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While there are many tools out there that can help you build a website, you will need to combine them with your visions. You need to bring your own vision to life to create a great website. Knowing the necessary tools will benefit you. Continue reading if you would like to know some web page design tips that can be to your advantage.
Try learning about and using shortcuts as much as you can. Just about everything in web design has some sort of shortcut and learning what it is can save you a lot of time. You can even use HTML codes that let you make quick changes to pages without the need to upload them again.
Always look over your website in many types of browsers, as you are designing it. This will help you to make sure your site works for everyone. Make sure to research the browsers available. You will also want to send your site to someone that's using a different operating system so you can see that their browser is compatible with yours.
Topics ought to be separated. If you have many topics on your site, try keeping them on separate pages. This will keep things clear and simple for readers, and also help you rank with search engines.
It is important to have content on your site that is not only interesting, but compelling as well. Though the look is highly important, content is the key to return visitors. Visitors will return again and again when they find valuable, useful information.
You never want to use too many fonts when it comes to site design. Also think about how fonts look for different people. Small serif fonts like Times New Roman can be difficult to read on small screens. Fancy fonts may look attractive at a glance, but a closer look reveals they can be extremely annoying to read.
The types of files that you use for the graphics on your website will affect the size of the files, which will also affect how fast your website loads. Your graphics should be GIFs and JPEGs. The reason for this is that PNG and BMP files take up a lot of disk space. You should convert graphics into a more manageable file type that will make an more pleasant experience for your users.
Do not use frames on your website. Frames are not optimized for most search engines. Frames are good for some situations, but they don't allow your content to be indexed. You will not get a good search engine ranking if your information cannot be ranked. If you don't do what's necessary to make sure that your site is not ranked very high, people will not find your site very easily.
It's vital that you test your web designs on multiple browsers. Since each browser works a little differently, your coding could be interpreted differently on each one, and in some instances it could cause the website to not function properly. Learn which browsers are used the most. Check your site on every browser, and include the popular browsers on cellphones too.
Test early and frequently. Testing early can help weed out problems before they get bigger or affect other aspects. Make sure you continue to test it as you grow and improve your site.
Many platforms will put together code that you need, but you will find that some are unreliable editors. A WYSIWYG editor allows you to drag and drop, cut and paste, and basically create a website as you would a word processing document. However, in order to eradicate errors and create efficient websites, you should really learn how to code by hand using a generic text editor.
Website counters are pretty unattractive, so stay away from them. It adds nothing to your website and is an outdated feature. Eliminate visitor counters, and find other methods of tracking the number of visitors to your site.
Adobe Dreamweaver is website software that works well. It is ideal for beginner builders and easy to learn. It is feature rich, with lots of layouts and templates. It can also help with testing the site so you know how it will look once on the server.
Reserve your name for a website now, if you have some ideas. Use your creativity in choosing a site name, but ensure you do now to keep the site for yourself. It is not uncommon for many people to have similar ideas. With hundreds of millions of sites on the web, you simply cannot wait and assume others did not have the same idea.
Many people find it very helpful to subscribe to a newsletter for website designers. This offers periodic updates and ideas that will be useful for developing a site. Newsletters are great to have for both novices and pros alike.
You are in the right direction if you are using a web host's website building tools, but it is not ideal to rely solely on those tools. Make your site as personal as possible by tweaking or adding more features to the generic website you can create via the tools offered by your hosting service.
Build small sites at first, analyze what worked and what didn't. Your first site should consist of only a page or two, with just basic text and graphics. Once you have that, you can slowly add things.
An excellent web design program is Adobe Dreamweaver. Even novices can easily use this product. It allows you to create your own templates, save your favorite layouts, add the features you want and preview your site before it is permanent.
Photoshop is a well-known editing program that is important to learn about in order to have successful website designs. On the other hand, Dreamweaver is lesser known, and many people are unaware of the benefits it has for web designers. It's important to get to know this application and learn how it can aid your design.
Subscribe to a newsletter with information on web design to keep you up to date on the latest trends. Newsletters are great to have for both novices and pros alike.
Your website should begin with a relatively small amount of content on each page. You don't need a lot of stuff that will overwhelm you and confuse visitors when they arrive on your site.
HTML 5 is something you must learn to succeed with web design. If you do not know html5 very well, you will have to get moving on learning it.
Running multiple test checks are vital to ensuring that your website runs optimally. The general use for these tasks is to be able to locate a function or some information within your site. If you have a well-designed website, then the task should be easy to complete by the user. However, if it's not, it will give you insight into what areas on your website need improvement.
When beginning your site, don't put too much content on each page. You don't want so much stuff that you become flustered, as this can also confuse visitors to your site.
Be sure that you don't have a design for your website that is too similar to that of your competitors' sites. Look at competitors' websites to ensure that you haven't accidentally made a similar design for your site. Having the same boring website as everyone else won't differentiate your brand from others. You'll just be another version of the same old site to visitors.
You should use a good layout for the site, one that you are able to work with and is basic so it's easy for you to understand the foundation of the web design first. You should start with the basics, then advance to the more complex functions as you improve your skills and get more experience with the entire process of web designing.
You should have people beta testing your website as you build it. Each time you change your website or add something, have a friend visit your site and try it out. While you may not think your videos are loading slowly, a objective opinion may not agree. Always get several outside opinions.
Try making your site design more creative by using graphics. Placing text wrapped around images gives your site a professional look and doesn't look barren with nothing there. People get more into your site if they see that you put a lot of effort into it.
Just because the site has launched doesn't mean you're finished designing it. Always update your site and remain active to maximize your results. You don't have to constantly update it, but you must do regular updates. If you write about current events or shoot timely video, this is particularly true. Updating your website isn't as quick and simple as updating your blog. You may need to implement a more diligent regime to be successful.
Use copy and paste to help you create multiple webpages for your website. You don't have to generate fresh HTML code for each and every page. You can copy the main portion of the code, make some tweaks to it, and save it to a new file. You can re-use a single "master" set of code to churn out a virtually unlimited number of pages.
You must get lots of information from a variety people to do well with website creation. This is key so you know all different types of website design styles so you have many skills for every type of website.
Keep up with your website's statistics when you do updates in order to know how appealing the page is. This will give you an idea about who visits your website and which pages are most popular. This provides you with information regarding where to make the most effective updates to encourage return visits.
It is important to become proficient at cascading style sheets. HTML may be the basics, but many of the best design decisions are made in CSS. These sheets are a formatting guide to your website and help your pages maintain consistency. It also makes it easy to change some things on your web site. Only having to change a single line of code to recolor all your pages can be very convenient and end up saving a ton of time.
When you design your website, make sure the site and all of its content is visible to everyone. You may want to have people in other parts of the world attempt to view it. Computer hardware and display settings can vary between countries, so it pays to test your site in as many locations as possible.
Once you learn about website development, you will be able to craft a site using Flash, Java, or any other particular technology you want to use. You can design a plain or fancy website. That is all up to you. What is important is that you can design your own website if you apply the tips here.
Error pages should be informative, rather than just listing numbers. There are many times that links are broken and when clicked they lead to generic error pages that are often confusing. Design error pages that show the reason the visitor has received it, including a link back to your homepage so they stay on your site.


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During the 2002-2003 season of Spoons for Forks, the team was forced to move around a lot in search of suitable practice space. Eventually, the team landed (for a time) in Reed Hall of Science.
One night at rehearsal during a game of Director, Luke W was directing Stephen Foxworthy, Brennan Vidt, and Adam Netzel on a sketch based around an intentionally funny mispronunciation of the word 'tampon' by Steve earlier that night. (He had pronounced it 'panthon' for reasons that will not be divulged here.)
Stephen was set to play a young boy who would ask his father (Adam) about a 'panthon' commercial he'd seen on television. Brennan was cast as the family dog. The scene was awkward (and incredibly funny) from the get-go, but Luke's twisted imagination is what ended up pushing this scene into "Legends" status.
The direction from Luke kept getting more and more insane. By the final act, Stephen had gone from a curious little boy to a confused little girl who had been raised as a boy by her single father and had just gone through her first period. Adam had gone from a confused father to a widower whose wife was brutally murdered, causing him to freak out at the site of blood. Brennan had gone from a loyal family pet to the horniest animal alive! (NOTE: Luke had one word of direction for Brennan throughout this entire scene: "Hornier!")
The final scene began with Stephen walking in, crying, "Daddy, my pants are red and I don't know why!" Brennan was firmly attached to his leg, bobbing up and down like a malfunctioning Whack-A-Mole machine. Adam's character was unaware that his son was, in fact, a female, and at the critical moment in our story, Steve, in a perfect falsetto exclaimed, "But, Daddy, I'm a girl!" Separating himself from the scene in order to conceive what he hoped would be the next comedic moment, Adam made the correlation, "Steve + man-boob = funny" and accordingly reached out to tweak Stephen's moob, failing to make the more important connection "daughter + boob-touch = incestuous molestation."
Not having forgotten this fact, Stephen responded with, "What kind of father ARE you?!" before storming out of the scene, with Brennan still firmly humping his leg.


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The Universal File Opener (UFO) is a Google Chrome extension. It enhances the Google Drive and AODocs experience by allowing you to:
- open non-Google files locally on your computer using the corresponding software
- save the changes you made locally back to Google Drive or AODocs
You can see if files are locked in Google Drive before opening them.
– Only shared files are locked by UFO.
– The lock status is available in Google Drive only if you're using UFO as a standalone extension without the AODocs Smartbar. Learn more: What is the AODocs Smartbar?
Tip: You can also access the lock status of files by accessing your cached files. Learn more: View and manage your cached files.
Hover over a non-Google file in Google Drive. A pop-up indicates whether the file is:
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- locked by you – if required, you can open and edit the file or unlock it
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Sitting in the cozy half-moon shaped leather booth, looking at the rich textured wall coverings and chandeliers, we felt like we were transported to another world. But another world that served something very familiar--burgers.
As we settled into the relaxed atmosphere we looked at the menu and imagined what our unique burgers would taste like. The wonderful thing about the sirloin burgers at 25 Degrees is that you can choose your toppings. And since my husband and I have different tastes in burgers we were able to decide what we each thought would be the best burger ever!
The burgers were incredible! I got the sirloin burger topped with midnight moon goat cheese, garlic aioli, avocado, prosciutto and arugula. He got the sirloin burger topped with smoked mozzarella cheese, bacon, chili and jalapenos! The burgers were served inside an incredible bun, much like a brioche and they were hot and juicy. And huge! It took us quite awhile to finish the burger.
And what is a burger without fries and onion rings? We had to share the 1/2 & 1/2 (1/2 french fries and 1/2 onion rings) which was served in a large chinese take-out container. Instead of the traditional ketchup we went with dipping sauces for the fries and rings--garlic parmesan and horseradish cream. So good!
I had to save room for the chocolate shake which was a wonderful ending to the perfect meal. The waitress did recommend the Guinness float and we will definitely try that next time.
If you are looking for an outstanding burger and a unique dining experience you should definitely try 25 Degrees. My husband said that it was the best burger he has ever had and I would have to agree. Oh yeah, and they were showing "Legends of the Fall" on the flat screen televisions...interesting choice!
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Korea meets China in World Cup qualification amid high tensions
Esther Kim, March 21, 2017, 10:22 a.m.
South Korea will resume their qualifying campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup this week as they take on China on the road amid growing tensions between two countries.
The Group A match in the final Asian qualification round for the 2018 World Cup will kick off Thursday at 7:35 p.m. (local time) at Helong Stadium in Changsha, south central China.
South Korea and China are also grouped with Iran, Uzbekistan, Qatar and Syria. Only the top two teams directly advance to the World Cup in Russia, while the third-place team must go through playoff rounds to enter the quadrennial event.
At the halfway point, South Korea have 10 points with three wins, one draw and one loss. They are one point behind the group leader Iran with three wins and two draws.
China are the only team in Group A without a win, as they're ranked last with two draws and three losses.
The two sides will clash amid growing tensions between their governments over the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery.
In what appear to be retaliatory actions over South Korea's decision to install the US anti-missile system, China has banned sales of South Korea-related tour packages and cracked down on business operations of some South Korean companies.
Concerned about possible hate crimes against South Koreans, the Korea Football Association asked its Chinese counterpart to designate a zone for visiting supporters and increase the number of security personnel.
South Korea head coach Uli Stielike previously said his players will try not to be influenced by the recent atmosphere, and will instead focus on what's happening on the pitch.
Stielike's side will aim to open 2017 with a victory. Depending on the result, South Korea could fall down to third place in the group since Uzbekistan currently have nine points from three wins and two losses.
History shows South Korea are the favorites. The Taeguk Warriors boast a dominant head-to-head record against China, with 18 wins, 12 draws and one loss.
South Korea, however, had a nail-biting 3-2 win against China at home in the opening match of the final World cup qualifying round last September, their most recent meeting. South Korea nearly blew a 3-0 lead by giving up two goals in the second half to China at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
South Korea have yet to score away from home in the final round. They were held to a scoreless draw by Syria and suffered a 1-0 loss to Iran last year.
Against China, Stielike's team will have to play without familiar faces on the flanks.
Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min is suspended due to yellow card accumulation, while Crystal Palace midfielder Lee Chung-yong, who scored a goal in the previous meeting in September, wasn't even selected after missing club action for more than a month.
FC Augsburg's Ji Dong-won and Koo Ja-cheol are likely to lead the team's attack as both players perform regularly with the German Bundesliga club. Strikers Lee Jeong-hyeop and Hwang Hee-chan are also in fine form as they both scored goals over the weekend for their clubs.
Another positive note for South Korea is that team captain Ki Sung-yueng is back from a knee injury and played with his English Premier League club Swansea City on Saturday.
Three South Korean defenders -- Kim Kee-hee, Hong Jeong-ho, and Jang Hyun-soo -- and defensive midfielder Jung Woo-young play in the Chinese Super League.
Except Hong, most of them are bench members on their respective clubs, but the players claimed they are confident of playing against Chinese forwards like Wu Lei and Gao Lin.
China are expected to show an upgraded performance compared to the previous meeting under new manager Marcello Lippi, who led Italy to the FIFA World Cup title in 2006.
The former Juventus coach took over the Chinese national team in October after guiding Guangzhou Evergrande to three domestic league titles and the Asian Football Confederation Champions League crown.
The 68-year-old Italian has named seven players from defending Chinese league champions and his former club Guangzhou. Players like Feng Xiaoting and Huang Bowen are especially familiar with South Korean football, as both them had stints in the K League Classic, South Korea's top-tier pro football league.


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Greek865. aphilagathos -- without love of good
... Word Origin from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and philagathos Definition without love
of good NASB Word Usage haters of good (1). despiser of those that are good. ...
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2319. theostuges -- hating God
That There is a Malignant Party Still in the Kingdom.
Of Love to God
An Exhortation to Love God
The Cruelty of the Sacrifices to the Gods.
Emancipation --Black and White.
Religion Pleasant to the Religious.
The Exile --Continued.
On Filthy Speaking.
Against Men who Embellish Themselves.
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Haters (220 Occurrences)
Grip (32 Occurrences)
Foes (95 Occurrences)
Crush (50 Occurrences)
Attacks (45 Occurrences)
Lovers (57 Occurrences)
Attackers (41 Occurrences)
Oppressive (6 Occurrences)
Wasting (57 Occurrences)
Bible ConcordanceHaters (220 Occurrences)
Romans 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Romans 5:10 For if, when we were haters of God, the death of his Son made us at peace with him, much more, now that we are his friends, will we have salvation through his life;
Romans 12:9 Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.
Philippians 3:18 For there are those, of whom I have given you word before, and do so now with sorrow, who are haters of the cross of Christ;
2 Timothy 3:3 Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,
Hebrews 10:27 But only a great fear of being judged, and of the fire of wrath which will be the destruction of the haters of God.
Genesis 49:8 To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you.
Exodus 20:5 You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;
Exodus 32:25 And Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them loose to their shame before their haters:
Leviticus 26:17 And my face will be turned from you, and you will be broken before those who are against you, and your haters will become your rulers, and you will go in flight when no man comes after you.
Leviticus 26:25 And I will send a sword on you to give effect to the punishment of my agreement; and when you come together into your towns I will send disease among you and you will be given up into the hands of your haters.
Leviticus 26:32 And I will make your land a waste, a wonder to your haters living in it.
Leviticus 26:34 Then will the land take pleasure in its Sabbaths while it is waste and you are living in the land of your haters; then will the land have rest.
Leviticus 26:37 Falling on one another, as before the sword, when no one comes after them; you will give way before your haters.
Leviticus 26:38 And death will overtake you among strange nations, and the land of your haters will be your destruction.
Leviticus 26:39 And those of you who are still living will be wasting away in their sins in the land of your haters; in the sins of their fathers they will be wasting away.
Leviticus 26:41 So that I went against them and sent them away into the land of their haters: if then the pride of their hearts is broken and they take the punishment of their sins,
Leviticus 26:44 But for all that, when they are in the land of their haters I will not let them go, or be turned away from them, or give them up completely; my agreement with them will not be broken, for I am the Lord their God.
Numbers 10:35 And when the ark went forward Moses said, Come up, O Lord, and let the armies of those who are against you be broken, and let your haters go in flight before you.
Numbers 23:11 Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.
Numbers 24:19 And Israel will go on in strength, and Jacob will have rule over his haters.
Deuteronomy 5:9 You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;
Deuteronomy 7:10 Rewarding his haters to their face with destruction; he will have no mercy on his hater, but will give him open punishment.
Deuteronomy 7:15 And the Lord will take away from you all disease, and will not put on you any of the evil diseases of Egypt which you have seen, but will put them on your haters.
Deuteronomy 20:14 But the women and the children and the cattle and everything in the town and all its wealth, you may take for yourselves: the wealth of your haters, which the Lord your God has given you, will be your food.
Deuteronomy 28:25 The Lord will let you be overcome by your haters: you will go out against them one way, and you will go in flight before them seven ways: you will be the cause of fear among all the kingdoms of the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:31 Your ox will be put to death before your eyes, but its flesh will not be your food: your ass will be violently taken away before your face, and will not be given back to you: your sheep will be given to your haters, and there will be no saviour for you.
Deuteronomy 28:53 And your food will be the fruit of your body, the flesh of the sons and daughters which the Lord your God has given you; because of your bitter need and the cruel grip of your haters.
Deuteronomy 28:55 And will not give to any of them the flesh of his children which will be his food because he has no other; in the cruel grip of your haters on all your towns.
Deuteronomy 28:57 And to her baby newly come to birth, and to the children of her body; for having no other food, she will make a meal of them secretly, because of her bitter need and the cruel grip of your haters on all your towns.
Deuteronomy 28:68 And the Lord will take you back to Egypt again in ships, by the way of which I said to you, You will never see it again: there you will be offering yourselves as men-servants and women-servants to your haters for a price, and no man will take you.
Deuteronomy 30:7 And the Lord your God will put all these curses on those who are against you, and on your haters who put a cruel yoke on you.
Deuteronomy 32:27 But for the fear that their haters, uplifted in their pride, might say, Our hand is strong, the Lord has not done all this.
Deuteronomy 32:31 For their rock is not like our Rock, even our haters themselves being judges.
Deuteronomy 32:41 If I make sharp my shining sword, and my hand is outstretched for judging, I will give punishment to those who are against me, and their right reward to my haters.
Deuteronomy 32:42 I will make my arrows red with blood, my sword will be feasting on flesh, with the blood of the dead and the prisoners, of the long-haired heads of my haters.
Deuteronomy 32:43 Be glad, O you his people, over the nations; for he will take payment for the blood of his servants, and will give punishment to his haters, and take away the sin of his land, for his people.
Deuteronomy 33:27 The God of your fathers is your safe resting-place, and under you are his eternal arms: driving out the forces of your haters from before you, he said, Let destruction overtake them.
Judges 2:14 And the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and he gave them up into the hands of those who violently took their property, and into the hands of their haters all round them, so that they were forced to give way before them.
Judges 2:18 And whenever the Lord gave them judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and was their saviour from the hands of their haters all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved by their cries of grief because of those who were cruel to them.
Judges 3:28 And he said to them, Come after me; for the Lord has given the Moabites, your haters, into your hands. So they went down after him and took the crossing-places of Jordan against Moab, and let no one go across.
Judges 5:31 So may destruction come on all your haters, O Lord; but let your lovers be like the sun going out in his strength. And for forty years the land had peace.
Judges 8:34 And the children of Israel did not keep in their minds the Lord their God, who had been their saviour from all their haters on every side;
Judges 11:36 And she said to him, My father, you have made an oath to the Lord; do then to me whatever you have said; for the Lord has sent a full reward on your haters, on the children of Ammon.
1 Samuel 2:1 And Hannah, in prayer before the Lord, said, My heart is glad in the Lord, my horn is lifted up in the Lord: my mouth is open wide over my haters; because my joy is in your salvation.
1 Samuel 18:25 And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 20:15 And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.
1 Samuel 25:26 So now, my lord, by the living God and by your living soul, seeing that the Lord has kept you from the crime of blood and from taking into your hands the punishment for your wrongs, may all your haters, and those who would do evil to my lord, be like Nabal.
2 Samuel 18:32 And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!
2 Samuel 19:6 For your haters, it seems, are dear to you, and your friends are hated. For you have made it clear that captains and servants are nothing to you: and now I see that if Absalom was living and we had all been dead today, it would have been right in your eyes.
2 Samuel 22:1 And David made a song to the Lord in these words, on the day when the Lord made him free from the hands of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul:
2 Samuel 22:38 I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
2 Samuel 22:41 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
2 Samuel 22:48 It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
2 Samuel 22:49 He makes me free from my haters: I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
2 Samuel 24:13 So Gad came to David, and gave him word of this and said to him, Are there to be three years when there is not enough food in your land? or will you go in flight from your haters for three months, while they go after you? or will you have three days of violent disease in your land? take thought and say what answer I am to give to him who sent me.
1 Kings 3:11 And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;
2 Kings 21:14 And I will put away from me the rest of my heritage, and give them up into the hands of their haters, who will take their property and their goods for themselves;
1 Chronicles 21:12 Three years when there will not be enough food; or three months of war, when you will go in flight before your haters, being in great danger of the sword; or three days of the sword of the Lord, disease in the land, and the angel of the Lord taking destruction through all the land of Israel. Now give thought to the answer I am to take back to him who sent me.
2 Chronicles 1:11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may be the judge of my people over whom I have made you king:
2 Chronicles 19:2 And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went to King Jehoshaphat and said to him, Is it right for you to go to the help of evil-doers, loving the haters of the Lord? because of this, the wrath of the Lord has come on you.
2 Chronicles 20:27 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem went back, with Jehoshaphat at their head, coming back to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them glad over their haters.
Ezra 4:1 Now news came to the haters of Judah and Benjamin that the people who had come back were building a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel;
Ezra 8:31 Then we went away from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was on us, and he gave us salvation from our haters and those who were waiting to make an attack on us by the way.
Nehemiah 6:1 Now when word was given to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arabian and to the rest of our haters, that I had done the building of the wall and that there were no more broken places in it (though even then I had not put up the doors in the doorways);
Nehemiah 6:16 And when our haters had news of this, all the nations round about us were full of fear and were greatly shamed, for they saw that this work had been done by our God.
Nehemiah 9:27 And so you gave them up into the hands of their haters who were cruel to them: and in the time of their trouble, when they made their prayer to you, you gave ear to them from heaven; and in your great mercy gave them saviours, who made them free from the hands of their haters.
Nehemiah 9:28 But when they had rest, they did evil again before you: so you gave them into the hands of their haters, who had rule over them: but when they came back and made their prayer to you, you gave ear to them from heaven; again and again, in your mercy, you gave them salvation;
Esther 8:13 A copy of the writing, to be made public as an order in every division of the kingdom, was given out to all the peoples, so that the Jews might be ready when that day came to give punishment to their haters.
Esther 9:1 Now on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, when the time came for the king's order to be put into effect, on the very day when the haters of the Jews had been hoping to have rule over them; though the opposite had come about, and the Jews had rule over their haters;
Esther 9:5 So the Jews overcame all their attackers with the sword and with death and destruction, and did to their haters whatever they had a desire to do.
Esther 9:16 And the other Jews in every division of the kingdom came together, fighting for their lives, and got salvation from their haters and put seventy-five thousand of them to death; but they did not put a hand on their goods.
Esther 9:22 As days on which the Jews had rest from their haters, and the month which for them was turned from sorrow to joy, and from weeping to a good day: and that they were to keep them as days of feasting and joy, of sending offerings to one another and good things to the poor.
Job 8:22 Your haters will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the sinner will not be seen again.
Job 13:24 Why is your face veiled from me, as if I was numbered among your haters?
Job 16:9 I am broken by his wrath, and his hate has gone after me; he has made his teeth sharp against me: my haters are looking on me with cruel eyes;
Job 19:11 His wrath is burning against me, and I am to him as one of his haters.
Job 24:13 Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.
Job 33:10 See, he is looking for something against me; in his eyes I am as one of his haters;
Psalms 3:7 Come to me, Lord; keep me safe, O my God; for you have given all my haters blows on their face-bones; the teeth of the evil-doers have been broken by you.
Psalms 7:6 Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.
Psalms 9:3 When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.
Psalms 9:13 Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;
Psalms 10:5 His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.
Psalms 18:1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord, of David, who said the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord made him free from the hand of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul; and he said,> I will give you my love, O Lord, my strength.
Psalms 18:37 I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
Psalms 18:40 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
Psalms 18:47 It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
Psalms 18:48 He makes me free from my haters; I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
Psalms 21:8 Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.
Psalms 23:5 You make ready a table for me in front of my haters: you put oil on my head; my cup is overflowing.
Psalms 25:2 O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me.
Psalms 27:2 When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.
Psalms 27:6 And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.
Psalms 27:11 Make your way clear to me, O Lord, guiding me by the right way, because of my haters.
Psalms 30:1 <A Psalm. A Song at the blessing of the House. Of David.> I will give you praise and honour, O Lord, because through you I have been lifted up; you have not given my haters cause to be glad over me.
Psalms 31:15 The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.
Psalms 34:21 Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.
Psalms 35:19 Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.
Psalms 37:20 But the wrongdoers will come to destruction, and the haters of the Lord will be like the fat of lambs, they will be burned up; they will go up in smoke, and never again be seen.
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Parties at Fun Galaxy!
As of the 1st January 2016 please note that all parties must be paid for in advance of Children entering the party room.
We are delighted that you are considering Fun Galaxy as your child's party venue.
We have every confidence that you will enjoy your time with us.
With a range of birthday party options to choose from, you are sure to find the perfect package to suit your needs.
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– Choice of Food: Chicken nuggets, sausages or pizza all served with chips
– We cater for Nut, Egg and Dairy Allergies as well as Gluten-Free and Vegetarian Diets.
– Food platters can be made for adults, consisting of Wraps, Panini's or Sandwiches.
– Only food and drink purchased on these premises maybe consumed on the premises.
– Only Piñatas purchased on these premises are allowed.
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A Minimum of 10 children per party for all packages (excluding walk-in parties listed above).
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Trampoline and Combo Parties: The number of children attending the these parties must be confirmed by the parent or guardian at least 36 hours prior to party date. If less children arrive than are confirmed you will be charged for these children. If more children arrive than are confirmed Fun Galaxy Trampoline Park may not be able to accommodate them as we have a capacity limit in our Trampoline park. Fun Galaxy do not take responsibility for confirmation of numbers this is the person booking the party's responsibility.
Play Structure: Socks and comfortable clothing must be worn. NO SOCKS – NO PLAY
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Tricia Han has been interested in fitness since her teen years, when she ran track in high school. Before moving to Maryland, she supported her children's fitness through volunteering with Special Olympics and advocating for creative movement classes for special needs children in the community. Tricia was so pleased with her son's improved fitness through participation at Spirit Club that she started volunteering during Spirit Plus classes! She is excited to be part of the Spirit Club team, serving as a personal trainer, plus utilizing the operations management, marketing and team-building skills she's honed through her work as an engineer, product manager, community volunteer and mom.


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Fighting for the underdog
My name is Rachel Jones and I am the Labour Party candidate for Tauranga.
Politics was a private affair in my family. I never knew how my parents voted and we didn't really talk about politics at the dinner table.
It wasn't until I went to university that I became politically aware.
I remember I was in a class where we were talking about languages. A young Maori woman had tears in her eyes as she told the rest of us how her parents had been forbidden to speak Maori growing up and had been beaten at school for using Te Reo. I remember being shocked and ashamed – I didn't know that New Zealand was like that.
I started to look out for other examples of social injustice, to go on protest marches and question what was happening around me. And I started to vote for Labour.
For me, Labour is the party that sticks up for the underdog. It is the party that has policies that help people, particularly people whose voices aren't always heard because they are not in positions of power. Putting people first is important because people are at the heart of our families, our communities and our country.
But Labour is also a pragmatic party that understands the need for economic prosperity and environmental sustainability at the same time as it seeks social justice. It would be great to have a magic wand that we could wave to fix all the problems we have in this country but we don't. Instead we have to make serious decisions that affect people's lives as we balance all those complex issues.
That's why values are important. Labour's values – freedom, opportunity, equality, sustainability and solidarity – are my values. I feel comfortable belonging to a political party that will make decisions driven by those values.
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I went through my archives and was shocked that I couldn't find one post on Daryl K. I'm an old school fan of hers, ever since I was a teen dreaming of moving to the Big Apple. After I moved there, I got to do a story or two on her, and I frequently visited and almost stalked her Bond Street boutique. The communication with the brand has always been a hit or miss, though...they do a lookbook, they don't. They answer their phones or they don't. Still, Daryl K was always the designer for the Downtown New York cool girls. Way before everyone else. I read that she decided to close the shop, which saddens me a bit. It's another staple Downtown brand in New York who won't have a shop anymore (the other one I'll do a post about on Saturday Shopping). I also read that right before she closed the boutique, they or she (Daryl K) also withdrew from New York Fashion Week. Which takes balls. And that is something Daryl K has definitely had. She's always done her own thing, whether it be the best idea or the worst move for her label. Here is the Fall 2013 Daryl K collection, which I didn't see online during the shows. It's a good one and I could and would wear almost every piece. It might be a bit late, but I had to do it because (for me) Daryl K will always be one an original badass of New York fashion.♡
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Those familiar with a Montessori environment will see an emphasis on conceptual and experiential learning. All Montessori classroom teachers at Leschi are accredited by the state of Washington and have AMS Montessori certification or are in the process of attaining this certification. Montessori Math takes advantage of the use of Montessori manipulatives to drive students from concrete math principles to abstract math learning. The Montessori Math Video shows the methods in action.
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FAB FIVE Family Fishing Tournament
The City of Ocoee and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will be teaming up once again to host a family fishing event as part of the Founder's Day activities. The event will run at the Ocoee Lakefront from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday, November 7. Everything about the event is FREE and no pre-registration is necessary!
The fishing will occur at the boat ramp boat docks and the fishing pier. Bait and tackle will be provided compliments of the FWC's Fish Orlando program. Raffle prizes will be drawn from the stage closest to the boat ramp at 12:15 pm. All kids who fish will receive a participatory ribbon. FREE event T-shirts will be handed to event participants as long as supplies last. Headquarters for the event will be on Lakeshore Drive right next to the boat ramp.
Fish Orlando! "Bringing Quality Fishing to Families"
The FAB FIVE Family Fishing Event is always a highlight of the cooperation between the City of Ocoee and the FWC's Fish Orlando program! Fish Orlando's mission statement is to provide and promote quality fishing opportunities in the greater Orlando area. Ocoee became part of the program in 1999 when Starke Lake was named a Fish Orlando FAB FIVE water body. The FAB FIVE are five water bodies in the greater Orlando area managed for quality-size fish (See the informational kiosks at the Ocoee lakefront to find out the other FAB FIVE water bodies).
Over the past decade, Starke Lake has been renovated to make it better for fishermen. The FWC has removed nuisance aquatic vegetation and replanted plants favorable to fish and wildlife. They have built a fishing pier equipped with fish feeders that distribute fish feed three times in the morning and evening, and constructed fishing lanes so bank fishermen have a place to cast among the grass. By installing fish attractors made of oak brush, it is easier for fishermen to find the fish, and stocking baitfish has helped to grow bigger bass. FWC has spend hundreds of thousands of dollars cleaning up the water going into the lake to give Central Florida families memorable fishing experiences.
Come on out and see the work yourself while having some good old-fashioned family fishing fun. The fish are usually cooperative, and almost no one goes away from the event without a smile on their face.


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Egypt's giant public broadcaster, the Egyptian Radio & Television Union (ERTU), is reportedly selling its 40.06 per cent stake in Nilesat.
Egypt's National Investment Bank (NIB) has been given permission by the country's Financial Supervisory Authority to acquire ERTU but without obliging the bank to issue a mandatory tender offer for the holdings of Nilesat's other shareholders.
Egypt's usual regulations would require any shareholder owning more than 33 per cent to mount a tender offer. This rule will not be applied even though the NIB already holds a 10 per cent stake in Nilesat. Acquiring the ERTU shareholding of 14.954 million shares will take NIB's overall holding to just over 50 per cent.
Other shareholders include Egyptian Investment Projects (8.8 per cent), the National Bank of Egypt (7.5 per cent) and Banque Misr with 7.5 per cent.
Nilesat's share price rose 2.48 per cent to $8.67 on July 26th, although this is well down on the typical $12 price this time last year and a $15 value back in 2015.
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Ajmer Beautifully located is surrounded by Aravalis Moutains. It is a pilgrimage centre for the shrine of the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and is also the base for visiting Pushkar (11 km), an ancient Hindu pilgrimage city, famous for the temple of Brahma. Ajmer is said to one of the famous spiritual destination in india with the vast following across the globe
Dargah Sharif or Ajmer Sharif is a sufi shrine of sufi saint, Moinuddin Chishti located at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The shrine has the grave (Maqbara) of the revered saint, Moinuddin Chisti.
The annual Urs festival commemorates the death anniversary during the first six days of the Rajab (falls between March and July). It is considered "shirk" according to Ahle Hadeeth. During Urs, the Dargah's main gates called the Jannati Darwaza (Gateway to Heaven), which normally remains closed, are opened for the devotees. In honour of the saint during the Urs, Qawwali concerts are held reciting Chishti's own works and others. It attracts a large number of devotees to the shrine. The dargah, which is visited by Muslim pilgrims as well as Hindus, Sikhs and ravidassias as a symbol of intercommunal harmony.
Pushkar: Pushkar is a town near to Ajmer which is 14 kms and is one of the five sacred Dhams (Pilgrimage Site) for Hindu devotees. Known to be one of the oldest existing cities of India legends associate with Lord Brahma with its creations. Among the other temple the most famous is of Lord Brahma temple which is the only temple dedicated to Lord.
Pushkar is also very much famous for its annual fair held in the Month of November of every year.
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Partners from 6 EU countries – CESIE (IT), The Smile of the Child (GR), "Hope For Children" (CY), Sexual Violence Centre Cork (IE), Gender Alternatives (BG), Westminster City Council (UK) – come together to work on prevention of sexual violence/harassment, and on promoting change in violent behaviours against women through online educational tools.
The project raises awareness on gender stereotypes and sexualization of women in digital media. Targeting young people (aged 14 to 18 ), CONVEY aims to educate on gender stereotyping and sexualisation in digital media, using a simulation game to promote gender equality, sexual education and digital media literacy.
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Long War Studios, the creators of the Long War mod for XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM: Enemy Within, is working on more mods for XCOM 2. This is in addition to the three mods the studio made available for the game at launch: the SMG, Muton Centurion and Leader soldier class.
Long War Studios' next mod, called "Toolbox," is available to download on Steam Workshop for free starting today and features a collection of new options in the game menu. Using "Toolbox," players can configure camera rotation in tactical missions, create random stats for new soldiers or those who have leveled up, edit damage values, tweak the game UI and turn on Red Fog – a modifier where injuries can affect a soldier's stats.
Here's a list of everything included in the "Toolbox" mod:
- Configurable camera rotation in tactical missions
- Damage variation
- Random stats for new soldiers
- Random stats on level-ups
- UI that shows soldier stats in various menus
- UI and other support for up to 12-soldier squads
- Red Fog (injuries affect stats)
Additionally, Long War Studios is working on four more mods that will be available to download on Steam Workshop for free over the coming months. The second mod will be the "Perk Pack" mod, with new soldier classes and dozens of new soldier abilities for players to create additional classes of their own. The "Laser Pack" mod is the third mod and will be a new weapon tier coming out the same day as the "Perk Pack". The fourth mod that will be coming to XCOM 2 is the "Alien Pack" mod and will add 10 new alien enemies. The fifth and last mod from the Long War Studios team is still in the works and we'll be sharing more details soon.
For more information on Long War Studios, visit their office website at http://www.longwarstudios.com/.
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Sunday, July 20, 2014
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Weekly Theme
Place of Blessing/Searched, Known, Named
Weekly Prayer
O God of Jacob, you speak in the light of day and in the dark of night when our sleeping is filled with dreams of heaven and earth. May Jacob's vision remind us to be open and watchful, ready to discover your presence in our midst. Amen.
Weekly Reading
Genesis 28:10-19a
Jacob left Beer-sheba and went towards Haran. He came to a certain place and stayed there for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place. And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And the Lord stood beside him and said, "I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring; and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you and in your offspring. Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, "Surely the Lord is in this place ó and I did not know it!" And he was afraid, and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."
So Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. He called that place Bethel; but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
All readings for the Week
Genesis 28:10-19a with Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 or
Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19 or Isaiah 44:6-8
Psalm 86:11-17
Romans 8:12-25
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Focus Questions
1. Have you ever found yourself "in a limbo of [your] own making"?
2. When have you found God in "unexpected places"? How did that feel?
3. Do you ever make promises to God, in gratitude or perhaps for persuasion?
4. How do you think our scientific age deal with dreams and their spiritual meanings?
5. What dreams matter most to you, and to all of us?
Reflection by Kathryn Matthews Huey
Jacob is perhaps the most interesting of the patriarchs, if not the most admirable among them. Of course, every one of them is deeply flawed, and at one point or another in the story, their duplicity and even cowardice dismay us. Think, for example, of both Abraham and Isaac lying about the identity of their wives, Sarah and Rebekah, to protect their own skin (Genesis 20). But Jacob's lies are astonishing in their breezy self-interest and greed as he repeatedly reassures his poor, blind--and suspicious--father that he is not Isaac's younger son but his older, favorite son, Esau. What a shameful way to obtain a blessing!
In fact, Jacob strikes me less as "Father Jacob" and more like the charming "Big Brother, Second-Born Jacob," the rogue who repeatedly gets into trouble but still evokes love and devotion from at least one parent and many descendants, as well as lovers of good stories to this day. And that's a good thing for readers of these ancient family stories, for everyone who "struggles with God" (and their families!), and for all of us who are far from perfect ourselves.
Out there on his own, Jacob is on the run from his brother's threats after his mother sends him away for "a while." (Who knew it would turn out to be twenty years, and multiple wives and children before he returned?) His mother has invented an excuse to get him out of town, complaining about her foreign daughters-in-law, Esau's Hittite wives (she simply could not bear another one): Jacob was to travel almost four hundred miles to find a wife more acceptable to Mother Rebekah; Sidney Greidanus tell us that Jacob, at this point, has traveled only fifty miles or so.
All alone in the night, except for God and God's angels
Unless we're deep-woods wilderness campers, we've probably never experienced the kind of aloneness Jacob encounters out there, in the dark, on the road back to his father's homeland. Aloneness, and anxiety, too. Gene Tucker writes that Jacob "is at great risk from the known behind him and the unknown before him." But it's worse than that, according to Richard Pervo, who calls Jacob "an unperson in an unplaceÖ.an immoral and irreligious rogue. No religious seeker, he will have to be run to ground by God, who is not without experience in handling hard cases."
Several other scholars also describe Jacob as a somewhat secular figure, in spite of his auspicious lineage as the grandson of Abraham, who had first (and then repeatedly) heard from the God who promised a land, many descendants, and the vocation of being a blessing to all the families of the earth. Greidanus suggests that, whether Jacob realizes it or not, the very spot where he stops to sleep is the place where "his grandfather Abram, upon reaching the Promised Land, had built an altar to the Lord (12:8)." And Barbara Brown Taylor observes that Jacob "is on no vision quest: he has simply pushed his luck too far and has left town in a hurry. He is between times and places, in a limbo of his own making."
God comes looking for us where we are
All alone in this limbo, full of anxiety, and exhausted from his journey, Jacob settles into the vulnerability of sleep, and the dream of heaven and earth before him in that "unplace." That is exactly where God comes to meet Jacob in "unexpected places" (the theme of the 2015 UCC General Synod, by the way), to talk with him, and to renew the promises that have been given to his grandparents and parents before him. Our colorful history and misdeeds matter not one bit when God decides to call, or better, when God comes looking for us, perhaps even pursuing us. Taylor writes: "Jacob is nowhere, which is where the dream touches down--not where it should be but where he is."
There is the dream, and there is the interpretation of the dream. Many scholars connect Jacob's vision of heavenly beings, messengers perhaps, going up and down a ladder to heaven, with the Babylonian ziggurats that the biblical authors would have known well. Richard Pervo writes imaginatively of the "Babylonian temples, with a penthouse apartment for the god and a ground-level chamber for formal receptions," but--speaking of imagination--Greidanus invites us to picture the response of the people of Israel, in exile in Babylon and so far from home, when they heard these promises of God's unfailing presence to Jacob (and his descendants, surely), no matter where they go. After all, in a little while, Jacob's name will even be changed to "Israel," which surely must have touched the homesick exiles in their deepest hearts.
Do we really need the angels when God is near at hand?
The God of heaven and earth didn't actually need all those messengers going up and down the steps in order to deliver the promises once again to Jacob. God stands right there, at Jacob's side, and tells him once again what the future holds. No matter how many times we read or hear those elegant promises, they are utterly beautiful and fill us with a sure hope. (Nevertheless, just for our information, Sibley Towner does count this as "the eighth reiteration of the divine promise of the land to a patriarch and the seventh direct or indirect repetition of the promise of numerous progeny," and God "also makes the fifth and final statement of the overarching theme of blessing to the nations." In many translations, we miss something important, Holly Hearon writes: "Jacob's dream is punctuated at four points by the word behold (omitted in the English): 'behold, a ladder [more likely, staircase or ramp],' 'behold, angels of God,' 'behold, the Lord stood beside him,' 'behold, know that I am with you.'"
How does adding this one word ("behold") change the way this story sounds to you? Dreams can wake us up with a powerful sense of having experienced something important: how would it feel if God were the one to explain our dream for us? Have we become too analytical, too distanced from our dreams to experience them as a deeper reality, perhaps even as a source of spiritual insight?
Part of something greater no matter who we are
Two issues of distance and nearness, and of connection between the two, provide material for reflection as we make our way through another text from Genesis. There is the question of family relationships, in the smaller and specific sense, but in the larger one as well, across time, across generations. Remembering how alone Jacob was out there on the road to Haran, we are heartened and inspired to read James Newsome's observation that the "solitary Jacob, a refugee from his own community," nevertheless becomes its great representative and connection between their long history and their deepest hopes for the future (as we noted, even sharing a name with his people: Israel). Jacob, no matter how alone he may have felt, belonged to something greater than himself. In fact, Newsome writes, the one "who contrived to gain an undeserved birthright and blessing is now described as the one through whom the entire human family will receive blessing!" Jacob's "ah-ha!" moment is a conversion experience as well, but it extends far beyond his own personal life to his family and indeed, to all humankind. We note that Jacob will continue his crafty ways in the future, but while he "was not an entirely new person," Newsome writes, "neither was he the same old Jacob." Can't the same thing be said of us, even after we feel that our lives have been tranformed by grace?
And then there is the question of place, of the distance between humanity and God, and the way God, in a sense, intrudes upon our lives, comes across the divide, and makes a home in our midst. Jacob senses this power of God, this reality of God dwelling among us, when he marks and re-names this holy place of his dream of heaven and earth, and the voice of God reaffirms the promise to his ancestors. He has sense enough to call this place what it is, "Beth-el," the house of God, the gate of heaven, an awesome place. We of course have more technical terms for such things, although in this case, a quite lovely one in Holly Hearon's "liminal space where earth and heaven meet." Or, as Celtic spirituality calls it, a "thin place."
Place is important but promise is better
And yet, we hear in God's promise something more, something new, for God promises to be with Jacob wherever he goes, not just in the land of promise. In those days, gods were often associated with a specific place or land, but this God of Abraham and Sarah, of Isaac and Rebekah, and of Jacob himself, will not be limited to one place or time. It must have given Jacob great comfort to hear God promise to be with him always and to bring him back home to the land he had been promised. Jacob hears these same promises on his way out of the land of promise, just as his grandfather heard them on his way in. In either case, and in our case as well, James Newsome reminds us that the "initiative lies with God, our faithfulnessÖbeing a response occasioned by God's compassionate intrusion into our sinful ways." Like us, Jacob only needs "to say yes to the living God."
It would, however, be helpful to read this text beyond the lectionary limit to verse 22, in order to hear all of Jacob's response to God, to hear that "yes to the living God." I sometimes wonder how these text limits get set, and I don't want to think it's because Jacob includes a tithe in his promise to God (in many churches, tithing seems to be a forbidden topic). It is interesting, I think, that this almost-irreligious character promises to give God a tenth of all God gives him. We may question Jacob's faith, as if he's making a deal with God: is this all too good to be true, and do I need to give God an incentive to keep these extravagant promises? Not so, Richard Pervo writes: "God is stuck with Jacob, and vice versa." Terence Fretheim also strikes a note of mutuality in his observation about where things will go from here: "There is a 'must' for God in this text, and a 'must' for Jacob as well."
What sacred places do you love?
There is a tension for people of faith in our love for our places of worship, our sacred spaces. While Holly Hearon claims that "God is not associated, ultimately, with place, but in relationship and promise," we embodied creatures do experience God in places that we can feel, places that we can cherish, places that evoke memories, places that we mourn when they are destroyed. I remember a scene in the movie "Romero," when the church is destroyed and the people are devastated, and the archbishop walks bravely back in to recover the Eucharist. That is an embodied and sacred experience. In a similar way, so is the sorrow of my friend, whose childhood church and place of her ordination is now closed and for sale.
Terence Fretheim writes beautifully about our need to create places of worship, "because human beings are shaped by place as well as time." Thinking back to Jacob and thousands of other ancestors who wandered, who were led, who were taken in exile, who went on pilgrimage, we find his words inspiring for us, too, their descendants in faith: "The rhythms of the ancestors include the rhythm of journeying and worship; their journeys are punctuated by moments of worship at specific places. Yet the place never becomes a final objective, where one settles in; it provides sustenance for the ongoing journey." One of my favorite images for the church is that of a "base camp," where we are fed and rested for the journey outside its walls, but I must acknowledge that we are prone at times to see ourselves always at work, or to be constantly reminding ourselves dutifully of the need to work, and we miss the encounters with God that may happen at any time, anywhere, in so many places of blessing. (Emily Heath has written a lovely reflection on "busyness" and rest at http://www.ucc.org/feed-your-spirit/daily-devotional/busy-1.html.)
Where have you found God?
And so we experience God in more places than church buildings, no matter how beautiful or inspiring they are. We may have a place in nature, or a quiet spot in our home, or maybe we have unexpectedly stumbled upon sacred ground in the most unexpected places, like hospital waiting rooms, or the operating room, or the doctor's office during a diagnosis. (I imagine hospice chaplains having many stories like these.) In good news or bad, in joy and sorrow, we hold fast to the sure knowledge that God is with us always, just as God promised, no matter where we go. Richard Pervo observes, "The claim of continuing presence in verse 15 resonates with Matthew's theme of Emmanuel (1:23; 28:20)," and Sidney Greidanus reminds us that Jesus is talking about this story about Jacob's dream when he says in John 1:51, "Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man"; Christians see, in this vision, that "Jesus himself is the ladder. He is the link between heaven and earth."
On the question of sacred space (or anything related to this passage), you're welcome to share your reflections on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SermonSeeds?ref=hl&ref_type=bookmark. I'm intrigued by the July 11, 2011 devotional provided by a UCC congregation, the Cathedral of Hope: Dr. Gary G. Kindley, a pastoral counselor, provides a thoughtful meditation on the way we see the site of the World Trade Center since 9/11. Because of the tragedy and heroism that occurred there, and because of the ashes that will always remain, we experience it as holy ground, and I agree. Dr. Kindley compares this to Jacob, who "had a profound experience that changed his perception of the place," and he "consecrated the site, renaming it." I read Dr. Kindley's reflection, about a "changed perspective where the ordinary can become extraordinary," so that "in unexpected and creative ways" we can consecrate work or living spaces, and set "aside holy space," in light of these words from Gene Tucker: "One does not simply choose a place and make it holy, for example, by building a sanctuary or an altar. Its sacredness must be either discovered or disclosed, and then recognized." How do you respond to the tension between our choosing to consecrate a space, and a sense of sacredness that is "discovered or disclosed"? (This week's Stillspeaking Weekly is also about sanctuary, by the way: http://www.ucc.org/feed-your-spirit/stillspeaking-weekly/preparing-to-be-a-sanctuary.html.)
Still dreaming after all these years
In her lovely sermon on this text (in "Gospel Medicine"), Barbara Brown Taylor reminds us that we are dreamers, but, raised in a scientific age, we "have also lost confidence in...our dreamÖ.of a healed earth full of holy people, where we see no longer in a mirror dimly but face-to-face at lastÖ.a dream of reunion, of divine communion...." I am reminded of her excellent book, An Altar in the World, which leads us on the path of learning the practice of doing less and being more open to those experiences of the sacred which await us here and now, in the most unexpected places of blessing. (While I haven't yet read her book, "Learning to Walk in the Dark," I have a feeling it would be an excellent companion piece for reflection on Jacob's long night alone with God and his dreams.) In any case, Taylor reminds us of our own connection to this larger story: "We are the dreamers of the promise, set apart to bless all the families of the earthÖ.It comes when all our conniving has blown up in our faces and our luck has run out." This is "where the dream touches down, reminding us that we sleep at the gate of heaven, where it has pleased God to be with usÖ.where the bright rungs of God's ladder touch down on our own ordinary pieces of the earth." Didn't I say that it was beautiful? Amen!
A preaching version of this reflection (with book titles) is available at http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/july-20-2014.html.
For further reflection
Rachel Naomi Remen, 21st century
"Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us, not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard withdrawal. The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of acceptance of someone as they are. We are all hungry for this other silence. It is hard to find. In its presence we can remember something beyond the moment, a strength on which to build a life. Silence is a place of great power and healing."
Pico Iyer, Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of The World, 21st century
"Finding a sanctuary, a place apart from time, is not so different from finding a faith."
J.D. Stroube, 21st century
"As I turned to leave, I looked down. Beside my foot, a sprout of greenery was clawing its way through the pristine nothingness to begin anew. It was later that I realized my haven had sent me a message, and it had shown me that nothing is ever completely lost, unless you cease searching."
Anne Lamott, 21st century
"My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words; about the margins, where so many juicy moments of life and spirit and friendship could be found. In a library, you could find miracles and truth and you might find something that would make you laugh so hard that you get shushed, in the friendliest way. There was sanctuary in a library, there is sanctuary now, from the war, from the storms of our family and our own anxious minds. Libraries are like the mountain, or the meadows behind the goat ladyís house: sacred space."
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First off - how did this happen? There is a Navy blog out there I didn't know about. Sure, sure I know there are some I haven't seen, but this guy is local for me; a Red Sox and Pats fan and conservative. How did I miss him?
More to the point - why didn't he check in with me?
Anyway, he had, from what I've seen so far this year, the best Army/Navy spirit spot. Again this year, it was from Army. Just an aside to the Army - You know, if you spent more time on the game than the spirit spot......you might win a game, kids.
I thought this was cute..............so........I stole it.
Thanks NavyTim and good luck there in Djibouti. I'll be keeping an eye on you.
Friday, December 19, 2008
A New Find and Some Stolen Stuff
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Sox, Pats, and no moonbats with me. Just saw this. Having issues with the website at the moment - but -connections are tough from the sand.
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Rus Residence
2016 (Glendale, Arizona)
With a more traditional look on the outside, the inside of this house with its floating ceilings has a more modern feel. Large expanses of glass allow for cast amounts of natural light to come in and making the spaces feel even larger than they are. The open floor plan is constantly connected to the outside living space.


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Santiago Solari began his interim spell in charge of Real Madrid with a comfortable 4-0 Copa del Rey last-32, first-leg victory over UD Melilla.
Former winger Solari was appointed to replaced Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked on Monday after only 14 games.
Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Alvaro Odriozola and Cristo Gonzalez were on the scoresheet for the La Liga side.
Melilla is a tiny Spanish enclave of about 4.7 square miles on the north coast of Morocco.
It has a population of 86,000, with the game taking place at a packed Alvarez Claro Stadium which has a capacity of 10,000.
The second leg will be 460 miles away at Real's Santiago Bernabeu on 5 December.
Former Argentina international Solari "provisionally" stepped up from Real's Castilla B team, although Spanish regulations state an interim coach can be at the helm for a fortnight – but must be appointed officially after 15 days, or not at all.
During that period, the 52-year-old has games against Valladolid – sixth in La Liga – on Saturday, Group G's bottom side Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League on 7 November, and mid-table Celta Vigo the following Sunday.
Real have earned 14 out of a possible 30 league points this season and have taken only one from their past five matches – their worst run since they were pointless in the final five games of 2008-09 under Juande Ramos.


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Not unexpectedly the bookies gave odds of 1000 to one on Zimbabwe winning the World Cup. After all they were making their debut and as the only non-Test playing nation among eight participating teams, it would have been great for them to even extend the teams in their group - reigning champions West Indies, Australia and India.
And yet by the end of the opening day of the World Cup the bookies were quivering with fear for Zimbabwe in the biggest shock in the competition's short history - Zimbabwe beating Australia by 13 runs.
Put in to bat, Zimbabwe were off to a bad start losing five wickets for 94. But skipper Duncan Fletcher and Kevin Curren (27) turned things around with a sixth-wicket partnership of 70 runs in 15 overs, and this was followed by an unbroken stand of 75 runs in 12 overs between Fletcher (69) and Ian Butchart (34) and Zimbabwe were able to post a reasonable total of 239 for six in 60 overs.
The fearsome pace quartet of Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Geoff Lawson and Rod Hogg were handled with a degree of confidence.
Still a target of 240 at four an over seemed within Australia's reach but accurate bowling and keen fielding made their task tough. Even the star-studded batting line-up that started with Graeme Wood and Kepler Wessels and continued with Graham Yallop, Kim Hughes, David Hookes, Allan Border and Rod Marsh were not up to it - thanks in the main to Fletcher who followed his invaluable knock by bagging four for 42 off eleven overs.
Australia were restricted to 226 for seven in 60 overs and the World Cup had started not with a bang but an explosion. It didn't matter that they did not win another match - Zimbabwe's place in cricket history was assured.
In Image: 1983: Cricket World Cup. Zimbabwe celebrate their shock victory over Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Text: Partab Ramchand
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You Will Never Look at 'Silence of the Lambs' the Same Way After Watching These Hilarious Bloopers
The Silence of the Lambs is a serious movie. How serious is it? It's so serious that it features Ted Levine as a serial killer named Buffalo Bill (he skins women to make a lady suit for himself) saying this with a straight face:
But there's a humorous side to the film — another unintentional one — that we didn't get to see. We spotted this bloopers reel that features a number of lighthearted moments on the set during some of the film's most dramatic scenes. Remember that gross autopsy segment? Here's one of the doctors unable to snap his rubber gloves into place and breaking face. There's also a clip of Anthony Hopkins doing his best Sylvester Stallone/Rocky V impression — although it could easily be Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) from Rocky IV.
Based on these videos, it looks like Jodie Foster is a hell of a lot of fun to work with. Go behind the scenes of Silence of the Lambs and see a different side to the horror thriller. [via The Wrap]
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|System: PS3
|Dev: Rockstar North
|Pub: Rockstar Games
|Release: TBA
|Players: 1
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
by Josh Wirtanen
Rockstar announced that they were working on a PS3-exclusive title way back in 2007, but it wasn't until June of 2009 that we actually found out what that was. Now here we are in 2012 and the details on Agent are still sparse. So, at this point, what do we know for sure?
Well, first of all, Agent is supposedly a game-changer. In the announcement press release, Sam Houser, founder of Rockstar Games, called it "the ultimate action game." Additionally, Ben Feder, former president of Take-Two Interactive, told Eurogamer, "The game, like anything from Rockstar North, is going to be very, very cool. It's going to push the edge, it's going to be genre-defining and it's going to be a whole new way of experiencing videogames that we haven't really seen before."
So how is it going to meet those extremely high expectations? We can't be sure at this point. Bragging about how it will change the gaming industry—some even going as far as to say that Agent will be the next Grand Theft Auto in terms of sheer industry impact—seems like a risky hyperbole to make about a game we know so little about at this point. However, considering Rockstar very rarely lets us down, we can be pretty sure Agent will be great after cooking for five (or probably more) years.
Besides pedigree, though, one of the intriguing things about the title is its setting. The announcement press release calls the game "a paranoid journey into the world of counter-intelligence, espionage, and political assassinations during the height of the Cold War at the end of the 1970s." That's right, we're going back to the Cold War.
For those of us who loved the Cold War setting of Call of Duty: Black Ops, and are disappointed that Black Ops II is forsaking this for a futuristic environment, it's nice to know that we can look to Rockstar to fill that void in our hearts. However, mention of "counter-intelligence, espionage, and political assassination," also bring to mind another Cold War throwback game, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It's tough to say whether we'll see any of Black Ops or Snake Eater rubbing off on Agent here, but considering the game was in production long before Black Ops was even a thing, it's not likely that the Call of Duty series provided any insight here. Also, since Rockstar is a company that's constantly innovating and redefining the way we think of video games, it's not likely that Agent is going to feel all that familiar no matter what time period its set in.
But one question lingers: Why should this Cold War era game be a PS3 exclusive? Well, there are several answers. First of all, Rockstar has had success with PlayStation exclusive titles in the past, and several of its biggest franchises began their lives exclusive to Sony's consoles. As Sony CEO and President Jack Tretton pointed out back at Sony's 2009 E3 keynote address, Grand Theft Auto, Bully, Midnight Club, and Manhunt all serve as examples of this. The team has faith that the benefits of Sony's support far outweigh the risks of remaining exclusive to the PS3. And they're probably right; in their time, three GTA titles that were originally PS2-exclusive managed to crack into the list of top ten best-selling games of all time: GTA III, San Andreas, and Vice City. (They've since been knocked off that list by other heavy hitters like Wii Sports.) Then again, the PS2 was the leader of the console pack last generation; this generation saw both Nintendo and Microsoft consoles outselling Sony's.
So when can we expect to see Agent on store shelves? We don't' know. With how long this one has managed to stay under wraps, many fans have begun to suspect we won't see it at all. Then again, Rockstar still has Agent listed on its website, so the project hasn't been officially cancelled yet.
I think it's safe to say that Rockstar is going to want to channel its hype into the upcoming GTA V for the time being. Once that lands and the initial launch hype begins to settle, I imagine Rockstar will give us a much better taste of what to expect from Agent. In fact, I doubt we'll even hear anything about Agent at E3 next month. But when we hear something—anything, whenever that may be—you can be assured we'll waste no time in letting you know about it.
Josh Wirtanen
Editor / News Director
Date: May 14, 2012
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