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"The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught. Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish (Isaiah 29:13.14)'."
A movie with the title "Snow in August" brings to mind the idea of a miracle. In reality, this made for TV flick from the early part of our new century focuses more on mysticism and magic.
In the movie, Michael Devlin is a boy living in post World War II Brooklyn. The area is not a nice neighborhood by any means.
While in the local grocery, Michael witnesses the terrible beating of the grocer by one of the local young thugs, a punk named Frankie McCarthy.
As the grocer lingers near death, Michael himself is in jeopardy. Frankie and his gang The Falcons threaten him constantly with dire consequences if Michael tells the police what he saw.
Michael is under tons of pressure. He is caught between Frankie's threats and the police, who know Frankie did the crime, but need a witness.
Not only is he caught between a rock and a hard place, in between The Falcons and the cops, Michael also feels duty-bound by the warped code of ethics existing in his neighborhood. "Squealers" become instant pariahs.
Things get progressively worse for Michael. He is cornered one night by The Falcons and beaten so as to require hospitalization. Another night, both Michael and his mother are attacked by the gang while out walking in the 'hood (if they called it that back in the 1940s).
What is more, his friends also drop him. Michael thinks this is because his buddies believe he has "squealed" on Frankie, which he hasn't.
Enter Rabbi Judah Hirsh. The rabbi is an immigrant Czech who befriends Michael during his ordeal,
Rabbi Judah knows trouble. He has experienced the horrors of the Nazis during the war. His wife, was killed by them.
One day, Rabbi Judah tells Michael the story of the Golem of Prague. When Michael sees the picture of the golem in the book the rabbi shows him, his first thought is, "Frankenstein"!
In the Middle Ages, as the fable goes, the golem was created by the late 16th century rabbi of Prague. The golem defended the Jews from the pogroms and persecutions inflicted upon them at the time.
Rabbi Judah seems to give a lot of credence to this story. However, when Michael asks him why he didn't make one to fend off the Nazis, the rabbi is noncommittal.
Eventually Rabbi Judah himself falls victim to The Falcons. One day they beat him to a pulp and he also ends up in the hospital.
Michael then gets wind from his old friends of a final plot Frankie has devised to get rid of him and his mother. The next Friday night, Frankie plans to come at them with the .38 revolver he has obtained.
Up until this time, Michael has just taken the beatings and provocations Frankie has forced upon him. Now that his mother is thinking of moving because of their environment, and more importantly, because their lives are in danger, Michael decides to act on something he has come to believe: the story of the golem.
Michael goes to the hospital and gets the "recipe" on how to make a golem from Rabbi Judah. He then goes to the empty synagogue where no one comes, where the artifiacts for creating the beast are hidden.
According to the instructions, the golem is to be created out of a box load of dirt. Add a holy scroll to the mouth of the muddy creation, the Hebrew word for "truth" scrawled on its forehead, and some incantations, and the creature is supposed to be given life from on high.
Surpisingly, after hours of hauling soil to the synagogue and following instructions, Michael has his own living golem. It's off to the pool hall where The Falcons hold court.
When the golem goes public, snow begins to fall on Brooklyn -in the summer. The golem, a smiling, friendly sort not at all like Frankenstein, follows Michael to meet the gang.
Our friendly golem isn't so nice to The Falcons, though. He follows Michael's charitable instructions and doesn't do them any lasting harm, but the gang is defeated, preseumably for good.
Although this is not shown, the golem is sent back to its source. Take away a character from the Hebrew word for "truth" and it becomes "death", returning the golem back to its lifeless form.
I have to admit, I have mixed emotions about this story. This is because its formula is a mixture of miracle and magic.
Miracles are of course good things. The possibility of the miraculous is one way to interpret "Snow in August". Michael is rescued by his faith in God's ability to work through the golem.
Indeed, the movie is a lesson in the successes and failures of faith. In fact, it is revealed at the end of the story why Rabbi Judah didn't give a good answer to Micheale's question concerning why he didn't make a golem to defeat the Nazis and save his wife. When Michael conjures up the golem and defeats The Falcons, the rabbi exclaims to him, "God is real!"
It turns out Rabbi Judah had indeed tried to make a golem back in 1939. He just didn't have enough faith to make it happen.
Thus, in summary, on the positive end, "Snow in August" teaches the power of belief. It tells us about the power of God to help us in impossible circumstances.
On the other hand, as Martin R. DeHaan II discusses in an article called "Do You Believe in Magic", what makes one uneasy watching "Snow in August" is the knowledge that trifling with the supernatural has a lot of dangers. DeHaan notes that, especially in our time, what with the interest in the occult, dabbling in such things as Michael did in this flick raises some questions.
DeHaan does mention that there is a difference between magic and fantasy, the latter which I am a big fan of. However, the line is sometimes not easy to discern.
I not only am a big fan of fantasy, but also of words. Thus, it is a good study to try and distinguish between the meaning of words like "miracle" and "magic". As I have learned in my mini-research, the former infers divine intervention while the latter conveys evil origins.
I studied another word, too. What is fascinating is the development of the term "golem" in the Hebrew language. Originally, ancient Hebrew used it to mean, according to Wikipedia, the term "unformed substance".
That's exciting to ponder. The term is used in Psalm 139:16 in the context of God's forming of us in the womb.
Now, in modern times, the Hebrew term "golem" refers to someone who is "helpless". It can also refer to a person who is "dumb" (i.e., stupid), "uncultivated' or "brainless". But it is the "helpless" aspect I want to look at.
Benedict Carey, a New York Times reporter, wrote another article with the name "Do You Believe in Magic?". This one discusses the modern day clinging to superstitions and rituals.
Carey reports in this article the scientific view of this kind of belief. He writes that our brains actually have networks predisposed for magical thinking. He also notes that social scientists believe that children transition from "wishing" (e.g., belief in what Santa and the Tooth Fairy bring) to actual faith (e.g., prayer to God).
Carey adds,"Magical thinking is most evident precisely when people feel most helpless." It is, he writes, this kind of thinking that gives people control of their lives.
Belief in beings like golems for magical assistance is nothing new. The Psalmist records the theological beliefs of the people of his time, and their effects:
"Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever pleases him.
But their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.
They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them (Psalm 115:3-8)."
These people assigned life and supernatural power to inaminate objects, ones they themselves fashioned. The Psalmist would have used the modern day Hebrew term "golem" to describe them. They were "lunkheads".
Could it be what scientists have observed about our brain's capacity to process the magical is really a God-made ability to comprehend Him? If that is so, then we don't have to be "dopes" when it comes to spiritual things.
The 1960s group The Lovin' Spoonful wrote a song called "Do You Believe in Magic" to ascribe to music mystical power.
" Do you believe in magic in a young girl's heart
How the music can free her, whenever it starts
And it's magic, if the music is groovy
It makes you feel happy like an old-time movie
I'll tell you about the magic, and it'll free your soul
But it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock and roll."
Music is a source of happiness. I enjoy it. But's it's not supernatural.
In our age, though, at least in western society, the philosophers, shrinks and scientists think of people who believe in supernatural power as "golems" at best. At worst, they believe them to be mentally disturbed.
A trait of the depressed is a feeling of helplessness. A belief in magic and supersitions gives the depressed a feeling of control, and gives them their lives back.
Bernard Carey summarizes the view of pragmatic, secularized people in America today regarding magic and the like:
"Reality is the most potent check on runaway magical thoughts, and in the vast majority of people it prevents the beliefs from becoming anything more than comforting — and disposable — private rituals. When something important is at stake, a test or a performance or a relationship, people don't simply perform their private rituals: they prepare. And if their rituals start getting in the way, they adapt quickly."
In our performance orientation in America, we have thrown the baby out with the bath water. This includes those who all themselves Christians.
In our efforts to rid ourselves of "superstitions" and "magic", we have tossed the truth of a powerful, omnipotent living God down the drain, also.
Indeed, modern westerners by and large are themselves detached from reality. God is the ultimate reality, and His ability to aid the helpless is one of His major attributes.
Do I believe in magic? No, not in respect to it being a positive influence on my life. I consider the source.
Do I believe in miracles, ones coming from the hand of a living, all powerful God? You bet your bottom dollar I do.
Golems are a stretch in my belief system, and have the taste of extra biblical sorcery which the Scriptures condemn. In this, Rabbi Hirsch was off the mark.
However, the good rabbi does hold one truth I endorse wholeheartedly. God is real! And so are His wonders.


text: SOUTH BEND -- Adams High School drama department head Kerry Cotter has found that "Catholic School Girls" is a play in which his students can help him as much as he can help them. "Most plays, they play adults and have not had that life experience, but this is something that is fresh in their memories," he said. "They have come up with things beyond what I would have given them. "I have forgotten elementary school. It's been 35 years. It's last year for a couple of freshmen, so I think it has been a very positive experience." But really, there are a few things he remembers, which in some ways attracted him to this play. Cotter himself attended Catholic schools in the 1960s and the play is set in the 1960 to 1968 time frame while following the lives of four girls in New York City Catholic Schools. It is written by Casey Kurtti. "It's about different cultures," Cotter said. "Irish, Scottish, Italian, Polish -- kind of coming together in the school. "It's a memory play. It's funny most of the time but there are some poignant moments." The girls playing the girls are sold on the play. "I think (the audience) will like it," said Grace Glanton, a sophomore who plays Wanda. "It's funny and really cute." "I think that they will get a chance to look at little kids," Lydia Dreyer, a sophomore who plays Colleen. "There's some younger humor and it kind of lets them reflect on what's happening and it just opens their eyes to the way things were back then." The girls enjoy the historical aspect of the play. "I think it's kind of interesting how it sort of reflects on past Catholic Schools and the rigid structure of religion and how everything else was kind of sub-class," Alba Tomasula, who plays Theresa, said. "Religion is the main thing, it seems to me." Alba, a freshman, attended Catholic grade schools herself. "This is a lot more regulating than my school," she said. "We did have to wear a uniform, but girls could wear pants and stuff. "We did have religion class but other classes were just as important." And yes, there are some differences in the teacher/student relationship now compared to the ones the girls in the play have with the nuns. "... How the nuns treated them, it is so much different from how teachers are allowed to teach now," Jenny Mailander, who plays Elizabeth, said. The play is essentially all female. "It's a different dynamic," Lydia said. "It feels a lot different." The girls, like the girls in the play, are also going through their own growing pains. Eva Timm, a sophomore who also plays Elizabeth, as she and Jenny alternate nights, says she's playing her first lead since kindergarten. "It's different because I have never experienced it," she said. "I like it. "I like the cast and crew and how everyone is really close and grown together the past few months." Through the play, they are even learning a few things about themselves, Jenny said. "Getting to know all the girls, it helps you discover who you are kind of playing a role and seeing if that role pertains to you or is close to your character at all," she said. Opening night is Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Adams High School auditorium.Staff writer Jim Meenan: email@example.com (574) 235-6342

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Jason Kidd is
getting, scratch that Jason Kidd is old and when you're old you tend to get hurt a lot. Kidd is being sidelined with a strained right calf for at least a week. However, Coach Rick Carlisle seems to think it will be a little longer than a week.
The injury occurred during Friday's game against the Utah Jazz. Kidd was playing defense just 2 minutes into the game when he tried to plant while trying to draw a charge. "I felt like I got kicked in the calf." Kidd said. He actually had to be informed by a trainer that no one actually hit him in the leg. Kidd also said that he was happy that it was "just a strain."
Remember Kidd has already missed four games earlier this month due to a lower back injury. Is this a sign, perhaps? Will he even make it through the season? Only time will tell. It's not just Kidd who has faced a lot of injuries this season, though. It seems like a lot of players are not properly conditioned because of the shortened season. Dirk Nowitzki just came back from taking four games off to work on his sore right knee.
It'll be interesting to see if the players get stronger throughout the season, or if they will continue to get these nagging little injuries. Will there be anyone standing in the playoffs? Will Lebron and Wade be able to crawl their way to the championship? We'll find out soon enough.


text: I recently used Facebook Blaster Pro to add some friends..But the problem is, I can't gather any IDs. Whenever I press the gather ID button it won't gather anything and I know I'm doing the right directions. It wasn't like that the last time I used it( which was about 2weeks ago ). My friends also complain about the software and it really can't gather IDs unlike last time. To friend adder software users, do you also experience this? Is there any problem or did facebook just changed something that prevented this kind of software? If so, can you suggest me other facebook friend adder software that is still perfectly working? Thank you so much!


text: French superfund to aid financial companies hit by the global liquidity crunch could be launched within days, reports the FTâs French partner paper, Les Echos. Five leading French banks are working on creating a fund to buy asset-backed securities held by banks, insurers and others, ensuring liquidity for asset management funds if holders seek to sell. The project, developed by BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Calyon (the investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole SA), Natixis and HSBC France, comes after several managers were obliged to temporarily freeze such funds in late summer as pressure by investors to withdraw funds mounted. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/fd9f0916-99...c.html&_i_referer=http://ftalphaville.ft.com/


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Fun, pretty little bulletI would say that if you were in the market for an affordable beginner bullet then why not give it a try? It's easy to use, clean, store and travel with.
It's pretty adorable and works like a charm.
I wouldn't use it alone. I would suggest using it in conjunction with another toy.
This is my first bullet. I enjoy using it to warm up before adding a larger toy and or a toy meant for clitoral stimulation to finish up. Since it has a connected remote it seems like it would be fun for a couple.
Material / Texture
It's made of simple plastic. I did not detect any discernible smell. I would suggest it for someone who is new to bullets, such as myself.
Design / Shape / Size
It has a cute design. It reminds me of something from my 80s childhood, which sounds weird but is in some way comforting. The dial is in a cute flower design with a star printed on top. Since it is so small I would definitely say that it would be a good travel option. You could even carry it in an inside pocket of your purse.
Functions / Performance / Controls
Unless you are a dork like me, it's fairly easy to use. The front has a simple dial. It says on and off so you know which way to spin it. It seems to have three settings but I always just turn it all of the way up. It takes two double AA batteries, which surprised me. I thought it would only require triple As. It's a bit noisy for such a small toy. I wouldn't use it in water. (I received the Deep Vibrations bullet as a free gift with purchase quite a while back. I didn't use it until recently because it lacks paper instructions. There is a very small screw on the back that caught my eye. In my horny state, that's when I run to the sex toys, I assumed that was how it had to be opened. Lacking any tool that size I just put it away for a while. Then recently I was bored so I tried to pry it open. It was only then that I noticed underneath of that were the directions "Push Open" and some grooves. It slides open much like a cell phone.)
Care and Maintenance
Since it's made of plastic you can clean it with antibacterial soap and hot water or by wiping it with alcohol. I use those simple body wipes that have a fresh scent and contain alcohol. It can also be used with water, oil or silicone based lubricants. I don't need those though so I don't have any experience using it with them.
The box is clear and says NEW Color Rotor on it and then some (I believe) Chinese symbols underneath. I just kept the box around to write this review but I shall be disposing of it now as it's just cheap plastic and sort of annoying to open and close. If you gave it to someone just like this as a gift I assume they'd know it was a sex toy. However if they had a small daughter or something she might think it's an actual toy. So I'd recommend wrapping it.
Follow-up commentary 5 months after original review
I'm sorry to see that this toy has been discontinued. Recently my go to vibe died so I've been revisiting old toys in my toy chest. I came across this bullet and had forgotten how strong it can be. I have used it both internally and externally. I usually use it internally in conjunction with another vibrator on my clit. Fun toy!
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You didn't really explain much at all about HOW to USE this toy or really much about it's PURPOSE. You should check out the mentor program.
It's a sex toy. I thought the use of it was pretty obvious. Plus I really wasn't sure what to say bullet wise as I used it internally while I read that someone else said you were supposed to use it externally so now I feel as though I've been using it wrong.
Wow, today is a bad day for me review wise. It's like everyone is picking on me. I have no interest in joining a mentor program after being here for years. I don't think it's that bad.
I hope that you enjoy ruining other people's nights and trying to make them feel bad. Maybe I should just stick with my blog if EF is suddenly turning so nasty.
Hey guys, it's a sex toy, so like use it sexually.
Hey Sera, I don't think Zombirella meant to hurt your feelings. Don't be sad love : ) Usually members just try to give constructive criticism to help the reviewer better their reviews
If you used the bullet internally, there is nothing wrong with that and you didn't use it "the wrong way". I know that lots of people insert bullets. I personally use bullets externally on the clitoris but that doesn't make your way the "wrong" way. It's just another way
When Z suggested the mentor program, it's not a personal thing hun. The mentor program is actually really excellent, even if you've been here for ages. Many members continue to go through the mentor program even though they are writing fabulous reviews. It just helps the reviewer better their skills and get advice from different perspectives/etc..
As for this toy, I totally believe you when you say it's loud. My first toy ever was a very similar toy (same brand, same remote, just bigger bullet) here: [https://www.edenfantasys.com/vibrators/bullet-egg-vibrators/sweet-treat] and it's ridiculously loud LOL
Overall, I think your review was fairly good Don't take the comments personally because sometimes I think that typed words can be taken the wrong way when the person writing the comment didn't meant to come off that way. I hope you keep reviewing! If you've got any questions, feel free to shoot me a message!
I wasn't trying to be mean. I just thought some information was missing that would be informative to customers that may read the review. I wasn't trying to make you feel like you aren't good enough or something by suggesting the mentor program, in fact, I went through it after being here awhile to get suggestions on how to be more informative. Your clothing reviews are nice, I just thought this was lacking information. Even though this is an adult site, some people are new to ALL of it. When I was mentored, I was told to go about it as if I'm explaining things to someone that has never seen whatever it is I'm reviewing.
Thanks guys, I know that I responded to quickly in the heat of the moment. I'm just a very sensitive person with severe social anxiety (from years of bullying)
Plus I have high functioning autism so I don't always understand exactly where another person is coming from.
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Farmers are pressing the Home Office to intervene over fears that government austerity cuts have left a Yorkshire police force sorely lacking the resources it needs to tackle criminal gangs targeting rural communities.
A rural South Yorkshire crime spike has been reported by the National Farmers' Union, including shot livestock and criminals riding stolen quad bikes destroying thousands of pounds worth of crops.
Without dedicated rural policing resources in each force area supported by clear Ministerial guidance on the importance of rural policing, many farmers and growers will feel increasingly exposed to growing criminality and disregard for the law.Meurig Raymond, president of the National Farmers' Union
South Yorkshire Police was given a 5.1 per cent cut to its government grant this year and has been forced into a restructure, adding to farmers' concerns that the force is too hard-pressed to stem countryside crime.
NFU president Meurig Raymond has written to the Home Office to ask for help with "an apparent lack of police resources available to prevent and resolve crimes being committed on farms across rural South Yorkshire". He wrote: "Without dedicated rural policing resources in each force area supported by clear Ministerial guidance on the importance of rural policing, many farmers and growers will feel increasingly exposed to growing criminality and disregard for the law. I urge you to assist them in their predicament."
Other persistent crimes in rural South Yorkshire are sheep worrying and 'fly grazing', which has seen stray horses wander onto major highways. A recent case saw part of the M18 shut.
South Yorkshire Police has met farmers and the NFU to discuss the problems and Superintendent Neil Thomas admitted communications between police and farmers had broken down. But a plan is now in place to address this, he said.
Supt Thomas said: "We have probably lost our engagement with the farming community and that's something I am now trying to reinvigorate."
A spokesperson for the Home Office said total crime - both urban and rural - has fallen by more than a quarter since 2010 and that overall police spending is being protected during this parliament - meaning an increase of around eight per cent, or up to £900m in cash terms, if Police and Crime Commissioners maximise their precept.
The spokesperson added: "We welcome the National Rural Crime Network's work to ensure police forces respond to crime in rural areas with the same dedication as crime in urban areas, and we hope its reports will help PCCs hold their forces to account where this is not happening."


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Bhappi Soni's coming-of-age romantic drama Ek Phool Char Kante (1960) observes the passions that gestate between a young man and a young woman. Sanjiv (Sunil Dutt) is a freewheeling, happy go-lucky young man trapped in a state of perpetual adolescence, who spends his days frittering away his time and money on an indulgent lifestyle - much to the chagrin and concern of his parents (Mumtaz Begum and Bir Sakhuja). Sushma (Waheeda Rehman), on the other hand, was orphaned early in life and has been raised by her four uncles - Johnny, Rashid Khan, David and Dhoomal. Sushma and Sanjiv soon meet and fall in love, but fate seems destined to hold them apart, particularly when each of Sushma's uncles expresses a unique and different view about the type of "ideal man" she should marry - from the religious proselytizer envisioned by Dhoomal, to the rock-and-roll aficionado imagined by Johnny. It seems that the uncles can never quite agree, which threatens to leave Sushma perpetually single, and even worse is the fact that Sanjiv fails to satisfy any of the uncles.
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These are the next generation scanners. Faster, better and cheaper. Some of them are using a new kind of technology that we think it will take over in the nest couple of years. Read on to find out what it is.
Lexmark Genesis
This scanner doesn't rely on a slow moving cathode lamp, but instead, it works with a 10 megapixel camera, that will rip a 300 dpi image in few seconds and after it's done, it will send it to your computer via its built in WiFi. And guess what? the Lexmark Genesis also works as a printer, churning 33 pages per minute and 4"x6's" in only 26 seconds.
NeatDesk Scanner
This automatic document feeder will help you declutter your desk with very easy to use one button scan/archive. You can scan up to 10 receipts, business cards and documents at once or your choice of one big 50 page document. We love that, when scanning business cards, it will automatically populate your address books.
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This one wins on the portability race. It's so simple to use that even a cave man could do it. We love that it makes sharing your photos and images super easy. It scans directly to the cloud, sending your images directly to Flickr, iPhoto, Picasa and even Tumblr and much more. The price point of $149 makes this, a very affordable alternative to the bigger ones.


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text: January 20, 2015 at 3:53 PM Woodinville man pleads guilty to 5 bank robberies Posted by John de Leon The Associated Press A serial bank robber called the "Alabama Band Robber" because of the hat he wore during the crimes has pleaded guilty to robbing five banks during the month of July. Michael Ryan Hardesty of Woodinville also pleaded guilty to possessing a stolen firearm. Hardesty robbed two banks in Lynnwood, two in Bellingham and one in North… More Comments | More in The Blotter | Topics: Bank robbery, FBI, U.S. District Court


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Tea Partiers were incensed when they learned that Congressman Alan Grayson's campaign (D-Fl.) sent out an e-mail comparing the Tea Party to the Ku Klux Klan. Grayson had already told Rev. Al Sharpton during an interview that the Tea Party's tactics were appalling and "no more popular than the Klan."
But Grayson's campaign took the comparison a step further when they used the KKK's iconic burning cross to replace the "T" in Tea Party with the caption, "Now You Know What the 'T' Stands for."
Jennifer Burke, National Outreach Director of TheTeaParty.net, told Metro she first saw the image on Twitter. "Representative Grayson is known for his inflammatory statements toward the Tea Party, but when I saw this I was appalled and sickened for a couple of reasons," said Burke. "The number one fact of the facts is that the Democrats are the ones who founded the KKK. It's a horrible part of our nation's history, when someone could be killed for having the wrong colored skin in the eyes of someone else, and for him to apply that and say, 'This is the Tea Party movement' is disgusting."
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Burke added, "The Tea Party stands for a constitutionally limited government, not stringing up people from trees for being black. This is horrible even for Grayson." Burke is black and said the image hit her hard as her parents and grandparents grew up in the South when the KKK had a strong presence.
Grayson responded in a statement that members of the Tea Party are the ones who started racially charged attacks. "When the President visited my home of Orlando, Tea Party protesters shouted 'Kenyan Go Home,'" he said. "Other examples include Tea Party chants of 'Bye Bye, Blackbird,' and Tea Party posters saying 'Obama's Plan: White Slavery.'" The congressman also sent an image supposedly from the Tea Party that shows President Obama as an African witch doctor with a staff and a banana headdress. The poster says, "Obamacare: Coming soon to a clinic near you" and has a hammer and sickle in place of the "C."
Grayson continued with other examples of how he believes Tea Party members have used racial or sexist epithets to describe Democratic politicians and closed the statement with, "There is overwhelming evidence that the Tea Party is the home of bigotry and discrimination in America today, just as the KKK was for an earlier generation. If the hood fits, wear it."


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What a Turkey!
Christmas Eve morning the twenty pound turkey was delivered to Mom's apartment, stuffed with three pounds of bread, onions, celery, and eggs.
Mom lives on the third floor. My original plan was to carry the turkey up in the roasting pan in a laundry basket. The roasting pan wouldn't fit in the basket.
Plan B was to wrap the turkey in foil and towels and put it in the laundry basket without the pan. That did work.
Bob came along to do the heavy lifting. That means he carried the basket with the turkey in it.
Once the turkey was in the oven, I stopped to shoot this picture of Mom's cute little live Christmas tree. The painting in the background is one of her oils titled "Circus Music".
Late in the afternoon when the family gathered for turkey dinner, it was Bob's job to get the turkey out of the oven and then onto a platter. We all left him alone in the kitchen and he successfully accomplished his mission. We didn't ask him how he did it. We just expressed admiration for a job well done and let him wander off while Mom made gravy, Heather set the table, and I carved.
The turkey was excellent. Heather took turkey home, Mom kept a big container full of turkey, and Bob and I brought home the carcass. It has enough meat left on it to feed us until we're tired of turkey.
Granddaughter Kimmy played with Great-Grandma's tiles while waiting for dinner to be ready.
Her maturity was evident in her patience. She's nine years old now and so grown up in so many ways.
I was impressed by the gifts she picked out for family members. She matched the gift to the recipient and was so concerned that everyone liked what she gave them.
Kimmy received many CDs and DVDs. They were on her Christmas list and she was excited to get them. She did receive some toys with small pieces and immediately saw the wisdom in her mother's suggestion to leave them in the box until she got home.
She opened one gift to play with and was very careful to keep track of the pieces instead of tossing them all over the floor as in previous years. This restraint was welcome but sad in that it's just one more sign she's growing up.
It's bone chilling cold outside and snowing very lightly. Bob and I are sitting in our warm, peaceful, quiet little house with our happy Christmas memories and enough left over food to feed an army.
Every few hours we dress up as warm as possible and take the dogs out for a short walk/run. They don't want to be out very long in this weather, but they do need some exercise and so do we.
Saturday, December 25, 2004
What a Turkey!
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Who watches the Neighbourhood Watchers?
Does anyone else keep seeing these signs all over Ireland. I remember it as an initiative in the early 90s.
I wonder is it still underway.
Are locals organised into vigilante Neighbourhood Watch possies? Do goughers really think twice about thieving when they see them? Be interesting to find out.


text: Rhymes and stunning illustrations convey the patterns and shapes of birds, insects, spiders, a snail and one mammal (a mouse). Franco's verses are lively, and Jenkins's hand-made paper illustrations often highlight the shapes through the pictures and through the placement of text, as in the case of the circular shape of the puffer fish, the wedge of the geese and the spiral of the snail. Some of the words (e.g., kaleidoscopic, profound) will require elucidation for the intended audience, and the rhyming format limits the information that can be conveyed, although a section with additional background on each animal is appended. Despite the sketchiness of the information (the pattern or shape the ants make—is it a straight line?—is not clear, for example), this is a lovely book that will work well as a read-aloud, connect with the concepts of shapes and patterns that are frequently part of early childhood curriculum and provide a springboard for discussion. (Informational picture book/poetry. 4-8)


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The national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh stirred the hornet's nest last week when he bandied curious claims on the quest by the South-east for the presidency.
Hear him "I am not aware that the Igbo are calling for the presidency; you can quote me on that. I noticed that one or two disgruntled persons are saying it. Nigeria has gone beyond the equation of where a person (presidential candidate) comes from".
He further went wild by asserting that the most important credential for that office is the capacity and capability of whosoever is leading Nigeria and not about where he comes from.
Metuh is entitled to his personal views no matter how infantile they may sound. But since he purported to be speaking on behalf of the Igbo race, it will be inappropriate to allow him get away with the irreconcilable issues thrown up by his claims.
For one, his position on the subject matter is not only vacuous and irresponsible but totally at variance with subsisting realities in the country.
Besides, it is replete with tenuous assumptions that cannot stand the weight of evidence to the contrary.
The first flaw is the propriety of arrogating to himself the conscience of the Igbo and the barometer with which their political temperament can be gauged. He neither possesses such attributes nor is he verily in a position to speak for the race. Apparently, he has been so absorbed by the little trappings of the office of the publicity secretary of a ruling party to the point of now assuming that South-east leadership is all about PDP. It is not so.
At best, he can partly speak for the PDP which has not hidden the fact that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock given the high level subterfuge to have Jonathan run for another term.
But he could as well have gone ahead to canvass support for his boss than denigrate his people as lacking in the credentials for the presidency. That is the reading of his claim that the most important credential for the office is the capacity and capability of the leader and not where he comes from. Its logical inference is that the South-east does not have people with such credentials. The other is that if there are agitations from that zone, they are not based on these leadership credentials but solely on where the person comes from. Nothing can be as asinine as this postulation. He is not aware there are demands from his geo-political zone to ascend the highest political office in the country except from one or two disgruntled persons. By his warped calculations, the views of these 'disgruntled persons' cannot represent the true feelings of the zone. But he should have gone further to let us into the grounds for the disenchantment of these people.
By the way, Metuh should tell us the ingredients of this capacity and capability to occupy that office. We also need to be educated on the astonishing leadership qualities the late Yar'Adua or Jonathan had that qualified them for the presidency that are not abundant in other parts of the country.
Perhaps also, we require further clarification on the circumstances that threw up Obasanjo, Yar'Adua and Jonathan into that office. Or why the much touted second term ambition of Jonathan is trying to tear the country apart if where ones comes from is irrelevant in the political matrix of this country?
In effect, if the prescriptions by Metuh were the factors that led to the emergence of Jonathan as president, why are such qualities no longer relevant today? Why is the north up in arms against his second term bid? And who stands to benefit in the event Jonathan is intimidated from running?
These posers expose the insincerity in Metuh's position and cast him as one hired to work against the overall interest of his people. This strategy is not new. It has been the bane of the South-east. It is for the same selfish prompting that he called Rochas Okorocha a regional player who should be ignored at the national level for his scathing remarks on the performance of the PDP in the zone.
Metuh displayed unmitigated arrogance when he boasted he had directed his South-east publicity secretary to reply Okorocha since his office was too big to do that. And true to type, that reaction came from the vice national chairman of the party, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd) who ended up making a mockery of himself and the man who prompted him on some of the issues he raised. Akobundu queried the performance rating of Okorocha and the decision of the All Progressives Congress APC to hold their meeting in Borno instead of Imo, asserting that it showed they were not comfortable with Imo. This is to say the least childish given the self evident reasons by the APC leaders for the visit to Borno, the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency. It was a personal risk the governors took to show sympathy to people of the state who have suffered direly on account of the security challenge. Is it not a twist of fate that Jonathan mustered the courage to visit Borno and Yobe states a few days after governors of the opposition were there? Yet someone speaking for the same president was denigrating the governors for that well thought out visit which exposed the tepid handling of sensitive national issues characteristic of the PDP government. Instead of taking the blame for lacking in the right ideas, Doyin Okupe had the effrontery to accuse the governors of opportunism for holding their meeting in Maiduguri after their maiden outing in Lagos.
If there is any measure of opportunism and desperation in these visits, it is coming from the presidency which hurriedly amassed the entire security arsenal to ensure the safety of Jonathan. Such show of force contrasted sharply with the prevailing atmosphere when the governors visited.
But then, the opposition governors were not expected to have been there before now, given that they came together just a few weeks back. The presidency should squarely lick its wounds for thoughtlessness on the matter rather than seek imaginary enemies in the private or public engagements of the opposition governors.
Beyond this however, Metuh is on his own on the right of the South-east to canvass support for the presidency come 2015. It is a right which neither his PDP nor any other body can abridge or circumscribe. The reality on the ground today is that where one comes from is still the determining factor for choosing the president of this country. And until this primordial calculation changes, the Igbo owe nobody any apology to seek their turn. It is for the same reason that the South-south people are hell bent on Jonathan running. That is also the reason the north wants it by all means. That was the raison d'etre for Obasanjo's ascendancy to that post in 1999. Metuh must be called to order for attempting to denigrate the Igbo race. At any rate, what concessions has he got for his largely marginalized and impoverished people to want them give up that inalienable right for now?


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Here is a video of the finished house.
Here is a video of the finished house.
We are working with Joshua Fletcher of Terrace15, Eric Baldwin of Baldwin West, Yuval Sofer of YSbuilt on a micro housing project in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle. Our working title is Loft|Haus, we are working with Peter Reppe of Solarc Engineering on Passive Haus certification and working towards a total of net zero energy use. We are very excited to be working on a project that has an intense interest in energy. This chart shows the temperature inside of one our the west facing units during the warmest months of the year. There are many systems we are working to integrate into the project and are thrilled with the enthusiasm of the whole team.
Congrats to The Aragona team they have been nominated as semifinalists for Best New Restaurant for The 2014 James Beard Foundation Award.
Lisa takes Portland by storm adding her blinding beam of goodness to the annual honor awards as a juror with Yo-ichiro Hakomori and Kai-Uwe Bergmann.
Mark Johnson (vox and guitar) and Cory Mattheis (drums) of Town Forest came by on Friday and did some recording, great sonic goodness. Listen to the results here. Check out the video here
So when we finally got to fabricating a canopy for a project we found that we seemingly had over engineered it. So thanks to Aaron Pambianco for consulting his trusty structural bible we came up with a testing solution as follows.
Load up one of the canopies with 580lbs of steel and test it's deflection against an unloaded canopy, with only a 1/4″ of deflection we now don't have to weld on 3″ flat bar to the top of the canopy.
We are helping Jason Stratton and Carrie Mashaney on their new Restaurant Aragona, next to the porte cochere of the Four Seasons Hotel and just across the street from the Seattle Art Museum at 96 Union. We are very excited about the new murals from Kate Jessup and chairs and lighting from Erich Grinder. Big ups to Dolan Construction for making it happen.
Don't forget to watch it full screen!
We've been asked by Kohler to work with them to open a showroom in Bellevue Washington. Here's a couple of images of what it will look like.
Nice work Kevin! UrbanWilds
thanks tony!
After many hours of contemplation and fabrication our table lamp is getting closer just a few more tweaks and we might be done!


text: Classes suck. I don't care how good your teacher is, if you're in a class, you'll get a really poor return for your time and effort. There are two main problems with language learning in a class based environment. The first is that the class moves at the pace of its slowest student. In my Korean class, there were a few of us who were comfortable reading aloud and who could do so with the speed and fluency of a near-native speaker and others who struggled to make it through the sentence - the teacher would spend a large amount of time coaching them...which was fine except it meant for exceptionally boring classes at times. I remember learning Spanish in school and constantly finding myself bored in class as I waited for the other students to catch up. The second is that language learning is a fairly personal process — everyone naturally learns some words or topics easier than others, therefore a class is not going to be able to address each student's personal needs as well or in a timely fashion. In addition, people have different levels of commitment to learning a language. Some, like me, are doing it because they love languages and relish the challenge of communicating in a foreign tongue whereas others are doing it because they think it's an easy option(!) or because they have no choice. It used to frustrate me no end that, whereas I'd do the homework at home (duh!) other students wouldn't bother and the teacher would spend half the class going through the homework. The larger the classroom, the less efficient it's going to be. Anyone who had to take a foreign language in school and retained absolutely none of it can tell you this. You'd be much better off saving the money and working either by yourself or more ideally with a tutor and/or language partner!


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I spent most of a day last week participating in developing a strategy for a leading American software company as it seeks to expand in the rapidly growing health care market. We spent hours defining the business we were in and the many businesses we were not in. We identified the competitive landscape and assessed who would be our friends and our foes. At the end of the session we had a clearly defined mission and a concise understanding of the direction in which we were proceeding. In other words, a general strategy. A subsequent meeting was scheduled to turn the strategy into activities that would combine to create sustainable competitive advantage. Measurable goals and strategic initiatives would be developed with time lines and individual champions assigned to each. At the end of the meeting one participant commented that we were on the road toward accomplishing the easy part of our task--developing a strategy--and the hard part--executing the strategy--still lay ahead.
Within hours validation for the comment arrived. First, a friend sent me a recent article by Thomas A. Stewart which highlighted a Harvard Business Review compendium on strategy. The topic of execution comprised half the volume. Stewart commented that although execution without strategy is useless ( a point that is routinely made by those of us who teach strategy) without a deep commitment to implementation, strategy is equally useless.
A few minutes later a glance at the Boston Red Sox game where David Ortiz had just hit a home run added fuel to the fire. I had recently attended a game at Fenway Park with Michael Porter, who is, among other things, Senior Strategy Advisor for the Red Sox. Not many baseball teams have a strategist like Porter as an advisor and I suspect that very few actually have a clearly articulated strategy at all but the Red Sox have been known for sometime as a pioneer in bringing disparate ideas to bear on the business of major league baseball. The team even has a mission statement that clearly articulates its goals and these are often broken into metrics by members of management. Still, as the season began the team was mired in a deep slump because of a lack of execution. Ortiz, among others, wasn't hitting, the outfield was decimated by injuries and something was out of kilter with the team's ace pitcher, Josh Beckett. As a result, the stated approach of winning with great pitching, strong defense and a modicum of power hitting coming primarily from the middle of the lineup was not working. Beginning in May, Ortiz started hitting, Clay Bucholz and Jon Lester took up the slack for Beckett, and the the bullpen performed remarkably. As a result, what appeared to be a failed approach a few weeks earlier was beginning to look better..
The next day, the proofs for my new book with Holden Thorp, Engines of Innovation, arrived. As I looked over the pages for the last time it became clear that virtually all of the innovations we highlighted and all of the educational leaders we interviewed embraced not only important new ideas (strategies) but also relentless execution. For example:
Larry Bacow, the President of Tufts, turned an unusual requirement from one of his large donors into a major initiative in the emerging arena of micro finance involving his development office as well as academics and students in a set of activities that embody many of the most important values of the institution;
Judith Rodin decided that university presidents must model the behavior they advocate and then did so by undertaking a massive urban redevelopment effort in the inner city of Philadelphia that required a results oriented perspective not always present in a university setting;
John Hennessy used his experience as a founder of MIPS Technologies to deal with the difficulties caused by the recent financial downturn commenting that the quick and decisive decision making style he learned at a start-up gave him a leg up when faced with an unexpected reduction in operating funds.
All of these interviews, and many more, caused us to conclude that the key to turning research universities into true engines of innovation is not only big ideas but also day to day execution--the unglamorous work that turns what we often call science fair projects into sustainable projects and enterprises. So whether it is a strategy for a private business or a baseball team or a great university, it will not succeed without an equally important element--passionate and relentless execution.


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'The Bachelorette' Winner Spoiler: Kaitlyn Bristowe Shares Videos on Snapchat
The Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristow may have just revealed the winner of the season on her Snapchat on Friday.
The season has already wrapped up filming and contestants are obligated not to reveal anything until after the finale. Looks like Kaitlyn has slipped up big time!
The finale airs this July and we are just four weeks in the season but social media has been in a frenzy on who won:
Kaitlyn shared a video of her in bed with Shawn Booth, indicating that they are still together, and he is the winner of The Bachelorette Season 11.
So there you have it.
What do you guys think of Kaitlyn and Shawn?


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Why I support James Webb
Virginia Democrat James H. Webb Jr.'s early warnings about invading Iraq are the main reason he has been so embraced by the liberal bloggers who started a draft movement to get him into the race. Maryland candidate Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin was one of 133 House members who voted against the original resolution authorizing President Bush to take action -- and he might be the most conservative on the issue among Democrats seeking to replace retiring Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D).I do not identify myself with the so-called liberal blogosphere, though I am a liberal and a blogger.
I believe James Webb's bid for a Senate seat can be a crucial vehicle for a robust foreign policy debate. For too long, this administration has dictated a foreign policy monologue to the American people. Their ill-conceived ambitions have lead to great suffering. Prominent conservatives have broken ranks with the administration.
My thoughts on Iraq have shifted dramatically as I blog on news coverage. It is my belief that any force in the region beyond those outlined by Jack Murtha do more harm than good.
The Iraqi insurgency is consistently estimated in the 15,000 to 20,000 range, and may actually be far larger. Though the American military has inflicted tremendous casualties on the fighters, attacks remain consistent in number and effect. The ultimate question in this conflict must be: are we creating more harm than good for America and for Iraqis?
If we were to kill more insurgents than we create, we could justify a period of high-activity in the country. We cannot assert this based on the numbers, though.
American forces are necessary to assist the Iraqi government forces for some time to come, in air power and logistics. However, current force strength in the country is insufficient for a counter insurgency and yet too large for our own good.
In the monologue of the past few years, George Bush has dictated policy. Senator Allen, Webb's rival, has concurred. Webb's candidacy in the commonwealth of Virginia could be a crucial step toward a better American foreign policy.
Lastly, I have and will continue to put my money where my keyboard is.


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The Divided South
After Reconstruction, Southern leaders pushed hard to attract industry. States offered large inducements and cheap labor to investors to develop the steel, lumber, tobacco, and textile industries. Yet in 1900 the region's percentage of the nation's industrial base remained about what it had been in 1860. Moreover, the price of this drive for industrialization was high: Disease and child labor proliferated in Southern mill towns. Thirty years after the Civil War, the South was still poor, overwhelmingly agrarian, and economically dependent. Moreover, its race relations reflected not just the legacy of slavery, but what was emerging as the central theme of its history -- a determination to enforce white supremacy at any cost.
The Statue of Liberty, one of the United States' most beloved monuments, stands 151-feet high at the entrance to New York harbor. A gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States, it was intended to be an impressive symbol of human liberty. It was certainly that for the millions of immigrants who came to the United States in the 19th and early 20th centuries, seeking freedom and a better life.
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Intransigent white Southerners found ways to assert state control to maintain white dominance. Several Supreme Court decisions also bolstered their efforts by upholding traditional Southern views of the appropriate balance between national and state power.
In 1873 the Supreme Court found that the 14th Amendment (citizenship rights not to be abridged) conferred no new privileges or immunities to protect African Americans from state power. In 1883, furthermore, it ruled that the 14th Amendment did not prevent individuals, as opposed to states, from practicing discrimination. And in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Court found that "separate but equal" public accommodations for African Americans, such as trains and restaurants, did not violate their rights. Soon the principle of segregation by race extended into every area of Southern life, from railroads to restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and schools. Moreover, any area of life that was not segregated by law was segregated by custom and practice. Further curtailment of the right to vote followed. Periodic lynchings by mobs underscored the region's determination to subjugate its African-American population.
Faced with pervasive discrimination, many African Americans followed Booker T. Washington, who counseled them to focus on modest economic goals and to accept temporary social discrimination. Others, led by the African-American intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois, wanted to challenge segregation through political action. But with both major parties uninterested in the issue and scientific theory of the time generally accepting black inferiority, demands for racial justice attracted little support.


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Vince Gill and the Time Jumpers – Live Performance by Grammy-Nominated Country Act
GSTV's exclusive video of the Grammy-nominated western swing outfit
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2012 was a good year for the Time Jumpers. They added iconic 30-year country music veteran Vince Gill to their ranks and released their long-awaited debut album, The Time Jumpers.
That album launched the band into the country charts and garnered the long-serving western swing jam band that was started by a group of studio musicians back in 1998, a Grammy nomination… Read More
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Canadian indie rockers the Arcade Fire are apparently hard at work on their new album and plan on releasing it sometime in 2013.
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Tips and Hints
- If you cook at all with poultry, invest in a GOOD pair of poultry shears. The blades AND handles should be all stainless steel with rubber coated grips. If you can find a pair that come apart into two halves it makes them much easier to clean. They should be large enough to handle something as big as a Turkey yet be comfortable to operate. DO NOT buy a pair with stainless blades and plastic grips...they will not last 5 minutes.....believe me I know. One place you can generally find a good rugged pair is at a sporting goods store with a good hunting / fishing section, such as Academy, Bass Pro etc. Or online.
- PEALING PEACHES: If you need to peal peaches or any other soft skinned fruit, simply boil a pot of water. Set another pot containing ICE water next to it. Blanche your peach by putting it into the boiling water for about 30 seconds, remove and immediatly place it in the ice bath. After about a minute the skin will slide right off.
Things I would recommend.
- The Ove Glove - This is really a great product. My daughter bought me a pair for Christmas. They are a little pricey (about $15 each) but well worth it. I use them around the stove and out at the grill. A couple tips.....they are washable, but be sure to allow them to dry thourghly before using, also don't try moving a smoldering log with them (ouch)...they are heat resistant NOT fireproof.


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With a stay at H10 Salauris Palace in Salou, you'll be minutes from Levante Beach and Port Aventura Theme Park. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Capellans Beach and Ponent Beach.
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Hey DNS fans,
Microsoft Support Engineer Sheh Shah has published Tracking DNS Record Deletion in the Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team blog. This post describes in great technical detail the process of enabling auditing and viewing the audit events for Active Directory-integrated DNS zones.
Very cool, in-depth technical content from those who know it best. Check it out.
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Not news to anyone with a pulse, America is becoming a country of sissies. Men are acting, talking, dressing and behaving like women and women are unitied in their hatred of all things male.
Kids don't walk out of their homes without helmets, kneepad, elbow guards and wrist supports. Mother's pull their children off of Little League teams because the coach barked, "Come on!"
The government has now decided that McDonald's can't put toys in their "HappyMeals" because it makes them ask their mom for a hamburger.
They call the generation of the 40's and 50's the greatest generation. HorseShit. They raised a bunch of sissies.


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|Post Office High Street Hadlow
|Historical records
|3rd Apr 1881
|Edwin Shrivell, M, Head, married, age 53, born Brighton, Sussex; occupation: post master and chemist
|Edwin Shrivell, post master and chemist
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|1881 Census
Hadlow, Kent
|Sarah R. Shrivell, F, Wife, married, age 52, born Brighton, Sussex
|Sarah R. Shrivell
|Harry G. Shrivell, M, Son, age 15, born W Peckham, Kent; occupation: scholar
|Harry G. Shrivell
|Lewis S. Shrivell, M, Son, age 13, born W Peckham, Kent; occupation: scholar
|Lewis S. Shrivell
|Frances A.E. Shrivell, F, Daughter, age 11, born W Peckham, Kent; occupation: scholar
|Frances A.E. Shrivell
|Minnie C. Shrivell, F, Daughter, age 10, born Hadlow, Kent; occupation: scholar
|Minnie C. Shrivell
|Delsie A. Collison, F, Servant, single, age 16, born Rolvenden, Kent; occupation: servant
|Delsie A. Collison
|Louisa E. Diprose, F, Servant, single, age 17, born Hadlow, Kent; occupation: servant
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Wed, 8pm-2am; Fri, 11pm-4am; Sat, 11pm-6am
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Roxy claims to have "the only TRULY gay Saturday night of dancing" and while other clubs might take issue with that boast, it's hard to deny the longevity of this mega-popular queer dance party run by legendary promoter John Blair. It's also easy to see why such a scene thrives here: The warehouse is designed for maximum Chelsea boy pick-up potential. The vast main space (which includes a sizable concert stage) features a sunken dance area, allowing those on the perimeter to look down on the disco-ball-lit proceedings like Romans surveying gladiators. There are also spots where you can get away from the techno throb long enough to scribble down a phone number like the Crystal Room above the front bar or the intimate Bordello Room. As for what goes on at Roxy the other six nights of the week, check the website or call to make sure the event is for you. Depending on the evening, you could stumble across anything from a private corporate function to a fun roller-skating party to a den of post-prom Jerseyite iniquity.Extra
Wednesday is roller-skating night; Friday is a mixed dance party; Saturday is gay night.
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- Home Away From Home
- Honky-Tonk
- Hops Haven
- Meat Market
- New Orleans Bar
- Party Train
- People's Bar
- Post-Speakeasy
- Shochu Joint
- Spiritual Saloon
- Uptown Hangout
- Whiskey Lounge
- Wine Bar
Best of New York: Fun & Nightlife
Picnics with a view, roller-skating nostalgia, and a party for gay headbangers.


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Last night Mydroidworld leaked out 2.3.3 Roms for both the Droid 2 and the Droid X. After spending a few hours using the Droid 2 version I think it is safe to say that these may very well be the real deal. They seem to be extremely stable and could definitely be considered Release Candidate quality.
Motorola certainly seems to have delivered. While I have not spent a great deal of time with the STOCK version of Gingerbread (on either the Nexus S or the Nexus One; I have spent a great deal of time using Gingerbread on my HTC Evo 4G. I believe I have a fairly decent understanding of the color choices and basic features that were baked in. The Droid(s) roms have a much less invasive color scheme.
Motorola also seems to have taken a step back from the version of Blur that was previously on the Droid 2. Blur seems to be much less heavy-handed. Unfortunately any gains made in the overall color scheme within the OS are lost when you choose to use the Moto widgets. Below you will see most of the widgets on one home screen – please don't get sick. Such garish colors.
I find it hard to believe that I am struggling to find a way to really knock Motorola for this update. I know this is not the official (read: actually released) update for the phones – but I think it is safe to say most of the update is a fair representation of what will be sent OTA in the near future.
As the days go on and I get to spend some more time with the new version of Android I will share my findings. For now here are some of the nice little touches that were added by Motorola.
pressing the upper right hand corner takes you to the Android Market
Ability to group applications within the within the app drawer
Social networking widget – very nicely implemented


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Went to a local health food shop and bought tea tree because too many sore throats - prevention is better than cute .
And whole wheat cous cous ( with red onion, red pepper , spring onion and soy sauce it makes the best lunch )
I didn't know wet & wild came to Ireland ?? Watermelon flavour . I really only bought this for the scent but it's supringly really good !!
They now sell Arizona cans in Dublin for €2.50 which is a LOT better than the bottles that were nearly €4 in some places . You can get them in Happy Candy ? The pink sweet shop in temple bard .
So eager about 'velvet lips' lip gloss fro Topshop that makes your lips matte & velvety . Every single Topshop make up product I have used I have fallen in love with . Eager breaver .
I bought some kale to see what the hype was all about . ( can you tell I was trying to be very healthy this week , heh)
Went for post tutorial breakfast on the coldest morning ever .
I have started trying to do actual study every Thursday . Not going too well. Help help .
I have a new found love for blood grapefruit .
First attempt of making kale chips . They actually turned out pretty good ...
This juice and vodka go so well together . If only all my mixers were this posh ....


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Liberia Housing Project
Vital staff accommodation in Monrovia
Fifteen years of brutal civil war – and the devastating impact of 2014's Ebola outbreak – have forced the men, women and children of Liberia to endure great hardship and suffering. Many Liberians are in desperate physical and spiritual need; a situation that MAF and its partner organisations in the country are determined to address.
Even before the 2014 Ebola outbreak, conflict-shattered transport infrastructure meant that three-quarters of Liberia's population were isolated from the help needed to lift themselves out of poverty. When Ebola swept through these impoverished communities, the terrible transport situation severely hampered efforts to contain the disease.
Thankfully, MAF's flight services are now providing a solution to Liberia's problem of poverty in isolation. Enabling safe, speedy access to remote communities, the difference MAF is making is real and profound. A flight from Fish Town in south-western Liberia to the capital Monrovia now takes just 1.5 hours; the same journey would take upwards of two days by road!
'Our partnership with MAF has made it possible for us to work as extensively as we do in the southeast. Given how remote it is and how reliably we can get vehicles back and forth, if we didn't have MAF we would really struggle to do work this far out, particularly when we think about our staff's time and comfort.'
Ian Mountjoy, Director of Operations, Partners in Health (2017)
Additional housing for an expanding programme
The MAF team in Liberia currently consists of three families, with a fourth family expected to join in the future. Two of these families have already been able to move into purpose-built houses in MAF's Monrovia compound, but one family is currently in rented housing. In order to properly house all the current MAF staff, and also to accommodate future expansion of the programme, there is an urgent need to construct two additional houses in Monrovia.
The total cost of constructing these new homes will be £182,000 – including furniture and fittings. This represents significant long-term savings over utilising rented accommodation elsewhere in Monrovia, and will also have great benefits in terms of security provision and team cohesion.
Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or alternatively, telephone us on 01303 851948 for more information on how you can partner with us on this essential project.


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ANNAPOLIS -- The Maryland Retail Merchants Association became yesterday the latest business group to speak out on a controversial tax package that, among other things, would expand and raise the state sales tax.
Not surprisingly, the group found no merit in that aspect of the package, named the Linowes report after its chairman, Montgomery County lawyer R. Robert Linowes. The report, which the Schaefer administration has decided to send to the General Assembly, would raise about $800 million in new taxes to help poorer jurisdictions around the state, as well as raise money for education and transportation.
"Of particular concern to retailers is the recommendation for a 10 percent increase in the sales tax [from 5 percent to 5.5 percent]," the association stated. The Linowes commission also suggested expanding the sales tax to include dozens of service industries not currently taxed.


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Don't be put off by the long ingredient list, the dough and sauce are amazingly quick and easy to put together. Besides, just make these once and you'll probably never call out for pizza again. Apart from the irresistible, freshly baked taste, the best thing about making pizza at home is personalizing it.
As Jarlsberg® originates from Norway, we've made ours typically Norwegian, with this season's delicious mushrooms and Jarlsberg®. For a little Italian colour and flavour, try sprinkling rocket salad over the pizzas just before serving.
Starting with the dough. Mix the flour, salt and dry yeast, add the lukewarm water and knead thoroughly. (Ensure your dough isn't too soft.) Add olive oil and continue to knead until the dough is elastic. Cover it with a cloth and place in warm place until it rises to twice its original size. The pizza dough is now ready to be punched down and shaped into 4 8-inch rounds. Preheat the oven with the baking tray inside at 250 ºC.
To make the sauce simply mix all the ingredients.
Slice and mix the mushrooms with olive oil, tarragon, salt and pepper. Spread a thin layer of the tomato sauce onto the uncooked pizzas, sprinkle the grated Jarlsberg® over, and top with the seasoned mushrooms. Bake the pizzas on the preheated baking tray in the lowest level in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until they are golden brown.


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Some symptoms of spinal tumors include back pain that may radiate to other parts of the body, difficulty walking, loss of bladder or bowel function and loss of sensation, particularly in the legs or arms, according to Mayo Clinic. Muscle weakness and decreased sensitivity to pain are also symptoms.
The type of spinal tumor and its location can have a big impact on the symptoms and signs experienced, explains Mayo Clinic. This is particularly true as the tumor grows and begins to affect the blood vessels and nerves surrounding the spinal cord and the spinal cord itself.
Both noncancerous and cancerous spinal tumors often share back pain as an early common symptom, notes Mayo Clinic. This pain sometimes spreads beyond the back to affect the feet, arms, legs and hips. Even with treatment, the pain in the back may still become severe. The progression of spinal tumors varies, but as a general rule, noncancerous spinal tumors develop gradually over time while cancerous tumors develop rapidly. Even though most back pain is unrelated to cancer, because back pain is an early symptom of cancer of the spine, a medical professional should evaluate progressive and persistent back pain. The same is true of back pain that gets worse at night or is unrelated to a known injury.


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November, 2011
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LLTS Adventure Club
My husband (Urden) and I (Kiria) went out with some friends from our guild "The Syndicate" (Tamara, Daes, Mrs Daes and the Mary) on October 1st and he wrote this after we got home, to send to the guild. I loved it as did others so I thought I would pass it on.
"The message from Dragons was a simple one: Investigate reports of spirits, minions and signs of the demon Ozar in the village of Seville.
Kiria, Urden, Tamara, Daes, Mrs. Daes and Mary (the littlest warrior) all gathered at the Hoping Jack Inn. They quickly realized that Don Diego and his wife were missing. A messenger was sent to Don Diego's tower to check on him while plans for the investigation were being made. He returned with word that Ozar knew a Sampire would be his strongest foe and had called for a spell of suffering to be cast on the Diego home. The mission had gone from one of investigation to one of conquest. There was no time to send to Arx Draconis for back up.
The bar maid indicated that any adventure group making plans would benefit from the inn's special Double Pumpkin Ale. It was quickly decided there was time for this special ale while weapons were prepared and spells made ready. It was then decided that there was a little more time for this magical, courage inducing ale. With liquid courage in their blood and friendship in their hearts they set out to slay the demon Ozar. Finding the entrance to Ozar's dungeon wasn't difficult. Our group of adventurers simply walked in the direction all the villagers were running from.
As the group approached the dungeon the first challenge presented itself. The village chimney sweep had been possessed by a mocking spirit and taunted our heroes. Mary (the littlest warrior) quickly invoked the power of Eddie Izzard causing the spirit to release the chimney sweep and retreat into the dungeon.
At the entrance to the dungeon the Dungeon Keeper materialized and challenged the courage of the adventurers by telling three tales of horror. Only those that could hear all three tales and not run away would be allowed to enter. The tales are too gruesome to repeat here. Needless to say, all were allowed to pass. Although the bones of those that failed this test were disturbing.
Skeletal minions, giant spiders and ghostly illusions all attacked the physical and mental defenses of our heroes but none were successful. Ectoplasm, goo and bones were left to gather dust as the group moved further into the dungeon.
Deeper into the dungeon minor demons appeared to test the courage of the group. Most were using illusion spells to bring forth both happy and horrific memories of the adventurers. Soon the group was divided and fighting on two fronts. Shouts of encouragement and friendship motivated all involved and these demons soon found themselves being dispatched.
Fighting their way past the last of Ozar's defenses they soon found themselves in his throne room and facing their most dangerous foe yet. As the group entered from the South side of the room the demon Ozar rose from his throne along the North wall. Tamara pointed to the East side of the room were a group of dark priests were chanting over an altar. Urden and Daes dashed to the sorcerers with their weapons drawn and murder in their eyes. Kiria and Mrs. Daes ordered their pets to attack Ozar. Mary (the littlest warrior) ran to the West side of the room and then around the jewel encrusted pillars, stopping only for a moment to admire said jewels, before throwing herself at the demon Ozar with a blood lust never before seen by the group.
The sorcerers were soon sent to the next world allowing Daes and Urden to join the fight. Tamara stood in the entrance to the throne room working on a spell as Ozar laughed and began to throw the pets and adventurers across the room. Inspired by friendship, and doing their best to ignore the pain, the heroes continued their assault as Tamara's spell grew stronger. Flashes of light began to appear in the room followed by explosions as Tamara's spell of undoing began to destroy Ozar's shielding spells. With his defenses down a final push was made and the demon Ozar was returned to the Underworld.
With the demon gone, the spells destroyed and knowing that Don Diego would soon recover it was time to find Ozar's chest. It wasn't too difficult as the large chest next to Ozar's throne was obviously it. The chest was opened and the rewards of an adventure were claimed.
Drops (3rd image below):
Daes – LLTS Keyring: Suitable for holding house and boat keys. Equip: Gain Night Sight.
Kiria – LLTS Bag o' Awesome: Grants 1 additional bag spot. Equip: +25 Awesome!
Mary – D's Stein: Designed to hold the strongest ales and lagers. Bueller? Equip: +10 to Party Skill.
Mrs. Daes – Scribe's Pen: Perfect for writing scrolls or inscriptions. Equip: Become envy of Scribe's Guild.
Tamara – Scribe's Pen: Perfect for writing scrolls or inscriptions. Equip: Become envy of Scribe's Guild.
Urden – Dragon Ninja: Teaches you to summon a Dragon Ninja companion. Equip: Gain whoop ass skills.
Each drop came with a cad containing the descriptive text above.
First image: Entrance to Ozar's dungeon.
Entrance to Dungeon
Second image: Kiria, Urden, Tamara, Daes, Mrs Daes and the Mary (the littlest warrior)
LLTS Adventure Club
Third image: The loot!
The Loot
Hoping Jack Inn – http://hopjacks.com/
Village of Seville – http://www.sevillequarter.com/
Ozar's Dungeon – http://www.fearcitynights.com/
Spell of Suffering – The very unpleasant headache Don Diego had on Saturday. We missed you!"
I hope you enjoyed our tale of haunting and fun. Don't forget to visit your local haunted house this year and get your spook on too.
Christine aka Kiria


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Daisy Rock Helps Raise Funds for Child Guidance Center
Last December, Daisy Rock proudly donated product to the Child Guidance Center of Orange County, CA, which hosted its 30th annual Holiday Tree Fantasy Party and Fundraiser at the Balboa Bay Club in
The Child Guidance Center of Orange County, CA is a non-profit organization that works to assist children with mental health issues and provide outpatient treatment for abused or at-risk children, teens, young adults, and their families. Through education and counseling, they strive to empower children and foster healthy relationships within the family.
For more information about the Child Guidance Center of Orange County and the event please visit their website.


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- Is the Measurement process pious adequate to go ahead action improvement pains and to congregate buyer needs?
- Is there a pro forma method for mensuration the variable?
- How have you ruthless you do not have choice problems (when, how, token stability, sampling the taster jar, etc)?Post ads:
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- What is the image of the MSA experiment?
- What width or pick issues were resolved?
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- Is within a ownership concoct in put which includes ownership, calibration, procedures, troubleshooting guide, SPC (Statistical Process Control), etc...)?
Lean Six Sigma Measure Phase questions:
- How Would You Assess Your Measurement System Today?
- Talk to the individuals administration the measurements?
- Have a few measurements interpreted and comparison them?
- Have other than individuals or "experts" substantiate our measurements?
- Hope your patrons get the aforesaid measurements?
- Don't hypothesize computers are e'er right?
- Conduct a Gage R&R study?
Measurement Variation is playing up fallen into two components: (The two R's of Gage R&R)
Reproducibility (Operator Variability): Different individuals get different measurements for the said piece.
Repeatability (Equipment/Gage Variability): A specified particular gets disparate measurements for the same situation when measured triune nowadays.
- The utensil we use to find out the enormity of these two sources of measure grouping changeability is named Gage R&R
- Reproducibility is the modification in the middling of the measurements ready-made by assorted operators mistreatment the aforesaid activity instrument when activity the tantamount typical on the very quantity.
- Repeatability is the flux concerning sequent measurements of the aforesaid part, same characteristic, by the selfsame causal agent using the identical kit (gage). Also agreed as trial /re-test error, in use as an figuring of short-run variation
Stability = If measurements do not adjust or impulsion finished time, the apparatus is reasoned to be unfluctuating.
Bias is the peculiarity between the observed norm good point of measurements and the master effectiveness. The maestro efficacy is tenacious by punctilious measuring naturally by calibration tools coupled to an accepted, attributable mention normative. Average of measurements are contradictory by a preset magnitude.
Bias private property include:
- Operator Bias - Different operators get perceptible contrary averages for the self value,
- Instrument Bias - Different instruments get perceptible assorted averages for the identical measurement, and
- Other Bias - Day-to-day (environment), fixtures, shopper and businessperson (sites).
Discrimination is the proficiency of detecting teeny changes in the highlight human being sounded.
- The utensil may not be to the point to identify manoeuvre changeability or quantify particular section typical belief if the favouritism is unsatisfactory.
- If an implement does not permit secernment betwixt undisputed alteration in the action and superior result in variation, it is unsatisfying.
Acceptable Measurement Systems have properties that all proper height systems must have:
- The width association must be in reliability (only joint do variation; i.e., in statistical adjust).
- Variability of the measure complex essential be petty in quotient to the manoeuvre change.
- Variability of the width convention essential be diminutive compared with the specification precincts.
- The increments of the measure must be smallest relational to the minor of:
a) the procedure variability or
b) the verbal description limits
Rule of thumb: increments are to be no greater than 1/10th of the lesser of:
a) act volatility or
b) verbal description margins)
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has two standard standards for Gage R&R:
- Short Form - Five samples measured two times by two contrastive individuals.
- Long Form - Ten samples sounded three instance all by 3 contrasting individuals.
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** Remember that the Measurement System is proper if the Gage R&R variability is teentsy compared to the procedure uncertainty or verbal description limitations.
Preparation for a Measurement System Study:
- Plan the outlook.
- Select figure of appraisers, figure of samples, and amount of do again measures.
- Use at most minuscule 2 appraisers and 5 samples, where on earth each judge measures all illustration at lowest possible twice (all mistreatment said instrumentality).
- Select appraisers who customarily do the activity.
- Select samples from the system that stand for its full operational breadth.
- Label all token discretely so the marker is not apparent to the operator.
- Check that the means has a favoritism that is synonymous to or little than 1/10 of the foretold procedure changeability or spec borders.
Setting Up the Measurement Study:
- Assure that the sess/instrument has been maintained and tag to traceable standards.
- Parts are chosen deliberately to denote the swarming act variation
- Parts should travel from both outer the specs (high line-up and low edge) and from within the specification range
Running the Measurement Study:
- Each taster should be measured 2-3 present time by all mathematical function (2 times is the Short Test).
- Make assured the surroundings are manifest for confidence of data compilation but remain "blind"(unidentifiable) to the operators.
- Be near for the be trained. Watch for unintended influences.
- Randomize the environs unceasingly during the study to preclude operators influencing the audition.
- The most basic time evaluating a specified activity process, let the procedure run as it would generally run.
Because in various cases we are hesitant of how crack can affect our measure system, we advocate the later procedure:
- Have the primary worker index all the samples erstwhile in all over the place instruct.
- Have the ordinal operator means all the samples onetime in volatile establish.
- Continue until all operators have measured the samples former (this is Trial 1).
- Repeat ladder 2 - 4 for the sought figure of trials.
- Use a kind to bring together gen.
- Analyze results.
- Determine piece of work action, if any.
If Process Tolerance and Historical Sigma belief are not utilised in your statistcal software (i.e. Minitab), a scalding opinion is past made that the taste environs pulled out for the study, directly exhibit the actual activity change. In this case, the tolerability of the measuring set of laws is supported upon comparison merely to the part of the pack changeability seen in the study. This can be a valid presumption if attention is interpreted in selecting the survey instance surround. AIAG states that "One constituent of criteria whether a height set of contacts is reasonable to analyze a procedure is the per centum of the part of the pack laissez-faire or the functioning action instability that is used up by activity policy variation".
Remember that the guidelines are:
A. Under 10 % - Acceptable.
B. 10 to 30 % - Marginal. May be satisfactory based upon the hazard of the application, price of measurement device, bill of repair, etc.
C. Over 30 % - Not Acceptable. Every effort should be ready-made to ameliorate the activity set of laws.
Repeatability is curbed by victimisation a particular Range Chart where the differences in the measurements by all hand on each part of the pack is charted. If the variance concerning the large utility of a plumbed part and the littlest plus of the selfsame part of the pack does not outshine the Upper Control Limit (UCL), next that skunk and operator are reasoned to be Repeatable
Reproducibility is top strong-minded analytically mistreatment the information investigating in the Minitab Session. Graphically it may be seen if there are central differences in the function patterns generated by each mathematical function activity the one and the same samples.
This information from Minitab builds the % of Study Variation that all fountain contributes to a measured upcoming Total Variation seen in the hut.
- The 6.0 * SD (Standard Deviation) is how statistically 99.73% of the Total Variation is deliberate and this is assumptive to fifty-fifty 99.73% of the honorable formula rise and fall unless the Historical Sigma is input signal into Minitab.
- The %'s are utilised to title the believability of the measure net to carry out activity investigating victimization %'s once qualified. If the act is playacting well, the % Tolerance is next exalted.
- The sum of the %'s may add to more than 100% due to the scientific discipline.
- The Number of Distinct Categories represents the amount of non-overlapping activity groups that this height association can dependably identify in the Study Variation. We would like that digit to be 5 or complex. Four is fringy. Fewer than 4 implies that the length group can single carry out next to property data
- Most physiological height systems use height devices that equip nonstop facts.
For consecutive collection Measurement System Analysis we can use legalize charts or Gage R&R methods.
- Attribute/ordinal measurement systems use adopt/reject criteria or ratings (such as 1 - 5) to establish if an above-board height of power has been attained. Kappa techniques can be utilized to weigh against these Attribute and Ordinal Measurement Systems.


text: Candis said: > My best friend and I are meeting in San Antonio > Does anyone have any suggestions of vegetarian-low/no fat restaurants > in the riverwalk area. Oh gosh. I think you're out of luck. San Antonio is not known for health food places! There are NO totally vegetarian restaurants here. The best veg-friendly places are Twin Sisters in Alamo Heights, Adelante in Alamo Heights, and La Fiesta Patio Cafe in Universal City. All of these are not within walking distance from the Riverwalk. I think your best best is to make special requests at whatever restaurants you choose. Stay away from the Mexican places; they are not the places to find low-fat veggie fare! Good luck! Sheri ------------------------------