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By Muncie
Several old timers asked me to ask Ted, the new owner of the River Market, if there was going to be delivery service.
I did ask and Ted said that he would continue delivering on Tuesdays. However, if you have an emergency, he would be able to make a delivery. I believe that will be good news to all of us old folks. (I do not know if they would consider it an emergency if you are in the middle of baking a cake and find that you do not have enough eggs.)
I think that I said welcome to Ted but in case it skipped my attention, welcome to Fort Benton Ted. I am especially thankful because he purchased a home and now lives here.
I just wanted you to know Shannon and Rob, that you will be sorely missed. You will be remembered for your very generous contributions to the community and just the helpfulness you spread around town. I am happy that you are remaining in Fort Benton and making it your permanent home. See you around town.
On Thursday it will be the 4th of May and it is supposed to be in the 70 degree range. I will be able to ride my go-go on the trail to the new bridge to see the new landscaping work. The junipers were removed and new landscaping will replace it.
I was told that the junipers were probably over 20 years old and had seen their hay-day. Many others in town have aged like the rest of us and owners of property are removing them. This is another case of the young taking over the old. There is no stopping it so enjoy every minute of every day.
You have 2 weeks left to prepare for Mother's Day. Make it really special for her. Even a phone call, if you live far away, will make her day.
My Mom passed away 48 years ago and I still want to call her when something wonderful happens in my life. Actually, that would be almost every day. If it were today it would have the benefit of unlimited phone calls, answering machines, and Caller I.D. So just do it! It will make her day.
You now have a whole month to purchase an American Flag and install it. Please do this to show your love of country. We do not know from day to day what will happen. The most important thing to remember is President Kennedy's saying, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
Yes, I had another scan phone call last week. It was from foreign speaking men posing as DISH employees. They wanted to install a new box and set up an appointment for the following Friday. I asked what the cost would be and they said it was free. DISH just wanted to upgrade the service.
As we were about to hang up the one man said that I would not be charged for the installation but there would be a $95.00 charge for the box. I began yelling that I didn't want a new box and to cancel the appointment on Friday. He hung up on me.
I called DISH immediately and I am passing this information on to you. DISH WILL NEVER CALL YOU. The only way they talk to you is if you call them.
If you get any phone call from a company that calls with a deal like I told you about, hang up. If you have Caller I.D. and the number is there, report it to the company they say they represent or your phone company.
1. My Dad makes the best spaghetti sauce in the world. My Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My Gramma said that she didn't have her thinking cap on.
"Why does the Alphabet song and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star have the same melody?"
Those of you who own scooters may be interested in this subject. In conversation with other scooter owners, I was told that you should not charge the battery every time you use it.
This is a debatable subject because one man said that the information booklet said that he should with his model. Another woman said that she only charges when it gets low. I do not have a booklet and I charge when the lines are down halfway. (I do not want to run out of power when I am 2 miles from home.)
I called one company that sells them but did not get much information. They said to consult the booklet and that each brand had different directions.
So what did I learn this week? Actually nothing but perhaps one of you could answer the question as to how often to charge a scooter battery.
A certain waitress in a local eatery needed a fence built. A certain group of coffee drinkers heard the story. It wasn't long before her fence was up right down to the gate. The group was not asked but just did it as good neighbors. We truly do have a wonderful town.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, THOSE WHO PROTECT US and WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS.
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Saturday, 28 September 2013
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Thursday, 26 September 2013
Scrapbooking: 21st Birthday
I have been abit busy with works and school and archery, but I have had some time to do some scrapbooking. I found some old pictures from my previous birthdays and decided to add them to the album.
These are from when I turned 21.
These are from when I turned 21.
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Christmas Cards: Custom made
February 2012 I started a journey of learning so much more about my self. I was struggling with my studies and after my older brother was diagnosed with Dyslexia I look to getting assessed. After a day of phone around Adelaide looking for a psychologist who would not charge me a fortune to get assess, I got an email back from Benita Ranzon. Benita is an educational Consultant and an absolute angel, she has helped me firstly with my diagnosis and also with my fight with Centrelink when I got a unreasonable debt. So as a thank you I offered to make her some Christmas cards for her this year.
Saturday, 7 September 2013
The week of Birthday cards #2
The second Birthday card for this week goes to Rodney. Every boy wants a robot, just wish I could have gotten him a real one.
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
The week of Birthday cards #1
So, it has been a busy few weeks with study Christmas Cards and birthday cards as I have 2 birthdays this week. This is the lovely +Margaret Mifsud birthday card.
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Cards for SALE
Recently I have added a collection on Christmas cards to my etsy store, I have also included this one for sale.
Monday, 2 September 2013
Thank you
A week and a bit ago I went and saw a very intuitive and helpful naturopath who has, after years of consultations with other health care providers, put me on the right path and I haven't felt better ever. With all the neuroplasticity I am going through at the moment, having a better idea of why my body is rebelling and what can be done to help and improve my well-being.
To show my appreciation I sent off a thank you card which was well received. Here is what I made Denise James.
To show my appreciation I sent off a thank you card which was well received. Here is what I made Denise James.
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State Department Issues Travel Alert for Russia Olympics
The U.S. Department of State issued a travel alert today for Americans planning to attend next month's Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Six potential risks spurred the alert: untested medical treatment facilities, terrorism, petty crime, unpredictable public demonstrations, lack of proper accommodations, and Russia's newly imposed law banning LGBT "propaganda" in public.
The Olympics are always an "attractive target for terrorists," the alert states, but an uptick in deadly suicide bombings in Russia within the past month has officials on guard.
Given these factors, the State Department urges U.S. citizens to "remain attentive regarding their personal security at all times."
T+L has been following the Russia situation closely, and will continue to do so. For up-to-the-minute information, follow the State Department and U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on Twitter.
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Inspired by Jascha Heifetz' role in They Shall Have Music (1939), violinist David Park can be seen acting in the upcoming movie feature The Strongest Man. The movie will be released in January 2015 and features a soundtrack with performances by Mr. Park. Enjoy the teaser below! Mr. Park appears in second 59.
David Park in Movie: The Strongest Man (2015)
Ivan del Prado Joins Music Arts Management
MAM is honored to announce our collaboration with US-based Cuban conductor Ivan del Prado. Starting October 2014, MAM will be providing representation and management services for this outstanding artist and orchestral leader.
Enjoy his performance of Gershwin's Cuban Overture with the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica!
David Park Joins Music Arts Management
A renowned international soloist and Cultural Ambassador of Mercedes Benz, virtuoso violinist David Park combines an intense performance schedule with the passionate pursuit of teaching young violinists the knowledge he acquired as a student of Josef Gingold, Dorothy Delay, and Jascha Heifetz.
Learn more: Strings Magazine | The Salt Lake Tribune
2014 MAM Roster Update
MAM is excited to announce an updated artist roster. There have been some significant developments that we wanted to share with you. As usual, we've divided the artists in two categories: Classical and Jazz. Perhaps we'll stop doing that in the future, since it is such an imperfect way to pigeon-hole the work of these great musicians.
Oh, and don't forget to join the Directory of Teaching Artists, it's free!
The Kaleidos Duo released a CD for the second year in a row: Italy's "Generation of 1880″ and Their Disciples. After their switch to Romeo Records, they are busier than ever with a positive review in The Strad (August 2014). Both Hristov and Valjarevic are university professors with decades of teaching experience and accomplished students worldwide.
We heard about flutist Sarah Robinson and her Helix Collective, through her fascinating doctoral thesis Chamber Music in Alternative Venues in the 21st Century U.S.. She is a co-founder of the LA chapter of the famous movement Classical Revolution. Helix Collective is now available for one-of-a-kind concerts, masterclasses, and lectures.
Marvin Stamm and Claudio Roditi are two esteemed jazz trumpeters, though their musical worlds are distinct and representative of unique moments in the history of Jazz. They do not really need an introduction from us, so feel free to read more about them on the Artist page.
Ralph Lalama is a solid fixture of the New York jazz scene and respected world-wide. With teaching and performing engagements all over the US, his musical expertise and connection with "the Beat" is highly valued by students and their professors.
Yaron Gershovsky is widely recognized as a gifted musician, whose impressive credits demonstrate versatility and excellence as a performer, arranger, composer, and producer. A Summa Cum Laude graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Gershovsky is the long-standing musical director and pianist/keyboardist of the world-renowned vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.
Boling, Brown & Holloway: three brilliant musicians whose award-winning recordings have been deemed to "equal or surpass in many respects those of major labels." Slowly distilling their very own brand of Tennessean jazz, the members of this "explorative Knoxville jazz group" are Mark Boling (guitar), Keith Brown (drums), and Rusty Holloway (bass).Leave a comment
We've Discovered a Musical Treasure
From the founding artists of Classical Revolution:LA, a movement lauded by the New York Times, the San Francisco Classical Voice, The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and more, Music Arts Management is thrilled to represent the Helix Collective.
This season Helix Collective is hosted by the Pacific Symphony, the West Michigan Symphony, the Tahoe Chamber Music Festival, the Unexpected Film and Arts Festival and serves as ensemble-in-residence of Classical Revolution: L.A. Recent engagements include the Hollywood Fringe Festival, Live at Laguna Beach, the White Lake Chamber Music Festival, 21-Sounds Contemporary Music Series and Classical Revolution chapters around the country.
The Helix Collective is now available for concerts, residencies, and masterclasses throughout the US. Thrill your audiences and stretch your student's horizons with this one-of-a kind ensemble.Leave a comment
The Strad Reviews the Kaleidos Duo
"Respighi's later B minor Sonata also turns up in a fine recital by the Kaleidos Duo (violinist Miroslav Hristov and pianist Vladimir Valjarevic) that usefully collects a number of pieces together under the title 'Italy's "Generation of 1880″ and Their Disciples', a reference to the group of Italian composers whose determinedly tonal outlook bucked contemporary trends (Romeo Records 7304). This gifted duo's urgently spontaneous reading, deeply felt and affectionately phrased, is the emotional nerve centre of a programme that also includes Dallapiccola's neo-Baroque Tartiniana seconda (an arresting 1956 rethink of Tartini's A minor Sonata), Ghedini's dreamily archaic Bizzaria and Rota's Improvviso, a lively take on Prokofiev (the booklet note is correct in asserting it is nominally based in C as opposed to the listings' D minor). Rounding things off in style are Pizzetti's strikingly inventive Tre canti and two haunting cantos by Malipiero."
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Yaron Gershovsky Trio [video]
Yaron Gershovsky Trio at DROM, NYC (November, 2012)
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College Music Society inverviews Marvin Stamm
Symposium, the online journal of the prestigious College Music Society, recently published an article featuring jazz artist Marvin Stamm.
Crossing Over with Integrity features extensive audio and video examples of Marvin Stamm's artistry.Leave a comment
Claudio Roditi at the Palmer Square Jazz Feast, Princeton
Enjoy this special project by Claudio Roditi with guest artists Cafe da Silva and John Dukich in a stellar lineup!
Claudio Roditi Group performs Joy Spring and Final Feliz
Special Guest Cafe da Silva – percussion
Special Guest John Dukich – flugelhorn and vocals
Daniel Freiberg – piano
Yasuno Katsuki – euphonium
Itaiguara Brandao – bass
Two Amazing Jazz Orchestras
Music Arts Management artists (Boling, Brown and Holloway, Marvin Stamm) are also prominent members of two world play in two outstanding bands: Westchester Jazz Orchestra and the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, check them out!
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Provo • Brigham Young University basketball coaches were feeling pretty good about the future and direction of their program when they woke up the morning of Oct. 6, 2012. They had received verbal commitments from five highly touted high school seniors, and were reasonably sure that three of those prospects Nick Emery, Jakob Hartsock and Braiden Shaw would not require scholarships for the 2013-14 season because they planned to leave right away on two-year church missions.
The other two Eric Mika and Luke Worthington are also LDS Church members but were expected to play right away. Both would be needed to fill the giant void inside when Brandon Davies graduates, coaches believed.
Then came the announcement that first Saturday in October that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was lowering the minimum age requirement for missions to 18 for men and 19 for women.
The thought ran through the coach's heads: What if Mika or Worthington decided to leave on missions first, now that they could as 18-year-olds?
"We knew right away it could be an issue," said coach Dave Rose, whose Cougars continue West Coast Conference play Thursday night by hosting Pepperdine at the Marriott Center. "There were some [anxious] moments."
Turns out, their fears were unfounded.
Mika, the 6-foot-9 senior who is ranked as the No. 8 center and No. 76 player in the class of 2013 by ESPN, tweeted out that day that he would turn 18 in four months and that the announcement had thrown him for a loop. But a few days later he confirmed he would still play his first year, then leave on a mission.
Worthington will play his first year, and then decide whether to go, but he is said to be leaning toward playing four straight years.
It is welcome news to BYU coaches.
"It was their decision," Rose said. "Hopefully in that [recruiting] process we know enough in advance that we can actually deal with it as far as trying to fit 13 guys in a scholarship spot every year. So it worked out well."
Assistant coach Tim LaComb said they try to get a feel for what a potential recruit is thinking in regards to mission plans, but never insist on one particular timetable.
"We leave it up to them, completely," LaComb said. "Our deal with the mission thing is to let them decide. With the [age] change, we wanted them to make a decision and let us know, so we could plan. But there wasn't any kind of push. We don't influence them one way or another. It is their call."
Rose believes that because of the change, more and more players will leave on missions before they enroll at BYU (or any other school) and fewer will take the route that star guard Tyler Haws took. He played his freshman year, then left for the Philippines for two years.
"The majority will go [on missions] first now," Rose said. "Kind of the opposite of what happened before."
That means players such as BYU freshman guard Cory Calvert, who decided to play this year when a scholarship opened up last April, will likely be the last of a breed, along with Mika. Calvert said he hopes to leave in May, but is glad he stuck around because he's logged some valuable playing time.
"I think going on a mission right away is probably the best thing for most guys, and the thing you will see happen with 18 the new age for missionaries," he said. "Then again, I have learned a lot from playing a year first, so who knows? My advice to anyone would be to talk it over with family and do what you think is best for you, for your situation."
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BYU vs. Pepperdine
O Marriott Center (Provo); Tipoff • 7 p.m.
TV • BYUtv; Radio • 1160 AM, 102.7 FM
Records • BYU 12-4, 2-0; Pepperdine 9-6, 1-1
Series history • BYU leads, 6-4
Last meeting • BYU 86, Pepperdine 48 (Feb. 11, 2012)
About the Waves • They are averaging just 64 points per game, lowest in the WCC. … They are allowing 63.4 ppg. … They are led in scoring by Stacy Davis, with 11.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. … Guard Jordan Baker is the only other player averaging in double figures, at 10.1 ppg.
About the Cougars • They have won five straight games against the Waves, dating back to 2003. … Guards Matt Carlino and Tyler Haws have both recorded back-to-back games of 20 points or more. … Senior guard Brock Zylstra scored 16 points in Saturday's win, a season high. … They are averaging 79.0 points per game.
Plans of BYU's November signees
Player Plan for 2013-14
Nick Emery Leaves May 1 on two-year mission
Jakob Hartsock Leave on two-year mission this summer
Braiden Shaw Leave on two-year mission this summer
Luke Worthington Play one year, then decide
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1. He is tall. He is only slightly shorter than me when he sits and I stand.
2. He is honest. He showed me his true feelings right on the spot whether he liked me or
3. He is friendly. He tried looking for friends around him but people naturally avoided him.
Maybe the way he approached people tend to scare them off.
4. He has a big body structure. His bones are well seen especially his collar bones. They are
totally awesome.
5. He smiles all the time with a sincere heart, organs...?
OK OK..!! I know you want to know who this person is. You want to get a peek on who this lucky/unlucky guy can be. I managed to get a snapshot with him. He was real camera shy but he was happy to take a pic with me. Hahahaha. I am shy also..paiseh-lah to show off his pic wit me..hehe.
Shall let u have a peek ? You guys will sure like him one..n im scared you gals out there will envy me...want a countdown ?
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Open-Source Solutions Catch Fire with VARs
Many channel partners discover open-source solutions are easier to sell, more profitable to service and can offer better margins than more traditional proprietary products.
December 16, 2008
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There's a love affair brewing between channel partners and open source. After flying below the radar for several years, open-source solutions are gaining altitude in the channel as VARs discover there's money to be made in the open-source world.
More VARs, software developers and other channel partners are finding that open-source solutions present benefits over proprietary software and hardware, including better margins and broader opportunities to make money from customization and integration services.
Some VARs also contend that open-source software products are easier to sell than competing proprietary products because they typically cost less and lack the unpopular per-seat license fees endemic to proprietary enterprise software
In addition, Linux, the premier flavor of open source, has a whole lot going for it that Windows doesnt. Its a very stable environment, virtually free of viruses, invasions of privacy and other computer attacks. Plus, it comes with all the necessary networking software, such as Apache, which runs about 50 percent of all Internet web servers. All good news for VARs that want to sell open-source solutions.
If that's not enough, it turns out the Linux market is growing rapidly mainly because Linux servers are being deployed in an increasing variety of enterprise functions.
Selling open-source products from companies such as Astaro and Digium give us a distinct advantage over proprietary products, said Greg Boehnlein, vice president, N2Net, a Cleveland-based provider of mission-critical voice and data services
Open-source products not only cost less but they deliver fantastic margins, said Boehnlein. For example, I recently sold a Digium PBX solution at $500 per phone, while a comparable solution from Cisco or Avaya would have cost the customer between $1,200 and $1,400 per phone. The sale gave us a 35 percent margin.
Open-Source Spending Grows
Spending on software related to Linux server operating environments (SOEs) is growing quickly with a 2006-2011 CAGR of 35.7 percent, according to an IDC white paper this year. Overall spending on Linux SOEs, including software, hardware, and services, is increasing at a 2006-2011 CAGR of 24.1 percent, reported the research firm.
Total Linux ecosystem spending, including customer acquisitions of hardware, software, and related services totaled $21 billion in 2007 and is forecast to grow to $49 billion in 2011, according to IDC. The key growth driver is adoption of Linux in the enterprise.
Yet another benefit that the open-source world offers to VARs is a deep ecosystem of professional and community-based technical support, said Jessica Tannenhause, vice president, Mavenspire, a Hanover, Md-based business and technology consultancy with a growing open-source practice.
Mavenspire sells a healthy mix of margin-rich, open-source products from Astaro, a maker of Linux-based, enterprise security products; Digium, the telephony innovator behind Asterisk Business Edition and the SwitchVox IP PBX; Novell , which has created various products, including OpenOffice.org Novell Edition for Windows, and Open Workgroup Suite; and Vyatta, which makes networking software and appliances
Open-source technology gives us margins of at least 20 percent, said Tannehause, noting that open-source products have moved from the techie domain to mainstream a transition she largely attributes to enterprise-hardened versions of open-source software.
Margins on Digium products average 25 to 30 percent, said Bryan Johns, a partner in Shelton Johns, a Roswell, Ga-based VAR specializing inVoIP.
While margins on Digium products are high, Digium products cost 40 to 60 percent less than proprietary ones, said Johns. This situation leaves our customers a lot of room to afford our integration, customization and training services.
Boehnlein said the lower cost of open-source products enables VARs to provide customers with estimates that easily undercut the pricing of proprietary offerings, ultimately giving customers more money to spend on integration and customization.
There are a lot of opportunities in migrating companies from proprietary to open-source solutions, in building the middleware infrastructure to enable the migration, said James Chinn, partner, Shadow-Soft an Alpharetta, Ga-based VAR that specializes in open-source solutions and SaaS.
Shadow-Soft has built a high-margin business around such migration by working with such core technologies as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, JBoss Enterprise Middleware, Alfresco Enterprise Content Management, and Groundwork Open Source IT management and networking monitoring.
Migrating or integrating open source and proprietary technologies is a key profit center for us, said Johns.
We do a lot of business with companies that have proprietary phone systems and want to integrate their systems with open-source VoIP, said Boehnlein. Open-source and proprietary solutions continually overlap. Many people falsely believe that open-source and proprietary solutions dont mix.
As popular and profitable as open-source solutions are, it is curious that distributor Ingram Micro is one of the few distributors to promote such solutions. However, this situation may change as Tech Data is rumored to be launching an open-source initiative in 2009.
We don't promote open source as a separate entity, but we do support applications based on their value, said Diane Lees, senior category manager, Ingram Micro. Lees said the distributor has strong relationships with many vendors that leverage open source.
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You've been creating great content. You've been engaging with your audiences across your various platforms. And you've begun to monitor your social media presence through analytics tools. So, what's next?
Once you're satisfied with the performance of your current platforms, it's a great time to expand your social media presence. Enter: Tumblr. While it's usually not the first social media platform brands choose to engage with, it offers unique opportunities to reach new audiences with its design and content capabilities.
Looking to take the plunge? Here, we provide a cheat sheet on the best ways to use Tumblr to ensure you're reaching—and exciting—your audience.
How it Works
Unlike many other social media platforms, Tumblr allows you to post a wide variety of content types, ranging from text and photos to video, audio, and links. It also offers a variety of design "themes," which let you create a page that best supports your brand's image and the types of content you plan to post.
Using the dashboard functionality, you can add followers, search "tags" (e.g., "PR," "branding," or "Real Housewives of New Jersey"), and scroll through the content posted by the people and brands you're following. If you see anything you like, you can "reblog" it with a single click, and your followers will see it as well.
What to Post
One of the first things you'll notice about a great Tumblr is the use of visuals—in other words, photos, photos, photos! Tumblr supports big, compelling visuals, so don't be afraid to start using that Instagram app! In addition to your shutter obsessions, Tumblr is a great platform for many other styles of content—short-form, long-form, memes, and more. Play around with different pieces of content and see what combination excites your audience the most. As with all of your social media efforts, by keeping an eye on what your audience is responding to and what they're not, you can continue to reframe your approach accordingly.
Also keep in mind that Tumblr is dedicated to people sharing what they think is cool and interesting. So while you should focus on publishing your own original content, you should also spend a good amount of time curating relevant content from others that your audience might find intriguing.
Getting your content shared across Tumblr relies heavily on tagging, so make sure to include tags with every post. And don't be too hasty with your choices. While it's tempting—and fun—to use witty colloquialisms, the best tags are usually the most literal and descriptive of the content.
Think of it this way: If you're searching for this post on Google, what words would you use to describe it? For example, if you're a fashion brand posting a picture of a model on a runway for fashion week, your tags should be along the lines of #model, #runway, and #fashionweek. If you decide to tag a post as #yolo, for "you only live once," it's probably a good idea to also include a few more intuitive tags, such as "bucket list," "goals," and "aspirations."
Cool Features
One of the great things about Tumblr is the queuing functionality, which allows you to edit and schedule posts in advance. If you're looking to post a large amount of content but don't have much time, this is an easy way to organize and publish your posts when time permits, then let it run on autopilot until you have time to add more great content.
Also be sure to check out Tumblr's Storyboard, a recently-launched collection of feature stories that explore "tales from behind the dashboard." Understanding what topics, trends, and tags Tumblr is highlighting can help you shape the type of content you're publishing and when you're publishing it.
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If you need a little inspiration to get you started, here are a few brands doing a great job with Tumblr:
Keep in mind that while you can search tags on Tumblr, you can't search for specific tumblelogs (yep, that's what they're called). If you're looking for a certain brand or person, you'll have to do it the old-fashioned way and Google it.
But that shouldn't deter you from making friends! As you work to beef up your following, check out the "find blogs" section on your dashboard, and search the "spotlight" section for interesting brands and people by industry. Start following anyone who's a good fit for your brand and your audience. Also, don't forget your friends on Facebook and Gmail, who you can connect with through Tumblr's "people you may know" tag.
Tumblr is a close-knit and loyal community. By spending some time getting to know your followers, both old and new, you'll enhance your brand awareness, not to mention up your cool-kid factor exponentially.
Happy tumbling!
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Corn sugar – Could that be a nice-sounding new name to replace high fructose corn syrup? As of yesterday, the food and Drug Administration has decided "No."
The FDA's letter, as sent to Corn Refiners Association, rejected the proposed moniker with the argument that "sugar" is typically associated with a crystallized substance, while "syrup" (like high fructose corn syrup) is a liquid. Also, the FDA expressed concern that the renamed high fructose corn syrup could then be confused with dextrose, which is currently labeled as "corn sugar" for fructose-intolerant individuals.
The proposed name change is just part of a larger tug-of-war over "bad" and "good" sugars, especially since HFCS has earned such a bad name in the last few years. Lately the Corn Refiners Association has faced heat for its "sugar is sugar" campaign, which argues that there's no real difference between HFCS and other sugars. Meanwhile, the Sugar Association has been working hard to keep "all-natural sugar" as the only sugar.
The larger point, though, for parents who are trying to give their kids minimally processed foods without added sugar, is best expressed by food scientist Marion Nestle: "Sugars, plural, are sugars…Everyone would be better off eating a lot less of both."
And if you're at the store and reading ingredients, remember that all of those different sugars add up. You may see sugar, honey, corn syrup, dextrose, and fructose listed as separate items in the ingredients, but keep in mind that those are all adding to your total sugar intake. Your best bet: Keep it real (with products like unflavored yogurt) and add your own sweeteners to taste.


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Having a YouTube video rank number 1 in Google search is a sure fire way to get clicks and views. I have always worked to get ranking for search when doing YouTube videos and not ever worried about subscriber's as much.
Ranking in search means you can get views for as long as you rank rather than a quick shot from new uploads and then it dies.
Having said all that, I have known for years that video will continue to grow and search demand will also grow…so Google and YouTube together make the perfect blend.
So, you have likely noticed that when you ask a question on Google, you may get a simple answer right on the search results page. If it is something where you know (or Google thinks) you need a visual/video, they supply that on the page also.
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Please check out this new cover for Deadfolk, which will be reissued on 10th May (US/UK):
We're on the cusp of a new era, ladies and gents. Royston Blake is coming back and he is coming back hard.
Friday, December 31, 2010
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Nearly end of Dec and I still haven't done a post for this month. AFAIK, I have done at least one for every month from Jan 2005, so I'd better pull something out of the bag. But you know how it is, right? I'm either in a blogging mood or not, and the nots can go on for weeks. And there's nothing worse than a post about nothing, unless you're Jerry Seinfeld. So here's a little fact for Royston blake afficionados:
I almost called Deadfolk "Simple Folk".
It's true. I sent it out under that title to an agent and he rejected it, saying various vaguely derogatory things about it. I decided he must be criticising the title and not the text, so I gave it a new one and hit the jackpot with my next submission. But here's another fact:
When people ask me why it's called Deadfolk, I don't know what to say.
I could go into some artsy explanation but I end up telling them it's just called that. Curiously, the ones who ask tend to be the ones who haven't read it yet, so the answer must be in there somewhere.
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The much anticipated David Bowie exhibition at London's V&A museum is being enjoyed by record-breaking numbers of visitors. We swelled those numbers by taking the London College of Fashion's Access Fashion Business students, many of whom were newbies to the wonders of the Bowie!
The exhibition claims not to be a retrospective but uses David Bowie's own vast archive- including hand written lyrics to many of his iconic songs, stage costumes and 'sound and vision'- to explore the influences on, and influence of Bowie.
Accompanying the exhibition are a range of talks and activities. Curators Jeffrey Marsh and Victoria Broackes treated a captivated audience to a glimpse behind the scenes of staging the exhibition- their visit to the David Bowie archive in New York, how they selected artefacts to exhibit and explained the innovative audio-visual experience visitors enjoy as they tour the exhibition. They also shared their surprise and delight at the amazing coincidence of their opening coinciding with Bowie's latest (highly secretive) album release- The Next Day.
The fabulous Theatre of Fashion's Amber Jane Butchart in conversation with Helene Thian as part of the V&A Bowie weekender explored Bowie's interest in kabuki theatre and his creative collaboration with Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto which spawned many iconic costumes.
The V&A shop features some fun products- I love the Bowie paper doll book.
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The lives of six people are caught in a web of obsession and deception. Battered, soft-spoken Jane longs to be free from her abusive past and believes she has found the love of her life in Brandon. At the same time, Crista is also in love with Brandon until she discovers an unforgivable liaison. Tragedy brings changes to all their lives, giving Crista's father Frank despairing hope for his daughter. Jane befriends Jack, an amnesiac who wakes up from a coma, but something is not right. Roger watches all from afar and calculates the day he will get what he wants, while Crista seeks true love with handsome Dr. Kevin. In an attempt to claim Roger's long-cherished love, expose the lies, deception, and dispel the shadows, these six people are brought together in a climactic end that will reveal the truth at last, but will any of them survive?
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On the surface, Alexander Christos is a seemingly upwardly mobile young professional rapidly approaching middle age. But scratch beneath the surface and what is exposed is a soul that is emotionally, mentally, and spiritually burnt to a crisp. He's done. And he wants out… all the way out. But then, in the very process of fashioning his own demise, something intervenes. That "Something" is about to breathe new life – and death – into him. Lured to the Island of Diarma, Christos believes it a near-Utopian advanced living state. But it proves to be no Utopia at all; rather, an arena that employs a methodology that is at once brutal, merciless, and magnificent. In the spirit of John Fowles' The Magus, Michael Staley's Diarma will take you on a trip that will stretch the bounds of your imagination.
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The Daily Ungrind
If you'd accurately predicted my life as I now know it eight years ago, I probably wouldn't have believed you.
At twenty-one, days of diaper changes, dirty dishes, and multiple trips to the grocery store for that bottle of ketchup I perpetually forget, didn't even cross my mind. I wasn't planning on attending graduate school so I could spend my days buying tomato-based condiments in order to appease screaming toddlers. No. I had different goals in mind and they involved Hollywood.
It wasn't that I didn't want the titles of "wife" and "mother." I did. But later. After I spent a few years pursuing a producing career in Tinseltown. After I had a few television series under my belt. After I had enough money in my bank account to afford years worth of diapers, formula, and all of the "must-have" baby gear.
Turns out, "after" wasn't part of God's plan for my life. I met the man I now call "my husband" in my first year of grad school. Within a year we were married. In our second year of wedded bliss, I became a stay-at-home mom as we welcomed our first baby into the world. Nineteen months later, our second daughter joined the ranks of the Slater family.
Sometimes my mind wanders into what I term "dangerous territory." The land of "what ifs." What if I'd gone to L.A. after graduating? What if I'd gotten into television producing? The answer is always the same. Whatever the reality to those what ifs may have been, they can't possibly compare to the feeling I get when one of my daughters says, "Good night, Mommy. Sweet dreams." Or when my husband calls me from work just to see how my day's going.
True. I have no regrets. I love my husband. I love my daughters. I love my Nissan Quest mini-van. I especially love that while other moms and dads are confined to desks for eight hours a day, five days a week, my office is the zoo. The park. The aquarium. The library. Even the mall. Lucky me.
But being regret-free doesn't mean I'm always content. I'm not. There are moments when the sight of one more dirty dish, one more load of laundry, or one more bowl of spilled cheerios seems beyond what I can take. Moments when the daily grind of life is overwhelming.
Have you ever felt like that? Although maybe for you the dirty dish is another file on the top of what seems to be a bottomless pile of folders. All marked "to do." Maybe the load of laundry is the third mandatory meeting you've had to attend in a given day. Perhaps the spilled cheerios is your commute back and forth to work. A commute that's 20 minutes too long.
Actor Denzel Washington, best known at my house for his role in the 2000 Disney film Remember the Titans, once said, "In any profession it gets to be a grind." Whether we're stay-at-home moms, spend our days behind a desk, or are still pursuing some sort of degree, day-to-day life can sometimes feel mundane. Repetitive. Unfulfilling. Stressful. As a result, we can become discouraged and uninspired.
Fortunately for us, as Christians, we don't have to be subject to the daily grind. God has given us what we need to ungrind our day-to-day lives.
This answer isn't new. It hasn't recently been discovered hidden within the pages of Scripture, now revealed as "The 10 Biblical Secrets to Transforming Your Daily Life from Mundane to Exciting." Rather, it's found in living our lives with joy.
Dictionary.com defines "joy" as "the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying." I found this definition fascinating. Why? Because when applied to the Christian life it makes sense. Our joy—this "emotion of great delight or happiness"—is found even in the worst of circumstances because it isn't based on our situation. It isn't found in something. Not in finances. A successful career. A trouble-free family. A nice house. Rather, it's found in Someone who is "expectionally good" and "satisfying." It's found in the Lord. Our joy is based on the faithfulness and the goodness of God. On the promise that, as Romans 8:28 says, "for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose."
How can we learn what it means to walk out our days with joy? One way is to study the life of Jesus.
Over the years I've seen a number of films depicting His earthly life. By far, my favorite is the Visual Bible's Matthew. What I love about this film is the portrayal of Jesus by Christian actor Bruce Marchiano. He presents us with a picture of a Jesus we don't often see. A Jesus whose earthly life is characterized by joy.
In his book, In the Footsteps of Jesus, Marchiano shares,
Jesus had no need to maintain some air of poise, trying to impress people with His holiness. He had no insecurities, and His holiness certainly wasn't wrapped up in outward appearances. He had nothing to prove and no reason to hold back. He was God, and He had no problem fully being who He fully was and fully living what He fully felt, every full moment of every full day.
And that word "full" is really how I came to see the joy of Jesus. It wasn't so much just a smile and a laugh, for as hard as He laughed and as big as He smiled, that's how hard He wept and how deeply His heart broke.
The joy of Jesus, I discovered, was wrapped up in His living in all the fullness of life's ultimate adventure—a bigger-than-lifeness, robustness, victoriousness that comes with living 100 percent in the Father's will 100 percent of the time.
While walking this earth, Jesus wasn't merely "a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief," as Isaiah 53:3 tells us. He was also a man of joy. As Marchiano points to, joy overflowing.
Just think how He may have felt when the blind man stood before Him and found his sight restored. When the deaf man felt His touch and discovered he could hear. When the dead were raised. When the lame could walk. When the lepers were cleansed. When the sinner received forgiveness. In the face-to-face fellowship and friendship of His disciples. I'd venture to say that He felt joy. Joy in bringing healing to the broken. Freedom to the captive. Rest to the weary.
I long to follow Jesus' example. To walk in joy in every area of life. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the mundane.
It's interesting to note that Jesus actually prayed in John 17:13 that His joy would "be made full and complete and perfect" in us. Imagine what our day-to-day lives would be like if we operated in His joy. I believe we'd began to view and approach life differently. Not only would we find ourselves encouraged regardless of our circumstances, but we'd start to see that the seemingly mundane tasks in a given day can serve to encourage others.
With joy, making a meal, attending a meeting, or driving to the office aren't part of the daily grind. Instead, preparing a meal is a way to serve our family, our friends, or someone in need. Attending a meeting is an opportunity to bless our co-workers. Either by bringing donuts and coffee or by taking the time in pre-meeting conversation to ask how a co-worker's really doing. Driving to work is a chance to pray. To intercede. To listen for God to speak.
When we live a life characterized by joy, we're able to appreciate all there is in our day-to-day lives, rather than simply being resigned to make it through each day. Through joy we discover the not-so-new way to daily ungrind.
When Doing Justly, Loving Mercy, and Walking Humbly Stand at Odds
If your compassion far exceeds your capacity, here's one way you can be sure to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly.
One of my life verses is Micah 6:8, "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
It is one of my favorite verses because my heart has been so moved by the love Jesus has for me and the sacrifice He made for me that I am grateful to have a way to express my gratitude through acts of justice and mercy while walking humbly with God.
I have found at times, however, the call to do justice and love mercy come in conflict with the call to walk humbly with God. For me, one of the ways to walk humbly with God is to recognize my limitations. I have to put skin to the fact that I am not God which means saying, "no" to ministry requests. It means going to sleep when I could be spending time advocating for the harrowed and helpless in the world. It means limited seats at my table, limited funds in my bank account, and limited energy in my body cannot be ignored but respected and adhered to.
This is hard for me at times, especially when I scroll my Facebook feed and see friends who are caring for their really sick children, spouse, or other family member all while millions of refugees flee war torn countries and babies are slaughtered by the hundreds each day in our country through the abortion industry.
As I scroll, I receive texts about one family member's surgery gone wrong and another family member announcing a new baby is on the way. I have in mind my neighbor who has inpatient surgery scheduled this week and another neighbor who is trying to hold down a full-time job, care for twins all while battling profound "morning" sickness.
Folks at church are fighting for their lives in physical and spiritual ways, and strangers who pass me on the road are clearly battling something as demonstrated by their impatient honking because I won't take a right turn on red. I want to meet the needs of all; I want to do justice and love mercy, but I'm daily confronted by the fact that I am so limited.
What am I to do when doing justly and/or loving mercy seem to come in conflict with walking humbly with my God?
God keeps bringing me to this answer: prayer.
God invites us to cast our cares before Him because He cares for us.
God tells us to be anxious for nothing BUT WITH PRAYER present our requests before Him.
God commands us to pray without ceasing.
And, when I walk humbly with God, I see the immense kindness in His command.
He gives us a way to do justly, love mercy WHILE walking humbly with Him.
It is by praying without ceasing.
I cannot take a meal or give money to every sick person or family I know. I cannot extend kindness to all my neighbors all at the same time they're in need nor conjure up sustainable solutions for the refugee crisis and contact all the necessary world powers to make it happen.
I cannot heal all, but I know the Healer.
I cannot provide for all the needs, but I know the Provider.
I cannot rescue everyone in need, but I know the Rescuer.
I cannot comfort all the broken, but I know the Comforter.
I cannot speak peace over every situation, but I know the Prince of Peace.
I cannot be all to all, but I can go to the Great I Am through prayer, lay all the people, problems and pleas for help before the Omniscient and Omnipresent God of all Creation.
I can do this through prayer.
Recently, via an Instagram contest of all things, I came upon A–Z prayer cards designed by blogger/author/speaker, Amelia Rhodes. It is a simple concept packed with a powerful prayer punch. It has served me personally in this tension of wanting to do far more than I practically can do. It provides prayer prompts starting with each letter of the alphabet along with a scripture that coincides with the prayer focus. It ranges from Adoption to a creative "Zero Prejudice" for the letter "Z."
The cards are well thought out, color printed on sturdy cardstock with blank lines for the user to write in the names of people and/or organizations that are personal to them.
If, like me, your compassion far exceeds your capacity, pick up a set of these prayer cards and unload your burdens onto a God whose competence matches His kindness, both boundless.
Facing Our Fears in Motherhood
Do you have fears tied to motherhood? If so, here's encouragement for you.
"Are you scared?"
I was taken aback by his question. Scared? Of what?
"Of anything," he answered.
I had just shared my due date with a new class of trainees.
"He has three boys," another new hire volunteered. So fear is to be expected, I reasoned. I'm just about to face the most frightening experience in my life.
Of course I was scared.
I was scared…
- I'll lose my temper.
- I'll whine about sleepless nights.
- I'll breastfeed too often or not often enough.
- I'll leave piles of unfolded onesies in the middle of the nursery floor because I'm too tired (or lazy?) to fold teeny-tiny baby clothes for the upteenth time.
- I'll go with disposable diapers when the better choice would be cloth.
- I'll work too many long hours at the office and miss precious moments with her.
- I'll sign her up for too many activities and push her to become Miss Achieve-It-All.
- I'll pass on to her my ugly pride, self-righteousness, and perfectionism like a dreadful contagious disease.
- I'll miss countless little joys in life while pursuing worthless dreams.
In short… I was afraid I was going to fail miserably as a parent.
And now, holding my second-born daughter in my arms, thinking back on that brief exchange just a few years ago, I realize those fears were well-founded. I've failed many times. I've lost my temper. I've raised my voice. I've worked too much and played too little. I've seen my own sinfulness reflected in my daughter.
Yes, I've failed, but over and above it all, God's grace has covered my parenting imperfections and made me run to the cross day after day. The writer of Proverbs puts it this way:
Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.
Proverbs 14:26
When it comes to fears, we have two choices: Will we fear the unknown or will we fear the Lord? Will we allow the uncertain to grip us in its clutch or will we turn to God's Truth to set us free?
Scared? Oh yeah. There was so much to be scared of that day. And even now, if I'm completely honest, there are still fears nibbling at the edges of my consciousness. Fear that we won't outgrow the temper tantrums. Fear that the two girls won't get along. Fear that I'll mess them up and cause them interminable hours on a psychologist's couch.
I'm sure you have fears, too.
But rather than allow those fears to consume and paralyze us, we can take them to the Lord, acknowledging His sovereignty over our parenting, pleading His grace over our mistakes, and entrusting His provision over their futures. He is not only able to handle it all — He is far more capable to be trusted with it all.
If I say one thing to that frightened 9-month-pregnant me standing in that room years ago, I would say this: Don't let fear rob today's joy with tomorrow's unknowns. Each day has enough worries of its own (Matthew 6:34).
Instead, let us keep seeking God, running to Him as our secure fortress and resting in the knowledge that He will care for us and our children one day at a time.
What are you scared of today? Name your fears and bring them to the Lord, allowing Him to replace them with His peace that passes all understanding.
He Gives Shade To The Weary
If anxiety is a struggle for you right now, remember that He gives shade to the weary.
Do you ever have those moments of fear because you don't know what lies ahead? When do those thoughts tend to happen to you?
For me, most of those thoughts happen when I lay my head down to sleep at night. The vulnerability comes forth every time. That's what happened the other night to me. I shut my eyes and immediately anxiety welled up inside me.
What if we don't succeed in this new venture? What if we have to move? What if we can't pay our bills?
I laid there with the covers drawn tight over my head (I still think that I am safer if the covers are over my head), praying scripture over my anxious heart. Assuring myself that God sees me and that He cares.
In the morning, I turned to Isaiah 41, specifically verses 10-20.
"Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41:10, NASB)
Yesterday, the "what if's" piled up as I anxiously looked about me. My daughter needs tutoring, however at this point in life, tutoring feels like a luxury we can't afford. So I listed some items online to sell hoping to make just enough to cover the tutoring. I'm buying groceries on a Visa reward card. I'm holding my breath until the next paycheck comes. But what did God speak over me: Do not fear. Do not look anxiously about you.
"For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, 'Do not fear, I will help you.' Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you," declares the Lord, "and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel." (Isaiah 41:13-14 NASB)
Why shouldn't I be anxious? Because God will hold me up. God will help me. When I first read the word "worm" as a description, I took it as a slam against Israel. Like, gesh, God. What animal does He relate me to? But through further study, He calls them a worm because worms are helpless. They are viewed as insignificant, despised and weak. God will help me — seemingly insignificant, helpless me — because He is my Redeemer. He is my go'el — my next of kin. The Redeemer is the one who provides for all my needs. Rent. Car payment. Credit card bill. Gas. Food. Clothes. Debt. God will redeem.
"Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges; You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them, And will make the hills like chaff. You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And the storm will scatter them; But you will rejoice in the Lord, You will glory in the Holy One of Israel." (Isaiah 41:15-16 NASB).
God is transforming me from a helpless one to a powerful one. The description of that type of threshing sledge is like a modern day earth mover. Powerful. Strong. Immovable.
"The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the Lord, will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I will not forsake them." (Isaiah 41:17, NASB)
He will come to our rescue. God, Himself, will answer you and me. Can you hear how personal that sounds? Have you ever pleaded with someone important whether your boss, public figure, or even a parent, and they responded to the need themselves? You expected for them to send their assistant, but instead they — the most important one — responded to you.
"I will open rivers on the bare heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water And the dry land fountains of water. I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress." (Isaiah 41:18-19, NASB)
This passage describes the wilderness-like times in life. You are barren. You are thirsty. You are hot. You are in need. God will provide what you need. God will quench your thirst. He will provide shade when you are weary. During those times, God can provide in creative, innovative ways. He can provide something out of nothing. Doesn't that give you great hope? Even when you can't answer how He will do it, He is creative enough to figure it out even when the odds are stacked against you.
"That they may see and recognize, And consider and gain insight as well, That the hand of the Lord has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it." (Isaiah 41:20 NASB).
God will do all of this so that His glory will be put on display. People — including yourself — will see that He is powerful.
So you can see how after a night of wrestling with fear and anxiety, reading this was like shade and water for my soul. God is a god who sees. And God is a god who acts on your behalf.
What do you need His help with today? What are you fearful about today? What keeps you awake at night? Where do you need some shade?
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@ 2014-06-09 16:20:00
|Entry tags:
|character: john mitchell, character: samandriel, location: mitchell house, |week: 15
Who: Samandriel & Mitchell
Where: Their House
When: Backdated to Week 15, Very Early Tuesday Morning
Why: Home and Whole
Warnings: Doubtful
Samandriel's return to his home was heralded not by thunder or horns, but by the sound of wings. He left them in the visible plane as he looked lovingly at his partner, the colors of the dawn spread out and arched behind him as he let his Master see what he truly enabled to happen despite all the anxiety and fear. His angel was whole and at peace in a way he hadn't been since Mitchell first pulled him out of the cage and showed him what love and hope truly were.
"Hello, my love," he said, near lost for words no matter how many times he'd rehearsed this moment in his head. None of it compared the the feeling of it. "I'm home."
What else was there to say? Mitchell was beautiful. His. And that Samandriel appeared before him completely nude mattered not at all. He had no shame about his vessel, not when his love could look at him and see not so much as a scratch on him, the dark pink marks of his scars gone as well in a way no vampire could ever properly heal without ripping the flesh open anew.


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Q&A Follow-Up2
We had another wonderful day of worship together this past Sunday. First we delved into Luke's record of Jesus' genealogy to discover profound truths about our Savior. Then we enjoyed a time of Bible Q&A, which raised some questions and interest in further study. Here's the follow-up, for your edification…
Confronting the Cults
Ever had the experience of going round and round with people involved in a cult or false religion? They use the same terms you do (e.g., God, Jesus, heaven, salvation, gospel), but somehow you feel like you get nowhere with the gospel. Well, you're not alone. One of our members asked a question about sharing the gospel with people caught up in heretical error—this primer may provide a good starting point.
Paul Disqualified?
What was Paul referring to when he spoke of being disqualified in 1 Corinthians 9:27? Some say he was concerned about getting knocked out of ministry. Others believe Paul thought he could lose his salvation. Here's a sermon that'll help you understand what Paul was really teaching, and to make practical use of that vital (and spiritually motivating) verse.
God & Politics
Lastly, an interesting question came at the end about the recent event held at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary called "God & Politics, a conversation with R. Albert Mohler and Cal Thomas." Albert Mohler (SBTS president) and Cal Thomas (syndicated columnist) are both well-known to be godly men, men of great intellect, and men who understand the times (i.e., very insightful cultural commentators).
We hosted a live stream viewing of the event, which generated a good deal of interest among folks during this contentious election year. The event grew out of Albert Mohler's brief critique of Cal Thomas' article, "Republicans should cut the God talk"—click here to read Thomas' article; click here (and scroll down) listen to Mohler's critique.
By all means, don't be satisfied with the summary of my opinion. Watch the "God & Politics" event for yourself, compare with Scripture, and come to your own conclusions!
Happy studying, everyone!
Travis Allen
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What a great set of resources! Thank you for taking the time to assist us. Can't wait to dig in!
Travis also spoke wise words about discipling others. 1. We are ALL commanded by Jesus Christ to disciple, which includes teaching after a new believer is baptized (Matt. 28.19). 2. "Discipling" and "disciple" have identical roots, so discipling a believer must include accountability and, if the brother or sister is in sin, confrontation. 3. As church members, our first responsibility is to disciple others in the local body--both the discipled and discipler are under the authority structure of the local church leadership. Discipling someone under the authority of a different local church's leadership may present conflicts in theology. 4. There is a big difference between meeting together for coffee, reading through a book together, sharing life news, etc., and discipling someone. The former is more socializing than discipleship. Discipling is intentional, purposeful, biblical--seeking to love the disciple by helping him or her grow in Christ.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
New portrait of the Pope
Michael Triegel, a Leipzig artist has produced a new portrait of the Pope, apparently without a single sitting.
Isn't that clever!
5 comments:
Mmmmm, sorry but I'm not keen on the portrait. It shows the Holy Father (apparently) looking downward and sideways. Not terribly flattering.
- 14/12/10 11:02 am
- Mariana said...
Commissioned and all!
- 14/12/10 2:40 pm
- pattif said...
@He has got the eyes to a "T".
Actually, it isn't that unusual for a Papal portrait painter to work without a sitting; apparently, in modern times it has been extremely rare for popes to grant sittings. James Gillick painted an absolutely stunning portrait of Pope John Paul II elevating the host; it only lacks his voice saying the words of consecration.
- 14/12/10 7:32 pm
Not bad at all I think.
- 14/12/10 10:22 pm
Hmmmmm. Difficult to tell without seeing the portrait itself. Not impressed at this showing. Where's the luminosity, which is surely present in the subject?
The Pope looks like a weary old man who is tired of life, which he ain't.
The painter may look to the Renaissance for his inspiration but layer upon layer of paint doesn't make it so.
- 16/12/10 11:13 am


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ApplicationPoolIdentity is assigned membership of the
Users group as well as the
IIS_IUSRS group. On first glance this may look somewhat worrying, however the
Users group has somewhat limited NTFS rights.
For example, if you try and create a folder in the
C:\Windows folder then you'll find that you can't. The
ApplicationPoolIdentity still needs to be able to read files from the windows system folders (otherwise how else would the worker process be able to dynamically load essential DLL's).
With regard to your observations about being able to write to your
c:\dump folder. If you take a look at the permissions in the Advanced Security Settings, you'll see the following:
See that Special permission being inherited from
That's the reason your site's
ApplicationPoolIdentity can read and write to that folder. That right is being inherited from the
c:\ drive.
In a shared environment where you possibly have several hundred sites, each with their own application pool and Application Pool Identity, you would store the site folders in a folder or volume that has had the
Users group removed and the permissions set such that only Administrators and the SYSTEM account have access (with inheritance).
You would then individually assign the requisite permissions each
IIS AppPool\[name] requires on it's site root folder.
You should also ensure that any folders you create where you store potentially sensitive files or data have the
Users group removed. You should also make sure that any applications that you install don't store sensitive data in their
c:\program files\[app name] folders and that they use the user profile folders instead.
So yes, on first glance it looks like the
ApplicationPoolIdentity has more rights than it should, but it actually has no more rights than it's group membership dictates.
ApplicationPoolIdentity's group membership can be examined using the SysInternalsProcess Explorer tool. Find the worker process that is running with the Application Pool Identity you're interested in (you will have to add the
User Name column to the list of columns to display:
For example, I have a pool here named
900300 which has an Application Pool Identity of
IIS APPPOOL\900300. Right clicking on properties for the process and selecting the Security tab we see:
IIS APPPOOL\900300 is a member of the
Users group.
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