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The Wicked Nanny: Symptom of America's Dying Soul
Diane Stretton is a live-in nanny hired by the Bracamonte family of Upland, Calif. She was hired in March to help Marcella Bracamonte care for three children ages 11, 4, and 1. In exchange for her work, Stretton was provided room and board. A few months ago she stopped working and after finally being fired refused to leave the family's home. Not only has she imposed her own demands and requirements on the household but is threatening to sue the Bracamonte's. (Jun 26, 2014, abcnews.go.com, By SARAH FIGALORA)
In desperation, the Bracamonte's called the police, but they'll do nothing on the grounds that nanny's refusal to leave is a civil matter,
"....generally, once somebody has established residency, you have to go through a formal eviction process."
Had Stretton made it known from the start that she had intentions of establishing residency in the Bracamonte's home they would never have hired her, let alone have allowed her to darken their doorway. Stretton is obviously a conniving, mean-spirited, vindictive soul, and say the Bracamonte's, she has made our home a living hell.
According to St. Augustine, like all human beings, Stratton is 'cracked.' Consider the love of human beings for all the vain,
"....and poisonous things that cause so many heartaches, troubles and fears, our joy in conflict, strife and war, and so many plots of enemies and sycophants. Consider such things as fraud and theft and robbery; the pride we take in depravity, our envy and ambition. cruelty...murder, lawlessness and lust. Think of all the shameless passions of the impure: fornication...adultery, incest...unnatural sins, rape and countless other filthy acts. Consider the evil we do to each other: calumnies...cheating, lies...false witness, violence against persons and property. Indeed, if anyone were to left to live as he pleased and to do what he desired, he would go through practically the whole gamut of sins listed above...those which I wrote down and others I forgot to mention." (City of God, 22.22)
In our morally debauched society, the wicked nanny is but one of millions of morally disordered, rootless Americans produced by decades of evolutionary humanist (socialist/progressive) indoctrination in our schools, media, and culture.
In his essay, "The New Man," Dr. Pedro Blas Gonzalez, Professor of Philosophy at Barry University, Miami, Florida, describes America's rootless man as the product of nihilists. Nihilists have successfully depersonalized Westerners and Americans. They have destroyed the dignity, personhood and capacity for self-knowledge of vast numbers of Americans. Today this new man,
"…is a finely tuned twenty-first century automaton. What greater efficacy than to devoid man of his sense of dignity in order to rule over him? The new man is a hollow entity whose entrails have been removed by guilt and self-doubt. Yet the new man does not notice this, for he has no internal reservoir from where to draw any moral or spiritual strength." (OrthodoxyToday.org, 2009)
The New Man is a mutation, said Seraphim Rose. He is a rootless entity,
"…discontinuous with a past that Nihilism has destroyed, the raw material of every demagogue's dream; the "free-thinker" and skeptic, closed only to the truth but "open" to each new intellectual fashion because he himself has no intellectual foundation; the "seeker" after some "new revelation," ready to believe anything new because true faith has been annihilated in him; the planner and experimenter, worshipping "fact" because he has abandoned truth, seeing the world as a vast laboratory in which he is free to determine what is "possible"; the autonomous man, pretending to the humility of only asking his "rights," yet full of the pride that expects everything to be given him in a world where nothing is authoritatively forbidden; the man of the moment, without conscience or values and thus at the mercy of the strongest "stimulus"; the "rebel," hating all restraint and authority because he himself is his own and only god; the "mass man," this new barbarian, thoroughly "reduced and "simplified" and capable of only the most elementary ideas, yet scornful of anyone who presumes to point out the higher things or the real complexity of life." (Seraphim Rose, Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age)
Dr. Gonzalez concurs,
"The wisdom contained in history is ruled out by the new man" who has been taught that "he is the stuff of the future. Thus, the past must be obliterated to make room for the designs of social-engineers.."(ibid)
This rootless entity actually believes that he is evolving forward toward greater and greater spiritual perfection. But all of this is a great lie, a massive deception, said Rose:
"It is of course no secret to contemporary philosophers and psychologists that man himself is changing in our violent century, under the influence, of course, not only of war and revolution, but also of practically everything else that lays claim to being "modern" and "progressive." We have already cited the most striking forms of Nihilist Vitalism, whose cumulative effect has been to uproot, disintegrate, and "mobilize" the individual, to substitute for his normal stability and rootedness a senseless quest for power and movement, and to replace normal human feeling by a nervous excitability. The work of Nihilist Realism, in practice as in theory, has been parallel and complementary to that of Vitalism: a work of standardization, specialization, simplification, mechanization, dehumanization; its effect has been to "reduce" the individual to the most "Primitive" and basic level, to make him in fact the slave of his environment, the perfect workman in Lenin's worldwide "factory." (Seraphim Rose, Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age)
In this light, Lloyd Marcus, the Tea Party Movement's most prominent African American, has reason to lament:
"Today, far too many Americans see no shame in living on government assistance or scamming the system....Even wIorse, the Administration portrays getting on welfare as the honorable thing to do. Dear Lord, what kind of nation are we becoming? An unprecedented 47 million Americans are on food stamps which is riddled with fraud. The Obama Administration has added over 10,000 new oppressive job-killing regulations. Consequently, 90 million are unemployed and on unemployment which is also riddled with fraud. Here's another first for America, over 11 million are receiving disability benefits; riddled with fraud. Clearly, many believe working is for suckers when the government is handing out freebies.....In his War on Achievers, Obama used his bully pulpit to deflate business owners by saying, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that." Obama and his operatives use compassionate sounding terms such as "social justice" and "income inequality" to justify the government confiscating the earnings of achievers and redistributing it to non-achievers to win their votes. Despicable." (A heartbreaking unspoken consequence of Obama, Lloyd Marcus, Renew America,June 27, 2014)
Under the pretense of compassion, fairness, equality, 'rights,' universal healthcare, fighting poverty and global change, protecting 'gay rights' (sodomy), and allowing unborn babies to be brutally dismembered on behalf of 'choice' America's 'broken' law gives the power of death to the self-serving, morally corrupt few over the lives of the inconvenient and unwanted. It forcibly takes property from one person and gives it to another. In taking the wealth and property of the many and giving it to a favored few, broken law gives conniving, mean-spirited darkened souls like Diane Stretton the idea that she can move into and take over the Bracamonte's property, to impose herself on them, to terrorize and make shameless demands of them while she lives a parasitic life of ease at their expense.
Fundamentally, broken law is legalized murder and plunder and is common to socialists, communists and other nihilists of the totalitarian bent of mind who see crimes against humanity together with forcing everyone to be miserable as a way of putting an end to all conditions that make for covetousness and envy, their own first of all.
The Scourge of Covetousness and Envy
Whether the Founders were individually Christian or not they fully recognized that in light of man's sin nature, covetousness/envy could easily become a driving force in politics, so they designed the Constitution to protect our God-given rights of life, liberty and property from the grasping hand of a tyrannical government. They never intended for law to assume the role of Big Brother granting man-invented 'rights' 'privileges' and 'entitlements' to certain favored groups or individuals:
"The Constitution is a chart of negative liberties, (it) says what the states can't do to you, says what the federal government can't do to you, but it doesn't say what the federal government must do on your behalf." (Who Poses the Greater Threat? Walter Williams, Townhall.com, Mar. 3, 2010)
They also affirmed that as all men are created spiritual equals in the eyes of the One God in three Persons, then life, worth, dignity and other unalienable property rights are conferred upon each human person at conception.
In "Property," published in The National Gazette on March 29, 1792, James Madison clearly defines the meaning of a person's God-given spiritual property, some of its' temporal manifestations and the meaning and intent of just government as opposed to unjust government:
"He has a property....in his religious opinions, and in the profession and practice dictated by them." "He has a property...in his opinions and the free communication of them." "He has an equal property in the free use of his faculties and free choice of the objects on which to employ them." "He has property very dear to him in the safety and liberty of his person."
Property is,
"....a man's land, or merchandize, or money (and) as a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights. Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties or his possessions."
Government is instituted to protect property of every sort:
"This being the end of government, that alone is a just government, which impartially secures to every man, whatever is his own." (Samuel Rutherford, Lex Rex; lexrex.com)
The Constitution therefore, recognizes the divine nature of man's creation, that man is a person endowed by his personal Creator with spiritual property, a divine right to life and liberty, and the means of acquiring and possessing property. Hence our Republic recognizes Law is unchangeable because the Creator of "we the people" (and everyone else) is the Lawgiver:
"It is sufficiently obvious, that persons and property are the two great subjects on which Governments are to act; and that the rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. These rights cannot well be separated." (James Madison, Speech at the Virginia Convention, December 2, 1829)
How does one determine whether a law is just or unjust?
"A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law." (Martin Luther King, Excerpts from his Letter from the Birmingham Jail, Apr. 16, 1963)
In keeping with Christian thought, George Washington and Benjamin Franklin connect personhood, virtue, self-control and property rights with morally-ordered freedom:
"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." Benjamin Franklin, quoted in Born Liberal Raised Right, p. 15)
Conversely, they connect corruption, anarchy, and barbarism with man's sin nature:
"The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. If "Thou shalt not covet" and "Thou shalt not steal" were not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society before it can be civilized or made free." (John Adams, A Defense of the American Constitutions, 1787, patriotpost.us)
Today the uniquely Christian view of man as a person because created in the spiritual image of the One God in three Persons together with the Biblical moral convictions underlying the cultural order have been undermined to the point of near collapse.
Darwinism in particular and evolutionary science in general have destroyed the foundations of the Christian view of man, thereby reducing "we the people" to conscious products of evolution and by extension making our Constitution a worthless piece of trash.
There are two fundamentally different conceptions of science----one that is scientific and one that is not:
"In the first, science properly deals with reality, mostly in its physical manifestations. It tries to understand the things that are---what they are, how they work and why..." The other notion of science---the unscientific one---is an endeavor to....gain power...." "Man becomes the ultimate master through the exercise of his will by the instrument of science; he makes all things according to his desires (and) assigns to them his purposes, and they have purposes only insofar as he assigns them. They are nothing in themselves......This is science as ideology, as the construction of a false reality." (Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexual Behavior is Changing Everything, Robert R. Reilly, p. 117)
Evolutionary science, whether secular atheist, occult New Age, or 'Christian,' is the science of ideology, the will of fallen man exercised by the instrument of science. By 1870 Christopher Langdell, dean of Harvard School of Law was exercising his will through the instrument of science by teaching that the nihilistic principles of evolution must be applied to the written opinion of judges. The conclusion was inescapable:
"Law was not what the Constitution said it was but what judges said it was. In other words, there was no longer an objective base; the absolutes dissolved along with the supposed demise of the Creator." (Erwin Lutzer)
Evolutionary scientism rejects miraculous Special Creation and the Fall and teaches instead an inverted exegesis positing billions of years of evolutionary ascent of life from primordial matter, man from lower creatures and an eternally expanding cosmos.
This upside-down view leads to a philosophy of moral relativism (no right way, no wrong way) because if men were once something else, star dust or a genderless blob of matter and then later on lizards and even later still some kind of ape-like creature, then not only are men going to become something else but nothing can be said about transgender, 'gay,' pederasty, pedophilia, and lesbianism since all life forms ascended from a genderless blob of matter generated by a Big Bang which may or may not involve a god-word shaped and controlled by the will of the theologians who are its' inventers.
As evolutionary scientism is naturalistic it ultimately lacks a source for life, consciousness, and soul, thus whether atheist, New Age or 'Christian' all permutations are merely different expressions of anti-human nihilism which makes man equal to or lower than the nonhuman.
This serves as a license for all manner of crimes against humanity, especially the weakest, the hated, envied, despised and inconvenient. Between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, evolutionary naturalism led to the brutal murder of in excess of 160,000,000 "unevolved" men, women, and children.
Today, naturalism and evolutionary thinking are taken for granted throughout the college curriculum, just as it is in all aspects of modern thought and experience, especially within the progressive liberal community. Evolution not only undergirds biological and earth sciences, but also Freudian and Jungian psychology, anthropology, law, sociology, politics, economics, the media, arts, medicine, and all other academic disciplines as well as occult New Age spirituality and all permutations of liberal theology and its primary doctrine evolution.
Progressive liberal theology has stripped the Bible of its miraculous, historical and literal elements, thereby allowing it to be considered as one book of myths among many. No longer is it generally believed that the Bible, especially the Genesis account is the objective revelation of the Triune God, thus man is not a sinner, neither is he a person because he is a conscious product of evolution. In the end, theological liberalism is nothing more than nihilistic humanism in theological dress.
Throughout America nihilist evolutionary conceptions trumpeted by the will of man as 'scientific fact' have finally reached saturation point in our government, law, media, education, healthcare, psychiatry, and increasingly within the whole body of the Church. This is why apostasy, atheism, agnosticism, occult paganism, suicide, lawlessness, pornography, drug use, mass murder, decadence, sodomy, abortion, and euthanasia have increased exponentially throughout America and the world.
America's Dying Soul
"No one needs to see films such as The Wolf of Wall Street or American Hustle to know that America is amputating its soul. Those who remember post-Christian Nazi Germany are grieving. They look at America's demoralized church and ask: Can these bones live? Ezekiel 37." (Vishal Mangalwadi, founder-president of BOMI/Revelation Movement, an Indian philosopher and social reformer and author of The Book That Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization)
The soul of America is being amputated under the onslaught of Darwinism and theological liberalism with the following consequences:
1.The abandonment of the transcendent Triune God means abandonment of His eternally unchanging Law together with the unique Christian definition of person and everything built upon it---spiritual property, unalienable rights, and morality---making our founding documents fit for the trash bin of history.
2. Abandonment of immutable truth and absolute morality means that narcissistic self-centered men and women like Obama and his minions and the wicked nanny are the measure of all things. This is why no one is safe, nor is their property, for our so-called political leadership, opinion and culture shapers, jurists, academics, bureaucracy and increasing numbers of theologians are self-righteous hypocrites, liars, crazies, and psychopaths. Some of them believe they are evolving into supermen, transcended masters and gods.
3. Abandonment of our exclusive Christian worldview has allowed our nation to disintegrate into moral and religious pluralism. Historically, pluralism has been a sign that tectonic change is on the horizon. In this case, it presages America's devastating transformation from its' Christian heritage to Sharia, superstitious paganism and irrational occult pantheist New Age, known politically as Agenda 21 but really spiritualized communism in a green dress.
4. Powerful, influential occult New Agers, many of them under the influence of spirit guides (demons) are honeycombed within the UN, non-governmental agencies, and at every level of our government, academia, entertainment, media, and elsewhere and have been working towards this sea-change for a very long time now. In their eyes, the disintegration of America not only heralds the death of the hated Old Order (Christian based civilization) but the long-awaited quantum leap in evolution, the catastrophic chaos that utterly destroys the old order and ushers in the utopian 'golden age' of Aquarius.
The Way Forward
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who repented and returned to the Christian faith and his personhood (spiritual being) in the Gulag, sets out a spiritual way forward:
"…the primary key to our being or non-being resides in each individual heart, in (its) preference for specific good or evil…this (is) the most reliable key we have. The social theories that promised so much have demonstrated their bankruptcy, leaving us at a dead end. The free people of the West could reasonably have been expected to realize that they are beset by numerous freely nurtured falsehoods, and not to allow lies to be foisted upon them so easily. All attempts to find a way out of the plight of today's world are fruitless unless we direct our consciousness, in repentance to the Creator of all. Without this, no exit will be illumined, and we shall seek it in vain….We must…recognize the horror perpetrated not by some outside force, not by class or national enemies, but within each of us individually, and within every society. This is especially true of a free and highly developed society, for here in particular we have surely brought everything upon ourselves, of our own free will. We ourselves, in our daily unthinking selfishness, are pulling tight the noose (and) we can propose only a determined quest for the warm hand of God, which we have so rashly and self-confidently spurned. Only in this way can our eyes be opened to the errors of this unfortunate twentieth century and our hands be directed to setting them right." (Life Under the Lidless Eye, pp. 38-39, Lee Penn, SCP Journal, Vol. 37:1-37:2, 2013)
In other words, evolutionary humanism in its every permutation is a cornucopia of devilish lies from which we must repent. The Christian God is very much alive and though we are His spiritual image-bearers we are sinners. In the words of Solzhenitsyn, evil cuts through the heart of every man and woman, bar none.
In his 1974 essay "Repentance and Self-Limitation in the Life of Nations," Solzhenitsyn explains that the cure begins quite simply with,
"…..repentance and the search for our own errors and sin. We must stop blaming everyone else (and) always claiming that we alone are in the right. Repentance is the first bit of firm ground underfoot, the only one from which we can go forward not to fresh hatreds but to concord. Repentance is the only starting ground for spiritual growth. For each and every individual. And every trend of social thought." (ibid)
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"High Country, Part I"
Sometime around noon Diggy trotted forward to Tim and bluntly spoke: "Ain't no way in hell we're gonna make it by dark at this rate."
"It's possible. I still know the way."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah." Tim exhaled a cloud of smoke and turned in the saddle to look at me.
"See that mountain that a' way?" He tossed his chin east to a single, long, low disruption on the landscape.
"I do."
"That's Sleeping Ute Mountain. I sort of figured he looks dead – what with his arms cross over his chest, but what do I know." He looked forward again and seemed to have forgotten that he even spoke. He dragged hard on his smoke and I was amazed how his horse seemed unconcerned by the ash accumulating in her mane. Only his horse, I suppose.
The mountain did look like an Indian, but the exact nature of his repose (permanent or temporary), was difficult to determine. To our north was our destination, at any rate, and a much more profuse assembly of hills. Compared to the current dry, sub-desert around us, it was green up there. It received no more rain than did this parched section of southeast Utah, but the snow melt running from high on the peaks was ample to support grazing vegetation – however scant. Down here, they used hay all winter, which annually drained every penny of savings and placed the success or total failure of the year in the hands of a volatile meat market. They would never say it, but they prayed a lot. One year of high-priced hay would finish them, as would one particularly harsh winter that killed cattle, or disease in the herd, or a low per-pound market price. What anybody would relish this constant instability was beyond me.
Carl had explained it to me sometime in the past, with limited success. "They don't do this because they ever get rich. In fact, most just get poorer at varying rates. But it's just what they do. As hard as it may be, as thankless at it may be, and as ever near as total poverty may be, they still love it. It's real work to them, and they pride themselves in doing something that most everybody else is afraid to do. God knows I didn't want to do it, which still bothers my dad. He was expecting that I'd be the last generation. Nope. It was him. They're dying out, really. Everywhere. Literally and figuratively. The older ones can't get their kids to take an interest in it, so they sell the farms, cash in, and spend the rest of their days complaining about how nobody wants to work. It's sort of true. More than that though, nobody wants to work their body to death and barely eke out a living. They'd rather be chubby, lazy, and have a little more luxury. Hell, I'm one of those folks, too."
It still made little sense. I look around out here and I saw rugged beauty. It was a good place to visit, but not live. Tim, Diggy, and maybe even Carl all saw head of cattle per acre, sustainability, or calculated how many bales per winter. I imagine it detracted from the enjoyment of the landscape. Home is boring to those that live there, but they always miss it when they're gone. What do these men miss? Long days, long winters, and sunburns? Tending cattle? The view? I hesitated to ask.
As I ruminated about cattle per acre, we drew abreast of a mid-sized river which, at this late in the year, was low but still steady. Tim dismounted and tied back the reins. Diggy did the same, and Carl and I followed suit. The horses wandered over and began to drink deeply. This was the first water we'd encountered since we left. But color was wrong, though. Maybe too much blue. I looked at Carl.
"Are the horses going to drink that? It looks like it has chemicals in it."
"It DOES have chemicals in it. Sulfur. It'd make a show horse sick – if you could even get them to drink it. But these guys are used to it. Upstream, near the Colorado border, a few volcanic hot springs feed into it. It may still be a little warmer here, but I doubt you'll notice it. You'll notice the smell instead."
He was right; it smelled like bad eggs, looked particularly caustic, and I wondered if it had any negative, cumulative effects on the horses. At any rate, I trusted Tim's judgment. He knew this place. I also presumed the horses knew better than to drink something that was poisonous to them.
Tim kicked some larger river rocks out of the way and lay down in the pebbles of the bar. For the first time since breakfast, he'd paused his smoking. "There's no way they can drink enough in a few minutes; we'll follow this upstream for about an hour and then cut north again. It ain't that much extra distance, since it runs mostly north anyway. We'll let 'em stop and drink whenever they want to, though. We got at least 15 miles still, and there's no more water for at least 10 of those.
"Tim, it's gonna be plenty dark by then."
"Well thank you, Diggy. I hadn't considered that. You want to lead the way? Actually, since I know you don't, why not just burn a smoke here and relax. We'll be fine."
Diggy made no audible reply and responded with a gesture instead. His message clearly conveyed, he wandered off into the bushes to relieve himself.
A mile up the river we were confronted with the atrocious odor of rotting flesh, though the source remained unidentified. As it intensified we began to grow accustomed to it, though the horses were clearly more sensitive to it than we were. Within five minutes, it was evident: somebody had lost a calf – not even a yearling – a few feet back from the water's edge. At least three or four coyotes trotted off in different directions when they spotted us. My horse, which had been otherwise behaving beautifully, acted like he would bolt at any moment. Using whatever soothing words came to mind, I reined him tightly, and hoped the total lack of concern from Tim's horse would rub off on him. It appeared to work. The smell was atrocious.
"Well folks, let's not do that with ours. We don't have many that small anyway. Maybe a dozen."
"Damn shame," was all Diggy muttered and spat. Moving well beyond the carcass and out of the abysmal odor, we watered the horses one more time and cut north. We had at least ten miles remaining, and it was starting to cool off quickly.
To Be Continued…
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If you're interested in trying something similar you'll probably find a little inspiration in the latest design work by Aesthetic Outburst and another take on a toy box by Lovely Chaos. Oh, geometric shapes, I heart you.
it's perfect -- love the blue.
{i'm excited you're moving to WP ;) }
Good choice to paint it! I love the blue color.
What a lovely way to "pretty" up this box! I always love the things you come up with. :o)
Wow! So when I first saw this, I thought you used contact paper or wallpaper. Great painting! I would have made a mess out of all those little designs.
I love that blue!
You could put felt on the bottom to make it slidey without it being able to move too fast.
Oh my gosh, I love it!
I can't believe that is free-hand ~ you are GOOD! :)
Thanks for the "promo", Rachel! Someday my box will be even prettier...it's half finished too like yours! And yes, I definitely think we should meet! I love everything you do.
It looks gorgeous! I'm impressed that you freehanded it!
love this idea!
It's hard to be the one to paint some wood, but you made the right decision and you did a great job!
LOVE this... i am still waiting for warmer weather to spend some time outside repainting a vintage dresser/side table for abby.
Oh my gosh what a great idea!! I have some plain wood boxes from Ikea that are in need of a face lift also! Great inspiration!!! Ruby is a gem too!
Super cute! A catch-all for toys are a must. I think I have one in most rooms of my house!
looks great!
nice job--and i think the blue is really pretty. :)
Inspiring idea! I'm thinking of using old dresser drawers to spruce up and convert into easy toy boxes. I think they would be great to store under a crib... Love the name Ruby! My daughter's name is Ruby too!
The Art Stork
Okay, that's totally adorable!!
look cute :)
I struggle with painting wood too
lol, the whole time I was reading this I was thinking, "The only thing that would make that cuter is casters!" Yeah, staying out of the ER is important, hohum.
Way to be, crafty Mama! It looks great!
i love the paint! it is gorgeous:)
I love that toy box! Wow! And thanks for the shout out. lady! :) xo
I'd like to know how you manage to make everything so perfect?! I am so in love your style Ms Denbow.
That's a really great idea, what a pretty facelift!
Simple perfection and I like the light blue :)


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Well, here we are in the month of July - the sixth month of my once-a-month family photo project!
July was a good month. We finally have had lots of sun and warm weather so our kids have been in the pool almost every day. Their hair is stiff and full of chlorine, but they are happy and swimming like fish!
So, what is new? Well, I took this photo with my new D700 camera! Yesiree! I upgraded to a full-frame and I am absolutely thrilled. I love it and am so excited for my upcoming weddings and many senior shoots to really see this sucker in action. My old camera did a very good job, but this guy will ROCK in the low light! I also love having a wider angle, I took this photo with my 50mm which is usually too long for a group shot like this.
This month we had a short trip up to my hometown to stay with my parents and enjoy the summer activities. The kids absolutely LOVE going there and spending lots of time with their cousins. They are truly the best of friends. We did everything and anything on this visit - amusement park, beach, party, picnics and my husband and I even got an evening out alone! You see, July is also the month of our wedding anniversary! We have been married 11 years this month. And, the interesting this is, we got married at my parents home and our wedding was on a Sunday afternoon. This year, we were staying at my parents on our anniversary which was also on a Sunday this year! So, the hubby and I went out to a little restaurant on the bay and enjoyed some cocktails and some alone time.
Yesterday was my 25th high school reunion - which I, sadly, did not attend. I had thought about it, but we just didn't have the motivation to either pack up the kids to stay again at my parents or to find a babysitter for the kiddos and make an one hour trip each way. So we stayed put. And now I see all the photos on Facebook and I am really bummed we didn't go. Oh well, I guess we have next time!
Our little Caroline is doing really well. She is going to horseback riding every week and recently has had some remarkable improvement. She has been going for 4 years, but in the last couple weeks, it is like it all clicked and she started holding on better and sitting on that horse like she knows exactly what she is doing. It is so sweet!!!!
Kallie has finally 'taken off the floaties" and is swimming all on her own. She took swim lessons all winter, but it took some time before she felt comfortable swimming in our pool without floaties. She is doing so well.
Christina continues with summer swim team a few days a week. And when she gets home, she gets in the pool and continues practicing her strokes. She is enjoying her summer, but can see there are moments when I know she would benefit from more structure in the day. She really thrives in school. She loves waking early and being busy all day. So long summer days with no schedule can be tough sometimes.
Our summer has been really wonderful so far. The kids have finally all reached the ages where they can stay up later and just sleep in longer in the morning. When they were younger, late nights still resulted in early rising, but also meant very cranky kiddos. This year we have had so much more freedom to go places and do things without worrying about early bedtimes. It really has been so nice.
As we approach August, I am nervous that it is all going to go too fast. Only a few weeks and school will start. We have so much more we want to do yet and are not sure we will fit it all in. August is getting busy with weddings and now senior photos and time is quickly running out!
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Lancelot Armstrong, currently on death row in Florida, is seeking help. The text below has been sent to us by his penpal Peter Koch.
Lancelot Armstrong was born in 1963 in Jamaica and immigrated to the USA in the 80s. He is the father of six children and is convicted of shooting one police officer and of injuring a second one during a robbery in 1990. In 1991, Lancelot Armstrong was sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer. Wane Coleman, the actual killer of the police officer, was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for robbery.
Lancelot Armstrong: "I have been wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder. I did not commit this crime!"
The main witness for the prosecution today states as follows about her interrogation which led to the death sentence for Lancelot Armstrong. Kay Allen: "When I said that Lance had not fired a gunshot, they said this wasn't true… how else could it have happened? What I thought how else it could have happened and so on… And all this while they were showing me the pictures of Greeny at the mortuary…. When I walk through Broward, then I walk fast because these pictures will haunt me until I die. Nothing seemed to change their mind, this dude didn't do it, but this dude did it, this was the base of what I had to say. What I want to say is they simply did not want to hear anything else. And they wanted to hear that he did it and this was what they wanted. They wanted to have someone guilty of the death of their colleague, I understodd this and I would have to live with the blood of this guy on me until I die. I know that he didn't do it. He always carried his gun for his own safety only. As I said, Lancelot was just at the wrong place with the wrong person in that night."
Kay Allen was there during the whole incident.
Lancelot: "There is an eyewitness and evidence of my innocence, yet I am deprived of my basic rights." Exculpatory evidence was ignored!
There are many inconsistencies in the case of Lancelot Armstrong. He told about him being prevented from defending himself properly. At times, he was denied access to paper, pens, envelopes and important phone calls.
Lancelot: "This injustice I have suffered has destroyed my life and the lives of my family. Not only for myself, but most importantly for my dear children who had their Father and provider stolen away from them because of this unconscionable situation. Judgemental prosecution and knowingly transgressed laws disadvantage me in my case."
During his incarceration, Lancelot became an artist and draws beautiful pictures.
Further information about the case, recent developments, explanation and Lancelot's writings and drawings are accessible on his website on www.lancelot-armstrong.de. The website also provides detailed information on how exactly you can help. (Website is in German language, but original documents are in English!)


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Telling the brand story: is it the one your customers care about?
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Spike Jones at The Daily Fix has a good post up titled: "Further Proof Traditional Advertising Is Losing It's Grip". Spike points to the critically acclaimed VW ads, as well as Subservient Chicken as two creatively groundbreaking campaigns that generated a ton of buzz and awareness, but ultimately left sales flat.
I'm the last person to dismiss terrific creative execution, but so often the story that the creative is expressing is one that is as flat as the sales, and does nothing to generate loyalty and word of mouth. This is not limited just to TV of course, but the reality is too often that mass drives the concept and sometimes is forced to work with a brand ID that is out of touch with reality, or needs reinventing to be relevant, and the rest of the mediums force fit the concept into their development to showcase "integration".
So, the ad may tell a good story, and be visually compelling, but is it one your customers will tell in turn? Is it the type of story that is part of the fabric of a brand AND resonates with your customers own experiences? Is it the truth? Does the product or service show a clear value proposition that is expressed in a way the consumer gets? Does it take into consideration what your target audience perceives about your brand?
Will it make consumers identify with and talk about your brand, ultimately motivating purchases? Or was it made to "go viral", and/or "be edgy/ unique"? Sometimes it will be all three, but if brand health is the barometer I'd pick door #1 any day and let our customers open the others.
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French forces detained 11 people suspected of being pirates during an assault on what they described as a pirate "mother ship" in the Indian Ocean off Somalia on Wednesday.
On Tuesday evening, an American cargo ship was attacked in the same region, and its distress call was answered by the Navy destroyer Bainbridge. Last week the Bainbridge responded after pirates attacked another American-flagged ship and took its captain hostage. On Sunday, Navy commandos killed the pirates and rescued the captain, Richard Phillips. Captain Phillips was still on the Bainbridge when it responded to the attack on Tuesday.
Pirate activity has sharply increased in recent months in the open seas off the Horn of Africa, drawing assertive military operations by the American and French Navies. Last week, French naval forces freed a yacht, the Tanit, in an operation in which two pirates and a hostage were killed; three pirates taken prisoner in that episode have been sent to France.
The 11 suspects detained on Wednesday were being held on board a French frigate, the Nivôse, part of a European Union antipiracy task force patrolling the area, the French Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The French forces initially responded to a distress call from a Liberian-flagged container ship, the Safmarine Asia, which had been attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire from two small pirate skiffs on Tuesday night. A helicopter from the Nivôse arrived on the scene, and the crew observed the skiffs retreating and returning to the "mother ship" — actually, a 30-foot boat that was being used as a floating base about 460 miles off the Somali coast, according to a statement by the European Union's Maritime Security Center.
The French forces mounted their assault on the boat on Wednesday and found firearms and equipment along with 17 barrels of fuel. The Nivôse took the boat and the skiffs in tow and headed for Mombasa, Kenya, the Maritime Security Center said.Continue reading the main story
The American cargo ship attacked on Tuesday, the Liberty Sun, was hit off the coast of Somalia by pirates armed with grenade launchers and automatic weapons. But the attackers failed to take over the ship. No crew members were hurt, according to the ship's owner, Liberty Maritime of Lake Success, N.Y.
The Liberty Sun sent a distress call about 6:30 p.m. as the Bainbridge was heading to Mombasa to reunite Captain Phillips with his crew of the Maersk Alabama before their planned departure Wednesday for the United States.
The Bainbridge reached the Liberty Sun about five hours after the distress call. By then, the pirates had fled.
In Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced new diplomatic efforts to freeze pirates' assets, The Associated Press reported. She said the Obama administration would work with shippers and insurers to improve their defenses against pirates.Continue reading the main story


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He had one at 30mg the second two where at 60mg. He has weight gain, moodiness, cramps, and the rash comes back as soon as he gets to 3 pills a time. When he is down to only 2 at a time he can't function. His VA dr just keeps giving him more prednisone until he can get into the dermatologist. Is it safe for him to keep starting and stopping this medicine?
My b/f is on 3rd round of prednisone for a rash. Is it safe to stop & start courses of prednisone?
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- 7 Jun 2011 by chrisy1103
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- 6 January 2018
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- allergic reactions, contact dermatitis, skin rash, prednisone, weight, cramp
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It is actually better for him to take short courses of prednisone then take them continuously. Long term corticosteroid use can cause unwanted side effects.
I would try and hurry to see the dermatologist if the rashes keep on coming back when the dose of prednisone is reduced.
thats the right answer. what kind of rash is it?
The rash looks a lot like hives only its very itchy. He also gets bad aches and pains like you would get from the flu
I had a rash for 4 months. Very itchy and burning, looked alot like hives. It turned out that I had an endoscopy and was dx with celiac disease. The rash was DH.
Could it be shingles? Yikes! What about the corticosteroid creme? But you probably thought of that? The only rec. I have is to keep drinking water, but that's probably obvious, too. And we should all raise a ruckus as to why it's ALWAYS hard to see a dermatologist. Call them every day to see if there has been a cancellation. It might be the only way to get in!
I would also see an allergist and a rheumatologist.
The rash is likely a sign that the vasculitis is not adequately controlled, he may be stepping down too quickly. The dermatology visit is really nonsense-I've been thru this many times since 2000, my diag is Churg-Strauss vasculitis. The rash is an indication the condition is out of control, I would suggest requesting a cbc w/differential (blood test) before at each step of the taper to check the levels of esinophils (spelling?), and let me be blunt, stop blindly following the dr's instructions. Your boyfriend needs proof it's safe for him to taper further. Also, he may also need to consider a veggie like diet to help calm inflamation. The idea there is to calm and prevent the condition not just treat the symptoms.
HI CHRISY... your opener is a bit miss leading>>(My b/f is on 3rd round of prednisone for a rash)<<,start & stop prednisone>> only coution is his syliva glands get shut down by prednison,thats why they dont like you to just stop. they tapper you off . If that rash is little red dots that have no apparent designated area, just randomly appear here and there , sometimes in little groups , but just pretty much all over his upper body mostly... is he on steroid meds / inhail"s/prednison?? ,,, if any or all the ubove apply,,, he may want to talk to his doctor about some antibiotic"s to control it, its very possible its a rash assc.with prednizone/steroids, i know ... i ,v had it for a long time , the trick is to not scratch them little red dots, i would think his doctor would know if his rash is connected to his drugs!!
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Stopping suddenly is not safe because the adrenals need to transition. He should step down under a doc's supervision. For arthritis flares, I do 20-20-10-10-5-5 over 6 days and never have a problem. The longer the course, the longer the taper. The side effects aren't from addiction, but from the adrenal system kicking back into gear. He should taper slowly. Maybe ask about saying on low dose?
There is a good article on here about how prednisone works. He needs to read that. Prednisone can be a miracle drug, but it is dangerous if used incorrectly. A diet high in salt and processed food will complicate side effects. No soda, junk, etc...
Don't start or stop without a doc's supervision
I wonder if he has tried Benadryl (25 mg) at bedtime for the rash. It helps my skin issues and is also helpful for the anxiety that comes with all of this.
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- Side Effects of Prednisone (detailed)
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My job involves meeting and interviewing celebrities: Derek Jeter, Taylor Swift and "Real Housewife" Ramona Singer are just a few. None of them -- besides Justin Timberlake -- have made me lose my cool in the way that I did earlier this morning when I met shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood.
Let me explain. I am a serious shoe-lover (my closet overfloweth with what most would consider unbearably tall heels... just take a look) and the German-born, London-based Kirkwood is one of my favorites of all time. After graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2001, he spent several years working for avant-garde milliner Philip Treacy before launching his own line in 2006. He has since collaborated with Peter Pilotto, Rodarte, Erdem and more on inventive, inspired footwear. "I just didn't like sewing," Kirkwood said of his pursuit of accessories when we spoke in his West Village boutique on Thursday, "and there were others who did."
That's right. We talked. And for most of our conversation, I was able to control myself. We spoke about his highly anticipated upcoming collection of men's shoes (which will be more simple than his women's collection, perhaps two or three designs that will be available in multiple colors and textures, and will in no way resemble Britain's most famous shoes -- Church's), future expansion into women's accessories (handbags, coming soon!) and what shoes he was wearing for the occasion (although he loves Lanvin, Kirkwood was wearing unidentifiably branded, yet luxurious black lace-up shoes purchased at Atelier). As I was leaving, I just had to blurt out: "I love you. I love your shoes." I explained how, as a broke college student, I attended one of his sample sales in London and bought too many pairs of heels that I couldn't afford.
But that's what happens when you meet your footwear-designing icon. (What would you do if you met your favorite athlete? Or actor? In the fashion world Kirkwood is a rockstar.) All in all, it could have been worse. I could have asked for his phone number, or cried. Instead, I just ruined chances of us ever being friends.
Before I embarrassed myself, I snapped a few photos of the chic pastel-colored kitten heels, eccentric sky-high stilettos and brightly hued watersnake platforms that are part of the pre-Spring and Spring 2013 collections. Take a look in the gallery below to see some of our favorite designs. Then you'll understand why I love him.


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It's no secret that I suffer with dry and damaged hair and have tried various treatments to help it. It's 100% due to bleaching my hair, dying it purple/pink/brunette, straightening and curling it but hey, gals gotta do what a gals gotta do! A key hair brand I repeatedly go back to (when I have a bit more money than usual) is Philip Kingsley. Although a bit pricey, it definitely does its job and is sooo worth the price tag. My fave of all the products is its famous elasticizer*, which now comes in a glorious coconut breeze scent. I tried a sample of the elasticizer before but was thrilled when this full size version came through my front door. It has a scent of coconut, jasmine and almond and is the most nourishing hair mask I've ever tried, honest!
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In which I share my favourite links from the past month. You can see previous LINKAGE posts HERE :)
- Chloe of Bo and Bella has been through an amazing amount of hairstyles in 3 1/2 years! And she looks great every time, I'm so jealous! I can't even find a parting that suits my fat head.
- I heart Em of lickmycupcakes because of posts like this. Full of win!
- GRAZE is an amazing service for those (in the Uk) who want a variety box of really healthy + interesting snacks delivered through their letter box or their work desk. HERES HOW IT WORKS. (Unfortunately I've accumulated 3 weeks - minus 2 snacks - worth on top of my microwave because I'm rubbish at health but it's still a brilliant idea! Just make sure you'll actually eat them.)
- I found this oh-so-simple DIY Hand-stitched T-shirt over at LeHappy. It turned out cute! I love the story behind the fabric too :)
- This girl's illustrations are the cutest!
- Erm.. here's a quirky tutorial: make a sweater out of 8 pairs of socks !! I wouldn't, but that is so clever.
- 60 second inspirational videos for 21st century women - covering lots of subjects, worth a look!
- I really enjoyed this article on productivity: How To Fold Time And Space – The Entrepreneur's Magic Wand
- Stylit is a great idea,it's a fashion inspiration and planning notebook with all sorts of fun features. If you can't afford that though, check out my post "How to make a look-book, thrifty style"... it's a similar idea!
- Alannah Hills website is the prettiest in the world. Me and Jess had lots of fun exploring it together :)
- How to make a gingerbread house - this is one of those things I've always wanted to do but never get round to!
- Look at these toaster plushies!!! They're so perfect! <3
- I loved this short video by Danielle LaPorte: Anchoring Into A Life Of Freedom
And here's something silly, fuckyeahsociallyawkwardpenguin !
Bonus Feature! Songs I Can't Stop Listening To:
(Mostly R&B - I hope you like it. Everyone else in blog-land seems to be into obscure indie bands... I feel like a bit of an oddball with my oh-so-mainstream music loves!)
Rihanna - Only Girl In The World , Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are , Rihanna - What's My Name , Iyaz - Replay , Black Eyed Peas - Time Of My Life , Willow Smith - Whip My Hair , Roll Deep - Good Times , Taio Cruz - Dynamite , B.O.B - Magic , Soulja Boy Tell'em - Kiss Me Thru The Phone , Will.i.am - Check It Out , Far East Movement - Like A G6 , Flo Rida - Club Can't Handle Me
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Two Trends and a Hockey Stick
From the early days of technological innovation, people have struggled to adapt. We tend to think of this as a relatively new trend that began with the advent of the computer, but it really began much earlier. Recently, while watching the first season of Downton Abbey, I was struck by how the characters struggle to adapt to technologies such as the Electric Light and the Telephone. One of the lead characters, a Butler named Carson, even spends time practicing how he will answer the phone.
In the early 1900's, often there were years between the introduction of disruptive innovations, such as electricity and the telephone. This length of time combined with the fact that the distribution was slow and adoption was simple, flipping a light switch or picking up a telephone for example, made for a relatively smooth transition and less social and business disruption.
Fast forward to modern times: the fundamentals are much the same, and yet, much more disruptive. The reason is that today innovations are introduced at a blistering pace and are not only more complex, but are distributed in what seems like an instant. The combination of accelerating innovation, complexity, and instant distribution represent a significant hurdle for the Audiovisual Industry as it strives to successfully implement broad scale adoption of collaborative solutions. In short, there is a gap in our "Innovation to Aptitude" ratio.
Trend 1 – Complexity is trending toward simplicity
Manufacturers have understood the complexity-adoption dilemma for a long time and as a result are now focusing heavily on "ease-of-use". This is not only a competitive advantage, but also a fundamental requirement to build new markets.
Up until recent years, everything digital was a new and foreign experience to users, because most people were not natively digital like the children of today. Far from being intuitive, innovations not only had to be learned, but their possibilities, potential, and even risks needed to be understood and evaluated.
In my view, these challenges represented the biggest barrier to the growth of the commercial videoconference industry. While the technology worked, it was perceived as awkward and was socially uncomfortable for many decision-makers who were ultimately reluctant to implement it in a business setting. From a value standpoint, the reward did not justify the risk. In the Downton Abbey example, the Grandmother shields her eyes from the "artificial" (electric) light for fear of its unknown and potentially negative effects. This seems silly to us now, but she could not envision the benefits associated with electric light.
Trend 2 – The rise of the Collaborative "Digital Native"
In the year 2000, I sold and installed my first SMART® interactive whiteboard into a 7th Grade classroom filled with students that were approximately twelve-years old. Those students, who are now approaching twenty-seven years of age and grew-up with collaborative technologies at their finger-tips, are now moving into key decision-making positions within their respective organizations.
Furthermore, the iPhone was invented in 2007, with the iPad following promptly in 2010. Eight years from now young adults who have never known life without a smart phone will be entering college and the workforce. Within thirteen years, an eighteen-year-old will have never known life without an iPad and FaceTime (videoconferencing). I could continue with numerous examples, but I am sure you get the point – our workforce is quickly becoming natively digital.
The Hockey Stick – Intersecting trends drive mass adoption
There are two trends which, individually, will increase adoption rates, however, when combined will act as a catalyst for mass adoption; the hockey stick effect.
- Manufacturers continue to focus on ease of use, driving down operational complexity, and
- The technical aptitude of the user entering the workforce is increasing with each passing year and graduating class.
The resulting business and social impact from the intersection, and ultimate alignment, of these two trends cannot be overstated. With the "Innovation to Aptitude" Ratio in balance, the Digital Native leader will substantially accelerate the adoption of collaborative technologies and their use in meeting spaces and among distributed teams.
Now, take a moment and think about your organization's meeting spaces and group collaboration technologies; is the 7th grade classroom from 15 years ago (referenced above) better equipped?
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I specifically asked ITT Tech before signing up whether their degree was the same as any other public 4-year university and was told YES. I found out while applying at NYPD, LAPD, Seattle PD and 23 other police departments that NONE of them accepted ITT Tech credits. Once I found out that my time and money spent at ITT Tech was worthless, I tried to transfer my credits to a community college. I was told I have to start completely over as a freshman."


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It's 4:46 AM on a Tuesday morning and here I am standing in Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport snaking my way through the security line. We were preparing to get on a cross-country flight to Tucson, Arizona for a 48 hour trip.
It was a mad dash for us. We had so much fun!
Here's 3 places in Tucson, AZ you have to visit!
1. Sabino Canyon
5900 N. Sabino Canyon Rd., Tucson, AZ 85750
Sabino Canyon is a 30 minute drive from Tucson's airport at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains. There's no shade in this desert. Our suggestion: only visit in the early morning or go at sunset.
We went midday and it was so hot we only lasted 30 minutes. Those thirty minutes were awesome, though!
We took the 0.5 mile nature trail and saw awesome cacti and wildlife.
Here's a packing list of 10 essential pieces of gear to have with you.
2. El Charro Cafe
311 N Court Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705
El Charro Cafe was a yelp treasure we found and glad we did!
We got in on a 95-year-old tradition by ordering the Carne Seca Recipe platter. For ninety five years, the restaurant has been solar cooking the carne on top of buildings in downtown Tucson in cages over several days to be served in your burrito.
Tucson has the perfect arid environment for the meat to be cooked by the sun. The owners won't even do it at their Phoenix location. Pretty unique!
Ask for a sample before you order, though. Our waitress Bridgett said you either love it or you hate it. We loved it! We were so stuffed, we didn't have room for their flan. Bridgett said they have the best flan. Our suggestion: save room for dessert and order the flan. We missed out.
3. Mission San Xavior del Bac
1950 W San Xavier Rd, Tucson, AZ 85746
San Xavior is a thirty minute drive from Tucson's airport. The architecture, the surrounding views, and the history make it an awesome spot to stop!
San Xavior is the oldest intact European structure in Arizona. The building has belonged to three different countries since it was completed in 1797. This was when Southern Arizona was a part of New Spain!
Then in 1821 when Mexico gained it's independence, the mission became a part of Mexico. Then, with the Gadsden Purchase, the mission became a part of the United States. Crazy history!
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England v India: Alastair Cook considered position amid poor run
- From the section Cricket
|England v India: Fourth Test
|Dates: 7-11 August
|Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and Radio 4 LW from 10:25 BST, text commentary on BBC website
Alastair Cook questioned his position as England captain in the past few weeks before deciding he "could not live with" walking away from the job.
Cook, 29, went into the third Test with India at Southampton under pressure to stand down, short of runs and leading a team without a Test win in a year.
But the England captain enjoyed knocks of 95 and 70 to help his side to a solid 266-run win in the third Test.
"I still feel as if I have a lot to give," Cook said.
"It's a great job to have, the England captaincy. To throw it away just as it gets really tough. I couldn't live with that decision at that time."
England's 10-match winless sequence in Tests prompted calls from a number of pundits for Cook to step aside.
Cook's own troubles with the bat were central to the criticism - he remains without a Test century in 29 innings - but it was his perceived tactical shortcomings that prompted the most barbed comments.
Asked by BBC Sport's cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew if he had questioned his own position, Cook said: "It was only natural that you did."
He added: "It's always hard as a captain... you're saying stuff you're not backing up yourself. Hopefully the guys respect me enough in the dressing room.
"It makes it easier when you score runs, you have more authority and that's what leadership is, leading from the front."
The fourth Test begins at Old Trafford on Thursday, with Cook able to count on the services of James Anderson after the bowler was cleared of abusing and pushing Ravindra Jadeja during the first Test at Trent Bridge.
|England's wait for a Test win since August 2013
|Aug 2013: 5th Test v Aus (h) drawn
|Jan 2014: 5th Test v Aus (a) lost by 281 runs
|Nov 2013: 1st Test v Aus (a) lost by 381 runs
|Jun 2014: 1st Test v SL (h) drawn
|Dec 2013: 2nd Test v Aus (a) lost by 218 runs
|Jun 2014: 2nd Test v SL (h) lost by 100 runs
|Dec 2013: 3rd Test v Aus (a) lost by 150 runs
|Jul 2014: 1st Test v India (h) drawn
|Dec 2013: 4th Test v Aus (a) lost by 8 wickets
|Jul 2014: 2nd Test v India (h) lost by 95 runs
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday said it would not appeal against the decision to clear Anderson.
And Cook praised the Lancashire seamer for the way he has dealt with the issue.
"I think it has affected Jimmy a little bit off the field, because he's just desperate to play for England," said Cook.
"But his performances on the field have been exceptional.
"He was just desperate to not get banned. It's great that this is now behind us."
The series is level at 1-1 with two matches to play, and even in the aftermath of the Anderson-Jadeja decision, Cook does not expect events to boil over in Manchester.
"I don't think so. This has been hanging over us the last couple of games and both sides have dealt with it really well on the field," he said.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has called on his players to forget about the altercation between Anderson and Jadeja.
"It is really important not to drag one thing into another," Dhoni told a press conference on Wednesday.
"Irrespective of what has happened, in the last game we were only concentrating on cricket. Once you are a part of the Indian cricket team it is one thing that you learn to do very well."
Anderson has been urged by former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott to stop his habit of sledging opposition players.
Those comments echoed a general request by the ICC for players and staff to "not shirk their responsibility" on the subject of abusive language, and Dhoni says he will keep a close eye on such confrontations going forward.
"If someone is consistent with his abuse he should be punished, it doesn't matter who he is," Dhoni said.
"We have to monitor it constantly, but at the same time it's important that we play strong cricket."


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Wisconsin governor signs anti-puppy mill bill into law
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a bill designed to eliminate puppy mills where dogs live in abusive and neglectful conditions.
The law will require dog breeders who sell more than 25 dogs annually to get a license through the state.
Breeders will have to meet standards of care, such as providing each dog with enough food, shelter and opportunity for exercise.
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Numbers of Fitness
Why not start counting?
To become and stay beautiful, slim and attractive, a woman needs sometimes to change her habits. A good way to get oriented is to keep in mind some numbers. Some of these numbers are about time, some are about quantities. Anyways, if you learn to keep them in mind, this can change your life for the better - and you will enjoy it better - with better habits!
30 minutes of fast walking every day
is simpler and more effective than going to the gym once a week. While moving on the fresh air outside we spend about 150 calories during 30 minutes, and besides the vitamin В responsible for good metabolism is generated.
7 p.m.
No carbohydrates! According to diet specialists, we must not eat after 6 p.m. It is possible but for many women it is difficult. A more appropriate way is to avoid eating carbohydrates in the evening. There are no limits for proteins, though. So, milk, meat, fish – anything is fine!
2 useful snacks
between the essential meals will keep the necessary sugar level in your blood and will help avoid hunger. The best variant is fruit and vegetables, low fat yogurt, a glass of milk or a pinch of nuts.
20 minutes
are consecrated to any substantial meal. No hurry while eating and do it with pleasure, chew well. For the brain to get the signal "I am full", 20 minutes are necessary. A little trick: put away the fork or the spoon and take a sip of water. This will slow down the tempo of eating.
1 portion of salad
before the essential dish for the lunch fills up the stomach, so you will eat less of essential dishes, without the feeling of hunger. However, the vegetables in the salad must be fresh and sprayed with oil or lemon juice.
7 hours of sleep
are quite useful for the body line. As for the lack of the sleep, it does only harm. Because of the lack of the sleep, the hormones of stress appear in the blood, and they slow down fat burning and provoke hunger.
6 almond nuts
are a great way to kill hunger. Almond is very nourishing thanks to ballast substances, proteins and healthy fats that they contain. Almond must be dried but not fried.
4 cups of black tea per day
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Got it? Let's have a cup of tea!
10 minutes of walking the stairs every day
will help loose 10 kilos in one year. You do not need to run up and down – just forget about the escalators and lifts at home or at work – and walk the stairs! Also, choose a good tempo. Do not run and focus on the breath. If you are out of breath, just stop and let it become normal again.
250 ml of water
must be drunk every two to three hours! Thus the body gets all the liquid that it needs and the stomach will be filled without calories, and the metabolism and digestion will work like clock. It is better to drink gasless water. The bubbles of oxygen do not change the usefulness of the water but contribute to create some gas.
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Building on our recent theme of leadership as well as growth in business, I felt it was timely to share five attribute changes that all growing leaders must make if they wish to be effective in their stations. In the past I've tweeted that as one makes the paths up the management ladder, they also find themselves moving from a doer towards a connector. This post, builds on this concept.
Here are…!
5 Changes All Growing Leaders Make
1. Technician
2. Teammate
3. Trainer
4. Teacher
5. Talker
Some Closing Thoughts
Leadership, management, and any business development, always occurs in times of change. This is KEY, as it pertains to growth.
Growth requires change; stagnancy does not.
If you are finding your business, your department, or your own professional growth lacking in the transitions between these changes necessary in forming more effective leadership qualities, please let me know!
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Another day of gains pushed Indices to new highs and offered a breakout from the accelerated channel for the Nasdaq but it was the Russell 2000 which took the biscuit.
The Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) added nearly 2% as buyers swooped in to take advantage of recent quiet action. This follow on to the recent breakout sits the index up nicely for further gains.
The pick up in pace for the rally is probably most noticeable in the Dow(NYSEARCA:DIA). The mid-December tag of channel resistance (which was a 'sell' / shorting opportunity) is looking very distant now.
A similar acceleration is taking place in the S&P (NYSEARCA:SPY)although there is a new channel resistance hit for sellers/shorts to cling on too. The sharp drop in relative performance against the Russell 2000 may further signify a shift in money rotation back towards more speculative stocks (and away from the S&P).
The Nasdaq (NYSEARCA:QQQ)looks to be following the lead of Large Caps as it steps outside of its current channel in yet another shift in acceleration. The index still enjoys good technical strength support so sellers/shorts haven't much to work with.
However, the sister index, the Nasdaq 100, could instead be offering shorts a chance to take advantage of this speculative shift in the rate of buying.
For tomorrow, continue to monitor index activity at channel resistance. Any selling which returns an index below channel resistance leaves it open to a potent 'bull trap' and could be a decent – if aggressive – shorting opportunity.


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American aero major Boeing (NYSE:BA) had a dream run during 2014 in terms of order wins, deliveries, earnings reports, and outlook. But surprisingly, the positives didn't trickle down to its stock, which is trading around $130 as of Jan. 5, 10% lower than its 52-week high of $144. Let's take a closer look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of Boeing's 2014 and find out how the company is positioned for the current year.
The bad and the ugly
Boeing's defense business was in a tough spot throughout the year. The U.S. government's tightening of the defense budget had a direct effect on companies like Boeing that manufacture military aircraft, tankers, and surveillance equipment. With a revenue contribution of 38% to the overall top line for 2013, any weakness in this segment spells trouble for the company.
In the first nine months of 2014, Boeing's revenue from the defense business is down 4% to $23.2 billion compared with $24.3 billion in the year-ago period. Adding salt to the wound was a $272 million charge the company had to take in the second quarter, on account of additional engineering and systems installation work for the KC-46A tanker. Boeing expected to post $30 billion-$31 billion in defense sales in 2014, which would be a 6% fall from 2013. Had it not been for the spectacular performance of the commercial airplanes business, the defense dip would have pinched the company harder. (More on the positives of the commercial airplanes business to come.)
The Dreamliner program's escalating deferred cost has been another big problem for Boeing. During the third-quarter earnings call, the jet maker declared that the deferred production cost has surpassed the $25 billion mark and the company expects it to increase further. The cost went up as Boeing is spending more money on building an inventory of components for the 787-9 to ensure smooth production. But the hit taken by free cash flow due to this has not gone unnoticed. In the third quarter, free cash flow went down to a dismal $317 million from $2.3 billion generated in the year-ago period. In the first nine months, free cash flow stood at $2.2 billion in contrast to $5.3 billion in the same period last year.
If Boeing fails to improve the health of its cash flows in the coming quarters, it may exert undue pressure on dividends and buybacks as the company is hiking capital expenditure to enhance production.
The good
Commercial business that accounts for 61% of revenues spearheaded Boeing's growth in 2014. According to the planemaker's last update, it has bagged 1,317 net commercial airplane orders this year.
An order for 150 777X planes valued at $56 billion from leading Gulf carrier Emirates was the highlight of the year in terms of new orders. Emirates also reserved the right to order another 50 777X. The deal has given Boeing a formidable lead over Airbus in the wide-body segment. The other significant order has been from Ryanair for 100 737 MAX-200s valued at $11 billion at list prices. Fellow Fool Rich Smith's comparative analysis shows Boeing might reclaim its position as the world's top aircraft manufacturer from rival Airbus.
Boeing has delivered 52 more commercial planes in the January-September period compared to the same period last year, as it has boosted the production rate of its best-sellers, such as the 737 and 787. Delivery of 31 787 Dreamliners was the highlight of the third quarter ended September 2014. These higher deliveries are translating into record revenues not just for the commercial segment but for the company as a whole.
Companywide revenue in 2014 is expected to top the record figure of $86.6 billion registered in 2013. From January to September, Boeing has garnered revenue of $66.2 billion, which puts the company in line to achieve its yearly forecast of $87.5 billion-$90.5 billion on the top line. In fact, the aero major is more likely to touch the upper end of the forecast, which means Boeing might leave last year's record behind by a good $3.9 billion. On the earnings front, the company lifted its annual core EPS outlook thrice in the year to $8.10-$8.30. In fiscal year 2013, the company had garnered a core EPS of $7.07. The solid support to earnings came from tax gains and efficient operations.
Boeing has delighted investors on the dividend front, too. Though it could not match last year's 50% hike, a 25% raise was more than welcome as analysts were predicting at best a 15% boost. The aero major has even increased the share repurchase plan to $12 billion from $10 billion last year. It completed the buyback for 2014 by spending $6 billion. In spite of the precarious free cash flow and need to increase capex, this move speaks of the company's confidence in its ability to stay on top of the market.
Looking ahead
Boeing's commercial and defense businesses went in opposite directions in 2014, and weak cash flows have hurt the company. But the strength in the commercial segment could continue to offset the defense failing in 2015. Boeing has a solid backlog that could further boost deliveries. Also, 2015 could be a landmark year for the 787 Dreamliner as it is expected to sell at a profit. If Boeing can improve its cash position along with this, there could be a lot going for the stock.