Dark, Nasty' Online Presence
A top State Department official said the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has a "dark, nasty" online presence and that the U.S. needed to be more aggressive to counter the group on social media. ISIS has used its presence online as a recruitment tool, including multiple videos showing beheadings of U.S. and British citizens. The U.S. faces a challenge trying to reach out to disaffected young men from the Middle East who may be drawn to support ISIS.
See the full article(The Hill, 10/10/14, Mario Trujillo)
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